davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Roosevelt Reports Soon On Cairo, Tehran Conferences

should report as far as possible on "a trip that will live long in his- tory" House Republican Leader Joseph w. Martin, Jr., of Massa- chusettS, said of the prospective re- port: "All house members want to keep up with the times and he's the one man that can give us real information if he cares to-"
 Members of both parties agreed that MT. Roosevelt will not for se- curity reasons reveal any strategic secrets, but all hope for more de- tails than those contained in the various joint announcements and official communiques issued by the president while he was in the Mid- dle East.
 An invitation to the president for a congressional appearance, in the manner of the one made by Secretary of State Cordell Hull after his return from Moscow, prob- ably will not come until the chief executive Is home and has had & chance to talk over prospective dates and the legislative situation with his congressional leaders.
 The president left Washington on the night of Nov. Il, not many hours after he had paid an Arnis- tice day visit to the tomb of the Unknown Soldier. His Cairo meet ing with Churchill and the Chinese g aneraliSsimo began on Nov. g and continued through Nov. 26. He was in session at Teheran from Nov. 28 through Dec. l, then returned to Cairo for two-day meeting with Churchill and President Ismet In- onu of Turkey and meeting with South African Prime Minister Jan o. Shuts.
 The White House did not disclose how MT. Roosevelt crossed the At lantic on either trip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Me1v Britain Landing Costs
 U. s. Fairly HeaUy" ToN

The first Allied landing ill New Britain since the Japanese occupied the island in January and February, 1942, carried into its climactic phase the Allied pincers clamped against the approaches to Rabaul, Japans great southwest Pacific base.
 Allied warships and planes blasted the Japanese positions in the Arawe area, some 80 miles west of Gas mata and 50 east of the tip of New Guinea, for 27 minutes before am- phibious tanks experimenting the landing poured onto the beaches in powerful waves.
 fter the landing had been se- cured, 8 strong force of Japanese bombers attacked the invasion fleet. Two planes were shot down. The Allies lost no planes or ships.
 Some units of the U. s. Sixth Army paid high price for the gal lant role they took in the invasion of the boomerang-shaped island athwart the road to Tokyo.
 Teatsorth reported from the beachhead that one force which struck before dawn in diversion ary commando thrust was believed almost half destroyed by wither- ing cross fire of Japanese machine guns and 37-millimeter cannon. (CnnkiVNssnA nvV HRmmA Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Portisuns HoItAttocks
By ROBERT c. RICHARDS limited Press Staff Correspondent

By ROBERT c. RICHARDS United Press Staff Correspondent
 London, Dec. 17.-(UP)-Marshal Josip Brozovich's partisan army oi liberation reported today that It had broken full scale German offensive in JugoSlavia and, launch- ing a widespread counter-drive, had administered ''heayy defeats" to the Nazis in number of sectors.
 The Jugoslavs issued both 8 reg ular and special communique proclaiming that the tide of bat tie had turned in their homeland.
 'The great German offensive against liberated territory has fail- ed to develop according to enemy expectations" the special commun1- que said. Prom all sectors reports are coming in of enemy failures and of successes achieve by Jugo- slav units.'
 The special bulletin closely fol- Asxed and a1nplified the daily com- esknique from partisan headquar- aRs, which said:
 s3n the Croatia areas Of kordun ard Banija, the German offensive hss been fought to standstill, and units of the Jugoslav army of lib- eration have gone over the counter offensive"
 The advices told of Jugoslav vic tories in Croatia, in Sandjak, all across Bosnia, and in sections of Serbia.
 In the Rogetica-Soioilovac area sf Bosnia the Germans were re-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Servicen1en's S
 Bodies Buried In Car Debris
By RANDOLPH HANCOCK United Press Staff COrrespOndent

Rennert, N. C., Dec. 17. (UP)- The death toll from the double wreck of two luxury passenger trains of the Atlantic coast line reached 69 today and rescue squads continued to search the wreckage for the bodies of six servicemen be- lieved buried in the crumpled cars.
 The railroads head office at Will mington, N. C., said the known dead were 48 service men and q civilians, one of them a month-and-a-h half old baby.
 Major F. F. Snyder, of the Max ton Army Air base, who took charge of the service mems bodies, said he believed that six additional mem bers of the armed forces still were trapped in the twisted steel coaches. It also was reported, but not con- firmed, that 10 Waves were among the service victims. All names, but one, were withheld pending noti- fication of next to kin.
 The wreck was the worst since the Pennsylvania railroads con- gressional limited crashed In Phila- delphia last Labor Day, killing 30 persons. The biggest railroad dis aster occurred at Nashville, Tenn, July 9, 1918, when 101 persons were killed.
 Only seven of the civilian dead were identified more than "A hours after the wreck. The badly mangled bodies, some of them crushed be- yond recognition, were taken to funeral parlors at Red Springs and Fayetteville.
 Authorities estimated that more than 100 others of the e-holiday crowd that jammed both trains were injured, although many were treat ed at hospitals and dismissed be- fore identifying themselves. Ap- proximately 15 remained in nearby hospitals, most of them with serious injuries.
 Some of the victims were believed to have died of exposure as they lay trapped in the debris in near zero weather.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
b|TTERF|GHT
 WITH LAPS AT
 RAbAUL OPENS
BY BRYDON c. TAVES United Press Staff Correspondent

Allied Advanced Head quarters, New Guinea, De- cember IT. - (UP) = U. s. Sixth Army vanguards, open ing an offensive to smash Japan's Little Pearl Harbor" at Rabaul, were reported of- ficially tonight to be con- solidating their Arawe beach, head on the south coast of New Britain despite vicious enemy air attacks.
 though resistance by enemy ground forces ap- peared to be collapsing on the southwestern end of New Britain, the Japanese time and again sent waves of planes against American jungle troops, mostly Texans, flaming out from their New beachhead some 250 miles southwest of Rabaul, an off cial report by General Doug las MacArthur's headquart- CTS revealed.
 Allied fighters and anti-aircraft guns successfully repelled each air attack, the report said, but the raids were continuing.
 An earlier communique from Macarthur disclosed that the, Amer jean invaders under Brigadier Gen. eral Julian w. Cunningham of San Antonio, Tex, had seized the entire Arawe coastal section, while front reports said the troops had cap tured the three mile long Arawe peninsula and the island network offshore in the first five hours alone.
 The later announcement from MacArthur's spokesman indicated all primary objectives had been at tained swiftly with the boot shaped peninsula and the sheltered, mile square Arawe harbor, under firm control and troops pushing toward the mainland to screen their hold ings from 8 possible counter-at- tack.
 Seizure of the harbor, which can be entered by winding channels be- tween Ausak, Kumbun, Arawe and Pilelo Islands, gave Allied surface forces 8 base for attack against enemy surface communication lines.
 Across Vitaz Strait on New Guinea's Huon Peninsula, Austra- Han troops were engaged in the final assault on the Japanese out post base at Lagona, on the coast northeast of Wareo, the spokesman indicated.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
New Turkey Day Dote Next Yeor

Boston, Dec. 17.-(UP) = New mg!and will celebrate Thanksgiving sn Nov. g next year instead of on Hae traditional last Thursday Of November.
 The New England governors set the new date here last night in &C., .ordance with federal policy to engthen the Christmas shopping ,eason. The last Thursday of next November would be Nov. 30.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Hand-to-Hand Struggle With Germans Begins At San Pietro Village
BY c. R. CUNNINGHAM

United Press Staff Correspondentl
 Allied Headquarters, Als giers, December IT. = (UP). = American troops have launched a smashing attack to reach che main road to Rome, meeting the Germans in a hand-to- hand struggle at the village of San Pietro, a mile from the vital high- way, it was announced today.
 Large scale renewal coir1-' cided with the second major blow in two days by Flying Fortresses against Germany's rail supply lines into Italy.
 In their first powerful blow against Padua, 2S miles west of Venice in northern Italy, the Fort resses dropped POO tons of bombs in less than six minutes, partially wrecking rail bridge and the Padua yards. Five enemy planes were shot down and not 8 bomber was lost.
 Springing down the slopes against San Pietro after lines of guns in the 4,000-foot s ammucro heights had battered the enemy lines, Lieut.. Gen. Mark w. Clark's American troops hacked their way forward through concrete pill-box defenseS and miles of barber wire.
 The attack was launched eight miles southeast of Casino, which lies across the Liri valley plains from the Ammucro heights, Casino was the hub of new German de- lenses in the Fifth's area.
 Farther north other Fifth Army forces beat back German counter attacks west of Venafro and took new hills west of Filignano and southwest of Castel San Vincenzo. gaining one mile at one point.
 Across Italy, the British Eighth Army hurled back strong German counter attacks made with flame throwing tanks in an effort to stem troops edging through the broken Ortona- -Guardiagrele defense line. Cairo radio, heard in London. said Eighth Army troops were only 18 miles from Ortona, on the Adriatic coast, and that the town was in flames. Break -thro''ohs !''d occurred at several points, the broadcast said
 Accompanying the Fortresses to north Italy was Liberator forma- (CoutinJed on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
BOMBS SPREAD FIRE THROUGH
 NAzI CAPITAL
RY PHIL AULT
United Press Staff Correspondent)

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 London, December IT. = (UP) - Hundreds of the RATS biggest bombers re- stunned the knockout offens- i've against Berlin with a 1,5OO-ton blockbuster assault that spread fire and ruin through the Nazi capital last night, and the German radio revealed today that Ameri- can Flying Fortresses dam- aged Bremen heavily in a raid on that port yesterday.
 The German radio an- nouncement was the first disclosure that Bremen was the target of yesterdays Fortress raid. The Nazis ad- mitted "heavy destruction" in the big port city, which previously had been pounded six times by the American heavies and more than 100 times by the Royal Air Force.
 The great armada that struck at Berlin last night fought through thick cloud formations that blanket ed northwestern Germany, but Path finger planes that preceded the raid CTS laid their target indicators squarely on the capital.
 Thirty miles from their objective the black winged raiders swung into a path of flares dropped by enemy nieht fighters and followed tlfese' flaming beacons right to the heart of Berlin.
 Tens of thousands of high explo- siye and fire bombs hurtled down on the battered city, putting thun- derous end to the 13-day respite Berlin had enjoyed since its last vis-
 (Continued On Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Injured Sailor Saves 5 People

Sharon, Mass, Dec. 17.-CUP) Although injured and severely burned in a leap to safety from a second floor window of a burning house, Boatswain's Mate 2-c Jesse Walker, 20, of Tennessee hobbled back into the dwelling to rouse five sleep ing occupants early today.
 Walker was burned when he awoke to find his room in flames and suffered an ankle injury when he dropped from .he window onto piazza roof and fell to the ground. Limp ing, he reused Charles Wilbur, 78, 80-year-Old Mrs. Wilbur and their three grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Boston, Dec. 17.-(UP)-The Bos- ton quartermaster depot today an- nounced the award of the following Army contract:
 Thread, cotton, shoe, twisted, TO- cord, Rt. twiSt-The Providence Braid Go. of Providence, R. l., (Pawtucket, R. I. plan3, 1S,000 pounds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
Temperature Next Five Days Normal

Boston, Dec. 17--tUP)--The New England temperature during the next five days will average near normal Slowly rising temperatures during the first part of period will be followed by somewhat colder weather near the end of the period.
 Precipitation amounts will be light, less than one-third of an inch, occurring as snow during the first part of the period and as rain or snow near the end of the period.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
TANKS MILE FROM MAIN ROME ROAD
Mother Cobrini
 To Be Cononized

Bern, Dec. 17.-(UP)-The Swiss Telegraph Bureau said in 3 Rome dispatch today that the canOnization of Francesca SaveriO Cabrini (MOther Cab rini) has been approved and that the Pope will preside over sanctificatiOn ceremonies some- time in January.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
WINANT HAS FLU

London, Dec. IT, (UP) -Ameri- can Ambassador John G. Winant was confined to bed today with influenza.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Winter Term. Jan. 3, 1914. Day and Night. Post Junior College. Send fer Bulletin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
The Weather

Increasing ClOudiness RulI Weather Rsport Page 9
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17
ARMY CONTRACT

(Continued on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

(Continued on Page 4,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

(Continued on Page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Continued on Page D
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

Continued On Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

(Continued on Page 4)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-12-17

(Continued on Page N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
Unsunq Hero

Deeds of heroism are SO numerous
these days that scarcely more than a
small percentage ever bask in the
light of publicity and proper recogni-
ton. Take the case of John L. He
was alone in a quiet sector, antici-
pating no particular trouble, when
upon the scene furtively crept three
sinister figures wearing black and
white insignia. To his horror, they
were equipped with gas, and obvious
ly intended to use it. He had no gas
mask handy, and not even a rifle.
Without waiting for help, he grabbed
a pole, took deep breath, charged
the enemy. Outnumbered and near
ly overpowered. neverthesless, he
wounded one and drove the others off
into a strategic retreat.
"PheW!" painted the breathless
police as they arrived at the danger
zone, San Francisco back yard.
Come around to the station house
in about month-and we will give
you citation. Any one who tackles
three Skunks single handed deserves
1t "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
Forty Hour Week Law
Blamed for ManpOwer Shortage,

To the Editor OF The Star
All this talk about whether We have
sufficient manpower to raise An army
of 100000 men is nausea ting when
consideration is taken of the fact that
our manpower is still operating under
the 40-houra week law and that the
average work week is still only 43 hours
as compared with some Sc hours for the
British.
Every one knows that the 40-hour law
is the primary reason for our lack of
manpower to raise the proposed army.
The hours of work cannot be increased
while the 40-hour law is in effect with
out causing imitation. This would result
in an increased cost of all manufactured
goods as well as an increase of 80 per
cent in wages for those now working 40
hours. Yet is the administration seeking
to repeal the 40hour law? OF course
not. OF all the New Deal laws, this is
the pet. The New Deal must go on,
Army or no Army, imitation or no infa-
ton. OBSERVER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
THIS AND THAT
BIZ Charles Z. TrGce1CeH,

Feathers were flying in all directions
and then drifting out around the garden.
~
The JAYS were still screaming.
At the first sound from the house
caused by the opening of the door, the
hawk rose into the air.
In the excitement we still couldn't
make out what it was he had, but
thought 1t must be a jay, from the color
and the clamor of the birds.
The hawk found the going heavy.
His prey evidently, was weightier
than he had expected
Unable to clear the ground more than
three feet, the hawk few into an ever
green. and then squarely into the fence.
There was a mighty f1utter of wings as
he released his prey and went over the
wires.
Out of the shrubbery stumbled r
stricken bird.
It's wings were badly damaged but not
broken.
The pigeon-for such it was, blue
female--stumbled into the clearing
Blood was running from its shoulder.
We had no trouble catching it. It's
red eyes were clear, and comparatively
untroubed.
1t nestled in human hands as if at
peace
The hawk had torn at its back. evil
IDENTIFY diving onto it as it fed, and hold
ing it down with its talons, as it tore
at it with it's beak.
Despite the number of feathers all
over the grass, the pigeon seemed to have
plenty left on it's back.
Blood trickled down over hands but
the pigeon lay still.
The hawk had tried to strike at the
spinal cord, not getting the bird in
proper position for the breast kill, Its
| favorite.
| Quite plainly, 1t has intended to kill
| and probably eat the vitals of the pigeon
where 1t had caught it, without going to
| the trouble of carrying it's prey away
Evidently it realized that the pigeon
was bit more than it had bargained for
We placed the sick bird in a bushel
| basket, placed a screen over 1t, and put
| 1t in the garage for the night.
| The next day, the bird seemed much
| better, flying out of the basket, rather
clumsily, but fairly well.
The hawk probably was a red-tailed
| hawk, often called the hen hawk There
| is chance il might have heen rod
| shouldered hawk. The red-tailed is g
| tolerably common winter visitant, which
at one time bred at Sandy Spring, Md
| The red-shouldered trife smaller wa:
| once a permenant resident, nesting ir
| Glover Park west of Georgetown. Ir
recent years chicken catching hawk
J have been seen in Bethesda, Md.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
Through Frost

The mind 1OiH deem it difficult, per-
hapS,
Imagining these snowy drifts nil
merge,
Into green lanes nth blossoms for d
sky,
Tolodrd ,Chich familiar lDings con-
UerQe.
Difficult for the mind, but not the
heart -.
Especially heart once touched by,
loue,
For it ,UiH haze no doubt, but GER
tainty
For all the bright returning OF.
Street incense burning, rising. cir
cling far,
From many a petdled bell where
boughs hang lom,
Where tinkhnq bird-notes tdngls
fragrant air;
The heart sees spring through
frost, through snOtD
ROSE MYRA PHILLIPS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16

In an old French drama, there Is q
stage direction, to this effect, for the
benefit OF the miser:
erous."
An almost equally instantaneous con-
version was experienced recently by the
writer, who. one moment. was damning
pigeons at his bird feeding stations, and
the very next was plying them.
A hawk did it.
This was the largest hawk we have
ever seen in Chevy Chase.
II was almost Two feet long as it
posed on its prey-but we are getting
ahead of the story.
The afternoon was sunny, but cold
Scores of birds were at the stations,
along with many squirrels
There were the usual Songbrds which
winter hereabouts, along with dozen
wild pigeons.
The latter are nuisances, at the best
and worst, at stations intended for song
birds
They consume great deal of food, and
have other drawbacks.
AS many as 20 have come down at one
time, eating thereafter unbelievable
quantities OF seeds and grains.
This afternoon there were but 10 OF
them, but there were too many.
Few birds are more persistent.
Suddenly from the yard came the
cries of jays.
These are not unusual, since these
fellows like seed Or two now and then.
They usually fly in, seize seed and go
away.
AS rule they do not remain more
than a few minutes at a time
This afternoon they called with I'M
usual spleen, not once but many times
Their screams finally drew us to the
window
One momenH the yard had been a
scene OF idyllic charm.
Now all was different.
A ravenous conqueror had entered it,
hhowhiS Ihc pld(c lHtO
From the peak of the garage one blue
jay called, while others set up a shrill
clamor from places in trees.
Not a songbrd was in sight.
4
There, just TO one side of the garage,
stood bird
At the first glance, We saw it was
standing on something, but could not
see what it was.
And what q bird!
In eight years of bird feeding, no such
monster had ever entered the sanctuary
1t was at least "A inches tall standing
like an eagle, with its beak falling and
rising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-03-16
Women in War

Every war within the period Of
recorded history has been a peoples
war The notion that participation
in successive conflicts has been linz
tied 10 armies and navieS of pro-
feSsiOnal fighting men is unScientific.
Back Of the forces in the field there
always have been home guards"
composed of the old and the very
young of both sexes, A production
front supported the TrOjanS as well
AS the Greeks in the struggle chron-
icled by Homer. The AmaZonS once
were regarded as a mythical race"
but modern scholarship inclines to
the belief that they actually lived and
fought, very much as the blind poet
said they did when Penthesilea came
to the assistance of Priam and was
slain by Achilles. A band of armed
women offered their services TO Alex
ander the Great in his crusade