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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Planes Raid
m. w. Germany

London, Nov. 13-(UP)-AmeTican
four-engined bombers smashed at
northwest Germany today In their
fourth major raid this month on
the Reich.
Long-range fighters supported the
bombers.
The raid followed by only a few
hours the ninth raid in as many
nights by British Mosquito bombers
on western Germany and the sink
ing of patrol vessel off the French
coast near Boluogne by Raj fighter
command aircraft.
The 9th U. s. air force opened its
November offensive with its biggest
raid of the war. possibly involving
1000 planes, on the key German
naval base at Wilhelmshaven No
vember 3 and two days later sent
similar force against Gelsen-
kirchen and Munster. Munster was
attacked by another large force
November IL.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Govt. Has Spent Since July
Cost OF First World War

Washington, Nov. 10. (UP)-The
United States government has spent
as much in the four and one-third
months since July as the total
cost of World War 7 to this nation
49,, 1886, 900, 900.
In the same period the public debt
has risen more than it did during
the first World War. Since July /,
when the 1914 fiscal year began, the
debt has increased by $28,686, 0O0,-
000-to about $169,500,000,000. The
increase in the last war was $24,-
928,000,000.
$32,830, 100000 figured by the gov
eminent as the total cost of World
War, included $23, 100000 OF
actual war costs and $9,406 ZOO, 900
Of loans made to other governments
Immediately after the war.
The $4,000, 100000 Of government
expenditures since July 1, shown on
the treasury daily state, includes
normal government expenses Of 81
200 1000 900 and war spending of $780,
600.Q00 O00.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Patrols In
ItoIy Force
Sonqro River

Allied Headquarters, Algiers, NOV.
13-UP)-Allied warships swinging
behind German lines to aid the en-
battled Anglo-American Fifth Army
have bombarded enemy positions in
the Gulf of Gaeta, 1t was an
nounced today, while British pa
trolls forced the Sangro river TO
probe the tough Nazi winter de-
lenses below Rome.
Striking with the assistance 70 Al
lied bombers and aerial flares the
British destroyers Tyrian, Tumult
and Grenville and the Polish de-
stroyer Piorun sent shells into the
enemy's rear lines less than eight
miles above the Fifth Army in three
separate assaults Monday and Tues
day.
9Th Fights In Snow
On land elements of the Fifth
Army, fighting in mountain snow
against rock-hewn emmy machine
gun and mortar positions, captured
two small villages north Of Venafro
to increase a thanking threat against
the Nazis on the western sector OF
the front.
Eighth Army patrols, struggling
through deep mud and deep enemy
defenses, edged across the Sangro
near the Adriatic to Knockout a
German machine-gun nest. The
operation was a feeler thrust de-
signed to check the enemy's
strength for future attacks to smash
the river and mountain defenses
across Italy.
American Marauder bombers
ranged far ahead of the armies to
knock out a road bridge along the
italian west coast yesterday and
Wellingtons got a second last night,
giving the Nazis additional trouble
along their supply routes down the
peninsula.
An Allied commentator reported
the Germans suffered fairly heavy
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
New Revenue Sources
Give City $113,623

A survey Of recent city budget
estimates, in which it was revealed
that estimated 1914 budget revenues
would show an increase of $113,023.-
OF as over the expected like realiza-
tions for 1913, shows that the
greater part OF this increase will
result from sources of revenue never
before included in local budget esti-
mates, according to T. E. Olsen, city
bulge director.
The greater part of this, consist
ing of 500 sos, will be realized from
the revenue from miscellaneous
sources. When broken down, this
latter figure, is shown, in turn, to
be made up Of such sources, the
largest of which is federal reim-
bursemenU for child care as under
taken by the city amounting to
$32,852 and q like sum from fees
from parents for Child Care both
of which total $65,704.
Other Sources
Other similar expected revenues
which will bring about this increase
are to be realized from dividends
from the Merchants Trust COM
pany anticipated for 1914 in the
amount of $4,000. Federal re-
endorsements in lieu of taxes on
housing projects in Waterbury are
anticipated in the amount of $4,000
with an increase expected, in the
amount of SIS 900, in taxation from
outside the city sources.
These increases in themselves to-
tai $114,704 an amount in excess of
the expected net revenue increase
but as is revealed by the survey Of
the recent budget figures printed
here certain increases are antici-
pated in departmental budget eX-
penses which will offset this excess.
The general increases, which are
foreseen, for 1914, In city revenues
amount to about $165,429 which as
stated above are not the net in
crease anticipated, are derived from
the following items:
WPA project bond fund. $790.43;
Students Book Deposit fund.
$671.15; revenue from miscellaneous
sources, $99,668; interest and pen
alties on current taxes, $3.50; rev.
enue from sprinkling assessments,
500; revenue from suspended taxes,
$3.50; revenue from the increase In
current taxes on the grand list, $751;
200; revenue from the sale Of fore
closed property, $500.
These general increases amount to
$165, 429.58 as over the current bud
get revenues but are offset by de-
creases in certain revenue items
plus additional increase in the OPP
irrational costs OF various city de-
partments for 1914.
The decreases in revenue as over
1943 realizations are shown to take
Iro,,4i,1noa ~, Dana ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Growing AH- WB Rift Is
Threat To Good Relations

Washington, November Is. -
(UP) - A growing rift between the
War Labor Board ard the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor threatened
today to undermine labor support
CT the board.
The latest attack on the board
came from AFL President William
Green who criticized three WLB
public members for warning they
had issued to labor. The split has
been developing partly because OF
public members strict adherence to
the wage sterilization policies but
mostly because of WLB handling OF
the coal mine wage dispute.
In an opinion Thursday, explain
ing the boards latest decision on
the coal case, WLB chairman VIII
liam H. Davis. vice chairman George
w. Taylor and public member Frank
p. Graham warned labor that unless
1t accepted WIIB decision peacefully
It could expect legislation more
severe than the Smith Connally
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Shro pneI Kills
Cores ondent

Advanced Headquarters. South
Pacific, Nov. 13.-(UP)-Keith Pal
mer, war correspondent for the Mel
bourne, Australia, Herald and the
American magazine, Newsweek, was
killed last night in bmobing raid
on the Torokima area at Bougain-
vile. He died of shrapnel wounds in
the head, an official announcement
revealed.
In the same raid, In which press
headquarters were demolished, four
others were injured, including Rem
bert James of the Associated Press,
who was hit in the feet and legs by
shrapnel and suffered broken ear
drum. James later was evacuated.
Palmer, 81, was the first CORE
spondent to die in this area since
Jack Singer of International News
Service was killed aboard an air.
craft carrier.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13

Included IN the war spending, was
some $4,400, 100000 laid out for lend
lease. This would make the actual
war expenses for the four and one
third months $4,000, 100000, or
nearly 100000 900 more than total
actual war costs of World War I.
Revenues collected by the govern
ment since July have exceeded
those of the 1917, 1918 and 1919
World War I period by almost 3d.
000,00O,000 and the actual amount
Of taxes collected was about $5,000,-
100000 greater.
Total revenues so far in fiscal
1914 have amounted to $l3,150000,-
900. In the'World War I period they
totaled $11 ,280, 900, 900.
Income and excess profits taxes
since July have amounted to SILL
280,000,000.
Income and excess profits taxes
since July have amounted to SILL
100000 compared with $6,712,-
100000 In all Of World War l.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13

Atlantic City, N. j., Nov. 13-
(UP)-The United States will prob
ably be asked to contribute one per
cent of one years national income,
or about 81, 00,000,0o0, to meet the
relief and rehabilitation needs of
Axis occupied countries, 1t was
learned today.
The first congressional appro-
priation, however, was not expect
ed to exceed half of this amount,
or $500, 000, 900 since supplies stored
in various warehouses may be used
to represent part Of the total sum-
Additional funds, If asked, might
come later.
The exact amount of the existing
supplies has not been revealed. The
United Kingdom also has large
amounts of supplies stored away in
warehouses, but the amount Of
these, too, were not known to the
present conference Of the Council
of the United Nations.
According to latest reports, the
United Kingdom has about 240
warehouses filled with food sup
plies In Britain. These supplies
were established when the danger
of invasion was at its height, after
the fall of France. They were
created. according to British sourc-
es, to establish supply OF essen
tial foodstuffs in all parts of the
island so that. If communications
were cut, the populace would have
supplies.
Front Line
1t was known that some Of the
food has been removed from time
to time, but supposedly to be re-
placed by other. 1t would provide
O. front line Of relief drive were
the Axis to collapse in Europe and
the need arise of rushing in emer-
gency supplies.
Failure of the British to reveal
the amounts OH hand was said by
some American observers to handi-
cap UNRRA's planning to meet the
needs of Europe after the war.
The situation prevailing on the
eve of the conferences getting down
to work indicates that there will
be many points of difference as
the committees deal with impor-
tant problems involving relief fol
the masses of Europe.
Some countries have indicated in
directly that they were here tc
find ways of using the relief needs
of the United Nations to stimulate
business after the war. Some United
States industries have taken a pure
ly business attitude toward manu-
featuring of required supplies, which
would necessarily be inferior in quail
ity to normal domestic demands.
| Test of Ability
Before the conference, 1t was said
that the meeting might prove O
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Gov. Cors Are
Headache

Washington, Nov. 13.-(UP)-The
what-to- do-about- government cars
issue took on the aspect today OF
divorce court custody case.
Sen. Harry F. Byrd, D., Va, wants
to put all government cars-90,00c
of them-in one big pool and make
IL tough on government officials who
use them for personal purposes.
The federal works agency wants
to house at least 521 of the 1.500
federally owned automobiles here
in downtown garage 1t took over
last month.
The other agencies want to main
tain the status quo and don't want
to lose jurisdiction over their re-
spective fleets.
The budget bureau Is conducting
an exhaustive inquiry - started
months ago-into the entire subject.
1t won't say when 1t expects to make
report.
A senate judiciary subcommittee 10
holding hearings In Denver on the
Byrd bill, and is planning to hold
more hearings here.
An executive order dealing with
the issue. but less drastically than
the Byrd bill, Is being considered
for recommendation to President
Roosevelt.
The issue has been simmering for
a long time-the budget bureau lean
ing to the view that cars should be
pooled-but 1t began to cause heart
burn around town last month when
the FWA took on the $1Sl ,555-a-year
project OF running the capital garage.
The FWA said It went into the
government car storage business ct
the recommendation Of the budget
bureau, which felt that much nileA1e
was being wasted in driving autozno-
biles to and from far-fiung and
separate housing places.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Revolution
In Beirut
(NEA Telephoto)

Cairo, Nov. 13.-(UP)-An armed
revolution" has broken out in Beirut
and French authorities have declar-
ed state of siege and thrown a
Gordon of troops around the Leba-
nese capital, the newspaper AL Misri
reported today.
On London, British official circles
said Britain could not permit "a
state of disorder to develop or per-
siSt in Lebanon because it lay in
an AREA Of strategic Importance
for which British forces have re-
sponsibility.' The British Ninth and
10th Armies and possibly American
forces are stationed in the middle
east)
French troops, mainly Senegalese
and armed with machine-guns, pa
trolled the city and fought sporadic
engagements with Lebanese who had
barricaded themselves in the Mos
lem quarter. The French used
number of tanks and armored cars.
AL Misri said revolutionists were
lHlLlS Oll ttll TlCllCiIlllGll wiz ulJ-
preached the Moslem quarter. Pub
lie utilities employees in Beirut struck
and shops remained closed.
The clashes occurred as Gen.
Georges CatrouX, ablest colonial az
ministrator in the French commit
tee for national liberation, was Cue
to leave Algiers to attempt settle
ment of the Lebanese crisis, which
has aroused the whole Arab world.
Catroux, former delegate general
of Syria and Lebanon and now COM
missioner in charge OF Moslem af-
fairs, was ordered to Beirut last
night as Britain threatened to in
tervene to halt bloody riots that
were spreading throughout Lebanon
and Syria. He was given full pow
ers to take all necessary measures
on the spot.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
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Query Driver
Re T roaedy

There was no let UP this morn
ing in the all out police effort to
apprehend the hit-run driver who
ftally injured 11-year-old Francis
Lynch. Jr., 40 Vermont st, Thurs
day night.
one man was being held at po-
a4e headquarters for questioning in
.sNrection with the accident. Leon
cd Turro, 10. 80 Academy Ave,
Who was arrested last week on mo-
Tor vehicle charges, was arrested
last night by Sgt. John Mates and
Motor Patrolman John Spadaro
when he refused to tell them how
he had gotten fresh dent IN his
cars fender.
Turro was booked on a charge
of intoxication, and City Court
Judge continued his case one day
while plainclothesmen were assign
ed to investigate.
Turro's car, a 1887 black Pom
tiac Sedan, will be shown to the
young victims mother, Mrs. Franc
is H. Lynch, who was crossing
Cherry street with her son when
the hit-run car knocke OHM from
her grasp and dragged him 80 feet.
Meanwhile. Police Supt. Daniel
J. Carson renewed requests to the
public to turn over to the police
any information concerning the ac-
cident. Such information will be
held confidential.
yesterday, teachers at the Sa-
cred Heart school, where young
Lynch was a seventh-grade pupil,
described him as brilliant pupil,
outstanding In every way,-a real
boy with considerable aptitude for
creative work. Several OF his class
mates, with whom he was popular
will act as bearers at his funeral
Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
IS SHIPS SUNK
OR DAMAGED,
SO PLANES HIT

Allied Headquarters, Souths
west Pacific, November IL. -
(UP) - Joining forces for
another devastating attack
on Rabaul, more than 200
American carrier borne air.
craft and land-based bOmbers
sank or damaged Is Japanese
warships and shot down 80
enemy planes. most of them
in a bitter air battle around
a U. S. naval force, it was am
nOunced today.
"This, for the time being.
removes the japanese naval
threat to our operations I'm
the SoIomons," Gen. Doug
las MacArthur's spokesman
reported. $50. $50.
CA japanese high command com.
munique broadcast by Tokyo radio
acknowledged the loss of destroyer
and damage to cruiser in tire
latest Allied raid on Rabaul and
said II CT the 200 attacking planes
were shot down. Loss of 10 Japanese
aircraft was admitted. Other Tokyo
broadcasts heard by U. S. monitors
added nine more American ships
to SO allegedly sunk recently III
the South Pacific claims which
1eha1HS folcn }
Francis Mccarthy, United Press
correspondent who rode in torpc-o
plane en- the raid and Witnessed
the fight over the American vessels,
said the enemy defeat was the
most SCATTERING Of the five battles
he lad seen in the South Pacific.
Allied losses were II aircraft
the biggest plane loss in a single
engagement ever suffered in this
theater - and some damage CT
casualties to the fleet. But not 81
single American warship, includjns
the carriers, received direct hit
from four heavy enemy air at
tackS.
The Score
lie SCOLt lliC SpHot-@SN'
in the Wednesday and THURSDAY
attack against their strong New b.
tain island club base oJjsct
of an Allied offensive was:
Sunk-a cruiser and two Gcstrcy-
| ers ..a
| Damaged-a cruiser and II DE-
stroyers.
Planes shot down-24 over Rabacl:
Ga over the task force between
Rsbaul and Boueainville. invaded
Solomons stronghold $50 miles to the
southeast
The toll brought 10 nine cruisers
ami destroyers sunk md Is DAMAGED
the destruction exacted by Allied
planes and ships protecting he in
vasicn of Bougainville. At Rabaul
alone since Oct. l.. Wien heavy
raids on the base began, 1874 enemy
planes have been smashed.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13
Reds Bottle
To BI ozino
City Of Kerch

Moscow, November 10. - CUP -
Russian troops blasted a wedge in
the northeastern defenses and were
battling their way through the SUBJ
urgs toward blazing, 2,5O0-year- old
Kerch in furious fight for the
eastern Crimea, front dispatches
said today.
West OF Kiev, General Nikolai F.
Vatutin's first Ukrainian army
pushed to within eight miles Of the
Leningrad- Odessa railroad, last
German held north-south line east
of pre-war Poland, and within Is
miles of zhitomir, one of the main
functions of the railroad.
The Germans and Rumanians had
fired and dynamited Kerch's prin-
cipal utilities and public buildings
in tacit recognition Of the city's
ultimate fall, but were resisting saw
agely in compliance with Adolf Hit
ler's orders that the Crimea must
be defended at all costs.
Even repeated Axis counter at
tacks, bolstered by reinforcements
rushed up from the central Crimea,
failed to halt the Soviet advance,
however, and at one point the Rus
slams encircled large German gar
rison in a northeastern suburb Of
Kerch. Fifteen hundred Of the
enemy were killed and hundreds
captured.
Attempt Evacuation
German cutters attempted to
eyacuate part of the encircled force
by sea, but were blasted to the bot
tom by Russian artillery. Many
Germans drowned.
While opposing ground armies
were locked in desperate fighting
on the approaches TO Kerch, Rus
sian and German cutters, motor
boats and barges battled in the mar
row reaches of the Kerchenski
Strait and off the Crimean shore.
The Germans were striving to cut
the Soviet supply line from the
Taman Peninsula in the Caucasus,
but field dispatch to the rewspa-
per Pravda said scores of Soviet
vessels were plying the turbulent
WdgClo w JOuA GAL lt1lOSooAAA5 oVAS
of troops, arms and other equip
ment into the bridgeheads north
east and south Of Kerch.
Rocket Guns
Russian tanks and heavy artillery,
including rocket guns, were report
ed in action on the Kerch front.
Radio Moscow In a special broad
cast called OH troops on the Kerch
peninsula and the ships reinforc-
ing them to "liberate the Crimea".
Fight and destroy the hated en-
emy," the broadcaster pleaded. Our
motherland is calling you. Do your
duty"
West of Kiev, a Russian spear
head captured Slinchitsy, little
more than eight miles east of the
Zhitomir- Korosten segment OF the
Leningrad- Odessa railroad and So
Wet cavalry sweeping along the
main east-west highway seized Kol =
ostishev, Is miles east OF zhitoniic.
The Germans counter-attacked
with large tank and infantry forces
below Fastov, SO miles southwest Of
Kiev, but were thrown back with a
loss of 1000 men and TO tanks.
More than 100 towns and villages
were captured on broad arc be-
You'd Kiev, including Krassilovka, S.
miles to the northwest.
South of Rechitsa, some $50 miles
north of Kiev the Russians were
overcoming enemy resistance "step
by STEP" Several hamlets were
captured and 1000 Germans We're
killed. Sixteen German tanks, five
self-propelled guns and 38 field
guns We're DESTROYED.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-13

antl-SCrlke law.
Green to Davis
That warning provoked Green to
comment in a letter to Davis:
"!Such statements as these make 1t
increasingly difficult for labor to
participate in the work Of the Ma
tional Labor Board"
Green said that the WLB state
ment must be interpreted as an
indictment Of LABOR because 1t states
through implication at least that 1t
has failed in the discharge of its
duty. :"
Labor understood quite thor
oughly when it agreed to the crea-
ton Of the National War Labor
Board that through its decisions 1t
would be required to accept the Bit
ter with the sweet" he declared
The facts are that labor has accept
ed more bitter than sweet.
ut accepted the principle OF wage
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communique said. Many bursts were
observed on the landing area and a
large fire was started.
Ant!machia airfield on Cos also
was attacked twice during the night
by British bombers.
Bombers and fighters raided an
enemy convoy near Antikythera Is
land in daylight yesterday and set
firt to two vessels, while another
formation hit jetties and shipping
at Suda Bay, Crete. Two planes
were lost in all operations.
Barring the unlikely arrival of Al
lied reinforcements, German occu-
patton of the island seemed only
matter of time. With no Royal
Air Force fighters available to beat
off vicious German dive bombers,
the Anglo-Italian defenders were
virtually at the mercy of the in
vaderS
The British and Italians sank at
least three German landing craft,
each containing 100 men, near the
beaches in the initial stages of the