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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Russ-Czech
Pact PIeases

Washington, Nov. 6.-(UP)-Dip-
lomatic observers today foresaw In
the impending 20 year peace and
friendship pact between Czechoslo-
vakia and Russia the pattern for
a series OF similar agreements form
ing the fabric OF postwar Europe.
The treaty, closely approXimating
the Anglo-Sovlet 20-year alliance,
was to be signed soon In Moscow by
Czechoslovak President Edouard
Benes and Soviet Premier Josef
Stain. Exact details have not been
made public.
1t generally was understood that
final details were worked out In
Moscow by British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden. BeneS probably
will not leave for Moscow until
Eden has returned with full details.
It was said that any country with
frontiers on Russia and Czechoslo-
yakia were eligible to participate In
similar agreements.
Poland Is the only country so
situated but observers believe the
Polish government in London would
not sign the agreement now.
Moreover, diplomatic relations
between Poland and Russia we're
severed several months ago. There
Is a possibility that they may be
restored following the Moscow Goa
ference, since the question repeatedly
was on the agenda OF that meet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Coal Mine Peace Expected
To Stick For The Present

Washington, November 6. - (UP)
The return Of peace to the coal
fields - for the present at least -
hinged today on the acceptance by
John L. Lewis Of reservations made
by the War Labor Board in approx
Ing his wage contract with Coai
Administrator Harold L. Ickes.
The WLB approved the agreement
by an II to one vote last night after
two days Of elaboration, The dis
senting vote was cast by public
member Wayne l.. Morse who OBJ
jected to a contract negotiated "un-
der duress OF strike.
The principal reservation required
a revision In the provision for piece
rate workers to prevent them from
getting more than the general raise.
A second reservation, involving re-
strict!ons on pushing mine cars, was
relatively minor
No Objection
An informed labor source pre-
dicted that Lewis United Mine
Workers would raise no objection to
the notifications asked by the
board.
Lewis and Ickes negotiated the
agreement this week during the
three-day general strike OF $4,000
'--'''"-s Comnlving With President
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06

Roosevelt's order In selling the
struck mines, 1t followed the pat
tern Of recent WLB decisions affect
ing anthracite and bituminous
mines.
The contract would raise soft coal
miners basic daily earnings from
81 to $3.50 a day and require them
to spend approximately one hour
more each day at productive work.
A portal to portal wage structure TO
cover travel time would be installed
In the bituminons mines.
The anthracite miners would re-
ceive an additional 10 cents daily,
including 80 cents allowed by the
WLB under the Little Steel Formula
and 80 cents for an additional ID
minutes OF productive work at an
overtime rate.
Midnight Service
Lewis held a midnight session OF
the unions 200-man policy commit
acc after the WLB decision was an
nounced but withheld comment.
First reports from the coal fields,
where the miners have been slowly
returning to work from the general
walkout that ended officially Thurs
day, indicated favorable response 70
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Victor May
Abdicote

Algiers, Nov. Sup King Vic
tor Emmanuel and Crown Prince
Humberto are expected TO abdicate
soon In favor OF an Italian regency
and government including liberal
elements, informed quarters said to-
day.
The action would create an en-
tirely new political picture to be
dealt with by the Allied Advisory
council on Italy. 1t was scheduled
to meet before the end OF the
month.
While Italy's politics were admit
teddy still confused, the move would
be a substitute for abolition OF the
monarchy and setting up repub-
lic--involving q constitutional crisis
which neither the Allies nor italian
quarters want. The Prince OF Naples,
Humberto's s!x-year-old son, would
be retained under a regency OF Mar
shall Pietro Badoglio, enabling Ital-
ian monarchists TO continue to sup
port the governments policies.
Personnel Of the advisory coun-
Gil. created by the recent Moscow
conference. was not yet known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
T.F. Brien
Joins Staff

Thomas F. O'Brien has been
named assistant tax collector 1t was
stated today by the office of Hum
bert e. Mangini, city tax collector.
Mr.. OBren, who has currently been
associated with the First Federal
Savings g. Loan bank will begin his
duties In the tax collectors office
Monday, Nov. 8.
Associated with the Federal Saw
ings g. Loan bank for the past few
years, Mr. O'Brien was formerly
associated with the city In the ca
pacity of paymaster and worked out
OF the controllers Office under the
late Thomas M. Conlon.
Previous to that he had been as
ISOLATED with the original PRODUCE
ton Training Program when 1t was
set up In Waterbury some five years
ago under city affiliation. and was
one OF those prominent at the time
In establishing It's financial pro-
gram.
Mr.. O'Brien has had wide expert
ence In the accounting and bank
ing fields and 1t Is felt by the adj
ministration that such experience
will contribute To the operations OF
the city's tax department. 1t Is
understood that he will act In q ca
pacity as assistant TO Mr.. Mangini,
and that part Of his duty will be to
relieve the city's tax collector Of
many of the extra duties that have
piled up In recent years.
Mr.. O'Briein resides with his wife
and two daughters at 464 Willow
street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Jap Conveys
On Way To
RobouI

Allied headquarters, Southwest
Pacific, Nov. 6 - (U.PJ - Big Jap
anese conveys, including as many
as Is warships, were reported head
ed toward Rabaul and the Solo
mons today for what may develop
into the showdown phase Of the
Southern Pacific struggle,
General Douglas Macarthur RS
communicate said long lines OF
enemy ships were sighted near Ka-
vieng, New Ireland. Some OF them
were from the big Japanese naval
base at Truk, In the Carolines,
A spokesman said the enemy'S
purpose was not known but the
communique reported that the Jap
anese apparently were "endeavoring
to retrieve the situation at Rabaul"
and we're utilizing to the full their
capacity for rapid replacement"
Rabaul, on New Britain Island,
has been the object Of heavy Allied
aerial assaults. Last Tuesday, 20
ships. including five destroyers or
cruisers, were sunk or damaged and
1903 planes destroyed or crippled IN
alSuNJ AuN'
Three Conveys
Three conveys OF 30 ships we're
seen between Rabaul and Truk,
which Is $50 miles northward, on
Thursday and yesterday, Rabaul Is
the hub OF the enemy's advanced
outposts and Truk the strongest
naval base In the southern Pacific
area. One OF theree conveys was re-
ported heading toward Bougainville,
The conveys were expected to be
subjected to q rain OF Allied bombs
all the way to their destinations.
Liberators dropped 81 tons Of ex-
piosives Wednesday on O siX-ship
group, including three destroyers,
sighted 1875 miles northeast OF Kali
vieng, $50 miles above Rabaul, and
left on Cargo vessel listing and a
second afirc. Four to seven out OF
20 Japanese fighters trying to pro-
tect the convoy were shot down.
One bomber was lost.
Destroyer Bombed
A single plane bombed destroyer
in @ convoy seen near MusSau
Island, 100 mise from Kavieng. This
convoy was In two sections, includ-
Ing one heavy cruiser, five destroy
ers, three merchantmen and a tank
er. Three medium merchantmen
were attacked off New Hanover,
north Of Kavieng by night planes,
On Bougainville, northernmost Of
the Solomons $50 miles southeast OF
Rabaul, U. s. Marines who landed
last Monday were pushing Japanese
troops eastward down the coast
from Empress Augusta Bay in minor
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u. S. Troops Take Strategic Venafro
NAz|S REPORT
BOMBING OF
THE VATICAN

London, November 6. -
(UP) = The Nazi-controlled
Rome radio said today that
unidentified planes dropped
four heavy bombs last night
on Vatican City, causing
considerable damage.
There was no immediate confirm
alton of any Allied raid on Rome
and Allied sources inclined to the
belief that II bombs actually fell on
Vatican City, they were dropped by
German planes In carefully laid
plot to discredit the United States
and Britain in the Catholic coun-
tries, particularly Spain, Portugal
and Latin America.
AS II bearing out this theory, the
Nazi propaganda broadcast, with
out specifically mentioning the
Allies, said:
"A thorough and conscientious in
quiry will not fail to denounce to
the whole world the authors Of the
criminal attack. It will show in
whose interest 1t was to create con-
sternation in Rome, where life has
been normal for several days"
Four Bombs
The Rome radio said the four
bombs landed about 8 p m. (Rome
time) within 800 feet of st. Peters
Basilica. One was said to have
struck the Laboratio Del Mosaici.
coillapsing the three-foot thick roof
and causing some damage.
Another bomb landed near the
Governors Palace and blew out the
glass window panes and damaged
the frames, the broadcast said. The
other two fell In open ground, one
near st. Peters Basilica and the
other probably damaging the Vati-
can Aqueduct, 1t said.
"A group Of German officers i'm
mediately went to the Vatican after
the attack and got In touch with n
high ecclesiastical parsonage, who
pointed to the provocative nature
Of the attack upon the heart OF the
Catholic world" broadcast said.
1.-THE same ecclesiastical person.
age gave orders that German Off
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Soviets flying columns that
had whipped around the
western outskirts of Klev
from the north cut the rail-
road running southwest to
Fastov and struck toward
the Dnieper in an effort to
trap as much as possible OF
the German garrison of IA ole
visions - normally 100000
men - before it can with
draw over the two inadequate
roads to the south still in
Axis hands.
Priorka Captured
The capture OF Priorka Yesterday
brought the Russians TO the city's
northern line, while that Of Svye-
toshino put them only one mile west
OF the main Kiev railroad station.
The fall OF Kiev, the largest Sow
let city ever captured by the Ger-
mans, would knock out the maiik
German defense prop on the vest
bank of the Dnieper and lay open
the Ukraine to q Soviet drive that
may carry half way across pre-wac
Poland TO the Bug river.
Allied sources expected Stain to
announce the capture OF Kiev IN Il
special order OF the day either Oh
the eve of the revolution anniversary
or on Sunday.
No nj thVatp fHaaka
forces OF tanks and infantry into
battle straight from the march hr
frantic but apparently hopeless
attempt to stem the Russian avail
anche, All counter attacks were re-.
pulsed and 5000 Germans were kill
ed yesterday alone.
The destruction OF SO enemy tanks
and dozens OF guns testified 10 the
fury OF the fighting,
Soviet Advance
The Soviet advance carried
through two German defense lines
and cut the Kiev-Zhitomir highway
and the Kiev- Korosten railroad.
On the central front, the Rus
SLAMS captured several additional
towns south and southwest Of Me-
vel In their advance toward the Lat
Wan border. Some 1000 Germans
were killed, including the entire
garrison Of the defense Of Yermo-
shine.
(The Stockholm newspaper Sew
enska Dagbladet said that civilians
near the Latvian border had been
ordered to evacuate TO western Lat
via because of the Russian ad-
vance,
Occupation Completed
The Russians completed the occu-
patton of the Nogaisk Steppes be-
tween the Dnieper Estuary and the
Black Sea yesterday with the cap
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Senate Votes Setting Up
International Peace Group

The last minutes before voting
were marked by a moving five
minute speech by Hiram johnson
who aged and ailing, said he had
been unable to fight the resolution
due to III health.
He spoke shakily, In a low voice
as one who lowed no allegiance ex-
cept to the United States of Amer.
ica," and ended with prayer for
the nations preservation.
Sen. Tom Connally, D., Tex, hailed
the vote as one which takes this
important subject Qoreign policy
out Of the craftsmanship field
I wanted a two thirds vote" he
said, but look what got. The
vote clearly achieved the end
sought hard to achieve--a non-par-
tisan approval OF the resolution"
Republican leaders wanted the
same thing. 1t was one Of the
prime factors which led Republican
National Chairman Harrison Spang-
Ter to call Republican leaders to
Mackinac Island, Mich. two months
ago to adopt declaration for In
ternational cooperation. Spangler
said then he wanted to prove that
the Republican party was not isola-
ffos,tet
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Raj Pounds
w. Germany
Without Loss

London, Nov. 6 (U.P) -
Swarms of British Mosquito
bombers pounded western Germany
last night to add To the devasta-
ton wrought by $500 to 1000 An
glo- American planes across Axis
Europe with 5000 tons Of explosives
during the previous go hours In the
heaviest air assault In history.
Specific targets were not an
nounced. The -engined mos
quitoes returned to their bases
without the loss OF O single plane,
but q coastal command Beaufghter
was lost during a night patrol over
the North Sea.
The night raids followed the
heaviest American daylight assault
OF the war on inland Germany.
More than 400 Flying Fortresses and
Liberators, with an escort Of per-
haps 900 Thunderbolt and Light
ming fighters, hit synthetic oil
plants Of Gelsenkirchen and rail-
way yards at Munster yesterday.
Only 48 hours earlier, other
formations OF American heavy
bombers and fighters also 1000
stronghold smashed at the big
naval base at Wilhelmshaven In
northwest Germany. British four
engined bombers followed through
Wednesday night with a 1000 ton
raid on Dusseldorf and O diversion
airy attack on Cologne.
Scatter Ruin
Other British and American
planes by day and night scattered
fire and demolition bombs over a
wide area of western Germany,
France, Holland and Belgium.
The main American raid yester-
day was directed at Gelsenkirchen,
where fires were started that were
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06

Washington, Nov. 6.-(UP)-The
IS to S Senate vote advocating
United States participation In an
international organization to pre-
serve future peace may have gone
long way toward eliminating
foreign policy as 1914 presidential
campaign issue.
II so, 1t plays directly into the
hands OF some Republican leaders
who would like to challenge Presi-
dent Roosevelt next year on strictly
domestic issues.
The Senate bestowed the almost
unanimous vote late yesterday on a
resolution proposing the establish
ment at the earliest possible date
Of an international organization for
the maintenance Of international
peace and security, as agreed on BY
Britain, Russia, China and the
United States In the pact OF Mos
COW.
Those who voted against the reso-
luton were Sens. Hiram Johnson,
r., Cal, william LANCER. r.. N. D..
Robert r. Reynolds, D.. N. O.. Hen
rik Shipstead r.. Mimi, and Bur-
ton X. Wheeler, D., Mont. Sen. Rob-
ert M. LaF'ollette, Jr., Prog, WIS
was recorded against the resolution
IN q pair with. Sen. Pat McCarrail
D., New. who favored u.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Set Tuesday
For $4,000
Damages Suit

Hearing Of the $500 personal
injury damage suit Of william Eberle
of 1853 Proctor street, U. S. Housing
project tenant, has been scheduled
tentatively for Tuesday morning at
10 o'clock before Superior Court
Juege John A. Cornell, The plaintiff
claims he was partially asphyXiated
Feb. g., 1912 when gas leaked from
an allegedly defective pipe the first
night he stayed in the tenement
Attorney Hugh McGill, the plain
tifrs counsel, said a material wit
ness who was ready to testify when
the case was first assigned last
June Is now serving in the Navy
Seabees and Is believed to be out OF
the country. Efforts will be made
to secure substitute witness and
start the case at the newly assigned
time, 1t was reported. Judge Cornell
permitted Tuesdays assignment TO
remain despite the uncertainty on
witnesses so the case would not lose
Its order on the docket.
Defendants In the litigation are
the Connecticut Light and Power
Co., the John II. Eisele Co., Inc, OF
New York, and William l.. Harmony
OF Yonkers, N. Y. The U. s. Hous-
ing authority was originally named
party defendant but was dropped
By court order.
The plaintiff claims the defen-
dants were negligent In falling tc
inspect the premises properly. His
complaint states drip plug was
missing from the main gas pipe
connection and as a result gas leak
ed out. Proper inspection would
have disclosed the plug was lacking
and that the pipes and premises
we're not ready for use, the plaintiff
maintains,
The plaintiff points out he was
unconscious for two days as result
OF the incident, and that neuritis
developed. He claims three opera
tons on the peripheral nerves OF
his left leg were necessitated and
that the limb Is now shorter than
his right one. He was confined to
q hospital Tor several days after the
accident the complaint states.
Counsel listed for the defense In
the case are Carmody, Larkin a.
Torrance, william F, Healey OF DAN
bury, Robert p. Butler, N. j. Blum
field, and Halloran, Sage ~ Phelon,
Off OF Hartford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Raj Builds For
Final Blows

Cheltenham, Eng, NOV. b. lUP)-
Air Minister Sir Archibald Sinclair
said yesterday that the Raj Is
building up a tremendous force Tor
the ANAL blows against Germany.
In a speech here he pledged that
the Germans will be bombed relent-
lessly until their will to fight has
been broken and the road to Ber-
lin laid open. The Raj bomber COM
mand now Is IL times as powerful
as at the beginning Of the war ana
Is increasingly rapidly, he said.
Planes now raiding Germany,
Sinclair said, carry three times the
bomb load they did at the start OF
the war.
I'VE have been learning to pack
our punches" he said. Five per
cent OF Coventry was destroyed In
the German attacks In 1910. Forty
per cent Of Essen has been virtually
destroyed. 81 per cent OF Cologne
and IA per cent OF Hamburg.
I'VE shall continue to hammer
the enemy from the skies until we
have paralyzed their war industries.
disrupted their transport system and
broken their will to war. Then at
last the road will lie open TO Ber-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Ballots
To Decide Alderman

Paper ballots, of the Australian
type, will be used next Tuesday, In
Waterbury, during the special cleo
ton deemed necessary under state
statute, to decide on the election OF
the seventh Republican Alderman
The move was favorably voted upon
by the board OF aldermen at last
nights special session.
Maurice Healey, city corporation
counsel yesterday decreed that the
election must be held In accordance
with state election laws, which pro-
vided for such q measure. He also
stated that the board of aldermen
must decree the legality OF the use
OF paper ballots rather than voting
machines.
The corporation counsel said that
Atty. General Francis Pallotti con-
Cured on the necessity OF holding
the special election to determine a
winner for the seventh" Republi-
can aldermanic seat that has been
confused by the tic vote polled by
Republican aldermen William Ge:-
aroi and George Kingston In last
Tuesdays election,
Mr.. Healey also told the Democrat
yesterday that his reason for sug-
costing the ballot instead OF the ma
chimes was based on the belief that
ut Is impractical to use the ma
chimes, In this instance, III view OF
the extensive measures needed to be
undertaken 10 acquire their use as
well as the expense involved IN SET
ting them up again."
The Australian ballot Is TO be
used Tuesday which means that one
ballot will be used for both candi-
dates. This type ballot usually has
the names OF the contending can
didates with each marked with a
circle, within which the voter Is to
place an x" signIying that that Is
the candidate he prefers.
The board likewise voted last
night 10 pass the motion designat-
ing the use of the same 81 voting
places for Tuesdays election as
were used last Tuesday.
Complex Measures
The need for a special election
has brought forth In stark clarity
the complex measures required 10
set I'D the means for holding such
an election.
CITY Clerk Joseph M. Shea last
night told the Democrat that ne had
already contacted the Office Of the
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British Patrols
Cross Garigliano
River In Rome Push
Allied Headquarters,

EAAAASN 1AVsSWV tANA VNA0, ga
giers, November g.. - UP) -
American troops have cap
tured the Nazi defense hub
at Venafro, beating back a
division of German rein
forcements, and British pa
trolls have crossed the Carl
glianO river to test the new
enemy defense line in a gen
eral advance toward Rome,
it was announced today.
The Germans threw In q fresh
division. the 305th Infantry, in a
futile effort to stop the American
troops Of Lieut.. Gen. Mark w.
Clark's Fifth Army. After taking
Venafro, they drove into the hills
TO the north.
In a major threat to the German
left flank on the Adriatic side OF
the italian front the British
Eighth Army advanced five miles
to seize Vasto, coastal stronghold
on a road leading northward to
Pescara.
Addition Of the German division
brought to eight the number now
facing the Allied armies, including
the 18th and 10th Panzers. the first
paratroops, the Hermann Goering
division, the Third Panzer Grena-
diers and the Goth and Goth motor
lied divisions.
British Patrols
British patrols crossed the Garig-
liano from plains flooded by the
Nails and probed the German po-
sitioris emplaced In the rising
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Corrobor
De Noriqny

Nassau, Bahamas, Nov. Cup
Another friend Of Alfred De Marig-
ny was summoned to testify today
to substantiate the French Counts
claim that he was at home the night
his multi-millionaire father in-law.
Sir Harry Cakes, was '3eaten to
death.
The witness, Fred Cerreta, one OF
the II persons who attended sump-
tuous party at the Counts home the
night before the murder, was the
third person called by defense at
torneys. They began calling the din
nor guests late yesterday after De
Marigny completed five hours of
bitter cross examination, during
which he stuck to his story that he
had nothing TO do with Sir Harry's
murder.
The first two dinne4 guests wit
nesses placed De Marigry at the
party and corroborated his state
ment that he burned his hand while
lighting candles. They were Oswald
Moseley, an insurance agent, and
Donald Mckinney, q law student In
the office OF defense attorney God
frey Higgs.
Moseley also told how he met and
talked with De Marigny near the
police station the morning OF July
8, before either Of them knew the
former gold prospector had been
slain during the night.
Bright And CHEEKY
He said the Count was bright and
CHEEKY, and In reply to q question
whether De Marigny was 'excitable,
Moseley drew laughter from the
spectators when he answered yes
(Hontinijad IN Pare u
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-11-06
Quiet Reigns
At Camps

Tule Lake, Cal, Nov. 6-(UP)-
Newly-arrived reinforcemeilts
helped Army troops guard internees
at the Tule Lake Japanese segre-
cation center today while witnesses
described an attempted Japanese
uprising which led to Army seizure
of the camp Thursday.
The uprising started, they said,
when the Japanese attempted to
abduct Camp Director Ray r. Best.
One group Of young internees
marched up to the porch OF Bests
home and ordered him to accom-
pany them. the Witnesses said. An
other group went to the camp
switchboard TO cut of communica-
tons with the outside.
Best ignored the Japanese re-
quest, they said, and went to the
telephone and called Army au-
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