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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Mountbotten Goes Awoy
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only by the operations of military forces.
 They said they had assured Rus sia that "full reports" off the reci- sions made affecting the war against Germany and Italy would be communicated, and offered hope of arranging a future "tripartite meeting" between the U. S., Britain, and the Soviet Union. Preoccupa- ton of the conferees with the war on Japan precluded the presence of Josef Stalin at the Quebec meeting since Russia and Japan are at peace.
 Mountbatten is understood to have had virtually no advance mo- tice of his selection as Allied com- mander and consequently still has before him the prime task of as- sembling staff.
 He undoubtedly will select Brit ish officer for his chief of staff, and 1t was said he already has obtained an important U. s. Army officer as his deputy chief of staff.
 Air Commander
 Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said Thursday that Lieut.. Gen. Joseph Stilwell, commander of U. s. forces in the India-Burma- China theater, would be retained in "very important capacity" and it was considered a good bet that Maj. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer, newly chosen commander of U. s. air forces, would become Mountbatten's air commander.
 A meeting between Mountbatten and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, conn., mander of Allied forces in the southwest Pacific, is expected to precede major move against the Japanese in Burma. This and his anticipated talks in London and Chungking are expected to postpone the date of the big push.
 Most predictions have suggested the drive will start in October when the Monsoon rains end in India and Burma. Regardless of the timing of the drive, 1t is agreed by most ob- servers that the operations will be a tremendous amphibious assault calling into play Mountbatten's wide knowledge of combined landsea- air activities.
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Cordell Hull Asks
 People To Stand By
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that results from these efforts will soon be apparent.
 Postwar planning is well advanc- ed. Additional international confer ences are impending. The United States will be in the thick of in- ternational events with a carefully worked out policy toward the world of tomorrow that is being fashioned today.
 It was against that background that Hull spoke out yesterday against writers and commentators who in an excess of careless zeal could give aid and comfort to the enemy at critical stage in the war.
 "This relates often to information al relations existing between us and other countries" Hull told his news conference. Tt would be most help full to this government if they could see fit and see their way clear to check their facts as to their accur- acy and possible misleading nature before they put out their publicity.
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(Continued from Page D bombs. Reich authorities then asked Hanneken to make the delivery through the military administra- tion."
 Incidents of violence had grown so numerous 1t was hardly possible to keep track of them in the Swe- dish press.
 CThe London Daily Telegraph said 100 of 120 persons arrested in Cop enhagen Wednesday night after a demonstration around the town hall, were tried the next day and sem tences of 10 to IA days in jail were handed out in most cases.)
 Dispatches in Stockholm news papers said the Germans had to make strong show of force to quell the Wednesday night outbreaks in Copenhagen.
 During the demonstrations fire broke out in a restaurant frequent ed by the Germans. A crowd was said to have gathered in an adjoin- ing street, shouting Down with Hitler" Danish police arrested ap- proximately 100 and tried to dis perse the rest without success.
 Nazis Take Over
 The Germans took over at that point, mounting machine guns in front of the town hall and bringing up armored cars. Finally, 1t was reported, they fired. Several per- sons were wounded, some fatally.
 Two Danish civilians and a Danish policeman were reported to have been killed at Helsingoer, just opposite Sweden, when the Ger mans used tommy guns to break up & demonstration outside the Nad consulate.
 Other reports said police had talk en over police control of the i'm portant town of Aalborg, on Jut- land, to guard the air fields and aircraft factory there.
 Only two of 100 persons arrested in Copenhagen Wednesday night were punished and they received minor prison terms the Svenska Dagbladet reported.
 Dagbladet said 5000 workers in the Copenhagen Burmeister and Vain Diesel engine factory had served notice they would strike un- less their demands for war risk in surance at special premium were met in two weeks. A general strike at Gelsingoer was said to have end- ed today.
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Continued from Page D Those aboard besides myself, were John Davies, Jr., second secretary of the American embassy at Chung king; William L. Stanton of the U. s. Office of Economic Warfare; two Chinese officers and the planes crew.
 The pilot told us to jump.
 When my chute opened saw the pane strike the ground and ex- plole. I jumped from a height of about 500 feet and my parachute despite all my yanking at the ropes drifted rapidly toward the blazing plane. All the while I was utter ing prayer. Suddenly g gust of wind blew me into 8 hillside.
 A short distance away I found the planes radio operator, Sgt. Walter Oswald of Ansonia, Ohio. His leg was broken. mace a splint and bandaged his leg with the silk of his parachute. It wasn't very pro- fesinonal job but he was able to hobble with me to the wreckage of the plane where we both collapsed.
 Plane Appears
 He had sent appeals for aid be- fore we parcahuied and within an hour a plane appeared overhead.
 Slowly the members of our party collected on trail near an Abori- zine village. I could hear natives yelling in strange jargon along the trail. I was unarmed-except for 8 tiny penknife-so rushed to the side of our pilot who had 8 pistol. It was wild, savage country. Some of the worlds most primitive killers live in these Assam mountains.
 But the natives came bearing food and drink. They led us through a maze of undergrowth to their vil- lage where they killed goats and pigs for us.
 Toward sundown of that first day August 2-one of our air transport command planes came over and spotted our signals asking for med ical aid. It was a cheering sight when parachutes p1ossomed and three rescuers joined us, sent from an American base only about 100 miles away. So difficult is the coun- try 1t might take weeks-possibly months-for us to reach 1t afoot.
 Supplies Arrive
 From the first day onward, para chute planes of the air transport command came over daily, dropping tents, food, clothing-even salt and trinkets for the natives. We even received Calcutta newspapers only two days old.
 We have come out of our ordeal without ill results except our sorrow at the loss of one of our group, CO., pilot Lieut.. Charles William Feliz, 21, Campton, Calf. Natives found his body under the wreckage of the plane when the flames had died away.
 I am so tired cranking this (radio) machine that can send no more.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
OBITUARY

COLASANTO - Anthony Cola santo, 6l, formerly resident of this city, died this morning at Alexar1- dria, Va, after an eight month nl- ness. Born in Torelli Di Lombardi. Italy. November IT, 1881, the son of Nicola and Raffaela Minicucci Cola santo, MT. Colasanto came to Amer ica and Waterbury 50 years ago. For many years he had operated . shoe repair business at 50 Bank street, from which he retired in 1941 to move to Alexandria.
 He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Anna Jamele Colasanto; three sons, all attorneys, Nicholas, James and Michael Colasanto of Alexandria, Va; one daughter, Mrs. Carmine Capuano of this city; three grand children, Anthony, James and Leo nora Colasanto, also of Alexandria. Va; three brothers, Raffaele and Salvatore Colasanto of Waterbury. and Joseph Colasanto of Providence R. T.; two sisters, Mrs. Rosina Covi- clio and Mrs. Michael Genova, of Waterbury; one uncle, retired Cap tain Thomas Colasanto, ST., of the local Detective Bureau; and one aunt, Mrs. Carmela Colasanto Di- vigard of this city.
 The funeral will be held Monday morning from the De Maine funeral home, 817 King street, Alexandria. at 9:3O to St. Rita's church there at 10, where a solemn high Mass will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Alexandria, Va.
 GROSSMAN - Mrs. Esther T. Grossman, 77, widow of Simon Grossman, died last night at her home, 879 Cooke street. She was born in Russia in April, 1866, 8 daughter of Marcus and Rachael (Meltzer) Grossman.
 Mrs. Grossman was known throughout the city and within her own circles as charitable and un- selfish housewife whose primary in terest in life was the happiness of | others. Though her maternal duties claimed most of her time her kind tolerant nature was a source of de- light to neighbors and associates. She was a member of Beth-- Israel synagog, the Ladies Aid of the synagog, Brass City Lodge, the Jew ish Home for the Aged and Daugh- ters of Beth-Israel.
 Surviving are four sons, Murray L., president of Alexander'S, Inc, Julius D., merchandise manager of Miller and Peck, Benjamin B. and Oscar H., president of the Windsor Curtain Shop, a brother, Nathan Grossman, and two grandchildren, all of Waterbury.
 The funeral will be held Sunday at p. m. from the Alderson Funeral Home, 70 Central avenue, with Rabbi Max Gifter officiating. Burial will be in Brass City Lodge cemetery.
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(Continued from Page D the railroad yards. One big explo- sion was set off in 8 repair shops and at least three fires kindled.
 The fortresses needed only 12 minutes to make their attack, touching off string of fires in station buildings fringing the rail- road. One loaded train was be- lieved to have been hit.
 Wellingtons using four-ton block busters wound up the series of raids last night with an attack on Saler- no, 30 miles north of Naples on the coastal railroad line, and crew members reported heavy concen- tration of bombs tore. up storage and switch yards.
 Medium and light bombers ringed the toe of the Italian boot with at tacks, hitting at the communica- ticns center of Catanzaro, Sibari on the East Coast and Cetraro and Paoio on the West Coast.
 Junction Possibly Destroyed
 A-36 invader pilots said they be- lieved the rail and highway junc- ton at Sibari probably was de- stroyed. A landing barge was de- stroyed near Diamte on the West Coast.
 (An Italian communique broad cast by Rome radio admitted "con- siderable damage" at Salerno.)
 The Axis sent Up strong fighter opposition against the daylight raid- CTS carrying on nonstop offen- sye to sever the vital communicat- ing arteries threading the penin- sula.
 Medium and light bombers kept LID blasting attacks at road and rail lines through the Southern Italian areas and fighter-bombers struck at enemy gun positions con- centrated near Reggie Calabria on the toe of the boot to ward off ex- pected invasion from Sicily. Nine Allied planes were missing from the operations.
 The communique reported that a naval vessel attacked off Southern Italy last Tuesday by fighter bombers, first believed to be a cruiser, was a smaller war vessel. The specific type was not designat- ed. The planes blew the stern of the ship.
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of their engines.
 At some points, the miles-long procession of bombers took two hours to pass overhead and the London Daily Express called the force of big bombers the greatest ever sent against Europe, an indication that it may have exceeded the 1,036- plane armada that raided Essen in the second of three 1,000-plane raids on Germany June 1, 1942.
 Some of the returning bombers flew over London and their engines were audible for an hour. Many persons, unable to sleep because ot the drone' left their beds and went to the streets in an effort to see them.
 Bombed to Bits
 American airmen returning from the fortress raid on France re- ported that the objective hidden in the forest was bombed to bits.
 Sixteen Nazi fighters were shot down, eight by the Thunderbolts and Spitfires and eight by the fortresses Four, fortresses were lost
 Spitflre fighters also escorted American Marauder medium bomb CTS in operations of an undisclosed nature in which one enemy fighter was shot down. Marauders bombed an airfield at Polk in north France yesterday morning.
 One Marauder and seven fighters were lost in American operations yesterday. However, the crew of one fighter was rescued.
 American-built Mustang fighter bombers of the RAF on offensive pa- trols yesterday damaged a number of locomotives in Brittany and Spit fires damaged an enemy coastal vessel off Dunkirk.
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Reds Drive To Bryonsk
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than 500 miles from Spas Demensk to the Sea of Azov.
 South of Sevsk the Russians con- Solidated their hold on Kotelva, 65 miles west of Kharkov which changed hands several times since its capture August 12 and advanced up to five miles to seize several ad- ditional towns and villages.
 Some 5000 Germans were killed west of Kharkav while 2OOO were slain and 76 tanks wrecked south and southwest of Awkhtyraka 62 miles northwest of Kharkov.
 Below Kharkov, the Russians beat off furious enemy tank and infan- try counter-attacks. Twenty-three German tanks were knocked out and serious losses were inflicted on the enemy infantry.
 New advances also were reported in the Donets Basin, especially in the sector southwest of Voroshilov- grad. Eight hundred Germans were killed by one formation alone south- west of Voroshilovgrad and two German tanks and II guns were captured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Foreign Reaction


 "They know and we know that too often a misleading statement or a false statement is immediately seized upon by Berlin and Tokyo and widely distributed with the sole view to creating confusion and mis- understanding among the Allied Na- tions whose close cooperation is so urgently needed in the prosecution of the war.
 "The sum total of these publicity operations has too often the effect of lending aid and comfort to the suspicion and confusion by reason of their false nature among Allied Nations when there is no remote couse for any such misrepresenta- tion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
FUNERALS

Funeral services TOT James A. Gaunt, Jr., 9, 757 Cooke street, whose body was found with a bull let through his head near railroad tracks in Milbank, s. D., Wednesday will be held at 3:30 Monday after noon at the Alderson Funeral Home 70 Central avenue. Burial in River side cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home tomorrow after noon and evening from to and ' to g.
 The funeral of Mrs. Pauline (Beno) Jacobson, wife of Edward, Jacobson, Reformatory road, Che shire, will be held Monday at 2 D. m. at the Alderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. Gertrude Coe of Wolcott officiating. Bur- ial will be in old Pine Grove ceme- tery. Friends may call at the fu- neral home tonight from to g and tomorrow from to and 2 to g D. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Florine Dau- dlin) Cossette, Woodtick road, and Hillcrest St., will be held Monday at 8:30 8. m. from the Belleville funeral home, 68 East Clay St., to St. Ann's church at 9:15. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from to 10 p. m, and all day to- morrow.
 The funeral of Mrs. Roy A. Wilson of 66 Willow street was held today at 11:3O a. m. at the Snyder Funeral Home, IA Willow street, with burial in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Joseph A. Allard, 59 Waterville street, was held today at 8:15 a. m. from the Belleville Funeral Home, 68 East Clay street, to St. Ann's church at g o'clock. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Looser, Southbury, formerly of this city, was held yesterday afternoon at the Alderson Funeral Home, Rev. Arthur Schroeder, Terryville Luth- eran church, officiating. Burial was in new West cemetery, Cromwell. Bearers were Fred and Walter Troske, Albert and Fred Paul, Carl Lang and Louis Denske.
 The funeral of Lawrence Hotch- kiss, Winsted, father of Earl Hotch- kiss and Mrs. Florence Smith, both of Waterbury, will be held today at 2 D. m. at the John J. Shea Funeral Home, 99 Wheeler street, Winsted, Rev. E. Walter Chatter, rector of St. James Episcopal church, officiating. The funeral of Laurence Lamont DeFrabritis of Washington, D. C., will be held Monday at Il a. m. from the Anderson Funeral Home, 70 Central Ave, Rev. Dr. John J. Snavely, pastor of the First Metho- dist Church, officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home tomor- row from to 5 and 2 to g p. m.
 The funeral of Miss Mary Geary, of 37 Nelson Avenue, will be held from the Mulville Funeral Home, 27O West Main St., Monday at 8:15 a. m. to SS Peter and Paul Church, at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and to- morrow, to 10 p. m.
 The funeral of Mrs. Arnold Acquarelli, of 223 Washington street, will be held Monday at 8 a m. from the Maiorano Funeral Home, 95 Willow Street, to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes at g o'clock. Burial will be in Calvary cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow. 2 to 10 p. m.
 Officers and members of Daugh- ters of Italy Lodge will meet to- morrow night at 800 o'clock at the Maiorano Funeral Home. 95 Willow Street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
HOPEVILLE KIDDIES
 GUESTS AT PICNIC

Seventy children from the Hope vile playground participated Tues day at Lake Quassapaug in a varied picnic. A hot dog roast was enjoyed.
 There were boat-rides, merry-go round and ball games.
 An enjoyable day was had by all.
 A peanut hunt will be held next Friday at 2:30. Prizes will be award cd.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

Boston, Aug. 28-(UP)-The Bos- ton Post said today that the pleas ure driving ban in New England would be lifted before the Labor Day weekend"
 The Post predicted that the of- ficial announcement would be made Monday and that the ban actually would be lifted Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
12O APPLICATIONS
 FOR BALLOTS FILED

Town Clerk Mary c. Kilmartin announced today that 120 applica- tions for absentee ballots have been filed with the registrars of voters, 120 of which have been sent out to date. The remaining 18 applications will be sent out as soon as Mrs. Kilmartin has been directed by the registrars to do so. These absentee ballots are being rushed of to dis tant parts of the country so that our men in the service are given the opportunity to cast their votes, said Mrs. Kilmartin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
WILL LAUNCH TANKER

Boston, Aug. 28-(UP)-A small auxiliary tanker will be launched Tuesday at the shipyard of George Lawley & Son Corp. at Neponset, it was announced today.
 The sponsor will be Mrs. Howard L. Povey of Neponset. wife of a navy warrant officer stationed at the shipyard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

and Wanawana, which reach almost to the shore of Kolombangara and would cut down considerably the 10-mile over-water jump across Kula Gulf to Vila.)
 Dive BOmberS
 A force of Allied dive-bombers, torpedo planes and medium bombers
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FALLS TO SAFETY

Hatfield, Mass, Aug. 28-(UP)- An Army aviator whose name was withheld parachuted to safety late yesterday after his disabled fighter plane went out of control. The plane crashed on the west bank of the Connecticut River several miles north of this western Massachusetts village.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank all those who sympathized with us during our recent bereavement. the death of our beloved son and brother. John E. Shea.
 MRS. ANNA HUGHES and FAMILY
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

! The Chester Bowles boom for gov- Iknor hinges on his tenure of stay in Washington where he's laboring in ns1e cause of the OPA, graveyard of lnany before him. If MT. Bowles |Gaoceeds tu outlasting the storm and hfgafe of the approaching congress >D6nal session he may prove to be the
 w0man the party needs to get
 Sack 1n the running. But if he falls
 v the wayside. then Senator Francis ;. Malcney will be looked to by all |D6cticns to produce the winning can-
 0dste. All of which means con- H1de1able, for if the able Meriden
 og1slatcr is besought by one and all fo assume state leadership then 1t ,osy mean . united and not a divid- - party, which win be essential even - lell, . presidential election year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
MASSES

BRENNAN solemn high Mass c< Requiem will be celebrated Mon. day morning, Aug. 30th. ct S:0e o'clock, at the Immaculate Con: ception Church, for the repose or the soul of the late Mrs. Mary Corby Brennan and MT. Dennis Bennan.
 MAGNER-A months mind Mass Of requiem will be celebrated Monday morning. Aug. goth. at 500 o'clock. at St. Margarets Church, for the repose of the soul of the late Thomas Wagner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28

F There isn't any doubt about the l position of the Democratic Town Committee in this primary fight. It las pro- administration and pro-Mon- Iagan from top to bottom. While the Icommittee, like all such groups, has Its particular grievances, "beefs", Ebomplaints, etc., 1t is more or less Harmonious when the question of Royalty to the organization with (which 1t has been directly affiliated ISince its inception is brought up. The Ipresent Town Committee, with an Isxception here and there. came into Ihxistence with the triumph of the
 IAte Vincent scully in his primary lnnd election jousts of 1899. Its en- ldorsement of Mayor Monagan last might was not unexpected. It will lpfove . powerful factor, too in a IgTeat many districts where lack of
 Administrator workers might mean
 Tho difference between a win and
 oss.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
Politics
 In Passing

The announcement of candidates ecr tho mayoralty in the Democratic party actually aren't of recent origin. Mayor Monagan made it known, of- ficiaily. last January that he would
 be . candidate for reelection when
 he agreed to remain as mayor after assuming the office upon the death of Vincent Scully. In Q public state lulent he said that if he did decide to stay in office. rather than accept .
 federal position in Washington, it
 would be conditioned on the fact
 that he would be regarded as a can
 didate to succeed himself in the fall.
 That was publicly announced. And in the case of Billy Cavanaugh, too,
 he beat his formal announcement by several weeks Actually he indicated
 he was seeking mayoralty honors the night that the East End Community Club held a protest meeting on the plan of the Scovill Company to con- vert the Chief Two Moon laboratory md office into Q dormitory for la borers. AS reported MT. Cavanaugh voiced spirited objections to the way
 things were being run in Waterbury md proclaimed himself willing to Feun for mayor if 1t were necessary to 1 change things around in the City Hall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-08-28
One Tenth Of
 Berlin Rozed

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