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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
U. S. DISCUSSIONS
WITH REDS LOOM
Plans for United Nations
Conferences SpiCed By
Russian IntimatiOnS
BY LYLE G. WILSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, March 81. CUP
- Comprehensive plans for series
of United Nations conferences on
postwar economic problems We're
spiced today by limitations that
the United States and the Soviet
Union may also undertake discus
Sions in the very near future.
President Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday that he hoped
and expected that the United States
would be continuing shortly with
the Soviet Union the type OF dis
cussions which have just been con-
cluded with British Foreign Secre-
tary Anthony Eden.
There was some disposition here
to interpret the Presidents words
more as an expression of hope than
as a promise because there is no
concrete evidence that Premier Josef
Stain is interested in such con-
ferences at this time.
But If the discussions do take place.
1t Is assumed that some effort would
be made TO reconcile In principle
the terms of the Atlantic Charter
with Moscow's well-defined terri
torial claims In eastern Europe. The
Russian position is that Atlantic
Charter prescriptions against terri
torial aggrandizement conflict in
no way with her claims for por-
tions In Finland, the three Baltic
states, eastern Poland and parts OF
Rumania.
The Free Polish Government IN
London and Polish organizations
here are foremost and loudest In
their protests against such an in
depreciation OF the Charter. The
United STATES Government is not
committed on the subject. But 1t
Is at last a regionally explosive po-
lltical issue In this country.
A tip on the domestic politics in
volved was given Eden last week
when he lunched with a group OF
distinguished senators. One OF
them asked him: what would your
position be on the Polish territory
question, Mr.. Eden. II your parlia-
mentary constituency contained
(CQntlnlaad On Pare q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
SENATE ENDORSES
EMORY S. LAND

Washington, March 3l-(UP)-
(UP)-Sen. George D. Aiken. r., W.T.
said today he would continue to put
before the U. S. Maritime Comrnis-
sion despite overwhelming senate
endorsement yesterday Of Chairman
Emory S. Land.
Aiken said the taxpayers ''have
been deprived of hundreds Of mil
lions of dollars for the benefit Of
few rich corporations and he ir-
tended to see that the practice stop
ped.
Aiken inStigated opposition to
Lands confirmation TO a new stx-
year term as a member Of the conn
mission, charging that the cons
mission had aided shipbuilders and
operators make excessive profits In
the purchase Of vessels and writing
oxorbitant insurance on ships ply.
ing war routes.
The senate confirmed the nominee
ton with Aiken and four other H.
publicans the only opposition.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
Republican Leaders Plan
New Drive for RumI
Plan Adoption
HOUSE SENDS BILL
BACK TO COMMITTEE
Sentiment Shows Many
Willing to Leave Whole
Collection Methods Rest
BY TONY SMITH
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

NOAAVOu AACSO OIoAA NVhACSpvASACnO
Washington, March 81. -
(UP) - Republican leaders,
promising a new drive for
adoption of the modified
Runl tax plan, said today
that failure of the House to
act on pay-as-you-go legisla-
ton enhances the possibility
of a general sales tax. Rep
resentative Frank Carlson,
Republican, Kansas, author Of the
Carlson Ruml bill to forgive years
income taxes which was approved
then rejected by the House yester-
day, indicated that the drive would
come when the House begins con-
sideration of the general tax bill to
raise the $4,000, 900, 900 in new rev.
enue requested by President Roose-
welt.
1.-THE ways and means committee
will be unable to bring out another
tax bill without the whole question
of pay-as-you-go being considered
again." Carlson said. II have just
begun to fight. propose to continue
my efforts for adoption Of the RUM
principles as proposed in my bill
without forgiveness and a with
holding at the source feature, the
treasury will be unable to collect
sufficient funds to carry on the war
unless a national sales tax Is levied.
They've got to get more money
and get it quick"
Withholding Imperative
Carlson asserted that his version
of the Ruml plan would have yield
ed the government $1,000, 0O0, 900
more revenue this year than the
present tax collection system. He
commended that a withholding
against wages and salaries, as pro-
posed in plans rejected by the house,
is imperative If the government
is to prevent widespread income tax
delinquency.
I'VE can't raise the income tax
rates in an effort to collect some of
this SIG, 000, 100000 the President has
asked for unless measures are taken
to make sure we collect in full what
is already levied" Carlson said. IF
the pay-as-you-go plan is rejected
finally, then there's no way out but
through a general sales tax"
Democratic leaders insisted that
Continued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
MUD SLOWS RED
TANK MOVEMENT
Activity on Reduced Scale
on Russian Front; One
Enemy Bomber DOwned
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press STAFF Correspondent

Moscow, March 31.-(UP) Red
army troops advanced to seize IA
vorable positions northeast of Smol-
ensk in a bayonet charge today
while Soviet artillery broke up Ger
man preparations for a new assault
against Russian defense lines on
the Kharkov front.
Everywhere, however, activity was
on a reduced scale as mud begged
down tanks and other vehicles and
slowed infantry movements.
The Soy6rt midday ccnn1unique
said the Russians killed 200 enemy
infantrymer with bayonets and
grenadeS in q. charge south Of Belly
on the Smolensk front that carried
into the German trenches.
Elsewhere on the Smolensk de-
Tense perimeter, the communique
said, the Russians hurled back q
German counter-attack with heavy
losses to the enemy. Eleven pris-
oners were captured. One German
bomber was shot down and another
disabled.
The capture of two hamlets and
a strongly-fortified defense center
on the Smolensk front yesterday
was reported in the Tuesday mid
night communique, which said 300
Germans were killed in the fight
ing.
Soviet artillery on the Kharkov
front destroyed four German tanks
and dispersed an infantry battalion
normally 1000 troops-today less
than IL hours after the Germans
lost AZ tanks and 500 officers and
men in a futile attempt to break
the Soviet defense line along the
middle reaches Of the northern
DonetS.
The midnight communique said
the Germans used a full tank divi-
sion in their attack yesterday and
supported the thrust with artillery
and planes. Red air force pilots
joined ground forces in repulsing
the assault and, with anti-aircraft
batteries, shot down IS enemy
planes.
The Germans were concentrating
new tank and infantry forces OPP
(COntiuued on Page A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
NAZlS THREATEN
DEATH PENALTIES
Stringent Measures Are
Ordered in Denmark to
Stamp Out Sabotage
BY JOHN A. PARIS

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 3l.-(UP)-Grow-
ing sabotage in Denmark brought
threats today Of stringent Nazi
measures to stamp out unrest.
Stockholm dispatches said the
Germans threatened death penalties,
seizures of hostages and community
fines to stop incendiary fires and
bombings.
Denmark previously had been
spared these acts of suppression
while the Nazis built up propaganda
about their treatment OF the Danes.
The Danish press recently carried
warnings against sabotage. Now the
Nazis acted with an air Of being
forced to.
Reliable Danish sources here said
the Germans may even eliminate
local control Of Denmark's civil adj
ministration. Ninety fires have oc-
cured In the past three months,
these sources said.
Five youths were said to have
oVerpcwered two policemen and TAX
en- their uniforms IN Copenhagen
while two others entered q firm
making German uniforms, poured
paraffin on the workshop and stocks
and set II aflre. The same night,
1t was reported, eight men placed
bombs that caused three explosions
In a Copenhagen factory.
Stockholm reports predicted a
Danish crisis within the next few
days. Maj.-Gen. Hermann Won
Hanneken, German commander III
Denmark, was said TO have warned
as long ago as February ~ that
severe measures were in store uii-
laga nahatAAa aAAAeD'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
BIRTH CONTROL
HEARING TODAY

Hartford, COnn., March 81
(UP)-The legislative public health
and safety committee holds a
major hearing today on the birth
control bill. which was expected
to attract hundreds of advocates
from throughout the state.
The hearing OH the bill every
two years attracts a thrOng. Hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, of teIe-
grams and letters have poured in
to the letter boxes of committee
members during the past few days
calling for adoption Of the birth
control measure.
Passage by the General Assem-
bly,, however, was not considered
bright.
Atty. ]. Warren Epson, Water
bury, was expected to lead the
fight for the measure.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
ALLIED INVASION
FEARED BY NAILS
German Spokesman Sees
Prelude in Intensified
r. A. F. Raids
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON
United Press Staff COrreSpOndentl

| NOuAOcu KEcSS OtaH NOTTcSpOhuCutD
London, March 31-(UP) Spec
ulation over the impending Allied
invasion-or invasions-of Europe
increased today and a German
spokehman acknowledged that the
crescending Anglo-American aerial
offensive had reached a scale which
might presage the opening OF a
western front.
Though ~ell-informed Allied
sources cautioned that the date of
the invasion was at least weeks and
perhaps months away, evidence that
preparations are reaching an adj
vanced stage was seen in the tight
eniIfg OF travel restrictions in Brit
ish coastal areas and Prime Min
lister Winston Churchilrs disclosure
that British troops ARE in position
on undisclosed fronts.
The Anglo American aerial Of
fensive, which high Allied officials
already have announced is designed
to soften Hitler's European fortress,
was believed to have gone into an
other lul last night, presumably be-
cause OF bad weather over the con-
tinent.
However, Stockholm dispatches
revealed that the Germans had no
illusions over being given any pro-
Lracted respite from the rain of AL
lied bombs. One German spokesman
was quoted as saying in Berlin that
Germany is under no illusions
about the possibilities OF sleeping
soundly nights"
From another German Spokes-
man, Stockholm said, came the
frankest admission to date as TO the
purpose OF the intensified Anglo
American aerial offensive.
"It Is not out Of the question" he
was quoted. that these raids are
prelude to an invasion Of Europe"
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
Germans See Mediter-
ranean Attack Opening
Phase OF Invasion
BLACK SEA DEFENSES
BEING STRENGTHENED
ROnnnlel Believed Hanging
on in Tunisia to Delay
Attack on Europe
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

NOHAVcu EEcSS 0taIL NOrfeSpOnuenLD
London, March 81. CUP
- There are multiplying in
dicationS that the NaziS are
urgently improvising and
shortening up their defenses
from the Black Sea to the
French Mediterranean coast,
obviously fearing that an
Allied Mediterranean blitz
will be the opening phase of
the battle of Europe.
The Allies naturally are not tip
ping off their hand but the Ger
mans are reacting as though they
expect a general attack at such
points as Crete, the Aegean coast,
Greek Island, Sicily and even Jugo-
slavia.
Informed sources here believe that
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel is
acting under specific orders to hang
on as long as possible and inflict
as many casualties as he can on
Allied forces in Tunisia in order to
delay an attack on Europe'S soft
underside". If this theory is cor
rect, Rommel probably will not at
tempt Mediterranean Dunkirk but
will fight as long as he can hold
any ground in Tunisia.
No Faith in Italians
Additionally, Rommel well knows
ne would be able to evacuate only
small fraction Of his forces in any
attempted Dunkirk which would &C.
cur under the maSsed attack Of Al
lied air and sea power. It would be
possible for Rommel to call on the
italian fleet to protect the evacua-
tion but 1t is doubted that he has
much faith in that kind of protec-
lion In view Of the italian record
IN the Mediterranean.
Lacking fleet protection he would
nave to depend largely upon Nazi
fighter planes from Sicily for what
ever cover he could get.
However, 1t is regarded as certain
that Allied strategic plans for an
offensive against Mediterranean Eu-
rope have been drawn up with full
consideration Of Rommel's probable
bitter-end tactics.
Continued on Page ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
GOVERNORS LAW
PARTNER ,SUCCUMBS

Bridgeport, Conn, March 81
lUP)--John 8. Pullman. senior part
ner OF the law firm Of Pullman e.
comley. OF which Gov. Baldwin is q
member, died today at his home In
Southport. He was ~ years old.
Pullman was born In New Haven,
was graduated from Wesleyan Uni
Versity IN 1892 and from Yale Law
school In 1895 and admitted 70 the
bar the same year He was q trus-
tee Of Wesleyan and for many years
one Of the leading trial lawyers Of
RaiEgielA ca'antw.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
HUNGARY ISSUES
PEACE FEELERS
Bulgaria, Rumania Also
Anxious to Soften Impact
of Ultimate Axis Defeat
By III. o. THOMPSON
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

AOAbhUGW GECoB Ot1Ab AVtIGDROhlUCAhtI
Washington, March 3l.-(UP)-
Three Balkan satellites of the Axis
Hungary, Bulgaria and Rumania
ARE weary Of war and attempting
TO soften the impact Of ultimate
defeat by peace feelers thorugh
neutral channels, 1t was learned In
diplomatic quarters today.
It can be said on indisputable
authority that the United Nations
have no intention Of dealing with
any peace representations or even
discussing them.
The unconditional surrender"
pledge Of the Casablanca conference
applies to the Balkan satellites as
well as tot he main Axis powers Of
Germany, Japan and Italy.
The United States has not received
any peace overtures from any enc
niles because this government has
not followed up any Of the reports
that come to the attention Of Amer
ican diplomats In neutral capitals
from time to time.
or the three Balkan states, Ru-
mania has been hit hardest. Her
armies have been decinated In the
Russian campaigns and the once
prosperous country Is shaken 1nd
disrupted. Wounded fill the hos
pitals and crippled veterans IN town
and country are q constant reiiin-
der OF defeat and suffering.
The moral and physical stamina
OF the country, never high, has been
deteriorating steadily In recent
months, according TO information
that has seeped through TO diplo-
matte circles here.
Hungary's position Is not quite as
desperate, since the Hungarian army
q largely intact. However, Hun
garians are becoming fearful OF the
results OF q Russian victory and on
at least one occasion started q
short.Ilyed peace offensive.
Nazi storm troopers and Gestapo
agents are swarming through the
Balkans, attempting TO keep the
satellite nations In place and to
nip any defections. The opening
81 an Allied second front IN El-
rope Is expected 70 complicate their
bnak f
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
Earthquake Slun1ps Boston
Roadbed Into Conn. RiDer

Northampton, Mass, March 81
(UP)-A slight earthquake caused
long section OF the Boston a.
Maine roadbed to slump into the
Connecticut river today, putting the
northbound main line temporarily
out of service.
There were no casualties.
The railroad embankniept for
about 20 rail lengths slid into the
river and at the same time the
wires of the roads communicates
system were crippled.
Immediately after the slide hap
nAnad ct z;20 3 m. railroad Gu
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31

Gals dismissed the occurrence as
probably a landslide.
Investigation disclosed, however,
that many residents OF the coun-
tryside had felt slight tremors at
the time, and that the river was
not high enough to cause the slump
of the embankment.
Thirty carloads OF I'LL were order
ed TO repair the roadbed.
The Weston College seismograph
station, nearly 800 mAles east Of
here. recorded q disturbance at APP
proximateIy the time Of the land
slide.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31
YOUTH BURNS CHURCH

Providence. r. l., March 3l--(UP)
Donald Bennett %, former in
mate of the Exeter school for feeble-
minded. faced a possible prison sem
tence of from to 20 years today
after being convicted by jury yes
terday OF burning the Holy Rosary
church at Fox Point Oct. s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-03-31

EurOlI Now For April 9Th Glasses.
Post Junior G .lege Of Commerce, "a
Central Avenue.
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Evening star., 1943-04-01

Dean, son of Mrs. Edna Josephine
Dean, 2518 Seventeenth street NV,
was recently promoted to the grade
Of corporal.
GULFPORT FIELD, Miss.-Three
Washington men recently graduated
from the Army Air Forces Technical
Training Command School here for
airplane mechanics. They are Pics.
Carlos R. Darling, husband of Mrs.
Mary Darling, 808 Decatur street
NV; Jene E. Pankow. son of Mrs.
Irma A. Tawse, $500 Utah avenue
NV, and Joseph r. Reithmeyer,
631 Columbia road NV.
CAMP POLK, La.-Pfc. Norman
w. Good, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
r. Good, lilo Fourth street NV.
was recently promoted to the grade
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Edwin Campion, Park Hall, Nd, and
Robert Rifle Kidwell, jr., Takoma
Park, Md, all Of whom will go to
Norman, Okla.
Cadets Joseph Henry Blikhorn,
116 Oates street NE, will go to
Lakehurst, N. j.; Kenneth Demaree,
7008 Eversf1eid drive, College
Heights, to st. Louis, Mo-, and
Daniel Mckay Maher, COL North
Wakefield street, Arlington, Va, to
Hollywood, Fla, for navigation
training.
LOWRY FIELD, Colo. - Sergt.
Charles Barron Sharpe, 20, son of
Mrs. Edith G. Cue, Anacostia, re-
Gently graduated from the arma-
ment school here at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand.
FORT BRAGG, N. Corpl.
Frank c. Legost, 2011 Thirty seventh
street Sc, and Henry T. Allen, jr.,
Fort Myer, Va, who recently COM
pleted their basic training here at
the Field Artillery Replacement
Training Center, have been selected
to attend officer candidate school.
RAPID CITY, S. Dak.-John K.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

Of corporal here where he is serv-
ing with an armored division.
KEESLER FIELD, Miss.-Pvt.
Charles W., Miller, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Miller, 1855 Talbert
street Sc, who is attending the
Liberator Bomber Mechanics School
here, was recently promoted to the
grade of private nrst class.
SCOTT FIELD, Ill.-Pfc. Charles
S. Norwood, son of Mr.. and Mrs. o.
Norwood, 427 Fourth street NV,
recently arrived at the Army Air
Forces Technical Training Com
mand Post here for a course in ra-
dio operating and mechanics to fit
him for duty as member of a
fighting bomber crew.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

service
CAMP BARKELEY, Tex.-Donald
r. Ireland, %, son of Mr. and Mrs.
S. H. Ensign, 4509 North Eighteenth
street, Arlington, Va, and Charles
w. Ray, %, son of Mrs. c. K. Ray.
1923 Reno road NV, were recently
commissioned second lieutenants
upon graduations from the Medical
Administration Corps Officer Can
didate School.
ATHENS, Ga-Thirteen Naval
aviation cadets from the Washing
ton area have completed the course
here at the Navy re-Flight School
and have been ordered to the Naval
Air Stations for primary flight train
ing. They are John Ferrari, 4130
Legation street NV; William Leon
Ristig, 1910 Girard street NE;
Sylvester P. Dudzik, 40l c street
NE; Edward Whaley Seabrook,
Munsey Building; Howard Lock-
wood, 2028 Fort Davis street Sc;
Charles Kolb SINNERS. jr., 2900
Eighteenth street NV: Edward
Quigley, 48 T street NV; William
Edward Boisvert, 1902 @ street Sc;
Evening star., 1943-04-01
~ 9&a,i&WlTH ID. c.
FIGHTING MEN :

CAMP CAMPBELL. Ky-Second
1t. George I. Berger, jr., son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. I. Berger, COLT Western
avenue NV, was recently promoted
to the rank of first lieutenant here,
where he is serving with an armored
division.
On furlough-Second 1t. Robert
E. Pates, son of Mr. and Mrs. Clegge
Thomas, Chevy Chase, Md, is now
visiting his parents on furlough
following his recent graduation frcsn
the Tank Destroyer Officer Candi-
date School at Camp Hood, Tex.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - Luther
Evening star., 1943-04-01

yesterday by Mrs. Walter M. Arnold,
branch chairman. Mrs. Hunter re-
places Mrs. A. J. Day, resigned. Mrs.
Louis Baker of Wynnewood Park has
been named as co-chairman.
The branch Is sponsoring a stand
ard first-aid course which will begin
at 8:15 pm. Tuesday. It will be held
at Red Cross headquarters at 8511
Colesville road.
Evening star., 1943-04-01

ClculAlS n d l l ,
son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Hall,
1116 I street NE,
was ece n t | Y
promoted to the
grade of cor
poral a t t h e
A ir D e p o t
Training Station
here at StinsOn
Field, where he
has been sta
toned since Oc-
tober, 1912. His
brother, P v t {.
Thomas E. Hall,
is also in the
Evening star., 1943-04-01

the school. They are open to high
school seniors and recent graduates
who will have attained their 18th
birthday, but not their 20th before
July /. From those who complete
the tests successfully, candidates for
each of the programs will be selected
to attend colleges under contract to
the armed forces
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Service Tests Slated

Application blanks for tomorrow's
qualifying tests for the Army and
Navy specialized training programs
are available at Montgomery Blair
Senior High School, Silver Spring.
The tests will be held at . am. in
Evening star., 1943-04-01
Mrs. Hunter Appointed
Red Cross Unit Head

Appointment of Mrs. George Hun
ter, 8712 Colesville road, as produc-
ton chairman for the Silver Spring
branch of the Montgomery County
Red Cross Chapter, was announced
Evening star., 1943-04-01
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tA) Frills for Thrills :. Heads will
turn. eyes will linger . when you
Join the Easter parade wearing this
hirtatious straw sailor swooning
with swishy clouds of ruching and
, tie-under- -your-chin veil -12c~
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o Mrs. Edgar Perham and two
children and Mrs. John Rocker
and son spent last week in Tucson
visiting relatives. Their husbands
Joined them Saturday and accom-
panied them home
o Staff Sergeant Phil Harrell, Ft
Knox, who was supposed to be
home August 7 is i'll with yellow
jaundice and will not be able %
get home this leave His wife,
who has been visiting Phil's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. j. p Harrell
for the past month. will return TO
Ft. Knox Friday by bus.
o Mrs. Dorothy Harrell. wife of
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