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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
Allied Bombers Start Big Fires
In New Foray Over Germany
Nazis Admit Allied Raids
in Southwest and North
Sections of Homeland
By WALTER CRONKITE
UNITED Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

London, June 21-CUP)-Allied
bombers kindled huge fires in an at
tack on southwestern Germany early
today, Bern dispatch reported, but
there was no confirmation from the
British Air ministry.
A German broadcast said British
bombers attacked places" in south
western Germany in addition to
making nuisance raids" on north
ern Germany.
The Swiss dispatch said the
bombers apparently concentrated a
short sharp attack on Friedrichs-
hafen, across Constance lake from
the northeastern border of Switzer-
land. Germanys main Zeppelin base
is at Friedrichshafen.
BilloWing fires were seen and big
explosions heard by watchers on
the Swiss shore, the dispatch re-
ported.
Shrieking air raid sirens marked
the path of the bombers across the
Swiss Alps. The alarm lasted from
to a. m. in Zurich and from 1912
to 2 a. m. in Bern, Basel, Tessin and
other Swiss cities and towns also
were put under an air alert.
The big formation of planes took
20 minutes to pass over Zurich.
A raid on Friederichshafen would
entail round trip of more than
1000 miles from Britain.
The only night activity announced
by the British air ministry was the
shooting down of a three-engined
German Blohm and Voss reconnais-
sance flying boat over the Bay of
Biscay by four long-range mosquito
PLANES. Three other flying boats
werfe set afire. All mosquitoes re-
turned safely.
Radio Paris said delayed action
bombs still were exploding last night
at lie Creusot, ITO miles south Of
Paris, where big force of British
four-engined planes on Saturday
night shattered the Schneider Arms
oWrks, whose value to German war
production is comparable to that of
the Krupps plant at Essen.
The broadcast acknowledged that
bombs kindled extremely large
fires" and caused considerable dam
age At least 101 persons were killed
and $50 injured and it was believed
that many more persons lay buried
beneath the debris, the Paris station
said.
Other planes bombed targets in
Germanys Ruhr and Rhineland
and laid mines In enemy waters
Saturday night. Three bombers
were lost in all operations.
Douglas Boston medium bombers
of the Raj scored hits on airfleld
buildings and dispersal areas in
their daily raids on Polk airfield in
north France yesterday. Escorting
Spitflres shot dwon one intercepting
German Focke-Wulf fighter and Sc
verely damaged another.
British Typhoons damaged two
trawlers and minesweeper and
Spitfres scored hits on an escort
vessel and two smaller boats in at
tacks on shipping off Holland. -Four
fighters were lost.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
PREDICTS ARREST
IN STEICER DEATH

Boston, June 21.-(UP)-Police
Sgt. Raymond Monahan said today
he hoped to make an arrest within
"a hours" in connection with the
death of Albert Steiger, 42-year old
western Massachusetts, merchant.
Steiger general manager of the
Albert Steiger Co., which operates
clothing stores in Springfield, Hol-
yoke and in Connecticut, died at
City hospital here Saturday of in
juries suffered early Thursday in
the south end when he allegedly was
assaulted by taxicab driver. ,
st. Monahan, who has bene work.
ing on the case with two other Of
ficers, said that three witnesses had
been found and that the type OF
cab had been established, He add
ed that scores of cab drivers already
had been eliminated and that the
investigation had narrowed to a
handful of suspects.
Steiger suffered fatal injuries
when he was knocked down after
exchanging words with the uniden-
titled cabbie, police said. The taxi
driver sped away after the incident.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
LOCAL DRIVERS
OBSERVING BAN
Only Few Caught in
Weekend CheCkup By
OPA Inspectors

Weekend compliance to the nom
essential driving ban appeared very
good" Deputy Police Superintendent
Frederick Hickey said today report
ing that OPA inspectors stopped
scores of cars on local streets Satur-
day and yesterday but found most
of the motorists had excellent rea-
sons for using their cars. Although
it could not be determined whether
or not any summ0lses for hearings
were issued, local officials indicated
there were few, If any.
Superintendent Hickey said local
residents are complying very well"
pointing out that traffic on local
streets was exceptionally light dur
ing the past few days. The inspec-
tors covered most of the city, he
added, stopping off at the golf
courses, public parks, and watching
in the down town area as well. Some
of the highways on the outskirts
of the city also were covered, he re-
ported. Patrolman Vito Mole &C
companied one of the inspectors
throughout the weekend tours.
The police department will con-
tinue to aid the inspectors who will
work here at uannounced intervals,
the police official stated. Some OBJ
servers stated the public's awareness
that inspectors were in town kept
many cars home the past two days,
but no such warning will be given in
the future, it has been pointed out.
The next hearing session has been
scheduled to take place Friday after
noon at the common pleas court
room, but the OPA has not yet an
nounced how many drivers will ap-
pear. 1t is believed motorists who
are found violating the ban today
and tomorrow will be among those
summoned for hearings this week.
Under OPA procedure three-day
notice Is given to alleged violators
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
GERMAN PLANE
LOSSES, $500
Russians in Past Seven
Weeks Cripple Axis Air
Power on Red Front
BY HENRY SHAPIRO.
United Press Staff Correspondent

Moscow, June 21-(UP) - The
Russians have destroyed more than
5000 German planes in the past sew
en- weeks in determined campaign
to cripple Axis air power in advance
of anticipated summer ground Of
fensives, the Red Army announced
today on the eve of the second an
niversary of the Nazi invasion.
The Sunday midnight communi-
que said that 276 German planes
were shot down in aerial combat or
by Soviet anti-aircraft gunners last
week in addition to large numbers
destroyed and damaged in Soviet
raids On enemy airdromes. This
boosted the seven-week toll to g.
645 while Soviet losses totalled 987
ratio of nearly 4-to-1.
Stepping up their aerial offensive,
large formeS of Red Air Force
bombers smashed anew at German
airdromes in the Bryansk- Karachev
area at the junction of the central
and southern fronts Saturday night,
touching off large fires and eX-
blossoms among hangers, parked air
craft and supply dumps.
1t is in this sector that the Ger
mans are expected to launch a sum-
mer drive northWard against Mos
COW or northeastward around the
capitals rear. In anticipation OF
such a campaign, the Russians last
week seized four villages and a river
bridgehead on the northern side of
the exposed Irel Salient, then killed
1000 of the enemy in repulsing SO
Axis counter-attacks.
Only small-scale patrol and artil-
lery activity in which nearly 300
enemy officers and men were killed
was reported from ground fronts III
the Soviet midnight and midday
communicates.
The German high command, in
Berlin radio broadcast, said Russian
attacks in strength had been re-
pulsed northeast of Sunny, go miles
northwest of Kharkov; southwest OF
Belev, 60 miles north of Orel; west
of Veliki Luki. on the central front,
and in the northwest CaucasuS)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
VINO RULES ON
MILK DELIVERY
Sterilization Plan to Apply
to Area Distribution Jobs
Mrs. Dewey Asserts

Milk distribution jobs in the Wa
terbury area were declared locally
needed" by the War Manpower
Commission today and all regula-
lions of the area sterilization plan
pertaining to essential industry
will apply to approximately 80 deal
ers and their employees who serve
the city and surrounding towns.
The classification was sought by
representatives of the milk indus
try for some time as means of
alleviating the manpower shortage
and other problems of distribution.
Production, pasteurizing, and bot
ting of milk previously had gained
the essential" classification, and
many objections resulted because
the delivery work was not placed In
that category.
In announcing the new ruling,
Mrs. Mary M. Dewey, area VINO
director, said milk dealers will be
asked to conform to all regulations
regarding essential work. A 48-hour
week will be one of the new require
ments for milk distributors, and job
shifting of the workers will be halt
ed.
Various other methods of relieving
the difficulty experienced in dis
tribution of milk are under consid-
Grafton by local dealers and further
steps are expected to be taken in
the near future. The question OF
coming the city into sections, with
each dealer to cover only that tas-
signed to him has not been defin-
itely settled as yet and is still be-
lieved to be under consideration in
some quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
ITALIAN WOMEN
DREW into WAR
Two Million Between Is
and "A Ordered to Meet
Invasion Threat
BY ]. EDWARD MURRAY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


London, June 81. - CUP - Italy
drew heavily upon here remaining
human resources today to meet the
invasion threat, ordering 2,000000
women between 10 and "a and
several hundred thousand men be-
tween 10 and So into war work.
Axis dispatches described the or
der as "the most radical measure
Of this kind in Italy"
A Transocean (German) dispatch
from Rome, broadcast by Berlin
said the call up would put between
100000 and 100000 of Italy's AS
300, 900 population into war produc-
ton or military service.
The number of men involved was
not definite. Transocean said Italy
had $4,000 between the affected
ages but that several million" we're
in the armed forces and many others
already working in industry.
The women would do farm work
and the men parceled out to fill
desperate needs of war production,
the reports indicated. The order will
become effective July l.
British radio reports told of I'M
rest among the Fascists and Allied
air power continued pounding Italy
from the south. Radio Algiers said
Premier Benito Mussolini and Fascist
boss Party Secretary Carlo Scor-
Ia. Apparent boss of the home front
moves, had to replace some local
leaders at Palermo.
The Daily Telegraph reported
from Stockholm that Italy'S trans
portation system was being sabo-
tagged by its workers who were
leaving for the country to seek safe
ty from air raids. The dispatch said
that 40 locomotives and $50 cars
were destroyed in recent air attacks
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
.S|NK|NCS EXCEED
U-B0AT BUILDING
German Lose at Least so
to Allied Units in Last
Two Months
BY CLINTON b. CONGER
limited Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

London, June 21-(UP)-The Ger
mans lost at least SO U-boats to
Allied combined sea-air defense tao
tics protecting Atlantic conveys in
the last two months, bringing the
total destroyed, damaged or cap
tured in the war to more than 700,
it was estimated oday.
The figures were not confirmed
officially but tey bore out Prime
Minister Churchill's recent state
ment that for the first time sink
ings exceeded U-boat building, now
believed to run about Is to % a
month.
Of the total, approximately $50
U-boats were believed to have been
destroyed. The Daily Express naval
expert set the Allied toll at from
Is to 33 per cent Of the total Nazi
underseas fleet.
The estimates followed an adj
miralty report of May battle
against submarine Wolff-Packs in
defense of two Atlantic conveys that
made port 81 per cent intact after
five days of fighting.
Five submarines were destroyed
or probably destroyed and many
others damaged. May, best month
for Allied shipping since the United
States entered the war, saw prob
ably 80 Nazi submarines wrecked,
it was estimated.
The admiralty said the battle
ranged over hundreds of miles of
sea.
Effectiveness of the new escort
carriers, converted from freighters,
was illustrated by the fight. Inns
Bitter, one of the many small car
riers protecting the conveys, sent
out planes which spotted the first
U-boats. Then it attacked them
with depth charges and machine
gun fire, forcing them to dive.
Twelve submarines were seen
during the five-day fight, one of
the greatest since the war started.
The pack which surrounded one
convoy was unable to make an at
tack for three days because of the
tight defenses.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
l6 ENEMY PLANES
DOWNED in SICILY
New Allied Blows Wreck
Parked Aircraft, Ground
Installations
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

Allied Headquarters, North Africa,
June 21-CUP)-Allied bomberS at
tackled airdromes, wrecking parked
aircraft and ground installations
and shot down 16 more enemy planes
in series of new blows at Axis air
strength on the stepping stone
island of Sicily yesterday, a COM
munique announced today.
The day attacks followed block
buster night assault Saturday by
British Wellington bombers on Mes
sina at the northeastern tip OF
Sicily, opposite the toe of the italian
boot. Bomb bursts were seen on the
ferry terminus and industrial and
dock installations.
The repeated attacks on Messina
by bombers from both the northwest
African and Middle-Eastern COM
mands, were believed designed to
reduce if not sever ferry commune
cation between Messina and the
mainland ports of Reggie Calabria
and San Giovanni, both of which
were heavily attacked by American
fourengined Liberator bombers Sat-
urday.
B-26 Martin Marauders with es-
corts of Lockheed lightnings car
ried out the raids on Sicilian air
dromes. Once again, swarms Of
German and Italian fighters roared
into the air to intercept them, but
only five Allied planes were lost
ratio of better than to /.
At Castelvetrano airdrome in
southwestern Sicily, bomb hits were
scored on barracks and adminiStra-
tive buildings, as well as among dis
persed aircraft.
Dispersal areas also were bombed
at Borizzo and Milo airdromeS, near
Trapani on the west coast of Sicily.
While American Liberators from
the Middle Eastern com m a n d
dropped nearly IT'S tons of bombs
Saturday on Reggie Calabria and
San Giovanni, bomberS and fighters
from the northwest African COM
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
French Liberation Group
Acts In African Crisis
Continued on Page a.

Gen. Georges Catroux again will at
tempt to draw up compromise plan
and the committe evil meet again
tomorrow.
Most observers regarded the con-
tinuation of the debate until to-
morrow - despite DeGaulle's threats
to leave-as a partial victory for
Gen. Henri Giraud, who has re-
manned firm in the face of De-
Gaulles demands for immediate and
far-reaching army reforms.
The outcome, however. was highly
uncertain.
Authoritative sources said De
Gaulle made known during informad
conversations that he intends to de-
part-tantamount to resigning from
the liberation committee for
either Beirut, Syria, or Brazzaville,
French equatorial Africa, in the
event that his demands are side
tracked or rejected.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
BY {. II. CUNNINGHAM
United Press Staff Correspondent

Algiers, June 21.-CUP)-A last
minute effort to solve the most seri-
Gus crisis yet faced by the French
Committee of National Liberation
started in private conversations to-
day with some officials estimating
that there is a $3.50 chance OF
success by tomorrow"
The private conversations were
undertaken after a short meteing OF
the committee this morning follow
ing a reported threat by General
Charles D Gaulle to leave North Al
RIGA unless his demands for army
reforms are accepted,
De Gaulle presided at this morn
ings meeting and it was said hat
the discussion was quite frank and
quite bitter" but that both sides
we're willing to make another effort,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
Mobilize DetrOit's Police
Reserves as Clash of
Negroes, Whites Spreads
$50 PERSONS INJURED;
ESQ UNDER ARREST
Negro Leaders in Appeal in
Effort to Halt Spread of
Downtown Clashes

Detroit, June 81. - CUP)-
Race rioting growing out OF
a fight between a white man
and a Negro at Belle Isle last
night, spread through the
downtown Negro section to-
day and before noon six per-
sons, including two whites,
were dead. Authorities, faced
with the prospect of the riot
ing getting out of hand,
ordered $500 Home Guards,
auxiliary police and state troopers
to stand by for emergency duty.
Victims included Police Sergeant
Floyd c. Moot, who died on nos
pital operating table from six gun
shot wounds, and an undermined
white man beaten fatally by Negroes
in the Negro district. Four Negroes
also were killed. A white man was
reported near death at receiving
hospital. A physician, he was pulled
from his overturned car and beaten
severely.
Approximately $500 policemen
were put &c duty to quell the rioting.
Captain Donald G. Leonard, state
civilian defense director, alerted
1000 Michigan State Home GUARDS
and 1000 auxiliary OCD police. State
police headquarters ordered 5Oo
troonerS to stand by,
Mass Window Breaking
The main area of rioting was
two-mile strip of Negro residential
and business district east of Wood
ward avenue, Detroit's main thor
ougbfare. Police reported every
Other window" broken in this zone.
Governor Harry F. Kelly an
nounced at governors conference
at Columbus that he had chartered
a special plane and would arrive
here early this afternoon to confer
with civilian and military author
tiles.
AS the rioting spread, police re-
ported 1926 persons taken into Gus
tody and more than 200 injured.
The latter included eight policemen.
Moot died from bullet wounds re-
portedly inflicted by his own re-
volver during fighting at Division
and Hastings streets in the heart OF
the Negro district.
A second patrolman, Patrolman
Ernest J. Hartwick, Jr, was in
serious condition at Receiving hos
pital.
At least $50 persons were reported
injured in the rioting and almost
$50 persons - both white and Ne
gro-Were in custody.
The dead, all Negroes, were Will
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
JOHN J. MALONEY
INJURED IN AFRICA

Washington, June 21-(UP)-The
War Department made public today
the names of 1863 United States
soldiers wounded In action in the
Middle East, North African, North
American. Pacific and Southwest
Pacific areas. The Connecticut cas-
ualties and their next Of kin in
clude
Maloney, PFC John J.-Mrs. Anna
Maloney, (Mother), New Britain.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
AMERICANS SHELL
GILBERT ISLANDS
.Tarawa and Nauru Also
Hit; No Planes Lost in
Heavy Attack

Washington, June 2l-(UP)-
American airmen were revealed TO-
day to have carried out a double
barreled attack on japanese strong
holds in the Gilbert island group
last Friday night.
Hitting Tarawa at the same time
that another bomber formation
struck at Nauru.
The Nauru attack, made by Navy
f1yers, was disclosed previously by
the Navy department.
These bombings suggested the
possibility of an American aerial Of
fensive against the Gilberts, one
Of the so-called hornets nests OF
Japanese islands flanking the Ha-
Waiian group.
Army Liberator four-engined
pombers participated in the Tarawa
httack, scoring a number of hits
bn installations there. The big
oombers encountered seven Zero
lighters over Tarawa but the Jap
snese airmen avoided any serious
Attempt to tangle with the Ameri-
Fans.
Tarawa. one of the enemy'S ma
Ior strongholds in the Gilberts, is 799
ktatute miles northwest of the
american base on Funfati in the
5llice islands. NaIru, another i'm
bortant enemy base in the Gilberts,
s 42O miles southeast of Tarawa.
Meanwhile, other American air
men in the Solomons struck at two
luemy bases in the central and
northwestern sectors. On Saturday,
iberator bombers hits Kahili, be-
ieved to be the base for large num-
bers of enemy planes. A number
f fire were started. The next morn
ng dive bombers and torpedo
Ilanes. escorted by Army and Navy
lighters, struck at Villa on Kolom-
langara island, where a supply
ump was hit and a fire started.
he runway also was peppered
nth bombs.
In the north Pacific Navy land
lased Ventura medium bombers at
bcked japanese positions at Kiska
In Sunday but results were unoo-
hrved.
In all Of this aerial activity, not
In American plane was lost.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
ELKS WANT FLAG
DECISION REVIEWED

Swampscott, Mass, June 81. -
(UP)-The Massachusetts Elks AS
ISOLATION in annual conference has
described as miscarriage OF jus
tice" a recent U. S. Supreme court
decision making the flag salute no
longer compulsory.
Four hundred delegates unani-
ously endorsed a resolution yester-
day to seek review of the flag
salute decision. The Elk sponsored
the original mandatory salute
measure
Speakers referred TO the great
trouble" caused by one organiza-
tons refusal to salute the flag and
accept military se-"'re
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
HAMDEN PRIVATE
KILLED OVERSEAS

Washington, June 21-(UP)- The
war Department made public today
the names of 167 United States SOL
diers killed in action in the Asiatic,
European, Middle East, North Afri-
can and Southwest Pacific areas.
The Connecticut dead and their
next of kin include:
(Killed in Middle East area).
Hearn, Pvt. Francis p, Jr.-Frank
Hearn, (Father) IS Atlas St, Ham,
den,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-06-21
Ickes, Aides Go Into Par
ley as Strike Spreads,
Periling War Industry
WHITE HOUSE ACTION
LOOMS AS POSSIBLE
WMU Policy Group Hits
Political Influences and
Asserts Its Patriotism
Bulletin

Washington, June 21.-UP)-'
Coal Administrator Harold IckeS
and other government officials are
considering establishment of a
permanent" federal organization
to operate the coal mines for the
duration, it was disclosed today.
A spokesman for Ickes said discus
sion of "a proper organization for
permanent operation of the mines"
seized by the government last
May WAS started "in the event
it should be needed" even before
tOday's general strike of $4,000
hard and soft coal operators-the
third coal strike in two months.
The spokesman indicated no de-
cision has yet been reached.