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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Jops Torture
Wounded
In SoIomons
BY GEORGE JONES
ny OEOICOE JONCS
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
With U. S. Forces Outside Munda,
July 81 tDelayed)-(UP)-A grim
Ameican lieutenant and ten enlisted
men paid back the Japanese in
blood for torturing and killing
American wounded during the siege
of Munda.
The fury aroused in Lieut.. Nj
cholas T. Kliebert, of Detroit and
his little band by seeing Japanese
bayonet wounded Yanks, cost the
enemy ITS deda. For seven hours,
Kliebert and his men stood off 300
frenzied, yelling enemy soldiers.
Kliebert had a detail guarding a
waterhole. Unarmed litter bearers
under Sgts. Harry Jelliotti OF
Bridgeport, Conn.,, and Joseph Pc
trowski of New Haven, Conn.,, were
coming down the Munda trail carry
ing 40 filters of badly wounded men
and escorting SO to 100 wounded
who still could walk.
Kliebert heard that a large body
of Japanese troops had cut the trail
and were advancing on the wound
ed. He set out to their aid with
81 men. Reaching them, he ordered
the patients able to walk taken
across the Barike River and put
in foxholes. The next day more
wounded came in. Kliebert set up
a defense.
Send Man For Aid
AS the fight began, Kliebert sent
some of his own men to protect the
wounded and dispatched a man
back for aid, keeping with him a
wounded officer, who subsequently
died, three sergeants, corporal and
five privates. Three of the privates
later were killed, in addition to at
least four-and most likely many
more-of the wounded.
1.-THE Japs came at 8 p. M" Klie-
bert said later. IAN American soldier
pointed to a Jap in the underground.
put my trench knife in him and
he ran screaming"
Kliebert's party had only three
Browning Automatic Carbi ne S,
Machetes and pistols.
1.-THE rest of the Japs moved a
machinegun into sight Of a Brown
ing manned by Sgt. Adrian j.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
ALLIES CLOSE I'M FOR S|c|L Y KILL
Spectacular Landing Cracks Defenses
FDR Back From
Short Vocation
Trip To Canada

Washington, Aug. O. UP)-
The White House announced to-
day that President Roosevelt has
returned from a short vacation in
Canada on which he was accom-
panied by his official staff.
The trip appeared to have been
purely for purposes Of rest and
relaxation, without any visits with
ranking Canadian officials.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early, asked whether Mr..
Roosevelt had seen Canadian
Prime Minister Mackenzie King,
said "He didn't see anybody to
my knowledge"
The White House statement,
prepared by the president him
self, said:
"The president has returned to
Washington from a short vacation
in Canada on the north shore of
Lake Huron near Macgregor and
White Fish bays.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09

Will Be Less
BY EULALIE MCDOWELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

Washington, Aug. 9. - CUP -
Americans were promised lower
prices for alcoholic beverages today
by the Office of Price Administra-
ton because of a change of policy
on liquor ceiling prices.
OPA spokesman declined to esti-
mate how much retail prices would
be reduced because of wide price
disparities" between stores and COM
munities. They said reductions
would be most apparent in commu-
mites where military personnel and
war industries are concentrated.
The policy change involved a
switch from the system of frozen
prices in effect since March, 1912, to
a fixed makeup for wholesalers and
retailers. 1t is aimed at eliminating
"bootlegging' by liquor dealers who
openly or secretly have circumvent-
ed ceiling prices.
Another means of evading price
controls - the marketing of new
brands at excessive prices on the
basis of OPAs most closely COM
parable product" rule-Will not be
corrected until OPA issues other
regulations soon. Limited personnel
and budget" made it impossible to
issue these regulations at this time,
an implied criticism of Congress for
cutting it's 1914 badget.
Regulations
The regulations issued tdoay:
/. Established fixed mark-ups
which wholesalers and retailers may
apply to their buying costs and pro-
vided formulas for setting up maxi
mum prices in the II state having
liquor monopolies.
2. Established formulas for setting
maximum prices for sales of import
ed distilled spirits and wine by i'm
porters, including fiat pricing OF
~, pono Az
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Enemy rain
Bottled Up

Allied headquarters, North Africa,
Aug. 9.-(UP) American Artillery
has a big Italian armored train and
its crew bottled up In a Sicilian
railroad tunnel and won't let them
out.
Reports from the northern sector
Of the front said that the train
was chased into the tunnel cut off
from behind and threatened with
the guns at the other end.
Every time it sticks its nose into
the open, the Yankee guns rake 1t
few times and 1t ducks back. Last
reports said the train was hiding
with the gunners outside waiting
patiently for the inevitable.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
3-Point Plan
Develops To
Crush Japan
BY SANDOR S. KLEIN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent


Washington, Aug. 9 - U.P0 -
Allied strategy to crush Japan was
indicated today as a three-point
plan, two of which already are ap-
preaching fulflllment.
Recent official utterance, includ-
ing a statement by a member of the
Allied high command, exposed this
plan as follows:
1. To seize Japanese bases In the
Pacific until ring of steel has been
forged near the most strategic cen
tiers of the enemy empire and then
strike at the very heart Of Japan.
2. To carry on an accelerating
war of attrition on Japanese COM
munication until the enemy will
find 1t too costly, If not impossible,
to hold on to the more distant ter
ritories.
8. To keep China in the war by
diverting Japanese strength until
sufficient materiel and other mill
tary supplies have been delivered to
China to implement her vast man.
power resources.
The strategy planners apparently
do not contemplate Russian assist
ance in the Pacific, either directly
by military action against Japan or
indirectly by permitting American
use of Siberian bases.
Progress Made
Considerable progress already has
been made in the acquisition of adj
vance bases, but there are still some
gaps in the Allied enlightenment
chain in the Pacific. Kiska, in the
Aleutians, is still held by the Jap
anese and, although its strategic
Importance has been neturalized by
blockade, it freezes" sizeable u. S.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Axis Keeling
Back Toward
Roads End
BY VIRGIL PINKLEY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

Allied Headquarters, North Africa, August 8. =.
(UP) spectacular American landing behind the Ger
man line on the north coast of Sicily unhinged the
positions roughly 30 miles from roads end at Messina
Allied armies in general advances all around the
toering defense northeastern Sicily seized
the towns of San Agata, San FrateLo, Cesaro and
Acireale consolidated their hold oneha of the base
of Mt Etna, and pursued German troops in headlong
flight from the closing jaws of a pincers aimed ao
Randazzo Pass
Battered German forces were reported struggling to
for defense line angling fro mthe Cape Orlando
area the north coast to Taornina the southeast
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09

IMCtuOuAOoA Va oShAh8
Lieutenant George S. Patton
added a dash of the sensational to
the methodical crushing Of the last
Axis resistance in Sicily by sending
one of his Seventh Army units
wheeling around the north end OF
the German line TO ra dawn landing.
Small barges and other landing
craft stole through the coastal wat
ers under cover Of darkness, swarmed
ashore on a split second schedule,
rounded up 300 prisoners land joined
their comrades driving eastward
along the coastal road through San
Agata.
The Sunday morning landing
threw the whole German setup be-
hind the coastal flank into state
of confusion bordering on panic.
Enemy reinforcements which were
pushing cautiously down the high
way were routed. AS the motorized
transports turned tail, confused
knots of traffic made easy pickings
for the Americans gathering up
prisoners.
CeSarO Iakcn
Other Seventh Army units adj
vanced seven miles as the crow flies
but actually IA as the Serpentine
roadway winds up from captured
Troina to take the stratefic town Of
Cesaro, midway between Troina
and Randazzo.
At Cesaro the Americans were on
ly IL miles from Randazzo - site
of narrow defile toward which
the retreating Germans were
scrambling - and the British at
Bronte were about eight miles dis
tant.
The British Eighth Army, In one
Of its best days Of the entire Sicilian
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Fire Domoqe
Is $25O,OOO

South Paris. Me-, Aug. 9-CUPo
Damage was estimated at nearly
$780, 900 today after disappearing
fire virtually destroyed the No.
canning factory of the Burnham &
Morril Co. Six freight cars loaded
with cans also were burned,
The blaze broke out last night
only a few hours after a small fire
had been quelled in the same plant
Authorities could not determine Inn
mediately the cause OF either fire.
Approximately $50 employees were
left temporarily jobless.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Bad Weather
Grounds Raj

London, Aug. 9-(UP)-1nclement
weather over the continent was be-
lieved to have grounded the Raj
bomber command last night follow
ing Saturdaynight's raid on Milan,
Turin and Genoa, northern Italy's
three largest industrial centers.
British Boston tombers yesterday
bombed a naval stores depot at
Rennes In northwest France, Cen
trail distributing store for submarine
operating from bases on the French
Atlantic coast. No enemy fighters
were encountered.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Losses As
Expected
BY FRANK HEWLETT

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
With the American Forces on New
Georgia Island, Aug. 5-(Delayed)-
(UP)-American casualties in the
campaign for Munda, vital central
Solomons base, was no more than
"might be expected" Lieut.. Gen.
Willard Harmon said today.
Harmon returned to his South
Pacific headquarters today after
supervising personally the whirl-
wind climax to the drive on the
Munda airfield.
The tall, lean commander OF the
South Pacific ground forces, in an
exclusive interview with the United
Press, expressed satisfaction with
the close cooperation of all branch
es of the armed services in the exc
cution of difficult campaign.
He particularly praised the
splendid support given to the In
fantry by the artillery and air fore
es as the American jungle troops
hacked and blasted their way to the
Munda base.
when you consider the japanese
nstallationS-their we'll concealed,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
kHARKOv IN
RANGE OF
RED BIG GUNS
BY HENRY SHAPIRO


UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, August 9. - (UP)
= Russian columns converg-
ing on semi-encircled Khar-
kov brought it within range
of their heavy guns today
and military sources said the
fall of the great German de-
Tense bastior was inevitable
and perhaps imminent. Red
Army lightning blows which
cut the railroads west and
northwest of Kharkov, to-
gether with frontal assault beat
ing against It's approaches were be-
lieved to have doomed Russla's
fourth city as a German base.
The societ push threatened to
trap the Nazi garrison of the Ukain-
ian stronghold. Already massed
planes of the Red Air Force were
blasting adjacent railway stations
in an effort to block the expected
German flight.
While motorized flying column
rolled on beyond Kharkov toward
the Dnieper at a 20-rnile day clip,
two other major forces converged on
the city.
Railroad Crossed
One force crossed the railroad
northwest of Kharkov at Kupievak-
ha, O5 miles southwest o fthe Soviet
starting line at Belgorod and sig
nificantly the same distance north
east of Poltava, great agricultural
and rail center SIS miles above the
big bend of the Dnieper.
Another column wheeled south
westward in an encircling move
ment, advancing toward Dolzhlk,
16 miles northwest of Kharkov. Still
third, smashing along the Khar-
kov, Bryansk railroad, last was re-
ported south of zolochev, rail-
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Must
Race Riots

Detroit, Aug. 9.-(UP)-J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, told the ma
tons police chiefs today that they
must marshal their forces "in SUI
period strength without delay" IN
any outbreak OF racial rloting IN
their cities.
"Once laWless bands Of people be-
gn to take matters intot heir own
hands, the only intelligent course Is
to adopt vigorous, prompt and firm
measures to restore peace" Hoover
declared.
IF force must be met with force.
see to it that the protectors of law
and order are niarShaled in superior
strength without delay. Remember
that violence and murder rage only
where lew and pubic resistance are
weak"
Hoover's address, broadcast over a
national radio network, hiyhlighted
the opening day of the annual
convention of the international AS
ISOLATION of Chiefs Of Police meet
ing in a city where seven weeks
ago flared into raciol street lighting
that took toll of SO lives.
The FBI director warned the po-
lice chiefs that race riots and in
sidious campaigns against minority
groups rapidly are reaching flood
proportions"
"The real trouble causing these
public outbreaks lies underneath"
Hoover said, land we OF law en-
forcement have a right to expect
that the situation be recognized and
corrected by those civic forces di-
rectly charged with such response
bilities.
1--WE are fighting for freedom OF
speech, but I hope the day will come
when it will be recognized that free
dom of speech d IS not carry with
it the license to destroy, incite, sub
vert and misrepresent the truth"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
SHOE MANUFACTURER DIES

Stoneham, Mass, Aug. Sup
Arthur E. Wilson. SO, Auburn, Me-
shoe manufacturer. died yesterday
at the New England Sanitarium
here.
Formerly with the United Shoe
Machinery Corp. Wilson was prssi-
dent of the A. Z. Wilson a. Co.
shoe manufacturers supply house ir
Auburn, for "A years.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-08-09
Wage Restitution
$53,678 In July

Boston, Aug. 9-UP)-Regional
Director Leo A. Gleason of the Wage
and Hour division of the U. S. Labor
department announced today that
total restitution in back wages to
2693 New England employees
amounted to $53,678 during July.
Gleason said that of this amount
Massachusetts firms owed 2,016 en-
ployes $31.251.
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RADIO BLACKOUT

New York, Aug. 9-tUP)-Short-
wave radio reception from Europe
improved today after atmospheric
disorders attributed to sun spots.
The Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn reported a complete blackout
of reception after S p. m. yesterday.
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Information Regarding Fall Term
ON Request. Call or Phone Post
Junior CnlIe9e AZ CNrnmarnA.
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Showers

Dimout s:ol p. m. to 5:24 .. m.
Fun Weather Report Pare 9.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
Home Defense Notes:
0CDCommittees
To Practice Day,
might A|erts
Home Defense Notes:
BY KEN HALL

OCD's emergency welfare and
evacuation committee members
and workers will hold practice
sessions in connection with black
outs and daylight alerts after
March IS, Chief John +. Ballinger
announced at a meeting OF the
subcommittee heads yesterday.
"We could function IL We
were put 10 the test I'm an actual
70 air raid week hence" was
Ballingers comment following
reports from the IL committees
in charge of the various activi-
ties.
These reports showed that prac-
tically every phase of the job has
been looked after, including emer-
gency shelters in $50 schools, with
one in each of the city's Is areas
designated as a center.
The committee chairmen in
charge of these arrangements
follow: eChild care, Mrs. Helen
Bryant; education section, DR..
Warren Bow; emergency clothing.
Joseph Hickey: emergency food,
Stanley Dole; emergency shelter,
DR.. Warren Bow; health section,
DR.. Bruce Douglas; marine rescue.
George brennan; recreation sec
ton, Joseph Beattie; Red Cross
disaster, William Norton; registra-
ton and information. Miss Sarah
Sheridan; rehousing and billeting,
Harry Grayson; religious instruc-
ton, Rev. Oscar Starrett: re-
search and statistics. DR.. Walter
Bergman: shelter communications,
Mrs. Roberta Tarbell social serv-
ice. Mrs. Mary Quincy; training,
Mrs. Eleanor Cranefeld, and
transportation, j. l.. Mckee.
THE same personnel is expected
10 function at the practice ses-
sions that will be on duty in an
actual disaster. The committee
chairman and members will report
ut their various centers on the
first alarm and the co-workers
will be notified through the CEN
trail control system during the
raid 10 report Immediately after
the all-clear signal.
Streamliners officers training
schools sponsored by the depart
ment OF parks and recreation will
be conducted over five weeks
period starting today At 8 o'clock,
In the Hutc hins intermediate
School for east siders
The purpose is TO prepare unit
leaders 10 take charge of exhibit
ton drills, parades and other
functions where military pro-
cedure is used.
Representatives, upon compile
ton of their courses. Will be
designated as corporals and will
he eligible for the advanced
course for sergeants, lieutenants
and captains. Streamliners units
will accept rs new members
women over ~.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

"Your Own Horoscope" by
Frances Drake, IL one Of many
famous features In The Detroit
Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

Chief stay of your wartime wardrobe useful, distin-
gushed, feminine Dressmakers that underscore your
charm tailored suits of fresh importance. Some
a-wools included in the group. All are low priced!
Others from 1925 to 1926
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13

Perennial favortes with divertng new touches superb
over your suits but versatile enough to wear with
frocks well. Casual sophisticated boy types, flaw
lesy tailored, with great flap pockets, huge discs of
buttons Pastels, navy, brown black and red colors.
Others from 1925 to 1880
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-13
'Rosecraf Goats
Enriched With Furs

Goats in the 'Rosecraft tradition defty from
wonderful fabrics, their beauty off by face framing
collars of Red Fox Polar Wolf outlined, throat
hem, in dramatic tuxedoes of Lynx-dyed Fox tails Cham
payne, aqua rangerne, mixed beige, blue, brown coor.
Others From 1925 to $500
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-10
JAP FIELD HIT FROM
 ALL SIDES
More than 100 Bombers Aid Ground Forces,
 Desfroyers

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, July 10-More than 100 American bombers teamed with destroyers and artillery yesterday to give the Jap Munda base and surrounding defenses a three-way pounding in heavy attacks intend ed to soften the New Georgia base of the enemy in the Central Solom- ons for ground forces.
 The American ground troops al- ready have landed on both sides oi the big air base and are now apply ing the pincers.
 In the air, Avenger torpedo bombers and Dauntless dive-bomb- CTS dropped 70 tons of bombs.
 From the seas. destroyers sub- jected the area to an intense she'll ing, and heavy artillery on Rendovs Island, five miles across the water from the Munda Japs, continued tC pour a barrage at the enemy.
 The Japs made an ineffective at. tempt to dive-bomb United States positions 12 miles south of Sala. maua.
 Allied planes continued raids or the island of Timor and also on the north Solomon bases which might aid Munda
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-10
 SAYS NEXT
 |5 FRANCE
Beginning of End of Hit. Ier's Europe Roose-
 veIt States

WASHINGTON, July 10-Presi- dent Roosevelt considers the inva- sion of Sicily virtually the begin ming of the end" for Hitler's Europe.
 In the White House last night with Gen. Henri Honore Giraud, he predicted confidently the liberation of France, referring to it in a manner which suggested the possi- bility of military operations to drive the enemy from French soil, indi- eating the drive will come from England as well as Sicily l General Giraud can rest assured that is the ultimate objective" he said We will do it and in the best way. The best way is to liberate the people of France, not merely those in the southern part of France but the people in the northern part and in Paris"
 I The state dinner started quietly at 8:15 pm. and wound up in dra- .matic excitement after the Presi- dent disclosed the attack on Sicily. 1 Giraud responded with toast to the President and toast to France.
 Presidential Secretary Stephen Early disclosed the details of the dinner today.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-07-10
BRITISH AND !. S. B0MBERS PASTE ENEMY
Fiqhter Bases in France and Central Ruhr
 Are Pounded

LONDON, July 10.-Strong for nations of United States heavy bombers and flights of Royal Air Force light bombers attacked Ger man fighter bases in France in a daylight raid.
 Fortresses bombed air fields at Caen and Abbeville according to the point announcement of the United States Army European The atre headquarters and the British Air Ministry. The report. said bomb bursts were observed. Three bomb CTS were reported missing. The for ay followed a very heavy attack on the central Ruhr by the Royal Air Force four engined bombers at night Gelsenkirchen, twenty-seven miles west of Dortmund, was among the targets hit. Ten planes failed to return from this attack.