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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

The show, you may not remem-
Der, tells how the eminent poet
bum Francois Villon (and, believe
me, this is the season when we'd
really like to know where are the
SHOWS of yesteryear, Influenced by
the love of a good woman, rouses
the Partisan rabble of low degree
to the defense of Kink Louis XII
against Burgundian revolt and is
saved from the executioner. The
book, which Brian Hooker and
Janney devised from the Justin
Huntly Mccarthy play, IF 1 Were
King" stands the test of time much
better than those of most oper-
ettas and there is always the music,
one of the finest operetta scores
Friml or anyone else ever wrote.
1t is strictly pleasure to hear
again good singers giving out with
"Only a Rose" "Serenade" and, of
course, the unforgettable, rousing
Song of the Vagabonds." Yes.
indeed, those were the days.
With all due respect to the bari
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12
w 0 RI D w A r
A YEAR AGO
JULY IL, 1912

Soviet communique acknowl-
edges loss of Kantemirovka (40
miles south of ROssash) and Lisi-
chansk (120 miles northwest Of
Rostov).
British report 10-milc advance
west of Ell Alamein in Battle of
Egypt.
In New Delhi, the All-India
Congress party's working commit
tee agrees to adopt Mohandas IL.
Gandhi's plans for mass move
ment of moral pressure to compel
Britain to give India full freedom
Immediately.
Tokyo reports capture Of Wen
chow, Chekiang Province port.
British bombers raid Danzig.
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IN Before, Johnson Analysis Shows

bllcI IidLJ.
All ship building records of 1919
are being broken today, especially
for warships. That is well, for naval
losses are incomparably heavier. IL
1918, we lost two cruisers by mines:
after Pearl Harbor half our battle
ships were out of action. Our Navy
has fought smashing battles ,anc
there will be more. No Jap fleet
will steam in and surrender as tnt
Germans once did
GERMANS OUTNUMBERED
But, then they were starving end
warweary as now they are not. They
were in revolt; troops carried RED
flags, shouted KNIVES out!" rip
ped shoulder knots from officers
And their rulers fled. Also General
Pershing's secret battle may show
ed that against the Germans 185
emaciated divisions the Allies had
213, with 80 fresh reserves, while
the Germans had only one. Today.
the Germans and satellite powers
have $50 divisions, the Allies fewer
than 400, of which the rs or SO
American divisions are mostly stip
at home. Japan has rs divisions
perhaps more. We have two enem-
les to fight, on three continents and
seven seas.
We have just begun to fight -
and to pay. OF our nearly 100000
casualties in the 10 months since
Pearl Harbor, almost half are
prisoners, or missing. only about
is 1000 known killed. OF the 100000
in 1918, only 4,480 were prisoners,
$4,000 killed or died Of wounds. But
81 percent of the Pearl Harbor
wounded recovered, aided by sulfa
drugs and blood plasma.
NEXT: The Navy in two World
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

At an exchange of pastors on Sun
day. Rev. Conner r. Lewis, pastor
of the Third congregational church
spoke at the Congregational church
in Oakville, while Rev. Oscar Locke,
pastor of the Oakville church spoke
at the Third church.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis sermon had as lts
theme that the religious mind pc
lieves in the advancement and I'M
provement of human nature through
the spirit of Jesus in the hearts OF
man. Rev Mr. Locke spoke on Faith
fulness," and asserted that IN a
world of change, God remains faith
full and Christianity represents faith
fulneSs.
Rev. John C. Walker, pastor OF
Second Congregational church, al
union services yesterday morning
for congregations of First and Sec
ond churches, pointed out that the
fifth columnist visited our home IN
the form of laziness. He elaborated,
declaring that America has evaded
its responsibilities for world order
and those responsibilities have now
caught up with us. he added that
our sin has found us out and our
sons and daughters are paying the
penalty.
Despite all the cruelty and evil IN
the world today, the people are still
convinced that God is with them,
declared Rev. John T. D. Franzen
of West Side Hill Methodist church
to the congregation at union
service last night at First Baptist
church.
Rev. Franzen recalled the Incl
dent OF the people of Israel who
had charged God with having for
sakcn them, ard reminded the
congregation that this Incident is
recalled every age,
Rev. David p, Gaines. pastor OF
First Baptist church. conducted
the worship service, Next Sunday
evenings union service preacher
will be Rev, william McCance, pas
tor OF the Middlebury Congrega-
tiopai church
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12
INVITE BUILDERS
TO CONFERENCE

Through the cooperation Of the
Waterbury Chamber OF Commerce,
and Kenneth L. Childs. District
Chief. Smaller War Plants Corpora
ton, a meeting has been arranged
with Contractors and Builders In
this area.
G., w. Gorton. Field Representa-
tive OF Smaller War Plants Corp
grafton, will be at the Chamber OF
Commerce. Waterbury. Connecticut.
from 1000 a, m. 10 400 p. m. on
Thursday. July IS. 10 meet and 10
disaiiss Nth Contraction and Build.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12
BIG TOWN MEDLEY
BY JACK GAVER
United Press Drama Editor

NEW YORK UPEighen years don't mean much in the life OF The
getting old!
consigned Duke of Burgundy
by Janney, original producer.
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u. S. Now Faces Vastly Greater Problems

The article below is the first of
four in which our 10 months par
ticipaiton in this war Is contrast
ed the 10 months which compris-
ed our total experience in World
War I.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12
Good Evening.
A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY

A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY
Oh! will you excuse it pleased
No, he's not making passes,
Simply a case of mistaken identity,
The party's wearing dark glasses.
Oh, there you are
Thought you we're Mrs Wise,
Those blinkers you're wearing
Are most complete disguise.
Pardon me for not speaking,
Or not even calling out yoo-hooi
guy wouldn't know his own mother.
In glasses black or blue.
Oh, will you excuse it please!
No, he's not making passes,
Simply case of mistaken identity,
The party's wearing dark glassesl
EN- EN-.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

Government restrictions and SIM
Publications. of industrial and resi-
dental incandescent lighting fix
lures will save $500 to 5000 tons Of
metal this year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

Out West. John D. Moynahan, former Waterbur-
ia who went West to enhance outstanding record as
an insurance executive started last week his 2lst
year of service for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany He started his career as clerk in Springfield
Mass July g. 1922 He has served in various capaci-
ties as agent, assistant manager general assist
ant manager of New England district, man.
aging assistant field supervisor and manager IN
Springfield, Waltham, Maiden, and presently Chicago
He was stationed in Waterbury in 1880. He recently
completed term as president of the American Society
of Chartered Life Underwriters, climaxing series OF
honors in various executive capacities Mr. Moynahan is
the of Mr.. and Mrs D. j. Moynahan of this city His
Dad is the holder of national records for sales
credited to his efficient staff here Incidentally Mrs
John Moynahan is the former Miss Helen Hurley secre-
nerce She and her two children Alanna and John D.
Jr share in the many splendid horrors conferred upon
Dad. The Moynahans reside in LAGRANGE, ILL.,,
suburb of Chicago year ago insurance executives from
all sections of the country aedned the goth anniversary
dinner held in honor of Mr. Moynahan at the Blackstone
Hotel in Chicago
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

err proportion of submarines than
we sink today, our ideas-includ-
ing the convoy system-and in
ventions helped save the situa-
ton. It was desperate when Ger
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

man torpedoings Of our ships
forced us into the war. With
fourth as many U-boats as today,
the Germans were sinking half
again as much shipping. In those
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

ers possible construction contracts
which might furnish an opportun.
ity for their services.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

10 months we stopped that, and
lowered submarine crews morale
so that they revolted. In the 10
months just passed, we have not
achieved such results, though they
appear upon an horizon still ra
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12
OH DEARl

OF all sad words OF tongue or pen
The saddest are these--we're rationed againi
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

newspaper freeancer and attery of New Haven office OF
the AP took time out from his duties at the New York
office of the APP this week to revisit family and friends
locally He tells the Tower he's gradually becoming Off
dial greeter for all Waterburans arriving in NYawk the
latest being Mr. and Mrs George Dillon whom he saluted
early this week at the Hotel Abbey Forty-fve high
school students learning lot about how to run
factory machines these days down at the War Production
Training Center South Main Street. under the watchul
eyes Supervisor Ed Sepeck The group assigned to
the training center by of the ctys factories and after
schooling will hold jobs along the assembly line.
Miss Marie Cesario petite City Hall worker is enjoying
weeks vacation far from the clatter of her bookkeeping
machine Mrs Andrew DPietro and son, Andrew, Jr,
and daughter DIANA enjoying the summer weather
Up at Lake Placid during the month of July.
Who remembers the good old days (before air-coo
ng) when patrOnzers of stock company arrived early
to get good aisle seats and brought along palm leaf
fans to stir the breczes in old Jacques Theater
Richard Gorden, Earl Simmons and others did their
stuff with East Lynne" "Thc Two Orphans, and so
on?
Rejecting the sincere appreciation of fighting
forces for morae-buildng entertainment reports from
overseas theaers, where American soldiers the 33
"globa premiereS' Of "Stage Door Canteen still
coming in to headquarters in this country all Astounding
in real enthusiasm for the star-studded picture In
fighting arena the servicemen were warmed by the
pictures glimpse of Broadway, the memorable canteen
and the stage and celebrities in that they flooded
their homebound mail with glowing comment, The
postal censor at the undscosed base reported that forty
percent OF the letters headed back to America during
the period following the showing In 10 milimeter on
mobile equipment referred to the thrill the boys got In
seeing the Sol Lesser United Artists picture.
Mrs Howard Hart Of tho Red Cross Nurses aid Is
appealing to the woman and young girls Of the city
who have not already done so to register In class
soon possible There Is urgent need for recruits
IN this field and classes thus far have been quite
essful. To-day begins new class ut the Waterbury
Hospital and only few more members needed
For enrolment call Mrs Howard Hart nj the Red Cross
office on Field Street.
DEARl
OF all sad
thAEA- ere innaA gafpt
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

Seaman John Mccarthy, son of MIR. and Mrs
Michael Mccarthy of 60 South Main Street is now
stationed at the naval base in Norfolk Va. He COM
pleted his "boo training at Newport r. H. and is now
mingng with going sailors to whom all ports of
the world familiar.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

Bob Hayes, former well known postoffice employe,
writes from Miami Florida that it's pretty hot down
there, but night breezes help lot. Bob has started
sixweek training with Pan-Amercan Always.
Airplanes, he says looming across the skys in
droves, day and night.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-07-12

From the Culinary Corner When in doubt on
hot day just plan shrimp salad in cucumber cones
Cut your cucumbers in half after pairing them and simply
fill with shrimp salad If this chore, just toss
a few shrmps, cucumbers and dressing in bowl.
After salad meal serve fresh gingerbread. nice
victory garden meal be planned from anything that
manages to successfully grow in your garden, emitting
the weeds Jellied veal loaf is all right but we doubt
you will about it when chopped Brazil nuts
added. Fine meals be arranged for the outdoor
grill supper You have practically anything that
you would indoors and also the extras, better
known as mosquitoes. This summer folks are thrdng
nd quarterng melons and that's not the half of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
House Gets First Opportunity
To Slash Non War Expenses
Bill Asking S, 2o2, 007, 800 for Treasury
And Post Office Department Reported

The last supply bill for the two
departments carried $412, 9l8,l4s for
the Treasury and $o02 ,o7s, 564 for
the Post Once Department.
The committee took no action on
a suggestion by several Of its mem
bers. notably Representative Keefc,
Republican, of Wisconsin that Gov
eminent agencies be required to pay
regular postal rates on their mailed
matter and the time -honored system
Of penalty mall" be abandoned.
Members said action was deferred
until the Budget Bureau had been
given an opportunity 70 study the
problem, which Mr.. Keefe termed =
shame ana i national disgrace"
Mr.. Keefe proposed that hereafter
al departulcnts be' required ~ foot
their own postage bills xiids ~ 4as4ifJ
before the Appropriations Commit.
tee the necessity for the expendi.
lures, This procedure. he told tn,
| committee. would result In sharI
curtailment Of the volume Of cir
culars, forms and other mall sent on
daily by bureaus. ii. h
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
Air Reconnaissance Shows
Heavy Damage al Lorient
b the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. 2.-Aerial recon-
Nuisance reveals that terrific dam
age has been done to the German
U-boat base at Lorient in France by
American and British bombing at
tacks, the Air Ministry News Service
announced today.
Ten acres In the naval arsenal
have been devastated by high-explo-
sive and fire bombs. the report de-
clared, while IS per cent of the
German headquarters building ap-
pears to have been wrecked.
Since pictures were taken reveal
Ing this extensive damage, the news
service pointed out, two additional
night raids have been made by heavy
British bombers on the submarine
nest.
All kinds of harbor installat lions.
repair shops, foundries. warehouses
and power stations showed evidence
OF having been hit hard, the an
nouncement said. The German
Oncers' Club had been burned out
and q block of naval barracks
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
American Forces Best Germans
In Clash at Funision Town
Drive Foe From Sened and Then Withdrew;
Twelve Enemy Fighter Planes Are Downed

advance units already have crossed
from Tripolitania into TuniAa.
A Cairo communique said British
and Axis forces exchanged artillery
fire yesterday in the coastal sector
west Of Zuara.
Our attack on Sened WAS purely
raid.' an Allied spokesman said,
"snd We withdrew after accomplish
ing our purposes.
There is no doubt that we got the
best Of the enemy and accomplished
what we set out to do"
Nazf Planes Beaten on.
The Americans took Sened about
2 pm. yesterday under an umbrella
Of P-40 fighters which beat of q
force Of German bombers and 1iRht-
ers three times rs strong In num-
bers.
The American column came from
northeast OF Gafsa and established
contact with another force driving
south from Sidi Bouzid.
To the north another American
force, thanked by French, was fight
ing strongly reinforced German de-
tachments tn an attempt to wrest
back control Of Faid Pass, which the
Germans won over the week end In q
6-naile thrust toward Sid Bouzid.
The spokesman described the pass
"as q place Of tremendous impor-
lance and said 1T Is apparent the
Germans plan to hold It."
The German gain farther north,
which later was repulsed by the
British, was made southwest OF Pont
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
Reds Penetrate
Finol Boston,
Germans Admit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The German high command
announced today that Russian
forces, following "a most violent
artillery preparation" broke into
the last bastion of the German
Army In Stalingrad.
The German communique, broad
cast from Berlin identified this
bastion as tractor works.
German military quarters, in an
other broadcast recorded by the
Associated Press, announced the
deaths Of 1t. Gen. Won Hartmann
and Maj. Gen. Stempel "at the head
Of their troops after weeks of
resistance against overwhelming
enemy superiority" In the fighting
at Stalingrad. The generals were
knights of the Iron Cross.
Describing the last stand in Stain
grad. the German communique
stated 1.-THE enemy started the at
tack with far superior forces against
the last bulwark of German de-
tenders In Stalingrad's tractor works.
During the night the enemy sue
ceeded In penetrating at several
points after our heroically fighting
troops had fired almost all their
ammunition and in forcing open the
defense ring OF the 18th Army Corps
which Is 50 far intact"
German armies. said the COM
munique, were fighting serious bat
ties OF defense" along virtually the
whole front-"from the Caucasus to
the Central Don and on Lake
Ladoga."
The communicate said the defen-
sive battles had even increased" in
violence at several sectors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
D, the Associated Press.


~ The Associated Press.
A $4,000 800 appropriation
bill for the Treasury and Post
Once Departments for the fiscal
year starting July / gave the
congressional economy bloc its
first opportunity today to carry
out its threat to cut all non war
expenditures to the bone.
First. Of the departmental supply
bills reported to the House this
year by the Appropriations Commit
tee, the measure carries $0eo, asa SIS
for the Post Once Department -snd
500. 724. 465 for the Treasury AN
overall reduction Of less than . Per
cent from 1913 appropriated
and less than ! per cent below
budget estimates for general spes4
attng expenses: AiS Atssas
TIE bulk u the aggregate cut
Of t1O,S4S,510 from budget estimates
was IN the Post Once Department
funds, almost half Of that ager5cy'i
81, 244, $50 reduction being attributed
to curtailmeht Of foreign air, mai
service. ~ fsttl.Ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
j. 5. Forces IN Britain
Held Greatly Aided BY
Reverse Lease-Lend
House Committee Hears
Purchases Hove Totoled
Only About 81 ,000. 900
q, the Assoeiated Press.

Mai. George A. Spiegelberg
told the House Foreign Affairs
Committee today that IS = re-
suit OF the lease-lend program
.'all United States forces In the
United Kingdom have spent only
about 81 900, 900 for purchases
from British commercial sources
since last June.
This, OF course" he said. rs Z
drop In the bucket compared to the
cost of maintaining an army, and
AL the rest of the articles, equip
ment, facilities and services re-
quired for United States forces and
available in the United Kingdom are
procured Is reciprocal aid from the
British"
Maj. Spiegelberg. recorder for the
General Purchasing Board in the
lease lend administration, testified
in connection with the committees
inquiry into measure to continue
the Lease-Lend Act for another
year.
Delivered Everything Available.
In a prepared statement he re-
ported tnat the amount OF articles
ana eqmpnent received from the
nlltls.i N sne period june l-Decem-
per 81. i W. represented approx
Since the very outbreak Of the
war;" Maj. Spiegelberg declared,
the British have obligated them.
- TIn,tsa atst.. anu tao. nav oenvgaeo
ropean theatsr sv.yv s - -. ,, MJ
11nited Stat". ,or... r s .
which could +. msde svsiish,. ~,
the Brttish :" -
He listed the tvne ~ s,,nn,;.s ~
tanned. ranging from blackout cloth
to flame throwers from CANDY to
laundries, from cable -layine e0uip-
ment to pigeon equipment. from
bombs to beehives.
Other Items" included hangers,
airplanes, assault and combat boats.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press,
LONDON, Feb. 2.-Thrusting
close to Maknassy, s. miles from
the eastern Tunisian coast, an
American raiding force drove the
Germans from the village of
Sened, repulsed a counterattack,
and Withdrew only after accom-
plishing its mission, it was an
,, nounced today.
An Allied communique said that
elsewhere on the livening Western
Tunisian front: s.
Our infantry, supported by tanks
and artillery, attacked the enemy ut
FAid.
I'm Central Tunisia the enemy
made . slight gain In the hills
southwest Of Point du Fahs. Our
forces concentrated, restoring the
position"
Allied bombers battered the docks
ut Tinis yesterday and hit At least
two ships Of . convoy caught enter
ing the harbor, the communique
said. Altogether, Allied planes
downed IL German fighters. That
was three-to-one heavier than the
Allied air loss for the day.
It appeared likely that q unified
command for North Africa would be
established soon, probably under 1t.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, who
would be raised to full general.
This would bring under his COM
mand the British 9Th Army, whose
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
Hosiery Price War
Brings Women on Run
To Rival N. Y. Stores
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-In this
corner r. H. Macy d Co., and
in this corner Bloomingdale
Bros, before q screaming crowd,
Of women bargain hunters.
The two department stores
came to grips over spun-nylon
stockings, ceiling price Sass.
After 10 days of sparrtn4,
Mays came out swinging yes
terday with q price Of - cents
a pair and q limit Of three to .
customer. Bloomingdale's drove
a hard right with . drop to a
cents. Mays countered with q
price Of az cents. Blooming
/ ,dale's dealt = similar 22-cent
blow.
There the prices stayed. 30
did the women-hundreds Of
them swarming triumphantly
into the ring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-02
One Russian Force
40 Miles From, Rostov
by HENRY c. CASSIDY,

Associated Press war Correspondent.
MOSCOW. Feb. 2.-Red Army
troops have pushed one wedge Of
their arc around Rostov to within
less than 40 miles of the city with
the capture Of zernovoy and are de.
veloping new thrusts against Kursk
KhArkov and KraSnodar, Soviet al.
thorities indicated tod6y.
the Russion noon commii-
nique, Is recorded Ii London ~
the Soviet radio monitor. said
more towns were taken in ad-
vAnces west Of Voronezh by the
army that is aiming for Kursk
and that stubborn German re-
MStance on the southern front
had been broken, with the Axis
troops retreating. More towns
were reported taken in that area.
The war bulletin related that
confirmation of / German pris-
oners story told January "a was
obtained when the Russians en-
tered the town Of Kochetovka
and found there the bodies OF
Hungarian Army officers.
Che prisoner had said that
- Hungarians were shot on the
order Of 1t. Col. Lentz Of a Ger
man division when they tried to
surrender last month";
Armies in the Western Caucasu,
were reporting closing in on Kras.
nOoAr. one al the two vnaa,> -.
(6ee RUSSIA. Pace 1-121 -