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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-07-23
81 PROUD BOYS

All were dellnquents in the
eeal sense. Some tough and de-
dant, some scared and repentant,
all OF them had been committed
10 the Republic as punishment
and as an opportunity tor rein
statement.
Now, as their afternoon work
assembly. they were 81 proud
boys. Their raspberry patch was
best. They had helped make II.
That's largely what these
Youngsters need" said Clyde l..
Reed. superintendent of the Re-
public, something to do, some
thing 90 take pride in and
something To hold their in
terest."
Reeds ajor complaint is that
not enough boys are sent to the
Republic soon enough.
IF we can get boys early
enough before they have
learned too much of wrong do
ing we have an excellent chance
to straighten them out and send
them back as good citizens, he
said.
In its attempt 10 rebuild into
citizenship. boys who have gotten
INTO trouble, the Republic is one
Of the major study stations in the
-peblem of juvenile delinquency.
Evening star., 1944-05-04

Prices effective until close Of business Saturday May
1914. NO SALES TO DEALERS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
JuryFoiIs To
Find Verdict

After celebrating nearly an hour
and a half in the $4,000 civil ac-
ton Of Marian L. Cheney of Wa
terbury, superior court jury of
six men and six women was ex-
cused yesterday afternoon by Judge
Frank P. McEvoy until 10 o'clock
Tuesday morning The foreman re-
ported! shortly before o'clock that
no verdict had been reached, and
the jurist then instructed the
jurors to return Tuesday for fur
Their deliberations.
The plaintiff brings the suit
against Andrew Givens and Fulton
Widner, both of Delaware, as the
result of injuries sustained in
collision last July % in Old Lyme.
She was passenger in a car driven
by her father, Fred German, when
it was allegedly struck by truck
owned by Givens and operated by
the other defendant
A fracture of the left arm, bruises
and decorations to the body, and
injuries to the back are listed in
the complaint. The plaintiff claims
further that previously existing
ailment was aggravated as a result
of traumatic shock which resulted
from the accident.
Judge McEvoy gave the charge to
the jury yesterday afternoon after
closing arguments were presented
by Attorney william P. Wertheimer
counsel for the plaintiff, and At
torney Martin E. Gormley of New
Haven, formerly of Naugatuck, who
represents the defendants.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Textile Strike
Nav Harm Army

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 12-(UP)-
A two-month jurisdictional strike at
10 Fall River Textile Mills is threat
ening the health of thousands of
American troops in the South Paci-
fic, according to Col. Curtis G. Pratt.
Col. Pratt, commanding officer OF
army troops that took over the
plants Monday, said that the work
stoppage caused by a strike of 300
independent craftsmen was seriously
hampering future military plans of
the army.
He estimated that since the start
Of the strike there has been pro-
duction Of about 100000 yards of
mosquito netting-enough to equip
20 divisions or about 300, 900 soldiers
with mosquito bars.
Thousands Of men are preparing
to move into mosquito infested areas
as our operations in the Pacific ex-
pand," the Colonel said. I'VE cannot
send them there without every pro-
lection we can give against the men,
ace if disease-bearing insects"
Pointing to the fact that 80 per
cent of the insect netting produced
in the United States comes from the
Fall River Plants. Pratt said that
the strike has caused delays in army
plans.
Meanwhile, craftsmen whose strike
has brought idleness to about 600
other workers, continued to ignore
presidential order to return to
work. The independent craftsmen
object to clauses In a CIO contract.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Pope Farm
Nozi-FiIIed

Allied Headquarters. Algiers, Feb.
IL. (UP)-The Allied Mediterranean
command charged today that Castel
Gandolfo, site of Pope Plus KITS
summer farm, contains a "heavy
saturation of German forces" and
wanred interentially that it would
'of necessity be bombed"
"Castel Gandolfo, (site of the
PopeS sumenr farm, now lies in
the battle area and contains heavy
saturation of German forceS,' a
formal statement from the Allied
command said. Whenever vital
enemy targets appear there, they
will of necessity be bombed"
The Vatican radio reported
Thursday night that bombers, which
it did not identify, destroyed the
College of Propaganda adjacent to
the Pontifical Villa in a raid earlier
that day, while a Rome dispatch of
the German Transocean News
Agency contended that 500 persons
were killed in the attack.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
denomination OF FDR For
Fourth Term Expected Soon

Washington, Feb. 12-(UP)-
Frank Delano Roosevelts renom-
nation for a fourth term can be
be expected with some confidence to
become an accomplished fact at
about $3.50 p. m, CWT on Friday
July 81 next.
But il you want to bet and play
it safe, make 1t not later than the
same hour on the following day,
Saturday, July %. Chairman Rob-
ert E. Hannegan Of the Democratic
national committee announced yes
terday that the streamlined Demo-
cratic national convention would
meet on Wednesday, July 10. in Chi
cago.
The Democratic national commit
tee which chose the site at q meet
ing here last month and solicited
Mr.. Roosevelt to run again left to
Hannegan the fixing Of q date. Han
uegan would have liked TO delay the
convention until August but the
hard facts Of the soldiers ballot
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
hospital Dead
30, Hurt ~

Anzio Beachhead, Italy, Feb. IL
(UP)-Casualties from the German
bombing last Monday of an Amer
lean evacuation hospital and she'll
ing of an American field hospital
Thursday totaled 80 dead, and "a
wounded, including six American
women nurses, one of them a Red
Cross worker.
In Mondays bombing two Ameri-
can women nurses were killed i'm
mediately and an injured nurse and
an injured Red Cross worker died
later.
Thursdays casualties included two
American nurses, killed and seven
men wounded, four of them medical
officers.
-Four German shells landing il the
American field hospital which was
marked carefully with Red Cross
flags both on the tent and on the
ground caused yesterdays casualties.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
.LIBERATORS
ATTACkFRENCH
INVASION COAST

London, February IL. -
CUP - Strong formations of
four-motored American Lib
orators attacked mysterious
German targets on the
French invasion coast again
today in the 18th major oper-
alton by Britain based United
States strategic bombers
within IS days.
American Mustang and
Thunderbolt fighters escorted
the Liberators across the
channel to the Pas De Calais
coastal strip of France, where
unidentified Nazi military
detectives have been under
persistent attack for two
months.
For the second straight day the
Liberators led the Allied raiding
feet against France, carrying the
longest sustained offensive yet
mounted by American planes in Bril-
tain well into its third week.
The Liberator attack on the same
area yesterday. while Flying For
treSses were smashing at Frankfurt,
was bulwarked by American medium
bombers and scores of other Allied
planes.
The weight Of today's attack was
indicated by reports from the south
east coast that wave after wave Of
Allied bombers swept out over the
channel by daylight after British
light bombers struck at central and
western Germany during the night.
Large Formation
One particularly large formation
Of daylight raiders flew out over the
southeast coast near Folkestone,
while additional forces were sighted
at other coastal points. Some pre-
Sumably pounded the French inva-
sion coast for the fifth straight
day.
Twin-engined Mosquitoes carried
out the nuisance raids on central
and western Germany last night,
and other Raj bombers mined en-
envy waters, all without loss.
German planes dropped bombs
in one London area and in south
east England town last night, but
damage was described as slight.
A communicate late last night re-
ported that five American Flying
FortresseS and Liberators were lost
in yesterdays raids on Frankfurt
and western Germany. The bomb
ers shot down three intercepting
enemy planes and escorting fight
ers destroyed another 80.
Fifteen fighters were lost in the
raids on Germany and in subsidiary
American and Allied raids on
northern France.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
u. S. Subs Sink Better Than One
Jap Ship Daily Past 4 Months

Washington, Feb. IL (UP)-
American submarines, have been
sinking Japanese ships at the rate
of better than one day for the
past quarter year, 1t was learned
today following Navy Secretary
Frank Knox's disclosure that IL
more enemy ships had been sunk
by U. S. subs.
Knox's disclosure, made late yes
terday, was the first such an
nouncement to be made in February
and gave promise that the record of
the past three months would be
continued.
The latest bag included one large
naval auxiliary, two medium trans
ports, one medium cargo transport,
two large tankers. five medium
freighters and one small freighter
1t brought to 584 the total number
of enemy ships sunk, probably sunk
or damaged by American subs in
this war.
An examination of navy records
revealed that SO enemy ships were
announced sunk by our subs last
month, 81 in December and 26 in
November-better than one every
"a hours.
Knox repeatedly has expressed
satisfaction with the war of attri-
ton being Waged by American sub
marines against Japan's inadequate
merchant marine. AS he distribut-
ed to his press conference the COM
munic;Ye telling of the most re-
cent sinkings, he termed the II
enemy ships sent to Re bottom "a
good bag"
The secretary also said he was
highly pleased" with other phases
Of the Pa &c war.
The recent Smelling of the great
northern enemy base at Paramushi-
ru, he declared. will serve to no
tify the JapS that We still retain
the offensive throughout most OF
the Pacific"
And" he added, there Is no
better example than our action in
the Marshalls of a well thought
out plan put into effective use with
perfect timing and carried out to
the last detail.
I'VE learned a lot at Tarawa
which we put into effect at the
MarshallS. I want to particularly
emphasize the Importance of big
shells in the Marshall operation.
1.-The preliminary bombardment
was SO fierce that some reports I
now have indicate that between so
and per cent of the personnel Of
the enemy garrisons was dead be-
fore the landing was made"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Big Air Raid
On RobouI
BY DON CASWELL

Omitted Press War Correspondent
Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea, Feb. 12.-(UP)-One
of the largest forces of planes ever
to attack Rabaul, blasted that New
Britain Japanese stronghold with
SO tons of bombs and shot down 20
enemy planes, while other Allied
Allied planes struck enemy bases on
New Guinea with $50 tons Of bombs,
it was announced today.
Only two Allied planes were lost
as a total of $50 planes attacked
Rabaul four times Thursday, ac-
cording to Gen. Douglas MacAr-
thurs communique which also dis
closed that 1900 japanese troops
died in the closing phase of Allied
occupation of the entire Huonpep
Nsua of New Guinea.
Dispatches from Guadalcanal said
that Adm. William F. Halsey's Sol
onions Air Force used virtually every
type of plane in the South Pa
cific area to render the Vunaganau
airfield at Rabaul temporarily un.
serviceable.
A group of marine torpedo-planes
opened the days attacks on Rabaul,
followed by a flight of more than
30 torpedo-planes and divebombers.
A few minutes later, force of 18th
air force Mitchell bomberS hit the
target and were followed by heavy
Liberator bombers. ~ 81 -
The Vurakanau airdrome was
damaged badly, with bombs strik-
ing the runway and supply areas.
The japanese threw SO fighters
into the air in the first strong aerial
opposition in more than a week. In
addition to the 20 enemy planes shot
down, seven others probably were
downed.
Another strong force Of bombers
swept along the northern New
Guinea coast to hit the Wewak area
with 200 tons of bombs in one of
their heaviest attacks of the war
against that strategic base, 200 miles
north of Madang. There was no
mention of enemy interrogation over
that base which is protected by
four airfields.
Escorted heavy bombers dropped
more than go tons of high explosive
in the Madang area.
The raids on the two coastal bases,
s(Continued on Page %
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
A
Spy Center

Buenos Aires, Feb. ii - (U.P.) -
Colonel Enrique P. Gonzalez, Sec
rotary to President Pedro Ramirez,
tacitly charged the United States
and Britain tonight with conduct
ing espionage in Argentina.
CThis dispatch was delayed in
transmission, possibly by censor
Ship
He acknowledged in a press in
terview that Argentina during its
period OF neutrality had been con-
verted into a center of world
espionage" and asserted that "spies
of all countries at war" were ac-
tive.
Gonzalez said the Argentine gov
ernment's investigation of German
Japanese espionage was increasing
daily in scope with the number of
persons implicated alarming" So
many persons have come under
suspicion, he said, that the investi-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
BRITISH WARSHIPS AID EMbATTLED 5Tk
Allies Make Slight Advance At Apri|ia
Red Armies Battle Way To
Korsun, Last Maxi Bastion
Within Encircled Pocket

Moscow, Feb. IL. - Cup - Red
armies battled their way across the
approaches to Korsun, last German
stronghold in the encircled pocket
below Cherkasi, today and the Of
ficial organ Red Star said the an
Inhalation of 10 trapped divisions
was reaching Its logical end".
The last battered survivors Of an
original 100000 troops were reported
making their final stand along the
hills and ravines Immediately out
side Korsun under a literal hail of
Soviet shells.
The advancing 1st and End
Ukrainian armies counted more than
5000 enemy dead in the past "a
hours as they pushed to within less
than two miles of beleaguered Kor-
sun, mercilessly Tightening their
ring of enlightenment.
Additional thousands were known
to have persisted in one of the
heaviest AID most concentrated ar
tillery barrages ever laid down on
the southern front. Red Star said
the Soviet guns and mortars now
were covering every meter of the
pocket with steel and explosives.
Two German battaHons were cut
off and exterminated in one night
attack alone.
Driving from all directions toward
KorSun, core of German resistance
and the last Sizeable town in the
enciraaed area, the Russians cap
tured Miropolye, only two miles
southeast of Korsun; Olkhovchik,
three miles east, and Tagancha,
nine miles north and seven other
villages in advances of up to four
miles yesterday.
More than $50 guns, 1000 motor
vehicles and nine tanks, the latter
in perfect working order, were cap
tured.
Southwest of the Nazi pocket, the
Germans brought up large forces
of tanks and infantry and launched
q new attempt to break through
the Soviet lines and rescue the
trapped troops, but were thrown
back with a loss of 70 tanks and
self-propelled guns.
Fan OHt
Some 200 miles to the west the Rus
slams famed out from newly-cap-
tured Shepetovka, near the old
Polish border alnog two branch lines
running south and southwest re-
spectively toward the Odessa-Lwow
trunk railway, the only practical es-
cape route for hundreds of thou
sands Of Germans still in the
southern Ukraine.
One column pushed southwark
along the line to Proskurov, while
the other headed for Tranopol, 10
miles east of Lwow itself. Capture
of either point would force the Ger
mans, retreating from as far east
as Kr1voi Rog, to fall back over in
Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Huge Bond Purchase
Made By Scovill Co.

The largest single investment in
war bonds made here to date dur
ing the current Fourth War Loan
Drive was revealed today when it
was announced that the Scovill
Company corporation purchased S.
million.
Official figures released today rel
alive to the overall total of the
city's campaign were given at $13,-
10000 of which $3,250,000 was in
series "E' bonds and the remand
er in varied type bonds.
Total figures, to date, for region
No. 3 comprising Waterbury, Maui
gatuck and all of Litchfield County
were announced at $21, 100000 In
sales Of all type bonds.
With but four full days remain
ing for Waterbury to go over the
top in its Fourth War Loan effort
the sale of "E'' bonds appeared to
be slow and bond drive officials
were drawing up last minute plans
for a concerted drive that would
assure the city of attaining or ex-
ceeding its $4,878OOO quota in this
type bond. Although Waterbury
may exceed its overall quota Of
$14,662, 900 unless it attains the E
quota it will not be given official
recognition by U. S. Treasury Of
ficialS. James E. Moran, general
bond chairman today expressed
concern over the tagging purchases
", ithaca fx,yNo boydc oad ,1oi11ta5 r,,4
that upon failure to meet such a
quota it will not only be the first
time that Waterbury has failed in
such drive that will be so dis
heartening, but worse will be the
fact that it will give evidence that
We have failed to back the Water
bury boys now actually fighting on
all fronts.
Local industrial firms continued
their added support of beating
the Axis as in addition to their
outstanding war production record
they maintained a steady forward
drive in their purchases of war
bonds.
The American Brass Company in
elusive of all its branches today
went over the top of its $4,440,32
employees bond quota and at press
time this morning was continuing
upward toward higher goals.
Required to raise $1581O1 in ex-
ira face value cash as part of their
total quota the employees at press
time this morning had exceeded
COON mn in fhic lotfar offort 1x,itl,
the purchasing trend continuing I'M
abated. The company's drive was
under the sponsorship Of labor
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12

compelled July selection. The bal
lots cannot be distributed to the
armed services until it has been
established officially who the Re
publican and Democratic candidates
will be. And If the Democratic nom-
nation were delayed much beyond
mid-July it probably would not be
possible for the troops to vote and
get the ballots back to be counted
on election day.
By ordering the convention to
start In mid week, flanagan sought
to assure short meeting. His an
nouncement said it was expected
that all proceedings would be COM
pleted in the remainder OF that
week-four days. The Republican
convention win begin IN Chicago
on Monday, July Is.
Barring a knock down battle over
the vice-presidential nomination,
which Is more than likely, the Demo-
Continued on Page p
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
$4,000 Fire
In Combridqe

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 12-(UP)-
Wind-fanned flames swept a barrel
factory and four adjoining sheds at
the Young, Curley, Larkin Co., early
today during heavy snowstorm
with loss estimated at more than
$4,000.
Hampered by freezing weather
and heavy drifts, firemen fought for
three hours to control the blaze that
threatened to sweep to several near
by tenement houses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Writer Likens Troops At
Beachhead To Ball Team

and alert to the impending all out
push.
They know the German are risk
ing everything for one mighty
knockout punch at the beachhead.
They know that crack NaZi divi-
Sions from France and Germany and
northern Italy have been sent in to
do the job. They know the i'm
portance Adolf Hitler places in pos
sible victory here for German home
morale.
More than anything else, they
know that the enemy has been
throwing men and equipment at
them continually in reckless dis
regard of lives and material.
So they dug In, waiting from the
combat line back to the beaches,
where big German shells never have
ceased to fan during the entire bat
tie here.
They utilized every ridge, every
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12

There was no indication when the
big ship would swing into action,
but it was presumed she had been
modernized to make her a doubly
formidable foe for the enemy who
thought the surprise barrage Of
aerial torpedo bombs had finished
her.
OF the 10 U. s. vessels sent to the
bottom or damaged in the Dec. 7
disaster, all but the battleship Ari-
iona and the target ship Utah have
left the harnor repaired and under
their own power.
For some II months after the
Japanese attack, the great underside
of the Oklahoma projected starkly
from the wat0s Of the harbor, a
grim reminder to scores of Ameri-
can warships passing out to bat
tie.
Salvage work was started in July,
1912 but it was not until May nearly
year later that the great vessel
was raised and righted. Finally,
one morning some time ago. she
moved slowly down the harbor
in the pre-dawn gloom and nosed
into the drydock.
She was a CHASTITY sight in the
glare of the shore searchlights.
Heavy, sticky oil and sludge chung
to her entire hull and huge make
shift patches covered 100-foot holes
in her sides. The bodies of many
crew members sHIl lay trapped In
her enginerooms.
But for the big 14-inch guns
thrusting defiantly from her -four
gun turrets, she reSembled great
ugly barge, surrounded by a dozen
milling tugboats.
From the battered coming tower
The Oklahoma's new commander
solomon Isquith, Brooklyn, N. Y.
/ formerly Of the Utah, directed hel
course to the drydock. He reported
that her engines were In gooc
shape" despite the months Of sub
Imersioll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
Chos. Chaplin
In Dilemma

Hollywood, Feb. 12-{P)-Some of
the highest-priced legal talent in
the west huddled today on the best
way to keep Charlie Chaplin out of
federal prison on charges pre-
erred by red-haired woman.
The 23-year-old Joan Barry of
Brooklyn, N. Y, Tulsa, Okla, Mex
lea City, Hollywood and way places,
accused Chaplin Of being the father
of her child, said he took her east
for immoral purposes, got tired of
making love to her, and conspired
to deprive her of civil liberties.
A federal grand jury took up where
Miss Barry left OF and indicted
Chaplin on two white slavery
charges under the Mann act. It
also issued counts against him, a
judge, three police officers and two
friends, charging conspiracy.
The Chaplin of the white curls,
the four wives and the accent which
he has retained along with British
citizenship during his 80 profitable
years in Hollywood, will surrender
for fingerprinting Monday. So will
Police Judge Charles j. Griffin of
Beverly Hills; Police Capt. w. w.
White; Police Lieut.. Claude Mar
Pile; Police Matron Jessie Billie
Reno, and Robert Arden, the refu-
gee radio broadcaster.
Only defendant unheard from Is
Tim Durant, the movie producer,
and q. 8. Attorney Charles Carr
said he will be arrested if he did
not turn up with the others, all of
whom were at liberty on their own
recognizance.
Originally they had been ordered
held on $1,000 bail, but Federal
Judge j. F. T O'Connor, former
comptroller of the currency, agreed
with Attorneys Jerry Giesler and
s. s. Hahn that they were respon-
sible men who would not attempt
tc sneak out Of the country.
Three Weeks
Three weeks after their fingers
are linked, Chaplin and Co., must
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

Representing Combined u. s. Press
Distributed by the United Press
Anzio Beachhead, Italy, Feb. g.
(UP)-If you ever stood mud
smeared and weary on a football
field and watched your opponents
coach take the wraps off his first
string Notwithstanding he had
decided the time had come for a
touchdown dash-then you can ur-
derstand the feeling on this entire
beachhead battlefield.
Though that feeling must be
magnified a million times to get
the proper perspective, there Is no
more apt parallel now than that
football scene and this bitterly con-
tested beachhead.
There's no question about the
CUTS of Allied soldiers.
In my swing around the front
today, I found them digging grimly
In, their ammunition stacked beside
them, their tired eyes watchful, wise
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-12
U.S.. S. Oklahoma Again Afloat

Pearl Harbor, T. H. February H. = CUP = The U. s..
Oklahoma &c months ago capsized hulk the
bottom of Pearl Harbor rode proudly at anchor today
preparing to make the japanese pay double.
In terse one-sentence bulletin last night, the Navy
disclosed that the 000ton dreadnaugh of five sunk
or heavily damaged December Z, 1941 "once more
aoa and that the staggering task of salvage nearly