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The current campaign for aid by
Mikhailovitch, minister Of war for
King Peters Yugoslav government
in-exile, started several weeks ago
with the arrival here OF Captain
BoriSlav Todorovich, a special ennis
Sary of Mikhailoyitch, and Allied Of
ficers who have been at Mikhailo-
vitch'S headquarters.
Todorovich at a press conference
yesterday promised that Mikhailo-
witch would mobilize 400, 900 men the
day the Allies land in the Balkans,
charged that Tito had only 10000
to $4,000 electives instead of the
100000 referred to by Churchill, and
accused the Partisans of stabbing
Mikhailovitch's forces "in the back"
every time they get into battle
with the Germans.
Presumably, Todorovich already
has talked with American officials
here and presented a report and
his appeal for arms. The American
officers who returned with him
probably have done the same. To-
dorayich seemed confident that
their report would be favorable to
the Mikhailovitch cause.
Todorovich said the purpose OF
his mission was to tell the American
people about the fight going on in
side Yugoslavia between the Parti-
sans and the Mikhailovitch sup
porters and to get Allied aid. It
may be some time before the Amer
lean reaction to his mission will
be revealed. If past policy Is fol-
lowed any change in the picture
would be announced by the British,
presumably Churchill inasnuch as
he already has taken such q firm
stand for Tito's forces.
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complete history Of suffrage from
the time the colonies were char
tered"
In order to educate" the senate.
Ellender said. he is prepared to
talk for at least 125 hours. For
his initial ammunition he has as
sembled: More than 400 pages Of
manuscript running to 1850 words
which he estimates will take SO
hours 10 deliver.
That's practically all quotations
and reference matter" ElIender
said. TT win take more than twice
80 hours to expand the comment
on those quotations"
1t all adds up. EIlender said. To
the conclusion that voting qualits-
cations have been determined by
the colonies and the individual
states and not by the centralized
federal government.
That's my drst speech" ElIender
said. III they want TO persist III
be ready TO 60 into the second phase.
That's another story but It win show
that this 4 . ualiAeal iGRaA."
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their bombs set on an explosion
which sent black smoke billow-
ing 10000 feet into the air.
Examination of photographs made
in the American raid yesterday re-
vealed that the fortresses and Lib
orators scored bulls-eyes on vital
German aircraft factories at Oran-
ienburg and Rathenow in the area
Of Berlin and set fire in a rayon
plant at Wittenberge. rs miles to
the northwest.
U. S. and Raj medium and light
bombers struck repeatedly at the
invasion coast today. Marauder me-
diums hit military targets along the
French shore. Douglas Havoc light
boinbers of the Ninth Air Force
hit northern France. BoStons,
MitchellS, and Typhoons Of the tao
teal air force were active in the
same area.
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BishopIs
Dedicated
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The pageant started with a state
~. choir-paced procession from the
crypt to the sanctuary and was
climaxed with 1.-The laying on OF
hands by visiting bishops in the
role Of "consecrators.
Dun, formerly dean of the Epis-
copal Theological Seminary Of Cam.
bridge, Mass, was elected to sue
coed the late Right Rev. James r.
Freeman, third bishop Of Washing
ton. under whom the cathedral was
started.
The Right Rev. Henry Knox Sher-
rill, bishop of Massachusetts.
preached the conservation sermon.
Calling on the church to live
dangerously" and "sacridcially'' in
a time Of stern and tragic realities.
Sheriff. said the worlds millions
long "for the new and finer day
which. please God, some day viii
dawn"
The greatest need beyond the
immediate winning of the war"
Sheriff. said, lis the establishment
Of what, to avoid political terms,
we may call world family Of ma
tons"
Deploring racIsm and calling for
economic and social orders in which
men may practice the teaching OF
the master" he warned that the
millions Of men and women every
where who are giving themselves
without counting the cost viii, when
the war is over, "spurn any inStitu-
ton, no matter how venerable or
sacred, which Is interested merely
In self service or self preservation.
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Sevdsto pol

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ing the way for a Soviet break
through from that direction and the
probable complete collapse Of en-
envy resistance.
The Soviet high command report
ed that, until yesterday at least,
the remnants of an enemy force
that once exceeded 100000 were Of
fering desperate resistance" throw
ing up forts Of building blocks
blowing up bridges and otherwise
harassing the advancing Russians.
I'm a number Of sectors" the
midnight communique said, "the
enemy is utilizing Romanians as
covering units, placing groups OF
German machine-gunners and tom
my-gunnerS near them. At the
least attempt of the Rornanians to
cross to our side or to retreat, The
Hitlerites open fire on the Ro-
nanian Allies"
IA Planes Shot Down
Red Air Force planes supported
the beseiging Red armies, bombing
and strafing enemy concentrations
as well as ships attempting to eyac-
uate Axis troops through Soviet
sea and air blockade. Fourteen en-
envy planes were shot down.
Booty and many prisoners were
captured by Yeremenko's forces at
Balaklava, seized in a five-Inile ad-
vance from Varnutka. Pushing on
another two miles to the north, the
SoyietS captured Kadykovka, five
miles southeast Of Sevastopol.
Yeremenko's men also captured
Alusu, on the south bank Of the
Chernaya river 8 1-2 miles south
east Of Sevastopol, to forge to with
in three miles Of a junction with
TOlbukhin's 4th Army on the north
bank.
The advances squeezed the Ger
mans into steadily shrinking
pocket around Sevastopol Of less than
100 square miles, all of which was
within range Of Soviet artillery.
At the far western end Of the
southern front, the midnight COM
Imlnnique reported, Marshal Gregory
x. Zhukov'S LIST Ukrainian army re-
pulsed IS consecutive enemy attacks
east Of StauiSlawow in Old Poland
yesterday, killing more than TOO
German troops and wrecked Is
tanks.
Russian planes made q mass raid
on the Romanian port Of ConStanta
Monday night at cost Of one plane.
Several fires were started and
number Of large explosions were OBJ
served.
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Smythe was asked if he had for
gotten that he was to have appeared
in court here two days ago.
well, we're here aren't we," he
snapped.
Asked how the fishing was at the
resort, he smiled briefly and said
"well-fine."
FBI officers said Smythe appar-
emily had been intending to masque-
rade as a mentioning fisherman.
His failure to appear at the opening
session on Monday led presiding
Judge Edward c. icher to revoke his
$1,000 bond.
All the defendants, including two
women, are accused of seeking to
undermine morale of the armed
forces in plot linked directly to
Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels. Her.
mann Goering and other Nazi lead
ers. Gerhard Wilhelm Kunze, one
time leader Of the German Ameri-
can Bund, is among the accused.
The second session was adjourned
after almost three hours of bicker-
ing among the two dozen attorneys
in arguments on Sundry motions.
One defendant, Lois De Lafayette
Washburn of Chicago and Takoma,
WASH, was rebuked by attorneys for
two others for giving the Fascist
salute and thulnbing her nose at
the court house on the opening day.
P. Bateman Ennis, counsel for
Kunze, and Ben Lindas, attorney
for George Sylvester Viereck, adj
mitted pre-war Nazi propaganda,
disclaimed any connection between
their clients and Mrs. Washburn.
Mrs. Washburn listened silently.
When they completed their state
mentS, she shot her arm forward
In another salute and shouted:
your honor, that was for the
dirty papers-those scandals who
have smeared me from coast to
ocast."
Then, as she sat doyn, she added:
give got another in reserve for
them"
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hands. They're not burned badly
really they're not"
Then proudly:
1--WE got bomb splinter in my
cheek. See"
She pointed to tiny black hole
in her left cheek.
Across the ward, couple Of her
patients still seemed little dazed.
Those nurses were great girls"
said one. Miss Graves said: Get
out the best you can-I've got to
Try to put these fires OUT
Its funny" he went on, I've
got pneumonia. The doctors have
been keeping me in bed. But when
those burning rafters fell hoped
out Of bed and ran. Now feel
fine"
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Prior to the opening of the Sicil-
ian campaign, Pearson said, para
troop operations were under the
command Of Col. Mike Dunn, "a
fighting Irishman." Dunn, he said,
won an agreement from the Navy
that it would not fire on any planes
going into Sicily for fear of mis-
taken identity.
But the Navy soon sought to
abandon the agreement, he said,
and Dunn was succeeded by Brig.
Gen. P. L. Williams who finally
yielded to Navy pressure. the
early order was changed"
The first paratroop drop over Sic
lily, he said, took place on the night
Of Aug. 9-10, before the Navy ar
rived, and was amazingly success
full" Only two planes were lost out
OF about 500 participating. he said.
and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower
sent his congratulations" But the
Navy was there when the Aug. II
operation occurred, and "U. s. naval
gunf1re was extremely accurate and
after about two shots to get range.
they made mincemeat of the SLOW.
moving paratroop transports"
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Voter Toll
In Waterbury
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the contest two years ago.
The names of IS voters Of the
18th district have been added to
the Democratic primary list since
April 1 it has been revealed by
Registrar of Voters John r. Der
win CD. Fifteen were enrolled yes
terday and 20 at a special evening
session Monday.
It is expected that no matter what
the outcome the victory margin will
be smaller than that Of two years
ago. Speculation today on such
margin ran from $50 to $50.
No statements were forthcoming
from either candidates this morn
ing as 1t is believed that both gave
the final touch to their campaign
ing last night through the medium
Of radio addresses.
Mr.. Wallace speaking one-half
hour before Mr.. Tobin last night
denied that he was a rubber stamp
candidate for certain interests" as
charged by his opponent while Sen.
Tobin in his address denied that
been antagonistic to the admins
tration and one of disregard for the
public welfare" as charged by
Mayor Monagan. The Mayor, fol-
lowing, the senator's radio address
issued a statement terming the lat
ter's charges as ridiculous and
charged that the Senator had tex
pressed contempt for the regard Of
my administration for the mainten-
ance Of good civic financial posi-
ton"
Usual election restrictions such as
the closing down of all liquor es-
Establishments are not In force dur
ing today's contest, under state law.
Activities by both supporters will
not be as great as would ordinarily
be during city wide primary or
regular election although the par
ties of both sides will continue their
work until the polls are closed at
8 p. m.
The following is the listing, as
reported here yesterday, Of the II
polling places which will be opened
between 1870 and 8 p. m. today:
4-1-Franco-American Club, 400
South Main street.
4-2-Engine house, 1888 Washington
avenue.
4-3-O'Donnell's Hall, 40 Washing
ton street.
4-4-Hopeville school, Piedmont and
Cypress streets.
5-1-Leavenworth high school, 65
School street.
5-2-Engine house, 1923 Baldwin st.
5-3-Mulcahy school, 1877 Paramount
street.
5-4-Engine house, 1856 East Main
street.
5-5-Store, 807 East Main street.
5-6-Anderson school, 1929 East
Main street.
5-7-Chase school, Meriden and
Woodtick roads.
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ly passed him the material, pausing
perhaps only to glance over their
shoulders at the red glare of flames
licking the walls ouside their broken
windows.
The incision was Sewed and the
patient trundled away to a safer
place The doctors told me in grim
Jest that they weren't sure they
hadn't sewed some OF the debris in
side the patient they worked so fast
and there was SO much flying
around.
The patient came UP from the
aneStheSia hours later, heard con-
versation about the raid and asked !:
what raid?"
The hospital was a crumbled mass
Of twisted iron beds, concrete and
charred rafters amid curlS Of gray
smoke.
Half a dozen buildings were
wrecked and two were destroyed by
fire. Here and there in the rubble
was a nurses blue cap, a bottle Of
medicine or a medical chart.
One Of the heroineS OF the night
told me her story while a sister
nurse combed her hair. She couldn't
comb it herself because her hands
We're wrapped in bandages covering
burns she got while trying to put
out fires. She was Ruth Graves, 20,
freckle-faced and chubby checked.
Il had just got back from meal
time and was standing at the desk
In the center of my ward when
heard the first two bombs" she said.
u didn't hear the one which hit our
building at all. Everything Just COLI
lapsed on us.
Some Of the patients got I'D and
walked out. We had to remove raft
ers from across the beds Of others.
One little boy was concerned about
getting his Donald Duck. Another
made sure he took his orange
Patients with rheumatic and
heart troubles helped to carry the
kids out. ] saw one old man try
ing to put out the fire with his
seltzer bottle. Those fires kept
springing up all over. I don't know
where they came from.
II tried 10 put them out with my
hands" She looked at her Swathed
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OPA SUSPENDS
THOMASTON MAN

TIlomaston, April 19-On grounds
that he had shown ''carelessneSS
and Iaxity" in his handling Of his
for meats and fats, Harold r. An
derSon was penalized by OPA Re-
gional Commissioner Arthur l..
Brown In Hartford Tuesday. two"
weeks suspension Of his business
rights to deal in red point" items
being ordered.
His ration banking account had
also been overdraWn for "blue
point items but on that score the
commissioner said the ends Of JUS
tice would seem to be satisfied at
this time by admonishing the re-
gpondent."
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BiggerBon
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The government also disclosed that
it had empowered regional police
officers to take any action necessary
to control the use Of roads "for the
purpose of securing. Free passage
of military or other essential traffic,
or OF dealing with abnormal road
traffic conditions due directly or in
directly to such movements or to
attack by the enemy"
German concern over the impend-
ing invasion was reflected in a.
Swedish coast of Denmark's Jutland
Peninsula and most of the east
coast to all Danish civilians and
officials.
3 Other reports reaching London
said the Germans also were sowing
mine "helter SHELTER" in French
coastal regions, had banned all
communication between the right
and left banks of the river Schelde
at Antwerp and had declared SO
more towns in southeastern France,
including the Mediterranean resorts
of Nice and Cannes, danger zones"
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Walter WillcheIl
In Ne1O York

Page She was assigned to sell
ciggieS at a midtown hotel one af-
ternoon where a fashion group
staged their event One Of the
models didn't show up The Gig
gle girl was recruited haStily-to
pose for cameramen And she
landed in all the gazettes But
nobody knows it's her picture! Be-
cause she was featuring a welder'S
outfit-including steel helmet-cov-
ering her pretty kisserI
Quips That Pass In the Night:
At Leon & EddN's: "She hasn't
got lot on the ball. Just a lot on
himl" At Cog Rouge: shes
suffering from a nervous breakup"
In Reuben's: "She's a vege-
tartan. Only likes guys with plenty
OF cabbage" In Versailles: I'm
laughing but my heart doesn't know
1t" In the 81: Her life is q
big production. One scene after an
other" In Latin Quarter: She's
as unpredictable as the very last
chance on a roulette wheel" II. At
Trade Wind: Her pals not only
admired the ring-they recognized
it" >. At Kelly's Stable: Its been
a very happy marriage - for their
enemies" At Club Is: George
Jean Nathan and Lee Mortimer are
going to co-Star in new flop called
"Wong'd Victory
The Late Watch: Joe E, Lewis
resumes at the Copacabana Thur
-. E. T. Weir, the GOPolitico (who
wed his Gill Friday few years
ago., becomes a Daddy in the Sum-
mer. He's II One of the hand
soonest detectives, unrecognized on
assignment in midtown joynt, was
offered a job there as Gigolo :.
Herbert Hoover'S suite at Waldorf
Towers Is the busiest in town. Poll
tical biggies cluttering it and the
lobby Hollywood reports that
Nunnally johnson will be acclaimed
genius when International'S
Casanova Brown" is soon shown
Carol Bruce is ailing. May I'M
dergo an op ). FDR counsellor S.
Rosenman's boy and Rep. Ham
F1sll'S son are buddies at Harvard
=. Vocalist Dell Parker and her
groom have parted Fred Allen
and his sponsor will have a heart
to-pocketbook talk at option time.
Fred needs more dough to pay tax
es-as who don't? Overheard
in the Stork: when they married
he promised to never look at an
other woman-but you know those
campaign promises"
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Matt
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told officers that they saw Sanders
push Larkin into back room of
the tavern. A few minutes later, Ca
pone took gun from drawer and
followed the men into the room,
Brennan said.
1--WE were all drinking heavily"
he said, land it's all hazy In my
mind, but remember hearing
three shots fired"
Brennan said Capone then came
out Of the back room and sat at
the bar at the front Of the tavern.
Sanders, described as "panic-strick-
en-" ran out of the tavern and fled
on foot, according to Mrs. Helen
Kusper, owned of the building in
which the tavern was located. Mrs.
KuSper said she saw anders from
her apartment.
Wilbur F. Crowley, first assistant
states attorney said he would ask
the grand jury to investigate the
possible relationship between Lar
kin'S murder and the unexplained
two-day disappearance last week Of
Jack Guzik, heir to the Capone en-
pire. Guzik was reported to have
met with leaders of rival gang,
possibly after being kidnapped. to
arrange for the end of a jurisdic-
tional dispute.
BuV War Bonds and Stamps
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100 APPLICATIONS
FOR GARDEN PLOTS

To date about 100 persons have
applied for victory garden tracts as
owned by the city 1t was revealed
by Bernard Mcdonald co-chairman
Of the city's garden committee. This
Is below the average Of this time
last year.
The majority Of the applicants
are those who last year held leases
on the city owned tracts. Mr.. Nc.
Donald stated that application still
would be received from interested
prospective gardeners.
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Compensation Agreements

COmpe N alton Commissioner
John J. OConneII today approved
an agreement providing for pay
n1ent Of $l4.lO weekly during dis
ability to James Mcclure Of Der
BY, who was injured while EN-
plOyed by the City Of Derby, The
payments start with last FEB. 2.
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FORD PLANT SETS
BOMBER RECORD

The Ford Motor Co. announces It's
Willow Run plant now builds ap-
proximately one bomber an hour.
Although not enIayging on this re-
port the company has confirmed
that In the flrst quarter Of 1874
more bombers were built than the
entire production Of the plant up
to last October. The plant also
makes IS per cent OF its emergency
and 50 per cent OF itS normal spare
parts.
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PREACHER DIES

Boston. April I9-(UP)-Drother
August Nelson Of Roxbury, 74-year.
old Salvation Army preacher. COL
lapsed on q sidewalk in, ecoIlay
square and died last night O few
minutes after announcing his re-
tFement following so years service
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Nearly Fighters
Smash Targets
Continued from Page H.

Task forces which hit Werl and
Lippstadt made the trip without run
ming into German fighters, but flew
for miles through anti-aircraft fire
from Germany's most heavily de-
Tended belt.
The Werl raiders reported that
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Allied headquarters announced
that tank destroyers Of the main
5th Army front have knocked out
103 German tanks, IS self-propelled
guns, nine field artillery pieces, and
46 other vehicles since the initial
landings in Italy last September.
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Rubber eye shields pre-.
vent United States tank gunners
from getting black eyes while peer
ing through telescopes In Army
tanks Islmbltng over rough terrain.
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FcssiIs Of sea lizards s. feet long
have been found IN San joaquin
valley, first masasaurs 70 be disccv-
cred ineCalifornia.
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More than $1,000 tons Of water
proof paper were used by the Army
0uartermaster Corps IN 1913, ac-
cording 10 the War Department.
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Break Strike

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New York Novelette,: She's Gig
gle gal at the Zanzibar Her am
bish (ever since hitting the Big
TOWN. was to get her photo in the
papers = the nice way, of course
8.. Many wolves offered to help
her :. But there always was some
String attached" - SO she kept
peddling ciggies and hoping
The other day Fate Turned to Her