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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Market Rise
Seen Likely
BY LEWIS HANEY

Professor OF Economics. New Yerh Univsrsity
Two main points of interest
concerning the present position Of
the stock market strike me AZ
most significant. Both points are
on the constructive or bullish
side. One Of these points is that
the explanations Of last weeks
reaction are inadequate and un-
convincing. The other is that the
reaction was stopped at a critical
level which may hold and, II so.
may furnish the base for a more
sustained rise.
Probably the m ,st talked of
reason" for the reaction is the
prospect of an early victory over
Japan. thus suggesting another
peace scare" But not only Is
peace fundamentally bullish, but
also there is no sufficient prospect
OF an early peace to warrant q
market reaction now.
BEARIsH ADVICE
Another explanation" is that a
number OF investment services"
came out with bearish advice.
But the fact that large number
of Wall Street traders are bearish
is a favorable symptom. There
has probably been an increase In
the short interest, and when the
shorts cover" the market will get
good boost.
Why are certain advisers bear
ish? Mostly. il seems. because
they feel that their charts show
that the market has failed to 60
through" a certain upper resist.
ance level. and thereby demon
strated weakness. So they say
sell, and this brings some pres
sure on prices. But this sort of
chart dope is highly uncertain.
CITES EXPLANATION
Another explanation is political
uncertainty" But in this respect
what is there that is new?
My second comment is that q
highly significant and critical level
of prices Is the one at which "a
in early August the decline that
began in July was stopped. (2) in
early September the bad break
occurred that left many gaps. and
go in the last week of September
a consolidation" period developed.
This level cannot be expressed
precisely in terms of the indus
trial stocks alonc1hrt-ftl comes
fairly close 10 being 146 dow.
Jones). At this level. the reaction
last week was stopped. II the
composite average holds there, as
il may. the market outlook will
be greatly improved.
ACTION FAVORABLE
The market action on Friday
was distinctly favorable, and sug-
gested that the chances are that
the average will hold. The selling
was not heavy. The market re-
bounded 10 close near the top Of
the days range. The volume
increased on the rebound. The
move was led by such stocks as
Sears-Roebuck, Texas Corp,
Chrysler. u. s. Steel and Bethle-
hem Steel. The blue chips have
shown good underlying demand.
So IL seems rather likely that a
rally that will at least carry the
averages back TO the 14S level
will occur. (Of course, all such
calculations must be highly tenta-
tive IN tirpae lika fhaeal
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
AeronautilaI Products
Announces Payment

A dividend of IS cents on COM
mon stock was announced today
by Aeronautical Products, Inc,
payable Nov. 80 to holders of rec
ord Nov. IS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Standard Accident
Declares Dividend

Standard Accident Insurance
Co. today had declared a divi-
dend Of Sc. cents, payable Dec.
= 20 holders ~ record Nov. q.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Joins Midwest

A. c. Reppenhagen. former
general manager. OF the Expert
mental Tool and Die Co, has
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02

CHICAGO Nov ! tINSI Cash grain close.
WUEAT-N0 3 red. Sl.69lam1 10Y
CORN--N0 2 yellow 81 10 No 2 yellow
Sl.l4 No yellow. 81 03is0l S6i4: No 5
yellow, Si.0ot, l.l4is. sample yellow
oATs-No / mixed, eesese No. white
heavy, 67l7c.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
wtSSIPFG GRAIN
CUICACO CASU CRAIN

v lNfltEis. nov I TINS rye Clnked &c
IN lac lower today. December Sl.O5is.
May, Sl.o4al o4's. July, Si.O2 sold.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
MARINE WOUNDED

coRIEY. PFC. WILLIAM LEN-Mr. May
r. Arti. mother Muskeson
ELLIOTT PFC WILLIAM C-Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Elliott, parents, Wyandotte.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02

CLEVELAND GRAPHITE BRONZE
Nine months ended Sept So
Set profit si.4is4e2 81 .2es o7o
Per common share s4.09 1870
- CENTURY RIBBON MILLS
Nine months ended Sept So
Net profit si5si2s si23,si2
Common share earned si3s si.ol
NATIONAL STEEL CORP
and subsidiaries report for months ended
Sept 30 1914 1913
Net profit ts,0S0 97i Ss,41s are
s9 o1.r; ssrn .Ss.s Sen, ,o.s's' '''si
Net profit s7.667 SIS s3lss,si1,
Share earned Sl.2l tl.45
UNITED PAPERBoARD co.
Quarter ended AUG al
1914 1a47
Net profit sslss2 S25.6sa
Common share earned .l6 .o5
FOOD FAIR STORES. INC.
40 weeks ended Oct. T.
1914 1913
Net profit sfi4,soe 1897. sos
Common shsr, earned rs 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
NAVY SAFE

POLLARD Az ORD &C HARVEY HoFF.
MAN Previously reported missing ON sept
as Mr. and Mrs George c. Pollard
parents. Edmore
Wednesday, November 7, 1914
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Detroit Stocks

Amer Rolling MIL 14s, 14st 14A- 81
CurtiN-Wright 2 6ia sL 6L = a
sales. including odd-lots. s,74o shares.
Dividends In the foregoing table are the
amounts declared or paid 80 far this year.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02

THO ROOFING Co. INC.
30 weeks ended oct T.
1914 1913
Net profit S3o3.63s S263 SIT
Common share earned so 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02
Foreign Exchange

i SE" s YosE ~ i-F'e', = , r,a't m
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-11-02

CLEVELAND GRAPHITE BRONZE
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
15,5OO War Jobs Open

Boston, Dec 20. (UP)-The War Manpower Commission today warn ed that non essential industries in New England might be closed unless $500 workers were recruited for war jobs.
 &. Production must be doubled immediately by all plants |. Y. Even if it means closing un-essential busi- ness," said Regional Director Arthur c. Gernes.
 Industrialists were urged to share workers while women were asked to remain at their war jobs in an effort to solve the critical labor shortage. GerneS warned that lowered manpower ceilings witsh subsequent forceable placement of non-essential male workers into war jobs would result unless the crisis were resolved shortly.
 Gernes explained that such steps would be necessary because of the critical conditions in the labor mar kets and the inability of war plants to obtain much-needed workers.
 The War Manpower Commis- sion," he said, must consider every possible source of male labor in all non n-essential establishments"
 Doubling of small arms produc- tion in New England has placed an added burden on the area, Gerner declared. Officials predicted a definite and more pronounced short tage of materials by February un- less the necessary workers are re- cruited.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
FBI Arrests Ex-Minister

Newark, N. J.. Dec. 20-( (UP)- Carl Emil Ludwig Krepper, 60, a former Lutheran minister, who was linked to Nazi sabotage ring through secret writing on 8 cor- victed saboteur's white handker- chief, was arrested at his home here today and held in $30,0O0 bail to answer three federal indictments.
 Arrested on a bench warrant, Krepper was arraigned before Unit ed States Commissioner William Bartholomew and held as a federal prisoner in Hudson County Jail pending further proceedings. He was asked to plead to the three in- dictments. returned and impounded several days ago, which charge him with violation of sabotage, censor ship and foreign agents statutes.
 Krepper'S indictment and arrest followed investigation by FBI agents of a handkerchief found in possession of one of eight German saboteurs landed from submarines on the Atlantic Coast on June 13 and 16, 1922 The handkerchief carried Krepper's name and address in invisible ink.
 One indictment charges that Krepper conspired with Walter Kappe, identified by the FBI as a director of the a2i sabotage school
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Within .22 Miles Of Allied Base
By SAM D. HALES United Press War COrrespOndenp

NOHAttO 1EcSS war OOHACSpOhuCAtJ
 Paris, Dec. 20 - U.P.) - Sup rene Allied Headquarters revealed today that in the first 48-hours of the Nazi counter-offensive - up to Monday noon-the Germans punch ed out gains of IS to 20 miles, pene- trating to within 20 miles of the great Allied base of Liege and cut off several large American groups on the 70-mile Belgium -Luxumbourg front.
 Supreme Allied Headquarters for the first time lifted its security news blackout to tell, in part, the story of the first 36 hours of the German do-or-die counter offensive.
 The account emphasized that up to Monday noon the situation still was fluid and fluid is dangerous word in conenction with NaZi pam gers "
 The attack, launched with large panzer forces, paratroops and crack Nazi infantry hit the American First Army front in four main thrusts from Echternach on the center of the Luxembourg frontier, just northwest of Trier, to MonSchau, southeast of Aachen.
 Field Marshal Gerd Won Rund- stedt launched these main drives at the American lines:
 | From Echternach on the Lux embourg border. This penetrated to Consdorf, five miles southwest of Echternach and within 13 miles of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Church, State Pay
 Bishop Last Honor

ArchmiShop John G. Murray, for merly of Waterbury today praised the "benevolence and wisdom of the late Most Rev. Maurice F. Mo- Auliffe Bishop of Hartford whose funeral rites were held this morn- ing in the midst of all the solemn and sanctified rituals of the Roman Catholic pontifical Mass of re- quiem conducted at St. Joseph's Cathedral Hartford. Archbishop Murray delivered the eulogy of the late Bishop during the Mass pre- sided over by Archbishop Richard Cushing of Boston.
 Others serving at the Mass in- cluded Bishops such as Most Revs. Henry J. O'Brien, acting admins trator of the Hartford Diocese, who celebrtaed the Mass proper; Joseph M. OLeary. Springfield, Mass; Jo- Seph E. Mccarthy. Portland, Me. Francis P. Keough, Providence, R. T.; and Matthew F. Brady, Man. chester, N. H.
 Every parish of Waterbury was represented by local clergy among the more than coo attending this mornings divine service lasting three hours in the black draped Cathedral, which formed the back ground for the deep red colors of the Bishops office, the white surp- lices of the numerous attending priests and the soft glow of the thousand lights of the huge church.
 Governor Raymond E. Baldwin led the group cf state dignataries
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Jap Disintegration
 Increasing Rapidly
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON


 United Press War Correspondent
 Allied Headquarters, Philippines, Dec. 20-UP)-Japanese resistance on Leyte showed increasing signs of complete disintegration today as planes of the Third Fleet boosted their toll of enemy shipping in an around the clock bombardment of Luzon to 102 vessels sunk or dam- aged.
 Three American divisions on Ley te were rolling up the last defenses of the shattered Yamashita line after capturing the Japanese head quarters town of Valencia, seven ard a half miles north of Ormoc, and hurling the defenders back into the wild hills to the northwest.
 On Mindoro, 300 miles northwest of Leyte and only 75 miles south of Manila, American and Australian combat engineers were rushing airfields to completion to cover the next phase of the Philippines cam paign. No ground opposition yet had developed on Mindoro, and 1S Japanese planes which ventured over the area were shot down Sun day and Monday.
 From Admiral Chester W. Ni- mitz's Pacific Fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor came word that an- other IA Japanese ships had been added to the list of those sunk in the first three days and nights of carrier-based attacks on Luzon, site of Manila. ~s r--
 The Pearl Harbor communique covered attacks Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Though there was no official word that the raids eX- tended beyond the weekend, a Pearl Harbor dispatch yesterday described the offensive as ''contin- uing"
 The revised total showed Al ships sunk, all of them merchant ships with the exception of mine layer, and 61 damaged, including four destroyers, two destroyer es- corts and a coastal defense vessel.
 The number of Japanese planes destroyed in the three day assault remained at 269 and those damaged at 192, but American losses were re- vised upward from 20 to 27 aircraft.
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur's land-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
2 Women, Man Penalized For Abandoning Youngster
Malden, Mass, December 2O.

Maiden. Mass, December 20. - (UP) Jail or reformatory sem tences were imposed today on two young women and 8 man as result of the abandonment of the 13-day- old baby of one of the women ir the corridor of an Everett apartment house December 10.
 While District Judge Lawrence G. Brooks was dispoSing of the cases, the wa;f - a healthy baby boy nick named Skipper - cooed as he sat in the lap of 8 police matron in the courthouse corridor.
 Mrs. Stella Clark, B, of Old Town. Me, whose soldier husband has been overseas for more than a year, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the abandonment of her baby and was given an indefinite sentence in Framinghsm Women,s Reformatory. She also was charged with neglect
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

However, supreme Allied head quarters today slightly relaxed it's blackout on news of the German counter offensive and released a partial account of events up to noon Monday.
 The relaxation came after angry protests by Allied correspondents who at first were forbidden to re- lease any news on grounds the Ger mans might not be aware of the true situation.
 It was indicated that, at least for the present, Shaef will invoke a 48- hour time lag before announcing any specific information on the front situation.
 (An NEG report from the First Army front at 8:30 a. m. today said American troops were surrounded at St. With, 25 mills south of Aacl1en, and at other points and that 'sthe situation is still grsve.')
 The Situation
 First Army Front: By noon Mon- day, nearly AS hours ago. the Ger mans in four main drives pentrat- ing at least. 18 to 40. miles. had plunged within B miles of the city of Luxembourg, had overrun St. With, Malmedy and Stavelot and were within 9 miles of the great base of Liege A Stockholm report of uncertain origin today said the Nazis were only B miles from Liege. Groups of American forces were cut of but still fighting hard along the broken front and at the north end of the break through, around Mons chau the Germans were being held on new American lines.
 The Luxembourg radio had been silent since g p. m. Tuesday and there were indications the whole southeast corner of Luxembourg had been overrun. First Army War Cor respondents in highly censored dis patches said everything available" was being thrown into battle to pre- vent major break through.
 Third Army Front: Just south of the great Nazi attack area Third Army observers reported feverish activity behind the German lines in the Saar. Streams of trucks were seen moving up and freight yards appeared to be jammed with troops and equipment unloading. NaI pa-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
1OOUnarnedU. s. Prisoners
 Massacred ByNazis Sunday

The outfit scattered and most of the men were captured. The Ger mans took their cigarettes and valu- ables and then lined them up in a field. making each put his hands behind his head.
 One of the Nazi guards fired a shot int othe crowd and then the tankers opened up with their ma chine guns. TheeIlen who were not killed fell to the ground with the dying but. the Nazis continued to spray all with machine gun fire.
 Ae'few Americans stood up and made a run for it. 15 of them final ly escaping. Many were seriously wounded as the German tanks con- tinued to fire and Nazi atop the tanks took pot shots with their rifles at any man who showed sign of life.
 News of the massacre has spread up and down First Army lines and has increased the urgency with which the Yanks desire to finish on the attacking Naziz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

of the baby.
 Her brother, Levi Vaillancourt, 2S, of Everett, a medically discharged veteran of the present war, was given one year in jail after pleading guilty to abandoning the infant.
 Vaillancourt's 19-year-old wife also pleaded guilty to an abandon ment charge and was scsltAnced t. one year in jail.
 MT. and Mrs. ysliancourt erai.' braced in the coulssnom after the sentences were iHlF%tse,'
 Mrs. Clark had indicated she would seek custody of her baSy, nov g days old, but no suca relaeSt was made in court. and no appeals from tht sentences were taken.
 Police said @ families had offered to adopt Skipper, and that their request would be considered by state authorities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
ELAScopture RAF Quarters At Kifissio
BY JAMES E. ROPER United Press Staff Correspondent


 Athens, Dec. 20. CUP)-An Elas force of 1000 persons, including women, boys, and girls throwing grenades like baseballs, storlned and captured the RAF headquarters at Kifissia, 10 miles northeast of Athens. it was revealed today. Earlier It. Gen. Ronald Scobie served notice on leftist forces that an all-out campaign would begin tomorrow morning to end the in- ternal struggle.
 The headquarters attack began Monday. A British armored column reached the scene more than "A hours later an alfred on the Eias swarming around the f1at-topped stone buildings.
 Tanks and armoretd cars SlaShed toward the beseiged British building and rescued the RAF personnel which included WIT staff officers. Some of the RAF men were wound ed. Many of the Elas were wounded by the armored forces.
 The headquarters was in the Hotel Cecil. one of the last buildings cap tured by the Elas. The insurgents set fire to hotel and were believed to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Superforts
 Raid Tokyo From Soipon
(NEA Telephoto)
BY FRED SCHERFF

l United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Washington December 20.-tUP) American Superfortresses of the 21st Bomber Command ill Saipan were reported today by Axis sources to have raided Tokyo last night showering the Japanese capital with incendiaries which caused several fires.
 A Tokyo dispatch of the German Transocean News Agency said big hombers from the Marianas flew over Tokyo during the night and dropped incendiaries which caused several fires, which were soon put out"
 First reports of the night strike at Okyo, where the Japanese ord- cred the evacuation of several more suburbs in the stripdown prepara- tory to the American aerial siege, did not make clear the scope of the attack.
 An EGG recording of the Trans ocean report said three super fort resses from the Marianas dropped the incendiaries on Tokyo, and dam- age was slight.
 The acknowledgement that the B-29 incendiaries caused several fires" indicated that the flight was more than a reconnaissance mis- sion, although Superfortresses in some previous scouting operations over the capital have dropped bombs to keep the Japanese nerves on edge.
 The last attack on Tokyo, report ed by the Japanese, was on Decem-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
VireiIWough, VI, Loses Lea

Two persons waiting for 8 bus near 1518 North Main street were seriously injured shortly before 2 o'clock this morning by an auto mobile which veered from the high way.
 The victims. Virgil Waugh, T, of 25 City Mills Lane, and Irene Covinelli, 33, of 2l5 Platt street, were taken to St. Mary's hospital where MT. .Waugh's left leg had to be amputated above the knee. DrS John J. Mullen and R. D. Christo- foro who performed the operation reported MT. Waugh's condition as very poor" late this morning.
 Miss Covinelli, who suffered a fractured pelviS, was reported ill fair condition.
 The driver, John Covallo, IT, of 181 Lakewood road was notified to appear in city court on a charge of reckless driving, and was also held for questioning by Coroner stephen A. Homick who began a preliminary investigation.
 Cavallo told Motor Patrolman John Deeley that he was travel ing south at about 25-30 miles an hour when he was blinded by the lights of an oncoming vehcile.
 His car swerved from the trav- eled portion of the road, Officer Deeley said, knocked over a fire hydrant, struck the man and wo- man, and halted against telegraph pole. The car was badly damaged, and water department crew had to be called to repair the hydrant which began to overflow.
 MT. Waugh and Miss Covinelli were driven to the hospital n the police ambulance, by Sgt. Edward Sullivan and Patrolman John Shea
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Nozis Gamble On Offensive
By REVEL s. MOORE

United Press Staff COrreSDOndentl
 Washington, Dec. 20 UP) Military observers said today the German decision to launch the cur rent counter offensive with limited resourcs and against Allied air superiority represented a long gam ble which may possibly serve to hasten the end of more resistance.
 If Allied counter achieve maximum success against the Ger man Salient, it may well turn out to be disastrous for the enemy, it was said.
 The Germans were believed to have committed 10 or 12 divisions to the current fort, which will be no more formidable than the effort to break through the bottleneck at Avranches last sulnmr. With such force, they could not possibly hope. for example. to cut through to the coast as they did in 1940.
 Observers here believed that the best gains the Germans can hope for would be to thrust 50 or 75 miles in- to France, cut of some of the Amer ican forces, outiiank the current effort towards Cologne, and disrupt supplies for the northern half Of fsle western front.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Greek Crisis Debote
BY LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Staff COrreSpOndent)
 Washington, Dec. 20.-(UP)-The Greek crisis, under debate today irl the House Of Commons. toog its own peculiar American twist here iL a misunderstanding between Presi- dent Roosevelt and British authori- ties on how Greece and the Balkans were affected by the last Quebec conference.
 The misunderstanding was cited by some persons as further evil dence of the need for an early meeting of the bigt hree-Mr Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Marshal Josef Stalln But the President told his news conference yesterday that such 3 meeting was in the speculative stage and that no date had been oDS.
 ZA also said there was nothing N a statement by Ernest Bevin SririSh minister of labor, that he Aad initialled at Quebec a plan for British stapilization of Greece The British evidently feel that the current fighting between their troops and Leftist ELIAS elements grew out of their Stabilization ef- forts and that all parties to the plan share responsibility.
 Details of what transpired be- tween MT. Roosevelt and Churchill at their last Quebec meeting are not known to the public.
 But a public record is developing of what MT. Roosevelt and Chur- chill, respectively, understand to have taken place. Chronologically. here 1t is:
 Churchill, Dec. g, in statement tp Commons:
 My honored friend, the Presi- dent, was of the opinion we should certainly have plans made, and ac- cordingly at the Quebec conference it was proposed by the combined chiefs of staff British and Ameri-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20

First American Army Headquar- CTS, Dec, 19-(UP)-The first Amer ican Army today forwarded to Washington an official report on the massacre of more than 100 un- armed American prisoners by Nazi Schutzstaffel and panzer men of a tank column south of Malmedy Sum- day afternoon.
 The report was sent forward after the interrogation of 15 men who es- capped from group of l20 to 15O American prisoners. The CTS re- ported that the Germans lined them up in a field and sprayed their ranks with the machine guns of their tanks.
 The men were part of anrsAmeri- can field artillery unit Which was moving along the highway in con- voy when it was attacked by Ger man tanks.