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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Senate Leaders Seek
 Sholudolun On GI Ballots

Washington, February 5. - CUP) - Senate administration leaders, encouraged by their defeat of a move to restrict use of federal ballots for absentee soldier voting. sought a showdown to day with the Repubh- can-southern Democrat coalition seeking to limit voting to regular state ballots.
 The Senate met for an extra ordinary Saturday session in re- sponse to administration demands for an early decision on the soldier vote issue.
 Senate Democratic Leader Alben W. Barkley, D.. Ky, hoped he could place the Senate on record for a federal ballot before nightfall and shunt the issue back to the House which rejected the administration proposal by a margin of 51 votes in turbulent session Thursday night.
 State ballot advocates doubted however, that the Senate would reach final action on the measure before Monday. A limitation on de- bate adopted two days ago would preclude an extended filibuster as long as the Senate Is considering amendments to the pending Green Lucas federal ballot bin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05

But the limitation agreement ex- pires any time the Green-Lucas bill is laid aside. The parliamentary situation is such that the adminis- tration may have to follow that course in order to write its federal balolt principle into the state ballot measure already approved by the Senate December and passed by the House with minor amendments.
 Ruling
 The Senate parliamentarian has ruled that the federal ballot princi- pie of the Green-Lucas bill could be written into the original bill as an amendment" to one of the House originated amendments.
 Barkley said he believed admins tration foes reached their peak strength when they rolled up 42 votes yesterday for a coalition amendment which would have per- mitted federal ballots only for serv- icemen and women whose home states failed to enact adequate ab- sentee voting laws. The administra- ton beat that proposal, 46 to 42.
 Senator Robert 4. Taft, R., Ohio, who sponsored the retroactive
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Nozis Start
 Warsaw Exodus

Stockholm, Feb. 5-(UP)-Stock- holm newspapers said today that a state of emergency has been de- clared throughout Lithuania and the Germans have begun the evacuation of Warsaw as new Red Army of fensives slashed deeper into the Baltic States and old Poland.
 Many German civilians already have left Warsaw for Silesia and all administrative ogfices were ready to depart momentarily, Morgontid- ningen said in a dispatch appar- ently based on an underground radio report.
 The emergency proclamation for Lithuania was broadcast by radio KaunaS, Tidningen said.
 (T.he London Daily Telegraph re- ported from stockholm that eyacua- tion panic had spread to Riga, capital of Latvia. where the civilian population was said to be fighting for train passage).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Soviets Snub Jugos' Bid
 For reoty

London, Feb. 5-(UP)-The off, cial Russian News Agency Tass re- broadcast today report that the Soviet government had rejected a proposal from the Jugoslav exile government for mutual assistance and postwar collaboration pact, apparently after certifying" the story.
 Tass originally broadcast the dis patch over the Moscow radio for Russian newspapers yesterday, but later asked that the item be held up until it could be "reedited and verified
 The dispatch. carrying a Cairo dateline and dated Feb. 3, said that Prime Minister Bozhidar Puritch of the exile government had proposed the pact in mid December, though other Jugoslav officials had rejected similar Soviet offer in the spring of 1942.
 ''The proposal aroused astonish- ment in Soviet circles" Tass said. 'tin view of the situation that has developed in Jugoslavia.'
 The dispatch said that Gen. Draja Kikahilovitch, patriot leader and war minister in King Peters exile government. was playing a pro Fascist role in fighting Marshal Josip (Tito) Brozovich, Jugoslav partisan leader.
 However, Russia still maintains relations with Peters government and hsa not yet recognized the partisan government set up by BroZovich.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Plants Moy Be Seized

Fall River, Mass, Feb. 5-(UP)- President Roosevelt was expected today to order the Army to seize seven Fall River textile plants crip- pied for a month and a half by strike fo 600 independent craft union members.
 The strike was referred to the president last night by the War LaboE: board. The work stoppage re- suited from a jrr1sdic tional dispute between the Independent Crafts and the Textile Workers of Amer ica (CIO). Under the present con- tract. the CIO is bargaining agent for the 1000 workers in the plants.
 The strike :; ..s called Dec. 13, aii,. originally affected nine plants. Two of the plants resumed operations Jan. 13 when a similar dispute be- tween AFL bargaining agents and the independent crafts was settled, allowing bargaining rights to the independent workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
MARINES SEIZE SEVEN MORE ISLANDS Fierce Battle Rages On kWajaIein AtoI
Britishers Smash Ne1u C0unterAttacks0n on One Front m Italian War

Allied Headquarters, Algiers, Feb. 5.-(UP)-British troops smashed repeated counter-attacks by the crack 26th German Panzer Division in the Carroceto sector 20 miles be- low Rome, 1t was announced today, while the Nazis moved reinforce ments into Casino for "Stalin- grand stand" against American forces clinging to toehold in hte Gustav Line bastion.
 In two crucial battles some 65 miles apart, the Germans probed for weak spots in the rim of the AL lied beachhead south of Rome and locked with American assault forces in 8 death struggle for Casino, turntable of the Nazi defenses on the main Fifth Army front.
 The new German blows against the Rome beachhead followed quickly the four sharp NaI thrusts reported a day earlier, all of which were repulsed with heavy losses to the enmey, official advises revealed.
 The tempo of the fighting south of Rome was reported mounting steadily. It still was in the prelim- mary stages, however, on the basis of reports that the Nazis were spar ring for an opening to mount full scale assault against the Allied.
 United Press Correspondent James Roper reported from fifth army command post (outside Casino that German achievements were believ- ed moving into Cassino today in ap- aprent preparation for one of the most vicious house-to- house battles of the Italian campaign.
 American assault forces who had been in and out of Casino repeated ly as the see-saw battle swayed vio- lently through the outskirts chung stubbornly to positions on the northern rim of the shattered town. New Moves Roper said new German moves were getting under way, indicating that adversive struggle was shaping up.
 To the northeast, the Germans appeared to be punching at the AL lied lines all along the invasion front in hope of finding weak spot.
 The heaviest blows were struck north of Carroceto, on the Rome Anzio road some five miles south of Campolone to the outskirts of which the Allies had pushed earlier.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Successor
 Pondered By Gov.

Boston, Feb 5 - U.P) - Gov ernor Leverett Saltonstall is ex- pected next week to name a success so rto U. s. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., R., Mass, who resigned yesterday for overseas service as a major in the army.
 Returning from Washington to- day, the governor planned a series Of conferences with Republican leaders relative to the choice of Lodges successor.
 Some observers believed that Governor Saltonstall would resign and be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Horace T. Cahill, who then would appoint Saltonstall to Lodges senate seat. Others thought the governor would name either Sinclair Weeks, treasurer of the Re- publican National Committee, or former Governor Alvan T. Fuller to serve as senator until the next state election in November, at which time Saltonstall would run for Senator.
 If SaltonStal resigned he would be the second governor to do so during Massachusetts three-cen- tury history. The only precedent would be the resignation of Cover nor William B. Washburn in 1874.
 Lodge had served less than two years of his second term, which would expire January 3. 1940. Who ever is appointed now will serve only until the November election. The person then elected will serve
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Yonk Planes BIost Nozi AirFieIds

London, Feb. -(UP) - Strong forces of American heavy bombers attacked German air fields in Gen. tral France today in the eighth major United States air attack on Nazi targets within nine days.
 The four-motored bombers were escorted by United States fighter planes and supported by Canadian Spitfires in the daylight assault on not immediately identified objec- tives deep in France.
 The weight of the attacks was in dicated by the reports of coastal observers that hundred of bombers roared high over the Channel, to- ward Europe.
 The daylight raids followed the fourth straight night of British nuisance raids cn Germany.
 A 45-minute procession of bomb CTS with fighter escort flew over one sction of the English southeast coast at extreme altitude. Their targets were not identified inme- diately, but may have been along the French invasion coast. Earlier, small groups of Spitfires and other fighters. were active over the French Coast.
 British Mosquito bombers attacked Western Germany without loss last night. Other night raiders mined enemy waters, also without loss.
 Strong forces of American flying fortress and liberators dropped more than 1000 tons of explosives on Frankfurt yesterday in their major attack in six weeks on the big in- dustrial and communications center.
 Other targets in western Germany also were hit by the ur-engined
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Soldier Discharge Pay May Begin M February

as well as some foreign duty Will receive $500 in three monthly in- stallments.
 Those already mustered out must apply for the payments. Those dis charged hereafter will receive their mastering out pay automatically.
 Applicants must submit a certi- ficate of discharge and an informal application.
 The services suggested the fol- lowing form:
 T enclose my honorable dis charge or certificate of service from the (Army, Navy. Marine Corps, Coast Guard), and request the mastering out payment author ized by law.
 T was not discharged or released from active service on my own re- quest to accept employment; or if I was discharged or released to ac- cept employment I served outside the United States since December 6, 1941; I am not now serving on active duty in the armed forces of the United States; and have not made and will not make any other application for mastering out pay
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Reds Wreck Nazi Rescue Air ships

Moscow, Feb. 5-CUP)-Red arm- ieS If the Ukraine have carved 100 square miles out of the pocket in which upward of 100000 Germans were trapped, front dispatches said today, the Soviet planes downed scores of big Junkers transports trying to supply the doomed Nazis.
 Steady Soviet gains in a concen- trice drive on the 10 encircled Ger man divisions, backed by pulverizing artillery fire, reduced the Dnieper pocket from 1000 to 300 square miles in single day of fire fighting, field reports said.
 Military sources spoke confidently of an early liquidation of the big gest German force trapped since the Stalingrad debacle year ago.
 As the first and second Ukrainian armies frightened the ring and al- most wiped out it's tangent with the Dnieper river below Kiev, the des- perate German units were reported breaking in confusion and aban- doning their futile attempts to break out.
 The Russians captured divisional headquarters records which includ- ed an order from commander to his officers to put an end to this confusion"
 The hard pressed Germans were reported abandoning hteir heavy equipment in perfect work order ready for the Red Army to turn it directly on them, Asthey fell back from the rim of the pocket.
 -(The London Daily Mail reported from Stockholm that 50,000 of, the original 100000 encircled German troops already have been annihil- ated.)
 Gems. Nikolai F. Vatutin and Ivan s. Konev of the 1st and 2nd Uk- rainian armies appeared determined to destroy completely the trapped German units, if only to avenge the German massacre of their country men in Kiev, Smolensk and other key Soviet cities.
 Unlike the Soviet command at
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05

Washington, Feb. 5 - (U.P) - Discharged war veterans probably will begin receiving their mastering out pay by the middle of February, it was learned today as the War and Navy Departments prepared to put into effect the law signed yes terday by the president.
 Payment ,dll be made in the or- der in which applications are re- -ceived and as rapidly as they can be processed. Enterprising veterans who get their applications mailed this weekend may in some in- stances receive payment by the end of next week, it was believed.
 Late applicants may face delays. since approximately 100000 yeter- ans discharged since December 6, l041 must be handled.
 Veterans to be eligible must have been honorably discharged or re- leased on or after December 2, 194l. from the various services, in- cluding the four. woTnen's reserves.
 Those with less than 60 days service will receive. &1O0; those with longer active service but no foreign duty Will receive .42O0 in two monthly ir.stalrnents; an.-- veter- ans with more than 60 days service
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Men Ordered
 To End Strike

Cleveland, Feb. 5(UP)-The Ill., 900 members of the Mechanics Edu- cational society, who walked out of nearly dozen war plants in Cleve- land, Detroit and Toledo, were or- dered to end thelr strike today by the War Labor Board and union ofr ficias were summoned to Was..aie - ton to explain the walkout.
 The VILE set 2 deadline of p. m. today for union officials to answer the summons for the Washington meeting, which will be held Mon day, and it was understood the men would be subpenaed if the request is ignored.
 The union members struck yeS- terday in the three cities in dis pute with the National Labor Rela- tions Board over consideration of a request by the United Automobile Workers (CIO) in the Willys Over land plant at Toledo for bargain ing rights election.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05

Enrique P. Gonzalez, secretary to the presidency, who announced the new Argentine moves, revealed that the country's recent swing from the Axis had caused some anger and misunderstanding, but he denied that there had been or would be any cabinet crisis. He said four pro- vincial officials and three Argen- tine nationalistS had been arrested for actively opposing the rupture.
 Argentina granted non-belligerent rights to Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Fl Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Hon. .>;<.sAS, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama he.<. San Domingo, releasing them from the restrictions which neutral nations impose on countries at war. Non-belligerent rights previously had been extended to the United States and Brazil when they went to war.
 The decree breaking relations with Axis satellites affected Rumania, Hungary, Bulgaria and France the only puppet governments represent ed here. Denmark was expected only because it's legation announced a few hours before the break that it no longer would accept instruc- tions from the satellite Copenhag- en regime and would work for a free Denmark.
 Gonzalez said the federal police already had arrested six German embassy and the other directed by a German-born industrialiSt identi- fled as one Herr Harnisch and de- scribed as Hitler'S personal repre- sentative in the Argentine.
 He said the two enemy groups worked independently and that 1t had been rivalry an5 jealousy be- tween them which had resulted in their discovery and the arrest of a considerable number" of key fig ures.
 Among internal opponents to the Axis rupture, Gonzalez said certain disagreeable acts were perpetrated by men who occupied public posi- tions and necessarily had to be re- pressed" He said federal authori- ties had been obliged to arrest three officials of the Tucuman province government, which had or- dered all its flags lowered to half staff as a result of the rupture.
 Gonzales also announced the ar rest of three men accused of Set- ting fire to the buildings of the Na- tionalist organization Alianza Ma eicnalista.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Eight Men Break Jail

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 5.-UP)- Five of eight prisoners who broke out of the new escape proof" Erie county jail in downtown Buffalo, were captured in stolen automobiles early today in different parts of western New York.
 The men, travelling in two groups, were picked up by Sheriff's deputies of sLivingston and Cattaraugus counties in a routine inspection of all cars which were stopped in a highway blockade, set up after the inmates. led by two accused murder CTS, fled the prison last night.
 Flyd Heckler, Buffalo, and Charles Balone, Lackawanna, N. Y. both trusties and held for burglary, were seized at Little Valley.
 The other three, picked up at Geneseo, were Robert B. Mclean, Buffalo, held for grand larceny; Louis J. Kupniewski, alias Kupper, Erie, Pa, larceny, and Charles w. Bent, Kenmore, larceny suspect.
 Still at large were Norman Curry, Williamsport, petty larceny suspect, and the two ringleaders, Joseph Angelic, 29, Buffalo, and Bernard Berman, New York City, both in- dicted recently for the fatal shoot ing of Michael Martes, tavern employe, during holdup last Dec. 28.
 The three were reported seen in downtown Buffalo around midnight by an unidentified girl, police said, and small hotels and rooming houses were being searched.
 One of the inmates started the break by hitting negro deputy sheriff with a broom and releasing five confederates. The group then overpowered William Stephen, a guard. obtained his keys and freed Augello and German.
 The eight men descended to the first floor in an automatic elevator. There they trussed charwoman Mary Haas, took her keys and unlocked the main doors, walking to freedom.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Control Program
 Boosts Lobor

Placement of workers by the U. s. Employment Service increased 65 per cent in January over the aver age monthly total during 1943, it was revealed today by Paul Parsons, manager of the USES. Jobs were secured last month for 1,194 persons as compared to TOP in December and to tie 722 monthly average of 1943. in Waterbury.
 The sharp increase is believed due to the hiring controls program which gave the USES sole control of placements in essential jobs. It was explained also that the Jan uary total includes many of the workers who were dismissed by the French Small Tube plant when a lend-lease contract was not re- newed.
 Requests for statements of avail ability from the USES review unit showed a drop of 13.8 per cent over December and it was reported a general downward trend is in evil dence.
 MT. Parsons stated that with job controls expanded there are fewer jobs to which 8 worker may go and consequently he hesitateS to leave his current employment. Further more many workers who desire to leave their jobs find that the par ticular firm they wish to work for can not hire them because of the priority restrictions on placement, it was pointed out. In several in- stances firms have already reached the allowed maximum of workers and can't hire additional help or else the priority standing is such that referrals can not be made, the manager reported.
 Many of the persons who have requested statements of availability with a definite new job in mind have discovered that they could not obtain the particular job even if they were granted the transfer statement, the manager reported. The general effect of the controls has been to discourage transfers and the labor turnover has showed a definite decrease, he said.
 The controls apply both to work CTS coming from controlled jobs and those going to them, the manager emphasized, and consequently a large portion of those seeking to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Thieves Get Bio Haul

Providence. R. T., Feb. 5 - GU. P) - Empty except for a cameo, a stolen steel cabinet said to have contained $100,000 in cash and jew elry has ben found abandoned on the Bowdoin- Street dump.
 Strewn on the ground nearby were insurance policies, stocks, bonds and deeds, but none of the $50,000 in money or $50,O0O in gems which Mrs. Ellie c. Miller said the cabinet had contained.
 A schoolboy found the cabinet yesterday, several hours after it was reported to have been stolen by burglars from the dining room of the home of Mrs. Miller, widow of a jewelry manufacturer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Join Guns In
 Bombardment'
BY WILLIAM F. THREE CUn:ted Press War Correspondent

Pearl HarbOr, T. H., February = (UP) U. s. Marines have seized small islands at the north. end of KwajaIein ato against light opposition it revealed today warships joined in heavy bon- bardment designed to crush Japanese resistance four Islands to the south.
 Attacking under of the sea- air and land bonl- barmen Army veterans of Atu and Kska extended their holds Kwajaen and Ebeye Islands at the southeastern of the atoll and expected momentarily n they have not already done sOtO ashore nearby LOi and GugegWe
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Reservoir ReportedT To Be Filling Up

Waterbury's new Pitch Reservoir is rapidly filling up, the latest re- port from Morris indicating that wa ter in the reservoir is now only six feet below the spillway. Work at the site by the L. G. Defelice com pany of New Haven has virtually ended, although there are still a number of small jobs to be. finished before the contract is completed. The latest estimate submitted to the city for approval and payment by the New Haven contractor call ed for only an expenditure of $3,961.- 85, according to the warrants pay able sheets presented at Thursdays meeting of the Board of Finance. This was considerably less than the city has been paying the contractor during 1943.
 Previously the city has paid De- felice STAB, ,575.96 In addition to this
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
New Drive On BouqoinviIIe

Advanced Allied Headquarters, New Guinea, Feb. 5-(UP)-Amer- ican ground patrols on Bougainville, is a swift flanking movement, cros- sed the island and reached the eastern coast to cut the island and the defending Japanese forces still there in two, it was announced to- day.
 A communique disclosing the thrust across the 32-mile-wide is- land in the Solomons also revealed that American planes destroyed 80 Japanese planes at Wewak, in that heaviest blow at enemy southwest Pacific airpower in northern New Guinea since November. Advances by Australian forces in the Ramu Valley and the Huon Peninsula of that island ae> ser" yzEorted.
 The Bougu<ssxs1;sc push mc1 7. s. .;scSsyGszssEs s& miies northeast of Empress August Bay on the west coast and carried the land offen- sive across the rugged Emperor Mountain range.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-02-05
Vicious Battle Seen On WoY

Fifth Army Command Post Out side Casino, Feb. 5-(UP)-Ger- man reinforcements were believed to be moving into Casino today, apparently in preparation for one cf the most vicious house to house battles of the Italian campaign.
 American assault forces clung tenaciously to their toehold in the northern edge of Casino, however, as the German maneuvers around the ruined bastion of the Gustav llne got under way.