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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
RRRESTSFOLLOW AUTO ACCIDENTS
Two Persons Suffered In. iuries in Mlshaps Here
 Last Evening

Two men were arrested, and two injured in three separate motor vehicle accidents in Waterbury yess terday.
 Carmen Angellne, GO, 42i walnut street Extension, suffered laceras tlonB of the face and Q bruised shoulder, and Alex Crakowsky, 4S ibb Oak street, suffered head and leg injuries when the truck in which they were riding struck two poles on Homer street, near the rail- road bridge ir the afternoon, Ange- line was arrested on charges of reckless driving. Charkowsky was admitted to Waterbury hospital where he was reported in fair con- ditlon this morning.
 Howard Hungerford, IT, Q ooa6 street, was arrested on Q charge of driving without Q license after he lost control of the truck he was driving on Thompson street and struck Q tree, according to the po- lice report
 A 0. R. & L. bus, operated by Valmore Caronn, 3i, il Glenn street, collided wit han auto operated by Joseph J. YeSulaitis, 37, 6Si WaSh- ington avenue, near 307 Bank street. No one was injured and no arrest was made. Both vehicles were slightly damaged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
FIRMS ADVISED ON
 HOLIDAY FREIGHT
Advised By ODT to Give Sufficient Staff on Hand
 for Shipments

Executives of industrial and mer. cantile establishments who plant to close on Labor Day, September {, were warned today by Mir, Frank ", Richo, New Haven district manager of the office of Defense TranSporta" ton, to keep ct work c staff large enough to receive incoming freight, especially LCL OesS than carload) and LTL (leSs than truckload freight.
 The Labor Day Monday with the preceding Sunday, September 3, combine to make e two-day holiday throughout which normal deliveries of such LCL and LTL freight would be impossible if there were no more on hand to receive 1t. This, MT. Richo, said, would delay the u1- loading of freight cars and trucks badly needed in active use ard would also cause serious congestion at freight houses and terminals. Loaded motor trucks also, would be kept from making delivier, with consequent loss of service.
 "In view of the tremendous war time pressure upon the nation g freight. carrying facilities 1t IS felt that the managers of plants closing on September 3 and { will make c distinct contribution to the war effort by seeling to it that freight is delivered to their plants on these two days without any interruption" !" the ODT Manager said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
THOMAS GORMAN'
 RITES MONDAY
Father of Two Priests, Policeman Died Yester.
 day After Brief Illness

Thomas German, i7 Norton street. father of two priests, died in St, Mary's hospital yesterday af- ternoon after a brief illness.
 Born in County Limerick, Ireland, he was Q resident of Waterbury for 60 years and was employed by the Waterbury Farrel Foundry & Ma chine Go. for 58 years, Mir, German was married in the Immaculate Con- ception Church, by Rev, Thomas Mulcahy 49 years ago He was a member of the Hoy Name Society of St. Patrlck's church,
 Surviving, besides his wife, Mrs. Margaret (Burke) German, are four sons, Rev. James E. German, West Hartford; Rev. John Leo German, poultney, Vt,; Patrolman Joseph German of the Waterbury police de- partment, and Thomas German, Q policeman in Providence, R. Ii; three daughters, Miss Catherine and Miss Agnes German, both of Water bury; Mrs, Thomas Lillia, Water- town, and 0 brother, John German, Poultney, vt,
 The funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 0. m. from the Bergin fl- ernal home, 290 East Main street, to St. Patricks church at 10 for q solemn requiem Mass, Burial will be in new St. Joseph's cemetery.
 Friends may call at the funeral home today and tomorrow, after moons and evenings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Blanks Now Available For Victory Gardeners
Exhibit to Be Staged in Temple Hall September IA, IS;
 Flowers as We'll as Vegetables to Be Shown

Margaret ohagnot and Mrs. George Musser.
 Movies on garden subjects will be conducted each afternoon and eve. ming during the show.
 officers of the show are Harold e, Manning, general chairman; Miss Eileen Daly, secretary; Frank L. Washhurn, treasurer; and the exc. cutive board includes Bernard A. McDonald, Gerald Bowler and Q. J.. Bartlett.
 The Bristol Company and possibly other local factories will display tho produce of their company gardens in Industrial Group Garden exhibits. The Calvert Distilling Company has offered 0 plaque to be awarded to the company having the best indus" trial garden.
 Copies of the schedule of exhibits and entry blanks may be obtained from the secretary of the Harvest Show at the 0. D. V. o. office, bl Church street. Automobile bumper streamers to advertise the show are also available while they last.
 The hours of admission are 3 ?. m. to 10 D. Tln., Thursday, SepteiIl- Der i4 and il Q. m. to 0:30 ?. rnp Friday, September l6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Huge Belgian Reodies
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 "The Belgian army numbered about 1000 ,0o0 men when 1t was dis- banded by the Germans and, with the exception of about 10000 who are now doing forced labor in Ger many, practically every member IS in the resistance movement" he said.
 The Belgian exile government has announced that 1t will send mil- itary mission, including Q civil ar. fairs branch and military police, into Belgium with the liberating armies. It Is headed by It. Gen. Van Strydonck De Burkel, inspector general of the Belgian armed forc- es.
 The Na2l announce on radio Brus- sels, in conceding that he was talk Ing at that miorophone for the last time, appealed to the population to remain calm,
 The Gentle Naxls"
 We Germans always will remain correct-we shall never rob nor pil- lage you" he solemnly assured hla listeners. We shall not harm any, body. Do not show any hatred against us or against those in your country who worked for us"
 Hans Friedrich, German SS lead- CT in Brussels. spoke over the same station and in surprisinigly frank speech, said;
 1T know, friends of the British, that you are eagerly awaiting the British and American forces. Within a short while, you will All the streets of Brussels shouting, At long last they are here-the liberators'"
 You will acclaim the Allies as they march through your streets You will do that because you know that Britain never has lost the last battle.
 eve National Socialists, however. will face any situation, We shall have the means to watch you, fol we shall never give up our princi. pies. One day, we shall come back. Until then-a bien totl"
 Martial Music
 A burst of martial music followed, then the Brussels station suddenly went of the air.
 CollaborationistS were reported in full flight from Belgium to Ger. many with their families. A Berlin broadcast reported great unrest" In Brussels.
 King Leopold, who was placed un- der virtual house arrest in le40 at his castle at Laekken near Brussels following his refusal to cooperate with the Germans, was reported to have been transferred two months ago to Germany, believedly to southern Bavaria.
 Vrijnederland, Q Free Dutch newspaper published In London, said Dutch patriots also have re. ceiVed last minute instructions or the role they are to play in the lib- eration of Holland.
 American fighter pilots returning from strafing sweeps over the Low. lands said the Germans already have begun flooding large areas st both Belgium and Holland in an ate tempt to halt or at least delay the advancing Allied armies.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02

Entry blanks for victory garden. CTS planning to exhibit in the gals two-day Harvest show to be held Sept. il and iB at Temple Hall are now available. The show which is dedicated to oil amateur gardeners here In Waterbury is sponsored by the Victory Garden committee and aided by efforts of local industrial, business and civic groups. one of these entray blanks may be found in an advertisement in todays Democrat,
 This show which includes flowers as well as vegetables, is open to all person in Waterbury and vicinity without entry fee. A door charge of 2bc is made for adults but chil:. dren under i6, when accompanied by adults, will be admitted free.
 The exhibits are to cover eight sections, including vegetables, fruits, canned vegetables and fruits, flowers, flower arrangements, group gardens, and garden photographs. Prizes will be awarded to blue and red ribbon winners in each class, and Q special sweepstakes prize will be given to the winner of the most points figured on the following basis: 5 points for each blue ribbon, 3 points for each red ribbon, ? points for each white ribbon, and i point for each honorable mention A grand sweepstakes prize will then be awarded for the most points In the whole show.
 A garden sale booth will be con- ducted by the Waterbury Garden Club. There will be 0 canning inc formation table supervised by Miss
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Four Allied Columns
 Converge On Lyon
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gress for the last several days, Prep arations have been in progress ever since the fall of Livorno, Allied troops in the central and western sectors were driving towards the Gothic line, which extends across the peninsula from PeSaro on the Adriatio to point some 20 miles north of Pisa on the western side
 Significant Move
 The preaching of the Gothic line was Q significant continuation of the hard.fought struggle up the peninsula which started May il with an assault on the Gustav line below Rome,
 Breaking through that line and then the Hitler line, also below Rome, the Allied troops forced oth- CT prepared positions as Kesselring withdrew slowly northward. Rum ming as 1t does across the Apennine chain of Mountains, the Gothic line Is in the most difficult country of the peninsula,
 The assault on KesSelring's last prepared defenSeS started in earnest
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02

NSOntlkluGu AEOHl k0bS ~ Germans were believed pressing into service a fleet of obsolete bombing planes to be expended in nuisance" raids on England as an offset to the apparent collapse of the robot offensive,
 Fist reports indicated that the new projestiles were not radio-con- trollcd, but simply released to glide n toward the general direction ei the target area,
 Although obviously sctll In the eS- perimental stage, the pilotless bomb- CTS were regarded as easy targets Tor British night fighters and anti aircraft batteries since converted junEers-ssS have a relatively low flying speed
 The pick-a- back hombets were unveiled by the Nazis during the early stages of the French incasion, when one was launched against a British sector of the Norman beach, head. The bomber crashed harmless ly into the channel.
 The appearance of the pilotless raiders over England came as the London area was enjoying c com- plete lull in the enemy's robot ot- ienslve following the sweeping Al" lied advances across northern France.
 All the maln robot supply depots and three -Quarters of the launch- Ing sites in France have been over- run and Britons believed that the "saturation' phase of the robot or" fensiVe had ended.
 Danger Not Ended
 Experts predicted the danger would not be eliminated complete ly until all the German launching bases within i60 miles Of England have been captured, but 1t was coil- sidered unlikely shat heavy attacks would Do poS6hle from sites in Hol- land and Helgluin.
 One myItcriops aspect of the TO- bot boInbing how the Germans were able e get t.ieir projectiles up to the lrott witl their supply lines cut f1 pieces by Allied planes was clearOa Nn lr France yester- day with the dlgclc sure that the Nazis were inaaafaci ring the robots in 6 huge cave neai Rouen.
 British troop who captured "Ali Babas oAVe dnscrired 1t as & heav. fly fortlfitd underground factory ln which the Germans were turning nit tha Rnpats mn nlaRR scale All the appFoaelHa to the cave were thoroush z miaed ar ] booby-trapped for htudreds ox yads around, but tine Britsh " pa ed 1t in their OrigirAl adrance and left 1t to be ncpped a7 iatcl bY smaller units.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02

Continued from Page D pending the installation of and in. struetions from new government in Sofia,
 Malinorsky'S westward advance from Bucharest past Pitesti was dis closed ln front dispatches and fore shadowed an early junction between his army and Marshal Tlto'S Paru- san forces in Yugoslavia that would forge a solid Allied front across southeastern Europe and cut off German occupation troops in Greece,
 Iron Gate
 The advance presumably was made along the Bucharest Budapest railway, which loops SouthwaTd from Pitesl Only l08 miles west of Pi- testi lies the YugoslaV border and the famed Danubian Iron date' at Turnu.SeVerin,
 Malinorsky's forces rapidly were cutting across Bulgaria's main com municatlons with the north and threatening her with complete iso- latien from Germany,
 The fall Of the inland port Of Giurgiu, 36 miles south of Buchar- est, 10 the End Army yesterday put the Russians on the north bank Of the Danube river opposite RuSe tRusehuk), ancient northern gate" way to Bulgaria, but there was no indication yet whether the SovietS would cross Into Bulgaria,
 AS the End Army gained control of the entire north and west banks of the Danube from diurgiu to the Delta, Q distance of 200 miles, Tol- bukhin's 3rd Army pulled up O. breast after a March down to the Black Sea coast to the border Of Bulgarian annexed South Dobruja'
 Pockets Remain
 A few German pockets remained north of the border, but these faced early annihilation or capture.
 The Russians also cleared the Constant Bucharest railway, giving them a first-elass route for trans. shipment of supplies carried by sea from Odessa and other Soviet ports
 Altogether the End Army cap. tured i60 Romanian towns and vil. lages north, south and west of Bucharest and Ploesti, including Buzoreanca. r miles southwest of PloeSti, and Catina, l2 miles north west of Ploesti,
 Though organized German rec siStance in Romania has ceased, struggling enemy units were fight ing fierce, spasmodic clashes with the Soviets in the forested Carpa- thian foothills and the Transylvan- ian Alps,
 On the Warsaw front, Marshal Konstantin K. RokoSsovskys isG White Russian Army captured com inanding heights northeast of Praga, the Polish capitals easternmost borough.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
NEA Radiotelephoto,

Aug. 26, when the Eighth Army troops crossed the Metauro River in the Adriatic sector. The all-out offensive resulting in the break through was started on a lS miles front three days ago.
 Throughout these operations" the Allied communique said, "the Eighth Army has been ably assist ed by Its old associate in past Vic- tories-the desert air force"
 Before the Gothic line was preached, Pesaro, its eastern an- chor, was shelled by British de- stroyers in the Adriatic, and aerial support for the ground troops in- cluded one intnese bombardment during which formations of fighters and fighter -bombers took off from their bases every 10 minutes for 90 minutes to plaster an area less than 1000 square yards in the line.
 offensive Preparations
 Preparations for the offensive in- cluded the regrouping of the Brit ish Eighth and the U, s, Fifth Ar. mics, and 1t was revealed today that the Americans now have extended their operations from the Tyrrhen- Ian Sea inland to Q considerable distance east of Florence, taking over Q good part of the area Tor" Inerly held by the British,
 In the ancient coastal town Of Pesaro, fighting was continuing be- tween Polish troops and the Ger. mans along the railway line and north of the Foglia river, which flows into the sea just north or Pesaro,
 Tn the Montechio area west of Pesaro, Eighth Army infantrymen north of the Foglia have been join. ed by additional tank forces and bitter fighting was underway after German tanks had been rushed up to meet the threat, Similar engage. ments were In progress south of Monte Qridolfo and at Monte CalVo, six miles inland, where the Gothic line swings northward.
 The Germans usffered consider. able casualties In fighting one mile southwest of Mercatello, Il miles northeast of Sansepolcro, In the mountains east of the Upper Tiber Valley.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Konsos Gov.
 Attacks PAC
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schoeppei was one of three Re. publican governors in Q nationwide radio broadcast last night support ing the candidacy of Thomas E. Dewey for president. The others were Edward Martin Of Pennsyl- vania and Edward J. Thye Of Min' neSota.
 "The New Deal in l2 long years has proved ono thing - and one thing only" Martin asserted, That is its incapacity to go on for 10 years; It's incapaeity to make a peace that will stick: itS incapaclty to lead Us into a postwar America in which there will be jobs enough to 90 around
 Thye predicted a national upriS- ing similar to one in Minnesota which, he said. defeated the Demo. crats which drove the Com munists and their allies"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Port Of City
 Already Held
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(Continued from Page D
 One French force had penetrated past St, Agreve, l4 miles west ot Tournon, while the other pushed in- to Charms, blow Tournon and 57 miles south of Lyon, and continued the Ndance northward,
 On the east side of the heaehhead, American troops swung north from Nice and captured Conte, eight miles from the coast and approximately seven miles from the Italian bor- der,
 No Details
 There were no details of the oe- eupation of Conte, although head quarters reported that enemy Ne- tivity continued in the adjacent AL pine passes along tho Italian iron. tier where the Germans recently were reported to have brought up troops from Italy to guard the mountain routes,
 A naval communique disclosed that the disombNrkation of troops and the unloading of supplies was proceeding satisfactorily, apparently in captured ports along the Mediter- fANeAn,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Politics
 In 

The Republican plight In Water. bury 1 not enc due Co Inertia or lack Of initiative but one produced by Q paWclty Of public offices held hy representatives of the COP, Take tt anyway and the party that has been on the outside looking In for . couple of decades Is hard put Go keep Interest within the ranks, On the other hand Democrats have had the fat Of the land, When jobs or fNvorS are Go be dispensed it is tho Democrat who gets the nod, When this has gone on .or twenty or more years the minority party Is certain ly more Co be pltled than cenSured, Only the mere fact that Connecticut has been more or less of a Republl- can stronghold, Statewise, has kept the Republicans alive, On the other hand if the state had continued Co remain Democratic after the reign of pr. Wilbur l., Cross the situation in the large cities and towns might easily have been reversed, As 1t now stands there is a constant struggle between the Democratic organisa- tons of these cities Go overcome the far-flung COP strength through out the overwhelming number of small towns,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Sophia (Guii. foiie) Morgan. wife Of Edward D. Morgan, 3 Easton avenue, was held from the Bergin funeral home, 200 East Main street. today at S;30 to St. Thomas church at 0. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
 Funeral services for Ellicott Douglas Curtis, b6. Of Bantam, a former president of the Connectl- cut Pomoiogical society and for many years senior warden Of St, Paui'S church in Bantam, was held today at il:30 Q. m. at St. Paui'S church, Bantam. Interment was private.
 The funeral of Jeremiah Lovett, who died suddenly in New York city Thursday, will be held Monday morning at 8:l6 from the Mulville funeral home, 270 West Main street, to the Church of the Immaculate Conception ct Q. Burial will be in new st. Joseph's cemetery. Friends may call ct the funeral home today from to 10 ?. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 10 ?. m.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02
Tanks Within Artillery Range Of Germany
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Vanguards already were approach ing the Straits of Dover coast, The thunder of Allied artillery was aud- ihle on the English side of the straits and the Germans appeared to have abandoned several of their long-range gun sites,
 The Canadian lst Army captured Dieppe, where nearly 1000 of It's men were killed, captured or wounded In an invasion rehearsal in August, le42, without q fight and pressed on another i6 miles to the northeast along pne coast to Le Treport, Some of the same men who participated In the original Com mNndo raid on Dieppe returned yesterday to aVenge their comrades
 The Canadians pulled on assault ring tight around the big port of Le Havre following the capture of Etretat, on the channel coast IS miles to the north but official sour- ees emphasized they have not yet begun their final attack on the stronghold,
 Terrific Bombing
 Thousands Of Allied planes blast cd, dive.bombed, shelled and strafed disorganiSed German columns jam. ming the roads of retreat to Ger many from Belgium and northern France, Eight Air force fighters alone were credited with destroying or damaging 4l7 tanks, armored cars and other vehicles, as well as 637 railway cars, yesterday.
 United Press War Correspondent Robert Richards said American Van. guards had famed out beyond the Mouse river from Verdun and were operating between that liberated citadel and the Moselle river only 26 miles from the German border nt Metz and, farther north, winding Into the Reich itself,
 The Americans, part of It, Gen, Georges s, Patton's 3rd Army, were believed probing the approaches to Metz, on the east bank Of the Mo- selle 35h miles east of Verdun, and already may have driven into that portion of AlSAee-TIorraine which Germany annexed following Frances surrender in June l940,
 Pattons forces were deep into the outer defenses of the MaRinot line, and moving northeast of Verdun, were well within long-range artillery shot of GermRny itself,
 Other Vanguards
 Other Vanguards were flaming out towards Nancy beyond St, Mihiel and commercy, the latter 20 miles southeast of Verdun, but the extent Of their progress was not detailed by headquarters,
 It. Gen. Courtney Hodges Ameri- can ist Army was opening the bat tic for Belgium along Q 65-mile front stretching from the Sedan gap in the east to the approaches to Mons in the west.
 Tho column pushing into the Ar- dennes Forest above Sedan, through which the Germans burst in Q tri- umphant breakthrough, that led to the conquest of France in l040, was believed already across the Belgian border, but there was no confirma- ton of this from any official source,
 Vervlns Captured
 Two other columns to the east were driving up parallel roads to- ward Mons. One captured VervinS, IS miles from the border, after a 22.mile advance north from Laon, while the other seized Montdidier h q drive due north from Paris.
 IIn'ved Press War Cn respondent Henry T. 0orrell WRote from the front last night tl,at he was "hope- ful of entering Belgium with the lst army Saturday"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02

(Continued from Page D capitated corpses, one Of them ar old man with 0 stringy gray bread. Suddenly we can upon c horrifying, stomach turning sight that one would never want to see again. There in the bomb-crater, were a headless bodies.
 The heads were within e few feet of the severed trunks, which lay twisted on the ground,
 All victims had been tied hand and foot, and had been forced to kneel or sit on their launches while the headsmen delivered his blows with Samurai sword or sharp axe. The heads lay where they had rolled after being topped of by . single clan blow, One mans head bore a faint smile on It's dead lips. On another head e straw hat re. mained perched.
 The victims ranged in age from youths to old men.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-02

bloody World War l battle north of ArrNS, was captured in the advance,
 British troops also broke into Ab- beville, 90 miles northwest of Amiens, and were capturing scores Of launching platforms from which the Germans have been lombard. ing London wlth flying bombs for two and Q half months,
 Reports from the English south east coast suggested that British