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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
Bevins Talks
LoborCurb

London, April 5.-(UP)-Britain's
first big labor crisis of the war
developed today as 1t was disclosed
that Labor Minister Ernest Bevin
told the executive council of the
Trades Union Congress behind closed
doors the character Of drastic steps
drafted by the war cabinet to stop
all strikes interfering with the war
effort or the opening of the western
front.
Bevin,s position in the cabinet APP
parently was involved in the situa-
ton, for it was intimated yester-
day he would be obliged to consider
his own status If the system Of
voluntary agreements between work.
ers and employers collapsed.
While details of the cabinets
plans were secret pending outcome
of a final government effort to set
tie the sporadic coal strikes, 1t wah
recalled that during the last war
Britain imprisoner and "deported"
number Of shtop stewards who
allegedly hampered the war ef-
fort.
Those "deported" were allowed to
work in districts other than where
they had been accused of causing
trouble. It was not known, how
ever, whether these steps were con-
sidered again by the cabinet in
drawing up the new orders to end
all strikes affecting the war.
The decisions were said to have
been reached Tuesday, but were be-
ng kept, secret pending the gov
:rnment's final effort to reSctore
leace in the coal fields.
These efforts included meeting
thursday between BStdp and the
.xecutive committee Of the Mine
Workers Federation.
Among the orders prepared by
The cabinet was one believed aimed
1T agitatOrs who recently interfered
with operations In war industries
which they had no actual connec-
kSoan
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
Outspoken
Reds Fate
Is Uncertuin

Washington, April 5.-(UP)-Of-
ficials were uncertain today as to
what his government will do, II
anything, about Victor A. Krav-
chenko, Russian who resigned from
the staff of the Soviet purchasing
commission on the ground that he
could mo longer support the dou-
ble-faced political maneuvers" OF
his country'S dealings with the
United States and Great Britain.
Kravchenko, who announced his
resignation in New York, Is IN this
country under an official visa,
issued by the State Department at
the request of the Soviet govern
ment. Whether the visa will be
rescinded, it was said, depends on
developments in the future.
Soviet embassy officials, mean
while, said they knew little aobut
Kravchenko, who described himself
as captain in the Red Army and
member Of the Russian Commur1-
list party since 1929: Embassy Of
ficials said his post was an OBJ
scure one and that he was not a
staff official. New York dis
patches had said he was in charge
of the purchasing commissions met
ais division.
A State Department official said
no action would be taken about
Kravchenkos visa unless the de-
partment is advised that Kravchen-
kos official mission has ended
The procedure then, it was said,
normally woul be to turn the mat
ter over to the Justice Department
and the immigration Bureau:
No Complaint
Termination of the mission, how
ever, would not automatically re-
suit in resembling the visa or start
ing deportation proceedings, the Of
ficial added. Such action, 1t was
said, often stems from a specific
complaint, and none has been filed
by anyone so far as it Is known
here.
Kravchenko charged in New York
that, among other things. the Com
munist International had been dis
solved "only in form" and that
the Soviet government. while pro-
Tossing to seek the establishment
Of democracy, in liberated countries,
has failed at home Ito take single
serious step toward granting ele-
mentary liberties to the Russian
people"
New York, April 5.-(UP)-The
Daily Worker, Communist Party
newspaper, described Victor A. Krav-
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JuqoForces
Help Reds

London, April 5-(UP)-Marshal
Josip (Tito) Brozovich's Jugoslav
guerrilla forces were reported today
to have intensified operations on
fronts in support of the Russians
driving into neighboring Rumania.
The operations apparently were
designed to disrupt German COM
munications and prevent further
achievements moving south and
east.
Heaviest fighting was reported in
western Bosnia, where units OF
Brozovich's 50th corps opened sue
ceSsful operations against German
units, defeating q Nazi column near
Prijador and dispensing another on
the Bihac-Lapao road. Partisan
units attacking in the Bihac area
forces the Germans to withdraw
into the town.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
$4,000, 900 lbs Of Milk
Suqor Needed For War

Amherst, Mass, April - (UP)
approximately 100000 pounds
of milk sugar will be needed during
1914 for the making of penicillin
and other products vital to the war
effort, Professor Julius H. Frand-
sen, head Of the Dairy Department
at Massachusetts State College, es-
timated today.
An ideal media on which to grow
the mold required for the produc-
ton Of Penicillin, milk sugar also
Is used for making infant foods,
certain forms Of explosives, and for
many pharmaceuticals, Frandsen
said.
Milk sugar Is a by-product o.
cheese-making, and average mil;
contains about 5 per cent milk
SUGAR.
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COP Senate Leaders Plan
tightening OF Committees

tee, and the George Postwar COM
mittee.
2. Restrict the number of commit
tee memberships that one senator
may hold. Some members Of thu
majority at the present time hold &
committee craftsmanship end mem
bership in as many as four othe
committees, while the minority sim
iIarly Is burdened with the necessity
for covering lot Of ground with "
few men.
3. Require formal committee quo
runs. Sometimes only one senator
Is present at q committee hearing,
which means that members pre-
-. tOOntinusd On ease "
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Nozis Report
Norway Raid

London, April 5-(UP)-The Ger
man high command today reported
a mysterious attack by about 80
planes yesterday on an unidentified
naval base in Norway.
The Allies reported on such at
tack. The undetailed Berlin account
appeared to pose the possibility OF
another thrust at the German bat
tleship Tirpitz. The admiralty an
nounced Monday that British naval
planes had bombed the battlesnip.
The date, was not revealed.
According to final reports, the
number of enemy planes shot down
yesterday in an attack on a Nor
wegian naval base has increased to
49," q German communique said.
Thus about half Of the attacking
planes were destroyed"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
Six Inches Of
Snow Fall On
Connecticut

Hartford, Conn, April S CUP)-
Snow fell to the depth Of five and
six inches along most of the Con-
necticut coastline this morning and
the storm, somewhat abated, was
due to move into the upper regions
Of the state during the afternoon
and evening, according to the
weather bureau.
Up to noon, more than six inches
were reported at Greenwich and
Stamford, resulting in traffic snarls
and employment Of plows to open
highways. Further eastward. as far
as New Haven. the snowfall was
somewhat lighter, and none was re-
ported at New London.
In the central and northern por-
tions, threre were mild flurries dur
ing the morning which the weather
bureau said would develop as the
day went on, but 1t would not be
q full-blown storm and probably
would last only nv cor six hours.
Warmer temperatures were due
tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
BY d. w. DITTMER

United Press Stan Correspondent
washington, April 5.-OP)-A
house banking committee spokes-
man revealed today that a pric,
control act amendment now wa;
under consideration to link wage
and living costs so that one coulc
not rise or fall without the other.
Rep. Tavern Dilweg, D., Wis. Oh
Of the committee members remain
ing in the capital over the Easte
.ecesS to study proposed change
in the price act, said the new plaI
was designed to eliminate the ole
argument between labor and agrt-
culture that one Is getting wage Or
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Moscow, April S. = (UP)
- Soviet tanks and cavalry
swept into the outskirts of
the key junction of Razdel-
maya today and were ex-
pected momentarily to cut
the last major railroad out of
Odessa, all but trapping tens
of thousands of Germans in
the southern tip of the
Ukraine.
While elements of Marshal Ivan
g. Konev's Second Ukrainian Army
threatened to slam shut the
enemy's main escape exit to Ru-
mania, General Rodion Y. Mal1n-
ovSky's Third Army approached
Odessa from the east In close pur-
suit Of German units fleeing along
the Black Sea coastal road.
The Germans blew up highway
bridge in a desperate attempt to
stem the Soviet onslaught in the
south, but Russian horsemen quick
1y cut around it and resumed their
harrassing attacks on the enemy's
rear guard while Red Air Force
planes bombed and strafed the
withdrawing columns.
Soviet planes also repeatedly at
tackled shipping concentrations
massed for the gradual evacuation
Of the Crimea, already completely
cut off by land. Three landing
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
BY EDWARD w. BEATTIE

BY EDWARD w. bEAAAAE
UNITED Press Wor Correspondent
London, April 5-(UP)-Eftectlve
German fighter opposition to Allied
bombing fleets has been driven be-
hind the Rhine, and the overall
strength of the Luftwaffe has been
diminished 80 per cent, author1ta-
tive sources said today.
This source said the massive as
sault on German fighter plane fac
tories-with its twin aim OF smash
ing rs many German planes as pos
sible in the skies and OMAR fields
already had justified itself.
Allied air power not. only is able
to maintain the tempo OF attack
against German fighters but also
to give direct support to the Rus
sian army by mobing key targets
like Budapest and Bucharest. The
German military position in the
east already Is so weak that these
attacks are q serious threat, it was
said.
The Germans have been driven
off the forward fields in France
much farther from their coastline
than the Raj ever retreated dur
ing the battle of Britain. During
he worst pressure in Angus and
September, 1910, the Raj still took
the Germans on at the coastline
and fought them tooth and nail
back to France.
Little Reaction
Today our bombers get little or
no reaction from the German fight
er force until they are beyond the
Rhine. Even then they meet a full,
head-on attack only when their pre-
sumed targets are of first class i'm
portance and If they have visual
bombing conditions which the Ger
mans know will make the assault
devastating.
If the weather is bad enough to
diminish the effectiveness of the
American bomb sight or the target
is rated secondary by the Germans,
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Solons Plan Neuu Act To
Stabilize Wages And Costs

price increases at the expense of
the other.
He said the plan probably will be
Introduced by Reps. Albert Gore, D.,
Tenn, and A. S. Mike Monroney
D.. Okla. If adopted, he said, it
ither would replace or supplement
he present Little Steel formula
HIGH permits wages increases OF
Ny IS per cent over January, l94I
velS.
Although favoring the proposal,
ilweg said he was somewhat dubi-
is about It's practical operation.
IF the cost Of living index showed
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H0Handia Thought
To Be NeutFaIiZed
Boston Now Hos
"BookIegqers"

Boston, April S(UP)-A sort
Of literary prohibition has Gre
ated the ''bOOklegger" in BOs-
ton.
The new novel "Strange
Fruit, by Lillian Smith, was
banned here recently on the
grounds that 1t contained OBJ
scene language.
Since then, some enterprising
book peddlers have been vicar
iousIy taking orders for
Strange Fruit" and delivering
copies Of the book, in plain
wrappers, at premium prices.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
WIFE, HUSBAND DIE

Montpelier, VT. April S - (U.P)
After summoning a doctor to at
tend his stricken wife, Harry j.
Woodward, So, Of Montpelier col
lapsed and died Of heart disease
shortly before the physician ar
rived. Mrs. Woodward, 81, died
asthma three hours later.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
Luftwuffe
PowerCut

Editors Note: While Allied air
fleets were again over Europe to-
day whiting down German air
power, a United Press War cores
pondent obtained an authoritative
estimate of the effect Of the cam
paign to date. He reports 1t in the
following dispatch.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-05
RAZDELNYA
FALLS TO
RUSSIANS
BULLETIN

London, April S.
(UP) Premier Josef
Stain announced today
that the Red Army had
captured Razdelnaya,
cutting the last major
railroad out of Odessa.
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Shortage u Boekkeepers. Enroll
New. RpCt y. Cpllsgs e Cenanesee'
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-27

10AG0s
Large ocean-going LISTS 0anding
ship tanks) joStle tiny LCVPs Qand-
ing craft, vehicles, personneD for
space in one base I visited. There
are Les (landing craft Of scores of
varieties and refinements, many Of
them still secret. The majority of
these weird looking craft have two
points in common: shallow
dfaught for smuggling the shores
Of Europe. and bulldog-like toothy
bows which become ramps and
down which viii pour the men
and material Of the lberating
armies.
THOUSANDS ARRIVE DAILY
Exactly what equipment we
have or will use Is Of course secret.
In the past, amphibious operations
Of Allied assault craft have ranged
in size from big LISTS to rubber
boats.
Each aspect Of assault calls for
q different type Of small craft
And each type Of boat calls for
specialized equipment. That &C
counts for the huge depots and
bases which the United States
Navy Seabees have scattered over
British shorelines during the past
six months.
One Of these bases alone con
tains many thousand square feet
Of covered storage areas and
shops. In these shops and depots
alone are stored some Of each OF
thousands Of items required by
the Anphibious Force. The most
modern machines, the latest radio
devices, the most efficient weap-
onS In the world are assembled,
repaired and stored here. A day
never passes but that tons Of ad-
ditional supplies pour in.
A day never passes, either, but
thaA thousands Of men pour into
these bases. Most Of them are
young, men-the "hostilities only"
reservists. Many Of them never
saw salt water until December
7th, 1871. But their technical
skill and personable courage make
professional Navy heads shake with
wonder and professional Navy chests
swell with pride.
INVASION VETERANS
Many Of these men already
have seen action in Africa, Sicily
or italy. Just how many have
seen, action Is hard to tell. The
Navy awards medals sparingly.
These young men aren't so con-
cerned with medals, but they
would like some badge Of their
specialized task - such as the
submariner's dolphin or the air
mans wings.
Perhaps one-third have been
through It before. It doesn't mat
ter. Every one Of them knows
that this is going to make any
thing that mas gone before look
like very small potatoes. So they
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Solemn Mass
ForPreIote
JOSEPH NOLAN

United Press staff Correspondent
Boston, April 27.-(UP)-The
brothers and nuns William Cardinal
O'Connell directed in life paid their
sorrowing respects to him in death
today at a solemn high requiem Mass
in the Cathedral Of the Holy Cross
where the revered prelate's body
lies In state awaiting tomorrow's
funeral services.
Glad In their distinctive habits,
members Of the religious brother
hoods and sisterhoods presented a
scene that might have come from
a page Of medieval church history.
The large white comets Of the Little
sisters Of the Poor contrasted sharp
ly with the plain wimples Of the
sisters Of Notre Dame De Namur,
whose provincial house Is located IN
Waltham.
sixteen Upholstered orders Of
nuns and five orders Of teaching
brothers were represented at the
ceremony.
The Mass was celebrated by
Bishop Richard J. Cushing, inter-
reRnum administrator Of the arch
diocese, who will deliver the cardin-
ais eulogy at the pontiflcal funeral
service. The Rev. John ]. Smith.
8. j., Of the New England Provir-
cial House Of &he Society Of Jesus
served as the archpriest. Gregortan
music was chanted by the Marist
Seminary Choir Of birmingham.
Later today, Bishop Cushing Will
lead priests Of the archdiocese IN
the once Of the dead. This ONCE
consists Of mathis and lauds, which
in early Christian churches were
sung at midnight in preparation Tor
the early morning Masses, and con-
clildes with the Benedictus.
Meanwhile, preparations Tor tne
final obsequies-the most Impressive
ever held in New England-were
completed and diocesan officials an.
nounced that hve archbishops and
IS bishops would attend the
fIInerai. headed by Dennis Cardinal
D0iaherty. archbishop Of Philadel-
uhia. Cardinal Dougherty was
scheduIed 70 arrive here tonight
with Archbishop Amleto q. Cicog-
mani. Apostolic Delegate to the
United States who VIII be the cele-
brant, and Archbishop Francis J.
SpeIiman Of New York.
Some 100 uniformed clergymen
from the Harvard Chaplains'
School, under the direction Of Col
Onel william d. CIeary, command
ami, VIII march in the funeral pro-
eeEeion.
More than 2300 persons are ex-
pected to hear the Pontihcal Mass,
but committal services ct q 'nagn1-
Acent granite crypt on the Card
inal's brighton estate win be semi
DEtFsta.
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Describing conditions when she
left the civilian internment center
at Weihsien, Shantung, China,
where there are q number Of Eu-
ropean Salvation Army ofncers, Mrs
Cleysteem, a repatriated American,
states:
"All the work Of the camp was
done by the internees. Adjutant
Ruth Hummerston and served to-
gether on the Women'S Labor Com
mittee for the Peking Group. Each
week the Labor Committee assign
ed her task to each Peking woman.
Those able to do so prepared vege-
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tables, did cleaning, dish washing,
serving, laundry work or house,
keeping. Others did mending,
counting as people entered the mess
hall, or policing the women's show
ers. Food is plain, but there is all
the god bread or tea one desires.
The canteen sells fresh fruit, candy,
honey, peanuts and other neces-
sites. Through the Swiss Consuls
each individual is given comforts
Money each month. sufficient to
buy at the canteen.
There is complete religious free
dom, and a Christian fellowship ar
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well; cheerful and optimistic" ran
a radio message from Lieutenant
Commissioner Ernest Hardwood,
Territorial Commander, Eastern
Australia.
The party consists of Lieutenant
Colonel Lord and son, Alan, Major
G. Davidson, Captain F. cambridge
Adjutant Margaret Burns, Captain
w. Courill, Major Bertha Grey,
Major F. Harvey, Adjutant and
Mrs. ]. Jordan, Adjutant H. King,
Adjutant H. Matthews, Adjutant w.
Price, Major E. Wilkinson, Captain
Elsie Willis.
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ranges daily vesper services, sunday
services and Bible classes.
Glasses are arranged by the
Education Committee. A library
offers opportunity for reading.
There is a large group Of Salvation
Army folk in the camp. You have
cause to be proud of each one Of
them"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-27
CHEERFUL MESSAGE
FROM SINGAPORE

Major Hugo Wiberg, Of the local
Corps Of The Salvation Army, has
Just received the following news
from Headquarters in New York,
regarding SalvationistS in japanese
held territories:
Party all together and keeping
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-04-27
BY TOM WOLF
NEA stan Correspondent

London. April 27.-The United
states Navy is making intensive
preparations for the invasion. Ex-
aetly what proportion Of the Job of
launching the greatest amphibious
operation In history has been al
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lCtted to our
N avy, 9 n d
VIII . t proper
ton the British
and Allied nav
les will carry,
Is not known.
B u t u n C l e
s q ms sailors
are going to
play v e r y
big role. \
I have Just
returned from
a several-hun-
dred-mile tour
of z n glands
serrated coast
1fnAR-
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Postal officials report that the
armed forces are now absorbing the
entire production Of Scent stamped
air-mail envelopes. about 100000 q
week.
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Reporter Sees U. S. Navy Massing
Men And Ships At England'S Bases
Of Other Landings Awot Greatest SmOsh
5 Awoit Greatest lnvosiOn smosh

work and practice and wait. And
they talk about the weather and
dates-England's lousy weather
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and the girls they date. They
talk about anything except the
invasion.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1944-04-20

Mrs. Homer Frailey and Mrs.
S. P. Louk were co-hosteSSes to
the Crow Agency bridge club
at the Louk home on Wednesday
ewing. Five tables were in play
with high score going to Mrs.
John L. Glenn and MI. Henry
Small, while low went to Miss
Nina Lawler and Mr.. James w.
Stanton.
Mrs. Harold Baas of Sheridan
was a visitor at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. X. L. Johnson for
several days last week.
Mrs. Mary White, who has
substituted at the local railroad
office since the departure OF
Lynn Bentley, left on Friday
for Monarch, Wyo, and Mrs. 3.
v. Stout arrived at Crow Agency
to take over the duties here.
Mr.. Milton A. Johnson of the
Indian Service Extension office
at Billings was an official visit
or here on Friday. He was &C
companied by his wife and son.
J. Lawson Lee, former, lease
clerk at the Agency office, is
now stationed at Camp Roberts,
Calf. He recently advised Mrs.
Lee that he is assigned for
clerks training and is attached
to the infantry.
Mrs. Mary v. Mclean had as
breakfast guests on Sunday
morning, Father Owen of Har-
din and MRS. Mildred Rogers
and daughter, Katherine.
Miss Lois Jane Smith, clerk
in the Crow Agency office, spent
the weekend in Lodge Grass
with her mother.
Mr.. Martin Overgaard, travel
ing auditor for the U. S. Indian
Service, was a visitor in Crow
Agency on Monday while en-
route from Sheridan to Billings.
Charles M Vanoss, former
clerk in the Agency office, re-
turned on Monday from Seattle
where he drove his family sew
eral weeks ago. He left that ev-
enfng for Butte to be indicted
into the Army. Mr.. VanosS was
a lucheon guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Urban Landon during his visit
here.
Mr.. John Montgomery Of the
Tongue River Agency at Lame
Deer, was a visitor at the Agen-
cy on Monday afternoon while
enroute to Billings.
Thomas Tobacco left on Fri
day from Butte for San Diego,
where he will start training with
the Marines. His mother, Mrs.
Robert Yellowtail and sisters,
Mrs. Laura T. Backbone and
Mrs. Ruth Rideshorse, accomp-
anied him as far as Billings.
Private Ernest Holds, of the