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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-05-03
By ROBERT DOWsON

UNITED Press staff Correspondent
London, May 3-(UP)-Germany
warned her European satellites to-
day that all hope for compromise
peace has been abandoned, and
Swedish dispatches said the Nazi
high command, gambling desperate
ly for a victory in the west, has
shifted so divisions from the Rus
sian front to meet the impending
Allied invasion.
The German Transocean News
Agency declared in q broadcast to
the continent that there no longer
is any prospect Of a break in the
Anglo American Russian alliance
and that Germany is braced for
climactic land battles in the east
and west.
'"The invasion and the final battle
in the east will take place shortly"
Transocean said quoting dispatch
written by Fritz Gheil, Berlin cor
respondent for a Bucharest news
paper.
Nobody in Berlin has the slight
est illusions about compromise
peace" the broadcast added.
simultaneously, the German home
radio warned its people that I'VE
are on the eve Of decisive military
events"
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Report Red

By ROBERT MUsEL

Unaseu tTeSS War Correspondent
London, May B. Cup -Stroni
Russian tank and infantry forces
were reported by the German high
command today to have opened q
new offensive on both sides of the
middle Siret river in northeastern
Romania.
Lacking confirmation by non-Axis
sources, the report Of the attack in~
dicated that Marshal Ivan 8. KO-
news second army Of the Ukraine
was striking southwark toward the
50-mile Galati gap, the bottleneck
Of the Romanian defenses before
Bucharest and the Ploesti oil fields.
A German communique claimed
that an attempted break-throuen
by massed Russian troops ana taulEa
supported by numerous battle planes
was thwarted by unyielding Axis
defenders.
The Mad report that the Red
army was IN action on both sides Of
the middle Seret indicated that the
operation was on 3 considerable
scale.
In the first half Of April the sae-
oEld army Of the Ukraine smashed
across the Sirct west Of xasi and
seized Pascani, junction on tns
Bucharest Cernauh trunk railway.
The German communique also re-
ported that the Red army had
moved up reinforcements nnlakhWeaf
Of Kowel, Polish rail hub 70 NILS
from the 0erman-occupled part u
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Every Major Nazi r. R. Yard
In 1OO-Mile Belt Crippled
BY JOHN A. PARIS

UNITED Press starr correspondent
London, May 3-(UP) = Allied
bombing fleets have crippled every
major German railroad yard in a
00-mile-deep coastal belt from Co.
logne to the Bay Of Biscay, threat
ening to paralyze the movement Of
German reserves to the Western
invasion 'front.'" the ministry Of
economic wafare revealed today.
A ministry spokesman said the
terrific pre-invasion bombing Of the
past month has had an appalling"
effect on the network of western
railroads over which the German
high command planned to shuttle
troops and equipment to meet the
Anglo-American invasion armies.
The railways in Northern France
and Belgium, he said are now I'M
able to bear the peak load neces-
sary to an effective defense of the
channel coast.
mo marshalling yards between
Cologne and the Bay of BiScay for
100 miles inland are capable Of
forming trains" the spokesman said
He declared fatty that the Ger
mans, faced with the possibility Of
an Allied invasion almost at any
hour, have only these alternatives:
to keep their reserves at dangerous
ly-remote points more than 100
miles inland from the threatened
coast, or to reinforce their coastal
garrisons Immediately, thereby run
ming the risk of suffering great
casualties.
The spokesman said his analysis
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Anzio Nozis
Are RepuIsed
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

UNITED Press War COrrespOndent)
Allied Headquarters. Naples, May
3.-(UP)--Allied ground troops and
artillery smashed three small scale
German attacks on the Anzio beach
head, a communique disclosed today
as American and British air forces
again hammered at Nad road and
rail lines north OF the fighting
fronts.
German skirmishers broke through
the Allied beachhead defenses west
OF Littoria. three miles inland from
the coast. but were driven back after
brief battle. Other Nazi combat
patrols we're hurled back on the
left flank OF the beachhead three
miles southwest Of Aprilla, and q
third enemy attack In the same area
was broken up by heavy shellflre be-
fore II reached the Allied lines.
Front reports said the Germans
had flooded large areas Of the JON
tine marshes south Of Littorla ap-
parently In an effort 70 prevent en-
Allied attack in that sector.
Anglo-American Faiding parties,
attacked q half-dozen points around
the heachhead perimeter. Strong
patrols knitted into the enemy lines
three miles southeast Of Aprilia and
iwo miles southwest Of cisterna.
Other tank-led sth Army skirmlsh-
ers seized q biockhouse on the right
flank OF the beachhend, near the
A0nnfauuaa IA pnsa a
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British Coin
Near Kohimo
BY WALTER LOGAN

UNITED Press War Correspondent
Advanced Allied Headquarters,
Handy, Ceylon, May Sup
British armored columns fought
through the bamboo-covered hills
north Of Kohima TO capture sew
eral strong japanese positions and.
it was indicated today, they had
retaken Kohima's water supply
point.
In O resumption of heavy fight
ing in the Kohima area, the jap
anese attempted number of coun-
ter-attacks, but all were repulsed.
While a southeast Asia commune
que did not locate the fighting po-
sitions, advices from Kohima said
one enemy attack was repealed
last Sunday night at the source OF
the city's water supply. The point
had been one of the first detectives
seized by the japanese In their
thrust into the KohiTna area.
The communique said that i4th
army troops continued their adj
vance up the Kohima road from
Imphai. so miles to the south. and
the sporadic fighting continued In
other places along Imphal's defense
perimeter,
Near BishenpuF, southwest Of
Imphal. II was disclosed that the
Japanese lost more than $50 killed
" recent operations.
In the Palel area. southeast OF
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AppointGoP
SeIectmdn

Leonard Santarsiero, so Beacon
street assistant superintendent OF
the local Prudential Life Insurance
Company office was today named
Republican selectman to replace
Michael Stolf, who recently resign
ed.
Mr.. Santarsiero was sworn in this
morning at $3.50 by Mayor John 8.
Monagan at the latters ONCE, and
the new town offlcial began his
duties as a member Of the board
Of admissions as the latter conduct
ed ten monthly session for making
new voters today.
Mr.. Santarsiero was appointed TO
replace Mr.. stolfi as Republican
selectman after the latter resigned
following charges brought by Re.
publican Registrar of Voters Albert
o. Faller that the selectman was
not a legal voter Mr.. Stolh is now
a defendant In court procedure
charged with eight counts of fraud
ulent voting.
As reported here yesterday the
replacement OF Mr.. Stolf was ex.
pected TO be with q person OF Itai-
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Aussies Talk
Armistice
NEA Telephoto.

London, May 8 - U.P) - (Aus-
tralian and New Zealand ministers
were reported today to have raised
the question of armistice terms with
Japan after it was revealed that the
Dominion Prime Ministers confer
ence had discussed general terms
that could be imposed upon Ger
many.
It was emphasized that the talks
we're exploratory only and that any
discussions Of positive nature OBJ
viously must be conducted with the
other United Nations, particularly
the United States, Russia and
China.
Prime Minister Winston Church
Ill. it was announced today, told the
opening session Of the conference
Monday that the minister were
meeting in the deadliest climax Of
the conflict" He termed the confer
ence undoubtedly one of the most
important events that has taken
place since the start Of the war.
Churchill continued discussions
with Prime Ministers at No. 10
Downing street last night.
Churchill's opening statement
was released for publication today.
1t said:
We are meeting in the deadliest
climax Of the conflict So we are
making ten most intense efforts 70
compel an early victory. I do
not expect that we can reach COM
plete solutions on all the problems
confronting the British Empire and
mankind but 1t Is right that
the British Empire In q collective
and united ASPECT should put itself
solidly on the map and make all OF
the watching world realize 1t stands
together In full loyalty to the
supreme cause for which We have
drawn the sword and which We
shall not cease to pursue until COM
plete victory has been won"
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opposesM NV
Seize Probe
~ EDWARD c. ETsENHART


United Press STAN Correspondent
washington, May sup
Chairman John ). Cochran. d., MO,
OF the House Accounts coInmittee
today assaulted the proposed mouse
Investigation Of the government
seizure OF Montgomery Ward ~ 90.
Chicago properties as nothing put
the cheapest brand Of politics"
CochFan's committee would nave
Jurisdiction over authorizing funds
for the inquiry rs advocated IN the
resolution OF Rep. Charles 3. Dewey,
r.. III. Degey's proposal, calling
for q special committee OF Tour
Democrats and three Republicans 70
conduct the inquiry. was scheduled
10 come up on the house floor late
tomorrow OF Friday and there were
indications II may be approved.
Cochran charged that sewen Ave-
cry chairman OF the board OF Mont
g0meFy War, was inconsistent IN
seeking 10 defend his "outrageous
conduct In defying the y. q. govern
ment on the ground that his enter
prise Ia not 20 vital 70 the war effort
as 70 justify presidential action with
respect 70 g."
''rhis." he said. "s an amazing
position for the gentleman 70 take
Gc0ntinusd Oh Rase a
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lUnlted Press War C0FFe6pon0euD
Pearl Harbor, May Sup
Japan's outer defenses In the Caro-
lines, once considered a strong sys-
tenn OF ''unSlnkable" island airhelds,
appeared today 10 be at the mercy
OF powerful u. 8. naval task forces
following the disclosure Of smashing
three-day sea-air attacks on Truk
and two OF Its protective bases.
Cargier-based planes from q huge
task force battered the principal
Caroiines' base Of Tfuk for two days
and then Joined with battleships
and cruisers 10 lombard Ponape and
Gatawan. In the eastern approaches,
% climax the operations In which
I20 enemy planes were destroyed.
The crushing attack, on such mag
niAlde that the japanese feared the
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Poor Labelling Cause
OF Hospital Deaths

Hartford, Conn, May SUPP
Blaming a similarity of labels for a
tragic error which caused the death
of five newborn babies at New
London hospital last months, state
dairy and food commissioner John
j. Sweeney advise all institutions
today to place distinctive labels on
all preparations intended for ex-
ternal use only.
The babies died at Lawrence and
Memorial Associated hospitals after
boric acid crystals had been mistak-
emily used in their feeding formula
for dextrose crystals. Nearly a
score of others were made i'll.
On the basis Of a report made by
Herbert P. Plank, supervising in
spector in the dairy and foods drugs
division, Sweeney said the deaths
might never have occurred if a
food-like destrose-had not been
kept in the pharmacy and in close
proximity with potentially dangerous
drugs. 1t is therefore recommended
that food products be kept entirely
separate from drugs and not in the
pharmacy room"
Sweeney said a contributing cause
of the tragedy was the superficial
similarity in the labels on contain
ers of boric acid and dextrose, /"
and that the commission would
take action to secure cooperation
of manufacturers in placing distinc-
tive labels on all preparations in
tended for external use only" He
also advised institutions to have a
regular pharmacist dispense all prep
arations from the pharmacy rooms.
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New York, May 3-(UP)-A cam
yas-top army truck carrying two
MP's and six Negro prisoners from
Camp Ehanks. n. ", collided with
an army mail truck early today,
caught fire and injured seven per-
sons, the army announced.
Police said q civilian car driven
by John A. Milton, Cedarhurst. n.
Y, piled into the wreckage. The
accident took place IN front Of
Grand Central Palace. the Man
haitian induction center.
An unknown quantity Of mail was
destroyed In the fire which started
when gas tanks exploded.
Listed the injured as: Pvt. Earl
Merrill, driver OF the army mail
truck; It's Edward Brown. Pvt.
Lindsay Duncan. Cpl. Henry A.
Jewel. Pvt. Stirling North. y. and
Pvt. Aaron Moore, al Of camp
shanks. Milton. the civilian driver
also was injured.
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FDR hackers
Win PRIMARY
ELECTIONS
BY UNITED PRESS

Four states gave their ap-
proval to the wartime con-
duct of their Congressman
today, it was revealed when
Alabama, Florida, Indiana
and South Dakota tabulated
the results of their primary
elections.
Senators Claude Pepper
of Florida and Lister Hill Of
Alabama, strong supporters
of the Roosevelt administra-
ton, were returned to their
seats by wide margins.
Democratic nomination is equal to
election in the south.
The primaries showed, state by
state:
Alabama-State Senator James A.
Simpson conceded his defeat by Hill
who was leading 95,862 to 74,970 on
the basis from returns from 1,748
of the states $500 boxes. Rep. Joe
Starnes, D., a member Of the. Dies
committee, in a nip and tuck race
with Albert Rains, had 1884 votes
to rains 1921. The third man in
the race, M. l.. ShaddiX, had tailed
only 453 votes.
Florida-Pepper had 105, 118 votes
to 1892 for his nearest opponent,
Judge Ollie Edmunds Of Jackson
vile in five man race, and needed
a clean cut majority to avoid q
runoff. Meager returns showed 10
presidential delegates pledged to
President Roosevelt and seven
pledged to President Roosevelt and
seven pledged to Sen. Harry F. Byrd
Of Virginia leading in their respec-
tive districts.
Indiana-Rep. Charles M. La Fol-
lette, defeated Maj. Chester v.
Lorch Of the army air forces in the
eighth district Republican race, the
only close congressional contest. The
remaining incumbents, eight Repub-
licans two Democrats, were unop-
posed or renominated by wide mar
gins.
South Dakota-A Dewey slate Of
II delegates to the Republican con-
vention was leading slate pledged
to 1t. Comdr. Harold E. Stassen,
former governor of Minnesota. Both
Democratic states, one entered in
opposition to that chosen by the
state party leaders, were pledged to
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BY JAYNE MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent

=
Chicago, May 3.-(UP)-Union
Spokesman protested today Ma
tional Labor Relations Board de-
cision to conduct a collective bar
gaining election at Montgomery
Ward and company's Chicago plant
within a week and said they would
ask for a 21-day extension to pre-
pare for it.
TITS obviously a trick" Francis
Heisler, union attorney said. "The
board is hostile to the union be-
cause it is standing on its law-given
rights. This unheard of speed dis
regards all rules Of the labor board. ]"
Leonard Levy. vice president OF
the United Retail, Wholesale and
Department Store Employees union
(CIO), said an extension Of at least
81 days would be requested.
IF we can't get that, we'll ask
for a week or 10 days." he said. If
the board insists on an election
within a week, Well comply but
we'll hold it under protest"
I'VE are goin gto lodge formal
protest with the NLRB complain
ing that the company is firing our
people and that company supervisors
are preventing a fair and unbiased
election by intimidating them and
influencing them against the union:
I'VE are also goinA to demand
that the grievance oficer be more
than a grievance officer in name
only. The government appointed
John Goodloe grievance ofticer and
he has refused to hear any OF grew
ances until the legal matters are
settled. Now, even the government
won't cooperate with U.S. -
Heisler said he was with NLRb
trial examiner Samuel II. janice
until the time he left for Wasning-
ton Monday. NLRB oineiaiS appaI-
emily were waiting for MN AZ Ine
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task force was airing az q chance
for INVASION" was Augmented by
another assault by South Pacific
Liberators on MaTtaon and Woleal
islands. midway between Truk and
the Palau islands.
The air and sea strikes on the
Carolines from Saturday through
Monday cllmaxed one Of the busiest
periods In the brief history OF the
central Pacific offensive. Land
based bombeFs hit various targets
In the carolineS 100 times during
April. and added at least another 100
attacks on the surrounding islands.
such as the Marshalls. Nauru and
the former American possession OF
Wake.
Admiral Chester w. Nlmitz, In
announcing the Caroline9 raids,
said no damage Vas incurred ~ the
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FLANK STEAKS,
PORK, MUTTON
ALLPOINTFREE
BY EULALIE MCDOWELL
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent

40 AaOAASAA4AAS ANAOSOVN
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
Washington, May 8. CUP
- All meats will become
ration-free at midnight ex-
cept beef steaks and beef
roaSts.
The Office of Price Admin
lstration took them off the
point list in a surprise an
nouncement today, following
recent action which removed
many canned vegetables
from rationing.
Administrator III est e r
Bowles said he could not say
now when or whether the
meats we are making point
free will again have to be
given point values" but he
promised that point values
will not be restored to these
meats unless absolutely nee
essary."
The order means that after mid
night consumers no longer will be
required to surrender ration points
to purchase any pork, veal, lamb,
mutton, beef flank steak, beef
hamburger, beef stew meats, variety
meats, sausage, ready-to-eat meats
or canned meat or fish.
The action was accompanied by
an order halving the monthly red
point allotment to individual con-
sumers since so many points no
longer will be needed. After next
Monday Red Points will be validated
every four weeks instead Of 80
points every two weeks.
The move came only few weeks
after Canada stopped all meat ra-
tioning on grounds that storage
facilities were filled to overlooking
and much meat was in danger of
spelling. Canada'S suspension of
rationing aroused considerable criti-
cism in Congress of continued ra-
tioning Of meats here.
Points on choice beef steaks and
roasts will not be changed from the
present levels.
Bowles said the volume of these
preferred meats now coming to mar
ket sis not large enough to rela-
ton to demand to warrant any
point change at this time"
A record of run Of hogs has been
coming to market and slaughter is
near peak levels, he explained.
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3,378 Killed In
Rononion Raid
BY UNITED PRESS


A Romanian conlmunique broad
cast by the Bucharest radio said to-
day that 1878 persons were killed
and 2.97S wounded in four Allied
air raids on the Romanian capital
last month.
1t estimated that 1892 houses In
Bucharest were destroyed and i.489
damaged, while fires totaled i02.
A Nad traneontinent agency dis
patch reported that the social well
fare council in Bucharest had taken
measures to eyacuate children be-
tween and Is years OF age from
Bucharest to healthy mountainous
areas"
Both broadcasts were reported by
u. s. government monitors.
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Dedieote Eceh
Days Work To
A SeEvieemon

Wallham, MASS, May B.
lUP1--Eaeh days work at the
Rayllleon Manufacturing Co.
war plant Is dedicated 10 3
service man, Il vas disclosed
today.
Chosen BY . eesnmlstee Of
workers, the service men are
relatives 81 friends - employ
e.. Each day. Q picture o. che
henored aeFyieeman II dis
played IN poster form. and q
letter h sent = him, explain
Ing that days production was
dedicated - him.
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BLOWS
THUNDER ON
UNDIM|NISHED
BY PHILIP AULT

AAAA@A@
UNITED Press War Correspondent
London, May g. (UP)
United States Liberators at
tackled the French Rocked
Coast" today, the 18th
straight day of the pre-invas-
sion offensive, in the wake Of
British night bombers smash
ing at transport hubs and
war plants in Germany,
France and Italy.
Lieutenant General James
H. Doolittle sent a small
formation of his Eighth Air
Force Liberators against the
mysterious German installa-
tions in the Pas De Calais
area of France to maintain
on a reduced scale the un-
broken series Of aerial as
SaultS on western Europe.
Thunderbolt and Mustang fight~
ers accompanied the Liberators in
the 18th consecutive day Of offen~
sive operations by the Eighth Air
Force alone.
Fleets of swift Mosquito boulhera
struck by night at Leverkusen, Ger
man site Of poison gas and chemical
works, and the French rail hub Of
Acheres, while Italy-based Raj
planes exploded a hroadside against
Italian harhors and rail yards.
Early reports indicated that bad
weather over the continent today
had enforced q temporary lull In
the bombing offensfve Softening the
Atlantic wall and its feeder lines
for invasion armies.
The only tentative reports Of day
Light activity were by the Berlin
radio, which said single planes were
over southwest Germany. They ap@
parently were reconnaissance craft
plotting the accumulated damage to
the Naz war potential.
Invasion Eve
On the basis Of American and
British summaries Of the record
aerial campaign in April. experts
concluded that the German trans
port system keying teh defenses Of
western Europe was partially inns
mobilized on what has been des-
cribed as invasion eve"
Recapitulations of the unprece~
dented bombardment since April ~
brought out in bold relief q picture
Of tremendous destruction, the fun
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"Unsinkable" Caroline Islands
AirfieLds Now Seen Att S. Mercy

warshlps which had added 10 the
toll OF enemy aircraft By shooting
down i've japanese search planes
last Wednesday while returning
from the Hollandla operations.
American aerial losses In the three
days were light, Nlmitg said, al
though about 30 flight personnel
were missing.
60 Planes Shot Down
The opening phase OF the attacks
al but wiped out the enemy's aerial
forces nc the bases. y. 3. flyers shot
down so enemy planes In combat,
destroyed another 90 on the ground
and the warships blasted i've more
In the flrst day. On the second
day, one enemy fighter attempted to
challenge the raiders, but was GhOt
fCuntinnnd On Rago a
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Union Scores
WLRB RuIinq
In NV Case
BULLETIN

Chicago, May S.-(UP)-GeOrge
J. Bott, regional director Of the
National Labor Relations Board,
refused today q union request for
postponement Of q scheduled coll
lective bargaining election among
employees Of the Chicago plants
Of Montgomery Ward and COM
panY.
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