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Evening star., 1944-09-25
Mastery Plan, Fierce Fighting
Gave Yonks Bridg dge at Nijmegen

Town, reap tne river. TURN east ana
come at the bridge from behind.
The general was informed of the
plan at pm. September 20. 1t
first was necessary to clear enemy
troops from the south bank and
American infantry with British
tanks did this early the next day,
taking 300 prisoners.
While this fighting was under
way boats were brought up and
hidden near a factory power sta
tion to await H-hour, which was
3 pm. September 2l.
At PAS pm. a heavy barrage Of
artillery was poured on to the north
bank, followed by smoke shells
Then the first of 26 boats stuck
their noses in the water.
German Fire Is Heavy.
The Germans raked the river with
artillery, mortar, machine gun and
small arms fire. Thirteen of the
boats returned An 8-mile- hour
tide carried them 500 yards west
and men had to go out and drag
them back to the starting positions.
Again the boats braved the river.
1T was case of padding like hell
with machinegun bullets ripping the
water, coming closer and closer and
Evening star., 1944-09-25
By ROBERT WILSON,
Associated Press War Correspondent.


WITH UNITED STATES AIR
BORNE TROOPS IN HOLLAND
Sept. % Delayed For raw cour-
age the battle for Nijmegen Bridge
fought by American air-borne troops
ranks with the marine capture OF
TaraWa.
1t was a masterpiece of military
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS accord
ing to textbook" only
through the quality of our troops,
declared the general commanding
the division that did it.
The audacious operation Of cross
ing the 300-yard- wide tidal Waal
Rhine in daylight under enemy fire
in which British troops and the
Dutch underground played impor-
tant roles, was conceived and
finished in less than "a hours.
The Germans held both ends OF
the bridge, a life line to the air.
borne forces isolated at Arnhem, 6
miles north. 1t was decided that
a frontal assault was suicidal.
Flank Attack Planned.
Instead the commanders decided
to cut half-mile northwest of the
Evening star., 1944-09-25

finally no longer hitting the water"
said Col. r. H. Tucker, Ansonia
, Conn. They hit something more
solid"
Eight boats returned from the Sec
ond trip. One landed with three dead
and four wounded out Of a boatload
Of II combat infantrymen. Some
troops had to bail out the bullet
riddled boats with canteen cups.
Finally only five boats were left
and there were 700 men still to get
across somehow. But the job was
done and those that crossed found
many dead Germans.
Dutch Fort Captured.
Striking east quickly, they over
ran an old Dutch fort surrounded by
a moat.
L don't know yet how We did it."
Col. Tucker said. You'd never have
got American troops out of a fortress
like that. We took 30 live Germans. !"
The doughboys slugged their
way over a 30-foot high railroad
embankment and closed in on the
north end Of the bridge.
Meanwhile, other troops, who also
were veterans of Sicily and Nor
mandy, were engaged in the fiercest
fighting alongside British troops at
Evening star., 1944-09-25
u. ). Private Become!
General in Army Of
300 Dutch Partisans.
BY ROBERT WILSON,

Associated Press war Correspondent.
WITH UNITED STATES AIR
BORNE TROOPS IN HOLLAND,
Sept. % Delayed) Overnight Pvt
Theodore Bachenheimer became a
general and leader of an army of
300 Dutch PartiSans.
German-speaking Pvt. Bachen-
heimer, whose home is in Fullerton,
Calf, parachuted into Holland and
wandered into town near the Ger
man border on a personal recon-
naiSSanCe
The Nazis held the town when
he entered and continued their hold
on 1t during most of the next day,
but Pvt. Bachenheimer quickly made
friends with the Dutch and Or
ganized his own army which was
armed with captured German weap-
ons.
The army called itself "the Free
Netherland Army" and insisted on
clubbing the private "kommandant. d"
He set up headquarters in a steel
factory. which is patrolled by SEN
tries with Dutch Army helmets and
orange raSSardS-almost like the
War Department in Washington. l.
Down one corridor in a glassed-
IN room, pretty girls of high school,
age type rosters of the Dutch vol
unteers and keep records. There is
an enlistment office for volunteers
and a large room where scores of
Quislines and other persons of dubi-
Gus sympathies are kept under
guard
The floors of the buildings are
spotless and the typewriters click
constantly. Records are neatly filed
away and the whole place is run
with smooth efficiency.
In Pvt. Bachenheimer's headouar-
ters he has a situation map showing
where bands of Dutch patriots are
engaging the enemy. He knows the
names and addresses of local collab-
orators, and the location of explo-
slves stored by the enemy.
Girls on Pvt Bachenheimer's staff
drive cars on official business and to
transport the wounded. They also
prepare and distribute meals. Under
his supervision new German bicycles
are given to citizens needing trans
portatiOn.
So important is his work that an
other parachute trooper has been
assigned to maintain communica-
tons between Pvt. Bachenheimer's
headquarters and an American regi-
mental command post High-rank-
Ing American and British officers
seeking information or guides are
frequent callers.
Pvt. Bachenheimer was born in
Germany q years ago but was
naturalized 10 years ago and has
been killing Germans in Sicily and
Italy. He fought at Anzio.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Navy Launches Anucostiu

SAUSALITO, Calf, Sept. Is (P)
The Navy auxiliary oiler Ana
costa, named for the river at Wash
ington, D. c., was launched yester-
day at Marinship Yards .on San
Francisco Bay. The vessel is the
fourth Of series Of six 10000
horsepower turbo electric Navy oil
ers being built at Marinship. 1t
is 523 feet long, with 100000 barrel
capacity.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
the Nijmegen or south end OF the
bridge.

the Nijmegen or south end OF the
bridge
Nazis Fight Fanatically.
"The enemy fought with q IA
naticism never before experienced
by our veterans" said 1t. Col. Ben
jamin Vandervoort, Columbus, Ohio
SIS elite Guard German troops
attacked Allied medical men kneel-
ing by wounded. With bayonets
and knives, the Americans and
British rooted the Germans from
their holes on the approaches to
the bridge.
Finally both ends OF the bridge
were captured, and at pm. British
tanks rolled across.
But 1t was due to the Dutch un-
derground that there was q bridge
there.
These people really deserve lib
eration," said the general. The
Germans wired the bridge for de-
struction. but the Dutch kept the
wires cut.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
Germon General Killed

LONDON, Sept. Is fP).-The Ger
man radio announced last night that
infantry Gen. Paul LauX had been
killed on the Eastern Front. The
broadcast identified him as the
deputy commander OF an army.
Evening star., 1944-09-25
THE SAILOR on FLIGHT g.

200 a.m :: Again the United Mainliner stewardess
studied the young sailor. He seemed restless his face
was flushed.
sAre you well?" she asked with concern.
He attempted a smile Sure, I'm all right"
Nevertheless she gave him a blanket. She watched
him the miles slipped past. Lights dimmed
Passengers slept. Westward the Mainlner few =: Des
Moines Omaha -.
The girl kept vigil. She checked his temperature and
pulse. Rising! 400 am. North Platte He was
asking for water $40 Pulse fast Tempera-
ture 1O2! This lad is ill., she knew. Yet loyalty he
insisted he must continue to his base in California
Impossible! He getting worse
She called the pilot A moment later he was talking
the twoway radio his urgent words flashing through
the night: Flight calling Denver 49,"
That boy had pneumonia. At Denver everything was
in readiness An ambulance rushed the young sailor to
the hospital. Naval authorities were notified.
Considering the welfare of its passengers is the duty
OF UnlteO. but mere was an incident In Whcn Stew
ardess's human and sympathetic understanding sprang
from something far deeper than merely following
pany rules. For at Denver she now off duty. The
boy on the way to hospital. Her job done.
But no! She had to be certain that he received the
finest possible attention. So she rode in the ambulance
with him. Another thought troubled her. His family!
She vsualzed their anxiety when they heard that their
son. miles away and alone, was seriously i'll.
So she wrote them detailed letters reporting every
thing, cheering them when the boy finally past dam
ger Only then did she feel free mark the closed
The father wrote Service such this is and
above the line of duty. My wife and most thankful
that Bob travelling via United Air Lines when this
emergency occurred"
Service? Yes, but something more. You'll find it in
the thoughtful attention and cooperation offered by
every United employee the underlying spirit of
United Air Lines itself!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
SCOVIl.L EMPLOYES
 BALLOTIN0 TODAY

The annual election of the Scovill Employees Recreation association will be held today at the main plant. Joseph Oraveline, incumbent. and Thomas Dillon. Subordinate officers and directors also will be chosen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
COMMANDO COURSE
 AT YMCA POPULAR
Fun With Exercise Theme of Young and Old North
 End Boys

Commando course at North End ~" Is attracting more boys each day. When Bobby Jacovino. Joe Guarino. and Johnny Zinolli laid out the course in the gym one rainy day they did not realize how pop ular it would become. Younger boys and older boys from the neighborhood have spent after moons and evenings just going through it.
 The boys start in by stepping be- tween the rung Of an extension lad- der placed on the floor then dive under a TOW Of bent wood chairs and crawl on their bellies. slip be- tween two benches with rope for baTbed wire. jump over a three foot bench, climb a twelve foot step ladder. swing by their hands on the rungs of another ladder spanned between tine twelve foot step lad der and the high bar.
 the boy stands on the high bar. catches a rope fastened to one Of the ceiling beams and swings for about l5 feet and lands on the mat, and rolls over and runs along a plank on two chairs.
 Bottle tops are land mines set in strategic places and if boy touches one he is dead and must start from the beginning.
 The boys are having . lot of fun and getting a great deal Of exercise at the same time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
REP AIRS NEEDED AFTER EXHIBIT
Library Park Shows Re. suits Of Recent Army
 Show Visit

Re-secding ot the lawn as EahEary park may be undertaken soon 0 was stated today. The grass theTe today-what remains os e - has been burned Co a brown atuholo while the many bare patches throughout are lifted in their 6uss by any strong brcene.
 Burned by the long hot 6gy sum- mcr and traEnpled hy thousanes og feet the lawn Wrill receive the new faee-lifting as soon as necessary in- gredients can be obtained. such as loam. seed. etc.
 Serious damage" was elected to the grass as result oE the more than 5000 persons who trampleo over 6 to view the Army Air Force exhibit sSlaot Prom the Skies" which played here recently. Considerable protest was made at the time among park board members as to use Of the park for such an exhibit but Army aa- thoIaties pressed for the site and had their request granted.
 The tract Is used by countless numbers Of Waterburians who reside in downtown apartments and have no private grounds for relaxation. Supt. of Parks James ]. Curtin. w'ho vigorously opposed the use of she park for the exhibit did So on the basis that it would deprive thesf people Of a cool and comfortable place for much needed relaxation.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
FOUR FIRMS FILE
 FOR CERTIFICATES
Waterbury Paper Box Co. Lists Authorized Capi'
 taI of S2.OOO

The Waterbury Paper Box Co, according t0 papers 0f lneorpoFR' ton filed with the office Of seeFe' taTy Of state lists authorized eapl' tal at t2,000 with twenty shares st par value Of sl00, Its ine0Tp0Fa tors ore Merit Heminway, Harry HeminYRy and Rart0B ', HeiNlnway all Of Waterl0wn,
 Two TnTTingl0n firms and one ThQmast0n firm also have filed pas peFs with the seeTelaFy's office,
 TOTTington firms aFei Hngbek Tool Go, authorized capital, eS0,E 0o0 500 shares par Bl00i IDeoTpog' stoFs, Howard Q, Hughes, Gladys ?, Hughes end John 4, NetlllDg, all Of T0rrlnel0n,
 Connecticut eFemal0Ty, Inc, 7e Main street, ToTTingtani amount subscribed faF, el.000, officers aTeI President, Eileen P, Wall ylee' president, Ruth ', Moore, treasurer secretary, Robert A, Wall, Al RFf from T0rFlngf0n,
 The Th0mast0n firm is p0nham Craft Inc, amount subscribed f0F t6000, It's officers aFel President AFm0nd L, Iiameli VteespFesldeni, Dante G0niAlnAssai treasurer, MAH R, Kraft assistant treasurer and secretary, p0menie Pav0le, All aFe from Waterbury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
The Army KnOuUs All The AnsuOers--Any Questions?

e. My sons APO has been dis continued, where can I write to get his new APO number? J. P. S., Boston.
 A. Write to the Adjutant Gen. erals office. Washington. D. C.. giv- ing soldiers full name and Army serial number. and his present ad- dress will be sent to you. This serv- Ice Is available only to close rela- tives of the soldier.
 e. When a retired Marine is al- lowed to purchase at an Army com. missary is there e limit put on the amount of his purchases7 J. K. Taunton. Mass.
 A. No. . retired Marines pur. chases are unlimited.
 70. Can . woman who is at fault contest the divorce of a soldier? B. ]. F.. Bennington, Vt.
 4. Suggest you contact your local Legal Aid Ofilce for the solution to your problem.
 Q. Will you please tell me how a warrant officer is addressed by other men in his company?
 4. He is addressed as ''Mister" by other persons in his company.
 c My husband Is a private in the Army. Where can l write to get eon- finement carer D. q. H.. Boston.
 4. Write to Division of Child Hy-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
CLUB DEDICATE
 NEW FIELD HOUSE
800 Attend Outing Of Bris. tOl Company Employees
 Last Evening

The new field house Of the Bristol Co. Recorder club was dedicated at an outing held last night by more than 500 club members at the Platts Mills recreation field.
 The program included c soft-bsll game between Departments 90 and l2. badminton. horse shoe pitching and dancing tn the administration building auditorium,
 Among the company officials pres ent were Howard F. Bristol. preSi- dent; Carlton ". Bristol, viee-pnesi- dent: William E. Faeth, treasurer and b. s. Chase, manufacturing su. peTintendeDt.
 The social committee Of the BTis- t0l Recorded club gas sponsor. B. Clayton Skelly is chairman, as- sisted by FranklyD Naybury. HaT' Tlet PrOn0yost, Stella ZdanoWieg, Helen Bueewiez Edward Haigb, JT., Johl. SehieffeT, Julian Steneb- jem, Marion 6andln, Lillian Bo' vino. Edith cleehitt0, Larry Weyp and Edna Stabl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

plants in Connecticut and more than 43.050 plants ln the nation.
 Visual Aid For War Training, a unit Of the United States office of Education has produced close Co i5n motion pictures and film strips ol which i20.100 prints have been plir~ chased by industry and schools and used in var training programs both in Connecticut and the nation. Some 3S0 more Visual Aid Units are nov ln production and win be available shortly for the benefit of state inc dustry.
 The United States Office of Edu. cation also administers vocational training for war production workers, the engineering. science and wal training program and the food pro. ductlon war training program. The two vocational programs are con- ducted in cooperation with State Boards for vocational education and local public school systems.
 Mir. Fitzgerald said that these training programs will continue iil on effort Co produce well-trained workers and personnel for state inc dustry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

giene, Dept. of Public Health. "a 1 Fremont Street, Boston l4. Mass.
 c. My grandson went AWoL and has been assigned to a Rehabilita. ton Center. Where can get in. formation about him? M. c. B.. Blddeford. Maine.
 A. It is suggested that you write to the Commanding OfIicer at the Rehabilitation Center.
 e. have enlisted in the Army Aviation Cadets. Will I receive a call and when? D. c. L., Wateryilie. Maine.
 IA boy is eligible when he reaches his 18th birthday and a call may come anytime after that.
 c. If q soldier is ll0norably dis- charged. does the Army pay his fare home? R. O., Waterbury. Conn.
 A. The Army pays the mans fare to his place of induction or enlist ment.
 Q. My husband is a S Sgt. and has cut my allotment from S15O00 to 9a0OOs Can I file for Family Ale lowance to make up the difIedence? I. M. C.. Hayerhill.
 4. If your husband was s Sgt. prior to 1 Nov. a. and is drawing rental allowance in lieu of quarter for his dependents. you cannot file for Family Allowance. 4 soldier may not draw both rental allowance and family allowance. and the choice of which he shall draw is left to the soldier. If he did not reach grade Of SiSgt. until after 1 Nov. a2 he would not be allowed to draw rental allowance and # you wished you could file for Family Allowance e. I have one son in service and receive s37 . month Family Allow ance. My other son has been sup- porting me for a year and Is now joining the Navy. Can he send me an allotment. too? M. P. Cambridge.
 4. If the fact of dependency is established by certificate. your sec- ond son may also file for Family l Allowance. If he has been youl chief support for the past year. hs may file his application on thai basis and fl approved you would receive s50!00. of which e22!00 wouif be from the soldier.
 Address all inquiries of a factual military nature tO Public Relations Officers, Hqs. First Service con- mand. soc Commonwealth Avenue, Boston. MassD
 A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
15O,O 900 Enrollments In Training Program
WING Director Fitzgerald Reports on Success of Vic. tory Effort Over FOur.year Period; Official Figures

Hartford, Aug. s0-slale Man. power Director William l. rftzgerald of the War Manpower Commission today announced that there had been moro than i50.000 enrolimenls in orkarilzed training programs ln which men and women were train. cd for war jobs in the four year period beginning July 1. iDa0 and ending June 30th this year. Inc training was provided by training agencies cooperating with the War Manpower Commission Bureau of Training. Mfr. Fitzgerald said that figures released by Washington showed that some i3,3O0. 900 persons enrolled in these training programs on . natlon.wide basis during the four-year period.
 The public vocational schools un. der the program of Vocational Training for War Production Work. CTS enrolled Q total of 5000 men and women in pre.eInploymcnt courses. On . nationwide basis these enrollments totaled 6.s62.iii. The Engineering, Science and Man- agement War Training Program given in selected colleges had 36OOO enrollmments from Connecticut and i,5bai23 enrollments iii the nation.
 Some 2.O00 persons enrolled in the Food Production War Training Pro- gram conducted through vocational agricultural schools.
 Training-Wi -Withln-Industry program had 56.OOO supervisors enrolled who in turn provided instruction for thousands of war plant workers in Connecticut. During the four year period Apprentice Training Service which cooperates with industry in the setting up of organized training programs of the apprenticeship or advai cling worker type. served 22O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

More than 500O00 Eeva rubber seedlings tn nurseries in Nicaragua are to be transplanted to farm sites
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
'BAPTlSTS TO HOLD
 MIDWEEK SERVICE

At the mid-week service on Thur. day evening. 7:5 o'clock. there will be a business meeting. at which Perry A. Borden. Moderator. will preside. and William P. Wright. clerk. Will report ,. Russell Putnam. chairman, Board of Trustees. and Charles R. Hine. chairman. Proper ty Committee. viii render reports. Rev. David P. Gaines. Pastor. will propose measures for the work Of the church during the fan and wan- ter.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
MEETING ARRANGED
 BY ELECTROPLATERS

Francis L.. Eheane. chairman of the State Board of Fisheries and Game. win speak on Improvement of Fishing in Connecticut Lakes and Ponds". at the first fall meeting of Waterbury chapter Of the American ElectToplaters' society Sept. 8 at 6:30 D. m. at the Elton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

her home in Holyoke. Mass, after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. James Brown Of Sprague St. for a week.
 Ph. Mate. third class. Edward Me- carthy. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mccarthy Of Thomaston Ave. is spending a To-day leave with his parents.
 Mfr. and Mrs, Percy Wright and daughters Leona and Phyliss. and son Bobby, of Canada. are visiting in town with MT. Wright's brothers Ackland Wright of TThomaston Ave and Harris Wright Of Boyden St. and his sister. Mrs. William creegan, Jr. Of Tihomast0n Ave.
 Mrs. Samuel Sang. Sr.. of Thomas ton Ave. has arrived safely in Spain where she will spend some time with her son and dsuRhter-in-law. MT and Mrs. Manuel Sang. Jr.
 The k25 War Bond rallied by the Casper Davis Drum Corp last eFen- ing at their meeting was won bs Wallace Clark of Stevens St. T'ht Corp also voted to attend a Fife Drum and Bugie Corp meet in New Britain on Sept. i6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30

DUy WAR BONDS AND sTAAsPs
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
COMMITTEE ARRANGES
 FINAL BLACK DANCE

The final block dance of the sum- mer series win be held Friday night on Pearl St. near the Neishbor- hood House. The dance which is sponsored by the park department will get underway at S:3O to last until io:30. Unico Barone and his orchestra will furnish music and entertainment. More than 2.500 at- tended the last dance held.
 A special detail of auxiliary poe lice will be assigned to the 6ance.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-30
MRS. BRADLEY
 BRIDE TODAY
Hartford Woman and A. K. Warren United at Meth.
 Odist Church
WATERVlLLE
Cssssspassas's Pasne-s-ssi

Waterville. Aug. S0-A wedding of interest took place this morning at fo:9o a. m. at Grace Methodist church when A. K. Warren of Mid- dlesex Ave. was married Co Mrs. Ada M. Bradley Of Brook St. Hart ford. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Evan Bengwall. Following a brieS wedding trip Co New York city the couple will reside on Mid dleseg Ave.
 The weekly Prayer meeting will be held tomorrow evening at the Water vile Union church on Dwight St Rev. Milton Nilsson w1ll conduct the service.
 Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, oi Eprague St.. are entertaining Mr and Mrs. Walter Hansen of Los An- geles. California.
 Mir. and Mrs. James McArce oi Thomaston Ave. entertained their daughter Gertrude of New York city over the weekend.
 Mrs. Louis Stevens and daughter Ruth Of Thonaaston Ave. are spend- ing a vacation with MT. and Mrs. John Meuten at their cottage Is Milford.
 Mr. and Mrs. John Mccue and Mr. and Mrs. John Shell have re turned home from a visit in Maine
 Mir. Joseph Dunn Of Thomaston Ave. is c0nvalescing at his home after having suffered a knee injury recently.
 Mfr. and Mrs. Edward Lafferty en- tertained relatives from East Hart ford for a week.
 Mrs. William Platt and children. Lois and Billy. have returned 10 their home on Thonaston Ave. af- ter spending two weeks at the shore.
 Robert Mccarthy. son Of Mir. and Mrs. George Mccarthy Of Thom. aston Ave. is a patient at St. MaTy's hospital where he underwent an emergency appendect0my Sunday. His condition is good.
 Mir. and Mrs. William smith Of Tllomaston Ave. spent the weekend with Mrs. Smiths sister. Mrs. Lena Rabbit in Mamaroneck. N. Y.
 Miss Clara Benolt has returned 10