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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
9TH VANGUARD CLOSES ON VAL LM0NTONE
MENACE LAST { GOOD ESCAPE
 ROUTEFORFOE
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD United Press War Correspondent

BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
 United Press War Correspondent
 Allied H e adquarters.i a Naplpes, May 27. = (UP) - Fifth Army vanguards from the Anzio beachhead sliced through the enemy'S flank today to within 2 1-2 miles of Valmontone snd the via Casilina, last practical escope route to Rome for perhaps IT German divisions retreat ing from the southeast.
 The column pushed almost completely through the Le- pini mountains protecting the southwestern flank of the via Caslina in a Emile ad- vance that carried to the ap- breaches to Artena, only a little more than two miles below Valmontone, one of the strongholds in what was be- lieved to be the last German defense line below Rome.
 (The Nazi-controlled Vichy radio said the Germans would abandon Rome without fight to take up 8 new defense line north of the city,
 The troops met increasing artii- lery fire as they approached Valrnon- tone, g miles southeast of Rome, but there were numerous indica- tions that the enemy already has pulled his heavy artillery to the rear. Overrun in the advance were Cori, six miles northeast of Cis- terna, and Mt. Arrestino, about halfway to Artena.
 The fall of Artena would cut lat- eral communications between Val- montone and velletri. Appian Way stronghold in the new German de- fense line mad less than 20 miles southeast of Rome. Another Fifth Army column advancing along the Appian Way from Cisterna, was wihtin three miles of Velletri.
 GA German communique described the Velletri area as the center of gravity" of fighting in Italy. It said livery strong" armored forces were attacking east of Velletri, and slight local breaches" were mada in the German positions south and southwest of the town)
 New gains were recorded all along the 70-mile front by the Fifth and Eighth Armies, and reconnaissance reports indicated the enemy was pulling back in all sectors in an attempt to escape a trap by flank ing columns. The German retreat at the extreme southeastern end of the front near Mt. Cairo was be- coming disorganized, field reports said.
 Rain of Bombs
 Allied bombers and fighters, roam ing the skies almost unchallenged. kept up a constant rain of bombs and bullets on enemy roads damned with enemy troops, tanks and vehi- cles falling back toward Rome.
 Yesterday alone, at least 800 Ger man vehicles were destroyed and $50 damaged by the airmen, bring ing their bag for the past three days to more than l,450 destroyed and l. 200 damaged.
 An official spokesman said the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
WATERBUR|ANS TO BE CHOSEN AT CONVENTION

Mayor John s. Monagan, J. Francis Smith and Mrs. Nellie Hayden of Waterbury will today be named at the party's state convention in New Haven, it was reported, as members of Connecticut'S slate of 26 delegates which will carry IS votes into the party's national convention at Chicago in July. Others to be named today from the Fifth Congressional District, these same sources stated, were Judge John H. Hogan of Torrington and Judge Michael Sheehy of AnSonia,
 Members of the committee chosen last night to pick the slate of delegates met in session from 10 p. m. to 2 8. m. this morning with final makeup of the slate to be adopted today, chosen evenly within what has been termed the party's New Guard.
 J. Francis Smith of Waterbury at last nights session of the state convention at which keynoted Sem ator Harry Truman of New Haven cited President Roosevelt as "a man of destiny, was chosen as one of the three from the Congress sional Fifth District which will comprise today's entire party com mittee to choose the national dele gates.
 The committee is made up of three members from each of the five five congressional districts within the state plus officers of the state central committe and the national committeeman and woman.
 The national delegates, 10 of whom will have full votes and 16 of whom will have half votes, were to be chosen with 26 alternates today, from group of 100 appli- cantS. It seemed unquestionable that these delegates will enter the July affair pledged to fourth term for President Roosevelt.
 The fourth term theme was fur ther emphasized last night, in ad- ditior1 to Sen. Truman's advocation, by former U. s. Attorney General Homer s. Cummings, chairman of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
BOMDERS OVER REICH ANEW J BERLIN SAYS
United Press War Correspondent
 BY WALTER CRONKITE

BY WALTER CRONKITE
 London, May 27. - (UP) = American bombers and fighters were reported by Berlin to be striking at Ger many again today in an ap- parent resurgence of the pre- invasion bombardment after a days Hull enforced by murky weather over the con- tinent.
 Speedy Mosquito bombers of the Royal Air Force swung a one-two punch at Germany during the night despite un- favorable flying conditions, jabbing at the Rhineland Chemical center of Ludwigshafen and the Aachen rail hub from which trunk lines branch out to the invasion coast.
 By noon today the clouds over the Channel were beginning to break and the sun was Altering through, enabling the waiting Allied Aerial fleets in Britain to go into action again.
 Soon after noon the clamor of the Naz radio warning system traced the course of United States bombers and their fighter shield over southwest and west Germany in the now familiar pattern of the preclude to daylight attacks on the Reich.
 The Berlin radios series of "Achtung" warnings followed re- ports by English coastal observers that two big formations of bomb CTS and fighters swept outbound through the thinning clouds over the Channel.
 The RATS heavy aerial artillery was grounded during the night, but Ghe Mosquitoes maintained the har- asSing thrusts at major bases Of the German war machine.
 Two or three squadronS of the plywood homberS were in action. part of them went to Ludwigshafen, where they set of explosions des- cribed by the crewmsn as 'tremend- ous." Others hit Aachen, which on Wednesday night took a heavy beating from heavy bombers. to blow up the railroads which carry large part of the traffic from the Ruhr to northern France and Bel gium.
 Scores of SearchIightS
 Leading aircraft put down very good concentration markers on Lud- wigShafen," a Mosquito pilot said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
Riddle Moy TeIIHis Side Senate
Signal Corps Radiophoto from NEA.
BY CHARLES B. DEGGES United Press Staff COrreSuondent

UnlteO EIcSS StaIk OOETeSpOuOcub
 Washington, May 27-(UP)-At- torney General Francis Riddle may get his day in court" in the Sen- ate, just as he did in the House, to explain his side of the Montgomery Ward & Go. dispute, 1t appeared to- day.
 The likelihood was manifest after Riddle accused a senate judiciary subcommittee of "star chamber pro- ceedings" in issuing report yester- day charging him with erroneous, misleading, irrelevant and immater- ial statements" in advising Presi- dent Roosevelt he had authority to seize Wards Chicago property.
 The subcommittee report said Riddle was ''in error" in his advice to MT. Roosevelt, and declared that the President did not have either constitutional or statutory powers" to issue the order.
 Riddle, praising the dissenting re- port by the third subcommittee member, Sen. Ernest w. Mcfarland, D., Ariz., asserted that the subcom- mittee's opinion was apparently based on hearsay information gath cred by one of its agents from con- versations held in Chicago and re- ported as hearsay to the committee"
 McCarran, who also is chairman of the full judiciary committee, de- clined to answer Biddle'S angry re- port pending full committee action June l9.
 I'm not going to get into any newspaper controversy with the at- torney general" he told reporters. The subcommittee report is in. The full committee has received it and has given anybody who wants to until June to file objections to it or to request hearings. And on June l9 the committee will decide what it will do. Until then, I have nothing to say"
 The House Ramspeck committee conducting a parallel Ward inquiry heard Riddle for six hours last We'd nesday during which he stoutly de- tended the constitutionality of the presidents action.
 CIO Affected Also
 Not only Riddle. but the CIO and the CIO union affected by the Ward dispute had asked to be heard be- fore the McCarran senate subcom- mittee but were turned down.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
Politics. In Veer To Tito
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Washington, May 27.-UP)-Auth- oritative American sources today in- terpreted Great Britain's change of horses" in Jugoslavia as a sign of her determination to compete with the Soviet Union for the dominant position held there before the war by France.
 They placed far more emphasis on the political significance of the move than on the military conse- quences. They pointed out that Britain. having lost control of the Mediterranean once. was concerned about the future Of all parts of that area.
 Britain was believed to have rea- soned that her chances of keeping pace with Russia's growing influ- ence in Jugoslayia will be better if she seeks the favor of the same factions supported by the soyiets-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
But Kilts Come In Wrong Sizes Also

Camp Edwards, Mass, May 27.-UP) - Sgt. Louis FOs- burgh of BrattIeboro, Vt, who is stationed here, today consid- cred jcining a Scottish High land regiment where he could wear kilts.
 The reason?
 Recently Sgt. Fosburgh requi- sitioned a new pair of suntan trousers, size 46, to fit his 28O-pOund frame. Yesterday when he reported at the sup ply room he was handed a package which contained a WAC skirt-size 12.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff C0FFesn0ndl

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 Washington, May 27. - lUP) - Connectieut's unanimous party en- dorsement brought President Roose- yelt's score Of Democratic national convention delegates well above 800 today without persuading him to acknowledge or deny that he is a fourth term candidate.
 Variously committed to him are approximately $40 delegates from % states.
 The question of his candidacy has become e matter os friendly. aea- denilc discussion in Mfr. Roosevelts news conferences these days. Four years ago he was resentfm of ef-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
FDRs Score OF Dem. Nat.
 Con. Delegates Is ODer 800

forts to obtain a third term state- ment. Nov the questions are put carefully and in form intended to make them difficult to parry.
 At yesterdays conference Aerri- man Smith. United Press White House correspondent. thought he had concocted one that could not be avoided. and outlined tt to colleagues before the conference began. They thought 1t a good one. too. It went this way:
 ''Agr. President, more than enough delegates to the Democratic national convention nov have been commit ted to you 10 give you a large maiog-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
Invasion Troops Will Land As "Liberators" FDR Says

CTS that invasion" StiI applies to Germany.
 We are not invading France: we are hberating France" he said. But when t comes to Germany and her stooge countries. the word is in- vasion."
 Mir. Roosevelt took the occasion to underline two points:
 1. There definitely will be bis scale military operations in Europe this summer.
 2. The Allies are farther ahead In their postwar planning than they were at the same stage of the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
BY MERnIAfAA SMITH
tUnIsed Press staff Corresponds

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 Washington. May 2T. = (UP) - President Roosevelt wants the peo- pie Of Europe to understand that when Allied troops land on the coEi- tinent this. summer they will be there as lIberators. not as invaders.
 He made this point at his news conference yesterday when he heart ily endorsed the idea that forth- coming major military operations in Europe should be regarded as hbera- ton. rather than as invasion.
 As the President was holding his press conference. War Information Director Elmer Davis told report
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-27
GARDENER FINDS RING

Belmont. Mass. May 27 While victory gardening yesterday. Eds ward L. Hill. turned up a wedding ring his mother lost 36 years ago.
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
DE MFRS GETS MONEY FOR CHRISTMAS BUT
 HE CANNOT SpEND II

Jimmie De Mers received bunch of money in the mail the other day, but he can't spend it because it's invasion money, issued by the Japanese in the Philippines.
 His brother, Loren, former Ju- neau resident, now pilot on a B-24 in the battle area of the Philippines, sent him the peso notes.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23

Empire wGnt-ads orrng reSultsi
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
ALIAS SUMMONS FOR
 FABRICATION

In the District Court for the Ter
 ritory of Alaska, Division Number
 One, at Juneau.
 JAMES F. LANTRY, Plaintiff, vs.
 LORETTA EICHHOLz LANTRY,
 Defendant.
 TO: LORETTA EICHHOLZ LAIN
 TRY, above defendant, GREET
 ING:
 IN THE NAME OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, you are hereby commanded to be and appear in the above-entitled Court, i.e.: In the United States District Court for the Territory of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau, i'll said Di- vision of said Territory, and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-entitled action, i.e. That certain action wherein JAMES F. LANTRY is the plaintiff and LOR- ETTA EICHHOLZ LANTRY is the defendant, which is numbered No. OG01-1 OlI llit llOChtl Ol SdlU OOuIl, within thirty (30) days after the completion of the period of pub lication of said summons, which said summons by an order made and en- tered by said Court in said action on December 18th, 1914, was ordered to be published for period of once week for four (4) consecutive and successive weeks, commencing on December l6th, 1944 and ending on January 9th, l945, in case said sum- mons is published, or within thirty (30) days after January 9th, 1945 or within forty (a0) days afer date of its service upon you, in case this summons is served upon you person. ally, and answer the complaint of the above named plaintiff on file in said Court in the above entitled &C., tion, and if you fail so to appear and answer, for want thereof, the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23

TRIMMER TAXI-CALL 9
 New Taxi 0eryIce announced by D. B. Femmer. Give us a call. Courteous attendants. New Cars.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23

plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in his com plaint, ie.: For an absolute divorce and dissolution of the marriage con- tract between plaintiff and defend ant; and for the exclusive care, GUS tody and control of James Joseph Lantry, Rosella Lantry and Frances Elizabeth Lantry, the minor children of plaintiff and defendant. And for such other and further relief as to the Court may appear just and equitable.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and have affixed the seal of the above-en- titled Court at Juneau, Alaska, this 18th day of December, l944.
 (SeaD ROBERT E. COUGHLIN,
 Clerk of the District Court.
 By P. D. F. McIVER. First publication, Dec. 16, 1914. Last publication, Jan. 6, 1945.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
ATTENTION EASTERN STAR

Regular meeting Tuesday even- inng, Dec. 26. Initiation and re- treatments.
 Janice McSpadden, Secy.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1944-12-23
TRIMMER TAXI-CALL g

New Taxi Servlce announced by D B Femmer. Give us call Courteous attendants. New Cars.
Evening star., 1944-02-27
Studebuker craftsmen build engines for
this Ietest model Flying Fortress

IERES the mghest Boeng Flying Fortress of them all
- the brand-new BIG
Atrst glance doesn't look much different from previous
Fortress models-un you notice that under the
bombardiers platform with its devastating 5O-caliber
machine guns.
Studebaker builds Wright Cyclone engines for this in
vncibe Boeing bomber And the assignment is logical
recognition of great building reputation brilliantly
exemped for many in the fine plants of the
Sudebaker Champion Commander Presdentcars
Studebaker engineers production experts and craftsmen
fully recognize the urgent needs of armed forces for
and more equipment
That's why they're sparing effort the Wright Cyclone
engines the Flying the big multi mil
tary and the other vital matere they've been dele
gated produce.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
Monday, Sept. IL.
The Outlook Says:

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. C.. Foote and
daughter Sharon have returned from
spending the summer with relatives.
The family spent most of the time
at Corvallis, Ore, where they were
guests of Mr.. Foot's parents, MI.
and Mrs. L.. R. Foote, and Mr..
Foote attended the summer term of
the state college. Mrs. Foote and
Sharon spent three weeks in Round
up before returning to Laurel and
were guests of Mrs. Foot's parents,
DR.. and Mrs. S. A. Grouse.
The Byam school opens Tuesday,
Sept. 5, with the same teachers as
last year, Mrs. Thelma Ross and
Mrs. Helen Butler. Interior of the
school building has been redecorat-
ed.
Mrs. Rex Rich of Big Timber was
a guest at the C. V. Anderson home
v the week end.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
Jean Price OF Waves
WEEDS o. L. Spoon At
Walla Walla, Aug. IL

Jean Garnet Price of the Waves
daughter of MI. and Mrs. B. L
Price of Laurel, and Orville LaRue
Spoon of Muskegon, Mich, a navy
airplane mechanic, were united in
marriage Friday, Aug. IL, at 9 D
m. at the First Congregations
church in Walla Walla, Wash.
The bride is stationed at Pasco.
Wash, and the bridegroom at Seat
tie. After a weeks honeymoon in
Seattle they returned to their re-
spective stations.
The wedding was strictly a navy
affair as to personnel and uniforms.
The mellow glow of candle light il
Illuminated the altar at the church
wedding and the double ring cere-
mony was used. The attendants
were Anita Harris as bridesmaid
and Matthew Krillow as best man.
The bride is a graduate of Laurel
high school. She attended the Uni
versity of Wyoming at Laramie a
before joining the staff of a
military office at Portland, Ore.
About a year ago she enlisted in
the Waves and received training in
New York and Indiana before be-
ing assigned to Pasco.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
War Souvenirs From North Africa, Sicily and
Italy Arouse Interest When Displayed Here

Chester Herbert, veteran of North
Africa and Sicily and now fighting
in Italy, is one of the American
soldiers who take a lively interest
in strange situations, people and
things. Besides doing a great
amount of looking he collects such
souvenirs as he can conveniently
carry. This week his father, Henry
Herbert, received a paper box full
of trinkets Chef had picked up.
They are in no sense loot, just in
teresting odds and ends a soldier
finds as he goes along.
Chefs Laurel friends have had a
great time looking over the items
and specializing on where he got
them and the circumstances. They
are now displayed at the Pastime
by Dee Sherrow.
A major item is a pair of Per-
sian-like slippers, embroidered and
all that, that one suspects came
from somewhere along the northern
edge of Africa-Morocco, Algeria,
Tripoli or wen Egypt. They
have not been worn much, if at all,
and suggest a setting of heavy rugs
and tapestries in interiors of thick
walled houses.
Chef was interested in what the
enemy had to say by way of printed
propaganda. He saved two copies
Of "My Africa Souvenir" leaflets
he Germans printed and distribut-
I'd by dropping from airplanes. They
,alled the Americans suckers. One
said that if American soldiers had
he leaflets on them when captured
hey would receive better treatment,
md even promised a free trip to
Germany after the war was over.
When North Africa was taken
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care of, the Americans moved into
Sicily. Before making that invasion
the forces were supplied with book
lets, "Soldier's Guide to Sicily" so
the men would have q better idea
of the kind of country they were to
enter. 1t was government issue
&c. ~ and contained valuable in
formation for the Americans. Chef
and the others studied it before hit
ting the beaches.
After Sicily came Italy, and Chef
got an Italian silk flag of green,
white and red, with a red cross in
the white center panel. In a way
it resembles the silk flags Japs
carry, and that have come to Laurel
from the Pacific.
There is quite a collection of
money of several kinds, both paper
and metal. They represent the diff
ferent areas Chef has been in. One
appears to have been taken off a
German. 1t is for 1000 marks and
has chocolate-colored mud on it.
The same kind of dried mud is on
a colored postal card that portrays
the Axis powers giving the Allies
a drubbing. Chef event" for post
cards and picked up several. One
shows what a mighty warrior Japan
is, or would like to be. Others had
been actually used for letter writ
ing and bear penned personal mes
sages. To brighten the collection,
Chef put in one that had been print
ed in good old U. S. A., urging the
of war bonds.
Puzzling items include photo
graphic copies of American 81 and
SIS bills. On the back of each is
printing resembling Arabic. What
were they used for? Two pieces of
military currency are includ-
ed, also real Italian money and
Photographic copies of Bank of
England notes.
Other items are a handmade
leather folder, military stars for
uniforms, German badges, a money
oelt that is stained, a good compass,
and a nested field set of knife, fork,
spoon and can opener some German
had used.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30

Mrs. Grant Miller of Livingston,
who spent last week with her faith
er, H. M. Larson, has returned to
her home. j.
Mrs. j. E. Galusha and son and
daughter, Jack and Barbara, will be
guests Thursday of Miss Florence
Shirk at her cabin above Red
Lodge.
Mrs. Lynn Howard returned to
her home in Arlington, Va, after
a visit of several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Charles Fahy, and
her sister, Mrs. Roger Montgomery.
Robert Schreiner, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Philip Schreiner of Absarokee,
formerly of the Laurel community,
is recovering from an appendectomy
performed at the st. Vincent hos
pital in Billings.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30

Mrs. w. L. Orndorff was hostess
at a 6 o'clock dinner Sunday in
observance of her birthday. Pres
ent were Miss Alberta Orndorff of
Reed Point, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Crutcher, Mrs. V. M. Matross and
son Michael, and Mr.. and Mrs. Orn-
dorff and family.
Miss Edith Kiedrowski, student
nurse at st. Vincent's hospital in
Billings, was home several days
last week.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30

Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Hard and son
Russell Hard left Thursday for
West Plains, Mo-, where they were
called by the death of Mrs. Hard's
brother, Russell Foster, who died
following a gladstone operation. Mr..
Foster visited in Laurel several
years ago.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30

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Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
Laurel News Items

Miss Gloria Butcher of Billings,
formerly of Laurel, was a guest
several days of her grandmother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Luntgen.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
.ALENDAR
JOINING Events.

Friday, Sept. l..
A general meeting of the Wo-
mans Society for Christian Service
will be held at 2:30 at the Methodist
church. Mrs. Oliver Mayhugh and
Mrs. T. w. Johnson will be in
charge of the afternoons program.
Hostesses at the luncheon hour will
be Mrs. A. M. Olafson, Mrs. Reid
Harris, Mrs. T. S. Buford and Mrs.
l.. l.. Smith.
Laurel outlook., 1944-08-30
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