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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-31

the treasury department recently when a member took him to see the bond headquarters, The chairman says the set-up looks pretty good, but he's too busy to spend any time there,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-31
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL .. DOUGLASS. Q. D,

OUR ONLY SECURITY
 It has become a truism that there is no security in the modern world We look at the efforts meA have made in the past to insure security = the Qreat Wall of China, the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-31
AThOuRhs for Today

Then hear thsn from the haevenS. even from aAy dwelling place. their prayer and theiF sup piacaitens. and maintain their caaxe. and for. give aAy people which have sinnea against thee --sH Chreniclex e:ss.
  Know all and you w1ll pardon all.-Thomas A. Kenapis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-31
Washington Merry-C Co-Round DREW PS PEARSON
PWor Speeches of Dulles Reveo Him Strong soIotions
 Justified DetotOrhps Opposed Tons Measures Against Them SeoFfed Danger Attack D. S.. After War Broke Out

before the Economic United States which frankly justified the position of the dctaO 10 n h
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as well as to those Of the western
Ukraine, and accepted them into the
Union of the Soviet Socialist Repub-
lies"
These regions were among the
first to fall before the Germans in
1941, but now Inch by inch," the
article concluded, 1.-THE Red Army is
liberating" Byelorussia again, and
the time is near when free Soviet
Byelorussia will again shine as q
splendid jewel in the brilliant clust-
er Of the Republics Of the great Sow
let Union"
Supporting the Polish claims in
this country will be nearly l.000,-
900 native Poles plus five or six
times that many who are first gen.
Grafton Poles or have other close
Polish ties. Coming in a presidential
election year, the effects Of any de-
cision on the Polish population in
this country cannot be overlooked.
The problem was further compl-
Gated by these developments:
/. The Polish presidents state
ment in London that Poland wants
respect for our undaunted right to
that which belonged to us as state
before the war"
2. Mikolajczyk's statement that
provided complications arising
from demands to certain Polish ter
ritories could be removed, we would
gladly cooperate with the Russians
when they reach Poland"
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concentrated on Germany, 1880
American medium bombers and
other Allied aircraft gave the Pas
De Calais area Of the French in
vasion coast its heaviest pounding
of the war yesterday.
More than 200 u. G. Marauders
opened the attack at dawn with
good results" Raj Typhoons,
Hurricanes, Bostons, Mitchells and
Mosquitoes followed through, and 200
more Marauders wound up what the
Allied air forces regarded as high
ly satisfactory day.
The targets were not announced,
but they were believed to include
gun installations, Army barracks,
supply dumps, airdromeS and sup
ply installations. With the after
noon raid, the Marauders COM
pleted their 1,500th sortie against
the Pas De Calais area since Dec.
20 without loss.
Unidentified Targets
Still other Allied planes attacked
unidentified targets in. and made
offensive sweeps over France, Bel
GUM and Holland.
Britain's four -engined bonlbers re-
manned on the ground last night
for the second straight night, pre-
sumably because Of inclement
weather, but few German planes
dropped bombs on two London dis
trictS. Two Of the German raiders
were shot down.
The German DNB agency de-
nounced yesterdays American raid
on Kiel as a terror attack" Gus
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Follow Up Record
Blow At Kiel
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, tomary appellation for an effective
Allied air assault-and reported that
the bombers dropped their explo-
siveS through thick clouds from an
altitude Of $4,000 to 10000 feet.
The university district and resi-
Dental areas were hit hard and an
historic castle suffered very heavy
damage DNB said.
The clandeStine Atlantic radio
broadcast that the Flying Fortresses
and LiberatorS attacked Kiel in
hree waves between 10 a. m. and
noon.
Returning pilots said they dropped
their first bombs with the aid Of
Norden bombsights in a clear sky
but later used new, secret aiming
devices when clouds closed in over
the city.
Kiel lies 40 miles from England
on the Baltic coast, but connected
with the North Sea by the Kie.
Canal. Its shipyards surround the
harbor which is dominated by the
great Kiel naval base, the biggest
in Germany.
Munster, capital of Westphalia, is
$50 miles from England and is sit
uated about SO miles north OF the
Ruhr. 1t Is on the main trunk
railways from Dortmund and Hamm
to the North Sea ports and Holland
and has extensive and most impor-
tant railway marshalling yards.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05
TORRINCTON BOY
HURT in ACTION

Washington, Jan. Three
more Connecticut men killed in &C
ton and four who have been
wounded were named in casualty
list released Tuesday by the War
Department. The list shows:
Killed In Action
European Area
Congdon, Staff Sergeant, Elmer
F-Mrs. Clara Congdon, mother,
oct Division street, New Haven.
Mediterranean Area
JavOls, Private Leo N. - Mrs.
Irene Mineau, sister, Al River street,
Mcosup.
Pacific Area
Fiore, First Lieutenant Peter j.
Mrs. Frances C. Fiore, wife, So Gen.
trail street, Ansonia.
Wounded in Action
Mediterranean Area
Dileo, Private First Glass Patsy
Mrs. Mary Dileo, mother, 289 Har-
winton avenue, Torrington.
Hunt, Staff Sergeant Russell w.
Ward Hunt, father, 16 Devol
street, New Haven.
LANCER, Private Victor - Henry
Voitocvich, uncle, 1915 State street,
Bridgeport.
Spillane, Second Lieutenant
James F.-Mrs. Olga E. Spillane,
wife, sos Tolland Turnpike, Man
chester.
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Marines BoIk
Counter Blow
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In hurting back the counter-at-
tack by the Japanese from the in
land side of the line below Silimati,
the Marines repealed at least one
enemy battalion and raised the count
Of japanese dead at Cape Glou-
cester to 1900.
The aerial assaults, in which
American losses were described as
eight" were centered on Lakunai
airdrome at Rabaul. big japanese
base, where medium bombers drop
ped 80 tons Of bombs, causing explo-
sions and fires.
In the Rabaul attack. the planes
flying from Solomons bases, shot
down II Of 80 intercepting enemy
fighters and probably destroyed
three others.
Heavy U. S. bombers attacked the
building area at Atamboea on Timor
while medium bombers, in a mid.
night raid, bombed and strafed air.
dromes and waterfronts at Panapal
and Kaxieng, starting numerous fires
near the wharf and supply dump
area.
Other units attacked enemy tar
gets at Wide Bay, In the Gasmais
area. strafed dispersal or dump area
at Cape Hoskins airdrome and de.
stroyed or damaged one schooner
one lighter and two barges on thu
coast.
Medium bombers hit supply con-
eentrations at Buka airdrome OF
Bougainville, while torpedo and div
bombers attacked enemy position
near the mouth Of the Torokina rive
on Empress Augusta Bay. An en-
envy bomber was shot down IN tn
area.
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Fire Sidelights
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eral pieces Of apparatus were sta
toned along the latter thorough
fare and had run lines of hose from
nearby hydrants.
One truck evidently attempting
to get back into WATERFOWL avenue
proceeded up Grandview avenue to
the brow of the hill, where the
driver decided to turn around. The
huge vehicle jack-knifed across the
highway with its nose up in pri-
vate garage driveway. 1t blocked
the road for about 80 minutes be-
fore the driver could get the truck
back onto the street again.
Works Commissioner Fenton Niv-
er and City Controller Neil Malo-
ney were among city officials OBJ
served at the scene of the blaze
early this morning.
Night Supt. Captain Patrick FO-
ley took over a traffic post at the
bead of Bunker Hill avenue until
relieved by a patrOlman summoned
among others to do duty at the
fire.
Residents in the section Of Bum
ker Hill where the sparks were fall
ling the thickest established a warn
ing system. Instead of watching
their own rooftopS from outside the
women folks checked their neigh
bors every time burning embers
settled on them. It's much easier
to look out your window at some
body else'S home and no one mind
ed when they knew that others were
doing the same for them.
So bright were the flames at one
time and so eerie the whole scene
that many people were ready to
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bCmbers swept over central Jugo-
slavia, bombing and machine-gun-
ming German barracks and troop
concentrations at Travnik and the
railway yards at nearby Doboj.
Lighter attack planes raced
through low-hanging clouds over
the italian battlefields to bomb and
strafe enemy defenses and oil dumps
at Chieti and San MARITIME, on the
9th Army front. and a railway
bridge at BalSorano.
Not single Allied plane was
lost In the days operations. and
two German aircraft were destroyed,
both by Lightning fighters return
ing from the Dupnitsa raid.
The Lightnings also were credited
and shooting up a train Of 40 freight
cars.
The 5th Army advance over the
central mountains placed Lt.-Gen
Mark w. Clark's forces In position
to dominate the entire San Vittore
region, which, In turn, protects the
main German defenses at Casino.
United Press Staff Correspondent
Reynolds Packard, in the field with
the advancing 6th army. reported
that the heights were captured af-
ter q bitter 2,30O-foot climb In the
face Of incessant enemy fire.
The Germans had constructed a
Gibraltar Enaze Of pillboxes and
machine gun nests all along the
snow-covered slopes mad defended
their position strongly. although 9
number Of prisoners were taken IN
the final STAGES Of the hatk1a.
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A. n. Wells
Bldg. Raced
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after fire and police headquarters
received numerous calls from near
by residents.
When firemen arrived on the
scene, the fire was we'll advanced,
and the entire area was Illuminated.
Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh rang
a second alarm at 3:14 which
brought an entire brigade to the
scene. Whistles were then blown
notifying all off-members of the
fire department to report for duty.
Capt. James Mccoy, Pvt. Rocco
Shea, and Pvt. James Sheehan were
injured when a wall collapsed. The
men were standing on the wall at
tempting to direct stream of water
into the building when a beam in
the corner of the structure gave
way.
Pvt. Sheehan was thrown under
meath the building, but was pulled
to safety by Supernumerary Police
man Paul Gugliemo. He was taken
to Waterbury hospital, where he is
expected to be discharged today.
Captain Mccoy, who recently re-
turned to active duty after treat
ment for injuries suffered in an
other fire, was taken to st. Mary'S
hospital where he was reported
resting fairly comfortably. He suf-
fered possible fractured rib and
back and shoulder injuries. Pvt.
Shea was treated at the scene.
Five automobiles housed in a park
ing space in the basement of the
factory were completely destroyed.
Two Packard sedans and a Dodge
truck belonged to members Of the
Wells family, and two Packard
Sedans belonged to Edward Duv-
ernoy, trafflc manager Of the Amer
lean Brass Co.
The building, one Of two plants
Of the Wells Co., was long one
story wooden factory building eX-
cept for some brick additions erected
in 1910. AS firemen probed the
ruins this morning, all that re-
manned standing were some brick
walls and a chimney, and various
pieces Of metal machinery. An
ironic note was furnished by large
pile Of firewood, which escaped the
place, leaning against the brick wall
at the rear of the plant. The build
ing was insured.
High praise for firemen was ex-
tended by Marshal Dennis Lahey.
"Firemen had everything to con-
tend with. The fire had terrific
start before they ever got there.
They did a wonderful job in confin-
ing the fire to that building" he
said.
The fire was the first of any real
consequence to strike a factory in
the Waterbury area in years. ut
was very unfortunate affair, and
saddens all of U.s." Marshal Lahey
said. ut was unfortunate for the
government and the war effort. un-
fortunate for the men employed
there, for the owners, for the city,
and for the fire department" The
plant employed about 10 persons.
Chief Thomas F. Cavanaugh. as
sisted by Deputy Martin ]. Cam
pion, directed fire fighting opera
tons. Deputy Supt Of Police Fred
erick Mickey and Capt. william Dug
gan directed numerous police Of
ficers at the scene.
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Reds Stand By
Poland Claim
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The question Of the future OF
what formerly was Eastern Poland,
had been brought into sudden
prominence by the arrival Of fast
driving Russian armies on the pre-
war frontier.
The Polish Cabinet held an emer-
gency meeting in London yester-
day upon receipt of news that the
Red armies had reached the old
frontier and the Polish Telegraph
Agency announced that its attitude
will be made known sin the near
est future" The official Polish
newspaper said the crossing of the
old border by Russian soldiers had
preciptated 1.-The most serious po-
htical and moral crisis Of the whole
war"
Li5eratOrs Or Invaders
1.-THE man in the street in Lon
don or New York Is asking himself
whether the Russians are coming
as liberators or as invaders and
whether they will behave as invad-
ers, as they did before" 1t said.
Pravda's political Commentator,
Daniel Zazlavsky, wrote the attack
on Willkie, basing it upon an ar
ticle Willkie contributed to last
Sundays New York Times maya
zine In which he said that the
United Nations must persuade
Russia to guarantee the territorial
and political integrity Of her small
Ter neighbors-Poland, Finland, the
Baltic States, and the Balkans.
"It Is time to understand that the
Baltic problem Is an internal al
fair Of the Soviet Union in which
Mr.. Willkie must not meddle," ne
wrote. whoever is interested ir
such questions had better familiar
lie himself with the Soviet consh-
tuition and the fact that a Demo.
cratic plebiscite once was carried
out in the Baltic Republics, and lei
him remember that we are able ef-
fectively to defend our Constitution
"Apropos Of Finland and Poland
not to mention the Balkan States
the Soviet Union can make thu
necessary agreements with thos'
countries and does not need Mr.
WILKES help"
The United Press Moscow cor
respondent cabled that the Pravdi
ar. = made clear l. the 1870
Union considered the Western
Ukraine and western White Rus
aiR (taae Russian designations 10
what tap 20 Geptemosr 1899, weFV
Eastern Pclandl the former Baltil
countries, and Bessarabia IS IN
taaral narts Of tts tarritnrv am
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Smashing the German offensive
In Eastern Bosnia, the Partisans
went over to the attack and recap
tured all the territory they had lost
in the last two weeks.
The new offensive operations ap-
peared to signalize q general Par
tisan offensive, designed in part to
Offset German attempts to launch
large scale attacks in central apd
western Bosnia.
A communicate said Naz forces
were concentrating In the regions
of Doboj. Derventa, Travnik, and
Sarajevo in evident preparation for
major thrusts.
In Slovenia heavy fighting was
reported in the area Of Dvor. where
more than 800 Germans were killed
and several hundred wounded by
Partisans who captured or destroy
ed quantities Of war materials.
Meantime q report from zagreh
TO the Stockholm Dagbladet said
that King Peter had met with Gen.
eral Draja Mikhailovitch some
where in Jugoslavia in an effort To
coordinate his forces with Tito's
Partisan troops.
II was SAID that Peter had asked
Mikhailovitch TO eccept Tito as the
supreme commander Of all Jugo-
slav forces in fighting the Nazis
invaders.
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Reds TryTo
Trop Million
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While one force struck directly
toward Shepatovka, an adjacent
column seized Siryaki, Is miles
northwest of Berdichev and only a
few miles above the Shepatovka-
Berdichev railway.
Nazi Counter Attack
The Germans counter-attacked IN
strength near Novograd-Volynsk, 35
miles northeast of Shepatovka, yes
terday and one unit broke into the
Russian positions. only to be en-
circled and annihilated. Four hun
dred prisoners were taken.
Altogether, more than 1000 Ger
mans were killed west and south
of Kiev yesterday. Sixty-f1ve Ger
man tanks were destroyed or dis
abled and % field and elf-propel-
led guns wrecked. Booty included
seven tanks and Al guns.
Belaya Tserkov, German defense
hub south Of Kiev, fell after q four
day battle. during which the Axis
rushed up reinforcements in an 18th
hour effort to save the city. Some
40 other towns and villages on the
LIST Ukrainian front also were cap
tured, included Ploskoye, "a miles
southeast Of Belaya Tserkov; Slobo-
dische, nine miles northwest OF
Berdichev, and Chernyavka, 81
miles east of Vinnitsa.
On the central front. the Russians
cleared the entire 4l-mile Newell
VelikIeluki railway in a move that
probably will speed up the Soviet
advance toward the Baltic states.
More than 100 localities were
liberated in the final phase Of the
clearing Of the line. including
Izocha, IL miles north Of Newell
More than 400 Germans were
killed.
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would tolerate no foreign interfer-

would tolerate no foreign interior
ence.
The former Baltic Republics were
Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania. Bes-
sarabia Is the northeastern section
of Rumania as that country was
constituted before September 1889.
They, together with territory in
what was then Eastern Finland
and Eastern Poland, were taken
over by Russia after Hitler invaded
Poland. Plebiscites were conducted
which were said to show the popu-
lations overwhelmingly favorable to
union with Russia and the terri
tories were formally incorporated
into the Soviet Union. All the ter
ritory was Russian before World
War 1 and the populations are said
to be almost entirely Of Russian
stock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05
GLOSSARY FOR A CAMPAIGN

YEAR
TAKE q q the stump speeches)
FOREIGN INFLUENCES: Here's
one they are fielding with q ten
foot Pile this campaign In other
years Il was cinch to defy the
powers IN Europe - they being
across 5000 miles Of ocean and hav-
fng no vote anyway. But now
che Russians and the Chinese and
the English are dying in our cause,
and It's not good politics to cuss
out the foreigners So some Of
Che JUNIPER have settled for a new
victim - Americans who have ac-
cepted Rhodes scholarships from
England. These Americans, the
5umpy accuse, come home with de-
mnocracy destroying cravings for
tea, imperial broad "A's" and the
idea that it's later than 1776..
They've got one Chicago publisher
sleeping with all the lights on.
FAIlA MURKIN: The spellbind-
er's best Sweetie. He Is pictured
as honest, brilliant, patriotic, indie
pendent, far-sighted, handsome and
his greatest asset-heis of voting
age An office-holder would
consider it effete to pronounce it
Fellow American
DANGEROUS AGITATOR: A
scurvy Fala Murkin Meaning
hes the kind of annoyer who re-
fuses to believe the claims of the
stump-Speaker, and who keeps ask
ing such un-American queries as
"Why?" and Can you prove it?"
If he didn't have vote, you
wouldn't bother with him at all.
BUREAUCRAT: This Is q term
used exclusively by the ''out" crowd,
directed at a political appointee of
the "ins". An official the candidate
can't pin anything harmful on
promptly becomes a "bureaucrat"
He assumes Correctly that his
hearers don't know what the word
means and need somebody else to
think up their epithets for them.
BOONDOGGLING: Another crack
at the "ins" A boondoggle Is
a govt project which hasn't pro-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

ministrator to deal with the prob
lens of milk production, distribu-
ton and prices, and there was talk
that the legislature might even con-
slider a boost in milk prices to pro-
ducers, in defiance Of OPA ceiling
regulations. In the house, where the
majority of members are from rural
areas, long debate was anticipated.
Governor Baldwin's War Emery
ency powers, to suspend any law
which, in his opinion, interferes
with the war effort, expire Febru-
airy and the legislature will act
on continuing the authority another
year.
It was announced today that SEN
ator Henry il. HUNT Glastonbury,
would serve as senate Republican
leader during the session. He will
succeed Stanley p. Mead, New
Canaan. WIN raslanad reeanklx IA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

New York, Jan. 5-(UP)-Wendell
L. Willkie was not Immediately
available for comment on Pravdas
charges.
The article referred to appeared
in last Sundays New York Times
magazine and was titled don't stir
distrust of Russia
In the article, Willkie urged the
American people to adopt a com
mon sense" attitude toward Russia,
based on mutual interest rather
than emotionalism.
He emphasized that the United
Nations must persuade" Russia to
guarantee the territorial and polit-
ical integrity O finer Smalled neigh
Dor Poland. Finland, the Baltic
states and the Balkans.
Willkie contended that the future
status of the small states Of Europe
is zone of the most delicate prob
lens that confrontS our statesman
ship" and warned that the question
becomes more critical with every
mile the Red Army advances toward
the Polish frontiers"
There is no reason to suppose
that Russia is not going to follow
the course OF peace and security in
society of nations" WILKES ar
ticle continued. But in our minds,
the prerequisite to the success Of an
international organization is the
freedom and equality of member
states"
Willkie said the Teheran confer
ences among Soviet Premier Josef
Stain, Prime Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt were a major
disappointment" to the extent that
they did not evolve any definite
political and economic principles for
the postwar era.
The United States has at least
momentarily failed in leadership
politically, economically and moray"
he said. Mr.. Stain and to a certain
extent the ideas which he represents
--has stolen the show"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

reported openly demonstrating
against the possibility Of war with
Russia, whose armies were thrust
ing rapidly toward the NaM satel-
lite nations.
The Hungarian government, fac
ing growing peace demonstrations,
was said 10 have issued an appeal
for calm, assuring the people that
troops were being withdrawn from
the Russia front TO defend the
ccuntrys vital Interests.
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leave their homes at q moments
notice and had valuables ready to
take with them.
Along fremont street firemen UNI
der the direction of Lieut.. william
Hogan kept one line of hose play
ing on the houses nearest the blaze.
A squad of volunteers was organ
lied on this street, too, to watch
the flying sparks so that no roof
fires would go unnoticed, should
any start.
The longest line of hose played
On the fire was one run from
Bunker Hill avenue along the east
side Of the Bunker Hill School and
down through the playground in
the rear. The water sprayed down
off the high wall here on the west
side Of the factory which was down
to charred rafters at that time.
Another long line Of hose from
Bunker Hill avenue went down
fremont street and across an emp
ty lot to the rear of the factory
where a small wooden building was
burning. Just after the firemen
got the water directed on this struc-
ture there came a small explosion
and squirt of flame from the front
which drove the three or four men
holding the nozzle back up the
bank in their rear.
The cracking Of the flames, the
roar Of the engines as they pumped
water onto the blaze, the shouted
commands Of fire officers, and the
shrilI whistles of traffic policemen
reused all Bunker Hill. There were
few houses in the neighbOrhOOd Of
the fire which did not show q light
from o'clock on until daybreak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-01-05

Tom Collins Is chief liquor con-
troll ofElcer for the county Of Los
Anaalag Califnrria.