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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
TRIBUNE AND
 kVIGLIANESE
 4P.M. FEATURE

One of the three teams which are at present tied for the leader. ship ln the City Amateur leagues hottest race in years is due to be dropped a notch tomorrow after. noon when the circuit stages it's weekly Sabbath double header at Hamilton Park. Either "Packy" Bhea's Tribune A. c. or Tony Roe maniello's scrappy Aviglianese A. c. who come Co grips in the feature game at ( o'clock must lose and that means a lot Of valuable ground at this stage of the season.
 The Washington Hills. other mem Der of the top trio. meets the Brook. lyn A. C. in the opener at l:30 and while it would seem like a 'bFeather" to the average person who has not seen the Brooks 20 down swinging the past few weeks. Co Manager Pat Quilter Of the de. lending champions. 1t win be sec- ond to no other game of the sea- son in importance. Every game has the title hingeing on it now. !" said the conservative Hill pilot this morning. And added. Nobody can take those kids coached by the Dum- schott-Sacco duo lightly"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
Gamaa TaAaE

einmae YaAaE bostop af New York kt, Louis at Cleveland ebleagO af Detroit fsl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
Unfair To Ask Louis To Fight Free Again
M DAN PARKER

MAYBE TIL DOWN as unpatOic entirely too con- e sa imposition 70 ask be Louis fight Biy Conn for nothing Mss noec show n an smesn where the nations existence e Just nov. aAnAz to our good fighting
 Joe Louis has fine generosity snd patriotism since America entered the war He has fought twice for and when hs earning checked byb his military he whAch he he'd given 90 generously
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 GOOD RoDoER pPPEN of the Baltimore NeWs.POs has long been the when heatEdng on form o ouince It is Rodgers claim that hts best inter- ess of boxing Baltimore will be served by keeping other clubs out of a sports comnst be worrying about the problems boxing uTh Baltimore ash sans o sYe raentv Inf nroers a ~ ,sr under the monopoly that exists in their tONn
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 Rodgers matchmaking should not be condemned curing war time when good fighters This would good Such reasoning reminiscent the ncabe sucker So when asked why he patronzed crooked
 point Rodssr ss to touch on in his impasoned defense of the poor light promoters that they chargng for their inferior product good attractions I'm afraid Brother Pppn eye to eye tn this matter at all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
Rev. Thomos Shea BoseboII League
tIlnmlIlon l'nFkl NATIONAL DIVISION

Games Ne4a Meek
 Monday lOa. m.--Hiiitops ps. l.ancers tNo. | neidD: Eagles vs. Rangers tSo. . held). 2 D. m.--Centrals vE. Tigers (No. | feld); Naugy Aces vs. Rebels tNo. 2 neid)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
BY GLEN PERKINS


 United Press stan CorrespondenlD New York. July is-CUPD-Tf win- ming the National League pennant was strictly an affair Co be settled between the st. Louis Cardinals and one Bucky CThe OwlD Walters. St. Louis National League stock would be selling at about one penny per share today.
 walters. the greatest night pitch- CT in baseball and a very capable performer at any time as far as the cards are concerned. turned back the hard hitting circuit champions with six hits last night to gain a 80 victory for the Cincinnati Reds. It vas Walters fifth shutout of the season ard his third against the Cardinals. st. Louis described as one major league club playing in a field of minors. has scored but one run off Walters in the last 70 inn. ines they have seen his offerings
 Cooper BalkS
 Billy Southworth. manager of the circuit champs. started his ace. Mort Cooper against Walters. who recorded his 18th triumph against three losses. and saw Cooper's vic- tory string broken at eight games. Ray Mueller catching his ia0th consecutive game for the Reds. started the winning rally in the seventh inning with a single and scored on Steve Mesner'S triple. Cooper baked the next run across and Walters was assured on the tri- nmph and the Major Leagues best pitching record.
 The New York Giants scored a 2-i arc light triumph over the Phil- acelphia Phillies as Harry Feldman recorded his eighth win cf the sea- son. Reliable Ace Adams was called in for relief service in the ninth inning and threw two balls to re- tire the Phill.es.
 In the cnly other National League game scheduled. the Chicago Cubs snapped the Pittsburgh Pirates winning streak at five games with an Hes trouncing. There were five homers in the game and, oddly enough. four of them were authored by the losers. Tommy O'Brien hil two. Pete Coscarart enc and Babe Dahlgren the ether. Stan Hacl; belted out his first Of the season for the cubs 10 assist Fly Vandenberg to the triumph.
 The best pitching job Of the daS was turned in in the American League where Frank tStubbyp over. mire tossed 8 two hitter to give the DeIoit Tigers a 20 ShutOut oyel the Chicago White Sox, Both hit against OyerIlire were Of tho scratch variety and he faced Only 8
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
llAMea HAAaE

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15

GERM or A PERM Our Buns went West, lost shirt and vest, And then they lost their Head. Instead of roaming far from home They shoulda stood in bed!
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15

ASIDE TO HERBERT BAYARD SwopE erooue yiruoso. say md fellow you wouldn't consider settling Tn bit short at the moment from playing Tchs wnmoFe
 Copyright Klag Features syndicaaeJ
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15

YESTERDAYS STAR Prank GStubby) Overmire. who held chi- cago to two scratch singles. as De- troit shut out the White Sog.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
An Set

The north end section has wait ed a long time fer the situation which will present itself tomorrow and indications are that the larg. est delegation of Avigllanese club members and rooters ever to in- wade Hamilton Park win be on hand for the Avigs' ''croocial" test with 'Packy" Shea's h0pefuls from lower Baldwin street. And the Tribes are a badly shaken outfit after the Jarring they suffered last week at the hands Of the Hills. Tn fact the Sheaman may be easy prey for the pennant-hungry Italians. who right now, have one of the best all around clubs in the circuit.
 In their pitching ace Sailor
 raddy" 0rabeck. the Avies have . pitcher who is due to rise to the heights one Of these days and to. morrow may be it. Re wsll be op. posed by Gerry Flood. the New Bri- tain sciioolmaster. who on several occasions this season. has been buf- teted at wtn by opposing batznen bll stanton will call the balls and strikes with Leno Costaldo working the bases.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-15
old Rlvalrl


 She meeting between the Brook lyns and Washington Hills should be reminiscent Of the old-tinae fe,ids nttween the two clubs although the Brooks have yet to win ball game tomorrow may be their day how ever since a big delegation from tlle club will be on hand for the ore. sentataon of the most valuable play. CT award given by the Brooklyn A. z. to Billy Armour. Laavenworth high school pitcher Head. Ing the group giil be Pres. Dan Mae nancy, biily M0skowitz, John Skid Dnmschott. Phil 6acca0, and Matt Dunphy. The presentation win be made by Corp. Edward Page prior to the ( o'clock game.
 Pat onilter gill have the Hills at fllll strength with Ray Dizzy Deck- CT cue t0 oppose Frankie Berardi on the mound. Joe 0'connor will uns- rire behind the bat while Len0 Cas- taldo wtll do the officiating on the bases. The game is scheduled to start at i:So instead of l:ae. Standing
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-26

tolazljivo joka donna, primal
te in povejte, zakaj ste 10 umo-
rili!" Omenil je mater in SCI
dotaknil v meni najsvetejseg
euvstva, XII sem ga do tedaj
skrbno sGeitil, da Sc ne bi zgru-
ella man, vsa ogronna teza ne
popisnih obcutkov. Misel ma ma
ter sem zaklenil v najskritejsi
kotieek srca, da bi Sc :atekel <
njej po uteho tedaj, ko Sc bo
zlomljene duse loteval obup. Sc.
daj pa je segel z drzno besedo
ia clovek TIA in mi omadezeval
podobe, XII j nisem upal razo-
deti strahot, XII mi jih podtika-
10. Zasovrazil sem brezsrcneza
IL vse duse in mu ostal odgovor
dolzan. Pc licih so Sc mi vsule
S silo zadrzevane solze. Osinil
me je s strupenim pogledom in
odsel v pisarno. T
A re v naslednjem trenutku
me je pozval "a seboj in mi po-
molil moi klobuk, ces, da maj Sc
pokrijem. Potem so Sc odprla
vrata in pred menoj Sc je poja-
vii pritlikav clovek s prekanje-
mimi ocmi. -
"Je ze pravi! Prav tax je
bill" je vzkliknil in smehljaje
pogledal okoli sebe, &c morda
prieakujejo cd MEGA Sc kaj.
"Oglejte 81 ga natancneje" je
velel nadsvetnik prijazno.
"Sem 81 ga ze. Ia je bill in no.
ben drugi,"' Sc je glasil odgo-
vor.
! "Kaj pravite k temu, Jeran.
cic?' Sc je obrnil k meni dr.
Moder.
TX cemu?"
TX temu, da vas je ia gospot
videl S Petkovskovo pred sire
lom OBJ gramozni jami?"
ITO ia trdi."
! "Da, videl sem vas," sc j
vmesal oni.
''Motite Sc. Do gramozne ia
me nisva s Petkovskovo ia We
Ger niti prispela. Stala sva n:
cesti "a "Transformatorjem''
sem ga poducil. Tu je posege
DIR. Moder v besedo in rekel
"Prica vas je natanko opisal'
preden smo vas soocili njo!'
! (Dalje prlhodnJie)
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-26

Kaj, ali res? Pa ravno danes 2"
NE spominjann Sc, IA bi bila
izgovorila te besede. Sicer pa
je nemogoce, da bi navedel do
besedno vse, kar sva govorila.
&c je rekla kaiy takega, gotovo
n inaelc posebrega romeIa; "a.
kaj kolickaj vaznih poarobno-
sti najinega pogovora Sc jasno
spominjam."
Tu je jel praviti, koliko pise-
jo casopisi o krvavem zlocinu
ma Vodovodni cesti in da me je
javnost ze ozigosala kot krivca.
me pomaga tajiti vee, Jeran-
cie," je rex el preprieevalno.
"Priznajte in dajte tenn ne
srecni zrtvi zadoscenje, XII ste
il ga dolzni! Popo1dne pojdemo
k obdukciji. Pripravite Sc ma
straSni sestanek " -- mrtvas-
nici."
"Saj sem jo vendar videl wee
raj popoldne, ko sta jo diva tai
ma policista vodila ma policijo,'
sem izgovoril zmagoslavno.
"Vceraj popoldne ma polici,
ji?" Sc je cudom eudil naeelnih
kriminalne policije. Potem pa je
zmajal glavo, Sc bridko ma
smehnil in pocasi pristavil: .
"Jerancic, zalibog je to, >kal
trdite - popolnoma izkljucent
in nemogoce."
Rekel nisem nicesar, a vztra
jail sem vkljub temu z neko tr
dovratnostjo v prepricanju, ds
je vse skupaj nesreena mistifi
kacija. CHM bolj so Sc kopicili
pred mojimi ocmi dokazi
strasni resnici, tenn bolj je bi
10 vsidrano v meni prepricanje
da bonn Faniko zopet videl, a NJ
tako, kakor so mi jo obetali
ampak tako, kakor 81 jo je tt
sockrat v teh strasnih urah re
lelo mole zbegano srce.
! Zaslisevanje je trajalo na'
tri ure. v jetnisnici je zvonilo
jetnikom so razdeljevali obed
1 Tudi meni so prinesli skodelic'
krompirjeve juhe. Umaknil sen
Sc il pisarnice ma hodnik, da b
pouzil borno jed. Zajel sem ne
kolikokrat. Med "obedom" sen
sc domislil ma Fanikin god, k
ga je praznovala ia dan in pri
vrele so mi solze v oci. Odlozi
sem skodelico in Sc jedi niseu
dotaknil vec. Zraven meme j
: stal zapisnikar in mi tho pri
govarjal, maj priznam.
"Radi matere vase, XII neu
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-26
premislili ~ je zacel nadsvet

premislili?" je zaeel nadsvet-
mix.
"Se nimam kaj premisljati,
gospod," sem odgovoril in do
dial: "Prosil bi lie, da kmalu
koncate in me spustite domov.
Dovolj sem prebil vceraj!"
"Priznajte, pa bo vas polozaj
takoj drugacen!" me je zaeel
bodriti. ''Tudi meni nj prijetno,
.da Sc zadeva zavlacuje!'
Ma to nisem odgovoril nice
sar. DR.. Moder pa je kreril ma
drugo pot zaslisevanja.
"Navedite mi natancno VS. e
ceste, po katerih ste Sc vracali
vceraj Vodovodne ceste do
NOV"
Zacel sem nastevati vse po
vrsti. Pri "cevljarskem mostu'
pa me je oni, XII je pisal, nena-
donna prekinil in rekel:
&c" ma cevljarski most, kjer
ste "a hip postal in virgil sa-
mokres v vodo, kaj ne? A ga
ze najdemo! Ustavili bono vo-
do v .stranski strugi in ga po-
iskali."
ITO je plod vase domisljije,
gospod!" sem pripomnil ST.
Gu sem obcudoval ''iznajdlji.
{ vost" tega cloveka.
"Oho! V kratkem bono ma.
sli prico, XII DO 'mojo domislji'
jo' potrdila in povedala, kakc
je pljusknilo, ko ste virgil oroz'
je v vodo,' sc je branil.
"Te price ne boste nasli!'
"Kako to, da ne?''
"Ker je nil"
Bono videli! v razburjenju
niste opazili, da vam nekdc
sledi!"
me izkljucujem price Ia slu
cal, da bi bill resnicno storil
kakor trdite:: A cesar nisem ma
pravil, mi nikdo ne more niti
pric mi dokazati. Kvecje
mu " Nisem izgovoril, kel
bi 81 bila gospoda brez dvoms
napacno razlagala besedo, XII m
je bila ma jeziku. Nato je po
wei zopet doktor:
ooveC s.. sem, da sem sreca
vi "Zaxotnlku" neko mesant
+ uruzbo in da sta stala pred ma
50 hiso diva akademika, cd ka
terih je eden stanoval pri mas
- Zapisnikar Je vsako stval
pridno zabelezil, a nacelnik j
sprasevas dalje:
"Ali vas je kdo domacih cul
ko ste prisll domov?'
"V spalnici starsev je gorels
luz in potem je ugasnila. Skle
pal sem, da je mama pogledals
ma uro, ko je cula, da sem do
ma
Vrnili smo Sc ma Vodovodn<
cesto.
'Koliko ljudi je slo mimo va
ju, ko sta stala koncem ograjt
pri "Transformatorju"
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-26

s'Nisem Jill stel, spominjam
Sc samo dveh.''
"Kdaj sta SIC locila 2"
:'Par minut pred enajsto u
ro!" -. =.
20 Gem sta Sc pogovarjala ~
Odgovoril sem, kakor PRES
Mi dan ma, to vprasanje. 5,
"Sedaj pa Sc povejte, zakaj
sta Sc prepirala" je zahteval ma
koncu. Osuplo sem ga pogledal.
"Prepirala? Midva Sc nisva
nobenkrat prepirala in tudi 81
noci net" III
Tedaj je vprasal zapisnikar
nadsvetnika, ali maj vse zapisu-
je, kar odgovarjam in je nagla-
sill vprasanje tako, da bi ga ma
celnik razumel, ces: ne verja-
mem mu. .,.
"Se razume. Vse zapisite! Sal
papir je potrpezljiv." je rekel
nadsvetnik. Nejevoljen Sc je
moral pisar vdati.
Nato Sc je vnelo med doktor-
jem in menoj zivahno prereka-
ME zastran mesta, k1er sem sc
nazadnje poslovil cd Fanike
Trdil sem kappa, da med obems
ograjama, medtem ko je mad
svetnik po vsej sill hotel, da svs
bila Sc par trenotkov pred sire
lom, XII sem ga cul med mitni
co in "Kacicem', neposrednt
pred levo gramozno jamo. Ia
gotavljal je, da mi bo to v krat
KEN S pricani dokazal. Molct
sem sprejel to obljubo ma INA
ME.
Tedaj je odprl erno aktivke
in vel ven snopic listov in po
jasnjeval
"Glejte, to je njen dnevnik
XII smo ga nasli v kinu '"Tivoli''
Bill so stenografirani zapis
XII Fanikini. Ma posebnem pa
pirju je incl nadsvetnik preve
dene nekatere odstavke. Cita
je glasno, kar 81 je zabelezils
81. marca, a Sc nj dalo uganiti
kaj je hotela napisati, ker mi
sci nj bila izrazena do konca.
"Najbrze jo je nekdo preki
nil in zmotil,' je domneval DIR
Moder in sprawl dnevnik cope
v aktovko. Potem Sc je obrni
k meni:
"Kaj ste nameravali? Ali ST
Sc hoteli porociti z njo?'
".Saj sva sc poznala koma
29 dni," sem dejal nekoliko
zadregi.
,"Ali ste sc zanimali, &c MIN;
morda Petkovskova Sc kakeg
drugega castilca?'
".Zaupal sem il proved, da (
mogel kaj slabega misliti. Re
kla je, -da ljubi samo meme in t.
mi je zadostovalo'
"Njena prijateljica je izpo
vedala, da ste jo predvcerajs
MIN nekam sumljivo ogledova]
in motrili!"
"Gledal sem jo, kakor gled
fant deklico, XII jo ina rad!"
Opazil sem, da moi odgovo1
ne zadovoljujejo. Hotel so n
meni odkriti strast ljubosum
nosti, XII mi je, hvala bogu, d.
danes Sc tuja.
"Toda po Dunajski cesti ST.
Sc nalahko prepirala," je ma
daljeval nadsvetnik, lin vas j
Petkovskova smeje sprasevala
Enakopravnost. [volume] (Cleveland, O.[Ohio]) 1918-1957, 1944-12-26
Zaslisevanja in konfrontacije

Po hodnikih jetnisnice SO pla-
Mill brneci glasovi elektricnega
hisnega zvonca in dramili pre-
bivalce il spanja. Pocasi sem Sc
sprawl ma noge, zlil IL loncene-
ga vrca vodo v plocevinasti IL
mivalnik in sc umil. Potem sem
Sc zacel sprehajati po celici 60
ri in doll. Nekdo je nerodno pri-
korakal do vrat, zavrtel gumb
ter ugasnil celici lue, XII je
gorela vso noe. Razmisljal sem
znova dogodke prejsnjega dne.
Uro potem, ko je odzvonilo bud
nico, je vstopil straznik in mi
prinesel skodelico prezganke in
n1ebcek crnega kruha. Prosil
sem, maj mi prinese Sc zlico,
zakaj v zelodcu Sc je jel ogla-
sati glad. Policist je Sci in Sc
kmalu vrnil leseno zlico. Med
zajtrkom je ostal pri meni in jel
prijazno sprasevati:
"Kako ste pocivali in kaj ste
sklenili?"
"Spal sem malo, a sklepati
nimam ni6esar' e m odvrnil
kratko in pokazal, da n S m
razpolozen, da bi ga zabaval.
MOI je to uvidel in me nj ma
dlegoval dalje.
Ko so Sc zopet zaprla vrata
"a MIN, sem prislonil uho k IL
nici in poslusal mocan vrvez, XII
je nastal ma hodniku. Nagle
stopinje so hitele sem in tia, od-
nekod je prihajalo oddaljeno
kricanje, podobno zmerjanju.
Takrat Sc je oglasil blizini
mole celice (nemara ma krizi-
scu hodnikov) sirov moski glas,
XII je ma vse grlo oznanjal:
"Prvo, drugo, je mad
stropje - raaaaapoooort!'
Cd vec strani so Sc oglasali
zvonci, cello taxi, kakrsnih Sc
posluzujejo smetarji, ko oprav-
ljajo svoje delo Cd hise do hise
Pozneje sem zvedel, da tenn
7"oncem dajejo znamenje "a
e tx zdravniske ordlr '?ce
41ll sem, da ina hiSa ce2
[. ,;.no kurjavo. V troje deoe.il
cevi V kotu je jela sumeti pa
ra. Stisnil sem Sc tia, ker me
ie zeblo. Zdelo sc mi jc, da GU
jem zunaj pred vrati nerazloc-
no sepetanje in pritajeno hojo.
Poklopec ma linici Sc je nepre-
stano premikal. Ocividno so O.
pazovali vsako mojo kretnjo.
Ravno sem zacel ugibati, kak-
sen obraz DO napravil dr.. Mo-
der in njegovi pomocniki, ko DO
moral koncno pripoznati, da to
pot MISC prijeli pravega, ko Sc
je obrnil kljuc v vratih in sta
Sc ma pragu pojavila mad
svetnik in njegova "desna ro-
ka'. Sklepal sem, da sta me ze
dale casa nadzorovala skozi O.
kence, ker nisem cul, kdaj sta
Sc bila priblizala vratom.
Moral sem jima slediti tia,
odkoder so me pripeljali wee
raj. Po hodnikih so postajali
pazniki, paznice in jetniki ter
me ogledovali kakor predpotop-
no bite. Pogled name je uteg-
nil biti zanimiv, &c 81 predocim
cloveka, XII 81 v cevljih brez "a
vezalk, drzec hiace V rokah, 60
loglav in skustran ter brez o.
vratnika, prizadeva, da bi do
hajal elegantno oblecenega 60
spoda, XII sta brzkone prisla, da
mu "oCistita" vest in ga v ia
namen povabila maj jima sledi.
sli smo mimo gruce kaznjen-
cev, XII so izdelovali metle. I'll
MISC kazali toliko radovednosti.
Gotovo jim se nj bilo znano,
zakaj so me prijeli in sem Sc
Jim zdel nezanimiv.
Prisedsi v malo pisarnico je
sedel nadsvetnikov oproda "a
mizo in Sc pripravil, da bo pi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
SNOW STORM FAILS
TO DETER PICKETS
AT WARD COMPANY

DETROIT, Dec. 11.-tP,-Pick.
cts numbering up to 30 marched in
a snow storm today before each Of
four Montgomery Ward & c.
stores in the Detroit area as mem.
bers of the United Retail, Whole.
sale and Department Store En-.
ployes (CIO) pressed their strike
to force the company to accept
war Labor Board directive
The strikers received the support
today of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO), whose vice pres'
dent Walter Reuther said half a
million UAW-CIO members in the
area would lend their aid. Reuther
said the Ward company had de
fled the Federal government and
set itself up above the WLB."
The four stores were open de-
spite the picket lines, and CON-
pany spokesman said about 80 per
cent of their regular personnel was
on the job This was disputed by
union officials who claimed ap'
proximately 1900 of some 2NV
employees of the stores Joined the
strike.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Coming Home

In radio broadcast Sunday. George Hicks,
commentator. at the war front in Germany,
announced the War Departments new policy
At giving heroes chance to come home for
80 days.
From the front line in the Hurtgen forest,
Mr.. Hicks described the exploits of two men
who have won high Army decorations for val
or and who by now are on their way to Amerl-
ca after long months overseas.
This policy of the Army should be expanded.
Surely if man offers his life in battle and is
spared, he deserves some reward. To allow
HIM a few days at home with his family is
small compensation for the trials he has en-
dured.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
A Professional Enemy

The popular serial mystery What Happened
to Htler?", is i'll running. Nobody believes
DR.. Coebbels, whose solutions are feebly re-
solved and fail to produce the allegedly hale
and hearty corpus deficit. But nobody else has
any alright explanations, either.
There are so many rumors afloat that per
son begins to doubt all Of them almost as
much as he does the Goebbels explanations.
And so it is some comfort to come upon re-
port on the Hitler mystery, from an American
officer in Germany, which is based not on ru-
NOR but on observation and logical conclusion.
This officer has been watching the enemy as
well as fighting him, since D Day. And he has
decided from the way the German army is
being employed that Hitler is no longer in COM
mand. He finds the dwindling enemy manpower
being used With skill that can only mean that
the ntuitive Fuehrer isn't calling signals any
more.
The headlong flight from France might well
have demo1alized the Germans completely. the
officer points out Yes in spite of this and in
spite of our continual blasting of industry and
transpor alton, the enemy is putting up a de-
Tense that this military observer calls highly
professional"
Proof Of his conclusions is evident in daily
dispatches from the front. The German army is
not stopping the Allies, but it is making them
pay for every gain. Strategic posi- ions are be-
ing defended stubbornly and fiercely, but with
an intelligence that doesn't fit Hitler's favor
lite word 'fanatical,'' or the strategy that goes
with it,
If Himmler is now top dog in Germany-and
tent to let professional soldiers run the war.
And this in way, can be less encouraging
than as if Hitler were still in the saddle. A
professional command can make the war
But even if Hitler is out of power or in
capacitated, the wars duration could still de-
pend primarily on political developments inside
Germany. Should Himmler be able to keep the
army loyal to him, and the generals amenable
and subservient though still in military control
then the war may drag on to the Nazi de-
creed climax of national suicide.
But it is not beyond possibility that in the
chaos that must accompany the Allied advance
the regular army group might seize control
with the help Of the Gestapo hating popula.
ton. And this might shorten the war
The Junkers, though they're bad lot, haven't
know they're beaten.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-12-12
Tokyo Blackout

So Tokyo has abandoned its bright lights.
Returning BIO crews report that the Mn
ponese capital now is BACKED out after dark
and that even the suburban areas are without
lights.
If the sting Of the big Superforts has been
SO ineffective as the Tokyo radio would have
us believe, it would seem this measure is
unnecessary.
AT any rate, the darkness over Tokyo can.
not fail to bring the war home to the Japa.
nese people and all the glowing propaganda
accounts of victories in the Pacific will not
offse: the whistle OF B-29 bomb: in the ears
of civilians
Inc war is coming home to Japan-in the
nomb bay of U. S. planes.