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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
FORMOSA GETS BAD AERIAL THRASH|N(
 Americans Drive Farther Into Aachen
 Athens Is Liberated By Greek Patriot:
SINK, DAMAGE 8 LAPS SHIPS,
 221 PLANES
BY FRANK TREMAKNE United Press War Correspondentl

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 Pearl Harbor, October IS. = (UP) - SwarmS of carrier planes from Americas famed Task Force 50 sank or dam aged S5 enemy ships and de- stroyed 221 aircraft in q smashing assault on Japan's great island fortress of For mosa Wednesday, Q com munique announced today, and Tokyo said the attack still was continuing 24 hours later.
 (The German DINE News Agency, quoting a Tokyo dis patch, said the biggest air battle of the East Asia war is raging at this moment off and over FormoSa."
 The stunning blow at JapanN largest military, naval base outside home waters cost the Americans p planes-a loss ratio Of 10 toNi--out of force estimated by Tokyo vari- ously at 1000 to HOO boEmbers and fighters. There was no damage to American surface ships.
 Tn striking within TOO miles Of Japans home land and 100 miles from the Philippines to hit Formosa, Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's task force raised its toll of enemy sea and alr forces In three days to at least eS ships and small craft and
 At Fornosa. the snsmy's shipping loss was:
 sunk-Two large cargo ships; two medium cargo ships; i2 small cargo ships,
 Damaged-Two large cargo ships: seven medium cargo ships: 10 small cargo ships
 Destroyed--i24 planes in air and 97 on the ground,
 Mltschers bomb and roclet- carrying planes also "extensively" dNAittNNa AbHAAboAol 8aAtaAhBut RaA dumps. warehouses, docks and tn- dustrlal works at Eiansho, 0kayaElaa, Tamsul, Heito, Reigaryo and Taioial. All are towns along Formosas west coast and on or near the noFths south coastal railroad. There was no mention in tho eommunique of the big naval base ct Takao, on the southwestern tip of Formosa, which Tokyo had iden- tified as one of the targets In open- ingh assault. Radio Tokyo, which claimed ii0 American planes were shot down the first day, said tho attack was still continuing Thurs day (Friday Japanese time).
 Although the eommunique Fea ferred only to carrier planes in tho Formosa raid, Tokyo said the at- tack was made by bonbers and fighters from Q. 6, Army bases In Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
President Cons Move

Washington, Oct, i3 - (U.P,) -- President Roosevelt said today that he will undertake c legal study to determine whether he can take further action to compel James C. Petrillo, president Of the American Federation of Musicians (AFL), to comply with c presidential request to relax Q ban on making reeord- ings for certain companies.
 Asked whether he would request further action in view of the Mu- BlciAnB Unions refusal to make rec cords for the firms involved, MT, Roosevelt said he was going into that within the next few days. He added that it was largely . question Of the law.
 People who write and say that he (thG president) is Q dictator, MT, Roosevelt said, say in the next mos inent that he should act without studying what he actually can do under the law.
 Mr. Roosevelt said he would like to do something about it, but that th0Fo was . great question as te whether he could do anything legally. Economic Stabllisation Di. rector Fred M. VinSon hes held that tho dispute Is not impeding the wal effort.
 Asked what specific laws he had in mind, the President said there were about 70 of them.
 Because Of Vinsofi's ruling, tho government thus far has been uil- able to compel compliance with War Labor Board directivos in the case,
 MT, Roosevelt asked PetFillo, Oc- tobeF { to obey 6 VILE directive to resume making records for the Nas Nonai DToadcasting Company, the Columbia Recording Company, and RCAsVictog.
 october 10, after Q meeting of the AyAd's executive board, petgiiio Ee- jOCtod tho Pgesident's plea on grounds that RcAsVietoR and O. Iulnble recording woFe the only record glElng still Seglaslng to sign contraols etipulating paynenet e EeyAillss to tlls unlon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
Grand Jury To Consider Coscio Case
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A grand jury wnl convene next Thursday, Oct, ie, at 10 Q, m. in the county courthouse building te consider Q murder indictment against Domenie Cosela, 90, of 4lE Washington avenue, confessed slay' or of his hrother-in.law, Adolph Uyr, Sb, according to an order issued today by Superior Court Judge Robert |, Munger at the request Ol states Attorney William D. FitS' gerald.
 Immediately after issuance Of tht order, High sheriff Edward J. sla' win released the names of ie men including seven WaterburianS, whC will sit aS the grand jury,
 Tn asking for Q grand jury hear- Ing, the prosecutor stated briefly that homicide case Is bonding and that it required the conven. Ing of Q grand jury, h the event true bill Is returned against cos- eia trial will be set for the janu- aTy criminal term, according te present indications,
 Two lawyers and two former court clerks are among the Waterhuri- ans named to the grand jury. They are: Atty, J, Warren Upson ot southFidge Drive, Atty, Alfred l., FinkleStein Of 100 Grand street, George II. Freeman of 2Sb Cireu- lar avenue, former clerk of the superior court; and William M, oll- iette of 10 Fairlawn avenue, former clerk Of common pleas court.
 Other local residents serving will be: Richard Murphy, of l23 New ton terrace, John K. Pratt of ca Bank street, and Douglas w. LOT Ing Of 90 Revere street,
 The toheF jurors will be; Jess 3, King of oxford, Arthur K, Huie Of Northford, Homer W. Platt and Thomas Lucas Of Milford, Joseph DePaola of Merlden, state barber commissioner; Thomas r, Reyes, Daniel ], Adley, James coogan, Jo- seph Boucher, and Michael Nc. Govern, oil of New Haven, and Herman Levy of HRmden.
 Cosoia surrendered ct the local police station September 90, short- iy after the police received c call that Q man had been shot ct 4ie Washington avenue. Coscia confess
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.Jops Take
 Foo Chow

Chungking, oct. is-(Up) .. A Chinese military spokesman 60. knowledged today that Japanese forces . week ago had captured Fooehow, last big Chinese port en the east coast across tho straits from the northwestern tip of For Inoaa,
 He also disclosed that Japansse troops had broken Into Kweiplz. in KwAngsi province, and that fierce street fighting was raging in the town, just south of the former American air base at Kwoilin.
 Tn driving into Kweiplna, tisa Japanese narrowed the gap between their forces in KwangM to approxs imately 0i miles. That gap Foprea sented the only break in tho japs anese lines through China from Hong Kong to the northern border ct Siberia.
 A i4th air force communlqus meantime announced that Amer ican pilots, despite adverss woatI1~ or, carried out new attacks Weds nesday and Thursday on Japanese forces in the Kweiping area in &Ie rect support of the Chinese troops.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
RESISTANCE OF FOESEEN TODE
 CRACKING UP
BY EDWARD MURRAY (Unlted Press War COrrespondent)

(Uhited Press War COFrospOnuenV
 Supreme Headquarters, AEF, Paris, october IS, - October IS. - (UP) - Amer ican Infantry drove several blocks into Aachen proper from the Forst-Aachen dis trict today against resistance which appeared to be crack ing, while German tanks were massed too the north. east for an expected attempt to break the siege.
 Four hours after the attack began, the Tanks were clear ing the eastern section of the city. The Germans were put. ting up strong fire with small arms, but our casualties were light and the mop-up was proceeding satisfactorily. :. sP Lieutenant General courtney H' Hodges' doughhoys went over the top from their Forst-Aaehen on. trenchments ct e;30 Q, m. and swarmed westward through the streets of the ancient city for early gains of several blocks, front dsss patches reported.
 There was considerable small Arns fro, but enemy resistance with Aaehen appeared to be crack. ing" Acme Photographers Andrew Lopez who moved in with the Yanks reported.
 United Press War Correspondent Jack FFanlsish crossed the railroad tracks after the first wave Of Tanks aa Aachen resounded to the rattle of machine gun and rife ire rom the north and east.
 At i;30 p. m. unit after unit Of the First Army still was pouring west. ward into the city on Q scale that indicated the showdown test Of strength with the hard pressed NaN garrison was on,
 The greatest concentration or German tanks yet thrown m the path of the First Army was gather. ing northeast of Aaehen for what front reporters described aS c prob- able effort to crash through the American siege lines,
 Captain Ogell Shoot Of Oklahoma City led the First American unit to scramble over the railroad tracks and begin what FrankiSh called Q house to house mop.up of Aaehen proper.
 Other units commander by Gap. tain Roland Weeks Of Rockville Center, N. r., and Lieutenant Dea-
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Times Talks Partition or BoIkons
By PHIL AULT

united Press StAH Correspondent
 London, Oct. i3.-(UP)-The Lon- don Times today In an editorial of unusual significance suggested that Q primary task Of Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Marshal Josef stAlin was to reach on agree- Inent upon c division Of the Balkans into what 1t called British and Russian security systems.
 The Times which often reflects government opinion and which reps resents interests powerful in the government and in British industry and finance cited Greece and Tur- key as naturally falling into the British orbit while Romania, Dul. garia and possibly Hungary and jugoslavia would make up the Soviet security system"
 The leading editorial asserted that military developments made Church. Ills presence in Moscow at this time to discuss Balkan problems partic- ularly appropriate.
 There is nothing unreasonable ii this policy" tho Times said, in dis- cussing It's proposals, "and certainly nothing which need cause alarm either to this country, the United States or the countries more inc mediateiy concerned.
 "The assumption that British and Russian interests in the Balkans were diametrically opposed and that any strengthening in the position Of one power meant q correspond. ing weakening in the position Of the other never had much basis in fact and Is now completely out of date.
 "The primary British interest in the area is the security Of our cons
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SoDiets Open Battle For
 TIsit Big Prussian Hub
BY YEENRY eITARIR0

United Press Staff Correspondent
 Moscow, Oct, i3--(UP).-sThe Red Army opened the battle of Tiisit, first German city to feel the impact Of Soviet arms, today with land forces sinashing toward the East Prlssian rail hub from positions less than i2 miles to the east while artillery and planes boinbardod it.
 Russian assault forces reached the East Prusgian frontier ct three points and neared it along c 200. mile front while big guns and planes reached on ahead to batter c broad belt Of German soil.
 tThe Stockholm Newspaper Da- gems NyheteF reported in c Berlin dispatch that Q powerful Russian aFmored column had smashed across the East PruBsian frontier and was approaching Tilsit1
 Front dispatches said the Nazi command was throwing everything 1t had into q desperate defense of East Prussia. The dermanS lost . good part" or four divisions which counter. .a ttacked 90 times if Q fu- tie effort to block the Soviet break through to the frontier, the db- patches reported.
 Vanguard
 The vanguard of massive Soviet forces moving against East Prussia was reported in the border area cast Of TilSit and damned against the frontier Rt three other points to the north and south.
 The Red Armies of General Ivan c. DagFaiaian and General Ivan D, Chernlakhosvsky were hammering the border itself below Memel, west of Kaunas, and south Of the kau- mask Konigsberg railroad.
 Squads of 90 to SO German tanks led the counter.blows by three in- fantFy and one PanZeF Division which failed to stem the Soviet ads vance. The Nazis finally threw i00 tanks and seif-propeiled guns Into c climatic thrust, but lost 50 machines and then fell back to the frontier.
 The government newspaper tSves- tia said the Russians were nearing the border in the Tilslt sector along . braod front. The roads were jaiils med with Soviet supply columns carrying c tremendous supply of shells for the guns which were bombaFding Tilsit and other East PrussIan strong points.
 Gen, Ivan D, Cilerniakhovslsy's forces smashed to within i2 miles of Tilsit yesterday with the capture of gaFtininkai, on the border Of Meinei territory which Adolf Hitler annexed to East Prussia in March 1e3e
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NAzIS' LONG l HOLD ON CITY l TERMINATED
BY WALTER COLLINS Limited Press War CorFespondent)

Limited Press War Correspondent)
 Cairo, October 13.-(UP)
 A reSurgent army oi Patriots has liberated Athens
 t was announced officially today, ending 6 42-lnonth Nagi occupation of the an cient Greek capital and fore. shadowing the imminent Allied occupation of all
 sreeSe and the eastern Medi- erranean islands.
 German troops wh Q marched triumphantly into Athens on April 27, 104l,
 fter crushing a tiny Greek army and an outnumbered British expeditionary force in R1 days, abandoned the city and its reighboring seaport Df Piraeus. They fled north yard under savage attack by planes of a British carrier force standing offshore in the Wegtern Aegean.
 FiFSt oficIai accounts of the lib. AFation of Athens, the seventh Als lod capital WTegted from the Ger. han grip since the start Of the An. tl0s American and Soviet summer sAnlpaigns, gave no details Of the artlBAn attack.
 1t Was indicated, however on, that khe main German garrison had been |WlthdFaWn from Athens and PlFaeus several days ago, sparkling c pa- tFiOt uprising that swiftly oveF- ghelmed the weak enemy rear guard zeft t0 cover the retreat.
 An Allied cOmmunique issued ip Rome several hours earlier revealed zl1at iow-flylng British waFplaneS, 3aurched from escort carriers, boEnb- ed and gtrAfed two large concen" tEations Of German shipping cons HentFated near the Port Of Khaikig.
 Tho British destroyed many small Boats. which apparently were tTys 4ng to make . run along the coast D DaionikH with troops and equip- Enent evacuated from Athens, 2 News Of the capitals liberation touched off wild demonstrations among the large creek colonies in klse middle east, Tn Alexandria, D0,- Do Greeks SwaFmed into the streets 3DF c jubiIAnt victory parade. Thou 8ands Of Greek flags appeared on Balconies and roofs throughout the Sity and Greek restaurant owners bFew open their doors to the ceie. hFants.
 HophocieS VenIEeios, former Greek
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Search Continues
 For Lost 3 Yoor.0Id

Hudson, Mass, Oct. l3-(UP)- More than 200 men, including two companies of state gliaFdsmeIl, searched Swanpy sections on the outskirts Of Hudson today for nllsSs Ing 3-yeaTsold Richard Rollins after an ailsnight search was frultiesg.
 Police reported early today no clues have been found as volunteers returning from the hunt on the banks of the AsBabet river said the densely-wooded area waS wet and cold.
 Ths 1ad wore only Q light bloliSe and pants when nc wandered from the tloale ok his parents, Mgs and ASHgs william Rollins, ysssesdays
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
Bottle Looms Over League
ny R, R, RTEACKRORD

United Press Staff Correspondent, Washington, oct. 8. (UP)-The 1aFet congressional battle over AFnerS ean participation in the new League Of Nations shaped ID today as . fight between those who want E established Ilow-befoFe the end fl the WaF-and those who would astpone t until after the final waee tFeatieg gre signed, President Roosevelt committed &is administration late yesterday b the former policy-'@ro establish Do solid foundations Of the peace Bgganizatlon without further delay. Ind without waiting for the end Of Ostliities."
 Some senators, among them pre-. #aF S1OsyilIteTventiOnists, contend bet while they agree with the ob- etivee, t1e world organization 1OuId not Dc established until the naI peace settlements gre known, Sen. Joseph F. Bali, B., MiEns ading Republican advocate Of the dIninletratlOn'e world organization af, has accused them Of seeking
 "hamstFiDg" United States paFs cipatlon with "deIaying tactics" Bail ie not satisfied with public Elements on tie issue by either Roosevelt CT Gov, Thomas Y, DWey, He saId his vote in the Nov, election would Dc determined by e answers the two candidates give
 H3eee queetloties t.y.tt
 tT, Wifi yOu support the earliest aeibIe formation Of the United sti0ns security organization eFId lfted etates entry therein before " nnal peaee settlements gre made her e Europe Og Asia7"
 R1 will yOu oppose afly reserve
 5s to United Gtetes eiltyv into eh United Nations organization. aiCh would weaken the power of s organization to act to maintain ace egld stop ageresslosl1
 2, Hh0sdd tiSe V0te Of tlle ', 6, pgegeplgatlNe cis tiIe United Sas lig security council commit an
 eed upon aHOta CT OliF military Dag t0 eeti0n ordered by t9e mel to maintain peace without
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
Churchill
 Ev0Iuctes
 Polish Pleas
By M. s. HANDLER
United Press Stan Corrsspondentl

CUnlted Press stan Correspondent
 Moscow, Oct. i3-(UP) - Prime Minister Winston Churchill and his staff today plunged into heavy work oi the details Of the Angelo Rus. sian Conference Of which the deii- cate Polish question appeared to Dc the most immediate task.
 After two days of entertainment which stressed the great atmosphere Of cOrdiallty in which the meetings with Marshal Josef 9taiin are being conducted the conferees were get- ting down tO brass tacks on pFac- teal problems.
 Confronted with the fact that the Polish question is Of utmost delir cacy and that this may present the last opportunity for Q settlement Premier etanisiaw Mikolajczyk oi the London Polish regime was exer- cising utmost discretion so aB not to upset the delicate balance.
 The arrival Of Mlkolajczyk and his colleagues was reported ir Q siXS line item on the back page which the Moscow press devotes to foreign news. The arrival Of the Lublin Polish delegation was reported yes- teFday on the front pages Of the Soviet newspapers,
 It was likely that there would Dc little to report during the negotia- ton stage and that no announce inent would come until c final de- Cision is reached.
 Attitudes
 Some indication Of the attitudes which must Dc concilIated in Q Pos fish settlement was given by an address made by President ObsulE@- koFawSki Of the Lublin Polish cofils inittee before c group of 400 Social. bt youths shortly before his arrival in Moscow for these conferences.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
Cops Probe Girls Deoth
By WILLIAM 0. RAYETTE

 Limited Press Btafs G0EFesp0ndent)
 Hollywood, Oct. 13,-(Up)-An open purse, with nothing removed but c keyring, the front door Of her ground floor experiment. aj9r and her missing automobile caused police to look for possible foul piay today In the death Of wealthy deoFgette Bauerd0rf, 20, whose half f~ciad body Wag found face down iss an ov6Fhowing bathtub.
 Miss DaueFdOrf, pretty, popular daughter Of George E,, BaueFdorf, former New York hnaneler Wllc F0W maintains ( home in Reno afld Ofilseg in several cities, was WeaFs ing only her pajasSia tops when sine died. There were 10 marks on her body and nothing pending ail st. topey today, to indicate what caused ''i iIsr sfsos nose he'd bssn bleeding and Q piece of cloth" as from Q wasils reg, was clenclsed between her teeth. Only . corner Was visible, and iavestigatcFS left # to be Fes ,slOysa q .e. v autopsy surgeon Frank
 ESisnAs 0miwe1 Police questioned faisg Bauey- 6oEfn fItendg wfile . secretary e. teDted to lceete iiey 1Atheg, Wile feinnad an Raaa
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-13
BY BERT BRANDT

lWFltten Tor tho Unitcu FFosbD
 Aboard Observation Plane over Aachen, october i2. = tUP) = Charlemagnes capltal-onee called Ak La Chappeile-is Q dead city, It's fires blazing unattended and ufis hampered,A but 1t is far from de- stroyed,
 I flew over the city twice - once shortly after noon and now as dusk iS setting in--wlthout seeing c single person or vehicle in the city'g streets.
 There was only ono fire burning at noon. Now there are l2, one Sends ing up black smoke and the other Ii white.
 Everywhere there are signs Of destruction, many Of them dating back to heavy bomber raids which preceded the American drive across western Europe. It would take lot more than the artillery pounding and dive bombing the Americans nave given Aachen ii tho last two days to destroy Q city this size.
 Both It. Donald Day of Mexico City, Mexico, who took me oyer the first time, and It. Don Platt Of Portland, ores who iS flying me
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Oddities 4, The NelUs
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 North Adams, Mas, Oct l3-( (UP)-When fire broke cut ia her living room, Mrs. Henry AFigOnl extineuisted the blaze with vinegar, Portland, Mcy Oct 1s-(UP)- William Fisher, an Omaha, Neb., b. conceive engineer estimates he had tFaveled e000, 600 miles ia the past g years but he had never seen fn Ocean until he caisse heEe on . visit.
 Roekland, aGey oet. le-(Upt-A thief gtcSe Q pct duck from Ls M, ooednIBe hoille, nte it, end g0Elt the bonss to poliee fEyeal,geilng the
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Aachen Is A Ghost City

Editors Note: Bert Brandt, Acme News Pictures eameraman, made two flights over besieged Aachen in on artillery observer plane. In the following dispatch he describes the doomed city,
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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1944-08-05
Republican Party
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matters elating to the campaign
to elect the Dewey Bricker ticket
in November.
At the time of his announcement
of Dr. Powell's appointment, Mr..
Brownell said, ut is not the prac-
tice of the Republican Party to
encourage or tolerate discrimina-
ton or segregation because of
race, creed or color. We believe
with all true Americans that Jim
Crowism is something repugnant
to our way of life"
Attorney S. D. Redmond, Jr, of
St. Louis, Missouri, former Presi-
dent of the National Bar Associa-
ton, in a letter to Mr.. Brownell
said, Complete indignation into
American life is what Negro SOL
diers are dying for and what Ne
gro civilians yearn to realize. I
congratulate you on your innova-
ton as well as your coura geous
statement and hope your endeavors
will be crowned with success on
November 7th."
Mrs Sara Spencer Washington,
owner of the Apex Beauty Com
pany of Atlantic City, wrote. Per-
nit me to take this opportunity of
expressing my approval for your
decision to have all activities of
the Republican Campaign Com
mittee to conform to the true Re
publican policy of fairness and
equality"
Lloyd Kerford of Atchison, Kan
sas, characterized Mr.. BroWnell's
action as the most democratic and
christian-like ever taken by any
major political party. ITO me and
to all with whom l have talked,
your statement is heartening in
deed"
Bishop David H. Sims, of the
First Episcopal District of the
AME Church, and chairman of
the Eastern Division Negro Re-
publicans said, 1--WE all hail with
delight the announcement of your
policy of no jim CroWism in the
Republican Campaign Organiza-
ton"
Hundreds of other similar mes
sages have been received. Just as
the Republican Party took the
play away from the Democrats in
the forthrightness of its position
as expressed in the party's plat
form, the Republicans set another
precedent for the hard-pressed
Democrats to match.