davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
KAUNO FORTO No.
9 PASLAPTIS

Lietuvos pozemio spauda pa
skelbe,, prizes Rusu atejima
Lietuva, kad Vokieciai pradejo
naikinti savo kriminalisku zy-
giu zymes. Devintame Forte
Kaune, kur manoma atsibuvo
masiniai zydu zudymai, pagy-
VETO Vokieciq SIS kareiviq vel
Xmas. Sklido gandai kad zy-
dai buvo priversti atkasti ka-
pus, ir nenama kad jie buvo
veliau susaudyti, paslepimui
Vokieciu piktu darbu.
Devintojo Forto apielinkeje
stovejo naziu sargybos su isa-
kymu saudyti kiekviena praei-
nanti, kad niekas negautu pa
matyti kas ten dedasi. Pirm
negu naziai pradejo savo dar-
ba, visos tos apielinkes Lietu-
vial buvo isakyti issikelti XII
tur.
Lietuvos pozemio spauda IT,
XII. jog Sic naziu zygdarbiai yra
Vokieciq prisipazinimas pralai-
mejimo siame karo lauke ir jie
ruosiasi pralaimejima sutikti.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18

viu mOtinOS.
Bet jos sudaro tik vadova-
Vino komisija. Su jomis rel
kes siQsti Lietuviu Kareiviu
Motinas is visu koloniju = juo
daugiau tue ispudingiau.
Niekas negali jaustis svar-
besnis vaziuoti su peticijomis
| j Washingtona pas Prezidenta
Lietuvai uztarimO jieskoti kaip
musu kareiviu motinos, kurios
ant krutines deves po kelias
melynas zvaigzdutes, tarp ju
bus devinciu auksines zvaigz-
duties.
Kiekviena kolonija sulyg is
gales privalo rinkti fonda Lie
tuviu Kareiviu Noting kelionei
j Washingtona, privalo kalbin-
ii motinas vaziuoti. Yra daug
galinciu ir norinciu vaziuoti,
bet jos nedrysta. Taigi, kurie
komitetai rupinasi parasu rim
kimu privalo kalbinti tas mo-
tinas vaziuoti, prirodant kad
jos tik, atsilankys Washingtone
pas Prezidenta, o kalbejima ir
formalumus atliks ia vadoviu
Komisija, kurios virsuje mi
netos.
Netrukus bus paskelbta ka-
da parasai bus vezami, o jie
turf butt nuvezti pirm prezi-
dento rinkimu.
Taigi, dabar turf butt pats
parasu rinkimo darbas ir rel
kia jau rinkti Lietuves Karei-
viu motinas ia delegacija.
Daugiau informaciju kreip-
kites LVS Centra,
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
GERA KNYGELE

Lithuanian Bulletin pasta
romis dienomis isleido knyge-
le apie Baznycios buvi okupuo-
toje Lietuvoje (''The Situation
of the Church and Religious
Practices in Occupied Lithua-
nia", Part /, Under the Soviet
Occupation, 194O-41, SO pusl.).
Autorius = A. Trakiskis.
Knygeleje itikinamai irodo-
ma kad, neziurint komunisti-
neje konstitucijoje paskelbtos
sazines laisves, tikroveje tos
laisves visai nera. Priesingai,
tikyba Sovietu Sajungoje as
triausia persekiojama ir reli-
gine praktika trukdoma.
Knygeleje paduota ellie do
kumentu, is kuriu aiskeja Rad
bolsevikai, ismete tikybos des-
tyma is mokyklu, grasindami
bausmemis, liepa kunigams pa
sirasyti pasizadejimus kad jie
ir uz mokyklos sienu pas
save ar pas vaiku tevus = ne
mokys vaiku tikybos tiesu (p.
13). Taip pat dokumentaliai
irodoma kad is varzytiniu bu-
vo pardavinejama tikybiniu
apeigu reikmenys Up. 15), baz-
nycios pareigonys apstatomi
sekliais Opp. 29-30), trukdo-
ma baznycios nustatytos SVEN
tes Opp. 24-26), ir KIT.
Knygele daro labai gero is
pudzio, ir kiekvienas Lietuvis
turetu ja paskaityti ir pasklei-
sti tarp Amerikeciu, kad jie
pamatytu kaip dalykai atrodo
ne per bolseviku propagandos
akinius.
Beje, yra knygeleje ir viena
smulkmenele, kuri, nors ir ne
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
LIETUVOJE Lake A. SMETONA
PREZIDENTU Xxi 10 MIRCIAI

savO, mirties reprezen t ave S
Lietuvos suverenumo teises.
''Nesistengdami vienokiu ar
kitOkiu budu vertinti A. Sme-
tonos vykdytos politikos pas
kutiniu keliolikos jo preziden-
tavimo metu begyje principp,
turin pripazinti jo dideli valid
meni Lietuviu tautos ir vals-
tybes gyvenime. Todel jo mir
tis yra skaudus smugis Lietu-
viu tautai."
Is siu dvieju pareiskimu =
paties Vyriausio Lietuvos IS
laisvinimo Komiteto ir Lietu-
vos Laisves Kovotoju Sajun-
gos - matosi kad Lietuves
laisves kovotojai lake A. Sme-
tona Lietuvos Respublikos pre-
zidentu ir atstovaujanciu Lie
tuvos suverenumo teises.
Ten tarp rimtu veikeju ne
buvo jam priekaistu kad aplei-
do sail ir nebuvo pasikesinimu
irodineti jog jis ''nustojes savo
teisiu" kurie zinojo kur p.
Smetona yra ir kad jis yra
dar gyvas, lake j svarbiu at
stovu Nepriklausomos Lietuvos
kontinuiteto.
Tx Amerikoje nekurie mu-
su akli partiju vadai pasieme
neigti Lietuvos reikalus, ME-
kinant ir 'nepripazystant" A.
Smetonos Lietuvos prezidentu.
Kick jie padare tuomi zalos tik
ateities istoriia JUGS ivertins.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18

BrOnius X. Balutis, juristas,
Lietuvos diplomatas, dabarti-
niu laiku ginas Lietuvos reika-
lus Britu imperijoje, Londone,
sunkiausiose salygose.
B. K. Balutis Amerikoje bu-
damas redagavo zymu tautini
laikrasti Lietuva Chicagoje, ir
buvo TMD pirmininku tada kai
TMD isleido zymiausia savo
gyvavimo istorijoje leidini -
DR.. Vinco Kudirkos RaStus.
Ponas Balutis, kvieciamas
Lietuva po pereito pasaulinio
karo, isvyko ten 25 metal at
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18

gal, ir stojo diplomatinen tar
nybon. Pc keliolikos metu bu-
vo atsiustas Lietuvos Igaliotu
Ministru j Washingtona, kur
isbuvo Xxi 1888 metu. IS cia
jis tapo iskeltas j pasaulini
centra Londona, kur ir pasili-
ko Xxi siai dienai.
Anglams variant Pabaltijo
tautQ teises, pasunkejo ir Lie
tuvos Atstovo padetis Londo-
ne, taciau neziurint to visko
p. Balutis kantriai laiko savo
posta ir pasvencia daug darbo
ir rupescio Nepriklau S o m o S
Lietuvos reikalu gynimui.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
K0DEL- KAREIVIU MOTINOS YES
PETIClJAS ! WASHINGTONA

Baltimores LVS Alto sky
riaus susirinkime buvo pakel-
ia klausimas apie peticiju We
zima j Washingtona. Nors
New Yorko seine buvo kalbe.
ia kad Prezidentui Rooseveltui
peticijas YES tie asmenys kurie
daugiausia parasu surinks, c
dabar pakeista: buk Centre
paskirtos ypatos ta darba at
likti".
Siais neaiskiais ir Lietuvai
nedraugingais laikais reikia
taikytis prie salygu. Apie tai
kad buvo nutarta LVS nett
Name seine Chicagoje Birze-
lilo 10, 1914, jog Lietuviu Kar-
eivu Motinos parasus YES, jau
buvo rasyta Dirvoje ir kituo-
Sc laikrasciuose.
Nuo New Yorko Seimo da-
lykai keitesi Wis prastyn, ir
Lietuvos patekimas bolsevi-
kams vel virto baisiu faktu.
Paprastos Lietuviu delegaci-
jos vezimas parasu j Washing
tona gal atkreiptu tik toki de-
mesi koki atkreipe dabar nese-
mai vykusios tarybininkq dele
gacijos: delegacija prie jokio
zymesnio valdininko nepriejo.
Jeigu buris maisytu vyru ir
moteru nuveztu peticijas j Wa
shingtona, Prezidentas Roose-
welt toxic burio gal nei nepri-
sileistu.
Bet jeigu peticijas nuyes
Lietuves Motinos kurios dave
po iris, keturis ir daugiau SUI
nus Americas karinei tarny-
bal, ar bus toks prezidentas ku-
ris drys kareiviu motinu neprir
sileisti?
Taigi, tik kareiviu motinos
pripazinta tinkamiausiom pc
ticijas vezti, ir tik jos gaus
spaudoje publikacijos ir pripa-
zinimo kada prie Baltojo Ma
mo susirinks simtas ar dau-
giau is ivairiu koloniju suva-
ziavusiu Lietuviu Kareiviu mo-
tinu, devinciu ant savo kruti-
niu po kelias zvaigzdutes kick
viena, kita ir auksines zvaigz-
duties!
Su ia mintimi LVS seimas
isrinko Lietuviu Kareiviu Mo-
tinas ko1nisija parasams vez-
ii.
.Komisiia sudaro: Pirminin-
ke Ona Bieziene, is Chicagos,.
mares: Hypatija Yciene-ziurie-T
ne is Clevelando, ir Stefanija
ciurlionyte- Douvan, is Detroi-
to. JOS visos trys yra karei-
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18

turf kokios ten ypatingos reik-
smes, Wis delto prisega knyge-
lei tam tikra tendencijos kva-
peli. Pacioje knygeles pra-
dzioje (pusl. y pasakyta kad
Krikscioniu Demokratu parti-
ia SUI savo filijomis buvo stip-
riausia politine partija Lietu-
vote. Mazu maziausia, sitai
yra ne j tema ir tik jau .kny-
geles vertes nepakelia. !?
Kazys Rimvydis.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
BALTIMORE, Md,


zelio II d. susirinkome LVS
4-to skyriaus sueiga manyda-
mi isgirsti ka toxic malonaus,
bet isgirdome nesmagia zinia.
Susirinkima atidare skyriaus
vice pirmininke poni julie Ras-
teniene. Protokolu rastininkas
P. P. Jaras perskaitss proto-
kola pareiske kad jo zmona,
Katarina, gull ligonineje, jis
turf butt JOS lankytojas ir ma
mu priziuretojas, todel is tos
priezasties yra priverstas atsi-
sakyti nuo skyriaus rastinin-
ko pareigu. Nemaloni tai Ii
MIA. Nariai isgirde p. Jara
tai pareiskiant prase il vistiek
dar butt rastininku, taciau jo
salygos jokiu budu neleido jam
tn pareigu toliau eiti. Sky
rius buvo priverstas rinkti XII
ta sekretoriu, bet sunku buvo
gauti, mes LVS nariai taip pat
labai uzsieme, kad ir tinkami
toms pareigoms. Praejo pus-
valandis, ir nejaukus, Xxi pra-
symais tapo priverstas uzimti
sekretoriaus vieta Ant. Kure-
laitis.
Po to susirinkimo dalyviai
ramiau atsikvepe, ir jau Lie
pos 25 d. 4-to skyriaus susi-
rinkimas buvo daug skaitlin-
gesnis negu buvusieji. Mat,
ant atviruciu nariai pastebejo
permaina.
Shame susirinkime nauji ma
rial prisirase j LVS:
Petras Weisingoff,
UrSule Brokiene,
Jokubas Sciukas.
Po to vice pirmininke pa
klause apie peticijoms paraSu
rinkima, paaiskejo kad para
Sal neblogai renkami, tik ME
kas nezino kada bus to rinki-
mo galas ir kaip surinkus pa
rasus pasielgti. Cia reikia zi-
mott, kad nepasidarytu klaidu,
kad kas pasiemes parasus ne
pamirstQ padeti JUGS ten kur
reikia.
Nariai padare pastabas kas-
link parasu. Vieni sake buda-
mi New Yorko seine girdeje
kad buvo tariama jog kiekvie-
noje kolonijoje daugiausia pa
rasQ surinke gales vezti para
sus j Washingtona iteikti Pre-
zidentui Rooseveltui. O dabar
girdi kad kas kitas bus daro-
ma: kad Centre paskirti asms-
nys parasu vezima atliks. Bet
sake, visvien skyrius ta turetu
aiskiai zinoti.
Amerikos KarO Bono laime-
jimas, kurio tikieteliai smar-
kiai platinami, ivyks antradie-
nj, Rugp. 20, Lietuviu saleje.
Leidzia LVS skyrius.
NariamS natinka 4-to sky
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
A U K o S
Nariu Mokesciai, ir Pi-
nigai uz knygas

Ant. Kurelaitis, LVS Alto
skyriaus Baltimore, Md, SEX
retorius, prisiunte SIG nariu
metiniu duokliu.
Liepos 26 d. susirinkime SUI
mokejo: Senieji nariai:
J. Galinaitis 200
p. Gurklis 200
Ant. Nemuras 200
J. Kazakevicius 200
V. Bells 200
Naujai isirase nariai:
Petras Weisingoff 200
UrSule BrOkiene 200
JOkubas Sciuras 200
A. J. TOmkus, is Meriden,
Conn, jau kelintu kartu
iSsiraso "Timeless Lith-
uania". Dabar vel 2 kny-
gas iSdalinimui 600
Los Angeles Public
Library 800
J. Zemantauskas
Waterbury, Conn. 800
A. d. Kaulakis, Chicago 800
The May Company
Cleveland 1890
Brooklyn College,
Brooklyn, N. Y. 800
Charles w. Clark Co.
New York 800
J. Penkus
Lawrence, Mass. 800
Mrs. Mary Novak
Mahanoy City, Pa. 800
A. Delyonas,
Stamford, Conn. 800
Sgt. M. E. Sevde
San Diego, Calf. 800
Dirva, 600
Aukas ir Timeless Lithuania
uzsakymus siuskit adresu:
LVS CENTRAS
$500 Superior Avenue
Cleveland 3, Ohio.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18

Lietuvos pozemio spaudoje
buvo pranesta apie Lietuvos
Prezidento Antano Smetanos
mirti Clevelande sekanciai:
''Lietuviu Tautai pranesa.
me kad mire Lietuvos Valsty.
hes Prezidentas Antanas Sine.
tOna".
(Pranesima padave Vyriau-
sias Lietuvos Islaisvinimo Ko-
mitetas, ir .tas pranesimas bu-
vo idetas Laisves Kovotojo 29
Sausio numeryje. Toliau, tair
pat juoduose remuose, tilpo
platesne zinia, be paraso, kas
parodo kad ia dalis buvo jau
nuo Lietuvos Laisves Kovoto-
ju Sajungos):
"RESPUBLIKOS PREZIDEN.
TUT ANTANUI SMETONAI
MIRUS
"Siu metu SausiO menesiO
pradziOje Jungtinese Amerikos
Valstybese, Clevelando mieste
mire Lietuvos Prezidentas An.
tanas Smetona. A. Smetona
priklauso prize senOsios kartos
Lietuvos valstybes vyru, ku.
ris tautines kOvOs veikla yra
pradejes zymiai prizes pirmaj
Didyji kara. Jis yra pasirases
Lietuvos Nepriklausomybes at.
statymo akta 1918 metu Va
sariO 16 d., buves pirmuojl
Respublikos Prezidentu ir TX
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
LAISVA LIETUVA r~"=- r~"=%~-n-
IS LVS 4-TO SKYRIAUS VEIKIkAO

riaus susirinkimai, kuriuos la
bal nuosekliai veda vice pirmi-
ninke julie Rasteniene.
Ant. Kurelaitis, Rast.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1944-08-18
Ba|utis Uz9iria "TimeIess Lithuania !"
Gavo viena knyga =
Pageidauja ju Dau-
giau Platinimui An
glijoje. Pazinojo Au-
toriu, Dziaugiasi 10
kuriniu.

Lietuvos Ministras Londone,
B. K. Balutis, savo laiske ad-
resuotame Lietuvai Vaduoti
Sajungai, Liepos % d. s. m.,
raSo sekanciai:
Prizes pora dienu gavau il
gai laukta 'Timeless Lithua-
MIA. Labai esu jums dekin-
gas uz jos prisiuntima. Pa
zindamas jos autoriu, DR.. No
rem, as iskalno zinojau kad tai
bus vertingas veikalas. Pa
skubomis paziurejes sios kny-
gos esmines dalis, matau kad
mano neapsirikta. Tai svar-
bus ir dideles vertes inasas j
kovos uz Lietuvos laisve isto-
RIA. Taip Lietuviu tauta, taip
ir Americas Lietuviu visuome-
ne turf butt giliai dekinga au-
toriui uz jos parasyma. Ne
mazai dekingumo priklauso ir
items kurie ja isleido ir plati-
ma. I"t~ir7
Apie Americas Lietuviu vel
kla sio karo metu busimieji is
torikai gales visaip kalbeti.
Bus neabejotinai uztarnautu
pagyrimq, gales butt ir nema-
ziau pelnytu papeikimu - ge-
riau pasakius, pasigailejimo ir
nusivylimo pareiskimu del ju
barniu ir kivirciu tuo laiku
"kai namas dega"
Bet 'Timeless Lithuania"
knygos isleidimas, manau, pa
silks viena graziausiu geliu
Americas Lietuviu geru darbu
vainike. Gal ne visi tos geles
lapeliai visiems vienodai patin-
ka - tai jau skonio dalykas.
Bet kaip geleje atskiri lapai
yra antraeilis dalykas, o esmi-
mis- dalykas yra jos ziedas, taip
ir Shame atsitikime - ne at
skiri lapeliai yra svarbus, bet
svarbus yra patsai jos ziedas.
Gi tasai ziedas yra puikus,
mes pagrindine sios knygos
mintis kuri atsispindi ir pa
ciame jos uzvardinime-"Am-
zinoji Lietuva", - trumpai SUI
glaudus, gall butt apibudinta
taip: Lietuviu tauta nuo am
ziu laisve mylejo ir per am
zius uz ja kovojo; jokios, kad
ir didziausios nelaimes, nieka-
dos nepajiege to laisves tros-
kimo Lietuviuose palauzti, ir
todel tOkia tauta yra ne tik
verta bet turf butt vel laisva
ir nepriklausOma. Siuo laiku
kai Lietuva neturi ginkluotu
jiegq ir kai jos likimas yra
svarstyklese, Sticks balsas yra
vienas stipriausiQ, jeigu ne
vienintelis, ginklas Lietuviu
rankose. Jeigu jis bus pakan-
kamai vieningas ir stiprus,
lures giliai paliesti civilizuoto-
jo pasaulio Saline, ir prizes, j
lures sugriuti, tarsi tos Jeri-
cho sienos, visos pinkles ir
kliutys Lietuvos laisvei atgau-
tt. Temoka Lietuviai tuo gin
klu tinkamai naudotis!
ButQ labai gerai ir naudin-
ga jeigu ir mes cia galetume
didesni sios knygos skaitliu
gauti. Deja, mes nepajiegia-
me pinigiskai jos isigyti. Bet
net jei ir pajiegtume tai pini-
giniu perlaidu j kitas Sails SUI
varzymai neleistu (kad ir An
glijos Lietuviq draugijoms) to
padaryti. KAHN ar JUS ten,
galvas kruvon sudeje, neras-
tunnel "kokios rodos kad mes
visgi tu knygu galetume dau-
giau gauti?
Oar syki aciuodamas uz gra-
zia dovana ir linkedamas pui-
kiausio pasisekimo jusu geruo-
Sc darbuose, pasilieku
Su tikra pagarba,
B. X. Balutis.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09
MAYOR SUPPORTS
O.D.T. CAMPAIGN
Waterburians Urged to
Avoid Unnecessary Ira
veIing for Duration

In cooperation with authorities Of
the federal transportation division
Mayor John 8. MonagaD today Is
sued n statement urging that the
citizens Of Waterbury "ayosd travel
on public means OF transportation
during Labor Day weekend.
the Mayors statement rs as fol-
loss:
Labor Day Is coming. Many Of
lls were accustomed 10 peaeetine
10 close up shop and take . trip
out OF town. This year. however.
especially IN these months when
the invasion effort Is reaching us
peak, we cannot afford 10 forget
that Q TelyaEation OF effort may be
fatal.
Our government has asked ps 10
avoid unnecessary travel, Al Of US
can help 10 win the victory BY keep
ing our public means OF tEanspog.
tatiOn open for the movement Of
troops and materials 0f war,
] urge everyone 10 avoid travel 90
public means OF transportation uDv
lass absolutely necessary, We hope
that this Will be our last wartime
Labor Day, Az OF us can help 10
make peace o reality by eoopeFa-
ton With our governments re-
quest
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09

sneaked half way down the hill be-
hind us TO q couple Of abandoned
houses and found water.
That night no one got any sleep
again. We could hear German
tanks coming up. We couldn't send
more runners back that night be-
cause Jerry was plastering the VAL
ley with everything he had. Why
they didn't come and get MS that
night III never know. They had
about 500 men. I guess they thought
us stronger than we were.
Monday morning some men slip
ped down TO the abandoned houses
and found some eggs and smoked
ham and frostbitten potatoes. They
took some pots and candles and
cooked their haul In the foxholes. A
couple OF dozen Of us. including
me, because I invited myself. ate
the meal.
On Monday we had our closest
call. We decided We we're so near
the top of the Hill we might rs well
20 the whole way. We had started
to move forward when we ran right
into some German tanks. We moved
back TO our former position darned
quick.
PRISONER HELPS
In our push forward we took
about a dozen prisoners, including
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09

secrecy restrictions. There are other
secret weapons and vehicles about
which nothing Is being said for the
time being. despite the fact they
have been In successful operation
since invasion began.
Here at the birthplace, Z rode .
weasel which skins the ground Just
like its nainesake, or stTikesake, or
strikes swiftly and gtealthlly across
snow, sand. swamp land. deep mud.
u can 20 anywhere a geep can 60.
and many places a yeep would fear
10 tread.
KNOWN ofIlcially as the cargo
carrier M-29. the weasel Is . light
weight. low-slung, versatile COM
mon carrier. Il can carry four men,
q ton Of ammunition. water and
food or can race In and out Of
action carrying wounded on
stretchers.
when the Japanese broke into
the Aleutlan. the War Department
discovered the need Of a motor
vehicle that could travel fast over
snow and ICE. The Army imposed
restrictions on size and weight. but
left the design 10 6tndebaker. IN %
days the first weasel vas built,
tested. improved and put into mass
production. Thousands have since
been built.
Secret Leaked
The secret leaked out when .
news photographer on . crowded
invasion beach disclosed that more
than half the vehicles In his picture
were the secret new weapon.
The vehicle o. constantly being
adapted TO all the fronts wfesre
sgasnps. sand - snow make trans
port Of troops and supplies dlfsicult.
r. can swim. but thus FAR. II cannot
ny. although u flts neatly into
glidgers.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09

weighing 1000 pounds. g never
theiess, exerts only I ID pounds
pressure per square inch. IN con.
trast Oh. Joe when carrying the
fun load Of an infantgyman exerts
ground pressure Of pounds per
square inch. Thus q weasel can
cross dry snow or sand where a foot
soldier would sink in 10 his knees.
Climbs 3S-Degree Slope
In form. Il o. q welded. water.
proof body on 30 boyle wheels. II
IS not bullet-proof but depends upon
les cam0nfage. its speed and mob
tlity for It's safety. It's low ground
pressure Is due 10 Its steel-and-rub-
ber wide treads. IL Is powered BY q
Studebaker 6-cylinder automobile
motor with six forward speeds. II is
guided. like q tank, with two levers
instead Of q steering wheel.
The weasel showed in It's tests
here { ahtt ishtu2xg v
here that It Is almost perfectly
balanced, with OF without a load,
ana can climb n Is degree slope
without overturning. Four springs
across Its fun width give II elias
ITCHY and It has eliminated one OF
the most unpopular features Of the
Seep-''geep gliInp."
Originally intended as . recon-
naissaTce vehicle for snow terrain.
&c Is now the most versatile single
unit In the vast feet o. the Amer
lean Arny's mobile equipment.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09

a medical soldier. He was q big
help. because we had only one Com
pany Aid man with us and had
about 20 casualties.
Monday afternoon We got some
help. Our regiments Third Bat.
TALON fought It's way through 10
us. But this didn't mean We were
free. The Germans cut them off.
too. But they brought with them
a radio tranSmitter so we could call
the regiment and division.
The first thing we asked FOR was
Air Corps against tanks. PETS
came over and did beautiful bomb
ing job right In front Of as. That
knocked out the threat o. an I'M
mediate German attack.
PLA6AaA FLOWN IN
Then we asked for plasma for the
wounded. They few Il IN to Us In
two Cub planes. which flew 80 low
they had 10 climb TO clear the
hedgerows.
when Jerry saw the planes flying
stuff in 10 us they knew for the
first time we were cut off. Things
really looked bad for \ while then.
But early Tuesday morning q car-
rier party managed TO work Its way
mp to ms. bringing one D ration
0ortified candy BARI apiece and
some water and ammunition.
when we heard the carrier party
coming we thought Il was Jerry
and threw grenades. The iieuten-
ant leading the party vas killed
before we learned Of our mistake
Tuesday morning things began 10
pick up. One Of our other regi-
ments started working towards us
from the left. Our regiments First
Battalion pushed In from the right.
That morning Cur First Battalion
got through.
We felt pretty good. We knew
Jerry vas going TO catch he'll then.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09
En-, En-

Sergeant Thomas bowling former clerk who gave
ssling service TO the patrons Of Keefes Drug store
on willow Street. Is commencing to see the Worlu as
one of the millions of eager young warriors OF Uncle
sam After training down south, mostly In Texas ano
Oklahoma Tommie is now somewhere in France.
Before taking part in "DDay" activities he was sta
Toned in a town identified Denbigh in Wales he
found the natives very hoSpitabe and very curious
about the Young men from America. The arrival
Of the troops was the of much excitement and
plenty of histing around by town committee to stage
entertainments Two native dances, 1.-THE Hockey
Pokey" and "The Polly Glide were soon Americanizeu
and what once resembed oldfashoned barn dance num-
bers had a decided "swing" to them when the Yanks
started to show their stuff In his letter TO his parents
Mr. and Mrs. George Bowling of Chestnut Avenue, Tom
mle writes interestingly of his experience When his out
At which at present has Catholic chaplain was leav
Ing Denbgh for the "bg adventure" across the channel
the boys took up collection and presented the parish
priest with a purse of $40O The generosity OF the
Americans amazed his reverence and the hard-work
ing residents of Duenbigh "Tommes letter was just
studded with interesting little sdeights on his ex-
perence It was written Sunday, July 10th and
left Tommie in good health and still smiling. he
sent his regards to the boys around Keefes corner,
inquired about his former pals in st. Margarets
Bows Brigade reayed the hope that they were all doing
well in whatever sector they are located.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-08-09
NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

New Haven, Conn.,, Aug. s.-tUPD
Mary Wityak. 70. Seymour, . hotel
room clerk. was held on an ein-
bezxlement charge today. accused OF
keeping the pay envelopes Of two
chambermaids and room rentals.
Her bond was set at $500.
Bridgeport. Conn. Aug. s.-tUPD
William Heller. Gladstone. n. j.
and william Hill. New York, held
a s28.e72 superior court judgment
against the Sparks Machine Tool
Corp, Norwalk, IN their suit 10 col
lect commissions a0D war materials.
Heller and Hill. suing for $4,000,
TO pay the commissions promised
them IN an oral agreement.