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Evening star., 1944-09-05
French Troops Reach
Outskirts of Macon

ROME, Sept. 5 tPl.-French troops
sweeping up the Saone Valley
against ineffective NaI resistance
have reached the outskirts of Macon,
a wine center 68 road miles north
of captured Lyon, as the pursuit of
Germans fleeing Southern France
continues, Allied headquarters said
today.
The airline distance between
Macon and Lyons is 38 miles. ,
More Prisoners Taken.
A new batch of 2,400 prisoners
taken by the French in their capture
of Villefranche boosted the total
since the landings on the Mediter-
ranean beachheads to more than
IS 900.
The French also reached St. Bon
net de Bruyeres. town west of Ma
con, while farther east American
forces passed through Montrevel.
There was no serious opposition
at Montrevel, in contrast to the pre-
vious day, when the Germans
launched a tank-supported counter
attack to screen the retreat of the
main enemy force northwest on
Highway 6 toward Chalon and
Dijon.
The Nazi counterattack caused
some Allied losses in casualties and
prisoners.
18th Infantry Regiment in Action.
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that
the American .7th Infantry Regi-
ment, which was organized in 1893
and saw its first action against the
British at Villiere's Plantation in
Louisiana in 1914, was participating
in the pursuit of the Germans.
The regiment took part in the
North African landings, the Sicilian
campaign and the fighting at An
zio. 1t was one of the first infantry
units to enter Rome.
| Landing in Southern France Au-
gust Is, the regiment attacked
northeast of Cavalaire and engaged
in many short, tough fights with the
enemy guarding the coastal road.
At the outbreak of the war the regi-
ment was stationed at Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Py the Associated Press.

Ey tne associated fresa.
LONDON. Sept. 5.-A rumor
that Germany had capitulated-
carried by the Brussels radio In
the form Of a denial-caused a
furry in Britain today and pro-
voked an official denial from
supreme invasion headquarters
that the Reich had capitulated.
The Brussels station said the
original report was broadcast by a
foreign station" otherwise un-
identified.
The rumor, quickly branded by
the British Press Association as un-
true and likely to be followed dur
ing the next few days and weeks
by many similar, and equally mac
curate rumors," set telephones and
saloon cash registers ringing in this
victory-eager capital Some en-
thusiasts were toasting the end of
the war; the more cautious were
checking with newspaper Offices.
Supreme headquarters had no
comment except to deny the rumor.
The Brussels surrender rumor'
spawned a great crop of similar
phonies in London, such as these:
That the British radio had told
listeners to stand by for world
shaking news: that Parliament had
been called into session for pm:
that the king was to broadcast
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Cooler Weather Forecast;
Holiday Ends Quietly

Cooler weather tonight with the
minimum around 65 degrees was
promised today by the Weather
Bureau.
This afternoon the mercury may
climb to the upper 80s, but an ac-
companying breeze is to alleviate
the humidity, the bureau said. Fol-
lowing tonight's expected drop, con-
tinued cool weather was predicted
for tomorrow.
Yesterdays 90-degree heat and
the Labor Day holiday sent many
to parks, nearby resorts and beaches.
An estimated $4,000 visitons crowded
Glen Echo amusement park on its
closing day. Thousands more
thronged Rock Greek Park and
visited the Zoo.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Rumor of German CopituIotion
Brings Official Allied Denial
Brussels Radio Broadcast Couses Furry
In Britoin and Series of Wild Reports

an important announcement any
minute: that Germany was having
a revolution, and so on. None was
true, but the telephones kept ringing.
Hair-trigger celebrators took a
quick look. at an afternoon headline
German surrender report" and
headed for the nearest saloon to buy
a drink before the beer was all out
Stories under the provocative head
line did not make it quite clear that
the Brussels radio had denied the
truth of the report, but said merely
that there is no confirmation. >
That was all the tense citizenry
needed, and they were of.
No oficial listening station in
London reported having heard the
broadcast which the Belgian Ma
tional Radio denied. The Brussels
transmitter has been out of German
hands only since Sunday, when the
Belgian capital was liberated.
ASSOCIATED Press listening
posts did not hear the broadcast
capitulation report and the re-
port was not carried by the Asso-
ciated Press.
"a spokesman for the United
Press in New York said that
service had issued a London dis
patch which quoted the Brussels
radio as broadcasting:
t"Ladies and gentlemen: For
Evening star., 1944-09-05

I cannot vouch personally for the
accuracy of the account. 1 can only
say that. In view Of the circum-
stances under which this document
was acquired by Eric Sevareid OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System
and myself. I am inclined to be-
lieve it to be an accurate though
biased piece Of reporting.
Translated into English. and
with a few unimportant deletions,
the text of the document follows:
August II, 8 pm: Renthe Fink,
German representative, visited the
marshal. He asked the marshal to
leave Vichy for . town to the east,
where, he said, Laval had just con-
vened the National Assembly and
where, therefore, hts presence was
requested.
The marshal answered, Before
leaving Vichy President Laval said
to me that he wouldn't leave Paris
tSee VICHY. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Lute Bulletin
Tirpitz Bombed

LONDON P.-British naval
planes scored hits on the 35,-
Oo0-ton German battleship
Tirpitz and damaged at least
16 other enemy vessels in .
series Of recent attacks on
enemy shipping in northern
waters, the Admiralty an-
nounced today.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Loss Of 90 Billion
In Surplus Property
Disposal Predicted
Vast Amount Won't Be
Worth Dismont|ine,
Monusco Declares
By the Associated Press,

Legislators trying to figure out
how to get rid of perhaps $105,-
600, 900, 900 of leftover war sup
plies estimated today that the
Government is going to take a
500, 900 900 900 loss.
Wen have sos 900 900 900 worth
Of surplus property" Representative
Manasco, Democrat, of Alabama told
reporters, land We'll do we'll to real
ize SIS, ,O00, 600 000-and that includes
war plants.
"Of course, If we want to 60 and
destroy our domestic economy, we
might get $4,000, 900 ,O0O."
Mr.. Manasco said he thinks other
members of a Senate House Con-
ference Committee who are at
tempting to work out a compromise
surplus property disposal bill are
fully aware that there is likely to be
a 10000, ,000, 900 loss and that the
American people also should be pre-
pared for it.
Navy Items to Be Worthless.
SAloll Iidll VI tIlC x1OuoC uClckd-
ton on the committee, Mr.. Manasco
said members realize that a tre-
mendous amount of war goods won't
be worth dismantling or transport
ing home when the fighting stops.
Take B-24 bomber" he said.
1T stakes 800 man-hours to dis
mantle one and it couldn't bring
more than $4,000 in scrap. And
they aren't any good for commercial
airplanes because they are too
heavy and burn too much gas"
Furthermore. he said, what good
would costly Norden bombsight
be to any one? Or who would want
to buy a naval torpedo which
originally cost thousands of dollars?
There might be a market for
some trainer planes and, among the
wealthy, for some two-motored
bombers, Mr.. Manasco surmised.
Every time the Government sells
IN item of surplus property, Mr..
Manasco said it is going to step on
somebody's toes. He observed that
whereas IS per cent Of surgical in
struments used to come from
abroad, the domestic industry forged
Evening star., 1944-09-05
BY NEWBOLD MOVES, Jr.,


LYON FRANCE, Sept. 5.-A
document purporting to detail
the drama of the last four days
OF Marshal Petain at Vichy be-
fore his arrest and deportation
by the Germans on August 20
has just come into my hands
here.
The document, which purportedly
was written by q member of Petain'a
encourage who was present through
out the remarkable sequence OF
events described, was in the posses
sion OF a prominent pro-Vichy edi-
tor who describes himself as a
friend of Petain and an enemy OF
Pierre Laval.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Town on Swiss Border
ITO Miles Above Lyon
Reported Captured
Americans Said to Be
Advancing Toword
BeIfort Cop
By the Associated Press.

AT THE FRENCH FRONTIER,
Sept. 5.-American troops were
reported today to have occupied
Pontarlier, about 110 airline
miles northeast of Lyon on the
western border of Switzerland,
and were said to be driving to-
ward the Belfort Gap, one of
the entrances leading to South
west Germany.
Allied forces also were reported
to have occupied Frasne. an impor-
tant railway junction about II
miles west of Pontarlier on the
Dion Lausanne line.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Laurel Results

FIRST RAcE-Purse. $1,000 maiden 2.
year-olds: allowances; 5a furlonEs.
Patty Knot (Bowers) 40 $50 ESQ
Pictorador (WAhlerC 4l0 310
Chance Ace fCouleD 440
Time-10Q3s.
Also ran--East Purple Violet, Abiel, Ten
Oaks, Cy Dart.
SECOND RACE-Purse. Sl,5OO: 3-year.
olds and up; claiming; furlongs
0ranlag LegGett) 1890 4,0 34o
Rare tArduinn 29O 80
June Quest tBowers) s30
Time, lis.
Also ran - Nibby Jock. Anyway First
Family. Blicky Boy, Swirlalons. Miss Wen.
Ecomint. Randle's Queen, Prison Ship
tDaily Double paid S4S.90J
THIRD RACE-Purse, $1,000: maide~
lncrescent (Wahler) 4.60 35O %
Burning Twig tBasile) $40 3k0
Land Cruiser Clark 500
Time, 1:09as.
Toll Agay.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Nozis Flee to Switzerland

BERN. Sept. 5 lR.-About 700
German soldiers, attempting to es-
cape from the onrushing Allied
armies in France, have crossed the
frontier into Switzerland during
the last few days and surrendered
10 Swiss authorities.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
New Polish Crisis
Impends in Dispute
Over Warsaw Aid
Premier's Threat to
Resign After Attoek by
Army Chief Reported
~ the Associated Press.

~ Nv AAe0CiAteo fIe1s.
LONDON, Sept. 5.-poland's
exiled government, torn by a
new crisis precipitAted by Gen.
Kazimierz Sosnkowski,s denun-
citation OF Allied failure to relieve
Warsaw, called a special cabinet
today. PRIMER Stanis-
law Mikolajczyk conferred with
British Foreign Secretary An
thony Eden just before the min
listers met.
A spokesman said the cabinet
meeting was concerned primarily
with the plight of Warsaw. 1t was
expected. however, that the cabinet
would consider advancing the date
for the proposed reorganization of
Poland's military direction and re-
placing Gen. Sosnkowski. the Polish
commander in chief, with a civilian
board. The general is in disfavor
in Soviet Russia.
Mr.. Eden probably was emphatic
in telling Mr.. Mikolajczyk of the
dangers of such statements as that
of the general to British efforts to
re-establish relations between Poland
and Russia.
Government not Consulted.
1t was understood that the COM
mander in chief made his attack
without consulting the government.
He asserted that the Allies "aban-
doned" the Patriot army of Gen.
Bor during their month-lone fight
against the Germans in Warsaw.
Gen Sosnkowski made the charge
yesterday in a message of Gen. Bor,
The London News Chronicle asserted
that Mr.. Mikola jczyk had immedi-
ately threatened to resign unless his
government disavowed the state
ment.
Polish headquarters in London
said today that patriots within
Warsaw still were fighting. A
spokesman attributed Yesterdays
report that resistance had ended to
ofhcial confusion surrounding the
German capture of the "old CITY"
and the reshuffle of troops.
The News Chronicle said Gen
Sosnkowski's remarks were regard
ed in some Polish quarters as AN
open rebellion intended to sabotage
Mikolajczyk's conciliatory policy"
There seemed little reason to doubt
that the incident would hasten a
showdown between Mr.. Mokola jczyk,
who has been negotiating with Mos
COW IN an effort to end differences
with the Soviet government, and
Gen. Sosnkowski.
Called "Ghastly Riddle"
In his message to Gen. Bor. Gen.
Sosnkowski described the help sent
Polish Partisans battling in Warsaw
as woefully inadequate and called
the Allied attitude "a ghastly and
tragic riddle"
Referring to the effort expended
by the Allies to send supplies to the
Partisans by plane, Gen. Sosnkowski
said:
THE loss of ~ planes suffered
over Warsaw in one month means
very little to the Allied air forces,
who have at present over 10000
planes of all types at their disposal. y
8" = The losses suffered by the
Polish Air Force during the battle
Of Britain were 40 per cent, while
little over Is per cent of the planes
and crews VI lost during attempts
to help WarS6&."
The News Chronicle, commenting
editerially on Gen. Sosnkowski's re-
marks, said, Such accuse tions
launched unfortunately by an Al
lied commander In chief against
Allies at whose side he is supposed
to tight and whose supreme COM
mand he recognizes is unheard o."
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Allies Said to Have Won Aachen,
Saarbrucken> Just Inside Border
British NEARING
Rotterdam in
Swift Advance
BULLETIN.

AT THE SWISS FRENCH
FRONTIER tP,. - Reports
reaching this frontier tonight
said the Allies had captured
Aachen and Saarbrucken in
Germany. -Aachen, a city of
10000, and Saarbrucken,
with $4,000 population, are
from 3 to 5 miles inside the
German border. There were
no new reports on Strasbourg,
French Rhine River city, the
outskirts of which American
tanks were reported to have
reached earlier today.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Robots Attack Britain
After 4-Doy Respite
Ey the Associated Press.

6y the As50c11ted FresS.
LONDON. Sept 5.-Britain's four
day respite from flying bomb attacks
ended abruptly today when the Ger
mans sent another shower of robots
over London and Southern England
shortly before daybreak.
Both casualties and damage re-
suited, brief announcement said.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Huneorion-Romonion
Ties Broken, Nozis Report

By the Associated Press.
The Berlin radio said today that
according to generally wen-in-
formed sources" relations have been
severed between Hungary and
Romania. ...
The. broadcast, recorded by the
Associated Press, did not indicats
which country had taken the initia-
tive. A break. however, would
appear more or less academic, inas-
much as troops Of the two countries
previously have been reported fight-
ing each other.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
By the Associated Press.


Muraviev, the new Bulgarian
Premier, promised today to re-
store democratic liberties" to
his people and disarm all Ger
man troops in his country. He
said Bulgaria would be COM
PEELED to break of diplomatic
relations with Germany if the
Nazi attempt to interfere.
This first public pronouncement
from the man who succeeded Ivan
Bagrianov came as diplomatic cir
cles in London awaited possible
repercussions in the Balkans
especially in hard-pressed Hun
gary-to the jolt provided by Fin
lands exit from the Na1 camp.
Muraviev's speech, in which he
reiterated Bulgarias desire to
maintain ''unreserved, reliable neu-
trality," was reported by the Moscow
radio in Tass dispatch from Sofia.
Moss Sees No Progress.
After giving the text of the
speech the Moscow radio commented
that nothing has been forthcoming
from Bulgaria but promises" and
nothing is to known as to when
these promises will be fulfilled.
"One unfortunately U compelled
to state that in the sphere Of
foreign policy the Prime Minister'S
declarations represent no progress
as compared with the attitude Of
the Bagrianov government.
Moscow has been urging an out
right declaration of war against
Germany as the only acceptable
policy for Bulgaria.
Muraviev outlined a six-point
program to bring peace to Bulgaria
and asserted that lin case Ger
many should put any obstacles in
the way of implementing these
measures the Bulgarian government
will be compelled to break of dip
kmatic relations"
Meanwhile Bulgarian circles in
Ankara reported that Stoicho Mo-
shanov, leader of the Bulgarian
armistice delegation in Cairo, would
leave for Bulgaria today to obtain
new instructions. Preliminary talks
with Allied representatives we're
halted when Bagrtanov's govern.
ment fell.
Finnx' Actfior Cited
Recently Col Gen. Vitez Geza
Lakatos, the Hungarian Premier,
pointed to the Firms as a nation
with will to survive" and urged
the Hungarians to emulate them.
Now Finland has set a new exam
pie, and Hungary. already shaken
by the Red Army march into Tran
sylvania and Hitler's mounting MILL
tary disasters, finds herself even
more alone.
Juliu Manu-, head of Romania' 3
Peasant party and key man in the
ne1 coalition government, said in
an interview with Associated Press
Correspondent Joseph Morton in
Bucharest that there can be no
question but that Romania will
soon ge. back her full independence
and full sovereignty"
Manu- said he was convinced that
Russian imposition of a 8 pm.
curfe& conflscation of radios, arms
and ammunition and other acts Of
occupation would cease when an
armistice is signed in Moscow.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Document Tells How Germans
Deported Petoin From Vichy
stor Writer Acquires Account of MorshoI's
Arrest, PurportedIy Written by Aide

STAR WAR CORRESPONDENT
interviews Gertrude Stein in
Southern France. Page Az.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Soviet Union
Declares War
|0n Bulgaria
Russio Breaks Ties
After Shorp Rebuke
To New Government
BULLETIN.

LONDON P,.-Russia has
declared war on Bulgaria, the
Moscow radio announced to-
night. A Foreign Office state
ment announced that the
Soviet Union broke relations
and declared war against Bull
garia. The Balkan country
has been at war with the
United States and Britain, but
not with Russia. Earlier in
the day an official statement
issued by Tass news agency
sharply rebuked the new Bull
garian government for insist
ing on maintaining strict
neutrality and accused Bull
garia of harboring German
forces.
Evening star., 1944-09-05

(See CAPPER, Page Aid
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(see SURPLUS, page A-l2
Evening star., 1944-09-05

(see PEACE RUMoR, Page A-2J
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Weather Forecast ,

High near 50 today: clear, cooler to.
night and tomorrow.
Evening star., 1944-09-05
Guide for Readers

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Arms Appeal Gets Result

Washington, Dec. IA. (UP)-Bat- tlefront appeals for more munitions showed concrete results today in an official report that production of B-29 superfortresses went up 30 per cent last month and that 15 other critical programs are begin ming to catch up with military needs.
 Acting WIPE Chairman Hiland G. Batcheller told a news confer ence late, yesterday that November arm ouptut was "wnoderful' but he cautioned that schedules still call for tremendous increases in the months ahead.
 Batcheller's observations broke a month-long gloom that character ized virtually every statement on production by government leaders. Though brimming with optimism, the acting WIPE chief said that new army and navy requirements could be met only by using "all our re- SouriceS in manpower and facilities. /"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Roin Storm PeriIs B-2os
BY MAC R. JOHNSON

United Press War COrrespOndent) -superfortress Base, saipan, De- cember IA. - (UP) --- A. binding tropical rainstorm plotted out the B-28 landing fields on Saipan for 25 tense minutes last night while the Superfortresses returning from Nagoya with a thousand men aboard circled helpless ly over head, some of them damaged, all running low an gasoline.
 Brig. Gen. Haywood Shepard Ha11- sell and the staff of his 21st bomber command stood in the drenching rain on the open platform of a control tower, sweating out what threatened to be tragic ending to the B-29's most successful raid to date.
 Suddenly, two stars appeared at one end of the field. The rain slackened and stopped, and the circling bombers could be seen in outline against the sky. Hansell and his aides walked off.
 T kept thinking of those planes trying to come in," one officer re- marked.
 T kept thinking of those thousand kids up there flying them," said Hansel.
 After cursory check-up of the returning crews, Hansell said none of the B-29's was known to have been lost over the target, and he described the raid as highly suc- cessful.
 The giant raiders found their tar- get = S,400,0 900 square feet of Nit subishi aircraft plants at Nagoya = perfectly clear and were able to bomb visually, inflicting heavy daIl- age on the factory buildings.
 Hansell declined to estimate the extent of the damage pending a thorough check of the bombing photographs, 5but crewmen of the raiding fleet were confident they had struck a smashing blow at the enemy's aircraft industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
Crosby Seniors Elect
 Class Officers Today
Paul Miller, COCaptain of Football Team Presi
 dent; Early Election Asked By Student Body

member of the tennis team, and president of the PiLambda Hi-Y.
 voulgaris, who plans to enter Yale University, is managing editor of Argus, vice-president of the Art Club, e member of the Alpha Hi-Y, and has done art work for both the French and Spanish papers at the school. The son of MT. and Mrs. Charles Voulgaris, he graduated from Maloney grammar school.
 Miss MacNish, the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harold B. MacNish, was salutatorian of her graduating class at Bunker Hill Grammar school. She plans to enter the Uni versity of Txas. She is editor of the French paper, and a member of the Argus staff, Honor society, French club, Tnter-Club Council, and Tau Zeta Tri-Y..
 Gilland graduated from SS. Peter and Paul as valedictorian, and plans to enter Yale University. The son of MT. and Mrs. w. J. Gilland, is circulation manager of the Argus, and president of the Honor society.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14
MARY DANIELS SETTLES SUIT
$5OOO Action Against City Based on Lawrence
 Street Fall

A 5000 civil action brought by Mary r. Daniels of Middlebury against the City of Waterbury was withdrawn from the superior court docket today. The litigation was based on injuries sustained by the plaintiff May 2s, 1942 in fall near 32 Lawrence street.
 The petitioner claimed she stub- bed her toe against a circular metal pipe and cover set up by the City Water Department. The pipe ex- tended two inches above the level of the walk, she claimed. A serious injury to her right ankle resulted, she alleged.
 In its special defense the city claimed 1t is not liable for negn- gent performance of governmental function, and also alleged the plain tiff had not kept proper lookout while using the walk. Terms of set clement were not disclosed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-14

Paul Miller of s7S Walnut street, eo-captain of the Crosby High School football team, was named president of the senior class at an election held this morning at the school. The early selection of of- ficers was made at a request Of members of the class, it was report ed by Louis Thibodeau, principal.
 Other officers were elected as fol- lows: Vice president, Ann Rogers of 197 South Leonard street; secre- tary. William Ryder of Al Clinton street: treasurer, Joseph Petit of 86 Meriden road; editor of the year. book, John VoulgariS of 363 Oak Nille avenue; assistant editor, Ma rion MacNish of III Woodside ave- nue: and business manager, Will liam J. Gilland, Jr., of 1054 Mer- iden road.
 The class president, the son of MT. and Mrs. Hans Miller, is a graduate of Slocum grammar school and has been active on the baseball team as well as on the football team, He is member of the AL pha Hi-Y.
 Mis- Rogers, the daughter of Mrs. Charles Ladun, graduated from the North Scranton Junior High school in Pennsylvania. She is 8 member of the Crosby Honor Society and is vice-president of the Rance T'ri-Y club.
 The class secretary graduated from St. Marys parochial school, The son of Patrick Ryderm he is president of the Beta-Hi-Y club, and is a member of the Crosby Oc- eupation and Science clubs.
 The treasurer, the son of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Petit, graduated from SS. Peter and Paul parochial school. Ee is presiden tof the Science club,