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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
COP Freshmen In House
CooItoHuH;sF Policy

Washington, March 25-(UP)-
Republican freshmen of the House,
admittedly unimpreSsed by Secretary
of State Cordell Hull's outline OF
U. S. Foreign policy, appeared ready
today to project into the 1914 poll
teal campaign what they described
as the ADMINISTRATORS do nohing"
attitude ON international affairs.
They agreed generally that more
action" was necessary and that 1t
would be well to press for clearer
definition of this nations relation
ships with other world powers.
Hull met with the "a first-term
COP members In his office for more
than two hours yesterday. but la
ter announced that he was not au-
thorized to reveal what had been
discussed. The House members.
however. emphasized they we're not
convinced that U. S. policy was all
that 1t should be and few had COM
ment favorable to Hull.
One congressman, giving his ver-
sion of the conference. described
Hull as concerned about many
phases of world affairs and rela-
tons among the Allies. He quoted
the secretary as saying that Great
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25

Britain and Russia no longer were
on speaking terms because Of the
Polish border dispute.
There was no confirmation Of his
observations at the state depart
ment.
Rep. Robert Hale Of Maine, one
leader of the group. said Hull was
most cordial and very generous with
his time but IT am still not salts
fled that we have a forceful and
vigorous foreign policy"
Rep Ranulf Compton Of Connec-
ticut said the group attempted to
obtain an outline OF constructive
and effective foreign policy" but
Aided:
Personally, 1t Is my hope that
the future will see the development
OF q policy Of this nature In the
interest of all Americans and all
the Americas"
Rep. Clare Booth Luce, aLo Of
Connecticut, observed that silence
is still the settled policy Of our
state department"
Wisconsin's Alvin E. O'Konsk an
nounced that he still was dissatis-
fled with the departments opera
tons.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Dots Love
Sinks Sub

An RCAF Station in Newfound-
land, March 25.-(UP)-A depth
charge decorated with a painted red
heart and inscribed with love from
Dot" Is credited with having sunk
a German submarine on last st.
Valentines day.
The depth charge was dropped by
a long range RCAF Liberator bomb
erm after spirited air-sea battle
in the western Atlantic, the RCAF
announced.
Dot" the RCAF explained, was
Airwoman Dorothy Pitcher OF
Grand Falls, Mild. a clerk-stenogra-
pher in the operations room here.
and the fiance of Fit. Officer A. p.
v. Pat Cheater Of Regina, Sask.,
captain of the Liberator.
dots" Valentine was the last
and largest of the bomber's load and
as v struck the wounded U-boat, 1t
sank in 10 seconds, leaving only an
oil slick about four times Its length.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
IS Believed
Dead In Mine

Clarksburg, w. Va, March rs.
(UP) Fifteen miners were trapped
early today by an explosion in the
No. 4 mine of the Katherine Coal
Co., at nearby Shinnston. Mine
Superintendent John Hogue said he
believed all the men were dead.
Hogue said the blast occurred
about midnight and that the
trapped miners were members Of
a fire fighting crew which had en-
tered the mine to extinguish blaze
discovered about II p. m.
District Mines Inspector l.. s.
MCGEE said the explosion probably
was caused by collection Of mine
gases at the bottom Of the 5000
foot slope. Windows were shattered
in the city of Shinnston, approx
mately one mile away.
Rescue squads from the state
mines department were rushed to
teh scene, but were unable to reach
the trapped men because Of the
fire which was still raging in the
shaft.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Noxon May
Be BoiIed

Pittsfield, Mass, March IS. Cup
Superior Judge Abraham e. Pin
anski today considered an almost
unprecedented motion that Atty.
John F. Noxon, Jr., be admitted 70
bail pending his re-trial May 81
on a murder charge in the electro
cution Of his defective 6-month-old
son.
Judge Pinanski took the motion
under advisement after hearing
arguments yesterday. The 47-year-
old dependant, q wealthy corpora
ton lawyer, should be bailed so he
could have the medical treatment
he needs as an infantile paralysis
victim, his counsel argued.
No man charged with frSt.degree
murder ever has been admitted to
bail in Massachusetts,, and only on0
woman has been granted such .
concession. This was Bessie NAY
Skeels Of Bayonne, N. j.. who waS
bailed at Lawrence quarter een-
tury ago while awaiting trial o. Q
charge Of poisoning o patient. sne
later was acquitted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
70 Bombers Are Lost In
The 7 wins Assaults And
In Subsidiary Attacks
BY PHI. AULT

UNITED Press War COFresp0ndeMtG
London, March Is. UPl
- More than 1000 British
bOlnbers struck at Germany
last night for the second time
in 48 hours, blasting another
huge segment Of Berlin into
flaming ruins with 1880 or
more tons Of explosives and
simultaneously hitting the
Reich'S biggest naval base at
Kiel.
Seventy three bomberS
were lost in the twin assaults
and in subsidiary attacks on
unspecified detectives on
western Germany. The loss
was the second highest ever
suffered by the Raj, being
only six fewer than the rec
ord 70 lost in an attack on
Leipzig February 10.
Thirteen Of the missing planes
were from the Royal Canadian Air
Force.
The raid on Berlin nearly equalletl
the heaviest ever made on the
devastated capital by another Raj.
force Feb. IS, when well over"
$500 tons Of bombs were cascaded
on the city.
First reports indicate the at
tack was concentrated and largo
large fires were left burning" On
air ministry communique reported.
Bringing the Anglo-American
aerial offensive against Germany
to its highest pitch Of intensity,
nearly 1000 four-engned Lancasters
and Halifaxes alone showered hum
dreds Of thousands Of bombs rang
ing from two-pound incendiaries to
possibly six-ton super block-husterS
on the sprawling industrial areas
Of Berlin.
The raid was believed to have
brought the Allied air command
three-quarterS Of the way toward
Its goal OF knocking out Berlin
completely as the nerve center OF
the German war effort. More than
$4,000 tons Of bombs have been
dropped on the city since British
and American bomberS began their
about attacks last Nov. IS.
Last nights attack followed Ave
American daylight raids, the lat
est: a l,500-ton blow Wednesday,
British heavy bombers had not at
tackled Berlin since the record raid
of Feb. IS.
The night raiders were forced to
fight their way through swarms OF
German night fighters to make their
bid for q knockout blow at the cap
ital. Nazi broadcasts said German
fighters gave battle soon after the
hour-long procession Of bombers
crossed the northwest German coast
and claimed q total bag OF l02,
which was 20 greater than the num-
Der of bombers lost.
Though the tonnage OF bombs
dropped in what appeared to have
been a diverSionary attack no KEEL
was not announced, 1t was presumed
to be In the neighborhood Of 500,
bringing the nights total bomb.
loads to at least $500.
Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Reds On Dniester Bank
Mass For Bucoui11a Drive
BY HARRISON SALISBURY
UNITED Press stan Correspondent

united Press STAN correspondent
Moscow, March 26-(UP)-Mar-
shall Gregory X, Khukov's lst
Ukrainian Army Inassed on the
north bank Of the Upper Dniester
River today for O smash Bucovina
Province Of pre-war Rumania fol-
lwolng 62-mile adcance that car
ried the SoVlets to within 90 miles
Of Hungary.
To the southeast, and Ukrainian
Army forcse battled through the
streets of Balti, strategic Bessara-
bian Railway junction only IS miles
north Of Iasi, last reported head
quarters Of German Marshal Fritz
Erich Won Mannstein, and neared
the Prut River border Of Rumania
proper.
Zhukov's forces engulfed more
than 400 towns and villages and
killedq 10000 Germans In their
four-day advance to the Bucovina
border from the Tarnopol-proskurov
area OF the Western Ukraine and
old Poland. Another $500 Germans
were taken prisoners.
The Soviet high command re-
ported that thoroughly defeated
German divisions were in full re-
treat, abandoning their tanks, guns
and other arms as they fell back
across the Dniester.
Incomplete front reports told of
the capture Of 300 tanks and self
propelled guns, 100 armored car
riers. more than 500 guns, 400
trench mortars and more than 500
guns, 400 trench mortars and more
than 5000 trucks.
Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
joan BorryA
Good Witness
BY FREDERICK G. OTHMAN
UNITED Press Hollywood
COrrespOndGntl

HOLLYWOOD, March IS - CUP -
Charlie Chaplin was blocked today
from telling Mann act jury any
thing about any OF Joan Barry's
boy friends-eXcept himself
Chaplins' attorney, the veteran
Jerry Giesler, who had attempted
to inform the jury OF oldsters about
Miss Barry and the other men she
knew In New York Mexico City
Tudsa, OKLA, and Beverly Hills,
groaned when Judge j. F, O'Connor
told him nothing doing
This just about shuts the door
on our books" he explained late
yesterday. The rest OF his cross
examination Of Chaplins red
haired accuser was perfunctory and
court recessed until Tuesday, when
Prosecutor Charles H. Carr expects
to finish his case.
Insofar as the jury is concerned
Miss Barry Is 23-year-old beauty
who went to New York on rail-
road ticket bought by Chaplin, who
had dinner with him at the 81 Club,
drinks at FL Morocco, and several
hours In his bedroom at the Wal
doN Astoria hotel.
That, Carr contends, is taking
girl across state lines for immoral
purposes. He insists that since
Chaplin sent her home three weeks
later, he broke the law twice. Max
imnum penalty for twin violations
Of the act is 10 years in prison and
a $1,000 fine.
Since the multi-millionaire come
dian Is a British citizen, he prob
ably would be punished further, if
found guilty, by being deported to
England as an undesirable alien.
With Miss Barry. who learned
whatever she knows about acting
from Chaplin making an excellent
witness, Carr led her through the
story of her trip to New York in
October. 1912, her night with Chap
lin at the Waldorf and her sub
Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Vengeance For All War
Guilty Wherever They Be

sacres and war crimes of the Axis,
the president said it was "only fit
ting" that this country should pro-
claim anew its determination that
none of those engaged in these "acts
of savagery" shall go unpublished,
adding:
"That warning applies rot only
to the leaders but also to their func-
tionaries and subordinates In Ger
many and in the satellite countries.
"All who knowingly take part In
the deportation Of Jews to their
death in Poland, or Norwegians and
french to their deaths in Germany,
are equally guilty with the execu-
toner. All who share the guilt shall
share the punishment"
Continued on Page -
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
ST|LLWELL'S
army TAKES
SHADUZUP
By DARRELL BERRIGAN
UNITED Press War Correspondent


New Delhi, March IS. -
CUP - American and
Chinese forces have captured
the village Of ShaduZup IN
northern Burma to cut off
the patch of Japanese re-
treating down the Mogaung
valley before an advance OF
1t. Gen. Joseph w. Stillwells
main army, 1t was announced
today.
Brigadier General Frank Merrill's
American forces and the Chinese
STth division cut behind the enemy
from the east flank to catch an
undetermined number Of enemy
trops between Shaduzup and the
main Chinese force pressing down
the valley from JaHnbu Bum, the
mountain dividing the Mogaung
from the Hukawng Valley to the
north, O southeast Asia command
communique reported
A front report from Stilwelps
headquarters said the main Chinese
force was making slow but steady
progress" into the valley while o
British Commando force Of Gurkas
in the Fort Hertz Valley, some 90
miles to the northeast, was advaflc.
ing down the road from captured
Sumprabum toward the big jap
anes0 supply base OF Hyitkyina, 10
miles south.
On the central front, on the In
dian side Of the Burma border, o
Japanese column south Of the Palel..
T0mu road which Is driving toward
Imphal, capital of midas Manipur
State, has "made some further pro-
greSs to the north" the communi-
quo acknowledged.
North Of the road, which links
Imphal with the KabNw Valley OF
Burma, another enemy force cap
tured o British position with q
strong attack Thursday, but British
and Indian troops counter.a attacked
yesterday to retake the point, Ad-
iniral Lord Louis Mountbattens
headquarters announced.
THE enemy also carried out two
raids at other points along the road
itself, but these had little effect and
the rNiding parties have been forced
to withdraw" the communique said,
An observer with the British l4th
Army reported from the front that
the Japanese We're being punished
severely at every stage Of their adj
vance up the Kabaw Valley and
across the upper Chindwin area.
(The German DNB news agency
reported In O Tokyo dispatch that
tho fall OF the town Of Tamu, Just
inside Burma, lis to be reckoned
with" The Nazi dispatch said the
Japanese column In this area would
meet another spearhed moving up
the Manipur river 20 miles from
Imphal)
As the enemy moved slowly along
Continued on Page a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Woyne's Trial
Resumes Monday
By RICHARD @. HARRIS

BY RICHARD q. HARRIS
Omitted Press STAR Correspondent
New York, March 25-(UP)-
Wayne Lonergans trial for the
murder Of his wife, Patricia, will re-
sumo Monday when Judge James G..
Wallace will admit or exclude the
confession he is alleged to have
made to the district attorneys
once.
The trial adorned late yesterday
after Chief Defense Counsel Ed
ward v. Broderick attempted to
show through questioning Of Dis
trice Attorney Frank s. Hogan and
rs assistants, Jacob Grumet and
&Ohn r. Loehr, that the confession
Maa obtained after Lonergan had
NAen forced to 60 without sleep,
was given brandy and was promised
prosecution on q manslaughter in
stead Of a first degree murder
charge.
0rumet, who Is prosecuting the
case. indicated that the states case
may be finished by Tuesday.
In his opening statement to the
fury, Broderick merely said the de-
Tense expected to show that Loner-
gan had been the victim Of double
talk, double-cross and double-deal-
ing" He has given no hint as to
how long 1t will take him to present
his case.
In addition to the confession to
be heard II 1t is admitted Monday,
the Jury Is expected to hear Mrs.
Jeanne Murphy Jaburg. known on
the stage Is Jeanne Murphy, who
was entertained by Lonergan the
night before the murder. Several
other witnesses also were scheduled
to be called by the state as 1t neared
the conclusion Of its case.
CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
$500 TONS OF BOMBS Rain ON bERL IN
Big Naval Base At KieI Also B|itzed
ROYBROWNTO
Be ARRANGED
ON APRIL 4

Roy F. Brown, former oper-
ator of a convalescent home
In Cheshire, will face larceny
and assault charges in supe-
rior court April 4, according
to the April term criminal
docket released today. Twen-
ty-five other accused will be
arraigned at the April term
which will be conducted be-
fore Judge Edward ]. Quin-
Ian Of Norwalk.
Brown was arrested March 8 on
q superior court bench warrant re-
quested by States Attorney william
3. Fitzgerald. He was accused OF
fraudulently securing $4,000 from
the Waterbury Savings bank account
of Mary r. Parker Of Naugatuck
Jan. 4 and Of beating the woman
last Feb. 20. An elderly woman, she
was o patient at his convalescent
home.
Browns Cheshire project has been
disbanded and negotiations are un-
derway for the sale OF the premises
he used for the home, Brown rent
cd the large building on West Main
street from the estate OF the late
Frank A. Ives, and 1t has been re-
ported irving Anderson, Cheshire
contractor, will buy the property as
soon as title searches are completed,
Brown, meanwhile, Is IN New Haven
County jail In lieu OF q $4,000 bond,
Larceny Charges
The larceny charge was the second
placed against the home operator,
who came here several years ago
from California. He was accused
In February OF taking $4,000 from q
bank account held Jointly by DR.. e.
I. Boardman Of Cheshire and her
mother. The mother also was O pa
ttent at the home. Brown will be
arraigned In that case in the New
Haven superior court.
Attorney Fitzgerald will be. assist.
cd In. prosecution Of the cases BY
Assistant States Attorney Walter w.
Smyth County Detective Thomas
r. Laden assisted In investigation.
Accused who do not have private
counsel will be represented by At
torney Edward T. Carmody public
defender.
The list of accused, the charges
against them, and the names OF
private counsel follows: Alice Muir
ray, larceny, Attorney Ralph @,
Coppeto; william Ross, false pre-
lenses; Lewis J. Wood, breaking and
entering dwelling In daytime, Attor-
ney George Crocicchia; Mary M.
Brown, forgery, Attorney Ralph g.
Coppeto; Daniel Shea, using motor
vehicle without permission. and lar
ceny, Attorney Francis Mcdonald;
John Coogan, breaking and en-
tering, and larceny, Attorney John
F. Tobin Earl Armstrong, breaking
and entc ing, and larceny, Attorney
A. Henry Weiss an; Fred Brinkman,
Indecent assault, Attorney Ralph G.
Coppeto: william Snovich breaking
and entering Attorney A. Henry
Weisman; Edward Miller, using mo-
tor vehicle without permission, At
torney william K. Lawlor; william
Murray, breaking and entering and
theft Of motor vehicle, Attorney
Ralph G. Coppeto
Break and Entry
Herbert Clark, breaking and el-
tering, and using motor vehicle
without permission, Attorney Ralph
G. Coppeto; Charles Romaneck,
breaking and entering, and larceny;
CONTINUED on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
'NAZ| TROOPS
RE-TAKE
OF CASINO
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD
UNITED Press War Correspondent

NOHVSW AAS"~ WEI SvsASSPSNAaSA~V
Allied H e a d uarters,
Naples, March rs. - (UP)-
German reinforcementS have
entered Casino through a
series of ancient tunnels, 1t
was disclosed today, bolster
ing Nazi forces that already
have re-captured one-quarter
Of the ruined town.
Enemy troops now occupy belt
several houses thick running from
the southern extremities Of the town
all the way past highway 8 into
northern Casino, to within about
$50 yards Of wall which marked
the most advanced point which AL
lied Fifth Army troops had reached
before the big air bombardment OF
March IS, United Press War Cor
respondent James e. Roper reported
Ina front dispatch.
Heavy fighting continues In Cas-
sIno where the general situation re-
mains unchanged" the communiQue
said.
Three tunnels dug under the
town In the 10th century-in con-
nection with searches for buried
treasure, according to local tales
enabled tire Germans to move their
troops In from one strong point to
another, O headquarters spokesman
said. In recent years the tunnels
had been used as wine cellars.
Roper reported that the Germans
still were holding number OF
strong points such as teh amphi-
theater and the big School-like
structure nicknamed THE Hotel Des
Roses" in addition to the belt Of
houses seized by Nazi paratroopers
in fierce street fighting.
One tunnel extends more than L.
600 yards from the destroyed Ben
edictine monastry on Mount Cas-
sino to Castle hill and also has
labrinthical side passages in other
directions. A second Is believed to
link Castle hill with the German
held Continental hotel. The third
repeatedly leads from the hotel to
the amphitheater nearly q mile to
the south.
These underground passages, be-
(Continiied on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Churchill To
Rally Britain
In Radio Talk
BY BRUCE MUM

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
London, March 25.-(UP)-Prime
Minister ChurchIlI probably will
rally Britain close to fever pitch
for the invasion Of western Europe
In O worldwide broadcast at 8 ..
m. a p. m. EWT) tomorrow.
(Churchill's speech will be car
ried In the United States by the
four radio networks.)
He already has told American In
vasion forces that they will strike
soon" and only yesterday said AL
lied commanders were In the midst
of most anxious and inspiring
weeks when all thoughst are turned
to striking the great blow which
may bring peace and freedom near
er to the men OF all the United
Nations and indeed to all the
world"
Most observers believed that
Churchill will emphasize In his talk
that everything else must fade into
insignificance compared with the
successful prosecution Of the long
promised opening Of western front
In Europe.
He will carry with him TO the
microphone vivid impressions Of AL
lied strength as emphasized In his
two-day tour of American invasion
bases In England In company with
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, SUI
preme commander of western front
forces.
Dlplimatic quarters believed
Churchill also will dwell at length
on the Allied attitude toward the
Atlantic charter, dealing exhaustive
~ with Interpretation Of passages
dealing with mo territorial aggran-
dizement" and other classes relating
to enemy countries.
Generalization of British troops
after victory and postwar recon-
struction also may figure in the
speech.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Speed Up Of Draft Of
Younger Men Ordered
(NEA Telephoto)
BY JOSEPH LATIN
United Press Staff Correspondent

united Press starr correspondent
washington, March 2b-(UP)-'
The manpower crisis began to
emerge from Its muddled state TO-
day after O series OF swift govern
ment decisions, including an order
for immediate pre-induction ply
steals for all industrially-deferred
men under 26-designed to supply
younger men for the armed forces
without disrupting war production.
A new program has been set up
under which all industrial draft
deferments OF men under 20 were In
effect cancelled and new defer
ments for irreplaceables will be ra-
toned out to industries by a newly
created committee headed by man.
power Commissioner Paul V. Nc
Mutt.
The inter-agency committee -
which the VINO chief described as
an expanded war manpower COM
mission''-will determine the indus
tries and the specific firms within
those industries which are eligible
for consideration under the new
program.
The new group, composed Of rep
resentatives Of the armed services
and all war production and war
supporting agencies, will decide
what percentage Of industrial defer
ments in the under-26 group must
be cancelled. It's next step will be
to split this UP among all manpow-
er-claimant agencies and assign de-
ferment quotas.
Until the committee has an OPP
portunity to make these decisions
action Is expected In q matter OF
enthusiastically Service Director
Lewis B. Hershey has provided an
interim procedure for draft-deferred
men under 26 designed to prevent
induction of "indispensables." 1t
calls for:
/. Immediate pre-induction ply
steals for all industrially deferred
men under 26. This will have the
effect of speeding induction of those
whose deferments are later can
celled and also supply officials with
q yardstick as to the number OF
Continued on Page y
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-25
Jew To Help
Nazi Seaman

New York, March 24.-(UP)-A
Jewish judge and a Jewish attorney
promised q just trial today for a
self professed Nazi. Ivar Haug, 25,
Norwegian seaman charged with
draft evasion, who wanted q Naz
lawyer.
Haug was arrested by the TBI
week ago on complaint of New
York draft board No. /. He told
agents that he and his brothers, in
Norway, were Nazis and had been
since youths. He registered for the
draft only because he had lost his
seamans papers and could not get
another set without draft card.
Admitting he had $l,4O0, Haug
refused to hire counsel, when re-
manded, last week, to the Federal
House of Detention under $4,000
bail. He told Judge Simon H. Riff
kind he did not think the case
worth spending money on. Judge
Rifkind assigned Attorney Albert
Schwartz, a Jew, to defend him.
Haug rejected Schwartz and said he
wanted a lawyer "of my own poll
tical faith" Rifkind gave him
week to hire counsel. When he APP
peared today without any Fifkind
appointed Jacob j. Rosenblum, for
mer chief assistant district attorney
under Thomas E. Dewey.
The court said:
"Haug. l want you to have fair
trial and of course you will have
1t Do not ask me to violate my
oath of office. AS a judge and as an
American, I know lawyers only as
T~<,ers Of the bar - without re-
gard to race, creed or color
I'm view of the defendants ex-
pressed desire for a Nazi lawyer and
one not of Jewish faith. want him
to know that my name doesn't belle
my religion and that I am president
of synagogue"
The case was set for trial on
March 80.