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Evening star., 1944-01-15
Texas Experts Summoned
To Check Arkansas Gushel
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MAGNOLIA, Ark, Jan. 15.-Oil
field workers concentrated today
on keeping a wild gas and distillate
well in the Dorcheat- Macedonia oil
field of South Arkansas from en-
larging it's openings while awaiting
arrival of wild well experts from
Houston, Tex.
An acute fire hazard was being
created with the distillate flowing
into nearby Dorcheat Creek and
the gas staying close to the ground
because of atmospheric conditions.
The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commits
sion ordered gas flares within a q
mile radius turned off and suspend
ed drilling operations at three near
by tests.
The wild well, the Phillips Petro-
leum Co.'s j. S. McWilliams No.
in Columbia County, defied efforts
OF workers to stem it's flow of an
estimated 100000 cubic feet of gas
and 500 barrels of distillate daily.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Reds Show Film
Of Khorkov Trial
| And Executions
the Associated Press.

MOSCOW, Jan. 15.-A newsreel
of the Kharkov trial which resulted
in the hanging of three Germans
and one Russian traitor last month
on charges of committing atrocities
against the civilian population was
given a first showing for foreign
correspondents last night in the
projection room of the Soviet Cine
ma Committee.
Starting with gruesome views of
numerous cadavers and ending with
closeup of the four hanging in
the Kharkov market place, the film
is one of the grimmest of the war.
1t includes long excerpts from testi-
mony by the defendants with trans
lations by Russian interpreters.
Entitled THE Trial Is On" the
newsreel runs a full hour and closes
with a statement by the commenta-
tor that this is only the first of
such trials.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Induction Of Fewer
Fathers Predicted if
Labor Draft Is Passed
| Services Need 100000
Men in Next Six Months,
Congress Is Told

Enactment of national service
legislation would slow down the
drafting of fathers by making
more nonfatherS now occupa-
tionally deferred available to the
armed services, the Selective
Service System has advised Con-
gress.
In its first report to the Senate
and House Military Affairs Commit
tees under the new draft setup, Sc
lective service yesterday visualized
4-Fs replacing nonfathers in indus
try through passage of labor draft.
Congress was told 100000 men will
have to be drafted in the first six
months of this year to reach a net
strength of l1,130,O00 for the armed
forces by July and approximately
100 600 additional men a month will
have to be drafted for replacements.
Many IreeplaceabIe.
Pointing out that many of the
men now occupationally deferred in
industry or on farms are fireplace
able because there are no satisfac-
tory replacements willing to step
into their jobs, selective service pre-
diets that national service legislation
would provide the means of making
requirements available for many of
the nonfathers now deferred.
ITO the extent they are made
available" the report added, for
each non-father who is replaced and
inducted, one less father will be
taken who would otherwise have had
to be inducted."
An appreciable number of the s.
$50 900 men now classed in 4-F, the
report continued, could take the
places of the 1923 1000 non-fathers in
IA workers in war-supporting in
dustries) 100000 non-fathers in
2-B (wcrkers in war industries), and
the 742,000 non-fathers in &c
farmers).
The report said the Army dis
charged about 100000 men during
the last four months of last year
for physical and mental reasons.
Causes of Discharges.
1t was estimated that 44.6 per
cent OF those discharged were "neu-
ropsychiatric" cases; Ill per cent
had muscle or bone defects, SO per
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Citizen Suggests
Hitler Penalty:
Read OPA Rules
3y the Associated Press.


HATTIESBURG, Miss, Jan. 15.-
Suggestions in the Hattiesburg
Americans what-to-do-w with Hitler
contest included this one from a
Boston citizens:
That Hitler be taken to Wash
ington and be forced to read all the
OPA rules, regulations, amendments
and statements issued during the
life of the Office of Price Admins
tration. Then Hitler would be made
to explain in plain language" what
he had read, in day-to-day re-
port for the remainder of his life.
Entries in the newspapers con-
test have been received from 30
States. Canada and Nova Scotia.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
II Killed in Madrid
As Building CoIIupses
BY the Associated Press.

oy t1ie ASSUCIHIeO FreSS.
MADRID. Jan. 15.-Twelve per-
sons were killed and at least rs in
jured when an eight-story building
under construction in Western
Madrid collapsed last night.
Rescue workers this morning still
were trying to reach 16 workers
trapped in cellar pocket, most of
them apparently uninjured. Build
ers said cement foundations for
the structure had not been prop
erly constructed.
Evening star., 1944-01-15

ton on heights entirely surround
ing the village of Viticuso, which ap-
parently is now in Allied control
CThe Berlin radio announced
yesterday that the Germans had
evacuated Acquafondata, which is
approximately 7 miles northeast
of Cassino.)
All the heights taken by the
French were over 5000 feet.
Mount Ferro, the most advanced
Of the three, is 2 miles northwest of
Acquafondata and directly overlook
ing the village of Vallrotonda, which
is about 6 miles north and slightly
east of Casino.
They also took Mount Pogano, Q
miles southwest of Acquafondata,
and Mount Pile, 2 miles northwest of
Viticuso.
The fiercest of the German
counter blows was made some five
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Allied Planes Batter
Jap Island Bases
On 3,000-Mi|e Arc
Refinery on Borneo and
BougoinviIle Facilities
Among Targets
BY the Associated Press.

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS, New Guinea, Jan.
lo.-Japanese tropical island
bases in an almost unbroken
chain of 5000 miles from Borneo
to Bougainville were listed to-
day as having felt the wrath of
bombs and bullets from far
ranging Allied planes.
Bomber formations, night patrols
and reconnaissance units helped in
one OF the most extensive operations
reported in several weeks.
From end to end of the long line.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur's COM
munique told of fires and explo-
sions among such enemy facilities
as a big oil refinery, a 7,oOo-ton
cargo ship, planes, airdromes
barges, supply dumps, buildings and
bivouacs.
Flying more than 1000 miles
northwest of Australia, Liberators
set ablaze the Balikpapan oil re-
finery on Borneo On adjacent
Celebes, the Wilhelmina wharf area
was blasted.
| Liberators Start Fires.
Southeast of there, Liberators
started fires in the harbor town of
Dill on Portuguese Timor. North
eastward, on Ceram, explosions
rocked Amahai airdrome and Geser
village.
On nearby Dutch New Guinea
four-engined bombers attacked
Keaukwa village. Midway along
New Guinea's north coast, night
patrolling Navy Catalina damaged
a small Japanese cargo ship.
Closer to the Northeastern New
Guinea jungle front, Liberators
screened by P-38s dropped IS tons
of bombs on AleXishafen in the
Madang sector where more than
1900 tons of explosives have fallen
since the first of the year.
From there, the operational line
swung across New Britain, with at
tack planes tearing into enemy posi-
tions at invaded Arawe on the South.
west coast; fighters strafing build.
lngs and small craft to the east al
Gasmata, and Mitchells and Liberia
tors delivering one-tWo punch
from Solomons bases against Rabaul
on the northeast end of the island.
The Mitchells, meeting no air op-
position, destroyed seven grounded
<planes and strafed six barges. The
Liberators, intercepted by 40 JAP
anese planes while attacking Tobers
Alrdrome with 40 tons of bombs shot
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Women and Children Urged
To Evacuate Marsei|Ie
By the Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The Berlin
radio today broadcast an appeal by
the newspaper LIE Petit Marseillais
for all women, children, sick and
aged persons to evacuate Marseille
because of the growing danger of
Allied air attacks on French cities
on the Mediterranean coast.
A vichy broadcast said authorities
had taken special measures to have
auxiliary hospital forces prepared
to make surgical operations at
French hospitals within six hours
after an air attack.
The Nazi-controlled Vichy radio
told audiences in France the Vichy
government had begun a census of
hospital and nursing homes "in
view of the intensity of air raids"
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Man Carrying $500
Steals IS Cents;
Pays $50 Fine

The $1,700 Harry Dawson, IS,
a retired real estate agent, had
in his possession when police
caught him stealing Is cents
from a newsstand came in
handy for the defendant today
in Municipal Court.
Fined $50 after pleading guilty
to the charge, Dawson paid the
fine out of his cache and walked
out of court.
Policeman E. B. Dickerson
testified he saw Dawson take
the money yesterday from a
newsstand at Eleventh and G
streets NV.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Reds Speed Up
Expanded Drive
In Old Poland
Troops Advance
To Within 70 Miles
Of KoveI, Nozi Bose
MAP on Page Az

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. 15.-Russian
troops pursuing a badly disor-
ganized German Army over a
large sector west of the Horyn
River beyond Sarny have driven
to within 10 miles of the big
communications base of Kovel
lin old Poland), front dis
patches declared today.
To the north a White Russian
army offensive battering into the
Pripet Marshes toward Pinsk lis
miles away has smashed the back
bone of Nazi defenses, Red Star
asserted, and Gen. Konstantin
Rokossovsky's troops are pouring
through the broken enemy line.
The army newspaper said the Ger
man high command Vainly had
ordered a line held between the
Sluch and Horyn Rivers, but Gen.
Nlkolal Vatutin's Ukrainian forces
battered through and the Germans
probably will attempt another stand
in the Styr River, running Is to IS
miles west of the Horyn, or between
the Styr and the Stochod River, only
20 miles east of Kovel.
Moscow radio said the Nazis did
not even have time to blow UP or
mine bridges.
Reds Outflanking Rovno.
Soviet units which seized Stepan
18 miles southwest of Sarny, were
driving down behind Rovno, IS
miles to the south, which was re-
ported becoming badly outfanked.
Gen. Rokossovsky's -day-old
offensive hammered into the Pripet
Marshes on a 30-mile front beyond
fallen Mozyr and Kalinkoyichi with
extraordinary artillery support after
breaking one of the strongest lines
the enemy has yet established.
In one 7-mile sector the Germans
had huilt-in depth defenses of four
trenches, ~ artillery points, 81 heavy
machine-gun nests and many NOR
tars and mines.
Red Star said Soviet troops had
crossed the Ippa River 13 miles west
OF Kalinkovichi, and ski troops and
cavalry pursued the Germans and
raided rear areas.
(The German high command
announced today that Russian
forces had launched a new often
sive north of Lake linen" Lake
linen is about ITO miles south of
Lenlngrad on the long g-dormant
northern front. The announce
ment was not cofirmed by the
Russians.
The German communique said
that the Russians also were attack
ing with major forces" in the
Oraniebaum sector. which is on the
Gulf of Finland about 20 miles due
west of Leningrad and northwest
and north of Newell.
(Nevel lies almost 300 miles below
Leningrad, indicating that Russian
forces may have gone over to the
offensive at several points along 300
miles of the far northern front.)
Appear BewiIdered.
AAO 4OooSOW d0lO Sdlu GllS ICTIIlaIl
appeared bewildered by the stunning
Red Army blows in the Pripet area.
Rumanians were dying in great
numbers, it said.
The Russians already had reached
Skrigalov, 20 miles beyond Mozyr
and lis miles from Pinsk, the indus
trial river city.
Tremendous losses" were inflicted
on the fleeing Germans, the Rus
sian communique said, as Gen
Rokossovsky's Cossacks, ski-shod
veterans and light mobile units
plunged westward through the
marshes. regarded as one Of the
most formidable natural defense OBJ
stacles in the Soviet Union.
More than 40 smaller towns and
villages, including the rail station
(See RUSSIA. Page A-20
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Quuke Breaks Dam

LONDON, Jan. is (P).-A German
broadcast heard today by the Asso-
ciated Press said an earthquake had
broken dam at a lake near Filipstad
in Southwestern Sweden. No cas-
ualties were mentioned.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Mississippi Snowfall
Passes Nine Inches
By the Associated Press.

GREENWOOD, Miss, Jan. 15.-
Nine inches of snow which fell here
after Friday midnight had streets
blocked in several parts of town to-
day and city officials termed high.
way travel hazardous.
Heavy snow continued to fall dur.
ing the morning hours.
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Where Are the Yonks?

In cooperation with the
National Geographic So
ciety The Star will publish IL
weekly articles and illuStrat-
ing maps on the far-flung
regions of the world where
there are large concentra-
tionS of American soldiers,
sailors and marines.
The first appears tomor-
row in the Gravure Section
Of
Chr Sunnau Star
Evening star., 1944-01-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Jan. 15:-British Of
flcial quarters and the London
press today hailed the Polish
government-in-eXile's reply to
RuSsia's boundary offer as
Frightening the chances for set
tlement of this knotty United
Nations problem.
The Poles, in an official statement
early today, neither accepted nor re-
Jected the Soviet Unions offer of
the "Curzon Line as possible Rus
sian-Polish frontier, but called on
Evening star., 1944-01-15
Polish Ambassador
And Hull Confer on
Boundary Question
Reply to Soviet Hailed
As Frightening Chance
Of Settlement
picture ont Page A-3.)
(Picture ont Page A-3.J
BULLETIN.

Polish Ambassador Jan
Ciechanowski conferred with
Secretary of State Hull at the
State Department today con-
corning the statement by the
Polish government in Lon
don on the Russian boundary
question. The Secretary has
not yet made up his mind
about the policy this Govern
ment will take, toward the
Polish request that the United
States and Great Britain
mediate its difficulties with
the U. S. S. r., it was learned
from the department.
Evening star., 1944-01-15

(See PACIFIC, Page A-20
Evening star., 1944-01-15

(See ITALY, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-01-15

(See DRAFT, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1944-01-15

(See .. G. SUFFRAGE Page A.
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(See POLISH, Page ABB
Evening star., 1944-01-15

(See RUSSIA, Page A-2.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

the higher priced bonds.
 The giant All U. s. Armed Forces Stage Revue, to be given on the Loew-Poli stage in connection with the picture premiere features a cast of 75 top stage, screen and radio performers, now in the armed forces. The great stage show carries It's own musicians, former members of such top names musical organizations as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey and Harry James
 Tomorrow the Women's Republican Club will sponsor bond sales at the Victory House as part of their support of the Fifth War Loan Drive. On Thursday, June 9, the Waterbury Russian Relief Society will sponsor bond sales to com memorate the third anniversary of Germapy's attack upon Russia.
 Wednesday the D. A. R. will take over the Victory House while on Friday an Army Air Force band from Bradley Field will appear at the Victory House in cooperation with Veterans Day" which will be co-sponsored by local merchants.
 Commanders of all war vet erans' organization will meet at 8 o'clock tonight at American Legion headquarters, Leavenworth street, when Clyde Jennings, chairman of the merchants division, will speak.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
FATALITY SUIT
 TO BE RESUMED
Testimony Presentation Tomorrow in $I5,OOO
 Claim of Woman

Presentation of testimony will be resumed in superior court tomorrow morning before Judge Edward J. Quinlan and jury in the $l5,000 fatality suit brought by Mrs. Cecile Deschesnes, administratrix of the estate of Louis Deschesnes, against the Elm City Filling Station of New Haven and the Colonial Bea- con Oil company of Massachusetts
 Nineteen witnesses have testi- fled so far for the plaintiff. who brings the action as result of fatal injuries sustained by her husband in the Cheshire road bus-truck col- lision of last Septmber 13. MT. Deschesnes. the bus driver, died a few hours after the accident, while the truck driver, Harry Hemstock of New Haven, was killed instantly. Seventeen school children, all pas sengerS on the bus, were injured.
 Two alternate jurors who were se- lected for the trial have been sit- ting in the jury box, but they have been required to stay apart from the regular jury otherwise. The alternates do not have access to the jury room and have lunch separately from the regular jurors. They were named so that a mistrial would not result in the event regular juror should become ill
 Impaneling of the jury consumed one day of the courts time, and the trial so far has taken two. The trial is expected to continue for many more days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
l9O,OOO DRESSINGS CHAPTERS QUOTA

A total of 19O,O00 dressings must be made by the local Red Cross chapters surgical dressings group by the end of September. in addition to those supplied to the local hospitals, according to an announcement by Mrs. Michael H. Toomey, chairman, who has issued an appeal for more workers.
 The quota of dressings has been nearly doubled, the chairman stated, in asking for more volunteers for the service. The local workers are now required to cut the gauge. there- by further increasing the work, 1t was pointed out. Previously the gauge was sent here from Red Gross work rooms all cut and ready to fold into dressings.
 50 TUBE
 Fifty employees of the A. H. Wells, Inc, tube mill division have volun- teered to donate blood to the Red Gross. The men will report at one of the blood donor sessions to be conducted here in the near future by the mobile unit from Hartford.
 The next visit of the Hartford unit will be made here July 10. 1t was e. ported today. The facilities will be set up at the Q. s. Time Corpora ton plant on Cherry street, and en1- ployes of the concern will donate blood at that time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Prosecution Tiqhtens Net
By JOSEPH NOLAN

United Press Stan COrreSp0ndentD
 Pittsfield, Mass, June 19-(UP)- The trouble cord from which Atty. John F. NoXon Jr., said his de- fective infant son received a fatal shock was a plant" to confuse investigators, the prosecution sought to show today at the socialite law yer's murder trial.
 The baby's burns actually were caused by the ground wire of the radio Noxon claims he was repair ing when his son died last Sept. p, according to State Pathologist Alan R. Moritz of Harvard Medical School.
 Accused of electrocuting 6-month- old Lawrence, the father faces the death penalty if convicted as charged.
 Dr. Mortiz told Superior Judge Abraham E. Pinanski and the jury that the infants arm burns could not have been caused by the trouble cord because the wire would have been tarnished and would have retained particles of skin.
 A previous witness described the bare spots on the wire as bright and shiny when he saw 1t after the child's death, and microscopic ex- animation failed to disclose any skin particles. In his opening ar- gument, Dist. Attorney Charles R. Alberti had promised evidence that the trouble cord was a plant" by the wealthy 47-year-old defendant to divert suspicion.
 Judge Pinanski ordered the jury to retire and then permitted pr. Moritz to describe in detail labor atory experiments he made on human flesh with electric burns.
 Only three more witnesses re- mained to be called by District At- torney Charles R. Alberti, but their testimony, involving detailed medi- cal and chemical analyses, was ex- pected to take at least four days.
 Meanwhile, the 47-year-old law yer-defendant continued to aid in his own defense during weekend conferences with his attorneys pre- paratory to the opening of their case. Noxon remained cheerful de- spite the long -drawn-out trial and is confident of acquittal, according to jail attendants. He and his so- cially-prominent wife, Margaret, will tell their own story of events sur rounding their sons fatal shock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19

Rossi; presentation of diplomas; closing speech, honor students; With a Smile, Girls chorus.
 Slocum School
 Mary Gyba and Joan Nardiello hold first honors in the Slocum school graduation class, which will receive diplomas at exercises to- morrow
 Second honors will be awarded to: Marie Accuosti, Joyce Burton, Con- stance Czahowski, Theresa DeVito, Arthur Dziezynski, Anna Gyba, June Hanson, Julia Mucci. Edward Muscio, Anna Opalak Marguerite Perugine, Sophie Ptaschuk, Teresa Richards, Nelly Rinaldi, Mary Ri- succi, Jacqueline Ruscitto, Barbara Seichter, Lorraine Sipperly, Olga Sopensky, Carmella Tiso.
 The Alice c. Mahler Memorial awards will be presented to Theresa DeVito. Lorraine Sipperly, John Spncer, and Carmella Tiso.
 The commencement program will be as follows: Address of Well come, Joan Nardiello; T Am An American, son, by graduates: tonette selections. Slocum school; Young America Fights Back, play by graduates; "Gondola Song" graduates; presentation of diplomas and awards; presentation of class gift, Mary Gyba; class song.
 Members of the class are:
 Marie Accousti, Donald Avery BernaCdine Briglia. Alfred Bron. eski, Joyce Burton, Vincent Caiozzo Gino Carlotto, Theresa Cernola Felice Ciarlo, August Ciresi, Ar mand Citriniti, Leonard Coviello Constance Czahowski, Mary Dad. dona, Dorothy Day, Theresa Devito Arthur Dziezynski, Shirley Famigli- tti, Caesar Farci, Bernice Francis, Mary Fusco.
 Armand Gentle, Marguerite Guer- rera, Anna Gyba, Mary Gyba, Er- nest Hallenborg, June Hanson, Mar tin Hudobenko, Douglas Jenkins Jack Heating. Paul LaRosa, June Maglio, Robert Mastrantuone, Dom- enic Mencio, Richard Minervino,.
 Donald Mozoritis, Julia Mucci Edward Muscio, Joan Nerdiello Anna Dplak, Daniel Penta Joseph Perazella, Irene Pernerewski, An toinette Perugini Ernest Perugini Marguerite Perugini, Harry Ptas-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-19
Visit Of Circus Here Boosts Fifth War Loan Campaig
SHEA SWEARS IN
 THOMAS KILLARNEY

Thomas F. McLarney, newlys chosen Democratic deputy registai of voters and former city paynibs ter, was this morning sworn into offlce by City Clerk Joseph sfee at 11:30 in the Iatter's offlce.
 McLarney who assumed his new duties this morning succeeds Mi chael Slavin recently retired whe served the city as deputy since lel0s McMcLarney was city paymastef since 1942 at which time re re- placed Thomas F. O'Brien, now deputy tax collector.
 Francis Sullivan, a former ems ploye of the water and street de- pertinent, has succeeded the new deputy registrar as paymaster. MT. McLarney resides with his wife and daughter at Welton place.