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Evening star., 1944-01-16
Russia
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blow at the retreating Germans,
routed battalion of enemy infantry
and captured several populated
places" the communique said. The
coup rescued thousands of Russians
the Germans were taking back to
forced labor.
Nazis Report New Drive.
Berlin's announcement of action
In the north said the Red Army had
struck out with major forces in what
appeared to be another full-scaIe
Soviet offensive.
1t said the Russians had attacked
with major forces" in the Oranien-
baum area, about 20 miles west of
Leningrad, in the area north of Lake
linen and in the area northwest and
north Of Newell. The bulletin said
initial attacks were repulsed.
A later Berlin broadcast, adopting
a tone usual for the Germans in
disclosing major Soviet offensive,
said:
German military quarters believe
that the enemy is preparing to ex-
tend his attacks to other parts of
the same front German mill
tary quarters refrain from express
ing opinion as to whether the in
crease of attacks on the northern
sector may be reckoned with or not"
The Russians, as frequently under
such circumstances, were silent.
Other Areas "Stagnant."
The German radio military COM
mentator, Martin Hallensleben, said
the Russians had gone over to the
attack in the north because of the
stagnation of the Soviet offensive
IN the southern and central sectors. 4"
One Berlin broadcast said that the
attack north of Lake linen was
moving in the direction of" Nov
gorod, big Nazi base q few miles
above the lake.
These developments might mean
that the Russians, having drawn
powerful German forces to other
sectors with their great offensives
there, now had attacked strategical-
ly in the north in keeping with the
master pattern of assault followed
throughout their great advance of
l943.
The German announcements
could mean also that the Hitler
command had decided to shorten
its northern line by a withdrawal
from the Leningrad area toward the
Baltic States, preparing the public
now for the move.
Opposite Soviet Base.
Oranienbaum, the town mentioned
as the locale of the attack in the
Leningrad area, lies on the south
shore of the Gulf of Finland, about
20 miles west Of the center of the city
and opposite the big Soviet island
naval base of Kronstadt.
The Russians broke the 17-month
siege of Leningrad, second largest
city of the Soviet Union, year ago
this month, using the January
weather to their advantage and
smashing through eight solid miles
of the strongest Nazi defenses. They
broke out to the east of the city,
leaving the Germans fairly close on
the other side. The situation has
changed little in the ensuing IL
months
Evening star., 1944-01-16

(BritG BaDer, % year old
SUedish singer. formerly ,Dns an
employe In the Berlin Offices OF
Propaganda Minister Goebbels.
She left Germany last October
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Savannah Milk Tie-up
Averfed; Price Rise Set
BY the Associated Press.

~ the AsSOCiAteo fheoB.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Jan. 15.-Milk
deliveries will continue here without
q threatened interruption until next
Friday under an agreement among
producers and distributors and the
city government effected today.
Unless dairymen are granted price
advances they are seeking by next
Thursday, the City Council agreed
in writing to make the milk busi-
ness part Of the City Health De-
partment on Friday and provide the
increases.
Producers want a boost from 40
to SO cents gallon and distributors
want an increased ceiling from 18
to 20 cents a quart. They had
threatened to halt deliveries today
unless the increases were granted
by OPA.
Evening star., 1944-01-16
1ripafite Occupation
OF Reich Reported
Proposed al Teheran
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Army and Navy Journal
said yesterday that a suggestion
was made at the Teheran con-
ference that Russia, Great Brit
ain and the United States each
garrison one-third Of Germany
in the period of military control
following the Nazis' defeat.
The unofficial service publication
did not say what disposition was
made Of the suggestion, nor which
of the three leaders at the confer
ence-Premier Stain, Prime Min
lister Churchill and President Roose-
velt-proposed it.
The journal connected its report
with a reference in Mr.. Roosevelt's
recent address in which he said
that force would be used "if neces-
sary" to keep peace in the postwar
world.
China Might Handle Japs.
Speaking of the earlier meeting
Of Mr.. Roosevelt, Mr.. Churchill and
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek, the
journal said:
There was an exchange of views
at Cairo relative to the occupation
of Japan after her defeat, and it
was suggested that this task should
be assigned to China.
ut may be the military govern
ment experience. being gained in
Africa, Sicily and Italy will be help
full in determining our course with
reference to our defeated remaining
enemies. But whether this will be
regarded as the military control of
which the President spoke, and how
long the latter when established will
continue, are matters which will call
for further conversations between
the big four leaders"
Affected by Soviet Stand.
Commenting on Mr.. Roosevelts
remark that there are no "insoluble
differences between the three allies,
the Journal also noted:
But it is fact that war and
postwar collaboration of the three
governments is affected by the uni
lateral decision of the Moscow gov
ernment with reference to the 10
cation of the Soviet Polish boundry
and by its inistence upon a Polish
government acceptable to it,"
Russia, the Journal said, lis indi-
eating her policy by the mutual
assistance treaty she made with
Czechoslovakia, by the conciliatory
attitude she is adopting toward the
future of the Poles, and by her sup
port of the Tito movement in Yugo-
slavia."
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Raids
Continued From First Page.)

nights assault on Brunswick bomb.
were being dropped at the rate Of
$50 tons per minute. Fires could bt
seen for $50 miles by flyers after
leaving the city.
The successful Mosquito feints sc
scrambled enemy fighter defenses
that they could not concentrate or
the Brunswick raiders until theil
bomb loads had been dropped and
the city lay flaming with smoke
columns reaching miles high.
Swedish correspondents in Berlin
declared the capital was pounded
by 100 Mosquito bombers, forcing the
Luftwaffe to send up its new fast
climbing, rocket-propelled fighters,
which repeatedly were first used
Tuesday.
Magdeburg, a chemical and man
ufacturing city, is so miles east of
Brunswick and 80 miles southwest
of Berlin.
The RAF struck Brunswick, a
city of 100000, at 7:1O p.m., excep-
tionally early. The concentration of
81 tons of explosives per minute ex-
ceeded by nearly 4 tons the record
set In the 2,500-ton raid on Han
over on September %.
Then the German fighters closed
IN, many of them of the twin
engined rocket-shooting type. An
Air Ministry account of the raid
took official cognizance of them.
commenting that they may be of a
little use against bombers not fly
ing in close formation"
Follows Day Attack.
The night assaults followed day.
light attack of the French coast by
perhaps 1,400 Allied planes, in
which q Nazi planes were destroyed
and 16 Allied ships were lost. Within
the same "a hours, RAF planes tor
pedoed two German ships off Nor
way, and 100 Russian bombers
struck an enemy convoy in the
Black Sea.
Stockholm. - Reports from
Germany early Sunday said
Brunswick had been surprised by
Friday nights RAF attack. Heavy
damage was caused and the city
was reported without gas or elec-
tricity Saturday.
Fires blazed throughout the
day as fire brigades were unable
to cope with the situation.
CWhile Berlin underwent only
a light attack Berliners were
forced to spend most of the night
in shelters and travellers said the
threat of big raid had a serious
nervous effect on the population)
One gunner on the Brunswick
raid declared:
There were many rocket shells.
I watched them shoot along for
over 1900 yards. Then there were
minor explosions and they carried
on to finish up in bigger explosion.
1t looked like the end of red hot
poker when they burst"
Flares Rain From Fighters.
Meanwhile, swifter, single-engined
fighters rained down red and white
flares singly and in flaming pairs
to guide the fighter packs to the
bomber procession.
A typical engagement was de-
scribed by the crew of one Lancaster
suddenly lit up by three red star
flares. A twin-engined Junkers
88 swept in on the ship.
I'VE saw tracers passing under
meath us-the first warning we had"
the pilot said. Then I felt a series
Evening star., 1944-01-16

blow at the retreating Germans
routed battalion of enemy infantry
and captured several populated
places" the communique said. The
coup rescued thousands of Russians
the Germans were taking back to
forced labor
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Miss Mabel Bourdmun
To Be Honored Tuesdoy

Reservations for the luncheon in
honor of Miss Mabel Boardman
former chairman of the District Red
Cross volunteer workers, at the
Statler Hotel at 1890 pm. Tues
day have exceeded the 1,000-seat
capacity of the ballroom, Randolph
G. Bishop, assistant chairman of
the District Red Cross Chapter, an
nounced last night.
Mr.. Bishop suggested that indi-
or organizations desiring to
pay tribute to Miss Boardman make
through the Statler
Evening star., 1944-01-16

enlploye In the Berlin Offices OF
Propaganda Minister Goebbels.
She left Germany last OCTOBER
BY BRITA BAGER.
STOCKHOLM, Jan. Is (By Wire
less to N.AN.A).-Guest on the
estate Of Prussian nobleman near
Vienna is tall, lanky, spectacled
gentleman with bald head who is
earning modest pocket money by
writing for Bernhard Tauchnitz OF
Leipzig, well-known publishers of
low-priced books. He is 63-year-
old P. G. Wodehouse, "Plumie" to
his intimates.
Despite his experiences since that
sunny June day in 1910 when, with
his wife, he was caught by the Ger
mans at his luxurious lie Touquet
villa, Wodehouse is still living in the
make-believe world he depicts in
his books. Sensing his propaganda
value. the Germans encouraged this
fiction after releasing him from in
ternment on his Goth birthday more
than two years ago.
He eagerly accepted permission to
move into Berlin's Hotel Adlon after
his release and was happy when the
Wilhelmstrasse honored him by as
signing him an English-speaking at
tache as a gentleman-in-wa waiting.
Has Two Regrets.
Wodehouse today deplores two
circumstances: First, his dallying
at LIE Tououet, and, second, making
broadcast for the Germans on in
ternment conditions.
The time lost in leaving LIE Tou-
quet he blames on the British
Broadcasting Co-"Hitler's secret
weapon In those days" he has been
heard to remark sarcastically. BBC's
optimistic reports of the situation at
the front fooled him into staying
longer than he should, he said.
For the broadcast on internment
conditions he blames himself. He
feels bitterly the accusations OF him
accepting favors from the Germans.
He sees himself as being misunder-
stood.
II am no traitor" he recently ex-
claimed. I'VE pay our way. My wife
has sold her jewels to obtain the
necessary cash."
Although he regards his broadcast
as being foolish act, he has never
theless since sold to Swedish news
paper a story on internment condi-
tions-the same subject as his in
eliminating broadcast-in order to
secure small amount of Swedish
money so that he could buy things
obtainable in the Reich only against
a neutral currency.
Still Writes Feverishly.
In Austria, as earlier in Berlin and
Potsdam, Wodehouse writes fever
ishly, mostly for postwar sale be-
cause the German and neutral mar
kets can absorb only a fraction OF his
production. Mornings and after
moons are spent at writing. In be-
tween his working hours he and his
wife, Ethel, take Wonder, a pet
Pekingese, on long walks. During the
Evening star., 1944-01-16
Weather Reports Issued

Weather reports are now issued
in South Africa for the first time
since the war started, and one COM
mentator remarks that "after a
strained silence of three years it is
nice to report and discuss the
weather again."
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04
16-Year Old Lads In
Superior Court Today
One Receives Suspended Sentence on Theft Charges;
Companion to Know Fate Tomorrow; Other Cases

pealed from q charge Of carrying
concealed weapons, was found guilty
and was fined 500. A $50 fine was
imposed on Edward Mulcahy, who
appealed from city court penalty
on charges Of assault and breach
of the peace.
Other cases: Carmela Russo, dan
ger Of falling into habits Of vice,
nolled; Frank Maslina, lascivious
carriage, sentence deferred; Eliza
beth Maclina, breach Of the peace,
sentence deferred; Paul Mccain,
breach of peace, nolled; Max Paula,
operating under the influence, con-
tinued to June term; Joseph Para
disc, non-support, continued to
June term;; John Doe John, as
Sault and breach Of the peace, ap-
peal withdrawn; George Gary, OPP
Grating while license under sus-
pension, appeal withdrawn.
Rodger Cooke, operating under
the influence, continued to June
term; Donat Lavigne, breach of the
peace; nolled; Burton Spirit, viola
ton Of city ordinances regarding In
fammable matter, continued SUBJ
ject to call; James McNicholas, as
sault and breach of the peace,
withdrawn; Anthony Tomulonis,
operating while license is under
suspension, continued subject to call
Arthur Hallock, evading response
bility and no operators license, mol
led; Earl Selinske, operating under
the influence continued to June
term.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04
UNCLE SAM PLANS
USED TRUCK SALE
Hundreds of Surplus Autos
to Be Sold to Dealers;
OPA Price Prevail

Neutrality-suspicious. intended to
assure the orderly and efficient dis
posal Of the governments surplus
automobiles and trucks have now
been worked out in detail, 1t was
announced here today. The Treas
ury Procurement Division says that
the vehicles are to be offered for
sale through automobile dealers
only who are expected to recondi-
ton units needing repairs.
In accordance with the recon-
mendations in the Baruch- Hancock
report, and consistent with confer
ences held with officials Of the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton, sales will be made under gold
fish bowl" plans. AS much publicity
as possible is to be given to de-
scriptions of the vehicles to be Of
fered, as well as the time and
place of sale, and OPA ceiling prices
with reference to each sale.
Treasury Procurement officials
have instructed the regional direc-
tors in each of the eleven Treasury
Procurement offices to send copies
of all invitations to bid to the Ma
tional Automobile Dealers Associa-
ton. These bulletins will list all of
the offerings Of automotive units
in each of the regions and will be
mailed to each member Of the deal
ers associatin in each area.
Invitations to bid on the surplus
goods may be obtained from the re-
gional office. Automobile dealers are
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04
SPEED, ACCURACY
WIN PLANE RIDES
Aviation Cdaets Compete
in Engine Replacement
Contests
(NEA Teleph0to)

New Haven, Conn, April 4 -
Aviation Cadets at the Army Air
Forces Training Command School
at Yale are now regularly earning
free plane rides in Army bomberS
as prizes in novel series Of combat
contests.
And, because they accomplished
the difficult battle-job of changing
an airplane engine in the record
time Of one hour and thirty-flve
minutes, eight cadets recently won
sky-ride to Bradley field.
Skill, not luck, IS the determin-
ing factor in the winning of these
contests" Colonel Raymond j.
Reeves, commanding officer, said.
present competitions among the
cadets have been initiated to foster
speed and efficiency under emer-
gency conditions, where every min
ute gained may mean Victory
brought closer by days." the colonel
explained.
Only cadets stationed at the local
airport, who are there for the final
phase Of their maintenance engin-
eering course, are eligible to parti-
cipate in these contests. Cadets Of
several squadronS are split up into
crews of eight, with each crew as
signed to construct a tripod and
hoist out of some rough logs and
rope, just as they may have to do
in a theater Of operations. Next,
the cadets must loosen the engine
in a planes fuselage, then hoist out
the heavy mechanism with their
homemade block-and-tackle, so
that 1t can be cleaned. Finally, a
new engine must be. lifted of the
ground and securely fastened in.
Meanwhile, inspecting officers
stand by, ready to disqualify crew
the moment a defect in the engine
process Is apparent. To drive home
the lesson that careless haste makes
waste, oficers win disqualify team
Of men If one cadet so much as
scratches the engine, or bruises a
finger.
The fastest team of engine
changers in each squadron win the
free plane rides to Bradley Field,
where they are given the opportunity
of touring the sub-depot there.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04

Two young boys, each 16 years
old, who faced several counts Of
breaking and entering and larceny
in superior court today, posed a
problem for Judge Edward J. Quin-
Ian. After listening to the presen-
tation by States Attorney William B.
Fitzgerald and looking at a proba-
ton officers report, the jurist pond
cred the matter through brief court
recess and then disposed Of one Of
the cases, and deferred sentence
In the other.
John Cogan of 76 East Main street
was sentenced to six months In jail,
with execution suspended, and he
was placed on probation for one
year. His companion. Earl Arm
strong, formerly Of 70 KingSbury
street and now Of West Haven, will
be sentenced later.
The youths pleaded guilty to
stealing clothing from a room in
the Kingsbury Hotel last February
S, taking money from machines at
an East Main street diner February
6, and removing a sum Of money
from infantile paralysis collection
boxes in the Everybody's market
Coogan pleaded guilty to an addi-
tional charge Of stealing several
tires from a local gasoline dealer
last December 10.
Peter Kisonis, 20, of 48 Lindsey
street, who pleaded guilty to
charge of breaking and entering
was sentenced to year In Jail. He
was accused of breaking into the
National Biscuit Company ware
house on West Liberty street, and
was bound over to superior court
February S.
A five months suspended SEN
tence, with execution suspended fol
one year, was imposed on Adam j
Jurewicz, o. a sailor, who pleaded
guilty to a charge Of assault with
the intent to rape.
Roy F. Brown, former operator Of
convalescent home in Cheshire
who is charged with larceny and
assault, was arraigned in New Ha-
ven superior court this morning,
the local court was told. He will
be brought here either later today
or tomorrow morning to face the
charges here.
Disposition of other cases on the
long criminal docket was scheduled
for this afternoon.
Two Torrington men, who were
fined and sentenced in city court
Feb. z, on charges of breach of the
peace after a woman pedestrian
complained against them, were sue
cessful in their appeals to common
pleas court today. The accused,
Otto Like, 26, and Ernest Deli
monte, IS, were given nolles upon a
recommendation from Prosecuting
Attorney William J. Larkin.
The men claimed through their
counsel, Attorney George Crocic-
CHA, that they offered ride to the
woman, Mrs. Oliver Rooney of 24G
Grove street, because they thought
she was stranded. She testified in
city court she was waiting for her
husband at North Square when the
pair drove up in their car.
The prosecuptor indicated there
was no evidence the men bothered
the woman after they offered the
ride and she refused.
Judge Richard S. Swain presided
at todays criminal session, which
opened the April term Of the court.
Edward Washington, who ap-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04
DRASTIC APPEAL
| MADE FOR PAPER
Waterburians Asked to
Refrain From Burning
Waste Accommodations

Paper salvage officials have re-
quested that residents Of Water
bury, in general, refrain from burn
ing waste. paper as fuel during the
spring days. Stating that they are
aware that such utilization Of pa
per Is necessary in some instances,
these officials have urged that the
residents refrain from using this
vitality needed source of salvage as
an actual substitute for coal or
wood.
In the spring, housewives have
been accustomed to use waste paper
solely as q substitute for standard
fuel supplies, in most case merely
to get an early spring morning chill
off the house. Instances where q
small amount Is required to start a
wood or coal fire is not too waste
full. officials pointed out, but gen.
eral use Of this waste paper will
harm the salvage effort Of the city
and nation.
Official stated that widespread
burning Of waste paper "is shame
full waste of vitality needed war ma
terial, In view of the fact that our
own New England paper mills are
begging for additional waste paper
supplies"
AS revealed here recently over 400
tons Of newspaper and magazines
that enter the homes and offices Of
the city each month are not salv-
aged. It is possible that great
share of this paper is being used
wastefully for the aforementioned
reasons.
Local salvage authorities headed
by J. Warren Epson are now devils
ing some new program in an at
tempt to stimulate the collections
Of this vitality needed salvage ma
tertal. At present the SCHOOLGIRL
dren Of the city are bearing the
brunt Of the effort.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-04-04
May | Designated
Child Health Day

WHEREAS, the Congress by
joint resolution Of May 10, 1928
as Stat. GID, has authorized and
requested the President Of the
United States to issue annually
proclamation setting apart May
as Child Health Day:
NOW, THEREFORE,, I, FRANK
LIN D. ROOSEVELT, President Of
the United States of America, in
recognition Of the Importance to
every child and young person Of
a healthy body and a study spirit,
do hereby designate May Of this
year as Child Health Day.
And I invite our boys and girls
to use this occasion as a time to
gather with parents, teachers, and
other citizens, or by themselves,
in schools, churches, and COM
munity centers, and to consider
how we can make our home and
community life contribute in full
measure to the hLlding Of buoy
ant health and valiant spirit in all
our boys and girls.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United
States Of America to be affixed.
DONE at the City Of Washing
ton this seventeenth day Of March
in the year Of our Lord nineteen
hundred and forty four and of the
Independence Of the United States
Of America the one hundred and
Sixty-eighth.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
BY the President:
CORDELL HULL
Secretary Of State.