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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14
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both have cause TO regret their
aid and help to Soviet Russia and
Stain to the place OF the might
lest. as they now deplore their
blindness and regret ignoring the
signs and omens of the coming of
Hitler?
Hitler could have been stopped,
his totalitarian naziSm like Mus
solini's fascism. in its main funda-
mentals, methods and practices,
taken from the totalitarian COM
munism of Soviet Russia, could
have been held within limits. 1t
wasn't done. None believed either
he or his system of sufficient inn
portance until Germany was too
strong.
Since the middle ages there
have been in Europe the Spanish
era, the Dutch Netherland period,
then the French Revolution, out
of which emerged Napoleon and
the Napoleonic domination of the
continent. Then came a very
short German preponderance.
All of them were destroyed by
England and the British, largely
with the aid of other countries, as
i'm World War ii.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-05-14

cal, economic wrecks. financially
and completely bankrupt.
Russia collapsed and went into
the bloodiest revolution IN re-
corded history,
The combined total casualties
on both sides has been given as
81. sos, $50. dead, wounded, prison
ers, missing
The American people Sensed
that President Wilson with his
own draft of peace on the ideals
and principles of the Ia points
reiected), had been enSnared by
sinister European diplomacy, and
they repudiated the presidents
signature to the treaty. Congress
refused to ratify the treaty or
approve America entering the
League Of Nations.
Twenty years later all the great
powers on this earth-seven IN
number-are again at war with
each otferS
America, Britain. Russia, will
probably emerge victorious. These
as Gen. Patton thinks, ARE des-
tined 10 rule the world Perhaps
the general sensed quite correctly
that it would commit us to more
war, his profession and trade.
The phenomenon in World War
III has been the amazing come
back and rise of totalitarian Com
munist Soviet Russia under the
leadership of Josef Stain. a shoe
makers son of ASiatie blood.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
Nozis Resume Robot Attack
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press Staff Correspondent

London, July 7-(UP)-The Ger mans resumed their robot bomb at tacks in daylight today, after brief early morning lull, and an air alert was sounded as the flying weapons fell in parts of southern England, including the London area.
 The new attacks followed a night of sporadic hits in the greater Lon don area and the southern counties with some casualties and damage re- sulting.
 The night attacks started shortly after dark lest evening and carried through until dawn, although on a reduced scale, perhaps because of the heavy aerial bombings of the robot launching bases in northern France.
 As the Germans again sent the robot bombs into southern England, authorities were preparing to evac- uate the second contingent ct school children from London.
 Approximately 800 children were to leave here today for Blackpool, where the first group arrived last night carrying Suitcases. brown pa- per parcels or pillow cases. Most of them also carried gas masks.
 The air ministry disclosed that large proportion" of flying bombs were destroyed yesterday with many pilots claiming more than one in single Sorties and anti aircraft guns also taking toll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
1,75O Planes Roke German Plane Plants
BY WALTER CRONKITE Limited Press War Correspondent

Limited Press War Correspondent
 London, July 7-(UP)-More than 1,750 American warplanes raked Nazi aircraft factories and oil refineries in central Germany with bombs and gunfire today, touching off series of fierce aerial battles across hun" dreds of miles of German skies.
 One thousand American flying fortresses and Liberators spearhead- ed the big sky fleet. They strewed 5000 tons or more of demolition and incendiary bombs across aircraft assembly shops, component parts plants and oil refineries at Mockau, near Leipzig. Lutzkendorff of other factories in the central Reich.
 Hundreds Of German fighters rose to parry the blow at the vitais of their air force. and preliminary re. ports indicated the American raid- CTS met their bitterest opposition since D-Day.
 At least 60 enemy fighters were believed to have been shot down by the T5O Mustang, Lightning and Thunderbolt lighters that accom-. panied the giant bombers.
 German fighters, attacking in for nations of as many as 100 planes at a time, and a blazing wall of anti aircraft fire met the raiding fleet as it swept in over Germany's western borders and slashed along the 25O- mile sky trail to Leipzig.
 The American fighter escorts tangled with the attacking Nazl
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Russians DriUe Germans Back Toluard Bug RiDer

Rokossovsky's lst White Russian Army yesterday. paving the way for an offensive smash northwest between the Bug River and the Pripet Marches toward Brest Litov- six, ! miles away and southern an- chor of the German line protect ing the Baltic States and East Prussia.
 The German garrison at Kowel. deprived of its last stronghold east of the Bug in this region, was ex- pected to fall back across the river under Soviet pressure for a stand to the death along the line from which Nazi Legions began their ill-fated invasion of Russia four years ago last month.
 While Rokossovsky's southern column blasted open the south-cen- tral invasion route to Warsaw. his northern forces began the invest ment of Baranowicze on the ancient noTth-central route to Warsaw and
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Moscow. July 7--(UP)-The Rus sians, swiftly exploiting their cap- ture Kowel. drove the Germans ba. toward the Bug River border of Germany government general of Poland. 40 miles to the west, today and simultaneously pushed in an attempt to outfiank the enemy's Baltic defense line.
 Elsewhere along the embatted 350- mile offensive front, Soviet armies advanced to within nine miles of the Baranowicze Gap in an encircl- ing thrust. cut the Baranowicze- Luniniec Railway. and reac h c d points only a little more than 90 miles from the Lithuanian strong hold of Wilno.
 "A London boradcast recorded by CBS said unconfirmed German re- ports told of Soviet advance guards already fighting in the outskirts of Wilno.)
 Kowel, ITS miles southeast of Warsaw on the Kiev-Warsaw Rail- way, fell to Marsal Konstantin K.
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Police Prosecutor James F. Kennedy told the United Press they had been charged because of evidence of gross negligence" The circus fire department was lmpo- tet he said and this despite it's menagere fire in Ceve land in 1922 which, he charged had demonstrated the de- partments inadequacy.
 partially blocked the main entrance to the big tent ne sad and the circus management apparently showed no interest in the safety of its patrons"
 He predicted it would take at least three months to establish the of the fire. the cause is ever estab Iisted He discounted theory that spotlghts mounted high in the corners had set the tent on fire and advanced the theory of spontaneous combustion.
 Haley and Smith were released $5O00 bail each the others in bail of $l000O Lekind refused to disclose the evidence upon which he based his charge but was learned that authorities suspicious of the spoghs which say high in the corners of the main tent.
 The lights were beamed on the Plying Waendas" who just had started their high tight wire act in the white not glare of the big spots when flash of flame appeared m the santing canvas rook
 second later the red. tiny spot became a mass of flame and panic broke out below despite the attempts of performers and attendants to quiet the crowd
 When the stampeding audience refused to join in the singing and other efforts to restore order the performers joined in the rescue work and the sadfaced clown and other renowned artists began carrying out the bodies Of the men, women and children they had come to entertain
 Coroner Frank E. Healy subpoenaed the five officials fixing responsibility for the disaster Under Connecticut law the coroner has charge of the investigation of violent deaths in the pre-grand jury stage.
 Mayor William H. Mortensen headed a committee of nine officials conducting an investigation paraelng the cor oners and early today he issued public statement making two charges CD The circus tent the largest In the world "had been sprayed with paraffn which had been melted n gasone; (2 steel runway used to bring animals m
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Jopon Proper
 BIitzed Again ByU.S. Supers

Washington, July 7-(UP)-Amer- ican Superfortresses bombers at- tackled Japanese naval installations at Sasebo in their second raid on Japan proper, the War Department announced today.
 Sasebo, one of Japan's major naval bases, is on the same island -Klushu-which felt the weight of American bombs in the first attack by B-29s on Japanese home targets.
 The War Department issued the following brief communique from headquarters of the 20th Air Force, the unit which operates the super fortresses from Chinese bases:
 "B-29 superfortresses of the 20th bomber command attacked naval installations at Sasebo, Japan, to- night"
 No other details of the attack were immediately available,
 The first B-29 attack, inaugural ing a promised succession of smashes against enemy industrial centers, hit the Imperial Iron and Steel Works at Yawata on June l5.
 Tn that attack, "sizeable task force" of B29S based in China dropped many tons of explosives on Japan's biggest steel mills. Four superfortresses failed to return, but only one was lost because of enemy action.
 Kyushu is the southernmost Of Japan's major home islands. It is packed with rich targets for air raiders.
 The announcement of the second superfortress attack did not con- tain any details as to U. s. losses if any. In the first attack, two of three planes were lost due to &C., cidents, the war department said. One was shot down by Japanese anti-aircraft fire, and fourth was reported missing.
 The attack on Sasebo came on the beginning of the eighth year of Japan's war on China.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
Wreck Kills IS Soldiers

Jellico. Tenn, July 7-(UP)-Res- cue workers recovered the bodies of IT persons today from the splintered wreckage of a troop train that plunged into a rock strewn moun- tain gorge while speeding around the curve last night.
 Two of the dead were the engineer and firemen. The remainder were understood to be soldiers.
 The army said the wreck occurred while the soldiers were preparing For bed. Many of them gre in wash rooms, separated from ieir clothes ard personal property. which made Identification sloW.
 Many of the dead soldiers were found in a coach which s crush cd beneath the coal tendel IS they plunged into & shallow mountain stream.
 Daylight aided the rescue workers who were pulling apart the debris of the splintered coaches in the nar- row gorge which was strewn with slirvD 'ocks.
 More than 100 other soldiers were injured
 The men were crushed in the cars when the train left the track while rouading a curve at high speed. The engine careened into the gorge, pulling six coaches with it. Ten other cars did not overturn.
 Names of the dead soldiers were withheld pending notification of rel atives. Maj. Harold Tyler, public relations officer for the fourth serv- ice command. said the train was en route from Cincinnati to Knoxville.
 Scores of townspeople from this village of 2.000 and neighboring farmers rushed to the scene with
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Four Local Nurses
 Aid Circus Victims

Horror and sympathy were uni- versal in Waterbury yesterday aft- ernoon and this morning as details poured in about the tragic circus fire in Hartford just thirty miles away.
 All the city's emergency facilities stood ready to rush for Hartford yesterday afternoon if the need arose. Telephone wires to the capi- tol were jammed as WaterburianS sought information about relatives.
 Nurses Margaret Harrington, 35 Welton St., and Florence Rizzo, Fuller St., of St. Mary's hospital. and Dr. Lawrence Koleshko, resident physician of Waterbury hospital, answered call for volunteers yes terday afternoon, and assisted with treating the injured in the Hartford Armory which served as & tempo rary hospital.
 This afternoon Waterbury hospi- tai nurses Eugenia GranEatuk, 332 Pnie St., and Miss Rose Marie Wei dorn, 150 Birch St., left for Hart ford after a call to hospital Supt. Ada Greer. Both girls already have been commissioned in the U. &. Navy and are scheduled to report for duty next Tuesday
 Thoughts of what might have happened if the disaster had struck two weeks earlier when the circus played Waterbury brought shud- ders to many of the city's residents. Although extremely elaborate pre- cautions were taken to prevent such a disaster in this city, Fire Marshal Den Lahey said this morning that sometimes such things will occur in spite of all that is done.
 One person was known dead and four others injured or missing among more than score of Water bury persons and relatives who att tended the performance. Several Waterburians who had planned to attend the show possibly owed their lives to pranks of fate which kept
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Baldwin Not
 To Seek COP Office Again

An unusual turn of events arose today in state political ranks gith the disclosure that Governor Ray mond E. Baldwin will decline the Republican party renomination, while former Democratic Governor Robert A. Hurley, whom Gov. Bald win defeated two years ago, an- nounced this morning he will again seek the Democratic party nomina- tion for the governorship.
 Meanwhile The Democrat was this morning informed that the Democratic state convention for nomination of national and state candidates will be held in Bushnell Memorial hall, Hartford, August 4 and 5. It is expected that dates for the Republican state convention will be set at today's meeting of the G. o. P. State Central committee scheduled for Hartford. It is at this latter meeting that Gov. Baldwin is expected to make known his formal announcement.
 Ex-Governor Hurley made known his announcement in letter to Thomas H. Dickinson of Westport, who wrote the ex-governor that the party was calling upon you to put aside all contract considerations and to declare yourself" a candi- date for the governorship.
 Hurley, in his letter, told Dickson son that "after considerable thought" he had decided to run again despite strong reports that he eagerly sought the U. s. senatorial post.
 In his letter he stated, "It is now clear that the approaching campaign will be a fiercely fought contest. On the one hand will be those who are already striving to obliterate the so- cial and economic gains secured by those who see in these gains the promise of better things to come" Hurley continued. Your letter
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
Explosives Found In Secret Cellar

Rome, July 7-UP)-AlIied military authorities today per- mitted the disclosure that a huge cache of explosives has been discovered in a secret cell lar on the grounds Of the Ger man Embassy in Rome.
 The explosives apparently were being used by Maxi sa- bOteurS who remained in the capital after the German evac- uatiOn to attack Allied military installations.
 Between June 6 and g, it was disclosed, 1,4OO pounds of plastic explosives, a large quan- tity of other explosives and material for five radio trans mitterS were removed from the embassy in the presence of 8 representative of the Swiss minister.
 The explosives were buried in a cellar that had been built in- to an old Roman wall running through the Embassy garden. During the removal, an acci- dent touched off . number of explosions and fires in the cell lar, Allied authorities said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
Allies AdUance Halted In North-CentraI Italy

tain peaks of north of Pisa and Florence and winds across to the east coast at Riminl.
 The bitterest German resistance developed along the 5th Army front from the hills north Of Siena to Rosignano, on the Tyrrhenian sea- coast i2 miles below Lyorno. Off cial reports said the Nazis had cons verted every village. farmhouse and hilltop across the 40-mile belt into . bristling strongp0int and were putting up "the best coordinated defense since the occupation of Rome"
 American infantrymen bore the brunt of the German counter-blow in the streets Of Rosignano. where they fought doggedly from house to house under a storm of shell and gunfire from enemy positions astride Q ridge just north of the town.
 By mid-afternoon yesterday, how
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 Rome, July 7-(UP)-The Ger man army turned to fight on the approaches to its vaunted Gothic Line" in n0rth-central Italy today, flashing out in a sereis of powerful c0unteT-attaeks that slowed or halted the Allied Sth and eth Army advance all along the i0O~miie bat tie line.
 Striking back more progressively than at any time since the begin. ming of their iS0-mlle Tetreta from Rome Q month ago. German tanks and infantrymen stabbed into the Allied lines at 6 dozen points in . c00rdinated attempt to blunt the spearheads driving at Livorno. Flor ence and AncOTia.
 Simultaneously. hea q q uarters spckesmen reported that the Ger mans were working teverishly to strengthen their Gothic IAne which runs through the e.000-foot noun
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
61 Other Bodies Still Unidentified InHartfordM Morgue
BY DELOS SMITH United Press Stan COrrespOndent)

Hartford, Conn.,, July 7.-(UP)-As the death toll from the worst fire in circus history reached I46 today, anxious Porents filed through an improvised morsue looking for the bodies of their little sons and daughters and Connecticut low moved to fix responsi- biIity for the burning of the Big Top" ot yes teTdoy's m0tinee.
 The tragic line of mothers, fathers and other relatives formed long before a. m. when the State Armory-morgue was reopened in the hope that the identity of the deod could be established.
 They searched the lines of chorred and bruised bodies lying on cots along the walls of che ormory which wos now house of deoth for at Ieost 80 children and 65 adults who had perished under the flaming convos of Ringlins Brothers Biggest Show on Earth.
 Sixty-four of the victims had been identified before the armory closed last night to give the ence of 10000 watching the aerial act of the Flying Wallendas", an acre and more of canvas dis solve into flame above its head.
 Twenty-four more were identified today. The 61 unidentified dead 13 boys, II girls, five men, 31 women, one baby.
 Local hospitals were crowded with POS injured, IA of whom were reported to be in dying condition.
 After a night of questioning canvasmen per- formers, roustabOuts and spectators, Police Court Prosecutor s. Burr Leikind arrested five circus off cials on charges of manslaughter.
 They were J. A. Haley vice president of Ringing Broth and Bailey Edward VerSteg, chief elecriclan David Blanchfied chief and tractor man, George Smith, general manager and Leonard Aylesworth boss canvas man.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07

Additional Circus fire pictures and stories can be found on pages and 10.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-07-07
Negligence Charged

All the spent the night in Hartford City jail and were released bail shortly before they arragned before police court Judge Walter J. Sdor who continued their until July 9 They were represented by counsel and all silent Photographers popped off scores of flash bulbs in the courtroom
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Enroll Immediately for Summer Term. Pest yunl0r College of Com merce. 2A Central Avenue.
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Evening star., 1944-03-19
AntOmette Bruno
Is the Bride of
1t. MarcellinO

The chapel at Fort Belvoir was
attractively decorated with white
gladioluses and ferns for the we'd
ding early last evening of Miss An
toinette Rosemary Bruno and 1t
Thomas Joseph Marcellino, the
ceremony taking place at 6 o'clock
with Chaplain Richard White off,
ciating.
The bride is the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Anthony Bruno of this
city and 1t. Marcellino is the son
of Mrs. Salvatrice Marcellino, also
Of this city, the latter receiving with
the parents of the bride at the re-
ception which was given in their
home after the ceremony.
Mr.. Bruno escorted his daughter
who wore gown of ivory satin with
a veil of ivory illusion held by a
coronet of orange blossoms and car
ried bouquet of white orchids and
brides roses.
Mrs. Joseph Bruno, sister, in law
Of the bride, was the matron of
honor, wearing blue chiffon with a
headdress Of blue plumes and carry
ing bouquet of pink roses and blue
sweet peas.
Miss Anita Marcellino served as
bridesmaid and was costumed in
pink marquisette with head
dress of pink roses and blue sweet
peas and carried bouquet of the
same flowers.
Mr.. Joseph Bruno, brother of the
bride, was the best man and Mr..
Anthony Navarro served as usher.
1t. and Mrs. Marcellino will be
at home temporarily at Fort Belvoir.
Evening star., 1944-03-19
Bethesda.Lower Montgomery County
Social Actiuities Are Limited
z O Entertainment of Visitors

West Coast for several months while
her husband has been on duty there
with the armed forces, has returned
to her home here and is now with
her mother, DR.. Mary Downes, on
Chevy Chase boulevard.
Miss Ruth Yohe is visiting friends
in Philadelphia over the week end.
Miss Yohe joined her father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. H. s. Yohe,
last week after her graduation from
Pennsylvania State College at the
midwinter commencement of the
college.
Miss Yohe is one Of several Be-
thesda girls who have made names
for themselves because of their ex-
cellent scholastic records and also
because Of the part they have taken
in the extracurricular activities of
the college. She was treasurer of
her sorority, Phi Mu, during her
senior year and was on the Board
OF Directors Of the Christian Asso-
ciation.
Upon her graduation from the
college, she was one OF 16 honor
students in class Of 213 and at
the commencement exercises was
made member of Phi Kappa Phi
and also of ri Gamma Mu, honorary
science fraternity.
Mrs. william T. Gill of Waltham,
Mass, Is In Bethesda for several
weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs.
John G. Fletcher.
Mrs. A. j. Ellinger arrived q few
days ago from her home in Seattle
to join her husband, DR.. Ellinger,
who has recently been assigned to
q term OF duty at the National
Naval Medical Center. DIR. and Mrs.
Ellinger have leased the David
Starry house in Drummond during
their stay here.
Evening star., 1944-03-19

Mrs. John Gross of Bradley boule-
ward, Bethesda, and her two young
sons, Claude and John Fuller, named
for their grandfather, former Repre-
sentative Claude Fuller of Arkansas,
have gone to Eureka Springs to
visit Mrs. Cross father and mother
They will be away for several
months.
Mrs. B. H. Thibodeaux also left
Bethesda Thursday to spend several
weeks In the deep South. She will
visit relatives in her former home
Lafayette, La. She will be back
In Bethesda early in May.
Mrs. Charles D. Patton, the former
Nancy Downes, who has been on the
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Miss Henderson
|Enferfains

Miss Mccall Henderson Is enter
tanning as guests in her Chevy Chase
home over the week end Miss Julia
Orme, Mr.. Lloyd P. Jones and Mr.
John B. Jackson Of Atlanta, and
Miss Betty Towsend of Green's
boro, N. c.. who are en- route to
the re-Midshipmen's School at
Asbury Park, N. J.
Last evening Miss Henderson en-