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Evening star., 1944-12-18
On the Western Front
By Maj. Georee Feldine Eliot

1t is beginning to look as though
new period of crisis Is approaching along
the western front. At least, there are
number of signs which seem to point in
that direction.
First, the Germans are launching a
serious counterattack in force on the
relatively inactive front south of the
Roetgen Forest, which is the sort of
thing the Germans always do when they
think they are about to be attacked; the
idea is to upset the plans Of the attacker
by forcing him to switch his forces to
meet the new thrusts.
Second, our strategic air forces have
for several days been switching their
attention to the German railways. This
may be the Isolation of the battlefield
which usually precedes a major attack.
Third, the United States 9Th Army has
been firmly implaced on the west bank
Of the Roer River for almost two weeks
which is time enough to have completed
preparation to force crossing-obvi-
ously the next move in that sector.
Fourth, the United States LIST Army
has extended its front to the south by
putting in what appears to be q new
corps, in the Roetgen Forest area, the
natural result being to absorb more of
the German local reserves in this sector
Fifth, the 2lst Army Group of Field
Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery has
now been inactive for long time, and
must have had ample opportunity to
regroup, to fill up It's losses in men and
equipment, and to prepare for new
operations.
Sixth, there has likewise been time for
the reconstruction Of the 1st Allied
Airborne Army.
Seventh, the drive of the United States
7th Army across the German frontier
between Wissembourg and Lanterbourg
has attracted at least one German
armored division to that section and
will doubtless compel the Germans to
send additional reinforcements there.
Meanwhile the Sd United States Army
is being checked along the Saar only by
the greatest effort on the paft of the
Germans, and its pressure is continuing
with some signs Of diminished German
resistance.
Thss tas osr.aaz - = fuii strain
Evening star., 1944-12-18

From somewhere in the shadows
of his lost eminence Mussolini has
just taken to the radio to tell the
Italian people that his regime"
faces unbelievable and ever-in-
creasing difficulties" The news that
II Duce thus seems to be In a bad
way must come as a sensational sur
prise only to those who have been
out of this world since a year ago
last summer.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

number Of men and some women.
Other industry is native.
To visualize the situation OF Min
doro, 1t will be helpful to picture 1t
as being directly south of the city
of Manila and northwest of the
island of Leyte. A line drawn
around the globe from Mindoro
would pass close to Bangkok in Siam,
Madras in India, Alden in the
Arabian peninsula, Lake Chad in
French Africa, Dakar in Senegal, the
Cape Verde Isles in the Atlantic,
Martinique, Tegucigalpa in Hon.
duras and Guam in the Pacific.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

The japanese announce that as a
foodstuffs measure one of their un-
inhabited home islands now is de-
voted exclusively to the increase and
multiplication of rabbits, than which
nothing increases or multiplies bet
ter. Considering what is in store for
the imperial supply lines, this devel-
opment is not nearly so hare Drained
as 1t NAV seem.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Nuzi Counteruttuck


The confidence at Allied supreme
headquarters that the powerful Ger
man counterattack along a sixty
mile front south of Aachen provides
no reason for alarm or anxiety prob
ably is justified. Nevertheless, the
news of the German offensive will
be received with considerable sur
prise in this country.
1t has been little more than
month since the Allied armies
opened their winter assault upon the
German forces along the enemys
western frontier. Despite the han
dicapS of adverse weather and ex-
ceedingly difficult supply problems,
that attack has been moving slowly
forward, pushing the Germans back
yard by yard and mile by mile in the
hardest kind Of fighting. In recent
days, however, as the main enemy
defenses were approached, the as
sault began to lose momentum, and
this, in normal circumstances, was
the time when the Germans could be
expected to launch a counterattack.
That, at any rate, has been the domi-
nant pattern of this war-a hard
drive by one side, a gradual slowing
down of the attack, and then a de-
termined counterthrust by the de-
tenders in the hope of catching their
opponents overextended and of bal
ance.
In this instance, however, the
otherwise normal German reaction
comes as something of a surprise
because it had been supposed that
the enemy had neither the men nor
the equipment to regain the initia-
tive in more than a purely local
action. The popular disposition has
been to credit the Nazis with the
means of making a desperate de-
fense of their homeland, aided by
the factors of weather, terrain and
powerful Notifications, but it had
not been believed that the badly
mauled Germans were capable of
going over to the offensive on a
front of sixty miles and actually
pushing back the Allied line.
Now that the fallacy of this belief
has been revealed, the important
questions have to do with the man
ner in which Field Marshal Won
RunStedt accumulated his striking
force and what the real objectives
OF the cOunterattack may be. A
most optimistic assumption Is that
this is the final effort Of the Ger
mans; that they have robbed their
other fronts of reserves to mount
this attack and that if it fails they
are through. But that is an as
sumption which neglects to take
into account the soldierly qualities
demonstrated by Won Runstedt, who
has done superb Job of organizing
the German defense. 1t is highly
improbable that he is gambling
everything on this one effort. Neither
is it reasonable to credit the reports
that German prisoners taken during
the Nazi offensive expected to be In
Paris by Christmas. The German
soldiers may have been told that by
their commanders for morale-booSt-
ing purposes, but it is absurd to
suppose that Won RunStedt has any
such starry-eyed objective In mind.
In all probability, events will show
this German offensive to be limited
in scope. The best guess is that
Won Runstedt hopes for nothing
more than to throw the Allies off
balance and to relieve pressure at
other threatened points in his de-
fenSe line. But the fact that he can
hit with so much power at this stage
of the war should persuade the most
extreme Wishful thinker that the
fight is far from finished.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
This Changing World
By Consfasfiss Bro,cn

No further concrete developments con-
cerning the Polish situation and its Inn
plications revolving around the Atlantic
Charter are expected until after the
meeting Of President Roosevelt, Premier
Stain and Prime Minister Churchill
which Is now expected to take place
early in February.
The British government is preparing
to get nd OF the Polish government in
exile, In the event 1t does not subscribe
to the decisions of Mr.. Churchill and
Premier Stain. A preliminary step to-
ward the acceptance Of the Soviet
sponsored Polish government was taken
last week when British foreign service
oficer, John Holiday, was ordered to
Lublin.
In the meantime, Washington and
London expect that full acceptance OF
Russia's demands in Eastern Europe
may induce Premier Stain to order the
long-expected offensive across the Wis.,
tula River. The occupation of Western
Poland and the German exchange"
territories requires military action on
the part of the Red armies Military
observers hope that now when Moscows
political objectives in an area subjected
to the guarantees Of the Atlantic Charter
have been cleared by Mr.. Churchill,
there can be no further delay in the
Russian armies promised offensive
against the Reich, at least as far as
the east bank Of the Oder River.
The German propaganda machine has
not been idle in exploiting the deal
among the Allies in regard to Poland.
Since last summer when the Polish
underground forces In Warsaw sacri-
nced thousands Of lives, the Germans
have changed their tactics in regard
to the Poles. Gen. Bor, who was cap
tured after two weeks of battle in the
streets of the Polish capital, was treated
as q regular prisoner of war and not
as guerilla leader.
The German propaganda in Western
Poland is now in full swing. The Nazis
are telling the Poles still under their
domination that all their allies have
abandoned them and the only hope
they have Of maintaining their country
Is to side with the Nazis in the fight
against the Russians. The Berlin propa-
gandists are sending millions Of leaflets
and pamphlets pointing out that the
so-called independent" Poland will suf-
Ter more under the domination of the
MOSCOW government than when it was
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Rest Wanted
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
For the past three years Government
employees, composed primarily Of the So
called white collar class, have taken it
on the chin in the matter Of longer
work days (due to the daylight saving
law, short rations on necessary gasoline
and food, higher prices on food, clothing
and amusements, elimination of all legal
holidays, etc.
Maybe we could prevail upon the
Commander in Chief to grant us q short
Christmas holiday this year, from clos
ing time December % to opening time
on December 26, for much-needed rest
and relaxation.
We, too, are on war duty.
NATHAN j. COSEL.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

stantly on patrol through the long
nights or the long days, week after
week and month after month, in the
limitless loneliness of the Arctic.
Here is front that should serve as
an object lesson to any summer
soldier or sunshine patriot among us.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

The Treasury Department an
nounces that there are an excep-
tional number of thousand dollar
bills in circulation. Considering the
prices of things, lot of them are
necessary
Evening star., 1944-12-18
And Too Long

From the Montreal Star.
The common people, who have no
interest Ia the ideologies giving 1iss 10
conflict, have suffered enough.
Evening star., 1944-12-18

Praise for Reporter Jones
To the Editor Of The Star:
I wish to commend to you Garter
Brooke Jones for the faithful and ex-
cellent job Of reporting that he has
done in the sedition trial
think that the excellent reporting
job which Mr.. Jones did is in no small
measure due to the good grasp which he
had Of the case as q whole.
You are to be complimented for hav-
ing reporter who became 80 thoroughly
acquainted with the case.
o. JOHN ROGGE,
Special Assistant to the Attorney
General.
Evening star., 1944-12-18
Editor Lemon Answered

To the Editor of The Star:
With great interest, and greater sur
prise, read Editor" James A. Lemon 3
comments on peacetime conscription in
The Star of December IL.
Interest. because I am vitality inter-
ested in that matter; surprise, because
I did not think any true American could
be against such fine thing.
I am 16 years old, and, although do
not have any business, have definite
plans for myself after graduation from
high school. II my plans were post
poned. or even interrupted by the pass
age OF such legislation, should con-
slider 1t wonderful opportunity for
training. military or otherwise, which
would profit me well.
Editor Lemon gave reasons why he
was not in favor of such a plan-let me
give some reasons why am
large percentage of the Army re-
jections were due to physical disability,
many Of which cases would probably
have not occurred had the person re-
ceived good physical training.
Yes, Hitler conscripted Germany's
youth for war, but they were strong
and healthy. Certainly, America, II she
wants lasting peace, also wants her
people strong and healthy, for healthy
bodies mean healthy minds, healthy
minds mean happy ones, and happiness
is the key to peace eternal
Past experience has shown us that.
although We sincerely hope and pray
for enduring peace, we must never be
unprepared for anything.
And finally, think Editor Lemon is
making = broad statement In saying
that major political party has been
taken over by the Communists. 1 think
he shows an APPALLING lack of faith in
the people Of the United States, If he
thinks they would allow such a thing
to happen, and that those people, who
are so violently opposed to Communism,
would elect man fqS a fourth term, If
they thought he represented such po-
litical philosophy.
No, the Communists of Editor Lemons
and many others imaginations are not
urging conscription for militaristic pur-
poses. but instead sincere Americans
want conscription to insure lasting
peace to strong and healthy America.
BENJAMIN E. SHELDON.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-25
; Tvustees'
Flee Prison

Windsor, VT, July 2S-lUPl-A
posse Of 80 armed guards aided by
state p0lyiee beat the woods and
Acids near here today ~ search OF
three stFustees" who escaped from
. state prison garden detail during
q Fainst0FM,
Near midnight some five hours
after the trio ed from Q garden plot
about mile from the prison .
guard saw them crossing field
about two miles west OF the inslituE
ton, They ran into nearby WOODS
Al eightystate teletype and radio
alarm was broadcast seeking their
apprehension,
The men were Identified by War
den Lawrence 3, MeG0Yerp as 6ors
don y, 0eT0Fge, ~, Of FerFlsbnfg,
Charles II, gills0p, ~, Of West DUNE
nleFst0p, and william ", Ferguson
~, Of VergenDes, Az had been con-
fined since 1919 and had served
about half their sentences on burg
larry og grand larceny charges,
Warden MeGOVeEn said the men
escaped when guards took the gar
den detail into the shelter Of trees
foE protection from the rain, lie
anid the trio wore the usual pFis0n
gsFb Of blue work shirts and khaki
trousers and probably" ere nps
#4Ht4#4f
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new JACKET
DESIGNED FOR
CTS IN EUROPE

Philadelphia. July ao-CUP)- A
new wool field jacket, designed prim
arily for combat use but adaptable
for dress. Is planned for U. s. troops
In the European theater OF opera.
lions. the Philadelphia Quartermas.
ter Depot has announced
The new Jacket. 10 take the olive
drab coat. Is designed along lines
similar 10 the English battle dress, a
garment which has proved practical
on the European front. High rank
ing American generals have found
this Jacket satisfactory. the depo,
said
The new field blouse will be made
OF ie-ounce wool serge Of olive drah
shade II win be lined with twill
and features a convertible collar
which may be turned up tightly
around the neck. The jacket feat.
ures four pockets, with box pleats
giving the two outside pockets great
er capacity. For the first time in
30 years, the enlisted mans jacket
will feature two inside breast pock-
cts.
The jacket will feature an extra
wide back TO permit freedom Of ac-
ton, but will have a snap fastener
and buckles at the waistband TO pro-
vide tight closure AT the hips and
afford greater warmth. A fly front
with concealed buttons will prevent
buttons catching on brush or equip
ment.
The new jacket win not replace the
cotton field jacket used in warmer
climates.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-25


made on these days between three
and six y. m,
Specialists Tate and Lawrence
will be making preparations IN the
city OF Waterbury for the second
anniversary OF the Womep's Naval
Reserve on July 30th,
The WAVES broadcast over sta
ti0ns WBRY and WATR-entitled
Something for the Girls" Is also
being put on IN honor OF the
WAVES and their second birthday,
The entire crew OF WAVES IN the
Connecticut Recruiting Unit expects
to visit Waterbury for the week OF
August 18th, Their purpose is to
acquaipt the people OF this city with
the life In the Womep's Naval Re-
serve. WAVES are o vital part OF
our Navy today-apd are urgently
needed at all shore stations TO take
over jobs so that men may be re-
leased for sea duty, Girls between
the ages OF 20 and 80, with two
years of high school education may
apply at the Navy Recruiting sta
tl0n IN the Post Office Building
Both Specialist Tate and Specialist
Lawrence will be glad TO furnish all
information concerning enlistment
IN the WAVES.
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SELECT STREETS
FOR COLLECTION
Paper Drive Continues To-
calIy; Canvas Southeast
Section Saturday

Street In the southeast section Of
the city ain be canvassed BY city
trucks this Saturday during q scrap
paper collection drive. Names Of l32
streets 10 be canyassed win be
printed In an advertisement Ia to-
mOfr0w'g Democrat.
J. Warren Epson salvage chair
man today urged that all residents
Of these streets start now 70 prepare
their bundles OF vitality needed scrap
for Saturdays collection. The last
two collections proved 10 be the
most successful held here netting 90
and - tons Of scrap paper respec-
lively.
II. Scott-Smith. city street super
intendent today urged that only
those residents who reside on the
streets listed participate In Satur-
days drive. Mr.. 6cott-Emith pointed
out that although your street may
be adjacent to one Of those listed.
but Is not listed itself. no paper
should be placed on II. AL streets
vail be eanvassed before the close Of
summer according to zone sections
p0rtiOned off BY previous planning.
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Thought And Opinion
b REV. JOSEPH E. DONNELLY

shua importunlng Gods Providence.
Today TIE ouija board is hack.
Distracted parents are again asking
q serious questions. graEping any
possibility o. consolation. nut God
does not Etoop to USE a table 20 re-
veal 30 N what We wants tas %
know. The board has lead 20 al
sorts Of evils and the simple who
put any faith IN this senseless
practice are certainly not bringing
On themselves Gods blessing.
DO We NEED WAR FOR WORK?
The paragraphs are from q SER
mon q Msgr. sheen on The Catho-
DC Hour and when We reread them
recently We thought that they had
the foundation Of sound thinking
and planning Tor a better America.
IT Is positively q disgrace for
any country 10 have plenty Of work
and plenty % money only when IL
Is engaged In the dirty business Of
war. shall our selfish interests be
killed only when We are killings
Shall We work as a united nation
for the good Of eli only when Mars
sits on osn altarsp
ANY nation that can provide
work in var can provide work IN
peace. And work Cor all, and secur-
ity for all That win be when the
var Is over. -.
To suggest that the solution Of
our economic problem Is not In the
economic order. but In the moral,
Is TO bring down upon ones offend
ing head the charge. The suggestion
Is impractical. Certainly Il Is I'm.
practical That Is why Il viii work.
When things are half out Of order
any thinker or bureaucratic plan
ner can Ak them. but when the
world Is in a mess. Il takes more
than a practical solution"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-25
CHEWING" ANOTHGR
CASUALTY

cleveland-(UP)-T0bacco-eh
ing city c0uncilmen here had q
tough time for q while when the
city hall custodian removed all GUS
pidors because he couldn't keep any
body hired TO keep them clean, F'0F
several weeks the chewing law
makers spat In the massachusetts
and on the n0or-but when ehagS
women refused to clean up the mess
they cut that out. Nov, from al
appearances. they've stopped chew
ing for the duration.
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WANTED; TORTOISE SHE'LL CAT

Shreveport, La.-tUP)-When e.
p. Carstens heard some 40 years ago
that p. T. Barnum. the worlds great
Snowman, had once offered to pay
$4,000 each for a female calico
horse and a male tortoise shell cat.
he started looking for both. Re-
Gently Carstens found the calico
horse while In Lake Charles on
business. He says that although
Barnum Is gone now. he will still go
on searching for the tortoise-shell
cat
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WAVES SEEKING
RECRUITS HERE
interviews To Be Arranged
This Week; August I4th
20 Witness Drive

Specialists Jean Tate and Chris
tine Lawrence OF the Connecticut
WAVES Recruiting Unit viii again
be on duty IN the Navy Recruit
ing Station. Post Office Building.
Waterbury. from Thursday. July
9th through Saturday. July 10Th.
interviewing appointments are being
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-25


On the sacraments and particularly
Holy Orders. DR.. Kinsman an
nounced at q convention Of his
Delaware diocese that he had re-
solved 70 resign his Episcopal Of
flee. In July Of that year he sub
Initted his resignation 10 the Angli-
can church Officials. together with
q document Of clear-Eighted reason
ing on the invalidity Of his orders
due 20 q defect Of intention with
the conclusions. that. 4 for one
cannot peFpetuate them nor can ]
hold them
announced 10 the Associated Press
by Cardinal Gibbons on NOV. %,
1919. as having taken place GA the
previous Sunday In the Baltimore
Cathedral. AS he was not married
It Was thought that he would be-
come q Catholic priest but he re-
NAMED a layman and gave great
service 10 the cause OF the Church
rs q lecturer and author.
In the story Of his conversion.
''Salve Mater" he brings out that
o workman had much 20 do with
his conversion when the Bishop
found and read Catholic newspapers
that this workman used to wrap
materials that he brought into the
house for his work.
DR.. Kinsnan;s father, mother and
sister we're received into the Church
by the Bishop Of Portland shortly
after his conversion.
DEPENDENCE ON GOD
This paragraph is from a letter
Of . Marine Lieutenant now IN the
South Pacific:
The main thing here Is religion
Many Of as attend Mass aboard
ship. Sometimes Mass Is said on
ammunition boxes. sometimes on
potato crates, but wherever Il is helc
IL is still Mass. the same Mass you
might hear said by q Bishop in n
beaufiful Cathedral II ever ] need
ed Gods help ] need It now, not
for ~ own safety but that He viii
give me the power 70 make decisions
that viii keep the men IN my trust
safe and unframed"
TIEE MISSION BAND
The Universe Of London recorded
the following story Of Father WAL
ter sullivan Of the Paulist Father
OF New York City.
Father sullivan was interviewed
by Q Jewish girl reporter who was
obviously IN . hurry. She asked
him his name; then she asked what
he cid before becoming an Air Force
Chaplain. Father sullivan told her
that he used to be with the Paulist
Mission Band. The paper the next
day recorded an interview with
Chaplain Solomon. who used 10 play
wtth the Paulist Mission Band
with death riding thousands Of
screaming shells and starkIy re-
vealeng the pathetic insecurity Of
the bOagtful who SO long pretended
20 rely solely on self, the thoughts
Of millions have turned TO God.
for some the God they neglected
and redise0vered. and for some more
q God who Is newly found.
But some have never really
found God and for their knowledge
Of life beyond the grave, for word
Of the very young who have left
life SO suddenly they have turned
70 superstition. spiritism, astrOlOgy,
lmerOl0gy-auything that prom.
ises Q look into the future.
During the last war the 0uija
board began as q harmless parlor
game, Soon thousands ali over the
country were asking serious guess
tionS 81 the little board and thought
that they were getting the answers.
But some Of them had sense enough
TO realize that the answers came
from their own tTnaginati0ng and
saw TIE evil and the danger Of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-07-25

HubbardstOn, Mass.--(UP)-Local
history says Ephraim Grimes. whose
ear was cropped In 1870 for coup-
ferfeiting IN HubbardstOp. always
wanted his moneys worth. The
story Is told that he once went into
o store and asked the price Of
enough ribbon to reach from ear
10 ear. when told "a few cents"
he said: Begin TO measure or I
have one ear here and they have
the other In Worcester"
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former EplEco-
pal bishop Of
Delaware - the
second time IN
American histo-
~ that q Pro-
tesiant Episco-
pal Bishop be.
came q Cathoi.
&c.
DIR. KinNnan'S
conversion cans-
ed a profound
sensation. Early
In 1919 after
three years
struggle a n a
searching study
Of AngllcanisIn's
w.samm,a mnnfwntgn.a