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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
LuII Broken
On n. Guinea

Advanced Allied Headquarters,
New Guinea, Jan. "a - (U.P0 -
Australian forces threatened to cut
off a large pocket of japanese
troops in the rugged Finisterre
ranges of New Guinea by pushing
a three pronged flanking drive
against stubborn resistance to es-
tablish foothold on high point
north of Shaggy Ridge. a COM
munique announced today.
Supported by dive bomber at
tacks, the battle-toughened Austria
liam troops established their foot
hold on Kankiryo Saddle. Japanese
defense point only 20 miles due
south of the enemy coastal base of
Bogadjim, which is SO miles north
of American forces in the Saidor
region of the coast.
The Japanese left 100 dead as
they retreated before the Austria
lianS who at some points had to
scale almost vertical heights under
fire Of Japanese mountain guns,
mortars and machine guns as they
flanked enemy positions.
A spokesman at headquarters
said the action was progressing
favorably and that "all limited OBJ
jectives probably will be attained"
adding that the number of Jap
anese dead was no real indication
of the bitterness of the fighting.
AS the Australians advanced.
breaking a month-long lull in what
appeared to be the opening phase
Of a ground attack against the
heart of crumbling enemy strength
in northern New Guinea, Allied
planes and light naval units at
tackled japanese shipping, and air.
fields sinking or setting afire six
japanese vessels and numerous
barges.
Heavy bombers from the Solo
mons dropped 95 tons Of bombs on
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Germans Admit
Weakness

London, Jan. 24-(UP)-The Ger
man high command tactily acknow-
lodged today its inability to oppose
the new Allied invasion for Italy,
reporting that "there has been no
large. scale fighting SO far" on the
rim Of the beach head below Rome.
A supplementary Berlin broadcast
said the Allies were advancing TO-
ward Littoria. IS miles southeast of
Rome and few miles inland from
Nettuno.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Alice Marble
ENGAGED To Wed

New York, Jan. 24.-(UP)-Alice
Marble, former queen Of the worlds
tennis courts, revealed today that
she will be married as soon as the
war Is over and that she is through
with competitive tennis.
Her husband to-be is "a very spe-
cial guy" named Joe, an Army cap
tain overseas, she told the United
Press in an exclusive interview. But
she refused to reveal his last name.
She Ssid thei- romance began a
year and a half ago when they met
at a party in New York.
1.-THE hostess asked me to look
after joe" she said. We'll, !
looked after him all right. Wen
be married as soon as the war Is
over"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Thousands of Men,
Equipment Pour,
Into Beachheadl
BY C. R. CUNNINGHAM
(un;ted Press War Correspondent,

Allied Headquarters, Algiers January "a. - Cup -
American British troops tanning inland against only
token German resistance from their constantly reinforced
beachhead below Rome have driven within artillery range
ancient Appian Way in developing threat against
1000 Germans the old battlefront along the GargS
anO, it revealed today.
Thousands of Allied troops and massive lots of equip
pouring into the beachhead to develop the nvas
which in it's first phase the port of Netuno
80 miles below Rome and Slicing through the coastal
plan rolling back the outer defenses of the capital
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24

Inc distracted NaZl cOlIl~'
mand already was pulling
some units of Marshal Albert
Kesselring's units back from
the old southern front to the
Rome area in a race against
the menaced communica-l
tons lines between their
widely separated positions.
Counter Attacks "a
Kesselring threw his remaining
strength on the Garigliano front IN
to IL desperate counter-attacks
which forced Lieutenant General
Mark w. Clark's American units
back across the Rapido river IN
fierce hand-to-hand bayonet fight
ing.
An official commentator said that
despite the strength of the counter
blows the German line running
through Casino, 65 miles from
Rome, there was no reason to feel
depressed about their outcome.
The German counter -offenStv0
was believed intended to blunt the
Fifht Army spearheads to cover g
NaI withdrawal northward to
counter the new invasion before
the prospective rupture Of the main
transport lines makes such q
maneuver impossible.
Nettuno was captured intact, give
ing the Allied invasion forces q
first class port for landing rein-
forcements an dsupplies. Striking
four miles inland, General Sir Har-
old r. L. G. Alexander's vanguard
was within eight miles Of the APP
plan Way, the main coastal road
running southeast Of Rome, and
only % miles short of the Via Ca
siliana, the second trunk highway
to the south.
The third Allied invasion Of the
italian mainland early Saturday
reached into the area Immediately
south of Rome, 1t was revaled ofa-
cially. The specific extent of the
miles-long beachhead still was not
revealed lest the information as
Sist the NoI command in the plan~
ming and execution Of counters
measures. &
The successful landing against
negligible German resistance repre-
sented the capitalization Of what
was described officially as q ''coloSy
sal blunder" by the Nazis in shift
ing three divisions from the area
below Rome to reinforce KeSsel-
rings fOrcoS ~ the co1rfI
No Serious Effort
So far the Germans had made
no serious effort to impede the In
vasion. and it could be presumed
that the American and British as
sault forces were going after their
detectives as fast as possible, their
first goal being the rupture Of the
main transport arteries.
Over the beachhead, as wen as
over all Of Italy, the Allies main
tanned their mastery Of the air. The
weather was near perfect = warm
and clear - with only intermite
tent showers in the fighting zone
below Rome.
The lack Of noteworthy German
opposition enabled the Allies "a
build up their beachheads positions
fast and constantly. A spokesman
said that Everybody Is WORKING
like hell" unloading troops. ans
munition and equipment.
Pilots over the beachhead said
invasion craft were maintaining q
constant shuttle service between the
beaches and larger craft lying
ashore.
apart from Allied cruisers lying
out to sea, which were firing rapid
salvos into the enemy position, there
was little action to be seem" Flight
1t. r. w. Richardson Of the Royal
Air Force said.
Nowhere was there the least sign
Of enemy opposition. It seemed d
strange contrast to the scene dur,
ing the landings at Salerno, when
gas flashes and the CLUBS Of black
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-01-24
Tommy MonviIIe
Plans On No. 8

New York, Jan. 24-WP)-
TOday's MISUNDERSTANDING
more" item:
Tommy Manville is getting
married again.
The heir to asbestos millions
said wife No. s will be Barbara
Allison, Is, Of Los Angeles. He
described her as "the SWEETEST
combination I ever saw" and
said they will be married "as
soon as 1t can be arranged"
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mig. Review. Begins Jan. 81 to Feb.
8. Post u. College Of Commerce..
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Evening star., 1944-04-28
Avery Describes Ousting; Says
He'll Keep Right on Fighting

The first thing he did was to en-
phasize the fact that he was there
to act as counsel for Mr.. Wayne
Taylor Undersecretary of Com
merce). Then he made demand
for possession of the property.
"I told him as I had told the
others that I did not recognize his
authority. I said that this is still
a land of courts and that he as a
law oficer must be aware of that.
But it made no impression.
"Mr. Biddle then conferred with
Carusi CUgo Carusi, his aide) and
soon made another demand for pos
session, to which I again demurred
and repeated that I did not, could
not and would not recognize his
authority.
"Thereupon Mr.. Biddle called in
Col. Somebody and in came the
soldiers with the iron hats, and all
stood by my desk. Again the same
demand was made upon me and
again the same reply.
IF you want this plant you will
have to take it by force, said, and
thereupon somebody gave a signal,
The colonel said Take him and the
soldiers carried me out and depos-
tied me on the sidewalk"
The story quoted Mr.. Avery as
SAYING:
"All Of these devices, such as the
Labor Board, the Cancellation
Board, ETC., only appear to make
workers free to choose their bar
gamers. Most of them are a dis
guise for slowly leading the Nation
into a government of dictators."
Evening star., 1944-04-28

licans in the State delegation signed
a statement last night supporting
the resolution and criticizing the
seizure as illegal, unjustified and
arbitrary
He said the six Illinois Democrats
in the House had not been invited to
attend the meeting, ''but some of
them might sign our statement,
too"
The only Illinois Republicans who
did not sign were Representatives
Dirksen and Chiperfield, both of
whom are absent from the city.
Other members of Congress also
assailed the seizure.
Senator Smith, Democrat, of
South Carolina asserted lit is q vio-
lation of the constitutional rights
of a citizen to take his property
without due process of law and
without just compensation" and
Senator Robertson, Republican, of
Wyoming asserted the President
went "far beyond any alleged war
powers he may have"
In statement, inserted in the
Congressional Record, Representa-
tive Hoffman, Republican, of Mich
igan said "the significance of the
Presidents action is disclosed when
we remember that the CIO has in
dorsed the President for fourth
term. Beyond question the
CIO will attempt sooner or later
to compel the employees of Wards
to pay dollar into the campaign
fund which is to be used to re-
elect President Roosave1tn
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Rules
Continued From First Paee.)

the CIO contract-the issue that
stirred the trouble.
Will Ask Ward Statement.
He added that ne would ask
Montgomery Ward for a statement
explaining its viewpoint, to be put
In the Congressional Record.
From newspaper accounts of the
incident the Government seizure of
the plant appears to be an outrag-
eous abuse of power" the Virginia
Senator said.
At the same time Senator Brooks,
Republican, of Illinois and 16 of
the States 18 Republican Represen-
tatives issued statements attacking
the Governments action.
Senator Brooks said the seizure
was further evidence of the ar
rogance of power" on the part of
Mr.. Roosevelt. The House men,
bers. condemning the step as IL
legal, said that such arbitrary use
of power is a threat and menace to
the peaceful continuation of all pri-
vate business, even to every corner
drug store and every corner grocery
store in the United States"
Representative Reed, Republican,
OF Illinois declared, I'VE meant busi-
ness" when he and IS other Repub-
Evening star., 1944-04-28
BY the Associated Press.

Dy tlC hSoOCldlEQ ElCSS.
CHICAGO, April 28.-"I've been
fired before in my life. but this is
the first time they carried me out
feet first"
Sewell Avery, chairman Of the
board of Montgomery Ward g. Co.,
was thus quoted yesterday in a copy
righted story in the Chicago Daily
News by Phil S. Hanna.
Mr.. Avery was forcibly removed
from his Office in the concerns ad-
ministration building yesterday by
two soldiers after he refused to yield
control of the firms properties to
Attorney General Biddle and other
Government agents.
The News story said Mr.. Avery,
answering the question, What are
you going to do?" replied: why,
keep right on fighting, of course.
When you know something is wrong
you do not quit because some one
takes you out feet first, do you?
Somebody has got to awaken the
American people to the fact that the
Government has been and is coerc-
ing both employers and employees to
accept brand of unionism which in
all too many cases is engineered by
people who are not employees of a
plant"
The News gave Mr.. Avery's de-
scription of the taking over of his
office by Government officials as fol-
lows:
FINALLY this morning, when got
to the Office, Mr.. Biddle was sitting
there in my Office chair, at my desk.
Evening star., 1944-04-28

of the company officials or counsel
was present.
Cites Danger Of Injury"
Judge Holly, leaving his chambers
a few minutes later, told reporters
"Oh, I wouldn't issue that kind OF
an order without giving them
tMontgomery Ward a chance to be
heard" ,.ss,,. a., 8 .as.s5 Ia.
Judge Holly explained the night
session was held because there was
danger Of irrepArable injury being
caused to the plaintiff Government
. = by virtue of the fact that the
defendants have interfered and are
threatening to continue to interfere
with the possession and operation"
Of the plants.
Mr.. Avery has refused to comply
with q War Labor Boards order di-
recting the company to extend an
expired contract with the union.
President Roosevelt's resulting di-
rective to seize the plant, Mr.. Avery
has steadfastly maintained, was un-
constitutional.
There was speculation that the
position OF the ranking Ward execu-
tives will be decided at a meeting
today. The officials were reported
to have met to discuss whether they
should follow Mr.. Avery.
The election of Mr.. Avery by the
soldiers was the only incident for
the detachment of troops stationed
at the big plant along the Chicago
River. The soldiers, some with
bayonetted rifles, patrolled the ad-
ministration building and the en-
trance to the nearby retail outlet.
Others were stationed inside the
buildings.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
w. }. Clark Resigns
As ODT Regional Head
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED Press. 4"
NEW YORK, April 28.-The
resignation of William j. Clark as
ODT director of the Division of
Motor Transport for region l, COM
prising New York, New England
and Northern New Jersey, was an
nounced by the Office of Defense
Transportation last night.
Mr.. Clark formerly was with the
Central Motor Transportation
Committee AS representative of
the common carrier division Of the
trucking industry in Pennsylvania.
Maryland and Delaware. He be-
came field manager OF the New
York area of ODT's division Of
motor transport in March, 1912, and
regional director In August, 1912.
He will resume his activities u
onicer and director OF Highway
Express Lines, Inc, and Clark
Callahan, Inc, motor common car-
riers with headquarters in phila-
dclpA1ia, it was said. p r
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Quick Trial Of 3 Suits
Filed Here Is SOUGHT
By Montgomery Ward

Counsel for Montgomery Ward g.
Co. late yesterday asked District
Court to bring to trial Immediately
three injunction suits through which
the company seeks to restrain en-
forcement of War Labor Board
orders issued in labor disputes.
Refusal of the company to comply
with WLB order at it's Chicago
plant-one of the three Mont
gomery Ward units involved in the
suits-for extension of union con-
tract, brought the Government
seizure of the establishment We'd
|nesday.
The petition filed in District Court
noted that the WLB had been
granted an extension of time to file
pleadings and motion in the suit,
and, meantime, was asking the Fed
eral Court OF Appeals to accept
jurisdiction over the case under
special proceedings.
The issues involved in this case
are OF pressing Importance and they
should be brought to trial on the
merits. at the earliest possible mo-
ment," the petition said.
Although the defendants (WLB)
argued in this court -. that the
orders OF the National War Labor
Board were advisory only and
susceptible of enforcement only by
the weight OF public opinion, never
theless 1t Is common knowledge and
reported In the news that on refusal
OF the plaintiff to comply with the
order of the board . armed
forces OF the United States on order
Oh the President have taken possess
sion OF the PLAINTIFFS plant in Chi
cago and representatives of the Gov
ernment have been ordered to carry
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Wards Paid Heads
$561,688 in '43
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press. :4s<
CHICAGO, April 2S.-A proxy
statement filed with the Securities
& Exchange Commission in Phila-
delphia yesterday revealed that
Sewell L. Avery was paid $10O, ,000
as chairman of the board of Mont
gomery Ward & Co. during the past
fiscal year.
Mr.. Avery is one of the directors
seeking reelection at the annual
stockholders meeting In the Black
stone Hotel today.
The statement showed that Of
ficers and directors were paid a
total of 1851 ,688 during the fiscaI
year, exceeding the amount paid In
the previous year by $78,663.
1t said the company had 80 en-
ployes other than officers who re-
ceived between $4,000 and $4,000
during the fiscal year, and that such
salaries aggregated $851 ,568.
Other directors on the slate are:
Philip R. Clarke, president of the
City National Bank a. Trust Co. OF
Chicago; David A. Crawford, presi-
dent of the Pullman Co.; Percy B
Eckhart of Eckhart, Klein, McSwair
& Campbell; Charles F. Glore OF
Glore, Forgan & Co.; William l.
Ready, president of the United
States Gypsum Co.; Donald r. Nc.
Clennan. jr., vice president of Marsh
& McClennan, Inc; Clement D
Ryan, president of Montgomery
Ward; Harold L. Pearson and Ber1
r. Prall, vice presidents of Mont.
gomery Ward; Silas H. Strawn ol
Winston, Strawn & Shaw, all ol
Chicago; James w. Thorn, anc
George Whitney, president of J. P
Morgan & Co., Inc, New York.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Buckley Asks New Trial
For Burton in Murder

Motion for new trial for George
<. Burton. rs, who was convicted
Monday for the second-degree mur-
der Of Paul Higgins. S.. was filed
yesterday In District Court by de-
fense attorney M. Edward Buck
ley, jr.
The motion, scheduledtto be heard
before Judge Harry Watkins May q
charges that the verdict In the aus
tomobile murder Is contrary to the
weight Of the evidence and law
as given to the jury by the court.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
1t the provisions OF the boards

fout the provisions OF the boards
order.
IF the plaintiff is correct in its
contentious as set forth in the cases
herein involved, it Is being subjected
to unconstitutional treatment of the
most unjust character and is suffer-
ing serious and irreparable damage,
and this court should countenance
no further delay in judicial de-
termination of these issues"
Plants at Oakland, Calf, and
Portland, Greg, also are involved.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
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Evening star., 1944-04-28
Fatalities Reported
In Lebanon Outbreak
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, April pa Reuters
report from Beirut today said sew
eral persons were killed and num-
Der of others wounded yesterday
during a demonstration which de-
veloped as crowds lined the streets
to cheer newly-elected Lebanese
deputies arriving in Parliament.
The dispatch said that when in
dividuals In the crowd waved q
foreign flag and broke through a
police Gordon to advance to the
Parliament Building q Lebanese
newspaperman seized the flag and
the shooting started.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
LOST RATION COUPONS.

"A" GAS RATION BOOK, issued to Eliza
beth Bollt, $500 Garwood ST., Silver Spring,
Md: Call Ma. 1850.
GAS COUPONS IT" money and identi-
fcaton cards. Homer Allen, 30OS Both
st. Sc. Ii $3.50. Reward.
RATION BOOK A, issued to F. A. White,
6942 East 5Sth st. Kansas City. Mo.
Phone Falls Church 27SO.
RATION BOOK No. 8, issued to Hazel Ber-
nice Perry, Rockville. Md Rockville S-J-5.
RATION BOOK NO. 4, issued to Emma
Geraldine Huffman, 740O Flower ave.
Takoma Park. Md. 3Os
RATION BOOKS 3 AND 4. issued to Louis
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Frank w, Gary. w. and Clara M. Munsel:
IN black pSsketeo9k eontainins cash and
WAR RATION BOOKS "s" and ~ issued
to Hobart w. Carol c: -Kuebler, Of s51l
WAR RATION BOOK No. 4, issued to
Frederick f. Pierdon. 1891 42nd st. NV.
National 1926.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Montgomery Ward

nent officials and maintained he still
was the boss.
Judge Holly's order not only en-
joined interference by company off,
cials, but called on them to sur
render company records to Mr.. Tay-
lor. This had been asked by Mr..
Biddle in his petition for the in
junction. The court session came as
a surprise, the proceedings being un-
officially scheduled for today. None
Evening star., 1944-04-28
St. Poul's Heudmuster Quits

BALTIMORE, April % tR.-
George S. Hamilton, headmaster at
st. PauPs School for Boys for the
last IL years, has announced he will
resign July'1 because of important
personal considerations" Mr.. Ham
iiton was a member of the English
faculty at the Episcopal High School
In Alexandria. Va, from 1925 to
1880.
Evening star., 1944-04-28
Enyoy,s Wife Returns

MIAMI, Fla, April 20 (P.-Mrs.
Aurelio Concheso, wife of the Gu
ban Ambassador, arrived yesterday
from Havana where she attended
the marriage of the daughter Of
President Fulgencio Batista.
Evening star., 1944-04-28

75,000 Washington men and women
are fighting for freedom. 75,ooo
reasons for buying bonds!