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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
5oFTBAlL TEAM ~.
PRACTICE HERE
rms EVENING

First practice by the City softball
team will be held on Firemen's
Field at $50 O'Clock this evening
according to Joe Werner.
A short practice game Of several
innings will be played with the Sig
nal Corps outfit.
All players who don't wish to
tackle hard ball this season are
urged to be on hand this evening
if they wish to play in the softball
league.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29

MOTORsHIP PATRICIA"
Leaves for Haines and Skagway
every Monday and Thursday at
$3.50 pm. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29

new sport which is fast and highly
competitive, 1t might be mention
ed that the name soft ball" is
somewhat of a misnomer, since the
ball used is definitely not soft. A
charge of ten cents will be made to
cover the cost of maintenance for
the bah field and to defray to some
extent the expense of equipment,
which consists primarily OF balls
and bats.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
LEADERS MAINTAIN
PLACES, 2 LEAGUES


The leaders in the major league
circuits increased their leads over
the weekend.
The New York Americans par
ticularly spent profitable two days
defeating the third place st. Louis
Browns twice on Sunday. The Sec
ond place Washington was able to
gain only split.
The National League Cardinals
got split, as did the second-place
Pittsburgh Pirates. while the third
place Cincinnati Reds dropped tive
games.
The Philadelphia Athletics kept
well in the first division by split
ting a doubleheader Sunday with
Cleveland.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
CINCINNATI GIVES
RAY STARR WAIVER

NEW YORK, May 29.-The Gin
cinnati Reds has sent veteran
pitcher Ray Starr to the Pittsburgh
Pirates by waiver, Starr refused
to sign his contract this year until
Just before the season started He
has seen little activity because OF
a sore arm.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
WALLY WAGNER CELEBRATES
HIS BIRTHDAY

On May 10, on the. occasion of
the thirteenth birthday Of Wally
Wagner, son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ted
Wagner, group of school friends
gathered at the Wagner home on
Raranof Street to celebrate the
event.
After playing games the young
sters enjoyed, refreshments. includ-
ing decorated birthday cake on
which thirteen candles were placed.
Young Wally received number OF
lovely gifts from his parents and
friends.
Youngsters present included Mary
Martin, Agnes .Laidland. Evonne
S.Sulser, Betty Kessles, LaVonne
Deiner, Sammy Goddard, Fred
Graffles, Charles Conway and Ed
die Deiner.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
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ATTENTION MASONS

Stated Communication of Mt.
Juneau Lodge Monday evening at
7;3O. Work in NJ M. Degree.
j. w. LEVERS,
adv. Secretary.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29

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Green 800
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
GAMES SUNDAY
Pacific Coast League

Oakland 6, is; Sacramento 0, 2
San Diego 8, O; Los Angeles 2, 2
Hollywood 2, O, Portland /, 8.
San Francisco 4, O: Seattle 3, O.
National League
Brooklyn 8, 3; Cincinnati Z, 2.
Boston 7, 7; Chicago 4, 8.
Pittsburgh 4. Q; Philadelphia 0, 8.
81. Louis 8, l.; New York 0, 3.
American League
Philadelphia 4, 3; Cleveland 3, S
Washington 4, 2; Detroit 2, Is.
Boston 6, A.; Chicago 4, 2.
New York 6, 6; st. Louis 8, g.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-05-29
GAMES SATURDAY
Pacific Coast League

Oakland 8; Sacramento l.
Seattle IL; San Francisco 3.
Hollywood Z; Portland 5.
Los Angeles a; San Diego l.
National League
Chicago 3; Boston 2.
Cincinnati 2; Brooklyn 0.
st. Louis 6; New York A.
Pittsburgh Philadelphia, post
poned.
American League
New York 3; Chicago 4.
Washington A. Cleveland S, IL
innings.
Boston 2; st. Louis 4.
Philadelphia l; Detroit 2, ten in
nings.
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speed cartridges. Call Green 800.
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LOST AND FOUND


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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Bonds Coshed To Pay axes

Washington, March l0-(UP)-ln. dicating that many people are cash. ing in war bonds to meet tax pay. Sients, the Trc\ lry's daily state- ment showed today that almost aS many bonds were redeemed as were sold in the first week of March. Re. demptions were $62,290,89 against sales of $74,Sl35l4.
 However, for the whole period since Jan. 1, redemptions equal only 9 per cent of sales made in that time. And of all the war bonds bought since they were placed or sale May 1, l94l, only seven per cent have been cashed in.
 Since July 1, when tax withhold ing went into effect, redemptions have been l2 per cent of sales, The rate of redemptions began to rise sharply last June, when quarterly tax payments were due, and con- tinued to rise, reaching nn all-tlmo monthly high in December. Re- demptioAs fell off only slightly in January and February.
 In relation to the total $2o,o77, = 755,5l4 of series E, P and c bonds sold since May l, l94l, when they were first offered, thorugh Mar'h ', only $2,l84, ,278 859 had been rec deemed. Since January l, while redemptions have been at Q high dollar rate,, they average only nine per cent of sales-due to heavy buying during the Fourth War Loan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
DeothsPuzz Boston Police

Boston, March i0-(UP)--- Four mysterious deaths involving Charles town neighbors were checked for possible links today as police de- tained a bread company employe for questioning in the staying of the es- tranged wife of a New York police man.
 The victims were:
 Mrs. Alice Degnan, 46, wife of Thomas Sheridan of (Tyndall Ave0 the Bronx, N. r., described as a special officer in the New York City Park Department. Her nude body was found damned between the boards of a fence in a CharlestoWn backyard yesterday after she had been strangled and bludgeoned to death, and her body had been bur- ie and later exhumed.
 Miss Helen Power, 30, & car cleaner for the Boston & Maine Railroad, who lived in the same Charlestown apartment house as did Mrs. Sheridan. Miss Powers body and that of James T. Me- Guiness, 40, of North Wilmington, Mass, and Amherst, N. H., were discovered late yesterday in an overnight cabin in Saugus, 10 miles from Charlestown. Police said the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Nozis Admit Red Gains

London, March 10. -(UP)- The German high command today ack- nowledged the loss of Uman, rails road town midway between Vinnitsa and Kirovograd on the northern rim of the Nazi salient in the Dnieper Bend.
 A Berlin communique reported heavy Russian pressure all around the eastern and northern sides of the Dn!eper bulge, and admitted that the Red Army gained ground In number of sectors.
 Strong Soviet pressure continued southwest of Krivoi Rog, the NaZis said. It was there that the third Army of the Ukraine had broken through to a depth of j8 miles in 0 offensive aimed at NlkolaeV and Emerson.
 German defensive fighting of "ins creased ferocity' was reported 'S' tlse sectors west q Kirovograd, south. west of zvenigorodka, south Of shepetovka and southwest of Yans pol.
 The German transocean News Agency said the great battle on the southern front had become more violent in the past 24 hours, and the Germans had been forced to give ground in some sectors.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Patrols Fight FuriousIy In
 Bad Weather
BY c. R. CUNNINGHAM

United Press kWar Correspondent
 Allied Headquarters, Naples, March 10-(UP)-Allied and Ger man combat patrols battled with increasing fury all along the flood ed and mudbound Italian battle- fronts, a communique disclosed to- day, while swarms of Allied planes struc at enemy supply lines north of Rome and the big German guns commanding the Anzio beachhead.
 German skirmishers struck re- peatediy at British and American defehses around the beachhead pe- rtmeter and small formations of Nazi fighter -bombers ranged over the battlefield to bomb and strafe the Allied positions. One low-fly- ing enemy raider crashed in flames under a storm of rifle fire from the British ground troops.
 Front reports said feverish ac- tivity still was in progress behind the German lines, indicating the enemy still was attempting to mass troops and armor for fourth maj or attempt to drive the Allied in- vasion forces back into the sea.
 Bad weather continued to hamp' CT all large-scale troop movements, however, and most of the fighting was confined to brisk patrol action.
 British units on the left flank of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
D. s. Hero Seeks U. s. Citizenship

Anzio Beachhead, March lO.- (UP)-Sgt. Herman Graf, 18, who joined the army when he was 12 saw service in Alaska and Italy and was awarded the Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, has just appluied for his first citizenship papers.
 Sgt. Graf joined the army in 1897.
 The remarkable sergeant, who rec ceiVed his awards for wounds re. ceived in action south of Casino disclosed these statistics to the press today and they were more shaking than the German shells bursting around this front line sector.
 That isn't all," Graf said quietly. Technically I am 0 German citizen T think"
 All the above facts-the date of his army record-are contained in the official record of his company.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
BLAST PLANT
 F MILES N. W.
 OF MARSE|LLES
BY WALTER CRONKITE United Press War Correspondent


 London, March 10. = (UP) -RAF Lancasters, taking over the Allied offensive to smash German plane produc- tion, struck all the way across France to the Mediterranean coast last night for a conceI1- trated moonlight raid on an aircraft plant at Marignane, 12 miles northwest of Mar Seille.
 Observers in the Lake Constance area of the Swiss border heard heavy anti-aircraft fire, explosions and the roar of motors to the north, and believed German targets were under attack.
 The London Daily Mail in Q Stockholm dispatch said the Ger- man air force command Is being re-organized as result of the American daylight raids on Berlin and Reichsmarshal Hermann Goer- ing twill take back seat and younger men with specialized know ledge of fighter defense will get power"
 The air ministry said Lancaster crewmen who attacked Marignane saw big explosions and fires in the target area, The factory builds six- motored flying boats and converts planes into troop carriers.
 Flying nearly l,200 miles round trip, the four-engined British heavy bombers dropped thousands of inc cendiary and demolition bombs on one of the few undamaged NaI aircraft plants in central and vest ern Europe supplying Adolf Hitler'S hard-pressed Luftwaffe,
 "The target was clearly identified and first reports indicate the bomh- Ing was accurate and concentrated" |" an air ministry communique ars nounced.
 Twin-engined Mosquitoes made subsidiary attacks on objectives in western Germany. All planes re. turned safely from both France and Germany.
 Meanwhile, Germans were rec ported fleeing blasted and burning Berlin by the thousands and nears hysterical eyewitness of yesterdays American raid said on his arrival in Sweden that 1t was "too terrible to talk about"
 The German capital was hit by strong forces of Flying Fortresses and Liberators yesterday for the fourth time in six days despite thick clouds. Another formation also at. tackled a city in central Germany. identified by the Nazi DNB agency as Hanover. Seven bombers and one fighter were lost in the two ct. tacks.
 Hysteria
 The only Swedish traveller to reach Malno from Berlin last night bordered on hysteria as result of his experience and refused to go Into
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Bishop 0koys Mass Bombinq

Boston, March 10. (UP)-The Rev. q. Bromley Oxnam. Methodist Bishop of Boston, defends the bomb ing of German cities as a military necessity which will end the war as speedily as possible.
 Personally, I believe the blockade that slowly starves Q nation into submission Is as cruel as the bUnc- ings that without question kill wonl- cn and children" Rev. Oxnam said last night in & radio address.
 TO call for iesSening of applied force either in bombing, blockade, or battle is but to prolong this aw- full thing"
 He said he made his statements in answer to Q group of clergymen who have called for the cessation of obliteration bombing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Konsas Dad Wotchs Sons Slayer Hang
BY SAM SMITH

United Press Staff CorrespOndnet)
 Lansing, Kan, March l0.--(UP)- While the father of the l8-year old boy he murdered looked on. Ernest Hoefgen, 3l, went calmly to his death on the gallows of the state prison today, the first person eXe- cuted by the state of Kansas in 72 years.
 T am sorry that couldn't give my life for my country and that had to go this way" Hoefgen whis- pered to Warden H. Hudspeth as he started up the B steps to the gall lows.
 HoeSgen was convicted of the slay- ing last Sept. IS of Bruce Gibson Smoll, a hitch-hilSing college student who recognized him as fugitive from @ Texas prison and wanted in Cottonwood Falls, Kan, on an as- sault charge. The youth was shot in brush filled corniield near Manhattan and Hoefgen was ar- rested three months later while working In the Denver stockyards
 A. F. Smoll, Wichita, father oi the murder victim who witnessed the hanging, said he bore no grudge against Hoefgen whom he described as "the worst kind of a traitor we have In this country"
 He took the life of my boy who was preparing to become e soldier Smoll said.
 Hoefgen betrayed no emotion as he walked to the gallows. He had hoped for Q reprieve until the very last but he showed no sign of weak ness. He ate two hearty meals of fried chicken yesterday, choosing peaches and cream as dessert for the noon meal and strawberries and ice cream for dinner.
 Nervousness
 The only sign of nervousness Hoefgen displayed in his last hours was the chain smoking of cigarettes
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
MARINES NOW ONLY 2 MILES
 FROM TALASEA
BY DON CAswELL

BY DON CAsWELL
 Limited Press War Correspondent
 Allied H HeadquarterS, e South Pacific, March 10. - (UP) U. s. Marines, spear headed by General Sherman medium tanks, have battled through stubborn enemy re- siStance on the east side of New Britain's Williaumez peninsula to advance to within two miles of the Japanese base at Talasea, 1t was disclosed today.
 The tanks, which knocked out several enemy pillboXes in the drive down the peninsula, protected the Hanks of the American Forces as they penetrated to within striking distance of Talasea, already under attack by U. s. bombers and fighters.
 Use of the tanks, mounting 75-mm guns, was revealed in a dispatch from Ralph 0. Teatsorth, United Press war correspondent, who went ashore with the Marines on the west coast of the peninsula Mon- day.
 A communique, which said the Japanese abandoned many dead as they fled southward, placed the American positions at within two miles of Talasea Tuesday night.
 The escorted medium bombers in attacking Talasea, destroyed build ings and started fires, while air pa- trols sunned enemy barges off Cape Hoskins, S5 miles to the east, in direction of Rabaul, big enemy base lying only l70 miles from the new American positions.
 In the Admiralty Islands, U. s, Cavalrymen strengthened their hold oa Los Negros with the aid of American warships and supply ves- sels which moved into Seadler har- Dor without interference.
 situation
 A Rpokesman, describing the situ- ntion as "well In hand,' disclosed that last weeks landing on Los Negros was accomplished with force of less than 1000 men, who
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Irwin s. Cobb N oted Author Dies At67

New York, March l0.-(UP)-- Irwin s. Cobb. famous author, died today in his apartment at the Sheraton Hotel.
 Cobb had been i'll for several months and was in a coma for 24 hours before his death which oc- cured at li:l6 a. m. Mrs. Cobb was with him.
 Cobb was 67 years old.
 Funeral arrangements were not immediately announced, but services were expected to be private fol- lowed by cremation.
 Cobb, the Prophet of Paducah, was one of Americas most beloved and widely read humorists. He was Q writer for newspapers, maga- zines and motion pictures. His career included acting in film and radio comedies, and he was Q pop- ular after-dinner speaker.
 He was born in Paducah, Ky, on June 23, 1876, the son of Joshua Clark Cobb and Mamie Saunders Cobb. Paducah Is the land of fine horses and beautiful women, &C., claimed Cobb as its first citizen.
 His private school education was terminated by his teachers when he was l6. His subsequent educa- ton, he said, was obtained by look ing at things. listening to things, asking questions and trying to re- member the answers.
 After working on several Ken. lucky newspapers Cobb moved to New York in 1904, becoming editor of the humor section of the New York Sun. A year later he joined the staff of the Evening World as Q correspondent and columnist and remained there until 1911.
 He then served for Il years as a staff contributor for the Saturday Evening Post. During this period Cobb developed the famous quaint
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
CAPT. KELLOGG ESTATE VALUED
 AT S46S,OS5

An estate of $468,085.76, made ,p principally of stocks, has been be- queathed by the late Captain Frank Woodruff Kellogg, according to ar appraised inventory filed today al the office of Probate Court. Capt Kellogg, who resided, after retire. ment from the Navy at the family homestead 83 Prospect street, diec December 20, l943. at the age of SC years.
 A summary of the estate reveals that $428, ,2596 in stocks were owned by the deceased, while $l5,086.3t and $l4,70l.25 in cash and U. s Treasury bonds, respectively, plus $l, 788,50 in miscellaneous holdings made up the remainder of the estate
 A partial list of the principal stock holdings of the testator and theil appraised values is: 440 shares oi Aetna Life Insurance Co.,, $l66l0; 675 shares of American Hardware Corp, $l8,73l.2 82 shares of Amer. ican Tel. & Tel, $l2,953,50; l0t shares Of Anaconda Co., $2,497.50; 300 shares of Colt Patent Firearms Co.,, $ll ,8l250; l58 shares of Connec. ticut Power Co.,, $5,39l .75; 664 shares of Eastern Utilities Associates, $l,. GOA; 832 shares of General Electric Co.,, $50, ,992; 700 shares of Hartfore Electric Light Co.,, $33,075.
 Nine hundred shares of Hartford Fire Insurance O., $85,95o; l0t shares of Kennecott Copper $3,o62 2l0 shares of Landers, Frary 6 Clark Co.,, $7,l9250; 100 shares O North & Judd Mfg. Co.,, $4,250; 24t shares of Phoenix Insurance Go. $20,520; 600 shares of Plume & At. wood Co.,, $20,l00; 1000 shares oi Scovill Mfg. Co.,, $26,875; 2,io( shares of Torrington Co., $83, l002l; q shares of Travellers Insurance Go, $lo227.
 Real estate formerly held by the deceased comprised an undivided one-quarter interest in the family homestead, said interest being valued at $3,25o.
 United States Treasury bonds held by the deceased in the amount of $l4,70l,25 were made up of bonds series E, D, and G. Cash holdings totaling $l5,086.38 was contained in savings and checking accounts in the Colonial Trust Go. Miscellaneous items, including automobile, jewelry, etc, totaled $l l,788 50.
 The late Capt. Kellogg was one of Waterbury's most prominent armed service notables having served with Adm. Dewey at the bt-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
ArrestGI's
 Re Jail Break

Camp Hale, Colo, March 10. - (UP) - An investigation into the escape of two Nazi prisoners from the internment center here last month has resulted in the arrest of eight American soldiers charged with aiding in the break and five nem- bers of the WACS accused of writing Romantic notes to the enemy cap- lives, Camp Hale officers revealed today.
 Three of the soldiers have ad- mitted the charges, Colonel John Chase, commanding officer, report ed, and three of the WACS have been courtmartialled and sentenced to from four to six months con- Hrement.
 Pvt. Theophil J. Leonard, Stone wall, Texas; Pvt. Paul A. KisSman, Erie, Pa.; Pfc. Eric B. Modelling, Mountain Lakes, N. J., and Pfc Friedrich W. Sielfgly, Chicago, @eie named in the escape plot by Pfc. Dale Maple, San Diego, Cal, who faces a court martial for treason for his part in the break, Chase re- ported.
 Names of the other soldiers were not revealed. They were said to be less seriously involved than the others and were held in confine- ment at the camp.
 Chase said that Leonhard, Kiss man and Siering had admitted their part in the conspiracy but Hatelling had denied Naples accusations.
 S-Sgt. Guido Gundisch, Milwau- kce, also was placed in confinement on charges of traffickirg commer- cially with the Germans, Chase said. He will be tried by @ cotirt-martial but not in connection with the es. cape, he added.
 WAC's Convicted
 The WACS convicted of writing notes to the prisoners were listed as Pvt. Frances H. Bundorf, Birm- ingham, Ala; Pvt. Florence 0. Pechon, New Orleans, and Pvt. Marguerite L. Franklin, Oakland, Cal. All pleaded guilty to the charges. The remaining two WACS, who were not identified, will be tried in the near future, Chase said.
 A lengthy investigation indicated
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
Spaotz'sSon
 Escopes N ozis

Washington, March 10. - (UP) - Lieut.. Emmet D. Gresham, carrot topped n-in-law of Lieut.. Gen Carl A. Spaatz - who was giver up for dead few days ago - has returned to the American lines 1T Italy after cheating both death anc his German captors.
 A while back Gresham, whose father-i in Jaw is commander Of the U. s. strategic air forces in Europe flew an escort fighter plane on the double headed bombing attack or the German aircraft production cen- ter of Regensburg.
 On the way. the supercharger ol Qresham,s plane caught fire. The plane crashed in flames on an island off the north coast of Italy. The other pilots saw no parachute ol anything else to indicate Gresham survived.
 So, four days ago, his wife, the former Fvtbecca WaSf& Gpaa;S, wGs notified that he was missing and presumed dead.
 Yesterday came another message It said that although Greshamt plane had crashed he hadn't; that he had parachuted at a very low altitude - so low that the other pilots had not seen the silk blos' som and flutter to the ground.
 The climax of the message was that Gresham not only had sur' vived the jump but also had escaped his German captors and, by undiS- closed means, made his way back.
 Gresham was attending the Uni- verslty of Georgia when he entered the Army. He was married to Miss Spaatz at Craig Field, Ala, on Feb- ruary 13, l043. She became mother few weeks ago. She was very hanbv tOdaY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-03-10
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Rome Reported
 Without Water

London, March 10 (UP)-A Swiss report publiShed by the London Daily Telegraph today said that Rome was without water, gas or electricity and was verging on famine.
 The report, attributed to the Swiss newspaper BaSler Nachrichten, said Aeid kitchens had been installed in the main squares of Rome and food was iadled out through the day to Q half million hungry people. The Vatican was reported distributing food from its own stores.
 The conditinos were reported due partly to the recent Allied bona- bardment but mainly to the inflow of refugees.
 Romes population of 1,i60,000 ot e year ago was estimated to have grown to 2,000,000.