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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
VAST BOOTY FALLS INTO
 REDS HANDS
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent)

BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff Correspondent)
 Moscow, May 10. - (UP) Soviet armies counted tens of thousands of German and Romanian dead and vast booty in the rubble of Sevas- topol today after capturing the big Crimean naval base in a powerful three-day as- sault that wiped out the last enemy toehold in pre-war southern Russia.
 The fall of Sevastopol last night to armies personally commanded by Marshal Alexander M. Vasilevsky, chief of the Soviet general staff, gave the Russian fleet a major base only 240 miles from the Romanian coast and released large forces for new Red Army offensives being pre- pared far to the west.
 Front dispatches said the gerat- est artillery barrage in history broke enemy resistance at Sevastopol and enabled the Soviets to smash into the Black Sea port from three sides.
 tThe official German DINE Agency confirmed the fall of Sevas- topol today in a dispatch that said the dty had been evacuated" DNB said eevastopol had been turned ir- to single heap of ruins by artil- lery fire never experienced before on such scale, and incessant air bombing.")
 Literally thousands of heavy guns were hauled up to the front for the final assault and at zero hour Sum- day Ioosed Q thunderous barrage on the three concrete and steel defense lines built by the Germans in the hills surrounding the naval base.
 Soviet infantry waiting for the signal to advance saw huge blocks of granite hurled into the air by the impact of thousands of tons of shells. When they reached the fortified heights, they found masses of twisted German guns. snarled steel girders and wooden beams, and torn bodies of German and Romanian soldiers.
 Tremendous Force
 Indicating the size of the Russian assault force, Premier Marshal Jo- sci Stalin paid tribute to 54 com- manders, including l2 infantry and five artillery generals, in his order of the day announcing the capture of Sevastopol.
 "The enemy suffered enormous losses in manpower and equipment" 8 subsequent Red Army communique reported. Moscow's 324 guns saluted the victory with 24 salvos.
 The three-day Russian conquest
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A powerful force of British heavy bomberS ushered in the fourth anniversary of the German sweep into the Low countries and France with a record bombardment of the French coast which rocked it and southeast England Ike a violent earthquake.
 American medium and lighter bombers took up the nonstop as- sault on its 24th straight day, fan~l ming out behind the Atlantis wall to plaster Nazi rail yards, air fields, a power plant and Q key bridge scattered through Francs and Belgium.
 The British Tactical Air Force joined in the daylight attack. Bos- ton, Mitchell, Spitfire and Typhoon bombers and fighter-bombers struck struck at targets in France and Bel~ giurn which were not identified irl~ mediately.
 Nazi radio reports of intense air battles over the Eastern Alps" iia~ dicated that the United States 18th Air Force again was striking from Italy at Balkan targets which were plastered effectively last week. Ber~ lin propagandists claimed ''cone siderable number" of American bombers were shot down by German fighters and anti-aircraft fire.
 Most of the RATS night force Of heavy bombers concentrated on hte Boulogne -Dunkerque area, studded with rocket guns and other anti-in~ vasion defenses, which hit by 1,500 to 2,000 tons of explosives.
 Other British bombers ranged in- land to attack the Gennevillieres sue burb of Paris, Annecy in eastern France, and Berlin. The attack on the German capital was carried out by Mosquito bombers.
 Earthquake Blitx
 The Evening News called the att tack on the French coast an ''earth- quake blitZ."
 Marauder medium and Havoc light bombers of the U. s. Ninth Air Force this morning bombed rail yards at Mons and Tournai, Bel- gium, and Creil France, along with the Polk air field west of Amiens. They were escorted by Allied Spit~ fires.
 Thunderbolt fighter -bombers ck
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Sinotrd
 Improving

New York, May 10-(UP)-Physi- clans treating Frank Sinatras streptococcic throat said today that his temperature was almost normal and that they expected to be able to discharge him from Mt. Sinai hospital by Saturday.
 His place on his weekly radio broadcast tonight will be taken by Joan Edwards, radio singer, but his Saturday night spot is being held open in hopes he will be able to ap- pear.
 Stricken during last Saturdays broadcast, the singer was taken to the hospital Monday with tenn perature of 1031z. Although the bobbysocks crowd has not attempt ed to disturb Sinatra at the hospit- al, they have flooded him with books, candy, "get well" cards and enough flowers to keep the wards looking like a florist shop" the hos pital reported.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Rabbi Defends Strange Fruit

Boston, May l0-CUP)- Rabbi Beryl D. Cohon of Temple Sinai says that if strange fruit" is ob- scene. so is the bible.
 Commenting on Lillian Smiths Boston banned novel about the TO- nance of a White man and a Me- gress, Rabbi Cohon asserted yester- day that the sexual references in the book are trivial and do not matter"
 'The bible has many obscenities," the Rabbi told his congregation, but the purpose is not obscene"
 He criticized the Boston book sellers and Cambridge police who banned the novel and said 'SThese are matters for literary critics. not nolicemen."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
HEAVIEST ATTACK ON FRENCH c0AS1 7 Nazi Bases Smashed Tn 2 Countries; Huge Axis Slaughter At Sevastopol
SC, ,00O Sorties By USAAF Forces In One Month

New York, May 10-(UP)- Gen. Henry H. Arnold, cOm- manding general of the army air forces, told the first con- ference of the commission of inter American development last night that in one month of 1944 U. s. Army fOrmes flew 66,O0O sorties over Europe and dropped 57,O0O tons of bombs more than the total of 1943.
 "And the Japanese, for their part, may rest assured that 1t is only a matter of time before them at home," Arnold prom the treatment is available to ised.
 In Europe, he said, 1,140 German fighter planes were shot down in April and 177 were destroyed on the ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Portisons Continue Offensive In Bosnio

London, May 10.-(UP)-Yugoslav Partisans, smashing the center of a German offensive in eastern Bos- mia, have captured the town of Kla- danj, 28 miles norteast of Sara jevo, communique announced to- day.
 The fall of Kladanj was disclosed by Marshal Josip (Tito) Broz' head quarters less than 24 hours after Partisan forces were reported at- tackingt he town.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Jop RepuIse NeorImphoI

Advanced Allied Headquarters, Randy, Ceylon, May 10.-UP)-Al- lied troops repulsed two Japanese tank-supported counter attacks in a resumption of heavy fighting in the Palel area, southeast of Imphal, it was disclosed today as RAF me- dium bombers hit Moirang, 25 miles southwest of the capital for the second consecutive day.
 The Japanese were reported to have suffered heavy losses as the Allied forces shattered the attempt thrusts, aimed at retaking positions recently captured in the Allied drive toward the Burmese border.
 Allied loses were listed as light, compared with the Japanese cas- ualties, contrast which has occurred in most of the fighting in this theater.
 Allied headquarters also revealed that force of Chindit raiders launched an attack on the Japanese at an unidentified place south of Mogaung. infiicting heavy casual ties on the enemy.
 1L Wdo LAlc llEoL A1u4CdtAUIl Oh1oD the British raiders were operating that far north in Burma, most of their operations heretofore having been along the Japanese communi- cations lines around Mawlu and Indaw, 65 and 80 miles further south.
 The reference to heavy casual ties indicated that the Chindits were attacking in considerable strength. possibly in an attempt to wedge the Japanese 18th Division now engaging Lieutenant General Joseph w. Stillwell's Chinese forces in the Mogaung Valley north of KaInaing.
 The aerial attacks at Moirang were centered on enemy positions in a pass. through which the Japa- nese transport supplies to their forces on the western flank of Imphal.
 In the Kohima area. 60 miles northeast of Irnphal, British troops continued to hammer with tanks and artillery at the enemy's strong
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Allies Occupy ItoIy Salient
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

bx hExNOLDS EACAAMD United Press War CorrespondentD
 Allied Headquarters, Naples. May 10. = (UP) - Allied troops famed out along the lower rim of the Maiella Plateau on the central Ital- ian front today, moving swiftly and apparently without opposition to complete the occupation of the 200- square-mile salient abandoned by the Germans.
 Moving up along front of more than 20 miles between the Eaxi-held positions at Castel Di Sangro anu Casoh. Allied advance guards raced northward through enemy demo- litions to seize Q number of high points inside the evacuated salient.
 One Allied spearhead occupied Palena, on the south bank of the Aventino River, while other units swept into Gamberale, seven miles to the east. and Fallascosa, six miles east of Palena.
 Official reports indicated that the advance was being contested only by scattered German rear guards and demolition squads.
 Elsewhere on the trans -Italiaz& battle line only sporadic patEez clashes and artillery duels were se~
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
JUDGE SAYS CANNOT RULE
 IN M-W CASE
BY JAYNE MILLER United Press Staff CorrespOndent)

NOHAteu EEesS StaII COEreSpOnuehD
 Chicago, May 10.-UP)- Federal Judge William H. Holly said today that because the government had re- turned the Chicago proper ties of Montgomery Ward to the company, he could not rule on the Governments request for an injunction to prevent interference with the Federal operation of the plants.
 Judge Holly, who was to have ruled this morning on the govern ment's petition for an order re- straining the company from inter fering in Montgomery Wards oper- ation, said that release of the prop erty made the petition before the court a moot question"
 T don't rule on moot questions" he said.
 T see in the headlines that this case is out of my hands," he said. Therefore I have no decision.
 "The thing am asked to do is to issue temporary restraining or der to restrain Montgomery Ward officials from interfering with gov- ernment possession. but Montgom- cry Ward Is back in the hands Of Its officials"
 At this point company Attorney Harold Smith asked the judge about the order.
 Holly said as far as he was con- cerned there was no order.
 There is nothing for me to de- eide" Holly said.
 Smith asked about the restrain ing decree.
 "The restraining order is no longer in effect because Montgom- cry Ward and Company is in pos-' session of the plant"
 The judge said he'd decide on
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Mastery Over
 U-Boots Goes On

Washington, May 10-UP) The Allies maintained their mastery over Maxi U-boats in April by sinking, for the third successive month, more enemy submarines than the total of Allied ship losses.
 A joint Anglo American communique, released here and in London last night, declared that "again for another month the extraordinary fact con- tinues that the number of en- emy submarines sunk exceeds the number of Allied merchant ships sunk by submarines"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
By LYLE c. WILSON

United Press Stan COFrespondent)
 Washington, May iO-(UP)--Pres- ident Roosevelt's latest refusal to discuss his l944 political plans was accepted today as meaning he will not discolse whether he will accept a fourth term nomination until the Democratic n ti onal convention meets in July.
 An identical course of action led in 1940 to his third nomination and generally was regarded as virtually certain to lead to fourth this year.
 The president was asked ct his news conference yesterday about the New York speech of Democratic National Committee Chairman Rob-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
By MERRIMAN SMITH United Press Stan Correspondent

Washington, May 10 = (U.P0 - How did he look to you?" was the question many correspondents ask ed after President Roosevelt's first news conference since his return from Q months vacation in the south.
 Three press association reporters had accompanied the president on his holiday at Bernard M. Baruch's plantation on the South Carolina coast. They came back to Washing ton with the word of MT. Roose- velt's doctor, Vice Admiral Ross \. McIntire, that his health was back to gar after . winter of nagsins
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
31 Deod Jops For Eoch GI
By WILLIAM B. DISKINSON

United Press War C0rrespOndent)
 Allied Headquarters, Southwest Pacific, May 10-(UP)-American troops, in their successful invasion of Dutch New Guinea, killed at least 31 Japanese for every dough- boy lost during the first IT days of operations in the Hollandia area. it was disclosed today.
 A communique from Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters announc- ed that 87I Japanese were killed and le3 captured in the invasion, considered a major step on the road back to the Philippines. % killed and 95 wounded.
 The loss of an American PIT boat the southeast coast of Bougainville, in the northern Solomons, Friday night, was revealed by the com (Cnnklnred on Para ll
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Roosevelt Silent On 4th
 Term Despite Predictions

ert S. Hannegan. flanagan pre- dicted that MT. Roosevelt would be renominated and reelected.
 The president replied that he was not going to talk about it. adding that he had not read Hannegan's speech but that when he did read 1t he still would not talk about it. That is the third time in as many months that he has parried news conference fourth term questions.
 Reminded that the Demochatic national convention is only 10 weeks away, the president replied only that he had not been counting the days.
 The reporters may try again occa-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
FDR;s Health Better After Vacation But 7en1perIs ' Bad

illnesses.
 Washington correspondents in general had their first chance to see the president late yesterday. One hundred and seventy-three of them, plus l6 out-of-town visitors. packed his office for a news conference - During which he criticized press and radio for not having given what he considered complete accounts Of the Montgomery Ward case.
 Afterward the United Press boiled a representative group Of corre- spondents for their answers to the how did he look to your" question. The replies:
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
GOLFERS EDITOR DIES

New York, May 10-(UP)-Charles Colebaugh, editor of Golfers week. ly, died today at New York hospital after an illness of three weeks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10
Biz Bombard1nent Rocks England Like Earthquake
BY PHILIP AULT United Press War COrrespOndent)

London, May 10.- (UP) = The Royal Air Force made heaviest attack of the the French invasion coast last night and today Allied bombers smashed at seven German bases in France and Belgium while Berlin reported violent battles with American raiders the Balkans
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-05-10

Posts Will Start Summer Term July s. Bulletin Free. Post Junior College of Commerce.
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Scout Pvt. BearchiId's
Outfit 0utsn1arts Japs
(Pacih: War Released

Complete surprise and aston
lshment was what the enemy
felt when they found American
soldiers in Jap EMBELLISHMENTS af-
ter First Scout Private Douglas
Bearchild. Browning. Montana,
had led the men of his battalion
into the Japanese perimeter.
Bearchild, a member of front
line intelligence and reconnaiss-
ance platoon of the Americal Di-
vision. and the rest of his squad,
were three days ahead Of the
main body, locating a suitable
route, marking and securing the
trail through unchartered jungles,
in preparation for the main as
sault.
Under the cover of heavy rain
the squad moved over treacher-
GUS mountain trails until they
we're within striking distance of
the Nips. After the rest of the
battalion had joined them, the
Browning scout and the recon-
Nuisance men. helped set up the
perimeter that defed every eff
fort of the Japs to regain their
lost positions.
As a result of the operation, in
which Bearchild's battalion was
credited with killing AZ Nips, the
t h e Americal gained complete
control of long river valley, for
merly an important Japanese
supply route.
Overseas Is months, Bearchild
holds the Combat Infantryman
Badge. and wears one battle star
on his Asiatic- Pacific ribbon. He
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
jamin Bearchild.
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Devoe Swank Heads
Local Masonic Lodge;
Election Monday Eve.

DeVce Swank was elected and
installed as worshipful master of
Glacier Lodge, A. F. & A. M. at
the annual election o officers
Monday evening.
Other officers include:
George Seymour. senior war
den; Richard Taught, junior war.
den; F. r. Getty. treasurer; T.
K. SERVER. secretary; Floyd j.
Peters. chaplain; V. j. Swanson,
senior deacon; ]. l.. Sherburne,
junior deacon: Roy E. Speers,
senior stewart; c. Murl Beck,
junior stewart; S. T. Scotland,
marsha; A. M. Shannon. tyler,
and P. G. Anspach, instructor.
The retiring worshipful mas
ter was R. E. Miles.
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Browning Soldiers
Grave In Foreign
Land Well Cared For

That souls in foreign lands look
devoutly and lovingly upon the
graves of American soldiers is
evidenced by the following beau.
tiful letter written by Miss Elva
Collins of Sydney. Australia to
Samuel SanRret of Browning in
which she assures him that the
grave of his son, the late Alfred
Sangret, who made the supreme
sacrifice in the present war, is
we'll cared for:
Dear Mr.. SanRret:
Pardon my impertinence i n
writing you. l m introducing
myself: Miss Eiva Collins, presi-
dent and founder, lst N. S, W.
Wives and Fiancees of U. S. Ser
vicemen 3 Club.
| wrote you before, only | dare
say it went astray.
My members and myself at
tended the Service Memorial for
the U. S. servicemen. who have
passed on. Last June it was that |
first placed sprig of rosemary
on the grave of your con. Alfred
M. Songret, and | have done it
every fortnight. That is what |
am dong in place of you people,
who are so far away.
Mr.. Sangret. I want you to
always think and understand that
your son is in a beautiful and we'll
kept cemetery. I'm always at
tending the graves. l hold the
lads who have passed very close
to me. For it seems as if they
are my own brothers.
Last Sunday l placed a wreath
on behalf Of all you American
fathers, mothers, sisters n d
brothers to your loved ones who
are asleep in my Australia and
we are proud to have them with
US.
Mr.. Songret, in closing l do
sincerely want you to bear in
mind that | shall attend your
sons grave every fortnight as
long as l possibly can until ar
rive in the u. S.
lNote-Miss Collins letter was
dated October 49,
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Country Store To Be
Outstanding At
Catholic Bazaar

The country store to be oper-
ated in connection with other at
fractions of the Catholic Altar
Society's annual bazaar t o b e
held in the high school gym next
Friday afternoon and evening
promises to be an unusually
bounteous food mart, according
to the committee members, who
since last week have been busy
arranging for supplies.
With considerable donations of
home canned fruit, vegetables
and meat, t h shelves cannot
help but be all the more enticing.
And with every person more
food.conscious than ever before
because of wartime rationinQ,
there is prospect that the coun-
try store will be a busy spot.
Other attractions will include
fish pond for young and old and
booth that will be stocked with
h e incest of dainty raiment.
crochete1 articles aad needle
work.
Refreshments and lunches will
be served. And this means that
most kinds of available food that
60 into tastey sandwiches and
the like will be offered.
At 9 p. m. bingo and dancing
will begin and will continue un-
til late in the evening. The dance
! ticket sale will be under way to
! morrow. with a group of sales,
women making an intensive can.
vass throughout the community.
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Tribal Office To
Begin Per Capita
PAYMENT Dec. Is

With the approach of Deem
Is when disbu, sement of annual
per capita funds will be b-gun.
the Blackfeet Tri al Council
quarters are unusually busy this
week getting in readiness.
That the work be carried on
with all possible rapidity, the Of
flee was close d Wedne lay.
Thus general routine business
that can be postpone d until the
per capita disbursement gets un.
der way, Treasurer Allison de.
cided, must mark time.
With approximately 1925 600
to be paid out. the office force
are concentrating their efforts on
the preliminary tasks.
Persons qualifying for the pei
capita funds include infants that
we're born up to midnight +
Tuesday of this week.
Elsewhere in the Chief 8 a
notice issued by the Tribal Coun
oil urging the cooperation of all
Blackfeet persons towards the
Office g efficiency in disbursement
of the per capita funds.
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by Wayne Duncan)

The Wanted Columbia Falls.
who last year were undefeated
and champs in their district. took
a sound beating from the Brown
ing Indians last night by the
score of % to 10.
Making the first basket for the
Indians. the Columbia Falls team
started out in cloud of dust,
but were soon slowed down to a
walk as the Indians unleashed a
new dszzlipg attack of ball-hand-
that made the Columbia Falls five
sit mp and take notice.
Leading at the start of the
third quarter By the lengthy sum
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Montana indians
Meeting To Set Up
State Organization

Montana's seven Indian tribes,
Biackfeet, Flathead. Belnap, Fit.
Peck, Rocky Boy. Tongue River
and Crow, have representatives
at Blue Bay on Kalispell Lake
this week to set up a state Or
ganization Of Indians.
Sessions began yesterday and
indications are that plans will be
carried out successfully as there
appears t o b e majority senti
ment of the tribes favoring the
proposal.
According to spokesman of the
Blackfeet tribe the concerto 1 eff
fort of all the Montana tribes
would be to their full advantage
in which more effective action
would result.
Scheduled to attend from the
Blackfeet tribe are seven mem
bers of the Tribal Council, who
include George Pambrun, Leo M.
kennerly. J. j. Galbreath, VIM.
Spanish. VIM. Guardipee, J o e
lronpipe and VIM. Buffalohide.
Others include Yellow Kidney,
Adam Whiteman, Charles Reevis.
Wades-In- The Water, Phil Aub-
rey and Ed Croft.
The sessions are in charge of
Stephen DeMers, chairman 0 f
the Flathead Tribal Council and
began yesterday morning.
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Columbia Falls, Last Year,
District Champs, Beaten By
Indians Here Last NIGHT

of Is to 9. the Indians lead was
but once threatened in the clos
ing moments of the game. Go.
ing all out to try to overcome the
Indians lead the Columbia Falls
team let go with everything they
had. but the Indians were just
too good for them.
With 10 seconds to go, the In
dams frooze the ball and their
third straight victory of the sea-
son was chalked up.
Not knowing who to pick to be
the winner, the majority favored
Columbia Falls. But after the
game they conceited Browning
the better team.