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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
100000 Men Is Normondy GeVmon Toll

Washington, Aug. 2a-GUP)-Sec- retary Of War Henry L.. StimsOn, de- claring that Germany is weakening on ali sides. called on Americans to- day to muster all their strength and unity for the knockout blows.
 In his news conference in three weeks, StimsOn said that htis has been an historic week, with the eli. max of the battle of northern France, the forward surve of the Allies in southern France, the lb- eration of Paris and Romania's abandonment of the Axis.
 ''On every side Germany weak ens." he said. Nov is the time for us to muster all our strength and unity for the final blows"
 The Allied advances in France. to- gether with the cooperation Of the French forces Of the interior, have already fin practical effect" lib- erated the bulk of France, 6timson said.
 The battle Of Normandy proved to be a major victory for the Allies and costly for the Germans, who lost 300.O00 men in dead, wounded ,AIla missing, Stimson said.
 "Tbis number will probably be largely increased before the battle area has shifted to the north Of the Seine" fle added.
 He said the German armies in France have been so crippled and their communications so cut "as to give assurance that the Germans can attempt to stand only in the north Of France in the area Of the last World War battlelines."
 In southern and western France,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
Reds Bottle Romoni0ns

Moscow. Aug. 2a - (UPJ - Red Armies still were smashing forward through Bessarabaa and northern Romania within ITO miles of Bucb- arrest against continuing resistance last night. front dispatches said toe day. despite King Michael's an- nouneefnent that Soviet armiStice terms had been accepted.
 Confused reports from the front said the main resistance was being encountered in northeastern Bessa- rabia. where the Germans were in control, although the enemy every where was tn retreat.
 (A German broadcast said ''heayy fighting" also vas under way at Roman, on the cernauii-Ploesti railway 3b miles southwest of liber- ate Iasi.)
 R0maniaD prisoners told the So- vietS before the announcement Of the armistice that the Germans had fired on their units. killing a large number Of officers and men. in a vain attempt to halt the retreat, In some sectors. prisoners said, there had been armed clashes be- tween retreating R0manian units and blocking German attachments .
 Nothing oiileial was announced in Moscow regarding R0mania'g eapits ulati0n. The only news bearing on the subject printed in t0dayis news papers was . seyen-Iine Tass dis patch from London quoting the Bucharest radio to the effect that General C0nstantin Sanateseu had formed a new government. The dis- patch was printed ObscuFely on the fourth page. while news of eoptin- utng b0stilities tD Romania was
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Citation For
 w. H. Keefe

William #. Keefe, RIM 2-c, son of Mir. and Mrs. William T. Keefe, Of 37 Melbourne terrace, a Japan ese prisoner of war. has been award- cd the Submarine Combat Patrol Insignia in abseDtia.
 The insignia and an accompany ing cOnlgnendati0n were received by the boys parents this morning.
 The station. signed by Viee-Ad- miral c. A, Lockwood, Jr, reads as follows;
 '1The U. s. s, Grenadler on an offensive war patrol in restricted waters, heavily Datrolled by the enemy, failed to return as scheduled, It is not known how many success fm attacks the GrenadieF made on
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
HUNGARIAN IAUMY SAID TO
 BE IN REVOLT

London, August 24.-(UP) The Hungarian army was reported in revolt today, and press dispatches said Bull garia had asked the Allies for their peace terms in the wake of Romania's stunning break with Germany and her proclaimed decision to join forces with the Allies.
 A flood of reports from Allied and Axis sources on the continent made it clear that all three of Hitler's Bal kan satellites were in the throes of a political upheayal almost identical to that which collapsed the central powers in 1918.
 The German DINE News Agency announced that Hungary's Maxi puppet Premier Dome SztoIay had ordered the immediate dissolution Of all political parties in that nation, and Swiss Press dispatches to Lon- don said mutiny had broken out in the Hungarian army.
 DINE said all political activities in Hungary were prohibited under the decree and that Sztojay was pre- pared to act ruthlessly to put down any opposition,
 An exchange telegraph dispatch from Zurich quoted Hungarian diplomat there as saying that a cabinet crisis was imminent, if it had not already developed, and that an army-led revolution was believed certain
 Simultaneously, Bulgaria was re- ported on the verge of following
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
PARIS PATRIOTS GALL FOR ALLIED HELP
 NEWS OF CAPTURE OF CITY WAS PREMATURE
GOebbeLs Warns Army Against DisLoyaLty

Goebbels also published a new list of war measures which include the closing of all theaters. music halls before September l and a cessation of private leSsons in drama. sing ing and dancing.
 The latest measures also include halting the activities of all orches- tras with the exception of a few needed for broadcasting. the sus- pension of art exhibitions as well as a suspension Of the publication Of all fiction
 Publishing will be restricted to scientific and technical literature about armaments and certain polit. ical works
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
End Fr. Army Enters P0ris
By CHARLES C0LLINGW00D Columbia hrOadcasting system
 Correspondent
WlslFlhnlea by UnlieG Pressl

NFF"FFHWWEe8 " A"ffftE v HHN@aA
 Paris, France, Aug, 2S, By Radio via LondOnl-The second French aFmored division antered Paris tO- day after the Parisians arose as one man to beat down the motley, ters rlaed Germa ntroops who had gaTs rlsoned the city,
 It was the people of Paris who really won back their city, It all happened with fantastic suddenness,
 The American Army was occupied with the drive through EYreauN t0 the mouth of the Seine, after which it was planned to invest Paris, YeS- terdaya, a Frenohman burst into Lt, Gen Omar N HTadleys headquarF ters, He was the chief of the forces of the interior in Paris and he had staggering, incredible story to tell,
 lie said he had concluded m aFmstlee with the German forces ln
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London. Aug. 2s UP Reich Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels warned the retreating Ger man army today against disloyalty In the face of diversity and against internal strife at home.
 Gcebbels. in the weekly Das Reich article broadcast over the German front ard home services told sol- dierS that loyaliy and honor are not essential during good times be- cause they can be replaced by suc- cesses and victories but in times Of adyersity they must be uphsld.
 He implied strongly that unless German soldiers cling to the princi- pies of loyalty and honor nov. the war will be lost.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
Butter Points Moy Be Upped

Boston, Aug, 2l. lUP)-The pos- sibillty Of butter at 20 ration points per pound faced consumers today following a hint by regional OPA officials that the step might be necessary to combat 8 shortage iD New England,
 0fIleials Of the Price Agency said the move would depend OD whether the shortage becomes acute, ButS teF nOw requires I6 Red ration points per pound, and this ration can be raised only lD muIitples Of f0llR
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24

Supreme Headquarters, AEF August 2l. = (UPD = Street fighting between French Patriots and Germans ared up inside Paris today and Allied supreme head quarters announced that yesterdays fighting French COmmunique telling of the capture of the city was premature.
 Headquarters revealed that the Patriots, triccd by German appeal for armstce into believing that the enemy leaving the capital had flashed urgent call for help the American and French regulars massed outside the city.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-08-24
Street Fights Flare
 Up Inside Capital
BULLETIN

London, Aug. 24.-(UP)-Radio France al AI- gers said American troops entered Paris tonight.
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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
Percy Granger In
Memorable Program
Playing of Distinguished Pianist Composer, Work of
Civic Orchestra Thrill Enthusiastic Audience

TINS tremendous and colorful work
there was one piece left on the pro-
gram, LISTS Les PreludeS." And
here again was good reason for
braves.
The orchestra was at Buckingham
hall last night in the second con-
cert of the season. 1t is an agree
able thing to discover on opening
up a DiCecco program that he has
something different; not something
you have never heard before, but a
fresh surprise is his idea of what will
please. Certainly the program last
night was entirely different, as
they say from any yet presented.
The Concerto was the big thing of
the evening, but in no way dwarfed
the performance OF the orchestra in
Mozart'S Overture to Don Juan"
or the real artistic work of the en-
Semb1e In Girolamo Fresobaldi'S
'Toccata," which we have to admit
we had never heard to our know
ledge, out wn-cn seemed 10 us an
ideal orchestra piece; the delightful
two Intermezzi, contrasting in tempo
and theme of Wolf-Ferrari, and the
very lovely Tscnaikowsky Ballet
Suite which comprises four tonal
pictures, each one more enjoyable if
possible than the one previous.
Which brings us to Percy Grazing
err, the Concerto, the orchestra and
Mr.. DiCecco. The tremendous burst
of applause which greeted the four
was an expression of what one and
all thought about the performance.
AS they got off to the powerful
dramatic start, and Mr.. Granger ne
gotiated all the gigantic chord pro-
greSSions and the orchestra went
right to business matching phrase
for phrase, one settled back and said,
this is going to be good. And so 1t
was. We will not attempt to evaluate
the musicianship or technique of Mr..
Granger. His pianistic capabilities
speak for themselves and IN the in
spring performance last night, both
he and the orchestra well deserved
the reception accorded him, prac-
tically amounting to cheers.
The grand theme of the Allegro
was brought to a dramatic close both
pianist and orchestra achieving a
definitely splendid effect. Next came
the beautiful ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
mo. Here Mr.. Granger etched out
those lovely clear tones that are SO
familiar. The third, Allegro con
fuoco, was likewise taken in the
stride of both artist and orchestra,
and ended in fine fashion. Mr.. Di-
Cecco, his orchestra and Mr.. Grazing
er finished as they began in fine
fettle.
The orchestra balance seemed es-
pecially even last night. The strings
were rich and smooth, the brass Sec
ton also did we'll what was required
of them, and some flute passages
were played well.
Percy Granger came back three
times at the conclusio-. OF tie On
certo and played Debussy's Clair
De Lune," as well as his own ar
rangement of Country Gardens"
There was doubt of his pleasure IN
the support given him by the or
chestra.
The concert opened with the play
ing of the National Anthem. The
next concert by the group Will be
April 2.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
BOOK AND AUTHOR
MEETING FRIDAY
Number of Celebrities to
Take Part in War Bond
Rally Here

Among the four distinguished
authors who will appear at the
Book and Author Bond rally at
Wildly High school Friday night will
be Henry Seidel Candy prominent
critic and editor. Others who will
appear with Mr.. Candy are S. j.
Perelman. who will act as master
of-ceremonies, Edna Ferber and
Christopher LaFarge. Admission to
the rally will be by the purchase Of
war bond.
Henry Seidel Candy, is one of
Americas foremost critics and edi-
tors as well as an author Of re-
nown.
AS editor of the Saturday Review
of Literature and chairman of the
judges committee of the Book of
the Month Club, Mr.. Candy exer-
cises profound personal influence
on the literary of modern Ameri-
cans. In 1881 he published his most
distinguished work, The Age of
Confidence title possibly derived
from Edith Wharton's Age of In
nocence. Partly photographed,
Mr.. Canby's book was also an uni
que social history of the Nineties as
those years seemed to a sensitive
boy living in small but wealthy
and rather arrogant town near the
Mason and Dixon line. This book,
an instant success, widened the
discriminating audience that had
always appreciated Mr.. Canby's
short stories and critical articles. It
was soon followed by Alma Mater.
a pentrating study of academic life
in the nineteen hundred published
in 1888. His latest books are a
scholarly discussion of Thoreau,
published in 1889, and an enthuS-
iastic study of Whitman, published
in 1913. He spent no less than three
years writing Whitman. Like all his
work it was written in longhand and
revised many times.
Born in Wilmington, Delaware, of
Colonial stock that included both
English Quaker and Pennsylvania
Dutch, he attended the Friends
School of the Quaker community
there and went on to Yale where
he took bachelors and doctors de-
greeS and edited several under
graduate periodicals. For a while he
taught at Yale, enjoying contact
with such responsive students as
Stephen Vincent Benet and Thorn
ton Wilder, who, even in those days,
impressed Mr.. Candy with their
fluency as writer's.
Members Of the committee who
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07

ceiling which alarms our friends
who fly the planes and the low
ceiling over our thinking which men
who like not to nave God in their
thinking, or our thinking, for that
matter, attempt to insist is the only
way for modern science, modern
intelligence to progress. We have
grave cause for alarm under such
circumstances. There are things
that happen to morals when men
like not to have God in their knowl-
edge. There are things, dreadful
things, that happen to business, to
the courts, to the affairs of state.
in the field of education, when
knowledge. A low ceiling in our
men like not to have God in their
thinking is as dangerous as a low
ceiling to The aviator although the
consequences may not be as imme-
diately apparent. Give men a high
ceiling, ceiling unlimited, in their
thoughts, their dreams, their aspira-
lions, their sympathies, and there
is hope for friendly world and
not otherwise.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
Three DIVORCE
ACTIONS FILED
Three Different Causes for
DEGREES Cited in COM
plants Today

Divorce complaints have been en-
tered on the superior court docket.
by two local men and a woman,
who make harges of desertion, in
tolerable cruelty, or habitual In
temperance.
Augustus Poole Of Waterbury
seeks a divorce from Selma Poole,
formerly of Elizabeth, N. G. and now
of parts unknown to the petitioner.
The couple married Jan. IS, 1885 at
Elizabeth, N. G. and the petitioner
claims he was deserted July /, 1886
Intolerable cruelty is the basis of
the action filed by Henry Waller
and of Waterbury against Cecile
Brouillette Vallerand, formerly of
Waterbury and now of parts un-
known to the petitioner. The mar
riage was performed Aug. 10, 1921
at st. Narcisse, County Champlain,
Canada, and the plaintiff claims
his wife became intolerably cruel
Jan. q, 1923. He seeks custody of
two of their three minor children.
Thelma Root Morrison Of Water
bury seeks divorce from George
Morrison of Waterbury on the
ground of habitual intemperance.
The couple married Sept. 6, 1882.
Alimony Is requested. u
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
Man Needs God, Says
Second Church Pastor
Rev. Dr. Walker Claims Many Alleged Modern Think
ers" Shun Lord in Their knowledge

"A man is greater, stronger,
drawer, nobler with God than he
could ever be without God" stated
Rev. DR.. John G. Walker, Second
Congregational church pastor, yes
terday morning in his sermon en-
titled, mo God in Their Knowl-
edge"
DR.. Walker said in part:
A good friend of mine, DR.. Boyl-
ton Merrill, has put the case very
succiently, "A man with God is
greater than man without God"
Surely there is no question about
that? A man may have courage,
strength, wisdom to superlative
degree but for all that his powers
will be enhanced, his influence will
be multiplied, this will be strength
ened immeasurably if he has the
sense of Gods presence with him,
the sense of Gods Providence
watching over him and guiding him.
Take the other extreme. We know
of very humble people about whose
lives there gathered veritable halo
because they lived close to God.
Their limitations In education and
culture were manifest but for all
that they left an impression of
spiritual strength and power. They
may have lacked some of the wis
dom and prudence of this world
but they had a strange and beauti-
full wisdom of God.
It so happened that the president
Of Holy Cross had been addressing
group of Catholic lawyers. He
was fitting lance against the point
of view that had been set forth
in book published by the Boston
Law Book Company. The volume
had been entitled. my Philosophy
Of Law: Credos of Sixteen American
Scholars" All but one of these
men seemed to agree that there
was no place for God in the explana-
ton of law. the philosophy Of law.
President Maxwell fastened on these
men the condemnation that Paul
had urged against certain OF his
contemporaries, They liked not to
have God in their knowledge" Over
and against this pagan philosophy
of law, President Maxwell quoted
Judge of the supreme court Of Wis
corsin who, in addressing the uni
versity law class, went out OF his
way to bring God into the picture.
This" he said. 'is the true ambi-
ton Of the lawyer; to obey God IN
the service of society; to fulfill His
law in the order of society;-to min
lister His justice by the nearest pos
sible approach-which human in
telligence and conscience can acorn
plish." AS for me. like our Catholic
friend, want a lawyer whose ideal
Is an approximation Of the justice
Of God. This country needs LAWYERS.
statemen. diplomats who are willing
and eager to have God IN their
knowledge.
It is certainly true that many So
called modern thinkers" will 60 to
any length to escape the word
God. AS DR.. Joseph Fort Newton
SUGGESTS, they try to put q low
ceiling" over our thinking by shut
ting out God. Now even those Of
| US who have strictly limited expert
ense with flying know that the
ceiling makes all the difference.
Now ceiling" Ceiling zero" are
phrases which speak of peril. Ideal
lying weather Is graced by a CELL
ing unlimited as far as fog and
clouds are concerned. believe. as
DR.. Newton SUGGESTS, that there Is
an exact parallel between the low
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
WASHINGTON DAY
DINNER PLANNED
Waterburians Named on
State Democratic Conn
n1ittee of Arrangements

Miss Mary Hennessey, president Of
the Democratic WomenHS Booster
club, Mrs. Nellie Hayden, president
Of the Women's Democratic club
and J. Francis Smith former Demo-
cratic state chairman win constitute
the local members who win serve on
the committee of arrangements for
the Washington Day dinner to be
held Feb. 20 at the Taft Hotel, New
Haven under the sponsorship Of the
Democratic state central committee
A representative attendance of
state Democratic leaders is expected
at the dinner which is purported to
be the keynote Of the party's gub-
ernatorial campaign for 1914. In adj
dition to the above leaders who will
be on the committee others who will
also serve are Judge James Hogan
of Torrington, Mrs. Richard Galway
of Thomaston and Mrs. Ann Rut-
ledge Of Canaan.
Former Democratic state execu-
tives will be among the principal
speakers Of the evenings event.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
Committee Member

Committee Member
end. The committee will raise
funds to establish a memomrial for
the late president-in-exile of Lith-
uania.
Other local persons attending the
meetings included: John Tereila,
Charles Strickulis, Mrs. Matthew j.
Colney, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Kruge-
lis, John Klikna, and Simon Cvir-
ka. The business meetings were
held in the Hotel Pennsylvania and
delegates attended a mass meeting
in Brooklyn Sunday, celebrating the
26th anniversary of the founding OF
the republic of Lithuanla.
A petition to President Roosevelt
asking for his assistance in the re-
establishment of an independent
Lithuania was distributed to the
delegates who will strive to obtain
signatures of one million Amer
leans.
Plans were made to launch a five
million dollar war loan campaign
among Americans of Lithuanian
descent, and a national women's or
ganization of service clubs to atd
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
GUEST PASSENGER
SUES FOR $500

Injuries sustained in car coils
ion last February 16 are the basis Of
a $4,000 civil action filed in COM
mon pleas court today by Henry
Benz of Beacon, Falls against An
drew R. Gingras and William Smith,
both of Worcester, Mass, and Frank
Ceccia of Shelton. The plaintiff was
a passenger in car driven by Geo.
cha, while the other vehicle, truck,
was owned by Girgras and oper-
ated by the other defendant.
The complaint states the car col
lided with the rear and side of the
truck. The accident occurred in
Union City. The plaintiff claims
the truck was parked dangerously
on the highway without lights or
flares, and that the car was driven
at excessive speed. Injuries to the
forehead, chest. ribs, and back are
listed.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1944-02-07
No Official Recognition Unless e. Bond Quota Realized
Memorial Planned For
Lithuanian President
Late Antanas SmetOna Who Died Here in Exile to Be
HOnOred; DR.. COIney Of Waterbury Named

in the rehabilitation Of servicemen
was organized.
Speakers at the convention In
cluded: william c. FitzGib0on.
chief of the United Mathematics
section Of the War Finance Com
mittee of the Treasury Department.:
Owen j C. Norem, last q. s. min
iSter to Lithuania and author Of 2
new book on Lithuania: Colonel
Povilas Zadeikis, Lithuanian minis
ter to the United States: Mrs. An
tanas SmeTCna, widow Of the late
president If Lithuania: and An
thony A. Oils, prominent Chicago
attorney who served as chairman
of the convention.
The speakers discussed Russia's
plan fer establishment of is repub-
lies of the U. S. s. r., which would
include Lithuania, and cited the
case Cor an independent Lithuania.
Purchases of war bonds and
pledges at the convention totaled
$l62, GOO, it was reported. The spe-
cial war bond campaign will get
underway officially on Feb 16, the
26th anniversary of the original In
dependence of Lithuania.