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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
ALLIED POLICY FINDS BIC 3
 NOT AGREEING
BY PHIL AULT
 1 United Press Staff Correspondent

kO4AVNNA A T ~%9O A$SNSAA CAASSf
 London, December 20. = (UP) Prime Minister Churchill conceded today that the Big Three" have fallen into disagreement over Allied policy in liberated Europe, but said Britain was doing her utmost to heal the breach.
 Breasting a new flood of criticism in Commons over British intervention in Greece, Churchill told the house that Britain, the United States and Russia were cooperating fully on the prosecution of the war, but added:
 "Whether there is complete agreement on every aspect of these matters is another question alto- gether."
 He said it was "justifiable con- cllsion" that Britain was taking steps to bring about greater ac- cord.
 'The three great powers are in entire agreement upon the general aims which bind our alliance" he said, and we have every need to keep in closest association in this dangerous and momentous phase l of the war.
 Churchill made his comments during a question period preceding a general debate on the Greek situ- ation, which was scheduled to be- gin following the luncheon recess. Defends Britain Defending his government for the fourth time in 12 days, Church. i'll refused challenge from the floor to explain whether the self assignment of spheres of influence in liberated Europe might not con- flict with the Dumbarton Oaks proposals for world security.
 T think that is a topic that l obviously should not attempt to deal with now" Churchill said.
 The question had been raised by Independent Daniel Lipson, who obviously had in mind Russia's de- mands about Poland as much as Britains intervention in Greece.
 Churchill said the burden. of settling the strife ill Greece had fallen upon Britain" and we have rot so ia rbeen able to discharge
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Battle May Prove Most Bloody--News Blackout Relaxed
BY JAMES McGLINCY United Press War COrrespOndent)

Paris, December 20 = (UP) = American reserves went into action the fluid 7O-ile BelganL Luxenburg
 front today fighting desperately to halt the greatest Ger offensive since Marshal Rommel drove into Egypt but still giving ground in what may prove to be the decisive and most bloody battle of the
 Exactly how far the German PanZer columns had penetrated still obscured by partial backout but captured German prisoners said it was their com manders hope that Antwerp could be taken n five days There indications Nazi spearheads veering toward the Ardennes gap where the through that broke the back of the French Army in 940 achieved.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
0'NeiI Named Mayor By 34 Vote Plurality

Attleboro, Mass. Dec. 20.-(UP)- By a plurality of only 34 votes. City Council Pres. Francis J. O'Neil was elected mayor here yesterday in a three-cornered contest in which a total of 5,877 ballots were cast, com- plete returns showed today.
 O'Neil boiled 2.385 votes: City Councillor Francis s. Manchester 2,35l, and Christopher w. McNary, 1,l41. Manchester will ask for a recount.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Britain, Ethiopia Endorse Agreement

London, Dec. 20.-(UP)-Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told com mons today that new agreement between Britain and Ethiopia had been signed yesterday, by which cer- tain large areas previously admin iStered by the British revert to Ethi- opia.
 The agreement, signed at Addis Ababa, does not affect the Sover- eighty of Emperor Halle SelaSsie. Eden said
 Eden also gave Britain's official blssing to the rFanco- Russian 20- year alliance. He said Britain had made known its stand before the Moscow negotiations began.
 He said the pact did not conflict with the plan for future world se- curity organization, which all par- ties are seeking to establish.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
On Belgian Front Cut Of
4,OOO NAYS
 LOST AS REDS
 AIM AT KASSA
BY M. S. HANDLER

AD4 ANAs D. AAEA4NOA1EAS
 United Press War CorrespOndent)
 Moscow, December 20. = (UP) = The German grip on eastern Slovakia looSened under increasingly : heavy Soviet blows today as two Red Armies advance e d through the Nazi puppet state on a 10O-mile front in converging drives on the enemy stronghold of Kassa.
 Late dispatches said the Germans and their Hungar- ian allies were falling back slowly all along the attack front after losing more than 4,000 men in a series ot pitched battles in the noun tain passes east and south of KaSSa.
 More than half the Axis casual ties were inflicted by General Ivan I. Petrov,S Fourth Ukranian Army. which swung against Kassa from the east and southeast over the weekend in a thrust coordinated with Marshal Rodion Y. Malinov- sky's Second Ukrainian Army strike across the Hungarion-Sloyak border.
 Petrov's troops, immobilized for weeks on line etending across the eastern tip of Slovakia from the polish to the Hungarian borders, rolled up the German flank on a 25-mile front and drove three armored wedges within nine to IA miles of the big railway and high way center.
 Defenses Shattered
 One attacking column broke open the enemy defenses along the Ung- yar-KaSsa highway and captured Dargo, A miles east of Kassa. Massed batteries of German ar tillery and mortars covering the mountain road were in the Soviet advance.
 A second Russian force moved in from the southeast to take Nova metSo, 12 miles from Kassa, rout- ing the 18th Hungarian regiment and capturing more than 800 prison CTS, along with huge stores of arms and equipment.
 On Petrov's left flank, third column drove up the east bank of the Bernad river against stiff Ger man opposition and stormed Nados. nine miles south of Kassa. One hun
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-20
Noted Author Writes Inside
 Stories of Wor for The Democ rat

Curt Riess, famed for his best-selling books that tell the stories-behind-th stories of momentous events at home and abroad, is in Europe on assignment from NEA Service and The Democrat :. .. He is the author of "The Nazis Go Under ground, Total Espionage" and many other volumes that have called the turn on happenings inside Germany 7. Read Riess' unique dispatches from neutral, oc- cupied and Allied nations EXCLUSIVELY IN THIS NEWSPAPER.
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Mid Winter Term January 2. Busi- ness Training, Secretarial, Account .Iiak Post n. O0Ilege.
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Evening star., 1944-05-09

Born in Washington, Sergt. Lay
ser left high school to enter the Air
Force in November, 1912. He was
graduated from gunnery school and
received his wings at Tyndall Field,
Fla, in January, 1943. He then at
tended aircraft armorers school at
Lowry Field, Denver (Colo) and
went overseas last December.
He was promoted to staff sergeant
in England in January and wrote
his family in February that he hao
completed five missions and received
the Air Medal.
Corpl. Allin E. SeeIy was reported
wounded in action in the Southwest
Pacific. His wife, Mrs. Mary L. Seely
lives at 225 o street S.W.
Pfc. John 8. TripIett, whose aunt
Mrs. Joseph r. Padgett, resides al
915 Massachusetts, avenue NE, also
was wounded In action In the South.
west Pacific.
First 1t. David E. Salladay, "a, oi
Evening star., 1944-05-09

his basic train Pfc. A. r. Lawrence.
ing at Camp Houston, Tex, and was
sent overseas In November. He has
"a brother, Tech. Sergt. Arthur E.
Lawrence, in the Engineer Corps,
now in England.
Technician FIT Grade Kenneth
w. Otto, who was wounded in the
Mediterranean theater of war, for.
merly lived at 1927 Livingston street
NV, with his wife, Mrs. Caro-.
line C. Otto.
Tech. Sergt. Sidney S. Sherris
who was also wounded in the Medi.
terranean theater Of war, Is the hns.
band of Mrs. Norma B. Sherris, 81:
Meadow lane, Falls Church, Va.
Pvt. Robert C. Myer of 5601 Quincy
street, Hyattsville, Md, was the
third man reported wounded in the
Mediterranean theater.
Staff Sergt. Lester w. Layser, II
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Communists Approve Plan
To Reform as Marxists
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May "a recon-
mendation to dissolve as q political
organization and to reorganize as a
Marxist education association has
been approved unanimously by ap-
proximately $50 delegates at the
1914 State convention of the Mary
land and District of Columbia Conn
munist party, officers said yesterday.
Party headquarters here reported
that action on the"recommendation
to dissolve the party and reform the
organization will be taken for the
party as a whole at the national
convention. '~~
AL Lannon, State secretary Of the
Communist party, spoke at the con-
vention and called for the re-elec-
ton Of President Roosevelt for .
fourth term.
Evening star., 1944-05-09

west Pacific, is II. d. y. saIladsy.
now in a hospital in New Guinea,
Mrs. Salladay said, adding she re-
ceived another letter from him say
ing he was getting along well" 1t.
Salladay, an employe of the Central
Branch of the American Security
Bank at the time he entered the
service as a second lieutenant In
February, 1912, took his training at
Fort Riley, Kans. He was made q
first lieutenant in January, 1943.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
George Ade Reported
In Critical Condition
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BROOK, Ind, May 9.-James D.
Rathbun, close friend and q busi-
ness associate OF George Ade, said
last night the 7s-year-old humorist
suffered heart attack Saturday
and is In a critical condition.
Mr.. AIDE, wintering in Indiana
for the first time In several years,
recovered recently from serious
illness.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
PimIico Results

FIRST RACE-Purse, $1,000; 2-year-
olds; claiming; 412 furlongs
Jr. O'Sullivan &c SMITH 1910 $50 40
Ship Jr. tBorselD $50 44O
Three Ply tWhaler) 7.9O
Time-0: :56A.
Also ran-Wake Bright, Star Finder
Navy Dance, Two Down. Pro Miss, Bri-
SECOND RACE-Purse, 81 500; 3-year-
olds and NO. claiming: furlongs.
Ecomint (CarrilIc) 1910 $50 450
Lit Up tRoot) $50 710
Grand Toy (Bowers) $50
Time-l:144s.
Also ran-Light Man, Miss Identify
Rough Amos, Happy Galiop, Still-a Coin
Back Stage, Sumpin Myrtle M, Kant Delay.
Daily double paid $71.20.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Congress in Brief
By the Associated Press.

Senate:
Awaits start of antipoll tax fill
buster.
I Military Affairs Committee dis
cusses promotions Of IA wartime
generals. .. .1 .,
Finance Committee continues
study Of tax simplification bill.
House: ...
Winds up consideration of omnibus
flood control measure.
Rules Committee considers "GI
bill of rights" granting benefits to
returned servicemen.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Congress should clearly limit use OF
lease-lend funds to war purposes.
Demand Permanent Bases.

Senators Brooks, Republican, oi
Illinois and Ellender, Democrat, oi
Louisiana also contended the Gov
ernment should enunciate its policy
now with respect to reciprocal aid
Both favored a bid for permanent
title to air bases IN the Caribbean
area, acquired from Britain on 99-
year leases in the 50-destroyer deal
of 1910.
The Senate wrote into the House
approved extension bill an ever
tighter ban against negotiation by
the President of any lease-lend set
Elements involving postwar eco
nomic, military or diplomatic policy
commitments without treaty ap-
proval by the Senate.
The House amendment mentioned
final settlements, but the Senate
changed it to apply to intermediate
settlements as we'll.
The bill went back to the House
for concurrence.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Western Europe Ripe
For Invasion Due 10
Extremely Dry Spring
By the Associated Press.


LONDON, May 9.-Probably the
driest and sunniest spring since
Adolf Hitler overran the Low Coun-
tries four years ago has put the ter
rain of Western Europe in good con-
dition for invading ground and air
forces.
An expert on operational weather
gave this summary of conditions and
added that good invasion weather
probably would continue through
May and June.
Besides the advantage in soldiers
being able to move on a firm footing
with the continued lack of rain.
these specific benefits could be ex-
pected for Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hower's invasion forces:
A long period of dry weather
means rivers fairly low and per-
haps fordable even though bridges
are blasted.
"An army would be damned uh-
lucky If it got begged down after
mid-May," the expert said.
Allied military men said, however,
that weather Is not as much of a
factor in Western Europe as it is in
Italy.
France and the Low Countries are
crisS- crossed with excellent roads,
while the streams are generally
small and offer no serious difficulties
for modern army.
The West Wall also is well stocked
with good airfields whose concrete
runways are usable in all kinds of
weather.
The big Allied worry is that bad
weather may break on D-day. q
A storm Is certain to cost the lives
of thousands of soldiers trying to
land on the beaches.
One day of bad weather would
more than offset months of good
weather If 1t came at the wfofig
time. ss j,51 .ss,.,,'2.6
Evening star., 1944-05-09
|On the Roll of Honor
On the Roll of Honor
Seven District Area Soldiers
Reported Wounded in Action

Seven men from the District and
vicinity were reported wounded in
action in the Mediterranean and
Southwest Pacific areas in a War
Department announcement today.
Pfc. Argyll r. Lawrence, % of 324
Sixteenth street Sc, was reported
Evening star., 1944-05-09

W0unQeQ IN ac-
ton in Italy. His
m o t h e r, Mrs.
Matte E. Law
renee, said the
former s t u a r t
j u n Tor Hi 6 h
School student,
had written to
her recently say
ing he was get
ting along fine -
Pfc. L a w renee
entered the serv-
ice in the infan-
try in January,
1913. He took
Evening star., 1944-05-09
s7o1 Massachusetts, avenue NV, q

s<AA NS&s>S
gra d u tie Of
Western High
School in 1899.
wrote to his
wife, the former
Margaret Daw-
son of Washing
ton, informing
her of his injury
before she re-
ceived the Of
fetal motto C e
from the War
Department. 1t.
s a IL a d a y, in
jured in action
in the South
Evening star., 1944-05-09

.. bdyoCt, 4O1A n
street Sc, have
been notified.
S e r ct. Layser
and Sergt. John
r. Sherbert, 720
Kentucky ve-
nue. Sc, who
was repor t e d
missing yester-
day, were bud
d / e s" through
E a S t ern High
s C h ool an d
a e r ial gunnery
training, Mr..
Layser said to-
day.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Sinutru Is in Hospitol

NEW YORK, May 9.-Frank
Sinatra, the singer, was taken, to
Mount SINAI Hospital yesterday
suffering from a throat infection
and fever.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
A Few Lights Are Visible.


Here and there few lights were
visible from the Monument in the
downtown section and officials said
complete reports from sector war
dens today would reveal the source
and total number of violations.
The warning yellow signal (not
audible, putting the city on the
alert, came through at $3.50 pm,
and the all-clear "a single, short
blasO sounded at $50 pm.
The second blue was the signal
for a series of simulated incidents
staged by waroens in scattered
areas and one, in the Dupont area.
may have resulted in new record
for extinguishing an incendiary
bomb by fire guard team of
SPARS quartered in the dormitory
at 1921 N street NV. Area Warden
George Cox reported that the
bomb" ignited in an alley in the
rear of the quarters, was put out
in exactly 80 seconds by a team
comprised of SPARS Louise Valenzi.
Helen Mccoy, Jeanne Doyle, June
Floops, Ruth Selbee and Hazel
Harmsberger. All are stationed at
Coast Guard headquarters.
Another all-girl team extinguished
bomb" touched off near their
quarters in SCOTS Hotel at 2l31 o
street NV.
"Oil Bombs" Ignited.
John l.. Sullivan, in charge of the
Mid-City Area, reported "oil bombs"
ignited in front of the Lincoln
Museum in the 400 block of Tenth
street NV, and on a parking lot
adjacent to the Houston Hotel near
Ninth and streets NV, attracted
large crowds of spectators and that
fire guard crews dispatched the blaze
quickly
Mid-City also set up billet posts
at Mount Vernon Methodist, Shiloh,
New Bethel and Vermont Avenue
Baptist Churches where hot coffee
and sandwiches were dispensed to
AFRAID wardenS.
Hampshire Heights Area directed
by Sherrard Tupman, ignited several
lumber blaZes to test fire guard
squads and also posted wardens at
fire boxes TO deter alarmed citizens
from calling for fire apparatus. Re-
suits were called good
Max C. Schwartz, chief AFRAID
warden for the District said the test
was "one of the most perfect I've
ever seen" He made a wide survey
of the downtown area and noted
only one violation.
Sylvan King. assistant chief, in
charge of commercial and industrial
establishments, also made tour OF
apartment houses and in the II
visited found no violations. In the
past, 1t was pointed out, apartment
houses have been among the princi-
pal offenders.
Evening star., 1944-05-09

Liberator gunner, has been missing
in action over France since March
II, his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Senate Group Moves
To Clamp New Curbs
On Lease-Lend Cash
By the Associated Press.

=
Prospects that Congress may
impose new limitations on the
use of lease-lend funds appeared
today in the wake,of Senate ap-
proval of legislation extending
the wair-aid program for an
other year beyond July !.
Still awaiting action is the ad-
ministration's request for an addi-
ton $500. .000, 900 in ase-lend ap-
preparations, and some Senators are
out to make certain the funds are
used for war purposes and nothing
else.
LANCER "Unalterably Opposed"
Senator LANCER, Republican, oi
North Dakota, who cast the only
vote against continuing the pro-
gram, said he was "unalterably op-
posed to the reckless, nonsensical
and almost criminal squandering of
our raw materials"
He called for a declaration of
policy as to what this Nation ex-
poets to receive for the $22, SOC, 900, =
600 1t has spent thus far.
Senator LANCER and Senator
Brewster, Republican, of Maine
questioned how Great Britain. larg-
est recipient of lease-lend aid, was
able to advance a $50, 900 900 loan to
CHINA. Senator Taft, Republican,
OF Ohio previously said he believed
Evening star., 1944-05-09
BIackout Is Declared
Best Test Ever
Held in District

Pronounced by civilian defense
officials "the best test ever hele
here" last nights blackoui
nevertheless was marred by the fact
every major building in the city was
silhouetted in the soft beams of a
blood-red moon.
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz
and Maj. Gen. William N. Haskell
national director of civilian refense
who viewed the blackout from the
Washington Monument, said the re-
suits were excellent, especially con-
sidering the time elapsed since the
last. 1t was the second blackout
under the Army's new policy OF
staging announced tests every 90
days.
Evening star., 1944-05-09
Potomac Glistens.

Abetting the moon, which changed
the Potomac into a thin, winding
ribbon and brought out the city's
geometrical patterns in bold relief
were absent-minded persons who
left store and home lights burning
after the first steady blast (the blue)
gave. the signal to black out at $50
pm. Afraid officials said warrants
would be sought today for these vio-
lators, two of whom left store lights
burning in the heart of the down.
town business section.
Col. Frank A. McNamee, deputy
national director of civilian de-
tense, commended the handling of
traffic by air raid wardens ard po-
lice, and 1t. Col. Leonce r. Le-
gendre, executive officer to Com
missioner John Russell Young,
civilian defense director for this
area, called the test a marked i'm
provement over the last.
Railroads and Government estab-
Hshments engaged In essential war
work, blacked out only three min
utes of the 10 that elapsed between
the wavering blast (the red at 9:10
pm. and the second steady blast
(the blue) at $40 pm. This was
to determine If they could black out
in an emergency.
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Nozis Report Churchi|rs Son
Leader in Landing Off DoImotio
Commands Said
To Be Included in
Lissu Island Force
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 10.-"British
and American Commandos'
under Capt. Randolph Churchill
have landed on Lissa Island off
the Dalmatian coast of Yugo-
slavia, the Berlin radio said
today.
The broadcast said Capt. Church.
i'll, son of the British Prime Min
lister, now has a force of about 1900
men under his command, but the
Germans reported it was not clear
whether they included some of the
1000 followers of Marshal Josip
Broz (Tito) who are on the island.
Young Churchill recently con-
ferred with Tito, presumably after
he parachuted into Yugoslavia. The
Berlin broadcast identified him as
"a British general with the name of
Churchill" but there was no doubt
here that Berlin was talking about
the Prime Minister'S son. There
was no immediate confirmation,
however. of the landing report.
Capt. Churchill, 80, was the first
member of Parliament to become a
paratrooper. The Allies have been
giving aid to Tito's Partisans, but
there has been no official announce
ment of the presence of British
Commando or American Ranger
trnor,s in Vuooslayia
The broadcast said the British
and Americans landed a few days
ago and added that the "detach-
ments are probably designed to Sc
cure the island as a supply base and
Evening star., 1944-03-10
Lewis Douglas Resigns
AS Deputy Shipping Chief

President Roosevelt today an
nounced the resignation of Lewis w
Douglas, deputy war shipping ad-
mlnistrator. and at the same time
made public letter in which Mr.
Douglas said the administrative re-
sponsioilities are more than he will
be able to discharge after April l.
Mr.. Douglas, however, will remain
as deputy on the combined Shipping
Adjustment Board and as chairman
OF its Employment Policy Commit
tee until July l. He explained to
the President that this work would
not take more than a day or so q
week, adding that he is willing tc
assume some other temporary wa,
responsibility if Mr.. Roosevelt de-
sired.
The President accepted Mr.. Doug
las resignation with the greatest
regret" and told him "it is good te
know that I can count on your helr
in the future"
Mr.. Douglas formerly was budget
director, but broke with the admin
istration on questions of fiscal policy
Evening star., 1944-03-10
WPB to Curb Rum, Gin Imports,
Cutting Liquor Supply Further
l5-to-30-Doy Embargo Likely After
Restrictions Take Effect March IS

Importation Of all runs, gins,
cordials and other alcoholic bev-
erages produced from cane sugar
will be placed under strict con-
trolls March Is, the War Produc-
ton Board announced today, so
manufacture in the Caribbean
area and other Latin American
countries can be diverted to in
dustrial alcohol badly needed in
the war effort.
Imports Of cane beverage liquors
from Cuba and other Southern
countries increased steadily last
year. At the end of 1943, it was un-
derstood, imports of gin from Cuba
were Is times greater than in Janu-
airy, 1943, while Cuban exports of