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The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
NEW THRUST SLASHE5 AT
 REICH SOIL
Two Dutch Towns FaII- Many Prisoners 1dk-
 en in Advance

PARIS, Feb. 9-A powerful new Canadian First Army offensive has penetrated at least four and one half miles into Germany.
 The new drive is well into the Siegfried Line and forms the nor- thern jaw of an Allied pincers in a thrust against the Ruhr.
 Burning Kleve, the northern ter minal of the Siegfried Line, is im- minently menaced in the new at tack
 The fresh advance has widened to seven miles the front in the for midable forests of the Reichwald.
 The German defenseS here were considerably weakened by a ter rife artillery and air lombard ment.
 Plunging Canadian troops mop ped up two Dutch towns swiftly and captured 1900 Germans, in- cluding two battalion commanders.
 The American First Army, 35 miles to the south, advanced to within a mile of the vast Schwam- menauel Dam controlling the flood waters of the Roer River, barrier to the Cologne Plain.
 The Third Army advanced to within mile of Pruem and reach ed the Pruem River. eight miles within the Reich
 The French First Army has broken the last of German resist ance south of Strasbourg and drew up to the upper Rhine River banks on 90-mile front north of Stras- bourg to Switzerland.
 Like steadily moving avalanche, beginning slowly, Gen. Eisenhower's Western Front offensive is gather ing power.
 German broadcasts said the Can- adian forces have preached Nazi lines in a large-scale offensive and the weight of Allied attacks on other fronts is also increasing, ac- cording to Berlin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
The W Washington Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON It. Col. Robert S. Allen now on active service with the Army.1

WASHINGTON--The other day this writer visited Walter Reed Hospital to speak before a group of wounded combat veterans. They were a real inspiration.
 Many of them were handicapped for life, but you didn't see long face among them. The boys knew how to grin and keep their chins up, even those with an arm or leg off.
 Moreover, they do lot of think ing these days about> what's going to happen after this war is over Their questions proved that. Nat urally they are watching the war but even more, they seemed to be watching the snarled skeins of our diplomacy. They asked me many questions about Greece, and were intensely interested in the opera tion of our new millionaire State Department.
 It was obvious doubts had arisen III Ullcll iituioo WAlClliCl Jlic PCdCS they had been fighting for, had given their arms and legs for would be thrown to the wolves of imperialism after the war
 This was the biggest question in their minds.
 And one question in my mind when I came away was whether it wouldn't be a very sound idea to have at least one representative of the 100000 men who have been fighting this war sit at the peace table after the war is over.
 After the last war we saw a group of old men, one of them nearly eighty, write a peace which was torn to shreds. Certainly the GI couldn't do any worse. And they might do lot better.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
GERMANS IN
 NEW ACTION,
 ITALY AREA
Strong Counierotideks Are Launched Against
 Fifth Army

ROME, Feb. 9.--The Germans have launched a counter-attack in strength against positions newly re- gained by the Fifth Army in Ser chic Valley north of Gallicano. the Allied Headquarters says.
 The enemy counter-attacks are a few hundred yards north of the vil- lage of Burca.
 The official report says fighting is still in progress
 Brisk clashes are reported in oth- CT Fifth Army sectors. but on the whole there is no large scale action on other fronts.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
MEXICAN
 VOLCANO
 E R U p I }
Ashes Cover Roofs, Streets of One Town-Sun
 0bsCured

URUAPAN, Mexico, Feb. g. Particutin volcano has been in such violent eruption for 24 hours that windows and doors rattled con stantly throughout this city, a miles distant.
 Streets and roofs of Uruapan are covered with sand and ashes. .
 The eruption of the volcano ob- scured the sun yesterday.
 The volcano has been in almost constant eruption since it's birth two years ago, but now the erup- tion is intense.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
SALMON PACK NEXT SEASON E ESTIMATED
GdbrieIson Predieis About 5000, 900 Cases Will
 Be Put Up in 1o45

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9-The AL aska salmon pack for the 1945 sea- son is expected to total about B. 100000 cases, which will be about 15 per cent below the normal pro- duction but slightly more than the 1944 yield of 4,856,,000 cases, the smallest in many years.
 Ira N. Gabrielson, Director of the Fish and Wildlife Service, said shortages of manpower and equip- ment are responsible for declines of the normal yield which is about 5.849 ,000 cases per year.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
BULLETINS


 NEW YORK; radio broadcast from Ankara, Turkey, heard here by the NEG, said the Big Three meetings will continue anoth her week and also said the Russians have completely cleared the Nazis from Budapest.
 STOCKHOLM-A rumor is cir culating in Copenhagen that Ger man Generals have refused to de- fend Berlin in accordance with or ders already issued.
 PARIS = British Field Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's new offensive toward the Ruhr has carried to within four miles tonight of fire wracked. Kleve, northern terminus of the original Siegfried Line.
 PARIS = The Canadian First Army has advanced more than two miles deeper into northwest Ger many and captured six more towns, one of them three miles from the Rhine.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
REDS WITHIN
 25 MILES OF
 BERLIN PORT
EntireIement of Breslau in SiIesia Is Also Now
 Threatened

LONDON. Feb, 9--The Russians today have smashed to within 25 miles of Stettin, the port of Ber- lin. They have exploded fresh offensive northwest of Bresiatl, threatening encirclement of that huge Silesian industrial center.
 Marshal zhukov unlimhered one of the worlds heaviest artillery barrages at the Notifications along the Oder, temporarily blocking the road to Berlin
 One of the first towns to fall in the new offensive of Marshal Konev, from his 'Maltsch br;dgehead over the Oder was Parchwitz. 30 miles west and northwest of Breslau.
 The Berlin radio said a German communique stater the First Uk- rainian Army thrusts had carried almost to the east fringe" of Lieg- nitz, rail center of 76,000 popuIa- tion, a little more than eight miles southeast of Parchwitz.
 Russian armies are within 40 miles of closing the escape gap from Breslau. city of 615000. The town of Kurtsch, l2 miles south of Breslau was captured yesterday.
 While Moscow did not officially confirm the launching of a new drive, dispatches said Marshal Konev was in heavy fighting and hitting at Liegnitz. guarding the approaches to Saxony"
 An Associated Press dispatch placed the distance of the new thrusts at Stettin at % miles; Reuters dispatch said l9 miles.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
STOCK QUOTATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is 7l2, American Can 90, Anaconda 31, Beech Aircraft 129s, Bethlehem Steel 69M, Curtiss- Wright 57s, International Harvester 77h, North American Aviation 10is, New York Central 227s, Northern Pacific 1895, United States Steel 60, Pound $404.
 Dow, Jones averages today are as follows: Industrials, 15475; rails, 4935; utilities, 27.47.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
B0MBS5TART THREE FIRES
 AT 0KIMURA

UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUARTERS, FOR WARD BASE, Feb. 9.-Army Liber- ators bombed Two Jima, 750 miles south of Tokyo for the sixty-second and sixty-third consecutive times Tuesday and Wednesday. Admiral Chester w. Nimitz announces.
 Okimura. a town on Haha Jima, adjacent to the Bonins, was hit Wednesday. and three big fires were started.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
ADMIRAL HARTIS
 NAMED SENATOR OF CONNECTICUT
Governor Appoints Him ic Take Place of Late
 Sen. Mdlorey

HARTFORD, Con-, Feb. 9.--Gov. Baldwin formally appointed Admiral Thomas Hart, as U s. Senator from Connecticut, few hours after the General Assembly empowered him to fill the vacancy created by the re- cent death of Senator Maloney, Republican.
 The governor said: Tn Admiral Hart the state will have an able. conscientious, patriotic American for her senator"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09

erans Administration conducted tours for thousands of Gold Star mothers to cemeteries in France. England and Belgium. It was a relatively simple matter then. Now there are American graveyards in North Africa, in Italy, France, England, Guadalcanal, the Philip pines, New Guinea. Saipan and a score of other places.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
Hospital for Insane From Alaska Is Now
 Proposed in SeattIe

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Repre-
 sentative Hugh DeLacy, Democrat Of
 Washington State, has introduced & bill for construction and operation of a hospital in Seattle for Alas
 kan insane patients to take the place of Morningside near Portland, Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
HE ISN'T, B'GOsH.

In an article that Jim Langdon had purchased the residence of M ID. Williams, it was stated that Langdon had taken over Kerry McKinley's Electric Shop.
 Faint SO Langdon has the radio department and Mckinley still op- crates the electrical end.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
McGINTY BACK

Earl McGinty. of the Federal Pub- to Juneau today from Fairbanks lie Works Administration, returned after a brief official trip.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
CHURCHILL'S OUTWORN VIEWPOINT

Today we have seen what older men already have started to do
 with the peace of the world. Win
 ston Churchill, who is seventy, who
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
FROM KODIAK

c. w. Bettinger, Kodiak, is guest at the Baranof Hotel
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09
FROM ANCHORAGE

Grant A. McMurray, Anchorage, is guest at Hotel Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-09

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Schott Easy Boksi Prey

New York. Dec. 2e-CUP)-Joe Baski's ring sayyy and more ef- fect.ye punclilLg enabled him to hammer out an easy i0-round de- c.sion last night over Freddie schott tagging the young Ohio heavyweight with his first defeat in the years last fight at Madison Square Garden
 Baski-the numbering ex-coal miner of Kulpmont, Pa, who now lives at Astoria. N. Y.-was the name" opponent tackled by 20- year-old Schott of Akron. O., who was unbeaten in 42 previous pro- fessional starts.
 A crowd of l2,40O, who paid $48,- 29l, saw husky. dark-haired Schott fail to pass his first major test fail to take successfully the long step between mediocre and upper bracket competition.
 Baski, a 2-l favorite because of seven years ring experience, won the unanimous decision in a dull fight that was marred by constant clinching. Each of the three ring officials voted the same-eight rounds for Baski and two for Schott.
 Baski had a weight advantage of 214 1-2 pounds to Schott's 211 IA.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

TODAY'S SPORT PARADE

tne oascoms of . race ai any of tlae TRAs a member sracka frcm coass to coari.
 And. as he stood. buiging and b1Fir nke an oit-tlEe Mn1e1osA fallbAck. when the anncuncemfnt was mace. Draytoa looked Ike an excellent cllosce. Here was the euiet. snave. Efnoosh-bui ever resdy-- iyDe os undercovsr mar who pso- ieeied America in peace and in var.
 Surrounded hy newspaper men. Drayion calmly anFwered Quesiaons, those he wanted ta. end parTsed those that didn't strike his fancy. Heary-ndded eyes laughed out from behind c pair of rimiex glasseS and a mobile mouth clamped tightly oyer an up-guf2ing cigar.
 This Boston-born strong boy with the curly black hair impressed as a pretty ready sort of character. And your first question was to find cut on which cases he had worked dur ing his is years in the ?. B. l.
 ~Td rather not say" he refused. Alter all. s lot Of agents work on every case. and no one man ever breaks q case alone"
 The Benjamin Franklin Univers- ity graduate who ran FBI offices iil Cincinnati. Seattle. Indianapolis and Chicago. would say no more anent his man-hunting activities. And the next thing you knew was that Drayton was admitting to be- ing a casual "two-doilar" bettor on the gee-gees.
 But subsequent investigation dis closed that the easy-moving fel- low in the blue pin-striped suit was one of the agents who had much to do with nabbing Roger Touhey and his gang and the eight Na1 sabo- teurs apprehended in the United States during the war.
 You couldn't pry it from him. though, and neither would he say just what his tactics were going to be in trapping the wrong-doers of the race tracks. But a safe bet is that 1t will be along FBI lines which 1 is bad news to the fast buck crowd.
 I'm not going to raid the FBI for personnel, of course" Drayton said, but there are a number of former FBI men who will join my staff"
 Henry Parr 3d. the handsome young president of Pimlico. inter rupted to explain that Drayton wasn't to familiar with racing and it's problems but will learn soon"
 "Yes," the former F-BI man said. T don't think 1t will take me long. And once we get started. with head quarters in New York and branches in Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles, I believe we'll be able to get the sit- uation in hand"
 But first, he admitted, he'd have to prove his worth by finding that apartment and office in New York, both currently as rare as an atom izer in 8 Maine chance stable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29

be able to play against Texas in the Cotton Bowl game New Years Day.
 Austin, Tex, Dec. 29-A final light drill was scheduled today by the University of Texas Cotton Bowl football team, and Coach Dana Bible said the squad would leave for Dallas tomorrow.
 The Longhorns are in good con- dition, Bible said. He said he planned only a short signal drill at Dallas Sunday and that the team would rest on Monday.
 Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 29-Alabama and Southern California went to the Rose Bowl today-for practice ses- sions.
 Alabama was scheduled to work out on the gridiron in the morning, and Coach Frank Thomas said that he planned only light drill. He was openly optimistic over his teams chances of inf1icting the first defeat in nine Rose Bowl appear ances on Southern California.
 The Trojans were to work out in the Rose Bowl in the afternoon and Coach Jeff Cravath followed Alabamas pattern in planning an easy session.
 Houston, Tex, Dec. 29-Tulsa and Georgia, opponents in the Oil Bowl football game New
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
22,5OO TO SEE TILT THIS AFTERNOON

Montgomery. Ala. Dec. 1e-fUPD The ist5 football bowl program starts today with the annual Blue Grey game between North and South all-starK before a capacity crowd of 22.500 whose betting odds favored the south 10 win its fifth straight game.
 Coached by Bobby Dodc 0i GeorRia Tech. Bernie Moore oi Louisiana state and Aatty Bell oi Southern Methodist. the South is represented by a fast and heavy team captained by 25O-pound tackle Martin Ruby of Texas A. a. M. Its backfitld was sparked by Y. A little Of Louisiana State and Perry Moss Of Tulsa. and showed smoothness ana deception in prac- tice sessions.
 The North. coached by Bo Mo- Milln Of Indiana. Ray Morrison Of Temple and Lynn Waldorf Of Northwestern, also boasted a line averaging more than 200 pounds per man, bulwarked by John Tay- ener at center. Tayener was unan- imous all-Ameriean while playing for Indiana fin 1914.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Boys Club Com petition Proves Keen

The Waterbury Boys Club had total of 69 boys participating in the Annual Boys Clubs of America na- tional foul shooting contest con- ducted throughout the country for December.
 All boys were placed into four different age groups and allowed to shoot total of sixty shots. The number of successful throws termin- ated each boys score. The l94S- 1S46 official basketball guide govern ed the contest.
 Each Boys Club in the country reports five boys scoring the great est number of baskets in each age division. This group of 20 boys con- stitutes the club team. The Boys Club team scoring the greatest number of points will be declared national champions. National indi- vidual champions are determined in each age division, too. A medal will be awarded to the individual cham pion in each age division and a certificate will be given to the Boys Clubs placing first, second, third. fourth and fifth.
 Five highest scores in each age division of the Waterbury Boys Club as announced by J. Ross, phy- sical director, follows:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Koslowski May Not Start Following Weak Practice
Democrat Photo, COyiello

Years Day, both were scheduled for light workouts today, and both were reported in fine shape.
 Georgia arrived yesterday and Coach Wally Butts immediately sent his players through exercises and formations designed to help them shake off train -weariness. After the workout, he said the Bulldogs were in excellent shape.
 Tulsa's Coach Henry Frnka was pessimistic about the Golden Hur- ricane's chances, and said Geor- gia's star back, Charley Trippi, was the chief difference in the teams.
 San Francisco, Dec. 29-West and East squads, which will meet in the Shrine New Years Day football game, reported themselves in good condition today, with the East re- covered from an epidemic of colds
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
By United Press

Miami, Dec. 29-The attention of the Holy Cross football team was focused today on its captain, ace halfbaek Stan Koslowski, whom doctors treated with peni- cillin for his influenza.
 The tow headed star tried to
 practice yesterday, but was sent back to bod in his hotel room, and it was not believed he would work out today. Coach John Da- Grosa said he was uncertain If Koslowski would start the Orange Bowl game against the University of Miami, and that Gene DeFilip- DO may move into the job.
 The rest of the Holy Cross squad went through a hard prac- tice under hot sun yesterday.
 Coach Jack Harding of Miami, who has been unusually opti- mistic over his teams chances, reported that Miami looked good in it's drill and that Harry GhauPs bunting was the best of the sea- son.
 Biloxi, Miss, Dec. 29-With the exception of tackle Harvey Adair of St. Mary's, the Sugar Bowl football teams of Oklahoma A. & M, and St. Marys were in top shape today for their New Years Day game.
 Adair missed yesterdays scrim- mage because of a light case of 1n- fiuenza, but Coach Phelan said he expected Adair to be able to start the game. Quarterback Dennis O'Connor, indisposed the first few days after St. Marys arrived, went through the entire workout yester- day.
 The Aggies devoted their practice session to defensive formations.
 Wake Farest, N. C., Dec. 29- Coach Peahead Walker said he would send his Wake Forest foot- ball team through q light drill today before entraining for Jack sOnville, Fla. and the New Years Day Gator Bowl game with South Carolina.
 Walker said his team would arrive Sunday and practice for the last time on Monday.
 Dallas, Tex, Dec. % Coacf Chauncey Simpson said he woule send his Missouri football team through another hard practice to- day in an effort to improve or yesterdays showing in scrinnmage
 Simpson said that play wa! ragged, and that passing and block ing in particular were poor. Guart Dick Croak was injured during tht drill, but 1t was believed he would
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
BY OSCAR FRALEr ..maA.A MIn.aa Ennaaa NHaalaI

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Cole SGUes Paper M Annual Turf Report
By DAN PARKER

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Buddy Hayes M, Harris Fight Of

Boston, Dec. 29.-(UP) Grippe has caused the postponement of two Boston boxing matches including one for the New England feather weight title.
 The title match between Jackie Harris of Maiden and Timothy (Buddy) Hayes of Boston was post poned from Jan. ' to Jan. IA be- cause Hayes is i'll.
 Also postponed indefinitely was the return match scheduled for Jan. Il between heavyweights Johnny Pretzie of Boston and Jay D. Tur- ner of Washington. Pretzie is i'll.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-29
Bdrbara Wilkins Indoor FaUorite

Chestnut Hill, Mass, Dec. D. (UP) )-Defending champion Barbara Wilkins of New Rochelle, N. r., was favored today to defeat second-seed- ed Nina Irwin of New York City for the national girls indoor tennis championship on the Longwood Cricket Clubs covered courts.
 Miss wilkins rallied in the last set yesterday to defeat top-ceeded Syl- via Knowles of Newport, R. l., 6-3, 0-6, 7-5, in a semi-finals match. Miss Irwin disposed of unseeded Rhoda Hopkins of Woodhaven, N. Y, 6-3, 6-1.
 Miss Irwin and Miss Knowles teamed to capture the national girls doubles title by defeating de- lending champion Jean Pipes of Wellesley and Mary De Young of Brighton, 6-1, 2-6, GA.