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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Murderer,3 39. Misses Chair

San Quentin, Calif, Feb. 23-UP) Alfred c. CavazoS, 39-year-old condemned murderer, died last night of gunshot wound suffered in a desperate bid for freedom less than F hours before he was scheduled to die in the San Quentin prison gas chamber.
 Two other convicted killers involv- ed in the escape attempt yesterday were in solitary confinement today and prison guard w. A. Patterson was under treatment for injuries re- ceiyed when the three made their break.
 CavaZos died in the prison hospital as physicians attempted to remove a bullet from his abdomen. The bullet was fired by guard w. E. Peterson during the attempted break. CaVazos would have been executed today for tine murder of Adam J. Wondras. San Francisco druggist, during a holdup last July.
 Djolry Nagle, 8, under death s.n- tence for the thrill murder" in Oakland, Calf, last year of cab driver John Lucia, and s. J. Kelso 25, a four time loser convicted of staying a Los Angeles theater oper- ator, who joined Caravos in the break were placed in solitary con- finement.
 Warden Clinton Duffy said the three men jumped" Patterson just after Father James P. Haran and Chaplain Harry Worwick had com- pleted daily divine services i'll cor ridor. Patterson suffered a broken ankle and cuts on the face and chest from 8 bedspring used as a weapon by the prisoners.
 Patterson called for help. Rushing into the corridor, Peterson fired one shot which struck Cavazos ir the abdomen near the left hip.
 The abortive attempt came as more than $50 visitors were being entertained at a WaShingtons birth day convict show in 8 nearby audi toriEG,. The visitors were unaware of the escape attempt. which follow ed by two days the mysterious out break of four fires at the prison causing damage estimated at 4,OOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Nozi RoiI Bombings Burdens Red Cross

Washington, Feb. 23.-UP)-The Red Cross made 1t clear today tha: Allied success in destroying Ger many's transportation system was making it more dir6icult to get food and clothing packages to American prisoners of war inside the Reich.
 Vice Chairman Richard F. Allen said that 100000 food packages and over $15 100000 worth of cloth ing were now in German, Swedish. and southern European ports or in Switzerland awainting transport.
 International Red Cross repre- sentatives are struggling to get a sufficient number of German rail- road cars and trucks to keep the goods moving to the camps" Allen said.
 "The American people must facO the plain fact that the better the war goes for the Allies the more difficult 1t will be to serve prison- CTS of war with essential supplies"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Airship With g On Boord Feared Lost

Bristol, Va, Feb. 23-(UP)-An American Airlines plane with 1s passengers and a crew of three aboard was believed to have crashed in the rain today near White ToE Mountain, $500 foot peak F miles north of here.
 The Virginia state patrol office at Bristol said persons at ChilloWie, 34 miles north of here, reported hearing a plane at 2:25 a. m.
 Those who heard it said the plane was flying abnormally low, the pa trol office said, and one motor ap- peared to be missing.
 There is an emergency landing field at ChilloWie, but it was be- lieved the pilot, if he were in trou- ble, tried to make it on to Bristol.
 The entire area is mountainous.
 Search planes from Bristol and Washington flew over the area, and state patrolmen led a ground search.
 The plane last was reported at 2:O5 a. m. over Pulaski, flying southwest toward Bristol, en route from New York to Los Angeles.
 American Airlines offices here said the weather last night had been well above safety standards" The plane, they said, should have check ed with Bristol at 2:45 a. m.
 The search planes from Bristol and Washington scanned a wide area of the mountains and Shen- andoah Valley.
 Pulaski, where the plane last re- ported by radio, is a village about 50 miles west of Roanoke. The ship was directly on its course when 1t last radioed.
 The liner left New York at 9:3O last night and departed from Wash ington at 12:15 a. m.
 The crew consisted of Captain James E. Stroud, First Officer R. M Brigman and SteWardess Sarah Padgett.
 The area where the plane is be- lieved down is rugged mountain country with some peaks towering 1000 feet.
 American AirlineS at New York said the 1y passengers mcluued:
 Carlos Audifred, Mexico City.
 Clyde J. Pinney, Baldwin Loco motive Works, Philadelphia, Pa.
 Miss Frances Ulen, Washington D. c.
 All others were Army, Navy and Marine Corps personnel, whose identity was withheld by officials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Soldiers Learn Quickly Not To Trust German CiUiLians

was standing in front of 1t queS- tioning a civilian. He told me there were no soldiers left in town. Then I heard something inside the build ing and there, not 20 feet away, a German soldier was hiding. But he surrendered without any fuss"
 1st Sgt. Roy R. Wood, 38, of Pres que Isle, Me. entered the building where we were standing, mad as hops.
 We were driving our jeep through the town square a few sec ondS ago and Sniper's bullet just missed us.' He said. We weren't able to find him, either"
 Saarburg. largest place in the Saar-MoSelle triangle. was easily the loveliest little German town yet captured by the Third Army.
 It hardly was touched by the war and its streets and houses were neat as pins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
GripshoInn Passengers Snub GI's

New York, N. Y, Feb. 23-CUP)-- One hundred of the 548 civilians returned from Europe on the ex- change ship had left the ship by Friday morning, two days after ii docked with its cargo of soldiers and civilian repatriates.
 Of the 100, IA were taken to Ellis Island for further questioning re- garding their loyalty to this coun- try.
 The slow clearance of passengers was said to be due to the fact that most of them spoke little English. had their homes in Europe, and were only returning here because of their American citizenship.
 Most passengers were of Polish, Czechoslovakian or Greek origin.
 Of the handful of American bus inessmen aboard the ship, one, Jacob Klee, ", of Cincinnati, O., said that he was never interned in Germany because q minded my own business" He said he made his own arrangements to come home on the Gripsholm through Swiss chan nels and that the German Gastapo helped him make his departure.
 Many of the wounded and disabled soldiers aboard the ship reported that the passengers "snubbed" them and that they heard "resentful talk about coming back to the United States.
 Some openly indicated they would return to Germany or some place else in Europe as soon as they could" one soldier said.
 Sam Johnson, Philadelphia Negro, was quoted as saying he would return to Norway as soon as possible because he had lived there since 1915, his wife was there, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Fifth Takes
 2 More Peaks

Rome, Feb. 23-(UP)-Brazilian and American troops of the Fifth Army smashed through stiff Ger man resistance to capture two more important Apennine peaks and one village, headquarters said today.
 Headquarters said the recently launched push in the Mount Belve- dere sector continued in generally fair weather.
 The Brazilians seized Mount Ca stello, three miles northeast ot Mount Belvedere, and advanced an other mile to capture the village of Abetala, two miles west of the Pis- toia-Bologna highway.
 The advance was made aaginst an elaborate trench system from which the Germans had launched counter-attacks all along the Mount Belvedere sector.
 The American troops scaled and captured $500 foot Mount Della Torraccia, two and a half miles northeast of Mount Belvedere, de- spite fierce fare from Germans en- trenched on the heights.
 North and northwest of Mount Belvedere the Germans launched g series of sharp counter-attackS using 60 to 80 men in each attempt The Americans repulsed the effort: to dislodge them and frightened theil hold on the peak captured thret days ago.
 Casualties were being evacuated from the top of Mount Belvedere by means of @ cable tramway which makes a vertical descent. The tram. way also was used to move medicine and supplies up thu peak with . maximum load of A!
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Russian Talks With Berlin Mayors SecretaryByPhone

Just a second"
 Hello, this is the mayors secre- tary, Zalzbach speaking"
 Herr Burgomeister, please" the Russian officer said.
 Herr Burgomeister is absent" " the secretary replied. What can I do for your"
 "Okay, I'll speak to you" said Sergeyev. How are things?"
 Who's Speaking?"
 '"The mayor of town 'n'."
 well, things are so so. think they are quite near. How are things m?
 "Fine. The Soviets captured the town an hour ago."
 That's 8 stupid joke. I am gO- ing to complain to the Burgomeis- ter" complained the secretary.
 You complain to Hitler"
 ''WhO is Speaking?"
 "A Soviet officer. See you soon We will continue the conversation in person. See you soon, Herr zalz- hAnh"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23

Moscow, February g. - UP) - The government newspaper Izvestia swears 1t actually happened - 8 German-speaking Russian officer talked with the secretary Of the mayor of Berlin by telephone.
 The Russian end of the conversa- ton took place in the telephone ex- change of a town captured intact by the Red Army. The SOviets had entered the town before dawn and when the people awakened they were bewildered by the sight of Russian troops.
 Walking into the telephone ex- change, Russian officers found effi- cient girl telephone operators still at work, unaware the Soviets were in town. One of the officers, Major Sergeyev, spoke excellent German. He ordered one of the girls to place call to the mayor of Berlin.
 Berlin speaking" said the oper- ator at the other end of the line. ''What number do you want?" "connect me with the mayer"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
BY ROBERT W. RICHARDS

With American Third Army in Saarburg, Germany, Feb. 20-UP) Young American cavalrymen, bouncing their jeepS through the cobbled streets of Saarburg, learn ed quickly today not to trust Ger man civilians.
 When we entered the town about 5 a. m. there were about 30 civil fans but apparently no German sol- diers." said 2nd It. Hubert M. Schietinger. g. of Bridgeport. Conn.
 We asked the civilians if there were any German soldiers left and they all declared that every Kraut had left town. Just to make sure. we started searching the callars and found 70 to 5O."
 T-5 w. T. Kraft. 22, of Cullman, Ala. said:
 "see this building here. Well, l
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Booth, Stone Get Sup port

Support for candidates for the position of state athletic commis- sioner appeared in the forefront to- day as the names of Albie Booth former Yale star athlete, Robert Stone, Waterbury member of the citys board of tax commissioners, anG Anthony Pallpaolillo of New Haven were prominently mentioned in Waterbury circles.
 MT. Booth today told the Demo- crat he would be receptive to the of fer of the commissionership but did not wish to make any further state ments in the belief that "it is much more courteous to await being asked by proper authorities"
 Meanwhile the name of MT. Stone long prominent in state athletic cir cles, will be offered for endorsement tonight by the Waterbury members of the New Haven County Young Republican club meeting here to- night at the Elton.
 The latter move will undoubtedly present a split in the harmony of this latter group inasmuch as the association in it's last meeting ir Seymour endorsed MT Pailpaolillc by means of a majority vote.
 Booth who is well remembered as one of Yale's famed football greats is said to be receiving the strong support as choice from promirer: individuals both in this city anc throughout the state.
 Stone is being backed by Repub- licans here strongly, in the beliei that his qualifications are highly suitable to meet the positions re- quirements and also in the beliei that Waterbury is entitled to con- sideration from Governor Baldwin" The local G. o. P. party made one of its strongest showings here last I
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Four Bodies Woshed Ashore After Crash

Riverhead, N. Y, Feb. 23-(UP)-. Bodies of Gour British officers com- prising the crew of & transport plane which crashed at sea Satur- day, have been washed ashore on Long Island sound.
 Comdr. H. A. Mallet, British liason officer, said the plane was en route from Floyd Bennett field, to Brus. wick, Me.
 The heroism of one officer was revealed by the fact that his Mae West jacket was tied to the jacket of 8 companion who had severe head wound. Aut horities said he apparently had tied the jackets iI1 on attempt to save the others life.
 The crew was composed of It. D. M. Turner-Morey, and sub-lleuten- ants James Taylorson, c. R. Sweet. ing and Q. W. A. Scmerville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Rev. ). P. Curron Succumbs 4 72

Worcester, Mass, Feb. 23.-(UP) The Rev. James P. Curran, 72, pastor of St. Leos (CathOlio) church in Leominster, died at 8 hospital here today.
 A native of Worcester, Father Curran was & graduate of Holy Cross college and was ordained in 1899 at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston.
 He served in St. Mary's church Fall River, St. Michaels cathedral Springfield and St. Johns, Wor- cester. He was pastor of St. Anne's church in Southboro, St. MaryS in Westfield and St. Mary's in Mil ford.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Waterbury Cited For Circus Work

In his official report on the Hartford Circus fire, state Fire Marshal Edward J. Hickey mentioned Waterbury as fol- dOws:
 ''In Waterbury, the local Fire Marshal i1spects the circus grounds and equipment prior to and after each performance and remains on duty at the circus grounds with 3 two way radio communication system in his car. He also requires that after each performance the grounds about the menagerie and under the main tent be saturated by circus employees"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
POPE READS MASS

Vatican City. Feb. 23-(UP)-Popc Plus XII showed some improvement today from his recent attack of in- fluenza and was able to celebrate . Mass in a private chapel adjoining his bedroom.
 His physician, Dr. Galeazzi LiSi. continued his thrice-daily visits and 1t was reported the Pontiff must re- main in his bedroom for several more days.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
BY BOYD D. LEWIS

Paris, February 23.-(UP)I Berlin said a grand-scale Anglo American offensive started in the Rhineland be- fore dawn today.
 Thousands of Allied guna massed along the Roer river threw a rolling barraga ahead of the offensive within 20 miles of Cologne.
 The German high co11~ mand said the American Ninth and part of the First Armies went over to the att tack on a broad front west of Aachen and other Nazl spokesmen indicated that thai British Second Army to thA north had joined.
 Enemy accounts said armored ana infantry battles were raging on q 4O-mile front from Roermond dow1a to the headWaters of the Roer rtvexs centering around the Roer crossing near Dueren and Linnich. 4 The Germans said the AnnericaM Ninth Army already had won SevA eral bridgeheadS at least four l0@ cated across the Roer. The whole battle area was aflame from tile Allied cannonading, the German1 said.
 Later German reports located ais American footholdS on the east bank of the Roer: opposite Niedreau and Kreuzau, three and four milse boz low Duperen; at Birkesdorf and Seigersdorf, one and five miles northwest of Dueren; at Gevenichs IA miles above Duereil and two miles east of Linnich, and at Korren1& IF miles northwest of Gevenichm.
 Shock troops who made tho
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
RHINE 0FFE ENSIvE UNDERWAY Jima Island Casualties Soar To 5,372
J. $. IMPROVES
 POSITIONS IN
 PHILIPPINES
BY WILLIAM B. DICKINSON


 Manila, February g. = (UP) American forces strengthened their hold in the Philippines today and gained control of strategic San Bernardino Strait with the seizure of Capul Island off southeastern Luzon.
 Occupation of the tiny but important island, lying mid way between Luzon and samar, opened the direct shipping lane from tn e United States to the great harbor in Manila Bay.
 Veteran jungle fighters of the Americal Division which fought on Guadalcanal and Bougainville, swarmed over Capul Island Wednes- day against light opposition, con- munique said.
 The Island is at the western end of San Bernardino Strait, where the Japanese fleet units were routed disaStrously by American warships supporting the landings on Leyte last October.
 While the troops were cleaning up the island, other American forces engaged the Japanese in southern Manila in vicious battles that ragged from building to building around the besi0ged intramuros section.
 Japs Surprised
 At the same time, units of the 11th Airborne Division swept southward along the west coast Of Laguna bay, southeast of the capital, and sur- prised a Japanese garrison of 800 men at Mabato Point.
 The enemy forces attempted to flee across the bay in barges but were caught off shore by murder ous crossfire of American artillery. A number of barges were sunk and the shattered remnants of the gar- rison returned to land farther south along the coast. There was no indi- ration of how many Japanese were sent to the bottom with the small craft.
 The swift advance carried the Americans seven miles along the
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Nozi Wor Prisoners
 On Bread and Woter

Baltimore, Md, Feb. 23-(UP)- Approximately 1900 German prison- CTS of war at Camp Ashby, Va.r have been placed on bread and wa ter rations because they refused to work, the Third Service Command announced today.
 The prisoners strike was in sym pathy with a group of about & German prisoners who staged a general walkout yesterday. Tha: action was in protest against diScip- linary measures taken against prisoner who had refused to work the day before, according to the service command.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
LLOYD GEORGE BETTER

Criccleth. Wales. Feb g - CU.PO David Lloyd George, 82-year-old British statesman who Is i'll from ar influenza attack two weeks ago, sal up in bed for a few minutes today His condition was described as weak but unchanged.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-23
Grand-Scale Drive Reported By Berlin Marines Capture Mt. Suribachi At Tip Of Two
BULLETIN

Paris, Feb. 23.-(UP)-BOrhm reported that two and perhaps three Allied armies launched . grand scale offensive before Cologne today, forced the ROer river line at six or more points on 40-mile front and locked with the German army in the pay-Off battle of western Europe.
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