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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
4-F Draft Details Left
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BY JOHN L. CUTTER United Press Staff COrrespOndeI

(Un1ted Press StaIt COrreSpOmuenIl
 Washington, Jan. 3.-(UP)-War Mobilization Director James F. Byrnes today called for induction of all able-bodieo men between the ages of 18 and 26 who now have agricultural deferments.
 About 364,000 men in that age group hold agricultural deferments. By way of contrast, White House spokesman said that only between 35,000 and 40,000 men in the same age bracket are deferred in indus try and medicine. An undetermined number of other deferments cover men in the merchant marine.
 Byrnes acted, according to the White House, as result of urgent requests by the Army and Navy for more men.
 Byrnes revealed his order in a letter to Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Her. shey, Selective Service director, call ing for reconsideration of the 1928 year o.ds holding agricultural de- ferments and their induction if they meet service standards.
 The new call came as dispatches from Europe indicated that the U. s. First Army had suffered heavy casualties in the recent German of fenSive.
 Today's action painted a more complete picture of the broad man. power program contemplated by byrnes. He outlined another phase of it earlier this week-tighter man. power controls and putting 4-F,s or a work or fight" basis. President Roosevelt had left to congress the task of working out legislative de- tails to fulfill that program.
 MT. Roosevelt told his press and
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Violent fighting ragged in the zone east of Bastogne, and west of the transport center the German high command reported that about eight American divisions, half armored and half infantry, were massed for action
 Supreme headquarters revealed that the Germans had driven Am- erican forces out of Germany in the Sarreguemines area of the Saar- land, avancing up to three miles and eliminating a Doughboy bridge head five miles wide and three miles deep in the Reich.
 Up to 48 hours ago, SHAEF dis closed, the Germans had smashed at the BlieS River line in the Sar- reguemin area six times, and had forced crossing at Bliesbruck. three miles west of SarreguemineS,
 German attacks were flaring with unspecified intensity and effect along a 35-mile front from Sarres guemines to the Rhine, but the late est reports said nothing of any re~ curing NaN thrusts in the saaro brucken area of the Saar.
 The tense air reported prevalent in the Belgium-Luxembourg theateg recalled recent assertions by sue preme headquarters sources that the time was at hand for Rund- stedt to decide whether to get oue of his salient or renew his attack.
 NaxiS Ready
 Latest indications were that the Nazis were prepared to contest any American thrusts from the north but were content to pull back slow~ ly before the tri-hammer blows rain ing on the south flank.
 Already Pattons advanced spearS head northeast of Bastogne waa gouging past the village of Mi. champ to the area of Bourcy and Bois Du Maister about a mile be. yond. Armored outriders were ( minimum of five and a half milel
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Recommend Pension For All Over 60
By LYLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
 Washington, Jan. 3.-(UP)-Pro- posals for $50 a month federal pension for everyone over 60, ex- pansion of veterans benefits and abolition of the $5 year automobile use tax today highlighted the hun dreds of new bills introduced in the house during the first day of the new 79th congress.
 Chief Bill Clerk William P. Me- Dermott said 1t would be "impossi- ble" to estimate the exact number of bills that would be submitted dur ing the opening session but that 1t was bound to exceed 600."
 Many of the new bills proposed expansion of benefits already voted to servicemen. One by Rep. Thomas J. Lane, D., Mass, would extend all veterans benefits to members of the U. s. Merchant Marine. Another by Rep. Bartel J. Jonkman, R., Mich, would cancel $100 of a serv- iceman's income tax liability for the year prior to his entrance into the armed forces.
 The $50 a month pension for all persons over 60. regardless of their economic status or other income, was proposed by Rep Charles R. Clason, R., Mass, as an addition to the Social Security Laws.
 A somewhat similar proposal came from Lane who also introduced leg islatiOn for A national DenSiOn SYS- tenn" for retired citizens over 60 The measure would increase from $20 to $50 a month the amount that may be contributed by the federal government to the states for old age assistance to any individual,
 Lane also was the author of the bill to abolish the $5 auto use tax
 Both houses witnessed the swear
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
Neuu Cold Waue Forecast For Great Lakes Region

transportation and forced several major war plants to close,
 The snowfall was described as light in all sections except around Erie. Pa. where fall of l2 inches was reported. At Buffalo and Syra- cuse, N. Y,, fierce winds whipped the snow, hampering visibility and bringing traiiie almost to a stand still.
 Temperatures lowering between IS and % degrees below zero throughout the north and midwest were forecast for tonight by the federal weather forecaAter at Chi. cago. Tn the east, however, the mer- cury was scheduled to rise to the low sos today before falling again tnmnrrow night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
NAzIS FIFE 4 TOWNS NEAR BAST0CNE
 AS AMERICANS CASH SALIENT DEEPLY
 AGAIN SPELLED BYSUPERFORTS
BY FRED SCHERFF United Press Staff COrrespOndent)

(Uhted FreSS SJaII COrTeSpOnuehp
 Washington, January B. (UP) - B-29 SuperfortreSses crashed hundreds of tons of bombs on the Japanese war production centers of Nago- va, Osaka and HamamatSu today in the opening blow of the 1945 offensive against .he enemy homeland.
 A Japanese communique indirectly admitted some fire damage to vital facilities and factories" in the Nagoya and HamamatSu areas.
 A brief U. s. TAR depart ment announcement said only that Saipan based B-29s had attacked indus trial targets on the capital island of HonShu, but the enemy communique identi- fled the three war centerS as the targets of about 9O' SuperfortresSes.
 The main force concentrated on the big aircraft center of Nagoya, the Japanese communique said, while other units raided the Osaka area, 85 miles to the southwest, and the Hamamatsu area, 50 miles to the southeast. The planes struck about 2 D. m. CTokyo Time).
 Although there was some dam ages inflicted in the Nagoya and Hamamatsu areas by the enemy incendiary bombs," the communique said. there was almost no damages inflicted upon vital facilities and factories"
 The communique claimed that IT B-29s had been shot down and 25 damaged by Japanese fighters. Two Japanese planes have not yet reported back" it added.
 Osaka Main Target
 An earlier Tokyo transmission heard by the United Press in Lon don had said Osaka, Japan's second largest city 250 miles southwest Of Tokyo. was the main target
 A small number" of fire bombs were dropped on the Osaka area during an hour and half raid starting at p. m. (Tokyo Time),
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
Full l-Scale Drive Imminent Against Bulge In Ardennes
BY J. EDWARD MURRAY United Press War COrrespOndent)

Paris January 3. - (UP) The American Third Army drove spearhead to the Mchamps five miles northeast of BaStogne today and swept the ArdenneS salient with heavy artillery fire front dispatches hnted at imminent fulscae offensive against the German bulge.
 It. Gen. George S. PattonS forces threw the Germans out of towns in the general of Bastogne the south flank of Marshal Karl Won RundStedtS Salient was gashed deeply.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-03
Merehcnt Seomon Stobbed To Deoth

Boston Jan 3-tUPl-Noah v, Beeler, l9, of u.209 Elm street., CoiIeyville, Kans, a merchant seas man. was stabbed to death early today while engaged in fight aboard transport docket at Wig gin Terminal In Charlestown, police reported
 A l7-year-old Charlestown youth, also crew member, was arrested and police said he allegedly cons iessed to stabbing Beeler, He was held on technical charge of be- ing a suspicious person. The cause Of the quarrel was not learned. Realization week Jan. I.G. nay
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Registration week Jan. l-G. Day and Night school. Pest Junior College ef Commerce.
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Evening star., 1945-08-16

The experience will be Ut value
when we have q farm"
An experienced horseman and
polo player, Col. Devereux also
talked about buying horses and told
his son to take riding lessons.
II don't care how well you are
able to perform when I return, but
I want you to like riding" he ad-
vised.
Patrick had learned to ride and
will have something to show his
father.
The hopes for homecoming will
be saddened by the absence of Col.
Devereux's wife and mother. His
wife died shortly after he was cap
tured. His mother, Mrs. Annie Sin
mott Devereux, rs, died last October.
Patrick, jr.'s, grandfather, Col. j.
p. Welch, Is undergoing treatment
for q hearing defect at q hospital
in Butler. The ailment originated
when he served on Corregidor before
the war.
In December. l94l, the then Maj.
Devereux held out on Wake for IA
days through IA successive air at
tacks. When asked by Pearl Harbor
what could be done to help, he re-
piled: Send us more Japs."
Later, he advised Patrick not to
do too much boasting about the Ma
rines: "They do enough for them
selves"
Two Marines who escaped from
q Japanese prison at Shanghai re-
ported this month that Col. Dev-
ereux was In good health when he
was taken of their prison ship at
Yokohama.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Briggs Clarifier Co.
Lays Off $50 as War
Contracts Terminate

Briggs Clarifier Co., which mush-
roomed from plant with less than
$50 workers to more than 1,100, to-
day released about $50 temporary
employees" as a result Of war contract
examinations.
The company, which is located on
River road in Bethesda, said few
workers with more than six months
service with the company were laid
off.
Chase Donaldson, president OF
the company, called a general meet
ing at noon and announced the
reasons for the layof1. The COM
pany said work stopped after the
announcement, but all employees
were to be paid to the end Of the
day. The laid-on workers were
given instruction sheets advising
them that interviewers from the
United States Employment Service
would be at the plant tomorrow with
special list of open jobs"
Mr.. Donaldson pointed out in his
speech to the workers that the layo1
had been planned so that employees
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Gen. Hasbrouck Lauds.
7th Armored's Troops
Awaiting Return Home

Maj. Gen. Robert w. Hasbrouck,
commander of the 7th Armored
"Ghost" Division. who arrived home
in time to celebrate victory with his
family, painted a bright picture to-
day Of the morale OF his men await
ing transportation back to the
States.
Only about 900 men with more
than IS points still are attached to
the division in Germany, and they
will be the first to come home, he
said.
To him, the most important re-
suit of the peace is that the troops
already shifted to redeployment
units will follow them.
Gen. Hasbrouck, who heard the
news of the Japanese surrender
while flying over the Azores, was
reunited yesterday with his wife,
Mrs. Marjorie Hasbrouck, and
daughter, Margo, 7, at their home,
1888 Macomb street NV. His son,
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Son, Hoping 10 See
Col. Deyereux Soon,
Is Looking for Farm

To the 11-year-old son Of 1t.
Col. James Patrick S. Devereux,
hero Of Wake Island, the wars end
means that his famous father may
return soon from a Japanese prison
and purchase the farm and horses
he wrote about in his last letter.
The boy, Patrick. jr., left yester-
day for Butler. Pa. with his grand
mother, Mrs. John p. Welch of II
E. Woodbine street, Chevy Chase,
Md.
He said he was going to look out
the window all the way to see what
sort Of a farm he wants." said Jo-
seph s. Devereux, the colonel's
brother. who lives at West Bradley
lane, Chevy Chase.
Col. Devereux. Marine commander
6f Wakes defenses, wrote about
his postwar plans in a letter re-
ceived by the family in February.
Il am now no longer in charge
Of the garden, though while had
1t learned great DEAL" ne wrote.
Among other things I now super
wise the raising Of pigs. ''' So far
we have butchered about six hogs.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Fines or Jail Terms Melted Out
To Parade of VI Imbibers

Ten-dollar fines or Today Jail
sentences were the order of the
day in most drunk cases before
Judge Aubrey Fennel in Municipal
Court today, as the aftermath Of
Washington's surrender celebration
brought out stories Of one drunk
found entwined about a lamppost
and another collapsed under tree.
No unusual disorder was reflected
on the court calendar, however, as
only Is persons were charged with
intoxication on the days lookup
list-about the usual number.
One defendant summed up his
case with the explanation he was
"just out celebrating and got q
little too much"
The stiffest sentence of the day
went to Thomas j. Garner, 40. OF
the 600 block of Lamont street NV,
who told of starting his celebration
Monday with a couple of friends
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Robert. II, comes home from sum-
mer camp next week.
"The men understand that the
ships can't bring them all home
at once. Meanwhile, they are see
ing the world and improving them
selves" he reported.
Groups left for furloughs in
Switzerland and on the French
Riviera shortly before he caught
his plane. Others are attending COL
lege and are getting more USO en-
tertainment, Gen. Hasbrouck said.
In the three months since the
surrender Of Germany, his division
has handled 10000 displaced per-
sons returning to their homes in
Russia and France.
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who, he said, had just come from
overseas. Looking over his previous
police record, Judge Fennell in
quired II he was sure the celebra-
ton did not start back in 1912, but
Garner insisted 1t was only q day
ahead Of the victory celebration.
The defendant, who asked for
clinic treatment, drew a 30-day
jail sentence and a $50 fine, with
an additional 60 days if he failed
to pay the fine. But the judge
suspended execution Of the SEN
tence, putting Garner on probation
for year with the suggestion the
probation Office arrange for him to
receive treatment at the new al
coholic clinic.
Ernest Knott, 80, of the 200 block
Of Rhode Island avenue NE,
had his wish granted when he told
the judge he thought "l5 days would
do me good"
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is.

who were laid OIL would have 'first
chance at other jobs.
He told the remaining employees
that only minor future reductions
were anticipated In divisions of the
company still engaged In war con-
tracts.
In order to keep as many people
as possible on the pay roll, he said,
Evening star., 1945-08-16
: 1t outlined the Labor governments

1t outlined the Labor governments
program.
Opposes Territorial Plan.
Mr.. Churchill disclosed his opposi-
ton to the new territorial plan for
Poland. He said that the pro
visional new western frontier for
Poland, comprising a quarter OF the
arabic land of all Germany, was not
a good augury for the future mass
Of the people" Mr.. Churchill de-
clared that a mistake had been
made "by going far beyond what
was necessary"
Mr.. Churchill's outline of the op-
positions attitude will touch of the
traditional debate on the govern
ment's program as presented in the
Kings opening message yesterday.
According to custom Mr.. Church.
ills Laborite successor, Prime Min
ister Attlee, will reply in support of
the program.
The Bank of England and the coal
mines were slated as first to be ma
tionalized in the Kings speech.
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Atomic Bomb Saved
,OOOAIIiedLives,
Churchill Declares
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sis ON trial as 1t never was before
We must uphold it.
Attacks Laski Policy.
"In our foreign policy. let us
strike the notes continuously of
freedom and fair play as we under
stand them In this island and then
you will find there will be an over
whelming measure of agreement be-
tween us in this house"
He told the house that the "as-
surances given to Japan in the ulti-
matum of July % about her future
after unconditional surrender have
been made generous to a point"
Then he shifted to the field of
domestic policy.
He attacked Prof. Harold j. Laski,
chairman of the Labor Party's Ma
tional Executive Committee, upon
whose Socialistic views he had con-
centrated during Britain's most
acrimonious election campaign in
decades.
What precisely Is Mr.. Laski's au-
thority2" he asked. What are the
statements he is making about our
foreign policy? Do his statements
involve the agreement or RESPONSE
bility of the secretary Of state for
foreign affairs?"
Explains Spain Stand.
He quoted Prof. Laski as saying
that the policy regarding Greece was
to be completely changed"
II thought" said Mr.. Churchill,
"that we were agreed on our policy
In Greece"
Standing in front of the first La
Dor majority in British history, he
suggested that 1t would be much
better if declarations about foreign
policy came from ministers of the
crown"
He chided Mr.. Lask for his ref
erences to Spain:
Mr.. Laski appears to contem-
plate vehement Intervention against
Gen. Franco. Any one who reads
the letter I wrote, with the full
agreement of my coalition COL
leagues in the war cabinet, will see
what calumny it is to suggest
that and my friends are sup
porters, admirers or partiSans of
the present regime in Spain"
A mixture Of "ohs" and cheers
punctuated his declaration.
He told Commons 1T would be
wrong to intervene in Spain in a
forcible manner. It would be
wrong to relight the flames Of civil
war in that country"
A moment later, cheers from the
Conservatives echoed through the
usually sedate chamber when Mr..
Churchill cried out:
I'VE are proud to be the foes of
tyranny in every form-Whether it
comes from the right or from the
left"
Seeks to prove" Policy.
AS the opposition leader he told
Commons that the Conservatives
did not propose to join the issue
Immediately on the Laborite pro-
gram of legislation, but would use
debate to prove" the governments
policy.
He said the governments proposal
for naturalization of the Bank of
England docs not, in my opinion,
raise any question of policy" Amid
laughter, he added: What matters
is the use of it."
Then he added that, as leader of
the opposition, he wished to assure
foreign countries that British credit
would be upheld despite the Ian
guage Of the Kings speech on that
matter"
The speech, read yesterday by the
King, was prepared, according to
custom, by Prime Minister Attlee.
Evening star., 1945-08-16
Soviet Paper Says Help
OF All Allies Won War
y the Associated Press

fy IHt AsSOcl3teu FftSS.
MOSCOW, Aug. 16.-The Soviet
government newspaper Izvestia,
making the first appraisal by the
Russian press Of the atomic bomb,
said today:
"T'he end of the war was brought
about by the powerful joint effort
of all theaA3ees In common arms
who defeated Germany, too-but not
by sensational miracles"
Evening star., 1945-08-16

the company would 60 on q 40-hour
week beginning Monday.
The lay-of1s, he told the work
ers, were based on . careful study
Of the entire pay roll and full
consideration of each workers
length of service.
There are more than 3,707 nurses
with the Canadian armed forces.
Evening star., 1945-08-16

It's like skating once more round the pond,
diving once more into the briny, to hear that the
enameled kitchen igloo is coming up" with
other frosty, beaded bottle of
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-02
Jasper District
Airlnan MISSING

Staff Sergeant Robert Wogatzke,
son of w. M. Wogatzke of the Jas
per district, is missing in action over
Germany as of November 30. :.
He was a top turret gunner ana
crew chief on a B-24 based in Lon
don. England. He had returned safe
ly from several missions before he
was announced as among the miss
ing.
After finishing the elementary
school in Jasper district, Wogatzke
enrolled in Central Union High
school in FL Centre. He was active
in the Future Farmers of America
and q president of the organization.
When he was a senior he was presi-
dent of his class. AS soon as he was
graduated in June of 1943, he en-
listed in the army air corps. He
was sent overseas in August of 1914.
He has two brothers, Private Don
Wogatzke, who is attending airplane
mechanics school at Keesler army
air field in Mississippi, and Rich
ard Wogatzke. navy seaman second
class, who is in Panama City, Flor
ida, at present.
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Crash Brings
Death to Trio
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en- route to hosL-.ai. Carlota Mata,
IS, Calpatria, died Tuesday morn
ing, Deputy Coroner Orval Walker
said.
Five ether persons in the same
accident were so critically injured
that it is impossible fer them to be
questioned, highway patrolmen said
Tuesday.
The injured include Mrs. Donna
tes Mata, wife Of Thedore Mata
mother of Candelaria ana Carlotta,
and aunt of Carmen; Theodore
Mata, 10. her son; Antonio Ctovia-
no, Calipatria; Francisco Valdeveso
Saasaraos. Filipino: ant Bias De-
lacruz Jayier, 81, Filipino, Stockton.
Highway patrolmen said the sta
ton wagon was travelling north and
the Filipino driver, JaYier, was
travelling east at the moment of
impact. Several occupants of the
two machines were thrown to the
pavement. Both machines were de-
molished. Due to the condition of
the occupants of the station wagon,
Officers said, it was impossible to
ascertain who was driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1945-01-02
Legion Leaders
Arrange Visit

Thursday will be a red letter day
for American LegionnaireS in I'm
perial county when they will play
host to the national and state COM
manders of the organization.
Edward N. Scheiberling of New
York, national commander, and Ed
Bolt of San Francisco, state COM
mander, and their parties will be
met at Palm Springs Thursday
morning by a delegation of Legion
naires and officials. Mrs. Scheiber-
ling and James Fisk, state adjutant
will be in the group of visitors.
The welcoming party will include
Judge Elmer Heald, chairman of
the eaStside mesa lands committee
Max Brents, past fifth area COM
mander: R. P. Ostrander, twenty
second district adiutant; Evan T
Hewes, chairman of the Imperial
Irrigation district board OF direct
ors, Captain Mark Hebblethwaite
and Walter Walsh of the California
Highway patrol.
First stop will be in Brawley at
noon for luncheon With the BraW-
ley Legion post at the Planters
hotel AT pm. the group will leave
Brawley for tour of the eaStSide
mesa. The group will tour the All
American canal and familiarize the
two commanders with the great pro-
ject. Hewes will explain what it
would mean to western agriculture
if the proposed Mexican water treaty
should be ratified
Late in the afternoon the party
will arrive at the De ANA hotel in
CaleXico.
At pm. the visitors will be guests
of honor at a dinner in the Calexico
Elks hall. There they will he joined
by various county officials and
residents invited by post command
ers in the different communities.
The next morning the group will
leave for San Diego.