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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
U. s. Liquor Consumption Up Millions

Chicago. March 10-(UP)-In- creased consumption of hard liquor in Illinois in l944 figured to l.45 gallons per person.
 That was the situation indicated in report submitted by Max Loeb, chief of the field division of the Illinois Liquor Control Comms- sion.
 Loeb reported to Charles J. Fleck, commission chairman, that Illinois consumed 11,533,0O0 gallons, com- pared with 9,104,000 gallons during l943, or a 26.7 per cent increase, New York led the nation in appar- ent consumption with l7,2l6,O00 gallons and California was second with l6,467, 900 gallons. Total for the nation was 100000 gallons, as against 25,OO0,000 in l943.
 Production of domestic distilled spirits in the nation in December was 2,3l6,O0O gallons. mostly brandy In Illinois it was less than 25,OO0 gallons in the same period. Ken lucky led in stocks on hand after tax-paid withdrawals at the end Of l944 with over 150000,000 gallons; Indiana had 45000,0O0; Illinois ap- proximately the same amount, and Pennsylvania had $50 100000. But Loeb added that the figures were those before evaporation, leakage and soakage.
 In the United States total fed eral collection from liquor gallon- age taxes for December, 1914, was
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CoebbeLs Repeats Nazis
 WiH Fight To Last Man

The Nazi broadcast came almost simultaneous with other reports from the continent. indicating an increasing tension among the Ger mans. including the beleaguered Nazi high command.
 A Stars and Stripes dispatch from the Third Army front quoted Ger man prisoners that Marshal Karl Won Rundstedt had been busted from the western front command replaced by Field Marshal Walther von Model. The prisoners described the Shakeup as preparations for a laSt-ditch defense by the Nazis.
 An earlier DINE dispatch disclosed the Nazi officials had ordered all workers in evacuation areas to re- port immediately to military au- thorities. It also warned that every person of military age" must carry Identification papers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
MurderLndictn,entsA Against Convicts Sought By ALcom

Hartford. Conn. March TO- - (UP) States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn. Jr.. said today he would seek first degree murder indict- ments against three convicts whose attempted escape from States Pris- on yesterday resulted in the death of Herbert O, Parsell. 53-years-old guard,
 Parsell's skull was crushed with a heavy wrench when the three men, two of them lifers. overpowered him in a machine shop where they barri- caded themselves and were forced to surrender when one of them was shot and the place was flooded with tear gas.
 James J. Mccarthy. 20. Danbury. serving a life term for murder, and Arthur Tommaselli. 24. New Haven, sentenced from two to ll years for burglary and prison breaking. were said by authorities to have beaten Parseil with c heavy wrench. Also
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
FIRST, THIRD ARMIES JOIN WEST OF RHINE
IS Square Miles In Center Of Tokyo Afire After Raid Featuring Over 300 B-29's
BY FRANK TREMAINE

Guam, March 10. - (UP) - Fifteen square miles of war factories, business houses and other buildings in the heart of Tokyo lay in fam ing ruins to day following the heaviest Superfortress raid ever made on Japan.
 A Japanese communique said the Imperial stables on the grounds of Emperor Hir- ohito's palace were set afire. The stables also were burned in a B-29 raid February 25.
 Fires visible for POO miles were kindled by 1000 to 2000 tons of in> cendiary bombs in the two-hour raid shortly after midnight this morning. More than 300 giant B-2gs the greatest force ever assembled, thundered over the capital three abreast in a 300-mile-long parade of death and destruction.
 Only two bomberS were lost to enemy action, a communique an- nounced. Anti-aircraft fire wa' meager to intense, but fighter op' position was light.
 The devastated target area, equal to southern Manhattan and Brook lyn combined, extended to eastern edge of the Imperial Palace and housed 100000 persons.
 A medium force - probably 30 strong of Superfortresses from the goth bomber command in ln- dia, meantime, struck in daylight today at railway yards in the vital communications center of Kuala Lumpur on the Malauan Peninsula.
 War Effort Hurt
 EyV witness reports from return. ing crewmen indicated that the raid on Tokyo seriously disjointed the capitals war effort. The attack was three to four times heavier than the famous German fire raid that burned out the center of London in December l94o and approach in weight the l,000-plane American daylight raids on Germany.
 The target area originally chart- ed covered an area of 50 blocks long and 10 blocks wide - 10 square miles - packed with vital war fac- tories, military objectives, business houses, warehouses and other key targets. But raging confiagrations already engulfed another five square miles before the raid was over.
 Crewmen said the mile and a half stretch from the noated i'm" perial palace to the Sumida river and another huge area on the op- posite bank of the river literally were a sea of flame"
 It was possible that the fire damage extended to such vital rail- way centers on the edge of the tar- get area as Joban Ueno and cen- tral Tokyo stations from which radiate the main lines serving Hon.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Crucifixion Of Man Hoox Aver Police

Chicago. March l0-(UP)-Police were convinced today that the cru cifixion of Fred Walscher, A, n Austrian n-born tavern porter, was a publicity stunt designed to focus att tention on his world economic plan.
 Assistant States Attorney Wilbert F Crowley said that some of the ad- missions that Walscher had made under questioning could be regarded as a confession that the stunt was hoax. However, he said, police would continue their investigation until the perpetrators had been iden- tified. They immediately began a search for Walscher'S followers in an attempt to determine if they had had anything to do with it.
 Walscher was found early yester- dsy lashed to a cross underneath the elevated tracks on the near North side. His hands were nailed to the cross and crown of thorns rested on his head. Blood flowed from wound in his side.
 Two police officers cruising by in squad car were attracted by his cries and rescued him. He was taken to St. Joseph's hospital where the nails were pulled out of his hands by a policeman and he was treated for shock and exposure.
 pr. Emil Bronner, chemist who said he fled NaZi Germany after the Nazis killed his father, a wealthy manufacturer, said he thought Wal scher was the victim of his own cru cifiXion plan.
 Bronner identified by police as co-Wsrker of WalScher's in Uni versal Brotherhood plan, said the victim had been talking at many meetings and always ended by say- ing that people were .o stupid ana ignorant that something violent waS needed to awaken them"
 He always said a crucifixion would do it. Bronner said.
 T believe that some of the men Walscher had been talking to got so aroused that they decided to
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Bv ROBERT DOWsON

London, March 10 - tUPD = The German DNB news agency re- ported today that Nazi propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels visited the Silesian front recently and re- iterated that Germany would fight 10 the last man and never capitu- late.
 The diminutive Nazi leader ac- Knowledged that the amount Of Germany's material equipment had reached a low stage. but argued that a fanatical fight by all the people behind Adolf Hitler would overcome the handicap.
 Goebbels according Go DNB, made the visit to the Silesian front in southwest Germany during the last few days and talked to mem- bers of the Volkssturm and youth organizations at Goerlitz and Lau- ban.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
In
 .Zomboonqo Still Raging
Ry H. ID. OUTGG

Manila, March l0-(UP) Tokyo reported today that American inva- sion forces were fighting in Zambo- anga, second largest port on Min danao, after landing on the south- west tip of the island Thursday.
 An enemy broadcast said the U. s. assault troops have been landing since early Thursday morning from a big task force, including battle- ships and cruisers.
 "A Tokyo German language broadcast directed to Europe and heard by FCC monitors said the landing occurred Friday morning, It claimed that the fleet also in- cluded aircraft carriers and that tanks accompanied the troops aShore.)
 A heavy bonn b ard m nt from surface craft and approximately l40 planes covered the invasion opera tions at Zamboanga, Tokyo said.
 "Grim fighting is now raging in that area,' the broadcast added.
 The enemy reports still were not confirmed
 Gen. Douglas MacArthur's com munique today reported only that heavy, medium and fighter bombers raided Zamboanga for the second successive day Wednesday.
 A total of l07 tons of bombs were Showered on Japanese personnel areas, fuel and supply dumps at Zamboanga, causing explosions and numerous fires, the communique said.
 Mitchell medium bombers at ti.e same time swept over the Sulu archipelago stretching from Zambo- anga to Borneo to 1aid Sanga Sanga airdrome on Tawitawi islnd, B miles from Labian point on the northeastern tip of Bornoe.
 The Tokyo broadcast said the fleet supporting the invasion of Min danao. second largest and southern most of the Philippines, consisted of two battleships, three cruisers and some 20 destroyers.
 Tokyo yesterday had said the ar- mada comprised v ships and at that time listed three battleshipc and four cruisers.
 MacArthur,S communique mean- time disclosed that American first cavalry and sixth infantry division troops had opened new offensive east of Manila. on Luzon, burning and blasting gains up to four miles in the center of the Japanese Ko- bayashi line.
 Heavy artillery guns, which showered the Japanese with 3,70O rounds of shells, and marine dive bombers blasted a path for the ad- vancing ground forces.
 The troops were attacking the dug-in Japanese with phosphorous grenadeS, flame throWers and dy- namite charges along the entire To- mile line between AntopOlo and Wawa.
 The Japanese defenses were lodg- ed in interlocking caves deep in the hills of the Marakina water shed. and American ground and air forces were sealing shut or burn ing out the enemy.
 MacArthur acknowledged the tactical operation slowed Amer ican progress. but he pointed out the Tanks suffered almost no losses while killing thousands of Japanese.
 As an example," he said, "a brigade of the lst cavalry division in 48 hours in the attack now de- veloping took l37 caves and blew
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Two Skirmish 20 Days Old
RY LLOYD TIIPLING

Guam, March 10-(UP)--Japanese resistance on Two began to crack today as three marine divisions frightened their Stranglehold on two big enemy pockets along the north and east coasts.
 The marines widened their corri- dor between the two pockets and closed in on the enemy from the south, east and west in gains of up 10 several hundred yards in fierce fighting.
 Resistance during this morning appeared to be diminishing although the enemy continued to hold prepar- ed strong points tenaciously and snipers were active" Pacific fleet headquarters announced in the first ccmmunique on the fighting on Two in some 36 hours.
 The announcement indicated that the 20-day- old campaign on Japan's front doorstep was entering its final stages, with the end of organized resistance in sight.
 However, the remnants of the or lBIldl BdA hoOiI OA ~O'OOo AiO" PAODN ably feHer than 4,000-were battling to the death and more bloody fight ihg appeared in prospect before final victory.
 The Third division smashed ahead the last few hundred yards to the sea on the northeast coast Friday, completely severing Japanese troops on the north shore from those on the east. The Third had captured cliff overlooking the beach only 24 hours earlier.
 Continuing the attack today, the Third division had widened it's hold on the northeast beaches by noon.
 The Japanese were pinned be- tween the Third marines in the cen ter Of the northeastern beaches and the Fifth pi aSsing along the north western shoreline to within 100 yards Of Kitano. northern tip of the tiny island,
 Meanwhile the Fourth Division was hacking its way into the des-
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Red Troops In AItdomm
Ry ROBERT MUSEL

London, March l0-(UP)-Sovlet troops and tanks were reported bat tling today through the streets oi Altdamm, directly across the oder river from Germany's great Baltic port of Stettin.
 Nazi accounts indicated the northern army of Marshal Gregory K. Zhukovs First White Russian Army already has seized several streets in the east-bank suburb. as we'll as valuable ground from which Soviet guns can pour shells directly into Stettin.
 Far to the east, Moscow dis patches said, Marshal Konstantlh K. Rokossovsky's Second White Russian Army pushed to within ' l-2 miles of the former free port of Danzig. One Second Army column east of Danzig was heading toward the former Polish Naval base of Gdynia, l3 miles north oi Danzig.
 "A Moscow broadcast said the Soviets had broken into the south ern outer suburbs of Danzig,
 The Soviet high command con tinued its security blackout on de- velopments along the embattled Berlin front pending a decisive de- velopment,
 A German transocean broadcast said the resistance being offered by the NaA garrisons of Breslau, en- circled Silesian capital, and Frank furt and Kuestrin. on the Oder line before Berlin. were setting a pat tern for the forthcoming battles ot stettin. Danzig and above all. Berlin
 "Even If the Russians are now tn the foreiield of the fortress of Stet- tin, even fl the front should move to Danzg and Marshal Zhukov be gathering his forces on t.e Oder for push to Berlin-their heaviest battles of the present offensive are still before them" Transocean said.
 "They will be fought on the bar ricades. in the streets, and in every house and attic"
 North of Berlin. the First White Russian Army rapidly %as clearing the east bank of the Oder opposite stettin. Nazi broadcasts, In addi- lion to admitting the Soviet pene- sration of Altdamm, said German
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Whalen's Defense
 Against Wife Fails

An alleged private agreement made by Attorney John E. Whalen of Meriden with his divorced wife, Mrs Frances M. Goss Whalen Ennis of New Haven, can not offset court order for weekly payments, accord ing to ruling handed down by Judge Frank P. McEvoy.
 In a memorandum of decision, now on file in superior court, the jurist sustains a demurrer by Mrs. Ennis, who objected to her ex-hus- bands claim regarding the alleged property settlement.
 The Meriden resident, a former Waterburian, was ordered by the New Haven superior court in 1886, at the time of the couples divorce, to pay $l0 weekly for the support of their adopted child, now l6 years old. His eX-wife, in her civil action, claims she has been paid total of only $50, with nearly 5000 reported due.
 In the defense pleadings the Meri- den attorney filed an offset and counterclaim, stating he had made a property settlement with his wife before the divorce. with the under standing it would take the place of any court order for support pay ments. He claimed the property, To- cated at 1876 West Main street, was worth $4,000 and the furnishings at least $3,500.
 In his memorandum on the de- murrer made to the offset and coun- terclaim, Judge McEvoy states, "Re- duced to simple language, the mean ing of the defendants allegations of claimed facts, by virtue of which he claims Setoff and seeks to recover an overplus from the plaintiff. is that the parties elected and agreed to abrogate the judgment of this court"
 Were the judgment based upon a written stipulation, recited in the judgment, and so set up in the judg- ments to set out specifically that the judgment was merely an addition to or an inclusion of the private agreement of the parties. then such set-off or counterclaim might have a standing" the jurist continues.
 Attorney Alfred L. Finkelstein who represents Mrs. Ennis, claimed at the hearing on the demurrer last Jan. l2 that the defendant entered the particular pleadings in an ef- fort to prolong the action. He claimed the defendant being an att torney, knew private agreement if it were made. could have no legal
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implicated was Raymond Lewie. IS. New Britain. sentenced to life im- prisonment for the staying Of a storekeeper. He was said to have stood guard at the machine shop door while the other two struggled with Parsell.
 Other conyicts in the shop tried to stop the assault ard five of them were injured in the rioting, When other guards arrived. all but the three left the shop. They locked themselves In and hurled pipes and tools to prevent the guards from breaking in the door. When the tear gas was injected into the room, Tommaselli tried to flee through e window and was shot. but not seriously. The others gave them selves up.
 Prison officials said that only the three men were involved in the break. They had reported sick just before the attempt was made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Fifth Army In Sobbioni

Rome Italy, March 10.-(UP)- Fifth Army troops moved up to Sabbioni and other points on the Carviano ridge, mile east of Vergato, to control all hgih ground east of the Reno river to point a mile north of Vergato, headquarters said today.
 To the southwest other units oc- cupied high ground overlooking Africa, west of the river, and sent patrols into the outskirts of the town.
 American patrols thrust north from Mount Della Torraccia but were unable to contact the Ger mans. Two of the raiding parties discovered an enemy ammunition cache They destroyed one 37 miliimeter and two 88 millimeter guns and large quantities of artil- lery. motor and small arms am- munition.
 Patrol clashes we're reported on the Eighth Army front northeast of Fusignano and north of the Taenza Bologna railway. Enemy artillery fire increased west Of Bag nacavallo.
 Heavy bombers of the U. s. 18th Air Force bombed communications in southern Austria and Yugn- slavia yesterday. RAF night bomb CTS attacked the Veron- -Parona rail bridge. Other planes of the Medi- terranean Allied Air Force at- tackled communications in northern and northeast Italy.
 The MAAF reported l4 planes missing from more than 2,bOO sor- ties.
 The naval communique said Bri- tish light coastal craft sank one enc emy ship and damaged three others in the Arsa channel off the Dalma. tian coast Wednesday night.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Germony ShelIed By Forts Again

London. March 10.-(UP)--A big force of flying fortresses and Liber- ato-s bombed Germany again to- day. NaA broadcasts reported for- nations over Muenster and the Ruhr flying south and southwest.
 The enemy broadcasts suggested that the bombers may have at- tackled Muenster, an important rail- way junction north of the Ruhr, and possibly some cities in the Ruhr itself in support of Allied armies on the western front.
 The largesN force of RAF Mos- quito bombers yet sent against Der lir bombed the Nazi capitol last night. It was the 18th straight night on which the Mosquitos have raided Berlin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
'Yonks Trying
 To End Fight Claims Tokyo
(By United Press)

A Tokyo broadcast said today that the "enemy is now attempting to make landing on Japan proper" but it appeared the announcer was referring to admitted American preparations for an ultimate inva- sion of Japan rather than an &C., tual landing at this time.
 The reference to the landing came in routine news broadcast an- nouncing Japan's Army day. It was recorded by United Press in San Francisco.
 Due to their heavy casualties" ," the broadcast said, the enemy, try ing to make a landing on Japan proper.
 The Japanese army, on the other hand, is infiicting decisive blows against the enemy and is awaiting an opportunity to make a large-scale counter offensive"
 Military sources in Washington were skeptical that any landing at tempts had been made. They point ed out there has been no prelimin- ary sea and air bombardment such as always precedes an amphibious invasion.
 There was a possibility that the announcer was referring to the American invasion of Two. which is administered by the Tokyo prefec- ture and is considered part of the Japanese home islands. Two is 750 miles south of Tokyo.
 The broadcast was in English and veteran Tokyo listeners said the reference might have been an imperfect translation of the origin al Japanese.
 Nevertheless. they said, there was a remote possibility that the asser- tion that a landing attempt was under way might be true. They re- called that the first announcement of the resignation of Japanese Pre- mier Hideki Tojo last summer was sandwiched in the middle of prop aganda broadcast.
 The boardcast followed a warn- ing by War Minister Field Marshal General Sugiyama that an Allied ahFaoAOAi OA OdpoiA "ao AiCFIAdHAC.
 Judging from the recent pro- greSs in the war situation" he told the Japanese army. that the enemy is contemplating plan to invade this divine land is as ob- vious as that We see the sun"
 Sugiyama called up on the army to defend this divine land and our national policy" The statement was broadcast by Tokyo radio. which called 1t the first of its kind ever issued by a Japanese war minister. EGG monitors recorded the broad- cast.
 Another Tokyo broadcast heard in London quoted Sigiuama as say ing that the war situation had be- come extremely serious" for Japan,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-03-10
Milton R. Young Succeeds Moses

Bismarck. N. D.. March l0-(UP) -The Republicans gained an addi. tional seat in the U. s. Senate to. day with the appointment of Mil ton R. Young, 4s, to succeed Demo. cratic Sen. John Moses. who died e week ago.
 Young, a Berlin. N. D.. dirt fare mer" who has been a member or the State Legislature for 10 years, was appointed last night by Gov. Fred Aandah.
 The new senator-designate. an ayowed internationalist who said he favored some sort of organi.. cation for the preservation ot neace," will serve until the le4e June primaries unless Q special state election is held before that time.
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Million Prisoners
 Taken Since D-Doy

Paris. March i0-(UPl-The AL lies have captured i,OO9O63 pris- oners since D-Day, supreme head quarters officially announced today.
 The bag included one colonel gen. erai. 37 other generals. five col- onels commanding divisions and five admirals.
 The total accounts for an esti- mated 50 German divisions. exclud- ing armored divisions. but including four paratroop divisions.
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ROsARIEs HER BIT

Boston, March i0.-(UP)--A' thuogh she is hospitalized here Mrs. Mary Connors has made l. 3s3 sets of rosaries for service men.
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Evening star., 1945-03-15

vent forgery of commissary orders
as early as 1882, and fingerprinting
was introduced at Sing Sing in 1908
and ct Leavenworth in 1904. Rapid
strides in dactyloscopia have been
achieved in recent years under the
leadership OF DR.. John Augustus
Larson, whose study OF single finger
print practice appeared in 1928.
Currently, the Federal Bureau OF In
vestigatjon has ninety million nm
gerprints on file. The end, Of course,
is not yet; progress is regular and
constant, and the future OF finger
printing and allied techniques should
be at least as great as the past.
It is far cry from Professor
Purkinje and Galton and Henry, but
II the murderer OF Mrs. Nancy Boyer
finally is caught and convicted, 1t
will be largely because of their labors
as well as because Of the efforts OF
those who have learned from them.