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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
STRAND

The Strand theater provides full measure of excitement and horror in Republic Pictures unique double horror bill, The Phantom Speaks" starring Richard Arlen and ''The Vampires Ghost" featuring John Abbott and Charles Gordon. Two of the weirdest characters yet to stalk the screen make two and a half hours of chilling, spine ting ling entertainment.
 Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, at the Strand. is 'The Silver Fleet"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

the star of the year before he ever appeared on the screen in motion picture, with all of the major Stud- jos seeking him for starring roles. He is thoroughly masculine, built something like Lil Abner-small, trim hips, very wide shoulders. He looks as if he could straigthen horseshoe with one hand.
 Presenting fascinating picture of the United States at the start of its industrial era The Valley of Decision" spans a twelve-year
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
HOLLYWOOD IRONY

Hume Cronyn, who loathes letter writing, is an incessant letter writ CT in "A Letter for Evie." In fact, it's the numerous and romantic let ters he writes to Marsha Hunt which eventually causes fiVe-foot- sevne Cronyn to win Marsha from six-foot-four John Carroll in the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
CARSON LEARNS no WHrsTT'

Greer Carson learned to whistle this morning.
 She had to master the trick for a scene in This Strange Adven- ture." Both Clark Gable, her CO., star, and director Victor Fleming coached her. She was a wiz at it within ten minutes.
 But Miss Carson whistles for a cab-not Gable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
RAINBOW IN MOONLIGHT

Emblem, Wyo. (UP)-The song I'm Beginning to See the Light" took on a new meaning for Adam Preis, young Emblem farmer, re- gently. PreiS saw a rainbow at night - 10:30 p. m, to be exact. The observer was attending War Bond rally when he glanced out of window just after shower and saw the rainbow. Other persons at the rally verified the story and explained that there was an abun- dance of bright moonlight at the time the rainbow was seen.
 Spain now rules that imported motion picture films may not be shown for more than five years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
GALA 4TH OF JULY SHOW

but her heart knesO tnf marriage for them! The mpestuOu of Mary Rafe the haired Irish beauty
 from the wrong side of the wo6sted of steel king! Gorgeous exciting than in the of her handsome
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
W YES! THE BIG HITS COME TO LOEWS POLL

cab-not Gable.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

starring Ralph Richardson, and the companion feature is "The Town Went Wild" which features Freddie Bartholomew and Jimmy Lydon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03

Metro Goldwyn-M Mayer comedy. II private life. Cronyn never writes letter. He dictates them an.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-03
Up And Down Broadway
By JACK GAVER United Press Drama Editor

NEW YORK-(UP)-One missed 9445 Company that tight group consisting Anderson, N Behrrnan
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Churchill 10 Demand
Vote Of Confidence
On Crimea Decisions
Bloc Of Prime Minister'S
Own Porty Moy Attempt
Revolt on Polish Issue
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 22-Prime Min
lister Churchill said today the
government would demand a
parliamentary vote of confidence
on the joint policy agreed to by
the three powers at the 'Crimea
conference, particularly with
reference to unity of action" in
peace as in war.
AS leader of the House of Com
mons, Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden set down the governments
motion for the debate for next
Tuesday and Wednesday even as
the parliamentary lobby buzzed
with reports of possible revolt among
some members of Mr.. Churchilrs
own Conservative party over the
Polish issue.
Government spokesmen were
openly confident of getting a blan-
ket Endorsement of the Crimea de-
cisions.
A Conservative bloc, which does
not like the governments attitude
toward the Polish question, is known
to be undecided just how to at
tack without giving the impression
it is repudiating the entire Crimea
declaration.
The possibility some would abb
stain rather than vote against the
government seemed likely. The ex-
tent of the revolt reported brewing
was not clear, but it was not believed
large enough to threaten Mr..
Churchills position.
The government motion did not
specifically mention Poland, but
read:
This House approves the declar-
alton of joint policy agreed to by
the three great powers at the Cri-
mea Conference and in particular
welcomes the determination to
maintain unity of action not only
in achieving the final defeat Of the
common enemy but thereafter in
peace as in war"
The Prime Minister was in the
House again today. In answer to a
question he gave assurance that the
Allies, in imposing peace terms on
Germany, would bear in mind the
Nazis' indiscriminate bombing by
V-weapons. He declined to take a
stand, however, on the whole ques-
ton of limitation OF aerial war
fare"
"I certainly do not think that the
victorious Allies should deprive
themselves of defenses which are
possible through the air." the Prime
Minister said.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
7, 900 Planes Blast Germany
In Wars Greatest Mass Raids
Dozens Of Places Attacked at Once;
Communications Hit in Middle Reich

trying to supply their hard-pressed
troops on the western front.
Berlin-which also was hit the
previous night-again was bombed
twice. The first attack was at 8 pm.
and the second a half hour later.
The blow at Worms, IL miles
north Of Mannheim, was by a force
of about 500 heavies and was in
support Of the American Sd Army,
which was advancing less than so
miles away.
Worms lies on the main railway
following the west bank of the
Rhine from Coblenz and is an in
land port.
Duisburg is the western exit of
the Ruhr and the attack on it was
aimed at bottling up the military
traffic through this great industrial
region. Approximately 5000 tons of
bombs were dropped the night be-
fore on Dortmund, eastern gateway
of the Ruhr.
The Air Ministry announced that
more than 1900 acres of Duisburg
and its satellite towns have been
damaged"
The greatest railway network In
Europe-one which explains how
Hitler keeps his troops going despite
the odds-lies in the triangle formed
by the cities of Dortmund, Duisburg
and Cologne.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
(See TWO, Page A-2)
Japs Claim 7 Carriers
Sunk Off Two lima
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A japanese Imperial headquarters
communique today claimed that
japanese suicide flyers sank two
American aircraft carriers off Two
Jima yesterday, while unofficial
Tokyo reports asserted more than
$4,000 marines have been killed or
wounded on the island 750 miles
south of Tokyo.
All of the enemy claims, con-
tanned in broadcasts recorded by the
Federal Communications Commits
sion, were without American con-
firmation.
The enemy communique also as
serted an unidentified American
warship was sunk and two others
damaged off Two, while a Japanese
submarine sank an American cruiser
in the Philippines.
Other Japanese broadcasts quoted
alarmed Tokyo newspapers as warn
ing that 'the war situation is really
grave" and "if we waver now, it
means defeat"
Radio Tokyo said the Sd Marine
Division began landing on Two from
30 transports at noon yesterday after
so per cent of the 4th and 5th
Marine Divisions were killed or
wounded. Tokyo placed the figure
at more than $4,000" by last night.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Japs Report Paramushiro
SheI|ed by U. s. Ships
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Domei, japanese news agency
said an American fleet unit shelled
Paramushiro Island in the Northern
Kurile Islands Monday night.
The broadcast, recorded by the
FEC, said the feet Included ap-
proximately eight ships" and that
Japanese air units attacked the
fleeing war vessels" in the area
east of Paramushiro.
Domei claimed there was mo
damage" to ground facilities. 1t
said the shelling was apparently
aimed at diverting Japanese
strength from other areas of the
battle in the Pacific"
The broadcast said "the enemy is
repeating air raids on Paramushiro
as hitherto" but that the garrison
is standing fast.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
(see WESTERN FRONT, Page A.
Deserters FIocking to Berlin,
SAYS Writer Who Fled in Auto

rades had arrived in Berlin from the
front as deserters. Frantically, she
asked advice: Should she hide her
son? But how? What should she
do? She certainly couldn't report
him as q deserter.
Believing it to be, an isolated
case didn't give the matter much
thought, but the same day q Nazi
spokesman urged the population to
report all deSerters immediately, The
seyerest punishment was threatened
for any one hiding them. Even
streetcars and trains, he warned,
would be searched.
Berlin's fall may not come as fast
as most persons seem to believe, pre-
Stunning the Russians are ready to
concentrate their whole strength
against the ruins Of Berlin instead
Of cutting OF the city with part
of their forces and using the rest
for other strategic aims, it certainly
(9eA 8ERIIN. paae X-03
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Gen. Sultan Seizes
Rich Burma Mines
BY the Associated Press.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 22.-Troops OF
the Chinese 50th Division under
1t. Gen. Daniel I. Sultan today cap
tured the rich Baldwin silver and
lead mines % miles north of Lashio,
scoring the greatest Allied victory in
Burma since the capture of Myit-
kyina.
The mines, described by American
authorities as capable of producing
enough lead to supply the entire
japanese war machine, were left
intact by the enemy
The Japanese gave up the mines
almost without a fight, although
they are among the most valuable
in the East.
Advance elements of the Chinese
forces pushed on southwark and
captured the station at Namtu on
a branch railway leading directly to
Lashio.
British troops, meanwhile, en-.
larged their bridgehead on the IRA
waddy at Singu, 40 miles north of
Mandalay, capturing the village of
Zigon after an advance of several
miles against stiff opposition.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
BY JERJE. GRANBERG,
Swedish Newspaper Correspondent.

Written for the Associated Press.
Copyright, 1945. BY the Associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22.-I have
just left Berlin, where the fate
full arrival Of German army de-
serters helped spread creeping
paralysis among the capitals
$500, 900 barricaded, bewildered
and bomb-dulled inhabitants. I
got away to Sweden in an auto
mobile which no amount OF
money in the world could buy,
but two old suits, some socks,
ties and 2 pounds of coffee
turned the trick.
As the front moved closer and
closer to Berlin, more and more de-
serters slipped into the capital. One
forenoon by chance heard des-
perate mother confide in another
woman that her son and ~ com-
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Army, NavyCasua|tie,
Pass 100000 Mark;
Up 1882 in Week
No Mass Surrenders
Reported on Western
Front, Stimson Says
BY the Associated Press.

Army and Navy casualties
since Pearl Harbor have reached
sol, 1852, the two services reported
today. =
Secretary of War Stimson set
Army casualties at 711,497 on the
basis of individual names compiled
in Washington through February
IA. The Navy reported its losses
as 1866.
The aggregate represented an in
crease of 1882 over last weeks
report. OF the rise, the Army ac-
counted for all but 827.
A breakdown on the Army casual
ties as reported this week and cor
figures for last week:
Killed. l38,723 and 1850;
wounded, 420,465 and 408, ,553; pris-
oners. 60,086 and 5S.556; missing
90 .223 and 90,723.
Mr.. Stirnson said 207 1928 Of the
wounded had returned to duty.
Similar figures for the Navy:
Killed, 33,862 and 1886; wound
ed, 40.783 and 40.607; prisoners, 4,474,
unchanged from the preceding
week; missing, lo,546 and lo,22l.
No Mass Surrenders.
Secretary Stimson told his press
conference that mo mass surren-
ders" are occurring on the western
front, although more than 900. 900
Nazis have been taken prisoner in
that theater.
He said that "in view Of rumors
of mass surrenders,' he had cabled
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. The
Allied supreme commander replied
the Secretary said, that prisoners
are being taken but that there are
mo indication of mass surrenders. u
Resistance remains stiff along the
entire front, Gen. Eisenhower told
Mr.. Stimson.
Since November, 1912, date OF
Allied landings in North Africa, l.
134, 1892 enemy prisoners have been
taken by the Allies, including the
900, 900 in Western Europe since the
Normandy landing last June.
Also included are 1882 captured
in Sicily and Italy and 1874 300 ir
Africa, not including Italians.
Secretary Stimson put into his
weekly war review this observation:
"It is not permissible at thi:
particular moment to make any
general observations regarding the
fighting on the western front fol
evident reasons.
Divisions Increased.
II may say that the officers in the
War Department who have recently
been with our troops in that theatel
have been much impressed with tht
Evening star., 1945-02-22
(See CASUALTIES, Page A
Major Wins Acquittal
In Train Looting Trial
BY the Associated Press.

BY the A5SOClateQ FreSS.
PARIS, Feb. ga United States
Army court-martial today acquitted
Maj. Walter H. Marlin, commanding
officer of the 716th Railway Bat
talon, of charge of neglect Of duty
in connection with the widespread
looting of railway supplies by men1-
bers OF his battalion.
The prosecutor argued that those
responsible for placing Maj. Marlin
In situation he was incapable of
handling probably were more guilty
than the officer himself, and urged
an inquiry on higher level.
Maj. Marlin had testified he en-
tered the Army after offering his
services in letter and being noti-
fled by return mail that he would
be commissioned major.
He never was interviewed as to
his officer qualifications, he testi-
fed. His letter to Washington stated
his railway experience and asked
what rank he could expect. The re-
turn letter told him where to report
for physical examination.
A witness testified yesterday that
Martins background in civil life
was that Of a locomotive engineer
which does not qualify him to COM
mand 800 men,"
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Reds Gain Southeast
OF Berlin, Fall Back
In East Prussia
Guben Re-entered as
Forces Fight for Solid
Front Before CupituI
BULLETIN.

LONDON (Fo.-The Russians
again have battered into Gu
ben and street fighting is
going on. German military
commentator said today. In
East Prussia, he said. Russian
pressure has increased to the
greatest ferocity with 1000
Soviet planes joining the as
sault. Zinten. II miles south
OF Koenigsberg, was evacu-
ated.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Rus
sian 1st Ukraine Army, having
by-passed the German strong
point of Guben, 81 miles south
east of greater Berlin, today
fought for a solid link with the
1st White Russian Army at the
confluence of the Oder and
NeiSse Rivers.
While the Russians scored new
gains southeast of the German capi-
tai. other Soviet troops were forced
to give some ground in East Prussia
in the face of heavy German coun-
terblows west of Koenigsberg.
The Berlin radio said surprise
Nazi counteroffensive had re-estab-
lished a corridor between Koenigs-
burg and the port of Pillau, 20 miles
south. The Russians acknowledged
some German advances in that sec
tor, but said the drive was costing
the Germans enormously in men
and equipment.
Trying to Encircle Frankfurt.
Moscow announced Soviet forces
had seized strategic ridge position
In the forest on the Eastern ap-
proaches to Guben, taking more
than so populated places north and
south of the immediate sector.
Farther north Marshal Gregory
Zhukov's 1st White Russian Army
units were reported attempting to
complete the encirclement of Frank
furt. The German radio announced
Marshal zhukov had slashed COM
munications between Berlin and that
city on the west bank of the Oder 38
miles from the German capital.
Pravda said the Russian Army
stood only "a miles from Berlin In
that area. The paper did not specify
the location but indicated Marshal
Zhukov's troops had crossed the
Oder.
NaA radio spokesmen said Ger
man forces were fighting a de-
fensive battle between Berlin and
the Frankfurt-Kuestrin front, but
declared Russian bridgeheads west
of the Oder were "far too small for
a major offensive toward Berlin.
The I'd White Russian Army yes
terday drove within 80 miles of Dam
zig in its sweep up the Polish Cor
ridor. Premier Stain in an order
Evening star., 1945-02-22

A Japanese prison ship trying to
rush 1900 American prisoners from
the invaded Philippines to Japan
was sunk of the west coast Of Ba-
taan by American bombers last De-
cember Is with the loss of 800 OF
the captiyes, it was disclosed here
today by 1t. George K. Petritz.
Rockford, ILL.,, one OF the two men
who escaped death or recapture.
The 800 men who lost their lives
died of suffocation in the holds OF
the ship, 1t. Petritz said, in an In
terview at the Navy Department.
The Others except himself and m
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Allies to increase
Italian Breed Ration
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOciated PfeSs.
ROME, Feb. 22.-The Allied COM
mission announced yesterday that
the bread ration throughout liber-
ated Italy would be increased to 800
grams daily, effective March /.
The new order increased by 100
grams the bread ration for liberated
territory north Of the Garigliano-
Sangro line. Provinces below have
been receiving 800 grams.
OfiicialS in Rome said President
Roosevelt actually gave an order to
increase the ration, but that shipping
dificulties caused by needs for the
Pacific offensive had made it impos-
sible to carry out the order.
Evening star., 1945-02-22
New Work Bill.
Again Altered,
Sent 70 Senate
Committee Removes
Clause Providing
EmpIoye Penalty
By J. A. O'LEARY.

The Senate Military Affairs
Committee today reported out
its War Manpower Commission
substitute for the House work.
or-jail bill. with penalties for
violation of labor ceilings con-
fined to employers.
Although the vote to report the
completely rewritten measure was
II to 4, with three Senators absent,
Senator Thomas, Democrat, Of
Utah. the chairman, said the vote
was taken with the understanding
individual Senators would be free
to vote for or against parts of the
bill on the floor next week.
When the committee recessed
last night members disagreed as to
whether the new penalty clause of
$4,000 fine, one year imprisonment,
or both, adopted yesterday after
noon applied to employees as well
as employers Chairman Thomas
told reporters today, however, it is
now the consensus. of the members
that this penalty would apply only
to the employer.
Retains Tydings Amendment.
The final draft also retains the
separate Tydings amendment de-
signed to stop the induction of es-
sential farm workers into the Army.
While there are no penalties on in
dustrial workers under today's ex-
planation of the bill, the Tydines
amendment would make farm
worker who is found unacceptable
to the armed forces subject to 3
SIC, 900 file or five years imprison-
ment if he left farm work without
permission of his draft board.
To meet the needs of war fac.
tories, the theory of the bill is that
workers-men and women regardless
of their aegean be chanelled from
noneSsential to essential industries
by enforcing ceilings against the
employers only.
Senator Thomas said the bill does
not freeze workers in industry.
Power of Local Boards.
The House bill, which the Senate
committee sidetracked in its en-
tirety, gave local draft boards the
power to direct men between 18 and
As to move to more essential jobs
under penalty of fine, imprisonment
or induction into the Army.
While the Senate manpower bill
does not freeze industrial workers
it would not interfere with the powe,
draft boards already possess to re-
classify men who leave job or
which they were given occupationa
deferment.
Those voting to report the substi.
j tute bill were Chairman Thoma,
and Senators johnson of Colorado
Hill of Alabama, Downey of Cali
j fornia, O'Mahoney Of wyoming
Stuart of Tennessee and Maybank
of South Carolina, Democrats, and
Austin of Vermont, Gurney Of South
Dakota, Wilson of Iowa and Burton
of Ohio, Republicans. Total, IL.
Against reporting the bill-Chan-
dler. Kentucky: Kilgore, West Vir-
ginia; Murray, Montana, Democrats,
and Revercomb. Republican, OF
West Virginia.
The absentees were Senators
Wagner, Democrat, New York;
Bridges, Republican. New Hamp-
shire. and Thomas, Republican, Of
| Idaho.
A lively battle is expected on the
floor in view of the announcement
that Senators voting to report the
substitute were reserving the right
to oppose any part of it later. This
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Yanks Virtually Clear
Corregidor as Battle
fg
Rages in Manila Hotel
~
Americans Take First
Floor, but Jops Are
Holding Out on Second
Fy tie Associated Press.

ES TIE Associated Press.
MANILA, Feb. 22.-Only scat
tered enemy remnants were left
on Corregidor today, but fanati-
cally resisting japanese troops
still held out on the second floor
of the famed Manila Hotel, turn
ing the hoste1ry into the hottest
battle spot in the capital city.
Early front-line reports that ele-
ments Of the 1st Cavalry Division
had captured the big hotel, one of
the most luxurious in the Orient,
have been corrected to say that they
have occupied the first floor, the
Japanese the second.
Historic Bataan was cleared OF
japanese, Gen. Macarthur reported,
and 80 far as can be found, no liv-
ing Japanese soldier is now on the
peninsula.
Japs Blow Themselves Up.
Hopelessly sealed in the vast net
work of tunnels on Corregidor, Jap
anese troops blew themselves up by
touching off one of their main un-
derground ammunition dumps.
Typical of the bitter inch-by inch
struggle for downtown Manila was
the battle through most of the
night between the Yanks and Jap.
anese on the second floor of the
Manila Hotel, where a continual
fight to the death went on in the
corridors and rooms and on tht
staircases of the building which
stands at Manila's south shore dis.
trict.
A succession of japanese infil.
tration attempts resulted in the kill
ing of 1877 of the enemy around tn,
captured Army-Navy Club, the high
commissioners Office and othel
buildings yesterday. Most of tht
slain enemy troops carried demoli.
ton charges.
Battle Flares in Post Office.
Bitter fighting also fared in thu
ong-contested post Office building
which must be subdued before the
walled Intramuros can be assaulted
An area 700 yards by 500, almost
all of it within the Intramuros still
remains in the hands of the enemy
At daybreak the Americans haG
a company of soldiers in the posi-
office building, but Japanese resist.
(See PHI TPPTNES page A-11
Evening star., 1945-02-22
Boy, 4, Receives Medal
For His Dead Mother
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-Anthony Ev-
eritt, 4, shook hands with King
George vi today and proudly ac-
cepted a medal awarded posthu-
mously to his widowed mother, who
was burned to death trying to drag
an American flyer from a blazing
bomber which crashed near her
home in Essex. The United States
9th Air Force has raised a fund for
the boys education.
His mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Ever
eitt, braved exploding bombs in her
effort to rescue the airman and was
found dead-clutching the flyers
body.