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Evening star., 1945-03-06
Raj Bombers
Blast Eastern Front
c Communications Hub
By the Associated Press.

| By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Mar. 6.-The RAF
sent more than 1,100 bombers
over the Reich last night, the Air
Ministry announced today, con-
centrating on the eastern front
communications center OF
Chemnitz, which was hit yes
terday by $50 American Flying
FortreSSeS.
In one of the RATS rare daylight
attacks today heavy bombers staged
a INSTRUMENTATION raid on the
Salzbergen oil refinery, n miles
northwest of Muenster.
A large fleet Of the British night
raiders also attacked synthetic oil
plants at Bohlen, near Leipzig, while
Berlin was bombed for the 14th con-
secutive night by Mosquitoes.
Shortly before noon Nazi radios
warned Allied raiders were coming
IN over Holland, indicating the non
stop bombardment of the Reich was
continuing for the 22d straight day.
The night raiders had dropped
approximately 1000 tons of nigh ex-
plosives on their three targets.
Two hours after the attack on
Chemnitz, reconnaissance pilots saw
large fires still burning At Bohlen
there were violent explosions, diff
fusing SO much light that the last
planes over the target were able
to bomb usually, as in daylight.
Chemnitz Is one of the main GEN.
tiers OF the vast railway network
spreading over Ssxony and Allied
air chiefs apparently are determined
to deal it knockout blow.
Its importance was emphasized by
the Air Ministry, which said:
Very few large industrial towns
now remain comparatively undevas-
tated to serve as bases for the or
ganization of defense against the
Russian Army or for administra-
tive control of Germany"
This is the same type of CO.
ordinated blow by which American
and British heavy bombers vir-
tually f1attened Dresden and nu-
merous other German industrial
centers.
The synthetic oil plant had been
Kept out of action by American
bombers most of last year, but now
had been repaired.
Evening star., 1945-03-06

Churchill TO Marshal Montgomery
headquarters.
In his visit to the 9th Army front
Mr.. Churchill visited Juelich and
other cities taken IN the advance to
the Rhine.
Sees Ruins u Juelich.
Mr.. Churchill looked around the
ruins Of Juelich-the most COM
|pletely destroyed city since st. Lo-
without visible displeasure and said
grimly:: There win not be any un-
employment around here after the
war"
1t took considerable argument by
Gen. Simpson to keep the Prime
Minister from visiting the Rhine it.
self at Dusseldorf.
II they are shooting you can put
me in tank and I will be all right, /"
Mr.. Churchill told Gen. Simpson.
but the American commander de-
clined to risk the life of Britain's
No. statesman.
The tour included an inspection
Of the dragons teeth and pillboxes
Of the Siegfried Line near Aachen,
an inspection Of the jump-on spots
on the Roer River for the 9th Army's
present drive and q lunch In the
citadel of Juelich.
Riding in staff car, the Prime
Minister stepped out at the dragons
teeth barrier on the German bor-
der just outside Aachen to pose for
pictures.
He declined all offers of aid and
scrambled among the ruins unaided.
The car, with Gen. Simpson ex-
planning how the battle through
Germany progressed, then sped into
Aachen, followed by a small press
convoy. 1t rolled slowly through
the ruined city.
Speeds on TO Roer.
Outside Aachen the convoy stopped
while the Prime Minister inspected
q pillbox, then sped on at 60 miles
an hour to the Roer. On the west
side the Prime Minister insisted on
getting out and walking across the
river while Marshal Montgomery
and Gen. Simpson painted a word
picture Of the attack on February
% that carried the 9th Army across
and to the Rhine. A few German
bodies were still in the desolate
arear, which looks like a scene from
film Of the last war.
Mr.. Churchill then walked across
. bridge into Juelich. En- route he
stopped to watch pile driver work
ing. The CT crew almost stopped
work to watch the Prime Minister
As the Prime Minister'S party
drove away from Juelich, a tank
crewman said, If you stand around
here long enough you see every.
hOdV
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Japs' Oil Problems
Intensified by Loss
Of Pa|awan, NavySay!
By WILLIAM ]. WHEATLEY.

Japan's difficulty in obtaining oil
for its war effort has been intensi-
fed as a result of the recent Amer
ican landings on the island of Pala-
wan, a naval spokesman declared
today.
AS American planes operate in in
creasing numbers from Philippines
bases as well as aircraft carriers,
Japan'S sea connections with the
oil-laden Dutch East Indies are be-
coming increasingly precarious. it
was pointed out. The enemy's trans
port in this area, the spokesman
said, had been virtually reduced to
small wooden ships.
The spokesman said the japanese
cannot get through the Sulu Sea,
which lies east of Palawan, nor can
they get up the west coast of the
same island. adding that he didnt
see how they could get anything out
Of Borneo.
so Ships Hit in Week.
He said the japanese possibly
could get some ships bearing sup
plies from their southwestern Pacific
ports by hugging the Indo-C China
and China coast, but the carrier and
land-based plane sweeps gradually
are ethrottling this seaborne lifeline.
He cited figures to show that be-
tween February % and March
these operations had resulted in the
sinking, probable sinking and dam
aging of so ships
On February %, he said. medium
bombers attacked an enemy convoy
of the China coast and sunk one
destroyer, probably sank an 80O0-t ton
freighter- transport and damaged
three other vessels. On the same
day, of the French Indo-C China
coast, another destroyer was DAM
aged while 2,000-ton freighter was
combed off Swatow. China.
The following day medium bomb
ers attacked enemy shipping on
Phanrang Harbor, French Indo-
China, where they set fire to 5000
ton tanker. They also hit two de-
Stroyers off Swatow and damaged
a 10.O00-ton transport. On February
27 1,000-ton tanker was sunk in
Hinan Bay. a 1,000-t ton freighter was
sunk northeast of Hong Kong, a
l .000-ton freighter was damaged of
Formosa, a 2,0O0-ton freighter was
damaged in Hinan Bay and a ,0OO-
ton freighter-transport was dam
aged in Camranh Bay.
IL Destroyed, Is Damaged.
The following day II coastal craft
were destroyed near Hong Kong and
Is additional coastal craft were
damaged in the same area.
Carrier planes sank five small
freighters and set five others on fire.
On March 2 several small coastal
craft were sunk or damaged in the
Pescadores, west of thef Island of
Formosa and in the Formosa Strait
and SakiShima areas.
The capture of Palawan not only
will shorten by 200 miles the dis
tance which planes will have to
cover in sweeping the China Sea,
but the planes provide an effective
cover Of any efforts of the Japa-
nese to get supply or troop ships
to and from Formosa. the spokes-
man said.
In the attacks on the japanese
shipping, naval intelligence has in
dicated that the enemy has been
reduced to the use of small wooden
ships. This, it was said, would indi-
cate that the Japs either do not
have, or are unable to build, steel
vessels of large size to carry the
badly needed supplies to the home
land. Most of the enemy vessels
now observed in the sweep aAeas are
said to be in the 500 and 1000 ton
class.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
ForrestuI
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tSOIlClIiuCo oAl dBCst
sea power, air power and to some
extent land power.
Mr.. Forrestars three-week, 81 ,000-
mile trip took him to the Philip
pines, where he met Gen. Douglas
Macarthur. He said the Navy
shares with the people the ad-
miration of Gen. Macarthur cam
paign in the Philippines.
The Navy Secretary also ex-
pressed profound regret" over the
loss of 1t. Gen. Millard F. Harmon
chief of Army Air Forces in the
Pacific, who is missing on a flight
in the Pacific area.
Mr.. Forrestal's account Of 2.O5O
Marines killed made Two, from tina,
standpoint, the bloodiest battlefield
of the Pacific war. Marine dead
in the comparative period on Saipan
slightly exceeded 1900. American
dead on Guam for the full 20 days
it took to end organized resistance
totaled l,214.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
3 Officers Acquitted
AT Looting Trials
Ry the Associated Press.

PARIS, Mar. 6.-Three company
commanders of the 716th Railway
Operating Battalion. charged with
neglect of duty in the looting of
supply trains, were acquitted today
by a general court t-martial.
The defendants were Capts. Sam
uel S. Gillespie, Tucson, Ariz.; Har-
old G. Gould, Oakland, Calf, and
Leander Z. Peterson, Springfield
Ill.
They were the last officers facing
charges IN connection with the
black market cases. Sixty-two en-
listed men still are awaiting trial
Eight officers were tried and five OF
them were acquitted.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Exploding PIone Kills EIGHT

YORK, England. Mar. 6 R.-
Eight persons were known to have
been killed and Is injured when a
plane exploded over this city last
might and the wreckage demolished
four houses The danger of addi-
tional explosions caused the evacua-
ton of scores Of homes in the area
The nationality and type of plane
were not disclosed.
Evening star., 1945-03-06
Army Air MoiI Service
Overseas Is Curtuiled
By the Associated Press

BY tne ASsOclateu Pfess.
The Army Postal Service said yes
terday the volume of airmail serv-
ice to troops overseas has been cur
tailed because of insufficient cargo
space on aircraft. ~.
The use of an airmail stamp,
therefore, will not guarantee that
letters viii go by air. the Army
said. Only V-mail will be assured
of air transportation.
Evening star., 1945-03-06

More power TO you.s Yes, I'll
buy that extra War Bond today.
Evening star., 1945-03-06

that Silesia has been lost and much
of the Ruhr and Saar production
has been Cancelled.
Bradley beam., 1945-01-27

In the midst of world wracked by the agonies of war; grateful nation this week pays tribute to gallant group of women, members of the Army Nurse Corps who will commemorate their filth Anniver- cary on February second By their heroic devotion to duty, their skill and vigilance Army Nurses have saved thousands of precious lives battlefronts in every quarter of the globe.
 Bradley Field personnel proud to salute our own Army Nurses, whose activities, both on and off duty are portrayed above. Reading from left to right and top to bottom: Capt Verena Teller, Head
Bradley beam., 1945-01-27

Nurse, handles administrative matters in her office; she is veteran of nearly nine years Army service
 including pre-Pear Harbor tour of duty in the Philippines It. Betty Gum assists surgeon during an appendectomy. It. Col. Frank R. Fleming, Base Surgeon congratulates Captain Teller on the Corps
 inspiring record of service. In the Nurses Quarters
 after duty hours, It. Elizabeth Van Ormer and It. Gum take time out for feminine frills. The busy routine of ward duty allows time for romance, and that of It. Van Ormer and It. Warren Shaw, flying instructor eliminates in wedding in the
Bradley beam., 1945-01-27

Base Chapel. It. Mary C. Reidy, assisted by Pvt. Rowina Mcguire, brings comfort and cheer to Pvt. Bernard Massey, of Meriden, Conn. It. Reidy checks on the progress of another patient with Capt John R. Lucas while Wardmaster Russell Malloy stands by with the chart rack In the center is It. Ruth Catherwood, whose husband is prisoner of war in Germany.
 All Official First Air Force Photos by Sgt. Jack Emslie-Montage designed by Cpl. Tom Caffrey- Base Photo Lab.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
Many Tributes Paid
 Judge F. P. McEvoy
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on civil action appeal. That work, with Its scores of citations, typified the scholastic zeal he showed in his memoranda of decisions.
 Judge McEvoy, who made study of literature his hobby, colored many of his court comments with pas sages from literary masters. His statements from the bench in praise of lawyers, who showed unusual en- deavor in handling their cases, were also looked upon with interest
 Smyth Absent
 Among the many tributes made today was one by States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, vice. president of the Waterbury Bar Association, who spoke in behalf or the associa- tion in the absence from the city of Attorney Walter w. Smyth, pres ident.
 His statement follows:
 Tn the passing of Judge Frank P. McEvoy, the state has lost one of the most able ana distinguished mem bers of its judiciary. His unselfish devotion to his judicial duties, his cheerful and thorough performance of additional arduous and time consuming work such as his super vision and revision of the Superior Court probation system, have long been an inspiration to the bar of the state.
 We whose daily work brought us into close contact with him, feel keen sense of personal loss at his passing; and we shall miss the kindliness, wisdom, and understand ing which uniformly characterized his conduct of the business of the court. Our deepest sympathy goes out to his bereaved family"
 Chief Justice William M. Maltbie Of the State Supreme Court of Er- TOTS in Hartford, was among the others who rendered high tribute to the jurist.
 Judge McENoy was assigned in 1885 by his associate judges to re- wise the state probation system, and his accomplishments in that field have been widely praised. He also was assigned in 1941 to hear appeals from the Connecticut Ju- venile Court, which was organized in that year.
 Second Catholic Named
 One of the most prominent Cath
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
Gliders Dropped
 In Jap Territory
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I Arnold also revealed that B-29 Superfortresses will operate from Okinawa, enabling them to carry larger bomb loads.
 The B-29s, according to Tokyo, mined waters oil Honshu and Kyru- shu and raided secondary targets on the islands in the weekend at- tacks. But the 2oth was only one airforce taking part.
 The U. S. 5th and 18th Air Forces and the RAF under General Doug las MacArthur's command bounded and pounded the enemy along a D. 900 mile arc of the South China Sea.
 MacArthur's heavies bombed Ba- likapan and Formosa, and the RAF helped in the attacks on Borneo. Medium bombers ranged the China coast from Canton to Hongkong, bombing and strafing river ship ping and other targets. The rail- road terminal at Ranking, on the Yangtze river far inland, was bomb- ed
 Fighters of the 7th Air Force, of the Marines and the Navy peppered targets from the Sakishima Islands south Of Japan to the Kuriles north of it. 1tazuki air field in northern Kyushu was bombed by Army Thun- derbolt Fighters from the new bases on Okinawa. Shipping was attacked in the Tsushima Straits between Kyushu and Korea.
 With the mountain air attacks to prod them, the Japanese continued their invasion preparations. The latest move was lo mobilize all mo- tor vehicles in Tokyo, including taxicabs, to give the islands de- lenders more mobility.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
 Jops Pinned
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Asiatic theater. Russias entry into the war against Japan would un- doubtedly help to shorten the war and save thousands of Americans and other Allied lives"
 The United States does not intend to enter new lend-lease protocol with Russia for the year beginning July l, Crowley said, but will re- view Soviet military needs in the Far East in the light of changing military situation.
 He testified that after VIE day Russia was notified that lend-lease shipments could not continue on the former basis, although s hips being loaded and enroute were sent on to Russia. The Soviet Union also was todl that if additional equip. ment was wanted for d-lease paints under construction 1t would be sold to her for cash.
 Crowley testified that the British commonwealth would receive the largest share of lend-lease aid for the war against Japan. He said U. S and British reconversion plans wer, being coordinated SO that both na,- tions would be devoting "equitabls shares" of industrial capacity to tt., war against Japan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
rumon Ends Rest Period
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snowballs on Mount Rainier to f'shing-unsuccessfully-for salmon in Puget Sound.
 He made surprise appearance in the rotunda of the stately Wash ington capitol building last night and told 5000 persons gathered for choir recital that i've have just finished job in San Francisco that makes our charter of 1789 the model for the whole world"
 T am out here to clinch that charter" he said in a brief, ex- temporaneous speech.
 He told them Washington was a great state" and added: I've been here for week now and I've been trying to persuade your governor to trade his mansion and capitol for the White House and capitol in Washington, but I can't get deal out of him."
 The President lived during his Olympia stay at the executive man. sion of Gov. Mon Wallgren. The President spent most of his time in sports clothes borrowed from Wall gren and got lot of fun from the first rest he has had since the death of President Roosevelt.
 The President toured the lower Puget Sound twice-once while fish, ing and again yesterday on an af- ternoon cruise back from Tacoma.
 On the trip yesterday the Presi- dent got what he has been missing in the White House-a long after noon nap.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
Jap Losses At 0kinowo
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throats.
 It. Gen. Mitsuru Ushijima, com- mander on Okinawa, employed all forces remaining under his com- nand in a final assault June 20, the Japanese communique said. Ushi- jima's body has not been found, but marnies believed he may be holding cut in a cave on the southwest coast.
 The enemy command also said government officials and civilians under Governor Akira Shimada fought "valiantly from beginning to end" in defense of their home land.
 The communique estim a te d American casualties at S0,s00 and claimed that 600 Allied warships and transports had been sunk or damaged in Okinawa waters.
 Admiral Chester w. NimitZ an- nounced the end of organized re- sistance on Okinawa last Thursday, but he reported inPa communique today that small enemy pockets still were resisting with rifles and Grenades at scattered points.
 With the Okinawa campaign definitely at an end, the spotlight in the western Pacific shifted to the air offensive softening up Japan for an eventual American invasion.
 At Honolulu, Gen. Henry H. Ar mold, commander of the Army Air Forces, disclosed that B-29 Super fortresses soon would operate from new air bases on Okinawa in addi- tion to their present fields in the Marianas.
 Use of Okinawa bases will shave 1000 miles of the round trip to Japan and enable the B-29s to carry for more bombs and fly many more missions per plane than is possible from the Marianas, Arnold said.
 Arnold said the peak of air oper- ations against Japan would come sometime this fall and reiterated his prediction that American planes will drop 2,000,000 tons of bombs on the enemy homeland in the coming l2 months.
 Army Thunderbolt fighters from Okinawa bombed Itacuki field in northern Kyushu Saturday. Others, with Marine Avenger torpedo planes and Corsair fighters, neu- tralized enemy bases in the Saki- shima islands, southwest of Oki- nawa, Saturday and Sunday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25

comes at moment when the future of our country is at stake.
 If we break into factions and no party has an effective majority, the greatest weakness will arise. We can only preserve our place in the world by being united.
 We had to have an election be- cause this parliament has lasted so long, but it is greatly to be hoped that we shall be strong enough to keep the place we have won, not only in the world of diplomacy but also in commercial and trading &C., tivities without which we in this is- land cannot live"
 With that, he waved to the cheer ing crowd and roared off to the next stop on his tour. Accompanying him was his daughter Sarah. !.
 There was little doubt of Church. HIS own election to the House as member from Woodford London suburb, but that did not necessarily mean that he would continue as Prime Minister.
 Under the British system the King asks the party which wins majority of seats in Commons to form new government. Thus the Conservatives party would have to win majority if Churchill is to continue as prinme minister, or even in the government.
 Arthur Yates of Derby, British soldier stationed in Austria, was to have opposed Churchill in Wood- ford, but he withdrew from the race by letter today. William Douglas Home, cashiered British army off, cer, withdrew only last week in favor of Yates.
 As the deadline neared, however, single independent, Alexander Hancock, Northampton farmer, filed as an opponent to Churchill.
 Churchill was travelling by auto- mobile by day and by night in a special railway coach fitted especial ly for him with sleeping quarters, conference rooms and an office with a roll-top desk.
 Some 3,000,0e0 persons probably will see and hear Churchill during the tour. The election will Dc held July :.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25

olic laymen of the city, Judge Mo- Evoy was the second Catholic to ascend to a judgeship in the State Superior Court. The only Catholic to precede him in that post was the late Judge James Webb.
 Born on November 12, 1878, the son of Finton and Mary Lawlor Mo Evoy, Judge McEvoy graduated from the old Waterbury high school and from St. Francis Xavier col lege in New York city He was ad- mitted to the bar in 1907. following graduation from the Yale law school. In 1909 he manfred Miss Gertrude Guilfoile. They have an adopted son.
 Before his appointment to the bench, Judge McEvoy was asso- ciated with the late Mayor Fran cis P. Guilfoile in the practice of law.
 Judge McEvoy was a member of the Blessed Sacrament R. c. church, a member of the troop committee of the parish Boy Scout troop, and a member of the Holy Name Society. He was a former president of the Waterbury Bar Association.
 State judges, honorary bearers, and members of the Waterbury Bar will gather at the courthouse We'd nesday at g a. m. to go to the funeral services in body. An off, cial delegation of the Bar Associa- tion will be named by Attorney Smyth.
 The funeral will be held from the Berein Funeral Home to the Blessed Sacrament church to the old St. Jo- seph's cemetery. Friends may call at the Bergin Funeral Home, 2oO East Main street, this evening and tomorrow afternoon and evening.
 The statement issued by Justice Maltbie on the jurists' passing fol- lows:
 Tn the death of Judge McEvoy the Connecticut bench has lost not only an able judge but man who commanded, to an unusual extent, the respect and affection of his as- soclates and the lawyers who prac- tlced before him. It was fully in keeping with his we'll known love for children that he should have been the judge to hear appeals from the Juvenile Court from the time that court was founded, and with his deep understanding of human na- ture. that he should have been de- signated by the other judges to have charge of probation in the Super- for Court. He was a singularly lov- able man and for that he will, and am sure would want to be, re- membered quite as much as for his occupancy of an honored place on the bench.
 "The state has lost one who has served it long and faithfully and those of us who have worked with him, will miss him very greatly"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-06-25
More Food
 Promised !,
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(Continued from Page l) would be retained, though perhaps in modified form. All three are Re- publican amendments
 War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced Saturday that re- duced army requirements on canned vegetables and fruits for civilians He said more poultry would be available in the east.
 Price Administrator Chester Bowles added that big eastern cities including New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Pittsburgh and Cleveland could expect more beef in the next 30 days. He said it was due to OPA's new meat control program, which he said has started to work"
 Meantime Secretary Of Labor Frances Perkins announced . sev- en-tenths of one per cent rise in the cost of living during the month ended May 15. She said higher prices for food, particularly fresh fruits and vegetables, accounted for most of the increase.