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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16
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Milford chronicle., 1945-11-16

Now is the time to do everything
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
By BOYD ID. LEWIS

Paris, Feb 2 --- CU.PD - Three American armies probed strongly into and toward the Slegfried Line today and 1t was revealed that Gen eral Dwight D. Eisenhower has been engaged with his commanders in consultations on current operations.
 A brief supreme headquarters an- nouncement said that Eisenhower and his staff had conferred with Lieutenant General Omar N. Brad ley, 18th Army Group commander, at an undisclosed location.
 The conference came after re- peated intimations that Allied forces in the west propose to go over to the offensive at the earliest possible moment to take advantage with the Germans preoccupation with the critical situation in the east.
 Much German strength Is known to have been shifted from the west to the east and both the American First and Third Armies today found many abandoned German positions including some In the Siegfried Line But elsewhere the Nazts wore still putting up tough resistance.
 The southern flank Nazi offensive in the Strasbourg area apparently had been abandoned under the urg- ent necessities of the east and Lieu
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Train Wreck Toll To Hit Two oHundred
BY DENNIS LANDRY

Mexico City, February 2. CUP) Rescue workers dug in the Splint red wreckage of an excursion train 100 miles northwest of here today from which 59 bodies had been re- covered.
 Wounded survivors reaching here said the number of dead might reach POO. The National Railway office said 1t was the worst train wreck in the history of Mexican railroads.
 A speeding freight train rammed the rear of an 11-car excursion spe" cial carrying 1900 persons yesterday, on a pilgrimage to the Shrine of San Juan De Los Lagos. The three rear cars on the excursion train, ali of them wooden coaches, were de- mol.Shed
 Fire swept the train. Most of the injured brought here were suffer ing from burns.
 Officials said the freight train. travelling down grade at a high speed. hit the passenger train as 1t backed from a siding onto the main line.
 The crash occurred between Polo titan and Candero.
 Relief trains were sent to the scene of the wreck from Mexico City and doctors, nurses and ambulances were rushed from Quetetaro. 85 miles from the crash.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
NAz|S BRACE BERLIN FOR DEATH STAND Subs Sink 10 More Jap Merchant Ships
FAR EASTERN
 WATERS SITE
 OF U. 5. HAUL

Washington, February D. (UP)-American submarines have sent 10 more enemy merchant vessels to the bot tom in Far Eastern waters, the Navy revealed today.
 The bag announced today included two medium cargo transports, three tankers, three cargo vessels and two transports - all vital to Japan's efforts to maintain tenuous sea lanes to it's stolen empire in the south.
 This latest haul brings to 989 the number of enemy vessels sunk by U. s. subs in this war. Of the 989 sunk, 1O4 were combatant ships and 885 non-cOmbatant.
 Since Jan. l, the Navy has an- nounced the sinking of 65 enemy vessels by American submarines. Five of these were warships.
 The last two navy announce ments of submarine sinkings have specified that the vessels were sunk clusively in Far Eastern waters, indicating that the American un- dersea craft must roam closer to enemy home waters for their prey. Many sinkings previously were list ed as occurring In the western Pa- cific.
 The unrelenting war of attrition against Japan's battle and mer- chant fleet is not without cost. however Only yesterday the Navy had to scratch the 36th U. s. sub marine from it's list, the Growler. The Navy revealed its loss soon af- ter announcing the sinking of three other vessels--the LST TAB and the Minesweepers Hovey and Palmer, all in the Pacific.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Casualties 737,342

US. combat casualties as officially recorded by the War and Navy De- partmentS here reached 737,342 to- day. This figure was B, 392 high CT than the last overall compilation on January 25.
 The new total included $50, ,42u Army casualties and 86,922 Navy casualties since December ', 1941.
 Acting Secretary Of War Robert P. Patterson said the Army total included names received by the War Department through Jan. 2l. II actually represented losses suffered up to near the end of December, however.
 The Army figure thus would in- clude the bulk of Army losses sul- fcred during the period of heaVi- est fighting in the Ardcnnes follow ing the German break-through as- saut which started Decmcber 1G.
 Total Army casualties, l2l l,676 were listed aS dead, 379.638 Wound- cd, 0l,573 missing, and 57,533 pris- oners of war. Of the wounded, 186, O26 have returned to duty, Pat tcrSon said.
 The Navy total included 32,889 dead. 39,807 wounded, 9,750 missing. and 4,476 prisoners of war.
 Patterson suggested today that the Germans soon will feel the pres sure of a powerful Allied offensive from the west, and said that their ability to hold on the Oder river In the east was doubtful.
 Tt is obvious that the Germans have yet to feel the full weight of another all-out Allied offensive in the west" Patterson told news conference. Though they Occu- pied us with their own offensive in December and our 1qulSation of 1t at great cost to the Nazls in Janu. ary. they must know they cannot count upon respite In the west"
 With short supply lines and ar interior network of roads and rail- ways the Germans may be able to make a stand on the Oder, although even that ability is in doubt"
 "At the other side of the Reich they naturally will fight desper- ately to prevent wide-open breach of the west wall. Terarin and for tification5 in that area. in addition to the weather, pose difficulties for us. Even the fall of Berlin might not end the war"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
OUer Million Slaughtered m Nazis Murder Factory"

The first shock of Oswiecim is It's enormous size" Polevoy said. Dozens of square miles are satu- rated with human blood literally blankcted with human ashes. This was great industry with many wings and sections. each specializ- ing in certain function.
 There were offices for sorting the victims, each according to his age. strength and whether he could per- form some labor before execution. The main department was the smelling furnace" where. after elaborate torture, victims were burned"
 Perhaps the most elaborate ap- paratus was an electric conveyer belt on which hundreds of persons could be electrocuted simultaneous ly. then moved on the belt directly into furnaces.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Chuck Casts Long Shado1U; Six More Weeks or Winter

Gobbler'S Knob. Punxsutawney, Pa, Feb. 2 - CU.PJ - The Punx- sutawney groundhog, renowned for 75 years aS a weather prognostica- tor Of sorts, burrowcd from beneath 25 feet of snow today. blinked at the sunlight and sat wearily on his hauncheS.
 The sun behind Chuck threw a long shadow-Some said 1t was l2 miles long-agalnst the snowy fore ground.
 An axious group of devotees. keep ing their annual February 2 vigil. were silent for a moment. Then
 There it is boys" said Ray Bowers. one of the most faithful of the faithful, '"The Shadowl Six more weeks of winterl"
 Chuck, awakened from his reverie, parked:
 "Of course. six more weeksl Take it from me, not from that Quarry
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Legislature In StoIemote

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 2-(UP)- Partisan maneuvering over the method of filling the U. s. Senate vacancy created what appeared to / pea hopeless deadlock in the Gen z. cll Assembly today. with the only alternative the calling of costly special election by Gov. Baldwin.
 For weeks the Democrats have in- sisted that the governor must name the candidate in advance before they will support legislation en- pointment. Republicans were equal ly irsistent that the appointive power be voted, with no string at tached.
 AS matters stood today, the Re- publican controlled House approved a direct appointment bill, after vot- lng down a Democratic amendment 04-54 which would have submitted the appointment to the legislature for confirmation. The bill will come up in the Senate next week, where it was reported the Demo- cratic majority would shove through q similar amendment and the whole procedure would be back where 1t started several weeks ago.
 House minority leader Philip J. Sullivan, D, Enfield, disclosed that Gov. Raymond E. Baldwin had been urged to go to the Senate, and was assured that there would be no leg islation objection. The governor. l.e said, natly refused.
 We would send Ray Baldwin to
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02

vile upstart. Him with his fancy pants and nightshirtl Keeps one eye on his cellophane pants and the other on his press notices. Amt got an eye for the weather"
 Chucks reference was to the Quarryville (Pa) groundhog who has been trying to steal his thunder with some prognostication Of his own.
 The Punxsutawney legend has it that If Chuck sees hts shadow, win ter will hold sway for six more weeks. No shadow means an early spring.
 Lending scientific credcncc Go the legend is Selby Maxwell. noted meteorologist. who said:
 "A warm cycle coming at Groundhog Day prolongs winter by about six weeks. A very cold Feb' ruary should bring an early spring
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Jops Execute 20 Prisoners

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, Luzon Feb. -- CU.P) - Cap tain Ralph Hibbs of East Oskaloosa, Iowa, said today at least 20 Amer ican and Filipino prisoners had been executed and hundreds, perhaps thousands, of others had died of neglect in prison camps on Luzon.
 Hlbbs. among the 510 Allied pri- soners rescued from the Cabanatu- an prison camp by Rangers in 8 daring commando raid, said 27,000 Filipinos and 100 Americans died of various causes In the ODonnell pri- son camp alone and more than 100 Americans died at Cabanatuan.
 Prisoners often were beaten with sticks which they called "vitamin sticks" Hibbs said. When men fell i'll, the Japanese often refused to release medical supplies for them: he said.
 Once 100 men died of diphtheria before they were given anti-toxin. Another 100 died Of dysentry, he said.
 Hibbs said that camp at Bilibid, the ancient Manila prison. Japanese gave prisoners rotten vegetables covered with manure. American of- ficers had to use clubs to keep the starving prisoners from eating them, he said
 Sergeant John Kelly Of the Fourth Marines a veteran of B years in the Marines, said the Japanese showed some respect for age. They made him the group leader Of a working party.
 Work parties. he said, were given poor food, mostly rice and radish tops.
 Among the civilian prisoners was George Weedon. 67, formerly of Le- grande, Ore, who had been in the Philippines 45 years but thinks he will go home now. He was working as contractor nt a naval air base on Bataan and was treated as a pri- soner
 There were bout 20 British sub
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Experts OK
 Raises For 

Washington, Feb. ? - tU.PD - Ten outstanding political scientists today made public their suggestions for the modernizatlon and reform of congress, including more money for congressman. more experts to help draw up the nations laws and closer working partnership be- tween Capitol Hill and the White House.
 The experts, members of the com- mittee on congress of the American Political Science Association, said they had "no secret axe to grind CT pet panacea to promote" but were concerned only In suggesting how congress could function more ef1- ciently."
 The major suggestions:
 Congressmen should have their salaries raised from $10,000 to $l5,- 900 year
 Committees should be reduced in number, consolidated and fully equipped with independent. quail fled experts" to aid them in law making
 There should be twin committees in both houses each dealing with some major area of public policy and administration.
 A legislative council composed Of the vice-presidcnt, house speaker. majority leaders of both houses and committee chairmen of both houses should be set up to plan and coor- dinate the legislative program and promote more effective cooperation with the executive.
 Major executive agencies should appoint congressional secretaries, much in the manner of the British system, who would devote their full time" to liaison with correspondent committees in congress.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Jones Calls Jops
 Unhumun Critter
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Togus, Me, Feb. 2.-(UP)-For- mer National Commander George H. Jones of the G. A. R.. who fought to abolish slavery in the United Sttaes, expressed one wish on his 96th birthday today-to live long enough to see slavery abolished throughout the world.
 T fought once to end slavery and I'd like to live long enough to sec the end of another war being fought to end slavery everywhere for all time" he said.
 Jones, one of Names six re- maining Civil war veterans spent his birthday at the Togus Veterans Administration facility where he has lived since last May 30.
 He predicted that the war with Germany would end this year, but he couldn't predict the end of the Japanese war. Said Jones:
 Those damn critters aren't hu- man |"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
ChaseSends Evans,
 Coe To Cleveland

Announcement of three important changes in executive personnel of the Chase Brass and Copper Co.,, effective yesterday, was made today by President Charles E. Hart.
 Marvin A. Joy, Sales Manager oi the MidWestern Division, at Cleve- land, comes to Waterbury where he has been appointed Assistant Gen. eral Sales Manager of the Mill Di- vision.
 Walter E. Evans, who since l940 has been Sales Promotion Manager at Waterbury, goes to Cleveland where he will take over the duties of Sales Manager of the Midwestern Division.
 John s. Coe, who has been the as- sistant of Sherman H. Perry. Gen. eral Sales Manager, Mill Division, at Waterbury, also goes to Cleveland where he has been appointed to the ncwly-created position of Assistant to the vice president In charge of Cleveland operations. Wallace c. Husted
 MT. Joy entered the employ or Chase Brass & Couper Co. in 1920 as a salesman in the New York City territory. In 1924 he was transfer" red to Newark, N. j., where he opened the Newark warehouse. and in 1892 was placed in charge of both the New York and Newark branches MT Joy was transferred to Cleveland in 1897 as sales mana ger of the Midwestern Division, which position he has held until now.
 MT. Evans was with the U. T. Hungerford Brass & Copper Com
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Manila Froy Almost Into Final Stage
BY WILLIAM E. DICKINSON

General MacArthurs Headquar- ters. Luzon, February ?. - (UP) - American tanks and infantrymen converged on Manila from two sides today.
 The capital and the entire Japan ese defense system in southern Lu- zon were outflanked with a surprise landing l3 miles below the mouth Of Manila Bay.
 AmphibiouS forces of the U. s. Eighth Army. knifing into the ene- my's thinly-held west coast defenses for the third time in 48 hours, swarmed ashore early Wednesday at Nasugbu Bay, 4l miles southwest of Manila.
 The landing was completed with out loss and at last reports the Americans were advancing inland thorugh weak opposition at a pace that may already have carried them to the shores of Manila Bay, within artillery range of Corregidor.
 Troops of the U. 8. 11th Airborne Division who carried out the new invasion captured Nasugbu town, liberating colony of interned Euro pean nationals, and struck out for T'atagay ridge, 20 miles to the east, where highway Three curves north ward to Manila.
 (Tokyo broadcasts said the Amer jeans now have at least eight or nine divisions on Luzon and asserted that
 A1 In been killed or wounded in the first three weeks of the campaign. The enemy accounts contended that the main Japanese forces on the island have not yet been engaged)
 The new thrust broke open the back door to Manila, already men- aced by U s. Sixth Army veterans moving down from the north. The sixth Armys 37th ((Buckeye) divis- ion was reported 20 miles or less north of the capital. on and prob ably beyond the Angat river line below Calumpit.
 General Douglas MacArthur' communique said the 37ths patrols were operating freely throughout the area, indicating that the Japanese were making no attempt at a de- terlnined stand above the capital.
 Caught between the two American columns. the Japanese in Manila faced the prospect of re-entering southeastward around the shores of Laguna De Bay within the next few days or being trapped and an-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
City Bills
 introduced
(By Democrat Legislative Reporterl

(By Democrat Legislative Reporter
 State Capitol, Hartford, Feb D. Senator Edward P Egan today in troduced in the Senate bills author izing the City of Waterbury to issue $2,600, 900 in public improvement and sewerage bonds. The proceeds would be used to defray the costs of post war projects for which the city has prepared master plan and which was generally approved yesterday in Waterbury by the Board of Finance.
 A series of bills amending the city charter with regard to accounting practices. as well as to bring sections into conformity with practices that have proved of benefit. was intro duced by Rep John A. Membrino in the House. Many of these proposals were recommended by the city's in- dependent auditor in It's report this past year, as well as by Mayor John Monagan through il series of con ferences with departmental heads in the interest of securing more ef- ficicnt operation of the various city departments.
 Senator Patrick J. Wallace today introduced in the Senate. Waterbury bills which would cancel the city's authorization to issue the remainder of the Water Bonds, Series of 194l Tn 194l the legislative gave approval to n $2O00,O00 issue. The city only sold $l ,485. .000 of this amount ana the projects for which the proceeds were used are now completed, so the city desires to dispose of the re- mainder.
 The bill creating a new setup in assessors office. as previously out
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
Nougotuck Boy
 Killed In Action

Sgt. Frank Mikaitis, Naugatuck. a former representative of the John Hancock Insurance company here. was reported to be killed in action on his 9th mission over Belcham- mer, Germany, August 22. 1914. ac- cording to q War Department tele- gram received by his wife. the fOr- mer Anne Yanovich, l7 City HI avenue, Naugatuck, yesterday.
 The navigator-radio operator who arrived overseas last July. WAS previ- OlBly reported missing by the War Department over Germany on Sap tember 4. He is the father of \ month-old daughter. Pamela Anne.
 Sgt. Mikaitls. entered the service fin Decmeber, 1888. and trained at Scott Field, Ill.. Westover, Mass, and Yuma, Arizona, where he rec ceived his silver wings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
George Bill Okoy Certain
By RAYMOND LAIR

Washington, Feb. 2 - tU.PD -- Early House approval of the George bill, designed to remove lending agencies from the Commerce De- pertinent, seemed assured today, heightcning prospects for senate confirmation of Henry A. Wallace as Secretary of Commerce.
 Opponents of Wallace's nomina- ton said they would continue their fight to block confirmation when 1t IS taken up March l, but it appeared that they had struck their hardest blow yesterday.
 The senate passed the bill to re- move the Reconstruction Finance Corporation and allied agencies from the Commerce Department by q vote of "A to 12. Wallace's oppo- nentS made il strong attempts to force consideration of his nom.na- tion to the post with lending pow CTS intact, hoping to kill his chances by the apparent opposition to his control of the lending agencies.
 Pro-Wallace forces averted an im- mediate vote on the nomination by an extremely close division.
 After Senate Democratic Leader Alben w. Barkley of Kentucky read letter from President Roosevelt announcing he would approve a d. vorce of the REC and the Depart ment of Commerce, the senate adopted Barkley's motion to post pone the nomination until March 1, to give the house and the Pres ident time to act on the George bill.
 Representative Brent Spence. Chairman Of the House Banking Committee. said the group would be- gin considering the George bill with in the next two weeks. Both he and ranking. Republican member Jesse P. Wolcott of Michigan were con- fident that the bill would be pass ed by the house.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-02
By HENRY SHAPIRO

Moscow. Feb. 2-(UP) - The sem!- official newspaper Pravda reported today that the Red Armies had saved several thousand tortured, cmaciatcd inmates of the Germans greatest murder factory" at OsWie- elm in southwest Poland,
 They can tell the whole story of this gigantic death plant, equipped with the most modern Nazi tcch- nology of torture and etermination." |"
 Fragementary reports indicated that at least l,500,0O0 persons were slaughtered at Oswiecim, Polcvoy said. During l94i, 1922 and early 1043. he said. five trains arrived daily at Oswierim with Russians, Poles, Jews, OechS, French and Yu- goslavs damned in sealed cars. The trains always left empty.