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Evening star., 1945-12-01
BY THE HASKIN SERVICE.

Q. Please give some Information
about the record Of the U. S. s. New
York in the recent war.-R. M.
A. This ship, known for 81 years
as the luckiest in the fleet, holds a
record for heavy ammunition fired
in one operation, having fired five
thousand rounds at Okinawa in
January. The New York was in the
Okinawa area 10 days and under
Are rs and received only q COM
parative scratch when q Jap dive
bomber broke against the main mast.
@. Is the Air Medal awarded to
any airmen in the Navy, after parti-
cipating In set number of major
engagements?-R. j. T.
A. AL members of the flight crew
of an aircraft participating in COM
bat flights, not warranting specific
individual awards, may be awarded
the Air Medal after the fifth fight
in combat areas. Gold stars in lieu
of additional Air Medals are given
after the 10th and 18th flights and
the Distinguished Flying Cross is
given after the 20th flight. These
awards are not made automatically
but crew members having such a
record are eligible for consideration.
@. How do the, losses of the
infantry in World War II compare
with those of the Army as a whole?
It. D. H.
A. The infantry suffered 10 per
cent Of the total casualties even
though 1t comprised only 20.5 per
cent Of the total strength overseas.
@. Is the date, October AZ, asso-
ciated with any particular event
in United States naval history?-
w. NJ. L., jr.
A. The American Navy came into
existence in l774 after the close in
vestment OF Boston by Washington
had cut Oh all supplies to the Brit
ish troops save such as might ar
rive by water. To intercept these,
some small boats were armed and
manned by New England seamen,
first under the auspices Of Rhode
Island and Connecticut and after
ward by authority Of the Conti-
mental Congress, which oficially es-
tablished o naval committee with
John Adams at its head on october
", IT'S. This date comedies with |
the birthday OF Theodore Roose-
velt and Is celebrated as Navy Day.
@. Was Lloyd Douglas, author Of
The Robe" ordained q minister?-t
r. G. A. aver ~ rs.
A. Lloyd &. Douglas was ordained
as a Lutheran minister and served
several churches.
q. What is the average yield per
bushel of potatoes planted?-H. D.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that on the average, one bushel
of potatoes planted should yield Is
bushels.
@. How should the widow of al
veteran of World War who died Of
a service-connected disability apply
for pension from the Government?
IN. F. G.
A. She should obtain Veterans
Administration Form 534 which is
available at the nearest regional
Office Of the Veterans Administra-
tion.
Evening star., 1945-12-01
Board Orders 10 Pct.
:.
Cut in Relief Grants,
Asks Funds for Raise

The Board of Public Welfare has
ordered cut of 10 per cent in public
relief grants, beginning in January.
The cut will be effective until
supplemental appropriations are OBJ
tanned, 1t was announced following
a meeting of the board yesterday
when Director of Public Welfare
Ray l., Huff gave a revised estimate
of needs for relief grants during
1916, tBasing its action Of this esti.
mate, the board recommended to the
Commissioners a supplemental ap-
preparation of $3.50, 900 for public as
sistance next year.
Deficit in Prospect.
The 10 per cent cut in assistance
grants was necessary to avoid de-
ficiency, Mr.. Huff pointed out. The
original appropriation Of $1,284 ,222
was made by Congress in April and
was based on estimates made at that
time. A supplemental appropriation
of $l50,000 would make the 10 per
cent relief cut unnecessary and
would allow 10 per cent increase
in assistance payments during the
latter months of 1916, Mr.. Huff said.
Howard B. Gill, superintendent Of
penal institutions, reported to the
board that complete copy of pro-
ceedings in the inquiry Of the re-
cent Jail break would be ready
probably by Monday" Mr.. Gill
did not make recommendations con-
cerning improvements needed at the
District Jail, according to A. ].
DriScoll, board member.
Change in Plans Approved.
The board also recommended ap-
pointment Of Miss Margaret Brooke
as senior social work supervisor,
chief Of field service, public assist
arlce and children's service.
Final changes in the plans Of the
proposed Receiving Home were ap-
proved by the board The plans now
60 back to the Commissioners for
action, according to Edgar Morris,
board president.
Objections to plans Tor the new
Receiving Home, which were made
to the Commissioners this week by
q group Of social and civic organisa-
tions, will ~ heard BY the Board
OF Public Welfare on December II,
Mr. MorTis s&id.
The board meeting was held d
the Municipal Building.
Evening star., 1945-12-01

Der Of Congress. But hardened old
warrior-statesmen aren't upset by
one speech in Congress. II that were
true the President couldn't keep any
OF his important helpers. Speeches.
like the one that hurt Gen. Hurley's
feelings are merely part Of the daily
morning exercise in Congress.
No, 1t must be something else that
Is moving this strong, silent man
and it is to be hoped that his next
explosion will make . little more
clear just what 1t Is.
Evening star., 1945-12-01
Yatsevitch Named Aide
AT Embassy in Moscow

appointment Of 1t. Col. Gratian
NJ. Yatsevitch. Russian-born resi-.
dent OF Chevy Chase. Md, to the
post Of assistant military attache at
Evening star., 1945-12-01
By LowsU MelYeH

1t is said that an explosion some
times clears the air. Pat CMaj. Gen.
Patrick J.) Hurley exploded the
other day, but it cannot be said
Evening star., 1945-12-01
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Answers to
Questions

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Evening star., 1945-12-01

q. What is the average yield per
bushel of potatoes planted?-H. D.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that on the average, one bushel
of potatoes planted should yield Is
bushels.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Soldier, Girl
 PIon Appeals

London, Jan. 24.-(UP)-Counsel for Pvt Karl Gustav Hulten, Bos- ton paratrooper, and Mrs. Eliza beth Marina Jones, British strip tease dancer, said today that they would appeal the case In which the couple was convicted and sentenced to hang for the murder of George Heath, Q taxi driver
 Hulten and the girl were con- fined to cells in the death house, un- der a constant guard of two police officers since they were found guilty of first degree murder yesterday.
 Mrs. Jones had two possibilities ' escaping the death penalty. If her appeal of the verdict fails she can apply to the home secretary for communication to life sentence aS a result of the jurys recommendation of mercy for her
 Under the latter procedure, the home secretary can determine the number of years she is to serve of the life term With good conduct she possibly could be freed In 10 to l2 years.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Court Denies
 Bu0nanno s Appeal

John Buonanno of Waterbury who appealed to the State Supreme Court in an effort to recover on fatal in- juries sustained by Rosina Buonan- no in an automobile accident have been unsuccessful. The high court today handed down 8 unanimous decision uphoding the superior court which returned a verdict for the defendants, Evelyn and Floyd Cam eron of Watertown.
 Mrs. Buonanno died from injur- les sustained Jan. 5, 1922 when she was struck by q car owned by Evelyn Cameron and operated by the other defendant on WatertoWn avenue near the Connecticut Chil- dren's hospital. She was crossing the street to take bus when the accident occurred. The plaintiff filed the $15,0O0 civil action as ad- ministrator of her estate.
 Tn the memorandum of decision, written by Justice Edwin c. Dick enson, the high court ruled the jury might have found that "the high way was slippery from hard-packed snow; that it curved just before the point of collision; that the defend- ants car was following another, which was about 35 or 40 feet di- rectly ahead, at a rate of speed of about 25 miles an hour; that the car ahead sWerved suddenly to its
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
IMMINENT FALL
 OF POZNAN MAY TRAP 100000
BY ROBERT MUsEL

London, January 24. .. (UP) - Russian armies to- day stormed a broad stretch of Germany's hold-or-die de- fense line along the Oder, the East Prussian capital of Konigsberg, and the Polish bastion of Poznan, 136 miles from Berlin.
 A German military spokes" man said that Russian at. tempts to cross the Oder southeast of Breslau were frustrated.
 The German high co m~ mand, acknowledging whole. sale Setbacks from end to end of the blazing eastern front, said that the decisive battle" was nearing a climax. and had reached a pitch of ferocity and vilence which cannot possibly be sur- passed"
 Na1 military spokesmen, confirm" ing Moscow reports that Poznan was under assault, said two columns of Marshal Gregory K. Zhukov'S army were Storming the city from the east and south. The tenor or the spokesman's comment and high command admission of "emblttered fighting" there indicated the clty'S fall was imminent.
 Soviet field dispatches reporteo the attack on Konigsberg and said that other Russian forces pushing up through the western belt of Easu Prussia were within IS miles of El- ping, the fall of which would slam the door on some 100000 Nazi troops in the province.
 On the other wing of the fasa shifting eastern front, Marshal Ivan S. Konev's first Ukrainian army masSed on the east bank of the Oder southeast of the Silesian capi~ | tai of Breslau opened Shattering DO1IlDHTQIne1U Ol 0cIIIluIl OCASAA'SD across the river. and closed against number of key towns nj the in" dustrial "Ruhr of the east"
 "T'he battle of Silesia swiftly neared a decision at Konev, already entrenched on the Oder along 2 broad front, famed his forces out north and south and reached points 10 to Is miles from Breslau," a Mas COW dispatch reported
 Children MObilized "The Germans are reported moblizing every able-bodied man. woman and child to fight with s fanaticism unparalleled for the Germans in 8 desperate attempt to defer if not avert the doom of the reich's last important arsenal"
 Applying the scorched earth policy to their home soil, the Germans were reported from Moscow to have laid waste the Silesian towns and
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Jops Block
 Burma Road
By HUGH CRUMPLER

Myitkyina, Burma, Jan. A.-(UP) The American Mars task force has cut the old Burma road near Hosi, 35 miles southwest of wanting. and was reported today to be battling Japanes forces attempting to break the block which protects the re- gently cleared Burma-Ledo road to the north.
 The Mars force, under command of Brig. Gen, John P. Wiley, was disclosed to have marched 300 miles for the operation, its first on the Burma road in almost three years. Its activity was "blacked out" durs ing the last month while a specially trained penetration force moved into position to cut the road.
 The road block cut the retreat route of an estimated 600 Japanese troops caught in a triangle formed by the Burma and Bhamo roads
 Artillery commanding the road was set up seven days ago and troops on either side had kept in continu~ ing contact for the last six days before the road was cut yesterday
 One Japanese group of 300 march- ing down the road was pinpointed by artillery yesterday and was bee lieved eXterminated
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Canadian Uprising Not OueLIed Yet--McNaughton

He said he could not go into de- tail for the time Is not ripe" but that the situation, particularly In regard to dcscrlion. had inspired q request To the cabinet 10 send the whole Home Defense unils overseas by cOmpulsi0n If necessary and to give him n first quota of lO0OO men.
 Of the l0,OOO who were then ord- cred shipped out $500 deserted, he sald. or 'Just about the number the staff forecast last November when We planned tO troop movement
 "I hope that this awakened the public of Canadn 10 what we have had t0 deal with in the national re- sources mobilization act. he said. "The time has come Lo see who's boss"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Free Germon Army Moy Fight Germons

Ankara, Jan. 24 -- (U,PJ - A re- port from Sofia today said that DO derman generals met in Russin under the leadership of Field Mar shal Prledrich VOn Paulus and de- termlned t0 form 'prOVIhl0nnl German military government.
 The "gOvernment." the report said would set up headquarters m K0enigsberg as soon ns the city b occupied by the Russians and lm- medlRtGly would enter into nrmistlce negotiations with the Allies.
 Won Paulus. captured by the Rus slams in the enelrelement of his Sixth German Army nt Stalingrad. would head the government which would resign aA soon nS free elec- tlnns could be held.
 Following formation of the gov- efnment, the report said, n free" oerman army would join in the war against Germany.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

promised.
 The governments new program was announced by WIPE Chief J. A. Krug and Price Administrator Ches- ter Bowles at a press conference yes terday
 Essentially. it amounts to vas. priority system which will send about 10 per cent of all material produced for civilian use to manu- lecturers of low and medium priced clothes, Mills will be required to reserve Il high proportion of their fabrics for these manufacturers.
 It's major purpose was to stop what government officials felt had become an alarming trend of manu- lecturers to turn out fancler, more decorative hlgh-priced clothing which made them more money but used up goods needed for essential low-coSt items,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Jops sAbundon Defense Line
 Bombon
BY WILLIAM E. DICKINSON

General MacArthur's Headquar- ters, LuZon. Jan. 24.-CUP) Jap anese forces have abandoned new, ell-prepared defenses in the hills northwest of Bamban. B miles from Manila, and the fall of that last bastion shielding Clark Field appeared imminent today.
 Maj. Gen. Oscar w. Griswold's s 14th corps already may be within 50 air miles of Manila at point east of Bamban. Conception, 53 miles northwest fo the Philippines capital and six and a half miles northeast of Bamban. was over run yesterday.
 United Press War Correspondent Frank Hewlett reported from the front that the 40th California di- vision was closing in late yesterday on both Bamban and the Bamban airfield, three miles northeast of the town and the first of the Clark field airstrips.
 Japanese opposition to the iron tai advance on Bamban Stiffened yesterday afternoon, Hewlett said but dual purpose anti-aircraft-anti- tany guns silenced enemy batteries and most enemy snipers soon af- terWard fell back farther south.
 The enemy's abandonment of de- fense positions completed only a few months ago northwest of Bam- ban was taken as a sign that he will not attempt a strong stand even at the Bamban river which bisccts the Luzon Plain a nile south of the town, Hewlett said.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
More Low-Cost Garments
 Promised By Government

Washington, Jan, A,-CUP)--An increase in the number and quality of low cost garments was promised today as result of the govern mcnt's most drastic move of the war to regulate output of the cloth. Ing Industry
 First anticipated result of the new crackdown, which officials esll- mated would save consumers $5O0,- GOO GOO annually in clothing prices was an additional 10000 essential children'S garments available for purchase during April May and June
 Dr William Y. Elliott, head of the War Production Boards office of civilian requirements, advised parents to delay all but absolutely necessarily buying until then with "all confidence" that the kiddies' clothes would be there at the time
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Jones Before Senate Today
(NEA Telephoto)
BY LYLE C. WILSON

Washington, Jan. 24-(UPO-Sec- retary of Commerce Jesse II. Jones, Wh1 has been fired but is waiting around for q successor to accept the keys of the office, appears at 2:30 D. m. (EWT) today to explain to senate committee why he believes Henry A. Wallace is not fit to ad- minister multi-billion dollar federal loan operations.
 Wallace will appear tomorrow to defend his competency.
 The hearing is before the senate commerce committee which origin ally planned to have the two ad- miniStration enemies confront each other at today's hearing-an occa- sior which would have been second in public interest only to the time a midget sat in J. P. Morgans lap when Judge Ferdinand Pecora was Investigating Wall street.
 But the JOneSy Wallace perform ancc will play to packed house Just the same in the big Senate eau GUS room Sen, Walter r, George, D., Ga. win appear today with Jones. When President Roosevelt fired Jones and nominated Wallace for his post, George immediately offered n bin to separate from the com merce department the rcconStruc lion finance corporation and aiiili- nted lending agcn 'cs A companion bill has been introduced In the House.
 The bills and todny's hearing are conservative mnneuvers tO prevent Wallace from gaining control of vast goyrrnm nl financial resources, Prom Wallace hls opponents want to know what hocial-economlv ObJec- lNes h, would undertake II he sup planted Jones. Primarily, however they hope lo arrange it 50 that he will not supplant Jones or anyone else aS chiel ol the lending agencies
 Through these agencies the sec rctary of commerce, m the roe oI banker Is q potent force in AInerl- can industry. More particularly he would be a potent force in deter mining how loans shall be llquidat- ed when the war ends. Vast sums (C0ntinued on Page Q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24

owen sound. Ont, January 24 4- (UpD -- Canadian Defense Minister A. q. [ McNanghtOn revealed last night that an uprising of Home Defonse troops threatened Canada n few months aggO" and he indi- eated that the situation was mol yet fully in hand
 "There was time a few months ago when feared for the peace and security of the country" he said m a c0mptlgn speech for reelection Feb ruary b,
 "I think lot of people do not realize that the c0nMrlpied Home Defense recruits had arms In their hands and were trained body or men and that we had relatively few active servicemen to enforce obedl- ence lf necessary" he said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
S0v|ETS STORM ODER DEFENSES
REDS REPORT CALCULATIONS
 FROM S|LES|A

London, January 24-(UP) - Moscow broadcasts today reported mass evacuations of Germans from Silesia, north eastern Germany and west ern Poland, and said unrest in the ranks of the Volks- sturm led to clashes with Elite Guards units.
 A shrill diScord of propa- ganda broadcasts clogged the European air waves, some of them reporting that panic had broken out In Berlin and that the Germans had begun to dig trenches around their capital.
 "The decisive battle in the east is approaching a climax ever more rapidly" the Nazi Transocean News Agency quoted German high com mand source. Tt has assumed a ferocity and violence which cannot possibly be surpassed"
 The often inaccurate Paris radio said without giving its source that the Germans were ringing Berlin with trenches in apparent prepara- tion for last ditch defense. A Brussels broadcast quoted Swedish reports that the evacuation of Ber- lin was going on.
 A Moscow broadcast immediately following free German committee appeal for an uprising in Germany said big scale evacuations from SilCsia, Pomerania and the border area of Poland were under way, with the people being driven on foot toward the interior of Ger many
 Tn central Silesia," the broadcast added, clashes have been reported between SS units and Volkssturm men whose wives and children were being evacuated forcibly"
 A brief furry of optimism in Ger man press and radio comment yes- terday was dampened by the Wehr- macht's chief spokesman, It. Gen. ENul WlIO WdI lie that the Russian invasion sweep has not been halted and that there is no immediate indication where or when 1t will stop.
 At the same time, iDttmar brush ed aside Nazi propaganda claims of big successes in the west with the assertion that Marshal Karl von Rundstedt's counter-drive into the Ardennes was only a local" opera ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
NAz| CONVOYS
 HEADING EAST
 FRESH TARGET
BY BOYD ID. LEWIS

Paris, January 24. - (UP) American forces plunged forward toward the German Siegfried positions east of the almost vanished Arden nes bulge today amid gath ering signs that the Ger mans were hastily drawing strength from the western front to meet the crisis in the east.
 The American advance was rolling steadily and ahead ot the ground forces U. s. tacti- cal air forces struck at fresh targets - Nazi conveys mov- ing east.
 Reports came from several sectors of the front indicating that the fighting in the west was being a1- fected by the German efforts to bolster the lines shattered by the ReQ Army III Cne edaI.
 Along the British-held Dutch front correspondents reported two German divisions definitely had been pulled out of the line and sent east. British and American tactical air forces reported heavy movement of German military traffic on the lines leading away from the Ruhr. tontiro1 air force reported 1t had destroyed 70 more German vehicles in strikes against the NaM rear line thus far today. The British reported they hit more than l60 German trains in 48 hours, many of them loaded with troops and war materials.
 However, there was little change in the grim character of ground fighting.
 The American Seventh Armoret Division with the assistance of the 5O8th Infantry of the 82nd Airbornt Division showed east of re-capturec St. With in push to drive the NaziS back into their Siegfried positions from which they launched the Ar denneS drive December 16.
 3rd Army Gains
 Third Army forces moved up in gains of one and two miles and along about half the Ardennes sec tor the lines were virtually where they had been before Field Marshal Karl Von Rundstedt attacked.
 The extent of the forces being pulled out of the western front by the Germans was not yet certain One front report suggested that the German Sixth Panzer army was be- ing sent east hurriedly. Antoher speculated that the Fifth Panzer Army also was headed that way. These two armies were the spear
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-24
Engineer, Doctor First Murder Trial Witnesses
(BY ANNE ZEMAITIS)

Technical testimony by a city planning engineer and by a medical examiner featured the opening of the first degree murder trial of Francis Zukauskas, former super numerary policeman, in superior court this morning, as a capacity crowd of spectators waited to hear the moro sensational aspects of the case.
 Zukauskas last Nov. g pleaded not guilty to the charge, which car ried death penalty on the finding of guilt, and on Dec. l9 asked to be tried by three judges instead of by jury. Presiding at the trial aN Judge Frank P McEVoy of Water bury, Judge John II. King of Will limantic, and Judge Howard w. Al corn of Suffield.
 A foundation was laid by States the start of the hearing to show the distance Zukauskas travelled on the night of Nov. 1, when Mrs. Ste phrnie Plungis, 25-year-old Alder street resident and mother of two children, met her death from gum shot wounds.
 Zukauskas, who was neatly dress ed in a gray pencil-striped suit, ap- peared outWardly calm, but occa- sionally fumbled for his rosary beads or vigorously rubbed his face and forehead as he sat at the coun- sel table beside Public Defender Ed ward T. Carmody and Attorney w w. Gager, who defend him.
 Present in the courtroom through out the morning session were Mrs. Edna Sterling ZukauSkas. wife Of the accused, his mother, his twin sister. and two, other sisters. His wife talked to him across the rail ing around the prisoners pen when
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