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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-30
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BY HERBERT KING

Rome, April 30. = (UP) =
Allied victory in Italy was an
nounced today by Gen. Mark
w. Clark in a triumphant
proclamation that Is Ger
man divisions had been "torn
to pieces" and no longer
could resist effectively the
U. S. Fifth and British
Eighth armies.
"The military power Of
Germany in Italy has prac-
tically ceased" Clark said.
His statement put the official
seal on clearcut evidence
that Nazi resistance in North
Italy was collapSing.
The Allied commander in Italy
issued his victory announcement.
AS his Fifth and Eighth armies
were stampeding through north
Italy. The British captured Ven
ice. Jugoslavian forces were re-
ported fighting in the streets of Tri-
este toward which the British nth
Army was driving only So miles
away. The Americans took AleS
sandria in northwest Italy and the
British took Chioggia in the north
east on the Adriatic Sea.
The Allies had come to the trails
END in the push up the Italian boot.
1t began at the Reggie Calabria
toe of the boot when the British
stormed acrosst he Straits OF Mes
sina from Sicily, and rom the
bloody beaches of Salerno where
the Americans landed to secure the
vital port of Naples.
From command post in the field
where he was with the 18th army
group, Clark issued the following
special statement:
Troops of the 18th Army group
have SO smashed the German
armies in Italy that they ha re been
virtually eliminated as a militery
force.
This destruction has all been &C
complished in the offensive which
as now % days old for the 9th
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Free Woman
Truck Driver

Miss I,oah N. Stevens, IT, Foster
street, Middlebury, truck driver
for the F.. e. S. Oil Co.. is abSolved
criminal liability in the death Of
-year-old Richard Pohuski, who
died under the wheels of her truck
on East Farm street, February l..
according to finding handed down
today by Coroner Stephen A. HON.
lex, although, the finding declares,
her "acts and omissions failed to
meet the norm of reasonable care. "
The child was killed, the find
ing states, when he ran in front
OF the truck from a snowbank on
the side of the road opposite the
entrance to st. StanislauS Kostka
church.
Miss Stevens testified at the in
quest, the finding states, that she
was driving her loaded fuel oil truck
at rate of IS miles per hour when
she first saw the boy. about 5 feet
distant from the front Of the truck.
He was on top of the snow bank
and running toward the roadway,
she said. She Immediately applied
her brakes and swerved to the left.
but could not avoid striking the
child, she said.
The finding concludes:
ut was testified that Immediately
prior to the accident a number OF
children were sliding down the
northerly edge of the southerly
snow bank into the roadway. both
in standing and sitting positionfS
The operator alleged that at no time
did she observe this. despite the
fact that she had unobstructed visi-
bility for a considerable distance
prior to the point where the acct
cent occurred. Her failure Of OBJ.
servation In this respect Is unex-
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-30

American Ninth army Doughboys
joined the Russians on the Elbe
bend near Wittenberg, 40 miles
southwest of Berlin. after fighting,
22-mile advance along the northeast
bank of the river from Zerbst.
First accounts indicated that U.
S. First army troops might also
have linked up with the Soviets
around Wittenberg, The First army
already had joined the Russians
farther south of Torgau and Riesa.
The juncture gave the Americans
and Russians solid corridor
through the heart of the Reich
along a 50-mile stretch Of the Elbe
between Wittenberg in the north
and Riesa in tn, south.
Primed For Kill
South of that wedge, the bulk Of
Germanys surviving armies were
primed for the kill after a tremen-
dous Allied victory in northern Italy
that Gen. Mark Clark announced had
torn to pieces Is Nazi divisions
and ended all effective German re-
sistance there.
The victory laid the southern
flank Of the Bavarian redoubt open
to invasion by the American Fifth
and British Eighth armies. both Of
which were driving up within 80-odd
miles of the Bremen Pass.
Simultaneously, the Americ an
Seventh army drove through the
Alpine Passes from the north to
take the Olympic resort town OF
Partenkirchen, only 20 miles north
west of Innsbruck, northern exit Of
the Bremen Pass.
Other Seventh army troops battled
savage resistance from small but
fanatical German rear guard in the
streets of Munich, birthplace OF the
Nazi party, and the fall of that city
appeared imminent.
Northeast of Munich. Gen. George
S. Patton's U. S. Third Army burst
across the Isar river at three points
on a 60-mile front and streamed
southwark through the rolling Al
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Benito s Body Lies
Unclaimed In Morgue
(BY JAMES ROPER

Z Milan, April 30-(UP)-The brok-
en- body of Benito MuSsolini lay I'M
claimed beside his slain mistress in
the Milan morgue today, dishonored
in death by the people he led to
empire and ruin.
The fallen Duce died badly in the
sight of the partisan eXecutioners
who killed him and his paramour,
Clara Petacci, in their hideout on
Lake Como last Saturday.
And the people he ruled for two
decades paid him their last tribute
by hanging his remains head down
from the rafters of gasoline sta
ton in Milans Loreto Square.
There, for night and day they
spat upon their fallen leader, shot
his body in the back and kicked his
face into toothless, pulpy mass.
For hours after the body of the
executed dictator was brought to
Milan with that of his mistress and
16 other slain Fascist leaders, Mus
solini lay in filthy pile OF dirt in
the center Of the square.
Then the mob tied wire about the
ankles of II Duce and Clara Pet
acct and suspended them upside
down from the roof of the gasoline
station.
Hysterical men and women closed
in screaming about the dangling
corpses and beat and kicked the die
tator'S face into an unacceptable
pulp. His teeth were knocked out
and the famed jutting jaw fell over
his upper lip.
His mistress skirt was torn off
and people spat upon both bodies.
When the mob tired of its CHASTITY
sport the bodies were taken down
and dumped into an open truck.
/Contiv,,,aI ~, paOn Cl
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Stamps
Good Nav !

Washington, April 30.-(UP-A
total Of 10 new blue and red stamps
worth 100 ration points for buying
processed foods, meats and fats will
be good May /, Office Of Price Ad-
ministration announced today
The five new red stamps for buy
ing meats and fats are CIV, RS, So.
TT ard w. Each one is worth 10
points.
The five new blue stamps fcy bug
ing processed foods are W. 70.
Al, B1 and CT.
Five red stamps-T5, US, VS., WIS
and X5-Which became valid Dec.
81, 1914, and five blue stamps-C2,
D2, E2, FL and G2-validated on
Jan. /, 1945, will not be good after
today, OPA said.
The new sugar stamp, No. SO, be-
comes good May /. Sugar stamp No.
IS will be good until June 2 and
sugar stamp No. 36 will be good
until Aug. 81.
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Popes Appeals For Mercy For Germany
Ridiculed By Prada, Reds Newspaper

why are you silent, Holy Father?
Perhaps because you do not believe
in Nazi wickedness in the Orthodox
Ukraine and Catholic Poland. &.
Then visit the places where Hitler's
hordes ragged. Like Virgil. I promise
to conduct you personally to the
Maidenek baby yard"
Pravda said Soviet military COM
niandants already have taken over
administration Of the occupied dis
tricts OF greater Berlin and posted
orders FOR the local population.
I'VE request the population to
submit to the established regime OF
order and unfailingly to execute
al. orders of authorities" the notices
said.
Pravda said thousands Of civil
ians emerged from underground
hideouts and caves in the rubble Of
the capital to read the notices.
Later. they lined up at the COM
mandants' offices to inquire how to
establish themselves.
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BY HENRY SHAPIRO

Moscow, April 3O.-(UP)-The Of
fetal newspaper Pravda today ridi-
culed Pope Plus appeals for mercy
f.. Germany. but the Red Army
said Russia intends neither to de-
stroy nor enslave the German peo-
pie.
A front dispatch to Pravda said
the Red army had posted notices
in occupied sections Of Berlin deny
ing the false assertions Of Nad
propaganda that the Red army in
tends to destroy the whole German
nation"
I'VE have not and cannot have
such idiotic aims" the notices said.
At the same time, however. an
article In Pravda by Leonid Leonov,
Soviet novelist, said the Pope was
"ar.ong the numerous loud bankers
Of mercy -. only he's working
sub rosa"
Apparently some little-knOwn
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-30
U. S. Seeks
OK On Plan
By n. III. SHACKFORD

San Francisco, April 30 - (U.P0
The United States will seek in Big
-Four Council meetings this week
British, Russian and Chinese ap-
proval of American amendments to
the Dumbarton Oaks World Organ
ization plan, 1t was learned today.
The United States hopes to get
united Big -Four front for its sug-
gested changes. But the lack Of
unanimity on that level is not ex-
pected to prevent the U. S. delega-
ton from submitting its amend
mentS.
Before the United Nations confer
ence started here, Soviet Russia
asked the United States, Great Bri-
tain and China to consult in ad-
vance on any changes they might
propose and submit only those upon
which there was unanimous agree
ment. That would have given each
Of the big four veto power over
submission of any proposed amend
ment.
Russia's proposal was turned
down. The other big powers felt
that mandatory Big Four consulta-
ton and unanimity would result
only in interminable delays. They
also did not look kindly to letting
another big power veto even sub
mission Of an amendment to the full
conference.
Russia did not insist upon her
proposal and finally agreed upon a
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Yonks Near
Dovoo Gulf
Nv RICHARD G. HARRIS

Manila. April 3O-(UP)-Ameri-
can troops split Mindanao in Two
and pushed south along Davao Gun
today after capturing Padada air.
field only 81 miles from Davao.
The airfield apparently was seized
intact by units of the oath DIVISION
as Gen. Douglas MacArthurs COM
muniuue said American planes al
ready were using the flying strips
along the Davao Gulf.
other u. S. troops of the 31st d.
vision northward through Minda-
nao's central mountains reached a
point II miles above Kabacan, mid
way between Davao and the Moro
Gulf invasion beaches.
Macarthur meantime announced
that 1851 japanese were killed and
2l8 captured throughout the Philip
pines in the last six days, while
American casualties for the same
period were SIT killed and 1855
wounded.
They brought the total casualties
for the Philippines campaign to:
343. SOB japanese killed or captured;
81. 1853 Americans killed or wounded
American bombers from the Phil
ippines again raided Formosa anc
Saigon. French Indo- China. and ac
counted for several more japanese
vessels in the China Sea blockade.
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commandment or dogma motivates
tic Holy Father" Leonov said.
Since, according to Gregory the
Great, the Pope is not only the
consul Of the all-Creator' and
Gods slave Of slaves. We apply to
him with a simple request to tell
aloud the following:
How did he defend our brothers
and sisters when machine-gun bull
lets pinned them to the frozen
earth, when they were poisoned by
gas, when they were broken into
fragments and buried alive and
their ashes used for fertilizing the
Mauretianian Meadows and their
stilI-warm hides for making lamp
shades?
Let the Pope issue wrathful bulls
t. his Berlin apostle to spare at
lc:st the children whom Jesus loved
50 much. We haven't seen such
bulls or pastoral letters in the ges-
tapo ofaces where the blood stu
isn't dry.
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Spectacular Blaze
Destroys 'Blackie's'

"Blackie's'' restaurant on the
Cheshire road was completely de-
stroyed in spectacular fire this
morning as three companies of
Waterbury and Cheshire firemen
pumped water from Larson's pond.
$500 feet away, in a vain attempt to
halt the blaze. Damage was es-
timated by the Waterbury Fire
Marshal at $4,000.
A 275-gallon tank and two 55-gal-
Ion drums of range oil between the
restaurant and garage and home
to the rear, presented an extreme
hazard to firemen as they battled
to save the garage and home. The
seals on two metal containers of
propane, or 'phil-gas" became
loosened, and the propane went up
in flames creating intense heat
which singed the faces of several
firemen who required first aid
treatment at the scene.
Nevertheless, men Of Engine S
Co. under Lieut.. Joseph Rice, and
Engine 2 Co. under Capt. Andrew
~ ACd4y, ObOONA w CAASA1 JpohD AAAAS
majors the Fire Marshal report
ed, watering down the house and
garage, thereby saving these struc-
lures.
The fire was discovered shortly
after nine o'clock by two children,
Michael Flavin, IL, and Joan. TO-,
Cheshire Heights, who were clean
ing up the yard for the proprietor,
Mrs. Mary Blackman, when they
saw smoke coming out of the kitch-
en- of the restaurant. They noti-
fled Mrs. Blackman who called
Waterbury and Cheshire fire de-
partments.
Firemen of Waterbury Eng. Co.
first on the scene, broke open the
kitchen door, ran in a booster line,
and fought the blaze until their
tank was exhausted, then ran a
line from Larson's pond $500 feet
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-04-30
Key PorIey
Delegation
Bit Uneasy
(NEA Telephoto)
BY LYLE C. WILSON

San Francisco, April 30-UP)-
United Nations delegates began a
speed-up program today under the
pressure of fear that this conference
will begin to disintegrate the mo-
ment German resistance ends.
Key conference figures are rest
less. The Europeans are especially
uneasy as events impend back
home. The British are promoting
hurry-up procedure.
A plan unofficially discussed would
be for this conference to recess
shortly after We Day. An interim
commission IN Washington could
then be authorized to continue with
international organization plans
until full delegations could re-
assemble A preferable alternative
more definitely sponsored, however,
it for some fixed time limit within
which delegates would agree to
complete their Job here before dis
persing.
If the Germans Should quit today
the chances are good that the heads
of the British and Russian delega-
lions shortly would be flying to
their capitals. That would leave
the conference short of prestige and
authority. Foreign Commissar V. M.
Molotov of the Soviet union al
ready had cancelled his plans to
come here when President Truman
made O personal request for his
presence. He wanted to be in Mos
cow for the kill.
Quick Election
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden
Of Great Britain almost inevitably
must hurry back to London imme-
diately after We day. Most OF the
British delegation, in fact, would
be wanted at home where Prime
Minister Winston Churchill plans a
quick general election.
Advisers to the American delega-
ton joined the speed-up by sched-
uling an $3.50 a. m, meeting and
the delegation itself was called to
meet at $50 this morning. 1t will
review world court proposals to be
placed before the conference and
deal with some still pending details
of the trustee system which is to
be established over seized enemy
(CNofipVtod nm DoUo A.
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YANKS-REDS make SECOND JUNCTURE
Clark Reveals Allied Victory I'm Italy,;
HimmIer'S Answer Enr0ute To Sweden
Ninth Joins Soviets
NearWittenberg.4 40
Miles From Capital
BY BOYD ID. LEWIS

Paris, April 3d. = CUP - American and Russian
troops effected second uncture the Ebe River below
Berlin today broadening to SO miles the Allied wedge
between Germanys colapsing northern and southern
fronts.
The new link-up on the Elbe came as the Nazis'
Wanted Bavaan redoubt in the south broke wide open
under converging blows by five and perhaps six Allied
Armies stormng in the mountain stronghold from all
Sides
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Shorthand Typing Machines. Ac-
counting - Summer School, July 2.
Post Jr. College Of Commerce.
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Late Sport News
Late NeuUs Flashes
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Evening star., 1945-07-06
Spiked With Color
By EIeni Sakes

Another item of interest to those
who collect. antiques and things
primitive that smack of a penn
Dutch" nature, was the discovery
short while ago of local antique
shop with the oldest name that
we've heard of in long time. The
name is suggested from the noise
that was made when great-great-
grandmother rocked her baby to
sleep in its tiny wooden bed. Situ-
ated in Old Georgetown, this shop
carries the Penn-Dutch pine fur
niture, copper kettles, brass bells,
cradles and other intriguing an
tiqueS.
In using Pennsylvania Dutch with
modern and other period furniture
the big thing to remember is that
utter simplicity is to be desired.
Although you wouldn't think Of US
ing all of the furniture and other
household accessories in your rooms,
the subtle use of a highly priced
sugar bowl, plates of glazed slip
ware pottery, rag rugs, Penn-Dutch
basic furniture and some Stiegel
glassware would carry out your
theme successfully.
Given injections of gayly painted
scenes and colors C Pennsylvania
Dutch origin, other furniture will
take new lease on life and service
ability. Formal, ostentatious living
is fine for those so inclined, but
spontaneous and joyous living is
for those whose nature is not only
personified by their gay manner
and appearance but also by their
surroundings. Penn-Dutch will ap-
peal to the latter type much more
than it will to the staid and dig
nified folk
Evening star., 1945-07-06
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

Our thanks to the tolloping
readers, whose contributions tOere
similar to Others previously re-
ceiUed:
Miss M. G., Mrs. P. M. D., Mrs.
NJ. X. c., Miss o. S. c., Arling-
ton; Mrs. H. F., Mount Rainier.
Mrs. C. M. c., Lorton, Va; Mrs.
J. T. H., Takoma Park, Md; Mrs.
S. L. E., Silver Spring: Mrs. c.
F. S., Mr.. J. M. W., Mrs. L. B.,
Mrs. C. M. c., Mrs. E. H. S., Mrs.
A. T., Mrs. L. B. T., Mrs. L. F. F.,
Mrs. F. S. P, Miss S. B. K, Miss
X. S. B., w. B. s., Mrs. A. A.,
Mrs. A. J. F., Washington.
Applications for the RCH book
haze been filed for the tolIototng.
Mrs. L. F. F., Mrs. H. A. M,
Mrs. L. B. T., Washington.
Evening star., 1945-07-06

There's nothing like the Pennsyl-
vania Dutch decor for adding tang
and zest to rooms that are a bit on
the drab side. The Pennsylvania
Dutch--not to be confused with the
Holland Dutch-iS a style which
had its beginnings here in America
during the time of William Penn
But originally it began in Europe,
in the Rhine Valley. Migrating to
"Penn's Woods" because of religious
persecution, the new settlers con-
tributed much to making life more
enjoyable in their adopted land
nonites and Crefelders, wore drah
clothing, their homes were full OF
gayly decarated, rough-hewn furni-
ture, colored in brilliant tones of
yellow, red, peacock blue and pink.
That period which started around
1683-and which is still going
strong-is characterized by the fact
that the Pennsylvania Dutch were
the first to introduce many of the
practical arts in this country. Their
favorite design motifs-the tulip
(often used in threes to represent
the Trinity, the heart (token OF
universal love), the four-leaf clover
the pomegranate and the wheel OF
fortune-were used everywhere ir
their art. Some of the stolid, dig
nified Pennsylvania Dutch furni-
ture was brought over from Ger
many, but most of the pieces were
made from the primitive woods oi
the Pennsylvania forests. The best
of these pieces date from l700 tc
1885, In home the principal
pieces were the grandfather's clock
the cupboard, the saw-buck table
the drop-leaf table, the water
bench, the bread-mixing trough, the
stools and the beds.
A local department store recently
featured a complete display OF
Pennsylvania Dutch, coupled with
Modern furniture. Although the ex-
hibit has now been broken up, the
furniture and other spare pieces
may be purchased there. Promi
nently featured were the pieces by
Peter Hunt of Provincetown, Mass.
and others of pine and maple. AL
the furniture displayed and for sale
are original pieces, restored to the
original finishes.
Your house can sing with color
if you are one of those fortunates
who possess so-called greer
thumb" in the line of "make-do'
and the paint brush. In recent
issue of a well-known magazine
dealing with things pertinent to
the home, a means has been de-
viSed whereby Pennsylvania Dutch
borders and stencils may be yours
for application on your furniture
and walls just for the asking. That
is, the asking" consists of writing
in to the magazine for written
directions which will be sent to you
upon request.
Evening star., 1945-07-06
Pin Money Pickups

they clean beautifully. Just be sure
to take the cleaner into your conf
dence and tell him how the pleats
work. Misses sizes, 1913.
FOR TROUSSEAUX-Between che
waiting wives, brides and fiancees
who are clearing the shelves OF all
the pretty pretties in their trous-
seau quests, it's been slim pickings
for this scout lately. But we've just
found slip that would be find
even in days of plenty. It's luscious
white satin with dainty Val lace
edging the decolletage and baby
fine feather stitching in pink or blue
trimming the bodice beneath it. The
embroidery ends in two dainty en-
broidered bows. It's pretty enough
to be the subtle something blue"
on your wedding day-and so pin
money priced you won't have to bor-
row to finance it!