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were completely cleared of the en- emy by our forces as far back as April 30th.
 Italians were pleased about the Allied entry into Trieste for they felt that would prevent Tito from seizing the port.
 However, the Croatian Communist newspaper, Naprijed, in an editor ial broadcast by radio Belgrade, said, "Istria and Trieste are ours' and they will remain ours."
 A communique from Allied force headuuarters today reported Ger man surrenders in the northern Adriatic continued with British Naval units escorting enemy boats | from Trieste and Pola.
 hTe communique also disclosed that an Allied raiding party landed on the Dodecanese Islands of Alimia and Rhodes on May first. The land- ing was supported by the British destroyers Kimerley and Catterlck and the Greek destroyer, Crete. The raiders destroyed gun positions anc other installations, captured 5( Germans, and killed 30 more.
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The Trieste matter-a quarrel be- tween Italy and Yugoslav dating back to the last war-threatened to involve the Allied Armies in a repetition of the Greek tragedy y one front dispatch said, referring to the fighting between the British and Greek rebel forces in Athens last winter.
 The dispatch, from an Exchange Telegram correspondent, added that General Bernard Freyberg, com- mander of the New Zealand divl- sion ''is treading a cautious path"
 The correspondent said the situa- tion was further complicated by fighting between Tito's partisans and Draja Mihailovitch's Chetniks in Trieste and the nearby hills.
 The exchange telegraph dispatch said there had been fierce fighting between the German garrison and Tito's troops before the New Zea- flanders accepted the surrender ot the city.
 However, the Yugoslav army state ment said:
 "In connection with report the New Zealand division occupied Tri- este and Goriza we wish to state the following: Firstly, Trieste and Cor izia could not be occupied by the above mentioned New Zealand di- vision since both these towns after bloody struggles were liberated by Yugoslav forces.
 Secondly, there can be no ques- tion of any German garrison being found in these two towns as both
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Negotiations For
 Peace Rumored On
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ing en masse up and down the Eu- ropean front.
 Norwegian Nazi leaders, including Josef Terboven, Reichcommlssar and Admiral Fritz Boehm, German con- mander in Norway, were said to be participating in the Denmark sur render conference.
 There were reports also of Ger man soldiers and sailors mutinying in Denmark.
 The enemy's Wilhelmshaven radio announced somberly that ''Thls is the last hour of the war"
 Radio Oslo reports from Copen- hagen that the British Second army crossed the Danish border at mid- night unopposed by the German garrison of more than 75,000-a hint that it's surrender may be imminent.
 Field dispatches said all fighting had ceased on the Kiel peninsula linking northern Germany and Den mark. The Germans declared the naval bases of Kiel and Flensbure open cities, to be occupied at vii. by the British.
 Good News Expected
 Reports persisted that surrender negotiations already were under way in Denmark or Kiel between Marshal Sir Bernard L. Montgom- cry and German Fuehrer Admiral Karl Doenitz. A Stockholm news paper said the surrender of the last remnants of the German army was expected at any hour.
 Swedish reports that commanders of German forces in both Denmark and Norway were attending the negotiations suggested that the sur render would cover the 250,000 oI more troops in those countries as well as the scattered pockets still holding out in northwest Germany the Netherlands, Czechoslovakia and Austria.
 Front dispatches said German troops in the north were surrender ing to British and American forces by the tens and even hundreds o1 thousands. Nearly as large groups were captured in the south, where Field Marshal EWald Won Kleist commander of German army group A. surrendered to the Third Army.
 The Third Army also but con- pleted the encirclement of the Czechoslovak Redoubt with an al- most unopposed drive to within five miles of the Danubian Fortress o1 Linz, third largest city in Austria Russian forces were just east o1 Linz.
 United Press War Correspondent Robert Richards reported from the front that the capture of Linz ap. peared imminent with the Germans unable to muster enough strength to halt onruShing American tanks.
 Lieutenant General Alexander M Patch's American Seventh Arm! sealed the doom of the southern Redoubt with a two-pronged drive into Salzburg and Italy.
 Salzburg, largest city in the Re. doubt, surrendered internationally at 9:25 a. m. today to Major James (Buzz) Mccarthy, commander oi the 121st Cavalry squadron of the l06th Cavalry Group.
 The ease with which the Ameri- cans took Salzburg indicated tlat Berchtesgaden, site of Adolf Hitler's Alpine fortress, also would topnle without a major struggle. BerchteS-
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U. :. Resumes Okinowa Push
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 the period through "Wednesday. The naval losses brought the total Amer ican casualties in the Okinawa area through April 27 to 16,964.
 Japanese suicide planes sank two light fleet units and inflicted some damage on shipping in four attacks last night on the American forces in the OkinaWa area. The type Of vessels sunk was not revealed.
 (The Japanese Domei Agency claimed that it's suicide planes sanl, an American cruiser, destroyer and a minesweeper and damaged another cruiser in the attacks last night)
 The new Superfortress attacks were amied directly at the bases of the Japanese suicide planes which have been harrasSing the Americans at Okinawa.
 One contingent of the B-29s hit the Matsuyama airfield on north western Shikoku while the others raided Omura, Oita and Saeki on Kyushu. Reports received by the 21St Bomber command in the Mari anas said that good results were ob- tained by the Superfortresses.
 Navy search planes also raided Kyushu last night, hitting the Kan oya airfield which had been at tackled earlier yesterday by 'Sufer- fortresses. Three twin-engined Jap snese planes were destroyed cH the ground by the Navy bombers. A small cargo ship also was sunk of central Honshu by Navy planes.
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Explosion Shakes
 Atlantic Seaboard
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and west of Philadelphia, people reported seeing the flash" in the sky. Some said. however, that they heard no noise.
 A VIVA pilot reported he saw two or three bright flashes flying about Is miles north of Altoona, Pa.
 The first search for the source of the flash and explosion was cen- tered in the Elkton, Md, district, near the Big Triumph Company explosive plant.
 William Peterson, of the Elkton police, told the United Press he was on the street at the time.
 There was a terrific, bright fash" Peterson said. 'The sky lighted to a dazzling point in the west. It lasted for possibly two or three seconds. There was no explo- sion.'
 While neWsmen and police in vestigators stormed the Ekton area as the source, Peterson said there was no excitement here" Few per- sons were aroused, he said.
 At Wilmington, Del, Police Cap tain Harry J. Wadman placed the flash at 335 a. m,, and said there was no explosion.
 Wadman, too, was on the street. All of the sky in the east lit up" Wadman said Wilmington is north east of Elkton)
 "The sky lighted like day" Wad- man said. Tt lasted for about one second. There was no blast or eXplo- sion that heard"
 Earth Shaking Tremor
 There was general consensus that the flash was accompanied by an earth shaking tremor. United Press employes in the West Philadelphia area all agreed that they felt the shake
 Wayne Russell, who saw the flash at Ridgef1eld Park, said 1t WaS "bluish yellow and seemed to rise and fall. It lasted about a second.' He said it w.s to the southwest. He did not hear any explosion.
 The Philadelphia office of the FBl checked areas as far south as Cape Charles. Va, but were unable to To- cate the explosion.
 They received reports of definite shakes in the South Jersey ane the Philadelphia area.
 Police at Atlantic City, N. J., saie there was no evidence of an eXplo' sion there and said they knew no thing of any flare. They made tht reply when questioned whether there was an explosion at sea, O. whether a meteor had plunged into the ocean.
 A man waiting for a bus in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn re. ported seeing "a tremendous hasf in the south shortly before a. m He said it lasted only second.
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Legal Notices
NOTICE

DISTRICT of WATERBURY, ss.
 PROBATE COURT, May 3rd, A.
 D. 1945. ESTATE of SUSAN B.
 SYNOTT, late of Waterbury, in
 said District, deceased.
 The Administratrix, having eX- hibited her account with said estate to this Court for allowance, and made application for an order of distribution of said estate, it is
 ORDERED, That the 1lth day of May, A. D. 1945, at 10:30 o'clock, in the forenoon, Eastern War Time, at the Probate Office in Waterbury, be and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and application and the Court directs the Administratrix, to give notice thereof, by publishing this order in some newspaper hav- ing q circulation in said District, and by leaving with, or by mailing in registered letter addressed 10 JOSEPH P. ALISHAUSKY as he is Attorney for WILLIAM SYNOTT, copy of this order, all at least five days before said day Of hear ing.
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY, 5-4-1t Asst. Clerk.
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 The hard coal mines have been idle since Monday night when the UNIV contract expired. Matlten- ance crews remained on the job at the workings to keep the machinery in order It is expected that large and small producers would be ready to turn out sorely needed fuel Mon- day or Tuesday.
 Operators and union officials have been deadlocked in their contract negotiations. Secretary of Labor Perkins certified the dispute to the War Labor Board late Monday after failing to break the deadlock.
 The board ordered 30-day ex- tension of the old contract but Lewis baked. His miners had voted under the Smith Connally Act to support his negotiations by strike and the mines were closed Monday at mid- night under the UMW's policy Of no contract, no work"
 The seizure order authorized Ickes to act with the aid e. other government agencies, including the Justice Department and the Selec- tive Service System.
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peared to be the remah1ng areas of Europe where German resistance still was possible.
 Czechoslovakia was almost sur rounded by American and Russian troops which now were only few miles apart in the Linz area Of northeastern Austria.
 The Nazis' Bavarian redoubt, where German leaders may have plann d a last stand, collapse. The United States Seventh ardmy captured Salzburg, keystone of the redoubt, and rolled on unopposed toward Berchtesgaden, Il miles farther south.
 Vanguards of the Seventh army also rammed south through the towering Brenner Pass, where Hitler and Mussolini once met to seal their Axis bargains, and linked up with the U. s. Fifth army on Italian soil a few miles below the Pass.
 The juncture was made at mid morning in the little Aphine vil- lage of Vipiteno, closing a solid AL lied battle line across Europe from Denmark to the toe of Italy.
 Innsbruck and the gateway town of Brenner also were captured by the Seventh army veterans who were returning to Italy after almost a year of campaigning that carried them from Sicily to the beaches of southern France, across Germany o,,J ov-o,. tho Austrian Ans
 The Seventh army met scattered resistance in the -clogged Bren- ner Pass from Italian mountain troops who either had not received or were ignoring the general sur render order issued by their defeat- ed commanders this week.
 But nowhere else in the path of the American and British armies were the Germans offering any op- position early today. Even the die hard Nazi units facing the U. S. Third army before Linz appeared to have broken after brief attempt to block the prospective American Russian juncture that would com plete the envelopment of Czecho- Slovakia.
 Stockholm and Paris reports told without official confirmation Of a dramatic meeting between Mont gomery, Doenitz and other NaA leaders. Paris said the so-called "peace conference was at Aaben- raa Castle just over the Danish frontier. Stockholm agreed that 1t was there or elsewhere in the bor- der area.
 The SWedes said Colonel General George Lindemann, German con- mander in Denmark; and possible Dr. Werner Best, German governor in Denmark; Josef Terboven, Reichcommissar in Norway, and Admiral Fritz Boehm, German com- mander in Norway, attended the re- ported conference.
 Paris reported confirmation from Copenhagen of the meeting yester- day afternoon at Aabenraa Castle, adding that Lindemann and Ter bowen were present.
 Whatever the outcome, Denmark looked wide open to the inmovine
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NOTICE

STATE of CONNECTICUT, DIS- TRICT of WATERBURY, ss. PRO BATE COURT, May 4th, 194o. ESTATE of MAURICE F., aka. MAURICE EDWARD O'CONNOR, late of the town of Waterbury, in said district, deceased.
 The Court of Probate for the District of Waterbury, hath limited and allowed six months from the date hereof for the creditors of said estate to exhibit their claims for settlement. Trose who neglect to present their accounts, properly attested, within said time, will be debarred a recovery, All persons indebted to said estate are request ed to make immediate payment to
 JOSEPH O'CONNOR,
 Administrator. 45 William St, Waterbury, Conn. Per Order of Court
 Attest:
 MARGUERITE M. FAHY.. 5-4-3t Asst. Clerk.
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roaring sound.
 Such a meteor,' he said, dis ruptS with noise. It heats from the outside to the core, often causing disintegration in flight.
 Marshall said such disintegration would be widespread, or that "a sizeable chunk could fall to the earth.
 It is not unusual he said, flor such a meteor to cause earth trem- ors or shake buildings when it eX- plodes. The blast could be felt over four or five counties, and there have been known instances of earth tremors being felt over an area of 50 or more miles
 The sound of an explosion seemed to be centered in the area around Philadelphia and Wilmington. Win dows rattled here.
 Several officials thought the ex- plosion was at sea.
 Many Awakened Naval and army authorities said there had been no report Of an eX- plosion at military installations Ill the four states. Ammunition fac tories in Elkton, Wilmington and New Jersey said there had been no blasts in any powder plants In the area.
 Police and newspaper offices were swamped with telephone calls by persons awakened by the blast. Police were already checking when they got the first calls shortly after a. m. EWT.
 They said they could give no eX- planation for the mystery unless Ii were a meteor or some other occur renee off the Atlantic Coast,
 Clerk Reeder, radio dispatcher a the Waterloo, Md, State Police barracks, said he saw the flash Waterloo is between Baltimore ane Washington, D. c.
 T was looking out the window talking to two army M. P.'s wher the whole sky lit up, just like day light" he said. T didn't hear an! explosion
 Reeder also said that police il Baltimore County reported seein! the flash
 Don Williams in the Pennsylva mia railroad control tower II Washington said he and seven mei were working with him saw tn flash between 3:3O and 4 a. m EWT. this morning. He said l lit up the sky and looked Ak lightning or an explosion of some kind.
 A train clerk attempting to checi on the flash said men at railroad towers in Richmond, Va, and liar risburg, Pa, also reported seelnt the light in the sky.
 The explosion" was heard Il Philadelphia about 3:35 a. m. Th' army, navy, Federal Bureau of Tn vestigation and police agencie started to check to learn the sourc' From all points, north, east, soutf
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(COllIlllueu 1lOill oSe 1' Labor member voting to sustain the veto and 30 Democrats, 154 Repubh- cans and one Progressive voting to override it.
 The vetoed bill, sponsored by Rep, John w. F'allagan, D., Va, was ap- proved by both House and Senate without a record vote. An attempt to kill the measure n the House was defeated by vote of l33 to o3'
 Flanagan urged the House yes terday to override the veto and eX- pressed the belief that MT. Truman had been badly advised"
 House Democratic Leader John w. Mccormack of Massachusetts ana Chairman Andrew J. May. D., Ky, of the Military Affairs Committee led the fight to sustain the veto.
 In his veto message MT. Truman said the bill apparently would give blanket deferment to sincle occu- pational group. He said he did cot believe Congress intended to classify agricultural employment as more essential than other types.
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nominees in 1948.
 Barring almost inconceivable de- velopments, President Truman VIII be the Democratic choice next time. Stassen's prospects were pretty good but not glittering after somewhat fumbling pre-convention campaign made for him last year by Sen. Jo- seph H. Ball, R., Minn. Ball is a 4O-year old newspaper reporter who was named to the Senate by Stassen to fill vacancy. He plugged his mans cause at the Republican Ma tional convention long after it was lost. Later in the campaign he com- mitted a political sin not readily forgiven. He bolted the Republican party to support MT. Roosevelt's candidacy.
 Stassen was not responsible for Balls bolt but he shared some of the blame because Ball was his man Dewey, in defeat, counted himself the spokesman of the Republican party. Stassen was at sea and was in the way of being pretty well for gotten by the public.
 When Mir. Roosevelt named him as a member of the American dele gation to this conference it was with the knowledge that whatever negotiable prestige might accrue to Republicans on the delegation, Stas- sen would be the only one in a po- sition to cash in big.
 If this conference is the success that is hoped for, Stassen will be in the front rank of those taking bows. Dewey will not be in the picture. From here Stassen is expected to return to Halsey's flagship. There he will add detail to the question which is sure to be shouted from the l948 campaign speech crowds. They will be asking: Hey, Buddy, what did you do in the war?"
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gaden already was within artillery range of American Vanguards.
 Innsbruck By-Passed

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 Elements of Seventh army's filth regiment by-passed the holdout city of Innsbruck and pushed through snow and ice into the Brenner Pass, resisted only by small group Of dazed Italian troops.
 Breaking through into Italy in several places, the Americans were only 18 miles from a junction with the American Fifth Army North of Lake Garda. The two armies were expected to link up today.
 The trust put the Seventh army back in the country from which it mounted it's invasion of southern France last August. Supreme headquarters reported that negotiations for the surrender of Innsbruck, northern gateway to the Brenner Pass, had failed. How ever. a Zurich dispatch said Aus trian resistance forces had seized power in the city and broadcast over the city's radio station. Allied planes dropped 1eaflets calling on Austrians to turn against the Nazis.
 After seven years of slavery, | liberation is near-only matter of some days, perhaps hours" the leaf lets said.
 In the north, British Second army tanks forced the Kiel Canal and, passing both Kiel and Flensburg, crossed into Denmark at Padborg, the German radio at OslC said.
 50 far, no fighting has been re- ported from Denmark after British troops crossed the border" the Nazi broadcast said. Allied transports with food for civilians are going through the German lines under agreement
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NOTICE
LIQUOR PERMIT NOTICE OF APPLICATION

This is to give notice that I, Jerry Mario Scorpion, of 137 High land Ave, Waterbury, Conn, have filed an application dated May 2nd' 1945, with the Liquor Control Com mission for a Package Store Per init, for the sale of alcoholic liquor on the premises, STA West Main St, Waterbury. Conn.,, The bust ness is owned by Jerry Mario Scorpion, of 1s7 Highland Avenue Waterbury, Conn, and will be con, ducted by Jerry Mario Scorpion Of 1S7 Highland Avenue, Waterbury Conn.,, az permittee.
 JERRY MARIO SCORPION
 Dated May 3rd 1945 5-4-11
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DR BATTERSHALL DIES

Attleboro, Mass. May - U.P0 pr. Jesse w. Battershan, 52, a Bristol County medical examiner and Attleboro health officer, died at a hospital here today after two- week illness.
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BUILDING PERMITS

Henrietta Greenberg has been granted 8 building permit to construct an addition to dwell ling on the Country Club road at an estimated cost of $500.
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Buy War Bonds & Stamps
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Stassen Moy
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Italy Wants Trieste Back

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The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1945-05-01
IS Qualify For American Citizenship In Local Sessio
AMERICAN WAR
MOTHER SOUGHT
Greatest Number of Chill
dren in Service Decides
Honor, Citation

A search is being conducted for
a candidate worthy of the honor
and citation of The American War
Mother" She will be nominated
and honored by the American War
Mothers group, a national organi-
zation, which presently is conduct
ing a search for the mother who
has the most children in the serv-
ice. Two or three Waterbury moth
ers have six sons serving. Tonight's
Democrat carries story of the five
opposite brother. Notwithstanding
these outstanding contributions to
the great cause the committee be-
lieves that some mother is making
an even created contribution and
her name and address is requested.
The State Department auxiliary,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars. is assist
ing the American Mothers in the
search. The award will be presented
by Mrs. E. May Hahn, national
president. If anyone has any
knowledge Of a mother who would
qualify for the honors he is asked
to communicate with Mrs. Lillian
Reed of 900 West Main street.
chairman of the local investigation
committee.
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Cpl. Frank opposite has been
serving since August, 1913, with a
medical unit in Italy. Joining the
service in November, 1912, he trained
at Camp Forrest, Tenn. Cpl. opposite
is former employee of the American
Fastener Co. He recently met his
mothers sister in Italy and spent
the Easter holidays at her home.
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NEWS OF MEN IN THE SERVICE

Norman R. Wilton, who enlisted
in the Marine Corps in October,
1912, is a member of the Third
Platoon Commanders class, Marine
Corps base, Quantico, Va. Lieut..
Wilton attended Boston university
and Dartmouth college, majoring
in business administration and
aeronautics. He enlisted in the
Marine corps in October, 1912.
Pvt. Bernard j. Migliaro, a Ger
man prisoner liberated by British
troops, April 13, has written his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Angelo Migliaro,
186 Easton avenue, that he is very
thin" but feels well. The soldier
also stated he expects to be home
soon. Pvt. Migliaro was reported
missing in action in Germany, Jan
uary 81.
Second 1t. Edward w Evan. 20,
WATERFOWL pilot Of Bit Fortress
has been awarded the Air Medal for
"meritorious achievement COOL
llSSS, tou dSe anu SKILL during TdlQ
on industrial target IN Germany
The oath Bomb Group of the Third
Air Division, Of which Evans is a
members, was cited by the President
for its I1ngland-Africa shuttle bomb
ing OF Messerschmitt plants at Re-
gensburg, Germany.
At the time of entering the AAF
in December, 1912, 1t. Evans was an
employe of the Scovill Mfg. Co. He
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
j. Evans, 81 Scott avenue, Water
town.