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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
ARRIVAL OF MEAT
 CARS ANNOUNCED
Local Meat Situation Over Week=End Described as
 Critical

Although the city's meat supply is believed to have dWindled to an all-time low over the weekend be- cause of delay of cars being held up by snow and storms en route east, meat retailers expressed the hope that 8 normal wartime market will prevail this week. Four meat cars arrived here just before press time today, which is more than usual for Monday morning, meat dealers said, and it is hoped that more than dozen more, snoWbound in the Albany area, will reach Water bury within the next few days
 All leading meat retailers declared the meat situation during the past few days was very, very bad" and they expressed the opinion that . great number of people had gone meatless over the weekend or d1ned out
 The meat counters at one of the city's largest markets were bare this morning. It was the first time in his eleven years of experience as 8 meat merchant, the manager said, that he had no meat of any kind to offer customers.
 No foul has been obtainable any, where in the city during the past few days. It is believed the entire supply is being siphoned to the New York area by black market opera tors.
 First grade cuts of beef ard ham was also lacking. Weekend shoppers who managed to obtain meat, satis- fled themselves with pork strips, lamb roasts. veal chops, liver, or hamburg
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
Gould LeqoI Battle Seen
BY MALCOLM MUIR, JR.

PaflS, FeDrudry l9. - tUF) - Almost all the fabulous Gould hold ings in France were sequestered by the government today as Mrs. Frank Jay Gould prepared for an extensive legal battle to clear herself of sus- picion of dealing with the Germans.
 The pretty blonde wife of the heir to the Gould railroad millions dis closed her intentions 10 fight the French charges from her fashion able apartment to which she was confined by government order
 The order was part of the action in which the government seized almost all the Gould holdings in smart hotels, restaurants, offices and apartment buildings throughout France
 Mrs. Gould, who is sole adminls- trator of her husbands property during his illness, was accused ot investing 7000.00 Francs in the then German controlled Monte Carlo Bank.
 Mrs. Gould, a native of California, admitted she made the investment, but only to sage her husband from a NaA concentration camp. And she is determined to show the world that she is not guilty of dealing with the Nazis and that she single handedly defied the invaders for four years.
 She already has hired an out standing French attorney and made strong representations to the French government. Also, she Is contem- plating engaging an American lawyer.
 The petite, energetic third wife oi Frank Jay Gould revealed the plans for her defense to the United Press in her sWank, blue damask-lined Paris apartment.
 Her defense involved highest Nazi officials, Frances heroic under ground and two historic and price less tapestries.
 In l94O, when the Germans were rushing across France Mrs. Gould decided to remain in Paris rather than flee to the life of wealth and east in America like so many of my so-called patriotic friends who Will no doubt be returning like heroes they are not in few weeks"
 Almost immediately she became affiliated with the underground. The first brush with the Nazis came In l94l when the Germans found a huge collection of arms and ammu- hilton in the underground wine eel lars of the enormous Gould race track estate just south of Paris. AS a result the Germans took over the estate for their naval headquarters in Paris.
 The Nazis also seized the town house and four automobiles Tor headquarters for the Nazi gauleiter, General Stuelpnagel. Mrs. Gould was restricted to the house much as the French and Americans are treating me today"
 Later, she tangled with Field Mar shal Herman Goering. He wanted two world famous 14th century tap estries, but Mrs. Gould obtained a patriot truck and sent them to un- derground vaults at the American embassy. They still are there and Mrs. Gould at the time ensured theil safety by formally presenting them to the Metropolitan Museum of New York.
 During the entire occupation, Mrs. Gould said she used the family re- sources as fully as possible for col- Liberation with the French under ground.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
MAIL DELIVERED
 TO BALKAN AREA
Postmaster Babin Issues Official Notices on COun-
 tries Affected

Effective immediately, limited mail service is being resumed be- tween the United States and Fin land, Estonia, Latvia, Lthuania, parts of Poland, and Bessarabia, part of northern Bukovina, and To- calities in Moldavia, Postmaster Charles c. Babin announced today.
 Mail will not be accepted for To- calities in the Polish provinces of Pemorze and Kotowice, parts of which are still held by the enemy. For Poland, as for Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, the service will be limited to letters not ex- ceeding one ounce and ninillus- trated post cards. The Post Office department has been informed that mail for certain areas in Poland may be delayed because of military operations.
 The postage rates are five cents for letters and three cents for post cards for these areas. Air mail, reg Istration, special delivery, money order and parcel post services are not now available.
 For BeSsarabia and part of north ern Bukovina and certain places in the district of Dorohoi in Moldavia all of the foregoing areas being subject to the Jurisdiction of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics with which service is resumed to- day, letters, post cards, printed mat ter, samples of merchandise and commercial papers may be sent. Mail accepted for these destinations shall be subject to the rates and conditions applicable to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and hould include in the address Union of Soviet Socialist Republics" as the country of destination.
 The area of northern Bukovina for which mail will be accepted are the districts of Cernauti, Sterejinet and that portion of the district of Radauti which includes the follow ing locations: Bainet, Bahrinesti, Campu-Iungpe Ceremus, Cerep- cauti, Chiselteni, Contain, Dihtinet. Fantana-Alba, Garbauti, Gura- Putilei, Iablonita, Oprisenti, Plosca. Poieni, Putlila, Rusca, Saleseni, Sarata, Sarghieni, Seletin, Sinauti- de-Sus, Slobozia, Barlintelor, Sta nestii-de-Jos, Stanestii de Sus, Starcea, Tereblecea, Tereblecea- Noua, Toraceni and Volcinet,
 The part of the district of Dorohoi in Moldavia for which mail will be accepted includes the following places: Banceni, Becesti, Buda- Mare, Buda-Mica, Cotu-Boian, Cul- icenti, Fundoaia, Godinesti, Herta, Horbova, Lucovita, Lunca, Manor nita, Mihorenti, Mogosesti, Molnita, Pasat, Probocesti, Sinihau, Sinauti, Slobozia, Streanga, Tarnauca, Tin teni, Tureatca and Valeni.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
Hospital Bulletins
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John Cantillon, 40, 1s3 Edwin avenue, was treated at St. Mary's hospital Saturday for an injury to the right hand suffered while dropping blanks from truck.
 Douglas Baldwin, 19 Pearl street, and Harry Hubert, 29 IdyIwOod avenue, were treated at St. Mary's hospital yesterday after falls on the ice.
 Rita Mae COrcOran, 15, N Young street, who was burner in a flare up from a range burner at her home yesterday, was reported in fair condition this morning at St. Mary'S hospital.
 ThOmaG O'NeiIl, 5, SIS WOlcOtt road, was admitted to St. Mary's hospital last night for treatment of chest injury suffered while sliding near his home.
 Mrs. Thomas Wilton, Painter Ridge road, Washington, who was taken from her snOwbOund home by tObOggan and bObsled a week ago for treatment at Waterbury hospital, has been discharged from the hospital and is now at the home of her brother, Bert Botelle, Lakeside, Bantam.
 Mrs. Mary Ann Scott Smith, mother of Supt. of Streets Herbert Scott Smith, was reported in fair condition at Waterbury hospital where she was taken after suffer- ing 2 hip fracture in . fall at home yesterday.
 Vincent WOlkOwysI1i, B, 6SO North Riverside street, was reported in fair condition at Waterbury hoS- pital where he is under treatment for severe head injury sustained in a fall On the ice Saturday morning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
ASSAULT, BATTERY
 ALLEGED IN SUIT

A $l,000 assault and battery suit was filed in common pleas court today by Wallace Williams of Wa terbury against Nelson Ostrom. also of this city.
 The plaintiff claims the defend ant last November 2, at 6 D. m struck him with his fists ill the face and knocked off his glasses The glasses valued at $22.50, fell to the ground and broke, the complaint states. It is alleged Williams sui fered pain and shock as a result ot the incident
 Payment of damages out of week. ly earnings is sought by the plain" tiff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
WORKMAN GIVEN
 N. Y. ASSIGNMENT

Alfred G. Mohrman, who has been assistant manager of the New York office of the Bridgeport Brass company for number of years, has been named manager of the New York district. This announcement was made by Anustin R. Bender, Vice President in Charge of Sales.
 MT. Mohrman is @ native of Brooklyn. N. Y. He attended the School of Commerce of New York University and is a veteran of World War l having served in the 27th Division, Motor Transport Corps, for 18 months.
 At the close of the war he found- ed plumbing supply business of his own and in 1925 the Bridgeport Brass company becoming affiliated with the pipe and tube division in the sales department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
PARCELS FOR PRISONERS

Stockholm, Feb. l9-(UP)-The Red Cross ship Mangalore arrived in Swedish waters tonight with Red Gross parcels for Allied war prison CTS in Germany.
 Another Red Cross ship, the Ara vancore. left Gothenburg today with parcels for German war prisoners in the United States and Canada.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
HOTEL EMPLOYE
 DIES IN SLEEP

Albert Graham, about 65, was found dead in bed at the State Hotel, 203 South Main street, early this morning by the proprietor, Harry Isarel.
 Dr. Harold F. Morrill,, assistant Medical Examiner, said death was of natural causes, probably due to some sort of shock.
 MT. Graham had worked for the hotel for the past l2 years, Detec- tive Joseph Dunphy reported.
 Funeral arrangements will be an- nOunced when relatives have been contacted.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
DIES OF BURNS

St. Louis, Feb. 19-(UP) Robert Perry. 20, son of a Harrisburg, III, mining engineer, died today of burns suffered yesterday afternoon in an explosion which occurred during an informal initiation of Phi Beta Pi medical fraternity at St. Lous uni- yersity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
ARTISS DE VOLT
 IN TWO CONCERTS
Famed American Harpist Presented Morning and
 Evening Programs

Miss Artiss deVolt, famed Ameri- can harpist presented two concerts m this city Sunday, the first at the First Baptist church in the morning, the second at the Second Congrega- tional church in the evening.
 Miss deVolt is known interna- tionally. She studied abroad, and taught at the New England Con- Servatory and Boston University
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
MARRIAGE INTENTIONS

The following persons have filed marriage intentions at the bureau of vital statistics, town clerks office.
 Edward Washington, 532 Bank street and Hope DeGrOat, 4 War ner Place.
 Lawrence K. VolOcskl, U. $. Ma rines, ThOmastOn, and DorOthea M. Slason, 185 Wood street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
SHERIDAN COUNCIL.
 MEETING TOMORROW

Reports on the coming major degree exemplification, dinner dance and annual communion breakfast will be made tomorrow evening at meeting of Sheridan Council, Knights of Columbus. Fol- lowing the regular business session, Dr. Thomas D. Freney will speak on "The spanish Question"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
SCRIREa TURKEY BOUND

Cairo, Feb. 10-(UP)-Two mem- bers of the freedom of the press committee of the American Society of Newspaper Editors have left for Turkey where they will visit Ankara and IstatbuI, 1t was announced to- day.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19
BUILDING PERMITS

William McGrath. repairs Co warehouse, 539 West Main street, $10O.
 Clyde Gathwait, addition to dwelling Dewberry road, $2OO.
 Larry SantOrO, removal of par titlon, 93 Grand street, $lOO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19

Portugal shipped 227.O00 quarts of port wine to other countries in . recent month.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-19

Peru will improve it sairport at IQuitoS, in the Amazon jungle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Funds for Full j. S. Role
In War Crimes Bourd Voted

Later Mr.. Peu said some one was
dissatisfied with his work. He add
ed there were indications ola pol
icy split between him and the de-
partment on legal issues raised by
his insistence that the Nazis be
tried for atrocities against their
own Jewish citizens as well as for
crimes against citizens Of other
countries.
Green Hackworth, legal adviser to
the State Department, testified be-
fore the Appropriations Committee
that the SOS, 900 is needed ito en-
able us to be represented on the
War Crimes Commission in the
same way that we were during the
past year"
Chairman Cannon of the COM
mittee told Mr.. Hackworth he IS In
complete accord that the United
States Should be fully and amply
represented"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Lute Bulletins
Nozi Roll Centers Roided

LONDON GA feet of
1,100 American bombers to-
day tented another attack on
Berlin, where fires still burned
from yesterdays record blow,
then swerved south and
pounded the big railroad CEN
tiers of Leipzig and Halle. The
giant bomber train, protected
by 700 long range fighters,
stretched for $50 miles as it
few to the targets 80 to 100
miles southwest of Berlin.
early Story on Page A-2D
Toft Again Hits Training
Senator Taft, Republican.
of Ohio today carried to the
Senate floor his protest
against placing 1S-year-old
soldiers in the front lines
within six or seven months
after their induction. Senator
Taft said that as far as he
can find out, "the practice
now is to give these boys Is
weeks of basic training and
then ship them directly to the
'front.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Navy Driver Is Killed
By Wheels Of Own Truck

The driver of a Navy Yard truck
was killed instantly today in a freak
accident in which he apparently was
run over by his own truck on the
Marlboro pike near the entrance to
Andrews Field, formerly the Camp
Springs Army Airfield.
Prince Georges County police said
the driver, identified from cards in
his pockets as Earl H. Newberry,
about 80, apparently jumped from
the truck as it started to skid. He
fell on the soft shoulder adjacent
to the road and the rear wheel of
the truck passed over his head, po-
lice said. The truck came to rest
in ditch alongside the road.
There were no witnesses to the
accident and police were notified
by occupants of passing bus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Capture Of Two lima
In Few Days Seen
By Gen. Holland Smith
Important Hill Seized;
Planes Operate From
Main AirfieId
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PACIFIC FLEET HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Guam, Feb. 27.-Capture
of Two Jima 'in a few more
days" was predicted today by
1t. Gen. Holland M. Smith after
his marines won critically i'm
portant hill in the central
plateau during a 400-yard ad-
vance through proNably the
heaviest fire of the bitter cam
paign.
AS American planes few from
Iwo's main airfield for the first time,
the top Marine commander in the
Pacific told newsmen that heavy
fighting was ahead of the Devildogs
on Northern Two, but I'VE expect to
take this island in few more days"
The general estimated that nearly
half of the 5-mile-long island was
in American hands at the start of
the second week of the battle.
Progress Satisfactory"
II consider that progress is salts
factory" Gen. Smith said. The
Marine commander reported the
Yanks were becoming more battle
wise land casualties are relatively
smaller each day."
Motoyama Airdrome No. l on
Southern Two was put to use for the
first time yesterday as Marine artil-
lery spotter planes, little two-seaters,
came down on runways being put
into shape for fighters and bombers.
The field is $50 miles south of Tokyo.
Maj. Gen. Graves B. Erskine's Sd
Marines, in the center of the Amer
lean battle line, captured Hill 1872
just east of the central airfield for
a military triumph as significant as
the earlier seizure of Mount Surf
fCoo ryTyN nn~z
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
YANKS BREACH COLOGNES OUTER DEFENSES
City SheIIed by Heavy Artillery;
Churchill Defends Polish Division
Gen. Watson Reported Dead
Returning From YoIto

Maj. Gen. Edwin M. Watson,
military aide and secretary to
President Roosevelt. died a week
ago en- route home from the
Crimean conference, according
to rumors in Washington today.
The White House would neither
confirm nor deny the report.
Big, jovial PA" Watson. as the
President always called him, was
the buffer between the busy Chief
Executive and hundreds of impor-
tant people who wished to see him.
In job demanding endless tact, as
well as a knowledge of just whom
the President should receive, Gen.
Watson made remarkable success.
Even those not admitted to the
Presidents inner sanctum were
made to feel the warmth of Gen.
Watson's personality and assured
that only drastic schedule of work
kept them from Mr.. Roosevelt.
The Presidents military aide, from
the time Mr.. Roosevelt entered the
White House until 1899. Gen. Watson
from that time on also served as
one of three secretaries He not only
enjoyed Mr. Roosevelt's full conf
dence and respect, but was one of
his favorite companions on fishing
trips. Neither an outstanding
angler, they joked frequently about
their skill~with rod and reel.
Since the days when the Presi-
dents elder son, James, left the
White House, Gen. Watson has been
Mr.. Roosevelts constant companion
at public appearances Movie going
America was accustomed to see the
President leaning on the arm of his
powerful aide whenever he was
photographed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Committee Approves
Deficiency Measure
Of S2,453,177,125
More Than Two-Thirds
Of Supply Bill Is
Eormorked for Navy
By the Associated Press

by Liz ASSOSidlSo IIGSS.
A $2,453,177,125 deficiency sup
ply bill, more than two-thirds of
it for the Navy. was approved
today by the House Appropria-
tions Committee.
1t makes the deficiencies in funds
previously supplied miscellaneous
agencies for the fiscal year ending
next June 80. In addition it finances
a stepped-up veterans placement
program contemplating an Army
discharge rate of from 100000 to
250,0O0 men a month after Ger
many's defeat.
In a report transmitting the big
measure to the House floor, the
committee went out of its way to
compliment the once roundly- criti-
cized Office of Price Administration
for performing most difficult and
herculean task in a very praise
worthy manner" The committee
offered its comment in approving
an additional $6,235,0O for the
agency, to bring its appropriation
for the year to more than $185, 000,-
600.
No Philippine Commissioner Fund.
Stricken from the bill on the
grounds it had not been requested
by the War Department was a
$4,000 request for re-establishment
of the Office of High Commissioner
of the Philippines. The Office has
been vacant since shortly after the
japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
The committee also turned down
a request of $256, 764, 1881 to restore
the impairment of capital stock of
the Commodity Credit Corp. The
committee said it was waiting the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Acquitted Major Testifies
For Defense in Rail Loofinq
Ry the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PARIS. Feb. 27-Maj. Walter H.
Marlin, who was acquitted last week
of charge of neglect of duty in
connection with the pilfering of sup
plies from Army trains, testified to-
day in defense of Capt. William p.
Olson, one of his company COM
manders in the 716th Railway Bat
talon.
Capt. Olson is charged with con-
spiracy to defraud the United
States; wrongfully receiving Govern
ment property and neglect of duty.
Maj. Marlin told the general court
martial that Olson was an excellent
railroadman, had worked hard at his
job of moving supply trains and had
little time for military inspections
such as the prosecution contends
might have prevented the stealing
Other officers called to the stand
by the defense testified in a similar
vein
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
Reds Gain 30 Miles
In Drive 10 Cut Off
Danzig and Gdynia
Move Within 70 Miles
Of BoItic; Tank Bottles
Raging Below Berlin
BY the Associated Press.

6s Inc asSoClateu HSsS
LONDON. Feb. 27.-The Red
Army, breaking through for 80
miles in Pomerania in a bid to
slice Danzig and Gdynia from
the Reich, has thrust to Bublitz
and johannesburg, % and SO
miles from the Baltic, the Ger
man high command said today.
A Berlin broadcast said the Soviets
had forged even beyond Rummels-
burg on the military highway run
ming 81 miles north to Stolp, a
communications junction 81 miles
east of Danzig.
The German communique said the
Russians had thrown bridgeheads
over the Neisse River so to go miles
southeast of Berlin, but that these
had been knocked back.
Nazi reports of tank battles raging
along the Oder-Neisse River sug-
gested the LIST White Russian and
LIST Ukrainian Armies might have
opened an offensive to topple Berlin.
The Germans located the Neisse
bridgeheads between Guben and
Forst, 81 and 81 miles southeast of
the capital, and southeast of Forst.
This might indicate Soviet attempts
to outfank the river bastions of
Guben and Forst.
Moscow remained silent IN or
tivities at this gate to Berlin.
German accounts placed Russian
motorized infantry in Pomerania 80
miles beyond their last positions in
the Baltic push.
One Berlin broadcaster said the
Red Army was pounding a triple
drive toward Stettin, Kolberg on
the Baltic, IS miles farther north
(See PITSSTA pace A.Ql
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
II Jap Peace Offers Rejected
BY Chang, WI Donald Saws

terms which he could have accepted
If he was primarily interested In
political power.
The japanese sent II peace feel
ers to the generalissimo through
neutral ambassadors and prominent
individuals. The terms Chinese rec
ignition of Japan's conquest of
Manchuria, granting certain eco
nomic and exploitation rights In
North China, political adjustment of
Inner Mongolia to prevent any ex-
tension of Russian influence there
from Outer Mongolia"
The japanese made no territorial
demands in these offers, Mr.. Donald
said.
The adviser, rescued last week
from Los Banos, said Chiang's at
titude was typified by his refusal
Of one offer" there will be no peace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-02-27
BY RUSSELL BRINES,
Associated Press War Correspondent.

FORTY-FIRST FIELD HOS
PITAL, Luzon, p. l., Feb. Is. ODE
layeO .-Generalissimo Chang Kali
shek indignantly turned down at
least II Japanese peace offers from
1888 to 1910, w. H. Donald, the Chi
nese generalissimo's Australian adj
wiser, said here today.
Mr.. Donald said in an interview
that his three years Of internment
in the Philippines at Santo Tomas
and Los Banos civilian concentra-
ton camps isolated him from Chi
nese affairs.
I am convinced the generalissimo
is genuinely fighting sincere and
determined war against Japan" Mr..
Donald said He refused to even
consider any peace offer although
the Japanese proposed favorable