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The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
.U. s. Avenge
 Batoon U pset
By WILLIAM B. DICKINSON

By WILLIAM ID. DANANANCOA'
 Manila, Feb. 16 - U.P) Amer ican troops broke through the main Japanese defense line on Bataan and advanced swiftly into the south ern half of the peninsula today to avenge the United States Army's de- feat there in 1922 - the bitterest or the war.
 The breakthrough on Bataan came as other Tanks shot and bay onetted their way through the smoke -shrouded streets of Manila in a no-quarter battle against thou sands of fanatical Japanese holed up in the southern half of the city.
 Vanguards of the U. s. l1th Army Corps all but sealed the conquest of Bataan yesterday with the capture of the Balanga- Pillar area in a i've mile advance down the east coast of the peninsula from Abucay.
 Balanga and Pillar formed the eastern anchor of the defense line on which Lieutenantn General Jo- nathan M. Wainwright's heroic troops made their last stand on Ba- taan in the dark days of 1922.
 The fall of the two towns put General Douglas MacArthur's forces astride the only remaining lateral highway on Bataan, running from Pillar to the west coast town of Ba- gao. With that line cut, the remain-
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Busmen Heed Mayors Plea

Fall River, Mass, Feb. Is - GU. P) - A threatened strike of 200 Eastern Massachusetts Street Rail- way Company bus drivers was avert ed early today by personal appeal from Mayor Alexander c. Murray Of Fall River.
 The men agreed to continue work, pending a labor-management con- ference with the state arbitration board in Boston later in the day.
 The operators, members of the Amalgamated Association of Street, Electric Railway and Motor Coach Tmployes of America (AFL). called the walkout in protest against a non-union night superintendent.
 Scheduled to start when the sup erintendent, T. Herbert McMahon, began work at 10 D. m.. the Walkout was delayed and the drivers held a mass meeting.
 Mayor Murray appealed to the workers not to strike, saying that It would tie up Fall River war indus tries and hamper thousands of con- muterS.
 Earlier, Manager J. Kenneth Riley of the Railway Company's Fall River office said the firm would not surrender the right to employ a supervisory employe without ap- proval of the union.'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
6 Circusnen Await Fate

Hartford, Conn, Feb. 16 - (U.Po Six officials and workers of Ring ling Brothers-Barnum and Bailey Circus pleaded nolo contendere in superior court today to manslaugh- ter charges resulting from the tragic fire which took 168 lives last July.
 The pleas were entered by Vice President James A. Haley; General Manager George w. Smith; Boss Canyassman Leonard s. Aylesworth; Chief Electrician Edward R. Yer steeg; Rolling Stock Superintendent David w. Blanchard and Head Seat man William Galley.
 All but Galley had been arrested soon after the fire July 6, which levelled the main tent within 15 minutes during an afternoon per formance and caused injury to 682 other spectator.
 No action was taken against Sam uel Clark, a seatman, who was charged by Coroner Frank E. Healy with being criminally responsible, with the others, for the tragedy States Attorney Hugh M. Alcorn' Jr., told the court the evidence against Clark was insufficient to warrant prosecution.
 A plea of nolo, generally accepted as ore of guilty, is offered in cases of persons preferring not to make a direct answer tt 8 charge. It vir- tually throws ie defendant upon the mercy of the court.
 kl.- n n with ten counts of manslaughter and Judge William J. Shea an- nounced that the court would sit at D. m. today to hear arguments by the state and defense before impos'
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Ruhr Arsenal Towns Target Of Canadians
By BOYD ID. LEWIS

Paris, Feb. 16-UP)-Canadian troops cleared tWO-mile spring board on the south bank of the Rhine above KleVe today and moved up guns and armor for flanking sweep across the river into the arsenal cities of the German Ruhr.
 Elsewhere on the flooded Rhine land front, the Canadian First Army offensive came almost to a stand still in the face of savage German opposition.
 Canadian troops on the northern flank of Crerar's line won the only important success of the past "A hours, using amphibious tanks and assault boats to press home their at tack, the Canadians wiped out all German resistance on a tWo-mile stretch of the Rhine's south bank opposite the Emmerich Ferry cross ing, five miles northeast of Kleve.
 Bad Weather
 Bad weather stripped the Allies of their aerial support on that sector of the front, however, and the strength of the enemy forces on the far bank suggested crossing might be held up until American and Brit ish bombers could be brought back into action.
 Headquarters spokesmen denied that any crossing of the Rhine had yet been made or even attempted.
 Four miles to the south, units Of the Black Watch and Gordon High flanders were stopped cold within three miles of Calcar when the Ger mans rushed in heavy reserves of tanks, troops and big guns to cover that keyroad center.
 Equally determined enemy opposi- tiol forced the British to dig in on the Kleve- Uedem road farther west after a small advance south of cap tured Bedburg, three miles below Kleve.
 Other British forces south of the Reichs forest strengthened their bridgeheads across the Niers river on both sides of Kessel, AZ miles north- west of Goch. KeSge itself was in British hands and the Tommies were clearing out isolated enemy strong points on the south bank or the river between that town and Gennep almost five miles to the west.
 One Scots unit gained about three-quarters of mile east and southeast of HommerSum, l-z miles southwest of Kessel, but there l (NontSptIad nn PaVP 4O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Under Cover Suit Moy Be Dismissed

Boston, Feb. 6-CUP)-An agree ment to dismiss a $1OOOOO libel suit against John Roy Carlson of New York. author of the book Under Cover" was on file in U. s. district court today.
 The suit was brought by Conrad Chapman of Boston. Previously, Chapman dropped two other $lO0,- 900 suits against the Personal Book Shop, Inc, and the Old Corner Book Store, Inc. for selling the book.
 He had charged that Under Gov err. an expose of Communist and Fascist methods in this nation and abroad. contained false and mali ciouS statements.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Teachers Pay DifferentioI
 Farley Theme

Members of the women teachers equalization committee will meet with Mayor John s. Monagan next Monday for purposes of discussing means of abolishing the $500 differ ential now existing in the salaries of men and women teachers of the city.
 The group has fought for the measure which would increase their basic salaries by $500 so they would receive the same rate as men, for comparable work.
 The measure has been long fought one with the administration authorities made up of the board of education and the Mayor sharply opposing the move. Women teach CTS have cited the fact they do the same type work as the men and re- ceive less salary. In many instances, 1t was brought out, departments are headed by women who receive less than men teachers under their su- pervision.
 The board of education in office, preceding the present board, went on record as recognizing the situa- ton to be an inequality" but for mally voted down any positive ac- tion. The present board also was opposed the move as a majority.
 The women teachers have ape pealed on the basis they are willing now to accept $50 or half the dif- ferential with the remainder to be paid over a period of time.
 This latter proposal is somewhat comparable to the state bill present. ed to the General Assembly by the Connecticut State Teachers Associa- tion last week calling for equal pay for equal work. The latter bill pro- poses to become finally effective in l947, if adopted this year, so that all inequalities" can gradually be adjusted in the interim and thus will be abolished by 1947. Exact nature of Mondays discussion was not made available for publication at this time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
RUSSIANS NEARING RIVER SPRE E
 1,8OO Allied Prisoners Lost On Jap Ship
Only 5 Survivors Accounted For Since China Sea Tragedy Occurred Last October 24th

Copyright, 1945, by United Press)
 Nearly 1900 Allied prison CTS - mostly Americans = apparently perished when a rat-trap Japanese prison ship was sunk by a submarine last October 24, it may be dis closed today.
 Only five survivors have been accounted for in the months since the tragedy occurred in the China Sea.
 It was the second Japanese shipload of prisoners to be attacked unwittingly by a friendly submarine. Stories of survivors indicate nearly 2,50O Americans, many of them already near death after months in Philippine prison camps, drowned or were killed in the two tragic attacks.
 In neither sinking could the AL lied submarine which fired the fatal torpedo have known what kind of cargo the target ship was carry ing. Through the submarines peri scope 1t must have looked like legitimate and desirable target. The submarines were not identified. The sink!ngs occurred, however, in areas where U. s. submarines frequently operated.
 The first sinking, previously re- ported, occurred Sept. 2 off the northwestern coast of Mindanoa. Of 750 American prisoners being trans ferred from the Philippines, 83 sur vived. They got ashore and were hidden by Filipino guerrillas until U. s. forces could rescue them.
 Sergeant Tells Story
 The story of the second sinking was told to the United Press by Sgt. Avery E. Wilber, 32, of Navarino, Wis. There were 1900 prisoners damned in the prison ships stinking holds. Five including Wilber - managed to reach China.
 Stories of the two sinkings are similar in one grin respect. In both instances the Japanese at sea matched the be2tiality of Japanese ashore. In the sinking off Mindanao, Japanese aboard otfer vesesls ma-
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Army Okoys |MiddIebury Time Plans

Erection of two additional build ings at the U. s. Time Corpora tion plant in Middlebury for the purpose of housing new face-load- ing department has been recom- mended by the War Department. and permission will be sought i'm mediately from the Middlebury Zon- ing board, it was announced today by J. H. Ivory, vice-president Of the concern.
 Announcement of the new fuse production undertaking which has been ordered by the government and listed as critical emergency proj- ect," came in the midst of efforts by the concern to secure permission to erect a second floor to it's main plant.
 Stalemated by the Middlebury zoning board on the first proJect' the manufacturing concern today filed a notice of appeal to the Mid dlebury zoning Board of Appeals and at the same time drew up Q supplemental appeal to cover the second proposal,
 Spokesman at the plant started tht Army ordnance in January drew tIp contact for leading of tht fuses now made at the plant anc issued a directive for the task. The urgency of the leading work in the prosecution of the war is so great the government may intervene Ill the event of any nullifying action by the zoning board on the request 1t was indicated.
 Two plants. one to measure 125 feet by 35 feet, and the other, ap interconnecting unit, to be about 25 feet by 25 feet in size, are needed before the fuse-loading can be started before the fuse-loading can be started, MT. Ivory reported.
 Previously the concern shipped the completed fuses to government arsenal for loading.
 The leading project has been classified as emergency, urgent, and critical"
 Immediate action on setting up facilities for the new production program Is sought by the govern ment in it's recent directive, the company spokesman revealed.
 Attorney w. w. Gager, who rep
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Cor Industry Given Praise

Boston, February 16. (UP) - Since Pearl Harbor the American automotive industry has produced tanks, guns and other military equipment worth nearly $23 ,000. .00O,- GOO, President K. T. Keller of the Chrysler Corp of Detroit said to- day.
 In a speech prepared for Boston Chamber of Commerce luncheon. he said that $10,50O, ,0OO. 900 of that total was produced during l944.
 Keller praised New England for it's contribution to the war effort, which he said totals more than ST, ,OOO, ,OOO, 900 in materials. No fewer than 2O3 New England cities and thousands of companies nave served as war sub-contractors to the automobile industry alone. he said.
 Concentration on the job of win ming the war quickly and decisiveiy is the best preparedness for peace Keller said.
 No matter what our political. so- cial or economic view may be. 1t IS up to us to do everything We can to win the war fast" he said. indus try in that regard seems to me to be setting the country good example.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Spearheads Approach
 Berlin Suburban Villas Tn Showdown for Capital
BY ROBERT MUsEL

London, February 16 = (UP) = The Russian Army newspaper Red Star reported today that Russian spear heads striking at the very heart of Germany" were nearing Berlin's suburban villas and the river Spree.
 Two Red Armies were grinding away the defenses east and southeast of Berlin in a concerted assault that appeared to be the first phase of the showdown battle for the capital.
 The Nazis reported that they had blocked a thrust against Cottbus. turntable of the defense network southeast of Berlin only 48 miles from the capital. Marshal Ivan s. Koney's Army was closing on Cott- bus in a lightning drive that hao turned the Oder river line Delore the capital.
 His flank shielded by Konev's push into Brandenburg province south east of Berlin, Marshal Gregory k' Zhukov now was ready for the pay off drive against the city from ms oder valley positions 30-odd miles to | the east.
 The signal for the two-way at- tack on Berlin's near defenses was suggested by Red Star dispatcn which said:
 "Only a little distance is left to the banks of the Spree and Berlins suburban villas. The air is satur- ated with the odor of hot gunpoW- der. The German land is burning and smoking. The smoke from fireS and explosions darkens the horizon. The terrain and weather favor the enemy, who never fought so stun- bornly or so desperately as now that our spearheads are striking at the very heart of Germany"
 Moscow dispatches said that smashing blows by American ana British planes at Dresden, CottnuS and other key points behind the German lines had impeded frantic efforts by the Nazis to rush up rein- forcements to face Konev's troops.
 BOmbings Summarized
 Soviet newspapers published AL lied communiques on the bombing in support of the Red Army, and to- day the official TasS News Agency carried a dispatch from London summarizing them.
 Moscow advices said that behind Konev's forward positions dozens l (Continued on Page 4)
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Wor PIonts Need 14,OOO Workers

Boston, Feb. 16.-(UP)-NeVl England's war plants need 4,OOu more workers, the Regional wa Manpower Commission said today
 Of the total number needed, T. 400 top priority workers arc need ed within the next two weeks to maintain production of vital Wal materials.
 Boston needs 3.1OO additional workers within the two-week perioo
 About 126 plants in New Engiane with must" priorities now empioS about 280. .00O workers.
 The WING said the vital indus tries and their employment neea' were shipbuilding 3.700; radar l,9OO aircraft parts l.70O: ammunition l. 200. brass strip mills TOO; heavy ar tillery 600: wire rope 600; tire cort 600; foundry and forges 300; tan' and truck parts 300; heavy tires aIlt tubes 300; bomb components "OO special projects 200; duck tent ma terials 100.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Congressmen To Get Prize

Washington, Feb. l6 - iU.PD - Some Congressmen baked today at the announcement that two of their number may be rewarded financial ly for outstanding service.
 The offer was made by Golfers Weekly which said that it thinks congress is underrated. It plans to reward the senator and representa- tive who serve their country best this year" with $10,00O each, all amount equal to their yearly salar- ies
 Some legislators thought it was good idea. But many said they would give the money back If they got 1t. The ethics of the thing both cred most of them. One senator. who didn't want his name used, thought the plan juvenile.
 T think it's bum idea" he said "The senate isn't bunch of school boys trying to see who can write the best essay"
 Senator Claude Pepper. D., Fla, said 1t was "a very fine thing. A good thing to establish incentive among the members of congress They get so much cussing, it's fine thing for somebody to want to re- ward them for change"
 The prize winners will be chosen by & niine-man committee headed by owen D. Young, former chair man of the General Electric Con- pany. It includes three University presidents, Sidney Hillman, pres ident of the CIO Amalgamatec Clothing Workers, and George Meany, secretary of the AFL.
 Senator Charles w. Tobey, R., N H., commented facetiously: my what a change there will be in con- gress. I'll be on my best behavior from now on"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Japs Fear Landing
 On Ilv0 Gr11a Isles
(Signal Corps Photo from NEA Telephoto)
Rv FRANK TREMAINE

Admiral Nimitzs Headquarters, Guam, Feb 16.-(UP)-More than 1900 American planes from a hugo naval armada only 300 miles off the Japanese coast smashed at Tokyo area for at least nine hours today in the heaviest raid ever made on the enemy capital.
 (The Japanese Domei News Agency reported that the American operation was believed to presage landing operations on Two Jima "iri the near future" Domei predicted that fresh carrier attacks on the Japanese mainland will be made tomorrow, pointing out that this was rather obvious" from past naval landing operations.
 Shutting back and forth from the worlds greatest concentration oi aircraft carriers. the bombers, dive bombers, torpedo planes and fighters dropped perhaps 1000 or more tons of explosives on enemy air bases and other key installations in and around Tokyo.
 Some 750 miles south Of Tokyo, another big task force of battleships and other surface craft joined land based planes from the Mari anas in bombarding the Japanese stepping stone island of Two.
 A Japanese communique issued at 6:2O D. m. Toyko time (5:20 a. m. EWT) said approximately 30 war ships began the bombardment at dawn and still were pouring shells into the tiny air base island in the Volcano group 10 hours later.
 GA Washington dispatch said the carrier attack on Tokyo well
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Tokyo;s Concern OUer Reds Joining Allies Increasing

The Singapore commentator ad- mitted there is "an element of dan- ger" in the present situation. but insisted that Russia has nothing to gain by entering the Far Eastern war.
 There is no outstanding issue be- tween Russia and Japan that can- not be settled by peaceful negotia- ton. Russia has absolutely nc cause for war against Japan" he said.
 At the same time. the commenta- tor suggested that President Roose- welt and Prime Minister Churchill may have brought pressure on Soviet Premier Stalin at their Yalta con ference to attack the Japanese army in Mancharia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Posthumous Award For ). P. Kennedy

Boston, Feb. 16 - CU.P) - Joe yeph P. Kennedy. former U. s. am bassador to England, and his wife will receive a Navy cross awarded posthumously to their son, Joseph, Jr.
 It was disclosed last night by the late flyers family that Rear AdmAral Felix x. Gygax of the First Naval District will present 1t later this month.
 The 2o-year-old Kennedy. Navy lieutenant, was cited for "extraor- dinary heroism and courage in aerial flight as pilot of a U. s. Navy Liberator bomber on August IT, L044."
 He was killed on this mission, full details of which have never been revealed.
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Washington, February l6. - (UP) - Japanese propagandists speculated uneasily today that Russia may have decided at the recent big three con- ference to join the United States and Great Britain in war against Japan.
 A Singapore radio broadcast re- corded by EGG monitors voiced Tokyo's growing concern over the situation, linking the Big Three meeting with the fact that the Rus so-Japanese neutrality pact becomes subject to revocation in the next two months.
 The five-year treaty, concluded III April. 104l. requires either party to serve notice by April "A. 1945. If II wishes to denounce the pact. Fall urc to do so would renew the treeey automatically for another five years
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
French Deter Formula Plan
BY R. H. SHACKFORD

Washington, Feb. 16-(UP)-Only approval of France was needed to- day for worldwide publication of the proposed voting formula for the United Nations Council.
 The formula-offered by Presi- dent Roosevelt and accepted by the big three at Yalta-was referred to China and France last Monday for approval. They also were asked to be sponsors, with the big three, of the United Nations conference III San Francisco April 25.
 China immediately approved the voting formula and agreed to De a conference sponsor. France has not answered yet. The French cab inet was supposed to consider the question at a meeting today.
 The State Department has more or less confirmed that the formula follows the lines of solution offered at Dumbarton Oaks last summer by the British. Consequently it is ex- pected that the formula will be Ill this pattern
 Decisions would be by simple ma jority vote of the 11-nation council in cases not involving such Hast step" measures as economic pres sure or military force. Some of the parties to a dispute in such cases would have q right to vote.
 Decisions in cases involving eco homie or military measures against an aggressor nation would be by a majority vote of the council, pro- vided that majority always included the United States, Great Britain Soviet Russia, China and France.
 That rule would prevail even though one of the big five was a party to a dispute. thus giving those nations veto power against collec- tive punitive action against them- Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16

Guam, Feb. 16-(Via Navy Radio) -CUP)-The city of Tokyo. now undergoing the greatest assault in history from American carrier based aircraft. is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. Tokyo, with a total population Of 5000, GOO, has three times the num- Der of inhabitants as Berlin. In three particularly consested dis- tricts, the city has nine times the density of Berlin or more than lOO.- 900 persons per square mile.
 The Metropolitan area of Tokyo extend@ inland from the northern and western shores of Tokyo bay. It lies on the seaward edges of kanto
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-16
Tokyo One OfMost Densely Populated Cities L1 World

plain which is the largest lowland in Japan. This area and It's en- virons are honeycombed with count less military installations.
 Surrounded by the broad lowland, this congested urban area is the hub of a great network of air fields scattered throughout the lowland area. The Tokyo area is known to have at least several dozen opera tional airfields. air depots, storage bases and aviation training centers.
 This is a particularly good time of year for air operations over the Tokyo area. B20's over the city Thursday reported clear condi- 'tions below . high overcast.
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