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12_1944-12-27_p4_sn82014085_00393347077_1944122701_0761
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Reds Bottle TroPped Foe
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sional Germans scurrying from building to building. German gun batteries were said to have been mounted in the citys parks.
Two Soviet spearheads were less than three miles from the Hungar- ian royal palace on the west bank of the Danube early today and field | dispatches said long columns of | men and armor were streaming into | the city from the north, west and l south to bring the seven-week siege 1 to triumphant close.
(German broadcasts said other Russian forces on the east bank of the Danube had launched sup porting attack on the capital from that side, and admitted some ''in- filtration" of the Axis defenses)
Nine suburban communities gird- ling the western half of Budapest fell to the onrushing Red army yes- terday, completing the isolation of thousands of Nazi and Hungarian troops in a 150-square mile pocket comprising the capital itself and its east bank districts.
Just northwest of the capital, a second big Axis force was cut of in l the Pills Hills when the Russians swept across the northern edge of Budapest to the Danube while an- other column captured the Eszter- gom river crossing 19 miles to the northwest
Front reports said the garrison inside Buda, most of them tough Nazi elite guards sworn to make the city another Stalingrad. were fight ing desperately from a chain of improvised Notifications built in subway tunnels, homes and office buildings.
One Red army spearhead entered the metropolis from Budakeszi, 1 1-2 miles west of the city limits, and occupied zugliget, terminus of a suburban trolley line three miles from downtown Budapest. On its left flank, another force broke into the Lipotmezo district, also three miles from the city center.
A third column took the south western suburb of Budafok, one mile from the city line, and the adja- cent Budaors section, site of Buda- pests main airport.
Airport Under Fire
With the city's second main iar- port on the east side of the Danube at Matyasfold already under artil- lery fire, the fall of Budaors ended the Nazis' last hope of supplying their trapped garrison by air.
Pilissvorosvar, five miles north west of Budapest, also was taken by the Soviets. and another force swept around the northern end of the city on a three e-mile front, cap- turing Urom and Pomaz within two miles of the Danube. The Russians were believed to have reached the river beyond those towns.
At the same time, Marshal Feo- dor I. Tolbukhin's Third Ukrainian army forces beat of fierce counter attacks along the western and northwestern perimeter of their siege arc and extended their belt around that side of the city to depth of 20 to 30 miles, precluding the possibility of Nazi relieving thrust into Budapest.
Particularly fierce fighting was reported north of Szekesfehervar, where the Soviets destroyed 32 en- emy tanks and captured Csakar, Szar and Orosziany, the last 30 miles west of Budapest.
New Russian successes also were reported northeast of the capital, where the Second Ukrainian army drove up to the Hrony river on the eastern edge of the Bratislava Plain The SovietS reached the river on 13-mile front from Rybnik to Svety Jur Ma Hrony, and midway between those towns took Horny Sec, 97 miles east of Vienna.
Farther to the east, other Rus- sian forces drove within 15 miles south-southeast of the Slovak rail- way center of Losonc Gucenec), capturing Salgotarjan and IA other towns on the edge of the Matras mountains.
The Soviet morning communiQue said 2,340 prisoners were taken on the Hungarian front yesterday, run ming the total enemy casualties for the past five days to 21,808 killed or ; captured.
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The Wrangell sentinel.
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Late News
Bulletins
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GUAM - United States Pacific fleet, augmented by powerful Brit ish battleship and carrier task force poured shells and carrier planes for the seventh straight day Thursda,- at the Ryukyus. where Tokyo said American transports are moving for an invasion of Okinawa. 325 miles southwest of Japan.
Disclosing that the 35.O00-ton battleship HMS King George V. the z5,000-ton carrier ulustrious and other British warships, attacked Che southern end of the island chain on Monday and Tuesday, Admiral Chester Nimitz announced today.
The United States Pacific fleer continued it's March 29 attack on shore installations in the Ryukyus with carrier planes and surface gunfire"
Nimitz also disclosed the Jap planes and torpedo boats tried 10 deal blows at the attacking war ships on Tuesday, and four of their planes and "a number" of boats were destroyed. There was no men tion Of damage to American fleet units.
Tying in with naval and air op- erations along the southern ap- breaches to Japan, Gen. Douglas MacArthur announced at Manila that his planes bombed a factory. airdrome and trains on Formosa. and sank a 7O00-ton cargo ship and live coastal vessels offshore.
MANILA American conuuerors of the city of Cebu on Cebu island invaded Mactan island, directly across the narrow channel from that second port in the Philippines.
WASHINGTON-India-based Sun erforts struck Singapore Thursday. blasting oil supplies on this stra- tegic crossroads of the Jap empire. Approximately 40 B-29s made the attack This has been a popular target for the large planes and is the third strike this month.
WASHINGTON - Delegate Bart lett has announced that he favors the construction of a veterans hos pital in Alaska. The announcement was made following a conference with Brigadier General Frank Hines, veterans administrator. who also expressed an "actiye" interest.
R0ME-German troops continue to spread harassing artillery fire over the Fifth army front. Yester- day movements behind enemy lines were noticed in the central sector south of Bologna, but no major changes were reported from this stalemated battlefront.
CHUNGKING - Americans aban- doned the airbase of Laosokow, 200 miles northwest of Hankow March 26, field headquarters announced. Field was evacuated in the face of a push by Jap force estimated at S0,O00 men. Unless checked, the Jap drive eventually may menace Chungking, 400 miles to the south west.
LONDON-Danzig, tenth century Baltic city where the shooting Of the second world war started, has fallen to the Russians, German com mand announced While the cagtu-s was not confirmed by the Rcd Ai4tg Moscow dispatches said Stalin o.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Current Comment
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What did we gain by concluding a non-aggression pact with Ger many? We secured peace fol a year and a half. Joseph Stalin, Soviet Russian
head man.
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The Daily Alaska empire.
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BIC TIE-UpI5 THREATENED
CI0 Maritime Unions Plan Aetion-Chdrge Made
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WASHINGTON, April 4.-Repre- sentative Keefe, Republican of Wisconsin, asserted in the House that the present leadership of the National Maritime Union is con- niving with the agents of Stalin in attempting to place itself in a position to tie up the Panama Canal in the event of a national emergency.
Keefe mentioned Joseph Curran, President, and Harry Bridges as among the leaders to whom he re- ferred. He said that Curran and Bridges had sent to Panama, Harry Stoudt, who Keefe declared is a graduate of a secret Communist Party waterfront school, to or ganize on behalf of the CIO mari time unions.
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The Nome nugget.
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Conference
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 6-tP Urgent talks, seeking to avoid a permanent Big Five split over the veto vote issue are reported un- derway both in Moscow and San Francisco.
Stalin is said to be reviewing the Soviet insistence of the right to veto even in discussion in the world security council.
President Truman's personal emissary, Harry Hopkins, is hand ling the negotiations. Secretary Stettinius, as chief United States delegate to the United Nations conference is holding conferences on the subject here with Soviet Ambassador Gromyko.
American officials hope an ans- wer must come initially from Sta- lin by this week end at the very latest.
They consider the issue of such importance they are declining to fix any deadline. They expressed the view that if the present split aligning Russia against United States, France, China and Britain continues the small nations will demand opposing views be put to test conference vote.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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tionality of the grand jury's proced- ure and origin, and raising the question of violation of constitu- tional rights of the accused.
Three Ring Circus"
Attorney Slade termed the jury procedure "a three-ring circus" He also urged Judge Inglis to obtain 8 copy of the minutes of the grand jury proceedings to ascertain the various methods of intimidation which were used on witnesses called before the jury. Slade reiterated that the revelations of what went on in the grand jury room would be astonishing.
Arguments by Attorney James D. c. Murray for Mayor Frank Hayes required the greater part of the day, starting from the outset and continuing through 3 o'clock.
His contentious were followed by those of Attorneys John H. Cassidy and Harold Ashworth, who represent John G. Purdie, Corp. Counsel Charles S. O'Connor, Carl D. Olsen, James F. Healey, Frankie (Burns) Santalucia and Donate Pietraoria of Bristol.
Stalin Rules Here
MT. Cassidy presented several sen sational charges against the jury and MT. Alcorn, coloring his argu- ments with references such as If this is the law, then Stalin has come to rule in Connecticut"
MT. Ashworth argued that trial
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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LEG|ONNA|RES
HATE STALM,
HIS STOOGES Praise Roosevelt in His Closing of Nazi Consult
ates in This Country MAYOR SCULLY IN
VEL COMING DELEGATES Defense of Our Country Has Become Vital, Living
Problem, Said Mayor
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Despite Soviet Russia's war against Nazi Germany, the American Legion never will cease its fight on Commun- ism in the United States" !" delegates to the 23d annual convention of the Connecti- cut department, American Legion, were told at their opening business session at the Wilby High school audi torium this morning. The Americanism committee, in a re- port submitted by Chairman John Reitemeyer of Hartford, asserted that "while its would be utter folly to scorn any expedient weapon in defense of a great cause, we know too much of Soviet intrigue ana the revolutionary technique of the Third international in our own country to welcome Stalin and his American stoogeS into the company of those fighting to defend democ- racy." The committee report praised President Roosevelt's action in clos ing Nazi consulates but claimed the step should have been taken sooner.
Mayor Welcomes Them
Mayor Vincent A. Scully welcomed the delegates to the city shortly af-
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BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT,
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The capture of Novorossisk seems
likely to simplify the German trans
port and supply problem IN the
North Caucasian area. The harbor
is by far the best on the whole
Caucasian shore all the way from
the Kerch Strait to the Turkish
frontier. Rail and road connections
with the interior, especially the for
mer, are ample: there is a direct
line to Stalingrad and connections
by way of Krasnodar to Baku, as
well as the coastal line to Batum.
With Novorossisk as an advance
base and supply depot, the Ger
mans will be in a much better posi-
ton than formerly, as far as sup
plies are concerned, to conduct
large-scale military operations in
the Caucasian area, provided they
can solve the problem of supplying
Novorossisk itself by sea.
Their first need will be to collect
enough small craft of various sorts
to keep a maritime shuttle service
running between Novorossisk and
Kerch go miles,, or between
Novorossisk and Feodosia (120
niles. These two ports are in the
Crimea and have direct rail con-
nections with German occupied
Russia and with Germany itself.
1t Is to be presumed that by this
time the German engineers have
altered the gauge of the Crimean
railways SO that standard gauge
trains can be run from Germany
all the way to Kerch and Feodosia.
Shipping Requires Protection.
However, the problem of assem-
bling enough shipping is only part
OF the task. That shipping must be
adequately protected on its short
coast-wise run to Novorossisk. The
greater part of the run can be made
at night, thus utilizing the cover
OF darkness. Air escort can be pro-
vided and this will be especially
useful in the field of reconnaissance,
since wide daylight sweeps over ad-
jacent waters should be able to de-
tect the approach of Russian war
ships from the southwark in time
to give warning of impending at
tacks on the night-running conveys.
The conveys themselves can be
escorted by motor torpedo boats, of
which the Germans are believed to
have a number in the Black Sea.
They also have few small subma-
rines which were brought down the
Danube in sections and assembled
at Rumanian and Bulgarian ports.
These have limited radius of ac-
ton, but with Novorossisk as an
advance base, they might be able
to operate effectively against the
Russian Black Sea fleet.
The, Red fleet would not be able
to attack the coastal conveys with
out bringing it's ships within the
radius of action of the German
shore-based bombers, so that even
If considerable damage is done to
the conveys. at first, a process of
attrition may be set up which will
reduce the Russian naval strength
progressively as time goes on.
Ships Can't Be Replaced.
1t must be remembered that the
Black Sea feet, unlike most navies,
is in the unfortunate position of be-
ing unable to replace ships which
are lost and is finding increasing
difficulty in repairing those which
are seriously damaged.
1t is to be presumed that the float
ing dock which was brought to Nov
orossisk from Nikolaev has now been
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of q state. It is 3 matter Of indif-
ference to me what weak Western
civilization will say about me.
II have issued the command-and
I'll have anybody who utters but one
work Of criticism executed by fir-
ing squad-that our war aim does
not consist In reaching certain lines,
but in the physical destruction Of
the enemy.
Il got to know those wretched
worms, Daladier and Chamberlain,
in Munich. They will be too cow
ardly to attack. They won't 60 be-
yond a blockade. 80
Poland will be depopulated and
then settled by Germans. My pact
with Poland was intended only to
gain time. ="
Stain Called Sick Man.
After Stalin's death-he is a very
sick man-we shall demolish the
Soviet Union. The dawn Of Ger
man domination Of the world will
then break.
I'VE shall have to count on
Japan's reneging. I have given
Japan full years time. The En-
peror is counterpart Of the last
car. Weak, cowardly, undecided.
May he fall a victim to the revolu-
ton.
I'VE shall continue to stir up un-
rest in the Far East and in
Arabia. ="
"The opportunity is favorable as
never before be tough! Be
without compassion"
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plan. If he has it, he has left 1t
for later submission.
The President expressed hope that
freedom from Want-the right of
employment and the right of assur-
ance against life's hazards s"-would
mot be regarded as an issue-but
rather as task for all of us to study
sympathetically"
He told Congress, however that
IF the security of the individual
citizen, or the family. should become
a subject of national debate, the
country knows where I stand"
Defensive in Pacific Passing.
Dealing with the fighting record
of the last year, the President en-
phasized what had been done par
ticularly in two areas. OF the Pa
cific area he said. the period of our
defensive attrition in the Pacific is
passing.
Now our aim is to force the Jap
anese to fight. Last year, we stopped
them. This year we intend to ad-
vance"
BY far the largest and most i'm
portant developments in the whole
strategic picture of 1912" Mr.. Roose-
welt asserted, were the events on
the long front in Russia: First, the
implacable defense of Stalingrad.
and, second, the offensives by the
Russian armies at various points
which started in the latter part Of
November and which still roll on
with great force and effectiveness. "
On the question of aid to China
Mr.. Roosevelt said we are flying in
as much lease-lend material as ever
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The Daily Alaska empire.
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ENCLAND'S COOL CADOGAN
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diplomacy, and is making capltal of the time afforded by the stale mate at Dumbarton Oaks.
Congressmen who never used to get a toe in the door of the eXclu- sive British embassy are invitec in droves by .rd Halifax, and on one of these occasions, Sir Alex ander proved to be popular honor guest. He fraterni2ed with the representatives from the cross roads. and left no doubts of Brltisa friendliness.
Sir Alexander, of course, is 6 professional diplomat and has been a leading figure at many an his toric occasion. As the professional head of the British foreign office, the senior civil servant, he ofter aocompaaies Eden.
Sir Alexander went with Ed on his Moscow trip to see Premies Josef Stalin in December, 1941, ana he was also present at the famou: Atlantic Charter meeting. He was with Winston Churchill at Moscow again in 1942, and at the QueLo conference and Teheran.
Ignores Bombs
Sir Alexander keeps in stride q. home despite the bombs whicf twice have blown out his ofiico windows In the unflurried corri- dors of Whitehall, Cadogan's i'm perturbability in the most tryins circumstances is a byword
Even on the night before Britain declared war on Germany in Sep tember, 1889, though meetings were going on almost without ces sation, he appeared at an evening session fawlessly dressed for din ner. Sir Alexander casually eX- plained that he has reduced the art of bathing and changing for din ner to 12 minutes.
Clarity and brevity' are Sir Alexander's favorite injunctions to Il&S lOTtlSll OlllCC otdhf eiiN iit.' bone-dry sense of humor even creeps into his office memoranda upon occasion. Only on the golf course does Sir Alexander relaX completely, and there, it is said. his language can be as colorful a. his behaviour is correct on all ficial occasions.
Sir Alexander, now 60, is younger son of the fifth Earl O. Cadogan, and has been profeS sional diplomat ever since he GraG uated from Oxford in 1908. He married a daughter of the fourth Earl Of Gosford in 1912 and they have one son and three daughters. They divide their time between London and a cottage on the British countryside.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Poles To Play Biz Role
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Moscow, May 22-(UP)-Prof. Oscar Lange, University of Chicago faculty member who came here to study Soviet Polish relations, said last night that Premier Joseph V. Stalin personally had assured him that Poland twill play very im- portant role in Europe"
LAnge revealed in o statement to foreign correspondents had not yet released to the Soviet press that he had conferred with Salin for two hours Wednesday night.
He said Stalin told him it was ''to the interest of the Soviet Union that Poland be strong" and de- clined to implify his statement. {, He emphasized that he came to the Soviet Union as private cit- izen and that he represented mo- body but myself" He indicated the information he had gathered would be used on his return to the United States to develop friendship be- tween Polish-Americans and the Soviet Union.
Lange arrived in Moscow recently with the Rev. Stanislaus Orleman- ski, Springfield, Mass..' priest who was granted two interviews with Stalin and also was assured that Russia desired a strong, Democratic Poland capable of resisting the Germans.
Lange plans to return to the United States by plane.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Russian planes were blasting from the skies great Junker-52 transport planes which sought to take rein forcements and supplies to the Ger mans in the Stalingrad area.
Today's noon communique re- ported that in one northwest -Stalin- grad sector the Russians storme6 a strong fortified position frontally and from both Hanks, forcing the Germans to retreat in disorder, leaving 300 dead and large quanti- ties of arms and equipment.
Tn another northwest Stalingrad sector the artillery. pr 1ring the way for new advances, destroyed l9 German dugoutS and block houses and blew up an ammunition dump
Southwest of Stalingrad. the Rus sians were now within eight miles of Kotelnikovo, 90 miles from the city on the Caucasus railroad. after capturing the towns of Nishni- Yablitchy, rche-Zablitchy and Nebykov which form an arc north and east of it.
In this area the Russians took Zhutov and Toulikov railroad sta tions IS miles from Kotelnikoyo.
The noon cofnmunique said that in one southweSt-Stalingrad sector the Russians had destroyed 25 pill boxes and 2l firing points.
It was here that the German op- erational base was taken.
In the fighting. a German bat talion of 1000 men was routed and nearby four disabled tanks were captured.
Inside Stalingrad city artillery and mortars were active, destroying nine block houses and dugouts and si- fencing eight field guns and I6 trench mortar batteries.
Scattered German counter-attacks were broken.
On the central front west of Moscow. the Russians continued to advance slowly west of Rzhey and east of Velikie Luki.
Marching through blizzard snows, the Russians took a number of vil- lages and smaller fortified points, said, and killed 3.200 Germans in the last 24 hours. They had captured in the same period. 30 guns and damaged i2 tanks.
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The Wilmington morning star.
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Moscow Dateline
ZJz:1lI27 CASSIDY
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them. We're glad to have them
make this light for u.s.
We slept that night in a medi-
cal dressing station, heated tent
with straw spread on the floor and
iron cots ranged along the walls,
while the artillery sang its deep,
hoarse lullaby. In the morning, we
found pouring rain had reduced
the dirt road to a terrible bog of
oozing black mud. We set out,
nevertheless, for Yelnia, greatest
objective yet taken by the Red
army and final objective of our
trip, seventy-five miles from our
tent. Through water-filled bomb
and shell craters, under drenched
pine trees, and across soggy fields,
we slogged all the day. We slept
that night in a pine forest outside
Dorogobuzh and drove on the next
day to Yelnia.
On the battlefield, we traced the
first major Russian victory OF the
war, a victory which elected the
Germans, for the first time on any
front, from any considerable
amount of territory. A brigade
commissar, who had taken part IN
the action explained it to us.
Here, the Germans own tactics
of encirclement and determination
had been turned against the Nazis
for the first time, tactics which
they were to face again in the
battles of Moscow and Stalingrad.
The graveyard of Yelnia itself,
which the Germans fired before
they left, was lined with the skel-
etons of burned houses, standing
like lonely sentinels along the raw
aged streets. Around the city the
fields were torn by tank treads,
slashed by anti-tank bitches, and
strewn with shattered Gotta ges.
The devastation was far greater
than anything had seen after the
war in the west. There, after the
fall of Paris, I found the battle
had passed swiftly and lightly over
most places, punching only a few
holes in a village here, wreckins
a crossroads there. Around Yelnla
all was consumed in frightful
all-devastating struggle between
two giants, fighting savagely tt
the death.
From Yelnia we turned bacl
through Wanna to Moscow. Th'
first stories were written unde:
the dateline, With the Red Army.
And two weeks later, after po
litical intermission for the three
power supply conference, tn
greatest battle of the year, thu
battle of Moscow, began along tha
same front.
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The Nome nugget.
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Not many miles west of the westernmost tip of the Seward Peninsula lies Siberia, the out flung possession of Red Russians now battling to retain their Flu ropean homelands.
And quartered on that Siberian soil is the Soviet Red Banner ' army. believed to number some half a million men, equipped with 5000 tanks, 5000 armored cars and 5000 planes.
They are the pride of the So viet armed forces, these Siberian troops, and they have proved themselves more than once by giving crack Nipponese forces mauling in border encounters.
Despite recent rumors, it is not believed that there have been any sizable movements of these Siberian soldiers to European Russian as endorsements in the death struggle agalnst the Nazls. For the Stalin war advisers, while keeping both fists pound ing at the Germans, have kept watchful eyes on the willy Japan csc. Right now, with the new Toja war cabinet ruling the Tokyo roost, there seems less liklihood than ever before that the Siber- ian defense forces will be moved west.
Indeed, if pushed too hard by the Nazis, 1t seems more prob able that the Soviets will drop back to new defense front in the Ural Mountains, behind which canny Joe Stalin has cen tered his most intensive indus trial developments, than that those Siberian troops will be call ed away from their constant viz il, on the western shores of Der ing Strait.
Meantime, speculation in Eng land has been rife regarding the possible use of the Siberians as fresh endorsements against the supposedly War-weary German army. Those half-million fresh troops, thrown into the fight right now might decisively turn the tide of battle. some of the British war chiefs believe.
Although we have seen no com ment from the Stalin headquar- ters regarding the matter, the
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Imperial Valley press.
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Huns Beaten i'm
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and pin down a major portion of
the NaZi armies in Russia during
the cold months. These experts
believed the heavy losses suffered
by both the Germans and Russians
have not yet been so severe as to
impair the major fighting strength
Of either side.
RI iNKING MANEUNER
The Soviet counter-attack north
west Of Stalingrad was developing
steadily and appeared to be pinch
ing the big German forces as
scmbled on the Stalingrad battle
ground
The Russians fought off several
NaZi counter r-attacks northwest OF
the city and were driving in with
flanking maneuver designed t.
force the Nazis to pull out the
troops attacking Stalingrad from
the north and northwest.
The Soviet drive was aimed for
a range Of hills some Of which al
ready were in Russian hands Pcs
session of the whole range it was
believed would unhinge the German
defense positions
In Stalingrad itself bitterly
fighting Soviet forces wrested back
several blocks of territory from the
Germans and destroyed attacking
Nazi tanks.
The German high command
again noted the determined Soviet
ccunterattacks reporting they had
been repulsed northwest of the city
and that in Stalingrad German
troops had captured some Com
munist party buildings close 10 the
Volga river bank.
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Imperial Valley press.
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SuIiClnC COullCli, ItpO' lCd OildI-
heavy artillery ducls had broken a 1
slalemate of several weeks in the .
DonctS Basin.
The Germans were said 10 have
made futile attempts to destroy the
Russian brideehcads along the right
bank of the river, south OF lHyum'
Krasny -Liman and Lisichansk
The Red army repulsed tank, in
fantry and air attacks and then
countcrattacked to deepen and wild
en- their bridgCheadS, 1t was SAID.
The newspaper reported that aeraS
to the west and southwest of the
river were honc"Combed with
trenches and other emplaccmentS
forming a strong Russian defense
OlfenSC line.
IL was in that area that the Sow
let winter campaign begged down
after rushing all the way from the
Stalingrad district.
Reports from the front said the
Germans attacked all day yeSter-
day on the Kuban line but that
Russian troops had broken the at
tacks and improved their own posi-
tions.
ARTILLERY ducls and intensified
air and naval engagements were re-
ported in the NoVoroSSiSk area
where the Russians have been try
inc for weeks to drive the Germans
out of their chief stronghold on
the Taman peninsula of the Cauc-
aSuS.
The Soviet midday communique
said four German planes were de-
stroyed in combat and by antiair-
craft fire in this area in the last
"a hours. Red artillery cleaned out
II enemy dugouts and pillboXes and
silenced several artillery and mortar
/ batteries.
The Russian high commands
midnight communication reported
six -propelling bargeS carrying
Axis troops were sunk by WarShipS
of the Russian Black sea fleet near
Anapa, 27 miles northwest of Nov
OroSSiSk.
Todays fighting in the Kuban
area was said to have centered
northeast of Novorossisk, but the
earlier communique told of an at
tempted attack by four German
regiments, or up to, $4,000 men, tC
the east of the Black sea base.
1t was believed the Germans
might bc attacking ON this new
front in order to divert Soviet
strength from the southern ap-
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Great Britain and the United States must hold firm to hold the peace of the world-Lady Astor, member of English House of Com mons.
None can put pressure on the people to manipulate the elections. That is why our elections are the Cally free democratic elections in the world.-Joseph Stalin, Russian dictator.
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LONDON, Dec. 3.-The Lon
don Star said today a Roose-
velt-Stalin Churchill confer
ence in the Middle East has
drawn up a final "give in or die
ultimatum to Germany.
Stain Is at war parley; meet
ing with Churchill and Roosevelt;
give in or die to Germany" was the
way the afternoon newspaper head
lined the article.
A Berlin broadcast, quoting ad-
vices from Lisbon, declared the
meeting would end during the day
and predicted that communique
announcing the decisions reached
would be issued before nightfall.
Earlier, Chairman Connally of
the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee had declared in Fort
Worth, Tex, that another great
conference is taking place in the
Middle East" among the three
United Nations leaders and de-
scribed the meeting as "of para
mount significance" Story on
Page ABB
The Churchill, Roosevelt, Stain
meeting. about which there has been
so much speculation, has taken
place, the London Star said.
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W.L.. WiIIkie Sees 5ighfs in
Red Capital
No Date Set Yet for Con- ference with Russian
Leader
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MOSCOW, Sept. 22.-Presidential Emissary Wendell L. Willkie spent his second day here sightseeing and looking over the Red Army's col lection of captured German troop banners which are on display
Tonight he planned to attend a jazz band concert featuring Amer ican tunes.
Willkie was received yesterday by Foreign Commissar Molotov. but no date has yet been set for him to see Premier Josef Stalin.
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BY HUGH FULLERTON, Jr,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
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ASSOClhLeu FIeSS 0poIts "1itei.
Veterans at Percy Jones Hos
pital, Battle Creek. Mich, have
organized the Malaria Classic"
Tenpin League as part Of the re-
Mobilization program. And when
someone asked one of the boys
how the league stood with the
American Bowling Congress, he
replied: "ABC, sure. Those are
the pills we used to get with our
K rations."
Every member of the Tractor"
soccer team which soon will begin
competition in the USSR foot
ball championships has been
decorated with orders and "for
defense of Stalingrad" medals.
And the Kiev Dynamo" team,
also composed Of fighters, lost
its best goal tender, Trussevich.
was was shot by the Germans.
Leo Diegel, winter golf pro at
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At the weeks end Red forces, their
backs to the broad Volga, still held
bomb-devastated Stalingrad upon which
the Germans were trying to close the
hooks of titanic steel pincers. These
are composed of about so divisions or
more than 100000 men.
A few days ago the fate of the big
Industrial city, which some military OBJ
servers believe Is now the main Axis
objective In the 1912 eastern front CAM
paign. seemed essentially hopeless. But
the Russian troops not only have been
able to hold their ground but to launch
counterattacks In front of Stalingrad.
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: RuSSias announcement of the oc-
cupation of Kharkov in a triumph
ant climax to the first Soviet sum-
mer offensive followed by a few
hours a Nazi acknowledgment of
the loss of the Ukrainian military
and industrial stronghold.
Moscow saluted the capture of
KharXov with 20 salvoes by 225
guns tonight, the Soviet broadcast
of Stalin's victory announcement
said.
Ten Russian divisions will have
the name "Kharkov" added to their
designations in honor of their con-
quest of Russia's fourth city.
To-day, Aug. %, troops of the
Steppe front with the active CO.
operation of the flank of troops of
the Voronezh and Southwest fronts,
have broken the resistance of the
enemy and taken by storm the town
of Kharkov," Stains order of the
day said
FREED OF YOKE
Thus the second capital of the
Ukraine, our own Kharkov, has
been freed of the Yoke of the Ger
man Fascist ScoundrelS.
In the offensive battles for the
capture of the town of Kharkov, our
troops have shown a high standard
of battle training, Valor and
maneuverability."
In contrast with the Soviet an
nouncement was the language of
the German high command in striv-
ing to minimize the reverse suffer-
dby the Nazis in the Northeast
ern Ukraine.
"Kharkov, which in the course of
the campaign in the east repeatedly
changed hands and which today is
merely ii heap of ruins, was again
evacuated according to plan in the
course of a detaching movement" a
broadcast Berlin communique said.
Even as the capture of Kharkov
was announced, Russian forces far
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REDBATTLE GLOW SEEN
IN BERLIN
Ru ssians Smash Three Bridgeheads Across
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BULLETlN--LONDON, Feb. 6. The Red Army has smashed across the Oder River on 55- mile front southeast of Breslau, Stalin announced tonight.
German broadcasts declare the Soviets have flung three bridgeheads over the river east of Berlin and within 35 miles of the German Capital City.
Stalin is still silent whether the Oder was forced at it's closest point to Berlin.
The First Ukrainian Army has rammed Is miles beyond the Oder in Silesia, seizing six towns, including the west bank strong holds of Brief, "A miles south west of Brcslau, and Ohlau IA miles southeast of Breslau, Silesia.
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Russia, in which Roosevelt would have found himself right in the middle.
The President acted as middle man between Churchill and Stalin at Teheran in ironing out the Balkans, plus the time and place of the Second Front. FDR swung his weight with Stalin when it came to the Second Front, and also veered toward Stalin regarding the right of Russia to influence Bull garia, Rumania and the eastern half of the Balkans.
However, a lot more problems between Stalin and Churchill have arisen to be ironed out and Presi- dent Roosevelt is thinking twice before plunking himself down in the middle. One is Iran, where Moscow newspapers already are complaining about the presence of United States troops, even though those troops were sent there to speed lend-lease supplies to Russia.
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BY LELAND STOWE,
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BY LELAND STOWE,
Foreisn Correspondent of The Star ant
Chicago Daily News.
WITH THE RED ARMY ON THE
RZHEV FRONT.-It is an unprece-
dented experience to visit a wal
front, whole series of headquar-
ters and advance posts, and find two
men sharing the command, whether
1t is the command of division or a
regiment, or whatever the unit may
be. Mine, perhaps, is the first and
last such experience that any for
eign correspondent will have, at
least for an unpredictable period
for the status of the Red Army S
commissars has just radically been
altered by governmental decree.
Nevertheless, the former commits
sars of all ranks-from the rank
equivalent to captain up to the
rank equivalent to full general-are
still in the Russian Army and their
contribution to Russia's fighting &C
tivities will still be extremely great
Their new functions merely change
the manner in which their unques-
tionably high capacities will be used
Commissars All Leaders.
In various sectors of the Rzhev
front I have met dozens of commits
sars including many who have es-
corted me around for hours and
including several who are as widely
known in the Red Army as the gen.
erals with whom they have shared
command. Without exception these
men bore the stamp of leaders-of
leaders in the civil and political as
we'll as the military sense. Among
these younger commissars you find
a keenness and a grasp OF the full
scope of the world conflict which
is nothing short of notable. For
intelligence they probably surpass
In average the intelligence of any
men of similar age and authority in
any army in the world.
For the 16 months of the Russo
German war, the commissarS, as
fighting teachers-p -preachers-propa-
gandists and efficiency experts, have
admittedly achieved wonders at
building and maintaining the Red
Army soldiers morale. When you
talk with them you understand how
they have done it. By an acute,
unceasing interest in the common
soldiers welfare, needs and per-
plexities. BY personal courage and
power of personal example. BY
prompt removal of sources of dis
satisfaction and complaint. BY liv-
ing always on terms of utmost de-
mocracy and intimacy with their
men.
Must Be Soul of Regiment.
When Stain said the commissar
must be the soul of the regiment
or of his company" he meant just
that
AS Ilya Ehrenbrg says, "The
commissar occupies himself first OF
all with the heart of the soldier"
For the past two months, Stalin-
grad, in considerable part, has re-
manned standing as monument to
the Red Army commissars' devotion
to and fulfllment of their task. Now
most of the commissars Of the upper
grades will become regular military
commanders in the Red Army-but
they will be officers of the broadest
and most thorough general training
that surely any modern army has
ever had.
With the change in the commits
sars' status, the Red Army will re-
vert to the system of single COM
mand of all military units and at
this stage of the war that may prove
to be a definite advantage. There
will be the temptation abroad to
assume, therefore, that the COM
missar system was failure. On
the basis of much previous inquiry
and on the basis of these days OF
observation in front sector, l am
convinced that such seeming con-
clusion would be entirely erroneous.
Morale Building Function.
Even if a singleness of individual
command has shown itself desirable
the new decree takes great care to
retain the tremendously useful mo-
building functions OF the COM
missars. While Army commanders
have now been given full RESPONSE
bility for military decisions, new
post of assistant commander fol
political work. has been established
This means a great number OF the
younger commissars will continue
their work almost exactly as before
with the one difference that they
will be subordinate to the military
commanders of their units.
The full significance of the re-
vised status of the Red Army's COM
missars will be lost unless full ac'
count is taken of the opening ur
of the regular officers ranks to older
more experienced commissars: Either
Immediately, in few cases, or after
special officers training courses fol
a great many other. In other words
the decree taps a great reservoir
of officer material for the Russian
Army and the major portion o.
their reservoir consists of men al
ready highly trained in Leadership
and closely experienced with front
line warfare.
All Academy Graduates.
1t is not generally realized thai
Red Army commissars with the
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Persian Gulf route. The fall OF Stalin-
grad would mean the virtual separation
of the Russian northern and southern
armies, and while the Germans would
yet have to fight for the oil in the Cau-
casus, the oil would be denied to the
sections Of Russia north Of the door that
the Germans will all but close If they
reach Stalingrad. The Won Book armies
are still far from that city.
The preparation of the actual Cau-
casian campaign, however, apparently
entails yet more preliminaries even
should Stalingrad fall If Won Book can
not break Timoshenkos forces before he
seeks entrance into the Caucasus, he
must cover his own armies by proceeding
down the Volga to Astrakhan, where the
famous old river spills into the salty
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picked up momentum and crushed Ill resistance as it rolled toward the gallant garrison of Stalingrad, fight ng in the 60th day of one of the ,reatest battles of history.
Front-line dispatches said un- ,recedented losses, cold, heavy rains, mud and no gains were forcing a ,lacIaning of German attacks against northwestern section of stalingrad city, and that the Rus ians were gaining the local 1nitia- i've.
The Soviet noon communiQue, however, reported continued fierce lighting with Germany infantry and .anig around factory fortress in northwestern Stalingrad. Enemy infantry split off from the tanks and two penetrated the factory, but yero disabled by Soviet guns.
Suffering heavy losses, the Ger mans fell back to positions from which they have not advanced m three days. Five German planes were shot down.
Russian Counter r-Attacks
On some streets, the Russians counter-attacked and the Germans compelled to take the defensive, feverishly began fortifying half ruined buildings, the foundations
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Stubborn SOviets Holding Battered Lines Against
Nazi Attacks GERMAN ACTION IS
VERY MUCH REDUCED Stalingrad Area Will Be Soon Swept By Biz.
cards, Below Zero
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BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff CorrespOndent)
Cold winds and rain swept the long Russian front to- day, heralding the imminent arrival of winter weather and the expected cessation oi large-scale military opera. tions. Moscow reported that bad weather had closed down on the critical Stalingrad front where stubborn Soviet forces held their battered lines against incessant Nazi attacks, Ber- lin said that cold and rain had spread south to the Caucasus where - combined with stiff Russian re- sistance = 1t hampered Nazi efforts to push further south.
Fighting from the ruins of Stall ingrad's big industrial plants. So- viet forces in the 57th day of the battle reported no further with drawals. Nazi air action was re- duced sharply by the bad weather and there were indications that the current big German attack might be drawing close to an end.
A German hint that the capture of Stalingrad may not be effected in the present campaign was given by a military spokesman in Berlin who was quoted as saying that the high command did not regard the battle as concluded and consequently was busily engaged in building de- fensive positions at Stalingrad and strengthening the Nazi lines in obyi- ous anticipation of a Russian coun- ter-attack.
German reports indicated that preparations for a counter-blow had been noted north of Stalingrad and London heard that the Russians were preparing to make another smash on the Rzhev salient north west of Moscow.
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The word of the Soviet diplomat was accepted at true value; how ever, more than five months have elapsed since that promise was made and the personal property of the members of the Lithuanian Legation still remain unreturned. The Soviet diplomats have turned @ deaf ear to the repeated requests of the French Foreign Ministery and the constant reminders from the Dip lomatic Corps.
According to the story, the Soviet diplomats may not know that the entire Diplomatic Corps laughs ct them, as much as 1t is permitted for them to laugh under existing war conditions. Joke after joke emanates, just to brighten those dreary war days. It Is said that the Moscow representative will don the Lithuanian Ministers trousers in order to become real Lithuanian representative. There is even talk circulating that a pair of shoes be- longing to a Lithuanian diplomat WSAS sSAAV VI &MVoGVW AIlu tIlAt Stalin Is at odds with Molotoff be. cause both of them wish to be in a Lithuanian diplomats shoes ....
After this episode, 1t is said, no diplomat wishes to associate with the Soviet diplomats, even the Axis diplomats themselves are keeping away.
Ambassador Recalled
On April 25th news came from vichy that the Russian Ambassador, Jacob Suritz, was recalled to Mos- COW at the request of the French government. Perhaps this official Incident is linked with the footing story.
Neverthless, the Great Soviet Empire has been enriched by all the personal effects of little Lithu- ania's Minister to France, Petras klhnas, the letters state that the Soviet Russian invaders are not satisfied with what they seized in Lithuania, they also want the toys of the Lithuanian diplomats chil- 1ren, their clothing, personal photo- yraphs and whatever else they can yrab.
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The W ashington Merry Go Round
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By DREW PEARSON tLt Col Robert s. Allen now on active
service with the Army)
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WASHINGTON-D Diplomats who studied the agenda of the Big Three" Conference in advance, say that Franklin Roosevelt faces the most crucial conference of his career. Out of it will come either World Peace and an ordered world for the next 50 years; or the early seeds of another war.
Roosevelt's problem will be to persuade Stalin and Churchill to go along on broad unselfish peace plans, including Dumbarton Oaks, at time when most of the trump cards no longer are in his hands.
Four years ago, just after France fell, Churchill would have given anything, any kind of broad peace machinery, any reasonable part of the Empire to secure American Support. Today he will not even promise the return of Hongkong to China
Three years ago when Russia was fighting back to the wall at Stalingrad, Stalin would have given far-reaching pledges for a broad peace plan. Today he will not even accept Dumbarton Oaks unless Russia has a veto of the Council of the United Nations to block any disciplinary action against an ag- gressor nation.
FDR. has to face the fact that both Stalin and Churchill now have most of what they want, and Roosevelt is left with almost no trump cards, except the humani- tartan appeal that the Allies must not abandon the goal of peace for which mankind fought, plus the threat that the American people, if disillusioned, will become isola- tionist as never before.
THE BIC THREE" AGENDA
Perhaps the toughest nut Roose- welt has to crack is to secure Stalin's acceptance of the Dum- barton Oaks peace machinery with out crippling amendments. First, however, let's examine the points on the agenda which should be easier. There are six main items on the Big Three" Agenda, as fol- lows:
l. WAR AGAINST JAPAN-This was promised by Stalin at Teheran as soon as Germany was defeated. It was promised in return for the Allied second front in Germany and there is no reason to believe Stalin will not keep this pledge. He has been meticulous in keeping prom ises once they have been given. and F.DR. expects no trouble about this.
2 POLAND-Rooseve is propos- ing a compromise whereby Premier Mikolajczyk, recently resigned from the London-P Polish Government, will enter the Russian-inspired Lublin Government of Poland The United States and Britain would then recognize the Lublin Government. The President is also proposing that Russia withdraw some of it's claims to old Poland as conciliatory ges- ture to the Poles.
3. THE BALTIC PROVINCES The United States will now recog- nize Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia as part of Russia Thus far the United States has recognized them
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POLITICAL
5EN5ATI0N
I5 CREATED
Results of British Election Big Topic of Poisddm
Delegates
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BH DANIEL DEUCE Associated Press CorrespondenD
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POTSDAM. July 2.-News of the British Labor party's election triumph produced the political sen- sation of the year among delegations to the three great allied powers in Potsdam today.
The defeat of Prime Minister Churchills government apparently marks the second break in the ori- ginal Big Three and leaves Pre- mier Stalin as the only member of that triumvirate.
The first break was the death April l2 of President Roosevelt. whose place was filled by President Truman.
Clement R. Attlee has been at tending the Potsdam conference with Churchill. and thus is fully inform led cn the discussions.
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Catholics Have Duty
OF Opposing US. Rush
To War, Retreat Is Told
Present Foreign Policy
Of 'Provocution' lmmoruI,
Editor Declares
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Charging that the present policy
of "provocation" by the national ad-
ministration lis immoral" the Rev.
DR.. Edward Lodge Curran. editor
and president of the International
Catholic Truth Society, yesterday
declared the Catholic Church had
the moral duty of opposing the
war-mad momentum in Washington
and of keeping the United States
out of war;.
DR.. Curran, who is pastor of st.
Joseph's Church at Brooklyn. was
the principal speaker at a breakfast
of the Washington LayWomen's Re-
treat League at the Mayflower Ho-
tel, following their annual commun-
ion mass at st. Matthews Cathe-
dral.
The pon-Catholic population OF
this country" declared DR.. Curran,
lis looking to the Catholic Church
for the defense of our Nation against
the Communistic menace in our
midst and also for the protection of
our Nation against participation in
foreign warfare.
THE Catholic Church and all of
its constituent groups must take the
leadership in keeping us out of war
because war is a moral problem as
well as military and economic one.
Foreign Policy Called Immoral.
The present policy Of provoca-
ton pursued by the national admin
istration in saying and doing things
with the hope that foreign powers
will attack us is immoral 1t is just
as immoral for one government to
provoke another government to vio-
lence. as it is for one individual to
provoke another individual to vio-
lence.
1T is only within the last month
that a Catholic head of great
peace organization in this country
denounced the half-baked intel
lectuals produced by non-sectarian
universities in this country who are
attempting to lead us into war. On
that occasion the same prominent
non-Catholic thanked God for the
fact that Catholic University had
not produced half-baked intel
lectuals here in the Uniteed States"
Criticizing unfortunate apologize
Catholics" who even blame the
Catholic Church for things that
happen in Soviet Russia, and at
tempt to be loyal to our dear COM
rade, pal Stalin,'" DR.. Curran de-
clared that a recent speech on the
part of "a prominent Catholic jurist
| made at the convention dinner of
the Knights of Columbus at Atlantic
City was typical of the "apologetic
Catholicism that should be con-
demned."
No "SO-Called Liberal Type"
I'VE need a militant type of
Catholic in this country, and not an
apologetic type" declared the priest.
We need militant type of Cath
olic, and not an inferiority type /.
not a So-called liberal type"
Catholics with inferiority COM
plexes,' he said, Operate on the
thesis that Catholicism is a minority
religion in this country. Religious
statistics prove that Catholicism is
the majority in this country. The
Catholic Church has a membership
of over 100000 in this country.
The next nearest group is probably
the Methodists with not more than
100000 or 100000"
Presiding at the breakfast was the
Rev. John Spence, spiritual direc-
tor of the Washington Laywomen's s
Retreat League, who introduced
many distinguished representatives
of the clergy. At the breakfast ia
BILE for officers of the league were a:
Mrs. Joseph A. Egan, president:
Mrs. F. w. Landvoight, vice presi-
dent and chairman in charge of ar
rangements, and others.
Good Out of Evil.
Father Spence emphasized the
value of spiritual retreats as "far
more effective in this Nation than
bombs"
Declaring that war is an evil
thing, always is" the priest said
sometimes God uses evil to bring
about good. believe that the pres
ent conflict Is Gods way of bring
ing the world to His feet"
At the communion mass in st
Matthews Cathedral, the Rev. John
H. Schultz, of Holy Redeemer Col
lege, Catholic University, delivered
the sermon.
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By Associated PresSI
The Gemans hurled an entire in- fantry division and dozens of tanks against the Russian lines in the factory district in northern stal- ingrad today, losing 1,500 killed and II tanks destroyed A total of g Nazt planes also were shot down.
The Soviet midnight Friday communique indicated most of the Red Army's positions had held fast despite attacks from seYer.l dirce- tions.
Germans losses on the Rus iaq fronts were said to be terrific and one report said the Germans n" asked for a 24-hour truce to bu. their dead to which Stalin agre"4 providing the Germans announclt the truce and it's purpose in Ger many This the Nazis refused to do.
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In these days of war, the public has the impression that the State Department is bursting with infor- nation for the press and that a press conference with Secretary Hull must be something to tell your grandchildren about.
But here is about an average con- ference with the Secretary of State.
Asked about German plane over Iceland, MT. Hull said he hadn't heard of it.
Asked about his conversations with the French Ambassador. he said he had nothing especially new in mind.
Asked about Ambassador Crews report from Tokyo, he said he had nothing more at this time.
Asked about the U. s. mission to Russia, he referred the question to the White House Mf1e did add that Stalin was agreeable to having a conference.
Other questions brought the an- swers that he had nothing on the subject, that he was not able to let the question pass. and that the ques- tioner should ask the Post Office Department.
The only affirmative statement was to commend speech given by Jus tice Murphy to the Knights of Co., lumbus favoring aid to Russia. Copyright. 1941, by United Feature
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police questioned her and sobbed If Trotsky dies I am going to kill. myself because I am great ad- mirer of him."
She was said to have told police that she met Trotsky's mysterious assailant through her sister Ruby whom she said was a former secre- tary to Trotsky.
Surgeons who performed an op- eration on Trotsky for skull frac- ture at the Green Cross Emergency hospital had said that If he lived for a few hours he might have a fighting chance.
But at 8. m. G a. m. EDT) bulletin said that Trotsky's condi- tion was very serious and that his pulse was IA as compared tc 94 at 3 a. m.
He rallied slightly during the early morning hours.
Trotsky's mystery man assailani lay in the same hospital, having been severely wounded by Harold Robbins, head guard at the fortified Trotsky villa in the Coyoacan suburb where the attack was made
Trusted Friend Attacker
The asSailant, a trusted friend who had been given the freedom of the villa, was known as Frank Jack son, an American, and was said to have an American wife. But he told Gen. Manuel Nunez, police chief, at the hospital, that he was Jacques Mornard Van Den Dreschd 36. born at Tehran, Persia, of Bel gian parents, newspaper man by profession. He told Gen. Nunez also; T would give my life blood fo, Trotsky." It was reported that Dreschd had disagreed violently with Trotsky in recent weeks on the Fourth International" which Trot- sky had organized to oppose the "Stalinist" Third International.
It was said that Dreschd was the son of a Belgian diplomat. He speaks English and Russian as wei as French. He Is about SIX feet tall, is of average build, has shori black hair and wears eye glasses He was dressed poorly.
Police were reported to be inter. ested in questioning 8 30 year olc blonde, Russian born but American naturalized, who had been seen witt Dreschd here. She was reported t have been arrested.
Police said that they were ques. tioning Sylvia Ageloff, 30, a striking blonde with blue eyes, reported t< be native Russian and a natur. alized American. She refused to tall to newspapermen. Hatless, she wore octagonal eye glasses with a smar, tailored gray suit. white blouse and coffee colored stockings.
Met fin Paris
It was reported she and Dreschd met in Paris two years ago. They had been seen together frequently here and it was reported that they had visited the United States re- gently.
As regards reports that Dreschd had disagreed with Trotsky on the fourth international. it was asserted today that there had been a split in the organization, apparently over administration and policy.
Ever since his arrival here, in l937 from Norway. on his long odyssey of exile, Trotsky has had himself guarded. May "A. when 20 men armed with machine guns bust into the grounds of his villa and fired into his bedroom without wounding him, the guard had been strongly reinforced, three machine gun pill boxes had been mounted on the 15- foot villa wall, and a steel door had been built into the front door frame.
Recently Trotsky had told United Press correspondents that he be- iieved another attempt to kill him would be made during the German blltzkrieg on Great Britain.
Yesterday afternoon Trotsky was in his study. He had been busy on c monumental autobiography and on his merciless propagandist attacks on the present Russian regime. which he regards as having betrayed the Ideals of his collaborator, Lenin, and in aiding prosecutors to prepare their case against his last assailants.
Elsewhere in the house were Trot- sky;s wife, their grandson, three bodyguards and Trotskys secretary. Joseph Hanson.
Late in the afternoon cries were heard from the study. The guards and the secretary ran in. led by Head Guard Robbins. They found
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SAN FRANCISCO-By all odds the most skillful diplomacy game at this conference has been played by dapper, dignified Anthony Eden of Great Britain. He has managed to come out as the friend of all sides, and most important of all, the mediator between Russia and the United States.
In other words, Eden has com- pletely reversed the previous role of President Roosevelt, who up until his death had acted as the mediator between Churchill and Stalin. aA
The Churchill -Stalin rivalry was not merely personal. It was his toric. It was based not only on the fact that Churchill just after the last war. urged the sending of Allied troops into Russia to help the White Russian Generals over throw the embryo Bolshevik re- girne, but that he flirted with the Cliveden Set which in 1889 advo- cated war between Russia and Germany while England Sat on the side lines. A.
This was the basis for the per- sonal suspicion between him and Stain. But historically, Churchill was carrying out century void British policy of isolating Russia. For 100 years, the country with the greatest land mass in the world, Russia, had been kept without a warm-water seaport by Brittsin, the country with the greatest navy in the world.
That rivalry was the reason for the Anglo-Japanese alliance, where by the British, working through Japan, helped to stop Russia from getting Manchuria and a warm water port on the Pacific.
That rivalry was behind Britain's sphere of influence in Persia (now Tram to prevent Russian use of the Gulf of Persia. That rivalry was also the cause of the Crimean War in which the British Fleet and British troops actually landed on the same spot where Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt later held their Yalta Conference and waged a bloody battle to prevent the Czar from coming down to the Darde- nelles and getting an outlet through the Mediterranean.
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Moscow forecasting the fall of Nov
ograd Volynski said also that the
White Russian base of Vitebsk and
Belaya Tserkov in the Ukraine be.
low Kiev might be taken at any
time.
TANKS SHARE HONORS
Stalin's order said Gen. Nikolai
Vatutin's tank and infantry forces
stormed and captured Novograd
Volynski, which he described as
IAN important rail junction and an
important defense base of the Ger
mans"
Stain ordered IL salvoes by Mos
cows 124 victory cannon to celeb
rate the capture of Novograd Vol
ynSki, town with normal popu-
lation of about 10000 which dates
back to the 18th century.
Three infantry divisions, three
tank brigades and two brigades OF
self propelled artillery particularly
distinguished themselves in the
fighting for the town, Stalin's cita-
ton said.
Some 40 miles northwest of Nov
ograd Volynski, the Russians had
captured Poyaski, IL miles from the
old Polish border, in an advance
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which if maintained would put them
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MOVE RELENTLESSLY
The captors of Novograd Volynski
had advanced more than 20 miles
in three days, smashing one strong
hold after another.
Russian tanks, cavalry, and mo-
torized infantry swept westward
across the Ukraine from captured
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frontier, rolling close on the heels
of the fleeing German troops.
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We are only interested in the future peace of Europe" Stalin said, land in not having PO-
land used as a doOrmat over which an aggressOr nation can walk to assail our country"
Tn this connection, he made a pledge considered most significant to Polish American leaders namely, that the Union of Po- fish Patriots would not be used to form the basis for a new Polish government. The Union of Po- fish Patriots is the organization of Poles formed inside Ruscsia and working closely with the Soviet. It has always been Sus- pected that the Soviet planned to construct a new Polish govern ment, perhaps with communist leanings, using the Polish Patri- ots as a nucleus. But through out his interviews, Stalin gave assurances that he was not in- ertested in a communistic Poland, but that he was very much in- ertesed in a friendly Poland.
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McKellar's negative vote came after he had won the Appropria- tions Committees okay on s15,-. 900 office expense allotment for himself, making him the highest paid member of the Senate. AS Senate President, the Tennessee solon receives vice-presidentiai pay. of $l5.000 instead of Sena- torial pay of s10,000; also has the use of the Vice-President's big limousine plus chauffeur; and ac- cording to the new Legislative Appropriation Bill, can now hire additional clerks up to $15,000. This is in addition to the al- lowing for help he gets as sena- tor from Tennessee.
The sub-committe which worked on the Appropriation Bill didn't know what to do with the custom ary provision of $15,000 to hire office help for the vice president, since there is no president. So it was decided to leave the mat ted open, offering McKellar a chance to volunteer to cut out the allowance from the bill. Mo Kellar has his regular senatorial staff and it was not believed he would require the additional $15,- GOO.
When Subcommittee Chairman Overton of Louisiana read the bill before the full Appropriations Committee, he paused meaning fully when he came to the s15,- coo item, waiting for McKellar to speak. McKellar didn't hesitate.
'I think you'd better leave in that allowance" he said. ''Of course, I won't use it unless I have to, but it's just as we'll to have it in."
His slightly embarrassed col leagues complied.
This made total for the sena- tor from Tennessee of 5000 pay increase, $15,00O for office help, plus the vice-presidential limou- sine and chaffeur, plus $7,000 paid to his brother, Hugh c. Mcclellan as postmaster at Memphis, plus $4,5OO paid to another brother, Don McKellar, as his secretary, plus $2,800 to Mrs. Don Mcclellan as clerk on McKellar's Post Off, flee Committee. Total net take of the McKellar family, $44, 300- not counting chauffeur and limou- sine.
In spite of which, McKellar turned around and voted against letting his colleagues have $2,500 extra expense allowance. Probable reason: TennesSee's boss, Ed Crump, has come out against the $2,500 increase.
RAZZING THE REDS
An illustration of how some U. s. officials needlessly whip up resentment against the Russians occurred when the San Francisco Conference waited to hear Stalin's answer to the proposed compro- mise on permitting regional groups of nations, such as the Pan Amer ican Union, to settle their own SOllUt tClO-Co.
Michigan's Senator Vanden- berg who doesn't like the Soviet though he had good-humOred relationship with Molotov, whis- pered to fellow diplomats and newsmen that the Russians were delaying" the Conference. He even urged privately that the, Conference proceed without Russia, merely give the Soviet Union the brush as 1t did regarding Argentina.
This time Stettinius restrained Vandenberg. However, the Michigan senator continued to fret about Red delays" finally could stand it no longer. At a meeting of the American delega- tion, he demanded that the United times appointed and the borders of their habitation; that they should seek God" In oiaer words, life is a spiritual problem, and we find our-
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VOrOshilOvgrad Bypassed By Fast Charging
Germans RUSSIANS IMPLICIT
LOSSES IN RETREAT Nazi Pincers Movement Fails: Two Regiments
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Moscow, July IS. - (UP) German forces, driving in- to the Don River bend, have by-passed the important in- dustrial city of Voroshilov- grad, it was announced to- day. Pushed back at Voro- nezh, and facing strong counter-attacks at the south ern end of the front, the Germans were throwing all avail able reserves into action as their planes landed troops behind the Russian lines, front dispatches re- ported.
Many towns and villages were re- ported af1ame along the 200-mile battle front between Voronezll and Millerov-Voroshilovgrad area.
Planned Retreat
The Russians were giving ground in steady, planned retreat.
Strong rear guard units were left to make a last stand and they were reported inflicting heavy losses on the enemy Hanks.
The Germans were pushing on relentlessly for vital Staligrad, on the Volga, and the railroad junction of Likhaya, where the Moscow Rostov and Stalingrad- -Rostov rail- roads cross.
Voroshilovgrad, which the Ger mans had by-passed, is an import ant industrial center, named for Marshal Klementi Voroshilov who was born there.
Pincers Miscarry
All reports from the front indi- cated that the pincers movement which the Germans launched last week to encircle Voronezh had mis- carried.
The Russians still held the city and they had pinched of sizeable parts of the northern and southern claws, forcing the Germans to rush in troops from the rear and from other sectors.
(The Germans asserted July ! that they had taken Voronezh. Yes terday they claimed Voroshilov- graO
A dispatch to the army newspaper Red Star said that the 168th Ger man infantry division, arriving at the front after 12-day march, had been sent into action without rest.
? Regiments Wiped Out
Two regiments, numbering 5000 men, of the 18th infantry division were nearly wiped out yesterday, the Red Star dispatch said. Tha Russians captured the divisional staff, many prisoners and much : war material, 1t was said.
The remainder of the division is being mopped up, 1t was said.
Hungarian prisoners were quoted as saying that their seventh division had lost one-half of it's effectives.
Today's noon communique said that in a sector of the Millerovo lrea Russian guns wrecked IT Ger man tanks in single day.
A bulletin of the official news agency Tass said that Russian planes hammered contin- lally at German. airdIomes on all fronts and that in one day they destroyed 110 planes and three han- sarS in attacks on four enemy air. 1romes. In an attack on an air. lrome in the Don Plains, a Russian squadron desroyed 25 grounded enemy planes, Tass said.
Reds Reduce Pace
The Russians reduced the pace of he German drive in the Millerovo area but the situation remained serious as the enemy continued tq ;end endorsements into tS2e ''asss md air-borne troops sought to ciL@
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obstacle to a separate peace between
Moscow and Helsinki.
Small rear-guard units of the
Russian garrison on Hango PENN
sula kept up a delaying fire today
from scattered fortified positions.
covering the withdrawal of the main
force, while Finnish troops inched
forward in reoccupa ton, it was re-
ported in dispatches to Helsinki
from that front.
Firms declared that the five
month siege of the Gulf of Finland
naval base was ended and told of
a Russian farewell note" found
on one of the beaches, which said ::
I'VE are leaving now, but We are
coming back. Revenge is beautiful y
Commentators expressed belief,
however, that the most significant
activity was in the l00-mile zone
along the Sea of Azov between
Rostov and Mariupol.
Berlin accounts told of man-to-
man fighting in that area. through
which Germans had hoped to strike
at the oil-rich Caucasus.
Marshal Semeon TimoShenko,
chief of the Soviet counteroffenSive,
was quoted as saying German losses
were so enormous that the 14th Ger
man Armored Division had only
30 panzers left"-a reference to
tanks and steel-shielded combat
cars-snd the 18th Division had only
Is.
Germans we're said to have moved
UP fresh troops including two 1tal-
ian units. the Unio and Tuscano
divisions. in one sector of the south
west.
Surrender Reported.
Before these troops had time to
appear at the front" Russian dis
patch declared. "the soldiers OF these
divisions began surrendering.
The important settlement of "K''
(perhaps kim and four villages
were recaptured by Soviet detach-
ments in the Kalinin region north
west of Moscow, Russian accounts
said, and Germans who drove into
the Stalinokorsk zone 100 miles
southeast of the capital were de-
clared to have been hurled back
from Is to 81 miles.
The Soviet Information Bureau
said So German planes were shot
down yesterday against Russian
losses of 18.
Russian airmen put 154 tanks out
of action Tuesday, it reported, and
destroyed LILA motor vehicles.
Fnland's report from Hango in
dicated that the Russians were
devastating and mining the entire
region of the peninsular naval base.
which Helsinki leased to Moscow
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Washington, May IA - (UP) - More big lend-lease cuts, including a slash of nearly 50 per cent in U. s. war aid to Britain, were in prospect today following curtail- ment of the bulk of this country's $500, 100000 month shipments to Russia.
Some top U. s. officials were said on good authority to believe the drastic cut in lend-lease to the Soviet Union might figure in relax ing the stalemate on the Polish situation.
Though the Russian curtailment assertedly was based solely on the fact that Russia is no longer a fighting ally. it was said to demon Strate a willingness on this coun- trys part to be tough. On the diplomatic front, this, it was felt, might further convince Premier Stalin that the U. s. will not yield to Russian wishes in regard to Po- land.
Russia is anxious to win recogni- tion for the Soviet-sponsored Po- fish government now installed in Warsaw, while Britain and the U. s. are insisting that the govern ment must first be reorganized ln line with the Yalta agreement. It was pointed out that while lend-lease is strictly a war opera tion, Russia is anxious to receive postwar credits from this country to enable her to buy American ma chinery with which to rebuild Rus sian industry. This country's readl- ness to cut lend-lease shipments promptly and without hesitation was seen as a hint to Russia to meet other Allied nations halfway or face difficulty with the postwar financing problem.
President Truman is expected 10 make an announcement on Russian lend~lease shortly.
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partment that MT. Roosevelt has arranged for a $l,000,000,000 loan of lend-lease funds to the Soviet Union to be paid back without in- tereSt over a period of ten years, the first repayment to be made five years after the war.
Stalin's appeal for 8 war of arl- initiation against Germany and his hope that a "second front" would be opened up soon to relieve the Red army.
Release of a message of felicita- ton from Mir. Roosevelt to the peo- pie of Russia, through President Michail Kalinin of the Soviet cen- tral executive committee. It was the first United States recognition of the revolutionary holiday since 1888.
The outpouring of American aid and sympathy to Russia was in strik- ing contrast to the attitude during the last two years and to the oc- casion 24 years ago when the United States severed diplomatic relations with the successful revolutionists.
Litvinovs appointment brought back the memory of the 1883 nego- tiotions here in which he partici- pated, resulting in recognition of the Soviet government. There were some misunderstanding at that time in which Litvinov was involved. par- ticularly regarding repayment of the Russian war loans. But officials were inclined to overlook those mat ters now.
Loan Arrangements
The loan arrangements gives the Soviet Union $l ly000, 100000 to draw upon for military equipment, munitions and raw materials. Some of 1t will be repaid in Russian raw materials, which Stalin assured Mir. Roosevelt would be expedited.
Russia produces furs, magnesium ore. potash, phosphate rock and as- bestos, among other things. In ad- Gition to war supplies the United States will send Russia leather, woolens, cotton and other materials.
Soviet balances in the United States have been exhausted by cash payments for war materials. Two loans total s40,00O. .OOO, GOO had been made previously against future gold deliveries. Of that sum $l0,000. 900 has been repaid.
The REC also made a loan colm- mittment of $iOO. .OO0, 900 to be repaid by Russia in raw materials. The Russians have drawn half of that amount.
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Moscow, October 30. -. (UP) = Powerful forces of Red infantry, tanks and bomberS today were reported to have flung the Germans further back south of Stal- ingrad, and to have captured three villages and seized the outskirts of a fourth. Red Star, Soviet Army organ. said the Russians had to smash stern resistance and fierce counter attacks in their renewed drive into the German right flank.
The Russians opened a relief Of- fensive against the Germans south of Stalingrad about 10 days ago, and in the first six days drove them beyond a range of hills on Stalin- grads southern outskirts, killing 1000 and destroying 160 tanks.
The Russians had paused to con- Solidate positions won in the first phase of the drive, and now were pushing on again in an effort t0 draw some of the pressure away from northern Statngrad.
To Storm Village
Soviet forces were preparing to stot.n the Village into whose out- skirts they had driven, and which they had held against all counter
Fighting with their backs to the Volga, the defenders of Stalingrad have beaten back every attack against an industrial section in the northern part of Stalingrad, and destroyed 16 German tanks, the Soviet noon commuriique said.
Tn the Stalingrad area, there was fierce fighting" it asserted "A German battalion l,O00 menl repeatedly attacked. The Russians repelled them and held their posi- tions. In the area of factories, Ger man tanks attacked. Soviet tanks barred the way. One rammed an enemy tank, whcreupon the re- mainder of the Soviet tanks charged. Despite numerical super iority, the enemy tanks were unable to make a stand and withdrew. Soviet tanks destroyed 16 of the German tanks"
Three Small Gains
The Germans have made thres slight gains-one yesterday of 50 to 100 yards-during the last sev- eral days in the industrial district. While none was serious in itself, the aggregate was a serious threat to the outnumbered defenders.
Marshel Seymon Timoshenk0's re- lief offensive northwest of Staiin- grad also gained slightly. Soviet attachments penetrated German lines during the night and wiped out in hand to hand battle and with grenades 160 Germans. Soviet ar- tillery on another sector dispersed a large concentration of infantry preparing to attack, the noon coza~ nunique said.
Following up their successes ln the blizzard-swept western Cauca- sus. Soviet forces captured . etrat- egic height northeast Of Tuapse naval base. killed 1000 Axis troops and captured piles Of booty. Antt- aircraft guns shot down three Ger man plarcs.
Pressure At Nalehik
But German pressure grew steads fly on the new Naiehlk battlefront in the eastern Caucasus, and the Soviet high command aclgnoWled~ ged the third retreat ln as many days.
The Russians were fighting fa~ creasing numbers Of tanks and ln~ fantFy in the Nalchlk area, fronf~ line dispatches said. and German planes frequently bombed the Hils-
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DRACTICAL expressions OF
i this attitude are not rare in
the courts and state government
agencies of California.
In another case, Sam Darcy.
alias Sam Dardeck. or vice
versa the leader of the CON-
munist Party in California, was
paroled from the bench by Su-
perior Judge Schonfeld Of San
Francisco, after conviction on a
charge of perjury.
sThis case began in August.
1885. and Darcy. or Dardeck.
evaded arrest and fought extra
dition successfully until Nov. 13,
1910. when the United States
Supreme Court decided against
him and he was returned 10 San
Francisco.
He went 10 trial last July. He
was convicted last August 7 and
on September II was placed on
probation for five years by Judge
Schonfeld.
Darcy or Dardeck. was. q
leader if not the boss of the
Moscow forces in California for
years and was the Kremlin's
candidate for governor Of this
more or less American state in
1894.
At that time he swore falsely
that he was born in New York.
whereas he was born in the
Russian Ukraine and so stated
in a passport application in July.
1885. when he was preparing 10
attend the Comintern Congress
in Russia.
He attended the congress and
lodged arrest until September 4
1899. when he began a long legs. \
fight to escape extradition from
Philadelphia where he was
picked up.
Darcy has had long career
in the anti-American strike sc.
tivities OF the Stalinist agencies
in California and now. thanks TO
the decision Of Judge Schonfeld.
like the three pro-Communist
murderers, King, Ramsy and
Conner. he is free 10 continue
his activities but without having
served a day in prison
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MT. Truman left Potsdam at 3:3C D. n. with an armored escort. For two hours he travelled through the streets of Central Berlin, critically viewing the destruction wrought by the Allied Armies and Air Forces.
It wasn't a victory tour with flasiy ceremonials, but a serious study of destruction which MT. Tru- man said was due to a man who 0yerreached himself"
MT. Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Stalin had been ex- pected to open the Potsdam con- ference of the big three this morn ing. But days delay was caused by the absence of the Russian gen. eralissimo. His exact whereabouts were not revealed, but he was ex- pected to arrive late today.
The President wedged his Berlin tour into a crowded schedule, which included formal call by Churchill and steady round of conferences with other leaders of the American delegation.
The presidential party travelled to Berlin proper along the Autobahn or speedway from Potsdam and proceeded to the center of the city where the Germans made their last
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WASHINGTON-No phase of this war is being more carefully studied by U. s. military experts than the Russo German, yet in no battle area has the War Department been so handicapped for adequate informa ! ton.
No U. S. military observers have been permitted at the front with either the Russians or the Germans, so all they can do is wait in Moscow and Berlin and accept the stereo- typed statements handed them by German Russian military leaders.
Army strategists in Washington, however, have worked out their ideas on how the Russian should conduct their campaign. And here is the U. s. Army's strategy:
They would have the Russians follow the same tactics as the Union armies during the U. s. Civil War. That war saw some of the most bril- liant strategy in military history. But although General Lee outfought the North and gained far more ter ritory, he was never able to disrupt the Northern army. It remained intact.
Thus Lee always faced the threat of the Northern forces bouncing right back at him. And Washington is hoping that Stalin's troops will do the same.
It is probable that the Russians cannot hold too long against we'll organized panzers. But even if they inflict terrific punishment. and iali back very slowly. it might delay action until the rainy season starts in the fall; by which time the United States will be turning out a real arsenal.
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and in the Prokhladnenski sector
detachments of automatic rifle
men landed behind Russian lines
were said to have been wiped ous
An indiction of the intense fight
ing around StaGgrad was seen in
Russian claims of heavy tank and
airplane losses inflicted on the Ger
mans. One Soviet unit was said to
have destroy II tanks in one day,
another % and a third IA. Soviet
planes and anti-aircraft batteries
''at the approaches of Stalingrad"
destroyed 80 German planes in
two days.
The Germans were less than 40
miles from the city on both sides,
perhaps considerably closer in
places. With their Axis Allies they
we're believed to number from 30
to 100 divisions in all the divisions
varied in sze from 5000 to 10000
troops.
Russian dispatches said these
numbers on some of the approach
es to Stalingrad were 'vatly super
ior." In one sector, one dispatch
reported grimly: fascist tanks are
fighting Russian infantrymen."
Swarms of German dive-bombers
were dimping tons of bombs on the
defenders of Stalingrad; German
fighters were machine-gunning
every objective they could find.
Up to late afternoon the mill
tary dispatches did not mention
any Russian evacuation-neither
from Stalingrad nor in the Causa-
sus itself, where the battles are
surgging toward the Crozny oil
fields and the city of Ordzhoni-
kize.
Crozny, in addition to possessing
la rich oil pool, has in the past
been a storage depot for more than
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were mere flea bites compaded with what is necessary and what is now taking place. A good many weeks of this pounding will have to continue before an in vasion of Western Europe-where Stalin wants it most-could take place successfully.
: 2. Churchill has always turned thumbs down on sacrificing any large body of British troops in in vading Western Europe. This is not new. It was his policy when Molotoff and Stalin urged and begged him for 2nd Front all of last summer. It was also reported to be his position at Casablanca where 2nd Front was definitely promised. In other words when an invasion was to be started it must include a pre- dominant percentage of American troops.
This has been historic British policy - namely that she fights on the sea and teams up with an ally which does the fighting on land. So it is not unreasonable to assume that Churchill stuc.i to this during his current talks with Roosevelt.
U-BOATS BLOCK U. s.
3. The submarine menace has been such that it is impossible to send large body of U. S. troops to England. And invasion of Western Europe would require half a million Americans, assum- ing that Churchill would go in on a 5O-5O basis, and despite the buoyant submarine statements Of Frank Knox, so large a shipment could not be accomplished in a short time.
4. A 2nd Front through Spain is vigorously opposed by the Vati- can, Archbishop Spellman and church leaders.
5. An invasion of Italy would not be difficult, but after &C., complaining it there are still the Alps - plus 40,000,o00 hungry Italians to feed.
G.. Finally there is the question of invasion through Turkey and the Balkans. It is quite con- ceivable that Churchill argued at some length for this. After all, it has been his thesis ever since the fateful Gallipoli campaign in 1915 that the easiest way to hit Germany was through Turkey and the Balkans.
However, there has bene a cen tury-old jealousy between Britain
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The city stretches about miles along
the right bank of the Volga, protected
on the west by hilly ground, but open
from the southwest 1t is railway GEN.
ter and is the site of many factories. The
closer Won Book approaches the city, the
more difficult will be his advance. His
tanks, for instance, will lose their i'm
portance as they come within easy range
of the Soviet artillery establishments.
Won Book, anxious not to lose too many
of his 'best German troops, has been
employing Italians, Rumanians and Hun
garians in the push against Stalingrad.
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before the formal opening of the conference despite earlier reports that he and the British leader would hold a preliminary discussion on their mutual problems.
The President stepped down the gangway of the U. s. Cruiser Augusta at Antwerp at 11:10 a. m. Sunday, (3:10 a. m. EWT), to be- come the first chief executive to set foot on Western European soil since Woodrow Wilson went to Paris 26 years ago for the peace that failed.
Accompanied by Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, Fleet Admiral William F. Leahy and small party of advisers, the snil- ing man from Missouri was met py Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ad- miral Harold R. Stark, Charles Sawyer, U. s. ambassador to Bel gium, and local British and Amer ican military commanders. Wearing a double-breasted gray business suit and grey felt hat, MT. Truman conducted a brief inSpec- tion of an honor guard from the 35th division, his World War outfit.
Then the Presidential party mo- tored to the Melsbroeck Airdrome on the outskirts of Brussels and MT. Truman boarded Eisenhower'S Spe- cial plane, arriving in Potsdam at AIS D. m. Q0:15 a. m. EWTO.
At Pots dam, he was greeted by Soviet Marshal Gregory K. Zhu- kov's deputy, General Alexander Sokolovsky, and Col. Gen. Alexander Gorbatov, Red Army commandant of Berlin.
American, British and Russian tanks and infantrymen surrounded the entire airfleld sector and banned all but the official military photog- raphers.
Stepping spryly down the trans port plane ladder MT. Truman shook hands cordially with the Rus sian envoys and received the Presi- dential honors from color guard of the U. s. Second Armored Divi- sion.
Immediately after the arrival ceremonies, he was whisked 15 miles away to his official residence, a 30- room house appropriated from wealthy Berliner and furnished by the Red Army, within 10 minutes drive of the meeting place.
The president ate an early dinner with his personal staff and went to bed shortly after 10 o'clock SO that he could be up early and ready Tor business.
Churchill Follows Truman
Churchill, fresh from week long vacation in Southern France, flew into Potsdam about two hours after the president, accompanied by his daughter, Mary.
Wearing the uniform of an army colonel, the 73-year- Prime Minister lit up his inevitable cigar as soon as he touched the ground, tucked his stick under his arm and went briskly through the reception ceremony. He broke off the offl- cial inspection of the honor guard abruptly, however. apparently 10 avoid undue strain.
Beyond the fact that Stalin ana his Foreign Commissar, Vyacheslav Molotov, had arrived in Berlin, there was no official word on the whereabouts or doings of the Rus- sian delegation in advance of the meeting.
For the Soviet premier it was his first trip outside Russia since the Teheran meeting with Churchill and the late President Roosevelt in Nov ember, 1943, and 1t was the first public visit to Germany in his car- ger.
Before the 1918 revolution, the generalissimo viisted briefly m Stockholm, Prague, Vienna and London as delegate of the Rus sian Emigre Socialist congresses.
Throughout the late hours yes terday. planes were shutting in continually with new arrivals TOT the meeting, including most of the top-ranking American and Brltlsn military staff officers whose pres ence suggested strongly that the Pacific war might play an impor1- ant part in the discussions. Among the American arrivals were Secretary of War Henry Stim- son, General George c. Marshal, U. s. Chief of Sta, General Henry H.. (Hap) Arnold, Air Forces Com mander, and General Brehon B. somervell, Chief of the Services of Supply.
Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King Chief of Naval Operations, already was in Berlin, along with w. Aver ell Hartman, U. s. ambassador to Berlin, and Presidential Envoy Jo- seph E. Davies.
Conferees Cheered In Churchill's entourage were vir- , tually all the top army, navy and air force commanders who helped , direct the defeat of Nazi Germany, plus Foreign Eecretary Anthony ' Eden and Labor Party Leader Cie- ment Attlee, who was invited by , Churchill against the possibility Of , a reversal in the still-untallied gen. eral election that might unseat the present conservative government. Churchills military party includ- ed Britain's three chiefs of stan. Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, Air Marshal Sir Charles Portal and Ad- miral of the Fleet Sir Andrew Browne Cunningham, as well as Field Marshals Sir Bernard L.. Montgomery, Henry Maitland Wil- mm~
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BERLIN, Sept. 17.-"The battle for the fortified city of Stalingrad is progressing without interruption" the German High Command report ed this morning and is the only reference in the daily communique which did add, however, that land operations are bitterly contested"
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Washington. April 1&(UP)- Only 8 dramatic change in Russia's interpretation of the Yalta agree ment on a new Polish government will make it possible for Poland to be represented at the San Francis co conference on April 25, 1t was learned today.
The British American Russian commission set up at Yalta to form new Polish government has been deadlocked for weeks. The Rus sians disagree with the Americans and British over the position of the Soviet-backed Lublin Poles in tie new government.
There is no evidence, only 13 days before the San Francisco con. ference opens, that the commls" sion has solved even its prelimin- ary difficulties-agreeuent on jus what the Yalta agreement means
The problem has reached stage where it is being handled on the highest level the Roosevelt . Churchill -Stalin level. That was the one on which the original agreement was made.
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's promise to discuss the Polish situation in the House or Commons next Thursday was, in effect, weeks notice to Premier Josef Stalin to come to an under standing with his Allies quickly or to face Churchill announcement of the commissions failure.
Secretary of State Edward R. Stettinius, Jr., has declined to dis cuss the Polish problem for weeks. His almost daily statement in press conferences is that he is still hop ing. In speech last week, how ever, he said it was important for the new Polish government to be established in time to be present at San Francisco because "Poland is a United Nation and should be there"
The basic agreement has been
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m wugking out the dimcult prob- lems oe the postwar world. Those peFBonal relationships now are about Co be put Co the test of finding mutually satisfactory adjustments ee specific brisling questions.
American, Russian and British political frictions in recent months have been in unfortunate contrast to the relatively smooth functioning of c substantially coordinated mili- tary program of action against the enemy. Events in Poland, Greece and Italy have spotlighted issues on which two or more of the major AL lies are not agreed. Top men here and in London as well as publica- tons in all three countries have been exchanging charges and coun- ter charges. all implying that some- thing 6 askew in the United Na- dons political high command.
That is the situation as MT. Roosevelt prepares to take his fourth oath aS president in a more or less family party on the White House stoop. Unlike some of the previous conferences between Mir Roosevelt and Churchill or the lel3 Big Three meeting in Tehran, this one must seek agreement on certain matters with which the pub lie is familiar and about which it will demand specific information when the conference is over.
A communiQue in terms of gem ersl assurances that the conferees have reached general agreement on the matters before them will not answer the questions that even the most casual readers of newspapers now are competent to ask about the political points of view in Washing ton, London and Moscow.
Well informed readers of neWspa- pers will want to know whether the big three can find a government of Poland which all three can recog- nize and what has been agreed upon for Poland's postwar frontiers end system of government, They will want to know how Mr. RooSe- velt, Churchill and Stalin finally decided the proposed world security council shall vote.
The Dumbarton Oaks conference was unable to agree on that, Russia holding out for a veto right against collective security for each perma- nert council member, even If that member were the one charged with aggression.
The war with Germany is Suffi. ciently near its end now for tho Big Three to agree precisely or what shall happen to her in the postwar world--and who shall per. form the operations, if any, Those are merely some of the pending questions.
Mir. Roosevelt and his advisers have been checking the popular pulee with disturbing results, They have learned that political squah' ble1 among the Allies have had ar adverse impact on public opinior here. The president will try to ob' tain from his meeting with Church III and Stalin news that will be re assuring to the folks back home ant bolster their interest in postwar world security organization backed by the heavy fist of collective force
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Erstwhile Communist supporters in Mexico re- gently burned the Communist flag. Joe Stalin cer- tainy has done a lot recently to instill patriotism in the other nations of the world.
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WASHINGTON = The admirals and generals couldn't say so pub .licly, but they were boiling mad at Secretary of State Jimmy Byrnes over giving Russia the Kurile Islands-the strip of island stepping stones extending fro m Japan north toward Siberia. Of course, the brass hats boil easily, but they say the Kuriles are the ! best Pacific site for launching rocket bombs against the United sStates.
Here is the inside story of what happened. It goes back to some of the super-secret conversations at Yalta and Potsdam.
Jimmy Byrnes was absolutely c right when he said that at Yalta, Russia had been promised the Kurile Islands. As matter of fact, she had been promised much more sthan that. Roosevelt, straining at the leash to get Stalin into the War against Japan, went the whole hog in dangling Asiatic bait before Uncle Joe's eyes. Here is what he promised:
Russia would get CD all the Sakhalin; @ the Kurile Islands; ? (3) puppet Chinese Government in Manchuria which would be under the Russian thumb; (4) a .,puppet Government in Korea also under Moscow's thumb; (5 a
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Editor, Waterbury Democrat:
The recent controversy over Ar ticle l24 of the Russian Constitu- ton in which the President stated that there was not much difference between the Soviet Constitution and our own American Constitution which grants freedom of religion to all persons, does not set well with 8 majority of Americans.
It is true that religious freedom in Russia is one thing, and practice of 1t is another. Stalin rules Rus sia under a document that except for the clause which provides for freedom of anti-religious propa- ganda is practically the same as our own. Bill of Rights, only the siynil- arity ends there.
This last outrage has finally turn- ed the stomachs of decent American citizens who for long time were willing to go along in the hope that somehow or other the administra- ton would get us through the war without making blood sacrifice of another American Army. But the hypocrisy of attempting to make Russia appear like 8 God-fearing nation that guarantees religious freedom is the last straw. Monsignor Fulton J. Sheen great exponent of Catholic thought and opinion, has blasted that in these few telling paragraphs:
"As proof of the window-d dressing character of the New Constitution of Russia, 1t is well to remember, that Article l24 makes distinc- ton between worship and propa- ganda.' It guarantees freedom of religious WORSHIP and freedom of anti-religious PROPAGANDA In other words, a citizen has a right to worship God according to this con- science, if he can find church, or If he can find a minister, 6 priest, or rabbi. But these are extremely difficult 10 find. For example, before the revolution there were 10000 Christian churches and chapels In Russia. The Communist Party has recently declared that at the end of the second Five-Xear Plan. namely 1887. there win not be Q single edi- flee in all Russia eonsecfatcd to re- lIglon. Furthermore, inc athelHtic paper of Russia entitled HEzpO- JMfK uf May. io75. apaAking pl tia ] ehuEehss. sIelesi e hage cioszd
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Reds Within ) Miles
OF Burning 5taIino,
Key German Base
Nozis Retreoting Along
600-MiIe Front From
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! LONDON, Sept. 6.-Soviet
forces were reported by the Mos
se0w radio to-day toshaveaclos
in to within 8 miles of burning
Stalino,. key to the German posi-
tions in the Donets Basin.
A broadcast by Col. Adreyv, Tass
military observer, said that "one
group Of Soviet troops is now three
miles east" of the threatened city.
The Russian. midnight communi-
que broadcast from Moscow and re-
corded by the Soviet monitor an
nounced that Axis forces were with
drawing along a 6oo-mile front
which extended from the shores of
the Sea of Azov north to the
Smolensk sector. In some localities,
the Russians said, Red Army units
have stabbed as much as nine miles
deeper into German-held territory.
ESQ Towns Fall.
Two hundred and fifty more towns
fell to the Russians yesterday, the
war bulletin said, bringing the bag
for the most important week of
fighting in the Soviet summer Of
fensive to 1,500. All along the grim
route the Germans were resisting
desperately, hurling masses of troops
into counterattacks which failed to
halt the Red Army. More than
5000 Nazis we're slain and scores of
tanks and other heavy equipment
were destroyed in the fighting, the
Russians said
In the Donets Basin, the Russians
were rapidly maneuvering into posi-
ton for knockout blow at Stalino,
industrial city and mining center
which the Germans have held and
heavily fortified since they first cap
tured it in October, 194l.
One unit battled its way into
Khartsyzsk, Is miles east of Stalino,
and another captured Artemovsk, AZ
miles north. Great minefields and
a complicated system of tank traps
barred the approaches to Artemovsk,
a rail junction point, which the
Russians said fell only after a hard
battle.
Ten Miles From Stalino.
A Reuters dispatch from Moscow
said Russian armored forces driv-
ing toward Stalino from the north
east were less than 10 miles from
the city at one point
The Berlin radio, meanwhile,
broadcast report that Russian
naval forces operating in the east
ern part of the Gulf of Finland
had tried to land troops in consid-
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Frederic Prokosch's Age of Thun-
der" 1t attempted to show, through
personifications, the nations and
forces participating in Europe's con-
f1ict. In this it was reasonably sue
cessful. 1t also attempted, however.
to tell story and Mr.. Prokosch has
never yet managed to do that. He
is an inspired creator of atmos-
phere-and he seems to be congeni-
tally unable to cope with events and
people.
A Russian, Konstantine Simonov.
contributed one of the best pieces of
war fiction to appear. days and
Nights" a story of the siege of
Stalingrad, notable for its good be-
lievable picture of Russia's fighters
and also for it's unique absence of
propaganda. 1t is a plain straight
tale of fighting men and rings true.
Interim" by r. C. Hutchinson.
was the most distinguished war
novel to come from an English writ
er. 1t dealt with the manner in
which the emotions of war affected
a highly strung and complex fami-
ly. 1t had deep solid quality and
was excellent writing.
In Home Fires Burning" Robert
Henriques, who all along has taken
a somewhat pesSimistic view of the
statesmen's claims that our war
would lead to a better world. voiced
the idea that the returning soldiers
Of England may easily be led irto
fascism by clever charlatan.
A new English writer who made
his appearance this year and turned
out two war stories, not just one.
was Gerald Kerch. His Faces In q
Dusty Picture" which came first.
was fine battle writing. It told Of
British expedition against an Ital-
ian strong post in North Africa and
was one Of the best pieces on desert
warfare have yet seen. The sec
ond novel was not so good. It was
Sergeant Nelson of the Guards"
and seems to be conscious attempt
to approximate Kipling.
Two humorous war books which
ought to entertain Washingtonians.
since both are set in the Capital,
are Everything Rustles," by Mannix
Walker, and "Heintz," by Alan Lake
Chidsey.
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10 OCpEN OCEAN
Ace-0Id0 0uestMdy Be De- Cided at Present Con-
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WASHINGTON, July l8-Russia's age-old quest for her own trade out lets to the open ocean may come close to fulfillment at the Berlin Big Three conference.
Diplomatic authorities here believe the question of ocean traffic bottle necks which allow other countries tc control all the best passages to the Soviet Union may occupy a promin- ent position at the Potsdam discus sions.
These bottlenecks include the Yel- low Sea approaches to Russia's Sib- erian back door. The prospect is that regardless of talk or lack of talk about Soviet participation in the wal aeanist Japan, there will be fairly full exploration of Russia's political intentions in Eastern Asia.
Port Arthur Involved
These intentions are believed to be dominated to a considerable extent by Russia's commercial aspirations in the Pacific. Involved directly is tke question of Port Arthur. Russia once tcok a 99-year lease on that North China port, and Premier Sta lin generally is expected to demand it's use again.
But neither Port Arthur nor any ether outlet that far south is likely to have any security unless the Rus sians control approaches to it. For that reason, and several others President Truman is anxious to find cut Stalins' general ideas on the fu- ture of East Asia regardless of what Russia does about the war.
Island Disposition
Similarly the question of disposi- tion of Japanese islands in the North Pacific is likely to come up. Russia is expected to claim Karafuto, the southern half of Russian held Sak- halin. But ships moving to the As iatic mainland have to go through passages in the Japanese chain or in the Kuriles to the north. As a re- suit there has been speculation that Stalin might want one. of these pas sages to have Russian-held Hanks
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oS o4AAOO ClAS I1A4O.
But beneath the surface they will be lrrltated at several things which have lowered Good Neigh bOr' prestige to about the lowest cob since 1927 when U $. Marines invaded Nicaragua.
Irritant No. l-IS growing indi- cation that the U. $. A. intends to keep certain Latin American bases after the war There b nothing that rifles Latin America more than American armed forces on their soil.
Irritant No. 2.-Is the peremp- tory way President Roosevelt re- gently demanded that six Good NeighbOrs" come into the war. Some people wondered why Peru, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, ant Ecuador trooped up to the Allied table just as the Red Army neared Berlin and signed up.
This was not because they wanted to. It was because they got letter from no less than the President of the United States telling them to join the Allies-or else.
The 'Or else" was a warning that they could not sit at the United Nations conference, now scheduled for San Francisco, if they did not declare war.
What made the Latin dOubiy sore was their belief that RoO3c- welt was acting at the instance of Stalin who had laid down the law that no nOn-belliger- ent could sit in United Nations Councils. Most of the Latin American governments don't recognize Stalin and don't like dictatiOn from him-even if in- direct.
Also they remembered the oral word of the State Department that all they had to do was to break relations with the Axis, not de- clare war. For instance, Chile, when it broke with the Axis, in formed the State Department that it was also ready to declare war. But Under Secretary of State Sumner WelleS, after conferring with the White House told them this would be unnecessary. All VIC wanted was a break in diploma tic relations, the Chileans were told. So now when we need American solidarity more than ever, the Good Neighbors aren't too happy.
FRANCO HAUNTS MEXICO
Last month, members of the old Spanish Cortez tried to hold a meeting in Mexico City. The Cortez is the Spanish parliament, and ever since Franco set up his dictatorship, it's members have been eXiled, many in Latin Amer ica.
So it was proposed that the remnants of Democratic Spain get together and hold a meeting ill Mexico City.
But they did not reckon with our State Department.
When James C. Dunn (hus- band of the Armour milliOns) called before the Senate during the confirmation fight over his promotion to be assistant sec retary of state. he told SenatOr Guffey of Pennsylvania that the had never been favorable to Franco. Since then he has in- Spired series of newspaper col umns purpOrting to tell how he had nothing to do with the boy colt of LOyalist Spain.
However, when two members of the Spanish Cortez sought pass port visas to cross the Panama Canal to attend the meeting in Mexico City, the State Depart ment said no. The Spanish con- gressmen were south of the Pan- anna Canal and the Mexico City meeting was north. The canal lay across their path, and the State Department refused to let them cross. The man in the State Department who passes primarily on these matters is James c. Dunn. Hull is no longer in the State Department. Stettinius was either away or busy with the Big Conference. The main decision was up to Dunn.
So the Spanish COrtez could not get quorum and was not held. But In some respects the Inter American conference now
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MOSCOW, June 22-Joseph v.
Stains son. VASTLY. yesterday was
awarded the Order of the Red Ban
ner for his services as a colonel in
the Russian Air Force
The decoration awarded young
Stain, who still is in his 20S, was in
a long list announced en- the eve of
the first anniversary Of Germany's
invasion of the Soviet Union.
Another of Stalin's sons, Jacob, a
lieutenant, was mentioned in dis
patches last August Is for fighting
with an artillery battery until his
last round of ammunition was fired
(The Germans claimed the
capture of Jacob Stain last July
81 and the Berlin radio subse-
quently carried an interview
purportedly with him.
Vassily's citation said Stains son
had "eXcellently carried out mill
tary command projects in front line
battle with German aggressors,
showing simultaneously bravery and
valor."
This was the first disclosure thai:
Stalins second son was fighting at
the front.
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Pilots Own Plane There Takes Letter from
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MOSCOW, Aug. 6. Maj Gen. Follett Bradley, former Commander of the First Air Force of the United States Eastern Defense Command, has arrived in Moscow on special mission to intensity American aid to Russia, bringing a letter from President Roosevelt 10 Joseph Stalin.
Bradley reached Moscow last night, piloting his own plane, "a United States B-24 bomber. The trip from Washington took 10 days.
He said on arrival: I'm here to facilitate, in any possible way, aid to Russia and to make it more ef- fective."
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Gateway City Rostov
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(Continued oppose a small-scale invasion at tempt without diverting large forces from Russia.
Tt would be merely a sacrifice without any purposes" one allied military source in London com- mented.
Showdown Battle
Moscow dispatches said that the Red army, apparently massing its strength for a showdown battle on the twisting lower Don river, had retired southeastward in good order and was fighting back strongly with the aid of American-built bombers in defense of Rostov and in in- creasing offensive thrusts on the enemy flank at Voronezh.
Great destruction of Axis tanks, airplanes, trucks and army units was reported as result of the Rus- sian counter blows, and at Voronezh the Soviet onslaughts had trapped large Axis forces by severing their communications lines and knocking out 50 enemy tanks.
But on the major front to the southeast the Germans claimed ad- vances of as much as 90 miles in the past four or five days and a Vichy report said they were within four miles of the suburbs of fire ravaged and heavily bombed Rostov, key to the oil-rich Caucasus.
The attack on Rostov from the west (Taganrog), the north (Voro- shilovgrad and the east Cat the conjunction of the Don and Donets rivers) was the climatic goal toward which the Germans have been ham, mering in their costly southeastern offensive to isolate the Caucasus, cut of the route of American war supplies to the south and divide the Soviet armies.
Advances 90 Miles
At the same time, the enemy re- ported that an Axis column fork ing off below Vorenezh at the bend of the Don river had advanced about 90 miles to within approximately 50 miles of the easternmost turn of the Don river, which flows within about 35 miles of Stalingrad on the Volga. The two Axis offensives, probably supplemented by a third push along the railroad from Lik- haya toward Stalingrad, are of equal importance in the battle for i the Caucasus.
Rostov, battered by enemy bomb- CTS for several days, was reported by the Germans to be 'a'fiame." The communique also said that the bridges acros sthe Don at that point over which the Russians might re- tire from Rostov-had been de- strowed. Rusia rear guards "and dispersed enemy groups are being annihilated" by the Nazi air force the communique claimed.
The Russians told a different story. They said that ground was yielded to the enemy but that a high price was exacted and that the Red army had fallen back in good order, leaving rear guarcs who ap- piled rigorous scorched earth policy and killed many thousands advanc- ing Germans.
Apparently the German claims oi sudden advances and of encircline attacks by armored forces and air planes were based on the final re- tirement of these rear guard ele- ments which had held back the Axis tide while Soviet Marsha! Semyon Timoshenko prepared his ground for a decisive stand, pre- sumably along the Don. It appeared l unlikely tbat the Russian military i leaoer, who fast year drove the Ger mans back in panic from Rostov te Taganrog, would give up Rostov al this critical juncture with a last ditch fight like at Sevastopol ano similar to the one being made tc hold Voronezh.
Massing Strength
On the eastern flank, the Rus sians had been reported massing their strength for defense of Stall inggrad and the lower Volga and 1t was believed likely that the main battle would be fought in the com paratively narrow area between the Don and Volga rivers.
The present phase of fighting may well determine possession of the main oil supplies of the Soviet Union. The Russians have strongly defended the northern end of the pipe line that leads from the Cas- plan coastal fields to Rostov and then northwestward to Nikitovka forcing the enemy to detour around the line en route to Rostov. The line north of Rostov, however, is now rendered useless by the German fianking advances or may have been seized at some points after being destroyed by the Russians.
Capture of Rostov, or its encircle- ment, would permit the Germans to attempt a crossing of the narrow gap from the eastern Crimea Pen- insula to the Caucasus, south of the Azov sea and not far north of the Soviet naval base of NovorosSisk which frequently has been attacked by German bombers in recent days.
The German gains in Southern Russia renewed the prospects for an Allied invasion to establish 6 second front in Europe, with the
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BY the Associated Press.
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BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Oct. 27.-How the tide
of battle was turned at Stalingrad a
month ago by a motorized division
which crossed the Volga in broad
daylight was related today in a dis
patch to the army newspaper Red
Star.
That was at a time when the rap
idly advancing Germans believed
the fall Of stalingrad to be only q
matter of hours.
The dispatch, by VASTLY Gross
man, said the three regiments Of the
Gen. Rodintzev's division with artil-
lery and vehicles, had made long
forced march from deep in the rear
to the banks of the Volga.
Without waiting for a compare
lively safe crossing by night, the
division passed to the west bank of
the river in barges and boats under
fierce daytime air attack.
One boat was sunk and 20 of the
10 men aboard were killed, the
dispatch said, but the remainder of
the unit completed the crossing.
The main burden Of Stalingrad's
defense was then being borne by
artillery, with German automatic
gunners attacking the batteries.
The Rodintzev division, which
previously had fought near Kiev,
battled its way out of encircle-
ment several times and went into
action while its rear guard still was
on the east bank Of the river and
its headquarters only yards from
the stream on the west bank.
One regiment was isolated, but
Rodintzev pressed an attack, taking
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mutual diStruSt between England and
U. S. S. r., there is ample historical
background for believing that Stain may
not trust the good faith of England's
and Americas friendship, and may be-
lieve that the military arguments against
immediate establishment of second
front are but cloaks concealing the true
political reasons. In fact, his repeated
insistence on the second front is indis-
putable evidence that he does not accept
these military arguments.
I believe that the phrase "any other
aggressive power" may refer not only
to the Axis powers, but to us-perhaps
England more than America, but never
theless, all of us who have obligations to
assist the Soviet Union. In other words,
he is saying If you believe you can
allow Russia to defeat Germany for
you but be powerless from exhaustion at
the end of the struggle, you are mis-
taken"
= obviously cannot prove the correct
ness OF this Interpretation of Stains
ambiguous statement, but it appears
plausible enough to be worth considera-
ton. Hence it is pathetic to read the
comment from London that it is a
healthy sign that the United Nations
are now so friendly that they can criti-
clze each other openly without rancor.
Stains statement appears to me to
carry all the rancor possible short of an
ultlmatum. am not here pleading for
or against Stalin's point of view, but for
realization of the seriousness of the
schism between the STEP brothers in the
family of United Nations.
BERNARD D. DAVIS. Md
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MOSCOW, oct. 1-CUP) - The
Russians have seized the initiative
south of Stalingrad, recaptured
three villages, and today were re-
ported driving Axis forces back in
panic.
Ihis powerful cou1.er-attack now
was threatening the enemys right
flank, while a week-old counter
offensive against his left flank
pressed slowly down between the
Don and Volga rivers above Stall
ingrad.
The Germans we're counter-at-
tacking the threat above Stalin-
grad in frantic haste, but failed to
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Red Tanks
Open Way
TO ROStOV
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the Don army under Col. Gen.
KonStantin RokoSSovSki 10 make
a wheeling movement southwark
aimed at enveloplng the German
forces at the western end Of the
lower Don area
Vatutin'S army was approaching
Rostov from the north and below
the Don River A third Russian
force menaced the city. II was
under command of Col Gen. An
rel l. Yeremenko. who drove down
the Stalingrad Tikhoretsk rail
road yesterday 10 capture Dvoi-
maya and Is other towns and
villages,
Vatutin's advance enabled him
to seize Glubovkaya railroad sta
ton, on the RoStov- Moscow line
and the towns of BorodInov and
PotSeluyev.
Gmbovkaya is 95 miles north Of
Rostov and only II miles north OF
the important city of KamenSk.
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tanks, taking heavy toll from the enemy's mechanical equipment which was unable to turn the tide of battle, front dispatches said.
The enemy used big tank units west of R2hev, on the snowy central front l30 miles northwest of Mos- COW, but were unable to prevent the Russians from deepening and widening a breech in the Axis lines.
Southwest of Stalingrad, Axis tanks supported by mine- -throwers and artillery were turned back in an effort to relieve the.r encircled troops between the Don and Volga Rivers in three-day battle.
Tanks Wedged In
The Germans opened the battle southwest of Stalingrad by wedging 80 tanks and two infantry regiments (6,000 troops) into advanced Soviet positions. The new tank reinforce ments, apparently rushed 'northwash from the Caucasus, smashed at a Russian unit which had just ad- vanced southward and had not had time to entrench.
Heavy German artillery and mine thrower batteries laid down a strong barrage and dive-bombers attempted to join the battle, but Soviet planes drove them off.
Penetrating the Russian lines, the enemy struck anew at several points, seeking weak spot and the Rus Sains retreated. fearing the threat to their left flank.
During the night, Red Army units destroyed groups of tommy gum ners within their lines ard the bat tie was resumed the following day. break on greater scale. The Ger mans failed on one sector, but att tackled successively on others. Fi- nally they massed their forces on one narrow sector and with numert- cal superiority drove Into the Soviet lines, forcing the Russians to re- treat.
Shock Troops UnmOvable
On the third day, the Germans attempted to develop their success, but Russian shock troops, backed by Soviet artillery, battered them from the Hanks and trapped them from two sides and liQuidaIed them. Front dispatches said results of the determined Nazi drive were limited.
Northwest of Stalingrad, mean while, the Sovists improved their positions on the west bank of the
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Jap Blow at Siberia Seen
Dependent on StaIinqrad
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foS the ASSOCldbeQ PTeSS.
CHUNGKING, Sept. 10.-An au-
thoritative Chinese commentator
said today that whether open con-
f1ict breaks out between Japan and
Russia may depend on the out
come of Stalingrad.
Japan might move against ST.
IBERIA If the Germans overcame So
Wet resistance at Stalingrad," the
comme ntator said, but she might
stay her hand If the Nazi drive COL
lapses."
Japanese leaders are finding it
difficult to decide on their next
move, he added, but he predicted
that the estimated six divisions
in Burma are more likely to be
used against China than India.
India can be ruled out at pres
ent," he said.
Mexican Expects Attack.
MEXICO CITY. Sept. 10 (P.-A
Japanese attack on Siberia "at any
moment" is probable, according to
Mexican general just back from
service as Mexican Minister in
Toxic.
Gen. Jose Luis Amezcua said yes
terday the Japanese had had large
army massed on the Mancnukuo
frontier for three years awaiting an
opportunity for the attack.
The general, newly arrived in
Mexico after being repatriated with
other diplomats, estimated the jap
anese had 100000 men available for
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ond front wasn't opened before long, the next olive branch might be more acceptable.
Churchill never took any stock in these irttimations, claimed the Russians were bluffing and would make . separate peace with the Nazis. Hts thesis was that Stalin would be thrown out Of Russia if he did. This was one reason why Churchill kept pulling hack from starting sec. 0nd front.
Roosevelt. however, felt that u( it was only fair to the Russians to carry out what we had prom ised them and the world as early as I942; that go second front was the one way to keep Germany busy on two fronts and end the war in a hurry.
ANGLO-AAlEkICAN
POSTWAR PLANS
It hasn't been advertised, but the real reason for the visit Of AAtIttaaA e@aNs e@ts VI N&tWS%N e~ss~ tish Prime Minister Bonar Law. to the U. S. A. is to confer on post war peace machinery.
Events have been moving so fast toward peace that it's an unfortunate but unacceptable fact that peace plans haven't kept up with war plans. The State De- pertinent was reused out of It's rut last summer by the B2 H2 senators, but actually little has been done to work out comDrehen- siye postwar peace machinery with Great Britain and Russia.
Oflclai season fer Richard Laws visit is te disenss p0st- war petFeienm arrangements between the United States and Great Britain, This Co isseig Is important, Oil Is 8 great breeder ef wag. and so, 'f the
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Moscow, Oct. 9 (P De- layed - The Germans are grinding slowly forward in the industrial district of Stalingrad but victory is still denied. They are re- ported to have started anew a wide fanking inva- sion further south calcu- lated to cut through the Kalmysk territory to the Volga delta on the Caspian Sea.
An Astrakhan dispatch to the newspaper lzvestia contained the first Russian admission that the Ger mans have entered the area.
The Russians own flank ing drive northwest of Stallngrad advanced and continued in some sectors
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by Josef Stalin, was aSSasinated tr Mexico City last summer.
Wife Calls It Murder
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Wife Calls It Murder
KrivitSky's wife insisted he had been assasinated. So did Boris Srub, his interpreter. They all saio that for more than year Krivitsky had lived in daily fear of his life.
Washington police had written the case of as a suicide, but reopened their investigation. They asked Charlottesville, Va, authorities te find man named "Dobertov," who according to one of the notes found in Krivitsky's room in Krivitsky's hand writing provided him with the revolver that ended his life.
The door to Krivitsky's fifth floor hotel room was locked but anyone with a pass key could have opened it. A chambermaid did so when she received no response to her knock. She called hotel officials after finding the body.
There was no ledge on the outside of the building along which an as- Sassin could heve crept to enter the window. Nor is there fire escape The possibility of anyone having descended to the window by a rope from a room above was not believed likely.
Waldman, who never doubted that KriNtsky's past was as he repre- sented it, said that the Russian secret police had samples of Krivit- sky'S hand writing in all languages and could have easily forged the notes. The authenticity of Krivit- sky's past had been certified by Trotsky and other eXiled and dis sident Communists, but American Communists had always insisted that was an imposter, a Viennese who had never any connections with Soviet Russia.
Krivitsky's body was found in his room in the Bellevue hotel, near the Capitol, yesterday morning.
Revolver Near Body
Beside the body was a .38 caliber revolver. In the room were the three notes, one in Russian addressed to his wife; another in English to Waldman, the third in German tc .'Dear Suzanne" identified by Vladimir as Suzanne La Toilette New York writer, cousin of Senator Robert M. La Toilette, Prog, Wis.
To his wife he wrote that he wanted ito live very badly, but 1t is impossible you will understand that I must go."
The "Dobertov" angle was up- piled by this postscript:
'On the farm of Dobertov, I wrote this yesterday, but did not have any strength in New York. I did not have any business in Washing ton, went to see Dobertov, because that is the only place I could get firearms"
The notes to Dear Suzanne" and to Waldman asked them to help his wife and son.
FBI and state department officials said they planned no investigation. State department spokesmen said it was strictly a case for the police.
KrivitSky, born Samuel GinSberg, became prominent in this country A 1889 when he told the Dies com aH$ttee investigating un-American activities that he had broken a 20- zsMr association with Josef Stalin b 1887 after the Soviet purge and, fn consequence, feared aSsassina- tion by OGPU agents. He had
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Middle Class League
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I'll tell you what we must do,
Puzzled Clerks, with your dis
trust of both the big labor fed
erations. We must organize,
too, we so million or so mem
bers of the middle class, against
the radical labor unions puny
seven million, who are trying to
sovietize and enSlave the masses
and also to dabble in politics.
We will call our union the Mid
die Class Protective League, or
some such; and we'll show them
who is boss here-Stalin and
anti Christ, or peace and Chris
tian civilization.
T, J,
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When 8 nation surrenders, it is the victors who are on hand for the armistice "kill' who get the conquered fleet and spells of war. That was why Stalin was blazing mad when, at first, he was not consulted. He was sore at some other things too, but especially over the Italian matter, for Rus sia has long wanted to build her. self up as a naval power and long ago saw the Italian fleet as a stepping stone.
When this columnist revealed the State Departments cold shoul- der to Russia, it was promptly de- nied. Later, when the President didn'tt hink Hulps denial effective enough, he hurled some brief, ugly, chronic words of his own straight in this direction.
All of which. in retrospect, may be more amusing than important, but it leads up to question which never ceases to puzzle news men, no matter how many years grown grey at the typewriter namely, why distinguished states men issue diplomatic denials which they know are certain to be dis proved later.
STIMSON DENIES
Many years ago, when Henry l.. Stimson was Secretary of State in the Hoover Administration, I had an interesting talk with him about this question.
had reported, during our crisis with Japan over Man chuckuO, that the governments of Chile and Mexico had offered us naval cooperation in case of war. StimsOn stood up in his press conference a few hours la- ter and denied the story cate- gOrically.
That evening, however, he called me to his home, sat down in front of an open fire, and ex- plained that he had to deny the story because he feared Chile and Mexico would be indignant over the leak. Chile and Mexico are countries, probably not as sensi- tive as MT. StimSon thought, but I could understand the denial. Per- haps he was right.
But I never could understand the denial, after Pearl HarbOr, of our losses there. Even three months later, after the Japs had circulated exact details of the losses through Latin America obviously knew whatt hey were talking about - even then the President came out. in his Feb. 22 speech, unequivOcalIy deny ing that there had been losses worth worrying about at Pearl HarbOr
With lot of people, this only undermined confidence in future statements by Roosevelt and his Administration and loss of public confidence can be even more Serioust han losing battle ships.
THE DENIAL SCORE CARD
Just for amusement, the already overworked girls in my office have got up a list of fairly important Merry -Go-Round stories which were indignantly, categorically. vehemently denied but later turned out to be true. Here they are:
November, 1943-General Pat ton skipping incident officially de- nied by Army. Later admitted.
January, l943-Faulty inspection of shells at a St. Louis plant denied by the Army. Despite the lenial, a Grand Jury indicted ten jeople for this war fraud-though t took eleven months to do it.
September, 194O-The Attorney General denied the story regard ng the plane crash of FBI agents md the late Senator Lundeen, 'ome of whose speeches were be- ing written by Nazi agent George Sylvester Vierick. Senators Wheel CT and Bonnet Clark also de- nounced this story on the Senate floor. while Mrs. Lundeen threat sned to sue for libe However. vierick is now in jail, convicted n part for writing Senator Lun-
June, l938-First revelation of louisiana scandals. involving Gov. Leche, Democratic National Com nitteeman Seymour Weiss and President J. M. Smith of Loulsi- ana State University. was denied. All later served jail sentences.
June, 1943-Justice Byrnes was reported to havex stopped the Navy's Elk Hills oil deal. Denied by Navy. Later, Secretary Knox issued a statement promising to
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William LanBer. Four years ago, be- fore this country got into the war. said Langer, Dunn blocked the entry into the United States for some 651 refugees from Nazi Germany, and furthermore he later sent a cable to the U. s. Minister in Switzerland, ordering him not to send back to this country reports on Nazi atro- cities. Those are pretty serious &C., cusationS which, if true, would make Secretary Dunn not only pro-Nazi but anti-Semitic.
The story of the 651 refugees is one of the sad stories of the war. It wasn't G5l, the way, but 2,0O0 who got visas to come to the United States after they had been checked and okayed by the Department of Justice as desirable citizens. Nearly all of them were in special danger because they held political positions. Few of them got out of Nazi terri tory but in negotiating for their re- moval to this country by the War Refugee Board, a number of cables had to be cleared through the De- partment of State. James c. Dunn, as head of the division of Western European affairs at that time, initialed many of the cables to expe- dite them, though this was not di- rectly his business.
CODE ENDANGERED
There came time, however when messages from these refugees, trans mitted through Switzerland present. ed threat to break the American secret codes. Any code can be broken If the uncoded contents of mess age are known and compared with the coded version of that same message. For this reason, a cable was sent to the U s. Minister in Switzerland. ordering him not to use the code for refugee messages. The story got out that this was an order to stop sending atrocity re- ports to the United States. but actu- ally 1t was nothing more than an order to safeguard the code. Jimmy Dunn got blamed for it, but actually the order seems to have been cabled to Switzerland over the signature of Sumner Welles, thu Under Sec retary of State.
Perhaps better case man be made tEat Dunn has been pro- Com munist than that he is pro-Fascist. At the beginning of U. s. participa- tion in the war, British and Amer ican governments agreed to a full exchange of information on all sub JectS. Dunn is generally given credit for having broadened that policy into one of full exchange of inform at!on with Soviet Russia, too. Before the Moscow government had been treated with suspicion and caution. Treating Moscow with confidence and respect as an equal was a new idea. It paid of when Hull went to Russia for his conference with Stalin and Molotov and came home with the Moscow agreement. Dunn wetn along on that trip, as Hull's adviser.
NO SILVER SPOON
When Dunn hasn't been criticized for his policies, he has been picked on because he married money an Armour heiress or because he was once in charge of protocol at White House and State Department func- anu Ndo IDiISldCj SNl an expert at balancing tea cups. But all such stuff is a far cry from his origin and he is anything but Q Harvard -Groton silk stocking, which all successful diplomats are sup posed to be. Jimmy Dunn was born in Newark and his father was plumber
He studied a little law and some architecture but holds no degrees for graduating in either trade, though he did work as an architect from 1912 to 1917. Tn the war he was a naval lieutenant, serving as aide to the naval attachc at Ha- vana. That turned him to diplomacy and he began at the bottom. as clerk in the Department in 1919 He has been career diplomat ever since, with the exception of year out in 193O and '3l during the serious illness Of his wife. It was his g years of experience that probably accounts most for his assistant sec retaryship in charge of eastern hemisphere affairs. one of the hot test postwar spcss in government.
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Aid to Allies
Report Germans Unite
TO Help Rule Country
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PARIS. April Il tINS)- The
newspaper France Soir reported
today that A provisional German
central authority already has
becn established 10 help tho Allies
govern defeated Germany
The committee was said 10 in
clude Field Marshal Friedrich Von
PauluS, captured Al StalinCrad
Field Marshal Friedrich Wolf;
Field Marshal Erich Weinert and
Gems. Won Daniel. Florln. Herr,
Won Seidlltz and Lindenmann.
France Soir also said that the
noted author Thomas Mann would
ScrNe as q memhcr.
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TO the ncrth, and down in a curv-
ing arc around Noyocherkassk at
the confluence of the Don and
Donets rivers 32 miles northeast of
Rostoy
ROSTOV UNBEATABLE
1t appeared that Marshal Sem
yOn TimCshenko believed the Soviet
positions at Rostov to be untenable
and was Withdrawing to a line be-
low Rostov and the Don for a de-
tense of the northern Caucasus.
Last November % the Germans
seized Rostov and the Russians
made such a withdrawal, finally
regrouping their forces and strik-
ing back to retake the city and
launch their winter offensive.
The Germans claimed in their
communique that Russian resis-
tance in the Don loop which curves
TO within IS miles of industrial
Stalingrad. one of RuSsia's great
est war centers, has been broken"
and other reports said the Nazis
had struck across the Don and in
to the Caucasus between Rostov
and Stalingrad.
British commentators, although
making no effort to disguise the
seriousness of the situation which
may determine whether Russia S
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Soviet Union Independent But Preparedness
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MOSCOW, May 21-The policy of the Stalinist Government. says the Comsomol Pravda, Organ of the Young Communist League, is one of independence and prepared ness.
A four-column article in the newspaper points out that Russia remains neutral but it criticises the pacifist spirit and asserts the present international situation n compels us to prepare seriously, day by day"
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ULTIMATUM
T0JApANESE,
RUSS THREAT
President Puts Potsd a m Approval on Surrender
Warning 10 Nips
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BULLETIN-POTS July g Sources close to President Tru- man said tonight he and Premier Stalin had established most cor dial relationship productive of un- expected Russian concessions.
Mir. Truman was said to have wen important United States aims at the Big Three" conference, which held it's seventh session today. The President was described as in a happy frame of mind over concessions won to date, all of which he wants to disclose to Congress as soon as he returns to the United States.
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sentative in order to correct the
impression in those places that u.
s. production Is not all 1t should
be. Mr.. Willkie will carry mess
ages from the President to foreign
leaders, including Premier Stalin
The President issued a statement
that the perpetrators of "barbaric"
acts in occupied countries will
have to stand In the courts of law"
In the same countries in which bar
barism now RACES, and answer In
those courts for their crimes
Army And Navy
The War Department eaid it will /
inaugurate this fall'eA voluntary
pre-induction training program
utilizing existing facilities Of
schools and colleges to meet pres
ent and future needs for properly
trained personnel in the armed
forces. Out of every 100 men in
Quoted into the Army, about SO
are assigned to duties requiring
specialized trainings the Depart
ment said. The Army. said it is or
ganizing and training Port Battal-
ions composed mostly of former
stevedores) for duty overseas to
insure prompt handling Of U. s..
military equipment for forces sta
toned throughout the world. The
Department said checks in pay
ment of allowances to dependents
of enlisted men of the Army, COW
ering the first applications to be
approved, will go out shortly af-
ter September 1.
The Navy announced recruiting 4
Of enlisted personnel of the Wo- |
mems Naval Reserve will begin !
September IL, and training will /
start October 9 at the University {
of Wisconsin, Indiana University /
and Oklahoma A. and M. College. :
Selective Service !
Selective Service Director Her a
shey said draft boards will begin p
calling men with dependents be- e
fore Christmas. He said single v
men with secondary" dependents, r
such as aged or crippled relatives, p
will be called first; married men r
whose wives work, next; then men Il
with dependent wives; and finally Il
men who have wives and children. Il
He said che reservoir of Ia men b
the country is "practi- "
cally exhausted" Selective Service
Headquarters said Glass lib (men
fit for limited military service h
only will be eliminated, and be- II
September /, all regis 8
trants who are not totally disqual- h
flied will be reclsssified in la, a
while those not suited for any mil ii
itary service will be placed in 4rF. q,
In the case of men reclassified in m
Ia, the Army will determine after r.
induction whether they will be Il
assigned to full or limited service. 3,
Sterilization OF Farm Prices n
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard Il
said he would approve a plan of Il
livestock ceiling prices which {,
must not permit abnormal profits n
to anyone in the industry at the =,
expense of the producers or con- h
sumers." Mr.. Wickard also said :,
be now favors repeal of the pro- :, :.
vision of the Price Control Act ~
that prohibits ceilings on pro- n
cessed farm products If, the ceiling :,
price reflects a farm price of less =
than 110 per cent of parity, He /:
said farm prices "haye reached =,
parity on an average" The WPB q
Food Requirements Committee ask y
ed the armed forces, the Lend Z
Lease Administration and the War =
Board to collaborate in T
working out program for alloca- Z
tion of all Government meat pur- j
chases as equitably as possible q
among Federally inspected pack ?
ers. The Agricultural Marketing Y
Administration bought $137, 100000
worth of foodstuffs during July for \
the United Nations and other re- e
including $4,000 a
pounds of dehydrated beef. L
RatlOning c
Tire quotas will have to follow I
a downward trend the rest of this q
wear to keep within the amount of 4
rubber earmarked by the WPB for U
the purpose, the Office of Price Ad- p
said. The Office ask a
ed local rationing boards for the c
"strictest possible Interpretation"
of a recent amendment to tire ra-
tioning regulations restricting II
truck eligibility to vehicles essen c
tial to the war effort or public n
health and safety. - A
Oil And Gasoline S
WPB Chairman Nelson appoint L
ed Under Secretary of War. Patter- s
SON, Petroleum Coordinator Ickes C
and Price Administrator Hender- r
son as committee to determine
whether fuel oil should be ration Z
ed in the east, coast area this win +
ter. Because of the shortage OF II
fuel oil in the area, Mr.. Ickes pro- e
hibited the hauling of automotive t
gasoline by rail in 20 Middle Wes-
tern and Southwestern States In or
der to divert enough tank cars to n
carry 100000 barrels of fuel oil ?
daily to the rationed area. If the r
withdrawal of these 5000 to 1000 6
tank cars creates shortage, ra- 8
tioning should be extended, Mr.. j
Ickes said. .-. ..st +
INTERESTING FACTS Q
After Ok veara of effort to perfect n
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RED5START
BIG DRIVE IN (RIMEA
Russians Move on Penin- suIa from Two Diree-
lions as Ndzis Flee
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BULLETIN-L0ndon, April II. The Red Army has occupied Kerch in the Crimea, Stalin an- hounced tonight in special Order of the Day.
Stalin also announced the capture of Dzhahkoi, railway junction 15 miles into Crimea.
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Stains S Sons Honored
For Air Corps Service
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MOSCOW, June 21- R Joseph
v. Stalin's son, Vassily, today was
awarded the Order Of the Red Ban
ner for his services as a colonel in
the Russian air force.
The decoration awarded young
Stain, who still is in his 20's, was
in long list announced on the eve
of the first anniversary of Ger
many's invasion of the Soviet un-
ion.
Another of Stalin's sons. Jacob
lieutenant, was mentioned in dis
patches last Aug. 16 for fighting
with an artillery battery until his
last round of ammunition was fired.
THE Germans claimed the cap
ture of Jacob Stain last July 21
and the Berlin radio subsequently
carried an interview purportedly
with him.
Vassily's citation said Stain S
son had "excellent,y carried out
military command projects in front
line battle with German aggressors
showing simultaneously bravery
and valor."
This was the first disclosure that
Stalin's second son was fighting at
the front. 3
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Smolensk were lost their flank
would be turned and a further
withdrawal toward the borders Of
the Reich might be necessary.
Most military observers wish
they had more definite informa-
ton about what is happening on
the eastern front. They would
like to know whether the Nazi
forces are being routed or are
rereating in order.
The Russians are prone to ex-
aggerate the number of Germans
they have killed. At one time
last year we had been accustomed
to reading in their official state
ments about tens of thousands OF
Nazis killed over a period of a
few days.
Until yesterdays Soviet COM
munique reported that $4,000
Germans were killed in the battle
for Taganrog, the number of
casualties listed by the Russians
seldom exceeded four figures and
the number Of Nazi tanks and
planes reported destroyed and
damaged was kept to a modest
average.
The Nazis in their commune
ques speak about bitter fights Of
their famous SIS corps, grenadiers
and aviation. But there is little
which would indicate that the
fighting consists Of more than
relatively strong rear-guard ac-
tions.
Shortened Lines Would Aid.
In the battle for Stalingrad the
Nazis lost whole armies with
their complete equipment. No
such reverses have been reported
In recent weeks, although the
Germans have two-thirds OF their
forces opposing the Russians on
the eastern front.
BY a complicated process of
calculation and deduction, 1t ap-
pears that the Germans have
lost In their present defensive
fight not more than 100000 men
killed, wounded or captured. This
Is less than 7 per cent OF their
estimated strength In that area.
Should they succeed in holding
Smolensk the Nazis are likely to
take a line along the Dnieper
River. This is q much shorter
position than heretofore and can
be held with approximately 100
divisions much closer to their
supply base than when they were
extended to the Don River.
The shortening of the Ger
mans defense line works in IA
vor Of the Russians, too, since
the Reds will need a smaller force
to fight the enemy. The present
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ToHN sToEINBECK, best known J for his novel, "The Grapes of Wrath" hes collaborated with Ed. ward ?. Rockets in Sea of CorteS" (Viking), Q book concerning a jour. ney the authors made into the Gulf of California to study marine biol. ogy,
The chief contribution by Stein. beck Is q somewhat philosophical record of where they went and what they saw. The book Is writ. ten in his eaSy.to-read style and interest is sustained throughout, Ricketts provides the scientific part,
A 300-page appendix lists In do. tail the achievements of the eXpe. dIetion. There are 32 black.and- white illustrations and i6 beauti. ful reproductions in color,
A NINE LOUISE STRONG has "A written about the sovietS for years, has travelled extensively In Russia and has an intimate know ledge of the people. In "The soviets Expected it" (DiaD, she tells some. thing of the nation and the popu- latton.
Most persons, she says, have two misconceptions about the Rus- sians: (I) That they are unable to cope with and master machines; (2) That they are dissatisfied with the Stalin regime.
The war Is what Miss Strong is taking about when she titled her book. Not only did they expect 1t, she says, but they got ready for It by building vast air fleet and thousands of tanks. HAROLD c. GEYER offers Q \ N AR SAAAkNu AfN1A(FN0e
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BY HENRY SHAPIRO United Press Staff COrrespOndent)
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Moscow, Sept. 2.-(UP)-Russian dispatches reported today that So- viet forces defending the south- west approaches to Stalingrad have been forced to retreat to new line-the fourth withdrawal in 48 hours-and that the peril to the vital Volga city was mounting by the hour.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Red Army Captures
Pitormik Air Base
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Don front Russians were within 25 miles of Salsk junction and in the Caucasus they were only 30 miles from Armavir, whence railroad leads through the Maikop oil fields to the Black Sea.
Driving ahead throughout the night south of Voronezh, the Rus- siai1s took several new inhabited places, wiping out almost the entire garrison of one fortified town and capturing 1,2S6 Germans including 6 colonel in storming another, the noon communique said.
On the Donets front, the Russians took three populated places in a single sector. They killed about l ,000 Germans the noon communique re- ported; knocked out seven tanks and 20 field guns and captured 300 pris- oners, two tanks, 20 field guns, 50 trucks and two war supply dumps.
Tn the Stalingrad area, where the resistance of the trapped German army was nearing its end, the Rus- sians spent the night wiping out ad-
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kunze Note Rejected
AS Evidence in
|moIzahn Plot Trial
Postor Due to Testify
In Own BehuIf on
Espionage Charges
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" the Ass0ciatAd Press.
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~ the Associated Press.
HARTFORD. Conn. Aug. BE
cause one-time Bund Leader Ger
hard Kunze waited until the day
after Pearl Harbor to ask q fellow
conspirator in espionage for funds
to 60 to Japan. his letter was re-
jected as evidence today in the con-
spiracy trial of the Rev. Kurt E. B.
Molzahn, Philadelphia clergyman.
Federal Judge J. Joseph Smith
ruled that the wording Of the in
dictment against Molzahn, which
limited the existence of the con-
spiracy to ION or about December
g." precluded admission Of the letter
Thomas J. Dodd, jr., special assist
ant to the United States Attorney
General, told the court that the
letter had been written on December
by Kunze in Mexico.
In it, said Mr.. Dodd, Kunze asked
Anastase v. Vonsiatsky. emigre Rus
sian Fascist leader, whose palatial
Thompson, Conn, home was the
headquarters for an anti-Stalinist
movement, for the money to make
the trip.
Both Vonsiatsky, who is now serv-
ing flve years in Federal peniten-
tiary for his part In the scheme to
deliver military information to Ger
many and Japan, and Kunze, who
was arrested In Mexico, have pleaded
| guilty.
Mr.. Molzahn, pastor Of the Old
lions Lutheran Church and q
former German cavalry officer, /.
accused by the Government ol
having permitted his parsonage tt
be used as . mail box for the con.
spirators.
AS the trial entered its sixth day
speculation continued whether thu
Government would call Kunze to thu
stand before resting.
The defense had numerous char.
acter witnesses ready to testify or
behalf Of Mr.. Molzahn, who was ex.
pected to take the stand himself
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the Volga river, into sections and
thus disorganize the defenders.
35TH DAY
The German task was urgent, be-
cause Marshal Semyon Timoshenko
was driving down from the north
west in a counter-cffenSive. The
noon communique reported that D.
900 more Germans had been killed
northwest of Stalingrad, a total OF
$500 officially reported killed IN
that area in the last "A hours.
1t was the 35th day of the battle
in which 100000 Germans using
thousands of tanks and planes were
engaged An analysis OF SOVIET
communiques showed that total
of $4,000 Germans and their vas
sails were killed at Stalingrad the
first 26 days of September, and
that the enemy lost 1880 tanks.
Soviet communicates last midnight
and at noon today reported the
killing of at least 5000 more Ger
mans in Stalingrad and adjacent
area.
MANY TANKS LOST
Ae o,, axap,p1n of tho hllt tpbprV
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SIEGE AT
LENINCRAD
IS LIFTED
Quarter of a Million Ger mans Are Now Fac
ing Entrapment
BULLETIN-Moscow, Jan. 2I. -Stalin's Order of the Day to- night announces the Red Army has captured MICA tcorrect)
30 miles southeast of Leningrad.
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LONDON, Jan 2l-RuSsia s nor thern armies, engaged in two tre- mendous drives which in six days has lifted the two-year siege of Leningrad, captured the ancient bastion of Novgorod and have slain 10000 Germans, rolled on today in an effort to complete the entrap- ment of upwards of quarter of a million other Germans in the sector.
Moscow dispatches indicated the Germans are facing one of the worst disasters since Stalingrad, and the Moscow radio declared ju-
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Evening star.
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Stains Spokesman
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The speech delivered by Foreign
Commissar Molotov on the twenty
eighth anniversary celebration Of
the October revolution will be over
shadowed in the eyes of the world
by the failure of Premier Stain to
make any appearance on that his
toric occasion. Nevertheless, it was
an important speech and it deserves
careful consideration.
There has been no statement of
the reason for Stalin's failure to
participate in the observance of the
day which, in Russia, is comparable
to our own Fourth of July. In view
OF the fact, however. that the Rus
slams this year are also celebrating
the victory over the Fascist powers
it is certain that only the most
compelling reasons could have pre-
vented the generalissimo from max
ing an appearance. The natural
supposition is that the rumors OF
his serious illness are we'll founded,
yet this, until there has been some
authoritative announcement, must
remain matter of conjecture. The
only thing of which we may be
sure is that Mr.. Molotov, presumably
acting as Stalin's spokesman, has
made statement of Soviet policy
which challenges the attention of
the world.
1t is clear, from his statement,
that the Soviet government remains
dissatisfied with the arrangement
for Allied control of Japan, and,
judging from his remarks, there
seems to be little prospect that the
Russians will take part In the cur
rent discussions of the Far Eastern
Advisory Commission. This stands
in contrast to last weeks statement
by President Truman that he ex-
pected Russia to join the commission
at an early date.
Mr.. Molotov also discussed for the
first time the matter OF the atomic
bomb, and 1t is difficult not to read
into his remarks a protest against
the Anglo-American decision to
withhold the production secrets in
volved in the manufacture of the
bomb. On the whole, however, the
speech of the Foreign Commissar
was moderate in tone.
Disclaiming any desire for venge-
ance, he said that in the judgment
of the Soviet authorities "it is not
past wrongs that should actuate us,
but the interests of safeguarding
peace and security for the nations
in the postwar period" And to this
| he added: The Soviet Union has
been and will continue to be re-
liable bulWark in the defense OF
peace and the security OF the peoples,
and Is ready to prove this not in
words but in deeds"
This may mean much or little.
But it seems to carry an implicit
invitation which should be acted
upon. AS OF today the greatest
obstacle to security. or at least to a
sensesof security. lies in the failure
to develop any real safeguard against
the aggressive use Of atomic weapons.
We know that Russia, given tir~e,
can develop her own atomic weapons,
and Mr.. Molotov implies that that
will be done. In this situation, COM
mon sense would indicate the de-
STABILITY of sharing our "know-how'
secrets, conditioned upon an ar
rangement for international inspec-
ton which would guard against
secret preparation in any country for
surprise attack. Mr.. Molotov's words
may indicate that Russia now is
ready to entertain such proposal.
In any event, the possibility should
be explored, and explored now.
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Solomons Battle Widening In Area
Red Army Retreats to 40 Miles From Stalingrad
German Thrusts Place Stalingrad
In Immediate Peril Of Seizure
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MOSCOW, Aug. 26 (49 - Two successive German thrusts through the Russian lines between the Don and the Voga placed StaIngrad in immediate peril of seizure as German tanks and other armored machines unged ahead Thousands of workers in factories took up arms the high west bank of the Volga to help defend the great industrial city as German Vanguards reached the flat sandy plain northwest of the city and Russian tanks fighting running battle, brought them at last to a temporary halt.
A Berlin communique declared that great fires are raging in Stalingrad the city is pounded day and night by the German air force with high explosive and incendiary bombs.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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Plain Talk
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Some people have complained, not without justice, that War Mobilizer Byrnes did not go far enough toward urging an all-out war effort in his first report to the President Congress and the American people. But at least he deliv- cred up some plain and candid talk, a commodity which at times has seemed to be rationed in the District of Colum- bia. MT. ByrneS brought the current picture of our national economy into proper focus, avoiding the rosy light of our August optimism and the deep Shad- owS of panicky December despair. In that focus first things came first. Recon version, long overemphaSized, was not condemned or blacked out, but scaled in proper proportion to the paramount need of war production. Mobilization and manpower, Stabilization and imitation, taxes, labor relations, agriculture, con- tract termination, surplus property - these and other war-born or War-aggra- yated problems received generally forth right treatment. In fact, MT. Byrnes touched on almost every vexing subject except foreign relations.
And that subject was taken up by Pres ident Roosevelt at his press conference that day after the ByrneS report was made public What the President said was comforting, in a general sort of way. He was arch and bantering with the aS- sembled press, as is his frequent custom.
He told the reporters that differences among the great powers, important or unimportant, were necessary. He said there was no way to bring Russia, Britain and the United States any closer except to install their governments in con- mon capital. He suggested that one should avoid loud talk on differing lrl- Depreciation of common principles of pol icy, just as one should avoid loud talk. about a persons individual interpreta- ton of the Ten Commandments. But he did not reveal any specific reactions to recent specific crises in Europe. Premier Stalin has been specific on occasion, notably in regard to YugoSlavia and Po- land. Prime Minister Churchill has gwen detailed explanations of his position on variety of matter, from liquidation of the British Empire to the makeup of Italian government and the civil war in Greece.
In the wake of this there has grown up in this country an urgent desire for loud talk" which has transcended domestic politics and crossed party and intra-party lines. More recently urgent demands for specific statements on American policy have come from Britain. Perhaps MT. Roosevelt's silence and apparent lack Of concern conceal plan of his own for re- conciling admitted differences at the coming meeting of the Big Three. Per haps his special information leads him to believe that the general anxiety is un- necessary. But in either case the publics obvious desire for little plain talk of the Byrnes variety does not seem unrea- Eonable.
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The Waterbury Democrat.
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What of Stalin
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Reading between the lines of Russian dispatches it becomes apparent something is happening to the Soviet dictator Stan It is hardly possible that he is dead some rumors from Scandinavia have it. That he is i'll may be the truth.
There would be no need to keep his death secret But if he is seriously ill, it might be deemed wise policy by his associates to keep the from the Russian people and the world for of their own Russians have peculiar ideas about such matters
What could be happening is that Stalin is being de- posed his position Soviet dictator Russian gen. erals flushed with military victory may be demanding voice in the government if not actual control Stan faced such situation early in his career and met it promptly with purge of military leaders which aston ished the world. He may lack the power to repeat
All this of course is mere speculation But it seems possible Stan is heading for retirement for lessen ing of his power His passing would the last of the Big Three which ruled the worlds destiny during the years Roosevelt died and Churchill repudated by his people,
stalns fate is yet to be determined, but he too is on his way out
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Sherwood. all by DR.. Wirt's first wife,
from whom he was divorced.
House Investigation Recalled.
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House Investigation Recalled.
A special House committee investi-
gated DR.. Wirt's allegations that ad-
ministration brain trusters" were
seeking to overthrow the existing social
order, plot which he said came to
light during a dinner party at Falls
Church, Va.
The dinner party, in September,
1888, was attended, DR.. Writ said, by
Robert Bruere, chairman of the Textile
Code Advisory Committee; David c.
Coyle Of the Public Works Administra-
ton, Hildegarde Kneeland and Mary
Taylor, Agriculture Department econ
omists; Alice Barrows Of the Educa-
ton Department, Interior Department,
and Lawrence Todd, Soviet News
Agency representative.
President Roosevelt had been re-
ferred to. the educator claimed, as q
'Kerensky," later to be replaced by q
"Stalin."
During congressional hearings that
created something of a sensation, DR..
Writ named brain trusters and their
satellites" as his informers and indi-
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BIG } MEET NEEDED FOR
EUROPE JOB
German Defeat Creates Problems Linked 10
Conference Task
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By John M. HightOwer Associated Press CorrespondenD
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-Sec- retary of State Stettinius said today the end of the war in Europe has given new urgency to the work of the Conference of United Nations" {"
In an address prepared for radio delivery, Stettinius said that Ameri- can dead and wounded in the war have given us one more chance to build world order free from war"
He added:
We remember also that Germany has been defeated only because the United Nations joined their strength in the common cause, and that last ing peace will be possible only if they unite their strength
In radio talk to Canada, Prime Minister Mackenzie King said that The end of warfare in Europe is not the end of the war - there is still another enemy. The United Nations have still to bring about the unconditional surrender of Japan"
Out of the fires of war;" MacKen- zie King said, The San Francisco Conference has begun to forge and to fashion mighty instrument for world security
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8 = A meeting of President Truman, Prime Minister Churchill and Pre- mier Stalin is expected by United Nations diplomats to be arranged soon after VIE Day.
It is believed here that only a gathering of the Big Three probably somewhere in the Euro pean area-can solve some of the urgent problems now arising from the total defeat of Germany and lay the basic plans for restoring civil order and real peace to Europe
These are regarded as problems linked closely to the job, being rushed forward by the United Ma tions Conference, of creating per- manent organization to maintain peace and security throughout the world
The immediate impact of the ending of the European war is to reinforce demands of Secretary Stettinius, Foreign Minister Eden, Russian Commissar Molotov and other leaders that the conference lose no time in finishing the task.
Meanwhile, VIE Day found rank ing diplomats of the big powers agreed on another big matter in addition to the general security system. This is that the powers should take separate but related measures to make sure that for the next half century or so Germany will be denied the resources and industrial development necessary to plunge the world into another war
The big powers have set up ma chinery for keeping firm grasp on conference progress by making sure of their own unity on all fu- ture issues. The Big Four" became the Big Five" yesterday when Foreign Minister Bidault of France joined the almost daily sessions in Stettinius' penthouse apartment. The first reported action of the five was to set up subcommittee of world organization experts to study and report on all amend ments put forward by the smaller nation delegation.
Limits Proposed
Many of the smaller nations have proposed changes in the security council which would limit the au- thority of the five powers that would hold permanently five of it's eleven seats. But Molotov made it clear at a news conference yes terday that the big nations look for no such amendments to go through.
He described as noteworthy" the fact that of the p amendment
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NAzIS ARE 5TIFFENING
IN RUSSIA
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MOSCOW, Dec. 22.-Gerinan re- sistance, marked with increasing counter-attacks, stiffened against the Red Army in it's middle Don River drive in which the Russians are reported to have captured a large town in their smash toward the southwest toward Rostov, Black Sea port.
The midday communique didn't name the town which was taken but said it was the next largest populated place" in the path of the Russians.
Millerovo, important railroad junc- tion 12O miles from Rostov, may have been the city.
The Germans are rushing reserves to the middle Don front in an at- tempt to halt the swift pace. Col. vatutins legions stormed to within 20 miles of Millerovo yesterday.
The front southwest of Stalingrad also is boiling anew as German arm- ies bolster their reserves with large tank units, bringing heavier pressure to bear against the Russian thrust down along the Kalmyck Steppe. Increasing Nazi resistance was fore seen here, once the Axis troops found a place where they could stand and fight.
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Allied Offensive in Pacific
Could Upset Axis Schedule
Nazi and japanese Attempt at Pincers Through
Mideast Seen Thwarted if i. S..Australian
Forces Strike Heavier Blows at Nipponese
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The Mediterranean Basin, the Indian
Ocean and the South Pacific are likely
to be the scenes of the most spectacular
air and sea battles yet fought in this
war when the Nazi-Japanese offensive
in those areas begins, probably within
the next few weeks.
Unless the American Australian forces
In the South Pacific succeed by drastic
steps in holding back the japanese, the
much-feared synchronized offensives of
the two principal Axis partners will be
a fact, with the Japs launching their
main attack on India and the Nazis at
tempting to join hands with them
through the Near East.
1t seems doubtful, from available re-
ports, that the Russians can prevent
the Germans from reaching their OBJ
iectives-the Caucasian oil fields, the
Caspian Sea and Stalingrad. The best
the Russians can do is economic their
forces and remain on the defensive until
fresh war material arrives to enable
their vast manpower to start anew their
fight against the enemy. Hope fingers
in some quarters that Marshal Semeon
Timoshenko's forces will be able to stop
the Nazis short of their objectives, but
high-ranking military experts do not
seriously believe this will happen. They
hope for the best and fear the worst.
Nazi preparations for a campaign
against the Suez Canal and the Near
East are nearly complete. Egypt's torrid
temperatures are now subsiding some
what. The Nazis have already begun to
move large numbers Of planes and inn
portant army units to Greece and the
Islands of the Aegean and important re-
tnforcements have reached Field Mar
shal Erwin Rommel. The Nazi i-controlled
ports OF the Black Sea are humming
with activity.
Could Repair Novorossisk.
Although the Russian Black Sea port
Of Novorossisk will unquestionably be
heavily damaged by the time the Ger
mans march in, the Nazis probably will
be able to repair the worst parts of it
within few months.
Marshal Rommel has managed to get
his reinforcements across the Mediter-
ranean in spite of the determined at
tacks of the American and British air
force and British cruisers and sub
marines. Moreover, 1t is expected that
when "der tag" arrives the French gov
ernment will not object to the Nazis
using French bases on both sides of
the Mediterranean. French Chief Of
Government Pierre Laval ID pledged to
policy OF colhborat ton With Berlin and
would do Anything IN liis power. to please
his Nazi masters. provided they let him
keep his ONCE.
1t is not easy to determine how many
men and how much war material and
other vital supplies the Nazis have
gotten across the Mediterranean, but
Allied military men are worried. The
reinforcements which the United Ma
tions are sending the new commander
in chief, Gen. Sir Harold Alexander,
must travel $4,000 miles before they
reach the Red Sea, while the Nazis are
only few hundred miles from the
future theater of operations
The danger to Egypt is not under
estimated, neither is the Importance of
retaining possession of that territory,
regardless of the price. The Allies will
spare no effort to prevent Marshal ROM
mel from advancing further and the
test of whether powerful aviation really
can check the progress of an army only
supported by aviation will be applied
New Strategy Foreseen.
We already have powerful air force
In that area and more planes are being
ferried across every day. But it is
doubted that Marshal Rommels army
will be used as single steam roller as
was the case few weeks ago. The
Nazis probably will allow their desert
general to open the attack, while other
drives develop against Syria and Turkey
where the Allies are less well supplied
with modern war equipment.
The Near East is regarded in Wash.
ington as the paramount front in the
entire East No effort is being spared tt
make the Nazis' task impossible, but dis
tances are against us. The actua
strength OF the United Nations in thai
area is not known, however, and may
be greater than most people imagine.
While everything humanly possible il
being done now to defend the Near East
an equally serious situation is expected
to arise in the Indian Ocean. The
monsoon rains will end some time early
next month.
Before our reconquest of the Solomon
Islands the japanese had been sending
large reinforcements to Burma, where
they now have an imposing force at tht
gates of India. Planes, tanks and mer
have been gathered in that area eve
since the British defense collapsed il
Burma
The political situation in India play
into their hands. Few reports of wha
is going on in that vast country reach
the outside world, but it appears that tn
civil disopeoience movement, led by Mo
handas K. Gandhi, is progressing
Censorship is stringent and news
gatherers cannot be everywhere through
the length and breadth of that land.
Settlement Outlook Poor.
For the moment there does not appea
to be any prospect of an understandin
between the British and the Indian Ma
tionalists. The Indians charge tha
vested British interests have obstructe
whatever good intentions the Britis
government might have had. The Brit
ish government accuses the India
Nationalist leaders of being frankly pro
Japanese and of desiring to obtain i'm
mediate independence in order to ope
the gates to the japanese.
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Germons Advance
For Second Doy in
Nulchik Sector
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BY HENRY c. CASSIDY.
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MOSCOW, Oct. 30.-Red Army
tanks won a battle of armored
forces to maintain Stalingrad's
defense lines and Soviet troops
regained another height in the
West Caucasus, but numerically
superior invaders compelled a re-
treat in the Nalchik sector for
the second successive day, the
Russians said today.
Sixteen tanks of German
assault force were declared destroyed
by tread-tracked Soviet machines
barring their way in Stalingrad
factory area and the others with
drew. the noon communique said.
Although a German detachment
drove up so to 100 yards to the
edge of a factory ground during a
costly assault by a tank-supported
infantry division yesterday and fierce
fighting continued in this 9th day
of the siege, it was announced that
AL attacks were repulsed and Soviet
troops are firmly holding their posi-
tions."
Northwest of Stalingrad," the
communique said, "a Soviet unit
broke through the enemy defenses.
Engaging the enemy with hand
grenades and in hand to-hand fight
ing, they killed 100 of the enemy and
captured an ammunition dump, as
we'll as other BOOTY"
Height Near Tuapse Taken.
Capture of height in the counter
attacks northeast of Tuapse, a key
Black Sea port menaced by a NaM
pincers, was announced without de-
tail
CThe German high command
said Russian counterattacks in
the mountains north and south
of the road to Tuapse had been
repulsed)
Heavy losses were declared suf-
fered by the Germans on the new
battlefield about Nalchik, which is
in the Central Caucasus, so miles
southwest of Mozdok
The communique said: "Our troops
defended their positions against
large numbers of enemy tanks. In
one sector in the Nalchik area the
enemy succeeded in pressing our
units back"
Enemy forces thrown into the Nal
chik battle included the SD Bomb
ing Squadron, which had been oper-
ating against Stalingrad. Red Star,
the army newspaper, reported. 1t
said this group had been replaced
on the Stalingrad front by other
air units drawn from quiet northern
and central sectors.
With strong air support, the enemy
was reported hurting more than 100
tanks into attacks on Red Army
forces in the Nalchik district.
Fall Back to New Positions.
Red Star said the Russians, who
withdrew yesterday after the enemy
wedged into some lines, fell back to
new positions after repulsing four
attacks in fight for water line.
The Germans hurled huge forces
of infantry and tanks into their
initial thrusts and dispatch to the
army newspapers reported that fresh
men and machines had been put into
the combat for the foothills of the
snow-blanketed Caucasian noun
tains.
Despite the weight of the on
slaught, Red Star said the Germans
were forced to. retreat somewhat at
one point in their round -about drive
toward Ordzhonikidze, starting point
of the Georgian military highway
which leads to Tiflis and the Kura
River Valley.
The newspaper published a photo
graph OF the first snowfall of the
season on the north slopes of the
mountains, showing them complete
ly coated while Red Army troops
bearing automatic guns filing
through valley knee deep in snow.
The activity in the south was ac-
companied by reports of fresh action
on the northwestern and Kalinin
battle lines.
Several Hundred Killed.
ION the Kalinin front Soviet units
penetrated into an inhabited local
ity, killing several hundred of the
enemy" the communique an
nounced. Shippers Of one Soviet in
fantry unit have killed more than
1000 Germans during the last
month"
Despite the dincult position of the
men Of Stalingrad, Red Star said
fierce resistance persisted.
The Germans broke into a juno
ton Of two Red Army units, expect
ing them to retreat to avoid encir-
clement, but the defenders adopted
the round defense, stood their
ground and beat OF subsequent at
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