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Belief consists IB accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief In denying lentbtel THE WEATHEK BOSTON, Sept. 10 W-for Massachusetts' Slightly cooler tonight and Saturday morning. VOL. LXXI. NO.

107 FITCHBURG, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1943-SIXTEEN PAGES THREE CENTS NAZIS CLAIM FALL Governm Major Battl Germ Seem Aim; Jteds Close In On Kiev "Long Live The King?" Russians Cross North Ukraine To Threaten City Breakthrough In Sector Around Priluki Would Menace Nazi Troops LONDON, Sept 10 W) -Russian troops have captured Mariupol, important Sea of port about 55 miles west -of Taganrog) Moscow announced today in a special order of the day. Colored Troops From Fort Devens Help To Harvest Big Mclntosh Crop; 200 Apple Pickers Are Still Needed Sont. 10 UP) The Red army marched across the northern Ukraine today along A 100-mile front from Bakh- rnach to Zenkov, closing in on Kiev and the Germans' middle "Dnieper river defense line less than 80 miles away. The new push in the center of this front, reported by the army newspaper Red Star, brought the Russians to a series of small streams northeast of Bomny, 133 miles east of Kiev, while the right wing bore down on Bakhmach, whose capture vas triumphantly announced yesterday, toward northeast Kiev. The left wing, which has served as a base for an immense turning movement against Kiev, rested on Zenkov and the Psel river defenses 'which have already been outflanked from the north by a Red army arc swinging to the west.

Russia on Page Six) Engineer Killed In Derailment On Penn Road A detachment of 25 colored soldiers from the 366th regiment at Fort Devens arrived by army truck at the Marshall farm at 830 this morning to help harvest the largest apple crop in the farm's history Within an hour these boys, with no previous experience with ladders or apple picking, showed a willingness and a drive that encouraged George A Marshall, proprietor, to remark "after watching these boys for a short time I have no more worrv about getting in my crop." Although awkward at hrst in handling ladders, and a little clumsy getting around in the trees, the soldiers learned quickly and in less than an hour they had picked over 100 bushels of apples. They were a Little shy in climbing ladders unless in climbing iruu'i'jgmiieu shown how to set a ladder almost vertically against the "outside" of a tree a happy-looking Harlem boy said to Mr. Marshall "Boss, that's a mighty small limb up there. You think it's safe, sure enough?" "It's perfectly safe. You-can't Mr.

Marshall assured him. K. if you say so," said the boy distrustfully as he mounted the ladder. In a few minutes he was pulling in the apples where they were the thickest and he called out, "Boy, now I'm going to town." Other soldiers learned as quickly and before noon they were working through the trees like veterans. Mr Marshall said he expected another detachment from Fort Devens morrow.

He had about 30 civilian pickers working this morning, and good progress was made Mr. Marshall said, he would have 125 pickers working during the height of the harvest After a survey of the Fitchburg apple area, taking in territory within a 10-mile radius of the city, H. Sidney Vaughan, acting manager of the Worcester county extension service, declared that conditions at the Marshall farm are representative of conditions throughout the area In the Fitchburg area, he said, 200 pickers are badly needed and he urged all persons having the time and ability to aid in the work to regis- AI- P.Kamhor- nf ComC In the entire county, Mr. said, it is estimated the apple crop will reach a million bushels. The first request- of the orchardists was for 1300 pickers but it is figured 2000 will be needed to get the crop in on time.

In his tour of the district yesterday Mr. Vaughan was in touch with most of the orchardists in the area and he assured them of the assistance of the extension service in rounding up help. In most places the Apples (Continued on Page Six) Farmers To Buy Bondsln Contest StagedBy Bank Arne Oksanen Will Head Division Of Fitchburg War Finance Group Farmers of this area will increase this month the amount of war bonds they purchase with money from the sale of milk and will take part a contest organized to promote the purchase of additional bonds and will make a good showing in the city's campaign to raise $6,188,000 as Fitchburg's quota in the third national war bond campaign, Arne B. Tri-City KING VICTOR EMMANUEL CROWN PRINCE UMBERTO 2 Fitchburgers, Lunenburg Man Badly Wounded Sergeant Heart, Recovers; Two Sailors Also Improve 1 ALTOONA, Sept. 10 engineer was killed and traffic on the Pennsylvania railroad's main line was tied up for hours early today when two freight trains and a train of empty passenger cars were derailed two miles east of Horseshoe Curve.

The dead man was J. B. Welshans, 61, of Pitcairn, Pa. He lost his life one of the engines overturned. The railroad's Pittsburgh offices said three cars in a westbound freight were derailed first A short time later the passenger train hit one of the derailed cars.

Another freight piled into the wreckage. Cause of derailment was not immediately determined. of a Fitchburg soldier who has been awarded the Purple Heart, and of two sailors who have been wounded in action, has been received by their families. Staff Sgt. William Buchanan, 4 Congress place, who was wounded in action in Tunis on May 6, has been given the Purple Heart award, and has returned to active duty.

Norman O. Riedel, 233 Milk street, motor machinist's mate and Douglas Chartrand, of Lunenburg, gunner's mate both have been wounded in action with the navy. Sgt. Buchanan wrote his wife, the former Irene Kane, that he received the Purple Heart award in Sicily. Sgt Buchanan has been overseas for 13 months, and fought the North African campaign until he was wounded.

After recovering from his injuries, he served in the Sicilian campaign. Sgt Buchanan entered the army on Sept 19, 1940, and was stationed with an infantry unit at Fort Devens, Camp Standing, and In- Wounded (Continued on Page five) It May Be but IT DOESN'T GET YOU ANYWHERE! Trapeze artists may love thf Ir work but, like people who rent their homes, they're always swinging back and forth over the Mine ground! A HOME OF YOUR OWN IS PERMANENT SECURITY! Fitchburg Co-operative Bank 298 Main St. 212 Zero Hour Near For Japs At Lae, Bombed Air Base Aussies And Yanks Close In As Troops And Guns Over Mountains GUADALCANAL, Sept 7 (Delayed) American ground forces occupied Bomboe village in the extreme north of Arundel island in the New Georgia group today and were only two miles across Bracket! strait from Japanese-held Vila airdrome of Kotombangara island. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Sept 10 GW--Troops and guns sped hourly over the Owen Stanley mountains today from Port Moresby, New Guinea, to reinforce Gen, Douglas MacArthur's armies moving virtually unopposed from two sides on Japan's bomb smashed air base at Lae. This swift massing of forces brought the zero hour near for Lae, Pacific (Continued on Pw Five) Dewey Spares frio Sentenced, To Die In Chair OSSJNING.

N. Sept. 10 Gov. Thomas Dewey spared the lives of three young negroes last night--a scant five hours before they were scheduled to die in Sing Sing prison's electric chair for the murder of a 19-year-old war worker. The men, William Brown, 17, Samuel Maduro, 20, and Frank Holmes, 22, received the news that their setnences had been commuted to life imprisonment they sat in the death house, garbed in execution clothes and their meal" eaten.

la announcing the Coimmrtattons (Continued on Seven) Dairymen Co-op antt head oi tne farmers grout of the local campaign, predicted today. Farmers have purchased war bonds regularly since they were issued by the government, Oksanen stated. Any money from the sale of milk that they can afford is turned immediately mto war stamps and war bonds The spokesman for the farmers reports that many dairymen have informed him that they will increase the amount of bonds they will purchase this month at the Tri- City Dairy when they collect for the milk sold at the dairy. The farm credit administration of Springfield has announced a contest open to all farmers who purchase at least one war bond during the month A total of $1650 will be awarded to competing farmers and a similar amount to junior farmers under 18 years of age. Sponsors of the contest informed Oksanen that the first prize will be a $500 war bond.

Other prizes inclued: second prize, a $100 war bond; third prize, a war bond; 42 other prizes of $25 war bonds. Similar prizes will be awarded to junior farmer contestants under 18 years of age Rules for the contest are: The contest for the best letters of 100 words 01 less on "Why I Buy War Bonds" is open to all members of farm families living or working on farms located in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York and New Jersey except the directors, officers and employes of the sponsors of the contest uid members of their immediate-families. Drive (Continued on Page Five) Father Of Eight, Classified "1-A" Won't Be Taken 100 Local Boys Will 'Help Fly 9 Pianos In Show Reports Conflict On Abdication Number Is Increased To, Official Rome Statement Accommodate As Many' Denies Crown Prince Candidates As Possible i Has Replaced Father GROTON, Sept 10 Emerson R. Chace, 36, of Dudley road, Townsend, father of eight children, and recently re-classified 1-A in the draft by Area 74 headquarters here, undoubtedly will be "re-re-classified" at the next meeting of the board later this month, according to Miss Kathleen Teague, chief clerk of the board, and spokesmen for the members, of whom Frank A. Torry.

is chairman. "Chase was listed as unemployed when he was put in 1-A, Miss Teague explained this morning, "It wasn't until after he had been reclassified that he and his employer, Fessenden informed the board that he was engaged in what is listed as an essential mdustty." She further explained that all unemployed fathers, and fathers employed in non-deferrable businesses were being rechusified, regardless of their order numbers. Chaoe's number was relatively high, she added, and had been taken out only because of his supposed lack of employment Chace took his blood test Tues- Cbaet (Continued OB Page Seven) One hundred lucky young men Will be given free plane rides Sunday afternoon at the Fitchburg airport during the biggest air show New England has ever seen. The thrilling events and the exhibition of hitherto restricted aviation equipment is being presented by the army and navy air forces combined. The free plane rides were increased to 100 today when air corps officials learned of the enthusiasm spreading throughout central Massachusetts concerning this unusual chance offered to young men between the ages of 17 and 27 to fly in a dual-controlled plane.

These planes will be flown to the airport by civil air patrol officers who will allow the 100 lucky young men to handle the controls. Other sensational events on the Sunday afternoon program include parachute demonstrations, anti-aircraft and ack-ack guns in action, exhibition of half tracks and automatic weapons, demonstrations by Red Cross units, formation Hying and simulated combat and bombing tactics by fighting ships of the army and navy air corps. Another highlight of the program will be the appearance of three army air force heroes, Cupt Arthur J. Show (Continued on Page Five) Fitehburg Sailor Sees 26 Months Of Pacific War After 26 months away from home, Fitchburg looks pretty good to Richard Dussault 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

Emile Dussault, 124 Woodland street Dussault, an aviation ordnance- man, in the navy, has just returned home on leave after spending nearly 15 months on an aircraft carrier in Pacific waters. He has to his credit four major engagements, the first two of which took place on successive days last August In the Solomons. The third occurred later that same month, and the fourth engagement was off Bougainville this past February. Irt addition to his carrier experience, Dussault spent six months doing air patrol duty in the Hawaiian Islands. Dussault Joined the navy In April, 1941, and took his basic training at the Newport, R.

naval training station. He was then sent to aviation ordnance school in Sau (Diego, and he was there at the time war broke out The day after the Pearl Harbar attack he headed for' Horio- Dnssanlt (Continued Smn) LONDON, Septj 10 W--The Rome radio today denied reports originating in Switzerland and broadcast by the Berlin radio that King Victor Emmanuel of Italy had abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Umberto. "All these reports are untrue," declared Stefani, Italian news agency, in a broadcast recorded by Reuters. Earlier Reuters had quoted Swiss reports as saying that King Victor Emmanuel had resigned and that Crown Princess Marie Jose, wife of Umberto, had arrived in Switzerland last night. The Associated Press, meanwhile, intercepted a Berlin broadcast which reported that King Vittorio Emanuele had "resigned." This was not the first tune in recent months that there had been talk in the air of abdication by the Italian monarch.

Last May the Morocco radio circulated reports that the king had abdicated or was about to do so. Talk that Victor Emanuele might surrender his throne was revived again when Premier Mussolini was ousted on July 25 and Marshal Pietro Badoglio place, but eventually it died down. Badoglio, upon office, had pledged his allegiance to the king and caned upon the Italian people for their support in his name. Vittorio Emanuele, now 73 years old, never had been a dominating figure in the affairs of his nation. He once described himself as "permanent undersecretary to successive premiers" and throughout the reign of Mussolini he had been relegated to a position of insignificance in the government The Reuters dispatch reporting the arrival of Crown Princess Ma- King (Continued on Page Seven) Asks Showdown On Enlarging ArmyAridTNfavy WASHINGTON, Sept.

10 -Calling for a showdow on the whole question, of further enlarging the army and navy, Senator Downey (D- Cal.) declared blutly today: "I am of the opinion the present numbers in the armed forces are sufficient" As he cleared the decks for the second day of hearings on the manpower situation in general and the west coast's problems in particular, Dowey told reporters he was "impressed" by Lewis B. Henhey's comment following Italy's surrender. The selective service director was quoted as saying "we Draft (Conttntwd oo Faf Seven) 5th Army Slashing Enemy At Naples; U. N. Near Balkans Say Great Allied Bridgeheads For Big i Are Established Fleet Moving Over A i a i LONDON, Sept.

10 (ff) A major battle over tiny, Italian- held Albania--across Adriatic sea from the heel of the Italian boot--appeared an imminent possibility today German troops were reported to have occupied the former kingdom and a powerful Allied fleet was reported en route there. on the Swiss-Italian border, said that a great British-American convoy escorted by a squadron of warships had quit an Ionian sea port and had begun moving toward Albania under cover of Important" air forces. Reuters also reported a large Allied convoy under way in the Ionian sea. Albania (Continued on Page Seven) Satellite Nations In War Councils Threaten Nazis Balkan Powderkeg May Be Scene Of Next Major European Development WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 OP) -How to prevent a premature explosion in Europe's traditional powder- keg, the Balkans, was viewed here today as one of the pressing problems now confronting Allied strategists.

The fuse was lit, as expected, when Italy surrendered, and already there have been reports of hastily-summoned war councils in the German satellite nations. These are taken here as only the outward signs of alarm in high quarters and strong unrest among the populations, who must now realize that they are playing on the losing team. It may be expected, therefore, that some of the next majdr developments Balkans (Continued on Six) LONDON, Sept 10 -Rome has capitulated to the Germans under an attack waged by Field Marshal Von Kesselring, the' Germans nounced tonight The claim was made in a communique issued at Hitlerls headquarters. The announcement said that "the commander of Rome" had capitulated after the German attacK opened. By EDWARD KENNEDY ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, Sept.

10 is being attacked, by the German army, messages from the Italian capital indicated today as Alhed headquarters announced that the American 5th army had beaten down German resistance in the Naples area and successfully established strong bridgeheads for the mop up of the peninsula. The messages from Rome indicated that the government of Premier Marshal Pietro Badoglio was still in power in the capital, but that the Germans were attempting to take possession of the city of seven hills with the intention of setting up their own Italian puppet regime. The Rome radio sent out word that shells were falling on the city's outskirts and that it was bombed during the njght No announcement had been made here of a new Allied raid on Rome, and on the basis of information available here no Allied troops had reached the Rome area. Allied headquarters announced that the initial groups of the American 5th army of Lt. Gen.

Mark W. Clark had smashed five German counterattacks in beating down German resistance in the Naples area and had established strong bridgeheads from which to push the assault toward their first great objective in the campaign Americans and British troops Italy (Continued on Page Six) I By the Associated Press LONDON--The German radio said today that Adolf Hitler would broadcast at 2.30 p. eastern war time. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA -Allied forces landed today at Taranto, site of the Italian naval base inside the heel of the peninsula. MADRID--The Germans, it was learned'here today, obtained control of the Brenner Pass line through the northern Julian Alps after severe fighting with the Italian garrisons in which there were a number casualties.

LA LJNEA--Two light cruisers, two destroyers and two auxiliary aircraft carriers of the Italian navy arrived at Gibraltar today and surrendered to Allied forces, LONDON--British submarines sanjc 13 enemy vessels, hi. eluding a number of supply ships, during the concluding stages of die Mediterranean operations against Italy, the admiralty announced today..