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It If advantageous that the gods should be believed to attend to the affairs of man; and the punishment for evil deeds, though sometimes late, is never the Elder. THE WEATHER BOSTON, Sept. 14 for Massachusetts: Heavy rain tonight Friday cloudy with showers. Winds of hurricane forn and abnormally high tides alonj coast, with whole gales inland tonight and early Friday. VOL.

LXXII. NO. 110 FITCHBUfrG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1944--TWENTY PAGES" THREE CENTS Yanks Several Towns Near Rotgen Germans Admit American Gains In Big Offensive Patton Advances 30 Miles; New Threat To Nancy; Doughboys In LONDON, Sept. 1 Several more German villages near captured Rotgen fell to the U. S.

1st army today while it drove into the dragon-tooth 'barriers of the Siegfried line and undercut the great Nazi communications center of Aachen. Names of the villages were not disclosed by supreme headquarters. A Paris broadcast said one was Lammersdorf four miles southeast of Rotgen. The Germans themselves said the Americans were beating forward in a large scale offensive in the whole arc around Aachen from Maastricht in Holland to the German Germany Entered At Two Points giuti. The U.

S. 3d artny of Lt-Gen. George S. Patton broke into the open once more around the French city of Nancy In a gain of at least Charmes-on the Moselle, river The German communique said 1 the 3d army had cut all the way i to Luneville. 15 miles farther to the northeast, between Nancy and the Rhine.

Nancy was threatened from the rear, as well as frontally Some 500 miles behind the front line inside Germany, American troops smashed their way inside the long-besieged port of Brest medium and dive bombers bombed ihe German garrison defenses tor 60 minutes, despite poor weather which limited air activity elsewhere, and pilots reported seeing the France (Continued on Page Ten) indicate possible direction of drives into Germany from two areas where U. S. First armylfbrces have broken through onto German soil--the first near Trier, and the second, east of Eupen, Belgium. Other arrows indicate location and direction of various other Allied drives approaching Germany. The Size of Ypur Pocketbook Makes No Difference Time was when a bank catered only to big business But mass production has 'brought articles tmd services within the price range of all.

The Safety Fund National Bank has an inexpensive type of checking recount which makes checking accounts possible to hundreds who need this convenience. This is particularly designed for individuals, rather than business concerns. In Special Checking Department you may purchase a book of 10 checks for. 65. cents, 20 for $1.25.

This is the only No minimum balance is required and there is no charge for de. posits. THE SAFETY FUND NATIONAL BANK 470 Main St. Fitchburg, Mass. Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

Sewer Projects May Be Started If Groups Agree Recommendations Of Two Committees May Result In New Loan Order If the finance and public works committees come before the council with a strong recommendation for the immediate construction of domestic sewer extensions, now be- mg considered by those committees, there is ft probability that the council will ask the mayor to recommend a loan order to take care of these Sewers (Continued on Page Six) Dewey To Avoid Personal Pleas To Servicemen But GOP Candidate Shows Interest In Reaction To Attacks On New Deal JSNRQUTE WITH DEWEY, Sept. 14 64 A strong Republican bid for the service vote apparently is in the offing but unless Gov. Thomas E. Dewey changes his plans, he probably will not visit any army or navy installations for direct personal appeals. Dewey, who made a round of Dewey (Continued on Six) 'Owned' Homes Are Happy toes Parents buy a home because it brings economy and security, and children approve because it means no more moving about changing schools and friends.

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14 Massive Rusisan forces assaulting Warsaw frontally fought today into the streets of Praga, the industrial suburb of the torn Polish capital on the east bank of the Vistula river, the Berlin, radio announced. Far to the south, other Russian troops reached the Czecho-Slovak frontier the Beskide mountains of the Carpathian range and one report said Cossack patrols were believed to have crossed the border within 50 miles of Kosice, sixth largest city of Czecho-Slovakia with 70,000 population. Advancing five miles beyond the toppled Narew river bastion of Lomza, still other Russian troops drove to within 15 miles of East Prussia. Yet another group of Red armies moving swiftly through Romania Was acknowledged by Berlin to Jhave stormedthrough the Szekler disputed between Romania and Hungary. 'The whole of enlivened activity all along the eastern front prompted Moscow reporters to cable that there that Stalin had'resumed his toward Germany itself.

Berlin's announcement that Russian troops were fighting in the streets of Praga meant that Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky's tanks, artillery and infantry finally had gained the ascendancy in an embittered battle of attrition which has raged for many weeks within gunshot of Poland's -leading city. "Southeast of Warsaw, fighting reached a new) climax in ferocity and amount of materiel used by the Russians on Berlin broadcast said. "Paying no attention to losses in men and materiel, the Moscow high command sent ever ifc-esh formations into the'battle' so Sjat the Soviet Russians finally were able, after a fierce ding dong battle, to enter Praga, suburb of Warsaw on the eastern bank of the Vistula. Russia (Continued on foge Six) Incognito Furs Give Rat Break, Conies Up Mink Woman's desire for "something different" is responsible -for the parade of incognito furs according to local furriers. Although the dealer is careful to tell the purchaser what kind of fur she is buying, and the garment ticket is also marke4 with ihe name of the original skin, "seeing is not believing" when it comes to furs.

Once a skin has been processed by one of the Concerns which specializes in this type of imitating expensive furs, the pelts of ihe lowliest of animals become glamorized beyond recognition. Processed skunk looks like genuine stone marten while American opossum, treated, is a dead ringer for stone marten or skunk. Kidskin in the hands of the Perc Westmore's of furland could pass for the finest of Furs (Continued on Pact Six) Tenchunfs Fall Clears Highway -Wurmaiffiei Newest Philippines Assault Proves Move Into Jap-Held Territory NEW YORK, Sept. 14 The Manila radio announced that U. S.

carrier-based aircraft "attempted to raid" Legaspi, Negros Leyte, and Zabgoanga in the Philippines this morning (Japanese time), FCC monitors reported. Negros and Leyte are islands in the central Philippines north of Mindaoan. gaspi is a town near the southeastern tip of Luzon island and Zamboanga is a town on the southwestern tip of Mindanao. (By the Associated Press) The last Japanese fortress blocking a union of Allied forces in Burma and China fell before the dogged assaults of Chinese infantrymen, Chungking reported today, as slashing American air attacks wiped out 200 Japanese planes over the cen- The fallen stronghold was Teng- chung, Japanese headquarters for the Southwest China sector of the Burma road. Three thousand Nipponese made a last man defense of the walled city, holding out for two monffis underground "pillboxes and fortified temples.

With the fall of Tengchung a mountain trail run- Pacific (Continued on Page Six) F. Churchill Seen Outlining War Objectives Believe Leaders At Quebec Parley Deem Time Ripe For Setting Forth Aims QUEBEC, Sept. 14 C4) Bringing an up-to-the-minute report on the European political situation, British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden is route from London to join the expanding Roosevelt-Churchill conference. Overcast weather made Eden's exact arrival time uncertain. But a London report that he was on his way was confirmed.

QtJEBBC, Sept'14 formal statement by President Roosevelt Conference (Continued on- Three) Forum Planned For This Winter At B. F. Brown Fitchbu-g Community Forum has been organized and a program of six lectures will be sponsored November through April. The forums will be on Sunday afternoons at 3:30 Forum (Continued on Page Two) am to TiiriflicM The officer and the private, the mechanic and the houtewife, the professional and the businessmen all like the small charge (only 7y 2 per check. 'They all like Jhe no minimum balance features and the individualized with your name printed on each check.

WORCESTER COUNTY TRUST COMPANY May Hit N.E. At Midnight; 75 MPETWmdsJPrecede It; Huge Apple Crop Menaced Orchardists Wait All City Services Helplessly For Fury Of Gale The hurricane sweeping up the eastern seaboard today and due to head in over Connecticut or Rhode Island about midnight, is loaded with disaster for apple orchard owners in this vicinity, whose crops are only about one-eighth harvested. Whatever course the hurricane may take later today it is feared that high winds accompanying and following it will sweep New England, in any event, and that will mean a loss running into millions of dollars for New England apple growers. ardists'are waiting for the blow to fall, their only hope being that the hurricane may shift out to sea this afternoon and thus modify the winds that will be due here in any event late tonight. "Local "orchardists--were unwilling to estimate value of the crop threatened by the hurricane but ad.

mitted that in the Fitchburg area alone it would amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars. George A. Marshall, proprietor of Marshall Farm, Fitchburg's largest apple grower, said from eight to 10 per cent of his crop is harvested, leaving 40,000 to 50.000 boxes on the trees. The apples, he said, are loose on their stems, to the dry weather of the last few weeks, and even the tail-end winds of a hurricane would be enough to put most of the crop on the ground. Lack of help has delayed harvesting the crop this year.

Today Mr, Marshall had but 62 pickers in his big orchards. Of that number 56 were prisoners of war from Fort Devens and only six local pickers. Crops (Continued on Twelve) Rehabilitation Group Assists 500 Veterans Set up several months ago Fitchburg's rehabilitation program for returning soldiers has bees working smoothly and giving efficient service to veterans of the present war and their families, George F. Walker, soldiers relief commissioner, whose office is the clearing house for all branches of the program, said today. Since its organization a year ago, Mr.

Walker sajd, approximately 500 returned and discharged veterans of this war have been given advice, service or assistance. "We have advised all veterans of this war who have been mustered out of service to call at this office, whether or not they are in need of assistance or advice. We urge them to do this because we are equipped to give them photostatic copies of their discharge papers, and to give them information their rights and privileges. The first step, Mr. Walker said, if the returned veteran is in need of medical care, is to send him to Veterans (Continued on Page Twelve) imwiwmmcttmitmmmnnmiiTimtmnmHnttiivnmraiiMumiilmn STERLING INN RUSS HOLLAND'S ORCHESTRA Every Friday and Saturday There Is No Nicer Place To DINE and DANCE.

I 5 Ml 1HMMIM1II HMfMlttttMIHHfflil HIM IWIWHIIII I VWtttH HftH HW llttftn NEXT MON EVE. Sept. IS Auditorium Don't Flrtt Ltomlrtjrter of This Band MUHAUETT Alerted At Noon To Meet Disaster All emergency forces the city and the area were alerted this forenoon when the weather bureau and the state headquarters of civilian defense issued hurricane warnings Civilian defense headquarters in all cities and towns of the area were alerted at 11 o'clock this forenoon, by order of state headquarters. Additional operators were called to man the regional headq'uarters in this city and other personnel was ordered to be prepared to answer an alarm. Fitchburg civilian defense forces were alerted this forenoon by Clement T.

Elliott, chief air raid warden of the city He notified sector wardens advised them to prepare to call -their personnel in case of emergency. State guard units of ihe area were alerted by Maj. Burr G. Jaeonsen, commander of the --forces in-this area, and-instructed where to report if their services are needed with other emergency services of the area. Alert (Continued on Page Twelve) At Least 25 Die, 65 Others Hurt In Train Crash Storm Expected In This Region At 1 To 3 A.

M. BOSTON, Sept. 14 VP) The hurricane now moving northward off the Carolina coast will pass inland over the Connecticut or Rhode Island coastline midnight tonight if its present rate of movement continues, the East Boston weather bureau said today. Winds of full hurricane force over 75 miles an hour are expected to precede the storm center by two to three hours and dimmish only slowly following passage of the center, the bureau said. Much above normal tides Many Overseas Airforce Veterans On Furlough Said Among Victims TERKE HAUTE, Sept.

14 W) --At least 25 persons were killed and about 65 injured early today in the collision of two Chicago Eastern Illinois Railroad passenger trains near here. Vivtually all of the dead and injured were soldiers. The trains, one the crack Dixie Flyer, south bound and the other a along the New England coast, the forecast added. (Based on present course and speed of movement the advance winds of the hurricane would reach here a. from two to three TTdursTaefore tKe storm.) Dan Van Thullenar, chief of the forecasting station, said: "This is a severe storm.

All interests should be advised of this emergency." Van Thullenar added: "The severe Atlantic hurricane is passing over the outer North Carolina coast and was centered at 10 a. m. somewhere in the vicinity of Cape Hatteras, but the absence of reports from this immediate area makes the exact location of the center difficult to determine. "This storm will continue to parallel the coast in its northward movement, averaging about 25 miles an hour. With this movement continuing during the day, the hurricane will pass inland over the Connecticut or Rhode Island coastline near midnight tonight Hurricane (Continued on Page Twelve) Plasma, Drugs In Shells Fired To "Lost Battalion" BOSTON, Sept 14.

mail and express train, crashed 1 filled with blood plasma, morphine headon during a heavy fog. The engine, tender, two baggage cars and the first two of three Pullmans on the Dixie Flyer left the track and piled up along the road- wsy. AH cars or the other train held the track. Crash (Continued on Page Six) and sulfa drugs were fired to a "lost" American battalion fighting on a hill behind German lines in western France, the Boston ordnance district reported today. The battalion, part of a division which was in the line more than Shells (Continued on Three) I By the Associated Preat NEW YORK--The Japanese in a broadcast Imperial quarters communique today asserted they had destroyed or damaged 816 Allied planes during August, including 28 B-29 Superfortresses allegedly shot down in the western mainland of Japan.

The enemy figures far exceeded announced American losses. WASHINGTON--The justice department announced today that 174 German aliens, including former high German officials, have been indicted in New York and New Jersey on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by concealing their Nazi party affiliations in this country. MONTREAL--The first of some 500 delegates arriving for a session of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration expressed the hope today that President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill would visit the assembly here at conclusion of their Quebec conference. LONDON--The radio of the French Forces of the Interior at Lyon reported today that German S. S.

(Elite Guard) troops had fired into a crowd of peace demonstrators in Berlin. MOSCOW--The Soviet-sponsored Polish Committee of National Liberation signed an agreement today with the Soviet republics of the Ukraine and White Russia to exchange populations. (Great sections of prewar eastern Poland, generally to the Cunon line, have been claimed by Stalin as part of the Ukraine and White Russia.).