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The Berkshire Even 1 --Page Two The Berkshire Evenint4 Pittsfield, Mass. Saturday, August 19, 1944. 600 "2cazis n. StirT17. elld-c; i.61- IL I I hrvasion Fleet Laid Down Barrage of 15,900 Shells -17 7- 7 teet Enia Down Cried---Theli ''Freed Peron Seen 1 Planning Coup' hi Argentina ornri oven Cave Up Just as Bombers Come In For Death Blow Bulgaria Set To Sev Axis Ties Ily izaTtro rnass Premier Ivan Bagrtanov Of gotria, who openly advocated -rapid" withdrawal of his count from the war, appeared to be ga, ing support today from member prliament for a quick severan of Axis ties with Germany.

The Sofia radio, In a broadc recorded by, FCC monitors, two deputies had endorsedBagrianov's "peace" speech, with one of them urging additional opted in taking measures to end Bulgaria's part in the IP 1 Set FA Stum-ped On, What To Do With $150 000 000 in Eggs- WASHINGTON (AR) An of-, American taxpayers have invested tidal of the War Food 'Adminis- between $100 and $150 million on tration told the Senate's war in- eggs and have no we fort" Olmvestigating committee he "wished stead was asked by Sen. Ferguson he knew" what the WFA was go- In to do with between $100,0000 "That's right," the witness re. 000 and $150,000.000 worth of eggs It bought this year. 'what etre you going to do with Lt. Col.

Ralph W. Olmstetal, all th eggsr went deputy director of WFA's distri- erguson o. button division, testified that vet "I wish I knew." said Olmstead. 5,000.000 eases of surplus eggs had Later the witness, who was be-been purchased under a law re- ing questioned about WFA food qttiring government purcnases to purchases and reports of some support prices at 00 per cent of warehouse spoilage, said that if parity 4 shipments of dried eggs to Great Olnuitead said if Britain continue at a high level the law stays on the books and egg and if they can be used in feeding production continues at Its present the people of liberated countries high level the WFA might have or sold in this country "we may to do the same thing next year. sustain a net loss of only about "Do you mean to say that the $10,000,000." FA St-Jim-nod (In Trhilt nn IW azts Using New 65-Ton Super Tank By The Associated Press The Germans have thrown a huge, heavily armored tank into action on both the Russian and northern French fronts in an effort to stern the Allies' advances, but first reports denied It was a "super weapon." One of the new monsters, weighing more than 65 tons and with -six-inch armor platean inch and a half thicker than anything the enemy had put into actionwas taken by the Britishi on the Orne River front.

The tank stalled in a mechanical breakdown and never fired a shot in battle. Named the "Pantiger" by Its captors, the tank combines the best features of the Tiger and Panther tanks, which weigh 45 tons each. The "Pantiger," 23 feet long and more than 11 feet wide, has an extra wheel on each side and a huge turret. Nazis Using ROME (UP)7--T1e powerful naval force that paved the way for the Allies' invasion of southern France laid down a barrage of 15,900 heavy caliber shells, It has been disclosed officially todly. About 450 of the SOO shipti In the armada that landed American and French troops were American and nearly 300 were British.

One battleship, which the Germans claimed to have hit with a bomb, was British, as were many of the cruisers and destroyers. Other nations whose fleets were represented were Canada, Greece end, France. A naval communique today asserted that 15,900 shells of 5-inch caliber or larger were fired Into shore positions before tIC'e landings. Of these, the communique 12,500 were of et least 12-inch caliber. The British had seven aircraft, carriers off the beaches: the Khe-1 dive.

Pursuer, Emperor, Attacker, Hunger and Stalker. The British battlewagon wu the Ttamillies. The French fleet was represented by the Battleship Lorraine, a 000-ton vessel built in 1913. American ships and their types were not identified in today's announcement, but it was reliably reported that several cruisers and destroyers were among them. Prime Minister Churchill watched the invasion from the destroyer Kimberly offshore and later toured the coastline to check all the beachheads.

Twenty-seven British destroyer eighteen of them in a smaller class, were in the fleet. Among the larger destroyers were the Troubridge, Termagant, Tyrian, Tumult, Lookout, Terpsichore, Tuscan, Tenacious and Teaser. The Poles had one destroyer, the Garland; the Greeks had four destroyers and three other units. The French. had about fifty In the group.

Nazi General Says Wall WfflHold ftow.a.00.4 Chute Doesn't Op Cn So He Hitches NN Ride on Another VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) Second Lieut. John J. Egger of Seattle, told today of riding to earth on the parachute of another jumper after Is own tad failed to open. Captured Nazi Prisoner To Lose Forest Park.

Sgt. James B. Robinson of Bristol. W. Pvt.

Frank Vitaent of Paterson.N. Pvt. P. Brownbridire, Kearney, N. and Pvt.

Anthony Jadowskt of Jersey City. N. J. IP 0 ft lk 14 4 I r-ZY -I I I Leil, I I 4 ":) 41 I A 4 I I) VSSIENNINININSINSI Probate News Desire R. By DOUGALD WERNER ST.

MAW, France, (LTP)The 800 Germans under Andreas -Von Aulock who held out 11 days in an -underground citadel against violent Allied siege, shined their toasted 'ane another with -Cognac, "wept like babies" then Aurrendered today. The -white flag was hoisted from the rocky fortress just as a fleet of. P-38 Lightnings of the Ninth IL S. Air For swooped down to riump tons of bombs in- what was intended as a death blow. The lead plane released Its load before the pilot saw the surrender symbol but he signaled the others and they swerved off.

Shortly before the bombing, seven begrimed American soldiers filed out of the citadel. They had been prisoners of the Germans for six days. The Nazis had told them they could go home. The Americans said 605 Germans, were insidemostly officersconsisting of an assortment of pars- 'troopers, naval men, cavalrymen, and artillerymen. Ztart Drinking Rocco Piegaro of New York eity.

who obserVed his 20th inside the citadel, said the Ger' -mans started drinking up their stores of wine apd cognac after deciding to surrender. guys cried their eyes out." Piegaro said. They didn't to give up at first'The col-onel in charge was a hard man. He -didn't want to quit" Piegaro was' one of -men captured Friday when Americans attacked the fortress in vain- One's leg was amputated as the result of a-shell The other six released were: Staff Sgt. William Harris of Pass Pvt.

Nick DeGrazia of Other Prisoners See War'; End.N By October lie was On maneuvers In England, he said, end the Last to leave the plane. After 100-toot fall he found himself on top of the chute of a jumper from another plane, he said. Realizing that both men would be killed if he held his position he off at 75 feet. A leg WeS broken. The other chutist was not hurt.

Lieut. Egger Is in the Army hospital here. Camp Privileges. BOSTONLoss of all privileges, including extra-pay work, good food, and restricted liberty, face Heinz Jacob, German prisoner of war, Hermann Goring Division, following his capture by Federal Bureau of Investigation agents on Boston Common. Turned over to the Army, the German prisoner of war will be tried by an Army court-martial and sentenced immediately, according to officials at the First Service Command.

Escaping from the P.O.W. camp at Fort Devens last Jacob, hitch-hiked his way to Boston and has been enjoying the local beaches during the past heat wave. His date with a woman war worker Thursday night led to his discovery, after he had disclosed his identity in an attempt to prove his.innocence of assault as charged in press -Would Replace Farrell, Force RecognitionN, Col. Juan D. Peron, vice-president of Argentina, plans to replace Gen.

Eldemiro J. Farrell as president within the next few weeks, then 'resign from the army, call general elections and have hifitself elected civilian president for a constitutional six-year term. Well-informed members of the diplomatic corps in Buenos Aires whci have reported Peron's plans to colleagues here describe it is one of the most clever political moves anywhere in South America during recent years, according to a copyrighted dispatch in the New York Herald Tribune by John W. White, wirelessed from Santiago, Chile. Prominent diplomats in Santiago, he writes, say Washington will have to recognize Peron if he is so elected, regardless of both his Internal and International policies.

It Is taken for granted in Buenos Aires diplomatic circles that Peron will be elected by an overwhelming majority, according to press dispatches received here. Peron has very cleverly decided to run, candidate of the Radical Party, which has been out of power since the revolution of September, 1930, which overthrew President Hipolito Irgoyen. The Radical Party is the middle-class party under which Argentina experienced the Only democratic government In Its history for 14 years from 1916 to 1930 under Presidents Irigoyen and Marcelo T. Alyea Its leaders are so eager to return to power that It Is reported they have decided to give Peron their enthusiastic support. On the eve of the revolution which overthrew President Ramon S.

Castillo in June of last year, Radical Party leaders even offered the presidential candidacy to Gen. Pedro P. Ramirez if he would agree to call general elections, which he refused to do. Peron's election Ii further conceded because of the efficiency with which he has organized labor into a national labor front, patterned on the Nazi Arbeitfront Immediately after the present military regime seized power, Peron, who always has been recognized as the guiding genius of the Farrell government, created the post of sec-, retary of labor and social welfare and had himself appointed thereto. He immediately outlawed the existing labor unions and sent union leaders to concentration camps in Patagonia on the charge that they were all Communists.

Then he recognized labor as an efficient election machine, which reportedly Li enthusiastically loyal to him. Disposing of real estate of $2000 and personal property of $3300, the will of Desire Randolph Provencher late of North Adams and veteran optometrist of North Berkshire and amateur painter, who died Aug. 10. has been filed for probate. A son, Donald R.

Provencher, named executor. A grandson, Daniel Provencher, is left $1000, and a sister, Angie Provencher, $2000. The son, Donald is left all the real estate belonging to the estate on the south side of Quincy Street, also the office fixtures and other personal effects in the office in the Kimball Building. Certain articles of household furnishings are left to two daughters, Mary and Anne Provencher. The son and two daughters are made the residuary legatees.

The will was drawn June 17 last. 4 Harris said he and his companions spent much of their time trying to talk the Germans Into surrendering. ,1 Told To Get Out 'Tve gPot a bar In Chicago," De Grazia "I promised those GerManS all kinds of drinks. They were nice to us. They brought us cognec, wine and cider end cigarette.

Finally they told US to get out end give them a chance to surrender." Harris said the Germans spent the morning shining their boots and tidying themselves to make the best, possible military appearance before their captors. They filed from an underground passage, their eyes blinking in the sunlight after living like moles for weeks. The Americans said the underground citadel consisted of four Levels under solid stone. They added they could not feel any blasts from aerial bombings but there were slight concussions from artillery shells. BUY MEN'S and LADIES' FOR Foot Comfort DEIII(SHME SHOE CO.

Quell Revolt of Italian War Prisoners I 293 NORTH ST. OPP. YMCA A111011111111111111 IMMEEMEINENNIMOMMEMEMII SEATISE (UP)--Club-swinging military police quelled a revolt July 10 by several Italian of-war who were being shipped to work camps in Hawaii according to an Metal War Department announcement i Last Sniper Cleaned Out Of Florence i WHEN YOU NEED Window Shades con. to Headotiorten America 11-ceds EYES bt ths quest of Victory. America demands that you on the alert with "Good Vision." Rave your eyes tested today have them fitted with the proper glasses from OPEN ALL DAY SEVENTH ARMY HEADQUARTERS, SoutherivrranceA German, general who was captured at week said, "The Mlles will never break through the weshvall Into G-ermany." But the vast majority of prisoners from his command felt that the Siegfried line would crumble like all the rest unless the war ended before the Allies crossed France.

At this prisoner-collecting point, where more than 1300 Germans, Poles and Turcomans, captured by one division alone, awaited shipment from the beachhead, several, Germans outspokenly predicted the end of the Wet in five or six weeks." Only one small arrogant group has been encountered. They are triarines from Toulirt. "We will fight till the last shell," one said, "Hitler will never make peace." The marines were well clothed and looked adequately fed. in marked contrast to the bedraggled Infantrymen, who said they had been without meat rations for three weeks. It is very likely that the marines would have talked more freely alone, but whenever one spoke to this reporter, others would, crowd around.

have to watch, what we say," whispered a marine from Essen who had seen New York as a 1-larnburg-America Line crew. man. "You see, we have our own Gestapo." He asked If Paris had fallen, then said, 'Well. It will be all over by 1 October." Most depressed was an Oberst-1 lieutenant from Koblenz, who took a long look at the harbor with unloading ships and said. have seen more American equipment in one day than of our own, In the last six' I "I have a relative in America," bet said, and I I had had enough money, I would have gone there, Deritshire curtain Shop rtoGEtts 229 NORTH ST.

The mutiny occurred when the Italians were being taken from Fort Lawton to their ship in Puget Sound. the War Department said. They refused to board trucks because they believed Hawaii to be under attack. Mes quickly subdued them and the prisoners were placed aboard the ship. Meanwhile Army officials Issued their second statement on an outbreak in which 26 members of an Italian service unit at Fort Lawton were Injured by more than 50 rock-wielding Negro troops.

The Army release said that all but nine of the injured Italians have been released from the hospital and disclosed that the fight lasted "only a matter of minutes" before the military police were In control. SO5 North St. Opp. YMCA. a St.

James Ice Cream 14 Pleasure Ave. IF MUST BE CLEANED fOR SCHOOL Iallondlllann 011taltatiets U. S. Accepts Hungary's Offer On Refugees WASHINGTONThe USA. and Great Britain have accepted an offer by the Hungarian government to permit Jews who have been subjected to in Hungary to leave that country provided the Anglo-American countries care for them.

They said in a joint at em t. however. they wanted ttett-Zto ph ze th in accepting which has been made, they not In any way condone the action of the Hungarian government in forcing the emigration of Jews as an alternative to persecution and death." Secretary of State Hull has on several occasions denounced the persecution and "massacre" of Jews in Hungary by the Nazis and I their Hungarian Quislings. "The entire Jewish community in Hungary, which numbers nearly 1000,000 souls, is threatened with extermination," Hull said on July 14. "The puppet Hungarian government stands condemned be-Dore history." ROME (P)--'--The Italian front remained refatively quiet today with the last snipers cleaned up in the central part of Florence.

There was sporadic lire along the Arno River and some enemy patrols were repulsed. Allied patrols carried out deep reconnaissance in the upper Arno valley and 112. the Adriatic sector. Heavy rains fell along the front, hampering operations. Meanwhile the material necessary to crack Gothic Line and open a path into northern Italy was being prepared.

Field Marshal Albert Kesselring, who once had 24 divisions in Italy, now has the equivalent of perhaps a dozen. Cut off or very nearly cut off from France by the Dew Allied landings. there, he now faces the the drab possibilities of a knockdown light in and behind the Gothic line, a cold winter in the Alps, or a difficult retreat in the Vienna direction. do not wait but get It to NOW. We'll have It all ready when it is needed it we have time to do it; but, remember the time -ts getdng short.

17-. AS aux 17 .14.1... wo but remember ttme is getting short. 3lother Admits Crulser Topeka Is Launched Ws don't suggest hoarding but it you need blankets now is time to buy them. hatharas (ID Law 1 Breaking Baby's Arms, Legs STETSON DRY CLEAN'ERS 35 Federal Street Dial 4525 i STETSON MORTGAGE DRY CLEANERS OINPMERa 7 35 Federal Street Dial 4525 1 visa i 1 11 ADQUARflp 7 1 i 14 a OF PITTSFIELD IL 1 4 a 4 IA rj tkO.NO France Continued From First Page Bill Urges Tax Refund for Grs WASHINGTONLe gistation which would abate income taxes for members of the armed services during their first year of service and refund such taxes already paid has been introduced by U.

S. Rep. Thomas J. Lane (IX, QUINCY (UP)--The light cruiser USS Topeka, named for the capital of Kansas, was launched at the Bethlehem Steel Company's yard here today with Mrs. Frank J.

Warren, wife of the mayor of Topeka, as sponsor. Fourth of its class to be launched here. the new warship is a sister ship of the Vincennes, Pasadena and Springfield. All of these craft are of the Cleveland class. The Topeka, which will carry six-inch guns, is the second warship to bear that name.

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Asst. States Atty. Edmund Grant said the mother admitted during a lie detector test that she beat the boy. He said the beatings appalently started Aug. 10 a pul- motor was summoned to the Dybicz home to revive the baby, who did not need a pulmotor, but had a black eye.

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MI 2-2154 0 t- Invasion Continued From ilret Page 'LARKIN'S ----LARKIN'S -'w Seventh Army became a inad scramble for life tonight, and the belief is growing that the beaten enemy is really fleeing for the German border where the final and decisive battle -of the war will be fought. Demoralization in the enemy ranks is increasing by the hour as the German commanders tnside and outside the Normandy pocket flounder desperately with no clear idea of where to find safety. But there is no safety for this German Army, because those who escaped the pocket are engaged in what looks like a losing race back toward the Seine as our fast-moving armored columtA slash deeply Into their ranks. The entire British line is on the move. From Gen.

Sir Bernard L. Montgomery down to the last man in the ranks. every soldier.in the British Second Army feels the "lift" of knowing that the death knell of the German 'army has been sounded in the west. The official indication that the German military strength is so dissipated that the enemy is unable to put up further serious resistance either southwest or northeast of the Seine confirms our optimism and bolsters the impression that the? beaten Germans really are fleeing! for the other side of the Rhine. where the final, decisive battle will be fought.

Perfect summer weather is enabling our air forces to deliver still more crushing blows on Hitler's dazed legions. Planes roar over the front lines unceasingly, snarling down on the bedraggled Nazis as they struggle over roads; littered with enormous quantities of 'abandoned or destroyed war; material. 'material. I Ei -64. II 1 lok-ftef-t.

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took his pre-flight training at Sheppard Field, Texas. and receivci i his pilot's wings and commission at Field after which he was as an instructor at Aloe Air Base, Victoria, Texas. Before shipping overseas in February, he was stationed at Air. Base, S. C.

He was his first Air Medal In April -and was promoted to lirst lieutenant last month. He Is pilot of a rnedium bomber. He is a graduate of Brooks 1School, North Andover, where he i was football captain, crew manager. star hockey piayer, anti prornintrit member of the Dramatics Club. Ile was employed at the Pan-Amerioan i Airlines office in New York prior to entering the service.

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