MAKING

or A MERE MAN

.U.S. Forces Improve Positron In Tunisia

A Launch Counter-Attack Against Rommel’: Army; Partially Reverse Earlier Gains By Enemy.

(By Wes Gallagher, Associated Press staff Writer)

AIME!) IIEADQUARTEB IN NORTH AFRIC Feb. 15- _. mtod States tank forces end combat teams, rising i: their fining“ flog film Ill’. "death-sir lick the wrltaclrllored forces of bru- rwnllomlllcl ee d cotm r-a weetofFd u, enclent plateau of Cerdral Tunisia. u P“. on Icccveringrfrom the shook of Ronalnelh first onslaught which broke mcugli the ‘lines for e gain of 20 miles Sundry, ti: Americans, under ‘ " 0 I‘ - Wlfe “ n a ea ac ion hlch ‘flight hasten North African showdown by weeks, w, y Sole 60 miles to the south the Allied lines wore bent huh u Am. [its] end French troops withdrew from Gafsa, ‘II milee west of the mil of Gabes, and small forces of the enemy occupied that forward we, but the decisive action was being b‘ ground sld] 30mg “m; 45 [lies south and h w of Tunis.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower was at the fighting front for three days.

returning to his headquarters to- ly The Canadian Preee

day. Rommel apparently had thrown IUBBIA- Belle tile Kharkov ul lniperil whole Neal defence

the bulk oi hi; armored forces into ‘he in swift advances.

the battle in what may be m; i“; big offensive effort in Africa at, p, . WESTERN FRONT- Allies bomb ltNesalre for third time In four sit western

Siva period Vol rest and recondition- mg loilowing its IAN-mile dash across list/Pt and Libya. into Tun-

isia.

But the communique from Qniyo today said Gen. Sir dernurd Mont- liunlcrys desert veterans were con- tinuing to push up to one Much line, 6o miles inside Tunisia, e.nd had occupied Ben Caroline, e fort- ified outpost. Ben (lords-lie is about 20 miles inside Tunisia,

Competent military quarters, des-

tline when he believed the British lays, vi Germany and

ill-h "my Would require an exten- tnle communications in northern Ilncce.

IOITH AI-RIOA -- American jeeps strfie Jlllkwlb ‘Rommel’:

has -

like; British lth Anhy tekee Bun Cudsne, 30 rnlleg Inside Tunisia: illplel. other nointe In ltelyand lltlly are bombed.

WESTERN PAClFlC -Amerloen uvel forces destroy two Japanese dim. damage l5 end lose a cruiser ltd e destroyer in recent actions; Allies bomb Salernaue and Lee on lisw Guinea north coast.

.______________ MT. A. ER. FUND

BACKVILLE, N.B.. . (UH-The war fund Obmmlliee of lfount Allison University has set an ohieclive of $3.000 or more. be nised by the students as -s contri- bution towards victory. .As one sten in the campaign. an ice carnival Iili be held next Tuesday night and

future the crowning of e carniv

tack said: ‘PI-leevy- casualties have " oeen-innictedwn the enemy." as least 20 German tanks were listed among enemy losses,

It was admitted that the Allies al- so had suffered severe oases but military quarters said “the Ani- erican position is considered fsuly satisfactory."

Apparently Rommel em loved the bulk of his armor salvage from the wearing retreat iiom Egypt together with new units received from Italy and a part of the 10th armored division of Gen. Juigen Von Arnim at Tunis.

Ha thus gambled heavily on the chance that his battlewlse tankmen could cut up the untried American armored forces in Central Tunisia and widen the Axis-held coastal corridor DClOTv he is compelled to fuce a serious threat from Sir Bernard in the south. ‘

There still was no authoritative report on how much American ‘ar- mor had been caught in the first surge of the offensive. but it was 0b- vlous that if the Allies succeeded in elClrlcfll-lilg nicst oi their tanks that Rommel shortly would be in a dan- gerous spot.

An American victory forcing him back to Fold Pass would threaten the isolation of his units at Clafsa, and serious damage to his tank 3i. forces would weaken him Where he least could afford it.

sorroK-F outrun lI-ATIONS

Comingwivents

“Which-Montague Saturday. . u.‘ _

"Talkies —§K Monday. 2-17-31.

"Wwtrt Inns River nail, Fcb- HAIJFAX, ten. 1c _(cr).- The "l"? "ml- 3-l5-3l islands of St. Plerre-Miquelon are wholly behind the United Nations, unc- the number of provlchyltes are dwindling rapidly, Miss ellita Mesny, secretary to A. Savory. St. u -—--— Pierre administrator said here last m Reserve Monday, March lst for night. Since the islands were taken Bnncm and Pie Social st sulnley over by me Fighting French. 180

d“ ' 747'“- men have enlisted in the Navy end 40 women have joined the Wrens,

"Unloading old Sydney Screened till-i Bi. lvlilwil. n. U. WQDSwl‘. Z-lti-Zl

criblng the American counter-at- E

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANAoA, wiinmasnsv, FEBl-{UARY 11, "1943

RlVlS INTO KHA

Nazis Loco" Best Ban

Debate in Commons is Continued

OTTAWA. Feb. l0 —(0P)- Hon. R. B. Hanson (Prog. Con. York- Sunb y) today asked the govern- ment ior complete details of the manpower situation as it effects the srmed forces, end expressed his concern over reinforcements for troops now overseas.

speaking in the continued Throne speech debate in the House of commons, the former position House Leader said it was is con- viction that if the Canadian Army is engsged ln any large-scale action, with casualties even half what they were at Diepoe, the ratio of reinforcements would be exhausted in a month. .

Others participating in the de- bate today were L O. Breithaupt (Lib. Waterloo North), Frederic Dcrion (Ind. (Xlarlevoix-Saguenay), Dr. M. 1:. McCa-rry (Lib. Inverness-

Richmond) and Hon. Dr. H. A. BrIucc (Pl-cg. Con. Toronto-Park- due).

Prior to the dinner adjournment. the Commoners went to the Sen- ete Cnarnber to hear Chief JUSUCQ Sir Iyman P. Duff give royal as- sen to a bill providing $58,000,000 as a supplementary war appropria- tion. The Senate passed the bill through nil stages today.

The House welcomed back De- fence Minister Ralston. injured in an sutnndblle accident e month ago.

(YITAWA. Feb. 1d -(OF)_ Rev. . G. Hansell (N. D. Msclieod) ‘said in the l-lo se of Commons to- nltht tbtt Ce a v wbuld-corltinue to finance the war st s cost of 35.000.000.000 a year for l0 years if necessary.

If the war ended within s vear. the social credit supporter said, a similar amount shou‘d be spent yearly to ensure no soldier or cle- pendent of s soldier should ever be in want.

Mr. Hansell was one of six streak. ers in the continued Throne Speech debate this evening. Others were W.V. Weir (Lib. Macdonald), Llgu- 0T1 Incombe (Grin. Laval-Two- Mountains). Bert H. Sonar (1,111, Lannrk). W. ll‘. Hickory‘ (Lib. Dur- ham) and Philippe Plcard (mo. Bellechasse).

Urge Col. Merritt Be Made Senator

OTIIAWA. Feb 16—(CP)—Ap- pointment of Lt-Col. Cecil Merritt.

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Bu" By Klrke L. Sim 0 “Ports from Sout -Centrai Tunisia where American lftlflpg, n",

doubt.

Nazi Fnid Pass ‘.2 ‘ even as the enem struck. If

prise attack coul boomerang, fanned out north and south as C 3

ground combat teams.

personnnel is unquestionable.

pletely off balance b supply bases at the

uucoetly“ failures-rid be the army.

US. Navy Reveals

evacuation and roamed sea and sky 15 supply

lude to Japan's dnlcanal island 5 wide area of

anese naval and

Department announced today.

cruiser fled destroyer actions.

V.C , of Vancouver, hero of Dieppe flilCl HOW B. DHSOHEI’ 0f W81‘, L0 0H6 of the 14 Senate vuncuncies was urged upon Prime Mlnlsler Mac- kenzie King in the House of COlll~ mons today by L. O. Brclthuupt (Lib. Waterloo North). Mr. Brelt- hau t said he is sure the proposal wo d be welcome t0 all Canadians and that a man of Col. Merritts calibre would bc useful in the for- mulation of post-war policies.

Tile proposal was applauded by house members.

._._._?__.__. DR. BODENSTEIN DEAD

CAPE TOWN -- (C?) -— Dr. H. J. Bodcnstcin, former Union of South Africa secretary for exter- nal affairs died, aged 61.

“East Ro 1 im . atunsmmaaeylastvaogahlgh skilfwrtlfm Miss Mesny said. ~ 2-1 -l.i

“Bean Supper, Wheatley River . Thursday nlgnt, rcbruary i “"1- l-l not fine the following nlsnt.

"Due to arrive, bulk oats and bulk wneat. Book now. McGulgan "*4 Boy-e. z-ie-ioi

es i“ live hole at Bouris

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not.“ “’ ‘“ “v Blossoms;

Canadian Warship Goes Convoy.

.53?” Bound Movies, Bredalbane "lull. Hunter River Friday“ a

"loading live bogs et Breedel- "917 Irlday till 11.30 lm. Hsslem. I-IB-IT-IB-Sl

u i“ Rimes mu closed for winter Mill-hi. B mingle woodmfgr vgfiiqlufiefligl gi s:

“Deuce. llernscliff Sch l Fri- “ih If not! ilgg'izudiglli?iongstse' “l- , _ 2-17-11

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‘$41: egfgrigom". liner-aid

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IOTPAWA. Ebb. 16 — (C?) - nrst ship casualty in the Navy's new theatre of operations, the Mediterranean. W" announced today by Navy manor

Macdonald.

He said the corvette lnuieburg ha; been sunk by air attack with the loss of 38 lives, including that of the commander, bt-Cmdr. Will- lem I. Camhbel. U. W?" and Toronto. Al.‘ the casualties were listed by the New as "ntleslnl. PR- strmed ldlled in action.’-

The time. exact place end details cf the action were not stated h! the Minister in hi! br IIIIIOUHM‘ ment but ammneglyo Ne“ logg- burg‘ one o en en - vetteevdlepetched m the Mediterr- the North

t " Pu. .,"‘ii“‘lidl us: ll P. M.

re w! the some: Admire navel operations there. The Louisburg went down under di bombers

"b" "attacks oi enemy ve end torpedo lenes while in convoy duty in Medi nn waters," ldid

. ecd id "it gee toll‘: first time e Canadian

naval vessel has been sunk in the Hedi 0

mreneen end the first tin

iouisburg Sunk In Mediterranean

Down While Escorting

i

e Canadian ship has been sunk by eneniy eli- attack.

But the louisnurg was the third Canadian corvette to figure in the news since the navy sent its o'e- taciunent to aid in escorting the hesvy convoys of troops and meter- ials which go to build up and maintain United Nations striking forces for the of tossing the enemy out of s.

The other two incidents were scores on the other side of the ledger. The corvette: Ville de Que- rt Arthur were cam

bet! Mid P0 credited with ubmerliu,

Second Greet War. Previously the nevy had lost four corvettes, three destroyers. two patrol vessels and e ininesweeper. storm, eecidentel fire, collision and torpedoes flied

of enemy submarine; caused the other

losses which occurred in Cenedlen waters. in the Atlantic and off die coest of lumps.

The loss of life aboard the Mo!» burg broudht to C33 the total num- ber of Oenedlen navy men officially worted killed and missing since the :9: began.

creased to 184 the number 0f

enese ships sunk

have been sunk. including W0 tleshlps, 11 cruisers and 24 troyers. American losses 110W 30 ships. including carriers, seven cruisers imcl l4

ed vessels is not Navy keeps that

from the enemy.

of Baltimore. Md. The first Navy communluiu’ aliv swept away the rib-Moll‘ what par-mood to the

mans-an effort which the BB0

communique 61561059 the Japanese throw fleet, including battleships aircraft confers into the

western Solomo This fowl! discovered by reconnaissance

clded that the u “accept e. decisive battle.

The reel battle developed tween lighter forces. tnouzh threat of decisive action min!

several days. cided that the real JQDBM!!!

Wee of their troops

where Amerloln lng forward of enemy resistance ore as much ea

b?!“

0

Press reports from Allied headqua pectation or hope. They tend strong Franco-American backset despite in the Galas. base to the south to avoid a possible eneirclement. So far as the circumstances of the American counter-attack lost ground west of Fald Pass are y

irst rush, it liantly-executed example of an o as it seems to he, and also nicnaced by

beeinealng

WASHINGTON. Feb. ill-AC?)- In fierce battles tlilitchine as aprc- of Ulla-

or damaged in the south west Pacific. or thesc.59

two aircraft

troyers, but the number of damag- known since the

information a strict secret l0 keep information

enom"'s "mcinr effort" tn retako tlw Fulfi-

Navy J had said was "indicated" tu-‘o WQoKS

Cuest At Dinner

t d . Whotay t all; hep nod. today's o nc u £0 mat

a. formidable

1.000- mile stretch of water between their u; great base at Truk and the north- u; honor tonight at a dinner in M16 lscrvance of his 75th birthday. About value O1 two _ 176d frxifinds, rqfiprceétntliagwtlhéass gal China and for others an o er pro ess ns. trades. were present. speakers paid tribute vices to City. Pfflvlmt lniorli. ThseflCggfhJustice was ior- n o n the 1°°|°W'sq"*“'¢ mu“ s°l°m°m Igietzylizcoider, member of the le- gislature and Hous Dominion Minister of Customs. Pre- lim’ ifltn n er o e Ccu .

i l-ll h Command de- the Amer can gamma. mm“

When this failed to materialize the NW3’ d6-

was to protect the evacuation from Guadalcanal troops were press- to the final crushing and to inter- pcsslble with de-

endurlrlg th I fl t teet i - veterans takoeronr: brlghltlertabzehezseiid viii???”

on, Associated Press War Alltllysal,

warfare against Nazi e outcome le still in

TM" I M scent-Ion that Rommel’- first offensive stroke since h

e amt: gllllnfimalilllarftreat from El Alameln in Egypt has gained him ‘he Mo" w“ lam ad east temporarily. There is no doubt also, . we“ u“ ‘g ‘Allfillod delivered with skill. It counted upon finding dnwemusl, "In" e sposltions In the Faid Pass-Maknassy seclor

Ill the Nazi Tunisian escape corridor at close range.

that

we'll‘? fell upon ‘Americanhidvefnce ‘elembnte hastily brought up tween", uh Pass to support or relieve ill-equipped French troo _ Thcy e eaviest Nazi tank concentrations s m first real battle clash or m; w", The Fllilllflcant fact is not that the miles at the first on-set; but that wt, back hard and regain a third of the lost ground. That speaks volumes hat only for the morale and training of the troops involved; but for the a iciency of American staff work. That, ton, before Gen, ad been able to regroup end realign his Allied forces in divisional units all _of one nationality as he planned to promote battle effectiveness. (sen. Eisenhower is reported to haze been close ‘tin the scene of the -- on a ‘ American echelons were moving up behind the Nazi breached sector so, there ls a possibility that Rommers sur-

nce El Aiamcln their

were overrun or thrown back l8

hin hours they rallied to strike

Eisenhower

that new

that some of the armored spearheads he well as welt can be cut-off or destroyed. I C 10' I

With Allied sir superiority on the scale appear to have a good chance of expanding or even ground gained initially in the Fald Pass- pressure on his flank and rear. Severe losses on both sides in tanks and

Had the surprise tank attack thrown the

penetrating to its critical communication end could have been

ifenslve defence.

rters in Tunisia hint st that ex- to minimize the seriousness of the lcated Allied withdrawal also from

lo rc ain

_ et revealed, however, the prime ac- tor ls the indicated quick Allied recovery of air control over the active theatre. Fighter planes were described as pro? an

"umbrella"

iii l iitgd, Rommel does not long h

Alhed flanking threat com- set down as a. bril-

and for Bnmmevmsieso

15 Jap Ships Sunk

In Solomons Area

i

Detai

DVQY J ap-

.ln

were sunk or damaged for the loss of two American warships the Navy

The United States lost tile heavy

Chicago and an unidenti- in a series of furious

The successes reported todfly in-

Jup-

bill»-

des- "opezxlllons for the ‘ma; cvncuziilon uiicc \\lLli plans, concluded."

des-

fin- over

W81!

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l: Of Action Which

Failed To Develop Into Major Sea-Air Battle.

News B riefs -

NEW YORK, Feb. l6-—(AP)— lliilnors that Hitler is preparing to rcllnqmsli conlinunll u|' the German armed furs-cs to a. fight- ing (lcncriil drcw a curt ilcnlul touay from the Berlin radio.

NEW YORK, Feb. l6 ~ (AP) — ‘ilircc hours tifLLr the wiuimcd capture of Kharkov, the LiClTllllll I‘llCll0 tonight reported that systematic of Kharkov, in accord- are about to bc

LONDON, Fob. I7—(Wcdncs- d1.” —(Cl')—'l7i..~ Ankara radio broadcast a repult today that Gl-rinnn tnnks. anti-tank guns and soldiers arc pouring from

Loss of life on the 9.'!59-ion Chi- Wlstlarn Europe toward Kiev. cggo w” light. Survivors include R'l(icv is can thc Mingle Dnlcaer ' - i.R.l l Otis Davis, ivcr on may come e m“ SKIDML can q r 1 m.lin supply base for oily new

250

Germain line. It is located‘ IIEIIEQ west of Kharkov.

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SAINT JOHN. N.B.,MF'eb. l6-

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and

to his scr- ancl Dom-

City Alderman, New Brunswick and n mem-

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Manhattan Island was discovered

iivery of American reinforcements. bv nenrv Hudson on Begt- 4- 1809.

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Reported Missing From “Louisburg”

So. Ru

River In Danger.

into Kharkov today in a

the Germans Southern Russia and im

ABLE ssllisniv w. s. LEWIS "n," n. * bably was more valuable to the Gern.n;..=

one o! the two PL]. ported missing, presumed killed in action" in the sinking of the Corvette lnuisburg. lie is s native of Conway but his wife is residing, at Milton. The other lslunilcr re- ported missing la Coder J. A. Mac- Phail of Argyle Shore.

Major W.J. Enright ' Appointed "Chaplain

other Russian City the

Kharkov was toppled which passed into fierce ciared, and the Soviet

Senior Roman Catholic at Canadian Headquarter; here._iis Chaplain at the Trades Training

Russinn troops in

Centre at Fredericton, N.B., was “ announced today. Major Eliriglit. has been Senior

Roman Catholic Chaplain st Can- adian Headquarters since February 25th, 1942. He was first appointed to Newfoundland March l2, 194i and previous to transfer to Head- quarters acted as Chaplain for units in up-country stations. Oct

Major Enright enlsted on - m ober 39,1939 as Unit Chaplain with ‘jf,{',‘,°‘§f.‘,§h“§h, Red mo“ mm a Mmmme Hlfllmnd Rimmem, “m palgn in this Province ls being in- Scwcfliilfi ‘a’? gliilfllflailltiintlwhhis auguratcd was held at the Hotel ftD-DOlll rncn c s coun ry. er. Chg you; town 135; v m“ _ The his unit was sent in Newfoundland djnnrer £55 gendgye; i; ugqe per- b. ‘ztz"*u..ia'~;-;‘x* 5st’... °‘ " P":

i‘ 1 mncn n s organaon an here. vided e means of getting to-

Previous to joining the Aiiny mel- the available members of Mniot‘ lilnrirzht was rector of Holy the Provincial organization as well R"""‘Pi1l0l' Church in Charlottetown as the divisional commanders and P.E.I. Hi5 home is in Quebec Cityu, the members of the Special Names RQ. lviiiirii- Enricht will hr- succeed- committee of the Charlottetown or- ed m the flnmwmww‘ W Senior KwEDOIF Bonnellhaillllly Dresld Roman C11‘F"o"" "‘ ' of. Cnn- - - - ' r "on Headquarters by Capt. D 8d "u! “WT w"? and ‘he w“: OSiillivn-i v . , sent Chap- to the Kins ou lined Wmlvfliv"

. - lens flllfl emphasized the need for lain at Sydney. D an advance of at least twenty-five 110i‘ cent in each llldlVldllBi sub- gcrlpticn incline with ‘the tltmwcntkyyi- 1" en increase e o - jsccilyévraifid the greatly increased demands which will certainly be made upon the Canadian Red CPO§5 in this Invasion Year.