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CHARUOTTETOWN, CANADA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1940

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Baider Attacks British Ship off

African

Coast

Another British ship torpedoed off same coast; Former French freighter reports submarines.

Registration Bards seized

MREAL, Dec. B-(OP)- M133 cnnadian Mounted Police mount-Ad tonight that three men My, been taken into custody as dis resillt oi what police said was q large-scan, scheme to “telegrapiw votes in tomorrow's civic elections

means o! counterfeit National ggistratlon Card-a.

'i‘wo other men were still being optioned by police late tonight. ey were J. Oscar Lefebvre and Lionel Rioux. whom police said had been found in the committee-room of d. Adhemar Raynault. former mayor of Montreal and candidate in

tomorrows’ race. upt. R. H. Gagnon oi the R.C. three men-Edouard uduo, J. 0. Lemiro and Germain (layer-had been taken into custody under section 24A of the National Registration Act which provides a penalty oi three years imprison- ment for being in possession of a Isis registration card. Built. Gagnon said the men were arrested following a. raid on a lilting plant in nearby Verdun Yin night. At the plant, police found 3.000 completed registration cards. and 4.000 cards on which (h; printing had been completed only on one side. The plant was said to be owned by Ieduc. While police were raiding the glint, Iicmire and Cayer drove up a car and asked for delivery oi the cards, (police said. A raid on the homo of ayer resulted in seizure of an additional 5,000

cards.

‘The investigation is continuing." n He added that per- ions connected with the campaign oi one of the nine mayoralty candi- dsics in tomorrow's elections were being questioned. but said that in- vestigation had not yet reached the iiolnt. where the name of the candi- date involved could be announced.

(Last week. citv police announced that national registration cards you'd have to be produced at the polls before citizens could cast heir votes).

Meanwhile. the record-breaking number of candidates in Montreal's mnvornltr elections made their final spccches in preparation for the Vlllini: to decide which of the nine contestants will be mayor of the div for the next two years.

in the field of the SIOMO-a-yerr llllyqlally position are Aid. Socrr Bells o. Charlemagne Landry. Jcscnh Mercure. .1. .1. Penverne. .1. A. Pey- nault. Ald. Dave Rot-hon. Icon Tre-

completed

nanier. Lennard ‘Prannnler. 9nd Raoul ‘Irannnler. The ‘Irepnnicrs licnotrelaied.

MANCHESTER -(cp>

-—Both' Naziismuincl Brill-n "sO-crilcd de-i mmllfy’ are capitnlitic sys ems, said a milk roundsmali appealing to a conscientious obJccTOi-‘s tzibunai for release from military service. gigging jlldgcs deeded he must

Coming Events 1-01 “M are; “Bans

llIIW School Concert, De- iltmber 20th. ' 14435-12-9-31.

"Reserve Tuesday. Dec. 11m m‘ Kmktton School Concert. . 11-195-43-9-21.

"Harrington Sch l c rt “may Dec o0 once wfilllestiay. ember mJii-llgx-lliggijii:

"Chris "'_— i school. $211503?‘ ‘at Alexandra L-lGQ-ll-D-ll.

"Mi- Albion Christmas Concert bee. 19th. u not fine FridayL m

00M d L n. wefétlggqglfigohool Concert. L-lW-IZ-‘D-il.

"Suffolk school oncert, Thurs-

hy‘ Dw- "lh- Adm ssion 16 cents. L-IOD.

"Bediord C1 b mm n u will not load H °~im~»ii‘-‘°“ “ “around

Y- December 0th. J. B.

L-IM-li-O-li. “Gem, _'_'—‘"

at, l" l-clahtiner 0o. Water ‘m- bgvglllifxeadresaed poultry. all

kinds, u; _ u! b-vai-u-zatb Dec. a1.

"(Ioms t ' Bmmbmwo concert and dance. u lllll. Wednesday, Dec. "h- Mil of Rural Institute. l L-m-la-e-ai,

_ l‘ uraw Y glam-ck by a raider on the of the w t. Afi

indicated tiisnignt inc? digtliietss m; n5 whic a: elm:

Jaguar. of attack was 7:40 p.m. AST.

gulcs" lust Thursday,

ORK. Dec. a-(Am-An Nor-

an motor tanker I-Iildefjord

“"4 “D by MacKay Radio also re orted the to do.

MncKay said it received the fol.

fjord:

“"11"! pie-wise from the Hilde- - .Hild6f_|0!‘d. . . belllfl fired °n by mysterious ship

- l - The time of the attack was given as 8:10 p.m. A5 , The I-Iildefjord, 7.639 tons, gave

her position as less than 100 times southwest of Monrovia. Liberia on the West African coast.

capital of

A message from the Empire

Jaguar, MncKay said. was relens- ed by a British, ‘"588. . . B

station. and said: ritish SS. . torpedoed." The time

The "SSS" sl nal indicated an

attack by a su marine, MacKay anal: The British vessel's’ position miles northeast of Dakar. on the

given as approximately 100 coast of French West Africa.

The Empire _Jaguar is not listed in Lloyd's register. A number Q1 boats recently launched or acquir- ed by Britain have been given an "Empire" designation.

Earlier in the day the 4.0004011 former French freighter Djurd- Jurn. sailing under British colors, signalled that she was being "fol- lowed by submarines" 500 miles west of Foynes, Eire.

MacKay Radio heard the SSS call relayed by the Portisheacl sta- tion at 12:45 p.m. AST. The Ia- year-old vessel which trutlecl be- tween Francc and Africa. before the war was identified by the re- lily station as n “British steamer.”

Her position, "latitude 53.06 north, longitude 22.00 west." was approximately 100 miles west of that given by the storm-battered Greek freighter Aghia Elrilu. call-

ing for "immediate assistance" for

the fourth time in four days. The Greek vessel, one of five

ships which sent. calls for aid af-

ter being disabled by “heavy

three previous SOs calls This luotnltig. still

she was drifting helplessly “holds full of water" "helm out of action."

Empire _

British say Nazi ship Was damaged

By HAROLD MILKB lfloctated Press Staff Wrlhl‘

MONTEVIDEO. Uruguay. Dec. 8.- (APl-Confident that their advers- ary had been damaged and would be caught and smashed. the crew cf Britaiifs battered 20.l22-tnn auxili- ary cruiser ILMB. Carnarvou CIISUO

So Atlan

t Carriarvon Cas e re- mained laid up here 89W new to close the shell holes her

pl te hiiil, the ’l,580-ton British cruiser Enterprise and another warship in me vicinity or the 90-minute battle Thursday were reported to have taken up the chase. , Some of the Carnervon Castles crewmen were sure the Germw raider already had been caulzht- He!‘ commander, Captain H. M. H. H111‘- dy, said "the German cloubtedly suffered much more dam- age" than his and some reports said sift? broke oft the tight and fled ma. a ‘Fhe German raider ha! not b15911 identified but authoritative sources say there‘ are prowling Nazi

em. ‘c unless the raider already 118-8 be"!

cau ht British circles said. hung to clear the

b 5 not yet reported the time neces- sgry to ake the Carnazvon Castle seaworthy. reports in British circles said she would leave some time on Tuesday to rejoin the SOllth AtlBIl- tic anti-raider patrol.

Spectacular Damage

Capt. Hardy n _, "wmewhal; spectacular but rather superficial and easy showed a dozen hi h‘ h board side. the scars oi a firew c spread over two decks before beinz extinguished. ,

The Carnarvon Castle s casualties. it was said semi-officially. included six or seven men killed. a 1102911 lll the ships sick bay with injuries fluid another dozen less sovereiy woun .- ed. None was taken ashore to hos-

pitals.

welding equipment and other tools have been hoisted aboard pinpoin- tcrv to closing her holes. Experts said two waterline hits and four lust above must be sealed before the ship can be seaworthy; —~—

"This was not._the first time we were on the trail of those fellows. but it was the first time we were abie to catch them-and except for thick weather they would not have escaped," said one. ' British sources continued silent on

hm 56m l men taken aboard afloat iviihl 29 men aboard, she wirclessed that ‘rely-ed,

will“ illlllt the _ and her iablv to the Enterprise, within a few ho r

the disposition of 22 German sea- tlle Carnarvon Castle Nov. 30. from the Brazilian coasnl ship Itnpe and then trans- It was understood. however.

transfer was made. prob-

11S.

fiGreece Promised

Farmers of France to be Regimented

VICHY. France. Dec. lL-JAP) — Farmers of FFflllCC. independent and traditionally the bulwark of the old republic, are to be regimcntcd.

A decree ordering the reorganiza- tion of the entire French nitric - turnl structure on o. corporative baa- is nnd forbidding strikes and lock- outs. was signed Saturday by Mar- shal Pctain chief of staff.

Under the decree all peasants are nized bv families on a regional basis in government-guid- ed agricultural corporations which will be open to all landowners. rural craftsmen and farm labourers.

The corporations will determine

all questions relating to workinu condiiiuns, professional relations and social organizations. besides

regulating working and marketing conditions: and will deal also with hygiene. living conditions. womena labor. vocational training of youth. and “questions relating to general discipline."

Bails out of Flaming Plane

VIRDEN, Mun, Dec. I -(0P)— Po. B.P. Keenan of the novel Cin- adlan Air Force escaped with minor hurts when he “bailed out‘ oi a Fnlpcy battle bomber l4 miles north of vii-sen this afternoon when the machine burst 151w flames ‘T00 feet fr m the Noun .

‘iceenan. believed to be from Sault Sic. Marie, out... was ferryinz the bomber from wimiinrs w the "e1"- i-ng field of No. 4 command, R. C. A at Mocsbrmk. Sisk, when

. F., the planes engine beflflll fiN.

to mlsai

WASHINGTON. Dec. 8 -—(AP.\—

likey that an aircraft cai-riersozlvéll;

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Great Lakes shipping is snow to bring much needed speed. gale: and near-zero temper-star

Is Made

Fascist Sea

War Veterans In Rumania Seek action

Thousands of war veterans paraded

lescu. told the chief of state that "war survivors are impatient to hear your order to shoulder rifles and reconstruct the old Rumanian frontiers." “if some hostile event should oc- cur to prevent Rumania from rcaliz- insr this dream, we would with al Rumnnlnn soldiers be turned to stone alone the Dnlestcr River." Gen. Beglescu said. ftThe Dliicsfer was the Rumau- inn boundary before the province 0f Bcssnrabiti. was lzivcn to Russia last. summer on Russia's ltltimatum") Gen. Antonescu repicd that: "I am accused of not taking hands ex- tended to me. but. I refuse to take hands extended over the corpses of our persecuted brothers. When this ficascsni will take the outstretched

an . (This statement was not explain.

3..

German generals were seen

Greece has been promised immediate on us: levlewlng stanm

assistance by the United States in an exchange of messages between Plesident Roosevelt and King George II, and high quarters in- dicated tonight. that the aid would include aircraft.

Mr. Roosevcifls message. made public Saturday by the state de- partment, did not specify the form in which help would be given, sim- ply pledgirlg King George that “steps are being taken" to provide assistance in line with “the settled

tend aid to tlaose govermnents and peoples who defend themselves a.- gainst aggression."

From the Greek legation arid. high Washington sources came indica- tions that. military planes, urgently needed because of Italy's strength in the air, are first on the list.

Cimon Diamantopoulos. the Greek Minister. requested assistance in ob- taining airplanes and other war weapons and materials three weeks ago in discussions with Sumner Welles, undersecretary of state.

The United States presumably is in a position to provide Greece wilth some airplanes and mount of surplus army weapons without seriously interfering with American defence requirements and the flow of war weapons of all kinda to Great Britain.

creations" "i"- ever. e ew e -

bility of decimg

whether lanes and can be guns spared malt): Mm Greece's ally, Great

Britain. At. the ospdtol. film were gener- f approval of Mr.

OOIECY."

EVACUATE MISSIONARIES

TORONTO. Dec. lk-(CPl-Of. ficials of the United Church oi Saturday confirmed rc- po s that partial evacuation of United Church missionaries from Japan now is under way.

policy of the United Staten to ex-__

a. limited a- i

-year-old Tells story 0f suffering

RUTLAND. Vt»

posurs after wandering all nigh

cold-fold an lncoheren

in the brother drowened swerved from the high a brook

young their truck way and plunged into

The youngster. Fred struggled to find words to happened—how the truck as it

the stream. TNOUKl-‘Lflllfmlllin bled around seek ug aid. he reached the home of ma. Hel en Buxton-less than from the secene of the accident.

night“ e etum

Fred. 57. a iarmhand; his

five, all of Pawlet-twen r in three feet of water.

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R625

asst FOR .

decked out with “winter overcoats."

Italy's Naval Chief "Coat” For

BUCHAREST. Dec. B. —- (APl —-.

today before Gen. Ion Antonescu. and their lender. Gen. George Beg-

Dec. 8—(AP)— An eight-year-old boy-dazed and

biilded (Lfiinfromex- I cu er nn su er g

story today of how his parents and when

Brackett. Jr., tell what he was hurled from dived into the water and how he landed on the bank of

9d two miles The bodies of the three victims-

8. Beatrice, 24, and their son, Charles. ooovercd

B

FLOUR

officially ololed for the season. but freighter captains are braving ice and supplies to keep the wheels of Canadia sheathed in ice, the freighter South Park is shown docking at

F! l!!! L33"? E7"- Vessels arriving UVB Sled-m l! used to brook iip

Failures

The “resignation" of Italy's naval chief of staff. following the shifts in top commands of the land for- ces. suggests inevitably that he may be a. scapegoat for Fascist failures at sea.

Although the record of the It- alian navy in this war has been no more glorious than that of the army. its current weakened state stemschiefs from the decision to undertake the ill-starred invasion of Greece, for. which Mussolini him- seli’ cannot escape primary re- sponsibility.

The backfiring of that attempted blitzkrieg unloosed on Ii Duce's

LONDON, Dec. B—(CP)-Bri- fish naval circles expressed be- lief tonight that the appointment of Admiral Angelo Jznchini as commander of Itulyis "fleet on the sea" might iorcshadnw a more offensive spirit by Fascist nrval forces.

Jachlni, former Italian naval attache here, was described as young for so important n com- mand.

sea forces and now personally op- on the commander, Admiral Dom-l enloc Clwagnari, a train of con- sequences which promise to have n decisive bearing on the outcome o: the ivar.

Foremost of these was the Bri- tish occupation of the Greek island of Crete, quickly converted into an advanced base from which to carry the war to Italy itself and to menace the lifeline of the Lib- ynn army across the Mediterran- can.

'I'l‘lis base figured in the naval air attack on Taranto a month ago which London announced result- ‘ed in disabling half of Italy‘s en- tire battle line.

From Crete a net is helm: drawn ed, it was learned today, hy hlghfv

now by British sea power around the Dodccanse Islands. the Italian 1

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_ Feared lost

FINGAL. Ont.. Dec. iL-JCP) —

of the Royal Cana- dian Air Force are believed to have lost their lives today when a large bomber training plane in . they headed out over Lake Erie fail- of for nearly 12 hours. and is be- lliclycd to have plunged into the a e. The missing airmen are: flying Officer L, A. Hood. whose next-of- kin reside in Adrian. Mich: Air- craftman John Henry MeNally. of Minaki. Ont: and Aircraftman E. W. Bourne of Oshawa. Ont.

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CANADA

\l.L BQKING

,ad

Si

Detroit after fighting howling at Canadian ports are similarly ice encrustations.

U. S. President Visits French Trouble spot

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but tiwrl- were no casualties.

ABOARD U. S. MAYRANT. AT

SEA. DBO. 8- —— (AP) - President in

Roosevelt climaxed his Caribbean defence inspection cruise today by SlIODDlnH off at the French island oi trouble

Murtinicl uc. a potential

the U.S.S. cruiser Tl

United states officials. l ~ l- (‘ll- ker and Capt. Ernest J. Blnnkcr- The ilCllllJS struck various parts. ship. U.S.N., American ODSCIVCl‘ on of the cllv sometimes gjngly and“

The Tuscaloosa hove to in plain view of the French aircraft czlrricl" Beam off Fort dc Franco.

l the island. 1 l

RED COMMENT 0N ‘VAR

‘ilr ‘they were quickly extinguished. Moscow’ Dec 8 __(AP) _The The lionvlcst drumfire barrage Journal o; the soviet Russia.‘ m“ tllllillrlllg the last two weeks | . 5i‘ .

my Red Star. observed toziny that Italy is having difficulty trailsport- i mg troops to Albania anti Sdlil that ‘ t-lle British Navy had isolated It-. aly’s Dodecancse Islands. Red Star-l

t/ensification of air and sen mir- fare against Britain to (ll‘I\'\\‘ her, attention from tlic Italian-Gloria; front. , l

tCP Cflljtltilm Gel-nan ‘planes, re-

doii lifter more comparative peace, droPPed tons of

that stir

Lon ' ivho had 44 hours of war industry turning m, m“ quic‘. 5 . tcred by mass bombing that szaricci early Sunday night.

rcsunlcii l‘

s survive tExcilange Tele- g-ruplil c "<1 it the biggest London mid of the ivur.

Rcpo indicated that the bomb-

ing was widespread, but there was no word of any districts attacked in

tllnly 5E5 WC '

bomb-starred capital.

ruinous assault on the city

through the outer circles n

SOIllPililiPS in series or ‘sticks!’

dzurst. l inincd the volunteers put-

; tliro hour suggested that Germain‘ elm lu-li§él31.i‘.'5.‘liiFliiiiFliiiifl.‘Bitsfnii [the silliness was ominous, por-

HEAVIEST ATTACK o; WAR

Concentrated

Nazi Raid Ends‘ 44-houriilence

Homes, Business Buildings Battered in Scarred "Capital; Pre-raid Quiet Was

Becoming Opp

lty Douglas Amaron Canadian Press Staff Writer

LONDON. Dec. 9 -rMonday) —

lining their" air ba-tcring cf Lou- ilimi a fortnight of cxteioslves and incendiary ' ‘ s: a nine-hour attack ci into the dawn. The io closed in over the city's

‘raglc count o! dead ed, snnshed homes, shops ills

ritniu other than the Thames cs- nrcn and n snuthcas: vil- go.

Both residences and bisiness hou- delnoiished in line already

The Nurses‘ Hoar, of a children's ospitnl was hit bv a time bomb,

The authoritative Press Associa- oii‘s expert was reminded of the midlands raiders, breaking of anti- trcrnf: fire. came over the city v or in groups of three and ‘.‘lll'_\'illr,_f the direction of ap-

us the

In olic residential district I saw t least G0 incendiarles fall and

more began

Lclltllt-l had been quiet, so un- l_\' quiet that nerves, rested luost of the peaceful 48- llifltid. begun to get a little

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“U. S.

Considers

Two - point Plan

To “Aid

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8-(AP)— A two-point plan for financial aid to Great Britain is being discuss-

placed administration aisles. some of them predicted that it. would be o e pianz- ‘I 1. The British would use their own investments in the United States to buy war supplies, as long , as the investments lasted. i 2. The United States would make i a flat promise to grant loans when i those British resources tircrc ex- if

that such Ioans might perhaps loc backed by certain British lateral.)

As seen by persons in influen- tial positions, the situation is that the British have enough money to ‘

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that. The British were said tot have raised the mediate loans in order to pin down future commitments. l

The British view was said that the promise of future was neceas for these reasons: (at bolstering the morale of the», British people; (b) bettcr planning l of war purchases; (c) IORSSIITRITCIE‘, of United States manufacturers who might be hesitant to make large expenditures . and tools to fill British orders un- less they knew that they were go- ing to be paid.