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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1941

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Eskimo murder lrial concluded

By James McCook flglllfllllll Press Staff Writer

‘pl-mm IHsANDB. A118. ll. — m»)- 111s three-day murder trial “seven Eskimos. held under juris- miion of the white man's court m“ huge tent on this Hudson woulpost. ended today. Court yyweedlngs resulted from an out- wk of violence on the’ islands my February and March.

Mina, Eskimo woman, was ad- pdged insane and verdicts of guil- ty of manslaughter were returned lathe cases oi Charlie Ouyerack pf Peter Quaraek.

Th; jury, made up of newspaper- Mn, 5 mining party and s. schoon- “grew, yesterday returned a ver- illct oi manslaughter against Peter Bali and Ablaykok, acquitted Alec Aplwlfok and judged Akeevik, an- oum Eskimo woman, temporary

pane. fir. Justice C. P. Plaxton, head g the judicial party which ar- riird here this week after a 13-day pumey by schooner from Moose miory, will pass sentences tomor-

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"Nine Island Eskimos were mur- dered during the arguments that “(so from contention of some ria- lives that Christ had come to earth

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"Quarack, said to be the best liuiter on the island, charged with shooting Ekpuk, otherwise known a Alec Kaytoweik because Ouyer- it! said another Eskimo, Ekpuk. m Satan. said on the stand to- iiy that other Eskimos called him Jesus and after a time he believed them.

sateen Eskimo witnesses testi- fied that at the time oi the deaths Peter Sala and Ouyerack were God Ind Jesus, Witnesses said trey be- loved Sala and Ouyerack when they declared Satan inhabited the bodies of those killed,

Believes Air toilets will be - lital force

UITAWA, Aug. 21 —(CP) --'1‘he Duke of Kent predicts that the lir cadet league oi Canada w‘1l be- tome a vital force in the Dominion hr effort, it was disclosed today.

In e letter to national league headquarters the Duke expressed miidenco that Canada's youth will Iclcornc the opportunity of plav- ll! ‘more useful roles in the de- ltnoe of democracy.”

“Just es the British common- Itoltli eir training plan represents so lcliievement in oo-operetivo ef- iort on the part oi the nations oi ills Empire so this movement. through the combined activity of Ml-h in ell parts oi the Dominion, Illl become a vital force in Can- lll’! war effort." the message laid

The letter was road today at an asciitive meeting oi the league Ilsident George B. luster of Mori- insl. it will be published in the list issue of the league's official Ibllflllfln. the Canadian air ca- "li "hldllled io come off the press build-September.

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-Prime Minister Mackenzie King —a "brown-suited little bundle of "W81. as one newspaper called him-rushed from one engagement to another in his first day in Lon- don since landing esterday from a trans.Atlantic ornber flight from Canada. ' Tonight he sought his first real night's sleep since leaving the Dominion u be rotirod early in l. westend hotel overlooking Lon- don's Hyde Park.

From the time he stepped from an early train at Euston Station, until he left a big press conference late in the afternoon at the Min- istry of Information, it. was a day packed with engagements.

The day was high-lighted by his attendance at a. meeting of the British war cabinet - the first t.me a Canadian Prime Minister has attended since the days oi the First. Great War Hi5 arrival at 10 Downing street was recorded in all London newspapers tonight which pictured him shaking hands with Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the green doorway to

the plain-looking house where the British cabinet meets and the Prime Minister lives and has his offices.

Mr. King's arrival in London touched off a Cfliflplilgi. in some

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Mystery man Claimed hy death

STAVKLY. Alta. AWE. 21—-(CP)— Deaih left the story of Isaac James Walls, 86, “mystery mun" of this southern Alberta twn. as much a mystery 9,5 ever. He died in hospi- tal Monday and funeral services were held yesterday.

Known as "Blackie" Walls be- cause he came from Blackville, N 13., at an early age. and as the “mystery man" because he lived a- lorie here and little was known oi his early life, Walls is understood to have been heir t-t) about $28,000 left ircm his father's estate.

Relatives are reported to have

conducted a nation-wide search for Walls at the time of his father's death but the search was fruitless arid Walls. accrrdlng to the story. was presumed dead by the courts and his right to the est-ate was ruled out. Relatives now living at Boston first heard of his whereabouts when he applied for an old-age pension. bringing a search i"r his birth cer- tificate. Names of his relatfives and outeher details could not be learned -. re.

500 N. Y. gas Stations may“ Be closed

NEW YORK, Aug. 21-(A.P) — Nathan Gelier, president of the gasoline station council oi metro- politan New York. said today that B00 of this city's 7,000 gasoline sta- tions might be forced to close soon for the remainder of August, be- cause their operates: defied the ‘I p. m. to ‘I e. in. solos curfew and cold to all comers.

Stations which defied the cur- few will not. have their reserves re- placed, Golfer said. except in e- inounts permitted under their new quotas, which are based on Jul! sales and have been Ndilotd by l0 per oerit.

Princess Juliana opens Seaman's llomo in lialltax

HALIFAX. Aug. 21 —(GP) Hundreds of loyal Netherlcnderg in exile gathered here today to greet Princess Juliane es she officially opened the dominlonb first Noth- erlandl seamen’; home.

With little fan-fare the royal refugee welcomed her loo-faring subjects to the newly-finished brown structure, situated on a tree- lined street across from the imvfll- iiig stone residence oi Nova Boo- tlnh lieutenant-governor.

At the Princess‘ request no pro- vincial or civic dignitaries were present at the simple ceremony. W. C. Bcliimmel, Canadian representa- tive of the Netherlands’ shipping committee, iced the brief address of welcome. A bouquet of flowers was presented by Ann Andrews. diminutive grand-daughter of F. k.

yiwarren, Dutch consul in Halifax.

Premier King Has Busy Day In London

Engagements highlighted by attendance at war Cabinet meeting.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 —(AP) —With some members of Congress demanding an investigation of the facts behind gasoline rationing in the eastern United States, the of- fice of defence petroleum co-ordin- ation declared today that false figures are being circulated. ap- parently in a deliberate effort to "confuse the public" into believing diversion oi American tankers to British Service is unnecessary.

The charge was made by Ralph K, Davies. acting petroleum co-or- dinator, who asked the public to be wary of figures "circulated with a definite purpose by uninformed and unofficial sources."

At the capitol, Senator Francis Maloney (Dem-Conri.) urged an investigation to determine wheth- er a shortage of gasolineactually exists, and Senator Bennett Champ Clark (Dem.-Mo.) said he wanted to learn whether it was necessary to cut dowci American consumpt- ion in order to supply Britain with iuel. Davies, on the question of justi- fication for transfer of United States tankers to Britain, said:-

“The inadequacy of British and allied controlled tankers to fulfill their war-time task, as indicated by conclusive evidence in our hands, is such as to warrant fully the transfer of American tankers to aid in the transportation oi oil. No one would be deluded about this fact. Every step that has been taken has been essential in our judgment to the job oi getting oil to the fighting fronts and to pro- tect our own national security?

As for the compulsory curtailment of gasoline, Davies said that the east faces the choice oi limited use of motor fuel now. or a shortage of iuel for home-heating this win- fer.

liepoituliiidtz llas seen action l

LONDON, Aug. 22 -(Priday) — (OP Caible)—A Daily Express dis- pateh from Stockholm said today that according to reports reaching iliere from Russia the German bat- tleship Tirpitz, sister ship of the sunken Bismarck, has been in oe- tion in the Gulf of Finland.

'I'hc dispatch said it was reported the Tia-pita led a "powerful" Ger- man naval force operating from a Finnish Port in an attack on Tall- inn, ilktonia, where several Russian divisions still are holding out.

According to reports heavy fire from Russian coastal batteries drove off the squadron.

Naval sources in London did not comment on the reports.

(In Berlin earlier this week na- val sources hinted a new German ship was in action, and observers assumed it wnsthe Tirplts.)

Fined for violating Exchange rules

HALIFAX. Aug. 21 — (OP) - Fruik R Oalric of Halifax pleaded guilty today w two charges oi vio- lating foreign exchange control regulations and was fined $25 on each charge, with the option of l6 days in jail.

The Crown alleged Oaklc had collected United States bank notes. which were used to buy jewelery in the U. S.

He was charged with unlawfully dealing with foreign exchange to the extent of $100 in U. s. funds and with failure to disclose to the Foreign Exchange Control Board foreign ‘ in his possession Magistrate R. E. Inglis tried the cue.

INFANTILE PARALYSIQ

IRlICTON, Aug. 21 -- (CP) -Ncw Brunswlckb total of rs- ported infantile paralysis cases stood at 140 tonight. l-‘ive new case; were reported during the day two of the victims being adults. Efforts were being made by ncial Department oil

ealth to increase the supply of blood for serum by appeals to don- or: who have previously suffered

YSces Hitler at

Turning point In conflict

U. S. Observer from Berlin believes Nazis are on down-grade.

NEW YORK. Aug. 21 - (AP) _ Hitler has reached the tumlng point in the we.r and from now on will be on the down-grade be- cause of declinin resources, in the opinion of Doug as Miller, former United States Commercial Attache in Berlin, whose best-seller book, "You Can't D0 Business with Hitler," was praised by President Roosevelt and other notables.

Germany probably has plenty of food, because oi diversions from conquered territories, but. has growing shortages of textiles, a1. loys, and petroleum products, and of skilled manpower, Miller says in an article in the September Atlantic monthly magazine.

Russia Not Lontable

The invasion of Russia can not. ameliorate these shortages much either, Miller says. because "it is a mistake to think of Russia as a lootable country. Russian riches are largely buried in the ground _ tr exploit.

“There hfls been a great deal oi talk about the grain fields of the Ukraine. . .'I'he Germans. however. were in possession of the Ukraine during the summers oi 1917 and 1918 and were unable (.0 secure any substantial amounts of grain for

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Minesweeper ls launched

TORONTO. Aug. 2l-—(AP) —Ari- other trim mlnesweeper, which may be added t0 those already encas- ed in the battle of the Atlantic- was christened here tonight in B ceremony linked with the Official opening of the British Empire building at, the Canadian National Exhibition.

Sheila MacDonald diivfiilrr of the late Ramsay Mavfmfiid- f?“ mer Prime Minister of Great Br-t- ain, christened the vessel “H. M. s. Fort York," at. a brief cere- mony along the exhibition water- front. Lnter vice-admiral A. E. Evans. head oi the British admir- alty technical m'ss’on in Canada,_ officiated at the British Empire Building ceremony and 013911108 °i the exhibition war museum.

The minesweepe , under construc- tion at the Dufferin shipbuilding yards, was towed back to the build- er's yards following the ceremony~ ‘and workmen resumed the task of Ifltliilg it for active duty.

Interpreting The War News

By Edward E. Bornar Associated Prue Staff Writer

The threatened seizure oi Leningrad and further Nazi triumphs in the Ukraine place Russian chances in a gloomy light although the outlook Ls not desperate.

The uncertainty that contin- ues to cloud the ultimate out- come of the attempt to crush Russia before snow files re- mains ttia most significant feature of history's greatest- milltary campaign.

The reeling Russian giant is still grimly fighting. A few more clays of the bloody strug- gle may disclose whether he can absorb such punishment as the loss oi the old Cnarist capital and key Soviet industrial centre, along with Odessa and Kiev in the south.

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France granted Reduction in Occupation costs

Elm-LIN, Aug. 21 --(AP) —Oer- many has granted France a reduc- tion on her occupation costs from 400,000,000 francs a day to 300000000, it was announced to-

night. '1‘lie commentary Dlenst Au: Deutschland observed that the

step would "noticeably ease France's financial burden."

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lurgcs o. s. Enter war

NEW YORK. Aug. 21 -—(CP) — The New Republic, in its leading editorial, today called on the Presi- dent, ttic Congress and the people of the United States for a declara- tion oi war on the aids.

The political and literary week-

argued:--

“Today there is a chance of an immediate and complete victory over Hitler through a combined as- sault by the United States. Great Britain and Russia. It is true that we are not entirely ready to particl- pate in such a struggle but....we are far better prepared to fight now as one of a group of allies than we should be to fight alone one or two years hence."

“We can no longer pretend that this is not our war, while we de- pend on others to give weir lives in order that it may not become our war." the New Republic said.

Cape Breton youth Gharged with murder

- GLACE Bay, N. 5., Aug. 21 ,George McPherson, 19, is charged I today with murdering Patrick Gra- cie, 18, who was found dead in bed at his home here eight days ago.

McPherson had been held several days on a manslaughter charge. Witnesses at the inquest testified he and Gracie, with others, took part. in a drinking party the night before Gracie died.

The coroner's jury found that Grade died from the effect oi blows on the head.

Members oi hLs family found him in his yard the night of Aug. l2. his face bruised and his clothes torn. Next morning, he was found ‘dead in bed.

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[Hundreds of ILA. F. fighters iiross channel

Smash at Nazi railway lines, bomb steel mill

IDNDON, Aug. 21. —(CP) —Es- corted by hundreds oi Royal Air Force fighters, three wares of bombers today smashed at railway lines around Si. Omer and Beth- une, France, and wrought havoc in a 50-foot level attack on the Ger- mnn-operated steel mill at Ijmui- den, the Netherlands, the air mixi- istry announced tonight.

In independent sweeps, the fight- ers blew up a German torpedo boat with a shot in its magazine and itiilglit numerous Cngugfimcntg with German pursuit planes, it was ari- nounccd. '

Fourteen fighters were lost in the dawn-to-dusk operations with Only one German plane definitely claimed as destroyed. A German bomber was shot down off the east coast shortly before dark.

Ari authoritative British source said that during the last eight

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weeks there have been more R, A. F. bombers over Germany in a the Germans have ever sent over Britain in a night even during the heaviest as- saults of last fall and winter,

French, Nazi Police arrest 6,000 ‘Jews’,

By lienry Taylor Associated Press Staff writer

McPherson‘; preliminary (tearing was set. for Aug. 28.

Britain still Big foe, Nazi Germany admits

BERLIN. Aug. 22 —-(Fridn.\') fAPl-The invasion of Russia ell- tered its third month today Wll-h‘ German cannon and bombers b6- sieging the Black Sea port of Odes- sa, while at the opposite end of the | long front a similar rins v! m" circlement, was being driuvn near- er Leningrad, one-time capital of. the Czars. l

With Finnish-German units pressing down from the northeast and Germans from the west and south, German accounts portrayed Russia's second city as threaififled by a pinoers movement which would cut i; 01g 1mm we hinterland.

Successes were claimed for the German army on every from. but

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Two. Banuok Engineers have [Long voyage

By Ross Munro Canadian Press War Corresuondeni

BO IN ENGLAND. ‘Aug, 21—(OP)—Two Royal Canad- ian Engineersmre back with the Canadian Anny in England after two adventurous months, sailing 19,000 miles with the Royal Navy up and down the north and south Atlantic as they tried to reach England from Gibraltar by war- ship, ordinarily an 1,100-mle voy-

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VICHY, Aug. 21 —(CP) —French and German police were reported

the Gomel sector, said the com_ ‘Illllfllque which announced the “illllflfflivfil. and the Red defence lrflso was described as especially stubborn in the Novgorod and Kmgisepp zones. the southern and western approaches to Lemngrggl,

All up ano down the front the struggle continues unabated, the early morning Russian communi- que said, and the soviet leadership summoned all its people to the fullest measure of resistance in a pledge that the invaders would be destroyed eventually, in months or in years.

Citizens of Leningrad were called upon to stand with arms behind a garrison 0f 1.000.000 Soviet regu- lars to hold that old city of the Czar; as the Nazi threat drew

.oser.

Bi" lbw. said B. A. Lmovsky, vlce-cornmissar for foreign affairs and Soviet spokesman, were only

tonight to have Eil‘l‘(‘Sl(‘(‘l 6,000 “Jc\vs" in Paris in a continuing new drive that brought to 150,000 the number of persons deprived of their liberty because they were Jews, foreigners or political sus- pects.

The arrests were made yesterday in a five-hour, house-to-house search oi the working-class ilth ar- rondisement (district) and were be- lieved to have been only the start- er for a steadily increasing round- up of persons opposed to German occupation troops. More were re- ported arrested today.

Says too much "Hush-hush”

VANCOUVER. Ang 2l--(CP)— W. L. MiicTavish, ciliioi" of the Vancouver Daily PfO/AWC, ad- dressing the Canadian Authors’ Association at its annual conven. tion here tonight declared "there has been too much hush-hush on the port of Canadian newspapers, too much fear oi being accused of political bins."

“The whole business of the country is war today. If we have a political government running the war that is our misfortune," Mr. MacTavish said. “But it must .01. be nllowcii in prevent, on the part of uny section of the press, the freest iind frankest criticism We do not want any repetition of the Arvida incident, when censor- ship was clamped on in an effort to mislead the people."

(In the evening o1 July 29 Mun- ltions Minister Howe told a press conference in Ottawa that 300 workers had seized control of the Arvida, Que, plant oi the Alum- lLUm Company of Canada about 3 p. m. July 24 and held the plant until they leit voluntarily July 2'1. The press censors for Canada placed a ban on publication of any story mentioning the Arvida dis- turbance from the time of the out- break until Mr. Horse's press con- ference was over.)

Mr. Mar-Tavish, who spoke on "the function of the press in war time." said the press had two im- portant functions in democracies.