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CHARLUTFETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, JULY 18, 1942

Desert Battle Still Raging

Sides Involved.

By Stephen Barber |gociuted Press staff Writer

CAIRO. July 17—(_AP--—New ieolarld tank and infantry troops mud several successes against “my tanks ill the ceuzral s:ct/-r 01m g1 Al-zmein front '15 to 80 mfg; wisf, of Alexandria today, but the outccme of the indecisive Mfg which now lnloves the min armored might of the Brlush |nd Gemlan forces remained in doubt tonight.

m; Wll0e hot 40-mlle Egypt-tan um front was in violent erup- llou with British trocps under Ge l. sir Claude Auchlnleck, malfng ad- mloos in the south near the vir- tuelly lmpmetrable salt marshas of the Qattora Depression.

m the north, the comparatively fNEh Australians reoocupied their original positions on the lower ridge of the Hill. of Jesus, 10 milcs my, of the whistle stop of El Al- pneln after a ding dong fight that luied all day.

0n the whole tense desert battle hinged the fate of all Egypt and the Middle East. - l The great funk battle of the cen- tre was coil-rd the heaviest in the int month and posibly a prelude to an AXls aifompt to smrsh into the Nile Vullcy.

(Axis oolnmunloues, however, in- dlcntod the British troops were on iiu offensive. Both the Germans

llid Italians said British stt ks were rspused by Axis counter itch in the Ell Alarrein sewer.)

Premier Campbell Visits N. S. Capital

He wlilrlconfer with Pre- hMaclviillan of Nova. Sco- ere.

Coming Events

P0- lilo In Ietleu In this alone I out: per word

"Rollo my Ten. Wednesday hi: r2 v-r .'

yesterday. mler A. S.

. l- "Duo to urrlve car bulk feed that. Book now. mcGuigan a.

"Cur bulk Wheat unloading Piidav. Julv l7, Saturday. July 1a.

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"Kink Hall. I C d Dulce 51°35. night. cgulv rfledxlélia‘;

"Parkdole women’s Institute on- liiiil tea and bazaar for war-work. liioenmental Station. ohursoay. Jilly 23rd from 4 m '1. R. c. u. v. H. iilild in attendance. Tickets‘ figc.“

"Ross-We wont another car- iiitd oi hogs this week end. Taking "V"! il-iiy day or ' "Willie service on request. Bish- at market price paid regularly. livestock Marketing Board? m u

"Livestock Marketing Board Willa hon at all regular load- “! Willi-s during week of July

, Usual days and hours. Mar-

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‘"508 prices ere at their high- “ l°i years and we're out to get “It cent for our patrons. voi- m "y yet eagerly not when WW1, l» it by circumstances. "l l difference. 7-18-11.

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"Riddle-Why l the Livestock wit!!!‘ Board ‘like on expert m“ W12 at a repair lob? Be- o. fro: one "e one... ' '" in:

"We have completed arrange- Mmfw provide a trucking ser- h °l' billy farmers at prac- "luzaebli iommg I u m n your oca ty. ve- Marketing BOIFG. 7-18-11.

, __._ m‘! annual District Conven- m vi the MacDOnaId, m. Her- hw-“Joiuuwns River, l-lasclbrook, h" oi. Alexandra,‘ Mt. Albion m "it" will be held in the Or- mziillv. Mt. Berber-ton July 30th. n,‘ ‘Wm session at 2 otclocl: “hi, 011V! “lion

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lid-Mile Egyptian Front in Violent‘ jgrapfion; Armored Might of Both

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lB-(Saturday) _ quoted a Rome dispatch today as saying British forces attacking ln the central sector of the Alameiri battle field. penetrated "a vast space" in Axis defences.

Reuters gave its source as Stef- anl. the Italian news and pro- paganda agency,

The dispatch said‘ the British forces “succeeded in penetrating a vast, space, separating our de-

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LONDON, July —- i CP) -—R.euters

fences and spreading out. in the rear of our defences.” CAIRO. July l'f—(AP) — Two

Axis counter-attacks on the de- sert front some B0 miles west oi’ Alexandria have been beaten of! with heavy losses to the forces of Marshal Erwin Rommel, it was re- ported tonight.

The first of the two counter- strokes, delivered within the last 24 hours, came last night against the central sector, where the fighting has been extremely heavy.

The second was delivered this morning as the Axis ififantry at- tacked Indian troops holding a ridge to the south of the central fighting ground.

Secret Session Cf House Today

(YFPAWA, J I 17- Cl’ ._ The House of “Communal io- morrow meets In secret session to consider Lower St. Lawrence River dcxfence pl oblcms and ship

ainkings in the St, Lawrence area, Prlmn Minister Mackenzie

King announced the decision to hold the secret sitting-second of the war-in the House today.

A previous secret sitting was held list Feb. 24.

Mr. King sold he had‘ con- suited with Navy Minister Mac- donald on statement: made In support of a secret session in the House yesterday and both felt such n. session would be ad- viuble.

iianikow Base llaided By li.S. Bombers

srawcaa MOOSA css sum Writer) July 1'1 - (or)

BY (Associated CHUNGKIN .

-A fourth and "very utlslmory air raid on I-Iankow, big Japanese has; on the Yangtze, was ah- nounced today by United states Head uartcrs, while Chinese reported in Llcting casualt- ies on the Japanese in fighting in four provinces.

The Chinese also announced off- iclglly that war supplies now are arriving over s newly-WW"! 3.‘ BOO-mile road from Rllslil.

A communique said the water- front at Hankow, midway lie-WWII shanghai and Chungklnfl. was nt- taoked yesterday by "Allied bom- hers" escorted y "silver planes- Previous raid; were made July l, 2 and d.

Consider Blackout For St. Lawrence

DTPAWA July Navel Officials have been otuoyino the advisability of orderlnl i! nightly blackout along the A Lawrence where submarine s.- taoks have occurred recently, but robably no action will be token until there is a materiel change in the present U-boot situation. a spokesman for Naval service head- quarters said today.

"The not, a blackout hasn't been ordered already is a strong in- dication that the nlvy thinks l blackout isn't necessary yet.” this s Iresmsn sold. "Accordingly, the lkelibood of any blackout order theze is a change in the situation is unlikely."

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Loses Life While Fishing Below ilam

Hugh MacKinnon, Re- tired C.N.R. Employee is Victim Of Sad Fatal- ity.

Mr Hugh MacKirrzlcn. lelred C.N.R. employrc and vetran of the last World War, Charlottetown, was drowned whl‘e fslling in Crosby's mili-pond at, Bonsllaw a- bout 83’) lost evering. He was 51 years of age.

He had been sitting on the breastwork of the mill dam c.3111 how he c‘me to fall into to wat- er was a mys cry to ‘h: two cam- Dfiliifllls who were with hlm. The deceased had been suffering from a heart adment for some tme

ast and it is betel-rd he might

are taken an atinck and fa len into the waste-gate. Coroner Dr. I, J. Yea, who was summoned, pro- trounced death due tn cfrowrrng.

Acccmpnlllrd by Mwsrs. P. . Murphy and Jack Mctarvlle he left the c't_v about. 630 to have o. spell of fishing. Ml". Mzrnhy said last night he had been sitting a- bout fllt-ren fzet. from Mr. Mac- Knnon when the acridcnt oc"ur- red, He sow him in tho wuer ‘swmcniul? arouzrd and at first thought it was n courie cf boys in for a swim, Mr. M C~rvlle called atienfon to it a=o and r-en "lt dawned on me-uhrre is H-giio?" Mr. Murphy said. I-Ic Jurpcd up and ran to tlze spot‘ tvd s:w Mr. MnoKlrnon in he water,

“H:- rrfsfli have gone down and up and I shouted l0 McOrl"v‘l'c and we ran for some bcrrdi“ h;- said, Th9 mun hfld by ibch dlrrriperled Hilde" tne~water':‘"'!‘fle'*'fw~ men summoned some men q-'lc"ly. 111w sot a boat and a 1mg p"le wwh a hcck on if and su'c*c"‘cd in 2e“. ting hlm out in a coupe cf mm- uies "From the time he dism- pearscl until ill-av ggff, 1.1m out would b- from flvd t. ggqg mm- ilfea" Mt‘. Murphy 51d,

They Sew‘ for nledicrz! hid am began worlcng to revv~ Mr; Mac. Klnnon. They apgllnd pry-foal rcrpkaiion frr ab u- half on h ill’ before a dorrrr got thrre. To

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Chance Shot Ends Career of British Aco

L°NDON~ Julv l7—(CP)—Wlng gngdilz. Brendan (Paddy) plnucane_ lo-n. i _o§c credited with destruct-

o o, v German Planes. was kill- ed last luesnav ln a crash off the Ffiiench coast. aitcr a Gcrlnnn ma- fll~.“°.l.‘i"‘lll"idlfll;filt“lff “*5 2"“ mgfm m . ounce to-

l was a "m l w '- shot Wllich cndedmthe clrixrlgelgtbzfnglie ZZ-ycar-old ace as he was leading hi5 Wink during the largest mass at. tack yo» carried out on German tur- flets in France. The bullet struck the Spitfires radiator,

The motor was turning tun slow. iv for Fmucane to gain height so he Opened the sliding hood over the cockpit. took off hls helmet and at- wlllpted to set his plane down on the sea. Tile Spitfire “sunk like a sitonsm." carrylnx Flnucane to is ea _

Avenges Death of Ace

The No. ii leader of the wing. PO. F-A- Aikmilii. 23. of Toronto. aveng- ed the death of the Irish ace in his Own ground strafing attack on the German machine-gun post. 58f. up on a spit of land. Pointe Du Tu-

uet, facing the English Channel

rom whence the RAF’. mon came.

Alkman said the wing was flying at "nought feet" when it skimmed across the French coast and that the airmen were almost on the ma- chlne-lzunners before Flnucane real- ized it. Th inc-gunners op- ened up

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with point-blank fire.

went in." Alkman related. "I took a crack at the gun post. When the dust settled down a little there was nothing to be

the sand and I guessed my fire blew that post to blames."

ltetlon Commander Listens

Finucaneb station co ’ back on En lish soil. had listened in on the r lo conversation of Fin- ucsnets men as they went in to et-

"Paddv did not know he had been hit until his ‘number two’ (Alkman) coiled hlm to tell him." the station related. "He wen on to attack his targgt and I heard him say tghhls Wgiil. ‘wlzkekoth right tar-

t, Bus. ere -

“Boon afterward Paddv said his engine's temperature was Ilolnfl up and that he was coming out from

ance.

“As lle was coming tfnued to talk calmv dio. He was self-possessed message-probably as his gfloppzd—wfl.l, ‘This is it. c p .

fdnuoene passed his 21st birthday last October in the hospital. Asked where he expected to spend his 22nd anniversary Finilriliié l-M p11, “Knock on wood."

home he con- uver the ra- and

War Situation Last Night

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

Although the Nail steam-roll“ still is u. nching its bloody way southeastward in the Don Basin, its slowing pace warrants a shill. of attention from Russia in Elypt where n. decisive crisis seems ever more imminent.

The fate od‘ Alexandria is again at stake in a new British-Axis tank

battle somewhere in the narrow, sun-scorched desert corridor between be

the Mediterranean and the Qattara Depression. I 8 l 0 U i

There seems little doubt that the German desert warfare genius, Field Marshal Erwin “ommel, is making desperate efforts to break the stalemate forced upon hlm by the British stand at El Alamein June 30', efforts that if he fails must. expose hlm to dangers of a. disastrous de- feat.

The mere fact that Gen. Sir Claude Auchinleck, British supreme

commander in Egypt, has not only accepted but invited pitched battle f0

southwest of El Alamein is couruglng. 1t indicates he has made the most 0y h]; shorter- and easler communication lines to bring up men

and machines. O i 0 O I 0

While German initiative in the tank battle is admitted, neither the time nor the place of action was of RommePs choosing. By every indu- caiion, ills attack was primarily prompted by fear of a Britlshdcscrt sweep around his right flank to cut him ofl from the rear and pln lllm

against the coast. 1f this analysis of the situation is correct, Rommel has reacted to

his increasing peril with characteristic boldness. He is desperately trying 1n drive a wedge that not only will prevent a British flanking sweep to the south, but may also smash through to force further British retreat.

Sees Little Prospect Of Second Front 1711's Year

Problem of Shipping and supply not yet solved. Newsman believes, J udgingbyyashington feeling.

Ch’Tovvn llian Receives Wings

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Stuff Writer) _ WASHINGTON, July ,177(CP; -Russian' reports that Germany has depleted her garrlsons 1n tile occurllcd countries of western Europe to reinforce her armies on the eastern front, have increased speculation in Washington on the osslbillty of a second European and front being opened this year. There is the inevitable conflict of opinion as the armchair $911- eralg, express their views—tilat the

CAMP BURDEN, July l'f-- (CP)-—Air Vloe Marshal J. A. Sully, A.F.C. of Ottawa io- day presented pilots wings to graduates of the Royal Cana- dian Afr Force training school

United Natlops ure not yet StPOIIE he"- enough to open a second 13nd Graduates included Fred- fmnt m“ would draw o“ any erlck E. Colwiil of Charlotte- constderoble strength from the WWII»

eastern theatre and, on the other side of the argument, the view that now is the time to strike ill the west, before the Russians are driven into an impossible position and before their strength has been rapped by German hammer blows.

Brew Writes Premier King Second Letter

OTTAWA. July l'7--(CP)—Prilne Munster Mackenzie King has rc- ceived a second letter from Lt. Col. George Drew. Ontario Conservative louder. but he told the House of Commons this afternoon he clces

Extremely slim

Judging by all the signs as they are dlsp ayed in Washington and reflected from London itrld Mos- cow. the chances of a land invas- ion of Europe in the near future seem to be extremely slim.

It is sometimes forgotten that the United States has been at wor

only seven months and in that _

time has been forced to send ‘méolglgzgmlfi llfligfi 31-6 d9}! "°°Ps- f" ti“ "m" °' smppm“ told the Prime Mlnlstgl‘ I luaniilg space, to Australia, Hawaii, Al- Home this ammoon that he um nskh and other threatened areas derswod ML mm [lad received a put particularly in the Pacific. second communication from C01

seenonGE

For two years, Britain has been forced to follow the some policy of dissipating her strength throughout the world. Both na- tions and Canada must". be includ- ed in this, have shipped munitions, to the far corners of the earth, including Russia.

There is, of course, a heavy con- ccntratlon of men and machines in Britain, the only springboard for an invasion of the continent. They have been trained and equip- ped primarlly_as a defence _force

(Continued on page 11, Col 5)

New Commander Of Training Command

OTTAWA. Jul, 17 —- (OP) - Ap- pointment of r Vice-Marshal G. O. Johnson, 46, as air officer com- manding No. 1 Trulninlt Command

of the Royal Canadian Air Force g.

Toronto was announced today Alr Force headquarters.

Air Vice-Marshal Johnson. It pruent deputy chief of nlr staff. will assume his new position imme- diateiy succeeding Air Vice-Marshal

. . Brookes who goes overseas to assume an important post at R. . A. F. headquarters in Great Brit-

Alr Vice-Marshal Johnson's luc- oessor at headquarters was not In- hounoed.

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Drew. and asked if he would lay it on the table.

“I decline to lav this communi- 8°

cation on the table for the same reason I declined to lay a previous communication from Col. Drew on the table." Mr. Klnlt replied.

He added that Mr. Hanson. M. J. Coldwell, C.C.F. House lender. and John Blucknlore. leader of the New Democracy. had received copies of gzlis second communication from

w.

Last Wednesday evening. Mr. King declined to table a 32-bB/lze letter Col, Drew had written to him in criticism of the Royal Commis- sion report on dispatch of Canadian troops to l-iong Kong.

His decision was based upon s. legal opinion from George A. camp- bel, K.C. of Montreal. government counsel at the inquiry who said the letter violated undertakings given the British government to keep se- cret certain evidence obtained from that government for pluwows 0! the commission.

TRAJWPLED T0 DEATH

CANlPBEIl-‘ION, N. B., July l7 -(GP)—I.eo Nelaoson. 17, died an hour after he was trampled by a runaway horse today. He was putting a bridle on the horse when t bolted, dragging him along {ape ground and trampling upon

e Host of Home Baker who-

Harsh Words Exchanged at Council Meeting

the floor of the Citv Council Chum- ber last night in a heated argument tween Councillors R. C. Chandler and B. Earle MacDonald at an em- ergency meeting called to deal with the purchase of the combined Dumper, hose and ladder truck for the Fire Department. By unani- mous vote the Council decided to wait until the next regular session before authorizing payment of a cheque to the Bickle-Seagruve firm l‘ th per.

The verbal duel occurred between Coun. Chandler and Coun. Mac- Donald when the former objected to the procedure of summoning Councillors to an emergency meet- ing without notifying ihem in ad- vance of the purpose for such a scs- sion. This was lust after Conn Mac- Donald. moved the udlournment. He said he had been taken from

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V0 ronezh Ho Ids;

Soviets Lash’

Back Even In Retreat.

(By Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press Staff Writer)

MOSCOW, July 18—(Saturday) — (A.P.) — Russian ""0115 Wilmer-attacking south of Voronezh were reported‘ today to have hurled the Germans back across the Don River, but the Nazis still were making progress toward

Stalingrad at the southern end of the

long Don front

where the invaders are using 1,000,000 men.

A savage stab into the

German salient which had

picture ghow to 5mm lost, night’: crossed to the east bank of the Don to menace Voronezh

meeting. Coun. MacDonald question- ed Coun. Chandler's reason

CDmB to many GITIETIIQIICY mEGLIIIRS,

some of them at the instigation of ,

the chairman of finance Chandler), without being informed.

He did not think it was anv harder

for Coun. Chandler to get there than it was for the others. Coun, Chandler challenged Coun. MacDonald to name one mectlnz called by him when he was not in- forllled. He asserted that he (Mac- Donald) had never been at one. Coun. MacDonnlrl: “My memory is good but it is not that Rood: but give me until tomorrow and I will find out". He then said he clucs- tiollcd Coun. Chandlers attitude to- ward attendlnlz the mcetllw- Chandler retorted that he was questioning Coun. MlwDimflldfi "veracity" and again asked him t3 prove that he had been summons to a. meeting of finance without be- in: told its purpose. He added “vou have never been at such an emer- gency meeting without being to

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Forest Fire At llebcrt Camp‘ I

AMP N. s. July 11 _P§3ERE£1»¢5; 'flre broke out tcoay in the comp area. here lfid hundreds of soldiers turned 5mm their training for armored war- ms to battle the flames. Oi im- determlned origin the fire 5W0?‘ pom sides of a camp road

along which runs through "W" m“ two miles of thick bushland.

Under the direction of Brig.‘ E. L_ M. Burns. hundreds of 501K116“ moved into the fllefi 1X1 regime" lal transport, dressed in coverallii and steel helmets and ililllyllifi gpfldes, axes and respirators. They were assisted by a detachment of airmen from a nearby flying field-

The section north of the road and adjacent to the camlp propel‘ was soon brought under control, but late today flames were still spreading toward Nova Scotla highway no. 2 from the other