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4.0115 ...;..;;;. Remain Absent Without Leave

OTTAWA. April 5 (OP) —- Douglas Abbott, parliamentary as- sistant to Defence Minister Mc- Naughton, disclose today in the Commons that of slightly more than 4.500 home defence troops warned for overseas service since lust November, 7.060 went absent without I-esve. but the total still nt largo had been reduced to 4.082 as of March 31. He did not say what was being done with A.W.I... men rounded up. '

At the same date 14,230 home defence troops — 2.400 of whom v luntcered for gencral service — had bean sent oversas. .

Hc said there were '75 per cent more fully trained infantry rein- forcement-s overseas than was sec- retly forecast lust November, when authorization was made through an order-in-councll ticketing draftees for overseas service.

Of some 00.000 men in the home defence arm lost November. 10.- 210 have vo unteercd for overseas service. Mr. Abbott said. including 2,400 already dispatched.

He said 7.060 home defence troops who went absent without leave after being warned for over- seas service, 2.918 had been ac- count-‘sil for.

Last Jon. 30 the Home Defence Department announced that 6.311 were absent from. the initial sail- lngs. Mr. Abbott said that of these 1,993 h-ad been apprehended and a further 630 were located in hospi- tal or otherwise properly accounted for. Of this batch 3,019 still were

at largo

, Abbott. tall, bespectacled gunner of the First Great War and Montreal barrister -by profes- sion. was speaking on the defence

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Noughton. who has no scat in the Commons.

He said he could not say in open session the exact state of oversees reinforcements for security reasons .“but I can say that at the esent time the reinforcement si nation

erally, and in tihc infantfi’ l0 particular, is much better than was forecast in the estimate; put before he House st the secret session (in November) .."

Rods Roach 0ity ilimlts 0f Vienna.

LONDON April 5—’I'enk-iod Russian s ook troops battled to the south city limits of Vienna tonight alter cracking a major do- fence belt and other Red Army veterans launched a drive to sn- circle the Austrian Capitol slim- Iwflfihlflffbll two of its supply lines

The Russians broke boron three highly-fortified river lines criss- crossed with concrete pilluoren- that protected Vishnu on the south. and captured the suburban towns of Obor-lna and Hutu-ha.

Adjacent to the metropolitan bo dory of Vienna. the two sub- u are four miles southeast of the hurt of the Danube city-

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lire 0n Direct Road To Great German Ports

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Hopes Canadian Units To Be United

OVITAWA, April 5—(0P)—John Disfenbcker (PC-Lake Centre) said tonight in the Commons he ho d before very long the Cans an Army, now fighting in northwest Europe and in Italy, would be un- ited in one force.

COMPOSER DIIS BUFFALO. N. Y., April o-(CP) Clarence (Bud) Couiter. b8. known as the man who introduced the harmonica to-vaudcvllle. died yes- terday. He th songs,

composed e “Dancing Sam" and “Blue Eves."

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By KIRKE 1.. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst

Regardless of whether Moscow's

denunciation of the "mm-Japanese

non-aggression pact lends to immediate SovleI-Nlpponeoe hostilities, II has overnight profoundly changed the military equation In Ibe war In

the Far East In Allied favor.

Tokyo anticipation of the Russian move could explain hpsnue failure to meet the Allied challenge at uca or on the beaches of Okinawa.

The overthrown Jupanes south and west.

war cabinet had to look north u well n

Potentially Japan Is u completely ringed u is collapsing Germany. It makes little difference whether Russia, now or later, Implements he! denunciation of the pact with military action. So for as Japan fl eon- cerned another mighty enemy Is poised to strike In Manchu or against

Japan Itself from the north. ‘ Taken in sequence events that

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led up to the move

Japan point back to Yalis. or perhaps oven earlier than that In the first Big Three military conference in Tehran. There bu never been

any an“ Elst was hiked over by the Allied

tlvs indication that the strategy of the war In the For

at. Yalta. But the Impression is in-

escapable that not only the date for the Sun Francisco world security

conference but the time table for and Okinawa figured In Iholo

Amcrl notion against Iwo J1me

versations.

‘Messrs. Churchill. Roosevelt and Stalin ompbuiued in announcing loin! Russian-Allied military decisions at Tehran the critical Import-

ance of the Illning of contemplated action.

It can hardly be more

coincidence that the schuro of Okinawa and Russian denunciation of the paoLwIIh Japan came no close together almost on the evo of the momentous Sen Francisco 8110!"!!!-

I Divorce Rate Climbs

Sharply In

By The Canadian Press Statistics show the Canadian family faces one of its gravest home-front casualties in the Do mllrkiloérulgivorcf courts.“ d u or es ace var recs of blame on vyar-tinlc iving 1e: the cause of the rising divorce rate in most provinces. War , are cited by some court officials as chief causes of broken marriages in the past five years. Other auth- orities claim war has affected div- orco r lugs only indirectl“ with lhcrcasoil 1n 1.". ger Canadian ‘ result! in a praaortionately increased Wroc n

Rcco ’ show. however, that since war started. he percentage of divorces his risen steeply n the seven Cansdina r ‘ s having divorce courts. ritish ooilmsbiu recording the guest confirmed increase with I. divorces in 1044 and Ontario showing o tcntetlve

figure of 1.580. Ilbo Ontario fig- V d

uro has not been confirmed.

Quebec and Prince Edward Il- land. which obtain their divorces thro the Canadian Senate held t slowest divorce rate in load with a tags of 2.0 and 2.! respectively.

In 194.3. 100.000 persons for the Canada wu 81.1 with nth recorded ls‘ Nova Saskatchewan New

t 00.1. Brun widr 24.01 Ontario 31.7, Manitobo 30.2. Alberta 51.1 and British Col-

umbia V1.4 .

Officials attribute the increase in British Columbia's divruro rote to a 10.97 increase in population in the last thru- yenrs and posting of thousands of servicemen and women

lu the west coast province. -

the rats of divorces per ' whole ggvlnciai _

Canada

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Only grounds for divorce in Canada with the exception of Nova Scotie. is adultery. In Nova Bootis cruelt is grounds for divorce under the ovinceb revised statutes of 1064. amended by the statutes of i860. both preceding confederation.

The Canadian Ber Assoctation ha; gone on record as advocating enactment in Canada the seven- year-old English law allowing div- oroe on grounds of ‘ucurnble in- sanity. ions desertion and crim- inality. ~

Yanks May Get Early Boost In Gas Ration

WASHINGTON, April 0—(AP)— Interior Secretory Ickel said to- day he urces with the De uty Pe roleum Administrator's p let- on that there will be a IO-por cont increase in civilinuosoline e1 ot- ments in the Uni State: a

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Quebec llas Big Deficit

(By The Canadian Press)

Q U E B E C, April 5 -— Provincial ‘Pressure Oneslmc Gagnon tonight presented hta bu ct for 1945-46. estimating an over-all surplus of “H.106 for the fiscal year that starts May . and revealing an estimated deficit of 00,37,000 for the present fiscal year.

The $387,000 deficit, based on 11 months actual and one month estimated revenue and expendit- ure, compared with an estimate of a. surplus of 0216.000 forecast by Arthur Mathewson when he pre- sented his budget as Liberal pro- vlncial treasurer a year ago.

For the present ysar, Mr. Cag- non reported total revenue of $98.- 301000. Expenditures were but at 911045691100. made un of 375512.000 in ordinary expenditures. $17,650.- 000 us public debt charges and 011 .000 In capital account.

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Tells Of Growth Of Sea Cadet Movement

JOHN, N.B . Aiprll 5 — (GP) ER. Ingraham, Saint John. vice-chairman of the Navy League's National Sea Cadet Com- mittee. said today the Royal Can- adian Sea Cadet movement in the Maritimes had grown to i4 corPfi 1,650 members. with three corps and ‘s80 members in New Brunswick. nine and 1.040 in Nova Scotia and 0W0 and 221 in Prlncc Edward Island. The national total was 15.000 and plans have been

made to increase this to 25.000 by the end of next year.

Retired Superintendent Of Education Honored

DR. II. II. SHAW

lluplessis Ilas Eye 0n Insurance Idoney

QUEBEC. April b-(CD-Prem- D ‘ ‘ -‘ in the

r Quebec Legislature today that f';e Quebec Government intended to claim all provincial rights in mat- ters of insurance. He made the

ement while the assembly yvas discussing a blll by Provincial Treasurer Gognon to amend the Quebec Insurance Act.

“Provinces alone have the right. to legislate in insurance matters." said the Premier. " he Govern- ment intendl to claim all the rights the Province in that matter and will claim at Ottawa the moneys deposited in guaran- tees bv he insurance companies {gr policies they hold in the Prov-

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a.

“The Federal Government holds in deposit millions which belong to Provinces. Provinces could claim at least $100,000,000."

Ask King To . Take Seat Nearer 0ttawa

(Iy ‘he Canadian Press)

OTTAWA, A ril 5—Prims Min- ister Mncke e King announced today he has been asked by the Liberal party to consider running In a scat closer to Ottawa than the Prince Albert constituency of Sas- ‘ the coming general elect n

a I . 1 ‘ ' _ a caucus of Liberal members and senators today, Mr. King said he had agreed to take the s gestion under considerat- ion. Hs own ersoml disposition was to run all in Prince Albert. which he had re resented since 100d. but he had consider the

interests of the party__as_a__whol_c.

An interesting ceremony took place yesterday afternoon in the Confederation Chambers when, with, Premier J. Waiter Jones presiding and the I-Ion. WJP. MaoMillan. 0,B.E.. loader of the Opposition, making the address. Mr. Justice Mark McGuigan present/ed a com- mcflous arm chair and table to Dr. H.111. She-w. ex- ,. rintcndent of Education. in honour of his hav- ing served for over half a century in the field of education.

Members 01f the various govern-

mental departments. including Messrs L B. McMillan. deputy- Minister of Public Works; W.

Show. Director of Education. and PS. Bradley, secretary of the Board of Education. were pres- ent. Also witnesses of the cere- mony were Dr. GD. Steel. prin- cipal of Prince of Wales College; Professor JJ-I. Blanchard. vice- prlncipal of the same institution; Professor W. McPhee, also of Prince of Wales College. The six provincial school supervisors, Messrs H). Hynes. A. Gilmore, Frank Doiron. Edward McI-‘hail, Braden Jelly. and Merritt Callaghan, were also tercsted spectators. In addition. several “ a of the LQBIBWW from both sides of the House were present at the ceremony.

Dr. Shaw was visibly affected by the warm words of commendation and good will expressed by Premier Jones. Hon. Dr. McMillan. and Mr. Justice Mccuigan Upon accent- lriZ the gifts. he cave a brie! sketch of his career in the public| service and paid tribute to the: heads of the various Provincial. Governments urtsr ulwm he had served. _

He recalled that in earlier dots (the school teaching profession was followed with almost missionary ardor in this Province The sal- nrles paid were not largo. but am- hltious vcunz people could s!“ a little, and it was from their ranks that the practitioners in other pro-

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INTERNATIUIIAL AT A GLANiBE

18y The Canadian Press)

WESTERN FRONT -- United States 9th Anny crosses Wescr River 151 miles west of Berlin; British 2nd Army within 38 miles of Bremen uftcr 30-mile dash: American 3rd Armv within as rnllel of splitting Germany; lst Canadian Army 53 mllel from arm of North Sea.

EASTERN FRONT - Russians battle to Vienna's southern city limits; other Red Army units drive to encircle Capital; Berlin predicts éfClLI-lllllll offensive on Reich

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AERIAL-American heavy bomb- ers hurl 3,500 tons of explosive; on Germany; It. A. F.-It. C. A. F. 1,000 plane raid Wednesday night bits enemy oil plants.

PACIFIC-Jolt ‘s Kolso cabinet resigns; Russia denounces neutral. fty truly with Japan; Americans advance on Okinawa Island and In Philippines.

IIo Potato Export Permits Iloedod

CFFAZVA. will” — (OP) - Reina ns . rng export r- mits for the solo of table sltfitk from Dutcrn Canada to nited States have been sus- ed until the end of April, it was announced tonight. by the Prices Board and tine Trade De- portment. The suspension order is effect- ive tomorrow and will apply to all exit ports 1mm Canada to the

‘iltnited States east of and includ- I18

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Semis, Ont, and Windsor.

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lured member" of the German Foreign Office said flatly today that there Will be no capltulatlon-you will have to occupy every town in Germany.”

Th0‘ German officinl, whose name was withheld, de- clared you cant lmaglnc or understand the German peo-

Pla- Thel’ are living in a completely different world, one '

of heroism and romanticism. The fact they have no manu- facturing centres remaining d0esn’t make any difference

to them.”

PREPARE FINAL STAND?

PARIS, April 5-(AP)-Gcrmnn withdrawals toward a final stand in Bavarizfs mountain fssinesscs were report-

ed today as unchecked United

States armies came within 63

miles of cutting Germany in half, battled 132 miles from Berlin and broke across the Weser River west of the Cap-

ital.

The 3rd Army was striking across Thuringilfs hills and was closest to the enemy Capital. One tank column roared due cast to within 170 miles of a junction with the Russians and 66 miles from Plauen, while another was 6.‘!

miles from Czechoslovakia.

The fall of Plauen also would

cut Germany in two, since it con- trols the last good highways and railways leading into Bavaria. Pilots said considerable movement of enemy forces had been spotted moving southward along that route.

The Germans also were in flight toward the Elbe River-last river barrier 50 miles west of Berlin—- after the United States 9th Army wound up a day of 2R-mile gains by hurling troops and tanks across the Weser River without a single casualty and the British 2nd Army advanced ‘to the river.

There was every indication the Germans had written off the Weser River line and were re- treating as much as 120 rniies east- ward to the broader Elbe. WlllCll, while no Rhine. ls a much more, formidable military barrier than the Wcscr. ,

The iioeiing convoy were ham-. mcred by hundreds of Allied planes; defying the indifferent weather.

The battle of annihilation in the Ruhr was rising in fury, as both the United States 1st and 9th Ar- mies pressed thc assault on pos- sibly 150.000 German troops—-mahy of them among the best still left on the Western Front. Field Marshal Albert Kesselrlng was reportszi trapped there.

Allied Armies capturing at. least 26.600 additional prisoners Wednes- day. were driving for the knock- out all along the front.

Redsjlenounce Neutrality Pact With Japanese

I Cabinet Shake-Up In Tokyo Just Prior To Moscow Announce- ment.

LONDON. April 5~—iAPi—Rus- sia denounced her neutrality pact with Japan today. accusing Japan

helping Germany and possibly clearing the way for eventual Soviet entry into the Pacific war.

In a ugly-worded not; Moscow linked for the flrll time the European and Pac- lfIo wars by declaring Japan had aided Gennany and. "In addition. Japan s fight- Ing against the U. S. A. and Great Britain. which are Allies of the Soviet Union." Moscow broadcast the an- nouncement of its action.

The questio . whether Russia will go to war against Japan was left unanswered. The denounced five- year neutrality pact docs not ex- pire until April 26. 1046—more than a year from now.

Shortly before Moscow acted. the government of Premier Gen. Kuni- aki Koiso in Tokyo fell in the midst of a political and military crisis. Emperor Hirohito summoned Ad- miral Baron Kantaro Suzuki. '7'!- year-old president of the privy council. to form a new government. Suzuki has been regarded as n moderate - aloof from previous military cliques ruling Japan- and his selection raised the pos- sibility a Japanese “peace cabinet" might be ‘installed.

The Japanese crisis was precip- itated by the American invasion of Okinawa 325 miles south of. Japan. and perhaps also by strong prior indications of the ominous Sov- iet diplomatic blow.

hp Reaction

SAN FRANCISCO, April 5—(A‘Pl -Japnncsc sources said tonight the Soviet dcnunctaticri of the Russo- Japanese non-aggression r!.ct was

“by no means unexpected."

Retirement 0f Breadner Raised In Commons Debate

(Special To The Guardian)

OTTAWA. Avril 5 -- ‘Hie retire- ment of Air Marsha] 1,5, 3113.1. her csain figured in Parliament yesterday afternoon in the dis- cusslon of the estimates for tlit Dflllhrtment of National Defellcn for Arr. John Diefenbackcr (Prog Con. Lake Centre Sask.) was tho opposition member who raised the point

Mr Dicfenbacker stated that '1. felt it was unfortunate that so many leading officers or the R.C.- AP. had been retired in the pa=i year, culminating in the retin- ment of Air Marshal B_readn_er_ l-k

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(By The Canadian Pram)

METEOROLOGICAL SERVIC Toronto. April s-Mlnimum an maximum temperatures:

Vancouver 43, 53; Edmonton 2'! 80; Regina l6, ; Winnipeg 21} 40; Toronto 36, 42; Ottawa , 41 Montreal 4-1. 42: Quebec 31, 43 Saint John 31, —; Moncton 20. 52 llalifax 32. 58; Charlottetown Tl

FORECASTS

Lower St. Lawrence and Lllll St. John: Decreasing winds; part- ly cloudy and cold; probably scat- tered snowflurries.