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BRITAIN PREPARING HEW ATT

Germans Claim British Agents Behind Blast

London Says Nazi Government

Attitude “Incomprehensible”.

35mm, Nov. zl-(Am-Ger- m“ gem-ct police tonight said they Md arrested a man charged with pie Nov. 8 beer cellar bombing at- mipt on Adolf Hitler's life and u/ptured two British intelligence mm; accused of plotting German revolution from Netherlands soil.

While the announcements, made by lienrich Himmler. chief of the gegtppo, did not connect the arrest |nd thc capture. they did charge mm strasser, one-tirne Hitler Lieutenant but now e leader in the dlmldcnt anti-Nazi "black front.” with organizing the bombing plot, snd the British intelligence service with furnishing the money.

The mun charged with the horrib- ‘ ii" By Fred Backhouse

Canadian _Press Staff Writer

l/ONDON, Nov. Zk-(CP-CA- Bbil-The foreign office said tonight that. neither the British Government nor any agent of the British Government had any knowledge of the German citizen charged with placing a. bomb in the beer cellar at. Mun- ich and causing the blast which almost cost Adolf Hitler his life.

The announcement said that "official quarters ,,consider the. ltutement by the German Gov- ernment as quite incomprehen- sible."

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o Els , so. ' m8 w“ named as 80m er me lveuled their aims and plans.

of Munich, who was said by Gestapo to have confessed. _

He was said to have been arrest- ed Nov. 1l-three days after the Munich explosion which took eight lives and injured 62 others~while attempting to escape into Switzer- land, and to have confessed 0n Nov. 14. Scvcrul of his accomplices also vcrc declared to have been arrested.

The two British agents were named as "Best" and "Captain Stevens," and were alleged to have been captured Nov. 9 while at- tempting to escape across the bor- der into the Netherlands at Ven- loo. .

The Nazi reports said that "con- biidictory claims whether they were lﬂbmrotl while still in Holland or

Coming Events

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column

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"S. B. Convention at Union Rood d

lhursocy, Br . L-wi-ii-ZZ-li. “Trinity supper and bazaar Thursday". L-liLﬂi-ll-Zl-lil.

“Ililleylllg daily. poultry dresed l . L-87l-11-22-4l

"Niusquorzidc ounce St. Peter's

rhu-“dilhl. Cnappclfs Orciiestru. L-ITI

"Bull-HE fowl Wednesday until 2

"lock. Ben cotuns, lwse volley. L-llsa-li-zz-ii.

"Dance Coimn Benn November 4th. If net fine the 21th. ' L-854-1l-22-l1.

_--... "Buying llve and dressed poultry - Matthew d: MmLcan Ltd, lrlocetown. L-8l2—ll-2l-2i.

"C0u'nwa.ll_York Point Women's nstltuie Chicken supper, Thursday Member mm iii coriiiwaii Hall ‘WI 5-D Y. M. L-Blll-ll-TL-li.

"Prince Arthur lndee. ClHpti/lld‘.

the Blue Degree for ill-clean Th rsd ' it. pwm uL-BSX-lxxll-BZG-li.

"Humi- River starch factory osed Wednesday. Nov. 22 to Bat- gdsv. Nov. 25 except as arrang-

L-745-ll-l8-5i.

“Cattle-We require a quantity l Wws and bulls 10r bologna. hone or write us for prices. Is- md 001d Storage Co. L-969-9-30-tl

"Charlottetown Male Chorus "ltfrt. New Glasgow Hall Thurs- fl’ lllgﬁlt Nrd inst. at 8:15. Entire lime for Earl Simpson Coven- dh- t-azo-ii-zi-al. tmrlverl. Mile Bey Card Parties L5 WQQR. 1bnight Bl. P, J. Mc- ﬁBtii-dew Thursday night at

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- the British headquarters

when in Germany are st present being examined." (Netherlands reports of Nov, 9 sold that occupants o1 s comm automobile blighted, crossed the frontier on foot and engaged in gun-play with occupants of a. Neth. erlands automobile near the Ven- loo border customs staton. One re- port said two persons were killed, another that only one was injured, lbut all accounts agreed that several occupants of the Netherlands ear lwere curled into Germany.)

The Nazi communiqque charged , that The Hague, Netherlands capital, iwas headquarters of the British in- telllgenoe service for Western Eur- 0136.

It charged further that those headquarters attempted to "organ- ize plots" in Germany, and sought to "establish contact with what were surmised to be revolutionary organ- izatlcns."

0n hte basis of German emigre; stories, it went; on to say, the Bri- tish believed that "opposition exist- ed in the (German) state Party and Army with the aim of causing revolution in the Reich."

Officers in the security service of the blsck-shlrted Elite Guard were assigned to establish contact with at The Hague, it recounted, adding:-

“In the belief that they actually were dealing with revolutionary

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Genman officers, representatives of the British intelligence service re-

"In order to be able to keep con- tinual connection with these sup- posed German officers they deliv- ered certain Erlglish radio sending and receiving apparatus through which t-he German secret police had maintained connection with the British Government until to- day."

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Pelting Demonstra- tion Feature O f Yesterdav’: Pro- gram -Prize Win- ners Announced.

Fine weather and a large attend- ance of interested foxmen and vis- it s featured the second day of The Charlottetown Fox Show es- iterday, Many foxes were tabl Qt yesterday's judging which was con- ducted by Mr. Georgi; Callbeck, Summerside and r. W. F. Burke, Charlottetown, Provincial Fox Pielclman.

The oumtanding event at yes- terday's showing was the demon- stration in peltiflg and stretching conducted by Col. U. Cl. Dawson and Mr. George Lille who has gained a wide ex/porlenoe in this line bath in Canada and the Un- ltcd States. Mr. Lillie has visited Fronuns atnd Neemans ranches securing the latest knowledge in petting and stretching. This dem- onstration attracted a. largo group of breeders and visitors who asked mtiny questions about the method of peltinl! and stretching shown.

Yesterday's judging in the yearly light medium females showed mark- ed improvement. In the med- ium and the first section of the light medium classes. MnDlml-lim was exceedingly keen with cwh section being well filled.

The average qudllty shawl! it this year's show is undoubtedly the highest seen st any Charlottetown Fox Show, it was re rted yester-

day by Secretary W. . 5l1ﬂW~ Classes today are ted t0 produce heavier com li-lvn l!

there has been o greater concentra- ttion of] entrlttis in the pale and ex- ra. pl! e sec ons.

As already announced this year's show includm many Odllmllimll features among them beingthe ex-

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‘who bought the bonds. The

- reach a peaeesble settlement of the

Predicts Better Aircraft For British Soon

OTIAWA, Nov. i! -- (OP) — A c n thst non better Bfl l-Ih llrnllnes thus the crnft now cornbattlng the German sir orm will be turned loose soon dune todzvv from ﬂlsptaln Harold

ndor Secretory

“Fine as our aircraft are to- day.” he told the Canadian Club in l luncheon sddress. “there are even better aircraft coming out in the near future."

Nﬂlldy. he sold. the Royal Alr “I'M had given l. good account 0f itself in the conﬂict and its machines had stood the test of battle.

Captain Balfour held the war so for had been u diplomatic contest which had gone in favor of the Allies and declared the second phase of the war was sp- preaching.

"This," he said, “will involve active and large scsle military operations."

Lively Session ltlf Gouncil lLast Night g

Rules ulations for the distribution 0f Elle oming whiter were discusse at a. of the Clty Council last night. third reading oi‘ two city By-lows, discussion about Cit Banking methods and airing of rat on bling devices along with the l legal operation of certain restaurants were some of the other items of business discussed at this rather verbose meeting of the City Councillors.

Councillor Chandler brought up the matter of having the bond issue of the City recently floated mzule payable to the Bank of Nova Sagas.

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bonds are payable alt Royal Bank of Canada

'.i‘liis suggestion by the Chairman of_the Finance Committee raised quite lJ. “row" nmong the councillors with the majority of them being op- posed to the change.

The Mayor openly voiced his ob- jections to the change and on hear- ing Councillor McKee state that it appeared that "the matter had been taken out of the hands of the Fin- ance Committee," said that the Fi- nance Committee ha/d too much power and that the nuxt thing they would do would be to shift the bank account.

Councillor Holman told the Mayor that much had been said on the miller by His Worship and other. and when the Mayor added that the Councillor would say a lot too, cciun. Holman retorteq by saying that. it was his privilege to talk and that it was not His worship’; right to talk from the chair."

Councillor Chandler read a letter

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Lloyd George Still Critical

IONDON. Nov. 2l-(C.P)—Daltrid Lloyd George. veteran Welsh Lib- era Leader and first Great War Prime Minister, tonight reiterated his criticism of the Government for mine: to war over Poland but refusing to defend the independ- ence of Czechoslovakia s. year ago.

In an open letter cozrimi by the Press Association, Lloyd George denounced the Chamberlain Gov- ernment for falling to attack many when Adolf Hitler violated the terms of the Munich agreement a few days after it was signed in September I938.

Mr. Lloyd George said that he "never uttered s. word of censure

either inside or outside of the House of Commons" Prime Min- ister Chamberlain's efforts to

czecho-alovak crisis of last year. “No one recognised more fully than I did that. the Sudewn mans had grievances which called for redress," he said. "The fact that I did not protest against the personal negotiations he d

‘ii‘.i°3~.."‘ﬁi£€$“§?‘¥i.§t"iim”l- m” Gaelic Authority Called By Death

__,____. BYDNEY, Nov, 21 - (CP)—- James A. McNeil, '10. leading cu- thority on Gaelic in Cape Breton. died at his home here today fol- lowing s. lengthy illness. He was born at Irish Vale. near here. Well known wherever Gaelic is spoken in Canada. Mr, published one of the few papers tinted in that language in the wonliagéonitmvpsaglarﬁigrom i926 un- . WI! “Iboohdctrc ffonﬂefdhcol.” _

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Heads of the Canadian Army Chaplain Service are shown together

On the left is Honorary LL-Col. George Anderson Welles, , 13.0., Principal Protestant Chaplain of the Canadian Active Service Force, and on the right, Honorary Lt.- Col. (l. L. Nelllgan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Pembroke, Ont, Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain. a native of Prince Edward

--Oourtmy of The Montreal Star

Fast Bombers:-

R. GA. l Tries

New Equipment

By Wallace Ward Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA, Nov. 21 —(CP) —Ne'w equipment for the Royal Canadian Air Force. a last. twin-engined re- oonnnhsance boiilber has just been put through its paces at Rockcliife air station near here. The machine, a British —desigried Bristol Bolling- broke built by Fairchlld Aircraft Limited at Lcngeull, Que, has been accepted by the a3: force and 17 others are to follow.

The Bollngliroke which streaked across Rockliffe Field at 300_ miles an hour is a Calla-dish version of the Bristol Blenheim, which has the top performance of all twin-en- gined R0 ai Air Force types. We h- ing a. lttte more than six tons w fully loaded, this curry a half-ton of bombs range of 1,003 miles at a steady 200 miles an liour.

The Blenhclms flew from England in the first week of the war to take part in a damaging raid on Wil- nclmshaveg, German North Sea. n8.- val base. 9

Their speed and manocuver- ability make them formidable as fighters or bombers and their long range fits them well for reconnaissance flights over on- emy territory. Nominal], bomb- ers, these machines are be! used by the British on the wes front now 55 trench strafers and dive bombers.

Normally they have one machine

gun firing forward and aimed by . and a seccond gun point- the rear and manned by a t which is revolved by hydraulic pow- er. Lately, however, extra machine, laced in the nosel gloss cage can ﬁre straight down at en- cmy troops when thgaflllOb puts the,‘

the allot his gunner in a

gless- enclosed tune

guns have been

sothaitthebom rinthls

machine into a. verti dive, Bombs in Fuselage

eem as s. rracu Str lined be do, the

the bomlber, lying prone in his position in the very nose of the plane gets his sights on the target and presses sptrtngdoors oltifii e be hurtle to the ground. The rear gun turret is retroﬁt/Ed into the threatens. when the gunner in his glass cage T c whee sl

Boiingbroke carries- all its yvilhin the fuselage. When

the bomb triggers, of the plane and

fuselage urilezs attack

po up with un ready. re

nacelles, leaving only the wing

filselose to ovide ab‘ resistance.

Squadron eader Lawrence Wray is the first Canadian Ali- Force man to fly the Bollngbnoke. More Bcling- brakes, complete with mottled cem- 6X~

4-\~AQD\: for wartime use. are pected to be delivered shortly.

Work Horse Planer Also newly arrived a sir station are e number

land Lyzarider army co wperation planes manufactured at Melton sir-

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Four German Planes

Down ed In

Fl igh ts

Cver British Isles

LONDON. Nov. 21-40?) - At least four Nazi planes were shot down today as Reich aircraft rang- ed up and down the east coast of

‘li-rfrtitln and from northern to southeastern France.

Alri official announcement plac- ed at. 20 the number of Nazi planes destroyed either over or near Great Britain in the last seven weeks.

One plane was downed today by Royal Air Forci- fighter aircraft over the North Son. off Deal. Eng- land, and three un the western front in Frnnce. one of the lettu- mschlnes was understood to ‘have beler; sccounted for by c British

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Ari Air Ministry statement des- cribed the North Sea sir battle as follows:-

"An enemy aircraft approached the east coast this mornlnz. It was engaged and shot down by Royal Air Force fichter aircraft. It was a grey and blue dornier 1'1 twin-

englned reconnaissance bomber commonly knovm cs a ‘Flying. - cil." It was flying igh over the sea off Deal when it was sighted by three patrolling British fighters, who immediately gave battle. "As the fiehnrs came up in

motion to attack, the dornier dived to evade its pursuers. The fighters broker formation and each fired bursts. Smoke come out of the

Genus-n. craft as it went into

spin and finally plunged Into the sea."

At Paris the high army com- a German

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Observers B elie v e N e w A c t i v i t y May Herald Ger- man Offensive

By Alex Do Holstein Haves Staff Writer

PAR-IS, Nov. 21 —(CP Haves) — 'I'he FTefmh general staff, announc- ing downing of three German planes on the western front, said to- night that German artillery began to boom today 1n a sector of the Al- sace front where such action has never, before been noted. m“

opmernt may be highly significant, and may herald s determined of- fensive by the Nazis.

‘The French general staff now has delllllle lnfommtion that the long- awalted major Nazi lend. offensive was to have started between Nov. 12 and l4, with coordinated inva- sions of Belgium and the Nether- lands and high-powered assaults on French lpositions lri Alsace and Lor- raine, accompanied by thrusts s,- cross ‘me where it forms the Franco-German border.

For some reason

pon itary quarters believe, because of a shortage of trained officers 1n me German army.

Meanwhile Gem-man troops have remained massed along the entire Reich frontier from the North Sea. t0 Bwitmrlaxid. Hundrﬁls

yond I11 cam aural Lug incorporation into ivlsions if and when officers become available. French observers, while hesitant in view of post experience to pre- dict u big offensive, gave close et- tchtlon to the passage in tonight's

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Plane Slightly damaged At New Glasgow

NEW GLASGOW, N, B. Nov. 2i- (CEU-A Canadian Airways plane from Moncton, N. B, was slightly damaged here tonight when land- ing et Molllson Airport. Neither the pilot, Carl F. Burke, nor the two passengers were injured.

The plane arrived over the alr- port at dark and in landing struck o rough ridge which jolted the

act into t e streamlined ranging» machine and damaged the under- an

carriage and propeller. The pass- engers, Dr. and Mrs. O. Windsor of Moncton, en route to Sydney, N. 5., to visit a brother who is seriously ill, continued on to Cape Breton by taxi.

See Return 0f Kaiser To Germany

BAsEL Switzerlonnd. Nov. 51- (CP-HAVAS)~'lhe Basel Ncchrlch- w“ mnlght, reported that Kaiser wilncm 11 may end his 10118 "me at Doom, The Netherlands, iii-id re- turn to Germany in the near m- ture.

The report referred to n. tcleﬂrdm gent, by thg Kaiser t0 Adolf Hit-ler congratulating him on his “will! froim the Munich occi- hell explo- sion. The newspaper DOmWd 0m that this was the first time the ex- lied Kaiser communic ted with Hitlcr.

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Be Seized On Seas Is British

merit announced today stranglehold 0n Germany by

ruthless mine warfare.

be expended for vital war sup

war by months. which may be the

today of the big Japanese liner coast of Britain.

loss more British vessels, sent the with a tonnage of 555,437.

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Britnlnblossesrosctofliwlthlhe sinking of the trawler Sea. Sweeper the naval mine sweeper Mastiff and the trawler, Thomas IjIfiIikillS. One man was killed and five were ‘miss- ing from the Mestiif.

‘The ZSO-ton trawler Delphi-he also was reported sunk but authorities did not disclose details. Its crew of l3TW38 rescued.

D ‘ h southeastern England and northern Scotland. The air ministry an- nounced one craft was sliot (lOWn by Royal Air Force pursuit pianos over the east coast.

Gunfire Heard

raid warnings were sounded in the district about Humber in the centre

8.1 lttrpert! M18- gested that Germany is using mag- netic mines —-mlne5 which rise to‘ I l WGQ M ' l

LONDON, Nov. Zl-Dlplomatic g circles sold tonight that Great‘ i Brlmin experts strong protests.‘ from Italy and Soviet Russia, u over the decision to seize Ger-l lrnnn exports 0n the high seas? ' ‘in retaliation for tlic Nazis" l ‘unrestricted naval lrfltrfﬂfl“ l I All possible coilscqucnrcs of , the decision were ivcighcd iuid l ‘the French Government was I loonsulted before the wsr cab-l i -lnet decided to extend contra-g t lband control regulation; to German exports on the some bnisdis as imports, these sources so . i

~s - the surface by the nmgnetlc pull of a passing ship's steel hull to explodi- on contact.

In ally event, whether the mine; are magnetized or of an ordinary type, the govcnimcnt regards them as illegal and fiendish devices be- cause they nrc planted clnndestiriclj. along the North Sea trade routes without vnrnliig to merchant ship-

ping.

The Government invited the pub- lic to invest its savings in short- tcrm treasury certificates and ric- fcnee bonds of low (lcnommntlons l to help finance the war. Tlicv go on sale tomorrow.

But the major development c! the dﬂv was the government's dc- cision to seize German exports It will mean a tremendous illll0lllll of work for tlic navy which al- ready is finding German ini-

thrmlizh contraband control stations.

reconnaissance plane was downed inside the Allied lines and two enemy pursuit ships were shot down in flames over the German lines. All the Allied planes return- edldto their base, the statement so '

Supplementary advices from the western front were that ll. British’ flier accounted for one of the craft.

Air raid alarms were sounded s- goln today in the Orkne Islands, off the northeastern Scot lsh coast. when three planes believed to be enemy ships flew over. They drop- pod no bombs and British anti- crsft batteries withheld fire. The alée-sclcar signal came after 45 min- u

War secretary Iseslie Horc- I Belishs tonight issued a_n order ef- fetrtive Dcc. 1 restricting residence in and visits lo the Orkney and Shetland Islands to persons hold- fnc permits. _ , . _.

The Kaiser fled to the Nether-

lends a few days before the Armis- l ~

tice ending the first great war and i has been at Doorn ever since. l

War—25 Years‘ Ago Today

(By Tho-Clnlllllll mu)

NOV. 22, line-Following Berb- lrin withdrawal. Austrians made successful crossing of Kolubaru River in northwest Serbia. Ger- mans reported within 40 miles of Warsaw. ‘lurk-s advanced near Port Bald, mulching Bun Usual.

The government has not an- nounﬁeci how the novv will 000i‘- ate. but close watch 0f all out- bound ships will be mzilni-aincd at ;O9htLll13<1. on resent. Col it:

Fish Downing Experiment A Success

AGUSTA, Me, Nov. 21-9.?)- A recent experiment at “drownlng" fish in Siibbutliduy Lake m, New Gloucester prepnrntory to ze-stock-

ing it for mimon and trout fishing, .‘

was hailed a. silvccss today by fsh and game ofliclnls. Because the feeding of salmon and trout had bccn hampered by other fish, authorities plnccd a chemical solution in the water ivhlch paralyzed their gills, causing JliOllfflllflS of wliitc porch, suckers‘, l-iincrs, smells and n fciw pickcrcl to suffocate and float to the sur- lfaoc.

Moscow ,Noi let Russia. today tlcm of her supremacy in Llll.‘ i

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Economic Move

In Answer To Mine Warfare

All German ‘Exports To

High Decision.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) LONDON, Nov. 21—(CP Cable)-The British Govern- lt would tighten

_ the economic seizing seaborno exports of

German origin or ownership in retaliation for the Nazis

Prime Minister Chamberlain announced completion of a virtual high seas blockade of the Third Reich in order to stop her accumulation of foreign currency which could

plies. In the opinion of eco-

nomic ekperts here, this frontal attack on the Reﬁt-ifs tin- anclal life may prove most damaging and may shorten the

Germany's new underwater weapon-a hidden mine “secret weapon" of which Fuelirer Hit. ler boasted several weeks ag0—was responsible for the loss

Terukuni Mnru off ‘the cast

Sinking of the ll,980-ton Japanese vessel, Japsn’s first in the second Great War, and the destruction of three toll of all nations to 139 ships

Soviets Givef Strong Warning To Finland

. ii —-(AP) ~50»- couplcd s. do‘. re..- .il0 with a strongly worded warns»; v9 Finland to refrain from D's-thin; any

obstacles in the W81’ of this sworezzr

Gunfire was heard at an un- “~- dlsclosecl town 0n the northeast 54w“ i” ﬁnmnd 9'1“ m3 coast. of Britain tonight, and air Admifal V- Tmml- °°‘“-““““°Y

the SOViBt Baltic llcdt. who t" “the regret of fiOvicf- i sailors" at tho Finns ltlllslil of b proposals for territorial changes and military concessions.

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