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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA "nastiness; JUNE 4, 1941

liotory Loan lrive continues lniler full steam

ill ost 10 Per Cent giibscribed In First

Day.

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,..'., uafioiial loan headquarters

oiuiced tonight. “may officials announced that Monday's subscriptions totalled $56.- 551350, or 9.7 per cent of the ob- yetive.

“The measure 01 Canada's d6- termination to register success in tho loan was evidenced by the 15789 mount of individual subscrl tions 1mm, while from s11 par of’ flu country corporations and insti- tuilons were reporting impressive figures," the statement from head- quarters said. '

Results of today's campaign will . iiotbe tabulated on a national ba- rb until tomorrow, when they will beniade public.

Among the largier cities included in the total collections, Montreal reportod subscription; on Monday totalling 57.510350, Ottawa $2,150,- 000, Calgary $1,530,450. Saint John $332.2‘. Rosina $125,200. Up to 'l‘uesdai' noon Toronto subscrip- tions amounted to $16,687,400.

ll. S. lets two Huge contracts For bombers

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WASHINGTON, June 3——(APl- The United States War Department announced award today of two bomber contracts totalling more than 3320000000.

On io- "26,o36,2o0 was award‘-

Qd i0 Coiislidnlcd Aircraft COTDOT-

siion, San Diego, Calif,

The other, for $95,242.696, was awarded to Boring AilYTfliii Com- pany, Sriiiiiv, Wash,

Bot-h of tiic huge orders were

l described by the War Department ‘ asricsiinvd to further President

Roosevelt‘; pool of bclnber produc-

tion at tlic rate of 500 a month.

‘the contracts covered both heavy bombr the four-motor variety- paris. Figuring the coil.

pr lxwibcr. plus spare parts. at simooo each, an estimate which of- ficials SLilCl \\'.’1S conservative, the orders illdlY would rovide for ap- gvgimntr-lsi loo of the giant. attack a ..

The war Dopartment sold it was probable many oi.’ the ships ordered iTOm Consolidated would be assem- b . in the new government-owned- bombor iLwSPHlhlV plant at Fort Worth Tcxres. in which Consolidat- "1 Will operate.

Sill-lint.‘ it was said that Boeing would b» oi. ctcd to make use of new far s being provided at

Wichita.

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South Africans T0 Engage Nazis?

CAPE TOWN, June 3-40?)- Prime Minister Jan Sniuts hinted tonight that south African forces, now engaged in mopping-up oper- ations in Ethiopia. will soon be in action against German forces- presumably 1n Libya.

“The Italian menace in East Afiéics. has been eliminated," he so.

"South Africa must forward in meet more formidab c‘ German forces."

“Ghost” planes May not he Far in future

By Glndwiii llill Associated Press Stuff lVriler

NEW YORK, June 3 -(AP) — The day of aerial battles and bombing forays carried out by av- iators on the ground 1. o miles away from the scene of ac ioii may still be far off, but it is steadily up caching.

asis oi such imaginings is that old will o’ the wisp of aviation, the pilot-less, indie-controlled airplane.

It has been dreamed about for so long that fly ng men yawn when you mention it. But right now there's so much smoke in the radio- plane field that there's bound to be fire not far in the offing

During recent United States na- vai-o eratlons iii Honolulu it was unoff cialiy but reliably» reported that a. pilotiess Elana, controlled by i-ad’o from anot er piano. was sent off from an airport and flown over cruiser units at sea.

Army air corps officers at. Self- ridge Field, Detroit. have bceii mak- ing no secret of surprising experi- merits with robot ships.

'1'! e plttncs in use tliore arc ob- solete two-seater biplanes, convert- ed into single-scatters. with one set of controls, operated through radio-controlled mechanism by e "flier" on the ground.

The other sot of controls, discon- nected but ilsable at the flick of a switch, is in the cockpit with on

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Large amount Subscribed to Victory Loan

With onlv two days of the Victory

of the olsl Minister of Lands und Forests, and Henri Kelffer, director of the Provincial Forest Protection Service, will come here from Quebec t0- nlght or tomorrow to survey the burning uren.

As far as could be learned no one has been injured in fighting ilic fires during the past few days, but the men are still searching for Gillies Dore, 15, and Albert Foriiu, 16, who have not been heard from for a week and are believed lost in the forest_

Iiosn cum ign completed, Prince Edward anders have already siib-~ scribed the magnificent total of $200,050., according to figures rc-i ceived from Provincial Headquarters lest night. The objective for provlnoe is sot at 81.500000. but ln-- dicstions are that patriotic 011-11611! will go well over this amount in their purchase of bonds. The cam- psl will continue until June 21. Charlottetown has subscribed, 1161.800 towards the loan and the, remainder of een’: county has contributgd Q 5,850. Bummeraliie; subscriptions for the two day! amounted to 869.100 and the re- mainder of Prince County 816550- Oitisens of King‘: County have n1- ieudy contributed 017.950. ‘ A lar thermometer was erected by the ale House in Chnrlottc- town yesterday and this will 110010- mesns of electric 1181118. l-h i sriottetown totals for each dayJ A similar thermometer has also.

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Raging In

Northern Quebec Woods

i CIIIOOUTIMI, Que, June Si-fflb-Wind-swept forest fire flames

some 600 to 100 square miles of

parched bush in this northern Quebec district, dotted with large nuws-

of fire fighters the flames, travel- ers spreading through the forestry

reserves which supply the newsprint mills of Price Brothers, Consoli- dated Paper Corporation, Brown Corporation and the mills of the St.

New fires vvare reported to have sprung up along the Alec River and in the Dolbeau region, and others, some of them more than eight days old, continue to burn along the Perlbonka and Mistasslnl Rivers. Still other blazes are burning at Forestvillc, Ste. Anne De Portncuf and In the Chicoutiml townships of Begin and i-‘ulardeau.

flames, which are destroying num-

erous homes 1nd endangering the lives of backwoods settlers, hang over the district and in some villages the darkness equalg that of I. total eclipse of the sun. So dense were the clouds that planes were unable to

Hon. P. E. Cote, Provin-

TBrltish fighters

Rake Nazi troops With machine-guns

LO DON, June 3—lCl')-~ Royul Air Force pianos, taking the offensive over German- occupied territory in France and the Channel. raked German troops with machine-gun fire today and struck at Nazi ship- ping.

Following tlic intense noc- turnal activity, in which RAJ‘. bombers left a circles of fires in the heurt of Berlin. a. Spitfire fighter pilot attacked a column of troops, moving through oc- cupied France and fired 1,200 rounds into the ranks from 330 feet. The casualties caused were not estimated.

French civilians waved in friendly faShiun as they saw the markings on the pianos as the Royal Air Force pilots made off- ensive sweeps against. targets in the occupied area.

Another pilot, the Air- Minis- try iicws service said, sent cannon fire into a trawler in the Channel, and the ship set- tled at least four feet in the water when the attackers left

hcr.

The Air Ministry gave few de- tails of the rsld on Berlin and other German tcrgcts, including raklnz of the Kiel Canal Mon- day with bombs and gunfire di- rected at Nazi shipping.

It wns the R.A.F.s 46th raid on the German capital, and tile stories of reiuming ilots in- dicated that it wna a or,» rnd punishing. A single British bomb started five big fires.

llain improves Grop prospects

OTTAWA, June 3 —(CP) —Fur- U181‘ rains have improved crop prospects in western Canada, said the Dominion bureau of statistics crop report issued today.

"Temperatures were low across the prairies throughout last week. which helped to conserve moisture supplies, although somewhat; re- tarding crop growth." the report sad

“Some heavy hatchlnga oi’ grass- hoppers have been reported in Manitoba despite the cool, wet weather. Damage to the wheat crop from wii-eworms mu been reported ln Manitoba, southeastern Saskat- chcwan and Southern Alberta."

In Eastern Canada, the report said the season was earlier than usual and in New Brunswick. Que- bec and Ontario spring work was carried on under ideal weather conditions. >

"In Prince Edward Island end Nova Bcotiia. however, wet weather eyed seeding somewhat," the re- port said.

In Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotis grain scedln is tetr- lqv well along and crops w ich were in the ground early have made quite rapid growth. In New Bruns- wick Ma precipitation was light anliseed ng operations were two weeks earlier than usuei. ‘Fruit bloom is esrly and pollination con- ditions are good

IANDED AMONG ENEMY

OAlRO-(CPM- Rakrd by ma- rlilne-giiu and rifle fire a Royal Air Force pilot landed in enemy territory in Iraq Hid took off safe-

ly w"|i hEs commanding officer who lind been wounded and trap- ped on the ground -

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Take over in Pacific Gcean

WASHINGTON, June 3 —(AP)— An arrangement under which Uni!- ed Slates flagships will handle all British shipping services from Can- ada and the United states to Aus- tralia and New Zcaland was lm- nounccd today by the Maritme commission.

"This will release a dozen British vessels for Great Britain's own Wflr efforts." the commission said.

Zea- the Pio-

erate to Australia and New land, tl'e Mntson line from ‘west. coast and the American ricer l'ne from the east coast.

The commission's brief an- nouncement did not say these two lines would be assigned m take over the British shipping services from Canada. and the United States to Australia and Nciv Zcnlzind, bu‘. this was regarciedas probable.

Woman found _Dead; Husband Held as witness

MONTREAL. June 3 —(CP'i — Mrs. Arthur Simoniicau, 34, was found dead in hm‘ east end apart- ment today. ivith lier skull crush- ed by blows from a brick and her throat cut. wltli scissors. and to- nl lit her husband was held at dc ecilve headquarters as material witness for tlic inquest tomorrow.

The husband, a private in the Regiment Do Matsonneuve who came homo on snccinl leave unex- pectedly inst night. was moved to detective headquarters after he had bccn treated iii liospltnl for razor

onlng which police sa’d came from drinking a (llslnfcctnnt.

Police szfid their first word of §the slaying caiiie when Miss Ida Guay, who lives next door to the Slmmoneaivs telephoned a report. ‘Fey sa‘d Miss Guay told them she was lcaviiic her apartment when she met Simmnncnu who shouted to her. “Call the police, quick. I've just killed Liicionne.”

Two of tho six children of Mr. and Mrs. S"monncau_ who range in ace from two to 13 years, were in an adloiulnrq room when their mother was killed, The others were said to be boarding in convciits.

Pokcc quoted Slnimoncnu as snlfnz that he had come homo last nidt 0n special leave and found that his u-lfc was not in. He. Wlli/‘(l for lirr and when she returned home around six o'clock in the morning nn argument developed.

Japan sends Much supplies

e To Germany

By Max Hill Associated Press Staff Writer

TOKYO. June 3—(AP)-Japan is supplying Germany vVlidl 1.500 W115 at’ gsFftlitllil foodstuffs and commod- ltics every day, informed sources declared today. and efforts are be- ing made to increase this traffic despite a recent 500-pei cent ad- vance ln freiizlit rates t4 Berlin on Soviet Russia's Trans-Siberian Railway.

The shipments from Japan Man- cltuokuo and Japanere-occupicd sections of Cliiiin have been going out steadily for sevevnl months. those sources said, ns Germany has sought to minimize effects of the British sea blockade by trading tlirouizli her Axis parrrner in the Far Eas .

l-lelmuth Wohlthat, tacit-nan econ- cmic expert. is conferring with Japanese officials to expedite the shipments,

(In Berlin, authorized Nazi sources claimed WohilvIi-at was in Tokyo to negotiate e. far-reaching extension of German-Japanese ec- oncmlc relations.)

Soybeans, oils, meats. rice and cotton are amour! the commodi- ties shipped to Germany in large quantities, it was said.

seventy-five thousand tons of the Manchoukuo soybean crop have

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RomeTalks 0f Reprisal Action

NEW YORK, J1me 3 -—(UP) — The Natloiml Broadcasting Corn- pany today picked u e r6110" from the Rome radio say ng that "num- erous Brithh soldiers have been singled out for reprlsal as retalia- tion for the mutilation of Gormsu parachute troops during operations on the island of Cretc."

ThLs was the first accusation lev- elled against British forces or sl- iegod atrocities. Previously both ‘Berlin and Rome radios accused

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llazi Troop Plane downed Over Malta

VALETTA, Malta. June 8- (CPb-A German Junkers troop- carrylng plane, believed by Bri- tish sources to be empty of sol- diers, was shot down into the sea by fighter planes today dur- the second of ‘two day-light raids on this British Mediter- ranean stronghoi

A communique did not dis- close whether other Junker-s troop-carrying planes took part in the set-rind raids.

It was the third time Malta had been attacked in Z4 hours by Axis raiders

The communique slso left unanswered how many nlsnes were in the raids and whether the Germans or Italians actual- ly had attempted a landing if other big Junkers were in the flilfldiili‘ force.

Shooting down of this type of plane aroused speculation as to whether the Axis meant to in- vade Malta as a stepnine stone In the North African front. The Nazis took over Crete with urirachulists. wilder troops and soldiers landed hv air transport “lime of this type shot down off ‘Walla.

Sabotage may Have caused Bomber crash

Few details 0f accident lire available

Report Indicates Ma- chine Collided With Wireless Mast; An- other Plane Missing.

HALIFAX, June 3 —(CP)

—Five Royal Canadian Air Force men were killed today when their machine crashed oii or ricar Sable Island, “grave- yard of the Atlantic”. I00 miles off the Nova Scotin coast.

R. C. A. F. (ifficfziis hcrc

said the quiiituple fzitnlily cant-z ivliile the plane was on oper- ations off the coast which in- cluded a search for zin R. C. A. F. machine missing from the Glace Rnv arca with :1 crow oi Your aboard.

The rlczicl:

Flt. Lt. G. V. Snow, Ottawa. ‘Ill charge of the plane.

Fri. I. I.. Ci. Giilis, Paradise. N. 9. nnvirrzilnr.

File I-l- i7. l. Roll. Toronto.

Cpl. l7. E, Craig. Saskatoon.

Ac. G. A. Diliworth, Rush lnnkv. Rusk.

The five were the only mcnl aboard the plane. ,

R. C. A. F officials said they had. received a report. the plane collided! with a radio mast on Sable Island. ‘Piggy had no further details. lneyl sa .

AP)—Thc unexplained perform- ance of a. $250,000 British Liberator bomber that sideslipped into San Diego Boy and killed four aviation experts aroused suspicion today of sabotage. _

FBI and company agents. inves- tigating the crash, awaited sal- vaging of additional pieces of wreckage for examination.

Failure 0f the controls appar- ently caused the crash yesterday of the great camouf aged snip. of the type used by the British to bomb Berlin.

Observers said the bomber took off from Lindbergh Field easily

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enough and climbed swiftly. Then .

it suddenly slipped sideways into the bay.

A crash boat rescued Lewis M. Mccannon, 25. of Woodstock, 111.. one of the five men aboard. Ser- iously injured. lie was taken to the naval air station sick bay.

The body of mechanic William H. Rieser. 23. Cambridge, Mass, vans recovered

Still iinfound and believed pin-_ ned in the sunken nose section of the ship were the bodies of Con- solidated Aircrafts chief test pilot, William Wheatley, 28: Alan T. Austen. 28. assistant test pilot; and Bruce Craig. 27. aviation en- gincer.

A spokesman for the consolidat- ed Aircraft Company said "evi- dences of sabotage" had been dis-

covered. but neither he nor FBI men would discuss the matter further.

British purchasing agent F. C.

Cooper said sabotage was a pos- sibility as the craft was about ready to be turned over to the British.

Belgian, Greek Ministers quit Soviet Gapital

MOSCOW. June 3 -(APl -The Bréighan and Greek ministers to Moscow looked to the United States today for haven and the Yugo- slav minister headed for British- mandated Palestine in hurried de- parture complying with the Sov- iet/s decision depriving them of diplomatic status.

They and Norwegian representa- tives. who already had ft, were told that. their axis-occupied coun- tries had lost their sovereignty.

Allied and neutral diplomats gave the Belgian and ‘Yugoslav parties a warm send-off end re- paa-ted to speed the Greeks on eir way. ‘There were no Russian au- thorities smong those who saw them off.

The departure of the Greek min later will leave Sir stefford Oripps, British ambassador, as the last allied envoy among 19 foreign mis- sions remaining in Moscow.

VICTORY roncn a-r Nonrn an

NORTH BAY. P", June 8 — (CPl- With flac _mg and ben- ners waving, Nr lay tonight welcomed Canada. victory Torch, which after a ‘Irons-Canada cross-

-and Admiral Darlans statements

kara and Istanbul, have persisted

An air force communique the plane was flying out of th C. A. F‘. station at , across the harbor from here. It crashed at 10.40 a. m. A.D.T. todayai

Meanwhile, the search for the‘ iriissinc plane from the G district. in which the crashed plane had bent participating. continued without result. The plane has ber-n missing since it took off on a rmtrol, flight yesterday.

Atlantic air command headquart- ers hero said tonight fog had ham-l pered the hunt for the craft. "We, can't get out to the spot where we on

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Berlin hints llt ‘free hand’ For France

BBRLLN, June S —(AP) -Belief that Vichy would be given s. free hand to defend syria or other out- posts against any British attack was encouraged today by NM! sources with tlic declaration:-

“....We have Marshal Petalns

that they will defend all their ter- ritory, Germany, although victoitls ready to concede this sacred right and dutv of every nation to tlir French themselves.”

And. it was added:-

"Whether and in what 11111111191‘ France may desire to throw onto the scales the weight of German- French relationships developed in the course of the past. year is some- thing one cannot discuss theoretic- ally. Only s, practical case can show."

As to whether Germany herself could afford to let Britain seize Syria, this was the response:- "We don't-cross bridges before we come to them."