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REDS All-VANCE l6 MILES DAI

butter Rationing Announced By Prices Board

‘British Drive 40 Miles Into Burma

May Be Beginning 0f Pieceme

Re-Take Country.

al Strategy To

i (By Tborburn Wlsnt. Annotated Press ltsff Writer)

NEW 0mm, nee. to-(Arl-hritish troops were emeislly resort- ia advancing at s point less than 00 miles from Ahab tonight in the continuing "piecemeal invasion" of Burma whleh must be freed of the “(my to give effective aid to China's fighting millions.

surprisingly, ‘no contact was made with the enemy," the commun- [qua said. Presumably the Japanese were falling back on Akyab, a “ggleglp port eity on the eastern side of the Bay oi Bengal, as the

British pushed forward. ' Hon. John Bracken Speaks Tonight

dlTAWA, Dec, 00 — (OM-Pre- mier John Bracken of Manitoba will make his first broadcast since he became leader of the Pro- gres<lve conservative Party tomor- r0011) rrilght. starting at 9:05 D.m. A. . .

WASHHINGGON, Dec. 20- (AP) _Prlve Administuwtoa- Leon dorson announced Satuitlury tthat

solillc sales would he resumed in {he custom Utilized States at 12:01 a m , Monday, with the ooupoms of all A, B, C mtion books good for three gallons. In tire case o! $116 3B and C books this is a reduction of one gallon.

Several Hundred Servioemenliome

lily The Canadian Press)

Canada has several hundred of »

licr lighting sons home from tire wars again, many of them finish- cd with active service because 0i’ medical reasons and others back to take up new posts here in the line oi duty. News of their arrival was wiziiheld until tonight to comply wiah censorship regulations.

Willi these service men. veterans of lighting in odd comers of the world, was the usual miscellane- ous crowd that now Jeans every vest-bound transport.

Slightly-bewildered English girls, 00min; to s strange land to be trnh husbands stationed here, swol- led the arrivals Tough merchant 1811mm. feeling strange in their r010 as passengers, were also aboard. coming to man the shi that are (riding off the ways n n iuindre yards in Canada and V11I1"cl States.

There was also s. four-months- old puppy-breed. mongrel in the crowd the mascot of s bunch oi United States wavy men who admitted they had os their ship, but would give no further details.

Coming Events

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i i? "North Milton Christmas Con- cert, Dec. 22nd. 12-14-111-21

"Christmas Concert M a r g a te Wheel. December 22. ii-ie-zi-n

"Reserve Deccmber 22nd for llunicr River Christmas Concert.

"Farmers WISIIIXIQ to ship 1108s advise McGuigan and Boyle 12-18 t0 30

"Unloadin% car Western No. 1 hid Oots. lllon dz Bpllletrt. 1248-10-21.

“Mt. Melllck School Concert in Pownai Hall December 23. 12-21-11

"Christmas Concert in New 3111811 School Tuesday evening Dec. 22nd. Dance after. 1 -..I

_"Klnkora Hall, Bin Wednesday, Dec. a0

go and Dance Orchestra 12-21-24-341

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"Freetown School concert Grove Hall. Monday.

"Cllllblmas Concert. l-Iarlsvllle 111111. Saturday, December 19. Ii not 1111. Monday, 13.1445.“

"Tome to North River Hall st 1d P. M. Dec. 2a for East Wilt- llllre school concert. 12-15-21

"Christmas Concert, Rennie’; M“! 51111001. Monday, Decelrrzibf;

“Bruin: live and dressed chink- fél: 112g glgxlkeeléeignwednegiay. tan-v- OQS. . . 0F.

Hunter River. s-re-s-u-u.

"We are buyi liv nd d ess- ed chickens andnaiowle (rally. ‘pay- mfi 10D market value. We also re- Plidsie qdl-rkveivfitc Ilgfkllriezldg Cold 81701188. Ltd. 1I-i5-tI

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piislnes the ground troops who now have negotiated more than 40 miles of swamp and jungle counts-y lntheir southward r alheud to shoot up Japanese-held buildings said installations in tihe Akynlb

area and a1 the Mayu River.

Big iaombers planted explos-

ives in moldings and r ways at

tihe enemy's ‘lounges edrdrome 250 miles southeast of Aklyab,

(A Tokyo Radio report. 581d t-‘hat

, main Burvmeeo pom,

was bombed by six Allied plan-ea

todau, and a Gr ii- que armomseed a new Japanese iiimrsi from Burma into Climax

eoutfhenn province at in tihe Meuiatno, amen.) Gen. it‘; Anléiiibalgn P. ‘yifovelil; re-eq p an rn egnn oilievnnslhe several days y alter

‘but mionmed quarters here were quick to worn against undue opti- mism arising over tihe develop- merits.

"Wewembowemyounotiosb out on a iisnb about this opera- tzion " these

. mil-were _ The! said the canvpaiign wise not a maj-

or ailibrt to retake Bliiifli&,b1iil oi oournse could be as the beeirininr-g of a piecernaea strategy

with the langu‘ goal alwarys in Gen wens-ll has perh 100)

. ape . .- om men under his Indian Orrn- mmd, but metre was no wulv of tidlllmviz the sire of tlhe present ex- oedilvtion. Nor dlid informed quar- ters ovbtmvot to disclose the scope oi Allied plans. The terrain prob- lems involved in Burma are stru- perrdom,

Bitter Fighting In New Guinea

By MURLIN SPENCER

Associated Press Staff Writer WHE IN NEW GUI- NEA, Dec. 00—(AP)-.l“resl| Avus- trahnn troops, veterans oi Middle- mast oampaigirinil. and American inranuymen who he one Jungle line for a, solid month, swept the Jo/pamese off Oape Eri- Fr ayinanhourtrfnhs most bitter fighting‘ of the entire New Guiw campaign.

While their Australian Allis carried the brunt of tire victorious, 01141108. the Americans followed clmasely to consolidate positions, to 111011 up Japanese strong points whim the Aussies had ahdt-hanwenttotheassistanoeoi their Allies as the bottle gadned in

wry.

The Allies were reported regroup- 1118 i15111181vt against strong enemy null-lime L-i a narrow area to tlhe west of the Oaipe.

The Austral-lam swept up the C1190 to the sea, s. distance or 000 Maids In a. slndie horn Friday morridnl turned west- and already have beaten off one minister-attack.

weapons

Only artillery flare was roportcd armrnd the Burns, Govemment Stas- tion share the one-my still is din in awaiting death.

In the Arnboga River Dells. be- yond Guns. an oddltdmaill 19o Ja. aneeebodieswerecoimtedeco - mirnfloue said, raising the total en- emy dead in that area to 834.

Students To Take Charges In Province

Word has ban received the

Rev. G. Carlyle Webster, o k oi

Pre ytcry oi Prince Edward Island of the Presbyterian Chum

i Csnad of fir lntment o tlvlvo graridate ssudm of Knox

Ooll , Toronto. to dis-rem within the undo of the PNII) . ro, as s.

afioillififi. bee?! Pilointed to ti» field oi Montague-Oardigfi- Lorne Vo icy- as and . Henry Matthews, formerl oi Bel- fast, Ireland, the c e of Cal -Woo Islands - urtrsy Harbor

It is. erpseoted that these gre- duedcs wil undertake their work on their respective fields early in

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cnARLoTErovviuXiAnApA, MONDAY, DECEMBER

Iiuling Is Effotive At Once

Quotals One-half Pound Per Person Per Week.

OTTAWA. Dec- w-(CP) __(joupon rationing of butter goes into effect across Canada Monday with the quota for each person set at sire-half pound a week, the Prices Board announ- oed tonight. Simultaneously

the Board

expected to result in s reduc- tion in the retail price of butter in most areas, smounllfl! m about two cents a pound and effective Dec. 28.

Immediately the \V1\01@5?1I¢ prim of butter ll to be reduced from 36 i-z cents to 35 cents‘ a pound, as is Montreal and Toronto markets, the Board said. A week from tomorrouf. in all areas where tlie retail price has increased since Oct. 3o, the price must be dIQPDBd

back to the Oct.,3° IEWL

The board estimated that for most, parts of Canada the result of the Dec. 2B move will be a two- cent. price out.

The Brown 601111011!

The coupons to b8 flied 1°!‘ WW" purchases from tomorrow on are m., spur-e "c" coupons-the brown sheet-in the existing ration cou- pon books These coupons 111's niunbered 1 to ll and coupon N“- 1 becomes good wmOrIOW-

The hall-pound ration is avail- able to every member of a house- hold, children included.

Farmers Too

The ration order covers all but- ter, including dairy b11081‘ 01°- rluced on a farm, ond Donald Gordon, Prices Board chairman, 551d at, a press conference tonight that the farmer was ex cted to observe the ration limitat on in his own use o! butter.

The regulations provide that con- sumers havln on hand more than one pound oi utter for each mom- ber of the household must. report those holdings to the nearest Prices Board office. together with butter ration coupons represent- ing any excess. This report must be forwarded not later ban Jan. I.

Additional Subsidy

In bringing about o. reduction 0f two cents a pound iii tin‘ retail butter price, the Priors Board will undertake payment. oi an ud- qmmml gullsltll.’ to ensure pri- mary producers will not. suffer be- cause of the adjustment,

The Board will compensate pro- ducers from slX to 10 cents n pound in the subsidy now paid on hut- terfat. used in the manufacture oi creamer-y butter. Tire subsidy will reVCrl to six cents next May i.

Under the previom butter price structure, progressively y higher prices were permitted during the nwnths of low prodsuotlm until A- to the oom-

convpemssmed for the enlarged subsidy.

DAIRY BUTTER

Producers o! dairy birtter will have to register with the Prices Boa-rid and collect PMIIOII coupons from consumers when they sell d1- reot. and s. Wsctiase 1161‘- neplaoemenrt certificates when they sell-‘l to sirppliers.

The dairy butter rnoducers will make their registrations with local ration boards in their communities. sending in their names amid ad- dremes admit with the statement that they make butter. Beginning at. the and oi Jamiery and monthly thereafter, dairy butter makers will tnn-n in

Opemuinr! of 11118 msly register cs operators of insti- tutions and thereby become entit- led to buy mission of “'

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War-ZS Years Ago Today

(By Tbs Canadian Press)

Dec. 21. 1017 -Brlti.sh forces in Palestine advanced up the Domes- cus railway and along- the Jerusa- lam-Jericho road. German mid northeast oi Messines repulsed by British _

announced issuance of an order-

excelient example of the kind of

with the Allied advances in North nea and the constant threat posed of American forces in Guadalcanal

Its fits in the eastern front by Russia and is

section of Northern Europe. O I l

Their full significance shows up be

guiird over a huge territory pierce the growing forces cf the United O I I

route through that storied land to “piecemeaP move, as a New Delhi

offensive action, and the Japanese new front or lirglor1ously_relinquis

that. they will not retreat without

reoonqucst of Burma still in the future, I I I O

(By John M. lllghtower, Associated Press War Analyst) Gen. Sir. Archibald WsvelPa thrust into Bunms from India is sn

United Nations’ strategy which is

calculated to keep Germany and Japan on the defensive until they ean be fully engaged and finally defeated. Even though it appears not to be a major camps.‘ .. it is of s piece

Africa, the reconquest of New Gui- fer Japan by the [rowlngsirength

perfectly, m. with the mat, blows dealt Germany on

one more reason why the Axis may

well be apprehensive of an Allied move against Norway or some other

O s e

For the similarity of all those actions lies in their Offensive nature.

st when they are considered as ovi-

denccs of o single piece of strategy and as proof that in the global sense

the United Nations have achieved grunt coordination of command. Thus Berlin and Tokyo never know where the next thrust is coming

and must have their wan-torn forces Milicr actively engaged or on

d or threatened at many points by Nations. I I U

In this light it is no great matter whether Wavtll‘; drive on Akyah, the lap-held Burma port on the Bay of Bengal. is the beginning of a cam- paign to throw the enemy out of Burma and open the hlstorir supply

China. or whether it is m -rely a spokesman called it today, with the

The facts stand that the United Nations forces in Indie have at last been so thoroughly trained and qulpped that they are ready for

now must depend their forces on a h territory of grout stmtcgic Value.

‘their record In the Solomon Islands ami on New Guinea, mun-ate;

n death struggle um! the first test

of WuvelPs rejuvenated army only come at Akyab.

By Lewis_ [flawkirls g , Associated Press uiiiii‘ Vvriicr

IDNDON, Dec. 20--!AP.1—-I.eav- Ing behind 20 d: eyed tanks, 30 guns and .300 pris non. on the Lib- liar. battleground win-re they were lieiriiiietl lil h; :1 British flanking movement live (Lay/s ngo, tile nursi- prcssed rcniiiiniis o1‘ Nicki Marshal Erwin Roininells African army Ctllltifllltfli Llltily Iltllltlltlll’ illlilll. today un or IlEtiV) ‘ ' 1.1m s,

.- llsuii. ‘e10 n . ffLilll Ll ulily .1110 or so from _ ‘ed lighting planes were king itic columns 0i‘

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LONDON, ma. 2o _ (or) - The capture of ilm Tunisian town of -Pivlruii by French tic-ups aided by the drum-fire of American fighter planrs was reported tonight while for to the east of that new Iruiit hard-pressed romiian s of Mar- shal ltolnrnrPs isrsny continual lllfili‘ I'll '.l..

Pit-hon is 60 miles west of Sulissc aim (i: miles south of IVIINIjPZ-IiI-Ilili), the lnttrr a key point in the Allied cani- puigir to iil‘lt'i! the Axis it'll-in Tunis and iiizcrle.

A spokesman at Allied head-

rsrtcrs iii North Africa said l. o icoccupotinn of Pichon by

Rommel Loses 2O Tanks, 30 Guns.

iidiners liie of Exposure In Nfld.

ST. JOHN'S, rut-nu, Dec 2o _ (CE: CIAELE) - inn, gape Breton 3111f“. Jruin hivijaaac, 14-1, u;

11001111 -l_ MuNci l lliccl of ex- Rosina‘ u 1:10‘ lv- one

cufunnciluiili v '53;- wgfllflenfiriy, i, w“, I..,,,,‘..e.. 0'?“ i‘??? WE"; _

_~,~-ll.i1 one at. or. Lawrence. Pelmhed while wn-Ikllll! tho 10 mllrs

at. one o'clock in he ';ll‘ll w. He was unable to help mm, but later had a search party oroanivod

When l-lie party reached thg 5pm, whom the men Iiiill 01-811 tom, 1y, fair-ti both dead,

Hitler, 00nd Laval Confer

TDNDON. 1390.20 -- ~cm ~irn-- 1m‘. ‘Miuso armies are being hit lisla on three fronts and we He,»

the French was accomplished ivlili the lirlp oi‘ United States fighters which destroyed at least I0 enemy vehicles on the roads of that mid-Tunisian area. ;_._ __ German panzer division which was cut off at. Motraiin last Tucs- dsy continued their relentless ham- mering of ltoiiiiiicfs rear guard. It urns revealed todoy that tho flank- ed German division escaped oom- nlete destruction after s three- day battle only by breaking up into small units and racing through gaps in the lines oi the New Zea-

land division which had swept around to block its path. Action In Tlllileill, where both

sides were bogged in inches o! yellow mud. appeared limited al- most entirey to the sir. Both the Allies and t a Axis were forced to hold their round activity to cou- tlous slmrrng of atrols pending a break in the wen her.

The Germans reported that (or. mations of their bombers and ili£gelrs more atgackln dAllied

,ar ery an au um n ‘Tunisia and that onpsP g! thelI-i? submarines had sunk a British de- Btwyel‘ off Oran in Algeria two days ago. Two Allied cargo am 5 were reported to have been hit y figure slridboproabpbly sunk in tho yliiilli 1' Benson.

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Y°P§1Y 8113-1111113 a fourth coir- felled this week-end with Italian Filrelgo Mulistci‘ count Galoozzu Oiono and high military chiefs 0n questions of - and ? talked with his Axis. comn ttod Vich Freii - ~r Paene Laval. y ch leodc ,

Th4‘ 111991-1418 at the Fuehrcrb h°*1d‘111?11"4>1'$.' a Berlin announce- ‘YWM “Wen-ed. "was a. token of the mm tic-termination o! the Axis WW9" i4? 0111010)’ all their energies for winning final victory,

Wwed- 3 11111 flcrecmcnt of mn- oo tlloli was established."

‘i, mfellflks were held Friday g-ilifieillfiléducillzlrrgd addition to ticlpatcit- 1 ' es” “w” pa"

Gen. Ugo Oavalleio, chief q: m; 1111111111 Benerai staff‘ Rielchs- Marshal Gen. Hermann Goering, “b9” "11111-11119 ipbs include con- 1-1111 0f Gsrmanrs air force, war ‘Dffldluction and transmrtatlon; 8611mm librelrm Mlniswr Joachim

°11 Ribbenuvp: Marshal Wilhelm Keltel. chief oi the Nazi high w..- zdnneiuother military and m1. l" quarters sold "Mussollnlb 1191111111 Drobably prevented the at. Mldub tagllpe of the Italian Premier, (IdillB-LIOI? 008801003 il-lejuijt hggélernmpp: "l" _.l1Y__Ql."1°-"

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or-tiveon Lawn and that village 011 .

Bur-in Peninsula o th = - shore of ‘»T(~\l.'f<>iln<l' ‘ B mum A .1111 an Citthm int-t. Vathsr‘

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Strong Day Air Attack y

Nazi Airfield And Railway Shops Tar- gets In Sweep Far Into France.

LONDON, Dee. I) GP) — A powerful force of United states trying Fortress and LAberator bumpers, guarded by nearly 300 lighters making tlirii" deepest pen- etration into German-held France streaked 80 miles past Paris today l0 unload explosives on Rxunilly- Sur-Sehiu, SIM‘ of a big Nazi my. licld and. pork.

The lighters including Canadians, also nlutlra a vast sweep over north- crn Il'i'illl<.(: ill tvliul uns believed to be one of lhe lamest. serial ex- peditions of the war.

The bombs-is‘ uuget of Roiniliy- SUI-Slblltl is 1B0 miles inland from the English Channel and also is the site of railway shops.

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LY IN NEW DRIVE

(Iermans In I South Russia Threatened

28,000 Nazis Killed And 13,500 Captured I11

New Fresh Drive.

(By Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press Staff Writefl

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MOSCOW, Dec. 2l—(Monday)—(AP)-—The Red Ar sweeping across the frozen Don plains at a 16-milo dai clip was nearing the key railway junction of Millerovo the Moscow-Rostov line today after a powerful offensi that has inflicted 41,500 casualties on the Nazis and lhreab

ens the entire German Army

anchored in southern Russifl

A special communique, the second in two days. announ- ced the capture of Mankovo-Kalitwenskaya, only 30 mile north of Millerovo, and numerous other towns. Altogoiir

some 300 villages have been

Soviet strength which ls continuing on Premier

Stalin's 03rd Iiirihday annive

Of the Nazi casualties 28,

713,500 captured.

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Driving southwest the Bunions

An air ministry communique sl- su disclosed that Britain's Mos- quito bombers "attacked ruiiivay , and industrial taruets and an alr- ricld ill nortlilvexs-t Germany’ dur- l ing daylight. toda-y. and that. "fight- ers cm offensive patrols attacked. .

land.”

Om: Morsutliio bomber was re- ported nrissizig and two xiii-craft of the mastul COlllIilZtllIl likewise tail- eri to return irum nrrtrols.

Reports u! Ililillllrllg DIIOLg In- dicated rliai. more than 40 Fucke- WuLf 100s and Messersciunltt 100s ucre shot dovin. one oi the blgllesb ‘ yo. srwz-rrri by lIlC lulge bomb-

‘ The pilots said bile 66111111115 rushed to the battle shortly aim‘ the bombers reached the Fzqeneh Coast and hounded the AmefwBR-i 1,11 m,» o”; n. the target and back I g‘. 4h’: "urnri l. I 19.1.5, d, i, wmmns from an al- mude .~.f 2n (m0 foal, the ATTWTICHII M-zki tl:.\- szrw hula coliunris of smoke llfld ciebris living in iIlI dul- ocnons from hangars and reps!‘ sharps on the airfield, iii-t outside leomii1y-.iur-Scinc.

Weather Notes For Year i942

on SIEESUH. o!

railway and canal targets in Hui-l‘

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.1912: wt-re su. 11.1’ Q ~.;_ If) f the DD-. n 1,011 ~< Iwimt ‘ {no 1.1‘. Annular. u: 1041 ‘V115 ;n.1il and one-n. The v urre heavy l s. .n 4)l:l.>bci' Lilli inc Ailtllllllll \ W115 will complcicd when the freeze rip (‘£11116 on November 2'7. ’