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NAZI RETREAT ALMOST ROUT IN MIDDLE DON

Report Rommel’: Army

Gen. Giraud To

Succeed Dalian Rationing ls “adfl""""g“z'ai‘“

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Ed uni me to] assure, impossible w prediei- whether wi the support of our A 1GB, the the rationiri of canned and dried fruiisd woult tbxecfme dreieaelstzorg in Oan a. bu it o . .

for gulch Ijliilmilng‘ ave been ma e.

was success of our armies.

“Only one thing counts: Hence and hex Elusive; there is but one sim: V ctory.’ ‘Ihe order wu signed by Giraud

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Hospital Yesterday.

"155 Ma aret Gillie, N. W" f tally burngd here Baturdw n hi- w en her clothing cuushi- flfe- e dieq several hours later M. Charlottetown Hospital The w" oldcnt occurred at the resident! 05 s nephew, He; MacDonald where Miss Gillis was living.

Mi“ 1111s was s native of Bum- meraldo, y, daughter 01 the late An-

us Gillis and his WW9. nrv Keefe, buns. She had been uv here f"

you owev r.

"Itmwas lillgfifiiflgd Miss Gilli!‘ clothing become 1811M‘! II l!" beside a stove at he!’ b01119- Chestnut at. shs was alone at w time. Her clouuns finned up o“! - ly and the woman ran into the ghtrcei. Neighbors M11386! extilllilllh

1 . 8133i??? rushed to hospital where it was found she was severely burp-

ed. Th ident occurred shortl Li- ter Bgilufgst nlsht and she "W; "Y"

ill ‘l tcdvmorninc Her deaglglgvogtszie: i; ‘be d-llc i0 bum! d oc .

“surviving is e sister. Mrs. Bl"!!- runei-sl services will be held from her sister's home Kfllt Biff-Ii- TWP day morning to St. Paul's norm-n Catholic Church st Bummerside- Burial will be in the Catholic ceme- tery at Bummerside.

Finance Markets Closed Dec. 26

MONTREAL, Deo. 2'1 —(OP) -~ Various Finance markets were closed in Canada Saturday, the day after Christmas. They in» eluded the Montreal Stock Market and Produce lixoiienze the won- to Stock Exchange and the Winni- peg Grain Market.

NATIVE. 0F AFRICA Th8 bl fifth‘ to unite vifisir’. "iii" ions g tlvely es Bushman, Hotieniote tn Bantu.

Africa who recently waned the port of er e Al its, Yves Ohetel. Crovemo of Algeria, and Gen. Jean Marie - gfiretv former eviction secretory in e lchv French cabinet. After reaehinz its decision the

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Four Killed Iii Plane trash

SYDNEY. N.S.. f! — (OP) — The R.C.A.!'. ton gilt released the names of four airmen who were killed when s bomber crashed near the Sydney R.O.A.F. station on Christmas D iiy.

The victims were:

Flight Sgt. Robert Mseflransohen of Fort Warren. Man.

Flight Sgt. William Bl. Bsiley, Victoria, 13.0.

Sgt. Joseph Oiunire, Si». David,

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W02 Lorne Greene, Msctier, Ont. do?“ brief official statemen ad-

"Thq next-of-ki have been in- formed, Cause of e accident which occurmd tseven am. Dec. 25, is undetermined. The bomber sirci-a t was destroyed end sll four ocow- ants killed."

C.N.R. Agent Dies Suddenly

SAINT JOHN, N. 3., Doe. l1 —- (OP)—-Wlllilfl\ Patrick (Jimmie) Oiiuiiivsn. Canadian Notional mil- wsy terminal agent here suffered e hurt seizure in the hsllwsy out- side his office at the union sh here shortly before 4 o'clock Set- urdsy afternoon m4 died within s hamlgultueili Ii h d ll

. ' van, w o s you! service wit the railway, wse pso- rininsl agent here in the eni-

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British In New Success In Tunisia

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Allied Submarines And Aircraft Strike Hard Blows At Eh- CIIW.

N. I —-iN‘onds!) _l('ggl3-°' TlgMAliie-d-oontrolied Pvhroooo radio reported W!!! that the bulk of Germln Weld Marshal ltommefs Africa corps new is streaming into Tripoli in it! ion retreat westward from Inn before tbs llrliiah lib Army.

OAIRO, Dec. YF-(AM-‘Ulo Bri- tish 8th Aimy has oorvticiiilod it! advmce to well west of Sirie, Bri- tish Headquarters mnotmpcd io-

day.

The Biitidr forces In 18W! Pill? lillliq Field Mnmhol Elwin Rom- mql’: Afr-ice. Corps along the rim c! wig Meifliterraziean took Sim about $10 m-iles oust of ‘Iiripoli. Fri-dew. and today's wmflvllfiil“ urea we poem pew 1-" We" to the west of‘ Sis-to.’

LONDON. 111m. 21' iéAlft-Hi-ié- lsh uards f n e - our a - sawgbattle tlgmug U10 Chfliiilfliii holidays drove the Gflrmimi 11D 1° tho topmost heights of a ridge northeast of Medjez-elbsb and gained new position; llonl’ In "i! six miles east of that vital junct- ion point, reports from North Africa declared Saturday night.

An Allied command communique said that units of the British brig-

Oh lstmes m dmite. d and acid, driving rein and until} in- cd their objective late on Ohris as

y. Elsewhere in the North African area. the commiuiiflue said, British submarines DItIOI n: the AXIS supply line in ‘lurilsia sank two merchant ships of 6,000 tons and possibly sank a destroyer while Aired aircraft attacked enemy troo, at Sfax. 11h the eastern Tun a. omit, and objectives He" Gabet. silo in eastern ‘Tunisia. Earlier British and American troops were reported to have thrust to within l2 miles of the Axis stron hold of Tunis but there was no oficlol claim of such an ad- vance. which would represent s sensational development in the muddy campaign.

llazis Ilse Big Tanks In Africa

WITH 0.5. NEAR. MIIDJEZ- . Tunis a. Dec. 2'l—-(AP) G6 ‘mans lire

ill I18 ant heavy tbnkl u mobile plll- oxes in defence of the ‘Punis- Biscrte perimeter

‘mete are the. lei-acct Nell tanks vet to appnr in bu le against the ‘British-American forces in this war, although they have been ro- §)0l't€d sometimes on the Russian ro .

They iisvs u their main emis- ln-iient theuisainelcti 88-min gun with‘: r e an - un supp emen

lgrisoucrs taken in recent small- scale fi htlng show t the Ger- mans a are using some of their best combat troops,

Chinese Halt Enemy Thrust

OI-IUNGKING. Dec. 21 —-(AP) - Giincle troops are fighting the Japanese south of Bbs on: s Han River town in Huoe vines.

After hltltiil o oh‘ a Hltgglllt ROI I lest 1118M in l $-

Man than 100 Js mess also were declared kill uttered tins in Kws ung vinoe week. and other Jepenese end troops were slsin in s re- con Giineee reid nest- Psotow in Suiyusn. belated dispsioim said.

Store 271 To 114 For Allies

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TWO XXIII SYDNEY, N.S., Dec. fl-(OPF- T" Persons killed occiden- tally here on Saturday. Weddell. If. of ney died oi c rrsctin-ed skull s sr he lied been lMwlbvltriiinetsleveioi-oss- i‘ Ill Gun

[revs of the dlbbonosel- O

Yet the military campaign has cording to tlio best Information nv

the weather. O U O

Allied headquarters indicated the

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NEW“ YORK, D00. 00bit’. vcalstioelw, Gen. 111mm T910 in his OBIJMIW l5 Wu: Munic- tfl‘ warned the J s peflple tu_ do? that the United NlLiiOXIS are mops-rm; to dcllvor consider-blows 0i "sweet wiportanoe" and ssid the

_. Me that “the neol war is starting from now."

The scrim little Premier's address ($931161!!! before the Japanese Diet and broadcast by the German and diopeiieae radios, emphasized, the unimaginable pr-ivotlons and dif- ficulties“ being encountered by m; JBiPNlGSQ forces in the Alumni; and appeared obviously aimed m remove any thoughts o; an early "W017 if the minds of the Jap- anese poop e.

Softens Blows

T010 was followed to the rostrum by Niwai Minister Shigerziro Shi- mada niio softened the impact of the Premier's words somewhat by clothing that 3i! per colii. of the American, British end Nether-land Novice has been sunk 511109 thewes-

began.

But golds hSI-Bhdrfillllllgflxgllg: Japan ‘engaged w an g providing against air raids and preparing for future war develop- ments" bly made is for decip- cs" impression on his auditors, who heave become accustomed in the pest year to a steady diet of re-

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News Briefs

NEW DELHI, Dec. 28 (Mon- day) — i0?) Japanese planes raided Crilouttn only this morning, Ill announced here. ' The big Indian city was nit!- eil Mine nights in succession last week. but only minor dam- zic sud casualties were report-

LDNDON, Dee. I -(Ilondsy) ... (CP)—- The diplomatic corres nd- ent of the nindon Daily Mel re- ported today that Gen. Charles do C.~..iie and Gen. Henri Giraud are expected to meet It en surly dots.

AIIJID IIIAIDQUAITQI — — o §vt”"('i‘ii';“'£“$n”'i.li.°“' IIOII o! J In

51-0880

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(B! John M. Ilightower, Associated Press Wsr Analyst)

Admiral Jessi Dlfllll’! wrnltblike ssussin-of whom ti ls publlol! luiown only that be wu about ll years old-hes [In to bis death be- fore n. firing squad and bk body new licq no doubt, h the Anonymous

While the world hss been told little about the murderer, the lense- tlonallsm and potential results of tire murder hove made s tremendous impression. Foriunotelyppprehensfon loot the military campaign in Tunis be slowed down by an aftermath of violence ln French Alrlen ins not been realised. Irenoh and Amerlosn military suthoi-ities seem to have moi a dsruerous situation promptly and wisely.

been sloivni down recently and, lo- allable in Washington, the Tunisian

front has been almost s. stalemate, action being confined to local op- erailons. This condition wits brought lliilllt not by anything so spec- tsicular as the death of Darlsn but. ll so often hllppfng in wgyfgu-Q. by

This is the rliny season In Tinilsls and so fur the rains have been extraordinary heavy. The countryside is n waste of mud in which men and machines immediately bog down once’ they quit thegnorl road‘, Forward airflclds in the hands of Allied forces became water-logged, hampering serial operations. It was

not until Sunday that word from sir war had been resumed ss s rs-

sult of improvement In the weather.

s Grim

News For Japs

Tells People “Real War"Starting

5 Killed 15 Badly Injured In Train Wreck!

MONTREAL, Dec. 2'!-(OP)_-- Canadian Pacific Railway offic- lals said tonight, idiot five persons were killed and 15 “badly injured" at Almontc, Ont, when s troop train crashed into the beck of s local passenger train.

Rilway officials had said pro- viously that “l0 oi‘ 12" persons were fatally jured in the wreck, all of them sbOoi-d the local gasseiiger train. ‘They said later owever that additional re- ports from the scene indicated that “the situation is better than at first believed."

‘Ilhey added that the last two cars of the passenger ti-uiii took the full shook of the collision and that other coaches of the train were 1101; iniuied. The front part of the train has since continued on its way to Ottawa.

Ottawa Paper Reports Election Talk Heard

UPPAWA. Dec. 21- (GP) --'l‘he Ottawa. Evening Journal laid Sat» iirday that “Pitrliaillent will rc- siuno it..- uciivitlirs on Jan. 2'7, and already wagers have been mode in Ottawa political CITLQ‘ Ulhl Pilme Minister King will cull s. Generaal Election in i943."

The Jouniol story continued:-

"The political immors have it that the snap section of March, 1940, oved so successful for the Libero Party that Mr. MaicKcnzle King might not be averse to dis- solving Parliament IS early as March and declsrinl for s my election . . ."

Fire In Bank At Montreal

MoivTiimAu. Doc. rl —(GP) - slxteen families were driven from iiieir homes temporarily Saturday when fire broke out in the furnace room of the Ros] Bonk branch st the corner o Sherbiooke and Bieury Streets end (imaged sport- ments shove.

Interior of the bank premises wls heavily dsmsged but office eguipsnent and books were sslvsg- e .

_____...____..__ H0011]: IIOIISSOR DIES D00. I'l- ( )

Dr. Ambul- , Professor ftul of IloOiii iversity died, in hospital Seturday miter s

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Soviets Drive _ Aliead 12 Days iifiiliiii" M"‘°"‘_§‘°P

m5,,,§,%,;,",*£§,‘,’".tfi,, Much Equipment Abandoned By OTTAWA, ENG. 11- (Q?) —-'IYM Germans In Headlong Retreat.

Island Premier

quaitlon whether os- nnt Chief Jub- tice Sdir Lyman P. Duff will con- tinue to preside over the Buuncnis Gouiit o.l CJ-llfliii orwiill iserqplarwd w a new iipmnitee is expected w be decided w. one of the meetings of (Jain , CUUllfll which are keep- iiig Prime hill-inc. MacKinzie King and his wlieugiivs misy dur~ mg the holiday season. If iiie Chick‘ Justice desires t0 leave office, ii. ls expeAcd that his successor will be l\i.l'_ Justice Tin- bacleau Rlniret. Senior Puiszie Judge of the Court. Mr. Justice 0. S. Orooket has been 111 for about s year. and un- able to sit on the bench during that period. It has been reported that lie would shortly resign, and sev- oltil have been mentioned u likely candidates for the vac- may. Among these are Prem- ier Thane Campbell of Princo Edbswfd Island and Lionel A. Forsylhe, K.C., of Montreal. Mr. Justice Crochet 1s n Mari- time Pmvince representative of the bench. and both these mentioned would qualify, Mr. Foray-the being s niiti-ve of Nova Soo-ila.

Tne Chief Justice was dire for automatic retirement on Jan. 7.

LONDON, Dec, 28—(I\ioiiday)—-—(CP CsblQ-Lon- don mornin newspapers said today the German defeat in the middle Don srcs of Russia has sleilmfd the "Pf@l‘<‘1'l\’>‘»lfl 0i a rout."

The Soviet offensive continues to roll forward over the blood~spiiiier¢d snow and ice, crushing divisions oi the Gt!»- men srmy u if they were caught in the psili oi s giant mow bell.

During the is days of the continuous Russian advance; it was said, the Nazis have shown no sign oi getting the sit- uation under control. Dispatches to London papers and the enemy retreat over the greater port of the sssrsrn from has been disorderly, leaving behind enough armament to equip several divisions.

Enemy communications have been disrupted and his units cut into many disconnected units, the dispatch" Isid-

(By Eddy Gilmore, Aflttfiltldd 1;»? Igriinr)‘ MOSCOW D 28- 011 l! -- — °

troops continued taoasmssh their way forward in i

Ukraine and soutlgest of tStallingriadrgiundlay,_lthe Ru

i dt rn a lona vi iigcliin

3ir9°§2..“¥§f°’i§.{“i,,”§§{‘“§ Rififgi ififiiigarzsgrlilfiethiilmaiilcgllzirl: Ggfliililil ln their effort i

% “we W? éX/teflided three years. bag the entire Nazi army anchored between the Don u “ ° ' “s ' “m” m" “"- "i Volga Rivers and deep inside the Caucasus. i m“ “h” m“ ""3" ‘W’ “m” Th i s d id ' iii communique said Se. ' an? bzhgéthalialgenlglxiliflxotivi-llli: onov, 2(a) mains anrorihlnofakoxalnxikgoski, was taken in advent: ham" , th t f Si lingrad ranging from six to nine milest

floriil W.‘§Ll',,;“‘§.,§f; Iioirtelmiisoval h1g0 miles southwest of Stalingrad, and tli

(fgmfngagfgetgfibv fr“ kn tn; Russians say they have trapped perhaps 800.090 German

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“few y‘ m the Gum-em‘! Cont‘ on betéflifeegetdhfirrsgiyagtflkltiin‘:sg?l?wx'g‘§:in:t IYIeSrIVEISOVE-RMIDV railwoi‘ is for beyond Milierovo on the way to ltosiov and is bBll€ved to be 1M6

Gflvviizciirxit ‘Orders - in - (loving)! il'="‘$f<"1”1'iI1i=." legislative authority to than 100 miles from the latter point. ltoetoifls capture would out off re-

con trollcrs.

him a Canadian bench for 38 years.

‘IS gtaiy and iftthot ts true them is lims illiduigmmove for en extension of

Damage In N.S.

‘irusin uniai in ti .. 8n sits... fi of £3,383“

fiylestfiim ‘gall ie wn

dental ofilceegf1og_ M. Pfwlglchol, Russel (Jhistioimu drug store and a ladies‘ E. Framey.

time Oelnneny soc the buildi ¢ 8:28:1- who lost about eioooo '1-

Still disrupted mmght, but it was gpewdezl to he back in mpair 1°- (ll'i'."-\\‘.

started in s. wall It was discovered by Mrs. Lqvinig 296d)‘. uttbellétrhonc operator. Cause

He appeared to be in gogdmioim Il-Yld to w$so=s ell the keennese and sicrimcm, vchioh combined with h‘s experience and ability, have mode tower of strength on the

In some Dffilmrod to

it 1,5 believed 1n he/mess,

he Government would be

$32,000 Fire

-____ AYLESEORD, N.S., Dec. IL. (CP)-—-Flre today destroyed giargq

‘Ilhe building, Company, excha

the

wear store operated by D. All were wiped out.

Rwvieflt losers were the Tole- Phone service in the imvn we;

The Die was believed to mo; 0f the building.

James Gormsn Femwood Hold,

Berlin Admits

Retreat In

Caucasus

LONDON, Dec. fl-(Ofi- The Berlin radio said ton ht tint "German foroel in s Terek-Caucissus sector have withdrawn to new positions" in the Russian Caucasus.

“This straightening of the German lines which was fill‘- rled out nocording to plan was concealed for three dz s,” the broadcast quoting s. D. .8. dis- patch claimed. “The ground [mined by the Russians u n result of this German man- eeuver has come to them with- out exertions of their own.

" hen after three dsyl they tried to ostch up with the stronger forces, their tanks were iraplwd and some of them destroyed."

The Russians announced it mid-week the star-i of a fourth winter offensive in the mid- Caucasus, i-eporiln vanes; and the can ore of num- ei-‘cikis towns southeast of Nai. c l .

wide ad.

Inquest Opens Into Death At Siside"

of Kensington Dies of

treat, except by sen, of the (ieriulns now reported abandoning tin-is postions deep in the (nucleus. '

Other Ibed Army units are ltrilt ing west of the MOSCUW-Rbflmwfll way into the Ukraine toward lillu kov. Advance Russian units ere bu lieved to be only 130 1111165 ‘F0071 Kharkov, biq Ukraine steel comi- Approximatey 120.000 (Jemima have been kil ed or captured in tli Middle Don sweep.

The Russians were slso reporioa advancing southeast of Nalcliik the Caucasus. i (A German broadcast heard in London acknowledged the German‘ are withdrawing in this ores, lire simiably because oi the threat i their rear communications in ll Rostov BN8.)