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Ship Torpedoed Off

St. Lawrence Resort licfcndcrs Arc

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Merrie BEAOH. Qua. Oct. 1e- (0P>—An enemy U-bcat sent l. United Nations freighter to the bottom of the Bt. Lawrence off this south shore summer resort n week ago tonight-Jarther up the river than my previous aub- marine attack. _

Tfelve members of the ships crew lost their lives but 18 other: were rescued and landed at an eastern Canadilan port. Some of thcm expresse marine was sunk by Cflnadil" naval craft escorting the small convoy of which the freighter was a unit. Of this there was no of- ficial confirmation.

The sinking was officially sn- nciuiced today in a statement from Navy Min ter Macdonald at Ottawa. Pub ication of accounts of the incident had been held up for security reasons.

Residents of south shore com- munities adjacent to Milli-S B60611 were awakened by the blast of the torpCdo, which was fired lust ailcr midnight and which sank the 4.0004011 west bound freigh- ter in a few minutes.

The subsequent hunt for the lubmarine, during which Canadian corvettes fired star-shells and dropped depth charges. led Octave Geridron to think his 11555110“!!! home was under bombardment

nd to fear for the safety o1 his iiarge family.

Gendrcn keeps the lighthouse which stands on a point utting out into the river separate by fl- wlde bay from th summer resort which is popular with holiday- makers from Quebec, Montreal and the United States.

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1t was not the first contact Gendron had with war. Last July, he told newspnpermen, he saw a submarine come to the surface in the bay between his light and the main shore about nine o'clock in the evening, It remained there for about an hour while a dance was

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Dieppc Heroes Escaped Tc Vichy France

MONTREAL, Oct. l5 -(CP_) 5tout rear-guards of Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal, left behind to cover their regiments withdrawal from Deppe plunged through German lines and have since made their way to Vichy France from where they hope soon to make their es-

cape.

Th statement was made here ln an in srview tonight by Lt. Co]. Dollard Menard, D.S.O,, officer commandin the regiment in the Dloppc act on. He said he based the statement on messages receiv- ed from officers nnd men who had reached unoccupied France.

He said 1's was impcssibie to

estimate the number of men who to

made their way through the Ger- man lines. He had Information that fighting lasted through the night followin the nndian raid nnd that iso ted pa ols may have con- tinued to fight for an even longer period. FIRE OUT 0F CONTROL BATHURBT, N. 8., Oct. 15-(0?) -A forest fire in the St. Salaveur district of Allardviile remained out of control tonl ht after burnin some of mbor land. severe smaller fires broke out but were nxtinluistied.

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"Talkies-Montague Friday and Saturday. 10-15-21.

"hlkles-Bouris Mondayio w m

“We require usntit. of well fl shed boi . Lei d Oo Bgorsge 0.51%?“ a “aqua-cu.

"ifigntieid Presbyterian Ohurch vnnirr llle, at Holman’; Satur- iifly afternoon, Oct. l7. 10-15-31.

"Hope River Bum- and Ohlcken Bubper. October 30th and 21st. 10-16-61.

"Hunter River starch factory lcoepting potatoes by appointment only until further notice.

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Heavy Raid 0n Le ilavre Docks

LONDON .0ct. lb —(CP)— Bos- ton bombers dnJaped ex losives on the Quayside sn docks n c. heavy

ouble raid on Le l-lavre, vital French channel port. toda , as the R..A F. kept up its daylig offen- sive against the Germans.

The first attack met with no interference from the German air force, British air quarters said, but spitfire; which protected the bombers of the second formation were challenged and one of the bombers was lost.

“'I'hc bombing was good," said returning lots.

Mustang fighting planes, one of the greatest products of American factories also carried out daylight raids on railway facilities in Hoi- lagd yesterday, it was announced

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All the Mustangs cane back from the attack. There was no immedi- ate indication that Canadian air- craft were involve in either act- on. -

Praises R.G.A.F., R.A.F. llnity

OITAWA, Oct. 15 —-(OP) —Air Marshal William A. Bishop, Dir- ector of Recruiting for the Royal. Canadian Air Force who returned last night from a visit to the United Kingdom, said today that complete co-operatlon and com- plets sympathy is shown between RC A.1i'. headquarters in London and the British Air Ministry.

In an interview he said the plan to Canadianize the RC All‘. overseas is regressing well “from

points o view."The scheme was not interrupting the co-operation between R.C.A.F‘. officers. air- crew and men and time of the R A P‘.

The pur se of his month-long visit to Br tan had been to see the R.C A.F. squadrons, R..A.F. squadrons in which Canadians are serving, and various other units where Canadian boy; are working for victory.

Mrs. Basgrain Andflonscription

QUEBEC, Oct. 15 -(CP)— Mrs. Pierre F. Cosgrain, in u message to electors of Oharlevoix-saguenay County where she will run as an Inde ndent-Llberal in n. Federal by-e cctlon Nov. 30, said today that she was "opposed to compul-

sory méiitary servigel! if itsmgbjefkfl. ‘is vmmy w," mum,“ um“, m“ m“ . . sir riixlls‘. fence Itnly tegtcrfcd Arthur Qua; gilzilpgpdirycfflft‘ gins; sen our Wilt . B B. 0i‘ _ ‘_ ‘ ilw- war, nut ins nccounc or is rain may n City tou Wm‘ to fight in a foreign countryx. agitimeselsuiffmled Suusgnntifll _C“s' n‘. ‘:0 lliun L000 pianos. into today yifh lmlnwfllyy' ivnuvd- FOR um the leblscuev I vow‘, new“ PRINCE I m“, $55k Oct 15 eqmtffidentosmdiiifiv ‘igiiciliéiifg “f The iutousilzvd nir sicge was in 1m: nor husband Wilfred LaPrride,

tive as diff, the majority of my __‘_“ P, 1,. d _,cp,_q~i,»,,d and ' mmgFy three bandon m',-,.,,,,,,._n,.¢p.,n,d‘Domions its iiflh tiny uitcz- the R.A.l=' hnd by shooting. Sh» ,,.,,_<.- millzmdrd '"‘ fellow citizens." she said in the (IYITAWA, cf“,- 15-‘5: M“ B," me“ from NO 35 service ' flying 1,, the“. femayon Néw Guxfim * shot down Z3 Axis plnncs during in custfdi’ to Oct 23. w l__i

message which she made public "a politic“ cm e5 are 0° 1'0 Training schoé, o‘ me Royal A“. ' iour vupmusivoups on ‘Malia _W_cd- Vvllfrrd, brother of Ilcrt and Ed- ‘ , ‘.__ . here today, "because I wanted ‘he 9W0 by-elections to be he n Force M North Batmerord mdav WINNIPEG o“ H___‘(,P)_ ll(':iiZly_ _0siu;z only five spitfircs gar LaPradc_ star hockey plnvcrs o ,(/' r ti,

nothing chanfled in the promises Qwbec “ext mimm “s, ssibie g‘ were reported safe and wél, “m, O_ T_ Lnrsnn wlceqmgidcnt of from which lill‘(‘6 pilots wore saved. sv-Isli Port Arthur nonrcnts, Can. x Q '0 L; i that political chiefs had made to “mum °l ti“ "*9 °“ Que c c,,,.;,,_,,,,,d,,,g h, the northern bu5h Ti-unbganm}, M, Li,“ m“, —-—————-—— admn Junior Clmmniolis lnr-i sra- l‘. , i our province before the Wli‘ and elector‘ we w recent appomb couhm-y tho nnnua] cflnferfnce 0131C,‘ son, is iii hospital suffering from V»

eve“ in m‘ gmeml "halo"! o’ men“ 0 fiendhspeuklng mm“- Woid that the three-PO Tom- representatives hcre today lth-atl i‘ fine mm" “wind in m? nmk‘ WW 9

194° °" "w °°lii°filili°n "e-iiiwi- m‘ m m“ °“b'“°" “d °i “w in LAC Tuttv and LAC. Parsons nlr mall over the “DPS increased uuspuui nuthnriflc< rciw-"t his "i

f had been sitting a the last strenfiviille 9i the newiVimmed 51°C _w(',re sake was‘ flashed w nflknals 1mm 123.103 pounds h, January miidition "sollltwvhat improved." W101i ‘>1’ Piillil-"ienl- 1 "W"! mp“ a ' of the school may by ma Red- to 208,61 pounds in August.

have voted against the unend- n-ient which rmits the government to send mill ary contingent; where- ever deemed necessa y for de- fence of the country.

"As all patriotic Canadians, srdentiy desire an Allied vic in the terrible confiict in whi we are engaged. To attain this end I admit we must make heavy sac- rifices but the goverrment should not do an thing that. could com- promise t e interior peace and uture of the country."

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(By Kirkc L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

A crisis in the war in the Pacific of lmponderuble consequence seems at hand in what the United States Navy styles “the current bat-

. . l)‘ l8 tle" for possession of the Guadalcanal fulcrum fur control of the Sci-

omu Isa-mo. m RIOSCOW Makes Blum EnemyArmada Battling For Control

in.‘tiihwfiitiidigfliiinflfrieiifie"i? Fiigfi’; fuiiiasig'iif"i".tiilil°ruus , _ , , buggestion Hess be CHI/Inch Ofsouthwest Pacific. Tried at Once.

Pushed Back

Winter isfipping at Heels of German Army.

sec-mod every evidence, however, that Japan liarl finally i\l‘i‘\‘l'l1(| the challenge of the American leisure of Guadalcanal by making an all-out

effort to retake it. c e o o a At least one enemy battleship was in action. The language of Navy announcements referring to other enemy “heavy units" sighted in (ho vicinity indicates that other capital shi s are supporting thr- rffori to land strong relniu-cements on the lslan , already partially §u(‘(‘[‘§, "i, The flrellfith and composition of American naval forces in ilzihh- -. w to meet this major attack is not indicated. Onlv light nnvnl units inul » Ambsyo. ' Hill/Y. "my find marine corps planes were mentioned in first accounts. $3,?‘ b“\,l§(‘,.n

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(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, Oct, l5—((‘P)—.!apaness bomber; have struck Oct. 15 i (AP) _ ggileusynat the Guadalcanal ulrficld held by United Slates forces in the Gcvermnenl Cum out on Islands, the navy announced tonight, as a great struggle for

[m- ,,,,n,.;d,a,,.. 11-151 domination of much of the southwest Pacific Ocean raged on,

B Henry C. Cassid Assocrated Press Staff

MOSCOW, Oct. l6 —(F‘riday) — (AP)- The Germans, in a new offensive spurt, hurled two infantry ' 100 tanks

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(Associxii-d Press Staff Writer)

diwsion; sup rted by

and hu Bi” mnnauons Bgains, but substantial army ground and alr forces have nrrivcd to reinforce flir .. »- . -» _ ,

noéthwesgané %t1aun l?“ Thursdfl), Americans. . . . ‘ ' . ‘e u ‘of Cfilxxiflyni, lxwki]; 63L h t This latest alrdailack was disclosed in n niquc which added an "succee e n s g y pressing _ M > . ‘d p‘ ,, i .__ b. u a cw dparse eiziils to what had air-cad boo g [d 1 u, | | beck our troops," the Russians nn- I" u" "m" “l "l" “mfidflme 9' A'm°"i"““ “Mm-Y i" "M" Gmldfll" it. m,“ 1nd‘ hiiifflllliirl.) Inztlmezl acre-amphibious conflict I i y li n 0 o e "non nounced early today on me 53rd canal exgresseil by Atlinlrnl Nimitz. Pacific fleet commander. limvi-vrr, ii Ram,‘ 1",,‘ g: a‘ CIUTJVQ m Bmam n 5 wmmu“ ill" l?" Cl’ in "i6 diiY-

an o: 815st "a; lgnawsrrglpetsign that a pitched sea as well as Izinrl lrnlilo is in m b“, u,‘ ..o,._,nnwl(,rs of Ger: It was stated that enemy naval forces were still operating, at last

_____ Wt man utrccillcs" WilO should pay reports, In the vicinity cf Savo Island, which guards the approaches to

lly¥ilpiugnirillgugglcigiféifis“as made m the Japanese-held northern section of Guadalcanal. There was no men- n“. (0H,, 0i‘ u communique widely lion of any lotion involving either American air or surface forces.

c‘ culiicri bv Tn Now Agency, c. 'lli'l! i ' l\' of Szivut The Japanese armada had been ’ I 5 S Side Men. Are Charged "u

for mi (‘um Xloloiov to a discloscd earlier to include battle- in-nionilis old ccnimiinlcaflon from ships. This was the first time the a number of Eilropean Govem- enemy has risked his capital ves- Ori Wednesday afternoon five men, all of Siinimerside, were placed under arrest. bv the R. C.

is German gain, made in s race with approaching winter, cost the entyny 1,500 dead and about 45 of their tanks, the Thursday mid- night communique said.

South of the bescged Volga River City the Russians said an- other 300 ‘Germans were slain and

Air Offensive To five gunsuand (six blockhougestund two muni ons umps were es rov- ____ _l i A‘ Wflifi

ed by one Red Army unit. The "‘—_"’i__""""‘*“k 1 Nazi blockhouse gurrlsons either ‘ By Edward E, Bomar

were killed or captured, the coili- munique added. Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON, Oct. l5 -(AP)

Local fighting to north -—Captain E. V. (Eddie) Ricken- . North of the city where the Red backer brought back today from an

seis in the vicinity of Guadalcanal stcd sharp departure from and the fact. emphasized his grim of the British and Unlt- deteiminatlon to regain control oi < c5 (lcvei-n-monts for pCst- the island and smash the Am- Will‘ irlnl of Axis criminals. erican offensive in the southwest

Pacific at virtually any cost, British Biartled

Outcome In Balance (Brltislh official circles were

News Briefs

army has driven wedges lnro ihe official survey trip to Britain the L t. , ‘ms nun, Cub “rm, m M P B: a result o a seven,‘ Nazi flank extending from the Don conclusion that a second land front , __ _ 5 alr'4‘ed b3’ '. _ F, y new _ ° ° ‘mimme ‘l7 ‘he ' " ~

Rive, m gtallngrad. me comnunu. 1,, Euro mus, await decisive ALLIED llhADQUAlUlhics, fcinioilrkofloligécrnéaliitlaozalwzoénbgi; sltlieugggel stlllddhiéng nip the iJCii 1w, gxlilgigigiillsagflvoefitlgliiélllfzjrli Jirgtxo Gtahe que reported only indecisive fight- success or the British-American ~~éllfllllllgv Qok-»-J(r—.(l'ri<l1l¥l—- -~°n-_~ 1K Y a e 95° dfifliifi 0i i

m“ o, meal impommoe The R_us_ air offenswe fUP)_]-|gh1_|““‘ bggwcel, Am“; pressions of fcnr that action along information in tonight; com- iailt. Harry Gallant. Frank Gal- mms there were Sm, attackmg’ Aueady aerial s“ Horny L‘ ..de_ mm Japanese ground troopsjn lilo lino suggested byhlusia would munique:- lant, Clone Perry and Andrew however and “Sm ma“. armlery “mm, on m M-es. we" and ",8 owe“ gummy Mmnnmng b.in;,' “UCRSILC IELHIIHMOXI against Twenty-seven enemy bomber, Perry were the men taken into to dispeise Gel-mag concentrations "the tiieild is efiitircly in Eur favor" °f NEW Guinea continues with Alllod imlioilflis ncw in German blasted the Guadalcanal airfield cuswdy» ‘m. t“'° Chan?“ of cm“ One Nanrlnfantry compiliiy was the First Great War air ace re- ""‘“mim5i‘*" Wmwsm“ "he im-n-"is Airgndi’ the Geifmans m" Shomy finer noon o“ Oct" 15- spiracy’ Either of the Charge: said to have been wmed out and Domed to WM. Secretary Henry suutmvcst Pacific Uonimimd re- lilliilliCii ilic muss siIQSiK-IIIE 0i CH-Il- Guadalcanal time. Results of this Callie-i a Pelifliil’. 0n COIiViCtiOIi. 01 mree enemv planes downed stimwn Bu, he added._ ported today. Milflh and BllliSll piiscners of war. raid were not announced, 56"" YQBFB imDTi-Wllmflii-