By su.l. ION c,...u.. Press Wrlcr OTTAWA (CF)-The otfieialuhin: f caudian rm! W8”!

31.3, min; the -Second World W, questions the miiiteryyaltse ,, me fighiing in the canuialeis kg nine months.

. dian trawl iouslt durlu, ,.f'o'iathe nine nsontln. III!-erlns mile of their heaviest casualties

that theatre. lnwritteu by Lt--COL 9- "- 5- Nicholson. d9PillY'dl'9ci'" 9! ilk ,,-my general staff's historical sec- tion. the 683 - PIIGOIVI1; '5 5"”

- h 0': ages emncei. i,;”,:f;'..”... P14 battle sketches. rUNPROFITABI.E"' DRIVE

"The Canadians in Italy. 5945"

ui).:The Allies should have holed up south of the Ger-mana' Gothic L... in August. 1944. -1 Prime Minister Churchill had advocated. Ad.-ageing beyond that betw september and December. 1'9- mixed in a "bitter and unprofit- able struggle which were out the last four months of 1944. and cost Canada her heaviest casualties of the campaign." .

2. The generalshlp of Sir Olives" Leesc, nth Al-my commander dur- ing the Lirl Valley campaign of April and May. 1944. WIS film?- whiig Cmmdian troops were clos- ing up to and smashing the Hitler Line British troops on their right ilank were marking time. Both nritfsh and Canadian formations suffered heavier casualties than need have been. 3. Lt.-Gen. IL L. commanding Corps. was

Nine Months Fight Injliaiy

position. . .

B ..t.. "'f..:.'.-:.?."'.:''"”'-''""' htlsade

mored Divhion Barely months later. when the reinsn:3 meat stream was drying up. Do-

erai staff; proposed at one stage of the campaign that the lat Cana-

an Army be disbanded. its head- quarters" to be incorporated with Canadian Military Headquarters in London to administer Canadian forces in. the field. Gen. A. G. L. McNaughton, then army com- mander, said the government WW” IIIVG. to find someone else to implemen such a policy. MAJOR DIFFERENCE

"This fundamental difference of opinion." says the history in one of its rare allusions to policy mat- ters. "certainly contributed to producing his (McNeughton's) re- tirement before the end of the year."

Published tomorrow at 83.50 by the Queen's Printer. the curves- ing, well-written history carries the reader in abundant but always easy-to-follow detail through the planning and execution of all the major operations of the camp

Throughout Col. Nicholson keeps

his readers infonned of what the by

Germans were doing.

Col. Nicholson. a pre-war high school principal in Saskatchewan who enlisted with the Prince AI- bert and Battleford Volunteer. be-

mut fore becoming historical narrator

very distinguish abilities" he didn't get Ilong with isnior British officers and had been placed in an' "impossible"

Coming Events

,.Reg ' Dance Bonshsw Ina Tuesday night. Burns Orchestra.

Dance Fortune llail. Friday night. Sept. M.

Reserve Monday October lth for social and Dance In Iona Hall.

Dance Stanley Bridge Hall" Sept. 5th, Weai.herby's Orchestra.

Reserve Oct.. 10th for Illghfleid United Church supper.

Dance New Glasgow Hall to- sight. Door Prise.

Chicken Supper and Bauer. south Rustico. October I0th.- 5.

Dance Grandview Hall. Wednes- day. September 36, Boudreeult and O'Connor. ,

Dance Forest Bill Hall Wednes- iisy night September 19. Turner orchestra.

Regular dance at Gordon Lodge every Friday night. .Weat.herhiu Orchestra.

St. John's Anglican Church Chia- ten and Ham supper. Wednesday October 3. - North Milton I-Isll.

Year end sale Sept. 25th to Sept. itth. C.M. Simpson and Sons, ltanley Bridge. - v

"The Miracle of Fatima" (In etior). st. Teresa's Hell. Friday. Ispt. 3th.. I ma.

Weekly Dance Fort Augusta lsli every W nesday nigh. l1rks's Orchestra.

."'I'he Miracle of Fatima". (in solar) Corsn Bane Bell. Saturday. lspt. 10th. I pass.

Dance Mt. Stewart Memorial lall. Tuesday night. Rollie Mac lensie's Orchestra.

Dance It. Peter's I-loly Nlllll lall. Tuesday night. Maclwee'a Orchestra.

,Reserve Monday. Oct. 1st-hf limiters Contest. It. Pstc's has

Green Road chicker supper. Wod- sssdey. Sept. lth, supper served in to 0. Dance after.

Miracle of nuns". (la 0tV-331 Im-

O OI M w :1: x ' en . All who

vmhoms :'etlstsn0i-zhedre.

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E; that by July.

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for Pacific Command in 1943. says 1944. the Italian cznklpaign had accomplished its

"The 11 months which followed asked

the invasion of Sicily had de- prived Germany of her Axi part.- ll9l'3 opened to Allied shipp g the important sea route through the Mediterranean to the Middle East and India; gained air bases on the Italian mainland which consider- ably increased the effectiveness of the great bombing program against Germany; and enhanced Allied prestige by winning a de- cisive victory which led to the cap- ture of Rome and set the stage for the successful invasion of southern France.

"In July. 1944. however. there seemed little In Allied plans likely to produce any further spectacu- lsr contribution by the forces In ltIly- . . .

ADVANCE ORDERED

"Instead. they ordered Gen. Alexander's weakened forces to advance over the Apennlnes and lc,ios”e' to the line of the River-

o.

Nicholson submits that e Chumhul flllestion of building a masivei f rtlfiedi line across ltaLv's narrow waist would hgvg

" continued to retain large bodies of

German troops in Italy - the theatre's asdned function.

Strategical considerations aside. ll! Ilys. nothing "can alter the fact that the Allied armies in Italy waged and won a hard and well- fought campaign."

"Always the attacker. they car- ried out four major amphibian. lsndlnss. and three times at- tacked the enemy with the full llfilllll of an army group. Their polygiot forces. in which 3 na- tions were -eyresen . drove the enemy froin one position after an- other up the whole length of the peninsula to complete his destruc- tion on the northern plain. . . .

"To these successes Canadian 3'00?! made no small contribu-

on.

NOTABLE RECORD

"Except for the last two months of the war Canadian formations were engaged in all the major Plllses of the campaign: when It left Italy the in Division had served continuously in the theatre

for e I period-th oth division "the 0th "I R "In the I advance from Fe-

. as we have learned from enemy moo.-as, the

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chi

aign.the commandofesingie

sassrlush cas1aIIrI'm-I

ofanoperetionllkethis, andstill more to endeavor to pass a di- vision under command of one

is bound to result in traffic can- fusion and delay." SUPPORT FOR BURNS

Historian Nicholson Burns.

”There will be some critics of the Army plan who will questiu the soundness of trying to advance with two corps abreast through the narrow defile of the Liri -' Valley. They will suggest that op- erations should have been under

supports

WWI headquarters-a practice followed battle. .

the heaviest casualties suffered by

how of the aircraft carrier Magnif- trai "Bearing in mind the fact that icent. HMCS Iroquois. one of four

DESTROYERS SAIL FOR rune

th Ge through Partl fr ed b ill to I RCN d str hich will pay Halifax. Light circle on Iroquuls' 6 mm” out an y am y Q Wang 'l7'.'uropean ports bow just forward of her official in the next two months. sails fran number 217 is actually rat guard

.

Tuesday. Sept. 25. 1956

BBIXIIAM. Ens. (AP)--Prettly gm; wearing capes and shaws which use the fashion of the Pli-

snothera stood in a down- pour of rain Saturday as the jngdy little ship called Mayflower I! won launched in misty Tor

I the brown and white hull, still without superstructure or natal. slid down the greased slip- way. the band of the Somerset Light Infantry played the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

A clergyman blessed the little croft, which in about a half a your will be ready to duplicate the historic voyage of the first Mayflower in 1620 - from Ply- mouth, England. to Plymouth Rock on the coast oi Massachus- settsx

SAME CHARACTERISTICS

An nearly as builders could make 11. Mlyilower II has the characteristics of the ship in ' which the Pilgrims sailed to Am- erica. But there are differences. Mayflower II will cost about c1oo.ooo probably more than the

original pilgrims could have af- fordod.

On the insistence of navigation authorities it will carry radio, Just In case. Fifteenth - century navigation equipment will be used. But there will be some modern gear if the 29th-century pilgrims cannot manage the more primitive gadgets.

An American Mm widely ac- claimed in Britain. former air- man Reis Leming of Toppenish. Wash, came over to christen the vessel. The wind almost drowned out his words when he shouted:

on M.agnificenl's berthlng lines. (RCN Photo)

the lat Division in its assault were those inflicted from the right flank (13th British Corps) and that this exposed flank remained a source of embarrassment to the 5th Ar- moned Division in its subsequent advance. the question must be whether greater pressure might have been maintained in the Aquino sector by e corps com- I!'IrIIIldGl' in command of the entire out. . . ."

During the summer. while lst Canadian Armored Brigade sup ported British formations past Lake Traslmene to Florence, the corps retrained and reorgaaised. SUPPORT DENIED

Burns, reporting that Sth Ar- lnored's one infantry brigade. the llth. had been overworked in the Llrl Advance and that llth Army was providing extra infantry bri- gades for its armored divisions, asked Canadian Military Head- quarters Iln London whether an operational brigade group mint be sent from Canada to Italy for inclusion in 5th Armored. .

"A request by Gen. Alexander that the recommendation be sup- ported by the war office was turned down by the CIGS (Gen. Sir Alan Brooke) who ruled that no tdiverslone from Overlord (the Normandy asaault)' could be agreed to.”

Burns then improvised as in- fantry brigade from his own re sources. Those troops. trained specialists in other than infantry warfare. turned in a splendid rec- ord intheGothicLineandLom- hardy Plains exploitation.

Two months later Defence Min- ister Relston visited the theatre with particular interest.in rein- iorcemens.

lie was told that by Oct. 10, if the corps continued active. there would be no reserves and units would have to fight below estalr lishment. Gen. Burns urged that his command be maintained full strength.

Ralston, however. suggested to Gen. Leese that let Division be reduced to a brlgede, instead. II

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doubtedly the best in Anny. that it could always lied upon to take on- a bong successfully. and that any tion In its mistake.”

Murray Harbour, were the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Murray. Wednesday. Sept 130!-

York. left on Monday, Sept..10, for Boston. They were accompan- ied by Mrs. Douglas Moore. Char- lottetown. who will spend a short holiday with her sister. Mrs. AI- len

for the W.M.S. at her home Tues- day evening wlth good attendance.

ifas. was a visitor to his home in York.

town, was a visitor to York Manse on Tuesday. Sept. 11.

City. spent a short time in York, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Par- ker Jewell.

disoo Hardy. York, spent Friday In Chulottetown.

Union, were the weekend guests York.

weekend in York. :::i(::.Bhed.I'l.w.E'lInl:I? Bmroevavtn, olYo'l.':

M.P., has returned to duties after a short holiday with his parents. Rev. gt Sproule, at York Manse.

thy Rodd. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Rodd. City. spent Thursday eve

Gordon Crockett. York.

York School. spent the weekend -1 her home in Bldeford.

YORK

Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Richards,

School.

Willard Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Allen.

Mrs. Elmer Brown who hostess Mr. Eric Sproule, R.C.A.F.. l-IaI- Mr- Rev. Howard Christie, Charlotte- Mr. and Mrs.

James Mound.

Mrs. Elby Hardy and Mrs. Ed-

Rev. J.M. Sproule. Mrs. Sproule. wdwme

and family. were visitors at the Cmbwh home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mil- Iar Bide.-ford on Saturday.

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ing a holiday with her sister, Mrs. Robert Bell of Toronto.

Friends

Elaine Cooke has returned home in York. after spend-

Friends on

Mr. and Mrs. Dave MacDonald, f Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Crockett, Master Allen Kelzer. spent the 5' 1 A

Miss Laurette Vasey. Dun-

n Sunday. Sept. 2nd. 9"” "I"

Mr. George Sproule of the R.C.

J. M. Sprouie and Mrs. Mrs. Vernon Rodd. Miss

log at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. by Randy, has return-

Miss Dorothy Miner. teacher of

Mr. llarry Keilly. and Miss Dor-

othy Millar.

silliker are pathy in their recent heavy loss of the fine large barn. caused by be- ing struck by lightning, with con- tents, on September 14. Reliable information is not available as to Fire Insurance appllacahle to this ed to her home In York, after vts- loss iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm McLaughlin. Stanhope.

of Mrs.

of Mr.

home."

Many residents were present to enjoy the opening of the this new Federal Bulding on September 11.

Friends of Mr. and Mrs. William

much sym-

Mr. Howard Macxlnnon has re turned from an usjoyable motor visitAemoud friends residing in the U.S.

Previous to her marriage to Mr. Kenneth MacKensIe in the North;

teachers of York attended the Teacher's Convention held in Charlottetown. the 12 and la of September. . Fred MacDonald, Char- lottetown, spent Saturday in York. Miss Myrna Caswell. Charlotte- town. was the guest of Miss Shir- ley Vessey on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caswell and daughter Fred. were visitors sf useful gifts were presented in testi- York on Saturday, Sept. ldth. B0

HAMPTON

and Mrs. Carl Peterson. have motored to their native prov- ince, and during their brief visit are the guests of Carl's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson. The many friends anti relatives of Mrs. Aibro llowntt regret to learn of hercontlnued illness. and are pxtending best wishes for a start on the road to recovery. Miss Wanda Pearson. has return- ed -to her home at Chelton, fol- lowing an .Joyable visit here. the guest of Mrs. Earle

William Call- beck are extending best wishes for an early and satlsfactorly return from a recent illness. Weldon Smith are tending to him a "welcome back" following a considerable pea- iod of absence from his former borne nsar Canoe Cove. Like other Islanders having set-up homes with of remaining away permanently, they enjoy a brief visit to the place and friends of by-gone years. and the expression is invariably hesrd:'"l'here'e no

Important Announcement

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CAMPAIGN In Aid Of

Monday, October Isl

FACTS T0 nrnsmsrn. 5

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PROTESTANT ORPHANAGE

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Tryon Presbyterian Church on Sep- tember 8, Miss Elaine Chisholm, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Chisholm. North Tryon was widely entertained by her many friends. Including those held in her honor in the city, Miss Chisholm was the guest of honor given by the North Tryon Community in the Baptist Hall. where many beautiful and

many of the esteem entertained by these many large gatherings for this young couple. Following a wed- ding tour through the Maritimes. it is understood they will reside in Charlottetown.

The Children-s' Rally Day Ser- vice at Bonshaw was greatly en-

"I christen the Mayflower II." In 1953, Queen Elizabeth awarded Lemlng the George Medal for saving the lives of 27 Britons In a disastrous east coast flood

their gifts and thoughfullness. After singing "For they are Jolly Good Fellows.” Frank was bounced by a uumbe of his pals. The remaind- er of the evening was spent in mus- ic and dancing. The music being furnished by: Mrs. Harold Smith. Mrs. Nat MacI(innon. Mr. Leo Coady and Douglas Drake. -

Mr. and Mrs. James MacQunr- rie and Mrs. Ilteverendl Richard Mercer of U.S., have returned to their homes after spending a short holiday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Edison Smith, Pownal. DJ

FOLLOWS RITUAL

Naming of the vessel was in strict accordance with a historic British ritual. Lelnlng drank wine from a goblet and then tossed it into the sea. Then. again in con- formity wih the old ritual. Beric Watson. 22. plung i into the we ter and recovered the goblet. Wat- son will be a member of Mayflow-

joyed by the lagge number present. on September 6. each one partic- pating bringing credit to themselv- es and to those who gave theiri time in preparing them for a! very fine service. CE

POWNAL

The Pownal Ladies Aid held their annual chicken supper in the hall on Tuesday evening, Sept. ll. This supper. which is looked for- ward to. with much interest. was largely attended this year. and a goodly sum of money was raised. On Wednesday evening Septem- ber l2th. a large number of friends and relatives gathered at Pownal Hail to tender a shower in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Frank McMillan. To flu strains of the Wedding March played by Mrs. Nat Mac- Klnnon. the bride and groom were ushered to the seats of honor by Miss Marlene Beidereon and Mr. Wallace Smith. The stage was blue streamers and white wedding lfkltlll. which were filled with con- et .

A short address was given by Mr. Gordon Moore. after which a gift of money was presented by Mr. Kenneth Judson.

Gifts were opened by Mrs. Char- Ies Jones and Florence McMillan. llllda Jones read the accompany- ing verses. Frank. on behalf of Jane and himself thanked all for

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.M3Yfiower I I Is ii Launched In U.K.

erlrscrewwkeeshesdsi for the New World ahodmut Aprll.

Few other members of the crew have been selected. said Warwick Charlton. one of the organIun.q the enterprise. conceived as I project to strengthen Anglo-Alsr erican relations. -

Mayflower II will be bathed permanently at Plymouth Rock.

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