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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, r54?

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Annual Subucription Delivered. 85.00 By Mail: P. B. 1., 54.00; Canada and ILS. $0.00

in. it was reported, closing in with

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in a single encounter, the Rus- 5a , a Red army tank unit

destroyed ‘l9 tanks, 32 guns. 2,500 of-

ficers and men and routed the staifsr

if two regiments.

in the centre were

c to Red Star, the army zgwspaper, said the 7-to-I0-lniie lily pace was belnsemaintained in t rirsuit of the rmans toward rrrro ensk.

The increasingly strenuous Red lrrny push was said to have forced the Germans to react in sectors

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1l—(AP)-— lluntly disputing a conclusion of a finale Committee that there is, in.‘ line shortage in the eastern ruled Stalcs, the Defence Petro- hln Co-ordinatcrs office declared buy that a shortage does exist and tut conservation measures must wntlnue. v Ralph K. Davies, acting co-ordirr- lbr in the absence of lirterfor Sec- ori vacation, a sta. .—- “Our appraisal of the present and fdlre stock deficiency remains as re rted, and the neces- co-operation curr-

OG fter 94' lid theaNazlsfive "foiled utterly’! gimlxrxin the French over in occupied

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arts of France , the

lltd for rmans does not rise t“! hllth a pitch because there ‘e not been sufficient contacts Illh the hated con uerors.” said "to a nephew of he la Sir lillls Davies, one-time chief justice "ills Supreme Court of Canada.

Coming Events

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lfed Army Forges Ahead Ln Center

Advance at rate of seven to 10 miles daily.

(By Henry C. Oassidy, Associa rlroscow. sent w-(irldnyi-tarr-ned soldiers, mrgb the centre of tho German lines at a rcportcd rate of seven to "miles daily, today cialmcdto have inflicicd heavy looses on the 41th fimmn tank corps, wiping out several armored aallerrts. The Russians employed the Germans’ own tactics against the invad-

ndgel, cutting them off from the infantry and destroying them unit by

. Mr. Churchill "clear out

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‘ Press Staff Writer) forging ahead

a pinoers movement around tank

Says attempt to Undermine Gov’t Wage policy

ST. OATHARINES, Ont... Sept. 11 —(CP-—Termed by Labor Minister McLarty “a deliberate attempt to undermine the wage policy of hi1.- Dominion Government," a strike of an unestimated number of workers! at McKinnon Industries. Ltd, here‘ continued tonight without any sl3l1s' o: conciliation or settlement.

Cilmaxing a four months old dis- pute over wages between the com- pany and the United Automoozle Workers of’ America, the strike went into effect this morning when the night shift left the plant leav- ing in operation only the Delco di- vision or the company where a group of girl workers are employed as a unit by the British government.

Labor Minister McLarty was Join- ed in his condemnation of the strike by Munitions Minister Howe who said "the government cannot per- mit this plant to cease o ration- steps have been taken enslme that those (employees) who wish i0 return to work may do so without interference or molestation. Both ministers issued their statements at Ottawa. '-

Ohurchill says R.A.F. Fighters To aid Soviets

LONDON. Se t. 1l—-(CP)—Prl.m€ Minisfer Churc ill, clefendirr! ‘me of his ministers against attack, told the House of Commons today hundreds of fighter aircraft are being sent from Britain to Russia and that many already have arriv- cd' in the Soviet Union.

The Prime Minister gave the lu- formation durlng an exchange be-- ween himself and William Gill" richer. lone Communist House meant- ber. who. in the heat of arsumen - called Mr. Churchill a blacksullrd and accused rrlnr d1 rvlns- only i° apologize and retract aficr r0- flectlori.

The brief storm arose over alleg- ations made recently by Jlwk Tim‘ ner. a Labor leader. that Ltd-COL J- T- C- MOOTG-BTiIrbBZOII. Milli-film‘ 101' Aircraft Production. had e ressed a hope that the German an Sov- iet armies would exrterrnlnate each

her. ,, “very deep and bitter feeling. existed amongst trades unionists ov- v tlhc Minister's alleged remark concerning Russia, Mr. Gallacher i at the outset. Sadie we... (m then rd demand last s

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government anyone rrriro is not 100 per cent for cc-operation with Ellis?» not think." rm. ciiurdrrtrr retorted, "that r should be prepared to receive guidance c0110? 0i‘ conduct from an honorable 190K16- man who. it is notorfous. i105 0° change his opinions when“!!! M i! ordered to by a body outside this t _.. cogliorrllting a demand for with- drawal of this "insulting remark." Mr, Gallacher cried out:—

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fiov’t considers iiew service to

Inform consumers i“

arr A. sent. l1 — 101’) — Organitallion of a scrvlffl‘ medkeel; consumers constant y ll 0f 0

best assist the war| things they WY l" ‘ the meals they cook now ls b??? considered by the liovemmiilli- -° Canadian Press learned toniilhii-

Through uurrdrtv "is proposed service woud advise and explllll. seeking to [wing purchasing habim in 5mm g way that shortages lath surpluses may be avoided asbrnuc as possible aloilii Wm‘ “my "I! "1 in certain‘ ‘lines which mi it a er war ac tes.

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One Airman Killed, another Injured at S’sitic

One member of the Ro al Cana-

an Air Force was kill and an- other critically injured in an acci- dent at No. 9 Service Flyi 'I‘ratin- ing School, at Summersf e, ‘ate yesterday aftcrnoon.

Officers at the station said LAC. J. L. Call of New Richmond. Quebec was killed when his plane swerved in takin off and. crashed into a. de the runway. AC2 V. i-i. Banks of Montreal 1s in hospital at the airport with critical injuries. He was on the rear of the truck, it was believed.

Officers announced a court of m- quirv is being h d.

I4AC. Gail's next of kin is his fa- ther, John Call of New Richmond.

AC2 Banks’ father is A. G. V. Banks of Montreal.

The plane which Call was piloting is believed to have taken off before it swerved. After it struck the run- way it caught fire. The pilot ‘vas alone in the machine. He was killed instantly.

Last night the condition of Banks was slid ‘Ed ad hopeful although still regarded as critical.

The body of Call will be sent to his New Richmond home for burial.

Large barn at Berleque struck by Lightning, burns

A large barn with much of its contents and a machine shed, own- ed by Mr. Frank L. Jewell of Be- deque were destroyed by fire early yesterday. The blaze broke out af- ter the barn was-struck by light- ning. Icss than five minutes riter the bolt struck the barn was a mass of flames. erghbors gathered quickly and formed a bucket brigade but could do nothing t_o save iv-z- stock, crop and machinery in tire barn. Everything was removed from the adjoining machine shed before the fire reached it, however.

Another building riscci as a work- shop and the farm dwelling were in! grave danger despite efforts of vol-y unteer firemen until a shift of wind sent clnders fn another direction.

Included in the loss was a large hay crop, two calves two brood SOWS, 501116 X10115, ftliil‘ bacon GOES almost ready for market. a Bram‘ threshing machine, gasoline engine‘ andnfarnr scales lasmrvrclll 8S 0M9!‘ Slflll 91‘ arm B \i l) B .

At the helglllt of the fire Mr. Jewell was stricken with a heart attack and nredical aid had to be summoned. g

The electrical storm be!!!“ 511"?" ly before midnight and COIILIIIULG; five hours. The Jewell barn was struck about 2 o'clock | Telephone communications were paralyzed for more than three hours and when the Jewell barn was struck assistance was summoned DY, neighbors with motor cars. r Heavy showers accompanied the

electrical display and aided flr.-.-| fighters in saving the Peflwllllllfl‘ Jewell buildings. r

No official estimate of the lossl was available but it was expellifid l‘ would exceed $3.000. PB-Yilally cov- ered by insurance.

The property was formerl, widely known as the Charles Bl prop‘; erty. The present owner has been possession about eiBht yea"-

Two years ago the “roof was blfliwg from the barn bysa twister wh.}c swept across th section of tie province. '

This mornings storm burned out the telegraph flllllpmeni/ at ti“ Canadian National Railways S" 0" at Freetown, not far from here but did not set fire to the buildirerfi.

No other damage was report

Eastern sections of the Dfflvlflce had heavy showers but oniv a light thunderstorm. Ag‘ Chaflfltwtmw‘

thir ma??? ulriislmregorded and most 0f ll- fell in one brief defuse shortly be- fore two o'clock in the morninl-

Ontario tomato Farmers process Own product

TORD , Sept. ii -—- (CP) -— While tomato farmers from Kent and Essex counties worked at pro- cessing the product of their own toil in the suburban New ‘loronro strike-bound plant of the Campbell

._l'.1nean front delivered a heavy at-

raid Nazi

By Foster Barclay Canadian Prell Staff Writer

LONDON. 3613b. 11—(CP Cable)- Royal Air Force lots, steering their way over the Alps by the stars, IBLKiCd northern Italy last night and early today for the first time since January. subjecting Tur-

in and other industrial cities to heavy bombardment. They used new four-motored

lbcrrrbcrs. l~t was the heaviest at- tack of the war on that zone.

"The smoke was so dense at times that we couldn't see through i/t," said the pilot of a Wellington bomber who spent 70 minutes over Turin, “We could smell it, too."

They flew under a star-studded sky. "Most of the way we flew by Astra-Navigation, steering by the stars," the pilot said.

The Middle East command dis- closed at Cairo that the night be- fore R.A.F. fliers 01 the Medrm-

‘tack on the Sicilian city of Mess- ina. attacking a power station, fer- ries and landing stages, and on Mlmday night pounded docks and- qllliys Bat Palermo. Sicily. (Anti-aircraft guns of Vichy_op-

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Local boy is Graduate at

CALGARY. Sept. l1 —- (CP)~ Graduation ceremonies were con- cructed today at No. 2 Wireless School for" the largest group of Royal Canadian Air Force wire- lcssoair gunners to complete their studies at the station. The list of graduates includes:_

Nova Scotia: B. Fisher, Col- clrester County; W. M Parker, Annapolis County; H. A. Stroud, Dartmouth; N_ W. Connolly. Truro.

Prince Edward Island: R. J. Dickie, Charlottetown.

Bacon export Plan assured Of full success

OTTAWA. Sept. 11—(CP)—-A gigantic effort by Canadian a ri- cu ture to meet United King om requirements fsr 425000.000 pounds of bacon before BeptJiO is asiuled of success. Agriculture Department officials said tbhlgl/il}.

It is expected that reduction in domestic pork consumption, price increases to offset climbing United States quotations, and rncmasen pork prsductlon would mean the United Kingdom will alto receive at least 28,(Xl0.000 pounds of bacon ‘ lrr addition’ to the 425,000,000 pro- l vided for in the agreement. now near its end. This extra bacon was ' asked for by overseas authorities.

Should the est-operation of Can- adians in redudng consumption be continued and‘ expected production increases materialize, officials were confident they would be able to filr the British requirements for 600,000,000 pounds of bacon in the new agreement period startin!

Nov. i.

Officials said hzg numbers in Canada increased 28 per cent be- tween December, i939, and Decem- ber. 1940, and a. further increase in 194i was indicated by farmers’ re- ports of breedings. It was esti- mated pok production in 194i would reach 1.230.000.0011 pounds. an in- crease of 19 per cent over i940

“Enemy” defeated In Halifax invasion

Soup Co., Ltd., today, Ontario's Lil-l bor Minister, Hon. Peter Heenan. aounoed that the company will ndraw its five-point offer to striking employees at midnight w-

from around

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he farmers, most Ohatlram, in Kent ount . arrived at the soup com y’s pant this morning and began work almost immediately. They came here at the invitation of Premier Hepburn and at the expense of the Ontario gov- ernment. it was claimed that the strike which started last Saturday threatened to cause the destruction

rot of the Essex and Kent to

the 500 employees who had asked a wage increase of five Null-s an hour, approximately 200 have r-e- turned to work and the others have joined the Packin house Workers’ Organizing Commi ice (C.'C.L,-t‘.l O.) The company's offer of an in- crease of three cents an hour vld other concessions was rclected by

d: the year and the food value-l o! various products. térenasgzif! ‘xgyg-g seek to malnta n‘ fir}! m“ luwu“

ailcbio inlaid are wen"!-

the’ strikers last night, it being stated they were determined not lo return m work until their demand: for union reoognlfon were accept

‘Ally John LcBiancl (Can ian Preu Staff Writer)

IIALISAX, Sept. ‘ll - (tCPiln — a suppose “enemy” oroe ry g "invade" Halifax and demolish the heavy batteries guarding it was beaten off today by the defenders of this strategic seaport. ,

Simulating a landing on the coastline from an enemy armed merchant cruiser. the lrish regiment of Canada sent a mile-long spear-l head of mechanized infant r-acin , reward its important ob ive bu 1 finally was stopped short of the mark in a long =- g merit over many miles of rugged rrain.

nvrr r-‘rorr-rnn rut-rues rrzlt mourn

SAINT JOHN. N. 13., Sept. i0 -~ iCPl-Statcd in terms of war wea - ons. New Brunswick! objective n the war savings campaign thl; ml will be five ghler planes every month. it was said toda at a meet-

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Nazi raider Operating in Pacific ocean

NEW YORK, Sept. 1l--(AP) —A German raider operating in the Pacific Ocean about 1.000 miles west o] the Pan- ama Canal has sunk the 7,322- ton Netherlands motorship Kota Ncpan and threatened other , shipping sources laid today.

Close on the heels of an an- nouncement that she Was long overdue at the canal on a voy- age to New York from Ba- tavin. the Netherlands East Indies, and presumed lost due to enemy action, came cunfir. mill-ii!!! 0f the Kota Nopan's sinkilll. placing the action in the general locale of the Gal- apagos Islands.

Other ships arriving hero P.2d told of having been pur- sued by a raider along the route of the Kcta Nopan, and recently a report said that a vessel with a rubber cargo hound for the United States had been sunk by a raider.

The Kola. Nopzrn. which had a crorw of 4B and accommoda- tions for l2 passengers, was said to be carrying rubber. flir and palm oil to the United States. The fate oi’ her crew and passengers, if she had any, and the time of her departure from Batavia was not known here.

German boasts Britain will Be invaded

BERLIN, Sept. l1-—lAI'l-— Britain will be invaded "at a time and in a manner which the English do not expect." a German military export boast- ed tonight In the widely-cir- culated weekly pa; Reich.

“England may rest assured

than help." the article said

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lBritish iAirmenl Blast At Italy

Turin shattereddr-ybombs and left blazing — Fighter aircraft

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U. S. Firdsident Reveals Historic

Order IL Speech

Roosevelt makes warning clear, to Axis Powers; Send ships or planes into American de-

fence zone ‘at their own peril’.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer) ‘ WASHINGTON, Sept. 11—(AP)—President Roosevelt announced tonight that he has given orders to the navy to shoot first when Axis submarines, surface raiders or air-

Barn burned At Hamilton

During the heavy electrical storm' about 2 o'clock yesterday mominal a barn owned by Mr. James Craig

' at Hamilton, was struck and blrrn-.

ed to the ground. The building ins? about one mile from the residence of Mr, Craig as it was on airotirer; farm. Only three years ago they house 0n the same property was burned to the ground.

The blaze was noticed yesterday morning by some neighbors after_ the barn was hit. A crcryrl other-ed quickly but despite their" of orts the building was a total loss.

About 17 tons of llal\' as wcll as some valuable rrrnchiiier_t' was irr- clrrclcd in the loss as they were li'l the barn and the firc trad rrracicr such headway before firefighters‘ gathered that they could not ber salvaged.

f llungary’s Regent lllisits Hillel‘

BERLIN, Sfpl. i1—<APr~Adnrir- rtl Niclrolos Horthy‘, regent of Hun- gary. and llun arr Pr"e_ririer~ Lasz- lo de Birrrlr ilcd Hitler‘ at ‘Hi5. field head ‘tor-s from Monthly until yrestcl‘ ay. it was announced toni his. r

( 1e Hungarian premiers visit to the front may account for" the ‘sud-l den interruption of intcrnatrorrall

that the catastrophe is nearer i

The Dienst Aus Deutschlzrnri commentary emphasized the “great importance" of the statement because of its pub- lication in the weekly, to which Propaganda Minister Goebbels il a regular contributor.

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The War News, r

B Kirirc L. Simpson Assoc ated Press Staff Writer

Clcse Russian investment of war-battered Smolensk. stra- tegic key in the centre of Ger- man linds in the Sovet, now is admitted from Berlin.

Fierce fighting, the Germans reported. is taking place less than 40 miles northeast of the city. Presumably, that means the northern wing or u my“. pronged Russian counter attack aimed at recapture of the Smolensk road and rail Junc- tion ls now somewhere in the vicinity of Yartseva. and mom than 60 miles west or Vyazma, which Berlin only hcrrrs ago had claimed WBSJBB-DZUTBG.

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What has happened to the German panzer spearhead re- ported at Vyamra several weeks ago has never been indicated. If the Russians are more than 60 miles west of Vyazma along the north bank oi the Dnle-per Rlvél‘. however, as Berlin new states. it is clear that the Vyrmna spearhead has been either dQPtrcved or out off

at is only one and a lesser menace to German control of the Smolensk communications MY. however. Three railroads fan east and southeast from that point. The Red counter at- tack armeafs even closer to its criairral goal and well beyond Yeirra on one llrre willie on the third. connector: Smolensk and Nrvarrsk via Rosiavl. the Rue- sllns are reported only l2 miles from Rnole k.

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To industry For cooperation l

Forecasts Increasin g

Need For Y oun g; Men In Armed For-s r r

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OTTAWA. Sept. rritlorrs Minister Howe tonight ap-v pcrfcri to industry "trot to plneel obstacles in the way of enlist- nrerrts." nml forecast rrrr increasing need for young men in the armed forces. 1

Iir an address broadcast over the national network of the Camtdietni Broadcasting Corporation, the Minister also nrriric arr appeal for"! “an aroused public opinion" i check the type of labor disputes}

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now interrupting production.

Mr. Horse's address was he sec- ond in the series being glr‘ n daily by cabinet ministers its a part cf the Ri-coirsccrntion Wrck pro- gram which opened _vcstcrrin,v_