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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, nruaspay, OCTOBER 26, 1944

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Silbacriptlon Delivered, 85.00

$4.00: other Provinces l USA. 85.00.

JAP NAVAL FORCE SEVERELY MAULED

f0 rrected Figures $hbw P. E. I.~Leads

lIn Enlistments

8th Amy Makes 31/2 Mile Advance

ROMI. Oct. 25 -— (OP) _Brit- irh 8th Anny units advanced an- other 3 1-2 miles in the Adriatic rector of the Italian front without Am- erican troops of the 5th Army cap- tured Monte Beimotc, one of the key bastions guarding the south- ern approaches to Bologna, after

encountering opposition and

a week cf bitter fighting. the Allied

high command announced today. without‘ meeting cppositlon indicated that-l

The British advance Field Marshal Gen. Albert Kessel- ring may be withdrawing to a new iirie of defence.

Navy Minister To iluit Federal Political Field?

OTTAWA, Oct. 25 — (C l?) _ Navy Minister Macdonald has -cld Liberal organizers in his, Kingston,

' Ont, constituency lie will not run in that riding again and the like- lihood is that he will leave the re- deral field altogether and either re- turn to Nova Scotia. politics or ac- cept an important government post flivfisibiy a Judgeship-it was re- llflvly learned here today.

I; was understood ihat_ Mr. Maciioiiaid. former Premier of Nova bconii, lcels that his work in Ot- tawa is Just about finished and it is known he is anxious to get back to his native province.

When Prime Minister MacKen- ale ‘King was re-orgaiiizing his war vfillliirb in i940. he called on the Elli". deep-voiced Muritimer to take the new naval portfolio. The law- yer-college professor resisned his premiership and ran a King- Wm by - election resulting from the death in an airplane crash of l-lon. Norman Mcl. Rogers, then Minister cl National Defence.

Mr. MacDonald has given a gui- ding hand in the development of the Canadian Navy from a small force of a few ships and 1,700 men tolls present strength of nearly 700 ships and 90,000 incn and women. He has seen i. take over ‘the whole‘ North Atlantic convoy route uiid be- zin development of its own fleet air arm and a cruiser strength. ,

Willi the possibility oi the fe - eral elections being held in the wring. Mr. Macdcnalcl is said to feel that the navy's role will be clearly define." and of diminishing importance by tlien and a. demob- llization plan will be well advanced. Hence he feels he can leave his P095 without adding any weighty respon- Blblllly to a. successor or his war cabinet colleagues.

Coming Events

"Show — Crapaud Thursday. l 10-26-21

"Show - Canoe Cove Friday. 10-25-21

"Chicken Supper. Binao, Card Play. Tracadie Monday. Ocfd zigotzfi.

"Four younir cattle rtrnyed on

“W l-‘TC . h A. B 0 . Fredegixgtltxaln. s ‘k’ “ iii-rztfini. "Masquerade Dance-Cardigan.

October 30th. Webster's Orchestra.

_ .0-26-2i.

"A quantity of "pressed hay is

wanted immediately, Knlld Jorg- ensen, Fredericton.

IO-M-Si.

"Rummage sale - At ‘trinity Social Hall Saturda, Oct. 36th 6 10-26-26

P. rn.

"Pantry Sale at Holmaxs. Sat- urday. October 2am at 2.30 Park- diile Wmnena institute. 10-26-11.

"Malquerade dance and e accial at 5t. George's flail, Fri ay ‘Vflllliil. Oct. 27. 10.26.21

"Show — Mt Stewart Saturday Shows 1.30 a'e.so P. M. ' ' m l0-26-1i.

""Aunt Bessie Beat th Band". i-act comedy bv Bridgetown Play- n

‘ttglllewnslif gut-Teletext‘ J e n vie . (‘iilliea in Charlottetown

g at fa es and guaran- ce entire satlsllirotinn at all times. The Atlas Grain Company‘. Board

d "hood of military age drawn into but

Island Loan. Total Passes ilalf Million

The victo loan total at the end oi’ the t day orthq chm.

OTTAWA Oct. 2s - (or Intake from’ the nine pwvlricea)inm the Canadian armed forces since war started up to June 30, 1944, totalled 936.988—an increase of 33.896 over the 913.002 figure issued figs. £13 coveailgiézl the period m w“ a

rc was osed today. def] i

cwnpuéd r213’ m9 wartime Inmq camlliiltfsnlngllfiztylogxlitlzllnédlethvliltttolt mam" 3°“ - “Bu!” lh°W¢d that was too early to know whether the Canada on June 30 had called on glflzen; generally were buying 37.9 per cent of her available 2.- bonds more freely or whether- p "4900 mull“? 03° ""195- Thi! W“ was that large subscriptions were fidnuéllllilléelaifi °l 011! P91’ ‘>901’- We!‘ tblfiingthryeoeived someriiat earlier m9 figure give" 1°‘ we Perl“ V’ 'I§here ewes still no breakdown of

I“ addmm m m5 new “Wake 5°’ figures showing sales to civilians tal another 15,464 were enlisted out- and m wryice personney The totals 514° Canada» “"15 "P1081118 the include all sales reported to date. Brand total intake to 952,472 com- By civilian are“ 10M, hehdquar- gig?“ l" the Prevmua “ital °t 933" ters divided the sales to date this

‘ I umm d . 6.100; 1 P“ m“)? £113?" 5° "all ml“: ggllnt? 01105356‘ esuglinersidmprslitilqc: no accoun sc arges an mus . . not be conflxsed with the total 300, ChAIIOHZBEOWTi, $221,700,

Queen's County outside Charlotte- strength oi the armed forces which . v is currently given as 764,000. town “mun and Km‘! comm

$52,650. - P. E. I. Leading

OTTAWA. Oct. 25 — (P) —Tlrc three armed forces have reported a Prince Edward Island is making 4- ‘i the biggest use of her available mil-

P111811 to raise 83.300000 in this rrovince stood at $509,850. it was announced by loan headquarters. Officials said the totals both for the province and by units, were considerably ahead of those at the end of the third day in the sixth. loan and while such a trend was most encouraging it not

total of $2 26 050 to date to DIO- vide leadership forthe rest of Can- ada. in the Seventh Victory Loan

“My manlwwe‘ l“ the m t” 45 campaign for a minimum H300- cge group with a percentage of o”, “ ' '_ 40.5, but since the August 2i date ,,,,°,';'," éfif‘ h°“d°““"°" “"“°"“

when the figures were released for, The "gum is just better than 50 the Perm! 0f Miircll 21- i111 “HSPBC-g per cent of the final total of $47.- ifiezl number of enlistments were ; 803,200 subscribed by the services in transferred to this provinces cre- the Sixth campaign and organizers dit from Nova Scctia ‘andxag acc- were reported to obtimlsticjhai; aaiv ab o crea- ~i*~‘" — "‘ ‘"- 33th llnlioseslltiie. e (mnwmm ‘m 935° 7 C°L 5)

Nova, Scoiia had led the Prmllli" '““'

t th 1 t i tak survey with ' liislsscristasrsla.steziif'..‘:::.:.2: Iinited Maritime . Fishermen llave . Business increase

in third place with 45.4 behind British Columbia, formerly Willi 44-4 ‘and now with 45.8. Behind these provinces in order and with their previous percentages in bragkets come: New Brunswick 44.6; (.36) Ontario 44.4 (4313); Manitoba 44.4 (43.5); Alberta. 41.0 (40.1); Saskat- chewan 39.7 (35.9) and Qliebefl trailing 22.8 (22.1). ‘ Putting it in figures Prince 10d- ward Island, at the top. had enlis- ted 11.832 of its 10,000 military-ace population, while Quebec at the bottom had enlisted 159.163 0f‘ "'5 eeepoo military-age population- A study of the army figures show- ed that in the two biBBest PYW‘ inces, Ontario, with a military-BBB population oi 830.000 had 216.040 volunteers while Quebec. with 599.- ncn eligible males. had £52,858- Quabec took in 40.0.9 drafters compared to Ontarios 42.579-

936388 In All.

The compilatifin also showed that in the period since 58PM 39- 1333 when a, previous survey was da v _, the percentage of Canadian miiri

AMHERST, N. 5.. Oct. 25 _. (C P) -- An increase of more than; $200,000 in the business of the Un-l ited Maritime Fishermen was re-i ported today to its 15th annual meeting.

The Fishermems turnover during the past year amounted to $1,441,- 000; compared with $837,000 for the previous year.

Addressing more than 70 delegac-i es, A, St. Pierre of Newcastle, N.l B. declared the increase in tnei volume of‘ business was due to; the work of educators as well as‘ eincient management.

Rev. Dr. M. M. Coady of Anti-i gonish, N. S., told a banquet meet-l ing of the U. M. F. tonight inatl fishermen must plan to invade the field of co-operative business to improve the lot of tens of thous- ands oi‘ persons in the industry. In the past. he said. lack of owner- ship by the fishermen and lack of market control had contributed to poor times among the fish-comm‘ ers.

Dr. D. B. Finn, deputy minis- ter of Fisheries, said that fishing, nations such as Canada. Newfcund-| land, Norway. Iceland and the Un- ited States would have to co-oper-l ate to sec that fish products get a. proper place in world markets. I

Rt. Rev. C LeBlanc. Roman; Catholic Bishop of Baihurst. N.‘ 13.. said the U. M F. had been» responsible for improvement in

LONDON. Oct. 25 - (OP) — numerous fishing villages. It had! Great, Britain has re-mraibiishedl brought about better homes, impro- direct relations with the Itaiianived diet and a desire ior educab! Goverrmcnt and has iiiifiiBd 5i!‘ 1°11. j Noel Charles, Ambassador to Rome, Bishop James Boyle oi Chan, the foreign office announced to- iottetown expressed regret Prince nigh; Edward Island fishermen were not]

Count Carandinl will be acccptedyactive ln the U. M. F. but aci- tho Italian representative 2n ded he Could B11110“ Pwmlsfl 119i“ l ter results in_ti_ie_fu_tiirc.

not necessarily remaining in the forces moved u? fmm 35 1 m t2“ June 30 llercentafle 0! 3769,6285 new aii-Canada total c-i 9. H3 compared with the 56W- 39- 1-’ i total of 867.500.

Great Britain Names Ambassador To Rome

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De CaulleFSay-s, France Anxious To Aid Allies

y _ . DYNAN . i . and ve partake in the lor- B' JOSEPH I 2:41.?‘ Hia_ vgicenrose with emotion. PARIS, Oct. 26 — (AP) — Gm. Gen. be Gaulle said‘ 70.000 Ger-

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De Gaul declared today the tans were holiiina lit. Nazain. Frhnce wished w mice a larger part Lorient. La Rochelle and the 1110111011 in the war against Germany. but of the Garonne River, wherelt ev complained that she was not re- arcgtill supplied by sen and ar.

ccivinn cuouah arms either from “Lxcept at Brash where’ the Am- her own factories or from the Al- ericana coiiraaw limb-Pd

P. ,, r n1 a s... ii"‘"f“°°b‘-ts‘éa°A§=.?“...“.i?§"i3 ‘rance no o v res v » ~ -_ ' easier to take a larger nart in the terior) WhIOSI amcpiiptlnrr £10 re; war aiiuliist Germany." (ten. Le duce these well-for ed sarr M.

G a1: I. ld rose nLrerict. his De Gatille said. wife-lug.- ineitinc wrepavteils u. Oi iooiio‘ F F-I. volunteers. so.- washimion in Jul . ‘Until the n00 aircadv have h2g1“ enmllid with

time when French actories am a- the French ymwhlflli l-h

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hi», i,» supply our arm; we we to ii htin alongside United obtain equipment from the Allies." S ates army on tho Voodoo front "Wztli r. the abort tine o a fern the General as d. a G weeks we would increase Franco's The emh gill/BEHIND. ein contribution on the front.” 1a said. De Gauila said. like Wefiygflg 089 addiiia that “sine la mas we is satisfied ‘now to be ca no! y! its have not received aouinmcnt with rieht rilmfl- It "Pg! "l! ° m" F‘; which we could armanvl c unit‘ to this weeks rocoan on o Gen. De Gaulle llld All s: sup- hia realms by the llie ply difficulties and struc- tlons miaht explain “to some ae

that a winter campaitn

mfigliiria verv important," he

in $2.1“? with Partisan oppoalt e n.v - ion to mop up might show the need gnu. ‘me léitlggebglastiflégllllagfilgc:

f o i farrrv. the French chiei‘ sgldmthrgt Ethan possibly it will b: cor between France nuihtlie Al- recognized that new French div- lies" reaardinz oost-Biiiil-f-li-o W-

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Last Night l

ll ' ar Situation

By KIRKE L. SIMPSON (Associated Press War Analyst)

American lea. and alrnower has dealt the long-sought Nipponeso main fleet a bruising blow in Philippine waters that could lead to far quicker complete defeat of Japan than heretofore deemed possible. There seems no question lhlt Gen. MacArthurhs surprise invasion of the Central Philippines touched off the most decisive sea-air battle of the Pacific war to date or at least that three divisions of the Japanese navy, estimated to repreaent the full strength of the enemy's main fighting fleet. have been rrlbly mauled. '

That was reflected officially In Waaliinllon by President Roose- velt's surprise disclosure of a message from Admiral Halsey, command- ing the American 3rd fleet, announcing tersely that a smashing de- feat had been dealt the foe.

It. waa underscored by the statement of Admiral King, U. S. Navy Coinmauder-in-Chlef, at a preaa conference that the full weight of Japanese sen power waa believed to have been engaged in the action that may still be in progress. Thea-e la no doubt that American sec. and‘ air forces an pressing to exploit their victories to the fullest ex- ten . -

A statement by Gen. MacArthur emphasized that in his mind the damage inflicted on the enemy navy settled thc fate of the Philippines and insured their ultimate and rhaps relatively early recapture by forces under his command.

The damage done by Allied forces may have opened the way for annihilation action by Admiral Halsey?» main forces against the ap- parently widely scattered elements of the Japanese fleet in those waters. One or more of these enemy task forces must be in deadly danger of destruction as they seek safety in flight, virtually stripped of plrotectlve air cover by the ions or crippling of accompanying plane can ers.

The Japanese objectives which prompted these far-separated naval moves are still far from clear, Approach of enemy fleet elements from the west would Indicate an attempt to cover amphibious reinforce- ments for the Japanese ' on Leyte, it is virtually cut off from help, either from Luzon in the north or Mindanao in the south. To meet that situation, the Japanese high command may have detenn- inecl to riak the fleet in relatively narrow Philippine waters.

The result must be complete and early American occupation of all Leyte Island as the central base of the expanding invasion, from which Gen. MucArthurs forces can strike into Luzon and Manila in the north or southward intn Mindanao or at both.

The full significance of these widespread actions and their possible effect on Japanese ability to prolong the war not only in the Philip- pines but in China, cannot yet be measured. Official reception In Wash- ington‘ of the news leaves small doubt that a paralyzing blow is he- lieved to have been struck Japan, potentially cutting month: off the prospective duration oi’ the war.

F. D. R. Announces New ‘ Of Big Sea-Air Victory Find Gar Driver Blameless in llhild‘ Fatality a

WASHINGTON, Oct 26 - (AP) — President Roosevelt announced today that the Japanese Navy Iuas been “defeated, seriously damag , and routed" in the Philippine area.

Mr Roosevelt called reporters to his office at 5:18 P. M. and read them this announcement: y

"The President received today a1

report from Admiral Halsey that; the Japanese Navy in the Philippine‘ area has been defeated. seriously damaged and routed by the United States Navy in that area."

The nesident released the newsi in a rarely-used manner-calling reporters to his office rt an un- scheduled ncvss cow's‘ " ~ Jtf-cnllsc. he said, the news of the Jnp. defeat had lust l"_‘i.LilC.'l 1.i= ' “ the Navy Department l his mil- itary chief of staff, Admiral Wil- liam D. Leahy.

Sitting in shirt sleeves before a desk piled with work Mr RoCsc-i velt told reporters he called them_ in because he wanted to give llirlrli o. flash.

Arid it is a flash, he said.

Six reporters were on duty inl the White House news room when, Presidential Secretary Stephen, Early shouted for them to hustle in-. to the presidential office. i

Mr. Roosevelt did not indicate} that he had any details on ilic ex-i tent of. the Japanese losses or any; amplification beyond the brief an- nouncement which he read from a

The coroners Jury which as- sembled last night to inquire into the death on Tuesday, Oct. 24, of seven year old “Bii1y" Pcardcn. brought in the following verdict:

"We find that William Snencer Pearden came to his death by be-_ ing hit by a car driven by Wilfrid Holmes on St. Peter's Road. P. I., October 22th, 10-14. No blame, attached to driver of car. We recommend that parents instruct their children to exercise great: care on roads and streets to avoid being injured in motor traffic."

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‘a third sizeabie enemy fleet group

GENERAL MACARTHUWS HEADQUARTERS,

c" "d deslroyers already have been sunkand at least tw

HEW! in continuing naval and air battles

_ The 7th and llrd-American fleets-the former in tralian squadron-were arrayed against K108 in Washington as “practically all of the Japanese

For the first time in more than British 2nd

B0981‘. Japanese warships closed with American fleet units in gun battles.

'I_‘\i_lo battles were fought in the Plill-llllllilcs from which defeated Japanese groups are fleeing. third naval-air encounter broke out south of Formosa. -

The two battles In the Philip- Diiics were waged so close to where ,Gen_ Douglas McArthur's invasion armies have been in operation for less than a week that C Yates MPDBHIBI. Associated Press War Correspondent at 7th Fleet head- quarters, reported "the fate of the American Army ashore at Leyte iiung in a precarious balance for an hour Wednesday morning."

Gen McArthur announced that Vice Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaids 7th Fleet daringiy was split up to take on two Japanese fleet groups simultaneously. Although outnum- bered. the divided 7th won both battles.

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lio Increase Planned In Gas Ration

‘TORONTO. Oct. 5 - (CPi ...Qi_\ Controller G.R. Cottrelie said in a statement today that persistent. {Llmbprsnéllfit gasoline rationing was O .1- l.

In Gun Range ' star ' .

It was in these engagements that " ted by irresponsible Der the opposing warships closed. within gunfire range. In one they exchan- ged shells for 25 minutes. It was also in the Philippines area that the American escort carrier, the 10,000 - ton U. S. S. Princeton, converted from a cruiser, went down. The bulk of her personnel was saved.

Iii tlitse actions, a Japanese bat- tieship of the 29.300-ton Yamasiro, class was sunk. along with several cruisers and destroyers and at least. icur more battleships were damag-i‘

Admiral Chester w. Nimitz at ;Peari Harbor, issuing dovetailing reports on the Philippines action. sagmgfgltFcagéif fore the cessation of hostilities i1. sey's 3rd fleet went into action absurd‘ In m“ 91m“ for ‘he ml‘

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south of Formosa. Incomplete re- anfi “in? (gelgalggsdygénfl a stilts include the definite sinking “iii he mpossibie to counterfeit» of a large carrier and damage t0 two others. The big fiattop was the _._ 13th Nipponese carrier listed as

definlteiv sunk the war.

l ...l.‘.‘s...is*‘siss. ¥ir:*..i:srszt:i1 5°°°'"l Flill-"Wsf . Cabinet Meeting

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"There can be no thought of rs. laxing gasoline rationing until vic- Rory is won." said the statement.

lhzre ls much bitter fiirhtine fawn: us and all motorists should remember ' '

00.000 gallons carry 1.000 bombers to Berlin. With 3.000 to 5.- 000 bombzrs in the air over Europe ncarlv everv day. the motorist should wcii appreciate what this means to the Allied petroleum sup- ply. Coupled with this is the fact that our aimed ioi-ces are dailv ex- tendiniz their supply lines.

_ "Rationina will be lifted or ic- iaxed as soon as possible. but any tliouzht that it will be relaxed be-

day. Gen. MacArthur said. Ono, force appeared zit Surigao Bay, south ‘

of the San Bemrirdino Strait. which

separate “Samar and Luzon Islands“.

Th: secxid force appcinlrcddcff tliei ___

east coast of Samar srm . . __ _, Stuiszan Stiait, referred to by Agggwéxduglgléss25Feder;?l,2:ab_5

' as sum!” Bay‘ l inet meeting -. the second in two‘

is ilic water course between the , _ southern end of Lcvtc and the 23;“, 2512,35“! égdaypxilglgmlége, northern cud nf ldiiidanao. It Hm mat the progress of “m, and

also hcunrates Leyte from Dina- gnt Island, nff the southeastern coast of Lcyte. Both were intercepted by Ad- miral Thomas Kinkaitfs 7th Fleet. isgcr Raisin“ including an Australian squadron, The senior Defence Minister m. 31m “Fm” 97101975- ':\li‘l1l0d" to ‘Ottawnlonhqct. 1B and One Jap Force Rooted l nd Ca ed e “on d-Thigd ifaspfgi

its needs of men and equipment were being reviewed in light of information brought from the fighting fronts by Defence Min-

conference later. been called so far, but yesterday a