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French Admiral Georges R0

BULLETIN

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS 1N AUSTRALIA, April l7-_ (saturdsyl- (CPL- The hp- snese convoy of nine ships which attempted to land at tvewak. New Guinea, ha; find beyond Allied bomber range g1. ter two merchsntmcn were sunk. the high command an. nouueed today.

A11 8.000-ton freighter was de- livered mortal blows at the outset of the attack :11 dusk Thursday snd yesterdsy two 1.- 000-ton bombers, loosed from low sltitude, skipped along the waves and sank s second 8.- OOB-ton vessel.

Two other ships were ren- dered unseawort-iv by bomb hits in the lnltlsl attacks by heavy bombers.

The communique reported that the remainder of the con- voy. presumably two other merl-hantmen. together with the escorting light cruiser. destroy- er ond gunboat, were sighted steaming out of Allied bomber range nesr Mantis island to the northeast of Wewsk.

LONDON. 1'I- (Soto urdayl~lCPi— he steady Ai- iied bombardment of strategic German tar ets on the con- tinent cont uued early today with another Royal Air Force thrust across the nel after American ‘ ‘ hsd pounded Axis U- boat bases and harbor in- stallations It Lorient and - Brest by daylight yesterday.

By moonii ht British heavy bombers too off for the con- tinent lsst night after the Ameriesns hsd ‘ their smashes.

For e full hour the rosr of the British planes could be heard crossing into Euroge and Axis radio stations a ruptly went off the sir.

News Briefs

WASHINGTON, April i6 -(A Pi- The United: States Navy now ha; seven fleets operating sgainst the Axis, secretary Prank Knox sold today. but that does not necessarily mean there is s fleet for each of the seven oceans.

WASHINGTON, April 16 -(APl ~A Vatican Information Service through which the Holy See pro- vtdes for interchange of memagcs between families and civilians in countries st war. hrlsoners oi War and civilian internees. was dis- elosed today by the apostolic dele- tsllon here.

LONDON. April 16 —(CP)_ Russian troops crushed German counter-attacks nnd captured an lmimrtant height in the North- Wrstrrn Caucasus, Moscow 11n- nounced tonight. The Berlin rsdio claimed that German nir- "IIII had shot down a tntnl of ill Soviet pianos “in n gigantic sir bsttie" in that region

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Plan Grand Victory Loan Parade April 26

An organization meeting for s Grand victory 1mm Parade o Easter Monday, April Z6 was hed in the City Council Chamber last evening. it was presided over by His worship, Mayor B. Roy 1-fol- man.

The following were in attend- ance, Lt.-Col. . A. MacKinnon. i). S. O... Chairman of the Civilian Recruiting Committee; Lt.-Col. J. R. Paton, M. C., Aretl Command- ant; LL-Col. K. S. Rogers, Officer Commanding the 6th District S1’- nals; Major. A. S. Robertson - flcer Commandin N0. 62 C.A..(B.) '1‘.C.; capt. N. . Lowther, liaison

officer between the Victo Loan committee and the Armed rues; SqdIL-Ldl‘. ussel RAE; Bub.- Lieut. Crowley, .C.N.V.R.: Sgt. K. W. Elngel. R.C.M.P.: F'lt.-Lt. Hal Bourke, 0.0. Air Cadets; Lt. Croft of the Bea Cadets; Mrs. E. M. Bagnall. Commandant Char- lottetown Detachment of the Can- adian Red Cross Cori-Xi; Lt. F. A.

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Bombed By U.S. Planes

By JAMES M. LONG

Associated Press Staff Writer

1101113011, April to —tAPJ——Am- erlicun heavy bombers hammered Axis U-boat bases and harbor in- stallations at Lorient and Brest on the Brittany 608.51, today in a day- light. attack that, climaxed 24 hours of continuous bombing and straL lng of strategic targets in Nazi

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Four bombers were lost and two accompanying RAJ". and Allied Spitfire fighters failed to return,

All day the round-the-clock attack was continued as fighters and bombers of the R..A.F. struck at Axis-held Belgium. attacking industrial targets in Ostend. des- troying four enemy planes which attempted to intercept them and losing one plane themselves. Other bombers, including a squadron of R.C.A.I~‘. Mosquitos, sped over part gioloccupled Europe in offensive pa-

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The offensive, resumed/in force after being curtailed by poor flying weather for several days. was aim- ed at the enemy's submarine ns. shipping, dockyards. railway ines, trains, planes and alrfields.

The crippling assault on enemy targets began last night when one of the R.A.F.'s biggest forces of fighters swarmed across the moon- lit diannei to smash at the Ger- man's rail and highway communi- cations over a SOJ-mile front in

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Admiral Cunninqhnm Of Shipping Needed T

Blood Donor illinic To Bet Formed llcrc

At an enthusiastic meeting of the Provincial Red Cross Executive held yesterday afternoon it was decid- ed to establish a Blood Donor Clinic in Charlottetown, and s Nom- inating Committee appointed from the meeting was successful in secur- ing Mr. Walter S, Grant as Chair- man of this important phase of Red Cross Service which will be a new

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field for the Prince Edward Island Division.

Mr. Norman Knight, National Director of Red Cross Blooc. Don- or Services, outlined the set-up of Blood Donor Clinics in a most com- prehensive manner and emphasized the need of procuring as many blood donations as possible. Mr. Knight reported to the Executive that he atlves of the Medical Profession, the stiperinteirdents of the Hos- pitals, and those in command of the armed forces stationed in Charlottetown. and had been as- sured of every possible co-oberailon from lbem all l-Ie told‘ the Ex- ecuilve that those in charge at National Red Cross Headquarters felt sure that Prince Edward ls- landcrs would undoubtedly enter into Blood Donor Service in the some magnificent way in which they have resrvonced to Red Cross Financial Appeals

Later in the evenlni! MT- Klllllhl lcvr an effective radio address in which he told of the appreciation voiced bv those who have directly hcneflttcd by the receipt of 1""!- ‘urlrvxe provided by Red‘ Cross Blood Donor SeTViCp, and made s strong appeal for blood donors

llamod lied ilross Commissioner

Miss Iphigenie Arsenault, who for several years has been the very efficient secretary of the Prince Edward Island division of the Red Cross Society has been named Com- missions of the division. The ap- pointment was mace at a meeting of the Provlncal Rod Cross execut- ive held yesterday afternoon.

Miss Arsenault has always taken s deep interest in both the pence and wartime activities of the Soc- iety. She is thoroughly familiar with all phases of both the senior and junior program and has rem- etec: very valuable smlstance in

work. .

The appointment of s Commis- sioner brin Prince Edward Island min line wl h the other provinces. Previously this province did not have s lssioner, but for sev- ereal years one Commissioner served for both Pl.‘ I. and N. .

Mtsg Arsenault is s daughter of

Mr. Justice A 1:. and we. Arsen-

sult of this city.

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Ready To Smash Axis

“Dunkerque_”ln Tunisia

Reveals Grea‘. Amount Q Supply African Armies.

By DANIEL DE LUCE

- Associated Press Staff Writer

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa. April 16 -(AP)—Thc Royal Navy is ready to smash any AXL; attempt i0 stage u “Dun- kerque" from Tunisia, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Andrew B. Cunning-

ham assured correspondents today ~

while announcing the ing of two Italian destroyers in a surprise engagement. off S-clly last, night. He said there was no information available as to whether the Axis is gathering an evacuating fleet for Marshal Erwin Rommel, but said air reconnaissance has revealed many boats in the ports of Sicily and southern Italy. “It wouldn't be a gathering boats-Aheyre there." he added. "Nearly every nlsht there is brisk fighting between our motor torpedo boats and the enemy's off the tip of Tunisia. and heavier for- ces of our destroyers and cruisers go out time after time when there

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i; something bigger to attack," Ad-

miral Cunningham said. “That was the case inst night when our destroyers suffered almost no dam-

Tile Admiral revealed that more than 10.500 000 tons of Allied ship- nlng have been used to supply this North African theatre and that on one night. inst month there were more than 1.001.000 tons of ship- ping at. sen between Gibraltar and the easternmost, direct port of sup- (alv im- the Tunisian armies.

"Our Ill/Orr]! ln-scs are "rider 2.5 ner cent. which is verv srttkfactorv from our point of view.” the Ad- miral salrl. He added that the losses inflicted on Axis shivnlnll in this theatre. which could be esti- mated more thun n month ago as between 95 ond Iifl ner cent, “have even rl=en somewhat. I om happy in sav."

Police Seek Jail Breakers

GUELPH, Ont... April i6—(CP)- A cordon of lice and farmers. armed with s otguns, were comb- ing the Woodbrldge - Nashville area tonight in search of the four ouths who brutally assaulted Her- ert Nattress, 60-year-old district former, shortly after making their escape from Guelph reformatory.

The youths are Thomss Phllpott. David Cameron, Robert Anderson and William Poole. who made s darin escape early today in the car o a Police guard and later sb- andoned t near the Mattress farm.

All four had only s few weeks left in their sentences-Cameron's term would have expired on May 113 and the others within a w weeks. Authorities believed the men have made their way in Tor- onto. but all roads leading to the city are being watched.

HISSIONAIIII ROAR

BTOCKHOLM - (C?) - Two Swedish missionaries. Iivert and Maris Anclerssosl have returned to Sweden from Jhlnnan Province, Grins. They barely escaped being

Says Would Join Allies 0n Own Terms

Makes Position

' Known 1111 Exclu- sive Letter T0 As- sociated Press.

Editor's Note: Through the bar- riers isolating the Isle of Martin- ique and holding the secret of the ultimate role of the French An- tllles in the war, the Associated Press has received a letter from Admiral Georges Robert stating the terms under which his insular domain would Join the Allies.

His letter wns in reply to one from Joseph E Dynan. chief of the AP bureau at San Juan. Puerto Rico. who asked the Admiral pri- marily for an interview on hishcme grounds and secondarily, if the ln- terview was not possible. to answer questions by letter.

B JOSEPH DYNAN Assoc ated Press Staff Writer (Copyright, i943, by The Associated

ress)

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. April i6 -—(AP)—- Admiral Georges Robert. Hench Commissioner for Martin- ique and Gilodeloupe, said in a letter to the Associated Press today that he L's willing to join the fight against the Axis under those con- dltlons:-

i. That this would not force him

into rebellion against the French Government. 2. Thai; the Allies permit the

Fighting French to fomi a unity under one authority, vested with sovereign rights. instead of havrng the French under two factions re- presented at present by the Fight-

ing ‘French of Gen. Charles De Gaulic and the adherents of Gen. Henri Giraud.

3. That Joining the struggle would continue to safeguard the interests of the French Antilles.

The Admiral contended he was appointed not. by the Vichy Gov- ernrncnt but by the Pnrls regime before the fall of France.

Gives Views

In his letter. Admiral Robertsald he had remained aloof from the‘ concerted drive to tibcraie the French Motherland because, hr: held, participation under the pre- sent circumstances would risk en- dangering the interests of the French Antilles. without materially aiding in liberating France.

He expressed some chagrin at the manner in which the Flghtinll French had been treated by the Allies and added:-

“This had only confirmed me each day in rtlv prudence."

Robert. writmg in French. said he was ‘happy for this occasion t0 mukc reasons for my political atti- tude known to the American pub-

(The United States suspended food shipments to Martinique and other French possesuons in the Antilles in November, the month of the Allied landings in French North Africa)

Besides their strategic impor-

tance, the Islands shelter the 22.- OOO-tmi French aircraft carrier Beam. the footie-ton cruiser Ber- tin, the training cruiser Jeanne D'Arc and a number of auxiliary and merchant vessels, including tankers. Since Ncvembcr. om- nf Admiral Robert's coloninl chnrfles. French 5111mm. has relented his authority and ollcnorl itself with Gen. Gir- mlrl. mlilicrv and civil commander- ln-chlrf in French North Africa.

Swedish Sub is Missing

BTOCKHOLM. April 16—(AP)— The Swedish submarine Ulven with her clew 0f 84 is missill! Off the Swedish west coast during man- oeuvres, it was announced tonight. The 667-ton craft was commission- ed in 1030 and was armed with one three-inch and one ZG-miilimetre anti-aircraft gun plus four 21- inch torpedo tubes, She had a range

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-xnl.ains Stand

War Situation Lasliight

By Glenn Babb. Associated Press War Analyst

The Japanese give frequent proof that they fear the r1511.“ .11, "n.1,... of the United States perhaps more than any other dvy¢|up1,..1n1 1" the Pacific Wor. Tomorrow probably will produce fresh evidence the Jup- anese are great people for anniversaries. even those of misfortune and although Americans will recall the thrills of lust April l8 with plchgur- all" anticipation of more of the some, 1t h likciy that the 1111c 11111 get even more notice in Japan.

Fem‘ 0| "l" 51E American bombers has had much lo do with 5111111111; ‘he 511M983’ of the Tokyo government and high comnsand, one prime ob. lwll" l! 1-0 kiwi) them as far away as possible. That has been one 01' 11w main concerns of the Japanese in China, where the major campaign of 1942 W" W886i‘! largely to wipe out actual or potential buses Within range 0|’ {IIDBYI- ll also helps explain their continued politeness toward the Sovret Union, they do not want bombers flying from Sibcflfl“ ha,“ Rlfllnlt T°kYo and Osaka, whether they be Russian or America", 11 .1151, “cclllmlli lll “I'll! llflrt for their efforts to maintain their foothold in the ilgleutlans and large-scale preparations for air war in the nnrihwegt 1-11“

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Allies .Hurl Back Savage German Counter-Attacks.

By WES GALLAGHER (Associated Press Staff Writer) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, APFll16—~(AP)—lnfantry units of Lt.-Gen. Ken- neth Anderson's British 1st Army. holding the 10 strategic hills they captured in the Medjez-El-

Already this spring the enemy command is showing uncaslm-eo- over m5‘ Chill“ llasfs- Dllfllllf the first throt- tinys of‘ April Jupunrsc air squadrons made heavy, unopposed raids on Lishui. in southern (‘ht-hiring Pmvlncgr 5nd Klellow. Ilflftllefll Flllflfrll. whore. Tokyo declared. "enemy "lflmlys and military installations" were blasted. The luck of npposillryn raises doubt as to whether either place was the site of an air fir-id. Unit. ed States air forces do not leave their bases unprotected, as the Jap- “w” dlscmmrllll Allril 2 when seven of nine Zeros that tried tn attack III American base in Klangsi Province, just west oi Chckiang, were des- troyed. of Afiillertrtl IXIISZITVBIIIIIIC probably convinced the Japanese that the fit-id t m deli"! a "DEB-lions is being extended to eastern China and in- ens e ts anxieties. The Chckian-Fukien-Kinngsl area is within hea- VY bomber range oi’ at least southern Japan. Air fields established (here would be Within 650 to 800 miles of Nagasaki, chief port of the southwest.

mllsley Refutes‘ Rumors Re Fourth Victory Loan

Calls Them "False, Yicious And Subversive"; MR3’ Be Enemy-Inspired Tells Commons.

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refuted rumors that the long-term bonds issued in the Fourth Victory Loan would not be saleable until after May l. i954.

This rumor. he said, was “ab- solutely incorrect" nnd was typical of “false, vicious and subversive" rumors which were experienced in ever, victory loan—rumors which "co d not be worse if they were gnoniy-lnspired, which they may c.

_'I‘he fourth loan opens April 26 with a minimum objective of $1,-

Rcsldmts of this Province in the area between Charlottetown and Eust Point were asked yester-

100.000.0011.

“The bonds of the Fourth Vic- tory Loan will be lust as saleable as the bonds of earlier Victory Loans which have had a ready market since the date of their ls- sue." Mr. Ilslcy said.

"It. has been brou ht to my at- tention that the sta ement which I nladc m1 April 5 in announcing the terms of the Fourth Victory 1.1111111 has been misinterpreted," he a

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"At that time I stated that the long-term bonds bearing interest. at three per cent per annum will mature at par on Muv 1. 1957, but. will be redeemable at the option of the government at par and accrued interest on or after May l. 1954. at 60 day's notice.

“This redemption date is pro- vided in the terms of the offering merely as a time after which the governlncut has the option of rc- deeming or calling the bonds be- fore maturity and paying the hold- ers 100 cents on each dollar they have invested. Similar callable pro- visions arc to be found in practical- ly all long-term government bonds.

"This hos been mklnterpwted to give prevalence to the slnrv tllul lllr‘ bonds of the Fkulrih Victor-v Loon will not he marketable until zlftcr May l. i954. which 1g absolutely in- correct."

To Take Strike Vote At Hamilton

UITAWA. April l6-(CP) - A strike vole will be taken by the d9- partment of labor among eImlIOYCPS of Hamilton Bridge Co. Ltd. 011 April 20. at the request of l-iam- ilton Local No. 2437 0f the United Steelworkers of America, Labor Minister Mitchell anncunctd today.

The ballot will be conducted un- der supervision of Liouls Fine. chief conciliation officer for Ontario who will not for the Federal Govern-

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day nxcrnoon to keep a sharp which for a mlssulg aircraft. The message said that the plane might have been forced dcnvn off the QOHSt.

Anyone locating the plane, or having any information cOnCern- ing it, was asked to communicate with tire nearest member of the Aircraft D01KPCL10ll Corps, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. or the officer commanding the "Royal Air Force station at Char-

iottctouln. Later Group Captain E. A.

Bab sector in less than a week. hurled hngk gavgprl-g German counter-attacks today and improved their positions 1n those heights overlooking Tunis 1nd lBizerte. a (

Supported by artillery, the infantry has push- yed steadily eastward in the area north of Medjez- EI-Bab and now holds Djebel Any, a 2,000-foot 1oeak ;from which both the capital and the naval base to ithe north can be seen on clear days. 1 British and American artillery now com- mand the vital Tebourba Road and, even more 1m- portant. can shell the bloody Djebel El Ahmem _(Longstop Hill), about five miles ilortheasi of Nied- jez-El-Bab. which overlooks the pass from the vi‘- lage into the plain of Tunis itself.