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LANDING FIELD IN ENVIRON S OF TUN IS SEIZED

Haj-Gen. LaFleche Is Victorious In By-Electlnogg

‘Bfliziarcls Plague Nazis |r_|_ Russia

(By Henry C. Cauldy. Associated Press Staff Writer)

MOSCOW. Dee. 1-—-('l‘uesdn!)-iAP)-The Red Army killed 1,800 -,,,y¢ Germans and knocked out 15 tank; on the blizzard-swept central ‘ pom west of Moscow, and [allied as much as six mile; near “allngrad yesterday In twin offennives that still were rolling onward derplto Nasi-

mnirr-ottadrs, the Russians announced uriy today.

Another opeoial communique-they have been islued almost daily gu- more than a week-telling of i-he operations in the Bahev-Vyasma- Ygllldl Lukle ‘ of the central front said:-

"Our owl»- ' i ~v ' ‘ and fi gitacks of his infant y and tanks, succeeofnii, continued their offen- sive and occupied several places. During one day's battle i‘! tanks, 31

40 machine-guns and l! stores (of supplies) were captured and u tanks were destroyed. Tho enemy left on the battlefield 1,500 dead

. let» owing to ill health. vlved . Rowe of

officers and gen!’ I t ‘m 0n the 8 11118114 I011 0N llussian armies were trying to throttle the remnants of the Nazi my, grmy which originally numb- cred about 300.000. there appeared p; b; no German disportion to try to break out of s. slows-closing Russian trap. The spool oom- munlquo did XIOt (163 With fill greater arms’ of this movement, but merely Wiih the situation in the immediate Stalin d fired» The corrmunmue sa d 20.000 Ger- rmns had been slain in four days ‘near stallngrad." Previous Rus- pan estimates had put the German death toll at 100,000 before the lpecinl communique was issued last

night. .

Of the situation at Stalingrad, mo special bulletin said:-

"The offensive of our troops continues in the Stalingrad area. 0n;- troops near Stalingrad, over- crrninp enemy resistan-‘e advanced irun six to 10 kilometres (from 3.’! to 6.2 miles) and occupied several

fortified places.

"Durrng me period of fighting from Nov. as to Nov. 30 the enemy left on the battiefmg about 20.- 000 dead cfflc-rs ani zuen."

Nani Supply Lines Snap

With many of the Nani rear supply lines mapped by the Rus- sians at Satlingrad, the German high command was repo ted trying to fly in food and munitions to the Nazis and Romanians taught between the Don and Volga rivers by the soviet encirclemen‘.

As one big Soviet force pushed east from the Don and shattered Nazi defneces northwest of Stal- ingrad. its companion army to the southwest of the besieged c tv drove weslward fo reach the Don below the elbow. Rychkovsky and Ver- khne Kurmoyarskaya, the two Don cities reached by the points of the Soviet plncers, are less than 50 miles apart.

Zieut. McMillan Tells Of Sea War

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orrawa, N91. 30-(CP)—Thrce veterans of the sea war at To- bruk, Malia, and other war arenas told ucwsllflllermen here will! that cw" hgfnrg the current large-scale operations scrlt 17 Canadian corveiies in African waters, upwards of 50 Canadian naval voiiluerfl served In tho Mediterranean arr-a at one limo-with the Royal N8"!-

Thc men, LL-Crndr. John M. Davies rmd Lieut. Rolland M. Bliwk ll Snint John, N-B, and Lieut. R. C. McMillan of Charlottetown. l" on the way home for a long Christmas leave. after more thin W"

fills scrvice in RN. ehllfl- :_.__.__ii_.___.:__

leieran Member 0f Fire llopt. lies In Hospital

The death occurred at time P. E. island Hospital yesterday after- lloon of Mr. Harry Matheson of this fig)’ 1n his 68th year. The late Mr.

lheson was associated with the Fire Dept. in Charlottetown for more than 40 years, first as on oct- ive member of the Fire Brigade and later llS Fire Hall Engineer. Mr- Motileson retired four years He is sur- by a widow. formerly Helen this city and one daughter olidls. Mrs. Wilfred Swanson oi Water-town Mass. A sister Mrs. Samuel Deamon of Boston, Mass also survivrs. Funeral services will be held at 2 .m. on Wednesday 1mm the Cuicl lo Funeral Home.

taming Events

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su eer- Hal Tues- Dec. 1 from five o'- . 25 and as cents. ll-ll-II-li r-Qiigitiizre Bazaar, auspices of p» “mill; Doushlers, ’rrinity Sce- '"°“‘°'- n-i-s-s.

Mien Allele-A

ed in North Africa. Oertnrgr de~ mended that Vichy hence o; war the Allies and unite With tho Ax . but the Vichy Cabinet by the close vo

r090. events American-British move into l3“ Africa.

and Berlin b! and in all tho with Berlin u to of Toulon. gave the lvrcnch the definite

In a. hury lo catch their train for the Morifvues and careful be- cause of naval secrecy, they had little to soy about their experiences. Davies has the distilillulshed 5"‘ vice cross and McMillan his the same derorafion with bar but they insisted they "just came up in th rations." '

Served On Mineswoepers

‘These two served aboard mine- sweebers. Black was or. destroyers escorting convoys. Part oi the lob of the minesweepcrs was to keep the harbor of Tobrul: clear of mines while that outpost in Libya was out off from communication with the British anny in Egypt and under siclze last year.

Ship went Down

McMillan said he experienced one sinking when the minesweeper on which he was serving was hit by a German dive bomber in Tobruk Hnrhor.

"He lot one direct hit and two near msses and the ship lust grad- uollv went down." he said.

Bombing was the experience of the defenders of Tobruk for days on end. the trio said. Italian fliers did most of the blob-level bomb- lnr and German Btukas did the low-level and dive bombing. -

"Was that because the Italians

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Quebec Seat

C. C. F. Retains Win- nipeg North-centre; Independent W i n s In Five-way Fight.

( BhThe Exam. Press) The Mral administration of Prime lvlinisler Mackenzie King lost

one Quebec seat to an Lndebendenv and held another one while the C.

0.11‘. retained Winnipeg North- Oentro in Monday's three bederol by-elections.

In Ghorle ix-Saguenay. Frederic Dorian, Quebec lawyer running as an Independent, defeated four cp- ponents all r as Independent Liberals. he former Liberal sect was vacated bv the appointment of lion. Pierre S. Cssgraln. former secretory of State, to the Quebec Superior Court. Ma's. Casgraln. wife of the former member. was one of the candidates and gave Mr. Dorion his closest competition.

In Montreal Outremont, Ms).- Gen. LR. ltaFieche, who was ap- pointed early in October as War services Minister, registered a clean-cut victory over Jean Dra- peam. self-styled "candidate of the droftees." Elevation of lot-Col. Thomas Vien. fonnar deputy speak- er of the House of Commons, left the seat vacant.

Winnipeg North Centre, former-l held by J. S. Woodsworth, C.C.F. leader. remained in te 0.0.1“. fold as Rev. Stanley H. Knowles de- feated two other candidates -- Kon- nie Johanneson, Liberal, and Cyril E. Rice, labor-Progressive. Mr. Woodsworthh death early this year left the seat vacant.

In addition to Mr. Dorion and Mrs. Casgraln, the candidates in Charlevoix-Saguenay were J. Emile Bo in. Mayor of Bale 8t. Pearl. Edouard Gaudrcault. La Malbaie liawgler, and Donat LeCrolx of Gif- or

Party standing of the House of Commons is as follows. including Monday night's by-elections:

Liberal 1'73. Conservative 38. New Democracy 10, 0.0.17‘. 9. Independ- ent Liberal 3. Liberal Progressive 3, Tndepmdent Conservative l, Unity l. Independent 3, Canadian 1. Bloc Ponulaire 1. Vacant 2. Total 245

Election of R..G. Davidson. Lih- eral. as member for Stsnstead. was declared null and void bv the Sun- reme Court n! cannot- but tho sl-"t ham not yet been declarsd officialiv ‘Won-p

T)» two mp-olnjn.» vrcppngine in ‘he "cuss are Humboldt. created hv ‘hp flpfith or ‘nv }-(_R_ Wi"v\‘\iv\u_ rib-urn! uvvi g-w-w-lr, evw-o-a w H1“ -vvv~.-\iv~‘vv\ov1t rf “P” J37‘ TVYSO". frw“‘lv\" up... §~w<q~'r~n~ lllvcis-QAI as -~ --“-'.~--l- pr m“ w"l‘hr‘4e4vvpv' (‘n

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ilepoirt Trouble Flares In Italy

LONDON, Nov. 30-—(CP CABLE) — The underground Socialist Party in Italy has issued a manifesto call- ing for a civil disobedience cam- yaign and is circulutlnz sccrttiy the slogan "rnoush of Fascsm. enough of war!" the Diplomatic correspondent of Reuters news ocrncy said tonight.

Th: correspondent. who sold he had obtained his information from a. ccoy of th-s- manlrosio whirh hnd reached Britain. added that it was bsing distributed in factories and was service centres

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Mr CIlilNhilYs burning punctuated ast night bv the second successive n ght attack 011 Turip by British bom rs which crossed the Alps to deliver their deadly cargoes

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French Tamed Down Nazi War Demands

Former Diplomat Gives Inside Story to Newsmen.

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The invasion cauchité“ both Vichy

nelotiatloni e occupation auiflorilgs

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dlun and cnti-toxlna. also are be- in; purchased.

on much-bombed industrial city.

U.S. To Ship Food, Clothing To Africa

WAMIINGTYJN. Nov. $0 —<AP) ._The United States ‘iaclosed lo- day ll: is bu in: million; of dollars worth of civilian sup lies for ship- rrench orth fries.

s uses. "k r, povtvedsreddang evllfiflbigfl m .a'reen a an c eese are - in meet the most nt food of the le of North Africa 0t er pure in- elude cotton textiles. piece goods. ready-made new and used clothing and shoes

Hundreds of medical and hos- pital items. ranginrz from bandares and star-girl instrrmsnio to Sulfa

War Situation Last Night

(B! Klrile L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

The danrerous Russian thrust at the backbone of the whole rm: eastern front, the Leninlrad-Odesla north-south rail and road syr- tun, is not only deepening in tho Lwat valley but wldgnln; noy-(hwm-d by Nazi official report.

Red attacks from the Lake llmen ares, presumably aimed at the Pflkvv sfllewsy. have been repulsed. Berlin reported, There l: yet no mention m Russian advices o! a winter offensive inking shape in that direction. There was no Russian admission of the Velikie Luiri drive "hi"! h" llfflily bYfillllild that vital junction, however. until “V. oral days after Berlin had disclosed formidable Red attack; on that front adding that all h.sd been ofntained or thrown back.

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With Red feelers stabbing along the Lovat west of isolated Veilric Lukl toward Nevei. it seems wholly probable, however, that a synchron- ized Russian drive to knock at the Pskov gateway to Leningrad ss

Island Airman Receives Medal

OTTAWA, Nov. 30 --(CP)_. Fifty-eight Canadians honored by the Ring frr heroism and l-ll-‘Vulilvn in duly zit home and abroad, will be presented with their dccnrutlona by thr- Gov. crnor-(icllcni rri nn lnvewtiiure

Expected To Be

Naval Base.

at Govt-mulch! Hougc her-g Thursday. The rnrnr n! nil Mince Ed-

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a, Allied Forces Push Ahead In Heavy Fighting

Most Determined Enemy Stand

Made At Biz-e rte‘

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Stalingrad in the Don loop. l I O

quickly available.

well as the Ncvcl-Viteblk door to Smolensk and lirluscflw v-ill some 1r it has not already started. Twin-linked but not physically cnnnortlld Russian advances toward the old Russian border between ti“, uppgr 5""! "f "l9 311M191‘ W981 o! Sluolelvk and the Peipus Luke, just north- west of Pskov could prove even more dangerous to Hitler's whole posi- tion in Russia than the astounding event; of recent, d!" we" of

Just how close to Novel on the Leulnmd-Odeses railroad system the column which by-passed Velikie Lukl may be ls not indicated. Moscow cllllfls ihrco railroads feeding not only the nm-thcm flank but the centre of the vast invasion pocket still before Moscow east of the Dnieper have been cut. lf that in true, it cannot bc ion; before lilt- ier is compelled either to withdraw his imperilied advance forces on a wide front west of Moscow, possibly to the Dnieper line, or pour in far heavier reinforcements in the centre than he has yet used or may have

French Admiral in Nazi iiands

BAEULLONA, SPAIN, Nov. 30 ~ (M11 — Adunrar scan ue bu. noruc, Commander or UN! “men nolnc fleet who gave m.- oruers for one mass scut- umg at ‘suuron lust Irrday, ls in tne nunus of the ucrmuns, NFC-lull flblviil 501171785 Silitl l0" night.

r-oviousiy, Admiral De La Brace nan been vnnously re- ported as arrested or as having gone to his death either 0n the d.stroycd battleships Dunner-one or Strasbourg.

The l-‘rellun naval sources

illan by the Gurmans at AIX- Err-Provence. lie was to have retired on

Nov. l4. but reuincd his post at the expressrd desire of Mar- shal Petain. and he gave the orders to destroy the ships just two days before his birthday, they said. E

Plan Course For Snowcraft Instructors

WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. Nov. 30 _(CP)- Prospective snowcraft instructors for the Atlantic com- mand will start tomorrow at Jac- que River, N .B.. an intensive three- weaka’ course to fit them as leach- er; in winter and skl training. ‘rho 9o picked officers and men will be taught the latest develop-

ts in winter lore. includlnl tips hrousht from the Russo- Gennan front. top-notch Scandin- avian winter knowledge. plus mat- erial learned by Canada: 8.0 M- P on Arctic patrol.

Eventually, most soldiers in the Canadian Army will receive some instruction in combat on skis and snowshoes, and in the Atlantic command it is FOODS.

The future instructors will spend their days in the bush and snow and at night will henr lectures on eamoufl e and other subjects. 00min!!! ant of the school wi;l be Mo]. JJ‘. llaoMillan.

IITUIIN 11o worm

3Y1‘! hflNfi NB" Nov, 30- ( )-—'ihe ‘piece striking miners of

a "must" for ai

O0 ry here today ended iurilk'wwm'irrbei'nolmdny’ ti” vro en ns new a-

tion their with the Nova

Seotla Steel and Coal Company. The working force walked out hiday when Joe Beddow, o miner, was refused reinstatement after he h n suspended for rlleredlv ctr n: Archie McDonald. un-

derground manner.

saiu he was interned as a. clv- .

Saint Andra-cosh Feast Observed

Caledonidn Club function at*Ch’- s Town Hotel was great Success.

A large number of Caiedonian Club members and vistors were present at the annual celebration of St, Andrew's Davy at the Char- lottetown Hotel last. evening when inspiring addzesses were heard from the different speakem on the pro- grun. insterspersed with vocal and instrumental numbers,

Chief Alex W. lviatheson pre- sided. Seated at the main table were His Honour Lieut.-Governor B.W. IccPage; Rev. J.P.E. (Yl-lzlnley Ph. D., of St. Dunstanis Univer- sity, who was heard in an inspiring address on “The Day An’ Who Homo; li,"; 11:5 Worship Mayor B. Roy Holman, J L. Douglas, M.P,, Mr. Gordon R. Holmes. Mr. W C. S. McLurc, Dr. MacLaughian, Mr. Joseph B. MacDonald, and Mr. Samuel Kennedy. Sr.

Grace was said by Rev. Father Ollanley. _

Amid loud applause the one-old cercnlcninl was observed when the Haggis wuss curried zlruund the dining-room by Ciullsnnzln Jack Beaten preceded by Pipers Bruce McLarell, Sgt. Geo Blackie and LAC. Lauzie Edgar, the latter two

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of the R A F‘ station here. Burns‘ address to ihe Haggs was deliver- cd by Clansmon Mnlcolm Mac- Kinnon in a splendid manner.

During the evening solos by LAC. Stall Beard, bugpipe sclectlons by Sgt. Geo Blackic and piano select- ions by LAC. Frank Mugfozd were rhroughly enjoyed and encorecl with the isotherm: joinillir with Mz-llcoinl MacKinuon in the singing of "Scots Wha Hue."

Acccmpanist for the evening ivas LAC. Prank Mugfcrd.

Lieutenant-Governor LePage

The tonst; to the Kink! was N- Sllolldcd to by llle National Anthem

Expect but?“ Delegates At Convention

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’,§',§,,.‘,‘;{f;,,f,{§,_ Nm. 2:._»,,\l>;_'l‘ho British 1st Avril)‘, supporrui u, lin- in. a4. v, t. , liml Fiaics armored forces, forged ahead sloult llunurh “m?” "'l."l~ i skillfuiiv-lzvid Germain mineficlde and llllfific . i221‘- -—""~-~~ ~—-—~--— " mun Ill" imve strafing iodzly zliicl lill§i>li cllullsls

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w» ~ nciv advanced landing fluid in 'i‘u|l§.,

Military sources reported the British parachute troops seized-without opposition-a small airfield considerably in advance of the Allied ground forces which is expected to prove of great value in supplying forward irocps.

The Germans had been relying to a great degree on their extensive minefields in impede the Allied atiaclo One Aliiei spokesman said the other Avis mainstay wad continual aerial strafing of the British and American

Carroll -.-.n I've-rs Siafl’ Writer tl-oopq OTTKM aw. :10 —‘('P~- A r " ‘ .-_.;;,,1. .,....'?‘. Pic retitled the German defence appeared well orgaifl moi-r mull 500 izei . _ ill‘ EV nl a » l.!\n nor‘, $5 A‘ a "mm °r the Allied ‘dvmm

opening mcelillf: R1. Mcighm of '1‘0roni0, the

galthorlng il(l'i nt OiillWil,

The convex on will choose s lBeriln Radio said Allied batter- dubs» _ mcyudyn‘ Rotary’ Kb nflmlllfli-‘Ollh ~ ~- 993ml ms luld begun shelling‘ Bllflftd- wanis, Lions. and Elks-because this group u i dr. de on thr el- (Allied Headquarters said in s "m, “dismay cumpmc religiou-

cciion m-rc ,l1n . agenda cail< r-. noon. Mr. l/icWdle-Ws position pro- lll e been nmale .ole speech cari-

r- will have to de- .c follow the pro- rl at the 1938 party convention when Dr. R.J. Monion, now director of civilian A.R P. was Cl1Tl°Ell leader. Tile convention rules then required that all nom- inations be signed by the mover and scconclcr nrcl by the mndiclntc as a mark of his, acceptance. At this year's cpnventicn all nomin- ations will imvl- to he received be- fore the Cvftlllllg session of Dec i0 when the cnlzzilriotcs will s-osak,

Convention ccmmuice said time limits

sccondcrs and cgxlldiciaics.

At the. 1938 convention any can- didate mrghi prcsrrnt his resignation nlier tho lie» mllct. if it wen- ‘n- conclusivc, after each ballot the Candi "int. ' ~. the lnwvcsi num- ber of “Ellis .\._ (lroppcrl. No can- rlldaie was biinurrl lu rpffllk or he voted for unless he was prepared to s‘anrl for election.

WllflifWPl‘ election procedure is aullttucslcs by tho llfilllllliltlwls com- mittee cr the 19-12 convention will lrc prliscz‘ on by Hi0 (IPICfJZIiPS on iilv lnorinzlp; of the sccollri (lily of the c0ll\‘i‘llL on, Doc. l0.

Convention henriquarlers officials, lllclmlllll! lo close their officc= Wvrinaswlay evening. said lielesfliczs rlrc bring urged to return U101!‘ sltznrxl crcdclltials before that linlc. li:“.1il'i‘i'l'|‘f‘l'.‘€ ollilos will be opened '1‘. Viinlzipcg Fl} qy,

l-lon. Arthur present National Leader, probably will make hi; own pqsiiilOll clear. He has yet to say whether in: seeks to retain the office to which he was named a year ago at n special Notional

. '. ans v c, .1 Qvllfid and were holding group to br cilosell in the aiicr- for?“ a I

officials probably will be placed on lhc uddrcsscs by movers,

Ottawa . x

Dec. ifllellx of 1.51:) tc

the Germans tonight retained con- [lTll of u ‘y one hishwfly between

Tun“: '1 lliszerte. This was only ' y!) j v 1pm a parallel road now 'J(_‘..lil\1il\d by the BIKE}!-

It was considered likely 5X15 communications might soon be out. thereby preventing the possibility of a vrithdrawal from Birerte.

French sources predicted the Germans would make their most determined stand before the bill naval base or Bizcrte. sreuplns their heavy forces there-