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EGRETARY KNOX RElIEALS

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Wabinet

llew Minister ill Labor namelli In shakeup

La t Goes To Sec- Mfietgr; 0f State De- partment To Be Re- placed B)’ Hum‘ phrey Mitchell.

OTTAWA, Dec. 15—(CP) _Prime Minister Mackenzie King tonight announced ap-

cintment of Humphrey Mitchell, chairman of the National War Labor Board. as Minister of Labor, and transfer of Labor Minister plcLai-ty to the department of Secretary of State.

State Secretafl C5353“ leaves the cabinet to become g judge of the Quebec Sull- ei'i0r Court. _

T he Prime Minister's statement said that there will be “further minister-la adjustments.”

Mr. King said the appointment fr’. “$115 wit‘ ‘in? staircases,’ this credited by lrmsferrins Mr- Mclerty to the post was not to be regarded as "siElli-TWRS B71 1min‘ tion to lessen in any WHY Quebec‘! cnstrlnllw representation in the

cabinet." “On the contrary," said a state-

I (Cmltinued on page a, Col 2)

llew chapters to Sea Successes in Mediterranean

IDNDON, Dec. 15—(0P)—R0b- ert Fraser, British Broadcasting Corporation commentator, said to- night successes announced by the British Admiralty today add a fresh chapter to the “remarkable luccess story" written by the east- lm Mediterranean fleet.

In a five-minute news analysis Fraser said these latest blows to Axis shipping must be creating “considerable uneasiness" among Italians. The increased toll of sinkings was a "strong note" in gossip among seamen in cafes in the Italian harbors of Brindlsi and Naples.

‘These seamen know when they embark on a voyage that they nave loss than a 50.50 chance of returning to home shores," the commentator said,

(An Admiralty communique ls- sued in London said British sub- mlrines have sunk a l2,000-ton chip believed to have been an It- slian transport and have damaged or destroyed six smaller vessels.)

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naming“ “i "Willem Hiwmfifii £39m’ b-iiio-ii-ll-ii.

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To New Post‘

Labor Minister Norman A. Mc- Larty (above) who was transferred to the department of Secretary of state in u. cabinet shake-up nu- nouncod at Ottawa yesterday.

Nazis forced into action in Libyan Desert

CAIRO, Dec. iil-(wl-Brltish and Indian troops, driving 0.1 the heels of withdrawing Axis forces in Libya, have so narrowed the D811? that LL-Gen. Erwin Rommel has been forced to throw the bulk of his remaining tank and infantry strength into a. demote delaying action, it was repo from the front todsy.

The Imperial 8th Anny was said to have closed with the Axis real‘ guard 48 hours ago in a major en-

gagoment. Preliminary Nporta said this battle is being fought in a heavy

rainmon s broag frl-ont gxtendi roug y from azaa an ‘Tim on the coast south to the desert track knovrn as ‘Irigh El Abd. North of Trigh El Abd, the tlsh and Indian forces twice fought off counter-attacks by German tanks and truck-borne infantry, according to today's headquarters communique which announced de- struction of l6 Nazi tanks and six planes and carpture of seven guns, a supply dump containing 70.000 gallons cf fuel, and 20 officers and 500 other prLsonem in this action and another to the southwest. Same Axis detachments. orig- inally cut off bv the Bfltish drive

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on Gazala, 40 miles west cf Tobruk. -

apparently managed to work their. way west again in the direction of Derna, But British patrols were said to be operating far west ci the baittle area, prestlrnably ready to keep these forces from joining any main body.

Sources here conceded it would take some time to clean out Axis positions in Salum. B-erdia and Halfaya but British Dlessure was reported increasing at all three points.

Report Nazis seek Prisoner xchange

IONDON, Dec. 15 -—-(CP) — The Gcrmnn radio said tonight the Rus- sians had been approached through the Turkish government at Ankara. with a proposal for exchange German-Soviet war prisoners but that no reply has been forthcom- ing from Moscow.

It said further that Russia had denied permission for German Bed Cross representatives to visit prison camps in the Soviet Union.

Observe 150th" Anniversary of Bill of flights

WABHDIGEON. Dee. is-(crr- President Rooetevelt tall: lhis coun- trymen tonigh , om 00th m- niversery of the Sill of R-illifl. that they an faced with an at- tempt to cancel out a "great up- surge of human liberty" embodied in that document and to impose again "absolute authority and de-

c rule." But he declared that "we will

lpnpqg-lgqlnot, under any threat, or in the

ll -——— - face of any d r, surrender the Dmtgnageee in nnenld Hell, Hidag, uaruntoes of berty our lore. “immanent. If not fine on 2st fathers framed for us in our Bill

by Women's Institute. or Rights."

L-Mi-II-ld-li. The President d u

“Eur Wiltshi i, l n l ' 1'9 00 001i Emits River Hall. ' ursday Igo- Rhteenth. If stoma)! rh-iday L-bl -l

broadcast program cmrunemors g the appending to the United States. constitution 160 years ago of the first l0 amendments which

"mo" ___ ‘Hodligxiéaeit-‘antoeodt, a-monl our: g

om press, speec an wor- mmim “Aolhanniym Smion 5MP‘ dllhflllev crummy _ _ Americans are solemnly deter-

. G. O. Green,

‘AM-ohm ll '1 "m" em Aryonmfmuéaoock. Signed

(continued 0n page I, 001's)

ined, Mr. Roosevelt said that

War SituaaLtion Last Night I

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst) Despite her stealthy, stab-ln-the-buck attack on the United States and Britain, the war in the Pacific is not going to Japan's liking. She ha; little to show for her nine days’ effort except damages

wrought by her surprise bombing

in Hawaii, and the bagging of two

British battleship! by torpedo planes.

Against that, write down the nine-day stand of s. handful of American marines on Wake island. They still grin defiantly back into the bright face of danger and gesture a jaunty "thumbs-up" to mil- lions of thrilled countrymen at home,

w“ "l" 1°11! them. to fight with them if they survive, to avenge

them if they perish-and to nuke that distant

island n new and

impel-likable shrine to freedom and valor? The roar of an aroused

people answers that. I O

Turning to look at the picture in Malaya, the Philippines and the broad sea reaches, we find the pendulum inexorably swinging l-Illnat the Nippoucle aggressor, Only at liong K01!‘ is a.

mljor allied bastion under close siege.

Yet Hung

K011: ll not strategically essential. While “he enemy is

denied Manila by the defences of Luzon, even the loss of liong Kong

Wflllld be a minor reverse.

Nor is its loss certain. Chinese allies, in flanking and rear attacks

on the mainland, are ’ g the

force of the Japanese drive ashore

In the Netherlands navy, eager to avenge Rotterdam, is gnawing as Nlruenese supply lines in the Chlnn Sea. O I j Q

There were rumors before Japan struck that Britain might ab- :55?! hlifllll: K011: to fall back on powerfully defended Singapore. t; ate dd not do so is clear indication that it is an aggressive rn er han defensive fight the Anglo-American wnr fellowship ll Plfilillrlnl to make in the Fur East. That became apparent when cum“!!! "W?! "filled Hon: Kong not long before the Japanese

struck.

SlIIKI-pcre and Manila are the vital anti-Japanese bases in the glhlnsmieu. Yet stout British resistance at liong Kong supported by e eee flank and rear attacks is serving the allieg we]; l“ mo"

than a psychological "rue,

It ll fowl»: the enemy t» scatter nu " kin r g "hunted land fronts. But for the Horlg Kong stanid ‘rllrlgafrletseolfooilplgr,

naval vessels and air craft involved

Luzon or the Malayan peninsula.

there could be thrown against

Wherever the main Japanese fleet, l; l kl l; t b, _ tact, ready to come to grips with the Amerilcranrfir unmAlrl-‘lglo-Alzlglc?“ battle fleet at need. It cannot spare its ships or planes to protect, u"

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exposed communication lines of the Japanese forces besieg-lng

liong Kong or Itklliliilfl: to crack the Singapore-Luzon life line.

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Gigantic Russian counter- offensive overruns scores of German strong points.

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Spain to go With Axis?

MADRID, Dec. l5 —(AP)- The Spanish Transal antic company aa- gcunced toduy Inst all sailings of

pnnlsh merchantmen for the Arn- erlcas had been postponed "by gov- ernment order."

Speclfically the company said the scheduled sailing of the liner Mar- one: do Camilla: for New York to- moi-row had been postponed.

(The dispatch did not explain the significance of this development, but cancellation of ship sailings could be a signal of an approaching change of n country's status with respect to the war-as in the case

of of(ltnly in the Into spring of mo.

The American export lines re- cently announced suspension of their New York-Lisbon service, al- though Portuguese lines have an- nounced they would continue their infrequent uili to North and South America, he last steamship links between the European con- tinent and the new world.)

NEW YORK. Dec. lii r-(AP) — The Spanish steamship 11in De Ten- erlfe. its master, Capt. Jose Albert, and his wireless operator, llidouardo Fernanda. were detained today by the combined notion of the coast guard, naval intelllgoncs and cus- toms agents.

The tLIIB-ton vessel, which was scheduled to sell late last Satur- day. was detained, officials ssld. when it was discovered that it bed landed as ilhl|l'l stores numerous parts of radio trlnlminsion and re- ceiving sets, 100 dil-llllon drums of lllliiii-rlcating oil and 386.000 worth of

May subsidize llalry fannsrs

crrrllwA, Dec. 1s - (or) _ A inn to subsidise dairy farmers to .... ‘Z.”.‘.“.li%.“!.l'.....‘°°' " “M” the roducer was understood to- l‘

a... ma: 2115M“ “l. fflllo; wartime prgersdufnd trade

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Board officials said they had nothing to announ on the plan but agreed some sue action might

nseemry to maintain the ceiling and noeeot fin

(Associated Prcss Stuff Write

MOSCOW, Dec. ltl-Vrussdaw- (AP)—R40d troops smashing against Hitters winter-worn legions have retuken the strategic railway town of Kiln, c0 miles northwest or Mos- CW. and the gigantic Soviet coun- ter-oifsnsive has overrun scores of 09]“ German strong points in a series of new successes announced togflyth li

0r ofKnintheKalininare the Russians killed 8,000 more Ger? mans and destroyed or captured Vim quantities of precious German Equipment transported over the fra- aen wastes of Russia from Germany, the communique said.

The capture of Kiln and the trip- hflmmer blows at Kalinin had the obvious purpose of restoring service 0" the lfllillllffld-Moscow railway but the general deduction was that the Russians were not going to m, the Germans dig in for the winter anywhere along the front.

German supply lines vrere report. ed bogged down. and Hitler's 301d- iers were suffering from the fierce Russian__blizzarc‘s__and _ sub-zen)

(Continued on page s, cm g)

Axis risk huge Losses to send Help to Libya

Dec

LONDON. \ l5—(CP)-—De- 1”" struction of two large Axis su ply

hanger. Announced Ottawa

The Nazi pocket battleship Lutzow, above, is reported the Argentine coast by an Uruguayan newspaper. Lutzoiv is sister ship of the scuttled Grnf Spec.

New places for Women as war Effort expands

Expect To Employ Ad- ditional 75,000 Women In War In- dustry Next Year.

By Patricia. Connolley Canadian Press Sta-ff Writer

OTTAWA, D00. 15 -—-(CP)—Wom-~ err-all women-must wgrk in this war, and, said War Services Minis- ter Thorson tonight, plans are in the making to see they all have the opportunity.

New places for working women are going to appear in war industry as production expands. New places will be available in the women's uniformed auxiliary services. Other women must enlarge their activities to embrace the work previously done by women who become occu- pied entirely by war endeavor.

Said Air Minister Power in Mon-

treal during the weekend: “We will organize our women to work in the» arsenals, the shops and the factor- les." To this Mr. Thorson added that the spread of the war only accen- tuates the need for women to take a larger part in the Canadian war prollram. _

"The need for women in war in- dustry is not theoretic," he added. "It is an imperative need. We'll want twice as many as we've got now.

“It is essential that women should ———__. :i=_

(Continued on page 8, Col 4)

British Forces Withdraw at liong Kong

IJONDON, Dec. l5 --(CPl -—Brit- sin was withdrawing her forces to- night from Kowloon, the mainland section of Hong Kong, apparently to‘ strengthen the island part of the colony against _ across its mrle-ivide ivaier barrier.

Advices from liong Kong said Im- perial forces on the peninsula, in the face cf preponderant Japanese strength, had begun a msLliocllcal withdrawal.

A Reuters dispatch from Singa- pore indicated. however. that $1118 manoeuvre land been _ccmpleted. saying Kowloon unquestionably was in Japanese hands. and a inter Singapore communique declared there was no further news from the liong Kong front.

An earlier Singapore o- unique reported a. heavy artillery duel. Other British reports said that

light guns are hammering at the Japanese but that the colony's big- gest cannon probably were mount- ed to resist sea attack and could not be used effectivily against Kow-

an expected assault m

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and transport ships and. the sl ing

. 2: 352.15%" .tt‘.£..i";.:‘:".:"tk Women confer with Meditc was oy the

Admire-Int; ' ‘Putin. ‘lllpimfinmea G t off i | timers said the action indented UVBTIIIIIQII lc I 5 csperate Axis efforts to rush rein- {grizements to Africa without regard osses.

It ted l th t th - mofifi£lf°$uhffig manual-a, resentntlves of 1B Canadian wom- bulld up a force hundreds of miles m‘ "Kl-mum"! m" m" i051? west of the present fighting in Libya Wm! Flllflllw Milli-ml‘ 11819’! Ind in order to defend Tripoli and pre- Donald Gordon. chairman of the vent British forces from takin up wartime prices and trade board, to nfzsliliiiigllis along France's Tunisian rérceive instructlonswdin the] part,

A British submarine entered Ger- hgiginrgavtlisbecnveh-Snrnen? misfit: man-defended arbor of Candis. ti; prices . 0M4- °° Pill!‘ "l" "W1! Illlv 1M Policing the retailers to ensure

rice ceiling ro-

A 5m" ‘ml’ °‘ mm W"- £05513... wees ggstll‘ bee l» the worn-

UPTAWA, Dec. l5 —-(CP) —R8p-

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n4 t. £31k while in convoy, the firiumw

"it is known that sh-lpl of this type have been used as trans- ports." an announcement said. 01000896

anemia it; the MeditefrarIl-eban asleep: ttgmllamdll" by which urea. r rpedoessank - cy, chases, may isnshlpcfthelanfllehbtm heqnehnkonrnfi.

raiding off

iIFrench factories Lack materials; To be closed

VlCllY, Dec. 15 -— (AP) French factories. including those working for Germany, were or- dered bv the Vichy government tonight to close from Dec. 21 through Jan. 4

The announced reason was shortaze of raw materials and coal, and all except the smallest of factories were affected.

The stoppage applies to foot- ories working for Germany on several orders.

During the first several days the owners may use the workers to repair machinery, but after- ward must ‘lay them during their enforced id encss.

(This dispatch did not say how small a factory must be to be exempted. The order, however. apparently goes much farther than a previous announcement which said blast furnaces and plants working on overnment orders probably wo d be ex- erupt.)

Labor Boards Established for 3 Provi_nces

OTTAWA, Dec. l5-—-(UP)—LB.bO1' lVLinister McLarty announced today establishment of regional ‘war labor boards for British Columbia, Quebec

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Americans Al‘ Pearl Harbor ,Were Napping

Japanese profited ‘try wide- spread fifth column activities;

Formal invest

igation wrill

be initiated immediately".

lBy J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Presg Staff Writer)

WASHINU'I‘ON, Dec. 15—(CP)—— Widespread lift-i‘. column work by the Japanese and the fact that United States army and navy for ces were not on the alert led to the modified success of Japan's surprise raid on Pearl Harbor, Navy Secretary Frank Knox said

today.

A formal investigation of all the circumstances will be initiated immediatel by President Roose- velt and, the meanwhile, no changes in command have been made.

Splicing “ride-spread rumors of severe_ almost calamitous damage to the United States fleet in the Pacific, Knox listed the losses as follows:-

The battleship Arizona, and destroyed.

The old target ship Utah. which has not been in service as a com-

sunk

batant ship for many years, de- stroyed, Three destroyers, the Cassia,

Downes and Blhaw, destroyed. The mine layer Ogala, destroyed. The battleship Oklahoma, cap.

sized, She can be surfaced and re-

paired.

Damage to various other naval ships which will talc». from a week to several months to repair.

But the remaining units of the Pacific fleet “are uninjured and are all at sea seeking contact with the enemy."

The Navy Secretary, who re- turned to Washington last night from a flying trip to Hawaii to survey the damage to Pearl Har- bor, made his report to news- papermen who crowded his office late today. .

Disclosures by Knox

Among his disclosures were:-

1.Navu1 personnel losses were 2;- 729 killed and 656 wounded.

Z. Japanese loss-es were three submarines and. 41 aircraft.

3. Japan used both normal size and two-man submarines, one of the latter being captured.

4. Japanese fifth columnists paved the way perfectly for the raid and, with the possible cx-

and New Brunswick unset‘ provis- <‘»@l?§l_0,l}__<>_f__§Q1f§l/_qlf. it wl1_8__ the

ions of the War-tints Wages and Cost-of-living bonus order.

The National War Labor Board and the regional boards have equal representation of employers and employees. Provincial Labor‘ Min- isters are chairmen of the regional boards. ,

The Ontario regional board was appointed some time ago. There has been no announcement yet on selec- tion of a pointees for boards in Al- berta. askatcheivan, Manitoba, Nova Scotla or Prince Edward Isl- and but it has been announced each province will have one.

Following are the members of the New Brunswick regional board whpse appointment was announced

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Cfiairman-l-lon. J. Andre Doucet, Minister of Health and Labor.

Representing emplzycrs —-~ R. . Camcrorwlumbernran, lrredcrlclfill; C. Alan Beatteay, manager, Snow- flake Lime Co., Lt, Saint John.

Re resenting employees-Geo. R. Pit-Time"? I} becmfle! elfefliivc Jfln Dawson secretary-treasurer, New l and applzes to production of that vlcwrlg

Melv n, Brunswick Federation of Labor, Saint John: R, F. Gould, Claims investigator, Canadian Railways and President

and other transport workers, lo division No. 137, Monctcn.

International At

A Glance

MOSCOW — Russians, pursuing retreating, ill-clad Gennans, re- take Kiln, 60 miles northwest of Moscow, the point at which the Nazis cut the I ' d-Moscow railway.

CAIRO-Jmperlal troops catch up with Rommers fleeing Axis force and makritflght.

WASHINGTON - Navy Secre. tury Knox says Pearl Harbor for- ces were not alert to Jap surprise;

(Continued on page 8, Col 3)

Production 0f Radios ls reduced

OTTAWA, Dec. 15 —(CP) -—Mti- tntions Mirlister Howe announced tonight that during January pro- duction of radios in Canada will be restricted to half the monthly aver-

w nge for" 1940.

The order" was issued by Alan H. Williamson, controller of supplies in the munitions and supply de-

month only. The order affects radios for all

NHUOHBI purposes. including automobile ra- Winnipeg 0111111118" tllos, but does not apply to radlm Tloronto Brotherhood oi Railway Employees being manuafzvctured for the fed- Ottawa

eral government.

hast October radio production was reduced by 25 per cent in a general order which also covered refriger- ators, stoves, vacuum cleaners washing machines.

There was no indication in to- night's statement tions would be plaoed manufacturing after Jan. ll, but presumably n new order covering February will be issued.

When the reduction was ordered last October, it was estimated 123.- 000 less radios would be made in 1942 than this year-equivalent. to about 10,000 less radios n month.