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. CHARLOTTETOWN, SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1942

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Strong Agitation For Another Front

Thh down-al-the-heela place ic Port. Morecby on

Vital Objective In Jap

the southern coast of New Guinea inland acroca

1mm the northeast tip of Auatrallc. This town la believed a Japanese objective to b¢ taken bu", .

full-scale assault on Australia.

Battle - tried Aussie ‘Chinese better Troops Return Home Position in

President and Cabinet from Philippines;

Bombers remain active.

By C. Yale: McDaniel elated Bus. Staff Writer.

MELBOURNE, Australia, March flfl-(APJ-Battle-tred‘ Austranan

lggers" brought. hotre 11cm the Middle-East were organizad to- night under Gen. Sir Thomas Blarney, an old hand at “pricing with American f 311.41g mcll, and assumed their role in the defence of Australia under hhc supreme

command of Gen. Dcugias Mac- Arllluzj As preparations against the Jap-

anese thus were strengthened, thtre were those other develop- meals:-

President Manuel Quezczl arriv- ed from the Philipplncs w;tll'l his family and cabinet;

American an Australian bombers raidcd lhe J‘ zncse bass ct Ku- pallg, Netherlands ‘Ilimnr;

The Japanese again weakly at» tacked Port Moresby. New uinea.

The government, ln announcing Gr-n. Blanleys appointment as ccnlnlanzler ill chicf of the Allied ground forces tzl Australia, said all Australian forces w"i:lil ft inland- ed to return from abcad now had Al-livcd.

The number was not dkclcsrd. bill the return olf Avsb-"lfiln air- nrn from Britain and land forces flfilll North Africa hzld broil pro- cd when the Japzrcse flu-rat tcame close to A-umalia. As drputy crmmander in chief of at British forces in the Middc E‘ .. Gcll. Blrmcy first wrrlt out w. l 20.000 men, and these were period- ically augmented.

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PAUPERKS‘ PIN-MONEY

MELBOURNE — (C P) —- Wonk from hunger. a 70-year old mall died ill hospital and attendants follndin his filthy garments in- nulllol-nblv lllenl mid. hospital ti"

ts iTTEPtilPl‘ with cl'?dlt5 for £3760 refit.- 912» in local banks.

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I ccnca per word Lo Elli at ‘veeilfgyaefiiiistili rkinl. L-llld-S-ili-FTI-Sat-tf. "Reserve Tuesday. April 14th l‘ the 1.9.1.. and L.O.B.A. bean "WEI. L-ISOO.

"Rummage cclc, Zion A Ills evening, a,9o_

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"Don't miss Y.P.U. concert and boa social at York. Wednesday, fibril lat. One-act plays, comedy sketches. music. etc. Admission 35c and 15c.

"Bu a Charlottetown m..a..“§§ul'i§ Friday; Fredericton 00.1%“... ”‘°'w.‘5"t‘.ll” .‘8'°"’%‘ vcr n a. . New o ll a. u. rial-ti. illit- shlrc- 2 P. M. $.00 per pair for pig cvcr ill bounds. Knud J naen. IrIClW-S- -8-l.f.

Tcungco area

--____ DELHI, Ind-la. March 27 -. The Chinese holding the eastern anchor of the Allied Linus in Burma have liquidated the Japanese force which captured the Toungoo alrdrome. and with the heartening help of newly arrived reinforcements m" l"? ball-HHS the invaders on three sides Offihe-Cityt-g 0mm“ Colllflllllllfllle announced tonight.

T110 J-lbanetse. too. are bringing l‘ up reinforcements in the severe con- . flict in the western. southern and .1 northern outskirts of Toungoo, the

l Chinese Siilfi. but the arrival of llclp for the encircled defenders was de- clared to have given their already- hlah fighting, spirit ma tremendous boost.

‘Ihe bnllly -nredcd aid reached TOUHBOOIQPIOYOHGCPS after they had fought without pause for 6O hours under n lllcriciless pounding by en- enlv bombing planes.

Wheathel- the reinforcements would be enough to enable the Chl- nesc to smash ollt o! the trap re- lnzlmed unanswered. Before the an- noullcelnvllt of their arrival it was admitted here that the Allied pos- ltioll there was in grave peril.

Lacking alr SUDDOh, the Toungoo force was cut off from a, retreat to the north by an enemy enveloping movement which had by-passcd the City and reached beyond to cap- ture Iiyungon.

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Gas ration books islands and a peninsula cloak _—"—

- _ _ l. OTTAWA. March 27 -- (C P) - li wimelmxds. Map shows closeup mcnl sll toll g it only about one

half tllc owners of PLBlSLCFEU motor of Australia's threatened noflh- vchlclcs in Canada have obtained l t,“ , - ' »'-

' gasoline raholl books to date, and quoted oil controller G. R. Cot- I I Cifellslve third F I tteek of Aprll. I

trelle as warning that when ration- ing goes into effect April 1 "we are going" .0 be very ilardbollcd."

"Ii a motorist has no ration book he will not got gasoline," said Mr. Cottrcilc. "Ample warning has been g.vcn. and. every motorist has had sufficient lime.

"If ill‘ has failed to get ills book next Wednesday the fault will be ‘i s.’

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front at all costs while Nazi trails- portation experts effect the di- ilcull. lllovclnellt. of new supplies f r 3, spring offensive now reported timed for the third week ln April advices from both German an

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. 1 m; d _-Phyll‘s Da e Poster. only daught- tviyiggsgiafliirliftsgtissitiileii-le .555 soriie er of S. A. lgoster, former Mayor of possibility of g concurrent thrust at Qlariottetovm. and Mrs. ter. the United Nations‘ Mediterranean became the bride here yesterday of area, perhaps from Greece, Crete Lieut. Robert Nell Sinclair. Illflfl- Rhodes via Cyprus and Syria. ber of the PEI I-lsghlanders and

.___.____i eon of Mrs. E. E. Blalclglrland the Thrcc Social Credit 1;" Dl- m“ 5m‘ - “’“""" ' Tb o was rfonned la Acts Arc Disallowed an éeovreseffif 311mm an“ ‘m, the Rector, Rev. C. K. Whalley ol- tlcisllm. Immediate nlatitu of the couple attended. Llcut, Stanley fllcmpson of Glarlotletowfl. now stationed here. attended the BMW! The bride wore c lmlfl. Ill!»- length dress of ohartreuse crepe wit qnbroldered bodice, a hind- somc sailor model hat of orchid lone in flower; effect. and barman’; m. cm" Om“. lzlng nocessor ell an a ocracce a or cons ration of whether a scc- “Wfifufrtrlfx; mm“, N, m, “m” '1 m” “d m“ “tut a Quebec Montreal and crcntlci lion 8:1. or and the crc- “l!” °' ' , ‘m, o‘ m,“ coeds of calc was ultra vii-es TWO?“ "l4 “llnwgf- l‘ men t provincial logln weddlml ml’ "l e “ l“ °‘

UITAWA. March 2'! - (O P) — ‘Bu-cc Al ta provincial acts deal- lnl with dbl n . Pill" the social it Government last year. were dlafilowcd by the ov- emcr-ln-counc wdc on advice of Juxtlcc motelfitst. urcnt.

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Amp lhoee attending the wed- ding w: Mrs. (Dr) Donald Camp- bell, sister of the grcoln. from Ohariottetown

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(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON. Associated Pres; War Analyst)

The conclusion of Anglo-American war leadership that the crux of the conflict at this stage is in Russia ia sharply r wmphaslzed by developments on both aldea of the Atlantic.

From Washington President ltnocevelt has ordered first. priority for lagging ttuaalan war-order deliveries, lie signed hia directive ac

‘ ‘-‘..‘ of all ' ' armed forces. That forbids army or navy objection on the ground that. growing American fighting forcec be first served with weapons and equipment for training purposes. U I O l

London contributed word that the loyal Air Ioroc had resumed fig pounding of Naal war factories, battering the Ruhr industrial area with every type cf missile, including trwo-ton bombs. London also has provided an intimation In the words of Prime Minister Churchill him- self that events are in process In the Atlantic to curb Nazi U-boat aavallges and maintain Anglo-American communication lines with

uss a_ __ Just what new disposition of Anglo-American wcrcraft. and planca to that em! ls in prospect la unknown. Mr. Churchill's declaration that recent allied setbacks In the Atlantic are "only for the time be- ing" haa definite significance, however. O O I O '

Exactly what. prompted the ‘Resilient to step into Washington's illmrllll Will‘ 0"!‘ firms Priorities so decisively is not revealed beyond the fact that deliveries to Russia had fallen below the time schedule provided by the Russlan-Britlsh-Amerlcan pact.

A twin motive for the Roosevelt order can be discerned. In the first place, it seems designed to short-circuit debate as to which battle front, east or west, la the most critical at this stage, with Hit- ler's promised summer offensive impending. And It serves no less to minimize the effect of home demands for protective and training armament that might be more effectively employed immediately

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Move To Speed U.S.

War Materials to Russia

_ War Secretary Stimson puts emphasis on

use of ‘gliders and Parachute Troops.

WASHINGTON. March 27-1 (AH-Another big wartime ap- propriation bill — $1B,30Z,187.14fl. mostly for the army -~ started through Congrem today and sim- ultaneously President Roosevelt ordered u special effort to expedite the shipment of lend-lease war machines and materials to Russia.

Meanwhile. War secretary Henry Stimson announced preparations for future warfare in the air and on the desert, with the emphasis on a greatly expanded use of gliders and parachute troops. He ordered the immediate creation of a special desert corps of 8.000, and said parachute troops are be- ing expanded to three full regi- merits.

In Presenting the appropriation bill to the House of Representa- tives. tile appropriations commit- trc stripped its report of military information considered of value to the enemy. but it did make several disclosures:-

"A total of $6.990.000.000 is for building 31.070 planes, equipped \‘.".lt'l spare parts, and ordnance. Morley for 33.000 planes was pro- ncled ill January. A request for ItlfldS for 23,550 more is expected soon. Thr- plane building program is scheduled at. 130.000 planes in 1942 and 125.000 in 1943.

Prepare for air Raids in Canada

King George To broadcast

LONDON, March 27 —(CP)— The King will broadcast at 9 p. 111- (5 p. m. A.D.T.) tomorrow in connection with the nation- al dill‘ of prayer which is hcirlg observed Sunday, Th; brow]. cast will be carried over the National network of the CBC,

See two Indian llolllinions possible

NEW DELHI. India, March 27‘ lcPi-Sll- Stafford Cripps and Mohandas K_ Gandhi dlscugscd for more than two hours today the British plan for Indian self- government WillClL, reliable sour- ces disclosed. might conceivably result in two Indian Dominlons.

Other qualified informants pre- dicted the British war cabinet proposals. when made public. would disclose that Britain is olf- lerlnz Dull-l a post-war federa- tion of dominion status with each province or state free to decide for itself whether it will Join the federation or remain out-side.

Pfgvlgecesf regaining olllgldo W011 , '

UYPAWALh/lfarcll 21f Que?) - htaerauon ‘fig’, s,nf,‘,;“,. “Egg? Arrangerrerl s or mee mg 1e coll- H t _ ttngenciea of air raids or other 5,32“ w° Dommlons “mm re

attacks on Canada today occupied the House o1 commons in its last hours before the Easter adjourn- ment.

finance Minister Ilsley introduc- e‘ g bill to provide for war risk hisurgnce. placing Dominion Government in the insurance busi- neaa for the duration of the war. and Pensions Minister Mackenzie led a discussion of air raid precau- tions.

The House stands adiourned un- til April 20 after seeing nine bills, passed in recent days. receive royal assent from chief Justice Sir LY- man Duff. deputy to the governor- general who came to the Senate chamber for the purpose.

Jailed For Receiving Two Army Uniforms

liot Political Fight rages in United States

By J. F. Sanderson Oanrullan Press Staff Writer

WASG-EIINGTON, March 27-(0?) -'!‘he United stares ls in the midst of a political fight which. if it had taken place in peace time, would have split the nation in txwo and evch now. in the midst of war. ll

fairly close to it

It relates primarily to organized abol-‘c status in wartime and was brought to a head by the introduc- tion of legislation in the House of Representatives by Howard W. Smith, Democrat of Virginia wlfch would suspend the national 4o- hcur-week enactment. eliminate the closed. ch in war industries and place a oeling of six per cent on war contract profits

The Bglllhktlilghia still beat; 1'0- Vb'Vd. C QXFTPE position '31“ Plesdent Roocevm production oflfioers of the govern- ment, orgasm and. in re- spect of the x per cent. fmlt on

NOR!!! BAY. Ont. March I! - (Mi-Dolores Decuyer. Sturgeon Falls wu sentenced to six months imprisonment today on a charge of receiving mllitcr clothin . the of tho no. Wtnecaes the accrued cxoilanuglcld

Sudbury regiment. two of three sol- dier; sentenced Tuesday to lhflfi year terms for ccccuitl Joseph llhciano. North Bay, an robbing him of $70 Mann 12.

The two soldiers, selected the saralewni t aa m 30b)?‘ i Wolf‘! m‘ ac ave cw e co ng a- w" _ g u“... -_ ter t-hev had taken a ‘taxi from “Jfwhm, qonflesqf... 51-9-1”. N011]! HEY l0 Blllflllm Pails. The in flooded w-tth tons of finllil and third member of the trio involved be um. Indicating the nation. was Wilfred negouffe. 21 Halifax. wide interest in the conflict and who had escaped with the ollers the mung ae a whole shows every from a military hospital at Camp —-————-—-—--—-»--- —~~-~—- 5°l - (Continued cc page 8. col d)

Some favor Invasion of The Continent

Declare Move Not Only Necessary But Fea- sible This Year.

(By Drew Middleton, Associated Press Staff Writer)

LDNDON. March 27—lA.P)—An- other front, either in the form of a single sector such as the Brit- tany Peninaula of France or con- land raids of greater strength and longer duration than heretofore, is regarded as absolute- ly vital to victory in 1942 by ad- herents of the "offensive now" policy in Britain.

Those who favor invasion of the continent now muster a wealth of political and military arguments to prove that such a front is not only necessary but feasible this spring or summer.

They are far more vocal than their opponents. Probably this ta because most of the latter are in positions which forbid entrance into public discussions of grand strategy.

The chief reason for c front on the continent is simply put by one military commentator:-

"Britain's aim la to help the Russians and with the Russians to beat the Germans. This aim is best served by creating the maximum diversion in the west now."

l-le added that unless Britain attacks before autumn, ahc will lose her best. chance of winning the war and the best we can then iwpe for is to be on the winning side as the minor partner in a victorious alliance."

Through the conversations of those who plead for this front. rune a sense of ursency, One ex- solclier said: "A matter of weeks separates the war from its climax, and the final decision could be reached before autumn."

The most important group ask- ing for this front centres around the soviet embassy. Since the summer of 1941 Russian diplo- mats have emphasized the need for a second front and have criti- cized British talk of winning the war in 1943.

News Briefs

WASHINGTON. March 27-—(A.Pl _'I‘he command of army planes hunting U-boats off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts was turned over to the United States navy by an order announced today as a new move to increase the effective- ness of the war on submarines.

WASHINGTON. March 27- fAP)—The United States of- fice nf price administration t0- day granted a general price increase on all woollen pro- ducts ranging from wool pulled from the sheepskin to worsted yams. in one oi‘ the mast com- prehensive price orders yet la- sued.

WASHINGTON, March 27- lAPl-Presldcnt Roosevelt sent to Congress today a request for a 8.50.000 appropriation for the erec- tion of a hospital, dispensary or other memorial llt St. Lawrence, Nfld_, in token of the apprecia- tion of the United states to the people of that village for saving some of the men on the naval lessela Pollux and Truxtun.

LONDON. March 28-15m- Inlay) - (CP) — The Daily Herald said today the Govern- ment la considering a plan to abolish the birth qualification for membership in the House of [flfdi and to net up instead a second chamber of members from the varlouc professions.

Keep up heavy Air attacks on Nazi Industries

IDNDON. March 21-01?)- Hundredg of British bombers. some of them manned by Canadians. out a blazing pattern for the Royal Air Forces 19-42 offensive against western more. unloading every- thin from fire

bombs to massive two- ex loslves over-night u the Ruhr clleyeand other azt targets acroca lglum. the Neth- erlands and France.

The giant Krupp works at Essen, subjected to itc second assault in two weeks, was the main target and other squadrons pounded an oil refinery near Ghent. lllrdromea in the Netherlandg and docks at Le Havre. The Canadians were understood to have taken part in the Ruhr raid

Taking up uhere the night crews left. off, dnyllght. raiders roared 0v. er the Channel today to strafe cmtal targets and Ohazlnel ship- D .

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Seaborne Force Landed Behind

German Lines

Surprise Arctic-offensive aimed at clearing Allied! northern supply lines; Menaces Nazi-Finnish orthern flank.

(By Eddy Gilmore, Associated Press Staff Writer)

MOSCOW. March 27- (APJ-A Russian seaborne force has landed behind the German lines on the Murmansk coast under the pro- tooling guns of the Red fleet in a surprise Arctic offensive to clear the allied northern supply lanes and menace the Nazi-Finnish northern flank, it was announced today.

The Red air force was in c0- operatlve action with the sea and land troops-this, it is apparent, was the significance of the air battle over Murmansk earlier in the week in which the Russians shot down 11 out of 66 Nazi planes.

Meagre accounts of the action, broadcast by the Moscow radio. said the Russian landings-pre- sumably on the Rybaohi eninsula northwest of Murmans -caused vaqt confusion amon the German troops who have hoed up there all winter. _

The radio said the Nazis were trying to meet the new offensive with heavy air attacks.

Small Soviet submarines, oper- ating in adjacent waters, wclrc rc- rorteri to have sunk at least l0 German transports in operations connected with the Russian troop move.

The action wca described ca "c purely Russian operation."

(rt-her Russian dispatchsl today, relating the course of’ continued German counter-attacks. said the Red army itself was exerting in- creasing care in fortifying re-cap- tllred towns and that this had been the deciding factor in the repulse of oounter-aasaulta.

The Murmansk landing had deep implications, for the area be- tween Murmansk and the north cape of Norway has long been re- garded ac an extremely logical setting for the opening of c. sec- olld front by Russia's British and United States allies, in order to assure constant and increasing use of the Murmansk supply rout/e and its rail connections south. knock Finland out of the war and bring heavy pressure from a new sect/or on the whole German posi- tion east and north of the Baltic

International At A Glance

By I110 Canadian hen

AUSTRALIA-Defences strength- ened by return of Middle East troops; Gen. Sir Thomas Blalm-y commands land forces, under Mac- Arthurs supervision.

BURMA-Chinese forcec cut oft by Jap flanking movement receivr a unforcements.

INDIA-Small cnccn naval farce operating in Bengal ay.

PHILIPPINES -- Enem abpc I] aerial assault on Corregl or.

RUSSIA—Red fleet lands Uoopl Pchizld Nut linen on Murmansk ron .

BRITAIN-R. A. P. beads at Ruhr Valley industriea.