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sni in facilities, where 12,000,

ooopleef of lumber was to be handled this season, were crpi led tonight after Sunday's fire wped out almost the whole of Pictou's waterfront.

Only two small wharves and the sea-wall were left after the tire levelledsheds and piers along a quarter. mile of dockside.

In the/absence of official state- ments. estimates of damage ran from 01,000,000 t0 000.000. C. B. Pushle. superinten ent o! Cana- dian National Railways in whose sheds the fire apparently started. said all records were burned and he clould notyenture a . guess at the cal.

ere were no immediate plans fo rebuilding.

Origin of the fire still was a mystery but it was expected an official investigation would get underway soon.

All that was known of the start oi the blaze was that a group of boys playln near C.N.R. Pier 0 noticed sine comm from the wharf. Pulling up a pank to pour- water on the fire, they‘ allowed an lnrush of air to fan the flames and the blaze IDMIG.

Hardest blow to this Northum- llilld strait town of 3.000 was the loss of lumber ship lug facllitie . Only a third of the 0000.000 worth

: of lumber to be shipped thisaea-

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been handled Moving he remainder would have kept more than 00 men busy for three

months. The 0N3. and the Dominion the heaviest

foot Pier 0 and , with contents. The Domlu on Gov- ernment lost. two pier sheds. a big overhead crane and Public Works Department equipment storedDm the sheds.

All the ships in port except a motor launch moore_d at a pier were saved. One of, the ships which crept close was the freighter Be- moved out of its dock as the flames gonia, laden with 4.000.000 feet of lumber.

For a time there were fears that the town itself would catch fire. But- firefl hters remember- ing the $100,000 iaze which swept through Pictou's business sec-Jon in 1931 redoubled their efforts.

Sparks ignited two private homes and a hotel but watchers on the extinguished them be- fore d age was done.

Only casualties were a firemen, Alfred Marteil, who suffered a minor leg injury. two yachtsmen, James Stright and Alfred Archi- bald, overcome by smoke. and an unidentified woman who was taken to hospital from one of the

ahi s. None of the casualties were l-i

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Royal ‘Commission Makes {Final Report On Espionage y

By DOUGLAS. 0W

_' Canadian Press Shawn-lies OTPAWA. July lfr-(OPM-The royal commission on- espionage sale in its fourth and final report today that Russia had obtained “a very great deal of secret inform- ation from s. number of depart-

ents and agencies of govern-

ent" through one of several ar- allel networks of Soviet eapio R0 constituting “a. wiifih column" in Canada. -

Five months to the day from l-rb 15 when he announced the commission's existence and Dill‘-

Comfhg. Events Talkies-Emerald Thursday. "Movies st Bradafioane tonight. "Talkies - Malpeque Wednes-

day. /

"Come to picnic Lot 65. July l1. meals, danclng,.gamcs.

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"Dance, Seven Mlle Bay Hall tonight. . "Dance, Flat River ‘Hull. dzly", July 16th. Refrmhmenu

"Dance. French River Hall ‘llues- dny, July 16th. '

Dance and box social l-Ioweb Ball Brackley Beach. Wednesday. July I'll-h. _ ‘

Reserve Saturday. Juiv 2'7. 101‘ pantry sale at Holmarrs in aid of

Tues-

Basilica Alibi‘ SOOlOW.

"lib ill be no nce at Mac- Irail \%‘l:i'8wliUll8G, this Wed- nerds-y.

"Dance. ParLsh Hall. St. Ptlfiffl irlay, hiclay 19th. Modern and Old iillfl.

"D . Millvie Hall. Frl&. Jiliv 1830410: in aid of’ Women's lastl- lufc. Daylight Sllllflfl Time.

“Ice cream ‘social in ‘Prederlc- ‘iyrn Wednesday evening. u y

"Chicken Supper at Newman Lodge. New Haven, tomorrow night Sl-"llns at 430. .

"Collecting hogs ‘for Davis

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pose to a startled Canada. Prime Minister Mackenzie Kin p_l d before the Commons s. tie-pa e. "scouted-word document which con- tended om Russian agents were active as far back as 1924. Its two supreme court justices. R. I... Kellcck and ert - ereau. hared the pivotal position of the Labor-Progressive party and charged that "it has been overwhelmin ly established that the Comm st movement wasthe principal base within which the espionage networkwas recruited." Disclosing the names of nine

‘m’ l persons-Air- have al-

ihey had~only~ been e to probe fully the activities o! one of the several Russian networksr-Jhst on military intelligence headed, until his recall to Mouow. l-‘Iy Col. Nic- olai Zsbotln. former military at- tache at the Russian Embassy.

Only on that network did the Elmbassy documents available to the commission-they were taken by Igor Gousenko. Zsbotlnb for- mer cipher clerk-throw a pene- trating light. But its Judges were able to report that:-

1. m..- N.K.V.D.. Russia's polit- ical police, "have a powerful org- anisation in Canada." -

2. There is an organist-salon allie- si ed to procure fa se ana an tag-sports and other citizenship documents for the use of agents

in Cenadrh,

S. There was a second military network about which Zebotin only learned by accident although it

also operated through the embas-

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4. A "secret political system under Goussarov. ostenebly sec- ond secretary. reported directly RnCOYfI-Ililllllfsl- party heelllllllflfll in Moscow. t , ,

5. Evidence bears out GOHRIIROB statement that the Comintem still

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a Ask Council To

intervene in Border Dispute

NIW YORK. July lc-(AH- Siam formally asked the United Nations Security Council tonight to intervene in her border dis-sins with French Inca-China.

The Siamese government. which has an application pendinu for membership in the United Nations to abide by agny solution proposed by the security council

France has maintained a tech- olcal state of war with the Bann- ‘itclr government and has been accused by Siam of frontier ag- gression recently h ‘o

ma 1 square m s of Cambodia taos provinces which Siam Ieisad in i010 and klpt by I IBM. nogotiat under Japanese '31 stisn" in March, lief-long fore . Harbor.

ready been charged and one of _ these 1reed.-iL1e~tw0/-~ Ildges said.

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To Command 4| ‘iio. 5 Signsis~

“noun. D. N. BELL

HALIFAX, NS‘, July 16- The Promotion to the rarfr of Lieuten- ant-Colonci and the appointment to commanding officer No 5 Div- isional Signals (Reserve False) of Major D.N. Bell, E.D., of~Chat'- lettetown has been announced by eaxlqisarters, Military District No.

Col. Bell sew service m both World War I and II. He enlisted as a private for the First Ores: W-sr in i915 tvith the 105'?! Infan- lry Battalion at Charlottetown. He roceeded overseas in July '16 with his unli. and fought th h France and Belgium wilh the 3r . Battal- ion Canadian Mumine Gun Corps. Ho Niurned to Canada in 1919 with the rank of Sgt.

Following his demobillsatlon he returned to on active military career by joining No. 8 Signal Coy. (NPAM) with the rank of Sergenn: He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1922 and six yenrs later gained his Captaincy. l-le be- came second .n command of No. 8 District Signals. RC. Signals, in 1080. He served with Signals from 1921 right through until war broke out in 1930 when he was called out on active service to again fight

the Hulls.

Shortly after the outbreak of was Col. Bell look two officers and 40 other ranks lo Sydney. NB. to an libs-tress Signals in the Sydney-

to Halifax in Oct. i980 to take lhe up iniment of ‘District Signals er, M D. 6. l-fe held this ap- ponlment uncll Aug. i040 when he proceeded to Bairefleld, Ont., us Officer Corr-mending No. 3 Coy 4 Division S s. . When t‘ unli was broken up he. book charge of the RCCS wing at the Officers training Centre, Western Canada. at Victoria. B C. In July 194.1 he roceeded to Montreal and rccrul the 13:11 Infantry Brigade Signals section. Col. Bell truinei-Lthis 59011011 and then tools them to Brigade Head- quarters at Nmaimo, BC 1-1; was promoted to the rank of Major in April r942 and returned to Barriefield in June the samc year. This time second in commend of No. 6 Division Signals and he remained with them until they were disbanded in Rlbruary 1945. Jlbllowlng iliis he returned i0 Military District No. 6 and be- came an Army counsellor at No. 6 mimic; Degg, Halifax. l-le stayed at No. 6 until January 1943 and during hislast few IMIYIIS there {has gm senior Armv Examin- er gt B CDO . . lie retired i0 civilian life on‘ fhe 19th of January i940. Prior to the outbreak of world war II ‘Col. Bell ' Prince Si.

there taught end trained ewuul- motely 400 cadets, many of whom later fought in (he armed services-

ool. Bel is now not Supervise o,» 9,1 train|n$f0r the .V. . for w District, 12.1. Lt. Col. and M“ pa“ fflldg at Charlottetown.

Chinese Kidnap lLS. Marines

RANKING, July 1a _ (AP)- Sevan United States marines. kidnapped by unidentified Chih- ese. were sought by air and ground fo s today as fightlnd WW9?" Chinese Communist and Govern- ment forces was renewed at num- erous ointa in Manchuris and

North hina. (In Shanghai the middle course Democratic Lea e declared that towards civil antic scale which P cause her ilnll

haodqluart in Tuni- sad that tltre. - Americans iaanelr Saturday at

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Blames Russia For Failure 0f Conference

slllffliflry lirses Criti- sizes Soviet is Rational Broadcast

BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWEB

. WASHINGTON. Jill)’ 15 —($l -8ta(.e Secretary Jramgg "filial" warned Russia the! "ea "8 double and suspicions" by 05101101116 'o a German disarma- mfilll- ‘Telly and announced tho: ihe United Sfeles is acting immed- l-"el '0 break down economic era in Gemlany-with or with. °u§drM°£cW' gm;

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,°‘11'ly “included four-power Ebr-

$2: Ministers conference in Paris.

"Our "Hillary Ilmreunlotrve in Germany will this week be lllxirug‘, ed i0 flhoperate with any one or all qf the three governments (Britain, Rascals and lit-since) 1;. essential administrative matters. We will either secure Qconosnjc 00.09.”. aiion between the (German occup- ation) zones or luee the responsi- bility for the vie ation of (he Pois- dnm agreement.“

‘rhroughout the speech Mr. Byrnea repeatedly blamed Rtlssin for failure of the conference reach agreement on critics; isms —-psrticularly the German dis- armament treaty, the centralizat- ion 0f German econoco and the draft of a peace treaty or Austria.

0n the issue of the German dis- ansment tteexv Mr. Byrnes open- ly acknowledged the spilt bet/ween

ussla and the western powers.

He said the Soviet statement to the foreign sninlsters meeting a- gainst the disarmament treaty pro- posal "reveals how hard-pressed the Soviets were to find real ob- jection to a treaty which gives them assurance llliil Germany should never again become a threat lo their securiiy or to the security of Europe."

Haduucls u treaty been in exist- ence after the First Great war. Mr. Bymes argued. l-he Second Great War never would have occurred.

He said thatrecause Germany is “threatened with inflation and economic paralysis’ and the United States zone is costin American

minister Germany as an erononzic

unit, ,

-The Br-iiish government agreed no this and the French reversed their previous position of opposition to accept. But the Russians said the could not agree without fur her sbudy of Ihc Saar question, lnvol-vin exclusion ihol area from e centralization.

V. M. Molotov of Russia block- ed immediate steps toward writing an Austrian peace treaty which would provide for with- drawal of occupation troops, mak- ing two arguments, Mr. Byrncs re cried. The Russian foreign mnlster contended that Austria should be fiuther de-nazified and that o. large number of displaced persons should be wilbhdraum from the country bcflra-e a treaty is completed. '

Mr. Byrnes said that the United States recognizes "the seriousness of these problems" but he declared. m, would be g rrsgedy to hold up (he peace lreply with Austria be- cause she is obliged to offer tem- porary refuge to lhese people un- il homes can be found (or them in other countries.

In stsuunsrizing his policies, Mr. gyms; said that "we do not be- lieve in a e based on a desire for vengeance. We believe justice, charity and mercy. If we act with charity and mercy lhose we fear as enemies may become our friends."

Wili Mean Shortage 0f Fertilizer

GUELPl-f. Ont., July i4 -(OP) -A continued shortage of pnos- phoric acid. a major fertilizer in- gredlent will restrict the types of fertiincr manufactured in Canada this fall. it was announced Saturday at a session of the advis-

meeting at Ontario Agricultural College.

The difficulty arose in :..taln- lng hoaphates, it was said. which usualy were sent hero from -he southern United States in rock form to be ground at plants near Montreal.

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iielor A. W. Rogers Second in Command

MAJOR. A. W. ROGERS

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HALIFAX, N. ' s., July m __ Major A. WJRogers. oi Charlotte- town, has been appointed by Mil- itary authorities, M.D. 6, as sec- ond i-n command of the l'1th P. E. I. R9009 Regiment, Royal C-Uiid- ian Armoured Corps, (Reserve Force).

Major Rogers joined the RE I. Highlanders as a Lieut. in 1038 and was called up on active ser-

vice with this unit at the out- break of war in Sept. 39. He transferred to the West

Nova Scotia Highlanders in March ‘l0 and proceeded overseas v-frth the West Novies that same year. He fought with the West Navies through the Sicilian and It-lilan campaigns until the unit reached the north of Rome.

Before proceeding to Sicily Major Rogers was promoted, to the rank of Capt. in '42. During the fighting at Ortona he was promoted to the rank of Major.

While in Italy Major Rogers was badly smashed up in a convoy ac».- cident and was lnvaiided back to England and then back to Canada in October 1944. ,

He received a mentioned in dis- patches during the heavy fight- ng when the Allied armies were smashing the Hitler Line.

M810!‘ Rogers spent several months in Camp Hill Hospital up- on his return to his native land

an Joli i ..his di ch a .lth£’ "hosglla K s "s? mm

retired from .1:llve service in October 1945.

Prior to the war Major Roses-s was a student at McGlIl Uni- versity, Montreal. Hcis now super- visor of Casualty Rehabilitation, DXVA. for P. E. I.

bile stationed in England Major Rogers married Miss kJcnn Fisher, of Folkestone, Kent, m December, 1940. Msjor_ and Mrs. Rogers, and one son. now reside at Charlottetown.

Communistic Germany Seen As Russian Aim

The fdliowing is the third in a series on the situation in Germany by Ross Munrofwho accompanied Imperial Press Conference delegates on a re- cont tour of Europe.

BY ROSS MUNRO (Canadian Press Staff Writer)

BERLIN. July l5 -(CP Cable)- Reviving political feeling finds Germany an arena for- an ideologi- cal tug-of-war between Russian communism and western ideas of democracy.

In the Soviet zone the Com- munist party has been built up rapidly, dominating the socialist

arty with which it is allied. In- ormed opinion is iiist Russia hopes eventually for a commun- isilc Germany.

It is no'ex enstion to say the Communist pa y spread-eagles the political field east of the Elbe River. New campaigns aimed at fusing the Communist and Socialists in western bones now are in the mak-

cresi-es a difficult political alimtation which British authorities are meeting by encouraging such parties as the sccialisle and the Christian Democrats to practice British dunocratic methods ai- $1101.‘?! no efforts are being mode to ‘mnoke down" communists in their lope.

The feeling la that if ciemoov c! is in have a fighting chance in “ialetn y. the Germans must be given work and hope. To this end Britain may launch a

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kill by vusnina

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WINNOR. I -- An offer

SYDNEY, N’. 8.. —On1y maintenance company officials were at work in the strike-bound Steel and Coal Corporation mills here to- night as the steel furnaces uere banked for the first time in more ‘than three years.

The walkout today. in ronccrt with the United Steelworkers’ strike at Hamilton and Saul! Ste. Marie, Ont., was orderly. No pic- ket llnes covered the perimeter of the mile-s uare mills but un- io_n men at pant gates examined credentials of company officials and maintenance men going to work,

The first maintenance crew

passed through the gates at 3 p. m. as the union accepted respon- sibility for keeping the two blast furnaces and the dozen open hearth furnaces hot. , Should the fumaccs be allowed to cool it would take weeks to gel the plant going when the wtrikc ended. Company officials in their turn agreed not to use strike- breaking methods. a

The walkout of the more than 4.000 workers began as the plant's 7 a.m. whistle blew. Union men‘: marched to USW. headquarters where their leaders brought them up to date on the strikelssue of a

July 16-40?) men and

Only Maintenance Men At Work In Sydney Plant

national minimum of $33.60 wage for a 40-hour week. Then creden- LlHlS were passed out to mainten- ance crews.

This city which de ends on steel for a living was a uzz with strike talk during the day.

A union spokesman said an ad- ditional wage increase offer of iwo cents an hour effective NM’. 1, 1946. had been "made ‘ram Hamilton" but had not been "oi- flcially confirmed."

He said the final word would have to come from the U. S. W. notional advisory committee at Hamilton. This offer would be ed- diiional to offers of increases made before the strike began.

The first offer was a proposal to increase wages l0 cents an hour for workers in all three Can-

adian plants. The other was a proposal to up Sydney workers’ wages five cents an hour to

bring them on a par with those in Hamilton and Sauit Ste. Marie.

The union's national advisory commfitee rejected both previous offers.

Earlier there were rumors of new wage offers but word from‘ Clarence MacInnis, Sydney local vice-president with the national

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(By Tim Dickson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

HAMILTON. July l6 — iCP)-- Eemon Park, publicity director in Hamilton for the United Steel Workers of America (0.10) to- night said that at the end of the first day the union's strike against the Steel Company of Canada hcre was 80 per cent effective.

Official deadline for the union's strike here and at the Dominion Steel Corporation plant at Soult Ste. Mane. Ont., was seven n. m. today but plcketing started in Hamilton at noon Sunday.

Mr. Park said that of the more than 4,800 Stelco workers covered by the Union as bargaining unit, about _800,.pr,._15, arcentwero still- It work. In ad itlon borne-Tore- men and superfmtendents were 1n the big l-lamriton work plant. Al- together. said Mr. Park, some 1,- 200 men still were in the plant.