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‘BRITISH curls TAKE AVY T r iriiinu PORT

Tcrew Sails Hulk 1,000 Miles After

Raidefs ,__,,,=,._,_==.

12 Land After Raider Sinks Merchant Ship

Seameii Drifted More Than Three Days; Had Little Food in Small Boat.

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN

ppm‘, Nov. 18- iCPl-Twelve ‘urvlirory-illcltldlllg two Cana- dIsns-from a British ship sunk

an enemy surface raider in the Nov, 5 attack on an Atlantic con- yo] arrived in this port totgay at

aboard a Greek freighter cked them up after they had drifted more than three days in a

about.

“The seamen, whose little freigh- w- was shelled at point-blank range by the warship alter it had disposed of the British armed merchant, cruiser Jervis Bay, said tI-isy understood 22 others of the crew of 37 had been saved by an- other ship and taken to Britain. Onlv three men were missing.

The Caiititlinii silrvivors were Pur- mE. A. Win-burn, a native of Hali- fsx, and ordinary seamen Douglas olteilly of Ottawa. Both were un-

lnlwedt:

oltehly joined the merchant navy In Imidon and was milking his sec- ond voyulze norms the. Atlantic. He

Attack

LONDON, Nov. l8-—(AP)—Tbe singed and battered crew Ill the British tanker sail lgcinetrio, one oi the coiivoyeii vessels to escape a German sea raider Nov. 5 under cover oi the "suicide" defence of HMS. Jervis Bay, told today an astonishing story of how they saved their ship after having been driven overboard by shell fire and a flaming petrol cargo.

They spent 24 icy hours in open boats before climbing back aboard their burning vessel to fight the lire. Tlien-—with their charts and

nevigation instruments destroyed -tiicy navigated the ship to a Scottish port with the aid of a

six-penny atlas.

The crew of the B,07Il~ton tanker said they fired on the German raider with their stern gun until the ship caught lire and had to be abandoned. Meanwhile, the 38- shlp convoy scattered and the San Demetrius men were left on their own.

At day-break after the attack, one of the boat's crew sighted. their ship, binning but still afloat. The ineii decided it would be better to board the tanker than to risk freezing to death in tlic lifcboats,

pelted continuously by icy rain and swept by breaking seas. They fought the fire for

hours without subdiiing it. Then an unusually big sea broke over the rail, swept the deck niid put out the lust of the flames.

The iii-an decided to try to get the buttered, blackened ship to port. though only four spokes of the emergency steering wheel on

d the poop deck were left. and they

had no sextant, cliroiiometer or charts-only the six-penny atlas. The officers conned the vessel

has a Slslfi“, Mrs. James Preston, living iii Oiiawa. ,

The IH-_\'(’(lI‘-0ld purscr left Can- ads at the age ol six and makes his, home in ivalcs. lie has been at seal Nyears. _ I

Nnva‘ regulations did not permit the tliscIo-"ure of ilio names of ilie. British siniiieii or of either the lost ship or iiio rescue vessel.

Two of the others-n Scot from Aberdeen, and a Dover SCI\ll_I.lIl— huj been wounded by the slieilfire, and were taken from the. ship on ltreiclicrs niid broiigtlii. to hospital. The Enalisli siiror was in serious condition with n stomach wouuti.

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Local Soldier Stops Run-away llorse At Amherst

MIHERST‘, N51, Nov. I8.-—(CP>—- Donald Aiurplr, of Charlottetown, loo-W loineil with two fellow-meni- hers of the l-iiriilniidoi s horse iirri‘.

“Iklucnorl bv an incoming train While Cfosbllill iiie railway tracks, the horse bificd, but was prevent- ed from damaging lives or property by the quirk action oi Murphy and h s companions. ' "

Coming Events

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in llillllll2 a runaway

"TWIN "I'm 'I'liur.~<iiiy this week.

~- ass-ii-iii-n "fDiiiit-r- iii Iona Hull. Wednesday, Iivwmiai- ruin. L-suo-ii-io-zi.

"Women's Institute Bazaar and ll Wiltsliire Hall, Nov. 19th. 14-661

"Woman's Institute Bus: and Dem in ivllisliire flail “soil... 14-57 Fli-lil-li. "Bean Bllllwvdsdaiia and Bin lyzrmin“ 3918.6 Wednesday, Novengi? II- L-594-lI-l9-2i. "llllmmaiie Bela in at It". Saturday M, 5:34; L-ON-ll-li-M "New Dominion United Church fit}?- Aml“ llflll. Tuesday, Nov-

r 19th. ll stormy, Wednesday. L-STB-ll-lll-Ii. “Bean s“ "- m“ r and Bin o, in wwgufigyflulzéilfibgrrowh. ustico. 114-557-11-18-21. Ilanm.

520:3?“ Tea, Bingo, etc,

Juries

Church, Town Hall W11. Wednesday, N be ' calla L-sn-‘iifig-sit.

"All 1m ‘i k rested in starting Brack- é’.'.l¥..“$le.°‘“°w.2‘°°b“‘ Ill v TIC 8 lhl. 20m. L-sac-ii-io-ii "Chi .. _"~ m, iin". tdllfiiiatd“ e4 n-onilms“ tfihvudev- Supper serv- 1 i0. L-tlM-Il-Iil-2l. '.1§.‘2.‘,',°°“"= ""9 hoes as llmersldy All.“ “may evvry week. m? dlimc sllllllbgitriid all lltlflflgfld- 0:? collect A‘ c p0! Clll’ 0|‘

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by the pole star nt night and by the sun by day niid brought the siin Deinctrlo LQQD miles to i1 western Scottish port.

Oiie of the crow said of the trip: "We sailed (YZISIUYIV and eventually sighted iaiiil. Our food hurl bcoii practically all (lesiroyt-ti and our iiiniri dict consisted some brcuci, onions and yaotiitoes.

"We were scared to liglit a fire in tlic galley stove lost the petrol \ll.])Ol' . ch [ire n; , s0 the

Escape 0f Italian Troops ls Threatened

West of Key Italian Base at Koritza.

(By Max llarrelson, Associated Press Staff Writer)

ATHENS, Nov. I8 - (AP)- Greece's soldiers fighting to cap- ture the Italian base city of Kor- ltza in mountainous Albania scor- ed advances west of the city and are threatening to cut the only road by which Fascist forces there might escape, it was reported to- night

The Greeks reported they threw back waves of Italian infantry at- tricking over the rocky terrain and stood up under raids by Italian dive bombers.

Several Italian divisions are at stake in the Koritza battle, the ‘IIEHVIESI. lighting of the war thus ar.

Desperate in an attempt to halt the Greek advance and guard Axis prestige. the Italians were said to be rushing up reinforcements and using a large number of aircraft.

LONDON, Nov. l9—('l‘ues- llflyl-(CP) - Reuters News Agency. In a dispatch from llolgrzido, Yugoslavia. said that the Italian base of Koritln In Albania fell to Greek troops at I a.m. today.

Dive-bombers attacks were met by retaliation from the Greek air force, wuicii was said iu have bombed Italian positions behind the lines and the roads on all sides of Koritza.

l1" Ellvll. Yugoslavia. Just ac- ross the border from the lighting and itself the object of attacks by olficiiilly unidentified planes, ob- servers said two Italian planes in a force of I5 were shot doxvn in a 30-minute battle wltlr-IZ Greek aiul British fighters near the Yugoslav border". A big British bomber crashed near Duiiilovgrnti, Yui;o.~:l:i\i.i. all of the crow of four wore killed.»

Sonic iiiccliniiized units of the Iiiiiinn army were reported cut off north of Korltza and nou- lreek sources reported I30 Italian tanks have fled across the border

Cfliik pi-i-pircrl our fo by holding tlic pots in ilis- exhaust sivillll iii

,___ l the (‘llgilltl room."

iTiie sun Duiiicirio had been Pl'l'lllli*0llsly identified In bDllllOll (l'.‘»ll'll(‘lIl‘S last night IIS the sun

' not listed in ' s ri-gisivi". The shipping reg- i--ii-r_iiirli<-.iii-d that ilie San Do- inr-irio had been trading between Curacao, Netherlands West In- dies, and the United Kingdom. carrying itill cargoes.)

zBritishgDécla l.

I Cibralta

IIIIO YIIQO-Slflvlfl to escape capture.

IA Ilirufcrs. dispatch from Yugo- sliiviii said o0!) Italian troops and ‘.30 tanks crossed the frontier and snrrentisred»

fYiigoslav officials In Belgrade rleiiictl that rcilori. It was said no boliiixervnts excl-pt a few irrogtiirirs {in Irillll sides had crossed ilic froii- li‘l'.\

The Greeks reported the cap- ture of thousands of blankets and rllilgf‘ quantities of weapons.

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Stand LongSiege

Halifax Posters llrge Preparedness

HALIFAX, Nov. lll—-(CP)—A warning that Halifax may be at- tacked b the enemy and instruc- tions tel ing what to do in such iin emergency are contained In u poster being distributed today by the air raids precautions commit- tee in (so-operation with the de- fence forces.

“Facts must be faced," the pos- ter reads. “We must admit there is a possibility the enemy may some (lily endeavour to cripple Canada's wnr effort in an attack upon the port, of I-laIIfaX- '

"It might be sabotage. bombing from the air, shelling from naval vessels, or even on attempt to land troops. should an emergency arise. every man and woman will have their part lo play."

‘The instructions give the loca- tions of first aid centres and in- clude directions for blackouts. where to seek cover in case ol an attack and other tips.

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PLBRDS GUILTY '1‘ TAKING

0 POLICE CAR

MONCTON. N11. Nev. III-IE?‘ _pw_ p“ J_ baroque pended guilty today to taking ii polcc radio cm; without the conscnt or ilit-‘cliicf o Police, and vriia fined $5 Wl-h an ii_- tefnfltivc of flvc ditlt iii Iflll- 1m’ oque was nrersletl early on Slllldlly fflOfnllltl bv two constables who no- the (‘TIT bflvklhg erratically

from the police garage.

Big Rock St-iTe-r-i-gthened Since War Began, Military Authorities Reveal.

By GEORGE TAIT Associated Press stall Writer LUNUON, Nov. Il$—\AP;-—l$ritish T9P°Yts that the AXIS powers plan an assault through Splllll on Gib- raltar. said today that the rock luis been coiisidcraby strengthened since the war began. been British since 1704

not be able

plies from the outside, for t e attackers, field. while the defenders oi "World's best would be comparatively safe.

more to meet attacking troops. Any idea of an attack from

the bottom of the ocean." any new. swift move by the Axis.

rook." they sni sea while the

from the air, ‘or forces In the

rock is too solid for such attrition.

Greek Forces Advancel

"IIIIWYY I-‘IICIBB. weighing persistent

They added that they coolant quite see how the Axis could take this fortress which has

They admitted that Britain might use her naval base at Gibraltar il the peninsula was attacked, but declared that the fort- ress Itself could hold out ior at least a year without needing sup-

An attack would mean slaughter

t . i he“ obserffi: the Vichy povernmont that

deg‘, m» "yd shenero is willing to alow 30,000 French

Axis forces would have to make :1 fgggéghassauslt ta haveda chance n ra ai- ll gunners’ Druowcbed by 23o a?‘ ‘s? corded other French prisoners who solid rock above them. would be

flygge “ughm-jmes and Glbmlmr will bc announced would not be taken by surprise in

Wliile it has not been tried in mod. 8m Wm’. It remains a "good piece of

d. It could not be taken from the British fleet was around. niid it could not be taken the defending lioneyccmbcd rock would not be worried about bombs exploding far nbovo them; nor could it be battered into submission by far-oil guns, they slated, for the

In a daring foray on Taranto power in the Mediterranean,"

tured above. which are

Harbor, whose successful result “affects decisively according to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, fleet air arm wrought havoc ‘among Italy's maneuvering our

biggest warships. British smoke

the buliiiic-o of naval

Biritish pic-

plams of the

Attackers were like those

screen laid down by 1131.5. Crusizdcr.

Native 0f P.E.l. Passes At Montreal

MONTREAL, Nov. l8-(CPl—- Harry E. Blutcli, 59, Montreal dis- trict manacer of the Canadian iwestinghoiise Company Limited. died at his home today. _ A native of Charlottvtowii, P. E. l'., Mr. Blatcli hits been associated with the Clllllplllly since i005.

He is survived by his willow, the ifoi-inor Helen Mary Brown. and a lsisior, Mrs. \.villis Peters of St. tJoliiis, Nild.

{Hitler Meets Ministers 0f Italy, Spain

. BERLIN, Nov. Ill-la?) -HItlvr ii.i:.. iiie isrrigiriiiiiiisters of Ital)’ niiii slltllll nt lllh lllulllltdlll huinc io- nny; ivi-itiici‘ the press uol OIIIC sources llilllCd LhJJllI- the ground covered or possible lII.'\\' iipiccmciils rciiciicii inning rlihor, itaincii tsu- raiio SilllQI‘ oi Spain and Count Ci- dill) 0i lluly. _

iin oinisorlriiid diplomats ex- press. d iii-lief that tiic tliijcc talked about ll.‘.tll$ for ilXIs rlrncs llKlllI hllllliilihil. iliroilizll Billilllllfl W Lircccc and through Spinii to Gib-

rlilLuri.

Newspapers indicated_ that this wil. no " manly pontical week. one or‘ IIIQIII, ilic l-liintbiirgcr Frem- dmiibliitl, described Spain Rlld Ril- illlliiLt iis ‘uiic iivu gcogrnpliicalcor- nor pillars niarltiiig tiic space with- in which the grout light oi the Axis powers against England in the Med- itcrraiics is bciiig fought."

(Gvurninn troops have occupied Rlilllflllla; tlicre have been strong iiiniriiiiiiiis that at least u smal forre iii Liuriiiiiiis is iii 81min).

The iliciis ‘ ‘i5 Duuisttliliinthcoln- niciitiiljv 5H’ , said the three-cor- ncrotl conversations disclosed that ilio Axis is iiiicrcstcil equally in western and southeastern European mailers.

Expect Release 0f interned French In Switzerland

VICHY. France. Nov. I8.--(AP)— A former Ftcnch deputy with am- bnssadoriril rank, Crcorge Scnpinl, who now IS iii Berlin, tooay iiotilicd Hitler

prisoners interned in Switzerland, to return to France ii they are re- leased.

"Leave from captivity" will be ac-

are fathers of four minor children or who are cider brothers in Iar e

me families whom the father Ls unab

sea was ruled out. they said, "as W IOIIR as the British fleet is not on

work. Exact detriiLvi will be settled In ao- corn with German authorities l-lld by the Vichy government shortly. it was said.

it olvrrta. THREE IIORSES BIIRNBD

MONCTON, N.B.. Nov. 17-(0?) -Twciiiy-one head of cattle. three ll0l‘.\(‘s and all other contents of a lame barn were lost early totlav when fire destroyed the structure near the city limits, ’I‘lie property

estimated the loss at $5.000.

Annual Fox Show “Zml Canadian Has Many Entries

Judging Will BZgTn Today; More mm, ThanAnimals Entered.

The 11th annual Live Fox Show of the Prince Edward Island Silver Fox’ Breeders and Exhibitors‘ Asm- ciation. nets under ivav at the Pro- vincial Exhibition Grounds this morning,

All yesterday foxes were arriving from various parts of the province, farthest point west being Howlnn, In Prince County.

Faxes were still nrrivin late last evening. so it was imposs bieto get a definite account of the animals in Ihe bulldmiz. At five o'clock, m. W. R. Slaaiv, secretary of the nssocirn tipn. stated. that between 520 and 500 had been allottedto crates.

_Perhaps'it is well to‘ recall the figures 0f other years. At the first show licld in 1920 there were 422 entries. and in 1030. when the in- (lllsllv was at its peak for pelt pric- es. there were 692 entries-the great- osi cvcr brought together in Can- ada, and probably‘ in the world.

Tlicve was a sharp drop to 290 eniries iii I932, then as p0 ts be an to increase in price from the ow of I03} and I932 entries rose niliiiii ui_itil in I936 they had reached 535 with the decline in prices of ])u'il,g_ which set in during I937. entrirs took another flop, until last year, they totalled only 3'70.

T1115 year's climb to what will probably be the second best record of all time, is atlrlbuinb‘e iii part. to a more hopeful feeling in the iiiclusiry. Ranchers arc realizing that the cut-down in breeding stock of the post few years has not only eliminated the lower grade foxes to a great gtxtent. but has also reduced ilic available supply of pelts to loss than hall the number marketed two years ago.

Non-ltcgistcrcd Types

Showing

Another factor that has in. creased the interest In this show and brought a large number of entries is the fact that it was opened to non-registered silvers which form the greater part, of the province's production, and to marked foxes variously termed white faces or ring-necks and tn near plntinums, plriiinums and novelty classes comprising foxes

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Italy its? Apology To Yugoslavia

BELGRADE. Yugoslavia. Nov. l8 (API-Yugoslavia announced Io- niglit that Italy had expressed rc- "iinintcntional mis- take" by Italian fliers whme bombs killed nine persons and n-ounded 2i In the Yugoslav bor- der town of Bitolj on Nov. L

It was the first official word on the identity of the planes in that raid. '

A Yugoslav communique said Italy agreed in ‘principle to Yugo- slavian request for dummies.

"In this way. thanks to the friendly relations bt-iwoon the two countries, the incident can bi- considered closed," the commiinI-

que said.

Official Yugoslav sources denied reports that coo Italian troops had crossed the frontier and surrend- ered to be interned. ~

War-—25 Years Ago Today

NOV. l0. lino-mvmliiig Gor- man and Bulgarian armies mode swooping gains in Scrbin, the dc- icnccrs retreating towards the Ai- bitnian frontier. Austrian airmen bombed Uclino, Italy, killing l2 and wounding 2'7. Russians repulsed new German attempt cross the

was owned by Wilfred Rogers, who.

Dwlnc. River.

Fighter Group In Action Soon

112 Armv Co-operotlon Squadron oi the Royal Cziiiiiiiiiin Air Force. now in the United Kingdom, 4 being transformed into No. ‘.1 Canadian fighter Squadron to take part in the battle of Britain. Air Minister Power told the House of Commons today.

“Very shortly these men will take their place aloiiuside No. I Fighter Squadron in the battle of London and iii the defence of Great Britain/‘fkfaj. Power said.

Already No. i squadron has been credited with shooting down more than '10 enemy aircraft.

Transformation of No. 2 I12 (City of ‘Niiinipegl Stiundron was made possible by “the training ‘of men in the R.C.A.l<‘. in Canada who have been going foixxnrd as reinforcements, the fact that there has been an oulput from the joint air triiiiiiiig: ploii niid ilie iiict that that ouipiir. will COllPlIllt? in a highly‘ satisfactory" degree."

So frir ‘v0. I12 Squiiilroii been carrying oii its work in train- ini; and in ITCOIIIIIIISSIIIWQ, and serving as n pool reinforcing squadron for No. 1 Fighter Squad- ron and No. 110 iCity of Toronto) Army Co-operniion Squadron.

[ The Air 'l\'[ll\i>'_f‘I' said there was

no need to go to urent length in explaining ilie "innciiificent work" or the fighter squadron.

"Ivieinbers of It have won awards. decorations, niid illf‘ highest praise and euloqies froiii ilieir compan- ions In ilic Royal Air Force and from tho press of Grout Britain generally as well ns from Britain's most prominent statesmen," he said.

British if... Crashes, Burns In Yugoslavia

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, Nov. l8 IAP) — An aircraft which crashed niid, buriivcl on illtlilllililllS nortr the southern Yugoslav town of Daiiil- ovgriirl, killing ‘ crew of four, was Iilciiiiiictl oi , ‘tfllllglli as n British Blenheim bomber.

The names of the victims were established.

The bomber apparently lost its way and strut-k iiio mountain inaik or was forced iiwnii by engine trouble.

It crashed iii ‘Aioiiicii-rgro ‘Dro- vlnce, not ior from the northern tip of Alliaiiii.

Earlier unofficial reports had said the ‘,i'aiie was Iiolivvoti lo be Ital- Ian.

Weather ls ProtectiveShield For Britain

LONDON, Nov, lo-(Tiicsldnyl — lCP)——RiIIll, falling in gilSls from low clouds, anti a violent thunder- sinrin over the Dover stroll. tlIIf-‘W a vast wet protective shield ovcr Britain eiivlv miiay- and only occa- sional German raiders ventured in- to the murky weather.

Such raiders as did encountered a Cilflflill of anti-aircraft fire along the coastal regions. so sustained and Iieavy that, they did not gel. fur in.- land.

London, which had only one da - Iizlit alarm yesterday, had a a

I al. Up until 8 p.m. (3 p.m. A pearcrl over the capital.

The "raiders" axis-said" about two hours iiior. in the distance. Early today ilie clear more \\".\s civeu ilillil. in have liniipoiivil.

ported over Wales, Liverpool.

however.

Nov. l8- tori-No."

has

nig it arm considerably later than usu-

not a single (‘lrriniin raider had ap-

smimlr-(l No bombs were Iieard and only brief cuiillrr- 'I‘lien ll si-ijouil alert sounded just before niiviniclit. in to signal once liiie SFFIIIPII

Small groups of raiders were. ‘rte-

ie y

Midlands and northeast Efllfilllllfl,‘ In} At/foucioii. A soil is an iiirpiniic pi o .

I.l l.\'l If IX, No», iS-wf, l’. ill pori {ii Africa ziiid a bllllll) .1:i ucrc ziii:iuiiiirctl tonight in