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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, .MARCH 19, 1942

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Auuull Subscription Delivered. 16.00 a7 "B"! P~ l’ l- “.00; to other Province: and 0.5. “.00

3 ENEMY SHIPS sumt on DAMAGED m PACIFIC

iritish Sending__War ‘Supplies

Strong Protest Against Potato Price Ceiling

Federation of Agriculture dis- ' cusses pressing farm problems-

with Legislative

m executive committee of the prim Edvrnrd Island Federation o; Agriculture met the members of m; Provincial Legislature at ll “m: yesterday morning for the dtrpoée of discussing an present-

atterg of outstandin intport- lace to the agricultural in rests of this Province. Members of the dc-

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iinify Command Cf Canada’s Three Services

‘ "ggkcgale Saturday. March 2lst~ ‘l: blustery.

iggatlon were composed of thc ‘president. Captain John L. Road; ylwpt silent. J. J. Trainer; Sec- plat)’. W. R. Shaw; R. A. Profit w. Gibson, J. Lincoln Dewar. M i. w, BOllllfl‘ was present on invi m“ o; the excautive to discuss nuiterg pertaining to potatoes.

the delecatioti was introduced by lion. \V. H Dennis. and on the pjggtsililll or the President of the dgiegsllolt the Secretary. W. R. gnw presented the fOIIOWiIig in- troductory remarks and resolu-

orrawa. March IB-(CP) —Unity of command as In. tween Canada's naval, military, and r..lr forces on the east and wcst coasts and In Newfound. land has been established, Prime Minister Mackenzie Kins told the House of Cont. mons lodgy,

blot-Gen. w. n. r. Ellrinu b . commander-in-chief, east coast; MaL-Gcn. R, o, Alexander becomes commander. "I-Phlvi. west coast; and Ma], 6"}; L. F. Pare is designated as commanding Newfoundland

defences." Ml‘- KIIIK said the senior Joint servlnn

hiemher of tho

committ on each coast would he commander-in-rhfcf on the cast r-nd west coast respectively and the senior member 0| us, Joint service" committee in Newfoundland would command Newfoundland defences with ' " functionu.

(The Joint service committee consists of senior officer; in the three services),

in chief

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‘ he detonation which is now ooe for; you represent; the Fedtra- lion of Agrictvture of Prince lil- ‘nrrl Island. This is not the first ‘time we have been in consultation It'll the members of the Govern- penl of this Province. Last year n had the opportunity of pre- ting a number of pressing mat- .and advocated certain con- ‘iuoions. particularly t t-wlth refer- ence to a Provincial Live Stock Show. and to a premium on hogs ‘d: which we were pleased to lmntv ullon was subsequently tale ..

"fire Federation has be n1 parti- eularly busy since its organ tfilon. Ind has taken a. very intense lu- lmrt in matters pertaining to ‘ire Agricultural interest of ‘"11; PIO- iirtce. A numbe of meetings have been held by the Board o‘ Direct- on and two general meetings have been held during the year. In ttndi- tioitwe have made provisflu to uzotlate ourselves with the Canhd- M! exercise tactical command m meranon o; Arm-nuns we of any service but their own.

The commanders would co-ordinsie prtplfltlon and execution of defence plans by the three services, exercise "lllflllo direction of all three services and tactical command of their own services but win

39 ller cent of Production is Shipped away

All Soldiers For Which _Space Available Go- mg Overseas.

WASHINGTON. Marci; IB-Bri- tain is shipping overseas; 80 per cfjflt 0f her total military produc- llqn. and every soldier for whom till-Win! space ls available, Vis- count Halifax. British Ambassador n the United states, announced here tonight.

lie made the disclosure in reply to those who talk about Britain b00191“! Everything in her own is- land. behind a line of bayonets, wlule other sectors of the global conflict are left to shift for them- selves.

The Ambasngior spoke over an international radio hook-up as a representatives of one of the United Nations and his address contained many new disclosures about the British wru- effort.

intensified attacks on German industry by R. A. F. bombers and increased activity bv t-he Com- mandos in occupied Europe were predicted by Lord Halifax, who said that "we count no sacrifice too great for victory."

Lord Halifax declared that the striking power of the bomber com- mand is being stepped up and that today Germany "is beginning to learn what heavy air attacks can mean to great centres of war pro- duction." .

"As the weather gets better the German war machine will suffer more and more devastenng attacks on its ports, factories. refineries and railroads." he said. "The in- creased effectiveness of our mid: wilt-uni! onlr-be- brought about by our having more aircraft. but the aircraft will be carrying more bombs. and the bombs are getting heavier.

"One of the bombs we now use weighs nearly two tons. The Ger- mans call it ‘the block bomb’ be- cause it is powerful enough to knock out an entire block of build- ings. And bigger bombs are on the way."

Lord Halifax said that he felt "pretty sure" that the hit-run raids by the Commandos and parachute troops wmrlcl “increase in number and in strength."

feel that our Federation is serving '“ llliiliil purpose in its study of ' _ Battle For

Agricultural problems and throufih Burma On

its communication with similar or- lliillflllins across the Dominion 4nd wl both the Federal and Pro- vincial Governments.

"We are here today to brim: to the attention of the Icglsipinre trrtaln mailers on which wt: feel action should be taken immediately. Weslncerelv thank the Govern- ment of this Province for their mrtesv in receiving us on former infusions. and for the assistance ilvvhdro rendered in answer to i“ "o" fr. We sincerely trust lint in the matters which will b‘! l1 htlnro you today that vrvuatlwllr- and resolute actlui will it taken at. the earliest onnorttnuty.

lrst point out that. island Lilli‘- held last. vedr wa= an

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Coming Events

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(CPi-Tlle battle for central Burma its oil reserves and its approaches to India. was on in earnest to- night with sharp fighting between British forward troops and a strong Jeimfere force pushing northward up the main road toward Toungou.

The scene of the action was south of Kanyutkwin. a railroad town 40 miles south of Touizoo and taore than 10o miles norm. of Japanese- hcld Rangoon. _Ti1e British advance forces, having pulled back about 30 miles from their former positions on the east wing of their line, nt about, the point where it. makes contact with Chinese troops, were fighting a series of delaying sot-

- .~ ions:

These took the tllallfi of Jwule ambuscades set. by the British for- ward units.

Btill farther east. in direct mtg; port of the Chinese section of line, American volunteer group pflgts. flying from southern Yunnan nrovinoe of gmirlt: blasts: obi. ‘clam! tr and ruc s on I thtisowiver sltiang and inflicted ‘heavy ltosses on Japanese mechan- ze un s.

A semi-official Chinese rem said two other American fliers f nine Japanese fighter planes. four bombers and two transports. ridd- llng several others with machine- gun fire. in c. fierce raid at dflfl today on enemy airfields near Moulmen, in lower Burma.

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Sharp fighting develops between British- forward Troops and strong Jap forces.

NEW DELHI. India, Manila 18- "

Chinese Troops lieady for Japs inBurma

By Daniel Delucc Associated Press Staff Writer

CHINESE ARMY UART- ERS IN BUR-MA, March 1 -—(De- lay€dl—(APl—A map with one of its toughest chunks marked off in wriggling crayon lluel. hangs on the wall of Chinese lteadquarlcrs here.

It's s prozhetic piece of pa . Forwhile teChixwoc Anny as been a relatively silent artuer of the British forces in t e battle for Burma so far, between now and the rem-laden monsoon mid- May China's young legions will have their work out out for them.

Lin the Russian troops this

ent uw in Iran. the Chinese forces hero look a rag-tag lot in uniform But they. handle their and tlt their wiicl of pro ency

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‘ War Situation Last Night

(By KIRK]! L_ SIMPSON, Associated Proll War Analyst)

At least one deadly tentacle of the , invasion octopus reaching out toward Australia has been lapped off in New Guinea waters.

That does not mean that the enemy attempt to seize the New Guinea. bridgehead for a drive at Australia itself ha; been halted. It does moan, however, that invaluable time has been gained for Gen. Douglas MacArthur and the allied forces.

And given time and American equipment, their shliity not only to hold Australia secure but to use it as the springboard for m ultimate wide-ranging air, sea and land counter-attack to smash Tokyo's dream of conquest is unquestionable.

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Navy announcement in Washington that Australian-American air forces had smashed at a powerful Japanese invasion flotilla on the east coast of New Guinea to sink or damage 23 enemy craft including l2 warships is significant. It indicates that United States navy airmen. probably fighters, as well as army bombers and Australians particl- pated in u mass raid. That is the most. damaging blow Japan has suf- fered in the war, not excepting the naval action in Macassar Strait.

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The havoc wrought by‘ American-Netherlands sea and air forces to transport and cargo craft was greater in the Macassar action: but that to enemy warcraft in the New Guinea attack makes it ouirank

Macassar in military importance. The warships and transports which

were seriously damaged, us well as

those sunk, can be written off the

war ledger indefinitely. They were struck 1,000 miles farther from home or from repair bases available to the Japanese than those st

Macussar.

Premier

Continues

Debate In Legislature

On ‘The Dra

Little hope ofgbeuxg able to per- suade the Dominion Government of the wartime need of providing a new car ferry steamer for the Tonnentlne-Borden route was held out to the llregLsiature yesterday by Premier Thane A. Carousel], who maintained that his Government had done everything possible impress Ottawa with the necess- ity of replacing the SS. Char- lottetown at the earliest date.

He reviewed this subject in the course of his speech on the Draft Address. Following Hon, Dr. Mac- Millan. leader of the CDDOtTLlOII, on Tuesday, the Premier continued the debate yesterday afternoon and moved the adjournment. _

“The Provincial Gowrnment lost no time and no opportunity of im- pressing On the Damlrron Gov- ernment the necessity of replac- ing the Charlottetown at the earliest ssibie date and by the most eficient possible steamer." Premier Campbell insisted. "Very shortly after the loss of the Char- lottetown, the Hon. lVfr..McIntyre was sent to Ottawa for the purpose of interviewing the departments concerned, and he ‘mprzssed on them this urgent. and immediate necessity. Bron-e little time after that. l-lon. Mr. Wright. Prewdent of the Council, al-o visited Ottawa and he interviewed the heads of the various departments concern- ed. and he in turn impressed on them the urgent necessity of our transportation problem. On scv- eral occasions I visited Ottawa in other connections and on each oc- casion I discussed with the Hon. Mr. R/alston particularly, and with his colleagues in the Government. the necessity of taking the most immediate and urgent steps for dealing with the problems created by the loss of the our ferry. "Not. only in personal interviews, but. in written requests the Government of this Province lost no opportunity in pressing on the Dominion Gov- ernment the urgency of the sit-

e. on “l believe that the Dominion Government has; come deflnitelltg

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Bonus does not Apply Ito potatoes

TORONTO. Maren is-(OP)—' W. R. Rieek, deputy minister of agriculture for Ontario, today mid the annual meeting of the On- tario federation of agriculture that he had been asked to announce that dmninlon fertilizer subsidies do not apply anywhere in the minion to potato crops.

Speaking on agriculture‘; ro- quirements he said that "as far u staple food production is concom- ed we can't produce too much."

ft Address

Charges ‘consoles’ Taught answers

REGINA. March 1a _ (‘cm-a Regina. official of the Canadian Legion told newspaperm-sn here that a number of conscientious ob- Jectors in Saskat/Jzewaxi are being taught answers to give to the war services board when they appear before the board to apply for ex- emption from compulsory military training.

The “answers? he tained in a four-page bearing the title ‘Katechism of Non-Resistance". The Legion ficial had in his possesson two copies of the “katechlsm? one pub- lished injlnglim and the other in German, A paragraph on the cir- cular described it as “a short set of questions and Biblical answers on non-resistance for the instruc- ton of young people.

‘said. are con- circular

Declares laok Cf planes was Cause of defeat

RIOM, France, March lB-—-(AP> -Three high French Generals told the Riom Court today that. insuf- ficiency of aircraft was the prim- ary cause for France's defeat by Germany.

Communism in the army and lack of officers were mentioned by two of them as contributing fac- tors. but all brought out the im- portance of planes in the German victory.

Gen. Eugene Mlttelhattser, who was a ranking staff officer, said the question of aviation "domin- ates all others". admitting that he himself realized it only during the "orweglan campaign less than s month before the battle of France

began.

Gcn. Edouard Requin. who com- manded the important Rethei sec- tor in defence of France. said in- sufficiency of French aviation was "stupefying", and was the main cause of defeat in his sector.

Gen. Francois. 11:10 commsndrig

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do- we ordered" except some anti-tank

guns, but "the sky was bare of French planes; every time we heard

Sydney paper Critical how Arms allotted

SYDNEY. March 18—(CPl- ‘Pile slime? Daily Telegraph roday headlined an editorial based on Canada's exports of arms and other goods during February wit». these words:-

"Thcse figures don't make sense ‘

Detailing figures for exports to Egypt. Illfilll, Russia, Irgq and Australia the editorial poinbfld out that Britain received 67 times more than Australia and said that at- though the British figures includ- ed foodstuffs they were nonetheless-

OTTAWA. March lB—lCPl -—Canadu's output of “tar mu. tericl to Allied Nations is ul- locrnted by Britain. Munitions Minister Howe said tonight in commenting on u Sydncv iluily Telegraph editorial criticizing the appropriation of Canadian war supplies to Australia.

"The position is imply that Canada, ls u member of the British Commonwealth ni’ Na- tions. looks to Brlia‘n to al- locate her output of war ma. terlals." Howe aid.

"staggering."

“In aims alone Egypt received 10 times more than Australia.“ said the editorial. Whoever i5 wspon- sible for the allocation of Canada's war output has lost his sense of values. Nobody has suggested that. Australia should be given priority and Britain must have the best, share of all production. Russia, India. Ezypt and China must have a good share but. the ilow of pm- duction should be dictated by the urgency of the situation in the varous war theatres.

Australia can no longer look to Britain for sitbstaritial supplies be- cause the navy has its hands full. Britain sent the battleships Print-e 0f Wales and Rcpulsc to Singapore. If these had been supported by an adequatx- screen of fighter illflfwS the battle of the Pacific mluht have developed differently. Britain today has no naval heln to spare nit-er holding the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. and helping Russia is protecting Britain.

_ Six lost in

Shipwreok off N. S. Coast

AN EAST COAST CANADIMN PORI‘, March 18 -- (C?) — Storm- swlrled waters took a toll of six lives and battered an Allied ship to wreckage against the Nova Scotia coast alter she had driven aground into a maze of for: and snow.

v Three seamen met death when the lifeboat they lowered was battered to bits against the side of the ship; two dled when their life-raft DPOM: up in the churning waters, and one man drowned wlnic trying to swim to the safety of the shore.

The English captain of the craft. his mate and chief engineer refused to leave the ship even when

cracked in two under the pounding i"

of the waves. 'l'hey were taken off only when the vessed W85 hammer- ed into u total loss.

Of more than 30 rescued, onlv one was a canadian. Leo Peters of Syd- ney, N. s. Peters was among those picked up from a lifeboat. launched when a Royal Canadian Navy cor- vette appeared on the scene.

Victor Cadwell blamed the fog and snow for the disaster.

“I was at the wheel at the time.” he said, "and when we changed direction we couldn't see a thing. The next thing we knew we had struck."

The reef punched a huge hole in the side of the ship but failed to hold her fast. he recounted. and the vessel bounced back into deep water Waves then smashed her on the ledge again. this time permanently.

Large sea area Mined by British

a motor and locked up, it was s ‘

Gennun plane."

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IDNDON. March IC-JCPi-The Admiralty has. declared the waters off France's lo Atlantic coast and nearly off o S airvs north coast "dangerous to sh pping" in a MOW retarded as an attempt to plug a blockade leak through which goods are getting into oe- cupied Franco and ultimately to Germany.

The area affected is 0f about 160.000 square miles and includes all of the large Bay or Buggy n- cept for 20 miles of the Spain coast. The Admiralty announcement. fo- day warned that any vessel dis- regnrding the notice would do so “at its own risk and peril."

In the past overworked British blockade vessels have halted and inspected shins. Now vessels of any nationality in the waters named are subject to sinki on slsht if they have not obta ed previous permission to ship there.

Abroad Great Allied

Aerial Action In New Guinea"

Vivid evidence of growing power of aircraft concent- rations in Australia.

i111 1B;- John hi. lligiliozver, {issot-iaicd Press Huff \Vl‘iil:rl

WASHINGTON, March i8—IAPl-Amorican-Atisirulian nlr forces striking with relentless fury at Japanese invasion hast-s in New Gnlnpg; have surk or damaged 23 enemy ships. including l2 warships, and wrecked numerous shore installations in one of the greatest ailh-d aerial actions of ihc war in the western Pacific. Allin-ti forces lost one plane.

The victory was announced by the United slates navy totluv. and authorities acclaimed Ii ls fresh. vivid cvitlenoc of the grmvlngipotver of aircraft concentrations in the Australian area and a clear indication of the defcnce-hy-attark which the Japanese must face there.

Since ll of the Japanese vessels were either transports or cargo smps it was considered probable that the ram iliiil cost the enemy a (IlJllS.(‘l(‘l'~ time ptrsonnsi loss as Well as dr-

struchon of ships.

Results of me directed at enemy vessels and m- staliaiions m and near Sulamaua and Lao, New Guinea. were rc- parued here as offsetting to some extend losses oi united nations naval forces in one battle 0i J2iVlLii1l€ last month, when five cruisers lIlClLld- ing the uruish Exeter. the Aus- tralian Perth and the American Houston, seven destroyers and a sloop were lost.