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TilllED GERMAN SHIP FIRES 0

Warge Group 0f Canadians Arrives Overseas

Second-Front Talk General Order 0f Day

Americans Included In Large Group Of Reinforcements.

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, April 19 --(CPJ- Their hopes of getting into arction soon bolstered by the favorable war news from the Tunisian front, a large group of Canadian reinforce- iirerrt troops sailed from here re- renfly Llild have arrived in Britain, it was announced tonight.

wrrn them were urariy United stares fighting men, one of the llfgtfrl grtlllpS yet to sail from this port. Canadian, British and Bnpire liflllffl. trainedto tho final pitch and impatient to "get along." as well as the usual miscellaneous va- riety of men from the United Nations battle forces.

Second front talk was the order uridriylamrllgtheyalert, battle-

A BRITISH PORT, April 19 - t('l' Cable) — A contingent of reinforcements for the Can- adian army overseas has arrived safely in Britain after an un- eventful Atlantic crossing, it was permitted to disclose t0- night. ..—_—__ eager Canuck soldiers, toughened and tested by months of gruelling trrrrrrins on Canada's far-spread inilrurry drill grounds.

"Jeri-y will soon be washed up ln Africa, and tiicn we'll get a chance to cross the Channel and slap him

down there," was the general opln- .

ion of the men, who came from Eractlcally all parts of mo 90min. II

Infantrymen predominated in the sroun of servicemen-the ‘foot-sluggers" on whom will de- pend ihc vital task of opening up the European fronts and battling the enemy back to Berlin. They will strengthen and ailszment units llrcadv ln Britain, and help swell the ranks of file Canadian rein- inrceiiicirt group just recently plac- ed under the command of Mai. Geri. J II. Roberts, commander of Canada's forces at Dicppc.

Daring tank corps troops. eagle- cltd artillerymen with fingers itch- iric for the triggers and lanyards, skilled tngincers and demolition trnop< who wlll blast the opening wed-re when the attack comes. sig- nallcrs to maintain comrnuilica- tlon= lwtivccn the hnitlc forces and maintain the equallv vital system It the home base-the British Islcs ~'l!t'l runny others swelled the ea-

gc" forces. Youthful Canadian airmen, pi- lots, observers, bonibudicrs, all"

guriricrs arid wireless operators, as Well as tradesmen and craftsmen

oi clcijv (ll3SCl'll‘»l.i0Tl who help "kWh ‘ciii flgvirig" us members of ill!‘ srouiirl lorocs were equally

kccii for battle, irltliough the air crew kiicw they, unlike the soldier's. wculrl uct. a chriiice to see nciiori evcii before a land front riiiglit be

opuied, The American forces were as varied as the Canadians, coming

from dozens of units scattered far BN1 Wide across the country.

Large numbers of filers from Australia, New Zealand and the British Isles, trained in Canada's liii’ .ciiools and fields, made up a Sllcllblf! part of the group.

Small Motorboat ls Lost In Gulf

OTTAWA, April i9 -f0P)— A small motorboat operating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence between the Magdalen Islands Burl the mainland was caught i" the ice not far from shore h“ Week. a Transport Depart- ment spokesman slid tonight. He added that- the crew of sh was saved.

The spokesman said the mot- orboat was enroute at the time "WI the Magdalen: either to Prince Edward Island or to Pivtou, N. S.

Gaming Events

‘ "Talkies-Joust Monday.

l-ao-ar. "P1N'~Mlll’l'l at Frid . ' m 4303i. "Unloullfll r No. 1 Vic ""1 0w. Aprllfllotn and 2m. L. Macmachern. Mt. Albion. 1404i.

"Talkies - Montague Saturday. ‘Filmer’; Aunt with Jack Bengal.“

“National Film Board Movies — ‘msiflaton. Monday; Tuesday; Bracslbane. Wednesday; New Wiltahire, Thursday. 4-10-41

"Bneclru meeting of the rate [fillers Central Royalty School. 9W8)’. April 20th. T P. M. Eugene elm“. Secretary Trustees. a n m

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Island Total Increased By $750,000

Many Thousands Of Small subscriptions Urgently Needed.

.. Following are the objec- tlvbs by Counties in the Fourth Victory Loan campaign, g5 m. leased last night by the Na- tional War Finance commlttre:

rince County: $900,000. (Last campaign objective, 5640.000)

Queen's Countv: $1,250,000. (Last objective $900,000)

King's Countv: $350,000. (Last objective, $250,000.)

It will thus be see-n that Princ- Edward Island's total objective has been increased by tlm-g quarters of a million dollars ova-r the obieetlve in Ui- 8rd Victory Imm cam- paign. In that campaign. all the (‘aunties cvceedcrl their oh- leetive. In spite of the hecvV Increase, the campaign offl- clni- sn- confidcv-t that the maul:- nl’ Pv-infl‘ I-‘Hwr-ra Island wl" not fall in respond.

Thaw emphasize, however. flu- rim-Jute nee-salty- n! ret- flm- In lhg lmniler ovum-prin-

fimw. Manv thousands of "wit wlll I“. f’W\l.I‘PI' tn make um thg pplinnpl total w... plnnllnntie h lo !""‘I'V ififllvlflvlnl 14'3"". owl this in the Imlnt “Ybich fl-o move-wars wish in “MRI! rnnst. of all upon the Tlllbllfi-

llxisiosing 8 Planes To One In Africa

_._-- Bvy KIRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press Staff _Wr|ter

WASHINGTON. APfll l9 -_— tAPl— A staggering Axis ill!‘ loss ratio of more than 34-0-1 i" the battle or Tunisia since March 20 is_ indicated in offl- cial Allied score sheets. caPWd in tlic war news from Alriol today by g new record bag of 100 or more enemy iilfllles downed or ditrillulzlrd in a sin-

‘ o ra OIIS. glgfllirrty ilotptmiy fully confirms expanding

ti“- sustaiucd and " Allictl “air sullrcmflfll‘ report- ed hy I.t.-Gen. car-l spec"-

nnmmandiilg the northwest Af- rican nir forces. It now all‘ pours to doom Axis fnrriis trnppcri mi tbc divindlinl! A" ' can bridge bead to the some fate in... their comrades l" Russia suffered before Stalin- grad.

Military judgment aPPl"°"" ly cvr-n in Italy and Germany. so"; no chalice for rscalw by sell Ol‘ nlr of any substantial pnrt of the cornered Axis arm); within the cnnvcrgifllf Tl“! ° Allied zunrr and bnvonets unfit‘! the final assault ls launch] wider that massive uir timbre - i» or ',',"'“"‘°“‘§,‘{.l.'.l... “l; nrppar n; ome

forecasting a "Km l" u" dean‘ in Tunisia.

G-n, spa-ah. placed the com- plnng loss Illa??? from March 9,0. when “PL- uttack" nn tlic lllflfllu‘ Line. nt are Axis ahlw 1'1"‘ down against I15 Allied six; llarlv lost. And he will!!!

almost woo rm- Pill"! "af- tmycd nr damned on I ‘i around. in addition, at!" "5

than

like Allied Tonnes of "lfll two figures."

N. B. Invests Gold Million In Gash In 4th Victory Loan

IREDERJCION. April i8 —(CPl ._ Premier J. B. McNalr announced before prorogatlori of the Legisla- ture Saturday that the Province 0i New Brunswick would invest 81.- 000000 “in curb" in Ibarth Vlctofl Loan bonds.

l-ie referred to a recent WEBB!- tlon from the opposition side of the House that the Province should in- vest its i942 surplus in the new

bonds.

" t is blllii-lflitiilflllllye 121st ‘we ropnse to do." an render. "We will invest 81.001000 in “Bh-

Opposltion leader Hugh Msckny said: "I think New Brunswick‘: contribution is ma niflcent. It will encourage the smal investor to do his share. I highly commend you for the action. 'I'he war cannot. be

won without money."

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35830151‘ E J. Renaud, O B E. Deputy Quartermaster General, Na- tional Defence Headquarters, who was invested‘ as a Commander or the Most ExccLerit Orcer of the Brit- l-ih 3319111‘ by the Governor Gen- eral at Govcmrncnt house on Pri- d-“ly afternoon. Brigadier E. J. Rmflud. lives at 309 Celmow avenue, Ottawa. (Cairadian Army Photo).

Savage 4-0ay Battle between Planes, ll-Soats

By FOSTER BARCLAY Canadian Press Staff ‘limiter

LONDON. April 20 -t'I‘ucsda_v) -—tCP Cllblel- A four - day battle on the Atlantic between planes and U-boats. in which R.A.F. Coastal Command planes made l9 attacks on a great puck of cncmy subma- rines which had cut into two con- voys travclliiig from the United States to Erlgland was reported to- day by he Air Ministry news scr- vice.

Planes Save Ships

Some ships were lost before the convoy" got within the 0'11‘ 931F013‘ range. but the number ixris riot on- nounced and the attacks were re- duced stiarply uiicn long-distance planes joined the sea escort in 11 running battle.

Sundcrlands, Lihcratnrs and F13’- ing Fortrcsses dropped hundreds of tons of depth charges across hund- reds of miles of the Atlantic. The planes carried Brilisfi. Canadian South African, Rhodesian, Airslrnl- inn, Ncw Zealrmri and Belgian fliers.

Although no "kills" wcre claimed, flu- mus scrvicr Suki there was cvlllcncc that five ll-bnate were probahlv (Patrol?- crl and many scrlnuslv rlamfll!‘

cd in ilic action that took Illncc about the. middle of March.

One of tlic wide-ranging patrol planes sighted six submarines and attacked three of them within an hour. It was said to be common- place for olnncs to sw- two or three U-bnnts on everv sortie.

Hot Battle The battle was so hot ihc U- hnutg surfaced in dnrllglit to

(‘l\"l"'f‘ huttnwcs Pl‘ us» ilvir Lrrcah’ cr surface sired lo lry lo overhkc (lie convov. Thr-v forwht thc planes with anti-aircraft rum. Not, m,» RAVE plan» was damoccd. Aflpr litn lwttlc. ivlfclr the Alrr Mlolcirv said \\'.'TS "onc of the most lfiffiPlfll/ls or the war between alr- "Fflff, ,....i_ rmmrrts," the Coadal Command rcnoriwfl that "there is not lhc least doubt ur- alrqyeft saved a large number of shins.

House Makes Rapid Progress

OTTAWA. April l9 -f0Pl—- An attendance of members ransihfl most of the time between 50 and. 75 made rabid progress with bus- iness before the House of Commons tonight. >

After passing a bill unending and extending the munitions and supply department. act at the lftemwn sitting, the House pushed throuzh all three reading; the bill unend-l trig Eircess Profits Tax in line with, the 1943-44 budget and the annual glty of Ottawa t... ent bill. l

The House then went into mm-

mlme of supply formally on al couple of departments and spent the rest of the evening on public

works department estimates. I-‘OITRTH TERM TALK

WASHINGTON, April i0 —f0'P\— A report that President Roosevelt, has told friends he will not under, anv circumstances conslde a fourth‘ tmmi was circulated today bv Prank,‘ Cmirort. Democratic National Com-r mittccmau from Iowa. There was}

no comment from the White House.

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By Glenn Babb. Associated Press War Analyst

If the Axis command had not already made its decision as to whether to attempt a Dunkerque rescue of its armies in Tunisia, the fate of its transport planes off Cape Bon Sunday and yesterday may have helped to make up its mind. This war may produce some tremendous air spectacle; but nothing quite like the slaughter wrought by the Allied pilots against the lumbering Junkers and their shepherding Messerschmitts.

Fifty-eight of the big transports. carrying soldiers, perhaps technical troops, who will be wanted for the defence of the European continent, to. ward Sicily were destroyed by the slashing American altar-k Sunday wlllle the Spitfires played comparable havoc with the accompanying lighters.

Before yesterday was many hours old l0 more transports bad been added to the toll. Sunday's shambles was a climactic triumph for the west. ern desert air force, a. colorful group of many nationalities which has fol- hwed Mtmlznmcryhs 8th Army all the way from Egypt in be ln the klll

proof of the cost of an attempt to

i ‘rescue the armies of Rommel and Von Arnim when thir usefulness on Af- r rican soil is ended. they got it then. As a message of congratulation to the

western desert air force's commander put it, “the premium (lnsm-ante flit!) on air traffic over the Sicilian Strait is rising astronomically." For sea traffic it already was extremely high,

The Italian homeland already has become pal-i of u“ w“ mm.’ with NTIPIBS find the ports of Sicily and Sardinia under almost daily bomb- nrdment as the battle for Tunisia and the fight for control 0| the slcillan Sim"- BN Illflged in one expanding conflict. Italian morale as the day of invasion comes nearer ls something of a puzzle. There are indications that "m" 3' 1TH": to ensure the steadfastness of his major European flimsy persuasion rathcr than force, perhaps he fears that the first revolt

g Ils satellites will come from the largest of’ them unless the yoke

is made to grill lcss.

There are other lndicatio ordeal ahead with resignatloll? fir“: t:nnzlaxptgegpgalrrrlllcnazl:‘Li? operation that may end long suffering. The quality 0| papa}, wslfimw: on Italian soil remains an unpredictable factor, it may depend on how much of liis own resources Hitler cares to expend in contestln the vul- nerable Peninsula with the Allies. There is the possibility that! once the 12623:! ‘farce elsthniblish their beachhcads he would prefer any. as ha‘ been ‘he Gorfiasn c ‘ml the barrier of the Alps, leaving his Th“ min“ m‘ be “twink "its 0E. to fight the rearguard action alone. Ehri t0 [get rid of th i ‘Mme o c Ilalmns‘ many o‘ who". wmlm he m‘ c nvmdrr from behind the Alps even at the price of e new invasion from across the seas.

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Shoot Down 96 Enemy Planes In L355 Tlmn

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Potato Famine in Toronto

'l'vOlfON'l'O, April l9 —-((‘I'] — [be prcscnt supply of p013. too" ‘i ‘Toronto v\lll have dis- appeared in two days, n city. wide survey revealed today and wholesalers reported them will be a severe shortage during the next two weeks.

Scarcity of potatoes had been reported from other sec- tlnns of the Province curlier, Irnndon. Hamilton and Niagara Pulls all having experienced shortages during the week-end,

Mighty ti... Struck lit Italian Base

LONDON, April l9 — (AP) —- Throwing its mighty home-based bomber arm into the battle to fin- ish off the Axis in Africa, the R.A. F. crossed the Alps in strong force overnight to deliver for the second time in a week a violent and con- centrated attack on Italian fleet units huddled in the Spezia naval base on the northwest coast of Ita y.

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By DANIEL DE LUCE (Associated Press Staff Writer)

A L L I E D H E A D- QUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, April 19 — (AP) — Allied airmen have destroyed 96 Axis planes, including 68 big junkers freight and troop transports, in less than a day and a half of sav-

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age attacks against the enemy’s aerial supply line to Marshal Rom- mel's troops in Tunisia, the Allied command dis- closed today. ... ....

(Military spokesmen in Cairo. headquarters for the western desert aid force whose fighters accom- plished thc massacre of Gerrnrrn air.

lxlwcr said 110115001141 shot iiitri lli¢ Mediterranean and onto the lJOfltllcS

and rocky hillsides of north- eastern Tunisia were loaded with troops.)

R A F. American and South Ai- rican fighter pilots Dill-Tommi! the Sicilian Straits late yesterday til- ttmoon sighted the huuc formation of Junkers, with strong fighter protection, flying toward Sicily ril- most at water level. Fighter squirti- ions __dived__ipto___the__ lu s.

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Supreme llour 0f War Might Se Imminent

Prime Minister King Makes Strong Ap- peal for Support of F o u r t h Victory Loan.

TORONTO, April 19 — tCP) Prime Niiliistci‘ Mackenzie King declared ill aii address licre today that the “suprcriie hour" oi the United Nations war effort iriight be iinmirielit and he asked Canadians to mar-ice certain, iii thc forthcoming Victory Lorin. that their lighting llli‘ll would rcccivc all the sllpOll. those zit lioriie could give ilivru.

To aii audience that llllEd two great bunquvt hulls in a local litlwl tRoyal York) and over a network of the Canadian Broadcasting Cor- poration, Mr. King said "we should be prepared for the invasion of Europe at any time.”

But in the same breath he warn- ed that "We should also be pre- pared to wait" because, "through

some unpredictable event all our present calculations may be set at naught."

The Prime Minister spoke at l Canadian clrib luncheon to inaugu- rate the fourth Vir-tory Loan cam- paign for $i,1U0,000,000. the largest appeal yet made rind one that he said was, at this critical time, more urgent arid more cornpclllng than any that. had gone before.

He expressed conrplcie confidence that. conrplcm victory would be- achievrd rind declared that Can- adian trained airmen would par- ticipnte in the destruction of all the Axis powers.

Italy's deient was certain. he said, and he was corifideni that Jap- anese powcr would ultimately be dcsir-rrlrfl but the latter was a "ccr- lair v" only after the defeat of Germany’.

"To destroy the military might of the German war machine remains for the Allied powers the sirpremc task of the war" he said. "That. task can bc firiallv accomplished oirlv on German soil."

"Wc are anxious to see the end of the war," he said. "Brit we are most. of all concerned that it shall end in victory. The mighty venture in which our men are destined to play a dtcisive role, should be made as certain of success as anything in wnr can be made."

He tlcscribcd the growth of Can- ad‘ ‘s \v:ri' cffort which hc said had raised an armed personnel 0f more thnn 701,000 with 190,000 army men nloiic overseas, an air power fourth amour: the United Nations, and war production placing Canada fourth anion: rlrc United Nations.

The ll.i\'_\', hr: said, had lzvowil to a slrcrilzilr such that when the pre- sent. prourani is complete a year licncc, it. would approximately equal iii numbcrs the personnel of the British rirrvv shortly before the out- break of will‘.

"Wc can scc how greatly within tlrc compass oi‘ the United Notions stain.- as a nation has broadened. We gain a larger vision rif our (‘tllllilflbs opportunltics and l'cslxviisiliilitlrs_

“We scc Canada now emerging from mcr, nationhood to the lmSlLlOfl of a world power."

Oiic tlrinl! was certain, Mr. King mid, “in f‘\‘(‘l‘_\‘ effort our fighting incii will not fail Us. Let us make vcrv sirrc we do not fall thcm, Lfit rlrcrii sce lrow completely their r-nriirtrv ls behind thcm. .'I‘hev

vlrr-ur are illlll. \\'(‘ are prepared t0 do ilic saiiic."

Roosevelt To Speak Tonight

WASHINGTON, April ill-MP) —'I‘lie White Housc announced to- night. that Prcsidcrit Roosevelt will mrikc a broadcast LOIIIOITOW night 0\(‘l' all radio networks in tlic Unit- " cd Stat-"s at ll pm. E D.T unid- night A.D.T l The subject 0i his

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Stockholm Is Taking Serious View Of Everett:

Third Incident In Recent Vilrrira; Protest Lodged With Berlin.

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LONDON. April 20 —l'l'ues- l day) — 4Cl’l— Axis reports reaching London through Stockholm said early today

iliut tin-re was “violent fighting In the Sicilian Straits" be- l\\'i‘t'|I Iirl ll destroyers and Axis ivarslillvs escorting a con- voy liounri for Tunisia.

Tlir- brittle broke out when the Ilritisli ships pounced on the convoy, and then made contact with the escorts, said a report from the Berlin cor- respondent of the Nazi-con- trolled Scandinavian Telegram Brurcau.

A London naval source said hc could not confirm that m- port, or another one by a London newspaper saying that the Italian flcct had put to sea, and that many warships, including three battleships, had fled from Spczln in northern Italy after thr- ILAJ’. raid on that base Sunday.

Well-ltnown Island Soldier Dies Overseas‘

Bsm. John Noble Show, whose death was listed last night in the 294th overseas casually list of the Canadian Arrive Army was a na- tive of Brirdcncll. near Montague. I-Ie was a son of Mrs. Vernon Shaw and the latc Mr. Shaw. His wife; formerly Miss Jessie E. McGowamr and a young daughter live at Kil-

mulr. Staff Semeant-Major Slaw. known to is many friends as r

was ilndersfood that he died from head inluries received in an acci- dent. Before he went overseas with s reinforcement contingent to headquarters squadron of the Can-. adian Armoured Corps he servcd for a time as instructor at No. 62 Canadian Army Basic Training, Centre at Bench Grove. l ‘Before the war he was a member of the Prince Edward Island Lighfj Horse and attended ramp at Char- lottetown for several years wit-bl that unit. I Survlvina in nddlilon to his wife and mother arc two brother's and two slsicrs. They are. Rev. Robert Show. New filascow, PEI; W'llcn' Show. Brudcncll: Nil-s. vVr-bb Nicholson. Whlru Road and ‘Missy Dorothy Shaw. Brudenell.