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Iorninl Guardian. Founded 188.’! ..p||ar|ottetown Guardian, Two Cents.

Another Invasion _

in if Philippines?

, international A At A Glance

. (By The Canadian Press)

"STERN FRONT —- Germans‘

plllh through Belgium

back 12 miles by Ameri-

cans: width of enemy's retreat

route to Germany narrowed to l3 nitlea.

AIBlAL-Two large fleets of R. Alf. heavy bombers maintain Al- lied offensive against Germany Frill! Illlht after daylight at- tloll by British and American beavlee. ,

RUSSIA-Russians smash into new sections of Budapest, slaugh- ter Germans in hand-to-hund fighting: other units tlrrhten trap an Germans north of city.

ITALY-German attacks against

apparently checked;

‘ Army continues mopping up south-

ealt o! Po River mouth; Canadi-

,' ans knocked out at least 1.800 lu in December offensive.

' PACIFIC — Medium bombers » llmlle Jn anese freighter in at- ilek on sh pplng off western eoast ' efbnson Island ln Philippines. '

-.' BRITAIN-Royal Navy in year- end review hails virtual defeat of Germany as naval power one of their 19M achievements; battles of Iamihwnd Bohr. 0i

Tirpltl and defeating of f in;

barn) aunuils on Britain high-

lighted ILA-F. activity.

ounces-anon. forces hold 5.3: than half of Athens nlld ac- q Pireaus as solid base for np- erations against E.L.A.S. I0 REMOVE EMERGENCY ; TANKS , .___ , fLONDON, Dec. 29 — (GP-Reut- llfl) —- Some of London's steth- v mm- tanks and emergency pipes. rlnatalled when the anger of Ger- .» ‘man tire-bomb attacks was at its height. are to be dismantled, it _; was announced today.

Coming Events i

"Dance in Montague West School. Iona. January 2nd. 12-30-21.

, "C. C. F. Weekly Broadcist. OICY Saturday, Dec. 30, 712,538.“.

<"Next shipment dressed hogs ,- January 5th. Book. McGulgan 4b Boyle. 12-30-51.

"Buying live and dressed poul- try. Paying too market Drlces. is- land Cold Storage Ltd. 11-17-11’.

"Beginning January 2nd this store will close at six P. M daily. except Staurdny. J. F. Morris. Kinkora. 12-29-21.

l “The annual meeting of the New London Presbyterian Church will be held in the Church on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2 o'clock.

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“Recelvlmt hogs at Craoaud eve Tuceda until leven. hil JD RFN. Daasone.

"landing hogs for Davis dz r at Murrav River. Tuesday. January 3nd. John J. Beck.

12-30-11. “Victoria Rink opening New Year's night. January 1st. and

every Wednesday and Saturday ii ht during the skating season. ignition 2C and 30 cents, tax included. 12-30-11

"Livestock

Poul t must. arrange by tele- m“!!! local agent J. UBOTiZGWMil; ""‘:.'"".......Y""" r" var I on s. a e - Irfoton. ‘liiresasy 511 n.m.vCharlotte- two Market 3 Stevvvisrt. ' l, Si) noun and over. plus $1.0’) -l pair for pin without lice or bis l: filth. Knud Jorgensen. 12-20-21

Monday being New Year's Day, and a pub- v; lie holiday. the next i}, Issue of The Guardian g2 will be Tuesday, Janu- t

NEW YORK. Dec. 29 — The Tokyo radio reported today that several American convoys were “attempting to force their westward through dsnuo Sea to the S u Blule Network recorded the broad- cas . Japanese units were declared to have been striking "hammer- ing blows" at the convoys since the night of Dec. 27. . First Japanese stories said there were 30 transports and 20 cruisers in the convov but later Tokyo in- creased the number and said there were several convoys at sea. Some broadcastsspeculated that the con- voys were carrying American troops heading for an invasion of the lshnd of Lauzon in the Philippines

Famous Doors To ilpen To Canadians

YORK. England, Dec. ll9-(CP Cabin-The famous west doors of ancient Yorkminster, traditionally reserved for Royalty, for the Arch- bishop of York and for use on great state occasions. will be op- ened the year-end to admit Carlsdlan airmen and airwomcn when the famed R..C.A.F. bomber group in Britain celebrates its sec- ond anniversary.

One thousand officers, oirmtir and alrwomen, headed by the group's SO-pleco band, will parade through the streets of this historic old clly for services at Yorkmins- tel‘ ‘and at St. Wilfredls Roman Catholic Church.

A grand march-past will follo\v the services. Air Marshal I... S. Ereadner. Commander in Chief of the R.C.A.F. overseas, will take the salute.

The service at Yorkminstor will be conducted by Sqdn. Lclr. G. M. Grant of Toronto. Chaplain of Number Five District I-Ieadqunra- crs of the R.C.A.F'. The Roman Catholic service will be cclebrctrd by Group Capt. W. V. McCarthy. Senior Roman Catholic Chaplain of the RCAI‘. overseas.

Plain Speaking By London Paper

LONDON, Dec. 29 - (CF-Reu- tersl-Tha London Economist this week devoted its leading article to "some verv plain speaking lCllll o- verdue" on the subiect of tho Unit- ed States.

Accuslng the Americans of "hy-

ocrisy" in their attitude to col- aboratlon in Europe und of scan- tllv founded “criticism and abuse" of Britain. the Economist also pro- sted against Britain's "painful attempts to adjust her policies to American wishes."

“It is even n sublcct of complaint (in the United States) that Von the Bri- r his break- "hrough? the papcr declared. list- nl! a series of accusations it. says were made in an anti-British “out- burst" in recent weeks-"oxie of the most violent and rust-allied of the war years."

Britain May Continue Fcod Output Policy

LEWES.‘ Sussex, Dec. 29—-(APi- The production-planning setup Britain has used during the lvur almost to double her food output maybe carrlcd into the peace to comc-dlti-haps finder different ad- mlnistration-as the Government tries to save foreign exchange by cutting imports of farm products. Rationing of farm machinery. fertilizer, gasoline and lilbor likely

~ will be dropped but there are in-

dications the planning scheme. with each country allocated a defl- nite quota of the required nat- ional production. will go on in- definitely.

If war experience holds true, British farms will be the bcttcr for it. Agriculture generally has- been more prosperous than in peacetime and productivity of the soil has increased as the human- food value of crops Jumped more than ‘l0 per cent.

The secret of successful plan- ning has been ihc voluntary co- operation of the individual farm- cr. increasing the acreage of land actually farmed by 0.500,000—from 12,000,000 to l0.400,000.

W. S. Gibson. ‘enthusiastic farm expert who is executive officer-of

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KNOCKED BACK l2

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VWAYMSHES“ Last Night l

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By KIRKE L. SIMPSON (Associated Press War Analyst)

Unofficial reliorts that a German flight from the Belgian bulge new is ill progress should be accepted with ‘

Bright as the prospects now seem that it may happen soon, a Ger- man attempt to evacuate the bulge with minimum losses would proh- ably be of such a nature as tn make it difficult to detect. particularly if bad flying weather blinded Allied air observation of enemy movements.

Correspondents at Allied headquartc-s and forward command posts have not relayed German general retreat reports. Both sources warn of possible German regronping within the bulge for heavy new attacks.

That could result from staff over-caution. stances-not only of immediate progress made by 3rd Army forces but also the relaxation of Allied censorship in many particulars to reveal details of the two-week-oid battle-imply much greater assurance in Allied command circles that the attack has run its course.

It is clear that pinched by falling supply lines and gollcd by the 1st Army stand in the north and the 3rd Army power attack in the south.

e caution.

However other circum-

fnrccd to a. critical decision. ills

only alternative to retreat as the Allies threaten his armies in the bulge

With entrapment is to call in additional forces and dig in for a defens-

ive stand. German digging in is reported

up hope of breaking through to the

Germany, there would be no sound in Belgium.

tion of the war in the svcst.

llsley Gives Totals For 7th Victory Luau

OTTAWA. Dec. 20 -— (C1?) Proceeds of the seventh victory loan campaign in Qcroacrfuad Nov- ember totalled Slbildiktnfil). Fin- ance Minister llslevulnzlqunccd to- dav in a year-cud financial review. The o vc was 51.300.009.090

also annnunccrl . ciilclal figure tar llrucefiris or‘ the sixth victcrv loaznoi _ '

000 worth of bonds during i044. The . jcctlve was 81.200.000.000.

or the total bonds sold during the year, 31.400.000.000 was pilrcila- sed by individuals. with mcrc than one-half of the seventh loan being token up bv indivicual ptircnasers

"It is a striking tribute to the

efior. of the National War l-‘in- Uommittcu i 1t 31l-

inadc for the so loan. raising the lo _ _, applications to tldidfié-b i . llsley.

l-l-e also announced first‘ sole-s or War Savmus Crrtil this vcar will amount to unnijtnxlin- ately 357.000.0011 with new sales m stamps totallinir "mic than $103000.- 00

0.

Mr. llslev sold hc could-apt hold out anv “strcnrfl hope that pov- crnment- expenditures would b1‘ "materially" lower lll 194.1. ror ill?‘ first eight uni-inns of ine current fiscal V0111‘ expenditures ran a little liss than estimates but as a result of developments on the Wcsrcm Front outlays were bculnninz to mount up ilflaln.

The budget estimates for cash rcquircmcnis was 5d.l)00.t:fl0.0(.0 he- celots from taxes were ruinuilu_ a little better than budget cstiinatcs of 82.617.000.000 said the Minister.

Hopes entertained a few months ago that the European war would soon be over were premature. Said Mr. Ilsley. There was no evi- dence upon which one could count that the present German drive was a "last. desperate plunge." The war would continue to demand all-out efforts.

"The prospect for 1M5 then," he said. "is not for easier living con- ditlons in Canada. though 1 would like to be ablc to hold out a pros- pect of this kind. Our resources of men. materials and money must

Mail Lost 0n Transport Plane

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OTTAWA. Dec. 29 - (OP) - Postmaster General Mulock an- scas were lost recently when an R. C A.F transport plane disappeared on a flight frcm Africa to Canada.

Loss of the plane and right Can- adian crew members was announced last week.

Mr. Mulocir said that most of the mail consisted of letters posted bv armed forces ln the General Med- iterranean theatre oi’ \var for ad- dresses in Canada and the United States during ihc wcck preceding

c. . It was feared that many Christmas messages from the ser- vings to families and friends were os .

the shrunken wesicrn extremity of the bulge. place for more than rear-guard action to cover a withdrawal by slow stages to n selected and naturally strong holding front farther back.

It is possible that a general retreat has begun. lf the foe has given

already in some sectors. notably at It does not seem a logical

Mouse to harry Allied lateral supply

lines in the Meuse volley or communication with the Aachen bulge into

reason to attempt to retain his grip

it would extend his lines Cllllfiiilllilbiy to do so and to that extent thin out his defences elsewhere in the \rest._

it may well be that having achieved all that it could by the lur- prise blow, the enemy now is concerned wholly with getting out of the bulge again without sustaining losses that could greatly affect the dura-

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Plane Missing Gver Atlantic; Five 0n Board

(By The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Dec. 29—-'l‘he D0- minlon Department of Transport and Trans-Canada Airlines in a statement tonight announced that a Lancaster aircraft in the trans- Atlantic service was unreported "since the early hours of this morning." The plane was carry- ing one passenger and a crew of our.

The passenger was Sir Alfred E. Evans of the British Admiralty technical at Ottawa while members of the crew were: Maur- ice Gauthier (Captain) of Mont- real; R. G. Jacknlcxvicz (first oili- cer) of Winnipeg; F. B. Gregory (navigation officer) of Victoria. and R. D. Smith (radio officer) of Vancouver.

The plane which left Montreal at 7 p.m. Thursday was in the mail service. with mall its principal load.

Seek Murderer 0f' Vancouver Girl

VANCOUVER. Dec. 2Q — (OP) -- Pollce dogs were assisting today in the invastillatlon of the murder o- Jenny Conroy. 25-year-old war ivurker whose body found ves- terdav in suburban ‘Nest Vancou- ver. The wcapon used to blurlzeon the girl to death was sought. Detective Walter Muliiartn sallfiltoi;

LONDON. Dec

up.»- .

gency . C . ' the Belgian front said Field‘ l ‘Marshal Wm lluntlstctlils with-

' rirawal from . llrdcnncs sal- li lent "has developed into a rout | at some polnls tonight."

llew Quarters For llarnlnion Command 0i Canadian Legion

OTTAWA, Dec. 29 — (CP) — The Dominion Command of the Canadian Legion is purchasing the six-storey Sparks Street build- ini: forlr rly lumwrl ils tire Carl- adu. Life liurlrilnz. the Legion an- nounced today. The Command expects to move into the new quarters by spring.

British Press Disappointed in Greek Parley

LONDON, Dec. 30 -- lsaturday)

— (OP-Reuters) -~ Disappoint- ment that Prime Minister Chur- chlll's discussions with EL.A.S.

leaders in Greece did not result at least in cessation of flghtinrr ihcre was voiced today in Brit-l aln’s prcss.

'I‘he Weekly New Statesman and Nation commented that whatever may have been decided at Tel:- cran it gives Britain no right to claim obedience from the Greeks or to occupy their country.

“What we require from Chur- chill ls not a solution of the intri- cats tangle of Greek politics." it added. "What his countrymen expect of him ls that he should concentrate on securing an arm- istice in Attica."

The Liane-heater Guardian said that the situation which Mr. Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden left behind them in Athens was little different from that which they found on their arrival.

"There is no truce. no armistice and little prospect of peace." said the Guardian.

The Yorkshire Post referred to the disappointment felt over the lack of success of the mediators and said reports suggested there "will have to be further conces- sions on both aids if a settlement is to be reached."

Northern England Shaken By ‘Quake

(B? The Canadian Pres!)

LONDON. Dec. Sm-(Saturdayié- Northern England was shaken by an earthquake today at 1:30 am. (B236 p.m. EDT. Friday). Bulld- lngs in Manchester were reported " 019M117 silakcn."

Tremors were felt at West Brom- Wlflh. 80 milrs distant. and at Mode. 11G mllcs from Manchester.

ficers have "a lot of clues", wllYtairyseve-rsl ‘davs- to investigate

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Pevverliulwfilows By U- S. lsl,_3r<l Arrnziei

PARIS. Dec. 29 - (AP) - Powerful blows i...» u..-

Uniied States 1st and 3rd A

Germans 12 miles at the western end of their thrust into

Belgium and compressed the many to 13 miles.

There were indications i alive lost, were preparing for possible on the lines of their tensive movements inside the

places along the perimeter German soldiers were fever-

ishly throwing up foriificuli The 1st Army, punching the edge of Rocheforl-IZ mi

German advance once was within three miles 0f the Meusc

River.

At the same time LL-Gen. Patton's 3rd Army pounded to the German border at three points in northeast Luxem- bourg, broke the enemy’s Sure river line andcemenied posi- tions four miles north of Basiogne-oniy l3 miles from , the point where the lst is fightla_g_d_ovv_n_ ‘from the north.

In a dispatch coverina develop- ments up to Thursday morning. Lewis hawkins. Assoczaiccl Press War Correspondent. said the cor- ridor into Bascogne was strength- cned against stout resistance from the west. but lesser opposition izom tlic east.

1n this period at least l5 more towns had been overrun by the two American armies and Field Marshal Von Rundst-cdrs stool spearheads had been shattered with fearful slauuhtcr. _ , ,

No Nazi Gains Once more supreme headcusrtcrs

was able to announce that the Gor- mons had been unable to score

Two llazi Planes Bomb Hospital

WITH THE 6TH ARMY GROUP, Dec. 29 -- (AP) -— A United Static ncnerol hospital at Mirccourt. France. was bombed and strafcd in moonlight Tuesday bv two German planes The u dings are clearly marked with red crosses. some of them placed there by the Gennans. who uscd the buildings as a hos- pital before their withdrawal. A number of soldier patients and mil- itary personnel were wounded.

llew Field Marshal

LONDON, Dec. 29—(Cp-R.euter.s) —Gen. Sir Henry Maitland W_ll- son, the new senior British mill- tary representative on the Wasn- ington Combined Chiefs of Staff Committee, has been promoted to the rank of Field Marshal. 1i “m5 announced tonight.

The new Field Marshal. Who succeeds the late Field Marshal 5h‘ John Dill in Washington, formerly

the Mediterranean theatre.

He is the third British Army leader o be made Field Marshal, recently, the others belllg Sir Bei- hard Mon y. commanding the 21st Army group. under Gen. E.» ‘ enhowcr, and Sir Harold Alexar. der. Allicd commander in thc Mod- itorrancan.

Land Purchased- Frcm Cttawa By Provincial Gcv’t

The property at the east end of the Cit-y, known as the Keilsing- ton rifle range, has been purchased from the Dominion Department of Mines 0nd Natural Resources, by

the Provincial Government, it is lyearned from Premier J. Waiter ones.

Last July a delegation from the City Council consisting of Ma/yor Blanchard. City Recorder KM. Martin. and six of the Cltv coun- cillors. met with the Executive Council of the Provincial Govern- ment to request among other things, the prlvllegeof purchashg a portion of the land for the pur- pose of establishing a park and bathing beach for residents of the east end of the city.

At that meeting the Premier ln- formed ‘the City delegation that the Provincial Government had not vet acquired the property in question but that, if it. did, the City's request would receive every consderat-ion. 8o far as it known. the Provincial Govern- ment hl-s made lio further com-

crossroads hamlc ports were being wiped out.

Northern Luxembourg held bornlv to ' Duchv with their bucks to the Sure River. b to that borderline stream east cf Blsulbaoh. l8 miles ilortheost of the Duchlyp capital a

A Gallagher. an Associated Press War Correspondent. sold Lt-Gen. Geor- Zle S Patton's 3rd vanced up to three miles in thelast 24 hours east and west of liberated Bastogne, tiizhtcni

. . ~ s. 1c l'f - was Supreme Allied Comn-mnder ‘n ‘mans to r lash ti Bastvllrif it

1s llagann Burnaby. who died Christmas

Rams up to ‘Phursdav morning.

It is almost three days now since there was all announcement that the Germans had advanced in Hit- ler's ambitious scheme to crack the line and roll up the Allied front from behind.

On the uortlicrll flank .tlie Ger- mans sent two battalions nzuinst the American lilies in the "hot cor- ner" near Mouschau under cover cf a heavy artillery barrage butthey were throvrn back without gaining ground. a mom dispatch said. To the west. 100 Germans slipped Dust. American lines in the neigh- borhood of the small but important t of Grandmenil. but were surrounded and at last re-

The Germans falling back 1'50‘? s u - high around inside the

ill; iiYd (lYmV IOICLS drove UD

tc front dispatch from Wcs armv had ud-

ng the souerze on the German bulge. Twp 1110i‘? attempts bv the Ger-

ilfrCiontimlcd on pageifiiColf 2» M

bride of ‘.11 ho

rmies have knocked back the enemy's corridor from Ger-

hat the Germans, their initi- a defensive stand as long as bulge. Observers reported in- enemy salient and at many

ons and planting mines. forward 1 1-2 miles. reached ies from the point where the

Bracken Visits Aldershot Camp

LONDON. 29 — LCP Cable) —- John Br en. national leader of the Canadian Progressive Con- servative party. on a fact-finding tour of ihc United Kingdom and the fighting fronts. today visited ihc great {ildcrshot nlilltaly .cs- tabiislinicnl. Mr. Bracken ln-Il spccted Canadian reinforcement units, watched tank (iemonstra- tions and rode in a jeep.