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CHARLOTTETUWN, comma, SATURDAY, Aucusrzz, 194.2

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second Front

Foreign Experts

Discuss

(By Thomas F. Hawkins, Assoc- lail-zl Press Staff Writer)

BERNIE. Aug. Ill-MP) — The [lllfll landing raid at Dieppe de- monstrated. foreign military ex- pgrts said here today, that. s sec- 9nd front can opened in Franco-granted sufficient sup- eriority of land-based planes, ode- quiltc trmlsport and the proper element of surprise.

Published neutral descriptionl 9t tho recently-completed chan- nel fortifications indicate, fur- thermore, that ll full-scale invas- ion effort uould cost heavily, but that tht- allies would have a chance of advancing to the Melisa and Rlllllo if they outweighed the (gcmlans lll men and material.

Air Power Weak‘!

Neutral observers raised the question whether, in view of the ccslly air battles over Die pe Wednesday, allied airpower as yet attained sufficient strength to give the necessary protection to full-scale landings.

The availability of transports for SupPllPS froln America to Bri- lluu and for supplies and troops to cross the channel _also appeal"- Iii lo be a major problem.

second Front Psychosis

'l‘l1e spcinlist newspaper La son- llnclie noted that “the psychosis of a second front has penetrated the spirit of the masses in Ger- 1111111Y." and added that while ropoganda is directed toward llitllng its chances, the German high command “is convinced that iooncr or lulcr the problem will out itself in a direct manner."

Wllh this in ;mind “the Ger. mans have erected in haste bases vi defence all along the coasts of $211M N81011:." the newspaper

Glimpse Defences

Neutral nclvspupcrmen had a filmpcc of these defences in a rc- Writ iournof the fortification zone.

~10“! i416 coast oi‘ France, Bel- Ilum and Holland, according to a tflilffihondcnt of La Scnilnelle vino Hsllflfl the zone, “even 1,, Places most exposed, the Geflnnn ilipvfiilion of defences extends

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L-Bpl. llogan ls Improving)

The condition of L-Cpl, John W- 30111111. dangerously ill over- ms 1,1115 improved, his wife has n mini-med. Cpl. Hogan, a miner resident of this city, was 111ml 1a all accident, a. message 1111111" ll)f0l‘l1i1l£‘d next of kin but s

lire no t said Cpl

The 1A1 lncssnge 1511mm had been moved from the ti? of those dangerously ill to ‘use seriously 111 m" 11111111111115. 111s wife resides ofheEmNlif‘ 111 X11183 County. Two

r illDulPfS are with the Cana- overseas.

TOOK TRUL . CAR- WHEELS

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two automobiles.

m ‘was found today abandoned

- "Ni-ch 6o mllfs from the city but uhccls remain missing.

Coming Events

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HEADS CANADIAN RAIDERS

llfajonGeneral J. H. Roberts. M.C., commandi _ officer of s. Canadian division overseas. who lead the Canadian troops who par- ticipated in the raid on Dleppe, France, announced Wednesday, august) 19, I942, -(Canedian Army o.

Report Naval, Ami Air Battlo Off Portugal

LISBON, Aug. 21-—(CP)— A fierce naval and air battle was reported raging tonight off Cape Saint Vincent, the southwest tip of Poriulli 200 miles northwest of Gibraltar.

There were no further rc- ports lute Friday night.

Presumably it was an en- gagement between Gennan long-range bombers operating from France, and British ships travelling the Gibraltar sea. rnute_ but no particulars were given. Such clashes have been frequent,

A Reuters dispatch quoted the Vichy radio as laying that. a British cruiser and four de- stroyers ilad left Gibraltar travelling northwestward to- ward the Portuguese tip.

Cape St. Vincent has been the sltc of historic encounters, notably a. Brltlsh victory over the Spanish Feb. 14, I797 when Lord Nelson established his fame.

Buried With Military Honors

LONDON. Aug. 2l—(CP Cable)- Tlle Paris radio said today that till officers and men of the United Ne- tlons forces which attacked Dieppo Wednesday have been buried with full military honors.

Hearing Of Armed Hold-up Case Opens

SUSSEX, N.B., A .21-(OP)— The preliminary hear ng of Gnr. Jock Robert Salter and Onr, Rob- er Stanley. charged with an Arm- ed hold-up at the Canadian Notion- al Railways station hero July M. was adjourned today until next Friday after seven prosecution wit- nesses had been heard.

The soldiers members of s unit. at Camp Sussex. were arrested at Tor- onto about a week after the hold-

' up. when two masked men in bottle-

dress took I49 from the station till at revolver point.

Fire Damages ll.$. Road Bridge

wmnson, n. s. A11!- l1- foPl-Fire of unknown or! 11 tonight. burned part. of the woo 011 retainin wells and 11111111113 M’ the hi we bridge sci-cu th¢ Avon rvor tween Windsor and Folmouth N, 8.. foroin triffic from Halifax to the nnslwiis Volley to detour 11 miles up thl river to the next. bridge.

The flames broke out suddenly’ in the wooden retaining walls 011 the Palmouth side of the four- opsn iron structure and o general alarm was sounded. Firemen rip- ped up planking and pleverlfli sphrzad of the fire beyond the first P ..

Destroy Radio Station And War Supplies.

Enemy Caught Nap- ping Bomb Own Aircraft Inl Excite- ment.

PEARL HARBOR. HAWAII, Aug. 31 — (AP) -Un1ted States marines and naval forces, willl-l Maj. James Bpmevelt, the President's son, par- ticipating, struck at; Ja anesc forces on Makin Island in e northern end of the Gilbert Islands early this week, Admiral (healer W. Nimitz. Pacific naval commander, salcl to-

day.

of the attack was "accomplished in its entirety," and the attacking force "this been with- drawn," the communique said.

At least 80 Ja anese were killed and radio installations and stores were destroyed, while two sea. planes were destroyed on the water.

The commando-type raid aLso resulted in losses inflicted on the enemy by heavy bombing attacks, the communique said. _

United States naval ships sunk one small cnsmy transport and one gunboat.

(Prior to Admiral Nimltzls an- nouncement, the Tokyo radio had reported that 200 American Ir-"CDB effected a landing on Makln but said they sverc repulsed.)

Makin' tile northern-most of the Gilbert Island group. b-imz loca-‘ed culrroximately 1,100 mi es northeast of the Sclomon Islands. It is almost in u direct lire be- tween the Solomons and Hawaii.

Admiral Nlmltzfis communique indent-ed the raid caugihtt (h? Ins so completely by surprise ill-rt they added to their o-wn lcs=es hy bun- bing their c-wn alrcwlft, with bcmb. ers from nearby bases .

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Roosevelt Warns Axis

(By J. F. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21-—(CP>- President Roosevelt put the full power and prestige of the Ameri- can government today behind the policy of just retribution for Ger- man, Japanese and Italian bar- barities and terrorism in the oc- cupied countries of Europe and As

a. Ill a formal warning to the per- trators of the mass killings of ostages and other acts of un- restrained violence, the President said “it seems only fair that they should have to stand in courts of law in the very countries which they are now cppresslng and an- swer for their acts."

Declaring that atrocities are in- creasing in the occupied countries, the President appealed for in- formation snd evidence which some day may be used to build up court cases against those respon- bible.

"The United Nations are going to win this war," the President de- clared 1n a. formal statement which he read to his press confer- ence today. "When victory has been achieved. it is the purpose of the government of the United states, as I know it is the pur- pose of each of the United Na- tions, to make appropriate use of the information and evidence in respect to these barbaric crimes of this invaders, in Europe and

a}.

Tile President stressed the fact that post-war trials would be held in courts of justice in the coun- tries involved. He said the recent trial of the Nazi saboteurs in Wl-flhinflton was an example of what he had in mind. a case that went to the highest court in the United states,

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INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE

to- ulls mud) RUSSIA-Neda nay donut is Stalingrad [rows hourly,

WESTERN FRONT — American Flying Foriroucs destroy sf; Iocke-Wulf 100's without loss.

SUUTIIWIST PACIFIC -- LIBR- Iouu rlld Makin Island.

IABTBRN FRONT-soviet blast Warsaw and polntl in Silesia and But Prussia.

ATLANTIC — Portuguese report a novel-sir baffle is in IIPOITOI off Capo saint Vincent.

OIL IN INDIA

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BOMBAY ... (OP) — Most oil refineries in mill; are running on large government and railway contracts for petrol, lubricating oils and axle oils. started in 1915, the petroleum business has be- ccmc one of India's maim- in- (dust-rice.

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War Situation Last Night

(By Edward E. Bomar, Associated Press War Analyst) The Nazis must use: the challenge of the uorlll power the United

Nations are steadily buii in the prospective fight. to

prevent Western Europe.

The manner in which the Lufiwaffch wings were cli of the Dieppc venturmpug ests that Hitler may be oblige ant clpatcd. The G

challenge sooner than

up in the British

Isles or accept heavy odds establishment of a second front in

ped as a part to accept the erman air command, it is as-

serted 1n London. was caught paging by the magnitude of the air sup- o

port given the Dieppe attack, wi

day lost possibly the west.

O I O

Inasmuch

reinforcement,

Roosevelt and

the joint declaration

vel-t German strength from the attack on Russia."

fresh significance. What's next in Europe as the second-front ques 1o

result that the Nazis in a single

s. third or even more of their operational slrcralt in

as the eastern front h the most logical ready source of

made two months ago by President

Prime Minister Churchill that coming operations "will di-

suddenly takes on

ll, of course, u lnuoh a matter of guesswork n. The latest trend of events, however, jibes with a theory which is taking form in the minds of

some exceptionally

well-informed observers. In outline the thought 1s:— The Nazis have been able to blast their way forward in the Cau-

casus largely by virtue of tremendous aerial superiority over

the Red

Army, built up at. the expense of the western front. air defences. Even this advantage has been found insufficient to effect destruc-

tion sight.

of Marshal Timoshenkds armies. though it has brought within the conquest of “I: No_rth (zaucafus and control of the Black Sea.

Now, either from choice or necessity, Hitler very likely plans to go on the strategies] defensive in Russia for the winter thereby releasing vast manpower and permitting diversion of the bulk of his air forces to Western Europe and the Middle East.

In the west, the first urgent necessity the Nazis face is the threat from increasing British and American aerial strength. It can be met by diversions from the Russian front. and also b.v stepping up German alr- craft production by returning to Geri-nan industry this winter some of the skilled munnrlwer now in the armnd forces.

Fact Gathering Probably

Main Objective In Raid

(Written For The Canadian Press) By Mal-Gen. Sir Charles Gwynn

LONDON, Aug. 21 — (C P CABLE) - The Dicppe raid was the largest and longest of any such tL-Slllllis to date and afforded a Tc lest. of German defensive IIICQS‘ and the lcsponsibillties of ca ng out landing operations in do) (it

The plkpcse of the laid seemed to be directed much more toward gDlllllg experience than inflicting datlmge, which often is prcmptiy repaired It is prsnlal-ure to draw tco many dcductizns. but some points already stand out.

Th: raid cntailfd i-wo difficult opsniions: landing and re-sm- barkllicn, anrl this second operat. lcn nctnlally is bci-h the more dif- lirult mtd tile more costly.

This shouid not be fsrgotien in counting the ccst of the ra’d_

It has been evident that the bcach defences set up by the Ger- mans ale not luvuinerdble and, in fact, onc landing arty after ba- ing repulsed carrlc cut its task in the cncl. That is a vital point in assessing the character of the Nazi defences and defenders.

Landing On schedule

The fact that, the landing went accc: ng to schedule and without such delays as occurred in gaining

foolholds on the beaches of Gal-

Iipoli is an indication that the-

enemy's main mservcs, faced by such threats. have little time to come in-io action and this is the probable reason why the Germans apparently relied mainly on local counter-attacks by local reserves

Landing tanks provided a ra-pld means of Raining round and drill. lng with the firs counter-attack.

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For Milk

OVITAWA. Aug. 2l—-(0P)—Two stcps designed to encourage the production of fluid milk in more than I40 Canadian communities where shortages mi ht develop dur- ing the fall and w ter were an- nounced wdey by the Wartime H-ices and Bade Board.

The concurrent orders, effective Sept. 1, provide:—

. Payment of a subsidy of 26 cent-s a I00 pounds to fllud milk producers in the urban areas when the shortage might develop; .

3. Estab ishment of fixed mini- mum prices to producers on the dc- livered bull in all markets when the subsidy is payable. These specif-

ic price reggesent an nverago in-

crease o a ut 10 cents a 100 unds By

their combined. effect. the or- ders are lies ed

returns of flud mil producers by about 3B cents u i012 pounds in the

arena affects

The lubsi of N cents nor 100

ounds of mi k over and above min-

um prices to producers will be pa able in the following markets: lnco lldwuvl Island-Charlem-

Novs Bcotim-Antlgonlsh. Dori» mouth, Halifax, Kentville. New ow. Btellsrlml. Sydney, Tren- ton. urn and Westvllie.

New Brunswick-Dalhouslc, Fred- ericton, Moneton, Rothesay, Saint. John and Westfield.

In Halifax and Montreal. an lil- crcase on Sept. 1 of one-half cent a quart is allowed. The present price in these cities is 1.2 cults.

increuo the

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BULLETI

PEARL HARBOR. Aug. 2l-- (AP) —- United States marines mopping up Japanese in the Solo- mon Islands killed 670 of an enemy force of 700 and captured the rc- moinder yesterday, a communi- que issued by Admiral Chcslcr W. Nimitz, U. S. Pacific flcct com- mander, said tonight

The action cccurrcd the com- munique said, after a night time attempt by the Japanese to land the 700 troops from lliqllsilccd boats in an effort to break through the marines‘ lines.

Marine losses were 28 killed and 72 injured.

Fortresses Beat Off Fooke - Wulfs

(By Wes Gallagher, Associated Press Stuff Write

LONDON, Aug. 2i-(AP)— The Dicppe demonstration of allied sir mastery over u chosen Iona of operations wus followed today by allied vic- tory In a qualitative test of Germany's newest and best fighting planes against the Flying Fortresses of the Un- ited States army air forces.

Eleven of the big, four-mo- tored B-lfs were over the North Sea. when Z0 to 25 of Germany's prized Fockc-Wuli’ 1110s tackled them.

In the 20 action-filled min- utes that followed six of the

attackers were destroyed or damaged. Not one of the Fortrcsscs

was lost although two engines of 0119 were destroyed and a shell from one of the I-‘ocke- Wulfs’ cannons exploded in tho cockpit, killing the co- pilot and injuring the pilot.

“Tho Fortress was hit in many other places," the United States army air headquarters communique added, "but. no other casualties were suffer- oil

II

The North Sea. foray, ob- rotlve undisclosed, was tho ourth by the Fortresscs in five fllys since the Unit-ed States army started bombing operations in the European

ostro.

The North Sea. battle found the Fortress” unescortcd for the firlt time.

Vice - Regal Party Busy At Monoton

Mausoleum-fin, A-us- m-wri -.A.ftm' u busy day here the gov.

armor-General of Canada and Prin- iho evenln at the

zzogkwml" they vlsltec a lob- ster packing plant and were served

lobster dinner.

Following their arrival 110m Que- bec, the Earl of Athlone toured the Air Force stations hem while Prin- cess Alice visited hospitals and war service organizations. ‘llley will luvs Mancion tomorrow for an unannounced Maritime destination

beforc proceeding ewfound. llfi.

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LINGRAD

Is In Critical Stage, Reds Say

To South east OfStalingradpllssaultsl

Elsewhere Repelled.

By Eddy G iziied Press MOSCOW,

ilmore. Assoc- Siaff Writer) Aug. 22—(Sat-

urday)—(AP) — The Nazi

bid for Stalingrad

reached

a critical stage early today

with

reinforced

German

troops frying to erect bridge-

heads across

the Don 40

overseas with the British Army in miles RDOVC that Volga Cit)’

the inst war. “I zlm back in “Ili- fcrm mid like it" he S"1li.

Search Brazilian Coast For Subs

RIO DE JANFEIRD, Aug. (APJ——TIIB less of 1C9 armi and mcn ill the 11L

Bac- was

w_. r101 c1

Pd LU . .. airmen searched off unlic coastline for ‘ eluding one uhlch ac- ccdsting vcssel with cl and food.

ln n. sirzlcp of three ~ lrccd by lilo govern-

Molldav. EioilLv-cight saved. 111cm were no urcs on civilian losses, cd certain that civil. lry victims numbered

hut ll.

!'lllllf‘lll Auczlcla Naclonal 1c lllcic‘ 1f‘ cczlsicz" lu a chspntch from flllli-l but did no! soy vrilcther the fl‘fll'll“.fi= of lflc vo

Stiff training For Paratroopers

11y SYDNIJY GRUSON Canadian Press Stuff Writer

and attempting

to exploit

a wedge driven into Russian

positions

northeast of Ko-

telnikovski below the Don.

The midnight

que said the repelled

constant

communi- Rcd army had German

attacks souilheasi of Kiet-

skaya on the

0,11%; acknowledged it's for. tanks had breached Russian

Don bend, but th a t Nazi

positions southwest of Stal-

area. “Northeast kovski

ms ware ncuonz five tacks b)’ milks lflflllllfy

anized polled,” the said. “In 8H0

.d slutcs ingrzld in the Kotclnikovski

of Kotelnl-

repeated heavy at-

and mech- were re- communique ther sector the

enemy succeeded in breaking

through.

“The infzlniry which fol-

lt involving lowed the izlnks WilS cut off

by Soviet troops. Its anni-

Thc next 24

much in the grin fight for

ingrad Twice

u z-c moi. or ten the lube hiizliion now is proceeding.”

hours should bell Stol-

i:l two days the

Germans have illrovm forces acrcss :0 the enslcm bank oi the Don loop, but the Russians said most

cf these shock t

mops were ‘wiped

out.

Russian dispatchcs said the Ger- mans were pouring fresh troops, at lcosi. two divisions strong, into the cl-itzcll Don Bend area above Stal-