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‘fish-ls. llbb. ‘l-The United Stat- . lire Army thrust elements of ‘ lcur divisions across the Our and Rivers into Germany from ssmbourg at l0 places on a 2i- uile front today as the Unite tee 1st Army burst through the list insin zone of the Siegfried ilrle defences in the Olef River utter near Schleiden.

0am“ vrsrasandtsis re- lented with urgent insistence _tirelr predictions that Gen. Eis- nbover would strike soon with l fill-Jello offensive. ‘It it now aflmngironiy" for unfavorable weather because he Illl it use e forces on ill.‘ lem and Nijmegen scale," laid t. Ludwig Sertorious. Ger- ,- Ills 'io military commentator.

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NDON. Feb. '1 - (ca) Ten P98891189". lnciudin six members of the British Foreign Office were killed when a lane carrying ter Church- ill's aides crashed while en route to the "Big Three" conference. it was irounced ‘ ‘ ‘ .

Five passengers were listed as

m8 and presumed killed, and five others were iniumd.

Fore 'n Office personnel killed ' Mar Noel Loxley, Armlne Roderic": Dewsnd John Chaplin, first secretaries; Robert Mac- Donald Guthrie; detective ser- geant HJ. Battiey, and a. woman typist. Miss PM, Sullivan.

Miss Sullivan was the daughter of Col. Arthur Sullivan, KC, oi Winnipeg. She was 23 years, old and had been working in the For- eign Office for nearly five years. Miss Sullivan was a stenographer to Sir Alexander Cadogan, per- manent undersecretary for for-

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.- 0., , . ew an a .A. K: “Chsrlesworthw r p ?.S. Jackson-Taylor from the Air Ministry also was killed. Lt.-Col. .S.H. Hooper, of the war office staff, died later oi’ injuries.

Air Conunodore H.A.C. San- derson, of the Air Ministry, was listed among the injured. Those missing and believed killed were Capt. W.H, Finch. of the War Of- fice. and four crew members. Crew members listed as missing, believed killed were: F0. A.A. Ap- pleby. Flt. Sgt. A.C.J. Walker, W0. W. Wright, LAC. J. Chicken.

Allies Build Huge

‘Pipeline in lihina

WASHINGTON. Fob. 'i —- (Al?) A 2,000-mile lend-lease pipeline is being burrowed into the interior

China to power the Allied air attack on Japan, Leo T. Crowley, foreign economics administrator, disclosed today.

Mr. Crowley told the house oi representatives Foreign Affairs Committee the pipeline, built through combined British. Amer- ican, Chinese and Indian man- power and resources, “will increase many fold the 15,000 tons er month that once moved over he old Burma Road. and will enable the combined forces of the Unit- ed States to mount new and greater offensivss from China."

A flee of l5.000 American trucks will be celivered to China over the new Loco Road. A thousand Am- erican technicians are in Olsins or on their way there and i,000 Chinese will be brought to the United States for training.

To Wind llp Aid To Russia Bampaign

OTPAWA, Feb. ‘i - (OP) The Prices Board announced to- day that arrangements for wind- i“.‘.‘..$“i.i“i °“"i".‘i.i..“.“.“ ‘it?’ a or co ave en worked out between officials oi e fund and the Prices lion-rd. (Announcement was mare this week of a plan requiring voluntary organisations to obtain Govern- ment permits beioro collecting clothing.) Donald Gordor. Prices Board airman, a wlegram to offi- to Russiu fund

appeals includ- those through the redo and press are be immediately dis- Deliveries or donations o o

made as a result of the ca to date may be ao- eepted not later than Feb. 20. ‘I0 COMBAT ALCOIIOLIII mans. no. 1 - (stiller-i - Prauoe is going to take drastic m oornba alcoholism, it was “u”, at- a cabinet meeting mu ‘radio hich reported

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(By The Canadian Prull sasrmu FRONT-alumna ea- tabliah bridgehead over Oder Itiver in Kueaiirin area little more than =0 nil- he." .1291» WESTERN FRONT —-Americans cross into Germany from Luxem- bourg on ill-mils front; other for- ces break through last main none of Siegfried Line near Sohleiden.

PACIFIC-Manila bliliueaa dist- rict cleared of Japanese demolition squads; Americana held up at southeast edge of city.

AERIAL-More than 700 ILA-F. heavy bombers pound two small German towns southeast of lst Canadian Army spearhead illn-ust

“ . Moequitos attack German industrial centres.

ITALY-Sth Army gains 600 yards in limited two-day offensive southeast of Bologna.

DIPLOMATIC -- Prime Minister’ Churchill. l ldent Roosevelt andi Premier Stalin meeting somewhere in Black Sea urea. already reach “complete agreement" on joint‘ military defeat of Germany.

Yanks in 600-Yard Advance int Italy

ROME, Feb. "l —- (AP) -- Ai- taoking behind an artillery bar- rage, 5th Army troops have fought forward up to 000 yards in a lim- ited two-day offensive in the mountains southeast of " lognn, breaking a three-months stalemate on the central Italian front, Ai- lied Headquarters announced tn-

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German csistance to the attack was prompt and heavy. About l,- 500 artillery shells were poured in- to the advancing troo who suf- fered numerous casua ties.

The attack, describedmliy head- quarters as aimed at "l ted ob- jectives," began early Monday aft- United States artllle and had laid do intense barrage ainat ennsn positions on two AMI-foot ridges about a mile apart, Infantrymen reached the crest of one ridge, but were forced to dk in and were engaged in sharp with attacking

‘ goamter- roopa o ay. Weather conditions were fright- ml. s sudden thaw in the nines having turned every water course into a torrent converted roadsuaéitvd bag}: ‘at:

asses . and machines. ‘thick mine fields added to the burden of the attacking troops.

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Until much more is revealed aa to decisions reached in the Black Sea area conference of Moles. Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin, the full purport of their talks cannot be grasped. There are positive indicators in the announcement of the meeting, however, that first things came

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new military Russian-Allied com-

mitments designed to complete and expedite the total defeat of Germany

Whether there has been close military liaison heretofore between the out and west fronts to oo-ordinate the final attack ts uncertain. It

hopes of long-continuing rganised

resistance, however, that the coufereea could announce "complete agree- ment” on joint military operations to flnllh off the German army even ‘ political , '

‘ Germany now are so close to-

day by day to facilitate such joint an hour's flight over Germany for

military planes to cover the lean than 350 mils between them at their nearest approach to each other due east and west of Berlin.

Allied heavy bombers have ranged over the central plain of Ger- many wlthln the last d!‘ hours In ohvloua strategic support of the Rus- sian advance to or beyond the Oder Itlver deadlines.

Not only winning the war but winning it quickly was undoubtedly the first concern of the “Big Three" although the military directives flow- ing out of their mutual undertakings will not bexapparent except as

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liumors- Heard Hitler n our

SIOCKHOLM, Feb. 7 -- (AP) — Reports published here today said Hitler is planning to relinqush his dictatorship of Germany with view to bidding for peace, and that Franz Von Pspen is scheduled to become chancellor with Hitler as president.

Possibly Nazi-inspired, the re- ports met on attitude of skept- icism in informed quarters here. They nrere circulated by the free German News Service, which has 1 toorclisblo, in ' e ervers said ports sounded like trial balloons sent up to test Allied reaction to a government so revamped.

Neutral observers do not over- look the DOSSlDIIIty of some simil- or governmental development. however. as the military pressure on the Germans nears the break- ing point.

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LONDON, Feb. ‘l -- (AP) — Sov- iet troops established their seventh bridgehead over the Oder River the Kuestrin area. little more than 30 mllts from Berlin today and broke into the city of Kuestrin it- self, accordi to German accounts

Moscow st l did not confirm any of the river MOSSiXIKS which Berlin said had been made by Marshal Gregory K. Zhukuws 1st White Russian Army.

The nightly comm lone broad- cast irom Moscow told only of mopping-up operations gust of the river. including the capture of Guestrbese. 0n the east bank 33 miles northeast of Berlin. and limited advances in the 50- mile wide Soviet bridgehead in Sil- esia. far to the southeast.

Tho new Rusian bridgehead south of Kuestrin brought the Ber- lin-Kuestrin railroad lmder Rus- artillery fire, the German

it was a broadcast quoting the Red Army newspaper Red Star as say- ing, “fighting is going on in ihc 10r- tiiied forefleld of Berlin.

Moscow's communique, however, announced that 15.460 prisoners had been token on the Eastern Front Sunday and Monday. and that since Jan. ll eight German generals had been kllleri,_ancl five generals and four top-rankirguwolgiiels had been captured. The triicers. all of whom were named included the corn- manders of “two army corps and m

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PARAGILAY JOINS ALLIEB

ASUNCION. PARAGUAY. Feb. '1 —(AP) — Paraguay tonight decla- red war on the Axis. It broke of! dljlomatic relsiiurls with Germany, Iiuiy and Japan in January, 1942.

Provincial Legislatures

Swinging Into Action

T5. urildiilil“ While Attending Funeral Service

An odd and fatal coincidence occurred yesterday afternoon at Argyle Shore during the funeral of Mrs. Albert A. MacDougall who died suddenly in Toronto on Feb. l.

Mr. Alan Ferguson, respected farmer and life-long resident of Hampton, was attcndingathe fune- ral of the late Mrs. acDougall. when. just before the service at the house was concluded. he was suddenly stricken and died within a few m utes.

The late Mr. Ferguson was '75 years old. His wife predeceased him four years ago. He is survived by two sons and a daughter. The eldest son, Edwin, llvcs on lhc homestead and Lorne on an od- joining farm. The daughter, Janie (Mrs. Peter Murchison). lives in Massachusetts.

TORONTO. Feb. 'i —- (C?) — lute Sheftel, Toronto cigar store operator. charged with keeping bay rum for sale and selling bay rum. was sentenced today to two months in jail on each charge, sentences to run concurrently. Crown Prosecutor W. B. Common said conviction in this case would make "liable to rosecution any- one, other than lcensed druggists

mm and others allowed to sell drugs.

who keep buy rum for sale."

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(By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA, Feb. 7—Prospects of a federal election holds national al.- tention riveted on this capital, but across the nation Canada's provin- al legislatures are quietly swing-

, in; into action-or will be before

the end of February. And they are practically unnoticed in the political tension of thg moment.

While Canadians await Prime Minister Mackenzie King's expect- ed snnouncementof n parliament- ary session or an election. eight provincial Legislatures now are in session or prepared in meet this month. Bug they find their ud- vance fanfare submerged in the strong current of federal politics, pregnant with possibilities.

The Dominions ninth province, Prince Edward Island, where ilie last election was held in i943 and the next isn‘t for two years, made no announced plans for immediate openlr of its Legislature.

Man tobu and British Columbia opened their provincial I-lousesyes- terday-—a day after polling ended the heated campaign of the Grey North federal lay-election. so the Throne Speech promises of the two western provinces were all but lost in the political excitement of the Progressive Conservative victory in the Ontario riding.

Quebec, New Brunswick, Saskat- chewan and Alberta will hold or are holding their first Legislative sessions since s provincial election.

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Leaders Considering Post-War Questions

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 - (AP) - Th “a Th. ~ - . .. -. - the Black Sea. area. have agreed lo aim c; ordirligted,‘irenociiloiiiuiifihcllllsgoillt

1,, ening Germany, and now are discussing a “secure peace.”

This was disclosed late today in an off icial announcement that President Rouse.

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diplomatic and military advisers.

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world.

Alterations At P. W. College

liear Completion

The first course to open at Prince of Wales College following the alt- erations undertaken in the base- ment of the building, is eXDected to begin next Week. lt be a course in egg-candling.

The basement changes involved

the transference of the P.1d. Island Library headquarters from its loc- aiion auditorium to the south east end of the building. Formerly, the lib- rary had only two windows where- as ncw it has l2. Ils entrance now opens on Grafton Street. - .sides the egg-csndling ~th are’ threcrotherwroorru to receive classes whenever the type of instruction has been tie- cided upon. The four moms have their toilet facilities and cloak- rooms and there is o special room for the storing of equipment.

An underground corridor, form- erly uspd for a miniature rifle range. has been cleaned up. Ven- tilation has been installed, and with the erection of o. west wall the corridor has been made into a conunodious store room for the Library.

In addition. a large room was made which serves as a sewing- room for the girl students in the domestic science classes.

The coal-burning boilers in the basement have been remov and two large oil-burning boiler in- stalled in their place. gallon oil tank has been installed outside the building to supply fuel for the boilers.

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Nazis In Besieged French Ports llon’i Want. To Fight

ALLIED SUPREME HEAD- QUARTERS. PARIS. Fob. '1 — (Reutersi-The 100.000 around the French Atlantic ports. in by Allied forces. don't want to fight, Maj. Charles M. Parr oi.’ the United States army said today. All they want are some new Benny Goodman and Count Basie swing records.

Just returned from St. Nszairc where he engaged in truce talks tvvaith ltho sugrcunded Germans.

a. arr sa :

"One Luftwaffe lieutenant ask- ed me if I could bring him some Benny Goodman and Count Basie swing records next time we held a porley."

The officer, who has had fre- uent contact with the German! 3.1.1.. the truce talks on the ev- acust on of civilians from the Lorient and St. Naasire pockets. said the Gennans did not want to fight, complained when they were shelled, have front-line distilleries and try hard to be friendrm.

the last members of the Wehmscht to hold o ." Parr said their slogan was "why Iigilll?" e said they never shelled the Allies heavily and they seemed hurt when the Allies shelled them. A Wehmscht cs-ptain. he said. wanted the Allies to install a tele- phone line between a f‘ n of- ice at St. Naaaire and an Allied office at Nantes, so that he could have s chat with the French or

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A three-power statement 5 g 1 in Washington, Moscow gndisdrgl dun at 4.140 P.M. E.D'l‘. (5.30 P.M,i AD-T.) gave the first official word} of the meeting which practically the whole world knew was taking Place- The statement showed that the military l-iiase of the talks has ended and the critical political discussions have begun. ,

Three Political Subjects

Three over-all political subjects Wgfe listed in the official report, ieessed by the warn House here:

1- 5°15‘ plans for the occupat- ion and control oi Gennany."

The Big Three have long since 511F096 0h unconditional surrender and on Plans roi- the initial stage

lem now is how to keep Germany wgsk and unable to start e new

2. The "political and economic problems of liberated Europe." Ev. ety liberated country in Europe now has a shortage or 90mg kind of essential civilian supplies and ill-WM are. reahor‘ pote tial der barrels politically. Ho test 5P0 are in the Balkans where British and Russian influences and interests conflict.

3. Proposals for the “earliest pos- sible establishment of a pennan- ent international organization to maintain peace.” The main prob. lem here has been the conflict be- tweenRussia and the United States over the question of a great power veto in the world security council,

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mandated territories, such as the strategic islands fonnerly held by Johan in the central Pacific.

u The Diirllfise 0i the Big Three is to concert plans for completing the defeat of the common enemy 8nd for building, with their Allies. rm foundations for a lasting psfadce." the official announcement

it promised that at the conclu- sion of the conference a commun- ique will be issued.

The “Black Sea arcs" in which the historic conference is occurring covers the shores of three coun- ;~_ii‘ie8-RruS-§ia. Romania, and Bulga-

- a.

The list of ihosg accompanying Mr. Roosevelt on this long journey, though not as great as his i943 visit to Teheran. was only partially indicated in the text of the an- nouncement, that said the Presl- dent. the Premier and the Prime Minister were accompanied by their chiefs 0f stall’ and their foreign secretaries and other advisers.

The other advisers are under- stood io include Harry Hopkins and War Mobilizer James F. Byrn- es, the former Senator and Sull- reme Court Justice whose presence at the meeting presumably is in- tended to strengthen ilie Presi- dentis reports about it to the Sen- ate upon his return. ,