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CHARIJOTTETOWN, CANADA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23. 1944

8 PAGES

E E v GTVEN N0 RESPITE m AIR

Heavy Losses Face Island Potato Men Unless Ottqwo Helps’

Island Loan *

Total liovl . $554,450

z ,,-— ward Islanders - Prince‘! u" IIb

' Ch $181,500 ( 97 000 o“ 5.853 @2125...) - 1mm county. sum ($400.1

000M . h‘ I.

welil in Chsrioltctown an mersldo, icsn ic blut trsvelilng conditions con- t

nus to ham r salesmen in rursi brats W ere some cnn- ssscrs are making their rounds b1 . hi; pretty wsii up with the o vincss, it was ssid. sn the showing is s. “little better” n it was l in the fifth

the same loan campaign with the same objective. S8. .000-

oovrlncrvsnrs

"I-lighflekl Indies’ Aid Pantry sale or. Hummus. May 0th. 4-204 .

"P try Sole. 8t. Joseph’ O0 - mntlgoturday afternoon 2483i.

"N t ivios heal. til fur- ther hotixzte J. J. Bccklm 4-28-21.

"Reserve Wed July 5 for Marsh- tieid Presbyterian Chirrch Tea.

" ummns Sale any N mu Saturn; . mil 2am. a 2% s-at-aa-m.

"Grand orange lodge meets st

Orapaua, Wednesday, May 17th. 4-27-21. "Dance. Fort Augustus School. Monday night. my first. Good "W536- 4-28-11. "Box Social and Dance. Stan- ape Hail. Wednesday night. Mair 4-8- .

"Shipping club. loa hose Monday. Mary lst from ten ll four. D. Ray Brooks, Becket-BIL, 4-20-11.

tifibzslwi. ”..E:..."““”....“° . ex. n .. t-m-li.

"idmemid tio Club will in New lnndaon

Drams grcsent their play Bil. May ist. A-BB-Bi.

"Clifford Peters, Rollo Ba now "Riv to give trucking servlce to his patrons. 4-3-2!

“n33; are lien tbs marloet r0020‘); num r wesner . o Prices. Livestock plazrlostirgxg

-m- ,

‘Special Meet! of Qvernsev Club. will be Dept. of Agriculture, "av 8rd. a PM.

"See Marie Players in “Silas Bmidse from nip Ridge" in Moreu Hail May 2nd. 8.30 Hg’; s]

Board.

Wednesd ay . 4-27-21.

"We will have some Occkcrel film ovmnedm 2,24. 1:3.“ and! - X C S B S ""1 Fridays. Swift‘ mtclnglé. - -s.

“Nfitice —- 1 will not be loading has: at either mirrors or Albany ilntil further notice. Watch for “@108 dates. 0'. C. Green iihn- "ld- e-as-at-ae-si

"Dinner! m Ross-islet. Moo-ell. a 2W .. W...“..... "Ki Preser- on mesdsy. Mayfair.

n || ‘i’ "Mu. Mas 1.

Button a-ect in new sso. c-as-n. "miller-Owing w illness r m" fuming thh year and 1 oft: l“ 5:10 2 choice draft horses 1200 All-a ‘and ‘I yisars (plélltg tgbsella. °“"°o- y' ' ' i-Iwli:

_ _Prince ume- Bgyfiiliiel- “a? Nomi vvursnue.’ h“ River, Brsdslbsne, Kin-

‘ - de: Kensi n ,3," like! until a r. u. Oon

wit: your un-

Oililnty m Mn until 33;."

P. E. I. oluee may held in have ‘arrived

tresl

t1 in?’

c Now

Plan

study .

island Arrive From

the latest

Prince

r. town. 8st.

Governor New York

ticns" to war world “N ini

of s durs

. Omit Britain Ind P“ 1 hope. with Russia N 0f a m‘... f ynlgrlbs‘: ‘i: til; Knimfiwm,

5%?!-

socistion. He s

erce. _ Ind

‘i! M’ true service and other "impetus. c-as-n.

Iderri will

wm. 391mg? A least £0110 from: gt..." m. ward Island potato producer;

At Present there no some

eXDOYtIIig, snd out off from by the Wartime Prices snd Trsde Board. One dealer in ths Prov-m“. 32%.?“ m“ 112."? permi an s or ts in November andpgrad been ed. Nlivrtedly faces s losg of from $5.000 t0 $10000. On table stock icy followed wag Mon in thg months 0d

Febru in the allowing four months. Lost January the local dealers appealed to Price; Board to advance the increase due in Much. April and con May tomFebr-uaryl m

9V WWI I dism

that it was based

portstion difficulties which prev- ented Island shippers from moving ltd potatoes when prices were stthe ailing and the demand was heavy.

. when easily. the msrkat has and e the United cars gubsidimd from British Colum-

bis to Eastern Canada have Prince Edward Island farmers

Government w make losses incurred.

day.

He was rcpl G-ordrtm Gaay on. rv o thatatll: bllluiengltlaanotficr affecting

UITAWA. APril

troops from Some of come back for duty l5 instructors. Others were lowered ”

Pte. E.C.

L-Opl. R-W town, Cqms. J.W. Levers,

town. Gnr. BE. Llcwc n, Har Mac

Rte. JR. StdhlW- Pta. I-G. Ste-wart, Briwkley Point.

Dewey Calls For Unity In Ranks Of Big Four

affairs. isl m

Germany snd

drastic, will have

unless they fsil wthin the ie be

be at a bureau of Mil/H‘

tieing

pisblidser’; three day

wgliducdAs. Johnston,

Rear Admiral Asron d. for soon o

becomoduoctcrotnsvyprlb-

at snd

ship this mm. . Bsrblrru: snd m. J. it?‘ fiavfi; manager of the P. I. 1. p“. grr Ottsw to mum - omen. o5 __°" ’°°"§§ ihdus .

csrsctseed tstcesintbsrrov. léaVlll-illlalioonfircrns-rist.

bu l tent has“ w

receiving any more

$tlt0h the poi- bese prices on plus s b cent increase en an

, and s 10 cents e

1. Their applic-

issed. notwithstanding on special trans-

cen be moved

sl . va potato impwlsuu 17:35. States snd hundred; of

left in

Pricesandh eiioarianditis the responsibility of the amnion 8

Floor

Price For Farm Products

OTTAWA. April 7i -—- (C?) -A bill setting s. floor price agricultural prepared an he Commons as soon as p084 - Agriculture Minister Gardiner said m

under ‘products now ds being will be presented to

to s question of Progressive Con- iesdcr. who asked

be brought down le so that they

uld be turned over to the FY00- gg commons committee

for close

' Soldiers lions Overseas

21 - Seventy- mcn from the Maritimes back in Canada with returning

wntingem of overseas. the Maritimers have

returned because of ‘categories or be-

e regulations A few

were sligh y wmmded in action. included:

Islsn : Bur-hoe, Charlottetown, ' Hudson, Charlotte- George- Murray

03. gel-s. Summer-aide

i lvswwmgar-(sr);

‘mamas . said tonight Gust Brit-

solve problems post-

cohesion ourselves. snd

pu ss-

er which concluded m; mlfiwliibfi

Qll of Comm-

wss summ- fu

- r S. Sioux,

hB l! l sistcrship to Algonquin, and,

Charlottetown. K0 hour

sin, the United States, China snd illt WM‘. said that s struc ure "of

Rilddlg must maintain "cog? reis-

lAooro 8. iAcLsod Invest $25,000 in victory Bonds

hsrlotwtown bond 1 es bull's.“ the filllinfimégg $5.000 worth of Si lion's. Just ss wselfibgfiiy-tlfln“? ed themsel in the m; Ltd. Prince demon-

lfi“.°.‘.‘o.“i.. of: t r

u Edward Island. so thegmngw Imilto their faith in Canada "Ml-ins her armed forces and in- v ey Rubmfie victory r

Q

Wm reach and have shawl: $ confidence tiisadirwvesisnent. A1. this cw and pmvnsTdttsm filiii Ind most

8t McLeod

New Destroyer Is Commissioned

A BRITISH PORT, AD!!! I’! _ (o?) A mutual hid 1n rgvgpgg

offering from Britain. H. M. C. _ the Royal Canadian Nsvi’! llew fleet class destroyer has been commissioned and mw 1r stsildfll Barns in North Atlantic Wllers. a nsvsl release said today.

Spit and span-end all speed. Sioux

illrehcrzis ttnrte u- tmyen n. tiféwwgrld. ° B‘ ‘t °s

4,214 Call-lip liefaulters Charge

OFITAWA. April 2'l—(CP)—Pro- secutions have been ‘ ’ a.-

b for J.G. Dicffenbaker (P.C.—In.ke victions were obtained cases. By Provinces

the number c! vecutimrs. with convictio

Es»

rta. 188 (133); Bri-

2D tish Colunlbia, 242 (238)

Alain ilollandia Airdroms Captured

ADVANCED ALL! HEAD- QUARTERS, New Guinea, April 26 —(l'-‘riday)—(A.P) — Capture by United States 6th Anny troops of the main Holiandis airdrome and by Australian forces of the town c Alesishsfen, more than 400 mil- es to the southeast, was announ- ced todgy.

The ollsndia drome, potential take off point for bombers within range of the Philippines, was the last of three Japanese airbases scl- zed in the Hollandis. vicinity snd its capture achieved the primary loblectives of last Saturday's Ne- therlands New Guinea. invasion.

Y. CEYIDN. April 2'l— .-.'s ssi Ind

lic relstions, also were speakers. Gov. Dewey, captioning against

g repetition of the mis of the

peace, built through international co-cperation and "backed by ad- equate force {gr prevent future wars",

ing . l. "lb es in our relstions with conditions cslcuisted to wid economic

world e

Long background of frien king relations among greet the U Bts

.y th ~ccenmenwealtl1 twine has hsd "to

lieds Report Luii Continues

LONDON. April 2'!—(AP)—-Mos- cow said tonight that the lull on the cg‘: crn front mntinued throvzh

s s . mans ceclsrcd the Ausslans st were a kin! northern Rom- grfiilg. and in the Carpathian foot-

A isp the day described continued heavy shelling of the Gannon-Romanian positi in besieged Sevasto ‘

"IKE" FOOLED BCHOOLMATES

Ell-ER, Idaho --(CP)— Mrs. Des-l

remembers Schoolmate Dwight D. Eisenhower es a sandy- haired, quiet, retiring high scllrlool

ll. K. Became Vast Fortress At Midnight

' Germans Continue Wild

Guessing On Prospects Of Invasion.

By William Smith White

LONDON. April 27 -— (A P) -- Britain became literally a. ntoated fortress at midnight tonight a5 se- Vere regulations went into effect forbidding any civilian to leave this island for any reason short of ur- gent national business.

As the United Kingdom -- now

A night fighter pilot serving a. vast and frowning military for- with an R.C.A.F. Beauflzhter tress — became isolated as it had squadron overseas is Warrant 0f- not been isolated for hundreds of ficer G-F. MacEwnn of Morel]. RE. years, the German; across the 1- (R-C-A-F- Photo). Channel engaged in a seemingly

frenzied game of gue ng on the prospects of invasion. A Paris military commentator,

Jean Paquis. threw out-somewhat hopefully - the suggestion that simultaneous Allied cffensives in the west, east and south would be impracticable because of "rapidly changing weather." and at the same time specifically said that Berlin doubted the Allies would nvade the Balkans from custom Italy, although fresh landings on Italy itself were expected.

c.

Thus the Nazis talked on and on — and from the Alliied side there were only thunder; of sil-

ence. Here in Britain. where the ban on travel in the coastal are“ sl- ready had the effect of cancelling some train schedules and permit- ting the merger of some long dis- tsnce trains, r/hera were small. fresh heralds of the coming s The out of town tryout of a new London theatrical production. "A Ni ht in Venice", had to be called cf, for example, because no trans- sllable for the scenery.

Th Gen. D. Dwight Eisenhower

senior at Abilene, Kasz, who little time for girls. The class pro- phecy tabbed E2 as a

1, 000-Plane By U. S. In

I l

rmToHmdsdN. ms. April 2'1 —tAPJ—Artemus L. uatcs._ussis_ ant secretary of the navy lur air. disclosed today that American air forces have expanded in the Pacif- ic to the point "we have been con-

ducting LOCO-plane rains there." Here for the graduation of the first air crew from me navys big new operational base. Gates told a. ' dmft think

r~ r

amass erehce: “I .he public realizes that we‘ve been raids 1n the

nsviouz LOCO-plane Pacific. The new co-ordlnated

expanding offensive."

Gates said "we have been build- ing up all the time, until now raids in which 1.000 planes are used are not ncommcn.’ '

He would not elaborate on that ‘mint. ‘

Urges Closer ‘Empire llnity

TORONTO April 2'I—(GP>—Dr. I-LI... Stewart. professor of philo- sophy at Dalhousle University at Halifax. today advocated closer Empire unity on foreign policy as

ad asked outright militarization British

raining here is part of the navyb m

ignternational preventative med-

inc.

In an address to the Empire Club of Toronto. Dr. Stewart said: "In the interests of world peace. We need to drsw more firmly the bonds of the British Empire and we can do so. if we will. without impairing in the least degree dominion self- governmcnt in unv sense in which dominion self-government is val- ua. .

The daninicns s. E1 ws-r twice in 36 years "not to save the cause but too save the peace.” Similar

..

make good by intense coherence in action the damage to which it may well have contributed by 11f, Ip-

m itiorized in err ressed terms, Q Idonotrerliaieitnordctsce

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subscribe for victory bonds."

railways and that they

were laced under his command,

sc future history professor rather than now t at the invasion was “imm- a man who would help snake history. inent."

Raids

Pacific

llalston Says lio Coercion in Recruiting

OTTAWA. April fl-(CPl-De- fence Minister Ralston said htcday in

from government supporters no coercion was being used to get drafted men to go active, but he didn't see anything wrong with an army program to persuade the men become general service soldiers. "I have indicated repeatedly that I prefer a voluntary army, and I think most Canadians will agree will‘: me," said Col. Ralston in re- plyms to questions of .1. G. Dlef- enbaker (PC - Lake Center). Mr. Diefcnbaker had asked if

J

BRITISH TRAVEL RESTRICTION S IN EFFECT

The Allie; around-the-ciock sir

ions as steadily soars upward. War Secretary Henry Stimson

1 War ‘Situation Last Night \ By Kirk: L. Simpson, Associated Press War Anslyst

week-end over Germany with no sign of abatement and with high Wssh- lngton authority noting that its percentage rllnlng while the damage wrought to Npzl war industry and communicat-

commentsry covering all active fronts. Pie concurred in the theory that the Nazis are hoarding fighter planes. probably wsning German air force day and night atiscks, There is another development of the last. week or so to indicate how close the German high command deem; the Allied amphibious lollow- I

bombardment neared its second

losses are steadily de-

the fact in his regular weekly largely accounting for

Dlblfllyllnll Dslicvcrd. ".00 Isll. “.00; other Profllrss I UJ-A. U.‘

Offensive In 14th Bay; New Records Set

Bv w. w. nrzncrrrzn LONDON. April 2s-

pounding of Nazi military lations roared into its 14m straight flaw today with on B. AF. sttaclr “in strength" on rfrledrichshafen.

This smash by Brltains big night bombers followed a record double‘ header daylight blow at NBZl m- gets in M-unce by the United States um Bll‘ force. ‘which sent out mur than 1.500 heavy bombers mm. the day.

through. and where it expects at least one feint or actual beachhcnd-

thrusts.

icant is going on.

for ‘ possible .

|n , ‘ . of the Generals the

with all Norway.

‘Loan Total

OTTAWA. April 2'l—(C'P)— Pur- chases by workers in Canadian in- dustries and busi es- tflibll-Shifllflitg featured today's re- ports to headquarters oi’ the Sixth Victory Loan. the National War Finance Committee sold tonight as it estimated the day's sales totalled at least . , .

With the cumulative total touch- irilZ $196.4114.6O0 up to Wednesday night, end oi the third day of the three-week campaign for $1.200.- 000,000. it was estimated the grand total to be announced tomorrow morning. after all reports had been compiled, would be more than SZO-‘XOWDOO.

VIM. April

PORTSMOUTH,

AP) — Fifteen workmen

were suffocated and at ledge 20

others were ovelrcome by smoke n

-<

snd fumes to ght when fire broke out ln the hold of s naval ship undergoing repairs st the Norfolk navy yard.

HALIFAX. April 27 — (OP) Nova Scctia subscriptions to the Sixth victory Loan rose today to

.003.000 provincial headquarters announced tonight. The Provinces quota. is

STOCKHOLM. April 21 — considerable parachut- 151g was dropped recently over Denmark according to s rc- iiabie source here with direct contu: with Copenhagen.

OTTAWA. April 27—(CPl-Dec- isions have been taken for sending

.mcmbcrs cf the Canadian women's

annv corps-now stationed in Can- ada. the United States and the United . Kingdcm-‘cven farther afield," the defence department

defence headquarters had authcr-idlsclosed tonight

iced a questionaire that was being circulated among various home dc- fencc units.

The questionnaire. said Mr. Diefenbsker, asked call-up troops to sign active It also asked “whe- ther their family has been affected adversely or advantageously by the war, whether a civil ob i5 held o- en for them after t e war. whe- her they would consider signing active if service was guarantmd under French - speakln officers snd NCO‘s and whether ey have any; other reason for not signing

vc

The circular may have developed out of s recent meeting of officers commandin the various military districts, sad Ool. Italsfcn.

"No such questionnaire was all;

P o n

anything w utever wrong with it", he said. "The same sort of ques- tionnaire might well be circulated to anyone who was being asked to

Join the Hosi of Home Bakers who -

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CANADA

$0M

There was no elaboration of the statement.

Premier King Arrives In Croat Britain

LONDON. April 2'1 —(CP Cable) -Buoyam, after swift trans- Atiantic air trips, Prime Mlclnenzie King and Prime Minist- er Peter Fraser oi Now Zesland arrived in London today- -fhe first o

for the forthcoming Ccmmonvocalth conferences.

‘Ilia talks- -first o! the war amonl all the Commonwealth Prime Mini- stcrs- -will range over the Whblc field oi Empire relations and the conduct of war and post-war pro- blems and perhaps will be in sess- ion at the climactic mcment when Allied invasion troop, sweep into Hitler‘, Euro .

The srriva of Prune Minister Ourtin from W

lVLlnis

was in growing confidence about suits to be obtained from the first olnt meeting of the four dcrninio cedars with British stoiemlcn. Mr. King WI; to an airport near imidon in s United States army liberawr. Hc boarded the lane st Rookcliffe

D Airport nesr Ottsws Wednesdly.

drive. Danish underground reports via. the Nazis are faking special precautions not only to suppress sabotage such u period. but to stiffen defences in Denmark against possible Allied invasion

A second reason lies In the geographical situation of the Jutland peninsula and the nature of its terrain; from the

‘ crsbiiity cf the isntic wail must hsve concerned German defence planners gravely.

An Allied beach foothold in Denmark lsrge enough for even light bomber advance bases would threaten to out German sen communications

Past $255 Million Mark

Minister o

the Dominion leaders 0n the scene C

flown from Canada Am

Sweden leave small doubt that‘

London apparently doubts Nazi censorship would permit word of I cross "Cm heavy reinforcement of German garrisons in Denmark to leak out. Thai is subject to two reservations, however. The first is that the Stockholm tre cf Essen Wednesday nlgm “an accounts cf Nazi repressive activities in Denmark have been invariably , plastered with more than 2.200 tong attributed to Danish underground communication channels. They have - nn .000 been persistent enough o. warrant the conclusion that sonacthnig signif- I m

moment when Allied a reality in Hitler's Danish segment of the At-

Believed

Blessing Oi Boats Ceremony At Oyster Bod Bridge Sunday

The annual blessinir of the fish- ing boats will be held at Oyster Bed Bridge Stmday afternoon. The ceremony. which precedes the open- largo the flshim’ season. will begin

. pm.

Rev. 0.? Wood. a member of the staff at St. Dunstans Univer- sltv will officiatc.

The lobster fishing season Opens

_mcrnins May_l.

thq victory loan campaign at $6.6B'7.i50 ticns today amounted to 51.165300. The objective is $24,500,000

in me 18 hours preceding the R..A Ffs penetration deep ll'll southem Germany more lhun 40‘ Allied plums nanlmered the con- uncnt with approximately 10,041 tons of explosives, a record lur