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' oirrsws. Aur- 14 — (or) - . Mme Minister MacKensie gin; mnounced tonight in the Commons that the pro Dominion - IIDVAIICIKI] confer- mqe will not be held until sf- m- g Dominion general elect- m .

lime Adjourns llntil Jan, 3i

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UITAWA. Aug l6-—('I‘lsesday) .-(0PJ—Pilrllnlncnt early today ad.

umed to Jun. 31, 1945. Tln- nd- Cill clune at the end of an wbolli‘ sitting and the giving of |oysl assent to a number of hills.

Fire Situation Improves At

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0F 7TH GERMAN ARMY IS SEALED

Serir as tern Front

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LONDON, A . is .- Gen. G. I‘. zfiiimv. .114

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troops sent the Germans fleeing across the river to roads slashed by the guns of gene; planes. Aucths same name lies on .he western ids of the stream. Tine Russians sippsr- ently had no yet crossed the Blebrza, but this last water bar. rier before East Prussia is less of a problem than many larger riv- ers which the Army llss

lealrltled quickly, e Sov loo sn-

iet s pounced that Russian troops rsc- ing across southern lbtonie. to- vxard the Gulf of Riga had cap- tured 100 localities, including Ant- sis, which is only 80 miles from the Baltic coast.

Berlin broadcasts Acknowledged Soviet advances northeast cf War- saw, where the Russians are with- lrl ll miles of the Polish capital in a broad flanking drive aimed st reaching the Vistula River north of the oi .

Inside Warsaw the Poles said their underground forces still were fighting the Germans in the streets. and Berlin itself told of "mopping up" operations against the Poles.

liinto, N. B.

KINTO. N. 3., Aug. l4 -- (GP)- ‘ilileaiened by encircling forest ilr- a since Silnday night, Minto .1 - ptared to be nt least temporarly out oi danger early tonight when wind subsided after blowing brk- tly durlnc another rninless day and spurring fired fire-fighters to ‘nar- der rfforls.

Although the flames had been held back from l/ilnto proper, the titration continued scrlous- in ad- wllcrc about 30 min- ost their homes dur- ing the \\‘ kcnd. Women and cnil- dlen of 1n families have been ov-

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uation of l/iinto were termed er-

\' =uch action hnd been up to tonight. At ‘or. the fire advan-

hoilc Church here. The mam threat in this area to- nlxht arpcni-czl to bc toward a sec- lifln kumvil us ihc "slope."

Red Crow orkcrs and mobile assisting homeless ill . c-fightcrs. All coal lho district were closed. s dPTlPndent upon elec- coiliiuilcd paralyzed at

Crock. The Freder- ltion Drill, Gleaner reported "We m out of business completely" un- "1 the ufllver is restored. It was lived one DOWc-r line might be in lllt again lonight. k dustiy generally in the Freder- nhvln arcn was almost at a stand-

iax Free Indemnity For House Members?

OTTAWA. Aug. l4 — (C P) — {Ti-HP Minister MacKenzie King nixllltlillnceii tonight in the Commons ml! in .lic next Parliament he M Wilbert ally move to make 'hc

ellillil‘ oi members of Parlia- Mlt irce oi taxes.

CUMING EVENTS

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and brief wind storm Sat/urdav night. continued here today. _The storm out a swath

trusted to safer quarters in the the Dalhousfe area. dilirlvl. A large pillpwood stacker was mov- Earller reports of a general eva - ed 50 feet. a. n W convent school had 200 broken es. practically every

Zarden in the wwn was d and other cr and potatoes. age Scores of large tross were,up-

r power on ion services were disrupted.

French Troops In Action In Homeland

i4 — (AP) —- High-spirited m troops commanded by the famed desert General Jacques uclerc have gone into action against the Germans w, on their home soil for the first time since the 1940 umlstice

and riding Sherman tanks, bronzed and many of them veterans of

mandy beaches late in J

lng the French 3nd rmored Div- lsion, have been fig ‘if! sngdiqfjllem in this force.

lleavy llsll Storm

psmoirsm n.1s..aia. li.- (CiPF-Work of repairing about 1,-

12 miles long throunh

ops, especially grain suffered heavy dam-

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Balfour In Ottawa

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OTTAWA. Aug. 14 — (C?) -Bt. m Hon. Harold Balf der Secretary for Alr, arrived in Ottawa tonight for meetings with air minister Power and official; of the R. C. A. 1".

our. British Un-

SOMEWHIBE IN FRANCI- A“; n

Wearing brilliant red forage claps c

m. .. North Af- Nor-

BIKE!

ica. began arriving on tmey 1i was permit to be encloses nly today that these forces. form- ng slo de

Americans. There are

E Ru i Ar ind prod Blelbsrg Hiya‘; fortryesgmiown "A;

Osowiec. l’! miles from the Gsr- e stranglin knot was fashioned of steel snd unfire as man not Prussian - border, and Illcn an arm es meted to number between 100,000‘ 2000i) Berlin sobelrly warned the e- The Ia -Argentsn pp, flag only gutsy nd that s v great trial or 1M hsdshrlveledtoabresdhoflitsniles strength’ wss st an . us orces. it wss swept Osowisc. asst bank stronghold snd bombed by Allied planes on the Biebrss, fell as scores o! Unless there {r thousand; n; gtuqkin‘ Rum", l0 the Seine be ween Paris and the sea. behind which escaping remnants

but Brittany hi. completed. really

to the lelle.

at all. however. ileid attack

Big‘ Show Full Swing

August lloat Wave Bontinues In ll. S,

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NEW YORK. Aug. 14-(AP)_ Temperatures in the United scam ran high again today as the August léeartl wsvye continuéad hrThree deaths ew ersey an t i Mar - land were attributed ioceth: heat?

The forecast for Mai e said: 1g: Tllwcday anddwcdrllegduy. ex- 5~A$€1D@I'l B11 0G1’ ‘ thmder showers. y awn“

C tin ed h and humid -with sftocxlzrlcdln tong? Dentures _i_n_ the 00's.

137 ilominate In ilsw Brunswick

SAINT JOHN. us. A . 14- (crl-Tne New Bruinswlokuglection

home campaign ed ca s

stretch torhy when 137 were nominated ouiolally in the l7 oonstltuencia.

The Liberal and Progressive Con- servative parties nan candidates for each of the 48 seats at stake on

1 28. The Co-op-

nered contests in every constituency but Northumberlasld County. where “Wdild "’°“"°‘€‘l'i’ nfllifil‘ ve. ves age u. s r . Only two 8.0.1". con dates will run in the four - seat riding of and only three in Char- 1 , which also has four seats. Premier J.B. McNair, lending the Liberal Government's appeal 50f re-election. is a candidate in York. The Hoarcssivo Corral-votive lead‘; u‘ l-lmh Mich-Y. rim-ulna A ,arld tihflC.C.F.1laQAdBfhdi- , ilgrldge, among ca - daites in Saint L. _ . The number o1 candidates is un- usually high for o. New Brunswick election. Previous contests loner- have been a two-pony affair.

quiet. with any

withdrawal oi candidates or ap- pearance of new ones. In some con- stituencies, the old practice of de- bate by opposing candidates was dispensed with to avoid irlterfercncc with agriculture and other activit- ies and to avert unnecessary use oi gasoline for travail-inc.

Grsltsge was known to hortiofl- at least two centurion befoirl r .

People of France Urges-l“:

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by General de Gaulle's Hench com- mittee of National Liberation to strike 1011‘ 0116i’: flown freedom with a oners u r I Gegman conxduerors whose held on the country is weakening under Allied blows.

31- which would be " eration " the committee statement me "there is not one mnchmsn who does not feel snd who docs not

factories and by destruction cf small German gsnisons.

y were asked to German; from fleeing thro Pyrenees snd east and no Paris. S be issue for the

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home and in the street, whether he be under arrest. deported or a pri- soner o! war. each Henchman can harm the enemy or prepare the which harms him," cont nued the

a al. macaw-hare organisations of the hwrlch resistance are st work. IN- evybody is urged to loin these snd “Edd? “militias... ng gen on how ngncbmsn in various areas could best hsrsss snd destroy the enemy. the call to arms concluded: "Frenchmen the hour of libera- tion sounds. 00in up with the Hench ioress of the interior. Ioi- low dlreelcns of our leaders.

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the troops, commended by Gen. Jac- qluss uclem. veteran of North Ai- res, were in action against the Germans on their home soil for tbs first time since Francs canitulst- ed in i060.

lyIileLlhapsmAsssslatedhsaaIss-Anamt sans ' Germain-Tris’ u "gr-sh

eves to be another delenee line already established h-

a! he 7th army can shelter and refit, th up the channel coast lies open once mopping-up in t‘

t cfiilraueesndilseloweounsrieswill

in the soioidslly prolonged delay of In! orders for s general retreat

There has been ample time for reserves to be brought ans snd central France. from the low countries and from if they are available. Allied air reports have indicated large troop movements as the targets at which bombing operations east of the Seine have been continuously aimed. If they reached the Normandy front it appears they have been sucked piece-meal as were the Brittany reserves.

's noose about major perilous sf hence, ruled the question whe- by the high command to ve front cost of the Seine. it drew taut and . 0. srd escape corridor for the between converging Canadian by overlappilll Allied ariillerrcross-

e Allied way not only to Paris ndy and

have been lost al- from south-

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Will Be 1.. A Here Today

The heat wave which sent tem-

P urourlds. There. wwluncn were going full blast getting up the midway toms and an and making ot final preparations for me blg crowd which will flock to the show for the o today.

The buildings and fenca. I stand and bleachers have been freshly Painted and the fine ID- pearanco of the plant brought ad- miring comments from many.

The first of one entries for the big livestock show were beginning to arrive yesterday. The remainder will roach the grounds today and will be in reayxiirleasnor the opening

The nudway, always a feature at the show is described as “big- ger and better than ever." night as soon us the equipment was together the "rides" opened usrand kiddies thronged to patronize them. During the clay and evening num- bers of adults paid visits to grounds to see the fair get ready L06 OPP-hing. Meanwhile visitors from the main- land continued to pour into Char- lottetown and many more were ex- pected Today.

Boll Hope And Troupe Escape In Brash-Landing

the for

armour. avsrnau... Alla. 14' —(CPJ—Oomedian Bob Ions and

his troupe Pacific to

c vggzped engine

lan ed in a New south We es Riv- es- yesterday.

Others in the party were Frances Langiord. Jerry Oolonna. Pslvty Thomas and Tony Romano.

The plane was en routs from New Caledonia to Sydney when it made the crash landing near murleton. New South Wales. T76 miles north of Sydney. it developed engine troufilc on the way from Guadal- can

llrew llas iio Plans For Early Election

TORONTO. Aug. it - (Q) Premier mew said tod

slon early this ear that matters might arise call g for s special session.

M A famous n. A. l‘. ‘Hlnlpmotdplanc. the Commando, has srriv in London after carrying lord Beav- erbrook 3.40s miles from New York. in the record time oi l’! hours I m uiles, it was revealed st Dorvsl Headquarters of No. 45 (Atlantic Transport) 8min of the n. A. I‘. W!!!

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of the rumors but no

during the afternoon aroused con- siclcrable speculation and in some place; some fears that a violent storm was approaching. Before dark. however. the ski’ had taken on oi . more normal appearance.

ward Island yesterdav said that the smoke was not encountered until a; altitude of 6,000 feet was reach-

ll.0.A.F. Awards Announced

fir Force Headquarters announc- ations to membe A. F. overseas.

ceived a Bar to the Distinguished gying Cross snd l1 others

tori.a. Wing Cmdr.

Sherbrooke, Qu Flt. Lt.

ay his gov- bridge. Ont.

ernment is not planning a gen- Flt. Lt. J. 1'. Lewis. London. Ont. era.l provlnciaielection in the 1'0. O. G. Finlayson, Victoria. near future. . .

But the Premier hinted st the Flt. Lt. P. Butter, Rosetowrn. possibility of a special session oi Sask. the l islature ths fail when he Flt. Lt. J. R. Dow. Winnipeg. recs in an interview that he Flt. Lt. I’. T. Judah, Edmonton. had indicated at the regular ses- Fit. Lt. H. A. Hewitt, Lac Vert.

Point. I. ONTHAL. M18. l4 -- (OP) — ten

I'll. Lt. . Si... Iswisvillc. I "t. Lt. D.

Ont. Fit. Lt. 0. 1L Jasper. Spokane. was

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Interesting r Meeting 0i (ilty Council

That the city plans to weigh all coal sold in the city limits, that the thirty melslzllbers ‘of the

e Department w receve an increase of $900.00 before the end of tbs year. that the fish market wss cosed for a day due to unsanitary conditions and will be closed permanently unless it is kept in a more sanitary condition. snd that all wooden sidewalks are to give“ way to permanent con-

ore dswslks. were the high- lights in the regular monthly lnee last night 0i the City Counci over which Mayor J. E.

Blanchard presided

Coun. A. T. MucKinnon inform- ed the Council that he had dis- cussed the purchase oi two scales with representatives of a reputable scale company, that the prices submitted were very reasonable and that he could assure the Coun- cil the scales and the two bulld- ings to house them would not ex- ceed in price $8,500.00.

Colin. McKee said he considered this a very reasonable figure and expressed his belief the city's weighing receipts for the first year would equal the cost of the scales.

T>TlTTsF W.‘ on. T‘

n. Smoke From il. B,

Fires Basses Alarm

A hesv bank of smoke. apparent- ly from tore,“ fires in New Bruns- wick appeared in the northern sky

here yesterday afternoon and 59mm!‘

until it covered almost, the entire sky, blotting out the sun for a time. When the smoke started to roll up first in the aitcmoon the sky took on an angry appearance and many people expected a viol- ent thunder storm.

In Charlottetown many rumors were current that b brush fu'e was burning in Lot m, stories had it Catholic Church there W5: 066K113’- ed- However, Mr. Charles A. Beer. the provincial fire marshal said that s. careful check had been made sign of a woodland blaze could be found.

‘line pail of smoke came from the

Inquiries in the westerni

But the peculiar color of the sky

Airmen flying over Prince Ed-

OTTAWA, AUS- lt - (C?) —

tonight the award of l6 decor-

rs of the R. C.

Five officers re-

the

.F. .

The awards:

Bar To D. F. C.

Wing Cmdr. W. F. Newson, Vic-

J. B. Miilwaritl I

e. T. W. Pierce, Brace-'

ml u. a. o. Richard, Alder i N. Douglass. Ilulon- rli. n. s. x. Hamilton, Bdmon-

o n. garter (10 King o Hull, at. Thomas.

Flt. Lt.

nil‘; o. A. Martin. Ottawa:

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that the Roman m“

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l direction of New Brunswick and‘ day.

appeared in the Prince County This grea earlier than i; did at Charlotte», behind own. , section o! ihe Province failed to re-‘ than a dash w veal the presence oi’ any fire there;

Allied victory of the west a

er fire.

The Germans. who 2-1 hours be- fore were reported streaming east in a lull-fledged wn-nurilkn. \.€S< plte endless pounding ircin U16 on’. now were said to have, checked their rush, and nUlllU ilrces L-Ln were YEQOILCQ polyp... \.l'.iii\\ill's.l a- gem to plug weak spots in the sack at which ule British zllu and Am- erican lsi armies are P10011114.

uiutsioc the escape bottleneck some mobile forces which managed w slip liuuilgil were Sllutietl from the an‘ racing northeast for the Seine.

Big Opportunity

Gen. Eisenhower's order at the d“ declared the great battle spell- Efl "ll (lCfllllLu Upprlllliilliy f0!‘ major Allied victory“ — destruction of‘ the ‘ith army, iiltcl‘ \.ilicn Paris misnt fall with little effort.

inn-Gen Crernr wlo lllS 1st Can- adian army that "we can contribute in a major degree to a speedy A11 lied victory by our action today.’

"It will bc a military miracle if m4; Germans get oul. anywhere near whole," an Allied staff officer rfeirlared. ls the end of a Ger- man anny."

A mighty striking force of it A. F. hcavles, as well as R Al“ -R..C. All’. fighting French and Nether- lands tactical aircraft broke obcn the way for the Canadian _ma toward Falaise with a saturation at-

100300 Germans Trained

The minimum oi 100.000 Germans estimated to be in the pocket were about onc-iounh of the cnelny for- ce engaged by the Allies since D-

giant trap was the reason ive days of official secrets’- and represented far biitilfil‘ Slflkes Paris.

Allied sources liflliqwld only new German armies could stem the tide of Allied conquest, but it was thought Von Kluge had already dravrn on at least 40 of the up to 05 divisions at his disposal.

Oi these. i5 have been destroyed or cut up. and 12 more are believed in the pocket west of Paris _

The total of prisoners taken since D-dav passed 115.000

a “Operation to date ceuful.‘ '

By-JAMES LONG

nd would open the way

By BOSS MUNIO

the Canadian a. crossed the

on high grmind tonight and a s

in the mison Vaiiey-Oilllly while two miles west oi

of Poti captur .

blileAnllcarlpecd

in its early stages tbs

attack was advancing at about. one mile an hour toward Phlaise and the high ground around it from which the Germans from the Mortaln pocket could be controlled.

The offensive started from pos- the Le Riv

ftlons north of er and east of the Falaise h hway. Columns of tanks and antry- carrynlg ‘priestly’ moved off at

noon behind an intensive weeping artillery barrage and incessant air bombardment. In three hours the first defence ring had been ‘pierced and gains oi 3 l: miles ha been scored. with the Canadians cutting iheir xvay through a thick screen of anti-tank guns south of the Lalson. Crossing the Luison was not as difficult as had been anticipated. The vii-cite of Rouvcs which is the river was taken and passed. and the Canadians pushed the attack into the Sassy area about six miles northeast of Falaise Montbou. half a mile south of the river. also was taken. Gains also have been nulcle on the west nae of the highway. with Western Canada troops making heavily--