.‘....

lpliod Pies a Moscow For iiionii Front.

MW possible

“flied of “be Ip from the west!‘

flied defences LII"!!- , Four tank and seven inian

I t. Norway and ilitl".

in in western Europe.”

ii 0f 4o up Plano: Downed

tissue Bold Unprecedented Comm- Zpnique From Inside France.

. "gov YORK, March 11 —(AP) 4y; Moscow radio beamed a “gust to the United States saying thet_ German in the Donets Dalila m "only the If!!! "PP Y9 "h" d fresh divisions

~'i‘he broadcast recorded by p federal communications div- .He|| wag interpreted as an im- flq 9|“ for the opening ed ipoend front again? the d;

iry division; were said te have he drawn from France, Bei- Germany

Jililrty-one divisions were my 1, between November, "no. and the end of Jenner, the speaker laid. “the

preparing his oonnte o en- ilve, llitler asaln drew npon ‘tbnsesrve; from the very “m! ism. further reducing hie arm-

1N

All!!!) HEADQUARTERS MRAIJA. Msrdi l2 —-(1"riday)

wPl- lbrty Japanese planes

r - Ofo Bay south of Dime Gutnes and i4 were shot o

ill ill

lotion. the Allied High Com-

» ~- announced today.

by the Japanese d uniques this week.

~ that up by sending 4'! plan r- tlilhAllled base .. . |

iillrteri reported without pu

- out of action.

“TREAT WITH L001‘

lriier tn the week, Japanese i- rank a small Allied mer- ~ t vessel in Oro Bay. ‘Iliey fol-

nis was the third hem aerilel 010d 1i

B‘!

t.

~ forth any claim of intercept- ‘ the enemy or putting any oi his

IOSOOW-(CP) —It is Officially

that Germans in their re-

trecentlv in Voroshilovsk dis-

" .took ‘H pigs and 50.000 poultry.

‘(J-

“Tslkies-Montague saturgay.

l ‘_'Rscing ‘"7050. Ms rcii i3.

“Don't —

Twlrivo. Bulk oats and when

. can",

m’ lfllght | ‘ ‘it can ma Lwllhiinations. Lives

7000 cows 13.000 sheep,

‘wfilktts - souris Tuesday. ' $~l°-3l

loaning HMS

-10-3l.

New Glasgow Rivti‘. 3-12-11

mks the popular variety we." t" Clyde River l-lail toiiign. "m 0- a-iz-ii.

t.

McGuigsn d: Boyle. ii- l0i

p Wlltshlra-‘Royal Scarlet her meets at Kingston. Tgelsgaivi,

"Panners- it's a er ensure - w m M t National duty that we con-

ace. List. yo hogs e the pro ‘l-rpic - Mark

- o-ia-ii "hroan Attention: musty rat

' " "W: and on i l scares D w m a - cfloilitroller

10.000 lbs. (50 in comvletadhqll-lvestoc

rton.

I.

~. tll It!” ' W March P- ll tan:

Board. o-ia-i. no '_'_'——

“will h Weat- Prince II ? .' "k dogabéroh ison u foi-

t loedi F? n . - demansapomlnirn%t l‘ t»

l if

hon at Charlottetown t- dur- now:

' it stands for comforts. slits Of Wflml

‘it is to have a

LONDON, March 11 _. (Qp) _. French guerillas announced in bold, unprece ented cominuniques fom inside France todgyothat they ad killed more than Germans and wounded hundreds oi others by blasting a troop train at Chagny- Sur-Saone and had carried out 300 gttgoks during the month ended

s

Gen. Charles De Gaulle’; fighting French headquarters issued the an- nouncements as received from “General Headquarters of French Guerillas and Psrtisans somewhere in France "

The marked upturn in violence against the occupation forces was declared by De Gualle supporters to have been "inflamed by mass de-

rtation of young Frenchmen" to

rman factories.

A special communique told of the train wreck. It said also that "two other trains were wrecked in the Cote D‘Or. The first carrying war material was completely destroyed. The second was carrying coal Italy and 22 trucks were destroyed. From these operations our Guerlllas iund Partissns withdrew without o

ss.

The earlier communique an- nounced the lrillin oi 28ft German officers and men. e partial or en- tire wrecking oi it trains. the des- truction of 9t locomotives and 430 coaches. The Partisans also claimed w have blown up four bridges, des- troved 12 trucks, wrecked i0 labor exchanges and to have destroyed‘ 1.000 tons of fuel and requisitioned food during the month.

Moreover. the Gueriilas said the had killed 10 "informers oi Frenc nationality."

De Gsulle's headquarters ex- liiained that the Guerillus were "scare time fighters." The Psrtisans were said to be “outlaws who lived in hiding and devote their whole time to attacking the enemy.” "The Guerillas and Psrtisans form an integral part oi the Jlizhting French Army and hold ranks fighting French forces lust like any officer or man on he African front." a fl hting French spokes- man said. he irregulars were re- ported commanded by Generals whose names would be published after the war.

Navy Minister lias Praise For Rod Gross

TORONTO. March ll -—(CP) - Tiie officers and men of the Royal Canadian Navy know from first hand experience what the Red Cross means to the fighting men of Canada. Navy Minister Macdonald said tonight in a statement made public hem by officials oi the Cah- adiiin Red Cross Society.

Uurging support of the society's national campaign for $10,000,000 Mr. Macdonald siiidz~

"l wish this appeal could be made by the officer; and ratings instead of myself because they lmOW the meaning of the Red Cross. To our Navy itxmeans escape from death through blcod serum. In the midst of enemy prison camps and at 89H

woollen clothing and ditty bags nncked with smell but essential items."

ls Dissatisfied With Boer Plan

HALIFAX. March li -- (CP) — Dissatisfaction with the Federal Government's action in cutting down the amount beer made available for eonsum tion Wu voiced in the Nova Boo is. Lelll- by Attorney-General rr .

e The Min ster declared that “if we want to cut down the consump- tion of hard liquor. the to d0

on oi low t beer." He e t shou have given more considera- tion to this" when it reduced the amount oi beer going on the mar-

e

"if beer lied been left as it was. we might have gone even further in out- ting down on sPiri ." laid Mr. Moc-

00110

might have made $ tab of administration less dif-

*‘°°:“"'p§8'o".°sii‘°;§§ w or one one q o

quarto“ r .) ur. m! we g. com

*..-....,...~ - .t?'i'°l""€£ r m gt‘ "it Wit it

yd“) he would we nlime representations to th "Tanking we would be asked to

ur viewl, we were sur- a ounceinent wll

u, seas today. The navy

9 Roosevelt's office for the ceremony

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Read by

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Everybody

CHARLOTTETOWN. cANAiSX, FRIDAY, MARCH 12. 194a

TRENCH GUERILLAS N.B. Man n mu. OF SUCCESS

iiomniand Novv Destroyer

OTTAWA, March li-(GL. Cmdr- G- R. Miles oi Rothesay N. 8-. former Captain commanding destroyer forces at Halifax. has been appointed commander of the Rolyal Canadian Na. ’s second tri- ba -class destroyer, MCB. Atha- baskan. it was announced tonight.

‘Ihe announcement was contam- ed in a Press release describing the commissoning oi this newest ad- dition to Canada's destroyer fleet. The fact the Athabaskan was in service was made public several weeks ago b vice-admiral Pterc W. Nelles, chef of the naval I , in a speech it Montreal

8.00.08. Ir uoil. first of the ‘lirtbals orders? for the Canadian Navy. was commissioned last aut- umn. A number more are building- two of them in Canada.

Cmdr. Miles. one oi the senior commanders oi the R..O.N.. carries

title “Captairfl while

of the Ath .

He was ca tatn of the Canadian

4113801096! agllehay when the war gan

Built in a famous British shi - ymi. the Athabaskan is one of t e fastest destroyer-class ships on the

sa she is

the second of the nationb- ans-

wers to Grand Admiral Karl Doon- itzs U-boat wolf packs."

N.S. Reports Record Surplus

HALIFAX, March l1 --(CP)— Largest simplus in Nova history -0Z,732,76e- was reported to the Legislature today by Prem- ier A. S. MacMllian ln tabllng the public accounts for the year ended last Nov. 30.

Revenues touching an all-time high of $17,013,031 and recor-

penditiures oi 014,380,214 produced the surplus. The expenditures tn- cludod sinking fund provision of

1n $635,491 and an amount of aim.-

727 originally voted out of capital account but paid out of revenue. Premier MacMlllan. as Hovlncial Treasurer. had budgeted for a sur- plus of only $12,162, but revenues exceeds“ estimates by more than .000, The increased revenues came largely from heavier profits of the Nova Scotia Liquor Com- mission, whlch leaped by $1,500,000. A year ago, the Premier budget- ed for revenues of $13,932,464 and expenditures of 013284.775. D1118 sinking fund instalments. This would have produced, before charg- ing sinking funds. iv revenue sur- plus of $647,653, mwinst the actual revenue surplus of $3,358,278 before sinking fund provision. Briefly discussing the Provincirs financial position as he tabled the accounts. Premier MiicMlllan said Nova‘s Scotiafls finances were in "excellent. shape." During me year the gross debt and net bond- ed indebtedness hnd been reduced "considerably." and all ca-pitel ex- penditures had been bald from revenues.

"The province's financial 008l- tion was never better." h? 001d "l! House.

Ban Be N Variation in Butter Ration

OTTAWA, March 11 -fCP>— Flnnnce Minister Ilsiey said today in the House oi Commons that it» is "not administratively possible“ forthe Prices Board to make any difference in the butter rllilon I8 between various persons or groups. "Amy requests ior larger rations for one group or another have. I think, been consistently refused.

wrily so.” the Minis

id. "Mr. Iislayagvegfepgyi-fig t: J. l. R0 (I d. s vi 0 a whgtherl‘ any mprsaliges had “bought n! n a r s .‘.i"li‘.."t‘~'ils.. '3... ‘do... who. ge ThRQ Rivers. Que. for a big!!!‘ ration of butter for rsons takiifll meek to an industr al plant.

Roosevelt Sign: Lend-Lease Bill

WABHINGHON. Hard: Ll-(AP) _president Roosevelt capped a ee- lebration of 090:: iversary l)’ Illliifll if: a bill extending ita life for er. end/ill: e view to llekinl the most of the monoentoue law's anniver- sary. the Senate had rushed the measure through by an 02-0 v00!

the it of oflngpggsentlw M hail; “approved” flit to

Amonl those invited to Mr.

m igntng was representative (érllilrleea ‘Eaton. Nova Beetle-born Republican from New

and Senior bliean on the l-ioule

W»?

vinces hevinl ouee.

l beencdnstrligli, m we the a

d-ex-'

Since the h Army

operation. Many oi them, moreover,

libllitiee. Chinese and Japanese accounts day. The Japanese, with strong air

llnnan.

b the forbidden gov-gee of the

major - the '

ter now than at any time since last

Losses

B)’ WES GALIAGHER

Asaoolated Preea Staff writer. ALLIED UARTERS North Africa, Munch 1 -(A.P)- The British 8th Army threatening to tum the southern flank of Mar- shal Rommelb Mareth Line in Tu- nisia has inflicted "heavy casual. ties" on auack AXls troops. and the fight. is con inning amid ti“; wreckage of many enemy vehicles. a supplementary Allied communique sold tonight.

“In attacks on our forces near Ksar Rhilane heavy casualties were inflicted on the enemy and many vehicles were left bunting." the communiqiu said. “The R. A. F. gave very effective support during the day. {lighting continues." Ksar Rhilane is 45 miles west of Foum Tatahoulne, and the Axis attack came after British forces had pushed along a caravan trail which winds northwestward to Kebili, Axis base on the eastern side of the salt lake. (Xiott Djerld. Although the battle was continu- ing lt was believed to be a small one. coinciding in Minraoter with the thrust by Col.-Gen. Jurgen Von Arnim’: forces in northern Tunisia at Sedjenane. That at- tack also was repulsed by Allied troops. ,

While the land forces prepared for showdown battles. the Allied nir force struck n series of damag- ing blows. U. S. heavy bombers escorted by fighter! shot down

m- Melte. scheduled

asked until Monday. officials

Foreign fairs Committee.

eight Axis fighters during raids on two alrdromes near 'I‘u!iis. and were reported to have damaged l3 other planes parked on the fields.

Spitfires shot up Axis vehicles and positions the whole length of Tunisia. and medium bombers also blasted Oeiss. which now is being threatened by French ground ior- ces closing in from Metlaoui, 22 miles to the southwest.

(Cairo reported Allied fighter- bomlbers left a dozen vehicles a- flame and shot down five Axis planes in operations over the Msreth Line area.

BEURLING T0 vrsrr-nfioivcrou w,

MONCTON. N.B., March 11 — (CP)- Flying Officer George (Bun) Beurling. Canada's hero of to visit No. l Service Flying ‘Training school. it. c.A.l'.. tomorrow. will not arrive

at the school said today.

The Verdun, Que. flier. il also

forced to delay his planned arrival ‘y,

at Halifax. 11.8.. this weekend.

War Situation Last Night

about to take “all conceivable measures to crush Chnngklng resistance" it has attacked in a dolen different parts of China. Until this week. how- ever. none of these attacks except tiii perennial Japanese offensive at the Burma road back door has proved more than a local mopping-up

at least indecisive results for the invaders. O O I O C

The latest Japanese offensive, that along the middle Yangtze River, may turn out to be Just another false alarm, but it has more serious poe-

agree that the offensive began Mon-

northaastern aide of the Yangtne River at several points between Yociiow and lshang, an area which lies roughly e third of the distance from Hankow, the enemy's main mid-China base, and Chnngklng, Capital of free China. larly creasing attempts were stopped with heavy loseee to the attacker-a, but by Wedneaday the Japanese had accomplished eight lodg- mente on the south bank and were spreading into open country north and northwest of Tnngting Lake, crossing from llnpeh Province into