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i2 OME FA SCIS TS LA UNCH PEA CE OFFENSIVE?

Fee New

German

Moves In Balkans

Russian-Nazi P15}? To Strengthen Economic Ties In Southeast

Europe Is

SCANIIINAVIAN SUPPORT FCR iiiii§i_ no

Norway, Sweden And Finland Alliance To Grow From Ashes 0f War.

STOOKl-IOLM, March 14—(AP) ~Sup1iort for a defensive alliance among Sweden. Norway arid Fin- laud grew toctay out of the ashes of the Russian-Finnish war which

left powerful Russia strategically poised over all three. Official statements in Stock-

holm. Oslo and Helsinki brought the issue to the fore foflowlng the Russian-dictated peace. The Swed- ish foreign office and Norivrgian Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht made almost identical announce- ments that their countries were considering the possibilty of such an alliance.

Finlands President, Kyostl Kal- lio. described a defensive alliance ls an "lIlQRRDGlYG necessity."

Norwiiy and Sweden, both tradi- tionally neutral, have become dis- tinctly conscious of possible future. dancers as a result of the Finnish

peace treaty. Opposition was voiced to any al- liance Or definite commitment

binding Sweden and Norway to give Finland direct military aid but tame form of precautionary action generally was expected.

in both Sweden and Norway lnxicty was felt that Finlrszid might within a fcw months go the way of Czecho-Slovnkia, bringing a Bgzciitlal Russian threat to the

rdcrs of the northern Kingdoms.

With Finland's attitude clear- cut regarding the desire for a pact. the burden of tho dccston

appeared to rest ip Stockholm and

Os o. with’ a formal conference rc-

llfl dud probable in the near fu- re.

‘liic main question tonight seem- ed to be: Will the thrcc countries simply ignore orciin they circumvent article three of the Russian-Finn- isll pence treaty with its pro- hibition of alliances directed a- galnst either contracting party?

Count llestrains Dam Completion

DISNEY Okla, March 14 _.tAP) --A district court order restrain rig the Griuid River dam authority iroinrouipleting the $20,003,090 dnin was l.\<ll(‘d today at th st of Governor Leon C. Phillips. who al- readv had established martini low for the same purpose.

The order was issued a few hours litcr the dam authority had lu- struclcd the general contractor. llll‘ Mfltfifllllll con tructlcii company.

kc such steps or proceedings; as "WY seem necessary to insure unin- terrupted contfiiumnce or construc- tion work." The contract sets Mgflrgih Zllwclr-ncllilnltl‘. t M1 i R . MI‘ Omls I 8m - llkla. granted a temporary order restraining the dam authoritv and 011W defendants "from cosine or cnnsti-uctlrg the (unfinished) arch No. 0 of the drim....."

Meanwhile. a fcw national guard “HWY-i kvht watch over the mllc-

vus concrete and steel structure shore lnev assumed control nearly 24 hours earlier

Coming Events

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H"F<vx Meats-Ground Meat 5c. or‘? Mfut 5C. $59! Tripe 332C. H08

“ck. 252 . company‘ 0 land Cold Storage

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lszgllmerald rT-nTi-iday. March Upfbzus B. I. B. "Nora Wake instruction’? M"- L-Z-S-lli-ili

Juan w. a. Shaw lecture. st. lgmherines Hall. evening March p], °" 5t. Patrick and Ireland". 0° "M. lunches. program and two

urs amusements after program?’

"Borden annual school

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surrounding so ools. Events for

‘m- Thl" Prizes each event. I0 am

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a crable business

Reported.

m Louis P. Incline: Asmcisted Press ltaff Writer

BERLIN’, March 14—(AP)--Ger. mlmif. anxious to avoid a south- eastern battlefront and determin- ed to strengthen her economic ties with the Balkan nations, has ab. tained from Soviet Russia a dafln. lie Pledge to spare Rumanls, come What may. an extremely well-in- formed non-official informant told The Associated Press mday,

The pledge, which probably will be documented soon, will allow Nazi diplomats to attempt to win Rumania from the Allies and steer her into a non-aggression pact with Rtissla.

Observers saw unmistakable signs that negotiations of some sort were in progress between Moscow and Bucharest. German. R/usslan and R/umanian sources dented that the secret negotiations are centred here, but there were indications that Berlin is, at least, involved to some decree.

Romanian in Berlin

One interesting factor is the presence of a Romanian general in Berlin. Ostensibly he is here to confer on extension of the Germina- Rumanian trade treaty to Ger- many's Bohemia-Moravia Protec- torate, but why a military envoy should do this has not been ex- plnlned.

Bucharest sources say a Ruman- ian oommisvon of high army of- ficer‘. is in Berlin.

German officials and spokesmen

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BRITISH Fililil MCVE iiiicis THIS CCUNTRY

Possibility Some Can- a d i a n C a n n e d Fruits May Be Per-

mitted To Enter Britain. OTTAWA, March l4 —(CP) --

Cauada will be affected definitely by the British Government's decis- ion to stop importing canned and bottcd fruit on March l9 to save foreign exchange, ,,._.is slated to- night by a 12nd. and Commerce lkpitrtmcnt authority.

Negotiations concerning the mat- ter are under way at poeserrt be- tween the British Board of Trade and the Trade and Commerce De- partment here and the possibility .cinnins that some Canadian can- nzd fruits may be ini rtcd to Britain under licence, he trade authority here said.

"The situation is still under discussic-n and thc-rc has becnwrgo .. . In London n Board of Trade SpOkSHIlllll stated. however, that no such licences would be granted. Canada has carried on consid- wlth Bfltilifllglfl

totalling $i.78l.000, th um available, It is believed 1939 (‘XpOflS were about the same. No figures are given l'n trade statistics for bottled fruits.

HALIFAX. March H-—(OP)~— Nova Scotia apple growers will be "very seriously" hit ii Britain's announced ban on the importation of canned and bottled fruits is not modified. Agriculture Minister J. A, McDonald said tonight.

About 500.000 cases of canned apples from last year's Annapolis Valley crop have vet to be sold,

‘rctntiiiiééiifbltiit’ ETE"); i I Britain To

Stop Imports Cf Canned Goods

LONDON, March 14-(0?) —'- Britain will stop importing canned

and bottled fruits March l9, the Boaad of Trade announced tonight. A spokesman said the purpose was to save foreign exchange. Shipments on the wa before March 10 will notbe affec dTech- nlcally the order prohibits imports exccp under liocrrice. but a spokes- man for the board said no licences would be granted. ‘Suchmiénports in 1938 totalled

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ENTHUSIASTIC CATHERINE CF YllllNC_PECPlE

Capacity Audience Fills Odd Fellows Hall As Messrs. Mc- Lure And Hyndman Speak.

Th0 l e oiiartrlifww, Hall annex in t e City were filled to cap- acity with an enthusiastic gather- ing of the Youn Men's National Con- servative and llhe Women's National Conservative Associations at the socia‘ evening last night. It 1s t ted that about 500 people were in attendance. Mr. Arthur Wright presided.

Addresses were delivered by Hon. W J P MacMll

Dr. . . . lan, Rovincial Party Leader, Messrs.

W. Chester S. McLurs and J. O. Hvndman Con- servative Candidate for Queens

County, and Mrs. J. Augustus - Donald President of the Women's Association. The large audience ivns treated to an enjoyabfe program by local artists, at the close of whic refreshments were served.

Dr. McMillan revlevred the record of the King Government scor- ed the lzwk of preparedness for the

resent conflict which was due w

unglirig on the part of the Liberals.

He charged that the Canadian Division had been forced to ex- change their blgguns i Britain be- cause they were ineff cierit.

“The words and conduct of Mac- kenzie Kiniz at the Iieaguc of Na- tions Conference. which he attended a couple of Years ago. uiere d loyal," the speaker said.

Dr. McMillan paid tribute to Mr. McLure, for his splendid co-opcrit- tlon in working for the betterment of this Province when he represent- ed the COllIlty at Qtt-awa.

He also commended Mr. Hynd- man as a. mun who always had worked in the interests of the Pro- vince and was especially interested in obtaining reduced freight rates.

Liberals Got Nniihing

He charged the Liberals with lax- ity in failing to obtain anything for this Province in particular arid the Maritime.- in cneral notwith- standing that t ere was almost a. solid bloc of Liberals re resenting the Maritime Provinces urine the last five years

"their own party was in

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he declared.

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Uncover iii}: Cf Red Secret Police In U. S.

WASHINGTON, March 14 -_(A- P) —I-iintin;! that unnamed “peo e in government circles" were liivc v- cd, chairman Martin D105 sad t0- day that. his committee on iiiiAm- ericaii activities had uncovered a “leader” on tar flung Soviet secret police operations in the United States and would hear testimony soon from "the head of the Oahu" in the United States.

Dies, who cut short, a Florida va- cation to return and arrange tor the imiuiry. delined to give out the wi ness‘ name or tcil how the coin- inittee got in touch with him. It was ind cated, however, that the iii- lrged Russian agent. had been ar- rested bv the federal bureau of iii- vcsti M10? its inves igat o

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in connection with n of espionage.

Norway, Swollen Refused Allied Troops Passage.

OSLO, Mamh l4—-(CP Haves)- Ncrway and Sweden flatly mfuscd to permit Allied tNOPB l0 m through their territory to aid Fin- land because they feared an im- mediate German attack that would have brought them into the

u i F 614m Miri- gaigi, mdeativofrl’ gilt, cioilsolosed m- night

“We were fully aware,” Koht geld during a broadcast, "that if we my, flee pagflgfl to France and emf. Britain. w! vowed 0w‘- s?“ c "upstart-atom

many. . at once have seen mirfielvol

into the great war. an: t denied that Norway has f n under 001111811 “wed im esponsibility for garr m ant-loops the

Allied 3P0!!! scam avian peninsula on Sweden. Tracing the histo of nfiotiations gm- aid w Flmanld, he d.

"Finland several times demand- ed intervention from her migh- bors. ‘rho last request of this kind was handed to Sweden 1h Feb- ruary, but NOrWRy was l0-

"It need hardly be said: (i) We wanted above nll to retain Our neutrality and to R060 W! 0! Uh’ war. t2) It we had agreed to take part in the Russo-Finnish con- flict, that would have drawn us into a great international war.

"The first condition, for us as

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bncco. toilet articles

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Region north _ of Lake Lodcga "

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Peace conference demands by Russia. for ‘Finnish territory We even greater than those made before the war began. In Novrmlier me Soviet asked only Hango and n 25-min: slice of (he Knrfllfln isth-

mus. and offered s. piece of her

land north of Ladogzt in rciurn.

Blackcd-in areas shown what tho Reds now demanded and re- )

ccivcd.

"Secret

Session:-

French Press

Calls Forjflifion

PARIS. March 14-(0?) —-Pre-

mier Daiadler spent three hours de- fending his war policies today be- fore a secret Senate session while several newspapers urged that the Allies “find make vicar" against "all their en- cniics."

a battlefield -—cnd

Tue Premier called the secret

session to discuss tho whole ques- tion of Ailied strategy amid clamor for an exposition of the western powers’ role in the Finnish-Rus- sian war.

Four Senators headed by former

Premier Plezre Laval fired qucs- tions at Daladier on his conduct of the war and on Finland's ac- ceptance of Russian demands.

The secret session will continue

tomorrow afternoon and a vote is expected in a public meeting late in the day.

Daladicr at first wanted t0 an- (Luestions regardinf the e Allies to get arge-

The uir spanner Le Temps joined

the cry for Allied wor action, de- claring Britain and France must

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Overseas Parcel Service Established

UITAWA, March l4 —(GP) ._.

An overseas imi-cel service for the convenience of Canadians wishing

send gifts to men on active rvice in ay part o1 the world has

been established by the Canadian Legion War Services, Lia-Col. D

General Manager,

cigarettes, to- and other xuries ma- be sent through the

. Maciiityre,

announced tonight.

Food, candies,

service whlci wlIl operate in col- laboration will agents and wit i the aid of the De- art of Trade and Commerce and he Foreign Trade Bureau of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

a firm of shipping

The service will include purchas-

ing, packing and delivery of goods to any destination. as well us insurance and customs dpclarations will be provided free o

These services

’n.c.n.i>. Warn Poison Alcohol May Bo Sold

MONTREAL. March l4-—-(CP)-—

of Royal Cairarhari Mounted Po- lice, dllxtlbslllg the seizure of 40 gallons of illicit ltlcohol, cxpivsscd fear todn that some may have reached re public and issued a warning that if taken internally it would cause poisoning, blindness and possibly death.

Superintendent Gagnon said the seizurewas made this afternoon on a highway at near-by Lrtpralrle. Que. One man was arrested and charged with possession of illicit liquor.

"What I am afraid of." superintendent Gag-non, “is that some other shipmcrats of this liquor has been sold. It is unison aiizl will cause poisoning blindness and pos- slbly death. If the ll8\\'.‘ll)fll)1'l'$ can spread this news on the headlines we maxy save some lives."

said

The Superintendent said an analysis had disclos-cd that the liquor contained l2 per cciit

methyl hydrate, a dciicily ChPlllVYll compoun . Two ounces or nicrlivl hydrate, he add-ed, might easily cause death if taken internally‘.

He appealed to provincial radio stations to broadcast. the warning’ to the mibllc to avoid drinking any illegal alcohol purchased re- cen-tly.

Allies Take Prize Ship Into Port

KINGSTON, Jamaica. March l4 -(CP)-—The 5.6004011 German steamship llaniiover. captured bv Allied warships off Pucrto Rico March '7, was brought into King- ston today as a war prize.

The l-laniiover was inte ted while trying to get‘ home rom Willemstad. Netherlands West In- dies Her crew tried to burn and scuttle her but failed. ‘Thirty- seven of her crew reached Oludad Truiillo in boats. (The Admiralty

indicated the other 55 were cap- tured

Quality You’ll Enjoy

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Minn iiiiis iccusiimiis 0F "iii; UP’

Says King’s Lieuten- ants Willing To Di- vide Canada For Own Gains.

(By Canadian Press Staff Writer)

HIUIILTON, Ont, March 14- »fCPJ —C.\iC‘§’,'Ol'l(.'8.l denial was made

all its niiic Provinces, riot just one like Mr. Cazdiii (Works Mintstcr

Cardin) and Mr. Liipoiiite clus- ti:"~ Minister" Lzipo" u and othcr Lir iiils of Mr. King who are

uilniig to disrupt Canada by splitt- iiv; our country down the middle iii their desire to get a solid Lib- ciiii bloc from Quebec."

Replied To Charges

D1‘. ill-anion, speaking before i,- 500 p. sons in Wcntworth Street

. .il School, was replying to he said had been made by l. a‘. sireakcrs and sev-

ir ticaimcnt" from the press ira Conservative convention “O months ago, Dr. Manlon said . had received every vote from . Island, a heavy voe Brunswick, the vclioic vote of Orange Eiisiorn On- tario and “ a whole sweep of votes flTilll Toronto, too. to their credit." “it's true I got- a heavy vote

To Fai

Nazi Germany

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by Conservative Leader Mnriion _ _ here‘ tie ghtdw llMiCl/lSaIlgllSbtlKiL hg —-.~\u Ilutlirmiu {g llltlliiil sutltfl. 0\\'l't us lca e:sip to ue ec an - . 1 .. . , l , now hi,“ a ..ue_up.. with Quebfl,‘ iri London u.» reporttil n; "I owe the leadership to the llavzis .\c\vs .‘\Q'i'll\‘_\' to llZl\'t’ Conservative Convention which 11mm] “KIM. 11m huh. “H:

)i‘L.‘¥’_‘!'lilli1\'C‘ of every prov- ,, '~ . .

, d 1 my, vows from every launch a ]\l‘.'lt‘C tlllivlhlYt‘ i-zirlv Pr" " ‘ . Mrinion asserted . ' l “ii f] - ld<l f A.‘ to any tie-up Witll Quebec, m we S1)“ q ml .K I 11%.‘). he confgsggd: --1 Qve quinada and altered and more lll'\(\.l'.llL

Nazi war aims.

lliivris, describing the ltziliziu §.'Illl'Cl' (l3 a. S]>l)l\<',<lllr'l|l fill‘ ill?’ llllVl‘ .\\lllSSlllllll, said Italy ivinilrl llIIll\'C its souiirliirg fur pinice Oil

‘germs given by Adolf Hitler to

the United States Undersecre- tary of State, Sumner Wcllcs.

The Italian hints coincided with the departure of President Roose- velt's envoy from Paris for further talks uirth Premier NILLSoOllDl in Rome before hercturiis to the Unir-

naming the Toronto ed States Willi the results of his _ q d, imwcyei; that, in fact-finding mission in F rope. ll hr lllttl received “fair and U-‘Iuilllv rvllflbn lilllll'l‘-‘l'.\ Sold

thnt any stir-h pence moves would be unacceptable and doomed to rejec- tiorviinless thevamet the allied pre- rcquisito-nclvouate guarantees that the world would be safcqiinrrlcrl a- gainst future Gcrhan iiggr 0n.

Rome's spokesman um; said to have bnscrl his prediction of a pos- sible peace in thrcc or four months on the assertion that, with the Finnish-Soviet war over, there was

from Quebec and I'm proud of it. Quebec is Catmdiaii."

the statement that he had ' in the

l?‘ ".2011 as had Mr. King. Mr CfllYllfl and

P7<i.lllfl'i(‘l' General Power, Dr. lvhnion replied that Mr. King had done as lie had.

"We were both from Ontario and hnd we zronc into the Quebec clcction we would prnpzibh" hove born told to mind our own busi- ness and co hick to our own Prov- tnrv." he sold.

Mr Kin/r. 11nd jumped into the "feast" only after the election, he l

25 Dead In Crossing Crash

MCALLEN Tex.. March l4 -(A- P) —-'l'lie worsy, crossmg crash in ‘Il-exas history lulled 25 Mexican lab-

thc track for 000 yards.

The tracks rallcl the main vai- ley lrglixvay. IliO which run» the rciid on which the truck was travell-

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one of the victims was caught uriilci" the engines firebox and was burned. Witnesses said the clothes of other victims could be seen burn- ing along the tracks.

International At A Clanoe

(By The Canadian Press) LONDON-Italian sources re ort Roma may make peace sound ngs soon on basis of Sumner Wcllcs talks with Adolf lliiicr; Lords MIG India. will repudiate assassin, re- gard act as "isolated" incident.

OSLO-Norwegian Foreign Min- ister llalvrlan Koht says Norway and Sweden refused llth-hour British-French request for pass- age of Allied troops to Finland be- cause Germany would intervene.

MOSC/Olv-Prcslrllum of supreme Soviet called for March 29, pre- stimnhiy to ratify Finnish race treay and see up new Soclalis Re- public In conquered territory.

HELSINKI — saddened Finland moved 100,000 inhabitants from areas to go to Russia.

BERLIN- Gel-molly reported to have obtained Russian promise to ker- handl off Romania.

STOCKIIOLM - Support grows fnr Norway-Sweden - Finland de- fensive alliance.

Pi\Rl5—Daladler defends policies In secret Senate session Polish white hook chargcs Germany sought, for years to cot Poland to Join in war on Russia.

BELGRADE-Yugoslav officials hear Von Rlbbcntrop suggested to Italy an economic combine of Ger- mnnv, Italy and Russia with “all

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A

PARTEESNSHIP IN ClltilRACTS

Claims Defense Minis- ter Rogers Private Secretary Got Ord- ers.

TORONTO, March l4—(OP)—— Lt.-Col. George A, Drew, Ontario

Conservative leader", charged to- night that defence department orders were

received in tne years .

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