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l International At A Glance

WESTERN FRONT-German tack smith of Bltullc halted by E8. ‘lth Army after making two- mlle penetration; U. S. 8rd Army yields some ground in Saar Basin; lrd Army gaius two miles in Ar- lennes against southwest corner sf German salient.

‘ AlIIAL-More than 1.000 lt.A. Q-C-Ll‘. hcavlcs hammer Ber-

, - "Jipsl, ‘Ines- llfhlklit th one of min; Genfllu estimated to have lost ll! planes Monday. at least 42 to Canadian fighter pilots.

illusion-soviet hie-emu lu- llntad and of Budapest siege; woapture another 295 blocks

ITALIAN-Action limited in a- triolling on cold. muddy I n flout.

BURMA-British troops occupy

78 mllu northwest of Man-

dalay in swift advance into Cep- tral Burma.

PHILIPPINES - Allied patrol plans: down four Japanese planes, act fir. to five heighten oil For- Dfll.

Montreal Has Heavy Snow Storm

M , Jan. 2 - (OP) — Airplane nearby Dorval Airport today were reported ‘normal’, while several incoming trains were behind sche- dule as an aftermath of a heavy snow storm last night. . saw-clogged highways and streets caused hardships to motor- , and lce-csked tracks and switches delayed street car scr- vice here last night and today.

onerous-excise pecan-n

MONTREAL, Jan. 2 — (CP) -— Olutom-excisc I eipts lost year at the Port of Montreal totalled , 3W, or increase oi more than ‘with 1048's

bounced toda . was seid to alt an ell- ime record milal p,

for this or sny other Canadian port.

Coming Events

"Next shipment dressed hogs i anus-r! 5th. Book. Mcfluigan do yle. 1 410-61.

"Buying live and dressed poul- . lug km k i . Is- {a Cold Stnraalgmlftde.‘ wlcle-afl-ti.

"Unloading car of Bulk Wheat this afternoon and Wednesda all adsy. Milton. Norris. Kitson, -2-2i

"Loading hogs at Hunter River. Friday until noon. Borden Bag- nail. 1-3-21

"Unloading all kinds feed at Col- gue. Wednesday. Cecil stings“. “Notice-In h?! at Al- low Th sda¥r4h. rom noon 4 o'c ock iday. Emerald until uo. Ci O. Green sud

. Parkdale Institute Iall do, Jan. s it s o'clock. Intertalniuetit and basket social. Admlziopmfi cents. dies with “loading h Thursda Jan. la follows: gtlntme ids {ill 1.80 ll. e trill 8 P. M. er ore. Bieadsihsne Pri- il-mtill ifiA. M. Borden! - . Bum River. Friday ti 000R. ltaclwsn I . b. u

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PARIS. Jan. 2 — (AP) - Ad- miral Sir Bertram Ramsay, 61, Al- lied naval commander in chief of the Western Front, was killed to- day in an accident while flying to a conference in Belgium, Supreme Headquarters announced.

He was considered perhaps the world's foremost expert on ppm. nin and organizing vast sea ex.

one. st armada oi ships and u l1 av or; Duullerque in 1940 and the vfegt won him the nickname “ vnamo"_ the code name of the unkerque oufzatign. w N

eu rs ews Agency dis- patch received in London said the Admirals plane crashed soon on,“ taking cfl from a Paris eimeid Tuifsday morning and that he was beleved to have been killed in- stantiy.)

Admiral Ramsay was a ianner and commander oi every port- ant combined naval-army operat- ion of the Allies and was naval gmrnlander-in-lizhlei under Gen,

sen ower. t e Supreme Allied Comma d to

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ars ‘Pi-afford L. Le h-Mallory. head of the Allied aer 1 forces decently was reported m-iislnn en route to a new station as air commander-in-chiei in the southeast Asia Command.

Admire y was in command oi Rays

services to and from R.

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m... . thévthhifiisthliliiiirsl? flue evacuation and was knight d ior his achievement in xescuireig 336.000 British and French soldiers.

I-lis service-in the Second Great War climaxecl 45 years in the Rov- sl Navy. He had been retired ‘in liriiiitihaitrgr serglng as chief of staff o . ed toadullvzrllenhlggil‘. Whirl“ "can .. . ans e and- staff ior- mulated culminated in the gfegg. est naval operation in history. the land of an unbroken torrent of Allied oops and armament on the sheila of France on and after June

I-le was born in 1883. son of the late Brim-Gen. and Mrs. W. . Ramsay. He entered the Royal Navy in 1898 and received his first command in 1015 in theDcver pat- rollater he joined the stafioi the Imperial Defence College and -then was named conmaixiéiér oi the bat-

tleship Royal vove n. Sir Bertram cecame a Rear Ad- miral and chie of staff of the

Home Fleet in 1936, serving in that post until his retirement. He was advanced to the rank of Admiral on his return to duty at the out- break of the war.

Already a Kni ht Commander of the Bath for hs achievement at Dunkeroue. Admiral Ramsay was made a Knight of the British Em- pire for his distinguished services n planning and executing the nav- al operations the invasion of Sicily in July. 194s He also recei- ved the Ordcr of Ushakov. hiahest ussian decoration awarded for pavsl men outside the Soviet Un- o

n. Naval circles todav suggested Admiral Ramsey's logical successor

would be Admiral Bir John - - “m, d...

. comma the Mediterranean Meet.

Eiilrhagn the “cliffs ofmDéver. ég- m a msay une, . wa - ed the tens oi thousands of battle- shocked. exhausted survivors oi Dunkerque stream bac across the Channel in those dark days of the second Great War.

It was a hitter hour and the man "the l" *"u=i.ihi.“ssi.i:s- gar roops o n r - ing beaches dreamed oi taking them back again, re- equipped, strong. indomitable.

Three and a half years lager. Ad- ‘ amsay was name com- mander-in-chlef oi the Allied nav- les trlghfiiuoort the invasion oi West- ern ODE.

Bracken Confers With British House Members-

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and wounded

LONDON, Jan. 2-(CP Reuters) —J0hé1 Bracken, nlationsl lQII-zlllfthll Cana a's Progress ve onser e Party. conferred today with three British Cabinet members. thetalks centering principally on problems of trade and other matters liable to affect Canada and the United Kingdom after the war.

“Anyone who comes here must realise that ii we are to sell to Britain alter the war we must also be prcoared to bu from Brit- ain." Mr. i-racken ssl .

Mr. Bracken conferred with 10rd Woolion, Reconstruction Minister, Brendan Bracken, Ministar of 1h- formstion, sud Sir Andrew Dun- can. Minister of .-.-

After visiting H.011’. headquar- ters for a-tour of inspection. led by Air hhrshsl L. B. Breadnsr. Air Oflicer Commanding the H.0- AJ". overseas, and Air Vice Mar- shal L.N.R. Anderson, his dep- uty. Mr. Bracken had a ‘very in- telrcsting and instructive" meeting w

th ms Woolton cu mot-ear presumi- .

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Soviets Gaptur 295 Gity Blocks- ln Budapest

LONDON. llan.‘ 2 (AP) — Russian troops battling for the an- nihilation oi surrounded Nazi for- ces in Buda t captured 232 ad- ditional bloc in the eastern half of the city and 0S in the western half, the Soviet communiq _ an- nounced tonight.

Indicating that the Red Jumv is concentrating on the conquest oi Budapest before continuing its drive toward Austria. the com- munlauereported action on only one other sector of the southeastern front. the repulse of attackers by "large forces oi enemy infantry and tanks" southeast oi Komarom. a Danube River town 42 miles northwest oi Budapest and miles southeast oi Bratislava.

Japs Prepare To llSe Rockets Too

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2 _ Radio Tokyo warned today that a "Japanese - manufactured rocket will make its appearance in

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the Pacific war soon. intsrc ted ti’...

The broadcast was 16y) the Federal Commun-ica mmission.

Seaboard States Have Bold Wave

NEW YORK, Jan. a - (AP) _. Atlantic seaboard states from Plo- rida throng-h New England felt the Biiuii 01a sever .-cnld. ways t. while the Grea Lakes region got a sprinkle oi snow as warm air fronts moved in from the south- west and northwest.

The weather bureau said sub- zerc temperatures would haw on in the east tomorrow, but that there probably would be no repetition oi blizzards which had piled up traf- fic-blocking dri in Michigan. Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York in southern Ontario The cold wave hit deep into tho south with a minimum of p1 s- bove registered st Atlanta. 0a., and light frost covering Florida.

New Blizzard K Southern Ontario

TORONTO, Jan. 2 — (OP) Mother Natures New Year's gin, to Southern Ontario was a crippling blizzard which paralyzed highway tra-ffic across the southern section of the Province. In Western On- tarioldozens oi automobiles were

116d on highways. More m") 9° We pmeiisers were stormboiuid all night in the Nia-

ilara Falls area. and several com- munities were completcly storm- bound.

In some areas the snowfall was five to s!x inches and 1n others there was no snow at all but the fierce wind at-iioh began Monday and continued through the night and todew packed fresh and old

k snow into solid drifts on all coun-

try roads.

The Ontario Department oi Highways warned motorists to stay off the roads entirely, saying that almost all were blocked in some sections.

At Kingsville, where road; were badly blocked. one death resulted from the storm. Lambert Tofiel-

mire. 68, was found sltlmged over are wheel of h‘; car. l-Ie ad died

exposure. W“ 1e the City of ‘Tomlin itself was little affected, the surrounding suburban urea. experienced snow- blocked highways One hundred oi the 1.000 long distance telephone wires to the Cltv were out of com- mission and calls to Ottawa. Mon- treal and Halifax were delayed by as much on six hours. telephone officials said.

Hospital Ship Reaches Halifax

HALIFAX. Man. 2 —( )- Besring about 700 casualties fro the European botvisironts. the Can-- adlan Hospital Shin Letitia ar- rived herc late today. It was the big former t.

liner'e second p since s went into service last veer. e arriving soldiers. ilors and on were to remain a the ship overnight. Tomorrow. they will be ansferrod aboard ital trains in start off on the lea of their iournev to their homes. The servicemen will not be inter- viewed bv newsosae m... until to- morrow. '

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‘Bright skim over the German enemy.

Air observation should clearly purpose to renew the onslaught. fall ficatlous or split the difference and

return to the offensive.

8rd Anny in the Saar Basin area Lorraine.

Barreguemiuce.

or merely launching u" on the Ardennes salient.

ship on progress of Gen. Patton's forces due north of Baatogne. That

Third Army elements

are Ir grave danger of entrapment. lug the northern face of the bulge

of the American troops thrown into attack.

perimeter are likcly to pass from t

lino still ls a distinct possibility.

Jafsie oi Lindbergh Kidnapping ls llead

NEW YORK. Jun. 2 — (AP) — Dr. John P. Condonna who became known as "Jaisie" when he figured in the Lindbergh kidnapping as an intermediary. died to ay. The former school principal had. been suffering from rieumonia for several weeks. He d ed on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the trial which eventually con- victed Bruno Richard Hauptmann oi the kidnap-murder of Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. Dr. Condon had not been in the public eye since the trial ended,

ut for the four-year period be- tween kidnapping March l, 1982 and the execution of Hauptmann on April 3. 1906. Condon was known to all who followed the famous case.

British Civilians Honored In King's llew Year List

By RUSSELL LANDSTBOM LONDON, Jan. 2—(AP)—-Ol the 22,000,000 British civilians mobiliz- ed ior the defence of Enilland 1.- 070 were saluted in the second part of the King's New Years honor list announced tonight. _ The rst part issued New Years eve. covered men in public life and service personnel.

There were 200 awards oi the Order oi the British Empire, of which 1a went to women: 8'11. iri- cluding 77 women, were named Members oi.’ the British Empire; of 6g British "bnpire Medals, 59 were granted to women, the remaining 10 ciomllliefzdhhetltlfib were for vital serv ce n a -

Conspicuous on the list oi aw- ards were the names oi the mop who or niaed a cl diigcteijlff.‘

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‘ wlflrwsiiosiioh Lost-Night

By KIIKE L. SIMPSON. Associated Press War Analyst

There are some indications that a " dangerous western loop of the bulge beyond the narrowing Bastogne- Manhav waistline gap is in progress. United States 3rd Army advances officially noted as of a day or more ago west of Bastogne have that look.

Meanwhile the enemy has lashed out to the southeast against the

is the focal point of the battle at this stage. had previously out the enemy escape hatch to 13 miles or less. An esti- mated three to flvc German divisions In the western nose of the bulge

3rd Army spearheads pushing up from Bastogne.

drilled toward the Mouse has been defensive. lower Meuse River crossings, unquestionably the prime objective of the

up of members of the shops.

bulge In Belgium have intensified

Allied air attacks at what is apt to prove a critical moment for the

reveal whether It ls the Germans‘ back again into Siegfried-Line forti- hold enough of the ground gained

to handicap Allied armies on the ltoer and in Holland against early

withdrawal from the

and against the United States 7th

Army in the vicinity of the fortress town of Bltcho in northeastern

According to front-line dispatches. a slzeable dent has been carved in 7t". Army lines south of Bitche, although depth of the penetration is not yet disclosed. Other points where Von Rundstedt struck and made some gains were between Saarbrucken and Saar-Lantern and east sf

1t is too early yet to tell whether Von Rundstedt is striking in force ‘onary operations to relieve Allied pressure

There may be significance in an indicated tightening up of censor-

It would cause little surprise if United States 1st Army troops hold-

struck out at any moment to meet The primary function line on the north as the Germans They stoutly guarded

As the 3rd Army pinch at the waistline increases, however, the now < probably rested and reorganized 1st Army elements along the north

he defensive to the offensive. En-

rapmcnt of a substantial part of the German forces west of the waist-

Eocii RAILWAY MEN RETLRE. AFTER LONG. ijniiigiihiiiiivicii

Among the recent retirements at the end of 1944. after o, long per- iod of service with the Canadian National Railways, were three members oi the Prince Edward Is- land Division, all of whom had long and successful service, and retire with the sincere good wishes from their fellow employees and the public in general. A11 three men have been residents of this City for many years and are well and favorably known. They are: Messrs. Cornelius Corrigan from the car shop; Parker Moore from the machl... or erecting 5ll0DS,&I1d Georgie S. Ryan, the yardmaster a; C arlottetown. Mr. Arthur J. Howatt, Charlottetown. is acting yardmaster ln Mr. Ryan's place.

Mr. Corrigan has been in the service for thirty-nine years. most

of which was in the car shop. and for many years was a member of

the wrecking crew usually 1113;!“ e retires in good health and looks

forward to many years of enjoy-

ment of his well earned leisure.

He is an enthusiastic gardener and

well versed in the art, and the res- idents of Greenfield Ave. are ex- peciing great-things from his al- ready magnificent garden.

Mr. Parker Moore has been in the service forty-four years, and served most oi that time in the machine and erecting shops. Ho also enjoys good health, and be- ing an enthusiastic horseman. in- terested in the fast ones, will nut be lonesome so long as this k111i,’ of sport exists.

Mr. George S. Ryan has been in the service forty-HEM W015. 119M- 1y all of which were spent l" the groin and yard service. As a Con- ductor he was well known to the public, having been in charge 0i trains all over the Province. He is prominent in fraternal and oth- er circles, being a most active Odd- Fellow. lie is the representative of his lodge on the adopt-ion Committee of ILMCS. Charlotte- town, Mr. Ryan is also chairman of the Advisory Committee of 8e1- ective Service and Employment and will incracse his activities in this

n.

The Guardian in conjunction with their mehy friends Wish =11 three of these retlrlnK men the but-of luck, with man hBDDY year; of onjoyment after elr long ylears of faithful 811d fltlliillii! 5"" vce.

Outstandingly i

"SALAIIA"

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Heavy Wind Storm 0n Mainland Tues.

This Province eaca Qagy the wind storm Miilldiprul‘ "fly Whitby. reports from other sectons oi t Msritlmes yester- day indicates. The wind velocity measured at the Charlottetown Experimental Station was 35 mllm per hour. with gusts exceeding l-hfl- T710 WP temperatures was haBalzove zero.

u th inl touchedmbetiz-r mtliananvctl) gleleswdgg hour at times and caused tem- porary interruptions to power and communications facilities in Nova Scotia and New- Brunswick. By nightfall most services had been "iliif".

e “ii-BBQ was reported from New Brunswick but along the western Nova Scotia shoreline “"311 shipping was battered At Westport on the Bay of Fundy vim-at. high seas tore a breast. work from the waterfront and scat-

gglrgedtvit over the town's main Parts of springhill, NB, plunged into darkness in "$5

"my "Wiilliifl when power poles W" bww" diiwii- A Barase was “"941 away completely, leaving an automobile behind undamaged, Most of the snow in this Pm. vince disappeared yesterday under the warm southwest wind and o llliiflgtier-irlichthoi rain-fall. Bv last 11E drifts ggnleihefi. rmmam M dew Siiirlllil-lik th . fenced in all ill/oer; ‘Maxvlxneulglexl- vines-s yesterday but the pros eéis fiflilfy M!‘ miwh lower tempera ures

McNaughton Says Recruiting Improves

MON'I‘R.EAL. Jam. 2 -- (C?) _. Defence Minister McNaughton said in an interview here today that the present figures for voluntary re- cruiting were "very much higher" man those for the corresponding perod c4 last year. In November. there was a higher niunber than at ail-v other time " since the 3701151118 oi public interest at the time of D-Day."

Gen. McNaughton came to Mon. treal today to inspect the Ordnance Depot at tongue Points and re- turned to Ottawa this attcmoon. The people of Canada was de- termined that the forces in north. west Europe would be ' ' -‘ and that all reinforcementg needed would be supplied arirl it was clear that Canada had decided "not to pull any punches." he said.

In spite of minors of trouble erncnz N MR A. (home defence) troops. "there are no disorders of an»; kind in the country at this moment." General morale was gpod and "I believe that the situation is comma» right."

l‘n reply to a question. he said "we have learned u lot" from re- "Puiliiig methods used among Wench-Canadians and the know- iedwe vaincd would be introduced into future canmaiizfu throughout the whole of Canada.

Find Bomb In Montreal Snovvbank

(By The Canadian Press)

MONTREAL, Jan. 2—Veterans of the Montreal Police Lost and Found Department today claimed they had a "natural" for the be- lieve-it-or-not column: Pound on New Year's night. in the norm- eastem district, one aluminum- nosed and propellered bomb. 12 inches long. 2 l-il inches 1n diame- ter. serial number 511-269.

‘Iiie . which has a four- blade-propeller. was believed by f a "type used ny Fiorce". A pedestrian stumbled on it. buried in a snow bank. Police were soon notified and the missile, which could have gone of! if it had been dropped into anything but a snowbanhwas carefully carried off to headquart- ers where it still was today while officials investigated the unprece- dented "find."

Less Time Lost-from Strikes During 1944

OTTAWA, Jan. 2 — iCPl-Time lost through- strlkm and lockouts in Canada in the first 1 months of 1044 was so per cen than

the coi-espondixig period of 1048, the Labor Department an- nounced today.