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NAZIS RENEW Alli OFFE

Delegate

Opposition To Henry Wallace

{Takes Lead When Balloting Starts, However — President Stresses

Swift Moving

As Inﬂuencing Decision.

French Merchant Ships Taken By_ British liov’t

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LONDON, July l8.——(CP) — All french lllUYCllllIll. ships in British por... are ueiiig iequisitioned for the duriition of the war, the Ministry oi shipping announced tonight.

Reiiuuursement for the use of the llllils wilrbe paid “at the end Ol the liar." the announcement. said, and the shin..- tlicmseves will be returned to riiiiice. In the meantime they Viill iir both British and French

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'i.ii.s action is being taken, it was explained, so that the French ves- sels '" dy be free to serve the coni- Ilicll \lll!' effort." French officers and cvlllllllll will be given oppor- l-illlll)‘ tor employment inthls con- mﬂlivu. and "many have accepted." mTt-xt or‘ the announcement {ol- \\SI

"T e terms of the amnstlce be-

l\\'l\ the French government and Ger \ and llaiv require ul l‘ merchant ships to be recali- , ec rench ports or to neutral, pd \

"liicrc are many French merchanti ship. in United Kingdom ports. In! older that ihcse may be free t0‘

- c the common war effort dur-l .ii: period of the war, t..ey are ~ i-quisilioned under the de-

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ie end of the war compensa- iiili he aid for their use and i wit»; wiI be returned to Icrance. mini; the war‘ the ships will sail under ilic British flag. but they wi-l 8.5.» ilv the French flag in okcn oi ilil- iielcriiiinntlon of free French- iiimi lo participate in the common ' "Yie in liberate France and iﬂu-

i/Vlllll French officers and seamen ‘i ix tiered t. e opportunity of ‘ ' in enip oyinent in these

sir lll er the British (loll. hild li.\\' accepted. Tm zoriiis of their employment

will l)l‘ the same as for British of. iicorx Tlllfl seamen."

Hanson today

ll agaivt any attempt to

lii l ilic iinoiniiafoviment in urance bzJ. iroigh Parliament.

plllllr‘ Minister Ma-cKenzle King raid the government had no desire li ll, He said it would be 11D Pond reading tomorrow but ziibers felt they had not. had tzm; Yo study it by then second rmdiii; would be postponed until lfoiirlny,

Coming Fvents‘

lum

3M0 for Notices In thh column I cent: per word.

"Come to the dance in St. Igna- “uiachccl. Mayfleld, Friday iotii, iii aid of the Ambulance Fund, tmliiiicnis served. L-614-7-19-1i.

"Ice Cream Social and home in Mount 1131011 $1,001 w y, L-01l-7-l0-ll.

July 24m. "Wanted to buy uontlty of fat. rite or phone

‘heel: at top prices. "c- island Cold Bio o: Co. r Lfbilli-i-lll-tf. "Reserve Friday,

um and Dance a July 1am, m-

Brookfleld. Li-lal-l-lii-ll-li.

"Fbx Melt beef tripe Se. Horse

m t _ stare‘: "m L-OBI-O-Iﬂ-tf.

"Livestock Marketing Board iffflmk calves and fat sheego for anlllmﬂut to Montreal at urls wt Charlottetown, Monday, July ~- Five-Re 11st. udm-v-ia-zi

litioi ‘ b_ His Majeslys‘ i111‘ L5 v ' race

s A Voice

Foreign Affairs

BULLETIN;

WASHINGTON. July 19 .- (Frldﬂyi '— (M0 —- President Roosevelt early today “cum-d the Democrat Convention's pre- cedent -breaklng nomination for n third trnn in a radio ad- dress to the Convention.

The President stressed SWII} ‘mica of forelrm events as influencing" hi; decision 1" ""0! U"? party's call and atfcmpt lo shatter tradition,

(By Richard L. Turner, As- sociated Press Staff Writer)

CHICAGO, July 1S-(Al‘) —A huge segment of the Democratic national con- vention, bulking tonight at President Roosevelfs choice of Henry A- Wallace for the

the

vice presidency, loudly, wildly and lengthily ap- plauded Paul V. McNull, Federal Security Adminis-

lrzitoi", for that office. . And when McNutl, placed in nomination against his will, came forward l0 with- draw his name. it refused lo let him speak, begging and imploring him l0 slay in the

"We lizive such a louder iii Franklin Delano Rlxisl-vclt. lie is my commzuirlcr-iii-chicf. l follow‘ his wishes, flllfl l am. licrc l0 support his cliliice for Vice President of tlic biiilcil Slates.”

The Cl'O\\'(l nppruvill of

yvilcll its ills- .\lcNuii’s SlillC- ll()ll(lt.‘(l lllS to llie

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‘SELASSIE

0N BURIJER UFETHIBPIA

“King 0f Kings,” Plans to Foment Re- bellion Against the Italians. "

I-ONDQN. July l8-_—-(CP) -—Haile Selassie, _r~.ing of Kings" . , , Con- Klllclluizyllon or the triue of Judah", has arrived in the pkngio-Egylhlﬂﬂ Sudan, bu the border pi htniopni, the land he ruled until his hallc naked warriors were beaten into suoicction by Mussolinls tanks and uiaucs in 1935-36.

‘Since ..i‘s night from Addls Ababa, hi; capital. May 2, 1936, this gcgeiid- ary (lLSCClldﬂllL of King 50101110111135 med almost in poverty at Baily Eng‘

_Now he is back on the borders of his country in an attempt to foment lrebclallion against the Italian over- OTC S.

bielilSﬁle Will attempt l4) orgnnim resistance among the tribal chief- 141115. seine of whom nevci" have been dominated by theltalizns. Time are Darts of Ethiopia which the Italians never conquered, and 0H1" Paris where isolated military 005% BYE the only evidence of their control. _

A rebellion has always been going on to some extent.

The British government on July 12 rcccsnized Selassie as the right- ful ccvcrcimi of Eiriioaa, and Uf- pressed hope that the country's iidcpenclence may be restored. 1t that time the government QHVC the government of Selassie, who never had renounced his throne. the status gt! 1a full ally in the war against

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It has been reported hero for some tithe t’. at Rns Kassa, Ethiopia's [ll‘9'll.(‘Sli warrior. who shared ivzilc with the deposed ciriperoi". hos lien investigating conditions among the. tribal cnteftalns. But this has nevci-l been confirmed.

Steamship, Schooner In Collision

BOSTON, July 18—lAP) —- Eml- erii Steamship line olfcias to- night sa.d the steamship Yar- mciith, en route from Stunt John, N. B, lo Boston, and a fishing schooner were in collision last night but that neither vessel suffered szrious damage.

The collision occurred off Mt. Desert Rock, Maine, in a thick fog. Both vessels halted and, af- ter an examination of damage, pro- ceeded on their courses, the line officials said.

(Continued onipdge 9. Col 5)

Britain ’s

(B, Drew Middleton. Associated Press Staff’ Writer)

WITH THE BRITISH ARJVHEB

IN ENGLAND. July ill-LAP)- The mightiest army ever assemb- led in Britain stands to its 811ml and positions each dawn and dusk fully confident of its ability to grill: the German army in thﬂ e . A two-day tour covering some 500 miles of this strands “fl-ont" revealed the vast amount of work which has turned certain areas in- to o. series of prepared battle posi- tions of great depth. and the ar- dent deslre of the troops for re- venge for the Flanders defeat.

As amazing as anytlilnil 018B in this island. suddenly transformed into a fortress, ls the stoic brav- ery o: the common pe0Pl9 W00 continue to live in areas which at any hour may become the greatest

MiQhZieItSASFnSySIJ

Stands To Arms

Ready To Repel-Any In- Vader-Anxious To Take Re- venge For Fla_n_d_ers Retreat.

at Y0“ not 1h

"Borden line Ship lng Club An- giinl MeetinB will be lleld in Albany

_] battleground in lilstnry. a ‘loch!!! on Friday evening. July 10th,

These people. most of them men

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. Prescnt. Prmu°°r‘1i.'.'iiiiti§9;-i§.§f gaglseelrgllrliglrgnﬂllflctherzld folks

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iii-senate or'°ﬁm§f“i‘i"y'§ni§ii“°ii'ili‘§ will rfcg-‘llllxcatlona widen and sol-

lowm wlérliqwzlour out ldllfg . a ea touch with ill. Dllulgli dutand

"w can. Blade Tw “M” r peculiar sensation to

' lo a In the street of o seashore

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resort, now a ghost town, and watch a heavy howitzer rumble past the open doors of the o-and- IO-ccnt store. one of the few stores still open.

From the coast itself where sen- tries stand looking out over the gray sea. to villages miles from the sea this section of Britain has been awakened from the sleep of nearly 900 years of security.

Earthworks crown hllla. Con- crete plll boxes and gun positions. masked by paint and foliage, com- mand vital roads and vital land- ing points for air or ceaborne in- vasion. Ihousnnds of troops tramp the country lanes and ceaselessly patrol the numberleaa arena where we first German blow may fall.

Gun positions, redoubta and trenches are far more easy to con- ceal in foliage-covered hills than in the flat plain of Flanders.

Although fortifications are im- presslve in character. there la great stress laid on mobllll. . The gen- eral staff ls able to ove thous- ands of troops almost instantly to points where the Gennnns might land in fore

Awarded Con tract

Schurman Firm

For Buildings

Will Gonstruc-ti-Xpproximately. $750,000 Worth Of Structures At Saint Eleanor’s Airport.

Word has been received lroiii 0t- tawa Di‘ M1‘. M. F. ﬁtillllflllllll, htad oi the firm of. M. .ii‘. §€llllllllilll or» C0., Sumiiiersiue, that illb tirin has oeenawarueu the contract for the blind-mks at the airport at Si. mean- or s. Approxiiiiavciy 45 acres are re- quired for the hangars which will be 224 iect long and 160 icct wide There will be live oi these. There will be machine shops. barracks and school buLdings as well as a mili- tary hospital, officers‘ headquarters. garages, etc.

ueiinitc ilgures have riot been re-

lieports Nazis Are Pouring Into Spain

NEW YORK. July 18-15.?)-

A concerted movement into . - r l leased, but it lS understood illC or- Spam “f Gen“ n so“ H's- igmal figures have been reduced in

‘manly armed’ uniformed and spite of the inclusion of a military

mechanically ¢qﬂlpp¢d—W}l'iﬂ huspiml

reported by Amerncans w o T, ' t . .

"m? "mmled Emwpe ‘hmugh Coiulllyzlllggegvbi‘ lfllleflWlil pliicxiiilgg

‘he 511mm“ Pmlnsuh- work for i]. tremendous crowd oil Mil"! “id m“ m" s“: men. The work is to start tilinosti

"thousands of Nazi soldiers B; mum i

Bllwflni! Bllbﬂ" h!’ ﬂfnmrew Work on the runways at St. Ei-l

1'1". as well as cholllll! tho eanoiﬂs ls moving to completion, as,

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streets of Barcelona and croWd- gangs of men are working night and

lng the hotels o! olher Span- clay. There are to be six runways,

lsh cities. and they cover a wide area, l Ono of the 799 Manhattan The figure quoted in tie House of:

passengers. Henry Copelv Commons June l3, for a ivpica: Scr- ;

vase ﬂying ’l‘raiiiiiiiz School, such as the one to be erected , Elcanorts ivas $750,000. ‘

The estimate buildings and ser-l vice requirements for one typic , Service Flying Training Scliorl} follow: 5 haiitmrs 224 ft. by 160 l

Greene, 68-year-old editor of a historical magazine in Boston said:-

“In my lravcls through spam I saw German soldiers every- where, Barcelona was flooded

with ucrlmm oiiicers-m zuu 1 m 1 , 1 ,1.“ imuilirxi‘? “M, Frbylli" side" mescb; cl‘ llllggSi 2 lzllfllrbfs ‘mm’ [here M“ t“ “on” quarters; 6 airmenls quarters; 2

whore of Spain Betting Gibral- tar back from the British. The Spanish people do nnl. want to fight, but their lcdaers have been influenced by the Ger- mans."

"l saw several thousand Ger-

ﬂli'lllcll'5 messes: l civilians quar- ters; 1 civilians’ mess; l riirmcns canteen; 1 recreation building; l guard house; 3 parades iMfT-I; 1 supply depot; 1 hospital ‘TH beds»; l 25-yard M.G. range; 1 l0-fi. stop butt; l watch office; 1 compass

man soldiers enter Balbao in sw-inglnz liaise 1A.C. 5X35 slorziize 20.- urnlurcd cars. saw bnﬂrlcﬂ 000 gallons. MT. gas storzvrc 1.00:» Wright, a native of St. PauL gallons, gflléli-ZC. etzx. R1 acroclromr. llfnn" who fled the Ggrman ln- cﬂmera abscuml; 4 A.M.L. tcrichers: VflSloﬂ of Parls, 1 drill ha‘l: zrndlm: sports field;

(tharlcs Findley, Pattie News ' l G.I.S._ explosive SlOTHPK‘, power

l( e, roads. ctr.

representative lu Paris, report- Supply. 59 ed "more Suiactikas in Madrid than In all Germany."

The “ﬂllhilllfln wrs the last ship sent by the State Depart- ment lo rcmvoe Americans from Europe's dangcr zones.

Predicts lIiS. , In War Shortly

orrnwa, July 1a —lCP) -G. Howard Felgllbvll, former Canadian nigh ccnunissonei" to LOlliklll and‘, foimci Ontario Conserviil-iie Preni- i ier said in an l'lli.(‘I‘Vl(‘\\' here io-i day that the Unltczl Status nuiy be ' in the war briorc Chrisicnzis.

If President Roosevelt is rc-elect- ed for a third term "the United States will be in the war before Christmas," said Mr. Ferguson.‘

l-le sta-trd that the IlOllllll3il0fl

International At A Glance

(By The Canadian Press)

LONDON — Air warfare resumes after lull: Churchill say: mass child evacuation not justified; destroyer Imogen lost; Britain looks for east-

em peaﬂh of Itli". lwascvelt as Democratic MADRID -— Marching Fascls Egmégxlilebhffillg ugqﬁgldlmcy “as fjfgf“ "m" d°"““‘d‘ '°' 6"" rfro- British sentiment lll ' the ' United States ls "very strong,’ he NEW YORK ___ 1.5km," ‘u added. All that ivus required to

lead the Unit/ed States into the ivar was "a little leadership in the right direction by some outstanding man like Roosevelt.“

He said he had no special desire to we the United States in the war because the country is making great contributions as A neutral bv means of supplies and equip- men .

Spain is filled with German:

GIBR-ALTAJ — Enemy bombon attack "Rock."

TOKYO — Prlnco Konoyo an- nounces four-man inner council.

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND — McNaughton hands over divisional comma. ’ to Peal-ken. ..

‘ ONE WOMAN'S CONSCIENCE

YOUTIIFUL IAGIN .__.__.

. Atmtraliu. --(C'P) —A record conscience money pay- ment of $234 was made to the State Treasury here by an un- known woman who banded an en- velope with the money to a. cierk and walked away.

DUDLEY, England —(O‘P) - Founcl to have trained other child- ren in stealing shillings and half- crowns from their mothers‘ purses. an 11-year-old boy was sentenced to six strokes of the birch.

‘£133 Quality Tea

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Prince Henry

McNaughton Hands 0ver Command

(By Edwin Johnson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

SOMEWZHIZRJEZ IN ENGLAND. July l8—-(C'P CableJ-Lt-Gen. A. G. l... McNaughton. proud leader of’ a new army corps. tonight for- mallv handed over the command of the Canadian 1st Division to his successor, Mai-Gen. G, R, Pearkes. V.C.

No fuss or ceremony attended the first major change over af- footing the division since it was formed early in December-just a hczirtv handshake. reciprocal con- izratiilritinns and the expression “good luclCQ Both hard-hitting practical soldiers believe in action and are eager to get on with their respective jobs.

“I am not exactly accustomed to making prcttv speeches." Gen. Pcarkes told The Canadian Press. "But this you can say-I am sup- remely proud of the great hung)‘ that has been conferred on mel and I pmv God I shall have the courage and good judgment to be worthv of that trust."

Wlillo stuff officers worked dill- gcntlv over their maps, operation- al plans and movement orders in an adjoining office. the two dis- tinguished sons of Canada applied themselves to new and far-reach- ing problems of organization and administration. Although their ap- pointments were announced some days ago "they had been too pre- occupied with pressing duties to trouble putting up their new badges of rank.

Far into the night they confer- red on questions of policy. staff shifts and promotions which will affrct uhivnrds of 200 officers now connected. with the Canadian Div- ision or other ancillary formations. Some are being called for dutv with the new corps, others to flll vacated posts with the division or

nonninlmcnts acres-d upon tonight will be lllfldl" public until thev ap- perir in orders, probably within n dnv or two

Dominion Paid $600,000 For

OTTAWA. July llL-(CP) - The dominion paid the Carke Steamship Company $600,000 for the S.S.Prince Henry, which the government took over for naval purposes after outbreak of war, according to a re- turn tabled in the Commons today at. the request of J. G. Diefenbaiizer iCoii. lnllkC Centre).

The s1 lp originally belonged to the Canadian National Railways but

Bombers

“Silent”?

LONDON, July lei-till’) —A sudden iiilensificulioii of the will‘ in the Zlll‘ ailci“ zi few days of comparative iii- aclivity apparently was llll- der way tonight as strong formations of British bomii- erg were seen flying ll)\\'lll‘ll. France and the (icrmzins

Not long after the British planes were seen flying lo the Nazi-held channel poi-la" across from the cliffs of Dover, the iiir over lloulogne was spotted with bursts of "_ anti-aircraft shells.

Since the Nazi conquest of j France, lloulogrne has iieun the target of repealed raids by the Royal Air Force which has smashed at mili- tary objectives there, par- ticularly at bang-ca ivhich the Germans are believed to; be concentrating on the channel for their expected attempt lo invade Brilain.

lirilisli warships oil liie ll<tl'lll(’<'l>i coir-t vi fought off an attack by tier-i man warplanes amid shelling } and bonili explosions l0 iii- lensc that houses rocked uwxli tlie viiirzilioii.

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Tilt sky “n5 lii l1_\' illi.‘ flashes 0i anti-aircraft shells‘, exploding like fireworks, ac-f companicd by the iliunricr of‘ bombs.

The Gcriiiuii llllLlvfr u l.-

ecl Scotland in silent "li:t aiidi run raids," gliding in iviili their engines cui off. lllﬁy rlroppcd their bonilis ziiii spoil. off.

Hostile planes dvcn- lii the

skies over Britain almost mu- stantly during the day and zit

was sold to the Clarke Company in December, i938, for $500,000. Since lhcii, according to the return. the owners had expended 3108.000 fcr alterations and improvements,

Three Months

By J. F. SANDERSON

Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON, Jilly llk-(CP Cable)—- Britain lius agreed to close the Bur- ma to arms shipments to Chl- na foi- three months in the hm a general settlement of the Far t- ern gltuatlon will be reached in that. time, Prime Minister Churchill told the House of Commons today.

It was stated authoritatively that the British government not ony hopes to improve relations b this concession. but that negotiations can be arranged between Japan and China to end their t.hree_year war and perhaps trike in wider questions of nterest between Britain Russia and the United States.

'1lic Prime Minister

liitcnlinn of forcing lcrins on China or of treaty rights in the Far East.

Step In Farsighted Policy.

Anglo-Japanese i

emphasized that the British government has no ' lHlW9l(\lIl8 discarding

least six persons ivi-re liclicvcrl to have been killed.

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