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GERMAN S ROUTED

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1943

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USSIA

3,600 Planes RaitlzlGerman Targets

ilivy Seeks More German Surface llnits

Enemy Claims Six B! itish Destroyers Sunk.

LONDON. Dco. 30 - (A P)—- The Royal Navy sought more units of Hitler's thinning surface fleet. tonight after the Bay of Biscay battle in which the Admiralty and Air Ministry reported the sinking cf t.tiree Nazi destroyers at min- or cost and the Germans coun- tered with the unsupported claim that six British destroyers were sent to the bottom and two cruis- ers damaged

The Admiralty announced only minor damage to the two light cruisers Glasaflw and Enterprise and the loss of two planes in the running action against the German flotilla of 1i destroyers. 1n its fin. al stage the action was handled by the two British cruisers with aer- ial sup rt. Oapt. H. T. w. Grant of Haifa; commanded H. M. 5 Enterprise.

The Admiralty was noncoinmit- ial on the Berlin claims, which some London quarters believed might have been exaggerated to console the Gen-min honxe front- fcr a week of black naval losses beginning with the sinking off Northern Norway of the 26,000- ton Nazi battleship Bcharnhorst.

INVENT “Oll; COCKTAIL"

'1‘ - (OP) - Food specialists in Gambia have invented lIl “oil cocktail." Made from round- nut oil and rctl palm oil tn xed in the ratio of five parts t; one, the écocktail is rich in vitamins A and

on snow souarmaa Nearly r4 inched of snow fell in

one winter in California famed for its sunshine.

"School concert repeated in Tracaoie Hall. January '1 at 8 p. in. - l2—3l-2l

"Dance, Belfast i-lcll, Janiury 6th. Aid of war work. 12-30-21.

flsouris Hospital, General Meet-

ingin St. Mary's Hall. January i at 12.30, following arrival o! train. i2-21-

"Wanted to buy live and dressed diickeua and fowl. Pa inl w; market prices. island Col 00.. Ltd.

"Murray ‘Harbor Shipping Club loading hogs Monday. ten until four. January 3rd. D. ltav Brooks, secretary lZ-(ll-li.

"Dance, Maple lflalns school,

Mon-dag night, anuary 3rd. spou- sored y Women's Iillblfufiizlialfifil‘!

served,’

"Bogx social andldance in Em- erald i-iail Monday night. Janu- ary d. 12-8-3-21.

“ODIN;

Years night, Skating every Wed- nesday and Saturday nights 8.30 to 10.30. H. B. Wood. 12-31-11

"Livestock ketlng Board loadinr hon at Breadalbane ‘rues- dth and

day forenoon , each Tuesday thereafter until fur-

ther notice. w er we advertise or not. Alex. v Donald invchggei.

Our etore 7.1T». closed everv evening at d o'clock except satur- o an 5W3: a Johnst 0' Wood Orapaua. n

"Comm ‘cina th will be lofiilnl hols at all "ltllarly. loading d

Itoak Marketing Board.

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l“ Turning T0 Pacific

Victoria rink New

e New Year we stations iulng week of January 4th. and each succeedina Week as usually carried on.‘

"Notice-Christmas week we will Dlvil

fu- dt m cdn “In. be ° a in ‘tugboat: ‘fulfil-saw! QM con until 1i o'clock. New . Al W ncsday

collect evidence available in Oan- mm

bony. e0 'af . erald to: i fir. “Cl ii aeleeiemsifnsg Id

Gas rationing doesn't bother Jose h company srywintendent, He built during his spare it operate- on three lit-volt stor

dr ves time. With four speeds forward and four reverse. e bsgwnesgnakes l5 miles an hour and 100 miles to the battery charg n

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OTTAWA, Dec. 3l—-i'l'<‘i'ldayl— (OED-Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced earlv today that. the New Year's Honors List being mail-e public tonight is the last for which the government will recom- mend award of orders of chivalry for civilians for the duration of the w

or.

The government's decision. said Mr. King. ooes not apply to hitti- tarv awards the orders of chivalry, nor to awards for gallantry and meritorious service by members of the armed forces in operations.

British Navy Is

LONDON. Dec. 30—(AP)—The Royal Navy. which brought its most successful war year to a cli- max with i... .. . oi the Gel‘- man battleship Sctinrnhorst and three Nazi destroyers. is being em- ploycd in increasing force Pacific because of the heartening turn in the battle of the Atlantic, the Admiralty said tonight in a. review of i948 operations.

The review reiterated that “Bri- tain's worldwide commitments ex- tend to the Pacific" and said that "the strength of the ltoyal Navy is being brought increasingly to bear on this theatre as a result of the improving situation in imro- pean waters.”

Despite the widening scope of its , including participation in the record SLIM-ship armada which carried the invasion forces to Sicily, the Royal Navy complet- ed its fourth year of war without the loss of a single capital ship or aircraft carrier.

The Admiralty said its losses consisted of one cruiser and an unspecified‘ number of destroyers, corvettcs. submarines. mine sweep- ers and trawlers.

Canada Collecting Evidence Of Atrocities

OTTAWA. Dec. 30-(0?) --Car.- ada is collecting evidence of atroc- ities ' * ' ‘ f‘ n nationals and members of the armed forces it. was revealed today

the > appointment Tor-

K . C. , counsel on

perils-men a on a t and other WI!‘ crimes for trial at the proper time- He w by an inter- dencrtmetritcl ccutisnétteed reuresen o e ' of Ixtnmal Affairs. Justice Ind National Defence.

BATH. Burl d— (C?) — He. cause E. C. i-iollgenck of Bath slam!!-

lillfiree Montreal Children’ Dead In Axe Killings

l Two children were instantly

in the l

MONTREAL. Dec. 30- l Pi

lSet For Air

C‘ .— Llltsd and a third fatally injured today: iii afternoon uxe attacks in the; basement of their west -end Hanna-i ton Arvenue home. l Tonight. police were holding Mrs; Eklria ivlcLennaii, 43-year -nld | mother 0f the three children, on the technical charge of material witness for the inquest into the

According to police, Mrs. Itin- Lennan had called a doctor early in the afternoon and the doctor called police immediately alter lils arrival at. the home in residential Notre Dame De Grace. They said the children were found in the base- ment. with a blood-stained axe nearby.

The dead were Donald McLe-n- nan, 12 and his sister Ellen eight. Nine-year-old Miriam Me eiinaii was taken to hospital with serious head wounds and she died on ar-

rival.

The sudden slayings came two months after residential ‘Nest.- mount, which ndjolns Notre Dame De Grace, was shocked by the early-morning baseball bat slaying of Mrs. George R. Webster, with three others sent to hospital with serious head wounds. Fhurteen-year-old George Webs- ter, soai of the woman k , is awaiting trial on a murder charge in connection with her death- The

industrial cities with populations of more than 360.000 each have been "so seriously devastated that in all reliability they have been ioiced or some time to consume more than they produce."

, Many more U-boats have been destroyed by the coastal command in i040 than in the three plat/love years “* . The whole of the North Atlantic now is covered by shore-based aircraft.

3. Magnificently complete support was given Allied gr

r forces in Africa, Sicily and south-

ern Italy.

Carrying heavier bombloads and using the new pathfinder tech- nique. the RAAJ‘. has been nbic to

b Europe harder and oftoiicr throughout the year with its DH" centaFeof losses consistently iv- du .

BIIDFORD, England-—(OP)- The Earl of lwsebery has . ‘ to sell about 4.500 acres of m; {Moo-acre Mentmore estate Deiltordshlrc

ad on the foot, of a woman bus con. ductress he was fined I40.

with which his family has been associated for nelrly a century.

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New Records

War In Europe

By Robert N. Sturdevarit

LONDON. Dec. 3i —~(F‘i'ld&y) — (AP)-—A record force cf approxi- mately 1,500 United States planes blasted targets in southwest Ger- many yesterday as its part in pos- sibly the most sustained air ass- aults of the war which saw a least 3,000 British, American and Canadian war planes over Ger- many and ocupied territory in the last 24 hours.

American dayldght attack yesterday, which also set a record 1m- the deepest penetration byl escorting fighter planes, some of ~ which flew the entire 1,030 mile round trip, came a few hours after R A. F. and R. C. A F. Xililht raiders dealt Berlin a shattering new 2.240 ton blow.

in the United States army an- nouncement the arniada cf heavy bombers with their hundreds 01 supporting fighters was described

Almost overnight, a been turned into a nearly 200 miles

ian and Polish frontiers at a pace that hints at h beaten Nari troops seems cracking

man smiles. Morale of t e cudous military dlllltcr for Hitler is

and could utterly change the face of seal his Entrapment of the whole-right flank against the Rumanlnn border, cutting 1,000,000 or more Na gum any contact with comrades in its: once

Inks. are less than 60 miles from that prime c objective. If they reach it. the only practicable au I an ra- eu e route for all Nazi forces south and east of the Kiewllamcanka

golnst hlm in Germany. and

n w , key rail Junction o strategi

looms. f Zl

ra lroac will be closed

There is evidence, also. that all available Nul reserves were thrown into the desperate and futile counter-attack which bent back but never broke Russian lines in the Kiev bu e. The failure 0f the

stabilise the front or to keep the the Nszl reserves sufficient to meet a

a. Th dcl cfatedfbea tRusah. rte l betweeri Ilillleefmfidnhls aitmtzocomirliagiaera. n "w M ‘ ma" c n‘

on e Dnicpr against the advice of German re derlv retreat to the Riga-Odessa llnc or Poland and the southwestern Ukraine should not be delayi Ami the Russian successes west cf Kiev, alreald Nari front are nrilv one nclnt of threatened disacIer. Nerf.

sent main theatre. the red army has

its fall to unhlnge the whole Nazi front to the Baltic is expected momen-

us a "task force”. apparently to underline the magnitude of the operation. Specific targets hit were not immediately announced.

Besides these latest migh bings of Berlin and southwest Germany, large formations medium bombers and flflhliefl ‘ranged over the so called "rocket

gun coast" 0f France. R. A. F. bombers apparently had taken up the cross channel

offensive after daiiz. Reports trium- the English southeast wast said planes were heard going toward France at nightfall and that a number of tham returned within two hours. Several continental radio stations also left the air, us- uaily an indication of night raids-

Smcke rose three miles from the ruins of cringing Birlin Wednes- day night as a result of a thump- ing load of more than 2.000 tons of explosives dumped by the R. A. F. and R. C. A. F. Lancasters and l-ialifaxes-

Berlin, a red blob of lire on the horizon as tlic fliers departed, was believed to be through as the functioning centre of Germany. R A. F‘. estimates said the city was one hnlf to three quarters destroy-

erl. The Canadian share iii the; Wednesday night raid ‘Ives cari--- led out by the greatest force 0f Lancaslers and l-fnlifnxes ever sent out by the R- C. A. ll‘. bomb- er group.

Gas Coupon Charge

ei- ace, Fit. Lt. George Beurling of Verdun, Que, shot down his 31st enemy plane today, one of four destroyed by R. C. A. F. fighters.

One of Beurlingn squadron mates. F0. William Bliss of (Brock St.) Toronto, shot down another while the succcssfu

pilots were F0. Hart Finlay Claude Weaver

Montreal and PO.

{Mffarmers ~= Big Contribution l T0 War Effort

Encouraging Review Of 1943 Activities By Deputy Minister Shaw. ~

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By w. it, SHAW

Deputy Minister of Agriculture

Considering the many difficulties tinder which farm production on Prince Edward island Wils con- ducted in 194.3. tlu results have been particularly impressive. Far- mers contended throughout the whole year with a grave shortage of labour and unfavourable weath- er conditions. Nevertheless, recog- nizing the great need for increased food stuffs. the primary producer laid down plans for increased acre- age; of vital raw crops and increas- ed quotas of live stock. By careful planning and the enlistment of the service of men. women and child- ren on the fanns and in many cas-

result was a drastic decrease in acreage yields Every effort was made. however, to harvest the crop in good shape and it is pleasing to know that the loos from rot hac been remarkably small. The uro- duction pel- acre will range from 75 to 86 hels less than the average secured in i048. Acreage. however, was up approximately i5 per cent.

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in the efitleul c»: r:l° scmrllrf-the Russian 1:15“ mull?‘ Klfev. . German counter-offensive too long sustained ha; virtual Nazi rout. Breaking through on a front now , wfde. Russian forcca are lliifllllll: toward the ltuman-

lllfllfllllfl within sl ht of a supreme ("autonomic Ion of the emergencies

developing l

tegratlon of Ger- . A stup- pzsalble wltliln days or evon hon", I ‘a. war iri Europe, incite revolt a- a

Bf the German lrm n. Russia trcopa off north or from ‘direct communicat-

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fronting it n Rus-

bllll ls Hitler's

The reported in ‘ line along the

ter iar army criteria that an or- ehlrid the two Bug Rivers in

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cooperative efforts among neighbo , s. production re- cord has been achieved of an out- standirgly meritorious nature. The services that have been ren- dered by the farmers of pro- vince ln the lnOdllCfohh o! a vital war ‘commodity, the highest oom- mencation must be given.

The grain crop. which was late in seeding was “ . Po- tato planting was also retarded until late.- tl-ian the normal data. The germination. however was good and growth was rapid. un- fortunately. an attack of blight struck the crop about two months after the planting date. Great dif- ficulty was experienced in apply-

gharggadfifi llglgh Bxlflrha lfiorlnilfls DAIRY PRODUCT] ll-TY 9 e 5° 0° 5 ' CIO . .. Dec. — dent responsible for t e clubbing of (C”{§Q§M,,, 1%.? Mqnetnn, was Pounds ‘ Value “'§.,§‘;°f7‘§§§;, vlmm, o, me b“? aralgned today on six charges 0i! Creamery Butter Production 4.000.000 25% Increase 01,000,000 M“ b” attack], brothel. and bis_ I mlusreggfgglrilggwuvvfls i?‘ 03f‘; Cheese Production 100.000 20% Decrease 100,000 t" °f Gem?“ “M M155 s-"M" unattached tc a ration book. 011d CW0 25'Y°M"°ld "W" W95‘- lm‘ selling the coupons or documents. "RD CROP! still under treatment for the head a?) w“? released ‘mm JUL 7 on $5,. o“! 1x29‘; 4 mfg: ‘a v.1“, _ - _ _. a _~__.___._____.__..__ - . . .l4'1.260.00 i ‘__ ‘nfl when 8.500 153.000 191,250.00 . . B57193’ 4 14,200 440.200 306,140.00 A "led A ch levemen ts Mixed Grains 5:000 1.014.000 130040000 Buckwheat 2.100 48,300 36,040,190 " A‘ 1) ' 1 4s “it ' .610. 4.530.000. ' ll’ llflng’ 9 ' Turnipa 101000 0,105,000 0,200,000.20 . ‘ '_' =' avnarocn LONDON. Dec. 30—(AP) -- The ‘ ‘ Allie have achieved air ‘uperior- Horses ity irai every theatre of theawar and Cattle 13% sent éplulrlies oukthalgffegsive all‘: Sh,” “'5'” ‘Olin wo . - . 1...... 2...... - 31st Enemy Plane gym, .00.... 1n a review of the aerial war of 1,000,000 -_ 311,54“ a1.- um 534d the Day-old Chicks (Hatcheries) 500,000 hi2: éfflhsdimmilmddfit? lit‘ , .. , ,, ‘ a _ . 1W8 11514-5 °1°l>°"5'-l°n¢— no DON.‘ Dec‘ 3° “(up cm”) 00"? Iyladlwldfcgxfllgoldtlgn0afcfiglgg f Nine of Germany's 21 major — anode! top - rankinB 118M‘ and aqunnmn." and the “Inmate

Canadians Within 9 Miles 0f Pescara

ALGIERS. Dec. 30 —iAP— Vic- torious Canadian lst Division troops today pressed 0n beyond captured Ortcna m1 the Adriatic coast to within nine miles of the import. of Pescara, gateway to Home.

In the two days since Ortonah fall the Canadians had swept a- cross a wide 1m. west i-I the town and were rcpoiied approaching the valley of the little Testre iver. infantry was pushin! along the coastal road to Pescars. ii miles northwest of ortona and at the eastern teimlniis of a main high. way to Rome. while tanks cut across Cciitiirr.

Retires Today

M. F. TOMPKINS

MONCTON, N. 3.. Dec. 30-(CP) w-ent of M. F. Tompkins, 65. traffic manager of the Atlantic Region, Canadian National Rail- ways, was announced today. It ls effective immediately. lie was born at Marguree. N.S.. and began his 41-year career with the railway as a telegraph operator near Truro, .5.

HALIFAX. Dec 30 — (OP) ——— Health authorlbiea hora laid today an epidemic of mild in- fluenza is on the increase in Halifax.

IDNDON. Dee. 30 — (C?) —In all of i043 while defendind Brit-.. sin, the R. A. l". lost only four planes while 310 German planes were shot down over the courifiy. it was announced tonight.

WASHINGTON, Dec. M — (AP) — War economy of the United States passed a ruafor milestone today when orders were issued for the manufac- ture of 2,000,000 electric irons and 50.000 bath tubs iri 1944- the first important resumpt- Ion of clvlllan manufacture slnee the country entered the war. .

Air Vice-Marshal Leckie. Promoted

OTTAWA, Dec. IKi-(OM-Air Vice-Marshal Rebert Leckie. re- cently-appointed chief of air staff has been promoted to rank of Air Marshal. it announced 0o- night by Air Minister Power,

Air Marshal Lteckie thus assumes rank equal to that of hi; predeces- sor. Air Marshal i... S. Breadner. who has been appointed Air Of- ficer commanciing-in-chief R C. A F. Overesas.

line Dead In Montreal Blast

MONTREAL. Dec. 30-10?)- Miss Nancy McCunn, 26, native of Fredericton, N.B., was decapitat- ated and three others suffered min- or injuries when an explosion of undetermined origin wrecked the sixth floor of the Drummond Med- ritlmst- Catherine Street lire to- {The injured Dr. Henry by flying

Robert ed and burned

Mrs. woman. bruised.

Miss McCunn, a technician Dr A Gerald Raceys

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cold day. (William Stewart.

trooDfl moved along

ical Building between Sherbrookel

15:“. dentist, injured glass. l

laney, 50. janitor, bruis-l Julie Sagdauskas, 43, char-l

in . . dental of- fices, was working alone in the lab- oratory when the explosion occur- re .

brisk stand a mile outside Qrtona and enemy long-range artillery shei- led the Canadians throughout the

a Canadian Press War Correspondent, reported 12,00 npo a battalion of western Canadian the coastal 5.45 p. m. 7.05 u. m. road and maritime troops travelled across country with tanks French. speaking troops (of ihe Royal 22nd _ _ . regiment. of Qiiebeci were on the} The Nazis iesrgunrd niadc one Maritimers‘ left flank.)

A 185-Mile llole

Torn In Nazi Defence Line

By JAME§_M- LONG i

LONDON. Dec. 3O __ (AP) -—A routed Cer- man army of 22 divisions _Pe|'l1at>$ 300.000 men -—-reeled back toward _the Polish and RLllTlflllo ian frontiers tonight, abandoning thousand: Of VBl1l0l6S and nqorg than 100 big guns, as the Russian 1st Ukraine arllll‘ I" the greatest‘ Soviet offensive of thq winter poured through a 185-mile breach in thq heart of the German‘ eastwall.