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(By H.» Taylor Henry, Associated Press Staff Writer) PARIS, Oct. l3--—(AP)—A sudden calm prevailed over the northern flank of the western front tonight after five days of repeated German forays which were succes- sively checkmated by the French forces.

The German attacks, which had been increasing in.

strength, halted abruptly yesterday, the French reported. Suspicions were aroused because the Germans had attacked dilring bad weather then suddenly let up as skies cleared

over the western front.

Military reports said only eight small German patrols htid been seen in no-man's-land between the Maginot and Siegfried Lines in 24 hours and these were made up of four

or five men each.

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LONDON Oct. 13 —(CP Cable)?- Tllc iirmy has gone democratic un- dcr Leslie Bore-Belisha. Britain's lriiuitlon-shattering secretary oi suite for war who believes that the "old school tie" should be used w enhance o, neck and not to gain fiClfllll advantages. '

in this war Britain intends re- (flllilllg the grant bulk of her offi- ccrs irom the ranks-which is like sajsilu: the House of Lords will be Uni‘. t iis a workman: club.

The war office has nailed up the doors of Woolyvich and Sandhurst, illt‘ i-xclusive military schools.

A highly-placed officer d" "this is going to be an army a. ‘go-ahead young man’ cm i191. alol ."

"We wont leaders who are active nlillrixi." he said. "We are deter- llllllFil our fighting troops will be orlnmailded by‘ young officers. We lll"iili to Bet t c ages do\vn. In the 1m‘. wrr some of our best battalion cilulllinndcrs were you esters of 24 bu; unfortunately we d d not have ilu-ui ulltil the end."

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was expanding

Tliilnty many retired officers were lip allcfi for service, he went on, but shortly commissions will be

i (nigh the ranks exccpt in casts Q Special or technical qualiilca.

i. lll-ry be necessary." Commanding officers have been “kid by the war office to search

the ranks for likely lookln soldiers “who will be sent to cadet attallon “hi” U10!’ will be given several

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During previous attacks. these Funits were reported as large as 100 to 150 men operating on all sectors.

Only Activity

A few small French reconnais- sance groups were sent into the woods of Hilrdt Mountains mid- .way between the Gennim town of Zweibruedten and the French town of Wlszembourg. but the French smd this was the only ilctivity along the entire 100-mile stretch of the northern flank.

Gzrman artillery was quiet, French sources said, while German planes were grounded despite pre- vailing good flying weather.

French dispaxhes said. however, that one French pilot several days alto shot down three German Messerschmidt planes in a single combat.

The young pursuit pilot flying alone high above the German "HES. dispatches said, spotted three Messerschmidts near Saarbruecken. Diving, the pilot flilatterod the rear German plant: with bullets at a distance of only 50 yards, the dispatch sllld. Moments later two others were brilught down in the combat. -

Willie the milltziiy action slow- ed down. the French watched the diplomatic situation closely.

During a lengthy cabinet meet. ing President L/ebrun expressed ap- proval of Premier Daladicrs broad- cast Tuesday night in which he declared the war would continue

talned for a lasting peace.

Duladlel" gave the cabinet a de_ toiled review of the diplomatic and military _ sltuiltions,_ __

until definite guarantees were ob-‘

CHARLUPTETOWNIACANADA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1939

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Is Director

COL. H. D. JOHNSON

whose appointment to the Canad- ian Legion Wai- Services horn-d of directors was announced last night.

Sol. Johnson Appointed To lflar Board

(YITAWA. Oct. 13 -—(CP)— AP‘ pfointment of Sll‘ Percy U!“ °1

ictorla as honorary president i the Canadian Legion war scrv C85 was announced here today by J. R- Bowler of Ottawa, honorary secret- ary of the newly formed organiza-

on.

The board of directors was en- lnrged to i4 with the a oolntmeni of five more persons BY 81'9- Lleut.-Col. W. S. Buell Vancouver; Captain Hugh c. Farthing. ciilgiiry: Mayor D. L. MacLaren. Saint John, N. B.; Rev. J. H. MacDonald, Wnlfvlll-e. N. 5., and Colonel H. D. Johnson. Charlottetown. _

Primary object of the organiza- tlcn is to establish service bureaus throughout Canada. overseas and ln actual theatres of war. as well as the provision of recreation. entrr- thinment, sports. religious and ed- ucational facilities.

SETS FIRE TO CELL

DORCHFYSTER. N. B.. Oct. 13- Earl MaoWillialns. a prisoner in the county jail here, today was committed to stand Iflfll on a charge of arson. Ccnvcted of ‘burglary, he was sentenced Wed- nesday to flv- years in the Marl- time peltltPntlnv-v. Wednesday eve- ning a fire ww discovered ivi his

cell No serious damage resulted.

Defence Dept. Makes Statement 0n Recruiting

OTTAWA. Oct. 13 —(CP) —’!‘he National Defence Department said in a statement tonight that no one has authority to enlist men f r the Canadian active service force ea, ' authorized recruiting oi- flcers who will always be in uni- form while on recruiting duty.

'I'he statement sold the Depart- ment's attention has been drawn to activities of unauthorized per- sons in Quebec Province with re- spect to recruiting for the C. A. S.

"It is stated that. certain civilians are going about in some districts in the Province, claiming to be le- cl-uitlng officers," the statement said.

"In some cases they are told measurements of young men an intimate uiht they will return later to sign them up. In 0W6? 0”" it is reported to the Department. drinks are handed out and younB men are left with the impression that they enlisted while under the

influence of liquor. "

Inter jProvihcial Calf And Poultry Clubs Hold Show

Large AttendaE As Interesting Classes Judged At (Io-operative Egg And Poultry Assn. Building.

109 boys and girls registered at the Inter P.ovincliil Club Fair, which was held in the Co-Opera- iive Egg and Poultry Association Building yesterday.

This is the first time that the Calf Club competition has been held separately from the School Fair. but, as it was not possible to hold the Central School Fair this year it was decided to hlive the Calf and Poultry Competition.

There W85 a very large attend- ance of parents and friends who were keenly interested in the judg- ing and various contests and com- petitions.

The fair is held under the aus- pices of the Federal Department of Agriculture, who gives an annual grant of 500 dollars to the Fair.

‘The Provincial Government co- operated in the Club work. The Poultry Club shares in the grant. There were BB calves show-n.

They were all this year's calves born after January 1st and are selected from the first. second and third prize animals at the local Club Fair. A second group is made up of fourth, fifth and sixth prize animals. from the same clllb. Selections must made from Clubs with not less than 12 mem- bers in entire club. Although school fails have declined. calf clubs have increased, sold Mr.

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STDCKIHOLM. Oct. J3—(AP)— Sweden today invited the Kings of Denmark ond Norway and the

l President of Finland to confer

here next Wednesday on their countries’ status in the war and at t-he same time ordered strength- ening of the long-friendly border between Sweden and Finland.

To this frontier, which for years has been as undefenedd as the Canadian-United States border, 10,000 additional men were reported to have been sent in the direction of Upper Morland sector. The move was described as precautionary a- gainst possible trouble develop- ing between Russia and Fin- lrmd.

The troop movement followed closely the conference invitation by King Gustaf of Sweden.

The communique announcing ac- ceptance by King Christian of Den- mark, King Haakaon of Norvray and President Kyosti Kallio of Finland said they would be ar- companied by their Foreign Min- isiers.

It is not immediately disclosed what specific. questionr were to be discussed. but the fact that Pres- ident Kallirfs homeland is at ores- sinle of emergency-its canliul deserted by many residents and its armed forces in readiness— led obw-rvcrs to believe that Fin- land's siiuoFon in the for-e of Rus- sian expansion in the Baltic will flgtirc prominently in the conver- stations.

Escaped German Sailors Captured

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld., Oct. l2 —(CP Ciiblel-‘Fwo German sailors who escaped from thelrinterlimentquar- tcrs in the Y. M. C. A. building here were captured tonight at Kllbridge, fivc miles from St. Johns after 48 hours 0f freedom they spent wan- dering ill a chili drizzle.

The two. Walter Knave and Ern- est Munch, were seamen aboard the German freighter Christophe V. Doornum which was at Botwood, on Newfoundland! east coast when the war broke out. Their vessel pre- iously had been held there under a civil action to satisfy a mortgage c a m.

International Situation At A Glance

LONDON-Admiralty r e p o r t s three German submarines destroy- ed on ‘Trlday the thirteentln’ War Office says 158.000 troops auc- ccssfuliy transported to France. Froolalms Tnmmies "ready for any- thlngf’ Britain claims Germany lost ar's "first round."

Pr.RIS—Ff€Il(‘Il nrmy wonders at

sudden zlm in northern sector of western front; weather unfavor- rblo for fighting; army refill"!

German reconnaissance parties re- prised south o? rn asens.

With the British army in France —Brltlsh tommics crouch on west- crn front, ready for action.

BERLIN-Germany reported con- sulting with pact partners, Russia and Italy, on next move; Nails indignant over Chamberlain re- buff of peace proposals.

WASHINGTON-President Roose- velt says he has not received any word direct from Berlin as to un- 'fiicil\l pence s u g g e stio ns; Lind- bergh in broadcasts says whole western hemisphere is United Stat- cs domain.

NEW YORK —American liner. President Iiarding, rescues crew r’ C; from sinking British rreighter Ileronspool, aces flaming French tmker, Emile Mlguet, sunk without trace of crew.

MOSCOW-Soviet Russian-Turk- ish IITCEIIIBIIC on Black Sea. and Dari‘ nelles reported imminent: Russia puts off Finnish talks for Turkish conferences.

HEI/"VGFORS- Finnish Presl- dont orders civilians to be ready for non-military work during emer- gency; Cabinet broadened in solidarit move.

SIWCKIIOLM — Sweden invited Denmark, Norway and Finland to conference on north country status in Euro an war.

IIONG YONG-China announces Japanese pushed back to lines held before offensive began month ago.

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A. E. Macleai: Home In Plane From Boston y

Alfred E. MacLean. 71-year-old Liberal member for Prince County was on his native soil at Summer- slde last night after a trip from a Boston Hospital in on improvis- ed ambulance plane.

The veteran member ivos “so de- lighted to be home." his wife said

while in hospital in Boston and accompanied him on the homewad tlrlp. Mr. Maclrean stood the trip ‘splendidly!’ Mrs Mocneiin said. He went to hospital here for a. few days to "rest after the trip."

The flight from Boston was made in two hours and forty minutes. Mel Holbrook. pilot oi’ the plane which flew the MscLean party here took off again on return lust as darkness was falling. little more than an hour after his arrival.

With Mr. and Mrs. MacLean were Dr. John F. McNeill of Sum- merside and Miss Georgie Mac- Lean, niece of the Liberal member.

The hop from Boston was made without stop and with excellent weather conddltions. Mrs. Macbean was delighted with the experience. It W38 her firstntrip by air, she sold. Her husband. however, is a leasoned air traveller.

In the whole journey from Bos- ton there was no scenery wlllch de- lighted her or her husband like the Yreg soil of P:lnce Edward Is- an

Slow Wheat Buying is Bausingiloncern

p OTTAWA, Oct. 13- Increasing concern is being shown in the capital over the wheat crisis creat- ed in Canada by gin almost total lack of British buying since the war starved.

‘The lack of even normal British buying when Canada is holding t1 big carry-over from last year and a bumper i939 orop, is creating a situation which growers, dealers and government alike are wateri- trig with increasing apprehension.

One purpose in the British pol- icy might be to buy in wheat from distant parts now, leaving Canad- ian wheat for consumption later in the war, it has been suggested. Political purpose in buying from countries like Romania and Argen- tina is also suggested. Or Britain may be buying merely where prices a-le lowest. keeping in mind the world surplus

The result as for as Cariclian wheat is concerned. ln any case, is to keep prices right dorm where they hove been for weeks. Even May wheat is being quoted at '10 cents today. making dollar wheat a dim prospect on this year's crop. despite the war.

Senator Taft In Favor 0f Blow At Hitler

By C. R. Blackburn Canadian Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON, Oct. i3—(CP)— If repeal of the United States em- cargo on ‘arms sales i/O oeiilgerellts means striking s blow at. Hiterlsni, that shoud be an argument in fav- or of repeal, Senator Robert A. gift (Republican-Ohio) declared

United States are wit-h these gov-

ernments (Great Britain and France) and against i-litlerism," Taft declared. supporting the

Roosevelt administration's revised neutrality measure in the Senate.

While supporting the embargo repeal clause Taft urged amend- ments to the proposed shipping restrictions preventing Untied States ocean-going vessels taking cargoes and passengers to belliger- ent countries. He proposed confin- ing llcse restrictions to actual war zones of Europe.

At resent the embargo on arms expor permits sales to Russia, Italy, Japan and Mexico but refus- es such sales to “Our neighbor Canada‘ with whom we have been at peace for over 100 years and whose safety is essential w this

country," Taft declared.

last night. She had been with hlmi

ay. "Certainly the sympathies of the i

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REV. STUART C. PARKER, l), I),

Moderator of the General Assembly of the Prcbyterinn Church in Canada.

Rev. Dr. R. Moorhead Iegate St. James Church. received the to ow- ing cable yesterday from Rev, . James Neill. St. Andrew's Church_ St. Johns, Newfoundland: “Regret

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LONDON, Oct. 13--(CP three German submarines to hulls shattered, their raiding day's haul of the war.

V The Admiralty made th British Expeditionary Force

The twin announcement

land, sea and air and along matic front. On the diplomatic front

that Moderator will be unable to

Island ow rig to sickness. will you be good enou h to inform all those concerned in it was intended that Dr, should return to Sydne from New.

foundland on Wednes ay, and ar-

rive in Charlottetown Friday nighhl but at the last moment this arrange- ment was departed from.

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Talks With Italy And Russia Preliminary To Next Major Move

(By Melvin K. Whiteleather) (Associated Press Staff Writer) BERLIN, Oct. 13- tAPl-Ger-

many was reported to have begun consultations tonight with two of her pact partners, Soviet Russia and Italy. as a pzeliminary to her lloxt major move in the war. indignation over Prime Minister Chamberlain's rejection of Reichs- fuehrer Hitler's proposals for end- ing the war on Gcrlncinys terms- .’ lcpiance of the disappearance of P.lEtll(I~—SVi‘Ept through Nazi ranks. An official press release said . that Mr. Cllanlbezlllin had. "rcjcct- . ‘rd the h. lids of poaoc stretched out to him by the Fuchrcl" and that Britain's war aims l ..ilt "war a- gainst tlie Gcrnzan people. war a- guinst the German Reich unto an- 1 i l

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out officials nei-erthcicss expres- sed a hope some neutral power- ful enougll, such as the United States, "in her own interest" would . bring pressure on Britain to accept ; a peace conference as the Fuehrcifl suggested in his Rcichstag speech just a wcek ago.

(President Roosevelt had nothing to sav when asked about latest tn- io.mt.l German peace talk. He had received no official word from the Gr‘ ‘ll Govtrtmcnt.)

Dysart Says iio it. B. Election In November

MONTREAL. Oct. i3-(CP)—Pre- mier A, A. Dysart of New Brunswick who arrived here tonight from Ot- tawa where he discussed war co-op- rrntion with federal government of- Jolal". said there is "ho authority" {or rn_v statement that there will be in election 1n New Brunswick in November.

Asked if there definitely would be no election. Premier Dysai-t replied:

many has lost out to Russia b

fulfil snsogementsin Prince Edward‘ dominated and in southeastern Europe. Although t smashing of the PolishRepublic is a German success, it e Island." Originally} immoibillzes 20 to 25 dlvlslons of first line troops who are

Germany Lose- Phase Of War Despite Con-

quest Of Poland-Admiralty Takes Exception To Non- belligerent SELArea.

(By J. F‘. Sanderson, Canadian Press Staff Writer)

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CablQ-Flashing guns and Royal Navy today sent the bottom of the sea, their days over. It was the biggest

e announcement while the in France was described as

waiting with French troops “in complete confidence" any, attack Adolf Hitler may launch in the west.

reinforced the view of mili-

tary authorities here that Germany has been the decisive loser of round one of the second Great War-losing on

the vitally important diplo-

it is argued here that Ger- oth in the Baltic, now Soviet- the

needed to watch the Russians and to try to subjugate the

Poles.

Other points where Germany lost, it was affirmed, are that. French tmotps are on her soil; that her submarine menace has been beaten off. and that the bombing plane has not. PFOYf-fn its ability W ciestroy the battleship.

Tile last figure given on sub- marine warfare was on Sept. 20 when Prime Minister Chamberlain gave Parliament a conservative estimate that "six or seven" su-b- marines had been destroyed.

Winston Churchill. First Lord oi the Admiralty. told Parliament six days later that "since then we have had some fruitful days" but did not give any figures.

In addition an unindicated num- ber of submarines have been de- stroyed by the French navy.

The Admiralty also went on record as taking exception to the American republics right to draw a line around all the

Americas except Canada with-

in which belligerent. actinn would be forbidden. Whether this would be respected re.-

maincd for the belligcrcnis t0

decide. the Admiralty said.

A communique on the silbmar- Ine sinklngs said that "Friday the thirteenth of October has proven an unlucky day for the U-boats, two having been destroyed." The communique added that the hunt- lxlg craft were able to rescue "some survivors."

Shortly a-fier the first two sink- illas were announced the Admiralty issiiéed n second communique which so t

"With reference to tho previous r-cmmtllliquc. the Admrnliv states has iu<i l‘{‘(‘l‘l r0-