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_ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1941 14

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Project

Details

‘Are Announced

Net additional

estimated at $50,343,000 __;:____,__.=..._._

Raider 300 liiics off Nfld?

.AST comer outsmart ‘g1 Bl/inrcil 21 —(CP) — TWO “Si, vessels may have been sunk b, m mcmy surface raider S00 up; southeast of Newfoundland, m, (grows oi two freighters which ‘mm here recently told nevu-

n. Ibificers of the vessels said thfl! m1 picked up wireless messages m. the two British ships, a. tank- (y and a cargo vessc\ 5014118 ‘>110’! m, being "shelled by a raider." My, ships picked u" the messages. They said no fur er word was melvcd nnrl they were unable to ptcnnine the fate of the British

“i511- tivigliters which arm/ed here ml over the <pot where the ct- lllask was believed to have taken 1m _the Grand Banks of! New- loundland -only a few days before it occurred.

(Prune Itflnlsfer Churchill en- nmccd cavlier this week that ene- my battle cruise-rs and submarines hid crossed to the American side it the Atlantic to prey on British lllpplng and had already sunk loft which were not travelling in

MWOY.)

iII.B.-P.E.I. ice Bream makers in conference

MONGIU v-T. G. Mnriili,__Salnt_ John. was he- Ilectcd president todav at the fifth lnnual convention of New Bruns- wick and Prince Edward Island Ice Orelun lllnnufncturers.

Other officers re-elected included: I. P. Simmonds, Charlottetown, vice Eesident: J. P. Sutherland. Char-

flvloltn. cc -trcns.. and W. L. Brenton. Charlottetown, executive member.

About 350.000 gallons of ice-cream were told in the two pmvinces last Mr. one report revealed.

International At A Glance

' By Tho Canadian Press

BELfiRADE-Cnblnet crisis men ms Yugoslav government's decision l0 surrl-ndcr to Axis; three minis- ltls quit. ivnrning of internal dis- vder; sci-lion of army angry; signa- lllft of pout delayed. .

“CAIRO-Ginrnbub, lnat oasis In WI. falls to British forces: new llttillles in Somallland, Ethiopia, mil"; ltnllnn counter-assaults in Hires beaten back,

‘LONDON-British fliers rlld Ill submllrine base at Lorient, Wm; Lady Astor helps In rehab- tatlon nf hard-hit Plymouth.

Alumna-Greeks In heavy sc-

‘lbhl with Italians about Tepelenh"

hi‘ Mli1““i‘°iv'i “it”? ‘"35 0 "fled in notion in “Allballlllmmpor

Coming Events

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t" Doyle, Secretary. L-fi-l-fl-il.

N.N.B. March 21-4015) o...

cost to Dominion

OTTAWA 33% 31 -(q't - Joint develoment by Canada. en the United States of the long- Eglevibd IMO-mile inland sesway

ougl the st. Iawrenoe River and hestlakes sndofthotn- mandolin power resources of the river basin today reached the legis- lative stage for the second time since 1934

At Washington, President Roose- velt sent to Congress the agree- ment signed here Wednesday by which the countries undertake on immediate start on the huge pro- ject as one definitely associated with defence efforts.

The agreement stipulates that the entire project must be complet- ed by Dec. 1, 1948 unless circum- stances make it advisable, by mut- usl consent, to speed or retard any

use of the scheme. It. lb official- Y estimated that power develop-- menis in the International Rapids section will be completed in 1945.

Details of the agreement, and documents pertaining to it, were made public here in papers tabled in the House of Commons by Prime Minister MacKenzle King.

But the Canadian Pmlinment

ll not. be asked to ratify the s- gleement until after it has won the majority approval of the Unit- ed States Senate and House of Representatives.

The agreement envisages con- struction of the entire seswsy 311d power project planned in the in- tematlonal agreement reached in. 1932 after negotiations which start. ed in 1905, callirlfl for s 27-foot system of canals and channels from Montreal to Lake Superior.

Power Development

For the moment. however, the two governments are concentrating on power development. in the In- oemationsl rapids section of the 8t. Lswrence River. roughly between Morrisburg, Ont. and Comwail.

‘this has been estimated by en. Rineers to cost. $266,170,000. of which, for the financial informat.

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Coastal town Under attack

-~ A SOUTHWEST ENGLISH‘

COAST TOWN. March 22—(Blt- UFdP-Y) -— (C?) -—- Many business houses and blocks of homes were blasted by German bombers in a continuous three-hour raid last night and early today with casual- ties believed to be heavy. Many persons were known to be trapped in wreckage.

Air mid precautions workers dynsmitecl some buildings which had been bombed.

A newspaper executive said: "The raiders started coming over in terrifying numbers and drop- ping the heaviest explosives this town has felt."

Plymouth

Fierce raid

PLYMOUTH Iinfn. Mud: l1. - toel-Plmouth pied hightdusand beg: snd manned the stirrup‘ pumps tonirht, prepared for eno er fleet of f lune and blast such as it endur- ed lsst night at. the hands of the Nazi raiders.

Many sections of tilts normally immsoulate southwestern port, first glimpse o; mglsnd for msny travel- lers from overseas. were withou heat and water as ls result of the fierce rsid which set serious fires. and cost the lives of uncounted men. women and children.

Astor. member of the l-lopse of Commons for the Sutton .. of Plymouth since 1019. directed firefighters at her Plymouth home mush the rsid: then took cverthe mayor's post in the absence of her husband. Lord Astor. who is suffer- ln with influenza. e-witnesses who have seen the condition of other mitntsh cities after such rstds u tha of ‘thun- dsy ni t ssld Plymouth s city 0.600. 131E811!‘ had time m llhlll return nesr-nor . » The rmons struck lost nieht

d only s few hours after the King Ind

Queen left Plymouth. foliowinl s tour of inspection.

F0118!!! DARK AG!

BIRMINGHAM Erlllsnd -(PPl --Bisliop E. W. Barnes says he fmeseea s lEt"I\6W padea 1.030

s m" “b: .1’.....2‘i“'-°-al.. s" bill.

Battered in _,

WABEITNUION. -An additional outla

possi

comm d roughly half of the army's $3.718.- 893 6 new

believes Christian prlnci s Will dlonlinsnt.

survive and smsrll n.

Prime Minister m. huchill ad LL-Gen. 11.01..‘ of a military map at Canadian C011); Headquarter!-

Officer Believes Unly Three Ships Lost In Convoy

Earlier reports credited five ships to submarines in raid in the Atlantic

AN COAST CANADIAN PORJI‘. March 21.~tCP)—An officer on a ShlD in a. S8-vessel convoy re- oentlv attacked by submarine in the Atlantic. sold tonight he was “quite sure" only three of the merchant- men had been lost. instead as reported by a Netherlands vessel captain in New Y

‘Hie officer, whose s said two of tiuee expl in the flint mass attack were on the] slime ship, wilich failed to sink un-. der the first torpedo, The attacked ships were near his own. he said. He was on watch

Several

Greeks repulse Tank thrust

ATHENS. March 22-(Saturday) (AP)—An Italian tank thrust in

the central sector of the Albanian front was repulsed by Greek for- ces Friday, the Greek Government spokesman announced early today.

He said two tanks were hit and the whole formation retreated. The high command said one of the tanks was destroyed.

Otherwise, action was restricted to artifery fire and infantry pa- tl-ols.

The spokesman credited one Greek patrol with capturing 15 prisoners. lncludlnp an officer. ln a daring penetrat on of the Ital- ian lines.

liihhentrop Predicts victory

MUNICH, March ZL-(AP) -For- eign Mini ter Ribbentron at a re- ception tlo Dr. Leszlo de Bardossy. Hungarian Foreign Minister. tonight repeated German assertions that the Reich will win e. complete vic- tory this V68!‘

_ t ‘We are convinced the year 1940

brought s decision in favor of Ger-

A1718 Strategists Confer

EAST

(Capt

captain, reported Wednesday that ilve British and allied ships were sunk in two mass. tacks n a all-ship convoy about 1,000 liles off the coast of Ire land March 6. tOlle of the vesse slink, the pire Attendant. York today. Its after missing.) ________----

Expect the Pope To substitute

manv and her ally." Ribbentrop,

claimed. "The year 1041 will br‘ ill conclusive evidence of this. and c- velopments of this year will forc our opponent to admit his defeat.

II. S. plans for 4,000,000-man army

March zb-(AP) of 84.118.- 153 017 for the Unite States army

and navy. including funds for new plant. capacity sufficient to supply a 4.000,000-man army "on s com-

bat status" was recommended m

the House of Representatives oo- dsy by its appropriations com- m

lttee. About hslf of the sum would be

s direct cash appropriation with

the balance in contract authoriz- ations for which Congress would

have to mvide the funds later,

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The thlt

sr. 13$. explaine

4 more was earmarked for ts. The bslsnee origin-

ally included in the war

department's brief estimates for

the fiscal r stsrtl Ju 1 and

mhtftlgll erred to th bil to est- e program.

New data on how Gennmys new "panzer" divisions were used in the conquest of fiance are be- ing studied 18' the U. 8. army gen- eral staff. ongress learned, in connection with plans for possible [renter etxponsion of the army's

ores

eNaughton are completely absorb

ns heard k

hours later. ln a second attack, a fourth mlpioslon was helm. he said. Tlhat ntacte only ee ships sunk. he asserted.

A large craft in the convoy. ported as loot. hnd e coped. $116 01-, iicer said. He believed its speed. could eually have saved it from the. submarines after the attack started.

The officer stud he had no lnfcr- motion on the fate of the. men aboard the lost vessels

lucosllvn in TURMOIL oven

Tloint Seaway i

ed in their study

lialnc committee to Study problem of Canadian Sailors

OVITAWA. March 2i — (GP)- Clarence Gillis (C.C.F. Cape Bre- ton South) told the Commons’ pensions committee today that “the need should be the guide" in award of compassionate pensions in cases deemed “specially meritorious." Length and merit of service now govern ch pwurgis. _Sli.lf_l_ Brig.- Gen. . F. McDohali-l. chairman of the Canadian pension commission, and Mr. Gil‘ls said he felt. a broader lnte retation should pre- vail. Many wdows were entitled to consideration.

Cyrus MacMlllen, (Lib. Queen's. P.E.I.), chairman or the committee. named sub-committees to study and report on compensation for injuries to civilians caused by war, to study and report on the ques- tion of Canadian seamen serving on ships of other than Canadian register, and to handle matters concerning procedure. correspon- dence and delegations.

Escaped Nazi Prisoners taken By ll. S. Officers

OTTAWA. March 22 -tSaiur- day) -—(CPi -Ilit.0l'nlent officials announccd early iodny thnt two German prisoners of war who cs-

fluict Easter Mass

By George C. Jordan Associated Press Staff Writer VATICAN CITY, March 21— is expected to

substitute quiet Easter Mass in his for the usual elab-

(AlU-Tfle POP‘!

private Chiipfl crate ceremony

Although His Holiness’ definite plans have not been announced; usually rclinblo sources because of wal- conditions he cancelled the usual mass and the

blessing of tile throngs from the

ave been esncelled and the see- thet the present wsr has a. mljm- diurch festival. felt, Christ/mag Eve, the mass was

Jld ti but-tulle?

raped lust night. from the prison zcamp at, Fort Henry. near Kinlzswn. Ont... had l-ten apprehended by United Sluice authorities.

British lagghitléllfneléhgs The officials said the prisonevs-

two German navy officers wlmv‘ ‘11811105 welc- not dictum‘. i-had been caught before ilicy reached the American shore of the ice-cov- cred St. Lawrence River. but; they were across the intcrllrriiriil limin- dary line which is in "fllClatlTRm at that point.

As a result, they said, the Ameri- can authorities who mati" tho cap- tllre declined to turn them over to Canadian officials.

The internment spokesmen said that tho names might possilll‘: be relonsotl later today, but that it was unlikely,

It was not known immediately whether any effort would be mndo t?’ have the men retumed to Can- a a.

According to reports reaching

tiawll officials, the men appor- rllily escaped through a "portllolc" in the fort by removing somesiono frcm a. wall. It was suid they used "some kind of s rope ladder" to reach the ground. “but we don't know what kind."

SPRINKLED POTION LONDON —(CP)

Dunkerque British form on wounds and

shifted to daylight hours because of the blackout.

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CANADA

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BAKING!

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lllowc refuses

‘Free hand’ to Any official

UITAWA. March 21.—(CP)—Mu- nitiorls Minister Howe told i110 House of Commons today that 11¢ official can be elven a free hind 1n the direction of any branch of war production or in the spendinlz 0f public money.

He was replyins w austestivl?! that some person be lziven a Me hand in aircraft production behold Beaverbrook was in Great Brltaln. Mr. Howe iBJd Lord Beaverbrook had to net approval for his expen- ditures from the British ‘Preasuly

The discussion took place as die House have second reodini; to the 31.300.000.000 war appropriation bill and then discussed the measure in committee of the whole-

Mr. Howe assured the House the program of building Avro-Axlson planes under Government-owned Federal Aircraft Limited was "complete running order and Dru!!- pect. of getting planes on schedule were as good as could be expected with a plane not, yet in production-

"Several men who have 10111911 W!

department have-come in with tdhe

great idea of havinfl I1 ire‘? hi" " said the Minister. “That. idea _of authority without responslblhty seems to be the great. goal of men who enter government work. but no

and no government company

man

has that kind of o. free hand. Conservative leader Hanson lul-

nested that the Minister review the

Aircraft and said the prolmun was not as satisfactory at it. uflllhi» be- He suggested if the action desired were obtained in the not disten future o. lot of the criticism already uttered might be, forgotten.

Mr. HOWQ said the Government had not vet closed the £1001‘ 0n J19 proposal to erect a short-time broadcasting station, but. the cost

would be between 82.000900 and $3--

000,000. with e. large annual charm for operation. This, he explained, would be the cost of a station which could broad- cast. propaganda around the world. The British government had been consulted and took the view lUCh a. station in Canada. was not. neces- fol- war p

would have a short-wave station.

$500,000 which would be for peacetime outpost?!-

Prcsidenfs yacht Awaits fine weather

ABOARD U. S. B. BENSON, PORT EVEXRGLADES, Fla" Mal-ch. 2i-(AP—-Presidcnt, Roosevelt rode salt. water tonight but. he was not. getting far 0n a fishing trip.

The White House yacht, Potomac lay at. anchor behind the harbor breakwater here. while wsitltlg fav-

the open Atlantic. , Navy officers late today contin-

lorable weather before nosing into

the sell lanes outside. Speculotlm began to

that some development in the worl

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Fascists

sli_tl_oAput._tp>_sea

CAIRO, March 2i —tAP) — An- other unsuccessful counter-attack by assault units of the 35.000 Ital-

cnsualties and s nucnber of prison- ers." the British middle East com- mand announced tonight.

-lt is an- nounced that during evacuation or army surgeons sprinkled sulphonunide in power bums and

folmd this method of application successful.

LB§BUM

The oasis’ stubborn garrison had been reported under siege since last December when the British troops drove into Libya. but the com. hif“‘.i‘.f..éi’“éfi‘é..iilis..‘til? .121: a a i tm rtsnt, o rations r t d‘ S p5 ‘.1 a cmml-v. m1.

Dug-O P9 We i? CRY"? ,glr1tlt¢ll:nhe sailed from Gibrnltai to dorky,“ ch,“ q

Recently, the British

fans attacked Gisrebub yesterday.

the fsrflung African campaign. llrritres cost the

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5,11 urposes. Some time. lhe Minister said. he hoped Canada

h 11 tin i per ans a sms er one cos sugfltzlrgrtllt

tied to say the sen was rough out- side the harbor, but to observers on anti-Axis manifestations of shore the weather did not. alppcar Serbs.

unduly bad. Smell craft were leav- ing the harbor end freighter: plied premier Vladimir Maoek to try

develop compliant ministers. whether adverse weather ‘was the went into conferences late tonight only factor delay-rig me start 0f in hope of cutting as short us pos- the cruise and whether time Pres- sible a Crisis which might rip YuYo- iclent might. have received word slavia. at its racial seams. a

situation was imminent. and so ddZ-‘ff -~--—~~ mw -- -

In Counter-blow

800 Italians taken prisoner as

enemy tries to relieve pressure on Cheren. ___ ,__;___

inns defending besieged Chcren in Eritrea coast the Fascists "serious

The garrison commander snd 800

iillnounoed.

soldiers -were taken prisoner, it was

command 2 said, "an opportunity arose fina‘1~. jstacey. said submarine; and m“.

‘o clear the sltuatlo no de- . iachmenm! Brmsh "s: Auztm" ‘bombers attacked the convoy thtco and “m; “WNW 1 M Gm

Capitulation came this afternoon. .hi t " t The capture was the high-spot. of dog: lrrlmllouglle wtllvfebog m“ m“ a the day's varied development: in] '

Another Italian coilnter-atts k 1th t1 {mm Brmnbbesi Charm (i; Tun; red to launch lllebonis and fiscisia "serious literally sprayed tm-m with {my casualties and a number of prls- he declared "and storm; n1 mm

AXIS__ Pncl

'_Mobilized Serbs‘ Protest Move To’ Bow Togictators

Cabinet Ministers resign in protest; German authorities reported angry over de-

lay in signingilgreement.

BELGRADE, March 22-(Saturday)— (AP)—l\/l0l)lll’l- ed Serb soldiers singing songs of the First Great War pan- aded in the provinces last night while Yugoslav (lovem- ment heads vainly sought to solve a crisis arising from an attempt to put. this Versailles TreaLv-built nation in the Axis fold.

Regent Prince Paul and his Premier, alive i0 the dan- gers of serious internal disorders, still were unsuccessful early today in their attempt to form quickly a complete pro-Axis cabinet that would approve the plan of modified alliance with the Axis. The Serb Peasant Party leaders bitterly oppose the plan.

Here in the capital anti-Axis students met near the

whole situation regarding Amoflvroyal palace and played “Tipperary,” the famous British

marching song of 25 years ago.

'llhe_uprozl_r caused by grapevine-leakage of the Govern- ments intention, which was opposed vigorously by three r0 signing cabinet ministers, forced Premier Dragisa Cvei, kovic and Foreign Minister Alksandar Cinczlr-lilurkovic tej delay their scheduled departure today for Vienna where they had planned to sign an agreement with the Axis Sun- day.

This hitch caused great indignation in German circles.

Likelihood of delay-or of more than mere delay-Wits raised by the angry objections of three Serb cabinet ministers who resigned rallies‘ than approve an anti-British accord with Germany nnd her nllie‘.