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The People's Paper

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

Charlottetown (Iuunllnn, Two Centt Iorning Gulrdlln. Founded I551

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADAT TUESDAY, NovEMBaR 11. 1942

MAXIMS o, ,, MAXIMG MERE MAN °' ‘ MERE MAN

s PAOGESO

A nation which fails to conquer by her ernu might, collcelvlbly, cou- quer in her ldeee.

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Annual Uubecrlpllo- llgllnyod, “p0 By lI-nlli P. E. l. H.001 Cu other Province: and U, l. A. OHM

U. S. F EET SCORES MAJOR SEA VICTORY

British Political Troubles Loom In North Africa

Fighting French refuse to deal with Darlan; Call Him “No. 2 Traitor” of France.

By Edwin Sliainkc

ibsurlated Press Stuff Writer

DONDON, Nov. 16 -(AP) - The Allcd campaign in north Africa became fraught with political com- plexities tonight when the Fgl 111g Fcnch balked at negotiations with Admiral Jean Dorian, irllcm one of their spoke i.1eu willed the "N0. 2 traitor of France."

Dorian, former Vichy Defence Chief, apparently has emerged in

Climax Near In New Guinea-

P’ l"? i

Alibi”

the negotiations with Aliierleall unitary authorities as the ranking l-iench lei-i-der co-operating with the Ailes in North Africa.

A statement issued by Gen. Charles. De Gaulle‘s headquarters said the Fight 11g French were “faking no part whatsoever in, 11nd assuming no responslbilitv for neg- otlatnnis in pFOX-ZPCSS in north Africa with zepresentatives of V.c11y.

“ ‘ uld 0t ' result l *4”

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Small French Garrison insMBritish Ist Army

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Ten Injured In Train Collision MONCTON, Nov. 6 —(CP)—Tcn persons were injured this moruoiu when an eastbound freight. train plowed into the rear end of the eastbound Mariflne Expresu tls it ltcod at the station at Ja 'et River in northen New Bru None of the injuries are 1' as serious and n11 peissenfler,

coining to Moncton on the ocean iimred this afternoon.

ees n! the Canadian National Rrl- ways. six others being ])Zl5S*?ll‘J,"l' The passengers are John G. Smith Alltl W D. McLeod. of Moncton, O. Guide, Magda en Islands, lvlrs. D. Deiisworth. Halifax. George Cruiks- hank. Halifax, and E. Wilson, of Mlscou Island.

The employees are Edward Kiln. Whiter, Halifax. Wilianl PCWIWY. Waiter. HnPfnx, Robert Lund. Dining Car Cock. Halifax. and William Coliie, Sleeping Csir Power. niinnni.

The injuries were described by Canadian National Rlillhlflys offic- ltils here ns slight. with Colic. suffering considerable from shock Efilil to be the most seriously hurt.

unlEiIfFFiiiIIi“ Physically Fit

TORONTO, Nov 1t; m (CPl _- B011. J.Z~‘. Michaud. Federal lVfin- lWJl‘ of Transport. has been found i0 be physically fit after a w'vk's TT“‘ in l1')si1it."l_ his rhvslcian, 171' Snurle Lawson said today’.

"lie suffered only from fatigue." Dr lrfl\‘.'S"ll stilt’. “lie left. Pwiilrrlay muhfuio resume his duties in O‘.-

Coming _Eveuts

"Chicken Sn ier Kingston l-lirl NOYLIIIUEI‘ 18th)“ ' ll-ltl-li:

“We require a quantity of well fleshed bologna cattle, Island Cold "rose 00., Ltd. ' b-26-dtf.

_"Con1e to Dance in Hunter 31M‘ Masonic Hall, Wednesday N01‘. 18th in aid 0f school. 11-17-21

“Card party and dance, Elmerald “All mnlkht. Sponsored by Mrs. J. V. Cash. 11-17-11.

"Culecting hogs every htday. Please list with Leslie McDowell, Ffedertcton. b-lfl-ZJ-twti

‘Tryon Baptist Bazaar and Sup- Ml‘ in Church Hall November-l 18th. 1 . -

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"Box Social and Dance 1n Trac-

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mtg‘ Hall, Thursday, Niiyefibgeii: 89B ii

D'M.l11%1(r=i dressed poultry daily.

innon, Murray River. ' 11-1

‘fwoman’: Institute dance and 800ml evening at new warehouse, Cali-mi Station, Tuesday, November 17 . 1r not fine 1am. 11-14-11.

“Now bu up live and dressed mllllrv at o cl Telephone Office. An- n"? d: Llewellyn, Montague.

ll-l0-'l'-'I‘-S-0l.

"Plan to dine at Miirshfield zllllll Wednesday, Nov. 18, under Alkvlves of Presbyterian Church.

°t loose dinner with plum pud-

s l The Consul, vilio arrived yester- "dojv. said that.

Four M m? injured are emnmxu looming they scuttled their ships i3

lmovable defences such as anti-

‘tans could not find u."

1L1) HEADQUARTERS, AUSTRALIA, Nov. 7—(OP)-Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Commander in Chief in the Southwest Pacific 11nd Coniunaziders of the Allied fund and air forces. Gen. Sir Thomas [Blomev and LL-Gen e0 e C. the feid In

KIIIIICY. have taken to

‘New Guinea as the battle for that flslandeéiegx: B, climax it was en- nounc ay,

g_ Allied forces are closing 1:1 rap- lidly on Buna, both from the west ;1ind from the 301mb. and the ene- lmy is steadily retreating, the oom- |munique said.

By WES GALLAGHER Associzteil Press Staff Writer ALLiLED HEADQUAR EH8 IN NQRJLu-l AFRICA, Nov. i6—tAP)— American mobile units rolled east.- ward in support of the - American drive to smash Axis foot- liclds at Bizerle and Tunis today while a. small French garrison join- cd the British 1st Army's advance 101'C€S.

The American consul 11.1. Tunis, who escaped capture by the Axis, brought word that. French forces 110211" the city had battled and forc- ed back Nazi patrols trying to ex- tend their footholds.

"as soon as the ‘Frfilllli heard the Germans were

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Rommel’s Army May Make Stand i At El Agheila

Axis For-cesSo Badly Depleted Halt May Not Be Possible.

By EDWARD KENNEDY Associated Press Staff Writer

CAIRO, Ndv. 16—(AP)--Britain'e titzhlAnny closedta 8x11501212‘! Oéld Ben- tmiilglht as l‘ er rem- $5 of Mardial Elnvin Rommel’: beaten forces raced toward the narrow "passage at E1 Aghelia for a possible stand to save the face of their Commander-reported by Reuters News Agency to be facial; Hitler's wrath at Munich.

‘n14; important forward air base of Martulba, south of Demfl. W3! occupied by the 8th Anny Sunday- The vanguard of one fleeing Ger- mans and Italians already was be- vond Bengasi hieaded for Ell Agihei- ln at the base of the Libyan Hump 12;’ uilles southwest of the sulppply p0 .

Casualties Mount

m haggard enemy forces were scattered a-11 along the coastal area. from Tom-a, just east. of Bengfisl. w A a, and British and Amer- ican panes were pounding them without mercy. adding hourly to the 75.000 casualties already listed.

RAF. planes from Malta spann- ed the 300 miles of Mediterranean loo minis. destroylm six lam ‘grounded. Gemwci planes and dem- aglng others in a low-level attack on the airdrcme at dusk Saturday. M um bombers retimied aha night to attack repair sharps and

hangars.

The British Command thinks tihe shattered Africa coins may fli- u-impt a stand at El Azheiln. 400 miles eosit of the chief Libyan sup- puy huge oif TTlpfill. ‘There the geography approximates that of the E1 Alomein Line 1:1 Egypt where the British drive storied-

Narrnw Passage

t-he main harbors atnd '-ii"eratt guns nwliy from the port,

well as all transport 11nd gaso- 11.e so that the Germans and Ital-

The Consul left Tunisia several days af-ter the Germans arrived, departing by a secret mute.

"The Fieciclu population," he_ said. is frightened to death end is; in no slate to put up any resis- LRITPC,

“There was fighting between the Fienclh outside the City and u German reconnaissance unit on Saturday. and the Germans retir- ed after some rifle fire."

The Consul said he believed that the Geimans and Italians were iii-st trying to keep the ports open for support of Marshal Rommel, embattled in Libya against the ad- vancing British 8th Army.

Field reports disclosed Shut French gurr sons east of Algiers as ivcll as in Orrin are flocking ‘to icin the American forces and help in the fight

Soviets Make Slight Gains

MOSCOW, Nov. 17 --('1‘uesduy)- (APi-,Tlie Rusians announced to- day that approximately 2.000 Ger- mans had been killed in the Red Army's capture and continued oon- trol of an important village in the Leningrad siege urea, and said that 1.500 more were killed in repulsed attacks at Stalingrad. when the sovlets themselves gained slightly.

[The Monday midnight communi- que also told of another a1‘ ht Russian gnln in the mid-Caucus n area southeast of Nachik. and de- scribed i1 firm Red Army defence of its line; northeast of ‘Puepee along the Black Se: coast.

Save Bones, Fats For Firing Line

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OTTAWA. NOV.

waste m. in every urban end rural BPEBkIlII Canada within the next two wee

Addresdng an Ottawa service club (Rotary) Mm. ‘nix-nor eeid

did

Practically iimpassable salt mar- shes to the south- narrow the man- Qguvrable passageway to about

miles which Rommel in the P4155 has studded liberally with mine fielch. rt was mt 1:1 Asheile that he halted the last British- offensive

~;—__ (Continued on page 7. C01 2i

Selective Service Regulations Are Aired in Court

OTTAWA, Nov. 16—(CP) —-NB~ tlonal Selective service Plans t0

submit w the justice devertmrnl for consideration of further action muuyu jud merit by Mnsistmte JB. Garvin at. Klnision. 911i?» holding that a section of the Se;- ective,servloe regulations is ultra

vireo.

Late today the judgment was not available fextually here. When lit. arrived. said a spokesman for sel- Qctlve gefvicc, it; wili be sent to t (e: justice department for study. and decision whether an appeal shou be launched o1- whether order-tn- councll 7596—-the Selective Service regulations-should be amended-

Magistrate Garvin's decision was the second time recently u wartime government reguation has bggntrglgglllultrb vireii 1n an Ontario eon: ec on.

m, judgment we; handed down 9n dirmlssn e clwrtlc will!" w H. Holdcrof, Kingston contractor, of interviewing William Mowat. an u pllciint foi- ‘employment.

m"; um not, pigcent in duplicate the written penniruion of u Sel- ective Serviee officer 0o seek or IA:-

t t. “r11 vlng his j-ud t. W13! If lilii m found 11 of the Selective Service vireii on 12h‘:

Ontario . fifmiihni, e conviction against. hr! 301m”, Toronto, on e cling: of reiilnl an auto tube tn v10 Wm c: the ifecizartment of munitions and l“ Parker contended the me- guletlone under the mi. were ultra vtfel of the controller of supplies. because the act did not confer

wei- on the Governor-in-Oouncll i: delegate to e controller. other in the section mentioned. to mule relillntlone, "and even if it the penalty sect-ion would not apply to the controller's orders."

. that with such a plan in U}, "we are hopeful of achieving our goal of 40,000,000 potmdl” of these amides.

Sheiisked ell Canadians w keep bones 11nd waste late "out of the fine and but. them into the firing inc." One of the simplest. ways in which to do this we; to lltiliik fer only as a end on hem Ind

tune laid for butter

dink. (Tl-WEB 60 cents. 11-17-11

toast and su in

civic eilnployeeg federation. said bo- c side jobs had decided to stop work

our inet. About 500 men are involv-

CITY EMPLOYEES TO QUIT

VANCOUVER. Nov. 1S —(CP1 - Robert Skinner, Secretary of the

iy workers employed on out-

Dec. 2 1f their demands for an ln-

creased cost-of-‘ivlng bonus were

8th Arm; Clgses InOn Bengasi

War Situation Lasi Night

(By Kirke Ii. Simpson, Associated Pres: Wur Analyst)

The peril of the Axil army in Africa is real and imminent. The consequences for Hitler it it is qiilolily and cumpletgly liquidated are 100 lrflve to assume that he is resigned to the defensive for the wni-‘s duration Some bold if risky Nell attempt at n military action must be in the making,

O O O O O O

The author: of the North Afrlee nut-cracker attack, Mr. Roose- velt Ind Mr- Churchill. nuke It clen- they expect vigorous enemy reac- tion. They do not believe Illtlerism ts yet cracking up or lacks the power to strike hock. The Axis still enjoy] inestimable Id tages. It ha! a single command and u seasoned staff to execute, l! it has be- fore, Inlraclee of military logistics. It has inside eommunicufon lines,

eorules cwer 1e Qieueot,

ed:

Bea. they were attacked enemy planes. Peck and an H.111".

vulnerable only to long-distance O O O

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The are all ' ‘ u.

the heavy l

Allled ulr attack_ O O O

There is some Indication that in Nazi war books the Axis-Allied battle now joined in Tunisia ls primarily a. uucrlfice affair, u delaying operation. Whether to permit Rommel to find u short line foi- a stand 0l' to salvage hi: shattered corp: by sen. evacuation, it seems vital that the western jaw of the Allied nut-cracker be slowed up.

O O O O O O

‘u: resistance by the

Axis in ‘Tunisia. Whatever their number, Axis troop; there must lock ‘ ‘__ equipment of their Anglo-American assailants.

Attacked

LONDON Nov. 1C —- (A P) _ Ameiioan fighter planesehct" up troop-laden German trucks, mllitaiy P0515 111141 Elm QIIHIIACCALCMLL": 111 luv, NVCA 5113-11112 BSSEUJL; on “)3 cum- nnent tooav after the R.A.r'. struck a destructive new blow over- nigin. at. Genoa, lralian supply port .01‘ battered Axis forces iii North Africa.

Hundreds of bombs, from 1,000- pounci 111111111111111 weight to tne two- ion block busters. ieli 011 Genoa ior 25 uunutes. the air nmilstry said. starting nunuieds of explosi- uns and fires which Iofliiztl iilltlligil warehouses bulging with Axis sup- plies and senunig cluuhs o1 smoke rcliing out over the Gull U1 Genoa.

Saw llllxe l-‘iree

One pilot of a four-motored Hal- ifax said he saw a. "lire start at. one "end o1 a line o1 warehouses on a strip of lanu gutting 111w the inner harbor and spread along the whole me"

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RAE fighters also made small scale daylignvraids on the continent. stiootnig up and bombing trucks and a AOCOHIOLHG near Lie ‘Irepori and a iactory near Broth)", southeast o1 iJiepp-e in rrance, and barges on the Bruges-usocnd Canal in nelgium.

One of the Americans flew so low over a factory that his plane hit a tree, but. he managed to return to

use.

‘The Nazis scattered under the rain of machine-gun and cannon fire turned on tnem by the Am- ericans. United States air head- quarters announced that casualties were inflicted among the Germans and wai- stores were destroyed. The air ministry reported that R. A.F. fighters and fighter-bombers also made a number of attacks dur- ing the day on railways and othtr targets along the occupied French and Belgian Coasts. while Mosquito planes of the k ‘ command at- tacked objectives in Western Ger- many.

No Planes Lost. In one of the raids e German (Continued on page 3. Col 6'14

Two Airmen Awarded li.F.M.

, Now. 16-(0? CABLE)

4%. Sgt. vld Maoleod C fer, uiember of the RILAJ‘. from Pon- oh. . Wolkerton, out, and Flt. Woodrow W1 Peek gum m‘ ‘fir. Ont. hag; been a- Dbtlncvleh ymo

Medal, it. wee ennoimced here 1o-

day, Oroeter. u navigator, wok pert 111 Genoa and Milan and. the citation said , with other crew members, "d loy-

on. _ viir ii mmlm " 1‘i““’i§.i.‘i‘““.1l.‘h $55 BURN-TY and YlGVOCiOIIy to duty wogembkl, o’ hmhgnpralnnbe." lrti 1 ted , e rear er, c

glheiigfl 1e Oreuettimttogiéild Co? l‘! engine r e eve oped. While 11m only 4o feet BDOVQ the by three

gunner destroyed two and drove off the third before the British

plane made its home base.

T0 SERVE SENTENCE

Panisonienui, Nov. 1s —(AP) —Wlllliam Ibx. one-time multi- mil u motion icture producer. eui-zendered today to begin serving e yeer-end-l-dey eentence on tlllllfle of co ring to obstruct lattes and de ud the United

B tea in connection with 11h bank- mvwv Proceedings.

German Troop Trucks

By Fighters

Big Bombers Strike New Destructive Blow At Genoa; Not A Single Plane Lost.

Refuse Extra Free Time For Potato Loading

OTTAWA, Nov. 16 — (UP) - Tlle board of transport cum- rmissloners in a judgment made public tonight i-Lfused an 11p. plication by the Prince Edward Island Potato Growers As- sociation for a board orucr dir- ecting allowance of aditional free time for loading of pota- toes when the prevailing tem- perature is under 20 degrees.

The application sought extra. free time under rule 5 of the Canadian c111- deenurrage rules (weather interference) where the temperature dropped below 20 above and loading was made impractical on that. account.

Chief commissioner Cross said in the judgment lie was convinced that. grunting the 11p- pllcntion would be followed by many others which would be difficult to decline, “with the ultimate result that there would be a nerlouii impairment of the utilization of railway equipment to its fullest possible extent. . ." The Judgment was concurred in by corninissione l\ G.A. Stone and Frank M. MaePhei-son.

Woman’s Branch 0f Reserve Army Likely

UITAWA. Nov. 16 - (CPJ - Fbnnation of a reserve army branch of the Canadian women's army corps 1s understood to be a develop- ment llkely to occur soon.

The C.W.A.C.. it is believed, could do somewhat the same job for the reserve as it. d s for the act- ive — release men from Jobs which cm be performed by women so more men will be available for the real soldiering jobs. proposal now under con- sideration is that. women who are employed 1n civilian Jobs be given the opportunity of doing part-time service with the reserve army, just. u men are. A certain number would be attached to each reserve unit.

I all robabllity their principal worlh wo d be office duties in the orderly rooms, Every unit his a g deal of correspondence, re- cords to keep and book-keeping to

be done.

Reserve enny C.W.A.C. girls would turn out for parades two nights a week like men 1n the rc- serve and devote a number of week- ends to their duties.

reserve it. is believed. would also give ueeiuh ore-entry ti-nlnlng to rls who wl lam- enter the u: ve, full-time C.W.A.C.

No Statement On Dairy Problems

OTTAWA. Nov. 18 -— (OP) — J. P. Nedenu dairy Plkzducts adminis- trator of the Prices Board. said he had met today with the executive of the dairy farmers association of Canada for a general discussion on problems facing dalrv fennel-s

i-le slid the question oi milk prices was only one of the topics discussed and that future plans for the dairy business aho were con- sidered. I-le had no statement. be

make as to the outcome of the met-

Practice

Blackout

ls Success

Province into. Obser- vance of A.R.P. Re-

gulations Reported Excellent.

The practice blackout he'd last night in Charlottetown was p10-

noniiced the most successful yet by officials in charge of the A.R P. Defense Program. The yellow signal came over at 6:20 and tilts gave the A R. P. Wardens and Controllers t‘me to get to their frosts before the sirens sounded at 7.20. The blackout lasted 40 minutes.

The fact that this trial blackout was very successful indicated that the organization is functioning well and the Warden system is wozking smoothly. The training and rrernration given to perfecting this ‘ariportunt organization augurs well for its effectiveness in case of an air raid emergency. Wardens re- ported that whole hearted co-op- eiaition was given b the public; both pedestrian an car traffic were reduced to a minimrm. Most cars moving about the streets when sirens sounded drew up to the curb, the license numbers of the few who did not were taken and re- ported by the wardens. 0n e

whole the householders gave splendid co-operation. Notwithstanding the installation

recently of more sirens, a. number of citizens (‘rvllulllined that they did not hear the signal for last night's bockoiit. Most house; now

23 Jap-Waval And Invasion Vessels Sunk

Americans Lose Only Eight Ships;

Probably 24,000 Enemy Soldiers

Went Down With Transports.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l6—-(CP)—In the greatest naval battle of the war, a powerful Japanese fleet has been routed 1n the Guadalcanal area with the loss of 23 ships and damage to at least seven others, it was announced to- day by the United States Navy Department.

American losses in the three-day battle, which may turn out to be the turning point in the Solomon islands campaign, were confined to eight SillpS-—tv\'0 light cruis- ers and six destroyers.

ENEMY LOSSES

When the smoke of the sea and air battle cleared away and the Japanese fleet turned back, routed in its attempt to retake Guadalcanal which has been in United States control since early in August, enemy losses were counted as follows:-

Destroyed-one battleship, three heavy cruisers, two light cruisers, five destroyers, eight loaded troopships, four cargo vessels and perhaps as many as 24,000 troops drowned.

Damaged-one battleship and six destroyers.

have storm windows. which adds to the difficulty cf hearing outside noises. On the whole. however. the sirens proved to be "reasonably effective," Hie officials state. On being nctifed by the ivardens. those who did not hear the signal im- medictelv exthnzulshr-rl their lights.

Chief of Pcllre A. Birtwisile said from the standpoint of his depart.- ment the observance of regulations by citireus ivas very. verv good. He said in most eases (lrivers of motor cars pulled orcr to the curb romntly and put out their lights. o fii-rs occurred and there was. no vanda- lism