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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1942

iioan Drive Fofgjgs Ahead In This Prov.

Elziromioi Oil

Refinery Shelled

ARBARA. Calif» Feb. yriiviorimanne up red to “in cl here, and fir I Extent of dams” W" s of casualties. "use were informed the sub

y! that gd b police about damage. ma‘; iheylncltlent, replied:- --| don't know. I'm too busy

lodging Location of the refineryavlsstflv‘:

1M Angeles Preslden

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mend only one piece N w “xulfllnfnt was.

mmltnesses ssid moat of the ml over Highway 10!. bursting in The Barnsdall and Rio l‘

W111, witnesses y, President belfnn

Tldps Have 0n Island

25 shells at not imm

marine the shelling continued for severe minutes

tS-(Afl-Sania Barbara police re- t near Goleta, some seven ca an oil refinery near the shore.

ediately learned. There were no re-

a. at shout seven o'clock

the manager of the refinery. who

. shells.”

as between floleta and Elwood. hert of the Bankline Oil 'Com ny o m-

sllells explofid in n field and one tlgufoothilis.

Companies own vvelia in the

pointed out that the shelling started about the time to give his fireside chat.

Airport l 0f Bali ‘

_ ' Entire invading fleet scattered; Troops on Bali are isolated.

By Witt finncock Associated Press Staff Writer

BANDUNG. N.E.I., Feb. 2! -—(A- P|—Tl‘ll‘ Jnprnlcse enemy has over- run part of Ball and controls the iirport at. Denposar, on the south- east of the island near its gccd harbor but his entire invad- ing fleet ha. been destroyed, dam- ‘nzrd or disple-rscd and his landing lmps are isolated. the Netherlands ttlflmlillfl announced tonight. ' loos p-os summed up the first no. of m.- invader! thrust at the incur approaches to the Java key- done in the allied arch-m thrust ‘lovhlcil Japanese seapower suf- iertd. under co-ordinated Ameri- can-Ncihrrlnrlds bomber ‘and war- drlp fire, its gravest wounds since file battle of Macassar Strait off Bcrneo. .

Again the cnemv had reached a limited 4Z0. '0. but this time at roost pmpoltlllfifltély greater even ‘than the price he paid at Macca- m.

‘lire single enemv shio "which elcceedel in escaping the destruc- zz? --" -~ ——

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Japanese Cov’l. llill apply terms. ti i929 agreement

UITAWA, Feb. 23—(OP)--'I‘he Beaumont o: E2¢t.rnsl Afdairs announced tonight receipt of ward ills: lhc Japanese governmnt will almly provisions of tholwil pris- Vflér; cf tvaroonventlontoi med f-lilllns “on n reciprocal baa and

Ylded that Japanese nationals

lerned in beiligerent countries ‘lie not fcrccd Io do physical labor lffllllst their will." This u-ord came through the In- krnellcnal Red Cross Commlltee i" 903MB. an External Arffalrs bttlariulcllt statement liild.

, Jflllan was not a signatory of the .929 Drlsorlers of wsr conwntion. imwtvvr. some time ago l; was

announced that lile Japarese g v- Zffbhnent had stated 1r, intended to u-de by the terms cf the cznvcn-

m‘ l" Feillwt of war prscners m," "Cifirdllll! iofionighta stale- ‘Jll. the ccnvznt on also will be _ W-td to civilian internees,

tooling Events

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Expect Car Ferry back" 0n job today

ice-Breaker Laid Up For Repairs To Leaking Boiler. . i

A leaking boiler on the car ferry S. S. "Prince Edward Island" yes- terday cut this province off from shipping communication with the mainland. The only means of leav- ing or reaching the Island was by airplane

The boat is‘ expected lo resume

operations between Borden- and ‘Ponnentine today. Superintendent E. W, MacKinnon cf the Canadian Nfllolul Railway-s said Yesterday. Wvrkmfn rushed repairs on the boiler in an attempt to have the steamer ready for the regular schedule.

The leak was discovered shortly alter the car ferry docked at Bore den yesterday morning a: 4.23 to Rel. readv for the regular crossings during the dav. Tlhe boat had been running continuously from m’d- night Saturday and had trans- ported about. 55 Cllrs of freight to the province. A similar-number of curs were moved to the mainland (‘Imus this time. Passengers plan- ning to leave Charloltctcvwn on the enrlv trnln were adwsed that chi-v could not make connections with til" mainland.

As a result of this hold-up. a total 0i H‘). passengers were carried to and from file province during the dav by Maritime Central Alr- wsyfi. In addition to th‘: a quan-

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Cherry Valley Native dies In Toronto

1H0. Feb. b-Q- Stricken with a h-eart attack Bun- day, Clarence E. Jcnss, 5i, manag- er for Orlterio for Taylor-Forbes, Ltd, died today in h. in dlerr-y Valley, P.E.I., he w

ed for a. while with his father

the ar lcuifure implement firm of J. l-I ones and son. For 24 years he was a membsr of the staff of the Gurney Foundry . Lid. Surviving are his widow; a son Jeck- s daughter. Claire, at home, and ls parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Jones (I Dixie, Ont.

iligllt ‘Sold

S'sidc passes! Three-quarter Mark for quota

Charlottetown ls Close Behind With M o re Than 70 Per Cent Sub- scribed-

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‘The second Victory men eun- psign was well underway in the province 8s the second week of canvassing opened yesterday. With 11 days left in the drive Prince Ed- ward Islanders are subscribing generously and the Loan objective of 31.500000 is being rulpidly an-

ed.

In the seventh day of the cem- paign yesterday. Charlottetown subscriptions went up by $50,850 The city's total now stands at $427,150 which is approximately '10 per celnt of its objective. Summer- aide also forged ahead yesterday, according to figures ‘ ‘ last night from Provincial Headquart- ers. A total 0d $233,000 was marked up t0 the credit of the western capital for the first seven days of the drive. This is more than per cent of the town's object-lye.

Figures for Kings, the mmalnd-

er of Queen's and the rest of Prince County were not available last night. so it isnot sslble to udge how much was su crlbrd in he province yesterday. However, the obfective of the Island in the Domin en's $000,000,020 Loan is in tlhcmnelghlborlhood 0d the hair way ma .

OITAWA. Nb. Zi-(Cii-W-Na- tional headquarters for Canada/s second Victo wan campaign to- cripliong em- ployea in war reduction plants are making a su lentil contrbu- H011 tosuccess of the loan and

t from Canadian nles-of six major orders for bonds worth almost 87.500000 r

'I‘onight's statement did not give e new culmirletive total for-‘bond sales, which amounted to $255,- 149150 up to Saturday night, end of the first week of the three-week campaign for YMLOOIOBO.

Reports of Monday's business will be received during the rfglht and a. new total will be announc- ed tomorrow, If the daily a/verage of the first weok_wes maintained today. tomorrow's figure will he near way to the canvrrtmfs nominal o-b- jcctlve.

Demand ov’t Reveal plans lie manpower

OTTAWA. Feb. 23—-(CP*—-De- mands iii‘ positive stnecncnis of the gsverxlmlsnvs inerllfons about manpfwer and mcb: nation in uti- vance of the proficsrd ple‘-isc'te came from two plant's in the l-lcuse of Crmrrons vdav.

Conservatv- Hcue fender Hun- sc-n, who plcd=ed h‘s party to work for the reiease ct’ fire gzvcrnment frczll anii-corlrscrlpfon pedges on the plebiscite. sad h" waived e precse siaement es w what the government proposes to do ii‘ tirre l5 an affirmative vote, an indecis- ive vcte. a smell voe or a nrga- tive vzte.

‘Illa newest recrut to the Co- opsmtive O?l'l'l-""’Zl'VJF°ltil Fsdera- tlcn grcurp, J. W. Noewortllry York South, ss'd the gtvsmlrcni shculz‘ give scme pefge of an all- out war effort b-for" the p‘eb’s- cite is held and that mould include a stakment on the mobilization of industry.

T0 INCREASE WOOL OUTPUT

OPPAWA. Feb. 2S —(CP)--Bte(ps are being taken to increase and improve Canada's wool production to meet reduction of imports from Australia, Agriculture Minister Gardiner said today in a return you“; m thg House of Cunnume

the $300.00l,0n0-r.nark, half 1n

War Situation Last Night

ll: KIEKI L. SIMPSON, Associated Yresl War Analyst) Telling air-sea blows struck by United Nation forces defending Java have blunted both jaws of the Japanese pincer attack from

Sumatra and Bali sufficiently to wan oan air power is already definitely ehnliengln

of conquest. lven lacking complete details,

the conclusion that Ameri- the Nlpponese design

it is elsar that the prime factor

in both theatres lvvaa participation of American planes hacking up Netherlands units sn a scale to give the allies local air tontroL I I O O

Indies reports tell of Japanese

naval craft, transport; and supply

ships smashed or driven off about Bali to isolate the troops landed on the island. Unless an adequate Japanese sea supply line can be ro- opened to Bali, the garrison of Java has little to fear on its eastern flsrif: and that is the most dangerous sector. Only a mile-wide stretch

of water separates Bali and Java. I O

Japanese spanning of Sunda Strait from Sumatra on the west represents a more difficult operation. At no point is there less than It miles of deep water to cross. Prompt shifting of the American-

Indies and possibly Australian air

supply craft endeavouring to build up s powerful

attack to harry enemy troop and invasion force in

Sumatra indicates the Java defence high command has concluded that the Ball flank is temporarily secure.

These encouraging ... . for

Arbor’: liner

Soviet ' Troops

developments about the Java defence bastion of the , and forts in the Philippines.

attack on Gen. Mac-

Within

50 Miles Of Smolensk

Full scale attack on central front got

underway Sunday.

(By EDDY GILMORE) (Associated Yress Staff Writer)

MOSCOW. Feb. llk-(Tuesduyb-

(AFC-Soviet forces have driven to‘

within 50 miles of the German winter headquarters at Smolensk in a. full-scale central front attack which started yesterdnv morning. the Russians announced today.

'I‘he Soviet information bureau said the spearhead of this drive had reached Dororzobush. northeast of Smolensk on the Bozh River. This town lies about 15 miles south of the main Smolensk-Moscow railroad and is the terminus of a connectinfl branch line.

Dorogobuzll also is beyond Vyaz- ma. one of the key Nazi winter de- fence pivots, -

The Monday midnight communi- que which told of stubborn battles this area said that in addition to Dorogobuzh, a number of other populated centres were liberated,

Heavy aerial limiting accompan- ied the Russian advance and th announcement said that yesterday 28 German planes were destroyed. eight of them on the ground. Twelve Soviet. planes were lost.

Elaboratirlg on _ the information bureau's conlmunlque. a radio an- nouncement. said lhe full-scale as- sault toward Smolensk included tan-k squadrons and masses of in-

entry.

Throughout Sunday. it added. So- viet troops were massed for the at- tack while heavy artillery laid down a. massive barrul-le ‘against tne Ger- mans ln preparation for the zero hour at dawvn yesterday.

The springlng of the central at- tack followen reoorts that largo re- serves have been moving up along one entire front for days for an ac- celerated general offensive.

In the southwest. the Russians announced last night that more than 14.000 Germans had been k111- ed in a recent eruption of savage fighting at. the approaches of large populated centre—-posslbly the great Ukraine industrial centre oi Kharkov.

Conscript dock Labor in Bermuda

HAM/KN. Bermuda. FW- 3- (CP Calblel-m sovernment order today conscripted almost 000 mm for work on the docks hem m ex-

lte unlooddns 0i 8 1106 10f h-FJIGHCG bases from Oana ion and United Starts some.

A11 firemen affected have been either full-time or part-tlnle deck-

psid a min-

ln reply to a. question by H. H. Hlt- m

field (Con. Victoria-Carleton.)

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Los Angeles Radio Stations Off Air

DOS ANGEL-EB, m. 23-50.?)- All radio stations went. off the air at 8-0311. .P.D.T. (12 midnight A.D.T.) tonight. No - elgpianation was given. announcer saylng mere- ly that they were leaving the temporarily.

BANTA ARA. Calif. Feb. 28 —(A.P)—-A blackout was ordered at Santa Barbara tonight. shortly af- ter radio stations went off the air between here and the Mexican bor- der. lncluding San Diego. at 8 . .

No official-explanation was im- mediately forthcoming from either the army or navy. ,

Ferry inquiry ls concluded

HALIFAX. Feb. 23_-(CP)—Coun- sel at the federal inquiry into the sinking of the New BfullSWlCK- Prince Edward Island car ferry uhsrlottetolvrl wdav summed up ev- idence taken at the hearing. and it was expected the investigation board would hand down a finding on Wednesday,

The $l.000.000 vessel sank off No- va Scotia last summer while on the way from Borden. P. E. 1.. to Saint wfm- N- 5-. for a. refit. She went down 32 hours after striking a sub- merged object

The inquiry Department of Transport. Justice M. B. Archibald of the Su- preme Court of Nova Scotia. Capt. . . . Armit, R. C. N.. and A. J. S. Help. naval assessor.

J. Gordon F080. K. C.. counsel for the Department of Transport. de- clared today some of Capt. John Reed's decisions in handling the shin were “questionafblw and "nei- iigent" due to overconfidence.

He submitted further that "some members of the ship's crew were not comDetcnl; or qualified in their du- ties." He suggested also the captain had shown "lack of concern" re- garding the closing of watertight bulkheads after the ferry's bottom had been ripped open.

Both Mr. Pogo and W. C, Mac- Donald. counsel for the ship's mas- ter. paid "ribute to Cont. Reads long record of service. Mr. Moc- Donuld sail: Capt. Read had "taken the crew that was Riven to him and had no say in the matter." He said all in the crew yvere railroad broth- erhood members. .

. MacDonald submitted the Charlottetown was not an ocean- Rclnlz craft and for this reason the

‘was conducted for the by Mr.

ng captain had been wise in not taking

British Hopes Of Holdin? 2mm“ Burma Are Diminished

lillthhold Potato Export pemlte

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flt-(OPl-lrf- mm Rangoon

tro linking lush wages few days and then

Ship loaded with

his chin on a course farther off- shore. Dis s statom ‘it

ent by one witness that d seen land three miles ahead

fore the shin struck.

. naid said that at no

point did the charts bear out this statement.

To Grow Turnip Seed Under Contract Plan

OTTAWA. hep. I - (CM- Ar- rangements have been made in eo- gperation with provincial ggrlcllltiif-

delpartmen to turn! seed

llil Controller Recommended oil For Island Ferry

ioe-bueaking car f Prim Ed_ ward Island be tlgvertedcefrom coal to Oil burners, H. B. Mccul. 1:10.11 (Lib. Pictarg was informed in

W.

A reourn tabled for him geld m chance in the boilers would pro- vixie more reliable and efficient op- "ltiw. would be as economical as coal and that no difflcufty was be- 1118 Qrperlenced in obtaining fue for such boilers.

Urge decision lie new Ferry

Transportation Commit- tee Of Board Of Trade Forwards Resolution To Premier King.

The transportation committee of ilhe Charlottetown Board of Trade met in sDeciai session yesterday ef- ternoon and drafted a resolution which was forwarded by wire last night to Prime Minister Kim: re the Borderl-Torrrlentine car ferry ser- vice. The B. B. "Prince Edward Iai- an " was unable to R0 on the remi- lar schedule yesterday because of a leaking boiler and as a result the produce was cut off from freight communication to the mainland.

The Board had received a letter Saturday from Premier King advis- lng them that their recent resolu- tion urging the replacement or sal- vaklnk of the S. S. “Charlottetown” had been passed on to the Minister of Transport and the lvfinister of Trade and Commerce.

In addition to this matter. committee discussed a resolution re- ferring to Harbour Improvements. It was adopted and will be brought before the Board before being nasa- ed. Mr. Walter Hyndman chairman of the committee presided

The followlnf hire was sent last night to Prime Minister King:

“The Transportation Committee of this Board today D the fol- lowing resolution answering your letter twenty first. Bringing matters to attention ministers mentioned does not appear to us to be all slt- uation calls for. Notwithstanding the assurances given vou and passed on to us that the present cur ferry steamer was capable of rlandlinrt the situation we find that today the ship is tied up at Borden with a leaking boiler and no steamship connection in either direction. We were also assured that suitable ice- breaking steamers would be av able in event of need. Nothing hero to indicate such steamers standing by. We repeat demand in our reso- lution of January twenty-ninth and request a definite decision on the point of a new boat." It was slllned by Mr. Wallace Hilzlilns. secretary of the Board.

'I'he following wire was sent to Hon. Dr. Cyrus MacMillan and Mr. J. L. Douglas. M. P:

"Wired Premier King today out- lining ferry situation Borden-Tor- mentlrle. Suggest you contact, him and press request for a definite de- cision on the nolnl; of a new boat and ice-breakers available present-

lySlg-rled Wallace Higgins.

Plehiscitc returns Will be given For cach District

OTTAWA, Iveb. 23 -(CP) —-Re- turn; from voting on the coming plebiscite will be published for each electoral district with summaries for each province, as well as totals for all Canada, it was disclosed to- night when the bill to provide for the plebiscite was introduced in the Rouge of Commons.

‘Ike text or! the bill put an end lo unofficial reports that the re- sults of the balloting might pooled so that the way ewh d18- trict and each province voted would not be shown.

The bill was introduced by Stale Secretary McLorty after a. short debate on the Drtlimlflllfy "8011!- tlon in which Conservative House Leader Henson announced he ‘will oak the people to vote in the af- firmative on the plebiscite quwtion by which the government proposes to seek release from pledges against the imposition of compulsory over- seas service.

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be no difficulty anticipated, said

Annunl Subscription Delivered, 86.00 ‘I llllll P- l- I-. $4.0m to other Provinces and us. ages

"oosrv LT SAYS lillliEll NATIONS cnm srggncrn

U. S. Production

Objectives A re Being A tta in ed First job is to II-l-fz-l-l-I-l-taln control

of the seas and attain control

of the air; President takes crack at Rumor Mangers.

(B! I. I‘. Sanderson, Canadian Press Stuff Writer) WASHINGTON, Ieh. es-(Crl-Tne United Nations are Ilowi? gaining strength and soon vvill be in a position to tale the offensive. n sident Roosevelt declared tonight in I. fireside chat broadcast to the

American people and many parts of the world. In a half-hour speech in which he traced the oornplexlti

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difficulties of fighting a war on a world-wide scale, the President aa-irl tho first job of the United Nations ls to build up production to "main- tain control of the seas and attain control of the sir-not merely n slight superiority but an overwhelming superiority.”

As far aa the United States is concerned, he said he had been assured that» nu prozwn of ""- time production objectives. aa set two months ago would be attained- ‘Ihis program called for 185.000 planes, 120.000 tanks, 65.000 anti- nircraft guns and 18.099000 W!!! of shipping in m: and 194s.

Mr. Roosevelt spoke from tbs White House in third major address he had meris since the United States eallered idle war. Among hismiliiorlsorflisfenersvvere lllashington birthday diners at about 60 Democratic party gather- ings throughout the country.

These are the gatherings which are usually held on Jackson Day early in January but were -post- poned la year. Contributors t0 the party's campaign fund are in- vited to them and Democratic leaders predicted the dinner: would more than wipe out the $600,000 deficit remaining from the 1940 campaign. The principal dinner-for $100 contributors-was held here.