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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1944

iliiiilo . Describes Retreat p, V

Alan Whitfield Wood, the author e( this dispatcll, Ls correspondent for the Daily Express of London. He wen. to the Arnhem area with tile British airborne forces in a glider- Austrcliln-born. Wood joined the Express afk" a hitcll in the Brit- L=El Army-die has covered the war ill tlle Pacific and the Fill‘ East, li‘.l rolling 20,000 miles and going into china and Burma as a member of g British Press delegation. He is 30 year; old. .

By Alan Woorl

Distributed by the Canadian Press

WITH THE A-RNI-LEM AIRBORNE FORCE - (Delayed) —— This is the

end. Back in Canada after

The nlcst tragic and glorious bat- tle e[ the war is over and the sur- vivors of this Britsll airborne force can sleep soundly for tile firs; 111110 in eight days and nights.

Orders came to us yesterday (Mon- day) to break ollt from the forest citadel west of Arnhem, cross the Rhine and loin up ulith the second army on the south batik.

our commander (lccitittd against! a concerted assault 0n the Germans around us. Instead the plan was to split up into little groups of l0 to 90 strong, setting out along differ- ent routes at two minute intervals. whim would simply walk through, the German lines in the dark]

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to trees m mark the v." '.

Keeps Nazis In ‘Park

Craft. Flatllias.

the beaches. from the shore and snipers as

opera tlons.

c lgATlCAN CITlLHSept. 2'1 -— (OP . , - a m-Cardinal V i eneuve. Rmnan u“: ‘iilciiilingl Cmmn“ Archblsllvl) of Quebic. ar-

p 9 “n5 131d doiv}, n 5am, ,..- rived by air late today from Britain lfmi g_ _ ____ _ _ ° and \\'ill be received by the POPE " (Continued on page 770121.13) tenwrrevl-

‘pNo-vel Features At Big Egmont Bay Exhibition’

Fine Weather Favors Program; Attendance At Almost Record Mark.

Small Fire Early This Morning

Fine weather favoured the an- nual Egmonr. Bay and Mt. Carmel Exhibition yesterday and there was one of the largest crowds in tile illstorj: ol the fair. Tile num- ber of cntr‘>s was also up to the best years Ll the past.

The exhibition was formally de- clared open by Lt. Governor B. W.

LePilgc. other speakers! wIel-e. Fire whlcl b'ok .l_ t 3 30 Prcnlicl‘ J. Walter Jones, lie on. illlsnloivlinclelili ciiiygitlniiiiiiillainc Al“ 5‘°“'“*- lmmsie" °f Aim‘

culture, ltlr. Justice Mark R. Mc-

‘i . ' r ' 0n HP Ahmpqup RUM‘ ‘HM’ ("aside Guigall, the Hon. Marin Gallant

the City limits. It WHS on n proper-

BA/CK FROM NORMANDY

combined operations dut- ies during the Allied invasion of Normandy those men of the Royal Canadian Navy's Lending The Canadian sailors manned the I landing barges that can-led thousands of troops onto

All veterans of the first waves of craft to reach the beaches they told of seeing landing craft blown to bits by German mines, of the gun fire

marched up the beaches and the hail of lead, shrap- nel and bombardment from the air during D-Day Among the Canadian sailors back in Canada for a well-earned rest are these ratings from

ii‘ "rruplett by Mt‘ Frank rlaitqliey. Wood and a small quantity of coal Wtis stored III the burned slrltcture. lull of the fire was unknotvn.

C. firemen rcspoilcled to an al- fliyi and prevented the finals"; spreading to ilearby buildings, inclu- ding the Haughcy dwelling.

Gan Provide Jobs For Wounded Vets

_O'I‘TAWA, Sept. 27 -- (CF) Plztcclilellt of hlllltlitulppcd veil-runs tn suitable civilian jobs ranks as cncj 0-‘ the toughest |)J5t-\\'liI‘ ])1‘Cl)l£‘l'IlS'

it 07in be met by a conlmon‘ slll-‘c llrnctical llllllllillfll, I~1 Vir- h_0ll Bahia, employment specialist cl tho United Slates war mIIIIII commission, said today.

canine events

“Show —- Canoe Cove Frid r l o-ev-zi.

' Show - Crapslld, Thurgcigfitnm

7 "Show-Mt. Stewart Saturday’. so and a 4e P. M . 9-28-31.

' ‘Dance,

My. mnnitil School. Mon-

October 2nd. Special music.

9-27-21 "Drawing of Lottery and Bingo in aid 0f Stella Maris School. Norm

Rustico. September 20th. 9-28-21. “Social Service Rummage Sale.

with)’. September 29th, 1 o'clock.

Holy NMIIQ Hall. B-ZB-Zl. "Dance in New Perth Hall. Fri- Yh September 29th. Webster's

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‘gtibpejnrnd Dance. 5t. eeday. October 3rd.

Georges,

‘ show.

and Father Bolvin, parish priest. Ml‘, John F. Arsenault, vice-presi- tlelit of the exhibition association presided.

A ilovei feature of this year's fair “as u milking contest that drew much attention. The \\'ln- ner was Mr Sylevcre G. Arsen- aull, Urbanvlllc, who milked over four pounds a minute. The sec- ond prize wll-lncl" was Mr. Arsen- a

ercd‘ around

the weight contest for horses which went on all afternoon.

Tile livestock exhibits were ex- cellent. Mr. S. C. Wright of the

pulling

Provincial Department of Agri- culture who ittdgcd the cattle said that the Gucrnscys stole the

the Marltimes. From left to right are: Front row: P.O. Pete Robertson, RCNVR, Sjcdrlev, N. S.; P. O. Charles Smith, RCNVR. Halifax; AB. Buck Samp- son, RCNVR, Sydney, N.S.; lnlg. Smn. Gerald Clarke: RCNVR, Magdalen Islands; PO. James McNeil, RCNVR, Sydney, N. S.. and P0. Robbrt Forsyth. RCNVR, New Waterford. .‘.'. S. lBaci: Ilowl: A. B. Blrrlest Chapman, RCNVR, Saint John, N. 13.: A.B. Arthur Penderbury. lICN t, 5501101‘. ; . George Hassle, RCNVR, uni-mouth; Ldg. Stc. Jack Allan, RCNVR, Dartmouth; Ltlg. Slo. Mike Mac- Klnnon, Barocllols Harbour, N. 5., and All. Maurice Costello, RCNVR. Charlottetown, P. E. I.

BYE

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War kSituation Last Night

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Dy KIRK}: L. SIMPSON, Associated Press \'l'ar Ana/l!“

The epic nine-day stand of the lfl-itisli “Ilclrncn-ii" airborne trflflllf a‘ the Arnhem Gateway m. Germany is over: but its effect on the roars. and duration n! the war in Enrol"! ' Allied announcement that sun" _ withdrawn south of the bliowlcrthnlllflfil‘ (‘If - Y.’ I SlYl In tghelqhiazigiiilnfrgfi; trite? (rivdrolisiill iiYPlV U"? “eaward flank of the Nazi Siegfried defence llnc._ __ “Halli! bopefldffllfl m Berlin from the west across the Ilallotcriail Plain MI ls arre . ‘h But despite the failure of the bold effort to leap-frog across c Rhine delta and unhlnge the Nazi dcfcncefl. "Ill?" “Q5 “cclmilliishlfii The passage of the wider and more difficult “llnl-ltlilnc was seeds; and strongly consolidated at Niymccen wltll ‘HS great bridge ‘intact. “o: Eindhoven-Nljmegen salient has been wincncd to .l trons‘ cnrrl . The Mans has been crossed or reached on a wine, frtzni. And ll] western Holland thousands cf Nazi troops are in great dnngrr of cntrapmcglt. The Arnhem thrust has succeeded. ton. ln_ mounliilg a more pon er- olu threat of s. decisive Allied brcak-througlrln (he llllilih as Field Mar- shal Montgomery gains elbow room in the luntlhoveil-Nijmegcn corridor for new attacks. _ _ u‘ That threat is putting pressure on ilVil llile GPTIIXZIINTCSCIVKES lu “cl west. The peril to the Netherlands low tcl-vay lo (tcrmany is st tco grave to permit any shifting of Nazi s tn sectors farther south. Yet the Nazi High Command czzrlnot hr certain that General Eisen- hower may not repeat now the tactics "l in ltrr-anen, mandy bcachhead. ° ' ‘flelal reerlplt‘ that the initial Allied effort io burst from sector on the left flank. That was tile sin-r‘ r ~11. to l’ -ls or the Seine. The Germans concentrated armor and anti-innit equipment there and the British push stalled. Then came the American drive on the ri lt ni’ line at Si. Lo and the Avrancllcs break-through by Patton's apt-c n: Third Arm!’ filllllmllfi- Along the Nazi "west wall" and its euivw in Ircnco and Holland. there is no obvious opportunity for a similar lirll shift of attack that promises equal results unless it is along i orcll» and southward in the Swiss frontier. Throughout the Red 1 l sfzluti at Arnhem there has been little more than routine patrol v rcuortv-tl all"!!! "I0 M- lled front south of the Dutch theatre. , could be silfnmfifllli- 1i could imply preparations for a diversion. at least. to draw Nazi strength away from the Brabant gateway. It could mrazi that a new blow is shaping up somewhere along the Amgrlciln and Frcnrll-held sectors.

ors of the gallant force had been ' livin- cl’ a quick repetition at in Normandy.

VIE-Day Conference OfiLabor Parties Ends

The challluion one year old llclfcr was owned by Mr. Emile Arscnrlttlt and the champion two yar oltl lVllfl‘ was oumcd by ‘IllilC Bernard.

'.l‘ile building housing handicraft and liollle cooking exhibits was crowded all day and there was a ready market for the articles that were up for sale. The hooked rugs which are made in the local homes have helped to make this fair famous.

There was also an excellent showing of foxes, including some new types, which were judged by Messrs. Reign Tlnney and Theo- dore Gallant Mr. Edwin‘ Darby, Egmont BllV. was the largest ex- hibitor of foXes.—-8.

8th Army Extends Rubicon bridgehead

ROME, Sept. 27 (C?) British 8th army troops on the Adriatic extended their briclgeheads across the historic Rubicon River an thc Sglltlwllltfifgp Pomvglleylgloé

ay as ezmsn s o the whole front stiifgned against Allied‘ armies threateninu the Brest girlliiini-gologna ‘Mtlslan highway at

a a azcn n .

American trggps, knocked froln hard-won positions on the western spar of Monte La Fine south of flglggn r counter

P manyis or Japan's power to revive

.mil.itary sanctions against any ag- gressor countries.

tlon required for mliita the principal should govern these bodies.

cord as affirming bclef in right meat and "looks to the Government and leaders of Indian communi achievement."

LONDON. Sept. 2’7—(CP Cable), is convinced; __The 15-day conference of Com-l 1i Qc ls nou fiifill-t momvenlth labor parties ended to- . develop rflpkllvl

tilt‘

strtllttlr. of llfc among the live izic. s liui also to qulclzctl . " re ct their advance to self- Ltfl\'(l‘llllll‘lli. This is not illercly the concern of Great Bflllllll alone but lS a l1lctol~ of profound llll-

day with the publication of manifesto entitled “From Ain." People‘ War to a Peoples’ Peace" stating “the new democratic or- der will not come by hopes alone. It must be built through unremit-

1, lte tl 1 parlance ill ihc general relations 12%.. BgIQlaBBSgClBSQdUXIlFY-"nul om of the vBflllSll Commonwealth of Specific recommendations by the Nflilplli‘

Ernator C. L. Henderson. speak- ing for tho South African dole-l gsltioil. said uililc accepting the. manifesto generally he had oneI nLlcflllllflllOfl 0n pa- i

conference included:

1. The decisive defeat of Japan which "must be pursued with thei same vigor and persistence as the attack against Germany."

2. Ste s to place it beyond Ger-

uttempts at domination.

s, A new world organization to prevent sression. "To this end there shou d be as rapid a develop- ment as possible of an interna- tional police force and interna- tional control of all armament” with the automatic imposition of economic and. where necessary,

(Not with sanc- l econogilc olr ry aggress on.) In enera . of majority rule

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4. The conference oes on tr}:- G of India to full self-govern-

British ties to tic-operate for its ‘ 5. "The inhabitants of dependent

n by a attack, fought. tonight to regain their lost ground. t British and Canadian armcredl and infantry forces broadened‘

"Social evening, Victoria l-Iall. idnv. semember 20in. stilt- of ct Dons. c-zte-n. “Hobfiltul Dance. McGregorki Warehouse. Montariuc. Saturday. sfibkmber 30th Webster's Orch- “im. 0-28-2i.

their arc-shaped v bridgehead: across the Rubicon to seven allies after overcoming strong GQIIIIBIM counter-attacks.

territories in the must be recognized to have para- mount where they dwell, and their ex- ploitation for the economic ad- vantage of business men, whether resident in those absentee investors, must cease.

British Empire

interests in the areas

territories or

lFernier Prisoners tfif Nazis Report §Enemy Morale Low

Some Guards Indifferent About Escapes; Gestapo Guards Are Plain Brutes.

MONTREAL, Sept. 2'! — (C?) - A group of four civilian and 24 mil- itary prisoners ct war were home- bound in Canada tonight after 510p- ping off here on their way from German prison capms where since D-Day there were signs of demor- alization among Nazis.

Morale was at such low ebb that ih certal instances Nazi guards did not seem to care whether civilian prisoners managed to escape and they nil admitted that the war was over for all practical purposes, the rcpatriates said.

Although it was easier in civil- ian camps, even in enclosures where there were only servicemen inva- sion news was rapidly known and passed around. Some men taken pri- soners at Dieppe were able to cele- brate the capture of the French port

had triumphantly made their en- trance there.

The repatriated servicemen were all disabled but there was only one stretcher case-Cpl. Frank Bradley of Montreal who was rushed to a nearby military hospital for an op- leration. There were men from practically every part of Canada and those from Tomato, Inndon and Kingston remained on a special car pending resumption of their Jour- ney eastward, while others were closeted with military intelligence officers for questioning.

The fact that even before the Dieppe reconnaissance in force some prisoners were chained in German prison camps was told by Rev. Ed- mond Chambers of Regina, a Meth- odist Missionary captured in DBO- ember 1939 while on his way from Lithuania to Sweden.

Mr. Chambers, who was interned in almost a dozen camps and pris- onsmsaid the Gestapo-manned camps were much worse than others. Ges- tapo guards, he said. were “just plain brutes who apparently took a keen

enjoyment out oi seeing you in trouble.”

A former Winnipeg and Tor- onto newspaperman, Lieut. John

E. Thompson, was among the re- patriated DlEppc prisoners. There were also some Canadians captured during the Italian campaign. one! of them-Lieut. V. C. Moore of‘ Victorla—said that Germans made no secret of the Allied invasion but‘ had predicted that. the "Allies would social be thrown back in the Chili- ne ’

There was rejoicing in prison camps Whenever cheering news was received about Allied successes and Pte Valere Elanchard of Paqlletvllle. N B , said "vrc had as good a tlmg as possible under the circumstances.

, Two Canadian

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Issue Taken With Smythe Statement

TORONTO, Sept. T7 -— (CP)—- Army officers who

only s. few hours after Canadians;

ed behind, a senior British st

The heroic sky troops across the Nedcr Rhine a week ago Sunday to gain vital bridges and held out for eight days and nights of incessant bombardment, hemmed in by the enemy within a tiny perimeter and without sup- plies, using only tllc weapons they had brought with them lli what has been c-llled ilistorys greatest airborne operation. Their sacri- fice was bitter.

All through the long period of their travail. beset by Gcrnlilll tanks, iitllnc-lllrolrcrs. mortar fire and artillery they were unable to bury either their own dead or the Germans’.

Corpses icy in rotting heaps right at the edge of their slit trenches.

But they rxacted a terrible price of enormously superior enemy forces and according to all unof- ficial estimate killed 12,000 to 15,- 000 enemy troops.

E ‘we Success

The British staff officer who gave ‘the olllcial explanation of‘ the first setback suffered by tilei Allies since D-Day indicated that this contribution must not be looked upon as a gallant failure, but rather as a gallant bllt ex- pensive success.

The operation, which had as

its objective. the seizure of vital . bridges across tile Rhine, has proved, he said. 80 per cent suc- cessful, and the corridor to the , Rhine now has ceased to be

merely a. corridor and has become a. great bastion. ‘ Failure of tile daring sky thrust,’ into the heart of Holland was of- ficially described to bad weather.‘ which clay after day vlrtuaill grounded Allied planes. prevent- ing them from brlilglng supplies and rcinfolccments to the belea- guered airborne troops in thcir~ tiny perimeter, and to the unex- pectedly strong German interior-i ence with the communicationsl line o! LL-Gen. DEllil]S(’_\"5 drive to l

make contact with the airborne t forces. 1 Aside from 1,200 wounded left l

behind, it was reported that there ‘l were about 1,000 lill'h0l‘li\‘ troops who still were hiding in the woodsl on the Gerlnan-hcltl north side of the Neder Rhine. '

The German commander was said to be treating the wounded ."extrenlcly well."

Monty Decides

The staff officer said Field! Marshal Montgomery personally‘

had decided remnants of the Bri- tish 1st Airborne DlVlSlOll, which fought the last foul‘ ilrlys cornered‘ within an area of 1.000 equal-q; yards, should be brought back} when it became evident that no junction in strctlglh could be’ made across the Necler Rhine. i

Estimates of the number who succeeded in gettinc back varied.

served with British units in France

woclayreturtied from overseas and‘

tool: issue with n statement by‘ Major Conn Smythe who said that Canadian reinforcements ill Ner- mallcly lacked training in the use of grenades and Plat and Bren guns. l

They were Lleut. C. Bennett oft Toronto and Lieut. Ray Ludford of Hamilton They said: "Major Smythe did not land with the Canadian troops and when he did land later he was in a small poc- ket where he could not have seen what the Canadian troops ahead were doing. In any case, right or wrong. he used very poor judg- ment and should be brought to task for it."

Lleut. Bennett served with the Duke of Wellington's Light In- fantrymand Lieut. Ludford with

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The two-day bun oil news was I 'l'inlr t tut" uoulrl eivc no hint;

imposed. it was explained, bccztusr oi til~ ' ‘QR \f '

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to give any lllforiilatlon to the

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LONDON, Sept. 27 —- lCP Cable-i

ceive the same diet as his guards.‘

By Charles Lynch Router War Correspondent WITH THE 1st CANADIAN AR-

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MY, Sept. 27 - tCP- Rculeri -_

Canadian troops fought tonight for

two vital supply ports-Calais on‘

. the English Channel and lintwerrp,

i100 miles to the northeast.

i Fighting razed outside Ailtwvrp WIIEW LtwGcll Crcrar's mm are beating back German altcnlpls, to recapture the dock areas mid illPl vital locks. At Calais, the bilttlei was reaching its filial pllasc i

The Germans were wiihtlralvinn to

their final positions inside chlfllSfllit‘

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By ROGER GREENE

WITH THE BRITISH 2ND ARMY 1N HOLLAND, Sept. 27- l,700 and 1,800 survivors of an original force of approximately 8,000 British airborne troops trapped at Arnhem escaped zlcross the Nedel" Rhine, leaving some 1,200 wound-

aff officer dis closed tonight.

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“Absolute Minimum” 0f 11/2 To 2 Years To Crush Japan

WASHLKGTON, Sept. 27 — (AP) -'l‘llc Job of crushing Japan is expected to require an "absolute mlnilnum of 1 1-2 to two years after rlefcilt of Germany," the Un- ited States Office of War In- folhlatlnll said today in a summary of \'..ll' algal-ties‘ data.

Illdccd, the psychological ef-

fect of all end to the European war ls apt to favor the Japanese rath- er than the . Allies. O.W.I. figuring it this way‘