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RUSSIAN S CRACK VITAL RAILWAY LINE

51,23 Nazi

Planes

Shot Down Over German Capital

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Indications Point to R.A. F. Carrying More Destruction in Night Raid, 68 U. S. Planes Lost.

3' w. w. BER/CHER. "(Associated Press stntr writer) LONDON, MARCH a - (AP)

heavy bombers bottled their way through enemy fighters and flak ttltiily to pour probably more than ‘.3000 tons of bombs on hlicred Berlin and tonight plaintive warnings from Nari radios indieuted that B..A.F. night niders were carrying more de- itruotion into the heart of the

irh.

The drfylight attack by “divis- ions" of heavy bombers cost a record 68 bombers, but at the Illlle time cost the German Air Force at lenst 128 sorely-needed planes nnd turned sections of the Niii capital into what one Am- erican flier described as "Dante's inferno."

The rniders travelled the most dangerous ncrinl highway in Eur- ope no penmrnrc 6C0 inilgs to Ber- lin nnrl good ivcnther allowed the Nazis to sr-rrd up great swurms of iricndiiii! fighters.

The Berlin radio, while claim- ingihnt damage done to the cap- lul was negligible, acknowledged‘ tint the battle in the air was of gnu intensity.

The extent of tonight's continu- ance of the round-Lhe-clock op- erations bv the RAF. was not irnmedintcly known. Some cori- tlncnini radio stations left th air. telephone service from Ber- ilil lo Stockholm was interrupted. ind 1.11;‘ Frnnkfurt radio early in L10 nraht disclosed "enemy air- r-rafi are circling over our town."

Nazis Lying In Wait

Unlzkr Saturday's thrust at iierlni 12y 0m. formation of heavy time-tr»; tho latest operation

iblllltililf‘ Nnzi air force lying 1n vii‘. for an nil-out effort to repel the attack.

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iward 0f ll. F. 0.’: ls Announced

DTTAWA, March 6 — (C?) — In: Force l-iendquartcrs tonight innounccil award of Distinguish- 1t1KF1lluc Crosses to two 11.0.1111. oldcrrs serving overseas, one of ‘"1111 1011311: against the Jups in W- 194i. when the losing battle‘ i“ 5111R11D0rc was waged. 111v, Qthrr officer decorated llhicipgiul in the daring uttuck llilnst the German pocket battle- 111111 f'l’rinz Eugen" off Norway 111 1m.»- i942, mid is credited with I successful attack against the 151111111 (leppite heavy defences D. F. C.'s were award- xdFklfll-t. R. Bonner, of Ottawa.

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iiilidiiili EVENTS

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Must Check 0n Military Status 0f Employees

UITAWA. March G — (OP) — Detailed instructions to employers in the method to be followed in making a check of all male em- ployees to determine whether they have complied with military call- up regulations now are beln" cir- opium. Selective Service officials sold today.

Under an order issued by La- bor Minister Mitchell every per- son, corporation or Government agency with one or more male employees is required to check their status under the call-up in the District Mobil- letrar by_ May l, on

~to~~siooduce satisfac-

tory proof cell-up requirements

Present size groups subject to compulsory service include all men born in the years 1918 to 1935. providing they have reached the

o age of 18 years and six months.

and unmarried men born in the years 1006 w 1025. Marriages must have taken place on or before July 1.5, 1940. to affect the status.

Persons within these groups are required to produce to their employer documentary proof that they have complied with the re- gulstions by showing rejection or discharge papers or postponement certificate.

Instructions are that the em- ployer or his representative is to examine actual documents and not accept the employee's word that he possesses n document. In cases where there is any doubt as to the man's status he is to be rectified to produce a birth certi- iicu or marriage certificate.

Reports to the District Registrar are required onlv on men who a9- pegr to have failed to meet. the regulations and special forms are provided for this purpose.

Employers who fail to carry out tho regulations are liable on con- viction to a fine of from 8% to $1,000, or imprisonment not ex- ceeding two years, or both fine and imprisonment.

KIRK BRAMWITH. EnglAnd-(C P)- A Book of Remembrance in which families may inscribe the name and regiment of men who took part in the Ncrih Africiui cumilfliflfl is to be kept in the Norman church 111 1111s 1-*113°"¥11L°;_"_\1_1_11.19-

By PRESTON GIDVE (A. l’. Staff Writer) NEW DELHI. March 6 — Untied Bta-tlzs infantry units. in action for hi.” ’i"l.i“"° “.0” “i;

en, ve o an northern 3111111? under timt- icn of Lt.-Gen. J who swore he woul get

e Japanese or the "hell beating" they gave him two veers

“Us les rowi- vm“ °'.ri'.7°.i‘.’."tr‘iw.r€ Pacific.

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lieved out off v the American col- umn w rnareh

from northeast India. I eastward then stiuthwsrd and ecst- word egein and came out on the Walewburn trail

Geri. Bttlweus Chinese" twill. who have been Dushinl the JAD-

h“; m“; i bionths in the ‘goat "mailm- rosseo in from the h Adkins

kwan. while tn Amerlww took Waiawbian. miles south- east of

hot they have met o1

Forced Down. Plane Grew is Rescued

HALIFAX, March B - (C?) — — Rescue of four B. C. A. I1‘. fliers after their bomber had beenforced down on a frosen lab; In Nova Sootia. Guyiborough County was disclosed by the Baa- tern Air Command tonight.

Lost while returning patrol flight over the Atlantic. the bomber set down on the small lake between Sher-brooks and County lfiirbor Mines. It reported its plight by to the Command, and Aircraft De- tection Corrs Observers, who sighted it tying low, helped fix its possition.

A plane from the bombei-‘s home base at nearby Eastern P o located it and drop supp . Searchers with eds went out from the two villages and by nightfall — about four hours after the landing — the fliers had been brought out. None had been Injured. Their names were not disclosed.

Appropriation ' Bill Approved By Commons

GITAWA, March 8 -- (C?) — The Ricyai Canadian Air Force's billicu-dollfir bildtct for the fis- cal year 1944-45 was approved to-

ss the committee of supply passed the lest items in the sir section of the war appropriation our.

The total estimate air depart-

ment outlay is 11.181.774.038 com- posed with “313075325 last year. Deductible from the total is a sum $47,144,638 recoverable from the United Kingdom, Australia and New zesland in respect of pay of R. A. F members in Canada. and for training aircrew here. Afr Minister Power, answering questions through the afternoon and eveningsittings disclosed that the air- force has nearly 12,000 training planes in Canada and has ordered 960 others to cover re- quirement; of the alr training plan during the next two years; train- ing runways cover enough ground to make a. highway 2,140 miles long and 00 feet wide. and 6,063 build- ings have been erected.

Educational activities curried on within the force were outlined by Hon. Cyrus MacMillon, Parliam- entary Assistant to the Minister

Tito’s §iirtisans_ In Heavy Fighting

IDNDON. March o-iAPl-Hea- vv f hting between Pa-rtieans of hfars Josip Bros (Tito) amt the ms near the Kozare. and Nine 111111» mcuntnins was reported tonight in o. conununicpiie issued by the fugosiav ‘relcgrdp ency. The communique. from z e head- gigrtzis of positions that the clung counter-up PREIORIA, South Africa —(CP) _A1l prisoners undergoing sentences of three months of less, except servicemen in prison fur nulitory

. Manila and ct

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The ' v -' nor-uni Merrill. rill-veil‘ d $.02. private m» his moi-tilled

or novel offences, have been releas- ed from jail throughout the Union.

U.-S. Infantry Units Strike Surprise Blows In Attack In Northern Burma

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of Japanese serv e =r is a veteran of Burma in

That ethod r’ up is based r melv “our? thgpegperxlxenee of one ctrllul British Brigadier.

0.0. Wi ate, now M1 0 - erol. whonied on urtorthwlx raind dawn into Bin-ms last veer.

Victoria Gross

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By JOIIN DAUPIIINBE (Canadian Press ff

battle in Italy. In the face of overhwhelinlng gm!!! gvrseitlshfhe .2111“!

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night in the House of Comrnons|

By Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst

A grave threat to German armies in Russia is developing out of the

new Red Army mus offensive south of Shepteoka, where Russian pen- ’ to neutralize or cut the Odessa-Warsaw railroad are admitted

by Berlfn.

Lona of that line would make inevitable a general reireut from ull the southern Ukraln into Buniania under threat of a Russian fiankiuB drive down the valley of the fllret. That could out off the whole Nazi right flank and pin it against the Black Sea wast at a. time when the nil- proaohing spring thaws in aouthe .. Russia. are likely to become an ad- ded Nazi menace and bog down the Impending great retreat. from the Dniepcr bond.

It has been clear for weeks that the Russians were llflilflfiflfi l“ deal a body blow in the south-central section of the front. Moscow now

,. ' street ‘ ‘ ' ,, " ' ‘ ' ‘ ' “ on the Odessa-Warsaw trunk railroad between Trunopol and Proskurov, both important junction cen- es.

The two junction cities are important because they omnnnll the

through the Cernaiutl gateway city at the head of the valley of the Siret River. A Russian invasion of Runiunis at that point might force Romania, out of the war to leave the whole German southern flank in the east stranded.

Even assuming Romanian resistance. to the Russirm drive, however. the Cernauti-Siret route completely outflanks the successive river-bol- stered defence fronts in the south behind which Nuzi leaders may 1111"! hoped to organize shortened defensive fronts.

it seems likely that two or more Ukraine armies have been concen- trated to exploit the initial success of the Red drive, $1 eather probabilit- ies in that uren cull for several weeks yet before spring thaws develop so there is time yet, apparently, for the decisive battle of the whole Rusiilll winter campaign to be fought out in that urea.

‘wet ilatcsfl Issuing 0f r Ration Books

OVITAWA. March 6 — (OP) — A Prices Board spokesman said tonight that the new No. 4 Ration Books will be distributed through- out Canada between March 26 and April, Al. by. uolunteerflworkers at some 0,000 gentres. "

The fact the new books do not contain a card to be filled in by the consumer before he obtains fugther books by mail does not mean that the No. 4 ration book viii be the inst to be issued, the spokesman said.

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Legisioiion M Re Assessment Board For City

legislation for the appointment of a. General Assessment Board to ieviewclvic mvporty valuations has been introduczd in the Legislature and is now awuituig second reading

The bill amends the existing Act bv oddim the foliowinir its Sec.

“(l) The City Council may at any time or times hereafter, but at intervals of not less than five years, constitute and appoint for and in preparation for any single year of assessment a commission or board to co known as a “Gen- eral Assessme r. Board“, and here-

All essential information is con- matter culled the Board. to assume tafned on one cover of the No. 3 i118 111110010115 and duties 0i the ‘boolfj and when a consumer goes Q1 ,A$°55°'1’- b11111! B<Jflfd"“'slm1! w his local Ration Board to ob- cons-sic! 1101 lees than three mim- tain a new book this information bers- m") "A ‘Vhtim 51111“ b1’ 1115 11D‘ is transferred to it. The Board mmifilemi be ("Sihnaled 115 01131-1“ has found personal distribution to ‘mm- ‘md “am °i ‘Yiwm Shall 111"“ be aha-apex, and more effective the electoral qualifications the distribution b mllii eho the Cm’ °°““°m°‘ “l” “"11 m“ a

n "1 u of m Y a d 3mm the similar oa-th of office; orppoinivrnent 9 m“ 211 y e c l’ shall be by the City Council and 119W b°° 59W’ Paper‘ slvsll b4. subject to the itpivroval of the Lleuteuunt-Governor-in-Couri- 011- If MW member shall

_ ‘Til e or be- A" Servl" Resllmed (Continued-Sn 5a.. 1, 001777“ After Long Lay-Off —-==-_---

L ti B h' d

LONDON. March o - (c P) -' e Safe conduct all‘ transport-utlon| between Scotland and Sweden s was resumed this u r1: end by the Slwedisl‘ atir loiréetzsbgtter p‘ loyal’! I snce as o r, w en e Germans shot down a Swedish air- liner. The planes. guaranteed safe conduct by Britain and Crev- muny. fly with oil lights on.

i ALLIED HEADQUARTERS

' iSOUTl-TWEST PACIFIC. March r-J iATll0S1df1y)t— iA P)L— llltelnforlceld

moi-con mop‘ on os egros s- und iii the Adiiiimltv Islands nd-

vanced north of Moiuotc ilifflftllnlt‘ Suncluv agninst Japanese Arlilluy flrc. tn cross Ilic narrow Isthmus WillOil connects the main part of the Island wit-h n plantation-cover- ed peninsula.

Other aggressive action announ- ced in 0n Allied communique tociflo‘ ivhs the nmphibious landing by 32ml lilVlFlOll units behind uiiese positions on the northeast New fiuliicii coast, 30 miles west of Sulrlor.

The 1st culvarv division and vein- forcemelits which have been con- stuntiv landing on Los Negros Isl~ and since the invasion Feb. 29, , mo--.“ ‘Iéillfitiilillflglttci froxrr;

l, Aifygd omo e a r e snce eatng o a ques ‘on Ma], heavy Japanese attacks around the field liriduv night and Saturday.

The amirphiblcus landing west of Raider was nindo against enemy shell fire It put n nulurncker pru- siui: on the Japanese caught be- tween the iiewlv landed troops and advance units of the main Amer- ican force which hnve moved about $5M 1* 11°“ 1° "m" “l” hm‘ mflxtiélegrhvgiagtobiargiltadglis aimed at "Wirmuitid 1" ‘Timbers i“ m“ Mndnng. the enemy base up the 99711194191“ ml”- ihé Miniswr coast about 300 miles from the

scene of the new American land- a bombers ond

said. (The five officers of air rank m“ who are being retired — this fuel - n5qba3ed_ was announced Dfil/lilllfily — are fighters continued their blows on Air Marshal Harold Edwards. Air RsbauLthe enemy base in New ‘Bri- Vice-Marshals A. E. Godfrey. A- thin. striking with 181 tom of ex- . Shearer and G. M. Croil, and plosives in a midday nttnck Sat/ur- l

B Air Commodore A. H. l-lull __ _ 05!. __ ____,___ __, __ -..-- 1&1‘. :- - ~-- ----~ - »

Retirement 0f 5 tifficers

OTTAWA, March 6 -- iCPl -- Five high permanent R- C. A. P‘. officers are being retired, not be- cause of their ago, but because rapid promotion in wartime had its penalty of early retirement, Air Minister Power said today in the Commons

Replying to Bence tPC-Saskatoon Power said it was imperative to show young men overseas that the ceiling of high officers could be broken so those with service experience in this war might reach th

top. The retiring officers would re- ceive pensions of from 04.500 to

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railroad and highway approaches from southeastern Poland to Rllmahlil i

Of 3.7

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, Operations

Crossings to the mfllnlflnd

were resumed at 3.47 yesterrlrly 11f- ternoon by the car ferry Prince Ed- ward lsland utter damage to the tiller hakl held the steamer at B01‘- den since Friday afternoon. r1111‘ way officials announced last night- Tho ferry arrived at Cane Iormen- tine at 6.55 leaving on the return tri to Borden at 9.15. l-leavy ice. led, to the trip takin over threfl hours, the ferry arriv ng at Borden at 12.24 this morning, It was ex- pected that the train, with mails and passengers. would reach the .City around 3.30 nun. Th etiller was flown from Mone- rton on Saturday but when fitted to the rudder post the opening was found to be too small. It was en- largerl at the 0.24.11. shoITS 11m and sent back to Borden by u spec- ial train which left the elty at 1.30 Sunday night. work being complet- ed at the above-mentioned time.

Warns Against Agreement With Japan

LONDON, March 6- (GP) Under the heading "Japan is scheming to fool us again,” the Daily Mail printed an editorial page article today by Simon Harcourt-South which warned against n-peaseme t with Tokyo and said a certain group in the financial citv cf London and in the House of Commons “has late-

begup work for e compromise peace with Japan."

The, ,,1,y_Mall said Harcourt- Smitlfs personal interpretive ar- ticles did not reflect the editorial opinion of the newspaper.

The basis of the article was a Japanese broadcast from con- quered Butiwia which the writer quoted as saying:-

"If Japan's constructive war ob- iect cannot be fulfilled in our time. it will be carried forward to rho next generation and if it is still not done. it will be turned over to the succeeding genera- tions until final victory and peace are achieved."

The article traced at length the Japanese course since entering the war and commented that the Batsvlu broadcast “epitomizes the new Japanese policy of 1M4 - n. policy no less fraught with dan-

ger for us than the overt man- oeuvres which led to the capture of Singapore."

The Japanese believe the “bulk of Americans are thoroughly bor- ed with the Pacific war" and "would welcome any apparently reasonable settlement," the writer continued.

“I cannot say whether this en- emy diagnosis of American opin- ion wildly false. but I know that. in this country s formidable grintllv, indeed a bouncing ghost of appeasement, plays the Japan-

ese game. Our appeasers will full rm their high-colored necks proclaiming to the world that

here is a real peace-loving Ja- pan."

CHUNGKING, March 6 —(APl -The honorary rank of “Comrade lii Arms" of one of China's most famous divisions. the 78th. has been conferred on J. Reilly O'$ul- llvnn, Associated Press w... cov- respondent. on the eve of his do- partuve after l8 months of ser- vice in the China theatre. it ivns onnouncedjoduy.

By Edward Kennedy

ON THE ANZIO BEACHHEAD IN ITALY, March 6 - (AP) — Bodies of German soldiers “piled up like cordwocd" on the Anzlo beachhead - 24.000 have been kil- led, wounded or captured in the fighting here - represent n ser- ious dislocation of Nazi plans for opposing an Allied invasion from Great Britain, it was disclosed authoritatively today.

Crack divisions, including the llerrnann Goering, which had ‘ been earmarked for transfer to the French "lnvsolon coast" now are pinned down by the fllhting around the beaehhead and have suffered bloody lon- sea In three abortive attempts to drive British and American troops into the sea

Of the 24.000 casualties suffered by Field Marshal Albert Kennel- ringk forces in this ares, 3.506 have been captured and n high percents e of the remainder kil-' led. it s disclosed.

The Germans, it wns learned had expected to hold the rugged iltalian front hinged on Cssslno with second grade troops while

15,000 Nazis Said Slain In New Push By The Red Army

Soviet Forces Outflanking Manoeu-' vres Cutting off Germans ’RetreaF As Nazis Suffer Heavy Losses in) Manpower and Materials.

BY 10M l/UIBRUIJGH, Associated Press Staff Writer‘

LONDON- "larch i5 — (AP) —— Red Armv troops of the 1st Ukrainian front-battering their way through the northwestern hinge of the Germans’ Dnieper Bend Salient —i'1a"1§ 93111111911 Volochisk and cut the Odesszi-Lwoiv rail- way line along an 18-mile stretch, lllgsgow nnnounqgedi; tonight.

Severance of the important double-tracked railway by M_arshai Gregory h. Zhukov’s troops cost the Nazis their last important rail outlet in southern Russia.