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Gas Ration Gilt: In Quebec, Ontario, B. C. Are FJJarded "_ ' _On Diplomatic

FPetain Admits Anger - Is Growing In France

VICKY June 17-—(AP)—-Marshal Petaln, France's aged Giief of

wit, acknowledged on this second

anniversary of his suit for the 11ml‘

m,“ Wm, Gepmafly that, "discontent is growing" .6l’i§6f is rimbiitnl" ill

"M" r o: led to F nchmen to be patient and hopeful in the we iiiio-mrggiadeiieieneriis or the state." or these. he Bald he W" SW"- “l, m; of the unrest for which he blamed in part individual citizens. u gQlfll-fl opened his address wiihna reference to June 17, 1940, p; hmir of ihe armistice request when he called on the French mime yullf anguish so as to hearten only your faith in the dentin. 0!

you; coun try"

n, m‘, mm 0,, June i1, 194.1," continued the 00-year-old law. "I 1 m, p, .0... that. the trial would be lonz and hnrd- ‘Nddv I oflllml will: to you in different terms. . .1 do not hide from my-Wli m9 “all” p; oi the echoes my appeals have met with... “Sm, workman suffers-and his enforced passivity cannot be taken for U ; me peasant grows impatient." "‘,‘,f,“,§,,f,“,,,,. M. premises of measures to allay conditions causing dil- mtcnt; nor did he comment on the international situAtiOn of French

politics.

iPredicts Germans Will

i “Scream For Mercy”

gAF. Bomber Command Chief says Germany Could be knocked out of war by Autumn.

y (By Drew Middleton) (“flied Press Staff Writer) wppQy, June 17-(AP)—Sir

minu- Travers Harris, chief 0f thd

Royal Air Force bomber command who organized the thousand-Dill“ raids on Cologne and the Ruhr. i5 the only Allied military leader “l declare plibllcly dint. given the right conditions, he could end the vii by autumn.

Witching the big 50mm" leaving mono major raid, he said:-

"If l could send 20.000 bombers m; Germany tonight. Gdflllally mid not be in the war tomorrow! lilcould send 1.000 bombers evefy night it. would end the war by dul-

.. Marshal Harris is carrying m the policy‘ be planned in U73 hp ygarg between 1933 and 193 when he was lielilli! dimliim °f clans for the RAF.

Air Power Will Win

He is Britain's foremost PXllflllelll oi the decisive pow-er of the air arr". iliis wai- and all future wars will

(Continued on D089 3- 3°] 4i

taming Events

:0.- Nollnes in w!» I csnll Der Ivuril

"Reserve July 2nd. New Haven lswii Party. 54941 "Concert. Dance, Mlllvlew Hall.

lily 1st, War purposes. Womi-Ills liiiituio. 0-13

"Dance, Johnston's River School. ifililli)‘ night, June 19th. Good use.

w. h" column

"Talkies—Montague Friday and laturtiav, “The Met In Bombay with Clark Gab e. 6-16-31 "Ire cream festival Tuesday. Jilly ‘l, by Milton Women's Insti- llltc. 6-18-11.

"Mt. Albion ice cream festival Postponed until further notlge. u -18- .

"lee "l-lenpocbcd Henry" by vid- "fih players in Winsloe Hall, June H. 6-18-22-24.

"Palmer Rood picnic. Wednes- lli. August 5m. We'll be seem! "lll- 6-15-18-23-27-7-27-29-31.

"Boss's Mill Vernon River, will "lull and grind on Monday's. Tues- ilys and Wednesday's only. 6 1a m

"Reserve July lst. Cape 'l‘i'averse Bllurch of Scotland Ladies Aid Ice mum Social, at Harry Pattgrsonb.

"Reserve Tuesday. July 14th for tllriotic festival on St. James Kirk hlllll: Fruit cup with dainty cits.

e of knitted baby-wear. 6-18-20.

"Bucking hogs as usual for the mmer months List o l1 A. c. oreeri Alban .

Mn. Emerald. t-a-v-i -W-T-M-i.i {The Annual Meetin P- E. I. ciilllwy Club will be hel Bank of “"1141! Buildingantrance Rich- “ Street, Thursday, June 18th

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Airman Known iiere Missing

ANIHERST, N, 5., June 17-40?) —The parents of 88b. Pilot. Valery Lggacy of Amherst, an air for“ instructor at St. Hubert. QM» were advised today he l! mldlllll after night flying operations.

Legacy ailed to return thin morning after a flliht. HUD‘! w” expressed he might have had to lam} in éin isoléitgiilyarea and would b oven. u .

eThllcuxflier, a son of Mr. and Mrs.

J. f. Legacy here, has served with the R. C. A. F‘. at Charlottetown. Summerside. P.E.I.: North sydney. N. S. and other centres.

Island Soldiers » To Broadcast

l'i—(CP)—0an- head (OB in-

OTPAWA, June adian armored formation quarters broadcasters, Blinds C 5:03 to 5:30 p.m. E.D.T. cl1ide:-

Prince Edward Island:

Charlottetown: Opl. J. l... Guis-

son.

East. Baltic P.0. King's Countyi Tpl’. Wallace Morrow.

Kilmuir: Lieut. William Lauihlin MacPherson.

Gurtin Takes

' Gloomy View

(By c. Yates imnnniel. Mood-M m.

Press Staff writer) MELBOURNE, JILDC 1'l—-(A.P)—

' Prime Minister John Curtin warn-

ed the people oi Australia n today that the news from 1.11m- i! 0°‘ good" and that the situation in Russia holds dancer for the allied

cause. ,

"Australia is irrevocable linked’ “m the wars in Libya and Rus- sia, he said. and added that the fall of Australia. a possibility sl- ways to be remembered. would open the way for s. Japanese st- tack on Hawaii and the North American coast.

The Prime Minister spoke in a broadcast appeal for 89,000.00!) l day for the final days of the lec- ond war loan ve.

Axis Fail In Drive To Gut Dfi Tobruk

CAIRO, June t7—(AP)--Nssi del- ert forces now superior in tanks and

. anti-tank strength smashed south-

sut of Tcbruk today in an sttampt to isolate that British 0009011 Ill" rison from land supplies. but till shock of their initisl assault broke against the fierce resistance of the

8 3i. British 8th army and its RAJ".

‘l ‘ii

m Resi- the 8t. Peters Dramatic

h‘? in their 5i act play "An Old

Bnlliilllvd Mother" in St. Andrew's Jhdoy night at. 8.10 P. M

"HM. We require 100 market :1!‘ Friday. June f0. We will pay ‘Milly attractive price for these “Mind hcgs. Don't miss it! Live-

Marketilli Board. 8-l8-1i.

support.

with RAJ‘. fightnr-bombers globe destroying i0 of 80 German tanks thrusting toward Bidi Resegh, 20

3L miles southeast of ‘Ibbnik, the 5th

army's commend announced the first attack had been broken up. Reinforced Ash forces were mus- ed about Bi Adein. however. appar- ently taking on ammunition uid supplies for mother jab eastward.

llnit May Be‘ Increased Tc 3 Gals. ilerc

Plan "AA" category F“ Pleasure D r iv e r s i Howe Makes State- ment-

OTTAWA, ]'u_ne 17—-(¢P) _Munitioris Minister Howe all‘ nounced today in the House of Commons that the value of flit gasoline ration unit will be fe- duced from five to four gall?“ in Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia. effective at midnight tomorrow_ _

The ration unit in the Mari- time Provinces remains_at tw0 gallons for the time being, but Mr. Howe said “we hope t0 b8 in a position to raise the unit to three gallons in the Maritimes as of midnight June 30. There 15 no change in the unit value ill Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta where it remains at five gallons for the present.

Text of Statement

UITAWA. June 1'I—(OP) —Cl"Ol- iowing is the text of Munitions Minister Rowe's statement to the House of Commons today on gas- lino and fuel oil:-

On May 20. on page 284.5 of un- iovtsed I-lansard, in reply.t.o a question by the members for Wat- erloo south (Karl Homuth, Con- servative), I stated that no fuel oil would be available for heating in rlvate residences during the com-

g winter.

On the following day, I amplified this statement somewhat by indi- cating that every effort would be made to provide fuel oil for heat- ing purposes in private ‘-

ti

so sombre a p‘ ‘

War Situation Last Night

(By KER! L. SIMIION, Associated Press Wsr Analyst)

Just what inspired Prime Mihister Curtln of Australia to contribute of war ’ vclopments u a basis for hls warning that "Australia can be lost" is only ccnjectursble.

Thorson Voices

By Governmenti

Only recently

he was - broadcasting u. fiery challenge to Japan to attempt an Invasion d the awe‘ Assurance of No

down-under continent.

The Pacific theatre itself has witnessed no developments since then

calculated to abate his confidence.

Conscription "At The

Quite the contrary. The Midway PFQSGITI Time.”

Island fight should have added to this optimism. It was a hard blow for

Japan's ambitions

His attitude would be ' understandable if it were clear that _ some home-front exigency Inspired his rcuiarksyBut there has been no hint of dangerous apathy or over-confidence in Australia. That invites spec- ulation as to whether he knows of or fears some shift in United Na- tions strategy which might decrease the flow of American help for Australia. For the general purport of his warning was that Australia ls H9 W“ s. vital pivot of the United Nations war effort.

yet Curtln all but ignored lt to cast fa: and gloomy looks st the Libyan, Russian and Western Atlantic theatres, U O I I O U

OITAWA, June 17—(CP)-— War Services Minister Thorson today told the House of Commons the government had "decided" it would not be in the best interests of the war effort to impose conscription for overseas service "at the present

tlm .” speaking in the con- scription debate and making what

The Australian leader elected to point a darker picture of Libyan he Said w“ “a °“°£“l smmment developments than has cmne from any other British source. There was °f government pmcy‘

an implication that Axis capture cf the Ocean route for attack on Australia. was

in Libya. I O

That is looking far ahead,

ed in Tobruk. Malta, on the vital

similarly relieved. The wear and tear of prolonged desert action ill] great or greater on Axis men and machines as on Curtin’: gloom?

O I l

Russia is giving as well as receiving heavy blows. Hitler's great of- (Continued on page 3' 001

Libya must be as British, why, then,

fensive has yet to get rolling, and

stalled both in the Crimea and on the Kharkov front. United Nations shipping losses in the Western Atlantic

questionahly serious,

American troop convoys to sh. src spanning the Apollo,

Canucks Operate With U. S. Troops In Alaska

"Have been in area some days, LL-gen,

Stuart reveals.

. through any but rose-colored

Brltbh forces still hold a segment of Eastern Libya bulwarked port of Tobruk as sn outpost for defence of Egypt and the canal. American sir forces in the Mediterranean have just dealt Italy’s tegrating navy another heavy blow. A British supply convoy has arriv-

as Curtin pointed out. They affect civilian life lu the United States more than anything else. hcwev .. The passage of the British Isles goes on. Supplies for Rus-

where conversion of coal burning equipment was impossible.

Study Oil Heating

Since that time we have given very thorough study to the program

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Montreal Fur Auction Gontinues

MONTREAL. June 17-40?)- Prices on the second day of the June fur suction of the Canadian Fur Auction Sales Company Lim- ited here were unchanged to some- what lower as compared with prices in the April sale:

ilbilovnng were the sales: Beaver, 50 per cent sold, down 5 per cent; Otter. 55 Per cent, unchanged; lynx. 46 per cent, down 1o per 0911i; iyllX oil-lo. 85 per cent, down 20 per cent: martin, so per eem, down 10; fisher, 29 pe: gem, ‘m- Mixed; raccoon, 50 per cent, 1m. dllnwd; Bilwlk. 64 per cent, down ‘fir, bcilglsgillo oerkseclnt. down io

n an u 47 er en down 10. sq p c t’

Sugar By Doupon Only After July 1

OTTAWA, June 17-(01-‘0-0011- sugar rationing will come in- effect throughout Canada July om, Prices

1, Donald Gard Wartime

and Trade Board Chairman, said tonight in s radio talk outlining plazis for introduction of the cou- pon scheme.

The present individual 111cc of one-half pound of s s. week for each individual be confirmed. The board has not de- cided to ratio; my other commod- ities, Mr. Gordon sAkL

First coupon books to be issued will be for s 10-week period and subsequent books will be mood for six months. rmnors you hear of other ccmmodi

dec ion to ration my other commodi-

lifl i318 U0 0f 0011139" n‘ lion ets" Mr. Gordon zi- ehokici-s taking edvmtnsu

of the Idditionsl allowance for plie- urnric. "i" . “some he po su si- ore po orfruitweightwbepmserveduid three-quarters of s pound of sun!’ .’°{ °‘°"......"°""“ntli.._"“’iilf s": or

vilified to complete s dine voucher fcrm which re lwres will furnish.

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News Briefs

QUEBEC, June 17—(CP)— One of Canada's outstanding Jurisits, Sir Charles Fitzpatrick died at. his home here today tn his 91st year. He had been ill only a few weeks. He suffered paralysis in the sun s. few weeks ago and never fully re- covered. NEW YORK. June lit-fl?)- Wendell L. Willkie, Republican Presldentlalcandidate in 1940, de- clared tonight that "I doubt i1 I will ever asipire to blic office again.” Hie made (he eclaration in an address at a dinner in honor of senator Robert F. Wagner, New York Democrat. .

LONDON, June 17—(CP)-— The Czechs-Slovakian govern- ment, meeting today under the chairmanship of President Eduard Bones, resolved that all Germans, from Hitler down to the last Elite Guard and Nazi Storm Trooper. "responsible for crimes committed in

Czecho-Slcvakla will. not. es- ~~

cape their well-deserved pun- Ishment" after the war.

ALLIED HEADQUARITERA, Ml- trslia, June 18 —('I‘hursday) -(A- rH-Elghtcen Japanese bombers at- tacked the Port Moilesby harbor arcs in New Guinea yesterdii: but caused very little damage, t e Ai- lied communique said today. ‘Hie Japuiesc bombers were escorted by s group of nine Zero fighters.

HALIFAX, J1me 17 —(Cl]-- Prime Minister Johan Nyurih- vold of-Norwsy, dedicating s new Norwegian club bare, told his Yellow countrymen ton ht that they would “soon be n; home."

homo.” he said.

"We an "We dc n know when, but we soon.”

do know that It will be Prisoner Disappears While Swimming

‘PIMMIINS. Ont. June 17-(0?) -Members of the Veterans Guard or Canada and police today began are“!!! s. river flowing through the compound of a northern On-

'Ilie decision of the government Suez can“ l” “pm a“ Indian was icached "in pursuance of its possible due to British reverses freedom to M, m this important matter," he said, after referring to the proposal to empower the gov- IIHSN- eminent to impose conscription for by the service overseas by order-in-coun- Anzlo- cil. d'isln- "I submit that this decision will bring Canada clcser to its real ob- jective than if the government were to act otherwise,” he said. “In my opinion the imposition conscription for service over-

Axls supply llne to Libya, has been

3) Russian accounts picture him as

P.E.I. Approves ' Vocational Bill

O'l'I‘AWA._~lune 1'7—(CP)—Vlews 0f six provincial departments 0f education ori the vocational train- ing bill now before Parliament were placed today before the spec- ial House of Commons committee studying the bill.

All provincial ministers of educa. ticn were asked their views. No answer has yet been received from Quebec. Nova Scotia or Manitoba.

Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Saskatchewan re- plied approving of the bill and stat- illg they had no comments or sug- gcstions.

Labor Placed 0n Priority Basis Here’

BIG Illl-

VIOTORLA, June 17- (GP)- Rflyfll Canadian Air Force squad- rons and anti-aircraft units of the Canadian army have been Operat- ing for some days with the United States forces in Alaska, lit-Gen. Kenneth Stuart, chief of the Can- adian general staff. said in a state. merit released here today.

Gen. Stuart, who arrived yemr. day to take over temporarily u gnftrlal cgfficer d commanding the

¢ c mmB-ll . sad he had been authorized by Defence Min Ramon so make the stfltemenltfwr to place Canadian Labor on a prior- igcnblstuart said he attached "com 1W basis was announced today by 2nd.: i.'.%“.'."°.'t?.°°..‘.° ,.‘}"~‘.,“"",' i"

eu ans . rv ce. g lgeggaglzlé/iflllgegifaensive attempt The order, effective immediately, such a“, basés m theymgljtl 00011111’ ailillies to men and women of all can be used for qumpmgwrxflll-filntilss ages and in principle extends over m‘ raid-ll °1l “PM by shorgbbssed “mum an occupation‘ ma “e ainirtnfi, gglzlllliieidd themllaimitarifcns previously

" also hug u“; 1; ° “ml! Oymen of able- iglild ‘the 881011118 in the Aleiilipisnis ‘Sh: filtegcggg? "m" 1L” 45 m Certain

e mu closer to Canadian ' “cu!” m“- glrgggtl? than she was heron, In Under the new order employers m“ “f6 gfitgtnces it is 14,9 to my are prohibited from engaging new Whmmenm" concerned with de- eglflloyees without first reporting to

(Yasberday m“ smut 1 t e local office of the Unemploy- tervlew at Vancouver wasn ‘ii igd mam Insurance Commission may as saying there is "no reasonqtg be a” required m employ elm" i‘ per" alarmed" over the “lune invasion" so“ referred t0 them by thfl office 0g the Aleutian Island‘ by the h!” or a person approved by the office. anese.) Flllllllflyers must also report to the local office any intention to either ¢ml7i0Y 01' ily off workers. While employees are slso required to re. ceive a permit before taking a new

b it is expected that 1n practice the llpplicaliOh will be made by the emp oyer,

largest group exempt from the Niulstion is agricultural workers. The other exemptions an: sclmtific

OTTAWA. June 17—(CiP)-.Actlon

Sevastopol Holds Despite Furious Drive

Moaoow’ “m, 17 ___(M.) __Th. private homes, employment of stu- fortifications of Sevnstcpol and hls- dents for part-time or temporary tom

mile, bat d Bslaklavs presented work. port-time subsidiary employ- aii unbcndiu defence tonight to tho msnt which is not the principal repeatsd at s of Germany's means of livelihood, and casual or

offensive against the lust Russian ports to stand guard on the west- ern Black Sea». ..."§‘£f..“i‘:..nt‘%“'£f‘..2i snails: can» on» onon- n- un‘ Nah“, on a “ppm. -p_ nounced that to prevent delays in hes to the Bevunpol naval ‘tmlllwmdnt employers may, until ssc m4 five other: against the further notice. ensue employees southern defences, and said the fury without obtnlnlns a permit provid- of the German attacks exceeded ed they submit an application for that of last November and Decem- permlsglon within chm; d“;

i701‘. ii-ii still. heigrtheuihigriiway 51:11am): Claim TOPDBJOiIIR‘

“i ‘“ ’°"°‘"°" °‘ ”““'“‘““- m‘ Attack Was In Error

irregular employment of not more than three days a week for the same employer.

fishing port 7 l-2 miles south of gcvssmpol where the British Light

tu-io internment cam in search of made its storied charge in BUBNOB AIRIS. June ‘l'I—(APt ‘rant l-Isleon Hanger . fli-year-old 1 --Gennany has informed Argentina German prisoner of war, who dis- ——--————-—-- that s German submarine torpedo- appeared while swinmidng with 0U‘! OIBOUNDS ed the Argentina tanker Victor-la, other p-isoners. damaged two months ago off the

Police and 811mb also searched woods and district couch in the bc- lief that Rshgort may have made his escape while swimming.

guards watched from the bash of the stream. when the swimming fated was over Iuigsrt was miss-

NIIW WAT-‘IHIURD. N- l. J1me coast of the United States. but ii-fdPl-This mining town of claimed that. the attsd: was an about 8,000 persons is out of bound-I error. it was announced today. t0 LhQ army. ‘lbwn officials dis- Tim (lei-man admission 0f re-

otber closed today they had been ud- sponsiblllty was in reply to an

vised the bsn. in effect for a week. Argentine note of protest. The i2.- wdld be lifted l! they tmk action too-ton Victoria was hit April l7 to insure maintenance of law and off Cape Hatteras and abandoned order when soldiers are in town. bv her crew but later was ze-

‘rbis action was boarded and brought to port.

Decision Reached

and technical personnel, esnplcyeeg be g

Exchange Ship

Announcement Is Made By External Affairs Department.

OTTAWA, Junc- 17-(CP) —The Department of Exter- nal Affairs announced to- night that relief supplies for Canadian and allied prison- ers of war and inlernees in the Hong Kong area are go- ing forward on the diplo- matic exchange ship which has just sailed from New York for Lourencn Marques, Portuguese East Africa.

At Lourenco Marques, the department said, the sup- plies will be transferred to the Japanese exchange ship to be taken to Japan where they will be delivered to the International Red Cross de- legato. He will arrange for their shipment t0 Hong Kong and distribution.

“The agreement with the Japanese government is re- ciprocal and the exchange ship from Japan will carry supplies for Japanese nm tionals in the United States, Canada and elsewhere,” the statement said.