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Elms. WEYBURN SUNK RECENTLY 11v MEDITERRANEAN

v Canadian Corvette Sunk With Loss Ofseven Lives; Two Island Seamen Among Survivors.

"ally of the war to date. It: loss evened the score with enemy sub-

gyfl cenadian Nlvy Press Release

UITAWA, March 0- Sinking of m, Canadian corvette HMS/S. myhlyp in the Medlterra n, “u; m; loss of seven lives, was uinounced with regret lest night by m, gen. Angus L. Mecdonaid. min- pm-ef National Defence for Naval

in addition. Mr. Mocdonald said. .fiv| neval rstlll s are at military mtpltsl in Gbrs tar listed as "dan- usly injured" and one “serious- lyixlnlured.“ More than 60 of the rm survived the sinking. _ lint reports intimated that the iiiphsd struck :. mine in the Cihrelfer area. later, however. Allied planer roported spotting : marine in the vicinity of the

suns. Weyburn was the sec- uldcsnsdian corvette lost in the Illlterraneian in the past month ‘lithe twelfth Canadian ship cas-

(Two Prince Edward Island- Ifl. Able Sesmen Thoma: Alex- ander Clair, Montague. and Horace Richard Beck, Murray Harbour. are amonl the surviv- orrof the Weyburn. No island name: are mentioned in the casualty list.)

marine; st two apiece. ilieub-Colnmunder- Thomas Malt. land Wake Golbv. R.C.N.R.., Cadtboro Bay P.0,. Victoria. officer commanding the corvette. is listed as “mrssms. Presumed killed". So A150 is Sub-Iiieutenunt Wilfred Bark. R C.N.V R... of Montreal. Of the five ratings lost. one Stole. er Maurice Arthur" Savole. R C N. V R.. of Chsrlo Restigouche, N.B., Kupuskaslng and Toronto was re. Ported to have died in military hos-

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Attacks By Rommel

Are Repulsecl

Allies Make Local Cains In North; Enemy Has Heavy Losses.

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By Harold V. Boyle, Associated Press Stuff Writer

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, March 8-—(AP)—‘!'hc Wilt by the British lth army of a series of six assaults by Marshal I in Southern Tunisia and the recapture by the Allie: of the in- fizthednorthern sector, where several local gains were made, were o by. lfllvflllleis first serious attacks lglinsf. Gen. Sir Bernard L Mont- llilcrys veterans in front of the Axis-held Mnreth line had been broken gill flinsidersblc losses for him -- the Allied communi uc anounccd Ii in action; of Saturday S! enemy tanks were destroy: without Ice: Li’: sln|ie British tank and by yesterday afternoon both his tanks and "Jig; “lend been forced to retreat to the north and northwest Round one i; over." said an Allied military informant, “and round ‘"11 n En by the 8th army."

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The smsll advances made by the Allies in the north were not des- cribed in detull by tile Allied com- mend.

In the central sector only patrol activity was reported. It was learned that in this area American patrols in two sorties had captured 95 Italians sibout 90 miles west of Gsfsa. At Pichon however, other American patrols withdrew to the west to avoid heavy Axis fire from the hills north and south of the town.

French forces were reported in a French communique broadcast by the Algiers rsdio and recorded by th Associated Pres: to have oc- cupied the town of Redeyef. above the Chott Rarse i2 miles east of the Algerian frontier and about 30 miles west of Gefsa.

Heavy Allied sir action continu- ed. Aside from participating strongly in the attacks that drove

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Bomb Key Rail e Points In France

Daylightxttacks Pro- bably Followed Up At Night.

LONDON, March 8 —(CP)— Wave: of RAF. heavy bomber: roared across the strait: of Dover to the confluent for an hour tonight. and soon after- ward Axis radio station; went off the uir.

The RAJ‘. at ck: tonight followed a two-n ght lull in

the landings of the All] war mac inc in Europe. LONDO . March 8-(0?) —

American heavy bombers, escort- ed b_v Canadian and British fight- ers renewed the offensive against Germany's U-boat menace by dny- light today by hammering the key French railway points of Rennies and Rouen and shooting clown more than a score of enemy fl hter planes in the first concentrate op- erations by allied air units since Saturday.

Four bombers and two fighters were reported missing in the dual nttuck. the fifth daylight raid on the continent. by the United States Army air force in l1 dsvs.

The German version of the raids as broadcast by the Berlin radio was first the raiders were over France for l 1-2 hours and that SIX of them, including "four-engined bombers," were shot down.

Danish radio stations went off the air shortlv before l0 p.m. sug- gesting that RAJ‘. night bombers had taken up the offensive where the daylight raiders left off. The German Deutscllendsender went. off the air at 10:20 p.m.

Rennes is an important submer- ine supply centre and junction on tho railroad lilies running to Hit- ler's U-bosf. bases at Lorient. St. Nnzuire and Brest, as well as to (‘re port of Cherbourg. Rc/uen is Vented 1Z0 miles northeast of Ren- ncs and is on the main line tween Paris and Le Havre

A communique issued jointly by U. 3 Army Air Force headquart- ers alid the Air Ministry said the bombers attacked Rennos "suc- cessfully" desplte strong enemy op- position and overcame “very strong" fighter opposition to bomb their obiectives st Rouen.

Weather conditions w- 'e described as “very good" over both targets. but the communique said the en-

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ileatbdlblailate In Commons Yesterday

B! C. It. Blackburn Canadian Press staff Writer

CYPTAWA, March 8 --(CP)—Dur- ing a heated debate in the l-louse of Commons this afternoon Prime Minister Mackenzie King declared that he would support demand for an investigation by any member who wouid make, on his own le- sponsibility, any charges of govern- ment extravagance.

Iiut. he added, the charges would have to be made by the member and not merely on the basis of published reports of allegations by a public officer. allegntions which hurl not been plTiVfill correct.

Members both debated an - position demand to have the puiiilc accounts committee examine sll expenditures up to the end o! Feb- "IBFY. and call Col. John ‘Thomp- son. director of government econ- omy control.

sheuker Glen's ruling against ‘the opposition move to amend Mr. King‘: motion to submit the nudi- tor-general’: report for the veer

Groups

Reject Proposed Strike

Represent One-Fifth Of 10,000 Nova Scotia Miners Involved In Move For More Butter.

ing: tonight to deal with the Bun- day proposal. Action of the other locals was not announced tonight.

The mine: covered by the strike recommendation are iu the Glace Bog, New Waterford and North 8 ney areas. Previously, represent- ; ions regarding asserted insuffici- ency of the butter ration for min- crs had been made to the Prices Board from all three areas.

On Feb. N. Donald Gordon Prices Board chairman. telegraphed the U M W); Florence local t st thi- butter ration coufd not be increas~ on for miners, adding: "Many other worker; in hazardous occupattol are in same position and we coul" not discriminate in favor of th miners without being obliged to meet other situations. which we cannot. undertake in view of short

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"lfgagy Allied Al; Offensive is Renewed

(Beginning todsy the daily column “Interpreting The War News" Will be written by Glenn Bsbb, whose byline over analytical articles and foreign new: stories ha: long appeared in Canadian ‘Press and As-

’ ‘ ’ Pres: ‘ Kirke Si who hnd written the Column since the beginning of the wur, has been assigned by the As- sociated Pres: to other dutie: on the Washington new: fronts.)

Iy Glenn Babb, Associated Pros: Staff Analyst

Rommel and Von Arnhu, fighting prhnarliy to disrupt the Casab- lanca schedule for. their destruction u: a preliminary to invasion of Europe. have struck three time: in the Int three week: against the Al- lied line: in Tunisia.

Iu the firat two assaults, he the centre and north, they gained both territory and time. The territory was of little permanent value and much of it already ha: been abandoned. Int the time thoy gained cannot be recovered.

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In the third and weighiiest blow, at the southern end of the front, Rommel appear: to have won neither. The fury of his attack and the completeness of hi: fdilure suggest two things; that he knew hi: op- ponent rapidly was completing preparations for the big drive and wanted to knock him off balance: that his opponent was fully ready for him, stopped him cold and still is in position to puss swiftly to the offensive. The fighting of the last threc weeks leaves Rommefs situation fun- dementniiy unchunged. lie still is the commander of u beleaguered fort- res: who ha: no real hope that the siege can be lifted. His mission is to survive n: long as possible and give his master across the Mediterranean a few more precious weeks to put armor rm what the Allies have been fondly calling the soft underside of Europe.

s a t t Inasmuch as time has been‘ gained fnr these undertakings Rommel and his colleague scored a measure of success in their thrusts against the American troops in central Tunisia and the British forces near the coast in the north. But his repulse by Montgomery sugges‘ that Rommel has achieved all he could hope for from his tactics of surprise sorties. The week-end sortie from the Mareth line was a costly failure. The com- lllrstive ease with which ii was held, then thrown back with heavy Axis losses, indicates that Montgomery hurl fully taken the measure of his old udvcrsnry. just as he did in Egypt. The week-surfs dueiopunents leave the British commander in better situation than ever for the big push that can not be much longer delayed and which may equal the thrust of El Alarnein in its crushing power and far-reaching strategicnl results.

Weyllurn One OfqMost Gallant Escort Ships

Rescued Nearly 200 Merchant Senmen; Believed To Have Sunk Enemy U-Boats. ,

Zurich Has Raid Alert

LONDON, March ii-(Tues- dayt—(CP)—Zurich. Switzer- land. hud an nir ruid alert at 11:30 lust night. Reuters New: Agency reported early today.

By STANLEY MANTROP Canadian Press Staff Writer

TORONTO March 8 —(CP)— loss of the Canadian corvette Wey- burn. announced by naval head- quarters today, brought to a close the career of one of Canada's most gallant little escort drips.

Commissioned nearly two years ego at a Great Lakes shipyard. the Weyburn covered herself with glory before she sailed with other Canadian drips to take part. in the North Africarn cam nign. Nearly 230 mere nt mariners owe their lives to the Weybunfs intrepid crew and more than one enemy U-boat ended her days un- der the bursting depth charges of this little escort drip during sub- marine attacks on United ‘Nations stripping in he 5t. Inwrence River and off the Canadian east coast. Shortly before the Weyburn sailed on her lest convoy trip, crewmen told of her adventures at sea-how she had added the rescue of merchant seamen to her Ngular convoy duties. . They told of the gallantry of her

House Applauds As Messages Bead

OTTAWA. lvlsrch 8 -— (OP) —- Members of the House of Com- mons applauded today when Prime Minister Mackenzie King read messages received from Prime Min- ister Winston Churchill end Pre- sident Frsnklin Roosevelt in reply

officers during the rescue of 48 m ; t sailors from a helpless United Na- llflhufilsiligges he sent em as tion: freighter who had all but ML Kings’ messages expmssed

the gratitude of 08118618115 8i U19 recovery cf both leaders from their recent illnesses. and particularly congratulating President Roosevelt. completing 10 veurs as Presid-

ent of the United States.

Mr. King observed tcdny that Mr. Churchill's enessage had been made available to the Associated Press in London yesterday and said he had withheld it at thi; end to mnke it available first to the Ilnuse, as in the case of reply from President Roosevelt. _

The President's message said m. King's reference to recent successes of United Nations‘ arms "strikes a prophetic note" and declared that "in this year above all" there would be unfsltering support for Allied forces all over the world. Mr. Churchill's message referred