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nether Huge Air Raid Against Germany Underway

lie-Conference Preparations at Famed Chateau

QUWEC. Aug. 10— (CP) - !'or ‘ t before prime Minister Church- - ume to Quebec a strange and » in hers settled Wet ancient cap tad.

ins travellers on trains and

~ were given neatly-printed i advising them that: "for rea-

trol" the

I be b

t - tcnac-woul

our con , on the hill-the Chateau be closed to

iiui gamut," ds ism rt- wee ua o a uinltoi-iried mergbers oi the States Women's flea. n-vlsaged top sergeants and ‘TITlClBTlS of the signal corps, bboned ficers of Canadian lit British armed forces, and ser- itia civilian officials began b0 ar- he‘ and disappear within the Cha-

There were many "explanations" lthese strange hapliflningl. and t‘ guesses. but few of them were

t except among the small up of those who knew but scar- i dared discuss it among them-

‘Hill Canadian and American of- gials moved into the Chateau and the vice-regal residence on the

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CHATEAU FRONTENAC

w for others, including the press.

teau itself were turned tinw busy offices and conference

d about the Chateau and its

guarded by scarlet-

coated officers of the Royal Can-

CNHB adisn Mounted Police

‘Men of the signal corps from the United States and Canadian com-

on the wirin and prepared for the quick lnterc angc oi information between Quebec and the ca ltals oi the United Nations countr es. Noticeabie among the Canadian dele ation were several whose work in l 39 made possible the success- ful Dominion-wide tour of King George and Queen Elizabeth.

Increasing Stream

Newspaper reporters were among the earliest non-official arrivals; They came in a steadily increasing stream beginning lust week-end. representing the news 1519110195. newspapers, photo agencies and radio from all over the continent. e them were not quite sure what it was all about but all knew it was “something big."

From London and Washington had come rumors that Churchill and Roosevelt would meet R8111“

el towering behind the Cha- .wiille a nearby hotel was

The Three lliiirohills Wore

Wasps. Aug. io -tc1>>- s- II weren‘t allowed to see t s here today of Prime Min- n Churchill and his party irom hiii. and tonight they had to Ito the official photogaph taken mo‘ the arrival to find out what Prime Minister, his wife and “litter wore. ilr. Churchill was dressed in the We. double-breasted. nayy- "lit. with yachting cap. made m at the time of his first trance with President Roose- lgaldtlt sea off the Newfound-

BB .

In. Churchill wore a light. {IN-niece suit which appeared to ml"? or fawn. with a darker floss Pattern. hf,“ Marv Churchill wore the kimltlifaetng British Auxiliary Dmmm cea in which she is

Phi-lire was taken outside

‘l tltaiiei where u Ch r hill ‘flown to spending“ cit-is

. WMIIIG EVEN“ River Thurs-

' a-io-ai. "quilts — Iidon Friday. eio-ai. "Wattles he f -.'Davia u m every Irid- fwflulman ‘silo . - B—i0-Il ., __. '7“ "T"!!! mother lot of . Act ’ . t“: opined?“ u ‘sv-‘inlfi. “m” Souris w "lha ust To“? hestrua‘; a! Builds hospital. mgr-zap]-

; “M: "rived carioad baled mav- llltable for livestock bedding.

yihtrbuwar .' - "Min;

and inexpensive. "in: Board. a-io-ai

lion at Ch lttatoyn “d” "Mm ‘Sift a. "I e paid. ri-u -

y farmers can

soon and some suggested Canada .

n; apwanp p. aau. (Associated Press Staff Writer)

LONDON, Aug. l0-—(AP) -— The Red Army battered its way into the northeast Ukraine today to within id miles of Sumy, tightened its flanking grip around Kharkov where Russian orces are barely 12 miles from the city and smashed into a railway town 45 inlles east of Bryansk. Moscow announced to- night.

The ussians made general ad- vances along the entire BOO-mile active front. Seventy towns and villages were taken in the Khar- kov advance and 30 in the Brvansk drive rolling up the main rail line from Or .

The attack from Sumy was made at night when a Soviet unit struck tc capture Bolshoi Bobrik and Bor- omlya. They killed about 7.500 Germans, captured 42 guns 300 carts and other war material in the dash. At one railroad atl-

ks fully loaded WEN

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the iaat important defence line Russia, to which the Germans may now be falling beck. it is about '15 miles west of aline through Khar- kov and ma be the hub for I Russian pivo to the southwest.

lllng George Gives Permission For Trip

ZDNDON. Alli. iO-(CP) —Prlmd laminar Churchill. d a lun- cheon at Buckin am Paaoe Aug. s. received the orrnal rminlon of the King to 1am Brtfln-

-Prime Minister's last publw appearance before his “Whig for QuebecAwas in the House u“ "m" ' first time ogre.

This onuniniii nu uggmlpagniimm:

led on . “momma. iitlalatoeit

BINDING

cleared o! normal guests to make

ty. luxiours rooms of the Chan

Men of the armed forces took up]

munications experts went to work.

The People's Paper (lovers Prime Edwardilsiand Like the Dew CHARI-VTTWOWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 194a

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lwould be the scene of the meeting.

, ‘There were good reasons fo this, not the least of them being

;being that Washington is hot

this popular tourist give the conferees a taste of the balmy holiday climate for moments of leisure their tremen- dous talks permit them.

men in a formal way came late Monday when Col. O.M. Blggar,

with representatives of the wartime information board held conference.

At no time during the confer- ence was the name of the leader of either of the main delegations men- tioned nor was it said in so many words that was about to happen but it was all understood.

Strict Censorship

V Newsmen were only told that it was a conference with Canada re- presented and the were told strict censorship preva led and to sit tight and keep in touch.

ecl and the newsmen went about the business-n pleasant one—of amusing themselves in this pic turesque town where every taxi- driver and waiter was rendv t0 to them what it was nil about. and all with a. different story.

Reds Advance on 300-_Mile Front

Flags Tell Own Story

QUEBEC. Aug. l0 -tCP)— Over the heights oi Quebec's citadel. flags fluttered against the brilli- ant sky. a combination oi llags seldom sIcn tlzere.

t On a sliig/ riff, the Union Jsck was floivii 1i‘ 2c the Canadian en- ‘ sign immediately after Prime Min- ister Churchill and his party ar- I rived at mid-afternoon.

This was one of the few visible indications that the British leader was in residence in the bid fort- fess.

Roosevelt

d Meets Advisers

WASHINGTON, Aug, 10 —(AP) -President Roosevelt met with high military and state department ad- visers today in conferences possibly preliminary to his forthcoming new war talks with Prime Minister Churchill.

Gathering at the White Rouse for one conference were State Sec- zetary Cordell Hull, Undersecretary Sumner Welles, (liaimian Norman Davis of the Red Cross, Dr. Isaiah Bowman of Johns l-ioiklns Univer- sity. and Dr. 14o Paevolsky, Special Assistant Secretary of State in charge of poet-war planning.

This was followed later , meeting of the president with Ad- miral William D. Lcahy, his per- sonal Chief of Staff‘ Admiral Ern- est .1. King, Chief of Naval Opera- tions; fleoiégaefliT. ngarsggll. Army e o ; an n. Henry H. Arnold Comm of

husband on one trifle.

the Arm!

at Bhflmbfirfi- this season of the year and that centre would what First guidance given the news-

dlrector of censorship for Canada,

All this was as had been expect-

ll: has all appearances of being the

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for a new and powerful Allied

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. War Situation Last Night

By Kirke I... Simpson. Associated Press We; Analygf,

mrthwmill! AIIBIO-American war conferences between Britain's

Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt, strongly portend Plans T“ thrust against the Axis.

W re and when such a blow—or blows-might fall

whether upon

opean fortress o J itself. lik - 1m ‘$51 w; ‘ma: Md ti}? atraégmlgzlliu. el.v will be a mailer sub ver e ec son at the conferences with their chief military gliflaorgk very fact. that the leaders are meeting agal flNlgw arias to ‘ponder on where the lightning will strike next. came and: fir. C grchtlls arrival in Canada Tuesday for {he war talks Digit-H e me w en the Axis felt the Allied squeeze on all fronts. ..*..=.:';t.2;:..t’.;::.‘rii§:r ‘tress l“ t" ‘“".§‘li‘.’é..“‘.‘3.2'.§..§’i.’;l“..“..‘ “‘ “W e 1' 8 an er can s ock forces on the left were Bmlflllll through difficult terrain to turn both coastal flanks of the

Tl THU-lb CBUSE

Cape Orlando-Randazzo-Piedmontc position. In the centre a shoulder. ‘to-shoulder Canadian-American thrust at the Randazzo key .to .i.hnt

communication arc seemed most apt an send th d tel l . Sicilian battfe i532?“ y resist n8

to crack it nt any moment. however, foe hurtling back alonll the whole

Once the Cape Crlando-Randazzo-Piedmontc communicatio stern is broken. Nazi forces cannot hope to make another stand ghoi-‘TSQSV; the

Tacrmlna-Francaville-Novara-Marzane J-Iighway which

reaches the

north coast near San Biaglo. That is the Messina Peninsula, It 3130 is

the last communication through the mountains .of the

Mcsslna .Pen-

instill from the east coast of Sicily to the north sea front. A d u; uld be cs vulnerable to a combined centre drive at Francaville asn the 1:386!‘

front now close to being breached at Randszzo

The end of the battle of Sicily among surrender. attempted escape flnallv driven into the sea.

is that close. with the choice lying to the Italian mainland or being

German first line troops have shown no taste for the military ad-

mllcs or so west of the city. aptvm of Kara-Kiri which thus far

more recently at Orcl, the German

some additional light on what can

Crowds on a par with former opening day attendances that jam- med the midway and race track tafternoon and evening witnessed ‘the opening of the Week and Provincial Eitfilbitlon

E program yesterday to usher in what

years existence of the "Big efhow".

Crowds were kept on the more as they witnessed the various amusement booths of the Bill Lynch shows; the cattle, and poultry barns. rapidly filling —up with the choicest herds province also came in for a lot oi attention and today with Judging scheduled to commence even great- er attention will be given this phase of th.‘ show.

Last night a crowd that filled the main stand and over-flowed onto the track saw one of the moat spectacular night shows, if not the most spectacular, ever to perform here. From the opening number to the brilliant display of fireworks that concluded the program the performers held their big audience spellbound with feats of daring. feats requiring consummate skill 0n tiglitwire, and bicycles, and per- formances that added the comedy part to the show. The manage- ment arc to be congratulated on the fine show they have obtained for this week's program and people who have witnessed shows of {his sort all over the Dominion express- ed the opinions freely that last night's performance was Just as good as any to be found anywhere.

The entire plant was a scene gaiety and color. The crowd was in a holiday mood and as night show disgorged the people booth attendants started a land- slide business.

‘today the second day of the show is expectcd to exceed all re- cords from an attendance stand- point. with a programme got to- gether to give the best possible and living up to all advance notices ‘oéogglg day. the hlg plant

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lbest ever staged during the 58

give up when hopelessly trapped. Wh

Old Home ‘

in the P

that

has marked Japanese action in face

of a. choice between defeat and death. At Stalingrad. in .Tunlsln .and

armv have shown its readiness to at happens at Messina. will throw be expected of Germany when hope

of even a prolonged defensive has gone. as it will.

That is about to be tested anew. also. at Kharkov in Russia, Over- night Moscow advices showed a Russian advance tn within heavv field gun range of‘ the snrawlink Ukrainian industrial and rail centre, M can. lured Slnlinn, i2 miles north. They told also of the taking of Murafa, 30‘

Large Crowds at Old Home Week Qvening -

§llains 0n Prairies Benefit Brops

OTTAWA. Aug. l0 -— iCPl-The Dominion Bureau of Statistics re- ported today that good rains in the Prairie Provinces during the past week benefited late crops and astures, and harvesting of oats and barley now is under way in the three provinces.

Referring to other provinces the Bureau said. in the 12th of a series of 1B weekly telegraphic reports covering crop conditions-

Maritime Provinces -— In Nova Scotia haying has been delayed about three weeks because of un» settled weather and not more than one-quarter of the crop is under cover. Early-seeding grains and roots are making satisfactory growth but late seediiigs ere back- ward. In New Brunswick having is progressing slowly. All crops are growing rapidly with potatoes and roots especially promising.

No Change in Nazi Relations With Italy

IDNDON. Aug. 10 —(CP)— The German radio in an overseas broad- cast indicated today the Germans

Qf still held italy bound try the mili-

tary pact that Mussolini signed and asserted that Premier Mar- shal Pietro Badogllo was continu- ing talks with the Nazis.

The broadcast said "there has in the last few days been no change in the German point of view with regard to a treaty of alliance."

Earlier messages from Madrid

German persuasion of Badoglio to stay in the tight vras backed by sufficient Nazi troops in the north of Italy to take over that induatidsl region.

Famous for 50 Years

"SAMBA"

its wartime dlflcuities the traditional high standard of thialionselaold favourite iamaintained.

lslandiufln Big Raid 0n Monday Night

LONDON, Aug. ll-(Wcdncs- dayl-LCI-‘l-Waves of bombers outward bound assed over the southeast coast eginning just ai- ter dark and their early start from Britain suggested today they were aiming at a long-distance target.

A short time later Germany's main short ware station iii Berlin and tlie Germain controlled Calais radio went off tlie air.

From the roar of the engines of the heavy bombers it sounded like one of the biggest force: to leave Britain in some time,

‘Nliiie the Nazis continued their anxious evacuation of uiiessentiai civilians from Berlin, British and Canadian bombers in heavy num- bers Monday night droned back to the twin Rhinsland industrial ci- ties of Mannheim and Ludwigsliaf en and bombed tliem for the 57th

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URClilLL ARRIVES FOR CONFERENCE

MEMBER

‘ Will Meet U. s. President For Vital Talks

British Prime Minister Met By Prime Minister Mackenzie King At Quebec.

By C. R. BLACKBURN (Canadian Press Staff Writer)

QUEBEC, Aug. 10 - (CP) — Prime Minister Winston Churchill arrived secretly and unobserved

time. after n four months’ respite.

Channel coast residents who saw them heading eastward just before midnight said the moonlit sky "secmer full of them."

The bombers returned with re- markably low loss of nine planes, two of which were Canadian. while the German Agency D.N.B" reported "considerable damage with heary casualties.

R-AJ‘. Mosquitoes bombed the Ruhr while RAF‘. and R.C.A.F. fighters on intruder patrols over France and Belgium punched at airiiclds and railways.

Alrcrews from squadrons of the Canadian bomber group partici- pating in the blasting of Mann- heim arid Ludwelghafen said the fires started were sn large that the glow could be seen more than ‘I00 miles distant on the lwmtwafd

ight.

Clouds over the target make it difficult to assess damage.

Sg. Maurice Renaud. mid-upper gunner from Victoriaville, Que, said he had counted 50 separate fires as he left the target.

Sgt. Frank Brady of Quebec said he had expected a much hot- ter reception. He has made a num- ber of trips over Mannheim.

sgt, Elmer Paquettc of Souris. PIE-L, held up a lucky rabbit's foot when he 0t. back. His mid- upper gunner, t. Gordon Squalr of Waseca. Sask. sighted an ene- my fighter which did not attack.

Bhurohill Highlights

QUEER}. All? lo—(CP)—Here is the line-up o Churchill-Roose- velt conferences,

their mediate sequels:-

August, 1941, on battleships in a Newfoundland Bay-the Atlantic charter.

December. 194i, at Washington- the anti-Axis declaration of 2d United Nations.

June, i942, At WashinKWn-the North African campaign.

January, 1943, Casablanca- Pxoclamation of "unconditional surrender" tenns to the Axis.

May. i943. at WashlnELon-The Sicilian campaign.

August, i943. place not announ- ced—-Riesult to be disclosed directly or indirectly in the future.

NEWSM/T; Passes

Frederick W. Kendal, iiorlal writer for the Buffalo-Cou- rier-Express and a newspaperman for 63 years. died tOdavJ-le was 79 Kendall's first newspaper job was in the mailing room of the old Buf- falo Mornlng Express. where he worked for three years before be- coming a general reporter for the Express. In i884, he travelled the eastern United States with Pre- sident Grover Cleveland during the “‘.E'£"_'!__°!"!P9i8h_i°}11'~

Allies Drive 0n Battered

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS 1N NORTH AFRICA, Aug. l0 —(APi—- Allied forces, smashing the centre of the Germs; line northwest of Mount Etna, drove today to with» in seven ioad miles of battered Randazzo. one of the inst of the enemy's hedgehog defences on rhe il-load to Messina from Central Sic-

and im-

y.

The Germans were mountiiinsides to cover roads as they fell back.

It was reported that the Rome radio announced that all Italian troops had been withdrawn from the Sicilian front because of tho overwhelming superiority of allied forces.

Rattdazm was still nblavc from ceaseless air rnlds some of which continued without a break through- out entlie days.

dyiiamlting miles of

thIhWn

Through damage done to roads. already has been almost

by the public in this ancient capital of Canada to- day and shortly will engage in his sixth and pos- sibly most portentous war conference with Pre- sident Roosevelt of the United States.

A brief official communique was released af- tar Mr. Churchill and his party-Jncluding his wife and daughter Mary—had been received by Prime Minister Mackenzie King at the Citadel, summer residence of the Governor-General.

It was announced there will be “discusslorW between the British and Canadian Prime Ministers" before starting the larger conference with Pre- sident Roosevelt and the combined chiefs of staff.

The site and time of the impending Churchill-Roosevelt meeting wll not allowed to be made public immediately, but newspaperrnen were per- mitted to say that officers of the British. United States and C antselillforcee have been arriving at the famous Chateau rronienao

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DINED AT CITADET.

Early tonight it was announced that Mr. Churchill Ind Mr. Rh; dined informally at the Citadel and would spend the evening together

there. Most members of the Canadian ittee in

Munitions Minister Howe.

The War Committee met here this mornln before Mr. ur- ohill's srriva — probably the first time it has met outside Ottawa. But as usual no announcemen followed the meeting.

Chiefs of Staff of the three f‘ -" n Armed Forces were here for the conferences — Rear Admiral Percy W. Ncllcs. Navy; Lit-Gen. Kenneth Stuart, Anny, I-h

d Air Marshal l... S. Breadner.

Berlin. Stockholm had no con- flrmntion lrorn any other IL‘ Precautions: _ sources. <

-——- Elaborate precautions for del- HALIFAX. A118. 19 —(OP)—-3\"- beratlons here, including the pne-

led under eight feet of mud at t e

emptloii of Chateau Frontenac on bottom of Bedlord Basin for t e the brow of Cape Diamond over- past 17 Yea". i310 135400! "Bhf- looking city aand river. has ke i ship, RM Island, was raised to Quebec agog for the past wee. the surface today to be reoondit- intensified security control pro- ioned and put back into service. T06R15 _a>_-

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EgTFQBl. QUEBEC, Aug. l0 —(CP)- .‘Z.'.'.':.°...i““.ii“'...E““'.°.i‘.‘.‘.‘..f£2 t party made the last few miles ( - , i tic usep To , Dawn. THE ones Now NAQS

STOCKIIOLM, Aig. 11 — (Wednesday) - (A )- The Zurich cwieapondent of the a, an. . s.

.- 1 Nyheter said today a. traveller from Gennany reported pre paratlons under way to syso- uate government offices from

of their journey to Quebec this afternoon by rnotorcar. This‘ was revealed in a guarded statement issued tonight from Prime Minister King's tempor- ary office in the citadel where he la host to Mr. Churchill, his wife and daughter Mary. -———- t ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug. ll - iwednesrlayi (AP) - United States jungle troops have advanced u-itl-iln two miles of Bairoko l-lar- bor. the last Japanese holding on New Georgia Island. a com__i_ni que from Gen. Douglas MacArth headquarters announced today.