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Dy JOIN M. BIGIITOWIZB. 1 (Associated Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON, May lit-AA?)- .‘ {he ba oust-spiked laws of a united s army trap were min; on the main Jennie-iv icices on Attu Island tonight. The many’; plight appeared 110F915“ As the second week of the fish! ned. the navy department ais-

I. The inaln Japanese defence positions alonl e. rocky ridge south oi their camp on Bolts Bay W?!‘ mashed in violent combat WSW- day, and United States tioom took goiseetion of the heights last nisht.

l, American wa pa. which sup-

the initial Irina-loss a week ago are continuing to bombard the Ji. use positions. P101108. DW- rmm me America base on tka Island 233 nau ical miles to the southeast, bomb the mom)’

whenever weather ‘pfglngssé N513“

i. Desslte stiff

th h serds of operations

- Weight. iincirerted. snowcapned

noun sins of nztu. the casuallles

among the American troops have been ight.

The story of the battle thus far has told in two naval oornmunlques rid by Navy secretary Frank KIWI!

t a press conference. The second

British Subs

Attacks On Axis Shipping

_ Sink Six Ships And Atta

London llas i lhird llight 0i Air Raids

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IMFDON. May t0 —(Wednescay) ~l0Pl~ Anti-aircraft batteries illlened firs- early today at enemy lilanes which came over for the second time during the nlght. and

" llrvceeded to crisscross above the

Metropolitan area.

A first alert sounded in the city ‘Milly before midnight. and a flnall numlur of enemy planes

~ Marni the capital, but they did ' 0°" penetrate the outer ring antialrcraft barrages, and the all filial‘ sounded soon afterward.

One bomb fell in one area. but. "Me were no immediate reports of “mid! or casualties.

The second alert followed’ afterwards.

It was the third successive night i" "llmy l1!‘ activity over London.

The second all-clear was sounded liter an interim considerably long- " than the first.

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apanese Plight 0n Attu Islan

J aws Of U.S. ‘Army Trap Are Grindi_1_1_g_ Shut

Main-Enemy Defence Position On Rocky Ridge Is Captured.

Prisoner 0ount Exceeds 200,000

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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa. May 18 —(AP)— The final count allowed l. total of "well ‘over 200.000" Axis troops taken prisoner in the concluded Tunisian campaign, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, allied commander-L. ‘*' '. dis- closed today. 'l\ho previous offic- ial figure had been 150,000 al- though estimates had placed the number at 175,000 or more.

of the, communique: also reported new air blows against the Japanese in the central and Bouth Pacific. Knox sad the initial landings on Attu a woek ago today were ac- complished in the greatest secrecy. No enemy resistance developed until the forces were on the beaches. The initial landings were effect- ed at two points. e northern force landed on the western arm of Holtz Bay where they established hhead from which to drive south around the Bey toward the enemy cam . ‘rho southern force landed at acre Bay on the side of the Island opposite Holtz Q23’ ii the

Well Known Retired 0.N.ll. 0onductor Dies

A well known and highly respect- ed cttizen, cit-conductor William O. Davey passed away at the City hos- pital yesterday in his 76th year. He lied been ill failing health for thc past two years. About. five months ago his condition became quite critical.

The late Mr. Davey was born in Pctitcodino. New Brunswick, the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davey. He was of a family of twelve, seven of whuln still survive. He mov- ed to Prince Edward Island with his parents when very young. His father was also a railway employee‘ and was stationed at. Wellington, Summerslde and Lot 40. _

The late Mr. Davey entered the cmploy of the C.N.R. fifty-nine years a o I-le lies been retired for the las 12 years. In his dealings ivttlr the public he was always courteous and obltglng.

I-lo is survived by his widow. for" mcrly Susanna. Prailght of Char- lottetown nllrl a family of four, Mrs. Lily M. Corrlgan, Charlottetown; William 0., at Beach Grove: Wil- fred - Arthur, Telegraph Office, Charlottetown; John Henry with the R.C.N.V.R. on the wcst coast. One daughter died in infancy. The following brothers and sisters also sirrvlve, Harriet Davey, Mass; Mrs. Sovvoll MacDalriel, aiue; Mrs. Herbert Wilkins. Maine: Arthur. Sonlcrville. Mass; James. Maine; Cephas, Bristol. P.E.I.. and Benja mill of Woburir, Mass.

and struck northward across Lava-carpettod basses of mountains.

Knox said the main American force was landed at Massacre Bay. The bulk of all troops, he said, were rnfantryinelr. the others pro- bably including some light artillery and engineers, l

The opposing directions of the I two American advances apparently] were designed to cut off the entire eastern and of Attu and bottle up the enemy in that area. The bulk of the Island lies west of the Arn- ericen line, but Knox said he knew of no Ja riese forces in that part of the Is and.

In Bold

ck Targets Ashore.

LONDON, May 18 -fCP)—Tlie Admiralty announced tocay that British submarines ranging the length of the Mediterranean in continuing attacks on enemy ship- ping and shore targets have stlllk at least five more supply ships and an Italian destroyer and have shot up a railway port terminal in Greece.

Several other ships were damaged in the same series of attacks by torpedo and deck-gunfire.

It was disclose“ that. the British submarines are nudaclously nonc-

l fimgggbeffgicng? Eiffrgbgexi? ‘wig? mfg. cleared the wav for acxtion to min- 5:35 find no more prey m the open giiliiine tJMiniZitDuil/lazkenjilnaliiiin

The Sublmllm? fbmcl“; ‘mmghel announced the orrder in thee Ilousg, 0105213.“illilsttuirig” tmifil ‘silftmrtrz- tr it‘? iii-Partit- see to n point on the eastern» would be discussed at c. subsequenti

below Salonika. Of-gitting. 1 It s understood that an organ.

National Emergency In Goal Production

OTTAWA. MRV l7-iCP)-—Wlth an order-ln-council providing for a proclamation to declare a. state national emergency in coal pro- duction the government today l

a he Admiralty 5t\ldZ-—- ‘hisiflickrinlilway at Platamon in tire‘, is likely to be issued within a Gulf of ‘Iiiessalontlt (Salonikat was, day’! Plot/Will! i0!‘ the 0010-1105010’ bombarded successfully and hits‘ "mlflcr m mhles M me“ expe ‘

d b unfire on two small! i“ W51 mmm“ and “m” en"

We" Swr“ ‘it: t mhorz. ‘ gaged in other Joymcllt. 1t is

supply ‘mp5 y “g i‘ “'1 ‘ also expected to aficct miners now MEAT FOR SPECIAL DOG

ln the armed forces. The tuéderl-iré-couullfll. siillilljmflc "a TORONTO. May 18 — (C?) - do)’. 50 l0 " "955 _' l5

prises Board officials are investig- coal are “forthwith éggaeuvféd 1:513 ‘mm m‘ “Sammy °i “mm” i‘ itiialntarneerloii iiiid the life and meat allowance for "SOCil\Q‘0,Y0' h 216x‘ or me “Bum Wm ‘k335- 1‘ w“ mmmwed today‘ M giinvcly lmperilled.“ 13'9"“ the“ “e ‘mly “w such In answer to a question by Gor- dogs in Toronto and not more than do“ Graydon. pm resslve Con- 12 in the Dominion. Then; aver-age sermuv, 1.1mm Lon or. Mr. Kink meat diet consists of three quarter's mid 1; was proposed to issue the of a pound of ground beef and pork proclamation reitaflllflss o! "W 6°01 liver a, day. situation ivn_i.l1e_UnllpQ_St!i@I-____

New Order Sends Coal Miners Back To Mines

Allied Planes rifiiiiimsiabiifiisiiifsvii

0N- Assert Mastery in Mediterranean

new selective service reg

designed to increase the

ALLIED I-lEADQUAItTEIts LN

NORTH AFRICA. Ma l8—(AP)— From their North Afr an sprinti- bolrd Allied planes dealt a heavy blow last night to the port and all‘ field of Alghcro in Sardinia. and laewhere asserted their mastery of editerranean skies with haras-

lin aids. din. r. Wellingtons plumbed bombs the town and

ed in we 332th... byiielior- Minister Mit-

cliell.

Following up Prime Minister Mac- lrcnaie Kim's announcantent that a state of emergency had been pro- claimed in regard to coal produc- tion" Mr. Mitchell made public plans for combing other industries for ex rielrced coll mine workers, and t eir compulsory return to, mining. y

l-Ie said about. 7,000 men have left.‘ the mines for other employment since the war began. About 3.000

otned the armed forces, of whom .200 returned to the mines under a m voluntary plan last year, and about 4,000 were in other industry. Re- turn of miners from the forces to mining remains on e. voluntary heist:

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War Situation Last Night

By Glenn Babb, Associated Pres: War Analyst

The reeonqueet of Atiu appears to be proceeding satisfactorily al- though weather, limiting air and naval support, obviously has caused de- lay and In action which otherwise might have been concluded in a iluy or two has gone into ife second week. Word received in Washington ycs- terday, however, indicated that it might already be in the mopping up stage. .

But when that. la accomplished the battle of the Aleutians will only have been well begun. The much stronger enemy base on Kiska is still to he reduced. And there may be naval fighting of greater effect on the strategical situation in the Pacific than possession oi halt‘ a. dozen of those little dots in the foggy north.

Thus far there have been no reports of naval combat since the land- lng begun, which indicated that the enemy has not. yet disclosed his larger plans.

The Japanese decision, whether to let the Aleutian toe-holds go by default or hazard whatever larger forces may be needed to make a. real fight for them, may have an important bearing on the duratlos of the Pacific War.

To hold the great Maritime Empire her- forcee have overrun, Japan must be prepared to fight for rule of the seas on at least. three widely- separated naval fronts, North Pacific. South. Pacific and Indian Ocean. There are growing indications that soon the British and Americans will be able to concentrate major fleets in all these areas at once.

Japan‘; ability to match them remains in doubt. Her strength is something oi a mystery, since her construction has been Wrapped in secrecy from 1936 to now. But. many qualified authorities doubt whether she did much in capital ship building in those years.

It is certain that. although the Japanese navy has bccn brought to major battle at least three times-in the Coral Sea, at Midway and in the series of clashes in the Solomons-L. none of these did she produce any ships of mystery.

If sire has naval reserves hitherto not. revealed in battle, this fight in the Aleutiana may compel her to take the wraps off’ some of them. Defeat there could have disastrous strntegical repercussions for her. It could lay her north-eastern approaches wide open to the long-feared American attack by the. Aleirtian-liurile route. It-rnightgalso have an important effect on Russia's attitude toward the Pacific war, providing proof of the value oi the United States as an ally in the North Pacific should Russia go to war against Japan.

50,000 Homeless In Ruhr Valley

54 Towns And Villages Reported inundated.

NEW YORK, May 1B (APl-CBS correspondent Howard K. Smith to» ported today from Borne, Sivitzcl" land, that waters from tile burst. dams, Mollile and Edel", already had, inundated at least 54 towns 311d‘ villages lll the Ruhr Valley, lcavu ilig an estimated 50,000 families

To Slaughter homeless. In a cabled dispatch to CBS here,

quoting advices reaching Swltzere |

lurid fl'um across the German frontier, smith added: OTTAWA. May 1a (CPl—-Th0 n-rhe Wehrmacht has assigned Prices Board today relaxed one of an entire suppers division numbcr- "$5 ilflllsllttlflfls fefllllatlons and as a result farmers who have been ac-

ing 9.000 men to rescue work. The first refugee train left this morning ‘lllswmed t0 11011108 Rn occasional animal slaughtered for them as a

for tire rotectoratc of Bohemia. It was pac ed." source of meat supply for their own farms mflY resume the practice.

_ ..’.t.l‘"“..i’."".%rli..2$s" wizllls‘; F.0.lt., 0|lilf0|ll|| Talks Progressing

Permit Farmers

slaughter o! livestock for any per- son not the holder of a slaughter- ing permit.

The new ruling permits tlic hold er of a slaughtering permit to slaughter livestock for the account oi any non-permit-holding bona fidc farmer who resides on his 0\\'ll

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1943

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Meat Rationing Details Are Made Public

OTTAWA, May 18 (CPt-Meat rationing, which will come into ef- fect within a fortnight, will allow each Canadian a ration of from one pound to 2 1-2 pounds a week. gependlng on the type of meat. he

uys.

Details of the ration plan were announced today by the Prices Board and in the House of Com- mons Finance Minister Ilsley said the effective date for meat ration-

tonrorrow," and that rationing will start before the end of this month. 1A Prices Board spokesman said later" today that the announcement would not be made tonight»

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OTTAWA. May 18 (CPh-The Ottawa Evening Citizen said in fl. nciispuge story that "Thurs- day. May 27. was mentioned un- officially today as the probable (lute on which moat rationing will become effective."

The Prices Board in its statement gave coupon values for all meats that will be rationed. Each individ- ual will be entitled to spend two meat coupons a. wcck.

Mont has been divided into four groups, with varying coupon values. Tile group “A" meats are valued at nirelmlf pound per coupon; group "B" at three-quarters of a pound; group "C" at one pound and group "D" at. I l4 pounds.

Coilscqilcnttv. ill group “A" which is mrrdo up of boneless meats, the individual may have (me pound of meat per week, while in group "D" I the ivcckly arrloulit is 2 l2 pounds, l the Board said.

Tu as " purchasers. the Prices Bonrzi has prepared charts show’- llli,’ tho \'i‘ill0 of‘ meats. These will be rilsplaycrl in all butcher shops. dis ilrlltcd to every household and carried by newspapers.

No ration coupons will be requir- ed for slrcli meats as oxtail, liver, ilf‘.'ll'l. Lflilitllf‘. kidneys. ivierlcrs. bologna nlrcl other" smoked sausages, cocked men‘. loaves and spareribs.

llrr-ltlrlvri in the group "A" meats which have a value of one-half pound per coupon are smoked meats, cooked nrcats and group "B" meats wllcrl cooked.

(ir-oup "B" three-quarters of a pound per coupon, includes such boot‘ (‘Hi5 as chuck roost, boneless

' rolled rib. and stciviltg beef, p front quarter's of Limb or llllliiflll. cutlets, pork butts Wllllih homo in. specified hams, cottage rolls and back and side bacon in

tllc picco. 1n croup “C" one pound per coupnil, arc sitclr meats as hum-

bllrilfil‘. portcrliolise steak or roast with bone in. centre loin lamb, nluttrln and veal chops, butt and Silllllk ends of linm.

Among the “D" meats, 1 l-4 pounds per coupon, are blade roasts of beef. frcsh sausage, and logs of lnmb and vcril.

Mr. Ilsloy spoke in the House on tllc viii-olive date in reply a. question by Gordon Graydon, Pro~ gr ‘ve Conservative House Lead or. v o said them were reports that officials had hccn unable to agree , on details and as a result rationing l mtcllt be postponed. Mr. Ilslcy said ,illf‘ dvtnlls had been agreed upon

trig will be announced “today or -

cannot play her full part unless! the army is kept fighting men as well as equipment.

a position to speculate on what the year's operations would bring for Canadians. that he be kept informed so that.‘

MAXI MS

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MERE MAN

If you desire many firings, many things will seem but few.

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Canucks T0 Be In,‘ Thick g Of Big Events

Defence Minister Outlines ProJ gram For Armed Forces.

By C.R. BLACKBURN g (Canadian Press Staff Writer) i _ OTTAWA, May _18——(CP)—Defence Minhiifl Ralston told the House of Commons tonight that “this year looks like a year of acti-on and Clan- adians will be in the thick of it," and he announced that this year's program was aimed to keep the army overseas reinforced and equipped. ' He said that it was the intention to send 75,- 000 men overseas in the current fiscal year} bui that he was not announcing any new formations. To supply adequate reinforcements and equip< merit and maintain proper reserves was the pro- gram in brief and for this purpose the Minister said 177.000 new recruits for the three armed services would h’. required in the current’ ‘F-ii?‘

year.

The wlnd-uo of Col. Ralston's statement on the army's 01.764.000.- 000 share of this year's $3,890,000,000 war appropriation bill, contained these points:-

I. The year's program call; 1m- l00.000 new recruits for the army, including 75,000 for overseas; 24,000 for the navy and 53,000 for the air tome.

2. Distribution of available man- power as between the armed forces and vital industries called for in- tegration of defences and national selective service departmental act- ivities and teamwork bv all citizens.

3. I-Ie hoped to get for the armed forces some of these likely to be released through layoffs in. certain _wa.r industries which have filled immediate requirements.

4. The Canadian women's army corps has been the most satisfact- ory experiment in the department and plans are underway to accom- odate 1,400 recruits a month where only about 700 now are offering.

5. Canaan is just beginning the rationing of manpower and he has confidence tine people will accept in- cidental discomfort with the some spirit as that displayed by those in the services. ———

6. Anny men will be the decisive, EUROPE-GBPIIIMY def/fees Ilfltl fact,“ 1n {mar wcwry and Canada. penalty for strikes anti slow-downs in Netherlands: new unrest report- ed from France and Yugoslavia.

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AIIRlAlFBritish and America; planes maintain offensive with at- tacks and patrols over France and Belgium; London has night alerts for third successive night; flood water released by wr- tng of Gen man dams spreading: 54 towns and villages in Ruhr Valley reported in- undated; l‘. S. Headquarters report 121 enemy fighters destroyed in three days last week against 20 bombers lost.

ATTU- Washington anuo—al American forces have smashed main Japanese defence positions.

RUSSIA—ArtiiIer_v-flrc exchanges break quiet of Russian front; Mos- cow says “no important changes" in lines.

NAVAL — Admiralty n" ounool sinking of Italian destroyer and flvc submarines in Aiedltcrranenir by British submarines.

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WASHINGTON, May l8 —(AP)— President Roosevelt told a press conference today his talks with Prilne Minister Churchill are going along very satisfactorily but are not nulic finished. '

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he would know what was expected of the Canadian army. ‘ His Chief of General Staff (Li. Gen. Kenneth Stuart) was in con- stant touch with the British Chief of general staff ifleld Marshal Sir John Dilll and with the war office ili these matters.

The equipment situation with re»

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manpower , available for fuel production, an- the H of

blems to which he and the British lender‘ are giving their attention in their war conferences.

Mr. Roosevelt said he still thinks the Prime Minister will appear atl House press con-f ferences. but he, does not know whether it would‘ be Friday.

sumption on their nwn

premises."

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The President disclosed, too. that UJNDON. May l6-lCPCABLE> he! had conferred for an hour tnis --—Ma,i. Edward R. Lucv_ of Cul- “wmoon wnh m, Duke n; wind- "i. Gfliltllrel while serving with u sor. who is governor of the Baha- flush ‘Timer!’ fefilmellt ill T1111-