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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES WAR PREPAR

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.5. Forces ,' Advance Four Miles In First Qffensive

Munro Describes Visit to I The U.S. Marines in Action

(Special to The Guardian by loss Munro)

-macro - (With the United states Marines) - Ideeen Front. Monday. Aug. 7.

From e G. I. slit trench level I watched Americans elem back

Coming Events

"Deuce, Baldwin's Reed school. Friday. August 11th.

"Dance. Lorne Valley. Tuesday. weinter's Orchestra.

"Reserve shursda , August 31st for Big Oernlvel et Borden.

"Modern end Old Time Dance. Beaver club. Monineuo. Anew! Dth. right Spots' Orchestra.

"Dance. rort Augustus Hall. Thursday. August 10th. Burke's orchestra.

"Ice cream and dance in Al- berry Plains School. Wednesday. Aug.l9. Bueii and Barnes.

"Dance ldorcll East School. Wednesday. August 9th. Refresh- ments.

"chicken Supper and Bsseer. south ltustioo Hall. Wednesday- August our.

"fee Oroeln social in Sea View Hill. Tuesday night. August ms. in aid of Women's Institute.

"ilmtituta Danos. Wood island West School, Tuesday. August 0th Refreshments.

--enowfoorslcsn Brothers" plus" sgial at Bradeibane tonight at 8.

"Ice cream social in 300 View Hall. Tuesday night. Ausust Oth- Ald of Women's Institute-

"Scottish bagpipes a specialty It St. John's Church picnic. Crepeud. Wednesday.

"Lawn party and dance. New Haven School. Thursday. Allin 10- Refreshments. McNeii's Orchestra.

--Lawn Party. Dance. Blade and am" ggmgg, Kelly's cross Perish groundl. Thursday. Ausust wh-

"Dance in Glenroy school. wodnesdey. August Inn. Good

music.

"Come to the ice cream festival in Wheetley River Hall. Tuesday- Aul. lth. -

"Dance at Gordon nodes "9?! rrlday night. Dene fronts till 1. Music by Western iii!"-

"1 oreun lbstivel Beseer. sale 3; home cooking. 30”! Riv" church grounds, August 10th.

"Have supper :t St. John" Church picnic. Crspaud, Wednes- gay. August 0th. if wet next tine

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'- pton I-leii. rrlday. 03:3! llth. Lawn Party and Dense. c- Neill's Orchestra. Women! In- siitute.

"0 every Tuesday and Saturday night. islanders Country club. Travellers Rest. Art asiients Ielody Boys five piece orchestra.

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"Regular Dance at &&'llnO. New London eve Tuesday nilM- 910' clns from 7 till 1. Good music and canteen service.

"supper and Dance in Fortune rlsu, Thursday. August 10th. in aid of school. Dipper served from 5 to 0 o'clock. Oheiseon'e Orchestra.

"Notice-Any lumber cousins in after this date must positively welt

lumber yard for its turn. lion Mill. Bridgetown.

"lee Otoem Iiltivll and Dilla- llerlneid School. Thursday. Mil"-"- iotnrroeaedsineidofnewlnhool lionsorod by Women's Institute

"Grand lobster -norm 8'- lderl's Churc Lot 1. Wednesday.

It acts.

Augu es etc. Reserve the date.

mutt. rams-s Tea Party. V3007 3'' A 0 o'clock

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kiosk. served anti! 0 o' ce at night. "ileum d . August in mil.” '"”...f.”..:.?.. u... zmb orchestra. .W,cenea'e Insti-

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--"ease;-s '11:-edgewifndee the

n hard at communists for the first time in this ' campaign in these guerrilla-ridden mountains.

Prom dswn until noon 1 wee in the line with Marines down in the Red Korean dirt with light mortar ,' 0 and I felt the same battle exhilaration end confidence I know, with top Canadian Betta- lions cracking on an offensive. These Marines are good, probably the best troops the United states has

From a foxhole viewpoint this attack may run into trouble before long in the hills ahead. But so far things have been going reasonably well. Artiuery fire on our pos-

ition has been fairly heavy but it's not particularly accur- ate. About every five minutes

or so there has been either mortar gun or tank fire coming in on us except when American aircraft are over battle area. Planes keep the fire off.

First Home Cesusltics

You spend the major portion of your time fist down in a trench. But shells have been falling in front of us, or behind us in the paddy fields, end casualties have not been heavy so far. A captain end three merlnes were wounded on a hill immediately to our right when they could not get dug in be- iore the North Koreans hit them. These were probably the first ces- ueltles in this battle and Marine stretcher bearers laboriously end tenderly brought the wounded down a rocky hill to Is casualty clearing station. .

There were other casualties in an artillery position behind us, but nsneof our pieooenwee hit. -4:-

Action In Detail

Hero is a play by play of the action as I saw it:

from Divisional headquarters up to the front just before dawn. and hardly got with troops before the air ceme undu some kind of artil- lery fire. I was not sure what kind of fire it was and nobody around me was either. It might have been mortar. lut I think it came from tanks for it came flaming over our

(continued on page ii (701. 0) "Dance Orwell Hail. Aug. iiih.

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Films to Photo Studio. Charlottetown.

"Corran Benn Picnic. Wednes- day, August 0th. Dance.

"Bree Perish Picnic, '.'v'ednesde , August 9th. y

"Green Road Picnic Tuesday. August 0th. ,

"Chicken , r Kinkora Hall

Wednesday. August 9th.

"Dance New Glasgow Hall to- night. Good music. Dance starts at 0.

"Regular Dance. Moreii Rea-F Community Hall. Thursday. August 10th.

"All taxes due st. Ann's School District Number 102. must be set- tied by August loth. or will b0 handed in for collection. By order of Trustees.

"Regular Dance at Olympia Dance Hall. Bulnmersldc. tonish'- p(ugig' M Georg. ohappelle and his Merry Islanders.

"Dance. every wcdnssdsy nisht

at North Rustico l-fall. Modern and Old Time. From 9 till 1. Good music. George Ohe.ppoll's Orchestra.

"Danes. Oovebeed R-Ivotmli Hall. "rhursdey August wth. lantern Rhythm Boys Orch- oetre. Buses leaving I. M. T. Ter- sninel at 9.30.

"The work on the Falrview Baptist Cemetery will bed!!! on Wednesday. Aug. 9th at one o'clock. All interested please It- tend. '

'Ooilactia is our for v-3-G: min . on - nunternillm escsanst. D-1- lfecnoweil.

"Regular dance Winaloe station 'iiall ever! Twins. Eiildrh Rhythm Boys Orchestra. Mimi!- mn so cents. Canteen e0rVie0- Dsnclng 0.80 to 10.00. Ius leaves l. id. T. at 0.40.

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Assembly On Short Noiice

By FRANCE W. OARPIBNTEI

LAKE: success. N.Y.. Aug '1 - (AP) - Secretary-General Trygvo Lie said today that the 50-member United Nations General Assembly can be called into extraordinary session on 24 hours notice in event of any new aggression l-le would not he-stitsto to call such a meeting if he considered it neces- sery. - At the same time, it was dis- closed tha Dominican Republic

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ilorilnl-omahsllse German-ilpe Guns

WITH 11.8. l"ORDliS IN KOREA. Aug. 7 - (Reuters)- North Korean forces are using a Russian-made anti-tank rifle similar to those used by the Germain during the last war. To give extra. mumle velocity the gun has a tapering barrel. making the muzzle smaller than the chambe from W.llcl'I the round is fired.

Gregg Steps

for I 1-2 years. was catapulted tro- amid a gathering reil labor crisis. winner of the First World War, I

after the sudden death of non. Humphrey Mitchell.

hastened by the developing climax in the railway wage dispute. now pointed towards a. general rail strike Aug. 22 unless the carriers negotiate a -satisfactory settlement with unions representing 124,000 employees. .

with the pattern of nqotiations indicatin prc-deadline government intervent on. the Labor Minister would play a vital role in working out ,the final settlement.

succeeded by Lepointa In a cabinet shuffle believed 'to be only the forenmncr of s later and more general reorganization

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The City of Charlottetown might improve its traffic facilities by in- stalling parking meters and tref- flc lights. and by forbidding taxi operators to use valuable down- town perklngc 1areasi said Mr.sA1l:cn &..Stew .t.v.:CIrlr.-.alIll- o .- liior"-.of givien sound, Ont, in his address to Roles-lens at their luncheon yesterday. '

Traffic in: Charlottetown like many places is becoming heavier "and it is a good sign. said Mr. Stewart. More business means more traffic. and the resulting prosperity is not an unmixed blessing. He commended the City Council for paving the areas be- tween the street and sidewalk in the business sections, which facil- listed the movement of traffic.

In Owen Sound the installation of traffic lights at principle inter- scciions made made a great im- provement. he said. He noted in driving about Charlottetown that lights might be advantageously installed at Great George Street.

George Street and Kent. at City Hall (Queen and Kent). and at Queen and Grafton. These lights. costing between 0700 and 0800 would speed up traffic. save time, tempers and possible tragedy.

Meters Prove serviceable

From personal experience in his adopted city. Mr. Stewart said. parking meters do the Job they are supposed to do. that is. keep all-day par-kers oi! the street. These all day perkers do not bring business. they are in a large part the owners and employees of the stores.

Owen Sound had installed 203 meters in 1005 and this year will

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Elm Avenue. Eusion. at Great-

Suggests Civic Traffic Improvements At Rotary.

Freighter Asks For Assistance

YORK, Aug. 7-(A The United States Coast Guard. said tonight the Norwegian

. freighter Belfri has messaged for help and may be sinking in the North Atlantic. '

The Coast Guard said the 7,000-ion vcuel was reported is be 1.000 miles northeast .by east from Argentie, Nfid.

The ship's message. the Coast Guard said. indicated serious trouble. but further details were not known immediately.

By ROBERT 0. WILSON

PARIS. Aug. 7,-- (AP) - France today asked that more British and American troops be sent to Europe. and pledged to start e 2,000,000,000.- 000 franc 00.280.000.000) three-year rearnlarnent program with United states aid.

The huge three-year program would be in addition to the 1950 military budget of 420.000.000.000 francs.

It includes the creation of 15 new French divisions, or about half the so Western divisions which ex- ports have estimated as the min- imum n to meet any Oom- munist aggression in Europe.

This would involve putting 200.- 000 more Frenchmen in uniform and bringing her armed forces to

0 Highlight

Lsurent'e broadcast:

able" for service in Korea.

welites for the Reserve Forces.

Canada is expanding ber cs "Orende" lat eirorlft engine.

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OTTAWA. Aug. 'I-(CP)-Highlights of Prime Minister St.

. An Army Brigade to be known as the Canadian Army special ' service Force will be recruited beginning immediately to be "avail-

A special union of Parliament will be called in six or seven weeks time to give effect to this and other defence moves. It will be called before that. if necessary.

Canada is "pressing on" with recruiting for the permanent Army, Navy and Air Force. all of which are being expanded. as

Production of the new ell-weather Jet dghter, the claws Canucir which in tests have "exceeded expectations", is being accelerated.

pseity to produce the Canadian

' troduotion of naval muele. armament, ammunition. radar and 'clher, types of war equipment is being stepped up.

in all these things Canada is working in "the closest eecperetiee

that our faint resources and feeli-

to the matedeetive use in the common defence pf-

rer her new special brigade Canada wenie "young men, physic- . my st, meahwm. single or lndrried" and particularly veterans

mas to "make war" but rather in '

tilaieeelvee and iheirislllldrenu do. everyr -; t-"cell suggest"

to

prevent the disaster of a.

Post As Labor .Minister

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on-Aws. sue?-7 .. (er) -nos. Milton r. Gregg, the seidier-teach- er who has been Veterans Minister day into the key Labor Ministry The 50-yearold Victoria Cross member of the Commons for loss

than three years, was recruited for v the tough labor job Just six deys

The appointment apparently was

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Hon. M. F.' Gregg. V.C.

Tourisr Traffic From U. 5. Down

MONTREAL, AuZ- 7-(CP)- llniied States visitors to this tour- lat centre have fallen off sharply in the last two weeks, a survey showed iodeyi

Hotels with heavy reservations for American tourists reported many cancellations.

Local sources attributed the fall- ing off to uncertainty created by the war in Korea.

Many steamship passages from Montreal also have been cancelled and night club and summer resort proprietors report a curtailment of business.

'”'ECiiOl.'8 or THE PAST

CAMP COOKE, Calif., Aug. 7- (AP)-Veterans of the reserve 13th Armored Division settled down in their old Camp Cooke barracks and found the walls still adorned with wartime Govern- ment posters praising Russia.

"One of the United Nations," one poster proclaimed.

The troops, here for two weeks training. riore the posters dawn

France To Put 250,000 More Men Under Arms

and cleaned up the premises.

about 000,000 men.

In announcing the plan. France also asked for a unified command of all Western armies in Europe. "central organs" to plan and .11.. est political and economic policy. and centralized management of the financial resources devoted to de- fcnce. The French said they would outline more detailed proposals along these lines later.

Under American pressure to in- crease their defence budgets in keeping with the accelerated 310,- 000.000,000 program of the United States. f0lI' Atimtic Pact partners now have announced plans for the expenditure of 014.132.225.000 in three years or sooner. mThe pledges include (in us.

09.520.000.000 in three. years.

France. 05.710.000.000 in three years.

Denmark. 051,100,000, two years.

NOFWIV. 05.15900. in 2 1-2 years. .

Herve Alphend, French delegate to the Atlantic Pact Council. de- clared France still is determined that Germany shall not be rearin- ed to strengthen the West, nor thet the present ceiling on Ger- man steei production be raised.

The French note made it clear that France does not regard a pow- erful United states army on the other side of the Atlantic sufficient protection.

II. S. Casualties in Korea Total 1.616

wsslnriamx. Aug. '1 - "(Ari -- The United states army an- nouuoed today that its Korean war casdaltiee reported to families and released for publication through . 0 totalled 2.010. era are additional casualty iieie eweiting release after notif- icetiou of families. Ibdeyie total covered only army i. lanes with other ser- .hava been relatively light. breakdown of those 'cesual- reieesed for use shows its elu- ed. also wounded and m lsnieelng.

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Upsei libd Plans For I Drive 0n Pusan

(AP)-United Btltal marines

By Don Hath Aug. 0 - (Tuesday)- and

TOKYO.

army infantry today punched four miles deep along the blazing south-

ern front toward Chlnju as ' first offensive of the Korean war

their

entered its second day.

Field dispatches said the three-

pronged attack was continuing un- der a heavy barrage of North Kor- ean artillery and mortar fire.

AP correspondent Tom Lambert,

with the 6th Marine Regiment, tele-

phoned from the front that

four-

mlle advances had been made by both the marines and the army's 6th Regimental Combat Team at unspecified points southwest and

northwest of Chindong, near

the

south coast of Korea.

Lambert reported without detail

that one battalion of the 5th Regi- mental Combat team was cut uif

and army and marine elments were

being sent to its relief. It was being supplied by air.

Lambert described a "slow. diffic-

ult batilc." in which the marines experienced their first casualties.

(Reuters reported that the Am-

erlcnn attack was reported slowed

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Briiain May Ask U. S. To Clarify Formosan Policy y

ny PAMELA h-IATTHEWS LONDON.

Britain. it was indicated In dip- lomatic quarters today. soon may

ask the United states to clarify its

policy on Formosa.

after the return from Tokyo of W. Averill Harriman. President Tru- man's speclal adviser on foreign affairs.

Neither Britain nor the United

Isa govern peedene with an abeoisIi:.:wey. growing wiser and better ee areegth ween ewsy.

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will be recalled within six or

. defence rogram.

which may breed new Korees.

subeoelptleee Delivered CHI!" other Peevleoee I I1. Is 01-!

EDNESQMOVES

Recruiting Starts Tomorrow; For Special Service Brigade V

(By Douglas How, Canadian Press Staff Writer) , OTTAWA, Aug. '1-(OP)-Prime Minister St. Laurent, in a solemn and historic message to the country, tonight announced that Canada is formin primal!-iily for Korm hsieidt diriatinoe out ste u overs, e e oy equpm . "leis taild the people in 9. CBC broadcast that Parliament

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is lei Army Brigade n sp lloduction is being

seven weeks, or earlier if no-

cessary, to approve expansion and acceleration of Canada's

Aut orimtive quarters indicated that the special ses- sion will be asked to give the Government power to send the new Brigade-three battalions of infantry and sup rt- ing arms, about 5.000 men in all-to Korea .or eleew wherever it will best serve the search for pews through united police action against aggression.

The Brigade won't be fully trained until early next year. Cabinet will decide the destination on the basis of an inicrneiiunel eituetlels

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BIGGER. DEFENCE BILL It was indicated reliably. too. that the expanded defence program

will add "very substantially" to Canada's record defence bill of

3425.-

ooo,ooo this fiscal year. because production is being expended in every possible key line. A bill eventually running to S000,000,000 and beyond

appears to be in prospect.

Mr. St. l.aurent's key paragraph on the new Brigade-it will shrt Wednesday to recruit men between 19 and 35 for terms of 18 months

or longer if required-was this:

"This brigade will be known as the Canadian Army special force and it will be specially trained and equipped to be available for use in carrying out Canada's obligations under the U. N. charter or the North

Atlantic Pest.

Naturally, this Brigade will. subject to the approval of

Parliament. be available for service in Korea as pert of tile U. N. forces. if it can be most effectively used in that way when It Is really for service. The way in which it could be used in the U. N. force is being discussed with the unified commend." '

other points in Mr. at. Leurent's 2.000-wcrd speech were:

1. Parliament will be recalled "as soon as it is possible to gather the fuller information and to formul- ate the specific plans we will wish to lay before members" in con-

AUIL 7 - (Rr.utersl- nection with expansion and accel-

eration of Canada's. defence pro- gram

4. Parliament would be given "an ,

complete a picture as possible of the entire world situation so well as details of the eupension of our defence program to meet that sit- uation." l "A Reslchance"

Mr. st. Laurent said there is a.

real chance that the final defeat;

2. It was felt that - would meet within she or seven weeks but this could be earlier "if it appears that an earlier meeting is required by the international situation."

3. Canada was "pressing on with everything useful that can be done

muons is commmed an the deg to increase our effective (military)

fence of Formosa. about both Truman and Gen. MacArthur recent tlve.

which

Truman's decision to screen off

Formosa with navel forces, mere- by committing them to its defence. has remained a strictly United States initiative.

Conference Plans Unchanged

Minister St, Laurent indicated lo- day that developments on the in- ternational front fere with plans for Dominion-Pro- winclnl conferences.

fercnce that no date has yet been set for the general Domlnlon-Pro- vlncinl conference slated tentative- ly for September or October. But Federal and Provincial representa- tives will meet here on schedule Aug. 21 to renew discussions on a ' formula for making constitutional amendments.

on by the committee of attorneys- general established at the Domin- ion-Provincial fercncc last January.

flash thunderstorm of near-hurri- cane.proporiions struck Greater Winnipeg early today.