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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 1943

12 PAGES

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MERE MAN

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to another would as readily cut. that others throat if he thought he could get away with It.

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; ENEEMY NEAR KHARKOV

Anthony Eden Arrives

Momentous

p lTalks Qlgnned

‘British Foreign Secretaryln The U.S.

who arrived in W

gecretafy. aimed

A rialt oi ylewl and between

tales L; arising out of the war."

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llemand For , llnrcstrictcd llonscription

t AWA. March II — (OP) —-A fined demand for unrestricted conscription co ,‘ “ with lelefltllll! allotment oi civilian workers to es- gentlll occupations was mode in

Commons y by . boon). former

nforc overseas soon be lat lathe fore ront of the decisive

battles oi the War. whether smgll: rg

liequestloned

Jtiorcements were avails

‘ in act- th was a

maintain the overseas a

tm and declared that u question that should be faced not in the heat of battle but now be- ltlie it ls too late."

Today marked the end of a full

. ml of debate on the bu et ore- mted March 2 by Finance mister

e. 0th k GK. Pra- er spea ers acre

str (Frog Con. Pe r 08h West). 0R Rvans (Lib. Ml. Creek). R. I. Gladstone (Lib. Wellin ten

th) and Pl. Wright (C. .1‘. crt.)

tanadian Food Helps In llreece~

"ITAWA. March ra-Jom- An . announcement by the Stockholm radio. picked up b the CBC listen- “! Wt today tcl or the formation ti a new ccmmlsicn of l4 Swedish t lied Cross officials. who ere leaving lot Greece shortly to distribute can- Dlggarlte i d stuffs to the Greek

co It raid that already 104.600 tons oi Canadian wheat and 11,435 tons . of dried vegetables, milk and fruit from Canada have been distributed. ree other Swedish shi are rea- llrto return to Canada or e new consignment Q1 fog

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_ ed mainly in Athens and Balonika bullied Cross oiiicia said th glen commission is ta lng along

V km it a small onslgnment of med-

al "Fillies and it will endeavor al-

, It to service rural communities.

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At The Invitation OfAmerican Gov ’t

AwA, March 13"'(o,)—ll\h0lly Iden, Britllh Iorcigu Secre- aehington tonight, will hvgit Ottawa before return-

‘Jl, undue. it was learned officially

WASHINGTON. March lI-(AH-Alltholsy Eden, British foreign arrived in Washington tonight l0!‘ momentous at cementing the United Nations in a fuller understanding.

“m unnollldildlll from the White llouse said the purpose of the the debohalr diplomat “is to undertake a general exchange ' oi to discuss the moat effective method of pfllllrlfll for meet- uu Geavqflunflltl oi all United Nations with the United Government on all aspects of the war situation. to colllldll’ till"!-

conversations

Eden came here cn the invitation of the Ueited States. it we! an- nounced and, in addition to the important diplomatic conferences, will "see at first hand sonsethi of the great war effort of the United States."

This indicated thst he will make a tour of war factories but the dates and itinerary of this journey were not discussed.

Accompanying Eden were William Strung, assistant undersecretary of State; Oliver Charles Harvey, Eden's private secretary, and Roo- ert Cruikshank, director of the American division. Ministry of Zn- formation.

Eden's arrival cltrnaxed e. long series of official utterances point-

; lng toward the inauguration of vital

inter-governmental talks on post- wart problems as well as the pre- son .

Guy recently the Acting Scorer.- ary of State. Sumner Welles, after previous s- eche, urging the neces- sitytof reaching agreements hith- c-ut writing for the end of the war. announced that the United States intended "at once" in take pre- liminary stops with its allies to- ward litter-governmental confer-

laces. Simultaneously with Eden's ar- rival. it was learned that. Secretary of state Cordell liull. who has been resting in Florida for a fort- night, ls returning in Washington this week-end. Before he left London, Eden laid the House oi Commons the British government welcomed Welles‘ pro- poaal for a conference now on post war aims.

Meanwhile vice-president Henry Wallace in an address at Delaware, Ohio, lest Monday, stressed the necessity of a. satisfactory under- standing ‘ ‘ the western de- mocracies and Russia. He under- lined the urgency of arriving at such an understanding by express- tnk the fear that otherwise "World War No. 3 will be inevitable."

In this connection. the press as- sociation said tonllht at Inndon that Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin had been informed of Eden's trip to Washingtcn-“and there is rea- son to he ieve he heard of it with pleasure."

In the light of this build-up it was widely exncoled that. even though the talks here might have to begin as a purely Anglo-Americ- an exchange oi views, an effort

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9 would be made to widen them as

soon as possible into an Anglo- American-Soviet parley paving the way toward that "satisfactory un- derstanding" repeatedly advocated by the vice-president.

Says Peat Plants Te Be tcnstructed

UITAWA. I h l2—-(CP)-—'i‘he "ctisen said today

at mittee is s mittinlgUF-ans emer ency coal p uction board

for d tntctionog: a numbgno: l‘ G

has... so. as... .. ..r....- oinereu u n» Canadian Peat fuel

cormnittne were not identified by the Oitisen.

No Change In _ Tea, Coffee Ration

AWA, March ll-(Crl-lar- ation by mam-litres so‘?! taint-f: and coffee lug" mmngdlmat no

mummy in the existing ra can be expected in the im- iglate futumi was learned to-

HIIIUG RESTRICTION! OTTAWA March l2—(GP)—Flsh-

fog restrictions] on a nurture; not’ P“ m eagle's": nimia a will edl oi e Oaue a Gall -

m 0i gixlht 1.3"- Pll I _ r ammo" first}. ‘e1, '21‘ “Mavens

I un ope of the 1046 b!!!

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More Planes For Pacific ?

WASHINGTON ltfarch 1i —-(CP) —Lt.-Gen. George’ C. Kenney, can. radian-born commander oi Allied air forces in the southwest Pacific, as arrived in Washington, giving f, e % speculation he may have Dflliklaa MT-Zniiffil‘ from Gm ‘or that M“. 0r more planes . Kenney is the m 11 d1 the Bismarck sea. ‘fbiagle? tilt: most c- Y ‘ and devastating a ack ever made by planes ageing; "uh" lhilfl- When the American ‘fidt-‘llletflllen planes flew away, a he fl Japanese ships, troup

P0500118 and naval craft in the will’!!! were sunk cr sinking. mléalaltzhezr tlghwgear-old flier mouth. N.B.' m m YM-

1942 ' Purchases 0f War Savings Certificates

OTTAWA. March l3 -(GPl__ Purchases of war savings certifi- cates from Mani; 1, 4.2, to J53], 31 this year totalled 71,751,024, said a return tabled in c House of Commons today for A. C. Cas- sciman tProg Con. Grenville-Dun- dee). Redemptlons in the same period amounted to 019.899.2196.

By Provinces. sales of certificates were: Prince Edward Island $234,- 672: Nova Scotia $8,803,859; New Brunswick 81,948,639; Quebec $15.- 0089122 Ontario 835323.432; Mani- toba $d,54l.1'l2; Saskatchewan $2,- 340.181; Alberta $3,453,280; and British Columbia. 05,038,671.

In the same period, purchases of was" savings stamps totalled $9,749.- 812 with redemption» of htamns through the purchase of certifi- cates amountlnl to 9.394.400.

Ready If Meat Rationing Needed

OTTAWA. March IZ-(CPF-A arices board foods authority said day that if the time comes when meat rationing is considered nec- essary in Canada “we will be ready

for it."

A. ouncement in Washington that meat rationin will be applied in the United Sta s 0n or before April 1 had been anticipated Canada for a considerable time. thin official said. The ration being al- lowed was “norrnalfilie noted that Canadians consumed an average cf 2.5 pound of meat every week l l9- 41, compared with the pro e United States ration of about two

pounds.

Board officials said that exam- ination has been made of a Dos- sible meat-rationing system for the Dominion. This was taken to mean that a plan could be made ef- fective with little lleloy.

Airman Author ls Good Fighter

ALLIED l-i UARTERS. NORTH AFRICA. Marc 13-45?) 4pm RAJ‘, announced today that a squadron commande‘ by wing Commander Ian Glecd. l"- thcr of "Arise to had dtiiiwtid iiarttfuiflivglofiltese belliri; . e

got dcum recently in Southern Tunisia.

Cooperative Store Managers Confer

, 5., March il- ,c‘}>’,‘.‘_“f2§.1r§¥en§ of Nova 8co- as and pylngg mdward Handle? operative store managers ooncsdi - ed here yesterday alter e *°“'-u§' session. More then 4o attended e meetings, which were addressed by leaders o! the co-oneret-lve m°‘"" merit in the Multimet-

only pgprogentctlvl from till! in . iar as could be learned w: N, '0 k Dunn ‘oi ldbrell.

$33K’ d'.'.°'°..‘-§§e§'.d.".° 33.939" Nazi Headquarters In Munich Damaged

NOON. M b ll- CP) --'lhs broiler: (hezdqslart- in the Royal Air loge raid ‘Puse-

en eutho tatlve source

IUIIID ALIVI, IIUAPI NB. March Il-

half an fall of coal st the

A

In Washington

than their share of the initiative.

Rod Army's triumphant return to

ienslve.

War Situation Last Night

'By Glenn Babb, Associated Press Staff Writer

The swing of the battlelines in Russia glvee the appearance of a standoff, with dramatic Russian advances west. of Moscow offsetting German success in the Ukraine. The Red Army has recovered last bastion of that menacing salient which has been pointed at Moscow for a year and e half. The Germans assert they have reontered Khar- kov, have even, according to one unofficial version, reoccupled it.

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The apparent balance is deieeptivzl. ‘Th; way the battle; are going indicates that the Germans have seized for the moment at least more

The fight for Kharkov, invaded again by a resurgent Nani army after only 24 days in Russian hands, eeeme at this lnncture likely to have a greater effect on the coming spring and summer campaigns than the

Vyanua. No matter how much far-

ther lt may carry them, the comeback, of the Germans in the Ukraine, from the brink of disaster that might have matched Stalingrad, to their present position of dominance in the Donate Basin, must take rank a- mong the major military achievements of the war.

O O O O O

There is great danger that it will give them an advantage in tactical position and in morale that could carry them far in the climactic 1943 campaign. Much depends, oi course, on the reserves Stalin is able to shift to meet this peril. The nest. few days or weeks may show how much striking power he was able to hold back from the wearing winter of-

It is not intended to imply that the recovery of Vyazma and the re- duction of its salient does not represent a victory of the first magnitude. But as a turn in the fortunes of war it does not rank with the Ukraine

ALL! ED HEADQUARTERS, North Africa, March l2 -(ALP)— Murshal Erwin RommePs second attempt to beat back the Allied ring tightening around his Axis troops in Tunisia has failed under sweeping low-level aerial attack by the RAF. which forced his ar- mored units to withdraw from Ksar Rlhilane. 40 miles south of the Ma- reth Line, leaving 21 wrecked veh- icles and seven guns on the battle- field.

The RAF‘. reported its westcm desert force destroyed all but nine armored vehicles out of a total es- timated at 30 in RommePs attack- ing group.

Low-flying desert fighters and bombers ripped at Axis ground forces throughout the day, leaving o. great portion of the attacking German motored units in ilasnes. Rommefs futile atlbmpt tobrcak

m the Allied ring closing around him

was coupled with three fruitless local assaults by Col-Gen. Jurxen Von Arnlrrrs Axis troops in the Sedlenane sector of northern Tu-

d nisia and hastened the clay of the

inevitable showdown battle tween Anglo-American forces and the Axis.

A French High Command com- munique reported a. detachment of French infantry and Allied armor- ed oars made a "strong raid" east of Otisseltla. in central Tunisia. capturing German prisoners and returning to the Allied lines with- out a loss.

A communique also disclosed that Brig-Gen. JRCQUC Le Clerc's Fdzht- ing French forces participated in the fighting at Ksar Rhilane. There was no continuation trons this headquarters cf e German communique report of an Allied tank attack. which it said was “thrown back."

It. was possible that this referred to the Kser Rhilane fighting. but in "reverse." This force threatened the German flank but did hot at- tack it.

NSf-“Woman _ Held In Shootinfl

GUYSBORO. N8.- March 12- (Cm-Bertha Jackson. as. was hdd 1% cugkod by police tilllllht “(El l c arge c wounding, as a re t o! the death of her half-brother. 45- vesr-old Ernest Jackson of “'2'” 1.173%‘ dtggagifrcm the :¥fct:nts cf a wound" inflicted by I la-geuge shotgun. BUPRIMI IIIOIT Till! YIAI LONDON. smart i: -(cr)- 1). M. Iloot. Parliament decre- to the Ministry of nolnic a Croydon audience today t "Germany's NONE; effort ll be made this Y"? l" those ef orts can only be frustrat- eq r the utmost exertions by the United Nations.“

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bltkommel Loses 21 i Tanks, 7 Cans

Second Attempt Fails To Beat Back Tightening Allied Iiing.

News Briefs

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS 1N AUSTRALIA. March l3 — (saturday) — (C P) - Allied

airmen scored a direct hit on a 7.0004011 Japanese merchant ehi and shot down four of eig t intercepting enemy fight- ers at Ambon on the island of Amboiha north of Australll. a communique said today. WASHINGTON. March l2 -(AP) —Un1ted States army bomber and fighter planes swooping low through a barrage 0f anti-aircraft »flre heavily damaged Japanese instan- utions on<Kiska island in the Aleu-

tian island Wednesday, the navy reported today. LONDON, March l2 -- (CP

Cable) -- The Air Ministry to- night described Enen as the second "most biltaed" city in Germany as a. result of a raid March 5 by the B. A. F. and the B..C.A.F. bomber group. Only in Cologne, hit the night of Feb. M, is there greater de- vastation. the Ministry said.

LONDON, March 12 -(CP)—The Moscow radio said tonight in a broadcast recorded here that the Germans had shot or poisoned 10,000 to 18.000 men, women and children during their occupation of Rostov.

LONDON. March 12 -(Cl'l —The association said to- night that Soviet Premier Stalin had been informed of foreign secretary Anthony Eden's trip to Washington "and there ls reason to believe he heard, o! it with pleasure."

BPRINGHIIJ... 21.8., March 15- (CP)- All three coal mines in the springhill area were idle tonight as 1.400 miners left their jobs in pro- test because they claimed they were unable to obtain fuel for their own homes. The tleup ta expected to

y continue tomorrow.

MOUNT WARSAW

otrrsws, MaTc_h_1?—tCP)—vic- tor Podoskl. Polish Minister to Can- w.”

ma" P" ve Rookies," ountcwarsa The geek, wh h rises iudthe o gm olumbia River. is .100 fee and forms one of the ad es o! the new Bomber Park terea 3933M b Brl Columbia

bend t

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Local Airman ls Missing

UITAWA. March 12 -—(GP)-- The R.C.A.P'. in its 521st casualty list of the war tonight reported three men killed on active service overseas; three missing and believ- ed killed on active service during air operations overseas, 19 missing on active service after flying op-

. erntions in Canada.

The overseas section of the list also contained the names of two men previously reported mtsslng and believed killed on active ser- v vice who now are for official pur- poses presumed dead, and three previously reported missing nn 5c- tive service who now are for offi. clal purposes presumed dead.

One man was listed as dead from natural causes in Canada.

The latest list of casualties in- eludes:-

Mlsslng on active service after air operations:

Mecdoutzall. George Douglas. Flt.

58b. 1276200. G. D. Macdoutrsll (father) 44 Underwood St. New Glasgow. N. 8

Stewart. Frank Campbell. Sgt. R727l5. Mrs. J. W. Stewart (moth- erl 120 Cumberland St. Charlotte-

Welsh. Ronald Hanson, P319382. Mrs. R. H. Welsh (wlfet 20 Aberdeen Ave. Slhefibrooke, Que.

1,250 Serb llostages llave Been Executed

LONDON, March 12-—(CP)—The Yu oslav Government-in - London sai tode the Germans have ex- ecuted l. Serb hostages in Bel- grade alone in two recent masacres, apparently in fear nf an Allied in- vasion of the Balkans.

A high church dlgnitary, Arch- prlest Makarije Milltic. '11, and a noted Serb writer, Dr. Milovoj Po tvlc. were listed among the sla n. ‘A Belgrade‘ newspaper. with- out speclfying dates, said 400 had been slain in the town of Pozarvac and 200 others de ried.

At Smo

Kharkov. h‘

captured Vyazma and kil

Nazi anchor of Smolensk,

west of Kharkov to new

23 tanks and 800 men. The German High Command had claimed earlier that its troops had broken into the city. Accounts from leoth sides made it clear that the battle was roaming the magnitude of the fight for Stalin- grad. The Russians stressed that their troops were combatting “nu- merically superior " forces, retri- forced by reserves brought from western Europe. Late tonight the hcuso-to-house struggle still was going on, German rts said. and Rome's station

Yugoslav offic als said reports from Belgrad showed the Germans were afraid that the capital was gradually filling with Gen. Drajs. Mlhullovirfs men and other organ- ized patriot and therefore were shooting everybody slightest suspicion."

Are Invited To Liberal Caucus

“under the

OTTAWA. March 12-(OP)—J.A. Blanchette, Quebec Liberal whip said today that no Quebec Uber members of the House of Commons are excluded from gartv caucuses. He added that all t e Quebec Lib- eral members who voted for an am- endment to the ‘Throne s och by Hon. P.J.A. Cardin c ling for sus ension of the National resources mo ilization act had received an invitation to attend the latest cau- cus held Thursday,

Although Mr. Cardin (Lib. Rich- elieu-Vemheres) had been invited, he did not attend. A spokesman for Mr. Cardin said he had not at.- tended a liberal caucus since n, m. s n_ecl from the Cabinet of Prime M nlster King last year on the eon. scription issue.

Mr. Blanchette (Lib. Compton) said that Ipecial cure had been taken to s66 that J.F‘. Pouliot (Lib. Temiscouatrs) received an invit- ation althou h Mr, Pouliot never at- tends the Lberal caucuses because he said he felt. "its a waste of time and I'm not very good at burning incense."

Offensi v

By ALLAN NICKLESON Canadian Press Staff Writer LONDON. March 12-(0? Cable)

Y. stuttlirt in Germany, carrying out offensive fore s durln the day and raldim Cocher ll en- gineering and emasnent works near Liege. Belgium. at slut. The Aifiericens concentrated on Rouen, reporting severe damage to rail-

wnylyhyerds. e Germans in turn increased the iemgo of their counter-raids against riiain, killing and injur- ing a considerable number of civ- ilians. and even reaming the sub- urbs of mndon which they bomb- ed sad ‘marchine- urmed, with com- para vte eavy osses.

The Tbyid on the Cockerill works was made by Brltainis new swift

on the works. One bomber failed to return.

Enemy raiders showered explos- livq and incendiaries on two towns yin the northeast tonight. following up daylight stabs by their com-

Heavy anti-aircraft fire met the German planes es they swept‘ in low over the coast dropping flares.

Furious Allied Air

Stuttgart One Of Latest Targets In Germany; Other Places Bombed In Daylight.

repo quoted Berlin dispatches as saying Nazi troops "occupy the northern and western parts of the town as well as the centre as fer as the Red Square."

Soviet troops were said still to ~holcl the southern part.