uge

l

i Maxims“ MAX,“ or A o, ‘ MERE MAN MERE MAN

, 1; r5; "rink. "all. "‘°°"..... ‘£2 J. h l, action.

landed Ill’! Two Confl-

‘cwxlqtilvlll Guudlln.

AVEL

ing‘s ills Being Met By Relays Of Allied Bombers.

,Results of fight-ling obscure; {Counter-measures under- lway on Island; Enemy

many men ashore.

‘ LONDON, March 3--(Tuesday)—(CP)—Dis- " patches from Batavia said today that a huge new Japanese invasion armada is bearing down upon Java and is being met by continuous relays of allied bombers. _ The reports said that the original Japanese invasion fleet consisted of 140 ships of which 50 were able to land troops Saturday. Thus the others which now are returning are ‘_ believed to consist of from 70 to 80 ships, despite the casualties already inflicted on the enemy .1 vessels.

>"&/’ W’ l The Pep|e's Paper (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

m?!‘

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 1942

Island Rial of $1,344,350 ls encouraging

Expect Province Will Go Over The Top.

With $1,344,350 already subscrib- ed. Prince Edward Island was draw- ing closer to its objective in Can- ada's Second Victory Loan cam- paign, figures i_ leased from Provin- cial Headquarters last night reveal- ed. 111030 quota for the province is

$1,500, .

Charlottetown and Summerside both went "over the top" Saturday and succeeded in oversubscribing their share by substantial amounts. Kim's County took a. big Jump s-

.terday when canvassers turns in $12,800 during the day. That Coun- ty now has a total of $101,200 sub- scribed and appears to be headed for its objective of $175,000. The same is true of Prince and Queen's Counties. In both, salesmen obtain- ed substantial increases yesterday. Prince now has a total of $119,600 and Queen's $163,950.

"To date Charlottetown citizens have subscribed $670,850 to the Loan and Summerslde $288,750.

MANITOBA OVER TOP

BANDUNG, Java, March 2-(AP)-Indies, British and UITAWA, March 2--(CP)—Na-

erlclln troops, in a great comradeship of arms, struck

» . _ _ v l h. d t" roi- Canada's ‘i together against the Japanese invader tonight in dgéband ‘igcildlrayr mlioen 6811111818" A ng, widespread counter-attacks which a guarded offi- “lllllmlwl officially toulelll llW-l

', l i . M it b h become the fifth [summary declared had ‘developed satisfactorily”, ,,,?,‘,},,,‘;,“,,, afxcw; n, “mum; ob.

g liclil though the situation remained. jective in the three-week drive n There was no evidence shortly before midnight of any which m“ “ext Samrduy’

. , - _ This morning it was disclosed i w Japanese landing, or of the approach of new invasion that Alberta had considerably ex-

llllllls; the enemy, though holding vitaliiareas of this island, “wed l“ Pmvlilflal "m, “d ' . previousy Sas ii chewan, Nova llnot in 48 hours been able to add another to his three 3Com, and New mummy “n;

{iiiiill benchheads. over the t,” i‘. rials. -—~————— {$2 a““‘“‘“il.".. all" 0' a.“

us a a ons were dcstroyed— sll rp ons w e announced o- manly against distant posslbiii- Plan 40:00‘) M911 Ill

. .il

‘ mlllrrow. At the week-end bond

, _ an es amounted 3035381781600, less

hamlck NavY S0011 iigijln $62,000.000$from the nominal

Bulls u situatlo 0 active of 600.000.000—but a

I p n cgPgfiNTlO. March 2 — (OP) - rousing oversubscription is sought. -Ab\ill0iil1 at 10:30 pm. <1 pm. “ "l “will l°l°°5 Wlll

__ _ be in- Finance Minister Ilsley's appeal fir.» in... summed n, bhc sit- 31.6%‘ g2,g°£?°,g§;l°t,l,g,ll,llll,,l;g,l,g;gg m; vino to; "subdslanlgu out; .on at lhe hour or supreme M ' ~ , s11 will Ion" as ma e s eep - v S; daavedonald sold in an inieiview to- t‘ l l h gm ctQunh-ykd ntn. . om well-informed circle- it rie added tht C ndl . 19"“ °an "alqllalers 59- 0' l heard that notion againsththe building was pliogresililillz ilsxd rilitf- "mm ll h“ pmvlded a “sml panes; invasion troops has de- ably that the number o; shins on greater incentive to loan workers oped satisfactorily. Although in Mil“ sell/we would amount to from was! to coast" _nectlon" with the character oi newly 50" by we end °l illlli Yell!”-

e

., hen the war was d '

i~ operations no details can be Canadian navy consmflfclgléedlllléo U_ S_ Soldlers May bllshcd it can be said that the men on active servlcefland .. b'

, v received fair hits. half a dozen ships," a out Get Pay IIICPEHSG FUD to now. lhere is no infor- illon received about fifth column

pression across

Activities, ivhllc

_ everywhere our B I .11;::*.":..:i.."i:::..:ll§a.l: 93'" llrllllfi 0i

WASHINGTON. March 2-(0?) -Privales and offfcers of the Un- lied slates Anny may have their my raised if Congress accepts any

one of several bills introduced

"lliil l .l tl . i. ti all‘ m" g no Wes on latelyand now being studied by

ll lllltvl threat to Ratavia, vital

I Montreal fire W“ are lbs-his) made usrless CQmIIlltllWS-

l‘_"°ll"lf all risks- MONTREAL. March 2—(CP)— The basic rate o! my lvr an Am- .,"l'he Slillfillflfl in some parts of City fire Oman]; wqgy Qpgned an erican private is F2111 month which livi is nbwouslv critical. but the investigation ol~ s. three-alarm lire is raiscd lo $30 eflcr the recruit has luillltrs are receiving blows ham- kilulgfllzullielllslgllile Banlél-llgiizfileliéll spent four ITlOiIITIS in ling arfmy. .=--_ “TI. _ _._.___ _ .. ._ .._ _, ‘. . - , There are v-ar OlLS nroowrsa be ore l-(conflnnm on pagam Co‘ 4) n Viii. ismald ulsLrlct and claimed Congress. one of which would

ll-ilfi lives of three firemen and iour ac - I a liming Events

occupants oi tne dwellings. Cause oi double the $21 filie 80d iflflressfi the fatal fire was not known. all; officers’ pay by l0 psr dent."

lhcilgil it was believed the outbrea I Eclipse of Moon

storied lifter a iurnuce explosion. The denu firemen arc: Ll. Elilear Montpelier, 4'1; Emery

"’° Lebeeu, 4a, and Armand Brisebols. I f for‘ Notices in this roluiuu . - j cents on word Qthgf ylgfilflg us; L l ~ . n f t r‘ unsaturated. casual’: .2. 3S evening

x u year-old. invalid and her two daugh-

itt. Stewart Friday-Special en- ' ‘ I d All . hmnmem‘ L'°68'3'3'3" wlilfilllqaliietixilléll vgegre lnlllrfld dlll "Tngkkwmonmgu. hm“ the blaze. tin-go o! whom were . - m hospital for treatment. l t d’ - watch. "%‘“"“y"" sum" "as l" - “we ll" ais.r"s.l..z". u°l....l.::..... ... - m: d Isl d in com- Tyi- no F“°"‘°“ ffiwtntlifllfitllntlienrsuiiiiltlllig nrigiriogvith vpibple liinolirdu- pflfiid of '3'3'31' wiligifin lifter the outbreak and Canada and the United States last gletered the basement to uuell the iuslli- The total phase o! the 111ml‘ the. Suddenly a second explosion 31122:. ggtixohmatnle-eflgulnflg:

A rare phenomenon, a total eclipse of lite moon which was one

l‘ ‘nun _._'_ will iiid ssgdiiruwiuimmmiiy’ ‘l- - L466

~ ‘lrlhur Hashim loading u hlllalbane midis. March 6 Ills rocked the buiidinir. mun: a hole -§-8-Ii. n mm n

‘ '—-— build “liaillfi. u? ‘i103: "t ' u. moon rose liul. even- ‘zfgllédce in Graham's Rood Hall. t’... eh whi ' flames rapidly myhfinwa: pgfflally eclipsed but n, “Y llllllll- I! not flue son . eitioens did not notice it at first. ! Wildly nlsht. 15-682. A; it became more marked, l‘ "5 lna m? ev d all A m" mp1’ bin-me a?" ni ' in 80% pel‘ pairgfiulbs. Eoofg, q N. B. Illli ionilféhaguléggliltlllmgg bjpfecmfilf; g L-548-1-30- e-Fri-tt. W,’ when m“ "w m“ an m; ‘m;

decided their diagnosis was in er-

... "-..°"“":">'...lr littlest. d: l _ — N A mm“ Much a t mili- |i'l.- imilll it was completely W"

‘minim live hogs for winter N. S. ‘NIB Illfild _ u usual. A1 any smlcn , \ A ‘y. lfwrnoonl; nmsi-sld n-l- ——- r. D'-Gr°.‘untii ll polock. gigoed , g_ u. Albany, G. O. rem. continuing to drive ed w” fl_ b“, ooo.ooo objective. ova sebum cred. Only the out" 8° -1-1u-1o thsri t w t ll have subscribed for 018,490,860 in lumlneled. ' vie Bonds the inciul lom Shortly after 11 oclock the moon

'flfiflffl were shining brisllil! "WY IIW

‘ us" Q“ _________,}’-N_________“

i War Situation ‘Last Night . _____._.|

(By KIRK! L. BHWPSON. Ansoohted Press War Analyst)

A close Allied censorship covering both use. and hind’ pbues of the battle of Java prevents accurate appraisal of its progress.

It cannot be doubted, however, that with landings achieved at three hr separated points there is an ominous possibility of early loss of this last Indies link in the United Nations’ defensive front in the Fu- Pacific.

IfJava ls to go the way of Slngspor quickly it would leave only MncArthufs American-Filipino troops on Bataan or in isolated moun- tain refuges on Luzon and Mindanao still clinging to tiny Allied foot- holds in the vast. island-dotted area the Japanese have overrun in less than three months. A wide rupture in United Nations contacts would result. forcing drastic ' ' of Allied ‘ ‘ y and ml co-or- dination.

O O I O O O

The Java link alone bars a breach thousands of miles wide in the front from Rangoon to the north-western tip of Australia. Its collapse would probably necessltat recasting the new unified command for an American-Australian stand on one side and a British-Chinese rallying to guard the road to India on the other.

0n the Island of Java the Jap are meeting llflllllllll? "l! ll?"- lest forces they have yet encountered: that. too, at the far end of the longest communication lines of their dssperftelwbold bid for mastery.

I I O

It is estimated that not more than 85.000 Nipponese troops at most fgachgfl shun; in the first, triplc-pronged invasion. The Netherlanders are credited with more than 100.000 seasoned native and colonial forces concentrated in Java, reinforced by both American and British or Aus- tralian cuntlngents of undisclosed size. Some emcnts indicate that 250.000 fighting men are available on the island to meet the Japanese thrust.

It "is possible that the main Japanese invasion force may yet be mustering in Sumatra. transferred from the Malay Peninsula. There has been much to indicate that the Indies high command cted that, rather than an attempted invasion directly from the north across the Java Sea. d

Prompt firing of oil refinery installations in Wesmrn Jltliflurlfldfl‘ the Indies scorched earth policy is reported. it suggests the l‘ =- fence plan being followed calls for withdrawal eas u if necesfi ‘y, to make a last ditch stand in defence of the Surabaya naval and a use and contacts. with Australia.

ldustrfllldlrls V _ On Sweeping Changes

Unifv defence forces and provide for ' conscripted labor Corps.

MELBOURNE, March 2 -~(CP)'— '

The Australian cabinet, faced with s the igicéeaslggathreat of lntigaiipndgs

the a le o ave. rnsas- '

clded upon unification of all Aus- trnllan defelrlcégofctes and 101111011011

of s conscr p a or corps- u I

Control over the three branches s of the armed services was tisllleu- ed. , _____

Five major holidays, for the first time in llze Commonwealth's hi5- tcry, wele abolished-

The war cabinet decided to ex- tend the labor corps system to 01'0- vlde compulsory service for civilians at army pay-considerably below trade union wages- with army 00n-

BEBNE, Switzerland, March z-(Ap) _ The Russians are massing “almost lmhflli! 0f forces" all nlorlg the film‘ h" what is believed to be n large- sciile attack, reports originating in official Berlin quarters said

dltlons and army-like discipline. llllélslll- . _ _ planes were said to mmuy for construction and mam hilvljrntll-Dglervltfl great columns

teliance.

The new ruling also combines the Australian imperial force and the famed volunteer force with the nilitia and permanent garrison. The militia itself is a draftee-llke com- pulsory service-

Thc new single organization is expected to be more flexible and efficientthan those set up undo!‘ the previous system of separate services.

The war cabinet action was an- nounced following a two-day meet- ing of the commonwealth war coun- cil at nnich Prime Minister John Curtin announced far-reaching de- dsions had been made on offensive and defensive straws’!-

llflll. Gov’t Officials To visit Ganalla

of fresh Soviet troops and en- ormous supply trains movlrlK up behind the Red army's Id- valice lines.

At some pplnts, Russian nt- tacks already were under way and these were described by German military spokesmen as "on a scale not reached hither- to in the war."

The Berlin correspondent of the Zurich newspaper Die Tat quoted reports from advance sectors saying Russian troops were attacking German posi- tions in 40 or 50 successive waves, and that these soldiers showed no hesitation, regard- less of the cost,

Ile said the Soviet Siberian units admittedly were demon- strating “almost unbelievable stubbornness."

"There can no longer be any doubt," he wrote. "that the Soviets are massing all their forces In men and material for s fantastic effort to bring about a decision.”

In Lisbon. Portugal. n foreign Irlllllnry 6211011 told the A5300- fsted Press that "the Germans must retreat to positions westnf all the big river; In Russia be- fore the thaw begins. or they

ST. JOHNS, Nfldn March 2- (CP Odom-drive Newfoundland government officials and C. J Bluebell, Canadian nish Commis- sioner m this colony. m leevlnl for Montreum :01 discutss with iixilain nu or tes mnspo =- mmic new» cl , new entrant; are: mule” V’ m‘ w" wumro _ of communications."

The F011? 14 Pmxedm‘ T“ This mun who knows Russ]: ado at the request oi the Qowl m fin-mm Illtifl n mu withdrawal soon because, he said, “no pon- toon: or any kind of military bridges can resist the st rig currents of swollen Rn an

included sn- wilmd Woods ‘and non. L. I. hnersonldeanmisnsigge‘: l; glen.” fig, o“: river! during the spring thaw wminopémm‘: a “u”, B”, which” [alts ll but three rotary of the Natural Resources "'3'

“ “- , gammy. . cums, n 1d miidifllnild liililpigdyidi m‘ mnwm Mimi-m‘ w“ “nu-n” ‘°,,’,",,"$}L,"$L’,I°°a of the camera‘: Pfilflilllflfl ge- TIIIGGSIIIIS Combine "lg wu °m°“" “m ‘h’ °'”'°""° m Th‘ “up” ill i. lunu- eclipse, wmwl- T0 Sink Fr i hter wostooellobondtoevervmonuidthsrnsxlmummhbwhmmemom eg woman in the . Awllol- °°°“"“’ m‘ f,“ 1,1011 of u». Al- masons, 17s., imbn I-(AP) "°“' m m‘ "m" “mm,” uérwfilbis‘ tn m. fished nuns JAPANIBI w am swung: mbtntfid i?- striking QUXI‘ O JOHN. N- B. lluoh s- wam: Igllll °",'-l'°§.., kftiiliils if» v _ arch .--(<7Pl— Adsnundiwnm mm»: off the w?) ‘Anew, m“ “Wigm” line 1:2: broil? moon. Iilis latter A gilt JIDIMI! Wllgusg Middle Atlantic eoost Thursday ' '~ ' ‘Wm ' i: dbbfififitt 3.?’ totelw phenomeum wlllll l” *°“ ‘m’ m‘ iii-dawn comb be "severely “f” The‘? one tor- - , n bu“ by o on rlddl rom stein "k501i dance at the M11100!‘- gllr ‘Maw?’ o’ “wrn-si-wulodloiml 07 a" lifilnm‘ ‘l? “Matgg: tldstem with more than 100 shells, "ml! 19th l"°"“°° eoimtled seii and one which would not ‘on u “mugs suspend"! mil‘ members of his ship's Iii-man crew a -_'_.___ bu“ gursdmdisirm q mmiosvinr u: be mined m u star occultatlon. m... on is Jupllllfl enema "ilg mud on mell- safe IITIVI] at glean m at Legion norm of the is units m" "m. mo» m; ntafhwguficw by the moon murmured on u» atne l “not a‘ M“ M‘ - ii-ooo. minimum objectives. when “N”

‘British Government had sent

Board of Trade» Council meets

The ear ilerry situation. dehy- dration, fertilizer subventlons and the proposed visit of the army train, were among the matters (115. cussed at a. Council mseting of the (merlottetown Board of ‘Dude last night, President V. A. Ainswcrtl-i presided at the meeting which was held in The Charlottetown.

Ml‘. J. Lester Douglas, M.P.. and Mr. J. W. Boulter were present and took poi-t in the discussions. The latter outlined some of the matters ‘which had been discussed at the recent" annual meeting of the Canadian Horticultural society which he attended in Ottawa. He told what had been done about de- hydration. (Tile details of this were obtained in an interview with Mr, Boulter earlier 1:1 the day and eilnlear elsewhere.)

In connection with dehydration, Mr, Boulter explained briefly that the Government was u-ing $25,000 of the $400,000 voted, for experi- mental purpcses. If it was found that the process could be carried out success-fully in ‘tile plants now being used. the British Govern- ment was prepared lo sign an order for delivery of potatoes. vegetables and eggs prepared in this man- ner. Mr. Bolilter expressed the be- lief that in this event Prince Ed- ward Island would most likely be given consideration in the eslai - lishment of any new plants for this purpose.

Mr, Douglas explained that. the

H

man to Canada to inquire into the possibilities of dehydration and ex- periments were being conducted. When processing is finkhed trial shipments will be made to New- foundland. The British Govem- ment, when satisfied that the pro- cess was successful, is prepared to sign for orders. he addfd.

‘The next matter brought llrp by Mr. Bouller was that of sllbven- tions 0n fertilizer. Ibis was a gov- ernment policy and the provinces were not. consulted beforehand. he claimed. When the policy was ad-

opted there was no chance of hav-

ing potatoes included in the crops benefillinr from the suiwentlon. Mr. Ft. E. Mulch referred to s re-

(Continued 0n Dice 7, Col 3)

llells frustrate Air-borne Nazi lleinforoements

MOSCOW. March 2—(AP)—Tile Russians ileportied tonight they are steadily frustrating air-borne ill- tempts to supply the Gerlnan army trapped in the Staraya Russa sect- or. are enlarging their free zone around Leningrad 140 miles to the north. and are mounting a new at.- tack on Kharkov in the south.

‘The fact that the Germans are so persistently attempting to supply ihe encircled 16th army at Siarava Russia bv iiir was interpreted as an

are in increasingly desperate straits. The Red armv already Ls in slRht of ruined buildings of that one- time popular watering place which the Germans converted into o 0Q- munications base.

Iceland in Nazi plans for Spring drive

1; l) llflddletnn. Associated ‘ y 3:2,. staff Writer)

N90 , arch 2- (AiPl-TYIQ 8:81am Nhxe marked Iceland. Dakar. Casablanca and the Can- nry Islands for sol-ins conquest to choke off North American supplies flowing to the mibsttled British Isles an authoritative source

toda .

Thye heaviest blow V0010 b! 51m‘ ed at Iceland, gsrrlsoned by Un- ited States and British troops.

rim tion of Dakar would be just "an announcement that ‘we ole here and what are You going to do about it.” he predicted! Dakar and Casablanca em eon- trollcd by Vichy. and the Canaries are owned sin,

Reports of a German battle squadron and n train of trans- porfg gathering at the Norwegian ports of Nani: and Trondheim were called on indication that the Gennsns are pwplring n thrust at ' ‘ which guards the North Atlantis Immune. to IIINPI

8 PAGES

Things that never happen leave their toll of lost strength of body. mind and spirik

Annual Iubseriptlon Delivered, “.00 B! Halli P. I L, H.001 to other Provinces and U-l. “.00

IS RELIEVED 0F COMMAND N INDIES

County DfiVC Takes‘; Big Spflff Task Tile-re [s

Tamed Over To Dutch Generals

Wavell is sent to former post in India Where Japanese threat is growing.

WASHINGTON. March Z-(API-Wlth the Japanese 1nd alllel locked in a fierce struggle for Java. last stronghold of the Netherlands Indies. the United Nations tonight relieved Gen. Sir Archibald Wave]! as commander in chief of the Indies, and turned the task over to the Netherlanders.

Gen. Wnvell, famous one-eyed strategist who has been termed by the German high command "Britain's only good General," was sent brick to his previou; duties a; commander In chief of India.

Thus he was put on another “hot spot" since the general expects- tlon is that the Japanese may drive toward India lf their campaign to get complete control of neighboring Burma is successful.

A joint statement by the United States army and navy, simultan- eous with announcement from 10 Downing Street, pointed out that as commander in chief of India, Gen. Wavell will have reslponsibil. itv for operations in Burma and for co-operatlon with China.

There was an immediate wave of excited speculation as to the meaning of the shift. Military ob-

0.ll.ll. General Manager dies

VANCOUVER. March 2 -(CP)— Josepll Van Wyck, general manager of Canadian National Railways ho- leis in Canada, died suddenly here tonight. He arrived only yesterday from Eastern Canada.

India to get Dominion Status?

By Drew illifldleton Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON, March 3 -(Tuesday) ——lAP)—G0ll. Sir Archibald We.- vcli, u man with a single purpose and a single eye, today turned the defence of Javn over to the Neth- erlands East Indies command to concentrate on the defence of Bur- ma, doorway to India and Britain's last unattacked possession in the cast.

The change of commanders was announced at 10 Downing Street early today. simultaneous with the announcement in Washington. and was considered to have been indi- cated partly by political considera- tions. foli‘, good sources said, Brit- ain will give India Dominion status within three days: and India must