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Confer; See New ilitary

BERLIN. .\'ov. l5—f1\l’)-—The h

[isllan military rltlnluunds held a sudden conference today and every- rllere tin- Hlllpfbfiliitlli arose that some new military stroke was smog,

Field Jlzllshal Wilhelm Keitel,

um], Dlarviinl i'ictre Badogllo of Italy, and their respective staffs, met

it tile Alnirlnn town of Innsbruck The (‘it-rlnnn news agency said lbout the juillt conduct of tho war."

lerence into il‘t'(‘l\i, Axis political discussions. Hitler had met in rcgcni, mil Gcn. lranco of Spain. among others.

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lleport Nazi Freighter is llornered, Sunk

NEW YORK. Nov. 15—tAP) -Shippiin7 circles received re- port: today‘ that the 2.9274011 German freighter Iiclgoland. which tlcrl from Barranquilla, Colm-nlni, (ici. 2ft. had been cornered anll sunk in the Carib- bean llv British warships. fTilere was lm confirmation lliiifl’ from ilritlsh or German sources.

The thinning-American

line

frelzlltcr. iniilt in I939. was re- t'iil'l'\

ported Scadta. South Anr-rica. when she slip- ped out nr pnri. at night. It also was rl-pnllczl to have put to sea to I'i‘iiit‘l a raider attacking South .\ll.lntlc shipping routes.

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Italians Try Raid 0n lase At Alexandria

ALEXA ‘DRIA, Egypt, Nqv_ 15_ _ lift-rail guns 0f Brit- " lucall flccl. and shore t‘tl_ilil Italian all" nt- BfllLSlI naval base curly

Complaints Re ltafoe Air School

,;\~ Iflvv. 15_tce>- Air H1 “um has ordered all in- ov .1 I of ‘ complaints 0V0,- - .3‘? x“ i“ immbult: and ‘tunnel’ -“'="-‘01 at 1).iloe Silsk it ui-lfvatntcd today at the Air Min.

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ighest officers of the German and

chief of the German lllgh Com.

near the Italian frontier. that tiley held "military discussions Another commentator tied the con-

The meeting, argued the Dienst Aus Deutschland news service. showed that "military planning by the Axis Powers (toes not lag be- hind political acilvit_v , _Oil[j(} again dclnonst-ratcs that prime emphasis is being laid on thc lnili- tary efforts of the Axis iii the fight against England."

‘These services did not mention the most likely reason for the iueetlnc-mcails to hclp {tiny in 11°!‘ billfllczl Stab at Greece.)

Almost coincidentally, it. was announced that Ramon Serrano Suncr, Spanish Foreign Minister would arrive in Germany shortly,

on the invitation of Foreign Min- ister Ribbcutrop.

It was zlssunled that Serrano Sulier was coining b_v way of Paris. I-iis visit will follow closely the confcrcilccs between Hitler and Soviet Pl‘f‘llllf‘l' Molotuff in which Gcrnuiu 5011i" ‘ claim (icrmaliy and Russia n bd oli their "rc- specllve spheres of influence."

/\llllI0l'l}'.{‘ll persons in Berlin did not, dcuv llifi‘ ho military situa- lion in Albania was discussed in the Kclzcl-Ihtdogllo conference. Nvvcrlhelcss. they remarked that there llalfbccn no cliauitc in Gcr-

man-fircc}; relations and, mcy added:-

"Tlicre are many other places concerning which the general staffs. as behooves allies. must confer."

tForclizu observers in Rome spe- culated that some plun of German hclp fur tho Itnllnus in Greece might be tnlpciidlnq.»

Michand For N. B. Bench

OTTAWA, Nov. l.3._tCPJ - Re- ;.i‘t‘fl nupoliltlnrilt ‘er Nilhlillltl to hcucil was mace c ill sl- of Lonlillnus today by Iaifcfli. A. .1. Bi mks rColl. Icoyah. “l co ulatc ill-c lllallsficl‘ if such i5 lhc fast. and I uncut add flint. in (‘flllttfllllllllilllg him I am tlUllll 2i lct luurc tllazll I think some of his Llbcrill friends arc doing ill the provlllcc of Nun Brunswick." Col. llroznks urged the (‘lovem-

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Local Soldier Fatally Injured In Accident

KINGSTON. 0m. Nov. ls-(op) —Lance Corporal Raymond c111. 10rd McEwen. in, Charlottetown, P. E. 1., suffered fatal injuries t0- day when struck by an riutgmg-

bile outside the Barricficld camp of the Canadian Active Service Force.

Police said that Morris Burns,

KIHESiOH. was the driver of the car and that hIcFZwcn died while being brauzllt t» hospital here in

the car that. struck him. 'I‘llrct- fcllow-signallers walking along the ronrl with McEweu es-

caped injury. They were M. Dilli- can, also of Charlottetown. Ed- ward Dooley and John shaw. The four were crossing the highway to the camp when lvicEtven was struct-z by the fender of the cor and thrown into a ditch.

McEwcu was unlunrricd and had been with the C.A.S.I-‘. siilce Sept. 2, 1939.

The bndv of Lance Corporal McEwcn will arrive home Monday nlcht for burial. Funeral services will be held from the residence of his father. James McEwcn, l‘! Fshcl‘ Street. Tuesday morning at 8:45 to St Duustans Basilica.

Burial will bc in the Roman Catholic Cemetery. -

McFYwcu is survived by his fa- lllPl‘ and step-mother, and by l’llll' brothers.

They arc, Vernon McEwen, Louis iVlcT-Ilven, and Gordon ivicliilvcn. all of Charlottetown and Ivan Rich-liven, with the Royal Canadian Navy.

Soviets Nave British Offer; Make No Reply

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LONDON, Nov. I5 —(CP) -'f‘t\c Soviet uovrrunrclit. has had before it fcr nearly three. months Brltzsli proposals which include an viffl‘ of assurance the‘. Britain would no’. he associated tu any attack 0n Rus- sia. authoritative sources said to-

v as." "tcd the proposals were lted as lOlL! ago as 1\ll‘1. 22 by safor Sir S afford Crlzim to Al. .i Vysclilll , vlce-crvllmissni‘ for foreign nff; but no reply has been l‘f‘(‘t‘l\'t‘fl.

The proposals were said to have lmlluicd a izual litee that Russia \vc:i‘d ‘cc a pal uaul. iii nuv peace $t‘l'l1‘lll("!‘.l~ alter the present will‘ a“.<l I'll‘ lsll (‘c fucto fPffilillllCll of the Soviet Ilnlnnfis aiworivion of the three lialtir‘ s‘aics. FfilYllifl. Latvia and Lithllani.

ANIMIIIHIT; “Tfiroim LONDLlN.---tC P) ~a fout" yrnr-' 01d boy and ills niotllf-i" s-licitz-Nd ulltltr a kitchen fable (lLlF-llg a raid litre. ‘I'm- house wrs almost tvreck-

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By ALFRED E. WALL Associated l'l'l‘Ss Stuff Writer COVENTRY. Ens. Nov. I5.—iAPl

-Covenlry. choscu by UK‘ Geim“ high conllnolid for the most con- c_..trau~d aerial bombardment of the Battle of Britain. enlerized t0- ("v ircln that scourge with Bile-Mi- 1.1m dead and woiinlfcd, not. count- ing unknown numbers trapped slilokulg wreckBRe-

German bombind Piimfl. from dusk to dawn. smashed centre of this industrial city in Britain's smokey Midlands. 1e Press A:SOClfill(lli dcc arccl. lwvlvvet- that. the Germans "failed lament- abiy" to hit military targets.

Coventry, with a liorlnrll tlon of 190.0 for llcr Place than fcr her lvllelldfify DB-‘i-

But. it was streets through which Lady Godiva rodc licnrlv 1100 WP"! n o which were churned by 11199"- d ary and lIlFiI explosive bombs during last. illir it.

“The cllv suite and the lxiople bur with great uovernmcn

c their ordeal t. in an official _ ate- merit.

Ilcrbert Morrison. Minister of

Home Scitlfil)‘. here on n tour of the Midlands. found in Coventry an

exnmnle for his uraimz. earlier in Iilrmlncluinl. that industrial work- ' "must. not

ers under bombardment

Vcd from l till 10. Ba of m“ L-oia-ir-ia-zl.

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p Industrial T ov-vrmniExperiences . Worst ‘Continuous Attack Britain.

Swiss Gov’t Gets Ultimatum

BERNE, Switzerland. Nov. i5. —(APi - A Swiss totalitarian group delivered today what some newspapers called an "ultimat- um" to the government, de- mandln the right to dissemin- ate party propaganda and the "rehabilitation of persecuted and imprisoned" colleagues.

The group is known as the "Swiss National ltiovcmcnt." it in not srun numerically, but neutral l0l‘0%n observers con- sidered its emanus Important in view of Switzerland's position, mndwiehed as she is between the Axis powers-

its program roughly parallels the Nazi party program. The members call t. emlelveg “soi- dlers of the Swiss movement of freedom."

"lierr Pilet (Dr. Marcel l-‘ilet- Golas. president of the salsa Federation) has assured nsthst our demands will be most care- fully considered," said . mm]. icstn issued hv the grim .

"lie particularly prom aql u; permission to print daily and weekly papers in near ia-

. buildings.

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Defen s e

Minister Intimates That Longer Compulsory Training Period Is Under Cousideratiiquu.

OTTAWA, Nov. E -(CP) _1n the future every officer in the Can- adian army, active and reserve, must D1158. through the ranks before Will- liliig ills commission, Defence Min-

ister Ralsloii announced in the Commons today in a review of Canada's military activities.

This decision brings Canadian

practice into line with the present practice in the British army and is one of a nilmbcr of measures de. cidcd upon to ensure that when Cfmufllfln troops meet the enemy they will have the highest possible standard of leadership.

Snail to depart. for England whcrc he will consul‘. with British war lcarlcrs the Nflnistel‘ said the Catl- adiau E‘_'\\'(“'l'Illl‘it"Ill~ was Working on Fl Drbarnili worked out in conjunc- tion with tire United Kingdom and the other Dominlons.

“I want to make sure our pro- grnni will be developed in closest relation to the needs. and I am sure we will desire that. plan and preparation.

"I want to make sure our program will be developed in closest “>13, tlon to the needs, and 1 um w" we all rlcsil_"c that; plans and pm. DHlTltlClIS will be such that we ‘ivlll be contributing not only all our fitffllkfih. but our most effective strength to help defeat. and destroy this menace to freedom and to life itself which hangs over the world." Col. Ralston said. “It may take Years. Mny we have the courage 5i ‘M12111. perseverance and unshnke- able resolution to see it through."

For I941 the Minister predicted operations of the empire land forces

would remain largely defensive while,

ill‘? YIIIW and air force continue to “Dilly pressure to the enemy's ec-

Bomhers Pour Explosives 0n British Capital

—1Sa.l.ur0ay

LONDON, Nov. lb i —tCP Cablcl— In one wake oi ‘.11 " devastating nssavl on Covcutn]. Nazi bombers today turned iliiew on this capital of culpirc, pouring ex- plosives and incendiary bombs out of a. moonlit. sky that started scores of llI'CS. levelled apartment lutllrl- Ell and tiv.'cll‘lllj.s and swcilcl 1311'- .nus inlwuutillg llli‘ raid casualty lists.

London was the main objective of llit.‘ 1l0l‘Z'(‘ air attack early today fl bombe-s roared despite

. ' the city

a (l lct where n large ooinb cle- molished a boztrtilhv house and a block of flats, and another wrecked a nuliihcr of houses.

For more than liiree hours after mirlulgst there was scarcely a lulu- life's lllil beinecn passing i)l..l‘.C$ as the NJ/JS came over llI grcac.‘ nulil» bu.» than in several weeks.

In the first hours only a few

unit» were dropped on London. 'I‘llc planes sctlllvd t0 be ‘isrlg Ihc i as l ilie to SLlliiL‘ lillfllid

In‘ n‘ lnrnliurlilll iii-

\c.i and .il‘linu_;li some readers “(re ripori ii ii the p.0vln s the brunt of rim attack appeama cen- trctl on London.

- 1i mils $‘.'\l‘l(‘(l many blazes were extinguished. At

wl soon

has: l5 fcll lll one district, crack-

lllig like giant firecrackers. Rooftops lclc sct alight, but

within the hour firemen had ex- tluguisllcd all fires and no glow ‘was

to be dlsu-rncwl iulywherc on the city's liol oils.

"Sand," wcilt. the cry from fire- men workiiig bucket brigades in

ceiltral Liolidou. "This is the worst night yet -at least in numbers." one air raid warden said. "I lust counted 80 bmlbers flying low iu form- atioll.” Casualties vvesc believed heavy as rcsrile workers tore at ruined

Two More 0f

a Convoy Safe;

LONDON. Nov l5.-t'CP) -- Th6 Adliifrolty announced today that. two nmro ships of thc IitI-ship convoy attacked bv n rnfdr-r in m d-Atlan- tic, and defended by II.M.S. Jervis Bnv in n. ncrotr- ‘suli-lde" stand were safe, and that. folir are known

to be lost,

Thirty had been announced as safe in Adlnirnlt% comlriuniqucs on Nov. l2 null 13. hc AtllfllfilliYSflld today that “owing to the necessity for maintainin wireless silence ‘it has only now . n established that two more ships from the convoy are

f “agile Arimiraltv named these as Ben Damcf-rio and the MOIlk-fl‘

_ the Grcek island

Efforts

At Ottawa

House May Adjourn Next Week Till Early in January.

OTWSAWA, Nov. l5.-—\Ci’l ~12‘);- eriipoioii lrcln the etl-lniliute limit on speeches in the "throne Speech debate was granted six key nlilils- tc-rs by Speaker Glen in ihc House of Commons today,

sholud be RIVGII ministers who are to present detailed ac-

specches should be more closely ob- served. the Speaker added.

Under the rule only the Prime Minister and Leader of the O posi- tion ore entitled to speak anger than 40 minutes, with certain torm- oi exceptions.

Prime lviiiiisiei‘ Mackenzie King said the Speakers decision was one that should commend itself to the House and to the country.

“The purpose of calling this ses- sion at the present; time was to en- able the govcriilnent. to iiiforln the Opposition or anyone else who might wish t0 ask questions con- cerning Canada's war effort.

"That is why we archers at this time," The Prime Minister said the latitude given was not neces- sary to enable the government to ‘defend’ itself.

"Nothing to Defend" "May I sav that we have nothing

to fletend III regard to our war effort," he added. “The right honorable entleman

ought. 1Z0 have." Collservat ve House

Prune Minister replied.

hers siluuld be pcrliiiiiccl to pre- pare and icud speeches ill reply.

Gretjiila; Become New Stronghold

By Edward Kennedy

fence works that ‘nrcullsc 1n make the Gibraltar of .hc Eastern Aiedztcrraneall.

Rcturnlnu today Aroui 311 inspec- tion trip to Crete was (ten. Sir Archibald P. Walcll, commander in chief of British forces in the middle east, who declared he was satisfied with the progress made since Brit- ish troops landed after Italv began war on Greece. Gen. Wa"cll took this correspondent. rind Alan Ivfoore- head of the Daily Express with him.

We saw in the deep waters o! Souda Bay a protected harbor that would hold the fleets of the world. The cyasticm tip of t-‘ne l50-mlic-lcng island is a scant 30 miles from the nearest island of the ltvinn-‘lclo Dodecsnese group.

Since the Italian invasion of Greece the towns of Crete have been subjected to repeated bomb lugs by Italian planes. While there had been olily iwo troop cilsuol- ties .a score of Ifmtans were kill- ed and extensive damage wrought on the homes in the rural bovvns.

Expect Bigger ‘Godfish Sales

LIPAX, Nov. It-(CP) -- The flailing industry in the Mari- time Provinces expects io ace tn- creased soles of frown codfish in Britain as a result of an announce- ent by the British Ministry of 0d today that. arrangements lave been concluded with Canada for the purchase of important food- Lstuffs for the second period of the‘

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Tfltlgltalian Prisoners Are Taken By Greeks

Germans Tell 0f British Bombing Raids

BERLIN, Nov

(Afhyu/avcs f» Brztlsh bombers

attac ct illll Gr-nnauyfls —w-,>_

“ . ‘mrt, “ .~ r ' 111g, i, _ s Biiiiaiénn. 35...?“ .M‘<1Y Be MQVB To Deter Spaniards

proper. D h t The ucvif’ nlil‘ claimed lwth ' , e a_ e ?.‘_.‘.a.‘;s“.s..;;.5;‘...-.I.;. .;‘s.“.i..“.l‘.i’ti; I“ w§§terll Med lie rrzi n. (can. Bontlnues -

Britain's bolllbcrs were reported officially tonight w have man;- "increased chaos" of Germany's llTdJ0i'_ transport system iii tic: y u\'_('_|'“|F§ili attacks on the vital nulwil)‘ stations 0f Berlin-litt- grculcst rail cclltrc ni tcrltrai louropc.

111v luifi-tsuiu-heil ‘it'd ullot tiu: ticriilalls ltlcllisc-v... railed the slrongm filruultions cver to sirllu- at the KPIPIIS capital —_\\zl~._ll\_'l.lllrl'(i by the ilrllisii \i' Alinlslry‘ tn ilave lione such t. ilalnagc as to affect seri- llfll only (term-any itself, but all the countries owirun by the Nazi"

But in the llvciv discussions that. I i " hi“ ensued nothing was said w lnchcate-Jlp the British effort to carry out cPlfllff‘ o‘ bm- i311‘ m?" 510 how long the debate would last. it .1 lllilfis raid on the lwlt. Olly. the’ strait“ Fqlifllllfln b01111? was rumored today the House might, "A coillparl v. 5lll1i.l' number Afolairco i ‘ ‘ h trn gr; are mas. l ,- adjourn at, the end 0i next, ucek 0i‘ bolilbs was _nd ivver llain- preach m ‘aptluwl town and - ililLli early in Fpbruary‘. burg, UNB. d_ bu‘. Ciilililtd no Irnm lhn “lip-i as the 1pm,. . ' The Speaker said he believedthat military m. “ ,.D,,.,,;,n; ab“. m“ t“... 1.5”,“ ‘s; ' a ha‘ at. this time the ividest latitude were my ' ‘ _§,',§,'h,,‘g‘,','p“,.(‘,‘fi_ ‘

The only Place lIlL. l’. claimed.

Teqllil" was a larct- liospsil wicre there

counts If their uepurtilicntal activ- ‘yum _.._,_(i 1 be k » H‘, and‘ injured

itics. Elie rule ‘against. leading TWO B MW __ “WW (low; .. . .. H. -

, zhe rlzzcncy claimed.

(By Zilav Iiarrlr-soil. Assrvciiltcll Press Stuff Writer)

ATHENS, Greece, Nov. l6-

(SfliUftl(I_V)—(:\Pl—Cill)i.lli‘e of T00 Italian guns in a colitinullic vaiioe along the lltfl-iullc ixlbnufnn battlefront high cnlnnlalul early today. artillery‘ and air ZlFIlOIIS were dcs- crlbccl as "intense."

and I0 Greek

heavy

prisoners ad-

was announce-ti by fin‘ Both

Greek pilots bombed Italian col-

Lmdm- Eamon Sup-L unlns in action zulrl shot down "The war effort speaks for it- three Fa ‘i=1. planes against two self and u. defends iisclf." the '

zllig the position briefly

"Wild! 11415 iilul- i0 do With i119 a government spok man said the ruling?‘ Mr. Hambur- glskfid- Italians werc rcrrt all along: M~ (‘Qidwcii “skir- “(Ttsemvlm the front. Ilc said ‘ ulte serious iziiinlitiiilidiiiiiiiiilililedrii hllllénlllll- bumps" ‘v\'l“‘e raging. " ' 'li:'c ,.. . . .. ., care . v and read six-cellos. lii(‘lll- Sig): tlrigyvi?‘

Grrrks in lllt‘ recapture of an lin- portant llill; the prisoners in the Kalamns river region.