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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1944

NEW MOVES T0 STOP REDS

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Lt-Gen. Crerar To Head

Canada’s Invasion Army ‘

{AP DRIVE INuBURMA AIMED

I Big Battle Developing

DON, March I0-—(AP)—Rus- “Lyra-pops have captured the east my German base and rail junc- __,. V "rrmltrr" s“ t m,,,,,f,“§§vfi§..§m{ry1rq $ 1:‘; Jap Push Appears Aimed i the Bovictfigcgvewiréto 91:11:51; 12:: At Disruption Of Sup- t 11$; dewmghp °"““ ply Line To Chma. “amm- italin in an or- i? h. o; m, day also announced the NEW DELHI, India. March 20- M o; vumltae. the f‘ Bus. (Ari-A orfensiva from ‘m; flOIiQHO . U miles north-_ mmtg bases of the Upper Chind- u, .4 Mogilev-Podolski, and the, win aimed at an invasion of India mimvulique said other Soviez- and disruption of the Allied sup- Wm dflyl on Lwcw in pie-war ply line over the Burma hump to “m; pcized B0 villages, including Cnina apparently was developing “my qnly 56 miles northeast oi today into the biggest battle m’; s communications hub this theatre Blrwe 1942. ‘um’. and political repercus-l Admiral Lord Louis Mcvuntbat from the Soviet smash into‘ ten’s southeast Asia headquarters mum, ‘efa spreading. German , announced yesterday that the- pg were said to have occupied- Japanese had crossed the Chind- “ma” B551“; flungarlun re- win in force at several places and “ma; Moscow denied that xisttiis- thaw ditsclosfid thsrfag. lggerd er Rumsnia. arm cc 8 W0 8Y5 ll. w “i fought 1h the Tiddim area on the

and o. access to underground reports Germans were shiftinz consultation workers from Western Europe to a. defence line on the yptms River in central Poland. indications that the “ma” m, uyi to evacuate the Orl- pen uls. which “has bee;

Sm “Radical lltparture” In iov't "Air-Lillian:

MONTREAL. March Bil-WP)- D. C. Coleenan, chairman and our‘ sldept of Canadian Pacific Railway uld in a statement today that the- p inetntion of divorcing. llr transport companies from rail-l sav control. announced in the. llouse of Commons Irldsv by ihluport Minister Howe. “involve! Lrsdlcal departure from the pol; les hitherto follower! in Canada-

'i‘he statement outlined the air operations oi Canadian Pacific Air ldnessubsidiurv of the C.P.R... and uld that in the discussion and con- sideration of legislation designed lo implement the government plan ‘my experience. or formation which the Canadian Pacific Air Lines has acquired in the course of its operations will mudd lvallablc if reouired."

U. S. Destroyer Escort Is Lost

WASHINGTON, March .90— f AP‘

-l.oss of th destroyer escort lecoold in the Atlantic on Marci‘ l0 d to an “underwater ox-

ue ‘oslon" was announced today by

e United States Navy-

The communlouc did not lay how many casualties occurred. re-

rting only that next of kin had

n notified.

This was the first reported 1085 of an American destroyer escort. l-h! new type of ship built for an- tl-rubmarlne work in Atlantic and Mediterranean waters;

nada’s invasion army by Lt.-Gen. ilton, (kit, year-old veteran campfllBllel-

the commons today, defence min- ister Ralston expressed confidence‘ c in Con. Crerarls "long experience and fine qualities of and said he let army commander “the heart- telt wishes great success."

to the “outstanding service" of Lt. n

commander, and fine wor lstuurt, Chief of the General Staff. who filled the gap between time Gen. McNaughton relinquish- ed his post last Duember because of illhealth and Gen. Crerars ap- pointment.

suited in two promotions with the emphasis on youth:—

Burns, 46, Westmount, Que, divis- ional commander in Italy assum-

Weil Looked After 5

corirtltirvsvr;

"Unloading bulk feed, oats and heat at Brookins‘ warehouse! n.

"Home racing New "W. Wednesday. March m u

“Wow unloading car mixed feeds- -C. Green, mlerald. S-N-flt.

"Nod Wheat ‘on ssle. crushed

" "Ki uncnvshed at Scott's Mills. 5v “WI- Biiy now. S-Ill- . "Pie social and Dance u. hm“? Hall. Wednesday, March hi0. l! n06 “hi? 29rd. 8-31-11.

"M. count-thee mu, rrlsay m. March ma. punt Social. m“ Dmsrsm. other entertain-

t, 3,31.

"Medina hogs r Davis s» all‘ at Al Iglday after- mnunlil 3.30 PM. n. N. Dawson.

ild. 341.3;

h Vi] & W"! ‘Iituredsar afternoon “In! .v and Ilmersl Every Iri- (Ienoon until further ritcfiice.

"m4! mt; 1h dc ned ‘mfg; loading ‘c331...’ on "sa-d"“l'..’.lt".l.‘.’°“lt.f.tiil ‘Willie. Cardigan. ' a -st.

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LIZ-GEN. ll. D- OTTAWA, March 20-—(CP)—Ca- be 10d

rfD-G. Crerar, of llam- gn imperturbable, N-

Annuuncing his appointment in

leadersh p"

had cabled the new

of all Canadians for‘

The minister also paid tribute

A.G.L. McNaughton, former "the exceptionally k" of L's-Gen. Kenneth

the

Gen. Crerar‘: appointment re-

MaL-Gon. ELM. (Tommy)

ed the actlnx rank of General in command presumably the ‘ " Two di

the acting rank While the announc say so, it appelfled had been made a mander. perha

Burns. The mander in Italy l5 MB] Vokes, 39, Kingston, Ont.. 1st Division.

the rcasonabl

Britain under elude the 2nd command of Lin-Gen. gston. Ont., and made

onds. 40, Kin divisions in command

up of three

G. URI-BEAR

div

O

From various a

Mal-Gen. George

(gakvllle. Ont; Mat-Gen. Charles Foulkes, 41. London. Mat-Gen. R. F.L. Keller, 4B, lowna. B.C.

Lieutenant- of

1st Co . °m ' visions inrpgtaly; filly

' Alvl-tksina, however.

Italy, assum of maior-Eeneral. amen-t did not logical that he isional corn- succeeding Gen. er divisional com- .-Gen. Chris '

ouncements. e conclusion can be reached that the 1st armv setup inl Gen. Crerar will Canadian Corps in‘

Ont.,

l. COIN-t

of the

ln- |

Guy Bim-

Kitchingd-ld ,

and Ke-

southern flank of the hrust

draw after severe casualties in the

a Jungle “beachhead"

ed mountains east of Jambu Bum, at

Japanese

t . Although the communique said the Japanese were forced to with-

Tiddlm action, it reported general situation unchanged.

It be Japanese tried to suplply their columns by air as the A ies have been doing. British and Am- erican airmen could wish for noth- ing better, for the have dozens of fighter fields wit in easy reach Allied headquarters gave no further news concerning the air commando invasion which set British and Indian troops down on southeast of Myitlcylna, 150 miles behind the enemy lines and comparativelv near the Chinese border.

Chinese and Americans, having Wmlileted the Oflliqilest of the Hu- KB-Wlls Valley at a cost of 4,000 enemy lives. were making progress pouthwaad-intc the Mogaung Val- .- ev on a. ‘Ii-mile route toward

the

The communique said the Ja - anese were retreating from the

the entrance to the Mogaung, after being outfionked. and that the Chinese had taken Tasu Bum to the west.

To Probe Charges 0f Leniency To German Prisoners

BUCKINGHAM, Que, March 20 —(CP)—A.n investigation has been opened into charges of alleged leniency on the part of members of the Veterans‘ Guard of Canada

Says Japs In a. o.'ll. s. Judge rt Head National War Labor Board

UITAWA, March 2o -_ (or) - Medical care provided Japanese in interior British Oolumbla set - menus ‘exceeds flhat received by the average Canadian.“ it WM revealed today in the report of a Royal Commission appointed to study provision made for the wel- fare and maintenance of Japan- ese in the settlements.

sai

fcod obtainable was of “average or better" dual- ity and was not the subject of an! complaint received from the h,‘

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commission made its report: "an extensive and thorough investigation of the welfare and maintenance" of the 23,000 Jap- anese moved out of the defence area in British Columbia to tem- porary settlements elsewhcre in‘ the Province.

On concluding its investigations. up; commissionvvis of the “unen- intous cordon" that the welfare am maintenance provisions made by the Canadian Government "are. a; s war-time measure. reasonably fair and adequate "

Rod Cross lirive Pam: Obiootive

TORONIU. March 20—(CP)- The Canadian Red Cross Societi today announced that collect-Will in its national csnmalgn for 010.- 000.0110 now total I . .006. Every Tmfbnwh where Zrhfilffllfi gamut the quote. will soon be reached.

Following are th

e 11v 9"‘ Maritime Provinces.

returns . with obiwt-

OTTAWA. March

ill-NJ?)-

Labor Minisler Mitchell todav au-

noun “ in Justice Maynard

Truro, N.S., has been

the Commons that Mr. Archibald

nf appointed

National War Labor Board chair- man succeeding Mr. Justice C. P

McTague. with the ppointment of Mr. Justice Archibald the three-mm

board is again fully

constituted.

Other members are Leon Lalandc of Montreal, representing employ-

era. and John A. Bnll representing employees A number of appllc

of Toronto.

atlons are

pending before the Board and il-

ls expected

dates for hearings will

now be set. Although the other two members are a quorum. sched-

uling of

hearings was postponed.

n it. became known that Mr.

who Justice sign

Resolution ll Blockade Bo

McTaavue was about tn rc-

rgos Lifted

WASHINGTON. March I0—(AP)

-A resolution urgl

Britain t0

lift the blockade so t e Allies can

feed the "starving Europe was rsporte

ulatlons" of avorably to- a

day by the foreign affairs conuni tee for action by the entire House

of Representatives. The resolution, by tive Hamilton Fish

Represents- (RBIL-NFI.) .

declared that civilians in Greece have been helped without the Ger- mans obtaining a military advant-

age and that “this

riment"

0X1” should be extended to all the sub- juvatcd nations needing food now.

brackets:- “elgrilgce Edward Island 3.0001

($50,000), Novs Swill $445M“

0:50.000), New Brunswick 8236- 560 ($000,000.)

_..._._i__.__ DPIUHINGW. ED815111! - (OP) 0

— ’I’he which

trunk crashed here

Suffolk sawmill with its

a lilft-yesr-tree

ovided must lob‘.

One section of the trunk was six

feet in diameter.

in charge of a detail of German prisoners of war working for a sewing machine company lumber camp at. nearby Thurso, it was learned today.

Mayor Pnilippe Matte of Buck- ingham said today u government investigator visited this town Sat- urday after an incident occurred here last "eunesday which arous- ed the indignation of the town-

folk-

Tht- Mayor said the situation pmbably will be uiscussed at a meeting of the town council to- night.

"Last Wednesday." said Mayor Matte. "two German prisoners

were brought back to Buckingham

the ufficv- of Dr. TB. McCalruzu for dental treatment. After their visit there. they strolled down main street. visited a tavern. where they had some beer, and then went t0 a restaurant where they pick-

"Tootsie. T; pEg? K6613);

Brew liov’t Retains ' llaIdimand-llorfolk

SIIVIOOE. Orlt... March 20-401“) Charles Martin of simcoe todav retained the provincial Haldimend - Norfolk f Drews Progressive Conservative Ontario Government. defeating C. C.F. and Liberal candidates in a three-cornered bv-elcction

COH-

opoonents with votes to 2,316 for James G. Gibson, 0.0.11, and 2.140 for George C. Mutrie. Liber.

Red forces already firmly g

by one guard. They were taken to,

There at; startling iutlmatlous in

retreat info llumsnla. may be headed for the Carpathian Mountains- Dsnube delta line, virtually abandoning Nssi troops in the Crimes. and

he Odessa region to their fate.

With the Dniester River crossed on s. wide front in the centre and positions in the Carpathian foot- hills in southern Yolsud, there seems no other short, naturally-strong line available for s Nazi stand in the south.

The Dniester break-through virtually undermines both the Prut and Slret river positions in Rumauia. proper as potential defence fronts-

Nazl seizure of complete control in all Hungary, reported from An- kara, lends color to this theory. Budapest is the focal point for all rsil and road connections leading to the passes of the Carpathians and of the Transylvanlan Alps. Whether brewing revolt against _ Hungary is also involved or not, military necessity could well explain the German move.

Russian spearheads in Bessarabla

through the gap in the Dniester line. Haiti's fall would out the only northern escape route for German forces still in the Dniester-Bug trap“ driving them southward toward Odessa.

Beyond Balii lies the lasi Prut crossing of the Odesss-Tlrsspel-Issl railroad, the only other westward escape hatch from Odessa. Its gar-

rison and other Nazi troops being her from the north and east are all trapp Soutllward to the Black Sea coast is toward some such last-ditch deionc be staggering.

That would mean abandonment

In southeastern Rurnanla against the as or attempt a seaborne escape.

Germans Still Resisting

Prelude lo Big Invasion

LONDON, March 20—(CP)— In prelude to the invasion of Europe. more than 700 miles of I Britalnfls southern and east- ern coastlinc were tlwlllffll l- "protected area." today, with se- vere llmitatlons on all civilian movements effective April l.

The great naval base at the Firth of Forth also was includ- ed in the order which stated succinctly that it was "for 0P" erationnl reasons."

With few exceptions — and authorities exercised rigid cou- trol over these-mo one except persons who reside in the area will He ‘perrnilitea txhhfirlter a

- e- ce e 1o m p Wash in the

ICOPCI.

_lniured At llome ‘After 14 Trips Across Atlantic

m; girl home at. Mount Albion. s. few miles rrorn Charlottetown pro-_ ved more dangerous to Naval Rat-l lng George Eric Ballum than the‘. stormy North Atlantic lurking U-Boat hack!- week-end he tool: down a shotgun and went to shoot a skunk farmyard. He slipped and the ldilschargwd accidentallyé a part of the charge en rill!

He was home on leave after crossing the Atlantic 14 ilmés without injury. It is understood that he is convalescing after be- ing lli with t. eumonia.

He was taken to the P- E- 1 Hospital by an ambulance from H C S. Queen Charlotte and

M. . his condition is described as fairly satisfactory although his foot i!‘

badly injured.

I KIBKE IMPSON Associated Press War Analyst

delta offers at strong barrier lo a. continued Russian westwa .- sweep. If

‘Britgsh Troops In Heavy Battle In Cassino Ruins

Of Hotel Continental.

ious house-to-hmlse battle op the western fringe of Cessino after blasting the Germans out of the ruins of the Hotel Continental.

the initiative in a deieth

harsh picture of the situation asy- lng the Germans not only hsd been able to reinforce their fiercely-re- sisting troops sino itself, but had

agan recs Hill 165 just west of the town. w o had fended the Continental Hotel-fort-

the war new: that the German

Nazism ln

are closing in on Bslti Junction‘

ded toward it by Russian r

loll-y l. Mscltae,

Anny liming llesd

llbserlpilou believer-l.

“It other Provlnrss I ILI-A. ll."

w]

Hay Take Cvor Control 0f All Satellite States

Reports Indicate Hung- ary is First on List; Allied

Landing in Adriatic Feared.

IJONDON. March 20 — (AP) -

The German Army was reported tonight to have token over Hun- gary lock, stcck and against resisting Hungarian forces

barrel

whose lenders were held within

thf Reich, Reuters News Agency ea buck door against. a Red which has creisczl ' frontier‘

the Army Bessarn bizm

d - in aw effort '.'~ lock ill" indications

From Berlin came

that the Nazis were preparing to

Principal Matron (Major) bu-

R.R.C., of Gouldn

91w. when appointment at. Mairun- from Sto lll Clllfl of the Royal Canadian‘ troops resisted lhe Gcrlnarl march Anny Medical Corps Nursing S". "W and Promotion to the rank of Lieutensut-Colouel ha, been

em Balkan flank that Hitler's armies routed from the Ukraine seem to "m, m

seize control of other southeastern Europe satellites

A Reuters News Agency dispatch holm said Hungarian

m. made frcm both Germany on the north and Romania on south, but had no details

the

ed. lloilwfll She succeeds Colonel The Germans wer said m have pf - * :_ .the ‘ '"""°"‘ L smellle. 0.8.5., nnc. made their swoop revhnc Regent align l-nd Mum ‘zmultvtcvircfa . gichola? Horthy and OCH.’ Ghczy, f ¢| M d] _ _ - - e c an ungar an commander - n-chlvf, ' m“ °" ' b‘ Y "uh" u" Order of Nurses for Canada takes were held virtual prisoners alter Mirth 3!. —(Csusdian conferring gt Hill-ans headquar-

I ‘u ‘ Aflly H1010). “up ° “uni h‘! m.‘ The Hungarians were widely

Polish-Romania border to the Black Se: to the Russians. It could lean , Russian entrapment of the bulk ol Nazi forces still in the Ukraine and i

Black Sea to stand siege in Odes-

Fiercely Despite Loss

today

The 5th army men

advantag of hlg ground. An Allied officer painted

in the ruins of - in vicious counter-attacks

German troops de- ress for several dew finally raised a white flag and surrendered late yesterday after New Zeslsnd tanks had closed in virtually to

ample troops in reserve to force and steady their precarious position. These reinforcements ap- parently are reaching the various German strazrnngpcints through

W

Despite Hotel ruins, the Nazis still llsd strong centres of resistance in the area where the Via Casilina swings around Monastery Hill, and their

nipers still blaze sway from iso-

lated buildings.

To Submit Brief urging Potitcodiao

Rouse To Rear All

u of Toronto. Th. soldier was from

Correspondence Re I. B.-P. E. I. Tunnel

HAN]! K-(OP)

Qaudeuce would be brought

lows.

Lest week, Prhas Minute: Hacienda suld time to proving all t e cues sought wvslvl require s [rest deal of work.

Priest Relates Jap Atrocities At llong Kong

TORONTO. March N—(CP)— Japanese poured boiling water ov- er s. 10-year-old Cs n soldier llflerir! from l5 bullet wounds before shootirur him after he was captured in the fall of Hang Kong Christmas Day, i911. Rev. Charles Murphy told the Canadian Club

Ogtsgrilté. l l‘ Mlllllh . s Rolnln Cath- olic missionary ywho was repatri- ated last fall after having been a prisoner of the Japanese for al- InOet twp years, said also small group of Canadian officezs had their shoulder pips tom off and were isbbed with bsyonets un- til they died with shrleks of agony.

It was the first time Father Mur- ilhy had related whet he had seen after his capture and he explflinpQ

that ai

reported during the day to have balked st Hitler's demands they resist the Russian advance. which is threatening i0 inundste Hitler's Denubian storehouse and his Bal- kan Allles. and neutral sources said the invasion was also desig- ned to thwart my Hungarian peace bid.

Turkish sources said the German action was inspired also by fear oi an Allied landing in the Adriatic, s. fear raised by the Allied bom- bing of the Hungarian trans-Dan- ubisn rail centres.

To lie-Open Probe Into Sinking 0f Charlottetown

AX, Ila-rm D—(OP)—- Official inquiry into the sinking of its Norhtilsnberland Strait car ferry Charlottetown off Nova sco- 1941 will be reopened her-s

stood, is being at the request of the federal de- aartsuent of transport. Reasons for e move were not known here.

Mr. Justice M. B. Archibald o! the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, dlairman of board of inquiry set up by the department of tranqnrt for the original inquiry will preside over the same board for the resumed investigation-

Capt. John L. Read. former master of the ferry S. S. Charlotte- town, sunk off the Nova Bcotra coast in 104i could not be reached at Borden last night in connection with s report that a hearing into the loss of the ship would be re- opened at Halifax this month. Capt. Read is in Ottawa and is not ex- pected home until Wednesday

ALONE IN BLlT-Z

UONDON. —( C?) - ‘Mrs. Mar} Burns. 2'7, was sentenced-to toe day! in jail for leaving her three child- ren, nine. eight and three, non! all night during an air raid.