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81c night two Canadian units advanced between

y. er town they found on- p a few machine guns and some pork parties laying mines and af- ttr a brief skirmish they also want into it. There were a number ti German dead in the town. .- Bicny defences in this sector a esr definitely weaker and the mans appear to have pulled back into ihe perimeter guarding Caen from the north and west. 0n another sector of this Jag- fmnt western tgeanadlan in; try oseupie ano r own an it with tanks and artillery.

There is I general move for- ward along practically the whole British and Canadian front from the Caen perimeter to the Bay- aux area and Saturday's compar- stive lull seems over.

Manes htcrs were dron- ing low over t s battlefield this Sunday morning. The sky was o-

vercast. _ f press report over

According to " the week-end on: of the tsnkmen

in action as Allied invader-s swarm- ed in Normandy last weak was Lieut. Fred Seaman. son oi Dr. R F. Seaman and Mrs. Seaman oi

Charlottetown. Lieut. Seaman com-

wim g wire and roll- ing past sevens! fort ed houses and hotds which it shot up. Then the tank d a stone

wall and with one shot knocked out an enemy anti-tank gun on the edge of the harbor.

Promise More laws 0f Danucks

SUPREME HEADQUAR- TERS. ALLIED EXPEDA - IQNARY mach. June 11- lU’ Cfllllel-A senior Can- adian officer has disclosed that ill the Canadian ‘ motions in hunt: now are cnga ed in lhg

eastern sector ormsndy where there is heavy fighting, Ind pro that news-

troops from Canada aa time goes on.

fhis officer Saturday nsht l-sld a group of ' ternatlonul llefllllberuaen covering shut that two-thirds of the Can- arlana in the invasion assault wave were carried to the beach- ss in craft manned by Can- adisn personnel.

Doskhohcr Takes Dun Llfs In Sell

NEW WIBTMINSTER. B. 0.. June 11 - (OP) -—l.ouis Pcpofi. 45. mflnber oi the Radio Sons oi freedom Doukhobor sect and self- sWlfil ‘Tsar of Heaven", was found dead in his penitentiary cell here Saturday. The body was hanging from a ventilator grill.

f was sentenced in Nelson All?“ 22 to two years in prison for

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LONDON. Juno 11 — (AP) — ‘ihe Red Army, opening a msior offensive on the Ksrelian north of Leningrad. has smashed 15 miles through ‘he strong Fin- nish Msnnerheim Line and cap- tured fl tovms and villages. Pre- mier-Marshal Stalin disclosed to- night in an order oi the day.

'Ihe Russian assault on a 25- mlle-widc fnont between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland was aimed at knocking out Fin- landfGermanyh co-belligerent in the war against Russia, and was launched against Finland had re- jected Russian armistice terms which included a demand for the expulsion oi seven Nazi Divisions operating in Finland.

Reports from uneasy Finland said the massive Russian assault began Friday — three days after the Allied invasion of Western France.

Stalin's order of the day and a following communique announced the Russian capture in two days‘ ii htlng of the rail city cf Teri- jo . 2'7 airline miles northwest of Leningrad and 160 miles east oi the Finnish capital oi Helsinki.

Enemy Dlaims Dhangsha Taken

CHUNGKIZNG. June if - (AP) -— Japanese driving from the north are hamm ring at the gate; oi Changsha, their major objective in the all out I-Iunan Province offen- sivelhe Chinese High Command

ounced tonight. but there was no confirmation oi an enemy claim that the invaders had entered the

in New York by NBC Sunday night slalmed Changsha had been cap- tired.)

Mcntgomzty Says Allies In Good -Position

HEADQUARTERS. EXPKDITIONARY

Montgomery. in a message to his 21st army group today on ihe first four days of the invasion fixhtlni. sad the Allies have obtained a.

" hold on the and are in a

cess.

Text oi Montgoniervs statement: After four days of fighting the A1- lied armies hure secured a ucod and firm lodgmrcnr, urea on the main- land of Franco.

First we mus thank Almishty God for the success achieved and for giving us such a good begin- ning towards the full completion of our task.

Second. we must pay tribute t0 the Allied navles and air forces for the magnificent co-operation and support. Without it we sol- diers could have achieved noth-

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The British. Canadian and Am- erican soldiers fighting gallantly side by side have achieved great success and have placed themsel- ves in s good position from which to exploit this success. _

Tc every officer and man, what- ever may be his rank or employ- ment, I send my grateful thanks and best wishes for the future. m remains so! be denials]. but tog er. W" In .W! W do it and we will ‘see the thin! lPMlhL found"

OHUNGKINO. June ll _compicts occupation of Lunsllhl. second moat important base in Yunnan Province. W“ lu- nouriced tonight by the Uhiutw communique, which cal ed 1t "the greatest success to date for "our troops in the Salween offensive-

Personally led by Ma .-Gen. l-isi- Lien, troops oi an 11th rmy GPO"?- wlw stormed thmusll "I! ‘m!’ 5“ urdsy, were mopping up lflalgeil remnants of the Ja anm Bu" n.

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Yapport Wooden Bullets llssd By Nazis

ABOARD ADliflRAL HALIJS

beleaguered Canton - Hankow IFLAGSHIP. June 9 - (Delay- railwsy city. ed) — (AP) -— Germans are us- (A Japanese broadcast recorded ing wooden bullets. United States

Rangers today found 20-millimeirc and infantry rifle ammunition with slugs hollowed out of wood fitted into the usual metal cart- ridge cases.

Thev said these bullets had been used against them and that some of their men had been kill- ed by them. The wooden bullets s llnter and make nasty wounds: sthough their light weight in- creases inaccuracy at long ranges. they probably are accurate up to 100 yards or so. Rangers said.

‘Ihe rifle cartridges bore evid» ence of havinr: been reloaded oncc more. suggesting a shortage of steel may be forcing the Germans to use wood.

Girl Dead In Suicide Pact

PORT ARTHUR. June ll -— (C P) — Ontario's Provincial Police announced tonight that the fatal shooting Saturday of Eini I-Iappu. 2B year old ‘Schreiber girl, was the

a charge of murder will be laid formally tomorrow against Thomas Acclcton. Jr_ 24 also of Schrciper who i; in hospital in serious con- dition with a gunshot wound in his temple “

Guam Raided By Yank Task Force

WASI-HNUTON. June l0 —(AP)— A "powerful" United States carr- ier task force struck Japanese po- sitions in Guam, the former Am- erican naval base, and two other nearby islands in the Mariana group on Saturday, the navy ainouncel

today.

The American base at Guam fell within a Week after the outbreak of the Pacific war. It was garris- oned only with a force of 40o naval

Ersonnel and IQLMgLines.

Important Jop Base Falls To Chinese Army

concentrations of Japanese st the main enemy bass of Tenchung, so miles to the northwest.

This remarkable Chinese drive west of the Salween, accomplished in spite of monsoon weather and formidable limp blems. now bids fair to e atlsr problem. Gen. Buns as said that within a short time engineers could pu‘. to use the portion oi the Burma road seized in the offensive, and step up the flow of supplies which up to how have been carried forward by tolling soldier - cooiies, thous. ands of Chinese civilians behind the line; and " slow ‘i,

trails.

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Bflfiht prospects oi attaining indicated immediate objectives mark ihe first week-end of the Allied second-front Europe although decblvs battles are yet to be fought,

There i; every indication that ihe great port of Cherbourg at the tip peninsula may very soon be in Allied hands, That seems

invasion oi continental

A well-sheltered and equipped French harbor through which to pour ashore troops. tank; guns and stores to establish an offensive front in France is ihn urgent need of the Allie-s and Cherbourg would till their

Yet even accepting the view that ihe battle of Normandy is in reality ihe battle for Cherbourg it gives neither friend nor foe any certain clue to larger Allied plans. There is no hint yet as to march to Berlin from the west will start. Until the Nazi war staff knows that, It dares not commit its full reserve resources to action.

This week's developments should prove up more definitely both the Allied purposes and the Nazi ability to meet the danger without resort to wholesale retreats in Russia. in the Balkans and in Italy to shorten front and conserve manpower. it is obvious, however. that a German from the Italian peninsula is already in progress.

where and when the

retreat

capture of Rome is filled, too. with

deadly menace for the foe. He ls in grave danger of seeing ha armies cut apart in the the centre by the Allied drives up the Nera and Tiber Rivers northeast of Rome. Loss of the critical road and rail communication keys at which those spearheads uru aimed could nln cff the whole German left flank in Italy and pin it against the Adriatic for annilrllatl .

0n the maps, at least, it appears that disaster i: stalking the foe in Italy. General Alexanden Allied field commander, ls close to achieving his announced prime objective. destruction oi German armies in the field.

es Troops

SUPREME) HEADQUAP/THQB Allied Expeditionary Force. June H"—-'(AP) —Bpoarheaded by 1,000 United States heavy bombers, nearly 7.000 Allied aircraft supp- orting Allied armies enlarging their beechhcads in Normandy today dealt the Germans the heaviest series of daylight blows since the invasion began.

Strong 3. A. F. forces were heard flying from British bases during the night and Axis reports said Berlin was one target and

that the southeastern quarter of the Paris region was bombed.

Overall Allied aerial losses for the day were 26 planes, most vic- tims of German anti - aircraft guns. In all operations a total of nine German planes were reported destroyed

Guard Murdered In Toronto Jail

TORONTO, June 11-(CP)—Tor- onto police said tonight William Joseph O‘Sull1von, recently sen- tenced to four ‘rears in penitentiary for armed robbery, has been char- gcd with murdering Robert Henry C us. 49-year-old miard at. Don jail, here lost night.

An intensive search for Allan M. Baldwin._32. Who escaped some- time during the night. was culmin- ntedtoniruht with his arrest under 21 brags in the west-cud district. More than 200 police aided in the search

Canninsi was beaten and stabbed to death in a second-floor cell

Police sa-id Baldwin's escm. dis- covered alt 10.29 11m“ was made from thc annex hospital on the f/sp floor 0i the lail. He 11nd lowered himself from a window sill by means of an improvised nope made from knotted sheets.

Police they believed the Jailbreak was engineered with cut- side help.

Rundstcdt“ Expects New Allied Invasion

LONDON June 12- (Monday)- (CPr _ The German - controlled Vichy radio early today broadcast "a rem from Field Marmal Gen. Karl Von Rundaoedtfs dquarr-

inv

"Sixty Allied divisi hi! in the British Isles another leap across the

land on a ditferent soot in Europe." i221“-

h ters" declaring that "spoilt: Allied oi is lmminmt."

Largo Attendance At Funeral 0f Dal. N. D. Jalinson

Men and women from all walks

onei H. D. Johnso the lfiely attended funeral vine d on Saturday afte in ‘Trinity United Church.

Some of these were men who had served with him nearly half a century ago in South Africa, or who had cam signed with him in Pi‘ orld War l. Still others had been soldier-comrades of his in this war. Many were civ- iltans, Catholic and Protestant, rich and poor, but all had gath- ered in Trinity tn pay homage to his mcmor .

From 1. to 2.00 when the funeral service began, they filed, in almost unbroken succession. past the flag raped coffin.

"I am the Resurrection and the Life," intoned the clergyman, the Rev Lennan of Trinity, lieveth in Me though dead. yet shall he live . . . . Then followed the singing of Hymn N0. N7: "The Lord my Shepherd, I'll not want." The Scripture reading was from the 15th chapter of Paul's First Epis- tle to the Corinthians.

The funeral sermon, powerful because of its eloquence, and deeply moving because of the ob- vious emotion oi the speaker, was comparatively brief.

"We have met here today to pay our last tribute to. and there- by to show our deep affection for one whose name was a household word in this city.” Mr. McLennan sai in ihe course of his sermon.

' _ Harry Johnson W85 known torall citizens here and also many scattered over a. much larger area than is contained within the confines cf this Province. We re- joice that we can alt-her here in

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Ralstcn llrg/es Full Support For lien Overseas

SAINT JOHN, June ll -- (C?) —~Speflklilg to troops at Cami-i Utopia and later at Camp Sus- sex Saturday. Col. J. L. Raiston. Minister of National Defence. de- clared that "never in my life have I been prcuder oi the Canadian Army than I am today." He refer- red to the gallantry of the troops in Italy and in France and em- phasized that “we mustn't let up in our efforts in this climactic, crucial year of the war" and urg- ed everyone to exert every once of power. strength and resolution to sec that our men are reinforc- ed overseas."

Col. Ralston was met on his ar- rival in Military District No. by Brigadier G. G. Anglin, District Officer Commanding, who accom- palned him on his tour oi the two training camps. At Camp Sussex. the Minister was met by Brigadier M. G. Gregg. V.C., Commandant at A-Si B.O.T.C.

At each camp he inspected the troops. the camp and toured the training areas. ft Satur- flfly evening on his return to Ot- tawa.

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l French Partisans Reported Active

IRUN. SPAIN. June il-(AM- French Pcrtusns have occupied strategic centres in the cities of Toulouse, Limoges and Tarbes m southern France and have snot the Drefects of police. mayors and other collsborationtsy, authorities in al three cities. direct dispatches reach-

here said today. tones did not make

“Ybd l 0 ll R. way 11R Oh w elrdthemggtbns ‘consti- ly mica-tent points in s three as well as the re- gions aimpunding them were oc- curpied bv the Portlsana.

(A major u sing by French

garnets. crates“ i115‘ front“ Met: tfi vignont-eim s en s wit‘ eaetcm Trance-and includ R a "maim- eoup‘ art Bellsgarde near wiss border. was described in Swiss and Swedish newspaper ac;

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count-s. the United States office war information reported in New Y°!!_.9ll'llllY-_).__ _

Lo in furious battle with the which announced these gains

“extremely good news.”

of the Cherbourg Peninsula,

vancing deep along each side

day.

the invasion.”

The Allied communique an-l pounced that in the vicinity of Tilly-sur-Suelles the Germans had thrown in heavy armored forces and were stubbornly resisting the British advance along the Seulles river. Tilly-Sur-Seulles is a dozen miles inland. southeast of Bayeux. Its capture by the Bri- tish forces with the aid of heavy naval artillery, plus the American surge past Lison, put most oi the beaches out of range of German guns.

There was strong indication that the German defence command of Field Marshals Rommel and Von Rundstedt was committing its armor and reserve troops piece- meal alcng the entire deepening beachhead in a desperate effort tc contain the Allied drive gen- erally rather than stopping it in detail by overwhelming concen- tration of forces.

American troops fighting in the centre of the widening bridgehead area captured Llscn. l0 miles in- limd and five miles south of Islgny fall of which was announced Sat- urday. This American thrust car- ried several miles beyond Lison on a broad front approaching St. Lo, wheel-spoke highway junction in the centre of Normandy. St. Lo

Plane Missing Since Saturday

HALIFAX, June ll -- (CPl -—- A twin-engine training plane] from a base in the Annapolis, Valley has been missing with two men since Saturday afternoon, the Eastern Air Command here an- nounced tonight.

The plane was one of three which set out from the base rm a routine training flight Saturday. They were to proceed from the base to Yarmouth. N.S., thence to

Fredericton, Charlottetown and return. Two of the machines arrived

back, but the third vanished some- where along the route. Its com- panion planes were not in touch

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By WES GALLAGHER

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDI- TIONARY FORCE, Monday, June 12 — (AP) -American, troops, making news vwhich headquarters declared today‘ was “excellent-it could not be better," plunged Sunday in the outskirts of Montebourg, prize port of Cherbourg, slashed half-way across the Cher- bourg Peninsula, and drove deeply southeast towards Si.

EXTREMELY GOOD NEWS Quickly following the midnight communique No. 12

British wing 0f'-the Normandy invasion front south of liberated Tllly-Sur-Seulles. headquarters said ihe Ameri- can progress on the right wing towards Cherbourg was

So encouraging were these gains of five miles or more that headquarters announced: "The phase of securing the bridgehead is nearing a successful end." l

The situation around Carenian, big town in the neck

The Germans still held the town but Americans were ad-

NEW LANDING-S SUNDAY

The Germans said there were massive new landings of troops and equipment Sunday on the east coast of the Cherbourg Peninsula, and the Allies announced that rail yards, junctions, bridges and the alrfields at the city of Cherbourg itself were bombed and straffed during the

The Germans conceded that it was obvious that the Anllilcav_iniende_tl_ to seize Cherbourg and ihe top of the pen- insula" and “make it a platform for the second phase of

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Allies Take

ROME, June ll-(AP) - The 5th and Sth armies, pressing close behind the mauled Germans who have lost 70,000 men in a month, sued northward today in a gener- al 10~mile advance that overrun ihe important industrial city of Pescara on the Adriatic coast

Midway on the Italian nin- sula east of Rome the crmer

so fell to the 8th army which was fighting over difficult rollinil ivcnded land heavily mined and

studded with stubborn rear guards. iAvczznno lics on the important ‘llatcrnl road from Ftomc to Pes- ycara and the 8th was methodic- rallv clearing it of the enemy.

1 The l-ith German army. which glurned to make a brief and cost- jlv stand six miles north of Viter- .ho. was in full retreat again and £1110 5th army pushed i0 miles

north o! that city

Rapid Advance In Italy

German bastion of Avezzano al-'

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14 miles southeast of ihe

Germans.

and heavy fighting on the

was described as “obscure.”

of it.

is nine miles south of Uson. i British and Canadian formations occupied several more towns an villages in the eastern sector and fierce fighting continued around the city of Caen where German units are putting up a determined resistance Berlin asserted Czzen was wholly in German hands. The deepest British penetration was effected by the capture of Tilly Bur Scullea, 12 miles inland, an important road hub on the main highway between Bayeux and Caen. , Tilly Sur Senlles is eight miles south and slightly east of Bayeux-