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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1942

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u. s. SIJBMARINE sums FOUR

Believe Suaalyg Sig; Serves Rai

iProtests, Calls Howe One-Man Bottleneck

Ottawa Explains Transportation Trouble ls Caused By Customs Act.

n‘, March ll - (Al?)- rm. J_ Qgmpbell, vice presiden md executive secretary of the De- troit Board of Commerce, tele- = rapped President Roosevelt wdev . L, melt-ion that Canada Wll lm~ in; the flow of war mailer-roll tern points b_v bannlnfl Am‘ T mum trucks from its hiBhWB-Yl- H; said the prohibition was or- med by C_ D, Howe. Canadipn uJIlSikl‘ of Munitions and Supp y. md asked the President to aid 1n lilting the l-estrictio . ..q~;ncks carrying essential wai- mmrials between Michigan citlel “gm in production at this end md Niagara frontier and New E118-

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.. . “OTTAWA, March l2—(CP)-- Permission for AXHBTlCRH U119“ w Corry goods through Canada ,5 would only be D05SllJl€ by all i anrnillnenr of the Customs Act and no consideration ls being given ill. present to any change. an official spokesman said to-

night. An application

to allow i short-sire uiting of American trurlt- through Canada was

' Cilli\i[l4‘l'i‘(l by a committee and turned down curly last full.

1n rvfnsiilg the application tiw Gnvol-nnlent has held that f"’l in bond on a trlrck are s nlbject to control as on : ml lvs. t c; ":17 _... . lrnd fnt-iol-ics at other 0nd should be retried through Ontario to save precious time. tires and gasoline. Cilillilltvll'< telegram said. . Detroit I!itlll.'~il'l(‘5 protests such re- , mo] m’ vii-operation by our Cana- lllliil nllr."

‘ carnokuli chargedmffowe with hing n "one-man brttleneck" and j ti a 51.11 mil added:--

‘It's ll tmc someone inform- ed Mr. HltWf‘. . .li:e war is hcing_ icugllt on behalf of the people oi

‘llli! Unitrrl Nations and not for , lllt‘ exednsive benefit 0f the rall- Wds or the 1i. S. and Canada.”

Trans-Cializrda LPllCklIir! shin-

; minis. inlnulirll claimed. would rive from half a day to a day and . itlrif horn-och “eiroit and the V, eastern Un’t.~d states.

Z Arrange for Release 'l‘l".rdc Conimissioiicr

UPTXMVA. March l2—tCPl—R£-

I lerzo 131.11 Gciimir custody as a I mull oi ncgotiatbns extending 1 rrrcc the sill‘ of I940. of Rach- = ll-i lilviv m‘ '1. .1. Mcnty, Canad- ‘ 1m lime Cculmisslcncr and As-

lift; ‘lunatic Comm ss nrr res iii-Tar y n1 0e10, Ncrway. was - rrrcunmd today,

‘Pride Minister MacKfiinon made the RlliTflitllr‘t’lll'E!1lJ and said the release oi rllc mcn ard their fam- iixs w the result of negotiations “I s she mo. '

Glow ard Mcniy fell into the 5m“ r1 the Gcnnans on the in- k lesion cl Norway.

STRIKE STILL ON

M"‘\'TREAL. Maw 17, 4cm _ I. kymswtvtivos of 6P0 striklng ba- y f m". trnlvht to discuss the fri- El.‘ "l a flve-dav-oid strlkr- ailwt- ~ t! li major bakeries in Montreal.

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llnifonn Price Policy For liars

OTrAWA. March 1i-(CP)-A new price policy under wlhich o uniform pricing system for auto- mobiles her been established scion Canada was announced tonight by the Munitions l-nd Supply Depart- merit.

One source said the order would mean lower prices for automobiles

-l at points in the east and west most

distant from automobile plants. While addition of freight charges to the uniform price will result in variation of prices across thecoun- try the differences will not. be as great as at present, it was predict-

ed. After March 16 every purchaser o,

oii a new motor vehicle will pay the same price, apart from freight charges, for any given nrodel o! any given make. regardless o! wlicre in Canada the sale is made.

lnfomlation Asked Re Application For Freight Rate Increase

mites. Murcli 12-(CP)—‘No- tice cf inquiry to the Government on whether the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Raliwayll. individually or jointly, have ap- picd for a general increase lri freight. rates. was given on the House of Commons order paperle- Jay by ‘Pom Reid (Lib. New West- nfnlster.)

1-le asks whether such an appli- cation has been considered by the Board of ‘transport. Commission- ers and whether tile Wartime Prices and Trade Board. in charge oi the price ceiling, has any con- trol or jurisdiction in the matter of railway freight rat/es.

If the prices board has author- ity. Mr. Reid asks if any request for an increase in rates would have to be allowed or granted by the prices board. - or whether an order by the transport commission- ers would supersede any authority of the prlbds board.

(The Board of Transport Corn- lnissloners will hold a hearing nn import and export railway freight rntes later this month and result- ing from it may be a general in- crease to bring such Canadian charges into line with increases approved recently by the United States interstate commerce com- mlssion.)

X-Ray Authority Galled By Death

‘LONDON, March 12—(OP)—-8ii' William Bragg. 0.111., ‘l9, one of the world's greatest authorities on the x-ray, died today of a heart all-

merit.

with his 5011.511‘ La/wremoc Bragg. who is a member of the govern- rnentls scientific advisory commit- tee to strengthen the wu effort, be

. received the Nobel Prise In I915

for work on x-mys and crystal structure.

He attracted world-wide atten- tion in 19GB when, u president of the British Association for the Ad- vancement of science. he told that famous body in Glasgow that "ma-Ir has a soul."

Magnesium Industry Probable for N . B.

SAINT JOHN. N. B, March 12- (OP) --Development of a marine!- iuni-producing induct 1n this part o! New Brunswick, atlioluh pol- aibiy not until after the war. Vi! considered bio tonight in view of a received by the Saint John board of trade from Dr. W. J. W lat, mwvfrielal government lo-

m i ma: to m. board Wright moo that folomlto, no» which um is ob

IIIIInOIl . u- ista in "Immune uantitlu" in the

has been re o province, he wrote. One of the mart in: nt war

metals nugnuirunina tioper wit limo: aim aluminum and nlnrolt ll ltrong

Four Ships Are Reported Sunk In Caribbean

Survivors From One Ship Tell 0f Sight- ing Suspicious Craft

WASHINGTON, March I2 —(A- P) —Slnking of four vessels in or near the Caribbean area was dia- closed today and survivors of one told of seeing o. craft: which they believed was asupply ship for axis submarines.

The lost ships were the United States steamship Oregon. two ves- sels identified only as a medium sized British tanker and a small Swedish freighter. "and a fourth de- scribed merely as a. "vesel."

Two men were known to be dead as a result of the attacks, and per- haps 11 missing-

The craft identiited only as "a vessel" was torpedocd last Friday off the Bahamas. British authori- ties at Nassau announced 38 sur- vivors reached that port Saturday, to be met at the docks by the Duke of Windsor, governor of the coi-

iy. One member oi the crew was killed in the torpedo explosion and another died before the party oi survivors was brought to Nassau.

Cuban authorities permitted dis- dosure that the Oregon 11M! been shelled and sunk some 50 milcs off Puerto Plata. Dominican Republic. Ten survivors were landed at Bar'- acoa. Cuba, b_v the guardian ol the West Indies fruit coinpanys fleet. Sixteen others were reported land- ed at Puerto Plato.

The Oregon. registered out of Wi mingtoii. was a. tanker owned by ‘We Texas Company. ac- cording to competent New York sowces. Maritime records list her a; a. ship__,o,f_'l.01_‘1. tons carrying a. normal crew of 37. Thus, with 06 of her crew reported safe. P0551110‘ 11 were not accounted for.

Here in Washington the navy department announced the torpedo- ing in the Caribbean area of‘ the British tanker and Swedish freight- er. Silbscquently, district naval headquarters at San_ Juan. Pllerw Rico, ailtiiorized publication of fur- ther details including the arrival there last Monday of 83 survivors- the entire personnel of both 5111135-

Capt. A. l-Ienncy. master‘ of the tanker. Was quoted a5 filllllllg ht‘- hail seen what was‘ perhaps B Subma- rine mother Slllp.

His vessel was hit bv three inr- pedoes on Thursday night 0f 185i week. The tankers company 8mg?" way in life boats and the following morning Heliney sighted a rflll 195? than five mile»; away. Using a smal radio in his life boat. he DIES-flied for heln. The ship first. ullllmlimh‘ ed. then veered Blvfly. The tank- ers master safid he was cfinvlllfled she had a rendezvous with the sub- marine which got "is ship.

State Funeral At Montreal Saturday

OTTAWA. March 12—(CPl——All official Ottawa partv including Prime Minister Mackenzie King. cabnet minister's. senators and representatives oi other govern- ments will leave by train earll’ Saturday morning to attend the state firneral in Montreal 0f Ri- l-lon. Raoul Dandurand. govern- lllfillt leader in the Senate W110 died here last night

Brazilians Are Angered By Axis

RIO DE JANEIR/O. March 12 — (Am- Furious throngs of Brazil- ian; assaulted big German depart- ment storcs and other axis enter- prhes on Ric's main avenues to- day in hours of rioting ter this largest Latin American rep bllc had advanced to the edile of war‘ seizing many assets oi German and Japanese snblects.

inflamed by the sinking of Mr Brazilian ships. crowds shattered the rhow windows of German de- partment stones, ripped out Windvw and coirnter displays and forced gltliiier elerman firms to run up Brn-

an a.

‘Ihousalrlds milled in the brood thoroughfares. ahoutirll "W1 “will "traitors." "dogsl"

A llldden rainstorm and coma moo civil and mullery police fin- a dispersed the crowds in hi0 Ottmlingnanudtedalltlrllllzflhagulllérgs causing heavy domain and llllllflfll

Dr. a few aria hlflimlll-

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War Situation Last Night

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Annotated PIIII War Analyst)

Longing Russian stabs at Nul defence linen north of the Smo- lensk area represent another race against time-the time when spring thaws inevitably immobilize both armies on innit o! the: front.

Mod and overflowing ltreama make n. vast quagmire of the Eu:- rlan uteppeu for weeks u the Minter breaks up, They impose greater obstacles to major military operations than did the terrible Russian winter which wrecked Hitler's eastern "crusade". The record books are full of Russian weather data indicating that not before late April or May at the earliest can a major German offensive be renewed. Nazi attack technique r-clles upon heavy mechanization.

O O O O I O

Snow and cold that bogged down tank warfare, u well n unu-

ing Russian resilience and inexhanstable

‘an man power raved

Leningrad. Moscow and vital Caucasus oII resources from the invader.

But the weather did not equally Russian winters.

immobilize Red armies lnured to

Once winter stalled the Nazi tank attack, the advantage hi mob- ility passed to Russian horse and foot troops, giving their numerical superiority full effect. Nor will It pass hack to their Nail toes until. the ground harden: sufficiently for renewal of mechanized warfare.

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Over the wide and confused front from south of the smulgngk

pivot northward to the Leningrad

lng their most effective blows it seems unlikely

area where the Rlrsslansare strik- that the Nazi high

command can count upon favorable ground and weather condition:

before June.

llitleils forces are frying to cling to their present positions, but new breuk-throughs at various points are reported from Moscow and

London. unofficially.

Official reports from Russia do little to help map the battle front accurately. Their general tenor clearly indicates, however, that the Rod high command expects smashing victories which, could disrupt

Hitler's spring offensive programs.

Soviets Launch Strong Drive On Southern Front

1,500,000 Attack Nazis In Drive Which May Seek To Throw Invaders Across Dnieper

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18 Rescued From. Torpedoed Ship

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT. March 12-(CP)—Alfier drlfting two days in a lifeboat, nine seamen from a tcrpedced ship have reached here to loin nine ship- mates whose arrival here was dis- closed yesterday.

All 1R were picked up in the we“. em Atlantic by navy vessels, the first irroup b_v_ a Brltirli boat a day before the other nine were found by a Canadian navy vessel. ‘Ihe latest arrivals all were taken to hcspital here on the ar- rival of the rescue ship. and news- men were not permitted to talk tn thcm.

One Canadian-Jury Jcllnstone of Halifax-was among‘ the group.

llrgcs N. B. oil Be Developed

FREDERICTQNUMarch 12 -—(C- P)—-Flll‘il10l' development of Albert Countys oii resources was urged in the New Brunswick legislature to- d“? by H. O. Downey (Lib. Albert), 81196111118 1X1 the budget debate.

Mr. Downey said he had been told by head officials of New Bruns. wick gas and oil fields, Ltd, that "their reason for not making more gasoline is because they are unable to use a lead composition which is an anti-knock substance, and the Dfltent rights of this are controll- ed by the Imperial Oil Company.

"I do not know whether this is the real reason for the limited pr-Q- iiuctionofgas by this company y. this time or not, but 1 do know that it is time that the authori- ties at Ottawa looked into the mat.

by tel" with a view to eliminating the

shackles which are retarding its development."

Albert County also had millions of tons of oil shale Iepmggnti v g, huge supply of petroleum which could be mmufactui-ed into gaso- line. Describing other resource, of the county. he said that many years ago a famous geologist had 4e- clared that "riches of the Indies" you'd be wrested from Albert:

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DOlNDON, March 12—(A.Pl-— The Soviet southern armies were reported attacking 1.500.000 strong tonight on the southern front from the see of Azov northward to Kharkov in the Ukraine and other great Russian offensives were breaking the Gennan lines at vital points all the way up to Lake Il- men on the front. south 01f Lenin- grad,

In the south, Marshal Semeon Timoslienko was declared to have cast more than 90 armored and in- fantry divisions into the great struggle, his immediate objectives being Kharkov. Stalino and Tag- anrog and his apparent ultimate aim to throw the invader back a- cross the Dnieper River. tearing from him every lodgment from which he might attempt to mount a fair-weather drive toward the Caucasus oil fields.

Advices from the front said the Russians had broken strongly-held German lines at several places and seized two large junction points in t/wo days of deadly fighting that forced the Nazis to call vainly on reserves.

Exact locations were not ident- filed

Simultaneously, heavy Soviet tank forces were smashing ahead in the orel sector 250 miles north of Kharkov.

The German high command ad- mitted over the Berlin radio that

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To lleal With Prisoner Problems

(YITAWA. March 12—(CP)-—Lt.- C01. Prank W. Clarke of Quebec has been given an appointment in the National Defence Department and his prmar-y function will be w "advise and assist regarding the " ‘ ofmembersolfthe Can- adian I-long Kong force and their dependents and respecting any problems relatlill to Canadian pru- ouera cl war."

The announcement was made tn- miclit by Defence Minister Ralston. Col. Clarke is Honorary Lieutenant- Colonel of the Royal Rifles of Canada one of the units COIIIIPIII- lllgihe Hung Kong expedition. The 011w!‘ was the W‘ - ' _ Grerradlen,

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lndizfgefence .TO Score BlOwS

LONDON. March 12-(0?) — A comparatively small British army in Burma sped efforts today to consci- idate with Chinese forces n barrier to Japanese invasion of India via.

tra .

A current lull in fighting is ex- pected to befoiicvwedsoonby clash- es with the invaders in Central Burma. where the British forces took up positions after retiring from the Irrawaddy River Delta.

A military commentator paid the Briton were "in the main intact. th g they must have nuffered heavy casualties."

McNaughton Mentioned For ' New Position

LONDON. March 12- (CP Cable) —A British columnist suflllcsted to- night , that Lt.-Geri. AC1... Mc- Naughton, commander of the Carra- dian Corps. might be given a new and important post on his rezurn to the United Kingdom. while in the House of Commons today a Con. servative critic called the recent government reorganization a "polit- rcal optical illusion." ,

Bill Greig wrote in the tabloid Daily Mirror that "rumor again is linked with the name of General McNaughton, the Canadian who so impressed the people of this country that. at one time he was mentioned as a. possible minister of war.

"ff on his return to England he is found in one of the biggest posi- tions, don't be surprised. His direct methods might be a shock t0 some of our brasshats, but he gets things done."

Capt. Alec Cunningham-Reid, Marylebone Conservative. asked in the House why men like Gen. Si: Archibald Waveil. Gen. McNauBht- on and other‘ "outsiders" had not. been called into the cabinet.

He declared the entry of Sir Staf- ford Cripps. new lord privy seal. in the government and the "old Baldwin- Chamberiain gang still hangs on to nearly half the offices.”

Icebreakers Begin Annual Spring Trek

MONTREAL. March 12—(CP)-- Government lcebreakers 0n their annual spring trek up the St. Lawrence River have reached Ver- cirercs. Que, 1'7 miles below Lon- gue Pointe. the start of Montreal harbor.

The icebreokers, the veteran N. B McLean and her smaller, newer assistant. the Ernest Lapointe, are at present slightly behind last year's schedule that brought them to Montreal east March i3. Hal‘- bor officials said icc conditions in the river were heavier this year.

No Eating Before Meals for Sold? ;_s

OTDAWA. Manh l2—rCP)_- Soon Canadian soldiers will be uri- alble to fill up on pies, cakes and soft drinks before their meals.

Official; found that scmc men were spoiling their appetites by patronizing canteens. a. grown-up version of ice box raiding. At Camp Borden, Ont, canteens were closed one hour before meals and remain- ed closed until after meals,

Result; have been so satisfactory that the plan is gradually being put. into effect in other centres u- crocs Canada.

Two Jap Two Engined Sea- planes Intercepted West Of Midway Island; One Downed.

mwQsIrJ-nftrgcqon.‘ March l2 —-(A- I

—— n d States submari e ven- G I turing deep into Japanese vrexrrltory n Wilt reported officially today to -

have sunk three enemy freignters d

11nd a DIISSQHsPY-carzo ship, rais- y I

Itng to ‘I149 thedtotal otzlvetsrselsdoi rill

ypcs amage or es oye y

Uniltjckd States forces in the western Pac c.

This latest blow at Japan's abili-

ty to keep her far-flun fo:ce Sll - plied was matched, mails-over? bvpa LONDON- March 12~wP 99MB)

sirnutaneous announcement that ~59 013F151 l°lll¢e di-SCIOSQd t0- two Japanese four-engined lea- night that the battleship Gneise- planes had been intercepted by A- nan, which escalped to a German merican fighters west of Midway haven in the Dover straits battle of Island Tuesday and one was d°“”“ underscore repairs in a dxydock.