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‘ roitorrm. June 'l - (or) - lev. Alex C. Stewart of Midland. Ont, tonight was elected on the first ballot to succeed Very REV- ii. B. Ketdien oi Hamilton. 0nt.. i; Moderator of the General Aa- iemblyoi the Presbyterian Church in Canada.

The 70th General Assembly be- [In meetings here tonight and will continue into next week.

Among i others oininated was

itev. G. CarlylIe Webster of Char-

lntt

In an hddresb to the Assembly. Mr. Ketchen declared that the reconstruction oi a devastated world is the roblem and the task

oi the‘ ehurc . . "Wqihlfifql. teat deal, about a better world a ter the war," he uld. "The cynic shakes his head and says: ‘it is too ood to be tniei‘. . . the mater alist, even though he may be a church mem-

ber, ho that something may be done y economic and social specialists and diplomatic genii.

but all he looks for are better liv- ing ccnditions-more general prosperity and comfort.

"the better world for which we long and pray never can be brought into being by the fanati- ul program oi any new political party or by any incredibly clever economic scheme. but only by the spiritual transformation oi in- dividuals. . .

“And that is the definite, speci- fic and exclusive business oi tho church — to extend the kingdom of God and his righteousness."

lloknier Airdroine Taken lly Allies

ADVANC@ ALLIED HEAD- QUARTERS. NEW GUINEA. June klThmsa-ayl-(A-P) -'I‘l-ie iner airdiome on Biak Island. giving the Allies a base within bombing 1108c of the Philippines has been stormed and captured. heudqu-ar- tors announced t-oda/y on the 13th and: of the invasion of the Schou-

Rubtilsed earlier in n formal stab 1°

120m the initial beaoliheud. esta- blished May 21, the attackers lzot in behind tions and swept on to the airfiel from the rear.

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clutch on the edse oi the Nazi-dominated continent y beind strengthened daily by continual laxidings of stores and troops on sll bolflhfi

"a swam-i cine-lens" oi b! 6d i0 officially

Allied Line I Is Forming

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IDIIDON. Juno ‘l-(OP Ooblel-Heovy fighting fli of Itrance. All beeches stormed by British, Cdmdign and Amgriggn ugault forces have bem cleared of enemy troops and bridgehead-s have been widened to form the nucleus of an Allied "lhiw-still unnamed but

iolanoral ontlia

Tonight one oi the Supreme Com- mands major worries in mainten- of supplies-the weather-ap- peared in a iair way oi being oils- Dcllcd as big improvement was re- ported ovar the Straits of Dover. The barometer was rls and a northwestorly wind. wine ‘ ed the aasaiult landings in yesa y's dawn. was moderating.

Alt headquarters the atmosphere was one oi’ controlled satisfaction. while considerable progress was ad- mit aaalnst German resistance which naturally was stiffening

the Allim fought their way beyond the coastal rim info the farm- lands oi Normandy.

No Walliover

_ But it definitely was no walkover. Any such impression which may have grown because the Luftwaffe and Genus-n navy are inactive is uniustified. Hard ground righting is in progress. Progressive results oi thls fight- ing by iIifEhi-Ty~il‘fl£ilt-if)llib1 basic arm of war on la.nd—cannot be giv- en ellthct in temis of penetration cr lateral extension. This is be the enemy. by the slowness of his reactions to the Allied movements. has betrayed the fact he is in n for about dispositions and the com- mand wants to ke him that way. ‘Ilhnis while ex t; of airmen in bombing enemy concentrations and unicaldons and knoc down fighters. which showed sbms today o putting Inger. battle. are well known and t achievements oi the navy 1n settling the army ashore are self-evident. ground troops slug it out. Knowledge in specific terms of their hairdiihood. heroism and ground gained will come later when t is oi no use to the enemy.

Next Few days Tough

After the first two days ccmes one of the most difficult es in such attacks when the momentum slows down and assault troops no

rigor are fresh. This is particul- arly true in combined operations wihan mien fight not only the enemy but eff wetness, lack or sleep. ter that, comes their second wind.

A borne troops got special men ion from headquarters of- ficers commenting tonight. These, including Canadians, car- ried out every task assigned.

A hint of the planning behind the assault. was contained in the stato- ment time paratrocpcrs captured bridges the Allies never expected tn not intact.

Commandos also were singled out for mention along with their Am- erioan counterparts. the

ng v the combined operations technique with raids on the Norwegian coast three years 880. and the Renders. were given credit for carrying out the key co-ordinating job which forged the assault into an action as a whole.

Charged With Murder In Dance llall Fire

HAMILTON. Ont, June 7—-(CP) --Douglas Alfred Dunsmoor. 26, of Hamilton today was charged with murder as a result oi investiga- tion into the Moose Hall fire oi May 24 in which 10 persons were killed and more than 30 injured, Chief Constable Joseph Crocker a nounced.

Crown Attorney Harvey Mo- Culloch said this afternoon that an inquest into the Moose Hall blaze will open tomorrow after-

George downed two JU08's over the

Vlsll 0f Boinlis lllnders Enemy

Nazi Air Emotion is Growing Stronger.

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ies ag nst Europe since June l, threw down blazing curtain; of bombs and bullets intended to cu-t off both help and escape for Ger- man troop; on the perimetera oi the expanding beachheads in

South of Caen 350 to 500 Amer- ican heavy bombers heavily ateck- ed road junctions to block off Ger- man reinforcements. Neither anti- aiicraft, fire nor German fighter opposition was encountered.

Clouds prevented assessment the damage done.

Csnucks Down 19

Allied fighter planes were hold- ing an aerial cordon around the beaclihesds that spelled a virtual death warrant for enemy aircraft trying to attack. while swarms of other plane; oi nearly every 50ft soourgcd the German reinforce- ment routes. In 24 hours ending this afternoon Canadian fiSYIiBTS shot down i9 German planes over the beschhead.

Flying weather continued bad and enemy resistance slowly increa- sed. but the Allied airmen flew lower than customary to poni- ex- plosives and airborne reinforcements down on the Germans.

The effects of the tremen- dous pre - invasion attacks nn Nazi communications was rei-

of

Dl-Dov only one railroad br ige and five highway bridaes Wcrc undamaged over the Seine 11B- tween Pin-ls and the sca-

Every railroad bridge and all except two highway bridges be- tween Paris and Rouen had been destroyed. some bridges still 1H- tact were captured by Allied rill‘

borne forces before the Germans cculcl damage them. _ The German ali- force. lenient

from the skies through most of D- Day, began to rise slowly to Reich- marsliiil Goeringh order to fight oi- perish and its losses mounted to at, least '10 planes since invasion

began. Ailierl losses in a like period rea- ched 73.

Report Allies llse Straw “Paratroops" .

IONDON. Jluue ll-frhursdayl- tCPl-Tlie German radio suld to- day that. mafor enemy all‘ 51-00135 had been inside against Lot-lent and Mahtes on the west coast of France in the early morning hours today- Straw dummies attached to Dur- achuteg were dropped over the area of Sf Brieau. Nazi Drobailanda a- gency. said

Sqdm-Ldr. Keefer llowns Two Nazis

AT AN R. C. A. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. June 'l — (OP Cable) - Canadian pilots brought their score of enemy plan- e; destroyed to 16 during the last as hours after late afternoon Dit-

rols over the invasion area. The wing led by Wing Cnidr Keefer.

1A I-tavre area late in the day. Earlier the score stood at l4. Keefer destroyed one himself in the afternoon bringing his beg for the day to two. The other was dow- ned by FO. William Klersy, Tor-

on . Keeferk downed on- emy pianos wh h were flying away

HOOD.

I‘ Admit ‘MajorBrzctmIz German Lines In Italy

ROME, June ‘I — (AP) -— Thel 5th Army smashed ahead north and west oi Rome toward Lake| Bracciano ond the key ffhfillml| port of Civitavecchia to Iht l" l. drive so rapid and powerful that e Germans themselves describ- as a "major break“ through their lines.

Fanning out north of the clgy.

2i. the Allies advanced so far alo

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is that one official announced this

evening that they "continued a rapid advance in the direction oi Civitavecchis." the closest port to ltome. 40 miles to the northwest

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This morning's communique placed the Allied armies more than i0 miles northwest oi Rome on s wide front. and tods 's advances .i were well eyond these lines. . irander. Com- mander-in-chisi in Italy. pro- claimed that "the strength oi the German armies has been broken.‘

The Allied Command described

eas Army still was meeting strong en-

wuss. still were under enemy artillery fire. and linking-up operations had been

lected in the iilll-‘WYF n" TrEhch-wlsealchheads bv the British information servioeiodly-

hour yesterday Gen. ower uwnwe‘ 513° hid a hum“? and sAdmiral sir Bertram Ram- wllfemn“ slllldfli’ "l?" Wm‘ say, commander of Allied naval Prime Mini-Flier Church l1 Gen-

F‘. STATION d

Roar Admiral Alan Goodrich Kirk. commander of

among the high officers who att- ended the sensational conclsve in ~ the midst of an armada of thous- chukti/“wwn- ands oi ships as the Supreme com- mander obtained an up to the min- ute picture oi the progrcq oi the invasion.

miles of the enemy at one point because Eisenhower felt that could thereby act better communi- cations.

showed satisfaction at the results of the conferences

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War ‘Situation Last Night

By Ills-kc L. luhpooo. Aosooiotod Prose War Aoobst

Goon-dad and laconic official reports from Allied invasion kud- quortors brought cheering word from tho Normandy booelsbeoh as the second day of the second front h Europe ended.

All landing beaches ind been cleared. it was stated. although some

carried out succession; at some points. The consolidation of a wide coast. oi beach in the vaunted Noll west wall of fortress Europe evidently was proceeding unchecked by stiffening German radstonce aloft and on the ground.

The retlccnee of Allied headquortcl- to give out much detail l; sig- nificant. It indicates that Gen. Eisenhower and hlo staff believe the foe still confused and uncertain as to the strategic conception underlying

the Allied attack in Normandy. still doubtful that it is not in part, at least, a felm in force designed to pave the way for another. dcadlirr at- tack closer to the heart of Germany.

There have been reports of furious fighting on the Cherbourg Pen- insula and that empbasivos one aspect of the selection of Normandy as the scene of the Invasion. Whatever the real Allied purpose in rile-kin: the Normandy benches it. cannot be doubted thag Cherbnurg and its docks and waterside facilities is an Important item.

Nazi naval guns on the Calais shore of narrow Dover Straits roared into action and Berlin explained they had beaten off on attempted Allied landing operations somewhere In that natural bridge-head invasion area. The barrage may have been n bad ease oi litters.

Coupled with continued nbsence in force of the Luftwaffe on the second day. it again indicates German perplexity as tu Allied battle plans and apprehension that the main attack l; yet to come. Berlin is still hoarding air power for that. Allied estimates credit the foe with some l.- 750 fighter planes and some 500 German bombers in the west.

Ii this is an accurate estimate. of enemy air strength in the west. It could be virfunilv wine-d out in .1 single muss air battle, and it will not be risked until the Neel high command Is sure that the crisis in the Allied invasion is n4 hand.

Invasion Flashes - -

NEW YORK. June ‘h-(AH-Ruthlcss “suicide attacks" by light German naval elements upon Allied invasion supply line; in the English Channel are forecast inspeeial advices .ecelvcd from

NEW YORK, June ‘i-(AH-The Ger-maxi secret radio Atlantic said tnnighg in n broadcast heard by NBC that German Rear Admiral Albrecht E Von Freiberg had resigned because of able dlverlifllliks 01' opinion" with Admiral Karl Doenitz, chief oi the German flees,

LONDON. June 8—(Tliui-sdsy)—(CP) —The Nazi-controlled Paris radio said early today that several Paris suburbs had been raided during the night by Allied bombers and claimed two of the attacking planes were shot down by anti-aircraft fire

NEW YORK, June 'l—(AP)-=Alllod parachute troops in unknown strength have landed 30 miles south of Caen in ghe region between Argen- ian and Fulalac, the German radio said tonight in a broadcast recorded by the cps.

LONDON, June 7—fCP)—-A rUlWft h "It 10030“ P7985 through Switzerland said today that a large Allied fleet. was cruising off Genoa and that “an Allied landing nn the Ligurian coast (Italy). or even on southern France, was expected hourly."

LONDON, June ‘l-(CIU-The Nazi-controlled Paris radio said io- iiight that the Allies had made two new landings during the day on the French coast-one in the Pas De Calais area and the other at Cap De La. Hague at, the tip of the Cherbnurg Peninsula.

“Eisenhower Views Scene Of Action »

, his launch at the end of the session su-PREME HEADQUARTERS, Eisenhower grinned, stuck up his Allied Expeditionary Force. June thumb ""1 called!

8 —- (Thursday) - (AP) —For 4 l-2

"Good luck to you "

Charles de Gaulle. foreign secretory Eden and Prime Minister Jan ‘Christiaan Smuts of south Africa

The meeting lasted two hours and the supreme commander subsequen- tly icportod complete ag cement was reached on military matters

the invasion beaches of Northern ‘France and held conferences with operational commanclersdttvns announced to-

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Firsl: “Town To Fall As Forces Fan Cut

I By WES GALLAGHER

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS. ALLIED EXPEDI- TIONARY FORCE, June 8 — (Thursday) - (AP) --A]]ig¢[ invasion forces have captured ihe_Nazi-fortified cathedral town of Bayeux and have cut the highway to Caen- 18 miles east-southeast, in generally heavy fighting, fiprenie He“. quarters announced early today. l

BETTER THAN EXPECTED . Striking from cleared and consolidated beaches, Bri-

Invasion Landing Points;

On tho basis of Berlin accounts the Allie; landed at a damn pgjnfls along the curving south side of the Seine Bay from Barfleur 80 fltjlgg northwest oi Caen, to Honfieur 20 mllt-‘s northeast of Cacti. Honflcur

lies across th Sci mt i Le Hsvre. e n: “fly mm

mile invaded Nomian coast, Bids accounts located the fighting as:- The port of Barfleur, 15 miles 688g ‘of (ihtllerbourg on the north - eas po eNorinand ninsula; the risiiin vil e of sytpevaas. n Hougue. fve mies south of Bar. fleur; both sides of the Valognes- Wfeni-all hlZhWBY. a section of the Important supply road m Cher- bourg running five miles inland fwm $118 W385i; a 2'! mile long area between Carcntan and Bayeaux on the same highway; the 0mg River Estuary nine miles north o; Calen; a stretch in the Villers - ‘Prom/ills area across the broad Seine estuary from Le Havre. and the tovm oi Honileur, 0n the some six miles southeast oi 1g Ravi-e, German reports from the span- ish frontier said Allied troops were in iull possession of l-ionfleur. and were fanning out south and east toward Point L'Eveque. Beumville and Pont Audemer, ranging from l0 to l5 miles inland, and all im- portant Junctions on the routes leading to Paris. ioo airline miles

from ‘I-ionfleur .

l Mail Delivered At Beachheails

LONDON. June ‘I — (C P) — The first delivery of British rrail to France since Dunkerque was accomplished by the British Ar- my postal aervice today when it placed letters from home in the hands of the invasion sting 24 hours after the landing. arlier the st office had apologised for not elng able to guarantee mail and parcel deliveries.

Says Canadians Fight llear tlaen

LONDON. June 7—(CP)—A dispatch from 8.0. Solon. com- bined press wrrespisndent with the Allied expeditionary forces, indicated today that Canadian troops are lighting in or near been. rilne miles inland from the mouth of the Orne liiver and 29 miles southwest of Le

avre. ;

In a disno-tch timed 1 pro. will’. Solon reported shoe Al- lied troops In forward areas were moving steadily ahead "against undiminished German resistance." and he added:-

“We are on the outskirto of Coon and are joining up with the Canadians"

vzlhilflfrcnch- the U. S. naval task force in the operations. were

A meeting was held within five

B! BYRON L Vlliond Dbtrlbotod by the Candie‘; Pres

ABOARD H B. QOOIZPIO

WITH ABION FLEET‘ OF!‘ T!!! FRENCH COAST. June 6 -'<D91ll'9d) - From the bfldge of this Canadian captained British desk“!!! I watched and heard the loudoat and most intense naval

ht

Upon his return the general

As Montgomery. in corduroy trou-

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As a little must now go a long way, eatlioetlol

emy defences, however.

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Gives Eyewitness Story Of Invasion Morning

i ' bombardment in

troops N libera/tiori of

history Duiverlae the French beach before Allied ashore to begin the Europe this mor . The first salvos were fired at b. a. m. by battleships War- spita andRamiliesandthe Monitor Lord Roberts several miles to the east of us and aimed at targets in the Le l-favre area. At 6:19 the Scorpion. captained b a. Canadian, LL-Cmik". W. B. usion, l. N, opened iire with her four 4.’! inch guns on a. Ger- man gun battery iust east of the beadi where troops attacked. By 1.15 s. m. all the ships in the ar- mada were biasing away at the beach which s routed a line of flame like a so id red rocket fence. At 7.25 a. m. British i lel. of which our force was omposed. landed under a pail oi acrid smoke that rose 2.000 feet Horn vantage point I could see all of approximately 100 ships that bombarded the landing

points.

When the din oi the bombard- ment reached the peak of its cres- cendo aitcr about two hours of shelling. the effect was like a su-

r - giant thunderstorm in which here was not, the slightest in-

in nearly

From west to east along the 100

fish, United States and Canadian troops were officially declared to be “doing better than expected” against feroci- ous armored counter-attacks by German reserves.

0M9 l fill’ 0f 9,000 population, Bayeux is the first town announced by Supreme Headquarters to have been Crip- tured in the invasion launched Tuesday morning. If. lies fourtmiies inland almost at the centre oi the Normandy ron .

In the second day of that great invasion, landing beaches in Normandy were cleared of the enemy and some were linked by extending the flanks. while steady rein-

forcements poured in by sea and air. said g headquarters communique. -

NAZI RESISTANCE STIFFENS

German resistance is stiffening, and fighting l5 ex- pected to increase in severity as more enemy reserves come into action against the advancing British, American and Canadian formations, headquarters stated.

Names of localities where the Allied drives are forg- ing ahead were withheld, with the exception of lilo Csen area, lest they be of advantage to the Germans. who fished all day for information.

The first of the German armored counter-attacks was "IFBWII ill tile vicinity of Caen, which is nine miles inland

pt some.

broadcast y geld a iii-menses

from the mouth of the Orne River and 29 miles southwest of Le Havro. Headquarters disclosed losses were suffer- ed by both sides before the Germans were repulsed.