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l Federal Policy-to assist Local A. R. P. Precautions.

' orriwa. March tl—(CP)- Mod- “ who; of establishment for local d; mid precautions organizations y", been developed and issued to vinclal nir raid precautions com- munes, Pensions Minister Macken- ie said today. pqignated areas have been clas- ‘lgpg in three categories of which ntogory "A" includes areas desig- wd by military authorities as qubject to definite risk and consid- god to be in the greatest and most imminent danger from hostile at-

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hcalecorr "A" includes the coastal ties of ch Columbia w-cst oi tlhCasrndi- Mountains, the entire pffllillffis oi Nova Scotia and Prince liiwardl nd the coastal area of ilew Brut . ‘and the coastal area of the St. L.

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Catog i B." where the risk is roiridoreci definite but not quite so imminent includes the inland por- tions of British Columbia lylnfi B- loc; the international boundaiflw as breast as. the Rocky Mountains. Ind the interior of New Brunswick.

“C" includes the areas . sk. such as the interior . and the whole of 0n- to and including Sault

in category "A." the government considered there should hi2 wardens per l000>ponuiation hall fLcnS. but the number of jliiilliail‘ firemen ilrould be one per ltil population in an area. of more than 5.000 population. and one per mm an tires of less than 5,000 ocnulation. Every nit‘ i-nid worker should re- ceive an identification cnrd, arm bind. ljllilfli‘ and steel helmet. Ev-

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Five egg drying Plants operate

O'f'l‘.\\\’A. March ii-JCW-Fivc ‘Rs-d ' plants now are in oo- n and the first car of the

v 8 . Agriculture Department littcials said today.

_ Under a contract for 30,000,000 Isl/en eggs required bv the United Kingdom. winter division require- ents have been met and the mung contract price now is effect-

The winter price was 32.1175 cents "lotion for grade A at seaboard to Ihich was added a three-cent bonus Willi d by the Dominion.

a The spring price for grade A eggs i 28.7% cents a doze-n and here ‘Isaln the federal bonus will be add-

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u. s. llnits take Heavy toll of Jap Bombers

WASHINGTON, Mai-ch 3_ APl-Thc navy announced to- night that United States naval units and aircraft had shot down l6 Ja nose bombers in crlfensive not on west of the Gil- bert. islands.

. The navy said that the act- ion took place when l8 heavy Japanese bombers. operating in two lrroups of nine each. attack- ed a task force of the Pacific fleet consisting of an aircraft carrier, cruisers and destroyers.

"0nl three enemv planes of the f rsf. formation reached thelr_bomb release point over theaircraft carrier which avoid- ed all bomb hits by split-sec- fntddmanoeuvrlng," the navy re-

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"The leading bomber of this roup attempted a crash land- ng on the carrier and was shot

down by heavy close-range antl- uiroraft fire when barely 100 yards from its obkctive.

In the second attack, the navy continued, only live enemy bombers mnched the bomb ro- euc point. in the two attacks vvo American fighter planes were lost. The pilot of one was cave .

The communique said that de- spite the severity of the Jamn- esc attack there was no dam- arre to the American surface for-

ces.

The attacks, the navy contin- ued. occurred late in the after- noon and were timed about one- hslf hour apart.

Licut. Edward H. 0‘l-Iare. one of the navy pilots from the alr- crnff. carrier to err-rage the en- rmy. ni-rsnnallv srcountcd for six Nipponesc bombers.

Missed Observation Of Moon Eclipse

MONTREAL, March 3 — (C?) — Unfavorable weather conditions in- terfcrcd with observations of the eclipse of the moon last night by Montreal members of the Royal As- tronomical Society, Most interesting phase of the ecilnse—t.otality~was unobserved.

Another total eclipse of the moon is scheduled for Aug. 20.

Raging Snowstorm. In N. Y. State

BUFFALO, N. Y“ March 3—-(AP) —A raging snowstorm lashed York State today. pilini; dIl-fii across highways. paralyzing traffic. retarding train. bus and air trans- portation and causing scores of schools to close.

Numerous secondary roads were blocked as the storm continued and

lows stniggled against rifts. u high u four feet. in an effort to keep main traffic arteries open.

Reporting visibility zero in many sections state police warned motor- is ogslnst furnaces-nary travel.

The snowfall ranged from two in- ches in Buffalo l0 1-2 in Sale- manca while in e Jamestown area, four-root drifts forced city and rural schools to close.

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CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. “vveoNEsphY, MARCH 4, 1942

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:ucen’s County Leads, Province For Day Java Reports This Province t l’

Island For is $1,433,500

Second Victory L o a n Forges Ahead; More Supporters Needed.

Prince Edward Islanders forged ltestoily ahead in subscriptions to the Victory loan yesterday add- ing thousands of dollars to the rapidly rismg total. Last night the amount already subscribed in the province was $1,433,500 and with our days of canvassing still re- maining appearances are that Prince Edward Island will keep pacewlth Charlottetown and Sum- merside where the Loan has been over-subscribed by a large amount.

Everywhere citizens have been subscribing gellerously to Canada's Second Victory man and the pat- riotic citizens 0f the Island have determined to. be out in front when the drive is completed.

Queen's County led all the rest. in returns yesterday. outstripping Charlottetown, Summcrside and the remaining two counties in aub- scriptions. A total of $38,150 was subscribed by citizens of Queen's and the grand total for the County is now $202,100.

K1083 County was second high- est yesterday as a. totaNof $19,400 was subscribed making the total $120,600.

Prince County also had a good day's returns when $10,350 was turned in. This county now has a total 0f $129,950.

Charlottetowifs total last night was $684,700 and Summersidds $206,150.

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Concentrate on Fighting" tangle

OITAWA, March 3 —LCP) --The old-time drill instructor may twist his moustache in despair over the slope of their rifles in precision drill, but modern Canadian soldiers are spending less time on the or- namental art-s of war and concen- trating on fighting training.

Defence headquarters officials said tonight tint a London an- nouncement revealing the modem British soldier is through with the fundamentals of hi; training lll live wccks and is ready for special in- structions, ‘is right in line“ with the policy being followed in Canada.

N. B. Bill Would P r o v i d e N e w Magisterial System

FREDERICTON. March 3-(0?) -—A bill providing for a newmagis- tcrlal system in New Brunswick was introduced in the legislature touay by Hon. J. B. McNair, Premier and Attorney-General,

It is expected to create a more uniform administration of law in Magistrate's Courts. reduce the costs of administrating Justice and de- crease the number of Jury trials in minor matters.

At present magistrates are ap- pointed for cities, towns, parishes ca‘ districts. Their remuneration mostly the fees they collect and re-

New tain

The bill proposed appointment of one magistrate for any county choosing to come under the plan. his salary to be fixed and bald by the province. county cities and towns, as decided after negotiations. The magistrate would not: retain any fees. He would sit in different places as required and probably es- tablish a regular circuit.

llaladior blames Industrial Loaders

RIOM, Y occupied lllrsuce, March 3 —(AP) --Nationa.lization of French urns factories remitted in tripled production during eight months of war with Germany but industrial lenders sabotaged the manufacturing plm until "it was u» lute,” former Premier Edouard Daimler testified at the "war guilt." trial today.

Duladier wu an out-liwlml Wil- nesg in his own defence before the special Vichy court attempting b0 fix "responsibility" for fiance's 6e- feat. '

The uni other witness culled. the , Gen. Ma- rle-Giutave Gsmelln. "m4 It"!!! at attention, refusing f0 "W"? questions and maintaining _hl| In-

lntcntlon of r ,, 00- defend eillier himself or his army. ______._.____

IN COMMON! TODAY

QITAWA, March 3 -(CP) —Th0 lloule of Commons tomorrow will mum eonsidcrntim of the plebis- m, pm which stands f0!‘ fill"! reading and afterwards take uP l"- cud reading or the bill vwvldlnl for relnatatanent in civil ambig- mcnt of those who enlist in 0 armed forces.

War Situation Last Night

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

Even before the battle of Java immes to its crisis, there is evidence

that Tokyo is increasingly conce

over possible v ‘ bllit-y cl Jap-

anese communication lines through the South China Sea. Given American naval and air power to strike now at either of two bottlenecks there, u. crippling blow to the whole Nipponeu conqueat

scheme could be driven home. Either

the northern entrance to the South

China. Sea. above Luzon, or the southern approach from the Pacific south of Mindanao exposes the whole JEPBHBBQ effort against Burma, Java or

Australia to a flank attack by sea. I I I

Nor can Tokyo be unaware of intensifying pressure in the United States so well as from Dutch authorities for some bold and aggressive American move in the Pacific theatre to relieve pressure in the south.

The time for that still may be distant. There is little in either the

letter from Gen. Marshall, chief of

commander, to

staff, to Senator, (Warren) Austin,

‘or the simultaneous statement by Admiral King, United States fleet gcst early American major offensive action. I I! U 8 It 8

Both stressed the fact that, it is for offensive. not defensive, efforts that. American sea, land and air power is being re-geurcd. The sweep- ing army reorganization ordered by President Roosevelt has the same

significance.

There can he little doubt. in Tokyo that when the ships and planes are available, the China Seagateways from the Pacific offer the most alluring chances n! quick-breaching of the Japanese conquest front.

Soviet

Artillery Rains

Shells On Nazi Airport

Trapped German 16th

Army refuses

to surrender; Nazis manage t0 land

some reinforcements

By Eddy Gilmore Associated Press Staff writin- MOSCOW. March 3 -- (AP) -

Diepaiches from the front told to- night how Soviet-artillery blasted a

‘ German airport in the Staraya nus-

so. region where the German 10th army continued its refusal to sur- render despite a slow tightening of the Russian encirclement.

The Soviet shells caused explo- sions mid big fires (in the German airiield—one of the many the Ger- mans lire using in attempt to de- liver some gllpplifli by air to the be- leaguered army.

Some of these German supply planes are landing, the Russians admitted. but front-line dispatches said the ring threatening the Ger- man nrmy i5 gradually being re- ducod.

The army newspaper Red Star .

told how new soviet troops were moving into battle and urged them to follow the proven Russian theory of close cooperation with the ar- tillcry.

The paper warned that the Ger- mans are bringing up more tanks and fighting stubbornly. The new troops were said to be under the command of officers and commis- sars already experienced in fight- ing the Germans.

From the western front came re- ports of fierce day and night bat- t'es with the Germans holding on and trying to launch counter-at.- tacks. These attacks. it was said. failed.

Another front-line dispntrn re- ported that Red Army parachntist-s in a new and spectacular foray for behind Gcmmn lines pounced on nn occupied town, killed scores oi Nazis and seized vast. quantities of booty.

Charlottetown Income Tax Collection down

C/ITAWA, March 8-(CP)—Rev- enue Minister Gibson armmmoed today that income tax revenue for Wbrvarv FBMhBd $43,510,439, an increase of $14,002,553, compared with February, 104i. -

During‘ the 11-month period, Ap- ril l, l l, to Feb. 2B. i942, income tax collections were $588,017,002 an increase of $305,937,518 over the same period s year ago.

All income tax districts, with m; exception of one, Charlottetown, down $39,642 to 8684.801 snowed in- creases for the 11-month period.

Collections for the 11-month per‘- od with increases in brackets in- cludcd: Halifax $11,843,096, (7,821,- ggt: Burnt John $7,901,881 ($6.092,-

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§ltenau|t works its symbol of ilollaboration

i LONDON. March 4—(Wednes-l: ggzty) “Alpa- Tche Rfiyal Air:- OICQ‘. P3] 9 B Cllilll W01’ S at Billancourt, southwest of Pur- ls, last trig-ht. it. was announced today. The announcement added {that the Renault works “have be- come the outstanding symbol of Ircollaboration with Germany.” I The Renault works is n large ?€Si.flbllS|lIllEIli. on the bond of the- éseinc on. the outskirts of Paris.

The announcement said:- “Renault is a. household word in France and the Renault works ‘have become the ‘ ‘ ‘in: symbol of collaboration with Germany. The company is known to have been engaged the‘! making and repairing of trans-

gines for Germany."

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British Planes Bomb ‘Paris area

VICIIY, March 3 —(Al") - Brilislr planes bombed nir- dromes and factories In subur- ban Pllfls for twn hours tonight and there were "victim: among the civilian population,” a cum- munique said.

Authorities would not permit the naming of the suburbs bombed or the extent of the damage.

The first bombs were said to have started falling at 10 p. rn., Paris lime.

This was the first announced bombing of Paris since the nre- urmlstlcc German midi on June 8, i940, which caused more than 1,000 casualties, including 254 dead.

(It l| known. however, that British raiders have made ocea- afonnl bombing “ ‘ on mili- tary alrflelds in the Paris are: since the Germans tool: over the cify.- Before the French surrender the capital was de- clared an open. undefended city and thus escaped virtually un- damaged after the June S. 1940, "token bombing."

PAYS T0 TAKE CARE

YORK, m-rgtand- (OH-A tele- phone engineer, alleged to have oft o. “most secret" plan giving details of a gasoline dump an bomb stores in o. cu- without locliin the door, was fined flquiva. erit of $450 and costs.

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Refuse to link Plebiscite with Service overseas

OPIWWA. lluoli 8—(@)_ Prime writ-Iter- Nliackenalo today sixooessiully fought off at» t-Qmtpie in the House o! Commons to link the maanpoiwer plebiscite ballot question directly to service oversea-s.

In dvlrll no Mr. King, comment- ing 0n a gesture by Conservative House leader Hanson at the men- tion of “moral obligations," said he was afraid those taking the point of view that Parliament had no such obligations “are being unduly influenced by t-he Nazi mentality."

Mr. Hanson at once expressed resentment at the implication but. Mr. King retorted the opposition Leader had "laid himself open to it," Mr. King said he was not “re- flecl-ing" on the Opposition,

The entire afternoon was devot- ed to discussion in committee of the “hole on the plebiscite author- ization bill, and one section in particular. -

That section contains the ques- tion which will appear on the plebiscite ballot: "Are you in fav- or of releasing the government from any obligation arising out of any past commitments restricting the methods of raising men for military service?"

Rev. E. G. Hansel] rND. Mac- Leod) late last night moved an a- mendment adding to the question the words "ln any theatre of over."

The amendment. was defeated without a count of heads, but. only after c sharp-crossfire of argument which became bitter at times, with Mr. King carrying the burden for the zcvomment. '

Another amendment moved by

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lisley calls. For greater Bond sales

OTTAWA, March 3—~(CP)-—Fin- since Minister Ilslev told. Canadian: tonight the nominal $000,000,000 - jectlve of the Second Victory Lorin has been attained but he called for bond sales "far beyond" the nom- inal figure. _

“We must exceed anything, We have ever done before." he said in his address over a nationalnetwork of the Canadian Broadcasting 00r- poration.

"There is no doubt that bhe i18- ures being made up tonight from the returns now comlnil in will show a total subscription up t0 the present time 0f siiilliily MOW U100 our minimum obgcctive of $600,000.- 000," lvLr. Ilsley said. “We really need as much more as we can get.’

Results of the loan so far had been encouraging. he said. They were evidence 0t a “£0091 Derfofm- ance; we are doing" well.’

"But let me emphasize that we cannot win this war merely do- ing well," he added. "Our enemies. the Nazis and the Japanese. have not just done well-they have ac- complished things which are as- bounding. fantastic...

“We have got to do the same, and we can, if we try."

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Situation Is

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London Observers do not:

share optimistic

BANDUNG, Java, March 4- (Wednesdaiv-IAP) -- Netherlands fighting forces and their allies have driven infiltrating Japanese invad- ers back seven miles in an import.- aiit sector. it was disclosed today. and are beating forward in a au- preme counter offensive aimed casting every one of the enemy in- l0 the sea.

The push. locntion of which was undisclosed. followed o. three-day stand during which the allies had yielded no ground since the Jap- anese invasion began.

Allied bombers and warships like- wise were i.n heavy action against the enemy's shlDs and sea lanes.

An upturn in the fortunes of al- lied forces afield already had been indicated by an announcement of the Indies command that not l. single one of the enemy’s three in- itial beach heads hrid. been extend- ed and bv the declaration toward midnight of an authorized spokes- m

lit?“ be stated ivlthout reser- vation that the situation remains well in hand on all fronts."

Not Shared In London

mp5 degree of optimism was not shared in London, however There. Dr. W. G. Peekemro of the Nether- lands Colonial Ministry announced that the n. m. I. government hi4

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Vichy reports Ship. sinking

VICHY, March 3.. rAPl-Nichi’ claimed today lllall llle 5'417'M£ French merchant 311i)! P- ll- M~ v g t rpecloed ar.

Eonuist gt Tunisia last Suridily lit 5' submarine, “Presumably Brlllsllh e

Nine persons were said i0 51V- iosr their lives wnile 32 were r85 wed’ been

The 5111p was said to have m] en route from siax to Tunis Wwd a ¢3fgQ of phosphates t0 be 11th as fertilizer. T11? lYlP “WT! e coast was made in ballast. Vichy

asserted. u (The latter statement 09PM?“ X forestall charges than

was made to g] h Y been carrying me ship m1‘ m MeFieid Marshal

supplies south f0!‘ Rommels African army. Sfax ‘lief approximately ltaliwfly bell"?- Tunis and the Tunisia-Italian Llblfl border.)

Gas supplies llwindle in U. S.‘

NEW YORK. March 3—*A-l?>- Fuel oil supplies on the eastern sea- board of the United States have been reduced so blltllifll’ by lflllh“ shortages and iorpedoings. oil than said today, that gasoline rationing oven on a national scale may necessary within a few days.