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é PAGE TEN Report Italians Withdraw from tlital bases

ern Albanian bases of Porto Ed- (in and Argirocastro —apparently abandoning hope for effective de- fense 0t‘ those strategic towns.

He said that tile Fascist. army be- fore Prrinei. in the central front, likewise was in retreat.

Italian counter-attacks in some sectors were acknowledged, but the spokesman asserted they were all repelled “in whatever part of the front."

Stimniing up the situation, he laidt~ _

"Despite severe weather and dif- ficult terrain our troops continue to advance and pursue the retreat-

locnl interest,

_a.ile in advance __

dancing and

LOVELY MUS]

blamed in Charlottetown last night for more than an hour and a has! delav in the arrival of the train bringing mitiis and passengers from the mainland. Similar tlisruDtion o1 souciluic ‘l uesuav- night was due to the sumo cause, railway officials said.

HUNTING SEASON CLOSES TO- DAiIL-Gunners in this province are near the end of their sport season. The open se£ls0ll on migratory birds closes toniulit. The early arrival 0t snow, blOCRlllk! manv oirt roams in the couiitrv interfered with shooting towitrds the end of the season. Even rabbit hunting was

The Central Guardian

This column lu reserved for news c! but. advertising of n newsy nature may be inserted at 5 cents a wofli. strictly DI!-

lncreased oil From liumania For Germany

comedy. SL1 Pants lt-‘lall. WT“ By Max Ilarreison Qelunb. 5.8 LEI-l)‘ I Trade Treaty Signed . _ s: ff w ii civic 1213!.‘ - City’ fiscal ' - - - ‘>*°°‘“"' ""5 ' ' " year ends sonata fluid. Janu- at_Berlin Coiucides ATHENS. Greece, Dec. 4 -tAP)—- 413 lath ilii-pi gviguiszt ileairfgfll-zs Exproprlatlon A Greek spokesman slid P31112111 L’ ' “ 3' '__' ' " ' . ‘ - "l" ‘ “l? “I”? ‘v-‘ihumwing TRAIN DELAYED. - Late con- Of 011 Propertles- iiortlii rd from their vi.al sou.h- necmms o“ we mammnd were _?__

(By Robert St. John, Associated Press Staff Writer)

BUCHAREST, Dec. 4-—-(AP)— Increased railroad. highway and pipeline construction to speed up delivery 0f Rumanian oil to Ger- many was foreseen in informed circles as the immediate result uf the signing of B. Romanian-Ger- man trade treaty in Berlin today.

Announcement of the treaty coincided with Romania's expro- priation of all oil pipelines, re-

servoirs, pumping stations and the land on which they are situated in a decree that would include tho British and United states proper-

THE CHARLOTTETOWN GUARDIAN

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Decemb Support Y.M.C.A. by

Y's Men Club Present

Edward G. Robinson PRINCE EDWARD THEATRE

advance from Y's Men.

Ganadian lied Shield Service

t Picture

From Salvation Armv headquar- grs fat; Canada. 20‘ Allgetrcga-gttwreét;

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T1193“ Dgxlagd 162°? bgochure entitled.

‘The Rod Sbimd in Action.’ Nine oi

er 9-10-11 buying your tickets in

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nt Z p. m. Interment Malpeque.

ing enemy. At certain points fierce fighting is taking place. which has continued to our advantage."

The northern Greek wing was reported struggling on through icy mountains toward the Albanian capital of Tit-ans.

Early in the day tixe Greeks said the fall nf Porto Edda and Argii-o- castro, an important supply cen- tre, unis nionienturllv expected.

At Ci'l‘,\'ll this morning the Greeks were officially declared to be in Porto Elddifs outskirts and during the day their artillery went into action to cover the road running from that seaport northeast some 20 miles to Aralrocastro. Italian resistance, which the Greek com- mand already had officially citat- rieterlmd as falling. was said to hm» been thus even more nearly broken.

Ministerial“ Assn. elects New slate

At tlic annual meeting of

, held on Monday of this tlic Baptist. church hall.

, wvtc oliw-lccl tot‘ 194i: Presi- tn; 1st viiw>.nyes., Rev. A. IieDrew (lnor. Charlottetown; 2nd vice- ident, Rev. E. R. Woodside. iwail; sec-trees. Rev. J. A. l.‘ l'llt)l.~f)ll_ York.

'l‘lic Prince Edward Island Minis- ivtlil A ilClllilCil was orttanized n' ll vr-cii-s duo and represented the l". m: ant. denominations on Prince l".\varcl Island. lt meets regularly rrcrv month and deals with busi- nm. aiiii nicral uticstions.

noosivfih? on CIlU-ISE

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ADFJARD USS. MAYRANT AT A. Dec. 4 — KAP» — President osevelt cruised along the Cuban . st today on the first stage of a ‘ill into the Caribbean Sea. where .1 is expected to inspect some nf 1i and air bases acquired Utiiteil States from Great

Tito President's destin- ‘Pllllllllfid a. secret. When he “ ', Fla, yesterday he an- sall into the

there would

ti he would on and that b- much fishing.

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NEEV YOR ' Dec. 4.-—(CP) --The . ' li Bit astiiig Corporation to- . l\' (iucteil a French correspondent .' . sat-in: that Hirer. whenever he ‘ ‘n ' ee‘. always sleeps aboard

' in iii "the mcstfor-

nltiute of soda and other the production of - charged by a federal

_._ BIRTHS

Il-At the Prince Edward Is- .. fiaspitiil on December 4. I940

Miqor Fred M. Nash and Mrs. Ilasli, Charlottetown. a daughter.

TJucKINNON-At the Prince Ed- n-n-tl island Hospital on December 4, lit-it). to Mr. and Mrs. Harold llliii-iiiiinon. Rocky VPoint._ a’ son.

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IIJIRIIIAGES O () R E-(IORVEATT — At, Zion Siturtlay, Nov 30, i940, by G C. Webster, Miss pilolyne Gcrveatt of Cumber- . Robert Sheldon Moore

oI Niiilflll.

DARRAClI-A RB I N Ci — At Zion lllanse on Saturday, Nov. 30 1940, by Rev. G. Cazyle ebster, Grog: Ernest Darrach, of Canoe Cove to Miss Hazel Arbing of Cltar- lotzetown.

YEO - WEEKS -At Wiiisloe Par- sonage. November 2i, i940, by Rev. J. R. Skinner, George Alfred Yeo of North River and Catherine Eliza. Weeks of Win

._-_ IPFSATIIS. OWEN — At Malpeque December 4 4, 1940, Clara C. Owen. aged 63 years. Funeral from the home of her brother, Btirleigh Owen Friday

BULMAN -- At New Glasgow Dc- cembei- 4, 1940, Mrs. James Bulman aged '18 years. Funeral from her ‘late residence Saturday December '1 at 1 p. m. Interment New Glas- gow Cemetery.

YEO. -- At. Kingston. Dec. 4, i940, William H. Yeo in his 58th year. Funeral from Kingston United church. Widfly. Dec. 6. service start- iriz at 2 nm. Interment Kingston rorrieterv.

I

N. D. MacLean

UNDERTAKER EMBALMER Charlottetown and

North Wlitvihiro Phone I10

'|"u's'n'n"s"-'-'-'n'-'-'-'1%‘-

of the attendante . _ mo [Ommqng Omc_ contact. absentee members and the

“not so 200d" HOW. it was learned. The snow was considered too deep to permit dogs to work. Until the snow arrived last week, however, sportsmen said tlicv had "nothing to complain oi." Ducks were plen- tiful und geese were about normal in numbers Earlier good sporthsd been experienced with Hungarian partridge.

PREPARING BUILDING FOR. HOUSING I'I\'I'I‘.—The old Market Hail in Siiiumerside would be used to house members of the Veterans Guard. it was learned unofficially last night. B. I. Rayner. who owns the building. was moving his busi- ness euuipinent yesterday, and it was understood the structure bud been leased to the federal govern- ment. The former market hall was used to house troops during the last Great War. It. was after that Mr. Rayner purchased it. Earlier it had been an utzriculttiral hall. It is it)?‘ of the largest buildings in this wn.

III-Y GRADS MEEIK-The week- l_v meeting of the Hi-Y Grads Club was heltl in the recreation room of he Y.M.C.A. last evening, Walter Goss was Ill the chair, After the usual delicious supper the club was led lll‘ a rousing sing-sons: by Ful- ton Pierce with Hubert Morris at e piano. This being the business meeting the reports from the chair-

i-v

the men of the various committees were Prince Pldlvu-rd Island Ministerial heard and commented upon. High-

lights of these reports are the efforts committee to

200d work ilPllltt done bv the dance

; 1_ 11,; p _ . N-.._ gharfqwe- committee in promoting our series f " \ "(Mm l“ of dances. the second of which will be held on Monday next.

ZERO WEATHER-Clear skies and a temperature of one degree above zero late yesterday followed s. night of squalls which brought more snow to this province. Wind Tuesday night was only light, however, and the additional snow fall did not seriously" affect motor traffic. There was only a light breeze yesterday. More than l4 inches of snow has fallen and ls spread in an almost level blanket over the province. Weather ob- servers predict heavy drifting if strong wind comes before the light snow is packed by above freezing temperatures. Lowest temperature Tuesdav night at the Charlotte- tcwn Expeririienial Station was seven degrees above zero.

FINED UNDER PROIIIBITION ACT. -—T\VO men appeared before . B. Melllsh at Sourls . . charged with infraction of the Prohibition Act. Each was

-——'——i tiiierl -100 and costs or three months

in the cotiiitv lflll. The case arose out of a seizure cf "moonshine" in the woods outside the eastern town by members of the ‘Royal Canadian Mounted. Police some time ago. Searching in the vicinity. they found three men beside the cache of liquor. Thcv cit-ye chase and caught one of thcin. The other two escap- ed, but one was later identified by the police, Only two of the men appeared yesterday as polite failed to ldentlfv the third member of the

party. Mr. Lester P. O'Donnell ap- peared for the defendants and Mr. C. St. Clair Trainer, KC. for the

Crown.

Personals Ame z those to arrive in City Sdiv" ' night, from Elmstedri, Ont., W15 l/Irs. Ruth Dilmond to attend tlic funeral of her brother, the late Pie. Earle Drake, Lot. 40. She will remain on the Island for two weeks.

ltii". and Mrs. A. s. Stevens of Truro fllTlVPri in Charlottetown Iil<t night. Thor will spend the vintcr here. They tire guests of

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Brown at the Queen Hotel.

Foridfifavors Giving money To Britain

Britain needs money he favored "giving them all they W811!-

did it before and we might as well do it again."

nancial aid to Britain.

knouf of." Oscar I1. said that he was cort-

necded for the pence and prosper» lty of any nation."

Guardian. 106.

Apply Mai-Lean n: MucKlnnon, Royal liniik Building.

and P. J. MacDonald's, one lamb.

Please leave at P. J. MacDon- 1111's. L-IM.

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DETROIT. D90. 3 —-(AP) — H611- ry Ford said today that if Great’-

“It. will end the war in a hurry.” he said in a brief interview’. "We

The automobile manufacturer was commenting on proposals for fi-

The United States dollar, Ford said, “is the best piece of paper on earth. To my knowledge it. has bought a bushel of wheat for t-hr last 66 years, and a. bushel of wheat is the best dollar standard that. I

Ford, who 25 years ago started a peace expedition to Europe in tho

vlnced neither side would win tho war, "After this war la over." he

said. "I see the people turning to the land-the source of all things

Too Late To Clasify t? l'iy"i‘ijis“_";' shcmvnTi? A‘ 1T5 man's fur cont. Apply XW care r.- counuii: volt Vanni-z’ IN one? L-lM-l2-5-3i. v --.. .. - .. . -.__, LOST - BETWEEN MILLVIEW

es. The chief bottleneck in deliver- ies of oil to Germany—deliverles on which she has depended heav- ily to carry on her war with Bri- taln-has been lack of adequate transportation facilities. In reoent months. production of Rumanlan oil has been curtailed 20 per cent by the capping of wells because surpluses could not. be 5111Dl>€d to Germany. Italy or Ru- maiiitfs Balkan neighbors. The importance placed on transport was further emphasized by the expropriation decree which embraced all Danube barges, tugs. tankers and sea-going ships own- ed and used by companies having Jewish stockholders. Since both the British and Am- erican companies have Jewish stockholders. this gives the Gov- ernment an excuse to seize all their properties. The companies would be reimbursed by 25-year bonds bearing three-per cent in. terest. A statement that Germany ex- ts smaller European nations to end their armies, their territory and their transport facilities ~to the Axis for a spring offensive was made today by Curental, news- paper which frequently is called the Nazi mouthpiece in Rumania.

Urges credit Negotiations With ll. S.

OfITAWA. Dec. 4—tCPJ—Pos- sibillty of the Government open- ing negotiations with the United States locking toward establish- ment, of credits for Canada in that country was suggested lri the House of Commons today by Conserva- tive Leader Hanson.

He mentioned the United States Neutrality and Johnson Acts dur- ing discusslo of the Government's war emergency taxation and tariff measures.

"1 have been impressed by the thought that I should urge upon the Government the necessity of beginning at once negotiations with the United Stat/es toward the establishment of credits for us and to enable us to borrow over there." he said.

“I am afraid we will have to come to that. sooner or later. I re- alize. however, that certainly there are legul impediments ill the wdv. “First of all there ls the Neu- trality Act. I have no doubt that after the examination now under- way in the United States both the Neutrality Act and the Johnson Act will be at. least moderated. (The Neutrality Act prohibits advancing credits to belligerents. and the Johnson Act prohibits United stat/es loans to countries in default of First Great War loans.) “I believe the way will be open- ed. But let me say to the (fin- ancei

of the future.

create a heavy debt. at the con-

evil day to the last minute."

with the idea that the American dollar, the Canadian dollar and the pound sterling should be tied to- gether for the duration of the war as British sterling was tied with French currency until the fall of France.

he said. "I am afraid the burden would fall altogether upon the shoulders of our neighbor to the south and that it would not be

burden.

istence.

"Therefore I reject the and suggest to the minister that ought not to even toy with lt."

DOIRDIWS CREEK WOMEN'S

on Nov. 11th at. the home of Mrs

Minutes of last annual also re gulor meeting were read and adopt.

and new ones were appointed. was moved and second ed that $3.00 be sent to 12B

for the coining Mrs. Joseph J. Mrs. Ben Gauthier Sec. ‘Pres Mrs Jeremiah Gauthier.

hand which amounts to $35.28.

MlnarlPs liilk poll.

Iv" isn't-writ "“"

minister and lo the people of Canada, that borrowing is just a palliative. It. is just a mortgaglng "If we go a great distance and clusion of this great struggle we may find ourselves so far in debt to the United States that our eco- nomic existence would be in jeo- pardy. We should stall off that

Mr. Hanson said he had “toyed"

“I have abandoned that theory,"

decent to ask them to accept that "I would oppose that theory be-

economics will prove too strong for us and I am afraid the next step would be loss of our political ex-

theory

INSTITUTE

The annual meetin": of Doiron's Creek Women's In~titute was held

Jeremiah Gauthier, with fourteen members, and three visitor; in st-

tenduioe.

President occupied chali- and opened the meeting with pzayer Roll osJl was answered with Calm recipe. t

ed Committees gave their reports,

league. Also decided that two new windows be Put in school. Officers

are President, llont, Vice Pres.

Secretary gave report on money spent during year. also balance on

Lunch was then served by several of uis ladies, aimi- which meeting their h gdlieurned by singing God Save the

ng.

(By Douglas llow. Canadian Press Staff Writer)

AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, Dec. 4-—-tCPJ—Yarns that dripped of the drama of wartime ,seas came today from hundreds of sailor-survivors of the torpedo- ings that are striking at. Britain's mercantile shipping.

The merchant seamen completed the first leg of their journey to various American ports with their arrival here aboard a British liner that crossed the Atlantic in l0 day's without threat from the en- einy. They will man vessels Bri- tain has obtained to bolster the ranks of her depleted sea units. Their tales were of‘ the danger iliut rides every wave of the At.- liiiitic of today.

They jealously guarded their names but they slowly revealed the grim details of their adven- tures.

These were some of the men and the tales they unfolded:-

ories of Edward G. Robinson with his biting mariner in narrating a four and a half day spell in a life- boat on the open Atlantic. "We were about 150 miles from Eng- land." he recounted, "when they got our 9,500-ton freighter. It was pitch dark the night of October l3 when three submarines popped onto the surface. One of them fired a torpedo that sank the ship in just six and a half minutes."

Machine Gun Survivors?

Other seamen said German ma- chine guns fired on the 38 sur- vivors as thev leaped into their lifeboats but the captain denied this-unemphatically. Eight 0th- ers didn't. follow.

Twenty-one men were in the lifeboat with the captain when they heard an almost perfect Eng- lish voice yell across the water demanding to know the name of the sinking ship and her destin- ation. searohlights played on them from three directions.

"That was all he wanted to know," the British skipper went on. "No. he didn't, make any offer to help us"

That was a Sunday. They drift-

ed for two days. until on Tues-

day night a Sunderland flying

boat appeared overhead and drop- ped rations and medical supplies. Then, they drifted for another two

days.

O

Rescued by Plane

Finally, on Thursday. another Sunderlarid showed u and came down to make a land rig. When it took off again. the entire group of 2i was aboard. That's the story of a real vet-

A stocky skipper brought mem- fl/IVOI‘!

naval tradition, her skipper ro- fused to return to ort without fulfilling his Job as as there

through that experience thus sur-

Wartime

Seas Revealed In Stories By

Sailors

photo of Army's “West Central Hotel" at 101 Southampton Row. Ixmdon, Enir. are photographs, Then in concise form are pertinent facts and figures about the Army's Red shield War

AuxLiary operations since the out-

break of wai- lut year. Below a photograph of Their Ma- iesties King George and Queen Eliz- abeth-shown inspecting a row of mobile canteen units with the lead-

ei- of the salvation Army. General Carpenter, in England - are these significant words:-

“After a. vear of war. over 2,000.-

000 enlisted men have used the Red Shield Huts and 30.000 men awaiting enlistment have been lodged. or fed. or both. including two hotels, and 20 other centres with all de- paiatitlisnts of work ln fu.ll ope an

Over 71 service centres. S0 canteens.

ration. hostess homes (for soldiers’ wives. relatives or friends) are serv-

lng the Canadian Red Shield Ser-

offracticallv every Dhase of the Red

eran of the seas. He W85 t/Ofpedwd Shield War Auxillarv service. both

twice in the First Great War.

in Canada and overseas. is shown

Here's one related by an officer iii the photographs in the booklet.

who gave up a career as an in- surance salesman to go into the marine service. He was serving aboard the ‘IMO-ton freighter Dalcaim as she ploughed along in convo in the pitch darkness ox‘ tlic nght of September 21. She was heading for Britain and was about 300 miles off Ireland. Suddenly, submarines struck. at least two of them, possibly a nest. The officer said l0 vessels plunged to their ends before the U-boats withdrew into the darkness. Within Nix minutes. suranceman saw his ship plip un-

Praise for the oysters was paid at the annual oys- ter partv of the Royal Automobhe the ex-ln- Clu

Praise heard For N. S. oysters

MONTREAL. Dec. 4. ~ (CP) - quality of Nova Scotia

b of Canada. here today. Several barrels bf native oysters

der the waves. Not a man was lost were sent to the party bv Hon. A. S. and that. all agreed. was a tribute MBCMIIIHII, Premier of Nova SCOUB to the weekly emergency drills in- find Minister 0f Public WOT-RS

sisted on by the captain. There

Attending was R. W. McCoough.