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liscusses Agricultural

And Other = Debate In

roblems and conditions igwsd in an able address m, legislature yesterday mom- ‘ ,. w, v G. MacKensie, First of Queen's. who follows Walter Jones, Premier and

of Agriculture. in the De-

ed ds b flmfinfieiiir, mg for a rumofggpoa month to . necusitias for talc!" families.

.- dness. n

"at that time. sa

... "the deb

M, and they held up

.. in holy horror and asked. was it n! to end?" ‘This h on all through the subsequent -.. of 1935, in which the l. . appealed with the prom- " of a balanced budget annually. .» appeal was so successful that were retirned with a full ~ Not a Tory wse responsible

. Hie financing of the next four . Yet when the Liberals came"

. in 1900 they had added an- iour million dollars in the

lilllil til-ans

"n: aim- Tea. ssuoh ‘flaw ~ as . ""‘ Thfin?" " s-iolll‘.

Problems In

Legislature l . .

.1

l llew Nazi Retreat

In North Russia ls Seen Probable

NDO . Feb. i8—(Ai>)—Mos- cow announced tonight that the Red Arm has captured the Ger- man bast on of Starays Russo. and the rail town of Shimsk near Lake I‘... —oresaging collapse of the Germans easternmost salient in north Russia.

The midnight Moscow commun- ique recorded by the Soviet radio the ancient city and

the city. One of the cldut towns in all Russia, with s. history fading in-

Ml. W. G. MeKlNZIB

debt, increasing by a hundred per- cent the Provinres total deb since Confederation. They called a snap election and won again with a. reduced majority, this time on a platform, not of economy but of expenditure. Then the war inter- vened and they had that as an alibi for not implementing their pro- mises. Then they "saddled the blame on one man and resurrect- ed our hon friend as the Moses who "is going to redeem the situa- ton.

Old Age Pensions

Analysing the platform on which Government appealed. what ha‘: o

age pensions to I had received many distressing let-

éct. In one case an old lady wrote "Before the election they sent me would pay

"U car of Purina '- -~ . at York. Saturday - . C. I". Willia- 2-16- .

“Unloading bulk B i0 Friday i emu-day o. s. iiii-einmaal

~"hllf‘q in Emerald Hall poet- until Monday, Feb. 2i." a

"fiotlce - Now unloading a can Purina feed. Bast prices off oars. . O. Green, mica-aid. 2-16-2 "Pltkdsie Rummage Sale Sat- "W. Feb. we at the Y.M.O.A. 2-19-8-21

"lion closed Monday and Tues- luroo. aoaniiai an stock tak- hs. iloG/uigsn and Boyle.

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Sale. Christian

Reach ool Room ‘ homily ma, s P. is. a-ie-mf "Boo a f 1t gnl-WJ." Séi °‘ ‘l5 “dill

ll. Aubrey Outciiffe, Fred- . z-iz-id-lw-Si.

"loading hogs for Davis dz

February iiimd

“I would Mr. Mac-

‘ Kenzle, “to know if there was such

a circular letter sent out on the eve of the election. Either that was sent out to relieve their anx- iety. or lf not. it was sent to deceive them for political pl!!!)@595-

the latter case. d0 Y0" Mlle“ there will be any forsiveness for any bodv of men who would do a thing like that?"

Mr. MacKenzie said he was in- tereeted f! reading, the mornins lifter the election. a. statement over the signature of the Premier accruing the COX‘. 0f being well heeled as far as funds were con- cenxllldihlay be that funds were

d of in his

Mr. MacKcnzie. "Or

it may bs that our leader of the Government. having been at one time with the Progressive Party. spoke with considerable author- ity. ‘But I believe it would be l!

Britons llear Health Plan

LONDON. rob. ia-icr Cable) _.Bp1f,0n,5 today studied details oi

m; ggcgnd governmental prolm!‘

land district centre which the

i‘ greater scale in the Dnieper bend

to the unrecorded past, Staraye Russa was a modern health resort

Germans built into one of their most formidable baetione on the eastern front.

The withdrawal from Russa may indicate a enersl Gov- mep collapse before he pressure of the fast-rolling Soviet flank drive aimed primarily at Pekov. regarded as the kc to the Baltic.

There was a pose bility that such a collapse might ha matched be- fore long on perhaps an even

Btaraya.

where Germans said tonight that the usaians had launched a new big-scale attack. Berlin said the assault was opened Thursday against the iron city of Ki-ivol Rog and that a breach had been made in the German lines.

s...

Memorial Intact

’ters from pensioners on this sub-r

to ‘Their salaries were being set aside 10o‘ th

Conservative House Loader. The caretaker and assistant care- taker of the Memorial are known be intended. said the Minister.

em.

ll. S. Statesman llas Post-War Blueprint

WASHINGTON, Feb. i8-—(AP) -Bernard Baruch. economic "eld- er statesman," tonight gave the United States a plan for the gi- gantic change-over from war to peace-a blueprint designed to avoid another depression and leand to an “adventure in prosperity.

Highlights oi the massive llet of documents totalling some 30.000 words were these susecstionel

Revamped governmental ma- chinerynw help assure everyone a peacet e job; preparation now of a bill reducing taxes to peacetime levels. the bill to take cf ect when the war ands; measures to take the government out of business af- ter the war by swift termination of war contracts and orderly 5i!" pnggl of huge stocks of surplus government Bonds; 10ml 10f "T" vice men and business needinz es- gigtgnce to readjust themselves; plans for public works. to be ready if needed.

lagoon. It is a prime pivot of Jo atone of a idflb-mile-wide sea arch from the Solomons to lost Guam and

vital in the stealtlilly planned Nlpponevse scheme of Chins sen conquest.

ao soon after the vvufwhlllfllll‘ isrr

ssnted an American show of power.

must tend to defeat Nippoueq hopes conquest sons.

By Kirlie L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst

The bold and sudden American air-sea lungs at Truk, whatever also it accomplished. has stirred Tokyo to is thrill of king.

Trnlr is more than another

‘ ‘ of long

It is a . , y.

That it would be the target for an Amslcan surprise sea-alr- attack sir-sea-lsne lnirsrslon int» the Marshals. more than 1,000 miles eastward. without bringing the main enemy fleet to action. mint shake Japanese public faith in the victory , ‘ hi’ i their war lords.

The attack ' ,

That llluw more than any other

The “hundreds" of carrier based

Allied expectancy that was reflected from London to Chunf-

panese central Pacific defence. the key-

ht

a fit of radio Jitters and inspired

Gibraltar-like Coral Island and

u ISQIG '

radio speed and during. The bold strokes

for time in organise their looted

struck by the Americans in ihe

Pacific makes good on the recent statement of Admiral King, naval com- mander-in-chief, that it is no longer necessary to wait on .- ‘ in Europe to atrikq and strike hard at

Japan. I planes in the attack on Truk un-

doubtedly were backed by sea power adequate in meet any Japanese couri- l tor-action.

The radio voice of Tokyo was coucuned most with explaining why the

boasted Japanese high seas fleet was contended that the fleet was being deal is decisive blow.

not at hand to repel the assault. It

saveil for a more opportune moment l

There are strong intimstions that the blow was s surprise to Japan

even though roving marine cin-ps scouting planes had previously flown over Truk in bring back word of what flley saw .

Charlottetown Vote

Discussed In

I . the Lefiiature yesterday. It oc- curred ' Address. during the course of the

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HON. T. W. L. PROWSE

Little Action 0n Canadian Front

WITH THE OANADIANB 1N; ITALY, gob. ll-(OP CABléllg-A

comibina on of mud an ark nights has limited patrol activity,

on the Canadian corps front in. the

8th army's Adriatic sector. The only encounter last night was between French-s troops sitions e

forward to take up their nightly posts the-y were met with a burst of ire which forced them to beat a hasty retreat. '

House

By H011. T: W Lo PYOWSB inppunantfianvit Thinks lliaiy ’ "" T" ' I

A lively discussion over ihq vot- ing in Charlottetown in the last election oamnaisn took rim 1n

the debate on the Draft

T.W.L. Prowae, junior mcrn for Ckarlottetown.

Mr, Prowee. who followed Mr. W. G. Maclienzie in the debate. first extended congratulations to_ the Speaker. the mover and sec- GI‘!-

speech by 1:10p.

Premier Jones. Mr. Prowlo e had not lust been "discovered" last year, as the Opposition leader had said. He was nown throughout the Province as a very successful tanner, and throughout the Do- minion as an outstanding livestock breeder.

Though the Opposition leader objected to him taking his seat. he had no objection at all in the Opposition leader being where he was. Mr. Prowse continued.

The Opposition leader had crit- icised election conditions in Char- isvtetown. "I have run eight elec- tlone in Charlottetown and was defeated once." Mr. Prowse said. "I came out next day smiling.

m ‘iv . i - Defeat of the youthful Marquess

’ Germans In Determined‘ Allies llpen Air Raid On London \

LONDON. Feb. 1B—-lSaLlii'day)-- (Girl-—'I‘he German air force early today made one of its most deter- mined attacks against the London area since 1940-41, dumping tolls <1! hlilh exDlosives and incendi- aries that set fires raging in a great ring along the horizon.

Three wuves of heavy and medi- um ‘ swept through a bar- , rage of anti-aircraft fire which guards called the heaviest ever thrown up against enemy raiders.

Once over the city the Nazis

Yanks Land On Another Atoll In Marshall Is.

Jap Convoy ls Almost Wipeil ilut

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Feb. ll-(Saturday) -— (CH-Allied planes destroyed 12 Japanese merchaninien and three war- ships in wiping out almost en- "rtly a Japanese convoy bound from Truk to Bismarck archi- pelago bases. headquarters rs- poried today.

Elected In Britain

LONDON, Feb. lb-(CP Cablel —The comfortable victory scored by Alderman Charles White, in dependent Socialist, in Thursday's

new encouragement today to op-

ponentls of Britain's coalition gov-

.¢mment and of the political war-

time trucc, as well as another bad it to the Conservative party.

of Hartington, the Conservative. by White, a shoemakers son. was

size of the majority, 4,501, 5utpri5-, ed even White's supporters. There

was a ood vote with about 70 per coat o the electorate casting bal- o . The vote. announced today, was: White, , Lord I-Iartirlglon. 11.775. A third candidate. Robert Goodall, a farmer who made only one speech. polled but 2S8 votes Ind 10st his deposit. In the last contest in West Derbyehire, in e by-eicction in 193B, Lt-Col. Hunloke, an uncle of Lord l-lart-

have been an athlete all my life and taken my beatings. and I am ready to take them again. I was very successful this last time. and I would go a little further and nay that I had a new man running

waaiiiniea"sirp.ie'ii.“osi.'r" ______

F. B. ltllotes liove

To Enil Subsidies

ABHINUION. Feb. 18-40?) ‘President Roosevelt today vetoed

ington, defeated White by a ma- jority of 5.524. A second lay-election also held Thursday and announced today followed a more normal trend when TI‘. Hubbard. Labor can- didate and former miner, won the Scottish riding of Kirkcaldy by a vote of 8.2% m 6.611 for Douglas Young. Scottish nationalist and 1,136 for Harry Hiiditch, Christian Socialist. The result in West Derbyshire, stormiest by-electiori of tha war in which Prime Minister Churchill strongly hacked Lord Hartington. is bound to start a whirlwind of political speculation. There will be talk of the possibility of a gen election for the first time

the bill to end food subsidies-a measure which he said WORN strike, a diflih bllllli l!- ihé 35mm” istration's stabilization policy. l"- vite inflation and increase con-

1936, debate about tlie g] importance of the infant Con», monwealth party which supported White. and misgivings about the‘ position of the Conservative pal-iv,

West Derbyshire by-election gave -

not entirely unexpected. but the Que

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broke formation and darted‘ through the inner concentrations; of flak to shower" bombs on half» a-dozen districts. l

1t was London's first raid since‘ Feb. 13 and the thunder of the guns was as heavy as lut Sunday when nine German planes were shot down.

Raiders also were reported over Bast Anglia.

The all clear came approximate- ly an hour after tiia attack began.

PEARL HABOR. Fab. 18—(AP)— United States assault tr landed and established beaichhoads on Enlwetok Atoll, westernmost of the Marshall Islands, striking a (lily after powerful nmcrican task forces attacked Japan's mid - Pacific fortress of 'I‘ruk, an operation still indeed by radio silence.

Aizlmigh there was no further word from Admiral Chester W.

lmtz. inid-Pa/nflc commander, a- bout Truk. Frank Knox, secretary of the navy, voiced the opinion in Washirulion that a major victory was bcniz scored against the Jap- aness there.

The nvu-sion of Enlwctok. an- nounced today by Nimltz, was cov- ered by a. heavy concentration of warships and planes. 1t came al- most simultaneously with the slash at Truk. in the hen-t of the man- dncd Caroline Islands.

liniwstok is ices than 400 statlute miss northwest of Kwajalein, sei- ze: by United States Marines and infantry a fortnight ago.

liuentin Reynolds SaysTMay ‘Be llo Invasion

TORONTO. Feb. 1s ~- (C?) —

ntin Reynolds sat Toronto

newspape men back on their heeisl tonight with a» one-hour infoirrnli chat in which lie said a European invasion across the channel was so difficult a task it might never help-i

pen. l 1n a hurried appearance at the Toronw Press club inaugural meet- ing before o. oubllc addIess at Maple Leaf Li-SIdiillS, lhc American magizine writer told of his study of Gem-inn defence plans. He said his| findings were pessimistic they

so 3- would not stand pisblicatio .

Reynolds, who covered

operations at Dieppe and Salerno, described in detail the concrete- bedded Nazi defence in depth on the 1,800-mile front from the Netherlands, to Spain.

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Traffic Tie-lip 1

Threatens Montreal

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MONTREAL. Feb. 1B — iCP . Traniways officials at 4.30 this af-l

‘can troops lieiri apnroxima riy

llew Push 0n Main Front

NAPLES, ‘Fell- 1's“- 4A?) —'I‘he Allies oils-lied u nliij "mull before

mall iortl ss of ., , ground troupe smashing against the lO\\'lLs powerful defences aiicr a six hour artillery barrage, on the Anzio beachhend G0 miles 11' _v British and United Stnits coriiiliilcd to hurl incl; German CllcHuglliS. Hundreds cf Allied gulls belch- ed siual illb0 Casino's battered streets and sylrayed the slopes of i800 fool. Mount Cossino which lowers nigzve it ill one of filo dearl- liesr, barrage-s oi file Medltcrrarlenn

savage

,\\'ai" before seasoned ground lroops

moved i0 the attack. Barrels of some ci the guns were almost rod llOL when the curtain of flz-c lifted

Clean Up ln Cassius

Many Germans iiiusi iizivc been dead before lilo mivsrmd cannot completed their ivci-l: and Allied troop; charged ill i‘) finish the job at close quarters. From steel and concrete pillboxes concealed within the blackened rubble of Cessino il- self and thickly dotting the hare. jagged mountain, the Nazi's have for more than a fortnight fought a

‘desperate and successful action to

prevent the main Allied 5th Army from breaking through into the L-iri Valley and driving to the as- sistance of their comrades on the beachhead,

Elastic Allied defences absorbed continued heavy attacks bv Gcrmnn infantry and tanks at llie beach- head today and the enemy suffer- cd thousands cf casualties. sociated Press correnponrlenr. Dan-

l De Luce said in a dispatch from that battleground filed at 5t-

Dan.

He described the heavy German

iiiery fire in the assault whichli 8

' ed

rough , th beachhead front at any point.

The destruction of the Benedic- tine Monastery on Mt. Cassino on Tuesday enabled the Allied guns Thursday night to saturate the en- tire nctwork of enemy dcfencrs without being hampered by the re- ligious shrine. which was lnvioiatn. in the opening weeks of fighlin: before the Nazis occupied if for military purposes.

Before todalt; jllillj’) elf Ameli- lhird of Cassino iweif and \\‘c;'-~ established on the lower slope; of Mount Cassinn. to which they WSW! withdrawn hefcrr- Tzicsdal"; nSsMfi. on the monastery

Hold Firm at Beachhoad

Given the greatest air support of the Mediterranean campaign, Ail-

iheir lines firmly :\f'cr two tiny all on‘. assault by a fol-rent r: German men, tanks, gun: and phnes

Ffield Marshal Albcr K0&$.’ii'lil§'s design was obvisus» n driv down the paved highway Trim Carl-homo in Aiizio. tilus spllliinz‘ llic defen- ding forces and capturing: iiie Al‘.- ics main siijipli’ pcri

Would Assist Finnish Peace Moves LONDON. FL-o 1;:- Saturday ‘I l

ternoon announced that a "service: ‘c?’ — ThQ Dan-V EX i *3

iislocation" was "spreading" expressed fear that iremways, and possibly might take piece

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ne “disiocailon" stalled afternoon Wllfill employees, members of one union, refused to

that. “mil with throughout the 1 110W

qExprcss added that Britain cvon earlyiwouid place illl airplane at

iiiillCllgll Britain a: \\".il‘ Finland, sh: i; icady to faul- e in every why peace efforts being made b7." Finland. The

ilic. (disposal of negotiators for a light; l tc Moscow

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to to 151 in support a numb" "i ,Democratl joining with till! If!“ majority of aepnbiioans “"10 n" seeking to end the subaidiyisystem. \

vslilirailhlaigl.’ Earl Jay. o1 within a comparatively few l-li-Bi-lweokg for revision of two funda-

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um lvlrrnsen.

Today was the mildesl. in two ' weeks. Tile improvement set in ai- ter an early morning drizzle and snow fiurries.

llow To Say It

ham A our llas Burl Piisllto 4o ‘llli raoar

m’; ants

m llo Banger 0i i. t"..li‘i.y'°fi’"i tlilz°“lio‘él.‘““é°' Wheat Shortage

complete, free medical services for

llord Dawson of Penn. hold Pi the British Medical agooifilfkne- welcomed "mgr, ah eiltzerngl; W‘ endeavor in “t warned m“ take years.‘ n, chairman of

"our

nisi of sows wanted.’ K

UPIJAWA. llleb. 1a-(OP)—AI- r‘ *- a Minister Gardiner said today in the Commons that despite hsgvy proposed shipments of wheat to

Wild. M Lamldly 25rd. Belle fiver Thurs- “th. John J. 396i. 2-19-11.

"I'm!" qusntit Pin-ins. I0 filial?" (Jhow. call be xed

lrauinrnila Marlin ‘i i

w River meaeey- - , B.” '- "Wml ' mm llas Amazing Escape liming‘ mi.$.“.hi...i:“i..§hi,

were told ‘to remain quiet and not‘

.___. p _ LONDON, Fob. lB-(OP) - Ger- “Mg? “l °°'“"°‘ Mwncm, Mn organizer, said l

Big Baudoin, oration of labor hat 0-0.1. members were usinB

NEW YORK. Feb. l8 -- (A?) — Truk, Japan's fortress in the Oaro- line Islands. is renounced as tho h it were spe led Tkook. Th! doube o is long. as in spoon.

Because the House

ie 3,31% m! ‘Kgmsggigee l man firebombs showered around it.

ti” trigifi hill Pairlrihtllalmintdlnnd ” . es . w s an a- . ., me Fen intinkidgtlon to prevent moanbens cf

the United States there is no danger of a shortage in Ca- naoa even ir this years crop 1|

oor.

p The House began a review of as- riculturai department estimates totalling simmnoo after approv- ing non-war defence department es imates, '

Mr. Gardiner announced that wheat acreage re payments will not be continued this ear.

The House gave eviden of de- ta. ‘ to ed the session by accepting wit out comment n government suggestion for sittings on Friday even M!“ abandoning a holiday whio w; unveils “n?