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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATURDAY, Joni: 2s, 194i

S0lIIETS TELL 0F RETREAT T0 NEW POSlTl0NS

E1411. FOLLO WS UP HEA VY DA YLIGHT FORA YS In flic t Hea v y

‘Bomb is}; for Losses On Nazis‘ In Fierce Battle

ilelegates to 9th Eucharistic Congress

Leave for

ST. PAUL. Minn., June 2G—(AP) nThousands of Blllflm! n i

tended the Il

States

7106.55 f ur-dny pilgrimage iijcfirfiiny“ ofo them make once tacit ilirelet veers in lwmm w Jelsllbilglrlrvifilliam amid. u 3t. Pdui

ixcctitive of the C0"

rd tiic attendance ht approximately 500.000. Amonc; visitors were nine

Canadian preliiies. The Congress, an

catholic Church each third Egi-‘fngloscd in s. steady rain last ‘night as Dennis Cardinal Dough- rrtv of Philadelphia. sacred Morisii-iincc and gave his rttdieiicc the congress’ lest Berle- rlicilion of the Blessed Sacrament.

Coming Events

--O~' h“ (or Notices in

8 cents per word.

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July 1st.

' ‘Sliotv-Morell Tuesday.

"Dance! Victoria, Cross. July 3rd.a

Webster's Orchestra.

"show-Ct. Peters Wednesday.

"Riuniiiaize Sale Y. .

M C. A. at 6.30.

"ice Cream Social.

School, Julv lsi.

"Dance Lake Verde School, Mon- Webstcrs Orch-

day, June 30th.

Qsilb.

"Rural mail courie 1 at Jack McRaes shore, Tea. l-lili.

"Red Cross Cake Sale at Rog Hardware this Saturday. June 18th.

"Dance and Ioo Cream, Orwell

Cove Hall, Monday, J

"Reserve Thursda. lawn party at New

Dance. July l-lunter River. ll wet Wednesday

"Wanted to buy price. Island Cold Storage Co., Ltd.

Phone or write for

"Wanted to buy

calves. All grades Cold Storage.

"St. Andrew's Dramatic Club will Hanged”. Patti Georizetoivn. Julv

nt “Nearly

"Red Cross Cake Sale at Rogers Hardware this Saturday. Juno 28.11

lrorii l0 A. M. to 5 P.

"Kinlrora H l1 Ffidfl evening. Jilly i, ice crest: and dashes. splen-

iilrl music. Mlscouche L-957-6

"See the last performance of Cherry Valley Players in “Eyes of

love" in Powiial ll 30th. 8.30.

"Avonles

Hall.

Lodge,

sch open for season. Special din-

ners for golfers. Bring

"Come to pla , d and box will in Pleasant. G335: Hall Mon-T Proceeds for Re

lllv. June 30th. Cross,

"Qold meat. léillc lunches for

{Farmers attention! "Livestock Fitzroy

9d Warehouse, so

"l" be open each week da

6.30 _ _ m 9.30m, and Saturd

“Pllllltrymen. Commencing

°l Jilly our ultry

I "Mk Feed Agency. "Cillled

- if for tab more money.

u" Braded basis on delivery

"Come to the Bhorthorn Field lllvlarfiltillypler.’ Mogttilcrgtionsl pro- lllln ill be con ulctedh your llhC f "ll lusci- w ll be provided.

11-014-6-26-38-21.

__ u _____.._ “ufilittlonal Dedication ,3 at observed st Montague. Suh- lnlafl lcrnooii, June 29th at 3 pm.

fluvial dedlcatory service lin-

W ll 1.30. Bfln

0f the B l ti . s vii on ArniyqmtiL

National Ellllhflfifllilfi returned to their homee to-

HVCH.

"Creenvale Institute 1st. P.

Proceeds first 1.1-8 -6

tgiokles. salads. pic- e holiday at Moore Melcods Monday afternoon by the ladies of Christian Church

Dsylizht SuvirE

‘ll-l be open or business. ‘lld market your non layers. Write °l' Particulars or phone 7'7. Live-

oultry should be fatten- e use. They are worth

who at- United States Con-

gress. estimat-

event of the

raised the

this column

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111-673-6-23-28. rs picnic July L-Bbo‘. ers L-791-6-26-3i. uric 30th. li-ilsfl-o-zs-ii. . Julv 10th for L-ilzzi-B-BB-li. Festival and J. Martin's. work. -27-2i.

bologna cattle Signed

L-242-5-21-tf. quantity veal Signed Island

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Town lst at. 8.30 L 833-6-27-21.

M. L-791-6-20-3i.

Orchestra. -28-30-July 2.

Monday night 11-935-8-28-11.

Cavendish

your friends. 11-902-6-27-21.

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lcinii u. s. Bomber makes Test flight

Three And a Half Mil- lion Dollar Machine Gives Fine Perform- ance.

. y maiden test flight from Monica.

Mill. Stanley M. Umstead, the urllli/‘s No. 1 test pilot, nosed the huge craft into the air nine seconds after gunning the four motors at Clover Field. He brought it to a slow, gentle landing on a long run- 85C.

More than 5.000 army officers and men swarmed to time field as the sky giant-official described as the world's largest bomber-Aiaxled to- ward a. hangar.

Officers appeared highly pleased at the performance. The plane was m the air 56 minutes.

Mai. Umstead said landing chin-- acteristics indicate the B-l9 can be gplggn onto any ordinary first-class

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Aboard were seven men, in place of the ultimate crew of 10. The plane curried less than one-fifth of its 11.000 gallons fuel empty. 82 tons fully loaded.

The sky monster left Clover Field

at 12.01 p. m P. S. T._ i501 p. m. A. D. T.) after its surprisingly quick takeoff, which uired. only

1.500 feet of the 3,800- oot Clover Field runway, it flew out to sea, circled back over the Douglas plant

(Continued on page 18, Col 4)

Accidental death Verdict in Army Truck accident

SYDNEY, N.S., June 27—(CP)— A coroner's jury returned an acci- dental death verdict tonight after investigating the 30-foot plunge 0f an arm truck today that lulled Pte. Robert C. Bond, 20, Port Ar- thur. Ont.., and Pte. Steven March- uk, 23, of Sleomnn. Ont.

sixteen others of the 23 men rid- ing in the truck were injured when it skidded in» loose graiel at Mlrii Gut. 20 miles from hero, and shot over an cenbankment during man- oeuvres. Pte. George 13012955 °l Winnipeg was most seriouly hurt. The inquest exonerated Pte. R. W. Pct-ch, driver of the truck, who said it was travelling about. 25 miles an hour when it piled over the incline, which is approached by a series of steep hills. On the spot, known as Dead‘ Man's Curve, five persons were killed in a sim- ilar accident several years ago.

Twc Toronto Airmen killed

WINNIPEG. Julie 2'1 —-(CP) - Two Toronto airmen, Sgt. W. G. Walker and Lac. L. Fenner, were killed today when their Fairey bat- tle plane crashed in flames near the Royal Canadian Air llprce gun- ncry school ill, ivlacDoiiald, Man, 60 miles west of here.

News Bricfs

CALGARY. June 27 — (OP) - Prime Minister Mackenzie Kink said hers today that if he should E0 to England for a conference of Do- minion premiers he would have first hand knowledge of Canada: war effort based upon personal collie“- us the result of his present WWW!“ tour. The Prime Minister IDOlIG M a private luncheon ven by Bfll- rl. r‘. w. Harvey. v. .. commend-l Military District No. 13 oers mess at Currie B - BUDAPEST, June 2'l—(APl— The Hungarian general stuff 1n- nouncod toduv that the Hungarian air force with u considerable num- ber oi’ planes bombed u-llllll mlllbsry objectives this mornlnl In "retellut on" for soviet attacks.

EALIFAX. June 1'l—<OP>--'!'l1e Earl of Athlone and the Princes! Alice received provincial officials and officers of the armed forces to- day do they launched e three-dc! visit in this city. The Vice-Rani party arrived here last ni ht and will return to omwe Moll v- Ill- wwiions of all three services In on their program.

O WA. June 01 — (C?) —' Plans brln thousands of wom- en Into uusrl in defence forces. arrangements fbr cnplllll ' illilonul men for comlllllw .v fnlnin and figures eliowllvf "W recruit n; drive for 32.000 men for the active army is nest tire half- witv mark, were evinoiinr... t 7 by Defence Minister ltslsion and hisl’ Services ii-inlitcr Thflftflll

capacity. - Builders’ statistics rate it as 41 tons“

Meeting Germany's panzer unite

End of Syrian liampaign near

LONDON, June 27 -(CP) --Be- lief that the Syrian campaign is nearing o. successful end was heightened today by news from Aii- kars. that permission has en granted the Vichy government to icvacuate dlsarmed French military forces through Turkey.

’ll:e war communiques indicated

no decisive turn in the fighting but the fact. that the Vichy embassy in Ankara conceded it hoped to evac- uate 20.000 "refugees" throu h Tur- key was taken as virtual a mission that resistance to the Allies in Byris is almost over. Turkish permission for the evac- uation carried the condition that the refugees abandon their weapons and travel as cividans. Th’.- 20.000 were expected to gpclude most of the officers 0f the i/it-hy forces bd- sirin some of ‘J10 crack troops. The bulk of the Vichy force faced little possibility of getting away. it was belté-vcd, because of lack of trans- poi‘ .

Soviet Bombers Strike again At Finland

HESINKI. Finland. J1me 97'- (APM-Russian bombers struck n- gcin today at Finnish centres, still scarred by aerial raids of the 1969- 40 Red Army invasion, in the north- ernmost activity of a. new battle front stretching from the White Sea to the Black 80s.. _

The port and ship-buildmg centre of Tiirku was a tereel most lleevlly hit. More than ioo buiidtnse were destroyed other property was dam- aged nnd numerous casualties were reported.

(Turku is a. logical port for the landing or German troops. which

& are reported to have been assigned ‘to Finnish ierri

tory.)

Finnish fighter planes patrolled the skies above this owpitol today. The normal unconcem of Finns ovoi- eir raids caused authorities to warn citizens today that those who do not go into shelters during siei-ms are liable to punish- men .

. College Girl Confesses .

Stranghng 2 Babies BAN DIEGO. Colin. June fl- (AP)-A 22-year-old somirity girl at San Diego State College has con- fessed strangling two newborn babies within the past two years. the sheriff's office said today. Lieut. Blake Mason quoixxi Miss Ann Marie Harmon, e junior at the college as ssyiriqnher first child was born b1 the epr g of 1M0 end that she went to class the some day she killed it.

lvilss Hcnseen has been held in the country jail since her arrest June l9 on e charge of murder,

0nd baby Miss Harmon's - room closet. Officers believe the born and tilled

b b , a . was tliweshighnf June 13. ARTTLLERYMAN KILLED

G-Afil‘, Ont.. June 2'1 —(C'P) — J. H. Rswson toiin received a tele- gram from Comp Sussex. N. B., sov- iiig that his son Sgt. Nelson ll Riiwson of the ROYIJ Canadian Ar- tillery Piis been accidentally killed: no dltails of the accident were giv-

at o hint one: conferelwe- -

en. Slit‘. Reweon was born

‘w. s». “its! . ‘s2

Modernized Red Army Meets Nazi Panzer Units

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in Russia. is a modernized army which is bald to have bccn com-

at 10

Evidence in the case of Frederick Phillips and Earl Lund. char ed jointly with the murder B-

ear-old Peter J. Tralnor, Char- ottetowti shopkeeper" last January 30 was completed yesterday. Mr. Lester P. OiJflllllCll, counsel for the defence and Attorney General Thane A. Campbell completed their addresses to the jury.

Late yesterday afternoon the court adjourned until this morning when the case will go to the jury. Mr. Justice A. C. Saunders. presid- ing judge, tvil begin his charge at 10 o'clock. 'I‘he jury is expected to retire about noon.

Both accused were on the wit- ness stand yesterday. Examination of Frederick Philli s was complet- ed and Earl Luud allowed. Phillips went on the stand in his own de- fence Thursday afternoon and cross examination by the Attorrkely General was under way when i; e court adjourned that afternoon.

Constable Stern- W"l~"l">t~ end Constable A. J. Lund, both mem- bcrs of the Cltv Police Force, were. recalled to testirv briefly.

The accussed Earl Luud told the giry he thought Chief of Police

lrtwlstle was "trying to sober me u " when the Chief read n murder charge in the police station follow- tug his iii-vest in tho yard at the rear of Peter Trainer's store a few hours earlier.

Earl Limit said he fcll ilslrop in the cell after he was taken to the police station shortly after mid- night. About 4 or i5 in the morning two constables woke him im and look him into the chief's office.

Wltcn Court. rcsumcd session vcstcrdny morning Frederick Phi}- lips, one of the accused. was ro- called for cross-examination.

him regarding the clothing he wa= wearin that night. He identified his ha when it was produced. Witness said he had it on upstairs it. must have fallen off on the ‘iwiv down. Ho .did not know hnw he got. blood on his hnt btit his nose was bleeding. The police hit him and made it bleed. he added. He said Constable Lund hit him wher-

(Continued on page l0. Col 5) LUTHERAN SYNOD MEETS

LUNENBIIR/G, N. 5.. June 1i - (CP) ~Thirty-ninth annual con- ventlon of the Lutheran synod of Nova Scotia opened here today and will conclude Sunday.

Among those scheduled to speak are Rev. H. H. Bugger, Iiancsstier, Penn, representing the church in America. and Rev. C. R. Chronmil- ler, Williamsbtii-g, 0nt., vice presi- dent of the Canadian synod.

w The Attorney General questioned _

pletely revised us a. result of the campaigns of France rmd the Low Countries last your. ‘These cani- palgns showed the absolute necessity 0f 1111054114"? "Sh! Mid mlllllllm ""1""? 1° "fist tank “"5 1""?- bombei- attacks, and demonstrated beyond all doubt the important part played by This is u. recent photograph of a. tank parade of s. Red Army unit. at. manoeuvres.

tanks in modern war.

‘Murder Case (foes To The Jgry Today

Mr. Justice Saunders to deliver gi.T.‘.‘.".~.-.‘Z.'..‘I.Y"ii.'T.'.i%?§l‘..°‘..“.2i§£ charge When Court meets

oiclock.

Barry on Canada Annual meeting

Mr. W. S. Grant. ivns re-elecicd president; of the (1,,- Ori Canada Corps at the nniturt meeting held lust. night at. Prince of \V:\'.f‘5 Col- lezc Auditorium.

Other officers re-eiccicd wer : Vice President, Mr. J. F. Lcightiz- er; Secretary, Mr. C. A. Beer and Treasurer, Mr, P, W_. Clarkin.

The entire executive was also re- elected.

Tllc President. Mr. Grant. gave n 'ery compiclfersivc and intcrestin’: report of the activities of the work done by the Corps since it was formed one year ago. The text of this appears below.

It was moved by Mr. H. l". Mc- Phee and secoiidcd by Mr. P. J. Rossiter that the nominating coni- mittee be named by the chair. The following committee were then an- pointed: Messrs. A. H. Fisher, P.W. Turner, A B. Belcher.

The Secretary's report. was road by Mr. C. A. Beer outlining the activities of the trust your. The Treasurer's report, showing a satis- fnctory balance on hand, was sub-

(Continued on page 10, Col '1)

Maritime Library i Association Elects slate

WOLTEWILLE, N. 8.. June 27-(0 P)—Marion Gilroy of the Nova Scotia Regional Libraries Commis- sion. Halifax. was elected President of the Maritime Library Association at its seventh annual conference

ere today,

Mrs. M. K. Ingmhom 0f Acadia University here was reelected secre- tary. Provincial vice presidents named were' New Brunswick. Mrs. B. Moore. Moncbon; Prince Edward island. Jean Gill. Charlottetown: Nova Scotia. Evelyn Campbell. ifax. Councillors include: Nova Sco- tin. Marjorie Wickwlre. Wolfville; New Brunswick. Winnifred Snider, Sackviile: P. E. I., Dorothy Cullen, Charlottetown,

17th night as Drive continues.

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Boulogne Area Believ- ed Target For Last Night's Attacks.

By Louis Hunter Canadian Press Staff it's-lies‘

LONDON June 2B~(Suturdity)— (OP Cablei-Now instalments of Royal Atr Force's "biggest ever" biuribing offensive against Nazi strongholds were delivered Just af- ter midnight today along the Fiericii coast invasion ports.

This night attack-the 17th cori- SCSUIIVC night of R.A.F. raids- followed quickly upon damaging foray; over northern France at dusk and the battcring Thursday night and curly Friday of indus- iflflllrfifld naval centres cf Germany i186

Shattering explosions awakened people on the English side of the Channel who had gone to bed thinking the British forays finished for the heavy pounding the RAJ‘. gave

A

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l

“ twilight. bombing. A

jPd by bursting anti-aircraft shells

the French coat in the long sum- irior twilight. The sky ovcr Calais was inflam-

mld_bi' flares dropped by the RA F. pilots to light up their targets.

In Fridnyls daylight sweeps over Blwlllihoccupierl northern France a_ Sllllilli’ ship was sunk, airficlds and a military camp machine-gunned from the air and targets in the Bolougne area attacked. RAJ‘. fighters, shepherding the bombers Dehelffllfid 30 to 40 miles inside France

iiei German naval base, and Col- ogne and Dusseldorf, all of which have had the severest pounding of

were T night after the‘

command ZlCi(ll0\VlCdiZGd

iviihdrinvill to new defence

sizin capital and rail centre. In- counter-attacks during

ts of Russian line said holding

firm despite heavy assaults.

(By Henry Cassidy, Associated Press Stuff Writer)

MOSCOW, June 28—(sflllll‘dil}')——(:\i')-—Th(l Soviet today thrusts have forced its army illitiii‘ lOWlIFIl the olrl Russian- northern Poland frontier, but said elsoulii-re lteil troops held fast and even counter-attacked across the Danube into Rumania to seize 500 prisoners.

that fierce Nazi tank

A Soviet information bureau communique Sillii the Red

positions iicctirred zllorig a

three-point, line formed by the Siaulzii-Wiluo-liitrzinowlcz- the path of a German drive to capture Minsk, White Rus-

ihis retreat the Soviets said

they destroyed l0 German tanks and it German field head- quarters and killed a Nazi General.

The communique gave this picture elsewhere:- ln the Luck and Lwow areas in central and southern Poland A great

‘German-Russian tank battle went through its second day, fii-rman at.- tempts at a break-through being beaten back with heavy Nazi losses and

the Sovlct capture of much booty and many Germans.

by s. Red flotilla.

Along the Prut River Soviet defence while a slab into Romania across the Dunning near its ninuih was aided

forces still held their lines

Tho Russians said they took 800 German and Runiunlun prlsoncvl

along the Prut.

Announcement cf

filly three points since Britain started tiio trlphnmmor offensive. The Boloutrne area. iv.“ behaved tn lic the targets for last lfghffg reporter at Dover said there was g, conrimwug

y drrne overhead for almost an hniir

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l

0f ‘ ioiiflicting claims from Berlin and

. ilic ariiiv \\'0ll llic argument.

and RAF. planes flying high in tho cioudloss sky passed over to pm Froridi side. .

Army in control 0f Nazi Policies

[By Edward E. Bcmar) (Associated Press Staff Writer) WABHLNGTON. June 27-—tAP)—

The, German e-rmy. administration aiivisors said today, apparently has; ivrcsted control ol the Reich's war policies from the Nazi party and embarked 0n l1 onitipulgii on coir- quest strangely reminiscent of Gen- klils Khan's."

'I1ie izmat Mongol warlord swept with his warriors from the Amur in ‘A518. to the Danube. whereas the objective of Llio Nnzi army seems to be the conquest of the mgion that iics between the Danube and the Aiiiur. now in Russia's Far East.

Authoritative foreign reports gave the uclvisors the basis for their ap- praisal of German inilitnrv aims iirid the overttmi of power in Berlin

On the eve of the onslaught, against Russia, t-ll(‘. reports said. tlic urmv iirid the lcittlcrs of the Notion- ni Socialist Party split. sharply, with the Nazis opposing war on the Bo- vict iti fuvor of an all-out attempt to coiinucr Britain.

Hitler sided finally with the mili- lill'y——V0illllt.ill'il\' or otherwise-end

_'l‘litis the military". which early in Hitler's rcizime lost Dluce to tho. Nazis iorcc in Germany would seem to

be back in the saddle. Despite the present barrage

e

(Continued on page 13. Col 4)

Canadian Bomber Pilots in action

(By Douglas Amaroni (Caniiilian Press Staff Writer) SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND,

June 2T - (CP Cable) — Canadian bomber pilots flying as s. Dominion unit for the first time in history are playing an important role in the Royal Air Force's cxmstant hammer- ing of German industrial and na- val centres.

Youngsters who have been in Britain loss than three months after RTildllntillK under the Common- wealth Air Training Plan and veter- ans who have been raiding Germ- any with the R. A. F. since the war benan are flying side by side in the newly-formed Canadian bomber squadron.

With the squadron still in tire throes of organization. Canadian members are iii the minority. but new recruits are being added daily to replace British members of the R. A. F. and before long it will be llll all-Canadian tiiilt similar to the Royal Canadian Air Burma's fighter and army co-operatlon squadrons.