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.-\(‘l-1 OF TWO WARS

Air COIIlftlOdOFQ Rnynloitd Colli- iilllt‘. Caluuills second ranking w d wl of the skies is again r. g st. '2: fear into the hearts of cnehlv zliltizcn. The compara- lively ltllliJiili hero of two "tvars Ind his builds of fighting pilots are playing a major role in the com- pleie rout of the Italian land and ti: forces ir. the desert campaign

' at.Sidi< Barrmti 1n rtp- - htis swept. with blitz- lreg speed to the siege of Tobruk in Libra and of other enemy strong- holds to the tvrst.

New blows at Italians in Ethiopian area

CAIRO, Juli 24~(CP)—-Aided bv Lilfpvrm" fluile selassie. British llliiiiCi'i'..:\ lzptlrtrd new blows ag- linsf the Italians both inside and lIiJlliKi Elli-CRIN.

To the n-lrfh of the Fascist-con- qurred kingitlolu. the high com- malltl siild the Italians retreating eastward in Eritrea abandoned the outposts of Keru and Aicota be- lore atlvruicilltr, British forces.

lll Kenvll colony, which borders

till said .,.nrous activity had l'\"ili'll(‘fl across a large por- tion of till» frontier. but that "few

of ‘tilt’ e‘ l_v were encountered." QiTYl-li wcrc reported tn- iiltJd Wl the Italians in Eth-

ltnh mil by Elilicplfln tiatriot: south will t sf of Lclze Tuna, in

Ple li('i'ii\\l‘ ‘n corner of the talmzrt;

limit‘ Fflilssit‘. ltflle dztvs ago‘ l.l rd the red. yeliotv and‘

Ii his former kingdom ill Ethiopia.

‘Cilltililk.

sluxt.rl=lt ssrarv cont:

Attack’

Believe will beiZiinclied with- in three months — Gas, flame - throwers will be included in Weapons used.

(By Drew Middleton, Associated Press Stuff Writer)

IDNDON. Jan. 24——(AP)——In- fortned military and diplomatic circles in London seriously expect the mightiest onslaught of history with bombing on an unimagined scale and the use of every modern wea on including flame- throwers an gas. to be launched upon the British Isles within three months.

This is the sober although lin- official opinion of scores of mili- tary men, from army privates and ordinary seamen to officers, and British, allied and neutral diplo- matic and political observers who agree that: “Germany will try to break Britain and win the war be- fore May."

Bfliflln. these informants be- lieve. will beat off the German invasion attempt. but. only af- ter sacrificing half of her air force, three quarters of her battle fleet and at least 250.- 000 troops.

Along the beaches and behind them tonight Britain tightened the lines of preparation for the ex- pected assault, particularly the threat of gas.

Authorities considered requiring a gas mask as an admission "tic- ket" to bomb shelters and the Min- istry of Home security weighed plans for civilian gas alarm prac- tices to shake Britons buck into consciousness of this menace.

In fact. not since the Munich crisis and the actual outbreak of the war has Britain evinced such concern over gas attacks

Ill the tense days of Munich 45,000,000 gas masks were issued t:. Britons and when that crisis puss- ed they were pllt back into their

1 cardboard boxes. .

After the outbreak of the war, with the late Prime Minister Ne- vlllc Chamberlain ltlnlsclf setting the fashion. Britons wore the gas

masks camera fashion on straps over their shoulders. As the first air raids passed

without the appearance of gas, they dropped therustoln and now only about one-fifth the popula- tion cirrrles masks.

Fighting Services Pfkpflfg

Mfiillflvllile. the thrcc fighting services have intensified prepar- atlous, not for one ilflldillg of Ger- mnn troops, but fcr several.

No ptlrelv British army in history ever reached the number-LON.- mtl-flf today's combined regular and_ home guard forces. And no Emmi 31ml’ 0f history ever has ilflqf-‘ITIOIIC the comprehensive llflllllflf! giver the present one since Dunkerque.

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George ll. first Belligerenf Warship in U. S.

ANNAPOLIS. MCL, Jflll. 24--(AP)

niyiilhlltl}! -ICPl —T0 avoid fata- Tlllgé ilntllll lh: trains the London Dsiilhikpkd" _B' ""1 has issued n, six- vjho“ f ‘iyl _cc:le teffin: persons M" _5~l_-l~~1' in underground rail- denvtght-ltllllg how to pcvant ncc -

Coming Events

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flgi-‘ikale tonight at New Glasgow ' L-464.

M;i_Zloll Guild cake

. sale hlnlc Electric.

today. L462 ~

‘liockev skati _

l __ .~ ; ml. lea uc meet- "5- Grahams Rood rln tonight. "Cake Sale Maritime Electric to

“at Zwn Cllurch Ladies Guild. L-45l-l-25-ll. "cflkc

8 v sale MacDonald's

allirdayi January 25 by Dorcas

0 the Baptist Church. L-Ml-l-M-Lll.

n . 1*- yallfigzcfiilfih and Dance in Vernon nnxeeddlhdl‘. January 27th. Part 5 in aid of Rcd Cross. L-402-l-23-3i. .. -__ l.eaq?fm"“'_Sllle at Moore 6: Me-

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llllllury 25p, L-l22-l-24-2i.

u _ “'“——- Plicgvifish Fro/ten strawberries.

‘ships of her class

7- ‘last Aprf ~ced that the five ships were un-

-Britulu‘s new battleship. the .35.030-ton King George V. was the first. naval vessel 0f a belligerent nation to arrive ill the United states since the war started. ,‘ Under international law. lhe ‘must leave within 24 hours unless hcr officers can prove that she lacks fuel orprovislons to reach the nearest British p0rt--ln this case Bcrmttdm-or that she needs repairs to make her scaworthy.

Naval men watched the case with interest and one remarked:-

"f think she will leave immed- iately so she wont. embarrass us by staying here."

Launched Feb 21. i939. the 30- knot King George V is one of five constructed to

raise Britain's capital s h ip strength to i0. The vessel-like her sister ships. the Prince of

wales, Duke of York. Jellicoe. and

Beatty-Jras built in secrecy. Nothin was heard of her until

23 when it was announ-

dergoinrr trials. Rumors said all were in service.

The King George V cost $28.- 000900. carries l0 14-inch dguns. six forward and four aft. an the gunners are protected from shrap- nel by stecl-enclosed turrets.

Sixteen fifth-inch guns are her secondary armament and she car- ries speciul armor for protection against air bombs. Her normal crew calls for 1.500 officers and men.

FORERTERQ l-IELP

LONDON _tCPi --Mcn with equipment from the New Zcalond

3 < fluff" order. Dally delivery e01; “W611i Saturday. island ‘ "86- Iu-469-l-25-tf.

Fcrzstrv unit. in Ettglntld have been cmpfoyed in apecal rescue squads after air bingo of London.

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The People's Paper

TAWQ“ ‘imam.

Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

crlhkllorfrlfrovvlvfCANAISAOSHBRDAY‘, JANUARY 2s,

“flaring escape 0f 25 from Martinique

By FORD BAXTER Canadian Press (lot-respondent

HAMILCLON, Bermuda, Jan. 24.—- (CP Cab.eJ—The audacious escaDO of 18 Czechs and seven Frenchmen from the Vichy-controlled tjreuoh West Indian Island of Martinique. was revealed today when a British ship brought them here from neigh- boring British islands they had reached in native canoes.

'l‘hough the two groups broke away from the French island separ- ately. each chose the same means of escaoE-"dugout" canoes hollow- ed front large tree trunks. They had to paddle across between l5 and 20 miles of sea to reach British

s . As they found temporary quar- ters in it mllitarv camp today they

told this correspondent oi_ their breakaways. All said a wish to Join the allied forces prompted

them to get. out of Martinique.

Three cf the Frenchmen were midshipntcn from the French cruis- ers, Ernie Bertin and Jeanne D'- Arc, held at Martinique since shortly after the fall of Ffrance. They said they wanted to join the Free French forces of Gen. Charles DcGaulie, ‘ They found in Martinique they had the freedom of the little island, but were not permitted to leave it.

ATHENS. Jan. 24—(AP) —~ The famous Italian "Wolves of Tus- cany" division has suffered such heavy losses on the central Alban- ian battlefield north of Kllsura it has been withdrawn and a new commander appointed to re-organ- ize lt, Greek reports from the front said tonight.

Other Italian troops also were reported withdrawing in that sec- t_or to freshly prepared fortifica- lions. A government spokesman said this withdrawal resulted from Greek occupation of new heights overlooking the Fascist lines. - We have taken 530 prisoners in W0 days.’ a spokesman said. The Tuscany division was thrown into battle recently after a hur-

They acquired a few dugouts. paying natives 700 francs and all the clothes they had except their shorts. Tlley sewed handkerchicfs together for sails and helped Dro- pel the clumsy craft with rough- hewn oars.

Each dugout could carry no more than three persons, and two trips had to be made over the i5-nlile stretch of Caribbean Sea bcttveen their island and St. Lucia, to ' south. Tile trips were made at night, to evade guards and each took l0 hours,

At St. Lucia. they commtuiicaled with Czech officials in Boston arrange to have them re-utlltc-d with the allied forces. 'I'hey hoped soon to leave for action with the British armv.

5 Nazis escape, -3 recaptured

MONCTON. N. B. Jun. 24—-(CPJ —'1‘wo Gcrlnun officers, tvflo, Jump- ed from u moving train czilrylllg other prisoners of war from an cast coast Cuuatilurl pott yester- duy, were on their wily to an in- ternnlent camp tonight.

‘lite escape was l tide near Berry Mills and the e Lure occurred in the same (ilSiTiCt. lust evening. Po- lice declined to reveal details of the case but it was learned that. the men's appearance, in light clot-hing and bare-flooded, led to the capture.

SMITHS FALLS. OnL. Jan. 24- (CP1—-Nlilitnrv and civilian police tonight. searched Smiths Falls and surrounding bush lauds for ft-vo Nazi prisoners of war who escap- ed frorn a train bearing them to an internment camp. A third Ger- man who broke front a prisoners’ train here was recaptured.

Members of n butch 0i German

coast Canadian port Wednesday. the two men were srtitl to be an officer and u man of lower rank

Their nnmcs and details of their escape were not known btlt the recaptured prisoner was identified ns Iileut. Otto Hellman, member of the German air force.

l-follman told reporters it was his first time "behind the burs". A fi-year-old Nazi who might have been on the stage had it not been for the war and his parents‘ desire that he bcccmc a German officer, Hellman said he \\'n, shot down three months ago off he Scottish cons .

indignity of brim: locked in u jail. ;"I_ have conlmilted no crime.” he ssuti. "I am an nffcer and it is the fduty of every German officer to lescape if he can."

In nearly perfect English-he ‘said he spent several years in Eligland-the flier told reporters. “I was on the stage for a while but my fnmlly—they say ‘you must be an officer. a German officer'- aud so I became a allot."

Hyperion was Almost under Fascist guns

ALEXANDRIA. Jan. 24-40?- Rcutersh-Naval sources disclosed today that. the destro er Hyperion lay crip led in the A riatic almost under l. e shore guns of the Ii- nlians for two hours before send- ing out an S03 call in order that the warships following her would not be detected.

‘The estroyer, which struck a mine, ater was sunk by gun-fire of o British warship because she was so badly damaged.

When the distress call finally was sent. three destroyers steamed up to rescue the l-lvmrlont; crew Ind. working against time. made their getaway tinder the lee of powerfully-fortified territory.

The Hvperion was part of the British forces sweeping the Ad-

prisoners brought from the Unit-' ed KillgdOlll and lauded at an cast. '

Smllihglv he complained of the.‘

ried trip from Italy in an attempt to stern the Greek advance. it. was sai .

Information gained from Italian prisoners said that at least seven Italian divisions have had tn be withdrawn for re-organizations lbecause of “extremely heavy los- yses", the Greeks said. ,

, The Greeks also recounted pris- oners‘ stories that they had gone

‘for days in some cases without ‘food because of shattered supply lllnes.

l; A growing number of officers among those captured by the

m fGrecks was noted. 1n one group of

‘25 prisoners there were eight of- ;ficers.

' "New heights taken by our troops resulted in the capture of more prisoners and Italian war ma- terial." the spokesman said. "A one point the enemy attem ted a well-prepared counter-attac It: failed and we inflicted heavy loss- cs on the Italians."

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Heavy artillery bomburdments, it was reported, prevented the Fascist forces from organizing

their new bases and blocked ef-

forts to concentrate their troops for a counter-attack.

Greek bombers again raided Bcrrttl and Elliasrlni. communica-

tion centres for the Italian forces in the central rind northern sec- tors. dispatches from the from isaid.

lBritish blast tllive bombers ‘

VALETTA. Malia- Jan. 24- tCPf-British bombers this af- ternoon heavily raiied Italian

bases in Sicily-from which German dive bombers have bccn operating against the

Dlclliicrrirucun fleci.

The gltlrc of fires apparent- ly started by incendiary bombs could easily be seen from Mal- ta. 60 miles from Sicily.

jllllarshalliraziani Finds. Libya

Becomingtuohot:

By Eric. lllglo Asoeiulctl Press Staff Wrlicr

CAIRO. Jan. Z-L-(Alil-Marsltal Rodolfo Grazlani. commander of l.al_v‘s army in Libya, was reported tonight to have abandoned ills heaziquzlrters at Cirene. 5O miles west of Dcrna, apparently under ltcnvy nttuck by the Role] All’ Force.

With lwo thirds of ills effec‘i\es and the corlsidernblv greater pro- portion of his equipment lost ln the Egyptian-Libyan campaign to date. Marshal Grazirmt left Cirene fcr a spot more difficult for RA F‘. Bombers to find. British officers stfid.

(This was the first indication of the ex-lrt wYPléflllOllls of Graziani since t-Fe British fcrccs began their African offen ire.)

British motorized units and alr- men hnve been razwiniz abrut and beyond Dcrna, 95 miles “fist of To- bruk, since the fall of the latter port two days ago.

rlatic as far as Durazzo.

l AN EAST COAST CANADIAN iMurshill Sir Cyril Netvall. said to

0.F.A. to take Proposals to Premier King

TORONTO. Jan, 24—-tCP)—-The Canadian Federation of Agricul- ture, after considering in conven- tion herc this week the tvholei range of Canadian agriculture. to-i night selected 19 men to carry to, Prime Minister Mackenzie King, at Ottawa a memorandum request- ing a national wartime progrrlrrl for agriculture and a substantial increase in farm income.

The document. prepared by the Federation's board of directors will be presented to Mr. King and members of the federal cabinet Monday. Officials said it includes, an outline of the convention's pro- ceedlngs, a tnanifesto adopted by the organization and summaries of resolutions asking revision of fed- eral policies in regard to butter, livestock, wheat and marketing legislation. .

Members of the delegation in-‘

i

glut}? E. A. Wheaten, Riter Glade, ‘Before conclusion of

slons today the convention ap-

office should be opened in Ottmva, with the services of a full-time; secretary. Further action was left: to the directors. l

The Federation approved lutlons asking:-

Adoption by the Dominion Gov- ernment of a "two-price plan" providing higher prices for home- consumed farm products than the price fixed on such products cx- ported to Great Britain.

Enactnlent of federal legislation complementary to Provincial Nat- ural Products Marketing Acts notv in the statutes of eight provinces.

Producer representation at con- ferences of Canadian representa- tives with the British Ministry‘ of Food “or other such bodies b gaining for agricultural produce

Establishment of a board of live- stock commissioners purallclling the board of grain commissioners.

Another resolution protested the possible importation or manufac-

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tute for butter.

New Govjen. iEnroute to N. Z.

PORT, Jun. 24—tCP)-Air Chief‘ have clone more thrill ally other man [OWBFLS building Britain's; Hovul Air Force, arrived here to-y day enroute to New Zealrtnd, wh c l ‘re will take office as Govertlor- l General.

Sir Cyril commanded the enm- ‘rllttd British and French flying forcrs earlier in the present war. l-le was a flight c:nlltlzirl'.icr' during the first Great. War.

He ltad no statement to mike uutl refrained front grailiing an tn-

i a

fel'vit~tt' at this stage of his lo-tn journey. Fellow — passengers included

Mai-Gen. A. E. AfacRac and Lt.- Col. J. H. Smith, British tecimlcrtl experts assigned to Ottawa. The? were with Munitions Minister Howe when the liner Western Prince was torprdocrl 550 miles off Ireland after sailing from New York Dec. r 6. Mr. Howe ditl not accompany

them on the return to Canada. |

MORE MOBILE CANTEENS

LONDON __rCP) -—Gift of the Trades Union Congress and trade unions 27 mcbile canteens have gone into acton under Th1‘ \'-.\l-C./\- for men on ccasmf defcnc‘ duty. in aircraft. defences and bombed

FLOUR

BEST FOR All BAKING!

civilian districts.

CANAUAU M

Read by Everybody

proved the recommendation of the Thev asked tit that time that _ board of directors that a. ltatlonal Dominion pay any spread m once

turc of olecmargarine as a SubStLl-Ue LEIYEI] Oi] lhLSE? Sllifllnfllllfi. 1b “T15

. busilc s:

.ship‘pifl:: 8000.000 bushels of

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NALIFAX SAYS BRITAIN WILL WIN lufll

“Famous Italian illvminivn Division Takes Heavy "Beating

“Wolves of Tuscany” With- drawn from central Albanian front; New Commander named

Makes offer In feed rates

OTTAWA. Jan. 24.—(CP) —- The Agriculture Department tonillht an- nounced an offer of‘ the Dominion goverluucnt to pay half the cost of moving 8.000.000 bushels of feed grain froln Port Arthur or Fort. William t9 thrillers ill Out-trio. l Quebec and the MiildilillCS, if‘ a .

provincial gsverlturcltls afici- d K agree to uav the balance of the freight charges and arrange the

shipment-s.

Tile announcement is the out- cculc of conferences between Agri- culture lylinister Gardiner and Pro- vincia! Agricutule hflnlstdrs list week, when the Provincial Minis-l ters were here fur the Dominion- Prnvinclal Conference.

Departmental officials toniehfl said the visiting ministers Elllliilfl-I

sized file need of feed gram in the

liinit profleseti is somcwllitt lessl than was suggested at tile meetings.

'1 he increment would include bar- l lcv. oats. rye and low-grade whcflhj An official stud it would be possible y to supply‘ tilese shipments wlthcufl encroaching on stores of whezltsuit- ‘ alfe for flour.

Provincial zlutllorities tvnu‘d have to arrange for bltvinu the grain i grinding it into feed eiiher at tile lrcrtd 0i the Lakes or ut intermedi- ate milling prints and its transpor- tuticn to cnuntrv distribution points.‘ ft is believed the provinces would insist. .on llflVillfZ the wheat ground en rottte sill they would be re- sponsible it. as not used its flour

More Generous

The DOIIHHIOKZS cffel tonight was somewhat more generous than the one Mr. Gardiner tnrltle earlier" in tile lnrllltll. when he proposed tn par half the freiuht rates from: Montreal Dl‘0\'i(i(‘tl the Nlllfiilfllé‘ Provinces agreed to puv the balance. f The olijc put Mzlrltllne frtrlners on an eulllll basis ilS far as livestock iced was concerned with farmers 1n the central provinces.

The new offer. ltowever. Was not.

final ses~ as generous as the tirnvlnciill nlin- 1 craft. was returning to shore they

in Ottawa. the

isters proposed when

for tho tit-heat above 50 cents. _Un— der today's offer the provinces would have to lJIIV tilnrkct. prices

lllight Stabilize Prices

The vietv of oue_ departmental statement which sai "

spokesman was that lf the proposal is tukclr up, feed prices for cOlllilfE, lilontils will be stabilized at. rates that. will encourage fzutucrs to lilcrcztse nu k lJfOdllCiiUllA . “If fcetl prices are satisfactory," this spokesnnul said. "farmers will feed their cattle tvell and have tllcm . in good condition when they go onto grass with tile result. they give , u greater flow of milk. ‘ lll his opinion. the nlotemcllt of feed grain would have a lnllch greater effect on increased cheese, and butter tirouuction than onl bacon DPOLlLiLLiOll although it tvould i

improve that as “vll- rover here, Peake replied cal

The D0llllllitlfl approached‘ the‘ railways. tiskllic: that a special rate

.ca.f'ne<i. but the railways have re- plied thev aready have reduced feed gram rates in reccnt years and could not agree to further reciuc- tions, ‘Ihe Dominion had proposed. that it would pal’ half of tile regu- lur rates anti any reduced rate would go to the benefit of the Dro- villr-us.