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iioscoiv. Nov- 25-61mm: he liruadi-iist by the Moscow ra KULBYSHEV, Russia, of massed Nazi tanks and.

The fate of Moscow

In a desperate attempt to can ~ th

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M) L of ittlsiov, ‘i000 German

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garrison held wrong tank attacks. n \\‘.il‘

ivliivh pushed i0 the riont town.

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Island men Overseas with Medical Corps

\"'l‘ COAST CANADIAN

Nov. 23—~(Cl‘)-—Brief

s of the medical officers

. l‘ (lcncrlii Hospital, Royal

mlioii Anny Medical Corps.

iviiusc- rrivnl in Britain was un- Iitllilltrti tonight, included:

.\l ' t‘. M. Williams of Char- u-n, qonrtcrmuster-ovrr- sc ill the first Great War as iitijlliitiii of the 106th Battalion. (‘tiuu- in No. '1 alter a cried llliil the 23rd Field Ambu zincc. it. t‘. .-\. Ill. C. Graduated from

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D." , .\i i. ll, Show oi’ Charlotte- tviviv-piitlioluyrist-n urlltiuute

tint. ivurkcd with the late. Ma- ivr Frederick Bunting in Toron- i.

Bin]. G, G. Houston of Char- ioitciouii. otoltiryngologist - u gmtliiiiic of “aunt Allison Uni- Vfrhii)‘ nnd ilolhousie University Win \\'il.\i on the staft’ of the lhrlyciinit: Ilospital. Charlotte- tmvn, in peacetime.

Amcng the nine Junior medl- rai officers. all rnnking as cup- l"-:i~i and all graduates of Dal- ]li-""§ll‘l\\'i\§, It. Cv. Lea, Victoria.

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iggLBaliliif. Wednesday, Novem

"W! Orchestra, "Aiimlbn Wednesday,

Minstrels, Dance after.

. Wednesday,

‘commencin, at

Wisllum i. justifled of her child-

the e central front they d seizing the initiative at the no. tern nini southern flanks wit wiiot they decldred was their great-

~.<i. of the Don River port military dispatches said dead were piled along a T0 niilc battlefront W116“! the G91‘- lllulli ihul been slltlvfid bflck u! much

Rosiuv which the German high Cflllliildllfi cLiinicd last Saturday was lli.-\.\1l$ iluntisl was described ns the continuing street fighting key ‘points

reports said that z of Leningrad the rail line Jolnyh Vishera had been re- ed by a Russian counter-at- Gcrman troops outskirts of another The Germans also

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Coming Events

column

14-988-11-25-31.

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Wednesday L-872-li-24-2i

"Dim. Grand View Hail, wed- h-olo-ii-za-il.

"Aliens United Chicken supp: L-iss-ii-io-zi-za

wmiiv-siixv. November mh. Mulli- L-BM-ii-fit-il.

Novem- b" 16. biinstrel Show by Alberton

L-iill-Il-Zl-Z‘.

Hgflliiiico Ind Dance, Vernon River November 36th.

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Of Moscow Hangs In Balance

Germans make new gains on Soviet Capital; Advance‘ to within 50 miles of City.

g-("l-A two-line Soviet communi-

o early today said Red armies you".

3y “fought tho enemy on all fronts."

_ Nov. 24-——(AP)—'I‘he Red army w 5 1mm; g one of the most critical battles of its history tonight ugainstathg cumin

mm which s1 defence and pierced within 60 miles of the capital.

battered at Moscow's second line was at stake. Russians described in;

ttodly danger u the greatest in the five months of crux,

it Steel scarce for

Non-war purposes

lly Jack Williams Canadian Press Staff Writer

OTTAWA, Nov. 24 -<CPl-F'rom a plainly furnished second storey office in a temporary wooden build- ing a. grey-hatred executive, F‘. B. Kilbourn, is seeking the aid of cv- ery Canadian in giving relief to i116 Blowing pains of one of the country's mo=t rapidly expanding industries-steel. '

He is Canada's steel controller. If. is his job to see there is a suf- ficient supply of steel to meet the ever increasing demands cf war.

There is not going to be much steel Available for domestic non- war consumption. he says.

People have been told and are being fold with renewed emphasis that there is an acute shortage of stccl but ‘Isc lesson has not yet sunk in. Mr. Kiibourn told The Czinuri- ian Press tonight. "Tiiev don't re.- alim the things they are going to

luxuries."

Latest word from Munitions Min- ister Howe came in a statement is- sed today sounding a warning that restrictions on zencral use or mo‘.- als would affect the entire domes- tic field.

There are two sides to the job Mr. Kilbourn former vice-president of the Canada Cement Company is filling. He is the mnn who will de- cide just how many refrigerators. washing IYIIIFlIlIlOS and automobiles Vere is eunuch steel for; and his decision will be based on the pro- tiwtlon of Canada's steel mills wilvcli are directly under his coil-

Icy pavement Blamed for death

CAIA BORDEN, Oiit., Nov. 24 dtcPr-An icy pavement was blamed for the dciitli today of Pte. Joseph Jude Melanson, 3'1, a member of the Canadian Armored Corps (advanced) training centre, who died lifter a highway acci-

have to do without-and not just (B

-cov<\rod pavement of the high-

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER izs, 194i

TWO CANADIAN GURVETTES ABGUJINT

British Right Still Locked In Battle

8th army’s loit-

lielease names 0f missing ll.A.F. Members

I00! members of the R/oyai Air Force, whose names Eppearcd 11st, night in an Ottawa casualty 11st weie the crew of an Anson aircraft missing from the Charlottetown airport Blnce ‘Thursday, cicnp ‘Jap- tain E. A. Blake said lust, nighf, ‘The men were listed as "missing on active service" tn Canada,

The men include: Sgt. A, F, Freeman. pilot of the plane; Lac. S. V. Clencli; Lac. M. J. Ficken, and AC1. W. N. Thomas. Next of ktndof all four men are in Eng- fan .

Group Captain Blake said that pIQOEI from the wreckage of s, plane which were picked up on the shore at Waterford and Pleasant Viflw. hear Tignish, over the weck- end were positively identified as parts of the missing aircraft. Of- ficials at. the Airport were “quire convinced" the bits of wreckage be- longed to tho plane which failed to return to the camp Thursday night, he added.

OTTAWA. NOV. 24—-(CP)—0ne mon was killed on active service ov- erseas, two previously reported miss- ing. were reported presumed dead and two were reported missing after itll‘ operations overseas in the Royal Canadian Air Force's 110th official casualty list. issued late today.

Ono man previously icporied missing iviis reported prisoner of war and five men were reports:-

(Continued on page 8, Col i)

Sansoiifs Bough "Riders reach 0am; in Britain

y ltoss Munro) (Canadian Press War Correspond-

ent)

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND Nov. 23—iCP CRIIICJ—“SHDSOJIZ'S roilgli riders,” Canada's first zill- toilk division commanded by Mn].- Gen. E. W. Suiisom, massed in Lile camps of Southern England tonight lifter reaching Britain in the larg- est troop convoy to cross the Ai- llmtic since the war begun.

With them came the largest con- tingent of Canadian-trained airmen to reach here since the start o1 the war, filling one bige ucctime liner in a convoy escor by the Royal Navy, the Royal Canadian Nnvy, aircraft of Canada and Britain and authoritative sources reported, sllilJS of the United States navy which went with them art of the wiiy.

“There is no pace for the weck or the faint-hearted," said Maj.- Gen. Scnsom bluntly of his‘ divis- ion. "But only the tough and fii, keen and strong."

The armored division, completing

(Continued on page 3. Col 5)

War-—25 Years Ago Today

w , The vehicle rollcri off the manfia. M Trcpcffi appointed road, pinning Pie. Meianson un-jRussian pxmier, succreding M d" Stuermcr.

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Germans say uiiits 31 Miles from Moscow

BERLIN. QL-(AE-Ger- man tank and artillery units were claimed fonisht to be only 3i miles northwest of Moscow after captur-

S tngi-sd in the northwest. ti" “"1" mmiqm cold.

S. Sends Troops

Guiana

Will guard vital Bauxite mines against Axis;

take over French

vital bauxite mines

RIO DE JANEIIIO, Nov. 24- (AP)— Brazil announced tonight the dispatch of a military mis- sion to Guiana. to cal-operate with Netherbndl and United states troops in guordlng baux- ite mines there and served no- tice that she would not be neu-

CAIRO, Nov. 24-(AP)-T locked in a decisive battle ton

centre of Gambut captured in

all northern Libya. DRIVE 200

The latter column, loosed was acknowledged by the Ax some 200 miles, capturing an Gizilo Oasis, and appeared to

Gulf of Sirie to cut the coast Libya.

THE MAST

and sea transport.

_ But while this thrust was mov- iiig lit a great rate through the wastes of the south, bhe British right was involved in such l. showdown as desert warfare has never before seen.

Oambut, about half way to the British garrison of Tobruk on the Mediterranean shore, was stormed and overrun by New z“. lenders, the British command m. pounced, in s continuation of the coastal drive that

(lovers Prince Edward Jsiand Like the Dew

advance; Gambut is captured.

16,000 square-mile area, with the important

struggle, while for to the south the imperial left was rac- ing westward in a viist arc apparently intended to cut off

lank in speedy

he 8th army’s right was iglit with Axis forces in a Axis supply the course of that terrible

MILES

originally from Giarabub, is to have driven forivzird Italian garrison north of be meeting little opposition

in a grand manoeuvre of cncirclement headed for the

al route of exit to western

ER PLAN

The master plan, it appeared, was to draw a line of men and steel across the southern end of the entire Libyllil hump and thus to leave the eastern Axis forces of the German General Erwin Rommel-which already has cut into four or more sections-with no prospect of rein- forcement or supplies save through highly-hazardous air

been

Army Day Observed at Local camp

and Italians. From Gamliut all the way westward to the vicinity of Rczcgh. 10 miles below To- bruk, the forward British col- umns were using every weapon at hand to brook the N“! forces’ hock and smash the pride of Rcmmcl's army-the heavy mechanized forces. Both sides were

(Continued on page 3, Col 7)

Battle of Libya lias Nazis worried

already had wrestcd Bavdia from the Gerrmms

losing heavily in this battlefield of great decis- ion and as tank strength declined

north bnnk of the Danube in Ru-

nounced the dispatch of American troops to Dutch Guiana tn guard against the Axis, and Benatoi- Tom Connolly

100 Persons Attend Program At Beach Grove Inn.

‘The gentleman in battle-dress" was the general thciiic of a vcry successful gathering at N0. 62 Ca- nadian Army Basic Trziiiiiiig Centre at Beach Grove yesterday when a.- bout 125 people from all ports of the province met to spend a day with the army. The meeting was arranged by Notional Defence Headquarters tn all milithiy dis- tricts across Canada to allow Citl‘! zcns to get better acquainted with the work being carried on by the army,

Representatives of the govern- ment. educationalisis. hea/Js of or- gliiiiziitioris tnicnls and \\'0mcn'sl, commerce and industry’, the clergy, members of ll c Civilian Recruiting

BER-LIN. Nov. 24-—(CP)-Nazi sources, lin lying that the outcome. of the botte in Libya has them‘, ivorried, said tonight there is "still iloom for optimism" because Niizi ‘primary militzii strategy" involves ‘destruction of t o enemy."

(lem- Memlstm‘ "me ‘mm Am" Apparently they meant that the lieffit. N. 5. Nazi legions in Africa are attempt-

Polwe 511d me midi" w" ———— ing to concentrate on this destruc- rlrivinl; in B station WIBOH from NOV. 25, ltle-Geivnan-led arm- tton rather than on territorial gains, Camp Border. to Barrie when the leg or von Mnckonseii. nnd von and the high command communique light army vehicle skidded on tn‘. Foikciihuyli affected junction 0n claimed “the number of prisoners

{nidntlie amount of booty is increas- ng. -

Otherwise commentators confin- ed themselves to such flat; denials as that Hardin "is still in Axis hands on account of the bravery of the Italian troops."

tBnrdia was taken Sunday, and Goiiibiit, west of that port today. Cairo announced).

German war disfiitches pictured the battle of the bynn desert as one of see-saw fury and claimed the Axis had wrested the initiative from the British Imperial anny.

Interpreting The

"Lantern Slid , u ture A. b ‘ A ' ' school‘ wednmdy’ Ngv°mberu2éitl§ Guiana nd Martinique. L-Ul-ll-ifi-li. ._.__ -——-— wAsmNoroN. Nov, 24-min "Dame in Millvale School. -—'I‘lie United States today an-

Bw Kl k l... Sim n Associstedl-Picm Stafmriter

The battle loyal in the Lib- yan cockpit is so confused hat the wisest experts cannot plot its hour-to-hour devel- opments; but there is no doubt that Moscow stands in gro - in; ril of capture or enc rele-

men .

German tank units have leaped the Vol a northwest of Moscow to s within 80 miles of the city's inner de- fences. At Kiln, midway be- tween Moscow end Kali

and south to cut the beleaguer- ed city off from the vital Amh- nngel supply routs aver which British-American we!’

quality wheat t oi Dum of th 1 htch a cdncsdny Nov‘? “Bung you): pear gnpnigset gaps, occurred "after ml if any other American na- nm bios. Livestock Morketln eIlMttel-ed fighting," and war dla- tion becomes involved h: the ‘d- 1.45534144- _ patches claiming t, Russians war. w. ..——-.. ,..., dcsmr". ." “crmm-i” ".- "r": c.."".r::.'".'""r' oru rt tlli ‘i s apocowo ea ems- gialtlrilvlew l-isll Tiieldaywllovember‘ out by German artillery l-M lli°¢3 pheric ydefenoo solidarity, the won-mnpance after in aid of . government said "special meas- l Institute for war pu . Bonetochnmmkl summit 1' urea of military vigilance" would L-Bltl-ii- l-Si. on the Ksllnui-Moooow rel 06d. b, up". on me “rum”, gm, ..conmlm——- Mun ‘M hence m Gemutlalb aliittiszed “"131: nl o... Guilno frontier. mops a gone Egiefilflifilt?" dav. time m w: w Moscow from the MW" l. t 3m wee ‘i-niiinlhhmt? W»? a '§§'v'&"§r&io§“'.i‘£§ the Rus- (Dem-Tier) predicted the United nhonc A o, Qrfln and‘ G. O. clan no of defences German dis- states may soon talre over Prenen n patches escorted nine other cuse- Glllfllllfll and the French Island of —<- t h Mart n que. ‘fillet 800cc dinner awaits you ‘§Z§.“°$§,.,§I,’§’“" ‘mm "1 approve the notion of the ‘ymmrrulnfiold Hail Friday, m- Other heavy artillery batteries President tn taking steps to pro- “ 4 continued m lid be legvd un-

Mlontlnued 0n Ill“ l. 001 Q.

reach the Russian central iront.

Kiln itself is of little mili- tary consequence. It lie; sou-no 70 miles from the heart of Moscow. Due out of the town and only 80 mile; away, how- ever, is the important rail and

Itlontinised 0n DIR. l OOI ll.

Comittees and representatives of the press attended and spClli. a very pleasant dav with ti» troops. Included on the comprehensive program were informative addresses by Brigadier, C. E. Cotiiioiljv, ciis- trict officer commanding Military District No. 6; Major G. R. Sound- ers, district. recruiting officer; Col. H. P. Hamilton, district mcdichl of- ficer; Lt-Col J. B. Dunbar, as.‘

(Continued on pngc 0, Col 2)

AP Newsman Tells of British yTactics in Libya

By Edward Iiltlinedy" Associated Press Staff ‘titer

THE BRITISH 8th ARMY ON THE LiItLYAN FRONT. Nov. 23 ._(D¢ihyerii-tAP)- British timing and German failure to recognize an offensive at the outset KRW‘ Britain her head start in the new invasion of Ubya. The action was like that of a naval battle brouihi ashore.

At dawn last ‘Tuesday two 8TH" British armored columns crossed the Egyptian frontier mic Libya Rt 5 point well inland. One struck out northwestward in tlic direction of Tbbfllk. The other. nsinr Ameri- ocn-made tanks exclusively, pene- trated some I5 miles and then tum-

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licctl export Permit for furs

OTTAWA, Nov. 2l»—tCl’i— Trade Minister Mackinnon un- nounced today that furs and fur skins of all kinds have been added to the list of pro- ducts requiring an export per- mit before tires can be ex- ported from anode to any country.

The new order h effective 8 ff@ NW- i‘.

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Killed Overseas

HGT. PILOT L. J. BURKE

Sgt. Pilot Leonard J. Burke (above) was killed in n flying ac- cident in ilngltind on Sunday ac- cording to word received by Ills mother. Mrs. Pctcr Burke uf Tig- nish. 'l‘hcre were no other details in the cable which brovglit the sad Ilitflisflgl‘ llut it stziteti thl-t further pa: ilillfS would be sent.

Fgt. llnrlie, who is 2f; years oi’ age, joined the Air Force in the spring of iii-ill and received his wings at No. Z Service Flying 'i‘i'oiiiiiig School, Uplands Airport, Ottawa, on .-\prii 1, lilil. Ile been uvcrsczis since inst spring.

Bcfuvi- joining up, hc was a pop- uliir student at St. Duiistans Un- iversity whore. he spent several years, ills eliriier education was obtained in Tiirnish.

iii-sides his father and mother, he is survived by four sisters: Ber- nice. at home; Irene, Mrs. John Cameron, Tiguisli: Zliyrtle, in Bos- ton and Sister .\i-

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News Briefs

Charlottetown.

WASHINGTON. Nov, M——(C Pi-Jinniiions Minister C. D. IIcive zivrivcd IIIJIP today from Ottniia for consultations will- Fnilod states authorities on (fonadlfs steel rcqnircniciits. particularly for mcrchrmt ships.

liciv, member of Parlialncnt f0

Ottawa.

“NSIIINGTON, Nov. 34—-iA —I'rcsident Roosevelt called

-xlr wiinnry‘ conference on luhoi- l lotion tonight, and it was rcpoi (‘ll he had a, plan rcndv to curb strikes hampering defence proilnctitin. ilctiiiis of the plan, which is expected to be submitted in Congress soon. {vi-re ivithhcld for the time be- h2-

SEWARI), Altiskuj-Nuil. ‘J-i-‘AP -—Vll'iilfiii_\' half the Seward bust

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‘Navy

, and Moose jaw;

OTTAWII, Nov. 24——(CP)--Nav'y Minister Iviacdonaid tonight an- nounced that two Canadian cor- vettes-the chiunbly and Moose- yaw~rcccntly sank a German U- boat in the North Atlantic.

The Navy Minister released the text, of ii. cliniliiilillque received from t-he British Admiralty m- night:-

M. C. S. Ohambly with H. M. C. S. Mooseiuw in company Ifiteillly sank a Gcrman U-boat 1n the North Atlantic.

“This successful action fought by two Canadian-built corvettes is n. splendid demonstration of the protection given to convoys by Ships 0f the Royal Canadian navy.

Chambly attacked with depth charges which forced the U-boat io the surface.

"Niooscjaw opened fire but after a single round had been fired the i U-boatls crew abandoned their ship which then sank.

"Cililmbiy and Moosejaw picked up 47 survivors who were mgdg prisoners."

No further details of the action were given. It was not said ex_ actly where the action occurred, the exact date, or where the Ger- man prisoners were landed.

Naval officials said this wag the first case in which Canadian cor- vettes have been specifically num- ed as taking part in attacks on Gennan undersea craft. However, Navy Minister Macdonald recent- ly said Canadian shlpq hm M,- tacked submarine; Ind may, pub. vblr more than one" had been idestroycd.

; _Sinoe the war began the Cans. tflifin navy on ll. number of occas- ions has taken part in action Bgliimt enemy mcrchantmeri.

VICTORIA, NOV. 24—(OP)-—B€- L

lief that a building program of small n” wring the Canadian Mum “lifotg/(sni 5161p; iwouidd b?’ stapled —~—~———_--AT:—:= s or ly n ictoi a nn anconver C t1

ivns rxi "csscd t-odny iiv R. W. Mav- ( on nued on mm 9' Co] l)

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lat-flirts. Potato yield Reduced greatly

FREDERICTON, N. 8., Nov. $4—- rGP>—- The second estimate of p0- tnto production in New Brunswick as compiled by the Dominion Bur-

Minister MacDonald Gives Story Of Action

T W0 ships were Chamhly

or

47 members of

Subs crew madowprjgsongeirs.

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Condition of Justice Minister ls very grave

MONTREAL, Nov. 2-i~—-(OP)—- Justice Minister Lapoinie was con- scious and rcsning (‘Cilllilfl.l‘llii'.t‘ easily tonight. sonicivilnt n] fears for \‘.ilii.l. inignt u‘ throughout Lite. night.