or a i ‘ MERE MAN

l" ..~';J“l1-i'iv? $.51?"

Russians Report Sharp

_v. .__.

iories Are Unconfirmed By Any Allied Source.

‘ori Plague V. caterpillars

to destroy orchards "4 gum plants unless proper . is taken immediately.

g Gunter Four rorary Degrees

w‘; __

. JOSEPH. N. 3.. June 8 (C?) ... honorary degrees will be ’. ss follows st the corn- . nt exercises of St. Joseolll

. rity tomorrow: p... of Philosophy, Most Rev. ' ltobichaud. Roman Catholic . of Moncton; Rt. Rev.

g lean‘. Vicar-General and "

.. or of the Diocese of Saint

m... of letters-Very v. Dr. courlnesu. C.8.C.,- ssblllr Iuperior-Genersl of the con- ‘ lion of the l-loly Cross.

elor of Commercial Science

. W, S. Colpltts, prominent

- man of Moncton, N. B. ‘and

student st St. Joseph s.

. D. R. Gives Axis ‘ew Warning Re Gas

‘nys Enemy Making "Significant Pre- " Poison Gas.

2 ,.

jlsrations" For Use Of

By J. F. SANDIJRSON Canadian Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON. June 8 (GP)-

tr the eve oi big-scale military op- tions in Europe, President Roose- iilt declared today that the Axis triions are making "significant Mutations" for the use o! P0110" and promised "full and swift rllatlon ln kind" if they proceed l1 their plans. §ln s statement read to his press ierence, the President said:- idence that the Axis powers are Piling simiiicunt preparations in- ihilve of such an intention (to ~ noisonous or noyicus gssesl is 11 reported with lncrea-sini! 5T9‘ Ploy from a variety of sources. ""1 President of the United Kilt-s and as Ccmmander-in-Chlef Ii the American armed forces, I illli to make it clear bevond all

"i rnordinrfaTrto-ahrn

lDNDON. June 8 (CPl-Service- m overseas can now get a picture Ii their sweethert wife or children ilrirraoh. Under s new system photographs are taken aird

tof them can be sent with any

- e on an alrsrsph iettcr Mm. It was explained that the WM was the use of a special form ‘l "Ihtino. Shadows are reduced i! t minimum. enabling pictures “m “produced without less oi

iomnclavenis

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w“. yfifilonnshicns River Belaofi _ z

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arrive oats and bulk wheat.

how. llcCiulgsn and Basia. 6- -0i

l‘ “A Good Will a t tell Hall. North diriiicoiwe as:

t. June 9th, commencing P. ll. Admission 3e gems‘.

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National Board.

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‘Enemy Reports Claim A eavy Red Casualties

LONDON. June a —(CP) ~Two sharp river battles-with the Ger- mans driven across s river on the western front and repulsed at s waterway south oi Kharkov-were reported by the Russians tonight while German airports and the Soviet industrial city oi Gcrki were pounded again in

The Germans, meanwhile. broad- cast the surprising and unconfirm- ed claim that ncorlv 550,000 Russ- ians had been killed in four great battles 1n the western Caucasus in the last s5 days-claiming losses which would far surpass the Ger- man bebacle at Stalingrad. This as- sertion was circulated only through the Nazi propaganda channels and was not supported bv the German High Command or even dlscussedl by the more responsible military quarters" as quoted by

lo. r battle on the western

Red

Nazi forces entrenched on the left bank, and "as a result oi the fight- ing the enemy suffered heavy losses and were thrown back to the right bank of the river." said the Tues- day midnight communique record- iiy the Soviet radio Monitor.

The Germans attacked in the Lis- ichanslr urea. some 125 miles south- east of Kharkov. attempting to cross the northern but Soviet troops wiped out the enrrny troops in" their boats. the

Another sharp German attack in the Volkhov sector south of Lenin- grad was driven bac

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The People's Paper

Everybody

MAXI M6

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MERE MAN

The who have nothing to lu- troubed at, will be troubled .1

- , nothing. Covers PrinoeEdward Island Like the Dew _ j= _? - CHARLOTTHUWN. CANADA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1943 s PAGES 'i.'..'t.".‘.’.f.'-°-,'.'.’.‘1'."..':.1';.t.".;.°.'. .,_._., guru,

Prethyterians Are Short 0f army chaplains was ma ads today.

overseas, 23 in R.C.A.F.

the C.W.A.C

in Britain. studyillg crgnnizat services a

Merging 0f Two French Forces ls Delicate Problem

By RELMAN MORIN Associated Press Staff Writer

delicate problem oi merging two h armed forces which t each other as enemies has d the appointment of a war the establishment of a war council in the new Fr Empire Government, a trustwo French source said to

informmrt expressc the fusion of the i011 armed service would be

ernment convened in full- lon today in an attempt the difficulties in the l military cohesion. Flor- i the war council was re- the govemmenils ational step necess the unified weight oi vast French territories back war front agianst h Axis. airy between the h generals dating rian battles is con- lt is not believed

5rd Quebec roads mlnlstel‘ Chi. Kennedy Slim members overseas We!‘

had relatives in the 01d

homes to members oi the

She said that "more an

imatel £35355. iiigrigiiiriix first dr

Col. Kennedy saig 0i . a iiinnlzgrieiieiie how mullh

in Britain of Canadian efl

craters and the Un

the national interest

being drafted.

Raid On

LONDON. June 8 —-(AP)—F0B16 t desert i British commandos turtle-shaped island oi Lam- uss Monday night and were re- pulsed in the fir

m lien soil in the Mediterr-

on d flap‘: w lch-if true- peeve no a I ainor-scele probing for come. "rho euern attempted a ls"ndin

on the illan oi the Italian eoinmu

quot was carried out i rtyas promptly unfilled our defences wane‘.- _sank

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Q

l-I-il

Aicis Report Commando Italian Isle

——__1—

German broadcasts considerably ' esnplifled this account oi the aitmck qn Lamgduss. a barren bit

miles south oi Sicily and '10 miles east oi the Tunisian coast which is reported to been the original uninhabited isle of Srakeape ‘s "The Tempest."

D.N.B. o fieia! German News Agency. said it was s. "serious -

y about five companies of commandos and the German com- munique lid it was an attempt to cooupy the seven-mile long island

use, the Pelagic roup which includes Lamplons and ose. is the southernmost Italian stepping, stones dottins the etween Tunisia and

the luropesn mainland. it is about so miles south of the air track which allied bontlsers have been trsverslns in their assaults on ,

fort"

" s‘coup de main." one oi

Mediterranean

Pantelleria,

r11111z

Anny Chaplains

‘i ii“ fiimimpripsimnri" u r11 terrific

HAMILTON 0nt., June 8 (C?) ° ‘I P" l 5 ° "l- 0

gm IQSLIIII-B Ire-ell: gull d fotr the last fortuigh de m ‘ hm‘ . "u y lgfffiiilrlulfsowlilatligii hi; ‘rig? lire Mediterranean of broad highway to the east will

k‘ for 1H3.

—An appeal for more Presbyter from Hon. Maj. J. Irogan-Venatn

mlttee, showed 80 Presbyterian min- isters now serving as chap There are 45 in the army.

five are overseas. Four are in the Royal Canadian Navy and eight are giving part-time service in Canada. military ‘m! china‘.

0.W.A.0. Gan lio Tremendous Job

REAL, Ju 8 rcPl-Lt» Cxofv?“ Kennedy? officer corn- manding the Canadian ltllilohililfillta Army Corps pssing throng Ollr real on her recent arrival from ave seas, said she had a. fresh conv c- tion of the ‘Tremendous’ 10b be done in Canada by mfimbe" °f

.. ' ch a bi job to do in ‘giniiiii- Bsuiwrid the ‘irim office: in a brisfdntervlew iollowind he!‘ in a. brief interview. "You ca. ize how much-there is tadc léntil By FRANK “Maw”; _ . you have seen the work being" 0M (Canadian Press Staff Writer) by British women oyetr; liigeelzonths mTAwA J 8-40?) Th

. enned spen l . une — ou- Co‘ K y the work and sands oi additional watchers for ion of British womens enemy submarines pre red with nd seeing members of the technical instructions w ll be on tire CWAC M, their jobs overseas. alert alo the shores oi the St. With her when she returned wés Lawrence iver and Gulf this sum-

n’t real-

____._._.__- Near Breakdown In U,S_ Soft Coal Parley

.1 e a (AP) A “n _— WASHINGTON‘ ations BATHURST, n. 13.. June a (or)

-The honorary degree oi Doctor oi Arts will be conferred upon most

al 0D‘

between United States soft. o0 ork.

lted Mine W

. Lewis emerged tholic Bishop oi Bathurst. and h a Msgr. John B. Doucet, vicar-general oi the Diocese of Bathurst. at the commencement exercises oi Sacred he Heart University here tomorrow.

A. G. Sampson. Toronto, formerly oi Halifax and a former professor at the university will receive the degree oi Doctor of Social Science. Mr. Sampson is ,resident of Cha- teauflai Wines Limited, n director of the Canadian Daily Newspapers Association and a director of the Catholic Big Brothers Association hotel. of Toronto.

The degree of Bachelor oi Com- mercial Science will be conferred on Prof. Geor e Van Tsssell. MA,

door. b“.

"A etultiflcatlon of collective Raining " he continued. Thmelljlllgel‘: morose attitude of the opler n “d an insult to the coa mne » With that the miners‘ ohiei strode swell 3nd W" “I n“

Operators would not immeth“ a make sny comment excel"?

rem“ i” m‘ w“ “m” Boga l‘ director of t e university's com-

diatelv

of

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ofthe

Thoblttlnolthellodltu

it comes a great and

Dr. Willill-m Bllfflfly. DYBSQIli/illg are approaching" gave no hint oi where the first blows would fall but the report for the Chaplaincy com- left little doubt um. they would be delivered soon. ne indicated that Al- lied leadership has every intention of riding the flood tide of success, of lains. letting no opportunity pass ne lected. 2B are But perhaps the most sign ficant passages of the Prime Minister's 0g whom review were not his hints of spectacular events impending but his m. ference to favorable trends in certain fun These include the Allies’ success against the submarine, their growing superiority in the air and indications of lowered German morale, both

Yllsfffd VIIHLS?’ "

l! Glenn Babb, Associated Press War Analyst

obviously is rking is fsr advanced in the ease of a least one of to which Pantel- strong y suggests that

enemy strongholds and open fu y that iii...“.i’.“.ity‘é‘.‘.is.°sris..’i.if‘i‘§i‘s "- "eizzr.r’tii.tiiuf"° "m “m”

to the 69th General Assembly of u, H f C m n, _ the Presbyterian Church 1n can" géstffiri. gresowfiici: are linen’ mnirmiiisu“ "W!" “flaw” m

one of his mentors"

ration that “amphi-

lolls operations of a peculiar complexity and hazard on a. large scale

tal phases oi the war.

But he warned against “undue expectations" based on these dlcations of enemy weakness. Although the great underlying trends o! the conflict are setting strongl in favor of the Allies thev must. be re- lflfbfl it!‘ costly and bitter be ties all around the world. '1‘ has persisted since Tunis and Bilerte fell obviously is near its end.

1118i‘. Prime Minister Mackenzie

.A. - cimt. Cecile Bouchard. C~ _ nubile relations officer in Canada Egg iglggned the House of Com

and dfillfihie‘ °Y Hm‘ T‘ Dxmuch. Through a new system of civilian- me corps service defence and with arrange- e Avery hm, mcnts for speedy communications

find Pfflmllt translation of warnings

.. husbands of y in Britain. The into action. the civilian watchers iimny of them We? wizfjhggnoiflg‘; will be tied in with naval, military forces stationed t 8TB countrv, and air force fighting units.

u at ha; dn. Ldr. Paul Desloges. 30. of The British people were m° the“. Hui. Que. has n appointed de- pigable" and had Opflllfilé w AC fence co-ordinat on officer in the

5115138 and lower St. Lawrence area. and in addition to directing the

everywhere. it could be expected work of civilian organization; will d more“ army wonégi; arm/Igor liaison for them with the

Q . would be going overseasy 40o now orces

enemy action." said Mr. K n8. “but

ks hut °¢*°b°"‘“° “l-“img a; dart-r’ it has been designed Particularly swn°hb°ar mo: to with a view to providing the most

powerful possible counter-measures =1 to German U-boat activities which

ma“ are to be expected in the waters’ of

the River and Gulf this geagcn

lllil m!" she w“ Last year submarines sent ao mer-

liiifiigtii- "mlltihins m the bottom n. the

:Ecsnun_i?i Will Confer Honorary Degrees at Bathurst

Rev. Camille LeBlanc. Roman Ca‘

mercisl department

lMaster of Arte degree: c. n Be- slso a Wiener at the university; Benoit chsud. Csmpbellton bar-

Sacred Heart professor of - ma‘ law.

St. Lawrence Area Is Prepared For Defence

Prime Minister King Tells Planned To Combat U-Boats.

llevrflrilcr lie a Seed Tubers

OTTAWA. June 8 (CPI-The Prices Board announced ' ‘ ‘ that, by an order effective Juno ‘i. certified seed potato stocks no longer are exempt from the maximum price The order provides that for the rest of the season certified seed potatoes are to be classified as ordinary table stock.

They will have the same price ceiling as table stock according to grade, as established in a previous order of the Board.

Of Methods

llrge Less Eggs For Few Weeks

“The service-civilian organization l aft went will be operated against, 511 type or

(YITAWA. June 8—- (GP) Minister Gardiner s

da now is higher tha the increas dept?

on Canada. for essenti

6am}. Mr. Gardiner said shl dried eggs to Britain

Fighters Active

LONDON. June I

arges in l-lolllmd d today gs cons and ir ministry announ-

he RAACP. announced the loss itflrg in an attack 0n

were attacked and dam

________._ The following will receive the N0 BATHTUBS

June 8 tAPl-Dcle- 1st annual convention al Association of Mas- be a reported today that States‘ stocks of new hausted. Their man-

discontinued more thnn a. year ago.

lsnger. rofessor of literature at Sacred esrt; Edouard Arsenault,

rlster. and Albany M. Itobichaud.

Famous for 50 Years

"SALAIIA"

TEA

Despite wartime difilcultlee the traditional high standardoftbishouseholdfavouritelsmaintained.

i0.M.A. liiscusses Reconstruction At Annual Meeting

tlon.

said.

possible, Mr. McLean said,

forward to a new world in which,

shall be added new freedoms; namely freedom from want and freedom from fear. Such a world

of the two English-speaking peoples. igfflbwards the setting p oi the

‘new world. governments‘ nd inter-

foundaiinzz. But when the found- ations le/"e been laid, then in each country the existing industrial struments must take over the job.

illaontinuedécn pref? c6111‘ Makes Plea For “llistinctive" Canadian Flag

OTTAWA. June B -(OP)-R. T. Graham (Lib. Swift Current) said in the House of Commons toda- that Canadian fighting ships an other fighting forces should "in fairness" have a distinctive Can- adian flag.

The prairie member

'<

fiscal year estimates totalling

145,000 which are part of the S3.- flon m 890900.000 war appropriation bill. He. said the development of Can- adian naval power as outlined in mg Nations a. review by Navy Minister Mg donald in the House Monday night f had historical significance. Her armed power would givq Canada a few powerful voice at the peace table

after the war.

D. King Hazen (Pr-cg. Con. Saint far have John-Albert) said Canadian sailors but that it i5 in Newfoundland were forced to the remainder 01 live under deplorable conditions. Several hundred were stationed there and when ashore they were given a living allowance oi 81.75 a day. from which they had to pay board and lodgings, Rooms were difficult to obtain and rates ran

from $00 to $75 a month.

ions should exist.‘

~_;(

By DANIEL or: Luca. (Associated Press Stiff Writer)

T

underground hidecuts in the ands’ volcanic mollnill s

"skip

sives against the cave entrances.

TORONTO. June a -_lCP)_Ev@w CCmDHnY. whether large or small. must do its duty in the post-war Diiriod to absorp the men who have been wrvms in the armed forces. J. S. McLean, Toronto. Employers‘ representative on the advisory com- mittee on reconstruction. today told thepost-war planning conference at inc 72nd annual meeting of the Canadian Manufacturers Associa-

Mflnv new businesses must be started and new departments must b0 added to existing businesses, he

“The chief purpose of this dis- cussion is to bring home to each member" of the association his spec- rnl responsibility for maintaining employment after the war,” he said. “Each of us must do his full share inward setting up, as soon as possible -.'r'ter the armistice, industrial activities which will om- plcéyrltwice as many men as 1n

The war has made clear to all that things can be done which previously had not been thought

“Millions of persons now fighting to preserve freedom. are looking

to political and spiritual freedom.

has been promised by the leaders

erations of a. a1-

and hazard on a large scale are a - national agreements must lay the g.

“I can give no guarantee any more than I have done in the past m. of what will haippen. . . yet al

the some I have good hopes that neither the parliament nor the con- gress of the United States will find themselves ill-served bv their forces. whether in the British Isles or on the African shore."

More than once he nradsfi plain that this coming offen-

ception, is but s. part of what. had been lanned for the three

Axis one es. “The steady wearing dawn of German and air forces is

rcc g1 this connection. “The enemy who thought first air would beflntérgr

vistas are now g me cause

is necemary it plain that so for asénhe British

of the Dosnlnions and also the Gov- MSGR. JEAN OIIASSON rnments of States an

of the Russian Soviet Republics are Who yesterda. observed bk 81st concerned nothing will turn us

from oufi-mcrasvor and integaon to tired clergyman celebrated the 65W

made his e suggestion in continued discussion of the navy department 19:528-944.

c.

“I nm informed that our sailors are sleeping in sheds, trucks. coach- es. attics or wherever else the can find accommodation," he s d.

". , My informant stated t at conditions are damnable, and that it was n disgrace to our govern- ment and country that such condit-

Japan's South Pacific air f rce

suffered a severe defeat Manda; at. . PAIR 0F the hands of American airmen, the .

United States Navy reported today. - SHQES

In a battle giving fresh evidence of qualitative superiority of Amer- 1 lcan planes and pilots. the enemy lost. l9 Zero fighters out of a flight of 40 to 50 fighters and bombers apparently attempting tc raid United States positions in the Rus- sel group of the Solomon Islands. In addition six Zeros were dam aged. Seven American planes were loat but three pilots were saved._

As of April 1, 13.346 navy men were stationed ln Nova Scotia and

Continued o; engiiv 3191;»:

Skip Bombing Blasts p p; , Underground Hangars ..s*a2..:;s:;i“mac-ur-.1iM"

Sun sets this evening ut 8.4-4 and

ALLIED HEADQUAR ERS IN NORTH AFRICA, June 8-- (AP)- ltaiy's anti-invasion outpost at Pantcllerla. 180 miles from the Italian mainland, underwent vio- lent air attacks a aln yesterday and it was disclose that American fighter-bombers have a novel technique to blast the enemy frfilln

l11 _ Adaggn the tactic of low-level m lng" used aoninfit enemy ships at. sea. US. fliers have be- hammering Pnnicllcrlais sno- terrancan aircraft hangars bv aim- ing steel-shclled packets of explo-

(The dispatch did not elaborate. but apparently the new mode of al- tsok was. designed to strike direct- l at the cavern hangars skipping

e bombs across the land like pebv l ing.

R AT HAND

River Battles With Germans

All Is Ready For Invasion

Of Europe

British Prime Minister Says U-' Boat Menace Is Being Overcome.

By E. C. Daniel, Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON, June 8-(APl-—Winston Churchill. as though raising‘ at last the bright signal that will send the invading Allied armies plunging forward. quietly told the world today that amphibious ilitirrks oi‘ "ct peculiar complexity and hazard on a largo scale" are near at hand in the European theatrwoperations already “fitted into their proper place in relation to the general war."