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Tremendous Air Duels Over Hoairthern France Sovietd Reserves I Income’ Tall: Stail Drive 0n Siaiingrad

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Revolutionary Tvngjiarse 55in Raids

INC-TON. July Bl—(AP)- Aifitfiisffi engineers disclosed before | United States Senate military mbgommittee today that they had designed a revolutionary type of tly- lww-go plane whic ould

and propelled by a unique of! engines, helium gas

iunne .

“$3.2... colild be used. they said, l; a slrv-roamlng carrier of a doz- m spocdv lighting airplanes.

The engineers were Horace Chap- mn Young and Eric Langiands of the Aerodynamics Research Cor-

iion.

w? drsci-iptlon of the craft was iven the same Senate group which iieard llcnry J. Kaiser, Oregon shin- burldcr, otter to build giant cargo planes for transporting military Qquiplilflll and sllpblles 50 the fiilht- lng frollts.

Young loid Chairman Josh Liee (Dent-ukla.) oi the subcommltte that his corporation was scckinil government encouragelneni. H!- thoirgll no financial aid, t0 build a flying model.

The ~ ngie-wing combination car- go-iighrer carrier craft would have 4 flying deck of 200 to 180 feet, from which l2 fighter planes ot-uld take oii. It would carry enough helium gas to lift 36 tons and with its cn- ‘ncs iill'llil1% the 010M119" c0135-

i 70 tons. oung said.

"ll the plane did not carry such | heavy payload. it. would not necd

' to lift it

plane carrier,"

Young said the ship was designed iigilicr-tllnn-air principle, the bulk of a. llgliter-than-air

trait.

Through it would run four tun- nels. iii ivhich engines would create a semi-vacuum, whose suction W001i! give it pulling power while the pro- peiibls gave it thrusting bowel".

French Rcport ShipRc-capturcti

VICKY July 3i—(AP)—A French desti-oycr and naval planes have lccapatlrsd tho French silip Mrt dla from n. British submarine crew which had seized her, it was an- nounced tozlight.

The Mlildjp. was enrouie from Orin, Algeria, to Marsoiiie wltli a Mfgo cf ccreal, wine aind miner- eis svllcil it was stcpprd and seiz- ed by the Britnti submarine crcw 4111i’ 26, an Admiralty communique claimed.

The communique said tihat the ship carried no war conzraban Ind addedz- '

"A French destroyer and o gulp of planes of naval avlztion iervmed tn deliver the slip vrllcti yieterday arrived at Mar. brie without any other incident."

Gaining Events

—o- Norm-n In "Ill I cents uar word

l" "if column

"Reserve August. 10th for Festival llld Dance at isi-ookneld. 8-1-11.

"Ice Cream and-Dance, Corran Bu. August mi. s-l- .

"Conic to the Lawn Partv and hi‘! Ugly at John Clark's, Rustico, Si“. 7-314-0-

"cmpfllid Wednesday, Aug, 5 5i. Joiiri's Church Picnic. Usual Ittractions. 131.21

"Ice Crcam Festiwii in Wllentlcy my“ "all. Wcdnesday, Augtast gtlg.

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“Da W h 1 n? and Ice Cream Festival

hi‘ a. Glove School, Magi-day‘ "The annual meeting of the Peo-

idiie’: Church will be held on ‘Tues- “Y. Ausust 4th at 8 o'clock P, M.

7-31-21. “Come one, come all, North

Riittico Picnic. AIIBUBt 5th. 7-30-8-1-4.

"Balms. Lorne Valley Tuesday Alkust 4th. Webster's Orchestga. '

Trlibrtune United Church Lawn B. Abel‘; Cape, Wednesday after- "Wh- August mi, a-l-ai

A . under auspoes W031?!) 2.:

"Winsioe South Festival and nce. Winsioe Station, Allflilfiaf. 5th

l-ii'. wgzilgvfizigls, Xernon amllivar" ul-tfeall, hula-tray. mist . easbrms - "Dance at Darli ton School "tummy. August riifi. Bal of ‘Wombats c214.

IDNDO 1 S. Peter of Yugoslavia arrived

- it to Canada and the Uni "Dim Emerald School Monday. u

10,000 Japs~

t. In Alcutians.

WASHINGTON, July 8f _ (AP) —- A United States navy spokesman said todry than werg about 10,000 Ja anega in the Western Aleut ns but that aerial reconnaissance had failed to show any Japr in the Pribiiof llillldl.

The spnkesmufs remarks were made in response to in- quiries prompted by re orts that the enemy might ave occupied the u lbilofl, about 250 miles northwest of Dutch Harbor. ' .

“We are not in g position to say that the Japanese aren't there." the Blwireslnari said, “but have no evidence that they are "

Asked whether the navy had

Investigated directly lhic of- ficial, who declined be quot. ed by name. said "yes, we

have, by acrirl reconnaissance. but we have been no laps."

The number of Japanese In the Aleutian; was given in this form in responsg to " question:-

"‘We believe not more than 10.000, pfflbably lbout one hall ashore and one half afloat "

The Islands actually occup-

ied by enemy forces were said to be Btill only Attu, Kiskl. and Agatiu. , As against these territorial gains and thodamage’ hiflfcted by their June 3 and 4 bomb- ing raids on Dutch Harbor and nearby army posts, the Japs have lost eight ships sunk, one bclicvod sunk and nine damag- ed in attacks made. by army and navy aircraft and by submar- ines. Thc'r land installation especially on Kiska, have been renealrdly bombed but with lin- determined resuiis. Canadlr-n aerlnl and land forces are aid- ing in the defence.

0.8. Supreme Gourt Refuses Sahotcurs’ Plea

WASHINGTON, July 3l—(AP)-- Tile United States Supreme Court briskly refused today to let the al- ledgzd Nazi saboteurs escape mil- itary judgement by taking refuge in the civil courts and in the civ- il liberties established for loyal citizens.

In c. swiftly moving, four-min- ute session it upheld the legality President Roosevelt's orders that they be tgirri by a. military commission. And, asserting that their detention by tile army was lawful, it refused to free them by issuing a writ of liabeas corpus.

'liie court did, however, assert its ruihority io pass upcn this up- piicition of the President's wnr- time powers. lt, assiimrd Jurisdic- tion over tile case, an action which many interpreted as the court's way of saying that war or no war the protection of the courts is still open to all who may rightfully claim o, haven in them.

247 Enlistments In Past Week

8l--(CP)—'1'he

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HALIFAX, July

daily enlistment average for niilitafi 194

district No. 6 (Nova

i’"“€§ m"? Sh‘? ."“i."i.“.‘.?§; e wee e uy ,

anngnounoed today at the recruiting

office here-

Totel enlistment: for the district numbered 247, of which Prince lid- ward Island contributed l0. Halifax and the No. f district depot hem led the field with 137.

King Pater Back

N. July 3i—(CP\—KihI in Lon- don today with Foreign Minister Montchilo Ninclc and other mem- bers of his government nftteeiks vil-

IEVEN POLE! T0 Dll

IONDON, July 81—(CP>—Bcven Poles have been sentenced to dcfith and two were sentenced to six year; in the siraflager prison camp for assisting British prisoners of war to escape, the filegranhio Agency reported today.

The escaped prisoners were said to have been British officers con- fined in a Gel-aim concentration camp. .

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Eleven German Pianos Shot. Down In Dog- fights; British Lose Eight.

LONDON, July 8l—<CP)—1-tuge air battles, involving hundreds of planes, some presumably flown by‘ Canadians, developed over France today as the R0 al Air Force smashed at the Ab eviile alrdroma and the St. Malo clocks iri bombing and mound-strafing raids.

It was not immediately possible in estimate the number of Canadians involved in the operations but. the’ scale of the fighting was apparent. from the air ministry's report that 11 German planes, including three of the new Focke-Wulf 190's, were shot down in dogflghts. Four Mes- serscilmltt fighters fell to two. Amer- ican Eagle pilots, two to each, while Norwegian pilots nailed three more Nazi planes.

The RAP‘. lost eight Spit-fires

German airmen meanwhile re- turned to their attack on England with assaults officially described as part. of a new sustained Nazi aer- ial offensive.

The communique describing the British raids on France said squad- ron after squadron of Douglas bombers crossed the channel with heavy Spitfire escorts. Many him were noted at Abbeville where. most of the most vicious dogfight; de- veloped.

No‘ planes were lost in the late. raids on St. Malo and other palts

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Egyptian Air Bases Bomhcd

CAIRO July 31-(AP)-—Egyptian air bases f;om which United Slates and Royal Air FYJl-ce planes have been attackin land and sea com- munications o Field Marshal IJi-lvin Rommelh forces along the North African coast and his bases in Crete were bombed again last night. by the Axis.

Fcur persons were killed and l3 injured and some slight property damage was inflicted in a -aid on Alexandria, the Egyptian interior ministry announced, while alarms were sounded in the Cairo urea and other points. The ministry made no mention of bombs falling in ilairo however.

The continuing lull on the Ala. mein front, west of Alexandrfa, and the Axis raids on the Cairo area led observers here to suggest that the Germans might bo pilm- arily intent on keeping the bulk oi allied bombersout of action while important supplies and reinforce- mziltc are being moved up to Rom-

U. S. Aircraft Carrier Launched

NEWPORT NEWS. Va, July 31_ (AP)—'I‘lie United States Navy sent its newest aircraft carrier the us, S. Essex clown the building ways into the James River today.

The hm snip took to the water 5i 2-45 9111.. a moment after a bot- m °Y chlmllflkne was smashed across her bow by Mrs, Artemm L, Gate-l. wife of the assistant secre- i-lfy of Nev! for ob

The Ianx was the first aircraft carrier launched in this country since the United States entered the war. Her keel was laid at the New. port News shipbuilding and dry- dock company plant on April as,

Grand Duchess Gravely Ill

NEW YDRJC. July 3l-(OP)-'I‘ilo Dowoper Grind Duchess Anna Ma- rie, 8i, of Luxembourg. WBI re rt- ed toda to be "losing g-roun " at the doc ‘s hospital. She was op- erated uggglntdicre five weeks ago for an a inal ailment.

Emery Wheel Caused Blast

OTTAWA, July 31—(C'P)—M.tln- itiom Minister Howe today told the

ouso Commons that use of an emerirh wheel which appare was mt oroughly tested. ca the explosion in a Pickering, Ont, sheil- fiillng plant last month in which one mail was killed and three were in ured. he accident. occurred when loaded two-pounce: anti-tank shell case was being buffed to reduce the thickness by one or two thousandth; of all lnoh so it would fit the bet oi l Iun.

War Situation Last Night

(By KIBKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

Spurred by Stalin's nos-retreat appeal, Russian force; along me 1)."; gum Voronelh to the southern elbow of the Don bend appear standing rm against their Nazi foes. West of the Don elbow, however, Moscow

admits a further Red retreat and

Berlin pictures a huge Nazi bulge

across the Lower Don into the Caucasus, 150 miles wide and 112 miles

deep at. its central apex,

Bill Given 3rd R_e_ading

OTTAWA, July 3l-—(CP)—The Russlfins "TFOWIIIQ many Men into battle to save

House of Commons tnnighit gave third reading w the income war tax bill which provides sharply-increas- ed income tax rates for the people of Canada.

The Germans speak of a disorderly Russian rout. This boast is Witn inc House heading for ad- biicked up by a. Berlin claim of the capture of Kushchevka. 30 miles jourluneilt tomorrow, the nili pass- south of Bataisk on the ltosiov-Baku rail and pipelines, and the lnvest- ed Hlimlan fii-lmmlltet with a ravine

mcnt of Salli, nil Junotlolnon 0:18 Krasnodar-Stalin

-‘ system.

Both Salsk Junction and Kulchohovkg are impel-cure, The p,” b; Kushclhevlka, i: llhwnosufalieninthe greater imanediate threat how- ever aso a e on po g ral and roa access westward to . ., - . . Yelsk on the Azov seacoaat of the Caucasus. em m Shimmer“ W Nu m,“ mm

With Nazi forces between Rostov and Kushohevka out-flanking thorn future generations tile costs of war to the east and probably also pushing westward from Kuschchevka io- as ixpicsenieu uy sacrifices in the

ward Yeisk behind them, any Russian troops

still In the Rostov-Kush-

chevka-Yciak triangle are in deadly peril. The region has been well guarded up to now because it offered short routes for Nazi flanking in- vasions across the upper arm of the Sea of Azov from Taganrng. Its evacuation would throw those so: routes into the Caucasus wide open for German use, thus adding immeasurably to the peril of the Russian a“ extended me exemptions which

left flank.

The voice of German propaganda from Vichy, never reliable, says

such an invasion of Tainan Isthmus. on the

Caucasus side of Kerch

Strait, has already been accomplished from the Crimea. There is no confirmation. It seems obvious, however, that the Nazis are trying to sweep the Russians back down the Rostuv-Baku railroad below Kush- chevkc. to free the whole Azov seacoast to and beyond Kerch Strait. Nor

is there l. discernible strong east-west Knban River on which Marshal Timoshcnko may hope to

‘ ‘ defensive line above the stand.

Provided Marshal Timoshenko can safeguard his Ker-ch Strait front

and hold Tainan Isthmus, the Kuban does offer him an opportunity f0 pendent L;

halt the German drive on the western flank of the vast Don-Caucasus battlefront, just as it appears slowed down if not halted from the Don

bend to Vororiezh. The Kuban well may oshenko ultimately intetnds to stand. '

be the line upon which Tim-

I I

Salak, Junction point for a. branch line that connects the Krasno-

dar-Stalingrad railroad with the Ros pass

h f It h that cover much of on the edit of,the vast reac stgudsaadmarsth? Caspian. The Nazi c ts a. grave danger that the Russ- gtlk has an oppor-

Bataisk, also represents defensive

northeastern Caucasus below to have laid siege fan center can be forced

miles southwest of Salsk. _

Nevertheless, the Nazi bulge near Salsk is narrowing and will north of the Caucasus range, if above the Kuban fr‘) the west casus salt marshes

to the town reprcsen before Timoshenko'a__left.,f|, . v no tunily to settle ‘down bcbiiia tile Kuban. The tine-runs less the» 1

eiow it in the east. u iSJmiY i" i goocbterlain for blitzkrieg operations i! 8"“!

th

a U o

below the Don with its aDBX u-csllmebl: be confined lo the long central route, Red forces succeed in holding on or

and along the Don bend‘ and the Cau- he centre that

Gives Opinion

On Communists

Son of War Ace Gets Wings

July Bl - (C?) — Bishop today on tm tunic son, leading A

UITAWA, Air Marshal W.A. pinned pilot's wings or hi; 19-year-old alrcraftman A.C W

Minister St. Laurent said in Commons today that

tow-Baku main Caucasus system at ibiiitles for the Russians. It stands

B laim

of applause ioi" nuance Minister uslty, its sponsor.

Last speaker in the debate on

bin was a. n. Jaciunan (Con. NE. MOSCOW, Aug.

roliw icosedale) who challenged an

1t was not possible to pass on to

standard of living.

Ml". Juciurlaii said financial bur- dens of the First Great War still were being carried by Canada and other nations, _

AIHCliuiiitb-bi to the income tax may be ilmde from taxable income to offset costs of illness.

In addition to hospital costs and costs of care by physicians and r88- lstered nurses, tile deductions may include cost of one full-time attend- ant for the taxpaycl‘ or his or her spouse or dependent ii necessarily confined to bed or wheel chair throughout the whole of the tex- ation period, or the cost of a. full time attendant lf such spouse or de- totally blind. providing the total deduction in a year shall My, exceed $400 for a single person and $500 in tile case of a married person.

Australian Front Becomes Active Again

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, Aus- tralia, July Jl-—\Uk’)—'l'l'l€ Austral- can ircni, quiescent iorlileaa-lybtillec months lncc tile Con Sea attic _ _

e t m’ n. actor held bv one of our units‘; might point to one answer-seizure

is becoming active again witn t JKIUQHLSI: snowing ‘ signs Ol one initiative.

pressure that has resulted

Pacific war moved. into the trail-all area,

. “ l» ' July 22‘ in the UITAWA- July 31_(CP>_J“5“°° Biiarigfgoiilzifugrlga of northeast New the Guinea. Japanese jungle patrols parliament. U“. 1,,“ 1Q days liar-t,- pushed

should avoid any action which mm through tlic low grasslands and

could be interpreted as "a blessing- of the Communist Party by the Canadian House of Commons."

Mr. St. Laurent was questioned on the government's attitude toward the Communist Party following n re- cent report oi the House of Colli- mons Defence of Canada Regula- tions Committee which recommend-

Bishop, ed lifting of the present ban on the

during s wings pal-adept nearby Communist Party and seven other

Uplands Service myins Tralnlrls School

organizations now declared illegal. During consideration of the Jus-

The ‘son of the first Grfl-t W" tice Department estimates the mlnL=-

age, who now is director of re- uniting for the Royal Canadian Air Force, was one of a large class to receive tflelr wings. The 8H1- duaies came frcm all parts Canada and the United State:-

Aii- Marshal Bishop “told the class that theirs was e. most im- gglétéldflb and glorious task, and

“This war will be won in the air. This is your hour. You must rasp it and make the most of it. i now you will."

1,000 N. S. Miners Still Remain Idle

HALIFAX, July 81—(CP>—Two strikebound Nova Bcotia coiliel-ies. resumed operations‘ today as em- ployees returned to work, but 1.000

men still remained idle in a third

mine.

A three-day strike at two Inver- nesii mines ended when the strikers re-onte ed the pits pendlfli settlement of their grievance. Their walkout was in

which displaced about 1c men. The

province's single continuing coal strike was at Sydney Mines, Scotla steel and Coal Company's Princess terdnv. wins Regulations, Just as it 0 501"!» "hi: United States.

where the borers of Nova

oolliery walked out u the whole mine. b ast coal from the mine faoe. wan higher pay.

At S dncy, 60 steel rant continue proton celvinv l. wage decision Regional war hbor Board

_._..._-___i_-- BOLD!!! I! INJURED

a strike

ORXLLIA. Ont. July 3i—(CPi— Private Alfred J. Rnccingal of Grand

Pails. N.B., suffered possible fractured

' the army truck ridixl collided with a fruit truck abou two miles west of here. Pta.

Bernard Charles King. 26. of Tor-

onto, was killed in the accident.

930

rotect against a change from doub e to single shifts

tars at till against alleged delay in ro-

ribc today when l

ter also announced organization of a security force, to number about 700 men, to combat espionage and sabotage in Canada. The force will

M be a. branch of the Royal Canadian

Mounted Police,

When Justice Department admin- istrative expenses came before the House C.C.F. membe;s asked for n statement by the minister on thc governmenVs intentions with regard to the committee report», which has been tabled but has not been sub- ject of a motion for concilrrence.

Mr. St. Laurent said fpllbiiciiy fol- lowing presentation o the report had given the impression that .f the ban on the Communist Party were lifted it would be equivalent to legalizing the Communist Party in Canada.

"The impression also seems to be abroad that this is tile only coun- try among the allied nations whcre communism illegal," Mr. St. Laurent continued. "I think would be moat unfortunate to do anything which could be looked up- on by any part of the Canadian people as a blessing on the Crnl- muriict Party by the Canadian House of Commons."

"In my

view that would be en- tirely incorrect. I hold the view that men

foothills of tile towering Owen Stall- ley range, a. penetration ‘thatuilus out half the dustrlilce bctvieen MI new bases and Port MOPGSDY. -_€__-_-_

quintuplets

norvnon. July 3l-(CP) --The press association relbflfled quintup- lets were born early today to Mrs. Thomas Leyden, wife of a farmer Q1 Breaghwy, iienr Sligo, Ireland.

Two of the girls died shortly after the news 0801103’ 501d» but physicians reported that the ‘other girl and two boys vlvcre ‘doing line."

SiuggcstsGandhi, Kai-Shck and Stalin Nlcct

LONDON. Jilly 3l-iCPl-—A Reu- ters dlsilntcli from Bombay‘ said that RH. Parker, European membei‘ of the Indian Council of Slate, sug- gested today that Mohandas K Gandhi and mcrnbcrs of the m-r~t Premier Joseph Stalin of Rus- sia and