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l Patton ’s Surprise Trip

To Cairo Causes Comment sk Civilians t Stay llonle

MONTREAL. Dee. 18-10?)- Clrlliaus ere asked to refrain horn travelling, except on ur- Eni business. between Dec.

and Jan. 4 when thousands if the armed forces will he grruicd holiday leave.

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Nazis Throw In Three Crack Divisions

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vol-loll; member; of his 3m“ 3D,, AIDIERS, D00. i3—(AP)—G€fl. pool-ed ungxpectedly l“ Cam, may Si-l- Bernard Montgomery's British oh oh onexplalhell mlsslom 8th Army, with Canadian troops (Cairo is tn. neat of the Greek ""1111" "v 11o rilht wins. punched and Yugoslav govcmlhemg, ooh. dossedly into the Germans new ferences with representatives of 15‘11111°'1°11l Aimhu“ 11511111“ 11119- tbese governments would be a na- 111113“ °11 59011417“ M11111“ M11‘ tural prelude to any Allied attempt e11‘- “11‘1 “P11111111 1151311" °1°1" to invade Europe through the Bal- 111111111111 111° “"5151 1W“ 111 O1" leans. There has been speculation 1111111- 111° 5111“ °°111m1111d i111“ gsmto the next assignment of the 11°¥gge11Ngazi1l11yh ew u“ k

Army since its cainpai i in Sl- r == =1’-

clly we, oomololgol m divisions lntc their fierce resist-

Prdlident Roosevelt, during his 1111“ 111 11115 WW1 111111 1511111111111» recent surprise visit w Sicily talk- 1°p°°1°11 °°11111°1'11-11@43115- . ed vlith Gen. Dwight D. Eilsenllow- 11111111’ 1131111113 "3911 31°11? .1119 er and Gen. Patton, among other 11111111 1111111 °11'°1111- 1111'“ "-1135 on, grmgfl tom, would h, Allied military leaders in this the- hurt-h o1 tho Moro River. through “l, l, luv“ "mm," unndue acre. the battle torn village of Orsogna. crowding" and transportation Patton recently received an of- 1° (“lurdlflmrelo at the 1001 °f snlmllcs would be nhle “to ficlai rebuke from azlsehllcwel m the Moiello mountain ranso- Ger- eiiicently handle" traffic. "reprehensible rlduct" aftcl- ho man alpine units were opposing

-————-—— upbraldcd two shell-shocked sol- G911» M°11t8°1110ry's Briti-Bh 1100115 dlers. cuffing one cf them. and in the Gunrdiusrelo Brou-

ht c calling oho o, “yellow belly," Canadian infantry, identified ln

1g Patton's appearance here cnnlcs irunt 11116 dispatches 118 the H1181;-

. at e. time when there have been 1115s and Prince Edward regiment

s discuss‘ of solidifying the Me- from Ontario, fought its way onto

dlterranean and Middle East com- elevated ground overlooking Or-

mands. The Persian Gulf forces tons on the coast, while a Mari-

ulready hve been separated from time unit. gained positions domin-

the Middle East command and atlng the highway between. Or-

nut today. said ury er merely pleasure trips were dispensed with personnel

UITAWA. Dec. 13-(C'P)—Cn ies made into a command of their own tcna and Orsogna, effectively 381m 1111‘ °111'1°311 1111111"- t1i>5 Patton arrived by plane and blocking its use by the Nazis. v and softwood lumber made no attempt to conceal 111a Western Canada troops held

11 111° 111111111“ 111' Wham“ I1- presence lie drove about the cltv ground overlooking a crossroads lesalérs mug?!’ a153,? Sithga irtlaanrlauioanotiililel bcfieiififliililwéliilgilfi}; north of captured San Leonardo. mom umber controller. ‘m, ll: litedaat tn s_n ti‘ (Am dr s Douglas Amaron. Canadian “l. ll w“ learned ma”. n S a es OlkD er e ofil- I Press war correspondent. reported The older is the first step in ob. oer of equal ran is rcsulnrly stn- that, the Maritime troops driving m.“ llnlw lmormutlon on tioned here, this attracted nttell- l northwest or son mortal-Clo to tho hutlon of lumbol- vfoduqed lh K1011 Ortona - Orsogna. highway were tern Canada a. inurlltl cle- ‘engaged in their fiercest, blood- ent statement said.- - n. lest fighting since they reached iinoroer provides that no whole- Italy. st least five times the Ger-

1' 111111! -hi d ll - - ~ ‘mm bzeocggugeotvetgrsnlyellilllrle nlans coulltel attacked the unit and LL-Gfll. Mark Clark's 5th Army

1111111111 11115 1111911 iI/Diitroyed by the! cach tine they were thrown back. llisils Sicily in the Mignallo area, 25 miles

m control om“. Both sides suffered considerable o War Paint, More‘ ed From Planes l ___ “T 1 51113131115 Dec- 13.“'(AP1_P1B‘ iron.- thc Tyrrhenian Sea. lost lts' wAglllicrcydcvslggsg/‘ilcl? (iglo-zlifilll-i: 211N321’ filiiltxhsiliileélcof fglillezyiriaitli-viiittiiz-lg "111111113 1“ 111° 111m‘ 111111 “"11 °1 ordered removal o! war paint in Italy, visited Sicily or- his llomc- i1az1l11sfr1g1ob1g 113111;?!‘ Wihgizibnrltner; 1111111 111111111131 1111 01 the Brmy 9-11" ward Journey from Cairo. revlelv- ° l1’ h"? t , 11ml‘ g an 11"! 111311115 111 01d" 10 118111-911 ing United States 7th Almv troops ey paw) 1’ a M an” m pa“ ihsslrcraft and odd several miles o; hlnqen George 5 pain)“ Jl-_ 91-11119 WWW W011 1111186 P05111011! 1'1 lhfwd 11131111111111“ ‘peed- 011111 alid ‘decorating Lt -Gen Mark 11°$hhe°1¥18111an°§lv c“ bu‘ Amed maize 5 - ' ' . ran slar . r ‘m mam léafigslfhrtige ugfimiotvcrseas glgzlérgnd several other officers fur bombing: acflvny‘ {mu me sky ‘was ——--—_- . b y an s. Arr. lislsonans n worm lofiislflffjlflfff; §f§11fl'f,,,{‘°'“l,1'1§,1§l§ fiagrlfiegs hgleptgd gory: a pathr c1113 dl cl sed officiall mac-J with his 111° 11111 1111"" 11111111111 111111111 1111 omiwa. Dec. l3~—(CP)—M0re 5 ° 1' ~ positions near llhh “ll-l “mane” o’ m, are l.» transport plane guarded by

U 1111011111131“? Ngzlth Chi i g an co. n e et area. hfllhiiiegclilhwofi-Igéitihi “xdggnpanled by Gsli. Dwight D. 11151 1111111111 111° 11°11‘ 111195 111111‘ Riicilartmerlt said today: and the 131591111011191- M1‘- ..

Roosevelt drove crs destroyed nine cherry vehicles woiect is "working very well.

losses. Heavy fighting was confined to the 8th Army's front. The drive of

I:

I . l cl ‘lid damaged another 25. ‘l; Ellelfiiedjred-stmgf tiifnnllsrimybtliogi, a Medium bombers attacked r il-

who fought in Sicily. Castelvetrano 101111 Yard-i 9-1111 11 13911111111 11111194

h l g lh at Tierracina, 20 miles northwest llillfrcldfh. "m" western u) o e of Gaeta on_ thc Apnian Way. A (This dispatch gave the first lils-‘ formation of dive bombers raided

closure of Pattons whereabouts Itrl on the Annlan W11?! near

u since the e uncement that Els- Fbrrrlla- No Allied plane was lost q$l1l1113é$111~1l1i1l711°°11 11111-1 1331159- elihower had made him apologize dilrinil the day.

‘ it u . 09061111161‘ "_n _- to hls troops for striking a soldier —-—————~ '4'“ 12min“. mlvalrruggtiogg/Jelt flew to Elsenhow Jap Troops In China e , ' e -" ~

ltlfifiilecrgltet Tpifielgvfififgfigno?“ 2151' , er's villa in ‘Puillsis after the visit Get Lltfle NV Bl‘ NEWS

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' ‘H’ December nnq’ flcers with Distinguished Service reverses. foreign correspondents

. '1'1'21"12'31' gloss“ ’ form out today in e talk will; pri-

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"Relzular session of Alpha Re- agfischungkln: "

willie tonight. Initiation. , . Nine Japanese privates in the

124cm. group and two non-commissioned

.. -—- q officers smalls the prisoners said

PWSbytcrlan Sunday school they had not heard of Allied re-

111111-‘11 Hunter River, Dec. 2i conquest of B1 01' i119

Germ

la-ii-lil-zl. c351} M’. Tfiruilto an disasgr ngstllingrad.

"Christmas Concert. Alexandra W1. Monday. December

d lunches. 12-14-38. TOR/ONTO Dec. la-lori-re- fill-ism“;

_____ l-onto police 'llltc today announced "Wailted at once, large quun- the finding o! B 00115111110911" °1

mo. R. L Dlckleson. l2-

1“ “m” “rura- “u-u “lien; 1°“ "i" °““‘“‘.’.'...‘."..i.'.‘.l.l.'l‘2'"..‘.'; Arrives in England " l

Qhrletmal concert in St. Cath- ed in downtown Toronto by 1" OTTAWA. De lS-(CEU-Post- "111" 11111 Tuesday. Dec. 21- 1111"“ "1"" l“ l, m, llqoo, nlsstei- General Mulock said today ' 1344'“- wfhirltfigtqlg: walkel-olllo, he has received one welcome news- MT». om l» '1°'."“?.-..“"°..".i‘ all" so ....~ , fll‘ 8 ,V ‘

"znomliychifii-t ‘Niel-twill atstablep and irtiilred v1°§l'l“°t'i.sh'3‘c§s1l§§¥“n”§.=§“'“l§§écs1 l2-l4-lE-2i- two horses _ m-lbwlllloo b"; lllhhl; 305,594 n "- M111111w1111°' T°r°“"° “once N cubic feet of shipping space-and Wanted to buy live and dressed leased five nlcn picked up chili" ch o! N vem . m5 1" ha“ ‘M1314 m fowl. Payins w] fol- questlufillluz in dflflniggctérprlngigi} 31am 3,1885% cubic “m” have m“ _ _ - , an k la ' ’

110.: but.“ m.“ com itch: ‘Li! the truck-George rhled- 11° "111- i... ~ inutclicl- of chsthn-rn- °"'-"“'- JAPli llussan CBANCI i Christmas Concert in Traeedlei tpdsy. ——— w. December list. 1r not one‘ The liquor w» brought rim by “w D fine night followl . Butcher from the l-flroln walkerlme Japanese mum t l2-ii-l4-20-3i.. hnri Song distillery at ‘Wolkervill w mm“ 1nd“ u“ n“ ‘nd the

IQ to the comps v

c. _._. Toronto o» l-lr. un now is safe l1um1unm ‘Niiolrifi hiliegaxh "firehouse, At Ii P11311111 1°‘- 1" 1111a w

'1' l ho blindfolded and then $151.1! léhylrlday fornoond atAlilrlg lflfkflifi- o, Q“

o-y from any ser- uivesion attempt. Gen. Sir

tlklrts of Toronto

‘ ' c- 9"!" I111 - - - --» (d. so bases, communications on“ 11'11‘11' “finch-h. srrlchlu estimated val- 311d a mat network of airfields .“mflgn flTshl l“ club ue c.‘ the liquor at about _ fille- have been built coverlnir oil h hillng h gg All,“ sari-run, Pohce raid that at. preach. “m! "w serve powerful loses’; froglmtnag “a ll m mmmynmz. up “m” t was worth about S - - United l?!“ orn lain‘ we the 1}‘ aooviné m road condition-s iifiviiooio‘ sgdfwlfiilf: lllflilc "Vase-n n: tile

' Pie Malay, Cecrets tune ie 1190-"

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.__.Z-______ CLOTHING IUI Al"!

‘mow nllurr -(cPl- Product- ion af clothing in India for the army has risen f ger-

'statlcns broadcast announcements

1 Two Miles 0n

The People's aper ' Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOMTN, CANADA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 194s a races

BIRD!

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Clapton-es Heights

Overlooking

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By Kirlie L Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst

Tl» climax of the battle In Russia me t hand

Arnill

lee In tary disaster of first magnitude for rune Ilde e tlle mailing there and on its outcome ma reet Rueslarl- led hopes of

hrln lng tlle war in Europe to an end no: year

oscow and Berlin agreed that Soviet force; have taken the offen- aeeiol at the centre of the south-southwestern face of eeeetothenatureofthelfed counter-offensive, in reality a. local official reports say

slve il the Malin tile Kiev bulge; they The German version deecr bee it. as a defensive-offensive operation.

fensllcle ‘fighting t at has exhausted t.

driving. A f‘ the Russians’ penetration beyond the undermine both Russian flanks fo

German failure to reach Kiev. on the Alli the deadly peril of the

red army's main Dnleper to communications linking the Nani right flank in Russia. illrect-

ly with Germany. Russian adv lrl tm- Kicv bulge as well as to

the can, it should work to Russian

stance on which Russian counter action in th The counter stroke south and southwest of Mnlln apparently

is n departure from the usual teelinl ue of Soviet attack slnce it appears to ln- ‘il frontal drive at the very cen n.- of the German flue, lnrnugllout the Russian march from the Volga and in all current Russian attacks lo the llorlh nnd to the south of the Kiev bulge the pincer; technique llus ' manoeuvres.

invariably character‘ d

Montreal Police, Firemen

Vote To Strike Today

he enemy

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MONTREAL, Dec. l3 -— (CP) — Reprdmnlatlvcs of Montreal's pol- icemen and firemen voted tonight w call a strike 1.11 the W0 11111111" cipal departments at ll o'clock tomorrow morning. _ , "A16 man committee, appoin- tccl last night by the workers to loprcsent tilcm and to talic what- ever strike action was deemed necessary, voted :0 strike after they considered counter propos- als iron. the city to their demands for recognition of the Canadian Congress of Labor as their bar-l gaiiling ngellt- v

The p0licimen and firemen wllll be supported in their strike by employees of the city's Works Department, who y, were granted recognition of the C. C. l... as their union.

Recognition of the union claims of the Public Works employees- was part of a compromise propo-1 sal put forward by city authorit- ies today after they had receiv a. 24 hour strike ultimatum if they foiled to grant union recognition to the three departments.

A short time after the decis- ion was made, Montreal radio

telling all provost corps personnel to report to barracks immediately-

Wherl the ultimatum was deliv- ered this morning cit)‘ fathers went to work to draft the com- promise which would grant union recognition to employees of the Public Works Department slonl the lines recommended by a l-ec- eni. Board of Arbitration but re- fused recognition to police and fire department. unions.

Ilusiead of jurisdictional rlgllt for the C. C. L. the city offered an annual basic pay rate of $2,400 an increase over the present bas- ic rate which ranges from $1260 to $1,900» The new rate -sim'ilar to that paid to police and firemen

in Toronto — would be retroactive three

to Dec. 1.

The offer also included a gen- eral rise in the cost of living bon- us from $2 to $3.25.

Paul Marquette, C. C- L. organ- izer, said he would have to con- sult with union executives and if necessary call a general meeting of members. before ranking any ittaiiment on acceptance or re- usa-

Aussies Advance

lluon Peninsula

ALLIED Southwest 11 (Tuesday) - (AP) - Ailstralian ground forces oi steady progress in the task clearing the Japanese from l-fuon Peninsula, New Guinea, by push- ing aprons the Bowl River for a gain of two miles.

Supported by medium tanh. the advanced Australian infantry un- ll; we" reported ln an Allied communique to be rlearlnl Lit-Kohl on Lhe coast. 1a miles north of Flnschhilfen-

Another Australian force inland continued its pressure against en- emy rear guards north of Wsreo. the lmportliit enemy be» 11 the Aussies captured Dec. s.

Bombers. iisht and heavy. WP‘ pol-ted by fighters broke their in- activity enforced by the weather ln the aolomons to give Japanese

la-‘ll-ll. uled time. Tho flilht '1" '1

I mo“ u“ wlml arments e month to-day.

rom 200.000 anaemia in Sevlqnber, i939. to 0,000. I

air strips and installations on Bougalnville o heavy pectin:-

freight Traffic 3 Across Strait lip For llov.

Freight traffic across Northam- berlarld Strait by the oar ferry was heavier in November this year by 300 cars than it was in mimth lust your. it was learned P b“ ,from figures released here yester-

11 ° day at the office of E.W. MacKin- wda non. superintendent of the Island division of the Canadian National Railways. Cars ferried across the Strait totalled 2.9%. cmnpared with

621 in period in i942. 1 waldo greater the

v

3°

the BETTIE

But while the tots

exports from this p

ed down. 1.417 cars. compared with 1.- 504 a year ago. In the opposite cir-

ectlon 1.512 cars were moved -

the

Bis b e. r e othhr Eh M," Ill-cl“ .1. A. MacMillan and Dr

lil n, a statlual on the Kiev-Korolten railroad 55 miles west. of Kiev, is virtually at the centre of an are against which the Germans have been break-through there would not only gravely threaten Dnleper in the K ev sector, but also e hulfie. e other and, would heighten for thrust beyond

es say the overdue heavy freeze weather now is at hand

the north where the first full scale Rus- sian cold-weather offensive of this year seems poised for action. If lint 1s advantage. It ruey be the circum- e bulge was waiting.

gainst 1,117 in 1942

The largest increase in incoming goods appeared to be in coal with 660 cars arrivinl; compared with 261 a year ago. Imports of flour and

B $111116 Was due probalbl, to fertil- izer with 110 cars entering the pro- es were alvailable for a year ago ut. the November im- ports were believed to have been

mall.

In outeolng traffic there was a drop in potatoes. m, can against 9B6 last yeer but an increase ill tur- nips, 311 cars against 1. Livestock shipments. too. were DP, l6: cars

vince. No fl

against 126.

Other sh pmcrits from the pro- rwo following ca:

included the

lots: butter and cheese. four;

barrels. two: fish. l5; hardwalggx

hides. three; meats, is; phlpl.,ood_ starch. 0W0; hfly and straw.

Inconllng shipments included, too,

the following car lots: amp‘. ba s,

l-els. l0; f is, h; ping.

-' household goods, - Transport Minis

“i lime 53: lumberi meats nine;

41,

five: empty blu-

gas and oil, 107

five; hardware ‘ 9!

44, liv tock five; rnwhincry. 70: sugar. five; aerated waters. 14; molasses, eight; "ll.

way coal, 30,

Adequate Penicillin Within Six Months

YORK. Dec

would he available in

supplies for military and civilian needs wltl\l the nelit six months."

"It is with great pride that I em able to report today to the wives and sweethearts of our fighting men that penicillin is literally in rmss production." xii-ii told the Amer- ican Pharmacuetical Manufact- og urers‘ Association

fathers,

address.

it _ tiorlus. clsimld in cast today.

mothers,

in

PREDICT! DRIVE

D00.

Soviet troops

Russian now have taken u a. definite offensive after more than four weeks of dc-

NEW _ . l3 - (AP)-—- Mai-Gen- Normap T. Kirk. Unit- ed States army surgeon announced today that

the

Monthly Meeting 0f Oity Council

An appeal for greater support of the work of the Tuberculosis Lea- irue was heard at the monthly meeting of the City Council last night. The request, voiced byB D6.

Keeping, was the first business on the agenda. - Deputy Mayor J. T. McKee pre- sided ln the absence of MsyOr B. Roy Holman.

Emphasis was placed by Drs.

Rue. and on the fact that it is hop-

mourlted on wheels. which can be

accessories, will be about $7.000. l raised by the Christmas Seal cam- i paign. The city's contribution last.

rless firms are increasing their cltv ‘F111 do likewise

contributions, Dr. the Federal Government was con- tributing 875.000 fol- extension and he understood an additional $100,000 would be pro- vided by the Provincial Govern-

the work nf the Tuberculosis Lea- l gue did not overlap the work done l at the Sanstoriuni.

i

.he same

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general, penicillin "adequate

_ the Children's Aid Society was

cided to take up the question of the City's contribution to tile Lea- guc at a special meeting.

A rcqlicst from the trustees of the P.E.I. Hospital for two addi- tional lights for the walk from Government House property to the hospital. usecl by vlursos com- ing and going from their quarters late at llbzht. was referred to the light committee.

A letter from the secretary of

road, calling attention to the prac- tice of children begging oll the streets for money to attend picture shows. also to the need fol- super- vised playgrounds in the city. It was referred to a committee pre- viously appointed. to consult with the armed forces about athletic sports. The committee, consisting of Couns. Dousln. Chandler and

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(Ccriiinuedon-Tage-‘S, C0 -

Australian Thanks Ganada

trails. wee expressed this after-

noon by Sir William GlasgoonAus-l tralian High Commissioner to Ca- nada, ajter the launching of the‘ fre hter ‘Daronaa Park. l

When his country was threatened

focturers had been placed freely

the valor of Australia had been be sent there with a full cargo was

praised Sir William ls an embass- sdor of Rood will.

Educationists To Meet At Montreal

iii-Repre-

___. MONTREAL. Dec.

n broadcast

A111-

Education services. the Canadian

riada - Newfoundland Association wul meet in Montreal- early in January to aslcthe feder- al govel-nment for priorly 1181110 -

forces, Dr. C. N. Crutchfield. sec-

___._____._. JAIL QUARANTINBD

AMHERST. N. 5. Dec. l3 — (C Pi - Prisoners can neither get out nor into the county fall here. Mull, for the institution is under quer- nntlne. one of the prisoners had developed diphtheria.

_-_-__---—- INDICTED FOIT. MURDER.

l nununomn. Ky. Dec. l3 ~ MAM-The Boone County sronu ury ma indicted Mrs. Jennie

a and her 16-year-old alzhtet. Joan. on e charflfl u! "11- ful murder in connection with the fetal ohootlng Aug. l7 of Carl C. Klger, Oevln n, Ky. city commie- sloner and v ce Mayor. and his son Jerry 0.

Both dli taken i south Africa chiefly for werfingilcheinurlilithoglaytlhg the vitamin-hearing oil recovered

charg the father and the boy. The true bills also charged aiding and abet- ting in the crime.