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By Noland Itorgaaal. Associated Prose ltolf Writer

ALLIED IIIIADQUABIIB! IN NORTH AIIICA. May ld-(All-

, p91] will be struck by aorlol blows of such nagalhdo aa lo dwarf ‘ y'| terrific hammering in which nearly 400 planeo blasted Ind . the Island outposte of liolly, lardlula and Paatollorio. author- e sources declared today. Yesterday's lol of l1 planes was described as “remarkably amall In of the large attacking forces and proof of the slperiorlty 0f equip- and

The " _ od’ the Sicilian ferry terminus of Messlna by four- englned bombers was believed virt- ually to have paralyzed the city's port faculties. A raid by flying fortresses was called "one of tine most successful attacks 0d’ the North African campaign erator fleet alone dropped I75 tons of bombs on Meaalna.

After having taken a heavy beat‘ lng on Sardinia. the previous day without offering mudh opposition, the enemy threw up on intense anti-aircraft and fighter defence Over Messlna yesterday. q” "w; of 10 bombers was limped by 40 German fighters before It reached

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CANADA. Tnulzsmv: MAY i1, .94;

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MAXIMS 97 * or A MERE MAN MERE MAN

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An ‘ounce of Wit that is bought is worth a pound that is taught.

Iuhaorlpllnn Delivered, $5.00 Itali, $4.0!" other Province! I l7.l.A. $3.00.

PES IN Z-PRON GED ATTACK;

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Thousand Ililos Cf Ilatsry Ilssolatlon lll ".3. Midlands

(Kirk L. Simpson. veteran mem- ber of the Washington Staff of the Associated Press, thumbed a ride iu,o vy bomber to get. a. bomb- " B-l-‘Ye view of the flood. l-lere is his report.)

CHICAGO, Ma 26 -— (AP) — A ncl miles o watery desolation in the flood-stricken American midlands unrolled under the start- lcd eyes of the crew and passengers oi’ an United States army bomber which made a non-stop llight up the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers from Mempnls to Chlcsgo between Gaga andmil am. ore e first ra s of s brok the bomber levelled owl‘? c1052 aowln to the brown surface of the Mfimphls was far to the rear be- fore the first real desolation op. floured. The plane banked st ply around a river bend and a. r- rllylns Scenfi appeared ahead. As far as the eye cOllid see the. flood had the valley land 1n its BPlP- Vllllsea. town homes, rall- rvldfi. highways all were submer- sed In the seemlnsly placid brown

Msslna and shot. down 13 of the

The daily Italian communique acknowledged that ldesaina. "was- rewmdly attacked and knportant.‘ “mine woa caused." l

Twenty-six enemy aircraft were Nwried shot down yesterday and "In previous night-ya of than by.

loan raiders over Sicily and

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Rlzhter-brxrwers and bombers lave the airfield and cocks on Pantelleria their almogt dilly battering.

r, was as well lo the old rnanso I wll h he was born.

nu Birthday for limo fairy

1» ....._ "IDNDON. M I-—(0P)—Quosn quietly lllhlerv her 76th y at the - os- a west

te aesrwa England e he“

h” mm, gm“ An especially effective nttagk , wu made on Porto Empedocle, a plre sent its congratula- snail harbor on the southern

but, save for family messages coast or Sicily. smoke and flame; Brlesents and the 91'8""?! _ were visible for 25 miles, returning ch lolllmur and n mm‘ “llld- A150 struck Were the wndmmhfilg-auwcwg“; % few miles from e a - " ' ‘gllllgcltynshg ha? persgnallgd fol oun" Mm” "l n“ V‘ llw M!‘

I m ministration bull-vials and o ha“. .11,‘ 3031mm“), had to be w,“ ear e: M!» nirflelr: near Trennnl t with sending mess es to the °" 5W"- slw’ In two m“ "ositlons n mother, for mega: never "d "9""! "llminlt at Nubia and

the: aversion to telephones and "l B‘. Aftnonc. i" llllln only In an emergency. ~.'I'ha widowed Queen is devoted to

‘halting, nelghborliness and her

Jhe visits factories and service WW6. and shows movies her

mo for soldiers

s "M. and occasionally she h h: with her own special saw, the lumbel-lacks who have N“ l lllnlll! out the trees on the lllote and stacking wood to be car- M to the vlli e. fl" Ines guo ine only for war ,3,“ "n never makes a trip with- msmllwlln! salvage-bones, bot-

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HAMILTON. Ont... May as (CP) m}? Argyle and Sutherland Hlgr. H's. Princess Louise lst. Battal 10h, were home again today n; and well-trained after garrison 'cluty in

llaper and scrap metal, Jamaica. the day “sued by ""'“"*— the oommandtngczrllleélmg ijarnalca that during their stay tlioeifaffffl on maintained a high standard oi’

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LONDON. May 28 (AP)—l-leuv_v

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Heavy Fighting Is

lea. Only the roots showed or the "D Bl" vlglllldolvsssikilephone CPU ‘I‘€ES HlflfC gilt! r3151: length deep to indicate Bpiderfbrl es that led nowhere It either end _ i’. into the water 8l°°d 111W"- and lonely. The gaunt. filflel towers of high power elec- lo linefixstretched across the water.

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o e .~‘l?.‘.’.'%wf°‘l?“..l‘.. his... “i” follow the lllnois to Chicagqptgllert-g was not much flood damage, but. endless fields sodden and utted will: erosion by days and nlg t; 0g ra .

Last Tributes To Ahcrhart

VANCOUVER. May 26 tCPl- Last tribute was paid to Premier William AllEYhH-YI of Alberta here today.

The farewell that thousands paid to the man who brought Social Credit to his province was warm and simple.

Two hours before the funeral ser- vices weru to start the gray stone Canadian Memorial Chapel was packed.

At the funeral services. Hon. E. C. Manning. provincial secretary and acting premier and a friend and associate oi Mr. Aberhart for l7 years. voiced the loss felt by the people of Alberta at the death of their leader.

Rev. G. l-larrlson Vlllett, Minister of Canadian Memorial Church, whn officiated at- the services. spoke of Mr. Aberharlis contribution to the religious life of Alberta.

Awarded II.F.C.

LONDON. Mr 26 1GP Cable)- Win Common er W. D. lTlnyl Ferr of Edmonton, leader of the R.C.A.I‘. “Gooae" Squadron of bomb crs. has been awarded the Dls

By Glenn Babb. Anoolatod Prep War Analyst

The mluda of the Italian pooplo have become one of the critical battlefields of the war. For possession, the Allies and the Axis are fight- ing an engagement which lo likely to have much to do with the war's course and duration. It may determine whether the United Nations will have to invade Italy or will receive her submission as one of the wind- falla Prime Minister Churchill said the other day would he much ap-

iated.

Nowhere has there been a more vivid illustration of the fact that this is a war in which ideas can be as important as more lethal weapons, It is possible that. thousands of British, American and French lives will be saved by the psychological bombardment the Allies are combining so uofloiently with the aerial bombar of Italian ports and cities.

The frantic efforts of the Rome-Berlin propaganda machine to set up a defence against the Allied barrage of ideas seems a. fair index of its effectiveness. During the last few days the Axis has fed its peoples with some of the nlpst fantastic tales of the war, the mainstay, of course, is the legend of the Impregnablllty of Axis defences, which has taken the place of the former myth of the invlnclbility of German and Italian forces on the offensive.

For example the Home radio yesterday was describing the strength

resent Aerial Blows May Be Dwarfed

Wholesale Run 0n Meat

By The Canadian Press

Housewives from Halifax to Vic- toria. staged a wholesale run on butcher stores Tuesday and yester- l§' In all effort to bring home the lost roast before rationing of meat becomes effective. Today, those who missed out ll. the rush went to the stores and surrendered coupons for their requirements.

In most parts of the country It. was the same story; long queues of customers and by mid-day the "sold out" sign, although some areas were more fortunate than others and had n larger supply on hand.

Well-Known N. B. Clergyman Dies

snnomc, us, May 2s —tGP)— Msgr. John Hebert. so. resident o!

of Italy's bulwarks on sea. and land, blaudly ignoring the fact, so well known to millions of Italians, that her defences are helpless to pre- vent the destruction of her ports, airfield; and war plants. In default of‘ such alr protection the broadcast offered a, tale about the sowing of 100.000 mines on the sea. approaches to Italy and another likening Italian coastal defences to Germany's vaunted Atlantic wall.

Other frequently broadcast ‘ tell of new secret weapons dc-

veloped by the Germans, a. ouperbomb of llqllld alr which supposedly is causing consternation In Britain, a new German alr force plane so hea- vily armed that. the II.A.F. is helpless against. it. _ It is difficult to see from this angle how such propaganda. unless bolstered by force and threats, can prevail for long against Dilllllfllllslvfll weapons such as Mr. Churchill's latest warning to the Italian people that It would be wise to be rid of their leaders and get out of he war while the gelding legends“ . ,..__l, . _ _.- -

Two NS. Coal Miners

Lose Lives In Fire

NEW WATERFORD, NS, Mayl 2fi-—(CPl-——TVIO Miners lcst their. lives toda and seven others were= injured w en fire of undetermined origin broke out in the east section of DZIIIIIIlOH Coal ompanys No. 12 mine here, send ng smoke and fumes billowing through the pit and nelghborin workings.

Joseph Maclziinnon 6'7. a 00n- structlon man, died from the ef- fects of the fumes. Solomon Wood- vlne, 63, a pumprnan. was overcome by the smoke and was struck by a riding rake as he sought to escape.

Woodvlne is a. native of Northern Bay. Nfld., while Mac in New Waterford. The old N0. l2 pit, was the scene of one of the worst collierv disaster; in Nova scotla's history on July 1'l, I917. An explosion took the lives of 65 miners, and two more were kill- ed during rescue operations.

The men injured today were Joseph Boudrenu. an oveman Colin Mac- Donald, electrician; William Walsh, Joe DesVeaux, John MacNeil, James Gardiner and John MacKinnon, All were reported recovered tonight.

Draegermen entered the colliery this mornln and by tonight had the fire un er control. It was b6- lleved the fire had been smoulder- ing for two or three days in an old seam. and broke through today.

Work was suspende when the

smoke was first noticed. To reach the ground. the men had to travel through the adjacent No, l4 mine. and it was here that. the. bodleds of the two dead miners were oun .

Resistance

Conference 0f - Mayors Continues

OTTAWA. May 26 —lCP)-— Ar- thur Collins, Brltlsh municipal an. thority. said today in an address to the conference of the Canadian Federation of Mayors and Munici- palities that British civilian de- fences were never once knocked out during the German blitz but German civilian defences are be- ing completely knocked out. by the kind of concentrated bombing at- tack now being delivered by United gallons air forces on German cit-

Kinnon lives

The conference went oln record in favor of the principle of social security by passing a resolution asking for the Federal Government to establish a. department of so-

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Claims Japs Plan Invasion Cf Tho II.S.II.

WASHINGTON, May 26-

tinguished Flying Cross. It was ell- nounced tonight. His citation said

"fine leadership and “treat courage and skill" set "a In in-, spiring example."

Ferris, whose thinning hair be l lies his an years. has been on num eroua sorties including attacks on the heavlly- efended areas of Em- den, Berlin, Essen and Cologne.

Caucasus

The Gel-mono threw two battal- lonl of troops against Russian posi- tions on the lower roaches of the Kuban northwest of Novorosslsk, out "sa a result of violent fighting our troops boat off the enemy and inflicted heavy I on hirn," the communique repo .

On tho Doneta sector near Llal- chanak. m lniloo southeast of Khar- kov. the Germans "under cover of a. smoke screen tried to crooo to the bank of tho northern Donets river." .

"They were met with a voile of firs and hurriedly retreated. any Hltleritoa were drowned in the

river ' volleys of led Anny machine d till firs Osr

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(APl-A Korean leader, who said he predicted the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor two months before It occurred. told the United States House of Be rosentatlveo immigration ttee today that the Jail" anese Ian to offer Chin separa peace not later than September and that officers ol- ready have been chosen by Pre- mier Toto to head an Invasion army agninat the United States.

The wuformant, Kilsoo K. than, Waahln ton re resent- atlve of the orean otional grout Iedeiiatlolra and Ethio-

oreon peop es’ eaguo, ou m - ted to the committee on Oct. 29.

Crumbling 0n Attu Island

WASHINGTON. May as (AP)- Japanese resistance on Attu Iaand appeared today to be crumbling fast with one of the enemy's last three main positions in American hands and a. second under violent

aalhult. United States army air atrlklnl wer In the western Aleutian Ia-

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1911. d l I. hl ma“ “mmunlggmfiu m‘: oo-workogrusmltgd. ‘aillholgapllrl th: ind medwm m n a“ _ orient. Comm ttee attaches "5 "11 l°l"°‘l '4" "l" °" °" mu these llltlIlfl detailed

Tans of the Japanese ~for at-

oks In the Pacific.

Today committee members apologised for nut hecding the warning Hun had given hem.

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man west of tov-on-Don the coin munlquo continued. and soviet ar- tillery bloated away two an blockhouaoe. five duaoutll. two ob narration trucks. A

' on the i. July ‘I. for said the “someday midnalzt com the lot re- llI-li Iiomalhoulllsw. w

battalion glmgorhlfu "vtloopo diapered.

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Providence St. Josellh H0139 here and oldest clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church In New Bruns- wid-q died yrsllcrday. He was born at. Coczlrme Cape, N.B-. ordained {Ii saint John in 1880 811C.’ served In several New Brunswick parish- cs before retiring as pastor at Buctcuohc 19 years ago.

Once shipwrecked on the $85 of Gwlilec. Niisgl‘. Hebert walked sovr-rnl miles along the historic shore before finding habitation.

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2,000 Tons Of Bombs Smash Duesseldorf

On ly Foretaste Of Blows Planner! For War Plants.

5i ‘j- _'“. By RICE YAHNER _ (Associated Press Staff Writer) - 4

LONDON, May 26—(AP)—The _R‘-A.F. wltii the R. C. A. F. lending strong support, bashed '_thd, German arms centre of Duesseldorf with nearly, 2,000 tons of explosives last night while an armada‘ from North Africa gave another "got-out-of-tho- war" warning to Italy in a paralyzing attack elic- iting cries of pain and anger, from _the weaker, Axis partner.

A total of nearly 900 planes based In Britain and Africa struck the Axis in a violent general aerial offensive which authoritative sources said was just a foretaste of greater blows almod af

Prices Very High

OTTAWA. May 26 -(CP)—John Blackmnre, new democracy leaner, asked today in tllle House of Com- mons lf the government is aware tllnt. prices being charged for seed potatoes are unusually high and whether it is feared that these pldces will men a clnLa-llment of potato seeding.

Ho asked that Agriculture Minist- er Gardiner, not in the House at the time give an outline of pre- cautionary steps planned by the government. There was no immed- iate reply.

Hanson Is “Shocked” By Call-up Plan

OTTAWA. May 26 (Cl-‘l-Hon. R. B. Hanson lProg. Con. York-Sun- buryl snld in the House of Com- mons toniuht he had been "shocked" to find ma: compulsory military training call-ups were made on the has. of voluntary eniistments in districts and not on the basis of avdlfille manpower.

Defence Minister Ralslon said he thought Mr. Hanson was wrong, but the Now Brunswick former House Leader of the Opposition in- sisted his information was correct.

“That. is tosay, If New Brunswick" and Nova Scotia had a record of 35 and 3'7 per cent. and an adjointn district ll-ld a record of 10 or I per cent, Nova Scotia or New Bruns- wick wns coiled upon to contribute

tearing out by the roots the enemy’: war-making capacities. coo British bombers '

Save 19 Survivors

cratered Dueseeldo I in s. ea uration

raid almost equallylrfiol unday ___ géght/s record cg.’ ggstnrlfio n heap- °" Dmmm" - e5 ll" - LONDON. May 3d (OD-A pct; fmlmgl"! Qllfllllllgnus Ifillrfdy able radio transmitter dropped vllseilale ‘lgymsllesafromtlslftar-go etwvm " was“! comnmnd m” 1P1!” The Canadian raiders included by F0‘ Mfr-ed Bus“ o! ofleld’

Alta._ to 19 survivors of a ohip tor- pedoed in the North Atlantic vided the means whereby a - adian denreyer was directed to theh rescue, the Air Ministry new: aer- vioe reported today.

The name of tho Canadian I01 stroyer was not announced.

Amherst Man To Head Rotary Clubs

AMHERST. N. 5.. May 26 (C!)- Norman T. Avard of Amherst ha! been elected District Rotary Gov- ernor for the Maritimes. Newfound- land and Eastern Maine, succeeding Dr. H. T. McKleI of Sackville, N. B.

Mr. Avard arrived borne today from St. Louis. Mo, where the elec- tion took place at the organization's international convention.

Sgt. George Maser. Truro, NB. The rolling sky barrage continued today as a strong force of

pla es the liah Chgnnelfiaagc $1‘ invasiorPyvoet. I Blockbuaterg Poa- Minute

More than five twodton block-

buster bombers per minute hurtled

down on Dueese

lstry said, in the attack yot avorable wea-

carried all. under ther conditions. p umm upon lmougandds of “Tndiaries resulting fires casting a red 1a. on the cloud layers through w lch the British and Canadian bombers attacked “in very at strength," phrase used to

a-theibsaazlge ofgictta h escr e es ruotton d OI] Dfillifllflfld. l owere Twenty-seven British bombers felled l0 return from the Duesael- rewarded as

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dorf attack which woo ‘Ylontmued on race 1‘=I='_oo. s) N0 CHANGE IN GAI

VANCOUVER, May I — (OP)- Qommsntlna on e ‘Toronto report. that the value of gasoline ration coupons ln Canada rnigl-lt soon be reduced from three to two gallons, Maj. P. A. Currie. regional repre-l sentative of the oil controller, said g today he had been authorized to‘

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