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Allies Push Through Rommefs Desert Lines Smash}; Land,

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Island Total n $ 784, 550

___... OTTAWA, Oct. 26 —fCP)- drool activity was remitted among em- Icyees of industrial plants and usiness institutions in the payroll sittings canvass as Canada's Third victory Loan campaign went into its second week with the hall-way mark ill the minimum objective 0 $750,000,000 not far distant.

If the average oi daily contri- butions in the first week is main- tamed when today's figures are compiled the total tomorrow should rumd at about $364,000,000, only $11,000,000 short of half-way to gm; objective.

Repottg reaching national head- quiizters tonight, however, indic- *'€—'**'

‘liho total for Prince Edward Island in Canada's Third Viet- ory Loan . ached $784,550 last night, it was revealed by lig- ures released from Provincial Loan Headquarters. This was 571.950 more than the [rand total for last week.

Canvassers in every section of the Island are met-ting with a. food response as patriotic citiz- ens show s.n eagerness to con- tribute to Canada's war effort. Persons in every walk of life are investing thcir money in this imoortang loan.

Charlottetown‘; total last evening had reached ilhe couraglng figure of 3322.950. This was s. jump of $26,000 over Saturday's grand total.

Summersideh total was boost- ed by $6,150 ss the Lbitm wcnt into its second week. Thls plac- ed the grand total for the West- ern Cllpiiifl at 5170650.

Salesman in Queen‘: County outside Charlottetown, realiz- ed 814.150 during the day to run the grand total for this section un to 5108.350. 1n Prince outside Summerside, the Grand total was boosted to $101,250.

The King's County total reached $81,850 yesterday.

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tied that unfavorable weather in tome ports of Ontario and Quebec and in snne other scciions of the country hnd retarded the general canvass, This might mean today's total uiould be somewhat below lverage. Tho cnmpniizn lasts until the end oi next week.

The Canndinn Notional Railivatvs made a pro rcss report stating that, while te canvass of their

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lloming Events

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ence umicr war coil

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List Civilians Killed In» Ferry Brash

MONTREAL. Oct. 26—(CPl- The i4 passen rs aboard an R. A. y. ferry co and piano which crashed near here today included four civilians and l0 RCA)‘. per- sonnel from Lachine Manning De- pot, it was announced by the fer. ry command tonight.

Two crow-members who were killed were Cont. Carl Frederick Kaiser, whose wile lives at Rose- vilie, Mich, and Radio Officer Arthur Harold Down whose moth- ers. Mrs. Annie Smith, lives at Tiilsonbtirg. Ont.

The ferry command listed the following civilian casualties:

Charles Herbert Cake , whose next-oLkin is his Wife. M1"!- Yvonne Cake, ‘mi-onto; an 8m-

ployce of R. H. Sheen and Com- puny, Toronto;

l-l S. Mlllen, whose mother, H, White lives at. Montreal;

Mrs. Department. of

an employee of the Transport;

John T. Barry. Tbronto;

H, S, Myles, Tklronto.

The announcement did not. list the next-of-kin of Barri‘ B1111 Myles but. said they were both em- ployed by the Canadian Ice Ma- chine Company, Toronto.

The terry command said that names of the R.C.A.f~‘. personnel killed would be released when all the next-oLkin hnci been inform-

ed.

Mrs. Roosevelt

l-ias Busy Day

t. as -—(AP)-— The banshee wall of air alarm 8119115 to interrupt Mrs. Roosevelt today as she talked calinly 011 f: a group o; gm war workers‘ Surre mddby finlglgxtpeszictieglfs “Wat . ii e or a my y miles of En .1511 visiting live mlltafl

the first experi- dltions bv Mrs.

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countryside

The nlnrm Wiis

. - i . dciressinz 11 tnTaudes_Malpcque wedlligsfilgyz-l §1§§i§§\lil."ii.§ ‘fiotrYc-Iscoilnties auxili- - - 'ary territoziai service training

“Talkies and Danoe—Braclalbum Ncsrluy.

"'1‘111kioe—O1-apaud Thursday.

10-25.21, coun dav

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centre. The Rifle 0119"“! h" m1‘ 10.26.21, interrupted talk A

ft ending Sunday nficfflwfi er Sp inston Churchill 111 i119 Roosevelt started her nlted States lihnbnsy

try, Mrs. m t where 22

ti U visiting an nirpoz

. . , , ' i. , i a. ferry pilots. gfil-llii b8l‘1“i‘.'£.f°‘“‘°' “$13.95,? A?LZ’°1$§..“"..Z¢§§§.§§..iZd by Mil-- _ i. churcirlliill; iiernseigrreéryMlri/glslélggt; ‘liuntcr River Cot cert, Willshire villi! 01111150 ~ ' Hall wnuzlit. AilCllfllllbille of DOXIS. Clup Hobby. 131mm!‘ °f ‘he

10-27-11. WAACS .

“Masquerade Dunc-e in Millvlew l-iali Illdll)‘, October 30th. LIIIIVIGVJ Orchestra. i0-27-ii.

v"CUl.i?<.‘l~ll1§ hogs every Friday. P-etiso ilsi. with Leslie McDotvel, "edericwri. 6-lii-20-twtl,

"Rcgular session Alpha Rebekah mite tonight, Birthday celebra- tion. all members wclcoms. 10.214

"Noiice-Crapaud. Supper and

German Raiders Over England

, ac - (OP -Ger- nilufimggclltrgctstrtick mt 311111111111 from the cover oi low clouds today.

~ it ons alonil ktllinrz at least eiizi and

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miiil\ii§"i’.'“ November ptivtiniro$iclgttstwdrigid alarms. the __.__ 1t 4, t1 in a wee .

"Annual Masquerade Dance, ‘Twolfilethe bombers were chi)‘:

Bolnshaw l-lall, was, Oct. 2am. clown and others-ll wereguggméigannel - - 1B 118-1. lunches. l0 2'1 l ‘dltligllgllixislngfgwuon “rem a! 5m

"Bean supper bingo and dance

lot as Hall, Wednesday, Oct. 2a.

1031.1 céhannel const on the outs

one plane which was 11160911 t‘ 28th‘ clouds.

"Masquerade dance and bazaar Eldon Hall. Wednesday, Oc Miliview Orchestra. In sid of Mel-

ville Victory League. 1036-21

Victoria Troop, in aid cl troo QVOISQBI.

"riot Goose supper and Bazaar Wednesday, October 28th in North Tryon Presbyterian lliélarlim

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“Firemen! Card Party and Gunda Dance. Georgetown Hall Thursday, Fls sc (Xtohor

l5 cents. _ “Am expecting ear load oats.

Choice fodder. Book orders now.

Ell-Well Driscoll, Mt. Herbert,

10-71-1 throtis

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"Chicken Supper and drewinlit; firs“ 01 11 111011. l‘.

at chief in New Jersey. 10-25-1 Vidal’-

for quilt in Cherry C-‘iober 28th. Siiplf‘ 8.30. 1n lid 01 R9 Cross.

Viilicy Ha r starting

fires imd P11111168

' in Ixmdon. but there were

"Dance at Crspaud Hall, Oct. t under auspices Reserve Army. other, injured 1n q wwn tie 10-34‘ 1- ‘if: Si"; were hurt in

home counties.

111° south eastern coast town Damaze wee described as

- 39th. Webster's Orchcstrn. the Axil- 10-2’!

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ncs. batteries ulona i110 were 1n actI0l1 517°?‘ the daiv eifregug: L0 on { n in the

Anti-aircraft

dicaliy through klrts 0

No bombs were Notified 4101199.‘! some st- ties.

killed and in south- One was killed a town in the

Bombs also dropped on tin” towns and one thwest coast. slight.

Bad weather over the continent ni ht interrupted the RA edue of riinhtiv attacks on

scks in the home coun Seven persons were

England.

on the sou

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ARK N.J.. Oct. Ik-(Arl- ring that operated hout the Eastern United has been smashed with the

. Conroy. Investigation

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More Planes Into Battle

'Allied Airmen Enid Fewer Targets As Enemy Forces Ap- pear More Disper- sed. i e i i

By Don Whitehead

Associated Press Staff Writer

CAIRO, Oct. 26 -—(APJ — The urmored force of the British 8th Army was in fighting position to- night well inside the Axis El Ala- meln line nnd at the end of ihrce

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days of attack it appeared certain that the Alied troops had suc- cessfully accomplished the first

phase of the battle.

The Allied air offensive was nur- sued with undiminished vizor today though the bombers found lcwer targets. Edward Kennedy, Asso- ciated Press Correspondent with the air forces in the desert. cabled late todziv that enemy formations seemed more dispersed than ever.

The Germans. who have bctn strangely weak in the air, put more planes aloft.

Consequently, Kennedy reported, there were more ziorzlights and by noon six Axis fighters had been downed with the loss of five Allied

planes.

The infantry had battered holes in the static defences of the R 1n- mel forces. at the some time et- tacking with tank support On both flanks. The closely following arm- ored division ofthe 8th A my rush- ed through to positions Lwtnnd the German and Italian troops. Enemy counter-attacks failed tn dislodrze them, and 1.450 prisoners fell into Allied hands.

Now the Germans are concent- rating their own tanks for the major brittle which is extracted to bring the main atmoreci forces of both sirics into direct confict.

(Unofficial dispatches rcccivcd in London said that the Allied ground attack ‘had overrun two Axis dc- fence lines in one sector, zidvanc- ing two miles. or halfnvnv through the enemy msiilons. hlinefie-lds were said to have been penetrated in north, south and central sectors.

(Axis commuuiques calmed that 104 British tanks had bcen (ice-

iroyed so lat‘ and that the Axs Army’ Wns holding firmly to its positions. However. one Gmman rondcast nunilied that the Allies had scored "nitiul gains against Italian (11\'l\lOllS."l

Sometimes outnumbering the

encmv five to one, British. Amt-ri- can. South African and Aust-ralinn bomber and fighter squadrons were

Milner Likely To Preside ilt Convention

OTTAWA. Oct. 26 (CP) — HR. Miincr. KC, oi Edmonton is like- iv to hc the choice us chairman of the Conservative National Ccn- veution at Winnipeg (m 11cc. 9. 10 and ll, it was learned today,

Mt‘ Milncr. who liiis bcvn active in organization work for the DHTW rvscuntlj, is tliuirlnnn of the Nut- ional hcculivc committee arran- giniz the convciiiiiui

Whether the conv calltti on to sclrci n new National leader is not known as yct. 'I‘i10 present leader. Rt. Hon, Arthur Meizhen, who announced convent- ion plans last, month, said the whole question of lendcrsltlil. 111111

iic would come under review

ut e did not sav whcthcr he Dm- posed to leave the office or seek confirmation of his leadership,

Some Conservatives have express- ed the hope that Mr. Mcighcn will make clear his position bc- fore the convention is held. it was learned.

Seaman Lost Overboard

(YITAWA, Oct. 26 -—(CP)- The Royal Canadian Navy in its 123111 casualty l‘st of the war today re- ported that Ieadlniz Seaman Jrimes Ernest ‘Lay 0i Richmond I-lill. Ont... was accidentally lost overboard on the night ol Oct. ii and is presumed drowned.

Would Ban Time, Life Magazines

SAINT JOHN. N B-. Oct, N — lCP)~The municipal chapter of the Imperial Order Dnuzhters of the Empire adopted a resolution today protesting against circuin- tion in Canada of the mamzines Time and Life.

cntion will be

Charging the publications had lllled "most anti-British" art- icles and “subversive propmzanda"

the resolution asked a government ban on the magazines or, failing this, urged that all I.O.D.E mom- bfl‘: refrain from purrhaslnz than.

The chapter asked thnl the re-- solution be forwarded for aciinn at. the national 1.0.1) E. chapter meeting neiq, week.

' ltcad of the Republican Portv

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War Situation Last Night

. B! lirko L Simpson, Associated rreu Wu Analyst)

f uhmasy-anumunmumnumaureauvuinsnpa “will M"! 1W 111M811 H14 too loner-oi to trace its trends except h: one respect.

T110 “Million, nevertheless, b lgnificsnt Ind oloonout. It h all the more important because it follmvu u pattern that now uluructerizeg ev- ery other front of the giobsi war except in Russia.

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In North Africa. and the Mediterranean, In Wooten; Europe, In tho Pflvliic from the Aleutians to the Solomons, sud in China from the Burma to the Munch ‘ border, American ulr power is making itself felt. American-flown hQlVy bombers no striking telling blows st long range st Axis foes on all those fronts. American-made planes manned by British or other crews form another inmvrtzint segment of the ever widening Allied air attack,

There seems no doubt from first accounts oi’ the EKyDtlan offensive and the parallel British trans-continental bombing o: Northern Italian 101E113 that Allied sir superiority is a imnjor factor in the situation. It could prove the decisive factor not in North Africa alone, but. also in Shilping the course of the war in Russia.

O O O O O

111910 l! I111 0111" source than Russia from which the Axis could shift plane strength to the Egyptian front quickly Hlmlgh to meet, the crisis for Rommel indicated by unofficial estimates of s. five.to-one Allied sir superiority in North Africa.

Any heavy withdrawal of German air strength from Russia inevit- ably must force u Nazi halt short of winter line objectives. It might ev- en come so close to evening the air odds in tho Stalingrad rind Ucniral Caucasus zones as to force a wide general German retrrat from too-ox- posed positions.

Willkie Reports To Nation Un World Tour

Renews Demand for Second Front.

Former S’Sido Man llies At Toronto

NEW YORK. Oct,

Wcndell I-l- Willkic reiterated io- ntzht his demand for a second front in Europe and usscrtui that the record u: the Wait‘ to date is not such as to inspire "utiy sublime faith ill the lllitlillbllliy oi our niiiit:tt'v' anti n.i\'.il expcits,"

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Rgptifllllfl on ins recent Ribbe- [Zlftlllilil air wvui- oi Allicu (illlfleéltlut- nil itatioiz", "We ricscri . "llllSiilftfCtgil rshtp" the iclta. TQRONTO. Oct. 26 -—(CP)- that non-tnilliniy- cxptits or pcr- Alisil" "- (1111- §l‘1‘l‘1"=1ry- a;-

surcr of tlic llrininiiiit Assoc)».

sons uncunncctici with ilie uuvcrn- t. , ion of Lliarlcrcil Amount/yd!

lll€llt SllUhlU lUlICi-Il lIUIli Illllklllfl

stiggestions about the conduct of the 311d Editor oi lhc (‘ans/Lats war — "itilizziiflv, lliilllsllltil. econ- (‘ilflrllllwjii rircoiintiiit In.“ or political." l-r-il. died suddenly today r4

omic “ have no itiore of this non- his home here.

sense Willkic (ILUlfllCd. “Military lie was a native of Summue- cxncrts, as will as our leaders. $1118 l’. E._1. Mr (Inrr wont mus, be coils iitiv t-xpuwd to dc- 10 Alberta in lllilil. in 1023 be

nus elected prcsitli-nt oi‘ the Aibcrizi Educational Associat- ion. lle hcid the dcgrce oi‘ uluir.

red accountant frmn tiic in. statute of Churtcrcd Account. ants of Alberto and thc ilcqrce of Bachelor of Arts and Illzisit-r of Arts in History and Econom. its from Queens University, Kingston, Ont,

He is survived by his willow, p. son and two daughter-i.

international At A hence

Qlllzlfpixress)

inccracys iii-elitist dflilllll power — the “hip-lush ct puoLc 001111011. (18- vclcpcd from holiest. free discus- sion ”

At another point. Willkie sold, "I - ' Allies must iblish a second iixlitiniz front in htllullt‘. I itlso hope that shortly we can but the considerable force in Intin ti) auxzrcssive us»: in an ail- out zititick on Burma. as Gen. uvell has urged,

Alter describing what he tenned a "reservoir of good will” existing in . nations he visiiul on e trip ittnch tool: him to the Middle East China and Russia, the titular as-

nc vcrthe:

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sorted that this reservoir. lcss. ls lczikiniz “dangerously thrdinzh holrs which not punched by Hitler. “but bv us."

one of those leaks, he silld. was “tragically small" amount 0i

EGYYD-Briilsh forces extend gains in western dcserl, maintain 5-1 ulr superiority,

(COHUIIUCG on page 9, Col. 5)

Aberlmrfilasts Propaganda Method

EDMONTON, Oct. 16 — (C?) —- aircraft carrier “ms-p, loss ol de- Prciuicr Abcrhart of Alberta said stroyer and damage to st-coml air- tonight in an address broadcast craft. carrier as Jn s launch Sol- ovcr an Edmonton Station (CFRN) 9mg“ [gland nflcng ve, that Canada's propaganda. in con- nection with wai" lonns rmd re- UNITED 5TAE5._wmk|, m"; 61111111111 18 "a "wnstrofiltv 0i 111°!’ United States mediate Indian ques. 911mm‘? bllmderlnll" tion; renews demand for srcond

was the 11151 111 i R114?! v1 mm; asks greater aid u. Allies.

weekly broadcasts schcduled to con- tinue for several months, Mr. Abcr- ‘IAMAN FATALLY INJURED SAINT JOHN. N. 5.. Oct. 20 —

hart said the keynote of the talks Willi bempost-iar §cortistruction$e 1H0 so “ ese run cris s are n: __ 1 118 paid lor out of our own pockets — égfrgmn Xlueflén eiyavfinzieg all‘; or friends wh° ma" tonight gf injuries suffciged early ' today w en he was hit y a car In openi his address. tihe Pre- , w the Tqmmmmvmg nllegedl driven bi n constnble of d

RUSSIA-Reds throw back Nazi npur thrust at factory district.

mm "to" the Bani: John Police furor. An

gal-gigs‘: “$521351; Gggchnédg‘; inquest will be held tomorrow night.

that "for the first time in many

fiiontéjhstwtee heard 110m these. our ATTACKS EASE OFF

nes s a s . tmelv messages '__"_‘

of Che n d h h; h d VALBITA, Oct. 20—-(CP)—Axls upljfflyeillé c'y‘,,,,,g‘,’.°‘},§m° mfimvfehg fightexxbomber attacks on Malta

eased off today. Three alerts were

of the recent propaganda of zloom

Lhe like of which we have not heard sounded mid one enemy flzhter for |n§§fl9pg_y_e_g,rg, _ _" was destroyed by a Spitfire.

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"SALAIIA"

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Capt.F.W.Peters S80 And Al‘? 0'11’ American Forces‘

0f S’Side Died Early Today

A summersido ell- izeh, Capt, Fred W. Peters, '16- your-old retired sea captain died early tndav. Ha had been sick only e few ivccks.

Cont Peters was very well imown in siimmcrside and in many other parts of the province. Since his re- tirement from the sea he was prominent in the fox ranching in. dusirv nltlioutzh in recent yvars he rclinqiiislir-tl in some extent his connection with that business.

llis wife predeceased him by on- ly n short time.

ne nt

Suwlv: a are three datighters, I-Icl’n_ ‘\ Amos Htiblev 0i’ Stim- mersirlc. l ss Dora Peters. also of Summcrwle-. and sibyl, Mrs, Hugh

Brown, W‘ nipcrz

Two $i""l‘< 2M0 survive. Thev are: li/lvs Grvvn Charlriitclrrwn, and Mrs. James Brown, St, Elca- noi".=.

Funeral aYTHnQPmPntJ wore not completed tilts mornlnq. -S

itsf A Aircraft Garrer Sunk

TON, Oct, St tus

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26 —(AP) Navy un- t llldi, the zilrcgiiit was stink in the Paczii while covering

SCH U‘

IIKIiIQiA-Illtilllq to Guadalcanal on 1.1.

Sup’,

At, cl by on enemy submarine at u 2.1m 9,111., the afternoon oi 84ml. lb. Lin: Wusp received icr magazine resulting in smious tires

tiirrt- torpuit s near l . ._ J . .

as, tutti

u .t- i‘ . 1., the ship nuts abun- iicnvti lullg innit, alley the tiltack

nrui u on: ll pin. nu AilPfirllfl ti ll‘ '01" “ ‘(i005 into licr, con n: her UCELILICUOI) when all i ‘no oi aiixxng the carrier had

bctyi .0. 2d icd,

T! r wllii the ctirrler sank at l iii-iv \\ili'll i or? wcrc llO ct: niV . not , 12m‘. for this r0 1.011 mu unit-mm: of her loss “as Cl vii as lone. its there was tiny clinmc iln- Japainse did not know of hi-i‘ slzkuw,

t-lentozilit Pattie After Big Raid

OCT, 26——(AP)-—A Geneva said

AIOSFUW, u. ~ 4uk'\(.ll from

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comfy tho; King Victor Emman- tivl imd Qurcn Elena o1 Lnly rushed to Genoa. last Friday “on

the lll.'\lsl(‘lil. (lillliillfl of the Fus- cisi. Gcvci-iiriic-iii." after ivpoita mouthing Rome of panic caused a- mong the population and local authorii-zeg. by the first destructive 13111511 u-u- raid there Thunsday ill t

i. . ‘The King and Queen encoun- fktcd utier disorganization in the preivctufe and in hospitals," the ltussuin News Agency said it lcnrnod inom dispatches coming out of Italy “Manly (yificinls were absent from their izosis." Tues said. "Th Kutg was rvliortcd dissatisfied with the bfillfivlill‘ of the local author- ities who proud unable to restore onior at facwvrlcs or to arrest the ru>h of wot" crs abandoning their or k, and Ohllfl‘ Gonna nsidents Ilvfillt! ill tin- nortliern suburbs. "llll(‘i'\'(‘~"ilili'll\ of (Cnrlol Rosa- vio, Vici- Stcivlnry of the Fascist Party, proved ncccssniry to restore mxiri" in the cit_v and to allay t-he

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mule. Ailcr the (leparittire of i-ho Royal couple he proceeded with zvprisals agnlnsti the local oili- clals."

Britain Plans T0 Requisition Cars

LONDON, Oct. 2'1 —('I‘uesdayl- (AP|(A British pinn for requisit- innlniz automobiles and tires was disclosed today in an order for an immcirnto census of all unused vchlrlcs and tires,