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By AUSTIN BIALMIAI ted Press Stlfl Writer

4 WIN luvlrllillll inwtiheir bl

lwenty-seven miles ahead flea. CNNI’! forces lay Wesel. at m northwest corner of the Ruhr industrial valley-last great source sf the enemy's war potential.

throwing reinforcements into the muntlng battle. broadened hunt to almost l0 miles in an el- .bqw between the Rhine and the 1h]; against still relatively light

under Canadian command pressed

the 1st Canadian Army's first of- fensive against Germany

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-Iss coming from the Reichswald, a dense forest before Kleve. Germans were trying to rush re- inforcements along heavily-bomb- rd routes to keep the drive from

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Com? Events

Nuance in Emeri-ldllsll. Mon-

"Bee special advertisement this iuiie on Bacon Show. l0 1i

ed urlllllfl. etc. consult A. 0. '1'. Gill. Charlotte

Tow iovn. Moncay. Februarv 12th. Q-

ina live and dressed poul- lnli Wu market orifices.

‘Baha'i Broadcast, CFCY. 0:15 Wllsnt. Topic, "Chrlsiiani

for Davis s; Fraser Ltd. fret-ed hay is wanted immed- 22. Knud algae?!-

"Loading Hogs for Davis s» Iraser Ltd. Tuesday. until iur native. Five Houses. J. J. Lar

ll. Germans to t'he Allies.

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h t ' “cream oclock, alter S. gillltB-ilisl,

"Loading Ho T; d is t. n.i’..°l‘.’i.i.'n.ili." “’ . Montague. Norman Mc-

s Hogs for Davis and e Dlfllwéll‘ and Ms- Z-l-t-f.

Earl Jay. Mt. _ wart.

Rllnniairp Sale. Excelsior Oircle sclzuughters. Carter's n

i Ankara Radio

rnsr Que l‘ ‘Streets. this eveningmst - 2-10-11.

mill! lmlgyedldtely.

‘talllihl’ River farmers, atten-

Eyewitness Tells Story

By CHARLES LYNCH Reuters War Correspondent

WITH THE BRITISH AND CANADIAN TROOPS DRIVING INTO GERM- ANY, Feb. 9 -- (Reuters)_ Along a road pitted with bomb craters, I followed British troops into the Siegfried Line this after- noon.

There were none of the usual concrete pillboxes and elaborate cement trenches, The Siegfried Line at this point is just. wire and tren- ches on the First Great War

pattern. In places the smaller- irees of the Reichswald

have been chopped down and used to buttress earth- works. In places there are tiny blockhouses which look like. something out of the

"Riiblnilian ‘warfare of the

last century.

In these defences only a few Grimm made a serious stand. at 0X1! 99ml. 40 Rive themselves up without a fight and two minutes later. after some shots had been fired. ille remainder of this group flied out with hands up.

They included 10 officers and 200

- men. One oi them spoke English.

He said he was a gunner, but his Bun had not fired a shot. It was knocked out in the early hours of

~ the artillery barrages yesterday.

He said that even the’ guns which were not knocked out could not be used, as their crews could not get above ground to man them.

One prisoner. a sergeant mayor who was at Cambridge University in England before the war, said "we Iird no chance. I have been fighting for several years but I bilge" never been under fire like

Asked if 11¢ was glad t0_ be out of the war. he shook his head. smiled and said “No. Remember this-you are English and I am German."

Tonight it can be said that the strategic value of the thick Reichs- waid Forest has passed from the vltio are now probincinto the depths of it.

Mud Big Factor

The biggest factor in today’s fighting was the eternal mud.

In fact. keeping the offensive rolling has become an engineering problem as well as a tactical one.

Never have pioneers and engin- leserfikplayed so vital a role in actual

a. .

If they lost their fight against the mud. then the initiative seized so brilliantly here in the north by Field Marshal Sir Bernard Mont- gomery might silo away again and the chance to turn the Siegfried Line could be lost.

But having seen these, men at work I for one am backing them. When they- hit the high ground soillheast of the Fteichswald. they will be ready to "roll along."

Reports From

LONDON. Plob. I - The Ali-In radio said todli-y that Russian troops had completely cleared the Germans from Budapest.

Ebb. 0 -- The An bars. radio, as heard by NBC, said today the Bl Three meeting is to cont nus sn her week.

"3 Italians Ask Easier

"Branch hrniers" In-

Terms From Big Three

NDMI. his. I-Premier Ivanoe Bonimo ha the "Big

Allied armistice terms for Itslyuize

relaxed. it was learned autho lvely tonight.

New Revised Version Of Bible Completed

Rb. I -- (AP) -’I‘be

OHBAOO, fin authorised Protestant reviskui of tho Bible

Qimninn

tury was pub,

lithers hands y with the plcb,

gully that the New Testament wit: ready by Christmas. ,

Finance charged the 0.0.1“. Government of Saskatchewan with trying to get all Canadan taxpayers lo pa-y the cost of its election promises and announced Saskatchewan's request for an arbitral lribunal under the Domlnlonjrovincial tax agreement is under conside wi-lOIl.

range German submarines desperate attempt to cut the Allied North Atlantic lifeline at its west- ern anchor th sniping at convoys out of Canadian ports and docd a Canadian warship and five merchantmen with io 22 day; off the Nova Scotia coast. A total oi

men. many oi lost their lves.

Canadia

l t izmilfnfiiliflel- the first time

QM _ Loss of snnfillnced bl’ ‘h! N"? “"- -

MgNuu hton referred to. it

$3351.. North Atlantic no "alive

in nearly s. hslfpen- Wm‘ ted and in

sign]

Effectiveness 0f llcw System

N

s , . The 1st Clflldllh‘ Ansyflmiewaiguuyrnemsnsni Siegfried ready to resume the

Lino defences stirs lacus that Geri. lliseuh wiuiar Allied offensive purtllllycheckmsted by the “ surge In December.

It is still too early. however. for even Germs staff experts to he certain that either the British-Canadian thrust, off to a good start in the north. or the combined operation of the United States m and 3rd Armies. crking their way to the headwaters of the Boer and Urft Riv- ers to the south, constitutes the uisiu front of the Allied drive. could be preliminaries for greats blows iu the centre where the Ana- ericun 0th Army and the British 2nd Army lie along the west hunks of the Boer sud the Mus, already deep within the fortifications of the Siegfried defence wall. t significant that the Canadians went into action Just us American forces well to the south were closing in on the last and biggest Boer reservoir and its dam.

So long u any of the major dams impounding flood waters at the head of the Boer or the Urft remain in enemy hands, they offer u grave threat to attempts ‘arther north by the 9th Army or British 2nd Army to cross tho Boer or the Maul In force. front southeast of Nlilnegeu in the Rhine bend corner of Holland. such floods offer no serious obstacle. Flood waters would have lost much of their menace and be largely dis- sipated via. Netherlands canal systems by the time they reached so fur north. That fact made the German hold ou the Boer duuas immaterial and probably accounted for the fact that the Canadians were selected irig to snake the second but probably not the final move in tlsu deadly chess game Gen. Eisenhower has opened against the lust “ guarding the Rhine.

Big Events Gaming In German Capital‘!

iir. Harry liillard

1t ls also highly

0n the lat Canadian Army

LONDON, Feb. I — (C?) —A Berlin dispatch to the Swim newspaper Neue zuerlcher Zeit, ung tonight suggested that im, portant developments were 1m, pending In the German Capital.

The wireless dispatch, inter, ce by London monitors, den,

to be certain. change, which will overthrow everything and create completely new conditions. will happen to, marrow." i

llslcy Replies Tc Sack. Premier

OTTAWA, Fieb. 9 -— Minister

(OP) — Ilsley tonlzh/t

RF-Iilynz to statements on ins loan controversy by

Premier TC Douglas and M J. Caldwell. Federal 0.0.1" leader. the Minister denied there had been any defr-ul-t bv the agreemen .

the Dominion under

lladc Encirclc Port of Ellling

LONDON. Feb. 9 -— (OP) --

Rius an troops have encircled lhe port of Eiliing miles southeast of Danzig, Moscow announced tonight.

in East Prussia, 31

Details méfjNewfl U-

AX, Feb. B — (CID-lions- made a

i inter by d inglv s w bound inf; and torpe-

in a per d of 3d mew-eight navy

More than 300 sur- vivorg from the six crews were

landed, several of them injured. The sinkings included the Can- lidisn Minesweeper Clayoquot, one n merehantman i-nd four ghlpg of other nationalities. ans of cap-

a ng for cash: hours for the aid o a tug which did not come. some three weeks before thenin- tlal attack. another n zzreighter was sunk while on its way loin New York to l Canadian port: hlrt msieven men perished. Five aurvv . ll of n rshlp was lifted The d u w stories of the

the Clayoquetmwus

i. l kings which De- fexgewmlseta; ‘general A. 0.": when he sold on Jun. as submarines" and "we

0Q

giynek, the undersesmrxager had

prowled around llii

Prince Edward Island in connection

of whom will feel sincere sympathy

for Hoarding Food

Joseph Vermettc, father of eight eluding costs, on charges of hoard-

berga said he was making the fine

ing found in Vermcttds cellar in- cluded 91 cans of evaporated milk. 55 pounds of caramel spread. 24

of rice and '12 rolls of ‘toilet paper.

his crew after

ower is counter-

Gunners Dizzy. Both

V.

900 fighters challenge o " today and cues. l9 bombers an

n ‘ jet three fighters.

blows. sent up Jet - in and out of the bomber fo the heavy cra t. Baffled liners heavy bolm rs failed to

kn led ' ma...“ ‘nonunion tlva o

tr ed on the ground.

‘Thursday night's anash many.‘ LL ..

1.000 R.A.F. and R.C.A.I". casters and Halifaxes.

10 miles north

Navy League, Bereaved

the east. The R.C.A.I".

of them . . . in the night raids.

__ ’ _ . .- ~ t ~ v ~» - ETho-cffectivd The may Isl-w iii-nos or Mr- raids o. 'r?.°.l°te‘$‘° sin‘; c3515....

Harry uillard. .DCmll‘.li0Il Secretary oi the Navy LEBBUB of Canada. will greatly regret to learn oi the deatn of his wile on January 31.

lvlrs. Gillard had been serious]! ill for several months and Mr. Gil- iard had to curtail his last visit tc- the Island in November in order to return to Toronto to be with her. Eviary effort known to medical science was muue uvoilalble, and bright hopes were entertained ior her recoverv until about ten days before her death.

Ml‘ Gillard mode several visits to

er’s gunners dizzy. American I German jet Jobs a

ericun fighters,

in an making total German losses 0

Bomber crews said the j attacked singly or Me-lws hovering in

with the organization of the Navy League and Sea Cadet-i. While here, he made a host of friends, al- i t rf . for nlni in his areal: losa- - n e orange

Father of a or...

attacked the bombe plod along in formation 160 miles an hour.

MONTREAL‘ Feb, 9 ._. (q?) - Iv in clear weather.

children, today was fined $20. 1n-

his l llgiuliifiefiggéfs tlleilcfgn: Ronem%:- troleum

miles northwest of Vienna.

Items which wereilisted as be-

boi-tles of sauce. 139 calls of tom- h brlflf 135C55-

eiia 25 pounds M. D k

atoes. 54 cans of p is a

W

can Atlantic seaboard. They were ishcd spotted at different points close to Nova Scctla coast from Capo Bre- ton to Yarmouth. Their move- menta and actions were mysteri- ous. They did not attack. Many were suspicious that they "getting their bearln a" on convoy lanes or saibly pic in! our tar- gets for -wea on bombardments.

Just before C rlstmas the mine- sweeper Ola, .,uot. which had eoen four years of convoy duty in the North Atlantic. had rescued men from its icy waters, and had help- ed clear the mouth of Halifax Harbor of a German-laid minefield back in i948. had her stern ripped open by a torpedo, and sank wiih- in 12 miles cf the N. S. coast.

Eight of her 81 man crew Er-

cies followed as suhmar tacts continued to be the vicinity- It was

cases close

a ceaseless vigil.

Flloaryfiuab/l 5,25:

600Miles-PeitflourSpeed Leaves Allied Bomber

LONDON. Feb. s - (AP) - A force of 1,300 Unites! Staten hea- v bombers. guarded by almost

uoed the greatest lanes oss of

The Germans, using new tactics to forestall the A erlcan aerial propelled Messessclisnitt. 262s which final:- rnu - ions, literally {flying rings around

aboard the shoot down any of these attackers, fly-

min- in; f has. llots

Wild u d ll German planes were des-

he daylight attaclu followed

at Gar-

oil plants ny some Ls

Two attacks were made on Polita. _ Btettin where the Russians are driving in from bombers also hit the Wanneeikel oil plant in the Rillir. Sixteen aircraft three

R. C A F. planes. were lost

was not. indicated, out one witness

told of a bomber crl pied and forced

to hide in clouds fer a iii-minute

sgtagk by the “jett1es" had left the m

oases were not ta- bulated immediately. Five of the aid l8 conven- tional flghtera were shot down b who nes

et planes in pairs. with the distance to guard against American fighter

A spokesman at United States air headquarters said this was the first time the jet planes iiad probed through the American defences and , which usually at about

The bombers’ principal target was Lutzkendorf, where a I'M-acre syn- thetic oil plant was bombed visual-

‘American heavy bombers from the United States 15th Air Force based in Italy also attacked Ger- many during the day. hitting the

pant of Mocsbierbailzn

SAINT JOHN. N. 8.. Feb. 9- Mra. Annie Ritchie. 83. widow of Robert J. Ritchie. died today after Most Rev. William Archbishop of Vancouver,

oat: Bid

Days and nights of tension in Navy and merchant shipping cir- lie 00n- icked up in elt that the Germans iiad adopted new tactics with new-type submarines. It was believed they were out to sink cs- cort ships and'then turn to mass murder of the unprotected marsh- antmen. It was suspected the pri- mary target of the Germans Wei‘ the speedy. closely cut-riled tmP- ships wlih their human cargoes. “m” °‘ “"332. ‘fiffii. 2:55 e dropped overt; Canadian harbors. 1r. me a1.- R.C.A.l". planes kept WP

Air Training School l

Says Minister Gibson

All concerned in the strong agitatlo ' t ti. ‘h! Kl!!! Government to deprive Charlcaetwrllntif it: izlltettiaglilrf; "hi" W"! b9 Ifntlflcd to learn, on the assurance of Hon. Colin 31:011. incur; Minister of National Defense roi- Alr. that the

"Ila bl: n abandoned. ut_loast for the present. This would "m! "l! llllfllort of the allowing letters ecelvcd yesterday by Mayor J. E. Blanchard and Mr. J. Lester Douglas, M. P.. from Ilon. Mr. Gibson.

The letter to Mayor Blanchard. dated Feb c renai- h-nilalr; lgzycor. 1:1 ‘new’! of you’: Nreflrzelgntations that School at Charlottetown, s Ill! llnvlngnthllo-mattg" 133?“: further and have authorised the school to be cooling-ea Yours very truly." e '

Th9 19"" 9° MI- 90118188. dated Feb. 5, reads:

"Dear Mr. Douglas: Further to m! telegram of ti“ u", of January. you will be slul to know that a decision 1..., m... been taken that no change is to be made respecting No g Al; Navigation School ut Charlottetown. l’. E. I. st the present time Yours very sincerely." '

These letters are u sequel to one of the most ‘ Qplmdgg lri local Liberal history. All the political undurctsrrents an we yet apparent. but it is clear that but for the wide publicity given the scheme when it became known, and the immediate adverse reaction of the public, air force training at C rlottetown would very shortly be s thing of the past.

gins fsiedu, brgixy. an those Fr ya oonJaaJLajoint eet ofthe - 011. Charlottetown Board of ‘Prado sndmChatil-llfitteiown 0:355:11?” the Canadian Legion was held in the City Council chamber, 1t was called to discuss reports that No. 2 R. C. A. F. Navigation School classes at Charlottetoum were being transferred to Summer- sido after Feb. 4, that the Reconnaissance School at Sunamergidg (which was to be closed) was being reopened on that date as a Navigation School alnd that the Charlottetown School was being disbanded by March 81.

News o! this change reportedly came by way of an open signal from Ottawa to the Cnurlottetown airport on the evening of Jan. hi.

' l O O I

MI- 3- 1M4" Dfllllll. 113-. was Wesent at the meeting and Its-ted be was wholly uuuwsre of the proposed move until that morning. lie-had then contacted Acting Air Minister Gibson by long distance telephone and Mr. Gibson confirmed the re- port, statlng that the transfer lind been "agreed upon." He added that "Dr. Cyrus MucMillan knows all about it." Mr. Douglas had replied: "There is no our here knows unythlug about it. It is all news to the representatives and the Premier. sud we are opposed to it."

At the same meeting City Councillor T. B. Rogers reported hav- ing called Hon. Cyrus MacMillan by phone at Montreal. Dr. Mac- Millan said he was confined to his home with a cold and knew nothing about the matter. When informed that the Acting Air Minister said he knew all about it. Dr. MacMillan replied, "I know nothing about it."

I I I O

There was a frank discussion of the situation at the meeting,

which was fully reported in The Guardian of Jan. 27 and which

created a. great deal of public interest.

The same afternoon a delegation representing the City Coun- cil, Board of Trade and Canadian Iiagion, and including Mr. Doug- lss and Hon. T. W. L. Prowse, was appointed to go to Ottawa and interview the Air Minister as soon as possible.

On or about the same time Mr. Douglas interviewed the officer commanding the Air Navigation School, who confirmed the report with regard to the proposed transference of the classes to Sunl- nierside and the disbanding of the school at Charlottetown.

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0n Saturday Jan. 27. Mr. Douglas wired the Air Minister for an appointment for the delegation “early next week." He received the following reply: "Regret inability of Col. Gibson to see dele- gation next week regarding removal of Navigation School. Sug- gest you make representation by letter in matter."

On Sunday, Jan. H, Mr. Douglas sent ‘her wire to l-lon. Mr. Gibson, in reply to one he had received from the Minister. The Minister's telegram was not released for publication, but ap- parently it contained argument-s for closing the Charlottetown school which were not based on fact, for Mr. Douglas. in his reply, stated among other things: "Lack in extreme length of runways has never retarded training here wliere aircraft operated effective- ly and with perfect safety: Hospital and ,_ ‘ accommodation has never been criticized in the slightest and it is believed to be adequate in every respect. There is a spur railway line into tiic port of which you appear to have no knowledge." I-le asked that further consideration be given before making "sucli a radical, cx- pensive and uncalled for change."

1t m. Gibson ever replied to this wire, w. Doudlfl did 110* see fit to release it for publication.

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Nor was there any response to a ‘olegrs-m sent by Mayor Blanchard and the Board of Trade president to tlie Minister on Jan. 2'1, following receipt of the news that the delegation could not he seen. “Due to fact every war industry activity in Charlotte- town has finished when airport closes," they wired, "Charlotte- town citizens are demanding that any transfer of personnel be deferred until this interview is possible. . . oeieeation prepared to proceed at any time and due to large numbers of men and women enlisted and ready response to all war finance subscrip- tions, it i.a urged your full consideration be given this request. Wire inunedlately. Urgent." . . . .

Saturday evening. Sunday, and Monday passing without a re- ply, Mayor Blanchard wired again on Monday night. There was no answer until the following Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3i. when the Minister wired, stating his reply had been deferred "pending conference with the Hon. Cyrus MacMlllan rcserdlris the