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24 lost when Freighter is Sunk by ll-Boat

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ited states and challenged the Government's policy of the

ul Ainericali fl-out aid to Britain and

the announcement a former Dan- sit merchant ship, the Sessa, ac- yulredwbyjhewllnltcd States Mari-

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9-(0?) ~One Canadian was listed by the United States Marine Com- m. sisn today among the crew of the freighter Srssa, sunk near lrrlalld Aug. 17.

Tic Canadian was W. Dwyer. rgrzi 22. of Irish descent and lildlll; at Edmonton, Alta.

Three of the 2'1 on board were saved. but their identity

time Commission and operated by In American ctmipanv under the flag of Panama had been tor-

lnz the flag of Panama-to be an- nounced in 24 hours. The two an- acuncrments came a few days titer the United states destroyer Greer had been the target for German torpedoes off Iceland and retaliated with depth charges.

lwosevelt scheduled for Thursday

ct Prime Minister Mackenzie King

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Set fire to vast coal, oil dumps in raid on Spitzbergen.

LONDON, Sept. 9-(0? Cabin-Royal Canadian Engineers in the

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HYDE BARK. N. Y. Sept. 9 - (APi-Sara, Delano Roosevelt was buried today behind a little country

While Rev. Frank it. Wilson coll- ducted simple GDISCODSI rites at the

as the casket, brightened with a.

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LLjgzvclzvc u. s. _ POLICY ltaly near i!

Famine stage

NEW YORK. Sept. S—(API<— Italy is near the famine stage. and the winter will bring hung. r riots. a Seattle tenor returning from a three-year stay in Italy

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at the breaking point." Decampo said the Axis govern-

ments seem conscious of impend-

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All ships in Warzonesuhject To Axis attack

that ail ships in AXiS-dtilllflll zl war zones E

are subject to attack “re-

ardless of nationality" and indi-

Since the Red Sea has long been

considered a war zone by the Axis. he said. no one should be surpris- ed that the sunk there. He pointed the Slim-ton vessel was lost while en route to Suez, presumably with

Steel Seafarer was out that

bombers in the Red Sea area the

Suez gulf

llluke of Kent Says farewell

QUEBEC. Sept. 9—(CP)-- The Duke of Kent, in a farewell -ad- dress to Canada, said tonight that the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan "ls to play one of

CQl'i>0l'fl$i°11. His Royal Highness. said that he had been “impressed and ill-Wired by the excellent per-

ls to be found manhood. the equal of which is not surpassed any. where in the world."

The Duke spoke after a five- week tour of _Bl‘ll.iSh Common- wealt Air ‘Training schools through. out Canada.

He spoke first in English. and tlicn addressed a shorter message .11 I-‘rencn to all French Canadians. "throughout his tour of Bil’ force svboos. the Duke said. "I navel frund everywhere an admirablet spirit of comradeship, a deep con-l

personal sacrifice it may entail." |

Ships; 5 sunk

LONDON. Sept. 9-—(AP)-—Brltish naval and aerial raiders have sunk

works of the German city of Kos-

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Moscow

Germans claim pressure on Leningrad is increased.

ilfmYfi biggest victory of the war, on the where shattered remnants of a l00,0t)0-man Nazi force are reported in disordered retreat, drew from an official Sov-

WASlL. TON. Selib. D—(CP)— A conlilcttidn began to grow in RUSSIA Sdlcted today in an interview. the major roles m the ultimate m“ “imrieis ii“ Washington W ~ inloAladgiriagoflnis iliifinitilipiii- "MW "f "es People over ivr- ~ - iloatlvtiiuilnIdIedIfiiEdaiJliJrPeiibEalnZtpig; Am . 00M." 2s mil’ nu Antonio De- engv-"M (BY Henry C- tassldr, Associated Press Staff Writer) ll - ‘ i ' emf» deeme- ‘9i.".“§.’..§.‘§.“§it‘;‘2cl.;§f.f; M°*°°w' “P” “’-<W“‘"e“'aY>-<AP>—TM ‘M

central front

ozher ilations battling aggression.

G9Tii“"“Am°mm“ 761M105‘ were Cm"; 5 Mg thousands of German soldiers spline] 1 h

l ‘nil eve further today with Us s‘ ‘ ' We found everywher? ' . . - . .

rrnl c n ‘COAL 5} igfiparlzliluilgyglssntdigtgslgnfillies to: eastrglisted Wm. y}... M. fm-cej let spokesman today the declaration that “the impending ' ‘ " “he a" "amt"! Pia“ "the" rout of all the German armies can already be discerned "

ln confident and expansive mood, S. A. Lozovsky, as-

sistant foreign commissui‘ who serves as liason with the foreign press, said this vast operation, plus the unending counter-attacks by the linsslans before Odessa and the de- termlned stand of Lenlngradfla defenders, are “signs oi.’ growing Red army resistance.”

"Our confidence in final victory is growing,” he added.

The soviet information bureau. fighting, ate-

stubborn battles

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is mt known‘ Beyond the mile wide lower Dnieper river lie many of Russia's riches but German troops must battle T; ncjousness o; ‘he -

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sonable space oi tune."

Both the high command com- murlluue and. accounts of Nazi commentators told of bombs and shells from the German air and artillery forces pounding the city. - by all German accounts the

200.000 people are unable to

_ an commentary service.

ilranian Gov’t Agrees to

aiiillbareilhtilliesbyodtlliixazétsugf‘ . i I ’ c ted that either an Italian or Di _' . S ’ :3. - its-land on Aug. l7. n .u| s. 3' German plane sank the American‘ | I I “ii mound figain“ 24 smug?“ All but three of her crew of 2'7 ~ freighter Steel Seafarer in the were presumed lost. , ' Ryed sea Friday night. B Sept. 9 -— (AP) — It was the second loss of an » O l A spokesman said. IIOWBVQI- ‘ I 5mm“ Spukwiie“ “Wilda W‘ American ship-the Sessa was that “it is beyond discussion that 111F111} that Leningrad ‘its beulg American-o rated althou h ii - there should be an general order “ibwfeu "Y 9W5 ‘mum-Y “ma” TEIHERAN. Iron. Sept F-(AP) P“ g Y Y at Lie n n I d d to attack American ships." nsnoum‘ seanfaienwwm a :8‘; I-Tiifnlrgéliantgarrliameént seaside: - n y e em n

Britain and Russia. after hearing Premier All Furanghi express “the grief of our people over the events that have befallen us."

Two attendants half carried the ill Premier to the carved rostrum which depict; the Persian god of

twinge 23151;} ‘rrslftlgdilibn sedrvied tlfig fiigiicriisnihiifi 11.11‘: ‘glriitedwnsltates lmsklend supplies for the 3mm‘ five Axis‘ ships probably destroyed u m I m m m“ or n m 1 1 m d, o‘ duh troadcast speech of P id t . " f s. ' ' . . l) B ° 9 0 0&9 8 511-3118 Q B8011 - res en (By Ross Munro, Canadian Press Staff Writer) blinked away his tears. 01E; phasmng the activity or Axis glnirdereharnléiriofifigeddag:gegcotétgifira gegiglgetmtgxggghnegofiorfudgs: $.15: hgorialén 0&1 nglérnfil;

sroheily spent an hour reading tine

grilling“? ggich h; lscfiléllibtllfid to d l £ d t d m t W Fmfm '8 leflge l0 Canadian raid on Spitzbergen wrecked the islands‘ coal mines and sob mmm, burm mo; in s‘ James high comman c a me o ay c 50L i; was disclosed today as tin- ._ _ _. . . . . _ the traditional America olic r .. " v ' .~ "i kl of 1.000 ton tanker and M. ,-. l. A» 1 -- - ,_ ‘We? lbw “Ida-WWI Holmes In ole o1 diplomatic exchanges amour: freedom of the seas and the liege we ‘o us‘ coal and on dumps’ starting the greatest m” this am.”- fiaxgerciiiiyritilociilleuigoksdediidvfihlivaxiiénde‘ iii; 35118-8138 vi five Other 191K‘? ed “(hlidiliilllfl-iig stirxetg/iiiiikrszuirdisipodlie filpflleibiig bgcause Line limits‘; “r; Iran» BYHM“ and Ell-SSW

He never looked toward the grave inerchantmen in a Sunday night Arctic to Bengasi 1n the Meditgy- Dian“ Au‘; gle}?lggchlllrfidlcaelgfi_ ‘Jumble: hgrelgrtiitfinisigigd, Ithgnbuv

stood in the old rococo plaster par-

rklur of the ships sunk were Ger- man. one Italian. The Nazi craft were a destroyer, an unidentified vessel, an armed trawler. sunk by light forces operating under Rear- Aoniiral P. L. Vlan against German convoys supplying troops on the

rt Canada and Winston Churchill n! Britain for more positive action from the United States. particular- ly in the North Atlantic.

The announcement from the Slate Department did not". identify the submarine that ‘sank the sessa.

Rich mining properties were damaged so badly they were rendered useless. They were wrecked to remove any possibility that. they would be oi value later to the German war effort.

In the spectacular fires, 400,000 tons of coal were destroyed as well as put out: of action.

and roadstead.

French Officers

liarnent hall to give their govern- ment a vote of confidence.

single spray of assorted flowers. was lowered. nor did he return an anx- ious glance cast his wav by his wife.

The President and 11 other mem- bers of the Roosevelt family stood in a silent semi-circle at the foot of the grave. while Mr. Wilson read

losses. Two Nazi reconnaissance panes were reported downed near Moscow in daylight yesterday, The victorious soviet forces on the central front, under the per- sonal direction of Marsha) semeon

against Russia,

apparently with the loss of 24 men, including one American. But State _ Secretary_Hull, _ at "a. n press

(Continued on page ‘i. Col 3)

lleed strong words . For Canadians

LONDON. Sept. 9-(0? Cable)- Britlsh officers with the allied Spltzbergen expedition took time to M used to the Canadians, One of them collected a glossary cf Can- rdian slang and curse words to use when working with Canadian troops.

Only tonight was the ban lifted against mention of the extent of the tiamttac caused by t-lie raid carried out by tile Canadians with Bri sh and Norwegian assistance. Azi- nourlcenlent that Canadian troops had landed on the Norwegian isl- anos above the Arctic Circle was rust, made last night.

Many months ot intense work and expenditure or considerable money would be necessary to make the mines useful again. The Canadian Engineers removed millions of dul- lars worth of essential machinery and other equipment.

One oi the most spectacular eon- flagrations of the whole expedlticn loared for four hours when a fuel dumb containing 75.000 gallons of fuel oil was fired.

Barrels were olcltaxed and the

, t‘! no use volil‘ ' s. flbwvymv good man. I want this done. he said. "I've got to put some good husky words in my -‘s. ind let them have it blanketv blank. And I get action by Rad, I get act- ion. Very odd,"

Coming Events

late for Notices In this column ll cents per word.

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in std 0f Red Cross.

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streak of oll set afise. Then there were great explosions as the flames ‘ raoed to the dump which burned like a great blow torch.

Canadian Suppers raced ashore as d Occilblcd

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of living in Canada h o’ the

and heavier de- iood products. reported

sonal conditions mands on certain the bureau of statistics

125.000 gallons of fuel oil. Five mining properties were

Women still

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Only 3 Canadian Nelrl hy Nazis

OTTAWA. Sept. 9—(CP)—'I'he external affairs department an- nounced today receipt of advice that with the exception of threct women all Canadian women in- tcrned in occupied France were released at the end of last May.

only last Saun- ment said it had yet to receive word of the disposition of ap- proximately 100 Canadian women who had been held in occupied France.

The three women who are still

held in custody are Misses Eliza-

beth MacNelll, of Big Pond, N. 8.; Eiizabeth__McHugh__and __ Ella

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Wishes For More U. S. Nglzal Aid

Promises “adequate” sea power will be at hand to hold sea tes against Axis.

(By ltobert. Iunnenei (Associated rruc sun writer)

lTells 0f F. B. I.

l day the depart-i

the solemn words:-

"Unto Almighty God we commend the soul of our sister departed. and we commit her body to the ground. earth to earth. ashes to ashes. dust

to dust. . . The church bell tolled the hour

of tour.

In spite of the family's no flowers request, the side of the grave was banked with them and they oner- llowed into the rest of the plot.

Supervision of ' Nazi spies

NEW YORK. Sept. 9——(AP)—lA lanky. limping veteran of Gerin- anys first Great War army. W-‘IO to hate his native coun- d today that the Fed- eral Bureau of investigation in a counter-espionage move. had virtu- ally supervised for me last l8 months transmission to Germany of defence information by alleged spies.

The witness. William G. 01d. 42. i1 lllil-UIHHZBG CALlZCIl Blld i1 4J1- eriiment witness, advised a nun":- eyed Brookl n oourtroonr where i men are be ng tried on charges of participating in a gigantic espzon- age conspiracy. that since April. 1940 an F. B. L-controlled radio station on hing Island has been clearing messages to the German spy centre in Hamburg.

He, meanwhile. had over to the F. B. I. the cash and information that came to him from Hamburg and had received $50 a week from the l". B. 1.. he said.

Sebold told how in 1940 he came to the United States after intensive training at a Hamburg ESDIODBIE school. He said he had been assign- ed through foroe to transmit Amer- ican defence secrets via couriers. who carried documents boiled flown to postage stamp size through mie- rophotography.

Bebold said agents in Germany had boasted that they possessed the treasured Not-den bornbsi ht. which is believed to be aocura from a 80.000 foot elevation.

Luuuutx. bepi. b-tAPi-Prtnu MJ-DIILGI‘ Llllllfllill expressed the WASH today that united Slaves na- val forces already patrolling me At- ianuc approaches to the western nenuspnere might be of even “Irearer nelb" to Britain in the battle ol the Atlantic,

At the same time, describing allied front as running now in a vast arc from Spitzbergen in the Arctic to Tobruk in the western desert of Africa, he promised with- out amplification that "adequate na- val bower will be at hand" to ho the Atlantic and. Indian Ocean

The struggle for the Atlantic dom- inated the Prime Minister's compre- hensive review before the House oi Commons — n review that was es- sentially cheerful although he ‘warn-

(Contlnued on page 7, col b),

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Defence liept. ' Seeks details

OTTAWA. Sept. 9—(CP)—Natton- a1 Defence i-Iead uartcrs tonight still were awaiting tails from Lon- Canadlan. British

and Norwegian raid on the Arctic island of Spitsbergen, Defence Minister Balaton cabled overseas today for information whether part or all of the force sent to Soltlbefflen remained there on Rarrison duty. and regard - ouestlons of aectrrilzy which accord-

Escape. join lletiaulltfs force

(By Ross Munro. Canadian Press War Correspondent) LONDON. Sept. 9—tCP Cable)-

The Free French forces of Gen. Charles p swelled by several French offlcers_ and men who escaped from Nazi prison ago an lornly through the hidden byways

De Gaulle have been

camps more than a. year d since have wandered for-

of Europe. They were brought to Britain by the Canadian Spltzbergen expedi- tion. Details of their adventures and of how they encountered the Canadian force which rescued them were shrouded in censorship. But this much was made known: The Frenchmen were captured by the Germans during the Flan- ders campaign. "We made our escape from Ger- man camps tn dribbles and met later," said a young officer who once worked in a Paris business office. “We knew how the war was going alld about the Vichy situa- tion. and we all voted to Join the Free French and fight on against the Nazis." With tears of joy the ragged, bearded men recognized the Bri- tish ship and went out to meet lt. Some leaned from their small

(Continued on page '1, Col 5i-

Canadians to

Take pledge

UITAWA. Sept. 9-—-(CP)—In an- ticipation oi trials and sacrifices yet. to come, Canadians tonight prepared to reconsecrate them- selves, their efforts and their be- itmllinss to the great task of achievi victory over the armed forces o evil.

By order of the government oi Canada the week beginning to- morrow has been designated "Re- conoecration Week". It coincides with the start of the third year of war. the first two years of which so far as Canada is concerned have been devoted to preparing for struggles yet to come.

In asking Canadians to recon- sect-nu themselves to the cause of victory in I. solemn pledge, the government draws attention to the perils confronting the country.

One of the public manifestations of reconsecratlon will be the lay- ing of wreaths on memorials to the men who ave their lives in the First Circa War. Each day during the week a wreath will be

Murmansk front and a 4.000 ton supply ship torped- oed in a strongly-escorted convoy in the English Channel. The Admiral- iv also announced a British submar- ine sank a large Italian schooner in the central Mediterranean.