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CHARLOTTETUWN. CANADA, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1943

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Nazi Reserves Fail To Halt

Russian Drive

idmits Italy's Position ls “llery Grave”

LONDON. July 18 -(CPl-- Carlo Scorza, Fascist party nec- ntn-y, declared in a broadcast from Itonie tonight that “our condition is very grave."

“Resist and continue to resist is the order of the day for everyone," he declared in I. broadcast recorded by the As- miated Press.

“For two years," he said. "Italy has fought against the most powerful fleet in the world, For only I0 months Bri- tain with the help of America. has been ahle to take the Med- iterranean initiative.”

Scorn‘: speech wu lnter~ preted in Iondon as an apology for being in the war and as de- fensive propaganda.

‘The Italians know this is a our of continents." he 581d- "Ihe Italians know this is a war of race. with the British and Americans as the van- goards of the Inferior hordes.

‘fwo empires-the richest in the world-now are Marin! down upon Italy. For all "al- inns there is only one faith- Italv.

"Now that we have been ob!!!- ed to take the defensive should we then despair any more than the enemv has desnaired? All of us at this moment are on our feet. one mass ready to ("0 our duty, whatever happens.

Canadians Score First In Sicily

AIR FORCE HEADQUARTERS. NORTH AFRICA, Julv 18 -(CP Osltle)—- Two Canadian fighter pilots scored the first air victory achieved by the R A F. operating from captured airficlds in Sicily, it was reported here today.

In a running fight July i4 near Augusta. F0. Milton Jnwsev of 0t tawa. and PO. Rex Probert of Moose Jniv. Sank" veteran members cl a famous desert air force squad gals. downed two Italian Macohl

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"The Conservative electors of giegille oll are asked to meet at - - H0 s Tuesday evening. July ""1- 1-10-21

"The Conservati Ele tors o! Illlltléille ‘poll are aslgd to lneet at July-mhlolms Tuesday eyepins.

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MOSCOW, July 1B -The Red Army punched a four-mile hole 1n Germany's strong hedgehog detent- es around Orel today. capturing a number of villages and wiping out 5,000 enemy troops iii its first suc- cessful summer counter-offensive. Moscow announced tonight.

German reserves rushed into action on the rain-swept front failed to stop the Red Army avnl- anche converging on Orel from the north, east. and south. In a week the Russians have gained from 26' to 50 miles in the huge wheeling movement which already is threat- ening the vital Orel-Bryaiisk rail- way northwest of the city

A special communique announced that ‘l8 German tanks and 20 arm ored cars had been knocked out and 137 planes destroyed during Saturday. The regular midnight bulletin issued later said 5,501) Germans had fallen today as the Red Army overran several more villages-

Approximately 20 German tanks. 61 guns, 25 mortars, and 13B ma- chine guns were destroyed during today's fighting, but full detailsrg the toll of Nazi equipment during the day will not be available unzil later,

The Germans lost an entire battalion vainly trying to hold one strongl fortified village, said the midnlg it bulletin, recorded by the Soviet Radio Monitor. They also failed to prevent Russian capture of several warehouses stocked with arms and foodstuffs.

Three-thousand Germans were killed in another area. Altogether the Russians gained

from two to _four miles today. but the communique did not specify the localities. TWO (lays 8E0 1110 Russians had been reported less than 25 miles from Ore] and even closer to the Bryimsk railway be- hind the city.

lA BBC report recorded in New York by CBS said the Russians were only i0 miles north of the main highway and railroad between Orel nnd Bryansk. and that "supply trains between the two towns al- ready liave come under fire from forward Soviet reconnaissance troops")

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TORONTO, Jilly 1"l—(CPl—'T11'9 Toronto office o_f the .\'011118 "W115 Christian Association said today thev had received word from Mal- or J.W. Beaten, formerly of M0111- real senior war supcrvisci- of th0 Y.M C.A. in Britain, that 10 Y- M C A. war supervisors are With the Canadian troops at Sicily-

Thry included W. Ritchie M110- Coy, Sydney, N S

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CAIRO,-(CP) --To help increase food production Nigeria is to grow more Beiuilserd - - cf Sesamo- - a plant which produces an oilseed having a six per cent higher oil content than the gmundnut.

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OTTAWA, July i8—-(CP)—C1m- adian airmen and naval men came in for a share oi recognition 101' work in the invasion of Sicily, a- long with the army, when P111116 Minister Mackenzie King: Smur- day told the House of 01111110115 that Canadians “have every roa- soii to rejoice" at the success 0f the operations.

By reading the text of a sage sent to Lt.-Gen. AC L Naughwii, commnndcr-in-cliicf the Canadian forces overseas. Mr- King confirmed earlier iudlcflllvlw that Mal-Gen Guy Slnionds, 40, of Kingston, OnL, commands the Canadian forces fighting with the British 8th army on the big Italian Island. Mr. King asked Gen. McNauBh- ton to send a message to. Gon- Simonds which concluded: Plea-iv give to all the assurance thflt 0111'

ear-ts are with them, that Canada is proud of the patience and cou- rage of her army overseas, and that 01111111111 will not fail her fishtlns

1. ml: a review 0f the 0100111110115 launched ainst Sicily the P111111‘ Minister sa d a Canadian bomber wing, flying Wellington; and 1111- der command of Mal-Gen James Doolittle of the United States Hrmy air corps, h ped to soften up Sicilian defences for the army and that many other Canadians were flying 111 .A l". bomber and fighter squadrons, some 0f Whit!"

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Results 0f Examinations For ll.N. Degree

The followins graduate nurses who recently wrote examinations have been successful in obtaining the R. N. degree.

The list is arranged in order of merit. Total marks possible 800. necessary to pass 480.

Helen MacDonald, Central Bede- que, -'l3'7,

Jenn Margaret spicer, Berwick, N. 5,426.

Elizabeth Felecia Gaudino, Mlnto,

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Claudia MucFnrlane, Lower Mon- 1.515118. P .E. 1-699.

Mltfsact MacKenna, Cross -698.

Muriel Phoebe Campbell. Mon- t-ague- 697; Thelma O'Donnell, Vernon River (equal) 697.

Lena Gillls. Glen Martin-spa

Beatrice Kreping, Capo Bear-cm, Elizabeth McGowan. Kllmuir-Glll; Olive Dewar. New Perth 691 roouall.

Marv ‘Fraser. Montague - 086.

Arlclc Mclvcr. Kinkcra-Bilfi.

511111.18 Troivsdtile, Crariavfi-J-182.

Ircitc Ilcrrottn Kincli, Alma-GET

Kathfrine McPherson, Valleyfleld East-Gilli. I

Rita Cozidy. I-Iazelbrook - 661.

Marion Bovlnn, Lake Verde-Mi

Mae Morriscy, Earnscliife-G-iii.

ltalywtices Dn Complete War Footing

LONDON, July iii —IAPl— Fascist Italy swung her croir omy‘ over to a complete ivar fnoimK and drafted thousands "f Ilcrsons for labor service tn- diiy 1_I1 feverish preparation as invasion of lior mainland Joom- e11 ever closer.

Rome admitted further rc- treats mi hcr outpost fortress of Sicily". and heavy damage in new allied air assaults upon mainland cities

Civilian busi ess firms and establishments not connected with the war effort have been closed and four age groups have been called up for iuhor duty in new emergency mea- sures. said an Italian hrnad- cast recorded by the Associat- cd Press.

At the sziliie time. Italians were told by tlic newspaper Ii ' Popolo D'ItaIia that “capitula- “Oil of Italy at this moment unultl he a stroke of luck for (‘liurciilli and Roosevelt." The Italian press was reported to have printed the full text 0f the ailierl surrender ultimatum from the Prime Minister and President.

Ifomo meanwhile continued to tell the Italians they need not expert reinforcements from the Nazis because " it is no ae- cldciit“ that the German "gen- eral Jacob in charge of fortifi- cations at nrcseiit is ‘inspecting defenses of firecc. Crete and the Dodccnncse."

Vic toria

Premier Makes Statement On Sicily

Canadians Have Every Reason To Rejoice At Success Of Operations.

Some 500 officers and men of thc navy were there. M1‘. King snid some 2,000 Canadlnti nnva per- sonnel had been trained in afisllult landing operations nnd sonic had assisted in the North African land-

lugs.

The Sicilian attack, said Mr. King, marked the first time in his- tory that troops of Cuiiudn and the United Slates had fought shouldvl‘

to shoulder. although the 1W0 countries arc neighbors. In the First Great war both 10118111 111

France but he said he believed it had never happened that they fought alongside one another

“ cording to statements made by prisoners, the lflfldlllgs ton Sicily) were a complete surprise and crea- ted much confusion," said Mr.

Kliilg.

" he element of surprise. mm- blned with the fact that the land- ing areas wcre defended only by static or semi-static Italian tron S. resulted in very light casualties cr the landing forces. The bulk of the enemy operational divisions we're in the central part o! the Island.

M1‘. King warned tlint heavy fighting is still ahead of the Cali- ndian forces and crmditloiied his suggestion for rcjricing with n

warnin against uncut‘ optimism. He. sni there are strong enemy forces on the Island.

"But it Ls not lit.) "filllv 10 say that Canndinn solrl . in Sicily are upholding the 1. .diiions es- tablished by the Ciuindinn corps

of r1 quarter of a century ago." be said.

Four-Mile Iiole In Defences

By Hamilton W. Faron, Associated Press War Analyst

Almost ovciookcd in the more spectacular news of’ the capture of Agrigento, the nearby coastal town of Porto Empedoele may he the maj-

or factor in

determining how soon Sicily will be conquered,

Since the Allied forces leaped onto the Sicilian beaches American

troops have faced the problem of

adequate port facilities.

But Porto Empodocle provides the answer to that problem.

maintaining supply lines without Un-

questionably the bcst .port on the southwestern coast of Sicily, it opens

the way for the shipment of heav

other supplies heretofore landed a head points.

troops.

equipment, field pieces, tanks and

y with great difficulty at beach- Such equipment will facilitate the drive

northward of the Allied

Originally it appeared that the enemy would make a stand in a maj- or battlc fought on the plains uuth Nazi tank units attempting to halt Allied advances. _But the vaunted Herman Goering division, 111 its en- counters with Allied nations forces, failed to live up‘ to its reputation.

Indications now are that the great decisive ha

le-if there is one-

will be fought in the interior mountains. There the Axis forces would

have the advantage of naturally strong defensive positions and

ood com-

m111\icat_ions_ to the north. On the other hand, .the forward-driv rig Allied troops fighting their way through heavily guarded mountain passes won't] neerhsprcialized. _hcnvy artillery and other equipment.

_ Such a positron for a last-stand battle possibly was chosen by the Ax_1s deliberately to evade the fire of big guns from United Nations War- ships lh:i_t. could join in battling closer to the coastlines.

But, if it ivns deliberate, the opening‘ of a. good port to Allied use 111-- foals that strategy. for through Porto Empodnrlc can be moved big artil-

lery pieces and other equipment to take over the shelling;

of enemy

strongpnints b ond range of naval guns.

Chillcklwbies After

Accident On Road

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ALLIFD I-IIIADQUARTERS. IN THE SJUTH PACIFIC, July 19- thfoiirlay") — t A P 1 — American troops are aiiiic'"'ug ncur Mtllida tiirrlrum? on New GlOYLliil island, n comniuniqlu‘ said today. .

Three enemv destroyers 11810 1'11- tzickocl off Koloinbanflru 1811111111 t0 the north nnd one was believed to litivc been sunk, tho bllllClin said.

United Slates warships 111511 H1" tacked and drove off six Japanese destroyers off the west cca>t Kolenibznignrn Island. A_ 10111011" hit was scored 011 one o1 the en- emy ships.

4D injured In Train Wreck

NASHUA, N.I'I.. July 18 — (AP) ——I='ort_v persons were injured seri- ously todziy when seven cars a Boston bound trniii became de- railed niicl overturned three miles south of Nashua-

The scene of the accident was almost inaccessible for ambulances and 1.110 iiuured were placed in the two rear curs of the train and brought back here. ~

At ions! 40 other persons were given first aid at the scene after being shaken up or suffering minor injuries.

The trnin, crowded with persons returning from weekend nnd vaca- tion trips in New Hampshire, vas bound from Concord to Boston.

In some innnuer. the fourth car.

become derailed and (lrnggcd the 11cm six curs off the truck with it. Thrv plunged over n smnll em- lmnkmcnf and nvr-rtiirncd The engine, tho first tluor‘ nnd the last- two cars nf liv- 12 car trnin r1-< malucrl on the tracks.

Churchill Says War Going Well

LONDON, Jilly 18 —tCI‘l— Prime Minister Churchill told u. private meeting oi‘ Conserva- tive members of Parliament last week that the war ts going so well that “l am almost afraid to say how well." one member disclosed today. .I.H. Wooten-Davies, Member for Ifcywood. in a speech said Mr. Churchill “left no doubt In our minds that the allied arm- ies are Inarchinlf forward as n

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Lloyd Enman, seven-ycar-nld son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Enmau of Springhill, P.E.I., died in the Prince County Hospital about noon yesterday’ as the result of injuries sustained by lacing run nvcr by a truck driven by William Forrlsh of St, Elczinnrs about three o'clock Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred 011 the western road at Springhill School about l9 miles west of Summcrside.

Coroner Dr. W. B. Howatt or» dcred an inquest which began yes- icrdny afternoon at tlic Bowness Funeral Parlors, Summerside. Tho jury viewed the body, which was identified by Angus Enman of Sprlnghill. the boy's grandfather. The inquest was then adjourned to this afternoon at four o'clock.

As for as could be learned yester- day the uutn truck was proceeding west nnd was meeting a road trac~ tor with a covercd trailer in tow. The tractor was going slowly and three or four children were run- ning along behind it. Apparently lust as tho truck ivas about. to pass the Eiimnii child ran out. from be- hind thc trailer into the path of the truck.

He was immediately rushed to the Prince County Hospital where he was found to have a broken leg a fractured shoulder and n pro- bable fractured skull. Hc died at noon yesterday without regaining consciousness,

Kenneth Enman, the boy's father is a truck drivel". There nre five other children in the family. threc boys and two girls, Arthur ago nine. Bud eight. Elwood five. Eun- nre three. and Ruth six months.

The funeral will be held on Tiles-

dav.

The Coroners jury are! C. B. Morris foreman. George Kev. George Bowncss. Chester Palmer. L. B. Crue. T. D. Carruthers and Vnitrico Bowen. “S

Investigate Gas Producers

OTTAWA, July 18 —1CPJ — A national research council source said loxiiglit liiai. the council 101' solut- time has been mvesllgtiilliig “"001 mnrcoal gas converters so as to be prepared Io make mcoiiilrleurlzltioiis should their 1151‘ 110801113 ll1‘C1;‘SSill'_\' because cl rt sliuriage of gasoline.

He was commenting upon a New York dispatch quoling Col. Robert it. McCormick, publisher of the Chicago ’fr1b11111*, 11s saving engin- cers at his xiewspapcus Canadian pulp plants had developed a con- verter engine uuicli could produce a gas capable of powering commer- cial vehicles

The spokesman said the Canadian government had not taken up the development of such a converior. As long as gasoline were availulile he did not think that wood charcoal gas would come into use except in rcmoiewnrcas. _

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Death Yesterday 0f Mrs. MacDrcady

The death occurred in Charlotte- town early yesterday morning of Mrs. J. E. B. MacCready.

Mrs. MacCready was perhaps the best known, and one of the most highly respected women in the Province, having entered largely into public affairs in various cap- acities, religious, educational. pa- triotic, social, and recreational. A daughter of the late Rcv. James Bonnet. D.D., of Saint John. N13,, she took an active interest in the affairs of St, James Church here. being associated with its various organizations, t-spcciailv the W0- men's l\1iSSlQl1€lf‘_\' Society. She was greatly interested 111 young people's work. and from the outset formed one of the committee of the Girl

Guido movement here. A number" of ycnrs ago several ladies joined together for liter-

ary nnd social enjoyment, and or- ganized the Tomcns Club which acquired accommodation in the Canadian Bank of Commerce building. and at which there were monthly lectures and discussions on litrrarv and public questions. Mrs. MncCroady' was for several years president. and one of its chief sources of inspiration. Later, when the Study Lovers‘ Club was formed. she became an interested member in this group.

Mrs. MacCrcudy tons Regent of the Royal Edward Chapter, 1.0. D.E.. during the First Great War, when that, organization carried on. splendid work in connection with the Army 11nd Navy. In this con- nection she, in conjunction with tho late Mrs, rJudgc) Stewart and others. l1l‘<)llll1‘fl the Ladies’ Aid of illu Overs ' lmrces, a body of willing workers which rlid ycnmrjii service on behalf of soldiers, snil- crs nnd their families. and which later developed into the Ladies‘ Alcl of the Legion.

Mrs. lvlncCi-czirlv was :1 member of the Qucoii 1111:1111" Needlework (iuilrl. which lists supplied 1111111111- ornble articles for the 01111181111295 here and in England.

She was Honorary’ the Women's National Conserva- tive Association hero for many years. She ivns also n member of the Hccl Cross Society and Navy League and one of the oldest mem- bers of the Charlottetown Golf Club.

In recognition of her long as- sociation Wliil patriotic and other activities. Mrs. MncCrendy was honoured with the hestoivnl of the Kim: George V. Jubilee Medal, which shc greatly prized.

Endowed Wlfll varied tastes and talents. she was a great lover of lifr- nnd taeonlc. 11nd manv friends here and elsewhere, and was 01/01‘ hospitable nnd charitable. Active and energetic un to the last. she was stricken with :1 licnrt condi- tinn only s1 short limo before her passing.

Mrs. MacCreadv is survived by ~11» <l.".\v--l11"1‘. I/miso. wifc of Mr. Arthur H C. Bcnrinln, of T010111". and bv one grandson. Arthur W. Iicnirsio 11f the Roval Cnuridlaii Arniv Modirnl Corns: also bv one stop grandson. Cant. John E. Niac- Crendv, of the Royal Canadian Provost Corps.

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LONDON, July l9 -fl\londa_v)— 1 tCP Cablo) 7A comparatively‘ small, body of Cilllllfllllll troops has arr-‘ l\'t.‘Il in Britain salt-iv after crossing ‘ the Atlantic. i1 was announced here early today.

The arrivals included reinforce , mcnt< for various units.

MANCHESTER, -~ tCPl -A pair of forceps loft 1'11 his body alter an operation 20 years ngn cnusfd the death of Charles Owen. 50 A cor- niicrs July sold (lcnlh was duo to in-

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Anglo-Canadian 8th Army Closes In On Catania

Unconfirmed Report Says Allied

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City ’s Suburbs.-

By LOUIS V. HUNTER ’ (Canadian Press War Correspondent) -. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA, July 18—(CP CABLE)-Anglo-Can.adian 8th army troops, driving deep across the plain toward