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nullity‘? lrclqulre n quantity of well

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handlers Store. 11-20-21.

Big Allied Bombers

LONDON, Nov. lB-(APJ-éweel!‘ 111g across me Alps by bright. moon~ n»... on; ‘Oi-Mira hdhcflfiln-TS lulu lIuilllUltfS smashed at lbw! 135i night for the tutti tlliie LllLs month. outlining iruin virtually unoroxtn 10111111110115 one war illuuuction ceil- tie 0i ‘twin.

No. ulle ldlClBI‘ was lost in the 1.- 5W-mlle round mo. um 0t H10 principal targets, ughoed by the moon 11ml. the 11..A.rs mower 01 1111"‘ was the rlut airplane nlutul null-u. MAM) at ‘rurui are the etoyai arsenal and B. DlullCll Ol U18 will)" roni worris-

‘liie oig industrial centre on the Po rtlvcr stood out lute a iloooiit C1,], 1,110 n1; ministry news service rotor-old. At one time seven Hal- nax.s muuc their bomo runs winfi- tip tu iviiigtlp.

‘liit- pilot of one Halifax com- nnined-tiiiit "it was even brighter innit at ueiiou the night oeiore lust."

iiie Italian high command r6- port.u "considerable damatle l0 civilian housts and said 2a per- acni. 'i.i:.u tuned uiiu b2 injuleu-

Vvlllil: Aiiled ilflflW-TB and boi1ib- ers have been maintaining an al- most noil-swp offensive. lnele ll" lxcii no night attack against Bri- 1.0.111 fur l8 nights, and no enemY plane over the country b)’ dflll- iiglit for 12 days.

Rev._H.K. Grimmer Goes To New Post ‘

SAINT JOHN, N 3.. Nov. l9 7- (CP) - Capt. The Rev. H 9.. Grimmer, who has been stationed in military district No. ‘I for sev- ernl months following his return trim overseas, has been trdmfemd to M.D. No. l2. Rosina. where he will be prl ‘, 1 Piotestant’. Chill- Laln, it wag announced here today.

Prior to joining the Army as chaplain he was pastor of the Ba - tlst Church at Cain beliton, N. . He served overaeu the lint great wai- and to holder of the military medal end the moral service and victory medals. rn at st. Stephen. he was educated at Acadia Unlveflity. Wolfviilc. N .8. I-Ie was n. former well-known Maritime athlete.

POLICE CIIIII‘ IIBIGNI

SYDNEY, 11.8.. NOV» 1O —(CP) —0hle'f 0f Police W ‘Tracey t0 the

tendered his resignation City Council wnlg t, and it was ac- cepted. The department held sald hi2 was resigning to take a pcstunn In Reflex. but did not disclose his new cb. He has been hem o; up city orce for 12 year-t.

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Enemy Admits Soviet Troops 0n Offensive

German Troops Make Another Slight Gain In Stalingrad.

MOSCOW. Nov. 19 - (AP--The Russians announced tonight that. the Germans had suffered "d 56v. ere defeat" at. the town oi Omaha. nlkidue, which lies strategically at the wt: 0f the IIDPOPLBIIL Georgian Military highway running south- yrig through the Caucasian moun- a

111 ‘one sector 0f Stalingrad the Germans ‘succeeded 1n occupying a 19W flclnollfillcd houses at a. cost oi great. losses,"

Every report. from the ILOOO-niile battlefront. much 0t it. covered by 169. mow and inlet: fog. told oi Ramon successes; nowhere weie the Germans matting a major ei- lort to advance.

(The uermun communique sug- gested iniit the Russians had shitt- oa. from the defence to the orien- slve- The!’ claimed to have repulsed "violent new attacks" 1.11 the Nai- chik area, smashing troop 001mm. tratiohs and even in me Arctic Rybachl Peninsula opposite FIXI- lend.

(The Germans said shock troops We"? XiEhIil-"G 1n Stalingrad and that Russian groups in the Tuapse area. were cut off and annihilated.)

Construction 0f S’Side Plant To Begin Soon

Construction is expected to begin almost at once of the dehydration plant at summerslde, it was learn- ed last night. From the western capital came reports that it had been settled the located there.

It was understood the building would be 130 feet by 64 feet, with a concrete basement. It. will be of frame construction one and a half stories high. It. was not. known how soon it would open as the speed with which the building can be d the time of delivery of machinery are uncertain. It is ex- pected however the plant will be in operation early in 1943.

It will be located on land former- ly owned by Robinson's Mill and Bakery Ltd» off water Street. East.

Jlleplies To Criticism By

EM. Little

OTTAWA. Nov. 19 -(CP)—Labor Minister Mitchell tcday replied to criticism levelled at him by Elliott M, Llrtitle with the statement Ml”. [time's resignation followed su’ - mission to the Minister c-f Man- power proposals,’ some of which would give the director of National Selective Service ivhat looked like "tthe powers of the Czar". and were in sorne respccis "bureaucracy Tam-

nt.

Mr, Mitchell made his reply — verbally and in a written state- mgnit-ct a press conference vfriere he announced that Arthur Mac- Namara. 58-year-old aSSC-clate de- ity minister of labor. will assume mmedlatie direction of national selective service.

He did not disclose whether a new director of selective service. with

that title. will be aitimllllt-‘CL M!‘ MacNainni-e will retain his title as associate deputy.

The tvlttilster sad he had given

Mr. Little the utmost co-operatlon. had provided him with "a free hand." They had "never had a cross word." Mr. Little's reslim- ittlon, submitted t4; Mr. Itiiltcltiell tat; Mm-idav and formally BDNYTIDC- as llliust night, had been "a bofib- . e .

Three Senators Are Appointed

OTTAWA. Nov. lit - (CP) -AP- potntment of three new Senators was nounoed tonight from the of- flce of Prime Minister Mackenzie

ng. They are Hon. ER. Du Tremblay KC. of Quebec Cit . a member the Quebec Co

n i ., an oseph gehiich. kc. of at. citniuines,

when the new appointees take their seats tn the U gei- House, the Bennie standing v/il e Liberals 41. Conservative 38, Vacant l1. ‘Theft

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War Situation Last Night

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(By Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

The announcement that British force; have reoccupied Bengasi may come at any moment to highlight the fast-moving Allied offen- sive tn Africa.

As this ls written, the British 3th Army wag rqportgd to 1", with“, 50 miles o! the town on the coastal route and even closer along the desert try-pass south of the rugged Libyan hump. The troops had reach- ed the coast of the Gulf of Sirle south of Bengesi. There seemed good prospect that some part of the Axis real- guard would be trapped or destroyed, Chances of e prolonged enemy lt-I-nd in the Al Agheila nu- row: would be reduced that. much.

O O O O O O

Bflltllst formerly was a key position on the African game board, but it is only a strategic way station this time. The double-jawed Al- lied African offensive has wider objectives than clearing Libya of Axis forced It l; well on its way toward clearing all Africa of both Axis troops and Axis sympnthlzers.

London reports that. a middle jaw of the Allied trap is developing Free French forces are on the march northward from Lake Chad, 13200 desert miles south. If that is true, the Wench should encounter more desert transport difficulties than Axis armed resistance. It. is improb- able that Rommel still has distant outposts on his desert. flank. Scarcity of water would probably do more than the Axis to slow up a French drive to be in at the African kill,

a a o o a c

The western jaw of the multiple Allied Vise appears to be meeting more resistance than its eastern complement. Even that is a matter of conjecture as yet, howeveq Gen. Elsenhowc. has still to show his hand fully. His caution in progress bulletins may prove u. he in inverse ratio to his daring and speed in action.

It looks possible that Eisenhower’: southern column tr hy-passing the fight for northern Tunisia centrlng at Blzerte and Tunis If it has not met strong Vichy French opposition, it. must. he well on H! way toward matching the westward progress of the 8th Army in Libya. and gaining a position tu strike at Tripoli and ultimately effect a junction with the British Torus.

O O O O O O

Goad news comes for the Allie; from other fronts, from Russia and the Fai- Pacific, Believe it or not, it comes in both cases from Axis not Allied sources.

Berlin admits Russian armies are now on the attack from the Baltic to the central Caucasus. Had doubt existed that Hitler's Rus- sian front was “stahillzed"—which means halted-for the winter it not lacing a. possible general withdrawal, the Berlin stress on the Red offensive tends to remove it_ And the German front ls stabilized this winter on vastly more extended and exposed lines than last year when. Hitler has said. he escaped disaster by the skin of his teeth. Berlin seems to be trying to break bad news from Russia. gently to the Ger- man people

O O O O O O

Tokyo spokesmen were less taetfuL-or even more worried. Admiral Takiihashi, former supreme naval commander, shattvrcd the Tflkyfl version of a thumping Japanese naval victory in the Solomons in a single sentence. More heavy fighting there is coming. he said. That disposes of the Tokyo him that American naval and air power was crippled b action in recent engagements.

News Briefs

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS 20-

IN AUSTRALIA, Nov (AIM-Allied land fo the retreating Jzipa .c in northeastern New Guinea. with their backs against lhe sen, between Gona and Buna. while in the air bombers have sunk n Jnp cruiser unil (le- stroyer, the Allied high coili- manfl announced toilay‘.

have

LONDON, Nov. l9-<AP>—Mar- shat Philippe Petaiii called on all Frenchmen iii Noriii Africa io- night “to resist the AIIRlO-Suxlifl aggression.“ and Fighting French sources here saw this as fresh

Conservative Convention

Messrs. M.W. Wood and ])..l. Riley Nom- inated As P a r t y Standard Bearers.

Al a largely attended convent- ioii held yesterday in Edon Hall, Messrs. M W Wood, Southport, and D_J Riley, Belle River, were unanimously nominated as Con- servative candidates for the Fourth District of Queen's County.

Mr, W S. Grant, President of the Queen's County Conservative As- soeiatoii, presided and made’ a ELTON’. address prior to the nomin- ations, ivhich were received with enthusiastic applause.

Mr. Wood's nomination for Cottiicillor was moved by Mr- V-H- Jenkins and seconded by Elliott

Robertson, . For Asseinhijtnaii, Mr. Riley's liflmilllltOll \\‘Zi> moved by Daniel

smith and seconded by Fred Bea- ton

Mr. George A. Maeliean of Lewes, was humiliated by Alex Gillis and seconded by George Grant. lvfr. Mac- Lcan requested that his name be \\‘ll.h'.li’fl\\'ll, making Mr. Riley's nomination unairmous.

Short speeches we.e made by the newly nominated candidates, also by the pmvincuil leader Hon. Dr. w J.P MacMillan who gave o. trenchemt analysis 0t the federal and ilroiincial slriii\'\ ..

It was moved by i‘ r. George Afaciean and seccnded by Joseph Chishom that the meeting ex-

press its deerp loyalty to the King and members of the Royal Family and fig sincere regret at the un- tmely (tenth cf Hts R0181 319111955 the Diilze cf Kent. This was car- ried unanimously b_v a standing vote.

A resolution was also passed ex- pessing confidence in the Domin- ion leader. Rt. Hon. Arthur 3.121311- eti, in the ‘House leader, F1111 R. B Harsan and in the Provincial leader. Hon. Dr. MacMulaii. It ivas moved bv C J, Keoufzhiin and sec- onded b; Francis Drake.

Mr, Daniel Ross was secretary for the meeting which closed with the National Anthem.

Repfiirt Weygand Has Been Released

LONDON, Nov. l9 - (CLO-Gen. Wovgantl was reported by a fight- ing French source tonight to have been tirrested by the Gestapo after the Nazi march into erstwhile-un- occupied France but to have been iri iu 24 hours later.

The iiiiorniiiiii. was Leon Moran- ilui, prominent French Trade Uii- ioinsi iilio jUlIlCd Gen. Charles De Gaulle here ililtr witnessing the German criis~iiig 0f the former de- iiizircatioii tine.

iA Home broadcast, reported by the United Statics Federal coni- inuriieiiiioiis commission, said "it is Qill iily eiiiiiiriiied that Gen. Wel- pzilicl is uiiiiui - ' lliclt‘ ti.

s included iii an

idence of dictator Pierre Lav calculated efforts to sir-er

his country lnoo outright military al- liance with Germany

L. Cuflfe. Commanding, Eastern

Air Vice-ltllrslial A, A Air Officer Air Command, "It C A F. Pluotc."

WHITEIIORSE. -. Nov. l9--((.7P)—'l‘he illlleii hi1: - way-Jung dreamed of land bfld e to thf‘ |l0Fl|l—-bl‘f'llII1l'4 real ty tomorrow (Fridayi when representatives of (‘an- ada and the United States slash it ribbon of red, Wlillt‘ and blue and fling it to the northern winds.

British llnit llas By-Passed Libyan llump

CAIRO, Nov 19 — (A P) -- A swift British column has ray-passed the Libyan hump and reached a point no miles south of Bengasi. threatening the Axis stragglers rac- ing desperately on today toward El

hei for a DTOSpCCtiVQ rear- guard fight for Trtpclitiinla.

The southern arm of the pur- suing British forces was in the Amtelat section, B0 miles northeast of El Aghelia and 15 miles from the Gulf of Slrte. and overlookklng the geisha] mad from Bengnsl to Age-

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a. British forces in the north were pressing vigorously along the coast-

I-IAMILTUN, Bermuda, Nov. l9- (CP Goblet-Viscount Iiiuiiieit, former Prime Minlsiei" of Ciliriila who is visiting Bermuda. today looked in on sittings of the Legis- lative Assembly and ilie Bet-mud! Supreme Court_

WASHINGTON. Nov l9- (CPP-The United Stat/es Navy reported today the destruction of flve Japlnese Wflffihlpg and damage tn three others In a fleet. action during the nt ht. 0f Nov. 14-15 off Guada canal Island. Assuming there Is no

al road toward Bengost while Allied

PM“, wed expmsm. dam on duplication between this and he (1150 n“ M15 cxcdus, mm. earller announcements, the nants of Nlarahal Erwin Rommel! Japanese fleet lost 28 ships. ioi-ce had 0st most. 0f their B71115 in uni ttttieniii». elem erulws. the 509.1111; mam from E1 A13. six destroyers and I2 troop- metn. ehlpe or transport-l.

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intuit-ed rant Cruiser lii Port

WASPIINGTKJN‘, NOV, I9 ~— IAP) — Ballet-cit and torn by many Jup- uiicsc shells and oiicc given up tor 10st, the American light. cruiser ‘Boise ciuiii‘ holiie from the Solo- (ls battle zone today with llulllilij‘ iuoril 0t tiaiirig

_ EX been eliivlli instruiiieiital in sink-

ing six Jipiiiii-si- warships in a sillgli‘ engagement.

The ItLUliU-ltlti vessel, classed as ii light cruiser because slie bears only six-inch guns, docked at the Philadelphia navv Yard where Skipper, Capt. E J Moran of San. Francisco. was elected by Admiral Ernest . King, commander-in- ehlei’ of the United States fleet. King made a special trip from Washington to welcome the vessel rind its crew.

The Boise lost, three officers and 104 men killed in the violent night battle which occurred off Cape BS- peranee, Guadalcanal. on Oct. ll- 12 when a cruiser-destroyer Task force intercepted a Japanese cruis- er-destroyer transport force bear- ing troops to the southeastern So omons Island.

Poison Km. 47 Inmates of Hospital

SALEM, 01's.. Nov. I9 — (AP) -— A powerful mineral commonly used in insecticides was reported y tn- vesilgators tonight as the poison which killed 47 inmates of the Oregon State Hospital for the 1n- sane nfu-r they partook of ii scram- bled egg dinner.

TAXI RATKONING

HALIFAX. Nov 19 —- (CPt ._ Caziailals first .x riitionlnz plan will swing iitiio effect here Dir‘ i when can (lrlvers will answer r ‘s cl‘ essential war workers flrsi_ has important. ones only i; ¢

linve the time, tires and gasoline b noun.

Annual luhcci-ipdoa Dallreroil. QM) B! Ill]: P. I. L “.004 lo other i-‘rnvlneol and U, l. A. ILU

Defeat In Caucasus Frencfiroops iFourth Queen's Upen AlldCk 0n

Axis Forces

Gen. Barre Throws Lot With Allies"

Nov. l9—(AP)-British and

with German patrols.

the radio said eight of 30 Ge “A few British anti-tank

LONDON. Nov. l9—(AP)-—On orders of their commanding cf- ficer. Gen. Barre, French troops in Tunisia at. dawn today opened a general attack on German and Ita tan occupying forces in support of Allied SAIIVBJICC columns sweep- ing into the protectorate from he west, the Morocco radio reported tonight.

Nu! Ultimatum Gen. Barre, the report said, was

handed an ultimatum by the German commander, Geri. Neh- rtng. ordering the Hench either

to withdraw from 'I‘unisla or 10in the Axis in the fast-gathering battle against Lin-Gen Kenneth Anderson's British 1st Army. Gen. Barre notified the German

commander that he would defend himself in accordance with orders received from Admiral Jean Dar- lan and Gen. Henri Giraud, French leaders co-operatlng with British and American occupation

forces. The German radio lust night intimated that the French Tunisian commander had joined the Allies.

Franco Issues Blunt Warning

NEW YORK, Nov. l9 —- (AP)—~ Gen. ‘Fhanciseo Franco of Spain has Informed hoth the Axis and the United Nations that Spain immediately will accept aid from the other side if any of her sea and air bases are seized. advices reaching the Associated Press from inform- ed European diplomatic sources reported tonight, '