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tection was being furnish- fofisss, representative Harold p; (Dem.-N.C.) climbed, un- . .. in civilian clothes. to the .. oi lis new office building daoovered the secret. . mid the House oi Represent- . about it today during a dis- on of a s1.000.000.000 naval ainstruction bill. Expressing hope that none of the money .. be spent ior the constrmt- of ‘painted lhipl upon a.

ongress “Protected”

By Wooden Guns

.S. House Learns With Amazement Of Secret; ar Dept. Explains Dummy Gun Positions.

. gurioslty piqued over just coy

p4 ocean-or ior wooden guns.

ha aaid:_

Cardin Loscsi Sub-Amendment 'Sy 195 To 15

OTTAWA. Feb. N —(GP)-- Two full-dress divisions were precipitat-

ywe n‘ be,“ wot b, ed in the House oi Commons w- nicht by Quebec members, involv- wooden gun‘ ‘nd 6w” 5° flier" ing administrative and religious

In high heavens’ name, why have they been laced over our hams? I "m wmel 1H8 0f a duck hunter, and when I place out decoys, I ex- pect to attract ducks. And when I nisoe out decoy soldiers and de- Blms. I would expect to attract enemy nnes."

"Gent omen. it was a. gruesome sight." he complained, as the House roared in a mixture oi amusement and amazement. later. he told newsman that the guns were "as

‘ as Charlie McCarthy."

The War Department, in response to inquiries. said use oi dummy gun positions-moved about fre- quently-is a customary procedure in preventing enemy agents from gaining an accurate picture oi actual defence installations.

nr Push in igoslavia

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- N. Feb. II -fCP)— The r» ' Govemfllant in London ~ today. that the Germans. sp- ~- fearing that Yugoslavia beone of the points oi an Al- ~ invasion oi the continent, have lied a major campl-isll in- ~- io clear Gen. Draja Mihai- ‘r patriot army from the plains ~_ and restore control oi the - ailways.

vere fighting is in progress.

shout the country, it was

liming Events

"llldam Doyei. Readings. 112 cs. 2-22-31.

"Talkies-dd ta 5st d . on gue orally-u‘

“Talkies-semis Monday. did-IL

‘Due to arrive, bulk oats and i wheat. Book now. McGuigan i Boys. 2-15-101

"Dance in summerfield Hall msilfly. Feb. 24th Auspices C.

"0111 store will be closed Febru- twenty-third and twenty-fourth iesiock taking. McGulgZan dz

"Loading hogs Thursday fore- " - R-N. Dawson, Crapaud.

‘Reserve the date ior Legion “ ‘hail’ dance at the Armouries idnesday. March 17th. a a‘ u

'9"! Sound Movies, National ' Board. Mt. Btewarl, “l1. York Tuesday. sprlnk Park on fiyfdiy-Parkdala Thuérsday "Dulce. Fort A ustus Hall. ‘int-idly. February m. z-ss-zi.

whole wheat.

la Mk: I Unloading cm- and mll feed at Bourls on mll’. Wednesda. and Thursday ls week. T. . Kickhargi.” x

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and/ii In 3rd We Of Fast

POONA. Irdia, Feb. as -(CP)— Mohandas K. Gandhi tonight com- pleted the second weds oi his planned three-weeks fast and all India anxiously followed reports showing the 73-year-old Nationa- list leader is growing steadily worse.

Authoritative sources said Gand- hi's physicians are keenly concern- ed wit the girowing weakness oi his heart and kidneys.

Compromise Move Fails

NEW DEIJIII. Feb. 2i —(APi— An attempt to end the 21-day fast or Mohandas K. Gandhi. now in its 14th day, by a compromise be- tween the Indian Nationalist lead- er and the Viceeroy, the Marquess oi Linllthgow, ended in failure In-

day. The latest scheme designed to

issues, and in both the Govern- ment was supported by an over- whelming majority.

In the first division the House voted 105 to 15 against a sub I-mslldme-i- w the throne speech address, moved by Hon. P. J. A. Cardin (Lib. Richelieu-Vercheres) advocating suspension oi the Mob- ilization Act pending a special committee inquiry into manpower needs.

Mr. Cardin drew his only sup- port from Quebec Independent and Idberal members.

The second division was on a, sub-amendment moved b J. S. Roy (Ind. Gaspe) regrett ng that the Government had not taken measures against anti-Catholic propaganda.

This was defeated by a vote oi 194 to B. the supporters oi Mr. Roy's sulramerldment constituting four other Independent members and three Quebec Liberals.

These proceedings ended at 11 o'clock. the statutory adjournment hour and when Speaker Glen was about to put the question on the Progressive Conservative amend- ment tp the address there was a. clamor oi objection from opposi- tion ranks.

The House adjourned with the announcement by Prime Minister MacKenie King that the debate on the address would continue tomor- row.

Mr. Roy based his amendment on the contents of “The Gospel Witness And Protestant Advocate’ which he said wasedlted by Rev. T. T. Shields of Toronto.

After French Ships At Alexandria

WAS-I-IINGTON. Feb. 23 -(AP) _Navy Secretary Funnk Knox said today that negotiations have been

end the hunger strike which Gand- hi undertook in protest over the Viceroy! refusal to release him from confinement in the palace oi

tuts-d bv a combination of Britons and Indians.

Bracken Supports Free Enterprise

SAINT JOHN. N.B.. Feb. 28 — (CPJ- "we must avoid the dim- ger oi anyone leaning on the state," John Bracken. Progrcssivb Conservative leader. slid i434“ with reference to "much talk a- bout social security. He spoke ate. civic luncheon given 1n his honor by Mayor C. R. Wasson.

In the post-war period Canad-

43 Jails should “see that free enter-

prise is encouraged. not discourag- ed in this country." Ihe maximum number ‘o: lpeopa: should be intelli- ti eyed. aegis)’; ciiir responsibility in see that every man leaving WM‘ ind"!- tries and every man in the forces taking off his uniiorm has an op- gprnunity w make his own livins; that he sets a our day's w’ for I- fnir day's work. said Mr. Brock"!- "The war has taught us that when nll men are employed WC m" prosperity."

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Blast Japs In Alautlans

WASHINGTON. 8b.}! —(OPi—-

United States heavy and lti s on K

‘irlriiifiufinirla. on the morn-

m; o: llbb. as. the Navy Department

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the Aga Khan at Poona was inst!»

going on for some time by Britlih ‘authorities to have Fresich war- lships at Alexandria, Egypt Join rforces with the United Nations. He was replying to a question con- cerning the status of these ships. i Negotiations are in progress also. h; said, for the Prendi vessels in the Caribbean area. at Martinique but added there is nothing new to repOTf. on that situation either.

Island llas Clean Slate In Callups

WA, Feb. 23—(CP)—S61¢0- tivggreivice director Arthur McNa- mara announced 101181’ that during January the several mobilization boards across Canada proceeded with 111 prosecutions before the courts for failure to comply with militar call-up rcilulations. M Jan, 3, 4i cases were still pend-

mg,

Penalties imposed in the 69 con- victions reported ranged from ‘one year in Jail in one c854! l0 1101mm] fines oi s10 in others. Where jail sentences were not impoSBd.__8b1d Mr, McNamara, the men convicted were immediately escorted to a mil- itarv training cnmp. wheie jail seiilcnces were im osed, men still were liable for mil tary service lip- on release.

1n onlv four instances was the case ainst the accused dismissed.

By lvisions, cases disposed of b the courts during January. pending at the end of the month. were as follows: Halifax seven

nding; Saint John, N.B., l0 pend- iifg; Quebec 12 convictions; Mon- treal 26 convictions; Kingston. Ont... one conviction. one pending: l. ronto six convictions; London. 0nt., none; Port Arthur three con- victions; Winnipeg 18 convictions. nine pair" . one case dismissed: Regina one conviction: Edmonton three convictions; Charlottetown none: Vancouver four convictions. 14 ndin , three cases dismissed.

Al dlvis anal boards, Mr. Mac- Namara said. had further cases un- der investigation, and on some of than: formal charges would be laid ll l‘.

War-ZS Years Ago Today

(By The Canadian Pres)

Nb 24. 1018 -Ruasian Soviet government scouted German peace conditions; Germans captured Dor- pat and Jitomir. f‘ commerce raider Wolf returned to Riel after sinking 11 Allied vessels durin 1B- month voyage. Turks recap u ‘rreblsond an the Ilse

War Situation Last Night

ov’t Supported In__Two Full-Dress Divisions

B! Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst

Allied setbacks in French Africa. may have deferred the day when a second-front. attack on the European continent from the south can be mounted. However. the Axis is still very uneasy over what may bu

impending on the North a

Sea and Arctic I 8

fronts.

There is more warrant ior that alarm than the Axis-circulated reports of Allied preparations iur a powerful sea-borne thrust from the

west. It la implicit in per ' ‘

ni. minors in Sweden that Finland is seek-

ing a way oi escape from her unhappy war association with the Axis. The predicament of both Finland and Sweden would be gravely com- plicated should Norway, for example, again become the scene of active

military operations.

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Most oi all,- however. weather conditions in the Arctic theatre as

the winter wanes

invite speculation as to what may be brewing in

Allied war councils. The season is fast approaching when Russia-bound convoys will rarely be invisible. night or day. to prowling Nazi planes,

U-bonta or surface craft. It cannot

be doubted that the Allies are pro-

paring new measures to reduce the scope of enem depreciation: next

summer in the Arctic.

The fact that Joseph Stalin h prodding again for the opening oil a second-front effort on the continent la not apt to escape notice In

Germany. Finland or Norway.

iNazis Relax

Pressure

On Tunisian Front

Both Sides Regroup Forces And Bring Up

Lull.

Supplies During

Z3—-(CP)— val cl tented areas o! British Columbia. up to last Dec. 31. was 543633.35 II

OTTAWA, Feb. otal colt oi the r pauese from the

4. said a return tabled the Commons today ior WK. Es- ling (Prog. Con. Kootenay West).

Ottawa. Feb. 23-—(CP)—Philip Phelan, general secretary for a.- nalda, c; the Knights of Columbus War services. said tonight the or- ganization now was drawing up plans for a new hut to replace that destroyed by fire at Si. John's, Nfld. last Dec. l2, when 99 lives were lost.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 23- lAPl-Developmcni of a show- down fight in the spring be- tween allied naval forces and German U-boats in the battle of the Atlantic was forseen in informed quarters here tonight. Navy secretary Frank Knox re- ported today that merchant ship losses have been greatly reduced this winter but that the submarine menace con- tinues "very grave."

BERNIE. Feb. n --(AP)— Police squads have launched raids upon motion pirfllre theatres in French cities in their infest efforts to con- srrlnt French workers for labor in Germany, a dispatch from Paris reported tonight.

ALLIED IIITAADQIYARTERS IN AUSTRALIA. Feb. 2i —

(Wednesday) —- lCPl- A Jap- anese cruiser or destroyer has been bombed and damages! at Rnbaul. New Britain. the Allied

fliah C ’ announced io-

day.

CAIRO. Feb. 23 —~fAPi-- All‘ Vice Marshal Harry Broadhnrst.

who at 37 ls the youngest man to hold such rank in the R. A. 1'2. has laken over rrvmmnnd of Allied air forrcs 1n the Woairrll l-Wcri, swcreedinsz Air Vlirr- Marshal Sir Arthur Coninrzham.

NEW YORK. Fell. 23 -iAPi -—'l'ho- German rndin claimed tnuitht that 4.016 nrisoners. in- eluding more than 3.000 Amende- ans am! nglflv 1.000 Britons, hail been taken in the first right days oi’ the Axis offensive in Tunisia.

CLAIM U-l. DIBTROYER BUNK

LONDON. m». m -(CP>- The Tokyo Radio. heard here by the Assocn. Press claimed today that one United States destroyer was sunk and another set aiire by Ja ese planes Sunday m!" Ii mapirlou Is and. in the New Hebri- des. The claim was not confirmed.

Tfiifiiiiuisi

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS. North M1168" F“). 23 —(APJ-- Huirled back in one sector and

stalled in another, the German armored units of Marshal Erwin Rommel relaxed their pressure a- long the Tunisian front. giving the stubborn Allied defence forces their first, rest of the bitter, thrice-day stwscle to kee Nazi spearheads "from cracking heir lines. M

"The fighting has died down. said a terse dispatch from "l" front, and both sides apparently prgpafgd to make the most of the lull by regrouping and 13151151111! 119 supplies and reinforcements.

In the hills north oi the Kasser- ine gap. Rommel! moss dwflew"! thrust had been halted by British and American tanks and infantry {our miles from Thais the gateway to the strategic Kremansa plateau gear the Tunisian-Algerian iron-

er.

As the Germans tried desperate- 1y to gain the Thala road junction 25 miles northwest of Kflsseflm. Brifish tanks and American K111‘!- ners held on stubbornly 111 One °l the bitterest battles of the 'I‘unis- ian war.

At the some time. Rommeys at- tack toward the west in central Tunhia was beaten back by Allied troops which were supported by strong air units.

Local Soldier is Recovering

PETAWAWA CAMP. Ont... Feb. 23—(CPl—-Siaff sat. Joseph Mum- aghan ‘of Charlottetown. P-E-I-r i‘ recovering in hospital here from in- juries received in an accident Feb. 1'7, it was learned tonight. Mun-ll; aghan lost an eye. B» thumb “n two fingers in the accident, which g5 unriligrsbOOd to have involved an

i l .

"Erilgnsr the mishap now is bein! investigated by a niilitarv court oi enquiry. No further details regard- ing the accident were available to- night.

Staff Sgt. Murnaghan is a son of Mrs. Joseph Murnflhfln 0i Chm‘ iollclcnvii.

Wants Germans Warned llc Gas

coupon, Feb. 211-10? Cable)- P. Purbricll. (lxoléfaerfillrgirg? fgewlf’ of the House o ' um, has asked Prime Mini-Sill‘ Churchill to take step: to HOV-fly the German peo le t at Brim" has “sufficient s its oi death- dealing gas to destroy the WhOII po ulatlon oi Germany. civilian i“

1l't ."

wePliriisrfiktriiilayde the request in a written question drawing attention w last Friday's speech oi Joseph Goebbels in which the Nazi prop?“ ganda minister declared Ccrmany intends to wage total war beylmd

any extent which can be imaflimii"

Encouraging Year For Island Sheep breeders

Farmers’ Week opened auspici- ousiy yesterday afternoon was s, IBPKe and representative attendance at the annual meeting of the P.E. I. Snoop Breeders‘ Association. The DPBSZLiC-lli, Mr. Alex. Hamilton, New Berta, presided. and in s prepared address reviewed outstanding act- lVlLi€5 during rho year,

Other phases of the work were dealt with by Secremry w, R, 51.3w deputy minister of Agriculture and Mr. S. D. Irvine. senior iieldman with the Dominion Department of Asrwlllture. Mr. Shaw in a com- prehensive report referred to the sheep expansion policy drawn up dilrllll; We Year; bonus to each breeding ewe of satisfactory individ- uaity; treatment of parasites in sheep; encouragement; marketing of

wool, etc. Mr. Irvine cited the available supply of registered rams which

showed a large increase over last year; in 1941 there were 55 such rams placed under the Dominion Ram Club policy while during 1942 a total of 86 were placed. He also adv sed sheep breeders to retain a gocd number of their flock sires and emphasized quality and weight, Then there had been a ialr move- merit of registered ewes distributed during the year especially in the Oxford breed. he said. He referred particulary to the new flock est- abiished by Dr. J. P. lbantz.

The following directors were mp- polnted for the coming year;

Prince Co., W. B. MacLellan, Alma; Queens. E. C. I-Iolm, DeSable; and King's County, James A. Mac- Donald. Little Pond. Allan Boswell Dunstaffnage. was appointed a dir. ecwr to i'ill the vacancy on the board caused by the death of his brother George Boswell.

At a directors’ meeting following the regular meeting the following officers were rte-elected;

Presiclent- Alex Hamilton, New

Perth.

Vice-President — Walter Mao. Kenzie, Springfield.

Secretary — W. R. Shaw.

Auditor - B. D. Irvine.

The President, Mr. Hamilton and Mr. Earle Ings, Mt. Herbert, were appointed provincial representatives to the P. E. I. Federation oi A8flc- ulture ior 1943.

A vote of the sheep breeders me- sent elected Mr. Alex Hamilton as delegate to attend the annual meeting in Toronto on March 25 oi tJhe Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers of Canada. Mr. T. J. Inman of Bedequs was also selected as a delegate by the iiill vote oi the fhareholdera throughout the Pm- noe.

Resolutions

Mr. E. O. Helm, chairman of the Resolutions commit . brought in the following resolutions which were unanimously adopted by the As- sociation;

That the government be asked to collect the dog tax through proper tax collection department and as mucli as possible oi the proceeds be used to promote the sheep industry.

(Moved by Ernest Underhay sec- onded» by Jas. A. E. Macdonaid.) That we express our appreciation of the support given the sheep in- dustry by both Provincial and Dominion departments of Agricult- ure and rcspectiuiy as: that they continue their policy ior the ex- pansion of the sheep industry. Moved bv E. C. Holm, seconded by Jas. A. E. Mncdonald.

That this annual meeting of the sheep breeders express their sincere symprthy to the families of the lcte W."H. MncGregor and Georgs Bos- we .

Moved by E. C. I-Iolm. seconded by J. J. Traiuor.

Tiillf. some one within the Prov- ince be authorized to grade wool 50 that a check could be kept on mill purchase within the province. Moved b T. .1. Inman, seconded by E. C. olm.

That the price paid w the pro- ducer for registered graded rams be increased either by an increased federal bonus or by having it

or a larger drposit by the buyer. Moved by Ernest Underhay. sec- onded by Jas. A. E. Macdonald.

Whereas the Wartime Prices and Trade Board have placer;- a ceiling of 31 cents on military style wool as compared with 50 cents in the United States for same grade there- fore be it resolved that we. the sheep breeders assembled in annual convention, make s. represent- ation to the Canadian Wool Board to have the price raised to at least the level of that paid the W001 Brewers of the United States. Moved by W. B. McLelan. rec- nndod by Walter G- MncKenzie.

The following mccnbem took nart in the rflscnsslons on matters brought up in these resolutions.

Messrs '1‘. J. Inman. Bedcque: Earle Inge, Mt. Herbert: Ernest Fortunr .1. J. Tr

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Ukraine

Despite Pressure.

spurred by Premer Sialin’s

Ilebedin lies only 1'75 miles east of Kiev, and the recapture of the three towns. announced in a spec- ial communique broadcast by Mos- cow‘ andrecorded here by ths Sqv- iet Monitor. marked advances oi from 30 to 5Q miles in the Red Ar- mys Cfillidnlllflg offensive, freeing hundred! 0! 81111811 miles more oi the rich. productive Ukraine.