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Casualties And

‘British i’ .

25 Axis [Officers

And 20 .

Tide appears-turning against Axis forces in African Desert.

tthens radio

Urges calm , Alpwil l'l—'(CP)-'1‘lre Athens radio tonight called on

Greeks to remain calm in the face of an "unfavorable" situation, the Britishd Broadcasting Corporation re ortc . Bin spite of stubborn ' tanoe from our forces, supported by the British. the position at the front is unfavorable as the enemy con- tinues to advance." the broadcast nld, “But the public must remain calm and not. listen to rumors."

Col. lialston Arrives at New Glasgow

NEW GLASGOW, N. 8., April 1'1 DfllCP) — Defence lirfinistor Rolaton arrived here tonight for an inspec- lloll of the military training camp freer here after a flying visit to several (iefcnre and.tr_aining estab- Iii‘ .illS in Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia. arly today the Minister flew, from Summerslde. P.E.I., to Char-

Vcicrans’ Guard. the Beach Grove lun military trainin school and tho uerleral reconna once school. Frr ihorc, he flew to Dnbert camp, nrar" rruro, N. 5., for asix-hour 1n- spcciion.

Col. Ralston expressed himself later as pleased with the progress made in the construction of the Tillie encampment. He was accom- g ’ 'i on iris tour by Mai-Gen. C.

ice. commander of the 8rd d1- T1510“.

um- training camp here will be (tiled tomorrow mornin . and the Minister will fly later Halifax nud Y-nrmouth. N. S. On Saturday, l; gill visit the camp at Aldershot,

Cardinal has Praise for British People

TORONTO. April 1'1 -<oP) — Cardinal Rodrlgue Villeneuve. only Prince of the ‘Roman Catholic Church in Canada, today praised the "indomitable slpéait. of the British people" in the face of a test ivhlvh. he said, has "brought to lllzht hidden herofsm and... .revea.l- 8d com-ace unsurpassed in any con- flict in the past."

‘rhe- Cardinal addressed a joint mecllnr: of the Canadian and Em- Plte clubs of Toronto. A large gath- Prmrz which included church and

stale leaders applauded as he ex-.

lsndvd his praise to the King and Quwn

"'I'h0lr Majestles." he said, ".... hfiljv be?» a magnificent example to “"1” beflple by constantly sharing i110 dangers that beset them. and g1 ilu-ir serenity and sympathy hgkgtilgfllilred fresh courage in liefr

The magnificent example of °°""ve set by the 11mm. people h 5 been an inspiration to us and as stirred the patriotic spirit of even member of the nations in the British Empire." he said.

Coming Events

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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA FRIDAY. APRIL 18, 1941

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Believe heavy ll. A. P. attack 0n llazi ’dromcs-

coupon April r-l-op _ n0 Mil-I'M: Iona‘ wfrla med Bremen and other Ger. oentrealalt

Tanks

Ind industrial llltbi. wu believed to have made another heavy Ill-lob on the French channel

(NW HIP-BIG raids

“w ‘lbw-day um 341$ Iv Frill» m were mum. ed when a nun q gum“ mfiliguubfiglorudwent off l-ll’ attack.) ' m °' '“‘

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French coat redraw“? "2': hours. Earlier In the day the" Wll a terrific bombardment, and there was another Wednes-

Y. "gbservcru believed that. m,“ "m" W"! being pounded 3611f“: stuck on Britain more’

tanks, _

smiled Fort Capumo, Egyptian frontier. it was announced Middle East headquarters said. a British pawol perpetrated enemy po- sitions outside Tobruk and captur- ed seven Italian officers and 138 men in s. single Wednes- day's operations. Axis dead. clurinl the day were placed above 200.

An Axis attack on Tobruk was re- pulsed by artillery fine. while patrol ‘aotivlty continued at a. high pitch in the Saium. Fdynt. area, and fut- ther progress was made troops ushing on in Ethiopia. Addie Ababa, 5.000 Italians and 4.000 of their colonial troops already are prisoners.

The work of the Tobruk defenders brought to at least 1,500 the num-

Daylight time For 0h’town

be: of German casualties. wounded

and prisoners. in the desert cam- n Ila-lam an the number of

tanks destroyed to 36. The British

losses were reported to be light.

The naval shelling of the Libyan Daylight savlmiwfll be In enact

fort Capuzzc pose lv was carried out. by the same

night

Aids-African supplydine.

An Admiralty communique called the Fort Capuzzo attack “an ex- tremely successful naval bombard- ment." and said that. shells were seen to burst on a concentration about 100 Axis tanks.

May to the 28th of September. both dates lnc uslve. it was announced at an emer encv meeting of the City Council held last night in the Council Chambers. with Mayor Ho}- man presiding and all Councillors present.

No discussion was held over the motion making daylight saving law. only dissenting vote was from Councillor R. C. Chandler. chairman

of the Finance committee. Ifoliowlng is the wording of the mglaeaadbassed: daylight. vi v . ' ., time; thatds. a hour in 3on2:

(largo ' ships I ‘ For Britain

VIISIHNGTON. April l’! -(AP) —-l“our United States cargo ships have been acquired by the marl- tlrne commission for immediate

th day of May. . zng the 28th da 01' Sebtember. 1941. and that all enactments or statutes in aid them- of be adopted for such period. The motion was moved bv Coun- cillor J. E. Stems. and seconded by Councillor F. C. Dougan. passed unani- Hls Worship

a to impede Britain's war effort. They

in Charlottetown from the 5th of.

Damage

B Cans

Douglas Amaron an Press Staff Writer

1.0000000, April i’l—(CP CABLEi -'Iho stench of hundreds of fires , clung tonight to this bomb-torn ‘ ci as the Empire capital counted I its dead and injured and surveyed damage of the most devastating ‘raid ever experienced‘.

'I'he day was not long enough to see all the ruins left in the wake of terror bombers that flew by night, Victims of the Nazi raid wu not he totalled, for many of the dead‘ still were buried under ions of yellow-grey debris and 0th- ers. still alive, were trapped in ruins of witat once were their homes.

Most informed observers describ- ed tho attack as a “political mea- sure" rather than a military move

said the Gennans, who called it a reprlsal for this Royal Air Fierce bbfflblllg of Berlin April 9, sought to show Britons they could still strike a powerful blow despitg air 30m- mitmcnts in the Balkan; and the Middle East.

No district was spared. Eight hospitals, three schools, a library. stores, places of entertainment and homes of the poor and rich alike were shattered. The fashionable west end was hit no less severely than othr districts-mere bombs smashed three cinemas, chm, we. atres, four large hotels. two fa. mm“ $l°!‘@5. Iiestailrants, homes, Pfillglifs. squares. m1

rwlen were s pouring water

on the ._smoulderlng nlfng late in

the day. Rescue workers were care-

fully liftl aside briclq and beams, '

watchful or signs of 11f: linden heath. 1 - . ~~ Made of‘ Stern Stuff

M last fell. When the Nazis tried without success to break the hem-g and spirit of the people. Londoners

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mously a motion that Mayor Holman attend the meetings of the Fledsration of Mayors and Municipalities to be held at Ottawa the week of April 21.

is the wording of the

transfer to Great Britain under the lend-lease act.

It was the first transfer of cargo vessels under the act. and was an- niounced by the maritime commis- s on.

The four vessels will be register- ed under the British flag and they will be manned entirely by British officers and crews, the commission

resolution:-

Resolved that the expenses for the Mayor to attend the Federation of Mayors and Municipalities at Ot- tawa the week of April 21 be paid by the Citv. and that the Citv Clerk issue a cheque for said expenses.

British Women, Children urged To quit Istanbul

said.

The ships are the Robin Doncas- ter of the Seas shipping company (Robin line) just delivered as a new ship from the yards to the maritime commission and given ov- er to the British government at Baltimore.

'I'he Almeria Lykes of the Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.

The Exemplar of the American

t lines. The Nightingale of the Grace e.

The commission said that the Robin Doncasier had been turned over to Britain at Baltimore soon after her completion. The others were said to be "in the process" of delivery.

The transfer was believed to be preliminary to the turning over to Britain of some of the foreign ion- nage tied up in American ports.

Earlier today the commission uk- cd legislation to permit use by the United States of some ‘f0 Darllsh. Italian and German vessels now in -"proteciive custody” in the Unit-

ed States.

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LONDON. April 1'7 —(CP) -- The British Broadcasting Corporation said tonight that the British lega- tion at Istanbul has advised British women and ohildrento leave Istan- bul for Anatolia. Cyprus. or Egypt as soon as possible.

Recently Unified States citizens ggdre advised to leave the BBC ad-

Turks reported In trade pacts-

Tlie four freighters transferred to Britain are among the newest and fastest of their type in the world.

The 7.440-ton Robin Donoastor. launched last. Dec. ‘f at Sparrows Point, Md. was made for the Robin Lines’ South African service and had been scheduled to make her maiden voyage April 22.

The 6.7004021 Exemplar was, in the Export. Lines’ India service and on Wednesday was diverted from her scheduled voyage to Boston to rush to New York for unloading. She was launched at Quincy, Macs, last June.

The Nightingale. 1.109 tons. was built a year ago. She was docked at the Cunard White Star line pier Thursday and began loading sup- plies at, once.

The Almeria Lykes. 7,173 tons, launched at Kearny. N. J.,

April 2'1. made several trips to the far east recently.

All of the vessels were built un- der the maritime commission pro- gram and although declined to rnabe 1b 1-2 lmots they have sur- passed l9 knots. They are equipped with features adaptable fm- con- verting them into naval auxiliary cra .

IONDON, Alpril 1'! ‘(CPJ 'I‘urkey has arranged with Russia for goods to be brought to Turkey from Sweden by wav of the Soviet Union, the British Broadcasting Owl-alien reported tonight.

e BBC said it was "under- stood" Swedish goods previously were shipped from Germany.

(Reports from Istanbul today said that ‘rurksy had approved extension of a treaty of commerce and navi- gation with Italy and was "on the verge" of reaching a tobacco trade agreement with Ger-nun...)

(iuchcc proposes Liquor amendments

a

prevented from in; liquor Sundays and after mid- nl t on week-days.

o vemment. said Mr. God- bout a r the amendments had been studied at a caucus of Ilera-l

members also wi

d8 O h c’ an ' le r 113st" i- t.’ wfffi '15. the gloss be allowed

IONDON. April 17-(0? Cable) -Lord Beave rook, Minister of Aircraft Production. is "suffering considerable pain and inconven- ience" as a result of two eye oper- ationsbut is still on the . was learned today. The latest 0P-

u .11 3a ggcref-‘lageafter. George big

(ration was 521mg: “All!!! 11. l

month after h WW “h” ‘f’ u“ um‘

ll. S. production lfireater than (Axis Powers

WASHINGTON. April 1B.-—(APl_ The Senate Defence Investigating committee heard today that when the United States ‘gets going" it; can turn out armament as fast. as‘ any two European countries. even though housewives mav have to make their aluminum pots and pans

that as soon as the country's facili- d be R1

ties get in high gear they woul manufacturing war equipment rnpidlv as "anv two countries Europe you could mcntiorW-inolud- in»: Germany.

Previously. Frank Knox. Secre- tarv of the Navy. had said there were threatened shortages in such things as aluminum. structural steel. steel fOPRllllZS, and magnesi-

In London Raid

Full number of dead un mun ted as rescue workers probe nuns.

last longer in order to accomplish _

Heavy

Landon has Two alerts; Nazis raided?

NEW YORK. April l7—(APi -—Gc'rman rrdlo stations were off the air- icmporarilv tonight, NBC engineers reported. Such interruptions of broadcasts us- ually indicales an air raid is in progress.

IDNDON. April l8--(Frlday)- (C? CABLEi-Piercing air raid si- rens woke London anew in two a- lerts early today as rescue squads dug into the morning hours to 59!]! out the dead and entombed in the smouldering wreckage of the most- devastating German air attack of

Germans claim Surrender of Yugoslav armies,

Admit Meeting With! Tougher Resistance‘ In Greece. i

BERLIN. April 18. -— (Friday) -— (Alfl-Germans proclaimed early to-: day the unconditional cavltulatlcn of the remaining fighting units of the Yugoslav army. and said fight.- inlz thad stormed on all Yugoslav

rcn s.

(Tilers was no immediate flrmotion of these claims fro lied sources).

The caoiiulation is effective noon Friday <6 a.m. AST). it was claimed in a D.N.B. news and pro- paganda aaency. dispatch. Weapons ihen Wlll be formally surrendered. iL was said.

Negotiations for the Yulzoslavs to luv down their arms were made ex-

com. m ai- i

lties. The Germans have sa in effect that no Yugoslav government exists. so the uapitulation of the nrmv also was reuarded here as the end of the little kingdom born out of the first Great War.

Wlthnthe exception of Crotia. which has declared its independence. Yugoslavia is regarded by the Nazis

deemed the sole authority in

land.

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cross the English Channel to as- sault a south coast town.

One German bcmber crashed and

mma-bly the crew was killed

Bombs fell in manv open areas near the wast, indicating the Ger. man ainmen at times had to jetti- son their loads in the face of stub- born ground fire.

Mediterranean ls Australia's Front line

CANBERRA. April 1'l—(AP)- Acting Prime Minister Arthur Fad- den said today after a meeting of the War Council that the eastern Mediterranean is part of Australia's front lino and developments in that sector have a direct bearing on "our local security."

The Axis counter-offensive in North Africa had been earlier and much. heavier than expected, M. Fiaddvn said. adding that initial success had led the Italians and Germans to exploit the situation possibly with the view of a large- scale immediate offensive against

Egypt ability to strike the

—r

Britain's enemy's sealine supply route had been demonstrated by the sinking of an entire convoy Tuesday, said Mr. Fadden, listing Britain's ad- vantages as:-

l. Naval supremacy.

that. obiectlve. 2. Milita supplies are available William S. Knudsen. Defence Pro- {or one vita are“ from sources add. duction Chief. told the Senators money u, 3mm“

8. Opening of the Red Sea route for American shipments by expul-

m sion of the Italians from that area.

Veteran Lawyer

um. The office for production man- alzcmcnt has already placed alumin- um nnd some some products under a nrloritv system which restricts their use for civilian purposes.

Both Knox and Knudsen out- lined the work of lheir respective agencies in connection with the de- fence ufflilram.

Knudsen described the office of production management. for which he is co-director. as an “expediting agency" whose "primary responsibil- io see that a $10 fellolwdoesrfl. get a 31.000000 job." Knox said the navy might have made some mistakes in costs and methods. but it was not going to make the mis- take of failing to have a two-ocean fleet ready "at the earliest possible moment."

SAINT JOHN. N. 3-. April l’!- (GP)-Ford Green was injured fa- tally and Edward Parlee suffered serious injuries today when a tniclr was hit and dr ged '15 feet by a. saint John-boon Canadian Pacific Railway freight train It

Called by death

BATHURST. N. B.. April l7 — (CP) - Narcisse A. Landry. K. 0.. 86, one of the oldest practising law- yers in Canada. died at his homo lime tonight. He was a brother of the lalo Sir Pierre A. Landry, once chief Justice of the King's Bench division of the New Brunswick Su- preme Court.

Mr Landry was one of the first

of Bathurst and served tar-y for Gloucester County until 1911. He was clerk of the court and clerk 0f the peace for many years.

l-Ie studied at St. Joseph's Uni- versity and Boston law school. His wife, fonnerly Henrietta Poirier. daughter of the lalo Senator and Mrs. Polrier. Shedlac. N. B.. died several years ego. B-urviv two sons at Bathurst and four daughters —two at home, Mrs. Lu- cien Melanson. Moncton, and Mrs.

Grand Bay, l2 lnller from here.

Richard Bavoie. Buffalo, N. Y.

the war. Nazi raiders earlier had sped a- .

exploded in a rural area and pre- l

‘ DETROIT, April 1'1 -

lnlare

ll. S. motor Bar Industry To cut output

WASHINGTON A ril 17. - (AP)——Wllllam sfknTlaaen said "may that the United States Automobile Industry had agreed to a 20 per cent. reduction in the - output of our; for the bnsdel your beginning August 1.

The reduction will amount to approximately 1.000.000 mrmthe office of production manage- ment oer-director said,

Ife called in leaders of the lu- (lustry. Knudsen said, and re. quested the move in order in make available more manporvcr. materials. facilities and man- agement for the defence pro- gram.

Strike slated For General Motors plants

(AP) -—- R. J. Thomas, president of the United Automobile Workers (C I. 0.). announced tonight that ‘his union, which only Saturday 00n- cludod a IO-day strike at the Ford Motor Company is filing a five- day notice of intention to strike against General Motors Corpor- ation. .- , A one-year union-corporation ‘agreement on wages and working conditions expires Sunday. and Thomas sa’d that a strike, “if necessuv." would be carried out to enforce U.A.W.-C_I.0_ dsnmnrls for a. new proposed agreement. Thomas said that he had in- structed subordinates in file U18 strike notice with the state fowl‘ mediation board and that this prcbaby would be done tonirtht.

‘nq-nff period" before a strike may be called. I

Union and General Mom's 0'"?- l-"ls have been negotiating for sev- eral weeks over a new ngreemcnl. -n-l vim “won ha.- fiiYlYjfi ille 00r- porwiirn with refnsmu to mom ' "fimflllf" "

flsterday James 1'. Deasy, Fed- ora] Labor concfiaior, came here to assist in the parlelcs.

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Pledge for War Savings

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after 11 days fllhlllll- LONDON — Fear whole

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problems to be weighed.

lures 25 Axis offices. hundreds o

shell Fort Capuno.

clusively with Serb military author-y

as without functioning government ccd to retreat in face of the “increased - of its own, and the German armv is‘ e

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At A Glance

ATHENS -- Germans smash fur’; ‘ w“ sumo“

Greece In region of‘ Knlabnka, rall-

tlsh troops hold right wing against fierce Nazi charges coating thous-

BERLIN - Nazis claim uncondi- tional surrender of Yugoslav army

Greek army In Albania may have to alth-

LONDON — Capital (Fla out af- ter heaviest Nazi raid of the war: Lord Stamp among dead: six Nazi raider; downed; south coast town

WASHINGTON —- Canadian-Un- ited Slates war purl-base financial