amiss Guardian, handed sass.

csariaseaeewa Iaarelas. ‘Iwo Oflfl.

01

Mystery Play Draws, Large Attendance

Most Enjoyable Enter- tainment Presented At Prince Edward By St.

Charles Auxiliary.

The delightful three-act mystery

lal-ce. "One Mad Nllht".

"Md mmsigéggufxld ‘iiii-iinfi

ich filled the Prince lid atre. The production which presented the hi: Auxiliary c the _ Hospital, was under the capable direction oi Mrs. Barbara M.

, C.D.A.. and was voted one of hi: most succ

by each WW5 evidencing Jiainstakln and procee ed sinoo y, without a hitch. from the openlns to the filial curtain.

Tl-ie. talented cast. every mem- ber of which turned 1h a star per-

. worthy of professional gixéglrgflclepclude the following char- ac era:

.0111?" Cutter, a playwright. M0!‘- wiygrahis Chinese valet. nee l H. Priscilla. who mm, mun nawle.

(Continued on pnse s. 00l- 6)

Pepe Pius helped dew Reach Canada

10501010. April i0 - (OP) fish . a v. "it". h.“ "at. or o re eesw reac Elnited Sta. plained today that e had l Eilmbe with the aid of

Pius.

"I had w!" ltdienoe wi the Pope-one do? h: 1 g 194']. he related. ‘I-Ie said he would

be patient.

help

ot be flee and in Canada today if it were not ior his help in procuring g visa,"

Wallachs and his wife had wan- dered into Bel lum. then w Gib- rsiter and fine ly to the Balearic ac <0 ncea r. .. s va

lfis apdmRomeékA l-ienry You; in the United States arm?“ ,..__==-. —- - - ----

Britons Becoming Annoyed .Wit_h Some Of Current Ills

By Sydney Grnson

LONDON’- Abril l0 - (OP) - A scuse of frustration has become ap-

v

parent alnon the people as the en- demic ills o the coelfislds fester- ed anew d Eire. insistent on

holding aoof from the war. reviv- ed old aches about the two countries‘ relations.

I Ilfhm _as been some of this frus-

B

Benn. Friday. April 14th. i-ll-Bi.

“Wnloadinz-II; mlllfeeds sui- rnlk Tues. and was. u and u. Ro Dennis. ~ 4-11-11

1 "Dance. Oddfeliows Hall Mon- naue. Wednesday. April 12th. Jack Webster's Orchestra. e-ii-ii.

illlignllioiinda arigrTvlctdol-y Sis“: i195 BY» gne Mciinlcan ls Boyle. 4-10-21.

eleven inch hand still on hand. A.

"Some "inter rolls, Home 8s Co.

"Not loading hoga at Albany Tuesday. April 11th but Friday Ap- rli 14th, llsual hours. George Mac- Ka . 4-10-21.

"Loading hogs at Montague Thursday, April 18 with Jack An- Mar in charge. Livestock Market- ing Board. 4-10-21

Ob body's on‘ ihnsféésil" Igiid al Royalty 4- i-l

"Load hogs Hunter River Thursday prll 13th ell day with Lemuel Ore-swell in charge. Live- ll0ck Marketing Board. 4-l0-2i.

“Lemuel Craswell. Hunter Riv- er. unlcadin car Oats Manda , Ap- ril 10th. folhwed by car Bring bags,

h e aziibndmi" o. c. Green u“ a-v-ul

"Ioadingh ‘rhursd April l! llorrls Caselegusurrmierhhie i0 a. "it to I p. in. iccnrinston n11: p. "l- Arthur Raslam. lreadalbane Pri- iley till 10.30. a. m. Bulman and

was Charles marlottetown

essiui to be liven in

its...

came-Events '

"Box Social amid Duncef Conan of

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10131 %

hos for Davis a of

iii “FT

' Farewell Banquet Is Tendered Archbishop

hall of

Du tan’

aha r“"é.'.°"‘.....’- ‘N... “' Practic y all the

attended mien ti; 13min“ Rev. o. . an. . ., s "3103: general

do p . . - lellan read an address. the text q! which appears below on behalf of the clergy

0b. who has

feelinaly re lied and thanked the eats for eir co-opere." and Oyllty during his years here.

ADDRESS ‘l0 AI-CIIDIHIOP

Following is the text of the ad- dress read by the Clergy: To The Moat Reverend, Joseph Anthony 0'Sulllvan, D.D.. . Archbishop - Elect of

Your Grace: that fills our

The first thought

"Al"! Wily is one of oyaswsare nthered to honor our lshco. who has received a well merited pro- motion in his appointment to the Archdiocesa of Kingston, and this is followed bv a keen regret 0c. casloned by the removal from our midst of a Chief Pastor. who lab- ored well and successfully for the sprltual and temporal welfare oi the Diocese of Charlottetown. You found the Faith here deep end strong and the Church well organized. but you have done much to enhance the Faith and to rcn- the or anipatlon of the Church 31$ g ,. L,” The Co fraternity of Christian Doctrine. which you erected here. has been s valuable aid in the re- liniou-i instruction oi the youth. The teaching of religion has been systosnatiaed and atielpirit of e_ln-

so e generations will be able to give reason for the Faith that. ls in them.

The I-lolv Name Society. which you establidled here promotes honor and respect due to the nanlc of Our Saviour. It elevates the thoughts of the faithful. cleanses and purifies their speech and in the fulfillment oi its pledges. Our

'rh hbiai blehoii ti!" Charlottetown m- 1s yab-‘fi. '

(lovers Prince Edward

My!" w?"

w? ~~.,_ fi‘ ‘

Read Island Like the Dew

by Everybody

death from ease.

MAXIMS

p or A MERE MAN

U10 lprl from calamity and

“m...

Vlell-lfncwn Doctor

mllies In Montreal

. dlv-si

ormer Mabel F“

a son. Lleut; sicflf-mri, s§ll$5°n_ at DPCSGéIb Ogmilfitli! service over- mn. a aw .M .

Lt. Omar. 5.? ridiculi- lgicif aiiilfeoril

bl‘ th . . .&§...“s”'..;'*a*::.£.:&r"r"-

Fun inn be . “w. eras held here terror

Ford Co. Output At Record High

WINDSOR. O t. A _. (OH-The Pbrdnhlotor prgonlgayiy of Canada Limited today reported 1943 output, valued at $181,383.77!)-

ihe highest in any ear of the companys history. T“; normal-sq n .

“ri“$5¥&l%°'§? e _ - _ a session. atfilidh‘? §§?‘o‘i““'°“

Justice Maynard B. Archibald, of the Supxme Court oi Nova Scoiin, new chairman of tile National War Labour Board. Mr. Justice Archi- bald succeeds Justice C. P. McTague

who recently resigned, and takclu his duties at Ottawa about the ddlo cf April. The National W111- Labour Board adminlsters the Wales Control Order. (National Film Board Photo)

U. S. Lifts Ban On Aged Rum Imports

WASHINGTON. April 1o __ (AP) - The war product-ion board has

per sharp Is compared with 83.684458. equal to $2.22 per share in 1942. The report noted the slii ment of ‘l0.- 602 automobile units n 1943. Sales of vehicles for civilian me announc- ‘lfigxutghgiflll units during Itch; year; »‘ re.‘ com '" wit ~ 14sec in 1942. “a - h

NAPLES. ADIII l0~—(AP)—Allied $10011! in Cassino have been sub- Jtcted to violent sheilina. shatter- lna dnvs of conuparatlve oulet in that devastateg town. headquarters

(Cdlitinueh on pig's e. ‘Col. '1):

tration too. in the manner the peo- ple received the news of Russia's intention to establish diplomatic yciatioxis with the Badoglio govern. merit without prior consultation o! her Allies.

It will be all right. you feel. once the invasion begins. It is this walt- ing without knowing when that has been proving hand.

This annoyance with things that milght obstruct or delay the natural cu mlnation oi Allied military bIOWs cr splinter the Allied unity prere- quisite for launching these blows is

w the people try subcons “f: escape the oppressiveness a .

a. ‘Ii-lore was less inclination to ab- use the strikilii miners than to blame the government or its hand- ling of the situation w en Welsh miners went on strike recently but there was criticism of the recently ended Yorkshire strike.

Thzhwelsh strike was over WIN! and as in Yorkshire over wage deducting for coal taieen home.

The miner has been making it plainer with every strike that he still sees only one way to cure the illness and relieve him of the dread

day. Considerable German movement of infantry. tanks and artillery was noted in the Gafigliano valley sector oi‘ the main front.

Headquarters said new Zealand

errnsns in a strongpoints three Cassino. partially destroying an enemy position

German artillery fire slackencd somewhat on the beachhead below Rome where their patrols out in force were beaten off.

all nst two

ALGIItI-S. A ril 10 — (A!) Communist apo eunen asserted

today the abolition the French Committee of National Liberation of Gen Henri Gir- aud’: position as commander in chief of French armed forces was a “moral swindle" In which Gen. Charles De Gaulle had broken a pledge to them.

WITH THE CANADIANS IN IT- ALY. April l0 — (0 P Cable) —- Patrols continued llvel probing of

"Allie. In chess... Are Shelled Heavily

troops inflicted casualties on the] G ti. ai miles south of i

enemy defences lions Canadian Co front today. meeting normal ne-gun and mortar opposition. Rain fell most of the night but to- day was isir and warm.

LONDON. April 1

post-war idleness and poverty h gnaw-

the

Mr. Churchill hes changed h that this can not be oonslde wartime.

The annoyance with Eire shows in bitter editorials and cartoons and the loss of the seemina indiff- erence with which the Briton can discuss almost any subject. favor- able or not to his country. There are no half-steps 0n this subject. Eire is either rishl; or WTOIIK "l"! no extenuating circumstances. Ilew believe she is

a

rlsht. Th the disagreement cast into relief ancient d feiences that

i dine grim . ack-

mind red in

our po cy and I am pea that similar treatment will be ms-

cut to us." ere was some audible wonder- ing whether the an is a b Britain is squealed p ly between} mic and Unitod States diplomat o ea an whether a trinity has been es- actions can be fli-

m Vitamin A Shortage

Tile catch of o w are the ma source of the vitamin. is dwindling rapidly. Vltsm stocks held by producers and phamiaceutloal totalled about 51.000000900-

0- (C? - Renters) - At l0 P. M. G. M. T. (OP-DLLP. '1‘. 7P. M. A. D. T.) tonight Frankfurt Ravllo said Allied plazas were appar- chlng Western ermany.

IDNDOIN’. April l0 — (O P) — The Nazi controlled Rollie Radio cleaned tonight that. American bombers dropped bombs on the out- ski Rome again today. There was no confirmation oi this claim horn Allied sources.

NAPLES. April l0 — (AP) - Premier Pietro Badoglio’: rov- ernrnent announced today that Pietro Qnaronl. former Italian Minister ioAf hsnlrtan would re-

reaene It at oaccw, while the govlet government ha; appoin- ied Ill A Kosi Iev. an expert 0n the Allied a visery cou tell, as its representative In Italy.

aspen 63R..."

ASEHNGTDFI-‘April l0—lA.P) -Govemn1ent aciem reported - ~='"°"~ "Mensa: lice? livers

inA

l1. n to iu ma on Moe's. ‘s’? DESI‘: ‘ya-um

tab whose ted to its high falutin’ words.

000 units Feb. 2i. compared with SQWODWDOIMI» i? MOIILDS the service announced.

0T8.

decided to permit unlimited im- portation o bEVerage ruin three ears o1- more old. a W P. B. off

lhial said today.

The decision would amend the 1-e_ Omlly announced lescrictions on the import oi beverage cane spirits, deal ned to hold impel-tsp! such 3:51am: approximately the 1943

.__t::i:-.:—_i_.y

Australians Surprised At ll. S. Ointment

MELBOURNE. April 10 -- (AP)- Governmclit circles expressed sur- prise today cver reports from the United States that Australia's dec- ision to withdraw 90.000 men from the army in the coming year had caused critical comment in Amer- lean Congrxsional circles.

It was felt that the Washington government fully appreciates Aus- tralia's manpower position and is aware of the Commonwealth under- takings to feed, clothe and supply both its own and the Allied for- ces in this area. including Americ- ans. Mass transfers of workers from‘ other industries to feed production is necessary under Australias vast food program.

Most oi the withdrawals. it was explained. will comprise men bust their fighting prime. was veterans of several years service. unfit. class-

Will |

' the president's coat and vest at

Blaine Nazi Sympathizer Fer Attack

MEXICO CITY. April 10—(APl --A Nazi sympnthlzer masquerad- ing in a Mexican army uniform fliifimpted unsucccssfull gulf-lab lzrofislidentdidanuel ‘

an w the presiderit himseifs. c“ “Nd by iclal bulletin on the at- said--

"Thi-‘i 11101111112 an individual oi multal?’ "Pilcarance approached President Avila Camacho when he descended from his automobile in the National Palace. He saluted and then fired one shot which missed. The man in question was dlsarmed, arrested nild sent to the military prison for investigation. Several documents from N531 glnolxples were found in his posses.

.1" cu t . . tnerltles p viiisisniccgunriltegliiie incident ---

The man. in the unlfonn of an artillery lieutenant. waited in the "patio of honor" of the palace until the president. arrived a littl¢ b9. fore l0 am. He saluted as the pre- sident's black, closed cs1- enter-sq the patio and stopped.

As the president left his car. the assailant advanced and saluted 888111. The President, thinking he Wanted in spank to him. waited until the mall was near. The man drew a .45callbrc automatic and fired one shot. The bullet pierced

the level of his chest but did not toluaiéi; him.

ore the man could firs a in the President seized him and sdiis- armqdbim. The neeident thenor- dflvd the man bro ht to his of- fice and himself too him by an arm. President Avila Camacho, his doctor who came to the palace with him. guards and the prisoner all rode the elevator ‘ ‘ to the presidential offices.

(Later it was announced that the shot was fired by a member of the palace staff identified as Lieut. Jose Antonio Lama Rojas, 30.)

The {resident questioned the man about the reasons for the at- tempt. Later the man was turned over to military authorities the president v tinued with his list of appointments for the day.

The attempted assess‘ of President Avila Camacho. who lad his country into war against the Axis. was the first of its kind in more than l2 years. Previously an almost exactly slmillar attempt was made ngains President urtlz Rublo when he returned from taking his oath of office. As he left his car an assailant fired one shot which wounded him in the cheek. Specific cause for the attack on (Continued on page 5, Col. 5)

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a] ed form. by a. tunnel or by a cause-

(IHARI-OTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 1944

AKEN, REDS ROLL A

6 PAGES

Odessa is the beginning of the

last Nazi forces from southwestern are still trapped in the Crimea.

mere shavinli of Sovlct territory in

anla cannot halt east of the lower The '

By Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Pres; War Amly-bt

With German surrender of the great Russian Black >41 port cf Odessa, Hitler's campaign to seize the vast Ukrainian bread-basket for Gen Rodlon German use came to a disastrous end.

War bituation Last Night

end for Nazi Gennany

and probably in the Balkans. Iis capture by Soviet armies sets the pai- i in tern for the begining of the battle of the Balkans with the flight of the

Russia except for such remnants as

There remain no German or Axle troops other than the dead and prisoners on Russian soil proper south of the Prlpet marshes except those awaiting their fate in the Crimea. North of the Prlpet to Pskav on the Russian-Estonian border the Gcnnans still have an uneasy clutch on a

comparison to what they held a year

ago. Reireni from that lnin western Poland, surrendering virtually all the Baltic states as well. la inevitable.

There la no clear indication _vet as to where along the cast front sat-let shack ‘mops inside m, Russian strategy calls for the major spring attack fa coincide with An ' gin-American invasion l-sannlia from the west. It seems quite clear. how l ever. that with Odessa. in Russian hands again the opening Balkan llal- j l0l‘(.‘i‘(i the Slret and Suceava Riv- ile in the south could move apeedilv toward a conclusion despite form- idable natural obstacles still to be Russian-crossed Vallev in Romania can be penetrated.

The German retreat from Odessa. into the Danube Delta of Rom

before the Danube

roaches of the river south of Gnlatl.

mouths of the Danube provide a powerful defensive front there azalnat direct’ Russian attack from the cast. however.

Operating from their recaptured Odessa close-up base, the Russians well rnav be In s. position later to lean-frog

by sea around the lower

Danube barriers. Such operations by the 3rd Ukrainian army rnlghi coincide with the drive aonthweatward bv the 2nd Ukrainian army down

the Prut and Siret valleys toward Galatl.

That seems the Russian purpose. Coupled with the inevitable Rus- sian threat of sen-borne leap-frogging drives along the Black Sea coast to turn the lower Danube flank as well. It menacea the. hastilv impro- vised defence for Bucharest, all-important Pleesti with its oil Installat- inns and the Danube valley key to the Balkans with a deadly Russian pincer squeeze before it even gets set.

mWilliiMake

P. E. Island

Timely Debate 0n Method Df Transportation

Whether Prince Edward island would benefit best by present ifflllslioftatlon methods in improv-

WRY. formed the subject of an in- teresting debuts at a largely at- tended meetin of the Men's As- sociation of Tr nlty United Church last night. Tile speakers were Messrs. R. E. Mutch, who advocat- ed impovcment of the pruent sys-

' J P. Crockett, who re-

Dates _S—et For United Church Conference I

TORONIY). April l0 -— (OP) Dates for various annual confer-l ence meetings of the United Church oi Canada were announ- cccl today by Rev G.A. Sisco. gen- eral secretary. Starting dates in-

clucle: Bav of Qulntc June 6. at Peta-borough, Ont. l e. June iii. at Sackvllle N B New-

es andolder garrison men.

Jap Penetration Of

Kohima Is

NEW DELHI. April l0-—(AP)-— Hard flghtinp was in progress to- day for Koh ma, Allied stronghold 35 miles irom the Bengal-Assam railroad in eastern India after de- fending British and Indian trooP-‘l hurled back a strong Ja anese at’- tack that penetrated t towns outer ring 0f fortifications, Allied headquarters announced.

Fifty dearl Japanese counted on the battlefield others were taken prisoner. A 0pm- rnunluue said the enemy penetra- tion was "eliminated. Kohlma. 60 miles north of the principal Allied base of Imphal. has been under assault since last Friday by an un- estimated lord. of Japanese that invaded from the Burma border. 30 miles to the east

tThc Jllllfllleh claimed they 0C- cupled Kohlma. A ril d, and the Berlin radio Mon ay quoted a JED- anese government spokesman as

were and

foiuldiand. June 20. ‘at st." John's, Nfld.

Eliminated

claiming that the capture of Imp- hal would be only a matter pl days.)

Dispatches said the motor hlllh" way between Kohlma and Dlma- pur on the Bengal-Assam railway still is firmly in Allied possession and that supplies are pouring over it for the defenders of Kohimakh

e

Frcm the east and from south the invading Japanesa clos- 9.1 StCJUllV on Imphal, and it was disclosed that small enemy parties had geen repulsed with casualties southwest of the big Allied air and

s1‘ hash.

British and Indian troops. after sc.era1 weeks of stubborn with- m-nvxl to llxed defences outside Impllal at the Edflg oi the Mani- pur plain, now are said to be ready to meet the invaders with ample strength on the ground and over- whelming superiority in th, air.

1

tem, . . viewed the arguments ior a tun- ncl. and Mr. V. A. Alnsworth, wild spoke on behalf ol a causeway. President P. W. Turner presided. Mr. Mutch in his address empha- sized that the Province holds a. bond for faithful Performance in

‘Sziriaey OP:

Tunnel Possibilities

To Mainland

UITAWA. A9811 l0 -- (OP) — Tr rt Minister Miohoud s.n- nounced today that an intensive study is being made of the possib- ilities of improving transportation facilities between Prince Edward Island and the mainland.

D. W. Mclieohlan, Departmental Consulting Engineer s R. S. Lea, Montreal Consult En-

neer, will leave today for an on-

-spot survey. The will visit llvloalcwn and Prince ward Is- an .

For several months Mr. Mc- Lschlan has been revi re- ports made in the t, inc uding studies on the billty of con- structing a tunnel under North- ulnherland Strait.

“Studies will be undertaken to

' locations where the depth cf a tunnel below high water would within practical englri- eering l ltations" the Minister's statement said.