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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, WEDNESDAY,‘ DECEMBER

SIS SPU

6, 1939

Eight Soviet Tanks Destroyed And M a n y Prisoners

v Taken.

B L Heinurlin “Judge- surf mu BIZLBINGFORB. Dec. 5 —(AP) — Iile Fimilsh army tonisht H00"- pd the capture o mam’ P41551811, ners and tlhe destruction oi mm enemy tanks in the Karellan uia while their air force bed soviet bases beyond the Arctic circle.

The losses were inflicted on the invaders at Salml, on the north shore of Lake Ladoga, alter the Russians launched n. heavy artillery attack, it was reported, with the Finns using a new automltio rifle with deadly effect.

At t.he_same time, the army said the Russians had captured the little Arctic village of Kuolajarvl, 50 kilometres labout 31 miles) ironi the border.

The communique said it was evi- dent that the red army was moving

ge numbers of troops against northern Finland.

Fighting back fiercely against the invaders. Finnish filers were report- ed in Norwegian dispatches during lhsday to have raided a Soviet air base at Murmansk and to have de- iiroytd 60 Russian planes with in- =@ndiarl' bombs. Munnarlsk ls with- in the Arctic circle 60 miles from the FillillSh border.

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Coming Events

-Q— Ilia 4r Notices in this I cents per word. i:\ "Raffle in Lot 65 Hull on Wed- nesday, December utii. L-4i-12-4-oi.

"Come to Soutliport Christmas Concert December 20th. L-BB-il-o-Bi.

“Come to Boilshaw‘ School Coli- - wit. December 21st. L-i05-2-6-2l).

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"Christmas concert South Mil- ton School, December 20. L-l55

"Reserve Thursciu . December 715$ for Vernon Schoo Xmas coll- cl-‘li- ' L-131-l2-6-3i.

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Concert. 1.'- 14s.

‘f-Social Evening at H. S. Mac- “EHS. Wednesday, December- 6th. 1i not. fine. Friday. L-l30-12-0-li.

"Come to the Ohrkimas Concert. “moron. December 21st. L-l22-l2-6-li.

"Cracking Grain every Thursday. Ralph Georveatt, Rocky Po nt. L-l24-12-U-1l

"New Iondon School Concert at mmml H811. December 20th

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FINLA ND ’s PLANES RAID so VIET BASQS;

Italians Seek To Enlist With Films

DOME Dee. F-(Afl-Gconl of Italians sought to mlist in the "Finnish Army today to fight against the Russians.

Applications poured into the Finnish Legatlon as police pre- vented 1,000 university student-e from marching upon the Soviet Embassy to express their lym- pathy for Finland.

Many young Italians appear- ed at the Finnish negation in person to offer their services.

The prospect of any Italian volunteers going to Finland was considered slight in diplomatic circles because of the difficulty in obtaining passports at a time when Italy is maintaining vig- ilant neutrality.

The Finnish Minister, Eero Jarnefelt. told applicants their services would be gladly accept-

ed if they found means oi’ reaching Finland.

Grey-clad. steel helmeied soldiers stood in doorways around the Russian mbassy

as the students marched toward

- thc building. Tile students. who walked through rain-drenched streets

crying, "Finland, Reslsb" were persuaded to turn beck as they approached the Russian head- quarters.

They then marched to the Finnish Legatlo and renewed their cries of sympathy for the little northern country.

Similar demonstrator» took place Saturday and yesterday.

Succumbs To lleall Injuries; inquest Opens

There passed away in the Prince County Hospital 0'. Monday morn- ing Michael Moan, who died fol- lowing injuries he received on Sat- urday. Mr. Moan was found lying on the highway on Saturday night about 8.30 near tile gate of Mr. 'l"'nomas GlllEspi-Sws farm between Carleton and Bordon by Reginald MflCFflflllfltl‘. He wns iii an uncon- scious condiiloli. with blood com- ing from a wound at the back of the head. No one was near him at the time.

The police at Borden were noti- fied and the man was taken to the Prince County HGSILIISI. He parti- ally recovered consciousness but not sufficient to tell a coherent story of what had happened to him.

An inquest was called by Dr. W. B I-lowatt and jury emponelled, the jury viewed the body. which

was identified by the deceasedk brother Hugh Moan. An autopsy was performed and the inquest

adiourncd until December l2

The jury were: George A. Bow- ness foreman; Mayor John E- Campbell; John W. Harding: Wm. A. MncKay: Fidele Ansenault: 0- C. Dickie: Roscoe Jeffery.

Mr. Moan was unmarried and was about 6'7 years of age. He was born at Moon's Comer. about three miles from Klnkora and was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Owen Moan. For many years he carried on s. blacksmith businem at Carle- ton. He is survived by four bro- thers, Hugh, Frank, Patrick and John Henry as well as two sisters

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Second Division is Expected

(YITAWA. Dec. 5——(CiP)—0fflclal announcement of the composition of Canada's second overseas divis- ion ls expected in the next few weeks from the Department of National Defence.

As in the case of the first over- - seas division, it is understood sec- ond dlvlsion uniti will be carefully selected to give all sections of Canada adequate representation.

Also like the first division. the second Canadian contingent, will comprise some 20.000 msn. milk H‘! lip the main and amlllai‘! unite 0|

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Movement Pres

His Honor Judge H. L. Palmer was re-eiected President of the Provincial Council of the Boy Scouts Association of Prince Ed- ward lsland at the annual meet- ing held last night at the Char- lottetown Hotel. His Honor Lieu- tenant Governor B. W. LePage was named Patron of the Assoc- iation and Premier Thane A. Campbell and Hon. George D. De- Blois were elected Honorary Pre- sldenia.

Other officers chosen iverc: Provincial Commissioner, Mr. J, J. Morris (re-elected); Vice Presi- dent, Mr. K. M. Martin; Honorary Secretary, Mr. E. L. Miles and Honorary Treasurer, Mr. Roy D Quigley, all of Charlottetown.

Members of the executive are:

Mr. J. R. Burnett, Charlottetown! Ml‘. J. P. Simmonds, Charlottetown; Mr. H. F, McPhee, Charlottetown; Mr. A. P. Cerettl. Borden; Mr. A. R. Brennan, summerside: Mr. A. G. Parks, Montague; Mr. J. R. Paton. Charlottetown; ‘Mr. V. A. Ainsworth, Charlottetown; Mr. R. L. Molllson, Summersldc; Mr. W. A. McLaggan. Montague; Rev. G. C. Webster, Charlottetown; Mr. Ioorlimi McDonald, Charlotte- town and Capt. Eric I. H, Inga. Charlotfstown.

Largely Attended

Last night's meeting was large- ly attended by interested scouters from all parts of the Province. A good representation of Scout and Cub Leaders were present. Aflel- a very enjoyable luncheon the elec- tion of officers and other busi- ness w_as conducted. Judge H. L. Palmer presided

The Presidents and Provincial Oomfnlssloners reports were read summaries of which appear below. The financial report of the As- sociation, ivhicli was read by Mr. Roy D. Quigiey. showed o satis- factory bcfance 0n hand.

The appointment of Mr. N. D. Davidson as auditor for the Prov- lncial Council was announced.

Encouraging Reports

A number of encouraging re- ports were submitted by the rcp- l-esentatives of the different Dis- trict and Group Committees pres- ent. They were: Mr. Mollison for Summerslde; Major Paton for Queen's County; Mr. W. A. Mc-

Laggan for Montague; Mr. J. C. ‘Blacqulere for Rustlco; Rev. Mr. Davies for Northern Prince County;

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Provincial Boy Scouts Assn. Annual Meeting

Encouraging Reports In- dicating Steady Growth Of

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Jlldse ll. L- Palmer, re-elccterl PPQaiLDilI. ni’ the Provincial Boy Scouts Association.

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lnclal Boy Scouts Association.

German forces sprang to life after days of quiet along the western front today as King George began his visits to the British Expedition- ary Ilbrce in the from line. German artillery roared. and under its cover Nazi troops stab- bed at French advance lines in a series of thrusts the purpose of which appeared obscure to French military leaders.

Meanwhile behind the lines, Pre- mier Daladier. who is also war min- ister. conferred with General Maur- ice Gamelin, Cornmandcr-ln-Chief of the Allied forces and General Maximo Weygand, Commander-in- Chlef of French forces ln the Near East. lust returned from a visit to Til

The King, travelling in a camou- flaged car that was said to be in- visible from the air. spent eight hours in a sector that was only a quarter of a. mile behind the barb- ed wire defence: of no-mans-lond. He wore a trench coat and cnr- ried o, gas mask. In cheerful mood. he joked with Viscount Gort, com-

mander of British forces in the field,

Nazis SlGuSBGAt French Lines In Obscure__Moves

PARIS, Dec. 5-(0? HAVAB)-— as he inspected various units and sow how the Tommlcs have dug in

for a long war.

puzzled by the German activity

actual warfare on this front, Tonight's French military

of which failed."

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importance. The

ifrontlcr region east. of the eueJ‘)

Military experts were somewhat

part of which centred in the Wlss- cmbourg sector. and which seemed to have no particular objective. One theory was that some newly-arrived effectfves were being thrown into action by the German high com- mand to get. them accustomed to

corn- munlquc merely stated: “ the en- emy attempted a series or raids, all This morning's communique mentioned "patrol and artillery action at several points on tho front during the night." Laat, night the high command announced that there was “local activity by contact elements" accompanied by a "few artilleryhursts from either

(At Bcrlln the German illgll com- mand sold: ‘on the weslem front there were only local combats of no enemy slightly reinforced his artillery fire in the Moe-

B. E. F. TURNS BUTTUBHEER KING GEBRGE

Mud, Wind And Rain Fail To Dampen En- thusiasm Of Troops.

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WITH THE BRITISH EXPEDI- TIONAlRY BUR/Sh} LN rnANCE, Dec. a -_—~(CP)--'l‘he King toured part. of his _army's battlefront today and the British expeditionary force turned out in mun, wind and rain to salute and cheer him.

The royal car, camouflaged and bearing one royal standard us me only bit of color in the khaki-clan pl'0'..65él10li. covered more than l00 miles curing the first, day ol tile King's IHSPCCELOII.

ihcquently His M/HJBCI/y was afoot walkuig at SBlULB through lines 0i. cheering HOOK“. plodding through the mud to talk to gull crews or climbing ladder-like stairs to the tops of blockhouses for a better view of battle positions.

_ Wearing a field marshals uniform nigh boots and a trench coat, the King starved his trip at dawn.

By mid-morning, ne was deep in the battle sector, impacting planes and talking with royal air force pil- ots who had flown over Germany. To airmen. he gave a. handshake and the quick comment, “fine work flnlehwolrgkl,"

e rig was accompanied by Viscount Gort. commander-ln-cliler of the British field forces, and his brother- melor-seneral the Duke of‘ Gloucester.

The French along his route, who learned 0111i! last mght of his pres- ence among them, were just asex- and as demonstrative as the

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School children, waving lla..i.lly_ mode Union Jacks and veterans of ulie first great war. wearing faded

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Blockade Successful

LONDON. Dec. 6—(Wcdnesday) (CP Cdble)—'I‘iie Exchange 'l‘clc- zraph Aaerwv in a dispatch from Zurich said today ma; a somatic,“ had been created lli Germany by an article in Marshal Hermann Goal-lugs periodical “The Five- lfi-iar Plan," admitting straliauri- tlon of German trade "ay the Brit- ish contraband control.

The writer of the article, Emil Helferrioh, one of’ Germany's lead- liilgeconomists. was quoted as say-

“We must face the facts. The same as in 1914, England's power has brought German overseas

_"German ships are lying in more Lhan 100 harbors all over the globe, Those goods alid ships are clackad-cd by ilic British Navy and part of them alrelidv have been confiscated.

‘Furthermore, the enormous quantity of goods ready for ship- ment and manufactured against r‘ iers received is piling up in all larger German ports-thus blockad- ing the warehouse against any fur- ther transport possibilities . _ . ,"

The Exchange Telegraph Agency said it is believed the article was allowed to be published because there was a difference of opinion ‘Jetweeai the Reichsbsnk and Mar- shal Goerlrig who strongly favors subsidizing importers and export- ers. The Reicilsbank refused this Lelp, it said

Bahamas Expect llo Direct Taxes Will Be Needed

NASSAU, Bahamas, Dec. 5-90- lltlcal circles said today the Ba- hamas Government e ts w weather the war ears wl out re- course to direct xatlon, s. fin- ancial policy unbroken in the 210 years of the colony's existence.

The finance committee of the Bahamas House of Assembl ported recently that. the trees has accumulated cient reserves to meet for two yells an economic situation that ma? reel t, from the war.

I is o. declared policy of ilie is- land parliament. to maintain thc record of no direct taxation wlint- ever other means must be emlploy- ed to meet emergencies, po tlcal circles pointed out. ,

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Skies must be clearing in Europe, for here's Prime Minister Neville bflillllllitflillli ICIVIIJK DOWIIII!‘

Street. without famed umbrella.

ti. 0. F. Makes Grade in N. 3.; is P. E. Islander

NEW WATERFORD, N. 5.. Dec .5 ~—fCPl --i~.'lcctluli of Douglas Mc- Donald to tile vacant Cape Breton centre seat in tllc Nova Scotia leg- islature today gave tile house 1K5 first Co -opcrali\e Commonwealth member in its history.

McDonald, United States mine workers of Ailicncu sub-district board IIYJITIDEI‘, won decisively in a lllrcc- nluli Lglll, with an official LIDQYBI illid all independent Liberal candidate for the soot vacated by the resignation of Michael Dwyer, former Liberal minister of mines. ‘ilic official Conservative opposition cud not contest the ridng.

Final lillOllltllfll figures for the ad poll. gave tno (J. u. F. candidate A dnlullllliy of out over lviugisliute ui-LIINES 1.. Mlitlklllliflll 0f New Wat. erlord, official lilbeial, with mayor i". J. Stephenson of Dominion, un- olflclal LilbtfYlli, trailing far be- ‘ lilli. ‘inc count; Mcuullalu, 11,0213, fViflClxiiilltii, 4,014; Stephenson, 1.29M .

A llrlllvo oi Prince L1\2l\\'€1l'(i 1513.114 l IVICLJUIIJAU “llo Dull] at uuol-geww“ i 4i years ilgo. fir: ttllllfi to Nova. - acetic, willie still in ills teens and entered coal mines at westviue, N. l:l., tralislerlxng filter to Cape Breton on wliclc no was employ-ed in Dom- ullull cusl collipilllys llo. l." c0iliei'_,.

‘inf-cc pulls ago lie was cleaned, l0 inc U. lvl. w. dstlxct board iur ‘ new Wulilloru, n, position ilvlijch he stJi rclnliis. l-ie is married a-ncl has four clllldrcll. i

‘file LRCCIiOll loft the 30-man leg- . .sliti.ule WLil A Liberals, live COll- ccriaiivcs ullrl cnc U. U. r. mcmbcr. g ille slllllliill; llflcr ilic last general l UJJJLACU in foul ma; no Lli/Cltiih 8.ll(i ‘ HVB UOILUYHLIVCS.

(A by-ulcciloll lllld been called lil 1 iilalifax centre today. but J. E. lltutiiledge. ix. C.. riiuilal. lawyer, was elccicil by aculnlnutloli as a Liberal. Death of Dr. W. D. hornet. opened the scat.)

News Briefs

OTTAWA. lien. 5-(CP)—Naval“ authorities laid tonight that "a British mcrchnntman was sunk in a l collision during thick weather oft the Nova Section Coast. No llvesi were lost." l

The Navy did not announce the the collision.

llvy Wade Werner

Associated Press Staff Writer

COPENHAGEN, Dec 5—(AP)—- Norwoy issued a. rush call today for a conference of Scandinavian coun. tries to explore possibilities of jicaccful settlement ol the Finnish- RllSSiiili war and to take stock of their owll alarming situation.

CANBERRA, Dec. 5——(CP CAB. [El-The Australian militia will be composed entirely of men obtained through the compulsory system. it was learned today, following a de- cision of the Commonwealth (lov- rsrnmr-nt to vctirc all members of the voluntary militia to thc rest-rt!

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Of Russian Talks

Hitler Battered Liberties Of Baltic States After Britain Turned Down Soviet Proposal.

(By J. F. Sanderson, Cana LONDON, Dec. 5—(CP C

tic nations were battered awny by Adolf Hitler

eagerness to reach an zigrccm

count Halifax, Foreign Secretary,

dian Press Staff Writer) \ shin-Liberties oi’ the Bal- in his with Soviet Russia, Vis- charged in the House of

ent

Lords tonight when he reiterated the British Governmenfs condemnation of the Soviet invasion of Finland.

The Foreign Secretary sp

urned any quick peace with

Germany and revealed that Britain had refused an Anglo- Russian military zlirrcemcni. last summer because the Sov-

iets insisted they must be free sion in the Baltic States. In her negotiations with

to deal with indirect aggres-

Russia, Lord Halifax said,

Britain maintained that the “rights of third parties must remain intact and be unaffected.” On that issue the nego- tiations broke down. He was quite sure the nation endorsed

the GovernmcnUs viewpoint.

Later Russia and Germany signed their pact of no!» aggression. But now Russia was invading Finland Whioi Lord Halifax described as an “inexcusable act of aggres- sion by one of thc largest upon one of the smallest but

most highly civilized nations

Lord Halifax had only two comments to make on Soviet aggression-first that it was the “direct consc- _ quence of German policy" and second that “by the agreement which he thought would give him a free hand it would seem Hitler bartered what was not his property-name- ly the liberty of the Baltic peoples, and the sequence of events has shown how wide is the damage once thc

Meanwhile Sir Samuel Hoare, floodgates are opened.” lord Privy Seal. gave the House of Commons figures demonstrating the enormous proportions of Bri-

tom's War effort. l-le was replying to a Labor motion condemning the

LONDON, Dec. 5-—(CP Haves) -Authoritative British ‘sources said tonight that Richard But- ler, Foreign Under-Secretary. would condemn Soviet aggres- sion and express sympathy for

Finland when he appears at Saturday's session of the League oi’ Nations council at Geneva.

These source; said that Bri- tain would glvc serious con- sideration to Argentina's pro- posnl for expulsion of Russia from the international body.

But diplomatic observers ere pointed nut that this serious step would bc ivclghcd in thc light of the League's previous experience with lillgrfsF-"T "l" iinns. and with thc conviction that linwrvcr serious Russia's invasion nl’ Finland is, Ger- many is still “flf-fkfcssor no. l."

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Government for "neglecting" to organize the human zmd material resources of the country 'for the prosecution of the WELT.

Sir Samuel said Britain had be- tween 1,260,000 and 1.500.000 men

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Fromm Bros. l

rFur Auction ‘is Cancelled

WAUSAU, Wis, Dec. 5 -—(CP)—A fur auction ivas cancclicd at Fromm brothers ranch today, for the first time in history because of low lprlccs.

Edward Fromm. president cf the Fromm brothers, famous for the!‘ silver fox polls, declared he would not. be o. party to "dumplng"of furs by other owners. which he attribut- ed to loss of European markets be- lcause of the war and increased im- Inoris from Canada bccliusc of a ruiucilon iii tlic duly.