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The brave may fall but wil never yield.

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Russia, Badoglio Gov’t Exchanging Ambassadors

Move Comes As Surprise To The United States;

Discuss Tunnel Correspondence In Commons

OHAWA, Alnloh II -(0l'i Prime Mlnbior Mackenzie Kill ssid today in the Commons that to provide the documents gsught h a return by P. C.

to IQPIN-

"hi. Blgck asked for copies of correspondence between the onriniou Government and the Idward Island Gov- snunost slnos confederation on tac projeet for eonstrsction of s tunnel or causeway from

Cape Tornssntino, N. B. to the

Mr. King said illli liiillll every year someone had “felt is his duty to o the. Mb- siraoiion oi

Mr. llaok so that only as between

the grvenamenll was desired. and it dealt with only one sub-

i.

“True it Ill he conthsned. "Ilut the l!" on the mainland of Prince ward Island have been waftinl isr the solution of this problem

far a Ion time; It was one of the eo of eonisders-

.- mnfl. .. . _- r Ile ted the motion be allowed stand and if Cabinet

mcnrbers felt uu correspond- ence and information too volu- minous and not of speolsl in-

terest t present th might eonfor.wl h him andy tho a- mount revolved reduced.

. The nan ion was stood over! POLIS IIIOIT MASSACRE

IDNDOIN. March 13—(CP) — The Polish telegraph Agency said ioday that the Germans “without In Biimlit at concealment." had massacred more than 10,1000 per- sona at Lwow in pro-war Poland and were burning their bodies in preparation for evacuation of that een re.

CUMIIIG EVENTS

"r arri . a t. Book . ° Mcflviieillgqizh Bveyylg.“ 8-11-71.

, "Rolls racing New Glasgow liver, Wednesday, March re. Flt-ii

"Debate and Concert. Hunter liver Hall, Mardr nth. Aucpices Y. P U. 3-14

"Lovers of Irish Airs iLs to Noire Dame Choir Broadoastbixiaed- iifildfly evenim 8.30. 3-11-18.

n}"‘i...‘““‘ it?" ‘i. °'2X3.“‘.éii; r 1 ll ' ll bill ll . MucDoweli. 3-14-31.

"loading I-loga at Vernon for Davis and Erasers Tflillliifly arter- ‘1000. March 10th. ti‘. C. Jiaeiaon.

"Loadin i n t Alb . F id y "Hm aatinfwugnomr anrlinttir ago P- M. for Davis a . a N. Dawson. Craoaud. a-ru-lo-id-ai.

“linen-id l! ,

Now. Mar-en 17th at coo. three

'0 111m edv Drama "m. wm 3-14-31.

eel u“ ' ‘I?

“Tllil‘i:1nd€£;§uhno0n,nkh?:¢illwga€iifi

""4. ' “m” s-ls-"zi

‘ so“. " ii V nillllflgncsfieriézogl. lzirclarlzlhiililitii flock. Vesiock r e - when. salt-n "on hand quantity of Purina “l . on , e c - m! Wi- Also Iggarley afieallgndriyliifl

What‘. r‘ _~ "y" "our;

II 1W ‘Ihlfldly. March ' l ii9

. Kensindlosa s wisdu“; , outta. "id-S.

"ufiliook hos - an. follow- il livestock ill b‘ on ‘Trade!

ans... .,,‘{,"'

ail- at. Patrick's-l

Several Questions Are Posed.

MAPLE, March I3-(AP) -— Preruler Marshall Pietro Badoglioa go announced tonight that 1t and the Soviet Union were

ors. irst diplomatic recognition by any of the United Nations of the Badogllc regime. Diplomatic relations between Italy and Rusia were severed June 22, 1941, when Benito Mussolini dew lured war on the Soviet Nation. Ad

the d alter hLa Axis o H1 er invaded 11w WASHINGTON, Much 13--(AP) ashingmn Diplomatic quarters

—W

heard with intense interest and no little that Russia has dec ed io e ange ambassa-

dors with the Ital go of Premier Marshal Plot/m Badogiio Several questions arose immediat-

ei :- ima Russia's duels-ion effect of atrenginttiacning

oglio govornme In or to maintain equal re- presentation with Russia should th United States and Britain also ex- fihanze ambassadors with Badog- o Does an exchan o of ambassadors n" in. any..." aw" In: a n a - beiitwent?

no adverse? word of exchange.

have tho the Bad-

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Invasion Coast Bombed Again

LONDON, March 1s -(AP) - United States heavy and mediyn bombers and It. A. r‘. Mosquitoes smashed today st German forward positions in northern France - targct of an estimated “A00 aortiea in the last three months -- as the time for e. newly intensified, and perhaps decisive, period of-the air war approached with the waning

00

m n.

Aaain the Germans failed to send up a single fighter to defend this sector, closest to Britain, where the enemy is known to have empiaced rocket guns. robot planes and antl-invu on weapons.

However. two of the small force of heavy bombers which crossed the channel with fighter escort failed to return. Victims either o! anti-aircraft fire or mechanical failures.

Wage Control Order Revised

UITAIWA. March 18 -- (GP)- Amendmen‘ to the wage control order widening authority to wiar labor boards to grant wave 1n- creases and leyilinl Home mt- icns of the order io which 10W has objected, was announced to- day in the Commons by Prime Minister MacKcnzia King.

Main points of the revision are:-

1. Modification 01' a K139i“! limiting wage inweases to abil- ny o1 the employer to pay without causing mice increases.

2, Removal of a provision for enlargement of thg Notional war

2i. Labor Board from three to eilht

members.

3 Restriction of the right of the national board to vary . gional board decisions by requiring that onportunity be given interested par- ties to make representations bo- foro anv change is made

4 Elimination cf a section giv- ing war labor boards authority to reduce wages.

5. Revolcing of provisions lac- lng the onus of proof of oompl anoe (m an employer or employee char- ged with an offence under the or-

der.

up,‘ lnedrtrgtion of penalty a. m: persons oun iriaciting or taking part in an ill- essi strike.

"Under the amended order s greater latitude will be permitted for adjustment of certain wage rates," said Mr. King.

Denllnv with this amendment the Prime Minister ssld the gov- ernment recognized “ in- volved in relation to the whole wtabiiisatio - 0o aeration o; s11 ‘froupl in the community was coma sin i I oe ng. ore and labor or‘ have to limit sppdcs no for wage increases "to w at shoul? be s relatively small number c cam

oi oircumsie s9-

wheis ' '°'§.'Ci".2"i.“i'3..'€°is'&§3i‘i’3i m,“ ' and if price increases

, wags c b” resulting from wm igalallzm"

came numerous wonvild be deetro ed.

Pmlflfll

coat oi ll I000 020 um; t d remained at um lepgl for 111.01’! than two

uld be reviewed if the m ih

ledfrd. m t r ‘Mina Iesrd. o "self-car

months.

ears. if ii: 10 or

Moroccan‘: *-

nvsaion -rsinsino

r. Kins the government dilptlie which is costing the coun- wao standing by its pledfi Iiveii ti’! in December, that the Ill iilli-iii" ""3

Outside of spells in the name l0 0i Patriotism“ or the men to re-

e

Ferry Made Freight Crossing Yesterday

Ice conditions improved soure- what in Northurnberland Strait yéettrdly and a freight trip was made during the afternoon. Lost night the ferry took on coal at Tbnneniine and did not leave the mainland with passengers until 13.13 this morning. More than two hours

after the ani sailed railway off- icials here sa the bcst was "half way over."

and a hair to make to the mainland yesterday morn-

Yooterday Cflpt. John McGuire. master of the ship said the ice was sr heavier than on other

“It is the worst I have seen

13 i br sirupa," h continued. {Eden ed‘ s. some:

that the ferry was coking

as a result of damage to her bot- tom from a rock at one of the piers earlier this winter.

The mt took just fir: an hour

Heavy Raids 0n Germany Expected To Begin Again IDNDON. March 1S -- ‘Ihe Iiranlrfurt radio warned tonight that rsi planes were over Germany. Sh ndiostlon thfll Brit-

t might be k- ing targets fiver-ribs Reich n’ B t moonli ht of recent

nights has limited the R. A. l". to low - level precision bombing by relatively small forces bu within a few more nights the moon which has saved the Germans from

taxation niairt assaults will be

no. Meanwhile it was loomed that

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week to engage the German figh- ters as much as possible, and knock them down.

Warehouse Burned At Camphellton

CAMPBIIMION, N. 3., Msreh 1d - (OPT ——- -An old electric pow- er station building, used In {repent years as a warehouse and repair shop. wsa destroyed by fire of unknown origin early today. The ices, including supplies and c1111 . mont of the town's electric ‘iggt department, was estimated at .- 000. Campbeiltons fire alarm eye- tom was destroyed, and A. R. P. sirens may be used until a new system is installed.

Lottery Racket Prohed By F. B. I.

BOUIUN. March 18 — (AP) — Sixteen Maine, New Hampshire and Massaeh ‘ men. named in sec-

reg indictment‘ returned last Fri- day by the federal grand iury. were arrested today by Federal Bureau of Investigation lBents on ‘ of conspiracy m lottery matter interstate in con- nection with what federal author- ities described as a tri-state lot- tery with an alleged gross annual "take" of more than $1,000,000. The indictments charged that the men operated the cry- stal iotterieg with daily- prizes ranging from so cents u to $1.000, cased on the U. B. Tre ury bai-

ance.

E. A. Saucy, head of firs, Boa- tcn II‘. B. f. office. said that headquarters of the ring were in Lawrence and llsverhiil, and that 58.030 tickets were distributed weekly. More than 400 different outlets in three stew were dio- closed ll a result of investigat- iona. Saucy added.

70,000 British Coal Miners Are Stlll 0n Strike

LONDON March ll —(CP) - Only some of Britain's striking oosl miners rot ed to work to. day while ‘l0 others ignored the I PM! of ‘i’; macaroni and

ir own on dors alike as the srtiks went into its second

n Wales dosens c! the b seat liiil in till ..-.gomg of ‘them linost in s ht camps when troops are training for the

idle in the

>I

i at least 100.000 tons of

tilrnfn

Kheraon st the Dniepor mouth

A German flight info lulnsnls of not only ' but Axis, and possibly lead in Turkish Russian war fellowship.

sectors. and the speed with which

main Russian Black Sea. port. With is too vulnemblc to oapect ft can

It ,, more ported soon. With the Kherson-Nlk become a Nari graveyard.

Dramatic Developments

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Assessment n

t m" "I

acsment onnrealngriitiic sonal pmpe y a

poll taxes in the citv civic purposes. were

an

rnont y me cil last night. aocommni spection of restaurants o and had

ice. thankins

anet oasof

llull Makes Reply To Appeal By Pope

-“l"ha

tonight that if battleground and troasuruc of

the blame will be

clared that German soldiers d monumcn and

authorities ly with concidarst

Hull mtide no pr- Rcrne. alth desire o! Al

liy Kirkc L. Simpson. Associated Press War Analyst

Tho baiticof tho southern Ukraine. all but unrivalled in history for the also of the opposing forces engaged and the vast terrain over which it has been fought. is virtually at an end in a crushing Russian victory"

potential water-guarded front in southwestern Russia. 10a- the defeat- dogged Nazi Invaders, is oniflanked at one end and , centre, There is no other front short of the wide Dnlepor that marks the old Russian-Busarablan border behind which the foe can hope to rally.

Moscow advices sav panic conditions prevail In Nari ranks in some

from Nasl hands lends oolos to such reports. There can be no doubt till! lts fall adds to the already desperate situation cf snywhor; up to 500.000 w Nssl troops In the southwestern Ukraine. particularly those still east of

tbs Bug. Kherson and Nlkolaev were essential protective bastions for Odessa.

prevent the Russians from closing In on Odessa. ‘ " that Nazi

lkcds lam Down Counter _ Peace Proposals By Finns

Hintevdé 2y Helsinki Newsman.

Bye-Laws Given , Third Reading- .,

Bylaws establishing the imtalment civic assessments and the rate of interest thereon. and also specifying the rate of as- arrd per- e amount of for general given third ed at the regular

ng of the City Coun- Fm

His Worshl Mayor Blanchard prelim’! that he had ed the sanitary officer and Chief of Police in a recent in- f the city, found them in very satis- dmom aciory condition with one excep- ion. This was a newly 090094! r15"

‘raurant. A letter from the Ketfe Hykem: t grant but urging that this Iv- mmmt was inadequate, was re- rfleizlrod to the finance ‘oulnmitteif; C tern 1 tn t or. show- ata ent or esgrlrlslwve

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e To Speed Training

WABHINUION, March lS-(AP)

United States sewed notice Rome become; H relics

chriatianltv thercupag: trlilisi-rgyeg?

matte Sometory Cordell Hull‘ 1g; ‘omsclvee in ltatiluial:

"AN

m” magazine,

omise 5P0"

he stressed the

ed authorities to a-

void destruction (a! holy and his- an

I shl

hla fallen. The Bug ltlver line, last ‘ vvs ill lllb

proper la on. It must foroe the issue aid]: Io the " active car-operation with the Allied-

ihe Kherson bastion was wrenches!

Kherson In Russian hlnrls, Nlkolsov long be held by the Germans lo

Al

of Odessa will be re- olaev protective barriers lost it could

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Within Next Few Days

BIOOKMOLM. March 13 —(AP) —Ruaaia was understood night to have informed Finland the Sov- iet Union is unable to aces!“ Fill‘ may. Armistice moposo in their Bresent form.

m‘ lilreaghliarlke mmteueggg

w . dxelopurgnisétuvgvéitgn tho next few ys all that the Hnnish 30V _ B mils‘ make a. eciaion drunk r i-iibiy at a achtduled parliamentary m- slon indau—or face severe conse-

quenccs. The exact nature of the r0918 Moscow made yesterday w the 111:5

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borders and

prisoner .

Rugsia,’ reply was believed to have ofiored Finland one lost chance to duit the war on con-

Noither government, however, was believed‘ to have clued ihe door to

0f Medical Bootors

(YITAWA. March l3—(CiP)-Cen- side's nine medcal universities. which in peace-tune graduated an average of 401 students annually. are ex-pccted to provide an average of '1 graduates annually as a re- sult of a move in compress a. three- year curriculum into two. it was revealed today.

A national health surve report of the Oanadlan Medical rocure- ment and Assignment Board, rab- led in the Conunona by Defence aillnisier Ralsmn. siwwed that n91. medical students -‘ ted in 1913 and that B42 were expected to gra- duate this your.

The Board found that the teach- ing stalls c4 the medical universit- ies wrre depleted by enlistment: h the armed forces and recommend- sd that "satisfactory replacements should be found before any further withdrawals from the teaching staffs are mode.

mow vonrc. March 1a -<c1>>-| ' An American News Magazine has "ado fed" Capt. Perry Csdegan of Gsco Bay, N. 8., as the flesh- and-blood “Old Bill" of this war.

The current edition of the Newsweek, pictures Copy. Csdogan on m cover over the caption ‘Old Bill‘ turns u on th- Italian front." The off cer's full-flowing whisko and tin hat says Newsweek, make him the counterpart of tirercarioon cher-

l as another sudden change '. weather brought sunshing instead= of squalls. | A patrol ing battalion Quebec) crossed fronting its main position east of T0110. four miles inland from

mans put up only

is Travel Ban Would

so rt compo . resident cosumtgrawd. "War condit-

Mrs. Roosevelt Visits Trinidad

Pom‘ os- seam umn 1e - (c? csbm- m be-trct-

Eleanor Roosevelt, o glo

ting wife of the United States President. has turned u in Trlni- dad to visit the Arne can troops who have been guarding this n. . a. m,

Infantry, having been recommend- edl for n. Com-

rnore 'than three years. r

Lively Patro

Canadian Front Reported

(Canadlap Press War Correspond-

out)

WITH THE CANADIANS IN_ ITALY, March 13 —(OP Cable)- Liveiy patrol activity resumed to-‘ day on the Canadian corps aec-i tion of the British 8th Anny; frolht n e

(By Douglas Amaren) I

from s. Hench-speak-

(tm Royal and ofi s deep gully the Adriatic Sea. and occupied a clust- er of houses on a road leading from Tollo to the coast. The Ger- rsdic op i- tlon and the pstro suffe no cseuslt .

Other patrols probed the lines at both ends of the corps front

and at least one German was kill- ed. Canadian casualties were light.

Affect Many gln Eire, lio. Ireland

DUBLIN. March 13——iOP)-Con- siderable anxiety was expressed tonight over the that the British-Irish travel ben might be extended to movements between Eire and northun Irelazd‘

000.000 tripe a year. cross-border com- munications would affect about l.-

,00 trips.

"Any interference with this free flow would ores very considers blems for b

ales" a Dublin

memorials de- tourist travail!" tween a no e e ed Dmmnrg’ l? no? r planning dytho St. PIC-dish b01100’ weekend here."

C ing o: the Eire-Ulster border would create little further surmise but some

hntthis

lone

"probably the greatest crisis Ireland's history." "The tragedy of iihc whole thing," oficia; gotcha“: that sppen w en w e gmliritislh for “aunt iimeaiun gr an were orgetting o bed iii...- of ‘the trouble‘ and the black rs of Elisabeth v... . l1 and iliilm I11".

28 Air Training Schools To Close

OTTAWA. March 13 —-(OP) — Air Minister Power tabled today in the Commons a list or is sir training schools to be closed in the period between March re and the end 0f the year.

The list includes the Aircrew Graduate Train! school gt QM. bec, 11 Service ying draining Schools, one Operational ‘Irsinurg Unit, Three Initial ‘Irsinzng Schools, eight momentary Fly

Training Schools an Air Observer School, ova Bom and Gunnery Schools. and the ireless School

st Guelah which occupies part of though rio Agricultural College u gs.

Answering s question from Wal- ter Tucker ilt-Roathern) Maj. Power said the recent sir confor- sncg bstweemthelmzadian and

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M: the govern- ment gavc no In ieaiion whether-J it planned a firmer step.

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no. 3t 0 rational Training gnit, Pennfied Ridge, N. B. May Elementary‘ Flying 'I‘rslning School: No. 4, Windsor Mills, Que- bec. Mil. I.

BUILDING GIT! LIFT

l Activity

Col. n51}. Confirms Plan Re Doctors

OTTAWA, March 13 —(CP) Defence Minister Balaton des- cribed today in the Commons a plan to provide a. limited number of service doctors to civilian communities whose needs were urgent.

lie was replying in s ques- tion from Dr. II- A. Bruce I'D-Toronto Psrkdale) who. at a previous session, had ask- ed about a report circulating on this subject.

The servicemen would re- main, their lily and allowances would be provided by the prov- inoes in an arrangement with the communities involved and their places would be taken in

armed forces by younger doctors.

y c on medical grounds. Col Balaton ssld the officers used for this purpose would no of "the old- er and more experienced” type.

lie emphasised that before appointments were made the need would have to be estab- lished as "really urgent."

lie ssld the plan could not be made final until arrange- ments ars concluded with the provinces,

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