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Royal Welcome Awaits Frigate Officers And Men

Boys Snatched Frau gee fir; e?‘=~""'°"‘~’»°‘-P~E with eventful do!

lloatll At. lllagare

. - 3ln§7£“€.‘&ll"°"t. use.

mjofé? $1., and social — have 'wl?k'ed' 51;, .. n. .....-..'.'.:.°atrr:...“:*:.- on u» ~-----~ r-e -- czrntus"r.r=set:r.zss'u

nab. n. §mn'“l'§u‘,'°'p°,um',fl m: should steam lildigsborough Bay ‘"" weeks of

horseshoe i n‘ m“ “Athedayhascoane andwhan

Th; boya were John Probash, Al" "W" 5°“‘°"' ‘7’ "'° m" .c.s. "Charlottetown", under [ileum-Commander J I-Iar N.

w swiatkowskl, 10. n‘ _ CNl-‘t. steams into her home port. “$000 Flt-e Nem- this old city will take the new ship

woodt k N B to her mo erl, as she \ SOC, o a

“Indeed, tllllalweicomet will woonerocx. 11.3.. May 1a- “ " ° "w" °“ "- “" 1on4“ "1 “"1"” “W” M- il... 3‘.'n<§'.‘.%§°.1“?§§§’.n‘3i$'9€l..?§

tsnisy destroyed the mill oi Mur-

m 5mm o “we bu.“ m; lottetown" which. with so many oi arms m1

her officers and men, w

historic city stands. might endure.

oftho

Oil Arrival

m l m, severe of piled hlnber.

The officers and men of the new l-I.M.C.S. "Charlottetown" will not. upon their arrival, need to

be told that theyl lte home. Rs-

resentatives of t e Citizens’ Adop-

‘ "'1' ikiu Orapa-ud ‘Ihmsday o: tgmmxtleg ‘(vimoi W? an?!‘ s - . an e nova an "

I e-m-i. Charlotte" will be in attendance.

| -—- -‘ Simultaneously. all whistles and I "Tnlkics—Bradaibone Tuebscxh cl

air-raid sirens in the will - scream out a welcome. Mayor J. E. Blanchard will ex-

"Talidos — llllpfllllo wednee- tend the freedom of the city to

--— pnsen a n n: "" l "'°'”' i‘? °‘“°‘€!.“.‘.l"u‘.“'“.l‘§t% "£51.?" ‘Rununage Elle li- Y. I. C. A. n; “y; “qu g g eh g" g lhy Nth. M0 n-m- i-IML cll:srF>I§eto»,,_., °'¢l§:° rfiletbon ywlll en ts ts possessor ree enter-

" aka Bale-Th vosua. 3 P. M. “Wm”. M” mug‘ 540a)“. ctlllgl-fllfinb in any theatre in the

i" LlQlliL-COIDIISIIIG

er J. Harding and his officers will call on the flout-Governor and the Mayor who will return the call. At 6.15 this evening, there will be a civic dinner at the Charlotte- town Hotel in honour oi the oi- ilcers and men of the frigate, and s dance with refreshments will be given them. under the aus ices or the Canadian Lelion Auxiiary, st the Armouries at 9.00 pm. Here. the gifts from the city to the of- ficers and men will be v-clénicd-

Church Parade

"Pants-vials and Apron This. lionaohoolroom. today, 2 P. ti.

"Pantry Sale at Helium's. Bat. arday. Southbort W. I. 5-10-21.

"On _hand. quantity or reclean- a oats. W. 1 Bowman, Hunter ver. 5-10-18. River Players present Curran Benn Hall. lfonday. May 22nd. 5-20-11.

"swing Perl: W. I. Cake BI-IQ. "lull-nae Electric today at 230

"Vernon their pie/y in

Tomorrow morning. at there will be a Church Parade to St. Paul's and the Basilica vii men from the "C

"Dance. Flat River Hall. Mon- day, May 22nd. Wood Island West institute. b-IJ-li.

.____ and the "quasar ‘Charla-fie’; n To arge fidward, Flt-Lt, " w Brod School. Sea Cadets a e o e n J5! . ron . Ponds , ebste’ - will ls rtii to The route Wil . Georg, Wllllllh I'M-Mn chub-s?‘ u” w I-‘aoqlrl. will ha’, n‘ ‘221... Queen to ‘y '

Kent, thence to Pownal. Pownal

"c c aln s turday’ only. “%%.-.‘ M11150,“ Bonnsahgaml‘

to Euston, Eusimi to Great George. C

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ary. i____________ Great George tn Grafton. Grafton dfnhlm. James Ohryatall. Pit. (cum, M -,_ 001,3) “YR-quarter 16 W? "llf -- In “Ibrpedc Alley" around the the Conunons he hoped t b b; i. t0 Prince, Prince to Richmond. m. J01“, Winnipeg. - fidogiiejqléulvefiiilte °i_f_l3u'7l-gérl°giul_ ALGIER-S, May l9 - (GP) - northern tip oi Norway, where we lgrnrhesent bhebudzet "nogloflgazt? u and from Richmond to church. Kidder, George Arthur, Ilt.~ - w“ 30 Der cent sold at an avamge Gen. Charles De Gaulls returned first encountered the enemy, the,‘ e end o. the month.‘ Bea “Aunt Beads Beets the At noon tomorrow there will be Lt, Jiolfl. 8t. Catharina. Ont. ' . today from a three-day inspection tempflfltu" Was near ir A —-. oi $3177 inferior vpes per land". Bridgetown Players. Um“ a luncheon at the queen Hotel. The RCA!‘ said next-of-kin of cent sbm- at an avenge-o. s22 77. of the victorious French troops man was able tn live in such water, Valley. Ms/v 35th. Dance after. given by the Provincial Govern; glatvhq lie-eta notified an’: 10w “mes 65 w, can,’ sold up“; lwitlzlmthe 5th Army at the front gniylg matlter of minutes, and 21011:; - " a Ill issued ‘ n '. r. l so ors rom lle r08 "G '--- zzfit'oilnthréoll%llllarlottstownlfi :34 ‘Erelieeve any anxietY ‘hitch milht avelhafidltlitn 33hr Auction Sales while in 1W1!’ the French lead‘ Mehrstta and members of the sunk- NEVER "hn"...'2:.'t:i..?su* -= u» q-g- r» *3“, 90,0“; e "gggv,"',e,,g*°ggfl",‘,‘go°,’,,fi“ii one“ rem; e In ~11: u.tl:.:z"u.;;*.:".ll:.ul °°.i?.iiil“.Zl2§.“'ii.‘éi$f "m" W" A BEE - a mem o ' , , _ - , . . r . L, 28rd and Thursday 5th. gait can“, fur”; NJ, find W900"; 0g "r." 3;‘,‘Z,,,“§§§Z‘°w§,, ‘mlgedzlo, “'10- Aiexander, and Lb-Cven. Mark W. Apiew of the Mahratts’: survivors IN ("E REAR 7 w“ t awe “amt ‘um’ Island outing, with fresh lobster c’ u: alt-fulfil: h" l"?! de- Mom-REAL M“. 1g__(cp)_ A oi these 34 per cent were sold nt an Clggkh ve ( t t m k were Lraeicuedphln all, 31! Germans. _7' e ——— tail; o e o eels. ——————--— --<r—-— ~——— -- a no s a emen ma e," were en saner. ‘$005,; 0mm 5;; “a, 1 n00 533L333 ‘ " ‘—__=-l=.-..~._==. ma” “Ylfaogeflmfgwfhe “m: (Continued on page 7. Col. 5) i he said on his return. “The ground‘ Sub-Lt. J F (Jimt Mason oi Dc- l‘ x

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NV"- EIDGM. to huge on Nth n s o “mud wpume age, figmgéal Iylies. the prisoners taken. the ma-: Russia, completed iour hours oft’ (x s,‘

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. u’ . M. ma. ‘a; F a o” ion. complete with c arts . g__l_'l__ng. su_b-_I.t Dcna____Bt;_-egt_o _Ha ax n. - - r 0" "a 8'13""? .°.5...‘.Y.“.‘.";.“.‘.’.i'. “you Bv Herman Bis fir» q w -._.._ » _ a “so d u’ “ma __.._ call for construction oi two sub V mo aIltInlM Iroengound ma: wupou. my IO-(OP) - m w“ fir. lfnllkflls °2fn..““‘é$‘! mNDQN MK; _ ,s,,,,,,d,,y, W 1'07)’ a e 1e All schools cordially invmgmd, T0|I|llll Kxegtiarrocoaed lgrvfisigrumwelfld -<cr> - "rho DOVEI‘ itrea was R I y _, __ . - ......:""""... w“ 22:32: if}! .':"..;"°l2l.“:: ‘t; h: evea s Cool Courage ‘“ "°°"..n".‘“”"t..‘."°.‘:.'l Frigates In Loan .3: s. v. ...ll:".‘.:;t°“t'l..:°u: °°""='“h<>l>ecn§d up ..l... n. .01.. . | - Alloiluantityo clover seeds cad-west route would b. 21,. miles Qflfiaglvjm "Mel n Port-m - Officers And Men i all?“ Vial ._._ 'h,uud w“ o, m. m“? I oatsrtsl residients regigrltlzd that ' , ' south routs was placed at $37.01!).- m ‘f, l: “u” 5 e “i” i“- ———< .____ , r ' ..q¢lg§i~'v, W m,..P'-,g,,"', .5." £51,"; ‘glitch?’ Vuallg- Mpglgo?‘ l" '""""° m“ " “Zfingn”Jhfillnlloléllsfpli; a Imgfrgglfggile-Ssrgycger. m; mljlellomfig 315W“ ‘" “' ‘atlt-clouledvn-hithlonehsw mu. am "dd-h gm?‘ 3533s,};- M “mflwngtdlgiegntltgsktnztelnmslz-l glrfrigkgl foe‘: genedrd ‘xfgrgkcrtflg QII flvfl lemon... n... n Gen-nan ctonrpemdo sun m m! m" l, u, m, - Bbooialt Admission 88o- Nm‘ _ . - _ cut in two Canad‘ w i t2 ~ w- rune-t- mfirlhi -~=‘r‘-‘~l-=~l-’~i’d‘“‘~~"='- n n. luau‘ 55 W'ves “‘§Z"-"r5'° '“ll~”°rml“l"""="i"i l?" _____ _ . . , c. w . . - - - "Qwleitewwu Bent!» HIM m“ i“ ° m“ m“ ' “""'- m‘ I wilsyvwtm releaseelé stains oi tell: = i . l minute law t"Olh'P|omlsI awh three on her l visit Whwfl- '1" sinkinl which maul m. thfiWfifpyJd ' ' can“; mum,“ y; M” Valieyiieid turned in all __ d '1 m, _ - - Specialties. a . of Moo. loan ll W‘ l" anlrr mm: 0117.148)’ 1o —iA' Nlaavtymhdirarlsgr Mnalcadsfi Zhléii?» mun! am snvlcl m. s-lmo-m-si. munoedaml . m“ my" x _ r) - Pigeon Salt Lake ttellitytl mcn—| 04 m. hm“; 0,, Mm.y_ withgut ch ‘Mm’ gunman". _ “I -—-— u“ i" among persons arres _ n iour‘, 01010011050“, ‘ ll‘ R’ - t "and Vat llrederiotomu gig; £3. on . w“, M, ‘mm western states in an investigatlon| new“; W01! mngaymd m 0 u". chmafitgn m‘ l m‘ in. a- lIevrrvkiliyli 04-‘ in IUUCH, oent of §fih'l1.l-mm'$$".n.m§§§§l.. lnimm °““""‘“ m" W“ "‘°""1lzoo noon. ass m. "hvmewoiaaaowearlnwhaat- ghuota. o thh lmoilgk. mama onu- mn 0: unlawful cohabltat- Th" ‘ffflnfjnmwnum Mm; Arrive clmlnmfiwn 1.1a a. n. g; River l0; Irookfield n; New d“ ion charges. m, 1m “w, m,“ a m,,m,:.u n. m. 7.05 u. m. "ll l Pm.‘ Kelly's i" “*5.” The i5 men are accused of living 0g the cnw- .,. l ‘many “gym; d1!" 9- with from two to six women each- The 509.jpg Lg_.gn,¢r_ 90mm a total oi lie-who are not their -r. mgllnw. mum. clinging w If," %'{'fj{§$“", 2J1"; e "s - ~ ' bglleynmlined to dispute th t i our“); sh‘ u“ 1811mm‘ mei llow n v» were wed w- wlrlw m“ °’ “ ‘ ’° y ° " "c'r¢'ln€s ~4 m. i l b!!! d ' rim in chemo-nee wtth t1\er‘.1”§§é'§r’.°w “ha” m h‘ I u“. w»... Islands-LOO A. u. religious beliefs and contended they! 11,00 A, M, 3,00 p, M, - ‘ merely were melons their rl1xhbts| Saved Many um Leaves Carlboo—9.00 A. M. 1.00 mm . ‘t m" iwfil 313x11?‘ stalterggolilsttltétr-lgj‘ The action oi three douszhly sea-i "nllhntmf; The June the Mona e v an . n. < fused l d‘ . y. a n

31?.‘ $8?‘ i" W" lwulg,‘ h, the t am» without a 13?}. i9éil‘l°-i'__r;‘ii__°f‘_i;ll plans-y 1m a u m: 1- ru- m,“ “lfflnhil tnesses were called. (Continued on case 1. Col. s» nillnaa am be cancelled

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The lesser hills or of Terracina offer some chance n! another enemy flank of the line. They are no!“ flank attach as the A with road

ae was true in Tunisia I“";"'l:e|m:'mor¢ than a hint that Allied Italian headillIfl-‘WYS "Peck “ General German retreat at any HWIMM- ""1 i m" "Y u" Imflnsui“ l“ "m" ‘m, |k||m| “u”, [g-f-‘Illffl notions bulking complete annihil-

aiionoffllefoo. Commons Hears Report Canadian Azrmen Shot

OTTAWA. May ll —

RCA!‘ Headquarters made today the ficers shot when they Attempted a mass escape from a German prison caniv

Lon or , Patrick Wilson. Lt. O 631, Victoria McGill, G

nlriusns, right-y, no.1... sans.

TQWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, MAY 20. 1944

By Kirke L. Simpson, Auoeisted Press War Analyst PoIibla oollspla of thevaunhd Nu! Adolf Hitler defence line in

Italyiaavealaaatimathsuittooh Allied forwarvlwali‘ ‘in

official and plus

in; peninsula front as the battle rolled Into its second week. Critically dented in the right centre by French capture of sent‘ Oliva villale on iia commanding hill top south of the Uri. the whole rllht Willi German secondary front south or Isms appeared doomed. evacuation oi the Aarunci mountain mass and

trapnaaat upsets! by Allied that a general German retreat up t has not already begun

wsl.

The Nari decision to defend home. once Allied substantial footing on the Italian 99111118115 51"" W" ‘umnhmbh from a strictly military standpoint In view of other over-extended continental fronts. It can only be ascribed ‘fir; lief of Hitler and his advisers that lols of the Italian boot vvou the loaa also of the whole Balkan peninsula.

The German armies in Insala paid heavily l" Lllldj" deli?’

from , and in licily and it could be repeated

orders fer

Six Canadians Audl4l Other Empire Airmen Lose Lives In Mass Escape Attempt From Nazi Camp.

A. F. Officers By Nazis

(OP) -—

public names of six A!‘ oi- and killed by the Nada

“Elf 41 officers of the

are the names:- Flt.-

he peninsula may he Impending If it ‘the Anson! mounhlns north of the coastal town

wind cluster, . A‘ A

would also be dangerously expoaed is Allied attack from the rear from the Ansln beaehhead south of Home. and aubiect to the raking flre of Allied naval guns.

A ataff spokesman for the Allied commander in Italy Nari flight from the Aurund "a

(levers

Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

troops to smash itq Gustav from the seeth-

Nod Gaeia point to escape en- obaarvara to heighten the irmfflllflfl

stand on the sea as formidable a harder to frontal or however, nor are they as well served

' ‘ ' position there

tanned the disorderly retreat" Instead oi a with-

iercea had gained a

commitments on

In high That II- on the

A’...

OTTAWA. May l9 - (C P) — The Commons today coldly heard the report oi tire fatal shooting nf six Canadians and 4i other Empire airmen in a mass escape from a German prison camp and the unify comment, oi a member that "this shows you the type of people we are

is-htins "

Justice Minister st. Laurent. ac-

Allied Aerial Assault 0n Reich Renewed

LONDON, May l9 — (AP) _ Fleets of RAF night bombers In the renew- t oi amen Eu- "N. following up a. heav com-

ed aerial assa

binid {lichen Iierlinmange runa- flghtersI m n “d

The Illtht bombers flew out in two great waves -- the first heading across the east coast in the direction of Germany and the second. much later, sweeping toward France.

LONDON. May l9 — (A P) - Battling through furious Nazi de- fences, a fleet oi 1,500 American heavy bombers and fighters renew- ed the Allied aerial assault on Ber- lin and Brunswick today, shooting down 125 German planes at a cost of m bombers and l9 ii hters,

'.l"he smashing resump on of the offensive from British bases brought out great swarms of Nazi fighters which had rested while weather checked the Allied onslaught.

Battles raged all over the sky, but

the attackers plunged through to rain an estimated 1,000 tons oi

bombs on each of their objectives. Up to 750 hcavies with an escort of at least equal strength, delivered the twin blow; 0n the ‘Reich war centres in an apparent repeat per- folmanoe of the May 8 raid. when 2.0(l,‘)_American planes carried out éhteeiust simultaneous attack on the l

The enemy's anti-invasion in- stallations along the northern coast of France later came in for a day- light pounding by formations of R. A. F. and Royal New zealnnd air force Mosquito and Typhoon fight-

Everybody

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ALL s REAK THROUGH HITLER

1Z5 Nazi Planespownedwln Raid

MAXIMS

or n MERE MAN

Never yet was anything sea-n

beautiful or an artistic as a Donut: fill Illa.

llhsavlptian lnlisvosd, I030 II“. H.001 other Provinces I ALLA. [LI

!

Make EMile

Loan Total

Bathurst %rs Water Shortage

snrnunsuxTi May l9 - (C?) — Bathurst suffered a seri-

reservoir emptied when a dam broke yesterday afternoon. Repairs made after the break, gave way last night and the clam was not "Xllected to be ready ior use again until about a week. Meanwhile, the Bathurst Power and Paper com. Dilly was pumping water to sup- ply the town's needs.

Bodies 0f Airmen Brought. To Prov. From Newfoundland

A funeral service was held at the MacLean Funeral Home here last night ior PO. William Duncan Potter, formerly of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. who lost his llie when an Anson aircraft failed to return to its RCAF base here lest Saturday night. The body will be put aboard the train this morning and taken to Saskatoon for burial. It will be accompanied by his wife and their three children. PO. Potter was 32.

The funeral service last night was conducted by Flight Lleut, the Rev. R. W. Braille, United Church Chaplain at the airport.

131a bodies of the four a an

er-hcmbers.

It L; possible the Berlin - Bruns» wick operation opened the greatest‘ aerial offensive yew the offensive which Gen. Henry H. Arnold. Am-i erican air force chief, indicated was in the offing when he said yester- day that bombardment oi Europe had not. reached its peek.

T hrecullay Fur Sale Concludes g

hing secretary of state for external affairs, repeated a statement made; in the British House oi Commons: by Foreign Secretary Eden. Mr. Ed-l en said that on March 22. 76 air-l men had participated in an escape from Btalag Luft 111. Fifteen had been rec-a tured and i4 were still at lane. e rest hnd been shot and killed, some while resisting arrest andsomeinthecourseo anew

to , St.’ Laurent said the Can- adian government had Joined the British Government in an urgent

lo the Guardianr-ffhe third and final nation oi the Canadian Fur Auctlun Sales Co. Ltd. catalogue oi silver fox ' ‘ r - n ‘e: se- auclllgnfw “hm d 1 escape after capture. e?“ {ufir 5m,” i‘ r” Y u‘

at an average oi $55.24; regular full f

At Montreal “

MONTREAL. Mn v 19- (Special

pelts “as offered e the follow-inn

ht sold at an aver- $37.93: selecled one-half to silvers.

Iwere taken to this Province

side today t0 homes for burial.

bodies of three airmen, killed when n plane from the station here crash- ed Saturday night in Cvaspe will be sent from there to their homes for burial

third plane, missing since Saturday

rllsht when a Joining planes were caught in storm.

De Gaulle Inspects Troops In Italy

irrn , found on a liie raft oif the New-

ous water shortage tonizht after n '

Advance Since

Final Figures For Island ‘Briyg flpgngfl

I NAPLES, May l9 ~ tc P) _

, Allied troops wLllzh Calladlan lllllll i tr)‘ and urnlcre lllllLs among uni-n. drove battered Gclhlall forces back r - . . ,, . . ,, ‘cage. ‘Eédbrlmc? sgfiaiffislnmlgei ln dlsorderiyretreal today througn sum, View“ ma“ campaign. Mr ‘the Adolf Irilncr defence line in s W.H.V. Dunbar. vice-chairman oil smashing lelemle“ “wack- the provincial national war finance; Capture by Wench “F”?! 1"“? committee said last lliilht, he saxil ‘L’ €331_%5£'\5§-\1€vle13°33-g§ m 5 u' l ‘ a ..r an total. It represented an increase ul ,_ 115115- M111 U19 Bfiflnlie some $200,000 uvm- m0 amgun; 1;.‘ of comolllcd French and Amorzczln scribed in the iiith loan when thev forces w the outskirts of Sant’ Ollva, province had the same mlnlmunli iour miles southeast of Pico on lhs Objective. $3,000,000. jsame road. appeared lo have cut- Prince County led the counties. flanked the Hitler Line. thereby winning a trophy denoted‘ Seizure of Monte Faggoto rcpres.

etgtthercouritv slzgfiiftglblllllt the srvfll- (‘flied an advance of l7 miles slnce D6 CEIl 8.88 O [H10 a. 1 ‘l. 1, ~ 1 Residents in the Prince County/l £§1,.f’roc?‘MQ31.hY{l 3L “k began U.

area bought bonds wtalllrlz $1,499,-

100, or 130.3 per cent of the $1.150.-

000 quota. In Queen's Countv the

total reached $1,501,600, or 10a Der‘ cent of the $1,450,000 quota. king's! County Just not lll under the wlrem, with 5400.300 to top its quot-s oi. $400,000. The county was slight-iv behind on the basis or returns when the books closed last Saturday but purchases not recorded brought the amount up past lhe minimum, uut-. ting all districts in the movinoe o-l ver the to!) ' The total

most subsc in the history of th

Two Huge Convoys Reach Russia Despite U-Boats

Smashing Blow Struck At Hitler's Undersea Fleet In Action.

More than 100 towns and vil- lagq; have fallen during the eight day old attack. An Allied spokesman said the onslaught has thrown the Nazis south of the Llri River into a "disorderly retreat instead of a mere with- drawal" and that huge quantit- ies or enemy uipment were falling into Alled hands,

Tnc spokesman said ni_ the nor- thern sector oi the 30 mile wide

(Continued on Dike 7- Col- 5i

n;

‘for the province was thcl ribed to a vieww an} e province. l

ioundland coast earlier this week,

b I tlflnspvrt plane yesterday. The; urere landed at Summersicle port. The bodies of P0. 90cm» and that of LAC. Kenneth Eves of UVEFPOOL England. were taken here. Funeral services will be held here for LAC. Eves todnv.| Burial will be in the RAF plot at~ Shfrwood Cemetery. The bodies of the other two, Chi- Henry Joseph Stolk oi North Bnttleiord. Sack. and LAC. Ronald Collsye of London, Ontario, will be put aboard a train at Summer- be taken to their

It was understood here that idle

There was still no word 0g the

squadron of 24 s

under the northern lights or < 166T blackness. blasted , the convoy, dropping scores of depth . (m charges and sinking the underwater craft had been at- tacked by carrier based bcmbers.