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as a hobby, made artificial arms and legs ior his less fortunate comrades while a prisoner oi war in Stalag 0-0 in Germany. He is shownmherc Wm, a, gmup of Boy scouts at comp on Lake Huron in the dag: short); the war. He is cn the right, wearing a Windbreaker and dar . Cpl. Errey was taken prisoner at Dieppe and is known to hllflflffili "1 cumdiag"aflfiuhr; American,

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SIMPSON

War Analyst) its I-hins llaaoo moat crossed. the

high command ts con-

German fronted by a situation that has in it all the elements oi potential com- plete and final military disaster in a matter oi weeks. not months. American capture oi a double track steel rsli bridge at ltcmsgen, now officially announced, changed overnight the whole war scene in

Europe.

of tha ‘

lt invalidates the enemy schema oi a prolonged last-ditch central plain);

Germany. upsets tho prosont b b‘ and could lead to a

breakdown in German army morale and a quick end oi all organised

resistance.

Quite aside from the strategic and tactical possibilities the seizure oi that bridga span presents. its psychological impact upon both Alllcd and Iusslan troops and upon German iocmen. military and civilian.

isyettobomoaaurod.

That it instantly armies in the wcst with renewed determination

Gen. Ilsonhowofs to shorten the struggle

is reflected in every field dispatch. Nor can it be greatly doubted that

the news sent a wave oi despondency

as through disrupted civilian llic between the lthlne and the Oder-

The effect of that will ‘

. not atcly. Particularly in the German army. Military discipline and morals that comrades to right and loft on other

rcsts largely on couil ironic will not fall in any crucial test.

b German armies as well

The loss oi a groat Rhine bridge

Intact and virtually without’ a fight to let a flood tide of American troops and armor pour across the river must serve to shatter that con-

fidence in German ranks. Just how the Allied high common break-throng‘ is not yet dlscernablo.

d will move to exploit the Ithlnc Tho best chance appears to llc

southward down the right bank oi the river to free other crossing sites to the north for other armies mauing along the west choro-

Gen. Eisenhower o already ltfllnlas cverv nerve to mil hflvl’ forces through the Rhino breach, not merely to consolidate’ tale dig; ingly won east-bank bridgehead but to use it as a illmD-fl l"

power blows into the heart of "

Disclosure at his headquart-

ers that he has a newly organised American Army. the 15th, read! 90f

action indicator

Sign Great Confusion Prevails In Germany

tip]. Gerald

be?“ 01> Action

Word has been recelvsd by M!‘ and Mrs. Jarvis P. Tanton. Cen- tral Street. Summer-side that their son, alor Gerald Tanton. has

se hi

. . nv today every male in the country the ages with military ive defence oi the nation" under penalty

By RICHARD KASISCHKI‘

_ ch .0—-(AP)--Fa.ced mountini a: m. wmt "east ‘ ordered between oi 1d and n12 to register authorities "for act-

oi being punished as de- rters. '

The decree, broadcast by D.N.B.. nted that the utmost confusion

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Largo tattle . llcrd, Barns And Produce Destroyed At York

Fire of unknown origin complete- ly destroyed two large barns and 3t head oi pure bred Holstein cat- tle yesterday afternoon on the farm of , York. Also destroyed in the blaze were l5 ions oi hay, 1500 bushels of oats. s. two-ton truck, and 20 tons q! fertilizer. The fire was discovered at 11.45 am. by

some of the neighbors as none of the occupants of the farm was home at the tim . _ Before a sufficient number of ‘ s be of an real assist- ance could get to t e scene all chances of saving any of the cattle were gone. The barns were about. 100 feet and '15 feet long respect- ively, with widths of about 30 feet. There was insurance oi $2,000 on the barns and the stock but this onl partly covers the loss as the cat le alone were valued at over 03,000. The onl reason the house was not also estroyed was that the wind was blowing from the north west and the dwelling was situated west from the barns.

liaring lnfantrymen Seize llhine Bridge

ACROSS THE RfllNl-I, March 9 -—- (AP) — A daring band of islfuntryrnen, utterly ignoring the fact. that the l,200-foot steel road and rail bridge might blow up in their faces, raced across thc Rhine at Remagen and saved the Allies the costly price oi an amphibious invasion of inner Germany.

ln a. matter of seconds after a company oi infantry, paced by Llejut. ~ J. Burrows, had celled the hridgms-lsutha midst ‘oi explosions which caused slight damage - elements of the 9th Armored Division fanned out on the east bard: and carried the bridgehead.

The operation took place Wed-

D BY. Civilians said the bridge was

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many, and west of the Rhino

50,000 enemy soldiers.

1st and 3rd Army infantry

and simultaneously revealed

With LL-Gen. Leonard T. Gerow in charge of the new 15th at an undisclosed sector, Gen. Eisenhow- er now had nine armies. five of them American, for the final bat- tles oi Germany which oven now were moving with gathering spreo.

The 1st Army bridgehead ut 3011180611. 28 miles southeast. of Cologne, was believed five miles deep and l0 miles wide, and vans being) steadily enlarged with no in. dicatlon the German High Com- mand had _yet been able to rally forces to stop the push.

At the northern end of the front the 1st Canadian Army was crush- lnE lust German stand in the Wesel area seizing th nnclaor town of Xanten. The mans claimed that eight B itish divisions were- me- Dflring o storm across the Rnlne and strike for Germany's north- ern plain outilanking the Ruhrs industries.

The German D N B agency Euessod that another Rhine cross- ing would be attempted in the Xanten area. where it said at least

Dramatifitory 0f Bridgelleacljold

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PARIS, March 0 — (AP) - The United States 1st Army drove possibly flvc miles east of the Rhine today, threatening to explode a break-through into central Ger-

linked up with the 3rd Army

south of its Remagen bridgehead, trapping an estimated

As tanks and troops battled beyond the Rhine develop- ing the brilliant capture of the great Ludendorff bridge Rii Remagen. other forces eight to 12 miles farther south met. the 3rd Army's 11th Armored Division at Brohl and the Rhine ferry crossing at Andernach.

West of them in the Eifel Mountains, five or more German divisions were caught in a gigantic sack, with roads north, east and south under the guns of‘ converging

and tanks.

Supreme Headquarters took the wraps off the story, of the bridgehead-one oi‘ the most dramatic of the war—

that a new American army,

the lfiihfwas in action on the front.

._. LONDON. March 9 — (AP) —The biggest force of B.A.F. ilfosquitos cver sent to Berlin dumped more than 1.000 tons of explosives on the battered capital tonight after 1.000 United States heavy bombers had smashed by daylight at the central German rail lunc- tlon of Kussel. 1t was the 18th consecufve night attack on Berlin. - l

LONDON, March lur-(neulzrsr " -- A Gennen military spokesman quoted by the German Trans- ocean Agency said today: "The. American crossing of the Rhine at Rfimflsen was made by a bridge which accidentally or by chlnca was not destroyed by the Germ mans.‘

ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD- QUARTERS, Burma, March 0__ (ltcutersi-The Indian 19th

revalled in Germany. The order ad the multiple purpose 0f scrap- ing the manpower barrel. rounding u deserters and calling back sol-

a batfll! inlng to the European and wars and related dllflom- avtll; and political subiects came his

seven or eight British 2nd Army divisions had been brought u]: with special engineering format- ions "entrusted with the task of

tn go at l P.M. The tanks got

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Major Tanton was a. member o! the Royal Canadian Anny Med- and after taking his

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MONTREAL. March 0 — (CF) _. A two-alarm fire. which dam- aged a Lulu-store)’ “W? °r *1“ men's section of-the St. Jean {is Dieu Hospital for the insane 1n east end Montreal. was brought under control by firemen tonlsht after they fought the blaze for three hours. No casualties were reported.

Fire and hospital officials agreed in the wing had been safely evacu- ated before the tlames actually reached the men's quarters from the roof where the blaze is believ- ed to have originated.

The fire. which was discovered by a watchman who immediately gave the alarm. could be seen for

leaped skyward smoke enehrouded

mag d not be estimated and origin oi the blaze has not been determined yet.

tihincsc ilommunists Gall tihiang despot

CHUNGKING, March 9 AP)

' Communists today called Chianl Kai-Shel: a. da- spot a a dicta and declared he sho d be removed and lilliliihr

4* rrmtsaarssrsaa U11 Cl v gl-ltlv dispelled an linsering hopes of an ecrlv set of Gaines liticsl problems. ‘it was the most clslve attack oh Chlang since the central government began fresh rgzqemlqns with the ccsnmurllsts uwrltteyfks s reply to onianlrs anncuncemcnt that a Mffovelrlloer l‘ vcd bemused“: iclonstitutlonal government. the statement said such an assembly would be a "congress of sisvcfland mused Ohians of niottlns to swallow the communist armies.

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lsh 14th Army today penetrat- ed Fort Buffering. military stronghold in the heart of Mandalay and the fall of the great city on the Irrawaddy River was expected hourly.

STELLAR/FDA, N. 8., March (Cm-Workers in the Allan Shaft here today joined 600 miners oi the Albion and MacGregor pits who walked out yesterday in protest when one worker reused to join the United Mineworkers of Amer- ice. (C.I.O.) union local. '

FREDERICTON. March Establishment oi a - research station in Ncw ,

eeted tolls

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lain ml tee. IDNDON. ,March 0 -.- (AP) — The Germans said tonight that Rod Army shc troops had cra- shed lnto the ealciestrin and cap- tured part "of that Oder River ior- tress town 38 miles east of Berllp in a roaring prelude to the battle for the Capital. in the north spearheads of three soviet armies were reported bat tlinj; in the suburbs oi Stettln. Pomeranian Capital.

PARIS. March l?" —- (AP)- The United States 1st Army today captured Bonn. 96ml" cultural centre and a city oi 101,000 population onthe Rhino it miles southeast of Cologne.

Eighth llicto Loan Ohiective

OTTAWA, Minister Ilsley announ the minimum objective for C ada's eighth victory loan campaign opening April it as been set at

.350.000.000. 000,000 above the objective of 1,300,000,000 in the seventh loan ast autumn and sn all-time

r . I the forthcoming mllliimum oggctlve iron ale is 0075 . . h 370.000.1100

March 9 - Finance ced

individu- . a seamen of over the ‘suwvuuul ob- bhfl IIVQhi-ll v L lrry lOIII. es in the ssvcnlh victory loan. elicit-HIT convcrs one. a- mounted to 0i 17. mo, of which

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ical-‘Corgc y medical egreg at Dalhousle Univ- ersit practiced at several places in ova Scotls. l-le went overseas with the First Division shortly 81' ter the outbreak of war

He leaves to mourn besides his parents a wife and three small children living in Nova Bcotia, also the following brother and sisters. Elgln in nuusio. rum Hervey. Rldqefield Oollh.‘ Hilton. with the 3,3, 11', n nu; Brenlmer Buffalo, N.Y.: ..Stavert. merly an R.C.A.F. cha lain now 4 Dartmouth, 11.5.; , rlter Iran-k

. .N.V.R. The sisters are Helen. Mrs. Wsl Matthews. Liberian: Isabella. Mrs Osrl Elporie. ltd-ze- ld, Conn: Kemima. Mrs. 01f:- ford Bouncy, Fredericton. 11.3.. and Florence at home-S.

Former ltorcll Man To llcad

I llnlverslty llcpt. n TORONTO, March 0 — (OP) - gpolntment oi two sors fill oiil slty cf Toronto lcit vacant by the loath oi Dean (1.8. Brett last her wsra anvr-lncsd tsla ta Prudent IIJ. i p . Dr. Knot wfll assum. the duties of h I of Graduate

Charlottetown and Dal-

housle Dnlvsrsit , Bullies‘ cams to the unlv y in 100 from Jrgglorado when

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -— (OP) -» The Chinese communi in Jams alca thcshraised ‘£10m: 120x)‘ as o: o ufd or lnece sold . n m

B. 1n attributed it to a which, by a lucky chance, succeed-

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railroad bridge." Failure of the enemy to destroy tlaee bridge was lsid to con .. m,

broadcast man counter-attacks had been im- me

gehea other Allied imminent.

nan-max. _ Little hope for establishment oi s tunnel or other direct link between Prince Edswrd Island sna the mainland was held out by ‘Prens- port Minister Mlchaud in an inter- view Herald seems to be P!

The proposed Ohiunaeto Canal was "more wortlw

d ers lost from their units.

To enforce compliance with the

decgee, y .

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readers." it was provided that "pen- sion payments and ration books would be distributed only to those zvhg cap prove their proper regis- ra '

The ‘Allied crossing of the Rhlllfl was not told to the German people 0g until late this afternoon in N

which applied even to Nazi ‘political leaders and sub-

a. D . home service broadcast.‘ This "surprise thrust

in capturing an undestrcyed

fusion in defences." The successful Ger- tel d inst the . y olllgll: 0:21am said crossing attempts were

ilttlc llopo For

irsct Link P. E. I.

And Tho ltlainland

March 0 — (GP) -

“that the “ear ferry system the moat settcs

:01 consideration"

his opinion.

However. he added. "none of the post-war projects have been de- lniteiy decided ' and recess of co ricis from all Before the war is over. we shall have to set out just what we will do and no more in construction od

outwtre iust in the nsolldating poet-war oi Canada.

the lo-callod re-

All Canadian llombat Units Were In Action

WTTH THE 1ST. CANADIAN ' ARMY IN GERMANY. March 9- (CP Cable) - All the Canadian combat force; on me western Front-two infantry divisions, one amored division and an inde nd- ent armored brigade -—partic paced in the northern Rhine offensive, it was permitted to disclose ' .

The 3rd Infantry Division was the first Omaslian formation in action_when the offensive of Gen. U was launched . V. The 2nd ivision went into the line next. élsdwell as the 2nd Ar-

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For the 2nd Canadian Corps‘ at- ack Fleb. 25 which hit the l-loch- wlald defence line. the two infcn. try divisions. the arrncrred brigade s the 4th Armored Division were used together under Lt.-Grn. Guy Slmonda of Kingston, Ont, com- mander of the 2nd Canadian Co s.

The 2nd Division was in ‘lyre battle in the Xarlten sector and the 4th Armored Division was in action around Veen, about three mile; south oi Xanten, which

prc aring a. r L: f fl l' abate." cossllg o 1e OvVCl

It was in this area that the Ger-- mans west of the Rhine were fighting most fiercely.

Xanten fell onlv after days of the most savage fighting. Force:-

Jrressing on a mile cast captured

Ossenberg lalghwav five miles from ‘Wesel.

Beek. five miles from the crossing at Wesel.

Simultaneously, British forcrs captuffid the southern stronfmoini of Alpon and ll Cittflllflfls were fleeing the four- y flve-nlile poc- ket in barges, at least l5 of which were destroyed bv wailing iiglller- bombers.

British and Canadian troops were fighting into a hall of projectiles fired trcrn Bulls cussed on the east bank to repulse any Rhine 010801118.

Scottish ircops three miles southeast of Bcek cut the Xanten-

ferry

Hamilton Troubled With Plague Of Rats

l-lAmLToN. our. Mulch a - (CM-An army of rats which has been plavlns havoc with stored merchnndke in shops in down- town Hamilton, is being colnbaitecl by large numbers of "Commando

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tBy The Canadian Pressl) METEOROLOGICAL OFF CE. Toronto. March fl-Minlmum and maximum temperatures: Vancouver 44. 39; Regina 8, 3'1; Winnipeg 22, Toronto 27. 40; Ottawa l3. 33; Montrcnl 21. 36; Quebec l0, 3'1:

Saint John 8. -: Monctoll 5. 3d;

Oats" tnmled out to merchants by the Hamilton Humane Society. More than 200 cats have been ltas-v,

covers fer crossi l th Rhlnca ry n: o c

it was disclosed in a dispatch from the front ‘Thursday that for this offensive, whim crumpled up the northern end of the Siegfried Line. Gen. Crerar aho had under his command the famous 30th British Corps.

Reserve Air Grew Being Ballad

orrawa. March a - (or. ._ mcressecl cl the overseas aerial war resulted today in Air Minister Gibson Calling on m, R, Cl-A-F. reserve built surplus of ‘Draining Plan

Notices are

lr training

lln frmn a Commonwealth Air radllatcs.

g0 ng out to nil recent plan graduates who tog. hensvlsstoggnob-

ul rs. wit! sir

Illnlifl‘! sir gunners, asking them to report next month for dutv. Titan was no indication as to 110W {nany men were affected by todavs announcement. Discharged reservists not affected are pilots nav tor-wireless operators and

oer-s. l. G emphasized that re- now in civilian jobs should

out in pairs to business pre- l mlses. ,

U. S. To RGSIIFf-ilgc Roads In Bermuda

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March 0 (GP Cablcl-Thc United States Government has agreed to rr-sur- face 18'1- miles cf Bermuda rnnds damaged bv motor vchlr-llw since the wnr caused revision of the rol- ony‘; old anti-automobile laws. The Bermuda Government will be re- quired io pay $150,000. since lt has been estimated government and civilian vehicles caused one-third of the damage.