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TAX PIIAN IS ADO

Soviet Advance Is Continued

German Resistance Has Slowed Great Russian Offensive.

LONDON, March 2 - (CP) -— The Rod Army.

which has marched 400 miles in three months, h,

continued to advance against the Germans on the

iliree main fronts south the mud of early spring

of Moscow today despite thaws and despite Nazi

‘reinforcements ruiihed from Holland to the front

first of Kharkov.

The Moscow Tuesday midnight communique

bid of continuing Soviet

successes west of Kursk

‘d Kharkov, in the Upper Donets Area, west of stov and in the Caucasus. although the Ger- mans put up stiff’ resistance and obviously had ilowed the Red Army from the pace maintained

in tlle_o_ ening months oi the winter offensive.

iolent Duel iross-liliannol .o=i with»

IOLKESTONI, March I- , CPI-One oi the most violent ,IOll-Blli:h¢l duals. at ill: {Isrrsgc for 1n our’ “with British and l: ‘Ills hlrling aalva Ill" mr the misty Dom l l. Bursts of British shells, which sppeared in be - inlsliamhnctliiiswiilldofm lbw‘ on g C Ill‘ ad. itlsh batteries started the shooting sad tbs Germans nsponded after a plilrt time. Darin tho hast of tho lo rinse i ring sheila wore wills across the strait from lo sides at the time. The roll of gunfire was con- firm n we height u tho lilhrdmeat. sounding liks hora thandcrclsps. Most o! ills smian fire suns from ths Clo Gris Ne: and Borslogna

IEPBURN T0 DESIGN?

—-.-- VWAWA. Msrch P-(CPD-‘rlie vs Evsraidg Journal in a news- ’ rtorv sv quoted provincial u uler Mitchell Hepburn as say- ". that he W53 "no;

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toning Events

"Tllkies-Montsguo suturdsv. 3 Qi-Ql.

"Tlikicii — Souria Monday. 34-H-

Y. P. U. in Millvlow March 5th. 3-3-11.

unloading osr oats Mount W-dflll- Russel Drilooll.

a-a-ri. "ml" Msloeoue non tonhht "WWW clowns fund. a-a-li

"Dance In Ver l-lsl b Vic- ~ Club mo ‘v . ,,_ 25 cengimrch lthb- 315g].

wvru..cr-.~i.c'ui.i;ia.y

u '_‘-—‘ ' if! Solo d turduy - srs - u o _ t v Meadow flonkawu‘ l "Union lisll o d v0 ' "hiss. a ~' um. n. . q i-v-rfi time an on: sool u. as. My; ‘Luann _ "imilllil-‘cn m, m’ ' omit. , .___ m, livaagc‘ st sols-is

all st arrogant: su-

i ‘Om to ' Jridsy,

“Am ' belt

the northwestern front,

ills. llousc Opens Session

IREDERICTON, Much I —~(OP) --'I‘he fourth session of New Bruns- wick‘: 39th legislature opened this afternoon with a minimum cf cere- molly.

Lieutenant-Governor Q. cl. Clark inspected his guard of honor, read the speech from the Throne and; wit-h Mrs. Clark held a reception after the House adjourned.

Only indication in the ‘flirone Bpeec of forthcoming legislation was s statement that "measures for reform oi ths law and for effect- s improvements in varlom sor- vlces" would be submittod.

R. J. Gill. (Lib. Northumbarland) moved tho address in rgiiy to the SD ‘r and Samuel . Moocrs, (Lib, Riestigouche). was seoonder. Hugh MacKoy. leader of the Pio- gresslve Conservative (Imposition, will sneak in the addren debate tomorrow.

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Four Sentenced In Fraud Sass

MONTREAL, March 2-4013- Canada's first war-contracts fraud

whore Marshal Semeon ‘Ilmoshen- o last week an on overpower-, offensive w ch liberated 900i square miles of Soviet ierrlto and, captured 302 towns. the sovie -, formsitiosi bureau lapsed luio a sl-~ fence which has become character-i llutil“?! its treatment of this vital

aeo .

Whatever the rework-perhaps ; befiltlle Timoilenko desires it this way-tho Soviet information bur-j sou has announced operations, ti: only infrequently. usually in spec sl communique: covering s1 long period of time, and then fnllsl into silenos. ~ "

The Germans rushed their with. infantry division from Holland to the front west of Kharkov and launched s series oi counter-phi tacks. the midnight bulletin said.‘ but all attacks were beaten oif by the Red Anny o; it continued its offensive.

Lord Winstor ls Critical 0f Sea Policy

LONDON’. March !—~(C l-Do- clarin! um. Britain's hsudilljl of the U-bapt menace had been such s. failure that only ‘American shiv- building has sot us out of the lam we found ourselves in." 10rd Wins‘ m- criticized admiralty met 0dr in s House oi lords speech sy-

A frequent critic of Brlislns s08 warfare. Lord winster asked $11M’- tlis Government outline its P0110!’ on swiiter imlshtsrs as n 11168118 o; beating the undersea raiders. H6 said it Wss idle t0 try i0 blind m0"

o than was sunk and declared ct to find s way to

part of the answer to tbnt DN- om.‘

Complaining thlt Prime Minister

Churchill w "m too optimistic’

td er he said i-msnuati-isshi Tir-

.... .... ti?‘ 5w, “m; inntgg innit 1710991‘! might be wiped out in one foray-

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War-ZS Years Ago Today

(Iy The Canadian Press)

ilsrdhb Ltnlltil —8ov"lst.dltussi: Po rs s ill W" $3.1‘? e at“ Brest-ilieoovsk- Sweden

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case oi this war ended in court oi King's Bench here today when four men were sentenced for con- splracy to defraud the federal gov- ernment and three companies of .

00,000, .

These were the accused and the sentences they noaivod from Mr. Justice Wilfrid 14mm:-

Patrick '1‘. Lynch, bi- ear-old sportsman and former prescient of Engine Works and Trading Incor- porated-three tyears in penitenti- dry and fine 0 l5 .000. m‘ In Id- ditionsl year impr. filament.-

Patrick Noonsn, .1 works psymseter-two years’ prisoriment.

Daniel Tougher. 2'! compsn -nine months in jail.

Dona cl Lynch. 2i, son of Patrick Lynch and former Engine Works flfiijfilllltltlfm manager-Awe months in a .

All four were chs ed with con- spiracy to defraud connection with war sub-contracts undertaken for the munitions srtment with Sorel Industries lied. Sore}. Qua, the Hamilton Bridge Corn- psny. Hamilton. Ont, and the Northern Electric Company, Mon- treal. ‘they were convicted Fob. d finer s four-week's trial.

Today. before being sentenced on the conspiracy charge. they also pleaded gully to five other char- ges, involving falsification of corn- oany books and records. mentioned in the preferred indictment. The terms thcv serve will apply to ths i five additional charges. all senten- oes running concurrently.

Tire Shutters In Extreme Gold

WASHINQDON. March 2 -<AP) -It got so cold once that s synthe- tic rubber tire wouldn't bounce. In- stead. it broke in pieces like a shattered phonograph record.

Such is life in the United states Army's new ordnance winter pro- ving ground st shilo, Mam, whers the temperature often fails 50 de- grees below zero, and the average temperatures are lower than those officially reported from Russian batfiefields.

At ghilo. 900 soldiers of the 0.8. Army's Ordnance Department, dressed like Eskimos, subject to rig- orous winter teats the wsr much- lriss and ammunition which may be used bv the Russians or Americ- sn and Canadian fighter; in the Arvtic regions.

Thk- was disclosed tow! for the flrstt time bv the Ordnance Depart- men.

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IDNDON. March 2 —- (OM -'l‘i\c Roman Ca thoiic Church ln ifollsfi bu issued a pastoral otter sun - iris‘ measures of the rman au- c o tla as "central-v soooel _ in

Bureau of Statistics reported today. holdings were 4,552,227 a- l3.i29.80t pounds. There

was a drop of more than 2.000.000

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II ‘Dace With

Divisions From Russia

hers oi the armed forces rsccivs g gutter ration of l0 1-2 ounc s we.

m iii; w. Anots

Butter Ration ln llrmil Form

UITAWA, Hamil i q-(OPL-llelln

k, said s return tabled in ris for Dr. H. A.

ligc lies ahead of him to the we Ill Lovut fowsrd Velllrie Luki, w noriliwestward to outflanlr dtsrnya Russo and renew at threat Pskov gateway.

Viewed as s defensive manoeuvre, from the Vnldai Plateau has already further relieved the atiu-ciminoua if long-dormant Nazi threiii to Moscow. Willie enemy Stsruyu Russo 1innltlon or un

Islan

thrill o! wswnlng. mg that the coming and going planes above us for many nave been u deep dlupzison of friendly music to our daily routine,

weather, bllndin and a prayer wel s from the hearts of all who are expectantlv on the watch for tho safety of the four sir

routine tri mentine, p nes are noticed con-

tinuall flceflfxlfge i with his l

by r scsnn n K so“. suggests that the $111195 have sight- ed something

‘lha soinso

0nd‘ I goers 36m

figures Mrohliwithilsure f M‘ h isn't w: in bratetsis- °' m

n I (2,239 gm 814.101 stood 376.59

Inoriton 61,815 28.701 ($.66): 012 (M00331).

Help The # Rod Cross

War Situation Last Night

If Kirko L Simpson. Associated Press War Analyst

Reports from Moscow declaring that tho tliro-rgh Nasi lines dioste that the tide of hound south to the still-i’

between bottle in

However, defensive

remely difficult.

of a massive offensive, it

Eyewitness Gillies Graphic Account Of Rescue Of Airmen

Member Of Car Ferry Crew Pal/S wfirmlTrlbl-lte To Courage And Endurance 0f Stranded Flifis-

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One of those dark. dim 1118b“-

thsr. one secs so frequently over the ice-tunes, dnnu und gray. because of the iuwcrlllpklufi settling bgitirisl... _ lung l\| rtnern twiuguu and our . grinding (he almost irresistible ice- clerk for the packs

dmiliiuig "Oi ills nllnnight, Slllp gtes on crushing and

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Suddenly ovcr the Marconi phone

OOIDCS the Wflilllllg, "bOlllif-VDCFE in

the Vllilllkby oi Prince Edward Isl-

and, four men have bullet. out from

antic’ plane, ivaicli and advise con- c .

We are tripped st once with the Notwithstand; o months

svwe are keenly conscious of the

perils oi the ull- and the deep.

Posted As Missing Through four days of most un-

favorable weuiher, and almost in- terminable and discouraging watch-

hicsks oflguch news to the relative;

is s. day of terrific

snow, and frost,

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s. undsy dawns clearer snd fairer,

but yet no sign

Monday morning on the regular from Borden to Tor-

hoverlng very low over un

to the westward. Captain a

On our arrival at Tormcntine the

planes circle snd rccircle above us.

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Butter Stocks Show Decline

OFITAWA. lldsrch 2 —-(CP)- racks oi cresmcry butter held in

nine Canadian cities at Maren 1 was only slightly more than une- third or the amount held at the Isms om lust Year, the Dominion

DOUIlKi-H. ‘

following sre the fair

Quohoo 315.’!

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Lake llinen and the Valdai hills tend to in-

rozcn north. the strategic significance of that development is fur from filhf-llf-Tfglmcmeoflilurtgalctlnoes allggsting that the tilslr assigned Mar- lng the upper roaches of the Lovat the!‘ Olllloltation of that stream in a westerly A ‘ emendous sweep of marshlandr fed from the Luke Ilmen drain- st, ll the new rod drive means the open- presllmalily must turn southwest down the h eh has been regained

point east of it on the Pskov-Mosonw railroad, they nlust he a can inning menace in communications between Leningrad and Moscow. They also might

Moscow from the north vls the Valdal hills.

lab. l when holdings M

(1091- Britain lost 3.000.000 ions of ship-

‘Bar Shortage Still Tics llp_ Tuber Shipments

With Ontario GFRIPYS shouting for both table stock and seed po- tatoes Prince Edward Island desi- ers and farmers still have approx- imately i000 cars on their hands which they src able to ship only as they get reirlsrerafor cars through the transportation bottle. neck at Tol-meilrirwe-Borden, it “'11s learned lust night.

‘me seed remalnin in tho pm- vlnce must bs in the next six weeks to be in time for me 0n- inrlo markets. it was learned.

One dealer said he believed that l r ‘fine next few weeks 130 cars a .l _ approxllnulcly one for euen inziiilg point in the province, would not be enough u; meet the demimd.

The ferry Prince Edward Island nus been making good time on cimsuiigs recently but tile capacity oi the post is not enough to handle lilo truffle at present. The present fcsrv has only five-rights the car- limg space of the ferry 5.5. Cllsr- luiteiown, sunk on tho Nova Sco- tia coast two years ago.

Yesterday up till 9.30 empty refrigerator cars had brought to the Province.

Dealers here said the demand from Ontario for table stock ta- toes was very keen. Buyers ere telegraphed to send every car available at the ceiling price. There was no such a thing s; asking for quotations. Keep the cars rolling was all the Ontario dealers were Hit/crested in. _

Irl Hxldltion to potatoes fliers is s strong demand for turnips, es- pecially in the United States, but again the shipping situation is holding up del veries.

Increased production this year is contributing to the transporta- tion difficulties at the ferry. Last year's potato production was esti- mated at 2,800 cars and this year's pi. approximately 5.000. In addition there has been increased ship- ments of livestock and an increase in certain types of incoming freight, further cutting into the number of refrigerator oars it ls possible to

move. Lsst r iri the four months, March June. s. total or 1,500 c315 of potatoes left the province, but only 66 in June. In the same turnips were sh

Airman Tells 0f Ordeal 0n- llrifting Ice

MONCTON. March 3-40?)- Four airmen who spent five days on drifting ice flees had only s. few fragments of biscuits left when they were rescued Monday in Nor- thumberiarid Strait, Sqdn, Ldr. A. Cddwilson oi West Perth, Ont, said

ay. . Sporting five days growth of heard, Wilson told newsmen of the experience cf the crew oi his crashed bomber as he waited im- patiently at the RAF. station here 101' B Diane to take him w Halifax for tonight's hockey izsme. In top spirits after the ordeal, he wanted

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lied Ann has broken

Russia is shifting from the thaw-

sn offensive. While he is approach- Rlvor at recs ured Dcnryansk, fur-

lrection would he ex-

fhs Russians, or to the

however, Timnahenko’: atrohs

forces cling to the

launch a flanking thrust at

twelve been

News Briefs

ALLlED uEADQUARTERS y m» cllsfraALiA. .March- 3- (‘iviiiiltbida )_ -—_ (U P! ‘- “m? Japanese s we Ill l “"1" M l4 of! New Guinea have cn sunk or damaged b! Ame‘! bombers, it was announced lo- day in the noon communique.

ItIDNTREAL, March 2 - (GP) — Very Rev. Dr. John l-l. Dixon i0- nigm. was elected Animal! 31511“? of Montreal on the third ballot. Dr. Dixon, Deon of Montreal and rec- tor of Christ Church Cathedral. succeeds Rt. Rev. Arthur Carlisls who died two months n80-

TORONTO. March 3—(Wsd- ncsdoyl-(Clfi-Thc Globe and Mull said In a newspaper story today that Mitchel Hepburn “today will resign ss provillplbl treasurer in the Conant Cabinet and llquor board chairman A- St. Clair will be sworn in as his successor in the treasury port- folio."

MONTREAL, March 1—-(CP)— More escort vessels will be available for St. Lawrence River and Gulf work this year than last. Navy Mill- istfir Macdonald said iri an inter- view tonight.

“If we can keep the River 0pm with reasonable safety. we will dc g0," he said in answer m s question.

Allied Shipping Gains 0n ll-Boats

MONTREAL, March 2 -—(CP) —- Nnvy Minister Mncdonald said t0- night that Allied shipping showed en increase of 1.250.000 tons durinl the last six months of 194i in non- trast with the First Great war when Britain we, never able to build as many ships as were sunk-

perlod 228 osra c! pped.

Club here, Mr. Mncdonald outlined the inlportoiwe of convoy protect- ion, which he said now extends over SCll lanes totalling 86,000 miles.

The most vital route was ills North At antic on which 12,00) ships had sailed in convoy 511% the beginning of the war, carrying o Lolnl tonnage in the neighborhood 0i 70,000,000.

Illusu-uting ihs extent to which convoy protection is necessary. Mr. scdonnld said there were always some 2.000 British shIDS st sea. In the First Great Wsr Britain's shipbuilding program had lagged behind submarine losses. Di 1917

Subscriptions Reported Today.

Al. the supper lllcetillg st the Y. M.C.A. lust evening culminating the first full duys collection in the d (Tress campaign in Charlotte- town tolal subscriptions reported for the city amounted to $21,532.06.

town was $22,000. There are still a very considerable number cardsiw be reported. Beallollnl of the _ “spec sl names" osm not re- iii.“ liii“h..°.i‘i.i’i Wmfiihfili. w» u =11 1w “rm =9 1r s w- vlnmm» Mn ‘would u lain that the first days total will m be largely augmented by the addi-

sfehey b“ M“ ticnnl returns at tomorrow even-

ping and launched 1.299.000. “n this war, however. the Allie!

The first division, commanded

the day's honors by colieotln€ r cent of the objective ac

carried off the or rallwsiy

aisil o capt

tive set for it.

City Goes Over Top uvleiiyawsriwimiiifiiuiiiidiifififidcgf*_*' In Red Cfoss Drive

327532.05; Drive To Be Almost Completed

The objective set for (Ilrirlotle- In“, mum

whey had supported tli n - ,‘ ithgnkmg C O31 Phil,“ miners end

‘lordcr that the gymnasium migm ‘be available lng's meeting, when the city com‘ vus will be very nearly complete Y

r. . ac erson carried off, M A L‘ M P“ 3:4‘ Reference for splendid contributions z and was presented with a Unlorrirom the RAF. training centre, Jug, gmdly donor“; by My, J, Mc- Besch Clrove lnn. H.M.C.S. Queen Nair. The individual team whiclrQhv-Ilol-ie. the Armoulies, and the

|other ‘lllid charge oi the catering. serving a dsmty meal in quick time.

dgy‘. honor; w}; Ptltlfilllq 1i. the SBIIBWHDI“. the height Shed team of the sixth ‘i0 B DIWBB from a widow who lost division. ‘this team con- 1a son in the last war and has two‘ Messrs. J. J. McDonald, sons servlns in this one. and to a

and John King. E. W. Beer smsl an l. A. Lsrse turned in recelptmwlth totalling ill per cent oi the dbiec-

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labaorlptlup Denim-red srnuu I. 50.00; unrul- Pflllllirr-p m.» l pi..t $5.1m

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Budget Spec

Liquor, Smokes And Postal Rates Increased To Finance War ifibrt.

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OTTAWA, March I-(CIU-Adopiion of a “pay-as- you-go" income tax system similar to the “ltuml plan," in- creased liquor taxation designed to increusuliic price b3. ml a gallon, and s one-cent increase in letter pus-till relics ex- cept for mail to servicemen overseas were main features of the 1943-44 budget presented tonight in the House of Commons by Finance Minister Ilsley.

Making “work and save" his WKlChWOlTl, Mr. llsley increased taxes only on liquor, amokes- entertainment and postage, in his search for increased revenue to met-i an es- timated expendiiurs of $5,500,000,000 in the next fiscal year.

He estimated changes in the taxation system would increase revenues by $136,000,000 in the next fiscal your to a grand total of 82052300300.

This would leave $2,748,000,000 to be raised by borrow- ing, and the minister said he would urge people to ilpprcc- iate the critical need for increased saving and for winin- ing their wur bonds to the end of the war.

In asses where special deprs- increased price shall be p’. " cistlon has been allowed on lm- the treasury in filo o ‘v. movable assets, not including equip- special Cifillruilllltlull v » ment or machinery, and such asset-s This applies w uliv sun: n: are subsequently sold at s price in ~ excess of the depreciated value, the i1 '1 r

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Berlin Has-W Heaviest

Air Raid Gr"

By ALAN IANUAL Oanldian Press Muir’ Writer .

Germans lose Heavily In Men, Material

By WES GALLAGHER (Associated Press Staff Writer)

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS NORTH AFRICA. March 3—(AP)— Defeat of s series of German st- tscks in Normern Tunisia, in which the enemy's Cflflllflltleg and losses in material were very high was announced today at Allied Headquarters whllo the Allied forces in Central Tunisia continued their successful advance after their capture of Sbeitls.