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Housewives In Britain Forecast Food. Crisis

Proves Sensational News In The United Kingdom.

lint, Supplies For ll. S. lilvlllsns 0st

WASHINGTON March lg-(A!) t-Thc Gcvernmellt announced Sat- t a 12 per cent cut in lies for civlilansstart- on

1, reducing them to "the int in l0 y " ~

Washingto

lend-l t Unitodn” m" “W” ant during the

and can: mu be avail-

Simultanecuslyvflw. . announced a "substantial reduction" in lend- lease shipment ‘of meat and ia- creased supplies for United States

and Navy use. tain will get only 25,000,000 rad-lease meat next

pounds of

qulwremm’ grad t? no vid t- 1. en . e en ptcjiln the theory that

f

{was based rltish reserves are large enough lo sprain Britain without great

continuance of American osivy. which it said in this sixth you-

Food Minister JJ. Llewcll this would be the the war for food, adding:

stl-litlal

- lsnd-leswhihnnellis mm 1 iluc h June wdlnse held c136?- _provi 000.000

T l fizaeuseal. s:*.*..."t ' ed British allotment.

Jamaica In Grip

i i Of Prolonged Drought

I KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 1S ilileutemulamaioamis in the” p the‘ ration of 0 ma ‘ was br down and lstilgd bilgwtnl-‘eaterliu with “k a water famine. Corn and potato MP0 are largely burnt out, banana crops except where there is irri- usly affected, while cted to

month-s. contrast!

i

a son weekly. Inna a ormsr ration ofwabout pound.

c sugar crop is affe

lesser extent. I

hem released from British gene? reserves and sent to

General Eisenhower. and meat‘?! were

and rtan

Coming Events

"loading hog every Thursday

Soil.‘ ti?“ "“" K155i? w» u»

"Ocme to Now Glasgow Monday and enjoy Cavendish con-

u m‘ "very

" a t

r om; l: rigs: ‘Mimi's? u’ t v ting! Dlssable. .

ll, while roads an b“? w m

N. _Dawson. 8-17-24. i“ over rumors lo mm".- *<> m

l; "l. "l. W" ' “w” "MM; w mo families on just u worth oi meat per person

cont

". "Come to the home - liaolwen, “nah Stanley Bridge.

Illd Allotiw. In aid‘ oi lied

of ‘H. S. even Cross. l- 11-21.

“This store will be closed ‘rues-

-have been trou ct a

was of thewar

The! added that hundred millions or Pounds of food

announcement

. ‘ i Drastic Cut In Meat Shipments From The U. S.

I ti Stated 101M boscutvgl‘ $ 008i.

quarter. aaw the

(Oltilht brink Pl the 818% 100d cri-

toa dis-

.:*1.:":...::":l="c:=tt..:r. * m“ M =-- — <55 mo», but the civilian table will 5,, m 1&1!“ Mistletoe‘- get more veal, u ' ' .6; mm‘

a u. was pected Canada might lottod meat to ans m the “m” h" W‘ "wither" A ril, , June srter at a rats ‘I mm-m 9°" "9""! '0 "F c" pared‘ "o... if» "can: “mm-t...” "" ‘"" "'12:: l:

sr. com un .

{he quarter now olosi . p0 r “'0

Dominion [lowing the United Siallea lead in reducing meat supplies for civilians.

BORE)‘-

J u. ‘said

tightest year of

“Otof ulted mes: ... i212". av icrtlberstedaieas, sag we arsaowinnaariy averyin-

‘how disignuwtlon In this‘ country."

tha 99.000.- 000 pounds during the next t with 200.000.- 000 Pounds in the ,.IH¢l1t quarter. American meat would less than one nuns;

wit half a

of had

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ated areas in France. Holland. and Belgium in answer to aPPtals irun tlzat fats

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e Sunmy . morale has been. and still is. fllblect to stresses

rtca been

s ared. "We have known anx atlas of war for a longer period. We have

i‘ ulsht been ‘tightening ‘our belts for years. ,; sort. fades bring pies. And if Asher-leans should be dri- I-rl-li ven to forming food queues. those —- in them will not have the added "Leading hogs at Bradslbane dlscosniort oi knowing that at » If"? Tuesday. Alex MacDonald. any moment the queue may be ex- 3-17-31. y ated by a wanton V-wea- . --- pon.’ . "B s Sale, Christian ‘ flvrclrgbcol. Baturdu. starch llay Be statement ‘flth. s pm. s-lo-n

cautious statements b ellln that he was that

Y doing the

country's meagre meat ration was not cut further. public agitation

1mg

Commons shortly. British housewives. struggles:

cents

eac eek bout n hfr meal " -* '"".5...:.:::....... serlousfocdsbcrtag

M! and Wednesday. March 20th be I "M"! W11‘ , '-=:...'.*~..'.~.=....-.~"-"~- ‘- '- a inl!0.fl‘.t.\l'!l:tra1ia.‘ag.dflm ~l __ '4" WArumsr-au

"Silt" “"5 iltfishu s... "“" “““

w‘ 00 . Arthur : .. ,,—,—,,, m, m. 00,000 Australian f o» 19"" av:- m t»: titliii. .. 11.55;" Woaaa ln llniforn. l‘ ‘ .

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525 Noll EGIANS m RESCUED BY NAVY

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By lllll. L. SDIPSON. Associated Press War Analyst

In the absence cf official Russian advices from the middle Oder sector of the east front. developments on the Bhlus and especially ll “i0 Saar Basin salient west oi tbs Blaine have naonopoilsod the war news from Rance. _ ' ,

Thereseeussnarsascntedoabttbathlarshalzhakowawhitekus- capture oi Buestrin on the middle Oder has gained river as Berlin has broadcast repeatedly. Sven ac, the citation on that front and Moscow press ad- -oi' multiple German dcienco llucs in depth all suggest that led Armies are finding the Kleltrin- of the Oder tbs, toughest nut to crack since they the Vlstula. Sscspt fora Stalin announcement of the taking oi’ that part oi Kncatrln lying on the east bank of the river, Mos- had nothing to say officially oi developments in the middle Oder for many days.

mrolllghs elsewhere on the flanks Ii frontal assault proves tcc costly or ow.

1t ma! Prove significant that Moscow dwells more on the siege of Stet-tin than on what la happening on the middle Oder. Between Scbwedt and Stettlu on the lower Oder northeast of Berlin. lies the best military manoeuvre ground west of the river available along the whole eastern hunt.

It is a reasonable assumption that much as the Russians would like 0o take Borlin, they, like the Allied command, are far more interested in f‘ annics in the field.

Selective Service To Direct Men To Farms

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tonight in a series ci amendments to National Selective Service civ- ilian regulation; tint Selective Service officers will be given auth- ority to direct any male o‘! 10 to fi yelrs of 08c. whether employed or unemployed, to c- lob in agric- u

lture.

The amendments, which become effective Tuesday. deal with the seven-days’ separation notice, "freezing" oi employees, disnlsaals for misconduct, charges in appeal procedure and other regulations.

Mr. ‘ said that while the provision that either employer or employee must ive the other seven days‘ notice o separation from employment will be maintained as a general ' ‘ , local Selective Service of! willbe given auth- ority to approve c. shorter period of notice in the event that a tem- porary lay-off is necessary through circumstances beyond the ernploy- er's control.

The employer may also give em- ployees notice effective immedi -

ely. without further authorisation, where a. break in operations is brought about through a power shortage.

The Minister said that the rule, mwflldn that ‘or lllevmtltl _mon , an employer au - criaed to lay off an employee with- ct cut notice up to a maximum of 10 days in a six-month period has not been found to be too satis- fa "

In future, instead oi an employer “ .. to dispense with

notice in laying off employees to a maximum of 14 days during six months, the employer be re- quired to slpplyto e. Selective Ser- vice officer on eada occasion for a ieciluctlonmof tribe‘ sevfisn-da rate‘. e ore ng ru ng - ective den-vice cfiicer will be re- quired to consult with the union,

Popcllarns That Shadows Savor lioall To Pace

BY GEORGE Ill-IA

vswncan orrvfnneh ls-(Ar) _. Papa Pius X11. Hddressibl "n!

of thousands of H! . t0 ' UNV- in the great St Pemzsfliléld w with

today warned that N“, “mu Wag covered shadows which perils?! will“ rises and 1M9"- "llffplfili declared u... no lnatter how man strove to plan for a stable future. often he spied a malignant i t" across his path which disturbed, at 100st 101' the moment, the best of plans. d The Po was greeted b! l» W11 ovation rom the massed throng. including many Allied troops. Many woolen in the thiokly- reseod crowdmiaintéd ‘arm's-outs atmn attac si- a liwrlfll ' that which witnessed the

m: coronation ab: 0- Pontiff sal ee

rant of shah

aig-oomplished liberally “m”; 4 m declared that after the grea conflict it would be dlxia ficult to believe that anYUM W" mo; m use the pews ores-ninth for his own advantage.

"Such a man." hc declared. "in 1m might well swear for the moment as a benefactor of hum- anity. But history ‘late-r would classify him amon! those WM- i" a. great, grave and decisive‘ hi2: have deluded the b01100 0

peoplu. Pride, ambition and creed

veins providlnatthlere ‘is a collective lami- m“ present war. e agreemen n orce covering e fists, gppgallirtlgotothosc "seduced" slnvlvvmnt- ‘This IMF-shins of lyyextreme nationalism, rscian and the seven days notice will cover theories of violence to embrace the only temilorary is -0iis and no ma‘. of ‘ 0mm,“ ("wan the ‘final termimt on of employ- orowd ch fl m" -

fillets italtans who he ma m hisli lndustrlel. m. M“. m, ammo t male slant now are "flrosen" mam,” 4a for their on the job Selective Service "n profit raising prices. !taiv’s lotions, local Selective llervice pliant he ded. would be greatly of loers will have authori to re- ndqf" . n‘ 5&0” YB IIIOVQ u” ""851." lflfi El- rraiernally. plcyers labor priority nmain

unchanged. p

Previously the lions lio- vided that‘ dism la cucum-

tast Session - 0i 19th Parliament max-ragga‘ Rh "ls-gr: niglltngior the am: m. oi m» 1am re of flag-lads. a session called to fill in a

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ltanalliah Ship Took Part In Daring Thrust

By FRANK LOW] LONDON,, March 1s — (C? gableb-Piour destroy

Canadian destroyer Sioux, in a dar- ing dayl ht thrust down a fiord behind ermen lines at North Cape, have rescued 55 Norwegian patriots who told how tho Nazis destroyed their homes and food in a vain effolt to force them in- to slavery.

A Norwegian naval communique ‘ disclosed the rescue, which adds another chapter to the long saga oi British naval achievements that include such feats as the des- troyer Ccssackb dash in 1940 to rescue imprisoned British soa- men from the German hell ship Altmark off Norway.

The destroyer force, under com- mand of Ca. t. JJ-i. Allison. 13.5.0" R.N., in H. .5. Z 00 miles down a ilord to the island of Soroy in West ark, Lt.- Omdr. E.G. Bock of Victoria corn- mancled the Sioux. The other ships were HMS. zealous (Cmdr. R1’. Jesael. D.S-Q.. 55.0., RN.) and 11MB. Zest (Lt-Omdr. .8 . ditch, D.S.O. RN.)

Hiding Since Autumn Most of those rescued were wot-n-

bleak island since late lest autumn moving constantly to keep out of the reach of German patrols that t through the bitter As the Germans bflan with- drswim last November, the pat- riots rdated. the No were ordered to leave their homes and move south. To make certain the order was obeyed, the Nazis meth- odically burned down every house on the island, slaughtered all an- llnals and destroyed food stocks. Two old women. too ill to be mov- ed were roasted alive in their llflfifllfl home. the Norwegians aa .

The Germans took 1,200 of the healthiest men and womueln w c -

living through the cold months. Many of them had eaten noth- ing in the last 1t weeks ex- cept some fish an ’ ’ meat. Their clothes were in rags and the patriots had ai- mcat reached the limit of their endurance.

As soon as they were taken on board the refugees were given soup and a meal oi corned bee!

"Tommie: WpT F‘. com.- ‘

11.1.. coin squall Two Suntan llockcts

rbnnou. MlfCh 1S _. (or) - The Mini of Aircraft Produc- tion, making further disclosures c the new ii-ton "town buster" bomb, said toda that it is "the most destructive ethal wea- pon ever made” and its explosive charge is greater than an one- piece explosive ever detona ed be- orc the super-bomb was put in

UB6. The Ministry added that the

bomb is more ggwerful than l0 seamen flying mbc or two roc- e . Dur period of tion will‘ bomb filled to verlf 'i'“§l°."m.l l0 men l; 1:0?!“ daily, took nlrle find

CHARGED WITH MURDER

CALGARY, March 10 - (OP)— fawrcnce R. Barrie. 10, of Bosncss, A1 ., been charged with murder of Frank B. ‘fllomas, year-old jeweler and waiehmaker, whose burned was fou in the ruins of his co tags near Brick- burn. Alta, Feb. 1|.

Tidal Power Scheme Urged In England

IDNDON’, Mitch l8 —- (OP) — A snoooooo ($221,500,000) vim 101' a hydro-electric power station usint’ falling tides at the Severn mouth to (‘evelop 2,100,000,000 kikrwatts annnually has been placed before the fuel and power ministry in the report of three hydro elm?!“-

These authorities express whole- hearted approval for the scheme put forward in 1933 by a govern- ment committee and soy that, alpart, from general industrial and domestic benefit; o! the scheme. it will employ nearly 12,000 men for the eight-year construction job and save 085,000 tonsof coal on-

en and children who had been Ill-ll"!- hiding in cgvgg gnd huh on the The recommended site 1s at tbs snow-covered mountains of the reef lmovm t HIGH-sh 5W0“.

from the villfldo 0! the “Clog/rooster zlllore 3 Sudbrocic on onmcu , ._ . _ ,

‘Iheflannual powefigieed fiom iA-le barrage would be about i/lisbh of {lfinflllll national needs in WIM-

C.

The report was submitted by A13. Vaughanilee. Sir William Halcrow and 8.13. Donkin.

p International At A Glance

By The Canadian Press

WESTERN FRONT-Two Am- erican armies drive seven miles or more through Saariand defences. capturing Mel-rig; other troops et- tend east bank Rhine bridgehead; |_pan__of Ludendorf on which

C but can be repaired quickly.

EASTERN FRONT -— Russians capture Kclherg. Baltic naval pm aiier 13-day new other troops narrow Germans’ Elsi Prussian pocket southwest 0i Konlgsberg.

AERIAL-RAJ‘. Modqllltos blast Berlin Sunday night after Amer- icans hit city in record daylight raid; RAF. heavy bombers raid two Ruhr bensol plants after Sat- urday rald on other Ruhr plants.

PACIFIC - American carrier planes hit Japanese island oi Kyushu; Americana laud at Tal- afa on southern Luson in Philip- pncl.

BURMA-Brltish troops control all routes south oi Mandalay; lap anese in Fort Duffcrln resist at tackcrs.

—;— NAVAL — British destroyers alnk two large German ships

three-ship convoy off Corsica: four British home fleet destroyers. in- eluding one Canadian. rescue 525 Norwegians in dash down Flord be- hind German lines In Norway.

llrcws 0f 2 Famous Minesweeper: llomc

HALIFAX, March 18-(0?) Back from their stirring role in the historic D-day drama are the chews of two Canadian n-llne- ue and Mllltown.

w .G. Stores, 118.0. and Bar, sen- icr officer oi the famed 31st Fic- tllla which was the only all-Can- adlon flotilla overseas. ~ mandol- Storm was formerly oi Vio- toria. but now lives in Baltic!- The Malpeque was skippered by Lleut. Don Davis of Victoria. Prince Edward Islanders on the Milltown included PQ- 405611" Pineau. who won mention in dis- wtches and Leading Telssrsnhcr

‘q rather than deal nth e but, both of Charlotte- » ""111." " t0 . x’ I Fare were hrzomrlrigge lidrward 0w sa era n t a ue- h ti‘ m, Sailing I'll the fiotiilja were Mill- Thmn “u; m. m: town. ldalpcque. Caraduet. Fort m‘ m‘ aediflg.wltll interim man w - .°°Wl°h““- B"‘“"“°"- fir: m. ‘m, . ‘mum ' * . Minds, ulgrave, Hayfield. Wassga i parliament’ vifi the crea- ‘$95M! “l!” m"? we" "umb" tion oi a wor scald?!

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By AUSTIN BEALMEAR,

The industrial Saar Sasha-which Germany took back by plebiscit when Hitler began to rearm—was falling to a lightning conquest by the United States 3rd and 7th Ar- mies. which bored seven miles or more into its stoutest defences from north, west and south.

The Zird Army captured the western anchor of Merzig and cam:- crashlng through the basixfs northern border in a push pro- mising a speedy junction with the seventh in the heart of the Saar.

(A BBC broadcast said the ar- mies were but l5 miles apart after the third had cracked into St. Wendel, l8 miles northeast of Saarlautern.)

In the midst of these smashin successes west of the Rhino came the bad news that the Ludendorff Bridge, seized by the United States

st Army in crossing the Rhine March 7. had collapsed.

Without regard for this loss, the 1st Army drove nearly two miles northward. broadening bank srlp to 1s 1-2 miles. 1st Army forces captured an airfield almost six miles east of the Rhine, and widened to six miles their hold on the super-highway to the Ruhr.

1t was announced officially that loss oi the bridge, which gave way Saturda afternoon before engin- eers cc d repair it fully. would not

impel-r vtbdelst Arnay’ ---a1dlit to hod the bridgehea , ‘now aybout e ht miles deep

rt- ed frmn the northern end o the front.

The United States 7th Army bat- tered halfway through the south- ern Saars Siegfried Line east of the province's ca ital Saar- Bruecken while ghe 3rd Army crashed through the roof in a seven mile surge 35 miles to the north.

Third Army troops were pour- ing into the western Saar across

canwhile no action was r

of fortified Merzig. o. city of 000 po ulation. testified to

want o res ar River was crossed by

10.- the

istonce. The Sa

the 65th Division-disclosed for the

first time to be part of the 3rd

Arline-between Mex-rig and Saar-

lautern. where the 3rd has held a

bridgehead since last autumn.

_,'s developments:

Historic Coblenz fell swift] to Y

Seigfried Line de-

fegces for gains of six to eight m es.

As Allied Supreme Allied Head- quarters reported these general

successes on nil fronts, rumors of armistice and peace ran through Allied Euro e on Satur- day. There was abso utely no con- firmation at Supreme Headquarters that the ans had asked for a cessation of hostilities. -

Eyes were on Switzerland. where many felt negotiations might come.

Graham's lload Soldier Missing

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Whitehead Graham's Road have received word that their son, Private George Foster Whitehead. was officially reported missing in action March third. Private Whitehead went 0- ovelsees lg i940 and has been ser- ving in ermzmy since February

1945.

Their other sons. are F/L Sgt. Marshall with the RCAF. over- seas. and Cpl. Wilfrid Whitehead prisoner of war in Germany.

iilecord Air llaili Made 0n Berlin

LONDON, March lS-(CP) — R.A.F. Mosqulios rained two- ton blockbusters on Berlin to- night. strlllin by the glow of raging fires a ried by an Ameri- can air armada which blasted the Reich capital in record strength oi more than 1.300 bombers today.

It consecutive

was the

night that Berlin has been at- tacked by the “fire stoklng" Mos- qnltos and the raid came after 400 RAJ‘. Lancasters. with escorting Mustangs. hit two Ruhr benlol plants by daylight.

In a , attempt to ward nff the devastating attack by the largest bomber force ever launch- ed ngalnst Berlin. the Germans today filled the skies over the battered city with flak and sent

Jet planes swirling on i-hc bomber formation.

its east 91

the Saar River, and the quick fall o;

PARIS, March 18-(AP)--United Sta ies 3rd Army tanks swept unchecked a- cffli! the Nil" Riv". 21 miles from the toppling Scotland's rear door at Mains to- ill)’ W11"? "l9 America" 1st Ami)’ beyillld the Rhine broke almost i0 the inner Ger- man plain despite the collapse of its important Ronmgen bl-idga

The Nflhe-JBB! fl"! bflfflel‘ befllfe the onrushing 4th Armored Division and the Rhine bend-was crossed at bad Kreuln ach, a watering place famous in the last war as German army headquarters.