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The People's Paper

Covers Prince Edward island Like the Dew

limitations Path’

On Shipments Of Oil, Coal, Wood

Germany H553“ Hit By Wheat Clause — Reich Oil

F loW Expected

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By Louis I’. Loehner As-oeiuted Press Stuff Writer

BERLIN. April 15-lAP)~Ger- mnn i11:1-;~ii1!<lc111 con olcd itself to- lilfllh oyi-r filllnltliii 1'; ‘r es at.‘ l; by ins sting t-l.t other’ 1 posts \\‘Il'C more 1111-‘ and by hmtng nt hossiblc "~i’\\lll‘l(} 1n Eurrpc. nuns xicknflvltiiqcd i-lint 1:n had hemlucgl NJIY l(_. 11211112111 <

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had reached fi1 112111 press 1o:- Benxcn and 'I‘1 suited to _ the Hzmrbzlrgev L11 'rs:—

llli plnns against. the s‘ can. hcmcefortn. pro- rrwi frnn the fnct. that (‘icrmm forve.~,l»\'tl1cir (‘curse-mus ("Hill Wwrntrd themselves frcm e1 . n‘. t in the North Sen and ndrnnrwl to bn es lying on the| open Atomic in the same latitude as inf northern tip of the Brllih

sought t0 mintmvo .. l miuclnving in the Boltic nltfnnrrlv it. wns ndnrttcd that some ilz-tl h mines hove bfcn scum l" (‘Plum .\"s home sen.

The Germans clnlmcd that two more Allied stibvmorlncs hod been sunk in the Skaszerrnk, roving tn F""“l1 lllf‘ l"-""= Nazis sav tho" in- flirted on Allied undersea croft in 2:151" dHFR-th Tlgy also c‘almcd

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The slnklflt! of n Gennon mer- clmnt $l*‘-\ hv two 3mm» qlyfgld- F“ P’ TVWYWI was orlmitted. but llv‘ (liwlilflii hich cornmwd clolvn- Pd both Brlti=l1 pumes were shot down.

International At i‘ A Glance

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I.().\'l')0N—-British troops land on Mlrwny soil: Il. A. I~‘. bombs Mmilllflrr sixth time; iwo more

"Bllsliorts sunk.

BERLIN-Nazis admit reverses at Narvik.

STOCKIIOLM-Swcden file! ex- traordinary precautions; Norwegian flliill-ll reported ready to ntiock (icrmans fleeing from Narvlk.

‘i AhIIINGTON—I'rz-sidcnt Roose- "ll NW5 American Itopuivilrs will grill‘ to repel any director in- "reei Invasion; invites foreign no-

ons to fort-go war.

cBIlUSSELS-Beigium takes pre- lmllflns against Internal Nlllp by l"? Possible ‘invnftq rails new “M! to colors; interns aliens.

"VFIIAREST-Rumsnia buns all “Doris of wheat. of which Grr- allx"? had expected large share: of- fl” "l! say moves to assure adequ- M‘; Prflerves of oil. wood. eonl will

seriously interrupt deliveries to

"l!!! buyers. ‘

Coming Events

Z01 h" for Notices In ihls column I cents per word.

l "I-Irlnter River Club will no‘. i?“ h°8s until Tuesday, April “i L-260-4-l3-3i.

"rfml Means-Ground Meal 5c. Phfc-l: “got 5c Beef Tripe 3w. um: comufianyfc» Island Cold Sioingc

hale growso Bros. Satur- Dnl 27th. Trinity 'vl1.~1<l_1n - L-2B7-4-16-28-27.

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(By Daniel De Luce Associat- ed Press Staff Writer) BUCHAREST‘, April 15_ (1\l’)—-Run1:1nia tonight ban- ned temporarily all exports of wheat to Germany and other lorcign buyers and at the same lime strengthened her Danube River police to protect the Reich's vital shipping from any pOSVSilJlC attempt at sabotage. Officials said wheat exports would be discontinued at least until after this year's harvest,

lwhich, it was estimated, would

he insufficient to meet Ru- 1n:1nl.1's own lICCllS.

Simultaneously the Govern- liccnlolnic Council an- 11111111ccd that measures had bccn

token to ‘finssurc adequate rc-

‘ .~k’l'\'L‘S of oil, coal and wood for

l\’11111:11~.iz1"s army and railroads." |\‘ll111:111i:\'s 1niliiz\ry' and trans- port requirements for petro- nrc to take precedence nycr deliveries abroad, hilt of- iicialls indicated luicr these were expected to he filled without serious interruption.

In oil circles it was understood the Gfrlcmment would demand o. larger share in the production of lhn forclgn-o\vned oil companies.

Rumaninn officials hastened to clarify the economic council's do. (‘VJlOllS which Germans first fear- ed would block. at least tempor- rlrilwthe flew of oil to the Reich.

Offic -‘11< raid assurance of army and rnxrnd oil reserves was o. matter which could quickly be nrrnnlzcd between the Government and the producers. Romania's out- put. is much larder than her in- temal consumption.

They said the council's action. therefore. could not be interpreted as interference with exports of oil to Germany.

To Control Traffic

The action came 0n the heels of the establishment by Romania of a strict control of traffic on lire vital Danube waterway, a more regained by some sources u an effort to eliminate any possible

Souris Native Dies At Sydney

SYDNEY. N. 8., Aipril 15-(0?) -Vctemi1 sydnry contractor, Alex- nnder D. Steele cited in hospital yesterday after s brief illness. He wns 87.

Flor a quarter of o century he resided in Soul-is. P. E. 1., return- ing here many years ago. One of the best known builders in Cape Breton he was identified with erec- lion of several large Roman Catholic churches.

He played a prominent; part in elvlc affairs in his younger days and represented word three in the city council for two years.

ll. S. Navy Sees Slight Chance 0f Allied Defeat

WASHUGTON. April I5 —( )- tes navy dc ment

The UnEtzd Sta said today that "one reason given for increasing the strength of our fleetisthst we must face the possi- bility of an allied defeat." in the war.

A departmental statement added however. that. “there is nothing to indicate" that. the Bri ish and French nnvies will not continue to

niofin a sea superiority over Germanv.

The statement. issued in responr-e to o series of attentions bv chairman David Walsh of the senate nnvol cc-nlniilee sold thol. ‘Germunys yvt. indicated their ability to do so in Ihe future.

“Al. the present time, the Briflsh and ‘French navies have swept the German merchantv_mari.__ie_f:_c_rr the seas and are mainTTzlnTng a very strznscnr. blockade."

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‘Says Japan lMay Act In Dutch Islands

TOKYO, April Iik-(Tuesday) —(CP IIovasJ-Foreign Minis- ter Ilachiro Aritas fiecluralion iihal, Japan would be deeply .

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concerned over any development. in the war affecting the Neth- erlands East Indies "is a pre- lude to action by Japan," Yukichiro Sumo, Foreign Office press chief, told Japanese news- papermen today.

In commenting on Anita's tntement, newspapers said, however, that. Japan is not plannin any ediat move against the islands and will make no move until some other . power interfered.

Three hypotheses were con- sidered here:-

1. Occupation of the Nether- lands islands by Great. Britain.

2. Occupation by (Ire-many.

3. Establishment of a protec- torate over them by the United States.

All three of these actions would be equally inadmissible for Japan, Tokyo spokesmen said

The spokesmen pdded that apanese interest in the islands is purely economic and that Tokyo has no territorial ambi- tions in connection with them.

Tension In 1 Lowlands l Continues

BRUSSELS. April 15—(CP HAV- AS)—-Belglum called a new class

lVhere British Landed

of Nnrvik, where, according to o. Norwegian announcement, British troops and marines landed yesterday, Tn;

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to the colors tonight. shortly after announcing a concentration camp 1 would be established for suspect aliens in western Founders.

‘me class of 1940, due to come mp for training July l, was called I 2 1-2 months early in new prepar- edness moves by the cabinet.

Netherlands tension was indictm- od by an Amsterdam announce- ment that any ship of 440 tons re- fusing to take aboard s Dutch ni- lot at the mouth of the Dos Riv- er, near the German border, would be fired on.

Another problem before The Hague Government was a strong Tokyo hint. that. Japan mlirht feel called upon to occupy the Nether- .ia.nds Dist Indies in certain cir- cumstance .

The tiny duchy of Luxembourg ' shared the nervousness of the two larger lowland countries. Exirnorvb" lnary polizo precautions were 0r- dered during the duy. (‘irrups of l more than three were forbidden to 1 axemble on the strerts or in pub- llc places alter nivhtfali. Private gatherings of foreigners without

police permission were banned.

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Troops Moved Swiftly To Aid Norway

LONDON, April Iii-fluesday) —(CP Cnble)- The Daily IIe-r- nid said today that “millta camps in England disappea ru overnight" as the men who oc- cupied them were shifted sud- denly to ports and moved swift- Iy across northern waters to the battlefields of Norway.

Describing the transportation of the new British Expeditionary Force and its supplies the Her-

d saith-

“Ships of all kinds, crammed with men, munitions and stores are steaming across the North Sea on the way to strengthen Britain's new Expeditionary ‘Force in Norway.

“For hours yesterday trains loaded with essential supplies rumbled into British ports. In one town crowds of holiday makers watched commandre ed pleasure stcamshins chug their vvov to and from ships.

"For days past boais have been arriving in this nnd other ports pressed info service _ the outstanding feature of the operation is the organization which has enabled troops to move almost unnoticed from all parts of’ Briiain to the ports of embarkatlon."

Allies - Agree 0n Sale 0f Planes

WASHINGTON, April 15 — (APJ-Aii dbstacles to the sale of American warplanes to the Allies were removed today when the Anglo-French purchasing mission agreed without. reserva- tion io the United States Gov- ernmentfs conditions for the re- lease of the latest types oi' croft

A requirement that the Al- lies pay at least. part of the Wsearch cost. for developing late-model planes which are be- ing reieaserl to thcm was under- stood to be one of the final con- ditions on which negotiations hinged.

If. has been estimated that ‘the Allies will invest about S1.- 000,000,000 in warplanes in the United States. The war Depart- ment has released seven models of the newest croft for their purchase, the latest being a Martin light bombe of the F-4 type, which was released

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Former Quiet

EARIS. April 15 -(c1= Havasl- Alncd inrvui victories in the norm. capiur 11y, the attention of all France. wok interest uwal/ from L118 WOSLCYH fivnbv-vhere the weekends increased activity ieinpsed totigy 1n-

the routine patrol C.3S'fl0$ and skirmishes that have marked seven months of warfare.

Baa. weather iraralyzed air actlvit over the front. A fcw planes whic I may have been German were re- ported over n-xtllrrn and eastern

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Ti e Lofoten r l , 1 m u. M» today- Narvivzglan mnimsnifdus riogstle-iwest oi Subject m th; terms of the Nnnik was listed tonight by me Resolution! Isreed on iodw.

the Allies are bcinz permitted to buy these planes before they

he ‘paper Le Temps osone of the m is at which Brush forces were

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landed today. have become available in "Inc naval operauons undertaken qulnflty gm- in, Amerlcgn

bv l-nf‘. Allies in Northern Err-nae "my mg ngyy,

eomt lute one of the most remork- Th, Mn-"n 5h“, Wynne‘! w.

w» exploits possible in the our at sen," sold Le ‘Prmps efilrorialiy. "Tl-c British fleet has justified once more its old and said reo\..'..ti~1.'

day is n twin-motored bomber representing an advance over n model previously sold to the French and incorporating im- provements resulting from ex- perience gafncd in the war.

Says Japs Buildingl

Cromwell To

Many Naval shllls i Seek Seuatorshil) I MONTREAL, April l5 --(CP)— WASHINGTON. April i5 —(AP)_Jan\cs H. R. Cromwell, United

—Ad1nirnl Harold R. Stark, chief c1’ states Minister to Canada, told ic- Unltcd states naval opern-UOHS. porters here today that ‘all being gave the senate naval committee IO- l well I intend announcing my in- dnv figures which he Bald YBDWT-lcntimis to be a candidate for the sented a probable minimum m Senate from New Jersey on Wed- Japanese warship construction. nesdayy

Stork offered this com ison o! Mr. Oromwell made tho state- our-rent, navy building by e United ment. as he arrived from Ottawa States and Japonw- to deliver an address before the

Canadian Club here.

U. S- "PM "1 expect. I'll get a couple of

Battleship! 8 a months leave of absence from Ot-

Alffm" Carrie" 2 g tawa. to do my campaigning," he Crrrsers 3g 1,‘, ndderg

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The “aw ch19; 531d m“; m could Qerman invasion of Norway and

Denmark, Mr, Cromwell replicd:—

“My views on the European sit- uation have not changed in the slightie

not. voucirfor the accuracy‘ 0f m? Japanese firzurcs but asserted the) were "not likely to be less and ma!“ be much more."

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Plioosevelt ‘Say Americas Stand Together

WASHINGTON, Aiprl-l 15—-(AP)—— President Rooevelt told the world today that the American republics“ committed to the way of peace in iflfilltilis among themselves, would stand together to repulse any as- sault, direct or indirect, from 1 overseas. Atldressing the goveming board‘ of the Pan-American Union, tihel President declared that "whoeverl touches one of us touches all of‘ us." 'I‘i"1cn, olrerving that it was‘ necessary to be prepared to “meetl force with force if challenge isl ever made," he said:-

“We have adopted procedures ifhat: enable us to meet any event- l

not hove to do more than thatBut

vlnced that we shnll be whollyj successful. The inner strength of a, group of free people is irresldible when they are prepared to act."

Italian Press Gives Space To Nazi “Victories”

ROME, April 15 -—(_CP Haves)- Landing of British Florces in Nor- way was buried deep in the col- umns of the Fascist Press tonight. Column nlicr column of war news originating in Berlin was published under such titles as "Collapse of the new Anglo-French -, offensive in Scandinavia," "How, the young Gennun Fleet whipped the Home Fflcct," and "Allied at- tnrk shattered by the valor of the German reaction on the sen, in ine air arnd along the Norwegian

Accounts of west front oraera- tions were handled in a similar spirit, with headlines claiming: "Victorious German action" and “serious French setback on the Rhine ” , _

Mliitary experts and editorial writers saw all operations as Ger- man "victories."

Big British Munition Orders Are Forecast

‘TORONTO, April ltL-(Tuesdayl

:1 special dispatch from Ottawa =nvs it is learned authoritatively. that. British orders for vrnr muni- l lions amounting to $25Jl001l00 Will l be placed in Canada in the near| future.

The dispatch continued;

"In addtion to the British ord- ers. France will shortly place large rontrncts in the Dominion for vnri- l ous supplies. l "To increase the amount of Brit- l ish and French business COming to I Canada. the new Ministry of M11ni- V. tions and Supply as one of its first acts hos named John Cors- well, former president of the Bur- lington Steel Company. as Canod- lan liaison officer with the Alhcd ‘ Purchasing Board in New York;

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(Ily The (‘anadion Press) APRIL i6. l9l5-(icr1non Zep-

lpi-ljns bombed Lmvestoii and ollrr

Ftnglish enst cool towns but dui lit-tie (llmmyze. French airmen wiamnged Gennnn positions near Metz. Italian Minister of War an- nounced 1.200.000 first-line soldiers under arms in Italy.

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Norwegian Reports Tell Oi

N arvik And tish Marines

And Soldiers At Other Ports.

(By J. F. Sanderson. CZlIiZl-l diam Press Stuff’ Writer) LONDON .-\|)i'il 1.3-4.1‘ cilllltQ-Jifillsil troops hur- riedly sirenglhciied their positions 0n Norwcgizin soil tonight us the Miles opened their first cilmhined land. sea and air offensive of the- wa I

r. r ‘he War Office Offérfltl no l more news than a have hullc- 1' tin, issued jointly with the Jidmiruliy, zlnuouncing to the world that British for- ces “have now landed at. several points in Norway." But those who rend if knew. that it was the prelude i0: an intensive campaign to wrest Norwegian imscs‘ from the German invaders. 1

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'l‘hcse units have been joined hy the Norwegians, the Nor». ‘ wegum command said. and a- “grmt numin-r“ of Norwegian‘ pilots, who have tier-n gr()u|ul1_-fl~ 1 by u lurk of wuvjiiznies, have} been attached to Brilisil nuvnll units as n result of the delivery l of‘ British planes.

Air Arm Active

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As if to indicate that the ziir arm was rich! with the Royal Nuvy 21nd the troops. the Air Minisinv announced Shortly lifter the irc-‘iiing 1.i' the War-ildmirziliy bulletin that the itoyxil Air Hirer.- had again bombarded the southwestern N o r w e g i a n port 0f Sinvzluu-er. ‘

It was the i. .l1 tune since the Germrnw iuvnd/r] ,\'1.|~\\~,qv 111.1: the lirnfil in r-r-rc 1m attacked $1" l1v~~13rn= for Ui-rlnzuh. luul. 1'- pori plillu~< @111] ,l inf-ll? .<(‘llllJl\' ihdi" \'--/; and plnum 1\'.‘cl1 11*‘ thcr hnrrv fhiridv 11rd f!

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the Royqil was . m. _ Slavsnuvr. it was exp fllllUil_ 1111s ‘been the l\l'lll(' p111 (ml vr~ " the

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