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8T ARMY OPENS OFFENSIVE IN N (lRTH AF RICA

i; May Take Two Years More To Crush ilitler

' British Prime Minister Speaks To Empire And World,- Discusses Post- War Problems.

By John Oolburn, Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON, March 21 - (AP) - Prime Min- lster Churchill warned the British people tonight in a sober but confident speech that it might take two more years to crush Hitler “and his‘ powers ofevil into death, dust and ashes," and then in a dramatic closing announced that the British 8th army has opened its awaited offensive in Tunisia.

Mr. Churchill did not expand on the Tun- isian announcement. Departing from his pre- pared text, he said simply that he had just re- ceived a message from Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont- gomery that the 8th army was “on the move." and that Gen. Montgomery was "satisfied with

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LONDON, March il-(CPr-De- |plle the fact. that he la lust reoov- erlngfmm pneumonia. Prime Min- lsiel‘ Ohm-chili made the ongest

dlo addreu d premiership ilnlght, speakln for 46 minutes in a voice smprgingymgigormu

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BOREL, Que, March Ii -(0P)—- lean Paul Mlllette, 28, died at I meeting in Richelieu market today almost immediately after he was punched in the back of the head aglflflgtl union meeting, police said

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Chief of Police M. Dolan said that an autopsy would be P91‘- lormed tomorrow to determine the reuse of death, and added that he had not o... yet determined who tlliruck Millette in the back of the cad.

‘Mlllelle was attending a meet- l"! of the Sorel International Union and was applauding one of the anglers when he was struck. police

DBNTISTS FOB WAR PLANTS;

IQNDON - (CP) - ‘Because Bri- tains workers are forced to waste half-days in trips to the dentist. the dentist is coming to them. Den- tal 5117880125 now being recruited by 91° aovemment for whole-lime ser- "I-‘t Will attend clinics at war fac-

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In a war report by turns rave and optimistic. Mr. Ohurchii de- clared that after Hitler Ls beaten the allies will turn immediately t0

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ensure peace, and sketched a hope- ful picture of social and economic advancements for Britons in the years cf peace. ‘

lore Effort Needed

The lme minister called n his 1720;]: for greater effort r0353- toryéand in "i theme OHM-S u e genera steps m s t?‘ the United Nat one towards a post-war world organisation-pos- sibly embraclng “a council of Eur- ope and a council of Asia"-which could "prevent renewed aggression and preparation of future ware.“

Victory Next Year?

Warning against over-optimism at the recent favorable turn of al- lied fortunes, Mr. Churchill said:-

"Speaklng under every reserve and not attempting to prophesy. I can lane e that some time next year-but t may well be the year

beat Hitler, by w beat him and his pokvlrem of evil into death, dust, and as es. "

Britain's war leader said It

c he promised that sis are ‘fission false allies‘ ‘all pun h c gree y, cruo -

e of Japan to, rescue China rom her ion torment, to free our own terr tory, and that of our Dutch allies. and to drive the Japanese menace forever from the Australian, New Zeal- and and Indian shores."

Mr. Churchill, making his first

‘radio address since the Casablanca

conference. spoke for 45 minutes on a world-wide hook-up, after Hitler earlier had spoken in 13c!’- lln for 15 minutes.

Mr. Churchill admonished those who “jumped co the conclusion that the war will soon be over" oe- cause of l-he recent warfrorrt de-

ents. and urged Britons "to concentrate more zealously up- on the war effort and lf possible not to take your eve off the ball even for a moment."

Domestic Problems

Ducting much of his adieu l0 domes lc minister first threw cold water on hopes for a quick implementing of Sir William Beverldgc’: social curltv plan-which he did not meratlon by game-but lam sket- ohe a bros ~ur- program for erecting a dfem security structure for Brtons. declaring:-

"You must rank me and my col- leagues as strong tlssns of na- tional comp nsirmnce for all classes. for all purposes from the cradle to the Irave.

Q " y Must 6e He also declared that in this new

Britain, must no and "we cannot have a d of drones in

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Four Priests Ordained llere Yesterday

Impressive Ceremony Held At St. Dun.- stan’s Basilica.

In an ian easlve oerunony - tel-day at 5 Dunstanu Baal ca. Rev. Kenneth C. Maclldillan, Chair- lotteiown, Rev. Lawrence La-ndri- gan, Sturaeon. Rev. Wilfred Pineau, North Rustico and Rev. Francis Boudreau, Magdalene Islan were elevated in the dignity o the Holy Priesthood by His Excellency. Most Rev. J. A. 0'Sul1lvan, Bishop of Charlottetown.

The newly ordained clergy. Rev. Kenneth MacMlllan was assisted by his uncle, Rev. K. C. MecPher- son, Rev. Lawrence mndrlgan was assisted by Rev. F. L. Mullally, Rev. Wilfred Plneau by Rev. J. D. Mac- Neill and Rev. nancls Boudreau by Rev. J. A. Sullivan.

The sermon for the occasion was preached by Rev, Father Edwards C..B.s.R., who preached an inspiring sermon in both English and French.

Friends and relatives of the new- ly ordained clergy occupied reserv- ed seats in the front part of the church and were given the Bless- ing by the newly ordained Priests immediately after the ceremony.

The following ciergy were present at the ordination ceremony, Rev. Dr. Somers, of St. Franck; Xavier, ‘Antlgonlsh; Msgr. J. A. Murphy, D. D., Rector of 8t. Dunstanb Univer- sity, Rev. F. McQuaid. Rev. Phalen McKenns, Rev. Dr. Ellsworth, Rev. George MacDonald, Rev. J. P. O'Hanley. Rev. Louis Dougan was master of ceremonies.

At the close of the ceremony His Ibrcellency, the Bishop congratulat- ed _e newly ordainednclergyrand tlrblrparents.

Rev. Kenneth MacMllian ls to be on the staff of St. Dunstan’s Bas- ilica, Rev. Wilfred Plneau ls to be rassistant at Egmont Bay and Rev. Lawrence Iandrlgan at st. Peter's. Rev. Francis Houdreau ls the first clergyman from the Magdalene Is- lands ordained in Charlottetown in 48 years. He will be assistant at House Harbor. Magdalene Islands. Rev. lihther Boudreau returned by plane to the Magdalene Islands yeeterdav afternoon accompanying his mother, who was present at the ceremony.

At the regular Lenten service at St. Dunstan's Basilica last evening the sermon was preached by Rev. F. L. Cass. Benediction was given by Rev. Kenneth MacMYlan assist- ed by Rev Lawrence Landrisran as deacon and Rev. J A. Sullivan as sub-deacon.

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WASHINGTON, March 2i —(AP) —The City of Flint. an American steamship which was the centre of a sharp controversy in 1939 when it was seized b the Germans, has been torpedoe and sunk in the

Atlantic.

The Navy De rtment told Sat- urdny of the s king of "a smell United States merchant ship" in the mid-Atlantic in late January, and later deviated from its policy to pemrlt disclosure of its name- ginutthls case the famous city of

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Seventeen of the crew 0f d5 was lost.

Ten days after the start of the war, the City of Flint brought into Halifax more than 200 survivors from the iorpedoed liner Athenia first British ship sunk by a Nazi sulanarine in the war.

large British Destroyer Lost

LONDON. March ll-(CP) — The Admiralty announced dbfi °“.‘i.°' flfil,‘ htnlng , e . The circumstances were not dis-

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may be suffered.

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Units Of

Alfred E. Wall

Associated Press Staff Writer AT A NORTHERN BRITIS NAVAL BASE. March 2i ——(APi — Britain's sea-roving King has made a thorough inspection of many im- portant unlt; of the home fleet. watched an impressive demonstra- tion of Britain's naval might. and congratulated hundreds of battle tested officer; and men for their prowess in the world's greatest sea war. Although in full naval flncry’. freshly painted and shining, the shins the Kim; visited are real fighting veterans of actions from the Arctic to Antarctic. Borne were freshly repaired, many showed scars of hatte. and one had paint olnylils guns bllstered from a recent f g t. As if a whirlwind four-day tour of manv ships and one function after another were not enough, this cor- respondent got a big personal thrill at the height of the festivities-I’ was formally presented to the King. h-ankly, I cannot remember pre- cisclv what His Majesty seld be- cause the conversation took place in a narrow, noisy, bulkheaded passage just off the quarterdeck of a pitching destroyer alter a plea- sant lunch.

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“That's Just what f hope.you'll do." the King said, smiling broadly. ‘There was a bit of three-corner- ed Joshlng with the Captain of the Fleet, Capt. E. D. B, McCarth , who lnte ed significantly wit raised ey rows about what the fleet still had in store for Wall. Before I could catch my breath the King had given me another firm hsndclasp, and a warm smile. and was off again down the slanting little quarierdeck into the itch- ing Royal Navy barge lying n the surf and spray alongside. He is

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" By Glenn Babb, Associated rm. War-Analyst The last week of winter has seen Allied fortunes definitely lmjwoved

others. ft has been a week of rising

tension, of tightening world-wide expectancy of great events about to

a seasons have meant lees than lu

any war of the past, lumtanit naturally looks to spring to bring a new turn of its affairs, hopeful or terrible. This year it probably will be both. At any rate It is the first spring of the Second Great War which has found the United Nations holding the over-ail initiative, choosing the main battlefields instead of awaiting with dread the enemy's neat

Hitler's Germany ltlll has tho resources for some terrible blows, Russia may be facing another summer of peril. but the over-all picture is one which justifies Allied confidence.

of the United Nations‘ position dur-

ing the week was achieved in Tunisia. There also were noted the moat convincing signs of big events impending. .. .

’ the their give ground in the Ukraine before

heavy concentrations of German tanks, planes and fresh troops. There were ominous signs of a rising tempo in the battle of the Al-

the war plans of Britain and the

on other ‘fronts depends no ‘ , .

Friday Berlin made one of its characteristic boast, of a U-bost vi - tory over a convoy in the Atlantic, claiming destruction of 32 ships totalling 204,000 tons. Such claims nearly always are widely exaggerated, but there is plenty of non-German evidence that this grim and’ deadly conflict has entered the phase ln which the Allies know that heavy losses

that other phase of the war on sub- dustry and ports, but United States in punishing power in a raid Thurs- of the chief centres of U-bost act-

fn the south and southwest Pacific the war was fought entirely ln the air, with Allied fliers striking at as many as ‘l5 enemy bases in a