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Reuters ‘War Correspondent _ IN GERMANY, Feb. lS— Reuters _The enter defences_of Gocli, Siegfried Line bastion tonight had been breaclied and)heavy fighting was going on as British and Canadian troops closed in from three sides.

The Germans firing blind through fog on previously - registered targets gave the Allied forward positions a heavy pounding with artillery and mortar fire all day.

0n the approaches to Goch British and Canadian

ADIAN ARMY

troops encountered

heavy

Heavy rain fell over the. Rhine-Mass battlefront today, and by afternoon mud conditions were beginning to resemble those of a week ago.

This combined with thick fog and stiffened German resistance slowed down the

Allied southward drive.

Patteurizaticn Df All i ll. S. Milk llrgeti

aiuniasx. Fob, 1a - (or) Legislation requiring the pastcuri- utlon of all milk sold in Nova _ lcotia. and closing of 50mg mm. cries unless “drastic" sanitation changes ivere made. were recom- mended hy the Nova Scctia Public Utilities Board in its first report to the legislature since takinhover control of the dairy industry last

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dispensing nas- lk in l7 other cities and Wruh the province. s0 the com- ' I! Blid it "would not be a very "Ii-iv chance to require all milk be. pasteurized."

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Following Slaying

QCHBEC. Feb. 1B (C?) -— TWPHtY-eight-year-old Paul Henri Dow Was held by police tonight its

_ I liiatcrlal witness for tomorrow's inotcst into the slay of Mrs. Aired Giroux, 5i). Satur ay night.

The woman was found dying in ht: hcnic bycmployees of a store downstairs, v...o were lnvedtigntlng screams coming from the apart- ahnt. Police said that Dery was found in the apartment by the We employees after they had ""184 wiry through u rear win- dow when they found the front door locked.

Mrs. Glroux died in an outbui- ‘m ‘m the Wly to hospital. Ho» pitai attendants said she attempt- f? W speak while en route to hos- Di-al but that they hld been un- able to understand her. She was w: We 0! l Quebec coal dealer

0 was absent at the time, and

Wlice identified Dory as her nephew. POiiCL‘ said they believed Mrs.

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Rassum Captured

ALL! SUPREME HEAD- QUARTERS. Paris. Feb. 1B—(AP) -I“lrst Canadian Army troops, clearing the Cerntarts from niim. erous ooncrme strongpoints, have captured Hassum. three miles west of the enemy stronghold of Goch, headquarters announced today.

As feeling grew that the at Allied storm was getherlnzrein the west. the “ elal the British 2nd army lied been hurled into the battle alongside the 1st Canadian nrmy at the threshold of the vital Ruhr, presaglng an all-out offensive.

Western Units In Battle

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WITH Tim 1ST CANADIAN ARMY IN GERMANY, Feb. i8 - (CP Cable) - Western. Canadian infantry have moved into the bat. tle southeast of Kleve and fought today less tho/n two miles west of the communications centre of Cal-

The Canadians have been fight- inif in this area since Friday but because the Germans were not n- wnre" that the Canadland have moved into the southeastern sector of the front announcement of their presence was withheld temporarily

Soviet General Dies Df Wound

LONDON, Feb. 19 ~-— (Monday) -(OP)-Th.e Moscow radio an- nounced thls ‘ that Gen.

Ivan D. Cherniakhovsky, comman- der of the 3rd White Russian Army, has died Sunday of a wound. Chemiakhovsky was the young- est Soviet Army group commander and one of the nation's outstand- strategists. ree days ago he was the sub- ject of an order ol the day by Pre- mier Stalin for his troops‘ gallan- try in the battle of East Prussia.

_ Vatican Paper Denies

Moscow Broadcast

VATICAN CITY, Peb. l8 —(AP) Osscrvatore Romano. referring to a Mlcscow broadcast saying tin Holy See was dissatisfied with re-

sults oi Crimca conference. declared "ln this case also the news presents a pure and simple

calumny."

The Moscow broadcast said the Vatican was not satisfied because

had not been invited to partici- pate in the conference.

“We are authorised to state that the Holy See never in the least thought to participate in the con- ference," the newspaper said.

It also denied I Moscow broad- t saying the Vatican was instru- mental in the Italian Government's ggcilsxilon to sent-ran ambassador to a .

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Jape Glaini Rockets Sauce ‘Panic’ In ll. S.

IONDON. Feb. 1B - (OP) — T“ ° E“‘°.‘;f£.i‘°°'.i...‘l llflf; an l I y r r ng " o gentrel and western parts of the United! Svtetee caused by 3 lllflliel

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ii“- kindpbf rocket bomb." It sold inceudisriee and hilh cl- plosivee made in Jlplp were re- ported to have ceuled forest and other fires in several ports of the United Slates. “Japanese author: itiu refuse to comment on this. Tokyo added.

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Prairies’ Forming United Front Dn Federal Questions?

BY JAMES McCOOK (Canadian Press Staff Writer) A Prairie bloc forming up to pre-

sent a united front at a Dominion- Provincial conference is being dis- cussed in Western Canada political C

ircles.

While there is no official con- firmation of such -a possibility, developments in ail three Prairie provinces have specula- tion that parties which fou each other in provincial elect oil campaigns would stand together in dealing with the Federal Govern- in

ent.

The speculation received impetus from a statement by Premier E. C. Mannin of Alberta supporting the Saskatc ewan 00.1“. government in its present dispute with the Do- minion Government ovcr the with- holding of a sum due Saskatchewan under the Wartime Tairmgree- mcnt.

The Alberta. Social Credit leader said that the Dominion action re- presented "a breach of contract." which is what Premier T. C. Doug- ins of Saskatchewan has claimed. Federal Finance Minister Ilsley w of some $530,000 after failing to reach an agieement with the C.C.F. govern- ment. on settlement of a $16,488,852 seed grain debt. Mr. Manning dealt only wLh the tax agreement and did not concern himself with the rights or wrongs of the seed grain debt.

Observers said the Prairie Pro- vinces shared other common senti- ments about the Federal author- ity that they would like to air at a Dominion-Provincial conference.

Pope Recovering

VATICAN CITY, Feb. 18—(AP) —The Vatican physician said over the week-end tnat Pope Pius XII should be recovered completely in a few days from his light case of influenza. which is "follow- ing a normal course."

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Yank Troops Land On Fortress Of Coiregidor

MANILA. Feb. 10—(Monday) (AP) — American paratroops and infsntrymen swarmed over Cone- gidcr fortress today. after landing Friday, and a communique an~ nouneed they had captured an im- portant artillery position and were clearing the Japanese from their tunnel entrcnchmente.

The landings on Corregidor open- ed the entrance of Manila Bay to United States warships.

(The American broadcasting sta- tion in Europe. quotinl l lite d-l-

etch from Luzon, said United gtates 7th Fleet unite already had steamed into Manila Bay “without incident?)

Americans in bloody Me ll cap- tured the Philiippine Gene a1 H0)!- pltal and free 000 llfltlflfli-l- l" ternees and civilians. The li pltal was a prime enemy stroril point, with big gtlnl mounted in its

r loo s. “Find; the patients liberated were 10o Americlns-

Rand Matheson Loaned To Coal Commission

PREDEiRICTUN. Peb. ie - roe). -Rand H. Matheeon, Monctori, transportation Transportation Comm Maritime Board of ‘Trade. has been loaned tn the Commie! n on

q res into reistinc to the mark tributlcn of coli-

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Local’ Family llarrowly Escape Death From Fumes

The war in Europe seems all set

Dam w” robbed o; fly, “c- Massive Russian armies are in st

time in Charlottetown in the early hours of Saturday morning by a matter of minutes when Mr. and Mrs. Chester Brehtaut. 58 Edward Street, and three of their children were overcome by the fumes from a base burner whose dampers had, apparently. been closed more tightly than usual.

Windsor, a boy of l5 years. woke about 2 30 Saturday morning and started for the bathroom. He col- lapsed before reaching the bath- room arid his sister, Marguerite, who is a. teacher at Prince Street School. hearing the fail, wcnit out to see ivhat was wrong and col- lapsed also. _

In quick succession the other members of the family. Mr. and Mrs. Brehaut and the younger boy. Keith, were overpowered as they endeavoured to go the rescue of those ivho had already suc- cumbed. Mr. Brehaut however, had strength enough to get down stairs where hc collapsed outside his front door but recovered quick- lv enouilh to izet. sufficient ven- t-llntlon in the iiousc to remove the fumes and to pull his wife. sons, and daughter to safer positions.

Medical nid was sought but not obtained at that early hour. How- ever, within a few hours all main- bers ot the family had recovered

Rhine in the west.

hopes of warding off immediate co to clamp down. Had the Red Army zed r

mans. Almost e nrgunl

for months, That time-pattern

pest that only further the war from the Vistula. thaws should have little effect on

gained access lo the vast, ' ‘

and town of consequence. They are military “super-roads" intended to fence and invincible on the offence.

actions are beyond enemy reach and virtual lmpotency, inadequate even

though Mrs. Brehaut was. pos- sibly. the more seriously affected llliifflllelllfl- of the family. -

beyond the Rhine cut of the Saar

Retired Dntaric Judge Passes

irony of the situation for the foe. A to an invading foe. .

Banning Sugar Allowance Tc Be Unchanged

TORONTO, Feb. 1B —— (OP) — A member cf the Supreme Court of Ciitario for 3i) years. Mr. Justice William Rcnick Ridden, dad at his "lyiomeneirrlynpday. He was 92 and was predeceased by his Wife last Monday.

Born in Nortiiuxnberlarid County, Ontario, Aprl 6, 1852 Mi‘. Justice Ridclell Wes educated at Cobolirg Collegiate Institute and Victoria. University, Toronto. He was gold medallist at (Jcgoods Hail from where he graduated in i896.

M-r. Justice Riddell was holder of '11 honorary doctora-ies and was senior honorary member of the American Bar Association. I-le also was honorary msmbu‘ oi 73 sta-tc bar ivsoclntioiis, a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and cf the botanical society of Edinburgh.

Though his pzrsitdoii as Justice of appeal in the Ontario Supreme Court took much of his time. he was working on an sbridgemcnt of Canadian law decisions, 4'1 volumes of which have already been pub-

But Canadians To Lose Two Pounds Of Regular Ration In Year.

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OTTAWA, Feb. 1B - (CP) —The Prices Board announced today the canning sugar allowance for Can- adians this year will be the same as in ism-no pounds per person. but that because of the world sugar situation the regular sugar ration to each coupon book holder will be reduced two pounds a year.

This will be done by making two

llshcd. _ sugar coupons valid on the third His one reel for long i..fe was Thursday of each month instead of "work." On hs 62nd birthday he every four Weeks as formerly. The

said: “I celebrate my birthday doing as inuch worlr as I can. lllli-Iliii that is the best way one can keep alive.”

He made notable contribuiions to the literature of Canada, devoted chiefly to constitutional and his- torical subjects,

present ratlon is half a pound per Person per week.

The Board said the purchase of canning sugar will be simplified by the use of extra preserves cou- pons instead of the separate can- ning sugar coupons used last year. Under thh arrangement there will be only two types of coupons for the purchase of sugar~the regular sugar coupons good for one pound of sugar and the preserves coupon good for half a pound of sugar or the alternative value in preserves. Twenty extra preserves coupons will be used tn enable the house- wife to purchase ‘iicr canning sugar allowance of l0 pounds. ‘Two of these extra coupons will become vlliid March 15 to rovide for ear- lll Preserving. eish more will be valid May l7 and the other 10 will be good for the purchase of cari- nln sugar on and after July l9.

,___..______ Dassinc Ruins To Be Left As War Shrine e coupons can be used to buy preserves instead of canning sugar

XIODAE, Feb. 1B -— (AP) — Two- thuas of the ruin-s oi Cassino, l‘ t “Mums "uh"- Itelyb most devastated town, will be left lilltlbliflil “ as a she-tinted shrine of iihe Second Great Wu‘, it

announced yesterday.

Col. LA. Jenny. director of an Allied subeommisslon on pubrc works and utilities, said the only work that will be done in two- thims of the town will be clearing away of mints along -olf paths throu h the mounds of debris.

The rsma der of Caseino will be iicgiilt into e. mcdel housing pro-

Veteran Lawye; Dies At Victoria

VICTORIA, Feb. 18 - (OP) — Stuart Henderson, 81, noted cri- minal lawyer. died in hospital here

'_, an illness of One of the oldest prec- in Canada.

Saturday nine days. he

and railroads which make a communlca ‘

hard-surfaced roads available. to move in any direction.

T0113") Reports Yanks Land 0n Iwo Ji Canadians in Outer

efences CF Goch

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By KLRKE L. SIMPSON Associated Press War Analyst

for climactic happenings. riklng distance of the upper reaches

of the Elbe River in cast central Germany as well as Berlin, and expand- ing Allied tentacles are fastened securely on a fill-mile span of the lower

Less than six weeks away lie the seasonal thaws on which enemy

mplete military disaster have been

based ever since the laws of the Russian-Allied winter offensive began

juggernaut been brought to a stand

in Poland or eastern Silesia until the spring floods broke loose and the simultaneous Allied advance to the Rhine been balked behind the Roer and the Mans, a brief breathing space might have been won by the Ger-

e could have been prolonged

until another winter set in. nu the desperate and futile Nazi gamble that carved the now-vanished Belgian bulge into Allied lines in Dec- ember at terrible cost to the attackers.

It was evident, too, in‘ the equally futile Nazi effort to relieve Bud:- eakened l‘ the very moment Moscow was waiting to launch its major operation of

defence lines in Poland at

As the war map stood this wreck-end in the east, however, spring

Russian campaigning. Huge Red

Armies are deployed within Germany itself, along or beyond the Oder all the way from the Sudeten mountains to Baltic Estuaries. They have locking network of "

highways wheel-hub of every elty using effectively the system of Nazi make Gcnriany lnvnlnereble in de-

The problem of maintaining supply lines across the Polish plains when they become water-logged in early spring still confronts the Rus- sians; but they will have to deal only with nature. Their rear communic-

the Luftwaffe hus been reduced to for effective observation of enemy

Once the western Allies reach and cross the Rhine in strength, much the same situation would present itself. Whether in the Ruhr area or

Basin, Eisenhower's troops will find That is the road plan geared strictly to military

considerations, as ls the Nazi network, can be just as useful in reverse

News Briefs

HALIFAX. Feb. 18—-(CPl —Af- ler a year fighting and pa- trolling with the British Home Fleet in the English Channel and in the chill northern seal. the crew of H.M.C.S. Algonquin is in Canada on leave. waiting impa- tiently for a crack at the Japanese fleet in the Pacific.

UITAWA. Feb. 18 — (CF) Canada's Civil Defence Committee was not. disbanded for reasons of economy, but simply because the danger cf enemy attack on Can- adn now was considered slight a Committee official said today in an interview.

OTTAWA. Feb. 18 — (C?) - Polltlcal observers who have been waiting with varying degrees of patience for nearly two weeks for a Government announcement re- lating to a session of Parliament and a general election are prac- tically certain they will get it. this week.

LONDON, Feb. 18 (GP) Universal adoption of a 40-hour work-week. housing DWSYBmF. government rest homes for work- ers. and two weeks‘ vacations ‘Were urged in resolutions at the close of the World Trade Union conference here Saturday.

LONDON. l-‘eb. 18 -— (AP) '- Swlft Mosquito bombers of the R.A.F. smashed at Mannheim lflli Berlin as the unprecedented Ai- lied aerial offensive on Germany rolled Into its sixth day. Just before dusk. other R-AJ‘; bombers blasted Wesel. the main German communications centre on the 1st Canadian Army front, witih 1.200 tons of bombs.

ROME. Feb. 18 -— (AP)—Uniteci States heavy bombers hit com: munlcations at the Austrian city o Llnz today as other British nnd American planes ranged over north- crn Italy in a stepped-up air ot- fensive aimed at hampering Bu? German effort to withdraw from the Italian front. Lt-Gen. iifnrk Clark. Allied commander in Italy. said on Saturday that such a withdrawal was "increasingly like-

Pravila Assails II. S. llouse Member

MOSCOW Feb. 18- (AP)

(RUE-Wile) for his criticism

the Yalta declaration on Poland.

The semi-official newspaper also attacked former Premier Stanislas Miltolajczyk of the London Pclltsg 1.1

‘Zovernment. who iced Star hinted mi ht participate in a re- "rgenised lrsaw regime.

Pravda spoke out on the evc of ' ihcl

negotiations her-e in iwereew Government.

TEVlSE

Pravda today assailed United State;

representative Alvin E. Oufnnsktl t)

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Claim lieavy Figiting is in Prcigess

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. l8 - (AP) — Tile Japanese Ilium-i Agency said iii a broadcast il(‘.'.ll‘il here tonight Amuririin klhslllil’. forces imadci] 1w!) liiuu iii lilo

i A: ZIVST Anny ennui " I IIl‘..-\DQI_:.-‘\R'I‘ERS, I-‘gly, 1§_ l‘ ‘(Pi-Neill hlarsiial Mont- homer)’ forlay tuld his men ui’ l ‘he 1st l" ndian and British ‘ fail Armin. ‘we now have come u) lite last and final l we mint. and will go in for knockout blow."

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Lilzeiiiiig llie present ociion on ti" nortlic-rii part of tlic Western on ~ Where Gen. Crerai-‘s tinny

1 into the outer ci:fci: .-. G .l Hiltl ivns tliriisiiiig close 5-

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l it) Cilcnr, both key Siegfried ha {inns-in a basing match, the 111st Army (lrcup commander said in a pcrsoiiai , ..

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iiiaizs began this nil-

_ _ . , . '1 .:i iii(‘\’ at Volcano Islands, ‘b0 miles can h . “n21; m u", . of Tokyo, at ll a.m. today (Toxyo hi, n.0,“ Se‘. .1. time) and "heavy fighting" Wils‘ 1 w‘, “mp mm “