Iaammtbeerebel aad egg“ theta paramedic ,1“ lfee-ahlGasrliamIeuadedmI. casdemtewaGsssulemTweCeals. Dy CHARWFTETOWN. CANADA. FRIDAY. JANUARY 19, 194s Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew BRITISH 2ND ARMY CONTINUES ADVANCE B)’ AUSTIN BEALMEAR PARIS, Jan. 1B —(AP)—The British 2nd Army slug- ged ahead 2 1-2 miles today on the third day of an offensive that overraa four towns and wrested the initiative from the enemy en a ZS-miie front preaches to the Rhine. Bstteriug through the Holland appendix north of Aachen. Lie-Gen. Dempseys forces fought into a village B 1-2 atiles south of Roermond, key to the German de- fences at tho apex of the Mass-Roar River triangle. Farther south in a newpenetration of Germany Brit- ish troops in an advance of more than a mile were nearing a town three miles inside Germany. iiorell Soldier RoneyA Wounded Veteran At i9 With crutches in his hands. the result of three severe wounds in his right leg, sustained while in action in Holland, Pte. Sylvester in Charlottetown home in the sta- ittee. The son of Mr. and Mrs. Herb Trainor. Pte. ‘Prainor enlisted in the Artillery in 1943 and trans- rely to hold his shrunken posi- ferred to the infantry, Black tion in Belgium. Watch ttslicn. He went over- With some infantry wearing seas in he spring oi last year. white camouflage suits, hey After spending 2B days at home. fou ht. into Diekirch. 1'1 miles Pte. Trainor will go to Halifax for nor beast of Luxembour City. and medical treatment. He is l9 Beotendorf, three mies east, Mink Fur Prices; lip liver Last January MONTREAL. Jen. is - (cm- Prices for wild mink and ranch mink at today's sales at the Can- adian Auction Bales, .. warehouse were higher than those sf a year ago. All the wild mink were sold at an advance of 40 per cent, while ranch mink was 90 per cent with final large sises up l0 per cent and others ive per cent. Low grades were all sold at unchanged ‘fléisurcisiil Qptimisiic View °"£_!_..<=_2.'s._.__ OF war B! JANE! P. KING Associated Press Staff Writer DONDON. Jan. iB-In a fightln speech, Prime Minister Churchl‘ asserted today that he and Mar- shal Stalin had reached an agree- ment on dealings with the Balk- w_.m_vseyeet_ultun.__we_ra_li= Coming Events "loading dressd hog Prid . McGuigan and Biiyle. . 1472i "Car of Screened due to grive January find. Jen- . Vernon. B-2i. B “gag u. t... dill‘. ‘ti; “"‘ "' Mimi”... market lsuo Cold Storage Ltd. 11-17-14. - "Unloading car bran shorts end wheat, Thursday and Friday. N. Aubrey Cutcllffe. -lB-3l 0:190? i-ifiirilynamletsrinnglrtlnm l , I so. Under w. r. ' i-iv-si “loading . h t Predericto rm.ia"si"..*..°i"..r'" In “n noon. D. Leslie MacDoweli. l-ll-Of. OI for Davis i if ' "rhursd nrfei-‘riidixeith xii! Kianon, Mon . - Kensie, Cardigan. Me l-li-Pki-Bst-tf. "Owing ‘to unforseen conditions Annual Meeting of Crapaud tflet Scarlet Chapter t- lined B0 Psbruary 10th. l- 9-11. 0N0 ___ M. ban . hgoiiannoon u. .i.8'°l?°“¢ "£2". ...l"l‘"<l“ Green. ' ' ' I i-il-ai‘. eqmdjn‘ x m lsnuarryf ianfilrzrdr { Ilrd. John a. secs. 1-19-1- IDA m“ uotlou C v it»? l Tuesds in Western Germanyb ap- Trl‘: ifs-to th tmetviln men e moan at e, but the British attack‘ appngagied to be gathering momentum and was pressingothe enemy back to- ward the er, most formidable of German water hazards short of the Rhine in this northern sec- tor of the Western Front. German defences in the Arden- nes wedge stiffened four miles north of 5t, Vith. but the United States 8rd Army began a new as- sault against the southern flank by send ng elements of two divis- ions across the Sure River northern Luxembourg northeast of the Duch ‘s Ca ital. The er can _niantry swarm- ed across the sure by assault boats and ontocn bridges on a seven-mile ront and advanced two miles into the mountainous defences on which the enemy must while other forces seized strategic heights beyond. Between the southern Luxem- bou border and the Saar Basin. the Army was rushin a Ger- man pocket ‘ off s counter-attack, while far to the southeast along the Rhine the enemy began building up his menacing rldgehead north o Strasbourg. British forces in Holland slog- ed across a slush-covered battle- ield almost to the outskirts of the village of Bchilberg. 6 1-2 miles south of Roermond and ‘l 1-2 miles west of the Roer. The drive appeared designed to clear the enemy from all ositions west o! the Roer and bring the Allied assault lines up solidly to the stream on the north flank of the United States 9th Army. which already ls on the river. said President Roosevelt had been keat "constantly informed." hile insisting. this agreement was not intended to divide Europe into slxieres of influence after the war. Mr. Churchill told the House of Commons that Britain would ureue a wartime policy of inter- ss he held office "under the Crown.” Thus he challenged the l-lousc to another vote of confidence if it disapproved. In rapid-fire order Mr. Giurchill told the House: Britain will stay in Greece until impartial elections can be held. The left wins E.A.M.-E.L.A.S. fac- tions against which British sold- icrs have been fighting are "even dirtier than the Germans" and must be considered ‘rrotslwlte- Communists-a rue many heard u Mr. Church ll's abaclution for Moscow in the Greek troubles. ILL. A.8. forces already have butchered up to 1500 fellow Greeks, "mostly with knives or axes." Britain has no intention of let- lii“ piiift. “inf-ii? rtmliai“ e s - slavls. l-fe will be bio under by "the march af events" unless he agrees. Marshal Tito must be etimsidcrad ‘the undisputed master o Yugo av a. Italy will be freed of Germans in s few mon or sooner- will withdrew or Italy ls a our: ‘sac "crib: s: need I! "I glgns whic eouir 1 312st country.“ “m” it had Britain " YoUIWIIrrIOrE ' ' hailed- fallen a, plsY a lsalilhi wt i" terrsusln gva seat f-Updnlibiiltiel eastern “We llltl W! 7Q divisions under m production services; D. Donald, Glcnflnnan. president, of‘ c s at Nennlg and ham- "w erence in Middle Europe so long h ‘deaf particullf-‘l’ _ln the a lid costs M prams: ' Street Transport Strike In 3 B. C. Cltlee le Ended VANCOUVER, Jan. 1B -- (C?) -'I'he street car and bus opera- tors strike in Vancouver. Victoria and New Westminster. B.C., ended tonight when Street Railwaymerrs Union (AFL) membership voted overwhelmingly to accept a. settle- ment proposal and return to work, Island Will Be Well Represented At Poultry Meeting Prince Edward Island will be well represented at the first meet- ing of the Maritime Poultry Coun- cll to be held at Moncton, January 29-31. at which the future of the twelve million dollar Maritime poultry industry will be discussed. AmOng those attending from this Province will be Messrs. I". G. Ward, provincial supervisor of poultry marketing services and A. Mac- the 9.51.1. Poultry Industry; Heb- er McPhail, New Haven, Vice re- sident; Leonard MacDonald. Clar- lottetown; Frank Tinney, Domin- ion Experimental Farm: J.D. Jen- kins, Charlottetown; W. R. Shaw. Deputy Minister oi Agriculture, and Dr. Bishop. Provincial Depart- ment of Agriculture. The Council will attempt to an- ticipate many the problems which will confront the Maritime poultry industry during i945 and 1 . One of the important topics of the meetings will be the consider- ation of a campaign to improve the quality _oi poultry ‘p; and lower the‘ cost‘ of produc- on. ‘Ilhe Council has been formed to co- “ ate the efforts of the three Maritime poultry industry groups: the Nova scotia Poultry Council, thg Poultry Industry Committee of New Brunswick. and the Poultry Industry Committee of Prince Ed- ward Island. Provisional officers of the Coun- cil are Messrs. Walter R. Pearce. Sheffield Mills Station.N~$-. chair- man; GeorgeJohnson, Fredericton. N.B., vice chairman. and Donal McDonald, Glenflnnan, P.B.I., sec- rotary. Special speakers scheduled ‘t0 address the meetings are the l-lon. A, c. Taylor. New Brunswick Min- ister oi Agriculture. and W. A. Brown. Ottawa, Chief. Dominion Department of Agricultures Egg and Poultry Marketing and Pro- duction Services. Captains Cf Three Destroyers Ronored OTTAWA, Jan. l8 — (OP) - Csptaina of three Canadian des- troyers. the Ottawa. Kootenuy and Chaudiere. have been honored for “services in destroying an enemy submarine" and a fourth officer has been decorated for "action in the Channel in July. I944." Mvnl cunced today. h Vi to i c tsi r ggczive; or iii: t? tn? Distinguished Beri Cross; Lt-Cmdr. W H. wiiiagii of Calsary. congenial L?! Kooten e . .0.- Osndr. 3h». Nixon of Victoria, Cav- tain of Chaudiere mentioned dis patches for services in ihe action a- gainst the submarine. ther officers and seven ra- been mentioned in s- the submarine wiltin- s have received the rvioe M recel in th Oh el. "hiwmnansié lliggdonald an- nounced Oct. l'l lsat that the troyera Ottawa and Kootenw. the British Corvette Btatice. scor- ed a kill ainst a German U-bout ish Channel in July li- ‘Qt-trie vio ant death chs-rse s tack t which brought tell-tale debris to the surface. 4 Baroness Fined For Shoplifting IDNDON Jan. ll -— (OP) — roneas Pumivsil. u. was fin- ed so pounds and coats Qt g1 pounds by a West Landon magistrate today on two charlie of shoplifting. ‘rh Baroness would go is‘?! mm ‘r M medical q treetmen. g g “meted taking a fur coat, “n- d was later all Italy also might be impending. begun so suspiciously. the west. wise delayed. nor even less averted. them." he added. restore fluidity even in winter time DOW pa [- - Ins-Her Own Interest in the trial of Florence Elizabeth McNeil], charged with murder of her husband. William (Ryan) McNeill on Nov. 14 lust, was focused yesterday on the evi- dence by the accused, who took the stand in Ler own defense and cross-examined by A‘- torney General P. A. Large. The case, which is being heard in the Supreme Court before Chief Justice Thane A. Campbell. is ex- pected to go to the jury today. All that remains to be heard are the addresses of iLie opposing counsel and the Court's charge to the jur- ors. Yesterday four witnesses were heard for the Crown. The accus- ed, who was the only witness for the defense. concluded her testi- mony at 5 o'clock. Police 5811- Lawrence Mclnnis. the Crowns first witness yester- day, testified t0 having visited 27 King Street on Nov. l7 in comp- any witti Constable Duncan Mac- Phafl at 8.55 pm. Went in rc- lsxonse to police radio call. Mrs. cNeill and daughter were stand- ing in front room. The face of accused was flushed. Asked her what trouble was. Accused said there was no trouble. witness said he insisted on getting information. Accused put her hands to her face. Witness said he told he!‘ “SM would have to tell us what was going on.” Mr. R. R. Bell. counsel for the accused. objected to Attorney Gen- eral Large asking witness to state what reply accused made to his assertion. Mr. Bell maintained the reply under such circumstances the onus was on the Crown to sat- isfy the Court. the alleged confes- sion was made voluntarily. The jury left the court-room whitey the qulesticn was“ being argu- ed oppos ng couns . After consideration. Ills lordship ruled that "considering all the cir- cumstances, the question by the policeman does not appear to be one which would hold out to ac- cused an inducement to make l false or accurate statement. The lice sergeant merely told accused mat in view of the fact that he had received s. summons to her house on serious information. he must further investigate the case and obtain nformation as to what had occurred. I may express the caution that when a police officer has reason to think a person may be taken into custody. that he be v i in uestions. ,' v so ..-' Qi-‘isafiiuitlis firs’? '°_ i-u-M . (Cositinued on one 6. 00 11??“ 1 h dkerehiefs. four {Zfi 2P3‘; "income casmet |_War “Situation Last Night i would not be voluntary and that lvr said he went in the Chief's office. e Iy KIRK! L. SIMPSON, Asoelated Press War Analyst The mighty Russian steam-roller attack across the Polish plains rolled on unchecked for the fifth day overshadowing even Prime Min. later Churchill's intimation to Parliament that s German retreat from There was no other suggestion cl.‘ that and Mr. Churchill did not elaborate on ft. But the German army flight from Poland was in full swing. and Berlin hinted at an escape evacuation of the Carpathian- Slovakfan bulge to the south. Above the Vlstula northwest of Warsaw Red columns were striking heavily toward Dansfg in an effort to isolate all East Prussia and its enemy garrison. Mr. Churchill's intimation that a "arusan flight from Italy into the Alps was to be expected soon probably was based on Allied estimate-a of German forces available to meet the synchronised Allied pressure In the west and the Russian break-through in Poland. Mr. Churchill not- ed that Allied troops in Italy were pinning down some 2'1 topnotch Ger- . . d|_. . . . . , . a_ 110W. The Prime Minister also said that there would be no surcease for Germany on any front now that the Russian main winter attack had All encircling bottle lines would "flarne” with action continuously. he added, bluntly denying that the frustrated Ger- man counter-attack In Belgium, whatever its coat in American and British casualties. had materially delayed the Allied winter offensive in In that “violent and costly sortie." he said, the foe had expended “forces they cannot replace against an enemy which has more than re- placed every loss that he has sustained." The "er-man offensive "in no the doom that is closing in upon There was evidence that the line-straightening British 2nd Army attack between the Mass and the Boer south of Bocrmoud is a move preliminary to resumption of a fall scale Allied offensive in the north. Mr. Churchill's disclosure that only a corps of British troops were em- ployed ln the Belgian bulge battle is highly significant. It means that Field Marshal Montgomery's British and Canadian armies north of the‘: junction with American lines on the Rocr are intact and ready for of- fensive action when other conditions permit. Unquestionably the most vulnerable and critical sector of the whole west front for the foe still is the Arnhem corner on the Neder Rhine. It is there on the British-Canadian front that an Allied break-through in any depth could turn the whole German west wall Siegfried Line, and in the battle in the west. And it may be for just that that the Allied High Command in the west is jilccused Takes Stand Defense “In Trial For Mitrdyer “With some hesitation. I find the question in this case was not such as to destroy the voluntary nature of the answering statement. I will, therefore. allow the state- ment in evidence." Taken To Station Continuing ilpon return of the Jury. 5st. McInnls said accused wmt out to the kitchen. There, f-"he told witness she and her hus- band lmd had a quarrel and that she had thrown a knife at her husband and had hurt him. wit- ness said a call came for him a- bout that time and he went to the “Ont door uherc he was told Wil- liam McNeill was dead. He then went back in the house and told Mrs.‘ McNeill io go with him to the hospital. Witness also asked the daughter, Mrs. York Gallant. to accompany them. "After leav- ing the house. I informed her we were not going to the hospital but to the Police Station. that her husband was dead." Witness said he asked the ac- cused what had hep ned and that she had answerc , “Ch, -ny bud temper again.” After leaving the accused and her daughter at the Police Station with Cat. MacLeod. witness called up the Charlottetown Hospital and phoned the Chief of Police. Wit- ness and Cat. lvlscPhail then went back to 2'1 King Street where. in a drawer of a lichen cabinet, he secured two knives and returned to Police Station. When the Chief came in. he took the accused and her daughter into his ofllce. Cst. sown also want in. Witness opened the parcel containing the knives. and asked the accused if reply. sh two knives and she identified the dark-handled one as the knife she had thrown at her husband. fned by Bell, witness said he had received sev- ersl oella to 11 Kins Street by the accused who hsd on several occasions complained of iii treat- ment by her husband. Witness the deceased once 0n iut of the accused. At the Pollie Ration she WM "Bflllfil "It loud and in a worried ate . Had beldeceesed under the indu- seen t mo! uor. . evi once of Consfibl Mao- GIVES sinuses: nszsunsy Air in... Plea-I Rood n. Berlini liliill... a mm ilTiic some flat, Polish plains that made invasion of Poland so easy for Hitler's mechanized hordes in i939 now stand as a threat to y Berlin. Map above also shows how all transportation rou = "vetgc 6h "ihc German capital. " "' ‘*"~>'“*‘~ r who What men long for is not a God God whose reality is fel ‘MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN must be argued about but a PAGES Mall. ".90; other Provinces b U.B.A. $6.00. Subscription Delivered. 95.00. "i xcm - us‘: PR m!" Marisnbuvgf Lernza. Qctrclckui 5 COH- 4T1" Bracken Confers With Churchill LONDON. Jan. l9-—(CP Cablcl —John Bracken, national leader oi the Canadian Progressive Con- servative Party, conferred tonight with Prime Minister Churchill ht 10 Downing St. immediately after the Prime Minister returned from the House of Commons. Mr. Bracken talked with the Prime Minister for more than an hour and is understood lo have got a first-hand picture of ihc war situation. lnternatiofnal At A Clance (By The Canadian Press) EASTERN FRONIW-Berlin says Soviet armies reach German-Polish border: Lodz and Krakow endang- ered by multiple Russian blows; 59.000 prisoners taken In Budapest. WESTERN Army gains in Boer-Mass triangle; U. S. 3rd Arlny crosses Sure River for gains in Luxembourg‘. German pressure Increases against 7th Army north of Strasbourg. AERIAL-Allied I n repo ted over Silesia Thursciai u r Y night after POLITICAL-Churchill tells Bri- tish Parliament ny. Japan should surrender unconditionally "to avoid suffering and agony that lie before them." PHILIPPINES -—,.Iapanese resist- ance stfflens on Luzon; U.S. plan- es using Llngayen airfield. BURMA-British patrols thrust to outskirts of Mandalay as Japa- nese dig in on new defence line. lleavy Snow Troubles llailwsysien in ll. B. LSONUIDN. N.B.. Jan. lB-(CP) —H9"Y snowstorms in the Atlan- tic Region of the Canadian Nati- onal Railways is causing operatinll officials many worries. The precl- pitation is particularly heavy north of Moncton over the Campbciiton Division and along the N.T.R. line which (Nib! diagonally across New Brunswic Power badly needed for move- ment of freight and pnssengir traffic has been pressed into srv- viea pulling snowplow trains. far n0 tfcup has been experirnc; INN the drifting snow. mo are running behind soiled _ cases becauar- of rleizrs lnm Milled y snow and cold. FRONT-British 2nd i U. S. daylight blow at Kalserlau- em. . S» i fl i announced to; Canada Accepts interim Civil Aviation Plan OTTAWA. Jail. l8 — lCPi Cilliudfl. Which is to provide a home for the projected interim International Civil Aviation Or- ganization. today became the firs: country to accept thc agreement providing for its establishment. Announcement of this action was made by Prime Minister Muc- kenzie King as civil aviation oi- flcials prepared to attend a meet- ing with United States officials in New York next week at which ex- isting arrangements for air routes between the two countries will be reviewed. The interim agreement was signed at Chicago at the close cf the international civil aviation conference by representatives of 3'1 countries. Before the signs- tures become effective, however, the government concerned must notify the United States that they accept it. When 26 countries have done so the organization comes into being. Federation 0f i Agriculture Meets» At Regina REGINA. Jan. i8 -— ICPJ —-l~"cd- oral Agriculture Minister Gardiner said in addressing the Canad n Federation oi Agriculture meeting today that Canada has too much wheat for her own good and that there should be a reduction m acreage from 2.000.000 to 3.000.000 composed with i944 _ The Minister said he questioned whether Canada has ioo much wheat when the good of the world was taken into account. but there was an urgent need of feed grains. oil-bearing crops such as flamed and sdctied acreage of sweet clovei or urc. 1n‘)? review of agricultural Doll- clea the Minister said:- The United Kingdom has asked Canada to provide ut least 600.000- 000 pounds of bacon in i945 under the contract which cxtendslilpec. WlContinued finqg-"ilieiifigolfill l; Canadian Commandos Reported in Raid ALLIED "*- QUARTERS Pd - 'l‘\vo ctlluln. illfak. . 1F) Nazis Acimii: Soviets 250 Mi. From Berlin . Jan. is — (C?) ._ ‘ihe Germans admitted tonight t?“ tuhc Russian winter offeri- l "- QWRNBI across Poland like an ocean of flames-had reached ihc border of Germany and that their chief hope of stop. lllllll -l “'85 simply for ihc tiriu l0 Bllcnd itself. German fronliine. correspondents reported Marshal lvan Koncvs vanguard; hail reached the German frontier of Lppcr Silesia and that ihe Voila, sturm — “men over 50 and youths of 16-17 were helping ihc regular German Army to try lu stem the tide. Those admissions on BerL-a broadcasts came at the close of .'- liother day‘ of unrelleved Gcrnlar. gloom irrwhiclr the but the Ger. man _mllilarv commentators cl-nld promise lilf‘ lionlc folk was that lilr Russians sometime would lr..\| L0 mull lu rcgroil!) ."'l'licn Gcrmiln counter-measures will be able 1o show their full ciiect.“ the Berlin radio said. 250 Miles From Berlin During the night the GCflIlLlil. radio reported that ihc Red Aruiy had reached the Silesian border 25C miles southeast of Berlin. Th: gains represented a sill-mile ac;- vance from fallen Warsaw, and ihc capture of 500 towns and vil- logos. Filo Russians. estimated at " s _ '. Polands second city 70 miles southwest of captured War- S-iu‘. and Berlin said other Ron troops had broken into tlic subur- ban streets of Krakow. bastion ill lthcl southwcstem corner of Pu- anc. Northeast lLS; ilas Cold Wave NEW YORK. Jan. l8 -— (AP) — Clear. cold vwentlicr. with temper- uturcs dropping below zero in pfllllliVillilliil. northern New York and ainc. enveloped ihc nuriP- eastern Uniierl States today whila an area oi hllzher temperatures n1 ihc mldwest moved slowly cast swz- ‘ Icsting slightly warmer days for the chilled north Atlantic State‘. fur. Reformer. _ HWBABLY Y-Xu-NMS '\§.{’$ PNNT rfar. down METECYROLOGICAL urrlcr-z. TORONTO, Jan. l8 — Minimum and maximum temperatures: ‘villi- couvcr 4i. 4-8: Edmonton ll. i4. Fic- ina l7 24: Winipcg 24. 27. Toron- 50 z, 2o’; Moncton 14. w: jiallfv o-_ 3g; Chagattotulxns 2i 2c 5T LAWRENCE: Frost ER wig? fair and moderately wilt:- KE St JOHN: Fair and w <- BAY CHALEIIR AIQU SHORE: SiilOllg winds; somewhat colder. or flnrries WEST: Fresh is strong winds: plrtly Child?’ “m cold with scattered snowflurrles.“ MARITIME aasr: Siren! "inf" mostly cloudy and somewhat "e10 r with light snowfalls or flu ee- GULF. NORTH partly Cloud)’. light snowfall MARITIME l-ligh tide this ‘liiornoon at 3.59 and tonight tiiisaifitcrnoon at 5.49 anamrl-isgm tomorrow moming =19 a” 2o "First quarter moon January 1.4a P. M. _ summerslde tide eighteen minu _ tcs inter than Charlottetown. DAILY All! SI-IRVIQE Charlottetown -- Summers"... — . ltloncton Leave Charlottetown 7 B M- ll.'l0 lain: 5.15 r..\. __ _ P M Arrives (‘harlntirtouin i. 4o v 5.45 RM. 7.30 RM. ‘ ‘ SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown ILZC A-M- = P M. ‘nlirsilvc (lharlotleiown 2 l'- M 18v] 5.1..‘- I' 3i- (‘llARl.()'l'TI-IT( NEW (HAS lllliiiy uncut Sands." l.- (I; rloticiotvn i l‘ -.-\.rricv‘e‘ot‘lla“rlloftctown 5.20 PM. CE uuz OCEAN 0F FLAMES