MAXIMS 0F. A MERE MAN asters. Our trivial acts reveal our char- Ei- gM-ning Guardian. Founded 138.1 clurlottetown Guardian. Two Cents. ALLIES hERLlN REPORTS IRED OFFENSIVE By II. II. IIERCIIER. "London, rm. 21—(CP)—'l‘he Germans reported today that the lcd Army. alter nearly two weeks of intense preparation. had launched | powerful flensive along a iii-mile front southwest of Budapest aimed st stranglfi fie long besieged Hungarian capital and breaking open the mot direct Invasion highway to Vienna. Soviet lhock troops broke through German lines at several uniden- i 1111111 points. Berlin admitted. _-_______ BULLETIN WASHINGTON, Dee. 21 —-(A P) — Russia has assured the Al- ps, ma; n, powerful Red Army winter offensive is coming up. When it comes, informed sour- ces snid tonight, it will disclose a new alignment of Red Army games, r rheaded toward the heart of GGIIIIBJIY- liiir Transport» ‘And lirew tlf 8 1|.lSl8iI Missing (By The Canadian Press) OTTAWA. Dec. ZI-Hiliulllliif- lers announced tonight that 11n it. L‘ A F. transport and its ercw tight Canadians is missing and presumed lost on a flight from Ahica. to nearby Rockcllfle air- porl. The home basc of the aircraft was the R.C.A.I~‘. station at Rock- tllife,sald the brief announcement. lt did not elaborate. Members oi the crew were:- Fit. Lt M. B. Hillcont. pilot,'O‘- Wa. ' Flt. Lt. L. B. Labrlsh. navlgu- tor. Regina. Flt. Lt. A. J. Ruttledge, co-plloi, Simone, Ont. F0. C. A. Dickson, wireless op- erator air gunner. Edmonton. Cpl. R. E. Bruce, crewman. Vi:- toria. B. C. Flt. Lt. W. S. Pullar. passenger- pilot. Della. Mill- Flt. Lt. D.H. Sharpe, passeng- er-novlgntor. Montreal. Flt. L W.L. Wilson, adminis- trative officer. Chutham, Ont. ncsronc CRYSTAL-PALACE DONDON-Crystal Palace. 1111155- domcd auditorium in south Inn- tlon which was destroyed by llrc several years ago. will be rcsiorctl liter the war at u. cost of approx.- mately $4.2 .,000. Coming Events "masque Rink opens Christmas plgm 12-22-21 "Buying liv; and dressed boul- try. Payinu i011 market prices. ls- land Cold Storauc Ltd. 1147'"- ___ i "Bradalbane Villadc Schocl; Concert in the Hall. Dccembrr‘ 2211.1, 12- ~21; - _- i "Cord Party. Dunco. Cuhdlllaini Wednesday. December 27111.1" 21 2i 1 "Card MFA? Dance. Kenya. Cross Hall. Tuesday night. Dccenv b121- ildth. Lunch served. l2-22-cl. "Next shipment-dressed hogs Dec. 29 Book. McGuigan "STRAW-Open to buy 11111111- tltv pressed straw at once. Live- ltoclr Marketing Board. on i— , r live tlgbllgv °?111“A§‘1§““.1~.-el1'."v1111tm131fi be handling live chickens 11nd fowl ‘Jllmediaiely after Christmas. B. K Pendieton. Kcnsinston. lil-2l-2l. "Llvestock Marketing Board will not be loading hosts at Murray give?! Christmas weer. uutrlplr M1};- 111”. 1i‘.’.;”.f’1l‘.f ‘l2..’1l.“““” 112111-11" in ' Bvuyin pg i Tuesday. l P. m. at 18101352.“: N211? Haven. 41 Klllfs Cross, if roads oI-‘Hl l°li "lloks. Buying Wednesday all lllly ll Fredericton. Knud Jorsexasgp- 12-2 - "Producers of Good l-iolrs -- wll Want to bu some yomn; sou‘! lliitable for reeding purposes. lll My $1.50 per head extra ore- mlum on sows approved by thl‘ l7"- lnlnion Department oi Agriculture Inspector. Livestock Marketing 30ml. 12-21-21 mvhrlners Attention - Durlnrl rlstmas week and first week cf lliw year our hog loadin schedule all e changed as fol ows‘ A‘. Mllllllll! points usually loading on lo°ll<lm will not load until 1111- "llln .v. 111111 11 Tue da . o-c- EEH’ th and Janunryamh, 1045. w" B1‘ Tuesday loadings will not l Feeder. I. 10 rifle divisions his 31rd aine Aimv into ihe attack. mountcd between Lake Balaton and Danube 1111d immediately threatening the biz illnctlon city of Szckesfohervnr. th-c IIerlin radio said. In this ares. Tolbukirrs troops are six or seven miles east and southeast of Szekesfehervar. 11nd are linked with elements .- 1'- shal Rodlon Y. Mallnovskys 2nd Uiupine-Anny. which two weeks BED smashed across i111: Danube Jllhtt southwest of Burlapusts out- S ll‘ S " Onlv a 35-miie arc rpm-sins to bc closed on the western side of two- thirris encircled Budapest. The Gcnrnan Iiluh Command communique said the resumed ot- fcnslve was supported bv "many bombers." adding that "bitter tight- lng is in progress " The German Armv Bulletin al- so reported that Russian "prossuie ls mounting "northwest of 131111.1- pzst between the hi2 Danube bend and the southern lrontler of i11- vadcd west 11, Slovakia-anoint! ' .1on toward Vienna. Tolbukin Austrian C. 1. ta. Moscow did not confirm the new drive. but announced that Russian troops had pushed io within i-i miles east of Losunc (Luceucc), kcy Central Slovakian rail 11nd highway junction. capturing ‘in localities, including the outpost junction town-u; of timaszombat and Feled (Rimavsko. Sobotn and Nledince). i6 miles from the stronghold. Luxembourg Radio Reported Off The Air NEW YORK. Dec. 2l~Tlie Fed- eral Comm. "motions Commission in the United States reported that the radio i11 tho capital ciiy of tile Duchy of Lu nbourg, which “rut 0f! tile air ivcdncsilal‘. (lid not h2- gm lis scheduled broadcast period Thursday. Advanced German col- limns last were reported about l4 miles from the city PUBLISHER W511. CHICAGO. Dec. 21 —<APl Mrs. lvluigyland Mnthison Hooper of Chicago and Col. Robot" l1 McCormick. editor 11nd publisher of the Chicago Tribune. wrrc married today in a quiet car»:- mony performed in the 11-::1r.>- mcnt. of Chauncey McCormick, cousm of the bridegroom. Only the immediate familh-s and a__fc1.LclosqfrlgndsLattendcd. ‘léloudlsturbed. Livestock Marlnrtin’; "l- 12-21-111 Tanks With N ewsmu n Gives Picture German Drive. — BY JOHN WILIIELM Rruldr War Correspondent WITH THE AMERICAN 1ST ARMY NEAR. STAVELOT, BEI- gium. Dcc. 20--1Dclayed)—Stnn lng in this wintry. mist-filled for- cst outside Stuvelot. we can begin to peace together a tragic sto:y— the story of American soldiers fighting huge "Royal Tiger" Ger- man tanks with only rifles and bszookns. figuring wlih tears in their eycs. realizing the extent of the German drive. fighting even when surrounded beyond hope. Grey hordes of the Wehrmacht. with masses of '10 and ail-ton tanks were thrown against this area by the German High Command. seek- ing to ride ovcr the American in- fantry with brute force. The Boche has gained much ground. but he hasn‘t overrun those soldiers at Stavelot. Beyond Staveiot. in the Mons- chau Forest. lies another story-n story of wrecked American cqlllll- mcnt. similar (to the onsunl eye if 11ot in its overall total) to the devastation oi Dunkerflllfi- It is not only a story of bump"- to-bumper American vehicles fran- tically trying to pull back before the l" colossus. It is also a story of some American troops 0 ve r r u n and surrounded and pounded by the German guns until a dull glaze formed over their eyes. and many surrendered. German cameraman for the first time in this cam) ign were able in photograph long lines of Ameri- can risoners. Where there were dribb es before. now there were hosts. l saw some of these Photographs CHARLOTTETOWN, .CANADA, 11111511., 51161111111111 212, 1944 Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew MAXIMS OI‘ A M12111: MAN Our life's time and energy are limited. Mail, $4.00; other Provinces do U.8.A. $5.00. Subscription Delivered, $5.00. 8 PAGES ORTED IN COUNTER-ATTACKA ll. S. AFmies Attack Flanks 0f Enemy Bulge (By The Canadian Press) LONDON. Dec. 2I--(CP-Reutcrsl -Gen. Eisenhower-striking due north and south with reserves rushed from the Allied rear-to- night was attacking-the flanks of Field Marshal Runstedl/s broad thrust in a bid to close a 60-m1le Bap between Allied positions, Ber- lin said tonight. (Allied dispatches. based on in- formation up to noon Tuesday. nut the gap as 0 miles less—50 miles.) But Max Krull. a German mili- tary commentator. asserted the German steamrollcr is continuing to drive the Allies back to the Mcuse Valley. The German D.N. B. Agency's military commentator, Capt. Lud- wig Sertorius, said the Allied Com- mand had thrown two new armies into the battle to close the gap: l. The United States 3rd Army striking north from Lorraine. 2. ‘Ifie Allied force around Aach- en-izresumably the left wing of the United States lst Army and possibly portions nf the United States 9th Army-thrusting south. More Ammunition, But Fewer Pinups WASHINGTON. Dcc. 21 -— (AP) -Ur.itcd States soldiers overseas want more ammunition and news direct from home instead oi oin- up girls and phonograph records, says Representative Paul W. Shaft-r iRep-iviichfl. As a member of the House oi‘ Representatives l/iilitnry’ Affairs Committee Sharer returned yrs- terday from 11 montlrs tour o: European battioironis. The pic- ture he painted was one oi short- ages-of trucks, tlrcs, supplies. 11nd news. “Our soldiers arc not drnclng their way through this w.... our! it's time the people ovcr l1crc realized it." liclsuid in 1111 micr- vleun "Ammunition is being ra- day tloncd to so many rounds .1 on thc Wcstcrn 11nd 111111.111 F‘ The 5th Army has only one inch gun on il1e cnllre i front." M1". Shnfer expressed belicf the people at home have too rosy. an outlook on the v2.1 because i. lms been oi ncws over sitlc tho Wu neglected to glvc proper informa- tion." onsxas 1113.1. T00 Mvc11= LONDON, Dcc. 21 —(APl Eduard Gcrbin 14-year-old office. boy i11 :1":- Associated Press Bilrenu. j did 11 111111: Christmas celebrating; last nizht 11nd his lath (l ‘- i to he couldn't come to 1 : to . Ho explained that c nic 11 or.111gc-l1is first since a .1. \1'..1~—111zd it made him ill. Until teccuily, oranges have beer. 11l- must 11s rare as dodo eggs in Bri- tain Yank ’ Soldiers Fought Small Arms Of Yank Losses Before identified by road signs and back- ground. They showed American vehicles crazily "iurchlng of! the road in an attempt to avoid the Luftwaffe: blackened. burnt-cut, jammed columns of American lor- rles and l1alf-tracks and ambulan- ces with American bodies-runny American bodies-sprawled around them. These were non-combatant units of the lst Army who at- tempted to break away as ground units fought to stem the German tide. This tragedy of devastation. of miles of American troops and col- umns of armour. trapped by a. burning. overwhelming. bullet-rid- den wave of death and destruction has unbelievably altered the men- tal complexlon oi the troops of the lst Army. There is hatred and madness in their eyes. and bitterness in thcir hearts. Reports filter back from the more forward lines of Americas l w... OISIituation-Olelast Night ' ‘fl- "T:' " _'f__ " By KIRKE L. SIMPSON. Associated PressOWar Analyst Official Allied disclosure that the German counter-attack in Bel- zium had stabbed to within l8 miles hub had an ominous sound unless it days old. oi’ the vital Liege communications is recalled that the ncws was iwo What happened in the subsequent 48 hours is what really mat- tered. Military security still cloaked and more nearly up to date hits of respondents centres. the details except for piecemeal front-line information from cor- driftin: hack from the American lst Army command i I l i 1 1 Nazi Drive Halted r i i Checking those advices on the maps. there is nothing to indicate} that the 35-mile deep puncture in American lines there is wide enough ‘ to be menacing. Key towns along its whole northern flank have bccn held or retaken, by American troops. That lst Army “counter measures" reported in process relate parti- cularly to that front. covering the southern perimeter of the Aachen bulge and the Liege and lifaastricht crossings of the Mouse goes without saying. That stretch of the counter-attack front - from hlunsclrnl east of the Reich frontier to the point 35 miles to the west whore a German armored spearhead has cut the Liege-Bustngno-Arlon high- way in Belgium to come closest to Liege-probably holds thc kcy to the I 7 ultimate result of the bold and risky Along that front American forces German venture. currently nrc reported holding all important towns and villages including lllonsclmu. Butgczibzicil. Mui- melly and Stnvclot. The line appears to conform generally lo il1c route . of an eastern feeder of the Liege-Luxembourg railway most if not all- of which is in American hands to provide quick lateral communications 1' at the front. The sccoml-rluy German penetration southwest of Stnvclui. ills‘- closed by :1 further limited lifting of the Allied news blockade. was westward. not in the north. It is to tho north thut the 1i.'1:1;;cr to Aliil-xl ‘ communications with the Aachen bulge lies and it is thcrc also. 1viii1inl the bulge, that the whole American 9th Army and the left wing; oi the American lst Army are concentrated. Loss of the use of the Llcge-Bcstognc highway along the northern section of the front i1; the most serious result of the new t1vo-1luy-nl1l German penetration. It was a very us cful llni: connecting the two wings nf tho. lst Army, but not an indispensable onc. There is little doubt remaining. hoxvever, that the foe ir - LII! com- plishcd his chief indicated purpose and brought the great Alli d winter offensive drive at least to a temporary _ will lmve to be recast even if the German drive in Belgium nnzi Luxem- honrgh is finally sealed off €anuolisfhepyee Li; pier-Attacks Col Christmas [lifts Presented To Grew 0f Frigate toria, B. C. was announced loud . sistciil. appeals to Chin - 1 - The two imits ~ ihc C.1i"‘.1io:1l1c1l11\' 1o evucu-J-iq all}... s. 1.11. v o . 11nd York ' ' *11t of fit. Sirohcn. icitics along the China coast and ' . (B) The Canaan" Press) u m1,» ' 1 yiincc-‘clscwhcrc in advance of lmcen- 1 Jnt. i 1" 111;1l:1r blows by the American; ' AN EAST COAST canamzm i . r. . ——-— l Pom‘. D.u. Zi-A a “ - 17°“ z coupon. Dec. 21 _ __1c1=. _ W L. B chfl1'1ui,;5[()\\']] The Nu. l Nazi pi'op:1g.1nc11st._Pauli EL - RINQ EM" “W? .1 1° ‘ 1 1-1; .- ~ ‘ ’.‘ii§’§.i‘1.§1°“?-‘$i.i' “1{€1"§1.5‘"‘€l.3" "“‘ “*4. 5W7“ “t” “dill/in Clfristniils Z. [llcleplféifillflll 115.11% 13‘111‘111'@'.l.m19 - 1 kw‘. _ ‘Bi-iilsli-Ai-ilerlculi offensive t1 ‘M Al-ls 3E7 31mg, ’ 54¢ juncsc-hcld sup y port on lhc (‘hi- west had fallc:i_“:111d now throatw FOR “IN Y The ships complement stood at " <l fours 11.1 "aloud \‘..1l1 ‘ihs- 11 ' 11in ens to turn against them." aticniun while :1 brief mcssaiic the up. cf bomb; nnu "W1 a its; The German High 6011111111111. “.85 five“ by Jami; Fulleyiq], 111111;“ f pianos which c1111 be claimed that coilnter-aitacitizig. ghm-1olgggg\t»ns c1171 Clerk. W111 11. the 1.11.111.» Aiils troops pouring into Belgium reply by tho shipsbsptain. Llsut- 51119112 llilflll “l l‘ _ 7—_-~-7-~--~—-7 ‘ p lhnd cut thc great Liege-Bssrogzlc Commander J. Harding. of Vlc- leldallsl- TAWAAIXIIO Fed... 1 MORL (HltieTMAS PREL: 1Highway' "on a broad front“ ncar-. were o ‘ s ccc‘ '2 I The gifts, and a special envelope Buunacuvuilo 11:10 land lrom the lure. halt. General Eiscnlunvcfs plans. Iiv NOLAN!) NUIZGAIAKD OI i -. a i111»? _ __ ,______ ...'““";....‘.§...._lc11111es11 Are Urged To ' ' “I”, Quit Jap-Held Towns II” i ll j Th.- Chunfzklnu r1111: No 11.111.311.111 Yei: PARIS. l_)ec. 2l-(AP)— he uncht a-d (lcrmun winter offensive rolled 32 miles lllrllllgll Belgium and slashed a vital Allied highway l8 miles south of the Belgian forl- ress of Liege 1n what was described iudziyas the greatest battle involving United States or British troops in this war. A 5999"“ illld filll-llllll’ 1110111101111! (lrlrlr swung; souihvrcshvard and rumbled three- fllllrllls 0f llli‘ 1W1)’ FWYOSS lllfl U11)’ D111‘. of Luxembourg io :1 point i8 miles from Sedan at the French frontier. Vungivlrds worc l0 miles from the Belgian road centre of Bastugnc. Ollll’ Oll llle flanks ill l-llXellllWllHZ 011 the south 11nd in the llaimedy-Siavelol sec- t”? o" “l” "orlh had ll"! (lellllllll ililvlllllfc been contained. One enemy armored spear- heilfl‘ ‘he bulk "r a Pall"? dlvlslllll.» 1111-“ lIi-‘lnlt ground to bits in 11 irup of siccl near Sizi- ve o . . s. . ~- _., I international The initiative remained deiinuc- g’ the hands of the enemy. 1 "Jill" Headquarters. r portly“ Germu advanced 11115111011: as 11151911“ nlflSdlllyl. gave SOXIIIIIY. tint. A ~ c r'cs111's11t l9 2c:- 1c1 r mun 1 l _ ‘tum. Ono Amcrl 111 lirlve Definitely- Wiil Shorten War VJASIIINGCEON. Doc .ZL—1AP)-——) W111‘ Secretary Hcnrv Stimson said touuv ll the German ccuntci-oi- 4B3’ The Canadian Press) WESTERN FRONT-German of- fensive believed stlll unchecked after punching west by Tuggflgy noor to l8 miles from Liege and 48 miles from Sedan in thrusts through Luxembourg. Belgium: log shrouding battle area again denies ground troops air sllilllflri. RUSSIAN-Soviet troops open offensive southwest of Budapest. Berlin reports; new Russian gains carved out near Slovak-Hungarian frontier. 113111 bulge into Bclglum and L . I cmboury. . 1A German broadcast. claiming fly-c zillictl divisions haci been smashed and that scvcn others were in rctrcoi. asserted the “stcamroller offensive" was driving toward the Meuse Volley. which is some 3S miles west of advanced enemy positions reported today.) Only on the flanks had United States cuuntcrblouzs begun to be fclt. 0111* imrrowed by nine miles the 55-min: wide base of the deep wedges hammered into the two countries. Another trapped and was lmcklng to bits the majoi ran-t of one enemy armored division lPflSlVC mils it definltelv will shor- ten the um“. . Sthlnson, in his weekly rc- 11c war Elven nl. :1 news s 11 ten in which had not of- tu ihc Allics much incentive x lclioticn." r-a the enemy offensive ' ut effort to halt our cc into the Cologne Plain and ITALIAN-Bitter German resis- tance continues against 8th Army as two Canadian regiments com- mended for stand In Naviglio Canal lho c.1111‘ Basin." hu added: "C"? slfl-"lm- ' l .. "I l111vc ‘i110 utmost coniildcncc huliifilgl u?l?l'5l;Qldh%l-%fl51°dl nrlblhd. hr dgkhcafl‘ wisdom energy. an: ag- ‘ 1 n a s 11s — , - v V wsiie 11111111111; attitude of Gen. ilbl-V llwli‘ “m” .1509“) "lm-‘Zlll.’ |B§E5I%€'|_R'A'F"d Iécflj?‘ "h"“' m. nhlnvpl‘ 111111 i115 101111018." eluding llVc cr six armored dlvl- - "Kl"! 5" "ll" Pi Yillll‘ on Rhine by night after dayiigl") R.A.F. blow at Trier. Germany. BURMA-British forces captured sions. into (hi1. desperate oficnslvc which was badlv Lluscttinz tho Al- hrd time-table for the conquest oi Germany. '. Stimwn mad-e these olher “is vstlmate of the Eur- ~11- t. ‘are being. steadily 1 1 m .- ~ . . - _ 1.9m‘ H.391 and {he movement of V-licnnbs rmnccl down on Allied Wuntho. 13:1 miles north of Man. 1.11 ‘JIlLXs in support M19111‘ 1111s been ll°5lll°ll§ 311d l?“ llil-"B lllffls- ll dill"?! Jfllianesz- apparently with- 11‘. rlllargpd m“; impmvmL 51110120111111: of the main drives was drawing go 54m", Bun-m“ 1110111101111! tn ihc (‘1vr111z111s lllicmrclvd l“ L“? ‘ll-lllllmllcs i“ situation has been o11 the ll’ ('5 l"? "KY0" illld PHILIPPINES-Two U. S. Corps 1 Front. the Gcrinun High _ ~ 0W. and” _u11c. 4101" hands on 1,9119 a, 5550","- “t “l5” l” lllTliln-‘ll w ‘l? “mm” “minus lzcd Jnilonese endeavor to flee In . l: to the Belgian capital. For! shrouded the front. kccoinc Allicd all‘ might uzround. Only 1c@11111.11@=11111 page 7. Col. 6) ' tllIlklhrB-l‘ uffcnsin: last escape port of Palempon r 1-1 0.. " ' PACIFIC — AERIAL -— Suoerfuris hit airplane plant at Mukdrm I Manchuria: two lost. I Nazis Ready For CHUNGKING. L. l (\ ly 30 miles west of the Germs“; N~l3- DEC- 31 — frontie: and that 11 bag of 7.000 . ~ “ I‘ 1‘- '~‘~‘- Rllilll‘ has trrc shipments o-- .- - y; - - for mch member of the crew. villi Sulhfwkoccgffi‘ zixllunhppn M“ x _ _ _ _ Amci . 1 piisoncis tn. e11 Wcdncs be opmcj m‘ Chflsnnas Day ‘W919 l - ~ . thcrqukligflglllh rbgulilll“ ("nlltrnpv 115x11 swelled ihc 10.11 to more Lswr (PM-Y " B- ROY 1101mm‘ 11 11m 11 1.0 carlo . sill“ “M33; . .. n... was Brae.“ fm. an inform.“ pros: , u, 31mm _ 1 an J ‘L; TIIPlFillTI niriou 12111161/1111‘ .1111: entution of gifts i111! tllzch officer; g a 0L “ U ménqggloua mglié.vxlall.rmflic §411.,_._2m.l_1[mclwni m tpgiimllllrc‘Lsolnunrn 11h‘: wardrcum. 1111: we -ws es we luur s c1 town. '12.: .1211 1 s11 to 2r.- cw STUFSXYlS FliLDfi _ w‘ >_ -' ‘ ’_ - ‘31; ‘ . exchanged between himself. on be- capture Kuvc-iina. "hour ihclnbgu; 111L- 5111113 1111111119; pi can; Wilfi "ll “wll flfcll-El" “l l‘ l ha" "i the CH“ mm we Cipuvlzn; yim-viliptrr _ 4. 11rcvlc.1sl\ d1.~\1'1‘11|1;1_d;11;.;ll11stv. 1:3?151-".Zl1._'l_\-11111 ~ iihxigcgctzillsxi‘ “WNW “H, cflbbagp mm ‘ngnllntt m“? “n2: "uillht- ‘L.11-1-.-.'s11 111111 York; and ‘s? stllb-flllnliigkgilfm "1113311 ‘the C =11" >11 lo conic out with some METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE. given by Mr‘ Pu H um n U‘ the iilsings 11nd ifilnco ELI\\fll(ll.Fénh~|ru1-] ‘ “ ' ‘M .5 11px]: as 1.1.11} TORONTO. Dec. 21 -- 1GP; - ceremony on deck’ to Signalman 1v nt lint; Sicily with 1111- 1st Cz111-'~~~ J r-—r.~---~-~ ->--- :- ~ r: r . 31111111111111 11nd maximum ‘c111- “lmmy Mike‘ m” “a °“ m 1151111 Division-in July, 1114a. cross-l pvronues: vnncou\-c1- a0. 44: c11- ship. 11nd Victor Bllby. runner-up. m w “m, an“ mm‘, “m; COW‘ monton l3. 23: Regina 19 B, Lonc Prince Edouard Islander n11 time ship was Telegraphist Ber- nard. of Tlgnish. son of Joseph Bernard, member of ihc Prince Edward Island Legislature. (1 Acquire Interest In F. G. Spencer Co. SAINT JOHN. N.B . Dec. 21 -- (CPJ —- Announcmneni was 1111140 tonight that Famous Players Can-l adian Corporation. Ltd. which has 345 theatres l11 Canada. has 11c- oul-rwi an interest in tho r G. llani lsoss. Conad.n Correspondent. > _ lighting 1.111 the C11 iciiamls Navlallu Brldllclrcnci Wcd1 mans _ _ tempts lhc ‘crcviotls nlcht to crush through cnsmv slrointpolnls.» ing buck the Pnnzcr ‘thrusts. Zcalund troops iontrlbiltcd to il1o "Just 11 Your nuu ilzr"; wcic 111 thp onillc of 11113 Nlorn River 1‘ i1lrl1 ended i11 triumph lor llit‘ i, 11.1- ians when the Gcrmnnzi wlthdrcw from the Adriatic coastal town of 1Qrtonu (A delayed dispatch from Wil- la Prtxss Wur reported 1c WY v 11s the Ger- 1' Canadian oi- rcnctctl 11f While the 611111101. SIIGIICCI‘ Coinpnuiz Limited. which enemy's problem u~iti1 11 ircsh 1111- unerubcs thcuires in the thrcc slztuizht which l1:\:11111"i'c(l a (‘sch Maritime Provinces The com- dent into the sulicntls southern ' -t.k l"'-flk. panics will undci "1 c 11 Jon no 1143b‘: “law's” _ 0m swdalms in "-11 cf expansion i11 lifurhimc centres when wartime rrslrictioils on theatre construction are lifted. Direction of the Silencer chain W continua under F.G Spencer. St. John. who founded it more than 3_0_years ago. night attacks-lashed o11t in dark- ness and cleared the Germans 11cm ill the cast bank of the Sonic ltivor lo a point_th1'ec miles norih of the Bologna-Rnnlnl _ ll>°L9!.¢_1_1_°lLw1iL=<.>m=1"s-- _ They Iliyzhwai’. soldiers so fllled with 1 an revenge that they fail upon the enemy with but knives in their hands. with tears streaming from their 03/65. But to realize what a devilish trap caught these American troops. you must understand the Mons- chnu Forest with its thickness and few small trails over which to ev- acuate men and equipment- Then you must visualize M86 411111111; oi’ supplies and equipment and large rolling convoys 1v.1i'cl1 make 11p on army. Then slovuy. you will begin to see a partial nic- gm-e u! what occurred when the German ofienslve overrun this area and forged n retreat 1111drr_ i the area beyond Stavelot and ghroulh ‘l’: oneohea rarest. bursting enemy mell: and bombs. ‘ CANADA 5111s ducrczl. 11nd fought than" way nor-h. ivlnnlpeg 2i B. l: B. ‘Toronto 5. Home Fr nt Americans Shocked By Reverses Ottawa ii ion l6. 2.3: Haln .\' lottetown l6. 25. FORECASTS By C. R. BLACKBURN 11.13‘ from 11 thrcc-ivcek stay in LOWER. ST. LAWRENCE: Fresh WASHINGTON. Doc. 2i -»'CPI Warm Springs. 611.. and hold a winds; fair 11nd decidedly cold. —America11s. on 1hr eve .11 :1 press conference. But 1111111‘ he LAKE ST. JOHN: Fresh winds.’ Christmas l1olld:1_\' they 011cc ‘iop- said had little or no relation lo l-lt-llvrfllil.‘ fair and decidedly mild‘. cd might celebrate the cnd n: tlxc thc grim lmppenings in Europe. scntlorcd simwflllrrics slaughter in Europe. are shocked ‘Pomorrouy if he holds his re- GULF. NORTH SHORE AND and dazed by tho rcvcrscs helm; gular press conference. he may BAY CHALEUR: Fresh or Aron! experienced by the Allics on filo Wlllili; flellvllllli’ lflll‘ Rlld dellld-Cfllll Western Front. choose to lift the vcll of secrecy and official silence. Disaster struck the American- hclcl lines at 11 time when C1111- grcss was embroiled in 11 confus- ed and seemingly pointless argu- ment ovcr State Department 11p- polnlmonts, and bitterly criticizing Britain and Russia over their ltoward Greece. Pcksnd 11y. it struck so suddenly 11nd in- formation was so meagre that Congress adjourned before izs mcmbors realized that the limo for deciding post-war pullclcs might be long delayed. Even after the ir11ti1 began to dominate the l1e11dllnes i119 pco- ple of this Capitol seemed more worried over the current shori- ages of cigarettes and gasoline than ovcr ii1c events on the vllest- crn Front. Now the people ore looking for :1 pronoiilict-mcnt by Prl-ridm‘. ltousvveli. 11 report in iho N‘. . n that. will icll them ihc grim truth and rovcui what hope exists for War Department chiefs have cm- phasizcd the need for continued effort on the 1101110 front an cifort that has required repented prodding l11 recent monihs as public thinking turncci more and more to post-war plannlntl. But the need most frequently cm- phnsized is for 11 frank. inanim- tionol message from the President. an exposition nf the military" and diplomatic situation 11s only he could provide. and instrucllozis from the commander-in-chlcf 11s to what is cxpcctcd of the people 11nd what they may expect l11 ncws from ihc war fronts. Oi particular interest here is the expectation of some indica- tln11 that the President, Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin will get together soon. The President said Tuesday that he would like to be nblu to remove all speculation as in the time 11nd place of that llllf“lil_f! Cold. MRITIMES: Fresh winds; gen- cr:1ily fair and cold. High tide this afternoon at 5.14 a11d toniRht at 4 Sun sets this nléd rises tomorrow ‘111111-11111111 at 5.21 zncrnins at First (luartcr 1110011 December 32 12.54 P. M. Slunmcrsidc tide cliiht-"en minu- iesla ter thou Charlcuieiown. DAILY AIR SERVICE Charlottetown - Summerside — Mom-ton Leaves Charlottetown ‘I A lil. 11.30 A.M; 5.15 EM Arrives Chnrlotirtowil l2 l5 P H. 5.45 EM. 7.30 EM. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown 11.80 AJI II 4 I’. M. “Arrive Charlottetown 2 'P. ll and 5.45 I’. M. CIIABLOTTETOWN - nnd some assumed that it was tho stemming the desperate Grrmun drive through the Allied lincs in I-‘rau C. Th: President came back T1161" difficulty of getting a 1i -i‘l11i:c 1 siaicmcn‘. from the Soviet l‘rc- ‘micr that was holding up plant. NEW GLASGOW Illaily except Sunday) Leave Charlottetown l P. 1w. lArrive c 111mm" sac 2.111. i I 1