MAXIMS Ol-‘A MERE MAN n modern I0 flgrdship. sacrifice. endurance fcr m; right are mt popular slogans lll I t Lfifi/ZI/ ///' The People's Paper '15:" Q” ',,,,,,.__¢-" “'-.._,________\ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Read by Everybody a T lar h flndiu ~ ' 4- fy a redfleovery of old rfligifit». tru ha. MAXIMS 01A MERE MAN of psycholo llhlrlottetuwn Guiudlun Two Cents. Iorulllg Uunrdlul Founded lltll. By wade Werner Associated Press Stuff Writer HEILSINGFORS, Feb. 2—(AP)— A bizarre and mighty Red Army at- zunk "tn the shape of things to ome" tonight sent parachute troops, ttrange._stcel-roofed sledges and smoke screen laying tanks against the unyielding defences of the Mannerheiln Line. The second day of this almost Wellsian attack, directed at (Vibourg) Viipurl, an objective 20 miles distant which thc Sov- lct Army has been unable in roach in nine weeks of war, got nowhere, Finnish military ad- vices asserted. §§44§§§OO FOO-O-Q+OO§O 4 HELSINGFORS. Feb. 3-: zfSaturdflyF-(API-More than n score civilians were killrd in ‘a serics of severe Russian air raids on southern Finland yes- tcrday, Pori, on the southwest coast, was one of the centres heaviest hit with 10 dead and dozens wounded there. One person wase qkillcii at Rauma. also on the: 0 southwest coast. ' Several were killed at Pick-I ‘sadmaki and heavy dinmaize was, ‘inflicted on Koiaka and Kuo-o zuio. ports on the Gulf of Fin- land. Ono church was badly. ‘damaged by the raiders. Q A number of Red army numb-X ¢crs were shot down outside o llelslngfors, z OOQOO%OVQOQQOO-QOOO'QOOO-O. ‘Many of the parachute troops. dropped in coveys from dozens of planes, were picked off in the air‘ 2y stiarpshooters or machine-gun tire. These who landed behind the Finnish line; became separatedtroni . their fellow sotilers. stumbled a- bout and began shooting wildly, only to be captured or killed by the Finns. They carried automatic titles to While this ill-tailed aerial expedi- tion was being disposed of, dozens of tfomfrfgvlifvents Rate for Notices in this column 3 cents per wortl. .___-_ _A. _ ‘flwvcrs vs. Hornets Milton Rink wnlgnl. Ll-‘AU-LI-Lir-ll. l “Card uortv and dancc_ Kelly's E Clots H111. Monday. Feb. otn. , L—8-i-‘.£-3-2i. . -—-—- l ‘Coilcert in French River Hall Frzdlix. mun-lily o. Door prim L-85-1-3-2i. l “ l-Zockev rlnl; tuniunti U~ll>_c\\' ltoud vs Wlllslnrc. L-tlb . Nzw Glasscwjnillzhi. ltlltflr‘ (is \‘>.. lmuerials. Skate nfzci". has. l _l1llll2)l’l8lll. —- General Mcc in limes Auxiliary Legion Home . P. M. February oth. L-uli-Z-ll- . i E. I. Hospital Skotc. Forum. Eli-hour. February om. 14 , '15. 2n cents. 2L "Aucton and Dance at Vernon‘ “All. Monday. February 5th. L-lU-Z-B-li. 'Cl\kC Sole Today. February 3rd, hinoro and McLeods, 2.00 P. M. Gtrh, ‘W! Boys‘ Hobbies Exhibition. L-Cll-Z-Ii-ll. f3"! your Cakes at Holman: to- dlll- ailspiccs Business Girls Unit. L-GlFZ-li-ll. "Social Service Rummage Sale, February 10th. Afternoon and even- "lfl. Holy Name Hall. L-76-2-3-8-10. "Modern and old-time dancing llhbruary 5th, Corran Bonn. L-74-2-3-1i. "Poultry Wanted. Wo need large "Mllllly Fowl and Chickens. Prices "P sood. (The Royal Pack m: Co.» 14-950-1-30-61. "Emerald Hath-Monday, February 5th the Women's In titute present lhell‘ four-act play. Dance after. If "m "TIP. Tuesday. h “Mt slew-ah vs. Mnhlamle fit Phil-write rinlk Monday. Feb. 5th Atlnllssion 25 and l5. L-tlIi-l-2-2i. "Queens gonvene Bovne Lodoe Room. ierlotietown. Tuesday. Fcbrilnry Vcrner Moore. the ground with them. l I l in Sea Warfare County L. 0. L. wlllqgiosfi Norlvewlan ship Vari‘d. en ‘Rilsian tanks again began moving KLOWBIG the Finnish lines from the -Sovlet positions at Summa. the apex ‘of a triangle on the western Kar- eltan Isthmus formed by that town, the Gulf of Finland and viborg, Finland's second city. Push Armored Sledges The larger tanks pushed armor- ed sledges ahead of them. They were about 10 feet long and six feet wide, protected from above and on the side-s by heavy metal plat- lng. Machine-gunners filled the slcdges, protecting both the tanks and the closely packed ranks of tn- fantry which followed. On the flanks, smaller tanks heav- , ed rapidly ac oss the snows, blllowr ing smoke columns through which the troops sought to maneouvre_ All the tanks zlg zagged 1n an effort to confuse the Finns. Finnish anti-tank guns stop- petl most of the armored sludges and, from concealed positions, they said they were able to rc- puise the other measures of at» tack. There was no estimate of casualties. The Soviet attack was the answer Finland got to President Kyo t1 Katie's appeal Thursday for “an honorable peace." Today. as 0n pre- vious occasions. the lvloscow radio broadcast a declaration. quotirg the Communist orgnn Pravda, to t-he effect that the Red Army will “tul- llll its duty f0!‘ the liberation of the Finnhh pee-pie from their white CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1940 NAZI AVA GER Finns Assert Mannerheim Line l Holds Ulyielding Russian Troops Using New Devices Hurled Against Defenses For__§econd Day. l n. unfair Will Open Campaign OTTAWA. Fcb. 2-—fCPl- Conservative leader ltlanion will open his election cam- paign in Brockville. Ont" where he will speak iu suDlWPt of Hun. H. A. Stewart. Conservative candidate seeking reelection in Leeds. on Feb. 8 after which he will hold a series of meet- v lngs in the Prairie Provinces and British Columbia. it was announced tonight from Dr. Manlnn's office. The western itinerary has not been completed but proh- ablv will be announced next week. Dr. J. M. Robb. Cun- servative organizer, said com- mittees to arrange for speak- ers s ting Dr. Manion will be set up in each Province. working in cooueriltlon with a central committee in Ottawa. lgunrdlsts under Mannerheim." I (Field Marshal Baron Mannerhelm” Commnnder-In-Chlef oi the Finn- ish Armies.) l Two Injured In Brash MATTAWAMKEAG. Me.. Feb. 2 (APl. Two men were injured and traffic was snarled on the Canad- ian PilClllC Railways tnain line to- day as a westbound “double- héndcr" freight train crashed into an cngincless line of loaded freight cars. En zecr Gordon Bennett, 56. of Brownville Junction. in the cal) of the first trains two engines, siti- fcrvzi a fractured leg. His fireman, ‘ilzillnr-e (‘would of Kin-gman. suff- ered head and shoulder injuries. The engine of the eastbound freight. carrying wheat destined for "nrluivi by wnv of Saint John, N B. hlid b“cn detached to take on ivrller The crush occurred hear a sid- ‘nq where one of the trains was to inivc wffttd to ncvlnit the oth- "z" in no“. An official report as to :1“- gqilfii‘ of tho nrcldent was not l:n:ne:!iate'y available. so filled n Toll 0f Dead . coupon. Rb. z-(GW-Wlth fill cm-wmen believed 10st Bbliflfd the 4.75l-ion Cardiff vessel Polzelia. nnu 22 report-ed deod as a rcsuh oi’ a violent Nazi all‘ attack W" glnslf the 4.3644011 Newcastle shiD. Royal Crown. 60 names we“? 80¢ en tonight to the mounting boll oi tho dead at sea. The Pdzeilo. the Admiralty seld- wg5 overdue and presumed 10st. The Roval Crown. which ran flllTfliilld nit/Pr it was bombed and nzachlne-minned German alr- mon Tuesday night. was silll blaz- in-sz tonight. Men of Britain's MIX- illnrv fire service went into action to rove as much of the wreck as, possible. The 22 crew members of the Royal Crown lost their lives when Nazi midere naked iJwo life boats filled wfth 3'1 men. Authoritative British soinces t0- nlght denied reports broadcast bv i-hr twmian radio that the British steamship Oregon. 8.008 tons lmd been wipedoed 140 miles off La Comma. Spain. Oslo dispatches said that the route to England. had been un- mncricd for some days 311,-] W3! feared lost. The ship loft Norway m. m. m. thirt’. "em-iv. L-IIXlO-Z-Zl-b. ll- Jaxnflandcarrlcdacelwet ‘in this citv. No invitations for the ‘ceremony have been issued but all Investiture 0f ilr. Murphy Porridge In The Fiji Mm homes pull the larger suPDly siedges to Finnish troops in the north. This one has lust arrived withykcttles full of hot breakfast. While he waited for his bowl of porridge, Eric Calcraft, NEA staff photographer In Finland, took this exclusive picture. G I . ’ Y iPremieirdCampbelal Has Foretaste Of Coming Session Sidesteps Answering Pertinent . Questions PutTo HingAt Souris Meeting By Hon. Dr. MacMillan. A retaste o! what the Camp- .cl:1e to state when the Promised bell Government may expect when hi hwav uroivcl. connecting Dine- Lne Lfgglglflulfe meet; was given l we ‘s Milfs with Morcll. would be by opposition leader. Hon. Dr. W. l completed but said that it would J. P. MacMlllan. at the Sourtsl be the first on the Dmllrmll- meeting last night, called in con- The candidates. T. J. Klckham. hcctlon with the Provincial bve- Liberal. and John R. MecLean. election in First King's. Conservative spoke vcrv briefly. After the two candidates and Mr. Mncllcan gave most of his Premier Campbell had addressed the meeting. Dr. MacMllian de- livered a scothlnl Mtack on the Government's record and put sev- eral pointeri questions which Pre- mier Campbell refused -to answer. of Mr- Dr. MacMlllail challenged the member. Kickham made some rebuttal re- mcrks at the close. ‘ Regret was expressed bv a1 speakers last night on the death H. H. Acorn. the former iiere Tomorrow The investiture of Right REV. Df- Murphy. rector of St Dunstansi University. with tho robes of cf- fice as Domestic Prelate to the Pope wlil take place Sunday (to- morrow) evening. in St. Duh- stan's Basilica. The sermon will be preached by Very Rev. A. McDon- ald, C SS. R. recently appoint- ed r tor of Holy Redeemer parish I l v friends of Monsignor Murphy are cordially invited. The ceremony will begin at 7 pm. in the Basilica. Parachute Folding is Delicate Job SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND Feb. 2-icPl-The urcltv b-Qlld corporal in U18 \l"€11"~"~‘"'5 fluxlna" air force uniform looked and talk- ed so earnestly in the ptti-ac-hute section of the lighter sloth)" 1.19m as she explained the complicated business", n: folding a parachute. No lob in the Rovu. Air Fame demands more exactness. Every pilot, knows that his llle one dell may depend on the wav the W011i has been done. Aiter Ultidltiilllll! the core which must be taken. she added: My {lBJKe is a pilot and every time I mm a parachute I tmairme it l5 golllfl to be worn by him. find 9118'- he mlght need it." V she gave a demonstration after- stpgtghlng n parachute on a 40- ioflt til 0- "lt is rather like foldtlnd all lim- brella," she said. “You abolv the some principle of urinal-Yul m? folds together." The parachute was hooked over the cnd of the table. the silk f01ll5 stretch-ed down. The corporal fold- ed one panel over another and placed bails containing lead shot on the foids to keep them flat on the table. she rolded 12 folds on the one side then l2 on the other. When each set of l2 folds was complete. one was ulaced on the h". otikhally. the carefully-folded panels o1 the parachute were rind paving protects He was un- ‘Tnmow m Pound‘ , pureed in the container. The aux- lllaiy parachute wcnt in last. with n; swim framework which is nntolnnticaflly [EIPHSCG when the rip cord of the narnchute ls buli- ed in Lin: air. Every 10 rioys, each parachute is opened. washed and dricri for 40 hours. After being mrefullv ex- nmined for possible ammo. it is fielded min. ti to Dr. MacMillan while Mr. I token by German officials in Poland. It was said that on me , 12 PAGES *. l. Polish Tillings Reach Millions Since Conquest Allies Believed-Determined To Punish Nazi Lead- ers Held Responsible For Persecutions In Poland. (liy Pierre Maillaud, Hzivzis Stuff Writer) LONDON. Feb. 2—(CP Hztvzis)—Nazi firing squads, starvation and disease have taken a toll of between 2,000,- 000 and 5,000,000 Polish civilians since the German invasion of Poland last September, the British and French Gov- ernments have been informed by competent sources. _ Sensational reports from neutral observers, whose identity must remain secret for the duration of the war, Annull Subscription Delivered [$.00 By lhll-PJJ- LREVEALE !t.00i Canada and Illa. who inquiry Opens into Killings MONTREAL. Feb. 2-—(CP)—In- quest lrtw the hfllliliét-klllilitz of a 67-year-old widow and llcr dfllltlh- ter in their home here will be opened tomorrow with James Fahev. 24-year-old son of mo widow. appearing as o material witness. Police said Fhhoy. dr-ttiillctl t- slde the city limits a; Lul line early today. is belmz held at i" d- quarters DCHCUHR the ilifluihi lnto the death of Mrs. Marv Helen Fahev and her daughter lc wra. 2B. The two women iver f .. . their skilfls bait. a hatchet. According to deputy ' ector Armand Brodrnr. . were killed in the kitchen home while preparing sllmlr, the family o! six. The both»; thrown down a r~l1dl~ all will form the basis 0f a “world declaration” expected i0 be made by the Allied Governments, Havzis News Agency was informed tonight. The declaration is expected to pledge that drastic punishment will be meted out at the conclusion of the war to the German leaders responsible for the atrocities in Po- land. 1t was understood that consultations now are under wtziy between London and Paris on the text of the declar- a ion. Authoritative British and French quarters said the neutral sources furnishing reports on the situation in P0- land are above suspicion. They said the estimates of the number of civilian deaths in Poland since last Sept. 1 vary between a, low of 2,000,000 and a high of 5,000,000. TRAGIC FIGURES The tragic figures are explained by the drastic stand Oct. 7, 1939, Hans Frank, German Governor-General of P0- lzmd, issued an order stating that all Poles must submit to German authority. “Wcr sich nicht fught ist verloren,” (who will not submit is lost), the Governor-Generafs order concluded. Two weeks earlier Arthur Greiser, Statthalter for Poscn and Gauleiter of the Warthe district, declared: “We have come as masters and the Poles must be our slaves." Early in October, it was learned, German authorities in the conquered territory issued orders to all police and army officials to shoot:— All Poles who took part Premier. among other things. stlale whattthte public debénwastg: , . t c prcscn me: o s e amount of unpaid bills from De- w i camber 31. 1338 {to thte ellectiign tints, ..19 : o siae w v B g". eminent had persistently ignor- eli the Falconwood Suuerinten- .3. .. l _l uvlnts reupestt forcoixmlbrglzerfi tire‘; i c1 HEB’ “(w he w up“ had my The Canadian Press) exiihlseso HOILB. - Re _ a 1915 “Bus, f“ bcen straddled over i/wo veers in - - - “l °_ e ‘m. Dublic accounts; why nqngr thrown back in attempt to cicss orcllts of $15,000 had been buried lithe Suez Canal He“ Wllisollm- ' 1c t d similar item British capturing much war ma- élléypitéltfe“dccgglnl‘g_t'gfrlxll€BIOY the Pno- ‘oerlol British announced that food-. vlncial Sonntorium. stuffs from the United St-atcs des-‘ Dr. MocMlllan also dealt with Lined for General Powers would be the bqolvcrnrnfinvi grevtioils 151841152: confiscated. I t . u 2e. W i -—- aofmfhlrlsrtlrciftlone or flsllPrmflY-‘l ma. 4, ibis-King George v,| lonns and highway fwflvme5- accompanied by Lord Kiichenenl M1‘. A. F- MCQHBId- K~ Q» life‘ inspected 1st. Canadian DlViSiOn onl F3096 M we meem“ “t when Salisbury Plain. Germany announc- nvm w“? a m“ attenfincg‘ X_ ed that after Feb. l8 sens around ‘Thflplimlel’ ilmkeaéfibgsmefitfslthe British Isles would bectlnlo a *"»‘~‘\““~Y about ‘e ‘I l“wnr zone_" Austrians evacuated LATE NEWS FLASHES] §.__~>~.4| mo. ..—iAli’)-—-tnc French blockuue linlsttikny indtiy sup- [lllftfll Biitalifs view iiiat the Allies are within their rights in examin- ing neutral mails and asserting that the procedure had blocked an or- ganlzcd Nazi effort to scnd large quantities of money, and foodstuffs to Germany from the United States. SHANGHAI, Fehl ‘s-(AL-Ja bombing planes, renewing raids which have drawn sharp protests from the French Government. struck again today at the French-operated Hanoi-Ruming Railway. killing or woundin 100 persons as they blasted a northbound passenger train 50 miles inside Chinese territory. MONTREAL, Feb. 2-—(Cl‘l—Appointment of Frederick L. Ncwflhflm as organist and choir director of the Presbyterian Church of St. And- rew and St. Paul, was announrrd today. He succeeds the late Fred- erick H. Blair who lost his life in the sinking of the Athcnia. OTTAWA, Feb. Er-(CIU-Jfwo Federal Labor Department offficials were cnroute tonight to Kirkland lake, Ont, where a one-day picketing campaign began today at tho Tack-Hughes Mines in what was said to be a protest against an alleged "lockout" of 50 miners by the Company. NEW YORK, Feb. t—(AP)—l-‘ormer rresldent Herbert Hoover fle- ciared tonight thot if the war were long drawn-out the United States would “need to meet the question of’ fcmlne and pestilence over the whole of Europe." NEW YORK, l-‘cb. 2—(Al.")—United Slates Coast Guard officials said today they are inaugurating a new weather patrol service between Bermuda and the Alores to replace reporting service which formerly came from ships of nations which now are belllgercnts. LONDON, Feb. l-(Slturday) -(CP)—The Press Association said today it no understood that the entire crews of the sunken British submarines, Starfish and Undlne were accounted for and were , ' in the uprisings of 1918 and i919 in Posen, Pomerania and Silesia; all Poles who during the present war or ~ just previous to it poriici- pitted in any act which led to the imprisonment of u German or who directly Ol indirectly approved the im- prisonment; all Poles who escorted Germans to intern- ment comps; all Poles who l ;_-t fire to their homes or ‘JOBS, and all Poles who dir- ii out N I 8E8 olulu or silllfnlil Balkan Entente Mem- bers Decide 0n No! Change In Status. ' cctly 0r indirectly opposed . . . ._ BELGRADE. Feb. 2 —-(AP) -Ru- Ge_rman* m Gama“ emu tiuinla, facing demands by Germany prises. and the allies for the lion's share of hcr oil, toillglit was report/ad to have 10st her chance of obtaining guaran- 8 ‘t . . 0th H Doomed tee. of nllLOmliHC military support In addition the orders, it "AlvKAbATFrQlTz-lc. P. is stated, doomed all Polish "avlislwlhlklsh "WWW" H. . I _ d f“ l. tonight. warned the Balkan 0 I613 S fltCllSt‘ 0 ll i"! l" (‘nlllllrlcs against attempting German auitude___this a!» by "economic n pctcscmcnt" to . _ _ v . avert "lmmlnen" Reich ag- piled to an overwhelming grcsslon. In nu editorial on the open- . . ) . ._ major“), of a“ I ohsh of“ ing of the Balkan entrnte confer- cials-all intellectuals such encc at Belgrade. in... 4n..- .. . ' _ pic's Party) paid:- as neusptiperrnen and writ ,1" ‘he 5a“ m" m,“ ers whose attitude was nnti- storms flllVfl ntissrii over the Balkans-thr- Italian storm. German and all civilians who _ _ _ the (‘crmnn storm and the directly or indirectly took ' Strvict storm“ Now we are fuc- ing another-the imminent- pqizt‘ in miiitztiry or semi-l German 5mm mli urv o era ions. ———-~-» -— --»———~~-—~— Gemini-n Jfjficlals exercised cx- [min 1t‘°““°ig1‘b°"5“n“h° Balkan tmme much” m mrmn“ m“ this enAitlif-tlicil‘ first mcciinu behind fiirllgérltor“: $325523‘- wggkrtlg): closed doors, the foreign ministers Elwin“ was mnartfidv an Pa,“ of Rumanin, Turkey and Yugoslavia and tho prcnnm- of Greece were illi- de-rstonti to have decided formally that more would be no change in hr nrcscnt status 0f the cntentc. Observers believed this meant that representatives of Yugoslavia. Tur- kry and Greece had declined Ru- mnniifs rrrlucst for automatic help i illl- cnse of an ailuck by (Eer- l|llll\' or Ru Sin. 'l‘he conic-recs were reported. how- r'\'t'l' to have (ievtlletl to eliiulye ec- ononnr tontoi-t betwoei the four notions anti to fry to l aintalh ec- wnonfc rvlntions with the lmllinzer- neorest to thc scene 0i the crime wcrc rounded up and shot without anv ltttcmllt to lmss iudtzment on their Killlli. or innocence. In the Posen district l0 Poles usually were executed for the murder of one Gcnnan. and in Warsaw the rntio was 50 to one But even ilrrsw‘ flmlres were exceeded in some in- stances. Neutral Ifycwiinessi-s One incident. rcpvlfed bv an eyewitness who is a neutral ruli- g ALLIES WILL PUNISH NAZIS ‘ " where they were found bv H.l' :1‘ clauflhier. Wnmiired. on lrr re- turn from work. A blood-flecked hatchet. subor- entlv used in the assault, it's; found in the kitchen and there were partially-wiped up bbaod stains on the floor. Police said thc nude-rive: l-loilt- es and shoes of Fnhev \‘.l‘l' .~~.l'llr- ed with blood \\'11en he was brought to headquarters here fzon! Ilachine. wvcosrs A LoT-TA . DOUGH T0 LOVE A cum. ‘Hess Thermometer Extremes High Low Yesterday's highest and lnwvsfl thermometer rcizdlnzs or:- Indi- cated above, TORONTO, Feb. 2-<Cl‘:--.‘ mum and maximum temp. Dawson Vailcouvcr Winnipeg Toronto Ottawa hlcliircal Qucbcc Saint John Ildlllnx ' '.' Cllhl'1r111cl0‘.\ii il ‘3 Maritime Provinces: Fresh uni-iii- west to north winds; frir nml cold. Sunday, fair, not much (‘illifilfv in tcmperaiurr. Syhopis: The “Cilllli ~ h.- win mostly fair and m0(1f‘1‘:i’~'.‘\ l. d m- day in Ontnrln anti the Wllsl-"lli Provinces. lillgi tide this mnllnilg; til and tonight at 7 26 Suzi sets this afternoon ill .100. and rises tomorrow‘ morning at 7.18 If l1? New moon. Fell. ll, a l5 u. m. sllllllllflNltlt‘ litll‘ Qltjlllflcll Illlil- uirs inter than (‘hulJtilt-til-Jxll. THE CAR FERRY Leaves Border. 9.45 AM- I00 RM. RHLINGS h Gcrnall. J lives Tormcntlne ll.O0 A. M. ._ _______I____~_M___~_____ Le l ffllitlnued on llflle l]. 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