49/. Charlottetown Guardian, Iwe that: ltorainl Guardian, Ieandet‘ Ill! Ilsley Announces Details Of Loan Will Call For Supreme Effort On Part Of Canadian People. Worst Blizzard In 20 Years i Sweeps flild. SI‘. JOHN'S, Nfld, April l- (CP Cablej-Snowdrlfts as . high as rooftops in some are" marked Newfoundland’: worst bllnard h 20 years last week. and toda the entire eastern section e the island was still shovclllne its way out of the d - ed snow. ensorehfp prohibited men- tlon of the storm nntil today- g without letvuvpd for three days-Tuesda . nel- day and Thnrsday- e bliusrd completely tied up traffic. In St. John s. residents on many streets found the anow over the top of their doorways and had to use 19hr windows for engines: or tunnel their we! ou some houses were completely buried in slltlw. Some of the city's streets were still blocked today. country's‘ single railway line, running from St. John's to , h ll *.:n.s-=:..'-:=:5. "r ' " r had been recto today. Anthony Eden Returns To - Great Britain LONDON. Ailtil 4 -fCP)-— 2'01‘- elgn secretary Anthony Eden rc- tumed by air today from his visit to the United States and Canada and WNX into an immediate con- fegrelzlce with Prime Minister Chur- e il . An authoritative source said it was expected that Eden will make a statement in the House oi Com- mons soon and that, it is probable American officials will come here soon to continue the Anglo-American conferences in- itiated at Washinkion. Accompanying Eden and his of- ficial party on the flight home was th~ tlnlted States ambaesado . John G. Wlnant. who w 10118915 his home leave especially to be present during men's visit to W~'=‘lin1rto‘~. Eden made no statement at» the ailW-‘t but appeared to be in high spirits." Police Break lip Meeting In tluebee IDNGUEUH... Que. Airrll 4 -— iCI‘>- Police armed with an or- dsr fronl Justice Minister Si. Lau- rent. forces] cpngyellation todamfo; nesting o e an Ofllh describin itself as "the Associa- tion of cctors oi Ste. Marie" to seek the release from lntcrnmcnt oi Camllllen Houde. former Mayor of Montreal. flioude represented the provin- cial constituency of Montreal Ste. Marie in the Quebec legislature in 1040 when he was interned for his denunciation of the National Rel- trstion.) No err-est; were made. ...________.._ Coming Events Qua "O deedlA I t d best v atlas. sniff»? w iii: estslollle. Arthur Vessy York. l-ll-M- "J arrived ouantit. Dairymilstion. Bu; early. Bowman. eld . Live fiiwedtul; :0!’ IO until '4 s-s-g of .1. April '1 D vis b . lien-o. mafia»... but service ‘ a u, or a dosen warts of beer pet‘ W93- Permit-ho Essen Blasted Ill Very Strong Allied Air Attack Nazis Hurled orrrsws. M7111 which the minimum objective armounced datcd May 1, 1943. ' The issues are as follows: annum. A 14-year issue, maturing‘ Ms! 1951. at 100. bearing in res three per cent per annum. The short-term announcement said. the option of ter Ma Mr. be fan may to the loan The bonds may in cash in full at rued interest, or t m8 “causes lflstfilmerfls P1115 The loan 31mm weeks‘ repre pee . - flotation in Canada's hill-Q - In announcing campaign’ would be 09911 - Ilsley said "it will call for s su- preme effort on the Peri 0f the as "the greatest financial chsllenle withd yvhic-h they have We!‘ ht"! re ' The minimum oblective of the third Victory man. held last Octo- ber. was $750,000,000 and the a- mount realised wa- 8991-0001100 from more tihan 2.000.000 subscrib- crs. 00st 0f Living lip Slightly OTTAWA. April 4 -fOPl-— Th6 official cost-of-lfving index rose from 116.9 at rec. 1 w 111.2 at the beginning of last month. the Do- minion Burecu of Statistics report- ed many-a wartime increase of 16.3 nel- cont. ‘me lndcx at the 0i the war was 100.8 and the rise since then has been 16.4 points or 16.3 per cent. The lncreas makes no changes ill the ccst-ci-llvlna bonuses new being paid in a wide range of Canadian industries. The nex date for revision oi the bonus is May l5, 001 the basis 01 the A177“ 1 ‘Awxég Mgv 15 the" Will be fiU change in the‘ bonus unless the b0- nus drone back to 1160-0 war- time increase 0f 10 09" 99m“! "r increases to 110.0 so the Wart me i-‘nrense is 1s per eel"- iLS. Liquor Ration Out _,_._... ilALnrAx, April d-fCPl-Litill" rations for Nova Scotlans were out in half Saturday. and from now 0h numhasers will be allowed monthly SgBL Canada's fourth Victory Loan, in 31.100.000.000 will be offered in two maturities, finance Minister Ilsley l1 . The two issues will be offered at a price of 100 per cent. and will be l. tat bonds will not be redeemable before maturity. the The 1 - 0X18 tcrm bonds will be redeemable at the Governmental: 100 and accrual interest on or af- 1. 1054. on 00 days notice. ley said in his statement that the three per cent bonds will offered in denominations of $50 $100, $600 and $1,000, as in previous loans. "in order that every Ceilid- psnrticipats in subscribing be paid for either the time of appli- cation at the issue price. witaheget by m‘ fies interest. t-be statement said. ‘Ahlplil AW?» l2: m“ "salts has...» ~ in . Par anlent last month the date on which ‘tub: Canadian people." He described it ——— flight Raid Followed llp ily ILS. Planes Attack Oni Essen De- Important City. By Rclman Morin Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. A ril 4—-(APJ——R.A.I". and R.C.A.li‘. mbers struck an- other heavy blow at the German industrial cit of Essen Srllurday night. pound s the Brest Krupp munitions works in a continuation of the renewed serial offensive which kept Nazi-held France un- is A s 1-! year issue. mat/urhll d 2H, n k_ Wen,“ NW- L 1946' M 0°’ hem“ 0:121?! the bgmbgrs, five of ‘"8 mun” '9 1 3'4 P” “m p" them Canadian, failed tc return from the Essen raid. The communique described the raid as "heavy and concentrated." It was indicated the attack was one of the heaviest yet aimed at Essen, blasted twice bombs on each occasion. night, 2,000-p01md bombs of one everg 10 seconds Tile big a was followed up? scnash by Uni thirty three American one of the biggcst-armadas of Am- erican bombers ever dispatched from the British Isles, rained de- struction on the Renault motor and armament works on the out- skirts of Paris. It was the first United States raid on the Paris area. \' returning crews declared they "dent see how anythins can be left there now." A communique announced the target was bombed “heavily and accurately.” It said the bombers shot down 2 enemy fighters which they encountered on the return mp. Four bombers and six Allied fighters which protected the bombers arc missing. Their operations against the continent curtailed recently by unfavorable conditions, the R.A.l=‘. and the bomber group of the R. C.A.F. Friday night battered the Nazi U-boat basesat Lorlent and St. Nazalre. Then in daylight, Saturday. other British bombers took up the offensive, hammering the docks at Brest. and an Axis airfield at Abbeville. directly across the Channel from Eustbourne, E111;- lund. Which was attacked by Ger- man planes earlier in tile day. Saturday night's trlphammer blow st Essen, one of the main- .s rings of the German war ma- clline. was the first concentrated attack on Germany since last Monday, when Berlin was raided the second time in three nights with a loss of 83 bornbe . althou h a power station and railway wor - mop at Trier in western Ger- many were attacked in daylight F: . ids . It is. the 54th raid of the war Essen. where factories that spread solidly for miles in all direc- lions from the city turn out a largc portion of Hitler's heaviest and most vitally needed engines of war. Mr. J. W. Jones Next Leader 0f Liberal Party Mr. J. Walter Jones, member for the fourth district of Queen's has been selected to succeed Premier Thane A. Campbell, it was learned over the week-end. lvir. Jones will siege into the premiership, it was un rstood, in the event Premier Cam bell resigns to take another 22%’ The Peep e's s...» " scribed As One Of Heaviest of War on last month with approximately 1,000 tons of During the peak of Saturday night's attack. it was disclosed t0- were bursting Oil the target at the rate turday night attack today by a heavy d States four-en- glned bombers. One hundred and bombers. dlilreattack was socffectivo that. _ ' up" .3». ‘s3 Read v», ..,_ Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew A Russian summer offensive that emerge the end of the winter offensive. The pattern of Ge off summer heat. shows June. 0n the other hand that Bryansk is the hub of five railways, used for f‘ to the Don from the north. On the other hand, the Russian; tween Smolensk and Staraya Russa might launch this tlo States. The C yanuk on either side, have been torn away, and the Russia n" railway from Moscow to Vellkie The fact that the Russians Don facilitated their surprising wi mill! blek from Stalingrad. Ground. By ubwann KENNEDY Asspggted Press Staff Writer ALL HEADQUARTERS NORTH Armca, April 4 —-iA-P)IE The United states 2nd Army Corps, overrunning Axis defence postsami Willing out mortar nests, has 11.n- lcashed a drive throughout the diff- icult hills east. of El Guetar toward a Junction with the British 8th Army, an Allied communique an- nounced today. While Gen. Sir Bernard L. Montgomery's patrols probed the Wadi El Akarit defences of Mar- shal Erwin Rommel 20 miles north of Ga-bes, the British 1st Army in northern Tunisia continued t0 sweep forward and Moroccan Goums occupied Cape Sen-rat. on the Mediterranean coast 35 miles west of Blzeric. Scoring one of their most notable successes since they have been in Nor-lib Africa, the American forces of Lt. Gen. George S. Patton, which include one armored division "and three infantry divisionsswept ber of prisoners. including many Germans. and captured 30 mortars. Between 14 and R0 German dive- bombers, attempting to halt the waves of lnfanfrymen, were met in a furious air battle by a dozen American-pilotcd Spitfires. which shot dOWn 14 of them at the very feet oi the cheering ground troops. The situation of Gen. Mont/mm- cry/‘s forces before the new Ger- man defences was. similar to that lust before the Mereth Line po- rtions were attacked. with Rommel holding a 90-mllo llllc alone ndeco mulch beginning at the scacnast 8 miles north of Oudrei to a range of sills straddling the Gafsa-Gabcs roa . Although the Wadi El Akin-it, and the hills. Jrlilvl Tebsgil. Fai- nassa and Diebel l-faidoudi offered some natural advantages. these were considered in no way as strong as the Marethsvstem and the defences were described as hastily constructed. st one quart of spirits or two than, of wine 0r two dozen quarts 0f beer The new cut. second since litlllt" rationing starter. in the Province ill Jan y, was announced by Mahon. Chairmen of the Scotia liquor Commission. now, the allowance had been 0M pint or spirits or one quart of wine a...‘ e s will be allowed to buy therl‘: ‘lnonth’: quota at 0M . 0 more 0M ril?" chase in any single week wil be allowed. -—-———--—-—-— ngers led 1 t score 194 To "'5 Elurrlerchcnmlllgncontrolgd 104 gilt ‘British Mifllbtl’! 0f Wll’ BENNETT TELLS WHY mm”! “Mmdm * muons? ' m. -—(CP)- vis- ififlhtfl-Wusnhhioli-m" 1'53 mo» Boole"- wins - "WW Ce silo ft durin! e first mgorltbsuoi 1048. nearly double the all aerial score the air min- numbed we v. A023 of 10s ril-lull. funnel-s were u, zustlcc of the Province, following for Victory" week said the govern- ment's declaration that Britain tended to uhn n0 Gil pos on. Last night, Mr. Jones confirmed rumors that he had been the choice cf e caucus of liberal mem- b"! of the legislature. For several weeks now there have born rumors that Premier Camp- bell would resign to become chief he retirement recently or lion. J. A. Mathlcson who tilled the posi- tion for 20 years. TRAVELLING MILLIONS MANCHESTER -(0r1- More than 2M1!» persona. reweeentirls members of the services and civil- continue to inister ‘ l ssesslons was made in tioitbé sense of but because ‘Li: .._.i__.____.. TYPEWRITER. THEFT! IONDON -f(§P1- ‘Ihrfts of typewriters has Trresentcd police with a new problem in Britain. Durlnc i942 more than 045 ms- chines were stolen. compared with ulc a as h i a a t Potentially Hitler's besle-set-rllllyilylsalulfrnze a W" “w”! ' ensk, 150 miles to the northwest and Ttllether with Orel. these bases form a ,, movement on Moscow summer a general helizehog fortresses oi Rzhcv, Vyazrna and Dem- which hemmed the Russians éecastkio l over the blush-dotted hills. killed. many of the enemy. took a num- Everybody CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, “MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1943 By Carl C. Cranmer, Associated Press war Analyst is to be reckoned among the possibilities from a study of the Red Army's rim detailed published war map, which appeared coincident with the formal proclamation of .. in the summer and Russian of- fensives in the winter may be reversed when the steppea are baking in Hitler may entertain the idea of one more campaign to erush Joseph Stallnl war machine, but the war map published by Moscow his splngboerds are fewer and less formidable than last s. Srnolensk-Bryansk area. one of them connecting with smol- mnning parallel with the front. ltllhslded wedge and might be from the south or another drive have fashioned at Velikie Luki. bo- a strong position from which they drive in the direction of the Bal- in o narrow front, ns report that they have l stored Luki. ‘rsllenlfllzautly, the Russians have clung to a number of small loops on ewes sdeofth D iRl i and ‘he “yum are‘ u? ‘hlzngaofithelgeszrunn ng past Belgorod and Kharkov held a few such bridgeheads across the nter offensive which swept the Ger- U.S. 2nd Army Launch_e_a_s Drive ...'¢1.._a:1,.4,my . Jr’. Trtwps; AdvancingiOver Difficult 111111121111 ALLIED IIEADQIIAIITIJRS IN AUSTRALIA, April 5 — , (Mondayb- (C?) — Three more lpanese ships and possibl four have been hit by Allie Bombers at Kavicng, site of Saturday's smashln raid a- gainst enemy warsh p concen- trations, the Allied communique reported today. One large and one small cruis- er and one destroyer were sunk and four other destroyers dam- aged in the Saturday raid. "The Japanese naval concen- ' tratlon at Kavieng now has been destroyed or dispersed. with seven warships and five merchant vessels either sunk or heavily damaged,” today's communique said. illaek Market In Meat ls Serious Threat WASHINGTON. A-pri] 4 -(A,P) — The black market in meat is a serious threat to American efforts on the war and home fronts. the Office of War Infnrnlation said to- day, for "in addition to the meat. lost to the legal trade through the black markets great quantities of strstesleallv impflrtant lav-products have also been lost." "Potential surgical sutures, s.- dmnalln, insulin. gelatin for mili- tary films and bone meal for feeds are disregarded by the nlcn Who slaughter livestock illegally." 0.W. I. said. Americans going outside the leg- al market to satisfy their demands meat, “the r: 9- o P. w: C E f! re 5} o 3 3. E T n gram but. set inferior agency said. blisters bay Airman In Rig Raid 0n Essen LONDON. April e-(cr CABLE-Members of R. C. A. F. bomber crews who aided ' the R.A.F. Friday night in blasting the German U-boat buses 0t‘ Lorient and St. Naz- aire, France. reported that the bases were casy targets and that fires could be seen for 30 miles on the return tr . Making his first trip, Sgt. C. if. Pratt, bomh-aimel- of St. Peter's Bay. P.E.i.. said. "it. was much easier than I expect- ed." “There was not much flair and the searchligllts were not so terrific." he said. ‘Former French Leaders Move To Nazi Prisons IDNDON. April 4 —(OP)— The Berlin radio reported tonight they transfer to German jails of the‘ former French premiers, Edouard Doladier and Icon Blum. and the former Allied military leader, Gent Maurice Gamelin. “planned Anglo-American coup de main" which might free them. ‘Thus Germany added three prize hostages to the hundreds of thou- sands already handed over to the Reich by the millet Petain-L-aval regime. as well 3,5 millions of war prisoners laboring in German mili- tary plants. In this additional anti-invasion preparedness on the part of Ger- many. it was disclosed officially for the first time that former Pro- mler Paul Reynaud and forms-r Colonial Minister, Georges Mandel. 501 the rn-evinua vvsar. At Your Service [Al i A C OPP}! Ii If less must now o further it is doubly important lice by the run to buy Tea and had preceded Doiadier. Blum. snd ’ Gramclin imp Nazi captivity. "flavour" standard. ifllld R..C.A.F. because of u Mnrch consisted oi 21 night raids and daily assaults on enemy targets in Euro air min stry statistics disclosed lo- day. The casualties included 162 bombers and the figures many of these were Canadian. Bradalhane Airman Missing UITAWA. April 4 — (CP -- Sgt. Allison Frederick Weeks Maclleod whose wife lives at Bradalbanc. P. E I., was reported missing on act- ive service after Ell‘ operations 1n an R.C.A F. casualty list issued Saturday. His number is 1172864. Sgt. MacLcod has been overseas about o year. A native of Bradal- bane 11c is u son of Mr. and Mrs, John S. Macbcod. They are living at Truro now. Sgt. MzlcLeod was married a short time before he _ was transferred overseas. He worked around his home community before enlisting, driving a truck for ll time. A brothel". William MacLeod is serving with the Canadian Army. A younger brother is with his parents in Truro. News Briefs NEW] YORK. April l-—(AP)—- s ar “ever approaching Italian territory." and Italians must be ready for the "event- uality that the whole Anglo- Amcrlcan forces will be con- centrated against Italy," the Rnmc radio-said tonight quot- ing Mario Appclius writing in Premier Mussolinfs Milan news- paper "Popoio irltulla." LONDON. Abnlllrcri- RAF. operations during and cost 190 aircraft. 28 fighter planes, but. did not indicate how WITII U.S. FORCES IN TUNISIA. April t-(AH-Gen. Saleh Ollmcrtnk. chief of the Turkish delegation touring AI- Iicd bases in thi- Mediterranean area. predicted flatly Saturday that the Allies would win the war. Red Deer River ilverflows Banks RED DEER. Alia, April l — (OP)-- The ice-jammed Red Deer River overflowcd its banks today. flooding a wide area. killing an un- known quantity of cattle and calls- ing several emergency evacuations from homes. Tony Plnlllcka and his family were rescued from the roof of their farm home by boar after clinging there since early morning. An ag- ed woman was taken from her flooded home after climbing onto a bedstead which was already in watcr when rescuers arrived. Other 8 PC A task without a vision is drudgery; A vision without a task is a dream; A talk with a vision la victory. MAXIMS OIA MERE MAN 1-1.1 ~—~-———q-§ PAGES Subscription Delivered, $5.00 "all. 81.00, other Pruvlllflil c USA. emu. OCK NEW GERMANTRlVE 3 Battalions 1,000 Germans Soviet lines south of Izyuln in the tanks. planes and troops have Moscow announced tonight. muniquc as recorded by the Soviet attack on the Donets B vily supported by dive ter 24 hours of hard figh were killed and 13 of the announced today. Failing after many near Kharkov. force to hit at the na where the Donets takes flowing into Izyum, fro drive is believed directed ovgrad, taken by the Ru fensive Pravda described th ter the Russian lines h parently in preparation f ‘ (The Leningrad radio reported a broadcast recorded 1n New York by the Federal Communications Commission that Russian pilots shot down 70 German planes andi crippled two others in air battles! on the approaches to that city Saturday. soviet anti-aircraft fire was said to have destroyed 11 oth- er Nazi aircraft.) Flor the first time in the war. the Russians Saturday published an official war mu marking the present long batte line from Leningrad to the Caucasus. Illus- trating the great success of the Russian winter offensive, it sub- stantiated the Russian’; claim of having gained 185.328 square miles of territory from the German in- vaciers. Changes In Regulations Re Casualties UITAWA. April (—(CF"l —- DC- fence headquarters tmlltlht F11" rcgulatlons nounced changes in the LONDON, April ‘i-JCPJ-Flercc new German nill-nlpfs to Into A_s_s_au1t Killed In Vain Attempt To Shatter Soviet Lines In Donets Basin, craft; Doneta Basin with hllnlnler blows by been shattered with 1,000 Nazis killed, Tile Germans hurled three battalions of motorized infantry and 20 tanks into new assaults after beating in vain at the Soviet lnl-lliolls for three days, but all the attacks were repulsed, said the midnight cum- Radio Monitor. MOSCOW, April 4--(A P)-A new German asin south of Izyum, hea- bombers and tanks. has been thrown back by defending Soviet troops af- ting in which 700 Nazis ir tanks destroyed. it was days of strenuous effort to crack the Red Army's northern Donets line the Germans have switched a big rrow sector near Izyum, an easterly course after m the northwest. The at recapture of Voroshil- ssians in their winter of- e new Nazi attacks a: “violent,” while the army newspaper Red Star called them "acute" One of the heaviest came af- ad been bombed for 45 minutes, On one narrow sector the Germans broke into Soviet positions but a counter-attack wiped out the entire force, dispatch said. A Pravda editorial said the Germans are shift- ing many new divisions to the Russian front. ap- or a spring offensive. T0 Boost Goal Prices In Toronto TORONTO, April i-fCPi-Ooal dealers said tonight that pcrlnls- siorl had been received from Don- ald Gordon. Chairman of iile Federal Price Board; to lllffliififl the cost of coal in Zforuntc and District by '75 cents a ton, eifccr- ive tomorrow. The increased price will be effective regardless of the date on which the order was plLlC- ed with the dealer. The increase, it. was said, takes the form of a 50 pCl‘ CClli. imgglnq charge and a 25 per cell: lllt‘1'C{i.‘.r over the basic price. 4m: FAsT Youne. MAN D0155 WT ALWAYS covering paylllents of assigned PM’, and allowances to dependents 0f fielreldin tile armed forces reported l or mlss ng. In effect they provide that dc- pendents who were receiving the y usual dependents‘ allowance and as- signed pay can be assured of 00h- j tinuinl! to receive approximately. the same amount monthly for slx months alter the casualty has been q rted ns killed or missing, i rpose of the regulations. said i the statement. “to give depend- ents a period of not less thnn six 3 months in which to make the lin- allcial adjustments that" may , be necessitated by casualties. 1 Defence headquarters said the new regulations are retroactive in i one“ tilting l?“ ll] b i d nd i cases a e w e rcv ewe a - adjustments made where necessary. 10nd W118i" "i l2 killed and missing as soon as possible. THREE BUILDINGS BURNED MADAWASKA, M0. A ril 4- (APv-Thrvse business build ngs in the heart of this Canadian border town were burned to the ground to- day at a loss estimated unofficially at $35,000. The fire started in the State Theatre building and spread to Parents Drug store nnd the Boston Clothing Store before br- ing controlled. Cause of the blaze was not determined. $100 - sam so CIGAR IONDON —(CP)'- An al1to- szraphod empty cigar box belong- ing in Prime Minister Churchill was knocked down for about $300 families were rescued from attics be we of rafts. and the proceed; given to Firilsl-l u!‘ 1N FRonT ~ High tide this flligfllfiflll at 13-1! S1111 sols this even-lira n1 Tjgzqpno rises tomorrow morning v1.11 01;‘. M First quarter nlcnn Alllll 11. m a. . . _ , Sllmmersidc tirlc l8 mlllz-ics 1.11- er than Charlottetown. ~12 sltnvlrn 11:151.’; Film‘ J-"r srwnlr l-‘rorn ilorrirn~lmavr 9-05 R "l- .1 11.40 LII]. 2.00 o.m.. mo o-m 70f .m.. Bus" Cape Tormontine — W3‘ a.m. 1.15 o.m. 3.05 o.m-. 5-45 llam- 8.i5 mm. DAILY All! 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