‘ mgflvramblf c‘: at' ai oriees. Dawson s: Johnston. - "'- . i-io- . the big dame Corn- all ,' ‘Biglaofi-mggv mm, Jan . a lMAXliil OIL MERE MAN urllll, III d“ ll”. Imnurhflflgyll.‘ a Guardian.‘ ‘two Coats. . t The Pp e's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 20. 1944 /.4%/’ 10 PAGES RlTlSH OPEN OFFENSIVE 0N our sense God, MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN in‘ a dlngerous thl ta 1o, Ill beinl Iyrthwhlie ‘to sshmloiloa ilellererd. new“ lhll. not: mm Pruvinrea s (LEA. arm Newly Commissioned Destroyer ll. I. C. Q. Cliaudfere. newly-commissioned liver- claas destroyer of the Royal Canlldign Navy, former Fleet Class destroyer B. M. been refitted from stem to stern and specially equip- warfare in the ped for anti-sebum The S. Ilcro. she has Navy. and now other harbinger North At- lantic before being transferred to the Royal Canadian comes to the North Atlantic as an- of Victory for the United Nations in the long battle against the U-bolis. 'll..C.N. Pitch.’ S. ii. ti. Rector ls ilonord ¢__- QUEBEC, Jan. ll — (UP)- Officlala of IIVII University announced here tonight that the honora y degree of doctor of letters will be conferred on Rev. Raymond .V. Mae- Kenrie. Rector of St. Houston's University. Charlottetown- No date for the ceremony was made public. G0 T0 WAR WORK LONDON ---~'CP)— Because of the national manpower shortage. the ministry oi supply is reducing its stall by l0 on. easing at lest several i-iioussnel csrks, in- spectors and other such. workers for essential war work. coliiilgsvrilrs "Reserve Tuesday. February 8th Rtd Cross Recital. 1-13-20-2l-3i. "Buying good second hand bags daily. Highest prices. Dillon s; imz Billion. 1-11-41. ‘fllast Royalty Rink tonigl t. Chicks, vs. Dunstaffnccfl. Le ‘e B31110. 1- -ll "Reserve Thursday. Feb will. Z1031 Glllld VlPlfi/Y U0 - 30-22-24 I "ED016118 orders for oar of Pur-' ills Milk Chow to arrive soon. W. l. Bowman. 140-311 “L ‘fin “i ‘fuesdlixy agidhogiritaigy iludsiililiy._ it. N. Dawson. Ctopulld. 1-9-21.‘ "Horse racing New Glasgow River Thursday afternoon. Jan. 1° ~ i-oo-li “Loading hogs for Davis and Fraser at Colville, Friday. Jan 2i W 1 DJn. Leslie MacDowell. a 1-19- l. "Annual raga-iii} P. n. l’. Jersey Club. Wednesday. January 26th. l P. M. at Dept. of Agrictiltgeés "Caught. one slivcr fox, mark- ed. li not claimed in six days will be sold. Leland Campbell. Sea. 9-W- 1-20-21 "Booking orders for ca;- of re- etesncd oat; to arrive early in February. Also buying used bags ilsiiv. W._!. Bowman. 1-11-01. "Wanted to buy live and dressed diickcns and fowl. Paying to; "Wk" prices. island Co. Ltd. wW-‘nioading ca: No. l Feed Oats_ mllilirwaifimaodih a ' ti” - b. o ioti at Bpillett. rhino-ll. “Annual Meeti of Cr ud District. seal-let on“ ter at - “simian 30th. and in- "41 ion o officers. 1-19-2. “N- ""%" -~,...l°“°'~. m" marinas’. d-itffldly 20th tin l dclock. Fri- u" "at at K n unul 2 PM. - 0. Green. 2m 1-20-41 c]; _ orders for Swif Baby o " "sussriowi f" u . DUI’ -°"‘.'"° riu...i.r"iri...lir; "lfldina n for Dlvla s; ‘glfldlg afternoon d" t Ind laneroi . livery Iri- . anneal until nrtim .1 ‘its! "D"! in arrive at Albanv, oar Ilo and 0f . Pi’ filers 1min». at stormy. rim next folio ' veals’ leave oi aibseitce i-N- l-ii. | spoken Lucky Hits Caused Huge Destruction In Bari Raid Censorship Passes First Eyewitness Story Of One_ Of Greatest Marine Disasters Since Halifax Explosion. moron." Senior Padre Of Last War QUEBEC. Jan. 19—tCP)—Arch- deacon Frederick George Scott. grand old Padre-soldier of The First Great War. died in hospital toda after three weeks of grim but opcless battle against a lmig congestion. He would have been 83 next April Archdeacon Scott-Jletter known and loved by thousands of members of the Canadian Corps as n Scott. for his work in the field dur- iota-is - entered hospital Christmas Eve with an lick of influenza. Several days later the lung congestion developed. _ More than ll week ugo it was known tit-at his tight; against the condition was hopeless. but it uias never part cf the creed of Canon Scott to give up and he fought _ back as best no oould until the end. h his He died as he llBKl llved—wit_ main concern the future oi Can- ada, of the British commonwealth of nations, and of the world. Lat)- rs sing i to unconsciousness two trial-his ago. he rallied yesterday" sufficienty to recognize those fl- round 111m and to enquire as to the ‘wetness of the war. Military Funeral His funeral services will bc con- ducted as he would wish them to The Quebec st-rviccs will from St. Mathews Anglican Church where {i9 two serigedegéselgii-lfgac all‘? mar. - - rm“ °' ' it". 1914-18. until his rctiremeiit in 1933. Interment will in; in Mount Roy- al Comets . Overlooking the c-iy of Monti-ea. following a short ser- vicc in Clirisit Church Cathedral in Montr s1 arranged at his own - Col 5) Erranco Warned Concerning Spanish Troops In Russia By ROGER. GREENE LONDON. Jan. l9 -— (AP) —1n blunt terms, Foreign Secretary Eden warned Generalisslmo Franco today of "the most serious effect which the presence of Spanish troops fighting alongside the Ger- mans on the Russian front ‘must have on Anglo-Spanish relations now and in the future." The warning. voiced in the House of Commons in the pres- ence of Prime Minister Churchill. was couched in such strong tenm as to sug est that Eden. While elde-stepp g an o n ruPillfri y“ leaving no dou that B" lain’.- patience Wis "will"! 0i" over ‘the thinly-difllillml 59mm‘ aid to Oermanv _ Another issue which may P"- aant difficulties for Madrid and london was laid before the Rouge when lliden disclosed that t t Government had renewed stronl recommendations subwfilnl a“ Italian Government, request or Lelease of All Italian snipe in BM“- h ports y Up Warning Landon afternoon newspapers ‘a’; psgq-romelItraei-‘ygsdmillitihyivstlgliyil. mi: ' warning. The Star said Allan Nicklcson, who was the Cattadian Press representative on an All‘ Ministry tom" of the Mod- lierraueatt war theatre tells in the following story of the night at Bari when the German air force struck chipping in that, east coast Italian harbour with devastating effect on the night of Dec. 2. Incidentally Nickleson, who was instrumental in swaying British censorship authorities in releasing the story which had been kept un- til now to o. cut and dried official statement. walked through the bomb and flare lighted night to view the dockyard. . By Allan Nicki LONDON, Jan. l9 -- tCP Cable) —One of the greatest tnarino dis- asters since the Halifax explos- ion in l9i7-—the sinking of 1'7 Ail- ied ships in the Adriatic port of Bari - came about through a couple of “iucky hits" by German aircraft. who until a subsequent Allied announcement had no idea of the damage they had caused.‘ The enemy originally claimed only three Allied ships as sunk. This Ls an eye witness account of that. so minute raid on the night of Dec. 2 when two ammunition ships struck by Nazi bombs explo- ded in gigantic sheets, of ilalne and resulted in the sinking of 17 ships | in the harbour on the east coast of I Italy, About 30 enemy planes took rt. i There were more than 1.000 cas- ualties as a result of the raid, | many oi them fatal. Windows and i doors were blown out for miles ar- l ound and many small buildings in the immediatg vicinity were wreck- ed. ' Mast of the ships, with cargoes destined for this British Bth Anny. were destroyed by two separate blasts that followed tllie Zting of s (contains on Page s, Col '1) } HAS LARGE imsn I The head of the Statue of Lib- erty in New York harbor can sc- ccinmodate i0 personi- standing upright. i thLannmunitio —.u. | editorially:- . At last we are beginning to get to grips with the Dictator PIIHOO. Jrhs crisis in Anglo-Spanish af- I fairs arises out of the farce of the so-cslled ‘withdrawal’ of the Span- iish Bllue ‘Division ‘from the Ruiz-i san ron . 1 oscowk prsc o- informa ‘ of Spanish troops still l fighting on the Leningrad front [effectively exposed Franco's du- i plicity o‘ . "This barefaced breech oi nau- trailty has to stop. llther Franco asserts his authority . . or else the British and American Gov- ernments mint take really effec- tive steps against him." This was the aeeond incident of Anglo-Spanish tension brought into the open within five days. On Jan. 14 London asked the Mad- rid Government to investigate the placing of time-bombs in cargoes of’ oranges shipped from Spa to Britain. The Foreign Secretary made his statement in reply to a question by John Loves-seed, Common Wealth Part-v member, aa to what Wis being dons about this strain on Anglo-Spanish relations. which. he said. have been increased by the explosion oi time bombs in orange cargoes. Reds Fish Ahead In Two Drives LONDON. Jan. 18--(APi —-In an all out offensive to free rad’ completely from 2% years oi e, the red army smashed 1Q miles for- eqiualhi s perusal-lent. efestoes ling-trig the tys suburbs A second drive, closely co-or- dinatod with the first, ripped mil tegic raili- woivs in men area T5 to 100 leningrad in :1 broad ouitfian movement. Reporting that the Leningrad thrust had captured the fortresses of Krasnoye Selo and R/opsha and in five days had killed 20.000 Ger- mans, the let communique dwelt at length on the German fortifications. ~ News Briefs NEIAVI.VLIE(PUII\I{I;I‘ADQ:J.AR'I§JRS. ‘ '~‘ , .an. — gfuesday) 7M2‘) - ‘fillies! flag; nese merc- ran mcn ave e iunklat Rabuui, blew‘! Britain, illlfifl Drncs. tn quit: t aEmollnced toilny. a Two other mcrclrantmsn were left sinking and three were damaged ln the attack. A U.S. 15TH AIR. FORCE SUJATLON 1N ITALY. Jan. 19- iQ-(AEU-Unlted. States bombers have out all the railways carrying“ the bulk of supplies into Rome from tine north, illl‘ fcrcc experts said today after cxalnininz re- ccnnoissamce pnowgruphs of the area. orraws, Lian. 1o - (or) —Navy Minister lllacdonald an- nounced timlght the corn- rnlsslonmg ui’ H.i\i.C.§. at Portsmouth. Eng, and sflld the ship would golntomservice with Canada's river class Grey- hounds n Atlantic convoy routes. x Donates $10,000 For Nurses’ Home DIGBY. N.S., Jan. i9 -— tCP)— The latest philanthropy of Harry F. McLean-Mobil!) for the construc- tion of o. nurses home in Dill)?- came to light here today. , The millionaire contractor from Merrickvilie. Ont. who has a orc- pensity for giving away cash spec- tacularly. nindc this gift quietly. apparently on s visit here last weekend. The construction firm he heads has done much of the work on the huge naval training base at nearby Deep Brook The residence to be built with his gift will be for the nurse; of l9 the war ' wamlng the Finns recently that their time is short for seeking escape Ivinciai president for sortie time. '¢_~_.__ B-‘l Klrke L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst I A MW Russian ohmi- t-hmtenior to encircle all Nnl troop. in tile v°"‘3“" luv" 5'11" 591°" lfilllllllld to Lake ilmen is developing rapidly, oupled with the co-ordinated ltusainn fensiva already at a point west of Novossokolniki on the Lovat front, 200 miles southward, the new gusfian attack in the north is obviously rocking the whole German Bol- wtlarltilhlt could force an immediate Nazi retreat, abandoning n" norm, 0f major significance la the Buaalan capture of K snoye Selo p, key a“ “d "u Jmwu"! Mint in the Leningrad communication network. oscow said it was taken in five days despite the fact the German; held it slncc they drew their selge ring about Leningrad in the up], d," n; The Moscow report that the red army captured heavy German guns, TmW-"ly "801! l0 bombard L ’, lndlcltes the Ila-titre of the fortific- ations through which the Krasnoye Selo break through w‘; achieved Just where the southern breakthrough mane and how fnr it had been driven is still undisclosed. The Russians appear to be already west of the Kercst tributary of the Volkhov, approximately paralleling the larger river l0 miles to the west. lf that ls the extent of the Russian penetra- tion, it. offers a deadly threat to one link of the Leningrad-Odessa rail- way, and cven to the Pskov-Leningrad railroivd beyond. As far as the battle on the Baltic flank in Russia has yet developed it appears to be a full-scale major Russian offensive long planned and timed to offset the obstacles that go with the unseasonsbls rainy weather in the north and central Ukraine which is helping delay completion of the Russian effort there- Thc first swift successes of the Russian onslaught tend to confirm the impression that Ned reserves on all fronts in Russia, 11mg he,“ chm. ned out to meet the succeeding crises in the centre and south, in Italy and in the Balkans. Among other immediate results of the opening of the Baltic flank campaign must be its effect on Finland. The Moscow press has been from their dubious war pa. net-ship with Hitler, A. E & Locukl“ . Talent Combine . In Fin g EConcert Eormer" Oh’town Man Passes A magnificent rendition of the complete vocal score of Gilbert and Suliivanb light opera ‘The Gondoliers", given by the RAF. Male Chorus and tho Charlotte- town Girls, was heard with great appreciation by an audience which fillQ Prince of Wales College hail Patrick Constantine Hughes, as,‘ to capacity last night. wn sydnoy musician and The occasion marked the fare- native cf Charlottetown, died well appearance of the talented his home here last night. after ii R.A.F. Male Chorus in this Pro- 1°"B 11111955. vince. a fact which was noted with lvir. Hughes oame to Sydney in regret by Mayo;- 3_ my Hommm $700. Helwas a ntemiber oi the Ike?‘- who spoke in commendation of me (m-‘Iggmh whireagf, h o_ all con " in the production; ° e ° mu“ v W A warm tribute to the cast was also paid by Group. Capt. H. N. Hampton, D.l='.C., officer command- ing the R.A.F', Station. by whose kind permission the Air Force personnel appeared l-Ie express- ed the hope that this would be tho forerunner of many other fine concerts in Charlottetown. Given of necessity without the aid of secenery, costumes or full orchestras. the M/rformance wall a triumph in sustained and bril- iiant interpretation of the liltinl ' “ . musing choruses, dra- matic turns and Puckish humour For many years he was solo corn- etist in the citv band. Besides his widow, the former ‘riiiie Robson. he is survived by two daughters. Mary and Patricia, and two sons. Bernard and Gerald, all at home. 464 Oases Of Digby Geleral Hospital. Haven For Hitler v , I In Argentina? = t WASHINGTON, Jon. 19 —- (AP) I -—A published report that a haven~ had been prepared in Argentina for Adolf Hitler brought from State Secretary Cordell Hull to- day a statement that this and other rumors of pro-Axis activ- ities in the Western Hemisphere might be dealt with by the State Department when the United States decides whether to recog- nize the new Bolivian Government. Until then, he said at s. news conference. he would not discuss s uch reports. ~ He ss d that the United States and l! other American nations would decide as soon as possible whether to sblfiflhlle the revolu- tionary regime in Bolivia and that each nation would reach its own decision independently Hull's reaction. once he had out- lined the Bolivian situation, was that he would riot take up piece- meal such rumors and reports. Ha glld that ii he were disposed to _dis_cuss them, he would do so in s complete summing-up which ha said he hoped to make soon. Hull made it clear that he con- siders the Argentine situation to be deeply involved with that in _ _v_l_a. JOit Ell? 7ft’? ha? Host ‘l Home Bakers who- a" s... c; (ix r/ Typhus In Naples which constitute the undying charm of Gilbert and Sullivan opera. Every part wag well taken indicating painstaking and in- teiligent. rehearsal. Ibo much cannot be laid in praise of the able direction of LAC. Lawson, and the splendid work of Mrs. Rena Johnstone as piano ac- ADGIERS, Jan, l9 -— (AP) — Four hundred and sixty-four cases of typhus had been discovered in Naples up to Jan. and new cases are occurring among the civilian population at the rats of 3O to 40 a day, Allied Headquart- ers announced today. No cases have been reported among soldiers fliilm-Plinifl iihfvillhvili tllB WBOIB and alli trogps without zllluty there "Eggmgonrfceért w“ aponsomd by ' e have eeti arred fromt e city. m. Y,‘ Men“ Club‘ the WNMM proceeds goin towards the pur- s chase of the ys‘ summer camp Yanks Overseas Pi- so lOO Years Old Sill. WILLIAM MULOCK TORONTO, Jim. l9 -- (CF) — Two Toronto 10 year olds--Elinor Uhren and Gladys Ast- attended a birthday party today and said they had a good time. Elinor and Gladys were among the more titan 600 sons who crowded into Sir Wiliam Muioclrs Jarvis Street residence to wish Can- dis’; grand old_man felicitations on his 100th birthday. The affair officially was a reception; but to the two little girl-s it was a birth- day party — s party for a man they had never seen before but about. Whose life they had read in the newspapers. So they decided to 130 to the reception. Among those present to pay their respects plong with the youngsters werourrima Jliinieter MacKcnzis King, Hon. Albert Matthews, Lieutenant - Governor of Ontario, Premier George Drew. Archbishop Derwyn T. Owen. Primate of all Canada, Most Rev. J. C. Mc- Guigan, Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of Toronto. and numerous other representatives of the church and state and all ranks of the ar- med forces. Hon. W. P Muiock. postmaster general, grandson of Sir William who at one time was postmaster general himself, also was present along with his son. Bill, n law stu- dent at Osgmde Hall. And many who couldn't attend sent messages. l ‘ “ a cable. signed by the King. N. S. Finders Revise Whole Organization I ‘FEURD, N. 8.. Jan- i9 -— (OP) -A plan for organizing Nova Booth farmers “from the grass roots Ottawa" was adopted tonight by ion in revising the WllDlg form of its organization. The Association adopted the report of a committee on co-oper- stion and oo-ordinytlon, which had been conducting tests for n year on l-l new setup. Under the proposals as outlined to the meeting. every school sec- tion of the province would be or- ganized into a community vrith it; own offices, study groups and programs Five or more adia- oent ClUs5"W0\lld' form district cr- ganizatioris. while groups of the ty organizations -' Fresa/Tatntcern Over Pravda Peace Rumor Resent Strikes WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 -— (A?) —Wa;- Secretary Henry Stimson told a United States Senate Com- mittee today that men overseas ars “bitterly resentful" oi strikes at home and the public is for a notions! service law-"only Con- gress needs impressing." The House of Represctitativcs Military (Jommlttee yestordgv pigeonholed President Roosevelt's request for a law to subject Am- erlcan civilians to war produc- tion nments The Senate's comparabl ittec, despite &lmson's sharply-phrased urging. showed little disposition to hurry I . _.___..___-__ R. F. Aee ls Killed I AIELERS. Jan. l9—(APt—WliiK Cmdr. Lattcc C Wade. one of the greatest fighter pilots of the will‘. edncs Li _ was killed dny in an oh- ac- cident in Italy. it was anno-uiced y. The 28-year-old United Siotcs ace of the FLAT . who shot down , aglanes confirmed and many prob lrs bcfoi-e being re- lieved of combat flying two months ago. crashed to his death when his communications tilaiic went into an unexplained spin many miles behind its own lines. i-lis score in the theatre is i-xceed- Qd Only by that of Flt. Lt. George C. (Buzz) Bent-ling of Verdun Que. nowam rof ‘hBRCAFII planes over $9M U“. the R. successes in other brought his score to 3i. . ........_._e_sszlcsaazzmunsmesrw - -~__-:+_-:——_:::r_—: I By pnhrfcitmone MOSCOW. Jan. 19 - lAPi British and United StiltC-s diplo- mats in Moscow showed fresh concern today ovw the latest turn of events in the case of Pravdirs peace rumor story and the Rus- sians remained officially silent. The Soviet press gave the Rus- sian peoplc news of the British Foreign OfEi-‘e denial of the ru- mor that two British personalities. discussed pciico with German Foreign Miiiistcr Joachim vori Ribbontrcu but it carried only a brief news dispatch on tho denial and it made no comment. editorial or otherwise. the British denial cave some worry tn British authorities ll(‘l‘(‘. They foil that it would have been oct- iot" if the Russian press hail ‘the Nova Sootia Partners‘ Associst-l club. latter would be formed into coun- ' Failure to publish the text of; ROME HEAVY Fllllllllllllv NEAR LENIN GRAD Garigliano River Orossed At 3 Points B)’ EDWAIQD KENNEDY ALGIERS. Jun, 19—‘.:\Pl-_ Loosing a strung new offensive "INK; nit: ancient Appian way to lwzne. British trcoss have smashed across lite lower uarigliano River and tstablish- eid bridgcneads at thrcc points in the illce oi‘ furious German resistance, Allied headquarters announced today. The uarigliaiio empties lntu the Glllf of Gzleta 80 miles southeast of Rome. This was the first important ac- tion in talc coastal arch of the 5th Army front since Allied forces reached the eastern bank of the Garigliano more than two months ago. At that time the winding stream was swollen and shortly after broke its banks for s width of a mile, but. it since has receded. Three British assault forccs Struck in darkness aurlv Mondav night and met a curtain of fire from the entrenched enemy. The right wing fought its way across the river near the village of Suio, seven mile; inland from the coast. where it still was locked in hard combat. A second force hit at a point about four miles from the sea, where a railroad from Capua tn Rome reaches the Garigliano and turns southward seeking an easy crossing of the stream. Still a third bridgehead was established at the village of Argento, almost. on the coast itself. For the past week Allied ac- counts of the fight for Cassino. 3O miles from the Gulf of Gaetn. have mentioned only Americas and French troops among the at- tacking forces, possibly indicating that British unit; were withdrawn from that sector and massed low- er down the Gsrigllano for the |binws announced today. Himary objectives of the new sCOBSlBJ drive are the Nazi-held ports of Fomtia and Gaeta‘, ap- proximately nine and l2 miles. respectively. from the point where lthe Appian way crosses the Gsrig- limo Expect To Find New Qil Fields In Canada OTTAWA. Jan i9 — (CP) The Wartime information Board today revealed that the extension by the Canadian Government of "wildcatting" rights throughout iargc areas oi’ the Northwest Ter- ritories and the Yukon is expected to disclose sources of petroleum in Northwest Canada. and Alaska capable of providing 15.000 to 30.- OOO barrel; of oil a day. French Champagne Manufacturers Arrested LISBON, Jan, i9 (AP) German poibe have arrested lud- ers of the champaigne industry in France and taken control of the factories. a dispatch from Paris by D.N.B., German News Agency, w said today. | Tbs action was taken after- a union had put up posters ordering the workers to strike, DNB. said. IThe Agency traced the threatened work stoppage to the arrest last November of Count -R.obert da Vogue. director of Moet and Chsridon. champagne manufac- turers, on charges of having eon- tracts with resistance groups - mm? ltiu. MANY or . Us Woulo time. ~, Been Boom ori- I Loco Mo f ‘ h tide this lllOlllilll w: 039 and this evening nt 0.7.1. . Sun sots this nftcrnolrl Lil fisliiiiad rises tomorrow moritiiiiz nt. 8.32. New moon Jan. 25. 12.24 p-m- DAILY AIR illiiYiClz‘ Charlottetown - Summerslrle — Monctim Leave Charlottetown 1.35 n. m- l2.00 noon. 4.30 printed the text of tho denial T-llll- Pl than the item they did carry: a one paragrhph story from Toss, thr- Official Russion Agency, qiint- liuz Router; News Agency. " "tcontiatiélifoiifptlio rfcoi. s) n. m. Arrive Charlottetown 1.10 o. m. l 5.45 p. m. 7.05 p. in. i SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown l2 noon. Arrive Charlottetown 5.45 n. '11-