~ MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN an. Aaanllvllseauatslaadll- gggrluttslowl Guardian, in Oaata any" anal-dial. Paula! III RAMPANT IN B YIIIIII a Italian Wa Raid Appears Surprise To Defence Units By Ielman Morin, Associated Press Staff Writer lLLIED HIADQUAITEB-l IN “ear-headed by the largest formations of four-motored n: from Africa. Aiiied air and naval wl esterday at Pantellerll. Sardinia on Mussolinh an l-lnvaalon fleet h: Its “pg-way harbor at Ls Spell; head ,1 bgtleship- bllatlng bombs ihurohill Speaks In Ancient Carthage ALLIED rrmnquamms 1N loam AFRICA. June s —(AP)— yo aign of the future will o" the victory won in north Africa. Prime tcr Minis churehill told 8,000 cheering allied poops assembled in the ancient Amphitheatre at Carthage during his recent an trip, it was dis- - closed officially today. . Famous Bishop ‘freeman liies wssnmomrc-Jnnm-d swallow-tomes, ‘ n road man who‘ and built a cathedral, died tod th came to the ‘i0- ¢fidow oi the National Cathedral. ishop Freeman was consecrated lute of the Washington Diocese ‘(which includes the District of Columbia and art of Maryland) . lept. 29. 1928. e came to Wash- ington two years before as Iteeter of the Church of the ligiphany- . Fill" he had served in onkers, .Y. and Minneapolis Minn. lie was born at New York, July Ii. 1m. the son of Henry and llary Freeman. _Aftar attendln Emile schools of the city, he wen vork. For l5 years he held various iobs in the accounting departments of several railroads, including the In! York Central. That he had the makings oi a good railroad ex- ecutive was attested to by the Cen- tral‘: late Chnuncey M. Depew, who aid-that the road lost a future mident when the church took The Bishop gave major attention . lo his late years to his effort for unification oi the Presb rinn and Ibisoopnl churches. put g his plea. “to writings addresses and ser- ons. he will be buried Tuesday in a Wilt 0i the cathedral. l- Iiflllhbol’ . in death to some of those he knew in life-Woodrow Wilson, Admiral ' atoms Dewey and others buried lit. loses Life When Fishing Tug Burns OWEN SOUND, Ont.. June 6 — ‘CPL- One man drowned and ihrre others were rescued satur- hv when an: ‘irishinh tout; Golds: caug a e ape u ' iii lake Huron and was destroyed. Bnevener, Tobermory water while try- rench more and the three got sway on a life raft. The rescued C t Frank uglier-dine, null: If ins and smrt longs, all of hermory Litmo an 1.3mm“ by 0015 - o es mien the loss mbliutw .000. CUIIIICFEVEITS "5h°W~Melpeoua Wednesday. es '_'__’ Q Margy and name-medallions l NORTH AFRICA, June b-(Altl- bombers ever forces struck new and damaging and Slcll and loosed a. cascade quarters announcements sald today. British warships ured a new weight of hot steel in the batten-d coastal defences of Pantellerla at dawn Saturday in the fifth naval bombardment oi that eight-mile- long, four-rnile-wide stepping stone island in seven days. Pantelieria shore uns ain failed to inflict casualt es or amege on the attack- ing‘ force. oilowing this up yesterday. mc- dium bombers and fighters made a triple assault on that Island. Whole Story Not In The official box score of the 1 - 400 mile round trip of American big bombers to La Spells yesterday was not yet in but preliminary re- ports showed these results: A srge armor- in the midst of three of Ital ‘s largest battleships. huge har r areas blasted and rent and consumed in fire, a merchant ship exploded. and a large barge sunk. (Well over 100 bombers evidently participated in the bombardment.) air base by " Asaoci:ted Press respondent Harold V. Boyle, which gave the first news of the raid said the 85.000-ton battleships Lit- terio. Vittorio Vsnto and Rema- rhaps half the backbone of the galien battle fleet-were damaged by hits and near misses of armor- piercinlg bombs, and a heavy cruiser was The communique from Allied headqu tors said only that “hits were observed in the dock area. among warships and other shipping. There were large explosions and many fires." Italians Surprised The Italian communique receiv- ed here in a broadcast. asserted that yesterday's damage was small. but described the air bombardment of P tellerla as vomited 8nd violent. The armada apparently took the Italian. defenders by complete sur- prise by their long over-water flight and only three fighters were seen m the Qll‘ to oppose the swarm oi bombers. The anti-aircraft 8W1- ners too ap ared to be erratic and not up to smngth. All the bomb rs came home safely, despite Ital an claims to shooting one down. PILOT ESCAPIS IN CRASH SACKVILLE, NB, June 6- (C?) -A twin-engined 3.0 Al". bomb- er crashed and exploded today in woods at lower -W0od Point WNW the lone oceuoa ‘ l-‘lorlwhilltd l0 safety near British Settlement. a- bout four miles from the pieced! i e crash and the same distance 1mm Qgckvflle. 111s pilot. whose aircraft had been based at y/Ioncton. escr/Ptd with en ankle sprain. YIIIIIJ ETOW ADA. MONDAY, JUNE 1, 194s Premier Jones Returns From .llom. Capital No Drplbeot of having s. new car ferry completed before August. 1945, even under "ideal conditions" was seen by Premier J. Welter Jones, who returned Saturday from Ott- awa. where he discussed Island transportation and other problems with the federal authorities. "Prince Edward Ishnd has far and sway the best conditions agri- culturally of any place I saw be- tween Charlottetown and streets- viile, Ontario. the farthest point I visited". Premier Jones declared. "The hay crop seems short every- where. but farmers nowhere have much planting done yet. Farm trac- tors in Ontario work nights and Sundays and Premier Nixon told me he could hear three from his own doorstep last Sunday. The “YotTTtiHtiFeWFPQ 061's)“ I Giant ll. ii. F. ll ‘d 0 I ‘i a| s ny. DONDON, June ‘I -(Monday) - (CP)— ‘Ihe Dally Mail said today that the RAJ’. has adopted a new bombing policy which will consist hereafter of giant raids only .- witih ‘lesser raids of the “pot-boiling" V Y- . . "ifheh-eetdslteueslb may well» be" far ahead‘ even of the recent sen- sational 2,000-ton_, raids on the Rhur," the newspaper said. “The actual obliteration of a large in- dustrial centre in s single night already is a physical possibility and one at which the bomber commend is aiming." “I- Ammunition Ship Lost In Collision WASHINGTON, June 6 (AH- Loss of a merchant vgsscl heavily lesion with ammunition in a collis- ion with a tanker "a. few days ago" off the United States east coast was announced by the U. S. navy today. "The navy reported that 83 men are missing and that 07 survivors have been landed at Norfolk, Va. Those missing are eight crew members and the l0 navy gun crew members from the tank and 40 crew members and 25 gun crew members from the merchant vessel. An investigation oi the collision is being made. The navy reported that the mu- nitions vessel exploded and sank immediately after the collision. The tanker burst into flames and was badly damaged. JAP DEBTRDYER SUNK WASHINGTON, June 6 (AP)- Reidlng Japanese shipping off en- emy-held Bougainville Island in the Solomons, United States fliers beat off heav fighter plane opposition. sank a estroyer and left a cargo ship and corvette blazing‘, the navy OTTAwhfine 6 -(OP:-uli:a:i powe prom the llongest and per cps she-melt debates of the present parliament- ary session, either this Wei 0i‘ next For weeks t members of culle- ment have en making more or less incidental references to it and when Labor Minister Mitchell pro- ceeds with his section of the war appropriation bill it will be thrown wide open. Last week Progressive Conserv- atives urged a short-cut in proced- ure in order to bring Mr. Mitchell bef . _ "_" _ ted 'I\1 t ans rec tio fish“ “W” "“"'“-‘3Y+.s. i? £211‘ 1713:‘ the defewsde- will l; “ulna frlgrtianediahmeoaxl n .___ ' pertinent: and before the tmuni- mirage! ch lnaeubeen hit __ rtmen . ners mils arme ' m‘ cum ca" "“‘.‘.’i.m, "i-“FinT-“dum? gardens}? (Bari. gross 0nd sbiftius to WI! indust- "lhd H m’ _"”“""°°'°"ti oftho snpower : when“ M“ ‘d “fist-ail '1'; gdworlginp: - debate m. rsiiheii willmprobably ____. ment tbat munitions and will!!! be able t0 diclil Whit results "Bea wmghm u, mum,- mm. tum 4m m; ds have been from recent all". June 1 and em mo; the Bouaa could more in i-lr selective asrvlet dllilhfll t0 “- ' ‘.741 discuss manpower when it ha a get “liners back into the coal pits. , _....,.._ mun of tbs work some done and‘ Other in connection ‘Dance in A1 m,“ gm, {no manpower mquuunents of the with manpower recently decided Km,‘ Mu. uiuvin munitions industry as well u n» n gamut wean the minister ,, .__.._ ca.” ‘ma problem is tbs for the emplwment of prisoners of h "been mug," M“, ,mn 9.1mm; m.“ or mgnpomur with war. placement of suds-eta on "I'll-Ml iesemt tomatoes). Bsnd- which private membus appear to firm-l M‘ the Illfllilel’. the BIOM- _ l"! °fders Llrggdy my“ “ha, _ glghmmh u" govsrn- log of farrn leave to members sf - ts. essay. t an more concerned with the armed forces, and the compul- . s-g-if-tns es theocal nmenblosnlnuanafsranqa, Expect Sharp Manpower )ebate In Commons Soon mines. peeled to be largely concerned with is expected there will months of uncertainty about next winter's fuel supply for Canadian homes and industries. The pro- babiiit peas from the ‘United States as in other "u announced today. The major manpower debate. coming as it will about midway between seeding and harvest in most parts of the country. is ex- the farm problem. Even if the coal strike in the United states ends definitely. it be some rilsenntbatitwilinotbe ibleto ss much eoal 32%’ The People's Pape PIIIITZ Covers Prince Edward‘- Island Like the Dew Everybody None are deceived but they that confide. MAXI MS OFA MERE MAN 8 PAGES lull, Illbaurlpllun Dallvsnd, $5.00 84.1091 other Provinces I U.I.A, 85.00. x. By Clrl C. C. All Indications at this stage are Italy, the down-at-heel ally. to fend invasion apparently approaching. Hitler seems to have come to lately in the battle with France, the mature invasion of the ans. th tain an air and sea barrier strategic advantage that she Most of the estimated 200.000 been air force personnel. line of defence. tremlty to meet chief concern of Axis air forces. It would be difficult naval bases meeting so Z . Yet the German high command single daiylcln The k naval bases and the ern front, the German front and t may launch a third on wearing the Ru of greatest importance. for it is in th self in Russia that he may err. ‘t. Urges That All Contribution. By R. K. CARNEGIE Canadian Press Staff Writer KINGSTON. Ont, June 8 (CP)—— Canada in the clays oi Sir John A.» Meedonald was composed of a small population but he gave it huge hysical dimensions, John Bracken, National Leader of the Progressive Conservative party, said to an es- sembly in Cataraqui cemetery to- day. "It remains for you and me to give! to the nation a spirit and a sou " This was the 52nd anniversary of the death of the first Canadian Prime Minister and Mr. Bracken stood beside Sir John's ave as he urged the hundreds w o gath- ered about the plot to build a Can- ada worthy of the iced ven by that staunch believer in t e great destin of the Dominion he had [lrlaye so important a role in build n8 ‘G "The man whose memory we honor today met the problems of the Canada of his time in a ration- al way," Mr. Bracken said. “The Canada oi today is a more com lex organism." I-le then proceeds to line u present day problems along- sidet ose Macdonald faced. ' “Sir John's first consideration was Canadiv-not French-speaking Canada not English-speaking Can- sde-but Canada, a Canadian Can- ada. And we toda must have no less high an ideal. t us look upon all our citizens. of whatever reclni extraction as Canadians. ~ (Continued on Page '1 0.01.2) ____....,._____ is Mentioned In Dispatches OTTAWA, June 6 —(CP)— Navy Minister Macdonald announce“ to- nllht that Bub-Lt. R. A. Senior, 21. of Ottawa. a member of the Royal Canadian Navel volunteer Reserve, has been mentioned in dispatches for "courage and endurance in action in northern waters." No o! the action were given. Bub-Lt. senior has been serving with the Royal Navy. At the time of his enlistment in July, 194i. he VIIZYIIJ e less than half-hearted the Russian-front, the luckless loser in Africw-more of a lia ility than IIIQ When Italy lost her empire in Africa and proved llnlbla to maln- across the Mediterranean she lest the only was able to contribute to the Axis. Germans in Italy apparently have troops for technicians sent to advise the Italians. The Italian fleet is Citizens Canadians: Praises Sir John MacDonald's War Situation Last Night , Associated Press Staff Analyst that German intends to leave for herself in t e desperate hour of ard Mussolini-the Johnny-come- rresponslbie associate in the pre- artner on the defence of airports and Italy's first the foree which Mussolini might gamble in the last ex- a sea-borne invasion. untlllthe decisive hour might reasonably he expected to have been the To preserve that battlefleet intact to imagine an attack on one of Germany's key little opposition as was encountered at La was able f0 send 500 planes on a attack Kursk on the eastern front of defence of La Spenla, the strong defences of German concentration of may be an index of the relative imgo lanes for an attack on Kursk anee Hitler attaches to the east- e Italian front. In his view the Russian front still is the decisive area of the war. He roat summer offensive in Russia or he may count s out by assuming the defensive. If e can reduce the Russians to impotence either way, he may calculate that he will yet have time to turn his face the other way. But unless the Italian army puts more heart into a battle on 1mm soil than they did in Africa, its resistance may collapse with surprisim: prcmptness in event of Allied invasion. The nerve war against Italy is e amount of time Hitler allows him- Bracken Appeals For ,U"i*y 1". !?9 min ion "¢rv..u,\;~-;*'._ L.- Be Considered iinited Church Conference Continues i SAOKVILLE. N. 18.. June 6 (C Ell-Members of the Maritime Con ierence of the United Church now serving in the armed forces con- ducted this afiernoorrs session of the annual conference meeting. A resolution was passed expresslnl: ratitude to those who have died n serving their country, to prison ers oi war and to ell who have taken pert in the war for freedom. Sqdn. Lidr. the Rev. William Bloxam, RAF. referred to the importance oi‘ chaplains’ work and the task awaiting the church when soldiers return home. There was great danger of a generntion of gens growing up in some parts (Continued on Page 7 Col. 3) British Subs Prowl Close To Italy __._- LONDON, June 6 (CM-British submarines prowling in the shadows of Men's.- Carlo and into or near Italian ports on the mainland. Cor- sica and Sardinia. have sunk six enemy ships, severely damaged an- other and probably torpedoed an eighth, the Admiralty announced tonight One skipper surfaced his craft off Oalvi in northern Corsica and bombarded an enemy air field. Ships sunk were one large and two small supply vessels, an un- specified sma ship, a medium tanker and an anti-submarine nav- al auxilisrdy. The air rorne attacked on Cor- sica. was at Calvl. Italian shore was a student at QueenTUniver- stg! Kinglon. Ont. Wheath -,_ " is .....~---*'....... sues, Refreshing .-relt i cor-rel: wen, u... best of quality batteries challenged without ef- fect. _ ever desirable. VIIIIV” last-Minute Invasion Cheek-lip? By LEWIS HAWKINS Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. June 6 -(AP)—P1-ime Minster Churchill's visit to North Afrlcn with the British and Am- erican chiefs of staff, Gen. Sir Alan Brooke and Gen. George C. Marshall was viewed in the press today as a last-minute checkup oi plans for the next phase of Eur- opean invasion, already in progress from the air. Further evidence of Gernnan ap- prehcxision came in a Morocco radio report of new mass arrests of potential allied helpers all nlcmg the French coast, mainly at Brest. Dleppc. Loricnt and be l-lavre. A report from Le Linen. Spain. opposite Gibraltar. said the her- bor of Britain's bastion at the western tip of the Mediterranean was practically bare‘ of shipping and virtually all allied naval units and merchant ships had sailed. No large uiarshim", and few frcighters. wore reported in the harbor. The German rndlo said occupa- tion auiiioritics had clumped a slate cf emergency down again on the important Norwegian port of Bergen. Most of the British press inclined to the view that the next major blow would fall upon the Italian Island outposts or the Balkans. There was no general agreement whether the action mirht start in n few days or be dclaved until nor; shells softened the 'enemy still llirther. " Giant Flying Boat Building WACHINGTON, June 6 LAP»- Thc giant experimental flying boat which Henry J. Kaiser and HouYard l-lughcs ‘are building on the West Coast Will be an all-plywood craft powered by eight engines and cap- able of carrying 60 tons of cargo. These and other details about the plane, reputed to be the largest aircraft under construction any- where wcre disclosed today by the United States office of war infor- motion. Officially designated as the HK-l. the flying! boat will have a gross weight of 400,000 pounds. Other details: Fuel irnimcity, 8,000 callous: aver- age cruising speed 1'14 miles an lonur; wing spread. 320 feet; length. ‘ feet By way of contrast. the two Qllflllll? DC 3, widely used by the United States Air Lines and the military services, has a wing spread oi 123 feet length 64 1~2 feet. NEWSMAN HOME NEW YORK, June 6 - (AP) — J. Wes Gallagher, Associated Press War Correspondent who suffered a (‘Cl1Dl'9:SlOl’i-l_\’p€ fracture of some in a jeep accident near Biz- cric. Tunisia, May '7, arrived here by plane today and said he was “feel- imz fmcff He. is m a plaster cast which he cxizccks w wear for another four months. ZIIII; rships bombed In Spezia Hideaway ChurchilFs the -. Return North Africa. Britain today in the wake of Prime turn from Washington and have increased the enemy's fears of from many points- A meeting in Tunisia of Mr. Churchill, Gen. George C. Marsh- all, United States Army Chief of Staff, and African war leaders was noted hare with much interest and gave further stimulus to spec- ulation about m offensive launch- ed from North Africa. Unusual Activity Unusual activity among service Continued on Page ‘i Col. 5) Piiiiglliiiialit . Sessions Are Continued HAMILTON. Ont. June 6 (CF)- The terccnlary oi the Westminster Assembly of Divines in Britain in 1643 was marked by the 69th Gen- eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Canada with a service in St. Pauls Church here tonight. The order of service followed the ancient order adopted in 1665 by the Church of Scotland. Professor W. W. Bryden. D.D.. of Knox College, Toronto, said in 11R sermon on the Westminster Con fession of Faith, which was pro- pounded to the Assembly in i665. (Continued on Page ‘i Col, 3) Big It. A. F. Bombers Are Still Inactive LONDON, June 6 --iAPl- The R.A.F. hammered dfannel shipping and French coastal districts today. while o. squadron of Nazi fighter- bombers hit a southeast. coastal town {with explosives and machine-gun bl "ts The recent ialencss of RAF. heavy bombers, whose last raids wore made Mav 29. had led w some iconjccture that British-based squad- ,drons had been transferred to the iMcditerranean area, but the lack‘ |of activity was attributed officially Lie bad Wflfliilfill0XCl1ll6_CQflilnClll. } Bv PAUL KERN LEE (Associated Press Staff Writer) VALETA. MALTA. June 6—-(AP) —Joseph the imckman waved a gnarled hand as many planes mar- ed overhead and exclaimed "ours taJJeb“ ( oodi, then gestured de- precating y toward Sicily and ras - ed “Mussolini Hitler mhux tajje “ (no good.) Besieged, bomb - battered and bloody for three years, Malta never gave up. Toda , having bound up her wounds, o tained sufficient i1 not yet abundant food and started the gi antic task of rebuilding, she is on t e offensive. The horse jogged on past blasted houses where workmen saw bro- ken stones into new, useful shapes as if they were blocks of wood. The great group of planes quickly became distant specks. outward bound-to attack the enemy who failed to defeat this eight-by-ll- mile island. Number Appeared When Italy entered the war in June, i940 Malta's number up- ered to up, but the island ung on in the race of growin on- slsughts. The really heavy at cks began after the Germans came in force to Bicily and North Africa. Day after day 150 to 200 bombers pounded Malta. Tirirtccn thousand tons of bombs fell in n rear, By this time last. vcnr three-fourths of Vulcan's buildings were unusable. {The island had been under attack l3 hOllIS I dim ‘Battered Malta Turns To The Offensive Now Then last MB)‘. Spitfires We"? flown to the Island from the Unlted States carrier Wasp. They saved the day. From then on German and Italian plane losses soared. But after the blitz came the sicge- Brin ing convoys’ to Malta with the arest. neccsltles-mun- itions, food and gnsolme—became a hazardous assignment, For a long time after the great, damaging convoy battle last. Aug- ust, no su lies came to Maltos harbours. e tiny island with 250w , 000 persons cannot feed itself. But Malta stuck to her caves and there i was no surrender. The Axis never tried an invasion. possibly because of the lesson learn- ed when an Italian spcedboat at- tack on Grand Harbour cost lhem 16 raiders out of i6. , Morale Gets Booost The Allied victory in the African desert and the campaign in Tun- isia brought a tremendous boost to morale here. Malta's planes quickly took to the offensive. They pound- ed German alrfields in ‘Innis a and shot down energy aerial transports heading for Bic y. Near the end of November the first. convoy since August arrived. hnd the offensive was strengthened. Malta-based planes pia ed an im- portant role in the flna action in Tunisia. This is Malta, G.C. The initials stand for George Cross, awarded blitz North Africa and the almost convention of a session of the war cabinet which lasted for The Prime Minister's swift moves not only added to of the publlc’s offensive spirit, but were considered almost contain ROITAIN IIIIII§ Spurs Speculation British Prime Minister Flew llome From By Edward D. Ball. Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. June 6—-lAP)—A wave of invasion enthusiasm swept Minister Churchill's dramatic re- immediate hours. the intensity l0 sudden and simultaneous attack t Says ti. S. Gen. Marshall May Lead Invasion LONDON. June 7 (Monday) (CPi-Gen. George C. Marshall, United States Army (Thief-of- Staff. may lcarl the Allied in- vaslon of Europe, the Daily Her- ald said today speculating that he might transfer his staff ni- ileers to the hledlierranean or European theatre of operations and remain out of (he lTniletl States for the duration of the war. The newspaper. quoting Bri- tish and American military cir- cles as the source of its infor- mation. predicted a reorganiz- atlon of the Allied command preceding any sea or air invas- ion across the Mediterranean and wont on: “It is possible that the ulti- mate lineup mav be Gen. George t". Marshall as supreme commandcr-ln-chii‘, with Gen. Dwight l). Eisenhower and Gen. Sir lfnrold Alovundcr bracket- rd as his immediate lieutenants. Every-body expects Montgomery will again lead the British 8th Army. "It is confidently believed that an American will command any Allied offensive in the Mediterranean. while .1 British General might dirccl any invas- ion in Northern Filropn-ihnt is. an invasion via Northern or Western Frave Belgium. Hol- land. Norwarv or Denmark." DETROIT. Juno 6, _ (APW -- R. J. Thomas. President of tho United Automobile Workers said today that. he had "nbsoluw e once" that a Slllkg at the Packard Motor Cnr Company last dock nos prompted "by the K11 Kiln: Klan, or its succ- essor tech" in Detroit. High tide this afternoon at 2.01 and tomorrow morning ni 15.35 Sun sets this evening n! 343 ullfl rises tomorrow morning at 5.14. First quarter moon June l0. 1035 p. m. Summersidc tide 1B minutes inter than Charlottetown. CAR FERRY SERVICE DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAY I-‘rom Borden - more 9-05 I- Ill I m. and 4.55 p. m. have Cape Tonnrnfine-li am 3.05 p. m. and 6.10 o. m. DAILY AIR SERVICE IEXCEPT SUNDAY) Charlottetown — 5Illllm9md° - M oncton Leave Charlottetown 7.50 a. m. 12.30 . m. 4.30 m. Arr ve Charlo ieiown l.l0 p. m. 5.45 p. m. 7.05 p. m. P, E. I.—N. S. FERRY QERVICE nanny INCLUDING. soup/nus Lggvg Wood Islands - 7.00 n. m and $30 P- l" ih colony 1o its heroism slim" e Blldfllblg- Leaves Caribou-BM a. m. and 4.30 p. I i i 4 -hr.4.---..._,.__, _