MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN it m think! 1""- mw n”, one end In View makes >‘%I/ The People’s Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew --—--""’ MAXIMS OFA MERE MAN Conicnd manfully; one habit overcometh another. tgiiiiiiiiii-mii‘Niall-m’ CHARLOTTEWWN.itioueibariliiiisbzsviiiiaivuaicv 2s, 1941 to eaciisi M“ .\,;»,-,¢,,_--,t~-;.;--»,--.-_,algal,o»; u s M, ylllll mjor A Italian Base Of Tobruki Falls TLBTitiSh; Mapping-up operations wntinue in one section of town; Thousands of Italian prisoners taken. (liv Erie Bigio, Associated Press Staff Writer) Cindi, Jan, 22-—(AP)—Fall of the major Italian Libyan My Toliriil: was announced tonighh ' ytoppitig-iip operations continued in the town's western de- fences alone. “The reiuttintlcr of the defences are in our ,, mllillilllt‘. Aiistiulmti shock . the west. my in ii c: more than At SA FE Midshipman Riymond Phillips. Kill. was aboard the British r Soittliainpton, sunk off iv litter she had been set on f‘ 1n an eittuiy air attack recently. ~ is the san oi Ettgineer Captalzi i- Mrs. T C. Phillips, of Rock- ‘ t. On:._ who hat“ ‘scan advised i ll “sate and sotuid." laids staged IDNDON. Jiin. zz-tcPi-Ger- Ill" bombers made relatively min- vrstahs at the southeast coast "iii 0W1‘ Yorkshire today and two rue shot down in aerial combat. Nowhere in Britain were raid Hsualties reported ditring the day. bombs fell harmlessly in a “a an ilie Kent coast. and a nmrnsltire area was bombed with Gear negligible effect. lman planes also appeared s‘. coast town and M u. but no incident oCOlifPflllfllflf‘ was reported from Aiellllllgasl tl ' . i i1 ie program to keep lalllsglllliliies well supplied. Geof- lwmfllil; {he Government's ne- Ms tfl(.lll.ll‘lsll‘lll(7l‘. urged mo- "W10 be more careful than Mnneii their consumption of Coming Events i ‘mlklhi-Mllihtazue Saturday. L-348-1 -2i -3l. "Talkies-so ll-dds Thursday. L-348-1-21-3l. Hoe a; i- ksv to ih j; "8 t. New Glasgow, yview vs. New Glasgow. L-4l4. mzgitmtmaze Stile Kirk Hall, Feb- ‘ ~ L-3D3-l-23-28. _\lcard P rm. m,“ mty and Dance. Mt. m‘ Halli Ffldfly. January 24th. ‘ I-u-Wl-i-Zi-li. I Allction 511mm, Bud Dance in Vernon “h January 27th. Pa 5 lli hid of Rgd cl-(“L L-402-l-23-3l. A C G am reen. Albany, m) m \ iln. y’, n“ ggwauetion. Saturday. ‘itch Glassvw. th My 01h“- stooks oats. qitiiris h‘ straw w, w_ Mlgrgltqgifmy. first fine n llnly min? i L-4ig.1_g3-g1_ planes to pour bombs upon the lvflplied truckl. ‘vi-e road, blocking a narrow moun- a hands," said a troops led the. forces storming Tflbfllk. They htmeilizilelyi rut oii the Italians still holding out beyond the port These :i<l\:tuccil units-the same Australians wiio had led the iulpnlgn that now has all but consolidated 8o miles of ljbtan C0il>lllll6 in British hands-entered Tobruk at noon after ' hours of violent attack upon the town and port by ritish and littperitii troops, warships and bombers. ' Thotistttiils oi ltaliaus-——ri0 precise count had been madc- flmdy had been reported captured. In the Tobruk fortress was garrison of 30,000, and the fact that units of the British Mediterranean fleet had been able to bombard the town for hours showed there the greater part of an Italian could ibe l! Deadly Nazi Flier on way To internment _ AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, Jan. 22 --(GP) - A Nazi flier ranked as one rs the three mm}, dea-dly in Goerlngis air force came to Canada on the way to an intern- ment camp today. The 25-year-old fighter pilot, credited in Berlin with shooting down 56 planes since the arm or title Sppnlsh civil war. trudged down a. ships gangplank with hundreds of other German aviators captured as they battered at Britain's defen- oes. 'I‘-he flier. whose name was with. held by regulations restricting the identification of prisoners, was (m9 of Gennanyb most noted airmen. He had flown on the side of the Franco forces in the Spanish war, and after that had fought with the Luftwaffe over France. the Nether- lands. Belgium and Britain. He had been awarded the Oak Leaves. a high Gennan deccratlm. A British pilot shot him down over the English Channel. Two Germans Escape in Canadian port AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT. Jan. 22-tOP)—Ttvo Ger- man prisoners escaped when hun- dreds of captured airmen and sea- men were brought to this port from Britain today. it was announced tonight by Royal Canadian Moun- 'b']'t f t 4 b ted Police. no P0551 Hy O re rm y An official police announcement, Sea" ut on the radio here, gave no de- Ahove the town, ‘sitioke rose ails of the escape. Location of the over the ruhble leit by the eshfiowéirgitnggfigéners or w“ shells pumped into it. escaped from detention," the ati- The general attack began early nouncement declared. It added Tuesday. Free French troops they might possibly be wearing fought bitterly and successfully be- side Britons and Australians. Like Hardin, Tobrtik was ringed bv a strong outer arc of defences about 25 miles from the coast and. with the sea, encircling the whole town. More R. A. F. Men arrive In Canada AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT‘, Jan. 22—lCP)-—Royal Air Face men ha.l.iig irein Poland to Australia were ready here ton-Ptht to take over the jcbs which brought them across the Atlantic. They will g. westward to var- ious centres by train tcmorroliv, aday after their arrival aboard a Bri- tish ship. Scsres cf them are men to be trained under the plans by which Britain expects to build sufficient air power to subdue the foe. Others are instructors and still more are <ffieers who will carry out duties which must he kept secret. There were numerous Canadians among them. Five Poles. all cf whom battled against hopeless odds at the time of the German-Polish war, were also listed. Other nationalities included New Zealanders. Australians, Irish- nien, South Africans and Holland- eis. - a P5251555‘ Unconquerable lSpirit In Britain Returns to Canada after eight weeks in country. ‘ Italian convoy Destroyed by Greek planes ATHENS, Jan. 22 —(AP) -De- structiori of an entire Italian convoy of more than 100 trucks by Greek bombers in Central Albania was an- nounced wright Italian troops-also wen bombed and machine-gunned ln repeat at- tacks, it was stated. The transport column was smash- : after a Greek bomb had dialod - s bouluei‘ which rolled in in pass and enabling the Greek l hers by the other members of peaked caps and dark civilian clothes. They n1lglit_ have on Ger- man air force ficers’ trousers of dark materials. When they broke away, each wore a six-inch disc of white cloth between the shoulders and a sim-' ilar circle on one leg. Search for the pair opened im- mediately in the area where they had disembnrked from a ship ear- lier today. Armed guards combed the dock region, where it was be- lieved the Nazis mi lit still be hid- den waiting for a c ance to escape from the closely-patrolled section. It was understood the escape of the men was discovered after the hundreds of captured Germans had been placed aboard a numberi of trains and a recount of their" numbers canted out. Manv of those who came ashore, from the ship today. bound for internment camips. were dressed in ‘civilian clothes. Most of them.‘ RECORD-BREAKING FLIGHT NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-tAP) — A l record-breaking Bermuda-to-Lisbon l, flight was completed by the Atlan- ‘ tic Clipper today in l6 hours. minutes, Pan American Airways re- ported. . Capt. Robert O. D. Sullivan cimi- manded the clipper, which left Ber- muda at 5.24 um. EDT yesterday: and reached Lisbon at 9.10 a.m. to- day. The previous non-stop Ber- ‘muda-Llsbon record was l8 hours M2): minutes, set by Sullivan Octo- n Q By D. V. COVEY Canadian Press Staff Writer AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT, Jan, 22.-—(CP)—-With eight weeks of the Battle of Britain be- hind him. Defence Minister Ralston was speeding toward Upper Canada tonight after landing here today "convinced that. there is n, spirit in the island fortress which cannot be beaten." Eight weeks ago Col. Balaton went to Britain to learn at first hand the conditions under which the Battle of Britain is being fought. paper dispatches and broad from the other side cannot possibly convey the spirit and the courage and the unshakable determination of the people of Britain," he said. Tonight. his trip "worthwhile." Col. Ralston was on his way to Ot- tawa to "at once submit the results to the Prime Minister." _ Balaton was accompanies ___- (Continued on Dale 8. Col D). tier savirt: the" - trrttnuution to aid attack. Ski manoeuvres with Bren guns ls the latest stage of ski training which started little more than a month ago M. Camp Borden. In this picture, Sergt. Jnhn Townsend and Cpl. Paul LePralrle of the Irish Regiment, tugged out in their heavy, pure-white parkas, go on the Border Army Takes To Skis J AN EAST COAST CANADIAN PORT. Jan. 22-tClPl-Long lines hundreds made up mostly of luft- ivaffe airmen that dwvn <ver Bri- tnin-flrd ashore late t-day and trniglit from 'a ship and ivere rush- ed cf'f tcward ltveinincnt t-linlps in the interior cf Canada. Off'c'rs and non-commissioned airmen. along with a seatvring if suhntariiie salrs. clumped from the ship to their special tfflilli be- twtcn queues cf Tutperial and Cau- adian . Mfstly, they went along stclidl. though here and there one , ‘lined and waved. and a few tossed tip titer right hands in the bloat salute. Li. Col. R. Weddell. commander of the guards v."'-o watched over the Nazis. t"‘.:l the or-ss t-licy gave “not the .sl .ll si ' '2" At the end of the vcy-‘aw. ote him a let- ~ "tier-y pleased" ivirh their treatment. The C“l‘lY""‘ u. posted to citauers in t! a" of the vesselfind "-2 s. n. r v. .i= -though, bore the. dlstitigtiisliing -}.,vy'.f,,i,.._.y".l,,,‘l-lplllflfflyllfffi rllgbtfi “rues 9m“ 0m‘) l;hel1'.r‘l~"s ivifli three concerts. 'l‘l1eir n3" "l"~"lllf’. Col. Weddell said. was "l“"‘V'l‘(‘l"l'°." Iniprrial tro‘ s guarded them on tContlnued on page 8. Col 2) Hundreds of Nazi Prisoners Arrive At (lcinadian ELI.‘ f of German pl‘l90l'l€l'5-~l”hl!i1""1fl8fly"l lflpposition to Proposed Bill WASHINGTON. Jan. —Senat0r Charles McNarv of Ore- gon. the 1940 Republican vice pre- sfdential Thomas. perreuial Socialist candl- date for President. expressed qp- positlon today to giving the Pre- sident broad authority under the British aid bill. Qualified support for the legis- lation came. meanwhile, from Sen- ator George Norris (Ind-Nob) back in Washington after recover- ing from a recent. illness. The day also brought an en- dorsement of the measure from Jesse H. Jcnes. secretary of Com- merce and Federal Loan Adminis- trator. MeNary. the senatc's minority lender. returned to the capital after a. long siege of pneumonia WAStl-IINGTON. Jan. 22- llasflgiatwdth ulgarian King ma, an. 22—(AP)—Aft8l'- SO an hour and 20 minute chat today .~ with King Boris in the royal pal- ace, col. William Donovan. Unit/ed States observer on a secret mis- sion, found to his dismay-arid to the Klng’s—tliat he had lost his diplomatic passport. y The royal staff searched the palace in vain. The Orient express was held up for 20 minutes. tllfli the CllltJllPl finally gave up the. luiiil and bearded the train for Belereih‘, Yugoslavia. In his talk with the Bulgarian monarch. Donovan was said to have emphasized United states de- Great Britain in the ‘tvar against the Axis. l (Nazi quarters in Berlin dis-i pla_vi i; irritation over Col Don- ovans Bulgarian visit. had this to. say: "We have heard nothing: from America to the effect that‘ Bulgaria is an integral part of thel Monroe Doctrine") The Colonel, still silent on the mission which has carried him North Africa and many European capitals. commcnted:— . "I leave Bulgaria with the most.‘ leasant impression of the small ut beautiful country. her hearty and intelligent people and her courtepus, democratic and sincere g. 0*“ B ttouse of Re; a "ntatlves .Affairs COmlllllcPC that he would to i not give the authority CANADA FLCILIII (AW-Voicing confidence that Britain "can whip Hitler," Senator George W. Norris. vet- eran Nebraska Independent. returned to the United States capital today to lend his sup- port to the British-aid pro- gram. with some modifications. "I don't think we are going to get into this war." the '79- year-old Senator told inter- viewers. "Tlie dictator nations don't want us in. I think we can go a long way toward helping Britain without get- billy in." Norris is the only living Senator who voted against Unl- tcd states participation in the last war. and promptly told reporters that he op oses the measure in its pre- sent orm because it grants "ex- traordinary and total power to one person." In taking that stand, he differ- ed somewhat from his Republican. running mate. Wendell L. Wlllkie, vtho is supporting the bill's prin- ciplcs on the ground that authority T "I MAPY nominee, and Norman‘ t > must be concentrated to hasten. hetltg‘ to Britain. omas. tesfifted before Foreign contained in the bill "to any living man un- less and until the ecp e. through Congress, had deci ed on war.“ "It is a bill to set the clock of history back and give power over (Continued on page 9, Col a» ‘TIER BAKING __ Lll§30 Us". M the , ‘scale unchanged from the ll force. bot h anti for cquumeinl. muuilion; and plants started in i939 are just now coining into production. He contin- Ambassador Leaves for ll.8. WASHINGIION, Jan. 22--(AP)—- Confronted with a seemzngly ir- reconcilable conflict in American- Japanese pollezes, Japan's new Ambassador t. the United States. Admiral Kichisaburo Nomuxa, sail: tomorrow on what has every pro- mise cf being a ni'ss:on of failure. The new tnvoy. wit» succeeds Kensuks Herincuciii, ects-d t; reach Washington in February to enccunter a ealdlv firm pol.c_v on the part of the United State: gav- ernment toward Japan's ambitious Dfi/EPBYII in East Asia and alliance with Gcirnany and Italy. Admiral Njm ra. a viterati of Japanese ,i.l who is locked "iron by" most officials here as por- scnally friendly toward the Lin- mil slfilfs. BPPRJTEIIIIy has no il- lusions about the difficulties of his task. Death due to llnknown causes Jury says A verdict of death from known causes between it p.m. lilidlilfilill on January 18 brought. in yesterdav by a einpanclled to inquire death of Duncan Blolstleii of Diugwells Mills. It was Dingweirs Mills by Coroner Harry W. Burke of Fortune. Blaisdelhs dead body was found by his wife in the bottom of a wood sleigh. The man had left early in the afternoon of January 18 on a visit to Sotiris about ll miles away. Mrs. Blaistlell heard the horse and sleigh come into the yard about midnight and on investigation sfcund her husband lying in the bottom dead. The jury laso recommended fur- tlier investigation of the matter. The following men comprise the un- and was jury jury: Earl C. Johnston (foreman), Fortune: Bracken McDonald. How- ard Word. William McKinnom, all of Rot! House: Chester Burke and Percy Burke o’ Fortune and John Bl‘.=il"\' of Souris Line. Twelve witnesses cave evidence before the coroner. It was disclos- erl that the man had arrived in soitris about 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and left there early in the evening-before slipper. He visited his brother's house at Dinyriv 1's Mills at approximately 8 o‘ci l. the same evening but after leaving there his where- abouts were unknown until his tvlfe discovered him dead in the sleltzh at. midnight. Dr. Philip Dtivle of Souris. who performed an autopsy on the body lvloritlaj." nlfllli. testified _vesterday that lie was unable to find the cause of death. following other The witnesses gave evidence: Herman Hlaisdell and Alan Bialsrlrli. |‘4'illl brothers of the de- ceased and living Mills: John. Fred and Blalsrlell. all iienlieivs oi‘ the dead man: Florriiee Wilson‘. hfrs. Dilu- can Blalsdell. ivife of the deceased: William Caliill. Selkirk; Clinton ltfehonald. Ralph McDonald and at DlngwclPs " Herman i S SPREADING RAPIDLY IN RUMANIA Other ‘B-alkan States Nervous; Turks Speak Out Hungary reported to be» calling up additional troops —— Romanian Extremists claim 30,000 fight with them. SOFTA- Bulgaria. Jan. 23 —l i (Thursclzry) — (AP) — Civil war beriveett RllIllRIliTll extremists and , SOl(li“i'.> r.’ Premier" Ion Antonescu EDFPiII-l rapidly tlirirgyhout Nazi- BELGRADE, Nov. 23--(Thurs- dayi -t.\l'i —Iiung:1ry was re- ported early today to he rapid- ly culling up itfldiiiorifil troop; in connection with the turbulent events in Ruinanln in order to be prepared for any emergency. Tlie llungarinus were said to into the. held at; l l l l i | Wilfred Jackson. all of Red House.“ be vvuii-liitig (levelopments close- ly in Rumunlu. In this connection, observers pointed out that Hungary still is anxious to obtain southern | Transylvania, Riimaiiia today and tclies said several hun- iicis as probably had been in bitter fighting. Dispatches from Bucharest said the rebels claimed more than 30.000 were fighting for them. The revolt- ers also were said to be claiming the ascetvlanev in most cities in Ril- manian Transydvania. the remnant of the vast province xvhieh the axis left to Rumariia last. year in an enforced settlement betiveen Rii- mariia and Hungary. WORKS FOR PACT Admiral Sir Howard Kelly is on! of the chief members of the British. army-riavy-alr force delegation. which is conferring with the ‘Turkish high command. Military circles believed the whole field of possible Anglo-Turkish military co- operation is being studied. with Adrrwlal Kelly are Lt -Gen. Si! James Marshall-Cornwall and All. Vice-Marshal T. W Elmliurst. ISTANBUL, Jan. 22— (AP) -- Wliile llil‘\\':~']l:iD€l'S warned Ger- many and Italy again-t starting a "Balkan adventure." the Tu."- kish cabinet met for three hours iOlllly to discuss the situation arising frrm ‘oting in Ritmanla SENDS DISTRESS CALL NEW YORK, Jan. 22 —(APl ~v The 2.384-tc-n French steamship (Jens sent a distress call tonight r ' ‘ .f . zlglciulshiht_re_ w‘ c German VlTOIII a position 17 miles west cf MeanwhiLe. it ivas learned Mfiweme‘ Her brief SOS. heard here, said she was off Cabbage Rock. Cap Couronne. ‘Ilhe ZGQ-foot ship gaw that. col. William J. Donovan. United _St_ates ibserver on u se- h B lkans, e the big ghfice o; Tm“ no reason for her distress but: it m; “mot mom, was believed she was the vidl-im of Pro tier Savdnm and Foreign a‘ thmfiday 5mm‘ raging m m9 Minister Siikru Saracoglu- weslem Mednenanean~ when he arrives iri Ankara. iii (Donovan arrived in Belgrade STRIKE STOPS WORK tonight fer talks with the heads m MIUJWAUKEE. JGII. 22—(AP)—- of the Yugoslav government.) The N(i\\"<pflp(‘f ykdnm 553d Work on $26,000,000 worth of army “if Ggrmany mvados u“. Bap and navy defence orders ceascclat kilns Turkey and Brita n will the Anls'chalmers Manufiwlunng n t. forgtt their defensive al- Compam’ ma“ as member!‘ °l ‘he Congressof Industrial Organiza- tions United Automobile Worker! Union went on strike. All siiop departments closed. dir- ectly affecting about 7.000 predile- liarice and will net dodge fight- ing." By llUGll WAGNER Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. Jun. 214ml‘) -Prlme Mitiistet" Churchill declared today that Britain must assume control of lier faetorv tunnpowei" and wunizui- power because slie laces iii the itext six months the first intense demand for labor to supply an army on a days vrlien British troops were to have fought "aweontiuuous action on the continent ‘of Europe against the ‘ German enemy. "This great nation." he told the House of Commons. "has got into its war stride; it is accomplishing the transition from the days of Deuce and comfort to those of su- preme. organized and indomitable exertion." Winding up debate on industrial registration policy after promising Commcns a chalice to vote on it datcr. Mr. Churchill explained that i Britain has about 4 000.000 men im- der arms, counting the home guard: that tire plan lot" the utniy, with the exception of equipment for l0- more divlsiovtis. was unaltered from the early (lays of the war. "It is n very large and formidable for fitrhtiitg oversras defeme." he said. The bulk of t“e "vast series" of supply (Continued on tinge '9. Col t; ilréliurchill Says Britain Getting Into WaLStride Forsees great need for man- power as new plants come into production. tion workers. t1"$ N01‘ fut: FALUHC- fun-r HURTS -i1'-s THE Support l 1Loss of British I iiestroyer is /('/// / l\\\ ~\\\§ . TORONTO. Jun. 2;!—iCP>- Mini- l miitti and maxftuum temperatures: l) ttviozi 33B 22B \.."'i(ll'i& 37 Announced . . i Regina 3 6 -. y‘ “Hun... LONDON. Jan. 22—(CP)—'I'hel'pn,-Ontl:¢ 18,3 “f, dmlrally announced tonight the] onawa 2., 2g destroyer Hyperion has been lst. ‘Montreal 2E 3'0 The antiouneente-rit aid l-lz? lIy-l Quebec 7 24 perlon was damaged by a mine or l 5mm John 2 2.‘ £13239.“‘i"‘...2...l§.2"°l°fl litfllt‘ it a t t g t: . . Z v was lIOCt‘.s$.<1l‘_\' for itlier British Chanel!” “n 7 l6 slrps to sink her. The locate and PORFK-AST Hill" were vrithheld. The drstrtiyers -f the class bull’. Maritime East: Winds increas- ing to strong; cloudy and milder with snow. I-Lvpeifioti ivas one oi eight l IMO-ton Hero l under the tirogram of‘ a normal m- meii. fuir i. 7'“ High t-zde this murinng at ~. . and this everfn at 6.46. Rim‘ '1‘ »‘"lil'l“1' "n" "ml Sun sets llIlSgEitPTIIQOII at l°‘“-“‘~'i“ WW“ zyn-zi rists t imcrrou" The llvpeiieti was the viz-sci tluii 7,29 l a (‘tvrniun liner (‘clum- q . “l 4.4: morning at R9 oft the Vrciti.» vq ~ the Nari crew t. ivi moon Jan. 27. 7.03 am. ri8l-‘in ve sel. . -- - . $1 ' the bfllniirillsh d stroyer .,S,‘;§‘;§1“5~;.‘§;?..,‘.‘.‘lt3.2,'““““" mt‘ lost Sill?) the war sturtttl. At the‘ ' outbreak of war Britain had 17Bl (l0sll‘<‘_\"31s, plus an uziknowm CAR FERRY SAIUNGS ‘it'll! bull; For has shire‘. Iteaves Borden 94s AM. 1.00 mt. .10 d $ll0_\f‘l‘S ff lll incl! Tgfmenflng 11,00 ANL Lltlifietl States.