OIL MIKE MAN cbrict IIIIM dclsohluclll m} urllll. IOIIGI‘ III :1::ilc-t:sg:u Gludbl, Two 00.101. any]; euros all bodily delights. from (lovers Prime Dtlwsrdilsleiid Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, THURSDAY, JUNE 1s, 1944 8 PAGES K led h‘: I0 comes but MAXIMS “ ov A MERE MAN wisdom ._'_...__ l other Provinces I (LIA. ".00 Ill. DIM Inscription Dsllsvsrl. DOD BIG BATTLES ARE RAGIN G IN FRANCE 12,900 Plane Sorties Yesterday Fire Loss In Nova Scotia Village r:-.s==_. i? 1 Capt. J. A, Trainor i Reported Missing In Action In France ung men, Capt. Joseph A, is reported missing after a recent engagement in France. the outbreak of war, was unit attached to the third divis. ion and had been oversea-s for some time. His wife, the former Flora Arnott oi Montreal, reside; ll Trurc, N.S, Ho educated st Queen W85 llt\' here. Trulro. Well-known in rirc es C pt. T i . in" wltliflthe ngungithg: iml with Holsnims Ltd" 1n Char- lottetown and with the Truro Boarcats. iiope For Solution in De Gaulle issue LONDON, J 14 _ _, Yuma Minisielinnecnin-ciiilfqaisssy blocked temporarily a debate in rig" house of Commons on 5111,34 ""5 With General De Gaulle’s I Committee NBg10na1 W f on. but. he hinted they, a ICIIP “r this Allied political head- Tiikmgy clge found soon. v n questions pgenqjzlglnngca b§{-,,m'°"°t‘§é House on the Dc Gaul1e issue, Mr, Chilrrhill declared that a debate 52.031,“ dsub-Icct" 110w would have on». mfmm“ "M would do ~ Hm than good," Then he hinted that lion umv be ghmplng up 5 SOIL!- Mlckei’ Rooney Goes Into U. S. Army LOS ANGELES. June lii-JAP)‘ fick" RPOIHLV. 22-year-old film st, inducted into the United u... i..i?”.i°d."..‘i..‘,‘§,‘,‘ “$1.1”, “Pfifi for clussifloatlon. l SEWING EVENTS "TflJ-Idos-lil-Iguny Harbor South lfltvrilay. o-ia-sl. "Dance Illsht. June t0- -15-1i dwzince 1n Tracadic Hall. Fri- v, June 1011b. 6-15. S ington school Ii. e "To arrive. bulk wheat. Book now. mcGuigsn dz Boyle. ‘ 11-12-101 I "ONE Bale Iii id 0f Alta SOC- i My. Saturday afttemoon air Hol- "imo- 6-14-41. Hgfvfilfilalqnl‘ Sum Rummage Sale, uni, 2 w Ii. ' saturbitIib-III-‘ijo. hW-Iunter River starch Factory "0594! until Monday, June 19th. -2i “Wit South misuse Hall on Fri- ng- J1me 16th. the Vernon River “matic Club will present their y- 6-14-31 “The Animal Meeting of the fill. 1. Guernsey Club will be held d3 he Dem. of Agriculture Thurs- Y June 15th, B ociock. 6-14-21. uggNotice-Sold out of flow ‘m is of all kinds. Please note I R0 holding no reserves. P. Bur-be. Wltv- 0-14-31. . fill 6914-1. "m. Herbert. man. pup flair-v Valley inn, mums . e 1B. 0-10-14- “Wcinsr _. not W liiifikiibmii-Qsfifi 0- ll-I. . Noiiloliisi Film -- s. .-. .. e- M- “Lilli; "Nor-in Wlltdilss urn-so»- Jlaticrul mm Board-Mon . m- "mlimom ma: '1 and an 5115A.“ have some Barred Rock l! strains than“; h l‘ In h prod "nimble Tildlglyl and days. It nsqlrh_ ‘"111 Mwics io. 1 One of Charlottetown’; popular rainor, son of Mr. and Mrs. J, Austin Trriinor of 120 Elm Avenue. flDt. ‘Trainer. who enlisted at with s hm Square and St. Dunstanb Univer. Prior to the war he was IYIIPIOYEI! with Christie Motors at athletic '31- native son of Saskatchewan, has led °" are being sent out to next-of-kin. | ___._~ SOUTH BROOKFIELD, N s. June 14 - (C?) — Fire raced with explosive ,. , today through the inflammable buildings and stock oi Nova. Bootia Woodenwar- diiics of wood and finished products were destroyed, and this village near Liverpool was threatened for a time before firefighters from tlfiive cl and Bridgewater got e limos under control in a three hour battle. Tonight, fire- layed water on saw- es prevent another out- Cause of the fire was not known. It was discovered this afternoon in the basement of the sawmill. and soon spread through that building and into the ven- eer mill, bucket factory. two dry- ing houses. Paint building, power house, storehouse. bffice and barn. All were levelled, and the machinery in them was lost. Quarks from the fire ignited bllildlllfid on the opposite side of a sins river that runs past the mill, but these outbreaks were extinguished. Despite a heavy wind. woods m... -“ _ the mill did not catch fire. The mill, which had been op- erating for the last 15 years, em. pioyed 76 men currently. It was engaged to capacity in turningout buckets and pails for butter, lard and other foodstuffs. The owners were J. W. and l... L Bienvenu. It was indicated the mill would not be rebuilt. Saskatchewan ‘Electors Go To Polls Today REGINA. June i4 —(CP)-— APP- eals to the electorate practically com leted, 150 Saskatchewan pro- vinc a1 election candidates today awaited the decision of the elector- ate to be given tomorrow when vot- ing for 51 of the 52 provincial seats will be held. In the northern riding of Cumberland. voting will be on June 24. The Liberals, with 50 candidates whose fate will be decided t0- morrow, had 33 members in the legislature at dissolution. against 1.0 for the 0.0.1“, the chief opp- osition part-v. 1 ‘Ilia C.C.F.. hug b2 cindldatcw and the Progressive Conservativesl 39. Independent. Labor Progressive and Social Credit candidates raise the total to 150.111 addition to which each of the three main panic, has candidates in Cumber- and Since Baskatchewen became a province in 1905, six of the seven administrations have been formed by Liberals. Premier W0. Patterson, 511s the liberal ‘campaign for re-elect- ion. T.C. Douglas, 40 a former member of parliament has led the 0.0.1". party a, provincial leader. Mr. Ramsay, 44, entered the political arena as the Progressive Conservative leader only this year, when he was professor of iigricult- Lire at the University of Saskatch- GWEN. iilasualty Reports {From llew Front i OTTAWA. Juno l4 - (W) — Reports of the first Canadian service casualties from the in- vasion of Western E0101” hi" started to reach Defence Hood- qusrters here and official notices s defence spokesman said today. It is expected the names will be made ublic in official casualty War and possible new landing operations becohheul. lies’ favor, however, for great doubt Nari superiority in tank nowcr. With Its ‘ ply a; the reason for the desperate such odds. It. is quite conceivable thag new once the Clicrhourg bulge is in Allie ly ‘ the ' . ' l _-_— - .» —.—..-_- I Ile Gaulle Pays Visit To llom_eland IBIGNY, FRANCE, June .14- (Arl-‘Geucral De Guulle vis- lieu his homeland today tor the firs; time in four years and countrymen lined inc sirens of beachhead villages shouting ls name. The ovation was dramatic. The tall, lean leader of the French committee of national liberation appeared unexpect- till)’, but. news oi! lib: trip across the cnnnncl swept through Al- lleii-nelu territory w hours. Wherever crowds gathered to ilmpse of him and call greet- ngs. Alcohol In Spine Is New Treatment HICAGO. J 14 — (AP)- Ggmge D. Lilly. ufiél) , Miami, Film, pathetic nerve svowm- The l1- cohol stops the nerfe spasms. _.._.._____- Fear 10 Lost— Lives In Storm RICHIBUCIT), N.B., June 14 —(C P)— Ten fishermen from this sect- ion of New Brunswick: eastern shore were believed tonight to have been drowned yesterday when a sudden storm capsized or broke up their small boats. The apparent. toll rose today when the Carccuet boat Earnest Lantel- pOflAd to have gone down two miles from Richlbucto village. Names of the men were not immediately available. Deathsof Alban Allain and Celime Robichaud, Richibuctc. WQN infli- cs/fcd fcdsy when wreckage of their fishing craft was found along the coast Previously. four men were identi- fied as lost 1n the capsizing of an- other craft. There was one survivor frCm this boat. The bodi0s of Nor- man Babinesu, Gilbert Belliveau and Yvon Richard were washed s- shors and that of Simon Allain has y” w outer-b’ mbvgismlprsvioiul reached safely m. I lists wi n the next two or three W51. - IDNDON. Juno 14 — (AP) -—. Russian moor swarmlnl Wit-h‘ infantry was re racin! throiuh an ever-w emng gap in pwonq defence line K Isthmus todlyi ed to have swept within about 5 miles of Vilvilfl. Army today in continued advances along the Isthmus, the! sovi Command announced in is com- "m Pew to ho it m, swyou p ne. wr e or w‘ ts lino Ob 1 iii. a hi“ “°."’ll“ . Red whil the nether. 0i spurt Two med missing. °°“°"°_'"LQ‘?€!.¢E-‘!_-.--_ ___ - k1}; Within 2s Miles, Of Finland ’s 2nd City srong-wnd a Ell.‘ heavy bomb attacked any airdromol snrestlitovsk. gully- stok, Pins-k. Mot. Bobrulsk and Orshs. behind the German lines on the eastern front. dsstmyim "many German planes" and setting fuel and ammunition dumps afire. ..‘I.""“'.‘J‘.t P?“ 31"“ m... s sup e y s rig u naval bombardment of coastal fortificsi. ns — came to with hastily-summoned Pin- reserves. other Red Anny 16.12; slashed bud at the enemy's 5 Situation Last Night‘ gne, with four men aboard. was rc-' By Klrke L. Simpson, Aslooioted Press War Analyst Allied efforts in expand the Normandy besclihead eastward toward the mouth of the Seine and westward across the buss of the Clwrbourg Peninsula have German observers worried over which direction the next major phase of the fight may take. They report naval bombardment: far beyond either end of the present Eastwnrd around partially-encircled Coon the first mayor tsnk bat- llo of the invasion is being fought out. The odds seem too long In the A1- thlt the old city must soon fall. It ls in usy range of big Allied naval guns to supplement Allied air domin- utlon over rind beyond the besr-hhesd and offset a possible immediate , prompt expansion of the invasion front into the Seine delta to bring Lo llnvre, big port near the Seine mouth, under a lund-nnd-soii cross fire would result. That is what Berlin broadcasts im- Nazl effort to cling to Caen against Allied landings on the wide beaches east of Lo lion-e might develop. Pinccr attacks to nln off such Drumm- torles as that on which Chei-bourg. Le Hiwre nnd Brest in Brittany stand are nlwlys to be expected. Nor is there much doubt that sooner or later, d hands to facilitate troops and sun- thc focus of a south- ‘ will Island Men Arrive Home From Overseas By The Canadian Press A contingent of members of the Cgnadian fighting fumes from overseas has arrived back in Canada from the battlegrouniis of Italy. the sky war over Europe and the war at sea. Survivors of the sinking of HALO. S. Athabaskan were in the group. which also included a large con- tingent of seamen of the Royal Navy arriving to take over ships on side of the Atlantic, and scores of m€rchant navy men 89M to America for the same purpose. Those returning included: Prince Edward Island Csm. W.W. Yorsfon, Bsin, .1. B. Shclfoon, Bdr. J.D Gass, Pte. G. L Roberts. Pte, P B Greenan and Ptc. B.I_.. Champion. Pies. Roberts and Champion were wounded in Italy. Lineup 0f Montgomery": First Team ___,_ muffg°wfigg°'fgi? hi} SUPREME‘ HEADQUARTERS. glmhol inm the spiivzs of aged per- Allied Expeditionary Force, Julie sons frees them from one of their l4 - iCPl-I-lere is how Gm- qmpnm 111s cramps. cold. molecular Montgonierys “first team” in weaknesses and sometimes mang- Normandy lines up along the rene in a l . The 1e! troubles are beachhencl, so far as officially caused 11v bood vessels shutting announced. down. due to spasms in the svm- Orne River sector. the British 6th air-borne Division (which in- cludes Canadian paratroops). Between Caen and Bayeux, Can- adian 3rd infantry division. Bnyeux sector and to the south. British 50th infantry (Nor-thum- bei-lnndi division. Al, Trevicrics and to the south, American 1st and 2nd divisions. At Isiony and to the south, the U. S. 29 fantry air-borne divisions. Molitcboilrg sector. l4 southeast of Cilcrbourg. U. S. 4th infantry. Plane Losses Since June 6 IDNDON. June l4 — Binoe the invasion began Allied serial gun- tiers have blasted at least 415 Gannon planes out of the air— only I9 of them sincc midnight Monday. Allied losses have been 807. including 156 heavy bombers. Since the invasion moved into its second week, Tuesday. Allied losses have been 53 planes. 17 of them lieavies. In the first week of the cnmpalgn. Headquarters said Allied nil’ units flew 56,000 sol-ties in diiwt support of the invasion W1 - eaves-iconogr- Ste. Mere Eglisehand Ciirentim} sector. the U. S. 82nd and 101st‘ miles I Biggest llay Since invasion 0f Normandy SUPREME HEADQUARIPEZS. Allied Expeditionary Force, Juno 1 AiP Led by more than m“ lzeavlyid bombers d-a the B’ cl s e ar arms ever launched — the Allied ail-forces hit. Hitler's Europe with more than 12,000 plane sort es by daylight to- day in probably the greatest 111l- - r diiy operations since the Nor- mandy invasion Junc 6. Greatest weight oi planes and bombs came from Britain, where planes took off on an estimated 10.000 sortie: that rained ex- plosives and bullets on the enemy in France, Belgium. the Nether- lands and Germany in both tac- tlcnl ‘and strategic support of the invasion ground forces. Simultaneously another mated 2.000 sorties were flown from Italy and Mediterranean bases against a half-dozen oil ro- fineries in Hungary and Yugo- slavla 45.000 tons of esti- In all. about bombs were cast on enemy terri- tory during the day. The Italian-based heavy bomb- ers encountered considerable aerial 9D,9_0sg1i_>g.__ but the British-based (Continued on nape ‘o. Col. s) , Good Showing ‘By Sea Cadets 0n inspection The umnual inspection of the Charlottetown See. Cadets took place Iii-st evening at Prince of Wales Col- lege, when over 142 cadets and of- ficers were inspected by the ‘dis- trict commanding officer, Lieut. Commander C. P. MacKenzie, who was accompanied by Lieut. B. Mor- ris, executive ficer of H. M. C. S. Queen Charlotte. The Cadets were first inspecoed on the parade grounds in front, of the college. Later they passed in review before Commander Mac- Knzie, who tool: the salute. The variouq divisions then went to their class rooms for the trai- ning semion Commander Mac- Kenzie visited each class during thc period the boys were receiving their lectures. The Cadets presented a fine ap- pearance and were complimented on their good work by the Com- mander. The corps was under Licut. Norman Saunders. their command- ing officer. thcr officers in the corps are Lieut. Earle MacDonald. executive officer; Surgeon Lieut. ll. S Gid- clings, Paymn-ster Lieui. Reginald Kemp. Licut. GCYdOfl Diamond. Licut. G Nantes, Lieut George Walters. Sub Lieut. J McLurc. Sub. Ideut. Gordon Gallant. Arrangements are being mode to hold the annual Cadet camp. starting the second Week in Juli’ at Camp Iluchan Women Snipers Trouble Allies LONDON. June 14 — (OP Cable) -Anned women, some rr . some German. are a thorn in the side of the Allied soldiers fight- ing in Normandy. Gen. Montgomery himself warn- ed thc troops of the msnscs of these women snipers, who are quick on the trigger, mcl already two sharp-shooting pro-Axis wo- men are among the enemy prison- ers of war who have arrived in England. On the other side of the picture are countless French women who are using guns against ths Nazi ovsrlords. Fr h m] One pretty enc , u un- derground worker. led Allied troops along a secret path through mamhland flooded by the Ger- mans. The girl was later wound- tnqtlwut. ed and brought to libigiand for At YourSawic-s "SALAM" TBA 8: COFFEE Ifless must now go further it is doubly importsfl TIONARY FORCE, June 14 nounced. Headquarters stated. town. man said street fighting was enemy tanks and entrenched In the west, the Germans still by the Americans. in hand-to-hsnd fighting gained control h gh ground south of the town, Associated Press correspondent Don Whitehead re- ported in s dispatch sent from the Carenban front late tonight. He said the C attacked along the Vire River in an st- tempt to split the American bridgehead and isolate the Cher- bourg Peninsula from the Allied forces farther east. It was the first enemy attack in force in that area. Still In Allied Favor The over-all balance on the battlefront was still tipped in the Allied favor. with the mightiest daylight aerial onslaught in his- tory—10,000 or more sorties — di- rected against the whole German western reinforcement system. The Allies have captured Ger- man uirflelds in France, it was disclosed today. but are not yet using them because they were too badly damaged by Allied bombs. Despite the loss of Montebourg. the Americans were said by head- quarters to be holding firmly to positions on both sides of that Cherbourg Peninsula town. Montebourg, l4 miles southeast of Chcrbouig and five miles in- land, and Troam. seven miles cast of Caen, changed hands sev- eral times in the see-saw ground conflict. which still raged tonight. In the ZO-milc cauldron between Troiirn on the cast and ‘filly sur Seullcs on the west the Germans’ poured four armored divisions against the British-Canadian for- ward line, but failed to gain ap- precisbly. lug-one Nni Effort In s supreme effort. thme four armored divisions launched trick after attack across smouldering ruins of those had gone before. but Allied 21st Anny Group Headquarters de- clared the Allies still held the initiative on the ninth dav of the invasion and pointed nut that the enemy had been unable to offer the general massive counter-nt- tack which had been expected earlier. "The enemy is fighting our bat- tle instead of his own." the Army Ground Headquarters announced. With six divisions officially disclosed to be in action. the United States Army was the larc- est thrown into s single battle since 1910. Along the southern bulge of the battlefront, from the Cerisy Forest through woodlands reach- ing eastward. the Allies held firm and were credited with some inde- terminate gains towards St. . but their advanced natrols gave around north Vlllers-Bccage. 3S miles from the coast. The Allies‘ deepest penetrations were slightly more than 30 miles Inland in th st The situation was too fluid to trace an exact line as rival patrols Modded forward and pulled back repeatedly. The Germans said st. to was in flames. l0 buy Tu and Coffee by the “flavour” dudes‘ roared at both ends of the Allied line in Normandy today with the Germans pressing constant heavy counter-attacks against which the British-Canadian forces stood firm in the Tilly-Caen area but which cost the Americans their hold on Montebourg on the. Cilicrbourg Peninsula. In the centre of the zlg-zag 100-miie beacliliead, the Americans repulsed a German attack on Carentan, and the Allies generally advanced southward, it was an- FRESl-l NAZI ARMORED DIVISIONS _'I_‘he Germans have thrown at least two fresh armored divisions-making a total of four-into five successive counter-attacks ln the 20-miie stretch from Tronrn on the east through Caen and Tilly-Sur Seulies in what Head- quarters descri-bed in its midnight communique as “a furi- ous attempt to stem our advance.” The Allies there, however, are “holding firm and vigor- ously searcliing out weak points” in the enemy attacks, anoes ibi- person receiving uninterrupted - adisn Medical Associn —- (AP) - Ferocious battles Tilly Sur Seulies was believed to be in German hands, but fighting there was fluctuating, and the British forces apparently retained command on high ground around the Troarn had changed hands several times and was re- ported largely held by the Germans. An Allied spokes- coiitinuiug there. (A dispatch from Ross Munro, Canadian Press war Correspondent with the Canadian 3rd Division, told of Canadian units edging slowly forward against dug-in infantry around Caen.) attacked viciously at Caren- tan, key rail, highway and canal fioodgatc hub at the base of ilie Clierbourg Pensinsula, but were fought to s stand- Th. brought up i: w .5255. “::'"-¥:i""*..2" ..°°"".:: ‘ Iglien pughed forward erthenmseiveg an In Treatment For All War Veterans OTTAWA. June 14—(OP)—Pcn- sions Mirusber Mackenzie today an- nounced war y. _ o oierars as far back u the northwest re- belllon." Mr. Mackenzie said the maiori change was the removal of the ceiling and time factors from re- Ruiations covert-m my lid allow- el of the forces t. tment for a pensionable disability. Under the old regulations per- sonnel receiving iminterrupted treatment. were entitled, for a max- imum of one year. to Dav and al- lowances of rank. up to a ceiling equivalent. to the pav and allowan- ces of an armv lieutenant. and personnel rec n8 uninter- ntpied treatment will be entitled to the pay and allowances of what- ever rank they hold. Mr. Macken- zie id allow- lleath Sentence Reduced To Life a: dam ssntenoefi- on . rlunmnd f misusi- a detective "M" °' m’ of the Montreal oc Foxes h“ commuted to l1 n. ment according to word received A so ion. 11...... - Paul BoTsQ/gt. wu convictgg ml‘: charge of msnsisug and sen. hter fenced no five veers in penitentiary. Parliament At A Glance Iv The Canadian Pull Fit. Lt. James Sinclair (In-Vin- couver North) said that Canada's program for post-war rehabilitat- on mint be based on the sssump tion that there would be employ- ment for l. Geome White (HQ-blast - Petcrbomugh) said veterans of is war should be appointed to the proposed a: dopartmem of vet- erans aff . Dr. ll A. Bruce IEQ-Tormiln Pariodcle) consideration of the recommendations of the Oan- iion on the organization of health services wiglin thc government. OoiIunons will continue dis- Fresli Nazi Armored Units Are In Action By JAMES M. LONG SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, ALLIED EXPEDI- LT. CMDR. “C J. McISAAC Mrs. .|. A. bic- son of Mr. and Iluc. Charlottetown, who was recently mentioned in a Canadian Press dispatch u commanding II.M.C.S. Prescott Ind as being busily engaged in conveying men slid material to the invasion front in Normandy. Nazis Predict llew Events LONDON. June 14 -— (AP) German propsgandism tonight forecast "important new events“ on the Atlantic coast within 48 izxgitcd United to Carentan front and said huge Nazi reserves We” b81118 rushed up for an im- mirisnt. major battle at Cainnont and Viiiers-Bocsgc, south of Bay. cux. ‘Their radios said Allied fleet movements 1n the Channel and activity in English ports indicni. Id new blows were ooinirg, and s Berlin DNB broadcast reported 1e Huvre was bombed by "Qupgr heavy Allied naval guns. Says 1,300 ll. S. Ships In Invasion WASHINGTON. J 14— .._. NEW 860165813’ Ja-melstgoriesiiélp i1:- - _ ber Royal hflvv craft. involved has nor. been given but theigrgxgortion of W31- three British to on: $3 E1116 mgliéoizrltll“ oiv-vooaorttlilon. énfilluding . rec s two American.) r h t‘ I new a Bins Ms Mo?» HR PAST BY . N101“: i. nigh tldg this morning a.‘ 6.45 ‘anti icniirht ‘at. 7.05 Sun sets this evening at one and m moi-rum 8i. 5.1a. New moon June 30. 2 A. M. 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