THE WESTERNG (HE-Tn John ‘G srfmmansma "is Guardian may be buughst. Bell Bookstore, Water Street. Toronto Bakery, Water Street. The Guardian will be delivered to on h ier Boy at 2° P" 1111- M" 10c nei- Week. yrhgm. all‘; g give your ""1" to the boy responsible toi- deliveries i} Jhis column Is reserved for news] of local interest, but advertising of a newsv nature may be Inserte l; z gents a word. strictly payable in advance. _§ ,('I, l. cement‘ for repairing "id makini: stove lininz-ji- Order" at Bruce's. L-638-1-2-2l-2i. ..STAINI.ES—Q Enznlish ename‘led ptqiieiitrarc in attractive colors. oidei‘ at Braces. L-630-l2-2l-2i. .-Bl'\’ baclininton suflDlles at B”, t, L-638-l2-2l-2l. GJIYSI‘ RICCEIVEI) a pretty se- lcciion of silk lingerie. Rex 5 and ll‘. Summrrside. 11704-12-21-21. cigarettes and to- At (inurlies. L-724-l2-2ll-2i. -(‘IG.\I{L4. liloco. Xmas wiup. _-ll-‘ vou are paving over ‘.-’_-c per cubic foot for lieatiniz from October to lliiiv incitisive. consult Brace‘s |bcui insulating wool. insiil board or lnsul slate sitiiiiiz. L-GJtl-l2-2l-2i. for -LI\SI‘ CALL Christmas "d5! A good variety still avail- 5h?- Rex 5 and 10, Summerside. L-’I04-l2-2l-2l. -(‘IIRISTWAS Tree decorations. call In and sec otir assortment lkx 5 and l0. Summersidc. [4404-12-21-21. fLEFT FOR ST. JOIIN — Miss Mariiaziie Chitin. d ijzlitri" of Mr. ind \Il’S. Jahn H. Clilou leaves for ~ , N. B.. torirv to commenci- -' ig at a sitizitiit lll'l‘.‘f.‘ at S‘. Jo _ many." iii-ends wish lier every teas-S. Slit’;- -I'()I'I.'I'Il\' ADVANCED IN PRICE — lil’.'€ the market opoztct‘. 11"." Zia b n an aclvuncc in the priic oi rrtiltry of two cents per pound. with an increased demand for geese and turkeys. Good turkeys and gccse are scarce. This is on lccount of so many being shipped may alitc lll the fall. This applies Ill greater measure to geese. 1arg= siiipmcirs {having been made to lloslcn. ‘there is vsrv little other produce moving at the present time. —S. -APPOIN'I'ED TO HOSPITAL a STAFF - Miss Pattlinc Hlltzt, ate of the Prince Coiin Ho», arrl who ha". the (l! t" ticn o. coding the province I . nitrsiiig crruhiiiiations for Rea. .. ed nurses. ivas appointed to the pcstlion of supervisor‘ of the op- erating ronn at the Prince County Hospital at a meeting of the Board oilfiust s I-lftz is a native oi Kfll‘ but has rc:sitlcrl in Kentiiilo, Net's Scotfa, recently. S‘"e_is a niece of Mr. Hugh F. lforrison oi Summerside. —-S. f-(‘IIIIISTDIAS TRADE .._ The Clir; iiis trade has up to now ' .1 quite as brisk as other tears in the wcstcrn capital dtie to many fat-tors. The early whiter which spoiled the roads for mo- lor irafiir- is one of the chief rea- wiis TIIPTP is also not so much ‘truly C.l\'il. ill" a '-.. fated Ill" fox pelts is much bet- hci than .ast year, many farmers "i111 80hr out of the business and ‘rte has not been nearly the- ‘fim ‘lllfllllllr brouaht in. How- gtr. the inst fcw days have seen “P16 il-‘- l‘ in town and the ins‘. he?“ _ rdiirs tlicre_ tivas very rails} [howitzer tfflfflc on the “Mp ‘hath from east. and west. “EC-Ecto- liave an attractive array ‘my dlistnias things. In the gro- mlentdlariinents there is an ex- mm ‘(USDIRY 0f poultry and “N. which should appeal to the ar-oftllllllllfllf‘ sliopncr. Mam- gifts h] tho 1a sci-ii stiitable for the men ‘of; attired forces, who must not m" jlfT-lcii at the season of the saw-q tfli‘ dPllartments have a "d M‘; rival for the younestcrs $1M limit toys are to I)!‘ seen on ha“: Hirinrl. Tn" fuvuiiizte ls per- imw i. ncw type of aeroplane, light ctc., which are stirc to do. or" hrmllwstnall boy whose father Mng hi" may be away this year s bit for Kine and coun- t e S Pond u cu ii ins ear-rice: statbefiivfr "u" m W » M", subscri tlons Advertlaln should be M; "m, Mm Yo“ ____i_ ammersrtltm-n, o! u“ “"0"” “m” l” -IIOME oisnifnavn - Mr. Stephen Pond of tho R.C..'\.F‘., flvlontrcal arrived bv plane from ,Moncton on Saturday morning to ispend the Christmas vacation with his mother. Ali's. John Ponci.-S. p“, , . Anni/sit °°‘"“°' "Willem. water- st t Mark Gaudet 67 Granville 51:2; Summenide by for this service, ‘"1 Yflur route. “REXMIL SETS are attractive mwulsleful. Taylor Druiz Co.. Ken. —SOMETHING NEW _. Rgv] £1513}, POfi in neat cases $1.00 of’; t ~ eys Drugstore, Summon side. L-693-12-21-2l. —MAGNIFICENT — That's iust twhhat vou would say _if you saw satae beautiful boudoir sets from F] _ I0 $30.00. Latest designs. o eys Drulutiore. Summer-side. L—693-12-21-2i. —ATTElVTl0N FISHERMEN. - I am bllYlhE smells as usual at: my factory. Sumnierside. For highest 611511 prices. Signed Andre Paturel. L-689-l2-21-lmth. —CHOCOLATES — Just come In and see those attractive Christmas packages, Molrs. Ganongs. Page and SIIHWS and Hunts. Foley's Drug $t0r6.Su.mmers1de. L-690-12-23-2i. —C"QCOL»\TBS--She will love a box included in her Christmas package. Gouriies Drug store. L-724-12-23-2i. —HOCKEY CLUBS wishing to enter teams the Simmons 8c MacFariane Hockcv Lieaizue notify T. J. lnman on or before December 27th. L-555-lZ-l9-2l-23-24. -—OUT AGAIN -— Vcn. Arch- deacon Harrison. rector of St. Mary's Church, Stiminerside who has been quite ill with the flu is able to be outavriin and took the usual services in Si. Mary's Church 0n Siriidai‘. —S. —RANCIIERS bring your pelts b0 Mr. O'Bryan of Holt. Renfrcw and Co.. Montreal at C. R. Rogers office, Canadian Bank of Com- merce Building. Summerside. You will not be disappointed with the prices he is offering. L-726-12-23-2i —COAL Sl-IORTAGE -— Messrs. R. T. Holman report that tze short- age of coal continues although re- licved to,some extent with ship- ments arriving during: the wcck. During the last few davs Hannah's had 120 tons-IO!) tons and l5!) ans came In which were firmed lyi disposed of. Earlier in the week fro; shortage was so acute that tiiciri private stock of coal for the storel furnaces had to be dratm on to‘ meet the needs of acute demands. Mayor Campbell interested Wrist-if in the matter and tclephoiicrl iii-r- railway authorities at Morcioru, where a number of car loads of coal i were waiting to go through. and an! effort was made to speed up the shipments. The delay has bccnt cntircd by the. heavy freight t-raf-i fic to the various military camps; —S. --C.W.L. MEETING AT INDIAN RIVER- The monthly meeting of the C.W.L. of Indian River was.‘ held on December 15. The Pies.[ Mrs. James L. Saunders was in inc‘ chair Father Trainer. who was pr - ent, recited the opening prarcrnt Minutes of last meeting read and, approved. The Treasurer's report. was given. Correspondence was then I read. A letter from Mrs. James ivlc- , Cazmack, convener of Sisters of 5t- Martha asking for a contribution was disposed of by voting flvc dol- lars for them. A letter from Mm MacDonnell, Diocesan convene: of War Service mail was read. A let- ter on distribution of literature to Service Men was read from Mrs. Amelia Haley of St. John. Another letter on war work was rend from Mrs. Catherine Creamer. A letter with many good ideas on Social Service work urns read from Mrs Lee Allan. Cartilgan. A letter from the T. B. Imagin- was read and it was decided to purchase the Health Bot A letter from the Convener of Sstctcs of Service was read and left over for consideration at next. meet- ing. It was defidcd to pack Christ- mas boxes for needy families as us- ual anti also mnd a box to sis- t . . nf-‘N-fifllli spitt- of the many demands in}, w.‘ “T1 "ill"? far war pur- m-o-‘é. tit‘ §‘T1"I’I nlu v.- ,- vrlunrite than ourselves iIFbY-x "iiid with‘? iii.“ ‘i, - w ion rs as iiliiliat dity of days-S. I Z 5 '3 5 ‘Z 15- 4t. so vim INSIDE FIIOSTEB tors of the Precious Blood in Char- ‘wttetown. Convener of War ‘IVrirR. Vlrs. Lcsiie Ramsay reported KW- mg ‘Ph dollars to Red Cross Branch at Kensington and delivered for packhig eight pairs of socks, one turtle neck sweater. one pair of sea»- menhs socks and two complete lay- ettes. Twenty-trvo young men , i“ active service from Indian RIVPI‘ nafjsh are being remembered with boxes of candy for Christmas. Eight have been organiz- l soon journed. —K. Express delivery Christmas day declareddl . Mkfitrlrlijirtlgt]. R supermwwciiagihirifgilvtiievselll here to- now moving, has been necessary" Mr. "at Moncton. Hall- Charlottetown and Marl- da . smith continued, fax. Saint John. _ other lat!!! 9911"“ m the times to engage extra help 8 shon. . He was ciecnly interested in {l Alberton Woman lites in Prince County Hospital M11“ with H- ninsweii. '10. died 1,1,1”? Prim County i-rosaitci use five “EhMISS Dlnllwell was a na- eamaqf t e_ Fortune District in the Nridig Pall 0f the island but. had . _5 c in Alberbon toi- many years 1 “m1 the Misses Fraser and was i well and favorobl known. she was i bwuizht to the iiospital on 0o; i glib i118 was struck by a. car as we 5 096d from a parked vehicle bmfiross the street. Her leg was, _en and she suffered back in- Juries as well as shock. she had Sig; 9- Datient in hospital here Aluwllsh she received the best agficiirrlelclslic did not. recover from "1' body is resting at P. L. gowniess undertaking parlor; mm] "95 51.‘! 11191111118 when it; will be gmlivelfi-‘d by train to Fortune for ur a H§“‘i.ii'.if. ‘3.‘§.“‘;“‘..;'.‘..‘;§' 53H." in the local Legislature. a r tie-Si cmfwy lirdluu Personals —Mr. William Eamon its‘ ‘fiend- int; his Christmas vacation iovfth his aunts the Misses Burrows and 515i". M155 Connie EllXIlBIL-S. ' —Mr. Hilary Gaudet who is at- mmlng 51- Joseph's University is Spending the holidays with his Parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Galldfit. Summerside-S. -—Miss Mary Siillphant. student at Si: Francis Xavier College is spending the Christmas holidays with hcr parents. Mr. and My; 1W’ Sillirihant. Summerslde-S. ' I?"\' Jlciinut MacDonald nil River v - n c151 fit‘ Oil of tor to Sum- IIIPX‘ _. --l\lr:~. Campbell. wile of Dr, D011- a,“ Cflllliibcll arrived in Summer. side frrvu Amherst on Satuixla: to curl Christmas trith ht-r mothaiq E. E Sinclair. Retired Arctic Explorer dies GRIPPE During th t. shiver go 3.51% treatment acts ast. Buckley's Ca re evlng quick relief from aches, stimulates and refreshes. The prompt relief call your doctor. ‘Fight Fast-Spreading THIS PR O VEN flllltlemio don't lets co “h; q 6d At Giana-mated Ca sules andullsiickleeqs “t” mu‘ I "WWII"! Ind helps correct over-acidity. ules give you the benefit of not ONE b t THREE cold-dispelling Ingredients. u lnxation of the nerves. A fourth ingredient-Oil of Clnnlmqm -haa long been a standby In Europe for fighting n4 almllar maladies. Be Prepared Get these two gay]; m; i} - ' Mm leg colleg students Buckley remedies NOW. If this treatment does not bring m“, d we}; eyespmfve ho1ngg ?$ UMMERSIDE GUARDIAN AND PRINCE COUNTY CHRONICLE ‘Konsington and Vicinity he: been able to ref-um homo and although ac yet not resumed his practice. W. Wilson. manaser of the Ltd" Charlotte- lngtxm -IIOLIIS PM Paynter of lie N. N5. ers has rejoined his This slnub e- d unit sitter a furlough at his home ti sprfngbrook. ture eases the cough glmfll Buckley's Cinnnnnted P1111- One ingredient brings and cold mllery. Another third ‘reduces a beneficlalre- ma‘ c: ‘nu m ‘m’ e province are well on In recovery. the Christmas Holidays. British religious Leaders outline Basis for peace LONDON, Dec. 22 —(CP) —Re- ligious leaders of Britain, in a letter to The Times published dur- ing the weekend, outlined what they called the only important basis for a lasting peace. Among those signing the latter were the Archbishops of Canter- bury and York and Arthur Cardin. ai Hinsley. Ronrtn Catholic Arch- bishop of Wksiininstcr. tcstitnt anti Ilciivtii Ca- "1 11 ‘d; "by which erotic . proposals flllIV I)?‘ tested." They were llstcd as folio 1. Abolition of the cxtrc equality of vrctlth and pos~ 2. Equal oopnrtiiiiitics of edit lion for C\'(’i‘_\' child. 3. The lziinilv as shoiflrl be sgf" (i, 4. A sense of n‘ c vocation must be l‘°"fl"fi'.i in nianis daily wci-‘z. 5. The earth's resources must hi- used as God's gift. to tte whole human race. he Sfltfllli iiiii‘. COBOURG. Ont., Dec. 22-(CP)-- Death came Saturdav to Major Tavlvi" Burwasii. lat: from the Arc~. tic waters. where he 5D€ill more than hall his life. The 06-year-old explorer anti cnaineer was one of the Lioininicifs foremost authorities on tlioArctic. He cited at his home lust outside, Cobouiir. A heart attack a few; weeks aito was followed I).\' ‘oneumo-t nia. Funeral services will be heldi Mon/lav with interment in a 00-’ bcura isomer: rv. Maior Biirvsash retired (‘IIIIII vcars n20 alter 2i rears the govern-f nientrsciwdce. In 1923 he bccane! technical atlviscr to the department of interior in matters nertainlni: to the Arctic. The whoe northland was his nlavrzroiuid and his work- the ' fate of the Sir John Franklin eX-‘ DOIIIZlOII of i845 and whenever he! ircnt north hunted for relics of the ‘cst expedition which consisted of Sir John, 104 men and two shins. In 1930 Major Burwash flew from Fort Norman. N.W.'I'.. to King William's island where lie found equipment of- thc expedition which had withstocd the 85 years of Arctic weather. will NAZIS‘ can!“ Cornelius Arundell, Britllh I01 prisoner. aboard a. German sea raider. n in the us. to buy I shin for Britain. He was tPHMIOFNd from the raider to a Norwelm" IMP Wm, ,, Gannon prize crew, ‘and rucugfl by 3 BIICIBII lllbm 39 which caused the Nazis to acut c their prize. The submarine landed him at Gibraltar. k7 livery of Christmas CW"! 931" els. c A delivery will be made on Christ- mas Day w ensure that every 99°11‘ m9 of expires; on hand N665" the coningnee." BROWNIE the increase load and addi- tional motor truclra that have been put into service. Canadian National trains are carryinl! "If? express cars loaded to the roof wt ‘l express matter. Notwithstii-iding me greatly increased volume ex- press traffic is movinl freely and men will be no delay in the de- Pnicas mom $1.19 UP Enman lirug Co. Summerside Italy claims Discovery of Spy system Salesman and Naval Officer‘ Are Exe- cutedn ROME, Dec. :z_t/\lPi—Discov- ery of a "network of informers", was claimed today when Aurelio- Cocozza, o travellinu salesman of! Taranto, and Francesco Ghezzi, a‘ naval officer, were executed as spies at. Fort Bravetta, near Rome. The executions were carried out at dawn with military dispatch and the firing squad was back in barracks before there was even an official announcement of the trial. This statement disclosed that 25 other persons also had stood trial as "members of a network of in- formers which acted in our coun- try in the interests of a foreign power," and that Only three were acquitted because of insufficient evidence. The case was the first to come to pliitbllc notice since Italy enter- ed e war a little more than six months ago. ‘The Italian command claimed today that the Royal Air Force dropped “some bombs" on the city of Flume at the head of the Ad- riatic Sea on the Gulf of Quar- nero, 40 miles southeast of Trieste. (In London the Air Ministry said the RAF. bombed Porto Marg- hera, near Venice. setting fire to a large petroleum works but made no mention of Flume. (A report from Belgrade, Yugo- slavia, sunday, claimed Flume had three air raid alarms, and that bombs were reported to have fallen on or near Susak, Yugoslavia, ac- ross the border from Flume. In Belgrade it. was believed the bomb-- ers were trying to wreck a rall- roadkbridge between Flume and -) The q) night, a d Ghezzi were marched out of trial ended Saturday ew hours before Cocozza “PIN” ‘"‘° "m" 6° ‘m’ u ' iirieii- cells to meti- death. The nature of the espionage sc- tlvltles was not disclosed. Some- thing relating to the navy, how- ever, was suggested in the occupa- tion of those involved. Cocozzas home town, Taranto. is the site of Italy's big naval base which has been raided by British planes. Ghezzi was a navy quarter- master. Oswaldo tel-master, and Basevi, another quar- condemned to life imprisonment. WEDDING GUESTS KILLED LO wedding anti-aircraft shell fired during urdav night's German raid on Western Midlands. ‘The bride. Florence Lllv Potting or, and the bridegroom, Jones. suffered lea iniurim. th c d ‘no er l? iiiwivhich they were rid lng was struck bv a Canadian ‘Na tional Railways train a crossing near licra yesterday. Guisto Antonio Gubitta, an employee of a naval construction firm, and the latter! wife, Clare. Macheeo Gubltta, were NDON. Dec. 22-(0?) —Nine partv guests. singinti to an accordion accompaniment in a nub. WW" I were killed and the bride and the‘ - bridegroom svere inlured bv a £161, ehyfrom the giant turrets. Sidney . ti t fi ‘ITIREE RIVERS. Que. Dec. 22.- tCPF-TWO l1°15°115 WP" killed ‘mdi of the guns that. were less mill" when the feet away and poised for action I‘ roared with great level Mir. Peony Hately wu in Burm- mereide on Thursday on buisi BURDEN Y Officials scoff At llazi claims \l i \ w. George MacAssey returned to Borden on Wednesday evening from Montreal. While here he is the guest of his sister, Mrs. Ralph Toornm. Mr. Vernon Campbell, student at Mt. Allison University arrived at Borden on Wednesday evening to spend the Christmas holidays with 0f sinking: NEW YORK, Dec. 22 -(AP) .. The German radio claimed today Italian long-distance submarines, based in the Atlantic and operat- ing as iar north as the Arctic Oc- ean, have sunk more than 100,000 tons of shipping, “including a Can- his parents Mr. and Mrs. Eldon ndi in destroyer" and the British Campbell. tanker British Fame. of 17,000 101155’ Mrs. Reginald Rodgers who has been visiting relatives in Moncton returned home on Wetlnesday ev- cning. (‘Two Canadian destroyers have been lot to dot-e, the Fraser and it.| r cts register of shipping lists the British Fame as an BAOG-ton ship.) "Ihe broadcast. heard hcre by both the Columbia Broadcasting System and the National Broadcasting Cccnpaiiv qtiotcci the Italian news- papci" C crc (iC is Scrra as claim- ing that “dozcns" oi the submarines are operating lll the Atlantic un- dcr an independent high command rf the Italian submarine arm in Among the niitirv visitors to Sum- merslde on Wedneuiar were Mrs. Edward Richard and daughter Ger- aldine also itliss Dorothy l-lennes- sey of Borden. little son James were Charlottetown on Wedr. a; Mrs. Harry Heffcil and were visitors w Summerside Wednesday. OH. LET HIM LOAF IN A PAIR OF THES‘! There's nothing a mun enjoys more than taking life eusv. . . they love to loof! This yeor you can make those IIODDY Iiours happier with a gift of Sheen 8i Moclnnis sIiDDers. -’€l~1‘<.*i=€¥%l~€~ Soft, Comfortable Romeos — — — — —- - $1.69 Ip it Smurtly Styled Moccasins 98c to — — — '— —- $2.50 '2' 4f " SHEEN & MacINIiIS SUMMERSIDE - :' no --—-— C0 open w“ “ the German‘ Among those returning to their homes on Wednesday for the Chrisfmas holidays were first year P.W.C. students. Misses Wynne. Chappell and Glenn Sharpe and Mr. OTTAWA. Dec. 22 -tCPi -Ger- nian radio reports that Italian sub- marines have sunk a Canadian de- stroyer drew chuckles from navy “That's just a repetition of Ital- ian c‘a:tns that an Italian subma- rine sank‘ the destroyer SHZIIUII- til’. on“ official ssi . ‘The Srigiienay was damaged by an enemy torpedo during a clash with a stibmarine in the easwrn 1 t' v '- - At mi ic early thi. rionth. She flu here 1s our genm postmaster reached a British Q safel' d . i5 tinglefgqing- fgpnil _ 3 an Mr. P. J. MacInnis whom we nope Tells of sweep ‘A’ Into Adriatic; lialona shelled (By Larry Allen, Associated Press staff Writer) WITH THE BRITISH BATTLE FLEET BOMBARD- ING VALONA. Dec. 19-11)!- layedl-(AH-From the deck of one Britain’: mighty floating fortresses early today l watched one-ton shells rock- ed into the heart of Valona, Italy's main Albanian naval base, causing destructive fires that bathed LOCO-foot moun- tain peaks with their light. "A little Christmas present for Italy," the eventing gun- ners said. The warship on whlch I rode and others swept up the mine- laden Adriatic Sea. between It- aly and Albania in a daring raid in which 100 shells were loosed against Valona in ter- rIfIc broadsldes. The sleeping Italians appar- ently were completely surpris- ed and the warships moved Visitors to Charlottetown on Wednesday were Mrs. W. A. Field,i Miss Bernice Sharpe. lVliss Jcani Maclsaac. Mrs. Clinton Howatt and son Philip of Borden. Among the germ. victims of the I car-ram norms; VANCOUVER. Dec. 22 -(CP\ - Capt. W. T. Kinley, who spent the last 15 months as commander of this iCan-adtan Pacific liner Em- press of Canada, operating under admiralty orders in the sea war zone, has retired Capt. Kinley, master of The Can- ada. since 1936, has spent 50 years at sea. He has commanded both The Empress of Russia anti The Canada and for three winters was acting marine superintendent for the Canadian Pacific in Vancou- V21’. British knock 144 Italian Planes from air LONDON. Dec. 22 —(AP) -Great Britain, using Hitler's own blitz- krieg tactics, knocked out "at least" 1H Italian planes in the first l2 days of their North African offeri- sive while losing only l3 of their own. the air ministry news service officials here tonight. Joseph Noonan. It ,> “c” eves-e M, .- . _ a Those nondeaorlpt clothes worn by Hon. C. D. Howe when be docked at a British port. after the torpedoing of the liner Western Prince were. not borrowed at all. Mrs. Howe said they belonged to the minister and aha had packed them herself. When sh¢ was informed of overseas dispatches relating the patch work quilt appearance 0i’ the minister's attire, Mrs. Howe Qfllfll “The clothes mentioned as bo- ing worn by my husband and his companions were packed by me in a duffle bag. My Idea was that In case such a catastrophe Ihould happen the bag could be grabbed up and taken just as It eras Into the rescue boat.“ Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Ilnwe are shown lie-re. .v............ close enough to shore to see l. lone light shining in Valona’: harbor. Then bedlsin broke. One-ton shells rumbled through the night with a noise like a roar- inF express train and exploded wth great force against docks, ships, warehouses, supply bases and military encam eats. The heavy bom rdment was designed to give su rt to Greek land armies lncreasag their pres- sure on Ii Dace’: battered Albanian legions. announced. Eighty eight of the Fascist planes were shot down in the sir and 56 destroyed on the ground or captur- ed. Pilots of five of the l3 British planes lost wtere reported safe. Co- operation between ground. sea and air forces in the attack which drove the Fascists out of Egypt was de- scribed. "British (air) fighters maintained continuous contact with our advanc- ing troops." the news service de- clared. MA wide path oftflami dldfiltfalfl- _ on was apparen . A r s g 0w crept over the of LOCO-foot sum" LONG ENOUGH FYATIGORSE. U.S.S.R.-(CP) — Some Europeans tryiniz to snatch sleep in shelters must be envious of i the sleeping sickness victim here who fell asleep in Auizust. 1939. and i did not woken till Mav. i940. He is , §i_111_<in>1»x._a_ns1*ls_a.riif1¢191_1\j._{$d-, Then came the signal: “Open fire!" A bell sounded lightly. I grasped a rung of a steel lad- der took a deep breath and ducked below the level of the vision slits A second later there was a ter- rific burst of fire. sheets of yellow flame licked back from the muzzies of the guns and seemed to potir through the slits in the tower. Again the bell sounded. Again I ducked. and two guns blinding , high mountains owing the cali- bre of the raging fires started by the big naval guns. The British ships moved through the mine-studded Straits of Otran- to between Italy's "heel" and the Albanian coastline like huge shadows. Keeping the Albanian coast. in sight, the ships swept in- to broadside firing positions off Valona. At this time. earl this morning. shivering with col, 1 clambered up the steel ladders from the battleship! wurdroom to the eon- trol tower. ‘Ihroagn narrow slits in the steel sa/w the long, massive gray barrels of the 15-inch guns slowly rear their muzzles skyward | The commander, through yspeaking tube. gave final instruc- n,fired simultancoustv. The ‘ ‘glare and clouds of yellowish y one, saying the gilng were to open smoke swept into my face. The i re ln 10 minutes. rapid auecemlon of the blasts made I Those minutes ticked off like me feel as if my head hung by a; ieternity. Looking across t.he barrels thread. = than i5‘ Guns of other baltlcflcct will: flashes of fir“ fmentaily glrdcd myself for theJ/tlllhil BVPFYIIIIHB PW‘ "("11 ' tremendous concussion that I knew vision. Even the fillmnlfl" "mis- must come with detonation of thedtsannrarcrl in thc 11"" of Iirt‘ ' ‘ Swiftly, scores of SIPIIS hurtlcd The dead ‘ver0AA](rPd[Pev1‘L§sse‘ 240' flrzltfhiig aorid wklsltzhts flashed oni through the air. each (‘"ii'i‘_\’iY\,{ and Mrs‘ Pemig .51‘, Sgt L“,,§J.‘Q,.,@ thc fire control indicator, desiiz-’ more than 2.000 pavnds of dc- giles sttflutlh eiolit-vcar-old son was noting the turrets that were tolstrtictlon inro vnlauais naval and “Yuma-fr g ' iopen the bombardment. military concentrations. UPDMVA. Dec. 2l--(CP>-—Lt.- Col. W. A. Jones of the Royal can- adlan Army Medical Corps. King- ston, Oiit.. phrsici: n who has iwen consultant radinlozlst iii the dir- ectoratc of medical services at Na- tional Defciicv Il{‘2l(iqtlill‘[4.‘l'5 sinct September last year. has been ap- pointed district medical officer fol military district No. 6 Halifax, Na- tional Defence Headquarters ari- nounced toniizht irr- will take over the post_at the new year. Italian Chief Explains cause 0f Desert defeat ROME. Dec. n-(APF-Marshal Rodolfo Orazianl, commander in chief of the Italian forces in North Africa, reported to Mussolini to- day it would be “certainly pre- mature to forecast developments in the titanic fight" in Libya in which the British "have concen- trated the best troops of four con- tiiients." Grazianfs communication was in part. an explanation for the Bri- tish successes in the great offen- sive which opened two weeks n80 and drove the Fascists wcstsvard| out of Egypt which they had pene- i tratcd in the hope of advancing ti. the Nile and Suez. 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