, ' »...» . 39.1.4 . Mans MAN i v a modulus life ls not for A’, Charlottetown ilaardlea 1:0 Oasis. larslal Gaussian. nausea isal. ITALIAN Tiio61=s TENTATIVE PRDGRAM Fllll ciiiiiulm Plans For Observation Of Confederation Anniversary Are Announced. The Hon. W. s. P. Macmillan presided over the meeting of the Confederation Celebration‘ Oom- in Supreme Oourt chambers 0h Thursday. The various sub-committees re- fo the conwcnor, Mr. Jus- cs 1L I. Arsensult, and their re- ports indicated a very satisfactory progress. Tentative arrangeme call for a military church par s with a drum-head servlce and insmh past gimme 09mins day. Sunday, uly 0n Monday seven tablets will be. unveiled. probably in a group‘) st the Exhibition Grounds, later be Dlaoed h their proper positions in various localities and buildings. These fibiets will be descrimive of the "Rattlers-of Confederation" as represented by those present from the Government of the Island. Nature it is expected that sev- eral o clals high in the Govern- ment of Canada and the various PYOVAMQI. Will lie present. In the evening there is the - siblllty of stagin an his ori Defiant. to be fo owed by the most elaborate display of fireworks ever sttlmpted liars. Tiiesdiiy morning will probably hi: iii-men's parade and C - s. an i"? til’ The lity of having Bgitish. Can ian. United states and French naval craft port and m“ in the sbor l. is being invcstlgsted. "em ' ng f8- CHARIJOTTETOWN, CANADA, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1939 ‘ \§\ ‘ “ Read by Everybod Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew Anglo - ‘Italian Pact Violated Britain Elaims Invasion Cf Albania Upsets Mediterranean Status Quo- Protest Madelo Rome LONDON, April 7--(AP)~Brltish ‘ltical and sooncm‘ officials said ton ht they feared Balkan Peninsula. to the Italy's invasion Albania was s Bea is 09¢ flrststeplnanewlinme- unat- ns an protect- “I fl- th '.%"'.'t';..'§.."'é."i‘... ai-iisinu ado grand alliance against sssr h. . l I s.i'.“§‘.'.':‘..$§.3”°&‘lé€it" it.“ 435i ago that sue ncdnno wish to chsusc the status duo , ough there was no of- announccment, it was believ- Office had instruct- Rome. the slavla, and 1f success! "Anderance ern Mediterranean and the Imperial routes of both and Lord Muiglsmlsigr O"h lain, n a land. on coda Both the n s ficl perm, o Minister aral Si. igoiriiiai protest A. my went to' iii: 130m the AnglO-Ihllun gcntle- soon as men's agreement of 1987 Ind m! Al‘ “d???” “ii€§"i3“§....2i~..i?3§ B Fe stoic.“ quo in the Mediter- can e . “idem-guise. it was trail w- ted even if earlier us-. man wit’? an first iirinihe mom ginore than paioiio years Britain will t ed after lunc make no mil tary nicv . a v-vifaiggoalh 0- 'ni tal ' on o‘ °°°"‘""°“ T ' ’ Quid; ci-oiiinsc $1 his reasons s Romanian Minister ‘Piles. who returned yester Bucharest, appeared to be ularly worried as he c d. - With negotiations antes or awn 9. R0 Mid oar:fu-- Igkmurtg a elixir f tyi- f .0 o vo. X griwtarngcll. t... .. OMING {VENIS . m l I to fol’ Notices in this column l cenéi per word. "°"‘°'. ' m“ Milli-Aid‘... "Cornwall milk @021 hi‘. “DI-l . ate off the season. a till o. um. "Bsisure and purchase ifl‘ {its early Saturday morning Q10 18.41108. ls-IUO-l-Geii. ' "Entertainment nd oe, Dan acodi a ll, Ens c '- m. Tnuncii served. 11146152131’. msititz." nziii M’ ‘Lin: d-za-‘tr. "Cake so! id at vin s in a o . cent iiii.‘s'°n..e'i' "Help the P. n. I. uying fl from the young lad- es on ‘Se. urdcy.‘ Ipitt-i-ll-ii. "No. A othy Pressed Hay now lling. . . Green. Emerald. L-liil-d-d-il. .__.A... ~' ns should do their bit - wear the flag Batuida . R0 lliflyollfs early. _ "Coins to the dance in Emerald‘ all Easter Monday nl hi. Good usic. Free lunch. i..- -s-4-s-a. "Borden Lina Cl b luanin hogs mbs. calves every uesday ours ii to s l, L-lllt-IZ-M-fl-i-tr v menoei-rtuinatuorttgvu e Managua»:- y. Agfi ii. ' iuiii-s-‘s-ii‘. A per o . sis . a sillislii. demos“ prises. Jilvestso i n3 l’ tn lsit to n- "°'" sly ofuFled iifiiiéin v ns and from L-lllfl- -s-si. , "om t 7mm ' in ' a d westor. o. ultrahigh 3p llirlhl .2321‘. wit.‘ awn ‘ tilt; ......=».".=. .»~a~..»~i w.» c" Socurit 0f “ii”- y "cs .3‘ Yugoslavia ‘i’ W“; - liceatenail v to The Turk “:1: an call at the 5 . 2T n ileum was iiieidicated several o er countries ma resi- a further east/ward drive by he axis ars. Britain, at the instance of land. was understood to have agreed to allow Poland to sound out Hungary o8 the prosflects of her joinin the ‘I Hit r" mutual de ence ion . s’ RAD gfi-‘Iilly 'pr effecting the cccupst on is was stated officially ed its border with Albania Increasing ent here. although m was informed Well Timed Coup o dl lcmatic ‘circles it W” “mnm” w w: ys colip was plsn- m“ “m” ‘h’ In TreatLof Frien ip.' s W t at l-t was tirn parture of British offic [nylon for the Easter holidays. W. ayes: in orficial British quar- gpthrust-atjgt Q1- Spaln’: Nationalist ‘Government Joins llntl-oomintorn Fact flPmiiOl, April ‘l-M!) ‘s Nat one ist Government ton ght announced it's adherence to t-hs AnLi-Ocmlntern Pact of which Ger- many Italy. Jcpanflurillry and Man oukuo were previous B1811 - ' flied. . o A mreiln Ministry note said that "hfiiigg definiteh! conquered on the e ins narrows connscanng the rim . s. resu 8. The fear also was ext the position of Greece custom ious and in n iii Y gcslavirs th egeari lea friendly territory might be .._...____....._..... TRURO. N. oMullen, M KIIOWIX oatle the communism which started the civil war in B aln the Spanish Government. to oii- iirm its defensive attitude before tsntlol dangers, him given lls ad- erenee to the Anti-Oomintern Pact (DNB. the offlcal German news agent: , said the Burgis forfign minis r signed the pact M h 2'1.) , (Germany and Japan early today when fire their home. Damage was ed at l1, Origin ed by 1y anvelopui in flames. W011 t -. ., --—--“*"-'*- rival he conferred last night with "masses-u? u» i- run-sis» ....... us... s... ad in Moscow. e "~—‘* Tllea. who also saw Forslan Sec- sxra} ov. is. 103s and it v ci- Prfilliflflil- AW“ ‘l-m- retary vlscount nulls: and French gt, ovelrsber flhs folowlng Thomas Jams. prssident-wifl- Ambassador Corbin last mam. was sai- an Mano curuc tus or 0a so limit c! .5113" have insisiiicflm uaflggen Jams eir adherence ‘last Lord Halifax; as Itsliirgs invas on reached bond are be framework of dsh (An I ncn-sggress thlt. Techno , lac tonight, weeks s! hh sou. birthday. l "was the Aegean nlv expected. Such 8 drive would threaten the indepen encs of G and Yugo- , would ere in the east- snNflsdfl Britain ance. Halifax telephoned “Prime VIO- rs developments. ish Ambassador. ‘Ievfik Rustu Aras. and the 0N8! amibos u . rorsisu Office to sec news of on. - Viorei ay from partic- alle for s.- British . q l and then xe- confer- at. ffic sis for most of Affaires, Govern- or the Albanian [BF AGGRESSIUN . Exerts .- NAZIS SUPPURT” ITALIAN ABT. Pressure On Poland Not To Sign Defence A cement With Brita n. QIIRIIN‘, Aibrll '7 -(AP)—Ger- many today warned the western democracies tin. she was: standing behind Italy's invasion of Albania, inference that her might would be in re eas if anyone tried to halt her axis part- nei- The warning, repeated several times by radio, could be interpret- ed almost as a challenge. It was issued while German diplomacy was exerting praasure on Poland not to sign iihe mutual defence agreement concluded in London this week by Prime Minister Oham- heriain and Colonel Beck, Polish forei n minister. "O ficial German quarters re- gard news of the landing od Italian troops in Durazm," said a bmsd- cast official statement on Albania, "as an action within the letter and soirit of the Italo-Albanian frlcnd- g ship ‘Treaty of 1927 and also as an expression of deep Italian sym- pathy for the Albanian people. ' Claims Understanding "Germany understands that Italy cannot permit it if, in s land where Italy's vital interests are so highly important as they are a- long the Adriatic coast, continued unrest disturbs the general peas-e and threatens the safety of Ital- lsns living there. "Germany has a full ‘llflfiQffl stamdlng for the protection of Ital- ian lnieiuts in this region and would neither understand nor sanction it if any western demo- cratic powers. which have no in- terests there, should wish to med- dle in the legs uricbjectl 1e posltlonflhpd he of ' April ‘l Ytgfiavligilt YUBQ‘ respfited 1n bania, tonight, but me Qqvgmment, nevertheless, clos- itement was appar- the Clovcrnmeh continued to issue resssurini "EW- ODTSs ‘ omeiiu conifers!‘ said Yusoslcvie ions and ihat relations between the “$032 11 lves cut off n control of whi would t of occupation of Alban- li that m ght be- conse- connection through cut. ,Narrowly Escape Death In Fire 8., April '1—-J0hn R. well- Pinto death estimat- of the fire was unknown. The two occupants were awa more and shortly leaving the house it was complete- u Road fox rancher and farmer, and his wife narrowly escaped destroyed ken- after V010 DB If... - ...-».~ - ifi decision tiifissur s» , _ment was understood lo he e b reached durin the 48-hour con- ferences at n ck betw ru eon Colonel-General Wilhelm Keitel. chief of the German High mend. and General Alberto Parlani, Italian Under-secretary of ar. ‘Ihelr consultations were inter- preted in Berlin in the 118M of subsequent events as having been concerned primarily with what Joint action might be taken 11y German and Italian armies in the event of attempts by other powers to thwart Itsfllsn aims in Albania. The Isinsbryk talks ended yes- tcrdg sg rcneral Pariani re_-_ (Continued 0n MiG 10. Col 0) _.._..._€____. Romania Willing In Principle To Join “llalt-llitler" Bloc l? The Canadian Press) PA IS, Apfil ‘b-Havss News Agency in a apatclh from Inn- don says it was reportedtcn the Bucharest Government has - formed Great Britain that leu- is willing in principle to mania. "Halt Hit- ioin the Anglo-French ler" bloc. In a call at the British I'm-sign ofllce today. according to t e i-Iavss report, Rumanlsn Minister Tiles informed B‘r Alexander Ca- dogan. permanent foreign under- secretary. that Bucharest favors participation iiilhe anti-akiffillim system now being fashioned by Prime Minister Uhamberlain. Tllea returned to London yester- cav from Bucharest with full in- structlons from his for direct MIN» 1o PAGES ._ , itfil.‘.’¥{yl_'r'.f'lh';~is'=r H '.' ‘ , . , . Annual llbaeripalos Dallvared lasso l; Hill-P. l. L “All: Ollsds In! I). l. $.00 President Elect 0f Y's Men's Gluh MR. ROY CUDMORE Mr. T. Roy Cudinore who was named president of the Charlotte- town Y's Men's Club at annual meeting of the organization Thurs- day night when a new slate of ol- ficers was named Retlrlnl Dmi- ent. Fred Holman presided. Other officers elected included: Vice-president, Ernest llell, sec- retary. Mwln Johnson, assistant secretary‘, William Mscleod, treas- urer, Wilfred Livingston. The new board of directors elected was composed of Messrs. James Hlslam. Jsek McNair. Gordon Avard. ' An encouraging report on the promos of the boy's work com- mlt was. made. by. Chllflllszél William Mac . Meaarm. 0.. Prceb and Don. Matheson. were llilllbil as new members of. 1h! c u . UNITED STATES Hull Keeps In Close C o n t a c t With Roosevelt On Al- banian Situation. WABIIDICYION. M311! ‘l-The Uniitbd Sta/tea administration ed tonight a series of actions the may be taken in co nencc of Italy's invasion of Alba-n . Slates secretory Hull kept in close touch by telephone with President Roosevelt at Warm ‘ Ge... conferred with banis. reirion are gathered at American Iss4 . flush - Grant, the minister. cabled Hull. Secretary said he did not be- l vc the number or. Americans in the danger areas was sufficiently to warrant sending warships to Albania. ‘more are 2 3 Ameri- cans in Albania. the state depart- ment said. The administration faced de- cisicns on these Dlonlsz- _ i. Whether Premier Mussolinls invasion constituted a violation of the Kellogg Anti-War Pact. United King stwn an Italian planes and naval guns. nation awaited Premier hamlet of Elbasan. For Albania's Gcod-‘Fzida their newborn son, ‘In A whom born Wednesday. were not divulged, they were the throne. baninn independence. but the sea. 2. If so, whether the States would so proclaim it_ 3. Whether the United States would continue its legatlon in Al- bania should the country become a protectorate. rather than an 1n. dependent state. more was no tail: amons oili- cials here cf’ an economic re- notion such as fcllyowed Chancellor Hitler's move into aeoho-Blovakia. m one reason, Its y eniovs most- favored-natlon treatment from th United states. and for another Italy is not ensawins in barter deals like, Geimany s. f"“'.""'" KLXQZ" “fifiiimfii mlsorindgr i?! Klcfiiitza considelfted iélxsd m’ w‘; M ‘ dd fgiun-itumsnisa mutual assist- m mllecésllrglfiulf A?‘ ‘fibmm i; Australia ourns Su en “so?! ....l.....;g..g_ig...mm .;ws;d.$...... oondemg “m- ' can inriiiiies nis-psiiei’ a wsr- die iiflitinc “W” l" W1‘- - ' _ i, H declared ltelilllg__gl§,sl_lig cam.- Slwmmdiviirtiiliii aAwddayvsui-‘iisvalfiiTLi A’ l A ‘ ustrll “ Alia mas WWMTHW"AQT ' Ts n" k t? E tion aismentfimilmunitoc * Valona also was occupied.) Mediterranean (B some YD Associaoeil Press %lfl Press) . Pwai: '.".......“'i’".?..'.“.."°" an v a, on topmof the Italian-German military al at Innsbruck. was viewed with concern in French Gdvernment quarters wnihht. lloreisn Of oe officials id how- that for the time ing at Rance was only indirectly rne Circles in close contact with the Gove maul. m: d the opinion lhll ~ led by attacks to denounce ‘Wilmficifh’ ‘° ""‘“' I llO would support mean Bri- ' could tats no action l . found hopes of a new Balkan dynasty, miles across the Albanian frontier. Shortly before midnight Albaniifs gendarmes still were fighting the stemmed determination and some success. Behind these rugged hlllmen stood their women, flamed. and all but indomitable. “There are 44,000,000 Italians against 1,000,000 Alban- ians,” said Frasherl In impassioned tones in his broadcast. “But there will be heroic resistance and when our men are dead the Italians will have to face our women.” Although details of the Albanian Monarch’s proposals Heavy Bombardment Italians pounded Durazzo and San Giovanni di Medua with a barrage from the sea and sky. San Giovanni was heavily damaged and, with Valona. set aflre. The Italians won possession of at least three towns- Durazraflanti Quaranta, and San Giovanni. (Rome said While the losing battle was in progress the MussolinPs reply toa peace overture by King Zog. The Governmont-torn ance of its own primitive people and the realizat- ion that such a fight could not last long against m, the might of Fascist Italy -- fled to the mountain between the resist- There only 25 miles south of Tirana, Zog awaited the answer to the bid for peace which would leave him some measure of honor. Tirana itself is readily accessible to Italian motorized equipment, but Elbasan can be reached only over steep, easily-defended mountain roads. WOMEN IN BANKS The Government's move was announced in s radio broadcast. In the same broadcast, former Premier Mehdi Frssheri proclaimed that‘ Albanian women as well as men were determlnedxto resist the invasion. (There ls a. women's detachment ln-tlic...Al infamy.) W, H v _ v _ -. ma. in . “‘ The invasion was Tgersonsl tragedy for ZogQThe end‘ w“ b‘ his Queen Geraldine and the King had placed fond in Florlna, Greece, a few The Crown Prince was Two of Zog's sisters arrived in Salonlka, Greece. The Queen and her baby reached Florina after a loll-mile auto- mobile trip and were to proceed to Salonlka tomorrow. VIGOROUS RESISTANCE vigilantes and invaders-with un- in- understood to contain speci- flc terms for ending the war. Zog, it was reported, told Mussolini he was ready to eapitulate provided the country be left a measure of independence with Zog remaining on Zog broadcast an appeal to his people to fight for Al- they did not need any exhorta- tlons. They could do little against Italian bombardments which shattered their coastal citles_ but they set to with zeal and repeatedly pushed back Italian landing parties to From Durazzo, the Italians advanced nearly 10 miles (Continued on page 10, Ool l) France Views With Concern Developments ion of Berlin dispatches that had adhered to the Italian- er- mari-Japanese Anti-Comintern Pact and unconfirmed reports reaching of “important troop move- meats in Germany." Official statements were lacking here oikihese iepor . ‘Ihe ian Fbreign Minlsleir. n i Ifivnns AILBANIA _ Zog Seeks Peace As HIS People Offer Stiff Resistance To Fascists Hardy Albaniafiribesrnen Fight‘ _ - Desperately To Stem Invadersyflurls Fascist Government Flees Capital (By CHARLES H. GUPTILL, Associated Press Foreign Staff) . TIRANA, Albania, April 7--(AP)—Hardy Al- banian tribesmen fought desperately tonight to invasion supported by bombing Might Against Tiny Kingdom Italian Public Are Mystified Regard- ing Coup Staged By Mussolini. ROME, April 8—(Baturd.a )—An official Italian news dispatch from Tlrana early today reported widespread gunfire in the Albanian Capital after King Zog and his government had fled to Elbsssn. The dispatch said tlil shooting especially intense in the vicin- ity of the Italian legal-ion. The Italian minister and Isis staff and several Italian residents of Tirans were in the lsgstlon building, “armed and ready to dc- fend thmiselves," said the report. which was distributed to the al- ficlal Stefan! . The dis h said there were re- ports in It'll that s government would armed b: “responsible elements which woui give to Albania a regime insp by sane standards of Justice an reminds under the auspices of imperial and Fascist Italy." . Radios-Interior It added lhsit at 5 P. M. (1.1 A. 1d AST) yesterday automdoilns bad left the Rays Palace for s destin- "itt diff“... i.” "t. m“. a m . B Lil 68$ e “Italian 3%.?‘ $1.1m- ' in wte do .d th pros-I ycsiiidbed tgeaflxittifllleas the answer of Ita and Gummy to attempts by riaiions led by Great Birftain The troops landed Qt four efllfll cities under cover or warship on and 400 warplanes aaidéd the capital at Tirsna w!‘ meetin there were destructive bomb- ggiifg resistance. Independent ardmcnts of Albanian towns and heavy f big. lmwrftoial state- ments d man than. came a From Dies. which appear d be one almost full surrender “rind as? Al- t0 have fled from Tlra-nn to s rugced mountain stronghold 25 miles to the south. Italian report Tlr An official conditions in ans heddaag “chaotlclj _ ( n Geraldine of Albania, meanwhile arrived in Flor-ins, 0o, with her newborn sou) Itaiys blow at the ting country the Adriatic brvus t a pro- tha the across test from Great Britain action might result in violation of (Omitiriued on cafe l5, fi F its WARNER ‘illio NEEDS. REuEF flu: Wlsi‘ \$ fur out mac has. mouse To (Canadian Pressl TORONTO, April '7—Minimum and maximum tiempcratumsz-— l6 Dawson ~10 Vancouver i6 54 Edmonton 22 44 aging 1B 40 Winnipeg l '2 2R Toronto '25 36 Ottawa 34 iii! Montreal 28 34 Quebec so as Saint John 32 i? H ifax 32 42 Charlottetown 32 40 FORECAST Maritime Fast: Fresh or stron westerly wands: mostly cloudy an moderately cold with some light snow 0r rain. l-Iigli tide this aflemoon at 1.10 and tomorrow morning at 2:24. final sstltiit‘ Inter are tryi to bull Ileanxile. Francs seemed inclin- to accept a Spanish Nationalist ment denial of rumors that more Italian troops have landed ill n. s eminent, iiigiim issssscwtioofi uiiiiio but? view 2M wsi-{ivec since {no end of 3 I Sun sets this evening at 6:36 and rises tomorrow morning alt 5:28. Luster quarter moon, April i1. 12:11 p. m. Summerside tide 1B minutes later than Charlottetown. HIE CAR FERRY SAILINGS Leave Borden sac a. m. l p cm Tormentlne ll s. l. 8-05 n. In \.'.i