MAXIMC or; MERE MAN jinn: mellwho with t to self-disc y; n career of lllvflllll hlsh alr- lpllne ach- ess. t t e Guardian, ‘lwe Cute gz-l-Tfirlloxerdlu. Ionics‘ Ill‘! CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, TUESDAY; 27. l943 ARMORED UN ITS LOCKED IN BATTLE IN T per ...__,.":~:c.i..i‘l". y Read by Everybody ‘Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew A MAXIMS 01A MERE MAN l! we love God it must follow that we love men for they are lfis chilli- ren. nude in hi; image, 10 PAGES lnhlerlpllon Delivered. 85.01 lull, smni- ems. Prnvinres e u.a..l_ Slim), lfourth Victory Loin Gets Away To Good Start Government Subscribes Quarter Million Dollars To 4th Victory Loan lulnzllulalc LONDON, April 2'1 —(Tue|- llrl-(Cltl- ILAJ‘. bombers attacked targets In Germany nut nl ht, it. was learned au- fllorlts lvely today. lliscouche Pilot Killed , In Crash MGYTRIAL ril 2s ~10?)- One moo was kiled and another [QHOUSTY injured in the crash of a training plane from nearby St. Hu- bert sir-port last hllhl. NO- 3 nnuliragwtigmmand, R..C.A.l"., an- nounce ay. m, Paul Alexander Gaudet. whose address was given as St. Lambert, Que, and Mlscouche, P. 1:1,, was killed in the crash. PO, Joseph Flrancls Rosa of Montreal was listed as seriously lniured- 'I‘he' plane crashed near Bediord in the Eastern Townships. While ths men were on an instrument (W101i ml?- The sympathy of the commun- fly is extended to Mr. and Mrs. Eghrialn Gaudet of Miscouohe w o received a tcleiiram slimy: l? ttfltlng that their son, ot"0iii- oer Paul Gaudet, had been killed ill a plane crash at 5t. rield Montreal, on Monday. Pilot Officer Goudet who was S0 Ears of age on the day he died, Tiled the n. c. A. r. ln Juno. 194°- e received his wings in May. 1941, at St. Tllomas, ont. Before enlisting he was princi- pal of Abrams Village School. He assed entrance examinations at lscouche convent in 1029 and later graduated from St. Joseph's Oolle e. Bes des his parents he leaves to mourn four brothers and tour sis- ters, namely, Augustin, on active lervice overseas; Adrian in Al- berta; Harold in the Anny stat- ioned at Halifax; Cyril at home. Mrs. Prod Curtis of Roxbury, Mass. (Henriette): Mrs. Charles Nichol- son cf Boston, (Rita); Miss Dol- ores Gaudet, nurse in U.S. Army and Mrs. Fred Egan of Charlotte- town. (Louise). Pilot Officer Gaudet will be bur- ied at Brnntford. Ont, where his vile and a month old son reside.‘ li.C.A.F. Awards OTTAWA, April 26~iCP)—Air force headquarters tonight an- nounced award of a bar to the distinguished Flying Cross to Wing Clndr. Keith Louis Bate Henson of London, Ont , and the award oi D.F.C ‘a to F0. George Lavlrenlz, Bowsman, River, Man.; F0. Gus- tave l-LE. Maloney. Loo Angeles Calif. and F0. Gordon uolnu-d Bhemilt, Kecwatln, Ont. The DJ-‘M. was awarded Sgt. JWEDh Charles Leplne Anne De Bellevue. Que. All those receiving decorations are serving With the R.C.A.F. overseas. l-lodson won the D.F.C. in ssrllsmber, i942. when he as cited ior his skill as a pilot and the leadership oi his squadron. He held the rank of squadron leader lt the time. Coming Events an‘)- "Buy Purina Milk Chow Lay Chow, P ‘ mom l8 Growene at 5021;214:131? " town - mm -I'reo gglglrlg movlesf Nationysl Film 4-30-21. "Klnkore Hall Friday n1 t April com, am . -' "m: olcnelualo M °"‘°°l-lll‘ifl. "Gal-lien lesdl. All the latest um hm varieties. loud for free lit! “mllfllle- Arthur Vesey York 1-10- -t.l. "lh- Annual ll of ul - zrii» ' We m“ I lh'm m V1116 C6 glib at? o . ‘N. M“. 4-3. "Ulmlllhll csrload bulk oath N" "l4 tomorrow 01.05 per owt. (‘fig-doing Chick m, p m" heat. Ttiulgioixlgsog?“ c“ s-al-ll. "M I rm tnlvullll-lnl r Tamil" ule: One uTl-llck. Wstfm, gfilfgfjfgvv- Rm. my runi u "or; w""“" 8w". "mlwa Station ' Ste. . laun- Loan campaign yesterday, Premier Thane A bell announced amid ap- plause tns Provincial Government's subscription would be a quarter of a miluon dollars. The Govern- ments subscription w the last Vic- to Loan was $160,000. emler Campbell addressed s. large number of citiacna attending Club. W. MacKinnon, provincial chair- man oi the campaign executive. The Premier empnasimeo the nec- cessity oi every citizen subscribing to the tmost of his or her ability in the present campaign. And ne expressed the hope that the lead- ership shown by the Government would be received by m.- people oi the Province as an indication that the Provincial Government is sol- idly behind the effort to make the campaign the decided and em- hatic suicesa that it deserves to The Premier noted 1n his address that the present Victory Loan is being launched at a time when the United Nations have turned from a defensive to an offensive stage. Previous campaigns had been laun- ched when the main strategy cli the United Nations had necessarily been to maintain an effective dc- fence Now. however, with the emphasis being placed on the offensive stage of the war two main features were noted in connection with the im- (Cont ued on age 9, 031'?)- 15+ "aklls Flying start SAINT JOHN. NB. April l6- tOPi-New Brunswick, with e 820,000,000 objective, made a fly- ing start in the Fourth Victory‘ Loan Campaign. Known returns at; the end of the first day amount- ed to approximately $2,150,003, ex- cluding many results oi regular. canvassing throughout the Prov- ince. Subscription oi 81.000000 by the Provincia Government was an- nounced previously. Large sub- acriptions reported today included: N. B. workmen‘! Compensation Board, $600,000; J. Clark and Sons Ltd, Fredericton. $200,000; TH. Btabrooks Co., Ltd. Saint John- 5251000: Manchester Robertson Allison Limited, Saint John. $100.- 000; J. Marcus Limited, Saint John - 100.000. In addition. the City‘ 0i onctml decided tonight to pur- chase $l50,000 worth oi bonds. First over-subscription reported in the Province was by the Mill- town Company of the Veterans Guard. At 8.15 a. m. their object- ive of $2,400 had been exceeded hv several hundred dollars. At Bathllrst a survivor oi the iorpedoed Canadian Corvette Way- burn walked into loan headquart- ers and made application for a bond. He is AB. John Vlenneau, R. C.N., who is suffering moulder and nose fractures. marking the the Fourth Victory Expect Churchill To Make Statement LONDON. April 26-(0? Cable)- Prime Minister Churchill was re- ported today to be pronoun! I statement on the Tunisian camp- aign 3mg the general war situation to be delivered to the H00" - Commons when it. reassemble!- o llows Says Escort Vessels Are Needed _._-- here shi yards. akehead to open lburth Victory loan Camps his borne constitu- ‘Myhborlngmrlidluw t-wllli me no ng, r am. Ellie sold Canada has about 500 escort vessels in service and ex- e-ai-ll. psctl to turn mit 140 this year. Some Notable Subscriptions Arc Received Colorful Ceremonies Mark Opening Of Drive All Across Dominion. OITAWA. April 26 -(CP)— As Canada's fourth Victory Loan earn- ot under way today with s mum a WE, minimum dsjectlveof 8l.l00,000,000, the first oi the great running trades organizations to subscribe- the Canadian Brotherhood of Rall- road Trainmen invested $525,000. The subscription was recorded at Ottawa on the authority of A. J. Kelly, Canadian Chief Agent, the National War Finance Committee amlrlctlnced. Another notable subscription tb- day was $600,000 from the Work- men's Compensation Board of New Brunswick. This was in addition to a. $1,000,000 investment of govern- ment funds announced earlier. Citizens in all walks of life. groups o! employees of industrial alnd business firms. small commun- ities, and members of the armed forces were also reported pledalna Sllbslllfl ions up to the imit o! their savings or income. aloud Wllh corporations and institutions. Warm response was indicated to the patriotice demonstrations and appeals from leading communilc’ figures. Colorful ceremonlals and SD96- tacular public demonstrations marked (h; opening of me loan campaign in centres across the Dominion. Armed Services Take Part . T 1m“ l, armed services atemhalring aotfultlwand active part in the campaign. both 1h Pllhlll? events and in urahli; "Embers l" in the loan. Reflecting this, from coast to wast, in Canada, in Britain and in other areas where Canadian army units are stationed publicity ma- terlal ls being displayed and 915"‘ are being mode for parades and demonstrations to advertise the loan, not only as a prime war 11a- Qesslty but as a good investment for the soldiers. Authority has been Clflfllfd 1°‘ tllc army to co-operate as fully as possible with local national war finance committees provided op- erational requirements and train- ing of reinforcements are not un-‘ -.-.____-__--_——__——.—..~_— F-(Continued on Patio 9. C01 3) Four Naval Ships Over-Subscribe Victory Loan Quotas HALIFAX, April iltk-(CPl-Fbur ships of the Royal Canadian Navy over-subscribed their Fburth Vic- tory Loan quotas on opening day, it was announced by the Navy to- to go over the top was H. M. C. S. Ross Norman, on which each man averaged a sub- scription of more than $100, to over-subscribe by more than 300 nor ccnt. The other vessels were H.M.C.S. Gaspe. HMCS. Andre Dupres and H.M.C.S. Quesrlcl. To spur competition among the seamen, each vessel will 1y a "quota pennant" as it reaches its objective, wlrllo a "cock-oi-the- walk pennant" will be flown by the ship leading day by day according to ts class of vessel. A “royal TESO- herry pennant '—snowino a vivid l-ed raspberry on a yellow hack- grollnd-must be flown by the low- est subscribing ship. Russians Fling Back German Attack Force -Fighting Flares On Front South Of Stalingrad. ' wNDON, April 2o—(CP)-Rus- sisn troops flung beck s. numeric- ally superior German attack force, annihilating about 800 oi the In- emy. in a resurgence of aetivitnlo- day qn the northwestern out soul-h of Ieninllfld. IB- nounoed tonight. where Gerrnanforoes have tried to extend their brid ehead around Novorosslsk, activly was limited to exchan glm mo. Air battes ranged over various sectors of the long front and Rus- sian airmen destroyed e total of l7 enemy planes, destro ed or dam- aged about M0 truo carrying troops and supplies, blew up two ammunition dumps, Innshed a German train, and sank a trans- £211 and a trawler in the Barents e. War Situation Last Night By Glenn Babb, Associated Press War Analyst The nurture between Soviet Russia and the Polish Government is a disturbing setback for the United Nations. It must be registered as an undeniable success for Goebbels propaganda machine, It illustrates once more the tragic anal-ls the United Nations must. untangle if their co. Llmliflll" l! W l"! hwond the destruction of their enemy number one, er. This development a a also to be a bitter blow t9 1h; hopg; 0| (he Poles for the re-establishmcnt of their country after the war within the boundaries fixed by the treaty of Versailles. ‘hvo weeks ago the Goebbels machine began pummel-ml n, m “My o; the Katyn graves_ In brief it was that the Germans had discovered in the "We" "l KIWII. near Smolensk, the graves of 10,000 Polish officers and that the German investigation had shown that they had been killed by l-hG Rllfllfllls. whose prisoners they were. The Polish Government in London thereupon issued a communique declaring that about 8,300 Polish army officers and some 7.000 other Poles held in three prison owns by the Russians arlel» the occupation or eastern Poland were missing. It added that the Polish Government hall "E"? "cell/ed 1 5313551111011 reply to its requests to Moscow ior infor- mation about their fate ond that it was asking the international Red Cross to make an investigation, But the note which Foreign Commissar Molotov handed the Polish Ambassador yesterday. declaring the Polish officers were murdered b, an, Germans themselves. made it clear no such investigation could be ex. peoted before the end of the war, lf then. It also charged the Pnlgg with using the German story to obtain from Russia "territorial concessions at the expense of the interests of the Soviet Ukraine. Soviet Byelo-Russia (White Russia) and Soviet Irllhuanla." 2 In This was tantamount to official notice, backing previous less forum] tlmations, that the Soviet union has no in‘ oi relinquishing the territory she obtained In the 1on9 partition of Poland. Among the most troublesome questions iur post-war settlement are the boundaries of Eastern l-Iurope. There the interest of’ Russia admit- tedly is paramount. But Britain and the United States also are concerned, In the Atlantic charter the two English-speaking powers have pro- mised they will try to afford to all nations the mean, s; dwelling in safety within their own boundaries.“ Although it can be argued that this l! "i" a flwvlflc pledge to restore Poland as she was in 19:19 the fact re- mains that upon this and other clauses of the Atlantic charter the Pnlcs and other European peoples new in bondage base their hopes of a new, free existence. Tléussia Breaks Relations With Polish Government Dispute Has Been Brewing Some Time; British Circles Say Nazi Propaganda Responsible. rlllTEkNllTlliNill. AT ll crane: By EDDY GILMORE Associated Prr-ss Staff Writer MOSCOW, April ‘Zti-LAFU-SO- vict Russia has broken off diplo- mnlle relations with the Polish Government in London, accusing ii of co-opclutiilg with Germany in charging that the Soviet Union lMmc. Clliang iliai-Sllck To dlisit Citawa ll »: B10115. CIIIANG KAI-SEEK OTTAWA, April 26--fCP)~Mme. Clliang Kai-Slick, wife of the C h in e s e Gvllornlissimo, will visit Ottawa curly in June and while in the Cunltlll will address a joint meeting (>1 tilt“ senate and House of Commons. it was learned today. It was understood that Ottawa will be the ouiv Curlzldlzln city vis- itcd by Mme, Cilirlng. The exact dntc of the visit has not yet been fixed. Meatless Tuesdays To wlls responsible for the deaths of 10.00) Polish officer's, it was an- nounced officially today. Tass, the Russian official news agency, said Foreign Commissal" Vyachcslav Molotov handed the Polish ambassador Tadeusz Rolli- er, a note here yesterday, denounc- ing the Polish Government and charging it with helping the Ger- mans car out a “hostile camp- aign" aga net Russia tlon with Gennanys accusation that the Rusiuns murdered the Polish officers near Smolensk, Molotovfia note. which said By The Canadian Press Tunisia-British 1st Army and‘, French and American allies malts progress on three fronts ln squeeze play against Rllllllllvl’! "5' maining forces. Russia — Soviet Government breaks relations with Polish (sow, eminent in London. accusing lt M.‘ contact with Germany in spread‘ of untrue rcport that Russia exe- cuted 10.000 Polish officers slaught- , cred by the Germans themselves» 800 Germans killed in Russlanl recent behavior of the Polish Gov- ‘ counter-attack south of Lenin-l ernment violated "all regulations; firm; f and standards of relations between,‘ the ‘ Rcchtidliiltlcllxfiii-E-TF.‘ col‘ a) ‘ Will Continue Creamery Butter Market Support OTTAWA. April iltk-iCPl-Jfhc Agriculture Department announ- ced today that the Dairy Products Board wll continue to support the oreamery butter market on and after May l. Support of the market by the Board during April was announced fiermany-Gcrmany reported to have started intensive education- al campaign in defence against war gases. Western Front-British bombers, attack railway targets in German.‘ ‘ and France; radio atlrtloll in hazi- nccupied Europe silent. lndlcall-lll; night. raids lL-S. Tlleniesl Carrier Sunk WASHINGTON, April 26-(AP) _Navy headquarters flatly denied in connec- ' g (.015 or inst. i ordered. Fish and fowl do not fall but all missions were reported suc- many laughs as today that the United States alr- craft carrier Ranger has been tur- pedocd and sunk-or even damag- <eo. "Neither the Ranger nor any other U. S. carrier has been sunk or damaged in an ocean," a spokesman told repor rs. He de- clined further comment 0n the German radio claims Sunday that the 13.500401; carrier was sunk by it kale submarine in-thle North At- an c. DRE-PROOF LUMBER Thanks to modern science, lum- ber is now easily treated to make iLhlgQIyLMfire-reslslant. éf/l/Yfi/l/Wdf/ vlrr $11k ‘Jllitv ~. ll’ . at the beginning of this montn. i The Board will continue to buy. first grade creamery butter at re- cently announced minimum prices on a basis of delivery as u, ulny lli- rcct to British Columbia. Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimos. Tho Board has authority to pur- chase butter as mav be required to maintain the minimum prices established for various months. The May minimum prices. basis delivered to the consumer, will be 30 cents a pound in Alberta, Sask- atchewan and Manitoba, 32 cents in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec nnd 33 cents in the Mari- time Provinces. BUY Illl u vlulu .,-_.,,. Ccgin May 4 OTTAWA, April 26—-(CP) — Nicol. dlslzs-s lire (going to disappear i from the Tuesday menus of public looting plzlccs in Cnnadn starting {May 4. the Prices Board announ- ‘co today. 1 0n "men less 'I‘uosciays" no meat r-ci in rcstziurnlitr, ho- tulions, the Bonrli has. wliulvl the bllll .'.’lllCf‘l nnpllcs from ‘ filth NIvIld-‘lrv midnight l0 midnight lost on the sorties. while seven Ger- ‘Tilvsrlny. The order exempts certain eat- 111:: DTRPCS not 0pm to Lilo public, such as industrial cnnlps where cmplolccs doing manual lflbCl‘,' rvgzlllntly‘ out llll their nicllls. In-i clutlcrl in this cxclnption will be’ dlulllc rooms of lumber camps.“ HlllChCS nnrl railway boarding cars. lifvnls SOTVPd (in boats t0 officers and crev/ anti in hospitals or in- gfrlitiolis for 1hr‘ infirm wuil also be vxclnpt, Tile crdcr applies to quota users of food. Boarding houses are not included bccnllw their purchases , are mllclc with tho ration moms oi individuals and not. on n quota blsis. KILLED; ‘IN QUARRY WTNDSOR. N.S.. April 26-46?" —Ecl\vnl'd Djvkens, 43, of Three Milo Plains, N S., nn employee at a uvpsum quarrv nc-nr here, killoci today in a fall of rock rlt the Quarry. Dy-kcns Wits brvnklnr! up lnl-lzc till-cos of gypsum directly be- ncnth the Harry inco WRS N ISlA Allies Advance Gr Hold Firm In All __S_ect0l"s CrucialStruggleBetweenAl-mored Forces On Narrow Plain East Of Coubellat. By WILLIAM B. KING (Associated Press Staff Writer) ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AF. RICA, April 26 — (A P) — British and German armored mights were engaged today in a crucial struggle on the narrow plain east of Goubcllat and everywhere on the Tunisian front the Allies were advancing or at least holding firm. German troops yere reported retreating be- fore the American attack in the northern sector after less than four days of stiff fighting. French troops advanced to within little more than three miles of Pont Du Fahs. Advanced elements of the 2nd American army corps had reached a line three miles east of Sidi N’_Slr and only about 10_ miles southwest of Mnteur, rall and hlghway_|unctlon between the two enemy strongholds of Blzerte and Tunis. All British, American and French forces en- gaged in the great multi-pointed offensive to crush the Axis forces in Tunisia were reported to have “continued their steady progress on all sectors," assisted by powerful aerial support. (The Algiers radio said in s]? ‘F1333? “éefii.fi“il°ii;i Hospitfl Hay ' |Well Attended lhhd been knocked out in the last‘ On the southern end of’ their western mountain line the Ger-i mans were yielding many of their, strongholds with little resistance.‘ Headquarters announced that the. French 19th army corps had won‘ five mountains after only brief l fighting. 1t was speculated ulllti 3-Act Comedy Pre- sented By St. Col. Gen. Jurgen Von Arnim had g- -, ordeircd withdrawals on his flanks: Charles AUXlllllYf-f i h r1 d th l w. - T3115 aedesllllyirlgaactiorel. power ‘ Is Blg Success- A military spokesman said that Von Annim had concentrated his A packed house greeted tho remaining armor to "fight it outwthree-act comedy "Hello l-Lil" with the BritL-ih tanks east of Gw- belllat. "This is a vital area." be sai . The Allied tactical air force con- . An equally large at 1- l. 1 tinued to pound advanced enemy attended the matinee in the hill":- guln positions. infantry. tanks and noon. Proceeds of tile ploy go to transport yesterday. ‘n-le missions the Charlottetown Hospital. were difficult because of the dan- The entertainment Wits oi i. high 881' 01' hiltllll! Allied troops in the order and lived up tn {HTYMYPC 11(7- tangled fighting for the hilltops, ticcs. The humoxlrous pin! -‘ o Till] ’ which was staged in the Prince E - ward last night under tho n - of St. Cilarlcs AllXlll: f-nlll" Superb acting: b_ t cl 1w l artists more than satisfied tho c - man and Italian Diaries were shot pectations of the, in _ nlldicczoe, down during the day. The specialties boizvr-on arts were aLso greatly enjoyed. The program was lmdor til» dis- tinguished pnironncc ni lli.. llilllhl‘ cessful. Twelve Allied planes were, ifContinucdrl-m Price n. cu 4i Souris Pilot ls Commissioned ONLY ONE ‘touuc. COUPW. our 0' fen Goes i0 ‘in: Movies Jusf 4o HALIFAX, April ZCICPM-Amonil .Mar1tlrne airmen who have re- Tccived commissions recently 1h‘ {Canada are seven from Non" ‘Brunswick and Prince Edward Isl-l nnd. Eastern Air Commend head- quarters announced today. They are: Pil0ts~WO2 Ambrose Moynaugh. Sour-is, RE 1., W02 Joseph Norman f-‘arren, Saint John, N.B.. W02 Gerard Joseph Lenlhan. Woodstock. N.B _ and W02 Paul Edward Burden, Fredericton. N B. Navigator-Sgt. George McKiel, side caved_fln_witholli_ufnrnlng. Saint John. when the Air Gunner-Sgt. Allan Edward Lawrence Rexton N.B The Fourth Victory Loan Camp- aign was launched yesterday in Charlottetown at a colorful cere- mony that attracted thousands of cltimns to the Market Square to hear patriotic addresses deliver- ed by His Honor LL-Gov. B. W. lpPngo. Premier Thane A. Camp- bell, His Worship Mayor B. Roy Holman and H011. Dr. W.J.P. Mac- Mlllnll. A mammoth pal-ado marshrlled by Major AS. Robertson, Officer Commanding Ne. 62 CA. 1B.» T. (1.. and colnprisrd of detachments from Army, Navy. Air Fbrcc. Sea Cadets, Air Curb-ts lllld Ru! Cress Corps “us; vlcwctl bv throngs of citizens, who lined along the var- Victory Loan Drive Launched Here At Ceremony In Square High tide this afternoon m 4 36 and tomorrow nlornilll: at 6. Sun sets this nvcninu n? ll md rises tomorrow nlomin" m . Last quarter moon April _ 8.51 a.m Summcrsiclo iillc i8 minutes later than Charlottetown. can FERRY sallvlcs: nArLv cxrrtr-r sown From Borden-Inna 9.05 s-m. , 11.40 In. 2.00 lI-m. 4.30 n-m» 7-" IIIII lOlls BENCH which the parade pass- ed. In addition, many hundreqg more watched from their resi- dences. Thlve bands played stirring mus- ic as the large parade, which stretched ior about a mile marched through the streets. These were: ‘Leave Cam T""""‘""' T '0'” l.IIl l.l5 mm 3.05 0-01-53!‘ ll-m Beach Grove Band directed by Cpl. 8.1! lI-m. Emile Doiron; the R. A. F. pipe and _ , drum band by sot. Blackie, n. A. DAILY AIR stRvll E (EXCEPT SUNIIA \'I Charlottetown Snnlmorsllle- Mont-inn F. and the Charlottetown Girls Blind by Miss Suzanne Mackin- non. Attractivelv decorated floats pro- Leave Cliazlblllllrllrw" 0-39 C "\- Tlqed by ‘be n"! “d an lzflgrrvsm (‘hnrlgtictown l ll- rn. lContinued on rise lo, col i) so e- m. 1M p- n,