" MAXIMG OI A MERE MAN 1-1-11- 01; joyous time: are‘ thoee of le- yoflon to our wort. . “more Gulflllll. ‘II. 0c!!!- Imlu (insulin, headed IMI Rritiish Continue To Demolish Italian _E_'mpire Lightning blows are bringing all Fascists in East Africa to their knees. . Pear soldier Perished in Saint John fire \ By J. F. SANDERSON Canadian Press Staff Writer While war tension in the Balkans and the Far East ebbs and flows, and the Libyan campaign remairs quiescent. British forces continue to demo isn Musso irii‘s colonial empire in East Africa in a. series of swift. dramatic blows. British forces have gained effec- tive control of Italiiin Somaliland. The campaign in liirltrea lsdevelop- lflll so fast that within the next-few days the full of Asmara. the capital may announced The Italian gar- rison in Ethiopia is cut off from outside help. A native force undu- Brltish officers with Haile Selassie back in his kingdom. rallying the tribes to liberate their country from the Italian yoke, is assisted by British troops driving in from the southwest. The campaign in somiilitancfcui- minetiniz in the capture of Moga- disoio. the capital. and one of the best harbors in Italy's East African . SAINT JQIIN. 1V. 13.. Feb. 27—- (CPi-Relnains of a body were found i-liis afternoon in ruins of ilio Saint John exhibition build- ings destroyed by fire Tuesday. "it glans learns tonight. At the same cit become known that Pte. "liauehlin li-fnlln. of e. Cape Breton . unit, was missing. .._Discovery of the body, almost cremated. was made under debris _ of l. former orderl room, where ihe fire broke out n the main ex- ‘ lilbitioa buildings. This structure. . with other‘ destroyed property on the Elllllblllfli] grounds, was under lease in the Department of Na- tional Defence and occupied by the tape Breton soldiers. Military and other officials dc~ KIIARTOUM. Feb. 21-“)? Reuters) - British forces in northern Eritrea today occup- ied Kelamet. about 30 mile; northeast of besieged Cheren. V ellned io make any statement with without " .g any ltallon reference o the finding of the resistance. . or rding Private Malin, Cheren is an important rall- Foinial identification of the re- way town roughly 4g miles ‘ veins is expected to be made at a inlliiary court of inquiry into the J ire ' "No members of the saint John l‘? llthaitment. called to super- Cheren, was also occupied after _. vise removal of debris. found the the Itllians abandoned it. . My iii-EC this afternoon, _ __ _ __ __,_____ from Massaua on the Rod Sea and about the some distance from Asoiaran the capital. Nafka, 60 miles north of Cl-IARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. riupAii, raimuiiilzy 2s, 1941 iiiknnsvorvizn on vane: or GENER FARM ORGANIZA TIONSTProoeedings MIANNUALSHEKMI illritish, Turks In agreement 0n all points (B! Witt Hancock. Associated Press Stuff Writer) ANKARA. Feb. 27-(AP)-- Britain and Turkey reached full agreement on points today concerning the Balkans and the eastern Mediterranean a. British spokesman u oun- ced, and observers expected a discussion of the relations of Turkey and Soviet Russia to fol w. Even while Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and his British associates, wound up their con- ferences with Turkish leaders, Sir Stafford Crimp!» British Ambassador to Russia, was on his way_hcre from Moscow. Ile will arrive in Ankara tom-x- row. The importance of the So- viet Unlon’: role In the shift- "IR Balkan lcture was em- phasized by i. e fact that Sir Stafford flew through a heavy alarm while en route to Istan- u In announcing An lo-Turk- 15h agreement. Mr. E cn’s sec- retary said today's conferen- ces were so successful that fur- ther joint diplomatic and poll- iicnl conversations were Im- necessary. Military Qlfflitftl of the two countries wil continue their on technical details. Heading the British miliiar conferees is Gen. sir John Di Chief of the Imperial General a . Mr. Eden is expected to re- turn to Cairo tomorrow night after receiving Sir Stafford’! report on Russia, unless unex- cted obstacles develop. Later e will go tn Greece. Before boarding an overnight train at Istanbul for Ankara, Sir Stafford declared he was optimistic over the future of British-Russian relations. Premier iiamphell To be speaker . . Sliféif." ahii. ‘.’f§."”.‘.i...l“§i.é" iiiii ' story is told ~ I llltimatum g I To lndo-iihina It is possible to discern the hand» of the same master. General ' Archibald Wavell who engii-ieerrd the rout of Italy’s Fascist forces ‘n TOKYO. Feb. frlI-(Ai?) _- 'I‘he . ‘Japanese have delivered an ultima- . Hm to French Indo-Chlna. reliabe sources said tonight, demanding E-asfern Libya. It lins been a cam- palan of careful iilannlniz. fine co- . Villa’. she_vle‘d bv Friday midnight 0 JRDflns iii-iii proposal for settle- operatlnn between ground. air and Duign of swift and sudden striking I. of the border war with ‘Thai- Dower. , One feature of the campaien stands out sharply. On Feb. 12th; British forces from East and West Africa were at advance bases. atlhe’ end of’ communication ‘ines stretch- ing 220 mies beck to Kenya. On Fieb. 26. they were in Mcizudiscio.‘ having fought their wav along a single track road 570 miles. crossing sea forces. and. above rill. a can'- . 0r suifei- “forceful utlon." l iThe expiration hour is l1 a.m_, the Juba River along the way. ' ' Aséinltridnvi. ~ ' The Italians had regarded the q h-il ill!‘ Japanese meant by Juba us o. formidable. omost un orceiul union to win magi“, 1;- rmflfflllilllblQ barrier. y Although some Italian troops are. scattered through Somaliland. iii! the pcris and coastline are in Brit- lsh hands. and the last trickle cf supplies to Central Ethiopia his been out cff. ‘The country is undr British domination with only sorre manning-up operations remaining. i The kev to the whole cnmna "n- was a lightning switch by the Brit- ish forces from the Juba River val- ley to the sea after Italian resist- ance had been smashed at Jelib. The significance cf the campaign lies in the fart n net is slowly bvt surely being drawn around Musso- llni’s besieged garrison in Ethiopia. Seven killed In air crash Tnailanu" r .1 . ~ " gas underifrirldnothatLgligedTgigfzlii 416g had notified both the colon- "ves ministration and the Vichy Nulmilllfilt ‘that unless a favorable wouilds forthcoming, the matter ‘new lilllgliltiillfviitifgihe hands of Jan- mdmchlfii . cers already in ljialary increase i-lleeommended for I |l.0,M.P. constables vcielvlrlaws. Feb. 2'1 -(CP) —Ji.ls_ . h‘. ‘"1 l" Lllllointe announced . lkilie House of Commons tonight “lung! {recommended incl-ems; in 0mm“ or constables in the Royal _ Hum n Mounted Police and a. _ m, "i; of members iirimediately- f Wm M flllpinud and support the I cburlnlao consideration of the R. . estimates it was revealed A An Eastern All‘ Lines sleeper piano cancelled inw a pine woodland non‘ here early today. kllllllll seven Der- , ill i sons. including a member of the nrlvliloio; the first seven years 0f United States Congress. Nine pas- constable receives from sengers. among them famed Airman Emile xtlclcenoaclcer. were injured. Vacationing wfLiam D. Byron. of Willlninsport. Maryland Democrat in the rlouse of nepresentatlves. the or w of three and three 0th se killed. brlnlng to more of lives lost in the Unit .. il-lilt 1 exgei-gie day. plus $1.00 a day Coming Events TLANTA, bu" Feb. 2'l.-—(APl-— g] on." turned ed loll" i“ debate on the leasing cf weal; > l ,/ I a The People's Paper TORONTO. Feb. 27.—(CP) —The Ontario and ladies’ auxiliary 5" Maritime Provinces Association of all‘ Ola nounced today that it intends l0 iainmenis and social evenings illfllfl a series of receptions. enter- or Maritime men training in the Tar-i onto area with tne armed services. Maritime servicemen are being in- viicti to register at the association's offices. and re atives and friends of these men in the SCBSiQE DTSVIIIC€S are losing asked to send to the as- sociation the names and addresses cf i/faritimers training in the Tor- nto area. 'l’ne association also announced that Premier Thane Campbell. Prince Edward Island will addres the next meeting March b. Preii- dent of the asswiaticn is E. saunders. a native of Halifax. Churchill gets Confidence vote LONDON. Feb. 2‘l.——(CP) —Prime lvlriustei- enuicliiii chulleniled tie House oi Commons critics iocay \\'lilI a uemnnu that lllS llflvefnmefl" be given a vote oi confidence. and the House responded by apvroviflfla measure he supported without dis- sen . . "lhe measure was one which wil permit Macolm MacDonald to be- come High Commissioner to Canaflfl. without ie-inquisiiiiig his seat in t ie House of Commons. in the sarrle way that Sir Samuel l-Ioare and S r sil‘.l’°"“.°ii3§“E§é%il.tl““A. self gas-iiadisvm spam a-nd 8511M RW- a ' pd (11118 with- oultolbidctlliliinsonfliat arellirmal vote t necessary. welst was the first time the Prim! Minister had muue such a demimfl Sinai; hi; ovemment. then lust formed a dst the German inva- sion of the low countries. received a 381-0 confidence vote last 13- In the same session. Mr. Chllrilii- "’~n"“-”i"..l."; .‘.l§2'li..'e“€.ia. if lea v mus down . "one" a v-q I l i Covers Prince Edward SWINE PRODUCERS Give approval of compul- sory cooperative scheme. The annual meeting of the Prince Edward lslanu swine breeders’ As- sociation was held last night in tile Market Building. Charlottetown. Severe. very interesting discussions took place during the meeting which was presided over by Mr. Alex Ham- ilton. New Perth. The following directors were re- elected: Kmgs County, Alex Hamil- ton; Queens, Alrnon Boswell. and Prince. James MacGreizor. Central not l6. The president's report was deliv- tms appears below: Dr. E. Netting. Charlottetown. Do- minion ueuafxnient of Agricum . spoke briefly to tne swine breeder l-fe relericd to hog cholera. stat- ing that after three years WithuLb an outbreak in UEJIBQB. there were several cases two years ago. 'Il1_s province. iioivevei". has never had an outbreak. ‘rue feeding of garbage to boils is generalv responsible for Lin} disease. he oiled the need of controlling garbage feeding. Dr. NOLDII1|t_ briefly referred to tuoercular inlections in hells. He cited the need. ofsanltation in pre- venting diseases in hogs. A clean- up of surroundings once ln a while is necessary. The Resolution committee then appointed. Messrs. J. J. ‘Drainor. Bedford; We.- tei- Maclienzie. Springfield. and Jack Aillltllll‘. Lower Montague, ‘Ilfie report of Mr. S. D. Irvine. Senior Fieldman of the ucmiiiitn Department oi Agriculture. was than read. ‘Ihe text of this repoit appears below: A discussion of hog grading took place with the following taking dish; Capt. J. Read. Borden: H. W. Clay, Charlottetown; man, Breatiaibane; Shaw. Definite instructions have been received stating that any hog hav- iri a. back hair root in its skin will no be classed as select in the fu- ture. Mr. Clay said.‘ Continuing. he outlined the quali- fications of a Grade A hog. A oer- faln percentage of the hogs in this IJTOVIIICGIZBTIY too much weight on the _Sl10ll der. This may be due to feeding. lie said. "H18 present ‘l5 practically fool proof, Mr. y said. Many hogs are over- (Ccntinued on page II, Col 3) 15o n... in Cologne alter ll.h.F. raid By WILLIAM W. WHITE Associated Press stuff ivritcr LONDON, Feb. 27.—lA.P) ——li.0.V3.l All’ Force bombers destroyed factcr- ies. warehouses and oil storage tanls in a devastating assault cn Cologne which left 150 fires burning iiitiiwt third largest cltv of Germany. the All‘, ll/iillllmlv uliliuuliceil L-illlj-tll . ' buildings and wharves in their 2'». n;ur overnight battering tlte rthineland city. the bulletin su.d.; ‘rhe targetwas illuminated brightly! the bomb-set fires which spread oil ranks along the river and ll‘.- uustrial plants. Six RAF. planes were lost in this by to i thrust which in llUUAllOlI to the bum airplane disasters l |. ' Emmott“ tmnteiiioniiioooo ship iimirgfimsisrgiiaes" defence m“ k for mu In e new lion-fool‘ ltit ‘ ‘ivi ch niu said. the e bomb.’ ’ ' "lllifliler woi-ld.‘ column ztilelihglstl-rtihieiiuded Atlanta aairdlflilimeiit‘ of MacDonald lied’ fill/en’ i. at 1.44 em, ABT, on schedule from ma greatest satisfaction in Canada. The Prim add d h Qt- . “Whyofi game Graham-l M“ New York‘ vciynglileigterlmpogtancee to ’ u“ ivnlsht. Clinton vs. Mon- these high commisslmmhlw- 1,303, r The new bill which d0" 11°‘ ’ .. —-—-- mention Mr. MacDonald by name. '. Hacks w m rmit any member of Com- ‘ gal-ionic: “light at New Gm‘ ' ' monsplvho is sent to s post Bbmid ‘I V" V.‘ 01:33; for "the duration" to re hi! _ . M ~~oifl§m1°n Amy rummage sale ‘Yi Mflfdh l. lb 113°. lr”l. BALI!“- rhh z1__(op) _ Ar- Auxlllar- ituments desllhod w Sh" ‘"19 been i’ Canadian on _ 1» minim-rial, woo. city Bunilminq. "ti; iggugv,_figg"g=g°v,,... m; n ' 1"” ' e present esrninill were ullmd W- parliamentlfy 865i- llazis try raid 0n farm stook a "m f fh . - an tribunal . gaging“, m,“ ~- 5"""'° Hnfifiiefm Wlleéefillnflff increases “Iva: axon’. a.“ Doll! do v01‘! ppught udthe comm-nu employees ' i..-' 140-. m‘: ti 0.2 Mel's (Jflliifihlglilvn fads furl-u uo- fifgiowfimawuéltisi'rmosiicmrii iii? mflm'r::l,nRfl§li3c§gKl-l1 w: i» Mimi, bf"!- chiltiron’; wort in a a r them iiv Doscoprinr a; roam "a new type of mil tin ~ “i Minion ~ “m M" high u. o ti '- hen they ei- to de- ' gigging; fimfia‘ iieiiriiiil "ea rebuir: it °° iliin swtook. monorail ermi- mm~_- "several ion 'v sessions." Wm M mtnolporporqi-lflptaflm-md i m. ' leod allurdpc “Halli Efnitfiahfi igwnring bv o. deatruvotitlrunccolf 'so° chickens mil a m. '_ » JQZ-‘f Mon-Mn, an... Bay, president b moi-ea a direct n on o hfi-l 1,. pg-gpjog m, U,M_W,, iistrlot 30. the 8.5.0. . l ‘deaths and in uries resulting raid on Cologne. covered attacks on ihe German-held ports of Boulognc. France. and Flushing, the Neill-LI‘- lands. The Air Ministry Said docks were fired in both ports. Engand hersef was subjected to stepped-up daylight onslaiights by N raiders who swooped from screening clouds to bomb townaut- tack shipping off the east coast and. machine-gun village streets. l A communique said the number of rsons killed or seriously infur- td n the days scattered attacks was not heavy. Unofficial re ts told of seyerel rcm dive bombers foray against an. East Anglia coastal town where cries for help came from the wreck- age of an underground tavern. BOMBER LEAVES FOR BRITAIN BAN DIEGO. Calif. Feb. 21. -- (AP)—A four-motored. Iii-ton con- solidated lend bomber rook off to» day Nportedly for Britain. of the east coast. The huiio croft. mined the "Lib- erator." was the second of a. lune British order to leave here. ‘he first departinu Feb. lb. Pledge for War Savings ered by Mr. Hamilton. The text of Bea It consisted of a William Sea; WElElIL GELDIBSSIJI“: This is probab y , thusiasm_bygMr._ basis for the report the Prim lster had threatened to cult. settln by w“ be that past expenditures can be in- should be limited as in Great Brit- Island Like the Dew SHEEP BREEDERS Re-elect E. C. Holm of Desable as Mr. E. C. Holm. Desable. was re- elected president of the Prince ac- ward Island Sheep Breeders’ Asso- ciation at the annual meeting neld yesterday afternoon in the Market Building, Charlottetown. Other officers elected were: Vice- president. Alex. Hamilton. New Perth ire-elected): sec-trees. W. R. Shaw ire-elected). The Board of Directors includes: Messrs. Harold. Laird. Kelvin; id Underhey. Fortune; T. J. eque; D. N. MaoKay. M. L. A.. Springfield: W. B. Macliellan. Elms- dale: Alex. Hamilton. New Perth; George Boswell. . Mr. u. rlom. DeSable, pro-l- deiii; cf the Sheep Breeders’ Asst: l atlon. in his repoit referred to the dog question. \‘.lllCll was bruuglitup a few years ago. Ths would be deat with later. He predicted an increasing inter- est _ln the sheep industry this fall. It is difficult to place pure bred ewes, however, Wool and llllliiiS inc a better price this year. He advo- cated the using of “our owi_i monu- factured yarn" in this province. The speaker regretted that wsr should be the means of making a greater demand for wool. lie made , lurther reference to the war. and told the breeders to produce more she-Big‘ to meet the increased de- 1 m ‘ an . F Messrs. Alex. Hamilton (chair- man), New Perth: Ernest HOIZSIOII, ‘Hunter River. and D. N. MncKriy, Sl)l‘ll1iill(3é{l‘itiW0l‘€ tliciiulaii- pon as a ‘es on comm ee. l The appointment of a delegate to ‘the Canadian Co-operative Wool Groilveig ltheiihtock pllace. fThNfr yo]? resue n enamngo . . H. Ma/cGregor of Central Lot 16 fc this position. The financial report. shoiving satisfactory balance on hand, was read by the secretary, Ml’. W. R. |Shaw, who also reported that the i industry in this province was goirg ‘back, Efforts have _ g made l:y ‘the Federal and Provincial Depart- ,?en(tis of Agriculture to assist tire ree crs. i It was a mistake to curtail tie stocks as sheep had an economic value to the farm, he said. The total number of sheep was iiritkr The system of grading in effector. last year's figure. The present set-up of the drg law was not locked upon with (m- SlIEW._‘Tlli9 Pro“ (Continued on p10 ll, col. l) Warm exchange liver naming House Group — | Rumors rremier King ““ Threatened t0 Quit Are Denied Howg ever. I OTTAWA. Feb. Zflr-KCP) — To- day‘: notice for setting up a D31‘ nicntary committee lo il1V€5llLd war expenditures iolloived u clo“ conference lifontluv ", Conservative Horse Lcnliei" Haiisc. 1 and sonic of his SllDl)1l1'i1‘l'.i. and i Prime lviinistcr liliiokcnzie King until certain of his ministers in which it.’ .. is said there was a ivai-m exchange’ between the Conservative Leadir and Mr. King. , One rumor was that the Prime Minister pest if the Conservatives Dflfsisivfl; in their demands to extend the scolv: of the commltlee. Liberals’ attending the conference said this. report was not true. but declined to‘ amplify the statement on the‘ ground it was a. secret conference. Admitting the argument grew hot and heavy. Conservative sources alsol dc 6d to be specific about what; took place. but suggested IIIEFCMIEIS e - The argument. it was said. was over whether the committee should be perm ted to report on expendi- tures made since the war began rr be limited to current expenditures to see whether economies could i-e made. The reference to the com- mlttee is the same as that used in R up a similar committee in the British House. The Liberal contention is said to vestlgated by the public accounts committee and this new committee (Continued on pile l1, col I)” ll Read by Everybody President. a . i German c aims that more its do in the Balk threatened to resign his “u understandable. signed to convince the shocked Italian public that it is in f down Yugoslavlsvs Vardnr the west. not the east. tak Axis war with Britain can be wen most certainly and quickly. Our own ill-perfection: make us hasty to rebuke the imperfect. MAXIMS Ol-‘A MERE MAN llnder defense Regulations OTTAWA. Fieb. 27.—(CP) — De- fence of Canada Regulations will be strictly enforced. particularly against Communists even if they happen to be members of ' - unions. Justice Minister dcckired today in, the House of Commons. In the course of his defence against charges that proceedinfs were taken mainly airainsbradivus minister said action would he iskcn nrialnst the Ottawa Citizen for a rc- ccut editorial ivliicli he described us "subversive? M, J. Coldwell. acting C.C.F‘. Hm e Lender. who criticized methods if administration and charged failure to no after these in high places. h/InCr dwell \-i~- 1e. fin: for nro- er. imi:ni-t.ul ti of Communists, i fllillill‘ li h.‘ (‘so zned "I have nolh- ‘ in: but coni/empt for the Commun- |:sts” in their attitude toward the war. i Mr. Lapcinte said soidicrs. sall- , id's and airmen were subject to more smvere restrictions llian those ccn- lamcd in the Defence of Canada Rtuiilaiions, but (lid not complain. Tiiose who were serving in imi- form had every riralit to "that. we in the Purlinmentof Cun- stizi will nrrvcnt pccife who would stub ‘them in the lonrk while ilirv are if- tine: for us." the ministr aid. ; Threatens Court Action l '_I'lie minister described an edit- rial appearing in the Ottawa Cit’.- IA Nazi claims of success at sea Unconfirmed By KIRKE I.. SIMPSON Associated Press Stuff Vlriier riinn 900.060 IOHS c! shipping has been destroyed in the Atlantic within a fililil of days still lack confirma- on. Ii they prove true. it would be a _ln g blow to Britain, but not de-‘ ci _ Ii‘ may DFVC inlse or arson, lv crmufierxtecl. it would raise a question as to lust wliv Benin but them out at this time. It might give a more definite indication of wliiit the Germans actually intend; ans. British spokesmen have not gone‘; laeyoiid the statement that noihlni!’ t of the ordinary has happened; recently in the ivai‘ at sea. However,‘ there is an element of denial ofilie circumstances. ' of the claimed Ger-,_ man sen raid last February 14th. camp from United States radio list- ing posts, not from ‘London ir ' reported hearing _u l distress signa 5.. a. ul'llll'N8Zl surface warship was ill action No such radio reiioris suimorf the present German claimsi lifillilll liu; iiinoiiiioed the loss of five chi bl l’ ~ " iii tile l-‘cbruuiy ltxicli 1U shins ii. l . Sue s it: sum iii port and four others still. at sou. but llut. overdue. Beiiin‘ claimed 14 were sunk. j ‘lhe Geri original version. They can only‘ ut the results, however, vvliile ‘ltlSlI oifieuls ceifaiinv know ex- uciny what happened. I i; m s O u: I! n s» o .- 5‘ (D l? Exnggerailon, Berlin's Policy What seems most propane is that. Berlin deliberately exaggerated for, propaganda ptuposes. and may he doing worse than exaggerating howl for the same reason. Just whzitf that reason might be can cnlv be, coniecturecl, but it could have to do with the shaping of Nazi BILRBII policy. German delay in actually march- ing to Italy's aid is becoming pos-. siolv significant. In the faceof the‘ extensive and widely advertised; Nazi preparations for such a move, it does not seem possible that weather alone ls holding up the Dre-i dicicd Nazi t across Bulgaria? cr Yugoslavia, l It is also quite clear that Britain‘ is faking everv advantage of the German delay. She is making pothl military and diplomatic moves of‘ vital importance. These are illus- irated by the Eden conferences in Turke and British seizure of a. posslb y useful Italian island on the Turkish side of the Aegean Sea. , Not until Germany actually moves‘ can it be certain that all her man- oeiivrlnghi the Balkans ls not pulm- arilv defensive. and designed to in- sure protection of Rumanian oil sources. not to aid Italy. If that is Nazi policy. smoking up claims of sfairfleriniz sea losses be- ing infiictcd on Britain might be It might be dc- defeai- ’ that. the ‘ SEEK BANK ROBBERS KITCl-IENER. Oni... F‘eb. 27-(0?) 3 -Polioc in this area were searching tonight for two sinned men who hold up the Bank of Nova Scotia branch nt nearby 5t. Jacob's. and escaped with $3.383 in cash. 12 Action t0 be Taken Against Allegedly Subversive Editori- al in Ottawa Citizen ._n e Iapouite a 4 OXDCCC l Nazi versions to be found in other‘ " FAG ES Hostil Annual Subscription Delivered. “.00 U: Iklli l’ ll. l». 84.00; Canada sud U. 8. 85.00 Al.“ WAR ities l/Vith Ramania, Bulgaria Seen British Minister to Bulgaria indicates Britain ready to take firm action in Balkans. _._..nu.- By ROBERT ST. JOHN Associated Press Staff Writer SOI-‘IA, Feb. 27.—(AP)—George W. Rendel, British Minister to Bui- giariu, said tonight thut "the forerunners" of n. German invasion of Bul- sniiils.” hi an interview lic raised the The 11.11.15,‘... was under “re from Briilsli-Iiulguriun relations followed by and Rumniiili. and tlcclurcd:— “VdDLhEYS l" hulllble lwsluims- We. guria already are iii the country “by hundreds-no; I should say thou- possibillly of an imminent break in British bombing of both Bulgaria “In um: day, 350 Germans crossed from northern to southern Do- brujn. (Northern Dubruja is in Itumania, where the Nazi troops star-d at IllI estimated 600.000; Southern Dobruja is now a part of Bulgurini. “loony, on the street I passed a group of 30 young men 0f’ Laughing at the _B_ull-’.ill'1a11 9°11- ‘lfilltlull that the iirivileiles 110W W- ing" accorded the Germans WUl-lld: have been granted to Britain. halt i.:._ Drill ituiiiesicd, hlr. lienuel re- li mi t . "It would have been futile foi-Vus : l up... LU DJsh even 20 civili- nis .s ilio frontier." mien-inf: to Britain's long dehy in Ulltliillgl cfi reoilcns ivifli Ru- inaiilu. he added: "'l‘ll~.: itaiilriiiizuii cxixrilllelii» W131. not lic icviinitcll hero.” _ i LltilllU, iii 1L iircrc of 13 British. unci Uiillui {slums Journalists, Lliei liiiiiisiei‘ siiugesiui that under ccr-_ Halli circiunsiancos ltoyal Air Force ‘planes fniulit attack in both Bul- garia and lilllfliilllil, even ii no reg- ular I»: .21 iruups cross the Dnnuoe. Iiitlinating that an order takiniz hiiu iiumc would be tantamount I01 war. he outdntdl. I 1. If German uniformed troops. the beginning of these ihiiree conditions under which he would recommend ouch an order: Cl'0:S the Danube iii such numbers as to constitute an invasion. If [llC Nazis out control of the? country iiiiliout troops. 3. such llil Lllcltluiili.‘ its that involving‘ the SLlll_ unexplained dlsappearanre of Victim Greilovltcli, a British‘ passport officer. l In this latter connection Iilr. [tend-ll sinlcil for the first time lliai tivii attempts liud hcen iiincie to steal British documents. Asldc i'roin the already reported theft of code books from the (Joiisuliiic safe in Sofia. Satur- diiy night. he said, an unsuc- ulssful attempt liail been made to fllcii valuable papers from the Consulate at the Black Sea port of Burgas. Despite a protest to the Bulgarian government over the Grenovirchln» cident. he azitled. Britain had been ulven no satisfaction suve the Bu‘.- iiarian action iii sending a. police in- spector to investigate. (Continued on page I1, Col 'l) Soviets ieverse Position in Balkan crisis Are Reported Raising Strong Objections To Nazi Thrust Through Bulgaria. By MAX IIARRELSON Associated Press Staff Wrilitl‘ BUCHAREST, l-‘eb. Zir-(AP) Soviet Russia was rcporwd tonight to have done an about-face and raised. strong objections to a r- mnn thrust lhrouilli Bulgaria ‘ Greece. lending to a speed-up _ l military preparations bv YUKQSlB-Vllh! the country which might offer a second-choice pathway to the Nazis. This turn of events. plus a threatened British diplomatic break with Bulgaria. and Anglo- Turklsh ne citations in which the two not ons reached iul agreement" on Balkan and Eastern Mediterranean 0'05"!!!" J brought a sudden rise in_ the ul- readv high Balkan tension. Diplomatic advices reocliinil Bil- cliarest said Yugoslavia began call- i111: up reservists on individual or- 0Y5. Foreign Minister Alexander Cin- car-Markovlc of Yugoslavia. sud- rlenlv returned without explanation to Belgrade after taking nart in ratification of a Yugoslav-Hungari- an friendship pact at Budapest. e reported change of attitude by Soviet Russia. heretofore repre- scnted as acqulescent to German transit through Bulgaria. was said, [0 have increased fears in Belgrade: that l-liter might attempt to sweep Valley to Salonika instead lug the mountainous viray through Bulgarian. Adding to southeastern Europe's war of nerves was a report flit Bulgaria mav Join the Rome-Bcrin- i Tokyo Axis as a result of last‘ night's secret cabinet meeting in‘ Sofia. That meeting followed a! long conference among Baron Her- bert von Rlchilioffeu. German min- ister to Sofia. and Bulgarian lead- 611. ’ ' U nsu i isf u story development of miiitai y‘ _ _: Reports new Type German I I Mine in use an EAST COAST CANADIAN‘ PORT. Feb. Z7.—lCl’) —- The Ge:- mans have developed a new type of mine. exploded by the vibrations of a ships propeller. the first officer of a freighter in port here said to- v. He said the new mine _ was brought into use after the British‘ began the de Gausse nullifier, which kill- ed the effectiveness of the IIIBRIIELIO mine. "The British will solve this i900." he predicted The officer. whose ship left Nor- wuv ‘lust before the (lei-man inva- sion of that country. also claimed the Nazis were camouflaglng sons of their planes to resemble British Spitfires. On one occasion. he said. he was in a convoy guarded by two Spit- fires, when a third plane approach- ed Of much the same shape. it had been painted to resemble t‘; n famous British fighter. Tue British pilots discovered the ruse and shot the intruder down within 100 yards of his ship. SAME FOR ALL LONDON —(CP) —'I'he Ministry of Food says "there ll no truth whatsoever in the su mtlon" that it is contemplating t .= production 0f W0 kinds of bread- -“one for the rich and one for the poor." VICTORS car The SPoiis-Bui’ THE SPoius GENERALLY 6P0“. THE \lici’0RS~ TORONTO, Feb. fl-(CPW-Min lnium and maximum temperatures ‘ Dawson 27B 10B Victoria 43 43 Edmonton 2 13 mglna 14.3 17 Winnipeg 16B 11 Toronto 7 21 Ottawa 5B lfi Montreal 4 l8 Quebec 5 24 Saint John l2 2O ‘ Halifax 19 2i Charlotietwn 18 1'1 FORECAST Maritime East; Strong winds: psrrtllr cloudy with scattered snow- flu es; not much chi-rile in km- perature. Synopsis: The weather has been mostly fair and cold in Ontario and the Western Provinces High tide this afternoon at 12.05 and tonight at 12.38. Sun set; this aftern on at 5.45 and rises Lcmorrnw mzrnirig at 0.39. First quarter moon March 6, 3.43 Sum-mei-side lid‘. l8 miziutrs lat- er than Charlofievwn. CAR FERRY SAILINGS Leaves Borden 9.45 AM. Leaves Torinentlne 11.00 100 P hi. AM. l 3.15 P. M.