____ PAGE EIGHT [WK llllT FOR Yllllll LIVER luck It up rlgt now and feel Ilka a mlll n Your liver in the lug ' y . .-. lodmulmrportanflnyounrlnealth. ltpourcou lilo h dues! food, gels rid oi vats, cuppliu novuvzfi, allow: pmpo! nourishment lo road: mid Whenyourlirerplawtolorder decomposes in your intestines. You bo- une commuted stomach and kidney: an’! lurk pmperl . lieu leel “roften" headaclsy, lachchy, d , dragged out all the time. For over 35 yearn thousands have won prompt fliei from lhuo lnilcrier-wilh Fruit-Mira. So an you now. Try Fnrif-a-fivec-yufll be simply delighted how llllitkl you'll led like I Hundreds of German guns s, Aid Canada announced tonight the union‘. licis rera 0d go guns cflpiiiiuxl from tile 210w un pub- and Arron cments are beinfz made to collect lie guns property of the Federal Government. so they‘ be melted down and converted into niurution». E t munber of the guns was m. Vnilibic. but ials suid there were "hull perhaps thousands." oi drc ll. S. may ration Soft coal supplies ---—- WASHINGTON, April 20—(AP)— Reports drcuiatetl in coal circles bo- day that the Uniicd Suites govern- ment might ration existing supplies of soft coui to ilssiue continued op- , oration of industries vital to de-i » fence. I At, the sums trims, officials werel optimistic char. at least some oi moi mines which shut. down April 1st, would lc-oiocrl soon. PlYSlilClH/i Roosevelt 5.1111 at. his tircss confer-i encc Liszt he thought. some might. be operaumr figuin by Monday. I-lc did. not elaborate. The government. could ration coal,‘ by establishing a priorities Syfil/Glllp such us nus boon done alrcadv for aluminum and some orncr materials. The tall: of coal rationing was heard us mounting reports of fuel. shortages brought expressions of concern from war department offi- cioia that munumcvuru of steel for defence purposes might. be curtmled sharply. It was also ‘reported that. the of- fice 0i‘ production management as considcluncz a proposal for storage of huge coal supplies-once m; 1B‘ resumed-to insure Bfiuinst any fu- ture anortmze. Meantime. southern coal operav‘ ors stool firm on their demflflfi i0 the United Mine Workers of Am- erlwu 46.1.0» for recognition of their five-state area us wholly a_w mate from norfziern fields in r1020- " tiation of wage contracts. British, Nazis Diplomats Play tag \vns.iri.\z<.r10;\z. April 2o_rcP\ ._}1i;,-n ranking BFlLlSil and Ger- man llil)iOll’lS doclgul eucn other crepe, rm orchid on her shoulder and o. necklace of lurge ametnysts a: her throat, had a formal "at. home." Lights from crystal chandeliers slinwcd up iin- t'|l'lf‘ililli r1125. U“? laroczuln null." lti rhc cod mid cream columns in tnc mum drruv- in room. and the hummer and sic 1e emblem on the stairs. “I'm just. a surest, too, at. my wiles party," snid Oumansky, and t. imvc illlll lcewny to ‘uric-xv fillks, n’. with such poi-sous f‘. the Austral- Josepli E. light blue Davis, of State Cordell llull and former Unit/ed States Ambassador to Rus- sia. and N. M. Iiillifll‘ counsellor of tho Brill-ii Embassy, Casey and his wile were still there when Hans Thomson, rank- ing German diplomat, and Frau Thomson climbed the red-carpet- second-floor re- Minister;- special nssistant to Secretary inn . Embassy. and his wife came up to v‘. greet. Madame Oumunsky. '- x i Plan to turn British holdings Into cash iiC- g sis, ' _ ginn are contributing tiboilt $28-0)0| ,1‘ "°f"l"“"‘ “may m" the i r WYOITlCTI/IIIlQIIIECYS of the rccentlly , ' I , , . _ ormvd l\ onctou brunch of t e qthfélg“? gmgllkn, Cnnrdinn National Railways War ‘Soviet Qiriiosrcutn, ‘gowhed in sci-virus organization hove collect- ‘ ‘ cd the sum of $300.00 which has Claims ll. S. ‘i0. Ill-ll. net Public interest Revenue up. mommnAL. April 20—fCP)—-In~ WASHINGTON, Apfl] 20-—(AP)— The government's defence produc- tion chief, reporting that the United States arms tot. $44,000,000,000, » nltucie and urrzency" of the defence lob a. greater deterrent to its euc- cess than strikes. DvpenomhappylndIl-l um. 25¢ 50¢. John D. Blgfzen. p. ucfionohief ' “My; i of the office of production man- 1m," M," aftement. told the American Society Urarluhlofx of Newspaper Editors that. news- papers could help improve this '__“"—"—‘ —~ '“' “incl? of understanding. and that labor and industry must “co-operate wholeheartedly“ if the 10b is to luc- oeed. The 344.000.000.000 figure, he said. includes sums igggropriatcd. author- ized and propzr . Sidncv Hiilmuil. associate duvet- or of O. P. M. and head. of its labor division. also told the editors they‘ could cozitribufs to the o mo, success by informing the peo of‘ all the "stakes at issue" and laying "fm- less emphasis on differences so as 0'71‘ AWA- 51ml 20 — (C?) '" v.0 promote national unity. | crford of the Grey and simcoe For- Hunrh Wis of films “std by the ‘ Tm- Lwu-nnv cutters’ convention esters and Lo-Col. A. C. R. Spencer Gen l5 11111111.". ‘nit’ fir-ii _ Gil?“ (‘llti-‘(i lumunt wltn a banquetmurk-l of one 6th Armored rcgiiucnv. 11st War \\‘.il bl’ usul in Cimndns p-vs- Icu bv cff-zliq-record speeches bvl Hussars) to command of the 1st eat war effort. _ NlsCOuflt,‘ Halifax, the British Arm‘ and second armored brigades o; Off ls of the notional salvage bassador, Col. William J. Donovan. the new canadlm armored dms. l unofficial government observer nl:rc:\(l_ and Lnucnlin Currie, Nova Sr-"tinu mid presidential assisianh- l who n-Lurncd n few weeks n20 from ' a study of conditions in China. LPays tribute To work of AP Gorrespondents NEW YORK, April 20—(AP) — Dcspiie 1lll1)l‘(‘f‘C(i0lllU.i difficulties, peril and hardship, correspondents of Tnc Associated Press carried out their task of reporting 1940s world- shaking events “promptly, discern- ingiy and without bias." Crcnvrul lvlnunuer Kent C0Oper, in his annual report made public to- day, said “the story of what they did and wnut they endured deserves i to live as long as there are newa- ' pa rs.” Putting the achievements of the service overseas, both in news and pictures, "at the forefront of the year's efforts," Cooper said that; “war reporting is no longer a prize for swivel-chair journalists." and that "no tribute which the mem- bership could possibly pay them would balance the sum of devoted and courageous conduct of these soldiers 0f The Associated Press." The goncrni manager declared| that no previous year in the history i 0! YIBWS-Enthering and news photo coverage ever imposed more cliffi-l cult responsibilities any staff of edi- l tors. reporters and photographers. “From so much meritous service- il; would be difficult. to select sing. 1e instances for individual commen- . dfllfon." COODEI‘ said. "The honor roll embraces the complete roster of the staff assigned to an embattled hemisphere. There are no wealslings among them.” o. N. ITENTPL-OYEES Busy wan wonxsns AND surrorvrsns MQNCTON. N. B., April l8 — PlflCllfliliiv every employee on the, Atlantic region of the Canadian Nflllflllili Railways is a regular contributor to the purchase of war; savlncs certificates und they hove| also contributed largely to the var-| .ious W51‘ services funds according. to regional offldnls of the railway hilt‘. El11;:iOj;lP(‘S on the Atlantic rc-l u mrnili in [he purchase of war, Hlvlilff certificates or an aver-agar of one five dollar certificate per 611W “We Der mcnth stated J. E. Gibiuii zusistnn: general manager. been applied to the Queen's fund for the relief of air raid victims. This is the first installment of a. fund being collected by the women lTl('i1l‘Jf\l‘5 rcgulzulv from all cm-l . 0i thv oifces staff of the .1); in Moncton. At a meeting hvld lust night plans we:e made for n. dance enrly in May. Recently the women employees organized a telephone bridge and a portion of the rococus were used to send cig- ar as to blu- Cnnadian Nation's‘ virployecs on active service over- seas. KELVIN INSTITUTE Mrs. John Cotton and Mrs. Ir- vinyz Cotton cnfci-inincd the mem- lx-rs of Iivlvin Women's Institute, for inc Ap.il moi-ling. The presi- dcnt, Mrs. Percy McMurdo prcsid-i ed and opened the meeting with‘, Ode and Creed repeated in uni» son. Roll call was responded (,0 byl . , P §Sp,§§f,,“‘,,,f,,,,f“Q,,,,k Mum, by m, form-mu. ‘Iiiere were also three, aide snvcd a situation. The Thcm- mlsllm“ W‘ “m- Mlmlws "f 155V Ems m tum‘ m“, “we lenvmg meeting w .. read. approved and justIes J. P. Summerscale, com- slllmd- 3W5- W- Arch- M¢M"l‘d° merclal secretary of the British lhflnked "l9 members Yoliaorlgfgl‘ lxarinc her son Ralph 0 yvhn ls on military duty with l gift of socks and mittens. 14 pairs of mittens. 3 pairs 0i’ socks. 1 pair of sc-amnrvs socks, 1‘ Lulfcs’ sweater. 1 mans sweater.- wore nnndcd in since the Marc-h meeting. Also three quilts were made bv the mcmbefs for the Refu- cves It. was moved by Mrs. John Stewart that. Institute purchase a housing Allndin lnmp for the school for evening meetings. Miss Mnmio Mill and Mrs. William Stav- Britlsh-owncfl nrnncrtles in United Staten in in" hands of Arn- cricnn mid British fruslccs as u quick wav of turnlmz the invest- ments into cash for war aid has i’ til authorltlrs. financial sources ro- l. nor-ted today. i . ‘ ‘i iinnnclnl assistance. clflicr in form q’ ~ i of direct rr-svlit or azovcrnmcnt-uuar- nnfmd bonds. tn nmvidr- funds ‘or taking ovor tho invcsfmvnfs. If. was described as morlcllcd nit" atfon nnvfnonts. The chief British-mined direct. mcnts in tho United Stairs. are Inclined to fnvnr change for the war effort». been proposed bv bnnkvrs to fcrlerfl . 'l"'he schomo culls fny znvcrnml-nt the Dawes Plan for German room-- $40.000.00\7 loan by the R1!- invest- was James Murphy. cited as a bin! forlorn] nuihorifks Qovernmcnf. Homo Fconomirs bv Mrs. i aid in speeding misinrr of dollar ex- wcrp amminted to take bwl! -——- i. NFUW YUP-K. All?“ 2°—-(AP)— A box of books in the library andl plan for Donliuf! some $M0.000.000ir1, to svlcct. another box. It. was moved the‘ bv Mrs. Robert Crozlcr and-second-l ‘ed by Mrs. Cecil Forbes that. we mckrv two more quills. Fivvc more ‘ml-minors passed In their "chain fen." runner. Members were rcm‘nd- ccl tn rl-nrw tnvir subacrpllona for tn.- "Insritirtc- News". school com- ‘mitten rr-prvlcd nothlmz ncofled f0\"w|11k'1e'; challenge today. HIM 910' 11011 he W85 Mini school. ‘If was decided to have a t "Mother's D-y" prcwrem for May. lPrmn-am committee. Mrs. Cecil |Paynfor. Mrs. Mahnn Bmon. School com- Mrs. John Walker, Next mcel-inq l0 be he'd at the home irf Mrs. John Walker, roll call to be nnsyrercxl by a verse or line on construction Finnncc Corporation,‘ _ nonlnst the Brown a Williamson‘ mfil-hfl" Lllnffh wmmm/R- MP!- Tobaocn Corporation. one of the 30h" 71101110000 M". Wlllilm Stavcrt. Mrs. William Cascley. Mrs. of pWv-r on Edward MrMurdo. dlnlovue bv Mrs. James Murphy and Mae Walker. ma Prnzrn m cmvsKsfI-d Drotrram now _ today called e. "lack higher at $64,698,467. while operat-i "@1150 0f 85.363505 was reported w- day by Canadian National Railways in net revenue of 310391.565 for the Lhme months ended March iiLcom. "fired with 6.431.961 in the 00r- Wsmlldink 1940 period. Operating revenue was $10,324,352 iTo command \Vn‘kor and seconded by Mrs. James‘ | ‘ dell L. John Thompson. I of public tmderstandinz of the matz- lllK expenses increased $6,070,747 to‘ $54,006,902. l An hpnna/ement of $2,929,070 was,- 5h°wn bflllfy net revenue o! 843334755. Ike-inst $2,002,977 rear. rating revenue was $23- 528906 and oberatiziz expenses $18.- 595351, compared with $18.0~i9.624. and $16,640,647 respectively in the same month a year no. Armored units OTTAWA, April 20 (C?) —- AP- pointment of Liz-Col. T. J. Ruth- lvn. with the rank of brigadier, was announced t.\:ight by national de- fence hefldv-LLBYIOTS. Brzg. Rutnerfords second in com_ mancl in the 1st brigade will be Col. S. A. Ice, Royal Canadian Corps of signals. Lt.-Col.'J_. w. Van den Berg of Princess Putricuvs Corn adian light. infantry will be pro. moved to rank of Colonel and be- come Brig. Spencer-s second in command. Treatment Gladiolus Germs For Thrips The izladiolus tnrips. most kn. Dortunt. enemy of the glodioius passes the winter on one comm m stor Tnoughtless growers fro. quenty plant their corms without. treatment. and as a result the hiber- mmnrz insects are taken Lo the fluid there to start a i1ew_ infestation. Chief offenders in this connectlun are the small gardeners with only a. few corms to plant. but it should be borne in mind that. these back- yard blots, serve as a. ready source of infestation and frequently thrcui- cn nearby commercial plants. says A. G. Duston. Division of Elilomn- 102v. Dominion Department of Ag- lest] Th¢ effectiveness of Boy Boom in: 111 meldrur boys prompt and resourceful 1n the face of emergen- cieswas again demonstrated in the record of acts for which 16 Scouts were given like saving awgrd; dug». ing 1940. Troop Leader Patrick Yemen. l7, of Caproel. ‘Ont. provided m orig- inal exampe of resourcefulness when rescuing an 8 year old lad who had broken through the ice. An atteprnt to reach him with a ladd. er had failed. and there was :10 ro available. Then the hurri 1y searching Scout. found a. length of garden hose. Promptly he secured this round h’s waist. and swam out to the boy. He was able to sup- Dflrfi him until firemen arrived and both were brought ashore. An unusual eXTrTlDle of stout cour- age and persistence was that IlWIi by Patrol Leader Elwood Pomeroy. 15- of Prescott, Ont. In tho rescue 0i 11 YOUNG?!’ boy. who had been Overcome while swimming. The ‘ad was badly frightened, and during 1‘- struggle Yo control nim. he kicked his rescuer violently. breakin arm. Notwithstanding this Scout. continued his efforts and finally got the frantic boy ashore. Two brolhers- Patrol leader Jack 31111011111111» 1'7. and Scout Roy Run- clrmm. 14. shared an effort to rescue two young men who went down swimming in the St. Lawrence river Jack made a diving recovery of one of the men. and got hlm ashore, where Roy silccessfully applied art- ificial respiration. After some search the body of the second swimmer also was found. but too late for rea- (oration. Other summer water rescues in- cluded two bv Wolf Cuban-Bryce Russel‘ of Toronto who saved an- riculture. ‘rhrlps can fly consider. able distances and readily migrate: from plot. plot. in this wnyi Blbfeaxiinpout. over a. fairlv wide, area. This note of warning is di-, rooted chiefly at. the home pardcnrr‘ who is in the habit of “tukinl! .a. chance”. 110M112 that even tlioirgnl, his corms have received no sueciall treatment the bloom will escape damaae by thrlps. This is a. risky practice and in fairness to himself and to his neighbors should be dis- continued. Althouizh the planting season is rapidly approaching there is ample time yet to treat. all corms. provid- e proper method is selected. Fumigation with naphthalene, prob- ably the most. commonly used treat- ment, would be unsuitable at ' , time of the your for several reasons but dipping tne corms in corrosn/el subiimate would. be safe and would give excellent results. Growers are advised to adopt this method where no action has previously been taken. Corrosive sublimaie (mercury bi- chloride) is diluted at. the rate of one ounce to six gallons of walcr and used in the form of e. dip. It can be purchased at. most seed houses and drug stores and. usualiv comes as a. white powder or in tab- lets. If tablets are used, growers should remember that. only a small percentage of each is pure corrosive sublimate; the exact 1yro",:ni'i.i01'iv.'i.l be given on the container. and im- less allowance is made for this fact, when prebarinc the bath, the solu- tion produced will be imdel" strength and only a pcrceniaizc oi‘ the thrics killed. This insecticide dissolves, very slowlv in cold water and , process can be hastened consider“ ably if a small amount of not wafer is first used and l-ne liquid futon diluted with cold water to the cor- rect. strength. Corrosive sublimafe should be dissolved only in wooden. Eng W 0.. postumously for rmtdninq gall- zlass or earthenware vessels as qulcklv loses its value if lL comes in contact with metals. It is (ieodl poison if taken internally and in“. greatest care must be exercised in i use. The bath is used at coom temperature. or at about 70 CléilTf-‘LF ‘Corms should be soaked for three hours if peeled, or for tweutvhours "< the l D1 other boy pulled under bv a sec- ond bov who had struck his head on the bottom of a. swimming pool: ivho had fallen from a drck. while nlhcr boys ran away. ‘there were two diffwenf. Scout rescues of girl: Wllf) had eksted into open water. and "no who had fallen through a hole ’n the ice. / Scout McAllisfsr Ellis. 12. of Montreal. holidaying at the frrm of an uncle in Qntario, was alone. nlav. in: in the vard the familv being absent. Hearlnv noises in an tipper- rcom- he understood rm intruder had entered Quietly he secured his uncle's small. 22 rifle. entered the house. and posfcd himself at the foot. of the stairs. Presently a strange man descended. with mt- icies no had stolen. The Scout ord- ered him to throw up iris hands, nnd proceeded to march nim to the next farm. where the man was de- tairied until the police arrived. Other notable feats were the res- cue f-rom a unoke filled home of a. dead. partially bind and almost helpless old lady by Scout Stewart Lawson 14. of ‘Toronto; and the prompt application of a fbumiquet to e. badly lacerated l and thus saving the life o-f a mo orman 1n- jured in a street car accident. These iirst. aiders were Scouts Gordon Clarkson, 16. and Wilford Locking, 15, of Si. Catnerines. Courage of another kind-forti- rtude during continued suffering in addition to the consistent dis- ay of other hIgh characteristics -brougl1t the award. posthumously. of the Cornwell Scout Badrzo to King's Scout Colin K. Uampbei of Toronto. This award was named in memory of Scout. Jack Cornwall of land who was awarded the V. antly at his gun durnpz the battle of Jutland, notwithstanding that all other members of the gun crew had been killed. An inquiry from ‘London for Boy Scout. fcxtbooks in French has been received at Dominion Scout Head- u impeeleu. As repeated v-fg-‘fle, weakens the concentration of die‘ bath and reduces its value as an in-, secticide, corrosive sublimate solu-i tion should be used only ones and‘ certainly not. more than twice with- out renewal. Besr. results can be. expected only Where clenn. fresh llouid is employed. Treatment with corrosive subli- mate can be advantageously demv- ed until lust. before DIBIIUIIR. Y0- movinz the corms from the dip, and placing them while still wet in mg soil. This saves the HOWE!‘ the, trouble of drying them as yvould be necessary if the dlDDlnfl WW6 w!" rled out earlier. Bishop and Willkie dispute SEATTLE. April 20—(AP)—-Most m Rev. Gerald snaurzhriessv. Roman] Catholic Bishop of Seattle, issued o. statement here today asertlnfl Wen- Wlllkie. 1940 Republican can- didate "isn't the man he used to be. and n. was poi-c of t-he Bishop‘: re- sponse to a telegram from Willkie asklntl the Bishop to 1190108116 1711b- licly for an Ember sermon crlf-loa-l 0i’ e. In his sermon. Bishop Shauithnes- sv flayed Willkie as havinsz made cambainn statements and pledcm he lafer dismissed as "but camps-ion c1- . gwry " He stated. in answer to fcandldatxfs words could be found |on pace 905 of the report of e Senate Foreign Relations committce hearings last. Feb. ll. "And speaiunz of ‘anoioszy’ Willkie," the statement. added. I believe that you owe one to your party. to those who voted. for you 81151.10 th2-§'b91e.ne!4on_.-_- - " Contest. by Mamie Mill. prize won by Mrs. beamen Conley and Mrs Robert. Crozier. Questionnaire on Horn,- Eccnovnlcs were discussed end answered. Meeting closed with National An- them. quarters. Ottawa. The books are desired for Free French and Bel- gian Scouts now in England. Such books are no longer procfimble 0n France. The appeal was passed on to Provincial Commisdo n“. Jean- Marie Bureau of the Federal-ion 0i Catholic Scouts of Quebec. and a quantity of the desired literature was at once made available. ls convicted , 0f manslaughter RMOUSIQ, Que" - William Allen ‘f6 of Prince George. B. 0.. was con- vicicd tonight. by n criminal us- sizes jiuw of a reduced charge 0f mansllaugizhlor {has connectifan’ wit}: e s By n; o yea o osep Madore c. 10. ‘ilhe orisiml ril — p Hunt. ante was murder. Madore. a native of St. Cleo‘: . .Que., met death from a 110 |yvound after a. scufflc on a Cuna- ‘dlan National Railways express train traveling from Montreal to i Moncton. l Witnesses for the defence were ‘heard during the day. Dr. Robert. Durocher of Quebec City described ‘as a mental expert. teeilfied that Hunt .h0wed =igns of mental und - mvzanic disturbances. l He said he beveved the accused's lmind was confused on the train and that. he was under the delu- attacked by Ma.- } dore. lh i Sentence will be pronounced iat- Ier in the term. l Halifax, llull illiscuss situation 1ORONTO. April 20 - (OP) - -viscounf. Halifax. British ambas- sador to the United Stake, - ed the military alt-ration in North 1A1. THE CHAllLOTTETOYVN GUAR lllAN CP Parliamentary crossed the Atlantic a mom n! Ottawa. alive af Wesfminsle ulariy reporting the o! Commons from a seat. continue. Wvuu; HAROLD FAIR. broke out fo ioin London Bureau after experience in three Provincial Legislatures and the House of Com- As CP represent- only Dominion: ncrzrspaperman reg- Throughout the night, while Nazi bombers roar overhead, tin-hotbed Canadian Press editors work behind blackout curtain! h their Fleet Street office so Canadians may read of the latest air raid, a new British naval victory in their morning papers. Maintaining a 24-hour service, sheltering only in the heaviest ._y SLEEPS U. they scan reports of The Associated Press, Reuters, the" Association and government announcement to moat Quill newspaper deadlines around the elod. Butthlslloulypartoftlieyrorkofflie wrought-mum's»: staff} They cover Westminster and Downing Street, report bombing raids whether they are in Liverpool, Plymouth or h Lmdqgfg h‘ mo, give osmium a true picture of Britainaf: war. n» in meetfhneotlcem. Correspondent week alter war r. Fair is the British House _ Press Gallery drop?“ m PAT USSHER. Member of the London staff since the Bureau's establfshmenf in I936. Interrupted his coverage o! the bomb ‘blitz only once-to gcf married in a quiet" wedding, while two bombs the Ussher. 32. has been with CP since I931. was cable editor at New York before hi: London appointment. ' neighborhood. spends THE (CANADIAN PRESS ‘CANADA'S NATNDNAL NEWS SERVICE FOSTER BARCLAY. Newcomer to the London staff. who crossed to England on a troop frnns- port last Dcccmbcr and IUD! grccfcd with the great bombing that sent [ire sweeping through the City szcfion. A native of Ottawa. Barclay. like other members of the CP staff, his spare time apartment house read" 1-1 quench Nazi fnccndiariu Daily, Canadian Press member newspapers demonstrate the value of CP’s London coverage by wide use of the bylined stories of these staff men and V Ross Munro, War Correspondent with the Canadian Corps; Sam Robertson, London Superintendent; D. E. Burritt, Louis Hunter and Doug Amaron. All young Canadians, all unmarried but two, they sought their London appointments eagerly. ‘They will be followed in time by others as eager to take their places, as well-equipped to do their jobs, so that the unequalled service Canadian Press is providing its 9O members in Canada shall atop his Hull today and later expressed one opinion this is more important now than the Balkan fighting. 10rd Halifax told reporters the situation in the Balkoni is extreme- ly serious but that he ‘licvcd the British had “sbabillutP axis advan- ces in North Africa. Asked whether there was any im- mediate help the United States could give now in North Africa. the ambasador said the U. S. had con- tribufed a measure of assistance there by re-opening the Rsd Sen to American shipping. Despite axis successes in the Balkans and North Africa, Lord Halifax declared that the Atlantic Ocean remained the decisive thea- tre of the war. Says warship: Steamed in Torpedo’s path TORONTO April lj - (GP) - Rev. A. J. Butlin. an Anglican mis. sionery from Africa. home with his family on leave, said today that. while w the Atlantic he saw a British warship steam in- to the path of a. torpedo hwdlniz for his ship. "We could see the outline 0i the boat. that stopped the BOXEGGO.’ he b“i.'.;3.“i.1“%f.’li.“i°“i“‘my w n . If. just continued as if nothinl had happened. The torpedo would have sunk ." 1 m u, e were orilgd sioabodo iririiwrore the to o muck the warship. Mr. Bu aid mother vessel in the convoy collided with his ship- The mow of the oricomlnfl vim! plowed into the stateroom where the misslonarys two children, El- zabeth and Anne, had been a short t’me before. The GOJTIIBO was above one waf- er-line. he said and the vessel win able to continue under "Mm- Mr. Butlin said the convoy was attacked several es and once n, saw the "abandon snip" rockets no up when mother vessel was hit. "n, 1g my opinlcn the covnvvy WM followed and attacked repeatedly by the rune enemy craft." -_i.i_____.i__. OLD “SEVEN SEAS" LONDONS SAFEST mrroon, April 2o -rcm 4pm schooner Seven seas one or the best known sights to Londoners along the Victoria. Embankment be- side the Thames. is also "the unf- est. place in bondon," says Lt.- Cmdr. I‘. W. Goddard R..N.V.R. Ths old schooner s a club for eat and present officers of the avy and Merchant service. Nav- el officers passing through the caglttel on leave often put up there. .-Omdr. Goddard, secretory of the club, said he had roof the Bevan Sea! was n safe p ce "when we were straddled by a couple of bombs one night in tie airtumn raids, The heavy atone of the Em- bankment wall shields iter- on the ctuboardaldoandtoport more is’ Africa wit-h Stabs Secretary Cordell ‘ rvt seem ' the river. "On that. night. last autumn e bomb exploded on the Embank- ment. The blast rattled the rigging a bit. Then another fell in the river right ahead of her. A spout 1 Two months qo, at the invitation N-Y. laboratory lo exlllnln of water shot up 30 feet -a t_e_r:__ ljlfylflg slght—and she nearly was lifted bodily onto the road. But. not a drop of water camue aboard." Incendlnrios had fallen on board, Lb-Cmdr, Goddard added but they find been dealt. with before causing zln d‘ mnge. Canada. t0 Usegllve n-Baked Planes ' w. of the Canadian government, Eugene L. Vidal left. hi; New Roahella Commonwealth air tralnln; offlelaln his method of building airplane wings and fuselage! "m" ' mama“! lllasflo veneer, baked in an oven. Now, it ls announced Vidal has comlllelfld "is fllflllle of o. 42-foot bomber which hfls passed n. series of exacting load tests and ls ready f-lnigtsaudirgodxalx-Iflr ti: ‘Calnadlnn government. Already Canada has been usln; ylmmo no," gm- m, d l u‘ i ‘m in"! Diane. like those shown here. Plans now call for all training sh pa '1" ll 9 fllfllflre air scheme to be of picnic construction. The Seven Seas, built for ans West. Indian fruit trade 70 years 1180. carried cargoes c1 coal up and down the east. coast during the First Great War. But years nnve passed since sails were last bent to her yards. forced but!» pone: with the ald of The Yurofdar army has disintegrated and wflllll-Q. resistance b Guerrilla forces will continue the flihf. from mountain. the German hl|h command. A week or two may pen before Greek army on the left of the Brftlnh la retiring from lion of Errol: In uhorm on the map. The greatest Knlambnlrn pus that lfrefohu from Shalllla to Grevena, which In shown an and the Sdrrndeporon Pm, west. of Mount Olympus. which In ahorm u "Bar. Pan.’ The Germans may certainly hoe rule some prqreu down thw- Today ’s War Map l 1?. i it. ll.‘ l ill zra “FM/rut awn‘ Albania and heavy tanks. They y it bu virtually come to on end- bnl. comely oi a male to nflollll! ""7 iugollavla la eompimiy ocollvlfll- Tl" already ma given up Brook. The Incl- fhruf. to the British appears in he down the lnnl "Kll. 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