OIL Malia um Gol capped- boil with neeial th upon those who 5:1". IIIIg-llrlflfl M “Nah ‘\\‘\\\\\ i Read by Everybody Covers Prince Edward t Island Like the Dew ‘h? only failure 0o be feared is DUI. MAXIMS or 4 ' sun MAN 0f cleaving i0 one‘: best pur- v lhihb3fl‘ii."..‘$i.‘i“i'-.“lh Paco Breaking ,Crowds Yesterday Big Ilair At Temperature 87 Yesterday The temperature reached U! yel- terday, but in the afternoon It ap- peared that a heat wave which be- gun Saturday was nearing an end. At 2 o'clock the wind shifted and began to blow from the sea and the |ir cooled somewhat. Dr. J. A. Ciork, superintendent at the Charlottetown Ex crimental Station srliri thnt for our days the toillperzlture flad been in the our. Saturday's 03 was the top. But it was 92 Sunday, Bl Monday and 92 again Tuesday. Not. since August. 1936. has this province experienced a heat wave of surll intensity although the citrront one is still five degrees be- Iov: tho rvrord set than. Heavy tilunder storms passed a- eross the Gulf of St. Lawrence north or the province yesterday af- temootl. it was learned Tile dis- tilrbnlzci-s were accompanied by heavy rain. i’. E. Island Naval lien Return From Duties Overseas The following B..C.N. personnel have returned from operational- cuties ol-ersens and are proceed- in’; on leave to the addresses list- gtl. Tel. Charles MacDonald, Mrs. ‘fisey MacDonald (wife) . Port Borden, P. E. I. AB. ST. Raymond Maclntyre, Mr. Joseph Maclntyre (father), Bodiord Station, P. E. I. A.-A B., A.A.C. William B. Noon- sn. hir. Jed B. Noonarl (father), Albertcn, P. E. I. AB. Rodor 3 Harold Watts, Mrs. Myra Watts (mother) York, PEI. AB. Nathan White, Mrs. Minnie rwllltc (mother) Murray Harbour. E . .1. Sto. 1 Edward A. Rice (in hos- pital overseas) Mr. Michael Rice. (father) 40 Valley Street, Char- lottetown, P.E.I. Tel. E. B. Hume. Mr s. M. B. {bulge (mother) Hopefield Gris, . . I. 0. E. R. A. R. E. Morrison. Mrs. h. E. Morrison (wife) Windsor Apts. Nu. 1, 51 Prince Si... Char- loitetown. AB. M. McKenM. Mrs. D. Mc- gcnna (mother) Summer-side, P. I ‘All. l3. B. McLeod, Mrs. E. Lodged. (mother), Murray River, . .1. Polish Niniste To Canada Weds OTTAWA. Aug. l6—(OP)—Miss ifuriei Crockct. daughter of Mr Justice and Mrs. O S. Crockett of plLllkii, today became tile bride of be Polish ltlinistcl- to Canada. Hon Victor Podcski, son of the late Mr. riilri hirs. Leon Podoski of Poland h! a I‘(‘l'i‘I‘i\i)l‘I\' in All Saints Angli- tan Church. MINING EVENTS "Show - Orapaud Thumahh m \"Bhow-—C O0 .Frid . anoo ve 845x21‘ "D . a ' . iiieisatmillth. t" Tom." 3%. "Dance. at. Til-o- ' Hall, m- “Y- Aiimist. 18th. m“ s-iv-ol. "D W" Auuoslnlgihlrclloolvllleuggle fill-bl n "we. Klnkora Hall, u I . Nlrust 21st. Refreshments. B917- . “Dem in at. Amh- w . "day iiiirht. August lalhIs-l -ii. "Show — Mt. Sal-ur- "wlhted — Good second- and feed bails. McGuigal-i as Boyle. I 8-12-51 ‘Inn! Mk stamina‘! oar bulk oats and _ oats Thu sd . M - “Winn and Boyle. r “b.1931 . "Boo '_— ‘YW- B i.'”rl§§"i‘°§o§§l§ei°§'..% r m“ W01‘: taken up. Hermes ""- e-ll-al. 750mm dance McGu-egm": tells!!!» Montague, Saturday. “'1 - Webster's Orchestra. Stewart'- -8hm o and i0 e. m. a-lv-sl. Th 8-10-31 "“I\l'\'klf\ CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 1944 ilLLlES 8 MILES INTO record-breaking ‘t. the big fair was cilhled yesterday by a crowd that filled every seat in grand. stand. s rayed along the side. o; the trac and ovcrnn the emu-Q field. The vast crow new“ all over the rounds, up. some giant field in a riot cf eel. our. Tho h the thermometer registered vo degrees less than Tlleldfi. heat was still oppreg. ‘ruesday’: tendance at E the sun was un out the afternoon. shortly before the got underway at 2 o'clock, Pre J. Walter Jones delivered a brief address of elcome tothe patrons of the Fair and assured all main- land visitors that their present inconveniences in coming to the Island, caused by lsck of suitable; transportation, would soon be a thing of the past. With the cem- ing of the new car ferry, he said, crowds much greater than the present ones could be quickly and comfortably accommodated. He congratula ed Colonel D. A. Kinnon and Mr. J. W. Bouiter, resident and secretary r ctive- y of the Charlottetown Ex ibition. on the organizing ability display- ed in making such a great enter- possible. PHSG different amusement features had throngs of people all sf‘ rnoon threading their way slowly from one booth to another. Despite the sweltering heat all appeared in a holiday mood. Livestock Jud Great interest was taken in the Judging of the various classes livestock as; was evidenced by the hundreds o people who were con- tent to sit for hours and watch the ellotting of prizes. Mr. W. R. Trueman of Aulac. N. B., who judged the Hereford cat- tle. said they were all particularly good but that the senior bulls were (Continued on pagTVfCZIUB) O vs Italian Front iiuiet ROME, Aug. 11 - (AP) - Rela- tivo quiet reigned on the Italian front today as artillery activity and sniping tapered cff and the Allied military government moved in food for the civilian population in liberated areas of Florence. 26 Forest Fires Burning In New Brunswick MINTO. N.B. Alli. l0- (OP)—- Today passed vdilhcut any "further loss of homes in this district. where foo-eat fires have consiunea ‘i2 dwellings since last Satunhy in M12100. The sit- generally was ed. with residents llobini rain would fall tonight. At ifi-meriction. the forest fire situation in the province was re- ported t e "worst ever experienced. A surve, from planes toda reveal- ed a. total of 26 fires. In tnc Minic area. flames flared 10 miles in sev- eral ttirections from o. central core. At Aiward station. near Moncton. cs long and Q9- $2 uipmeolt was $9.52."? "hilt m. and ex co . . - pressed opinion that heavy travel and “a care of 11w tm public" increased the fire hazard. At Midglc, eight mill! In!!! Back- woods and were night. Wihento atmtxcthnn 0. - Germans countsrottscks northeast of the pro-wu- Pciish capital and forcing the Russians out of the town o Ossow. seven miles from WIYIIWI contiguous suburb of Prlll- fioss of Ossow woo ackncwledl- ed in the midn bt Soviet com- munique, the firs .IIIIIOIIMGII loo: of any importance since tbc vos victory parade of the Russian sum- mer offensive bellll Jim! 33- Trle Russians never had In- nouncod capture of Ossow. Vi‘ ing their closest approach to bu‘: saw since they bellfl "l! l" “l ban siege of the capitol Jul? i1 rive. due. Perhaps to the fact that b obscured through. t horn noes m mier The midway with its scores of a o ——M0re . lands lay blackened of cords needed for the war effort, were des- troyed as forest iircs raged for the filth day across ceiltral hlaille. 500-acre blaze at Amherst reported that wind fanned rt new outbreak ‘soiliih and ' combat ‘the outbreak. wife of Gen. Yugoslav Chetnik leader, has died in n German concentration camp, the Polish government in London w“ In‘ underground. ha. All o»... To Hold Polish Capital afterssislnl northeast. tc - tta ks before War- fiév? blimp’;- llnallc clear that the c Iracetional success was ll f t Tuesday 3.1.2 isfimiii tan l. losses m and ln-i lying that o1 great percentage of r communique omitted mention Warsaw. Neudo Released From internment FRIIDEIRJCCITON. Aug. '1B—-(OP) Camillien Houde. former fiery Que- bec municipal and provincial pol- itioian. was released from intem- ment between 12 noon and 12:30 p. 111-. E.D.'I‘., it was usnlounced to- galaxy Owl. wit’ 005111151X! 118i!‘ internment . o a The acting commandant said the former Mayor was in “good health" when released and headed for Fredeodctton 32 miles south of the camp. t Montreal. Honda's re- ceived a phone call from near h-eclericbon saying he was en route oil/lit. south said Houde bid good- 00 his bef he camp any plans he had in "then is nothing else I can say." said Carpt. Smith. “He'll be a. good man now. however." Election Forecast Favors Roosevelt NEW YORK, Aug. _l6—tAP)— Americans favor re-clectio of Pres. Roosevelt over rmblloanNominee Thomas E. Dewey bv 52.5 to 43.9 per cent, according to Fortune hing- aaines latest public opinion survey anno today. The survey show- ed that Mr. Roosevelt's lead. now . per cell/t. had risen from 6.5 per cent when last survey was an- nounced y 8. Ganada Nas New Weapon OTTAWA, Aug. 16 —~ (CH-Can. ada has designed and produced a powerful new weapon 0f war-a ila-pounder filll-tracked. self-pyg- pelled ilun mount known as the "Sexton" - which already is dis- playing its power 1n France, Muni- bllilllillit Minister Howe announced to- 8 . " Built only in Canada, this new secret. weapon" already has been made in sufficient quantities to supply the Canadian Army and. now is bein made for the British Army, he sa d. It has been in act- ion in Normandy and perhaps 1n the new invasion in southern France. The Sexton travels on tracks, serves as an artillery unit in arm- ored formations and also is used as tank buster. A modification of the Canadian- designed Ram tank, it actually is a turretless tank carrying the flfi-pounder gun. It has the same speed and manoeuvrability as the fastest Allied tanks and fires with "great effect" at high‘ speed and long range. S Neavy Fire Loss In Naine 16—(AP) acres of wood- arld thousands of out pulpwocd. badly AUGUSTA. ME, Aug. than 10000 A patrol plane scout-lug a 1,- east B. in , h ldi f cs ° Crgwegrbllver‘; ‘Qfifrtia Chetnik Leader's Wife Dies In Nazi Prison munort Au . is - tAPl-The ' gDraJa Mihailovic, ed today by the Polish Wolomln, This was the second do the RIISIIIIS had reporte 10 miles that Ger- tl-re Germans paid for tlzis n . The communique reported that the Ger- ks, raising the total cf German rmor two-do hose were in. ont of Warsaw. ' f The German high commands‘ of Elsewhere on the Loon-mile act- lve front the Russians reported continuing successes. ‘i WCusfonis. “Revenue Minister Gib- . War Situation Last By Kit-ire L. Simpson. A-oehiel Polo War Analyst Allied fooiholds in soothe .. France smeared Riviera beaches as the second tla of the rrancan invasion closed with still no indication of more han s radio German resistance. French and American troops In the ending fol-cos had penetrated in- i land several miles and airborne units a parently were deeper in illc coastal hills at key points and lucceslf y warding off Nazi reinforce- ments while the beachheada were -befn mid and consolidated. at the Allies still mly lack In op h ll more than offset by the breadth of the landing beaches which relcla from the Toulcn urea in the west virtually to the France-Italian frontier east of Nice. German ex- pectation of additional Allied incursions a ong the Italian Riviera are usilflcil. Civilian evacuation of the Italian coast area from the French frontier to Spesiu has been ordered according to Swiss accounts. There seams good reason to believe that the Allied invasion of southern France, oven In its initial stages, has unsettled the Nlll commands deployment plans everywhere in the south and created anticipation of new blows any- where from France to the Balkan peninsula. Advices meanwhile from the Normandy battle theatre. where the Ger- man 7th army is rapidly falling apart um er encircling Allied pressure, painted a dismal picture of that once power-"ul force. It is breaking up in- to small groups cndeavorlng to escape eastward to the Seine, observers assert. ‘capable of tactical or strutclio manoeuvre It apparently l finmly anchored on By NOLAND NORGAARD establishing themselves firmly on a 70-mile tween Toulon and Cannes. ers had been counted up to last midnight, The Allies tonight were pourinlll ashore by sea and I111‘ a stead. stream of new fighters and equip-i ment. British and American alr- borne trcops landed on a bu: scale; behind the lines were effectively: blocking German atzeinptslo rushi reinforcements to the invasion] scene. _ . ‘-——'-——---—- ‘X110 llighly-tramed expert al.r-' borne forces were landed lrcln tow-l cot gliders which folmsrl a train lul- ly o0 miles ion; ulld several mlfes wide and D.V paiacnute from trams- poros which kept more than 1.1.00 men swinging in the air at. a tulle. As an army has eased lo ex . nd there is German authoritv for the conclusion that American- Canadian delay 1n cutting off the I-‘alalse-Argentan escape corridor com- pletely might be due more in Allied tactical manoeuvres than to enemy resistance. German official announcements report American armored spearheads striking deeply southeastward toward Paris from the 3rd army forward position at Alencon. Heavy fighting was reported in pro- gress in the Chartres-From: sector. Gen. Patton set-ms to be swinging another and even mon- deadly arc around the remnants of the German seventh army even before the mop-up in the FalaIse-Argcntan pocket is completed. , ?_._. _ Churchill Wdfchedw New Allied Landings < . . . Prime Minister . . King Discusses Jfiliiiifi“...‘°§i"“i..1"'"iiiliEélolifi Service Grants point, preventing the Allies from ucbarinns, must of the opening assault, "over-run intricate lleacll obstacles strongly protected by n , y German guns." headquarters tlis- OTTAWA. A118 16 — (C?) — Fofmgf town ROME, Aug. 1c - (APl-Prime closea tonight. Prime Minster lifaiiicenzie sins Minister Churchill visited Corsica 531d P011151" mill "with me W31‘ and then went by destroyer m watch landing operations on the French Coast, Allied Headquarters announced tonight. _With the Prime Minister as guests on the warship were Robert P. Patterson, United States Under- secretary of War, and Lt-Gen. Brehon B. Somervell, commander of thle American Army Services oi’ I3 up y. . “Prime Minister Churchill was‘ greatly impressed by the clock- work preclsicn of the operation," thfd Headquarters announcement sa . service grams act crowning the mea- sures previously enacted Canada leads the world" in making provis- 1on'1'or servicemen after the war. Speaking over the national net- work oi me Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Mr. King Rave an out.- line of the benefits and arrange- ments made for the res-establish- ment of servicemen into civilian life and declared the provision made is “the most comprehensive any country has ever mode to re-es- tablish its fighting men.‘ Mr King's broadcast was part of the free-tune granted bv the CBC to allow national political parties to outline their platforms and ltilans. It was the third b ast by Liberal party supporters since ,the free-time policv ivag inaugura- i ted in June. No powerful or general German opposition had yet developed, per- 5on5 arriving from the beachhead reuoried. _ Flpntulg continued throughout last night, but the Allied command did not. specliv the exact localities where resistance was balm! encoun- re Keadcuarters stated flatly tn to- nlgnts bulletin that "our troops have established tllenlsulvcs firmly on the south coast. of France be-‘ tween LfllllltJS and ‘Iculon.’ Tioisl VU-mtic shore includes most of the points of assault previously meri- tioned bv correspondents on the scene and in German broadcasts. Toulou An Objective The Gernmn commentator Lud- wig Sertorius said an initial Allied i. objective was the bit! “W81 W59 °1i Toulon, but that the Allies probably ___ I .. _. would manoeuvre as they did at; Cherbouirg. avoiding a frontal as- ln Southern France Man Promoted OTTAWA. Aul. 16 — (CP) - P. Lorne Young, native of Char- lottetown, P. E. I., has been ap- pointed Assistant Deputy Min- ister of National Revenue for sun announced today. Ho suc- ceeds L. F. Jackson who recent- Iy was superannuated all assist- ant to David Sim, Deputy Min- ister of Customs and Excise. Battle of France Be Decided Shortly Report Former U BY JADIES M. LONG Lei 2' M l’ lifihi.‘ “m. “mit- p istrengun ulvlsxonsiwgfe L 111mm“ I l i fsault from the sea and attemptlnil; to cut it off by land. . broadcast.‘ ALLIED gupgmu; HEM} (A German transocean - _ . . 1 Gcrma had blown uDi QUAnLIi-IIS. Aux. l0—(AP)—f'f<:1l1- f1ig§lbo§llemtanaxns l, Cannes; ____ Nice and St. TroDEZ-l Most requently mentioned in 301m; dispatches were the towns of Fre- gem jus, St. Raphael and Dralnont. in o. group about l5 miles southwest of Auk. l6—fAP)—Me,i.- Alexander M. Patch com- mandrsr the zllcttnd forces 1n sgutth- _ ern ance, 1 was announce o- Cannes. in addition to Cup N9310- night. ‘ about midway between Cannes and Batch, 54-year-old veteran of so Toulon. ofiicially announced as years o; United sates mmy m, captured yesterday. vice, replaced Lit-Gen. George S. Indicating the speed 01 "l9 55" Patton. as commander of the U.S sault Sid Feder. Associated Press 7th am“, lull H-Bflv Wmsnl, raised by shell unu ‘bump lire across one eight-mac ts- s e Ali-Dr: 8dr.) m HOHflltllI-I)’, allq the - UCHIIBJIA: snout-selves forecast u. new it 61113111118018!“ Sfliiiplilg up pepwgg“ NEW yQRK. Aug 15__(A2)_ r8115 Bdlu me nlouon 0f bile heme. The Nazi-controlled Belgian radio _wiliimian. British and pungflcan 5am may may, 11m K531 GQQJ-delef’ forces have nemlncu‘ ill elumy Prussian industrialist and former "Oops euiilvicni. in number. an..- last sprint: He fought; pre- ‘ May-Gen. ericon elelnents hall Pushed m°1°;signy is ccmmandiniz the French than three miles inland in a sector forces 1n soumem fiance‘ hyess than glghf, miles from Can- iii- nes." at a. stretch o! beach virtual- ly the same spot as that on ullich tii“’il°.i’.“é;‘.“iii.‘fi““‘“°“"“‘*'h"iPiiots Praise New g Pays Tribute To Iiahan i fivriisoooio Sight 1il—(CPl—- Pay‘: aster comparable to ptauugl-ad for gainst the Fuehrer.” we Gelmfln-s. said from dispatches The federal communications com- mission recorded the transmission. Once Hitters commissar for the control of prices, Goerdeler had been sought since the announce- up desperate resistance to keep o-‘i ment 0i’ the bombing attempt a-ipen their narrow escape U0l‘1‘l(1‘..l'i gainst Hitler July 20. The Nazisi and floss lviuruo. Can-union Hrs-es‘ offered a reward of 1,000,000 marksi War correspondent. said that oi-i ($400,000 by old exchange rates) though UBXIBAIBI) troops have cn-i for his arrest. In tum. Goerdeler tel-ea rialaisc. me enemy still hOICKi‘ was reported to have had notices the maul part or me town. Amer-| posted offering a IO-mark reward leans uuusung north took Puianursr for lcr. about eight miles south of Faiaisc. ‘i mg mbuyp 1,0 “on, C11, Cnhanfl ‘ Th" amulet 0f the flllelllifs cr- former conservative secratorv of, gamzation was demonstrated lu the; state wilo died ill Montreal, Erlmei Water ilutilovr In I I Toronto Nuts Nlgh . _ 1 i . _lWil1‘ Comwwndeflil. W119i"! lwm viously in the Pacific. mopping up E§d1,§“"§’§h.‘§hff lfiflwh “u ZTQ; livuutfgdfrlgsenlzllflceatlllve ‘lsglflnallldy Gilli-l ‘he beachhead- 58m ma‘ Wlthl“ the Japanese ill Guadalcanal. having “taken out m the mo‘ a, four hours aftcr landing some Aln- De Lame De T554 Desperate Resistance The Germans were still putting. . OTTAWA‘ A“ LONDON. Aug. 1o _ (c?) - A ayroscoplc uull sight. described ot- llclailv “iiilnost uncanny m us accuracy‘ now is in use on R A F.‘ lighter planes, the air ministryi discioscti tonight. It eliminates to the last degree the nuances of error due to human‘ failure. the ministry added. vlllituire of scattered cituncllts o1 a. Minister Mackenzie Kine said tc-i dozen different. divisions in siliaill day in n prepared stntmlent tho-t groups ail over tne oatr-leneld- ‘Canada has lost a "great 111111)- Uicrman accounts of a new wedpci His death has removed an out- betvireen the escape gap and rails stnndim figure from public life. suggested exactly tile same tactics ._-__i———— of spcea and daring with which the Pilots Drills“ llidlllv 111° "Wt Grimm; Qennm “any was crmedi R t s t 3 sight. details of which were not ““TQRONTQ_ A 15;(Cp)__wat. up find lillrflfld Xfmfi a near-straight‘ s s ‘ dlsclosed- ‘ “L, battlelfn into b i 3'1 consiunption Toronto hit an ° l 95- ' n; Mme high iswrdfiy when m" An Associated Press dispatch ‘ Pra er 'ARwll£rHlNTFHl=£t:AN1€E ioiflfilti» §',§f°,§,§,_m,"_“q?,{§ Jgtifififl from the front said American I y ‘Cbblel-‘A Cemctrshl” ha“ h“ been ‘placed on the naming of places in forces were well on the way to- ward Paris over littered roads of German retreat and declared the battle of lranoc truly be de- clued in a matter of days. high was established on .v 8. 19- 36 when 116.810.000 imperial gallons was conauoned. Showers as an es- cape from heat rind watering of Itgvgls were held contributory fac- certalll ltreas involved in current; operations bv the Allies in northn western France. Canadian was’ correspondents have been informed officially. This ban, affecting news stories sent from Ffrance. is hem- porary and is applied for operat- 1 ns. LONDON. AUE. .16 — (GP - ReuterJ-Klrlz George has reques- ted that Slulda-y. Sept. 3. 5th an- niversary 0f the outbreak of the war should again be observed as a National Day of Prayer. the home office announced today. The Germans got another break from the weather. Ground fog cov- ered Normandy throughout. most of the day. giving the enemy cover for their setawuy. Ber Stolen tmrelleh the fog Allied ‘planes, T H C k i ,;;;~- Math-e i§t"§.‘.‘ii.§-‘i~°'.i2i‘.'; eitdhthiito. 8 8 ow anuc s was stolen w- ed day while the (river was ma e delivery, Toronn police said. e koysJ-tad, been_ eft_in_the___t.l;uo_k. SUI‘- render-g at Cherbourg and on the Russian front. _> ‘And British Linked-Up They moved forward again slow- Iy. with their guns aimed at the Canadian group until. recognition vras certain. Then a wounded Brit- ish Mrijor who was in command Jumped from one of them to ill; B WILLIAM STEWART WIT THE CANADIANB NORTH OF‘ FALAISE, Aug. 18 -— (CP Cable) - Canadian forces ad- vancing on Falaise today made a fresh link-up with reconnaissance! forces of the - sweeping in on the the southwest. One meeting occurred in the| of the landings Bois Du Roi area where Lieut. E. France and “the N. lifcCarey, Charlottetown, Sig- nals Officer for a field artillery ‘ unit, saw two armored cars poke their noses out of cover. then pull back quickly at sight of his party. But McCarcy recognized the cars '- on ‘IA- lusty 1n the south Major around whooping." he said. cCarey tried to persuade him to go to an ambulance unit for treatment of his shrapnel wounds. but the Major would only ermit himself to be bandaged on then CANADA s PAGES hdaiittl."t'.r.i"a"'ir' OUTHERN FRANCE [Firmly Asia-re On , TO-Mile Beacl-llleacl Island Men Helpecl In Nehru Invasion Of France ‘Toronto, combined with a I UJJ- “U. ROME, Aug. 16 ~ (AP) - Allied invasion troops were fighting as much as eight. miles into Southern France tonight af ier smashing German coastline defences and stretch of the Mediterranean coast be- Aiiied Headquarters announced tonight that “all initial objectives have been ta- ken” and that casualties of all services had been “exceptionally light.” At 10:45 o'clock tonight (4:45 P. M., E.D.T.—5:45 P. M., A.D.T.) Headquarters announced that the landing of reinforcements was continuing without interruption and that the bulk of the leading infantry divisions was already ashore. Nearly 700 prison- the announcement said. By DOUG HOW ABOARD H. M. C. S. PRINCI DAVID, Off Southern France, Aug. 15 — (Delayed) - (CP Cable» - The landing-craft nosed into the silent beach. Soldiers poured ashore and disappeared in the darkness and the French were home again. Canadian and British sailors landed these French Commandos on a beach east of Toulon six hours before the giant main assault broke against the Riviera beaches o. few miles farther east. Little assault craft travelled the unprecedented distance of 1S miles. literally inchinR the last quarter mile to complete the success of an operation that de- pended on stealth and worked perfectlyé {Wen in with a craft under Lieut. George Allilrwllifinonton. a veteran of the North African, Sicily and Normandy campaigns. and returned seven hours later tn this mother ship which cams through the Normandy Qpgraflgn two months ago without s casualty. and d the same thing here. Our landing-craft. "Dirty Min II." had a crew which included AB. Harry Spencer. Charlotte. town. and AB. Don Wallace, Brooklyn, N. S. Seaman Coxswain: in com- mand of landing crews included all. Edward Michael, Charlotte- w n. The Prince David. commanded by Cmdr. T. D. Kelly. Victoria and sister ship to make Canada's naval con- tribution to this new landing. As a trip it was a mixture of sus- dancczi . and tonight Sun i pense. monotony and pleasure cli- maxcd bv the almost unbelievable case of landing that gave all ap. pearances of catching the enemy napping. These French troops. returning to fight on their native soil. went in with the heavy task of knock- ing out gun positions on rocky Cap Negro, and machine-gun positions on the beach. and seizing high ground dominating the coastal road to prevent the Germans from Téflltlllfltllll! the main assault beaches e eas. A iiecussifr l8 Sanctions You 6.0 wiiiioui’ so You Can BW A LUXURY! I L. §. l High t1 l“ "his llis:n.:.. .010 at 11.45. set st-his evening at 8.05 and ton-iorrow mcrningat 6.05. New moon Auf/m 13th, 5.25 PM Suntmerside tde eighteen minu- tes later than Charlottetown. DAILY AIR SERVICE Charlottetown — Summerllde — Moucfon Leave Charlottetown 1 11.80 1.111.; 0 pan. Arrive C‘ lotiolown 12.45 pJIJ 8.40 pm; s40 p.nl. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown l2 noon. Arrive Charlottetown 5.45 p.m. Charlottetown - New Glasgow [Daily except Sunday) ve C tteiown i pan. Arrive C‘ loitetcwn $.50 pun. P l! L-N. . . s. 151mm: SERVIC) DAILY INCLUDING SUNDAYS Leave Wood Islands-MO A. M 11.00 A. M. 3.00 P. A. M. 1.00 l-lll-l Loaves Caribou - 9.00 P. M. 5.00 P. I. - l as friendly and waved at. them. set cff again.