The People's Paper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETGyyN, CANADA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 2o, 194s ///’ _Tlle attack rolled out at awn along a. Zll-mile front orth of Strasbourg, wo crack armored divisions l‘ cing at least three others l‘ an assault which nowhere . sined as much as two miles. front dispatch said hard lghting raged tonight with learned that considering __ punishing. losses. striking under (“cover Ardennes campaign. the Germans were battling southward as deep as. to Alsace. On their west flank they were 12 milea north -_ ch and American oroes on the th y had retired under mounting assure from an enemy reinforced =:—_-_—-—€——-—-—-—~____.___ - (Continued on page ‘I. Col. 7) being prec oming Events "Biiyinlt live and dressed poul- "llnlo-dins Oats at Mt. Herb- . No. 1 Quality. Russel "Cake Sale in and of Basilica ltar lgociety. Saturday afternoon Al. "Our store will be closed Jan. t- and 30 for stock taking. Mc- “Notice- Will be imloading car oni. Monday. Jilnzré and Box Social. Little PM"! Hall. Monday, January “loading Hogs for Davis 7m" Lid» every “Tflgnday until “Wilding Hogs every Thursday icl- Davis & Fraser Ltd. Keith Me'- Loadlng hogs at Al- ll:30. G. C. Green and A. Wll- l-ill-Ii bran. flour. shorts. oi cake, feed oats, Fri. hogs for Davis 8r y Harbour Wednesday ‘lhuraday. February is Wk- i-M-i "we MW;;_Hll‘b0iiI ‘Live loll Club holding M. lli. and take advantage ff Del “will: n llata atchery,’ a ' d Moscow radio lat. m i Wflybilglulrray ‘Barbour, tilflo "OM. hi‘ AZlS OPEN NEW lull; IN WEST AUSTIN BEALMEAR PARIS. Jan. 25 — (AP) j'l‘ile Germans opened up '- Eastern France illl what may be their last ftenslve in the west, but 'l was slowed to a crawl by ‘rage United States 7th y counter-attacks after reaking across the new Am- ’ can Moder River line at Discuss Purchase 0f Electrical Equipment of much ofPl-ince Count . Talks were only in a prelimln- ck "y $588!, it wss- said, as before the War Assets Corporation can dl-Bllose of the equipment it must bo released to the Corporation by the electric controller. Since Thursday is the day for 9 W09 y _ meeting ond. ranking dprgolriltyb it; Fgipnm? v y era 9 . Government requirements. Says Immediate pt Appeal To People llnder Consideration (B! The Canadian Press) TORONTO. Jan. 25—The Toron- to Daily Star said in a dispatch from Ottawa today that the gov. ernm had discussed dissolving Parliament when it meets Jan. Ill. The Star story added that if this ls done the general election would be held as soon as possible—per- hlilis on April 2 or 3. business before it. Naughton is Monday." TORONTO llfigPlTAll CROWD- B Oli KIWI 0H0 CIIQI. IDNDON. Adolf Hitler tonight ‘ ' l The "scorched t!‘ ab?’ .... Possible urchaae the Prince Edward Is and Government electrical equipment Pleasant Airport was understand, to be one of the matters discuss- ed yesterday at a conference of members of the Government with Mr. .1. B. c r the War Assets Corpo tawa. Mr. Carswell, who at prea- enl l! K111111118 a tour of Eastern Canada. arrived in Charlottetown Wednesday. From unofficial sources it was the Government is .of the Mount Pleasant equipment as s start in the electrification of the rural reaa of the Province. The gen. erators at the station, which will probably be closed down shortly, are said to be of sufficient cap- xalclti to provide for the rural of at Mount resident of ration. Ot- o, dentmand “w. ai-kdi sible The Star story said: "It is known that such a course has been dis- cussed by the Government and it is reported to be under discussion. The Cabinet is in session today and it is believed that, the Question of dissolution Wednesday Jan. 31 and an immediate appeal to the people is one of the main items cf a‘ "Dissolution of Parliament before Feb. swould cancel the Grey North bZ-gectlkttirio wlliaerte GenimAitG. L. c aug n, eence nser, is thtet Liberaacandriilatétefi Illa his open e er to rey or ec or on TlIBBK-lfly. Mr. King intiirlatedsthat immediate dissolution of Parlia- ment was a pliobability if Gen.Mc- ppoeed by official nomination of other candidates on "DORONTO. Jan. $—-(CP)--A survey of Toronto hospitals made today showed that accommodation is so scarce that reservations must be made weeks in advance and in emergenc cases no assurance is given o private accommodation, rhough the hospitals are still able 49 Air Ifles North 0f Manila SOUTHW$T PACIFIC AD- VANCE COMMAND, Jan. 2B — (Friday) -~ IAP) —— American in- fantrymen have captured huge Clark Field and adjacent Port Stotsenburg in major triumphs of the Luzon invasion. headquarters announced today. Clark Field is 40 air miles north of Manila. Hecapture of this aerial strong- hold, within good bombing range of the China coast, came a little more than three ears after the United States‘ man air strength in the Philippines was wiped out aground there in one of Americas chief setbacks at the start of the war in the Pacific. lNill Ship Bag Fertilizer By Reefer Cars A test has just been completed agent for the Canadian National Railways covering the shipping of bag fertilizer in refrigerator cars from Halifax and Windsor to Prince Edward Island nnd proves conclusively that it is entirely practical to handle fertilizer in refrigerator cars, according to Mr. J. P. Johnson, regional vice-presi- ueral manager. This, Ont s dd drain Mr. Johnson further stated that as time fertilizer is required to make potatoes grow and the refrigerator cars are required in the marketing of the potatoes. the two movements are complementary, killing two birds with one stone. The idea behind the arrange- ment is that with ferrylng possi- bilities limited during the winter months, for every loaded car of fertilizer in a refrigerator, the movement of a car of Potatoes to market is assured. It is estimated that the amount of fertilizer‘ to PE moved from Halifax and Windsor i5 something like 10.000 tons. The Railway will supply the nec- essary hezivy paper to insulate the fertilizer" on the racks of the car. and Mr. Johnson is hoplllll 101' u" (lo-operation of shippers and coll- signers. Swift Retaliation If llazis Attempt Gas Says Churchill IDNDON, Jan. 25-0? Reutersl -Prlme Minister Churchill slated in the House of Commons today that if Germany used gas against Britain, Britain would be in posit- ion “very swiftly" to retaliate ten- fold against Germany. The Prime Minister was answer- ing a question by Reginald Pur- brick, Conservative, who askcd! “Whether in view of the possibil- ity of the enemy. now ‘hut he is being cornered. resorting to gas. we are prepared with sufficient ‘rinchines and gas immediately to deluge Germany in the same man- ner after the enemy have started to use this weapon.” Mr. Churchill. in a written on- swer. replied: "Sir, if the conting- o give accommodation without de- other lilnl indium the Germans . may be dea airing of stemming th pliqnu, Russian ti e, now reported onl. v i?“ i‘..“°i."°“la”°'““;‘il. “H3555 mild wit.‘than?llgogliieraetlve." tngri m “m- t y m“ ‘ vc are forced to could wc ask ion. Al hordaa of homeless Gennana find a solution. llrlv." understand- rfd mbbl¥riaack ted trekraall- onur? IBXICUUCS to Show n pagan a n- g ' balloon’ ed nu old cry Report- Germans Adopt Scorched Earth Policy _ Jan. 2d - (CP) - that Gemuuiy "llilw "M" d°""‘ ly ed and alone against Russian ordered German commanders on masses surpassing ell previous llll~ the eaatcm front to scorch every agi inch of German soil they aban- {iésnél willie Ctievlrlapy‘ was forced state ‘of rleaéeguilreaggltmdbffg; am a a - rces p “ o n" on w’ Q31‘ Aormles drivink enroximetely 3%?“ await? 125 miles from Prague. the old aa the Rad Arm approaches. the Czechoslovak cullliilh o’ Mo” " and edlcted llltler would sneak m "d" at? Si: the 12th anniversary of e his chancellorslllp. Juli. 39.“ Bli- v ealing to tho ucrlnans to r cried Goebbels. .3 , _ ._ \ War Situatio n Last Night l Stlffeninz f‘ redoubt on Polish soil in German lng the Russian advance on Berlin along the when: nn the Eastern Front there were ominous new developm all Russian strategy that has the frozen Polish plains out by caution. the west is not str before the Ill by Mr. J. E. McIntyre, agricultural to givc gm, £35105. one for the lit ll Glance Y EASTERN FIEONT-Russiun for- ces smashed German upper Oder Rivc- line on 125-mile front, bo- siege Brcslau; cut last rail com- ulricalinn for some 250.000 Ger- WESTERN ‘FRONT-German ht- taclr in “OTUIOTII Alsace breaches but as his,’ knowledge was useful ' or River line to the Swedish general staff, they ‘ifllruanau sector are granting lllm tions ondare keeping his secret The curate than the V-2- and improved ver- 1 of V-2—thc engineer said. in within 40 uir- It weighs about l5 tons. travels ling miles of’ hlunila on Luzon ls- at 1.8 miles a second and attains The all altitude miles. It reaches this height in Just Last night's meeting W68 V913’ over two minutes after being fir- but assault ill . _ checked; Britllli 92ml Army advan- ces to one mils from ltocr Rr-‘cr in lilaas-Rfier triangle. PIIILIPPIN ‘S-U. S. forces cap- turc Clark .l and Fort Stois- slon enburg. advance Inntl. rlicfrfc AERIAL-Naval: u. s. naval task force and heavy homb- ers bhst lwo Jima in Volcanoes cd at an angle of 75 degrees. 750 miles south ni‘ Tokyo; Tokyo x Itis greatdaltltude and spiced give -- Blush carrier-piano t ncreasc accuracy an range. "M" “pmm r ' at 360 kilometres altitude. the at- here is thinnest, so there icallv no friction to impede ge bject of this weight speed raid on Palembang, Sumatra. CHINA-Japanese forces capture Yingtuk, Lolicizong in drive to seal inncr China from $015k! 2TH!!- lleavy Wind Whips Province 0f iluebcc MONTREAL, Jiin. 25 -— (CP) —- A heavy wind which willppcd across m” Pmvmce o‘ Quebec ‘mm serve it for European targets un- ill their final defeat. when sheer commuters, returned to normal ency indicated by Mr. Purbrilk were to occur, he may rest assured that tenfold retaliation could very "VlFllV l» inflicted on Germany. It is no doubt a realization of this f“; mp1 not, the moral scruples on the part of the t-nemy that has hitherto procured us immunity from this particular form of war- fare." drifted snow across highways and railwa lines, interrupting service sane m“ mus‘, them to a Air travel was not affected by a Ge the aim-m with all planes‘ at, Mon Ankam radio t _ M 4 ation." Bxlirlin disclosed a Czechoslovak eslat By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Presa War Analyst resistance in the Poznan sector, last defensive hands, appeared last night to be slow- shortest route but else- the foe. Three primary oblectlves of over- guidcd the massive Red Army sweep across have been achieved. In the light of this dark and Incomplete picture of Germany's plight in the cast, It is crystal clear that opportunity is knocking for the United Nations Allies. Tho chance that organized resistance in Germany can be brought to un end within weeks instead of months cannot be ruled nor is it possible that Allied Supreme Headquarters In dining every nerve to start rolling eastward to meet the Russian flood title or at least aid its advance by pinning down German armies in the wrest. ‘ With the Saar basin phase of the Anglo-American winter offensive abandoned when the United States 3rd Army was rushed northward to alt] 1st Army comrades, operations in the Karlsrilhe corner lost the strategic significance and much of their tactical importance. hourg, the only Allied foothold on the German Rhine except near the Swiss border, ilcs now at the blunt apex of an Allied salient. A German trans-Rhine pincer attack threatens it closely from north and south. To moot that threat the ‘lth Army has been pulled back to shortened and more easily defended positions out of the tip of the former Karl- sruhe corner. There is no indication that it has been reinforced in any conslderu.“ strength by America troops released from the Belgian bulge theatre. That is n significant iroumstance. It implies that Gen. Eisenhower was murshn ing his forces elsewhere for major offensive operations even slnn stcamrolier started across Poland. He was prepared ll ni. hood in the Rhine-Saar salient rather than be diverted from his offensive purposes somewhere else, presumably in the north where British elimination of the enemy from the Boer-Mans triangle was paving the way for greater events. l Y; lying...Bomlt..,Comn, lnternatonal (l! The Curladiau Press) Q- Montmal. Buses bound for points south or Mantra“ were “m, North American cities. he sai celled, willie the Delaware and; Hudsor. train for New York City was cancelled toda-y. The New York Central train from Malone. N Y.. wh ch was due in Montreal this morning, had not yet arrived at a late hour tonight. 1t was reported from Vaileyfleld that the train had become snowbound and had beer. struck in the rear by c. rescue coming Five passengers and three crew-mien suffered minor lnyurles. .- eported on erman Declares Super a ed STOCKHOLM, Jan. 25 -— (Reu- lersl~v4wllew Sllller flying bomb from Premier J. Walter Jones, May- which the Germans claim can hit New York and other points on No definite reply was received the eastern North American coast —now is in production and ready for launching across the Atlantic, a German engineer who was one of the principal inventors of V- weapons told correspondents to- ay. _ Until a few days ago he was mun troops in East Prussia in head of nu experimental station thrust tnvallrlls Baltic southwest of Kfllllgfilflflh, topple Glitlifitl in Sil- esiu, oilher German. Polish strong- lnts. questioning by the Swedish auth- orities disclosed his real identity. The German was then interned for V-bOlllbS in Jutland but es- caped toSwcden. as sl Danish after V-ils faster and more ac- l“ V-S vocal selections by Mr. W ter __ which mosp pract _ flight and thu Further, an o and travelling with cannot easily be diverted from its course by forces lflil pressure, when climbing or fall- n g. The great disadvantage the engineer said. is that flcult to produce in d a limited number ainst Halifax, New York The only sen bombs ag or such cities. The Germans will probably re- Madrid Denies llon Papen In Spain MADRID, Jan. he - (or) — ouioion or the Spanish Govern- to its aid. mom today denlod a report that mind German S'side llelegatioll Waits 0n Gov’t lie Public Health Centre A delegation, representing the board of trustees of the Prince County Hospital at Summer-side met with the Provincial Govern- ment at Charlottetown yesterday to discuss the possibility of es- tablishing a public health centre at the new hospital which ii. is proposed to build at Summerside. 'I‘he health centre would provide for health clinics, including those for chest examinations such as are now held, and for any ad- ditional work of that nature which might be undertaken later. The laboratory and x-ray facilities of the hospital would be available for the public health work. No announcement was made as to whether any decisions was reach- ed ycsterday but it was presumed that nothing definite was decided on. The Summersldc delegation W85 composed of Dr. W.B. Howatt, ii member of the medical staff of the Prince County Hospital. and kills The idea gives birth to the or‘. anlzatlon and the organisation the idea. MAXIMG OIA am MAN "l". “.00; other Provinces b ELI-A. 85.00 Subscription Delivered. 05.00. berg, East Prussian capital. Messrs. Walter E. Darby and J.E l_)_alton. The deputy Minister of Veterans shortly to discuss a request that a connection with the hospitals in returning from overseas. The an- nouncement was made at the re- adian Legion last night. The pre- sident, Leo Bradley presided. -.'»'~I‘h6~PF°D6ssl-~tlov- in a telegram to the Legion. He in- dicated that he hoped to come here shortly, in response to invitations or J.E. Blanchard and the Legion. from Defence Minister McNaugh- ton to a request from the Legion that n sub-depot be established in Prince Edward Island for the dis- charging of men from the services. Considerable discussion took place at the meeting on letters exchanged between Gen. McNaughton and the Legion. Members of the Legion expressed themselves as believing that this Province is entitled to such a depot During general discussion it was pointed out at the meeting that the Legion had not been given an 0P- pcrtunity to recommend a returned man for the recent appointment by special condi- the Provincial Government oi’ a de- namo puty Minister of Reconstruction. I I Entertainment at last night’? meeting was furnished by ails Burdett. who was accompanied by Cpl. Walter McNutt. Both men were given votes of thanks. business session closed with 120 the National Anthem after which coffee and sandwiches were served. well attended and many took part in the discussions. Sixteen new members were admitted. Siren Gives llew Yorkers Bad Scare NEW YORK, Jan. 25 -— (CP)-— New Yorkers, recallinp Admiral Jonas Ingrelrrs recent warning that a "possible and probable“ rclzl- thing,” were shocked today at Penn- sylvania Station when a big ai Hitler, touched off the siren. .___.___._.__ Sentenced To Hang March 22 to hang March 22. The 10-day trial was one of th m0“ dTI-lllIt-IC in the history that Shemko who ha shill. strangled Frank sclbor, car delve disclosed that Shemko the Ivi the car liflfe and Scihofs bud "Wlflllable. ill to return to her husband. Sll-bed pavilion be constructed in Charlottetown to care for veterans gular monthly meeting of the Can- for the care of veterans requiring MoNq-REAL_ Jan, hospitalization is “under ccnslder- “.55 they-Our“, day o; the can“, ation" at Ottawa. Mr. Woods said ma" Fm. Aucmm Company-s sale l‘ ta c , i0 ll west of here. raid siren cut loose with a lfi-min- i‘, §§§p.,,u,,§“,,§‘.,.,°n yesterdn ute blast. The station, jammed with Wm, m5 head batten-d Eng gushed the county. All the evidence a- pins! Sncrnko was circumstantial. NEW YORK. Jan. 25-—Rlding on showed q the tall o! blizzard-like snows, the lived with Bcibor’; Wile for eight winter's most severe cold wave en- months in a common law relation- gulfed the ilortheastern United u States today. plunging temperatur- wsr giant. worker, as he sat in his cs to record-smashing below-zero Maiden Township early in mllrklnlil- the morning of Bept. 2s. The evi- wii-neu at the trial, telling oi‘ her l latfonship willl Shemlto and his roads. disrupting transportation, attentions to her after sht- llnd left "Llllblrs- Consider Erection Of Hospital Pavilion Here I .til““,f.'..l.ll.il‘"vl.ll°‘éliil mus. Bllyers Begin Leaving Sale 0f Fox Furs Nile-er Paid-lion» ~~~- lspeelzi~‘eo-1ile~?nmaimi"~~- = 25 — This of silver fox and mutations. At- tendance of buyers was not as large as on previous days, quite n to their homes. , The special skins offered today were 45 per cent sold at an aver- age of $54.88. One-half to three- quarter silver skins were 34 per cent sold at an average of $23.33. Inferior types were 4i per cent sold at an average of $20.41. The sale continues tomorrow. iThe above was supplied by Mr George A. Callback. manager of the fur marketing department of the Canadian National Fox Breed- ers Association.) Seek Slayer 0f PEMBROKE, Ont, Jan. 25-in- speetor Frank Kelly of iue Crimi- nal Investigation Department, 0n- tarlo Provincial Police, reached here today to take charge of the investigation into the killing of Arthur Seellnger, 18-year-old Pem- roke taxi-driver, who died in hos- pital last night after being found beaten unconscious and robbed on the town's outskirts. Police investigating the attack on Seelingenwlio was beaten over the head with an iron pipe and lay all night in sub-zero weather. said they were exploring "several leads.’ Coroner J.C. Bradlrzl ordered rm autopsy and Crown Attorney H.B. Johnson said an inquest would be held unnless an arrest is made and a charge laid. No date for the in- quest has been set. Seelinger answered a call Tue-i- ot bomb attack would make the d *9} ht i iak ' a passenger of city's next air raid signal the “real ‘éygli; Qiciéhl‘ at tile Kni8hts of‘ ColumbusHut in Petawawa Mill- and his hands. feet and face badly ttack when time ublic address system l] 300 tee‘. nnounced t at a short circuit. not gfignanbeggz? a woodp e stained, lay near y. Poiice spent several hours ai- Petawawa Camp. but twill-ii <11 their investigation there or else- wim-Q were not known. Provin- cial. town and military Dvllcc 8;" combing Pembroke district 0i’ jglDglgRfimOnth Jan. 25-401‘) duet Frans von Potion‘ guilat nb d. his”? tile“ 1.53%? fl diplomat. had arrvod in Spain on o! an 5cm“ M J u G ° E. MacFarland who rpresuldege at u‘ s‘ the asslaes trial sentenced Bhemko .llas Severe Cold n y ilie cold blast. was burned until it was almost ull- High winds, which. accompanied the cold. whipped up snovxlrifls in Mrs. Bcibor was the main Crown West Virginia. Pennsylvania and upper New York State. blocking case, maroonlng a school bua. number of them having returned. Are Within 125 Miles 0i Berlin By W. W. l-IERCHER, Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON. Jllll- 25—(AP)—The Red Army s". the German upper Oder River defence line on a l..5-mile front today, iald siege to the great Silesian capital of Bres- iau, and sealed off perhaps 200,000 enemy troops by driving a wedge to the Baltic southwest of beleaguered Kongls- lered Surging on through swirling snuwsiorms the Russians were reported by the Soviet army newspaper Red Star 10 be within 125 miles of Berlin, presumably i0 the southeast. The German D.N.B. agency reported the Russian pone- tration to the Baltic at Elbing, one of the greatest encir- clement operations in history. Moscow had not tfificially confirmed this report, but dispatches from that capital said tank vanguards had reached the Vistula delta west Breaking into Elbing itself, 6S nziles southwest of Kolilgsberg and 30 miles southeast of Danzlg, ills Russians cut, the last railway serv- ing the trapped German forum n East Prussia, which is an important food source for Berlin and northern Germany. The Moscow communique tonight Bllllilllllved the capture 0f Nikolai- kell- 39 mllce southeast of Dsnzig and 25 miles south of Elbing. _At. the end of two weeks of lightning war the Gcnnan Iligh (_ mmand said that Marshal [van b. _ Konev’; lat. Ukraine Army unAl hurl crossed the Oder River at. various mint; on both sides of Breslau ‘ Stelnau, 140 miles southeast of Berlin. and (loscl. l8 miles from the Moravian frontier of Czechs-Slovakia. . Moscow had. not confirmed. the 07055111? of! clalll‘. but Soviet from dispatches did Gcfmiln (‘lty (‘rpiurcd GlElW-jtz.‘ an lllll',l0l\lilt cihy 113.000 lil ills sc-lztllc:slrrn oorlvs Seven deaths in New England and New York were attributed to stranding automobiles and, in onc 0f Germany, fell l'l Konevk from; who also seized Chrzanow. Polio: coal centre 34 miles to the scufl- east P llor Stalin ced “(Con lnlletl on page iillllx t. (“EQKERED CAREER Enos in A Stairs» $UVT lBy The Canadian Press) EOROIJOGICAL SERVICE, Toronto. Jan. 25--Minlmllm and maximum lGXIIDEFGIUPCSI Vancouver 33. 44: Edmonton l8, 36: Regina 7, 29; Vvinnipgg 5, 19; Toronto 12b, 4: Ottawa 17h, 4h; Montreal 12b, 5b: Quebec 20b, 2 ~ Saint John 2b. zero; Moncton 4b, 4i; Halifax l0. J5; Charlotte-lawn FOlAITS Lower Si. Lawrence aild Lake So. y John-Fresh winds. fair and de- cidedly cold. Gulf nnd Bu; Ctlaleur-Strong winds; partly cloudy and cold. North shore-Fresh to strong winds or moderate gales; mostly cloudy and cold in west portion; occasional light snow in cast nor- on. Maritime Weak-Fresh to strong wilrads; generally fair and decidedly c0 . Maritime East-Strong winds or model-ate galea: partly cloudy and cold with scattered anowflurries. High tide this morning at 10.56 and tonight at 10.10. Sun sets this afternoon at 4.50 and rises tomorrow morning at run moon January aelh, 2.4a a. M DAILY All! SERVICE Charlottetown —- Summersida —- Monrton ' Leaves Charlottetown ‘l A M. 11.30 A.M: 5.15 hi. Arrives Charlottetown I2 45 P M. 5.45 RM. 7.30 M. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown 11.30 A.M. and t P. M. Arrive Charlottetown 2 P. M. and 5.45 l‘. M. CHARLOTTETOWN — NEW GLASGOW llhily except Snndayl Leave Charlottetown I P. M. Arrive Charlottetown L20 PM.