CHARIDTTETOWN, CANADA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1945 f "in; :;‘Ll-L' Germany's defensive dikes against the ei defeat which roll from east and west are expected to be along the lines of the Rhine River on the west, the Oder on the east. Between them lies the heart o! German war‘ production. the greet mlihes, steel work-s and factories of the In the Rhineland are ‘Nazi Leaders Prepare For "Possible Lass; i lOFB-‘erlirr Today is 12th Anniversary Of Hitler's Election As Chancellor Of German Reich. War Wearmess Isl Cause Of Trouble (By The Csusdlsn Press) LONDON, Jan. 29—'I‘he Arth- bishop of York said British-American relations. adding that Americans frequently failed csptiohslly sensitive to criticism alter more than five years of war. Coming Events "Buying live and dressed poul- nlz too market prices. lsna Cold Storage Ltd. for Dsuls d: Fraser Ltd. es. "Special Baha'i broadcast, " cw Age" tonight, Y. 1-30-11. “Loading Dressed l-logs .'°l..oadihg Dressed Sows IllcGuigah and Boyle, River. "Our store will be closed Jan. J Ind so for stocis tailing. Mc- ilulsm and Boyle. tlrer ndlti W86 0g! Ofil . a" lest-minute l "Notice - Iasd h A, ssy farewell to s terrified nation." "Ullflilil hogs "rhurshy “page noon. ‘Mac- lalsinsse Monday. ma"‘“§.l..‘""“.l.."l2l°°“°‘“" seeds l - PVARDI. OIL REFINERIE IIUNITIOII fit r 3T2 tides Ruhr and Saar. LONDON, Jan. 2a -—.(OPJ__. Nazi leaders began preparing me German people for the assault of Berlin today by summoning them to lest-ditch resistance in the Hin- terlarlds “We Will illiht before Berlin, in Berlin. around Berlin and behind Berlin." a German broadcast de- clared. The Moscow radio, attrlbut; its information to "leading 01mm circles in Berlin", said I-lit er had gone to the Eastern Fro "nspactlon tour to acquaint him- self with the critical situation." Assertl that all hi h Nazi of- ficials ha left Berlin or Munich, the Paris radio said the latter city henceforth would be “the centre of Gemun resistance." The Nssls stated that there llsd been some disorganlssiion dur- ing the flight of thousands of Germans from threatened areas, while unconfirmed broadcasts from Psrls sud Brussels spoke of demonstrations maids Germany. The Paris radio quoted a Swedish diplomat, whose name was not giv- en. as saying the German Army had informed Hitler "it ls useless to continue the war." In German- broadoasta Allied radios attempted to impress upon the German people the futility of Emilie. liey‘s call for last-ditch resistance was broadcast on the eve of Hitler's 12th anniversary its Chancellor llho was contained in a political-null- tary review by Georg Schroeder. rrahsocesns Chief Correspondent. "There is no doubt that the have not lost the brittle Command still has its hands" cl that "tomorrow will be a day o wolis and fight such as all our days are now." In Iondon it was believed there was little llkelihood-bsrl-lrlg proarag switch- thst Hitler woul go to the micro- hons ss has been his custom. ‘Cine QWWDODCI IB “l! HM: speaks it cln be but to Gargo Plane Sets Record |ll Flight I MD h 1"” lg. aw?“ hymn‘ resuls Fifi?‘ raaaoulyvlvaa.‘ Germans in the cacti; Schroeder wrote. "Bt- e i ti NIW Y J . 3O — (AP)- ORK, an m our‘; lglblllbhkflll oomple-l Saar and Ruhr valleys. In Silesia, now under the shadow of the Hammer and Sickle, lies the only big industrial region left to Hitler not attacked or threatened by the Western Allies. To Silesia were transferred many war industries bombed out of the 200 Soldiers. llolno OTTAWA, Jan. 29 - More than two hundred Canadian soldiers. including the complete cast of the Canadian Army show “Invasion Revue", have arrived back in the Dominion from overseas. With the returning soldiers came s large group of rittah‘ val- brldes and children oi Canadian soldiers. In some cases, the moth- ers and children were en route to join the soldier-husbands in ‘ill! country. The Invasion Revue cast ‘If ‘l2 members - men and women - will rebuild their show in Canada and make a tour of the Dominion before recrossing the Atlantic. island‘ Girl llold As Police Probe Racketeer’: Death (By The Canadian Press) were made today in company of Wernick. the other, Island. Bail was set at $500 h‘ to Monti-eel with the slsln man. ;j'2_////’ The Peop e’s Paper -- The Red Army invaded 80-mile front today, surging to within 93 miles of Berlin raids Saturday and Sunday nights. others at Siegen, I-larnm. Munster and Kassel, and a tank factory fli Kassel. AS1100 "McifiFur ‘IORJOITPO, Jan. RW-First arrests connection with the gangland slaying of Louis Wernlck, 'I‘ol'onto racketeer whose bullet-riddled and frozen body was found lna sliowbank last Friday. Arrested on nominal charges of 5° vagrancy were two women, said by police to have been frequently in One of the women. ‘a brunette who said she was 20 years old. said fier home is lh Florida, while s. i'i-year-old tltlan- haired girl, is from Prince Eclwm ad not been arranged late to- night, the prisoners being detain- Police said they traced the move- merits of the two women during the past year and established that the women had made several tripe lbur days ‘of extensive inquiry I h v far led to rovide sr-y lottetown will be going to No. 0 ell": ‘i’, a. the iderl t of the Depot at'i-i§lliljex£;ert°l:ntlrrl5uber-e kums‘ However’ me pa] c’ Search ma‘ t1 t u civilian life st lire es-r- for the gangland gunman who wléeto “rubbed outnwennck hndhdmem “eThs other officorl at Beech "° '“ ““d°"'°“‘ "mmJm °l Grove Cs .r..r. uscponsld. D-O. u“ dmppeuui“ h“ ‘pm a o M Glen! nflan and irl charge of “m” Pm‘ °‘ “mm” ~ trKlnl and Lleut so. MacDon- Hrfl’ “h” ‘meg human K“ aid n‘. comluan or. Little oi the Bootleager-s was associate Pa“ rm, M“ “ummad u, m, With ‘WWW l“ ‘ "m? so o'.i p.120 st Ysrmouth. Wilma“ m m’ m‘ ma.‘ H ‘a The medical officer st Beach i“ ' M“ m‘ ome crpt- Solver. Perri was slain a! leer-rill the 1m .3" ‘w, no m, g mum" emmi? xgmzd"l:llfbfe”m,o‘f.fll"; h ital at indoor us. $5.. thet Perri "ll I 91 °l cement at the bottom of Hemli- pau“ been lursb to flltd r “We money. Mail“: iflkinwf§l°ft ‘liltfitfl all dis- s nce Jan. it. Officials inti- mated torlisht W" u '4' d mhmgmn m their possession can b. developed. some Illrht mill-t i" till-own on the dlsa room more than 0° l“ h . stolen from Toronto om r. ‘ Information reaching p o l I a s sources said st housebrgekal: unable to 611W" olfi.f. 0%" i vllh m “HG-I. re Sunday izomhmsgd Ddilllll 0:4“; officials r. ' *.?“°8‘“..°"...% “ “$22; ‘if; plans ws's found to have sufficient Ooi. ' e ou s. uludf . . “m”; eld. said the plane c pitted the SAN-mile NIB 6!. Bofltlllllhfbtlhl isld herein Idfilalll, U IMII dsoo m. of bonds. turr- I.ID"‘BG,IOIIIGI of are Wemiclt rackets W bl d them over mam‘: vQV b)’ Covers Prince Edward Island Lille the Dew Reds Witlllliw“ 93 Miles- 0f Reich Gapital LONDON, Jun. 29 — (AP) northeastern Germany on a and to within 57 miles of the big Baltic port of Stet- tin as the German radio cried: ‘The fate of Berlin is in the balance." Premier Stalin in an ord- er of the day announced that Marshal Gregory K. Zhukovs powerful 1st While Russian Army has slashed l3 miles inside Germany northwest of tottering Poz- nan in Poland, capturing Driesen 93 miles northeast of Berlin, and Woldenberg, 57 miles southeast of Stet- tin, which lies at the mouth of the Oder River. (Continued on-PlEQ—l!._Col. 7) Refugee-Packed Berlin Bombed LONDON. Jan. Rib-Refugee- packed Berlln was bombed again tonight by the RAP. after more than 2.000 Allied heavy bombers dealt devastating blows to seven German rail centres and a tank t, it‘; R.A.F.'s swift Mosquitos as were Almost 1,200 United States heavy bombers, escorted by 700 fighters, bombed two rallyards at Coblenz. Trained silver Active Service upwards of 6,000 trainees for act- ive service passed through NO- 93 Canadian Army Basic Trail-ling Centre, popularly known as Beach Grove, since the establishment of the centre here during the early stages of the walgult was learned yesterday. In a -. fihflillaiidi of Prince Edward islanders were outfitted at Beach Grove before being sent to the military depot at l-Iaillax. Included in the trainees were many Islililfl boys who subsequent- ly went in Flrocltville, Ont“ a .l~ained for their one. A; pl...._..ly nnhourlced. flit centre is using closed on Jan. 8i. Barrack stores. training equipment and other material is now being rclnovlxl to Halifax. This will leave Prince Edward Island without any military training lishrnent. fai- u is known locally. no o- ther basic centre irl the Mari i; being closed at this time. Military District No. 6, of which Prince Edward Island ls part. there remain the huge No. so Canadian Infantry Basic Training Centre at Yarlnouth. four times the size of Beach Grove; the advance training centre st Aldershot. the large flelo training camp at Debert, as well as No. 6, District Depot and a llrle artillery training centre at Halli- “xmag. As. Robertson. Mermaid. officer commanding at Beach awe, as CID‘: J.W. Bag. wit. an. Nicholson nonul- luv! or ,and hieut. 1.12. Wird, Char- timgp message . ‘PM saw Eerbody f8 PAGES _ -r-..,§.,.-,,,.Q-.», We hsvs nstblss that perishable except the blessing oi the heart and of the intellect. MAXIMS OIL MERE MAN Islet lull. “M; atheI-Provinees l Till. IMO. Subscription Delivered. “M. _._--__.______ n. -_. ,- well as of the year. In Poland “ ‘ And strict “ sionsl soldier of the Reich. By FRANK I-‘LAIIERTY OTTAWA, Jan. 29 —- (OP) ~- A Federal election will be called before April 17. when tile life nf Parliament expires, Prime Min- l-stor Mackenzie King said tonight in a stateme ‘ in which he indi- cated the Feb. 5 Grey Nortll by- election will go on as scheduled. However, his 200-word state- ment, addressed to electors of the Ontario riding, left tvN big uncertainties to be clari- fied before the Federal political situation assumes ' sta- bllity. They are: 1. Whether a sixth session of tile present Parliament will be held; 2. The date oi the forthcoming general election. In the statement, this third what ls believed to be his final message to the Grey North elect- a candidate, he s ' “A aid. election Will be called before April msht ends. held after A ril able he war governmental services to ried on in the new fiscal which begins April l. TEXT 0F STATEMENT UBEBUDHXBHOII Oi “It? ister’; presence in the i-iouso the event of nomination s, Gen. s be! everv ersl and unwarranted as quickly as of the swifty l War Situation Last military e the Itulrslsn end-the-wer attack ls at hand and that days or less not only the fete of Berlin, but of organised r‘ sister-lee in the east will be decided. There seems sound reason for that view. sweep across Poland from the Vlstula. has exceeded In scope, power and rate of advance anything in military history to bring the fisre of Bus- elsn guns within sight st slight of residents of Berlin's eastern suburbs. Now. however. Red srrnles are beginning to feel fully the effects of the Hitler-ordered . thless scorched-earth effort to stern the tide as extension of their own communication lines. It remains to be seen whether they still have the power to break through tod into the plains of north central Germany before early spring thaws do more to chccls them than staggering Ger-mun armies have yet been sble do. . Normally the first of the spring thaws in western Poland and eut- ern Germany could be expepted within about slx weeks. Weather corr- dltlons have been abnormal in nearly all European battle theatres this winter, however . The worst bllzsards and snows in years if not decades have handicapped Allied attacks in Italy and on the west front. hard freeze in all central Poland played s. vital part in the Russian »As Planned.- and ors prior to the voting in which Defence Minister McNaughton is general That is the date upon which the five-year term of the 19th Parlia- No session could he 11 but between now and Aprl l7 a session could M be held for the passage of the fill- ancial legislation necessary to ell- effort normal be car- year Text of Prime Minister King's of clal nominations have removed the last doubt as to_ the opposition parties to obstruct the entry oi llie lviinister ol National uelehcc into the House of CommonsAsthe sole purpose of the lay-election in Grey North is to make possible the Mil; another session of Parliament before a general elec- tion, I had hoped that lit today's ' ltlcNllugllton melfht have been ."eturrled unoppo- A' genera-l election will be called ore April 1'1. In the general elec- for the discussion of pose lo issue by all political parties. A political rolltest ch gen- iaues ill Grey North st this time is therefore both unnecessary in Bumps. this ps to all. thst__the gggitighlties Night l B)’ KIRK-E L. SIMPSON (Associated Press Wsr Analyst) . .. . u. . ' that the crisis in within the next I0 n. The tremendous Itrrsslsrl The By the same token, the thaws on all fronts may come esrly this would ’ ‘ eh, Russian problem of supplying forces over a span of 200 miles and more. application oi the scorched-earth policy means that the vast Red armies cannot hope to live off thc country as they press They must be fed and munltloned from the rear. Thst ls the German hope of bringt It would only delay for weeks or months at most an inevitable Bed Anny crash to the gates of Berlin must be well known to every profes- the Russians to a. halt. That There is some indication that the Russian attack is slowing noth on the Oder or in the wide valley through which the stream runs west of Breslsu, and also west of outflanklng Posnam. It remains to be seen, however, whetherthat may not be duo more to a behind-the-llue Rus- slln regroupiug to muss forces for the final attempt to burst through to Berlin than to exhaustion or outrun communications. ‘King Says Election To Be Called Before April I7 Grey North lOontest To Be Held February 5th a political contest in- evitable. I appeal to you. the elec- tors of Grey North, io view the is- sue solely in the light of what is best for our fighting lileh. I ask gur- votes on Monday next. to give Gen McNaughton, at this very critical time. cverv opportunity for the fullest possible service to Canada's army overseas. Ottawa's Interpretation Ill political circles here the in- terpretation placed on Mr. King's statement and the general sequence of events was that if Iieneral Mc- Naughton wins the by-elcction a short session of parliament villi be G held to terminate with the issue of writs for a general election. If the Minister is defeated the expectation is that there will be no session of Parliament but the elec- tion will be called as soon as D06- siblle, which would be earlv in A- prl As two months must clap-W be- tween the issue of writs and a tren- eral election Mr. King's WIWXRQXW that ah election will be called be- fore April l’! means that voting will lZBKE place June 17. Local Dietitian Serves In Army Hospital In Eng. THE IMTH GENERAL TAL, England, Jan. chief dietitian, First ward tlcular case. check on the progress of ients and changes the conditions warrant. Lt. Gordon, 1;, addition to her other duties. exercises close su or; make certain that no food which can be used is wasted. Menus are prepared in such a way ll W m!" full use o! left-over food. saved vision over the mess P6110!!!" from other meals. Lt. Gordon, s graduate of Prince of Wales College. Chlrlotlbiowil- and of McGill University, Mont- real, was employed at the Marsa- t Pillsbury Concord- ss a hos ital diet- being comm toned in gr’: United States Army in Mlrrh» and Mrs. I-LJ. at the Ittrlroy 5W" re Hospital. Massachusetts. itieu before Her Daren . Mr. Gordon, live sddrel. AOTIIII O m William M. York. It was the for Min Swanson, who gave m es as. She is starrirui warren‘ i "A Goose For The Gander house Theatre in New Yul‘!- Department Otta Ill-Highly important in care and treatment of casualties returned from the battle front. is the selection and preparation of the proper food, As Lieutenant Flora If. Gordon, 30. of 121 Fitzroy Street, Charlottetown, Prince Ed- islsiid, Canada. supervises n“ the preparation o! meals for battle casualties recovering at this Unit- ed States Army general hospital in Eilgisnd. With the sid of two sssistnhll. she prepares diets, containing those foods most beneficial in esch Dar- Bbe makes periodic visits to the wards in order to the pat- diets rs WIDB . N.J., Jen. I — (AM-Gloria Swanson. stage and screen star. wss married here today Davey. 52, of New fourth mamas: l! at the i Goal Situation In Maritime: Tight (n! TBS Clnlrlhn Prep) MONCTON. N.B., Jam W__<-con_ 811986 of coal are urgently m. 3353i?‘ rifillwfilelfilleclallslarci? l‘; §f§§.a:.l.m1:1.e.§ltmlilffaikl. giro‘ Msrltimes." Rand Sh‘??? Adi/BOW Board ssidllerc Serious. supply situation H. Mathe- chairlnan of the Maritime A 5999M flPDeal for immediate action and cooperation wss eoelv. Gil bl! the Transportation Cormmis- son of the Maritime Board o1 Trade over the weekend from Mr, C. Lockwood. Transport Con. ‘ It was pointed out that dam“ in P91985111! coal cars will create an acute coal situation, llo Reply From Mr. Gibson To lirgent Wires The following telegram with re. gard to tile reported closing of the Air Navigation School at Charlotte- town on Feb. 4 was forwarded on satiirdly afternoon to i-fon. Colin Gibson. acting Minister for Air, of National Defense, wa: "It l! regretted request of our Federal representatives inter- view for delegation is lffipgg- Blble- Due to fact every war industry activity in Charlotte. town has finished when airport closes. Charlottetown citizens are demanding that any trans- r rsonnel be deferred until this interview is- possible. Civilian maintenance crew will be added to our present in- creasing unemployed. Delega- tion prepared to proceed at any time and due to large numbers of men and women enlisted and ready response to all war finance subscriptions it is urg- ed your full consideration be given this request. Wire im- mediately. Urgent. (Signed) J. E. Blanchard. Mayor of Charlottetown. D. M. Gsas. President-Char- lotteto n Board of Trade." No reply to this being received. Mayor Blanchard last night sent the following wire to Hon. ibson: "As Charlottetown still con- siders itself vltally interested in democratic system of gov- ernment. we also consider our urgent wire of Saturday war- rants the courtesy of reply." Up w a late hour last night, no reply to either telegram had been received. “Big Three" Named Honorary Presidents BUCHARET, Jan. 29—(Reuters) —Marshal Joseph Stalin. Prime lic officials. International At A Glance (By The Cunudlsn Press) EASTER-N FBO Germany rnsrr radio warns "fate In balance": I sills threatened with isolltiflli- Vlth t mile of Colmsr in Alsace. 2.000 Allied bombers. 58h day. tore Ben Fernando. Capital Pam s Province. Lose vsnee around 8 sorts Chinese pines fortlled any Allied lsnllill’. Msclehsis oersl elec Kill! merit Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt have been proclaimed honorary presidents of the new Rumanian General Confederation of Labor embracing 500.000 manual and professional workers and pub- NT-Russisru in- on s Cid-mile front northwest of Berlin. take town 98 miles from German Capital; Ger- ol Berlin vlnce of Pomer- WESTEBN FRONT-U. S. 3rd Army crosses Our- Rlver into Ger- many at two points south of St- Ulsils’: Vlth miles Is o . 1st Ara!!! ldvsrrces to within 1-3 AERIAL-RAJ‘. planes bomb Berlin Monday night; more thin G cerr res '3" “t” =3 f-l-Ygfitrfwl-yilrnt MW" PHILIPPINES-U. S. forces u‘; n, It nir- from Mantis. advance line Int beyond city. BURMA-LAP. bombers smash st Japanese in Arsksn ares us! I'll Alysb. string Indies ground oroes. CHINESE-Japanese forces sd- w-etow; Tokyo ll- eollt nslr Phlllli‘ in preparation fer CANADIAN - Prl Minister n)? Csusdlsn s l CLREASE PRESSURE u WEST u. s. or? Army Grosses Back into Gemlany PARIS. Jan. 29 - (AP)_. The United States fiid‘ Army smashed back into Germany today, crossing the Our River at two points into the forefield of thc westwall in a storm 0f fire from enemy self-propclioill guns. A front dispatch said the crossings were nladel through waist-deep freezing water of the borderline stream eight miles south of St. Vith and some l3 miles southwest of Prum, a road and railway centre feeding‘. the Siegfried Line. (A Berlin broadcast de- clared American pressure was mourliing on this front.) The United States lst Army to the north also was on the attazk, liquidating the Belgian bulge and hammering out a. bulge of its ovxn within two miles border after s ill-mile advance of the Gel-man i. _~-_'1_____.i_ _. -_ _€J (Continued on page 6.__Col. s) Gateway To I Manila Falls SOUTHWEST PACIFIC Allie vsuca COMMAND. Jan,“ so... . (Tuesday) —- Sari Fernando, l'il "gateway to Manila." has barn captured by 6th Army forces who were only 34 miles from the Col:- monwealth capital, headquarters reported today. . in: ilessmer ‘till-l. fell. You 4dr. SuuER- Lulso ctouo ls oulx Nickn- TORONTO. Jan. 29 - (GP) -. Minimum and maximum tempers atunes: Vancouver 28. 39; Edmon- ton 13B. 5; Regina 18B. 2B; Win- nipeg l1B 4; Toronto l5, 29; Otta- zero, l0; Saint Johli 6; Momclo 20, 33; Hlllifali _24, 35; Charlotte- ltown k5, 3t FORECASTS LOWER ST. LAWRENCE AND LAKE 5T. JOHN: fresh to such‘ winds partly cloudy with llgh srlowialls or illirries alida little low- er temperature. G Li‘ AND BKY URN-am S1702] Winds and ‘moderate Ra] with occasional light snow and be- coming somewhat colder. NORTH SHORE: Strong win and gala; with snow probably be sleet in eastern districts- MARITIME WEST: Strong wind! par-ti cloudy and somewhat cold- er th light snewfslis or fluff"!- MABITIME EAST: Stronl W and moderate gslee with dualism light to crate snow and be- coming somewhat colder. mgr, ti? tltiisl afternoon at lbl fl “gun leis this evehihi it 5-“ "'5 rises tomorrow momlnd It 9-3‘- ugt rter moon P! l l.” A. . Summerslde tide HUN-B!" "in" tee later than Charlottetown. QIRVICI Cilsrlllrltietizwn“: Sunlrsersids — Moueton Y , g . P. . ‘Mme: Clulslsggtfitown ll ll l‘ I- AS EM. 7.80 . . ‘ SUNDAY srzrtvrcs um Charlottetown rm Ml ‘nlgrévz. ‘Charlottetown I P- I sud 5-4.! P. M. CIIAILOTTETOWN - NEW GLASGOW (llslly except Sunday) us es Charlottetown ‘I Al. O A ll tlon will is "l!!! 5' ore Aid: l7. when Ife of Perils- Arrivs Charlottetown Leave Charlottetown ‘Int I.