GIIGW! "V. u; Ielllll IUIIIOI IIL it Frernier Jones Follows Opposition Leader In Draft Address Debate 111s Draft Address debate was ganfillllrd in l-ll WU! m for a great variety of m; speech in the House grnmeut leader. Th. Premier mm years experience here." e ulre yes- Prsmler J. Waller Jones over two subjects in his US$7- in Oppoli Oahu his four years wasmnil. Then it was increased to five, and now it g m. He presumed it would be gum next time, makins gply vlded House. e tr oi the Address "i came lfl OV- to this office because ted to l‘ W88 ,.l‘0ll‘i0 the last Premie file Chief Justlceship.” he didn't expect to be here. nothing whateverhabout it After the tu l said. “I I did myself. ing s o oos leader I found myself st the top in this job. which I can assure you k s mil-time one. Possibly we have lo do several times as much work as was done in yours gone by." Des i Id tlilliletlle salaries of this extra work, he not- ministers Ii the Crown are still about the umc as they were in the days when he ta ht school in the Province. The so e-d teachers are not yet fitting enough, bu; their salaries vc increased two and one-half limes over the amounts they re- leived in his teachln days. Governmental du es are so heavv, he complained. that it was hardly possible to read and digest lllthe Dhisdsk l The Last "1'don’t think it is worth correspondence that came e . , _ i118 "a over what transpired in the ast llection." Premier Jones said. “So iar as I was concerned it was about a usual election, with per- lllib a littq more The Government was vs enthusiasm. fortun - ate in choosing the ens est time for our farmers and fishermen; in i?" ““°ll°“lll'_l2¢ Lilly mural; Train Demollshes 10-Ton Snow Plow KINGSTON, OllL. FBb. 16-(0?) —A west-bound passenger train demolished a 10-ton highway snow plow three miles west of Belleville {remrdslzydand the e ineer of the it was luc y the train IIB not derailed J. w. Hamilton of Belleville was the owner and driver of the snow- Dlow, which had got stuck rails. HQ was nearby when in the the train it it. t wing kn e ll°lld the trsckasxfor severxlreliun - rod yards. iilllllliil EVENTS "HIM Wheat Fl "Quinn a Boyle. out 18:0 Durlington 0y. senor“ Racing, Year Dal t Wiltshiirmugtie 1'38 l! February 18th. 216w; @- 2-17-21- N w Glasgow River. sstumcy, Ewbruenry mu 2-16-11. "C. W. L. Dance, lmlerald Hall, Friday night February a ia-la-al. Year Dance, Box‘ Social. O IL“ holler" "Ulllwdlns car f Purina “mm. ea lgorkioflaturdaa: “my. “llnl ad lflil satourdlay‘. u% "T “v lei‘; “at” “i- "muses and Boyle. -___ bulk Barley P. J. Mlrtill Bann, M duly. Feb- - on 2-18-11. E5 184i. Friday b-ls-al in Afton 21st. 1f l-lO-li. Monday and Tu!- snd 3i Ger stock lak- PIIEMIER JONES ther we had was during the elec- tion month, '.l‘here was criticism of the road machines being out then, but that was because of the fine weather, and not any desire on our part to influence the elect- OTB, “The election, ,,. _ in Charlottetown must have been a bad affair. Of course Charlotte- town is a part of Prince Edward Island and if it has deteriorated to the point where they cannot hold honest elections, that is a matter be looked into. 1 doubt if the election was much worse than us- ual. any csisehthere zrvlas a ‘Elissa con . and l! 0 01' member~for~~cirdrtggtetown~ will see fit to explain the conditions and reply to the charges made. " Referring to the criticism cf sol- diers not having a vote, the Pre- mier claimed the Opposition lead- er was not able to cite any resolu- tion he had moved to give them a vote. If they could be bought up for a dollar apiece, as charged in the case of the R.A.F.. it was doubt- ful if soldiers should be allowed to vote. Personalw he thought this story was untrue. There had been no soldiers’ vote taken, he claimed, in the ova Scotia elections, and in On rio they voted only by proxy. He was informed that in Ontario nearly all the sol‘ gave instructions to their friends at home to vote OF iblv C. . . Poss , the 0.0.1". vote would be higher in this rovince if mat course had been ollowed. In any case, it would be "impossi- ble to do it." The cost would be about as much for Prince Edward Island as it was for the big prov- a," The Preaiier fi £02 reglygngg l’ B ll 33:10? hadnageeli called in this Province. Everything was done in order. The Op ition had all their men in the f e d. Dr. Maclvllilan: “I think the Pre- mier ought to correct that state- merit" Premier Jones; "I vrill flmelld that to ninet per cent." Dr. MacMil an; “Be accurate. at least." Premier Jones claimed that ll the election had not been held last fall, there would be more turmoil and confusion this yam‘- He referred to the issue ragga “y the 0p ition over the gppolntfllefrt of s0 diers on the file! day of the session as a row over "nothing at all." The Oaaoalllvn leader might Just as well have in- slated that the stenographe s up- gluirg be appointed on the same basis. Hs advised new m l0 do their own thinking when vLOtQ-l were taken, and not Jllmil "D llke Charlie McCarthy every Ell“ ill" Bergen pulls the li-rlngl. Poet-War Plans Island resentatives would re- quire to it? present next week at a fisheries CalllflfQflCQ, and durinfl the following w W!" '1“ l” l Dcsninion- provincial conference. These conferences are by W! l’! planning for PNW" 97°‘, The opposition leader had cr - dud m, speech for predicting an early end of the war. but 1 ven- ture w say that it u hishlr Prob- able that th ext session of this "dialling: will have to be dc signed and this Government must get ready for that Wfllld- 1mm" at the wonderful that ll being made, one cannot understand how our enemies can hold out for “mm” ‘m’, the noel-scion g3“ f] mm gill»... of the lffll- o A‘ c“ and ss be- h pes of this country" all "°‘§".‘.‘.‘§,;é m" °'"""’“" Oll III - He cited in some def-Ill 9°!" l report cf the United Nations food conference at Hot 8 us!- Vllilll" is. at which U na ons were to resented. He howl l0 ill" “p” .-.....~'..-".:..r..-.l attract"- careful lwsufivffau about cw???" ‘Tozafiiifi-T-Toifll“ ‘For ~=illlllllfl' Ip- rr_. / - fr"? """--___ ..-. Read by Everybody (lovers Prhee Edward Island Like the Dew CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, rlunayfresuilanyis. 1944 for a variety of reasons to vlele Genusuv. but added States armies." army's complete defeat. The only nut ' that climatic Allled globe by friend sud foe alike. or ituan s Night "Unless some happy evens occurs en which w. have no count. 194i will eee the gleeful. sacrifices cf the British and United By Risks L. Simpson, Aloeblod Press War Alllyst Prime Minister Chearohilrs forthcoming war review in parliament rate among the moat important and significant of the msuy such speeches he has mnde since he Milk over E 13:48:19 lll so 182K"!!! hour. ven en e promised imate victory but to be bo he e, heavy price of bloogweaest and Esra, That victor-inf: mall's!“ £23, . I Millet! a power deploying for t grelteat mill adventure in history, the ferding of the North Sea-Instill: Channel most to break those massive German defences. By every sign the hgnvlelt price in Allied battle casualties is yet lo be paid to clinch lhq dawning I l’! Three months ago in his last was- review Mr. Churchill picturgq 19. M as the victory year in Europe, prcehhning the “impending ruin" of grimly: light to That came in the Prime Minister's speech to the Lord Mayor's ban- quet ill Lonidou, Ncv- 9 last. It was then Mr. Churchill said that the back of Nari U-boata was-fare in the Atlantic has been broken to insure Ger- "Unless we make some grave strategies] mistake," he added "the year 1944 will see the climax of the European war." There h; nothing to suggest any such Allied mistake. ' o gllmpsg yet afforded of the strategy pattern named at Teheran canon in the (Jhurchlll-Roosevelt-Stalln joint announ- cement that the scope and timing of co-ordlnated assaults against Ger- many had been agreed upon. Rosina field victories from the Baltic to the Black Sen have more than fulfilled Soviet pledges. Nor has the Rus- < stun winter offensive yet run Ila course. It seems certain that the scheduled Churchill war statement to pur- ‘ will be his last such ulkrlnee before the cross-sen lump off. And it will be for any reference he may make, direct or inferential, lo "on that his words will be scanned around the 1,000 American Soldiers i Lost In Ship Sinking Freight Shipments fiver Last Year There was an increase of 104 cars in the amount of freight mov- ed across Northumheriand Strait by the car ferry in January this year compared with the same month a. year ago it was learned yesterday in figures released by me office of Mr. E.W. MacKtnnou. perintendent of the Island divi- sion of the Canadian National Railways. shipments this year were 717 outward and 1.078 inward for a total 0f 1.790 compared with 801 outward and 885 inward in Janu- ary, i943, for s. total of L666- m incoming shipments coal in- creased 90 cars for the month, the total this year beini 2% cm- plour and feeds showed an lu- crease of 107 cars, the total being 2i’! for the month. In outward shipments livestock was up, 7i! cars compared. with 65 g year agowhiie potatoes declin- ed from 401 cars n January l!" vear to 3'19 this year" The drop in potato shi ments each month compared w th the same mouth lu the previous year reflects the re- duced potato crop in P. E. I. in wgurnip shipments showed little chan c, 140 cars thl-B Yell‘ cilmlm" d with 155 in January a year aflo- Tce conditions in the strait iu January this year were m0" 5"‘ orabie than they W?" l- Yfll‘ 58° and that probably had something to do also with the difference in traffic Other outward siuioments inclu- ded the following carlot totals: bu - ter and cheese. ll fish. $11 hid“- gm meats 2:5: oat-gas 123D"? awas- 101 pw . : . - _ Inward carlot shipments. fnuita s; imililzel‘. v0: sa-s and, Oils- llme. i3: lumber, l8; livestock, gnggflg, 9; slgur, B", rnoleseecb '7- sa-lt. Slhay. l‘; "llw" °°°l- 3 ~ Canned Blueberries Off Ilstiioilell List OTTAWA. Feb. 1'I-(CP)- The Prices Board tonight announced WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 --(AP) -The enemy has slink an Allied troopship with loss of 1.000 Am- erican soldiers in European wat- lle t toll ever exacted ens, t from. ieeLdsteuplzim-lioy “forces plying the oceans The ship, carrying about 2,000 troops, was attacked at night, pro- bably by Submarine. Half the men were rmcued. the army said The announcement gave only bare details, the army explaining that the Germans probably do not know fully of the success of the attack. The date and location were not revealed. "European waters could mean anywhere in that con- tinental area from Italy through the Mediyyranean, off Spdlfl. France or the British Isles. A number of transports been lost but never before such a. toll of American lives A- bout a year ago, the navy disclos- ed sinking of two cargo-passenge vessels in the Atlantic loaded with army. navy. coast guard and‘ civil- ian personnel Six-hundred of the 9(1) on one ship were lost, and s- bout half the 500 on the other. The ship was attacked in dark- ness and sank rapidly in a heavy sea. lleriVLA Tip NEW YORK, ileb. 1'7 -—(AP) — Two young actresses playing the roles of expectant mothers in the New York stage show, “Three Is A Fur-fly," know how to get a. seat on a crowded train. Dorothy Gil- christ and Virginia Vacs boarded a train after a. performance at on army camp in the heavily-padded maternity dreses they woro on- stage. A doben men immediately offered them seats. Says Quebec Enlistments llp To lar OTTAWA, Feb- l'l—(CP)— W.R. .. , Libeml member of par- liament for Riutiac-a Quebec rid- ng with a pgflulation 75 per cent much Can ion-said today in he C one that Quebec enlist- merits are on par with the rest of Canada in spite of "jibes" by 0p- pcsition members in the House. in continued debate on the 835603000» war alticn resolution. Mr. McDo d said four ec counties inclruding his own Queb that canned blueberries have bceu 1 yuded . an“ removed - m" from the §§l°a liungsfi‘ olllllifallinrli‘ that list of ration fruits, effective i!n- enigma“, m than M, ,1 t, mfiliuicly- l credited f0 Ontario 111$?“ of board sahi suspension of rs- ufi of canned bueberriea will be effective for a lmited time only, and that after July l coupons will be required for the purchase of can- ned blueberries the same ls for other fruit. Lift the rationing of canned biuebe es has been prompted bo- csuse last year's lilo! W18 mo" than twice the normal one. the announcement said. Consequently large stocks have still f0 be dis posed of before fresh frull. appears .0n the in quantity. owns Ion CANTIINB IONDON‘ --(OP)- lard Audley. who served in the rsnka of the Bri 15h army, says one-room army can- hem shmlld be replaced by "sold- iew clubs" consisting of a restaur- ant. zhop. reading room, bgriting mmuadélltes room to ww- ' ' a a 1 r - mantra: lsfclgnonaldksrasidmas ‘go ' B - “m°-3‘.°'i$i§“€.§“d."‘ “itfllih” ed enldshlnents o‘ o c werelcwerinQue-from 53L“!!! fldllllllflv- 1- D CE FIGHTING AT ANZI I-—\=::-_ . Theirs the task to withstand the mightiest efforts to dislodge them om beachhee within the shadow What s new lacs coursgg "is on everything! MAXIMS 07A MERE MAN w ' German army's from their precl- of Rome, battle- Anzlo to take up Eisenhower Is Pleased With Army waves. Rb. 1'1 -—(OP)—Gen. Dwight D. Efisenhower, the in- vasion commander. told a group of men today during a whirlwind tour of field units l.n Britain: “If you can fight a5 well as you are doing this training, God help the Nazis." lppiing over ‘inldlonilon barfore can) nu rig le nspec one. Gen Eisenhower ‘declared:- “I found the troops in good spirit and i ' ciy engaged in efficient. training for the big job that lies ahead." Thus far he has visited air in- stallations and infantry formations‘. both British and American He ex- pects to see the Canadians soon New Labor Code Tabled In Commons OTTAWA, Feb. 1'i—(CP)—C0m- ulsory collective bargaining and alloitrution o: disputes m war in- oustries and other occupations of a national type which were pre- viously ulnder the industrial dis- putes inquiry act was mode effec- tive today by a new ilominion Lub- lor code tabled in the commons by Liabor Ministu- hiitcilcli. Departmental OAIACldlS said the code will apply immediately to 2,- 510,000 0f the 3,500,000 industrial workers in Canada It may be funnel" extended by n provision enabling any province to introduce legislation making the code applicable lo nil workers in provincial jurisdiction. Other main provisions of the e are:- l Jmtmhlisluncnt of a wartime labor relations board ccmjsrising a chairman. vice-chairman and not more than eight mcnlllcrs. 2. CCTLiiiCflLiOll by the board cl bargaining agencies representing the majority or employees m n1- iccted industries. 3. Compulsory negotiation between emplcvvcrs and certified bargaining azzehc es. 4. Conciliation procedure ii heg- otiations for an aareement full. 5. Prohibition of strikes during the selection of a bargaining agen- cy. negotiation uf an agreement. conciliation proceedings 1f news. scary. and the i-fc of the agreement after it is adopted. . . 6- A definition of unfair practices y unplayeta. eznuioyccs and luiions. It is undestood all provinces ell- com Ontario have indicated their acceptance of the codes provisions. The clause enabling any province Vllmi-lle the wde generally up lic- ltbe rather than restricting t to war industries mid nation-hi muulay. malt. is loved to bc an ntlenlpt of tile Ontario mernment. which had asked that ‘>040 be o! Rencrai application flown-Ens "can CHID , E i d _ _ 50561911 Walker, ilasalsécn 8d the Gwfle Medal f0 lalllwriilél the damage in his ship iron: ‘l4 "lllloalon. ‘Phnugil wound. ed and with fim e ‘ ._, ammunit- Rl: fglngalafelrling his life, he went my, no r0001. shut off the steam ‘he main 611811105, hllllt off the oil fueLllg__ _;__=_safcty__vaiues. tn N hill . 3i. TEAll uuuvoslz noun. u‘§§0 LTANADA M ls Powerful Force In Raid 0n Big Jap Base PEARL HARBOR, ‘Fell 17- (AP) -Powerful task forces of the United Stairs Pacific Fleet. i accompanied by hundreds of carrier planes launched the first assault of the war on Truk. Japan's mighty air and naval base in the Caroline Islands, Wednesday. The terse announcement tu- day by Admiral Chester W. Nimitz merely said the attack had "commenced." Radio sil- ence was imposed delaying the details. Nimitz, commander in the mid-Pacific, was without de- tails. That not only demon- sfraicd the tlglliness of fllc radio silence hut ifidlcufcd the attack was not yet ended. Stalin Says Trapped Nazis liquidated I | IDNDON, m. 17 —(AP> - , Premier Marshal Joseph Stalin an- ;nounced tonight that Russian wroou; in tho Ukraine had liquid- iatcrl 10 divisions and one brigade ‘_ of the 8th GZYlTIElIl army surround- ' ed near Karsun after a 14-day bat- lic in which 52.030 Germans died and 11.009 surrendcred. A total of almost 74.030 Ger- man: were killed by Russian count. in tin- battlc of the encircle-monk. including 21.800 who fell in a vain cfforl to mush the Soviet ring from outside. _ "'I‘he entire German equipment‘ and war material was captured by‘ our troops.’ Stalin said in an order of ilv- day which praised Gen. lvaui S Kmlev, Commander of the 2ndl Ukrnnian front. Dr. A. A, David. Bishop of Liverpool, since 1903, is reiirln". He l5 7d. He once advocated founding of a school tc_pre_rpgrg_geonlo for nmrriage. WASHINGTON. Feb. l7—(APl-- The ban on direct filing oi’ press dispatches from the Anzio beach- head in Italy brought a protest to- day from mmer via Wnr in- formation Dlrector who declared the public "is entitled to the full- est and most rapid supply of news nsistent with military security.” The immedinfe inclination of military authorities here. however, "Wllrfifltly was to back up firmly the decision of the commanders on the spot. Asked what he thought of the requirement that nerve dis- patches be sent by courier to Naples for censorship, rather than belni! transmitted from the beach- head by available radio War Sec- NtI-ry Henry Stimson told g press I ‘ Former tried British infantrymen move through shell-ripped new positions for s finish fight, Local Mcln , Of BiggNaval Battle OTTAWA. Feb. l7—iCP)—-Wlien warships of the Royal Navy corn- ered the German battle cruiser Scharnhorst Dec. 26, three young Canadian searnen--the oldest only zu-Iwere in the thick-of the 10- liour action which saw her sent to the bottom. The three, part of a complement of some 80 Canadians serving in l-LMS. Sheffield, a cruiser WillCll was (me of the first to engage Scharnhorst, were able seamen Joe LeCiair, 20, Charlottetown, P. E. L. Pat Cooke, 2'2. Victoria. and Earl MacDonald, 21,, of Dart- mouth. N. S. Cooke said lire Scilarnilorst was sighted the morning of Dec. 26, - and the cruisers Sheffield, Nor- . all opened fire, folk and Belfast two of them registering direct hits. Norfolk was hit in an after gun turret in the exchange of gun fire. Scliarnhorst later to cut backk into the convoy, but. ran into the guns of the Duke nf York. Shc then cut back toward the cruisers, and Belfast scored hits on her. "Right after lilat.‘ sold MacDon- aid. who was serving one of the four-inch guns during the action, “Schamhorst engaged thc Duke of York at 12 miles range and was hi; badlv. She was blazing." LeClnir. member of a six-inch gull crcu‘. said cruisers and dc- stroycl‘; went ili for n torpedo at- tack, scoring three hits. Tiley bat- tered away a Scharnhorst for another hour before she sank. and later a destroyer picked up 36 survivors, all that was lcft of her crew. LeCinir said he was “badly scur- ed" twice. once W118i’) Sheffield glowed down and became a tat-gel for a torpedo and Scharnhcrst dropped three salvoes aster-n of hor_ Cooke ilad tile narrowest escape of the threr. A shell fragment u-elghing more than 80 struck just below him as he stood on tile starboard side of the bridge. “A marine later carried it up to me." he said. "H:- sliowed it to mc and then said. ‘this one had your" name on i‘. but I guess it wullft spelled right.“ Tignish Man Dies In N. B. 'ST. MARTINS. N B , Feb. 1'1 - retired lumber operator, died today. He was born at Tignish. PE l . Wil- of Tignish, is a bro" — . 4CP)—Daniel McCue. 90. llam McCue, ther. Protest Censorship A Beach/lead In Italy conference : "My only comment on that is in accord with my usual policy. Gen-| Wilson, Commanding in the Mediterranean eral (Sir Henry Maitland) Theatre is in the best, possible posi lion to Judge whether factors such as you refer lo affect the operation in this theatre either favorably or adversely. The theatre commander responsibility‘, is under a grrat, particularly at this time." Stimsonh; press conference liews with the War Speaking with reporters, fhc Wa Information Director confidence his tions would have some influence fled and tried again when pounds was held before Davis had lodged his Department. expressed agency's protesta- bulnarlplion Dsllaverd. I530 IAIL “All eibav Provinces A U-l-A. IQH BEACHHEAD Allies h}. “To Throw 0ft Enemy Assault Reinforced Nazi Troops Attack With Heavy Tanks; German Planes Active. ll) RICHARD G. lVlAS-SOCK NAPLES. ‘Feb lT—(AP) The greatest United Stale acrlnl. armada ever assembled in the Diedlierrarlean blasted German troops and defences lnday i" hllllpflff. 0i‘ British and American iruups ballling to break up u full-scale onslaught against iilc Anzio bcaclihcad by strongly reinforced German divisions. Four-motored hombcrs were supported by mcdium. light and Iigglltf-DUITIDCYS ll was auilullllr ce . The nuniirér of heavy bcmberl participating ‘was said to be nearly twice as great as the force which swept the skies over Salerno dubflil’ The critical day and night. on that Iinvasion beachhcad last Sept l4 The German air force failed f0 make any Subslnlriill] inter- ception. but ihc All1€rlCall planes dlrl encounter hcavl‘ anti-aircraft firc. One enemy plane was ric- lstroyed and two others were dun.‘- , M194 From their positions around Car- Ircceto, about l0 miles north of the i Allied-held port cf Anzio, the Nazis lyeslerday returned in force to thfl ‘offensive ter a three-day lull. They threw squadrons of tanks. including their prize (iii-ton “ti ers." info heavy day-long atiai: against British forca while Gel"- man planes_ bombed and shot u? Allied positions. Latest reports from the from said the 5th army's lines remained substantially Iulchsngedg Under thr- hr-avy shelling of Ger- man long-range guns, Allied troop! and tanks grimly met the second enemy attempt in two weeks la drive them back into the sea. British warships joined in the fight, standing offshore and pouring broadsirlcs info lhg at- tacking Nazis. After a long and runcelltralcli. artillery barrage Wednesday morn- ing, enemy shock Lroolls struck with tanks in support. Uluusuzll Air Support .. German aircraft supported time attack in unudali Iurcc, scmc I'M settles being .-nade ill me first i4 hours against r\iil\.\'l trocpl. and gull positions. in Ulu slmle _.)Cl‘lOd mu Allied air fol-cl: LlCW LL08 sortils. most of liicm directed against Iva/l forces ringing the ucncilncati, Nllll! uermuu plants wuru slim. flown in flames ‘the Nazis oucncd ihcir second Inlajol" attack, uy ccillclucncc. xil lthe same day a statement Wits rc- {leased by Lien. iur Harold Alexan- ucr. commander oi Allied ground troops ill flan, cicclzlrmq liml um bcacnllcnd was sail; mlu liial ulu fillies eventually Willilfi elllkiSll mu German H113 and drive on t0 Rome. On Main Front .._ On tilc nluln 5th nrnlv front, Ai- llezl troops fought hard 1o uwpiLh-lze on the destruction cl‘ itiuuxit Cas- slllo Monastery two days ago, but; the Nflitls clung stubbornly lu the ruins on wl) tile punk: and lo tilcn- many nests on surrolnliixlg slfllifk. A artillery shelled the (icmullsilefi ab- ‘kiConrtiilucd on page's. Coil 81 r Nicesslfr ls us» 4hr Mofueu ow ECONOMY igh tide this morning ili. 6.0! H and this afternoon at 5.33 Sun sets this cvclling at 6.31 and. rises tomorrow nlonlinz . . Summrrsido tide l8 nlinutes late! than Charlottetown 5 DAILY AIR SERVICE l Charlottetown — Summers!‘ Moncton Leave Charlottetown 1.35 a. In 12.00 noon. 4.30 h. m. Arrive Charlottetown L10 u. in 5.45 p. In. 1.05 u. m. SUNDAY SERVICE l Leave Charlottetown i2 noon. l Arrive Charlottetown MB p. Isl r . -.~... ~ _....<._.s~_ “~7- §""..""‘_““ _