the urn rule lore to Ifllll quo li=ll (‘Lir- I'll Bllil I 7k THE ciiARi.o_'_._'i'i-:Towi\i miiinmiiw mums, 1,4,, Minister ALBER TON Mr. Chi-flea McGinnls, Tlgnlsh ivtis a recent visitor to Albertoh. Mr. Gerald Blanchard, employee of Hardmi: Motors Ltd, Summgr. side. was a recent business visitor to Alberton. l MEWS- ROv McLeod And Louis ‘ McDonald, "rlgiiisli, were recent ‘ visitors to Albertoii. —-—- I Miss _Elalne Murphy. was 9, m. cent. visitor io Charlottetown. ‘ Rev. S. J. Davies. Gordon Kerr and Jahn Rochford, were visitors 331d to Charlottetown Thursday gttend- .' ‘ int: a meeting of scout leaders, lNQtICQS, lifrs. H. W. Matthews, accompani- i Cm" winged tents will be a war- m b" h?!‘ ‘luuizlller Bessie, was altlme luic oi sucii camps as the recent vlsller to Charlottetown, the iScouts 0f Great. Britain are able guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Mac- to hold lllLs summer. 9811. M... On the eve o: the German iri- MT- Alifliiilfzc Bernard. Tighlsh, vaslon of Denmark, a boys’ IIIJSSIOII ivas a visiter to Aiberton last week. sclicol, . of Danish Boy K iiwlwiiil.ii_~ rs iivvi‘ 1.‘. .»‘.'ll\ (illl‘(..| .i::<t tilt’ la’. ‘ yiiiwiit liiin in ili- . _ _ i'.il\ oliivc. “lii ihi-w 1 iliiil immense ri.is~iir.iiit-e, is ilii- iv Pivflfijlflfll iziiiriit said. JUNO l3. iiiiii iiie F ll so firm it c iiertr hr tihiiken." The i ilblll Huff, cl jtz. l-e cl Canada, in ‘ I day's. fillt‘ m‘ the few bright features, i lillll the lrlflllflrili]! between our two j e and lull iii-di-i-lsii. ilz. rr~ts oii n foundation so f rm that. it ; . lrr, lic .lll(i'l"\ i;i~ : ';;ed to convey President "ll ca, !l“\l“ll ol ii.- e.ir ~~i have for llzi- liuyipiicss of (Ytllildgj. and t ;:i:il h» uife 1\l'l' shown her.» uitli l'l't':l‘l€‘r King, who greeted them ': » i? ill-j i \i l1 [UNIS .‘-l'.;\l'-' - fl f Coiiiiiiissioitei‘ ' ' wil he _.(‘l‘t oii the lniid Lngnl. .1.‘ N‘. rt» . l- 7 (‘IDIIIYS - lCPi- Coin- uill $l'il().'liJO_'\'S because an tilted their ullzi Slates- ‘Wllflf Eton or i‘ t d ]l2l\'(‘ tlonci rs iissiiilltcd their‘ f‘ '\l.(‘l "l"I'.-\ "i ' ‘l oii Y-Ii '.l vlliiiiiiittiu ‘i l‘. Iiit‘ (Xi F. , A fl (lTI) I {'i‘.Y'ilI.\"~'!t\.\' ---- .., c?» . it F \l (‘l"l‘l' \ for Allies ‘ Ila-lii" Navy ,,,--_»~ B0111 hers Destined . w y" C” ‘ - t l i 3" . .iii -ii gi iit l 1i ' ty l. factor)" at lillrillll). .\'.\'. 'l‘he_v'rc first ol ones, there-by "releasing the "trade-lns“ ..ii Iill iiiitscc the (ii ts lvright is tliiit iiriiiv nirl l‘..‘.‘-_\' iirr “lsutliiig in“ for new for ininicilL-Jti‘ shipment to (‘zuinlla and Allies. ~;..iitd at Ncibk, Syria, nczihtwest 0t Damascus. His Majesty King Fiarouk I Of Egypt, Chief scout of E5311. Der- stmally invested Lord Scmers, Dcipluity Clllfif Scout to Ilord Ba- den-Pcwsell. with the Sxlver Hawk, Egyillfs lllglllFS-l Scout decoration. Lord SCITIETS was callzd from Scouting duties in Landon to be- come Red Ccos Commissioner tor _Miss ElirhbetT‘IIiird_v, was s. visitor to Churlottetswii last week. Mr. Raebiini Corbett, o; m9 can. adlaii Bflllk of Commerce, sour-is blmK-‘h. was a week end visitor to his home here. Mr. Gerald Johnson. Charlotte. town, is visiting in Alberton, the 2U€5t of Dr, R. H. and Mrs. Ken- nedy. the Middle E1151. Rev. Fntlie" ', of st, Dun. A spectacular evening feature of slflLfs Univ Charlottetown. fl- bPrllllf-Z 919311-1147 971110393851 01 Hamilton. Oiit., \\'tlS the bummg o! two huge bciiiires on Hamilton Mountain. “to call attention to the was a, week end visitor to Alberton. Mr. James Hogan of the P1511, Highlanders, Dartmouth, N5“ L; need of clearing up the winter's 110mg Oh fufluugh accumulation of rubblslli." ‘Ithe fares _ were tended by Boy Scouts and Ml‘. dud M . v\_ C_ Lawson’ members of the Junior Chamber of were recent \‘lsllOl'S to Siuiiiner- Conuiiercr‘. side. The making ol n rescue from drowning notwithstanding a brok- en arm acquired lii a srtuggle with the vzctini, was the unusual act, of gallantry" that won the Boy Scout Gilt Crosi for Patrol Leader Ell- wood Ponieiroy of Prescoittt, Ont. Eleven year old Jean Superaiienit in swimming got into difficulties and called for help. when Pomeroy came to his assistance. tihe fright- ened boy broke one of Pcmeroiys arms. In spite of this the Scout held oii, r/.id finally succeeded in swimming With the smaller boy to shore. Mrs. \\'. M. slFlEi-rt. Point du Chem‘. N.B., l5 vlsltiiiz in Alberton south, tlic guest c1‘ her parents. Ml‘. and Airs. Charles Perry. Rev. S. J. Duties and Mi". John Rochford, Scouliiiastcr and assist- ant Scoutmiisiei- respectively of the First Albertori Troop were visitors to Emsdale Friday evening at- tending a mcetinq of tlie West Prince Scolit leaders. The bye-law's and schedule Qt‘ the “lest Prince softball league was drawn up. The said league to cpen at Alberton on WEd-Ylesdav next with Albertoii playing hosts to Olieary. Rev. Dr. W. V. MacDonald. is visiting in Bflllgnl‘, amine, The Hamilton Park Rangers, I selected group of Boy Scouts, eo- operat-ing ivith the Y. M. C. A.. the HamLIton Junior Chamber of Com- merce and Horticultural Angling and Hunting organizations. have munched for the piuipose of "Protecting-property and conserv- ing the natural beauty and wild life of the mountainside parks and driveways." ‘The Rangers, numbcriig over 500. will be under the control of the Hamilton Parks Beard. Thye will not do police work, but will prevent vandalism by persuasion and example. By unanimous vote the Boy Scouts of lihe 19th Winnipeg (St. Paulie Presbyterian) Troop voted to sacrifice this summer's troop camp and apiply all camping funds to the purchase of government War Loan Certificates. The first certificate purchased vras handed over to the Troop Treasurer at a regular troop meeting by Man- agrr Jrhn Stevens of the Bank of Toronto. Mr. ieicriarti Mane-ti, vas a week end visitor to Alberton. the guest oft his brother, Mr. William Mal. e t. The O'Lcal'v 130v Scout softball team defeated the Albertoii team 33-11 on Saturday afternoon to square their exhibition series at a some apiece. Curry pitching for AlbertOn. pitched izood ball walking only ‘t/Wo men but erratic fielding by his mates robbed lilm of vic- l0l'_\'. Ollenrv mi the other hand 2M0 their pitcher excellent sup- poi-i. Lineups:- 0'Lear_v: Allah field Ramsay‘, Mtitlicsoii, B. Matthews, Gar- E. Matthews, Kenny Turner, B. Brooks, R. Williams, D. Liclstoiie, G_ Matheslon, Alberioii: A. Ramsay. D. Curr-rs. J. Matthew's. L. Callaghan, R, Jgf. IP05’. A. IvIcQuaid, M. Ramsay, K. Wells. _A. smith. Umplre: Jolin Rocliford. 500791? RPV- S. J. Davies-A. An lhilplTllli-Z story of the bravery of a Scot-tislli Deep Sea. Rover Scout. was disclosed in connection Wlllll the posthumous award of the Oormvell decoration for exception- al courage and fortitude, to Junior LOANED To GOVERNMENT Engineer John Dunn. WHO lost OTTAWA, Jiuip 17._(gp)_5_ w_ his life when the B.000-t0n liner F.lll‘\A'£‘Glf‘l(Jl', Montreal. economist W“ mmbcd by t‘ Null Plfllle- D111’- of Canadian National Railways. "lg m” "mack Dull?‘ sllnffed l broken leg and other severe in- juries and burns. Notliwithsmndmg 111.3. lie crawled 300 fret dolwn the has been loaned u. the Dominion Government b tile railway man. flilemcn; t» us s". in the organib “"9" 0i =1 bureau 0i economics for Ohigllie - rccm tunnel, through the munitions and Supply depub flame; and smoke. then actually inciit, i; was announced wday_ cizmbcd a 40-foot perpendicular escape ladder to the main deck. Swot/ACE TAsTEs -i..-. f WAl? 12v nlr ministry, June l-‘l. gave no ern llnlv. 'I‘l:c_v i'lflf'l0llIlC('(| only lizmiiit-il llltd that aerial view thedriil in the foreground, The in Iiihva and Eritrea the prciric power in the middle east. TQIZQC commiinlques issued by the ili-iiish swucfion wrought by the R.A.l". raids on uiirth iiliii-ciiii-si were attacked. Alillln also has‘ bee" tiiresqiie city shows the famous old_.\lil:in cii the war into Italy after raids on _lti_l_'mn hast-st believed to have crippled Mlliwllms 5mm“? "His bravery and stamina were amazing." said Chief Officer W. Belgian details of de- thut military of that pic- R.A.F. carried us day were A squad of French marines carried out Belgian glrl lRIGIITu, while they still held the bomb-shattered channel was convicted of treason. The I llibl-"Ti gave the order as the girl dlcd In the fort of the belt-amor- 0d all! “ miimiii 1mm Boiitractor Detained a Iy Alien Roundup OTTAWA, J1me lfi-(CH-Jamee 'Fmmeaxb . pronunerit 'I‘oronto i con-tractor. has been detained in 1 the roundup of Italian-him peo- ple eoneequam on Italy's declar- atiton of war, it was disclosed 1n the House of Ocmmons yesterday. Munimions Minister Howe sold the preddent cif the Dlufierin Simp- outloiing Company, who is Ml’. ilranoeschini, was among those taken mtg custody. ‘lhs was the iirst time one of the “Severn-l hundred" Ital-lens was ldentitied. S will be taken to ensure 10h on schedule of the four under construction Ihiffering Shipbuilding Mr. Hswte assured the house iin reply to a question form Conservative leader Hanson. Accord-mg to IIDICTIIWDLCII re- oeived by the department, the vmrk was proceeding on schedule. Ml‘. Howe dtd not yet know what in- [crest the president of the coni- pany (James Franeeschliii) had iii the company. “fhether the company's plant would be considered enemy pro- perty was a matter for the law cifflcers of the crown. ‘ Mir. Hanson asked if the plant would be confiscated or operated by the government. Fraiicewnliu l5 the milllonaire presLdent of the Diiltemn Crui- sitruction Company as well as the Dufferlri Shipbuilding CLinpaiiy which holds a oonrtuct tcr the biulldimg o! four minesweepcrs for the Deiteiice Department. Associated uztli h:ni in sliiiplmzilding comrpany is W. A. Kingsland, who retired a year ago as a dltwsdonal vice-president 0t the Canadian National Railways. In the past he has tilled can/tracts for building miles to lllgll'i\‘il_\' for successive Ontario gCVGYIIIIlIIlIS. Z218 MT, ALBION SCHOOL Report for the month of May. Grade X. 1. Margaret Baileni. Neil. Grade V: l. Elven Myers. Grade IV: 1. Charlie Balleni. 2. Chester Jenkins. Grade III: 1. Stuart Jenkins. Willie Myers. Grade H A: 1. Robert ‘Prowse- dale. 2. Lolita Trowesdale. Grade II B: 1. Beth Stewart. Grade II C: l. Wendell Jenkins. 2. Hudson Jenkins. Grade I A: LMary Wood. 2. Col- lins Wood. Grade I: No tests. Perfect Attendance: Johena My'ers. Marlon Myers. Willie Mvers. Etta Jenkins. Morris Jenkins, Ches- tcr Jenkins. Wendell Jenkins, Hud- son filefiklris, Beth Stewart, Alma e . Highest Average in Senior Grades: Johena. Myers 94 p. c. Highest. Ave. in Junior Grades: Mary Wood 100 p. c.; Beth Stewart 97 1-2 p. c. Evelyn Robertson Brawn. "At my request the navel vessel sent a sannll boat to collect him, as our own bczils had gone, but the severe iveriiliti- prevented thier reaching us, and they liiia to return. "Wtth the ftre rapidly approach- ing us I had to decide quickly. What I dlld was all there could be done and inter I had secured liiiii into a lzfebelt. and in flflfllLOll made fast a. lifebouy to him. lie was lowered liito the sea with the hope that. tihe rescue SilLp would pick him 114p. “I fear that he died of his in- juries before he entered t-lie wnier, which was merrvlul, ls there seemed very little have of his oc- irig picked up in such imugli sews. During all the tlme we wire doziii: our best to save him lic lay quiet and brave, had it wzll always be my greatest regret that such brav- ery and stamina weri- not i-r-ivartl- ed with lite siivirg of his lilo. “He protested when we pl him on a cradh I‘. lower lilm ..ito one of tihe boats. ‘I'm all right,‘ he said. ‘Corry on with the rescue work!” It was only Dunn's second voy- i 8.36. Fa D. the death sentence on this arrested by French authorities in Dunkirk port. The girl head of the court-martlrl squad ‘Canada’ Yarns. To Battle Foes As Fathers Dill 3 H, 1|, Gm, , Canadian ‘ y m» suit: rltcl‘) mace: to vhv thelr W" "l t“ struggle for preservation at 9J9 worlds greatest democratic nations, Canada's troops are WW3 f0‘ u‘ tlcn. Wherever the cell lead-i. the 1st Division stands ready wtug‘ hold the iielh tam" ‘t’ Y Canadians lii the at Great War. Canada's yWnlI "my “fled upon g0 meet, 3, IutiIIICSI fOGmB-ni citponents of a military lWTmW-‘B [m land and in the air that. would have astounded 1111931‘ father‘ 5 uarter-oentury 850. q "Claude" warden-e it. was than. with iiiriiiitn- matched nae-inst 1n- faiiirv and mulfi 80mm 81"“- Aerial attack was in its infancy and mechanzied oqulipnlent. de- yglopcd in the wars later M8865- provided the wvarrinz nations Wit-h only a, irazue idea o: the mammoth [proportions tolgvliich” this form of ‘tota war wou KY0 - But it, was Canada's 500,000 sol- dlers iii the First Great War whe 5m. the tradition that the Domin- ica's youth today’ 1'5 So anxious to maimiiln unblemished. In 1915 the 1st Canadian Division Went 11110 Mtlon a mouth after arriving in Friiiiee, Feb. 12. but it. had been nrceedcd liy the famous rNllnlPlh- lilo Princess Patricia-s Called"!!! Light. infniiii-y- viiiacli entered the trenches Jan. 6 as a. unit of the ‘ilmpcflltl Army's 27th Dl\'l5l0l1- Glorious Record i prom the momenh the "Pats‘ got iiiio ilie fight ulitil the elld 0f [he struggle iii 191B, Dominion for- ces earned uuilyliig futile b3’ 111911‘ record of courage and 901m“?- Veterniis of the South African and other wars, the _ P.P.C.L.I., raised by Capt. A. Hamilton Gaul: of Montreal, was commanded bv LL-CQ], F, 1). Farqiiliai- of the Coldstreaiii Guards. Genera-l Snows division t0 whiCll they were at- tached was 00111905611 main“! 0! troops from India. The PMS’ first mater attack was on Feb. 28 when parties made a. successful attack oii (‘Reilly fiend‘- es at st. Eloi, a feat which brought the fOUUWlllg tribute by Prlmt? itiiiilstei n. H. Asquith 1n the House of Commons: "We hear to- dav that, the Princess Patricia: Regiment has been doing, during tlir- last few dais. a mo“ E3115!" and efficient. work." Its strength shattered in 15W!‘ fighting. the Regiment was re- organized in the autumn 0f 1915 and attached to the Canadian Corps. Iii the meantime the 1st Div- ision after four months’ rigorous lYRllllllL! at Salisbury Plains arriv- ed iii France Feb. 12. Its first en- gagement was in the Battle 0! Nellvg chapelle, March 10. when it eo-opcrated on the flank of the iist Army by a. fire attadc during ilic first, assault. This served as a minor prelim- iiiriiy to the Second Battle 0f Ypres, April 22-24, where thfl 0r- iuinals played an heroic role in ilic defence of the Channel Ports in their Iirst real baptism of fire- Iii the face of clouds of polsun gas and numerically superior for- tcr; the Canadians defended their .110 lions for three day's, suffering st‘ ere losses. It was s. terrible in- Ltictioii for tlie Dominion men, iciisunltics amounting to more than i ioo in killed, wounded iind miss- ii I ig. Their remarkable resistance caus- ed Sir John French. Commander- iii-Cliief of the British Army, to report. to ilic War Office: “The Canadians hiid many casualties ,liiit their gallantry and determin- iatioii undoubtedly saved the sit- liinlion." The Canadians were singled out for congratulation iii B. message l0 iilie British troops tn Belgium by King George V. He referred w the "gallant conduct of the Clillfldlflll Division tn repulsing the enemy iind recapturing four heavy guns." Early Tanks The ttuik. around which the German general staff has built much of its military strawfl)’. Wfl-‘i first. used by the British at the Somme in i916. The engines of de- slvuctioxh-pygmy-like editions of the machine..- that cut swatlies through the Low Countries and northern France in the past few weeks-bolstered successful Cana- dian attacks at Courcelette and Martinpuicli oii Sept. l5. Gemian posts were crushed and the defend- ers ran for iiicir lives. Likc the Originals of 1914. the first contingent 0f the present flrlllV sailed across the Atlantic conveyed by staunch ships of the Itoyiil Navy. The same secrecy that sliroutlctl the. mobilization and em- barkiltitui of Canada's first 30.000 troops iii October, i914, shielded tlic iizodern armada that left Hali- fax inst December. Including the Princess Pats, the liiltlal contingent. of Canadians 1n the First Great wai- left Gupo Bav Oct. ti. i914. Thirty-one tranc- norls, iii three columns, each led by a British cruiser. sailed from the Quebec harbor in mid-tiller- noon. Aiiotlier cruiser brought up the rear. The transport Florizel, with the Newfoundland contingent, joined the convoy Oct. 5. The voyaqe was without incident. hut the convoys destination was twice changed. Congestion in the River Mersey resulted in South- ampton being selected as the noint of debnrkation instead of Liver- pool and at the last minute sub- marines were reported oft the Finglisli coast. and the armada steamed into Plymouth on Oct. 14. Landed at Plymouth As the great convoy steamed up Plymouth Sound-the roadsleatl from which Sir Francis Drake sailed against the Spanish Armada 300 years before-ilic Canadians were greeted with cheers from thousands who iiiicd the huh; “my, encircle the harbor. From Plymouth $1191 troops were sent to Salisbury a n. Uri to this point the adventure of Canada's soldiers in 1914 439m. lmrcd favorably with that of the current 1st Division. Life on the transports of ilmt. diiv was not, as eomfcrtnlile HS oii the big grey- hounds tliut swept. across the At- iintit- lii srwrii (lays six months Ali-IO. but. lllt‘l‘l.‘ was no complaint. i VPi-Pllllls of 25 years nizo. iiow with the (‘iiiitidians overseas. re- izard conditions at Aldershot as iiaialinl icniparetl to the rain and mud of Snlsbury Plalii. Alder- lllot-‘n emu: name. entaq new Allied - u. s. ‘ Industries Will Crush Hitler ______ Li". ill-IDS 1'l_ flldal mom i, $33 of an l Gm- tqe °" W86 V0 101d Parliamentary secretary or tstry of Information. who Gad," e :- ‘ "It wtlil rim be on the nirwe that mils “1 °‘ 1t will be upon tiifimmflif“ '°“- air: in dilstaiiit omit-merits; so as lm-llmietd resources of th 171511 311M712 and tlhe AllléflClfS 21' be motitlized to tum iim- yaipy 1‘ eeelig-Clgiiilitigirakng ham“ “ 1*!- Hitlerb prophecy would be brought. to "And when he find autumn dmw. 1118 into win . Ind lint the m,“ resources of our awn indiisi-ri- u well as those the Untied lat“ M‘? Vlllldilflfi lll) against liiiii 5 weight oif amitmiriiiis with wiiieri he will be quite unrble to wimp w he will roccgn-zze [lift-l \'lt‘I(2', ' ., . 3Y1 longer possible. sari N1,.,,‘,,__‘ ° "Then he will turn an! m“ m the ‘hope of including ‘this emin- tny and her allies t n that will be no moreoregiutfleiniihifg: Drift‘ he imposed on Czeoliry-gz» 'a a." Reds May Be Alarmed By Nazis Success LONDON, June 16 —LCPI *"-“\:I lied diplomatic observers sai night it was ssible ' Russia's mare into fire prov; cities of Lithuania Saturdiij: Joseph Stalin's first move 2l' the increasing tlirciil. n: ii H dominated Europe. But on the whole judgment was reserved and there was liitle pies: speculation. Reuters news agency rem-ted from Kaunas, the Lithuanian <n ' tal. tliutfnrnintioii of a ill‘ r - eriimciit, acceptable to lilo Union was expected at once. ' I First Step Toward “'11! Reports reaching Stocklmlzn from Kaunas said observers lii the lirh- uzmiaii capital rewarded slim occupation as ilic toward Rilssizui partition the war. Just. what form “pflftlCll)fltlOl1" would take Whf- no: known. Lithuania borders on Ell!’ Prus- It was reported that Pro fleet Aiitruins Sinczoiiii of Iiitlitiii ..\ ti fled his country --eitiicr lo (JK - many or Switzerland ~iiiirl flight was regarded as a resiznii- lion. Prime Minister Aiitnnns Aler- kys silccecdetl him as prc Most detailed comment in London in the Riis an more was the diplomatic cor esiioiidetz‘ Q- tlic newspaper. The Pvultlf- lfilif“ lins a Sunday circulation o 3.- 000.000. He said:— "I am informed this will the slrciifil-lieiiiiic of the Li: K inii frontier with mi armv I» {ll least 500.000 Soviet. troops suulvl‘ - cd by strong air-striking {Yr-lef- lllltfin Disturbing Reports "In the last few days Stalin bu received disturbing reports record- ing German activity in the Illi- kiins. Ho. also believes tiiit he Sea, ports 0f Archangel and Altit- munsk is e. menace to Russ. .\ in the north. ‘ \ ‘ "Tliat is why Stalin. deoii n! whether or not he miizlit flit"? l0 strike first to safeguard til" ’ ‘ ‘F9 of the Soviet. is moving int-i Liki- iiliniii." , (All roads t0 Kaunas and i!" cnpltiil were occupied by Rib-H" troops Sunday, the German witt- les reported. Tanks iiiid motor- cycle units were included. Rusfifl" officials were reported hi col "uul" ivitli Litlultinlrin lenders iibow. n9- tiiils of the OCCllpflliOll.l_ The theory tliiit. “US$813 lewrr-td from recent events flint it is im- wise to move slowly in the iW/llli‘ sitlnn of buffer slates was ill‘ WW4 in Imidon today by tliedipl correspoiiileiit of The Oosl‘ He said the move had Dill‘ pectcd for l0 days and udder “It is reizartled as follow". lciilly from the Russian n“ neutrality toward the mwi combined with l. determination take precautions against all tlnireiicics." v The Lithuanian more ivtis Akffl" ed to the Finnish venlilre, ‘All-m was described as being based 0t‘! n desire to protect. Leninizrin l‘ gatnst nn uiisnerlfled enemv ‘I’ assumed the Lithuanian sire“ '1 niiiied iit the same niionrmoazs ell- cmy. ‘wt! to Cfifl- ~$ iiitg and modem facilities not)?" in slinrp contrast. Salisbury and France Al. Salisbury the the winter in tents and the social: ivas one nf the wettest rind w" est. in years. Parade mounds a1- dcep in mud and frequentlv trill‘; hi8 was cancelled due to U"? ‘gm rentlal downpours that. swell! Plain. , . Initial uniis of the 15$ DNA”: left Avvoiiiiioiitli Feb. 8. 191-1 °_ their vmv to France. The tliscotllln forts of Sttllfibllfv were torso-m“ and even s stormy three-day ‘in-U aim around the coast of Bl" “m failed to dampen their eiiliiiisiafis Frenchmen on the docks f‘; M Nriziitrc OlTflll’ River Iinii-e m1 wide-eyed and tlicii chi-cred M shin after ship uiiiiiiitlcii ini-ivnial - horses, mid siuiiiiies until Jpn, troops wearing ilic Maple Pf“. Iazldgc were lllfltlfll. l-‘x-iufl‘ (“luv lilid been planned to nvniddlldéh The militarv situation iii Fl-lllmi“ eras desperate and the mm‘ " H troops P713494 co mnnd of lib-WW E ' . AITGYSOH. were rushed to a ("n QHWIHQn ‘PHI 11D.’