MAXILB or A MERE MAN _-—-— yfltll colon ht olle ll I (INC. >f/V//’ The People's aper Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew mastery of life. MAXI M8 HA MERE MAN Meditation h necessary to the "frfiruh... m1 Morn!!! Gurmn‘ F ' chariot W" Guardian. Two Coal. CERMA ‘lilcNaugh ton Enters King Gov ’t Under Strange Conditions _>_~;.:.—:———— ___ l.‘ --— llalston‘: Letter 0f Resignation lleld For 2 Years WINNIPEG. Nov. 1 — <0?) _ Tile Winnipeg Free Press. in llll oxlnvrn dis .tch today m1!" G; tDoXtci‘, s tllat at tile g cabinet meeting which ended lvltn the resignation of Defence Minister Rahton. "iii usslon had centred upon v1.9 advisability of making at . .11 to tile zombies.’ tun pi-oucesti thclt lake the iorm of ' lile dispatch add- avrrlllrlellt sllould say if l. y (llti not enlist b)‘ i1 1 dare t‘ llllDlIISIUI] would be _ n \, ._— qt. this point, it Odfl. i‘ at the Prilne r .lllll».llll1:eti he was ac- ' a lelicr of resignation m 9,. mo years ago on u. different matter." Nazi Rockets To truss Atlantic ‘Z Nov. 2 — (C?) —— Daily Mail t-orres- V [lg-tiny in u Stoclz- l l3§i3§°n§l.~.{l=l. lle had been ill-i M‘ " Germans soon would . Hung-h rockets against if“ arr slid _ mans lllli completed a‘ new fcllifii of experllut-llls and ivcrc aa.lsf et l they could send V-Z rocketsl against Britain "on a fairly large; sca " ‘is lnforlurllit was termed fll’! ‘ l n position to know. ss tile Gcrlnalls had l secret weapons. llelsun To Return - To llllina Soon ' INGTON. Nov. 2 -— TAP) "t lhcsevc-li today direct- M. Nclsoll to return t0 ‘ earliest ilossibic, a Chinese War‘ production BOIIKI. The President said Mr. Nelson's return to China had been urged‘ by Gen. Chiang. Coming Events "show-Murray Harbour South. Saturday. 11-2-21. "Rulunlage "Solo Trinity Social Hall, Saturday 6 p.m. 11-3-21 "DIME. Klnkora Hall, Wednes- lily. Novembir . 11-3-21 “Annual Bazaar. Rollo Bay. Tuestay and Wednesday‘. November 7th and 8th. Don‘). miss it. l0-k8-9i. "Danae. Town Hull. Georticiovm FY1418)‘. NOYZHIIJEI‘ 3rd. Webster's Orchestra. 11-3-11 "Card Partv and Dance. Curran Bflllll Hall, November 0th. Dancinil 5-12. 11-3-1l. "Dance in St. Ann's School. Hope River Friday, Nov. 3. Milli- [ena Orchestra. il-l-3-2i, ‘Pwlltsillrc Egg Grading Station: H11 be receiving cfzlzs on Moudav lliilv until further ilotloe. 11-3-21. "Giliokerl Supper in Btnnchel school Monday evening, November "h- li-a-ll. "Annual meeting Rural Mail Couriers Association will be held the‘Clty Hall Saturday, Nov. 4 It ii oclock. ii-a-zl "A Quantity of pressed ha lo ranted immediately. Paying high- ssi market price. Kllud Jorgcll- If". Fredericton, Phone 21-22, ‘inter River. li-a-ai ‘mm "I'll/Pd. ten sets of n w vgllllebdflllink horse show hflfflegs. m“ est quality, Harness can latudttfimfillilliailfw (lltltercngglr-l- Welter s. Weeks. Bayvlew. ll-a-lll l! ‘F Livestock Marketing Board u, h ieiidins an allotted q nmnpgs at the following chipping h. ‘admin! week of November Bum onday. Montague, Cardigan, Muna- 59m“. St. Peters, Morell. chrfyt Harbour. Melville, Ulgg. _ Wtotown. Tuesday forenoon dues. c “is told tne-oer-rfiflfli | already ' Quebec, 28.6 OTTAWA. Nov. a - < Defence Minister whom disagreement Ls have led iu retu-ement CUIIIIIIHIIGCI‘ OVETSCQS. u-IIBXPQIH-Bfliy as he left nlatic._ Col. Ralston. lust back ecs should be pressed 61106 ulltll all oltlcsai Mackenzie K 5 r i-ioitcvcr. llu cst ulid cultured oil till: Genera. su rch tu a Queo 1, convocation ilt Killlldtl) i-le told Lilo students the future leaders them that in illltllnl: ilatlullal DPOOlOIILi thty t0 uellcrai assent. aizrcc.” "Vvllell vcu collie, as ' (IIVICIC 01.11‘ (LOUIILY —coinl>u1siun is I111‘. c at all lwlc rest content to In the same speech he paid tri- - ‘.n. H. bute tu Lt. (ll D.G. successor as overseas in the arm-v leader "implicitly." believed to indicate the threatened and be sacrificed in exchong ever of the 70.000 lf).'l‘£t'I1(.‘l!lS—3II mcnt that August firm —ll'.tlnberlng 10,257—\ver Birthrate in Canada lncre OTTAWA, Nov. 2 Canada's btrthrate co wartime increase duri closed today. 000 of the population All provinces year than in l9 The rates by follows, those for 1942 brackets: 23.8 (23.7); i250); New Brunswick, kutchewan, 22.0 Post Office Included in $475,000 contract for announced toda the buildin treatment build Temporary storage Hill Hospital at Halli Scotla Construction Ltd. Halifax, $10,004 storage s ace ln Cal-n aid of Moncton, NIB intll train time. North Wiitahire. "' “l- Albany until a p. m. u-z-al *0a.»~\at.»\ Alterations. and ‘is $719’ River; Kensington until Post Office Building at Charlotte- - Walter Matheuon, Char- t EOWH liottetown, 07,000. mun who built the Canadian army n. Noiwhiml. 57. come back mm the Public eye today is successor to Raiston with He came buck as suddenly and and under circumstances as enig- tieiielu tour. is believed to have quit U11 itrouncls tile home defence tlrzilt- scrvlcc overseas. Gall. McNaughtoirs \'Lt;\\' on tlus question has hot, yet been fliVCll and the cabulct is un- d' rstood to be honor-butulul to sil- lulnoultcz- n’ inc-lit comes y. Oiil Prime, Nliizister which h.=_ sald compulsion I1t.ltl no plum: in (Jalinciinll Dolley. and ilc solutions to tho ilfflilllKlllé and seize on chose features which commend themselves Promut should then be taken to give those icllturcs full oilect and on Kathi-l‘ points they could "agree to dis- places of alltilol-ltv anti influence. rand vouiace the acute issues is lcl < t‘. part. llluy I couunend this iirinclp f n to vour inst thought and oceed by agreement. or for a llnil said he hail complete confid- Hls comments on compulsion are haired General was going to take the stand that national unitv ivas ITZTYIT." draftccs are fit for overseas. Casualties 0n Increase _ His entrv into the cabinet came at the height of a controversy over the ucicdttalcv and ultl-llitv volunteers. came on the heels 0f an announce- hlililcst mont-hlv total for the war. I (Contlnuelrfon page -- (CF) — ntlniled it ng i943 a tentative compilation made by Dominion Bureau of Statistics dis- The 1943 rate was 24.0 per l,- with 23.4 in the preceding year. The increase since the outbreak of the war, when the rate was 20.4 per 1.000 was 3.0 pol revealed hlrth rates than in 133$, but Nova Scotia recorded a lower rate last 42. provinces were as Prince Edward Island. Nova Bcotla, 25.3 (28.0); Ontario, 20.3 120.1); Manitoba 23.940013); Ses- . _ . 24.3 (23.0); small colilmbla, 2o (19.3). Federal Contracts; OTTAWA, Nov. I — (OP) -.A struction of a health and occupa- tional centre at London. was the largest of l7 contracts awarded by the Federal Works De- partmcnt during Octobe y. The contract woo awarded the LO. Scott construction company. Limited, of Toronto and called for of an administration building, eght pavilions and a Other calla-um ‘included: Alterations to provide basement pltal, Haifnx - D. A. MacDon- -- . u, _. Cl’) — The believed 1o as army the army from a bat- IiaiO ACIIYC culllcctille l‘s Oct. 21, liluvcl'sliv| n. Ont., ill sllomd they were asked listen to all action you lvill. to CH1 1e‘ rlild outzi not proceed Crerar. his commander, and trusted Iran, gray- should not e for what- cllfclice 1‘ in- It also y casualties e bv far the 7, "condo " ‘the compared nt.s. higher being in 28.3 (27.3); Alberta. .9 llerc 11 H10 con- Ont. r, it was for Camp ax - Nova Company. p Hill Hoa- .000. ddltlons in "a were 1- CI-IARLOTTETOWN. CANADA, FRIDAY, 3, 1944 10 PAGES ruin. lnha 00: other Provinnea l IJ-BA. $5.00. ptton Delivered. 85.00. LOSE 200 PLANES IN BATTLE induction 0f Rev. .l. T. lhllctt At St. Paul's Llast evening, before a large coil- flflaiatlon. the Rev. James Thomas Ibbott was inducted as Rector of 8t. Paul's Anglican hurcn. The Rev. G.R. Han-man read the Evening Prayer, ed by the Rev. D.E. Noel who lflad t-he Les- son. The Induction. under mandate from the lord Blshtro of the diocrse . a Allied success in of all substantial enemy re of the Siegfried Line. villages close tn the nnstem edge n! 0f NOVA 5011MB. was lleffllfmed by Rhine tha t ny other except in the Nljmc yfsfmvcn Mchdealmncaafiog" Elm“ north. Th: 2p; of the river between Cologne an Malone guru flanked on both aidea by an Rnv. SJ. Davies. Othel- Arlulican clerlzmvn orc- sent. included the ltev. FD Hen- derson, of Port ill Dean, The scene of operations The ceremonv was made deeply lmprwslve bv the instruction given lit the rcadinzoesk. the lecteril. the pulpit and the communion table. The parishioners. represented by their wardlens. tendered Rev. Mr. 1' of him as their Rzctor bv the symbolic‘ use of the keys of the Parish Church. For the sermon the Rev. S. J. Davies spoke on "We are Ambas-. sadcrs for Christ." “ nlighi. 1Z9. War Situation Last Ni At that point, in Ifurtgen woods. Allied flank from the south the important road junction town oi Daron, guard- H ' lng the direct approach to Cologne from the southwest. First Army azi- vlluco lines have been poised for many days in the of llllrtgen forest llircciiy west of the town. _ ll bureau's capture or investment would seem to he the next ‘lmpera-I. live step if tiny immediate advance on bomb-blasted Cologne ls in {W05- poct. isolating Duran and the whole northern end of the SICgIflQdi Linc from river and riverside communications would he another step. in preparation for a major British-American offensive from IIDIIZIIHI.‘ Nazi rnnlmantlors cannot ignore that possibility now that Ellfl)‘ use of tile Antwerp sea base virtually has been assured by concerted! British and Canadian army operniiflni- Nazi recogniton oi the mportance ‘l ght _,._ w .1 By KIRK! L. SIMPSON. Aaaaolotol heal War Analyst Scheldo Estuary approaches to Antwerp coupled with the forward surge of Ilnited States 1st Army troops in Hurtgen forest southeast of captured Aachen could herald the opening of the next major phase of the battle There was no definite Indication of that in preliminary accounts from the front. They told of American seizure in surprise operations of the forest. troops stand closer to the impending 1st Army efforts to out- t northeastern edge Aliicli l to the Allies of Antwerp and its. said‘ we have dedlcawdjm axlllPflFil undamnoctl port facilities lmri road, rail and canal network south of ezldol" to re "tscnt . l_A'l(l0l‘ sense “B are all ilnlbassatlors for Christ. The Rector and people together work fol" the evanlzclizal loll of the community". Firs‘ wc work together in evzllllie lzillg hose in our immediate parish and those who wme to us. But our task upon that victory. slonarv fields of the Church." R-"v. Mr. Ibbott read a telrt: from the Lord Bishop yxprrs. r. his regret that he could not he ure- solll; allcl extending to lhe not‘: Rec- tor and the people of St. Pa. best wishes for continu-rd succ .s in church work ~ hours or days alt most.‘ That if \\'l!i‘|') com West Front . s . . . o‘ J 12.. PVVTlISse-rvice concluded tvitll p: ~' err. in" lilo new Rector and \ l. the Blessing. Latcr a vcrv rnlovnlalre‘ reception .' 1' . "lav";- was hold ill "lP choir the nuspicxs of the int Gl u _ ' n which Rev. Nr. IbIJOll. U A ‘Er ' Tbboi.‘ met many of their new "' friends. Interestlnii Career Uoerateti 0n ufi°".“...lt..“°.~i.°ai“lil §.:‘§.=:...“"."»;, For Appgpdieltls a ifov and obtained his early eti- ucatlon in “o school. l-lo of Commerce rccntllluesionmgllql- 1, ooljol" QUEBEC, Nov. 2 -— to?) —Alr Minister C G Power is resting af- ter a "successful" appendectomy and "it seems that evefythllil! ‘I111 be R. c‘ A- F. f,“ fight," Di" Andre Simard, who performed the clllc-rgerlcy operatq ion lute this afternoon. told tho! Canadian Press toiliglit. The Minister entered Hotel Dieu hnsnifrii earl" this afternoon alter ' i car from St Pacolnc. » r‘ ~ w», the Power fa- UITAWA Nov. 2 — (C?) — All‘ force headquarters announced tlvr. award of one George Medal , tvro} Distinguished Flvinc. Crosses 9rd one Distinguished Flying Medal to. members of the R.C.A.E‘. serving 0-; VETSQBS. I The Rcciillents- Aircrew Members Jleailed For Army George Medal PO. R.J. Hooker. Rivers. Man. n. r/c. Fit. Lt. EA. Campbell of Hum-. ber Bay. Toronto. F0. J.S. Welsh of Vancouver. DIEM. W0. PM. Kerbert Camper. Man. HALIFAX. Nov. 2 —-(CP) - Tne maiorlty of 329 aircrew mom-i ‘hose training at Maritime; RCA. . suatlons has been haltedl by contraction of the air force, training program. will Join the’ active nrnly. LL-Col. G. R. Saun- ders, Army Recruiting Officer for ‘MD. No. 6. announced tonight. A small number will go direct- ly into the army. Col. Saunders Slllltl. Others will receive their ~ urge from the ltCAF. at: ' close to ‘their llolrles — m slly ill Ontario and Quebec — and then will don khaki. Bllurchill, Eden To ilisit France ll. B. Legion Backs A llominion ilommand . i‘. U w: . SAINT JOHN. N.B.. Nov. 2 — (c?) -_ The executive COllllLll of the Canadian Legions New BYUIlS-l wick Command has telegfflliilfikii‘ to the General Secretary of t c, Dominion Command, endorsatlcsl of views expressed by the Dogma-i ion President, Alex Walker. n a recent address at Verdun. Q110- "We view with alarm a FMS! despatch that there is a P05511711" lty of the home defence army be- mg’ released for urgent civilian duties," said the telegram. "As the casualty 11m suglzest the need, we urge that strong pres- guy; be exerted on the Sol/Cm‘ ment to have these men aent over- LONDON, Nov. 2 — (C?) — Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden will visit. Frame at the invitation of Gen. De Gaulle, the Foreign Office an- nounced tonight. The date of the visit will be arranged later. 59%;’ walker Md mm m“ n“ N3. PAST HALF-WAY keep’ g the home defence troops in Canada is the rice of uni)‘ 1 _ SAINT JOHN. N3. Nov. - £1“ m‘ pm‘ (CP) -- New Brunnrlek, with a ' Victory Loan objective of $25,400.- 000, went past the half way mark today when sales of our! the total to 3,E,I50. - ._3._ Presidential Race in ll. S. ilcry Close mrw YORK, Nov. 2 - (c?) -- Th;nfiffdifé"Aleltllléifdafiltéfii n e Thomas is too close to pick a winner. polls agreed-ac o 10d Y. TiITIBC of the four opinion-so“ - lings cave the President a g 1e u ate h “hing indicated Gov. Dewey , Alli l‘. however. Evlgeigireerlllho exallilill tlvigt my moraine were not cone the Mans has been obvious in the bitter-end defence the ticrmans I‘.."a\'(‘ put up. The battle has been lost, Berlin admits. _ ' time before the depth of winter comes for General Eisenhower to build hnvvel er, alul with l Surrender of the Nazi commander and ills troops in pockets south nf the Soheidr. Estuary virtually ‘clears the south bank of the fool. gum- hined British and Canadian land and amphibious attacks on _\\a cnerell Island north of the. waterway mean its complete ocraprltion l ltIUAli will not only insure {Lilli-ll use of the in.» municatlon huh, but release powerful elements of Field Mur- slnl Montgomery's forces for concentration elsewhere. Begins To twerp Cleared l“. I. LONDON. Nov. British troop» of Army cti Vii“ co‘ big gun batter. _ _ . dunes to the north. and molc lc- lnforcements poured onto flooded Walcheren Island for the fina- mop-up of Antwerps seaward all- proachcs. g As this vital drive for one of the world's finest ports nearedmrl triumphant climax. the 91mm front began stirring. ‘ British troops, hammering allay at German reorguards battered against the Mans. drove a mile nearer the two vital bridges $161055; the stream of Moerdiyk, uildeucd their hold on the south bank to four miles, and smashed into they m enemy citadel of Gecrtllrliiclellbclg. German accounts asserted than British forces some four miles to. [he west of Goerthruldenberg llflfl~ tried to force their way across vile‘ Maas and were repulsed. ‘bit’. Lu: account was without Allied sub-i stantlation. 1 The long-dorlnarlt U. S. lst Army‘ sprang into action inside Gerlllany, southeast of Aachen, driving ahead), one to two miles ln a strong at-, tack through y/Iurtgen forest. y _____-__-—- l Japs Using lluman Air Torpedoes LONDON. Nov 2 —- (CP-Rcli-‘i fer) _ ‘The Japanese are using} “human V-B"_a1r torpedoes 4 ll. a pilot-against the American l "o in the Philippines. zlcrordilv! t9 Japanese mliitilri’ circles quoted today by the German D N B Agency. A German Trzlnsocean Agflnly. correspondent describe-ti the no“ weapon as "a kind of V-l with a pilot" and stlld it had only N“. 011M} gasoline for the flight to the. attack. Two Men Killed in Goal Mine raw WATEMORD. us. Nov. 1 ._ to?) - Two men were fat- ally injured in the Dominion Coal Com anyb No. l6 Colliery here tonig t when they were struck by a string of opal cars that was 1 via; the na. “no vlctimlan Will onm. w. m: J. Duran, both were track build- ora. They were working at that $1,204,700 job on No. l2 east level when the occidcn _ V t ho _p_elled gen-Arnhem sector to the d Bonn to the south, ‘ intricate network of railroads, highways and power lines, i! less than 30 miles from American positions in the {STEM- i Rolls Royce Griffon engine l’2,aoo Aircraft: In Huge Engagement LONDON. Nov. 2 — (AP) — More than 200 German planes were destroyed to- day in an air battle in which time over Aierseburg, Germa 2,400 American ny. and German planes were fighting at ona United States 8th Air Force losses were reported to be 4i bombers of a force 0f 1,1()l) and 28 fighters of 900 escorting planes. The fighters. smashing their previous record set Sept. 11 of 117 kills in aerial conlbzlt, downed 130 Germans. Bomber crews shot down 53 more and 25 planes were des- troyed on the ground. The Luftwaffe sent up swarms of jet-propelled craft. MESSEY-I scllnutts and Fockr-Vl/lllfs as the] Ullltczl Slzltcs fighters and bomb- ers headed for the large Leuna synthetic oil plant at Merseburg and 131i yard centres at Blelefeld‘ and Rholllc. l ’l‘llo Atriericans, apparently’ anti-i, cipa flclzo o pusl on, sellt out.) the Stcl/lltl 2“l.=\v-I'A lighter escort‘ lever dlspatcilcd by the 8th Air FOIQE to SJUQIICId the bombers lo “l(‘ii‘ targets. Tile Germans. ' . ' ' attempt to savol ll plan; llt Nic-rse-j up illclr biggest, if llitclx-egitors against the. Jillltuuxllas over that sector. ‘file heavy embers were at-l IQLZIPCI by \ es of jet-propelledl ;: nncc as} _' thundered over the’ oli plant. ‘file c-licmv fliers slash-l c'l ill Lllc iorlllailo s from thel roar .llld sides during the bomb- '- lllg l‘ l5. . ‘i v s llrgc-sczlie appearance of the Luftwaffe was the first time that lllc Germans had come up in numbers to fight since Oct! T. 'i‘I:c (lrrlllan flicls - many of‘ lllFZll apparently newly trained-l new: no llllirh for the Amcrlcllnsi ' .i‘. Ltlllcastcrs headed for " ;ur,; this afternoon and wed .l synthetic oil plant there.l ' ' n. pre-lvarl 16,- i flezure of ' iris hovel, ut 75 per t ~ . ~ sa . Slilllllllill. up its October raids; by Lani-asters and I-Ialifaxes, the‘ AF .l nnullced today it. lladl plast targets withi 1310011930 pounds of explosives‘ during tile last month, an aver-w age oi It 000 pounds a minute night ' and day. The 2nd British Tactical All FORTE. based on the continent. flew 23.930 sortles during Octo- ber. This group launched 17.618 rockets. dropped 16.797 bombs. shot, up more than 80 German lllrcraftfi ‘I yeti 4-15 motor transport and l3 tanks. These . also hit enemy alrfields, am- munition dumps, field targets, oil centres, canals and ferries. Firey New, Hard-flitting iiaval Plane oil (lcrlnan C o w IONDON, Nov. I - (C? Reu- terl - Britain's newest naval alr- craft is tho hardest hitting carrier- borne fighter ln the world. With a specially long range for Pacific operations, the Fairey Aviation C0nl]')'.\ny'S Firefly, released from the secret list tonight 1s a low- wingcd single-engined fighter- recoxlnalssance plane. packing four ‘IO-millllnetre cannon Zulls. with 1t crew of two. A powerful Powers this aircraft. which has olding wings for economic storage tn carriers. Tile Firefly is capable of carry-l lug out a great number of tasksi It can search for long distances‘ from tile fleet nt a high cruising speed. with its powerful arma- ment lt has an even chance l! fighting it out with enemy single» seater fighters. The Firefly scored its first suc- cesses in a recent operation against the German battleship Tlrpitz in Alton Fjord in Norway. While naval bombers attacked the Tir- pltz the Fireflies engaged enemy aircraft which attempted to in- terfere with the operation. Sev- eral of the enemy were shot down. The Flrclics also shot up an antl- nircraft vessel. a destroyer, a tanker, wireless stations, hangars and many gun positions. Navy Awards IDNDON, Nov. 2 -- (CP) Four Royal Canadian Navy rat- ings who helped keep enemy sllip- ping away from the convoy lanes ilpttetown office of Cusboms Trade Board Discusses Car Ferry Prospects And Shipping Problems Tao important facts relative to the ecollolnlc welfare of the Prov- lllcc were brought. out at 135; mgmvs l)u1‘!'l@i'1.\' lilcollllg of the Charlottm town Board of TlTlCIQ held a; me Charlottetown Hotel Tile first l5 that the Board of Trade has no hope ‘hi3 new 931‘ 19")’ being ready ESP/ice in 194a and very little thflt it will be completed in 194-6. The secondfactbrougllt out by c0103. e1 G._E. Full was that the potato-i Sililmlilt: situation in the Province} {l5 critical owing to the great shor-l tsge of box and refrigerator ears, Mr Morton Dew. president of the Board. presided with Mr. W. L Higgins. secretary. in his usual lllece. Mr. Higgins read a letter "Om M!‘ I-I It‘. MCPhee, K, C, DTORSPIIM! against tile contemplated dbvlitioil of the local Department; of Customs and Excise. In his let- ter Mr. McPhee stated that the DFDPOSEd removal of Mr. D E. Gallant. present head of the Char- and Excise to Halifax would be an in- illiilfie to Mr Gallant and would toomlhuéa Quartet T, c0175)’: Tell People About Reinforcement: Bracken Says OTTAWA. Nov 2 — (C P) _ {Olin Bracken. National Progres- s ve Conservative leader, 551d tonight in a statement chat there was a clear obligation’ on Hon J L, Ralston or Prime Minister Mac. Kemie K")! t0 "tell the Canadian people the truth about the rein. forcement situation." cf-immentlns on Col Ralltwl’: fflitlnatlon as Defence Minister, Mr‘. Bracken sald:\ ‘Following the trip (overseas) which Mr. Ralston took for the Purpose of getting _all the facts, there is a clear obligation on one or other of these men 17o tell the ‘Janedien PBOPIe the truth about the reinforcement situation. "The urgency for giving the in- formation has only been emphasized by Mr. Ralstonb resignation... "The DBODIB of Canada are dee- ply concerned and desire to be told the truth-be it fiood or bad- in the frankesl. poss le terms by one or other or both of these men." Raiston Found Reinforcement: Needed Overseas outline of the Canadian Army rem- forcement situation overseas until Hon. J. L. Ralstoil, outgoing De. fence Minister. returned from a tour and made a NPOIL on his trip. it Was learned reliably tonight. A source close to government af- fairs said that during Col. Ral- have urged that home troops be sent. overseas. lnforcements. resignation and Gen during D-Day landings ln Nor- nlnnd_t' have been presented with the Distinguished Service Mcdal ‘ly the King at. Bilcklngham Palace.“ l‘. was announced tonight. Tile ratings were AB. Vvrlght, New Glasgow, N.S.. AB. lvm. Bilblack. St. Cntharincs. Ont. is. Wm. Bushfiolrl. Straiford. .')nt.. and LS. Wm. Reid, Calgary ‘they were attached to the Cali- .‘.(IIfli'l 20th Motor Torpedo nmi flotilla. formed shortly before the l invasion ion. "Everything speaks fol- isaid Mr. King. Col ithat hc should retain -.\ lilo had taken "right along." . Col Ralstoll salti in the Conn; ‘lilOllS last July that ho had no lit- tcntion of disbandlnz men called service an long as all nr some of them may be need- fcr compulsory led as reinforcements overseas. l E l stlnrs tour he got. a first hand view, of the situation and in ills report: 3% to the cabinet said that men were ‘ needed overseas. He was said to defence: The ministers were said to fear! that national unity might suffer‘. if force was resorted to at this st lgo} of the war and preferred to find other methods of obtaining the rc- Prlme Minister MacKcllzie King. at a press conference today at which he announced Col Ralstolfs McNaughtors appointment. declined to give the reason for Col. Ralstons resignat- itself," Ralston would James‘ not have resigned had he not. feltl posiliou i ied the two million dollar Loan Tatar Passes Two Million Mark Subscriptions to the seventh Victory Loan in this Province pss5~ mark yesterday and the drive to raise a minimum of 83.300000 appeared to be going well. At the close of business sales amounting t; 5g, 051,850 had been report-ed. By districts the als were: — Summerside, $39,130; prime County outside sulnmerside, $239, 250; Charlottetown, $827,a50_ ‘tlollvtlgifssgiuoiagyi ouésilde Charlotte- ’ . . ; ' c - $160300. n8 S Ount}, Paris Blast Was Nazi Ammunition PAR-IE. Nov. 2 - (AP) --zz. 91°51“! 0' I “Ptured German am- munition train yesterday noel- a “wt Where Gen- Do Gauile had spoken earlier killed Ii persons and ifllured 95, it was learned today. Eifiilwin! Shells landed in five suh- urban communities and two wards. The Communist newspaper Ce 50h blamed tutu column activ- ities. 'I‘he National Writer; com- mlttee hinted that Vlchylteo or enemy agents were responsible. METTJOROLDGICA i. Ot<‘1"‘I CE, Toronto, Nov. 2 - (C?) 7- Mini- mum arid maximum temperatures: Vancouver 44. 57; Edmonton 20. OTTAWA, Ngv_ g __ (g9) _Th° 24; Regina 20, 22; Winnipeg 28. ‘J9: federal cabinet did not have a clear T°r°nt° 47. 65; Ottawa 4'7. 68; Montreal 50, 63; Saint John 42; Halifax 43. 62. FORECASTS Provinces: Maritime Moderate of the battleil-onts a few weeks ego “W” m“ “mi mm‘- Hilh tide this afternoon at 2.01 and tonight at 1.39. Sun set-s this lmcrnoon at 5.47 Ind rises tomorrow mornlllz at 7.41 LasAt (Kllnrter moon November 7th. DAILY AIR SERVICE i Charlottetown — Summerslds - Monrton Loaves 5 45 P.M. 8.40 I’ M. SUNDAY SERVICE Leave Charlottetown 11.30 AM. M- and 4 P. M. Arrive Charlottetown 2 I’. and 5.05 P. M. CIIARLOTTETOWN - NEW GLASGOW 1 (Daily except Sunday) Leave Charlottetown l P. M. P E l —-N S DAILY INCLUDING SUNDAYS and 2.00 l‘ Leaves a o Charlottetown 7 A M. I Arrives Charlottetown l2 4:. P My. Aw’ '2 Charlottetown 5.50 l’. M. FERRY SERVICE Leave Wood islands-Alibi) A. M Carilboo-ILM) noon and . Z . l I .