OI A MERE MAN All truly III. ow tko d have can- :,-"' ',......"%.'."j" ' “f lestatewn deuteron ‘$5,, qnplbl, amen on 8T ARMY OPENS OFFENSIVE IN N (lRTH AF RICA i; May Take Two Years More To Crush ilitler ' British Prime Minister Speaks To Empire And World,- Discusses Post- War Problems. By John Oolburn, Associated Press Staff Writer LONDON, March 21 - (AP) - Prime Min- lster Churchill warned the British people tonight in a sober but confident speech that it might take two more years to crush Hitler “and his‘ powers ofevil into death, dust and ashes," and then in a dramatic closing announced that the British 8th army has opened its awaited offensive in Tunisia. Mr. Churchill did not expand on the Tun- isian announcement. Departing from his pre- pared text, he said simply that he had just re- ceived a message from Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont- gomery that the 8th army was “on the move." and that Gen. Montgomery was "satisfied with the ingress}? llhurehill llakes Longest Address LONDON, March il-(CPr-De- |plle the fact. that he la lust reoov- erlngfmm pneumonia. Prime Min- lsiel‘ Ohm-chili made the ongest dlo addreu d premiership ilnlght, speakln for 46 minutes in a voice smprgingymgigormu several e , and fer lull an hour a sensitive ear might have detected a note of tiredness. btulittgiat was the only indication of I There was the old Chilrchilllan of scorn when he spoke of Hitler and his henchmen ‘lo death. dust and ashes." At the E Allies After Blow 0n llead BOREL, Que, March Ii -(0P)—- lean Paul Mlllette, 28, died at I meeting in Richelieu market today almost immediately after he was punched in the back of the head aglflflgtl union meeting, police said ll ll . Chief of Police M. Dolan said that an autopsy would be P91‘- lormed tomorrow to determine the reuse of death, and added that he had not o... yet determined who tlliruck Millette in the back of the cad. ‘Mlllelle was attending a meet- l"! of the Sorel International Union and was applauding one of the anglers when he was struck. police DBNTISTS FOB WAR PLANTS; IQNDON - (CP) - ‘Because Bri- tains workers are forced to waste half-days in trips to the dentist. the dentist is coming to them. Den- tal 5117880125 now being recruited by 91° aovemment for whole-lime ser- "I-‘t Will attend clinics at war fac- t lloming Events bfla. 15%. ‘also Hall l m‘ "s-az-ri “van-am ca: of feed and the‘. .‘.“§f“s‘.'.’.“...£..""‘“l-a‘.‘li "Paladins uve Hogs for Davis 6 m..."“’°.§..i.‘ “hdfllfhdfillim s-za-it , ..___ of"?- "ri "as: "aster: m}; a- Vernon u: _n yd-fl-ll. ll 8t. ‘Awards, ‘u WWI- Artn a. 0r vaaub w“ ,_ _._._.. -,, ‘d’ ‘" swimwear GOV!!! PIG. t s-ao-n-u-tr. ""7111! lil at llr-sderlc on - Mo: n a. u. u- " ‘l “ha” r nit.‘ nam- re all. ° u In a war report by turns rave and optimistic. Mr. Ohurchii de- clared that after Hitler Ls beaten the allies will turn immediately t0 ' unlsh the y, gruel Eftnpll‘; J n" W005i P05 ‘W9 gouncilspaof fir: United Nations lo ensure peace, and sketched a hope- ful picture of social and economic advancements for Britons in the years cf peace. ‘ lore Effort Needed The lme minister called n his 1720;]: for greater effort r0353- toryéand in "i theme OHM-S u e genera steps m s t?‘ the United Nat one towards a post-war world organisation-pos- sibly embraclng “a council of Eur- ope and a council of Asia"-which could "prevent renewed aggression and preparation of future ware.“ Victory Next Year? Warning against over-optimism at the recent favorable turn of al- lied fortunes, Mr. Churchill said:- "Speaklng under every reserve and not attempting to prophesy. I can lane e that some time next year-but t may well be the year beat Hitler, by w beat him and his pokvlrem of evil into death, dust, and as es. " Britain's war leader said It c he promised that sis are ‘fission false allies‘ ‘all pun h c gree y, cruo - e of Japan to, rescue China rom her ion torment, to free our own terr tory, and that of our Dutch allies. and to drive the Japanese menace forever from the Australian, New Zeal- and and Indian shores." Mr. Churchill, making his first ‘radio address since the Casablanca conference. spoke for 45 minutes on a world-wide hook-up, after Hitler earlier had spoken in 13c!’- lln for 15 minutes. Mr. Churchill admonished those who “jumped co the conclusion that the war will soon be over" oe- cause of l-he recent warfrorrt de- ents. and urged Britons "to concentrate more zealously up- on the war effort and lf possible not to take your eve off the ball even for a moment." Domestic Problems Ducting much of his adieu l0 domes lc minister first threw cold water on hopes for a quick implementing of Sir William Beverldgc’: social curltv plan-which he did not meratlon by game-but lam sket- ohe a bros ~ur- program for erecting a dfem security structure for Brtons. declaring:- "You must rank me and my col- leagues as strong tlssns of na- tional comp nsirmnce for all classes. for all purposes from the cradle to the Irave. Q " y Must 6e He also declared that in this new Britain, must no and "we cannot have a d of drones in iT Two Railwaymen Killed InCrash (i- III! in or ‘f...“h°.‘l.f"l,'i."ii‘nl.ii when adieu - were Isis tier, railwamlll. III! I»- ooraductor, all! of The Peoples Paper (lovers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew r blew xx»! .:~..._W_ _ CHARDOTTETOWN, CANADA, MONDAY, MARCH 22,1943 Read Everybody lpoch-makln born of the no se cocktail party or any other social event. MAXIMS OPA MERE MAN ideas are rarely surrounding a "" Four Priests Ordained llere Yesterday Impressive Ceremony Held At St. Dun.- stan’s Basilica. In an ian easlve oerunony - tel-day at 5 Dunstanu Baal ca. Rev. Kenneth C. Maclldillan, Chair- lotteiown, Rev. Lawrence La-ndri- gan, Sturaeon. Rev. Wilfred Pineau, North Rustico and Rev. Francis Boudreau, Magdalene Islan were elevated in the dignity o the Holy Priesthood by His Excellency. Most Rev. J. A. 0'Sul1lvan, Bishop of Charlottetown. The newly ordained clergy. Rev. Kenneth MacMlllan was assisted by his uncle, Rev. K. C. MecPher- son, Rev. Lawrence mndrlgan was assisted by Rev. F. L. Mullally, Rev. Wilfred Plneau by Rev. J. D. Mac- Neill and Rev. nancls Boudreau by Rev. J. A. Sullivan. The sermon for the occasion was preached by Rev, Father Edwards C..B.s.R., who preached an inspiring sermon in both English and French. Friends and relatives of the new- ly ordained clergy occupied reserv- ed seats in the front part of the church and were given the Bless- ing by the newly ordained Priests immediately after the ceremony. The following ciergy were present at the ordination ceremony, Rev. Dr. Somers, of St. Franck; Xavier, ‘Antlgonlsh; Msgr. J. A. Murphy, D. D., Rector of 8t. Dunstanb Univer- sity, Rev. F. McQuaid. Rev. Phalen McKenns, Rev. Dr. Ellsworth, Rev. George MacDonald, Rev. J. P. O'Hanley. Rev. Louis Dougan was master of ceremonies. At the close of the ceremony His Ibrcellency, the Bishop congratulat- ed _e newly ordainednclergyrand tlrblrparents. Rev. Kenneth MacMllian ls to be on the staff of St. Dunstan’s Bas- ilica, Rev. Wilfred Plneau ls to be rassistant at Egmont Bay and Rev. Lawrence Iandrlgan at st. Peter's. Rev. Francis Houdreau ls the first clergyman from the Magdalene Is- lands ordained in Charlottetown in 48 years. He will be assistant at House Harbor. Magdalene Islands. Rev. lihther Boudreau returned by plane to the Magdalene Islands yeeterdav afternoon accompanying his mother, who was present at the ceremony. At the regular Lenten service at St. Dunstan's Basilica last evening the sermon was preached by Rev. F. L. Cass. Benediction was given by Rev. Kenneth MacMYlan assist- ed by Rev Lawrence Landrisran as deacon and Rev. J A. Sullivan as sub-deacon. momma ls lbrpedoed WASHINGTON, March 2i —(AP) —The City of Flint. an American steamship which was the centre of a sharp controversy in 1939 when it was seized b the Germans, has been torpedoe and sunk in the Atlantic. The Navy De rtment told Sat- urdny of the s king of "a smell United States merchant ship" in the mid-Atlantic in late January, and later deviated from its policy to pemrlt disclosure of its name- ginutthls case the famous city of n Seventeen of the crew 0f d5 was lost. Ten days after the start of the war, the City of Flint brought into Halifax more than 200 survivors from the iorpedoed liner Athenia first British ship sunk by a Nazi sulanarine in the war. large British Destroyer Lost LONDON. March ll-(CP) — The Admiralty announced dbfi °“.‘i.°' flfil,‘ htnlng , e . The circumstances were not dis- closed. The Lightning gave its name to a a plated iimghfi l.°‘&?‘iti3°£.‘..l’2.'.’."‘°“ ‘"2 1 , lh htnlng taalf. Theafdmnltoytdifd not slave ‘a. Y "r" of casualties than that neat-of- kin had been informed. N. S. PAUSE OBJECTIVE hi!‘ U u. the roood” m. $.12’. “"...%i.".."i'.:",. a3; tonnes-tori -a British min untlst of U-boats tn to Elsie 3? mun‘ d I "iii? attack ‘the Med w l? attempted to veaea‘ ‘ ‘Winn. an audition a 23.0w the province reached a of 0070.00. The city of ‘Halifax stimaflfidmnaot its quota of 8115.000 0 . . Other provinces which already on one front. certainly no worse on some. Although In this global war th IIIOW. The most decided improvement The ' ‘ advances ln the north but forced to lantlc, which has first priority in United States and on which success may be suffered. There was a comparative lull in marines, the air bombing of Nnsl in heavy bombers reached a new high allaly on Vegesack, near Bremen, one v y. alnglo day and night. There was n revival of activity States air forces blasted again and else 4n the Pacino theairelt is still Units Of Alfred E. Wall Associated Press Staff Writer AT A NORTHERN BRITIS NAVAL BASE. March 2i ——(APi — Britain's sea-roving King has made a thorough inspection of many im- portant unlt; of the home fleet. watched an impressive demonstra- tion of Britain's naval might. and congratulated hundreds of battle tested officer; and men for their prowess in the world's greatest sea war. Although in full naval flncry’. freshly painted and shining, the shins the Kim; visited are real fighting veterans of actions from the Arctic to Antarctic. Borne were freshly repaired, many showed scars of hatte. and one had paint olnylils guns bllstered from a recent f g t. As if a whirlwind four-day tour of manv ships and one function after another were not enough, this cor- respondent got a big personal thrill at the height of the festivities-I’ was formally presented to the King. h-ankly, I cannot remember pre- cisclv what His Majesty seld be- cause the conversation took place in a narrow, noisy, bulkheaded passage just off the quarterdeck of a pitching destroyer alter a plea- sant lunch. He asked how long I had been over here, and I replied: “since 0.. g 194 bit of talk Then there was a about blitzes which we agreed mut- ualy were no fun. The Kink asked how long l hnd been with the fleet and if I liked it. and I replied: "It's swell. l hope to try and tell the folk; at home what an amazing body of men and ships your Royal Navy la." “That's Just what f hope.you'll do." the King said, smiling broadly. ‘There was a bit of three-corner- ed Joshlng with the Captain of the Fleet, Capt. E. D. B, McCarth , who lnte ed significantly wit raised ey rows about what the fleet still had in store for Wall. Before I could catch my breath the King had given me another firm hsndclasp, and a warm smile. and was off again down the slanting little quarierdeck into the itch- ing Royal Navy barge lying n the surf and spray alongside. He is 189.9 _. . Flavour is the measure hav attained their objectives are Quezon and Prince lldward Island. r Situation Last Night of the ‘,1; r some as in the two weeks previous, with the Russians ng not kn Always Reliable a. a cor-rah" " By Glenn Babb, Associated rm. War-Analyst The last week of winter has seen Allied fortunes definitely lmjwoved others. ft has been a week of rising tension, of tightening world-wide expectancy of great events about to a seasons have meant lees than lu any war of the past, lumtanit naturally looks to spring to bring a new turn of its affairs, hopeful or terrible. This year it probably will be both. At any rate It is the first spring of the Second Great War which has found the United Nations holding the over-ail initiative, choosing the main battlefields instead of awaiting with dread the enemy's neat Hitler's Germany ltlll has tho resources for some terrible blows, Russia may be facing another summer of peril. but the over-all picture is one which justifies Allied confidence. of the United Nations‘ position dur- ing the week was achieved in Tunisia. There also were noted the moat convincing signs of big events impending. .. . ’ the their give ground in the Ukraine before heavy concentrations of German tanks, planes and fresh troops. There were ominous signs of a rising tempo in the battle of the Al- the war plans of Britain and the on other ‘fronts depends no ‘ , . Friday Berlin made one of its characteristic boast, of a U-bost vi - tory over a convoy in the Atlantic, claiming destruction of 32 ships totalling 204,000 tons. Such claims nearly always are widely exaggerated, but there is plenty of non-German evidence that this grim and’ deadly conflict has entered the phase ln which the Allies know that heavy losses that other phase of the war on sub- dustry and ports, but United States in punishing power in a raid Thurs- of the chief centres of U-bost act- fn the south and southwest Pacific the war was fought entirely ln the air, with Allied fliers striking at as many as ‘l5 enemy bases in a in the north Pacific, where United again at Japan's base on Klska. in the Alcutlans. perhaps heralding something still more substantial in the way of action to clear this segment, of Amer1can territory of the enemy. Another flareup came ln Burma. where the Japanese ‘ pressure which compelled two withdrawals by Ayah, in the northwest, but at the week-end the British forces were ad- vancing again north of Donballt and holding flrm elsewhere. -'.l‘hc China war continued to seesaw lndeclslvely along the middle Ylllltee. lf Japan is preparing a major offensive ln China or anywhere British forces above under wraps. King George Inspects‘ Home Fleet ‘Senator McIntyre ls Honored At i Dinner In Boston BOSTON. March 2i - (CP) — Hon. James P. McIntyre of Mount Stewart, P.E.I.. New Cflnfldlfifl Senator, wound up a two weeks’ visit to Boston last night by attend- ing, a dinner held in his honor at the Intcrcolonlal Club, Ftoxburli- Mrs. McIntyre was seated next to ~ her husband at the head table. Senator McIntyre, who relin- quished the office of Minister of Highways in the Provincial govern- ment to accept a life-term member- ship in the upper branch of the Canadian Per lament, was paid high tribute by an array o! speck- ers at the banquet. He is well known in Boston, where he has been a frequent visitor. Speakers at the testimonial were Dr. Fred W. Christa: er, A‘ ‘ J. MoGiliivray. Cap. Archibald F. Campbell. Frank W. Clark, .1. Emest Kerr, William J. MacKlnnon and Per A. Borden. Mr. McGillivray hen ~the Intiercolonial Club. During their stay in Boston, Senator and Mrs. McIntyre stayed at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Burns at 120 Park Street, Dorchesler. The couple were to leave for Canada tonight. Plane Crashes, Pilot Injured EDMONTON, March 2l—(CP)— An American military plane crashed and burned shortly after tskinf of! from Edmontons alr- port ale Ssturda but, the lone oc- cupant, second ieuienant Vincent N. , 22 of Lake City, Minn, with slight burns. He was taken to hospital. ‘me plane got off the airport, wavered across a road and crashed in a lot close by. Cause of the crash was of satisfaction with Ton and Coflee. "Salads" gives the maximum yield in Russia Announces Loss Of Be|g_orod Nazis Reach Upper llonets 0n Broad Front Position Of Lines in South roughly sim- ilar to those 0f 19- 42. LONDON, March ll — (OP of Belgorod, rail city 50 miles north of Kharkov, and the German High Command claimed its counter-att- acking southern army now has reached the upper Donets River "on a broad front," and had secur- ed its communications on a 200- mile stretch between Kharkov and Orcl. Belgorod. taken by the Russians Feb. 9 ln their powerful winter off- ensive, was claimed by the Ger- mans likidny, but the Sunday mid- night Moscow communique record- ed by the Soviet Radio Monitor here said the Red Army evacuat- ed lt Sunday "after violent engage- lnents." On the central front the Russ- inns reported continued successes ln the drive on Smolensk, and one Red Army column also was said to have killed 2,000 Germans in a two-clay fight in the Zhlzdra area only 40 miles northeast of Bryansk. big German base at the lowerend of the central front. Vadlno, only 60 miles east of Smolensk, was taken by the Ruse- lans, the noon communique said to- day. and the midnight bulletin said more than a dozen villages fell to the Red Army during the after- noon. The advent of spring, however, found Russian lines in the south roughly slmiiar to the 1942 summer positions of» the two opposing forces, and the Russians admitted they were on the defensive against "numerically superior" German troops who Hitler said today had survived a crisis “into which our Army had been plunged undeserv- eclly." News Briefs NEW YORK, March 22 - (Monday) —— (CPJ- The New York Daily News urged editor- ially today a permanent mill- tar-y alliance between the United Slates and Canada. “Such an alliance could be negotiated without in any way disturbing Canada's political tics to Great Britain." said the News. WASHINGTON, March fl -(AP) -The office of Price Administration today banned for a week the re- tail sale of butter, margarine, lard and other edible fats and oils which go under point rationing in the United States March It. ANKARA. Turkey, March 21 —(AP)- The British ship Talms cflrrylng 788 Italian and Ger- man prisoners of war to Turkey for an exchange with British prisoners held by the Axis bare- ly escaped disaster from bombs dropped by an Italian plane over the Mediterranean, it was disclosed Saturday as the ship arrived at Meraln. ATLANTA, 0a., March 2i -(AP) --Between 2,500 and 3,000 residents of lowlands north of Hattlesburg, Miss, were being evacuated tonight by the Red Cross while rain-swoll- en rivers reached dangeroua crests in several areas in the southeast- ern Unlted States. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, IN AUSTRALIA. March 28 -- (Mondayl -- (AP)~ Allied alr- crsft have attacked a. three- shlp convoy and other shipping of! Dutch New Guinea and in the Solomon Sea blasted a large enemy destroyed with two direct hits which left It limping and trailing a large slick of oil. the ‘Allied Command announced lo- ny. llazi Railway lines llomhed IDNDON. March If — (CP) ._ British whirlwind bombers satur. day night damaged the viaduct at Morlalx on s railway line linking German U- i. bases in France and attacked l4 freight trains, the air ministry a nounced. "Several pilots rc orted hitting the Viaduct. One born r started a fire. The trains were attacked in sev- eral parts of occupied France and eight were dam ed severely. A Royal Canad an Air Force com- munique snld R.C.A.i=‘. pilots car- ried out ciffensive patrols over northern and western France and damaged a number of freight trains and locomotives. All aircraft rs- fine flavour. turned ) ._ Russia, announced tonight the loss u 8 PAGES This last-aninute interpolation in Mr. Churchill's prepared manu- script heralded perhaps the final offensive aimed at throwing 250,000 Axis troops into the sea, making the Mediterranean an allied lake, and exposing the “soft underbelly” of Europe. The Berlin Radio also said that "the Allied offensive, which Gen- eral Giraud had announced was ahead of time in Central and Southern Tunisia, W85 apparently started in the late hours of Bet- urday evening. . .But so far no large-scale fighting with Axis forces has taken plaice." The 8th Army. one of the tough- est and most famous weapons in all British history chased Rommel 1,300 miles across Africa in reach the Maneth fortifications in Tun- lsia against which they new are striking. The big push ls being ctr-ordinat- ed with a continuing drive by United States troops from the send-El Guetar sector northwest of the Mareth line. One of the greatest allied aerial offenslves also was smashing at Rommel’; troops, and the two land drives threaten to put a noose to make a run northward into the ‘Iunis-Biaerte pocket manned by (Continued on Page 7, Co 7) To make speech. NDON, March 21—(CP)— the has become a "war none," but he claimed the crisis on the eastern front has been overcome and that German is movigg in a gigantic mobilize ion town “success until final victory.” Eme ing from his months-long seclusion while his armies were reeling in defeat in southern Rus- sia, Hitler addressed a gathering of high officials, army officers. Nazi functionaries and wounded veterans in Berlin's Zeughaus, or grrmy museum, on the fourth war- time observance of German Me- morial Day. In his 15-minute meech, bmed- cast from Berlin and recorded here. mtler asserted that only 642,000 German soldiers had been killed in the war 90 far, and he declar- ed the front is being strengthened by millions of men. youths and the wounded who have recovered, while older men and boys man home de- fence lines. [ear B. A. I‘. Mindful of the long arm of the R.A.f".. which on Jan. 30 dlsruilwi versary party by bombing Berlin and ing the s eches oi Mar- shal GOEHHJ! and aeanda Min- is Goebbels. German authorities took elaborate precautions to avoid a repetition today. It, was not until 50 minutes he- fore the scheduled hour that the Berlin radio announced that l-lit- ler would speak and then the ac- tual deliverv by Hitler was delay- ed 20 minutes past the appointed hour, l pm, Berlin time. German radio slnll0ns begun brotulrussil-i" the text, of his remarks at ii." scheduled time. however. ‘M; CofiflT-luedtdn ‘ski? ‘on s) ' around them unless Rommel decides ' convoy of three ‘ships and a destroyer. l celebration of the 19th Nazi anni- P llbserlption Delivered. moo Illl. “.00; other Provinces and 11.8.4. 85.00. LOND-ON, March 21 — (CP) — Gen. Sir Ber. nard L. Montgomerfs British 8th Army is “on the _m_ove" against Marshal Rommel in Southern Tun- isia, Prime Minister Churchill announced dram. atically just before 10 p.m. (5 p.m. E-D.T. -6 p.m. A.D.T.) tonight, in what apparently is a major of- fensive to smash the Axis troops left in Africa and prepare the way for an invasion of Europe. “l have just received a message from Gen. Montgomery that the 8th Army is on the move and he is satisfied with progress," Mr- Church- ill announced at the end of his world broadcast. The Prime Minister had just concluded his long survey of post-war problems and was turn- ing to warn Britain it must “get back to the job,"- when suddenly he paused and read Sir Bernard’: message — which was in turn heard by the Gen- eral’s troops swinging into battle against Rom- mel’s Mareth fortifications. INTERNATIONAL AT A GLANCE BRITAlN-—Prime Minister Chur- chill announces that the 8th Arm; has opened offensive against Rom- mel in North Africa; outlines gen- eral plans for improved social order ln Britain and international assoc- iatlons for preserving peace when war ends: warns lt may take twn more years to crush Hitler. RUSSIA-Reds announce loss of rail oil. ofBelgorod,50cnlka North of Kha ov; report continuing suc- cess ln offensive on Smolensk front. GERMANY-Hitler acknowledges allied alr raids have made Germany a. “war aone'," claims crisis in Rus- ha; passed; Stockholm reports say lLAJ-I scored direct hit on ah- lfllnlatry In last Berlin raid. WESTERN PACIFIC— Allied bombers twice attack Japanese medium cargo WESTERN FRONT-RAJ‘ dam- sgce Viaduct at Morlaix, France, attacks 14 freight trains; while R. C.A.F. attacks several other trains and locomo“ a without loss, Hitler Admits Germany Has Become "War Zone” Claims Crisis on eastern front has been over- come; Emerges from months-long seclusion 1n 1.x. High tide this afternoon o! and tonight at 12.41. _ I d Sun sets this evening at hi4 m rises tomorrow morning m (hi9. t Last quarter moon March '18. 9.5- m. CAI FERRY SERVICE nalui except siwnav Prom Bardcn—l.eavc 9.05 p.m. n40 a.rn. 2.00 p.m- 4.30 n-m- Ills. “Leave Cape Torrnenilne -— 10.3‘ a.rn. Llb p.m. 3.05 n-m- 5-15 iI-m 0.16 p.m. DAILY AIR SERVICE (EXCEPT SUNDAY) Charlottetown Summrrslile- Mitncton Leave (Ilrsrlnlieimvn 8.30 n. m. I250 . m.. 4.30 p. m. Arrrve Charlottetown l p. M6 p. Ia, 1.05 p. m. III. i News Revealed A Dramatically By Churchill Montgomery Is “Satisfied With Progress”; May Be Opening Of Last Moves In Africa. .-.-. ._..~. .4. >0 .-‘,__. ___