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FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 19.01943

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“oebbols Tells Germans The

Nazis Capture .4, 000 Miles

1 Latest Reports Indicate German

‘A Drive Stopped.

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i lF-(Prihli-Tho Moroccan rlllo In s broadcast Reuters News new! cooled den. Alphonse Jets. dis-slid ll Nos-b Afrlos In laying that tbs Gmlu

' b hails offensive ksd ‘been broken by lrltlsk artillery us “decisive n-

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30th. l. o'clock '

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"Concert in Graham's Rood Hall, 71mm Horn. sale of not dogs. 2-18-3641.

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By Wes Gnllngber Aloclotcd Pull 8t!!! Write; ARTIIRB IN

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NORTH AFRICA. Ebb. l! -(AP) --0er|nan tsnk formations stood almost on the Aiflerion border to- dey after capturing 4.0m square miles of Oeutnsl ‘nmislc in four dsys Americnn forces who y hove withdrawn into the mountains

below T . on Algerian town 12 miles west of the border.

However. word that the British 8th Army. driving from the south to relieve the situation. had reach- ed Medeninc after s. ifi-mile - vancw, promised sn esrly lessening of Romsnclk pressure on the Arn-

erlcons.

Struggling units which fought their way beck from behind he German lines reached American outposts in the heights east of Tebessa. bringing sooounts that tended to scsle down earls’ repor of Allied losses.

(Gallagher's dllpswhes did 11°! snyuwheelrer the Aliilftgiairzrlw

win 001$ or we , - .» mount“ .wev.'r.ww- spriwl on both del d the line.)

The Allis veterans had advanced 50mg mics since Sunday Ind the Aiiec- communiquc 1011i! I11‘ nounccd that they bed token $b=11~ la, Kcssorine and Fcrisnl. @116 l!" only 12 miles from the Algerlm border

Rommel lppurently was using 1w rank divisions in two column!- The northern wing nod drlvfll from Fold Pass about s6 miles to Kaeeerinc and the southern column ml swept uo throusb 111° 551$ Ossis some I10 miles in Ferisns.

Pressure blackening

Rommel’; veterans of the Ifygpl- m, ‘m; Libyan campaigni inflict~ 9d g. severe defeat on Amcfitfln grsnmtod fumes in their first 1m- pomnt clash. but the oreuurc nppenmc w be slwkcn‘

"Fighting in southern Tunisirs’ yummy n; on s reduced some. a communique sold.

The American troops were in stron r positions west of the three sbsn once;- towns on the custom 1- gtones of s mountain range which is 4.500 feet hlsh et itl blok-

Ll, gppogr-gd that Rommel had in- flicted such losses that sn Allied attack on hlg flank is fmnossible- "mo; ho is readv to turn south to meet the 8th Anny which is 6o

11o. inside southern Tunisia st t e outposts of the Mareth Line.

Admitsqilanger In East Now Very Great

Must Act Immediately 0r It May Be Too Late.

IDNDON, Feb. l6 -(G)—- H0- pogsnda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels told whet he called the “cruel truth" to tihe Gem-mm people tndsy -- first "motorised robot di- visions" of the Red Army “broken loose with s power ccli - ing sil imagination." and that ‘we must act quickly and thoroughly or it might be foo lstc."

"Danger is imminent," he wll quoted ss saying by the B¢11111 1'11- dic. "It is not the moment for asking questions how it happened. We must act. and this immediately and thoroughly."

The Nazi propagondi-st compilin- cd that other countries. including Britain and thc United States. fail- ed to realize the "Bolshevlsir-lo-Wlil

He promised death to ss-

said Gennwcf‘! ilvlns

standard probably would fell lower

and that many businesses would

be glqsgd m misc men both against

Russia and against an Allied in- vsslon danger to the west.

11¢ ngsin ottemptld to explain why Germany. who_ had s non- nggrecsion pact with Rwtiil. W" attacked that country. cxcislmu! um "in viow of the bis come"- flaglng and bluffing manoeuvre! q: Mogcqw we did not correctly

ts estimate the wsr potential oi the

v film's." sqklafilyvnow." be udded. "it 1| "- vealed to us in its wild lffiltmsb" Them he was quoted as .111! his audience, mode u! ‘NB!

wounded. arinlment we rs; 1W1 “my members, physicians. sclfill-I tlsts. artists and German 7011111. I 551-105 of questions. Amofll 1118"‘ were thesct- v

“D0 you, u your Fuenrer does.

believe in rum and qmtel vicwrv a peo e “"2: yiewflmiiigterm nod i0 1011011 m; mrehrer through fine and we- icr even under the 811mm“ 5am‘ flgég, until victory is achieved? the you determined to wogk daily l4 and 16 hours, if the Fue - rm. l“; you w ilzyoitwand in stake

o erythlnll 011 V0 11’

‘1-1; your confidence in 1-119 711911" rcr mdey greater and more un- Shqkflbm ma“ “V1131 uhnever SR

u on 9, ' - bo»?.‘.’..“"§}§.“3a. forfeits his Trend?

The Berlin radio said, theft! W115 henpnusyasyrc srvprovai of these questions.

Gardin Move: Sub-Amendment To Throne Speech

OTTAWA, Feb. i8 -—(Cl')—- Th; House of Common! W" tonight with debuts on the M-

in Tunisia. offensive moves on his flan

definite frustrated. T Northern Tunisia is longer III lmmedll

e Axis

it from flank and rear as well.

thlt the fink blltzkrie

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[linking front

A test of Nazi purpose or nbliity to hold still looks u though n Nazi retreat. not n which crashed through the American fionkin outwst line in the ocn re was designed nort .

War Situation Last Night

3! Kirke L. Bllnplon, Associated Press War Analyst

Gen. Eisenhower bu suffered e serious but hr from cripplin defend There is every lgicstlon that he will meet the situaflo

n with

A fut ls Allied effort to split the foc apart to the coast ha; been In-

h escape corridor for a

wide open. AmericsEn fonts; all“ u‘ n“ menace. v r o

nun diminish due to cvsouircn of oflvmcueyflyin: new.“ e ° or

There are mitigating circumstances. seems set to mokc quick advantage. Britain's 8th army is llrend much in Southern Tunisia. Advance Mlreth lino. Desert patrols st Fun Tstohounlne are already menacing

concentration in the centre Ire no

however, of which Eisenhower on the elements now are iron lng the

that line ls in the making. It stand, is to be expected and to cover that final withdrawal

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in sny event Eisenhower apparently wos not relying on the collapsed heavily in his battle plans. Orders which brought the Bri-

tlsh in the south into contact with the Mnrcth line must hove been ls-

sued before the Nut blow was struck. Events

rose there wn not suf-

ficient American striking power yci mustered n the centre for s power

Iirlvo to the coast. Obrvlousiy Eisenhower ho man stand on the Maretb

d to build up that striking power if a Ger- o developed. A lest

of that in coming from

the British sdvsuce in the south under his orders without delay which

indicates the centre position was rqsrd secondary value even before it we: overrun.‘

0n the old mllltsry uiom the Eisenhower must be more concernor on his foo in the north and the sout r

threat in the centre. Unless ‘salsa; lgrzzgllllnce u Amman“

flankng route now bu little twill!!! “I

lino for the first resl fight with the Fold Pasn-Msknsssy strategic meaning.

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attack is nlws the best defence, now with expo itlng major assaults than with preporln a new flanking on the Mareth

Pleads Cause Of China To United glStates Congress

,.Modsmc.€3 ieealiei-shekfie . . ' Visit Mdy" bye ProfountlE ectOn

Relations. .

By J. F. Sanderson Csnodillh Press ate-ff Writer

WASHINGTON. rob. 1'! -(0P) _,\ tiny women, dressed in l 1on8. tight-fitting black sown. stood Q11 the raised dole or consress today and pleaded the cause of her long- suffcring counu1~47h111°~

It w? éucdantrre Oblong/Emil-

r k. s or , r Ill - e-lhg, with herPesmaii fists clunchbd in emphasis, declared it was not in the best interests of the United‘ ‘Notions to concentrate everymmfl on Germany and "allow Japan to continue. not only as s vital pot- ential threat. but as s waitlnl Nond- of mmocios, ready to de- sccnd st s moment's notice." ,

Her ringing words b10118“ 111% congressmen to their feet. applaud- ing enthusiastically the frrst lady of chins and wife of the Generalis- slmo.

"Let us not forget." she said in glow but impeccable English. "that Japan in her occupied srees today has Krester resources st her com- mand than Germany.

"Lot. u; not forget that the ion;- cr Japan is loft in undisputed possession of these resources. the stronger she must become. Each phasing‘ (my takes more toll in lives

tiyates C u ngrcss; ’ Wgrtiirie‘ "

r.|:.|. Soldier Awarded M.G.

IDNDQN. Feb. is? (C? CABLE) _Award of the Military Cross to Capt. (temporary Major) Clsywfl Henry lcigorge oftthe lllgyilsl $3111!!!

edco o ,narveo rnce . gill!" walspsannounced tonight 1n the London Gazette.

His citation said much con- fidence (lid he inspire while evacuating casualties that it WM I by-word ‘all will be W011 11-1 5191113‘ n m shame.’ m. was responsible for saving the life and sufferlnS 0f many hutndrcds of wounded.

The elation did not say where the award was earned but it was believed to be in the Middle East.

King Stresses Serious Situation

Crag] [Urges immediate

Amendment To Mobilization Act

Hy James MoCook Onnsdian Press stuff Wrillgr

OTTAWA. Feb. 1a 409).. 1m. 1118111616 action to bring into force 1"‘ Bmimdiflellt to the national rp- sources RlODiIiBiIUOIl not, so a1] men 1n ‘he Armed Forces an! available 1°? 911N100 anywhere W53 urged in the House of Commons today by C3D?- G. 8. White (P103. Con. Hastlngs-Peterbcrough),

After Iong debate last yea; the government was empqwered m send overseas, by order-in-council, men called for compulsory military serlwce. So far draftees have been W186 "Don to serve only in can- ads and in anmcen-i territories likr Labrador. Newfoundland and fxla-‘ka- “T1191! they have been sent ceyond Canacirm soil to these areas 073915-111-601111011: have authorised the movement. t4‘ 0116 0f eight suggestions to he government. Capt. White urged "that the amendment to the NR. M.A. massed at the last M5550“ he brought into force at once s0 that

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lialder Restored Chief 0f German General Staff

BTOCKHOLM, Feb. 18 —- (AP) --Gen. Franz Ilnldcr has been res‘ ’ to the position of chief of the German Army General Staff, displacing Gen, Kurt Zeit- zicr, who succeeded him inst fall. the newspaper- Aftonbiodet said ~ It sold the difference in op- eratlons of the General Staff under the new command is “as big n! hud turned s swilch."

ilalrier was described as no Nazi. but an officer who could forget personal prestige at s moment when the Reich wns threatened.

The dispatch did not report the new assignment of Zeitzler, s 47- year-oid "political General" who is I. personal friend’ of Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler.

Broadcast of s. D.N.B. dispntolr by the Berlin radio Dec. 10 on- nounccd the a pointmont of Zeltlicr to be Ill let's chief mil-

if one

itary aide. confirming reports that had been current several woke.

Two Ghildren Die In N.S. Fire

VI. NS, Deb. 1B —

HUIDRA ‘(Om _- dropped in their second

floor room by s. blast of flame from en exploding stove, that, set fire to their dwelling, Gerald Spray, five and Shane Spray. four. were burned to death today while their mother snd grandfather were critically burned in s vain effort to

MAXIMS

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MERE MAN

When yon get to the cull of .1. 1 MP9» still hold on,

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the Soviet Monitor-

siblc that large forces of by the stroke.

The Russians have been Operat- ing both north and out of Mat- voev-Kurgan. find the town could hove been token from either dir- ection. If the soviet forces came down from the north the trumped Germans might be counted in great num'bers—probably less if the Rilssiilm advanced from the out. Even in the latter use. however, observers believed sisesble Nazi groups might wcii be caught in the Toganmg ares.

The bulk of the midnight com- munique dealt with Red successes

crf Roeocv. indicating the soviet armies were quickly taming into the Germans reflecting from this great ores.

Cloeckmol

Elsewhere the Russians 1110111118 in still closer b0 the Nazi Btmliffboint of Orel. st ifrc north end of the active front. The com. munique reported the capture of the railway town and district centre of Zalegsohch, only 3o miles cast o! Oval. Verkhnsyrs nos-m, 45 miles southeast of Oral, and mg- ovskoye. 40 miles southeast of tho nrrlzrngpoint.‘

e Russ sns already have n. ?t’§“.‘i.h‘€$§$’5ii...§°‘i“.§“.3.?l l‘°““ u» direction of lung, _ mm

Jane Open 7. Attacks In China

Victorious Soviets V/iin-T: Miles Of Taganrog.

LONDON, Feb. 18 —— (CP) -— ACiVtillCtr-Q‘ speed indicating little effective oppu; Red army in pursuit of beaten Nazi ‘troops i area west of Rostov has cut the only e way on this front. the Russians anncrzn . 1 - Thursday midnight communique recor ...:.' h.» *-

AIL LINE WEST 0F3ESTT§“‘

Large F 0 rczfrf? Of Nazis Be Trapped

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The rail line was out with the czrptrwc of the district centre of Matveev-Kurgan, 2!. m.‘ Ir of the Azov port of Taganrog, ernrt. ' .. not immediately clear from which the. _. victorious Russians came. it was entirely

F’. r. tlr-‘l pos-

Germans were tr-r-qnacci

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By The (‘unnrT-sln Press

RUSSIA- ‘Vest of Rornov, Rod Army cuts rull lino r ‘m by capture n!’ possibly traymiu" 1 ~ “[06:41 Russians also r-v-u-o 4'11‘. if

the dress north and northwest to 0

GEBMANY- Goebbels foil; Ger. man people RmsLm nrrzric.» have "bmllen louse with a puwrr z-uiinfirg all imagination"; sum G .~ n living stmirizvrzis pro} ' Iuwor; Prcrllcfs , .. against Russia in spring.

NORTH AFRICA- Four thous- and square miles of ‘Tunisia full to Germans in four days; Amer-io-

:r"-‘ French force repulse‘: 30 Gr:- tenlu and infantry unit.

FAB EAST- Japanese begin nt- tncks from north of Slr-uv-lrul lo Yunnan jungles; 111ml: r.... Japan intends to "01.... (‘hunj- king's resistance."

BRITAIN- Commons approves by 135-10419 Vote goverrrnrsni province ll $0 proceed slowly “Hi1 Yicvrri ‘we report; dlrrllriml lvbrtllrr‘ lnWrr ministers will resign from raixirzct.

CHUNGKING b

. ‘Fe . 18 —(A.'P)~ m Jopsnese iuvo begun gttgpkg in seven widely loner-used areas. from the lake country north of Qhlflffhsi to the jungles o! Yunnan in the southwest. apparently with the hope of ending Grlnese resist. “we. the Chinese announced today,

AERIAL- Railway firms in Franco and Bclirinm attacked by RAJ‘. fighters in drrvlipfrt.

AUSTRALIA —- Annnnnccrucnt

made of organization of United States array in under LL-(icn. Muller b

Macmillan To Head Committee

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‘wflfylflfigllllés live M0388‘ or 050ml: mun“. ayai day gzzrrédwgrge

dress in reply to the mm" "pooch incomplete after "Ml- r. .1. A. Cardin (Lib. Richelieu- vercbores) introduced e ll“- minute amendment 1" '1" " n-rerrdlhent moved by 1119 71°‘ gressive Conservative opposi-

of both Amerimng and Chinese. "Lgt ug not forget that the Jop-

snese are an intransigent people. "Let us not forget that durlns

the first 4 1-2 years of total ag-

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M.T.B’s And Planes Attack Axis Convoy

‘Phase positions of duiwuis- bflrbed- win entanglements and sun 1-m- nlncements have been held "T11101- milv bv infantry since Rommel BmiJ10Yed virtually o‘! the tanks he could scrape together for Ms g n -—-~—-- asssult eusinst. the “filly-boll! wlosdlnilmlhogisa Thrarbsdriybtfczlarlré- American line. m“ I , d w‘ "- Keith nkcrumronf" sue-mi 11"" °"‘ U‘ s‘ T"'" riligs°frifr”fr.."'.'rii‘..fi speech

pnunds ¢31,4rs.rw.<‘ Wrrr Savings mm last three years.

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save them.

The mother, Mrs. Charles P. Spray. 28. and her severity-five year- old fatlrer-in-larv, Herbert Spray, were overcome by the smoke and heat as they tried to force their way into the‘ room to rescue the children.

They were terribly burned be- fore thev could be rescued and carried from the blazing building, which was levelled to the ground in a short time. They were tukerr

OTTAWIA, Feb. ili-—(OP) — Prime Minister Mackenzie Kinfl today said in the ousc of Commons N1111- thero is 's great danger of the members of bhlShflfllllié and of “on: people getting t e 111111055011 B this war is goins to be won 11118

n" "its said it ls not possible to stress

UITAWA. Mb. re-(or) ~ Two 1118 wmmli-(Bes 0f the House of’ Commons, on reconstruction and social security, will be organized next Week, The Canadian Pres; was informed tonight. ‘.

Hon. Cyrus MacMiiisn (Lin; Queens, P E I.) will be chairman of the ii-member social securltyt committee. and J0. Turgeon lLlb/ Caribou) will again be chairman of l the reconstruction committee, s post__h_e_heid last session,

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too strongly "thj? serious situation “Imaging “or Thursday “mu “atlas/t mzglvgnzufigaetllreiafllrfiggmfial; ‘nrgznuroei’ [tan-m 51.132183“: hiégbaeifégfisnilt this moment and that n, ' ' _ . s _ . Nfiffnan r1§§f=§§’.n§§m u c“§f‘r$§r'i' “Wamn but n l‘ ma" the c" "1 mduflfl“ “"1 ""1011." ' to st Martha's Hospital ntigon. ' ' men; succeeded in knccktns out utlon. had not withheld IIPII- LONDON Feb [b499, _ Th, QTTAWA, Feb. i8-(CP)-l“in- m. N5 Wm]. the. u“, w 1- To arme ‘carfedn shingles American tsnk sire 8111- T1” 9"’ ostlon o! the P13111111" 3mm" lAdmil-alty snnnunccd tonight that once Minister Iisley 111d 111 111% n1g'...'.:g.. d..s§...,.,,’,§°',‘...,§,{}_ ' Orders booked. .1. - Bosmon. "m" “mu” °1 n m" Iiuftfil,“ ces Mobiilsatlon Act until such . small force of motor 101' 94° 11°11“ °1 C““"m°“‘ ‘way n ‘flrga The occupants of tho first floor R1,,“ 34$» and Sbeltla indicated the “f? time ss s complete lnvestigfl- boots and R AF, planes uttac ing I uosslbls for him to 1km an agent h“ apartmen.’ ML and Mrs‘ Joseph -.___ W111" ""9 ‘Mtmnmd ‘m m’ tlon could be mods of 110 g strongly-escorted enemy convoylndication when he w pres Stewart’ were ab“: m escape mime “wading hogs for Davis a main Allied defence line in ‘e mcans by which Canadian! in the Mediterranean sank one Axistirlrgiqrzotfillidirsbzs. was answer‘!!! . me_llaglfivxpg§hedwgilem_ gutter sédlzaernon. Tuesday. February hilbh riidgyen ofhénorirerségs ‘$161712? could but coon-mute‘ t: :51’:- gilri tan? at) anrotlreer on fir. on the quesfion gr sag-rm" maydan Hm ' “Nelson. 149-11- =°“ 1° nlus "II W" °“ " ' " ° ' ' ' r rv tive neuroscie- ._._.._ Hobbs to Tebecsa, i2 miles inside h‘ m "cm, gunqmlc end nder heuvy attack of the escort gross ve onse a l h d mdlcfl“ . , 1-1 _ th boats scored o, hit on one shl ed, who said Mr. Iis ey a _ L D d I vhicu vs 1111;135:1151,’ 14%?“ ‘unfit!’ “$1.3... Army. Nltsd sns re- “'11°:“c:lr'r'i'rn sub-lmcndmcnt mil saw a isrse enemy shin sin? cdlpreriously mat iguanlgbtl-nbswmr] t Ii 1h for ssic. Skstc after. -10-ii. organised sftor its record Leno-mt e "m1: ‘mmgum, u“, ‘h, fter being hit by s torpedo from s 31125:: eparirelsent e I . l “PM Bound ssovl a dalbons ‘rgveince “cxrrrggghrvlggzrlhggd P11101111 an“ h" "'“‘s"'....."”'..'i'n33i rmsh plane. 1 " ' ‘ f’ Crash Big Plane “Mun llunter m“ Ifidsy i111; hi... south of urc‘ our: of u” '..."..°;,,,;r.h' m; rrnsnu r ' z-r-r-sl. cm. nt the eastern sourced"! "'1 l...'.‘il u “non-yawn u» ' I II I “Trier 11s.. 6...... nuv his Four-Motored Bomber Plunges Into Packing Company's Plant.

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