State 0f War Between Germany, Italy Andlhe U._S.

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surprise order: ls issued by Minister Howe

Move made to conserve Canada's rubber supply-

Qrrlutnn, Dec. n——(CP) vfinle of all new rubber pneu- malic tires excePt ih°5° °n ne\v vehicles was halted under s surprise ortler issued late to- dm. by Munitions MmlSiB Hiiifi ortier, which becuinelff- fective immediately ‘and fe- mains in effect until_ further notice," lonucs used tires and tubes anti rctreatled tires tile only source available to motor- ists who require replacements.

When the order was issued officials were still in conference stiltiyitrg information on Can- ada's rilbbei" supply compiled by members of the rubber con- troi staff who worked all last nicht,

rrhe action was a. direct 011M011“ of hostilities in the Pacific which

threaten to sharply curtail the North American supply of crude rubber.

""1 "new... witch-st? wuru us - "The order was announced by the

Lloyd's of London See Halifax as Poor war risk

HALIFAX. Dec. ll -- (OP) - Lloydb of London has refused to underwrite further bombardment insurance on Halifax property, the city's civilian emer ncy commit- tco was advised y.

C. I". Fraser, member of the or- ganization's publicity committee, made the announcement ht s. meet- ing of the C.E.C. called to conside action in view of war develop- ments. I-Ie gave no details.

The C. E. C. decided to stage a rehearsal Sunday afternoon to de- termine whether its various branches would co-opcrste properly in the event of enemy attack.

The meeting was held a may a.- heod of schedule after the Domin- ion vernment declared in on 0r- dcr- -council that there is daf- inltc flsk of an enemy attack on Nova. Scotia o-nd Prince Edward Island. but aside from the decision to hold the Sunday practice, few steps were taken by the committee.

(Premier J. B. McNcir said at Fredericton tods/y that tho entire coastal urea of New Brunswick, with the remainder of the

vlnce to a. lesser deg-rec. has been _

placed under air raid precautions reg-frictions.

To simplify Price control

arrows. Dec. 11 -(CP) -nr.'_sr.

.. nrmixxaihcommodltlas are.

LONDON‘, Dec. Il-(t? Csble)—Tho Ministry of Sup- ply tonight nnounced a bu: e1 the sole of lutomobllc tire! for two months because cf tho necesrty ‘of conservln! W55"-

munitions and supply department i0 minutes before it became effec- bvc at 4 PM. A53‘.

‘I'll; order prohibits sale 0!‘ d6- iivery by any person in Canada. to

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Lift blackout

Restrictions in B. B.

vIClORlA. Dec. ll-tCPl-Resi- dents of British Columbia's consul rres-n possible target for Japan- ese aerial attack-remained on the llcrt tonight despite rm order is- llltd st Victoria. today suspcudlni llll-Jnlght blackouts until further no cc.

ln snnouncin lifting of the blackout, effect ve for the PM‘ three nights from dusk to dawn. lisp-Gen. R. 0. Alexander, gener- sl officer commanding, Pacific com- mmd warned here it may have in lo into effect ogsin st o. moment's notice. Other air raid precaution officials joined with him in urkllllf citizens who had not already done loio v ‘ ‘ arrangements for tucking out their homes.

Coming Events

mp0.- “O h! Notices In thla I unto par word

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granted licences by the wartime prices and trade board and general simplification of price control measures are Lu prospect, it was rc-

veflicd today. Donald Gordc chairman, said

D - the board mlghtiflnd it, had guf-

ficient control of all branches oi industry to enable it to discontinue the specific form of licensing which required dealers in foods, feeds, clotliin and footwear to ope ate cencc from Dec. 1.

As an immediate step towards simplification, the board said deal- ers now operating under licence are no longer required to enter on Sflllig slips the buyer's licence number and are also relieved from s.ny obli- gation to ace thct buyers ere lic-

If the board decides that general licensing is sufficient for the co"- trol of prices, it was expected that no action on the part of dealers in any commodity would be required, apart from observance of t price ceiling.

Should s dealer fail to observe the price ceiling. the board, as n final resort, could simply inform him that he was no longer licensed. The letter givin tho dealer this infor- mation wo be his notice w quit doing business.

The board statement seld the individual licensing system applied to dealers in foods, feeds, clothing and footwear was "quite burden- some to biuiness" and it was hoped it could be abandoned.

Two Children Severely injured

ANDOVER, N. 3., Dec. ll —(CP) -Two children were injured severe- ly and several others suffered cuts and bruises todsy when a car driv- en by Miss Mcdcline McLaughlin, Andover high school teacher, skid- ded on on icy road and swerved into s group of youngsters after ahc slowed with the ides of giving them o ride to school.

Audrey Nunn, l4, with heed in- lurles, end Arthur Finnemore. o. suffering a broken lc and bruuoa. were rushed to hospi l st Beth.

Three n.o.n.r.i Members killed

YARMOUIH. N. 8-. DW- 11 — (CD-Three members of the Royal Canadian Air force were killed late today when an airllllm ilmllfli l- i-2 miles from, ILCAJ". offlo- lols announce .

The victims. only men aboard the plane, were:

Sgt. Pilot E. G. Bawtcnhelmcr. l-Inmiltmi, Ont; Sgt. Pilot J. P. Riess. Hamilton, and WAG. Sgt. W. C. Whitman, Iawnnootown, N.

Bswoenheimera nextof-hin is his wife, livhg in Vermouth. mess is his father, I. R. Riql. 207 Pllilll . Whitmlh’! is his Iawrenco-

father. c. r. Whiilnlnr sgé. Pilot Bawtcnhsimer had been Ont.

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War Situation Last Night

(By KIRKE L. SIMPSON, Associated Press Wnr Analyst)

The German and Italian war declaration against the United Itatea have an anti-climax, ylopmnd‘ flnvob-pendhig some move to implement those pronouncements with action. .

The Axis-Anglo-Arnerlcan war was already a physical fact in both the Pacific and Atlantic. President Roosevelt wrote the Nazi- I-‘ascist gesture off in advance in his fireside wnr report to the coun-

The ‘ _ of war declaratio from Europe, which Congrcaa supplemented in kind In n matter of minutes, did complete, however, the cycle of the second great war, the triple A war, or the Axis- Allles and associates war, with one notable exception.

Russia, Japan's arch foe in the cast, still ls at peace with Japan. No hint of the Russian role in the Pacific conflict has come from any authoritative source,

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There ls no sign of American or British uneasiness over Russian silence. That itself is significant. It implies u rlcfinlte advance under- standing as to concerted action under the circumstances which have now arisen and were clearly foreseeable.

With the mil-Russian cannpal n on ice, both actually and fig- uratively, Russia could prove as pivotal a. wnr factor in the Pacific as she has ln the European battle zone. In Europe, she halted the Hitler war juggernaut for the first time. In the Pacific, air blows from Russian close-up bases could utterly frustrate the indicated Jupanese strategic design. -

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It |l a GOO-mile bomb hop from Vladivostok to Tokyo. It ls 100 niilcu or less from the Russian coast of the Sea. of Japan to Sahlriln Island, chief source of Japan’; mesgre natural oil supply. The north- ern hnlf of the island is Russian.

There ls a potential aerial corridor from Alaska to Siberia, dotted with islands. The widest sea jump could easily be spanned by fighter pluses to say nothing of bombers. rforthward, narrow Bering Strait offers an even shorter sen-lump route than the Alaska-Aleutian- Kanschath corridor.

Given moderately favorable weather, United States planes could move in on Japan at close range from Siberian buses if Russia joined up in the Pacific. The fear that Russian bombers may let go It any moment from Jnpancsc skies must nlready be haunting Tokyo.

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Whore and when Hitler's next foray will come, now that he baa admitted failure of his Russian campaign until next summer, is ony- borlyls guess. Turkey do jitterywltb suspense. London- animating-- ton are full of rumors and speculation.

The likellest place for Nazi air power to reappear seems in this corner to be the Atlantic 1nd the Mediterranean. Short of effective intervention by tho German air force, a bitter Axis defeat in North Africa seems impending. And the crux of the battle ugnlnst Britain is in the Atlantic where PrlrmeMinlster Churchill has prepared his people for s reduction of the American naval and war supply effort due to the war in the Pacific.

That still looms as Hitler's objective in dragooning Japan into the struggle in an effort to cover up his failure to smash Russia on schedule. Yet that fnilurc could prove bitterly costly for Jr pen, if and when Russia enters the Pacific conflict.

“We Are Allsflhfli “This”, Churchill

British and UnitedimStates not alone in battle against Axis Powers.

LONDON, Dc¢_ Il-(Clfi-Wlth five simple words-“we are all ill thls" - Winston Churchill pro- cleimcd todayo Britain's proud de-

International At rfrwbiiriiieu sfrifidsrii rirhforiiiri

A Glance at any and every cost the mighty

barricade now thrust up across __ the world against the Axis msr- auders of Europe and All"- rti"°“r."r“.i“ué"§is‘§§u ciiifrmirii» iii: I n WASHINGTON— Uhlldll Skid! U111 d Bill-ll!» Vi" m cfmwmu" dcolnres war on Germany 1nd Italy; ncss 0f tilt! illlmlflen" °i m" 1"‘ ‘apnnesc light cruiser and Jspcn- slfiP, u" PflmB Minister t0ld PM“ use destroyer sunk at Wake Island

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"Our we! we WW4 by "w" MANILA -- 29,000-ton Japanese ambitions and their crimes w nttleshlp sunk and a second dread- scck lmPWB-bll’ i110 Wilma!“ °l nought damaged by U. s. aircraft; the mglllh- “in ‘W14 wd situation in Philippine: in hand ell it stands or. It is the supreme “menu” barrier for all their kind-

"If this should b8 their resolve SINGAPORE- Military situation we are prepared w meet lt- 1i in northern Malaya takes turn for they should declare hemsclvc- fe- better; 2.330 survivors landed from solved to 00mg!!! the dcfiiflliillilll Prince nf Wslea and Repulse. of the Inglis wpeaking world, I know i m"! for the United from: norm - British-Canad- StufAs as well as for the British tan line holds firm; Japanese mou- llinpire when I 8B3’ we WWW need from rcar by Chinese offen- rsthcr rlsh than be conquered. slve on Kwungiung front.

“On not basis, and puttinil it at the worst, there ore quite I LONDON —Churoblll announces lot of us to be killed’ (Jen. Cunningham bu been replac- cd in Libya campaign; foresees auc- Brltuln, U. B. Not Alone ceasful conclusion.

Mo, he pointcd out, Britain and MOSCOW - Russians contlnluo Amery“ u; not alone, for the successes on central front; Moscow- Tula road cleared.

By The Canadian Press

ll. S. accepts ilhallenge of Germany, Italy

Hull expects Russia to go t0 Warwith Japan; U-S- transfer some warships to Italy to convoy Italian transport; in

SCOIGS naval SLICCESSCS- the Meditcrranenn. This, the broadcast indicated. had been flflflllicd In yesterday's meet- lllE 0f Vichy Vice-Premier Dar- lan and Italian Foreign Min- ister Clano at Turin.

The radio, which did not five the source of its informa- tion. also said France had

llumored Italy To get some French ships

BERNE, Dec Il-AAPI-The Anlrnru. radio reported tonight that France had agreed to

By J F. Sanderson ‘VASHINGTON- Del‘-

Caxindian Press Staff Writer

WASHINGTON. Dec. 11—(CP>-— To an accompaniment of ngviii sug- i Jr , t Pa»: - fcessge aggintig 53%;; otgdayeaccepb given Italy the use of the port ed the challenge of Hitler and “l ma"? ill Tulllilfl- Mussolini by unceremoniously de- __________ ciaring war on Germany und-

It y. Thus, within four days, the Un-

commander in chief of the

by United States forces.

itcd States found herself aligned B r N0 fuy-lhgr det '] .

with the other democracies on s ‘n’ The Japanese navy aimssvtcre

virtually worlo-xvide front against battleships of the “Korrgov clagéir The "Konso" mid the "Hiei"

‘were commissioned in 1912 and me Haruns.” and “Kirisimsfl in 1913,

All four have a standard dis- Dlaoement of 29.330 tons and corn. Plements of about 980 men each.

t‘;‘..’.i§“h‘"l.'€if1‘.l23..§i.‘; Join Tokyo in

A tremendous line-u of the

world powers for the prosecution of the war now is complete but u s for one ‘rdngcréeexceptiond Rnusriis I a s. war rmany an ay, . has yet to declare herself against -_ ‘ hagvhilrggldlzedansntgtfxs gflgifrllllllent 551353. but State SccretafY amide“ BERLIN. Dec. ll -rBerlm radio rum" w ~bo b Ce e Ha‘ Hull ex ressed confidence that she yecelved by Ap)_Ado1f 315m d9- N m ed and, ill-lik- would o s0. clared war against the United States tukavy ° Ire“ emphasized me 59' Just before some into conference today and said that Germany, Italy 1 f” ‘l “ddlmn '»° the m- Wllll MB-Xlm Ill-WHO". u"? 5W1” and Jspnn were pledged to s new 5 lug t m‘ the Harm's" which m9 Ambassador, Mr. Hull told report- alliance to fight it together to a. army announced h“ bee“ m“ ‘grill-V; for olil‘ part have no doubt “’}‘,‘,‘“,,,e course or a speech ,0 his yMzivnliyLr-‘iiimlgic, 12—(1i‘rldavt_ that the goverrment and people puppet», Reichsta“ which 1mm‘ m‘, ‘APl—Tllc Jwflllesc have im- M the Unmn °f smialm 5W1“ hour and a half. Hitler repeatedly proved thew-strength m nwmer“ Republics will do their full port in and violent“, attacked President Luzon. but the situation remains standing side by glde with all 1i - Rfloseveu“ and expmmd “may “my “Ilchflllfld mflterlfl-lly." the United satisfaction with the aspsness at- Sm“ “m? but“ l" '- cwmuni-

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s ‘aside m) t “no n _ an unconfirmed report that a mpgghor me wag," delzfiaxgfion? ‘figs small force had landed at Legsspl. his disclosure of the three-power a‘ port 0" the Alb“? 5"“ °n u" accord which supplements the tri- mutheasmm w?“ M Lllmfl. the partite pact under which Hitler dc- ma!“ “land 0! ‘he P11139913"- clared war and pledges Germany, 1Tb” snuatm“ whim w" 5Q" Italy and Japan to make common stiff: war against the United States and I = Britain, “bring about n just order" endf-‘IS 0f the Philippines unpar- and to refrain “om concludmu a ently having smashed every Japa- separam peace uwlmaut Comiaew nese effort to set invading forces mutual consent." "rmly 551m“- 55“? P°551blY 10f non/m, Dec. 11 —(Romc radio re- ‘me “t” mm“ bl’ Pflfwlllltlst-l-

Far East Fleet ocived by AP) -—Benito Mussolini

Admiral Sir Tom Phillips today linked Fascist Italy's destiny

and CaptLeach mlsslng‘ with that of “heroic Japan" by rie- k claring war on the United States in o. five-minute speech from the

By C. Yates McDaniel balcony of the Pnlazzo Venezia. "I say to you, and you will un- t

llear Admiral Layton takes over

ted Press Staff Writer derstand," he told psrty fsithfuls, SINGAPORE, Dec. ll —(AP) - "that it is s, privilege to fight with Rear-Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton them (the Japanesehmltnlians! took temporary command of Brlt- Once more arise and be worthy of sins far east battle fleet tonight this historical hour! We shall win." in the place of Admiral Sir Tom -—-—————————— Phillip] who is among 595 officers I and men still missing from the sinking of the battleship Prince of e Wnles and the bottle cruiser Re- be. g a a ’ Missing also is the Prince o.‘ Kale; commander, Capt. John ac .

WASHINGTON, Dec. ll-(AP) ~Navy secretory Front Knox ar- rived st Honolulu this afternoon.

is was announced early to- night by the Navy Department which gave no other details. It had beenknown only that Knox was absent from Wnshington.

While all official information was lacking, the purpose of the Seslréeetary’: trip npplnrenttily ‘yo: u; _ m s persona ves gn on o edwsetiihyzieiihxiilg clmxrigrgfogugflwiinngn m” Smashing Japanese ‘unmse saved from the Chimr Sea rerrlied CALGARY- DW. 11 ~43?) —Al'l rsld on the navel base and other this powerful -B,.m,h basum, am, Alberta supreme court fury Willy defence installations st Honolulu destroyers ond other fleet lilll-xl had ggggiiéefli.llgfigakllged glguigfetfrlgg"; Sundill! wfioflnfl’ t2‘; ‘filling? vlvtsrg connection willr the alleged "mercy Capt L3H BE“ and Capt w’ G killing" on Oct. 3 of their 2 Tennsrrt of the Repulse.

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12 OIFAWA, llx-(CPJ-Astfi- ' cl tng unusua y eaNy tr c ycnr old son who had been suffer- “pa! 9111-15131” and New Year's of vlcefladmha‘ uvtonv Mme, m8 B8011!’ from cancer of the optic soldier's on lenve. the Cargadlntnc wmmamier °i me Chin“ 55mm unlit?’ ury deliberated only l0 mlll- giiiiiiiziiils liaitiiiie iscsiirhigdgiiiiulnriclrfl- wh° had bee“ supelwded by Ad‘ utes after hearing defence counsel sriiclinmth. geyyrirq] we or pnssér mirsi Phillips. immediately gave up A L 5mm, m] Jumrs they were mongzflnlhcyees “ween De. 2g ma“ m "mm w undo“ ‘or a "l! i the first cube in Canada with and Jan. 5 inclusive, s Tranlsport M“ 9°“- s. dc enlgeulbssed on euthanasia or Commission offficial said today. mercy ng.

"It is in your power to help in tryi to bring about a ohnngo," he added. Mr. Smith had said a bill to legalize euthanasia under proper safeguards had been intro- duced ln the British House of Lords and had bkeen withdrawn only be-

r. “gifts? gilsiiiceevg, J. Shepherd who TOKYQ Dec- 1?"F“d°l'7— presided at the trinl which lasted (Jtlfuwlm Rad“ R°°°“'°d bf AP‘ -—~-— a da and a half told Mr. and Mrs. firs??? ‘lheadqunrtlersd cnniimed _ y . a opnncse an n ses rii°°u."z.ifi"'.r.‘ili bu. firmfrl.l°“l‘.'rl°“lf.ll‘i.rntl‘. to»... to not o» out seats in the House of Commons- Both wept after the jury foreman Luzon m“ mom, Welland. York South, Quebec East reported the verdict. and Montreal-St. Mary's-will be ———-——- held Monday, Feb. 9. it was sn- nounoed tonight by the office of Prime Minister Mackenzie King.

Nominations will close on Mon- day, Feb. 2.

Writs for the by-elcctions were issued today. A r kcsrnsn for the Prime Minister's office said the dates selected are the earliest possible under the

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News Briefs

Fodoral By-eleotions 0n February 9

Piotou yards To be oxtendd

yards d the beach fronting Pacific Ocean.

arc underway for extension of the and 3mm

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llgo Today cl‘

n a mo:- ndnher llico proposed peace ticm

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to Greece

mobilisation, rector-o o control of ccmrnunicoticno and rc- loaaa of llenisclista

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' shipyards at Picwu, N. 5., for the construction of cl-rgo boats, it was said by informed sources today. As vet thins! m in the fcmntlve lion of Latin America to cargo boat building program will on Germany and Italy. be can-led out in Nova Scotia has - not been decided on

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C. N. R. APPOINTMENTS

MONUION. N. 8., Dec. 10-1114: CHUNGKING. China. Dec. regional our service agent st Mone- ton and his successor J. W. Stevens front r U R vice, Halifax, is umounced by reg- casualties on the Japs in a contin

lona-l headquarters of the Canadian Nut-final Rallwqya hen.

_ _ ll-(AIU-The- nary announced tonight that Admiral

SANTA CRUZ. Calif. Dec. Il- P, (AP1~All of Santa Cruz County wenttunder total ‘jblacéroplt tonight, and he army or ere e evacu- p I N “em Ne England“ olion of su persons within 1.000 fit, 2;, ‘ggyunued 10,, Fem",

CIUIRAD DTRIEJIIJQI.’ Doérninican Repub c, ec. l-( )— ngress lew- UHAWA- De°~ 11"(CPi-P19-m tonight declared war on Germany and ‘marrow mommg B, 5_04_

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica, Dec. ll and ~(AP\—Ctxsta Rica. the first ‘nu- 729 ccsre ' ‘