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DeIibCfKtC Enemy §ttagk 0n Malta Hospitals

rEwxpect Huge Drive

In Russia

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_.—- floviets reported to have beaten off heavy) three-day German attack on strategic but unidentified point.

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___. Ild Gilmore "dated Preys: Staff Writer

_ Casualties, fires iln Nazi raids 0n Coast City

Jim I» a w are" tank lanes. ame rosters m" ‘iscieeinhinw action, it repvrlld n! - ophth- gfrfitegtrrasa": 5am. England, April ae-(Ar) m" i"; - river but —Waves of German bombe mall!" nae: {minted it smashed the residential areas of hoot-HM 52am“ n m both this fashionable southwest coast ru WWW" 9*‘ Y city Saturday night, leaving sev-

“,9... Germans weresaid to have ‘m4 upon the position with three

m, 155i miday. Pierce fight- lollowed but the Russians said itiicks failed- mMoscow radio re rted that 1m Germans were kiled in the wit: day? of fighting on the nlin iron.

(‘flak apparently referred to an- dhpfgngagemcflt as the Kalinln “is: i; norhweat oi Moscow and knot a part of vihat the Rus- darts call the western or central, front)

‘The Germans also P01111595 un‘ Ingrid from the air today for the third successive day. sending 63 iirivv bombers to raid Russia's sec- md city.

With sll the surge of activity on the long thawing fronf, the feeling prevailed hcrc, 650 miles from the fighting line, that two of the world's greatest armies. who luvs participated in no major scale activity for 43 def‘!- inight strike with all their pent Ip fury at any moment.

it was said that both sides are ,Hil¢li1g uh hugs- rcserves and are mo; out. one another in acme-

mlnor enflaxemcnls. '-

‘Tiling every mile of the front by

Thmtghout the last 48 davs and under some of the worst fichiing

i (Continued on page ‘I. Col f) BRIDGE SWEPT AWAY

II‘. FELICIHL Que, Aprll Z5 -(CP)~A bridge, spanning the Asbuapmouchouan river on the It Ibliclen-Dolbeau regional lilshway hear this Lake st. John district town, was swept away bY overflowing waters of the 11V?!‘ WI)‘. Two wagons were on the 5058c at the time but both man- IM to reach safety in time. The lilldsc was one or the largest covered bridges in Quebec.

Coming Events

n-Q-n Ills low llstloos In lhls I cents on word

"Crushing on Thursday only. Wendal Jones, Pownal. 4-27-31.

"318 concert and dance Brad- albam Hall, Wednesday, April 9- - -2i.

“Mild Hogs, Tucsda iter- Miln. Apr 38th. at. VCITIODIL a Leo Prsught. 4.

"Moving pictures. program, Ilhthea at Cross Roads school, Anni an n. a o'clock_ 4-27-11.

"Dance Vernon River ball ‘Monday sp il mo. Dflk "4 1118s orcbestnra. 4-27-21‘.

‘ "Media a m Bradalbano i "flryTuesd w "in: from“ J a

P. M. for Mark- ames T, Homers. 4-25-21.

"WWII 918a Tuesday st '1 in. gt Mschchernui store (Ohgi-ry “"71; l pan. at B. MscLeodu

(Vernon River). 4-27-21.

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"him"; should market their their nearest railway Pint and save the as °1' 10M haul truck g “ti-ugh” usurious "save gas".

"m "lmllns Board. i-ar-ii. ' land weanar pigs at chlflotietown mu week until,

Board, 6-11-21.

eral buildings in flames and caus- ing “faii-ly heavy" casualties, as the Nazis attempted without suc- cess to match the fury of the R. A. F. offensive over Germany.

The first raiders dropped in- cendiary bombs which started fires, and the flames lighted the way for following planes which loosed demolition bombs. The at- tacks lasted several hours and were the heaviest this city of 70.- 000 has experienced.

The Germans struck with in-

creasing strength at. other pofnts h

from the south coast of England to the northeast shore of scot- land, apparently in furious rc- prisal against the devastating R. A. F. attacks on Rostock. Luebec“, Essen and other German centres. Their heaviest assault, however, was centred on Bath, for centur- ies a. favorite resort city.

Most fires were quenched quick- ly and those which got out 0f control were out by this after- noon, Rest centres to accommo- date the homeless were opened in buildings which had stood for centuries. '

The raiders dropped incendiar- ies indiscriminately and fled back across the channel. They came in fairly low and dived before ile- leasing their bombs.

vt..t.;i;.;;.i;.s ll. S. Troops in New Caledonia

VICHY, April 26-—(AP)—Gast0n Ifeiiry-Hnye, Vlc-hy ambassador to the United States. has been ordered to protest to the State Department against the landing of American troops in New Caledonia, it was an- nounced iodny.

“Even if French rebels against the fatherland took over New Cale- donia in September. 1940, this docs not authorize American troops to land there," a government communi- que said.

“De Gaulle (Free French leader Gen. Charles De Gaulle) or his re- presentatives have no right to speak in the name of France."

Ceiling on ll. S. Export Trade

WASHINGTON, APfll 96 —-(AP) JIThe Unitlflgl ksttatejs flflllilffflllgQfeb

iooseda ne prccce ng a- u ay night on all commodities and products sold for eXDWt.

In an action interprcicd widely as a preliminary to overall price frees- ing within the United Statea- re- portedly due ‘Tuesday-the office of price administration ordered the export ceiling in effect next Thurs-

day.

Under its terms. the export price oi any cominodq; is fined at the cost oi acquisition by the exporter.

lus tha average premium diar n the trade on a slinlar transaction between July l and Da- cember 31. i940. or March l-April ill, film-whichever period yields the lowest average premiu

In addition, the exporter an amount sufficient to compensate him for such expenses as war risk insurance. consular feta. demurrage charges and stripping charges.

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Three’ raids Cause number 0f casualties

Report German Officer Prisoner Ex press- es Horror At Action.

CAIRO, A ril 26-(AP)—Gerrnan planes. in " deliberate daylight

eavy bombing attacks" on Red Cross-protected hos tal areas on Malta, killed at less ll rsons and infused an un rmlne number oi others. a special British communi- que said today.

Gennan bombers destroyed a large Red Cross painted on the roof of the general hospital in the first raid, in which six were killed and two injured when two wards were wrecked. the official report said.

Three more wards were destroyed

and a hastiIy-imprmvised Red Cross

made out of sheets second raid,

“A German officer. a prisoner in "18 hmpltal. expressed horror and amazement at his comrades." the communique said. “as he knew the Red Cross was visible.

"He warned the nurse to take shelter at the next alert as ‘now that they have started. they will not leave a building st-andirm!"

In other raids. the German bomb- ers hlt a second hospital. a prison camp which had been placed in the hospital area for safety, and a cock

washltina

ouse.

(The communique gave the im- piasion the hospital raids were con- tinuing with wards as the principal targets. Bombs were reported fall- gigglhroughout the area of the two os

Malta struck back Saturday at an enem airdrome and a big merch- ant Blip which was carrying sup-

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plies to Field Marshal Ed Rom- meYs North African corps.

Speech may Forecast new llitler terror

MONTREAL. APlll 26—(CPJ— Dr. Otto Strasscr, leader of the World Free German Movement. issued a statement from his headquarters here tonight de- scribing i-litlers Reichstag speech in Berlin today as that of “a hysterical and desperate man who is wlllin to multiply his terror against is enemies at home and abroad"

Dr. Strasser said he saw in Hitler's speech "a new hlgii of terror" for England with the probable use of gas and bacteria.

The Free German leader sum- inarized the speech in three high- lights as follows:-

"1. He asked the puppet parlia- nient to confirm his position as super-dictator. The reason for this curious demand was given by Goering, who declared as presi- dent of the Reichstag. that the Fuehicr represents from now on the only law and L; the supreme Judge in Germany. Hitler him- self declared that all rights and all laws are to be done away with and that he is going m rule with the iron rod.

"2. Hitler confessed a mistake in the Russian campaign explain- lng that the winter came four weeks earlier than he had ex- pected. But even more important was his confession that the Ger- man people could not expect the downfall of Russia this year bu; must be prepared for a second winter in Russia.

"l. Towards mgland Hitler an. nounced a new high of ten-oi- and it seems he has in mind the use of sas and maybe even bac- terial war."

Dr. Btrasser did not enlarge on the third point of his summary.

Eight CllllllllllClll Miners rescued

SOUTH YORKSHIRE. nlgllld, April 2d —(CP Cable) -—Ei| t of l7 coal miners buried 48 hours in a cave-in caused b a minor esrili- quake were rescue today.

Hundreds of volunteers workln in relays had burrow through 1 to 80 yards of rock an h w re the . Mine officials said the

in the same spot and tunnel] in the direction from which help ultimate- ly came to help pa; the limc- J-W- Atllnl said he and his comp-Mm first heard their ioscuern half Ill hour before they broke through.

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F War Situation Last Night

tly KIRK] L SIMPSON, Associated Press War Analyst)

By every lesson drawn from experience. some early weekend should sec Hitler's forces loosed in Russia in a final effort to annihilate the Red armies that have given him his first bitter taste of defeat.

Barely in the war has a Hitler-timed stroke failed to fall on s week- end. The initial military reasoning which dictated that may be out- worn. but it has become s Hitler habit.

Where he will strike first is s much more difficult prediction to arrive at. Full-scale German attack is possible now in the Crimea and Southern Ukraine. And there is testimony that Hitler's prime objective, wherever and whenever he strikes, will be oll sources,

O O I O O U

"Be sure that the strategy of Germany and Japan is directly point- ed st the Caucasus, Persia and Iraq, all oil producers." Lord‘ Beaver- brook told an American audience. “Thus above all do they hope to sub- due the rest of the world to their will."

But the hope of crippling the United Nations’ war effectiveness by cutting their European oll life lines is only part of the picture. The other part ls the Axis’ own urgent need for oll.

Japan's stunningly swift sweep down the Chins Sea to take posses- alon of the vast oil fields of the Netherlands East Indies and now her march into Burma has achieved greater danger of allied oil strang- ulation on that front than all Ilitlerb victories have accomplished in Europe. India and the China area already are feeling the oil pinch. ‘The last important Joduclng field in Bumm is dangerously threatened.

U O I it O I

If allied sources best ‘ ‘ ed as to oil resources of the Axis are right about it, however, both Germany and Japan. to say nothing of Italy, are themselves approaching oil starvation. Cumulative dcficiis in their reserves are steadily piling up, deficits that no synthetic product- ion has offset.

The Axis war effort on both sides of the world has meant a. iro- mcndous drain on oil reserves. Mcagre Italian participation lii the soa- agi conflicts of the Mediterranean may in part be prompted by lack of o

Japan has gained control of the surface above vast oll pools but little easement of her oil shortage. Dutch and British "scorched earth" policy has denied them full access to those rich oil pools for many

w]; two Norwegian. two Z‘

months to come.

There are no authoritative estimates as to extent of Japanese oll

reserves or oil needs in war.

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News Briefs

Jaicsav crrv. N. 1.. Avril 25-(AI')-Morc than 100 _per- sons were reported inyured tonic-ht when a Hudson-Man- hattan tube train jumped the tralfis entering Exchange Place station and burst into flame.

WASHINGTON. April QB-JAP) -'l‘ne names of almost 40.000000 men. including that of Franklin D. Roosevelt. will be registered on the United states selective service 1151, by tomorrow night when the last of an estimated 13.000000 in, the non-combatant 4540-65 age category have signed up.

STOCKHOLM, April Z6- (APi-I-‘ifty Russian soldiers, prisoners of war in a German camp at Gudbrandsdalen in central Norway. have cscapcd with the aid of Norwegians, dispatches from Norway 53m tonight.

BERLIN (From German Broad- casts) April 26—~(AP)—Gcn. Her/i l-fonore Giraud, for the second time in his career as a French army officer. was a fugitive "01" a German prison camp tonight.

presumably trying t0 milks his way through enemy country t0 freedom.

12 Allied ships Were reported Sunk last week

By The Canadian Press

Twelve United Nations ships wen officially reported sunk in the At- lantic last week but three ships. which in previous weeks had been announced as sunk, were success- fullv salvaged and reached port. This brought total announced los- ses in the Atlantic since the United States entered the war tn 150 ships.

Till TABULATION:

Week Aprll Since Dec. H-ZG 1, I941. Off the us. . '7 79 Off Canada. . 0 24 In the Caribbean 3 l’! Off South rlos I i0 Tots! l8 I50

Seven of the vessels announced this week were United States ships. amani n

and one Canadian.

‘llitler shows Conoern over sllome front

Takes O v e r Enlarged Power Over Every Ger- man; Free Rein For Gestapo-

By Noland Norgunrd Associated Press Staff Writer

LONDON. April 26 --(AP\ — Bf‘- traylng anxiety over the condition of hm home front. Hitler tori-u- poinfed to Russia as the fl€Ci5lVP battlefield of the was‘ and from a quiescent R1: Ixstag received bon- firmation of his power of life and death over every German. Inform- ed London sources said this acl means that not even Nazi judces or army officers now may sfanti be- tween ihe German people and the Gestapo.

In a speech of one hour and one niinulo in which tiirezts, some hint of u peace offensive. adniiss " of a. barely escaped catastrophe the frozen districts of Russia and plans “for the coming winter’ ’ were strangely mixed. Hitler unfolded no new master plan or smashing blow lo stun the world.

But he claimed that Germany had won a defensive winter war, and promised these actions:-

l. "Fighting in the east will be continued, ‘The Bolshevist iroios-us will be beaten by us so long and un- til such time as it has been smashed completely."

2. Against the mighty Britishualr offensive now being waged against Germany, he promised resumption of mass air ruhiiiig of Britain - "rctailution. blow by blow, such as happened in 1940."

3. increased use of submarines, al- heady “grouping in rigid sequence and rhythm" in the Atlantic where U-boais "already by far have sur- aassed th@._i14ih.vai.uum.i1a1' v1 sua-

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Forest Fire Situation Eased

SUDBURY. Ont» All!“ 36 — (CH-The forest fi.e situation in the tinder-dry bush of Sudbury district was eased tonight as forest rangezs reported the biggest blam under control and a smaller one extinguished,

The 500-ai-re fire in the nearby townships of Dill and cleland was brought under control tnda, by the rangers who expect it ~vll be ex- tinguished tomorriw while the firs in Lflllgllrlll township north Q1 Markstay, is out,

Two new fires, neither one be- lieved serious, were reported over the week-encrnear Esponola, south- west of Budbury,

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Funeral from Green Gables 0n Wednesday

The funeral of Mrs. Ewan Mac- tionuld. who passed away at her home 1n Toronto Friday night, will be held on Wednesday after- noon at 2.30 from the house (Green Galalvs) made famous by 110i" under the name of L. M. Montgomery in the novel “Anne of Gram Gables", The funeral will lake place to Cavendish United Church.

The remains of the famous Is- lmd writer, who was a native of Clifton, will arrive by train on ‘Fuosdayi to Hunter River and from there will be taken by hoarse to “Green Gables" in the National Park. Her husband, Rev. Ewan Macdonalzi and a son. Dr. Stuart Macdonald will accom- puny the remains from Toronto.

The funeral sci-vices for the late Mrs. Macdonald will be con- ducted by Rev, John Stirling. United Church Minister of Georgetown. Interment. will be in Cavendish Cemetery

Cnly consoles Banned today

OTTAWA, April 26_-_ (C P) - Jules Castonguay chief plebiscite

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What we see in he lrur must in- acccpied and what we know to be right must be done.

(By J. WES GALLAGHER, Associated Press Staff Writer)

IDNDON. April 26—(APl—-S

ped tons of lilrzh explosives on to the smoking ruins of Rostock Satur- day night for the third consecutive night and blasted the grout Skodl munitions works at Pilsen and numerous other targets in south Germ-

any and occupied France i\n the Canadian pilots continued to

mering being inflicted an Rostock, important ‘German Baltic port. They came hack from thi- zitfack Saturday night to report Roster-k "really

got it" while Sgt. \V. J. Deniers

on the port was “nothing to what lliC llUll- stop zittack \\'tl> widened to cover three fourths o} Gornzany and came as close as air action can i0 open- ing a second European from against H .

The m: .11‘! fury oi

itlei. Boston (Douglas) bombers, ac-

companied by vast escorts of figh took up the offensive at do“ s1

LONDON, April 27—lMon- day)- (CPI —German raiders showered heavy explosive and fire bombs on the west oi Eng- land early today.

In this second successive night attack upoii that area. the Nazis came in singly to

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UFEENSWE Blast Skoda .Works;' Rostock Again

Will reduce German plants to ruins one by one; Enemy Bomb- ers strike back in weak raids.

Vine channel _in_rcl'iys _a‘-_

Attack

warms of huge British bombers drop-

R.A.f-‘.'s greutt-sl offensive su fur. take a major part in the terrific lizim~

of 'l'immons, Ont, said the first rand we gave it.”

miznniriohnf AT A GLANCE

(Fa illllflll Press) BRITAIN-Great It. A F. fleets blast Rustock for third surgesigivq night, bomb Skailu. works at I'll- son. Czecho-slovakia.

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GERMANY — llitler prflcluhng Powers of life and death over all

unload their cargoes to the of

flares dropped by

officer. tonight issued a statement ___ "-

concerning voting rights m t0- morrows plebiscite of persons who have applied fcr postponement of military training,

Mr. Castonguays statement was as follows:

There appears to be a great deal of misunderstanding and misap- prehension in connection with dis- qualification of voters.

lifonvpeople seem to be tinder the impression that it‘ a person lifls made an application for 115-‘?- p . out of his militm-v training. he ‘TlIllPS disqualified from voting at the plebiscite. This is wrong in 999 cases out of 1.000.

The only persons who are dis- qualified from voting at the plebis- cite on account cf lTHXln" made an apiflcation for pnstpMInent of their military imining are Douk- hobors. Mennonites and other con- scientious objectors

4 Axis supply Ships sunk in Mediterranean

LONDON, April 26-(Cl’)— Four supply ships, loaded to iha gunwalcs with supplies for Marshal Edwin Rommel‘! North African troops, have been sent to the bottom of the ltloditer- rancan by two British submar- ines, the Admiralty announced tonight.

An enemy schoone and a lighter craft also were damaged by the submarines gunfire.