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ossrismuws Guardian, h Inning osuslaa. Iballel

ILLIES ADVANCE 10 MILES

dying said there were '15 persons in ‘the tar and ha believed st least half bf ilicm were dead.

. Many Trapped

- Many were still trapped In the ml and acetylene torches were be- ing used in an effort to out 8h Jpelllllil through to them. ~ Ilverv available ambulance was mhed to the scene at the request ii railroad officials, and police atched to nearbv hos-

pltsls to straighten out "traffic iconytstions" In the emergency

Imis.

halite in the area was soon in lhcaélcss condition. The acfiltléhi ‘occurred in the middle of a crowd- etlresideniial section. -

Defence Units Called Ont

Every branch of civilian defence Inits was called to aid in the

jmrgenc .

‘ Mayor Bernard Samuel directed mrations cf the police. FHXIIIBTY ooiice and firemen. air raid War-

. ered the rescue work. The

000i“, Ill?

Dead May Number More I710?! I50 Reports Say

i a dens and others. Abe

ut 200 service men who were riding in the cars that remained on the tracks joined in the policing and rescue work.

All units oi the city electrical bureau also sped to the scene. The ‘wreck knocked ilown lines carry- ing high tension wireswhieh higenll-

n. sylvsnis is electrified along the sec- tion where ih wreck occurred. but the Congressional Limited was hauled by a scam locomotive.

Northeast rlospital reported it had six dead-thres soldiers and three women.

Blx Cars Derailed

Railroad officials said six cars were derailed-two coaches. s. twin diner unit and two ullmuns. They still had no expiana ion oi the de- railment at 7:45.

Prankford Hospital reported shortly after the accident that it was ull of injured" and could take no more. Many othersvwore taken io Northeast and EPW09- alian Hospitals.

The i-rain Icft Washington at. 4 PM. ED T. and was due in New York at 7:35. It makes no stone hi‘- twacn the capital and the Motiv-

s

p .

Four wrecking trains were sent to the scene. ‘Phe six wrecked cars were tossed crosswise on the four tracks. closing the railroads main line. Trains were detoured over the reading lines.

Maximum Prices Set

For 1943 Potato Crop

OTTAWA, Sept. —(CP) — "we inter board last night issued an order, effective Sept. ti. establish- ilil IfliiXlnluIn prices at which (potatoes may be sold by growers, wholesalers and retailers in any

. And providing that Jitter at. iili levels of distribution Iill he kept closely in line with Iliose prevailing last. year.

The order fixes maximum P1169! Jo: sales by growers or other Ship- ittrs in cncn of four zones in Can- Idl. and slccifies maxim n mark- u: on subsequent sales y whole- ule distributors and retailers.

Zone Nu. l is designated as all ililtuari oi Canada east of the dim degree of west longitude, ust ‘first! of Fort William and rt

ur.

In ‘bone No.1. the growers or WPPtrs maximum price for all varieties of potatoes, delivered at Montreal is fixed at $1.00 per '15-

tlnd container of Canada No. 1

t grader 81,90 for Canada No. “ads. $1.45 for Canada NO- '1

A: any other distributing centre ll who No. l. the price lg varied l" l Irfiiiilit differential based on

liiyrinal cal-load shipping costs from elisrlotieiown to Montreal. Thus. at

i: cxiist oftMontrxeaihit will’ at: ic e Q llihtwlivlontlzgflelr.“ o t e B

lkcou no events

-u_

"Tiilkies. at. Peter's, Wednes- >I'Y~ o-s-ai

‘ "Tllkb-i. More-l. Tuesday. Q-l-al

l I! W Plans in a aid mu w a- HW. Beet. Sig“ I-Ifii.

- ‘lawn Party Appin Road Sept. ‘iih. li not fine sept. 10th. D~'l-1i

_ ____

g daily. o d second- iam‘ "t" bass. cash ‘moon them at , fir. Dillon and spilled, 9-2-ai

"Ullhmdlnl car of oats st. ‘ “m” TWMBY. Lorne Coles.

l l‘

, 9~'I-li. l "Rmrve Bcptembe zit and

Iaiiii ‘ ._ , ... ..°i...?.:.=.".t.:o:.. at".

i ‘Dance bi

, . ngo and lun h t “a? warehouse, Winslge, Si. t We)’. Sept. I by WJ. n 7 m

kins orders for Bulk Oats en Whoa omega‘.

Clam its ~ Y QIIIICIUIQ. l "Annual hi 5mm,‘ fintlllfilluglrllppel‘ at 8t. da Be m‘ ' ‘lhoiigi

T o‘ ' l "Wanted

"is and fowl. P ing to I wfidlirieea. Island ooiiiy itoragla l ' U-afl-LI.

i hqjrfalxiiyalnlniusg rail: oifntlg: ' 8 I m‘ u Z ugii on snot

ion Church . ‘sitdfttinss at 10.80 so».

Iopm,

I hwodem ,-»_,§,';§§it:_:_.i'":aai i i,- A a . a‘ arish

____ o to buy live and dressed 2h“

and old time dancing c

4-2. demo aliaatio

, A grower selling to dehydrating plants, to commercial processor or to large retailers who operate cen- tral warehouses and take delivery at the warehouse will have the same ceiling prices .-.s for sales i0 wholesale distributor.

To his delivery cost a retailer

selling to consumers may add a mark-up of 40 cents per loll-Pound container, 30 cents per 75-pouiid container; 25 cents for a ail-Pound container, l5 cents for 25 pounds; l2 cents for l5 pounds; eight cents for l0 pounds, or 8-10 cent per pound for a container of less than i0 pound size. A grower or shipper selling dir- ect a consumer may add this same mark-up to the price tit which he may sell to e. retailer. All prices specified in the ordcr apply to sales made between now niid Jan. l0, I944. After that date, max- imum prices may be increased at a designated rate w June i, i944, to storage and shrinkage charges.

Ali the above prices. the board said. appl to table potatoes. and increases rom 1-2 to 3-4 cent per pound are pennitted on sales certified and foundation seed potatoes.

New Invasion Stories Fly Thick and Fast

LONDON. Boot. 6-4.4?) — The Germans. apparently suffering from a severe case of invasion nerves, were reported today rushing possible measures for the defence of the southern coast of France and other vulnerable spots along Eur- opc‘s Mediterranean coast-line.

German rumors 0f Allied inten- tions fer the invasion of l-fitiei-‘s “fortress Europe" ilew so thick and fast that the BBC sent a warnin to French listeners to "be canefu of Qerman provocations.“

I.

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HEIDI

‘Marshall to

Head Invasion ?

WASI-IINUION, Sept. 6—(A.P)-— The Evening Star says it has learn- ed on the highest authority m“ Gen. George C. Marshall, United States chief of staff, will be named commander-in-chief of thc Allied forces in the European theatre to direct any invasion from England.

Selection of Marshall to 00m- mand the invasion forces, the Star says, "is a clear indication that pre- parations for operations across the English Channel are sufficiently advanced to select a leader for the troops who will participate Ill the assault on the European fort- ress from English bases.

Well-informed sources, the art- icle continues. emphasize that Gcii. Marshall's forthcoming ahllvllil- ment must not be interpreted a5 meaning that the invasion is ice- dy to begin within the next few weeks.

Italian Paper . Has Gloomy

View of War

NEW vonirfszpT. s- (AP) -'I‘i1c

Turin newspaper, Gazetts v Del Popolo, tisseriing that military circles in Rome are aware of fllll!

ur-

zliiislfllllll‘ 0i Allitid landings her north on Italy's west coast, declared gloomilw-

“One shouldn't cherish too many illusions concerning Ufill‘ powers 0f resistance when one realinas whut material we have lost in Tunis and I Sicily." i

The IIFIICIP, reported today to thc l Uiiiicd States office of war infor- mation, shtiwcd frank pessimism rcgardiii Italo-Gcruiau defence of tiic Ital an “ioe" and named the districts of Salerno, Cnvltu Vocvllill and Grosseto as possible IMKIIHB points since ihev are "PSDEPIIIILY favourable for 0Dernilons_ ivliich could quickly extend into interior country."

The Gloriinlo D‘ItnlIa said: V

“What is going on in Calabria hasn't surprised Italians." it added.

“Our people have long since lost nll lllusiom. if ihcv cver 911101”- tained any."

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ALLIED HEAIJQlIA/IITERS, Southwest Pacific, Sept. ‘I -— (Tuesdayi -- IA I‘) - Allied paratreups have landed in the Markham Valley behind Lac. New Guinea, to complete the encirolement of 20,000 Japan- ese. In the Lae - Salamaun sec- tur.

In State of Mutiny

LONDON, Sept. 8 -- (C?) - ltcginald McKonna, Chairman of, the Midland Bank since 1919 and a‘ former chancellor of ilie Excheq- uer, died today’, aged 80.

LONDON, Sept. 6 -— (CPI- , Seven submarines were dest- royed In recent operations in aprouches to the Bay of Ililsray Ills Admiralty and the Air Ministry announced tonight. crediting the "kills" to Royal Navy surface vessels and Brit- Ish and American planes.

HALIFAX. Sept. a -_ tcei T‘ Naval slllpbillldlhfl‘ history will bc made here saturday, Sept. 1B. when the ‘Pribal Class destroyer, H. M. C. S. Mimiac, lar est warship ever constructed in Ca ada. slides down the ways at theHl-ljhiaiishipyarda.

IDNDON, B0 t. O—-(AP) —- The Rod Anny am outskirts of burning Btalino in ihe Donets Basin toes and also ca tured the Northern kraine Citade of K0110- direct phi e toward K .

i , disclo- sed officlally tonight.

A eoirununiqus announced‘ the seizure of the industrial ciy oi Msksev only six miles east of Btslino, w ose fail was expected in the next M hours. Mesco le-

"n7 e

Russians Advance to Edge of Burning Stalino

Home Iladio Asks Blunt Questions

LONDON Sept. Ii-ICPJ-‘fhc Rome radio. in a home and overseas broadcast recorder! h! the ministry of Information, "It"! 5min and the Unites states tonight whether they were prepared to guarantee Italy's i010 frontiers,

In words reflecting Italy's thoughts of peace, in. mead- caat stated:-

" We do not want to baggie over words. e are prepared to faca stark reality.

"Wfi. therefore, ask you Bri- tain and America-uh you In. tend to respect the indepen- dence and unity of our unfor- tunate country?

"If you do, why don't

. say so?"

you

Covers Prince EdwartPlsiand Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1943

IIHMIBIBI!

anus

eavy Toll Ozf Life In Accident,

Strong support for a belief that the Italian Government may soun seek if separate peace has come from Berlin itself In a broadcast an- nouncing, thc evacuation of nt least part of the font of the Italian I10"!-

ny- uithdrmving northward and mnintaiiiing their record of no 5914"“

opposition to the Allied invasions of

may lie hoping to secure a better peace than if they took it stand.

The WIUIIIHIIVIII of German and Italian troops-mud civilians-from Ion-er Calabrio, announced by D.N.B., official German news agency, re- d I|i Allied capitals, as this was wirlticn. However, in Washington. It was generally accepted as true in view of the astonishing lack of‘ resistance of any kind encountered by the invading armies.

Tlicre arc other signs that new peace feelers soon may lie extended

mains unconflrme

by Marshal Bailoglios Government.

Italian soldiers, surrendering t0 _ port ilicy were under orders to lay down their arms. Their statements I correct. clearly Indicate that the. lack of opposition on the toe of l|‘¢ boot is a calculated move of the Italian Government rather than vol- untary action by war weary troops themselves.

Al the plaintive nlon by _ Mates pledge themselves io guarantee Italys I91" that has coma 0v_cr the Italian leader- ship siiice the days. not so long ago, when JIIISSOIIIII was making his pr!!-

signiflr-unt w:

lain n “the United frontiers. This slinvvfs the changi-

tensions lo vast empire.

Prime Minister Churchill and President Roosevelt continue to in close touch with the Italian situation. They are understood to he rea- dy at any time Io act promptly on any peace proposals. _

Ilnivcter. it is unlikely that a suaccstion for anything "W"!!! surrender" would bc acceptable to the Allied leaders.

Despite nll the indications hoiniinl! toward hence IIPMWWN- ever. the Axis ivlthdrawals could he a movement to new defence

conditional

ivliert» Germans irnnus could put up roiinitc-t of Italy by Mllerl arm s.

I Sr-ircrnl good possibilities In; consolidated defence "Ilium"! "l" ‘m

line; crossing Ilie font.

Allied Aerial Fireflies Ne" Heights

Sees Italian Army

By RALPH ALI. Y Toronto (llobe and h respondent representing the combined (‘aniulinn Press ‘ (Distributed By "he ("'1'

nst iugnncelvuble passivly encountered before RBI " (Jalnbriaflc fine natural breast-

works change in the enem plans for the foe of _ may have been tlictiiieil many FPIISOHS. .

Ilnlinu anldlers Sllfrfmkr‘ Ing with even greater iilflvfll)’ than In Sicily say they hail orders to lay iloivn lhelr 11TH“- NeverIIu-Icss lhe unanlmli)‘ with ivhlcb they appears-ll ivlih ready-made white tic-Ki and belongings packed In "f" civilian suitcases is inn Im- pressive in be written off II! coincidence.

The Italian army iipuPBP-fi dcflnllely In a stale of ntutlivv. A complication liehliitl U"? German linsiv wiihdrziival l5 that. recognizing the vflmmfl“ t futility of looking In "W" 1\||||\,§ I'm- nssistnnce, (he Nnzla rev-ism 1m whole defensive scheme at the last minute. ,

. . i. last-minute Quins‘ n v‘ defence ~ which b?

Fall From Horse

MILWAUKEE. Supt. (l-JAPM- Jciliii Cutlnliy, Wisconsin director of civilian dcfcncc. former United States ambassador‘ to Poland niid cx-iiiiiiisiei‘ to Eire, was; killed this afternoon when ilirtiwii from his liorsc. l-lc suffered a broken Mela.

Ghurchill is Presented With Honorary Ilegroe

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Sew. 6- tAPh-Prime _ Minister ingmn Churchill declared today that the United States. which could not es. capo rcsponsiblity in this time oi global conflict, would have aii eg- ualloigegponsibility in the peace in“;

“The price of greatness i| . sponsibllity." he told a special cgv vocation of Harvard University facility and oversecrs, cnllcd to.

- .°_.

War Situation Last Night —_.__:=— arid

By Hamilton W. Faron, Associated Press War Analyst

‘iiiirlit io maintain the unpreced- t cnird assault.

gather _to

Jtgard him ari_h_onorar,y__

the Italian mainland, the Italians

British and Canadian troops, re-

Ihe Rome radii. that Iii-i-

keep

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how- Iiuea ultimate

stiffn- npposiilnn In thc

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LONDON, Sept. 6 —— IAP) -

, meeting was addressed by the Pio-

some

O

‘Liberal Candidates lilo Hot Appear At Afton Hall

The first political meetiiiil of the, campaign in ilie second district of‘ Queens was held last night at Af- Ion l-Iall. A good turnout of electors from the southern end of the dis- trict were present.

Hon. A. W. Mathcson and Mr. George KILFOII, flio Government Candidates did not appear and the

ilrcssive Conservative nominees, Mr Philip Mutlieson and Mr. R. R. Sell who reviewed the record of the

present government and explained in detail ihc platform of the Pro- gressive Conservative party. I

Mr. Aiailicson, who is a farmcrl fiocii Oyster Bed Bridge, stressed-l the agricultural needs of the prov-- ince. Mr. Bell in the course of an] hour's address condemned the ac-l i-iou of ilie present government in‘ depriving the men and women of~ ilic services from voting, the ac- iloii of the government in refer- ence to farm labor and the school pmlilem. including the treatment of school teachers, and i-he road pol- icy of the government in only at- tending to the secondary roads a few days before election.

In the course of his address li/fr. Bell pledged his support to the im- nrovcmeiii of (he roads leading to Rocky Point wharf anti to the im- prrivrtiieni 0i the ferry service.

Mr. Edmund l-fnndrahan was chairman oi the meeting.

British - biisezi Aniicrican heavy bombers thundered 500 miles into extreme. southwestern Geimnny_ for the first time today in a. daylight assault that added ll‘ZW impetus to ilii- mcst extensive and must ini- portant Allied aerial assault Pct staged over western Europe.

The day attack followed close on the heels of an R. A. F. and R. C. A. F. night raid in “veijv great.- strviicili" 'lii turned Miiiiiilieiui. infcn, twin cities of‘ ilie industrial Rhiiiclniid. lllitl smoking ruin under the weight of 1.500 tons of explosives, lt_ was nii-

, . tA ncivsmnn writing 0f "l" raid from London mentioned that. tine of the iiir KIIIIIWPS was Sgt. Gus Johnston of SourIF. I’.E.I. IIIs fellow _ Sgt. Forth-r of lilmdalc, 5th.. an air gunner making ins llflll riilil.) _ > _

i-icuiiced. I Culiiiinatiiig four straight day's,

of virtually llllllllifl‘l‘lli)l0(l raiding. totalling already more than 40 iiinjor operations, medium niid

light. bombers nncl fighters followed up the big bombers in a tiny-long procession ncrcss the channel. More bombers and fighters wing- ed iiiit across ilic channel early in-

Tlic sriinshing blow at Mann- heim niid Ludwigslinfon cost 34 bombers. four of ilieni Canadian. Eleven etieniy planes were shot down.

Photographs revealed flint the bombers hail the targets dead Inl their sights in the nitnck, send? iiig up n cloud of smoke n! nearly four miles high, the

ltfiiiistr_i' News Service said. Huge. fires were visible for 180 miles on]

Ill“ YCIIIFII _IUlll‘ll(‘\‘. I

The Iiomliers diopped 1.500 ions, in 45 minutes at a clip of approxi- mntely 33 tons a minute.

gown tivcv a dark suii coat nnti );l‘:l\' trousers. was cheered and rip- nlnuded for n full two minutes ns lli‘ a opted the honor from Pres- idi-i mes Hryuiit Conant Harvard.

'I‘l\n accompanying citation said:

"Winston Lennard Spencer CIliil'(‘lllll——~Ai1 historian who has written a glorious page of British Iilstory, a statesman niid warrior whose tenacity and courage turii- ed back thc tide of tyranny in frecdom'a darkest hour."

The “gift. of n common tongue." Mr. Churchill told his Sanders 'f‘heatre audience at Harvard, most

whom were in uniform. is a "priceless inheritance" tn the Brit- ish and American peoples, ivliicli has enabled us to wage war to gcthcr with an iiitiinary and h“. "lolly never before achieved amour Allies." ‘

"It mav well l)(‘t".nll'l0 the foiin_ dailon of a common citizenship,"

Wounded Allied Prisoners Happy Over Invasion

By Ross ‘lt-lunrn Canadian Press War (‘ores- pendent

WITH CANADIANS IN ITALY, Sept. 4 — tDclaycd) - (GP Cable)‘ - Happiest soldiers in the invns-z ion arch of Italy were nine Britons, two Americans, one F‘reiiclimau' niid one Arab who were wounded and cnpitiretl in Titnlsia and 112-‘ lerisetl l); Cniiazlians when they. necupii-il the area around a milit- nry hospital where these prison- (‘YS W011‘ TECUVPFIIIE.

They hnd been here more than eight months. getting treatment, bait short of food. When a Canad-‘ inn officer, Lt.-Coi. John PZIIIEZIIIHII‘ 0f Tortiriio, entered the hospital he! received a welcome like a mob! scene.

Lziicr kin]. D021 Yoiiiif! of Ott- awa \\'l'll a Canadian field ambul- ance Cilillf‘ iii i0 arrange i0 trans- fcr the party brick to Sicily.

I went up to the hospital and ni- thoiigh it was hours after they had seen the first Canadians and. lenriicrl they were no longer pris-I oncrs I received an excited greet-i

in: as the men crowded nroiind toi

‘WCIFOTIIK’ me and ask questions.

The seiiini- tifiicer in the groupi of catiiiivcd men cnmc from Pnrii

(Continued on luigeb Col L‘): _

A great amount of time ls con- sumed In nothing, and indecision as to Whil- one should do.

MAXIMS

OFA

MERE MAN

talking nothing, doing

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lulsscrlplfen Delivered, 85.00 Inll, 14.005 othev Provlncll I ILLI. “.00.

IN T0 ITALY

MEMBER?

N.Y. Rail Line

Resistance

Still Fieible

3,000 Prisoners are Taken and 10 Towns Captured

By NOLAND NORCAARD Associated Press War Correspondent ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, NORTH AFRICA,

Sept. 6—(AP)—British

and Canadian troops

drove 10 miles inland from their 40-mile beach- head on the Italian toe through extensive demoli- tions and stood tonight on the forbidding slopes of Aspromonte, a 6.080-foot mountain nearly half- way across the Calabrian Peninsula-

(A Berlin radio account quoting D.N.B. News Agency said the Axis had evacuated Southern Cal- abria, the Italian province cradled in the toe).

Ten more towns fell-

Prisoners swelled to

3,000. Columns invading the European mainland were nearing Palmi in their drive north. Others curling around the south tip of the Italian toe ex- tended their holdings beyond Melito on the Ionian

Sea.

Resistance continued feeble. The Straits of Messina were opened for Allied navigation asthe invaders compelled the Axis troops to withdraw their coastal cannon from range.

Allied planes employed their supremacy t0 weave a. web of des- truction in southern and central Italy’. l-fezivy boiiibcrs pLlIlllllCllDd llie Viterbo area, 58 miles north of Rome, in daylight sweeps Sunday.