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“Imagination" llescribes story 0f Bismarck plans

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lDNDON. Sept. i0—-(CP Cable) Jsomebodys. imagination" was the cryptic comment of naval lources on a report the German battleship Bismarck carried two aircraft with which it intended to bomb Montreal and Quebec.

A spokesman said he had no knowledge of the Bismarck put- ting out for any other than to raid shipping. He said the report should be treated “with the utmost reserve."

(Robert C. Deming, assistant slate defence administrator in cnnnectlcut, today attributed such statement to British sources in the course of an address at Brantford,

Presumed killed

lONDON, Sept. 10-—(CP_ Cable)- Pnot UUACCI’ Jllflll Blunufolu llatta ul vlulcuuvcr auarcleu the ulsllflg-

jnzllrlnus

On Central Front

Defenders of Leningrad, Kiev and OdessL stand firm.

(By llenry Cassldy, Associated Press Staff Writer) MOSCOW, Sept. -1l—('1‘l1ursday)—(AP)-Mlghty Red counter blows

and Odessa, Russian front dispatches said curly today.

These ravage counter attacks aimed to relieve pressure on those bo- ||q¢d cltiel were not detailed in the early morning communique, but Ifl‘ wllcspondcnts said Nul troops, defeated in the 26-day battle of

westward toward Smolensk, 40 miles away.

ulshfu flying LJOSS last Ncvcfnucr for snootmg dollll elgnt. uerlnlln over rfance ftllon tonlgnt m tne imOydi l-arces lulll casualty list. ‘The list ulcfudeu tllc Pilo. Ofllcer r1. P. Dlfval, wllo null previously bzen reportdcl mlss...g Ind now 1s known lo be sale. PU. lQluvals mother lives at. 5.. John's. ue.

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GUILTY 0F NEGLIGENCE

BATHURST, N. B.. Sept. l0 (CPl-A Jury in the Gloucester Wlllly Circult Court today llLqlllcl-t ea Armand Duclos of a manslaugh- ler charge but found him guilty of trlnllllal ifegllgence.

the case arose from the death (f Ll°ltl Gaoln alter he was struck lly f car last May. Sentence will ‘.- ronounccd tomorrow by Mr. offst-

c C. D, Richards.

Coming Events

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"Dance in Johnston's River Show. rrdllly, Sept. 12. L-50.

Bfistllnlcy variety concert at rcdlfltld Friday, Sept. 12th. L-54-9-ll—2l.

“PM cream social and dance tsunoreland School, Friday, lull-mull 12. L-58-9-ll-2l.

vilrlcc Cream Social. North Gran- Proceeds

0 Friday evening. w- M- 8- L-aa-o-u-ll. “$158006. Fortune Hall Friday l. Clifford Peters Orchestr.l.

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"Modern and old-time dancing in ‘slflgll Hall. rndlly. seotcnlbel 12.x. - Vllrds Orchestra. L-1-l-l-i0-2i.

"Tracadlc Hall. Frid-av eveni g §gltmber 12m. 5t. Charles oilliy tn of Love Dance Ice Cream. Il-43-0-ll-li.

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“Collecting h 5 Albany and $111M (UIIHCII odlldav. Give lll

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Advance

on the vital central front and So- the approaches to Leningrad. K107.

80.000 men, were in headlong flight

The morning communique told c! continuing fierce fighting along the entire front and of repeated Gcr- man air attacks on Leningrad.

Some German bombers broke through leningrads defences Tues- day and dropped explosives and fn- cendlaries but 31 planes were shot down. the communique said. On Monday 59 German planes compar- ed to 27 Russian were shot down, it. was added.

In the Gomel area, midway fac- tween Kiev and Smolensk, the 23th German infantry division was sa.d to be routed. leaving thousands of dead on the battlefield. The tllirc- prong of the counter assault was; said to have driven the "Germans, back across the river “N after a, five-day tank battle. I

The bat.le of Yelnya was fought‘ along d ‘dB-mile front. the Russia-nu said. The Germans concentrated‘ their heaviest artillery fire of zhe| war along both sides 0i H bOY-llv-y neck through which the German troops retreated from Yelnyfl. I116 dispatches reported.

The Red army, however, was said to have closed the gap. Clll-Clllllg many Germans in a tlaP- ll W05 b5-

lleved these were a part. of 'hc eight divisions which the Russians said Monday had been routed.

‘ At Kiev, the Ukraine capital, .11.".- patches reported, schools all re- mained opened. tilcatrcs were crowd-, ed and 60 per cent. of the Kiev. province wheat crop was stored. Sowing of winter wheat was said to have been started.

The siege 0-. Odessa went into lls second month with sailors of the Black Sea fleet reporting continued counter attacks against the Ru- rnanians.

Nazis adllld Leningrad

BERLIN, Sept._l0—(AP)—Germ- ans tonight described Leningrad as "SL111 shooting from all barrels“ ln a red-hat ocfellcc. and lllbllllfltcd that to avoid a costly storming OpBfBLlGIl‘ the Nazi high ccmnlanu might. by, .0 starve lllla bombard the t-lty lll- .o surrender.

Nazl spokesmen acknowledged‘ Leningrad still had access to Lane Lildflgl, but declared the value of was dllninlshing rapidly and that all land approaches were

est pcint. The c.f cts of hunger and inter- nal confusion as aids in breaking the Russian resistance were te- scrlbcd as unpredictable elements, and Germans in responsible position refused to speculate on the ssfble duration of the Leningrad scge. German artillery continued ro| punfp shells info the city. and fllersl reported the fires set in industrfzll ¥1anr5 guided them lol their targets. he Germnns wcre 15-, ing some of their biggest and best; gups_on Lleningrad. '

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Ontario Gov’t Moves to save Tomato crop

TORONTO, Sept. l0-(CP)—'I'he Ontario Government moved today t0 save the tomato crop of south- western Ontario producers by 1n- viting them to Toronto at the ov- ernmentfis expense to process t. ctr own products at. the Campbell Soup Company plant. in suburban New Toronto.

The invitation was extended by Premier Hepburn, who promised provincial police rotcction for the producers and the r tomato-carrying

rucka. He acted after negotiations remained deadlocked for settlement of a strike of 300 workers at the plant. a strike that threatened the cro with ruin.

e strike started Saturday with the 500 em loyees asking a. wage

reuse o five cents an hour. About 300 workers remain out hav- ing loined the Packinghouse ork-

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Buke of Kent (Balls at Sydney

SYDNEY, N. S., Se t. 10—(CP)-— The Duke of Kent. led unexpect- edly at Sydney toda for an spection of the steel p anthere pro- ducing war materials

(Tile Duke was scheduled to fly to Newfoundland today; it was learn- ed in St. Johrfs the flight was post.- poned presumably because of un- favorab e flying conditions.)

Workings of the huge steel plant here were explained to the Duke by Superintendent J. H. Fraser who conducted the Klngb brother and his staff through the buildings.

Sanada’s wheat ilrop lower

OVITAWA. Sept. 10—(CP)-'I'hc Dominion Bureau of Statistics to- day estimated Canada's total wheat production in 1941 at 306.- 459,000 bushels, a reduction of 244331.000 bushels from 1940 pro- ductlon.

The reduction, the bureau said, "is attributable almost equally to the wheat acreage reduction pro- gram undertaken last spring and to the below-normal yields which have been realized over large areas cf Saskatchewan and eastern Al- berta."

WASHINGTON. Sept. l0—(AP) -The agriculture department to- day estimated total United States wheat production (winter and spring wheat combined) at 957.- 563,000 bushels and the corn crop_ at 25221064000 bushels.

Corn production was 2.449.200.- 000 bushels last year and the 1930-39 average was 2307.452,000 bushels.

The combined winter and spring wheat crop last year was 816.608.- 000 bushels and the 10-year aver- age production. 747,507,000 bushels

lie - assures ll. S. 0n leasc- lend aid

LQ-NDON, sept. io-(Alfi-The British Government. moving to spike a German propaganda cam- paign to promote distrust over operations of the lease-lend aci. assured the United States today it would make certain that Am- erican goods were not used to bol- ster or extend British world trade at the expense of United Stairs business.

'I‘hls was clone in a white paper. accompanied by an official state- ment of the board of trade, which was described by a reliable infor- mant ns but one in a number oi actions prepared "to prevent Ger- many from using lease-lend grumbling as the thin edge of a edge to pry Britain and the Un-l cd states apart and hamper the l alfied war effort."

ll.’ar-25 Years Lga Today

(By The Canadian Press)

SEPT. 11, 1916-Al1led advance on the Salonlka front continued; French shelled enem positions in Vnrdar valley; Bulgar ans retired in Lake Ostrovo EQClOI‘. Belgian forces in German East Africa captured Tabora.

May Try Northern Offensive

Presumed Canadian shock Troops would be _=__uscd if High Command decides to strike.

(By Ross Munro) (Canadian Press War Correspond-

ent)

LONDON Sept. f0-—(CP Cable)- The Canadian raid on Spitzoergen was seen tonight. as possibly a preh ltd-c to a strong allied offensive on Germany's northern flank, and it was presumed that Canadian shock troops would be used again ll the high‘ command decides to strike.

esucows of the Spitsbergen expedition and the daring and thorough manner in which the plan was carried out should ut the Can- adians high on the 1st of troops thiat. could be chosen for future ra .

ry unit. of the Canadian cor |

la keen to emulate the raid of 'le

force which went to Spitzbergcn

vtgigh Brig. Arthur E. Potts of Sas-ka. n.

To Invade Norway i’

Considerable interest has been shown here in United States report; that Britain lana an invasion Nil“- "“‘ i‘? if‘ “ti” 3%.?"

ca commen e a: , T8101‘ is tkherc gfkeiyttog, since queer?-

ons o ma or are. are or secrets, and are likely l.» be “mill-ll

arcled as were the plan: for the _p_i_tzbergcn ex ition.

altglogrganlzing Committee (C.C.l.l.-.

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Covers Prince Edward Island Like the Dew

CHARLOTTETOWN. CANADA. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1941

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Bearing Name

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Mayor Holman and Mrs. Holman participnle

in ceremony at Kingston.

lsPecial To Tho Guardian) KINGSTON, Ont, Sept. 10-111,- der God we will go forward to vict- %"Ei.*2.it.€.‘§£3il.»“i.“2‘°.i‘ f: M- .°' . Y n

glorious and triumphant lglridslrel Empire Navy will have her part. guard ner, and those brale men who will serve in her." was me statement of B. Roy Holman. Mayor of the Cit of Charlottetown, P. E, I.. at the aunching ceremony of H. M. C. S. Charlottetown’ the

Kingston Shipbuilding yards this Wednesday afternoon, Sharply at 3.15 o'clock the gr ious corvette, H, M. C. S. _ “blur- ttetown in her battleship grey slid into the water, after Mrs. Hol- man, wife of lvfayor Holman broke the traditional bottle of champagne on the bow. It was a matter of suc- ands after the bottle of champagne, Willfill was wrapped in red, white

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and blue ribbon, and on Which Lhfle‘

were streamers bearing the name, "H. M. C. S. Charlottetown" when the boat started down the ways, With a. terrific splash the vessel struck the watcfj then righted itself and the ceremony was at an end. Just as the boat started down the ways. the whistle at the shipbuild- ing plant, as well as those on boats which were in the harbor, signalled. H Worship Mayor Holman, when speaking to Lleut. Command- er McLaren, who will be in com- mund the new naval vessel, un- nounced that. when the ship “as read-y to go to sea, the City of Charlottetown, through its municip- al Council, would make a flttlzl presentation to the officers an members of the crew. elville Thompson, general man- ager of the Kingston Shipbuilding Company. who was in charge 0f tile ceremony, lmd arranged for a large platform to be built on the nortl- west corner of the bow of the co:- vette. Among those on the platform were, Mayor and Mrs. B. Roy Hui man. Charlottetown, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Howard, Jr., Sherbrockc, Que, daughtm‘ and soft-ln-law cl Mayor and Mrs, Holman; Mayor H. A. d: Mrs. Stewart. Kingston; Brig. J. Lcgie Armstrong, O. C., Military District No. 3; Major General H. F. H. Hcrtzbcrg. Commandant of the Royal lvlilitanv College; Col. E. Ford, O. C., Barrlefleld Camp area; W. 311116"._DPlVl€§._PE$ld£{lt__£§ 9L9

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British raid Northern-Italy?

GENEVA. Sept. ll—lTllurs- day)—lAl’) -- Airplanes were heard over this city three limes early today, leading lo the supposition that. British airmen were resuming nir at- tacks on Italy which had been suspended during the summer. No alarm was sounded hcrc.

(‘flu-re have been British attacks recently on southern Italy from bases and lilrcrnft carriers in the Mediterranean _urca, but no attacks in many months on northern ltuly. At- tacks on northern Italy hither- to were from bases in Britain.)

Blacktouldltd’ Budapest phone Communications

BERLIN. Sept. ll-(Thurs- dayt-(Afl-Jiudapcst, capital of Ilungury, was cut off by telephone from Berlin early today.

Operators declared the morn- ing newspaper In the Hungar- ian cupliM, continually man- ncd, “won't answer" and it was also claimed that the Ameri- can lcgation did not answer calls.

German sources claimed they knew of no startling political developmental In Hungary.

The Associated Press bureau in Borne, Switzerland, also was unable to reach correspondents ln Budapest and representa- tives of llava; News Agency and of the New York Times had their connections severed while dictating stories relating to Regent Admiral Nicholas

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Oslo in state 0f civil siege

OSLO, Gcl-nlan-occu led Norway, -Sept. 10—<AP)—Steel- elmeted pu- lloe patrolled the streets of Oslo to- night as a state of civil siege dc- creed by Joseph Terboverl, the Ger- man commiss oner for Norway, ‘was imposed on this occupied capital and its environs.

A stringent curfew barred Nur- wegians from the streets between 8 p. m and 5 a. m. forbade the 5.1M‘

1d of alcohol, banned dancing, shut

Clown movies and theatres.

The decree compelled NOTWCQILUIS in Oslo, Aker and Berun t.o surren- der thcir radio sets llnmediatel‘ ordered ‘all communications

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ants closed y hibited gatherings in public pluvfifi or the streets.

Terboveffs decree warned any re- sistance would bc crushed Wll-ll weapons and that violators would face military trial.

The Nazi-controlled Oslo newspa- per Aftenpostcn said the state _oi siege was imposed because of "ir- responsible elenlenls working lunoug the people." The ncwspa rer Fritt- folk said “friends of Eng and" land brought the order down on all classes and the Morgenbladct said the cdict would stop "subterranean activity of cilsturbers."

0.W.A.A.F. recruiting llnit to visit here

OTTAWA. Sept. 10 — (OPP- Travelling sclccllon boards of the Canadian Women's Auxiliary Air Force will. opcu sittings at Ottawa and Toronto next Monday to in- terview applicants for enlistments in the C. W. A. A. Ffs adminis- trative trade. the Royal Canadian All‘ Force announced tonight.

The Ottawa board will sit in the capital for two days and then work easmvard to Halifax while the other after a track in Toronto ulll move westward to Vancouver.

The eastern selection bonfci will be in Moncton N. B.. Scpt. 24; Charlottetown Sept. 25 and Hali- fax Sept. 26 and 27.

Nazi supply Ship torpedocd

LONDON. Sept. 10-(CP Cable) —A German supp‘y ship was tor- pedoed by British Beaufort alr- craft. off the southwest coast of Norway today while aircraft of the fighter command attacked gun positions in northwest France and enemy ships in the North Sea.

Tonight they renewed their at- tacks for as dusk fell aircraft roar- ed across the charfifei. Along the French coast a fence of anti-air- craft could be seen formed by bursting shells. complemented by

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glleport riots l ‘In Nazi cities

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Uhappelle, according to the Free Belgian news agency, lnbcl, which said today that in Cologne

troops opened fire on Illlslllg‘ crowds. Q The agency also quoted ll ‘ler-o

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The agency gave nu details of‘ tho reported riots, but said n had} learned that they had taken,

Fox pelt Prices up 10 To 15 per cent

George A. Callbeck. Manager of the Fur Markeirlg Department- of the Canadian National Silver Fox Breeders Association wired from _ Montreal last evening the results of

the Canadian Fur Auction Com- panys sale concluded yesterday af- ternoon as follows:

10,264 silver fox pelts offered for sale with good results. Selected fu11 slivers were 55 per cent sold at an average of $40.66, an advance of 13 per cent over previous sale. Reg- ular full silvers were '71 per cent sold at an average of $33.89. They advanced 14 r cent. Selected half to three-quar er silvers were 61 per cent sold at an average of 534,37. They advanced 15 per cent.

Begular quarter to three-quarter silvers vcore 61 ger cent sold at an avenge 0f $29.1 - They advanced l0 pe cent. Inferior silvers were 89 Der cent sold at an advance of 2i l per cent. They averaged $24.18. Low

‘JP-ides were 85 per cent sold.

, The total results of the sale 3 shnvcrl 70 per of the offering sold ‘ amounting to over 7.000 skins at an average of $28.19. Comparing mcr- chandise and June sale the results: inferior advanced 15 per cent, reg- ulars 10 per cent.

Interpreting The War News

(By Kirk: L. Simpson)

(Associated Press Staff Writer)

iilfflcfllwlla‘ from Bfllllll tilut a D0110)‘ has been formulated of bllvlllllll. bombing and starving I-elllllklttu mu; surrender‘ rath- er than ofattacklilg the city front-ally ultn its inevitable hlgn NflZkllilSlillltlfiS do not sound convincing.

Li German pressure on the former Russian capital is to be reduced to slow-going siege was- Ill-H}. only ou-e ffficcsslly could have forced that decision on l-litlcr. He is urgently in neggd of a victory in rtussfa that could be trumpeted by Nazi ropa- Zbndlsts as decisive. An flo- wnere along the vast Russian- Gerlnan Will‘ front except at Leningrad is any such VlCtOTy in slgllt for lunl before snow illcs lll Russia.

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A better explanation of a change ill Nllz. tactics against. all but encircled Leningrad, if thcre 1S a change, WDUiLf be Hit- ler s llcvfl of bolstering his shuk- cll Moscow front. The Ilussluns ollllllllly claim virtual rout of a LlCllllflll army and their greatest offensive achievement of tnc \\k\1‘ there. Moscow Spokes-non llmt at. possible re- capture of Smolensk.

fl. is impossible to piece to- Bfllllel‘ a distinct battle line within, LL10 great, triangleweast. _

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1,000 persons

About 1000 people attended the Soul-is exhibition held in the East- ern Klngs town yesterday. Fine weather greeted the large crowd and one of the finest livestock showings evetr to take place there was the rc-

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An official of the Exhibition As- sociation said last night that there were never as many horses entered in former

the cattle, all the classes were well filled. he said. The sheep and svrillo classes were about average. How- ever the classes for roots and ‘leg- etables wem down in quantity as compared with other years. An un- usually large exhibit of flower; was entered. .

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