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Britain blocks ttreai shipment

GTON, March ‘I. --(AP) jiutaglubloclcin a shipment of m, decide against. any fur- relaitatiou of the blockade on %M states food supplies for un- wpied France, it was rewrite-d b0-

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lpllartime cargo ltoat building loom predicted

UYTAWA, March I-(CP) -—',I‘he pisibihtv that Canada's wartime emu boat construction might be coupled was seen today by oftlciuls of the Munitions and Supply De-

tment.

wit» Dominion is encased in building 2v cor-so boats. and it WM understood the authorization for the llllldlil! of anything up to 20 more ‘bu been received within the tev iiavs from Britain. _

As vet, one source said, nothing bu been done about. placing addi- iioriei orders because for the most part, facilities are being used wthc utmost. But in the meantime the ' le ship-building situation is be-

reviewed with an iueu of step-

un output to meet Britain's pad for all the shipping space she on set to replace losses in the nrstaea.

A spokesman said there seemed to chance tliiit iinv shipbuilding facilities would stand idle at. any ‘time between now and the wart. cod. As soon as one vessel is com- mitted another one will start.

liiiit appeal ilas support

. (YYPAWA. March ‘L-(CP) —WM' kitties hllliiisiki‘ Gardiner toid lliflllllllsc of Commons today the bliitwar charities appeal of five uticnal organizations for 5.500.000 but the approval and support of the lvierniiient. and snld consideration Iis lfllllZ given t0 including the ilui Cross in future drives. The five organizations iari impish the Knight. Wlllmbus, the Salvation Army, the Yflvlt. BIKl the 1.0.0.12. luiav sav that all the organiza- "W llflllls into the drive on March litre some in unricr an agreement Melted bv themselves. and they "Ht/glint hi Willi lull per cent. Slit!- ‘im ironi the Red Cross." said the Iliiister.

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Mayor Holman Returns home

Mayor B. R0 H iui declared yefilfifdlly he hall dlscugsgd several matters 0d the “greatest. lmpor- tance to Charlottetown while at Oatltfviila this weeklh However, no s e w reveal delgilgotbut a position w would be m before the regular monthly meet- ing or the at}; council on Monday.

(Earlier week it was learn- ed from officials at the city hall the Mayor was discu the mob. 1cm of direct relief tn [gdgral authorities.)

Mayor Holman visited Ottawa while enroute home from st. Louis where he attended a conference of United States mayors last month. He returned here Thursday rii lit.

speaktru; of his trip His Worsgtiip stated that he was treated roy- ally all the way. Other Canadian mayors were also present. Sto ping off at; New York on the way st. 1101115 Mayor Holman took in the annual Sportsman's Show. rte round this annual event most in. teresting, His Worship said, with Quebec Province having an u- liibit there that attracted a great deal of attention, as did also the exhibit of the Canadian Govern. merit. His Worshi felt that it would be wellwort while ifPi-ince Edward Island had been represent- ed there. While at the show how- BVBX‘. the Mayor continued. he met several arties who showed much

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_ATHENS, Mai" h '1.~ ._ . cum sources cD-ldc mrugilm), a?“ time Gave-lien) successor of Marshal

l" Bldoillo u Italian manor-at 5W! fillet. has been superseded u commander by Gen. Carolo Geno” 11th army ooln-rnnnder. '

(Whether Gen. Gelioso was named ill-it to commend the Italians in Albania or mode chief of staff of the entire Italian arrriy, was no; “Win clear in the Athens dispatch. grhe 11m FY1113’ has played a prom- “ellt Tole m the Albania campaign).

T09 Qlllmxe in the command. "gllcll- 1f confirmed. would be the t ird since the start or the Italian- Greek conflict came as a. Greek smkwnan and communique told of continued advances in skirmishes #334‘: the central sector of the

(Under Secretary of War. General gbiildo Soddu was dispatched by

llswllm to the Albanian front on

Nov. l0 to speed up the lagging Ital- ian campaign. He superseded Gen. Visoonti Pra ca, first, in ghgfge o; the campaign,

(Less than a month later, Marsh- 411 Budorzlio was summoned retirement to become chief of staff and take active charge of the Alba. nian campaign.

(Marshal isadogiio gave way about a month later to Gen. Cavaliero.

(The latter, named chief of staff. went to Albania personally to direct, the ce-mucinn. which continued to. E0 against the Italians until the re- cent st-aleintae.

KBoth Gen._ Soddu and Marshal Bwcrrllo resumed. it was claimed in Rome. because of ill health).

Greek l-YOODs hays driven the It- alian. back from "strong and effici. elltlv Ortmnlzed Dositions” on the central Albanian front, capturing 109 prisoners including many offic- ers. the hiRh command announced tonight.

Destroyer is sunk

LONDON. March 7.—(CP) — Tflie Admiralty announced tonight that the destroyer" Dainty lius beeiisunk.

The Duiritv ivris under command of Ciudr. M. S. Thoma . D50. ‘Ihe Admiralty. beyond saying that the‘ ricxt-of-klri of casualties have been informed. gave no details of the

i058.

The Dainty was one of the eiizlxt trait of the Defender class. 1.375- ion vessels with a normal comple- ment of 145 men. carrying foiu- 4.7- liicli guns, six smaller guns and eight 21-inch torpedo tribes.

Britain began the war with_l'i9 destroyers, and ha. since acquired. 50 from the United States. H11‘: losses have been 30, including two; of the Itoyal Canadian navy, lost in the North Atlantic.

who indicated their intentions of making a trip to the Island this coming tourist season.

Might transfer Ships under Aid Bill

WASHINRTON. March '7—-(AP) A Congressional committee heard testimony from a member or the United States Navy's High Com- mand today that. some proposed new naval auxiliary vessels. such as cargo ships and tankers, might be transferred to Britain under the lend-lease program.

Rem-Admiral Royal E. Ingersoli, Assistant Chief of Naval opera- tions. conceded the possibility in reply to questions during the testi- mony before the House of Repre- sentatives Naval Committee on ‘relslation to authorize the con- struction or acquisition of 200,000 additional tons of auxiliaries.

The Admiral said. however. that there had been no definite allrxia- it‘on of any of the nro-yiosed ships.

War—25 Years Ago Today

MARCH 8, l9‘16—-Fl‘€l'lf2l'l recover-

ed ground around Verdun, recaptur- ing part of the Bcis de Crrrbeaiix and drove Germans back :1 Champagne. Russian CYUiST bom- barded Trdilz rid, Turkish P01’. on the Black Sea. MARCH 9, 19l6--Geimans at- tacked Fort. Vcux, Verdun. British. troops occupied Chats and Ifiivetn, German Exist Africa. British de- stroyer Coquette and a iozrpedo boat Slllllfit by mines off English east cons .

Say Carol, Lupescu Used false passports

SEVILLE. March 'l.—(AP)_ —For- rriti" rung Carol of ltumaiiia and iris Llltlllillllltill, ivliiic. lviiiezctu utiile - cu, llstu iuise hflLZillBll bflssiwrbs l0 tcross the boruci" into Portuillil M911- uuy, lo niiriutcs before the frontier: were closed in an attempt to hart hhClll. police suid tonight.

Reports from Lisbon suld Cur and ivime. Liipcscu had established fggtflvnfli) in r. modest cliulcl. tnerc, and that they litid received pcrnil - sion to remain iii Portugal for some time. _

tr-i-cvlous reports had said they intended to iio t0 the United States).

Ilsley Est? mates War Requirements

At $1,460, OOO, O00

Marc ‘L-(OP) -—!-‘l- h prosecution of yea: begin-

RECEIVE WINGS

, CYITAWA. March 7.~—(CP)—RDYi1l‘ 01f Canadian Air Force iledglings re- ceived their “JERS today at ii CC!’ - niony at. Up; s s Airport iii n in - nation under hie British Comm“..- wealth Ali‘ 'l‘i‘a.inini: Plan.

Two filers. Lac. i". H. Dennison of Grand. Pre, and Lac. J. E. Hockey of Kentvllle, came from Nova SO0E15,

OTTAWA. tlmated needs for the! war durlliil m‘! 35°51 w _ ning April 1. 1941. ILHIOIIDL Fmlgge proximately 31.460.000.000.“ Aygéigteatéxifgéy today told cHMl-BO o om .

The minister nave a breakdown 0f the” flgeyjrgrtefll’: IIhBIlICd "lit $3 Zifuu be made at the moment. and mlrtht be awn” .

The minister's time: lncludw

Mmum, nib‘ by depart-

nta to Jan. 3 . i mlrationiri defence: Interment" administration. $746550; l-fflll! 5"‘ vices 65,574,659. naval services $161. oqqyyoo; iri;- 56211108.. $386 in tornment ow" ‘°““‘E....’?.‘r"f§i’i m ance ~ college “cam. Northwest,» affimlf; tea and Yukon radio ti’! . . summon boar" —Unlted Kingdom and Canada, $3,510,640: total $1.147.-

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Tells Canadian Women to Stifien spirits

MONTREAL. March 7-(0?) — M31, Madge Macbeth of Ottawa, President of the Canadian Author! Association, advised Canadian W0“ men in an address herb $00“ lg stiffen their 913ml“ '1,“ wmnenuke England have" for security.

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Ship Sun

LONDON. March ‘L-(CPI '- Brltish airmen sank a 2.500401: German su ply lhln and blasted at. the Net. erlanda naval har- bor nf Den llelder today In a

thrusts which, the Air Ministry said. already have seriously cripplicd Germany's Kiel Canal.

The ship was sunk iiy abomb- or of the coastal command at- tacking Den llelder -—Bollaml'l naval base and guardian of the great ljsselmeer (Zulder Zcc)

' e- and a German-occupied airdrome at Ockenburg.

A Canadian sergeant pilot, credited with sinking the supply ship, said his plane made a rect hit. on the stern with th first heavy bomb.

the ship went down as "clouds rmoke and steam rolled over her."

its remaining load on the dock-

iDDlllR lay.

intz plan.

salvo of bombs.

from this operation." said mtinlque on today's Choking of tire

the Air Ministry's news service and Fleet

Among the more than 100 Axis ships said io have been lost in less than l0 per cent. of the aerial-mined area”. an ore-laden freighter went down in the Kiel Canal last December._

Air Arm.

the news service said. thiit the wreckage hurl blocked traf- fic to all but the smallest ships. Other activities reported British military front were.

tucking a British convoy in North Sea early today. was

announced.

into the sea by machine Bun fire off the Norfolk coast. single Gcrrnnri aircraft were re- ported active over England and northeast Scotland A number of persons were killed nt one point in the Midlands. but casualties and dagntatle generally were said to be ill

Nazis report lLS. intervention In Yugoslavia

BUIMPEST. Hungary. March '1.- tnPw-Undei" a big headline "YUKO- s-lavlri refuses help from Roosevelt." the Nazi neWSDBDer Maityflffifli! printed a dispatch under" a Wash- niuton datelirie today purporting l0 tiisclo e that the United States Pre- sideiii. had attempted to keep Yugo- slavia out of the Axis.

The dispatch was credited to "special service," and was the first such "special dispatch" that the paper -- long in severe financial difficulties-ever had carried under a Washington date.

“Mr. Roosevelt promised United. States e. sistance to Yugoslavia the same day that, Dragisa Cvetkovic and Alksander Cincarnnrkovic (the Yugoslav Premier. and Foreign istet‘) w u (Hitler's chalet) by Hitler. "special dispatch“ claimed

"M. (Constantin) Yugoslavian Minister to ion, was summoned Feb. dent telephone call to _ home of Mr. Sumner Welles United States Under Secretary

Washi l4

a1 me sage from Mr. Roosevelt. e _ . the German News Propaganda Agency, and

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$7,817,550. fisheries $003,000. nation-

, i d for m’ help we m" m FM an a al war services Canadian Muun

security! like charity. home."

_9( , 1, RDYI] rodlPolloe unseen.‘

After s. great explosion, he said.

Hisbomber then went on to droD

yards at Den Helder, when it was r ported a considerable amount of; The Canadian wast among the first airmen to arrive in Britain under the Empire AirTrain-

At Ockcnburg, a dense cloud of oil smoke enveloped the main han- n gar after it was hit directly by a

"None of our aircraft is missing

raid. Kiel Canal. Ger- many's famous short-cut from the Baltic to the North Sea. to all but‘, the smallest ships. was credited by

mine-laying by the Royal AlrForce

Subsequent. reconnaissance fliithts. establishd

on the

A Dornier bomber was shot down

Min- are received at the Ber-gar‘):

Fotitdi. the “RI go t’ if; (the

of Btatc) where he was Riven a person-

k, Naval

Harbor Blasted

Famous Kiel Canal already seriously crippled by air. action.

Nansen assails Cabinet attitude

CYPTAWA, Mai-ch 7-(CP)——Op— position leader Hanson today _ charged the Government was at- t/em ting to "suppress facts" re- gsr iri war expenditures and de- scribed: the administration's rittl- form"

"Fascism in an incipient

The short Friday sitting was de-

votod to further consideration of

Finance Minister iilsleys resolution

ori the $1.300,000,000 wnr appro- priation bill.

National War Services gave a de- tailed account of the operations of branches under his jurisdiction.

Mr. Hanson protested the lack of detailed information as to how the $l,3(\0000,000 would be spent. or how the last war appropriation of $700.000.000 had been used.

He said there was no reason why estimates the same as those cov- erlngxpeacetime operations should

0t given, with certain reserva- tions as to possible need for chang- es and with due regard for secrecy.

He was particularly interested iri

the Wm’ costs of transportation of soldiers

and trainees and said he believed when the figures were known the country would be "astonished? ivrr. Haley said he and his col- ‘leagues had been ready ever since ' the resolution was in‘"oduccd_ near- l_v three weeks o to answer ques- ‘lions and give w at estimates their lrrould. But instead or asking qties- ~fions the opposition lmd been ‘making speeches, he said. Mr. Hanson Jumped to his feet with the declaration that what Mr. Ilsley said was an implication that

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iMajor T. E. McNutt

A German Heinkel 111 plane, at-‘ I

ggglwill represent down in flame by the British tlut-i rol vessel Guillemot, the Admiralty

This Province

MONCTON, N13,. Marci-i 'l — (CW-Major Blair M. Clerk, Viln- csuver, national campaign organ- izer for the Canadian Wnr Services Fund Irtc.. conferred here today ivith Major Ernest Green, Salvation Army. Saint John. New Brunswick organizer; Miijor Herbert Porter, Salvation Army, Halifax, represent- ing the Nova Scotia cnmpiilon mm- mittee, and A. H. Smith. Halifax, Nova. Scotla campaltln secretary.

The conference will continue fo- niorroiv with Major T. Edgar Mc- Nirtt. Prince Edward Island or- gnnizer, in attendance.

Plans for the joint appeal on be- half of six organizations are well advanced throughout Canada and will get off to a good start March 24, said Major Clerk.

Greeks" deny dlumored landing ‘Of Canadians

LONDON, March '1. — (C? Catalan-Routers news agency rc- ported from Athens today the official Greek news agency d0- nied an liiillan newspaper re-

rt that. I. Canadian division ma! lauded at Snlonilra.

TO WHIP UP INTHUSIASM

Fascist

usiasm Briziah said iotnigit. The B. .C. tire tout-in Italy. "ex oriing the ivorkeis wor hard. blind faith in Ii Duce."

said frnlnorl snr-nw

Hon. J. G. Gardiner, Minister of ’

LONDON, March l-(CP) —- The party has starred a cani- ign "to whip up the waning en- of the Italian people,“ the Broadcasting Corporation

the industrial arena o! keep silence, and hay:

iiaiiitiiiris PARLEY WITH GREEKS ro SETTLE

German Supply T

Passage of Lease-lend Bill Expected soon

(By Richard L. Turner, Associut " Press Staff Writer) WASHINGTON. March 7-(AP) -—OppD5ltl0Il to the lease-lend bill collapsed tonight. rind with ad- ministration Ieaders in command of the siitiaticn the senate rapidly pushed the measure to a point where final passage confidently was expected by tomorrow night. This confidence on the part o! leaders was based upon an expec- tation that no fillbusteririg_ tactics would develop. A Dflssibility re- mained, of course. that they might Aft/er nearly three weeks or gen- eriil debate" the voting stage was reached eary in the day, arid the opposition rapidl crum led on a succession of ba lots reacting all the amendments it offered or sup- ported. ‘ Then the administration wrote into the measure its own views on what; such restrictions should con.» sist of-a stipulation that the bill was not to be construed as making any change in existing laws relat- ing to the use of the army and navy, except where new activities

chfeiicc supplies was concerned, Next. Senator Robert Reynolds (Dem-North Carolina) was up wiSe a series of amendments of his own. No assistance should go to soviet: Russia. was one of them. No Nazis 0i‘ Fascists should be employed by the Electoral Government. was an- other. Harry Bridges, Australian. born west coast labour leader, should be deported, was a third. T114551’. W0. were turned back, as TLJIEOVlJSiIGM completely extraneous so e l

Charge red Tape hinders War effort

LONDON. March 7.--(CP)—Lead- eis of iritttistrt‘ and labor accused the iii . government today of confusing its tvhr effort ivith so 'lT‘iilCll red tripe that bureaucracy of- teri miizzleci (iemocracy.

Lord Stamp, chairman of the

tiny. and former government econo- mic adviser. told the aiiniinl Board inoctiiip; of the road that "our great. scrricc ilepartmcnts havcbccn so concerned in time of peace with trutegv that they have not given adequate thought to transport, par- ticularly as affecting industrial output."

A similar criticism of shipping carni- from Sin Willie Reunion- Srriith. one of Britain's leading mar- itiriic men who denounced. what he termed the side-trucking of "practi- cal shinpinz men of ability."

He said slilpplllfi delays occurred because iri tlic- Ministry of Shin- niiitr. "rariictlcnl sliiptiinrz men of ability have been sidetracked by civil scrviints."

Sir Walter" Citririe. general secre- tary of the Trade Union‘: Congress. disclosed in a siieech that he had refused to make an address to North America as protest against “stupidl- ties of censorship"

Those, he said. would have pre- vented his making a statement “to clinch" the "point" that there had been indiscriminate bombings by German raiders.

NEW GOVT. FOR. NORWAY

LONDON. March 'I.~(CP) —Ger- niziiiv is "contemplating a new and ehzistic plan for" the government of Norway,“ including it plan for p31‘- iiinnciit occupation of the country by Gti-innn troops, the British Li_l‘Oi‘l(lCll5Ilill.! Corporation said to- night.

‘inc 13.8. C. said one report. bronrlcu t. from Rome. said "it wzs believed ti new Norwegian govern- iiicnt will be formed with Mai. Viti- kiin Qulslinu tNorweizian Nazi) as Prime Minister."

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Said Offering Terms Without Territory; Loss

Indications time not yet quite ripe for Nazis to march; Yugo- slavia still on doubtful list.

q-n-n» (By J. F. SANDERSON Canadian Press Staff Writer) _ Dispatches from Sofia, where the German censorship now function! rigidly, indicated Friday that Hitler had his hand on the bell read)‘ i" signal the advance of his army, possibly into Greece, but later informa- tion said that German spokesmen predict n quiet week-end in the Bal- kans. '