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ﬁﬁlow-Morell Tuesday.

6-34-21.

cosine events

‘TPR. B. A. DOIRON, of Charlottetown, is tlle gun- ner of a. tank used by Canadian Army photographers to carry them into battle in Italy; The tank goes into battle with a camera attached to rhe barrel of its 75 liim. gun.

In the above view, lined up beside their tank, are left to right, Lieut. Bob Campbell, of Montreal, photo- graphic officer; Cpl. H. H. Mowbray, of_ Timmins, Ont. (crew commander); Tpr. L. M. Kirkwood, of i‘ Viscount, Sask. (driver; Tpr. V. H. Mctcalfe, Toronto, (radio operator); aild Tpr. Doiron. Al Left is axlose- up of Gnr. Doiron. (Canadian Army Overseas Photos).

Algonquin ’s_ ‘(Qiuns Support Land Troops

. it — ‘m v a uoudnryfeliuniﬂiiiiiteii. Wu” .,-;??,‘}; Repeat D-Day Feat By_Blasting German Strong "Pantry Sale and Roasted Fowl Poms’

at Kolmans by South Milton W. I.

niili“'i‘iin“‘°n‘ti.“'““‘¥°ns“li' m5. . ‘e at . . (Lilla;

k"fce cream festiv Whmens Institute.

"Unloading ciir bulk wheat Bat- urday and Monday. McGuigan and Boyle. 6-24-2l

B Breadalbane Hall, Tuesday, June 11- 6-24-2i

Harbor South, Sat. .m. National Film Board ovies. (Date changed ednesday). s 2243i

"Hear Charlottetown H01, Name Merry llldnstzrels in TYMlﬂdig Hall, Monday evening, June 26th.

"Murray I and I Free from

6-24-11. s

"U car of Quak Flo

new“... lﬁfimféh ‘saints? . . - 5C-

Eachern, Mt. Albion. d-i-i-li.

"Hunter R4 ‘Puesdny, 21m. I Had My ion 30c and 15c

"Hunter River play Goes to Sea" in Stanley Bridge Hall, June 27th. If not fine fol- lowing night. G-M-M-ui

"n u Flo l on ‘iooitfirgigoiiiioifiiiro i-‘llwvlinﬁﬁ n26’... weoiis. r-reieariitiiiii: i“:

June Way.” of Library. Admis- . G-M-2i.

“Aunt Tilly

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Saturday. June 24th 6-23-2l.

Sat- t

Orphanage

al i River Hall Tuesday, fllune 27th. 6-20-24-38-31

Graham's Road play,

°°d G. Bruce, Charlottetown.

Witt for The Canadian Press rByfnCmdr. Peter Maclmchle. RCNVR

OARD n, M. c. s. amon- Q1?£q' June 23 -— (CP Cable) -' The Algonquin has carried out with customary efficiency another bombardment task in Suppl?" 9! Allied élgvasion troops as 51w did

D- Y- l onﬂae order to the Canadian ship was to exterminate a P8511!’ N"! spotting plane which had landed at Gonnerville Sur Merville, east of the Oilistreham canal, smashia concentration of enemy troops n 1181161!’ Attended §‘i}f.ii‘..‘§“'o.i‘i§i.i.}’.i‘.n‘€"i‘l" .i‘“‘i‘o.’?i~°.§$

Meeting. contingent oi German infantry , coming down the main road west _ f G ill . The annual meeﬂng o! the P” o Thgnxtiliialiiadian destroyer carried vincial Auxiliary of the Protest- out all three gunnery tasks with ant Orphanage was held in the d H‘ m“ the m“ Wm orphanage yesterday. “m “pa” l, 1v d .900“: here was a very lame attend- mess“? ‘$5 Efgfi in" “mks of ‘once with the Praiiiiont, Mrs. n. mend "l! ° °"

Protestant

Auxiliary

Mrs. H. S. f-I-C-ITABEISOD Re- Elected President At

_Hende,son presiding Royal Marine Commandos wish The excellent reports in cd {§nf§fj§§o,f“{ﬁ§,'§'i§’§¢.§§’§.n°x§iii1 showed that the ye“ w“ a not‘ cess of which largely due your co-operation."

As the signal indicates, it was to help a Royal Marine Commando raiding party to sccom lish its objective that the Agonquin's guns barked their salvos in foul weather Just before dawn last Monday morning along the Nor- mandy coast.

able one -— receipts being nearly seven thousand dollars. Short addresses expressing the sincere ap reciation of the Tﬂll- tees for t e magnificent. work of the Auxiliary were iven by Mr. W. A. Stewart. Mr. eath Strong. E. MacNutt, Mr. . . J. H. Bishop and Mr. T. ll. Inman. Summerside. The following officers were elect- ed for the ensuing year: President: Mrs. H. S. Hender- son. Charlottetown. Vice-Presidents -- Prince Coun- ty — Mrs. A. J. Mathieson, Olleary: Mrs. Howard Callback, Tryon; Mrs Walter Bowness, Bedeque. Vice-Presidents - Queens Co.- Mre. Edgar Hearts, East Royalty; Mrs. James Munn. Mt. Herbert: ( Mrs. Roland Biintaln, Rusttco. m Vice-Presidents -- Kin s. Albert Harbour; Mrs. S. J. Rose, East Bal- tic; Mrs. If. H. Cox. Morell. Recording Secretary — Mrs. W.

Annual Convention 0f Rotary Concludes

the Mar iiin amdland. 31 were re- presented at the assembly,

Tornado Strikes Penn, West Virginie

President's Address

On Iiiino m. loio. a qulrter of I80. the ladies’ Auxili- e Protestant Orphanage

was organised.

‘The dca of such an auxiliary was s gested by the ‘Trustees who at the time felt ve keenly the need of a larger an more mod- ern building and were anxious to have the support of a ladies’ or- ganization. , . Today we realize we have not liagired in vain and we can in-

proud of the chi - E_e_nts of the peat twe-nty-efiie

80H, June QS-(AM- aooro of persons were ro- ad and hundreds injured t of tornadio

h southwest-

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Underground In France Hits llard At Nazis

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Allied Expeditionary Force. June 23 —- (AP) — Largo German armored, artillery and air force: have been diverted from the in- vasion front and are fighting the

oh underground battle raging over a large part of the ccnntr side, a special communi- que sa d today.

Systematic disorganization of enemy transport has "contri- buted directly to the success of Allied operations in Normandy," aaivl the second special war bul- letin of Supreme Headquarters. lt pictured resistance reaching full battle pitch‘ as partisans hara and impeded the Nazis.

The French press service here quoted authoritative French sources u Stating that Gestapo Chief Glssler, in command of the southern French zone, hail been executed by French pa- triots at Murat.

Aerial Blows Continue In Great Streneiih

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS_ Allied Expeditionary Force. June 24 -- (Saturday) _ (AP) -- R. A. l". heavy bombers in great strength ranged over France last night rind early today, continuing the Allied

against the Nazis is viewed in whole German mllltnrv and clv

the Allied hiph command ltsrl of arms smuggled in ovoi- it long period.

merit reaching such proportions ih setting German tronp deployment.

where, one of the firs in I-‘ranae for rcinfo

am not Vlluinfa toaieht.

- hers. A minesweepr also ' mun rozvket bmnbs exploded m identified class which previously The Orphanage is in a sound. fin- ‘eveml M ‘TOWN IN SOUTHERN ENG south Englﬂ d tonight for me hag been reported damaged. ancial condition and a comfortable w“.f.h‘gg“§,:' every ma“, to be_ LAND’ “m, 24 _ mnourday) _ ninth ntrnlghi, night. musing deaths he new report raised Japanese surplus was shown. “we from Womaum "aching (mo, _ The reverberation o, and damage and undeiscoriny n losses in the Philippines Sea de- Considerable discussion centred here that the Gem“ Mendel.‘ wrrmn gunﬁre which seemed m xvarning to parliament by llome sec- feat of June 18-19 to five ships about, the urgent need for increased were on their In,’ mm Von schnh come ‘mm a distance of 40 m 50 Hfpttkirllilyavrliiiebelt s. Morrison that definitely sunk. They included a work in the Province.

miles was heard on the English coast for more than nn after midnight. The ground nnd

Capt

I stripes Norill N 'a Scotta Highlanders he to this unit, obtained hi5 commission, and went overseas as a Lieutenant in 1941 . 15143 he was promoted to the rank of Captain His recent promotion aerial assault which hBa sublet-ted é 0

transfer:-

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MAJ. E. ALBERT WILSON News

Major Wilson enlisteddn

On the formation of

o Mn i

has been received of the. promotion to the rank of M8301‘ oft Germans said there were at least E. Albert Wilson, son of Mr.

and Mrs, Albert Wilson Charlotte- 2 town, Hi; promotion was received the Vitebslt on the field of battle in Normandy; where he is serving with the North Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Is- land Highlanders. the ranks of the Prince Edward Island HlgKTIRHdCTS at the outbreak of war. and soon received his 5611631333 e

Early in

joy oi, the early age of t-ilenty rier of

the enemy's newest larg- ' "a hduuvﬁ 5"" the Normandy battle zone and Nrizi lli - ii signal tribute to his est 20,000 tons Shokaku class was gﬁhtmg 013cm targets beycnd to almost continual soldic y qualifications _ llit with three torpedoes and , y Emu as e communique punishment for more than 36 hours. A b other, Liellt. Ted Wilson, is, probably slink by all American l e Action ‘ me Emuéh

The night attacks by the R. A also ovc a 21s with an infantry unit. submarine Sunday, United States , channel “m, m, wmumque ‘em 11' follgwed upia series cf dayiliglit, {Pacific Fleet! Headéiduarters said I o; me mummmm by u?“ blows y Amer can planes against- —————— n a commun que t ay. 1 1m“ 3mm ﬂu‘ _ g a

‘Nazi communications beyond the The U. S. submarine attack on “Tm 1 o‘ f; goymﬂ" front lilies and the roclvt coast of] this enemy carrier - one of the 911 m; wggt, was; 01 the Qiorbourg Pas - do - Csilals U S heavy, u o prize targets in Japan's battle Peningula, a German convm. bomb/erg swept into Franco l ce ﬂeet -- “as made a day before The annual ma“ f he P E One enemy armed trawler was during the day to climax the ass- the air victory by Vice Admiral Island Protestant $1,‘) l e ‘Iva; sunk. another shim in the convoy suit. s March A. Mltschei-‘s carrier planes held m st PM,“ Han vuterdﬂy was left ablare and damage was in- ——— in the Philippine sea Monday. It evﬂﬂm Tine" w“ a o ‘mm upon the other enemiv ves- n was also announced an enemy a. nmeuem repel." we“ m» eels. The size of the convoy was

Heavy Gunfire $tg 9d l] destroy». poison room minted particularly in o. matters w new l damaged in this air attack, de- o; ﬁnance and adoption At the aastsn end of the chan- finltely was gunk, Miss Eva L Beers. nurse m nel, Allied aircraft attacked a flot- "eard [n Engkmd Two aerial torpedo hits were Qhgjge o; Home, “we u, mm," tila of E'bOGl§.S1X1X1ITﬂ two. pro-

’ LONDON. June 23—(APl-—Ger-

these attacks have not l ‘ct rcnrllcci their peak.“

c German stepped up the rob-

l ot_ attacks with darkness and grigfs>baiizgiéeﬁ°m u" lcriw"! IBTHDITS lil ncreaslng numbers

g l ar Situation

l light public shelters .

Last Night“:

By Elton C. Fay. Associated Press Staff Writer (Substituting for Kirkc L. Simpson)

The full-scale, coordinated warfare opened by the French underground

There is a disposition to regard the ulldcrgoruild activities reported

in a special communique from Allicil he portnncc cvrn some reccni ci-cnte Particular significance is attached tn

ters took such (‘Olmlzitntc of the movement. Tho special communique is looked upon all indicating:

of lhr

l. Signal to all France to join the

zldquzirtcrs 1s null-milling in lln- ,1 trial iivttli- front in Nnrmailrlv. ‘ the fact that Allicil licailqllar- l

mnvt.

2. Disclosing that tho ilndrrglounrlis blows arc not casual. unre-

lated actions. but stem from ilcfilllti- plans bluenrlntcil far in advance by f and implemented by unbelievable amounts

8. That the Allied high command considers the underground move-

nt It now is a very real factor in up-

The detailed reports of places wlirri- rail lines have been cut show

severe blows to the r-ncmv lines of supply and reinforcements.

The uprising i: bound in have repercussions on Nnzi garrison; else-

Evcntually. thl! could force ilir Nazi

which they had hoped tn hold at least until invading arm out.

TheTea jot You l

g rcsillts being a clamor by Gri-lnari security forces reements. These r8...“ com; from elements stationed Iii Norway. Denmark. Holland. Belgium and elsewhere-and would be countered immediately by protests from the Nazi securitv officers in those areas.

merits nresumablv would

conquerors tn g vc up territory

es forced them

high military circles ns endangering the ‘ il control o! France.

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C‘ .. — Slmlalila - I l“ u 0f the Quebec Hydro ion.) time” QUEBEE avid of laoaiiitlon "My only fpose was to be help- have Charlottetown IJI a. m. mm Godbém lllllllb (CP)—PI‘E- ful to m ench-speaklnil and my IMO noon. 4-80 ma‘ 5mm, T 51°" C94 lite today Erldltsh- compatriots. loy- Arrive Charlottoawn l." I. la- bem r “and f is dial-d had al to the Carla an ideal. and I was I.“ p. n. 1.06 n. m. m 0e‘ m o h duties as chalr- convinced that, it was my duty to i471» ‘ °“‘°‘° "m" °°“" ltffééili tllltﬁ iotllildiwﬂiﬁilli "m" "‘“"°' ' - "l have cliummown il noon. {lﬁlingfiltﬁlflllgtgglge ‘iiiwsiiiimoxiklii ‘aiﬁifhioari lihe etatesnent made "n" chwﬂuw“ ‘u .‘ -' - c a1‘ Wu leavlniz the by Pranlier Godbout Mr oodboiit p g i-n | repay gggvm] commission of which he became la a man of good faith. if he [Milli INIYUDING l Y on its formation two months holds me amnion whwh I‘ mu,‘ '

__ Yainit mops Third Phase h]

of Teheran LONDON, June (CP)-Tiie Ger- if Plan Opened

man radio said early today that the Ciierbourg fortress had been pounded for the last 34 hours by 1,000 Allied guns of all calibres in the most powerful artillery barrage on the invasion front so far.

The broadcast by the Transocean that aerial bombing had been going interrupt-ion.

“Taking into consideration this enormous concentra- tion of material, the resistance of the German defenders I who are numerically far inferior is extraordinary,” the ' broadcast said. '

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDI- TIONARY FORCE, June 23 - (CP) — American troops smashed into Cherbourgh southern outskirts tonight an . avalanche of power which threatened early collapse of the thousands of German troops which have been trapped be-

tween advancing Allled guns and Nazi execution squads at their rear.

LONDON. June 23 —- (AP) - The Russians announced tonight the eagerly-awaited general of- fensive against the German armies - on the eastern front as the Allies launched the third phase of the Telieran plan to conquer Germany by a three-way squeeze from the west. south and east.

The Red Armies struck north- west and southeast of Vitebsk on the vital White Russian front and ' in the first day gained up to 9 l-2

miles and liberated more than ,15O towns. Moscow announced.

i‘ The Germans, first to report ‘the long-expected Red Army as-

sault, said began June 22 third anniversary of the Nazi at- tack on Russia, and called it part of "a concentric general attack on | Europe" by the Allies.

In a series of broadcasts

Nazi Agency said on almost without

~'i}——-———===-?-==. A dispatch from Don wimp. Expect De Gaulle In head press correspondent with the

U‘ s. Early In July American assault forces, said a.

break-throgeggi of tlhae Nag illlilgS WASHINGTON, June as - (ca) Wilfred ""1 m" l1 ° _Gene"1 De Gaul“, he“ o; m, and Octevllle after American y French Conunlttee for National 5h°°k "MP5 h" been “mum” Liberaﬂon‘ L! expected in wuh, the 10311101111058 Du R06, which L ington between July e and l4, ac- l‘ 7 1'3 mite‘ “m” cherbm”? cording to the best information

near Nouainville. Octevilie is two ' avaﬂable m Prendem Roosevelt miles east of Noueinvllle and the

site of one of the huge forts

guarding Cherbourg. Nazi dines were ripped open before 9.15 pm. i (3.16 p.m. I.D.T.) .

Other American troo s before this break occurred ha stormﬂ and captured another fortified hill- i top only one mile east of Cher- »' bourg, and headquarters predicted . Cherbourgb fall was near. ,- rest ofthe Normandy front ,- ed static as it had bee

the

four major areas

of attack along a -mile front on both sides of hinge position, and left no doubt that they regarded the Russian drive as the long-ex- | pected big offensive from the east,

New Japanese Fiat Top Hit By Three Torpedoes

PEARL HARBOR, June 23 - (APJ — A Japanese aircraft car-

Piioﬁtestant

scored on a smaller carrier of un- aging review of her you’; work. “my ‘mum mus and diumam‘

social service first line l9-00l7-ton Hayataka 5- H 5-

class carrier, a 20,000-ton Sllokaku of the ﬁnance Committee. was the class carrier probably sunk and lreifllllﬁnt 0'1’ muﬁh Drﬂlie 1mm B11 nine 5hjps damaged. including ,speakers with reference to the skill three carriers. severely crippled. 5h‘ had displayed in Yum-mi m9

The communique made no ﬂmmm Q‘ the “mink

claims that the light Currie!‘ hit The "W!" with two aerial torpedoes

ben has not the troops, equipment or position for a counter attack. the classic German defence.

Remnants of at least three Ger- man divisions and a mixed naval- grmy defence garrison are holed un in Chel-bourg, and President, Roose- velt said in Washington that the

Henderson, chairman

ably sang but t - h h“; _ S Butleilh. Ellersliel Mrs H: S. military operation around the city tainly inflicted gfedsiiwdafnagacer ffffe?“ mditws- W~ G" {mm- Was solos eccordlns to Sdledllle- Jaries fighting ships describes o this c y‘ were a 1e

M). Dolnited for another term of three years.

Votes of thanks were extended w .st. Paul's Hall cmnmit/lee for the {use of melanoma to t_i'l_e;tdf" on;

( ontinuid _o_n_ page _o,_coi. _

strong suggestion that the speed "f the last five days of American ad- vuloc; had made up the time lost after the landings through "N1 weather which hampered unload- ings.

the Shokaku type carrier probably sent to the bottom by submarine attack as one of Japaifs best. The Shokaku itself is 800 feet long. has a speed of 30 knots and carries_d0_aircrait

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Dominion From Quebec

Senator Bouchard's Speech-lids Repercussigng 1n Ottawa And Quebec.

OTTAWA. Ju aHEEo-s? - ator Cyrlllc Variflancourt, Liberliil member from Quebec. said today ul the senate Canadians need not (on; lfllsimii. “rliliiffle “ﬁlm” “‘

n m e m gm w originate

ll V C . . "Quebec will remain the last rampart of fidelity to the oath of gtlllilarggance.’ said Senator Vaillan-

M Bum or a

= Declares

dues Cartier Wednesday.

"I iun still asking miv critics to Drove that. what I seed. or even oartofwhaitlselchlecontnryw the trut ."

The Senator would was wio

said

a motion niiifii.““lé‘f°‘o°‘°‘.’iiltioliil fill. “wean” "liifiﬁ "‘°’“’"“ h’ ‘exlbwk °n Dﬂnﬁdlﬂn h . . In his statement. issued in .

Senator lanoourt devoted Senator Bouchard said he was oa- §o‘i.°.{loi"-.i“to’°°ﬁ%‘l.oll’n‘o mini? "mi? ﬁooiomfolﬁ“ no

in"; ma..." 5.. r - 5"“ "l t nun tide this afternoon at 1.4a saidrin the SeiiatgoWcdnliasday that than ht?“ we “at “nhﬂ and tomorrow morning at 314. a secret 0rd . known

t duo arrow morning ‘at 5.1mm‘

DAILY All BIIVIOI

( . hard‘ lctunent w MW. ==~-..~.-......-~:= i- a n

t the Senator been

up an in state in Canada. Qugbgc m. h“ relieved of his duties u chairman

saiedciitie order had the blessing of v.

he it is only because he bun’

Dressed. t I45 gotMt-iie information which I have." u w.”

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