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1,000 Germans ‘Li: Lt.-Gov. To Veto I

‘ Prohibition Amendment

Special Meeting Of Temperance Federation iHcld Yesterday. ...;E*'..’. -".'.“'.'.“a

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m"... rm, .. from, the I-hur pocket mid tonight that Field Marshal Walther vcu Model, commander of annihilated 5th

Allied headquarters at Paris indicated thst ven Moders hudy lud not been lenud and there wse no oonl tlon of the

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(MeanW. the Alllos boke sllrccords, a Paris dispatch nil. by capturing more than 144.000 prisoners en Inlay, - bringing the total of captives for the first l6 days of April

to 155.573.)

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wee YMCA. yesterday afternoon. at- tended upon request by Lieut- Gcvcrnor B. W. lmPast. asked H“ Honour to veto the new Prohibi- tion Act amendment recently pass- ed by the use.

The amendment ‘authorises phy- sicians, in cases deemed necessary. to issue scripts good for a period not exceeding six months on war- rant from the Attorney-General.

The bill had its second reading on April ll when it was the storm centre cl one o! one liveliest dis- cussions heard in the Legislature for many years. ‘v - was given third reading end pass-

ed.

The Lieutenant-Governor's rc- pLy to the Temperance Federation delegation wss that though he had be s. staunch Prohibittonist all his life and had been "deeply concerned" over the recent legis- lation, he would not say anything against his Government. More- over. he had solemn duties to His Modesty the King and. could not give the mee any definite statement as to -w ether or not he would veto the amendment.

J. ll. Maclfarlanc, president

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busy for a great deal longer. lle has come out for a uuilled

s. given action, or st least mingled standing.

story's _ made full use of sir power. who some of his West Point associates. an admiral or airman.

argument is largely abstract. lle

many

Navy's purchasing ,l0l'FlllI. support. ' he

his investigation of the war effort

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Attacked Canuck Headquarters British Tanks In Drive On“ Hamburg

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If the General has stirred up] s hornets neat. he has . 1 .. u‘ -

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By I. M. ROBERTS. JIL. Associated Press War Analyst

Gen. Eisenhower. nearing the and of a wsrwhlch has occupied him for three yours, hss got himself lnto another which might keep him

armed service for the United states.

He suggests general training for all officers, apparently with the idea 01'!‘ of producing men competent to supervise any comhlustlou of forces in

training to develop friendly under-

Carrying the weight ol a man who has commended two of his- srnphlblous operstlo

Africa and Normand‘ . who has employed naval units to ald river

crossings lsr from the ses. the pronouncement must have staggered

And a lot of naval and flying people

hardly could have been shocked more by s. similar pronouncement from

To the layman, “his not to reason why. his but to dig and buy." the

has never been able to understand,

especially with the development of amphibious warfare sud flying artil- ‘t lery. just why the services phpuld

he kept so rigidly separate, why so

must be made.

United States services have bowed well. although not without a great doal of friction below the top ranks. to a wartime system under the Joint chiefs of staff which has been tantamount to melon. But they don't wsnt anything like that in the peace... The Navy ls already decid- ing what ships it wants to dispose of and lay up. without indicating that it has asked the Army where it might wsnt to go. commanders have attained equal rank in the person of Gen. Arnold, sud have sat up one world-wide unit with hcadquartc-e lu Washington. the 20th, which might well serve ss the ' movement. The Army can sell surplus supplies which may be on the

The Air Force

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some good n Truman said convinced him that:

"The end, of course. must be the integration of every element of

veto my bill comins to him from the legislature, and since the re- cent Prohibition amendment had not been. - the pool!!!‘ for approval, the Federation, fairness to the public. was now calling upon the Governor to ex- ercise his prerogative.

Claims Act Destroyed

iwv. B, J. Davies. secretary of the Federation. said he understood “we were living in a democraticc country where the will of the ma- jority prevailed." Since the Pro- hibition law had been the will of the majority since 1018, a few men had no right to change a law which had had the support of the majority of the people since that time. The result of the new Pro- hibition am t w s "double script" system. Mr. Davies in which the words " rob- able benefit" and “likely to ene- fit" will destroy the whole pur- pose and spirit of the Prohib tlon "ct

Mr. R. A. Profitt. Fz-getcwn. said the amendment was contrary to the majority in the!

. Government had

out the measure throu h in "an unfair and underhan ed way whiclh had resultca‘ in msnuy $- e coking u n o WW3 ' store "will? contempt." l-le asked the Governor to veto the

_ rises ldith Sterne addressed the meeting briefly and assured the Governor that, ll he vetoed the amendment "generations to come wéiuld rise up and call him bless-

e . . Among others who spoke in condemnawry language against the passing ol the amendment were Rev. Lewis v. Kcnslnatou Rev. Mr. Jardine. ‘rryon and Rey. R. Wagencr, Bedequc. it is expected that the Legisla- ture will prorogue on Thursday. when it is customary for the Lieu- tenant Governor to give his con- to the bi

' released the names

of the Federation. said legal ad- vice had ‘ the F‘ - -, -- h, m, the Lieutenant Governor could m". bud].

under one authoritative. respon-

nTiiiiTT (iomments 0n Wright Fiasco

The action of Hon Horace Wright in r pining in the Jone Govemmentqglter announcing hi: resignation on the floor of the House was denounced yesterda by Hon. Dr. W. J. P. MacMillan, ead- er of the Opposition. as flagrant floutin of the traditions of rc- s onsibc government. Spcakin in t e Budget debate. Dr. MacMllan reviewed the circumstances of Mr. Wright's clash with the Govern- ment in scathing detail.

"The Premier says he received no formal resignation and I point- ed out to him that he had some- thlns very much stronger." Dr. Maclvlillan said. “He had s public resignation heard by everyone in this House.

“Coming back to the explanation

00ml 1 sent lls passed during of the member from the Fourth "'0". Aarmrhi l“ e-ioail m ‘mm’ $11152??? ma; liiliiviliglccvijuthaliteixfgertllr: t. e s ours e went home and loading hogs 0V0 Thursday r evidentl the Hi h Go t Dsvisbtrsser pa. lyn - 1 y blgd wit’ litil t‘... t... _,_,. Releases llamas 0f aggfiplflrgalnauipgruru. fimfié se . , n e e eque . c qwlfltflm Wednesds , Nst- have resolved themselves nto a ~-..'i":..=°.=.'i.“°""- airs‘. “"1"” "mi": ¥i"‘..‘§°‘i£§“.i."l‘.'ii.l’“fi.'i.é"ft"l’é Pi ~ ' IP99“. llld tll h d id dth t . “lust and Pie Social s: Afton FTC‘ "t. "Chill" the member rrgin iii: sgin-th 0t:- , w. April mo. ‘Aid of _ trict should remain s member of 3 - 1- ,_ ll-ll. thslGovttlarnmenlt. u m d “mun '--— r r _ om w N w Emu m n s ‘exp ana on e WOT "W Mull v “w” a“ n. ......."“.r..- l“‘1§f.‘.‘§“.‘i..ll‘.i‘“§%..tl.."ii"lfi§

Premier. I om going to leave that

- e must say that the Junior member

y afternoon. lor the Third District of Queens

with their next of kin (Mr. Eugene Cullen) who moved

_, . sn amendment when s ‘certain bill

lit. Sgt. J A. Thclnson. 9110i» 0i was under consideration-if that ls

x 5'00 ' n “amen {and tzclfics tlgii eve” Swill‘???

. ma,’ Mrs. . heron this Rouse was squall’; to blame.

' paid Iilabeth 8t. - ,"If thst true any that "WM give s bury, Ont. . c es into f-lcuse d be M order or tee. us. menace. Ion s. su- 1 as it introduced- there ,_ wou- Iyrne. Barrag- rs-m W) Guesnot. nun- $0012“ i: ma; new to n“?

‘ -—- "fixes. '1» lire. s. m- hatwoulilghsppe ‘u ' ' “mfg. to ' w s Road. oop- u. this House n in wit‘:

. ‘ A. I - ' Q 17 --' (UP) -'lhe ‘ w]?! $.33. m” 3mm “d” “a” “'42”! m islets: a pubii: rmgstlon ‘frills: - e-is-i. I l“ ‘m “ the Goverumen: he ates. “n, 993ml! 11"" 5"" " criticises repudie the actions m. "wit. H!’ wheat. hulk once to the nearest army commend n, m, l" u. ",4 t m w, m,“ sgflgl to arrive llostiSagorlpdin nonh German com him still sitting in the ranks of y", 39°} ous BBQ) "nlfilllsafia mafia-muses sw- < wheel-ii‘!

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'l\d“rf;W1-ight Return. to Government F old

land Reassessment and Town ‘Plan- ningBills Pass Committee Reading

Announcement that he had ro- considered his resignation from the Jones Government was made

l isl ture ytsterday by 13in. $05335 Wright, Fourth Dis- trict of Pri

nee. .

Risln to a question of privilcdt when t e House met at ll s. m. Mr. Wright said he noticed in Monday's Guardian that the lead- er of the Opposition had put cer- tain questions to the Premier re- gsrding his resignation from the Government. The Patriot also had recently intimated thst he had re- signed because he coins not set his own way. "I think every mem- ber of the Legislature knows that that is absolutely contrary to fact. Mr. Wright said. “l do not prop“? to enter intoany argument at the present time but I wish merely to reply to that statement.

"I wish to say that immediate- ly upon the pub ication of my res- ignation in the press l began rc- ceivlng letters from my friends and supporters in the 4th District commending me on the stand 1 gage ttsléenedbut yregrggetti I lotthszng

s en er ~m wanting me to reconsi er it. When l went’ home at the week-and there was a delegation came to my home that filled the house. That dele- gation was unanimous. They re- m...“ "i" ataxia" " '1 o =

"Bedcqtlc. Mlrii l4. 1N0- “Deer Mr. Wright: "We, s representative gstherins of your supporters. are shocker. to learn that you have cdfereo

ur resignation ss a member o {he Government and. by resolu- tion tonight, we request you to

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llightmarish A Battle llaged For Six Hours

ly NE NOIDNIBB WITH CANADIAN TRDOPS AT ERDOO, Holland April 1'1- (fir-Morewths-n 1.060 Germans a mpied, overrun Can- adian headquarters carlyutgisy but were beaten off in one of the mm

tuiarlsh battles of this

front, wi everyone from the command- ing ofilicer to his orderly engaged for six s.

Many Germans were killed and more than 300 captured. The Can- adians suffered losses, too, but not ueaialgl so great as the h .

enuny was oug t off with pistols. rt! es. , artillery net was fired point-blank, and fame w vehicl. One flamethrower alone destroyed l05

mans.

The attack came dust after nud- night and cs t many Canadians in bad. Dawn ound many German dead in the midst of head uarters in fields fer back of t for- ward Canadian artillery. Others lay locked in death with Canadian troops in foxholes.

t 1,000 Ton Steamer For Charlottetown-Nfld.

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Wbrd was ieceiv yesterday that the 5.5. John Orbc , 1.000 w ssil from Charlottetown to Si. John's, Newfoundland on May s, and. will sail every three weeks throughout the season. The subsidy for the steamer is in the vicinity vi’ $60,000 a year. the highest sub- sidy herctafo w plid bolng $17,500.

Announcunent to this effect was made in the leg‘ ‘ ‘ yesterday by Premier J. Welter Jones.

In reply to question‘ the Premier stated the steamer will sail direct from Charlottetown to St. John's but will bunker at Sydney on the way .

"Our cattle will have priority on the way over." he ssid.

Swedish Planes-May Fly‘ Over Province

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GITAWAaAprlI n - (or) - Swedieh commercial aircraft may be flying over eastern Canada on the way to and from New York it was learned to-

night.

Prims Minister Mackenzie King announced today the international air services transport agreement. commonly known as the "two free- doms" agreement and egotisted at Chicago last fa l. would be brought into effect bevween Canada and Sweden immediately.

It was understood the purpos". of this arrangemenh-which gives to esch country the right to fly over the territory of the other and to land for non-traffic purposes- was to clear the way for the start of a Swedish air service to the Un- ited States.

It is likely the new Swedish ser- vice will operate by way of lce-' land and pass over ‘ Quebec or the Maritime Provinces.

Transport Bill For Magdalen Is.

QUIIBIXJ, April l’! - (OP) - Ben. Camille Pouliot, Quebec lliu isier of Game and Fisheries. B!" notice on iodayronier paper of

a props ‘service for the population of tilt Magdalen islands."

‘llsxt of the bill will be m e puhlicwhen it comes up for scco d

"all! in the 2min Asscmbl ,

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Isll. 80.00; othunlroviuem lLlA. “M Subscription Delivered. IMO.

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llazis Lose 2,931 Planes In 11 Days

LONDON. April i7—(AP)—Ailied fighters destroyed at least 440 German planes today. raising en- emy losses to 2,937 in ll clays with attacks on jammed airfields Germany and Czechoslovakia, while 1,000 American heavy bomb- grs blasted terse-ts in the likely

area of A r“ and Rus- sian groiurd forces.

Ol the German aircraft lossw, at least 403 were 0n the ground.

‘Ilius far this month more than 4,120 enemy planes have been des- troyed by British, Canadian and American fliers, the heaviest blow coming Monday, when 1.016 en- emy planes-estimated at one- fourth of the remaining German air force-were destroyed. and 700 others were damaged.

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Expect Early w Shake-lip In Federal Gahinct

At Least Three Of Pres- ent Ministers Are Retiring.

BY FRANK FLAHERTY

UPTAWA. April 1'1 - (OP) -- On the eve of import-ant pre-elec- tion changes in the ministerial line-up, the Cabinet met today, but no immediate announcement was forthcoming.

Prune Minister Mackenzie Kinz, busy preparing for his departure to the San Francisco conference. was able to attend only part of the meeting, which lasted an hour and a half. He was expected to take ‘s. new group of cabinet ministers to Government House to be sworn Governor-General probably tomorrow.

At least three, and perhaps four, pf the present ministers are retir- n

g.

Those certain to leave are Re- sources Minister Crerar and State Secretary McLarty, wiho are ex- pected to receive two of the l0 sen- ate appointments Mr. King can} make on the basis of existing vac-i uncles. and Navy Minister Mac- donald who. according to reports. may return to his ore-war post as Premier of Nova Scotla Another minister who may drop 0i" l5 Transport Minister Michaud. i0 b8- come a Judge.

The revised cabinet line-UP Wm be the one with which Mr. King

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ls Mentioned In Dispatches

‘BX The Canadian Press; - WA, April I'd-One oflicer and four ratings have been men- tioned in dispatches for coolness and efficiency in csrryinf out their duties alter the Gsnsd an frigate New! was struck by n torpedo off Pointe Des Monts. Que. lest sut- umn, the Navy announced tonight.

The awards went :-

Lieut. (Ii) B. P. Larsen, Haney, 3.0.. whose wife is serv as sub-Lieutenant t Ro sl Canadian Naval Service.

. J. G. L. McKinney of Osh- evra.

Ont. Ohiel Stoker Nonnen llowes of "r"5‘”&°“s Steele Nevsort, r u r . . , . . ..

ERA. (third class) . O. Ham- mond. Ssult Ste. Marie, Onl., and Montreal.

The citations accompanying the awards told how the officer and men had shown devotion to duty. skill snd disregard for personal

salet in henlplng repair the dam-

Holland. The biggest advances in

front. , -

Max Krull, a German radio commentator, said that "with the enemy break-thro h from the west and another rom the east. and with wedges pointing from both directions towards Berlin, the organic structure cf the German front has ceased to exist." l-le added that "the terms west front and east front have lost their meaning."

Another Berlin military com- mentator said_ Germany had been cut in halves and now was forced to light on two sep- arate hattleflclds. but did not say whether this meant that Allied and Russian forces act- ually hsd met or merei thst the Reich hsd been out two geographically by American forces reaching Czechoslovakia. A late front dispatch said 3rd

infantry, lving toward Czec slovakla on a 15-mlle front, ha pushed eastward two mfles during the day to within fourmlles of completing is stab across the waist of Germany.

(The BBC said “the U. S. 3rd Army reached the Czechoslovak frontier after a 12 l-Z mllc ad- vance from Paulenf’)

The German garrison of Chem- nltz, beleaguered fortress city 38 miles west of Dresden. rejected a 3rd Army ultimatum to surrender and was being stormed from less than two miles a-way.

United States 1st Army troops crashed through Lelpzigk outer de- fences on the fourth day of the battle for that city and were meet- ing lessening resistance as they fought into its bomb-shattered out- skirts. Some captured garrison members proved to be military mental cases, and some uniform- ed women were killed as they man- ned defence guns.

Two United States 0th Army di- visions launched an all-out assault on Magdeburg after heavy aerial preparation and were reported making “excellent progress"through me streets of the industrial city on the banks of the Elbe River.

French forces continued their assault against forts guarding the Atlantic port of Bordeaux, where a German garrison still held out. It was announced that German Admiral Michaelis was ‘captured with his entire staff in the seizure °f the 30W"! Pocket near Bordeaux twg days ago.

anadians in northern‘ H011 “Muted the port of Harlin-fill ach and now hold a 10-mile stretch of the Netherlands North Sea coast. In northwest German , the 4th Canadian Armored Dvision forced Canal about seven miles south- west of Oldenburg. and established a bridgehead 400 yards deep. Ross Munro, Canadian Press war cor- Tollmndent. reported. The Ger- mans threw two counter-attacks against the bridgehead but both were beaten back. ~.

Report Ileds_l8, 20 lilies From German Capital

LONDON, April '7 — (OP) — The Germans said today Russian forces were driving hard within l8 and 30 mile; of Berlin in two sec- tors while another soviet force thrust into the f‘ ' southe escape corridor thmugih Saxony.

Moscow maintained silence on the operations along the loo-mile front from the Bohemian border to the Oder Estuary, proclaiming in its latest ' ' of all the remaining area of the Samland Peninsula of Phst Prussia except the escape port of Pillau. lt also announced capture of the im- portant Austrian oil producing centre of Zlstersdorf, mihs

ego the agcg so she could be towedlopcrt. V,

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PARIS, April 17—(AP)-American armies, which sl- ready have virtually bisected Germany, broke into the prize cities of Leipzig and Magdeburg today as British tanks tore loose on a 22-mile sweep that carried within 25 miles of the great port of Hamburg and Canadians gained in