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WASHINGTON Jan. 21-. lfiPl-Thlrty - f ve men were killed when a United States Transport plane bound for Af- rica crashed on the desolate coast of Dutch Guiana in South America the war department announced today-

It Woe the wor t disaster in American oviat on history. Never before had a single crash cost so many American lives.

The victims included:-

Eric Knight, English - born novelist who wrote "This Above

RE Foxworth, crack G-Inan who dorkcd on the Lindbergh kirlna ping.

Wll lam Hudson, New York Ciiy Welfare Commissioner.

Also aboard we_re 1'! United States Army Officers bound (or overse s stations, six civilians in add tion to those named. and nine members of’ the crew.

‘The ship, flying south, crash- ed on a remote section of the Guiana, coast last Friday, kill- ing everyone aboard. The news was delayed because of the time required to reach the scene sud determine the extent of the casualties and then notify the next of kin. '

Mat-Gen. llarold L. George, cornrnlnding‘ general of the air transport command, w o made the announcement, said the canoe . the disaster is not known It that an army board is inveetillllifi-

Knl ht, -year-oid En- lishman who served with the

rlncess Pats of Canada in the last war, was s Mayor tn the special services divls on of the United States army and had done much work on military collation pictures.

n addition to “This Al!!!" All." ignant novel about s Britta army disaster, Knizht

was well known as the author of "The Happy Land." "The fly- ing Yorkshtremon” and other stories. . -

‘LONDON. Jan. 21 -(CP)—P‘orelgn Secretary Eden told the House oi’ Commons today that Great Britain looked "forward to the day when the whole south American contin- rnt will have ceased to be in re- lation; with our common enemy." Argentina now l; the only country in the western hemisphere which maintains diplomatic and commerc- lal relations with Germany, Italy and Japan.

Coming Events

"Talkies-Montague Saturclzlelya.

"Talkies — Sourls Monday. 1-19-31. "Eastern Star Bridge postponed lllllil Feb. b. 1-22-11 “Farmers wishing-to shlp dress- ed hogs advise McGuigsn d: Boyle.

"Auction Bale Dickleson Road.

Braualosne takes place on Sal-ur- clay.’ 2am, i P. M. 1r day stomy wing Monday. l-22-1i.

"East Royalty Rink tonight,

West Royalty vs Charlottetown

Vic-s; Dunsteffnage vs fllcyeis r. -

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"l-oadi this k. Alba-n Thursday“; 2? moon?“ Emerald l-‘rlday untlll 11.30 s.m. G. C. Green snd A. C. Green, 1-30-31

" e sr buying live and dress- es chlckergs and fowl ssuy. nay- lils top market value. Phone or writs for or ces. Island Cold Storefiea

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SAINT JOHN, N.B., Jan. fl- fCPl-A disastrous fhe broke out lng tn t ,.‘ .. , ion oidlcatlons were luflrl. on e

e of King square would be w ped out while several others on the adjoining Charlotte Street ares. were damaged badly It was believed that patrons of several smell hotels in the district had gotten out safe- ly and no loss of life was anticipat-

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Reported to ha e started in the rear of Dan's Res aurant on Char- lotte Street the outbreak had reached a large scale when fire- men responded to an alarm from box s. marina: {M11185 were shoot- ing high into t c sky and sweep- ing Kin! Bquare within a short time. From the restaurant the fire reached to the premises of Ohio's family clothters. Lucky Strike bcwllnc alleys and Paula's groceterla, all on Char- otts street. From here the fire seemed to veer WW1 ds the rear of the buildings ucin King Square. In quldr success n the fire spread with amazing rapidity lo the rear of the Edward Hotel

and it was readily seen that most of the buildings in the King Square block were damned.

liew hianpnwcr Regulations Today

OTTAWA, Jan. 2l-—(CP)—New man wcr regulations, consolidat- ing he previous civilian Selective some and mllltayy call-nu re- alllottons. have rece ved-csblléfii all; pcovcl and wil announc moi-row, t was learned night. have n under stud-y by labor department officials and the NattorAal Selective Service advisory to es for some weeks and were dealt with bv the cabinet a. few days ago.

Four Girls lllc In St. John's Flrc

ST. JOHN'S Nild., Jan. 21 -(CP Cable)- Four girls, believed to be waitresses, were killed here early this morning when tire riestro ed the Old Colony Club. swank din, I and dancing spot on the outskirts of this city.

Origin o1 the ire that swfiiiii the two-storey wr+n entertainment centre was no known. and the names of the four dead were with- held pending identification. Jack Windsor, manager of the club. his wife and two tldren who lived ‘n the building, escaped unharm-

d. a Built two years ago when the influx of Canadian servicemen over-

Si. strained the cs aclty of other en-

tertatnment cen res in the city. the Old Coony Club was the favorite dining and dancing spot in the Island capitol.

Sltuateé only a few minutes drive from the city. dances were held regulariy. Fortunately, how- aver, last night's club dance was postponed or the death toll might have been higher.

This was the second fire in six weeks to ravage St. Johny, enter- tainment spots. On Dec. l2 the Knights of Columbus Hostel burn- ed to the around. and e9 service- men, mostly 9hnarllsns. lost their lives 1P the holocaust.

Iervcenlen were also chief pat- rons at the Old Colony Club.

The waitresses burned to death were Mary Carri sn and Stella Morris. both of S. John s, Mars

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Mary Vincent, both of St. John's.

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pgrtmllt announced today.

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Reach Point (lnly 85 Miles. From lfursk

Latest Listing Of Cas- ualties Puts Nazi Dead And Captured

Al; 709,000, dfldifi" iFuy-“rfiwi?

straight west. below Vomuczlrhave reached a point only 85 miles south- east. of KlLSK. mus the entire Nazi 1041 front extending from Central Russia to the Bea o1 Amy. eccordln to a Russian com- munlque bro 0st bv Moscow and heard by the Soviet Monitor today.

The Red army already has two columns pushing toward Kharkov, south of Kursk, another threaten- ing Voroshllovaraxi, and several more, including those 1n the Cau- casus. menacing Rostov, the Ge:- man communications pea for south- em Russia.

A Moscow radio report recorded here last nlzhr, by The Associated Press reported that more than 500.- 000 Axls- troops bad been killed. and 200,000 captured since the Ruslams began their advance on Nov. 19, In addition, s. speech by the Moscow Soviet chairmen, Alexander Sher- bekov, said the Axis had lost more than 6000 - s, 12.000 Buns and 3,500 planes in two months.

Rostov is menaced by Red Amy K101111111“ brrflyed fauwise around it on three sides. Soviet, troom; are about '75 nliles north of the Cou- casian gateway city, 00 miles to the cast, and to the soulllcust arc threatening salsk, railway Junction 100 miles away,

~23 Soldiers’,- 1 f, Leave Province

The following soldiers, all privates from No. 62. C.A. (B.)T.C.. ‘Beach Gmvc left recently for ifzlllllill: cxntrts elsewhere in Canada:

LS. Avery, Bedcque

AF. Boylan, West Devon

J5. Clark, Baltic

.11.. Gilbert. Souris

N .l-i. Johnston. tsulnme: side

J.B. MacDonald. Grand Tracadie

J31‘. Macinms. Sununersldc

D.J. McQuarrle. Charlottetown

A.A. Peters, North Rustlco

J.C. Plneau, Duvar

A.J. Qlllllll, Charlottetown

W.R, Sanderson, Greenwich

H11‘. Bailey, Suuris

WA. Chalsson. Bear River

D. Gallant, Oyster Bed Bridge

J.A. Gallant. Wellington

J.A. MacKinnou. St. Peters Bay

J.K. McCormack. sr. Margaretta

Before leaving the men were pre- sented with cigarettes by the Pro- vincial Government through the Carry on Canada Corps. The pre- sentations were looked after by a representative of the Canadian Legion War Services.

llalston’: Injuries Fairly Serious

OTTAWA. Jan. 2l—-(CP)—-De- fence Minister Relston suffered 1110-8 crlous injuries than were at first lscovered when his automo- bile collided with the rear of s snowplow yesterday. it w“ m. bounced today by defence heed. quarters.

All plans for the Minister's in- spection tour of military establish- ments and units ln mllltarv dis- trict No. 2 (Toronto) now have been cancelled. including his Sot- urdey visits to Toronto.

The army statement sa1d:-

Dr. F.W. MacKlnnon. physician attending the Minister and Col. G. C. Currie, Deputy Minister, also in. aired in the accident. said Col.

aleton suffered s. fractured. nose. three fractured rlabis and lnlurecl

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w... Situation Last Nigh

(By Kirko L. Simpson, Associated Press War Analyst)

With e British-Fighting French trap formed by a juncture of the British 8th Army and the French from Lake Chad southeast of Tripoli, Field Marshal Erwin Rommel can hope to reach Tunisia only with a handful of the men and equipment with which he once menaced Alex-

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Yet the inevitable Axis surrender of the last fragment of Italy’s once vast African empire would do little in itself u; shorten effectively

Allied sea fmmmlllfllltifln ll es. That can stem only

out of’ clearing

northern Tunisia. of the foe to gain relatively free use of the Mediter- ranean routea for Allied shipping, topping some 14,000 miles oft‘ sea 1l1Z1IWBy8 threatened with Increasing U-btmt menace,

T119 ""1951 WW8 ifll‘ cflntrol of the Mediterranean must still he

fought in Tunisia.

Whatever Rommel curl salvage of his Africa. Corps to join forces

with Nazi defenders of the vital Bizcrtc-Tunis triangle of the Tunisian hump would bolster the axis use. against o.» m... of all-out Anglo- Amcricurl-Weuch attack in the north, perhaps within a month a; the

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If British Admiralty spokesmen know whereof they speak. the final “ha” "I ‘he W11" “s 9' ‘he h"! EYf-‘fll war, is about to open at sea in a gfllmnlimlfly Bl¢l1li¢f1-up_ U-buut attack on Allied sen communications.

ew swarms of submarines, hunting m multl-papks, M; ‘wedged n

the winter wanes.

F‘ ‘he 5'1"“ ("Wcafi 1S Kill-Ind. it follows that retention of the Tunisian hump toe-hold III Africa to the bitter end is an essential ele-

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Report Germans. Begin To Desert Nazi Party

Travellers Reaching Sweden Claim blurry

3911111 To Lose Faith in V

_By Edwin Sllanke Associated Press Stuff Writer

SIOUbLI-IOLM, Jan. 21—(AP)_ gravellers reaching Sweden l from

ermany said was th -Nuls y‘ a fry ward hcelers are beginning to remove their party badges from then" lapel _D11l,lf)llllOl€§ becqusg tilcy are losing faith in victory and fear the consequences.

‘These sources added, however. 111.11" 111111011211 this is one of the 1115i- 513115 of the Nazis running for COVQI‘. the)’ still carefully cnrrv the buttons with them and wear them at official functions to keep up appearances.

WlLil the swustikas gone, they have the people will forget.

Despite the fact that; they are constantly 1n me shadow u: mo Gestapo, however, these travellers said the Germans frequently re- mark: “We know every Nazi, ev. "Y 3A- EVEW SS man (storm troopers and elite urn-gs)’ every party‘ bonzen (racks eer) and we W111 now where to find them when the t-lms comes."

The travellers also said they had witnessed open expressions 0f protest against the (irstapp (your- mcllt of the Jews and had heard Germans (ienollnce the persecution,

81117191111118 thcy never dared do before. Also. workers were said to be

tired of the ceaseless driving by the Nazis to increase war DIOduc-lloy], The Nazis, therefore, have to oon_ tend with absentee: in factories on an increasing scale, the grave]. ers said. although the workers run a risk of severe punishment for 25mg sway from work without

The Nazis t l _ act these reg-din; c? “wigs”? “$5,111. 1111i! DPOPBQanda which emphasiz- e“ that 11°! 0Y11Y i118 Nazis and barf-y leaders but also the German Pistols would have to pay {gr as.

“Aid To Russia Sunday_”_ Jan 24

TORONTO. Jan. ao-(ce-urssds 0f 181111118 rcllalous denominations in Canada have deslgnahcd Sunday, Jim. 24 m be observed as "Aid t0 Russia Simdoy," J.S. McLean. chairman of the national committee of the Canadian Aid to Russ Fund announced today,

Pastoral letters have been sent to several thousand clergyman across 173mm! 881K108 them to call the at- tention of their congregations to the needs of the Russian people, Mr. McLean said.

Special measure w‘! church- men to support the fund ave been sent out b the Most Rcv. Derwyn '1'. lrnaie of the Church of England in Canada. Rt. Rev. JR. Bolster, Moderator of the United Church of Can a end Rev. Nor- rnen aclccd er the general assembly of terian Church tn Canada.

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crap Figures

OTTAWA, Jan. 21 T110 lhird estimate of Cums zrs i912 wheat rrop by tho Uomiu- Ion Bureau of Statistics, issued 10413.1’, l-llaccri total production i" 592,700,000 bushels, down ZZQMLOUII bushels from the first estimate issued in September.

Although the final estimate llfllllls the total production un- 1'19!‘ 1110 BUILUWJJOO-bushei mark, the Bureau 5811i, the crop still is the largest on record. a

It placed the gross value at the farm nf all field Crflps pm- “w! In I942 at 81.145.113.000, "I1 iurrrnsc of $461,880,000 over 1M1. The grain crops, pflnpi. lullly wheat. accounted for most of this increase,

Five Axisflh ll-Boats Sunk In So. Atlantic

RIO DE JANEIEO, Jan. 21 - (APi- Allied forces on the ogfm. slve in the South Atlantic have sunk five Axis submarines in the last-month. Rear Admiral Jon s ii. Ingram said today, brlngng to 10 ihc total of undersea craft deiroy- ed in the bitter war in three wat-

ers. The Admiral, now Commander of the United Nations Naval F-rccsin the South Atlantic, annumced at a press conference the sinking of the tlve submarines 1h the List month. Brazilian Alr Minister Joaquin Salrzadn previously report- ed five silbmarlnes were sunk Brazilian Air forces, the mrst re- cent, about three months ago. Within the last few days many lurvlvors of submarines have been captured on Braslilan soil near the

oe . Ingram also said that a German surface raider was scuttled when she was intercepted ln these waters. Her survivors now are in Brsalllsn prisons.

mgr-m was rmllmlsvo over the course of the South Atlantic war- fsre. explaining illdi- there has been

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LONDON, Jan. 21 —(AP)—Lo1Y1 Dsvles. .1.sbor Peer, gsve notice today that he wlll ask the lmvern- ment 1n the House of Lords to suggest to the United States torm- etlcn or e joint Anglo-American committee to devote full time to

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OTTAWA, Jan. 2,1 -(CP,_ A Canadian-designed f.y.ng c1355. mom is the “Mark V" Anson all‘. craft which reelveo its Lrst um flight under R. 0A F cusp“; today. _

Dfiltzllcd specifically for train ng Iw-Vlsfiiols, yvlreless operators and bomb dimers. the aircraft has a luscluge made of nnnlziel plyuo d veneer uucl two Ra l. and W11 Lmyl engines “huh lep ace the Jaccbii engines in the Allsclls llow 1n Ilse 1:1 RC A F. training eslablish- . mcnrs.

The plane also embodies some 50 reilnelnenls in equpniery, based on the tram ng expmecice of me R c, Al“ in the operation of the com- bined draining Oi'g:|1z..ll:;a\_ for-

Alr Training Plan.

Unlike the nlcl Anon usel for pilot training t“e n w macs are has no dual controls but .ual co r.ls may be installed. lls normal .r-*w is a pilol, usually a sat! pl t, a. navigator instructor, lwo navigtor pupils and a wireless operatcr stu- dent. If it. is dislrrd to prcvlde instruczlon in bomb aimlrg the aircraft has a bomb almer's com- pnrtmen: in the nose will; a wide range of vision through alasm a- head on either s'd* and below and provision for installation of a tomb sight.

On completion of “Mark V" an order will he nlcced for the “Mark VI" aircraft, a siruilnr mclline Will? pqnirux"! will g prru"1‘-'pl'.‘.i€fi turret. for gunnery training.

f iNews Briefs

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MADRID, Jan. Z1 Rome (iisprllcil published today by

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the Madrid newspaper" ABC said that llllilFl‘ n new decree all Italian women irmn 14 t0 60 and all men from 14 to 70 are to be mobilized for labor service

NEWPORT NEWS. Va. Jan. 21 ~1AP)- Another Yorktown. to 1e- place the United States aircraft CRlTEl‘ sunk bv the Japanese last June tn the battle of Midway will be launched this aftemoon s1: the Newport News shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company plant. Taking up the flalrt where her predecessor left off. the new Yorktown wlll follow the earlier ship's tradition in having as sponsor Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.

LONDON, Jun, 21 -- (CPL- A rescue worker this afternoon climb- ed to the ton floor of the shaky remains of the Iondon school smashed in yvssrtercllayb poontlme German bombing raid. There he found tlhree children about tlve years old. Two were dead. The third. a rrirl with an injured arm, was sitting on the floor more than 24 hours alter the bombing.

"It's ell right: I can walk," she said and. scrambling down to the ground. ran straight into a waiting crowd and found her mother.

Airwoincn Win Honor Certificates

TORONTO, Jill. 21 —(CP)- Honor certificates were ore enied

today l4; five alrwoirlen gradumnng from No, 2 Composite Training

h School here.

who ranked highest in their respective trades were: Aime 1. Budsbury of Summerslde. P.Il.I., Clerk Stenographer; Verna M. Icokhert. oi Amherst, NS, Olerk General; D. I}. Christie M Digby, NS ,_Denl-sl Assistant.

The following \ detailed eye-wit- ness account of the Jan. l8 battle around Bou Arada ls written by Ross Mrunro, Custodian Press War Correspondent, was was the only newspelperman present. Munro watched the action ell morning and most of the afternoon.

By ROSS MUNM) Canadian Press War Correspondent BOU ABADA, canon, Jen. 10- (Jonson-

tlme from a, post-end saw the sharp-shooting {tumors of the British lot Anny

avo s field day against German hanks

This battle flared sll 0f e sudden-like summer ighming on an August day. Bou Arade, a hem- let of s score or so of hills become [the centre of sotlon all dfl. I

merly the British CClIlKUOIlrefliiAl r

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