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BRITISH INVASIDNLOF SYRIA PROCEEDS SiilQQTHLY

Z; s. ME HANT SHIP REPOR

liermans. adopt Elaborate means ti camouflage

seek To Cover Targets

At Hamburs. Han.-

1 over And Bremen.

By Louis Hunter gsnsdien Press Stall Writer

ne 9 -(0P) — The fill) adopted elaborate mod, or camouflage in Ln en- asvor to clicck the devastntind Mn Mr Force raids on Hamburg, mover and Bremen. 1 narellcr who visited these time cities recently told a repre- mtstive of the D1111? 19198751111 9" the German frontier that rlilwly

in uall expensive targets ‘,',§,°,§.'.p°i§iei.-y hidden under a

"mp ti; form nn artificial mound.

Tlli! urns covered with grass and ms oi shrubs the effect from the ,1; aging that of a road running through fields over the crest 0f n

bill.

The Germans also attempted to disguise landmarks by which theft; tgiievs 11.1.1“. pilots check the course near Hamburg. The shape lii sister Like has been altered by

supported on plies. Another lake mi iliniiburg has been camouflag- ld by the same method.

lifter chi. or iilne oil storage hnks ha been blown up near I-Ian- over. and product-ion stopped for nisnil tvecks. the Nazis covered the remaining tanks by erecting dummy houses on top.

Local residents told the inform- llii millions oi‘ marks had been spent in cnniouiiagin landmarks.

Describing devasta ion in the three cities, he said Hanover suf- imd great damage. Whole streets lnthe industrial districts have been "blown completely flat."

One of the most important tar.

tsis 11's continental rubber will. which makes rubber boats mine German nir force anti s m; oi rubber casing which the ans are now using to sous;- Wt: of subiiaarincs. 2.. _ _

tContinned on pegs p, 0°] 1)

lichy calls Situation grave

Nd the Britls -Free French W "mlieicn with naval bom- tlrdment.

llii of offensive to wrest mandat- "Btria and Lebanon from its- llili ilazkcontrol, was "pgr- iittilsny grnvqfl lg"!!! ivords were attributed to “Hilts liciioi-wt Mechin, former ,1 I iii Vice-Premier Admiral Dar- _hgorillltgrqli0‘l:lqlnae of he‘: clglef Gol- i n w e- tins” Pam it t e (3 r emit communique claimed zlldildititc forces at sea, on land n!“ n the nir were putting up icious resistance to the forces adversary."

3 vwis nei- word.

“"9 0r write tor price. Si "line Cold storage cg;

, %_._ W00. 6t. mesa “"1901. Webster's Orchestra.

Wdev. June 10th.

u

‘i1 by Postmaster.

h“!!! Juno ma,

inilons at Hanover and Hamburg _

fl/ITWZ/fi ‘ (‘W0 z £41m; . . x

The above uiipdiidlcates the location ofthe Tat=est Middle East military drive into Syria. Latest reports indicate the British and their Free French allies are encounteri scattered resistance in the three-pronged invasion of the French Manda . Reports from the area in- dloato French soldiers and their officers in consider able numbers are desertlng to the British and Free

cotcrinz parts pf it with boards"

{flap wheat Deal discussed in Commons

OTTAWA. June 9 —4QP) —Con- siderations prompti

pments to Japanese ac- h thatitewoulid not be in the public interest to reveal them at this time. “trade Minister MacKlnnon told the House of Com-

Province Over Half-way Mark In Big Campaign Total in Victory Loan

drive reaches $767,050; Summerside leads r,

ll. S. defends British move

WASHINGTON. June 9—(AP)-— The United states defended the British attack on French-mandat- ed Syria and Lebanon today and in effect accused the Vichy Gov- fightlng Germany's battle in the Middle East Secretary of State Cor American Govern- ment’s attitude on the French clash in n. long talk with Gaston Henry-Raye, h

t! which has been hi; several . This answer was given after the

n subjected i/o close the shipments t0 d North China in boats, s deal which war- questloning in the House 0n two occasions last week. Conservative House leader Han- son Slfd the explanation did not

is apparent- the heat was put on by Tokyo." he said. "Make no mistake about it. that is where the pressure came from and the government yielded" "That is certainly not my infor- mation," Mr. MacKinnon replied.

minister had bee

Prince Edward Island passed the half-way mark in the big victory ioan drive, it was announced by Provincial man Headquarters last night. The figures as compiled at 7 p. m. were $767,050 50r the Pro- ,

Summerside was closest bjective, a total subscription of 05,150 putting it less than $20,000

g a1 In Charlottetown too the efign was going strong with $820.- 50 already subscribed out. quota of $550000

Prince county. outside summerside, $104000: Q Charlottetown, $13,000; Kings 00.,

.350.

Officials and workers here. as elsewhere in Canada di " the holiday but stuck to the job of putting the campaign over.

Robin Hood Flour

chairman of the 194i Victory Loan Headquarters. Charlottetown, P. E. I.. sent in an application on Satur-

d on page 11, Col 3)

Loss of Bruiser, ‘Two Destroyers ls announced

It was acknowledged that the¢

lillllti0n i0 it f ft t a r s owes ‘ er wo thoritatively to have told

that it was not even Vichy's military collab- oration with the Ax

rcraft cruiser Cal- estroyers I-Iereward

and Impériai du night by the Admiralty

coin-lament of 400 men; the Imperial was 1 and tho I-ferewrad 1.340 ton carrying normally about l4

Th Admiralty communiqu the ilereward was last seen h the coast after ha ed by an Axis air at-

. - communique brought Brl- I

in the battle of sers and six de- total losses tegorles since the war began nine cruisers

ishes to the P. E. I. org-an ation forms most successful cam-

llictory Loan Drive enters Second week

OTTAWA. June 0—~(CP)—Bsnks* other institutions were closed to ay. the Kings Birthday, but canvnsserr. for the $600,000,000 Victory Loan 1941 continued their work with a renewed effort to ry the loan forward, loan headquarters announced to-

$i500.000 to th_e loaf-r. . The following telegram

Victory Loan National Victory mlttcc announce the re- '=.—...-_-=

(Continued on Dflke o. Col l) . ________._.

Coming Events

tairrs naval losses

N u n otices In this oolllll Crete to four crul

M._ ______ Hrwented to bu. bolofme colt-i:

tlamors for Representation in War Cabinet

trolls. Juno 10- Csblel-Jrhe Byd- Hersld renewed its for direct dominion representation in the British wu-

Ca ne. The Morning H that ii’ the ides had

er dominione. this We! because Australian ta-oofil

verses in the Middle asst. m He

nig No new f res were available" but loan off cials said they ex- tecl Monday's totals would re- and be somewhat below the M6. 5.400 daily averlngt: as

The other cruisers Crete campaign were th

royera Juno, Greyhound. Kelly and Kachm .

Md. ‘ 342-54141. "lee cream and dance in Don- "h h°°l~ Wednesday. June llth. L-IiOQ-O-IO-Zi.

‘s Tuonday,

Glou- nnd the

week.

Latest loan figure announced inst night. set cash at 32103221000, 46.05 per cent the tom's objective.

In addition to the cash subscrip- ,000,000 conversion of Dominion of Clnada bonds matur- ing next November hes been re-

orted. "With the bu]: of the flush sup-

CHILD KILLED. maven ls-MO-d-l-IO. CHARGED

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Mfiiiqiwilisr River Play at Brackley L-lli-d-‘l-li. ii

u vifhliicn Institute dance tonight

lte Boot. New Dome Dance ""- Modern and old time music. L490.

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Fire Sweeps Over One Square Mile Woodland

DIGBY. 10.8.. June 0-67?)- Fiiie swept. over nearly a square lie woodland between the vil- lages of Acadiaville today but was control fighters three hours after s from an unknown

The bl

an was side of a railwly tr when a lump to the eastern placed Acadlevill

"nulifll! rows

. Juan and suck- fltfiwi“! highest market prices, ywnnge-“Dwflillislidy only,

to the First Greet wu- in

i "Dlnco ~__~_

n, - in Cardigan Hall, nfimiiui- lime i2. in did of sn- mmr 3i- OlfidQ nblifll H1116.

L-flS-O-ifili.

I "BM India? RiVQI‘ filflfQfl l‘ h" "Buttes. Tuesday. Junie ‘g.

eslble, the pa?" ‘l: is a clear need source.

held to the west ted by a senior mln- w} a; it, new‘:

a" "is plow "The Mold Prom “m” the Lisuoi-lun Pla -

I] . i" Charlottetown at 8o e. given no encouragemen t

a . dtflfgngllighlnglt a amass out or

. .. . L-Sfl-l-lll-flt,

‘Says ciiiiieiiiii i

. Needs better

Team to win

LONDON, June 0-(0? cable) —.sir Herbert Williams, executive director oi’ the Incorporated As- sociation of Electric Power com- panies, today told the Croydon chamber Of Commerce that the coalition Government was one reason “for the many blunders" of the war.

Sir Herbert, attacking the cab- inet, declared Prime Minister Chumhili needed a "better team" around him if Britain were to be better served.

"In a coalition government you get rottenness and inefficiency,” he said. "Half the ministers of the crown 1 wouldn't hire in business for 500 a year. Furthermore, I woui n't. hire hall the war cabinet for £500 a year."

I-Ie declared it was a “real peril” to the country that Ivlr. Churchill “should be regarded as a man beyond challenge or criti- cism. as a sort of inspired demi- god."

l-le added that what he called the inefficiency of government departments would not improve “until we get a Prime Minister who will say: ‘If you don't do your job. then you'll be fired."

of Commons for Reading 1924-29. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the combined English Univer- sities in 1918 and 193i and for Wednesbury in 1922 and i923. I He was parliamentary secretary 5325110 Board of Trade in 1028 and

News Briefs

NEW YORK. June 9—(AP)- The Free French radio at Brazza- ville, French Equatorial Africa, said in a. broadcast heard here to- day by CBS that opposition in Syria so far has been weak and that 4,000 troops had deserted the Vichy government.

ALEXANDRLA, June 9—-(AP)-—- Egyptlan OlliClhiS estimated 5o- iiignt that 441.000 persons have leit, the city and that perhaps 100,000‘ more intend io leave, as a result of Saturday night's ail-out Nazi ruid 1n which 300 persons were kiilcd and, hundreds more were injured.

Refugee trains were rammed, soiiie persons even riding on top of the coaches.

‘the city remained cairn.

CAIRO, June 9-—(AP)—Anothcr in the long series of overnight raids on Axis positions in Libya- this one carried out last night and early today-was announced lo-

Sir Herbert Williams sewed as ‘L ‘Conservative member or the House

night by the Royal Air Force, which said that at least 14 Axis

. and Dt-rna. Many others were

1

LONDON, Julie 9—1CP Goblet-

nan arisen between Gen. lviaxime Weygand, commander in French Nflfuil Africa, and the \_lichy_ gov- ernment were viewed tonight. in of- iicial quarters “with skepticism." informed sources believe Wey-

yection to concessions to Germany- ._________.___

Fascists angry Over British

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ROMIa, June 0 —(APl --l'~‘ascist circles expressed anger today over tire British advance into Syria and awaited s probable speech by Mus- solini tomorrow to mark tlie_ be- ginning of Italy's second year of

war.

Preparations were made for a ceremony in the chamber 0f flames and guilds at 5 p. m. (noon A.D.T.i -almost the corresponding hour that Mussolini announced his dec-

- N- 3» June 94°"- lnration of war on Britain and truk an automobile near the

l outsklm today‘ 1o d} France last June i0 Kenneth Ilotherington died

It was not certain whether ‘Mus-

three

{aim w hospital‘ soiinl would speak

slam“ Patna of new}, Today he said the war now was torts. who police said er of the car. was taken into cus- u tody on a manslaughter charge. Bill-it

v Qfififfffij "one between two worlds" and is

"at one of its most decisive mom-

planes were destroyed at Geznlu a,

damaged. i i

Reports that a difference of opmioni

TED TORPEDQED

8 passengers, 27 of crew Are missing

Sinking Reported By

S 0 u t h Americanl Circles; Washington: Story Says R0blll| I (By lfcillcy‘ OSuilivzln, Associated Press Staff Writer) HAIFA, Palestine, June 9--(AP)—'l‘he BritislrFroo French advance into Syria has attained an average depth oi’ _35 to 40 mills, it was indicated here tonight, with the allied forces still encountering only scattered centres of

Moor Torpeoed.

RIO DE JANEIRO. June 9- (AP)—The 4,999-ton Untied States merchant ship Robin Moor, car- rying eight passenger's and a crow of 38_ was sunk south of the Cape Verde Islands in the Atlantic about. midway between Brazil and West Africa on May 7.1. and Tl crewmen and the passengers are giissing, it was reported here to- 'ay. The Brazilian steamship Osorio.

WhiCh wireiesserl that she had’

picked up ll members of the crew advised that she still was searching for three of the Robin Moors life- boats in which the other victims presumably took to the sen.

The passengers included three w-rimen and a child.

The Osorio gave no information as to the cause of the Robin Moors

WASHINGTON. June i)— (AP)--A report that the Unl- ted Statics steamship Robin lllonr was iorpcdoed and sunk in the South Atlantic "by a. German submarine" was re- ceived by the navy today via.

commercial communication channels. disaster

(In New York, the Robin Lake said it had no word of the cause of the Robin Moors sinking, but add- ed that 1t was rumored that she had foundered. She sailed from New York May 6 fer Cape Town, South Africa.)

The Robin Moor, according to the available information, sank at 6:15 north 28:30 weste-some 600 miles to the south of the Cape Verde Islands-but the lifeboat in which ll of her crew were picked up was found at about 0:46 north 37:37 west. or nearly B00 miles to the southwest of that point.

The Osorio left Norfolk, Va, for Rio De Janeiro May zs and is ex- pected here within a week.

The Brazilian ship ilages radioed that she had sighted‘ two large ob- jects, possibly boilers, flouting a half-mile apart yesterday at 4 m. M: a point 5.18 north 43:25 west. ‘The port authority warned ihlpping and also advised all vessels to be on the ilslokout. for survivors of the Robin

our

Newsman gives Story of drive Against Syria

(The following is a dspatch cm Edward Kennedy. Associated Press Corrcsrcndcnt urho was with the British forces in tiiteir western

znnd is "driltiiig" along with tile d t“ . ‘ 1 A , l. l Vichy government, oflering no ob- Leiigra‘ Hgghvmrg‘ vIJ,‘,‘h‘§:_‘:w;‘1

from Greece and" now is with them 1n the invasion of Svriii i

By Edward Kennedy Associated Press Staff‘ Writer

WITH ALLIED FORCES IN SYRIA_ June B-—(Delavcdi-(AP\_ British and Free French forces en-

tered Syria today to the accom- ‘ Denim-ant of a pamphlet campagn telling both French and native res- idents that the sole objective of the drive was to keep the Nazis

out.

Australian infantry and British cavalry, as well as other units as- sembled at b319, Palestine border so quietly that even local residents were unaware of their prcence. Thy swept over the. frontier in the early morning, just. as a biiz silver moan was sinking behmd the hills

On the coast road they dashed for Iskanderun to prevent the road from being blown up in a narrowl

in this war.

As dusk fell Saturday, tanks, ar-_ mored cars. guns and trucks filled \ with soldiers poured out from the.

(Continued on page ll. Col 5i

Steel Plants To Be

AT 98.6 P. C. Capacity

NEW YORK, June 9—tAPl- 5'.cel will be manufactured this week at 08.6 per cent of the Unitec States mill capacity. this American iron and Steel Iflstit-lin estimwcd

(‘l0

over than a week ago.

Amonth ago, as last. week ilic friendly HHS-hilt‘ iii liiwlliiy t inte of operation wns 09.2 per CPili. 1L c-l oaiieclty- A veer no it was 84.64 in‘ iuiiiri like Ill" ‘ill. nil because lions r. l\l. e20 rnivi. daily except

Sunday.

i per cent.

Armies Advance

35 Miles Into‘

French lllandate

Encounter only scattered re-

the numb-or was "steadily increas- lii.» CLOCKS - Tum

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sistance; Many desert Vichy cause for British 6° Free French.

resistance.

"Reports reaching here said that a “considerable num- lier of French officers anclmen had joined the ranks of the liree French forces, while others, without. aligning

thQYIWQhT-S. Simply ceased resistance. British casualties were described as “negligible.”

_'l‘he_lmperizil and Free French forces were continuing their drives toward Beiruband Damascus and Ryak in the second dill’ of their push into the Levant States, aimed

primarily at iviping out all Nazi influence there.

Although there had been no official announcement here since the outset of operations allied troops were said unofficially to have met only sporadic resistance and de- laying actions. Their main thrusts were reported extend-

ed upivards of 30 miles.

Syrian coast; in the

er; Expect Produc-j rmrfld to be ray-sine lion Normal Tomor-i British services. ‘

WASHINGTON. Julie 9 —— AP) — The strike at. North American Avi-i atioii Corporation urns declared. - ;_ "virtunliv broken“ today soon after "Dn(l qw-

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and lifillfl ‘effector!

the United States iirmv had taken. ‘ f ;- - ... . - over the plant. and draft Offlllitfxgt .°1§Zss§,§,,°,-,,Q1?,I§(§“,,d§:é;;§5d

had issiicd a i941 version of , “work or fight" ultimatum sorvecli ——-—-_-

on defence strikers in first Great (Continued on page ll, (‘oi-IT

War days.

LL-Coi. Charles E. Brnnslinvivn, -—~-~—---~~~~~~ commandinz the troops at. the, -;.

Onglewood. CriliL. pinnt Advised the

War Department that 2.000 meni- OME PEQPLE bers of the (lay slilft-—iinlf the nor-

mal force~iverc at work and that ARE LAKE ALARM

He. predic ti. that. production ' would be pr cniiv back to nor- THE nial bv tcniorroiv. ‘File plant has been t-urniirn. out about l0 airplanes _ C‘

a, day in iiilinu 5200000000 of or- -‘ ders frnni the United States and Ghent Britain.

Branslimus news was relayed promptly tx.) t-iio President and Stephen Early. White Iioiise Secre- ltll'_\'. sold Mr. Roosevelt. was dc- lighted.

On telephoned orders from Liic Under Seorutnrr of War. Robert Patterson. sneaking from Mr. Roose- velt's oiiicv. troops of illl‘ 15th Iii- lzmlrv iind lll‘.\l‘l‘l1C(l to the airplane factory \\‘llf‘1l pickets had fniiglit with men lnviiiu lo g0 l0 work at ihc nnciiiiiiz of the plant. iliis morn- in

LONDON. June 0—(OP) -Ad. vrtncing behind the Steel snonta g1 I 20th century tanks over dusty lands older firm recorded history,

British and Free French fences

. were announced officially tonight

to have captured ancient Tyre and i to be driving on almost unimpeded

toward Damascus and Beirut,

iinnin cities of l-‘rcnch mandated

ls syi-ia nnd Lebanon. ivflf-Ships of the Royal Navy were reported in action‘ along the 4 s ies British U. S_ Takes 0v.‘ aircraft stipported the allied of-

fensive-an offensive iviiicli ap-

The British command slimmed r0‘v' up the situation with lilf‘ declar-

nf allied for-

g.

Mr. Roosevelt tiicn issued a urtic- lamntion dircrtinc the army to take over the iilnrii and operate it. He; said he was nctliiu under his con- , u sliliitional nmvcrs as commander mi ‘FQRONH u. Jllllt: n-wti i

CFRGHQV.

Soon thereafter". selective service Dagvijj‘) 1 headquarters ordered all draiti 51,11,501’, boards to reclrissifv rcizistrnnts "who , victor-u, =3 [have ceased to iwriorin the lob i0?‘ Edmonton ti: which they were deferred" and wore Reg-um id flmpedini: llic national defence. wummcg i: program. ~ ~ o I In plaincr laniziirirzc, officials ex- 321.33.: 44 ninlriotl that this incniit that mcn ‘I ‘meal 4;; whose military trnlniiiir has lx-cn Quebec 4;; rlrlcrrcd lrPCflliFf‘ of the illl}ll'\l'i5\l1l‘i" gum Jan“ 4'; ni their iflbs in defence iirmliicllon mum“ s5 .. . h,