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[iloiy Aerial lotion Along Canadian Front

[y DOUGI-ll AIAION

Icing Discharged

OITAWA, Jan. 1'i—(OP)—De- levies announced in a statement of policy tonight that bo man up to overseas medical iandards for operational duties is

discharged from the Canad-

Anny.

The statement said that only in ‘veryéxaeptional corona" mold flit am; lsflisrfld, n 0h l! when it had beenedeterrnined that they can make a better contribu- tion to the war effort in a civilian capacity. .

(is. J. Caldwell. national lender of the C. C. l".. recently criticised the defence department over the nurnbe of officers and men which, he sai . now were being discharged and while tonight's statement dirt not refer to lilr. Ooldwcll's criti- cism. it was understood it was il- sued in reply to it.)

o Farm Coinniittces Discuss liog Grades

. mam. Jan. l'!—(CP)-Com- liittees representative of Canadian farmers were in session here today reviewing the application of prices to different grades of hogs.

The conference, called by Agri- Wl r Gardiner, is ex- rtsd to result in major revisions

the of ‘ ' he

85 Vi’ Irsde. Already the Dominion We has announced it will

Pa“: premium of s8 a head for "A' c,‘

hols and 02 for "B l" to en- mirage quality production.

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Orwell Cove Hail, Jan- 1-11-

"Rlt Ink t night, ‘Will vsmtfrlage. ‘fseaguc IIIM. l-IB-I l.

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whnishm Dillon _ i-i-i-ai. gom-itcrnwgoyj;

"llintsr “files-men load-

"Bw ‘ orders roi- cai- of re- il to arrive early ir-

cleaned 359$; x. Iowinm. l-l‘! . "Wastes dressed so‘? fir?" ‘s?’ to. m“ u‘ ices. Island cold‘ ggoplraa

"Scheme oar No.1 may:

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I! $711 C. CABSID!

MOSCOW. Jul. l7-(AP)--Ths Communist Party organ, Pravda, today published a report which. al- "Wllh plainly labelled as a rumor from Ooiro. amounted to an official

fdllt ‘ was ing out Germany on the possibility of a separate peace. The 10-line ‘ , st the top of Pravda! foreign neiws sass under a Cairo dstelins and sndited to "a ial correspond- ent oi’ Pravda." ss-ld two British of- ficials had mot secretly with Jo. aohtm Von Ribbentrop, foreign ininister with the "dim of findinl out the condition: of s so arate Peace with the Germans." t slid "it is unders the 8166108 did not remain without re- sults -a parses which corned to e positive connotation that it lwi met st ieost s partial ‘Cliff... i eat urpr c nter and s ise were stirreddamong Russians by the

w an story.

(lnnlnndon. the Foreign Office said there is no truth whatever" in the rumor. British official quart- ers reiterated that Britain would make no separate peace.

(A Bertie dll ntch said the An- kara radio ha quoted Pravda ss saying "two former British states- men" hsd met Ribbentrop.)

Although the story was prinbgd in the official organ of the Corn- munist Party. it did not bear the weight of a dispatch of the official

Nevertheless its more ubiicstion raised an interesting p-Jne hi; g time when Britain, the United States and Russia. appeared to have seal

Tehersn conferences. ‘

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Thrcc Dead When iloine ls Destroyed

HULL, Que... Jan. l7—(CP)Fii'e which s-vopt through a small two- storey frame house corly today re- sulted in the death of a. mother and her two children and injuries to the father of the family

Mrs. Joseph McKhstry, 3B. died in the fire with her daughter Isa- belle. eight, and he;- son, Roland. l0 months, while Mr. McKinstry suffered extensive cuts when he finally Jumped through s. window after an unsuccessful effort to save his wife and children. His injuries required hospital attention.

Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Dussault and their 13-year-old daughter,

' who ‘ a. second apartment in the house. swiped when they beard Ir. McKinstrvs

es. The Lire originated in the bssc- ment near the furnace and within- a few minutes the entire structure of wood and tin was ablaze.

Mr. McKinstry said he was awak- ened by the shouts of his daughter who slept on s living room couch.

He ran to that room but met a wail

fl- of flames He than tried unsuccess-

fully to save his wife and infant son from his own bedroom. Sur- rounded by flames. he finally Jump- ed throush s. window

Deaths In ‘Ducks

5 May Iieach 5,000

nurmoa Amsia, Jan. l’i—(AP) -An estimate that the death toll in the son Juan earthquake would reach 5.000 was contained in s dis- pqtch from the San Juan corre- spondent of tho rwwacaoer 01'1"" and rescue sums” Ad" ally had recovered 000 from the quake-stricken town. Fresh re

‘In thi! w“ o; ‘h, {flutes from about 5.000

u) moi-g thllt 13.000. The government lire" 22ml: said it was too early for an C

tn aterial loss a? filfifffi“ii"woo°iom reach at iesb‘ 075.000.000-

________,_ I‘. D, I. sosss WIIOBT WASHING“) , President Roosevelt. "mooring slowly

published -

London Denies Story; U. S. Circles Puzzled

WASHINGTON’. Jan. l7—(AP)— The United States Government Bltpiied into the ‘ between Russia. and Poland today only to find ‘itself buffeted by a new wave of “ Mos- cow and LQIICOD-

‘rho latest upheaval in Russia's stonny relations with her European Allies was brought on by the publi- cation in Moscow of "Cairo rumors" that two British officials had con-

ferred with German Foreign Min- -

lster Joachim Von Rlbbentrop on conditions of s pcsce.

American officials, puzzled by the way in which the rumors were played up in Moscow, kept silent. But Lord Halifax. British ambassa- dor, said: "There is no truth m the story. People who believe it will be- lieve anything."

About the hour that Lord i-Iali- fsx spoke. State Secretary Cordell Hull told a press conference that the good offices of the United Stat- es had been made available in the interest of restoring dlplomgflc relations between Russia. and Pol- and. This action was taken at the request of the Felix government.

The Poles have asked that Wash- fusion and London undertake to mediate the Polish-Russian dispute 80f! Pflrjicipeic in discussion of sll

the two countries. 1t had id than it could not accept a "uni ateral” set- tlement from Russia.

To this Polish statement Moscow refilled so-rly today that the Poles evidently were unwilling to accept a settlement along the lines pro-

news agency, T . The h . tsso.tgtotaist‘:o.ufiiiéié‘iisi'tiihoiét“s‘dm° m‘ "Tgbaisnu 70mm‘- not “enter into official negotia-

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. James Y. Murdochidpresident

lland, Sunday night, I

tions with s government with which diplomatic relations have been interrupted.”

Whether there ls a link between

their United Nations l this dispute sud the Rllllisllln pub. reiationshp <a,t the ddosoow and iication of a rumor unfriendly to

Britain was one of the points puzz- ling to diplomat; here.

I0,000-Ton Jap Vessel i Sunk, Two Set Afire

AILIED HEADQUARTERS, NEW Tuesday i

navy patrol planes sank s. 10,000- ton Japanese vessel and set afirn

‘two other merchuntmsn of a six-

caught off the vian New Ire-

Al ed head- ioda

ship enemy convtlog Japanese base a a

quarto 12ft b

(D0- ship and ano er of 6,000 tons. En- emy escort craft put up stiff anti- airoraft fire but none of the raid- em was hit.

An attack of the ivesion arcs at Sdidor. on the New Guinea coast. cost the Japanese l7 fighter-s and one dive bomber when-i-ise-sttscit- was intercepted by Allied fighters.

iicar-Zero Weather Drives Prisoners Back

MONTREAL, Jan. l7—-(CP)— Trapped by near-zero weather in a. dragnet thrown out by provincial police a few hours alter they es- caped from s lumber camp near

‘Ht. Jovite. about 00 miles north of

here, four Nazi prisoners are back in custody wday_ They surrendered saying “it was too cold to be out."

Provincial police headquarters here were notified of the brook ssturda aftei- the men had been i-epor missing at the lumber camp whore they worked with other war prisoners under an agreement with the federal authorities.

The escaped men were listed by polite as J. Fbrfter, W. Bchutz, S. Ksnppte and l. Lancframp.

Mines President lirgas Prospecting

l7—(CP)-; o Norsnds Mines, sa tonight that the pro for “holds the key t0 Canada's future and it is to him that we must look for the peace. security and comfortable livelihood of future generations of Canad-

MONTREAL, Jan.

isns. In an addrcsg prepared for de-

mines in “a sorry pli ht" and he

d vsrythivs om i be done l'§'.°noo°o.m bfllpttflbfgeti) discov- er new mines.

In the face of labor and other difficulties the base metal mines have supplied "great quantities of the sinewl of was."

Leave Furs Ilndsr Existing Controls

WASHINGTON, Jan. l7 - (AP! -Abandoning its announced plan to fix dcllars-snd-cents ceilings on certain fur skins, the United Stain office of price administration to- day ’ that raw fur skins will remain under existing pricc controls for the present.

Beck of a cement within the in- dustry ss practicable methods for fixing new ceilings, combined with “unforeseen and complex dif- ficultics" in maintainlrg normal trade practices, was given as the major rsitson for dropping tho new price plan.

Canada To Get Two Destroyers

OTTAWA, Jan. 17-—(QP)—RilllfI- ing up it; gtflklilg power as a fight- ing force. the Canadian Navy to- day announced acquisition of two new IIOItTOYBn of the fleet type which can be used to fight along- side ltg two new gift cruisers and s. pair of Canadian-manned Royal Navy “fiat-tops"—four heavy ships which will be in service in “some

H etqfore Canada's navy been s. convoy escort organization with the emphasis placed on do- stroyers, frigstcs. corvettes and similar type| equipped for this im- portont job of protecting water supply lines.

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Admiral Percy Nsiles‘ shift to 1.4m- don in preparation for Canada's part in the invasion and the new fleet additions indicated to some circles that Canada was shifting from defensive and protective op- erations to the offensive. These circles thought Canada's fighting fleet would take time to develop but would probably be ready for an- tion as s. striking unit within a year. Naval officials did not com- ment on this speculst m.

island Native Dies In Amherst

AMHERST. N. 5.. Jan. 17-(0?) —James Dillon Buchanan. 55. a. na- tive of Prince Edward Island who has lived here for 40 yours, died to- day after an illness of two weeks

Surviving relatives include two

m‘ sisters, Mrs Ethel Lloyd of Rose-

nestli. P. E. 1.. and Mrs. Frank Mc- Neiii of Cardigan, P. E. I.

Will Ask Closing Of Eire, N0. Ireland Border

LONDON, Jan. l7—(CP)—RcV. James Little, ii Conservative mem- ber of Parliament from Ulster, an- nounced today that he will ask the House of Commons to close the border between Northern Ireland and Eire as an aftermath to his allegation that two parachutists were dropped from n. German bomber into Eire early in Decem- ber.

“We have an open border with Eire and if Germany is allowed to drop spie; in Eire there is nothing tn stop ‘them crossing into Ulster (Northern Ireland) and iniuring of northern lrolnnd,

he expi .

Irish censorship closed down firmly on the story and not a word about the charge has been printed in Irish papers.

The Inndon Evening Standard printed an unconfirmed report that one of the psrchutists was an Eng- lishman who subsequently was handed over to British authorities and confined tn the Tower of Lon- don.

QCIIMBLING RETIRE!

BTOCKHOLM. Jan. 17 - (AP — Mast Schmeling. former world heavyweight boxing champion, has been released from German mibt- ary service and has retired to I do Cologne, Aftonbisd- st's Berlin correspondent report- ed today. Schmeling originally wig a parschutist and participated in 0h: Cretg__a_ctig3i_._

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for tlic Pskov gateway.

Good Prices For Furs At Auction

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EDMONTON, Jan. l7—(Cl') —Top prices n! $175 fur silver fox and $140 for cross fox pelts were realised at the first one. tion of district fur fox furs held here recently, it was an- nounced today, Top price for ranch minlk was Eastern and Am bllycni attended the sale,

Air Ve-tterzifis Receive Gold Wings For Service

MONTREAL, Jan. 17 -- (OP) — Veterans of scores of raids over Germany and Nazi-occupied Eur- ope. fomys 0n vital enemy com- munications lines and ship . to- day received gold wings s liz- irisz heir completion of one or more tours of operations at the first ceremony of its kind in Can/ads held at nearby Lachine Royal Can- adian till‘ force tie .

Men from Halifax to Vancouver and Britain were praised for their “Bniilantry and devotion to duty"

, Air Commodore Arlelsrd Ray- mond, Officer Conunsndin No, 3 training command. who made the presentations.

Annong those receiving gold" Wings warez-

Nova. Scotis: 185g Ideut. ,0. B. Min-ray, Halifax. P0. III". Blair, Quebec.

Labor Congress Membership At 250.000 Mark

OTTAWA. Jan. l7-—-(CP)—-Thc Canadian Congress of Labor re- buried today its paid-tip member- ship has passed the 250.000-mark, establishing a new record for ca- Xmdiim Labor Union organizations PM cfmwy. national secretary and director of organisation, 1n m- "iluncln! the new figures. indicat- Od m0 00103985 in addition to see-lt- ing further expansion in the labor fl d has tinder consideration plans for an alliance with fanriero.

‘The ilunsress frankly aims at b91118 tbs lsraest and strongest la- bvr organization in the history oi the Country and is alsn aiming at n W031"! co-operatlon with Can- ada's farmers whom it regards as m9 “he! 5nd eilllflllv essential half of s stable and biilanced econ.’ 65%;” he said.

9 Wnlfes was

October. 1seo.‘wion sohlgillliffigonl; of "me 56.000. Official government flsures at Dec. a1, 1e42, showed u... Co with a members ip of _.Ql'¥

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A new Russian break-through to out the Le ‘

Russian forces astride the Novosoloniisi-Dno

By Kirks L Simpson. Associated Press War Analyst

' -0dessa railroad a the opening of the battle or the

Baltic flunk in the east even before the crisis is reached on the Black

link of the railroad Pskov. That is the vital supply and

escape corridor south of Lake Peipns for all German forces on the Len- ingrail-Lake Ilinrn-Lovat River front.

which Berlin estimate; is backed by

at least 1,000,000 fresh Russian troops, suggests that an attempt to roll up the Nari Baltic wing from the south has started.

A serious Russian threat to Pskov must force hasty Nazi retirement from Leningrad, the Volkov front below it, and from the Lake limen- evacuation of all nor snatch the retreat from the Ukraine and White Russia to the south may

western Rllssla to

iviiiin the scope and direction of the Russian attack has not yet fully developed, there are indications that mark it as the start of the long ex- pected major winter offensive in the north for which the Russians are

months.

Moscow dispatches indicate that unusually mild weather has delayed Russian plans to strike the main winter blow in the north. many marsh lands and lakes are heavily frozen, they are obstacle to tank . attacks. The section between Novoskolnikl and the south end of the Lovnt swamps is the most vulnerable point in the outer Nazi defences

Until the

ffopes Rome May Fall 1 To Allied Armies Soon

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Americsn and French troops, smashing at the Nazis‘ Gustav line along c. 30 mile front, reached the Ragpidlo River and other points favorable for launching an att- aob-om-thitkey-eity" of Ceasino to- day as their new commander ‘chief, Gen. Sir Henry Maitlsnd Wilson. declared that the Germans would be hie wherever and when- ever the opportunity offers on the Mediterranean front.

Romc itself is the immediate ob- jective of present Allied operations in Italy. Gen’ Wilson said at first press conference at Allied Headquarters, adding that he was optimistic that the eternal city would fall to the Aiibgs before long. He said other attacks might be expected along the southern front anywhere from its western extremity. the Pyrenees, to its Bal- kan terminus, where the River Marita flows into the sea.

Promising easier terrain for Al- lied troops once they break the enemy's present defences before Cassino, the man who has been nicknamed “Jumbo" because 0f his size said that. given luck, the Allies might win the war this year - "but whether we'll finish it this year is another thing." he added. He drew the parallel of s. boxer who has won a. fight. but whose ponent still is on his feet.

He said there at One time had been a possibility of the war’; ex- Itending into Spain, but said that

pouibility now had receded.

' Another river battle appeared to

be shaping up as American forces consolidated their positions on newly captured Mount Trocchio, just east of Co" no. and sent their forward elemen to the banks of the EBDldO

‘French troops fighting through the mountains reached a point less than 1.000 yards from the villaile of Sent‘ Elia, roughly three miles northeast of Ca-ssino.

Snow and rain swept the moun- tains of Italy. and action on the 8th Army front was limited to a short advance by Canadian 1st

tic and artillery exchanges. Heavy United States bombers based in Southern Italy struck it

ter- plane plant at Klsgenfurt. Austria, 150 miles southwest of Vienna. leaving the factory wrea- thed in smoke and flames

Other bombers pounded R Nazi airdrome at Villaorba. '15 miles to the south in Italy. tho Osoppo air- rlrcmes in Northern Italy and the Yugoslav Adriatic harbor of Zara

‘Eisenhower Says Plans Going Wcll

LONDON, Jail. t7—(AP)—Wlth confident good humor, Gen. Dwight D Eisenhower declared today he had found the pro-invasion mn- chinery nunbling briskly when he reached Britain, and disclosed thnt lit-Gen. Omsi- N. Bradley was senior American General heading the mounting number of U. S. ground troops in the United Kins- dorn.

Gen. Eisenhower. giving his first Inndon press conference as sup-

reme Allied ommander in the

est, wont no further in defining Bradley's role. but disclosure of Bradley's presence was widely oc-

rnernt that the zero hour would find him comrnandi all American landin “’ . lust as oen. Sir Bernard Montgomery will head all British troops including the Can- adian Army in Britain.

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“Fool-Proof Gas EAt Many Points

Coupons Coming

‘IORONTU. Jan. 17-—(CP)—In an effort to halt an increasing flow of illicit gasoline coupons the oil controllers office will issue new "fool-proof" coupons April l, it Wla learned here today.

he coupons. of paper especially manufactured for the department, will be colored according to the motorist’; category and drivers will be required to write their vehicle's number across each coupon before the service station operator is per- mitted tc sell gasoline.

The book will be bound in such s. fashion that it is believed it will be impossible for any person to present a detached coupon.

Canadian Casualties In Italy Are Heavy

LONDON, Jan. 17-(0? Cable)-- Canadian casualties in the Moro VaJlr-y and Ortcnn battles in Dc- cembcr were not light and possibly

,were higher than in Sicily, it wee

learned tonight from reliable sour- ces.

(Canadian casualties in Sicily were 1305-454 killed. 1,783 wound- ed and 15B missing.)

In the Oriana battle it was be- llcved the Canadians siifcred heav- ily.

Fire Tragedy Claims Livcs 0f i 3 l Children

COUNTRY HARBOR MINESN. 5., Jan. 17—(CP)——’I‘hi'ee children of Mr. and Mrs, Parker Jay of this Guysborough County Village were

his burned to death today when their

bungalow home was destroyed by fire. The victims were Stewart. l. Joyce, 2, and s one-yoar-old baby.