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released
on
$10
bail
WAR
NEWS
On
Western
Front
PARIS
Over
on
he
Western
Front,
the
six
Allied
armies
pushing
Into
the
r
have
chalked
up
Rains
within
the
last
twenty-four
ho
forces
are
n.
bourg.
Frent
(
St.
Germain
at.
&
northwest
of
BeU
"S
front
line
fortress,.
Q
putting
up
reslstace
,
aj
the
southern
end
of
the
front,
Allied
1
v
?Doui
ten
mues
soumwesi
or
Mras-iX
forces
have
reached
the
towns
of
'a
six
and
eight
miles
respectively
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Include
.
.
.
m
The
variety
store
r
IN
VOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
roops
have
abandoned
all
their
Oj.
fort,
but
some
Nazis
are
still
Jrk
l
's.
vn
....
!.-
Itself.
On
the
41.
centre
.
of
the
line,
Third
Army
"OvV
M-,,
-nade
a
new
advance
Into
Germany
west
of
the
SaK
-fie
forces
have
advanced
four
miles
Inside
the
Uelc.v
L"V
-
reached
the
old
Maginot
Line
to
gain
as
much
as
fou
one-half
miles
in
their
push
to
the
east.
American
First
iv..d
Ninth
armies
have
advanced
In
the
north,
despite
enemy
resistance.
The
town
of
Weis-weiler,
thirteen
miles
Inside
Germany,
has
been
captured
by
the
Americans
after
a
street
battle
which
lasted
twenty-four
hours.
And
at
the
very
northern
end
of
the
Allied
line,
the
British
Second
Army
In
Holland
has
all
but
eliminated
all
the
Nazis
west
of,
the
Meuse
River.
Last
Stand
In
Italy
KOME
German
forces
are
today
preparing
for
a
last-ditch
stand
before
the
Italian
communique
centre
of
Fenza.
The
Germans
have
thrown
in
reinforcements
Into
the
sector
while
British
and
Polish
troops
close
In
on
the
Nazi
base.
Allied
Bombers
Over
Reich
LONDON
Hundreds
of
heavy
Allied
bombers
headed
out
from
Britain
towards
Germany
today,
and
the
Hamburg
radio
left
the
air
shortly
after.
Berlin
says
two
formations
have
crossed
the
western
border
of
the
Belch.
Battle
of
Philippines
PEAKL
HARBOR
Allied
forces
are
pushing
ahead
from
the
town
of
Llmon
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
central
Philippines,
toward
the
vital
port
of
Ormoc.
But
while
the
enemy
resistance
has
been
steadily
decreasing,
it
is
believed
that
the
Japanese
will
put
up
strong
resistance
in
the
hills
three
miles
south
of
Llmon.
In
the
air,
fliers
have
sunk
three
small
enemy
transports
loaded
with
troops
on
their
way
to
reinforce
the
Japanese
positions
on
Leyte.
During
Saturday,
Allied
fliers
sank
four
other
Japanese
transports
off
Cebu.
Enemy
fliers
have
also
been
active,
causing
some
damage
and
casualties
during
a
raid
of
Allied
positions
last
evening.
Four
of
the
Niponnese
planesiwerershot
down.
Jap.
Troops
.Liquidated
CHUNGKING
The:
Chinese.
-
High
Command
announces
liquidation
of
enemy
troops
operating
50
miles
west
of
fallen
Liu
chow.
Reds
Advance
In
Prussia
MOSCOW
Russian
troops
are
continuing
their
advance
in
Hungary
beyond
the
captured
city
of
Hatvan.
IUtvan
is
a
German
anchor
stronghold
twenty-five
miles
northeast
of
the
Hungarian
'capita!
of
Budapest.
'The'
Second
Ukranlan
Army
of
Russia,
is
now
in
a
position
for
new
and
formidable
attacks
to
outflank
Budapest.
Berlin
radio
says
Russian
troops
have
pressed
Axis
forces
back
Into
the
southern
outskirts
of
Budapest,
Hungary's
capital.
Berlin
also
acknowledges
that
Red
Army
units
have
toppled
Hatvan,
a
German
anchor
stronghold
25
miles
northeast
of
the
besieged
Hungarian
capital.
None
of
these
enemy
accounts
has
been
confirmed
by
the
Moscow
radio.
Other
Russian
forces
have
captured
two
vital
communications
centres
in
eastern
Czecho-Slovakia.
MARY
McCAFFERY
IN
EUROPE
In
Charge
of
Ward
Under
Canvas
in
France
I
"'but
our
soldier
patients
have
ispring
beds,
two
pot-bellied
WITH
THE
50TH
GENERAL
stoves
to
provide
(rood
warmth
HOSPITAL,
UNITED
STATES
j
and
the
best
of
medical
care
and
ARMY,
EUROPEAN
THEATRE,
Nov.
27.
Second
Lieutenant
Mary
K.
McCaffery,
Army
Nurse
Corps.
Prince'
Rupert,
Dtttlsh
Columbia,
who
arlved
In
France
with
this
unit
while
German
planes
still
came
over
rear
areas
on
nightly
raids,
Is
nurse
In
charge
of
an
orthopedic
ward
housing
30
soldier
patients
under
canvas.
"A
hospital
ward
under
cari-vas
Is
very
different
in
appearance
from
the
smooth
floors
and
white
walls
of
a
modern
brick
I
hospital,"
says
.
Lt.
McCaffery,
ss5
I
NLY
1
JJll
MORE
i
M
o)H
SHOPPING
I
SkXJlh&A
CHRIS
1
MAa
food.
So
all
In
all.
their
recovery
Is
just
as
certain
here
as
lt
would
be
anywhere
else.
There
arc
minor
inconveniences
when
a
hospital
must
be
operated
under
tentagc,
but
they
aren't
really
Important."
Lt.
McCaffery,
who
was
In
the
employ
of
a
Seattle,
Washing
ton
doctor
before
being
commis
sioned
in
the
Army
Nurse
Corps
two
years
ago,
was
stationed
in
England
and
Scotland
before
coming
to
France.
Her
mother,
Mrs.
Ellen
McCaffery,
is
living
at
Prince'
MANY
AIRMEN
RETURN
HOME
Arc
Bound
for
Canada,
United
States
and
Newfoundland
OTTAWA
Nov.
27
V)
The
largest
air
force
draft
ever
to
arrive
from
overseas
Is
In
Canada
this
morning.
The
return
ing
airmen
are
from
every
province
In
nannda
and
from
the
United
States
and
Newfound
land.
Amonc
the
returning
sky
vet
erans
are
Flying
umcer
j.
Houston
of
Carleton
Place,
On
tario,
with
twenty-seven
trips
to
his
credit,
Flight"
Lieutenant
M.
L.
Dubois
of
Norwood,
Manl
toba,
with
thirty
operational
trips
to
his
credit,
and
Pilot
Of
ficer
Stan
Pyne
of
Clements
vale,
Nova
Scotia,
who
brought
his
badly
flak-damaged
Spitfire
back
from
a
sweep
over
Nor
mandy.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
Minimum
Ottawa
Political
Crisis
Continues
Awarded
V.C.
Major
David
C'urric
Displayed
Valor
in
Jlattle
of
iNarmandy
OTTAWA,
Nov.
27
Q
A
Canadian
Army
officer
from
Moose
Jaw,
Saskatchewan,
has
been
awarded
the
Victoria
Cross.
He
Is
Major
David
Vivian
Currie
and
the
Empire's
highest
military
honor
goes
to
him
as
a
result
of
his
bravery
and
skill
during
the
Battle
of
Normandy
last
summer.
Major
Currie
Is
attached
to
the
South
Alberta
Reconnaissance
Regiment
and
is
the
seventh
I
Canadian
to
win
the
Victoria
Cross
in
World
War
Two.
He
won
!
the
V.C.
for
blocking
and
holding
one
of
the
main
German
escape
route
leading,
ouln
of
the
Falaise
Gap
In
Normandy.
rThei
action
started
on
August
20
and
continued
for
three
days
and
nights.
All
of
the
officers
under
Cur-rle's
command
were
either
killed
or
wounded
and
when
his
force
was
finally
relieved,
he
fell
asleep
on
his
feet
and
collapsed.
At
the
time
of
the
action,
the
remnants
of
two
German
armies
were
cut
off
In
the
Falaise
pocket.
Before
the
war,
Currie
was
an
automobile
mechanic
and
welder.
brideislayer;
convicted
for
k
(SECOND
TIME
VANCOUVER.
Nov.
27
Oi
-
'Robert
Harold
Logan.
42.
was
(
convicted-
8&trday-'by
a,Su
'preme
Court
Jury
which
heard
ithe
trial
on
a
murder
charge
.'
in
connection
with
the
death
of
!
his
bride
of
a
few
weeks
last
I
December.
He
was
remanded
for
sentence.
Logan
was
convicted
on
the
murder
charge
last
spring,
but
was
granted
a
new
trial
when
his
defence
attorney
pleaded
temporary
insanity.
Bulletins
WINTER
ARRIVES
There
is
snow
on
the-
ground
from
Terrace
eastward
in
the
interior.
It
started
falling
Saturday.
There
was
a
couple
of
inches
or
so
at
Terrace.
Manitoba,
Saskatchewan
and
Alberta
all
have
snow.
Edmon
ton
has
the
lowest
temperature
of
7
obovc.
In
Toronto
it
is
raining.
MUNICH
BLASTED
LONDON
Royal
Air
Force
Lancasters
blasted
Munich
in
a
concentrated
attack
before
dawn
today,
and
hundreds
of
other
heavy
bombers
rose
from
British-
bases
shortly
afterwards
with
large
cargoes
of
bombs,
probably
intended
for
Nazi
oil
refineries.
SEPTEMEBER
CASUALTIES
OTTAWA
September
war
casualties
for
Canada
were
9,008
as
Compared
with
10,257
in
August.
20
DEAD
IN
RLAST
LONDON
The
Staffordshire
town
of
IJurton-on-Trent
was
rocked
today
by
a
trcm-dous
explosion
reported
to
have
taken
place
at
an
RlAiF.
maintainance
depot
several
miles
distant.
At
least
20
persons
were
killed.
The
steeple
of
'Ilorniglow
church
was
made
unsafe
by
the
blast,
and
all
over
the
town
chimney
pots
were
dislodged
and
fell
into
the
street.
ANTI-CATHOLIC
PARTY
VICTORIA
Plans
for
the
formation
of
a
United
Canada
anti-Roman
Catholic
Party
will
be
announced
here
to-ight,
Rev.
T.
T.
Shields
told
a
crowded
church
here
Sunday,
lie
Vaid
that
meetings
will
be
held
in
all
large
centres
of
Canada.
He
added
that
he
had
requested
the
largest
,
hall
In
Ottawa
to
hold
a
meeting,
but
had
been
refused.
"Zombies
Strike
Back"-
TERRACE
HOME
DEFENCE
SOLDIERS
Vr
Til.
PARADE
AGAINST
CONSCRIPTION-
Man
Winner
want
tqhbe
shipped
to
Quebec
Demonstration
Saturday
Afternoon
Orderly
and
HarmIess-Situation
In
Interior
Town
Remains
Calm
MORE
PARADES
TODAY
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
27
There
were
more
parades
this
morning
at
all
camps
in
British
Columbia
where
Home
Defence
troops
are
stationed
except
Terrace.
At
Prince
George,
the
HiD's,
500
strong,
paraded
the
streets
with
banners
of
"Conscript
Wealth
or
Nothing
At
All,"
"Win
the
War
at
Ottawa
before
the
War
at
Ujrlin,M
"When
we
are
Treated
Fairly
We
will
Fight."
Motorized
equipment
led
the
parade.
Pacific
Commandi
appealed
to
the
H.D.'s
today
to'
refrain
from'
"unsoldierly"
acts.
Incidents
so
far
wereo
described
as
"trood
natured"
and
"blowing
off
tstcam."
At
Terrace
a
French-Canadian,
unit
-was
still
dissatisfied
but
it
was
announced
that
there
was
no
further
demon-
1
stratum
there,
i
French-Canadian
Home
Defence
soldiers
station-
j
ed
at
Terrace
and
comprising
at
least
sixty
percent
;
of
troops
there
have
demanded
to
be
sent
back
'to
j
their
homes
in
Quebec
This
became
known
follow-!
ing
an
anti-conscription
demonstration
on
Saturday
which
took
the
form
of
a
parade
in
which
150Q
H.D.'s
i
ELSEWHERE
TOO
OTTAWA,
Nov.
.27
jfc
Report,
that
about
29C0
members
of
tne
Home
Defence
Army
stationed
In
six
British
Columbia
towns
held
antl
-conscription
parades
Saturday
has
brought
new
j
urgency
to
the
so-called
"Zoirible"
question.
Thelemonstratlons
took
place
at
Terrace,
Prince
George,
and
Chilliwack.
Two
military
policemen
were
ihjured
and
a
flag
torn
down
during
the
parades.
The
disturbances
followed
earlier
demonstrations
in
Quebec
province.
More
than
25,000
Home
Defence
soldiers
are
stationed
in
British
Columbia.
Three
thousand
of
these
are
French
speaking.
At
Chilliwack,
two
platoons
of
approximately
130
men
paraded
the
streets
Saturday
night.
This
followed
an
earlier
demonstration
by
more
than
150
Home
Defence
troops
stationed
In
Chilliwack.
Two
provostsCorporal
Smith
and
Sergeant
Kavla
were
taken
to
hospital
with
minor
Injuries
after
being
Involved
in
a
scuffle
with
the
men
In
an
attempt,
to
break
up
the
parade.
At
Prince
George,,
absjut
,200.,
Heme
Defence
soldiers
staged
,
an
orderly
parade
through
the
main
streets.
Some
of
the'meri
shouted'
"This
is
only'
the
beginning.
Down
with
conscription.
Let
them
conscript
wealth
too."
Shake-up
In
Command
Alexander
To
Move
1
Maitland-Wiison
Transferred,
to
Washington
Mark
Clark
Also
Moved
,Up.(
LONDON,
Nov;
'27
O)
Biggest
news
from
the
Italian
war
l
theatre
this
morning
Is
the
t
shake-up
In
the
Allied
General
Sir
Harold
Alexander
has
been
made
a
Field
Marshal
and
will
succeed
General
Sir
Henry
Maltland
Wilson
as
overall
commander
in
the
Mediterranean
theatre.
General
Wilson,
In
turn,
will
be
Chief
of
the
British
Joint
Staff
Mission
in
Washington,
succeeding
the
late
Field
Marshal
Sir
John
Dill.
Lieutenant
General
Mark
Clark
of
the
Fifth
Army
has
been
named
Commander-in-Chief
of
took
part.
The
demand
nasi
been
transmitted
by
military
authorities
at
Terrace
to
their!
superiors
and
meantime
the
'
such
legends
as
''Down
With
Conscription,"
"Conscript
Wealth
shouting
with
cries
along
the
same
lines
as
the
mottos
on
the
banners.
Unusual
Noise
,
Arouses
Townsfolk
It
was
about
1
o'clock
in
the
af
ternoon.
that
a
unusuat
amount
of
noise
from
the
direction;
Of,
the
Terrace
Army
camp
attracted
the
attention
of
the
townspeople.
The
noise
increased
In
vojume
and
presently
the
soldiers
in
triple-file,
came
marching
down
the
hill,
two
soldiers
in
the
forefront
carrying
a
large
white
banner
with
"Down
With
Conscription"
painted
in
large
black
letters.
They
marched
through
town
and
to
other
military
camps
where
they
were
joined
by
more
home
defence
mcrw
Officers
in
cars
and
jeeps
k,cpt
track
of
the
procession
with
which
no
attempt
to
In
terfere
was
made.
A
goodly
number
of
the
marchers
were
carrying
their
rifles.
Their
general
attitude
appeared
to
be
good-natured
and,
except
for
lack
of
officers
and
non-commissioned
officers,
it
might
have
been
an
orderly
"march
easy"
The
only
thing
even
ap-
1
proaching
the
nature
of
an
outward
incident
was
the
taking
down
of
a
Canadian
Lrgion
sign
at
the
Legion
Hall.
Following
the
march
through
the
limited
main
streets
of
the
town
the
various
groups
comprising
the
procession
dispersed
to.
their
camps.
The
demonstration
lasted
about
three
quar
ters
of
an
hour
and
occurred
during
a
fall
of
wet
snow.
There
was
slush
on
the
ground.
Col.
W.
B.
Hendrle
of
Ham-Continued
on
Page
Four
Japs
Still
Menace
West
Canada
Coast
HALIFAX,
Nov.
27
)-Can
adians
on
the
west
coast
are
still
In
danger
from
the
Jap
anese,
Commander
C.
M.
Wes
-sell,
American
navy
veteran
of
Pacific
fighting
said
today.
In
an
interview
Dr.
Wes-
sell
said
that
he
believed
the
Japanese
know
the
the
west
coast
better
than
did
the
Canadian
Admiralty.
VETS
URGING
TOTAL
SERVICE
VICTORIA,
Nov.
27
W)
Immediate
total
conscription
was
demanded
by
3,000
persons
who
attended
a
public
meeting
Sunday
sponsored
by
a
conference
of
veteran's
organizations
and
their
women's
auxiliaries.
The
resolution
asked
that
all
personnel
called
up
under
the
NJtALA.
be
subject
to
military
service
anywhere
to
assure
reinforcements
overseas.
The
demand
was
telegraphed
to
CLERIC
SEES
THREAT
QUEBEC
CITY.
Nov.
27
O)
Cardinal
Vllleuve
made
two
-ra
dio
addresses
last
night.
The
situation
at
the
interior
camp,
f
Quebe
5aId
that
incidents
since
the
parade.
The
i
men
have
grounded
their
trucks
but
have
undertaken
to
main
tain
camp
services.
The
parade
was
a
non-violent
affair
and
bore
the
signs
of
well
d
treated
organization,
.The
communism
looms
as
a
threat
to
religion
and
Christian
civilization
and
that
war,
as
waged
by
Nazi
methods
is
the
most
terrible
nf
all.
King
Gov't
Fate
Rests
In
Balance
Debate
on
Manpower
Kesumed
at
Ottawa
Today
OTTAWA,
Nov.
27
05
Canadian
Press
staff
writer
R.
Kt
Carnegie
last
night
reported
from
Ottawa
that
he
had
been
told
by
"a
thoughtful
and
exper
ienced
member
of
parliament"'
that
the
fate
of
the
Liberal
government
will
hinge
on
Col.
J.
L.
Ralston's
stand
on
the
confidence
motion
in
the
House
of
Commons
this
week.
The
former
defence
minister
resigned
in
protest
against
the
government's
refusal
last
month
to
institute
conscription
for
overseas
service.
Col.
Ralston
was
replaced
by
Gen.
A.
G.
L.
Mc
Naughton.
According
to
Carnegie's
informant
"If
Col.
Ralston
votes
con
fidence
in
the
government,
then
I
think
the
government
will
stand.
But
if
he
votes
no,
then,
it
seems
to
me,
enough
members
will
follow
his
lead
thatt
even
if
the
minjstrfv.
the
marg'v.3
that
Mr.
KN
.ig
consider
reslgP
The
debate
on
manpower
opened
today
in
the
Commons
and
Mr.
King
moved
his
confid
ence
motion
in
a
cabinet
policy
speech.
Progressive
Conservatve
House
Leader
Gordon
Graydon
and
other
opposition
group
lead-ers
are
likely
to"
speak
before
Col.
Ralston
enters
the
debate.
iThe
discussion
may
extend
over.
His
Eminence
said
his
recent
three
or
four
days.
trip
to
the
Vatican
and
to
the
The
C-C-F-
expected
to
move
I
tli.it
m
A.
.
tx
He
spoke
first
in
English
over
a
national
network
of
the
CBC
s
Th;;;
iater
read
rttpM,2
COR
DELL
HULL
QUITS
WASHINGTON,
D.C.
Secretary
of
State
Cotdell
Hull
has
resigned
from
the
administration
because
of
ill
health.
Edward
Stettinlus
is
the
new
Secretary
of
State.
STORNAWAY
AIR-MINDED
STORNAWAY,
Scotland,
0
The
town
council
has
started
a
campaign
to
put
forth
the
claim
of
Stonaway
.
airport
to
be
a
the
Allied
Fifteenth
Group
in
subsidiary
landing
field
on
the
Italy.
North
Atlantic
air
route.
letter
over
a
French
language
network
Going
Active
FRENCH
.
.
i
ll
lf
INTE
rkWiiruc
LAMULIVj
ERlNlj
OTTAWA,
Nov.
27
(CP)
War
Services
.Minister
LaFlechc'
has
announced
that
419
French-Canadian
draftees
in
-eastern
Canada
volunteered
for
active
service
during
the
latter
"part
of
ithe
week.
Gen.
.LaFleche
says
the
enlistment
figures
include
250
French-Canadian
members
f
the
Home
Defence
Army
stationed
at
Tetawawa
Camp,
Ontario.
fThe
)nen
will
leave
tomorrow
for
Quebec
points.
i
dlplo-
lan
amendment
in
line
with
Its
WEST
COAST
INVESTIGATION
VANCOUVER,
Nov.
27
0
Lieut.
Gen.
E.
W.
Sansom
left
for
Ottawa
Sunday
by
plane
after
completing
an
investiga
tion
Into
recent
statements
of
j
Pacific
command
offincers
on
recruiting,
Sansom
made
no
comment.
It
is
believed
that
his
report
will
be
made
to
the
Army
Coun
cil
In
Ottawa.
Army
officials
in
Vancouver
said
Sansom
came
west
in
a
fact-finding
rather
than
a
judicial
capacity
that
.conscription
of
wealth
would
go
hand
in
hand
with
con
scription
of
manpower.
Carnegie
says;
that
the
support
of
this
amendment
is
not
likely
to
be
large
enough
to
embarrass
the
government.
Carnegie
goes
on
to
say
that
a
Progressive
Conservative
amendment
blaming
the
government
fornotjgping
all
out
for
con-scrlpHf6nand
an
antl-conscrip-tionlst
counter-amendment
are
likely
to
be
defeated
by
substan
tial
majorities.
But
the
veteran
press
gallery
correspondentjsays
the
division
on
Mr.
King's
motion
asking
for
a
vote
of
confidence
will
be
the
real
test,
He
points
out
that
If
all
the
dissatisfied
opposition
members
un.l$ed
Including
about
40
insurgent
Quebec
anti-conscrlptlonlsts
there
would
be
only
about
98
votes
against
the
government,
In
a
House
consisting
at
present
of
about
224
members.
However,
if
Col.
Ralston
long
a
cornerstone
in
the
Liberal
party-should
swing
against
Mr.
-King,
the
Liberals
might
be
spill
severely
enough
to
divide
the
House.
The
belief
of
political
observers
is-
that
French-Canadian
members,
while
not
approving
of
the
government's
conscription
policy,
might
support
the
King
government,
should
lt
appear
threatened
with
a
want
of
confidence
vote,
Instead
of
taking
chances
with
a
coalition
government.
The
resignation
of
Hon.
C.
G.
Power
as
minister
of
national
defence
for
air
was
accepted,
the
Prime
Minister
announced.
B-29's
Over
Jap
Capital
Again
ANOTHER
RAID
ON
TOKYO
BY
SUPERFORTRESSES
MADE
FRIDAY
WASHINGTON,
Nov.j
27
(CP)
American
su
perfortresses
have
again
struck
at
Tokyo.
Today's
attack
the
second
in
four
days
was
carried
out
by
enough
B-29's
to
keep
the
Japanese
on
the
defensive
for
two
hours.
Returning
filers
said
they
had
expected
heavier
opposition
than
they
encountered.
The
Japanese
say
that
several
formations
of
the
huge
aircraft
dropped
bombs
and
ln-
cendiaries
on
the
Japanese
capital
but
the
enemy
radio
claims
that
only
slight
damage
was
done
to
military
targets.
Rain
and
low-tiahging
clouds,
soys
th
enemy
report,
prohibited
accurate
bombing.
While
this
raid
was
being
carried
out,
other
superfortresses
flew
from
Indian
bases
against
enemy
objectives
in
Thailand.
So
far
there
has
been
no
Indication
of
the
losses
suffered
In
the
twin
blows
by
the
B-29"s.
However,
a
full
official
statement
will
be
.issued
shortly!
in