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2,
1944
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FRIDAY,
DECEMBER
1,
1944
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Canadlan
con-
.:
.
night
were
Urrlng
speech
Cardln,
former
-
and
Liberal
u
ileu-Vcrchercs.
;ontativc
told
Commons
that
a
itton
is
"no
good
:
n
the
future
ronpcrtptlon
,urc
in
the
past
.uiure
in
the
fut-
r
an
election
on
c:h
fallowed
,
ivc
Conser-
Howard
Green
'
b.
and
R.
B.
i
i
k
Sudbury.
The
j
.rubers
urged
all
i
ps
be
made
i
ice
anywhere,
j
mfnts
in
the
I
orral
members
Ition
to
the
inscription.
One
Plrard.
rcpre-In
Quebec.
The
Walter
Tucker.
n.
Saskatche-
retired
from
He
represents
wiiinh
voted
"no"
n
the
1910
ple-
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an
came
from
P
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members.
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Montreal
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20
delegates
ted
hrec
sections
of
J
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pragram.
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,
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a
farming,
fish-
j
bcr
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uPura
nart
or
me
.
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;
he
C.C.F.
will
ln-'
ir
farm
products
'
'
:
ntee
the
farmer
x"
liarc
of
the
national
I
:hing,
the
C.CP.
uusantee
a
decent
.r?
for
fishermen.
rr
'
oncd
In
a
para-
a
the
C.C.F.
will
"
ry
worker
useful
jc
employment
at
TlPrc
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kj
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a
a
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F.ND
TO
NP.TlJA
m
T
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1
::gi
3N,
Dec.
1
i
on
Thursday
of
"
Judge,
Justice
Ed-'
apparently
brought
I
Tic
seven-month
old
trial
in
federal
The
trial
may
be
the
IN
i
C.,
Or,
nc
Barriers
Being
Assaulted
REDS
CLOicV
TO
AUSTRIA
Fifty
More
Hungarian
Villages
Mopped
Up
MOSCOW,
Dec.
1
Oj
Russian
troops
have
mopped
up
50
more
villages
and
tewns
In
southwestern
Hungary
and
the
Soviet
columns
are
now
within
100
miles
of
the
Austrian
border.
Elsewhere
on
the
Russian
front
Red
troops,
along
with
Yugoslav
forces
are
driving
northward
toward
one
of
the
main
rail
lines
used
by
the
Germans
to
supply
their
forces
at
Zagreb
in
North
Yugoslavia
Pearkes
Statement
Visits
H.D.'s
At
Terrace
ItepnrU
Camp
Quiet
and
Normal
With
Discipline
Restored
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
1
(CP)
Major
General
Guy
K.
Pearkes,
V.C.,
general
officer
commanding,
Pacific
Command,
returned
here
yesterday
after
visits
to
Home
Defence
camps
at
Prince
George
and
Terrace.
The
Pacific
Command
announced
that
General
Pearkes
was
in
Terrace
when
a
troop
train
carrying
an
English-speaking
regiment
from
Saskatchewan
left
for
another
camp
in
the
province
after
a
21
-
hour
delay
caused
by
pickets
from
other
Home
Defence
units
in
the
camp.
:
n
official-
Utemcnt
ald
there
was
no
interference
with
the
movement
of
troops
and
the
camp
was
quiet
and
normal
with
discipline
restored.
FOREIGN
TRADE
IS
LIFE
BLOOD
Canada
Is
Largely
Dependent
Upon
It,
Says
Manitoba
Premier
i
WINNIPEG,
Dec.
1
Oj
Premicf
Stuart
Garson
of
Manitoba,
declaring
that
foreign
trade
Is
Important
because
It
Is
the
only
workable
road
to
peace,
said
last
night
that
Canada
is
destined
to
be
a
trading
nation
and
Canadians
must
regard
dependency
upon
foreign
trade
as
the
first
and
foremost
factor
in
influencing
post-war
plans.
There
were
1,400,000
persons
engaged
In
export
trade
in
Canada
twice
as
many
as
were
engaged
In
FIRST
ELECTION
BROADCAST
The
lirst
U.
S.
national
elec
tion
returns
to
be
broadcast
by
"rnrilo
were
those
announcing
the
vrx
aaln.
Eichcr,
05
I
election
of
President
Hardlrig
in
died
at
his
home.
1
1920.
ONLY
16
MORE
SHOPPING
DAYS
TILL
CHRISTMAS
Include
.
.
VARIETY
STORE
YOUR
CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING
TOUR
ROBOT
BOMB
ATTACK
ON
LONDON
FILMED
"V
1"
IS
DETAILED
REPORT
ON
SIEGE-
This
little
Londoner
got
to
school
on
time,
but
a
Nazi
flying
bomb
had
been
there
earlier.
All
she
found
was
a
smoldering
pile
of
rubble
and
ashes.
Hers
was
one
of
the
149
schools
In
London
seriously
damaged
during
the
80-day
robot
bomb
siege
on
southern
England.,
The
scene
Is
from
"V.
1,"
the
.new
World
In
Action
release
of
the
National
Film
Board
covering
the
buzz-bomb
attacks
on
London
between
D-Day
and
August,
1944.
CHILLY
BREEZES
AND
FIRST
FROSTS
Several
Dead
In
Plane
Crash
i
J
LOS
ANGELES,
Dec.
1
W
A
21
passenger
airliner
has
crashed
In
the
San
Fernando
Valley
near
Los
Angeles.
Police
say
several
passengers
are
dead.
PARLEY
OF
iAIR
FORCES
I
Officers,
of
Canadian
and
United
States
Commands
in
Session
in
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
1
Oi
A
three-day
conference
between
Canadian
and
United
States
air
force
officials
of
the
Pacific
Coast
commands
Is
being
held.
here
In
an
effort
to
establish
co-ordinated
control
system
over
;
NATIVES
ARE
BACK
OF
GOV'T
Wire
Support
to
Mackenzie
King
Adverse
Publicity
Is
Deplored
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
1
(CP)
The
Native
Brotherhood
of
British
Columbia
wired
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mac
kenzie
King
pledging
full
support
for
the
government
in
the
present
crisis
and
deploring
adverse
publicity
cmen-atlng
from
Ottawa
In
the
present
critical
period.
The
wire
was
sent
over
the
signature
of
Alfred
Adams
of
Masset,
president
of
the
Brotherhood.
LADY
ASTOR
IS
RETIRING
First
Woman
of
British
House
of
Commons
Will
Not
Seek
Re-election
LONDON,
Dec.
1
O)
Lady
Astnr.
first
woman
to
sit
in
ine
Tang
of
Winter
in
Air
I-ast
Month
Little
Kain,
Vigorous
Winds
'
The
Weather
Man
prepared
himself
for
his
winter
activities
In
November
by
flexing
his
muscles
playfully
In
all
directions,
Just
to
show
Prince
Ru-,pert
poople
what-lo-.fxpeet
6f
him
'when
he
is
called
on
do
his
winter's
work.
For
instance,
he
gave
an
anticipatory
pull
on
the
cold
weather
plug
and
let
the
tern
Battle
of
Italy
Nazis
Fight
.
Back
Strong
Succeed
in
Tnklng
Rack
Strong
Points
from
Fifth
Army
ROME,
Dec.
1
ID
Uncorking
strongest
counter-attacks
in
recent
weeks,
the
Germans
re-wptured
three
Allied
Fifth
Army
strong
points
In
the
sectors
southeast
and
southwest
of
Bol-02na,
Allied
headquarters
announced
yesterday.
These
points
wnrc
Montccastellaro,
Corona
and
Monte
Belvedere.
Monte-i?-ano,
dominating
feature
of
the
area,
was
still
in
Allied
hands
however.
The
British
Eighth
Army,
still
.
engaged
In
the
Albereto
area
fjve
ijiilcs
northeast
c-f
the
Bologna-Rimlnl
highway
stronghold
of
Faenza.
repulsed
a
determined
German
counter-attack.
IS
OPPOSING
CONSCRIPTION
Duplessis
Government
Calls
On
Ottawa
to
Respect
its
Pledge
QUEBEC
CITY,
Dec.
1
W
The
Union
National
government
ofi
Premier
Maurice
Duplessis
in
Quebec,
has
declared
Itself
against
compulsory
service
overseas.
An
order-ln-councll
adopted
by
the
provincial
legislature
last
night
asks
the
federal
gov
ernment
"to
respect
and
fulfil
its
solemn
engagements
and
sac
red
pledges
against
conscription
f
orpverseas
service'
The;
orde-
inttouncil-'declares'"
tlaV
'
ttfV
to
j
stand
of
the
provincial
govern
ment
reflects
the
opinion
of
the
Immense
residents.
majority
of
Quebec
pcrature
drop
to
30
degrees
n,rAII
lklf
All
"r'Ji-
7
aMMl
AND
UIL
ciiuuku
ail
ice
uiuai,
pcupiu
iiclu
reminding
to
wear
warm
clothes
and
keep
their
coal
bins
full
anyway.
Then,
Just
to
catch
the
tang
of
the
Pacific
air,
he
let
down
the
windscreen
and
brought
the
wind
whistling
by
at
38
miles
an
hour
for
a
while.
Naturally,
in
his
November
tne
FaClUC
region.
Inrovlour
nf
winter
thi
u-Mthrr
Chief
concern
of
the
six-man
I
nn,
rmilf)
nt
,t
hlmsplf
bfl
committee
is
to
establish
cooperation
in
air,
sea
and
land
rescue
work
and
it
Is
hoped
to
standardize
search
procedure
and
synchronize
communication
facilities.
1
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
of-
I
fleers
on
the
committee
are
Wing
Commander
J.
C.
Miller
and
Squadron
Leader
H.
L.
Watson,
flight
control
officers
at
Western
Air
Command.
too
generous
with
Ue
sunshine
so
he
'
allowed
old
Sol
to
peek
through
for
only
27.5
hours.
HowcvcV,
to
show
that
he
Is
not
downright
mean,
he
did
not
plaster
the
district
with
rain
like
he
did
Los
Angeles.
But
since
late
roses
need
moisture,
they
were
accommodated
with
5.27
Inches'
of
rain,
which
Is
conservative
Indeed.
These
figures,
of
course,
come
from
the
Dominion
Meteorological
station
jxt
Digby
Island.
Additional
statistics
show
that
the
highest
temperature
during
the
month
was
3
degrees,
and
that
the
average
temperature
was
41.07
degreca.
Highest
barometer
pressure
was
30.178
Inches
Vm
November
27,
and
the
minimum
was
29.1s)
on
November
5.
Total'
rainfall
so
far
this
year
is
71.4
Inches,
and
there
have
been
926.9
hours
of
bright
sunshine.
To
the
same
date
last
since
1910.
Official
R.C.A.F.
weather
recordings
at
Seal
Cove
show
that
British
House
of
Commons
me
ursi
uwn
in
mwain
io
re
where
for
twenty
-five
years
she
celve
a
major
attack
by
"butter
rrmrmaMitrH
Knt.t.nn
Division
or
iiv
anu-Dersonnei
'DomDS
in
A
V
IJ
V-JV
VV
V
-
I
-
I
ri...,ti,
,.,tii
vmf
eppIt
rfi-pl-1
June
last
vear.
Thev
killed
99
ectl0"'
lt
was
announced
today'
and
8er,ous,y
,nlured
181
TARGETS
HIT
American
and
Canadian
Bombers
and
Fighters
Having
Busy
Time
Pounding
at
Reich
L0N7DON,
Dec.
1
V
Almost
1300
American
heavy
bombers
c'Umaxed
a
crushing
48-hour
offensive
against
German
rail
and
oil
targets
yesterday
with
raids
on
four
synthetic
refineries
in
the
Leipslg
area
and
railway
yards
at
Saarbrucken.
More
than
1000
fighters
from
bases
in
France
and
England
kept
off
German
Interceptors.
Fifty-six
of
the
American
bombers
were
lost.
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
squadrons
flew
208
sorties
Wednesday.
No
Canadian
aircraft
were
missing
from
Wednesday's
opcatlons.
Last
night
the
Royal
Air
Force
was
out
in
strength
over
targets
in
the
Reich.
NOT
DUE
TO
ENEMY
ACTION
Secretary
for
Air
Speaks
in
Commons
on
Explosion
In
Stafford
Bomb
Plant
LONDON
Dec.
1
S3)
Sir
Archl-
year,
there
had
been
80.4
inches
bald
Slnclairi
secretary
for
Air,
of
rain,
and
9J7.3
hours
of
sun-
J
lold
lhe
nouse
of
commons
yes-
shlnc;
,
...
,
'
...
I
terday
that
there
was.no
reason
Incidentally,
last
months
Jlo
lhlnk
tnat
thc
blast
whJch
rainfall
was
the
least
of
any
;
vlrluany
destroyed
a
bomb
plant
November
of
the
last
four
years
iat
nurton-on-Trcnt
in
Stafford-and
thc
11-month
total
was
alsoshlre
actton,
was
duc
to
cncmy
lower
than
that
of
any
year
I
A
wmnn
Klwrfcf.
cWMv.
.
tcr
the
blast
alleged
that
It
was
caused
by
a
"v-wcanon."
Sir
Archibald
said
thc
total
the
maximum
temperature
was
,,
cf
WM
lm
lhan
our
one
degree
higher
and
thc
mini-1
than
lhousand
,tollS)
no
morc
mum
temperature
one
degree,
,
,c
rald
on
V
,
'
"',"'
Germany.
fall
were
the
same
a,s
at
Digby.
"BUTTERFLY"
ATTACK
Is
Not
Running
For
School
Board
GRIMSBY,
Eng.,
)
It
has;
J.
G.
Garrett,
who
was
an-been
disclosed
that
Grimsby
was
!
hounced
yesterday
as
a
Non-
Partlzan
candidate
for
tne
board
of
school
trustees
in
the
forthcoming
civic
election,
as
WAR
NEWS
Duisburg
Is
Target
LONDON
One
thousand
R.A.F.
planes
last
night
attacked
the
German
city
of
Duisburg.
This
was
the
second
assault
on
the
city
within
twelve
hours.
Other
Allied
fighters
and
fighter-bombers
attacked
five
enemy
strong
points
across
the
Roer
River,
in
support
of
Allied
ground
forces.
Allies
Lose
In
Italy
ROME
German
counter-attack
have
thrown
the
Allies
for
a
temporary
loss
in
Italy.
Fierce
Nazi
counter
blows
have
resulted
in
the
enemy
taking
over
two
important
positions
and
a
village
in
the
Hologna
sector.
To
the
east,
the
British
Eighth
Army
is
slowly
closing
the
ring
around
the
communications
centre
of
Faenza.
.On
Western
Front
PARIS
The
American
Ninth
Army
has
cleared
the
Ger
mans
from
the
village
of
Well,
one
and
one-half
miles
south
of
Linnich,
which
is
situated
on
the
Roer
River.
Linnlch
is
now
besieged
by
other
Ninth
Army
units.
American
First
Army
forces
have
tightened
their
hold
around
Dueren,
some
twenty
miles
south
of
Cologne
and
fighting
is
now
under
way
at
the
approaches
to
Jueiich.
At
the
middle
of
the
long
front,
American
Third
Army
troops
have
driven
to
the
Saar
River
west
of
Merzig.
A
front
line
dispatch
says
other
units
of
Patton's
army
have
reached
the
river
north
and
south
of
that
point.
BLACK
WATCH
PRISONERS
OF
YAR
CLAIMED
BOMBED
LONDON,
Dec.
1
0)
German
TransOcean
Radio
claimed
today
that
"
a
major
contingent
of
Canadian
prisoners
of
war
was
at
tacked
by
British
fighter-bombers
from
very
low
level
and
that
many
of
their
number
were
wounded,
some
seriously."
The
report
1
as
without
Allied
confirmation.
The
Canadians
are
said
to
have
been
members
of
the
Black
Watch
of
Canada.
Lend-Lease
Cut
In
Two
Shipments
Of
Iron
and
Steel
From
United
States
to
Britain
to
Cease
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Dec.
1
0
The
United
States
plans
to
halt
lend-lease
shipments
of
iron
and
steel
to
Great
Britain
on
January
1
which
means
a
drastic
downward
revision
of
the
war
aid
program
for
1945.
An
Anglo
-
American'
lend"-lease
conference
Just
concluded
here
resulted
In
a
$5,600,000,000
program
for
shipments
to
Great
Britain
during
1945
a
cut
of
almost
fifty
percent
under
com
parable
figures
for
this
year.
A
statement
promised
no
change
In
fundamental
policies.
Lease-lend
is
a
wartime
system
only
and
no
article
which
Britain
receives
under
lend-lease
may
be
re-exported.
CANADIAN
CASUALTIES
Total
58,913
With
15.C50
of
These
Known
Dead
OTTAWA,
Dec!
1
D
The
Canadian
Army
suffered
casualties
totalling
58,943
from
the
outbreak
of
war
up
to
October
31,
headquarters
of
thc
Department
of
National
Defence
announced
today.
Thc
total
Included
15,650
fatalities,
326
men
presumed
dead.
1,969
missing,
4,586
prisoners
of
war
or
Interned
and
36,412
wound
ed.
Thc
prisoners
of
war
eludes
166
who
have
been
patrlated
or
escaped.
Peace
River
Farmer
Loses
Large
Check
VANCOUVER.
Dec.
1
Vh
A,
Rathwcll,
retired
farmer
from
Falrvicw,
Alberta,
reported
to
the
police
that
he
had
lost
a
$1200
check
in
the
downtown
Vancouver
area
within
thc
past
two
days.
The
check
was
marie
out
in
his
name
from
thc
Soldiers
Settlement
Board
to
whom
he
had
sold
his
Falrvlew
farm.
Bonomi
Again
Asked
To
Form
Government
ROME,
Dec.
1
W
On
the
political
front
In
Italy
the
recently-resigned
Premier,
Ivanoe
Bono-
nounced
this
afternoon
that
he
ml,
has
again
been
asked
to
had
decided
hot
to
run.
form
a
new
government.
Put
Teeth
In
Act
NEW
RENT
CONTROLS
Furniture
Sale,
Commission
and
Rewards
Ruled
Out
k
OTTAWA,
Dec.
1
Oj
New
rent
al
restrictions
with
teeth
In
them
have
been
announced
by
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board.
The
regulations
are
designed
to
check
evasion
of
rent
control
through
the
sale
or
rental
of
furniture,
the
charging
of
commissions
or
the
collecting
of
rewards
by
landlords.
Such
rental
methods
are
prohibited
by
the
gov
ernment.
The
price
or
rental
of
furniture
must
be
set
by
the
rentals
appralsor.
BAD
WEATHER
HOLDS
BATTLE
But
Planes
of
United
States
Still
Strike
Jap
Convoys
PEARL
HARBOR,
Dec.
1
VI)
In
the
Pacific
war
.theatre,
the
fighting
on
the
central
Philippine
island
of
Leytc
has
been
brought
to
a
virtual
halt
by
steady
tropical
rains.
Despite
adverse
weather,
Allied
planes
have
successfully
attacked
another
Japanese
convoy
.attempting
to
land
relnforce-'ments
for
the
Nipponese
garrl-
Ison
on
the
Island.
The
Allied
fliers
sank
a
9,000-ton
transport
and
three
small
Japanese
frelgh
tcrs
enroute
to
the
port
of
Or
moc.
Another
freighter
and
an
enemy
destroyer
were
hit
and
set
afire
during
the
attack.
It
Is
believed
that
about
5,000
Japanese
troops
were
lost
during
the
assault.
From
Tokyo,
Meantime,
comes
a
report
of
new
Japanese
aerial
attacks
on
Allied
shipping
in
Lcyte
Gulf.
The
enemy
radio
claims
five
transports
were
sunk
or
damaged
during
tne
recent
assaults.
There
Is
no
Allied
Customs
Receipts
Total
$45,784
Customs
receipts
at
the
port
of
Prince
Rupert
during
November
totalled
$45,784.69,
according
to
a
release
by
the
collector
or
Customs.
This
brings
the
11-month
total
this
year
to
$321,751.94.
Receipts
for
November
1943
were
$59,840.14
and
the
vear's
total
to
the
end
of
November
was
$6656,469.04.
Duesseldorf
and
Cologne
Menaced
Important
Towns
are
Captured
by
Americans
One
Stronghold
on
Siegfried
Line
LONDON,
Dec.
1
Oi
The
American
Ninth
Army
captured
strategic
Lindern
on
the
Loer
river
as
the
line
shielding
Cologne
and
Dusseldorf
cracked
up
today
under
mounting
Allied
pressure.
As
the
Americans
stormed
Into
burning
Lindern
STANDINGS
OF
ARMIES
AT
MOMENT
Three
American
armies
gouged
hard-won
gains
today
and
drew
up
solid
assault
line3
alonp
both
the
Koer
and
Saar
rivers,
two
of
the
most
important
barriers
to
ttie
Rhine.
The
British
Second
Army
continued
pressure
on
the
approaches
to
Vento,
Meuse
River
border
city
cuarding
thfr
approaches
to
the
Rhur.
There
was
no
report
of
action
at
the
northern
end
of
the
western
front
where
elements
of
the
First
Canadian
Army
were
last
reported
in
action
in
Germany
east
of
Ni-pmegen.
,
The
American
Third
Army
pressed
against
the-wst
bank
,
if?
the
Saar
almost
solldlr
VfAtai'ftTOtViro.-'ia-''lil.
teen
miles
Ion
jr.
The
American
Ninth
Army
captuied
Welz,
one
mile
south
of
Linnich,
as
virtually
the
entire
army
closed
up
to
the
Roer
in
a
front
of
fifteen,
to
twenty
miles.
Two
American
armies
Ninth
and
First
were
hammering-
at
three
towns
along
the
Roer
River
line
in
the
Rhincland
..Linnich,
Julicu
and
Durcn.
The
American
Third
Army
had
drawn
a
curving
line
along
thc
Saar
threatening
not
only
that
rich
industrial
basin
but
also
historic
guarding
points
of
the
roads
to
Coblcnz
and
a
cluster
of
cities
at
the
junction
of
the
Rhine
and
Mainz.
Northwest
of
Strasbourg
the
Third
and
Seventh
armies
are
pushing
towards
Karlsruhe
on
the
Rhine.
A
Geiman
news
agency
reported
that
the
British
had
penetrated
Dunkerque
but
later
were
thrown
out.
The
Nazi
garrison
has
been
holding
out
in
Dunkerque
since
the
Allies
swept
through
Fiance.
and
Beeck,
violent
fighting
went
into
a
northern
extension.
Lindern
is
28
miles
from
Dusseldorf.
The
American
First
Army,
bursting
into
the
open
In
their
drive
out
of
Hurtgen
forest
-where
there
has
been
fighting
since
mid-October,
captured
Lamers-doerf
and
Grosshau.
Little
action
13
reported
irom
the
British
Second
Army
front,
before
Venlo
or
the
Canadian
First
Army
sector
In
Germany
east
of
Nljmegen.
The
American
Third
Army
on
thc
Saar
front
has
pushed
Info
high
ground
overlooking
the
Saar
river
and
within
easy
shot
of
Merzig,
Siegfried
Line
stronghold.
Thc
American
Seventh
Army,
flanking
.tlio
Third,
is
crumbling1
German
resistance.
A
German
military
opokesman
is
quoted
by
radio
Berlin
as
say
ing
General
Elsenhower.,
was
throwing
70
divisions
Into
tho
grc&t
offensive
on
the
Western
Front.
This
suggested
a
minimum
of
850,000
combat
troops
were
opposing
the
outnumhexed
Germans
along
the
entire
front.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
,
....
....
Minimum
.
i
4
50
4t
c.
:
t.
I