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Face
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Records
in
Tonnage
and
Passenger
Traffic
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the
Soviet
advance
continu-3g
triumphantly
and
saw,
in
the
Pacific,
new
and
evere
blows
against
Japan,
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111
Bulletins
I'OI'hVS
MESSAGE
ROML
Pope
Pius,
In
Jils
annual
Christmas
Eve
message,
tilled
the
world
lo
again
dedicate
itself
to
Peace
based
on
respect
of
the
sovereignty
of
rich
nation,
degression
should
k
Mopped
wherever
it
had
ccurrrd.
Democracy,
asserted
the
1001110
was
still
the
best
form
of
government.
While
losers
of
the
war
must
be
heavily
punMird,
they
must
also
be
iccrplcd
back
into
the
family
if
nations.
CUSS
MILLER
MISSING
LONDON
Major
Glenn
Mil
ler,
celebrated
American
orchestra
leader,
on
an
entertain-nrnt
tour
for
the
overseas
forces,
Ls
missing
on
a
flight
mm
London
to
Paris,
LK'UOK
KATION
CUT
HALIFAX
The
liquor
ration
in
Nova
Scotia
lias
been
cut
from
one
quart
per
fortnight
lo
one
every
four
weeks.
The
rut
goes
into
effect
Tihen
liquor
itores
reopen
afterNew
'Year's;
Marilimcrs
will
still
ge
the
ume
alternative
beer
and
wine
rations
each
month.
ST
JOHN
SCHOOL
BURNS
ST,
JOHN,
New
Brunswick
A
Christmas
day
fire
caused
one
kindred
thousand
dollars
nth
of
damage
in
Saint
John
heri
the
King"
Edward
School
burned.
Officials
say
it
would
rost
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
replace
the
three-storey
building.
Accommodations
for
the
100
pupils
of
the
school
will
be
difficult
In
crowded
Saint
John.
Tlllli:i'
DIE
IN
CRASH
VANCO
U
VER
Th
rcc
R.C.A.I'.
fliers
are
dead
and
one
is
in
hospital
In
Vancouver
recovering
alter
a
plane
crash
at
Boundary
Jlay,
near
Vancou-tr
yesterday.
Two
of
the
airmen
were
killed
instantly
and
the
third
died
In
hospital
six
hours
after
the
accident.
The
Plane
crashed
on
a
take-off
on
a
training
flight.
"JAFSIK"
CONDON
ILL
NEW"
YORK
One
of
the
most
tolorful
figures
in
the
Lindbergh
kidnapping
case
is
ill
t
bis
home
in
New
York.
He
is
Dr.
John
V.
Condon,
the
"Jafsic"
of
the
famous
case.
I'ondon
has
been
confined
to
'lis
home
for
30
days
with
pneumonia.
AL
JOLSON
TKHTTY
SICK"
I'EVLULY
HILLS,
Calif.
AI
'oiy)ii
is
under
a
physician's
trc
in
Itcvcrly
Hills,
Califor-"ia,
aflcr
a
recurrence
of
mal-"ia.Thc
attack
Is
described
as
wrious.
Jolson
contracted
the
fcver
last
year
during
an
overtax
tour.
His
nurse
describes
l,'c
actor
as
"pretty
sick."
HANG
Kits
ESCAPE
CELLAR
MAV
YORK
New
York
Itan-Srrs
escaped
falling
Into
the
National
Hockey
League
cellar
Mciiiday
night
by
coming
from
'""bind
to
earn
a
three-all
tic
Mill
Chicago
Illack
Hawks
In
New
York.
The
win
enables
"'c
Rangers
to
maintain
their
lo
point
margin
over
the
Chl-faRo
outfit.
GLORG1'
MERCY
FLIGHT
f
I'KINCU
GEORGE
A
plane
(
n'i
l'rlncc
George
Sunday
on
a
'Merry
flight
to
Takla
Landing
In
Northern
British
Columbia.
T'e
aircraft,
a
Canadian
Air
L1'ics
plane,
took
off
following
rri
fll't
of
word
that
Jack
Itob-Jrts.
the
caretaker
for
Bra-lu'Vc
Mines
at
Takla
Landing,
Has
dying
of
acute
HARDENS
COPPER
Addition
of
two
percent
bcryl-llum
to
copper
hardens
the
metal
anl
increases
its
tensile
strength:
Canada,
tnc
people
continued
to
meet
the
demands
of
their
war
effort
with
that
vigor
and
resourcefulness
which
have
won
them
an
honored
place
among
the
nations.
Their
magnificent
support
of
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan
In
November
was
but
one
example
of
their
energy
and
fieri
ousness.
Another
was
the
year's
record
of
the
Canadian
National
Rail
ways
system.
As
the
largest
single
Industry
in
Canada
and
one
of
the
moat.
Important
In
struments
of
war,
the
Canadian
National
may
be
taken
as
a
gauge
of
the
country's,
activities
as
a
whole.
In
1944,
we
con
tinued
to
use
to
the
utmost
all
our
resources,
both
manpower
and
material,
In
the
service
of
the
nation
and
a
review
of
the
year's
traffic
reveals
the
magnitude
of
the
work
which
has
been
accomplished.
The
National
system
Is
carrying
twice
as
much
freight
as
In
the
years
before
the
war
and
nearly
four
times
as
many
passengers.
When
It
ls
remembered
that
we
are
handling
this
unprecedented
volume
of
traf
fic
without
adding
greatly
to
our
equipment,
I
think
we
are
Justified
In
the
pride
we
take
In
our
accomplishment.
In
spite
of
the
strain
on
our
resources.
in
spite
of
handicaps,
there
has
been
no
deterioration
In
service,
as
compared
with
other
public
services
and
the
railways
in
the
other
countries
affected
by
the
war.
Some
inconveniences
have
been
unavoidable
but
these
are
at
a
minimum
and
arc
rigorously
fcxamlncd
with
a
view
to
cor
rcctlon.
Factors
Lending
To
Accomplishment
.
The
ability
of
the
Canadian
National
to
meet
the
heavy
demands
made
upon
It
and
to
do
Continued
on
Page
2
King
Speaks-
Christmas
Message
Is
Hopeful
Although
He
Still
Sees
Big
Task
Ahead
LONDON,
Dec.
27
"We
do
not
know
what
may
be
In
store
for
us
In
1945
but
we
know
the
darkness
dally
grows
less
and,
less,"
said
the
King
In
his
Christmas
Day
broadcast
to
the
Em
pire.
"The
lamps
which
Germany
put
out
In
1914
and
1939
are
gradually
being
rekindled.
Anxiety
Is
giving
way
to
con
fldence.
Let
us
hope,
God
will
Ing,
that
by
the
time
another
Christmas
comes
the
story
of
liberation
and
triumph
will
be
complete."
However,
the
King
said
that
defeat
of
Germany
and
Japan
was
only
half
of
the
task.
The
1
other
half
was
to
create
a
world
free
of
aggression
and
tyranny.
The
King
addressed
his
message
to
Empire
fighting
'men
wherever
they
may
be.
He
spoke
from
a
country
house
and
the
Queen
and
two
princesses
were
in
the
same
room
with
him.
mrs.
McNeill
passes
away
Word
has
been
received
In
the
city
to
the
regret
of
many
former
friends
telling
of
the
death
In
Vancouver
at
noon
Christmas
Day
of
Mrs.
Alice
McNeill,
wife
of
Alex
McNeill,
for
years
staff
sergeant
of
the
provincial
police
here
and
of
late
beef
inspector
in
Vancouver.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
McNeill
left
here
some
eight
or'
ten
years
ago.
Mrs.
McNeill
had
been
seriously
111
several
years
ago
but
recovered
and
her
death
came
quite
rial
Hit
American
Bombing
Aircraft
Arc
Also
Active
Over
Manila
Area
in
Philippines
WASHINGTON,
Dec.
27
tt
Tokyo
Industrial
areas
were
slugged
today
for
the
fist
time
by
Saipan-based
superfortresses.
A
War
Department
communique
did
not
report
further
details.
At
the
same
time
Southwest
Pacific
Advanced
Headquarters
reported
that
land-based
Ameri
can
bombers
for
the
fourth
con
secutive
day
blasted
Japanese
air
fields
at
Manila
on
Luzon
Island,
now
regarded
as
vulner
able
to
rc-invaslon
by
United
States
forces
mopping
up
in
the
central
Philippines.
Of,
58
Japanese
Interceptors,
39
were
destroyed
6y
American
fighters.
II
SMOKEY"
SMITH
ARRIVES
HOME
New
Westminster
V.C.
Winner
Arrived
Midnight
Monday
NEW
WESTMINSTER,
Dec.
27
Oi
On
Christmas
Eve,
Private
Ernest
"Smokcy"
Smith
could
have
hung
up
his
army
socks
for
an
English
Santa
Claus
to
fill.
But
It
would
have
taken
Saint
Nick
some
going
to
catch
up
with
the
30
year
old
Canadian
soldier.
Smokey
ate
his
Christmas
morn
ing
breakfast
In
Montreal,
then
caught
a
plane
which
swept
him
westward
to
spend
Christmas
night
with
relatives
at
New
Westminster.
He
arrived
just
be
fore
midnight
and
the
family
dlnner
waltcd
tin
he'eame.
Smokcy
is
Canada's
newest
Victoria
Cross
winner
and
although
he's
plenty
tired,
he's
also
glad
to
get
home
and
rest
for
awhile.
While
he
was
eatln
his
ham
and
eggs
in
Montreal,
the
private
heard
King
George
addressing
the
Empire
by
radio.
Only
three
days
before,
Smith
had
been
presented
with
the
Em
plre's
highest
award
at
Bucking
ham
Palace
by
His
Majesty.
Smokey
was
dubbed
the
one
man.
army
by
his
pals
for
his
part
In
the
Savlo
river
action
last
October
which
brought
him
the
high
award.
When
Smith
stop
ped
at
Reglna
enroute
to
the
coast,
T.C.A.
held
up
Its
trans
continental
plane
for
10
minutes
while
he
shaved.
BACK
FROM
OVERSEAS
OTTAWA,
Dec.
27
O)
A
large
number
of
servicemen
have
returned
to
Canada
from
overseas
but
the
latest
contingent
arrived
Just
too
late
for
Christmas.
Most
of
the
servicemen
saw
action
in
the
European
war
Uiea-trcs
and
a
number
of
soldiers'
wives
and
children
were
Included
in
th,c
movement.
'Most
of
the
returning
servicemen
were
soldiers,
Including
a
part
of
the
first
special
service
force,
the
international
outfit
of
Americans
and
Canadians
which
has
served
In
both
the
Pacific,
In
Italy
and
In
France.
One
colorful
figure
among
the
soldiers
was
Private
F.
M.
Den-
ello
of
Montreal,
who
was
a
sniper
with
a
Canadian
infantry
reuiment
durlnsr
the
African
campaign.
Denello
ls
a
veterait
of
the
first
Orcat
Wat
and
also
fought
in
the
Spanish
civil
war.
At
the
outbreak
of
this
war,
Denello
enlisted
In,
the
Victoria
Rifles
and
then
went
to
the
Regiment
de
Malssoneuve.
While
In
Africa,
he
thought
that
he
should
see
more
action
and
went
A.W.O.L.
aftfcr
a
seven
day
leave
in
Algiers.
He
hitch-hiked
to
England
with
the
American
pilot
of
a
Liberator.
Canadian
Army
officials
sentenced
the
49-year
old
soldier
to
eight
months
detention
but
he
served
only
12
days
and
then
the
sentence
was
remitted.
The
native
of
Bermuda
is
returning
to
Canada
because
of
his
age.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
DECEMBER
27,
1941
WAR
NEWS
Tokyo
Is
Raided
Again
SAIPAN
The
target
is
Tokyo
again.
Another
B-29
assault
has
been
carried
out
over
the
Japanese
capital.
Radio
Tokyo
admits
the
raid,
but
as
usual
claims
only
slight
damage
was
done.
No
details
are
yet
available
on
the
raid
from
Allied
headquarters.
The
record
shows
that
in
one
month,
the
super-forts
have
dropped
more
than
three
million
pounds
of
bombs
on
the
main
island
of
the
Japanese
chain
Honshu.
On
this
island
is
situated
Tokyo,
and
there,
too,
the
B-29's
have
completely
knocked
ou
Japan's
twin-engine
bomber
plant.
Nazis
Raid
Paris
LONDON
The
French
capital
was
raided
by
airplanes,
presumably
German,
last
night.'
The
raid,
carried
out
by
only
a
small
force,
was
the
first
atr
raid
for
Paris
since
Allied
planes
scattered
a
few
bombs
on
.the
French
capital
in
error
just
after
its
liberation
in
August.
Nazis
Approach
Meuse
River
LONDON
It
'was-
officially
disclosed-
thatnthe
German
offensive
on
the
western
front
had
advanced
fifty
.miles
to
a
point
four
miles'
from
the
Meuse
River.
.
This
represented
another
eleven-milcigain'
by
the
enemy
since.
the
lasttofficial
report,
giving
the
Germans
a
solid
front
on
a
width
of
thirty-five
miles.
Further
German
gains
must
be
expected,
it
was
stated
today
as
battle
raged
near
the
Meuse
River.
Leige
and
Namu
appear
lo
be
the
objectives
jof
the
enemy.
There
was
no
immediate
danger
of
a
breakthrough
across
the
Meuse
River,
it
was
stated.
Churchill
in
Athens
ATHENS
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
and
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden'are
in
Athens
for
a
conference
with
representatives
of
the
Greek
government
and
the
leftist
insurgent
forces.
There
has
been
spasmodic
fighting
in
Athens
and
Piraeus
but
the
docks
of
Piraeus
are
in
British
control
and
communication
with
Athens,
is
restored.
A
ton
of
German
dynamite
was
found
near
the
hotel
in
Athens
which
is
being
used
as
British
headquarters.
Reds
Enter
Budapest
MOSCOW
The
Russians
lmve
completed
the
encircle
inent
of
Budapest,
Hungarian
capital,
after
a
five-day
siege
and
the
Soviet
forces
are
now
swarming
into
the
city
where
thousands
of
the
enemy
are
facing
annihilation
or
capture.
The
Russians
are
now
two
miles
within
the
city.
Canadans
Take
Town
"
'-r
ROME
After
savage
fighting
011
Christmas
Day,
Canadian
forces
of
the
Eighth
Army
captured
the
town
of
Rosetta,
ten
miles
northwest
of
Ravenna,
and
have
advanced
further.
Fighting
on
the
Fifth
Aimy
end
of
the
front
has
been
held
by
snow
and
sub-zero
weather.
Allied
Bombers
Busy
LONDON
For
the
fourth
straight
day
United
States
bombers
and
fighters
were
out
over
supply
lines
and
centres
back
of
the
western
front.
One
hundred
and
fifty
bombers
and
fighters'
attacked
the
Coblcnz
area
yesterday
after
exceedingly
heavy
attacks
over
Christmas
week-end.
Cleaning
Up
On
Leyte
PEARL
HARBOR
United
States
forces
are
now
cleaning
out
the
few
enemy
stragglers
left
on
Leyte
Island
in
the
Philippines
where
there
have
been
113,000
casualties
since
the
campaign
began
to
constitute
the
greatest
defeat
in
the
annals
of
,
Japanese
military
history.
Emperor
Hirohito
told
the
Japanese
Diet
yesterday
hat
the
situation
was
becoming
more
serious
for
Japan.
Robots
For
Manchester
LONDON
Nazi
robot
bombs
have
been
directed
for
the
first
time
against
northern
England,
Berlin
claiming
that-,Man-chester
was
a'
target.
There
has
been
some
damage
but
no
casualties.
U.S.
Subs
Sink
More
Japs
WASHINGTON
The
Navy
Department
announces
that
American
submarines
have
sunk
a
large
Japanese
aircraft
carrier
and
six
other
Japanese
warships.
This
makes
the
toll
of
Japanese
craft
sunk
since
the
war
1090
including
99
warships
definitely
sunk.
DECORATIONS
ARE
AWARDED
Thirty-eight
Canadian
Officers
And
Soldiers
are
Rewarded
OTTAWA,
Dec.
27
fl)-Thirty-eight
Canadian
officers
and
soldiers
have
been
decorated
for
service
with
the
army
overseas.
Several
men
got
the
Distinguished
Service
Order,
among
them
Major
C.
R.
H.
Porteous
of
Mont
real;
Major
4.
A.
Dextraze,
Montreal;
Acting
Lieutenant
Colonel
D.
F.
Forbes,
Sydney;
Nova
Sco
tia;.
Lieutenant
Colonel
Roger
Rowley,
Ottawa;
Major
J.
u.
Stothart
of
Ottawa
and
Major
J.
M,-
Pigott
of
Hamilton.
The
Distinguished
Conduct
Medal
went
to
Corporal
Robert
Richards,
of
la
Taque,
Quebec,
while
seven
lieutenants
and
one
captain
got
the
Military
Cross.
Eleven
non-commissioned
officers
and
men
got
the
military
medal.
AN
OLDTIME
NECESSITY
Fans
for
cooling
th?
face
have
been
knqwn
since
about
3,000
B.C.
SERVICEMEN'S
PRIORITY
HAS
BEEN
LIMITED
OTTAWA,
Dec.
27
0
The
De
fence
Department
has
announced
that
service
personnel
going
on
ordinary
leave
will
have
to
run
the
same
chance
of
gettin
transportation
as
civilian
trav
ellers
during
the
holiday
season
Previously,
Canadian
railway
of
ficials
had
appealed
to
civilians
lo
give
servicemen
and
women
priorities
In
the
railway
accom
modation.
The
Defence
Depart,
ment
announcment
says
that
only
service
personnel
proceeding
on
duty
or
on
embarkation
or
disembarkation
leave
will
get
priority.
Nazi
Prisoners
Still
At
Large
PHOENIX,
Arizona,
Dec.
27
O)
Nineteen
of
twenty-five
Nazi
prisoners
who
escaped
from
camp
Sunday
night
were
still
at
large
today.
None
have
been
apprehended
since
six
were
caught
soon
after
the.
break
was
discovered.
AIR
TRAFFIC
ON
INCREASE
Loads
of
T.C.A.
Across
Atlantic
Get
Bigger
and
Bigger
MONTREAL.
Dec.
27
Christ
mas
for
the
men
and
women
on
active
service
overseas
and
for
prisoners
of
war
added
to
the
mall
loads
carried
by
the
bigcon-
verted
Lancasters
operated
across
the
Atlantic
by
Trans-
Canada
Air
Lines.
It
is
estimated
that
since
the
beginning
of
Dec
ember
nearly
65,000
pounds
of
mail
have
been
transported.
Av
eraging
50
letters
to
the
pound,
this
means
three
and
a
quarter
million
letters.
The
heaviest
load,
early
In
the
month,
weighed
8,636
pounds
and
a
number
of
trips
carried
more
than
8,000
pounds.
In
addition,
priority
freight
Is
carried.
The
crossing
from
Montreal
to
Scotland
is
accomplished
in
12
hours',
sometimes
less.
The
re
cord,
which
T.C.A.
till
holds,
is
10
nours
ana
10
minutes.
1
rp
p
1
Westbound
loads
have
been
I
1
Tlice
cnQS
heavier
in
the
past
few
weeks,
running
to
as
much
as
6,500
pounds
with
freight
and
priority
passengers
on
war
business.
Darrow
Casey
Returns
Home
From
Overseas
After
spending
three
years
overseas
as
a
section
leader
In
the
fire
fighter
corps
which
Can
ada
sent
to
the
Old
Country
to
aid
in
civilian
defence
organiza
tion
In
London,
Darrow
Casey,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
George
B.
Casey
of
this
city,
returned
to
his
home
in
Trail
on
Christmas
Day.
Darrow,
who
was
raised
in
Prince
Rupert,
Is
regularly
with
the-'
Consolidated
'?rMndnrT
&
Smelting
Co.
at
Trail
as
a
fire
chief.
Passing
of
Sen.
Logan
Was
Weil
Known
as
Champion
of
Maritime
Rights
OTTAWA,
Dec.
27
f
A
Liberal
senator
from
Nova
Scotia
is
dead.
He
is
Senator
H.
J.
Logan,
who
was
a
member
of
the
Upper
Chamber
for
15
years
and
was
known
as
a
parliamentary
champion
of
Maritime
rights
for
nearly
50
years.
Senator
Logan
was
born
In
Amherst,
Nova
Scotia,
and
prac
tised
law
there
for
many
years.
He
was
admitted
to
the
Nova
Scotia'
bar
in
1892
when
only
23
and
read
law
with
the
Honorable
W.
T.
Pipes,
one-time
premier
of
Nova
Scotia.
The
Martlmer
wasJirst
elected
to
the
Dominion
House
of
Com
mons
in
1806
from
the
Nova
Scotia
riding
of
Cumberland.
He
was
the
first
Liberal
sent
to
Ottawa
from
that
riding
since
Confederation,
and
he
was
returned
In
1900
and
1904,
but
suffered
de
feat
In
1908
when
Cumberland
returned
a
Conservative
member,
E.
N.
Rhodes,
who
later
became
finance
minister.
However,
Mr.
Logan
was
elected
in
1921
with
the
largest
majority
ever
given
any
federal
candidate
In
the
riding.
Mr.
Logan
presided
in
1924
at
a
conference
which
.resulted
In
a,
long-term
trad
agreement
between
Canada
and
the
British
West
Indies.
At
the
time
of
his
death
he
was
74.
His
passing
brings
the
num
ber
of
senate
vacancies
to
15.
There
are
48
Liberals
and
33
progressive
Conservatives,
which,
along
with
the
vacancies,
make
up
a
total
of
90.
Quit
Jobs
Without
Notice,
Sentenced
Gerard
Drapeau
and
"Marc
Ar-senault
appeared
before
Stipendiary
Magistrate
T.
W.
Brown
on
Saturday
charged
with
terminating
their
employment
at
Ocean
Falls
.without
giving
the
stat
utory
seven
days'
notice.
Both
pleaded
guilty
and
were
sentenced
to
thirty
days'
imprisonment
each.
PRICE
FIVE
CEOTSjSa
JCiermany
Is
Staking
Its
Best
Two
-
Three
Nazi
Armies
Put
In
(ounter-Offensive
Situation
Fairly
Quiet
Today,
Although
Ominous
and
Uneasy,
After
Continued
Enemy
Advance
Toward
Meuse
River
NAZIS
SUFFER
REVERSE
Wcs
Gallagher,
Associated
Press
war
corrcs-
,
pundent,
said
today
that
Field
Marshal
von
Run-',
stadt,
had
suffered
the
first
serious
setback
in
the
big
Nazi
counter-offensive.
No
details
were
given
although
it
was
stated
that
the
Americans
had
re-,
gained
the
initiative.
Enemy
spearheads
have
been
forced
back
a
mile
and
more.
PARIS,
Dec.
27
(CP)
It
is
becoming
more
and
more
evident
that
German
Field
Marshal
Von
Rund-stedt
is
determined
to
risk
the
very
heart
of
the
German
Army
in
his
newest
thrust
into
Allied
western-"
front
lines.
Estimates
of
the
strength
of
the
German
;
forces
driving
into
Luxembourg
and
Belgium
have?
:
been
revised
and
now
it
Is
be-
Leftists
Fired
On
Warship
ATHENS,
Dec.
27
(CP)
A
dispatch
from
the
Greek
capital
says
the
Left
Wing
E.L.A.S.
forces
have
broken
the
conference
truce.
A
statement
from
British
headquarters
says
Left
Wing
artillery
yesterday
fired
on
a
British
warship.
The
statement
adds
that
as
a
result;
offensive
affial
-operations
against
the'
E.L.A.S.
forces
will
be
resumed.
However
the
British
said
another
forty
-
five
minute
truce
would
be
arranged
today
for
leftist
delegates
attending
a
second
session.
Later
it
was
announced
that
the
second
conference
had
also
failed
to
bring
a
settlement.
BUDAPEST
IS
NEAR
GONE
Soviet
Forces
Are
Now
Storming
Into
Capital
of
Hungary
MOSCOW,
Dec.
27
P)
The
Nazi
garrison
at
Budapest
demolished
their
supplies
and
pubr
11c
utilities
today
as
the
Russians
charged
upon
the
city.
All
German
escape
routes
have
been
cut
off.
Six
Soviet
spearheads
were
reported
nearing
the
western
half
of
Budapest.
Transportation
Tie-Up
in
South
VANCOUVER,
Dec.
27
D
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westminster
are
threatened
with
a
transportation
tie-up
January
6
unless
the
Nalonal
War
Labor
Board
by
the
end
of
this
month
delivers
a
decision
on
a
wage
Increase
appeal.
Employees
of
the
B.C.
Electric
Co.
have
voted
by
a
large
majority
to
go
on
strike.
SALARIES
MAY
BE
ADJUSTED
OTTAWA.
Dec.
27
0
An
ef
fort
has
been
made
to
correct
what
are
termed
gross
inequali
ties
in
certain
cases
coming
under
the
Wartime
Salaries
Order.
The
government
has
amended
the
order
in
five
important
particulars.
The
changes
give
the
Revenue
Minister
authority,
subject
to
certain
conditions
to
permit
adjustments
In
salaries
paid
officials
supervising
employees
who
have
received
a
general,
wage
Increase,
the
latter
often
receiving
more
than
the
former.
BIG
COFFEE
PRODUCER
El
Salvador
has
abput
12,000
coffee
plantations,
or
flncas,
with
a
total
of
about
140,000,000
trees.
lieved
the
German
High
Com-
v
mand
has
committed
two
or"'
three
armies
in
the
counter-off.
f
ensive.
'4
According
to
last
reports
from
the
front,
the
Gerrrtans
were
within
four
miles
of
the
Meuse
River,
and
their
farthest
penetration
so
far
is
to
Celle,
four
miles
from
Dinant.
The
Ger
mans
at
Celle
are
only
eight.
miles
from
the
French
border.
Radio
Berlin,
meantime,
claims
the
Allies
have
been
shifting
units
from
the
Third
and
Ninth
Armies
to
bolster
the
weakened
First
but
these
claims
lack
Allied
confirmation.
Incidentally,
the
Americans
ii
Army
newspaper,
8tarsv
andI
Stripes,
tells
of
Oerman
para-'"
'J
chutists5,
in,
American
ntforms
Vhre:TirbpT
lines
In
France
with
orders
to
i
kill
high
ranking
Allied
officers.
The
paper
says
these
Nazis
I
carry
small
bottles
of
sulphuric
acid
to
throw
in
the
face
of.
any
person
who
stops
them
from
American
war
prisoners
who
were
later
shot.
Americans.
In
Christmas
Day
counterattack,
slamrned
back
f!
German
armor
that
had
reached
to
Celles,
only
four
miles
from
If
the
Mjeuse
River
and
fifty
miles
from
Brussels,
Allied
Supreme
headquarters
disclosed
today.
.
Later
developments
since
this
check
two
days
ago
of
the
enemy
thrust
fifty
myes
Into
Belgium
were
not
disclosed.
A
German
communique
today
reported
that
the
battle
in
southwesternBel-gium
and
Luxembourg
Is
Increasing
In
violence.
Meanwhile
First
Canadian
Army
units
in
the
Netherlands
have
continued
to
encounter
enemy
patrols
along
Hie
Mcnsc
River
north
of
Tilburg.
Hundreds
of
,tons
of
supplies,
mainly
ammunition,
were
para
chuted
today
to
American
troops-cut
off
In
the
Bastogne
area.
Encircled
Infantry
have
repulsed
Nazi
tank
attacks
while
waiting
for
relief
columns
last
reported
four-and-a-half,
miles
away.
An
Allied
communique
covering
actions
two
days
old
said
the
Germans
were
pushing
hard
towardJ
Antwerp
supply
route
but
he
Allied
positions
were
being,
maintained
along
the
northern
rim
of
the
Nazi
bulge.
The
Germans
captured
Manhay,
ten
miles
southwest
of
Stavelot.
Kenneth
Dixon,
Associated
Press
war
correspondent,
reported
In
a
front
line
dispatch
an
atmosphere
of
comparative
quiet
uiieasy
and
almost
ominoushung
over
the
western
front
today.
Each
side
probed
tentatively
'and
Ineffectually
at
tho
other's
defences.
Dixon
said
the
Allied
position
seemed
to
be
the
most
cheerful
since
the
Germans
uncorked
their
offensive
ten
days
ago.
JOHN
BRACKEN
IS
OVERSEAS
LONDON,
Dec.
27
CB
John;i
Bracken,
Progressive
-
Conservative
leader,
arrived
by
plane
today
in
the
United
Kingdom.
Ho
expects
to
visit
northwestern
European
fighting
zones.
i