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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 PAGE FOUR The Oshawa Daily Times Succeeding { THE OSHAWA DAILY REFORMER ! (Established 1871) independ wspa) ublished every week- day Re . prs Raturday at Oshawa, Can. 'ada, by The Times Publ Limited. Chas. M. Mundy, Pres.; A. R. Alloway. Osnaws Daily Tho of the Times is a member Lair hiv Dally Newspapers Association the On- taric Provincial Dailies and the Audit Bureau of Circulations. | SUBSCRIFTION RATES Delivered Ly carrier in Oshawa, Whitby and suburbs 10 cents per week; $2.60 tor six months, or $5.20 per year if paid in advance. By meil anywhere in Canada (outside Oshawa _ earrier delivery limits) $1.25 for three months, $3.25 for six months, or $4.00 per year if paid in advance. Py mail to U.S. subscribers, $6.00 per year, payable strictly in advance. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1940 "Let Us Be of Good Cheer" Optimistic and confident, the address of King George from bomb-scarred Bucking- ham Palace yesterday afternoon brought cheer to loyal hearts in all parts of the Em- 1 No sadist note, no sanguine syn- phonies reached the ear as his Majesty said "let us be of good cheer. After the winter comes the spring and after our present trials will assuredly come victory and re- lef from these evil things". If there had been flagging spirits; if there was need of a "pep talk" for the Em- pire, then surely the Empire received it yesterday. Could you and I whose home had been bombed three times, and whose life had been sought, tell the world "There is much to encourage us? "The walls of London may be battered but the spirit of the Londoner stands re- solute and undismayed. There'll always be an England to stand before the world as a symbol and a citadel of freedom," our King said yesterday. And that speech typifies the average Britisher. If the King can say "Be of good cheer" under the heavy trials and burdens of a Monarch at war, can we not re-echo that thought in our less-burdensome life in Can- ada? God Save the King. Nazis Barbarous Methods The torpedoing of a passenger vessel 600 miles out to sea by a German submarine causing the death of 87 children and 206 adults, is just another example of the bar- barous methods of warfare associated with Nazi Germany and is comparable with their present brutal and indiscriminate bomb- ing of women and children in London. Mixed feelings of horror and indignation have been expressed here over such an atrocity and this great act of Nazi inhum- anity will not soon be forgotten or for- given. It makes a person's blood run cold and hot -- cold with righteous indignation and hot with flaming fury that seeks a just recompense for a murderous act against in- nocent victims. Britain has justly said there can be no peace, no armistice with Hitler and his henchmen. In the day of settlement, which will surely come, it is to be hoped that no weak-spined sentimentalist will rise up with a plea that the German people shall not be humiliated. With a race that recog- nizes no under-taking as binding there can be no honorable treaty. Their dastardly deeds can not be forgotten. The dictates of a democracy that has the welfare of the individual and of a peace-loving people, sup- ported by the Democracies of the world in the sure knowledge that death-dealing Isms will not again raise their ugly heads, is the only thing that will suffice. It May Be Hitler Asking There have been many news articles and editorials written concerning the expected food shortage in Europe this winter, and the responsibility of the Americas to see that the starving people are fed. The New York Post in a recent editorial deals with the situation in the following: The approaching famine in Europe points straight at this hemisphere. The United States and the rich nations of South Ameri- ca are the one hope for food supply. We may be sure that shortly the hungry nations will appeal to us, on humane grounds, to feed their starving women and children. We shall then be in a terrible plight. Our. sympathies will be touched, but at the same time we shall realize that food has become a war material; that food can be delivered to the Continent only by breaking the British blockade. We shall know that when Denmark, for example, begs for food in the name of her women and children, it may be Hitler asking for double rations for the German army. . And what of South America? Will the Republic resist the tempting ALReILINE | Editorial Notes prices a desperate Nazi Europe will offer for beef and wheat? If South America sells while the United States honors the British blockade, what will become of our hemispherical solidarity? These are un- answerable at the moment. They will be put to us all too soon. Autumn is fast approaching and the weather appears to be more summer-like. There is every probability that Lieut. Davies, the Canadian officer who removed the time-bomb from near St. Paul's Cathe- dral, may now be presented with the George Cross for conspicuous bravery. It is difficult to understand how the bombing of churches, schools and hospitals fits into the reputed German scheme of smashing Britain's lines of communication and transport in the London area. Casual Comment (By C.F.S. in the Brantford Expositor) This army nomenclature is a bit confusing, particularly as it seems to run largely to al- phabetical abbreviations. So, for the benefit of the lads who will soon be doing their turn under the new training scheme, we reproduce a few items here, with accompanying explanations. * +» First of all the C.O. is Commanding Officer. 2 i/c stands for second-in-command. A Col. is, of course, a colonel, and a Lt.-Col. is lieutenant-col- onel; a Capt. a captain; a Comdt, a commandant; a Comdr. a commander; a Brig. is not a boat but a brigadier; a CQM.S. is a company quartermaster- sergeant; C.SM., company sergeant-major; Cpl, corporal; Bdr., bombardier. * * Before we forget, D.O.C. means district officer commanding, and G.8S.0O. general staff officer. The AG. is adjutant-general; a QM.G. quartermaster general; D.AA. and QM.G., deputy assistant adjut- ant and quartermaster-general. Popular chap is the DPM, district paymaster. + +> * N.CO. stands for non-commissioned officer; M.O. for medical officer; O. i/c officer-in-charge; O.R. other ranks; Sup. O., supply officer; T.O., transport officer; W.O., warrant officer and also War Office. * + +* Tp. is not township but troop. Sjt. is the way they cut short a sergeant in the army, but you'd better not try it any other way, if you value your com- fort. , And DON'T call him "Sarge." It's a homey little term, an endearing appellation, but he may not appreciate it. + + + A Lieut, naturally, is a lieutenant, pronounced "loo-tennant" in U. S.-ese but "leff" in English. Don't ask us why. There are two kinds of lieuten- ants, militarily speaking that is, Junior is the sec- ond lieutenant, vulgarly designated "pip-squeak"' on account of him wearing one star or "pip". But don't let him hear you making such allusions. His senior is a lieutenant. Both are called "Mr." So is a warrant officer first class. + +P + If you go to an ADS. you find yourself in an advanced dressing station. ARP. may be air raid precautions for mere civilians but in the army it means ammunition refilling point. A-Tk. isn't a laundry symbol but anti-tank. An AF.V. is an armored fighting vehicle. Arty, isn't a nickname, but artillery. * * + A Sqn. is a squadron, a Coy. is a company, and D.AD.OS. stands for deputy assistant director of ordnance services, in case you care, You won't like Detn. because it's detention and if you get a D.CM. the degree of accompanying pleasure will depend upon whether it is a Distinguished Conduct Medal or a district court-martial. ot * +» A Fd. Amb. is a field ambulance, while a Fd. Bty. is a field battery. F.O. doesn't mean fizzle out but field officer. An 1.0. is an intelligence (usually in- telligent, too) officer. M.P., Member of Parliament at home, will mean military police in camp or bar- racks. Watch out for 'em. +> * Rather important are F.SR., field service regu- lations. H.Q. is army for headquarters. Hrs. means hours. H.E. may mean either high explosive or horizontal equivalent. Be careful you don't get them mixed. * * & An L.A. is a light automatic and a L.M.G. a light machine gun. Handy thing, too, is an L.G.8. wagon, meaning a limbered general service cart. L. of C. are lines of communication, likewise necessary in spots. You ought to have an M.M.R. also; it's a manual of map reading. More important is K.R. and O,, King's Rules and Orders. M.T. is the way you will fre- quently feel but its official meaning is mechanical transport. M.A.C. has nothing to do with the High- land Light Infantry, it means motor ambulance convoy. 3 + An O.P., commonly called an "Oh Pip" is obser- vation post. R/T stands for radio-telephony. R.T.O. is railway transport officer, an important personage now and then. Though you may not recognize it. Recce. is reconnaissance. S.A.A. signifies small arm ammunition. An S.C. is a staff captain and a Sup. O. a supply officer. In case you need one, a W.W.CP. is a walking wounded collecting post. And W/T is wireless telegraphy, radio to you. LJ And if you want any more, borrow a copy of Field Service Pocket Book and look up Appendix I. A Bit of Verse WHITE TRILLIUM (Third prize poem in Ontario Contest , by Louise Miller) What gem is this, here treasured in the depth Of woodland's secret, dryad-guarded vault. A masterpiece of nature's peerless art, This flower -- perfect, flawless, void of fault -- Its chalice, white and cool as morning snow, Has in it captured pure sweet golden drops Of ecstasy from robin's first spring trill, That bursts with rapturous melody 'from the tops Of trees which guard the forest's dark retreats; The leafy fans with gentle rhythm breathe, And just as gently sways the wavering stalk; A hint of fragrance hovers like a wreath -- A perfume wafted from a night-moth' wing, "This floral madrigal, this moonlight drop, This angel's dream made tangible, here lives, Modest and frail; and all who see will stop, And gaze with wonder on this lovely thing Of which the dreamers dream and poets sing! A Bible Thought for Today DESERVE THE BEST AND WAIT: Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart.--Psalm 73:1 : | One | aircraft planes ar be CU NEW gee DEFENSE INAUGURAIING Tri LONDON OPERA SEASON! STEEL"| OST rl NAZIS FLEE IN DISORDER AFTER 10 ARE SHOT DOWN IN SAVAGE AIR FIGHTING i ---------- + Mammoth Bomber Seen Speeding Away With RAF. on Tail | London, Sept. 24 -- Four great | fleets of German planes were turned back in disorder yesterday from an | attempted attack on London, It was reported unofficially that | at least 10 German planes had been shot down in a series of savage | fights. | A dozen high explosive bombs | were dropped on the working class | district of Eastbourne; causing wide. | spread damage, especially to small | houses on one of the principal | streets. About 20 casualties, none of them fatal, were reported Bombs fell in Western London shortly after noon. Antj-dircraft guns went into vigorqus action. The four Nazi air fleets, in one of which a single formation of 30 | planes was counted, came in over the Kent and Essex coasts and up the Thames estuary. | They were met first by the anti- | ish fighter up the The Germans soon gements and fied oss the channel. | During the fig empty ma= chine-gun shells and spent bullets fell in the streets of a Kentish town, A German Messerschmitt fighter | crashed into-'a field in Kent Its pilot landed by parachute. A sec- ond fell near the coast with two | British Spitfires pouring machine- | gun bullets into it. A third smash into the sea beside a Folkestone breakwater. Two crashed into the sea off a Thames estuary town, Three aviators parachuted. A police officer said he spotted | one monster German bomber through bincculars and "I was as- tonished by the hu span, accompanying 1 were dots by comparison," Giant Raider Attention was attracted to the giant raider by "smoke trail from | twin engine ports," a correspondent of Exchange Telegraph said. "The monster raider was followed by three formations each of nine bombers" he reported all flying "at terrific heignt." Coastal anti-aircraft batteries opened fire but their shells did not reach the planes. The formation, however, was scattered by Spitfires and Hurricanes and when last seen the great bomber was speeding to- ward the channel with Spitfires in pursuit. A government communique said there were a number of fatal casual- ties in "widely scattered" bombing attacks on London during the night, Attack In Relays Enemy activities - consisted of attacks by relays of single aircraft. Damage was caused to houses and industrial premises in several locali- ties. There were a number of casu. alties some of which were fatal One German plane was reported to have exnloded in mid-air when hit by anti-aircraft fire, Five bombs fell in a row across a large central city building where scores of persons were working. There were no casualties, but a wing of the building was smashed, and windows in a nearby hotel were shattered, Two becmbs hit an apart- ment house in Southwestern Lon- don. In a southeast town, bombs Tmashed 3.150 Savtuty church. In from Loar By ouses collapsed mbing. Nazi formation broke off the e in disorder bac | $ept. 24 -- Air Marshal W. A. Bish- | yesterday in the flying boat Clare Air Marshal Bishop On Visit To Britain | Somewhere in Southern England, op, V.C., ace Canadian flyer in the inst war with a record of 72 Ger- man planes arrived from Canada on a visit to England at the request of the Air Ministry, He sald his stay in Britain will be "quite indefinite." Almost immediately after landing he entered a car for London. TORPEDO GRIME WILL NOT ST0P CHILD TRANSFER Ottawa Shocked by Ruth- | less German Act--Stit- fens Resolution Ottawa, Sept. 24 -- Horror at the ruthlessness of Nazi sea warfare, and | sympathy for the parents of the 87 British children lost in the torpedo- ing of a ship bringing them to Can- ada, were expressed in the capital yesterday. Shocked officials who have been most closely associated with the Government-assisted movement of British children to Canada for the duration of the war were hopeful that this torpedoing would not have the effect of deferring further eva- cuation of children to Canada. It was recalled that when another chip bearing British children was sunk Aug. 30 last, the 300 children on board were all rescued. "I can only express my sorrow and sympathy," said Senator Cairine gee Committee, on being informed Wilson, chairman of the National Refugee Committee, on being in- formed of last Tuesday's sinking. "We had hoped to bring them to a place of safety. The homes were ready to receive these children. We all feel profound sympathy for the parents of these lost children who thought their loved ones were safe from war's horrors, "This sinking strengthens our de- termination to bring all children possible to safety." ON SINKING SHIP MOTHER 13 SAFE Belleville 'Man's Worries Vanish With Cable Tell- ing of Her Rescue Belleville, Sept. 24 --After a week- end of worrying following news that the ship 'on which his aged mother was sailing to Canada had been sunk, Cecil Warren heaved a sigh of relief yesterday morning when he received word from his brother-in- law in England that Mrs. Warren had been transported back to the Old Land. Mrs. Warren, who is 71, has lived near Ipswich all her life and this was to be her first trip to Canada. The liner, filled with passengers bound for Canada, was torpedoed last week with some loss of life. the ship over the week-end, and from what little news I was able to get at the Montreal office of the steamship line, I was afraid that would be the boat my mother was on," sal NV Warren. "We first heard she was saved this morning when my son, Ron, heard Jim Hunter broadcast the news. We have received no confir- mation of this news from the steam- ship line as yet." Constable Ropes Badger In "Stampede" Fashion Calgary, Alta. Sept. 24 -- The fever of stampede time seized Mo- torcycle Constable W. J. Cox when he received a call that a badger was roaming the yard of a Calgary home. Cox arrived on the scene equipped with a lariat, lassooed the badger, hogtied it and delivered it in g neat EGYPT UNDER MARTIAL LAW AS BRITISH FLEET BOMBARDS ITALIAN TROOPS NEAR COAST Cabinet Takes Precaution- ary Step -- Report Sidi Barrani Blown Up Cairo, Sept. 24--Martial law was declared in all Egypt yesterday by Premier Hasan Sabry Pasha. The proclamation substituted for a decree published Sept. 1, 1939, de. claring a state of siege. It was believed that it was merely a precautionary step designed to give the cabinet a maximum of pow- er for any eventuality. Another proclamation signed by the premier imposed six months' imprisonment on any public servant interfering with national defense by falling to do his duty, The British fleet carried out an- other bombardment, of Italian forces along the Egyptian coast on Sunday, a communique of the Royal naval authorities here said yesterday. during the early hours of Sunday; Sept. 22, with good results." Reuters reported that an eye-wit= ness said he had seen the entire lage of Sidi Barrani, filled with I! ian troops, blown to pits British detonated land had planted. CANUCK WOMEN WANT TO JOIN BRITISH UNITS Scores of Applications Re- ceived, Ottawa Reports-- U. Kingdom Consulted Ottawa, Sept. 24-- Applications have been received at the Depart- ment of External! Affairs from "scores" of Canadian women desir- ing permission to go to England to serve in auxiliary units of the Brit- ish army and for other reasons, an official said Saturday. The department has taken this matter up with the United Kingdom government to ascertain whether or not it is considered desirable to per- mit women to go there from Canada to serve in voluntary organizations and the applicants will be advised of the outcome of these inquiries. In Winnipeg Mrs. B. O'Brien said she was waiting for word from Ottawa to enable her to go over- seas to work with the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service but there was no comment here on this specific case. An order-in-council was passed two months ago, similar to one adopted during the first Great War, prohibiting women and children go- ing to England except in cases of urgent necessity. As a general rule women in an- ada who had close relations with the United Kingdom and could pre- sent good reasons for going there, were given permits, providing the reasons outweighed the danger of adding to the burdens of the British government. A number of "border-line" cases bundle to the Calgary zoo. are now being considered, involving Canadian women who have made arrangements to serve with the auxiliary forces as nurses, ambu~ the official said. "We have been in communication with the United Kingdom govern- ment asking for a specific statement on their need for such volunteers from Canada, particularly in view of the present stage of the war," he said. Women going to England would require a passport and also an "ex- eat" form of permission to leave Canada. An 800-pound boiler was hurled 150 feet into the home of Mrs. Alex McNeil, Montgomery, Ala, by an explosion which occurred in a dry cleaning plant. The plant was de- stroyed by fire which resulted from the blast. WHEN IN TORONTO VISIT THE St. Regis Sherbourne St. at Carlton One Hundred Modern Rooms with private baths, showers and private telephones. Rooms, single, from $2.00 to $2.50 Rooms, double, from $3.00 to $3.50 and $4.00 Good Food Served at moder. . ate price. Dancing Nightly; mo cover charge. ss -- ONE BIG DRIVE "Once a Year -- Give With Cheer" Fill Those Banks! What Does It Mean? The Penny ing start, top by Friday penny every pennies, Win - the - War Drive schools is away to a tiy- Let's all work hard to make sure these 'tin banks' are filled to the If you can't give a four, or three or even one. And if you can give a nickel, go down to the bank or to a store and have it changed into five ENLIST FOR HUMANITY GATHER UP : PENNIES In years past, citizens of Oshawa have been asked at varying inter- vals, to 'subscribe to the Red Cross at one time, the Salvation Army at another, and so on, And then, there were tag days for the Humane So- ciety, ete. Not long ago, a group of represen= tative Oshawa citizens, headed by Mr. George W. McLaughlin, got to- gether and found that it would be much more convenient if we had just one combined drive for all War Ser= vices and Home needs once a year, In other words, when you give to the Oshawa Win-the-War and Com« munity Fund during the first week of October, we expect that you will NOT be asked to contribute, either to national war service drives or lo- cal welfare campaigns again for one year. We cannot, of course, foresee what new demands the war might make on the Canadian Red but generally speaking, it is the ine tention to hold ONE BIG DRIVE the in afternoon. day, give annually. Where | Canadian Red Cross Y.M.C.A. War Services Navy League of Canada ENLIST Salvation Army Red Shield Fund Knights of Columbus Army Huts Canadian Legion War Servcies Citizens' Committee for Troops in Training Your Dollars Go | The following participate in the Oshawa Win-the-War and Community Fund: WAR SERVICES LOCAL AND GENERAL SERVICES Canadian National Institute for the Blind Women's Welfare League Victorian Order of Nurses Oshawa Canadian Legion Oshawa Humane Society Christmas Cheer Fund Boy Scouts Association FOR HUMANITY Oshawa Win-The-War and Community Fund Drive - OCT. «1. first heard of the sinking of 1-7 - $85,000