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THE OSHAWA DAILY TIMES, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1940 "1 AGE SEVEN SOVIET PREMIER TALKS TOHITLER IND RIBBENTROP (Continued from Page 1) gold, which partly walled off the platform, the station was almost pare of decoration. Simplicity appeared to be the keynote, in contrast to the welcomes accorded Italian, Hungarian and Yugoslav statesmen on the occasion of their recent visits here. Molotoff's special train halted several hundred feet from the spot on the platform where it had been expected to stop, and a Jarge assem- 'ply of German dignitaries, aug- mented by the Japanese. Turkish and Chinese ambassadors, and the Italian charge d'affaires (Ambas- sador Dino Alifierj has been ill for some time), had to move hurriedly forward to greet the visitor. Dressed Somberly Molotoff, smiling and talking animately ir Russian, gesticulated approvingly toward the Tlags hangs. ing side by side in the room. He was dressed somberly ik a blagk sack suit, a white shirt "and black tie, a pepper and salt overcoat, and a light grey slouch hat. As Molotoff emerged into the square outside the station, where the honor guard flanked by S88. men in field gray had taken up their positions, a military band played the "Present Arms" march. Molotof took off his hat every time he passed an officer. Unlike other state receptions when bands have played the national anthems of visiting diplomats, the band lapsed into silence as soon as Molo- toff had finished taking the salute. There were no flags decorating the streets along which Molotoff was driven to Bellevue Castle. Men and women watched curi- ously from windows of buildings op- posite the station, but there were ne shouts. A crowd was gathered in the square before the Reich's chancel- fery, but no cardboard flags- were distributed as was the case when the pact between Germany, Italy and Japan was signed here Sept. 27. Follow Soviet Pattern Informed sources said the cere- monies today were patterned close- ly upon those attending Ribben- trop's state visit to Moscow At Bellevue Castle, Molotoff was welcomed by Dr. Otto Meissner chief of Hitler's presidential chan- oellery. The Russian statesman was ac- eompanied here from Moscow by a staff of 33 experts on foreign af- fairs, commerce, aviation and in- dustry Also with him was the Ger- man ambassador to Moscow, Count Priederich Von Der Schulenberg. Molotoff set foot for the first time on German territory las night, when his special train en- tered the border town of Malkinia, which little more than a year ago was part of Poland. The possibility of far-reaching decisions affecting Russia's relations with the Berlin-Rome-Tokyo pari- ners was indicated by the Diplo- matisch - Politische Korrespondenz frequently the mouthpiece of the German foreign office. This commentary declared close ties between Germany and Russia have 'promoted relations between the USSR. and the friends and gllies of Germany." "All four major Eurasian powers," # said, "are ready today to respect each other's vital interests." Japanese Views (The Tokyo newspaper Asahi, commenting up Mojotaff's trip, said it was nece: for Ger- many and Italy to "obtain full Soviet support for the estab- lishment of a new world offer." Asahi suggested that "it would be most advisable for Germany and Italy to come to a full po- litical understanding with the Soviet Union, so the latter could not be won to the side of Bri- tain and the United States). Diplgmatisch - Politische Korres- pondenz claimed Russian-German political developments 'were inde- pendent of the war, Russian-German pelicy, it said, "4s independent of the outward conditions of the present, and therefore of the hostilities which today claim the attention of one of the partners. 'Therefore, the present conflict cannot hinder the absclute will of the two powers to create ordered conditions on their border spheres." Blow At Turkey, Britain _ Sections of the German press al- ready have said flatly the question of Turkey and the Dardanelles v would be within the scope of the talks. in (The Turkish radio and press last night expressed belief a German military movement in the Balkans to aid Italy in her conflict with Greece was im- mineni, and said this might be the essential reason for Mo- lotoff's visit to Berlin. Most foreigr. observers in Istanbul interpreted the visit as a diplo- matic setback to Turkey). The Hamburger Fremdenblaty, meanwhile, stressed German efforts to isolate Britain diplomatically and sald Molotoff's visit to Berlin could be viewed as "a heavy blow to the Anglo-Saxon nations." It suggested that in view of de- velopments the Unitea States should ask herself "whether it isn't a historical necessity to recognize the changing times and act accord- ingly." U.S. Watching Washington, Nov. 12. (AP) United States state department at- tention focused on the Berlin con- ference today of Russian Premier Molotoff and Hitler. Although department officials were silent, in diplomatic quarters here, some believed that Russia was prepared to collaborate even more closely with the axis powers and that the efforts of the United States and Great Britain to im- prove their relations with Moscow were doomed to failure. Among conceivable results of Mo- lotoff's visit which aroused specu- lation was the possibility that Rus- sla. might be prevailed upon by Germany to enter into a closer re- lationship with Japan through a non-aggression pact or a partner- ship in the triple alliance of Japan, Germany and Italy. American policy toward Russia changed last summer changed from ev.ndemnation of Soviet absorption of Baltic states to an active effort to improve relations. One tangible manifestation of this effort was the release of some $7,000,000 in ma- chine tools for export to Russia. JAIL TERMS GIVEN WESTERN SOLDIERS CAUGHT IN THEFT (Continued from Page 1) of himself and his young comrade. He stated that in enlisting, they had sincerely desired to fight for Canada and the "young King and Queen." Roy, the younger man, merely pointed out that they had been drinking and enjoying a good time. "It was a very bad way to have a _ good time," Magistrate Ebbs commented, "Conduct such as yours will not be tolerated in this local- ity or in this court. "Further, it adds to the serious- ness of your crime that it was com- mitted while you were in uniform. "You have brought disgrace on the uniform you are wearing, and on the fine regiment to which you belong. "I note the plea that vou had been drinking. While drinking may have had something to do with your crime, it is no excuse either for you or for that crime." His worship then declared he would 'extend the utmost leniency which special circumstances seem- ed to warrant, and sentenced the two men as stated. BOM BLAST LIFTS HAN ONTO ROOF (Continued from Page 1) them 'refugees' at first" she wrote "but now we never refer to them except as 'war guests.'" A husband and g home await some "working class female about 50" who has been bombed out. This offer, made by a man living in the country, accompanied a rcontribu- tion to the "Savc-the-Children" fund. It hasn't been taken up yet. Teletype printer errovs sometimes have their point. This one turned up on the British Press Association machine: "The Medical Officer of Health of Westminster City Council . . . is completing exneriments which fit is believed will enable an antisep- tic non-irritating solution to be projected into sheiters in a fine '| mist so that any Germans likely "to cause infection such as colds, in- fluenza, scarlet fever and shelter throat can be rendered harmless." Killed In Mystery Blast a % Shown here are Lois, 18, LEFT, and William, 21, RIGHT, children of Dr. E. H. Rebhorn, health director of Scranton, Pennsylvania, were both killed when were driving, They mysterious blast wrecked the car in which they U.S. Newsreel Cameraman Photograph R.C.A.F. In Action At Borden REE lini i bio To give the United States public a glimpse of Canada's aerial pro- gress, a corps of American newsreel cameramen arrived at Camp Border where the R.CAAF. put on a sham battle for their benefit. Fit.- Lieut. Lid fighter planes while five U.S. cameramen start grinding, | Rod MacInnis, department of information, R.CAF. points at the darting DAMAGED SECTION OF LONDON LIKE STAMP ON TABLE Hon. J. G. Gardiner Sur- prised at Little Wreckage From Nazi Bombings By GLADYS ARNOLD (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Ottawa, Nov. 12 (CP).--Agricul- ture Minister Gardiner, just back from a trip to the United Kingdom, has a box of the wax pellets sold in Britain for use as ear-plugs to keep out the scream of alr raid | sirens, the blast of bombs and the | general hubbub of war. | But Mr. Gardiner didn't use them on the other side of the Atlantic. | "I brought them home to put in| my ears in the House of Commons | when I want some work | done," he said today with . smile. { The minister said he feels "fit and rested" after his four weeks in | London. He got more sleep there | than he usually gets in Ottawa since there is "no rule against cabinet ministers working at night." In London people turned in early. | Despite nightly raids Mr. Gardiner | didn't spend a single night in ho- | tel's air raid shelter although peo- | ple from the upper floors came down to lower levels to sleep on | cots set up for them. Mr. Gardiner said he slept | soundly every night and the anti- | aircraft fire from a nearby park | was the "only annoyance." Damage done to London by the German air force was much less important than he had imagined it | would be. The most extensively | damaged section was in the east | end, and that area on a map of London "looks like a postage stamp on a tablecloth." When he visited the east end, Mr. | Gardiner said, everything was done to facilitate his investigation and nothing was hidden. He visited police stations and asked as many questions as he liked. He learned that only 1,400 of the 2,000,000 re- | sidents of the area had been killed. | While he was in London he did not meet anyone who had lost a rela- tive or friend in bombing attacks. His first personal experience of an air raid occurred as he and his party walked down Picadilly the first morning they were in London. Around him people accustomed to bombing disappeared like magic. "But we Canadians weren't used to it and kept right on walking," he said with a grin. "I guess we didn't know any better." ] "From his stay in London, the minister said, it was his first be- lief no war would ever bz won from the air, without the backing of a mechanized land army. "Indiscriminate bombing can only bring misery to civilians and be a war of nerves," he said, "but they can take it in England". While in the United Kingdom Mr. Gardiner visited Dover and found that except for two or three streets along the harbor, little damage was done by the average day's 50 Ger- man shells from long-range guns across the channel. Along the Clyde, shipbuilding was going ahead as if there were no war. The only bomb craters he saw in that sector were two, about 40 miles away from the yards. Women in Britain were doing "wonderful work" looking after the civilian population Mr. Gardiner sald. They were operating mobile canteens and communal kitchens, nursing and caring for women and children whose homes had been de- stroyed. Others were working as chauffeurs and taxi-drivers, and some women were ferrying planes from factories to Royal Air Force stations. Mr. Gardiner believed the Eng- lish Channel and the navy are the salvation of Britain. "The navy has always saved Bri- tain and it will again," he said. "It has given us time to prepare, and when: we are ready to go into the offensive . . ." he smiled cheerfully and leaned back in his chair. SERIOUS FIRE IN EIRE Belfast, Nov, 12. (CP)--Fire caus- ing an estimated $2.500,000 damage destroyed the business district ox Athlone, in PEire. - Buildings were dynamited to check the spread of the flames. FR . Loss of Empress Boosts Sea Losses London, Nev. 12 (CP).--Britain lost 13 merchant ships totalling 85,609 tons in the week ending Nov. 3-4, the admiralty announced today. Other shipping loses that week were reported as four allied ships total- ling 5403 tons and one neutral ship of 1,583 tens. . The total of 72,505 tons included the Empress of Britain, the admir- alty sald, adding that excluding that large liner British losses amounted to 23,261 tons--"whereas the enemy, with thelr usuai exag- geration, claimed to have sunk in the week under review 124.900 tons | of our merchant shipping." (The average weekly loss of British, allied and neutral ship- ping since the start of the war has been 5#932 tons), CONANT PREDICTS BRITAIN WILL NOT BE UNARMED AGAIN (Continued from Page 1) youths have no conception of a Di- vine law or of God as a Supreme | Being, and that their world was purely a material one, Under those circumstances, then, | are we to he missionaries to them? Mr. Conant asked. What more could we have done to appease Germany than "Was done? the Attorney-General asked, pointed out that the Germans had been forgiven their war debts, they | the | had been allowed to occupy Rhine and Ruhr areas. When "the time comes for Britain to take over, as it surely will come, should we police Germany? 1 don't know, Mr Conant answered his own auestion Speaking of the ate Hon. Neville Chamberlain, Mr. Conant said that probably history would devaluate Mr. Chamberlain, bu' he was firm- ly convinced Mt. Chamberlain had | been deceived. The Prime Minister thought he was negotieting with a man of honor when he flew to Ger- many, but he later found he was not dealing with a Christian gentleman. Mr. Conant said he believd that with the experienced gained in the last war and the type of Nazi men- tality we were now dealine with never again, the wild Nazi beasts are at large and agnostics ont while reign in Germany. wiil we he caught | without ample armaments, and | WEATHERMAN CUTS DIDOS THROUGHOUT ENTIRE DOMINION (Continued from Page 1) there were no casualties reported. Canada did not feel the full force of the storms which lashed the United States but wind at velocities as high as 60 and 70. miles an hour disrupted power and communication lines, tore trees from the ground and caused widespread damage to build- ings and shipping. , The high winds came after the nation had observed Remembrance | Day in a wide variety of weather conditions. Fair weather and rela- tively cool weather prevailed on the | Pacific Coast and in the mountains. Alberta. had clear, crisp sub-zero | weather and the thermometers in Saskatchewan ranged around zero with softly-falling snow in some sections and little wind. Manitoba early in the day shared some of the high winds and snow | which swept the northern states and | 8 blinding blizzard clogged highways and damaged lines in southern areas of the province. Above Freezing in Ontario Temperatures in Northwestern Ontario generally remained above the freezing point but rain and snow turned to sleet over a large area. Ice-coated communication lines proved easy victims to high winds and with the snapping of wires communications between and western Canada were disrupted for several hours. Earlier in th» day heavy rains and overcast skies completed the weath- er map from Ontario through Que- bec to the Maritime Provinces. Later, when the fury of the south- ern storm struck, gales raged over the entire Great Lakes area as far east as the upper St. Lawrence val- ley but no severe storms were re- ported in the Maritimes and Quebec. Western Ontario received the main storm blasts with damage cen- tred in the London district. Trees ed in, tree branches snapped off and | went ripping through power and telegraph lines. central | | | | ing tugs before it was safely teth- ered again. In Toronto a seaplane broke from its moorings but was rescued from choppy waters before it was dam- aged. Generally along the waterfronts waves lashed high over wharfs and retaining walls, Police were called out in Kitchen- er, Ont, to form a cordon about a danger point when steel sheets torn by the gale from buildings of an in- dustrial plant cut high tension power wires, At the new Fort Albert Air Navi- gators' School at Goderich, Ont., roofing was torn from" newly-con- structed hangars but damage was not high according to reports. Railway transportation generally maintained on schedule but plane transportation was disrupted in On. tario and Manitoba and bus sched- ules were curtailed by the drifted highways in Manitoba. All military and civilian planes were grounded in western Ontario even before the main storm began as fog and rain combined to lower the flying ceiling to 500 feet. Trans- Canada Airlines services were cur- tailed on the lines from central Canada to Winnipeg and as far west as Regina. The western Ontario ser- vice also was disrupted. CHAMBER SECURES FORMER PREMIER AS GUE (Continued from Page 1) provided under W. Leonard Richer. supervisor 'of music in Oshawa's public schools. { The directors of the Chamber of | Commerce are very proud of the | work being done by their program | committee. The first speaker at this season's open meetings was Dr. H. J. Cody, president of the University | of Toronto. He was followed by Hon. Duncan McArthur, Ontario minister of education, who spoke | | here at the October meeting. Hon, Mr. Ferguson, who will address an open meeting at the Genost.a Hotel | on Nov. 22, was Ontario's minister were blown down, store fronts crash- | On the Great Lakes only the larg- | | est vessels put out from port in the face of the storm. For the most part shipping was storm-bound and little damage was reported. In Port Stan- ley, near St. Thomas, Ont.,, a scow | broke loose and damaged three fish- Suspension Bridge Blown Down This photograph was snapped at the actual instant the central span of the new $6,000,000 steel and concrete Narrows suspension bridge at Tacoma hit the waters of Puget Sound. The bridge crumpled under the impact of a southwest gale. And the central section fel] more than 300 feet into the sound. all travel had been halted by state than 30 feet in the wind, One motorist abando, to safety on his hands and knees, gr the wind--his car can be seen on Just a few minutes before the bridge collapsed patrolmen as the span swayed more being unabj ° the bridge. to walk erect against of education, as well as prime min- ister, for several years of the period when he headed the provincial gov- ernment. ; On January 10, 1941, it may now be definitelv announced, Sir Gerald Campbell, British high commis- | sioner to the Dominion of Canada ned his car and crawled Italy's reversed Invasion, at Ottawa, will be the guest speak- er. Special invitaticns are being sent by the Oshawa Chamber of Com- | merce to the mayor and council of | Whitby, reeve and council of East Whitby Township: and to the may- ! or and council of Oshawa. It is hoped that elected and other organizations throughout Ontario | County will send representatives at least; and a very cordial invitation is extended to the mayor and coun- cil of Bowmanville and other civic bodies of Durham. The public in genera! is asked to believe that the invitation extended | to them is completely earnest and | sincere. Men of the first rank in | their respective fields are being | brought to Oshawa to discuss mat- ters of public interest : BOMBERS BLAST AT ITALIAN BASES IN GREEK DRIVE (Continued from Page 1) strategically important" positions in the Koritza sector). Artillery fire in the Koritza- Phlorina sector was intense as the Greeks were reported to have in- flicted heavy casualties on the ad- vancing Italians. t Reports from Salonika said many | private vehicles, returned to thelr owners after mobilization, were re- quisitioned again. Unmobilized doctors who had left | the city when Italian air raids were launched were ordered to return. Athens, Nov. 12. -- (AP) -- Greek troops who advanced under heavy bombing 'attacks crowded today on the heels of shattered Fascist forces reported retreating 'in disorder along the whole fighting front of The Greek high command said its | mountain troops and cavalry mop- | ped up behind the routed Italians and speedily consolidated the posi- tions regained at the start of the third week of fighting, despite "in- tense activity" of Italian aircraft along the front. A. government spokesman declar- ed that Greek forces following up the remnant of the crack Centaur Alpine division in the Pindus moun- tains "continue to take prisoners." Most of the division was reported killed or captured in headling flight. 'The spokesman said this retreat and that of three battalions which "fled in disorder" along the coastal sector had "created panic behind the Ttalian. lines." At the opposite end of the battle- front. Greek highland troops wepe reported still in command of "strong. and strategically import- ant" positions won in a counter thrust into. Albania to block the Italian drive into Macedonia. "It's a good start," the spokes- man commented. "We're satisfied." Towns behind the Greek lines were reported raided by Italian planes yesterday, in addition to the aerial pounding of Greek advance forces. Meanwhile, the high command reported, Greece's little air force struck again at Valona--Albanian port for reinforcement of the inva- sion army -- bombing ships at anchor in Valona Bay and landing facilities. SAY FREE FRENCH CAUSED GOVERNOR T0 RESIGN POST (Continued from Page 1), for the Indo-China appointment. The dispatch said Admiral Decoux resigned because of pressure brought upon him during his negotiations with Japan by reactionary elements at Saigon, in collusion with the De Gaulle group. (Gen. Charles De Gaulle announc= ed yesterday his forces had captur- ed Libreville, principal port of Gabon Colony, French Equatorial Africa, in the Free French Cam- paign to win over colonies from the control of the Vichy government. (Gen. Maxime Weygand's failure to return from Africa, where he was sent by the Vichy government in charge of French military affairs in Africa, aroused speculation in Swit- zerland that Weygand and French Africa might be turning against France's German and Italian con- querors, (These sources sald Weygand had been summoned home because Reichsmarshal Goering told French Vice-Premier Laval that France's former commander-in-chief must not be left in military power in Africa.) OT SPEAKER Three Airmen Killed In Canada In Week Ottawa, Nov. 12--(CP)--The Roy- al Canadian Air Force's 20th cas- ualty list since war sta:ted repott- ed the deaths of three men, one drowned, one killed in a flying ac- cident and one killed in an auto- mobile accident. All dea'h? occurred in Canada. Today's report brought the number of dead and missing from various causes listed by the Royal Canadian Air Force since the outbreak of the war to 81. Two-thirds of the states have signified they will observe the Nov. the traditional date--Nov. 28. 21 date this year. Governors of 16 | states have anounced adherence to | 1IGHT REFLECTORS BADLY DAMAGED BYLIGHTRIFIES (Continued from Page 1) more serious matter than breaking of light bulbs. Young marksmen 'have come to realize that a broken light attracts attention and, often, a call for the police. A reflector hit doesn't get action from aroused eiti= zens who, perhaps, don't even real ize that any harm has been done, Culprits Cornered Mr. Shreve himself cornered a group of air rifle experts on Athol street recently. They had been shooting at reflectors fer some time. He caught up with them, lec- tured them on good citizenship after a good bawling out, and let them go. He appeals to parents of children owning air rifles to let them know what harm they can do by shooting holes through street light reflectors. Mayor J. C. Anderson, K.C., holds that the real trouble is that parents themselves may not realize that punctured street light reflectors can reduce their efficiency, in a short time, up to 50 per cent at least. If the parents don't realize it, the children could hardly be expected to do so, he states, His worship urges that Oshawa schools give publicity to the matter outlined by General Manager Shreve of Oshawa Public Utilities, In any event, parents and all con- cerned are urged to tell the city's youngsters to leave street lights en- tirely alone, Murder Confessed Thomas Conroy, New York jane itor, is alleged to have confessed to the murder of Genevieve Connolly, 10, who has been missing from her home since Nov. 6, Conroy is re- ported to have told police he choked the child to death and stuffed her body in a furnace, | Sey ®When you enjoy Canada's favorite cigarettes--mild; cool, fragrant Sweet Caps--remember the boys overseas. They depend on you for the cigarettes which are their favorites also. them Sweet Caps to remind them of your good'wishes--especially at Christmas. 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