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PUBLISHED Every Week Day Except : Saturday. 3 ARARARAARAIRAAAAAS The Oshawa Daily Times PROBS Colder Tonight and Sat- urday, With Light Snow yh a Night or Sunday. + fi VOL. 27--NO. OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, -1940 Single copies 3c TWELVE PAGES AXIS NAVIES RUN FROM BRITISH Nazis Follow Best Example Set by Italian GREEKS GO BEYOND POGRADETZ * + 2 Despatches Underrate Successes 'Associated Press Writer Tells Of Victories Using Typewriter Left by Italians in Pogradetz Greek Armies, Ranging Far North and West of Captured Settlement, 20 Miles North of Koritza -- Greeks Conservative i in Telling of Italian Casualties and Aban- doned Booty Italians Qutrun Greek Soldiers No Organized Front -- Fighting Being Done by Small Units Operat- ing Independently (Editor's Note: -- The following dispatch is the first independent verification that Pogradetz, Al- banian town 20 miles north of Koritza, has been captured by the Greeks.) By PETER TOMPKINS, Associated Press Staff Writer. Pogradetz, Albania, (via | Athens), Nov. 29 (CP) -- Greek official communiques | have been on the conservative | side, both as regards Italian casualties and the amount of booty taken. Every Albanian village and all along 'the coastal sector] through which I have travelled to this little settlement 20 miles north of Koritza, | was amazed by the number of trucks, mo torcycles and guns littering the [land of Corfu, in the Adriatic off |ed in flames . roadside to say nothing of | quantities of war materials al ready collected by the Greeks. I can also understand now | : 1 why communiques have been su (Continued on Page 12, Col. 3) QUESTION OF U5. FINANGIAL AID T0 BRITAIN SHELVED Conclude Empire Still Far From Scraping Bottom of Barrel By R. J. ANDERSON, Canadian Press Staff Writer. New York, Nov. 29. (CP)--The question of the United States' giv- ing financial assistance to Great Britain, in line with its announced policy of "all aid short of war" appeared today to have been quietly shelved by the tacit consent of all concerned until the new congress converts in January. The whole problem of Britain's needs--*"planes, munitions, ships and perhaps finance," as put before the country by the Marquess of Lothian, British ambassador, on his return from London Nov. 23--is un- der study by Washington. But of- ficials there appear disinclined to consider finances an urgent enough problem to require actipn before a new congress takes ove A similar view is held" by the press which this week discusses the ouest.on with seeming reluctance. Britain still is a long way from scraping the bottom of the barrel (Continued on Page 5, Col. 6) % Greeks Defeat 'Best Regiment' Vanquished in Bitter Fight on Southern Front -- "Regiment of Death' Flees Athens, Nov, 29.--(AP)--With the 'choicest regiment" of the Italian army reported vanquished in a bit- ter fight on the southern front, | Greeks asserted today their forces | were pressing deeper into Albania { against air, sea and land resistance. The Greek command reported i Italian air attacks "on some points | of the front" and widespread raids | behind the lines. "A considerable number of enemy | aircraft was shot down," it said but | gave no figures. Other reports, however, said com- | bined British and Greek air forces | Je yesterday and, within a half hour, shot down seven and probably | eight bombers. Only one British plane was lost, | pilot was . believed to have been saved, Six Italian destroyers ported to have shelled rural dis- | were re- tricts on the north coast of the Is- | Italian plane which also crash- | the Greek-Albanian coast, but to | | nave fled under cover of a smoke screen when Greek aircraft appear- | Greek information from the front | ggested that defeat of an Italian | HATA of death"--picked Fas- | cists sworn to die rather than re- treat--may have heen greater than at first reported and that the Ital- fans may be in full flight up the coast. This front, in the region of Ar- (Continued on Page 5, Col. 3) 2 Nazis Cargo Ships Nose Out of Harbor Tampico, Mexico, Nov, 29 (CP)-- Two German merchant ships, ap- parently bent on an attempt to run the British blockade steamed to sea today. They were the 5,033-ton Idar- wald, and the 6,031-ton Rhein. They had found haven here since early in the war. Both ships were reported carrying limited cargoes of fuel and provisions. | barding Air Forces Raid 'Albanian Ports | | Port Edda to Which | Italian Destroyers Fled Heavily Bombed Athens, ~ov. 2 29 (CP) -- ! Fierce bombing of Italy's sea gateways into Albania and the rout of Italian destroyers bom- the British-defended | Greek Island of Corfu were an- | engaged Italian fliers in an air bat- | basani, ; bombs fell in the target area nounced today by the Royal Air Force. « Bomber aircraft carried out raids on Santi Quaranta (Porto Edda) where destroyers bom- barding the island of Corfu fled on approach of our forma- tions, Durazzo and' Elbassan Elbasani,"' said the' communi que, apparently covering the action yesterday and last night. Shipping at Porto Edda was attacked and 'bombs were seen to explode on wharves," said the communique. At Durazzo another Albanian port, and El- an inland base, "all {but results were not observed | it was said, and its | | | due to weather conditions." Two British planes "failed to | return to their bases." One fighter was lost in col lision while in combat with an | | British pilots | bailed out but were not found. Ten Italian planes'in all were | downed in the last two days. 'Jehovah Witnesses Give: Four Months With Fines of $200 London, Nov. 29. v. 20. (CP)--Convicted today on two charges each under Defence of Canada regulations Clarence Leeson and his wife, Agnes, were each fined $200 and sentenced to four months in jail, with addi- tional terms of three months if fines aren't paid. The trial of the couple was held a month ago. The parents were arrested after two of their children refused to take part in patriotic exercises in school. They were charged with advocating the principles of Jehovah's Witness es, an illegal organization, and with making statements intended or like- ly to cause disaffection to His Maj- esty, The Unknown Living Honored In Kansas City Safety Fair Kansas City, Nov. 29.--(AP)-- Kansas City opens 4 three-day celebration today for its "Unknown Living." It is the second annual Safely Fair, The guests of honor aren't known by name. They are the eight persons still alive who would have been killed had the city's streets Len as haz- ardous as last year, and the 27 who lived through 1939 because of traf- fic safety improvement over 1938. In November, 1938, police began to put teeth in a traffic campaign that hasn't slowed down since. After a gradual reduction in fatali- ties from a top of 104 in 1931, the city entered the last two months of 1938 with 64 deaths, seven more than for the same date in 1937, Officials demanded action. Sharp enforcement and no more tickel (Continued on Page 7, Col. 8) British Hammer Baltic Port, Arms Factories; Nazis Blast Liverpool Menseyside Hi Has Worst Raid of War But Cas- ualties Were Quite Light 23 (CP) -- Relief | LI J , a1OV Liverpool | workers provided food and shelter | today for many families bombed out oftheir homes overnight in the worst German Merseyside. Many homes were de- | molished but relief work began even while bombs were falling and most | homeless were fed and established | in new quarters while the raid was still in progress. Wave after wave of raiders swept | inland fom the Irish Sea and spread over the north west area. At several points in Liverpool rescue workers dug in wreckage for victims trapped in their bombed homes. A number of persons were believed buried under tons of debris in one place, (Continued on Page 12, Col. 2) New Bombers 'Start Journey U.S. to U.K. San Diego; Calif., Nov. 29. (CP)-- First of a fleet of Consolidated 28 patrol homber type seaplanes took ! off today for an unannounced des- | tination--enroute ultimately to join in the defence of Great Britain. The ship has a 104-foot wing- | | span and is similar to the United | States navy's famous PBY flying | boats. Delivery is to be taken by the Canadian government on east | coast, air assault on the | Two persons were | Dusseldorf, of, Mannheim Plants Raided-- odecanese Isle ndon, Nov. 29 (CP) -- ong forces' of British bombers attacked gas works, | communications and armament | factories at Dusseldorf Mannheim in Germany last | night, | said this morning They also attacked oil and other targets Jat a Baltic port and the inva | sion ports of Antwerp, | logne and Le Havre. Raid Dodecanese Isle | London, Nov. 20 (CP).--Attacks decanese Island of Lero and on the Libyan port of Tripoli were report- ed today by the admiralty. A communique sald fires were started in the waterfront area of | | Port Laki, on Lero, and a ship was | | hit. | Another ship was hit at Tripoli, it | reported, and fires started there were visible from 60 miles away. Malta Raided Valetta, Malta, Nov. 20 (CP).--A communique issued Friday sald: "Enemy aircraft approached Mal- | ta on Wednesday night from the | southeast. Bombs were dropped In | the sea but the raid did not ma- | terialize, | "On Thursday there were five air | ALUMINUM FIRM | proached the island and were en- | STRIKE 5 ENDED { raid warnings. Enemy aircraft ap- | gaged by anti-aircraft fire, "The enemy was engaged by our | tighters and ground defences. One enemy bomber and one fighter were shot down into the sea, Longer Work Less Overtime Week With Forecast By Federal Labor Chief May Transfer Labor From Non-Essential In- dustries to War Effort, Labor Minister Says By C. R. BLACKBURN (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Ottawa, Nov, 29 (CP).--Labor's sacrifice to the war effort may be a lenger working week and less over- time pay, coupled with possible drafting of men in non-essential industry for work on essential war production, The House of Commons yesterday heard Labor Minister McLarty men- tion the possibility that' conces- sions in hours and wages, long fought for by workers' organizations might have to be sacrificed, But the minister emphasized that, so far as the government is con- cerned, these sacrifices would be only temporary. The chief proponents of labor in- terests in the House, members o. the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation group, and all others listened with close attention to the minister's speech and there was little interruption, Angus MacInnis (C.C.F., Vancou- ver East) asked if labor, after tne war, would "have to go through he same fight they had over the (Continued on Page 11, Col. 6) Mystery Weapon May Be in Use London, Nov. 29. (CP) -- The Daily Mail reported today the possi- bility a new "mystery weapon" is being tried out against German night bombers. It sald London observers had noted a peculiar horizontal beam of light flashing in the sky during barrage operations. Sometimes the beam was seen at 10,000 feet, and again at 20,000 feet, cutting across the rays of customary searchlights on the ground. It seemed to be narrower than searchlight rays and was sort of a blulsh-white ribbon which dis- appeared for periods and then flashed half dozen times in one minute, Macedonian Women Roll Rocks on Enemy Salonika, Nov. 20--(CP) -- An "Amazon company" of Macedonian peasant women who helped the Greek army defeat 3,000 Italian troops by rolling rocks down upon them from the peaks of the Pindus Mountains wags described today in a Greek dispatch from Epirus front. MORE DESTROYERS FOR GORRIDOR T0 ALASKA POSSIBLE Propose Giving U.S. Highway Rights Through Canada In Exchange 29 (AP)--The the Washington, Nov. possibility of Canada granting and | an authoritative source | Bou- | by British naval planes on the Do- | United States a "corridor" for highway to Alaska, over in an emergency, was mentioned today in speculation on the terms that might be involved should any additional American warships be transferred to Britain. There was no confirmation in of- ficial quarters that additional United States naval ves- sels was under consideration, or that a grant from Canada for the pro- posed defence highway might figure in such a transaction. heard, however, in the quess of Lothian, British Ambasso- dor, returned from London recently | with word that more , ships were among his country's urgent needs. Completion of a highway between the United | long been advocated as a means of freeing American military outposts | | the admiralty did not say she was | | in Alaska from dependence upon a long sea route for supplies and re- lieving the navy of convoy duty in this area in event of war. Anthony J. Dimond, that a good road could 'be construct- (Continued on Page 5, Col 7) Dispute Over $14 Dues Costs Workers $250,000 in Wages New Kensington, Pa. Nov. (AP). --Work on large defence ora- ers at the principal plant of the Aluminum Company of America ré- sumed tbday after a compromise settlement of a Congress of Indus- trial Organizations strike -- over a $12 union dues dispute -- that cost 7,500 employees $250,000 in wages through a week's idleness, The CIO. Aluminum Workers Union, claiming that an "iresponsi- ble" sheet mill worker had threat ened the life of a union agent de- manding that he pay up $12 in back dues, called the strike when the company turned down the Union, claiming that an "irresponsi- discharged. The company, stating it. had "no- thing to do with the collection of unicn dues" and describing the union's complaint against the un- identified worker as "unjustified," also refused the union's subsequent demand that the man be transfer- Fleet Air Arm 'Bashes Italians Damage Inflicted on Six Italian Warships, Including One Battle- ship of Littorio Class British "Press Hails Fight as Another "Big British Naval Victory" --Hit British Cruiser the release of | Talk of such a development was | discussion | that has sprung up since the Mar- | States and Alaska has | 29 | | ton ship of the Bolzano class--and Still in Service London, Nov. 29. (CP)--The admiralty's account of the latest Mediterranean clash between the | | Royal Navy and Italian sea forces | gave the fleet air arm a major share of the credit today for dam- | a which | troops and supplies could be moved | Damage Done To Both Nazi and Italian Ships During ng Running F ights Nazis Run | From Channel Attack One British Warship Damaged in Clash Be- tween Enemy Light Forces and Empire Flo- tilla Nazi Units "Retired at High Speed Towards Brest" When Pursued by Royal Navy London, Nov. 29 (CP)--A British warship was damaged, and "damage was inflicted up- on the enemy' in a clash be- tween light forces in the English age inflicted on six Italian war- | | Channel today, the Admiralty ships. The admiralty's statement Island of Sardinia, issued last night, | said torpedo planes hit a 35,000- | ton battleship of Italy's new Littorio | class and a 10.000-ton cruiser of | the Bolzano Class, while | bombers scored 'very near misses" | against two other cruisers, damag- | { ing one 'of them, | Another cruiser | "seriously on fire aft" stroyers were damaged by Another eight-inch gun was disclosed to have speed immediately after" was. reported | and two de- gunfire. cruiser "reduced an attack damaged. It announced damage to a British | cruiser but sald it was slight and | delegate in | congress from Alaska, has estimated | that the ship remained in service. Seven men were killed aboard her. Ark Royal Aided During the course which was carried to within a few miles of the coast, British planes attacked repeatedly, said. "One force of Swordfish aircraft carried out a torpedo attack on the enemy battleships and one torpedo | new and powerful Littorio class," the communique reported. "Another force of Swordfish at- tacked an enemy unit consisting of three eight-inch-gun cruisers, one torpedo hit was almost certainly obtained on the rear ship--a 10,000- the leading ship of this formation was observed to have reduced speed immediately after this attack. "A force of Skuas (naval dive- bombers. dive-bombed a formation (Continued on Page 12, Col. 3) Rumanian Diplomats Protest Terrorism London, Nov. 29 (CP)--The ma- jority of the Rumanian legation staff in London has resigned in pro- test against the reign of terror being carried on by the Iron Guard in their country. The resignations were written as reports reached authoritative quart- ers here confirming press stories of Iron Guard violence in which more than 64 persons have been killed. One informed source commented: "Affairs in Rumania are just bloody and it seems the government is do- (Continued on Page 11, Col. 8) ing nothing to stop the violence." Metropolitan Golden Horseshoe Gone, Old Curtain Replaced By GLADWIN HILL, Associated Press Staff Writer New York, Nov, 20 (AP) -- The; Metropolitan Opera, its "golden | horseshoe" gone and its "diamond horseshoe" radically changed after a near escape from bankruptcy, op= ens its first "democratic" season Monday night. i The "democratization" consisted of the sale of the opera building to | the opera producing organization by the old association of box- -holding | sponsors last spring, to keep the institution from closing under the economic pressure of the times. A simultaneous public "save the opera" subscription fund which raised $1,000,000 did the rest to put the great musical landmark pack on its feet financially. Half the fund will be applied to the $1,970,000 purchase cost -- the rest being covered by a bond issue and mortgages -- and the other (Continued on Page §, Col. 3) on Wednesday afternoon's fight off the | {said dive- | by torpedoing Swordfish planes, but | of the chase | was seen to hit a battleship of the | | | | | smaller craft. announced. The Admiralty communique 'enemy' units retired at | high speed towards Brest, Ger- | man-held port in France, when pursued by British naval forces. The communique said -- *'In {the early hours of this morning | contact was made in the Eng- [lish Channel between our light | forces and those of the enemy. "Enemy units retired at high | speed towards Brest, pursued by our forces. It is known one of our units sustained damage. "A report has been received |of damage inflicted upon the | enemy but the extent is not yet known with sufficient certainty to enable an announcement to be made." The Nazi's Tale Berlin, Nov. 29. (AP)--German | sources claimed today their de- | stroyers torpedoed two British de=- from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal | stroyers and sank four other vessels the admiralty in an attack close to the English | channel, returning unscathed to their bases after a battle with Brit- ish destroyers. (There was no confirmation from London.) The sunken vessels, the German's claimed included one of 9,000 tons, another of 3000 tons and two The action was said to have occurred yesterday. NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR ALL ANIMALS AT GHIGAGO FAIR Committee Rejects Less Desirable Livestock Entries Chicago, Nov. 29 (AP).--Bluee blooded animals crowded the quarte ers of the Internationsl Live Stock Exposition beyond capacity today as agriculture's biggest show prepared for its 41st performance, The exe position opens an eight-day run tomorrow. There were 4,108 individual en« tries of prize cattle, horses, sheep and swine and not enough space could be found for all of them in the huge amphitheatre built after the 1934 stock yards fire with the expectation that it would be 'large enough to house the exposition "for all time." A weeding out committee went te (Continued on Page 12, Col. 1) Chinese Dynamite Train Bearing Jap Treaty Men Shanghai, Nov. 28. (AP)--One hundred persons were reported kill- ed or injured when five cars of a Shanghai-Nanking railway train believed bearing numerous Japa= nese and Chinese officials 'to Nan- king for a treaty signing tomorrow wera derailed by dynamiting of the line,