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PUBLISHED Every Week Day " Except Saturday. 3 The Oshauva Daily a CE ------ rs ----_h ---------- Times PROBS Fair and Decidedly Cold Tonight and Saturday, ) 4 4 4 y VOL. 27--NO. 116 OSHAWA, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1940 BRIT LER BR J IS * +o Prisoners Single copies 3¢ TAKE 9 GENERALS 20,00 Greeks Take Heights Overlooking Tepeleni Valona In Thrust At Italian Resistance Growing Stronger But Greeks Continue to Advance "News Very Good From All Sectors," Says Greek Official Communique -- Take 150 Prisoners Athens, Greece, Dec. 13 (AP)-- Strategic heights northeast of Tepe- leni were in Greek hands today, a government spokesman said, as Greek troops thrust a two-pronged drive in the direction of Valona, one of three Albanian ports still held by Italian forces. The drive toward both Tepeleni and the coastal town of Chimara, north of the captured port of Porto Edda, continued steadily, he said: Chimara is about 30 miles south of Valona, while Tepeleni is about the same distance to the southeast, in- land. A reconnaissance pilot reported yesterday that Valona, second only to Durazzo in importance to the Fascists, had been made virtually useless for large vessels .by bombs which smashed piers apd jetties. spokesman nowledged "stiff and sometimes d rate" re- sistance in the Italian retreat to- ward Tepeleni but said it had been "crushed." "Further to the right the Italians offered strong resistance," he con- tinued. "They employed Alpine troops. Nevertheless our army was able to occupy one after another of the heights which select units de- fended, and we captured a consid- erable number of them." He said there was an unconfirm- ed report that Colonel Sardo of the Alpine division' had been killed. "Everywhere the Italians attempt. ed;to counter-aftack they have fail- ed™.the spokesman said. "The news is very good from all sectdrs of the front." as The Greek high command report- ed the capture of about 150 Ttalian prisoners, including "a number" of officers, by Jobo iseance patrols, while the ministry of home security said Italian planes bombeg..liefka, on Cyprus, infiicting "no gasualties" but dging some damage to buildings. .,,. Tta-LIAN Version Rome, Dec. 13 (AP)--The Itallan high command asserted today that a battle is progressing between British and Italian forcag®h a desert sand- storm between SHI Barrani, Egypt, and the Libyan ftontier. A communique glaimed the Ital- fans had shot own 18 British planes and lost y 12 themselves (Continued on Page 12, Col. 4) Fire Destroys Car On Kenneth Avenue BE Fire, which is Believed to have been caused by a short-circuit in the wiring, complétely destroyed a 1931 Plymouth s C. Farrow, 53 about 9:30 last night. Phyllis Rae, a neighbor, noticed smoke pouring from Mr, Farrow's garage and notified him. The fire department responded and were successful in saving the garage Two brand new bicycles stored in "he garage were also saved, | what, George Cross Given To Coventry Hero London, Dec. 13.--(CP)--Heroism in rescuing trapped victims of last month's Coventry raid was recog- nized with the award of the George Cross to Special Constable Brandon Moss. Moss showed "super-human ef- forts and utter disregard for per- sonal injury" in night-long toil amid debris, the citation said. He led a party which rescued three persons trapped in a demolished house and later tried to disentomb other vic- tims, one of whom was saved alive. BAPTIST PASTOR TAKES GUN FROM CORNERED YOUTH Rev. Harry Butler, Scotch Tp., Disregards Shooting Threat Lindsay, Dec. 13 (CP)--Constable Cecil Taylor, Ontario Provincial Policeman, told how Rev. Harry Butler, Baptist minister of Scotch Township, waiked up to a youth armed with a shotgun and persuad- ed him to surrender to a posse of 18 farmers who had surrounded him in a field near Dunsford, Ont., last night. James MoGrath, the farmhand, was arrested on charges of theft and threatening to shoot residents of the Dunsford-Scotch Line district. Police said that yesterday, Nelson Thurston, district farmer, said the youth threatened to shoot him when discovered in a shed. All farmers in the district were called into a posse and McGrath was arrested following an all-day search. Police sald that when Mr. Butler walked towards McGrath the youth pointed the gun at him and said: "Don't come any closer or I'll plug you." Butler did not hesitate and walked to the boy telling him it would be folly to shoot when he was sur- rounded. McGrath's former employees said that he had stolen clothing, money and a rifle. Swiss Restrictions On Travel Increased Berne, Ewitzerland, Dec. 13 (CP) --Restrictions on travel across Swit. zerland's frontiers' with Germany, Italy and France were tightened hy a decree authorizing the high' com- mand to increase military control at certain frontier posts for '"ur- gent" reasons. : , The decree gave no official rea- sons for the measure. It is believed to have been inspired, however, by efforts to keep refugees from cross- ing secretly into Switzerland. SHEFFIELD BEARS BRUNT OF GERMAN BOMBING ATTACKS Steel City Heavily Pounded All Night -- Loss of Life Not Heavy London, Dec. 13 - (CP).--From early last night until early today large formations of raiders scat- tered incendiary, high explcsive and delayed action bombs on Shef- field. The Exchange Telegraph News Agency said raiding planss ma- chine-gunned firemen as they fought blazes. Most fires were ex- tinguished quickly, but some larger ones burned hours, The total killed and injured, Ex- change Telegraphs said, "while sidering the consistency and weight of the raid." A number of bodies are still to be in commercial, shopping and resi- dential areas. The King visited the rubble-strewn than 12 hours after that industrial bombing attack. The crowd pressed Majesty as he looked at flattened buildings and wrecked homes, cried: "We're not downhearted, Your Majesty; it's nice to be alive." "It is indeed," the King replied The Royal Air Force cancelled all its bombing operations last night because of unfavorable weather. A number of buildings were de- stroyed and roads damaged or tems porarily blocked, the government reported. Large numbers of incendiary bombs were as usual employed," a communique . said, "but: the fire situation was soon well in hana. Reports are as yet incomplete but do not suggest heavy casualties ana elsewhere in the region casualties were very few." (Sheffield, a city of about 500,- (Continued on Page 12, Col. 3) Many Suggested as Lothian Successor London, Dec. 13 (CP).--London morning newspaper asserted edi- torially and in their news columns today that the selection of a new ambassador to Washington to follow the Marquess of Lothian would be a difficult task, A great number of names were mentioned. They included: An- theny Eden, secretary for war; David Lloyd George, first Great War prime minister; Alfred Duff Cooper, minister of information; Lord Beaverbrook, minister of air- craft production; Lord Chatfield, former minister for co-ordination of defence; Viscount Cranborne, do- minions secretary; 8ir Robert Van- sittart, chief diplomatic adviser to the cabinet; Viscount Halifax, for- eign secretary; Sir Gerald Camp- bell, British high commissioner in Ottawa, and Richard Casey, Aus- tralian minister to the United States, Canadian Battalions Tutoring English Home Guard Companies By ROSS MUNRO Canadian Press War Correspondent Somewhere in England, Dec. 13 (CP).--Some units of the 1st Di- vision are "fathering" English heme guard battalions, assisting them in their training , , . Cana- dian officers give lectures to home guards on latest infantry tactics . +». a Canadian Active Service force battalion looks after the home guard battalion in the town near- est to its area . , . the 2nd Divi- sion is considering a similar plan and initial experiments of the 1st Division may be extended some- A sentry at one Canadian head- quarters doesn't bother with form- ality . . , one murky night he chal- lenged a group of officers , , . the first one stepped forward and was i identified . . . then the sentry shouted: "Next guy, advance." Some Canadian units have re- turned to the corps area after manning coastal defence posts for several weeks . . . It was a tonic to the men to be up in the frons line . . , They wish they had been crdered to remain, The troops have filled in ques- tionnaires sent - around to deter- mine details of educational de- mands . . . two lads in tne 2nd Divisional Engineers said they wanted to study hairdressing -- permanent waving and the like , ,. They were serious about it, too. The 2nd Division is flying its di- visional pennant outside heac- quarters , , . it's of simple de:izn . . . merely has "2 Can Diy" in geld on red background, considerable, is amazingly low con- | taken from widespread wreckage | city of Birmingham yesterday less | centre suffered its third big Nazi | around His | A woman who had just dug her- | | self out of the ruins of her home ta) i xt | "Captain Drury said upon making | Furnished by Leaves Miami for Un- disclosed Destination -- May Be Seeing Roosevelt Miami, Fla. Dec. 13. (AP)--Capt. Vyvyan Drury, aide-de-camp to the Duke of Windsor, 'announced through a press representative early today that the Duke will fly in a United States navy plane at 9:30 am. ED.T. for an unannounced destination "on important official business." There was no confirmation or denial that the Duke would meet President Roosevelt, who is aboard the United States cruiser Tusca- loosa in Bahamian waters. The | duke is governor of the British Bahamas, Perence McGrath of the Nassau Development Board, who has been | the Duke's press representative dur- | ing his visit to Miami, issued the following statement for Captain | Drury:-- "His Royal Highness, the Duke of Windsor, accompanied by Captain | V. Drury, his aide-de-camp, will leave at 8:30 a.m. in a United States naval plane for an undisclosed des- tination on important official busi- ness. No Details the announcement that at the spe- | cial request of the state department | he much regrétted that he was un- | able to furnish any details whatso- ever of the destination or purpose | of the flight, but that he expected | that His Royal Highness would soon be back in Miami. "The Duchess of Windsor will re- main at the St. Francis Hospital until the return of His Royal High- ness." The duke is scheduled to leave from the Pan-American Airways' Dinner Key base. Reporters asked McGrath if he could confirm or deny that the Duke would meet the President. "I can make no comment on that," Mc- Grath replied. U. S. Navy | mp BE | | | L DUKE OF WINDSOR Ford Refuses Vote To His Men on Union Detroit, Dec. 13.--L A. Capizzi, attorney for the Ford Motor Com: pany, said yesterday the company | "absolutely will nct consent" to a | National Labor Relations Board | election among its 100,000 employ- ees, | to determine a bargaining agent, | had been asked of the company by the United Automobile Workers, (Congress of Industrial Organiza- tions.) "We do not feel the union re- presents even a small group of our empleyees," Capizzi said. "We ab- solutely will not consent to an elec- tion. Let them show us their books or otherwise prove they have a ma- jority." Body of Lord Aboard U.S. Nothing Official De- cided as Yet -- Flags in U.S. Capital at Half Mast 13 (CP).--The London, Dee. King sent a message to Presi- dent Roosevelt thanking him for the message of sympathy after Lord Lothiua's death, He also sent condolences to the late = ambassador's sister In Washington. : Washington, Dec. 13 (AP) -- The flags of the United States' capital flew at half mast in mourning for the Marquess of Lothian today as the British embassy waited on word from London before making funeral arrangements for the 58-year-old bachelor diplomat. With those arrangements still un- certain, much interest centred on whether the United States would make its customary final gesture of respect--offer a warship to take the envoy's body home. At the State department it was said unofficially that nothing defin- ite had yet been done in the matter. The indications were that this de- cision probably would be left for President Roosevelt who was cruis~ ing in the Caribbean when a radio message informed him that the British ambassador had died sud- denly in the early hours yesterday. The fact that State Secretary Cordell Hull, extending the govern- ment's condolences, offered "all fa- cilities at our disposal" led some to believe that the customary gesture would be made, regardless of the war 'aboard. A few officials, however, expressed doubt, pointing out that any war- ship bearing Lord Lothlan's body homeward would have to risk the mines, torpedoes and aircraft of a very active combat zone, questioned whether Britain would Lothian May Be Sent to Great Britain They, Battleship Jewish Refugee Ship Sinks with 200 F eared Lost Istanbul, Dec. 13 (AP)--Approxi- mately 200 Jewish refugees, among nearly 400 bound from Bulgaria to Palestine, drowned when their ship broke to pieces in high seas near Istanbul, Turkish newspapers re- ported today. Seventeen of those drowned were children, the morning paper L'Orient declared. The disaster was said to have oc- 'curred in the Sea of Marmora wes: of Istanbul when a motorship fly- ing the Uruguayan flag ran into heavy seas and broke up near the shore. Approximately 380 passengers, in- cluding many children and their mothers, were thrown into the sea without an opportunity to take to lifeboats, the newspaper Cumciyet reported. The captain of the boat succeed- ed in swimming ashore and called government rescue crews to the scene, The sea was said to have been dotted with struggling refugees and debris, About 180 survivors were picked up and taken to hospitals. accept the offer under such hazard- ous circumstances. Messages of condolence and sym- pathy meanwhile continued to reach the red brick Georgian embassy where Lord Lothian died. The am- bassador, why took up his duties in August, 1930, just two days before Hitler invadeq- Poland, was one of the best likea qipiomats to serve here in a number of years. ' Consent for such an election, | Duke of Windsor on Secret British Smash in Three Days b Mission Flies in Plane What Italians Built In 3 Months Security Of Suez Can Navy Bombardment of Fascist Bases, Most Destructive Naval Shelling in History Writer "Aboard De- stroyer Tells of Naval Part in Egyptian Triumph By LARRY ALLEN Associated Press Staff Writer Aboard a British Destroyer Off Egypt, Dec. 13 (AP)--British war- ships swinging into action to help the army's drive against the Italians in the western desert, hurled tons of high explosives into Marshal Gra- ziani's advance bases, forcing thou- sands of soldiers to flee in disorder toward the Libyan frontier. Six to 15-inch shells pouring into Fascist ranks shattered attempts to reinforce advance troops. The Ital- ians steadily fell back under land, appeared to be fast developing into complete rout. The destroyer on which this being written and other units of the | Royal Navy swept over minefields to within half a mile of hastily pre- | pared shore batteries and threw | heavy fire at the Italians The Fascist army moving along | underwent | | the Egyptian seaboard what British naval authorilies de- tive naval shellings in history. first upon Maktila, 15 miles east of Graziani's advance base established at Sidi Barrani when he moved across the Egyptian border 90 days ago. The fleet shattered that big arm- ed camp, making it easier for the initial land attack. WINTER SPREADS ACROSS STATES Sub-Zero Temperatures Accompany Storms in Western States Chicago, Dec. 13 (AP) --It was by the calendar in a wide area of the United States today. Winter dozs not make its official debut for mcre than a week but wintry weather prevailed over the great plains and upper Mississippi Valley. Sub-zero temperatures marked the progress of a cold wave across Montana, the Dakotas and Minne- sota. A low of 25 was reported yesterday at Warroad, Minn, "Much colder" was the forecast for most of the Central States to- day and the Eastern States to- night. Warmer weather was pre- dicted for the week-end. The weather bureau warnad shippers against temperatures c. five to 15 below in the northwest and west, zero to 10 above in the north, and 10 to 20 above in the south and east. Snow blanketed the plains states, (Continued on Page 11, Col. 8) sea and air attacks and the retreat | is | clared to be one of the most destruc- | Warships turned their big guns | winter by the thermometer if not [ Oe Submarine Sunfish Sinks Supply Ship London, Dec. 13 (CP) -- | The submarine Sunfish has sunk a German supply ship of about 4,000 tons close to the | Norwegian coast, the Admiral- | ty announced. | The Sunfish also attacked a | German oil tanker of about 4,000 tons, hitting and dam- aging her. 1S. TANK CORPS GETS RECREATION WHILE ON MARCH 10,000 Men, 2,000 | Machines Make 100- Mile Jumps Daily | Abbeville, Alta., Dec. 13. (AP)-- |'The noise of a large armored force | on the rnierves-of the men behind the ma- chines. Knowing this, officers of the sec- ond armored division of the United | States army stress comfort and re- creation for troops, even as they put | them through gruelling paces in | the division's first long distance movement from training base. some 2,000 machines (tanks, com- bat cars, trucks, motorcycles, air- planes) arranged an early start to- They moved from Fort Benning, Ga., yesterday; will reach camp to- night at Panama City, Fla. Officers describe the division as the strongest United States fighting 200 miles in one day, smashing an enemy with all the concentrated fire power of modern artillery and automatic weapons. But with the weapons, the divi- sion carries motion picture projec- tion machines to provide entertain- ment on overnight halts in this practice manoeuvre. "Entertainment is very important for morale," explained Major Louis J. Storck, camp recreation officer. In addition to movie equipment, the division hauls football and softball paraphernalia, quoits, canteen fa- cilities. Major Storck engineers roadside (Continued on Page 12, Col. 1) Hitler Leaves Berlin For Unknown Point and Foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop have left Berlin for an unknown destination, a Columbia Broadcasting System broadcast re. ported from Berlin. Earlier dispatches from Berlin told of rumors there -- denied in authorized quarters--eof an immin- ent meeting between Hitler ana Mussolini, Nothing Much To Operation But Getting It Is Real Chore North Sydney, N.S, Dec, 13 (CP) --Beatrice Fricker had to travel 110 miles by bus, steamship, automobile and afoot for her appendicitis op- eration, but today she was recov- ering in hospital here without com- plications, Ordered here for the operation from her isolated home village of Neil's Harbor, 19-year-old Beatrice started off hy bus. When the bus became snowbound, she walked with the other passengers two miles to shelter, The bus finally started, only to be halted again by snow in the evening. The passengers -- inclua- ing Beatrice -- spent the night aboard. Next 'morning, they all walked another mile to English- town to beard the boat travelling between here and North Cape Bre- ton. Then ice prevented the steamer from putting in here, so Beatrice had to go on to Sydney. From there, she was rushed to North Sydney by car, only to find no bed was available at the hospital. She finally entered hospital five | days from the time she had started off. After the trip, the operation was nothing much, march is tearing on the After bivouac here and at Blakely, Ga. the 10,520 men and officers and | day for the.second 100-mile jump. force, say it is capable of running | New York, Dec, 13 (CP) --Hitler | al Assured British Advance Still Progressing--No Indi- cation Whether Push Will Cross Libyan Border British Genensl With Italian Decoration Leads Operations -- Twelfth of Italy's Army Captured Cairo, Dec. 13 (CP) -- The number of Italian captured troops has been "increased by several thousands" over the 20,000 previously announced, a communique from the west» ern desert front revealed. Five generals are among the captives, the communique said. There is no indication of how far the British command in tends to press home advante ages it has won or whether it will try to push across the Libyan border into Italian territory. But British forces are still progressing, taking an ever-growing amount of ma- [terial and captives. The security of the Suez Canal is counted as one of the major accomplishments of the offensive. In three days Brits ish forces smashed what Mare shal Rodolfo Graziani built in | as many months. The blow, coupled with Greek victories in the Ale banian campaign, was expects ed to have resounding effects throughout the Middle East. The possibility of sending reinforcements by sea from Bardia or Tobruk to Salum, has been blocked by the Baits ish fleet, which has kept a con- stant patrol of the coast and | shelled Italian ports heavily, harrassing troops moving bes tween them. These forces, according to the British, were moving west ward--back toward Libya. Mop Up 500 Miles London, Dec. 13 (CP)--Scattered (Continued on Page 12, Col. T) ROOSEVELT VOTE PLURALITY SFT AT4914713 Received 27,241,939 Votes -- Total U.S. Ballot is Record Copyright 19140 by The Associated Press Washington, Dec. 13--(AP)--The Unit2d States electorate cast a new record vote of 49.808,624 last' Nov, 5 and chose Franklin D. Roosevelt h nation's first third-term ident by a plurality of 4,914,718, Final returns as compiled by the' Associated Press--official in 48 states and unofficial in Nebraska and Rhode Island--show the popue lar vote to have been divided this way: 4 Roosevelt, Democrat .... 27.241,939 Willkiz Repullican ..... 22,327,226 Thomas, Socialist 116,796 Babson, Prohibition .. 58,600 Browder, CommuRist 48,789 Aiken, Socialist-Lébor .. 14,861 Others 413 Nebraska and Rhogle Island hoped to ccmnlete their official canvasses before Monday, whe the presidens tial electors meet im the 48 states for the formality off casting their electoral votes, which} were divided 449 for Roosavelt anf 82 for Wille kie. Nebraska's unoffi@ial total was complete excent for to precincts. The president's ptal popular vote, including 417818 American Labor Party votes #h New ¥ State, was 500,858 Mss than previous high of #7.751,507 (Continued ¢ e 11, Col,