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PUBLISHED Every Week Day ° Except Saturday. - he Oshawa Daily Times PROBS Moderate Winds and Fair | Today. Tuesday, Partly. Cloudy and Mildér. VOL. 27--NO. 122 E ; OSHAWA, ONTARIC, MONDAY, DECEMBER. 23, 1940 Single copies 3c, EEKS TAKE Ci og % Oil Plats, Railway Centres, Ports Given Heavy \ Week- end Raiding Mannheim R Raked in to Cut Nazi Coal San for Italy -- | Forays = Daylight | Raids "on, Invasion | P rt Fake | 'London, Dee. 29. (CP) -- | Royal' Air Foz lanes again | blasted the Ga fpdustilal i tre of and the 'cen Monn | netitby s ord Ludwigs- | haven last night and" also at- tacked the invasion posts of | Flushing, Dunkere . and | Calais, the Air Nise an- nounced today. It was the secondittack on! Mannheim, important Rhine- | land rail junction and manu- facturing city, which last week | was raided heavily on four | successive nights Last night's attack capped a | series of British raids since Sat- | ow Nott on, Samat Italian and | fou "countries. | inne iy in the latest gain into taly 'said Herne, rd ddRlarms and 11 pers sons were injur8l by bombs dropped near Zurich) © Observers belived' the renewed attack on often<porttbed Mannheim was intended to fever the main rail link between.Germany's vast Saar Valley coal fields and the war-vital heavy industries of Nerthern Italy. One source said such raids were the Royal Air Force's part in a British land, rez and air effort to (Continued on Page 14, Col. 1) SPY RING BROKEN Bi ITALY, 2 SHOT 22 Others Sentenced to Prison 'Warning a imprisonment of 22 others, two of them women, revealed Italian ef- forts to smash: an alleged "network of informers" which some observers thought today might have been re- lated to the damaging British raid on Taranto | 1 base Nov. 11. Aurelio C@tozza, described as an impostor % ling salesman of (Continugd on Page 2, Col. 2) | ways freight train left vo Are Killed In Train Wreck Hamilton, De». 23 (CP) -- Two | men killed and a third was injured | when a Canadian National Rail- the rails and was wrecked at Willow Grove, be- tween Hagersville and Caledonia, 20 miles southwest of here last night The dead are William C, Laycock, Toronto-Hamilton highway; engin- eer; and William €. Wilson, Hamil- ton. fireman. Injured is John Ness, Hamilton another member of the train crew The big freight train&a special from Hamilton to Willbw Grove | left the rails and plunged into 2 ditch beside thl¥ right-of-way Laycock was killed insta! Wilson died shortly after be ad- mitted to hospital in HarRiton Wilson sufferegl. severe burns over his whole body.* | The wregk offgursed about a mile and a half" northwest of Willow Grove in. an unin it (Continued on Pay and 14, Col. 1) NE THREAT IS SFEN 5 COMING BY AIR Believe Hitler May Send Over Parachutists } to Land at Night (By DREW MIDDLETON) Associated Press Staff Writer London, Dec. 23--(AP)--Expec- tation of a new, formidable threa® of invasion front the air is widely supported by responsible military and air sources who say that Ger- many would send over an enlarged air force and thousands of para- chute troops in an attempt to bring The air correspondent of Sunday Times said the "new threat as forecast by Lord Beaverbrook comes more plainly from the air" Lord Beaverbrook, minister of air- craft production, warned Britain last week to be vigilant constantly. These sources suggested that the comparative immunity of nigh' bombers over Britain probably may encourage the Germans to try landings by parachutists and aerial troop transports at night. Observers remark hopefully that craft: to low altitudes, would put them within range of searchlights and short-range anti-aircraft gunc. The Germans, they say, would suf- fer heavy casualties in the air. be spotted by searchlights and sur- rounded on landing. The most probable line of attack was forecast by one observer as a "sudden and studied attempt" to destroy fighter airdromes so that Spitfires and Hurricanes would be unable to retain daylight mastery (Continued on Page 14, Col 2) CANADIANS GOING Britain to her knees before spring. | the | such landings, bringing Nazi air- | LITTLE CHANCE 10 LIBYAN FRONT Such Use of Conade' s Troops Not Proposed By Britain By: SAM ROBERTSON (Canadian Press Staff Writer) Lontion, Dec, *23 ACP).--OChancos | seas forgiations of the! | army Soving to the & diminished, 's blazing the- redihderstood to have if t altogefher dis-| ippeared. Hon.. J. L. ter of that | Ralston, Canadian | naticnal defen such employment of not been formally the Briitsh govern- were, it would be a Canadian govern- e, said | ment matter for th to decid The minister made the sta tement at a Heer e attended vig score an Al atives : Opie h and | Cana san Wy | Although pia sing crutchss result of ay attack of solatica, ¥ good health. had be e ment by pleased © Church | ed section of as never befgre--in every activity that will help' the war effort." He outlined the dominion's con- {tribution in manpower and in many lines of Industry. More than 50,000 Canadian troops | are serving outside the dominion, he said. Canada's peactctime active | naval str of 1,700 offiers and men will have grown to 23,000 by {the spring of 1942. By the end of 1941 the number of graduates turn- ed out by the commonwealth air | {training scheme would dcuble the | figure originally envisaged. "Thousands of more men are iready to come at call to join the | | thousands of Canadian soldiers and | | air men alréady here," the minister declared. Nozi Bomb Hits Cloister Court By HAROLD FAIR Canadian Press Staff Writer London, Dec. 23 (CP)--A heap of twisted girders and masenry almost covers the centre of cloister Court, one of the most beautiful and most ancient parts of the houses of par- | llament, as a result of a Nazi bomb. Landing in this small court, which is approximatc<iy the centre of the | buildings, the bomb destroyed the | public bills office on the east side, the votes office on the south side and the Old Members staircase lead- ing to the inner lobby. A pile of rubble containing broken bookcases and torn papers looks as from the nearby stately cenire tow- er. This was the cnly part of the building to receive a direct hit in two recent Nazi raids but the mem- hers' cloakroom and secretaries' of- fice were damaged and the inner lobby is regarded as unsafe due to the effects of the blast. Required to Build Up "Blood Bank" With Transfusion Supplies for 20,000 Casualties Ottawa, Dec. 23 (CP).--The Can- adian Red Cross Society soon will appeal for 2,000 blood donors week- ly to build up a store of human blood for transfusion to war cas- ualties, Canadian Red Cross Seeking 2,000 Blood Donors Weekly Pensions Minister Mackenzie an- nounced last night that his depart- ment has arranged a program for building up a "bloed bank" with sufficient supplies to provide for; 20,000 casualties. "It is not doubted that the re- quired number of Canadians will be found willing and eager to make this notable contribution towards saving the lives of Canadian and British soldiers and civilians been removed from the nly s | trated ! Graziani's next line of defence was if it had been poured down a chute NT 35.949 PRIS British Incr 5 " Of Force For Assault On Beleaguer "Several Thousand More" Prisoners Await Count in Camps Near Sidi Barrani Armored Units Press "Westward From Bar- dia -- No Sign of Italian "Rescue" Move on Bardia Cairo, Dee. 23 (CP)--The British general headquarters communique said today that 35,949 Italian prisoners have Sidi Barrani battle area d that "several thousand wore" are stilkein ca near #he front.' Crossing hs Italian prisoners moving behind Brit- ish linesuin he aig e spy strodupm of info ents ein e seige line, a ardia, massing for the assault | gainst 20,000 survivors of | 10th Army, reported pped in the Libyan post. The General Headquar {communique said that, while | British artillery still harassed | Italians inside Bardia, preparations outside are pro- | gressing. | Spearhead Moves West | Reports from the frontier said | that while field and naval guns | battered Bardid's defences from ' up to | attered | | land and sea, fast mechanized units | which have been the spearhead of | the British counter-invasion struck off to the west once more. How far these advance units pene- toward Italian Marshal rot disclosed. It was said, how- ever, that no sign was seen of an (Continued on Page 14, Col. 7) GRAZIANI ALIBIS FOR LIBYA DEFEAT NUMEROUS, VARIED Expected Tanks Didn't Arrive -- Italians Not Surprised, He Says By Richard G. Massock, Associated Press Staff Writer Rome, Dec. 23 (AP) -- Marshal Graziani blames Italian reverses in Egypt and Libya on the failure of tanks and armored cars to reach him from Italy, thus preventing his forces from getting the jump on British defenders who turned. on the Italians. He refused, howev-r, defeat in North Africa. The Fascist North African com- mander, in a detailed report laid before Premier Mussolini yesterday, declared Italian troops under Gen. Annibale Bergonzoli at beleaguered Bardia were determined to fight to the end. He attributed the Italian retreat (Continued on Page 14, Col. 6) Oldest , Brockville Man Dies At Age 104 Years Brockville, Dec. 23 (CP).--James Ingram, Brockville's oldest resident who claimed to be 104 years old, died today in the General Hospital following an illness of one week. Hé was a native of Clayton, Ont. and had resided here from child- hood. One son, Rev, James F. Ingram, Jacksonville, Fla, and one daugh- ter, Mrs, Leonard Caldwell, Brock- to concede Coniigies on Page 2; Col. 1) ville, survive, Shea | red Bardia New Ambassador ... VISCOUNT HALIFAX VISCOUNT HALIFAX NEW AMBASSADOR 10 WASHINGTON Anthony Eden Succesds Him as Foreign Secretary In Britain -- London, Dec. 23 (CP) ~ Viscount Halifax, who had guided Britain's | fcreign policy thus far through the is the new ambassador to Washington--in the words of Prime | Minister Churchill the 'most im- | portant post any British citizen can | fill outside this country." Anthony Eden, whom Lora Hali- fax replaced as forcizn secretary Feb. 20, 1938, returns to the foreign office. Mr. Eden's post as secretary for war goes to Capt. David Margesson, 50, chief government whip in the House of Commons. Additional cabinet changes were | expected by some observers, includ- ing possibly the appointment of David Lloyd George, premier dur- ing the last war, to the govern- ment. Lord Halifax first came into ,ro- minence as viceroy in India from 1926 to 1931 during the civil dis- obedience campaign. Lat:r he was entrusted with the leadership of the House of Lords. When British policy underwent its shift to so-called appeasement during the winter of 1937-1938, it was Lord Haifax who laid the (Continued on Page 14, Col. 4) | war, Decorations Caught Fire In Yule Tree A short. circuit in the wiring of Christmas tree decorations caused a fire which brought the fire de- partment to the home of -J, L. Brooks, 71 Ritson road south, at 9!30 pm. Saiurday. © It appears that after ¢-c decorations caught fire 'from the faulty wiring Mr. Brooks geized the decoration and attempted to throw it outside the house. While he was in the act of doing this the flames spread to & quan'ty of tissue paper being used by Mrs, Brooks to wrap gifts, burning her ahout the hands. The flaming tissue paper was dropped to the floor and Mrs. Brooks suf fered further purns to her feet while trying. to stamp out the flames but pone of the burns are of a serious nature. No damage was caused tg the home or its con: tents other (ha; the Christmas tree. MANY ARE KILLED IN GERMAN RAID ON MANCHESTER Air Raid Shelter Housing 500 Has Direct Hit Manchester, Dec. 23 -- (CP) -- Heavy bombs which hit two public | air raid shelters, one of which | housed almost 500 persons left an | undisclosed number of casualties today after a night-long German alr attack on this city. Bombs also wrecked a picture theatre and set scores of buildings. The raid on the most populated section of England started in the early evening when Sursets were crowded. Thick smoke still hung over the city this morning. Wave after wave of bombers ap- moving- fires to proached the city from the south | and spread fanwise over a wide 'area. The first wave dropped flares. Incendiary bombs followed and high | explosive bombs pelted down after has, Sethe fires cast a deep red Bloy | Visible for miles but the Tlanies | were under control this morning. R & parties still were trying to | free: ons trapped in raid shel- ters. In various parts of the city 17 | houtsbtér the raid started. Sixty persons were trapped at one | of the two hotels hit. but a number | of them had been released by day- light, Main Nazi Target London, Dec. 232-(CP)--German raiders centred their attack last | night on the northwestern indus- ! trial city of Manchester, The government earlier had iden- tified the main target of the night assault only as a northwest Eng- lish city, but said that "a large number of fires were caused and considerable damage was done to buildings and shops." A communique sald the city was "heavily attacked for many hours" and added that "full reports as to casualties are not yet-available but it is known that a number of peo- ple were killed and many others injured." The raiders also were active over many other parts of England and London had two alarms. A famous old naval inn was smashed in a south coast town and one of the town's oldest mansions and a big motion- -plcture theatre were set on fire. Britons had a virtual rest from bombing during the daylight hours yesterday after the Germans had delivered two smashing blows at the great port of "Liverpool on succes- sive nights. Claim Aluminum Plant Hit Berlin, Dec. 23--(AP)--German spokesmen claimed today that Fort William, described as one of Brit- ain's most important aluminum factory towns, was damaged in an attack yesterday by a German plane, (A British communique said one of the attacks yesterday was direct- ed against Western Scotland.) GUESTS OF CHURCHILL London, Dec. 23 (CP Cable) --Hon J. L. Ralston, Canadian Minister of National Defence, and Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of Munitions and supply, were the week-end guests of Prime Minister Churchill in the country, it was disclosed today. densely | Shipping Losses But 41,476 Tons 'Week of Dec. 15 | London, Dec. 23. (C 23. (CP)--A total of | 41,476 tons of merchant was sunk by "enemy action" dur- | ing the week ending Dec, Admiralty reported today. This marked a sharp from the weekly average tons. An authoritative source said "you cannot take it from this that the | danger Of shipping from air, sur- face and undersea raiders | ed," but he added that the Decem- | ber weekly average of losses of merchantmen based on figures to | Dee. 16, was 71,000 tons, the lowest | | in the last six months. Of shipping sunk in the week ! | ended Dec. 15, the admiralty said | five vessels totalling 30,830 tons | | were British and two totalling 10,- | 646 tons were allied. No neutral ships were lost. The total of 41476 tons com- pared with German claims of hav- ing sunk 82,450 tons during the week. KNUDSEN CHOICE FOR DEFENSE JOR GIVEN WIDE O.K. Need Manager to "Crack the Whip" -- Suggest Draft Law Change Washington, Dec. 23. (AP)--Amid | demands for long-range planning decrease gram and its finances, | congressional argument appeared today to be developing over propos- als to place conscription on the European "annual class" system. Senator Alva Adams (D2m-Colo- rado) told reporters that the com- pulsory military service law should be overhauled "so that each year 16 or 18 or 20 instead of taking men between the broad, limits of 21 and 35." established himself in a job, Adams said, to require military service when younger men could serve without losing private positions. In many European countries it has been customary for all youths of a certain age to be called into the army for a year. : Senator Arthur Vandenber_; (Rep.-Michigan) declared that re- vision of the draft law to take men of one age each year was "a sensi- bile idea," but suggested that open- ing the conscription question anew might create many complications. Senator Chandler Gurney (Rep.- South Dakota) said he did not (Continued on Page 14, Col. 4) Victory Or Nothing Must Be Empire Goal, Says News Man Toronto, Dec. 23 (CP)--The wal must be a fight to the finish and "we have no other duty and no other course than to marshal the full power of our strength" and strike against the enemy, says Ed- win Johnson, former war corres- pondent with the Canadian troops in England and London superinten- dent of The Canadian Press. "It must be victory or nothing," Mr. Johnson said last night, "and if we sincerely want victory we must be ready to work for it, fight for it and pay for it to the very limits of our human and material resources." Speaking on the weekly "Let's Face the Facts" program arranged by G. H. Lash, director of public in- formation, and broadcast over a na- tional network of the Canadian Broadcasting corporation, Mr. John= son said there was no sense in un- derestimating the results of massed attacks and indiscriminate bombing by Nazi night raiders. Britain has. suffered very severe (Continued on Page 4, Col. 1) the government would train boys of | shipping | 15, the | of 62,867 has pass- | of the United States defence pro- | a major | bania, It is unfair to a man)iwho has| City Tolds aBiC Greeks With 830 Prisoners Opens Way for Swift Greek Advance on Port of Valona Along Good Caastal , High- [ry i % 3 -- British Flyers, Out- numbered 5 to 1, Shot | Down 'Eight Italian Planes, Losing Only Two Themselves | Athens, Dec. 23 (CP). -- The Greek Government today | announced the capture *o Chimara, strategjcally imports ant Italian supply base on the | Albanian coast, between | Valona and Porto Edda. g | Announced at the same time was the capture of the 153rd | battalion of Fascist militia, made up of 800 men agd 30 officers. Quantities of wi materials also were taken. The Italians are reported in disorderly flight toward | Valona, pursued by a Greek | motorized column, 'Military | sources said. Possession of | Chimara opened the way for the Greeks to advance swiftly | toward the Italian-held port | over a good coastal highway. R.AF. Bests Italians | At the same time, Royal Air Force command reported a big air battle Saturday over Argirocastra, Greek-held Albanian stronghola, in which British flyers shot down at {least eight Italian planes and lost |only two themselves, although ouve inumbered more than five to one. The Italian attack by 50 fighters |came after nine R.A.F, fighters had {intercepted fighter-escorted Italian 'bomber. formations over the town. The communique also reported IR.AAF, attacks yesterday on ofl at Kucova in Central Al and said "all bombs fell in the target area" despite Italian (Continued on Page 14, Col. 5) TWO AIRMEN DIE RESULT OF CRASH Occupants of One Plane Unhurt After Mid-Air Collision Toronto, Dec. 23 (CP)--Two Royal Canadian Air Force men died from injuries during the week-end as a result of a mid-air collision of two R.CAF. training planes late Sate urday over Malton airport, nine miles northwest of Toronto. Leading Aircraftman C. R. Dickie of Canning, NS, died before he reached hospital after the two planes collided while circling over the airport. His companion in the | well one plane that crashed, Temporary Sergeant R. T. Jewitt of Bondhead, Ont., died Mgst night. in hospital here. Two men im) the oiher plane, LAC. Freemanjand - civilian in- structor C. S. Pé&ne, noth of To- ronto, were unhurfwhen they were able to land safely While the JPlane piloted by Jewitt pancaked ¥ a turned over in a neafhy farm fizld Both planes were Fleet Finch traine ers. An eyewitness said fhe machines were about 150 feet off the ground, one a slight dists fahead of the other and below it. T¥ EF propeller of one caught in the tallof the plane ahead. i Temporary Sergean the son of Rev. and § of Bondhead and. the son of D. Kings Count} ewitt was . J. Jewitt Dickle was of Canning,