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’E OF ST. L, “1-41., 0043. 1"? rent and Thrillll ea Ann Basil Theatr LGE T0 EILLE" You can come 9e both features looms at 2.30 8.15 8J5 >.\'L\'. DECEMBI 'w 1)«~na Drak' 0de Hit We!“ t0 It “1'9 NE RDAY NIGHT 1 Theatroâ€" Tick.“ lac K .'.\' GOSPEI )1 PARADT BIS tario '9’ )1 Y WAY Dec. 18-19- a" 7 and Fitzg‘ lin V0 L. 78â€"N O. 4049 Ontario Swept By Winter’s Storm South and western Ontario is snow- bound this week. 'ITains are late, city traffic is laid out, and about the only residents moving are the farmers who. with Old Dobbin, realize that the snow is a little deeper than it was over the weekend. but get there just the same. Not so the city people. From the time the first couple 0! snothkes hit CBL radio station terrific Walls commenced emanating from the Queen City. but lime attention was paid to them up :n this country where we have lots of snow. can take it. and go about our business. slower, possibly. than usual. but we get there just the saine. Ut‘KQIQJ. .1le ' As we listened we recalled the time a couple of years or more ago when there was quite a storm up in this country. The newsmen got busy, and the farmers in the Rocklyn and adja- cent territory were sure to starve un- less the roads could be opened and the Meaiord bread trucks get through. We thought it was funny and inquired. It was all too true. One of our relatives reported he was real anxious at one time. He was down to three bags of flour. a couple of pigs and the re- mains of a baby beef he had slaugh- tered. He had plenty of cows in the barn. lots of milk and butter. but it certainly looked blue. Recalling this we thought Toronto was spoofing us .1 bit. .l UIU. Apparently. we were mistaken. The stm'm really had arrived. and as it has turned out. is reported one of the worst ever to have hit Ontario. Up in this country. where we are on the. high lano and storms are to be exâ€" pected. we received very little of the blow and the snow. At its height the farmers were in town from the sur- rounding! territory. most of them in their cars. and others with horse and .leigh. Thev reported snow. but not much. and thought that perhaps win- "‘r had set in at last. Otherwise. it was beautiful weather for this time of The storm struck hardest in western and southern Ontario. the so-callec'.‘ banana-belt being hit hardest. Not a wheel was turninq in Hamilton. we were told. the Niagara peninsula was isolated. and residents of the countrv a.» far west as Sarnia and Windsor more dialing: themelves out. In Toronto all traffic was paralyzed and for the first time in its history f‘io Toronto Globe and Mail SUSDPndefl huhlit-ation Wednesday as its delivery 'i'ur‘ks had not reported from the day :wfore. Workers in non-essential in- ciustries were requested by the mayor ‘n stnv at. home and not snarl the «H'Pf‘tf‘fll‘ service. as all of it would be required to get war workers to their jobs. Mam; radio programs were call- or off and a “transcribed“ program substituted. Milk deliveries were sus- pended. and both of Toronto's big d0- partmentai stores were closed. as well .ts the sr‘hools. This condition was pretty general all over the country affected. with the ”muses taken off the road. if they could get their, home. or loft in the drifts on ’he highway. Railroad traffic was <1oweri up. and the trains ran behind <(‘thlilP This Wednesdav the storm has let up and in reported moving east into Quebee. The glass is rising and west- ern Ontario will be due out of the <nnw in a (saw or two. and with a few days of fine weather the biz storm of Deoember ‘44 will have been forgotten. ane 20 people are. reported to have died as a result of the «torm. most he year of them in Toronto. and most of them from over-exertion in shovelline snow or trying: to wade through the heavy drifts. ”enorted six feet high. One death resulted in downtown Toronto when a streot-car turned over and some 40 people were injured. \' 8‘. Morrison Now At Brampton Nursing Sister Adeline Morrison. who returned to Canada some time ago after lengthy service in hospitals in England is now stationed at No. 2 Casualty Retraining Centre at Bramp- ton. which. she says in a letter to her aunt. Mrs. J. Burgess here. is one of the best-equipped retraining centres in Canada. and is doing good work in returning wounded soldiers back to civilian life. \ NS. Morrison says the Brampton hospital is the casualty centre for On- tario. there being five such centres in Canada There are some 800 patients .0? Brampton. who are graded from 1 m 6. the latter grade being those in hospital. five being those on crutches. .md so on. The camp is divided into three main groups. medical. physical and educational teachings. and rena- bilitation. The centre is one mile out of Brampton. the buildings are new. and there is every convenience, three theatres a week. one concert. and a bingo game in the hall, all to help to entertain the boys. NS. Morrison says the setmp 18 good. and is. aside from having cas. ualties. "the corner drug store for our village of men.” There are constant small accidents such as cut fingers. fractured fingers in playing bal lindoors. “so in all we are kept very busy. The hospital is 9. embed one and is complete in every way. ties, as ruin the hospital staff in: to be on outy each holiday. There will be no Christmas holiday this year for N8. Morrison. as she will be on duty. but expects to be able to come up for the New Yea; festivi- THE DURHAM CHRONICLE U u in ' 1L: Tents“, Writing as special war correspond- P heavv t ent to his newspaper, the Toronto Tel- 1. Onbfegram. Major Bert Wemp tells of the Torontorgoingspn on the Italian front, where V9,. and a good many boys from around Dur- gham are serving with their units. The i Perth Regiment is one of them. and ialso the Toronto Irish. It is almost impossible. with the continual transâ€" !fer. to keep up with the army. but )n 1 there are many boys from around here doing stellar work in trying to put the Germans back over the Alps to their own country, and where the Russians can give them a slap in the rear after - they have. succeeded in capturing the 238181131; Ilungaian capital of Budapest on the Bramp- Danube. Reporting to the Telegram IIorrison. f ne time . â€" AAL i Mrs. Margaret Falkingham, mother of the late Trooper Gordon D. Falk- iJngham, killed in action in Belgium on :0ctober 8, has received the following letter from his regimental commander. Lt.-Col. E. M. Smith, 00 of the 215 Canadian Armored Regiment (Govern- or-General’s Foot Guards) in which he says: REGIMENTAL O.C. W'ROTE MOTHER HERE II tMJU. “It is with the deepest regret that I have to advise you of the death of your son in action with this Regiment on 8th October, 1944: AL, n-..: ”‘1‘ VUUVVDAQ -v --v "Your son has been with the Regi- merit for some time and always car- ried out his duties in a most efficient and cheerful manner, at all times maintaining the highest traditions of a Guards Regiment. In making the supreme sacrifice he has rendered the highest service to his King and his . Mr. G. C. Webster received a letter ithis week from Air Marshall, Chief of Air Staff at Ottawa. informing him {that his son. Flying Officer Robert J. Webster, reported missing after air action over Belgium and Germany. was now officially presumed to have ibeen killed in action. Q :_-_J v ““"I‘i'e 'will be buried in a Canadian military cemetery.. “All ranks of the Regiment join me in extending to you our deepest sym- pathy in your great loss.” Sapper Lorne Long, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Long of town. arrived home Sunday from overseas, where he had been in service for more than four years, and where he lost his right leg in the fighting around Caen last July Despite his injury, Sapper Long is in goof. spirits and determined that it will take more than the loss of a leg to keep him from successfully return- ing to civilian life. . “-â€"â€"-LA“‘ n. Kl“; Ila llllll b wovw--vâ€" v“-â€" 29. He was so badly wounded his leg had to be amputated. and for some time after the oneration he was re- ported serippsly t1]. n--â€"M--- 'Au- an O UV vv - -â€"-- Sapper Long was born in Durham 24 years ago. He enlisted at Stratford in March. 1940. with the Royal Canadian Engineers and went overseas with his unit later that same year. He took part. in the first Dieppe raid two years ago, but on his last service on the con- tinent had been in France only a few days when wounded. . "â€"‘ 2â€"- “a “"Ju v After a time spent in hospital in En- gland, Sapper Long was invalided to Canada. arriving here a week ago on the Canadian Hospital ship Letitia With other wounded he was placed on a special train and brought to Ontario to London. from where he was sent to Durham, arriving here on Sunday. ,_L ULQI-CbOOII9 .‘CC-v â€"‘ Despite his experiences and the fact he lost his right leg, Sapper Long is looking well, says he feels fine, and has no regrets. As he says, “It’s all in the day’s work.” UKLII I‘ll-V“ In. -v'v-_ _ Mr. Webster had previously received unofficial word that his son had been killed when his plane crashed over Belgian soil, and that he had been buried in a cemetery at or near Ghent, in East Flanders, Belgium. Reported Missing, Now Presumed Dead "There is no holding those Toront-ni Irish lads. In the line at a spot where action was practically at. a stanastili some of the boys grew restless and ap- prnached their company command-er with a View to causing some German recce vehicles 'a spot of trouble; -‘.‘.‘ Cpl. Jack McGowan, Durham, L.-Cps. Don Nutley and Jack Johnson, with Ptes. Clifford Brice and Edward Mt;T Lead and thirteen Partisans were on their way. L..-Cpl Nutley ana‘ Pte. Brice went into a nearby town while the others set up a Piat gun covering the roads leading into it. “They had hardly positioned them- selves when the rumble of Hun vehi- cles was heard. They waited with gun aimed. As the leading car came into view they fired. g_e_tting a direct hit. The others flea. The Partisans, un- mindful of the danger. rounded up two of the car crew as they attempted to escape. One officer had been killed. On their return the Irish lads picked up two more prisoners, Polish con- up two more prisoners, rousn cou- scripts, bringing the four back with them. “Information given to the officers on return indicated that they had been seven miles behind the enemy lines. The information was extremely valuable.” A wedding ring is like a tourniquet; it stops your circulation. DURHAM, Burn-am Public school trustees ' at their last regular meeting were unani- mous in advocating that after the war steps should be taken to erect a new school to replace the present structure which for some years has been outmod- ed. even conoemned by the higher-up educational authorities. a _L__‘ buuvuvnv-uw- --- Durham Public School was erected in 1875, with an addition two years later. At that time and for some years later it was all that c0u1d be desired, but time has taken its toll, until at the present it would take so much to modernize it and make it ac- ceptable to the provincial authorities that after due consideration the trus- tee board came to the conclusion the only way out of the difficulty was to erect a new building that would meet all requirements. New Public School After The War D‘QO -vv‘vvâ€"- v-â€"â€"-'_-'w- During its career Durham school has done good work in the community. It was for years outstanding in the in- spectorate as an educational institu- tion arose. and for a number of years besides the public school work it also was used as a continuation and model school. A noted centre of education in the past, like the old gray mare, she isn’t what she used to be, and, like the old gray mare it might be cheaper, better and altgether more satisfactory and sensible to get a new one than to try and nhysic the old one back into good health and usefulness. While the idea of building the new school is yet in its embryonic state, we believe it has been considered that a one-storey building. modernly lighted and modernly equipped would be bet- ter. healthier and more to the point than a two- or three-storey building. At this meeting, the resignation of H. J. Coventry from the teaching staff was accepted and Miss Vera Eastman of town was appointed to the position. Roy Brown of Glenelg is a patient in Durham Red Cross Memorial Hos- pital as a result of a serious accident last Wednesday when he was aiding in loading logs on a truck on the former Thomas Melosh farm. This bush had been bought by the Dirsteins of Elm- wood, who are removing the timber. So far as the Chronicle can ascertain the truck had been loaded and Mr. Brown was walking away with his back to the load when one of the logs rolled off the top of the load and over the unfortunate man. Badly Injured While Loading Logs Medical aid as summoned and Mr. Brown removed to the hospital here where it was found he had received several broken ribs, and his right lea fractured above the knee. He was also suffering from shock. and as well is badly bruised about the body and suf- fering from shock. Inquiry late yesterday afternoon elicited the information that he is do- ing well and no serious results are an- ticipated. Despite this he will be con- fined to the hospital for a couple of months. N0 Blood Clinic Due To Storm Word was received from Red Cross headquarters in Toronto Tuesday afternoon that the Blood Donor Clinic scheduled for Durham this Thursday afternoon had been cancelled indefin- itely on account of the storm. Southern Ontario really was tied up. by this we‘li’s storm, and there was no 3 possibility of getting the Red Cross; truck and equipment out of the city until the highways have been cleared; and traffic again is normal. With; blood clinics being held all over thel province. there is no chance of holding the clinic in Durham today. as this would only upset dates already set. and cause untold confusion in all of the schedules. Consequently. the cli- nic scheduled for Durham today has been cancelled indefinitely. 3 BOMBED-OI'T VICTIMS APPRECIATE KINDNESS The letter below was received a few days ago by Mrs. G. Hargrave of Egre- mont from Mrs. Hollaway of 313 Mas- ten Way, Weston Park, SW 20, Lon- don, England. It is self-explanatory and expresses the thanks of a bombed- out victim for the few much-needed clothes she received. There are tens of thousands of Mrs. Hollaways in En- gland, all of them victims of the war. She says: “I am writing to you thanking you greatly for the very good work you and your friends are doing in making dresses and things for us over here} We had the misfortune of being bomb- . ed out of our home with one of the flying bombs, practically the last they sent over. We had nothing left, but had the good fortune of gettng some things given to us from the Women’s Voluntary Service. Among them was a little red Scotch plaid dress. with. green lines across and down, With a note pinned inside with your name and address asking us to write to you. I hope you recognize it by the descrip- tion I am able to give you. It suits my little girl Monica, 3% years, beautiful- ly. She is highly delighted with it and shows it to everybody she meets, say- AI _‘_ ._ Siluwa It ‘V ‘V‘.’ "V“J w--- w-vv ing: “Look at my lovely dress that a}troubles dear lady in Canada sent me.” I am 1 war can sure you would be quite proud and ‘ trig you pleased to hear and know what we .work tl over here are saying and thinking of 3 Italy. I you all for your kindness in helping us I ed to se ONTARIO, CANADA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1944 ay- " over our difficulties. But I think our t a '3 troubles are nearly over now, as the am 1 war cannot last much longer. Thank- md ‘ tng your fighting men for the great we .work they are doing in France and ’ of 2 Italy. I am sure you will all be pleas- (Holstein Correspondent) Mrs. John Garson passed away at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ar- cher in Toronto on Saturday, Decem- ber 1. Mrs. Garson had been ailing for a number of years. She was born in Osprey Township on November 24, 1857 and was one of a family of ten of the late John and Jane Flett Inkster. She made her home with her daugh- ter, Mrs. Albert Archer in Toronto for the past fifteen years. a IIUIIIWL UL quaa- 041:» vvua was: an. nu-.. ~-â€"-â€" ~â€"â€"_ Osprey Township on November 24, On Tuesday a number of motorcycle 1857 and was one of a family of ten of soldiers from Camp Borden passed the late John and Jane Flett Inkster. through town on a routine hike. We She made her home with her daugh- don’t know the exact number, but it ter, Mrs. Albert Archer in Toronto for would be safe to say there were close the past fifteen years. to 50 of them. It was a cold, windy She was married to Mr. John Gar- morning and when they arrived in son at the manse at Priceville, De- Durham they stOpped for a cup of cof- cember 1, 1879 and they were among, fee. The time would be about 10 o’- the first settlers of the village of ' clock in the morning, and the local‘ Dromore. Later they moved to a‘ restaurant, which remains open until farm about a mile west of the village after midnight, was not open. After where they lived until twenty-four i closing, there is the cleaning-up to do, years ago, when they sold their farm and with a help shortage here as in and moved to the village of Holstein. ‘ all other places where work has to be Owing to failing health they were : done, it would be past 3 o’clock in the forced to give up their home fifteen morning before the staff retired. As a years ago and went to live with their 3 result the restaurant does not open daughter in Toronto. Mr. Carson pre- l until around noon, and no service was deceased her at the age of 88 years. lto be had here. Mrs. Garson is survived by her One of the party went into a place idaughter n Toronto, one son, Alfred, of business and told hisstory, and the of Buffalo, N.Y., one sster, Mrs. businessman arranged with another Sarah MacKenzie of Calgary, Alberta, town party to supply the coffee. Ap- and two brothers, James of Luseland, parently the one who interviewed the Saskatchewan and Alfred of Meeks, businessman was not in charge, for Saskatchewan. One daughter, Annie, the party pulled out â€"â€" without the and a son, Tom, passed away before coffee, and without letting anyone they left the farm near Dromore. ! know it was not to be used. As a re- Among those who will mourn Mrs. ' sult, the supplier was not any too well 'Garson are the former Helen Setter pleased, and neither was the business- and her sister, Elsie, whose mother man who ordered the coffee, although died when thev were quite young and he did not hesitate, and paid for it. Mrs. Garson is survived by her daughter n Toronto, one son, Alfred, of Buffalo, N.Y., one sster, Mrs. Sarah MacKenzie of Calgary, Alberta, and two brothers, James of Luseland, Saskatchewan and Alfred of Meeks, Saskatchewan. One daughter, Annie, and a son, Tom, passed away before they left the farm near Dromore. Among those who will mourn Mrs. Garson are the former Helen Setter and her sister, Elsie, whose mother died when they were quite young and they made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Garson for a number of years. They are now Mrs. Mino (Helen) and Mrs. Elmer Watson (Elsie) and they with Mr. and Mrs. Archer accompan- ied the remains from Toronto to Hol- stein where service was conducted in the Presbyterian Church of which Mrs. Garson was a devoted member. Mr. McKenzie took for his text the twenty-third psalm. Interment was n Amos Cemetery. We extend sincere sympathy to the bereaved ones. James Hastie. well-known resident of the Traverston disrrict in Glenelg Township, died Wednesday of last- week after an illness of two months from a stroke of paralysis. Although able to work up to that time. Mr. Hastie had been in indifferent health for some years. He was in his 76th year, and for the past 54 years had conducted his blacksmithing business at Travel‘ston. About 40 years ago h: was married to Maggie Murdock of Glenelg, who survives, with three daughters. Mrs. W. Sweeney (Irene'. Glenelg, Elvie. with the Dominion Twist Drill Co.. in Walkerville, and Essel. at home. Sur- viving also are two brothers and one sister. Robert and Mrs. John Martin. New Westminster. BF... and Samuel, Butte, Montana. Three sisters, Mrs. George Peart. Mrs. Douglas Currer. and Mary. are deceased. The late Mr. Hastie had spent his whole life in his native township, and in the neighborhood in which he liv- ed. He was born near Traverston, a. son of the late Mr. am; Mrs. Ronerr, Hastie. The funeral was held from his late 1csir~ence Saturday aftemoon, to Zion United Church, of which he was a member. The service was taken by Rev. A. W. March. who conducted the private service at the home and the public service at the church. ‘Thm‘e wsa PL {K'llt 5114- v v--- ‘ a large attendance with the" chm‘Eh choir rendeling favorite mmne. Inter- ment was in Zion cemetery. The pal] bearers were Thomas Cook. Joseph Edwards. Albert McNal- 13;. Edward MeCarthV. Basil Davis and James Gooéwell. The flower bearers were Corman McNally, Gordon Beaten, Percy Greenwood, J. C. Cook. Charles Timmins and Gordon McNally. Herbert Burrows. r. Iormer wen- known resident of this town 40-odd years ago, died December 4 at his home at Daysland, Alberta. from a heart attack. Mr. Burrows would be a man approaching 80 years of age, and when in Durhm was employed by the late Henry Parker as a druggist. Flying Officer Donald Knight. son of Mrs. Margaret Knight and the late Major E. L. Knight. arrived home on Wednesday night from overseas, where he has spent the the past two years. F0. Knight enlisted in August of 1940, received his training in Canada and England. and during the time he was attached to the RAF, where he won his commission. he completed 31 operational flights over enemy terriâ€" tory. He is now home on furlough. In May of 1943 F0. Knight was ser- iously injured when a plane in which he was rear air gunner crashed in England. As a result of chest injuries he spent five months in hospital. ‘_L_ Home On Furlough After 31 Operations O. ' v-- -- â€" -v- - F'O. Knight is a son of the late Major E. L. Knight of CollingwooC. who made the supreme sacrifice at the Somme in 1916 while in command of the Eaton Machine Gun Battery. and who died when his soldier son was only 17 months of age.‘ -V-vâ€"a v â€" _- ed to see them hdme again." (Other OhitllalsiP'fi on page 8) MRS. JOHN GARSON HERBERT Bl’RROVVS OBITUARY JAMES HASTIE Iormer well- Convoy Left Town With No Coflee There are always two sides to a story and sometimes it pays to hear both sides before making complaint. This isn’t much of a story, but we ' tell it because a couple of citizens said to us that this is “one hell of a town” fwhere passing soldiers could not get Ieven a cup of coffee. g While it is the duty of every citizen to render service to boys in the army, this courtesy should work both ways. Numerous convoys pass through town. Some of them stop, most of them do not. On Thursdays there is a convoy of several vehicles who arrive in town I around 10.30 and have their dinner at Him local Armories. They carry their {own cookâ€"house and supplies. Were {they suddenly some day to arrive at *the between-meal period, they might have difficulty in getting a meal as quickly as they might want it. Who , is to blame? We don’t know that there was any complaint on the part of the soldier boys, but if there was, it might be well I for them to know the coffee was here, ' but they left before they had a chance 'to sample it. We would think it fair that if any routine hiking party expects to arrive in Durham these cold months and ex- pected service, they would make the necessary arrangements. And they would be served. But to expect such a soryice on the instant, and promptly, well, it simply cannot be done in these times of lots of work and few to do it. As it was, the party who made the cof- fee Tuesday morning was in the mid- dle of preparing the noon-day meal for a numbex of boardexs, but stopped to sene the boys on the motorcyeles. Yes, there is always two sides to a rumor, and it is a funny thing that those who seem so anxious to find fault are usually the ones who do the least to correct. conditions of this kind which just seem to happen, with no- body particularly to blame. Duvcn w-vvâ€" I “The fact that adequate supplies of feed grains now are on hand, and in- creases have been recommended for l1945 fall planting, coupled with assur- ance of continuation of stable prices [and quality premiums, should enable Canadian hog producers to maintain production with greater confidence than has ever before been possible,” said the department. The Agriculture Department at Ot- tawa said in a statement Monday that if Britain’s 1945 bacon requirements are to be met without reducing sup- plies on the Canadian home market, hog marketings must be held at. or near the 1944 levels. “This will not be easy, for provin- cial representatives, particularly those from the Prairie Provinces. are of the opinion that some reductions in hog marketings might be in prospect for 1945" said the statement. “However. hog producers are now being urged to make every effort to hold production at present levels as the only other method of obtaining the bacon Britain needs from Canada would be to reduce the supply of pork products on the domestic market." A -._z-..1 V. L’““‘ vâ€" At the Dominion-Provincial Agricul- tural Conference last week. Agricul- tural Minister Gardiner read a letter from Col. J. J. Llewellyn. Bdiaish Food Minister, stating that Britain will re- quore shipment of at least 600.000.000 pounds of Canadian bacon in '1945 If the present ration is to be maintained. _. JR--- . \4 r-----_ “This simply means that Canadian farmers now have a guaranteed mar- ket for all the hogs they are able to produce until at least the end of 1946." said the department. LI V-â€" A year ago the Dominion started the payment of premiums of $3 on Grade A carcasses and $2 on B: carcasses, to remain in effect until at least six months after the end of the war. Farmers, despite lack of help, have responded nobly in this war, and will continue to do so. We think most of them realize we are all in this thing together, win or lose, sink or swim. ARRIVED ~0m8EAS The week ended with little curmu- tion of conditions in Greece gnu-c M’éngogwogksg? £133: from those affecting Athens. It was "9°“ ' e ’ stated that 20 per cent of the Greek Pte. W. J. Sharp, had arrived safely overseas. and we: ate and well. ‘ (Continued on m 'J $2.00 a Year in Canada; $2.50 in U. 8. For months now Allied gains along the Western Front have been small and hard-won, as Gen. Eisenhower's armies at many points fought for each blood-stained yard against some of the most determined and effective oppo- sition the German army has ever of- fered. Weekly War Commentary All along the front the seven Al- lied armies now in the line are gain- ing or at least holding firm ground previously gained. But nowhere is the advance rapid enough to satisfy the hopes of many on the home front. There is belief in many quarters that the present war of position, in which the Allies have been forced to engage ever since since forward units outran their supply lines following the specacular break out of Norman- dy, means just so much costly effort with little tangible gain. Specially Wflttcn tor the Chronic). By R. L. JONES Canadian Press Staff Writer That is an erroneous conception. Ac- tually, although recent territorial gains are reckoned in yards rather than in scores of miles, the battle of attrition now being waged is winning the war against German just as ef- fectively as would manoeuvres more visible on a map. The enemy is estimated to be los- ing some 9,000 casualties a dayâ€"a figure which by present German stan- dards represents almost a division. He no longer can afford losses on this scale. Already his forces are spread thinly along the front from the Netherlands to Switzerland. He has perhaps 1. 000,000 men in the lineâ€"many of whom by the Allied yard-stick are to- tally unfit for combat-and behind that he has few large reserve units. Allied air and armored superiority no longer is in question in Europe. Only the undeniable ability of the German fighter, coupled with natural advantages accruing to the defending side particularly in such weather as the continent has experienced lately, is keeping the front relatively static. Allied Superiority The Allies have considerably more than 1,000,000 men in the line now. by recent estimates, and behind them ample reserves of well-trained, hardy replacements. But the enemy has no further re- serves to draw upon, and as he loses his present forces daily his efficiency must wane too. The defending forces are being spread thinner and thinner; Allied pressure is not relaxing. Not bx gmat s“ eeping teiritorial gains, but by the biutal business of killing Germans, will military \ictory be achieved. When the line is drawn taught enough, it will snap, and then will come the specacular march on Berlin. At the week-end. German resistance was stiffening on the 3rd Army front and Lt.-Gen. Patton’s wedge into the Siegfried Line had not been apprecia- bly deepened. United States forces, however, made a new crossing of the Saar River and were reported fighting in the streets of Saareguemines. Allied gunners continued to pound Saarbruecken and to the south the last German defences in Alcase were reported cracking. Allied airmen are bombing the escape bridge over the Rhine near Colmar. The northern end of the front line is relatively quiet. Churchill Supported v'â€"-â€" â€"â€"_--_ An overwhelming vote of confidence was given Prime Minister Churchill in the House of Commons last. week on the question of British policy in the liberated countries of Europe. partic- ularly Greece. The erisis was provoked by inter- necine strife in Greece. by British ant- pathy toward Count Sforza as Italian foreign minister and demonstration in the Low Countries. lll\.--“.â€" W'â€" a tommy-gun,” said Mr. Churchill who refused to back up an inch on the position he had taken. “These countries shall be freed from the German armed power and under con- ditions of normal tranquility they have a free universal vote to decide the government of their country, ex- cept the Fascist regime, and whether that government shall be to the left “Democracy is not a harlot to be picked up in the street by a man with I‘L--“-LI‘I Or the right. The Prime Minister was supported by 281 votes to 32. But some British newspapers at the week-end said Mr. Churchill's speech did nothing to relieve public anxiety about the lack of a unified Allied poâ€" litical strategy. Aecording to "‘9 Lou- II DIV..- .vâ€" .7- . don Times Um situatiofi emphasizes the need for an early meeting of the Big Three. -