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ELV Theatre IHif.’ Ag â€" ROOT GIBSON in [ORSE .MPEDE” A MAN" I'. DECEMBER 23 VANDA MCKAY in ’.\TH‘I.\'T OREST HAEL O'SHEA in heatre E OF MARK" 07! HEN Dec. 25-2637 Dex-ember 21-22 .u‘es! me .vith might cans VOL. 78â€"NO. 4050 {Ion “Britain can take it” in referring .: t0 the stamina of the civilians in thei warâ€"blitzed area. Now we are to hear: tales of Britain‘s recovery irorn the" war, and in his letter this week Mr. Douglas Currer. well-known in the‘ Traverston district of Gleneig. gives? an insight into the character of the“ people who have never ceased trying‘ ‘ ‘ -â€" nan Innov- is: an. W.’\IPI‘L. vv - to help themselves. His letter is an; interesting study of what is taking: place in the "tight little isle.” Whlle'; they need help to see them throughi JV$~--. down on the job. Mr. Carter says; - "At last we have been down to the;I <ea shore: for five years we have not all been able to. being barricaded behind i 1 lines of barbed wire and concrete :1 blocks. not to mention mines. Biltl part of this is cleared and it was good? . to see c hildren and grownups down on '1' the beach seeing the waves roll in. l "The pier is still broken in the cen-‘ me where the Canadians blew it up: £in years ago. Things are quiet over- i had four or and around here. w little. “I was reading in a about the demand for swee We have ”I i Ir. u ' ' ' 21 321113 . 1 W39 “mam-g m a county m 9’ inone Wish for a green. pm»; or anything; pm"; Mr. Wrong, who for the last few‘ "hm“ ”"9 demand for sweet corn. oc- 'bnt a white one. Gosh. what the ded the Commonwealth '~ NW” N Ampr‘c‘ms and (Jana ‘lic has to listen to in the name of en- g years has hea iand European division of the external trumps in England. They we ‘e offering ! tertainment! . the council has made “5 affairs department, now will super- !0 am’ Ql't’Wlt'YS 8 “ms to 1 cents 3‘ This week 59350“ In vise its work as well as that of the _ - t agriculturist . “m. Tolme imaging climate putifm‘t mopearanne Of the x' n :‘P'Sl :1. I. . ' . - or mi \ the streets of snow and hi“? American and Far Eastern diViSion, . i _( ' g n‘ hillf an {1ch thf‘ nf'xt 56218011. Teallz- , Sequn” - b A“ d gunda . the ,3” 1mm $1000 not so bad. I wast ““9 :1 gm)“ 3" - . 3V * 3 , formerly headed by Dr. Hugh Keen- fufinhéwi heciuse corn roads were patrolled and scraped With leyside, recently appointed ambassa- '< . 0 row! , mmm hm.“ is hard t g :the pom/eg- grader, and1 ”on,1 Garafrar? dor .to Mexico. Dr. Read, who will at some stacks 1 inspected a land mm tong”? t‘h‘ Sam” “aislm' contlnqe as legal adwser. Will have INPUHM‘ mile-d the Spider Thatching "‘Ovm “3‘“ ta :1“ ‘3 t 8t Emgwevers SQPGI‘WSIO“ 0V9? legal and 5996181 le- ' This is a steel table about 99°m°d11kf.at~%“ 955 915 (i .0 O'th' Mons of the department. - " fool flv wheel on side for b‘“ “'9 be “3"" t e 0mm“ .urm, i x - v .in' an arm over the present wintenintends $30an51 31 Diplomatic Service Grows . “0961“ 10 inches length“ snow from in .ront o e Ls nes‘s These appointments indic places and the. main streets aftei eacn growth of the department’s work and “man Thp straw is on a n - ~ . r . . i rni whirh. thev think. W111 P9 as the expansion of the diplomatic ser; A -Mknn nf ngr. n It Operating riiylo- :il‘f‘ (WU about the com! casioned bV A" troops in Engla to any growers LIIH'Hint‘ ('uiu-u nu -r :iizu'hih“. This is a steel table abOut ” ‘ ' . -* ' ". i‘wi hv ‘1 feet, flv wheel on side for but we. believe the councu during “16' (hie-rating in” an arm over the present winter.intends YEmOVing all mhle are two neeoles 10 inches long i the SHOW from In front of the business and 7 inches apart. The straw is on ‘ places and the. main StFeEtS after 98011 the table to the needles. which sew it. ' storm, Which they think, will be as thatch nassingi chean as allowing orifts and piles to able It must accumulate along the main streets and ' have to remove the whole thing in the as effective. , . spring. I) it. the straw matting or tiff the other side of the m» much (mieker. and just («11' stuck use. - . . . t . While this service Wlll cost a certain "This year most of the grain was - t f h . . nut-Wm by the Massey-Harris com- any“? 0, Wong. t e citizens .wm oimtion machine which threshes MPG! ehel n m t eintaxes, and It is .x‘eH as ('uis. I hear good accounts of {fit ttsewn‘ilccomodahon 0f. cleared this machine. Around here this past 5’11“” more than satisfy the season a lot. of land was down to sugar resldents. NOt only the front SW99“. U et. A lot is not cut. Possiblv the . but every street in_town 15 to receive t'erv wet season has been not satistiS service, 30:”de to present ar- - ‘ " ‘ - mngemen s. alt cush nothing can be tz-ctorv for the machine. From what I . « ‘ said as to the actions of the new 1945 h, he seems to cut . t 9 mad“ councxl. have seen quite a the tons rather low. wasting “The ovroirmer of Rota-Tiller 'g ARCH. BURNETT INJURED. athat I told you about» seem. . t “95“ 135‘ f9" 5991's! Archie Burnett. of Mount Forest, and been of great use t , _ and. The way the formerly of the Priceville district. lost cleaning up scrub l ‘ “95 0999' ‘ the tip of two of his fingers this week ground is whisked up. ten inc k. He lost -_- 1n: hnrspoower machines _iS while engaged at his wor - -- -L Ah- I‘mQQ' inint bl“ M well as cuts. this machine season a lot 0 b‘fet. A lot i very WCt $98 factory for t? Pte. Bruce Maclnnes of Ipperwash and Pte. David Standen of Camp 801'- den were honoured by enjng at the ing the evening wishes was read by and the presentations were made by Ralph Staples and William Brookle- bank. The gift to David Standen, who was unable to be present, was accept- ed by his mother, Mrs. S. Standen. The A a- “Ni‘ ‘nd..mm. .that I told you about) se. been of great use these last fey years; cleaning up scrub land. The way the. ground is whisked up. ten inches deep. ‘ by these 175 horsepow appreeiated. “Harvest festival time is past. But perhaps you might be interested to know that in the southwest of Enz- land they have Fish Harvest Festivals in some of the fl ' decorated with fish nets. crab pots. and marking buoy . are red and green sldP of the pulpit s'llllng lights and in front on tables ire displays of fish etc The lesson . one of the sailing: “guts. auu ... _ - are disphvs of fish. em. The lesson; at the service is read by one of the local fishermen. The churches in Grey County have their Fowl Suppers. I wonder they don‘t have at the fishing towns ‘fish and chip' suppers. May I talk about food. Makes me remem- per the glorious feeds 1 had around your parts. We’re still on two pints of milk per person per week. Of course At ...‘ Winn things. but are we The MCGirr family met at the home 1 of Mr. and Mrs. \Villiam McGirr on? Sunday evening to mark -their 25th wedding anniversary. Mrs. Thomas MrGirr, on behalf of the family. pre- sented them with sterling silver pep- per and salt shakers. Mr. and Mrs. McGirr were married at Trinity Church rectory. by the Rev. _ .l A L..:Al\ M‘nd 'hp for- Ml‘o i‘ll‘l ‘V‘I On ct-‘-‘___ e at Trinity Church rectory. by the Rev. ‘ 1 F. G. Hardy, the bride being the for- ' Ella Cuff. Following the cere-' was seriously woun They have one dang ter. uate nurse 0 and Marine Hospital. no Toronto, and one son, 'rOOper Wil- liam McGirr, who has been in the thick of the war in Italy and has been mentioned several times in despatches from that theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Me» {Zirr have spent all their married life {13535 that theatre. Girr have spent 81 in Durham. swas tendered a surprise party by her ineighbours recently on the occasion .of her birthday. Miss Cochrane is one lof Durham’s oldest citizens and for 3 many years had the distinction of be- 1ing Canada’s only woman implement ha-(r i.) s 3‘ ‘ ' ' m w u ed to the expres dealer. During the evening which was . ‘12.... finnkvgnfl was 3b. Mr. Currer says: have been down to the five years we have not being barricaded behind the home spent in social chat Miss Cochrane was presented with several small personal {gifts with the good wishes of her i friends. She made a most suitable re- Following on the heels or one 01 ulc â€"; most delightful Fall seasons within the 011 lll accordance w memory of the oldest inhabitant, we tion they would be c believe that Winter has’ finally set in t9 world peace; 0th in earnest, and barring the odd thaw ell would lack adec, this country will be pretty well frozen thel‘. secondary nati up for the next three months at the be. called on for v gamst an aggressor least. We have had no bad stormszl . ' unlike Toronto, our streetcar system. to vote on the dec131 has not been put out of commissions -â€"â€"x- but. for the past several days we have These suggestions all of the announcement 1 'th tion of two senior c te ternal affairs (1 there is no doubt we shall have one those White Christmases the croon about on the radio, and make minister. Itone wish for a green. pink. or anything 5 ibnt a white one. Gosh. what the pub-; My. Wrong, who glic has to listen to in the name of en- g years has headed t. ‘, tertninment! >_ iand European divisi __-:1 1."... mark: Iffllnl‘t‘nivc (IanIWNIF‘nt. Archie Burnett. of Mount Forest, and1 formerly of the Priceville district. lost the tip of two of his fingers this week while engaged at his work. He lost the first finger at the first joint, but is still sufficiently humorous to end up his letter with a Merry Christmas for the Chronicle and Staff. Well. we hope Archie has a Merry Christmas, too. al- though it will likely be an “itchy" one -_-_‘Annn fn 1'19“] 1‘“ when Durham Council held its final ses- sion of the year last Friday night and closed the town business for 1944. Several accounts were before the (Afferent committees, which passed and recommended payment of the fol- lowing amounts: Finance $240.53: fire and light. $135.47: property $63.73; “. -Cv“ The usual mutual admiration coun- cil was sworn in, when the members made their annual manifestations of love and admiration for each other. A IUVC all“ “HIIOC-“v-v-u â€"v_ Mayor Hunter has definitely resigned from the council, (pleading business interests outside the town, and the fact he did not have the time at his dis- posal to look after town affairs. After adjournment the council re- paired to the Prince Cafe, where the chairman of the board of works, Law-; rence Chapman, was host. Tonight is nomination night when of the 1945 council will be selected. At the time of writing municipal politics are very quiet. We 1Ulllga v an .-v-â€"____--- _ be 1945 council will t3},â€" suddenly it might suuw We ......- OF BONE WOUNDS - speeches I heard during my "W Karlsruhe, ano [nrellcuuus u“: nu... 5e selected. At the time of writing dries up, ' """""' ‘ nights at Parliament. ' trial and chemical cities of Mannheim ten. 35 miles away. The nunicipal politics are very quiet. We Patty Petite, the otrice quip. says that Mrs. J. E. Cain received another It was snowly lightly when we came and Ludwigsha am from Ottawa this week in- out ”'3‘ night and ““3 morning the :ermans apparently are worried about d it this threat. and have brought up a or that the “1101108 to her ground is covered with snow an Of which she W33 is :till snowmg quite heavily. Makes panzer division to aid the ste‘fded signing, there are no rumors that any- he needn’t bother to one else is looking for the position. in them. son, rte. J. E. Cain, . â€"â€"â€"-â€"+-â€"-â€"â€" - â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"-°-â€" ---"" informedfl recentlyhcggsistedn air: 3; one soak that Chrisutmas is jusltita- Um, degendm in we“. "Mum, ted ght eg. am y roun e corner, so though a c __..g_ . Certainly it would be a pleasure Over 30000 pounds of cork hove been «new ' cork anxi y awaitlnz further we re- premature I win eioee by wishing you nowadays it you could secureonly one harvested incalitornis“ 33% in W his condition He 1. stationed a Merry Christmas anda Happy New .0“ the 0,3 m my front, W . Year.” \ (continued a: up 1.0 engaged at. ms wuxn. u. .w-‘ _ VSt finger at the mSt JOint’ but. Since the war began overall farm sufficiently humorous to end up , . -\ , _ . . pioduction has “5011 4b poi cent, and ,ter .wllth adlggg ghfiifima; for officials said that exports of agricul- 3r§nlc 8131“ Ch '. t e ' vie cage tural products to the United Kingdom hizt‘sweill “81:3; bensnntgiehgghne have jumped .22.6 per cent, this_ in ' the face of difficulties in obtaining his fingers commence to heal up' ‘ machinery. heels of one of the seasons within the The Week in Ottawa Specially written for The Chronicle Canadian Press Staff Writer announcement at Ottawa indicative of the increasing part which Canada is utaking in world affairs. Mr. Coldwell, in addressing the Am- erican Labor Conference on interna- tional afafirs, said Canada and com- parable peace-loving nations should be represented on the security coun- cil in accordance with the contribu- tion they would be called on to make to world peace; otherwise the coun- cil would lack adequate force. Fur- ther, secondary nations which would be called on for vital assistance a- ,gainst an aggressor, should be able to vote on the decision reached. _â€"â€"-x._â€"â€"â€" These suggestions followed closely the announcement here of the eleva- tion of two senior officials of the ex- affairs departmentâ€"Hume Wrong and Dr. John E. Readâ€"to rank equivalent to that of ambassador or minister. Diplomatic Service Grows These appointments indicate the growth of the department’s work and the expansion of the diplomatic ser: vice which has seen a number of car- eer and specialty appointed officials given the rank of minister or ambassa- dor with the opening of legations and embassies abroad. Canada now has exchanged missions, with approximately 24 countries andi with the growth of the government's. business with other governments the? external affairs department has foundi it difficult to obtain men to fill the‘ 1 positions it needs to open. Notwithstanding the loss of man- power to the armed services or war industries, the statistical record shows that Canada’s farmers, aided by a good year and kindly weather, achiev- ed this year production which topped those set in past years. :mg dries up. W yor, Patty P anil 1! the In 112- white be my- he needn 1. in them. Most farms, too. have this year built up their feed reserves to thel . point where the demands of Canada; Durham friends and her Allies for meats and dairyl products probably c year or more. Agricultural department . officials said they considered the 1944 ' a - food crops not only good but also time- ‘ The late Mr. 5“ ly. since. even when Eastern crops are good there has to be a movement of Portland Cement 5 some feed from the West. ' ‘around 1902- He ' M.-x__._ Robertson,l well-k . . * ater n A cut in Australian wheat produC-Efl‘ggat aegout 40 y: lnnn this mason because of droughtihave’since reside A cut in Auxtralian wheat produc- ‘fion tlfis snamnt because of drought conditions in New South Wales and Victoria may mean that Australia will have to import wheat in 19-15 for the first time since the drought of 1897, a Sydney agricultural writer has fore- cast. Shou'd it he necess: ia to inmnv't wheat y‘f‘v‘, (‘nnada is in as to supply her as an) 7-1- Shou‘d it be npcessary for Austral- ia to inmm‘t wheat in the coming var Canada is in as go ' ' i0 supply her as any other country. vht “ample demands" exist A HELLO FROM ITALY going somewhere fast. While he is at it we hope Jimmy knocks off a couple of Bohches for us. dries up. Patty Petitg. the office quip LI. - -AA “1". . says that and the white beard 1189991“ to he needn't bother received a great William Burnett, one or ceylon'sw oldest and most esteemed citizens, pas- sed away at his home on Saturday afternoon in his 82nd year. The late Mr. Burnett had been in poor health for the past six years, having suffer- ; a stroke. Three weeks ago he had a . .second stroke. Although his death was not entirely unexpected news of his passing will prove a shock to a wide circle of friends. The late Mr. Burnett was born and raised in Glenelg Township and lived in Grey County all his life as a farm- er and a railroadman. In 1885 he was united in marriage to Agnes Muer, who now survives to mourn his pass- ing, together with one daughter, Mrs. Irwin (Mary) at home, and who had cared for her father, during his ill- ness. Three sons died in infancy. ' The late Mr. Burnett and Mrs. Bur- ' nett celebrated their 59th wedding an- ' niversary on Nov. 18. In fraternal cir- sherton. He was an adherent of St. John's United Church. bis; Mrs. D. S. McDonald passed away Sunday night at her home two miles west of Hopeville after a serious illness i which culminated in an operation at Orangeville Hospital several weeks ago. She failed to rally and her deathl is much regretted by residents of the The 'dec-eased’s maiden name was Annie Mogk. As a child of six years of [age she accompanied the family to 'Egremont Township. Fifty years ago nex‘ January 2, she became the bride ‘of D. S. McDonald and moved to Pro- ' he had been a resi- ‘dent of the Hopeville district ever .since and was very much esteemed. . “-4 -1... {a curviVPd Mrs: Milford Hopkins (Essiel and Mrs. Archie Wilson (Berthav’), both of Egremont. Four brothers ano three sisters also survive. all Canada with the exception of Mrs. Egremont. Four bromers an sisters also survive. all m Canada with the exception of J. Philp, Egremont Township. of George A. Smith, a former resident of this town, will regret to learn of his death on Dec. 1 at his home in Mason City. Iowa, from Durham. friends oved to Mason City; and they later m o, where they Iowa. about 40 years ag somewhere in the his country with grand- City, and Ross. South Pacific serving the Unitec} States Navy. Five ‘ ___-I-... Durham, but since her 20 years ago a res died yesterday after a was in her late 30’s, and was a daugh- ter of Mrs. McGirr and the late '1‘. C. McGirr of Lambton street. The late Mrs. Weidner, whose maid- ien name was Nellie McGirr, grew up' [and received her education in Dur- 'ham, where she was held in high es- teem byuher many friends. Mrs. Weidner was taken ill nearly two years ago, and since that time had been pretty much confined to her fleets of a stroke of paralysis band are four children. two girls and two boys, Lois. Shirley. Lance and George, all at home. Surviving also are ‘ and three sisters, Wm. seven brothers ’ J ., Clarence. Raymond, Clifford, Gor- ' don, and Mrs. W. Brooklebank (Car- - rie). all in Durham; Lance. in London: ‘ ‘ ---- m.-.» ("ant and MRS. JOHN OBITUARY GEORGE A. SMITH Emma WEIDNER S. MCDONALD It; 'D'etrofit. Describes Visit To House of Commons In ["8 WLVILC use“ aw--v____ V t be interested in the a brief description of Parliament dur- . hit ing the present emergency session. pa Tension has been very high and tu was climaxed I would say in the openâ€" pe ing of Parliament here last Wednesâ€" 8U day afternoon. We had a very mild .98 Zombie march here the beginning of the week, but it was quickly quelled and all has been quiet since. sa I happened to be walking along g: Sparks Street around one-thirty on to! the day Parliament was opened and 5] coming to the intersection of O’Con- 0: nor Street I had a full view of Parlia- d ment Hill. Great crowds were gaâ€" si ithered outside awaiting admittance, a tdespite the fact that it was raining a nfairly heavy. I would have given a n ‘great deal to have been able to attend d that opening session. ‘ However, on Monday nght of this ‘week, Marion Moore and I decided to 1 hmake an attempt to get into the l 1'House of Commons. I was told we \ -‘ would have to leave very early, but ‘ . didn’t realize till we arrived there , 1 just how early one should be there in 1 3 \order to get in. It was a miserable , 1 Inight foggy and drizzling rain. As we‘ - .crossed onto Wellington Street, Parlia- ment Buildings came into full View. e ”What a wonderful sight it is to see ’f ‘them from this particular spot either? 3’ ljust as the sun is setting or as on‘ "gMonday night with lights twinkling' >0 1 from almost every window. The great ’8 iclock in the Peace Tower boomed out 9’ i the half hour as we went up the walk 1" l to the House of Commons. At the top ft ‘of this Tower a light twinkled like a‘ 3: tgreat star. I have been told that dur-l r”ling closed sessions this light. is red1 but don’t know how much truth there‘ is in this assertion. Although it was early crowds were ,surging up the steps to the entrance to Parliament and once inside its great portals I wondered just what chance we had of ever gaining ad- mittance to the gallery that night. ' Union Station on a’ Sunday . and you will have an idea of hpithe crowds that were awaiting the .J!_.,_ ‘n ‘ho Ely LES ‘ ESS ' at I'IL'lUIC Ullluns u ....... - evening and you will have an idea of? the crowds that were awaiting the' opening of the gates leading to the various galleries. We fell into the end of the line up which twisted like a winding road around the pillars of the great. hall, and extended down the east corrdor, where we took up our position. Near us was a staircase and me nnr chances of ever getting in as our chances of ever getting, m seemed very slim, we decided to in- vestigate where these stairs led to. Fortune was with us indeed for they led to the doors outside the ladies’ gallery. Other people had had the same idea before us and the guards * â€" 4|... nnnnln Sfllllt’ luca UVLUIV .. --_, v were kept busy pushing the people‘r. back. We remained well in the back- a ground till the gates below were; opened and then, well the mob just'r pushed us right. in, and we were lucky in securing seats in the second row of the ladies’ gallery and although I. a pillar somewhat obscured our view t of the Liberal benches we had a clear 1 \‘iGVV of the floor of the House gener- 'ally. The galleries on all sides quickly filled up and those who were unable to secure seats remained standing and I think it would have been impossible to squeeze one more person in. Many people were unable to get in. ' Eight thirty avid Parliament opened, with I would say almost a full sitting. ‘The Speaker opened the meeting, ’,which had been adjourned from the afternoon sitting. The first speaker was Mr. Graydon. the Conservative Leader, followed by Mr. Coldwell of the C. C. F. and then Mr. Blackwell. . Evidently all leaders of the various ‘ parties were to be given the oppor-‘ ‘~ tunity to put forward their views on ’ the subject under debate, which of‘. course was whether the draftees should or should not be conscripted for overseas service. The session was adjourned around ten forty-five with the decision to hold a secret session E on the marrow. . Thursday night I again made my é way up Parliament Hill. This time the crowds were not so great, evident- ----n-_,. nun ll": LIUVV\|;3 Vvvov _-_- 1y most people. did not realize that it was to be an upen session The gates opened around seven forty-five and although I did not have as good a seat as on Monday night, was lucky to get in as again many peOple were turned away. The House opened a little earlier than on Monday, that is, ‘ around eight _fifteen. ‘ ‘“‘-:â€"-â€" nnn“m_ UIVUUIIU Llhllv -----_-_ Following the usual opening prelim- inaries, Colonel Ralston stood up to speak. He stated that he was afraid that what he had to say would take _was granted by the Prime Minister and he spoke for well over two hours at the end of which time Mr. Hanson moved that Parliament be adjourned carried. , Service personnel are not permit- ted to take part in any political dis- cussions so I have . refrained from Aâ€"-- A. ‘h- ‘I i1aâ€"§;ehr'ef§ained from comment on any of the man! durimz my two Two ma r fronts upon which the United Naigons have been fightingâ€"- the Italian and the Hungarianâ€"have hitherto been theatres of entirely se- parate campaigns; but in the near fu- ..... _ I I Anfnnm Puluyb Vuli‘r‘p-auuw' w..- - ture, as the German over-all defence perimeter shrinks, they will have a strong interlocking influence upon each other. The Germans and their shaky Nazi satellites of the “Arrow Cross” Hun- garian. government for many weeks offered an efficient defence of the sprawling, Danube-straddling capital of Budapest. But the Red Legions drove about the ancient city on three sides, by-passed it on either flank, and at the week-end were smashing at defences guarding the roads to the next great prize---Viennaâ€"-115 miles |distant from their forward units. ”together with the ever-present gthreat of a sudden, spectacular ad- !vance such as the Canadian Corps ! made last week when it. broke through the vaunted Lamone River defences .and rolled beyond the Naviglio canalâ€"- lforced the Germans to employ a large -- .x-Anl‘ Meantime the British 8th and Al- lied 5th armies in Italy, fighting per- haps the most discouraging war in which the Allies are engagedâ€"â€"be- tween mountains and swamps, in vile weather, on a front which must some- times seem to be a cul de sacâ€"kept doggedly slugging forward. 1U] LC“ Lu» u»----..-___ number of their dvfindlifig 'divisions south of the Alps. Similarly many German (llVlSlOns are engaged in Hungary, but on this front they are materially aided by the Hungarian Nazis. ___x.-.... With the end of the Hungarian campaign in sight wwith Budapest tot- tering, western Slovakia already in- vaded and the defenders manoeuvred into a position where they must soon {choose between large-scare withdraw- ’ als or mass annihilationâ€"one outcome '.could clearly be seen. "â€"‘m That was that when the tide of bat- .tle rolled across the Austrian border. ,the Hungarians in its wake would cease to fight on the side of the Axis. With this support withdrawn, and after having suffered heavy losses themselves in the defence of Hungary, ltlxe Germans would be faced with the inecessity of manning a new fighting ' front in Austriaâ€"«amid a people .' known to be largely anti-Axis. and igat a time when a likely Russian of- !ifensive along more northerly sectors - of the Eastern front was likely to leake other demands on the enemy's manpower. ”aw, ‘II might be exéveaéd to cut. the routes through which the German armies in Italy are supplied. Henceâ€"to meet fresh manpower needs in Austria and to “avoid pos- sible loss of a nanny better employed closer to homeâ€"wit was altogether con- ceivable that the Germans soon would withdraw altogether from northern Italy. Meanwhile. in the Pacmc. amen ‘forces are slugging their way ever closer to the heart of Japan, United States forces have landed on another island in the Philippines-â€"â€"Mindora. only 150 miles south of Manila. capital of the archipelago. I .._..x__.._ Mechanized troOps swarmed ashore on Mindoro under a protecting can- opy of fighter planes. The landing par- ties consolidated their positions a- gainst little opposition as the main lapanese force withdrew to the cen- ‘tral part of the island, apparently to prepare defensive positions for a to- the-death stand. t ”X‘â€" ‘ The Mindoro landing seemingly was "a stunning surprise for the Japs, who ‘,were uncertain where. the big convoy 1'would strike as it wo'..nd its tat luau: ‘ miles of twisting in- res of enemy-held ‘ ‘The enemy made only two weak at- itempts to halt the 20-mile-long con- voy. and it was revealed later that most Jap bases had been neutralized by air attacks or guerilla raids. '9 D .I Also, the Russian advance A AL- On the western front the Allied 'apparently are preparing for another igigantic drive that may prove the determining factor in the war in Eur- United States 7th Army forces no moving against the German city of Karlsruhe. and threatening the indus- ical citles of Mannheim and Ludwigshaten. 35 miles away. The _ __AI-- -“ .IDM‘ .M"t in the Pacific. Allied