Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 29, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press wednesday May 29, 1940 Page five Forth will be immediately ruin Goering such retaliatory the nazi air minister s announce ment followed receipt of a report from Squadron Leader . Lackner. Who claimed he was fired he specified live by Frencl troops As he Para be shot and Chute to Earth from his flaming firing on a plane set beaten and finally chained. The officer was claimed to have been temporarily a prisoner of War in French hands and pre 4ivcn Sunui Bly escaped. Germans to push on swiftly and to violently attack the lines held by the British East of Brussels from Louvain to Wavro and by the French on the right from wave Namur. Resisted stoutly simultaneously the germans advanced rapidly through ardennes and pierced the French defences on the Luxembourg Frontier. The . Resisted stoutly and in Al must every Case where ground was Iho temporarily due to particularly _ _ heavy attacks it regained it at once j by counter attacking. It is now common knowledge that at several Points the French were not so Suc Cessill. The French government worry overwork Lias been Frank about these failures Anc they cannot be ignored in a candid summary of what happened. For inc . They were disastrous v directly to the critical sit kidu evs and by styx Luzion which now exists. The for cinch armies on the Brit get Castex ish right withdrew and the . Nac withdrawn in conformity. It the was i difficult withdrawal and i. Of be Carriece out. Without first rate leadership from general 5ort, supported by efficiency among he subordinate commanders and Ilaff the utmost discipline and dogged endurance on the part of he troops. The . Withdrew with their right flank almost in the air sustaining tenuous Contact with he rapidly retreating French forces on that flank. They did so along country roads which were being heavily bombed and congested with refugees French soldiers and trans ports almost beyond belief. Fierce Fig Liting after giving blow for blow All he Way. The . Established it self As directed by the French High command on the River Scheldt rom Maulde on the right to nude Narde on the left. On this line some Pierce fighting took place and Little around was lost. But the German pressure on the French forces a ittle farther South increased and so did the fatal Gap which had been created Between the French armies on the right and the main body. As a consequence we had to carry out another masterly withdrawal to other defensive positions which we built along the French belgian rentier during the Winter. In the meantime German motor Zed armoured divisions had streamed through the Gap and were already threatening Arras former site of our general Headquarters. Indeed tailored suits summer footwear Etc. 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Was faced with the ask of continually extending and the front line which faced first South and then due West in order to protect the lifeline to the a. The fact that a necessary protective line was quickly formed in spite of the fact that fast and Power Ful German armoured formations were trying to encircle them is yet the heroic Effi commander and another proof of Cliency which the he troops had shown throughout the epic fortnight. Resisted every attempt Small British motorized and Light armoured detachment supplementing their anti tank guns with Field Artil Ery kept Pace with the encircle ment and resisted every attempt at penetration of our lines. Up to this morning the . Was facing the enemy on the French rentier from near Ypres to the River Scarpe. Thence it supported Jarl of the French army roughly Asar As Douai. From there a thin 3ut Resolute line continued in an Ellipse into which the British Force lad been driven through the Forest at Dieppe and Cassel to the West of Dunkirk. Dunkirk Only port by now Dunkirk was the Only port at general Gort s disposal and even though it had been severely bombed it remained reasonably possible to evacuate the . From to even though evacuation would have made Gallipoli look easy. It was difficult but quite possible As Ong us Dunkirk and the adjacent coastline remained in British hands. But now that the belgians have sur rendered on our Northern flank it s difficult to see How the germans can be prevented from capturing Dunkirk and cutting off the . Completely. The . May succeed in fight no its Way out of the net. Dunkirk nay be kept in our hands. The Trench May be Able by a supreme Effort to reach us from the South. What the . Will break for the South or a break for the still More about continued from Page one he was not in parliament last monday and is presumed to have flown South to new York or Washington. Undoubtedly he is seeking to substitute United states planes and equipment for British supplies which Are no longer Avail Able. He is likewise doing his utmost to launch in Canada the production of equipment which under earlier plans was to have been provided by Britain. In War As partners in a general Way Britain has passed out of Canada s War Pic Ture As a source of Supply and the government at Ottawa must now go it alone. Ministers Are endear Oring to reorganize the production of equipment by purchases in the United states and by expansion of Canadian production. The earlier plan to rely on Britain was de fended in the commons last night. Britain and he said Are in the War As partners and the principal Effort of Canada to Date has been to reinforce the efforts of Britain in great Britain and France. This has led us to co operate with Britain in building the Type of plane that Britain is using. Now All that is changed and Ottawa is working on Amer can standards where we the quotation is from or. Howe. Indians now living in the United states tribes. Represent 180 different i measure Hiram Watker s London dry teaspoonful sugar. Juice of i in into Glass add two ice cubes and fill with soda. The secret a Tom Collins is no better than the Gin you mix it with. Hiram Walker s London dry Gin has harmonized flavor that combines All other ingredients into a perfectly balanced cocktail or toll drink. Favourites win in Golf tourney playing in the annual Battle for the Tribune Handicap trophy practically All the favourites came through this morning at Pine Tudge in s tournament sponsored by the Manitoba Branch of the Canadian ladies Golf Union. The medallist mrs. Jack Annan Dale won her match defending Champion mrs. E. Swenson and the Low Gross Winner mrs. B. Campbell theirs also. Three matches were carried right to the Home Green. Mrs. Swenson s Battle with mrs. Hector Miller was easily the feature match of the morning. Giving away two strokes to mrs. Swenson mrs. Miller did t give up until the last putt had been sunk on the 18th. Mrs. S. M. Camp Bell giving 19 strokes to mrs. W. G Mclellan also stayed until the 18th first round matches were played in the Consolation flight and a fur ther round in the first flight weather conditions were Ideal. Results in the championship flight mrs. Jack Annandale beat mrs. R. Rogers 4 and 3 mrs. J. Dun Woody beat mrs. Fred Hart on the 18th mrs. W. S. Edey beat mrs. D b. Gow 4 and 2 mrs. Bruce Camp Bell beat mrs. Gordon Ritchie 1 and 3 mrs. J. Beveridge beat mrs. Gil Bert Adamson mrs. E. Swenson beat mrs. Hector Miller on the 18th mrs. W. G. Mclellan beat mrs Stewart Campbell on the 18th mrs a. Wodlinger beat mrs. G. B Mctavish 4 and 2. Moke about u continued from the tank corps for the time being and that . Worthington. Officer commanding the tajik corps was an experienced officer who had served in the first great War was considered a competent officer and had recently been to England where he completed a course in tank tactics. Or. Rogers said he had informed major Bristol that col. Carter had visited staff officers at Headquarters Here and had been courteously received. Or. Rogers said the British expert was a most competent officer. H. A. Bruce conservative to Ronto Pajk Clale said that Canadian would be shocked to learn there were no tanks available for the can Adian tank corps in training and none being made in Canada while there were two plants in Hamilton. Ont., he said were capable of producing 250 tanks a month each. Is it a fact that we have in the 2nd division militia regiments trans formed into a tank corps which to Date have never seen a tank for purposes of training in this col asked or. Bruce. Or. Rogers said that owing to the Small number of Light tanks Avail able4 it was not considered possible for maintenance reasons to Distri Bute these tanks amongst the mobilized and immobilized mechanized cavalry and tank units in can Ada. Kept at Camp Borlen it was therefore decided to re Tain these tanks at the Canadian armoured fighting vehicles school at Camp Borden bringing in As marry personnel As possible from the mobilized mechanized cavalry and tank units to Camp Borden for training and it was proposed that certain tanks would be allotted to these units for All purposes when they were concentrated at Camp said or. Rogers. Or. Howe rejected or. Bruce s statement that two Hamilton plants could build tanks. The minister declared that no Canadian Industry was equipped to build tanks with in a year or the Armor plating of modern tanks was inches thick and of special plate obtainable Only from two or three sources within the British Empire and one or two sources in the United states and was difficult to obtain. In addition tanks called for new Type and very Large engines not easily accessible. Non sense Howe declares or. Howe pointed out that it was nonsense to suggest that there Are companies in Canada capable t building Large numbers of tanks. The production of he said even in a great country with the reserves of the United states amazingly he said the Type of engine used was larger than had Ever been produced in Canada and went on to say that the production of tanks would Challenge the whole Industry of Canada even if we were assisted by other countries. There is no Chance of such assistance at the moment he said. Of the record of tank production or. Howe said that an order for 100 tank hulls was Given by the British government to the Supply Board on october 1d39. Drawings and specifications were received on january 27, 1340, but these were withdrawn on april 2. We have been pressing for a reopening of the said or. Howe. Report summarized v under the heading Canada sold out a full Page advertisement in the Toronto Telegram. May 27. Carrying the notation written and paid for by calling summarized a report of col. E. J. Carter former chief instructor at the Royal tank school in England to major general a. G. L. Mcnaughton after a Survey of Canada s armoured troops and training facilities. The Carter report requested by Gen. Mcnaugh ton said armoured units were scattered All Over the Dominion and lacked elementary training and equipment. It suggested the Only Way to ensure uniform methods for armoured troops was to form them into one corps. The report said the pity is that Canada has the finest material for such troops i have Ever seen if she could Only manage to train and use the report was dated oct. 31, 1939, and warned the time to Start is Thiv advertisement told of appeals to Ottawa and replies from the de Fence department As reported by or. Rogers in the House yesterday. Training vehicle planned three months later a Toronto com Mittee took up the Hunt for tanks and partially succeeded. With the co operation of automotive Industry a training vehicle was planned which could be produced cheaply and quickly and manufacturers were said to be willing to produce test units if Ottawa approved. Defence minister ultimate weapon approval was not forthcoming said the advertisement. The committee made a final Effort Early in March and reported the result was a document quoting brigadier e. J. C. Schmidlin director of engineering services at defence Headquarters and technical adviser to the who said the which wins the War is a Bayonet on a Rifle carried by an infantry Man through the he said the Utility of tanks was unknown in Ding Dong warfare and that the polish Campaign was no True Indica Tion of the Power of mechanized armies. The advertisement noted that in France Reynaud required the imme Diate punishment of French officers whose unbelievable mistakes imperilled the nation s life and said in countries where parliament was Freedom s guardian ministers have been impeached for errors that Cost their people less than this. Gam new Call is issued for army volunteers recruiting Calls went out for several branches of army service wednesday As openings for several Hundred men were provided in orders to enlist More troops. At the District recruiting office at fort Osborne about 500 men will be needed to fill demands. The school the youth is survived by his parents. Or. And mrs. J. Janzen and a sister. Annie. The body was removed to Bardal s funeral Home. Or. H. M. Speedily provincial Cor Oner stated no inquest will to held. Ottawa May 29. Up for the second time within 24 hours the House of commons last night heard a Call from the conservative opposition for the finance minister Hon. L. Ralston to replace prime minister Mackenzie King As Leader of Canada s War government. Or. Herbert a. Bruce con. To Ronto Parl Dale offered the Sugges Tion that col. Ralston is the one Nan in the King Cabinet fitted to head a War monday night a similar Appeal was made by Percy Black con. Cumberland who like col. Rals ton and the defence minister. Nor Man my l. Rogers is a native son of Amherst . Earlier the House quickly gave authority to col. Ralston to spend at once up to of the estimates tabled last week to carry on Normal government business. Later the interim Supply Bill was put through All three read ing stages in the Senate. Or. Bruce said prime minister Mackenzie King had Many Fine qualities suitable to administering a country at a time of peace. But those very qualities rendered him unfit to Lead in time of War. Says attitude wrong or. King had the As Quillian Altitude of wait and see or. Bruce said. He let Public opinion Crystal ize and then followed where it led. We need a Man who will Lead j Public opinion instead of following or. Bruce declared. One who is j Able to make Quick and decisive action regardless of party consid j i col. Ralston he said enjoyed the respect and admiration of All Par ties in the House and of All the people. He was an Able and experienced administrator and a Vete ran of the first great War. Canada s whole War purchasing programme has been under review since recent events changed great Britain s position As a source of Supply. Hon. C. D. Howe Supply minister informed parliament. Through the change in the Situa Tion. Or. Howe expected there would be a speeding up of production of War materials and that there would also be a wider variety of munitions and supplies made in this country. Or. Howe made his statement in response to a question by Howard Green fcon., Vancouver South As to what arrangements the govern ment would make in View of pos sible curtailment of shipments from Britain. Warning from Westerner a warning that the government would suffer for its indifference to Western Canada s interests was voiced by g. H. Castleden c.c.f., Yorkton who declared that after the War a movement would sweep across Canada to throw this government into the abysmal Depths of he said parliament should take All profiteering out of War and ensure those who make sacrifices to defend Canada that they will get a Square Deal when they come Back. Or. H. H. Bruce con., Toronto Parkdale warned the government that a real fifth column menace existed in Canada. Since last september fascist nazi and communist elements in Canada have made common cause with destruction of the British Empire their or. Bruce said. We Are living in a fool s Paradise if we think Canada is excluded from that or. Bruce said three prominent Toronto leaders of various move ments were mysteriously absent from their offices. He named Tim Buck Stewart Smith and a or. what we complain about is the indifference that has been so plainly manifested by the in the nine months since War or. Bruce said. Canada should now be raising six divisions. Recruiting schedule included enlist ments for the infantry training Cen tre the 2nd Pioneer battalion. Royal Canadian engineers the Royal Canadian ordnance corps the Royal Canadian army service corps and others. There was Keener Competition for recruits among various units than at any time since the outbreak of the War. Units now absent from Winnipeg with regimental depots in the City were recruiting for themselves. At the artillery training Centre recently established in Winnipeg in Barracks at Princess Street and my Dermot Avenue recruiting began this week of reinforcements for artillery units overseas. A District recruiting office has been opened in the basement of Headquarters building at fort Osborne. Regina May 29. Cameron first year engineering student at the University of Saskatchewan and Leo Kain second year medical student at the Sama University were instantly killed tuesday night Elbow when 15 Miles East of truck they were 15-year-old Boyf in River driving turned Over in the ditch. Warm weather tuesday brought with it the season s first drowning in Winnipeg. The victim was John Janzen 15, suite 8, 252 Talbot Avenue who ventured too far Oul in the red River while swimming with two friends at the fool of Tat Bol Avenue near the . Railroad Bridge about 7.30 . Efforts to save the boy by Noil Brown. 15. 289 Thompson Krco Weston. Proved unsuccessful. Summoned by one of Janzon s compan ions Brown plunged tirelessly deep into the water trying to Fin i the drowning youth. Meanwhile Samuel Moran 2. 291 midwinter Avenue who was swimming with Janzen summoned police. Constables t. C. Benfield and c. A. Anderson assisted by John Davidson. 67 Boyle Street retrieved the body in a police life saving boat. The third swimmer was Davidson s son. James. A Slud enl at lord Strathcona Here s another bargain Coats to new Beauty re Lorinc original placed in a garment rum plemely insured and cured in our Moth proof vaults for Only nothing to 1 a till your coat is delivered Kissick conviction upheld by court Appeal of Mike Kissick from conviction and sentence of 18 months in jail was dismissed wednesday by the court of Appeal. Kissick was convicted by a jury at the february assizes on a charge of conspiracy in connection with the operation of a still seized near Stonewall Man. He As sentenced by or. 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