Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 01, 1940, Winnipeg, Manitoba You know Bryce s bread Carrier in Winnipeg 25 c per week. Winnipeg saturday Price 5c per copy edition with comics Loc Ahans ready London. June office announced today tha general Viscount Gort com for exceptional courage and de Votion to duty in Active operations. Mangler a chief of the British by John t. Whitaker. E 1. Special can blackout pre Ady and loudspeakers have been installed for announcement that Italy is at which italians believe today May come this Over the next 10-Day period. Foreign observers think a sur prise military attack unlikely be fore Hitler and Mussolini Issue an ultimatum to France posing certain territorial demands and calling upon the French to make a separate flying officer Dyer of min Nedosa Man., has been awarded the Torce distinguished flying Cross it was turned to England. Learned Friday. He was reported Telegram received by missing in a his parents. Or. And mrs. Jack Dyer Minnedosa May 22. No details were Given. The list awards which Royal air Force contained flying officer Dyer s decoration paid that he showed Complete Calm under War ministry statement said As a result of the Good pro Gress made in the evacuation of the British expeditionary Force and the consequent reductions in the size of the1 forces nov division. . Will 1.10 Ronen m. Abel officer transport unit his unit was already than 50 per cent re to its strength of 400. Head quarters reported that this unit has had the Smailes percentage of rejections and so far recruited. While of Appl pert Cooks motorcyclists and skilled Auto mechanics . Abel announced. Tiie corps tinder com Mand of Rvl ajor h. Bales will be acc Ritins at Minto Barracks Talon Csc morn it wants technical particularly mechanical exec inc radio workers and Engi neers. Prettily coloured posters printed in Italy now show maps of Corsica j labelled italian soil and of the Cape of French Tunis drawn As a Cocker pistol pointed at Sicily. Indict Lions that Italy Means to make do mands on France. Actually Ilala ambitions Are vaster. Egypt has been the dream of fascist to Reinist and most observers Elt that the Conquest of Ethiopia was merely a step in that direction. Belling that the British Empire was c doomed Mussolini has dreamed of i continuous fascist Empire from the Peninsula through Libya Egypt the Sudan to Ethiopia. I Only s trite objective therefore. Would be Egypt observers belies c inv Surprise attack in combined air and Fleet operations against Corsica and Tunis would be a move to cover Italy s flank and Zicai Lor the More difficult opera Tion of advancing across the libyan desert toward Suez and Cairo. In Tunisia and Egypt Italy enjoys the advantage of impressive fifth columns. These arc natural italian aspirations. These moves however would scarcely serve the major interests of Hitler in a moment when he Calls on his Axis All the major objective of Hitler is surely the destruction of the French army. Military experts believe the threats against England Are de signed to concentrate British ships aircraft and manpower for the de Fence of England at a moment when Hitler is preparing to renew the attack on Paris. Supported by Mussolini Hitler is preparing to confront France in is said in informed quarters with i demands for a separate peace. If i lie fails Hitler will surely attack i Paris and launch a vast win or lose operation which will probably end in an Effort to envelope the French army. This would mean passing through Switzerland and the Valley of the poas Well As a possible knife in he the spaniards. If the joint ultimatum fails to intense enemy fire. He has taken every operation in which his unit participated since the War Begum it went on. Once when damage was caused anti i remaining in Northern France in practically general lord Gort on the shake the French it will no doubt Hitler has no interest in Italy s aspirations in Egypt or else where. All he would want is an italian knife raised to give France it has already a Large list j the coup de Grace. Italy has the . It can still use sex manpower to hold a million French men on moment when France the italian Frontier available effective against the German onslaught. Philip Dyer order of his majesty s govern ment. Handed Over the com Mand of the remaining troops to a less senior officer. General lord Gort arrived in England this lord Gort s arrival was believed to indicate that the rear guard action before Dunkirk was almost ended and that most the troops that could be rescued had been removed from France the Comman Cler a chief was received in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace. Where his majesty conferred on him the insignia of Nigl i grand Cross of the order of the Bath. On his arrival in London lord Gort was Mot at the rail Way station by Anthony Eden. Secretary of state for War. I lord Gort and or. Eden drove to the War office switched both engine Over to the i conferred with Gen Civ damaged tank in order to use As sir John Dill chief of the in much of the escaping fuel As pos sible thus ensuring the return of the aircraft. Born at Minnedosa flying officer Dyer was born at Perial general staff. And Othi i staff officers before the com Mander in chief went to Buck Ingham Palace to Sec the King Ottawa june 1. Royal rifles known As the Little Black will be recruited up to War strength far the 4th division according to an announcement by the min ister of defence. Hon. Norman Mcl. Rogers Early today. The defence minister announced the units which will comprise sri division. Canadian Active ser vice Force and the Rifle battalions for a 4lh division. All will be authorized to Start recruiting up to War strength mediately and on completion re a cruising will probably proceed to one of the Large military Camps which will operate All across inc country throughout the summer. Changes seen Cost to the City for the Royal reflects changes probing Winnipeg s the organization of divisional Arlin police Force was estimated at s400 Day by the civic finance com Mittee. Friday. Forty one sessions instead the 12 batteries ordered to mobilize for the first two Divi Sions Only 10 Are called for the 3rd. Of three Field brigades Lery and infantry since the 1st and 2nd divisions were ordered to mobilize at the Start of the War. Have Bacn hold represents about s16.5qo out of the 1340 budget. It was believed that the commis Sion would Complete Sillings in two instead of three held when it commences next of four batteries each the new Lery organization Calls for commissioner a. S. Mckechnie Field regiments of two galleries a Xmas Gra Lleti a interim payment each and four anti Lank batteries. Tor services of s500. And inc finance j one unit mobilized for the 2nd comr Meltee accepted his offer for a. I division the Cameron highlanders j remuneration of 312 for each of Ottawa machine gun is trans j . Feared to the 3rd division. This guards on Public utilities which probably arises from the new c0stmg the City s8g.ooo . Viscount Gort. Minnedosa and attended min Icdora collegiate. He was later employed by the Canadian fire insurance company in Winnipeg. He went to England four years ago. His Grandfather was he late Brig eneral Hugh m. Dyer. He has two Brothers. Hugh of Tillsonburg. Out., and David of Winnipeg and one sister Bessie of Minnedosa. Five honoured London. June 1. Up courage and Devotion Cable to duty shown by five Canadian airmen were recognized jail night in the air ministry honors list awards crosses of distil to four uts hed 1hem by the flying and an 25 years ago Iran Emma makes presentation to pastor and wife Knox Young people s club of Transcona. Held its final meeting of the season monday night in the Church when reports of the sea son s work were Given. The club Hor Rod Rev. And mrs. H. G. Tolton Hay. Been actively engaged in Trie a cd fire of the society and who leaving the charge at the end june. The presentation of a Bov was made. Prior to tie meeting a tree planting took place. Curc . Ladies auxiliary to a ill hold a whist 1-ome Cook fort Garry notes the Parish Guild of St. Paul s anglican Church will meet monday at the Home of mrs. A. H. Dudley. 112 Buxton Road at 3 . The South end anglican Mission Guild will hold its annual picnic on wednesday leaving with the noon bus to mrs. A. Harrison s Home in St. Norbert. The fort Garry United Church Young people s Union will hold a . To the fifth. They Are . Pilot officer is Lulles at a Arthur Wickenkamp. St non. Sask. Need who is missing believed killed in action. . Pilot officer William Oliver Digby two Dkl. Toronto. . Flying officer William Henry Nelson. Montreal. . Flying officer John Philip Dyer Minnedosa. Man. . Flight Lieut. Peter Alexander Gilchrist Weyburn. Sask. Bicycle trek june 8, meeting at the Church at 2 . The executive of the fort Garry couple club will meet wednesday at the Home of Rev. L. Stinson 923 Bunp place at 8 . Mrs. J. S. Smith North drive will open her Home Friday afternoon and evening for a Silver Tea under the auspices of the . Mizpah assist chapter. Mrs. J. Reid Smith to receive the guests. The Tea table which will be centred blooms raid Matching in a Kijuc t Over by with Spring c. E. A in Stu Taaff the i Ixon i of b. Mckeil misr.c-? Amelia and Phoebe . Toronto cousins of or. W. H. T. and w. S. Lazier of port land Ore a id Hunther of mrs. Fake. Are visiting at the Home of or. And Peake. Street the the women s Institute meet at the Home of mrs. W. T. G. Hughes 103 Bond meet. Monday at 2.30 . Today s scratches first Bernice masked to study club h. . Guest at by Grant Dexter. Ottawa ont. June 1. Years work under the air training plan is being telescoped into four months. This is the response of the civil aviation authorities Here under Hon. C. D. Howe to the German break through in France which threatened also a breakdown of the whole air training plan. With the German Britain was no longer Able to carry out her part in inc plan. Britain j cannot spare Canada the thousands of engines and flying machines which were to have been her contribution la it. With this late last week. Britain waived her earlier advice which was As late As thursday and Friday to stick to the schedules under which full scale training would not begin for up wards of one year. Canada suddenly was left on her own with the air training plan. The immediate response notwithstanding the great gaps in the equipment of the scheme was to throw the entire programme into High gear. Or. Howe asked the civil Avillion sex Perls in charge of the Landing Fields for the plan to throw away june 1, 1915. First Canadian division moved to Given Chy sector. British Defeated turks at Kurna Mesopotamia taking 250 prisoners. Austro German forces captured Trace Przemysla forts. Aus rain air men bombed Brindisi and Bari Adriatic seaports. Tune 2. Govern ment appointed commission of in Louiry into War purchases. British troops captured Hoogs chateau in Ypres sector. Italians occupied Siloro in the . Landry organization As in the sri division Only three battalions Are called for each brigade against 1 called for the 1st and 2nd divisions. As in the Case of the two earlier i divisions the selection is widely representative of All parts of Canada. The units follow third division third division . Artillery one Field Batley Royal Cana-1 Dian artillery from 16th and 43rd Field batteries Guelph. Ont., non permanent Active militia. One Field Battery . From Lith Hamilton and a duh cd ran for a ont batteries . One Field Battery ., from the g2nd Duncan and 44th Prince Albert sask Field Bat teries . One Field Battery ., from 22nd Gleichen Alta and 78th red Deer. Alta Field batteries . One Field Battery. R.c.a., from 34th Belleville. Ont 32nd King Ston. Ont sri Gananoque. Ont and 47th a panic. Ont Field Bat teries. . One Field Batley ., from should be incorporeal cd into the enlisted guard now being formed in Manitoba said Aid. Fred g. Thompson. Stating the guards would be better managed under the military. Aid. Thompson gave notice he would submit a Brief to the next meeting of the finance committee outlining his proposition and offer ing material in support which he said should not be disclosed to the Public. A idler from the Board of police commissioners read at the meet ing advised the finance committee that All policemen and officers in the cily s service would be granted 2.41 per cent wage Cut Restora Tion dating from january 1. Units named continued on Page 14, column 2 commit Weir. Toumi to fall charged with 13 breaches o the defence of Canada regulations John Weir and William Tuomi Paris june a France decided today to withhold approval of commercial and economic accords with Italy which were ready for signature and government spokesmen seemed resigned to the Prospect of Italy s Early Entrance Inlo inc War. It has been said that All or Para the body of Albert Kou Cau. 10. Of 478 Ritchot Street. St. Bonifi acc. Missing since Al . Monday was found floating in the red River near the end of Ferndale Avenue at 7 . Friday. The discovery was made by two St. Boniface youths Robert Simp son. 252 Horace Avenue and Jack May 249 Horace Avenue. St. Boni face police recovered the body. According to police. Rough up was lived he a subject to the River fits. Hen be eve bottles from a. Laurendeau schedules and Complete All Fields at j Lions Are Complete for such an the earliest possible moment. J finished before Winter j something is expected to break in the result two years construe fairly said a French spokes lion is being telescoped Inlo four months. All Landing Fields and hangars and Barracks will be com pm Clad before Snow flies. In Manitoba this Means construction at a terrific Pace. Contracts Are no longer being a warded in the j. Campbell win be the speaker. The . Of the United Church will hold an executive meeting at the Church at 2.30 . Thursday to make final arrangements for die Inual picnic to be held june 13. Or and mrs. W. H. Hall. River Avenue returned from a motor trip to the Coroner said no inquest will be held. Coutu s Are in charge of funeral besides his parents. Or. And mrs. J. U. Rougeau he is survived by two Brothers. Herman and Ray mond and three Sisters Helen. Grace and Florence. Usual Way. The is being divided among i Irons to do it. is uie Manitoba set up com plete for the work has Al ready Beni. Jade and the official announcement is expected Over the week end. The observer school be at Man. The accords involved arc mostly renewals of previous commitments. Negotiations had been completed it was said and signatures would have been affixed in a matter of Days. Xot final break London. June 1. Despite increasing indications that Italy is shortly to enter the War in formed sources said today that they did not consider Rome s refusal to approve the Drai l of an Rome june 1. Bup Italy ordered citizens to cease operating gasoline consuming vehicles effective today. The storing of gasoline was1 one of the final phases of Italy s preparations for War and in some quarters it was believed that Premier Benito Mussolini might announce on tuesday that he was ready to enter the conflict on the Side of Germany. Italy suffered a severe gasoline shortage during the ethiopian War. And supplies which she had stored up prior to that Campaign were nearly exhausted by the Lime in was Over. Special significance was Allacher to the arrival today of a special new York june rear Admira Yalcs Stirling retired yesterday declared that the United states spiritually is now at War. And asked Why not speaking at a memorial Day ser vice the former commandant of inc Brooklyn Navy Yard asserted that America must or no time can be lost. The Ler is at our editor and bookkeeper respectively of the mid West Clarion will stand trial before a judge and jury at the fall assizes. They were committed or trial by magistrate r. B. Graham in City police Couil at 3 . Friday at the conclusion of a preliminary hear ing a which Crown witnesses testified. For the purpose of the preliminary hearing which opened thurs Day morning Only one charge was dealt with that of being officers of the communist weekly paper mid West Clarion which printed an edition feb. 17, containing state ments intended or Likely to cause disaffection to Kis majesty. A. A. K.c., Crown prosecutor and s. Greenberg. For the de Felice agreed that the evidence heard in the charge in question be taken As read in each of the other 12 counts. The remainder of the hearing lasted Only half an hour Friday afternoon when it was resumed Fol lowing an adjournment after military Mission which Generalis thursday morning s session. Simo Francisco of Spain has sent to Italy to inspect italian de fences. The Mission reached Milan from Genoa and went immediately to the Brenner pass. It probably will spend two Days in the North and later to Berlin. Will meet with his cab be. Or. Tuesday morning. That Ai Arlington National night ii trill report to the across the Potomac from ton. Paul v. Mcnutt warm a that the ideals and the work of the fascist Brand Council. Plans for the evacuate in of cities Northern Italy us Slivo a self for t of at Stevenson Field. Major construe Greemen on Allied contraband country s hero dead were or eaten j control c0n5iitirtcd a final break de with annihilation by totalitarian in the Anglo italian negotiations. Aggression. Old country football own. Sci ctr editor. Visibility snap judgment. La and Royal cup. Second do. Third race la Gata. . Snowberry. Byrrl. Capt. A Oky Grey each Tono race streamline. Sun no Marcus. Elk trap. Wells Gre i Isle Royal. Black Zephyr Jel sweep. Sixth seventh race grand Melody. Slumber Beauty Bank. Clear sail biker town. I Mont flight of Gold and Shasta cup. Terrific wind Druin Heller. Alta. June 1. Up three men escaped serious injury j Estes no Hon a terrific demo a Jurd the Drumheller Golf clubhouse and covered two cars with no one was in the build at the time. Chairs and tables reported scattered Over the course for half a mile by the wind 1. Up cables played in the London june football games United kingdom today resulted a follows in Fraisl Blackburn 1. 0. Fulham West United evening game. South d. Norwich 1. Southend 3. Brighton 2. Watford 2. Amer shot 3. Crystal p. 2. West n Brighton 0, Liverpool 0. Manchester u. 0, Everton 3. Northwest Burnley 1. Arrington 0. Carlisle 3, Blackpool 1. Midland Leicester 0, Walsall 0. Coventry 5, Luton sex service men of Pilot Mound and District evening Laid plans for forming an anti fifth column association and will apply a mediately for authority to make Tuckwell and h. G. Watson vice chairmen a. Ryder Secretary. Resolutions adopted at the meet oven Wolverhampton 1. Northampton 0. East Midland Barnsley 3, Sheffield u. 1. Grimsby 7, Doncaster 4. Southwest Newport 11, Torquay 0. Bristol r. 3. Cardiff 3. South c2. Arsenal 5, Southampton 0. An armed Force. J. C. Was appointed chairman Winram r. W. Lion is necessary there. Work on an elementary flying school at Portage will begin at once. The flying school Al Carberry. With Relief Airdrop irs it petrel and Oberon has seen an Noui Ioc a end begins Forth with. Another great school will be built at Transcona. With Relief Fields at Vivian and Millbank. A bombing school East of Dau Phin bordering in Lake Dauphin cannot be Tif into the contractors hands this week end As the plans Are not Quiric Complete. This school under the plan was to have been constructed in 1942. But it. Too. Will be rushed and finished before. 1 thai All persons of alien origin suspected of subversive activities be interned for the duration. 2 that All persons of alien origin prohibited from congregating and holding meetings for any Pur pose in any place for the duration 3 that this meeting go on record As demanding More Protection and that the . Be fullest authority in dealing with aliens and further that with View to assisting authority be for the immediate formation of local armed protective associations to resist if necessary fifth column already have been made and the majority of the ten witnesses Friday afternoon were employees of the Posl office who told of receiving copies of the feb. 17 Edi Tion of the weekly paper for mail ing to different parts of Canada. Arrested with Weir and were Edna Gerl Ruff .1 and Eurtha in editorial of he a Vve c Arion against whom p. Were stayed at the con new York june 1. Up in an editorial entitled simply the new York times said yesterday so Long As the English Tongue survives the Woid Dunkirk will be spoken with reverence. For in that Harbor in such a hell As never blazed on Earth before at the end of a lost Battle the rags and blemishes that have hidden the soul of democracy fell away. There beaten but unconquered. In shining splendor she faced the enemy. They sent away the wounded first. Men died so that there is approximately others could escape. It was not so simple a thing As courage of work in these projects. As one which the nazis had in plenty. It was not so simple a thing of the civil aviation men said this morning. The dust will Fly in Manitoba this year. Take it from me. Our tails Are these projects include Only those requiring Landing Fields construction. There Are several other Large establishments under the plan in Manitoba. These non construction projects arc likewise being rushed at Breakneck Speed. Montreal Copper Montreal june 1. Up spot Copper electrolytic 12.75 tin. 65.75 leads. 5.50 Zinc. 5.65 anti Mony. 12.25 per 100 pounds . Montreal five Tori lots. As discipline which can be hammered into men by a Drill sergeant. It was not the result of careful planning for there could have been Little. It was the common Man of the free countries rising in All his glory out of Mill office factory mine farm and ship applying to War the lessons Learned when he went Down the Shaft to bring out trapped comrades when he hurled the Lifeboat through the surf when he endured poverty and hard work for his Chil Dren s Sake. This shining thing in the souls of free men Hitler cannot command or attain or conquer. He has crushed it where he could from German hearts. It is the great tradition of democracy. It is the future. It is Victory 1 f army is ready to March. In authoritative Vatican circles it was said that although there had been conversations in London and Rome in collaboration with Ameri can diplomats to have the holy see attempt to persuade Italy to remain aloof the attitude of Pope Pius was that nothing More along that line could be done ;