Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 30, 1943, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition Winnipeg free press pages. Rises. 9.6. Moon rises. 3.2o. Sets. 18.17. Moon sets. 13.28. Winnipeg saturday january 30, 1943. Smashing raid on Berlin delays Goering speech Gigantic Shipshaw. One of the world s largest Hydro projects is be ing rushed to completion deep in Northern Quebec. The project will Cost the picture show a View of the Tail race leading in to the first half of the powerhouse. It will develop Power while the second is being built. Story on Page 9. 8th battling Axis inside Tunisia London Jan. 30. British eighth battled the retreating afrika Korps to a inside Tunisia. 150 Miles or less from american forces on the Western Side of the rapidly african front. The Middle Eastern command Innon cd today that Forward i elements the eighth crossed the Border yesterday on be Middle sector. Not made Clear whether ail of the afrika Korps had got out Tripoli Tania ending in fact the Alian Empire. Presumably some Urika corps rear guards were till a trifle Short of the Border n the Southern and Northern coastal sectors. The Middle Eastern command Aid bad weather still interfered its air operations but that 11 planes returned yesterday from touted missions. American bombers based in Orth Africa were believed marked on a programme to systematically devastate every Axis port in Tunisia so the Ger alas and italians would be Cut in from sea borne Aid when the Baring Zero hour of the supreme lied offensive strikes. The Harbor of Sfax had already in levelled by wave upon wave i flying fortresses and medium bombers in the greatest air attack allies have made to Date in Tunisia. Observers in London he wed Axis ships now were unable to get in or out of Sfax har or. Presumably the Axis was still me to use the ports of Bizerte Eis Sousse and gabes to some Frient. Although Bizerte and Tunis my been damaged so heavily in Cartier raids that the germans and lans had been compelled to much traffic from them to t other ports. British patrols Active despatches from Algiers said British patrols were or comely Active in the Medvez Al sector some 30 Miles South rest of Tunis and had driven Axis Back from a number of and posts. Reinforced Allied with guns and tanks were advancing again along a Low e of Hills 20 Miles West and Northwest of Kairouan the Des said. Kairouan is some 60 reds intensify new offensives Moscow Jan. Russian armies intensified Offen Sives against kursk and Kharkov great Anchor cities of the entire German defence system in the South and in the North caucasus a third advanced up the caucasus Railroad on Hitler s blackest crimes Are listed allies pursue Jap patrols in new Guinea Allied Headquarters in Australia Jan. 30. Forces Are i pursuing Strong japanese patrols toward Salamata. 140 Miles North West of Buna in new Guinea after repulsing an attack West of Bubo an Allied Headquarters communique announced today. At the same time an announce said that the death of it. Jen. Tomato i Horii who commanded the japanese of 00 men which was practically exterminated in months of fighting n the Buna area had been con armed by captured documents and West of Voronezh where the red yesterday reached a Point Only 63 Miles from kursk the rus sians during the night captured 40 London Jan. 30. Bup pre inhabited localities the noon com Mier Wladislaw Sikorski head of the polish government in exile on the anniversary of the nazi accession today described Hitler s 10 years in Power As the blackest de Cade of carnage cruelty deceit and murder the world had Ever seen. Calling Hitler himself the great est cheat and murderer in criminal history. Sikorski named As his greatest crimes murder of nazi political opponents betrayal of Britain and France at Munich where he promised lasting peace betrayal of Poland with whom he had a non aggression treaty betrayal of Russia with with whom he had a non aggression treaty starting the greatest War in world history murdering men women and children in occupied countries including millions in Poland and refusal to recognize the lows of Man or god. Today Hitler is smearing blood on the world As he once smeared paint on houses As Adolf Schickl Sikorski said. Munique reported after freeing 200 towns and villages killing germans capturing germans and italians and routing seven German divisions two Ger Man regiments and an italian Al Pine corps in three Days. The prisoners on the Voronezh front after a night in which 600 More were taken totalled nearly since the russians started that offensive. At Stalingrad where a total of prisoners had been taken up to yesterday the noon com Munique reported that the mutinous nazi troops remnants of left by Adolf Hitler to die to his glory were abandoning their units and led by their officers try ing to Caspe in Little groups. One Genera was made prisoner yesterday. In addition it was con firmed that German . Trebber had surrendered several Russia continued on Page 2, column 2 prisoners. The communique said japanese patrols attacked the Allied Posi ions West of Bubo 12 Miles South if Salamata but were repulsed. The outpost was the scene of a Surprise raid by Allied forces in which More than 100 japanese vere killed and an enemy head quart cars and a radio station Des Royed during a recent three Day action. Salamata is Only about 20 Miles Southeast of lae the most import ant japanese base in All new Guinea. After the Battle of Oivi Horii s Ica quarters were surrounded by australian troops leaving open As he Only Means of Retreat the Vum Usi River in full flood because of heavy Rains. American planes destroyed the Wai Ropi Bridge Over the Kumasi and Horii and an aide ,. Toyonari Tanaka and other officers perished when rafts overturned in the raging River. Lies South and slightly East Al Bab. Of the same despatches said emits Tiiu Iii Ito he american fifth firmly Manassy. 34 Miles from the a but a British United press at Allied North Headquarters said that reports were premature. Forces raided Manassy Days ago. He said but did main Long and now bold positions several Miles to the West. Vint radio Paris said and Hart ends of the afrika Korps a joined col. Gen. Jurgen von Una forces behind the Marette n Ower Tunisia. Red Cross quota is Here the 1943 National red Cross drive begins on March 1 with a objective. Manitoba s share of that will be the same As last year and Gordon e. Hunter chairman of the publicity committee states that he is just As confident that Manitoba will reach its quota As he is that it Gen. Montgomery and his men will land in Southern Europe Scotia tragedy a . Jan. 30. Cup is three Youna children sons of mrs. Samuel Johnson were death Here yesterday their Grandfather Ellas Mit flied of a heart attack suffer As he tried to Rescue them from blazing Home. Crew rescued x.b., Jan. 30. Crew of a Norseman the ., include a Salt Lieut. Al Cheesman of port Jour ont. Has been rescued from Section of the South Labrador where their plane a week ago last sunday. Friction is denied by Eisenhower Allied Headquarters North Africa. Jan. 30 . Dwight Eisenhower. Allied com minder in North Africa denied at a press conference today that there had been dissension Between Brit ish and american. Staff officers Over the conduct of United nations affairs in North Africa. Solutions to All problems have been approved by the whole works he added. His statement was made at a time when there was considerable discussion about a unified Allied command in North Africa. One re port that gained considerable Cre Dence was that Eisenhower would remain As supreme Allied com Mander in North Africa that Gen. Sir Bernard l. Montgomery com Mander of the British eighth would be placed in charge of All land forces and that Brush air marshal sir Arthur Tedder would head the combined air forces. And do their Job there. He continues by saying that the potential need today is greater than has Ever been before and the people of Manitoba must continue to give. Or. Justice p. H. Gordon chair Man of the National executive com Mittee of Toronto is general chair Man of the Campaign committee and Frank Denne is Campaign director for Manitoba. The Follo Sving letter was receiver by or. Hunter. It was sent in by Mother whose son is overseas and who has received help from the red Cross thank you very much for Seno. Ing on the Cable received from International red Cross saying a son s health was Normal again and that he was Back in his old Camp he has been in the Hospital since last May to september 1, recover in from a nervous breakdown. Feel very grateful to the red Cros for what they have done in sending him special food and in cabling u let us know this was done and keeping us posted As to his Condi Tion. Will you please Send on my grateful thanks to whoever was responsible for this germans Are told gloomy War tale London Jan. Hermann Goering nazi no. 2 in the gloomiest speech Ever delivered by a top Ger Man Leader today commanded every Man woman and child to be ready to die at Hitler s order. In contrast to the confident tone Goering exuded heretofore his voice today was subdued and listeners said the Heiling was about one fourth the volume accorded the no. 2 nazi on other occasions. The marshal sounded particularly grim when he said i Send this message to everybody from the humblest private to the highest marshal. No situation is Ever so desperate for Germany that we cannot master it. Bearing out the German insist ence that Hitler would not. Make today the occasion for peace feelers Goering said peace with Russia without Victory was because Germany could Deal Only with with bolsheviks. He did not say it could not Deal with its other enemies great Britain and the United states. In a speech of 72 minutes delayed by More than one hour by a daring Daylight raid by British bombers Goering spoke on the 10th anniversary of the nazi attain ment of Power from the Hall of Honor of the Berlin air ministry where he is chief. He addressed delegates of the German armed forces ostensibly in the Hall and the German people by radio. He called on every German of whatever age of either sex. To look to Hitler whom he called the god to obey Hitler s orders to the last extremity. He said Hitler alone could organize the fight and Lead it that Hitler alone was fit to make decisions. Warns neutrals Goering said Germany stood alone to save the world from bolshevism. He warned Sweden Switzerland and other and implicitly the allies that Russia was a menace to the world. Europe now begins to under stand what this struggle he said. It understands that these men Are saving not Only Germany but Europe including those Neutral nations still dozing in supposed peace. Britain never understood Europe. Britain never was a Power to shed blood for european inter Goering continued on Page 2, column 3 announce new beef system a new system of beef distribution which will eliminate the Freez ing of supplies the beginning of each week was announced by re Vional officials of the wartime prices and Trade Board saturday morning. It will also make extra deliveries unnecessary each week end a. W. Hart regional services officer thought. The plan it is understood will be effective across Canada. Under the new scheme the onus of filling All War contracts for the Navy and air Force is placed on the individual packing houses. Once their respective contracts for the department of munitions and Supply Are filled whether it be on a monday tuesday wednesday etc., the firm will be at Liberty to sell civilian beef in the open mar Ket. Tendance. The daily mail said today that Hitler flew to the Headquarters of his trapped 6th at Stalingrad three Days before the final russian assault began and called on his troops to fight to the death. The newspaper s correspondent cabled this report from a Neutral capital. In it he said Hitler told the of Gen. Friedrich Paulus that it was impossible to organize a re Lief Force and that the Fate of the fatherland was in their hands. The final russian assault on the trapped that once numbered men began Jan. 14, by mos cow s account after the germans refused an ultimatum to surrender. Only a few doomed thousands now Are left at Stalingrad. The packing houses were advised however that at any time additional contracts might be placed with them and to be ready for any emergency which might arise. Davis doubts Victory in 1943 new Turk Jan. 30. Dieting that Germany will fight on to a bitter end Joseph a. Davis former american ambassador to Russia said yesterday that he doubted if the United nations would smash Hitler in 1943. T the nazis have a two fold Mili tar strategy for the future Davis said. First they will fight their de laying action in North Africa and second they will build their new Siegfried line in the South. Davis also said there was the possibility of a German drive for the Baku Oil Fields in the Middle East and then going through Afghanistan with the Hope of meet ing the japanese at the persian Gulf. All British planes get Home safely London Jan. Mosquito bombers swept across Germany and poured explosives on Berlin today to delay for a tumultuous hour an anniversary address in. Which air marshal Goering promised ultimate Victory to the German people. The daring at a time when Berlin s anti air defences probably were at full a com plete Success. All British planes returned safely it was said authoritatively. The sudden attack delayed Goering s address for an hour and three minutes and explained the confusion that came Over the radio. Timing its first Daylight assault if the War on the nazi capital to coincide with the 10th anniversary f Hitler s accession to Power the . Struck its target precisely at 11 a.m., when Goering was sup posed to Start his speech. The British air ministry said the Swift Mosquito bombers Britain s newest Type in action All returned safely from their hazardous expedition 400 Miles into hostile territory. During the delay of an hour in Jie Start of Goering s address radio listeners heard muffled shouts and explosion like noises that could Lave been caused by the British bombers. Goering spoke in the air ministry building which is the Centre of Berlin s business District Berlin gives Hitler Alibi London Jan. Berlin radio announcer told the German people at noon today that Hitler is with Lis indicating that the fuehrer would not make an expected speech on this 10th anniversary of his Assumption of Power. Another report said Hitler was brooding at his bavarian Retreat Germany had been disarmed and his astrologer in close at left without any rights. Hitler proclamation whines about fraud London Jan. Issued a proclamation to the German people today saying that the nation was the victim of a historic fraud after the first world War. Hitler told the German people that they must win the War or be enslaved by bolshevik its. The proclamation was read by propaganda minister Goebbels at a meeting in the Berlin sports Palace celebrating the 10th anniversary of the nazi party s accession to Power. Hitler s proclamation reviewed what he considers the injustices of the treaty of Versailles and said Gorrell honoured Cairo Jan. 30. Order of president Roosevelt the United states air medal was awarded to Day to Henry t. Gorrell of the British United press for extreme gallantry in conduct under fire Dur ing the bombing raid on Navarino Bay last oct. 3. Hitler described the hopeless Ness of the situation in 1933 when the nazis came to Power. Only chaos seemed to be left As a Hitler said. The jewish party leaders and economic hyenas More and More destroyed the economic foundations while the same jewish leaders preached bolshevism revolution. It was Clear that with Germany almost ruined one year of bolshevism would be sufficient to destroy her. The sinking number of births made it possible to forecast the end of our people with almost mathematical certainty. I promised to make up in four years the decay of 14 years. Be fore the four years were Over the last jobless were Back at Hitler said that the Progress that Germany made under the nazis was unmatched anywhere in the world. The inner strength thus he said had made it possible to Hitler continued on Page 2. Column 5 Canadian airmen join in sub fight by Scott Voung London Jan. 30. Up airmen joined the . Last night in the growing fight against submarines when Headquarters announced today they formed a great part of Waves of bombers which dealt punishing punches to the a boat base at Lorient France. Among canadians taking part was flying officer c. H. Parker of Winnipeg whose bomber spent 10 minutes Over the target. It was the seventh attack on the Lorient submarine base in a month. Damage was not immediately known because of heavy Clouds and poor visibility but Good ton nage of High explosive and incendiary bombs were dropped. Returning Canadian Crews agreed there was far More anti aircraft fire Over the target of it heavy usual. Two Planes and two . Planes were lost. Recalled to Berlin London. Jan. 30. Bup the Kaltenbrunne appointed London Jan. 30. Berlin said yesterday that or. Kaltenbrunne had been appointed chief of the German Security police and Security service succeeding Reinhard the Hangman Heydrich. Who was assassinated. Ironic twist there was an ironic twist to the fact that the British planes arrived precisely on the scheduled hour of Goering s address. Goering Mander of the Reich air i orc not Only planned the Blitz on Britain but he assured the Ger Jan Home front Early in the War that Berlin never would be bombed. Router s said All indications suggested that Goering s Spee Cri was held up by the Daylight raid forcing him and his audience to take Refuge in air raid shelters in the cellars of file air ministry s ceremonial Hall. A few minutes after the raiders evidently had passed Goering who once promised the German people that British bombers never would Cross their frontiers began his address. He said the . Would be repaid one Day. A 14-month respite for Berlin from British bombs ended on the nights of Jan. 16 and 17, when heavy . Bombers assaulted the nazi capital. The raid of Jan. 16, the heaviest Ever made on Berlin was featured by the fact newspaper men were taken along to report it. Before that the last previous . Raid on Berlin was on the night of july 11, 1941. But during the late summer of last year rus sians attacked the City by night. Artist Dies in Ontario Oshawa opt. Jan. 30. Iam Malcolm Cutts. Widely known As a portrait and Marine Painter died yesterday at his Home in port Perry. 15 Miles North of Here. He was 85. Food shortage is to be eased Ottawa Jan. 30. Food shortage will be eased by immediate reduction in the amounts of beef pork fish butter sugar Coffee and Tea allowed the Canadian armed forces in Canada the defence Council representing the three _ juju of it just i daily sketch said today that two to four and potatoes j Hans Schultze chief of German in 12 to h ounces. In event of intelligence in North Africa had been recalled to Berlin because he failed to find out that president Roosevelt and prime minister Winston i Churchill were conferring at Casa Blanca. Temperature readings Low during the night 1 High yesterday Jan. 30, services announced Here today. The smaller rations will apply to All personnel in Canada of tile Royal Canadian Navy the and the Royal Canadian air Force. The Only exception will be those in sea going ships and employed in certain operational stations or formations or serving in isolated places particularly the far North. Decision of the defence Council was taken after approval of the new scale of food allowances was Given by the standing committee on nutrition which includes not Only medical officers of the services who Are responsible for maintaining the dietary standards of the armed forces but also a number of civilian doctors noted for their Stai Tjing in the Field of nutrition. 25 per cent Cut rations for the armed forces of beef pork fish butter Coffee and Tea have been reduced 25 per cent and sugar per cent. Nevertheless the armed forces scale for butter Coffee Tea and sugar is still higher., than amounts rationed to civilians by the wartime prices and Trade Board. There is no civilian rationing of beef pork and fish Al though civilians Are More subject to meat scarcities than service men. A degree of compensation for the reduction will be made by increasing the allowances of eggs and potatoes to the armed forces and by adding an Issue of six ounces of to Mato juice once weekly. Weekly allowances of eggs will be increased from leg. Army und air Force personnel in Canada is pounds of beef or pork. 14 ounces of butter 14 ounces of sugar ounces of Coffee and i ounces of Tea. Under the new schedule recommended by the standing committee on nutrition of the defence depart ment the following allowances will be the weekly maximum beef or pork 3 pounds 35 ounces butter ounces sugar. Ounces Coffee it ounces and Tea 1 shortage the extra eggs will be re placed by two ounces of dried egg powder. The committee whose views were consulted by the defence Council also recommended an Issue of Lamb twice monthly and an Issue of Chicken and Turkey up to the value of 12 ounces of beef twice a month. The present weekly allowance for ski Hubert Wilkins world famous explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic arrived in Winnipeg from the North Early saturday morning having come from Edmon ton by trans Canada airlines plane. He registered at the fort Garry hotel and planned to leave saturday afternoon Over Northwest airlines for Chicago ;