Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 19, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Final edition vol. Pages. Crack russian marines rip nearer doomed nazis Winnipeg wednesday april 19, 1944. . Harry Lewis Winnipeg flier who piloted a Liberator bomber which shot up and exploded an enemy Tanker on the Danube River thus spreading blazing Oil and gasoline among at least 30 other Craft. The feat was performed during an operation in which Allied bombers strewed the great nazi controlled waterway with mines for 300 Miles from Buda pest to Bucharest. A keen hockey player he formerly played for Carberry . Team. Winnipeg Ger fires Danube Naples april 19. Great Danube he germans primary heavy shipping route in Southeastern been strewn with mines by Allied bombers for 00 Miles from Budapest to Bucharest halting All enemy traffic t was announced today. Part of the River was converted into i i h3 mass of flames and violent bombing Marks Paris raid in the Way of our troops and Are blowing up Bridges across Moun Tain declared the com Munique. It added that nazi machine gunners were firing on their romanian allies if they showed the least sign of Retreat or surrender. Other russian attacks Are re ported by the enemy on the lower Nestr North of the romanian rail Junction of Lasi. South of the Nestr. West of Tarnopol and Southwest of Luck in pre War Poland. One correspondent said tremendous losses were suffered by the germans As Black sea warships bombers and even submarines blasted their self propelled barges trying to escape West of Balaklava. He added that the russians now held All Aird Romes in the Crimea. Balaklava capture the maritime army s capture of Balaklava scene of the immortal a narc of the Light brigade in the crimean War of 1854, turned the enemy s principal defences the Belbeck and Chernaya Rivers in Sevastopol s Eastern and Northeast Ern suburbs where Gen. Feodor i Tolbin Kihm s 4th ukrainian had been stalled since the week end. Red air Force planes supported the besieging red armies bombing Ana strafing enemy concentration As Well As ships attempting to evacuate Axis troops through soviet sea and air blockade. Four teen enemy planes were shot Down Booty and prisoners captured Booty and Many prisoners were captured by Yeremenko s forces a Balaklava. Seized in a five Mil Advance from Varnuska. Pushing on another two Miles to the North the soviets captured Kad Kovka five Miles Southeast of Sevastopol. Yeremenko s men also captured Al Usu on the South Bank of the Chernaya River 6 a Miles Southeast of Sevastopol to forge to within three Miles of a Junction with Tol Bukhin s 4th army on the North Bank. 0 t f Sig from Campo Dimarte freight Yards indicating its bombs had done their work an american 13-26 marauder Over Florence Italy Heads for Home its Mission completed. London april 19. Be German controlled Vichy radio Aid today that last night s Allied raid on Paris was one of the most iolent the French capital Ever experienced. One suburb is being completely evacuated it said owing to a Large umber of delayed action bombs and Many fires Are still raging. So far 400 dead have been identified and 550 persons have been seriously injured the radio station said. Henriot Vichy propaganda minister in a broadcast Over the Vichy radio said Rouen Cathe dral was seriously damaged in last night s widespread Allied raids on France. The town today looks like a desert of Henriot said a suburban District of Paris with 15.000 inhabitants was completely devastated fires were still raging. And huge move to Calcutta Calcutta april 19. United states Eastern air com Mand under . George e. Stratemeyer and United states army air Force Headquarters have keen transferred from new Delhi to Calcutta approximately 800 Miles closer to the Burma fight ing fronts it was announced today. Death trap for River traffic when an . Mine laying Liberator shot up and exploded a Tanker that spread Blaz ing Oil and gasoline among at least 30 other Craft. The plane was piloted by fit. It. J. H. C. Lewis of Oxford Street Winnipeg. The first night. Allied air Crews were instructed Only to drop parachuted mines into the River. Our gunners however were fed up with not firing so i told them they could shoot at boats whose lights we Lewis related. That sounded like such a Good idea that the next night we loaded up with incendiary bullets and were told to shoot up any Craft we saw. Our gunners opened up while we were flying very Low and Sud Denly there was an explosion which tossed the plane 100 feet higher in the air and Shook us up badly. We d blown up a Good sized Oil Tanker and it scattered burning Oil All Over the River setting fire to other Lewis Crew included of. A. G. Aas Almo Vancouver of. G. D. Bygrave Davidson sask to. M. Fedorczuk fort Frances. Out to. R. C. Griffen Swift current sask to. H. A. Melton Van flight lieutenant j. H. C. Harry Lewis. 29, is one of two Lewis continued on Page 5. Column 4 Huppert shoots nazi out of sky London april 19. Up two of 13 German raiders Des troyed Dunn attacks on London and Southern England last nigh Orttel i it to fell before the of. S. B. Huppert . Cougar night fighting Squadron recently adopted by Saint John . Of. R. L. Snowdon. Of Ottawa flying with an English observer scored his first Victory when he sent a junkers crashing. The second plane was shot Down of a night fighter piloted by of. S. B. Huppert 204 Sherbrook Street Winnipeg. He had of. J. S. Christie Montreal As observer. This was their second kill during four weeks of nightly patrols in the London area. Allies repulse four nazi raids on Anzio beachhead positions Naples april 19__allied troops yesterday repulsed four raids against one position on the Anzio beachhead inflicting heavy losses on the enemy Headquarters announced today. Heavy enemy traffic was observed moving toward Cisterna and also into Rome from the Northeast. The traffic flowing into Cisterna important Hub astride the App Ian Way and a railway feed. Ing Axis forces on main front came from Artena and Velletri North of the beachhead. About one hour. Labor group wants strike act annulled London april 19. Critics of the government s new regulation virtually outlawing strikes unless Union sponsored began a move toward parliamentary invalidation of the measure today As a strike of some bus Drivers and conductors tied up trolley and bus lines in Eastern and Central mild new bomb fury or London april . Hurled 4.480 tons of explosives greatest weight Ever dropped in a single operation on French rail targets last night the air ministry announced today while u a heavy bombers non Germany for the second time in 24 hours. Sending out at least planes in that 24-Honr period the allies blasted a new Road toward invasion Day by raining a total of about tons of bombs on Continental objectives. More Ihan . And Cana Dian Borcbers heaviest night Force Ever despatched against occupied territory launched the Load last night. Of the 14 planes missing five Are Canadian. Again As in yesterday s assault on Berlin the american Aerial Fleet battled through intercepting Ger Man lighter squadrons to drive Lorne the heavy blows on aircraft factories at Kassel and five plane parking grounds to the Southeast and Northwest. Join in attack Strong formations of Dominion and u. S. Light Anc Nedium bombers joined in the Day ight attack peppering bombs and bullets on transport and other tar ets behind the invasion coast four engined bombers made what the air ministry described As heavy attacks on railway Yards Anc workshops at noisy be Sec Anc Juv Isy in the outskirts of Paris at Rouen on the Paris be Havre rail Way and at Ternier in Northern France. . Planes cascaded bombs i on noisy be Sec. Carrying out the attack in Good weather with the i target clearly visible. . Fighter bombers raided military objectives in Northern France during the night. Mosquitoes kindle Berlin fires twin engined mosquitoes Stoker the fir ii kindled by american listen Bud if you dont dish Over Bucks within London. Debate on what is known in parliamentary procedure As a prayer to annul the anti strike regulation which went into effect immediately was scheduled in the House of com Mons for tomorrow at the request of nine labor members headed by Aneurin Bevan. Or. Sevan s argument against the regulation was understood to be based on fear that the order would put All Trade unionists completely the hands of their officials. Under its wartime Powers the government put into effect without legislation it remains effect by parliament was called in protest against a new summer sche . The bus workers authorize the walkout. Tiye unless voided within 28 Days. The bus strike Goering on love London. April 19 Hermann Floering spoke to the germans of love today on the eve of Adolf Hitler s 55th birthday. With immutable love we remember our dearly beloved fuehrer and com Mander in chief said a Goering order of the Day broadcast from Berlin. He asserted oath not to Lay Down arms beat off japs at Imphal Kasidy Ceylon april 19 a Allied infantry and tanks Are locked in heavy fighting against japanese invasion troops around the entire Jungle perimeter of the Rich Imphal Plain in Eastern India with the japanese either being stopped cold or thrown Back at every Point of Contact. Admiral lord Louis mount Batten s Headquarters disclosed yesterday. The were estimated to be suffering .10 casualties to each one for Mountbatten s troops As they tangled with the powerful Allied defences Arouri Imph Al the Marii Pur state capital. Going Over to the offensive North East of Imphal Allied forces were reported to be making satisfactory Progress. Other Cou Bombis in Berlin hours earlier and less than 12 heaped new should be Hitler s birthday gift. Point. British and indians threw the Jap anese from a commanding position near the by Shenaur Wilchar Jungle Trail some 18-20 Miles Southwest o Imphal and were reported Stavin off enemy efforts to retake the 1 i 1jc w destruction on Western Germany with tar air cargoes of two ton Block busters and incendiaries. Planes hit Berlin a Fleet of probably United states heavy bombers and fighters of the War s largest Daylight assault attacked Berlin and other German military yesterday fighting bitter Battles Over the scarred nazi capital in which the Axis radio claimed a Large number of american airmen parachuted into the City from blazing planes. Nineteen of the big american bombers and six fighters were lost in the attack. At least 34 German planes were reported destroyed bomber gunners shot Down 1 nazi planes and the fighters three at least 21 others were destroyed on the returning fighter pilots Strong forces of medium and Light bombers joined tie Assaul against nazi Continental targets late yesterday afternoon bringing the number of Allied aircraft in operation from British bases to More than 2.500. One of the american heavy bomber forces blasted the Heinkey in satisfactory bomber production Centre at Oran enter attacking Wienburg. M Miles Northwest of Ber nazis blast big London Hospital London april German heavy explosive bombs l into the male Ward of a Large municipal Hospital during he German air raid on London Early today burying patients under debris sowing fires among the ruined corridors but failing to halt an operation in a shattered operating room. Doctors were performing Deli cite surgery upon a Man s stomach while the sirens wailed outside and the German bombers droned overhead. Suddenly explosions rocked the Hospital. The Glass windows crashed r. And. Splinters flew across the operating theatre. The surgeon never paused Only hastened his Pace. The incision was sewed and the patient trundled away to a safer place. The patient came up from the anaesthesia hour later heard conversation about the raid and what nearly patients were in the milling and a number of them vere feared casualties. The fire was extinguished Quick a however and Rescue squads flawed their Way into the wreckage o free trapped victims. One Ward housing male patients was completely destroyed. All available police in the area were ordered to the scene and res ale work continued throughout the Light. The first on London in Thirleen of the raiders were Sho Down. Shortly after the sirens signalled the enemy approach planes droned overhead and ground fire broke inti a sustained Roar. The heavy fire failed to turn Thi raiders. Enemy Craft also were reported Over East Anglia and Southeast England. A number of children were killed or injured in another London District and Rescue squads worked by the Light of flares until Dawn to reach those trapped. High explosives destroyed a Sal vation army Hall wrecked a Candy store damaged a brewery and Gar age and demolished houses in a working class area where 10 per sons were killed. Eleven were killed in a direct hit on one House and four died when a Raider crashed in flames on a House on the. Out fatal polish Stockholm april 19. German controlled scandinavian Telegraph Bureau reported today 37 persons had died an Helsinki As the result of drinking polish. Diana Grimsley killed by Auto four year old Diana Grimsley. Of 188 Aberdeen Avenue was fatally a Jared when struck by a car on Aberdeen tuesday. Street Between Alfred and Avenue at 9.40 ., was crossing from the East a West Side of main Street and at the time of the Accident the to by the car travelling South Ca main Street it is reported. Baiter Gorsey of 31 Mortimer Joe was the Driver of the car is owned by or. Jacob hol of the same address and As also in the car police say. Child was carried to the in s Hospital by or. Hollen out died shortly after admit e she is the daughter of or. Mrs. Henry Grimsley. Russell Gorrell. Provincial attended at the Hospital and significance of the movement first observed sunday night was not immediately determined. Ten prisoners were yester Day by Allied raiders on the right flank of the beachhead. Sporadic fighting flared along the beachhead front throughout the rising to its highest pitch shortly before dusk when the nazis launched two relatively Strong attacks against an Allied Forward position or. Miles Southwest of april a. The germans apparently trying Early tuesday riflemen broke up the formations in Short order Allied enemy Briw. N Allied and German patrols and artillery were Active on other Sec Tor of the beachhead As Well As on 5th army further he main e Man South and on the Canadian held 8th army s Adriatic line but. There were important changes in position or help re barrage on the vim de held. Temperature readings during the a Ifft -4-30 ., april 19 April id April 19. Tel Day last year and poor visibility curtailed All major Aerial activity yesterday but Allied fighters and fighter bombers in Force again at tacked nazi Railroad lines above and airfields in Northern Rome Italy. Lin while another tackled an air Craft component factory at Rathe now 35 Miles West of Berlin. Both of these targets were bombed visually with Good air head quarters announced last night. No let up Mercury rises to year s High after Winnipeg s Mercury had new High for the tuesday afternoon. Established a year so far the Weatherman predicted wednesday that the mild spell will continue. Though Cloudy skies moderate to fresh winds and a few Light showers Are Likely in Manitoba during the next 36 hours the Mercury Here Rose to 65.9 tuesday i afternoon when Portage la the warmest re corded Prairie Point with a High of week you will be a dead Lish 70arc dealing with the cops will just 2 fatal for your count try in Trace this tip Riter cause its a strangers think Back end Youl know Why in Cloin 2 life get in touch win you by Paone. In wanted for murder so i dont. Care. This it joke cause it or or Atli might u j 1 i u if olym Oallen to your wife air this is the extortion note received last week by mayor Garnet Coulter demanding that he either pay Over or die the note states that instructions will be Giyen Over the phone but up until Early wednesday no Call had been received. Coulter gets death threat mayor Garnet Coulter has been threatened with death unless he hands Over within a week. The week is near ing completion yet no word has been received from the extortionists. The death threat was contained in an unsigned mystery note received at the mayor s office at the City Hall one. Day mayor Garnet Coulter . Convention Ottawa. April 19. Co Commonwealth Fedora for. Will hold a National convention at the Windsor hotel in Montreal on july 31. August 1 and 2, . National announced Here today. Last week. It was crudely typed on two torn scraps of yellow paper and the envelope was thrown away be fore mayor Coulter fully realized the significance of the communication. Despite the fact that he is chairman of the police commission mayor Coulter so far has hesitated to turn the matter Over to chief of police George Smith. It must be just a said mayor Coulter tuesday afternoon in revealing the contents of the note to reporters for the first time. It warns that if police Are called in. Death will first strike his wife. Mayor Coulter however is a Bachelor. May be in Earnest this is one clue which Points to the belief that the threat May have been in Earnest. Anyone knowing mayor Coulter Well and meaning the letter As a practical joke would not be Likely to refer to his non existent wife. Contents of the note As it was typed Are As follows listen you dont dish Over s500 Bucks within a week you Coulter continued on Page 5. Column 4 nazi coastal forces reported standing by in state of alarm London april reports to a nazi fishing expedition seek ing today that All German coastal forces from Northern Norway to the Spanish Frontier had been ordered to stand by for an Allied invasion. The reports said the German forces along the so called Atlantic Wall Are in the highest state of alarm awaiting an invasion which is coming at any time. A Berlin spokesman was quoted As admitting Allied superiority in air and naval Power. Two men in diving suits ride one of Britain s newly revealed human torpedo. London has announced that this device used against the enemy naval base at Palermo. Sicily in january of 1943. Is Ridden by two men who guide it near its target set off the explosive charge with a time fuse and then ride the propulsive part to safety. German sources also were quoted As saying that the allies undoubtedly lad new tactics and weapons which hey will reveal in the invasion. Precautionary Steps the Stockholm reports followed Iree More precautionary Steps Aken by the allies to guard in plans including the sus pension of Steamer service Between Cork and Britain. Britain followed up its ban on foreign diplomats travel and code communications with an announce ment that defence regulations had Een amended to permit the gov Rrt ment to treat diplomats and their households As Ordinary aliens if the need should arise. The government also disclosed that it had empowered regional police officers to take any action necessary to control the use of roads. German concern Over impending invasion was reflected in a swed ish report that German military authorities have closed the entire West coast of Denmark s Jutland Peninsula and most of the East coast to All danish civilians and officials nazi jitters other reports reaching London said the germans also were sowing mines Beher shelter in French coastal regions had banned All communication Between the right and left Banks of the River Schelde at Antwerp and had declared 38 morn towns in Southeastern France including the Mediterranean resort of Nice and Cannes danger zones. The people of France were told by Britain they should prepare against the time of liberation by storing food while a Berlin spokes nazi jitters continued on Page 5. Column 4 vivid pageantry for loan opening vivid pageantry will characterize be opening ceremony of Manitoba s sixth Victory loan drive on the Steps of the legislative budding at 2 Saturday when h. E. Sellers chair Man of the Manitoba division National War finance committee will present the shield emblematic of Manitoba s objective to Premier Stuart s. Garson who will accept it on behalf of the k. A. Henderson will hand Over shield people of the province. Synchronized wit ii this ceremony Wil Ibe the greatest paratroop demonstration Ever attempted in Canada As Shilo trained a borne troops. 22 of them and All Mani Toba born accept Shields for de livery to 22 National War finance units throughout the province. They will run to the platform receive their Shields from the hands h. E. Sellers Speed to Stevenson Field Board two lodestar planes and take off for their destinations where local ceremonies have been arranged to coincide with the Winnipeg event. Kenneth a. Henderson executive chairman of the National War Fin Ance committee. Ottawa who will speak monday evening at the Royal Alexandra hotel to War finance workers on the subject canadians and the Victory loan will hand Manitoba s shield to or. Sellers after which or. Sellers will pass it to Premier Garson. The firing of a very pistol from Victory loan continued on Page 5, column .3 ;