Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - April 24, 1944, Winnipeg, Manitoba Edition Sun rises 6.13. Sun sets 20.35. Moon rises. 7.46. Moon sets 22.56 Winnipeg monday april 24, 1944. X air fleets juy Victory Bonds i u d r stonnli1s Manitoba s big Campaign Europe gets off to a Good Start Manitoba got away to a Good Start in the sixth Canadian Victory loan Campaign monday Rii the Rural municipality of Ethelbert becoming the first unit in the province to go Over the r exceeding its objective by and several establishments of the armed ser of ast the Post before the books opened. London april Esti mated Allied warplanes swarmed Over Europe today in mighty processions paced by four engine heavy bombers burglar is shot dead in running gun Bat tie by Stevic Wilson i a running gun Battle Over two blocks ended in death saturday afternoon for Montreal born Martin Silver 43, who was shot and killed by Constable Alex. Jamieson. Since last october police said. Silver had broken into and looted about 40 apartment Block suites in Winnipeg. He was also wanted at Toronto for attempted murder and at Montreal for several serious of fences. Cornered in a Many citizens saw the first spit ire to be shown in the West As the . Placed one of the latest models of the aircraft that helped Ivin the Battles of Britain and Malta on View before the main Branch of the Bank of Montreal. Some citizens lining both sides of memorial witnessed the colourful noon ceremony that took place on the a shaped Island that stands at the Northern end of the Boulevard. The Navy was there with Blue jackets from the Chippawa Supply ing a guard of Honor whose fixed bayonets flashed in the Light and the naval band providing the music Here mayor Garnet Coulter accompanied by the municipal representatives of Transcona and greater Winnipeg received from paratrooper g. R. Morefield a Vic Lory loan shield signifying greater Winnipeg s acceptance of objective. Three Star v flags r. S. Law. Chairman of the v Flag committee presented three Star v Flag s to the representatives of seven Winnipeg business firms which already have at least 90 per cent of their employees buying War Bonds or War savings certificate to the extent of not less than 15 j per cent of their total payroll. The representatives were As follows w. J. Illsey j. H. Ashdown hard Ware company miss Elsie Kaszowski. Armour clothing manufacturing limited Len de wet. Sterling fruit company miss Edith Suther land Canada Glass company g. L. Wright. Toronto general trusts i b. Haid. Western shirt and Overall manufacturing company limited miss Merle Smith. Hudson s Bay company retail store. J. D. Pen in chairman of greater Winnipeg sales committee void How 200 general canvass salesmen started out to visit All Homes in greater Winnipeg to sell Bonds. She admires Navy smiling Gail Patrick. Hollywood which struck heavy blows at Munich and Friedrichs Hafen Germany Bucharest and Plesti in Tomania and the yugoslav capita of Belgrade. The five pronged main assault striking from Britain and Italy car red the unbroken pro invasion offensive against the continent through its eighth straight Day and probably to a new Peak of intensity. Factories kicked about american bombers based in Britain hit German aircraft factories at Friedrichs Hafen and Aird Romes around Munich. Up to 750 of the big bombers lashed out from Italy it rail Yards in Bucharest and Plesti and key targets in Bel Grade. Light and medium bombers and fighters joined in the shuttle Parade toward Northern France indicating nazi Cross Channel installations Al ready pounded by tons of bombs in the current offensive were being hit for the 10th consecutive Day following . And . Night smashes at targets in Belgium and Western Germany. . Night bombers concen suite in the Albany Block 91 Edmonton Street Silver shot and seriously wounded the caretaker in making a getaway but was Kihei a few minutes later. Silver and his woman companion Dolvina Alain 42, had planned to leave Winnipeg on wednesday for the past from which he came last fall. He had sold the. Contents of. His neatly furnished suite at 591 Sherburn Street to two Young women who had completed arrangements to sublet the premises the owner of which police Siirid is f. J. Murphy. 228 Campbell Street. The suite had been occupied by Silver since last december. Arrested at their Home shortly after Silver was killed mrs. Alain who police said., is estranged from her husband. Appeared in City police court Mon Day morning. She was remanded in custody to tuesday and in the meantime rated their Block busters last night on a signals equipment depot at Vil Vorde six Miles Northeast of Brussels while twin engined mosquitoes attacked the Rhineland communications Centre of Mann Heim Germany. Six bombers were lost in the two raids and in extensive mine Lay no operations another prelude to invasion. Be charged with goods. A Short police said will receiving stolen _ plump woman with blonde hair she had the appearance of an average housewife and was Calm and Cool during her appearance before magistrate r. B quite Brief Graham. As far As police know the woman is from Montreal and came to Winnipeg with Silver shortly after he had seriously wounded the caretaker of a Toronto apartment Block. Ran into posse in Lams sgt major Edward. Sewell for Mer caretaker of the Block shot and seriously wounded _ Silver As the latter was attempting shown at left is a picture of Martin Silver which was taken a few years ago at Kingston Penitentiary. Next Are the two police men who prominently in the Case. At left is Constable Alex. Jamieson who exchanged several shots with the burglar in the Lane at the rear of 72 Hargrave Street. At right is Constable Charles Muir Jamieson s husky part Ner who blocked the burglar s Progress As the Man was attempting to escape through the Yard at 12 Hargrave Street and sent him Back to the Lane where Jamieson killed him after both Mea had fired several shots. Told of her admiration is she interviewed missing planes is Cana to escape after shooting his Way German planes dropped bombs along the English South coast and a Southwest England last night but five of the raiders were shot Down. Canadians in Dusseldorf raids an Armada of Well Over . And Canadian planes Ham mered the German Industrial cities of Dusseldorf and Brunswick and the Laon railway Yards in Northern France saturday night the air ministry announced yesterday while Allied bombers which struck devastating blows at Dusseldorf and non. Brunswick was blasted by an from the Block. Silver ran All . Licet. Saturday night s operations Cost 42 bombers nine of them Canadian. . Bombers hit Vienna _ yes Gerdav a Force of Between 500 Lieut. W. H. Black. George 750 United states heavy bomb ers bused in Italy carried the unprecedented Allied attack upon in Vasion threatened Europe through its seventh consecutive Day with Hammer blows at the austrian air Craft centres of Weiher Neustadt and Schwec hat and. The Airfield at bad Poslau All near Vienna. Meanwhile hundreds of. Allied medium and Light bombers and Gail Patrick Hollywood Star sounds the Call to buy Victory Bonds during an appearance before a mass meeting of garment held in the or Huum theatre sunday afternoon Only one in a round of appearances for the Brunette actress. It was impressive service some 2500 citizens ringing the main driveway before the building saturday afternoon took part m a color Ful and impressive ceremony dedicating Manitoba to put Vic torn first. Lust voices resounded from sky. Water and land pledging total support from both the armed forces and civilian v to to _ _. T. _ it nip p o. Movie Star. For the Navy was master of ceremonies. Military District 10 has already subscribed a total of which is 65 per cent of its objective. The two first units in no. 2 training command to go Over the top were no. 19 e.f.t.s., Virden. More than doubling its s20.000 quota and no. 15 a.i.d., Winnipeg which has raised one of the first Large subscriptions was a contribution of s100.000 from the North West commercial travellers association Given on be half of. The four Western provinces. Other Early subscriptions include s2.000 from Winnipeg no. 1 Branch of the Canadian legion . S5.000 from St. Andrew s liver Heights United Church s1.500 i of the Voung men s Section. Winnipeg Board of Trade from the sound Money economic system association sob from Elmwood Lodge fighter bombers crossed the Chan a Day Long Stream yester blast coastal anti invasion workers for Canada s sixth Victory loan. Pictures on Page Curtin offers Empire plan on a raised platform fronting the Lorth Side of the legislative build stood a group of leading Citi before them were drawn up Nel in i Day to defences. The Cross Channel offensive was possibly the biggest of the sort the allies yet have at exchanging several shots with the officers. The killing of the armed Des Perado brought to an end the Long career of a badly wanted burglar who had been operating in Winni Peg for Many months. According to police. Silver arrived in Winni Peg last october and had since then ived at a local hotel and in rooms on Agnes Street. Owner of a Maroon coloured Hudson Coupe police state that Silver gave the name of Milton gala Hart 591 Sherburn Street when registering at the first of the year. Thousands of dollars Worth of stolen Wen found at that address. Police were informed that Silver was going to leave the City on the 26th of this month but where he was going to was not known. He had Given his landlord notice of moving. Wanted for attempted murder Silver who had five aliases Alto Gether was wanted at Forest Hill Toronto july. 1943. For the attempted murder of another apartment Block caretaker. A Reward of s700. Offered for his arrest and conviction mar Burglin h. Little Maroon Coupe two blocks away fatally shot. Hich he had left parked near 72 Hargrave Street before entering the Albany apartments it was while trying to return to his car during the police Chase that Silver was tempted. . American and Ca Nacunan planes shared in the Multi pronged Daylight blows. The in g. C. Krahn. W in Kier Man., scored a direct hit on medium sized no 7 193 Roval antediluvian Ping in the English Channel an order of buffaloes s200 from St. . Wellington piloted by to. Stephens Broadway United Church 5100 from St. Marv s Academy and College s200 from the printing Pressman and assistants Union no. 35, and s100 from Manitoba co operative Honey producers limited. On. This charge expired last month. March 1944. Trapped in the apartment of Wal Ter h. Little 3a Albany Block the burglar shot Edward Seiwell. Husband of the caretaker in the right Side of the Chest when he bravely tried to prevent him from escaping. Sewell was him self caretaker of the Block prior to enlisting in Scwell is progressing favourably in Tuxedo Hospital where the Bullet was extracted saturday night. Sil ver was shot and killed by con stable Alex. Jamieson. Merchant vessel leaving it on from the time police were . Krahn said we saw the glow of d the burglar s presence in the the fire in the Haze and the vessel j h was still burning when we wounded hero of Silver fight tells Story from Hospital cot Winkler flier scores coastal command joined the Daylight offensive yesterday attack on German ship caring an by Jack Aveson if the Bullet wound in sergeant major Edward Sewell s shoulder was t paining him the former caretaker of the Albany Block 91 Edmonton Street would Roar with laughter were monday morning when a free press reporter Aid Sug anyone to suggest that he is a hero. Gest that Sewel entered the category of heroes the injured Man could Only weakly As he ing the massed bands of . Chip Nawa the 103rd army Basic training Centre. Fort Garry and no. 2 train ing command. tac ments and de by Chester Washington . April 24. Four 8-Pcunder guns of the re prime minister Curtin of Sci pc artillery the Cere Australia believes a permanent Vic Ter Empire secretariat should be established in order to effect con eco Emony russians Are massing for giant offensive Moscow april 24. The russians who in 10 months have lifted the siege of Leningrad struck into Kominis and smashed Halfway to Berlin in their 500-mile Overland March from to inuit of foreign policy among Fri eng of very the units of the British common wealth. Or. Curtin thinks a Perma nent secretariat might Well set an example for other nations on now to arrive at common opened cartridges Watn from the the red a fanfare an kursk Are massing for a new Campaign rated today. A relative Calm prevailed along the Long front for the second straight Day yesterday the Des a Lencs said that rearguard services were being moved Forward to front despatches Indi bases required after now the Winter and of the 1943-44 offensives reported no essential changes " on Iny of d the sixth Canadian understand ices and work together. The australian prime believes it very vital to 1 ish family of nations that they should have frequent opportunities for consultations on matters that require close study. Such problems should be studied before a general place. These and Points of View meeting other of the should take interesting Victory loan Campaign had opened k. A. Hender son executive chairman of the National War finance committee. Of announced that the province s Man counter attacks were continuing in Estonia and in the South Western Ukraine but apparently Vince the pause was exp Ciao. 10 on l scale. Be Short lived. The siege of Sevastopol at the the Lull last year tip of the Crimea in tinted until july 5, when the Ger a ils seventh Day. There were suite until he was dead Only five minutes had elapsed. Said chief George Smith. Less than 25 minutes later or. Russell Gorrell. Coroner had viewed the body at 1he scene of the shooting and the dead Burg Lar was at Mordue Bros funeral Home. About 12 shots fired about 12 shots were fired Alto Gether by police and the burglar police said. During his seven months in Winnipeg police say Sil _. Broke into about 40 apartment suites stealing thousands of dollars Worth of goods. Believed to be from Toronto a close1 Cross country Check shooting continued on Page 7. Column 2 suite dwellers seek to identify property occupants of a Large number of suites broken into since last october were at police Headquarters monday afternoon trying to identify their belongings which were believed to have been _ _ i a of san Len pools Lound Tawa Lulu. I Enri objective in the Campaign is 000000 and handed to Hon. K. F. Mcwilliams lieutenant governor the Victory shield symbolizing Manitoba s total responsibility in the Victory loan drive. Launched their ill fated kursk australian Yin us Al j government were outlined in rep ii to questions at a lengthy press con-1 Ference held at noon today in the is. Government s guest House opposite the state department. The free press representatives questioned or. Curtin on the subject of proposed closer the British Commonwealth and or. Curtin replied freely and frankly. The first question put to. Int. Prime minister was for his in the subject of establishing a per manent consultative body among 6e British commonwealths Curtin replied it was very important that the British family of nations should consult with one an other and study questions any general conference for mis reason there should be a permanent secretariat. Governments change to there must be some continuity on matters which Are the subject general consultation among the Dern Bers of the Commonwealth. Frequent conferences these consultations would Hay o be held much More frequently a the future than in the past the have to be increased is reason. Or. Curtin said it ought a permanent secretaria should be set up. But he did nol Fink it needed to be established Constitution. It should consist of teen who would specialize on an questions that might come before Curtin continued on Page 7. Column o or Mcwilliams entrusted the shield to h e Sellers chairman of German the Manitoba division. National War general offensive finance commit a. Mand superhuman confident of reaching objective Lynn soldiers no changes soviet week end communiques. Offensive and subsequently were routed Westward. In London and Benin itself the conviction was growing that the russians would strike soon on the polish romanian fronts perhaps coordinating their offensive with Allied blows in the West and South. The German controlled scandi Navian Telegraph Bureau quoted a Berlin spokesman As saying the High command expects a which will de efforts by Ger new reports of the ground forces there. No Progress of thirty five German planes were destroyed yesterday the ground the air or on the Sevastopol area n accepting the Challenge presented loan by soviet aircraft and anti aircraft gunners. On the estonian front German troops wedged the soviet line Southwest of Narva in a sudden attack. However the soviets sealed off the wedge with a flanking attack then killed More than 1.000 germans and wrecked nine tanks and six armoured troop carriers in annihilating the encircled Force. German attacks also repulsed Southeast of Stanislaow on the Southern to the rail among the thousands of dollars in the Home of Martin Silver the week end. One of the heaviest losses at the burglar who was killed Over tribute to Silver s depredations killed no sign of rain Weatherman says temperature readings Low Dur Iii the night. 4-41 . April 24th. . April 24lh. 1.30 . April 24tli. This Day last year. While a Bis Blanket of Cloud extended from the great lakes West to Winnipeg monday morning the Weatherman said there no sign of ruin. Manitoba s weather predicted will continue mild the next hour reported by j. Feinstein 3d Wellington apartments whose Home was broken into april 11. A Mink coat valued at stolen from his premises has been re covered by police at Silver s Home. Further investigation police said might result in the recovery of is 325 Worth of jewelry a Man was also stolen the Feinstein Home. The burglar also stole 12 bottles of Rye and scotch whisky which lie Likely carried away in an overnight Case which was also taken. Several suit s in the Royal cres. Parliments opposite the Wellington apartments were broken into last december and in one burglary a Lay in a cot at the fort Osborne military Hospital. But he got a emphasis into the slowly murmured words Don t be facts in the Case . Sewell s modesty to the contrary however Here Are the facts saturday afternoon within an Inch of losing his life when he attempted to halt an armed burglar whom police state was Martin Silver of Montreal when the latter was fleeing from a1 suite in the Albany Block. Silver was killed by the police in a running gun fight. 10 minutes later. Sewell had been caretaker of the Block since 1921. Turning his duties Over to his wife Only when he joined the administrative and train ing staff of the Winnipeg Light in Fantry at Mcgregor Barracks. Sat urday afternoon he was resting in. London april 24. A Vichy broadcast asserted yesterday that persons were killed and 2.200 injured during Allied raids Srorn april 15 to april 22 on Paris Rouen j n cities in North and Llis basement suite after having at and other cities m North Ana to some chores when Walter Northwest France. It said one Juio. Tenant of a suite one floor raid on Paris killed 546 persons and up. Rushed Down to Tell him that a injured 451 others. Day of prayer a Zhulun april m apartments Ere broken into Queen Elizabeth led change in tempera with ure. He for nol much Winnipeg enjoyed above Normal temperature Over the week end experiencing highs g4.8 saturday a revolver by a Man now believed to have been Silver. The woman returned Home one afternoon and found a burglar in her bedroom. He forced her to hand Over some jewelry and Money and Flea. Other persons whose Homes were recently broken into and who were trying to identify their goods were Pearl Mclean. 4 Alameda apart ments and Raymond Schwob. Z Brentwood Lodge. A Complete list of. Persons whose bad been broken into by Sil Home suite continued on dwellers Page 7. Column 4 millions in. A special National Day prayer yesterday linking the traditional Observance of the feast of St. George Patron of England with services for the Success of the coming invasion. Cur tvs estimate Washington april 24. Prime minister John Curtin. Of Australia today estimated japanese losses in the Southwest Pacific area alone at 100.000 to troops 140 to 170 warships. 200 to 270 Ner. Chant ships and to air Craft. A us rifling Little s apart burglar ment. Leaving Little to phone the police Sewell immediately threw on some clothes and hurried to a Small ver Indah at the rear of Little s apart ment. I saw Shadow i saw the Shadow of a Man near he screened bedroom Sewell recalled. As soon As i approached he disappeared apparently having sighted Rne. Just then detective u. W. Ayres arrived lore away the screen and climbed nto the suite. He was a Brave Man i though the burglar might seek to escape through the Back door and determined to Stop him from doing that if it was it All possible. Just As i reached the door it was thrown open and the Man used out. He was brandishing a revolver and looking quite ugly. I clipped him on the Chin with my "i.St. He was thrown slightly off balance As he fired the Bulitt entering my right shoulder. That s All there s to Sewell said he did t know the Man was armed until encountering him As the Back door swung open. But knowledge of this fact would not have deterred the sergeant major from what he considered his duty. Had Sewell not struck Silver the Bullet fired by the latter might easily have killed the sergeant Sewell continued on Page 7. Column 3 c1uu1 Jive in the Albany Block. V or rushed the Arrow where sergeant major Edward Sewell. Former caretaker of the Block was shot in the shoulder As he attempted to Block the in Clar s no Ress. Detective j. V. Ayres entered the suite through inc second window from the door routing the apartment. Narks tic Centre picture where Silver Bullet fired by Constable Alex Jamieson. T k of a nursing Home at 72 Hargrave Street Silver had. Doubled Back after reaching the South Lawn of the nursing Home when he found policemen were cornering him from All directions. The picture on the Hows some of loot found by police at of Sherburn s real the residence Silver had established in Winnipeg several months ago under the name of Milton gala Hart. Approximately Worth of miscellaneous property was located by the police at this address. New pension figure Given Toronto april 24. Dollars a month pensions will be Given to the dependent parents of servicemen who have lost their lives in this War Hon. Jan Mac Kenzie pensions minister revealed Here today. In an address before the Ontario command of the Canadian legion Here. Or. Mackenzie said this pension would be Given in addition to the pension awarded to the dead widow ;