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CHECK BEFORE USINC; Armorers check heavv bombs at an airport somewhere in England before loading them on a Stirling bomber. During the attacks on Duisburg and other Ruhr war factory towns Tuesday, in which at least four Canadian squadrons took part, Stirling bombers played a large part. (A.P. Wirephoto.) Nazi Press Steamrollers On Rostov And Stalingrad fBy Th Aaaoclattd Prew) MOSCOW, July 22. Stalingrad and Rostov both were imperilled gravely by fresh German advances today as the 1,000,000 men of Field Marshal Fedor von Bock pressed rentlessly south and east against bitterly fighting but outnumbered forces.

Red Star, the army newspaper, said ominously that the Nazi Mercenaries Himmler Builds Civil War Army By Tha Aanelate4 Preaa NEW YORK, July 22 Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler has converted his SS Black Guards into "a civil war army" of 750.000 by recruiting mercenaries from the German decupled countries of Europe, the secret German radio station "Gustav Siegfried Eins" said Tuesday night in a broadcast heard here hy CBS. Croats, Latvians, Rumanians, Poles and others have been "rubber stamped" into German citizenship by Himmler's agents, the broadcast charged, to form "an army of mercenaries'" to be used to "rule the clique at home while out there on the eastern front the best German blood is being shed and lost." Reported 10,000 Killed In Raid On Cologne By Tha Can4' Pwai) LONDON, July 22. The Press 'Association, quoting a "reliable foreign source," said today that 10,000 Germans were killed in the 1.000 plane raid on Cologne May 30 and were buried in communal graves. 'Germans are approaching the border of Stalingrad province. A furious German assault bent against the men of Marshal Sem on Tlmoshenko along the Moscow Rostov railway.

The drive was moving on Rostov from southeast of Millerovo and from Voroshilovgrad, both of which have fallen to the Germans in the 300 mile wlde Don basin offensive. (The German high command claimed the lower Don had been crossed on a broad front and organized Russian resistance in tne Rostov region had collapsed. Rostov was declared hemmed in.) Red Star pointed to the danger thus: "Terrible days face the country. The enemy is rushing to the vital centres of our country." The loss of either Rostov or Stalingrad, it was acknowledged, would be a tragic blow, but by far the worst rinmnee would he caused by cutting communications. Stalin irr.H ii nstririn eihmv nf tho Volga within 45 miles of the Don and the Volga Is the Russian life United States have been pouring supplies via the Persian Gulf route.

Summoning All Strength me tan or Maungraa wouio mean the virtual setaration of the a RnBsinn northern nnrt southern armies. The loss of Rostov along' with the Russian held section southeast of Millerovo would mean the near isolation of the Russian army of the Caucasus. Oil the lifeblood of mechanized Continued on Page 4, No. 5 Frm Th Ttfbun London BurMU Copyright by The South Ltd held up by red tape and that frequently jlans for hitting the enemy heavily on a battlefield have bee too and tentatlve, reformg we effected and. what is good, made better, Actually 47,000.000 people on these islands, pitted against the world's mightest war machine, fed i CRITICS STILL PROD CHURCHILL Insist Team Work Can Be Improved By A.

C. CUMMINGS ONDONT July 22 That Premier Churchill's government and the House of Commons supporting it should be revivified by a general election commands'no support In the United Kingdom. The proposal recently advocated by back bench members of all parties has died still born. Nevertheless, while the war Is its climax In both Egypt and F.ussia, responsible critics of the war cabinet's handling of strategy continue to make a case for Pre inter renov iniK. u.e Tn Economist, whlch expresses feting war making a I progressve businessman's which they describe as cumbrous viewp0ti winston Churchill and unmethodical.

t0 remember fhat if ne were now "Whitehall is strangled by com the place of his critics he would mittees" is one widely heard com nave a emanded that "heads should and The Times today saysrnii tn, pes accent inl the only remedy is for an innerl cuuncu ui iiiiiiiMtMs, rncu ytrtmu.v concerned with the broad, essential policies designed to speed up war preparations, to place responsibility for any delays evasions on the government department, where it rightly beiongn. Apparently there are battles over Jurisdiction" In civil services, a "war within the Another reform In the war machinery advocated is freedom from executive detail for chief of staffs so they may give all energies to planning for victory. And thirdly, there must bt better team work by the cabinet as a whole so that It can take charge of large Issues at every stae When they arise. To these suggestions to Premier Churchill to Improve the government war machine others are tdded including that ef making sea, land and air operations sc interdependent that supply of fighting equipment to each service should be governed by single plane based on general strategic needs. Emphasizing how weapons and war supplies generally are often; i FINAL EDITIOH THE WEATHER 1 FORECAST: FAIR, WARM Temperature: Minimum during night, 87.

Maximum! 15 noun, 44 minute, lua Hies, 6.4V a.m.; sets, 9.26 p.m. 52nd Year By c.m.r 25o per week. WINNIPEG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 22, 1942 OA TlAPrO Price cents: No. 174 Ith Comic, 10 cents ft IF 1mm Hi MS" by the resources of the whole of the, party's newspapers, cuminpniai curnpe, nave none miracles in this war. But such is the British rapacity for solf critlrism they will not cease complaining until very cause of complaint is removed.

As the Economist tells the Prime Minister in effect, "This is a big war. It calls for the biggest decisions ever made; bigger than those Lloyd George had to make 23 years ago. You, if you were among critics of the war effort would have seen these decisions were made, or you would have known the reason why." Newspapers today, including the conservative Yorkshire Fost ask: "Was It some Impish motive of Lord Beaverbrook's that prompted the general election talk?" and dismiss suggestion as irrelevant while all parties are represented in coalition government and all parties united on the single issue before the country namely, win ninjj the ar. Britons Link Dill's Recall With 'Invasion' By The Afsoclttcd Preu) LONDON, July 22. Speculation on the opening of a second European front against Hitler was sharpened today by reports that Sir Dill.

Britain's chief military representative in the United States is returning soon, presumably to discussions among Prime Minister Churchill and high leaders of the British and American armed services. Sir Johns' job Is one of liaison between the British and United States general staffs, a fact which unofficial British quarters eised upon to link with second front speculation, In the midst of the feverish undercurrent of military and politi cal activity in London the London press suddenly soft pedalled its heretofore persistent talk of an Allied invasion of the continent. Editorial pages of morning news papers were devoid of comment The Daily Express disposed of Mr Churchill's tajks Tuesday in three paragrapns on Page one. But public clamor was given a boost by a resolution adopted at the annual conference of the Mine Workers' Federation at Blackpool calling for an Imme. diate fecond front.

The federation represents a membership of approximately 600.000 in all min. ing areas of Britain. Tass, the official Soviet news agency, pointedly called attention to the reported withdrawal of eight Nazi divisions from France and the Low Countries to the Rus' sian front. "Troop trains are leaving for the eastern front daily," It added. From Australia the Sydney Telegraph reported 71 percent of Australians questioned want an immediate diversion in the west to relieve the hard put Red armies.

Canadians Listed Jap Prisoners At Hong Kong By The Canadian Preu OTTAWA, July 22 In a casualty list of the Canadian (Active) army issued today were given the names of three men unofficially reported prisoners of war at Hons "Ong. The men were Headquarters: Deloughery, Francis Joseph, Hon. and Chaplain, Pembroke, Quebec Regiment: Home, William James, M.C., Lt. St. Patrick.

Que. Young, Charles Alexander, M.C., If II Kin, 1 11 was learned that this infor mation was obtained from Ben A Proulx. Ottawa, who escaped from Hong Kong after the surrender and was in Ottawa last week. Litvinoff Silent On Second Front By Tha Aaaoclattd Pren WASHINGTON, July 22. Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvinoff and members of the Pacific War Coun cil went to the White House today for separate conferences as grave developments appeared on the Russian front and in the shipping situation.

President Roosevelt had an OP' portunity also to discuss with his callers the sharnenine warfare In the Aleutian islandk so near to OlOPriH. When Litvinoff came out of the White House he replied with a "No" to questions about whether he and the President discussed the possibility of a second front in Europe. Litvinoff for many months has publicly advocated an invasion of western Europe to relieve German pressure on the Russian front, but refused to discuss it with reporters today. Indian Communist Party Ban Lifted Br Tin Canadian Prtu LONDON, July 22 The govern ment of India has lifted its Dan on the Communist party of Ind.a, am. win permit resumption of publica The National Front and The New Age.

The government of India removed its prohibition, imposed July 23. 1334, after the Communist party of India declared its off.cial policy now is in line with the Communist party of Britain, and that It regards the war as a peoples war which merits the support of the people of India. An India office statement added that the government of India and provincial governments released from prisons a number of Communists who desired to assist the war effort. Such liberations, it was stated, will be accelerated. Girls' Hostel OTTAWA, July 22 State Secretary McLarty said in the House of Commons today that decision has been reached to build an hostel for lower paid girls in the Civil Service.

jr 'l I MHMHHHtHrtHliH iwimw ipsiiipi ipiiipi mm PO. ROBERT LYNCH Members of an R.C.A.F, sauadron stationed at an American air base in Alaska, these Manitoba airmen spend their davs flying over broad reaches of the Pacific hunting Japanese submarines and surface craft. PO. Lynch is the son of Mr. and Mrs.

William Lynch, 18 Humbolt St. Vital. PO. Cohl is a Boissevain youth and nephew of Mr. and Mrs.

A. R. Cillon, 378 Elm st. Flt. Seret Pil ot Merkley, the son of Mr.

and Mrs. Ashton Merkley, 42 Lennox St. Vital, has rece ntly been promoted from the rank of Sergt, Allied Airmen Extend Control Of Desert Skies By Th AMOClaicd Ptcm CAIRO, July 22. The Allied air forces have virtually driven the Germans out of the sky over the North African battle area, military sources said today. Hiese sources, whose identity it was not permitted to disclose, said hardly any enemy air activity was observed Tuesday by bombers and fighters which ranged far hcyond the El Alameln front hlnstlnu nt 1 large concentrations of Axis vehicles and attacking the Nazi supply base In Crete, Ground fighting, meanwhile, had settled into artillery duelling, general headquarters reported.

In one sortie Tuesday light bombers smashed at a concen. tration of some 1,000 Axis vehicles In the central sector of the front. While R.A.F. foorces were ranging over the battle front, other bombers made an attack "in force" on shipping In Suda Bay, Crete, and scored direct hits on two vessels there. A pier also was set afire, the communique said.

Large forces of German para Deciding Factor ness Made Blow Fatal, Jury Finds By VAL WERIER YEARS of suffering and illness was the "deciding factor" in the death of Mrs. George II. Davis whose husband is charged with her murder, a coroner's jury ruled Tuesday evening at an inquest at central police station. The jury, deliberating in the first mercy slaying in local crime history, conceded that Mrs. Davis last Thursday evening had mot hpr Qpaln bv a mow Irom a hatcnrt in lne hantis of her "It Is our belief, however," the verdict stateo, "from the evi.

dence supplied that the blow struck was not sufficient to cause death to a normal individual but that the exceptionally weakened condition of Mrs. Davis from years of illness was the deciding factor in her death." Only four spectators were In the courtroom to hear the Inquest. Mr. Davis, 68, and his legless 66 year Parachutist Churchill Says War May End By '44 iV PARACHUTIST RANDOLPH CHURCHILL Hurt en ground, not in tit. In Alaska PO.

JAMES G. GOHL chute troops have been reported concentrated on Crete. Coastal roads west of El Alameln also came In for attention from the R.A.F. as Nasi Field Marshal Erwin Rommel moved up reinforcements of Infanry in trucks. The motorized infantry was decribed as "badly dispersed." R.A.F.

bombers continued to batter Tobruk, Rommel's supply port in Libya. Long range fighters, scouting over the Mediterranean, tered an Italian bomber off Sidi Barrani and shot it into the sea. Five British planes failed to return from their widespread missions Tuesday. old bedridden wife had no rela tives in the city. But neighbors around the little Elmwood cottage at 485 Harbison ave.

where the Davlses lived have collected money to send comforts to Davis while In Jail. The preliminary hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday. "I have finished her I couldn't stand seeing her in distress any longer." This was the statement Dr. H. A.

McFarlen said was given him by Mr. Davis when he met him on the doorstep of his cottage. Continued on Page 4, No. 1 By Th AMoclaltd Preu VEW YORK, July 22 Capt. Ran.

i rolph Churchill, 31 year 3ltl son of the Prime Minister, predirl jed today that "if we're lucky" the unnen canons woum win tne war hy the end of next vpar, "and if we're un'urky then we'll win the end of 1044." "We still have a lot to learn, but we are learning fast, and we are going to win." Churchill, captain In a parachutist formation, reached here Tuesday from Egypt, where he suffered a crushed vertebrae In an automobile accident Inst May which took the life of a British newspaper correspondent. The accident occurred near Cairo. Hopeful of Egypt Capt. Churchill said thai he took a hopeful view of the Egyptiar situation. "I think Rommel has shot his bolt," he said.

"Whatever helo he wants must come from Ger Continued en Page 4, No. 2) FI.T. SERGT. PII.OT E. A.

MERKLEY Lively Debate Foreseen Over Communists By CHARLES BISHOP rfrom Th Trlbun Ottawa Burtau Copyright by Tht Boutham Lid OTTAWA, July 22. There will be a free for all de bate in the House of Com mons on the recommendation of a parliamentary committee that the ban be lifted on the Communist Party of Canada. The report containing this recommendation was passed 8 to 5 by the committee reviewing' Defense of Canada Regulations. Fisheries Minister J. E.

Michaud resigned as chairman of the committee before the report was published. In the debate In the House the party whips will be called off, and any member may vote as he pleases. Even the cabinet is almost certain to split its vote on the question of making the mmunlst Party legal again or of freeing those of 1 1 members who are interned. Besides being lively, the de j. e.

Michaud bate win llkelv be lengthy and Ihe final division may be as much along religious lines as on any other. The Roman Catholic church is generally hostile to Communism as an economic doctrine but Is not hostile to Russia as a war ally. Lifting of the ban on Jehovah's Witnesses, a religious sect, the International Bible Students, and on the White Star Bible and Tract society, as well as on Technocracy and the Ukrainian Labor Farmer Temple association is also urged in the committee report. Despite opposition from more than one section of the House, It Is expected that the report will be confirmed. Chairman Michaud resigned because he does not believe In remov Continued on Page 4, No.

4 Tax Payment Dates Changed (By Tht Canadian I'rfii OTTAWA, July 22 Finonce Minister Ilsley announced in the House of Commons Tuesday night that quarterly Income tax due dates had been moved back one month, the first one now being Oct. 15 instead of Sept. 15. This quarterly plan 'does not apply to those whose income tax is deducted at source, and whose salary or wages constitute three, quarters or more of the total Income. Under the quarterly plan, the second quarter due date Is now Jan.

15, 1943, the third April 15, the final quarter July 15, 1943. Mr. Ilsley also announced a change in the time for tiling tax returns from the present date, March 31, to Sept. 30. (Story of Budget debate on Page 2.) INSIDE THE TRIBUNE Stricter control of csnteen funds urged.

Page 3. Publicity report won't be publicized. Page 4. The key section of the Defense of Canada Regulations. Page 6.

Belgium fights on. An editorial on Page 7. Exam paper thief and accomplices plead guilty. Page 11. Four Join Squadrons R.A.F.

In 300 Plane Raid Canadian PreM Cable) LONDON, July 22 Canadians who participated in the 300 Dlane attack on Ruhr war slants Tuesday nieht today described huge fires left burning at Duisburg, chief target in the attack. Four Canadians squadrons took part in the raid, in which 13 bombers were lost. "There were plenty of Iladdow Bruce, of F.racebridge, tail gunner in a Halifax bomber, reported on his return to the base. In Brucc's crew Mere Ross, of Margaree, N.S.; Evans, of Winnipeg, and PO. Frank Day, of Preston, the Wireless operator, They com.

pleted their mission and returned their plane to base undamaged. Two members of Wing Cmdr. John (Moose) Fulton's squadron, E. R. Wilion, of Edmonton, and E.

S. Alexander, D.F.M., of Montreal, celebrated their promotion from flight sergeant to pilot officer by smacking their bombs right on the target. "Wliard of Job" "It was a wizard of a job," said PO. C. D.

Jane, of Thorold, Ont. sentiments echoed by a fellow crew member, Fit. Sgt. J. W.

East, of Adgclts Landing, N.B. Both were gunners with Wilson and Alexander. A crew captained by PO. S. R.

Fillmore, of Alma, B.C., lighted a Nazi fighter and the tail gunner, Sgt. Pat Murphy, ot Halltax, let go with his guns but could not discern the result All aircraft in the squadron returned safely. The air ministry announcement said that widespread fires were caused at Duisburg, large Indus trial town at the Junction of the Rhine and Ruhr rivers, the main objective. "Intruder patrols were main tained over enemy aerodromes in trance and the Low Countries by aircraft of the bomber command and the fighter command," it was announced. An R.A.F.

Informant said the 300 planes taking part were favored by good bombing weather. The Canadians formed "a large proportion of the striking force," R.C.A.F. headquarters said. It was the first night attack on the Ruhr main German war Industry centre since July 13. but daylight attacks were executed last Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

The sweep Into Germany by th R.A.F.'s big machines folio we an early. evening low level mass attack by fignter squadrons gainst the coastal areas of occupied France and Bellgiim. It was the second successive dusk raid on the coastal area. fighters shot up German troop concentrations, gun positions. locomotives, army trucks and armored cars at Osiend, Dunkerque and other points.

Three planes were lost. Ferry Command Praised A communique said that during the night German aircraft had dropped a few bomhs at scattered points in the east of England, causing some damage. One raiding bomber was destroyed. As the bombers swept out ever the Channel last night, official sources made known that the R.A F. Ferry Command had completed safely 995 out of every 1,000 of its flights of American built bombers and flying boats across the Atlantic in the last 12 months.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles Portal, In a congratulatory message to the Ferry Command, Tuesday, on the eve of its first anniversary, said: "You are playing a most Important part In building up the strength of the R.A.F. May your second year be as successful as your first." DESERT HIDE AND SEEK British Armored Car Outwits Nazi Tanks By JAMES ALDRIDGE Eicluilva to Tht Wlnniptg Tribune II'ITH THE ROYAL AIR FORCE IN THE WESTERN DESERT, July 22 (By Wireless) I have just spoken with the crew if a British armored car involved in an extraordinary adventure wilh unils of the German 20th light division during a full scale attack on the 8th army's positions south of El Alamein. The car was protecting an R.A.F. recovery unit which was sclvaging a damaged plane. Thc young lieulenant commanding the car decided to go out and smnsh eny nearby enf my observation posts.

I saw the car swaying on ils high wheels across the desert irto the red dusk, and later heard It machine guns firing In the p'ght, but I saw no more of It entil the following day when the crew told me their amazing story, Run Into Tanks They proceeded northward to ward a hill held by the Germans ana were so ousy looking tor uer man observation posts that they ran rlght into a number of enemy tanks. The Germans did not tee them Immediately and, after a few minutes. the driver was told to crawl along slowly without making fires in Duisburg," said Sgt. Sgt. Alr Bomber Doug.

Sgt. Observer Clarence DUISBURG: Germin indus tritl city Bred by Ctmdiin bomber squadrons. Four Airmen Killed In Crash Air authorities today announced the death of four R.C.A.F. men, killed when their plane, an Avro Anson, crashed Tuesday night at Letelller, 55 miles south of Winnipeg. The names of the airmen Kav been withheld, pending notification of next of kin.

They were from the central navigation school at Rivers, Man. An R.C A.F. amhulanre from No. 8 Repair Depot, Winnipeg, left today to remove the bodies. The plane will be salvaged by a crew from Rivers.

Stores Checked On Beef Prices INVESTIGATORS of the Wartime 1 Prices and Trade board today opened a survey of retails meat stores in Winnipeg to learn It beet prices had been dropped one cent per pound Monday as ordered by the board. Wholesale dealers were ordered by the board to cut beef prices by one cent per pound on July 13, and retailers were ordered to bring their prices In line July 20. Officials of the board regional office said today: "So far as we know the reduction was put in effect as ordered." In Wrong Pew Sunday School "Reports" To Army SUNDAY school children from St. Vladimir and Olga Greek Orthodox church wondered why passengers smiled at them In the C.P.R. concourse this morning.

The boys and girls had unknowingly ranged themselves under the wall placard: Army Recruits Report Here. They were reporting to their teachers for tickets to Winnipeg Beach for a day's fun. a dust trail and try to get Denina i i the hill. They just reached the hill when the Germans spotted them and opened lire. The lieutenant returned the fire with his machine gun trained on a Nazi anti tank gun firing at him from a small dlo He also got in a at an approaching tar.k with his anti tank gun.

Then as the onlv means of escape, he raced around the hill and got behind the Germans where thev could not see lne armored car. Nazj Ta Th A th! hill after the British car and the lieutenant ornereo ms anver low them. hen they stopped, he Continued on Page 4, Ne. 31 DINv TTy Buna.