The Gazette du lieu suivant : Montreal, Quebec, Canada • 9

THE CAZRTTB WEDNESDAY. MAY 5, 1943. if VOL. CLXXII. No.

107 WAR WORKERS PARADE Br CLUYAS WILLIAMS DIFF1CUU DECISIONS kt LEAST 13 DEAD Montreal 'Sparks', Since Missing, Describes Attack on His Stirling BACK THE ATTACK BUY THE i A "carnival" to Bomber Com There were five attacks before the fizhters were eluded. The Stir mm mand does not mean entertainment; it means the coordinated attack of ling had held on to its bombs and continued on to Stuttgart where it dropped the lodd on the target. Explosives Plant in Elkton Badly Damaged and City Gets Shaking Up German night fighters. Three R.C.A.F. members of a As the bomber out or tne target area, it was attacked, by a Focke-Wulf.

Acting on directions Stirling bomber crew know what it feels like to be beset by four night fighters. from his rear gunner, Sgt. Halding The R.C.A.F. fliers are Sgt. Ernie Halding, Vancouver, the pilot; Sgt.

put the bomber through another MANY ARE INJURED series of antics. Harold Sobel, Toronto, the rear gun Set. Nutik said ''I was down ner; and Sgt. L. Nuuk, Montreal and Glace Bay, N.S., the wireless Special Victory Loan Show To Be Held May 10 The vital roll of war workers in "backing the attack" will be dramatized at the Workers' Parade on Monday.

May 10, in aid of the fourth Victory Loan campaign. Six thousand workers, representing all the manifold war industries in Montreal and district, will inarch in the parade through streets yet to be designated to the Forum. The march will begin at 7.15 p.m. With the workers, who represent the fourth arm of the services, wdl march detachments of the navy, army and R.C.A.F. The Forum show, put on for and by the workers, and not for the general public, will feature many exciting and comedy turns, with band music, acrobatic turns, choral and solo singing.

Living Cost Up, Alimony Too Little Rock, May 4. VP) A Mountain Home, divorcee used the higher cost of living as grounds for obtaining a $10 a month increase in alimony. The Supreme Court directed Oscar Ray, Mountain Home merchant, to increase monthly payments to his divorced wife. Minnie, from $15 to $25 a month. launching a flare and in order to reach my set on the way back, I had to crawl.

It was impossible to stand because of the way the skipper was throwing the kite about." operator. Sgt. Nutik has since been reported missing following air operations according to word received by his parents, Mr and Mrs. Samuel Nutik, Eitimatei of Lost of Life Sua as High as 25; Stubborn Blaze Follows Mystery Blast They evaded tne ocke-wuix, ana bo successful were the combined ef forts of the crew in dealing with the night fighters that not a single bullet touched the Stirling. 4268 City Hall.

(Sgt. Nutik who was attached to the R.A.F. overseas, was born in Montreal and educated at Baron Byns High School. Prior to his en listment in the R.C.A.F. in 1941, he The crew pinpointed themselves over Paris on the return, and suddenly felt their aircraft lifted as a was on the staff of the Federation CORPORATION LIMITED BRAKE LININGS FACTORY: ST.

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HOME AS TASf AS VOU-fUESS WILL CARRY VOL) eLOr They scurried away and had no more trouble beiore landing at tneir R.A.F. base. Their adventures had made them an hour and a half over due. Our dollars musf back SGT. LOUIS NUTIK of Jewish Philanthropies.

He was a leader in the Jewish Poale Labor Zionist Organization. He received his wireless air gunner's wing at 5 i a Mountain View, In March, 1942, and went overseas immediately lonowing nts graauation.) Sgt, Nutik was the first to discover that the Stirling was In the vicinity of enemy fighters. He passed the warning on to the rest or the crew, lie bad barely unisn ed when the rear gunner. Sgt. So bel, reported a Junkers 88.

The warning was underlined as a few moments before, the crew had seen another Stirling spin down in A 1 At--. 1 names, me vicum ox uie iazi circus. Their caution was rewarded. A night fighter sped in from the port side. The rear gunner directed the skipper's evasive action.

So violent was it that none of the gunners Mere cure reasons why- could bring their guns to bear on the enemy; neither could the en emy score any nits on the bomber. Then another night fighter joined in from the starboard side. Sgt. Sobel continued to give directions Elkton, May 4. JP An ex- plosion followed by fare among buildings ot the Triumph Explosives, Lie, caused the death of at least 13 workers today with scores injured and Indications that the toll of lives would mount.

Plant officials announced a few aours after the blast that 13 were known dead, while estimates of the loss of life in information available frm the Army ran as high as 25. Likewise, Triumph executives said 60 had been injured with other official estimates setting the total hurt as high as 125. Fire broke out immediately after the blast shook Elkton. noted as Maryland's Gretna Green, in mid-aftemoon and spread to nearby buildings, causing additional dam. Benjamin T.

Pepper, Triumph Company president, said the Army, Nay and Federal Bureau of Investigation officials quickly took over the direction of relief work and investigation as to cause of the blast Outsiders -were barred from the area and only relief workers Pepper said searchers still were digging into the smoking ruins for possible other dead and injured and that "we are calling the roll" of employees to try and fix a definite casualty list. State police notified the Army in Baltimore that the injured totalled about 125. Six buildings were reported damaged. "More than one building was involved," Pepper said, adding that the scene was near the southern edffe of the property about ne mile from the administration building. Ambulances, fire departments, Red Cross units and civilian war workers from miles around, Pennsylvania and Delaware, rushed to this town now swollen with war workers to aid in rescue work.

BLAST HEARD MILES Pepper said the explosion came about 3 p.m. The blast was heard for miles and shook the city which row has a population of some compared with 3,518 in peacetime. Most of the injured were cared for at the plants hospital on the grounds, but the more seriously hurt and the overflow victims were taken to Elkton's union hospital and to the Immaculate Concepclon Catholic Church, where the basement had been prepared for such an emergency by Civilian Defence officials. Elkton, County seat cf Cecil County, is famous in the eastern United States as the Atlantic seaboards most popular marriage mart. There were approximately 20.000 marriages here in 1942.

despite Maryland's 48-hour application law. many couples including society folk and theatre luminaries. When war came, the countryside for miles around was solicited for explosive workers, many of whom drive to work daily from towns 30 to 53 miles distant. A majority cf these are from Maryland's eastern shore, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, althoush large group of girls were recruited latt yrar from western Maryland and West Virginia. War Material Reserve Grows Short in Japan New York, May 4.

P) The Tokyo radio acknowledged today that Japan's reserve of war materials, especially aircraft, is sufficient cnly "for a short period of the war." and announced that the Cab Inet's planning board had approved large group of emergency meas ires that -must absolutely be earned out." the Office of War Information reported. An official of the Mitsubishi and Nagoya war plants, Kisanosuke Ya-mad, declared in a broadcast to the Japanese people that greater plane, production is a necessity, despite "brilliant" Japanese results in the war of Greater East Asia, and added: "Our stored materials will suffice for a short period of the war. The productive strength of "America and- Britain is pitted against the productive strength of our nation. Ships, planes and other things are being produced et a tremendous rate. "We.

also, must not be negligent." Sends Funds to Italy Woodstock. May 4. Cl r'ieiro Florat Ruffin, Italian-born resident of rearbv Beachville, was today f.ned $127.40, including court cost, for violation of the Foreign Exchange Control Act. He pleaded guilty last week to sending money to his wife in Italy through United Slates intermediaries. The offence wag committed on or about October to the pilot "and the giant bomber pitched and tossed about the sky out of the line of the streams of lend which flashed by.

They lost 0,000 feet of altitude during the struggle. 1. This is Our War Wo Must Pay For It! On every battle front land, sea and air, Canadian fighting men are more than doing their part even tot extent of themselves buying Victory Bonds. It is the responsibility of every one of us on the home front to lend Our government the money to carry on the war, till Victory is won. ILL OVERSEAS .4.1 2.

To Back the Attack on tho Fighting Fronts! Winston Churchill said that it takes blood, and toil, tears and sweat to win. It also takes MONEY money that civilians must supply to give our men the equipment and supplies they must bve. 3. Make tho Soundest and Safest Investment in tho World! Victory Bonds are a direct obligation of Canada, the same as money. But thev pay 3 interest, and currency pays no interest.

The best place in the world to put your money is into Canada's Bonds. They insure your freedom, they pay you interest, they return your A. i ''A 1 1 Alt -J principal, and they are as sound as Canada itself! CAPT. DOUGLAS COWANS, Canadian Armored Corps, who is seriously ill overseas, according to an official casualty list. Capt.

Cowans returned overseas only recently after being stationed in Canada for about a year, after an earlier period of service overseas. Capt. Cowans was second-in-command under Capt. Bruce Ritchie of Company- of the 1st Battalion. Black Watch (R.H.R.) before returning horrid.

Born in Montreal In 1912, Capt. Cowans was educated at Bishop's College School. Lennox- 4. Build a Reserve Fund for You and Your Family! A steady income from bond interest will provide a back-log for your use during the post-war period. Victory Bonds will provide for financing and furnishing of a new home, educating your children and taking care of emergencies, such as sickness.

They are the ideal way to build up your old age retirement So, buy two ways this time. Buy with your savings and pledge part of your income over the next six months on the Victory Bond Instalment Plan. Iron Fireman is proud to join in tho Victory Bond Campaign The Iron Fireman organization is busy building vital equip ment for the armed forces of the United Nations on land, sea, and in the air. Its automatic coal stokers, installed in homes, buildings and factories throughout the Dominion, are conserving fuel one of the important sinews of war. Thousands who today would like to buy Iron Fireman stokers are now delaying their They understand and gladly wait.

Meanwhile, we nrge you: BUY VICTORY BONDS and speed the coming Peace! ville, and at Ashbury College, Ot tawa. He was associated with the E. A. Whitehead Co. A brother.

Lt James Cowans, and a cousin, Lt Hugh Cowans, are attached to the 1st Battalion. The Black Watch. Capt. Cowans married the former Foggy Newman, daughter of John C. Newman, and resided at 62 Summit Crescent, Westmount.

He has two daughters. FLU TOLL IN LABRADOR Epidemic in Remote Districts GIVE THEIR LIVES YOU Wjd YOUR M0NE 7" Takes Lives of 12 St. John's, May 4. (CP. DC- Cable) Twelve persons have died in an influenza epidemic on the remote northern Labrador coast, re Vrder Uniy nai iou neea IRON FIREMAN MANUFACTURING CO.

OF CANADA, LIMITED 1124 Beaver Hall Hill Montreal, P.Q. 602 King Street West Toronto, Ontario DEALERS THROUGHOUT CANADA ports reaching here today said. Nine deaths were at Nain and the others at Davis Inlet, both on the UY RGBINTEX ice-bound coast north of latitude 55. Early In April. reports of the epidemic were received from Hopedale with a request for medicines and food supplies.

Meat extracts, rice, dried milk and medicines were flown into the areas on a Trans-Canada Air Line plane and on April QUALITY FABRICS FOR ECONOMY 21 a doctor and nurse were flown in. Five days later an attempt was made to fly a doctor and nurse Into Nain. The plane was unable to land, but supplies were dropped. WeWKnoun At Clolht Of Distinction And Durability Ai you rauos- so JV7L JV Toronto Thieves Get Beer Toronto. May 4.

P5 Thieves broke into a brewery warehouse in downtown Toronto early today and made their getaway with 190 bottles or beer. On the first break-in tne thieves stole five cartons of beer and returned four hours later and removed 13 more cartons..