The Ottawa Journal from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada • Page 17

i th. Armed By KENNETH PARKS. That Canada' stock, In the eyes of Britishers, has climbed to an all-time high is Indicated In the tribute paid Canadian soldiers, and in particular JackField, well-known Ottawa artillery officer, in a letter written by an English schoolmaster to relatives of 14 Field. It has been laughingly said that if little children and dogs like a man, he must be a good man perhaps with considerable truth At any rate, the Canadians have won the hearts of English children completely, a fact appreciated tremendously in English families where Father and Big Brother have gone away in the forces, leaving. Sonny with no one to buy him toys or amuse him.

The schoolmaster, F. J. Dutton, of the Church of England School, RotUngdean, writes: "It is a real delight to have" the th Battery among us. We have had soldiers all through the war but these lads have captured our hearts. "I have neyer seen men so fond of children and each child has his or her 'own soldier'.

Indeed, the men have riven our children a royal time, taking them to their picture shows and generally spoil-' ing them. In Casslno Battle. Signalman. A. V.

(Tony) Free-land, son of Mrs. Florence Free- land, 124 Besserer street, has been serving as a Signal Corps- wireless specialist attached to the Cal-gary tank regiment in Italy, ac-' cording to latest word from that front. In a recent letter home, told of being busily occupied with repairs to signals equipment used by the tankmen "preparing for big things to as he put it. The "big things'! apparently did not take long developing, the Calgary outfit having slogged its way into the thick of the mess' at Cassino. Tony formerly was with the 3rd Division Signals (N J.A.

and after going active he went overseas'in 1940. He married an English girl, the former Violet Hawtkes, of Farnham. Surrey, and has a year-and-a-half-old son in ing SUUoh, R.C-A.M.C, was paid inmricA" Vient Kr Uf 11 js a. Wl! eWe I Slack, officer commandine the 33rd (R) Brigade Group, at its regular training parade on Monday, May 15. On Wednesday the unit wel comed Lt Col.

P. B. Belanger, il l-, a former officer commanding recently returned from over seas, who inspected the unit Lt CoL W. McKay, former officer wujuiauuw( uic aiuvc counicr- part of the Unit was a guest This reserve medical corps Is actively preparing for annual Summer camp, and has vacan cies for a nnmur rtf rw rntta Parades are held on Monday and "Wednesday evenings at the ar-- mory, Sussex and John streets. A Trifle range practice is planned GOOLla Starts Man.

til Wed. RICH WITH -HUMOR the rarlng merriment of a man who. laughed at life! TEHDER WITH IEARS the teaching courage of a rirl who fought for love, and fought to bold It: UONTT SWOOLLEY IDA See It or Else else miss the laugh, of th year Humphrey 1 Edw. G. Bog-art Koblnson' Ana Sothern "BROTHER ORCHID" 3 2 rnnrt CECIL r.

EAMAN OPTOMETRIST Specializing to the Correction of Visual and Muscular Defects el EVE. Training of the "Visual Skills" relieves many Eye Phone 2-atll lor aj appointment Eyes Tested Carefully Prescriptions Filled CECIL F. OPTOMETRIST I5t Metcalfe St, Boom 21 3rd MUSICAL WEEK orces i Pte. R. V.

Neville, only son of Mrs. S. J. Neville, 508 Bronsoh avenue, today is celebrating his 21st birthday while "somewhere in England" with the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. -It is his second birthday overseas.

He formerly was stationed at Rideau Military Hospital. The family of Mrs. George Fawcett, of 17 Waverley street, are throwing their whole weight Into the war effort A daughter, Lt Amelia Gertrude Fawcett-Is serving1 with nursing sisters attached to a hospital unit of the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps; Lt. G. A.

Fawcett and Pte. C. 'J. Fawcett are with the Army Service Corps and J. A.

Fawcett la with the R.C-A.F. With British Army. XX. 3. P.

Day, 22-year-old son ore. A. Day, 116 Arlington avenue, is serving overseas on loan to the British Army at present. His father is with the Department of National Defence in Ottawa. Lt Day's wife resides at 24 Spruce street The young officer is a graduate of LaSalle Academy and formerly was widely known for his skill at tennis, football and Trifle shooting.

He joined the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa as a boy bugler at the age of 13 and enlisted with that unit at the outbreak of war, going overseas in June, 1940. He served in Iceland and Britain and was returned to Canada as an' Instructor. Later he obtained' his commission at the C.O.T.C. at Brockville and was sent back overseas. The place of the auditor in.

an army might seem a trivial one, but the task faced by A. J. Packman, Chief Auditor-of Stores, is one of the largest in the armed forces. Whether it be a bottle-opener for the wet canteen or a new Ram tank, it can't be "O.K.'d" for use by the troops until its purchase has been accounted for and approved. It is up to Mr.

Packman and his staff to do the job. The Stores Audit Department was formed early in the First Great War and at that time had a staff of 12, with, Mr. Packman as junior member. Today, with the requirements of mechanized warfare having expanded beyond the Defence Department's wildest dreams, the branch has grown into a nation-wide organization. Mr.

Packman can recall the work he did in the last war the 12-man staff, working in one small Ottawa office; thought, it was hard pressed with a few horses, wagons and bags of oats to keep track of. It was "child's play compared to today's task. Toughest assignment of any for the audit men is that of keeping track of the never-ending list of DANCING LAKESIDE GARDENS Britannia Park Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday, 9 Alex Dawson's Orchestra Admission 3Se THE "OTTAWA ELECTRIC RAILWAY CO. Why Wait in Line? Visit the newly redecorated DINING ROOM AT THE BELMONT HOTEL 'and enjoy excellent food at I popular prices, quick service, and your favorite beverage. Tou ore invited to try Breakfast-Lunch-Dinner Belmont Grill Corner Sparks and Lyon Sts.

EAMAN Dial 2-6031 5Z- I ON SAME PROGRAM 1 I I Trans-Canada: Eiamn III I I i FLT. LT. JAMES LINDSAY, of Amprior, who bagged a Focke-Wulf over France, during an of fensive sweep. army rules and regulations, which they must know by heart In May, 1941. Mr.

Packman was called to England to set up an audit system for the Canadian Army overseas. After the groundwork was laid arrangements were made for the transfer of four auditors from Canada. Their ship was torpedoed and sunk and only one, E. G. Young, reached Britain.

Later he joined the Army overseas and won his commission. He is now back in Canada, the Government having decided he was too valuable as an Army auditor to release to other branches of the forces. FO. David Robertson, 23-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs.

George Robertson, Experimental Farm, has been promoted from pilot officer while overseas. He enlisted in the R.C.A.F. in May, 1942, and won his wings at Uplands in August of last. year. He.

went overseas last year. His brother, Capt. E. B. Robertson, is with the Canadian Army in Italy.

Give Names of R.A.F. Flyers Shot by Nazis LONDON, May 19. Among the 47 Allied airmen shot and killed by the Germans after a mass escape attempt from an enemy prison camp were 25 R.A.F. flyers. Foreign Secretary Eden announced the shootings in the House of Commons Names of the R.A.F.

men were as follows: Sqdn. Ldrs. R. J. Bushell, I.

K. P. Cross, D.F.C., T. G. Kirgy-Green and J.

E. A. Williams. Fit Lts. E.

L. G. Bull, D.F.C., M. J. Casey, D.

H. Evans, W. J. Grisman, A. D.

M. Gunn, C. P. Halt A. R.

H. Hayter, E. S. Humphreys, T. B.

Leigh, R. Marcinous, J. Milf ord, C. D. Swain, J.

G. Stower, D. O. Street A. Valenta and J- F.

Williams. FO. D. H. Cochran, FO.

Hv A. Picard, FO. W. Wallend, and PO. R.

S. Stewart The other 22 included Canadians, Australians, New Zealand-ers. South' Africans, a Frenchman, Polish airmen, Norwegians and a Greek flyer. (Names of the Canadians have been announced.) The others: Royal Australian Air Force: Sqdn. Ldr.

J. Catanach, Fit Lt R. V. Kierath and WO. A.

H. Hake. Royal New Zealand Air Force: Fit. Lt. A.

G. Christensen and FO. P. R. J.

Pohe. South African Air Force: Lt J. A. Gouws, Lt R. J.

Stevens and 2nd Lt F. A. N. McGarr. Fighting French Flyer: PO.

B. W. M. Scheidhaver. Polish Air Force: Fit.

Lt Anton! Kiewnarski, FO. Kolanow-ski, FO. J. Mondschein and FO. K- Pawluk.

Norwegian flyers: 2nd Lt N. Fuglesand and Sgt H. Estelld. A Greek airman: WO. E.

Scant-zlcikas. Ottawa and District Airmen Graduate Eleven Ottawa and district air men graduated this week from training schools of the R.CAJ in Ontario three receiving their commissions effective on the day following their graduation. Sgt G. G. Mcintosh, 245 Bank street, Ottawa, and Sgt.

William Purdy, 43 Geneva street Ottawa, graduated as navigators at No. 1 A.O.S.. Malton. on Thursday, receiving their com missions effective Friday, while Sgt. J.

R. G. Farlette. of 82 Waller street, Ottawa, also commission ed, graduated as an- air bomber. Wireless Air Gunner graduates at No.

6 B. and G. School. Moun tain View, on Friday, were: Sgt S. E.

Joyce, 103 Nicholas street Ottawa; Sgt A. C. Ursaki, 3 Third avenue, Timmlns: Sgt L. M. Snyder, 46 lona street Ottawa, and Sgt R.

Mackey, 57 Sec ond avenue east. North Bay. Sgt R. W. Bain, of Cache Bay.

graduated as an air bomber at OUST JAPS AT LOYANG. CHUNGKING, May 20. (BUP) The encircled Chinese garrison has thrown the Japanese out of Loyang, key Honan province communications centre on the Lunghai railway, in a in which 2,000 enemy troops were killed, wounded or captured, the semi-official Central hews agency said today. Famous for Spaghelli (fte The real! The geouine! Caruso or Neapolitan stylet Phone for table reservation. IMBIMTS 415 Rideau St Phono 3-0095 Arnprior Pilot Downs Focke-Wulf On Sweep Over France LONDON, May 19.

(CP) Two R.OA.F. Spitfire pilots Fltita. James Douglas Lindsay, of 205 Daniel street Arnprior, and John Hodgson, of Calgary each shot down a Focke-Wulf 190 dur ing an offensive patrol over France late Joday, it was announced tonight 1 Flight Lieut Lindsay is a former well known Arnprior school athlete. He enlisted a few months after his 18th birthday and won his wings and commission late in 1941. For 15 months prior to going overseas in February, -1943, he served as an instructor at a number of stations across Canada.

He joined the Squadron after training at an operational training unit in England, where he won an open half-mile race open to pilots and other personnel. While at school in Arnprior he was prominent in track teams, rugby and Canadian Bombers In Snappy Raids LONDON, May 20. CP The Canadian Bomber Group, assigned two targets in last night's Bomber Command strike against French objectives, sent what was described as "two fair-sized forces" to plaster them with bombs. All the Canadian 'planes returned safely from the: raids, which resembled magnified hit-and-run assaults. One pilot said he didn't believe the Canadian 'planes could have been over enemy-held territory long enough to give the Germans a chance to realize what was happening before the bombs were dropped and the bombers left, i Among the Canadian flyers were Fit Sgt Steven Evanchlel of Warburg.

Sask Fit Lt H. C. Mclver of Meadow Lake, FO. P. R.

Legan, Martlnvllle, Alta. Wing Cmdrs. J. D. Patterson, Toronto, D.

S. Jacobs, Toronto, J. Lecompte, Actonvale, led the Ghost and Alouette squadrons respectively. Several other squadrons, including the Goose and Thunderbird, participated. Other Canadians serving -in RA.F.

squadrons attacked similar targets. Commends C.N. Staffs For Loan Purchases MONTREAL, May 20 R. Vaughan, chairman and president of Canadian National Railways, today issued a message congratulating workers of the system upon their record performance in buying bonds of the Sixth Victory Loan. The message addressed to all employes reads: "Results achieved in the Sixth Victory Loan campaign by employes of the Canadian National Railways and the system subsidiaries, Trans-Canada Air-Lines and National Railways Munitions, Limited, deserve the warmest commendation.

That 82,368 workers engaged In a single transportation enterprise should have purchased bonds to the value of 59,127,100, an individual average of $110.81 throughout the system, is a matter for pride and I am happy in offering my sincere congratulations to every one who helped to establish a new record for Victory Loan subscriptions by the employes of a Canadian company. The National Railways have done a big job in wartime transportation and it is fitting that our family should unite in making a substantial contribution to the funds required to finance Can ada's participation in the battle to regain and sustain the liberties of all peoples." Cloudless But Haze Over Dover Strait LONDON, May 20. CP) The sun shone and the temperature rose steadily today over the Dover Strait after a chilly night, The sea was smooth, there being only a light easterly breeze. The sky was cloudless, but haze limited visibility at sea level. During the night the barometer moved back slightly.

Today's high tides at Dover and Calais come at 11.40. a.m. and 11.53 p.m. Port of Gaela Continued from Page One. The Germans in the Tyrrhenian sector fled to their pew mountain line, leaving behind vast stores of equipment and battlefields littered with smashed guns, tanks and vehicles.

At Terraclna, Allied warships shelled the town and roadways, starting fires after hitting a supply dump. Allied 'planes pursuing their campaign to disrupt the flow of supplies to the German front t-1 tacked the Italian west coast ports of La Spczia, Genoa, Lt-vorno and several railway bridges in northern The bulletin made no mention of breaching the. line merely saying: "Giving the enemy no respite, the Allied armies in' Italy have pressed forward with great vigor all along the battle front and the battle for the Adolf Hit-ler line has begun. "This swift movement despite difficulties of terrain, has prevented the enemy from stabilizing his foremost line south- of the Lirl River. "The tJftops of the 5th Army have already capture commanding features in this, sector.

The enemy is therefore now being forced back upon the switch, line which runs approximately from Pico to Terracina. This switch Cpl.jLeppard in P.L.D.G. Patrol Helped Wipe Out Hun Gunpost WITH THE CANADIAN CORPS IN ITALY, May 19. (CP) The Germans had been restless that day, blowing up buildings until the flames could be seen from the Canadian lines. It could be they were going to pull out from these positions frontlnc the Arielli river.

It could be they werer't' This is the story of the reconnaissance patrol that went out to find out. and came back with a hulking German of six foot two as the personal capture of a lieutenant who can't weigh much more than 145 pounds. It Is told by the lieutenant himself. W. L.

Chamberlain, a 31-year-old former wholesale grocery msn In Toronto where his wife and daughter now live: "We are normally a reconnaissance regiment (P.LJ5.G.'s) but we were in the line as infantry at this time. This was our second day up. It was dark when we went out, about 10 of us, and like most patrols we split up into two sections. The first would slip forward, then the main body would make a bound forward to where they were. "Finally when we were about 400 yards from our own lines Cpl.

H. B. Leppard of 'Ottawa, informed me that he had located an enemy post Looking up you could see the head of a. Jerry silhouetted against the flames that were still going in those houses and a haystack. "Cpl.

Leppard and I thought of moving around to the left but we found stubble there and decided to try it from the right We were so close to the Germans we could move only when a gun went off somewhere. So it took the two of us a whole hour to crawl about 25 yards. "It's weird crawling along like that Everytime your foot touches a twig It scares hell out of you. Every sound you make seems hopelessly obvious. line protects the flank of the en-i emy line across the Lirl Valley.

"The 8th Army now is engaged In heavy fighting on the Adolf Hitler line all along their front" Germans Reeling. Despite the cautious tone of the official pronouncements from General Alexander's Headquarters, it was clearly evident today that the German Command and the troops of the 10th Army have not recovered from the shock of the first Allied assault more than a week ago which sent the whole southern end of the Nazi line reeling back in confusion and disorder. Several German divisions relied upon to hold the Gustav and Hitler lines have been so badly chewed up and lost so much equipment particularly suns, that they cannot now be considered fighting effectives. Moreover the new line to which the Germans are fleeing on the southern i end of the front lacks prepared! strong points such as were found in the Gustav and Hitler lines, and therefore cannot offer the kind of resistance its predecessors did. Whole Army Jeopardised.

Out-manoeuvred, out-general-led and outfought since the beginning of the current offensive, the Nazis recoiled under fresh blows of the embattled Allies. The position of the entire German. 10th Army south of Rome was jeopardized. The total count of prisoners for the offensive passed the 5,500 mark, and hundreds more were marched back to Allied prison pens. Harassing Nasis.

From Pontecorvo in the Llri valley to Pledlmonte at the foot of Mount Cairo to the north, the British 8th Army gave the harassed enemy no rest, Douglas Ama-ron, Canadian Press war correspondent with the 8th Army, reported last night' Canadian. British and Polish infantry and armor snapped at the heels of the retreating Germans. Amaron reported Canadian infantry gained more ground in the drive along the half of the 8th Army front, and said French-speaking Canadians ran into stubborn resistance south of the Aquino Canadian infantry missed the opening phase of the assault on the Gustav May 12, although Canadian tanks figured in it and Canadian artillery 'helped lay down the tremendous barrage which paved the way for the attack. The infantry eame into the attack in time to smash; enemy reserves arid chase them over several miles of rolling countryside. Ontario battalions were the first Canadian infantrymen to cross the Gari river, making contact with the enemy shortly after Canadian tanks co-operated with Indian troops in the capture of Pignataro last Monday.

French-speaking battalions came in a day after the Ontario troops. Maw fks TTifMA fr. Your Fur Coat Remodelled We guarantee a perfect Job for as low as Our Factory to Wearer method makes this possible extsa fur and material (if needed) supplied at lowest possible cost You save 25 during the summer months and you don't have to pay until next FallT DWORKin Fore, 25S "When we got within 15 yards of them I heaved a grenade in and as toon as it exploded we made a bit of a raid. Three Jerries came jumping out of the slit trench and we shouted to the German for hands up, but one of them let go with an automatic and got Leppard In the arm twice and creased his stomach once. "The corporal got that lad, though, with his Tommy gun and just as another one was raising bis rifle Leppard let him have it too.

He killed them both, "The third German started to put his hands up, then he went for his gun." I was close enough to grab it from his hand, boot him in the rear and stick my revolver about two feet into his spine That was about all the trouble we had with him. "The fourth German was dead already and he apparently got lt from the grenade." The return of Chamberlain with a prisoner about four inches taller than himself brought smiles to many a regimental face but his chief comment on the capture to correspondents was "he seemed like a nice fellow, an artist from Berlin, Intelligence tells The capture added to an arsenal already boasting an Italian Mos-chetta, an automatic rifle, a German Schmelser, another automatic weapon. Chamberlain plans to take the former home for jack rabbit shooting. The latter he would like to swap with an American for a Winchester carbine. Cpl.

Leppard, a 22-year-old former truck driver, has returned to England with his wounds and the admiration of his mates. Of him, Lieut Chamberlain said "his wounds didn't make much difference to Leppard, He was mad as the devil when those few seconds were over. He was all for going on and finding more (At Ottawa today -it was announced that Leppard had been awarded the Military Medal.) Report Mihailovich -Slain By Partisans BERN, Switzerland, May 20 (IP) La Suisse, of Geneva, printed with reservations today a Belgrade despatch quoting the Italian Fascist newspaper 11 Regime Fascists as saying Gen. Draja Mihailovich had been assassinated by Marshal Josip Broz' (Tito's) Partisans on a highway in Central The despatch said the Chetnlk escort was killed with the General, leader of guerrilla forces for the Yugoslav Government in exile. Onsted From Cabinet LONDON, May 20.

(BUP) King Peter II, seeking to form a "Unity Cabinet" to end fratricidal warfare in Yugoslavia, announced today that Gen. Draja Mihailovich had been relieved of his post as War Minister in the exiled government In an exclusive interview with the British United Press, he also 'said Prime Minister Dr. Bozhidar Purovich had been out of office three days and would not be retained in the new Cabinet Sgt. Gunner Nicolaiff Serving Overseas Sgt Air Gunner John Nicolaiff, 18-year-old son of Staff Sgt M. G.

Nicolaiff and Mrs. Nicolaiff. of 35 Ivy street is serving overseas with the R.CAJ. An employe of Charles Ogilvy Limited prior, to his enlistment with the air force in June. 1943.

he was educated at Lady Evelyn. Glashan and Ottawa Technical Schools. Training at Lachlne. Toronto and Mont Joli, he graduated as sergeant air" gunner on March 9 of this year. His father, Staff Sgt Nicolaiff.

a veteran of the First Great War, has been serving overseas with the Canadian Army for the past lour years. Traffic Court For exceeding the speed limit, William John Kelso, Billings' Bridge, $15 and costs. For obstructing traffic, Felix Simard, 468 Besserer street 54 and costs. For driving through a red light Nathan Greenberg, Billings' Bridge, S4 and costs. For driving the wrong way on a one-way street Anthony Proulx, 363 Ravenhill avenue, Westboro, $4 and, costs.

For failing to observe a traffic sign, Ambrose Kennedy, 44 May-fair avenue, $4 and costs. For parking offences: William J. 275 Laurier avenue east; Arthur 45 Geneva street and Arthur Emond, 592 Besserer street, J2 and costs. Uiui Ridssn SI TOE OTTAWA JOURNAL, SATURDAY. MAY 29, XSIt 17 No.

4 X.O.S., London, on Friday, while Sgt" F. I. Ritchie, 74 Third avenue, Ottawa, and Sgt J. L. Shepherd, of Iroquois, graduated as navigators at the same school.

-At No." 1. B. and G.s School, Jarvls, Sgt. H. A.

Taylor, of 11 A Church street Copper Cliff, graduated as wireless air. gunner on Friday. Sister of Hockey Players Joins Brothers in Army KINGSTON, May 20. Among the new recruits recently sworn- ln by the Canadian Women's IT 11 ill A Vvll VS ll SRENTW00O or I time, 1 I ill I 1 lOUIS XV. jf Ipy 1 X.

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