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h mm arv n3 4.«»..:(,,râ€"~'. m Mgn Ne n ce C u4 x â€" * LAST TFALIAN FORTRESS FALLS ~ ~| WORLD‘S WEEK (By Sta@ Writer) Marcel Peque’nat of Kitchener, viceâ€"chairman of the Grand River Conservation â€" Commission, â€" indiâ€" cated this week that decision of the Canadian Board of Transport Commissioners on Saturday to have the C.P.R. Eloraâ€"Cataract branch continue in service, will reâ€"act as a decided setâ€"back to the $2 million Grand River flood control project. Doubts Completion B srlu' F Tha v‘i:_’phnh-n\n'! hare The viceâ€"chairman fears that work of reâ€"routing the branch line may not be complete by next Conservation Group Receive Sethack Through Decision pressed unconcealed satisfaction over the procm of joint Russia Axis intervention against Britain in the Middle n battle for oil. is to obtain control of the seas in a Prognm of "world domination," State Secretary Cordell Hull asserted last night that the United States‘ own defence and safet{ "required that we see to it that Great Britain receives adequate supplies for her successful resistance." And, he said in a broadcast address, "We will find a way." ISTANBUL.â€"German quarters claimed today that Russian "volunâ€" teers" already are in Iraqâ€"despite previous Soviet denialsâ€"and exâ€" pressed unconcealed satisfaction over the prospects of joint Russianâ€" ALEXANDRIA.â€"The Egyptian steamship Zamzam, reported to have 120 Americans among her 201 passengers, has been sunk in the South Atlantic, it was announced today. _ 80 â€" x _ A passenger liner of 8,299 tons, the vessel went down somewhere between Pernambuco and Cape Town, Union of South Africa, but there were no immediate details of the cause of the sinking or the fate of the passengers. "WE WILL FIND A WAY"â€"HULL MIDDLE EAST BATTLE FOR OIL CAIRO.â€"The Duke of Aosta, viceroy of Ethiopia, has decided to give up and has been given British terms for the surrender of his mpp«f army, it was announced today. The 43â€"yearâ€"old cousin of Kingâ€"Emperor Victor Emmanuel has sent emissaries to learn the conditions on which he might yield his troops, estimated at approximately 38,000 Italian and colonial soldiers. _ LONDON.â€"With Royal Air Force bombing Syrian airdromes as bases for the German air force and the French high commigsioner in Syria accusing his former allies of "criminal aggressions," the fate of France‘s whole colonial empire may be at stake in the conflict taking shape in the Middle East. | ITALIAN VICEROY SURRENDERS ARMY __ Last month the duke rejected a British demand for his uncondiâ€" tional surrender. Whether the British command again demanded it was not divulged here, and the terms were not disclosed. EGYPTIAN SHIP SUNK IN ATLANTIC â€"The last important Italian in Northeast Ethio MW%t!omMmkdmmfimmelmum troops, &an@ the British command urgen spedoflenllvu.ggmtha remaining areas of Fascist resistance in an effort to smash whole eolonybelotefiwmstotthenhsemnm Already, heavy rains have fallen over \ _ _ These swift and significant developments came as Admiral Jean Derien Ioh suddenty for Paris presumably to continue Franco.Cerman Darlan left suddenly for Paris presumably to continue Francoâ€"LGerman collaboration negotiations and the Germanâ€"controlled Paris press again assailed United States diplomacy as "flour blackmail." . FRANCE‘S COLONIAL EMPIRE AT STAKE â€" VICHY.â€"Frenchâ€"antiâ€"aircraft batteries were reported last night to have begun firing on British planes over Syria and official sources here indicated an imminent French offensive attempt to regain empire terriâ€" tory now held by "de Gaullist rebels." _ e 3 WASHINGTON.â€"Secretary of State Cordell Hull told the French ambassador in strong langung{ntoday that the United States is conâ€" vinced proâ€"Hitler elements are in supreme control in the Vichy Governâ€" ment and that France has gone beyond the armistice terms in "colâ€" laborating" with Germany. & This, it was authoritatively reported, was Hull‘s reaction when the envoy, Gaston Henryâ€"Haye, called at the State Department to seek an explanation of what he termed an "explosion of emotions" in the United States concerning the "collaboration". ‘ FRENCH FIRE ON BRITISH PLANES VICHY MAY HAND BACK COLONIES EEOPPCC LSBNE N2R TS BC RRIODDIIIIOE! CUIUDIINI PEBC SHIR COCEY + "We, the British people, want you, the American fi‘ople in this wuonourlldeâ€"flghung. Not to save us from defeat but to help us to viectoryâ€"quickly." ZAMZAM‘S PASSENGERS, CREW, SAFE BERLIN.â€"The 8,2099â€"ton Egyptian liner Zamzam‘s gnmen and we;etheN ldlp:‘afend.m:c'fineoa}chtto ythemd vy an az over a :N:;nzltznonmmnity on pt'lz high seas, obviously for E:md States conâ€" p! o _ e 1002 _ Among the Zamzam‘s passengers were 23 Canadians and 138 Americans. Passengers and crew totalled 322. " HULL SCORES VICHY GOVERNMENT C wwognâ€"c.;odm.mr the ammmmmu&mwm island base of Crete yesterday from gliders, transport planes and E:r-chtutdmntleml.ioodfimmteddlmnndlnfleww k f * Tl:endnx(':ftht?w lTlfiaflt.llon n.!Td Greek forces were reported in "complete LONDON.â€"The News Chronicle in a declaration dominating the upper half of its sevenâ€"column editorial page said today: _ _ _ _ _ ASK HELP TO "QUICK VICTORY" WASHINGTON.â€"A hint that the United States is rushing preparaâ€" mwmynumbendmhmlymnmmwufie- guard merchant ships came today from Navy Secretary Frank Knox, LONDON.â€"The mmmmmm o e i en n eraaane tinue an . how and where they are brought down. mwmvl:mwwwmwu â€"aircraft fire was mtwwtbeWbflnGmnth. REGIMENT DESERTS TO JOIN FREE FRENCH .â€"An in romey t have deseried to Jom the sanke of Free Pragen forcee aivtaind is'lu-mqmmd‘b;hdewfleatmhm(m) in s dmwhmcmmmmw. 4 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS TO GUARD SHIPS who said guardedly that the navy is "very busy" on the undertaking. TO KEEP METHODS SECRET “;qi&"w-" u-ugo_m-munuuwuu : on the NAZI TROOPS REPULBED ON CRETE » ¢ WASHINGTON.â€"Declaring that a paramount purpose of the Axis , so that the project will be 2092 0 THE Wednesday It is expected that important work on the dam wall must now await com&leuon of the work of diverting the nllm: line. Viceâ€" Chairman Pequegnat foresees a incomplete for flood control at that time. The increased work will mean an extra expense of more than $350,000 to the Conservation Commission, he pointed out, and communities along the Grand River and taking part in the project will likely be n1ulred to pay some $80,000 of the ncreuede:hpenn. | Kitchener‘s share in the extra cost will exceed $20,000, it was estimated. ‘ A quarter of the increased exâ€" pense of moving the branch railâ€" way line becomes the share of comâ€" munities participating in the proâ€" ject, on the basis that the Dominion and Ontario Governments are conâ€" mbuuna 75 per cent. of the total cost under the Gbmver Conâ€" servation Act. race t odds as necessa mpmmfi:optojmm-ym. ‘"‘The seriousness of this war to Canada cannot be overâ€"emphasized. It is the duty of everyone to lend his full support, to back up to the limits the efforts of those who are fighting our battle."â€"Premier Hepburn of Ontario. The battle against Germany can be viewed in part as a battle in behalf of Canadian cash in hand. Let Germany win, and assets of Canaâ€" dians will dry up almost to the vanishing point. battle. The man or woman who shrugs his or her shoulder and deliberately attempts to duck from under the responsibility of each individual in this time of national crisis will earn the conâ€" tempt of his fellow citizens. dians will dry up almost to the vanishing point. Great Britain, Australia, New Z?enhnd. South Africa, India and Canada have been left alone to fight the Nazi monster. The challenge, undoubtedly the most stupendous in world history, demands the active help of every Canaâ€" dian. Those with money, be it fifty dollars or two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, must loan their cash to the government if Canada is to carry on with her present share in the big There are few Canadians who do not treaâ€" sure money, either for the protection it affords the individual against unforeseen calamity or for the value it represents in terms of goods which it will buy. Some treasure money because it is the concrete result of years of hard work. Others are reluctant to part with money because to them it is a sheltering arm around the family. Now, however, Canadians are faced with the realization that no matter how highly they regard their personal cash reserves, they must loan it in order to keep it. There comes a time in the lives of most men when they come face to face with reality and cannot dodge it. Such a time has arrived for every man and women in Canada who has a sum of money over and above that needed for ordinary expenditures. loo; H. J. Sims, Kitchener; M. J. Smith, Kitchener; P. V. Wilson, Waterloo; L. B. Weber, Waterloo Township; E. K. Reiner, Wellesley 'l'ownsh!]p; Edwin Huehn, Wellesâ€" leyâ€"Woolwich Townships; J. A. Steiss, Wellesleyâ€"Woolwich Townâ€" ps; H. L. Merner, Wilmot Townâ€" ship; F. C. Forwell, Elmira and Upper Woolwich Township. _ â€" In addition to the above Viceâ€" Chairmen (fi the Waterloo North unit, the following gentlemen will take over the unit‘s Divisional Chairmanship; Messrs. L. B. Weber, E. K. Reiner, Edwin Huehn, J. A. Martin, Waterloo; A. E. Pequegnat, Ritchener; 4. W. Seagram, Water ing due to the war. â€" i _ North Waterloo Unit ‘The Victory Loan Committee takes pleasure in announcing the takes pleasure in announclns; the intment of the following gnlrmm of the Waterloo North It will be of interest to numerous prospective buyers of bonds in this district that special consideration will be given to those of nonâ€" resistant faiths, although the conâ€" firmation from Ottawa has . the m:tg mhlc‘l:willbo cahes. e whic ‘ The proceeds from certain he bonds, at the: option of the buyer cent. of Waterloo Townshvly, all of Wilmot, Wellesley and Woolwich Townships, is expected to be apâ€" proximately $18,000,000,, and each of the centres throughout the disâ€" North Unit are located at 11 King Street West, Kitchener, Ontario. trict will accept individual quotas. Loan headquarters for Waterloo Dominion objective is $600,000,000. The fogn Shétalogan‘the Which is easinsuicaly promored Snoughont the length mg breadth of the Doâ€" minion of Canada. The objective for Waterloo North District, released yesterday, and KITCHENER, May 22. = Hon e ihe wamtin Nortk Piatriet in the Dominion Victory Loan is now practically completed. The THIS ORIGINAL DOCUMENT IS IN VERY POOR CONDITION. hy thip WORDS OF INSPIRATION A Thought A Week For A People at War shipsâ€" and g..._” the tools of warâ€"this design whn first prize in a Canadianâ€"wide contest for posters for use in eomlnlectorylunetmbn. dfi!‘nwthemolkurmt'“,wd“l- known Canadian commercial artist, as a tl(r.Cauonwmneelvehhmlonethou. m#&&ndm&w&wmwfiembmmm town § â€" in the Dominion, a reminder to the to support lonnoofiuttbetoohwr:::gtym.nl:}hdm Waterlog Farmers Back Plan â€" _ _ _For Municipal Health System _ This mighty British lion, proud s onnbackfiroundotmienwhmehu world of Naz! lust. Truly a tribute to The Chronicle Knell, Facing Reality MIGHTY icles EDITTORIALS ROSEVILLE.â€"Residents exgeri- enced an unexpected "blackout" on Saturday evening about nine o‘clock when a motorist from Blair faree;ed ?g the Ayr {oad.dbreak- ng off a telephone pole and causâ€" ing interference with the Hydro His car was badly damaged in the crash though the motorist escaped with minor cuts, Provinâ€" gialldp:)}}lce arrived on the scene ano(: e e yo man on negligence .u:’? drunken m ‘ Cuts Of Hydro gentlemen: T. W. a committee . 'wuehu; ;‘fi..'m‘*;"a © selling bonds T indusâ€" trial and financial m‘&fiu in the cigo apd i 34 use Ritchener, DOCCl, 254. 0A MDAZ, MCVOINUU, BC PLL Lang, Waterloo; F. S. kumpt. Waterloo; F. L. Whitaker, Waterâ€" loo; P. V. Wilson, Kitchener. _ _ The &n:m‘s Committee, & wul,n of large m e purchueem mry Loans, is under thedolnt Chairmanship of Mr. S. F. Muter and Mr. W. W. Foot of The Publicity Committee for the entire district is under the joint Steiss, H. L. Merner and E. C. Forâ€" -;; °. PNBU CE ERBRWIUCIUCE. ommmingce whan tos cnuee i (By Chronicle LTERLOO CHRONICLE to support the loan so that the tools may be supplied to | We are living at a time when strong faith, good judgment, a healthy mental outlook, wise and courageous leadership, shrewd manageâ€" ment, sound patriotism and hard work command big premiums. They are the answers and the only answers to the terrific responsibilities of this fateful hour in history. They are also th weapons which have never yet failed to serve us well in former emergencies. Let us arm ourâ€" selves with such weapons, plus the implements of war, and we need not fear the future. Thumbs u%llm â€"(President as J. Strickler of the American Gas Assoc., addressing Canadian Gas Assoc. Convenl tion at Hamilton, Tuesday) This movement is a worthy one and would be an important factor in helping to make the lot of the shutâ€"in a happier one. It would serve to encourage visitation of the sick and disabled by those persons who ordinarily may give little thought to the less fortunate. We reed the Agriculture Committee, in order that the problems of agriculture may reâ€" ceive proper consideration and arrive at ultiâ€" mate solution. ' The Canadian Cheerio Club announces proâ€" motion of a movement to create an interâ€" national "Shutâ€"in‘s Day", to be held the first Sunday of June. The problems confronting agricuiture toâ€" day require searching examination by practical farmers. The Dominion needs the Agricultural Committee of the House of Commons, for this group comprises practical producers, capable of dealing expertly with technical details affecting bacon, wheat, cheese and apple policies. _ The House represents too large a body to deal expertly and properly with problems reâ€" quiring the application of sound, practical knowâ€" Note and Comment t) The Week in Pictures County News ON YOU Army and the Air Force without interfering with the full program of necessary industrial production, While the men asked for are in the main for the Artillery, the Arâ€" n some eominal ivces iA R u(:;l technt;'c:tl servim?,e it is not necessary they meâ€" chanically trained in order to enlist. To have this training is useful, but they can be trained in Army Trade Schools, the Minister of National Defence pointed out. About ten per cent are required for the infantry. In the case of key men in essenâ€" tial war industries enlisting, emâ€" ployers will have the right to apply to a Board which may advise leave from the Army if the employee so desires for an apprta);;lhte tg.el'iml. 1 According to statistics there are men available for the Navy, the thousand recruits are wanted in the nexttwomonthshflon. J. L. Ralsâ€" ton, Minister of National Defence, announcedopening‘:henmmn. Ing campaign of war over the national _ network of the Camdtllan Broadcasting Corporation recently. _ Change of plans owing ‘to the National Defence Minister Opens Recruiting Drive sires for an appropriati Aeeordln%to stlxm)sues en available for the â€" Canada needs men for the Army (Continued on Page 8) â€" of the Week in. Only for the Bl;etenm of mind of little Paddy McDermott, who ran to the hotel calling loudly for he‘lf. it might have been too late, but Mr. McDermott, hotel owner, was near ;:m hnmlt and succeeded in getting out. Rescues Lad From St. Clements Pond With several other small comâ€" panions he was playi:’ near the edge of a pond back the hotel, (By Chronicle Correspondent) ST. CLEMENTS.â€"Bobby Schumâ€" mer, 6, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Schummer, had a narrow escape from drowning ‘on Friday evening. man, all of Kitchener. edge of a pond back of the hofiell,, when he lost his balance and fe The latest of the three shipments so far forwarded, went out late last week. This was the largest shipâ€" ment sent out, being valued at $3,936 and including 31 cartons and twelve bales. The clothing is sent to Emgllnd through courtesy of the Red Cross Society, where it is disâ€" tributed by rerrelematives of the Ontario Committee. Y Head of the orfanizatlon is Mrs. Nelson Bechtel of Hespeler. Other members of the committee are: Rev. C. N. Good, Rev. U. K. Weber, Rev. H. H. Janzen, and M. C. Cressâ€" M. C. Cressman of Kitchener anâ€" nounces that refugee clothing to the value of $8,292 has been gent to England since the outbreak of war by the Ontario Nonâ€"resistant Reâ€" lief Committee. The committee comprises the historic peace churches in the province, lncludlns rimarily _ the _ Mennonites and q\.mker:. Four Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo churches are members of the group, while there are other ‘churches throughout Waterloo County. | Sterling Help To British Relief Mennonites Give Airplane Points Residents To Scene of Barn, Shed Blaze Edward Daum. Honsberger was gamty reeve last year, and polled votes. Daum, who was an unâ€" successful contestant in the Februâ€" ary byâ€"election, polled 108 votes. presented only 19.3 per cent of the electorate. Ald. McKersice polled 416 of the total 904 votes. The other two contestants for the aldermanic seat were Exâ€"Deâ€" efected alderman in the Waterloo byâ€"election on Monday to fill the vacancy in council resulting from t_hgyeeentgeuhofm%tcw. 36â€"Vote Majority Names McKersic As New Alderman Federation Meeting Approves Motion To Ont. Government e aldermanic seat were Exâ€"Deâ€" ty Reeve Enoch Honsberger, and Exâ€"Deputy Reeve Enoch Honsberger Is Runnerâ€"Up ; Vote Is Lightest Ever Recorded in Town‘s History. mg»z-n in tha W-M': To Burning Barn and Shed, Owned by Fred Weicker of New Hamburg; Loss Totals Nearly $5,000.00 Pilot Backâ€"fires Over Haysville, To Draw Attention Hon. Geo. Hoadley, Exâ€"Alberta Health Minister, Stresses Need of Health System in Rural Areas; Claims 67% Absence from Ontario Schools Due to Iliness. Fines of $5 each and costs have been paid by Lorne Kropf, Erbsâ€" ville, on each of two charges of careless driving and opentlnsln tn!ler without a tail light in Waâ€" Airplane Draws Attention First to discover the fire was Reg. ,Puddicombe of Haysville, The Chronicle was told. He relatâ€" ed that his attention was drawn to the billowing smoke by an airâ€" rlane which roared over the vilâ€" age, backâ€"firing intermittently in an apparent effort to indicate trouâ€" ble below. Puddicombe related that when he looked up at the plane, he saw the smoke cloud and realized the significance All Was Lost All else was lost. The barn had been rented to Mervin Baer, Haysâ€" ville farmer, whose living quarters comprised a furnished room in the barn. Baer lost all his clothes, perâ€" sonal belongings and furniture. Three sows and a litter of pigs, and a ton and a half of chick reed which also belonged to him, were reduced to a crisp. A car owned by LaVerne Otto, Baer‘s assistant, was parked in the barn and went up in flames, as did a hayâ€"loader and five delivery rakes owned by Percy Weicker. less when confronted with the raâ€" pidly spreading flames. Spectators out of the large crowd which witâ€" nessed the blaze smothered flames which spread to colony houses near the barn, and which containâ€" ed 1,000 chickens. District residents believe the fire was caused by a llghtt;_.hel? bolt which struck during a brief elec« trical storm which visited the comâ€" munity yesterday afternoon. The fire department at Baden was summoned, but found itself helpâ€" A pilot, high in the sky overâ€" looking the scene, backâ€"fired his plane &t intervals, Wednesday afternoon to lead district residents to a barn blaze at Haysville, in Wilmot townshig. A large barn and implement shed were razed to the ground in the fire which reâ€" sulted in nearly $5,000 loss to the owner, Fred Weicker of New Hamâ€" Referring particularly to the ruâ€" ral areas.ht‘im speaker declared that “publlq health lacks in rural areas g:mm in the Dominion, &â€"eehflnfi_'â€"" t the health sta of adult an infant alike were b:aemd by the tion making it possible for reaiâ€" dents oi- rural municipalities to vote in favor of taxing themselves for health services. This resoluâ€" tion to ‘l’)‘e torward:ld to the Onta:'nio Board Agriculture, our â€" cial members and Prime lfininer Hepburn." "Surely, when we realize the best in preventive medicine is none too good for our fighting forces, we realize the best in preventive medicine is not too good for the forces on the home front," Hon. Hoadley told the meeting. ’ The speaker quoted from a Doâ€" minion department of health reâ€" port to establish that Canada‘s death rate in 1939 of 61 per 1,000 lives was 27 per eent‘:?het than high as. the Agure for. New Sea‘ as ew > vince l;.:s only 10 lmnnltc‘i:dm with fullâ€"time medical health offiâ€" Fared by hy warsioy counh $on Mw’mfi-fi&“fi“flffi- eration of Agriculture. some 400 rural residents of l:'o isating Approver Motion Following the address, the meetâ€" Ing unanimously approved a resoâ€" lution ‘‘The Waterloo County Federaâ€" tion of Agriculture is in favor of FINE ERBSVILLE DRIVER (Continued on Page 3) (By Staf Writer) (By Sta@ Writer) the $1.00 per Year It