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Woolwich Nominations The nomination rmm’: tanditlilnuzs“}orlth‘zh 944 council of Wooulwich to! held here on Monday anel'n'o‘% a well represented crowd of rateâ€" payers to the annual event A large slate of candidates were ramed but of these quite a numâ€", PAGE EJIGHT Elections Likely ber had been nominated for more than one office and so lessened the actual number of possible contestâ€" actual number of.g:dble contestâ€" ants. The usual meeting was quite lively for a short time by crussâ€"firing â€" candidates â€" generally speaking was one of the most timâ€" id affairs in years and quite a bit ci information was given to the ratepayer audience. The old townâ€" ship hall purchase and resale transâ€" actions, the changing of the time for the municipal election, the proposed new assessment system with its many different sectional portions gave material for most of the speakers. At the time of writing the situâ€" wiion had become such that an ciection was a likelyhood between Eamund Schwindt, past deputy reeve and Milton Weber an exâ€"deâ€" uty reeve for the reeveship and Ww. R. Snyder and Geo. Mattusch pust councillors, Herbert Strebel, pust\rceve and Abner Martin a new domer for the office of councilâ€" lor of these three are to be elected. Tne election if any will be held uxt Monday with voting from 9 uim. to 5 pain. _ 80 At the well attended Police Vilâ€" loge Trustees nomination held on Morday evening Charles Schaefer and Erwin Dahmer were again noâ€" m‘inated for office while Henry G. HMachborn and Herbert Gies w re nominated to replace Abner Mirâ€" iin. who has entered the contest 10r niunicipal council. Several interâ€" csting matters were up for discusâ€" son during the meeting. _ _ The writer wishes to the Chronâ€" iwcle personnel and its many readâ€" crs a most Happy and Prosperous New Year. Special Session. â€" _ The Woolwich Township Counâ€" wl helo a special session, Monday afternuuon, Dec. 27, 1943, and pessed a byâ€"law setting the time ior the hold‘ng of the first meeting of the next ‘cllowing councils. This byâ€"law provides that the first meetings shnall be held on the secâ€" Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Huehn and Nessrs. Noah Stroh and Sol. Kirch attended the funeral of the late Oscar Steiss, held in Kitchener last Thursday afternoon. _ _ _ _ _ The United Church Sunday School Christmas entertainment es held last Thursday evening. The St. Matthew‘s Lutheran Sunday School gave part of their program during Sunday morning‘s Clristmas service. ond Monday in January of each year at the hour of 11 o‘clock in the forenoon. Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Wittig were remembered by the congregation tnis Christmas, when, at the close cf the Sunday morning service tney were presented with a handâ€" some money gift. Walter Stroh, secretary, reading the address and Eimore Rit‘or. treasurer, made the presentation. Rev. Wittig on beâ€" b«lf of Mrs. Wittig and himself exâ€" pressed his thanks to the congreâ€" nution for the gift. Pte. Oscar Libutzke presently located in Mentreal, who is spendâ€" im his Cliristmas leave at the home of his father in St. Jacobs, was visiting at the homes of his sisters, Mrs Herb Gies and Mrs. Walter Stroh during the past week Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Huehn and suts Stuart and Donald spent Christmas weekâ€"end at the home of relatives in Brussels. Toronto, Mrs. Kirch of Brantford, Nir. and Mrs. John MacDonald and family of Waterloo and Mr. and Nrs. Reginald Burnett and son David of Galt were Christmas and Sunday guests at the home of Sol. Kirch Sg!. Karl Stroh of Dunnville, Pte. Charles Koch of London and Pte. Harvey Schwartz of Camp Ipperwash spent the Christmas hoâ€" l:days at their respective homes in the village Mr. and Mrs. Harold Istrael Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Israel}. Mr. und Mrs. Fred Weppler were eating their Christmas dinner with tclatives in the Twin City. . â€" Holday visitors at the home of Chas. Marrictt were Arthur of Haâ€" lifax and Mr. and Mrs. Len Bridges ond family of Guelph _ _ Ptes. Hatry and Rbf_l-i‘e'ibein of Wondstock are home on sick leave. Honor Pastor LA.W. Lorraine Sully of Rockâ€" viiffe. is spending her Christmasâ€" mas leave here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sully. Aircraftmuin Edward Kirch of Drâ€" Muurice and Marjorie Howâ€" lett of Detro‘t Osteopathic Hospital anrd Floyd Howlett of Victoria Colâ€" lege. Torontn, spent the Christmas weekâ€"end with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Woesley Howlett. Mr. and Yrs. Walter Letson and ‘amily spent Christmas day at Conn with Mr. and Mrs. Herriott. Messrs. Burt, Hugh, Percy and Harvey Woods and their families spent Chrisimas with Mr. and Mrs. Jos. H. Woods at Waterloo. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ernst of Belleâ€" ville were holiday visitors with Mr. aad Mrs Hugh Woods. Miss Anna Henhoffer of Waterâ€" oo spent Sunday with Mrs. Olive Heibein Raymond Uberig of Caledonia spent several weeks at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Devitt and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Uberig. â€" had Miss Anita Dakmer and friend of Kitchener wore Christmas visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Norâ€" imnin Dahmer Mrs. Bessic Schmidt returned lcme after spending several weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Rogers at Galt Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wahl of Waâ€" terloo were weekâ€"end visitors with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Snider, WEST MONTROSE Mr. Harvey Melitzer spent a day t Brantford with his mother, who By Mrs. B. C. Woods (Chronicle Correspondent) some time ago and is maniy Cand ‘mas the syopatey oi her many friends here. _ Mr. and Mrs. Byron Letson and :;n the holiday with Mr. and Walter Knarr. Mr. Geo. Melitzer of R.O.C., sta tioned at London and Mrs. Melitzer of Kitchener spent Christmas day Gladys and Joan Eichler spent several days with their mother at Preston. Bob, Jack and Jean Bricker are holidaying with relatives at Brantâ€" "Yesteryear" "Newsy Notes" countryside being lightly carpeted with snow upon which smiled a typical Indian Summer sky. Durâ€" ing the forencon, many families atâ€" tended their respective churches. After New Year‘s Day, the sun will begin rising earlier, so lengâ€" thening the days at each end. But let us hope that the old saying "As the days begin to lengthen, the cold begins to strengthen" may not prove true in 1944. Our rural couriers will "holiday on New Year‘s day, as they did on Christmas day, and deserv{ndy so, too, for they carried multiplied Yuletide postals, parcels, and letâ€" ters. Locally, at least, Christmas Day was a beautiful occasion, all the Two carlozids of coal arrived here just prior to Christmas, and this was "good news" to fuelâ€"needy citizens. Despite the inclement weather on Wednesday, Dec. 22, the Bricker well attended. Several pupils from the nearby Hawkesville school were also present, on special inviâ€" tation. Watch Night Mr. Simon Stemmler of Kitchâ€" ener at his home here for Christâ€" n‘as. In the ‘60‘s and ‘70‘s of last cenâ€" tuary, social customs and enjoyâ€" ments were heartily enjoyed by old and young in those pioneering times. â€" Community | sleighâ€"riding, soirees, Sunday School entertainâ€" ments, church teaâ€"meetings, and singing schools, were all centres of general interest during the long winter evenings. But, in some res spects, the outstanding centre of social interest was the invariable ‘"Watch Night" for farewelling the Mr. and Mrs. Raiph Rumigh of Stratford, Mr. Leo Giradot with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Giradot. Fred Stemmler of Stratford with Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stemmler also Mrs, Leslie Munn and son of Guelph. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Forwell and children of St. Clements, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Volimer and family of Glen Aller, Mr. and Mrs. Tony Eisenmenger and family of Linâ€" wood, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Besinger, all with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Besinger for Christmas. Miss Cecilia and Edna Brenner and Mr. Ted of Galt spent Christâ€" mas with Mrs. Lou Brenner. Old Year and welcoming the New Year. In the crowded local caurches, the final evening hours of the departing year were spent in prayer and hymns of praise, interâ€" spersed with smhmm for the ceremonial . But when the final midnight moment arrived, happy hilarity instantly prevailed, with everyone shaking hands and extending hearty iood wishes to all their assembled friends and neighbors. Then cutâ€" ters and sleighs filled up with merâ€" ;;y groups anMro;e ?hnartly off omewards â€" throug e frosty night ajingle with the merry bells of another New Year! Mrs. Waiter Allison, Mr. Urban Moser, Mr. Chas. Etherington, Mr. Cyril Moser and Herbert, all of the Twin City, spent Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. Alex Moser. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kennedy and son John of Maryhill, Pte. and Mrs. Cecil Kennedy of London, Louis and Esther of Kitchener, Germaine of Millbank with Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Kennedy over Christâ€" mas holidays. â€" B.C., Pte. and Mrs. Wilfred Stemâ€" mier of London with Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stemmler. Mr. Pat Jleid of Brantford and Miss Helen Haid of Stratford spent the holiday at their home here. Mr. Cleyon Knobiauch of Kitchâ€" ener spent Christmas with his faâ€" ther, Mr. J. Knoblauch. Mr. Lawrence Kocher and Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Rellinger o} Kitchener with Mrs. L. Kocher. Pte. John Haid of London with his parents here. Pte. Harold Dietrich of B.C., spent Christmas with friends here. _Sgt. Chas. Doherty of Halifax, N.S., spent some time with friends where in Canada 'iis/;fien'éil;gwl-\‘i: Christmas holidays here. Miss Vera Hanley of Toronto with Mr. Joe Hanley. _ 8 Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schlegel of ‘tchener, Pte. Elroy Stemmler of Lieut. Alvin O‘Grady of some< WALLENSTEIN ‘"The year has gone, Its hours have flown, So fast they sped a No thoughts to bind Our dreams of yesterday. Some words we said Have sunk like lead Into a tender heart, Atoning vow Can never now Requite our Love instead. A voice we loved, Sweet smile we crave, Forever passed away; Like faded flower Gone with the hour Into a silent grave. But there are still Sad hearts to lift Above life‘s strange unrest; Sweet songs to sing, Bright smiles to bring, And so, our days be blest." By J. Featon Martinson By Mre. Jas. Kennedy (Chronicle Correspondent) HESSON at the home away, Trustees Meet The annuul meeting for the noâ€" mination of Police Trustees of the vuh'g of Plattsville was held in the Town Hall on Monday evening, Dec. 27th, Fred Barrett being reâ€" turning officer. Those nominated _ At the business meeting followâ€" ing, Ken Grimes was elected chairâ€" man with Fred Barrett, secretary. ‘Tnre financial report of the village hydro was given by J. B. English ‘nnd showed the finances were in a flourishing condition. The report of the Town Hsll finances was given Stevens, Elmer Doan and Cecil by These reports were adopted. J. B. English gave an interesting account of hydro affairs as relating to the village system. Cecil Allen resigned his nomination of Police Trustee, leaving J. B. English, Dr. Stevens and Elmer Doan as Trusâ€" tees for 1944 auxiliary mct on Tuesday evening at the home of Mrs. Clair Harmer. R:v. and' li(‘m G. l(mi:erAf was mir; charge of the p . ter opening hymn m Kaiser read the scripture and prayer was offered. Rev. Kaiser then spoke of the printing and publishing of the Biâ€" in the Sunrday School room on Wednesda{"aftemoon by Mrs. D. Carlton. The election of officers then took place as follows: presiâ€" dont, Mrs. J. B. English; Ist viceâ€" _ During the business period an in vitation was given to attend a tea Bresident. Miss M. Ratz; ni:ntuz. Mrs. J. Pratt; treasurer, Mrs. Milne; supply committee, Mrs. Cariton, Mrs. Grimes and Mrs. Curâ€" rah; finance, Miss Ramsay, Mrs. B. Harrison; lunch, Mrs. Ranck, Mrs. Smith, Miss Randall; temperâ€" ance and Christian Stewardship, Mrs Edward; Mission. Monthly, Ruby Milnc; pianist, Mrs. B. Harâ€" r:son; asst., Mrs. Bruce. 8. The next meeting to be held at the home of Miss Randall and will be in charge of Mrs. Don Currah and Mrs. House executive. Rev. Kaiser closed the mecting with prayer. W.M.S. Meets The Women‘s Missionary Society held their meeting on Tuesday afâ€" ternoon which opened by singing "Joy to the World", after wnich several members offered prayer. Miss Jessie Fenn read the scripture lesson, "Herald For Trinidad" by Mrs. Grimes a letter which is reâ€" ceived every month. The roll was then called with 13 members presâ€" ent. Mrs. K. McLennan will be the speaker for the next meeting which will be held at Mrs. Etta Fenn‘s home Rev. Kaiser gave a talk on "Helpfulness". . _ _ Mrs. King spoke a few words of farewell on behalf of the Baby Band of which she is rtesident and Mrs. Green leader of the Mission Band. lona Showell and Audrey Christensen welcomed the graduaâ€" tion class through "the Gate" into the Mission Band, as they received their certificates. Mrs. Green l?fit a few words of welcome and Tona and Audrey separated the Mission Band purpose, after which Mrs. King offered prayer. In the abâ€" sence of Santa Chuc‘hlln Ken Grimes gave each of the children an orange. "Away in the Manger" was the opening hymn after which the Lord‘s Prayer was repeated in uniâ€" son. An exercise "In the Sky", by six little girls was then sivcn Qlol- lowed by a singâ€"song of Christmas Carols. Baby Band Christmas Meeting. The Plattsyville Public and some High School students combined with the Sunday School scholars this year in a Christmas entertainâ€" ment held on Wednesday evening at Plattsville United Church. Rev. Kaiser presided in the chair and the opening hymn was "O Come All Ye Faithful", this was followed by a chorus by the public school. Christmas carols under the direcâ€" tion of principal, Orval Henderson with Miss Jessie McMeckin as acâ€" eompanist at the piano. An exerâ€" cise by the Junior room; a panâ€" tomime "In the Sky" by kinderâ€" garten; a ovneâ€"act play by the enâ€" tire school, "Santa (Â¥laus’ Candy Kitchen". A pantomime by the ist Form High School girls; a scene, "Birth of Christ" and "Wise Men coming to Worship". Canta Claus then arrived in an airplane and distributed candy to the children. The singing of "God Save the King" _ closed the meeting. . A Cantata was presented on Monday evening in Plattsville United Church by Drumbo comâ€" bined choirs of Baptist and United Churches. Rev. Anderson of Baptist Church Drumbo, acting as chairman. The evening‘s program was opened by community singing of Christmas Carols This was followed by a duet by Mrs. J. Markle at piano and daughter Joyce on the violin. NMrs. Hanke of Drumbo then gave a synopsis of the cantata, centred around the life of the great comâ€" poser, Franz Reuber, writer of the famous carcl "Silent Night, Holy Night‘. It was the custom of him to write a new carol every year for the choir of the little church near his home. This year due to the sadness of nis heart through the waywardness of his son, he could not find it in his heart to write a carol, but he had a dream in which he saw a viâ€" sion of the Prodigal Son and a viâ€" sion of the birth of Christ and then found it in his heart to write. This new carol was completed in time to be sung for Christmas in the "Little Church Aound the Corner‘‘. This was the play enacted on the stage on Monday evening. Christmas Concert with a to send to the undersigned full particulars of the same on or before the 3ist day of December, AD. 1943, after which date the assets of the deceased will be distributed having regard only to the claims of which the Administrator will then have notice. Notice To Creditors (Cbrumicls Correspondent) The Shantz Station Lutheran Church held its annual Christmas entertainment on Sunday evening. LRAeCA Jerrsy. sl:erg?::r has returned to gina, t l a two weeks‘ leave with mthu. Nirs. Elizabeth Hergott * _ Mr. and Mrs. Walter Schilling and Judy of Blair, Ruth McKinzie of Kitchener, Edward Kramp of Waterloo were Christmas guests Mr. Stanley Harnack and chilâ€" dren spent a few days with the John Sowa family at Fischer Mills. Mr. and Mrs. I. Weiler, Joe and Betty, were Christmas guests with Mr. and Nrs. Simon Wilhelm in Waterloo. â€" SHANTZ STATION with the Arthur Kramp family. "(';'ééh’;é Schnurt and Vera Ha;â€" nack of Kitchener, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bitschy and Charlotte of Bresâ€" lau, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Benn'u‘)g:'r of Bloomingdale were recent â€" tors with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harâ€" â€" Mrs. Elizabeth Hergott, Olive and Edith Hergott, LAC. Jerry Hergott, Mrs. Vera Hergott were Sunday visitors with Mr. and Mrs. _ Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Beechey of Kossuth were Christmas guests with Mr. and Mrs. Tony May. __ Helen and Walter and Mrs. Ed. Gimble of Freeport were Sunday guests at the Sam Cressman home. Anna and Frieda Schilling of Hamilton were Christmas guests with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schilling. 0_ Katie, Sue and Theresa Mussar of Kitchener were weekâ€"end visiâ€" tors with their parents, Mr. and Nrs. Peter Mussar. Mrs. Vera Hergott, Mrs. E. Herâ€" gott and Olive were recent visitors witlh Mr. and Mrs. Bert Sellner at Galt. Sgt. Anthony Retzler of lpperâ€" wash, Pte. Nick Retzler of Stratâ€" ford, Mrs. Tony Retzler and The Legion of Safety, sponsored by The Automotive Transport Asâ€" sociation of Ontario, has adopted the definition of an accident used by the National Safety Council in the United States and by the Onâ€" tario Safety League. It reads: Dianne, Miss Eva Retzler, Mr. and Mrs. Tuffing and family of Kitchâ€" ener, were Christmas guests with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Retzler. She was present to see her husâ€" bir.d honored and, in tribute to the women behind the man behind the wheel, she was presented with a bouquet of roses by Miss Jacqueâ€" line Pape, nineâ€"yearâ€"old daughter of the Secretary of The Automotive Transport Association of Ontario. There were four other motor transport drivers honored at the ainner for high accidentâ€"free mileâ€" age. Second place in the Legion of Scfety conte:t and a cash award went to Jonn F. Chard of Weston, with 723,000 miles. Joseph Park of Cooksville took third moriey with 608,000 miles and William Christoâ€" pherson of Toronto fourth with 595,700. The fifth cash award went to an ownedâ€"driver, Eamer Daye of Cornwall, who headed this class of entrant with 540,000 accidentâ€" free miles. Each of the five winâ€" ners also received a windbreaker, hat, belt, two merchandise vouchâ€" crs, engraved lighter, two War Savings Certificates. Certificates of Safcty will be mailed to other truck drivers who qualified in the cbntest. Nettie Lerch of Kitchener spent the weekâ€"end with her mother, NMrs. J. Lerch. While Kaster figures he gets a break during the fine weather beâ€" cause his run is not a heavily traâ€" velled one at night, he feels that the winter months make up for this. There is a particularly bad snow belt from Harriston to Mild-t may, a stretch of nearly 50 miles, that frequently taxes his driving skill to the limit Last winter he recalls as the worst he ever exâ€" perienced. One night in January, on the return trip, he got to withâ€" in two miles of Mildmay and could get no further because of mounâ€" tainous drifts. Three other truck drivers and five car passengers or drivers were similarly stranded and it took the party upward of an hour and a half to reach Mildmay. Although Mildmay is only six miles from Walkerton, it was impossible to get through for three days because, as quickly as the! road was plowed clear, it filled in again. On another occasion he| halted at Arthur for the night‘ when police warned that the road to Fergus was extremely dangerâ€"| ous for travel and that drivers who , tried to get through did so at their| own risk. ! "Safety first is my motto," Kasâ€" ter said. "Much of the freight I haul is was matcrials and, while time is often an important factor, safe delivery comes first." Mrs, Kastcr is keeping her fingâ€" ers crossed. She is just as anxious and probably more so, as her husâ€" band that he should reach the milâ€" honâ€"mile mark without an acciâ€" dent. This may happen some time in January. "Any accident shall be countâ€" ed in which the dll;i-v:r‘: vehigle is involved, un! parked, where such lcm sults in death, personal injury or Dated this 7th day of December, tires, oil, gas, lights, horn and steering are okayâ€"then drive at a safe speed. Mainly, I never take a chance on what the other guy may do. Yes, it means you‘ve got to be wide awake for hazards all the timeâ€"but that‘s the only way to drive, in my estimation." Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gimble, R.R. No. 1. St. Agatha. Ontario, ‘Continued from Page 1) Safest Truck ‘The WORLD‘S WEEK Regimentation is necessary for pational selfâ€"preservation in time of war, and a free people will subâ€" mit to being ordered around and rationed by cconomists while the ‘danger lasts, but as soon as the ‘cnemy is beaten and the danger is | past they will throw off the restricâ€" tions and assert their liberty. That |tendency is to be noticed even toâ€" ‘d::y whenever there is a broad ruâ€" {mor that the end .of the war is at ‘h;,nd. There is the answer to the socialâ€" ‘ists‘ argument that what we can do |in time of war we can do in time |of peace, War is war, and peace is }l,oacc. and never the twain can \micet in democratic freedom. Lin |\Â¥utang may be too hard on the economists, for they have their !place in modern society, but it is {‘that of teacher or the civil serâ€" vant. not the dictator. Vatutin‘s gains were believed to alread‘i' have driven hbeyond all the ground recaptured by the Germans since beginning of December 120 Miles From Rumania Vatutin‘s spectacular advance through Andrushevka, 120 miles To the north, Gen. Ivan Bagraâ€" mian‘s Baltic army hurled an asâ€" sault are threeâ€"quarters of the way around Vitebsk Soviet Troops Only 120 Miles From Rumanian Border Moscow â€"Gon. Nikolai Vatutin‘s 1st Ukraine army swung southwest of Kiev today in a new plung toâ€" ward Rumania and the Polish borâ€" der. They cut two railways out of the Germans‘ fastâ€"dwindling netâ€" work _ of _ communications _ and threatened the flank of ecnemy forces along the lower Dnicper river correspondent with the Canadian Ist Division, identified the troops working their way through Ortona as western Canadian infantry supâ€" ported by tanks. The western briâ€" gade of the ist Brigade is made up of the Princess Patricia‘s Canadian Light I®fantry, the Loyal Edmonâ€" tons and the Seaforth Highlanders, a British Columbia battalion. Other Canadians have been engaged nearâ€" by. crossing the important Ortonaâ€" Orsogna lateral highway property damage, and regardless from the Rumanian: fronticr. was of who was hurt, what property (‘preceded by terrific artillery barâ€" was damaged or who was reâ€" rages. It carried his troops forward sponsible." approximately 40 miles from the The minimum requirement forstarting point of his offensive in the admission to the Legion of Safety Brusilov sector to within 15 miles is that a licensed public commerâ€" of the Zhitomirâ€"Odessa lateral railâ€" cial vehicle driver shall have driâ€". way linc. ven at least 10,000 miles in cach This | strategic railroad, â€" which of the last five years. iN'azl X\Jlnhh;:l Fritz \'onlMaEnslo'i‘n The Awards Committee which | judged the competition was headâ€"‘ ed by J. P. Bickell, Registrar of Motor Vehicles for Ontario, who\ announced the prize winners. The‘ balance _of the committee comâ€"| prised W. G. Robertson, General‘ Manager, Ontario Motor League;| J. L. Stewart, General Manager,| Canadian Automobile Chamber of | Commerce; H. G. Fester, Generali Manager, Ontario Safety League;‘ D. M. Fraser, General Manager, Class "20", Accident Prevention | Association of Ontario; J. O. Goodâ€" : man, General Manager, The Autoâ€" | motive Transport Association of ; Ontario. | permanently put and not deteriorâ€" ate. Freedom is as necessary for the life of the soul as air is for the life of the body. For that reason no people can be kept indefinitely under any rigid form of governâ€" ment. property damage, and regardless of who was hurt, what property was damaged or who was reâ€" sponsible." (Continued from Page 1) (Continued from Page 1) Govoies Derartment Store Lin Yutang â€"all this week but we are hoping to be open again for business early next week. Watch daily papers for opening announcement. King And Queen Streets KITCHENER Martin W. Clement, president of the Pennsylvania â€" Railroad, will serve as an adviser to the army, Stimson said. Washington.â€"The army tonight took possession of the vast railroad system of the United States, acting on orders from President Roosevelt, who ordered the seizure so that transportation â€" of _ war â€" materials could continue in the face of a strike threat. The scizure_ order was carried out by Lt.â€"Gen. Brehon B. Somerwll, Chicf of Army Serâ€" vices, acting for War Secretary Henry Stimson Majgorâ€"Genâ€"Câ€"P_ Gross, chief of the army‘s transportation system was placed in charge of operating the lines > j i tions in Northern HMaily Roosevelt Seires Ra’llroads The Altied Command announced As Mediation Plan is Refused |iogay that the modium bombers This | strategic â€" railroad, which Nazi Murshal Fritz von Mannstein cleared at heavy cost by his illâ€" fated November tank onslaught, was again in imminent danger. acâ€" cording to front dispatches Jungieâ€"Tried Marines Drive Japs Back in Gloucester Washington.â€"A destroyer and a eoastal transport ship went down under Japanese bombs in the landâ€" ings at Cape Glouccster on the western_tip of New Britain island, Frank Knox, secretary of the navy. announced today. . The loss of the destroyed and small transport, he said, resulted from an air attack four or five hours after the operation started. They were our only losses, Knox said. The two ships brought to a total of 135 the number of U.S. naval craft lost since the war started. No details on the destroyer were given, but Knox said the small transport was only about 100 feet long Knox, reporting the losses at a news conference, did not name the vessels, nor was he able to provide any information on the number of men lest. He described as "fantasâ€" tic as usual" Japanese claims that two heavy cruisers and two transâ€" ports were sunk in the operations. Win European War in 1944, Says Gen. Eisenhower Aigiers.â€"in his first prediction during 13 months of active warâ€" fare, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower today forecast complete defeat for Germany next year. The commander, who shoulders the biggest task since Marshal Foch directed all Allied forces on the western front in the first Great War, indicated he would assume his new duties at once, and said his first job would be "to weld the directing team toâ€" gether‘" for the great assault. "The only thing needed for us to win the European war in 1944 is for every man and woman, all the way from the front line to the remotest hamlet of our two countries, to do his or her full duty," he added. since President Roosevelt anâ€" nounced that Eisenhower had been selected as supreme comâ€" mander for the great assault against Germany. _ _ "We will win the European war in 1944," Eisenhower told a group of correspondents upon his return from an inspection of the Italian front. The new Commanderâ€"inâ€"Chief of the Allied second front armies broke a precedent of long standâ€" ing at his first press conference Mr MONDA Y 40 Department Telephones DIAL 3â€"3631 splashed from runways in strong force to blast rulway yards along an important lateral "feeder‘" line connecting the big mlard junction of Florence with the west coast potts of Pisa and Leghorn. The attacks _ further _ crippled_ enemy supply lines already badly damaged by heary bombers in assaults on the Brenner Pass route Waves of fast bombers hit railâ€" way vards at Prato and Pistoia, 10 and 15 miles northwest of Forenge on the nerth branch of the ime to Pisa and Legborn. and at Empoin, 10 mmiles southwest of Florence an the south branch line. A communiâ€" que said "good coverage" was obâ€" tained on the rail yards The preâ€" "After several hours of the fiercest action." the Germans stated "Schatnhorst was encircled by enemy _ units."_ which _ included battleships. cruisers and destrovers. Italian Front Bogged â€" Down hy Rain and Snow Algiers. While rain and snow turned the Ttalian front into a quagmire, restricting greund fightâ€" ing and begging heavy bombers, the deadly diversity of the Allied aetial arm was demonstrated in a serics of attacks hy twoâ€"engined bombers en German communicaâ€" tions in Northern Italy The Altied Command announced as a move essential to the prosecuâ€" tion of the war, even though 17 of the 20 railroad unions had abanâ€" doned their plans for a strike Dec. 30. Hitler‘s High Commund admitted today that a surprise move by the Home Fleet caught the Schatnborst in her death trap late yesterday and from Radio France at Algiers came a report that the Nazi pocket battleship Luctzow also was damâ€" aged in the naval battle off the northern tip of Norway. The Admiralty communique said: "It is not wet possible to give a detailed account of the action in which the Scharnhorst was sunk." But "the convoy was unmolested and only minor damage was susâ€" tained by two of His Majesty‘s ships." The German High Command said in a statement broadcast by D.N.B. that shortly after the action began in the cold. fogâ€"shrouded waters, "the cnemy succeeded, by a surâ€" prise move which, owing to the prevailing poor visability could not at first be discerned. in bringing up heavy units." he Bcfore the President acted »the unions representing 1,100,000 nonâ€" operating workers and two operatâ€" ing unions numbering about 200,000 had decided to let Mr. Roosevelt arbitrate â€"the case. _ Management also agreed to arbitration. Three union> of about 150,000 refused to do this. home." He also awarded these workers a week‘s vacation a year with pay at the basic rates. In adâ€" dition he affirmed the fourâ€"centsâ€" anâ€"hour increase in basic wages previously awarded by an emerâ€" geney board London. â€" The _ Admiralty _ anâ€" nounced tonight that minor damage to two warships was the only cost to the Home Flect in the sinking of the 26,000â€"ton Nazi battlcship Scharnhorst and that the convoy upon which she had sought to prey escaped unmolested Mr. Roosevelt decided forthwith the wage issues in the case of the two opcrating unions which agreed to abide by his decisionâ€"the Brothâ€" erhoods of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen. Five cents an hour shall be paid, starting immediately, hesaic. "as the equivalent of, or in lieu of, claims for time and a half pay over 40 hours (per week), and for experses while away from Convoy Is U amolested As Scharnhorst Sunk