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Increase in Ontario‘s liquor al- lowance has been strongly advocat- ed by the executive of the North Waterloo Progressive Conservative Association. A resolution has been forwarded to Premier George Drew urging him to continue his efforts with the federal government for a more equitable allowance of spirits to Ontario. The resolution points out there is too great a disparity between the distribution of liquor allowed in Quebec and that in On- tario. w. D. Brill. unsuccessful candidate in the last Ontario elec- Ition and a past president said that one delegate to the convention de- scribed the 80 ounces allowed Que- bee compared with 13 in Ontario as "manifest discrimination". THE WATERLOO. CHRONICLE Charge Difference in Ontario Quebec Allowances ot Spirits As Manifest} Discrimination Britt said the convention unani- mously urged in discussion prior to passing the resolution, that the On- tario quota be raised to 26 ounces until the supply is exhausted. "Everyone felt that if this were done. the liquor stores could then be closed and the respoossbiltty muld be placed squarely on the shoulders of the federal govern- ment and force it into action on the question," Brill stated. More Equitable Distribution of Liquor Séught by Prog.- Conserv. No candidate bearing special ex- ceutive endorsalion will go before the convention for Waterloo North, st! tentatively tor Aug. 25. This policy was decided at the meeting of the party vxecutive Wednesday night. Two More Kitchener Men Killed in Action Overseas vol. W, No. Mt President W. J. McGibbon an- nnunced that the convention will Two Twin City members of the Essex Scottish Regiment have been reported killed, a Kitchener officer and a paratrooper are wounded. and a Kitchener airman is reported missing in action overseas, casualty reports showed Wednesday. The Essex Scottish Regiment has become famous in Canadian his- tory tor its fierce fighting at Darppe. The casualties: Died of hinting Lance-Cpl. Edward Leo Eisen- menger. 21, of Kitchener. son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Eisenmenger. R.R. 2. Gait. Killed in Anion Pte. Lawrence Reider. 23, son of Mr, and Mrs. David Reidor. 27 Whitney Place. Kitchener. Lieut. Ostend Walter Shuttle- worth. 28, of 124 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, son of Henry Shuttle- worth and the late Mrs. Shuttle- v.orth of New Liskeard. Paratrooper Allan Hancock. 2).. son of Mr. and Mrs. John Hancock, " York St., Kitchener. FO. Donald Mackintosh. 25. son of Mrs. William Mackintosh, 86 Albert St. S., Kitchener. and the late Rev. Mackintosh. Ration Coupon Due Dates Coupons now due are pn'srl‘vrs Dt to D24; butter 66 to 7t: len- cottee " to 29, El to E6. and T30 to TOT: sugar " to 37: cumnnu sugar 151 to Flo. Butter coupons 66 to 69 expire July 31. Butter coupons 72 and 73 become valid on August 10th Say Berries Taken Home As Price Drops " Cents KhCHRNER.-While black mar- l kets in raspberries are reported in some parts of the provmce. no such conditions prevail in Kitchener. In urday market was so good that fart, the Mating at the regular Sat- many vendors carried portions of their supply home with them. Un- like most sections of Ontario, a fair crop of berries is being picked in- this area. With sales being generally slow, the opening prices of 50 cents soon dumped to 35 irents. Merchants Plan T o Close At Hours Kitchener Sets Wuerloo butcher shops and gru-‘ cery “ores, despite likelihood of increased farm trade through the proposed early Saturday night closing plan in Kitchener, are only awaiting action of the Kitchener City Council on the Invrchnms' petition to take similar closing action here, A spokesman for (hp Wnlvrlun march-nu stated: "We intend to clone It , o'clock on Saturdays the an: us they do in Kitchener This move was a Twin City one Water- ". 'Cu"'-'-'";',"-"-'-'.-"':'"'.',',.'..'"'"""'),')."?)" *“ W" "'"Tr""""""'r"".T' 8%. 'llt lic, C7TlP.r T' ( L'""' “W m 1'l1TT,c, ‘i ' <a-49rrirhi+eamr8hiee%sN- m, - s'. q. -.rrs ._,wlllll'.'fl"'. hr wuic-open as far as the choice ot a standard bearer is concerned. This also IS taken to mean there mu be no accredited delegates an'd all present will have a vote on those whose names are placed in nommallon Four Kantian“ Mr McGlbbon would make no statement regarding candidate pos- szbnnms but it Is understood four err m the running tor the honor. Those whose names were mention- ed at the meeting Wednesday night m-ro Major J. J, Richardson, USO. John Bailey, Dr. S. F. Lea- who and Capt, Fred Dreger. .. “Thu nominations will come di- n-ctly from the floor of the conven- tion with none of them bearing special aprpoval from the exeeu- tie." Mr, MeGibbon stressed. The convention date was fixed tentatively for Aug. 25 at a pm. mm the understanding that it can be changed to accommodate the ap- pcurancc at the convention as guest sptokcu' of Hon. Charles McTague, "otroitiU chairman of tee Progress tuve Conscrvutive Party and form- at chumnan of the National War Labor Board. Mr. McGibbon stated it is expect- ed Mr, McTaguo will be able to at- tend on the date fixed, but in the cu'nt circumstances should render u "upossilsle for him to be present llu- date will be changed to con- [urm “uh his plans. It is bciivvcdthe meeting wilt be had m thu Canadian Legion Hall, Kitchener. The present system of allowing each purchaser to buy four bottles of liver per day has not worked out because one man may buy his dai- lv quota of four bottles in several dim-run beer parlors. ftEClhNN---Sate of bottled beer m Saskatchewan by a coupon ra- tion systcm is hang considered by tht. provincial government. C. M. Fmvs, provineeal treasurer. said horn River Cleaned Best in - Years (lfiitial Says “Om: " tht. best cluanings it has had m scars," was the result of the mound surge released trom Bclwood Lake. near Fergus, into tlw Grand Rivrr. according to A. W Yuttk, Kitchener sanitary en- gInu-r. Tlu. gates at the big dam wow opcued for a 10-hour period. pouring I.500 Ice! pct second into "tw river, Reporting the river in a good condition as a result of the clean- out, Engineer Yaeck said stenches arising from algae and sewer con- Iaminalmn have been eliminated by the swufl sweep of water which roman-rm! a four-foot rise in the Il\'l'l‘ Thr >urgv “as the sucund in a thrcc-wrvck pcriod and, due to the provunus warning issued by the Grand River Conservation Com- mission, no reports of endangered life. as was the case of the first npcnmg of the dam. were heard, Nom. nf u number of growers and undon chocked had heard of any Mark market In raspberries exist- mu m this district. “If such a situ- ..tmn masts m other parts of On- tarm. perhaps the good crop around hf”: IS the reason for no black mar- km hrro," um- grower said. Prices Board inspectors reported that both vendors and buyers are (warmly trying to stay in accord with rolling regulations. This con- dition. " was said, has featured in- spections at tho market for several \u-rks loo rmishrd Its survey before Kntrhvnvr and has only been wait- mg rmuits thvre before enforcing the earlier hours here." Eu ry hotrher in Waterloo favor- tti rarhrr closung while only two nut-ma “new! ',n',7il:',"; it was um! The mason or the proposed chantw ts "nerd to the labor shori- Mr, "which placed a heavy stain nn our sums, A request hld been rcrtuvrd from the employee: g,'lt complained ttbout working too0on hours, SEEK BEER SALE CURB Wat-moo. Olin-Io, My, rin., a. 1966 Have Unique Way To Raise Funds Hoeing bees are held, the last one being on Tuesday evening when some Mty young people had as- sembled in the fteid at seven o'clock. Following the completion of their task a weiner roast was enjoyed by all. Another group has turnips and potatoes as a mission- ary protect, part of which is piant- ea on the farm of Mr. John Roth at Petersburg and part on Mr. El- mer Swartzentruber‘s farm, west of Baden. In the fall when these young people's groups harvest their crops the money will be devoted to missionary interests, The King Lands In Italy For Tour at Fronts {It “and. Cone-undo.” BADEN-A turnip patch for the raising of missionary funds seems to be quite the order of the day. One group ot young people from the Mennonite Church has a line patch of turnips on the farm of r. 1er_ov.sertiege1 near Pine Yiii. King George of Britain t/gft" a tour of the battlefields of ha y on Tuesday-a tour which will include forward fronts near the German Gothic Line north of Rome. The King lanckd at Na les on Sunday after flying from 1"r'i"tal'l', with bomber. and fighter escort, in an RAF. Transport Command air- craft piloted by Wing Cmdr. Henry Collins. At the field to greet him were: Gen. Sir Henry Maitland Wilson. Mediterranean theatre commander; Admiral Sir John Cunningham. Allied naval commander in this theatre; Harold McMillen, British minister to the French committee at Algiers; and Vice-Marshal G. B. A. Baker. - 7 7 _ Ihr was wearing a field marshal's uniform as he ,','l,tif, onto the landing field of the mb-shattered airfield. and appeared fresh after his journey. Met by Commanders "riiriftiiestsr is making his ttrst visit to Italy since the start of the Collins said the King and his en- tourage took oft from Britain late Saturday, arrived in North Africa Sunday. and ttew on to Naples after a three-hour rest. The trip was uneventful, he said and was made under favorable weather condi- tions. With him were his secretary, Sir Eric Mieville; Col. Hon. Sir Piers Legh, his equerry; Group Capt. E. H. Fielden, captain of the King's ftitht; Lbodyguard.and. Ego Valets. 'hii, King spent about 20 minutes in the cockpit before retiring Sum. day nifht. He was interested par- Iicular y in the automatic pilot. Appoint Counsellon Eollins flew in over the volcano Vesuvius and carefully circled the field three times before landing. Runways on the airport were smooth. but most buildings were shattered or thntened by Allied bombs while the gqmyans‘helg' it. Before leaving Britain. the King" signed a warrant under the great seat appointing live counsellors of ( state to act for him during his ab- sence from the realm. They are: Queen Elizabeth. Princess Eliza- beth. the Duke of Gloucester, the Princess Royal (the King's sister), and the Duchess of Fife. widow of Prince Arthur of Connaught, who died in 1938, A . . .- Princess Elizabeth, who was " last April, acts as a counsellor for the first time, in accordance with the amended provisions of the Regents Act of 1937. which was altered by Parliament at the King's request Bridgeport Boy Has Sad Birthday Thursday which brought the news that Cpl. Philip Barley was killed in action on July 8 in France made a very sad birthday anniversary for_his only child. Jimmy. . * Jimmy has never seen his father as Cpl. Barley went overseas short- ly before Jimmy was born three yettago July 21. _ Phil, as he was known to every- one, was 25 years old. He was born and raised in Bridgeport and at- tended school here. He was promi- “m, in a_ll_ sports and played Ye- Git ';n3"r.&k;.-§ for GrGus Twin City teams. ,, Ci?! teams. hit was one of the tlrst to enlist with the EL}. and was in the ser- vie approximately ftntr years. He is survived by his wife, the’ former Esther Huehn, and Jimmy.‘ who reside in MS King St W., in) Kitchener. His tuber resides in Hamilton and a sister, Mrs. E. Howe, in Wharton. His only bro- ther, PO. Tom Barley, is overseas and had made 33 Rights over Nui- Qrcupied territory, when last heard A memorial service was held nt the local St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Sunday morning. Rev. S g, Ylitlig conductgd the service. Phil is ihe third Bridgeport boy to lose his life overseas. William gastrgueier_o( the VIII-[g Truglge Board laid the in. at -the public‘and sister to Mom." Rev Mr. Tha. school was " hull man in honormer said Carol. IO, Ind Cow-n. a. of the " soldier. were cnlhusintic in their welcome BRIDGEPORT. - A telegram HimmlerContinues Blood Purge Alter Attempt on lllitlers' life . IA9NDON.-Ttte an of Nazi ven- geance is still falling without mer- cy throughout Germany in the wake of an tltrd attempt .33th the lite of Ado! Hitler , rweek ago. Heinrich Himmler, Hitler's ace hangman. apparently had thrown his Gestapo into the task ot blood- ily purging all those sympathetic with rebellious army aliens who, Hitler declared, had tried to kill him. Highest former German mili- tary quarters apparently were in- volyed in the plot. 4 . . Nazi broadcasts claimed that the revolt was "completely crushed", but with Berlin sealed off the world was restructed largely to the mew put forth by Berlin and other German-controlled broadcasts. In announcing the execution of Col. Gen. Beck. one of the most dis- tinguished ftgures in German mili- tary life, the German news agency said "there is revealing proof of his contact with an enemy power. This evidence is the card on which Ger- many's enemies apparently staked everything." Col. Goa. Bock Shin Hitler struck back with the same speed and fury that characterized the tirst great blood bath of Ger- many on June 30. 1934, which wiped out the last sizeable faction offopen artti-msaiisryt in the Reich. A German broadcasts made it ap- pear that Hitler had regained firm control of Germany with loyal army. navy, air and gestapo forces ruthlessly tracking down dissident Roosevelt heetats Nomination, Gets Fast Majority on he Ballot Chic-go. _ More than 25,000 closely-packed men and women silently watched an empty rostrum in Chicafo stadium Friday night. and listened to Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In a precedent-shatter- ing address trom a west coast naval base, the president accepted the Democratic nominazion for a fourth term. This was the climax of a con- vention marked bv sharp division. and still concerned over the con- test being waged for second place on the Democratic ticket. Division of the presidential issue was not important enough at any time to threaten the renornination of Mr. Roosevelt. "The people of the United States." he told the stadium crowd. "will decide this fall whether they wish to turn over this 1944 iotr- this world-wide 'ob--to inexperi- enced and immature hands, to those who opposed lend-lease and international eo-operation against the forces of a resion and tyran- ny, until thefguld read the polls Blackbird Solves Hard-Crust Riddle ELMiRN--Mrs. o. W. Hambly. Elmira. is certain that at least one blackbird is smart. She tossed out a hard crust and an old blackbird found the crust too tough to pick apart. Taking it in his beak. he flew to a small rockery fish pond in the yard and dunked his break- fast in the water, carefully holding the corner _When the bread was moistened enough he dragged it up the bank and enjoyed his meal. list Ontario Fairs, Exhibitions Durham .. Elmira .-__ Fergus VVF_ Perth ....., Tavistock Dresden ttr-rt"-'. Georgetown _ T Hanover ._ (VT VV) Milverton vr"". _ Neustadt ..re.. _ New Hamburg Drayton Galt Frr Acton Stratford Listowel Missionaries Bring Home Exciting Tales of Africa K1'TCHENER,--After a sepnnr t:on lasting tour years. during YN hich they were busy at their mis- sion m Nigeria, British West Afri- ca. Rev and Mrs, Orville Them are reunited with their family. Be- fore they arrived. they experienced an exciting trip memes the Atlantic in America's fastest Clipper, a forced landing in Brazil, and a cross-country Right to Canada. "But the biggest thrill of all was M oirttt our son and tiaughter again, prai introducing their nerw brother and slat" to them." Rev, Mr. Tha- I mr-".'-"""""""-"' 0. Serum " - " )wn _ ,-_rr___ t.r._rN_rt 15, nnburg .rr . ,, ,. (N 15. septa-um " _ a; 3.1mm " _ sq Sopkmbn l - s 22. 19, 21- MV Ttl, " 16 " 15 " 16 23 20 20 21 27 2&4 Given command of all armed forces within the Reich and order, ed try Hitler to restore order " all cost. Himmler issued orders to all armed forces, as well as to civil- ians. to arrest or shoot on the spot all suspected of participating in the revolt The German news agency said "army battalions"-a battalion normally totals 1.000 men-had executed some oLthe leaders of the coup, others had committed sur. cider,. and the "conspiracy has com- pletely collapsed." An uttCottilrmed report printed in the Stockholm Aftontidningen said the attempt on Hitler's lite oc- curred during the chancellor’s usu- al afternoon conference at Obser- salzburg. The explosion was said to have been caused by a time bomb. Hitler was reported to have escaped because he arrived two minutes late and was standing at a doorway of the conference room when the hornb eigploded. ___ generals and other leaders of an abortive revolt Clandestine radio stations still were attempting to tan the flames of revolt. One, identifying itself as radio Calais of the "Atlantic Group", broadcast a proclamation hom the "German peace govern- ment," asserting that its organiza~ tion "at home in Germany has in- spired new. hope in millions of ci- tizens." Berne and Stockholm dispatches said that "blood already had begun to Row" in the streets of German cities of popular sentiment; or whether thee wish to leave it to those who saw the danger from abroad. who met it head-on. and who now have seized the offensive and carried the war to its present stages of success. to those who, by international con- ferences and united action have begun to build that kind of com- mon understanding and Co-opera- tive experience which will be so negessary in._th_e world to come." The so-called southern state re- volt against the president wilted considerably before the vote was taken and Texas-the state which started it ali-split its 48 votes, giving 36 to Mr. Roosevelt anir 12 to Senator Harry F. Byrd of Vir- ginia. Named on Pimt Ballot - -- A_ There was only one ballot. Of the L176 votes in the convention Mr. Roosevelt got 1.086, Sen. Byrd 89 and James J. Farley, the man sometimes credited with putting Mr. Roosevelt fn the_Wh_i_te House. got one VI delegation. New Weapons To Hit Allies Says Goebbels LONDON-propaganda Minister Goebbels Wednesday outlined 3‘ program for a stopped-up German) war effort and urged the battered, German nation to rally around Hit- ler and "fight and work" to over-1 rune "the present difficult times, when almost the entire world is' storming against us.", f In an effort to reassure the Ger, man public shaken by the historic events of the past week, Goebbels promised once more that a secret weapon soon would be used against the Allies, declared "totat war will now become a reality" and said “next month" would begin to show results at the fronts, where Nazi armies have been suffering defeat inner defeat. A Speaking over the Berlin radio in his new role as Reich plenipoten- tiary for total mobilization-under Marshal Goering. Goebbels gave what he said was the full story of the revolt ot the Junkers generals and the attempt to assassinate Hitler. All!“ In Conspiracy Britain, Russia and the United States had a hand in the generals' conspiracy, he asserted. home to their parents and brother and sister. They remained at home while the parents and the other two ‘cnildren set out attain for the mir ‘sion ttolds of Afrigq in May of l940 Two-year-old Glenn Thamer is the sole member of the family who is not particularly enthusiastic about his arrival here, Born in V rica, ho is accustomed to dark- skinned children tor playmates and appears somewhat lost in a city of whites, The parents. posted at a mission at lsandu. Nigeria. in 1931. mo enjoying their third visit home They hive m-ny stories in store, sud 3nd humorous, of the African people. ariav G,G “(116 “yew York (Continued on Page a) “it: (" THURSDAY I (Canadian and British troops. however, are pinning down around Caen divisions which Field Mar- shal Gen. Erwin Rommel might otherwise be tempted to shift to the west against the American menace, "Additional enemy re- inforcements have been brought into the area,"the Allied communi- que said last night, and German \uncertainty of Allied intentions was evidenced by a statement of a ‘military spokesman in Berlin that Gen, Dempsey": operations may be "only the begining of a PY" ‘grand break-through attac I; >Bombing Lash Reich ( From All Directions NMLJ-oi-NM 'du'u"ll'"v'ams. tidiGau-iesutuie - eiUkeii 31’ mi I /ehitt.1i'g,tstard"acf the All? the t.- n. iles .Dempeea 1"StiT, te been amt to. a stan a ter making a in Tueaday's localized attack tte',', the high road from Caen to Maine and actually lost "and went at that area across the Orne River. The Germans were diaclmed in a despatch last night from the British front do have taken ttrm possession of Esquay and 'vresy and to have reoccupted two dominl ating hm: in the triangle between the Orne and Odpn where the British stafed a diversionary at- tack seven days ago before break- ing across the Orne in strength. further in the northeast. fomés London. __ Allied bombers were sweeping over the Reich tonight from virtually every direction,. the German radio reported. in what appeared a continuation of the gigantic three-cornered blast- ing Nazi strategic targets have been given on preceding nights. Various German broadcasts told of the approach of formations of bombers over East Prussia, the Kiel Bay. Western. Northwestern' and Southern Germany, as well as lhe__lower Danube rggionz A _ These reports indicated that the Russian and Mediterranean air forces were in action again. as well as the RAF"s night armada opera- tion from Britain-all aiming at shattering key industrial and com- munications targets on the German home front. This caordinated aerial assault already was elieved to have in- fticuyt a heavy toll on the Nags. After giving the great naval base of Kiel a crushing blow Sunday night. the RAF and RCAF slashed at Stuttgart twice in succession, dropping more than 2,000 tons of explosives and fire bombs on the precision tool centre Tuesday night alone. Russian bombers have hit the important railway centre of Tilsit in East Prussia twice in a row. and Mediterranean bombers at the same time ranged into the Rhone valley and the Munich area. Capture of Florence Without Fight Expected Rome-jean-headed by New Zeal'and veterans of Cassino, Brit- ish 8th Army forces smashed today within eight miles of the open city of Florence, which was expected to fall without a struggle onfe its outer defenses are breached: A - (The Berlin radio said July 1 that Adolf Hitler had declared Florence an open city to protect its "irreplaceable cultural values." and there has since been no report of Allied planes having attacked the digs rai_il tardy.) . . _ - New Zealand tanks and infantry. stabbing forward five miles in two days of bitter fighting against Nazi parachute troops, were re- ported closing on the highway town of San Casciano, less than eight miles south of Florence. Other 8th Army columns advanced steadily atong a 30-mile from south of the city, renowned as the birth~ Plate ld maiden} ate " N Still Seeking to Reconcile Poland and Russia tamdort.--Polattd's London Gov, ornment--cxiled by enemy occu- pation and ignored by the Russians --may send its peasant-born Pre- "nier. Stanislaw Mikolajczyck, to Moscow to seek a friendly com- promise with Premier-Marshal Stalin. 7 _ _ . A merger with the Soviet-sup- ported Polish National Liberation Committee appeared to be the chief hope of the London Administration to obtain a voice in the early stages of restoring the parts of its native land liberated by the Red Army. Polish Cabinet Meets, N Twice during the day the Polish Cabinet met for long discussions following conference between Pre- mier Mikolajczyk and Prime Min- ister Churchill and Foreign Seere- tary Eden. and, although its deci- sion was kept a secret. it was learn- ed that the advisability of a Rus- sian visit try the Premier was the chief subject of the meetings. & It was highly probable that the Cabinet .was drafting a letter to the State Department at Washing- ton and to the British Foreign office asking them to sound out Moscow on thv proposal, WEDNESDAY Yanks Advance Four Miles. Using Tanks and Infantry With an American Armored Unit in Fraatee_anks and infantry teams attacking west pf St, Lo have smashed thrgugh tty' Gennan'lino _ anmx in after wavvs of bomb- vrs had suhjm‘lvd the Nazi defend- ‘ors lo the third straight morning "d heavy battering. the American (intantry and tanks smashed for- ward betorc the dazed Germans {had limo In rally their thinned torcvs Mayhem 0pm Drive m Marigy. four miles south of the St, Lo- vncrs Road. in the first American armored blow of the Normany campaign; . " Farther vast. othcr infaotrymcn “having forward on a f1vts-mile from advancrd II. mules. and cap- “I" d La Ctapr:ue"'nyuet'r, also 801") of the highway from St [.0 1m Porters. ";iiir'i'niirdi"i4Gak-through was made alotyrva front pf 2.yt.ytiles,, It was led by 2,"g'/,'ig, light and medium tanks on whic infantry- men rode into battle to pick oft with rifles any i-nomy bazooka men who [rind to knock out the tanks at close range. Wdi‘es of medium bomber! open- WORLDS WEEK lulu-lu- P..-.--"- troop. I‘m. in: with which] fury to It": on further revenu on the wean-n hunt had checked the British- Canadian thrust acumen: of Caen My ,md even regained m Nasai.Ptsr_.rtiee - “inch-“(08w- E.reie1ttitGiiuiGii"i ii; med A meua,bu counter-mun “that Irerrieres was beaten on and the Allies still held that shell- wrecked villqe six miles mm of Clem _ The British-Canadian column here is pointed toward the heart ot the German defences on a tour- mi‘lie 4mm Paige May (ml: oto e an t y 'tnPMne o mung an. OIL-nub? bank:- .ln Tilly itself, British units fell back to the northern exit of the town under tteree, repeated Ger, man attacks. "m6ro.-A large Allied task force of cruisers, destroyers and submarines yesterday bombarded Sabang harbor at the western end of Sumatra, a Japanese imperial headquarters communique broad, ca.shry Ehe Tokyo radio eid goday. Allied Fleet mists Sultan; Inns 2nd Time - ,, "H --_,- ---v - “N". The Japanese asserted without continuation they had sunk two of the destroyers and one submarine as well as downing a number of carrier-based aircraft. If the report were true, it would mark the second such blow at Sabang in less than four months. A British task force under Admiral Sir James Somerville hit the port let.. Aprilw. 7 Soviet Forces Now Within 142 Miles of Reich 1t"seor.--Hard-riding Cossacks drove the severely mauled Ger- mans to the east bank of the Wisla (Vistulal River today in the Pula- wy area, 66 miles southeast of threatened Warsaw. For behind the front, other Russians sur- rounded the battered German garrison inside Lwow and broke into that great rail centre. Around Pulawy, the Russians were within 358 mites of Berlin. The drive also carried to within I42 miles of German Silesia. Natidiaiiv" of the vessels was not ttisciosed in the Japanese com- mumque. Beyond the Wisia, a rolling plain ideal for tanks and horsemen, such as the heavily armored Cossacks. invites swift advance. Elfin-ling Stgnislagow - __ Other Russians driving frontally on Warsaw along the main trunk railway from Kiev were reported between 40 and 50 miles from the Polish capital. _ _ _ _ _ _ Hungary and Czechoslovakia were in the path of yet another Russian army group which virtual- 1y surrounded Stanislawow and reached within " mites ot the Hungarian-held Tatar Pass in the Carpathians. Nazi "Big Four" Direct Reich Death Battle LomNsrc--Adott Hitter, having in effect placed the Reich and occu- pied territories under rule of an arch-Nazi "big four," was believed today to be preparing a general mobilization of all manpower in that part of Europe under German control for a last-ditch defence of naziism. ' A German news agency dispatch reaching Madrid quoted a German Foreign Office spokesman as saying that Germany itself was going to create new and important military reserves and that other countries "allied" with Germany would not be far behind in this program de- spite the cost. Executor to Gearing Propaganda Chief Goebbels. newly named by Hitler as commis- sar for total mobilization for war. will address the German nation by radio today, Berlin has announced. He may disclose some of the plans which the Nazi Chieftains have drafted for Germdny'§ last lana- tical struggle, and appeal for legally to Hitler. A .. . . In his new post Goebbels has become executor to Reichsmarshal Goering. who was appointed by Hitler last night as chairman of the ministerial council for defence of the Reich. Thus Goering becomes a dictator over all private and public life in Germany. Forming the "big four" of nazi- ism to direct Germany's death battle are Hitler, Goering, Goeb- bels and Heinrich Himmler. the Gestapo chief appointed last week to be an all-powerful commander- in-chicf of the army at home. Report Goering Given Great Power arter Blood Purge London.-Adott Hitler decreed tonight a drastic streamlining of the Gannon GovengxpeotL eo- tttrea who could in the nature "demand Information In]: and give Instructions to the high- est Reich nuthorltlcs." This wording ',i,"m'itid tht' possibility that even iller might on occasion be subject to auoslion- ing of his subordinates, owever. the groaicr probability was that "highest Reich authorities" re- [erred to administrative heads, not the Fuehrer himself. (Reichsmarshal Goering in the, Fast has been looked upon as Hit- er's heir apparent and possible [successor if German leadership attempted to securc- something better than unconditional surren- der) - Tom Mount-lion Today's decree, as a broadcast from Berlin. said Gearing, appoint- ed chairman of the Council for the Defence of the Reich. would "pm- pose to me" (Hitler) a plenipoten- tmry In turn Goering name-d Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph Goebbels that post, Berlin an- nounced. iiiiitireiiydi,ik Nun may lenders with vast powers ind orderly}; nrroiestmentyf , 'ee: iri'f'iiE-Vtirocrw ordered total motul, ization of Germany and occupied ”queries for Germany: le, Earlier Gestapo Chief Heinrich Himmler had be named com- totmder-irt-chief of the German home army " in aftermath ot the ttttSkt that mg 4-0. and, (Continued on Page to TUESDAY