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Speaking in the interests of u:e, Mr. Towers said the war finance Seventh Victory Loan in Waterloo committee hopes to make the comâ€" North, Graham F. Towers, goverâ€";ing Victory Loan campaign the larâ€" nor of the Bank of Canada and gest public borrowing operation in chairman of the National War Finâ€" |Canada‘s history and he contended ence committee Thursday n‘ifill:t_; that "this is not too much to hope told four hundred persons at a â€" for under present circumstances". rer here that Canadian soldiers,! "Canadians have the money to sailors and airmen are provided turn this hope into a reality," he with "equipment and supplies in |said. "The aggregate income of the adequate qunnlity and of the highâ€" Canadian people, in rural areas, est quality". |and in urban areas, has never been "I have recently had the oppor-'hkgherâ€"savings deposits with the tunity to talk with some senior offiâ€" | hanks have increased to an allâ€"time cers just back from the other side record highâ€"and the climination of and this is what they have to say," |compulsory savings has added Mr. Towers stated. "They say that about nine million dollars a this fact ‘@accounts, to a very imâ€"/month to the disposable income of portant degree for the ver¥“:wift the people who pay income taxes," advance we made through France,| Mr. Towers declared. "I have recently had the opporâ€" tunity to talk with some senior offiâ€" cers just back from the other side and this is what they have to say," Mr. Towers stated. "They say that this fact ‘accounts, to a very imâ€" portant degree for the ver¥“:wiit advance we made through France, for keeping down the number of casualties and for the outstanding morale of our troops. "Men who saw the disastrous, cruel results of the "too little, too late" phase of the war know how to appreciate the miracles of proâ€" duction and transportation which now make possible plenty of maâ€" terial, not only on time, but well ahead of time," he declared. â€" The speaker, in his halfâ€"hour adâ€" dress, stressed the broad relationâ€" ship which he said exists between the coming Victory Loan drive and postâ€"war â€" conditions, mentioning especially the necessity for avoidâ€" ing inflation. "I sag0 that saving now to buy Victory Bonds is an exâ€" celient form of postâ€"war planning for Canadaâ€"that continued success of the savings program means a stronger foundation for postâ€"war living." he asserted. Arthur Dick, 11, Youngest Plowman, Wins Three Prizes At Wilmot Plowing Match THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE Support 7th Victory Loan To Continue Miracles In War Productionâ€"â€"Towers (iy Chronicle Correspondent) 'Hamburg; 3, Arthur Dick, St. Agaâ€" A record crowd attended the anâ€" |tha: Best crown, Herbert Greulich; nual Wilmot township plowing ‘Best finish, Hans Lass. match held Wednesday afternoon _ Class 9â€"1. Jerome Durrer, New on the farm of Mrs. A. Wagler, one| Hamburg; 2, Alex Linton, RR. 1, quarter mile west of Baden on the |Petersburg; 3, Clarence Meyers, highway. Ideal weather conditions New Hamburg; 4, Delford Honderâ€" prevailed. ith, New Hamburg; 5, Lawrence Mr. Cameron Honderich is presiâ€"| Haid; R.R. 1, Petersburg; 6, Ward dent of the association and the Hon.| Bucker, R.R. 1, New Dundee; Best dizectors are Messrs. K. K. Homuth, crown, Lawrence Haid; Best finish, M.P., Grieve Robinson, M.P.P.; ’.lvrom(- Durrer. Mr. Cameron Honderich is presiâ€" dent of the association and the Hon. dizectors are Messrs. K. K. Homuth, M.P., Grieve Robinson, M.P.P.; Warden Fred C. Forwell of Elmira; and Reeve Simon Ditner of Petersâ€" burg. First viceâ€"president, Mr. Alâ€" fred B. Christner; 2nd viceâ€"presiâ€" dent, Mr. Wilfred J. Schneller; seeâ€" {’eury-treasurer. Mr. Austin Zoelâ€" er. Vol. 87, No. 42 Victory Loan Committee Hopes To Pass $6,000,000 Objective Head judge of the plowing was W. C. Barrie, Galt, horse show 'fldge. Eden Martin. Norman G. cLkeod, Galt, was the coach for young plowmen. _ __ oo The New Dundee Women‘s Instiâ€" tute served dinner at noon and light refreshments during the afâ€" ternoon. Class 1â€"1, Earl Feick, RR. 4 Kitchener; 2, Elmer Armstrong, RR. 2, St. Pauls; 3, Margaret Erb, R.R. 1, Gadshill; Best crownâ€"Earl Feick; Best finishâ€"Earl Feick. . Class 2â€"1,â€"Ross Snider, RR. 2, Waterlnq;j/.loe Hallman, RR. 1, Blair; 3, ‘Aivin Hodge, RR. 1, Science Hill; Best crownâ€"Ross Snider; Best finishâ€"Ross Snider. 3, Roy Gerber, R.R. 1, Millbank; 4, Howard Shuh, R.R. 2, Elmira; Best crownâ€"Donald Feick; Best finishâ€" Donald Feick. Class 3â€"1, Donald Feick, RR. 4, Kitchener; 2, John Gascho, Baden; Class 4 (Sod)â€"i Gien Honderich, :\"e_wh Hamburg. Best crown and nish. Class No. 4A (Stubble)â€"Lincoin Boshart, RR. 2, Petersburg. Best crown and finish. Class 5â€"1, Clayton Shantz, RR. 2, Baden; 2, Rae Hilborn, RR. 4, Galt; Best crown, Clayton Shantz; Best finish, Clayton Shantz. Class 6â€"1, Ralph Gerber, RR. 1, Millbank; 2, Eden Hilborn, New Miilibank; 2, Eden Hilborn, Ne;' Dundce; 3, Lorne Passmore, R.R. 3, Excter; 4, Earl Doering, RR. 2, Baâ€" den; Best crown, Ralph Berger; Best finish, Eden Hilborn. Class 7â€"1, Robert Shantz, R.R. 2, Baden; 2, Omer Lautenschlager, New Dundee; 3, James Flemming. New Hamburg; Best crown, Omer Lautenschlager; Best finish, Robert Shantz. Class 8 (Sod)â€"1, Kenneth Hamâ€" mer, Néw Hamburg; 2, Clarence Schneller, Baden; Best crown, Kenâ€" noth Hammer; Best finish, Kenneth Hammer. Class No. 8A (Stubble)â€"1, Herâ€" bert Greulich, RR. 2, New Hamâ€" burg; 2, Hans Lass, RR. 2, New Let‘s All Beat Our Previous Victory Loan Records Governor of Bank of Canada is Guest Speaker At North Waterloo Campaign Dinner In Mutual Life Building. _ Largest Circulation of any W The speaker, asserting that atâ€" taining the goal will certainly not be easy, said he felt certain that Canadians would first want the anâ€" swers to three basic questions. First, he went on, they will want to know why war outlays are now running at peak levels; second, why borrowing needs are greater now than they were at the time of carlier Victory Loans and third, we must offer sound reasons to explain why the purchase of the largest possible amount of Victory Bonds is an excellent form of postâ€"war planning both for the individual and the country as a whole. In answer to the first question,| Mr. Towers pointed out that at| present, not only the navy and the air force are engaged in allâ€"out warfareâ€"the army is now engagâ€"‘ ing the enemy on a large scale. Reâ€" tContinued on Page ) j Special Prizes 1, Best going 2 horse teamâ€"Dan Stcinman, Baden; 2, Best going 3 horse teamâ€"Clayton Shantz, RR. 2. Baden; 3, Youngest plowman, Arthur Dick, St. Agatha; 4, Oldest Pilowman, Deiford Honderich, New Hamburg; 5, Best ins and outs (norse class)â€"Margaret Erb, Gadsâ€" hill; 6, Best ins and outs (tractor class)â€"Arthur Dick, St. Agatha; 7, Salada Teaâ€"Donald Feick, RR. 4, Kitchener. 1, Mrs. A. Wagler, R.R. 1, Baden; 2, Noah Roth, Baden; 3, Clayton Shantz, Baden; 4, Reuben Bender, Baden: 5. Wm. Jutzi, Baden; 6, Alex Linton, R.R. 2, Petersburg; 7. Ward Becker, New Dundee; 8, Vern Shantz, Petersburg. Criticizes Vâ€"Day Publicity Chairman .of a Seventh Victory Loan dinner here Thursday night, Ford S. Kumpf, Twin City insurâ€" ance executive, took advantage of the opportunity to flay persons who insist on taiking about plans for Vâ€"Day. Mr. Kumpf vigorously criticized such premature thinking, asserting that "talk of this type" is probably responsible for the drop in attendâ€" ance at the local Red Cross blood donor clinic. He said that it might affect patronage 4f{ the Seventh Victory Loan as"well. At a meeting of the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo citizens‘ auxiliary comâ€" mittee, untimely publicity of Vâ€" Day plans was also criticized. A reâ€" solution to this effect, and moved by R. A. Lang says: _ "The committee deplores the unâ€" timely publicity given to the preâ€" parations for Vâ€"Day because it has included complacency and overâ€" optimism as to the war effort in gencral and has seriously reduced the public‘s participation in the Kâ€" W blood donor clinic and salvage Horse Show Warernroo, Ontamio, Frmar, Ocroszen 20, 1944 Cousult Official Re Zoning Byâ€"Law An interesting booth at the frolic‘ was that of Mr. Herman Krogman; with his white mice. This attracted many patrons and a nice sum was received for the fund. The Board oi Trade is very grateful to Mr. Krogman for his yoluntary aid in beiping to swell the coffers of the overseas fund, as well as to all others whose help aided in making* the affair a success. Although the town has a bylaw now fixing residential streets on its municipal records, recent modificaâ€" tions in provincial statutes have cutmoded it. Only building areas wiready designated can come under its jurisdiction. Further extensions alongâ€"this line would have to meet w :llh the municipal board‘s approâ€" val. J. H. Borth Winner Of Prize Hog Waterloo has taken the first step toward obtaining a zoning byâ€"law which would provide building reâ€" strictions throughout the municiâ€" pality. Members of epuncil and the town planning commiussion met yesâ€" terday with K. E. Bunnell, consultâ€" ant for the department of developâ€" ment and planning. Toronto. _ A door prize of a doll dressed in [ 25 oneâ€"dollar bills was won by K. K. Homuth, M.P., of Preston, with ticket No. 80. Little Miss Marjorie Khaffner made the draw. I Thanksgiving Frolic and Bingo held by the New Hamburg Board of 'I‘rase. was another decided sucâ€" cess. A large crowd of people from town and surrounding district was present and the booths were all well patronized which netted a neat sum. This goes to the Board of Trade Overseas fund and at this time will be used to buy Christmas parcels for all the local boys servâ€" ‘m%}n the armed forces. rkeys, geese, ducks and chickâ€" ens were the chief prizes but a crawing was also held for a 200â€"lb. pig. with Mr. H. J. Borth, the lucky winner of the porker. _ _ â€" Senior Boys Form Auxiliary Police Dept Waterloo public school board has upproved Chief Constable Ernest Moreau‘s plan to use senior grade students from the town‘s four schools to offer traffic protection to youngesters going to and from the isstitutions. The plan calls for four boys of 14 years of age to be utilized from each of the three public schools and the one separate school. They will form an auxiliary to the police deâ€" partment and will be responsible directly to it. Fire Forces Three Families From Building CONESTOGO. â€" Three families were forced to evacuate to homes of neighbors Tuesday afternoon due to a blazing fire believed to have griglnated in a kitchen chimney ue. _ The building, now partially deâ€" stroyed, is owned by Allan Good, Chapel St., Kitchener. _ Hundreds of residents hastily formed a bucket brigade to help prevent the spread of the blaze to nearby endangered buildings. They worked feverishly to remove furniâ€" ture and personal belongings to sufety. The fire departments of Waterloo, St. Jacobs and Conestogo were present. . . Buildings in gravest danger from the flaming apartment house were u garage, and the home of Byron Letson. Both were later reported out of danger. The blaze was under control shortly after arrival of the Waterâ€" lco Fire Department. Jt ran hose lines from the Richter Dam, beâ€" longing to the Trails End Hotel. Occupants of the apartments are Mrs. _ Peter A"’)I"iih!, Willard Schwartz and Mrs. John Jones. The roof of the apartment house was destroyed and much of the inâ€" side of the building gutted. Most cf the furniture and personal beâ€" longings were saved. The blaze was reported to have started in the Albright apartment. vripple First Out Acting Fire Chief Philip Karn expressed pleasure Monday that when the fire drill signal sounds at a local gublic school, a certain little cripple lo-ycar-old_l!irl is first out of her classroom. Two boys who sit nearby carry her out first. (By Chronicle Correnpondent) The North Waterloo Victory Ottawa, marking u:eyeningdthe Loan Committee has finalized its Dominion Seventh Victory Loan. 5 . ims Hon. J. L , Minister of Finâ€" |goal for this drive at a minimum of ance, will preside and the j 136.000,000. compared to $5,890,000 of the campaign will be m |raised in the last campaign. As anâ€" by the launching of nine nfl;*: nounced by Mr. Ford Kumpf, Honâ€" throughout the Dominion. |orary Chairman, at the organizaâ€" entire proceedings at this omg tion dinner last Thursday night, ceremony in Ottawa will be â€" every district, factory, bank and cast over the CBC network and |salesman is being asked to exceed over the Kitchener station CKCR. last loan‘s total. It is also hog:d A special 15â€"minute Victory Loan that many people who did not buy film, entitled "Tomorrowâ€"John ‘lust time will support the loan to Jones" is bei.nfl'&hown today, toâ€" ‘the fullest extent in the present! morrow and ednesday at the campaign. Over 24,500 individual Century and Lyric Theatres. ‘citizens in Waterloo North riding: The Waterloo North Committee purchased Victory Bonds last announced this morning that plans spring and if those who did not|for the campaign had beer pracâ€" buy bonds in the last drive will; tically completedâ€"all _ salesmen come forward and do their full‘have been appointed and are atâ€" share this time, the total number|tending meetm?s this week. The of buyers should be subshmially‘employees of all factories or other increased. establishments with 10 or over emâ€" _ The Waterloo North orfanization! ployees, have been advised of their dinner in the Mutual Life Assemâ€"|official minimum quotas. _ | _It is believed the average Ameâ€" rican citizen is ‘"itching" to spend / his war boom dollars and will want | to travel as soon as Congress gives thne goâ€"ahead signal on tires and gaâ€" lsoline, the board was told. Mr. Cwrlisle mentioned a statement that Iput the tourist industry at a probâ€" table billionâ€"dollar figure. _ The Waterloo North orfanization cinner in the Mutual Life Assemâ€" bly Hall last Thursday evening, which was addressed by Mr. Towâ€" ers, Dominion Chairman of the Na~ tiunal War Finance Committee, marked the launching of the Sevâ€" enth Campaign in this District Next Saturday afternoon the Air Force Band from Centralia will be it. the Twin Cities to head an openâ€" ing parade. Next Sunday is also set aside as "Victory Loan Sunday" and the launching of the clmpu?: will be appropriately marked wull church services On Tuesday und Wednesday of next week it is expected that a large contingent irom Camp Ipperwash will be in the Twin Cities to put on a demonâ€" stration in aid of the campaign. Parades, Films, Speakers To Start Threeâ€"Week A ceremony will take place next Saturday afternoon at 1245 p.m. in Waterloo Trade Board Seeks U.S. Tourist Business The Waterloo board of trade isn‘t aimed at luring this trade away koing to det any of the proverbiali from Ontario and thereby directly grass grow under its feet so far as affecting this area were the Rockies United States tourist traffic is conâ€"| in British Columbia, fishing in the cerned. Members, at a meeting over Maritimes, Quebec‘s Laurentians, the weekâ€"end, expressed their reaâ€" besides heavily advertised camâ€" lization that tourist traffic moving;paigns now underway in Mexico into Canada from the United Statesand other countries, Mexico is reâ€" now is much heavier than it has ported to be spending $12,000,000 been since before the war and that‘ for improved roads and restoration it will become increasingly heavy. |of historic sites. President W. H. Carlisle told the| _ Mayor Albert Heer expressed the executive of the board that a gen-;belief that the proposed beautificaâ€" cral fear exists throughout Ontario|tion scheme to follow along the that strides already taken in other|Grand River would attract some provinces and countries to divert|flow of U.S. tourist traffic in this American tourists will greatly afâ€"{direction. Advocated by the Grand {ect revenue here unless immediate River Conservation Commission, it steps are taken to offset such ef-laims at having the provincial govâ€" forts. t‘ernment establish a highway runâ€" Campaign For President W. H. Carlisle told the| Mayor Albert Heer expressed the executive of the board that a gen‘;bolief that the proposed beautificaâ€" cral fear exists throughout Ontario|tion scheme to follow along the that strides already taken in other\Grand River would attract some provinces and countries to divert|flow of U.S. tourist traffic in this American tourists will greatly afâ€"{direction. Advocated by the Grand fect rovonuekhere unlgss imme}tljiatfe {River C(;‘nse_rvali;:n Com'ml;sion, it steps are taken to offset such efâ€"|aims at having the provincial govâ€" {ur".)s. lcmment establish a highway runâ€" It is believed thehaverage Ameii ,ning parallel lwit(l; tl);e rivm‘;.;r '{:3 rican citizen is ‘itching" to spend|commission already has em! his war boom dollars and will want !on a reforestation scheme along the to travel as soon as Congress gives: river area. tne goâ€"ahead signal on tires and gaâ€"; Members agreed, however, that soline, the board was told. Mr,(wz’th the heavy program of war Cwrlisle mentioned a statement that | vroduction continuing, any move put the tourist industry at a probâ€" for an expensive advertising _ camâ€" able billionâ€"dollar figure. paign would be "illâ€"contrived and Some of the items cited that are anachronistic‘. Over 2,000 More Telephones But Still 776 Waiti In spite of a waiting list of 776 applicants for .telephone service, there are 2029 more telephones in use in the Kitchener area today than before the war, according to Mr. S. F. Long, Bell Telephone manager here. "We have been able to take care of this record number of subscribâ€" ers only by reconditioning and rousing recovered telephones and equipment and loading exchange focilities far beyond their normal level," Mr. Long stated. ‘"Now our reserves are exhausted and all spare facilities almost used up." It is not a local condition, Mr. Lung emphasized. All over Canada, the demand for telephone service has increased. In Ontario and Queâ€" bec. there are approximately 980,â€" 000 Bell telephones in service toâ€" day, as compared with 785,455 at the end of 1939. By the end of this year, it is estimated that the seven major telephone systems in Canâ€" ada will have on file more than 100,000 applications for service which cannot be met. Why can‘t these applications be filled? Because telephones for civiâ€" lian use have not been made for aimost two years and practically no switchboard or dial equipment is being manufactured. Telephone {nctories are engaged almost 100 percent on war production. Unforâ€" tunately, there is not enough manâ€" Captain the Rev. Norman Rawâ€" son, who has just returned from a tour of the battle fronts in Europe, will be in Kitchener on Fnda{“:.‘o address several meetings, includâ€" ing a mass meeting of all factory salesmen in the Century Theatre at 11.30 a.m. and the public are inâ€" vited to attend the meeting free of charge. Capt. Rawson will address mass meetings of em&l)oyees at the Sunshineâ€"Waterloo, minion Tire System, Mutual Life and J. M. Schneider plants. He will also adâ€" dress a meeting of the salesmen on Friday night. â€" _ Tth Loan All members of the Waterloo North organization will start to work on Monday morning next and the campaign will last for three ceremony in Ottawa will be broadâ€" cast over the CBC network and over the Kitchener station CKCR. A special 15â€"minute Victory Loan film, | entitled _ ‘"Tomorrowâ€"John Jones" is being shown today, toâ€" weeks power and manufacturing capacity in the telephone and electrical inâ€" dustries to satisfy war demands am}l all civilian needs at home as well. Enormous amounts of telephone equipment. as well as radio comâ€" munication equipment, are reâ€" quired by the armed forces of the United Nations In peace time, Canada‘s electrical industry manuâ€" factured goods at the rate of about £16,000,000 annually. This year, the production of 100 different types of signals equipment will reach the record figure of $200,000,000, _ "When nonâ€"essential residence teilephone service can again be furâ€" nished, it will be supplied on a firstâ€"come. firstâ€"served basis. The lists are kept, and those who ;'p- Yh’ed first will be served first," Mr. ong pointed out. "However, we can provide new residence service enly as facilities become available â€"Ial}ely through the disconnection of old services. As we have no Wl{ of knowing when telephones will be disconnected, we cannot tell ow long applicants not included in the essential_ categories may have to wait. "Of course, precedence is given to applicants for business service," he explained, ‘"and to residence customers who have service and «re moving within the community or from one community to anoâ€" ther." London. â€" British troops with rocket firing Typhoons overhead pushed through the Netherlands rail and road junction of Venray today and took two more towns beyond. slashing dee? into . the enemy‘s Maas River salient with a steady advance toward the German border and the Ruhr Valley. Canadians guarding Antwerp drove within 3,000â€"4,000 yards of Breskens. The continued thunder of Nazi demolitions indicated the enemy had given up hope of an escape through this port to Viisâ€" singen and that he intended to dig in and fight to the bitter end. London.â€"Russian forces pushed across the Cargathian mountains southward into Czechoâ€"Slovakia on a 170â€"mile front, cutting clear across the eastern tip of the counâ€" try and placing the Nazis in a dangerous 100â€"mileâ€"deep . salient from which they must flee quickly or be annihilated, Marshal Stalin reported today. _ _ _ o. Nazis Face Annihilation Moscow _ remained _ resolutely silent concerning Soviet offensive against East Prussia, which the Germans portrayed as the biggest gf n‘ll the battles on the eastern ront. Slash Maas River Line Ordered to Defend Reich London.â€" All males 16 to 60â€" and "if need be women and girls" â€"were ordered to defend Germany with â€" guns, swords, Hpiwhlorks. scythes and clubs as Hitler proâ€" claimed tonight the formation of an armed home guard for a lastâ€"ditch defence of the Reich. With Ailied armies beating against Germany from the west, east, southeast and south, Hitler made the decree. Then Himmler, commanderâ€"inâ€"chief of the home front, ordered the defence of Germany by "every village, house, farm, ditch, forest and bush." All Males 16 to 60 Bitter Fighting in Venray London. â€" Powerful British 2nd Army â€" forces smashed forward against suicidal German troops in Holland today as American troops sparred with the Aachen garrison on _ a highly-ex‘)losive 85â€"mile battle line paralleling the Netherâ€" landsâ€"German border. | Meanwhile, _ Canadian _ troops steadily overcame difficult weather conditions and waterlogged terrain [in their job of clearing the Gerâ€" mans from the banks of the Schelde Estuary and opening up Antwerp, Europe‘s second port, to Allied shipping. Russian Offensive Aimed at East Prussia London. â€"German broadcasters reported today a great new Russian offensive _ aimed s!rai%ltl.t at the heart of East Prussia. e Russian midnight communique described heavy Red air force bombinfs all along the path of advance as far as Insterburg. Strike Formosa Third Time in Four Days Washington. â€" 20th Air Force headquarters announced today anâ€" other attack on Formosa by Ameriâ€" can Bâ€"29 Superfortresses operating in conjunction with navy carrier planes in carrying out the crushing assault on Japan‘s island citadel as a possible prelude to a new Far Eastern Invasion. ; Hming Formosa for the third time in four days, the g}iian\ bombâ€" ers, operating from China bases, struck Einansho, an important Jap airfield and supply derot 10 miles southeast of the City of Tainan. No bombers were lost on the latest inâ€" vasion, although fighter resistance apparently was cncountered Uâ€"Boats Again Prowling North Atlantic Ott-vu.â€"NavG officials reported that German â€"boats are again stalking the North Atlantic convoy lanes, but they declined to estimate how many enemy undersea raiders are still on the prow!. _ â€" "Uâ€"boats are increasingly active in the Atlantic," said Capt. Creary, assistant chief of the Naval Staff, in commentnig on reports from Halifax that a number of ships have been sunk by the submarines. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 THURSDAY, OCT. 19 WORLD‘S WEEK Its News at a THE New York. â€" American carrier forces in the Pacific have destroyed 670 aircraft since October 9, it was announced in a broadcast from \Pearl Harbor by Admiral Nimitz, |commanderâ€"inâ€"chief of the U.S. \ Pacific fleet. _ _London.â€" Handâ€"toâ€"hand fighting was waging in the streets at the icentre of Belgrade today, while combined forces of Russian, Bulâ€" garian and Yugoslav troops scatterâ€" ed along the transâ€"Balkan railway to a distance of 175 miles south of the Yugoslav capital. This stranfilehold on the main rail route leading north from Athens imperiled the retreat of large German forces from Greece even before the combined drive westward had made more than a dent into Yugoslavia. London.â€"Fanatic proâ€"Nazi Hunâ€" garians, backed by Germany and the Gestapo, drove today to hold their chap_tic country in the war pictured the nation in a turmoil of freeâ€"forâ€"all fighting. the Nazi symâ€" pathizers announced the installaâ€" tion of a new Government under Szalasi, after the "retirement" of Regent Admiral Horthy and his Government. on the side of Germany even as Russian forces pressed closer to Budapest. While neutral sources London. â€" The taut battleâ€"line stretching 50 miles between Aachen and the Maas River in Holland bent toward Germany if two places toâ€" day, and the Berlin radio reported the Allies were preparing for a new offensive in that sector. The Canaâ€" dian forces in the north progressâ€" ed in their fierce struggle to clear the approaches to Antwerp in an attempt to open the big port to Allied traffic. Hungarians Strive To Keep Nation In War U.S. Troops Take Wurselen Forces of the United *States ist Army came from the north to capâ€" ture Wurselen and linked up with troo;}als from Crucifix Hill to the south. Handâ€"Toâ€" Hand Fighting In Beigrade Streets Down 670 Jap Planes in Week "Our average now is the deâ€" struction of 100 aircraft and 10 ships a day." he said. Russians Capture Petsamo London. â€" Soviet forees took the Arctic port of Petsamo today, and continued to battle their way deeper inside Belgrade, calpital of Yugoslavia. and on the plains of capitulating Hungary fought against hundreds of German tanks hurled across the invasion route to Austria, 150 miles beyond. According to Berlin reports, Soviet troops and Marshal li.‘(i)to's Yuoslay Partisans had fought their way into the centre of Belgrade. A late Moscow broadcast said the puppet government under Field Marshal Milan Nedic had fled along with the German regime London. â€" The Hungarian Govâ€" errment _ of â€" Admiral _ Nicholas Horthy asked for peace today, but as Russian forces drove across the country‘s central plains toward Budapest. the Germans and proâ€" German elements apparently seized the capital. Hungary Pleas For Armistice Hungary announced that pendâ€" ing Allied acceptance of the armisâ€" tice, they would continue to fight the Russians. There were reports that the Hungarians were quitting the struggle, leaving large aerman forces to fight alone Germans Fleeing From (Greece Rome.â€"Gorman fofces were reâ€" ported â€" flecing northward _ from Greece, as Allied mineâ€"sweepers began frecing the Acgean for naval operations and RA.F. planes and The few Germans remaining in Greecewere heading for Yugoâ€" slavia as quickly as limited transâ€" port â€" facilities and Allhed aerial attack would permit US. Transports began using at least one airport in Athens. TUESDAY, OCT. 17 MONDAY, OCT. (Contmuea on Page 8) 16