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Secretary V. S. Milburn of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, speaking at the noon banquet to an uudience of over 300, warned that ire future success of the federaâ€" t‘on depends upon the willingness oi the farmer to find the finances to make the organization function fully in all of its departments, inâ€" cluding education, health, social ond legislative. . County Agriculturalists Endorse _ ‘Seven District Winter Fair and Farm Centre Plan Mes Listed â€" Assert Guelph No Longer Wants Fair; Say Waterloo Would Be Ideal Site Unanimous support was given the proposed community farm cenâ€" tre envisioned by Waterloo‘s mayâ€" or, Albert Heer, in a resolution that out the federation on record as backing the Waterloo movement to build a farm centre with the prosâ€" pect of bringing the winter fair to Waterloo. Charles Bailey, West Montrose, for 50 years active in the affairs of the Ontario Winter Fair, told the meeting the question of the locaâ€" tion of the winter‘fair should be <ettled as between Waterloo and (iuelph. The main point to be siressed was that their fair should be in gither one place or the other but not in London. When a rising vote was called every member in the hall stood up giving the Waterloo proposal unaâ€" rimous endorsation. Another resolution passed by the fedcration requested immediate reâ€" peal of daylight saving by the Doâ€" mipion Government. A third resoâ€" lution asking removal of the emâ€" bargo on beef shipments to the United States was defeated. Erbsville Voted Unanimously In Favor ot Area Plan Rummclhardt has already held its first mecting on the proposal, and a vote will be taken at a second meeting. General feeling of approval was noted at the meeting. and it is expected the second meetâ€" ing will show an overwhelming vote in faver, if not a unanimous endorsation. =â€" TUHEWATERLOO CHRONICLE â€"= The success of the large area at Breslau has been largely responsâ€". ible for the increasing interest in the school area system over the township and itâ€"is also spreading beyond the township to cther townâ€" ships of the county. y Vol. 87, No. 47 Erbsville has voted unanimously in favor of the larger school area idea. und if other adjacent sections follow, a larger srea will be formâ€" ed. Increasing interest in the idea is seen over Waterloo Township school sections. Public School Inspector G. H. Dobrindt for Waterloo North stated the larger arca movement has taken hold in this section of the province and is going forward rapidly among the school sections with interest growing daily.. One rural inspectorate in Oxford County is administered entirely on the larger area scheme. This is only une instance of the many changes that have taken place in rural school administration. This year has been the greatest in point of response to the larger area appeal. The province now has 2,000 school sections grouped in the area administration plan. Eleven Hunters Bag Three Deer A hunting party of i1 men from Elmira and vicinity returned on Saturday after a week at camp up near Mattawa. The party was sucâ€" cessful in bagging three deer, but lost two of the best degs. There was plenty of game in the vicinity, including deer, but not always close enough for good shooting. . Canada‘s agricultural goal, he aid, is the production of crops and The weather was favorable, but there were several inches of snow, requiring chains for driving home. until reaching the highway at Calâ€" lander. Harvey Haack, Albert Seiling, Alvin Schacfer, Harcle Schaeter. Pote. Gorel, Clement Conrad, and Carl Heitziman, Elmira; Murray Clark, Caledonia; Jack Hedrich, Toronto; Jack Davenport, Kitchâ€" ener, and Andrew Christie, Kingsâ€" ton, N.H., made up the party. RAINY WEATHER BENEFICIAL TO RURAL AREAS Agricultural Representative E L McLoughry said Saturday that the rainy weather of the last few days has considerably facilitated fall plowing operations However conâ€" tinued rains are nceded for the remainder of the fall period to assure against a ‘water shortage in Waterlo County farms this winter. OVER 300 ATTEND BANQUET AT CONESTOGO HEAR V. S. MILBURN I It was learned Nov. 16, that beâ€" |tween 400 and 500 Canadian solâ€" ‘diers from the overseas armgewlll be‘ in Canada on leave fore Christmas, as the new policy of home leave is inaugurated. IL the fat hog is not the type of bog wanted by the world market, 4e said, then the farmer should stop £roducing it and produce the gfie of hog the world markets are â€" ing for. This principle arpliu to every other product the farmer is putting on the market. Tribute was paid to the farm woâ€" men by Mr. Milburn. The good farmer is the farmer with a good wife, he said. Farmers‘ wives are upproaching their obligations with an intelligence that has raised the s‘andard of farm life and through crganization the farm women of the country are buildin? themâ€" Selves into a force that will prove a bettering influence to the counâ€" try generally. Officers elected are honorary preâ€" siqent, Kenneth Betzner; president, W. J. Schneller; first viceâ€"president, N. G. McLeod, Galt; second viceâ€" president, Oliver Snyder, Hespeler; third viceâ€"president, Hy. Schmidt, third viceâ€"president, Hy. Schmidt, Crosshill; directors: E. C. Hallman, Waterloo Township; William Kemâ€" kes, North Dumfries; W. G. Veitch, Woolwich Township; Willard Witâ€" mer, Wilmot Township; Reuben Scifert, Wellesley Township. Andrew Taylor, Galt, federation secrctary for the last five years, reâ€" signed. He will be succeeded temâ€" porarily by Eldon Weber pending 2ppointment of a permanent sucâ€" cessor. live stock in such quantity and quality as to meet the demands and the requirements of the future Furopean consumer. Survey Breslan â€" Kossuth Airport Site The City Engineering ; ment is conductfi: a pnlm survey of an airport site between Breslau and Kossuth. Purpose of the survey is to ascertain whether or not the proposed site is feasible as a community airport for postwar establishment and construction. If io, it would became a major airâ€" purt to serve the district embracing Waterloo and Wellington counties, according to Jack Halliwell, secreâ€" tary of the Waterlooâ€"Wellington Airport Commission. The survey is being conducted prior to another inspection by the Department of Transport airways inspectors. Secretary Halliwell says the terâ€" rain under survey appears to be "at least fair", and possesses "good possibilities". _ _ , Should the federal Department of Transport give the "go siTn" he {cels "something could really be done with it." The property under investigation cmbraces at least 300 to 400 acres in the Breslauâ€"Kossuth district, as compared to the Kâ€"W Airport‘s 82 acres. Size of the proposed site would allow for runways 5,000 feet long, and for possible future expansion. One of the most important feaâ€" tures of the property is that.â€"it repâ€" rcsents the centre of an e%l}idlstlnt triangle with Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo, Guelph and Galt as the three points. 500 To Get Home For Christmas Officers and men who are to go home in this first group are being selected now from troops serving on the Western Front, in Italy and in the United Kingdom. â€" They will have 30 clear days in Canaca and it is believed this will mean 30 days at their homes with travelling times, even in Canada, not included in the leave period. Qualifications for this new leave boon are five years‘ overseas serâ€" vice Scivice In the Mediterranean ur on the Western Front, however, counts double time. After leave, officer* and men will return to duty in the normal reinforcement stream and provisions are being made so they won‘t lose rank. "The one big worry is water so far as farmers are concerned. EMficiency of farm wells depends now on the volume of rain before winter sets in. Unless the swamps are well filled there is a possibility that farm wells will run d& over winter and this means considerable hardship for farmers, pnrticuhfl{ those with large herds of livestoc to water," Mr. McLoughry comâ€" mented. ‘l"hre“rrennt wet weather is conâ€" side most beneficial to farmers Waterloo Mayor to Seek Second Term At the meeting of Waterloo| Council Monday night, the last | statutory meeting before election ; day, Mayor Albert Heer announced | he would seek his second term as| chief magistrate of Waterloo. ___ ; Acclamations are also possible 4 for the reeve and deputy reeve positions. â€" Reeve Herman Slurml definitely said he was not interested in stepping up but added he wculd( like to hold his present office durâ€"| ing 1945. W. L. Hilliard was not so definite but indicated he may be content with the deputy reeveship for another year. _ _ It is not expected that he will be those who have relatives on active opposedâ€"as no member of the preâ€"!service. to those whose relatives sent council indicated seeking the have suffered casualties, and to office. However the possibility reâ€" those, who like my own family, mains that an outsider may enter have relatives missing in the battle the field. Mayor Heer intimated jareas and have others languishing he would not be interested in a in German prison camps, that the third term if elected on December ‘urgency of the situation cannot be 4th. 0000 =_ . _ . |overâ€"emphasized. _ _ _ _ _ This is a sketch of the attractive badge soon to be worn with civilian dress by all recent and future airâ€" crew _ graduates of the Royal Canadian Air Force who are bei released from active service arl:s transferred to the RCAF Reserve, subject to recall. This follows the recent announcement by Hon. C. G. Power, Minister for Air, regarding termination of the British Comâ€" monwealth Air Training Plan. The buttons will be the ap'rroximate size of a tenâ€"cent piece finished in red, white and blue enamel. ‘ ‘‘This has been a strenuous 12 months," he admitted, "but I would still like to hold office one more year. I appreciate the honor of serving as. chief magistrate of Waterloo. As a council, this body has conducted itself in a high manâ€" ‘ner. For this I am indebted to each of you members. There have been no cliques but we each have held our own opinions." _ _ __ Announcing his decision, Mayor Heer paid tribute to the aldermen for their efficient coâ€"operation in what he termed "the most conâ€" genial council in which I have sat since my debut in municipal poliâ€" tics back in 1930." â€" Mayor Heer paid tribute to Reeve Sturm for his work in the capacity of chairman of finance. He also lauded the efforts of other committee chairmen. Ald. Vernon Snider: "I enjoyed my work in Council this year and hold no fear of submitting my name to the electorate. I would like to continue as Board of Works chairman for another term and carry through a program already commenced." â€" The only possible dark horse at present is Ald. H. E. Ratz. A former mayor and reeve, Ald. Ratz last night declared his intent{:ms of e;:i teri t rj again, but wou m% fiat office he would Fred Toletzki: _ "Coâ€"operation among the aldermen this year has been gratifying. I propose running for another term." Dr. A. A. Case: "This is my first inning in Council and I have been delighted with the experience. I, to0, will seek reâ€"election." _ _ _ Expresses Loncern Over Stock Diseases Ald. Otto Hauck: "I have enjoyed the work in my initial year as an alderman. If the ratepayers feel my services are worthwhile I will return again next year." Guelph. â€"There now is greater concern over the health of farm animals than at any previous time, Ontario Agriculture Minister Kenâ€" nedy said Friday in an address at the commencement exercises of the Ontario Veterinary College. Losses from animal diseases were staggering and had crippling effects on farm operation. A packingâ€"plant survey two years ago showed that of 33,000 cattle slaughteerd during the survey period, 5,000 or 15 per cent. suffered from disease to such an extent that either the whole carcass or parts of it were conâ€" demned. To Cope with Problem _ ‘"‘That is a serious matter for our producers of beef cattle and we are determined that something must be done to cope with the problem of animal diseases. It is our intention that the board of directors of the (Toronto) Union‘ Stockyards, a board selected by the farmers, will be able to accomplish a 1!'0.--1 deal in improving the health of our live stock, but the foundation of _all that work !hrouflhoul the Province must be a wellâ€"trained and adequate body of veterinarians who are seized with their responsibility for the control of animal diseases." A continuous program of research and experiment was necessary to supply veterinary surgeons with the best information science could discover. Much had been done through the work of the college, under the guidance of the principal, ’Dr: C. D. McGilvray, to combat animal diseases Warezrroo, Onutario, Fribay, NovemBer 24, 1944 I Mr. Breithaupt replied that he is ‘‘"fully determined that the men {serving overseas shall be supplied \with the necessary reinforcements ‘and I intend to go to Ottawa with ‘this thought uppermost in my mind ;when the %uesllon comes up in the House on Wednesday of this week." ‘ _ The text of his reply: ‘‘The local branch of the Canaâ€" idian Legion has been good enough to forward to me, as federal memâ€" ber for Waterloo North, copy of an open letter to The Kitchener Daily Recerd â€" regarding â€" reinforcements |for overseas troops. s "I am fully determined that the men serving overscas shall be supâ€" plied with the necessary reinforceâ€" ments and I intend to go to Ottawa wi},l:] thw thought uppermost in my mind. "May I say, particularly to all of those who have relatives on active service, to those whose relatives have suffered casualties, and to those, who like my own family, have relatives missing in the battle Breithaupt Backs | LZombie Overseas | Movement Mr. L. O. Breithaupt, M.P., for Waterloo North, in a written: reply to an open letter addressed to him and published as an advertisement in the Kitchener Record, stated the Canadian Legion‘s "representations fall on very friendly and sympaâ€" thetic ears." "Their representations fall on very friendly and sympathetic ears. Red Cross Appeals For New Blood Donors Ald. Vernon Snider ol'gened the question of the Winter Fair again when he urged Council "to keep the ball rolling and add impetus to an opportunity that would mean a big thing for Waterloo". Waterloo Council officially went on record this week as being strongly behind Waterloo as a site for the provinâ€" cial Winter Fair. The Aldermen unanimously endorsed an expresâ€" sion of appreciation to the County Federation of Agriculture for first broaching the suggestion. Upon the number of volunteers at blood donor clinics within the neyt few weeks may hang the lives of many men in the services overâ€" seas. The need for this lifeâ€"saving scrum is today greater than ever, with increased activities on the war fronts The Ontario Division of Red Cross is making a provinceâ€" wide appeal for 50,000 new donors; g(xc ggmpaign to begin on Novemâ€" r 20. The K.â€"W. Branch of the Legion asked Mr. Brelthaet:rt if he were in favor "of immediately making available for overseas reinforceâ€" ments the draftees called up for home defence" and if he would pledge himself "to support this policy and to demand a recorded vote in Parliament." | Could Combine Winter Fairâ€"Rink "Ontario‘s quota is 12,000 donors per week", states Russell T. Kelley, cnairman Blood Donor Service in Ontario,. "In the last three months blood donations have reached that figure only three times. Clinics have been taking donors too often in an effort to keep up the number of donations. Recruiting of many new. donors, 50,000 at least, is the answer." Pig Born With Only Two Feet Mr. lan R. Dowic, whose sales force has organized the National campaign for funds in Red Cross branches, is again giving the serâ€" vices of these men. pany (Eastern) Ltd., packers is in possession of a freak of nature in the form of a piglet with two feet on the front legs and the hind legs minus the feet . The legs are norâ€" tnal to slightly below the hocks. CONESTOGO.â€"Mr. Harry Sherâ€" riffs, a district small farmer and truck driver for the Burns Comâ€" New Hamburg Residents Subscribe $255,850 in "Ith Loan Drive NEW HAMBURGâ€"The village cf New Hamburg did itself proud in the 7th Victory Loan drive. Starting off to beat a total of $158,â€" 000 subscribed in the last loan a fighting objective of $160,000 was arrived at. As the campaign proâ€" ressed it was soon seen that New ilsmhnrg would casily exceed this objective. When the books closed it was found that the sum of $255,â€" 850 had been invested by the peoâ€" ple of New Hamburg. {'his is an increase of 62 per cent over the toâ€" t::1 local investment in the 6th loan and represents $175 for every man woman and child in the village (By Chronicle Correspondent) (By Chronicle Correspondent) | Lieut. F. N. Forgusson 4 (By Chronicie Correspondents Word has been received jthat Lieut. F. N. Fergusson was woundâ€" ed Oct. 24 in Holland. He enlisted with the RCR. in 1941, Eor to which he was principal of Palmerâ€" |ston public school. _ The top price at this sale was $15,200 received by J. J. E. Mcâ€" Cague, Alliston, Ont., for an eightâ€" { cenâ€"monthsâ€"old bull calf that went to Lauxmont Farms, Wrightsville, !Fa. This is the highest price reâ€" ccived for a Canadianâ€"bred Holâ€" ‘stein bull since 1918 when Senator A. C. Hardy, Brockville, sold a bull calf to Carnation Milk Farms, Scattle, Washington, for the allâ€" time high price of $106,000. A fourâ€" yearâ€"old heifer bred by J. E. Chanâ€" dler, Hudson Heights, Quebec, topped the females at the Blue Ribâ€" bon bringing $9,000. The 67 head |soid averaged $2,028, the hjfhut average at a consignment sale on the continent since 1920. Mrs. Laura Thomas, 218 Herbert St., Waterloo, has been informed‘ that her husband, Pte. Marcus Thoâ€" | mas, 30, has been wounded in acâ€" tion in Italy and is seriously ill ‘ Word was received by his mothâ€" er. Mrs. Sara Randall of RR. 3, Elora, that her son, Rifleman George Oliver Randall, was woundâ€" ed while serving with a Western Ontario regiment in France. Mrs. Randall lives on a farm about 2% miles from Elora. Pte. G. Machin In Casualties His wife and son reside in Elâ€" mira. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Fergusson live at Plattsville. Lieut. Fergusson has two brothers in the Active Army: Capt E. J. Fergusson on the European War Front and Sgt. R. W. Fergusson at D.D. No. 1 London. surviÂ¥ed brothers His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Warâ€"| ren Thomas, reside at 250 King St. East. § Flt. Sgt. George Ball _ _ _ ' Word came to Mr. and Mrs. Ball, Ayr, this week that their son, Fit. Sgt. George Ball, RCAF., was slightly wounded directly below tre elfiow on his last flight over Germany and is now confined to a hospital in England. Local Cattle At Blue Ribbon Sale A. B. Brubacher, Bridgeport, reâ€" ceived $800 for a fourâ€"yearâ€"old Holâ€" stein heifer and $675 for a fiveâ€" yearâ€"old cow at the recordâ€"breakâ€" ing Blue Ribbon Sale held Novemâ€" ber T3 at Waukesha, Wisconsin. The former went to Unadilla Stock Farms, Chadwick, Illinois, and the latter to B. B. Junkunc, Beecher, Illinois. action in\ Holland on Oct. 11. » He enlisted in April 1942, and went overseas July 1943. He was wourided on July 8, while serving with the Highland Ll;ht Infantry, but returned to battle in August. _ ides his mother, Pte. Ssicer is survi by five sisters and three He enlisted in May, 1941, and reâ€" ceived his wings at Crumlin, going overseas in August, 1943. Lieut Fergusson entered France with one of the first units on Dâ€"Day. _ â€" Arnold . Spicer, y action ir{: l-lolrand on Mrs. John Spicer of Mount Forest, formerly of Fergus, has been advi &mt her son, Pte. Arnold £. Spicer, was killed in Pte. A. E. Spicer Conestogo Man Bags One Deer danerously wounded while serving in Holland on Nov. 13. His father, the late Simon Wilkie, passed away on Sept. 5, of this year. |__ _ An older brother, Pte. William; Wilkie, is serving on the west coast.‘ BLOOMINGDALE.â€" Mrs. Lucinâ€" da Wilkie has been advised that her son, Pte. Edward John Wilkie, 20, has been officially reported (By Chronicle Correspondent) CONESTOGO.â€"A number of loâ€" cal hunters took part in the Wilâ€" mot township deer hunt early in the week. Mr. Bob Gaede was lucky to bring one victim home with him on Monday * This per capita subng:ion will doubtless rank among highest throughout the whole Dominion of greatly due to the local salesmen, H. H. Kro% and Ed. Deeton. To Mr. Lewis W. Hahn, chairman, and‘ the local Victory Loan committee, as well as to the special names, bank and payroll sections, who were all energetic in making the loan a huge success. Much of the credit, however, falls to thedpeop]e of the town, who responded so nobly with their funds to back the forces at the front for an early and final vietory The success of the loan locally is ‘The ministers who have taken this stand are Hon. J. L. llslex, Hon. Angus Macdonald, Hon. T. A. Creâ€" rar, Hon. Norman McLarty, Hon. Mr. Gibson, Hon. Mr. Mulock, Hon. C. D. Howe, Hon. J. MacKinnon and Hon. Ian MacKenzie. Col. J. L. Raiston Key Role Offtawa. â€" Col. J. L. Ralston was so impressed with the firgent need for reinforcements during his visit to the war fronts that he didn‘t wait until his return to Otâ€" tawa by airplane to report to the Cabinet, but cabled from London on Oct. 13 about his apprehensions. Five days later he reported to the Prime Minister personally that the situation was desperate. If Mr. Ralâ€" ston makes a fight on the floor of tre House and presents his case for immediate reinforcements to supâ€" port ‘!.he‘sol'diers overseas by calling Paris.â€"The French fortress city oi Multhouse fell today before the i‘ctorious sweep of Allied armies, On the bitterly contested Northern front U.S. 1st Army forces took the cnemy stronghold of Eschweiler, 6 miles northeast of Aachen on the Cologne Plain, while the Paris raâ€" dio reported that the British 2nd Army had. captured Julich, fortiâ€" fied German town on the Roer Riâ€" ver, 15 miles northeast of Aachen. up the draftees, as convincing as e did in his letters to Mr. l?ing, then he may swing sufficient wavâ€" cving Liberal members to defeat the ministry. From Key Valley Leyte.â€"Despite miserable weathâ€" er, American forces slowly and painfully‘ loosened the Japanese on northern approaches to the Ormoe Valle{; today. The Japanâ€" ese clung stubbornly to their posiâ€" tions, determined, if necessary to sacrifice an entire division to hold their positions, near the village of Limon. Allies Take Julich The communique said â€" fresh troops of the 32nd Division were maintaining steady frontal pressure against Limon, reducing the enemy works piecemeal when necessary. wWEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 Yanks Loose Japs Trap Closing Around Huns Paris.â€"in a movement threatenâ€" ing to encircle the German 19th army with its back to the river, French ist Army forces battled into the citadel City of Mulhouse and American 3rd Army forces dn_)_vo wcll_ east of Sarrebourg. _ Far to the north there were inâ€" dications that the Germans were about to lose another important townâ€"bitterly _ contested _ Eschâ€" weilerâ€"where the U.S. ist Army was fighting a savage houseâ€"toâ€" house battle inside the city, even while other forces closed in from both the north and south Ottawa Astir as House Opens ’l'oday‘ Ottawa.â€"Parliament opens today under the most extraordinary cirâ€" cumstances. Under ordinary cirâ€" cumstances, the House is called for only two reasons. One to pass legisâ€" lation, and secondly to vote money to carry on the business of the country. There is no legislation to be presented to the members and Parfiament has already voted the estimates for the year Into Saar Basin London.â€"A BBC broadcast from Gen. EisenBower‘s headquarters anâ€" nounced tonight the Fortress of Belâ€" fort had fallen. The French Ist Army, in the greatest breakâ€" through in Western Europe since Normandy, has stormed in force to the Rhine at three places near the ’Swiu frontier. TUESDAY, NOV. 21 Yanks Pushk 2 Miles members WORLD‘S WEEK Its News at a ley :. Leyte Island. â€" American forces atp .‘ invaded another island in the am”Mapm group off the north coast of nCse Neth@rlands, New Guinea. accordâ€" the ing to a report from Headquarters .,p _itoday. A Japanese bat!lcship‘_aqd THE The U.S. 3rd Arnty struck two ‘miles deep into Germany‘s rich Saar industrial basiu in a new inâ€" vasion of the enemy homeland, and according to a field despatch all resistance has ceased in the Lorrain city of Metz. Enemy Thrust Cuts Through South China Chungking. â€" _ Chinese forces, fighting inside Bhamo, strongest remaining Jap base in N. Burma, ‘have recaptured the Burma Road town of Mangshih, 62 miles inside China from the Burma border, the iClnine:u High Command disclosed today. _ The High Command acknowâ€" ledged indirectly that two great Japanese forces invading Kwangsi Province from the east and north had completed a junction west of ‘Liuchow. severing China and comâ€" pleting an unbroken link all the way from Manchuria to Hong Kong. Washington.â€"The Navy Departâ€" ment reported tonight ten more American naval vessels, including a destroyer and two_ destroyer escorts, were lost in the Pacific area because of cnemy action â€" and "perils of the sea". This announceâ€" ment brings the loss of U.S. Navy ships of all types since the United States entered the war to 228. London. â€" Allied armies fou%ht eastward from Holland to the Alps today as British and American forces captured Geilenkirchen, 12 miles north of Aachen. At the same time American troops inâ€" vested oneâ€"third of Metz and the junction city of Blamont, 40 miles west of Strasbourg was seized. The French Ist Army had fought into Belfort, on the southern route of invasion into Germany, and had struck into the Province of Alsace to capture 2 other towns in ‘a thrust 18 miles east of Belfort, according to Swiss radio. 10 U.S. War Ships Nazis West of Rhine Crack a heavy cruiser were damaged in Allicd air strikes from the Philipâ€" pines to the East Indies. Twelve enemy cargo ships were sunk or damaged. London. â€" Russian forces today captured the important communiâ€" cations centre of Gyongyos, 40 miles northeast of Budapest, and only 23 mies, south of the olld Czechoslovak border. Moscow anâ€" nounced tonight, Reds Mass at Budapest Berlin said the battle east of Budapest had entered a new assault phase with the Russians now massâ€" ing 35 infantry divisions and seven motorized corps, possibly 400,000 men, around the Hungarian capital. Americans Invade Another Isle Tanks Smash Within Paris.â€"â€"United States Srg‘AI'rn)' tanks, operating east of Moselle, north of embattled Metz, for the first time today battled 5 miles east to little more than two miles from the border of Saar industrial basin. Meanwhile British 2nd forces swept to the Maas River near the Germanâ€"held stronghold of Roerâ€" mond in Holland. Six of Gen. Eisenhower‘s Allied armies ground castward in the winter _ offensive. _ with possibly 1,250.000 men attacking German lines held by fewer than 500,000 troops Air Expert Missing On Way to Post in Asia London.â€" Air Chicf Marshal Sir Trafford Leighâ€"Mallory was officialâ€" ly reported as missing tonight. He had been orCered to battle against the Japanese after making a major lmmlnlmtum to the initial Allied victories in the west. The aircraft in which he was travelling with Lady Leighâ€"Mallory enroute to his new post had not arrived at its destination (Continued on Page 8) SATURDAY, NOV. 18 MONDAY, NOV. 20 Two Miles of Saar Lost in Pacific $1.00 per year