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‘s of Athenia Tell of Their Experiences Penny said that he started work on the hole into the store about nine o‘clock. He was finished his work and "~out by midnight. Penny was arrested by Timmins police, who were coâ€"operating with Tisdale police, on Tuesday evening at 9.15 o‘clock. "He was questioned for some days by police, and on Saturday broke down and toolk police to his room in town here. There he confessed. In the room police found hand drills and saws, which Penny said, he used on the job. He did not use electric drill as police believed, but worked by hand. Reveral sticks of dynamite were found in Penny‘s reom and: the sum ot 31600 . : ph. â€"= A. mechanio by trade, Penny has liv- ed: in South ~Porcupine for~some>years ‘and in Timmins. He has worked at â€"â€" the Delnite and the Broulan Mines. Penny admitted that he wrote the inscription ‘"Huom Deutschland Umâ€" ber Alles" on the safé â€"and made a swastika under it. ‘He said that he got _ the inscription out of a book. Meeting of the Alumni of St. Mary‘s Hospital Nurses P. K. Laporte President of D:trlct Chlldren § Aid Society _ Frank Kramarich, of Timmins,. apâ€" pears before the Supreme Court of Ontario in Cochrane tomorrqw to face a charge of murder.. ‘He is alleged to have murdered Geongina Gillis here on April 26. Several of the police omcers who investigated the case here will testify in Cochrane. Among the exhibits will be shown the knife, presented to Kraâ€" marich by the McIntyre mine as a safeâ€" ty award. With the knife Kramarich is alleged to have gashed Miss Gillis‘s throat causing wounds from which sbe later died. Annual Meeting of Society Held at Timmins on Friday Evening. Representatives Present from Various Parts of the District. Annual Reports Received. â€" â€" . Penny admitted to them said Chief of Police Charles Mcinnis, of Tisdale, and Chief of Police Leo H. Gagnon of Timmins, that he broke into the store by boring a hole up throuzh the floor of the storeroom at the back. He then cut a hole big enough to admit his Inside the storeroom, he cut a hole through the wall into the store proper. He then located the safe, bored a hole in it and used half a stick of dynamite to blow it. Inside he found $2,030. He took $1,909 and left the remainder. fessed. . Frank Penny., of Timmins, is being held here on the charge of breaking and entering the Consumers‘ Coâ€"opeérâ€" ative Store in South Porcupine on Heptember 19, blowing the safeâ€"=and stealing close to $2,000. Tisdale and Timmins police said today that they had obtained a confession of gullt from Have Confessed Blower of South End Safe, Say Tisdale, Local Police â€" Admitted Breaking Way Into Store and Blowing Safe With Half a Stick of Dynamite, Say Police. Had Dynaâ€" mite, Drills and $1,600 in His Room Here. Arrested on â€"Tuesday and Questioned Until Saturday When He Conâ€" k Trace . Of Snow ‘Today Imperials Ask Internment of All A meeting of the Imperial Section of the Timmins branch of the Canaâ€" dian Legion was held in the Legion hall on Thursday evenlng, Sept. ~Blst. There was discussion on a ‘number of the problems afrecting ‘veterans of the Great War, and also.on how the knowledge and experience of these soidiers may be best used for the beneâ€" fit of present and future war veterans. The Imperial Section also offered their services to the Governmentâ€""one hundred per cent‘", as they phrased itâ€" ror any duty or service, anywhere, any A strong resolution was ‘passed, callâ€" ing on the Government to intern all glien enemies immediately. This reâ€" solution was ordered to be forwarded to the proper authoritiese at once for Maximum and minimum temperaâ€" tures have been as follows: Thursday, 62 and 38; Friday, 52 and 28; Saturâ€" day, 42 and 30; Sunday, 48 and 32. Tiday at eight o‘clock the temperat.ure reading was 48 degrees. Disceuss Problems at Meetâ€" ing Here. Precipitation was as follows: Thursâ€" day, rain from 6 p.m. to 10 pm. to a depth of .05 inches. On Friday it rained off and on all days to a depth of .25 inches. ing and below three times since last Thursday. Weather toâ€"day will be stormy and cold. It may clear later. During the next few days the weather will be unâ€" settled and changeable.: There was trace of snow in the air this morning. It is not surprising as the temperature dropped to freezâ€" Temperature Down to and Below Freezing Three Times Since Last Thursâ€" day. at Canad Kvery mn and AY Large Sale of Meat and Staâ€" ; ple Vegetables. Garden _â€"_Crops Diminish in Size. There was a large sale of meat on Saturday morning. Staple root vegeâ€" tables were much in evidence. There was only one large lot of garden greens, That was a huge pile of head lettuce shown by one exhibitor. Although it was impossible to estiâ€" mate the number of customers, there were certainly several hundred who filed in and out of the building during The market has steadily been increasâ€" ing in size. Each week sees the addiâ€" tion of a few more booths. More Than Twenty Stalls Occupied at Town Market â€" More than twenty, stalls were occupâ€" ied on Saturday morning at the marâ€" ket in the curling rink. Farmers from the immediate vicinity of â€"Timmins and from more distant agricultural areas were there. with produce, which was being bought in large quantltis by Timmins housewives. from 2 to 6 in the afternoonsâ€"and 7 to 9 in the evenings. All women intérâ€" ested are asked to register at any of these points, to assist in any way that they can in the war work, , The Voluntary Registration of Canaâ€" dian Women committee have obtained the use of the Hollinger Hall for the afternoons; and the Legion. Hall, afâ€" terncons and evenings; the Church of Nativity hall afternoons; theâ€" Town Hall, afternoons; the Notre Dame des Lourdes Roman Catholic Church, afâ€" ternoons; the Sacred Heart Italian Church, Cedar street, afternoons and the Polish White Eagle | Hali Sixth avenue, afternoons. There will be a meeting at the town hall on Monday evening atâ€"8. o‘clock for the executive of the V. R. C. W. Voluntary registration for women in Timmins is to be carried on all next week, from Oct. 2nd to 7th inclusive. Voluntary Registration of Women in Timmins All Next Week Number of Places Secured Where Women May Register for Service During the War. Registration from 2 to 6 p.m. and from 7.to 9. All Women Asked to Register. ‘The _time. for registrations _be TIMMINS, ONTARIO, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25TH, 1989 _ _ .° at Timmins, Conad TIMMINS MARKET A BUSY PLACE At the meeting, held. in the Croatian \hall in Schumacher last night, the ‘members of. the first organization each ‘offered to donate the Red Cross Society. In addition the women offerâ€" ed to do what they could. time Britain is building and eqlupping the most powerful submarineâ€"hunting fleet the world has ever known, to be â€" ~A woman, Ona Peters, was arrested at her home at 115 Birch st.reet north, e ic An epidemic of bicycle thefts has taken place in ‘the camp in recent weeks. A large number have been reâ€" ported. stolen in Timmins and at least two in South Porcupine. â€" Representatives of two societies of New Canadians have offered their serâ€" vices to the Timmins Red Cross Sociâ€" ety. They are the Croatian Patriotic Ssociety.. which held a meeting in Schumacher last night and the Italoâ€" Canadian Society of Timmins. New Canadian Societies Offer Their‘ Assistance rea"? forâ€" Keeping* fiquor- for sale the weekâ€"end. iAt the same time Steâ€" wart Hurley was arrested in the same premises. The charge against him is one of having beer in a place other than his lezal residence. The usual number of drunks were brought in and several charges of drivâ€" ing with defective brakes were laid. Woman Arrested on Charge of Keeplng Liquor for ~ Sale., Croatlans Pledge â€"selves to $5 a Member to Red Cross as Well as Other ~Help. New Liskeard, Sept. 25â€"(6pecial to. :The â€"Advance)â€"Unknown night raiders who are alleged to have broken into the ladies‘ wear store of R. 8. Robinson here in the early hours of Saturday morning made their escape with articles, chiefly dresses and hose, valued at several hundreds of dollars, and without leaving any trace except forâ€"muddy tracks in the premises. The Lions Club, at its regular meetâ€" ing on Thursday evening in the. Emâ€" pire Hotel, voted the.sum of $500 to the Red Cross .Society for its work. Conâ€" sideration was given the awarding of: the money at the members: meeting and final decision to make the grant was made by the dlrectors at lat.er meeting. . The money will be taken out of the Communlty centré fund. Approxiâ€" mately $5,000 was raised by the Lions Club to build a community centre in Timmins. When the plan was found to be not feasible the money was used for other purposes. $1,000 was used to buy equipment to furnish four playâ€" grounds in Timmins. Lions directors felt that there would be no objection from the general public if the sum of $500 was assigned to Red Cross work. The meeting on Thursday was the best attended in close to a year. Chairman was President William King. He announced that that meeting would see the opening of the winter season attendance contest. | Ladies‘ Wear Store Looted at New _ Liskeard Stanley Fowler announced that a hard times dance would be held at the Riverside Pavilion on September 29. George Francis read an essay on Canada‘s monetary problems, Hundreds of Dollars‘ Worth of Dresses and Hose Taken. â€" Lions Make $500 â€" Grant on Thursday To Red Cross The Timmins farmers‘ market on Tuesdays and . Saturdays is. one of the busiest spots in town. .On.â€"Saturâ€" day there. were more than 20 stalls, with a fine array of produce, w'rhlle the attendance was large. The picâ€" ture gives a glimpse of the activity around the stalls on Saturday. _ Stewart Donald, of Owen Sound, was ill Make Award â€"From Community Fund. Thursâ€" day Meeting Best Attendâ€" ed in Close to Year. Due to the rainy weather on Friâ€" day, there was no Ladies‘ Golf, the members choosing to spend the afterâ€" noon playing bridge. Next Friday will be the official closing date of the Limdies‘ Golf, when cups and trophies will be presented. . Announcement was made last week if the tag day to be sponsored by the Salvation Army in Timmins on Tuesâ€" day, Oct. 17th. This tag day is strictly for funds to be used to carry on the war work of the Salvation Army. Durâ€" ing the last war the Salvation Army did notable war work. Any returned soldier can tell you about it, and what blessing and comfort it was especiâ€" ally to the men just coming from the firing line. Whether the soldier had a dime or not he was always sure of coffee and supporting items at the Salvation Army, and there were other comforts for him ‘if he needed them, regardless of his financial standing at the time. The Salvation Army worked in Britain, France and Other fields of Report Zeppelin Factor Bombed by French. Naval Battle in North Remember every contribution to the Balvation Army Tag Day goes to patriâ€" otic work. There is little change in the war situation. , Probably the two most interesting items came over the B.B.C. toâ€"day at noon. â€" The one item told of the bombâ€" ing of the Zeppelin aircraft factory. The raid occupied a couple of hours, but there is no word as to the amount of damage done, but Swiss corresponâ€" dants report terriffic explosions. The raid is believed to have been carried Tag Day For Salvation taken in the S. A. War Work fund. goes to: this specifific purpose and it deserves the strongest sypport from. all. French Preparing for Attempt at Big Push by Hitler. Germans Sinking Neutral Ships in Attempt to Stop Neutral Trade. Debate on Repeal of Neutrality Act at Washington. + warcand go as close to the firing line as they were allowed. They were alâ€" ways ready to help the soldiers in need. Already there are fifty of the famous S.A. Huts already going in England, with more to be established there and in France. Every dollar Recount Graphic Story of Hardships Aboard the Torpedoed Athenia Next Friday Official Closing of Ladies‘ Golf loyal people. To be Held in Timmins on October 17th. Schutmacher Survivors Spent Eleven Hours in Lifeboat Before Picked up by British Destroyer. Ship on Which they Returned from Scotland, Duchess of York, Was . Fired at. Convoy Destroyer Sank Submarine. Mrs. McKie recalled that the force 6f "the exploston literally blew some of the people off the deck into the water. some people, thinking the ship would go down immediately, jumped into the water. Some people were half nude having izone to bed just after dinner and some who were seasick rushed out of their beds without sufficient clothâ€" Finally, they managed to get into a lifeboat, said Mr. Cullen. They tried several but finally were sent to a lower deck where they found room in one. Asked if they suffered from exposure during the hours from eight in the evening, when they left the boat, until (Continued on Page Five) The other item reports heavy canâ€" nonading off the Norwegian coast, sugâ€" gesting a naval battle of some imporâ€" "We were in the lounge when the explosion came," said Mrs. McKie today in an interview with The Advance. "We heard two distinct explosions and the lights went out. At the same time we were thrown to the floor and chair‘s and things tumbled on top of us. We managed to pull ourselves out, We could smell a gasâ€"I guess it was corâ€" diteâ€"and we decided to go downstairs to our cabins and get out our gas masks. ‘The ship had a list to it. We groped our way down the companionâ€" "Ssuddenly a@head of us someone flashed a flashlight through the murk and mist. It was lucky that he did as there was a huge hole ahead of us where the explosion had torn away the floor. Another step and we both would have pitched into it. ; ‘"We got back up in a hurry as we were afraid the stairs we were on were going to fall. The stairway did fall a minute or so later." "Everybody kept their heads pretty well," said Mr. Cullen. "Children were crying and the most confusion was caused by parents running around tryâ€" ing to find their children. I saw one woman sitting on the deck. There were two big cuts on her head and the blood was streaming down her face." out by French aircraft. Kie, and her brother, James Cullen, arrived at their home in Schumacher last night. Shaken and with bad colds from eleven and a half hours‘ exposure in a lifeboat, but otherwise recovered from the effects of their terrifying experiâ€" ence, two of the survivors of the torâ€" pedoing of the Athenia, Mrs. C. Mcâ€" Single Copy Five Cents dn *