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MONDAY, MAY 31, 1948 ~AGE FIVE THE DAILY TIMES-GAZETTE Ontario Regiment History British Doctors 'Give Approval CHAPTER XXV North-West Europe Extract from Personal message from C. in C. 21 Army Gp. on the eve of the Rhine crossings: -- "In the West, the enemy has lost the Rhineland and with it the flower of at least four armies--the Parachute army, fifth Panzer army, and Seventh army: the First army further to the south, is now being added to the list. In the Rhineland Battles the enemy has lost about 150,000 pris- oners, and there are many more to come; his total casualties amount to about 250,000 since 8th Febru- ary. In the East, the enemy has lost all Pomerania east of the Oder, an area as large as the Rhineland; and three more German armies have been routed. The Russian armies are within about 35 miles from Berlin. Overhead the Allied Airforces are pounding Germany ddy and night. It will be interesting to see how much longer the Germans can stand it. The enemy has in fact been driv- en into a corner, and he cannot es- cape. Events are moving rapidly. The complete and decisive defeat of the Germans is certain. 21 Army Group will now cross the Rhine." 'Thus on the 24 March, following the good news of the previous night that Patton's Army had obtained a crossing over the Rhine -- even greater news--the epic battle, long expected, had begun in the North, and five further bridgeheads had been obtained. In the Remagen bridgehead the Americans had continued to ad- vance east. Patton already had a class 40 bridge at Oppenheim; Frankfurt would be surprised be- fore long, very short order thie enemy in the area were entirely subdued. With the enemy so caught in the | tiarust of his position, it was little | trouble for the D. W. R. to clear Kommerdijk, Gent-en-Kapel, and all the area south to the Waal. ~By midday the second troop had moved forward to assist in mop- ping up. Well over 100 PW stream- ed from the area Gent, Degeer, Flieren. The D.W.R. having consolidated east of the enemy's defence line with the two troops of "C" 8qn., two other troops under command of Lts. MacDonald and Wotton ad- | vanced jn support of the Royal | tion's council last Scots, Clearing the network roads, immediately north of Gent- to doctors, approved by the Health en-Kapel, they swung north to con- | Ministry, are put into effect, and solidate along de Dyke road, thus|if the ministry agrees to discuss cutting off the entire eastern tip of | further changes. the Island. | Last February the doctors voted Meanwhile, "A" Sqn., in support | overwhelmingly against co-opera- | of the Leicesters, was moving east | tion in the scheme. But the associa- | [from Lent, along the Dyke road, | tion said a later mail poll of the | following "the Waal to Hulhuizen.| profession, after concessions had | Encountering only withering resist- | been offered by Health Minister ance, they swung north to take | Bevan, had. reduced the opposition. | Doornenburg. The count was 13,891 doctors op- | To Health Plan London, May 31 -- (CP) -- The | British Medical Association has | gone en record in favor of support- | ing the new national health serv- ice plan which goes into operation July 5. The association apprcved a re- | commendation by its executive | council that its 60,000 member doc- tors co-operate in thc. plan. The act, which provides free health service for all Britons, had been opposed for months by, the medical profession. But the associa- May » voted to of | approve the program if concessions | | "Necessary, Monty Says | New Defence Methods officers all under Lord Montgom- By RUSSELL LANDSTROM ery's eye. | Camberley, Surrey, England, May | 31--(AP)--Field Marshal Viscount | Montgomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, laid down blueprints Saturday for a streamlined British | army In the atomic age. | In a prepared statement, he said the pace and scientific surprises of | modern war made the old-style | military machine useless. | "Now as never before," he said, "real preparedness is essential. We Vital in development of the new i can no longer have a breathing |plan is a "regular flow of trained | space at the beginning of another | and disciplined men." war, in which to build up and train| This could be achieved "only by our land forces." | imposing upon the dystem of na- His statement climaxed a special | tional service with the active army week at this famed war office staff | an additional reserve liability with | college, the annual training confer- [tile volunteer territorial army. We | ence and exercise for senior army I have done this by requiring our na- armies--a small regular one backed by the territorial army which was mobilized when war broke out then hastily trained and expanded. "The old conception of two ar- mies has not' stood up to the test of modern war," he said. "It became clear that a new conception was ne- cessary. In the past Britain relied on two | tional service men to serve six years lin the territorial army after the conclusion of their 12 months ac- tive training." Montgomery disclosed plans "Exercise Britannia." This will be a concentrated study of civilian de- | fence programs. throughout the country to counter a theoretical at- tack by atom bombs. Official representatives from ci- | ties heavily bombed in the second | world war will be called "together | next year to help military { chart a program for use if Britain | undergoes a surprise attack. 200,000 Germans 'Shipped to Russia Berlin, May 31 -- (AP) -- More than '200,000 Germans have keen | forcibly transported tc the Soviet | | 'nion or its eastern satellite coun- tries from the Soviet zone of Ger- many since the end of the war, the | for experts | | American military government's USSR. at "the express wish" of | official newspaper, Die Neue Zeit- | the Communist-sponsored Sccialist ung, reported. | Unity Party (S.E.D.). Quoting reliable sources, the | newspaper said Germans are still | being moved but in smaller num- bers. ferent animals differs to fill the Some hundreds, the newspaper needs of individual types of young | added, are being deported to the animals, I . CUSTOM MADE The composition of milk of dife RUPTURED? THE DOBBS TRUSS 17°S BULBLESS! IT'S BELTLESS! IT'S STRAPLESS! Reason Should Teach You NOT to Place a Bulb or Ball in Ovening of Rupture Which Keeps Muscles 'Spread Apart A 'Qualified Fitter of the Dobbs Truss Co. will be at the COMMERCIAL HOTEL, OSHAWA Friday, June 4th -- 11 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ASK FOR MR. BLACK "ree Demonstration -- No Obligation -- Clip This Ad New Before long the .entire eastern tip of the Island was reported clear of the enemy. At aprrox 1600 hrs, a troop from "B" 8qn., commanded by Lt. J. Richardson, moved through *"C" Sqn. and the Royal Scots to sup- port the Lincolns clearing Angeren. Continuing north, they captured Huissen and cleared all the enemy between. On the following day another troop from "B" Sqn. eommgnded by Lt. J. Black, moved from jBem- mel in the early grey emornip#, and having supported the Hallyms to clear Zand, swung northwgst to Rijkerswaard. | Sweeping up some P.W in the | area of Kronenburg, they. advanced | on to take Elden by 1600 hr.s Moving into position along the Army Gp. H. opposing lst Cdn | poke northwest of Elden on the 4 Army, from its inception, had of- fered the keenest competition, and there had mever heen a time in which the opposing command seem- ed to be affected by the uselessness of it all. The whole battle had been fought by the enemy, sternly and skillfully. The northern part of the Western front, being merely all holding flank, had till that day, been the only point of the German front which had been maintained un- broke since Nov. Between Arnhem and Duisburg he had faced the fiercest onslauglits. The bad wea- ther had receded with the floods. To the south five armies had dis- solved before the sweet revenge of the Americans. Finally the Rhine had been crossed at seyen places-- Remagen, South of Maintz and five places between Emmerich and Dinslaken. His fears had been con- firmed: Against this background the pur- poses. of holding up on the Maas and Waal and the Dutch population down behind it, appeared no longer to justify the resources used. There was still tied up in Holland the best part of 100,000 troops with their weapons. In essence, they were used to protect the despatch of about ten V Weapons daily to London, Nevertheless, he still thought there was money in his V-offensive from the Hague and Rotterdam and in the naval bases along the west coast .and ih the Dutch Islands. Just as important in his eyes was the fact that occupa- tion of the established line in Hol- land was tying down forces which might otherwise affect the course of the battle in Germany. Further- more, another month of work was strengthening the defences along the 1Jssel line. These toge'lier with his unwillingness to give up ground without a fight, for prestige rea- sons, probably represented the main considerations governing enemy rolicy in Holland. What must have been a keen am- | bition among the troops of 49 Br. (W.R.) Djv.,, who, on and off, had | for four changed only by all the extreme ele- ments of Mother Nature except heat, was to be fulfilled. ' At first light on the 2 Apr "C" Bqn, moved frcm Ressen to support 147 Bde. The intention of 49 Br. Div., sup- ported by 11 C.AR. was to destroy all the enemy on the eastern tip of the Island, between Nijmegen amd Arnhem. Moving east through Bemmel to Haaldren, two troops u/c Lts. J. Cameron and W. B. Stewart, held p to await the "go" signal from the D.W.R. The main enemy defence in the sector was south along Broek Btraat, For this, the Rijn Weter- Ing provided an excellent water barrier. It was here that the D.W.R. first encountered difficulty. The coy, that was to cross the We- tering and attack the houses 1,500 yds. due east of Haaldren, ran into very heavy opposition. The houses were indeed defended, and for a time the situation was serious. This was the "go" sign for Lt. Cameron, who now manoeuvred his troop, accompanied by a bridging tank, across the irrigation ditches to a position on the Wetering. While the troop blasted the houses, the bridging tank was positioned. Be- onths watched a front | its harbour at | | April, they blasted thie remnants of | the enemy freem the eastern tip of | the Island, in the area of Praets | This was the prelude to the final | asault across the river IJssel to cap- | coincident | | ture Arnhem, which, with the attack by I Cdn. Div. west | across the IJssel at Zutpfien, came on the 13 of April Taking advantage of northward advance by 2 Cdn Corps from its bridgehead at Emmerich, the Rhine to Babberik on the 11 April, The intention of "Op. Anger" was for 49 Br. Div, supported by Holland. As darkness came on the night of 12 April, so began the final step of placing Arnhem behind. (Concluded next week) HOLY SITE BOMBED Greek Orthodox churches ulchre, 1 and entombment, religious authori- tibs said Sunday night. A fragment 50 panes of glass of the big torunda over the Holy Sepulchre itself. DEADLIER THAN COBRA The black widow spider's venom is six times as deadly as the cobra's and 15 times as deadly as the' rat- tiesnake's. | the rapid 49 Br. Div, with 11 CAR, crossed | 11 CAR, to force a crossing of the | IJssel and secure Arnhem as a pre- | liminary to further offensive opera- | tions against the enemy in West | Jerusalem, May 31 -- (AP) --Two | Jewish mortar bombs have struck | built | onto the Church of the Holy Sep- | site of Christ's crucifixion | of shrapnel has broken one of the | | posed to 12,799 in favor. | - The doctors had objected main- | ly that the plan would make them | salaried state servants, although it | | Jeeves participating doctors free for some private practice. The Health Ministry has agreed | | since last February to offer amend- | payment by salary plan and to in- | clude-a guarantee that the doctors | ments making optional the part- | | will never become full-time salaried | | workers. The bill provides for dental and | hospital as well as medical serv- | ices. Part of the funds come from a portion of social security deduc- tions from workers' pay cheques. The re is supplied by the treas- ury. The law does not compel doctors to work under its provisions. They | may continue in private practice or have private fee-paying patients if they join the medical plan. Group Stresses Need of Doctors Peterborough, May 31 -- (CP) -- Concern for rural health was exe | pressed here Saturday at the semi- annual meeting of the Provincial Council of Women. Mrs. C. A. Camphéll of Packen- ham said that while 60 percent of | the people of Ontario lived in ru- | ral sections of the province only nine percent of the doctors are in the country. Assistance the Ontario govern- ment in providing facilities for training more medical students will be requested so that the medical | course may be brought within the | reach of students of moderate means, she said. The speaker also said that the rural farm labor problem would much better type of home offered the werker. AIR CRASHES KILL 5 Stuart, Fla. May 31--(AP)--Four Naval Reserve fliers and a Coast | Guardsman were found dead Sun- |day near three crashed training planes on the edge of the swampy | Everglades. Naval authorities said | apparently the three single-engine | planes crashed during a violent | thunderstorm late Saturday. Ou Chum began making friends in 1888 . .. and it's still making them! The beginner and experienced smoker both find the fresh, cool, consistently satisfying flavour of Old Chum hard to beat. The Tobacco of Quality never be solved until there was a | { | | | | | Von fore many minutes the troop was | OARSF FOR PIPE CUT FINE FOR ROLLING Y pounding across the bridge, and in | ™ TUESDAY, JUNE 8... A "Vote and Elect LYMANGIFFORD Federal Liberal Candidate ® Right now is the time to ready your car for summer fun. Your General Motors Dealer's Vacation Special service means thriftier, safer, more dependable summer driving. Make sure car trouble won't mar your summer. Get the most from your car ... see us today! 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