No Reference Made LONDON. - Britain's morning newspapers contained no reference to Washington reports. given currency here yesterday by The Daily Mail, that Prime Minister Churchill might meet President Roosevelt. “Furlous Resistance" Moscow.-' bloody German bid to encircle the Ukraine capital of Kiev from the north and south. met furious resistance by Soviet troops for the fourth straight day yesterday and the Nazis lost heavily in men and material, the Russian communique reported today.- TUESDAY Suspend Japanese ToKYo.--An regular Japaneselair training station here-and as steamship services direct with the i it turned out the army almost stole United States have been 1us.ete.r.ttt, show. His Royal Highness ed, it was reliably reported today, spent more than an hour in the and an all-out economic, industrial. R. C A. P. Service Flying Training political and social mobilization to,Sehoot area of the command show- counter American and Britishled particular interest in the per- pressure is likely to come next‘sonnel in training, the handsome week. Harvard and Yale training ships Severance .of -ttte.trttett!.ts connec- and ground school. ~7â€" ---â€" -_i --""e. “"r" Severance of steamship connec- and ground school. tions with the United States, for Only then was it ofrieiaBy an- the time being at least, was report- I nounced that he would see active ed completed when departure f.Sstrp1ce units of the Canadian the Nitta Mam. the Hikawa Maru Army. In a high-powered sedan and other. vessels was postponed ttring the royal colors. the Duke indefinitely. :was then whisked to the army Claim “Annihilation†of Beds BERLIN. - German sources. claimed early today that NaziI columns are fighting encircled Rus-l sian troops south of Kiev in a "battle of annihilation now In full swing" and paralleling their claim of destruction of soviet forces near Smolensk. buzzed with rumor and s lation that President Rooseveft, Prime Minister Churchill of Great Brit- ain, Prime Minister Mackenzie King of Canada and Harry L Hopkins, Lease-Lend administra- tor, were about to engage in a momentous conference. possibly in Canada or somewhere on the At- lantic Ocean. N: They pictured the weight of the German offensive as having shifted from the Smolensk area. where Russian resistance was claimed to have been broken, to the Kiev sector, where the high command asserted Red troops are isolated trom railroad supply lines. Report Another Wedge In Line Rttinferettmettt, at Singapore MOSCOW-The Red army. batt- ling bitterly against a double drive into the Ukraine, reported today the Germans have smashed another triangular wedge into the northern flank of the front halfway northern ftank of the tron halfway between the Smolensk salient and Leningrad, Us. Assures Reds Assistance WASHINGTON. -- The United States gave Russia formal under- taking today to supply "all eco- nomic assistance practicable" to strengthen Soviet resistance to Nazi Germany. “I don't know anything about it, because people don't go around buttonholing you with war secrets these day." Rumor of Conference LONDON-American bombers spanning the Atlantic from New, foundland to “somewhere in Eng- land†are carrying big parioads- of high erplosives--aecording to one. United Statqs paeenger, _ _ N came over in "iCeGGiidated Liberator," he related, "and we had, 27% tons of the stun aboard. Against Berlin LoNDoN.-The Royal Air Force marhinr-ttunned German troops and war stations in Northern France In widespread assaults on Sunday after hurling a mighty armada» said to number between 200 and 300 planes-tttttsins' Berlin in a big Saturday night taid. Patriit vessels; offer“! on the ground, gun posts and In alrdmme (Continued on Page a) command today claimed gigantic victories over the Russians on each ofthethreemainseetorsotthe eastern front. - The high command said that t total of 895,000 prisoners had been taken and that the Russian! "bloody losses were many times the number of prisoners". Hurl “Mighty Armada" Planes Chat With nun Troop _0fic0W,---Hentioesing to: the nu: time in dayl the German- Finnish attempt to mush into Leninxnd from the north .m- the Karen-n Isthmus. Soviet Rut. ttidi,5't1'ili1i','ihtitt0, ttuit I"!!! nu y against the invaders the KAU- salmi new. about " mile. north 9! Leningrad “gill "Gigaattie Victorha" ERL1N.--tn I series of An- nouncemenu introduced with trumpet “m th.e.Gerynnp hitth early Boning“ -iaFTiraiiinii"C lion of Eh 'I "eund-thteloee' otrenatee W Germany's In: machine In the west. the Royal Air Force just below "uupiaht up: my: and into the On Atlantic WAtjH1.lfG'rON. - The cprtltal WORLD’S W EEK THURSDAY L91†Gar-n Pub WEDNESDAY MONDAY Steamghlp 'erviee “go-III THE IFourth Shipment I Refugee Clothing , _ Nears Completioli His visit to the vast military establishment followed his sched- uted inspection of the R. C. A. F. air training station here-and as it turned out the my almost stole the show. His Royal Highness spent more than an hour in the R. C A. P. Service Flying Training Sohool era; of the camp,an_d show- We believe our offer and atti- tude in this connection giving collective bargaining recognition to all employees both union and non-union is fair, reasonable and Just to union and non-union em- ployees and when put into etteet will function in the interest of all concerned to re-establish and pro- mote satisfactory and cordial rela- tionship between the company and employees. _ We Jnvite employees. now not working, to get in touch with our management with regard to re- sumption of work, without tear, and with conBdenee of their being given a fair and square deal by our sitanagernene Duke d Kent Views “Miles of Soldiers†Sunday the Duke new to the Canadian West on another leg of his " inspection tour of the Do- minim. At the disclession and decision of the Department ot Labor, thirty or sixty days after open- tions are resumed as the depart- ment may decide, a representative of the Department of Labor shall hold election of all employees then working to elect one employee re- presentative from each of ten de- partments These ten departmental employee representatives thus elected shall then choose tive of their number to function as the executive employees committee, who shall represent all employees in dealings and negotiations with the company management A fourth shipment of refugee clothing for Britain will be com- pleted in the near future by the Ontario Non-Resistant Relief Com- mittee, Secretary M. C. Cressman of Kitchener announces. The com- mittee is comprised mainly of per- sons of Mennonite faith in this area. The clothing will be handed ln to central headquarters in Kitch- ener on Aug. 18th. to be packed. ofRcialg state that, as yet, they have no way to forward the sup- plies. The non-resistant committee ormerly forwarded its supplies free of charge through the Red Cross, but it was necessary to dis- continue this plan due to shortage of shipping space. Secretary Cress- man has been In touch with omciats " Ottawa in an effort to obtain shl_pping space Extent of the shipment nearly complete Is not known. Church groups throughout the countrv are landing every effort, but size of the shipment will not be known until the clothing is handed in at pack- ing headquarters (First Mennonite Cryrch at Kitchener), or discrimination again“ All ordin- ary and reasonable union Ictivlw. Upon departmental opentiom being resumed the company will put into effect the increased wages, increased cost of living bonus, and overtime wage rates and further- more accord to each employee rev engaged full seniority and service for holiday privileges. The group has forwarded three Me shipments to England since the wu- began. These n ipmenta have I totat shippln' vain. of $8.392, ployees, now not working. will hp re-engaged for all departments with due regard to seniority of service. experience and skill. with- out regard to union or non-union merp.berattigt arid without grejquce Outcompanylsprepuedtore- momtlomlnnll a asguicAlr" v1rRtynt any Punch. In cinnécdon Urtts the mike situation " Damn-u Ltd,itsttstoliotrm: From hr. Filth: OI Dwarfs Ltd. latest Stale-cot L Ontario Non-Resistant V Relief Committee Have Clothing Shipment Nearly Ready For Britain. AstatesnentriteaaedtoS J,titti'l _',i'lo'ii'i'iia'ei,iri'iniitiit't1it . e a o- mnto one of size, an that tm- pression grows and deepens. Everything is big, or tremendous. or colossal. The building itself is the Coliseum, with adjoining tive- stock buildings, the largest under one roof " the Canadian)?“ n was. Outside the building the s1',gitPL1g,t,,s the same as ever, epept sign over the door, but Inside it is utterly changed. In parts of the building there are double-deck bunks when. A partion that used to house the trucks and farm ma- chinery and the flowers at the [Winter Fair, is now a huge dining room that wilt seat tive thousand ‘at one time, and there's a mechan- 'iized kitchen that enables the live 1thousand to be fed inside on hour. --.a modern miracle-and they ‘don't eat Just loaves and fishes either. Tere the newly enlisted man comes from a recruiting centre somewhere in the province. His papers are made out for him and his records tlied in the ottiee. He Is given an identification card, signed and sealed. Without It, he canno leave or enter the depot He gets a number and a bed. and the system is so complete that when his friends come to visit him, a runner knows where to find him and "pages" him more effectively than If he was a guest at an ex- pensive hotel. The entrance hall is impressive. Long racks hold the "time cards" of the men at Manning Depot, and there are literally thousands and thousands of them. I watched an It is a public duty and a matter of self-protection for all _Canadians to circumvent the enemy Fifth Columnist. German subversive activities were instru- mental in the subjugation of various European coun- tries and enemy organizations existed in all of them. It would be futile to assume that similar organiza- tions do not exist in all free countries Canadians should be constantly on guard against enemy lies, false tumours and alarmist re- ports. If gathered in conversation, seen in print or heard on the radio, it Is wise to check their authen- deity. If a statement is credited to the radio the follow- ing details should be learned; time and date, station, wavelength. language, where broadcast was heard and; nut important of all, by whom. If a report is credited to the printed word, the name of the news- paper or publication and its date should be estab- liahed. " rumours are credited to conversational sources every effort should be made to trace the original source of the rumour together with the names of the persons present during the original con- versation. Although it may be dimeult to trace the origin of I rumour of this nature, the fact that it has originated through an Individual, of a particular type, may in itself be of some value. good since tt gives undue prominence to a rumour that would perhaps not otherwise have not into print, It may also provide the enemy with information which he is seeking. e, . the disposition of the ship in question. An excellent example of this was the faked distress men-1e from the Empress of Australia which won directed to . USA commercial station Rumours can not always be officially denied-this In pt"ticutMr true of reports on the loss of ships An oMeittl denial frequently does more harm than Three=Houf Conference Fails l -T?dliirrtihfitt Strike Situation THE WATERLOO CHRONICLE A new arrival at the Toronto Manning Depot is fitted with a Lifolm, Vol. up; n Al C.A.F. Manning (tite Makes Fine Aircraf en The Chronicle' IT MAY BE A LIE LCM. we om . t icle’s E D I TO R I A L S of L, Wdbk I yet, hil Seen By Hugh Templin Aircraftman come in, pick his! card out of the rack, fumble in his) pocket for his iddntitleation card.‘ punch a time clock as he passed the entrance, and then deposit his card in another long rack inside. JV glance over this rack showed that, while mg: of the cards were “I _ w milling miner: were tia',',',?,,','.)",",',,',',',". racks because they forgot to make leit beds, or tor some other of- ence. BEDS-NF AN D NOW those beds sieGiterdGa."iiiirr' stretched in endless rows in every Pteltion, like the xoung stocks, in a field of corn-and each one had springs and a mattress. But my guide. Flight-Lieutenant R. L Pux- ley, Wing Adjutant, pointed out that there were also white sheets and pillow cases. Some of the boys who come in have never used them before and keep them carefully folded up under the mattresses all the time. I sat in the Adjutant's otRce white he explained to me just what they do with the raw recruits at the Manning Depot to make them into creditable Aircrafsmen in four weeks or so-drills, inoculations, lectures and the like. A knock at the door interrupted the talk and a telegram was delivered. It was from a wife with a foreign-sound- ing name, living out on the prairies somewhere. She wanted to know where her husband was: she had not heard from him for six or To an old soldier who had spent many a night in Exhibition Camp ls Pirs,aeersine 9n har1botrdix . f ai,oreiLik,t,s,. The enemy obviously hoped to obtain from omcial Sources a statement as to the vessel's position. The best thing to do on hearing a rumour of this, or any other suspicious variety, is to report It Immediately with all possible details as to the source, ete., to a service authority, Residents of Kitchener and Waterloo, and district, made a splendid donation to a noble cause when they wholeheartedly supported the "Monster Moose Bingo" held in Kitchener In aid of the Evening Telegram British War Victims' hind. Figures Just released by the Kitchener branch Loyal Order Moose, which sponsored the event, show a total sum of $1,575 went to the Fund, to join contributions from all over the Dominion in an effort to alleviate suf» terms and havoc wrought by Nazi bombs In the Mother Country, It is gratifying to feel that this district has again proven the calibre of its people in all-out support of a sound, patriotic enterprise. The Loyal Order Moose, and District No, 6 of the Ontario Volunteer Con- stabulary, which assisted the event to success, merit the heartiest congratulation. Words of Inspiration A Thought A Week For A People At War “Information that would be of benefit to the onemy should be kept secret, but if certain people are extravagant or worse than extravagant, that would be of benefit to the enemy, and the people of Canada should realize this."-d, G, Diefenbaker. Con- tractor Central Lake, Ont re For A Great Cause NOTE AND COMMENT gigglindorse Toronto Resolution i',iii',, To Lower Milk Price In ht. 'nmno, 0-1310, My! Am ti, CHI, ‘ The church was filled to capacity in the closing exercises on Friday ‘evening. An interesting program ‘was presented under the leader- ship of Rev. Roy Koch and his as- slat-nu (a, sun Writer) Waterloo Council on Tuesday night endorsed a Toronto resolu- tion to lower the price of milk in Ontario, and strongly recommend. ed that the supply and distribution of milk in the province be studied. The resolution protests the present governmental distribution of milk In Ontario. The Toronto resolution follows: "Resolved that this meeting go on record as urging upon the govern- ment the elimination of the fixed resale price of milk, in order that, through the reopening of the mar- ket to competition, we may obtain More sales at less than the deliver- ed price and the development of more efficient methods of distribu- tion which will lead to lower milk prifes." 7 _ The -endorsation ot Waterloo Council was on motion of Ald. G. h. Raymond and Aid. Fred Toletz- A complaint forwarded by the lo- cal board of health. regarding the of any Waterloo County Weekly NW Five of these secured special re- cognition " having completed six years of summer Bible School work These are: Miriam Vera Hurst. Anna S. Martin, Nelson F. that, foseph G. Snyder and Lloyd ST. JACOBS. - Another two weeks' Bible Study in the Menno- nite Church was brought to I: suc- cessful close on Friday evening. There was an average of 138 pu- pilg in attendance. Bible Study Closes ht St. Jacobs With 138 Attending over to the police fetg,1iiruiiiei, summonses will be ued. More than 400 dogs were registered last year. _ end of this month to avoid receiv- ing summonses. Collector Reuben Clarke said that lea than one-half the number of owner: in Waterloo have paid their dog licenses for this rear. The licenses are due Indplytble in January. The name- of owners not having paid the fees by the end of this month will be turned Warns Dog Owner-sf To Buy Licenses _ Waterloo Council Distance tgt'1'tlt, starting nuisance inuthe limb town, rew numerous wages on; Me of Wm WI: from councillors as to how eradica- OII Starling in Town. tion could be achieved. Bird Nah m ayor . . Brill pointed out __ ft s,',"f,i'i't?if, that guest Hf," vil- . age a iscovere an e icient w te .04" - 'l'.""'" method of dealing with the bird 2ll r ammuncg on ltr/fe nuisance and suggested that Clerk we? Lt omnto Mo y Norman Bolduc get in touch with 'll, . owsr e 'lf,','"', of milk m officials there. . Another suggestion, Immothan Strimg Ugi?tgi"t,ti'gii, that the fire hose be directed on [ flih', 'l,Nlle,', y tll trlbu.t.io? clusters of starlings wherever they 1 ti e prov ce be studied. were located met opposition from w mac n 'df' £mtggtsithe presenl: Deputy Reeve Herman Sturm. who "'8ll'f,'i'l iatri ut on of mit pointed .out that the powerful “m mam...“ â€dun". c..n-..... spray stripped trees of their leaves. Waleglog dog owm:_myn 99r- (By Chronicle Correspondent, The recommendation that sharp- shooters be "drafted" to wage war against the birds fell through when council was reminded that this method was employed only last year, and succeeded only in driv- ing the starlings into other parts of Waterloo, and into adjoining Kitchener to the dismay of rosi- dents there. Council agreed that immediate action should be taken by the town police committee to abolish the motorcycle noise nuisance. Refer, ring to recent complaints, alder- men scored cyclists who "are run- ning around without mufflers on their 'bikes". Inge-scale starting nuisance in the town, drew numerous suggestions from councillors as to how eradica- tion could be achieved. Losing "lhnimsi With frw prusnnrrs naturally ll means less work for m-vryuno mn- cnrnvd There isn't any shortage of inmates for outdoor work howcvcr Shtrrritr Gillies pmnlrd F out that only certain typos of pnsonnrs such as "drunks and wags" who are in tor minor (Aloha-s arc permitted to work nutsidn with Caretaker Charlie Myers Business at the county jail has gone all to pieces, Sherrie G, H Gillies reported this week. While there is Just om- woman inmate this is not unusual. the Sherri†said, as the Jail very often is without {omalo prisoners Actu, ally only four men arc Strung sentences Of Ihv other three. two are awaiting trial on bank rohhery charges and the other Is to be re- moved to a rcformatory Only seven men and one woman, the lowest number in ten years, were eonttned to the institution. ugto Wednesday, when 30 picket- e at Dumarts Ltd.. were lodged in the jail While It IS cus- tomary for the number of prisoners to decline in the summer. n IS down to loss than half of the regular seasonal occu» pation, the sherrift said _ "I think general conditions have a lot to do with the decrease," he said. The fewest numbor of prtsortPrs at the jail last year was 17 At present the total IS about 50 per cent below the average. he told The Chronicle ST. JACoBS.--Mr. Jonas B. Martin of R.R. 3, Waterloo, in the Erbsville district. died Tuesday morning as the result of a kick received from a horse on Monddr, while in the field with the binder. Deceased attempted to repair a break in the neck yoke, when in some way one ot the horseViehed him in the abdomen, him in the abdomen. told Tho Chroniclo yummy elm that " Damon: picku- omwhowoeoiodgedintheeountr hi] hot. ham, boon Mound on their on recognlnnco. Union or ganiut Prod Bowling has undo!- hhon that the man will not reioin tho picky! 13m pending disposi- tion of their charges in Kitchen» pone. court today. Release Pickelers Pending Hearing Kicked By ngse, _ Dies Near Erbsville; Conference Follows Arrest 0f Workers After fracas Until 30 Strikers Joined "Ranks" on Wednesd§y Manager Furlong, Mayor, C.C.L. Head 1nd Conciliation Officer Meet, But No Settlement; Forty Arrested On Two Charges. "" Chronicle Correspondent) idGt/oued on Page #) Eounty News “I offered to put as many as pos- sible back to work and submit the plant to a vote at the discretion of the Labor Department some 30 to 60 day later. By that time we would be well back to work and recovering some of our lost orders." stated Manager Fur- long. Manager Furlong also took the opportunity to reply to persistent claims that Dumarts is being oper- ated by an outside company". I may state very definitely that Du- mans manages Dumatts at Kiteh- ener and no other firm." he de- clared. Storm lashes Area, Kills Livestock and intimidation; Tomorrow I will do everything in my power to have them released and am stay- ing close to home tonight in the event I can be of any assistance." he stated. Manager Furlong told The Chronicle, following the meeting he could not agree to President Mosher's suggested vote "beeauae if we open up now we couldn't em- ploy any more than two-thirds of our former staff, and one third would be voting which might not be.re-empioyed for a year or even over and would have no interest in the plant". The manager said he regretted extremely that no progress could be made at the meeting and assert- ed: "If outside union agitation was withdrawn and the people return- ed to work. they would all get a square deal!" The chief magistrate said Presi- dent Mosher offered to send the employees back to work, provided the Dumart management would consent to an immediate vote of all persons employed by the com- pany prior to the strike on who should comprise their collective bargaining committee. Mayor Meinzinger again ex- pressed regret that No many striking employees of the company are languishing in the county jail today (Wednesday). because of a tariff outbreak '9! Cgolenlcize on pie et lines today . po at- rested close to Mt of the principals, Neither Masher nor Ainsborougtt would comment on the meeting, other than to say no progress had boon made, MILLBANK .-This locality was visited on Tuesday by a severe eloclrical storm, during which some horses and cattle were killed hy lightning. Lorne MacLennan. Millbank, lost a young horse; Jas. Hawthorne. Newton. lost a mare and colt: William E. Kerr, Fem- hank. suffered loss of a steer, while a horn owned by George Eydt of Millhank was damaged by power- ful wmds fasted close to tft of ttsd Iii-incipak, and. chargeg them with ohm R.A.F. Bags, 90 Nazi Ships In July LONDON --July was a good month for Royal Air Force raiders hunting down German shipping, Tho Prrssq Association said They claimod 90 victims totalling nsarly 300,000 tons in Scandinavian wa- [hrs and the North Sea alone Thirtv-seven raids were made on Gorman shipping during the month. the news agency said It added that of the 90 vessels, some were sunk, others heavily damaged and the romaindpr suttered direct hits Mayor Meinzinger said he was displeased with turn of events " the meeting and asserted that "if the company had been prepared to compromise to the extent ofreeed by Mosher.the strike would have been settled tonight". Asked to come here in an attempt to settle the strike, President Mo- sher said, following the meeting, that settlement is " far away as ever. His statement was corrobor- ated by each of the other three principal attendants. - ian Congress of Labor, conciliation ofticer F. Ainsborough. Mayor Jo- seph Meinzinger and Manager Ray Furlong. of Dumarts. No progress was made towards settlement of the week-old strike at Dumarts' Packing Company Ltd. at a three hour conference Wednesday "If,',', attended tr, we sident A. R. osher of the und- Man-got Furlong’s Salomon! (By Chronicle Curve-name) C.C.L. Had At Meeting No Outside Company {By atatr Writer) 81.00 per Year