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=â€" Local Polish People _ Given Full Details of Poiish population. . This meant the eviction of the whole population of the city and port, numbering nearly 130,000 men, women uand children. The police started to evict people from their homes, allowing them to take only what they could carry themselves, and giving only ten or fifteen minutes to te their homes. They were transâ€" "Unequalled in history is the mass expropriation, eviction and expulsion of the civil population in the Western provinces of Poland," said Dr. Brzezinâ€" ski. *‘"The invaders are openly aiming at a complete depopulation of the proâ€" vinces, Pomorzo, Poznan and Silesia, and far this purpose are throwing people out of their homes. mostly withâ€" out any warning and without permitâ€" ting them to take anything but the elothes they have on. The first mass eviction took place in Gydnia, where in connection with the repatriation of the Germans from the Baltic countries, the German authoriâ€" tles ordered the evacuation of the whole The executions soon reached the dimensions of mass murder, Accordâ€" ing to verified information, 5 hostages in â€"Szanotisky, 100 persons in Leszno, 50 in Koscian, 134 in Bydgeszez, were shot in November, 1939. In one city 5,000 pesople were killed.> In the city of Poznan 5,000 leadjng persons were also executed. Three hundred hostages, inâ€" cluding doctors, lawyers, judges, were forced to dig their own graves before being shot. These mass murders were but samples of conditions in all the Western provinces.â€" A bailiff of Tuohola died from heart failure during a fire at his home and ten Polish people were put against the wall and shot in reâ€" prisal. An official announcement by the German authorities shows the means and methods adopted. All Polish peoâ€" ple of both sexes were required to give way to Germans. ‘"The streets belong to the victors and not to the vanquishâ€" ed," said the proclamation. Polish men were to uncover their heads when meeting any German. Germans must be served first in shops, markets, etc. All Polish uniforms, even for railwayâ€" men was forbidden. At Grudziadz, antiâ€"German posters appeared on some walls and the Gerâ€" man commander arrested several hunâ€" dred Polish people and issued an order that they be executed if any disorder An outstanding feat of brutality was the murder of the former burgomaster of Cieszyn, Dr. Olszck and his wife, aged respectively 65 and 60. They were both flogged with steel rods while lying prostrate on the floor until they became unconscious. «After this torâ€" ture the four members of the Gestapo assaulted the maid of the doctor, Dr. Olszck died as result of his injuries. His wife, though seriously injured, apâ€" peared to recover and was sent to a concentration camp where she died. In Gdynia the boast was made that in case of any disorder thirty Polish hnostages would be executed for every German hurt. In November, 1939, an Extraordinary Tribunal proceeded with the utmost severity, the defendants being deprivâ€" ed of all rights of defence, and the usual senmitence being capital punishâ€" ment. The practice of taking hostages at random and executing them on any exouse was the common practice. German terror has raged in Poland from the earliest days of occupation and executions took place for the slightest attempt of selfâ€"defence, exâ€" pression of naticnal dfeelings or any disobedience to the harsh invaders. In November, 1939, a girl student of the university in Warsaw was executed for defacing an antiâ€"British poster. Prof. Stanilaw Pawkowski, of Poznont was executed for resisting the barbarian eviction of himself{ and family from their home. Other executions of proâ€" minent citizens, mostly real estate ownâ€" ers and bearers of wellâ€"known names in the Western part of Poland, were for vengeance for patriotic activities of these good people in the past,. Among those so executed were:â€"Edward Potâ€" worowski, Papal Chamberlain and leader of the Catholic Action in Poland; Thomas Komierowski, Papal Chamberâ€" lain; M. Chkepowski, brother of the former Polish ambassador in Paris; Count Jan Szokdroski; Count Poninâ€" ski; the imayor of Bydgoszez; canon of theâ€" cathedral in Gniezno; mayor. of Inowrockaw a.nd mony others. Nearly All executed were about sixty. In adâ€" dition men and women alike are being sent to concentration camps. â€"Among the women so treated were the wife of the former ambassador to Paris, and Countess Potocki, whose husband was executed. Some weeks agzo when Dr. Tadensz Brzczinski, Polish Consul at Montreal, pald a visit to Timmins he gave a graâ€" phic account of the ad=â€"plorable situation in Poland due to <the con‘emptible meâ€" tho«s of the Nazi invaders, In adâ€" dresses here to his own people tie Polish Consul, who narrowly escaped captur? by the Nazis, gave the facits in detail and with the most careful accuracy. His presentaticon of the case is the most definite arraignment of the Germans that could ~be presented. Some of the case as outlined by the Consul was published in recent issues of The Advance in the form of interâ€" views and reports of addresses. For the record a more complete summary is presented herewith:â€" Conditions in Poland On Recent Visit Here Polish Consul Gives Information on the Brutal and Criminal Reign of Terror Continued by the Nazis Since Their Fntrance Into Poland. Many Examples Given. A special chapter in the persecution of the civil population in Poland has been the fearful sufferings of the Jewâ€" ish people, singled out for special Nazi hate and abuse . . . A ghetto has been created in Warsaw into which over 50,â€" 000 Jews have been crowded, and where they are existing under terrible conditions . . . Throughout the counâ€" try all Jews are obliged to wear yellow armlets and are forbidden to leave their homes during certain hours.. . Jews have only a ration of 1 pound of bread a week, while the rest of the population is allowed that much daily. . . Robbery and murder of the Jewish people is a sad commonplace. The Jewish comâ€" munity in Warsaw has been ordered to bury the dead. On the average 600 bodies were interred daily. The Jews were also forced to collect all statistics in regard to the Jews. The total numâ€" ber of Jews in Warsaw was shown as 366,000 on Nov. ist. . . . Food shops in the Jewish quarter of Warsaw have been closed, forcing them to buy only at German stores.â€" . . . Sixtyâ€"three Jews arrested in Warsaw were arrestâ€" ed and executed shortly after. . . . In Sodz, the greatest industrial city in Poland, 12000 Jews were atrested, inâ€" cluding ay rabbiis and all important men. Some went to concentration camps, . . . So far rearly 600 parcels containing the ashes of murdered Jews have been received by their families in i10dz. . .. A progrom was staged in An insult to civilization was the arâ€" rest and deportation of the professors and lecturers of the University of Craâ€" cow, many of them old men, who were treated with senseless brutality. the Western provinces of Poland and incorporate them with the Reich as the "Warthegau." The territories on thse Vistula will be organized as a separate unit under a German Governcrâ€"Generâ€" al. All Poles in the Warthegau will be forced to emigrats forthwith. Thus the Poles and the Jews will be allowed to live on territories which the Germans have no intention of incorporating with the Reich. The centre of the Polishn area will be Cracow, and this area will be divided into four provincesâ€"Craâ€" cow, Nadom, Warsaw and Lublin. The lastâ€"named province will be entirely reserved for the Jews, The existence of even the smallest Polish state will not â€"be tolerated. The Polish populaâ€" tion in the provinces of Pomorze, Pozâ€" nan and Silesia, which has been inâ€" corporated with Germany outright, is to be expelled and settled on CGerman territory described by the Garmans colloquially as the "remainder area." German plans in regard to the future of Western Poland as described by a high official:â€"The Germans will take Collection of art treasures in Polish museums have been stolen and taken to Germany. Artistic parquet flooring in ruined Polish castles has been torn up and shipped to Germany, The Warâ€" saw z0o has ceased to exist, its treasures being destroyed. The famous Sigisâ€" mond bell of the cathedral in Cracow, known to every child in Poland, repreâ€" senting an immense historical and sentimental valus, has been ordered melted down for motal. It was cast in 1520. The German "nation of scientists and philosophers"‘ did not refrain from destroying Polish cultural life and documents of great historic value. In the Western provinces all schools were closed some to reâ€"open as German schools. All universities were closed. the expulsion of the people from their homes took place under heartâ€"breaking conditions. At 9.30 pm. the lights in the houses and streets were turned off and then the hunt for the Poles beâ€" gan. These poor people cannot sleep but remain in darkened rcoms near the windows, waiting their turn. . . . Sometimes a more human agent allows them to take some few extra woollen clothes. But they must leave their homes with what they are wearing. If they <are not ready they are taken away in their night clothes.. No one is allowed to visit those who are in the concentration camps. No one can bring food to them. In order to realize the full extent of the German plan it must be emphasized that up till now the Germans have inâ€" corporated with the Reich 33,000 square miles of territory inhabited by 9,000,000 people, of whom only 460,000 were Gerâ€" maln. The Gestapo raided homes during the night and seized between 500 and 700 people at ‘one time. In Poznan, says the report describing one of these raids, ported 300 miles by trainâ€"1500 to 2000 people in a transport. The evacuation was conducted under conditions of inâ€" preserdlented brutality. Many cases of childbirth ozccurred during the transâ€" port. . Many children fell victims to dysentry and diphtheria. Before the departure of each train the Brown Shirts took away all money and jewelâ€" iry from the unfortunate people. The recent Vatican broadcasts, based on a memorandum of the Primate of Poland, Cardinal Hlond, containing a detailed descriptison of German atroâ€" cities in the diocese of Gniezno and Poznan, characterize these mass evicâ€" tions as a "true extermination conceivâ€" ed with diabolical cunning and carried out with unequalled cruelty. . .. The victims of these transportations lost all their land, houses, furniture, shops, clothes, linen, money and other valuâ€" ables. People were suddenly turned inâ€" to beggars. . . . In the spring many of them will be in danger of dying. unWwWilillng {O0 se€ Italy engaged in war. "If Mussolini and the Fascist party are really ready to put Italy into the war on Germany‘s side, which remains to be proved, it is clear that they will do so against the wishes of a majority of the Italian people and all responsible quarters outside the Fascist party itâ€" "The Vatican and responsible Cathsâ€" | N0 lic opinion in Italy are very definitely | {"© against Italy entering the war. The | du royal family are believed to be against ; N2 intervention and so is the Italian general staff. The business world is also | * unwilling to see Italy engaged in war. | C‘ "If Mussolini and the Fascist party | 43 are really ready to put Italy into the| 9 war on Germany‘s side, which remains | S to be proved, it is clear that they will} 45 id so against the wishes of a matofity | h Globe and Mail:â€"The horrors of war creep closer to the United States. It is announced that the new state of affairs in Denmark will interfere with Barâ€" bara Hutton‘s plans for another divorce. HORRORS OF WAR CREEPING CLOSER TO UXITEXED SsTATES Toronto, April 17â€"Preliminary â€" to resumption next Monday ‘of sittings by the Ontario Legislature‘s special timber committee, the conference of forest product$ industries organized by the government a month ago will meet here Friday to consider briefs prepared by various grsups within the industry durâ€" ing the past month. The committee instructed Hon, Peter Heenan, Ontario minister of lands and forests, shortly before prorogation of the legislature, to call a conference of "groups interested in the effective utilization of our forest resources" and an organization meeting was held March 12. Representatives of the enâ€" tire industry, pulp, lumber, railways, labor and power interests, attended. That meeting was described by governâ€" ment spokesmen as the most repreâ€" sentative of the industry ever held in Ontario. Manchester, Eng., April 17â€"A majorâ€" ity of the Italian psople will oppose a possible attempt by Premier Mussolini and the Fascist party to push Italy into war on the side of Germany, the Manchester Guardian said today. The royal family and Italian general staff are against intervention, the newspaper 2cdz. . . . Jewish women were forced to flog their husbands and the husbands forced to flog their wives in public. Those who hesitated were severely malâ€" treated. Many Jews were killed, and many more badly injured. . . . Barbariz mass deportation of Jews has taken place . . . Up till Nov. 10th, 55,000 Jews were imported from Vienna, the Czech protectorate and Western Poland. All m2>n up to 70 years of age were employâ€" ed on forced labour, the men on roadâ€" making, the women in agriculture. The working day counts twelve hours, Friday the committees appointed by these various groups will each present ‘to the whole conference briefs covering their particular angles on timber policy and use. The report of the conference is expected to provide a vital part of the discussions by the legislature comâ€" mittee next week. ‘"‘The general public in Italy, it adde "is not and never was proâ€"German It is not focr war. To Resume Probe Into Lands Dept. on Monday Says Italian People Not in Favour of Germany delightful break in the lonzg transâ€"Canada â€" rail journey and perfect summer cruises are combined in the services offered by the Canadian Pacific Great Lakes steamers. Two gleaming white ships, the "Assiniboia"‘ and the "Keewatin‘" make convenient connections at Fort William and Port MeéNicoll; terminal points for their water journey of 542 enâ€" chanting miles, and cruises are operated especially for vacationâ€" ists who like the charm of the vast inland seas. These two fine passenger ships travel westbound on Wednesdays and Saturdays; eastbound on Saturdays and Tuesdays. The route of these "Circle Cruises," coll;, terminal p« er. journey of miles, and crui specially for v like the charm ine passenger ships und on Wednesdays ys; eastbound on Great Lakes Cruises Delishtful Holiday THE PORCUPINE ADVANCE, TIMMINS, ONTARIO are onâ€" the iâ€"_ To find out whether it is something ! in the air of the room that is responâ€" | sible for the attacks, a room should be {made free of all substances that could ;b to blame. ? Dr. Jonathan Forman, Columbus, in Ohio State Medical Journal, states that ia roonyr can be made free of substances )that could possibly cause the. attacks , by removing every object from theâ€"room \and thoroughly eleaning the walls and l woodwork with a brush and clean warm water to which has Reen added some water softener such as tribasicphosâ€" phate. mensitivengess to various foods and other substances is very common and may be the cause of such conditions as hay fever, asthma, eczema, head colds, upsets and others. Send for Dr. Barton‘s helpful booklet entitled "Allergy" which contains many sugâ€" gestions for such sufferers. Send your request to The Beli Library, Post Offics Box 75, Station O, New York. Furniture such as an unupholstered rocking chair, a hartl straight chair, and an army cot, is also washed careâ€" fully and returned to the room. Pillows are to be filled with feathers, properly enclosed in a material such as oil cloth, which will not allow any feather dust to come out. The oil cloth cover should be large enough to allow the pillow to be squeezed down by the weight of the head without forcing out dust. Clean linen should be used on the cot. The windows and heat‘ registers must be carefully washed and tightly closed to «prevent air, smoke or dust from entering. The adjacent hall and bathâ€" rsom should also be cleaned and kept free from cosmetics, perfumes and dusts. If air is too dry, some boiling waterâ€"on a hot plateâ€"should be used. "After a few days confinement to ‘hese quarters, if there are no compliâ€" cations, the patient will improve. Beâ€" sides relieving the patient, it proves that the patient is allergic to these sirbstances and since most cases of asthma are due to these substances, this method should be given a trial in do not "have" to have attatks of asthma, that there is some cause for them, it would be well for asthmaties to ncot rest content with "treatments‘" which relieve the attack, but to seek the cause. It has been found that in a great many cases the attacks are due to inâ€" haling substances to which the inâ€" dividual is sensitive or allergicâ€"fur, feathers, house dust. Accordingly scratch testsâ€"scratchinge the surface of scratch testsâ€"scratching the surface of the skin and applying some of the suspected substances or substance to the scratchâ€"are made. This may take a considerable time and at the end of the tests it may be found that a nose deâ€" fect, some food, or Oother condition is the cause Finding If Room Substances Are Asthmatic Attacks Now that it is known that patients do not "have" to have attacks of asthma, that there is some cause for them, it would be well for asthmaties The schedules provide for popuâ€" lar weekâ€"end cruises from Sault Ste. Marie or either terminal point, haff the length of the full cruise. Other delightful fiveâ€"day cruise trips are made by the spacious cruise ship "Manitoba," 303 feet long, 2,616 tons and of steel conâ€" struction. These cruises from from June 15 to midâ€"Heptember, is most interesting. â€"â€"â€"Westbound from â€" Port McNicoll, the ship glides through beautiful Georgian Bay, past Manitoulin Island, and into Lake Huron. It sails up St. Mary‘s River, through Sault Ste. Marie to Lake Superior, largest of the Great Lakes, to Fort Wilâ€" liam. Bv lames W . Barton, Allergy of Pours TEhat Bouyp July 1 to August 26 are from Owen Sound and Port McNicoll to Fort William but the route is via th«e North Inside Channel of Manitouâ€" lin Island and there is a special stop at Mackinac Island, rich in stories of early explorers and fur traders. Shipboard activities on all these vessels are patterned on those of an ocean liner â€"â€" morning bouilâ€" lon, afternoon teas, â€" midnight snacks, impromptu parties, masâ€" querades, dances and moonlight promenades on deck. Pastimes include shuffleâ€"board, deck quoits and other sports. The ships aro equipped with spacious decks, cozy lounges and airy staterooms â€"the last word in luxurious comâ€" father‘s sister, Mrs. D. Martin, 8 Dixon Avenue, that the father and son had met in England, although the full deâ€" tails of the meeting were not stated. It was the father‘s wish, however, as scon as the son sailed, that they would meei in England, and the family is pleased to know that this meeting did ‘ake place. Mrs, Ray Stewart has gone to ‘the family home at Ottawa. Ray served in the American flying force in the last war as a mechanic. He was stationed in Texas during that period. Three brothers served overseas in the first Great War and one of them, William, lost his life at . Paschenâ€" daele in 1917. _ The father is 44 years of age and the son 18 years. The father‘s services apparently were accepted because of his elecbrical trade and his good physiâ€" cal condition despite his age. Kirkland Lake, April 17â€"Father and son, who volunteered for active service with the Army at the outâ€" Break of war but who were separated because their services were accepted two months apart, Pte. Ray Steward and Signallerâ€" C. J. "Buddy" Stewart have been reunited in Engzland. At the cutset of the war in Septemâ€" ber Buddy left High School here to join the Canadian army. He was accepted cnly a few weeks after the declaration of war. Late in November his father Ray also was accepted but Buddy went overseas first. N.Y., enclosing Ten Cents to cover cost of handling and mention this newsâ€" paper. Sudbury Star:â€""I can‘t stand this housecleaning. What chance has a man when his wife grabs an armful of his neckties and demands that he pick out two he wants to keep?" Father and Son Mceet While on Service in Britain JOHN W. FOGG your home! TIMMINS c SsCHUMACHER KIRKLAND LAKE (Registered in accordance with the Copyright Act) MODERNIZE MODEL KITCHEN RECREATION ROOM EXTRA ROOM IN ATTIC GLASSEDâ€"IN VERANDAH RENEW OUTSIDE WALLS ATTRACTIVE WALLBOARD RENEW OLD ROOF Take Advantage of The MHome Improvement Plan. INSULATE FOR COMF has been received via the anitou~ special rich in by the 8 Dixon son had PHONE PHONE PHONE Blairmore â€" Enterprise:â€"Jerry â€" says that mother broke the window pane, but it was father‘s {fault, for he ran. in front of it. _ Toronto Telegram:â€"The man who acquires a reputation .as a square shocter doesn‘t do it by constantly beâ€" ino halfâ€"shot. Blairmore Enterprise:â€"There â€" are still a number of eligible bachelors in Blairmore waiting for a place in the casualty list. Girls w.ake up! It‘s still leap Year! Gliobe and Mail:â€"And there seems to have been something even rottener in the State of Norway, whose key cities were sold out to Germany. Toronto Telegram:â€"As usual thing, the fellow who bets his shirt on a race hasn‘t another shirt to his n@ame. Preston Fast Doms Mines, Porcupine distrist, produced $179.799 in March from milling of 13481 tons of ore for an averago recovery of $13.34 per ton, with $185.557 {rom 12,128 tons and an averago of $15.38 in February. Ouiput for the first quarter of 1940 to from 38447 tons for an average of $14.71 par ton, while sro‘s produstion since commensement Highgrade Samples From Week‘s Run of the Newspapers Quet>s Chronicleâ€"Telezraph:â€"When a man and wife understand each other there is always the danger that thty don‘t think much of eacsh other. Production at Preston Totals $179,799 in March Sudbury Star:â€"So that, if all the Canadian voters had been soldiers, the National Goavernment party would have won. Toronto Telegram:â€"Those who conâ€" milling operations in unts to $2.631,8C5. Hostess trays with 6 highâ€"ball Glass canape plates with beverâ€" glasses, relish dishes, cutting age glasses in modern marine board, a variety of styles. design. Each year gift items from the four corners of the earth are gathered together at the New York Gift Show. From this amazing showing Mr. Remus, on his recent trip selected the outstanding pieces for his Timmins and South Porcupine stores. Many are now arriving and you who appreciate the very newest, are invited to call in. Direct buying has made pgssible exceedingly low prices. "Woodlawn" wild fiowers in all "Robinhood Ware" wooden salad their natural colour and beauty.. bowls, sandwich trays and other Real flowers pressed and framed pieces, carved or coloured deâ€" under glass to form a picture coration. JEWELLERS and OPTOMETRISTS 17 Pine Street N. TIMMINS Mair and Golden sSOUTH PORCUPINE 10 pieces from $2.50 â€" C. A. REMUS Direct from the New York Gift Show $1.25 to $10. Come Unusual Lines to Remus‘ om $2.50 . 16 pieces for $2.75 SEF OUR WINDOW DISPLAY oo ud Paris, April to Nom it was underst for the wife. And we presume the pay is more regular than in some Canâ€" adian parishes. ~ Sense and Nonsense:â€"The petroleum supply seems to be a problem in Europe. Put some of the boys seem to have a fins supply of natural gas. Toronto Telegram:â€"A taxi is someâ€" thing which a man sees at every crook ard turn until he is in a hurry to catch one for an important engagement. Ths mine field, protecting the imâ€" portant Clydeside shipâ€"building region covers an area tbetween the lines joining Dunningham Point, to Craizgani ana Rhuad Point and to Bennand Head. Blairmore Enterprise:â€"Dad Palmer, commenting on how he enjoys The Enterprise, says the paper‘s so soft that he often uses it whâ€"when he‘s goin‘ to have a shâ€"shâ€"shave. Sudbury Star:â€"Lord Haw Haw has said over the Nazi radio that the Gerâ€" mans were satisfied as to the progress of the war. So are the Allies, only more 80. _ it was understood here today. It was said that French as well as British troops are on their way. Soms estimates plased the number of French trocps at about 20,000. Chesley Enterprise:â€"Pay of British army chaplains runs from $2,500 to $5,000 a year, with an allowance of Londcn, April 17.â€"The admirailty anâ€" ncunsed today that the west ccast of Pritain in the River Clydje area had besen mined. FLOW QF ALLIED sOLDIERsS TO NORWAY sSAID INCREAsING tend that wisdom comes with age havse rever heard a college sophomore telling what is wrong with the country, BRTY!ISH ANNOUNCE THEY HAYVE MINED CLYDE AREA Priced from $3.50 THURSDAY, APRIL !8TH, 1940 , April 17.â€"The flow of Allied to Norway is steadily increasing Phone 190 Phone 390