'CP.
Four
miners
are
believed
e
been
killed
Instantly
yes-
"o'wunu
jvaiviuay.
t
win
tQ
days
at
least
before
the
Toduy'a
Weather
(Oovenmient
-lifm.pt
l
'trace
31.
Cloudy,
calm,
tempera-
.vnnrh
it,
.
;
-rutJgy,
caim,
40.
L
.inu-
Aiouay.
caim.
m.
---wii
t-arr
ciout
v.
ca
m.
31.
i-nrLiv
sifiiir
u
pnim
Jrns
Lake
Snowing,
calm,
30.
Coalition
Unlikely
I
L0NDoNi
March
16:
(CP)
-
-ai
circles
have
been
dls-
uss'ng
the
nn.ulhlllla.
f
o
Vij,
"
government,
in-
t
uu
ng
representatives
of
all
r
oelng
formed
in
view
"e
grave
European
sltua-
.
'
It
1
nnM..li..
i.
ti
i
fcborandOppo-
,
"Dai5
would
not
enter
rrerMDm,?u:llhPrlme
Mln'
.
.-
"""leunamberlaln
un-
-
'
MIOUld
hp
In
h
t,,t
JL
-"sency
f
war
miles
from
the
Mcauerrauuu"
coast.
.
.
Premier
Juan
Negrln
travelled
to
Paris
yesterday
by
airplane
and
announced
there
that
the
government
of
Spain
could
not
hold
out
much
longer
unless
given
immediate
and
.iihetnnUal
ft
d.
TOO
1'
iriitu
G
AINST
DEMOCRACY
INSURGENTS
ABOUT
TO
WIN
SPANISH
WAR,
IT
NOW
SEEMS
APPARENT
Government
Forces
Are
in
Full
Retreat
as
Rebels
Near
Mediterranean
Coast
Premier
Negrin
Seeks
Aid
From
France
REBELS
HALTED
TODAY
HENDAYE,
France,
March
16:
(CP)
Stubborn
resistance
by
the
government
brought
General
Francisco's
swift
drive
to
the
Mediterranean
Sea
to
an
abrupt
halt
today.
Earlier
the
insurgents
had
pushed
beyond
Alcaniz
to
a
point
only
thirty-five
miles
from
the
Mediterranean
in
their
drive
to
divide
loyalist
Spam
in
two.
LONDON,
March
16:
(CP)-It
seems
evident
that
the'
insurgent
forces
will
soon
have
won
the
Spanish
civil
b
t
,...
?n
fn
retreat
last
niirht
war.
oovernmuiit
The
insurgents
were
in
!
before
100,000
rebel
soldiers.
L...,.i
fi,n
,nin
hiirhwav
between
Barcelona
and
Val-
i
encia.
After
having
advanced
sixty
miles
during
the
past
j.
wrek.
thev
were
less
than
thirty
BRITISH
AIR
STRENGTH
LONDON,
March
1C:
(CP)
Un-
councll
later
went
Into
session
with!dcr
secretary
for
Air,
giving
statls-Premler
Leon
Blum
and
Minister
,
Ucs
of
British
air
strength
in
Par-
L
.iii
:.RY
VICTORIA,
B.C
I
Today's
Weather
Tom
orrow
s
(g
AM.)
prince
Rupert
-
Overcast,
rain
High
1:50
a
m.
22.3
It.
wind.
16
miles
southeast
.hoirers,
14:15
p.m.
21.4
ft.
5no.
.
.
Mmmotpr.
29.32
(fall-
r
USUI
Low
8:14
p.m
2.6
It.
.
.iri
3V
sen.
chonnv
inn
iemHc'"""
'
r"
20:25
p.m.
3.8
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXVII..
NO.
63.
Vol.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH
16,
1938.
PRICE:
S
CEN'IS
i
I
S
CZt
,OVAKIA
DEFIES
NAZI
THREATS
;
etting
Ready
For
War
Czecho-Slovakia,
the
"lone
wolf"
democracy
of
Central
Europe,
is
swiftly
becoming
surrounded
by
Fascist
countries
as
Chancellor
Hitter
and
Premier
Mussolini
extend
domination
of
the
Central
European
nations.
The
president
of
Czecho-SfoV4kfti
Unset)
is
strongly
opposing
Fascist
dictators.
Above
map
shows
the
perilous
position
of
Czechoslovakia
in
relation
the
Fascist
countries.
To
meet
this
this
threat
these
sturdy
Czecho-Slovaklan
warriors
(above)
stand
back
of
their
countrle's
announced
purpose
of
remaining
a
democracy
in
face
of
the
rising
tide
of
Fascism
In
Europe.
One
of
the
reasons
for
this
countries
Importance
in
Europe's
shaking
politics
is
the
huge
Skota
munitions
plant
at
Pllsen.
Lower
right,
the
Czech
government
controls
the
plant,
which
In
the
last
year
exended
$500,000,000
credit
to
embattled
China.
K
h
A
11
KILLS
FOUR
!
V.
m
t
at
1
Mint
at
Klrkland
Lake,
Ontario
ITALIANS
ALARMED
.Mussolini
Assures
Chamber
of
Deputies
He
Can
Defend
Their
Frontiers
ROME,
March
16.
Benito
sollnl
promised
his
people
today
that
Pan-German
expansion
never
would
penetrate
Italian
frontiers
but
at
the
same
time
he
pronounc-
ed
his
benediction
on
Hitler's
absorption
of
Austria.
"Our
frontiers
are
sacred."
he
told
the
Chamber
of
Deputies.
"We
will
not
discuss
them,
We
will
defend
them."
It
was
the
Premier's
reply
to
doubts
of
his
own
people
who
were
alarmed
over
extension
of
the
German
state
to
the
Brenner
Pass
gateway
between
Austria
and
Italy.
SITS
IN
VICTORIA
Rowcll
Royal
Commission
Opens
its
British
Columbia
Sessions
Today
VICTORIA,
March
16:
(CP)
The
Rowell
Royal
Commission
on
federal-provincial
relations
arrived
here
yesterday
and
opened
its
sessions
today.
It
has
been
recessed
since
sessions
In
the
Maritime
Province
in
February.
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
will
take
the
lead
In
pre
senting
Important
representations
of
War
Paul
Boncour.
j
llament
yesterday,
said
that
the
alr!for
the
province
of
British
Colum-
Ocrman
and
Italian
troops,
J0"
!
strength
of
Great
Drltaln
now
con-lbla.
lug
Into
Spain
during
ir.e
p.
"
slsted
of
109
squadrons
of
which
123
j
Unify
Prairies
days,
are
far
in
exess
or
wsre
at
home.
The
first
line
air1
CALGARY.
March
16:
(CP)
The
gents'
requirements,
It
is
saia.
consisted
of
from
1500
to
1750
:
Young
Men's
Section
of
the
Calgary
is
fcar.j
they
might
be
usea
bk
pianCs.
Sir
Thomas
Insklp,
minis-1
Board
of
Trade
will
present
a
mem-France
in
the
event
or
a
.
ter
of
defense
co-ordination,
said
.
orandum
to
the
Rowell
Royal
Com-Czecho-Slovaklan
.
encroacnm
"
next
Britain
mission
-
at
lU
Alberta
Session
urg-
Spain
And
Czecho-Slovakia
Are
Considered
Sparks
Which
May
Kindle
European
War
Explosion
BULLETINS
would
eo
about
giving
aid
to
Cicclio-Slovakia
in
the
event
of
an
attack
by
Hitler
on
that
country,
a
Soviet
official
said
that
the
Soviet
would
make
a
path
through
Poland
if
necessary.
Czecho-Slovakia
does
not
atually
border
on
Russia.
MUSSOLINI'S
SPEECH
HOME
Premier
Benito
Mussolini,
who
has
been
ominously
silent
in
regard
to
developments
of
the
last
few
days
in
Central
Europe,
is
expected
to
make
some
i
statement
in
regard
to
the
German-Austrian
union
and
other
matters
In
an
address
he
is
about
to
deliver
before
the
Fascist
Chamber
of
Deputies
today
BRITAIN
WORRIED
J
LONDON
Great
Britain
is
definitely
worried
about
military
alliance
between
Italy
anfl
Cer
many
and
its'
consequences.
Such
an
agreement
may
have
already
been
reached,
it
is
thought
by
some.
Moscow
And
Paris
Make
Joint
Plans
For
Line
of
Action
in
Event
of
Hitler
Making
Another
Move
German
and
Italian
Attack
From
South
Envisioned
......o
...
,v
..wctim
t
PARIS.
March
16:
(CP)
France
and
Russia
agreed
Moscow
Asked
how
Russia
today
that
both
would
fight
to
defend
Czecho-Slovakia
if
....
.
t
i
T
r
n
u
ci..
sne
is
auacKeci.
incorporation
ui
weiuu-aiuvaMaB
3,500,000
Germans
may
be
the
next
move
in
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler's
Pan-Germanism
drive,
it
is
feared.
Poth
France
and
the
Soviet
plan
to
rush
fighting
and
bombing
,
'
planes
to
Czecho-Slovakia
if
Hitler
Czechs
To
Be
Left
Alone?
.
.
.
.
,
Ti
Mil.
.
i
...
.
.
(hnl
vin
1
utl
.
.
J
,
.
...
Th
miriy
rtv
inousiiii"
..
',
.i.
tu.
..
.tnrm
tmnns
arc
WHY
HITLER
RETURNED
BERLIN'
A
German
army
source
said
today
that
Adolf
Hitler
returned
hurriedly
to
Berlin
because
he
had
received
word
that
Poland
had
presented
an
ultimatum
to
Lithuania
expiring
today.
Details
of
the
ultimatum
are
not
known
but
it
is
believed
to
be
based
on
a
fron.
tier
clash
on
March
11
for
which
Poland
is
demanding:
satisfaction.
There
have
been
reports
that
Poland
wants
to
annex
Lithuania
but
official
circles
in
Warsaw
emphasize
that
Poland
rejects
any
such'
idea.
B.
C.'s
CASE
VICTORIA
Enlargement
of
provincial
financial
powers,
notably
predominance
in
the
income
tax
field,
and
blanket
re
venue
raisins'
authority
were
proposed
by
the
British
Colum
bia
government
today
at
the
opening
session
of
the
Rowell
royal
commission
on
Dominion
-provincial
financial
relations
Tlie
government
advocated
that
the
Dominion
assume
full
res
nonsibllity
for
unemployment
relief,
old
age
pensions
and
mother's
allowances
as
well
ar
power
to
enact
wages
and
hours
and
unemployment
insurance
legislation.
The
government
brief
said
the.
Canadian
National
oi
Canadian
Pacific
should
absorb
the
Pacific
Great
Eastern.
FREIGHTER
IS
SAFE
VANCOUVER
The
British
freighter
Queen
Adelaide
messages
that
she
has
reached
vlicl-ter
in
Trevor
Channel
on
the
west
coast
of
Vancouver
Island
after
battling
an
easterly
gale
for
two
hours
with
crippled
steering
gear.
Bound
from
San
Francsico
to
Port
Albcrni,
the
vessel
earlier
wirelessed
an
MS.
O.
S."
saying
she
was
unmanagc
able,
five
miles
southwest
of
Cape
Bcale
and
was
being
driven
shoreward.
The
Pacific
Salvage
tugs
Snohomish
and
Salvage
King
have
rctumned
to
Victoria
Thor
Sclvig
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Prince
Rupert
this
morning
LONDON,
March
16:
(CP)
Any
active
steps
by
Germany
in
connection
with
the
Nazi
minority
in
Czecho-Slovakia
is
considered
unlikely
until
such
time
as
the
Reich
has
consolidated
her
extended
po-
sltlon
in
Austria.
Meantime,
Czecho-Slovakia
has
received
Measure
to
Make
Divorce
tasici
In
Canada
Not
Favored
By
All
Senators
OTTAWA,
March
16:
(CP)
The
bill
introduced
in
the
Senate
by
lenator
Lendrum
McMeans
of
'lnnipeg
to
widen
the
grounds
of
'Ivorcc
Is
meeting
with
consider-;ble
opposition.
Some
senators
leaking
yesterday,
expressr:
themselves
as
being
opposed
to
di-"orcc
altogether.
Others
lookcu
'ith
disfavor
upon
making
it
cas:
r
to
obtain
divorces.
Senator
McMeans'
bill
would
extend
the
grounds
for
divorce
I.;
Canada
to
cruelty,
desertion,
Inanity
and
moral
depravity
on
th'.
part
of
the
man.
Tornado
Sveeps
Southern
States
Sixteen
Arc
Killed
and
Widespread
Damage
is
Done
as
Result
of
High
Wind
j
ATLANTA,
Geoigla,
March
16:
i
(CPi
Seven
southern
states
were
1
swept
by
a
tornado
last
night.
Widespread
damage
was
done
and
at
least
sixteen
are
reported
killed.
Illinois.
Iowa,
Missouri,
Tennessee,
(Alabama,
Mississippi
and
Georgia
jwcre
affected.
Funeral
Notice
The
funeral
of
Thora
Marie
from
Vancouver
where
he
went
In
Johnson
will
take
place
tomorrow
Thursday,
Thursday,
.
.
at
at
.
2
i
.
p.m.
p.m.
..
I
Germany,
,.
'have
'1750
new
fighting
ins
unification
of
the
three
prairie
company
with
the
remains
of
his
irom
mc
u,
Ollll.
vvi
E
rWt
ardved
in
SPai".
provinces
under
one
government.
Infant
son,
Rol,
for
cremation.
undertakers
cnapci.
resorts
to
force
to
achieve
this
ob
jective,
informed
sources
say.
Meanwhile
Premier
Leon
Blum
dispatched
an
urgent
appeal
to
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
to
join
him
in
Immediate
attempts
to
bring
about
a
Spanish
armistice.
At
the
same
time
Blum
requested
Britain
to
take
concerted
action
with
France
to
ward
off
the
danger
which
he
declared
a
great
number
of
Italian
and
German
troops
in
Insurgent
ranks
constituted
for
British
and
French
communications
In
the
Mediterranean.
The
European
situation
is
con
sidered
In
French
official
circles
to-
fresh
assurances
from
-France
day
to
be
deflnitely-dahscrousL-.
.
and'
Russia
that
she
may
"the
uVmost
'cairTlw
Jnecery'
If
'
pect
military
assistance
from
an
explosion
Is
to
be'avpldecl,
Am-
both
those
countries
in
the
ev-
bassadors
to.
various
European
ar)-
ent
of
any
enroachment
by
itals
have
been
recalled'
to
dlscuis
Germany.
France
will
resist
the
situation.
even
peaceful
Nazlflcatlon
of
,
While
the
Czechd-Slovakian
queS-
Czecho-Slovakia.
The
Nazi
tlon
still
causes
deep
concern,
more
leader
startled
the
Czecho-
immediate
interest
today
crystal-
Slovaklan
Parliament
yester-
lized
on
Spain
where
the
Insurgents
day
with
a
virtual
demand
that
'
are
trying
to
divide
the
government
the
Praha
government
comply
portion
of
the
country
Into
two
with
German
demands
In
re-
gard
to
rights
of
the
German
minority
In
that
country.
BILL
IS
OPPOSED
parts.
So
serious
is
the
situation
considered
that
France
has
mobilized
70,000
troops
on
the
Spanish
border
j
as
a
precaution
against
possible
at-.
tempt
of
Germany
and
Italy
to
in-'vade
France
from
that
quarter
hi
the
event
of
trouble
over
Czechoslovakia.
The
supreme
national
defense
council
has
been
called
to
meet
in
a
few
days.
The
possibility
of
France
having
to
occupy
a
large
portion
of
Spain
until
Italy
leaves
the
Balearic
Islands
Is
also
bellng
considered.
Vancouver
Wheat
VANCOUVER.
March
16:
(CP)
Wheat
was
trading
today
at
$1.29
's
-n
the
local
exchange.
FUNERAL
TODAY
Funeral'
of
the
late
James
Malrs,
igcd
89,
who
died
earlier
in
the
veck,
took
place
this
afternoon
Jrom
the
chapel
of
B.
C.
Undertakers
to
Falrvlew
Cemetery
with
nternatlonal
Bible
Students'
As-ociatlon
rites.
There
was
quite
a
arge
assemblage
of
friends.
Is
Suicide
In
Vienna
VIENNA,
Mar.
16:
(CP)
Maj.
Dr.
Emll
Fey,
one
time
vice-
chancellor
of
Austria
during
the
regime
of
the
assassinated
Chancellor
EnglebeH
Dolfuss,
was
found
dead
today
together
with
his
wife
and
son.
He
Is
,
believed
to
have
killed
his
wife
i
and
son
and
then
taken
his
own
life.
Despair
at
recent
cv-
ents
In
Austria
is
believed
to
have
been
the
cause
of
the
rash
act.
'