MENACE
OF
BIG
FLOOD
Several
Vancouver
Inland
Rivers
on
Rampage
as
Itcsult
of
Incessant
lUln
CAMPBFLL
RIVER.
Nov
17
tCPi
-Inctfaied
flood
danter
continuing
to
menace
communities
both
on
the
east
and
west
roost
of
Van-c.'jver
Island
a
rivers,
swollen
by
rm
that
still
keep
up.
spread
over
low
lands
Campbell
River
has
soread
over
low
land
at
the
western
ede
of
town
forcing
a
dozen
families
to
l?ite
their
homes.
Several
famll-to
were
moved
out
by
Uie
police
In
rot
boats.
On
the
West
OaU
nrov-t
of
lsr!i!icn
for
a
wek
anauwitly
f
Zeballos
as
residents
took
stock
ef
damage
caused
by
torrential
'wed
"fir
ne
hundred
persons
to
ewrnt
hlr
home
McanUme
then?
wa
a
new
flood
report
from
the
Albcrnl
Valley,
be-n
Klkn
and
Victoria,
where
h
flomau
River
overflowed
sur-rfndlne
home
Tire
hlh
water
itonped
communication
with
Oreat
Centra
Lske
whre
Irwin
eomp-an
were
forced
to
shut
down
operations.
lnwhlle
the
Cnurtenay
River
report
Improved
conditions
with
the
flood
waters
receding
ELECTION
IN
JUNE
Dominion
Contest
to
Come
Early
Ntst
Summer,
Manion
Expects
WINNirEQ,
November
17:
CP
Hon.
Dr.
R.
J.
Manion,
Dominion
Conservative
leader,
arriving
here
jfjterday
enroutc
west,
expressed
Lh
hlif
that
n
Drnpral
election
would
be
held
next
May
or
June,
keep
Vn.l
1-
1
1
.
1
In
I
tins
is
inc
gcntrui
ca-huhuu
u.
political
circles.
Dr.
Manion
said
the
purpose
of
his
trip
was
to
see
friends
and
supporters
and
see
how
preparations
for
war
are
going.
The
Conservative
leader
will
go
as
tar
as
the
Pacific
Coast.
Germany
Now
4
Feels
Pinch
BERLIN,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
Germany
Is
seriously
consldcr-
4
IntF
niacins
it
all
hlnmnts
Of
lumber
on
the
contraband
list
t
even
If
apparently
destined
for
neutral
ports
authorized
sour-
ces
said,
The
reason
Is
nssert-
edly
the
alleged
British
attempt
to
prevent
neutrals
from
ship-
ping
anything
whatsoever
to
Germany
regardless
of
whether
or
not
U
Is
contraband.
Capt.
John
Anderson
and
Crew
Rerorer
Talpeng
From
West
Coast
of
Princess
Itoyal
Island
The
Chinese
junk
Taipeng,
in
which
Capt.
John
Anderson,
his
wife
and
crew
of
fire
some
weeks
ago
completed
a
perilous
royage
across
the
Pacific
Ocean,
only
to
be
swept
before
a
fierce
southeast
storm
from
the
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
IMand
to
Surf
Point,
Princess
Royal
ll-and,
where
they
were
rast
up,
has
been
salvaged
by
('apt.
Anderson
and
his
ctcw,
according
to
word
received
In
Prince
Hup-ert
from
down
the
coast.
The
Talpeng
Is,
now
riding
at
anchor
In
Myer's
Passage,
between
Princevs
Koyal
and
Swindell
Islands,
and,
with
the
assistance
of
oil
drums
secured
at
Klemtu,
which
will
be
used
to
her
buoyant,
she
will
be
taken
ninety
miles
south
to
Ocean
Falls
for
repairs.
Capt.
Anderson
then
plans
to
resume
his
interrupted
voyage
to
Seattle.,
AL
CAP0NE
IN
DANGERi
Condition
of
Notorious
Gang
Leader;
Said
Serious
Willi
Drain
Disorder
BALTIMORE.
Nov.
17.
His
con-HiHnn
rrcardpd
as
almost
hoDelcss
jsjS
'
LONDON.
Nov.
The
Supreme
17::
(CP
Allied
War
Council
met
here
today
and
!
announced
Itself
to
be
In
!
"complete
agreement"
on
1
methods
of
using
French
and
'
British
forces
for
effective
conduct
of
operations
of
avla-
tlbn,
armaments,
raw
matexl-
als,
petroleum
supplies,
sea
transport
and
economic
war-
'
fare.
Premier
Edouard
Delad-
'
ler
of
France
was
here
to
take
part
In
the
discussions
of
the
council.
i
i
Holland
Still
In
Readiness
1
LIBRAE
i
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrows
Tides
High
6:45
ajn.
17.5
ft,..
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-
185
18:28
pjn.
v
lotte
"Wands
Fresh
to
strong
noitheast
winds.
Cloudy
and
mild
Low
12:31
pm
10.0
it.
j
with
occasional
rain.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-
.
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER
17,
193U.
PRICE;
6
CENTS
Not
JI
Harmony
In
Hitler
Camp
FRONT
MOW.
VERY
QUIET
Never
Lew
Doing
Since
War
Began
Than
There
I
Today
PARIS,
Nov.
17
Unfavorable
weather
has
reduced
military
operations
on
the
Western
Front
to
the
Vrsrrst
point
since
the
war
began.
There-
areinow
said
to
be
no
Indications
whatever
of
anything
In
tht
way
of
large
scale
operations
In
the
Immediate
future.
Local
patrol
activities
Is
all
a
French
communique
has
tJ
report.
FINLAND
PREPARED
TO
DEFEND
HER.
INDEPENDENCE
Finland
is
prepared
to
r
xst
any
invasion
by
Soviet
troops
which
are
massed
on
the
Finnish
border.
Well-Corned,
wctt-equipped
tht,
Finnish
volunteer,
left
ts
typical
of
the
men'
who
will
oo
tae
fighting
for
Finland
it
Soviet
demands
cannot
b
met
w.them
threat
to
Finnish
Independence,
in
preparation
fo:
an
expe
ted
invaslor
citizens
have
been
ordered
to
evacuate
llelsiisfors
and
VI-tpurl.
the
capital
and
leading
city
of
the
country
A
sentry
is
shown
on
guard
at
tne
emnnce
to
Vllpurl,
tower
right
Thousands
of
Uny
Islands,
making
up
the
Aaland
Islands,
op
right,
com
mand
a
strategic
position
In
the
Daltlc
jinL2lo3CP.w
demands
concessions
affecting
them.
Sweden
.andfforwa);
vprrpottcflnnaBaaangiriaiax
SALVAGE
i:
OF
JUNK
War
Council
In
Session
MAY
SHIP
PIP
PROPS
Considerable
Interest
In
Possibilities
Poles
Being
Exported
in
Considerable
Quantity
A
good
deal
of
interest
U
being
taken
by
interior
timber
producers
in
trie
possibility
of
exporting
pit
props
from
this
district
to
the
United
Kingdom
whose
normal
supply
from
the
Baltic
States
and
Scandinavian
countries
has
been
Interfered
with
by
the
war,
states
Olof
Hanson,
M.P.
for
Skeena,
who
arrived
in
the
city
from
Smlthers
on
last
night's
train.
More
Information
4s
being
sought,
particularly
In
regard
to
the
arrangement
of
prices
and
shipping,
and
the
matter
is
i
being
taken
up
with
the
H.
R,
Mc-
Millan
shipping
Interests,
the
provincial
Industrial
board,
the
forestry
department
and
the
freight
department
of
the
railways.
As
it
would
..
,,
be
a
new
Industry,
there
are
many
Preparation,
For
Evacuation
and
j
Flooding
Continue
There
b
penty
flf
,n
i
..rwm,n.
k,
,
district
such,
as
the
required
pine,
AMoiruwrt,.
SpruCe
and
hemlock
and
the
oper-
I
he.dani"
?
V
"Vaf
"
,C:
ators
would
be
in
a
position,
pro-!
W
DC
wm
nw.ru,
huimuiu
,d,
lub,e
arrangements
could
making
active
P"Pa
be
made
to
deliver
part
or
full
car-'
evacuation
of
her
people
from
the
goes
for
shipment.
Tha
pieces
of;
iow
isn
a..u
'Umber
run
from
3?
to
nine
feet
uoauuVw..Yu7;u
,.
.'long
and
Irom
three
to
seven
In-
An
easing
In
he
s
uatlon
was;
dlameter
he
Nether
ands
r'XZZ
advising
nXinm
Belgium
that
thrt1
Mr-
,
1Ianson
f
rfPrt
,
that
large
the
belligerent
channel
was
belngi
,
.
,
I
.
,
.
.
nlJ
UHVW
4,v
krvt.
IIIUUC
AlVflil
bill
ill
L'niS5?5f
S2f
Itertor
this
sean
and
are
contlnu-
Port
Clements
Man
Passes
In
with
a
brain
disorder,
Al
Capone,!
AmLLn,a
Horn
former
Chicago
gang
leader,
was
lIIUUimil.c
aav.iv
admitted
to
a
Baltimore
hospital
Thursday
a
few
hours
after
his
release
from
Philadelphia
penitentiary.
His
mother
and
brother,
Ralph,
are
taking
turns
beside
him
and
there
Is
a
constant
police
guard.
Capone
may
be
removed
to
another
mental
v
institution.
i
States
and
Eastern
Canada.
A
few
small
operators
have
already
started
cutting
for
next
spring's
Weather
Forecast
Conflict
Of
Opinion
Between
-
m
m
m
m
.k.
Saa
Dr
Fuehrer
And
His
(jenera
Is
Becoming
Ever
More
Apparent
Bulletins
$20,000
TO
RED
CROSS
MONTREAL
The
Bank
of
.Montreal
has
contributed
$20,000
to
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
Society
drive
to
cover
head
office
and
various
branches
of
the
bank
in
Canada.
CZECHS
IN
REVOLT
PRAGUE
Czech
High
Schools
and
Karlovy
University
Technical
Institute
were
occupied
by
German
Schutzstaffel
detachments
and
109
student
hauled
away
in
hnes.
Reasons
for
the
action
are
vaue.
On
Wednesday
students
demonstrated
against
the
German
protectorate
government.
WEST
ENGLAND
AIR
ALARMS
LONDON
Anti-aircraft
guns
went
into
action
in
Cheshire
as
Wett
England
and
North
Wales
experienced
first
air
raid
warn-in
of
the
war
today.
An
unl-dentitleA.
aircraft,
being
sighted
caused
the
alarms.
A
few
minutes
later
there
was
the
all
clear
sienaL
A
German
plane
also
flew
over
the
Shetland
Islands
today
but
dropped
no
bombs.
ITALY
ASSAILS
RUSSIA
HOME
Fascist
newspapers
to-dar
charred
that
Russia
threaten
the
freedom
of
the
Balkans
and
the
Black
Sea
and,
conse-on-nUT.
thp
Mediterranean
itself.
"Fascists
of
Italy
remain
fiercely
anti-Contnunlst."
said
Tribuna.
DISAGREE
ON
POLAND
PARIS
Havas
News
Agency
reports
disagreement
between
Germany
and
Russia
over
the
division
of
the
spoils
in
Poland.
Germany
is
not
satisfied
over
Russian
control
of
the
German-Roumanian
railroad
which
passes
through
Russian
-controlled
VANCOUVER
FLIER
KILLED
LONDON
Flying
Officer
D.
F.
Elliott
of
Vancouver
and
Hying
Officer
F.
W.
Allenson
of
Brant-ford
are
listed
as
killed
In
action
in
a
Royal
Air
Force
casualty
list.
Pilot
Officer
Corte
of
Calgary
has
been
taken
prisoner.
TENSION
IS
EASED
IIELS1NGFORS
English
residents
are
returning
to
Ilelslngfors
as
the
tension
beiween
Russia
and
Finland
eases
despite
continued
.
,
Russian
anti-Finnish
publicity.
GERMANS
OVER
BELGIUM
LEIGE
German
aircraft
flew
on
the
Prince
John
last
night
irom
j
Islands
from
the
westward.
Un-
Port
Clements
to
enter
the
Prince
settled
rainy
and
mild
weather
pre-1
1
Rupert
General
Hospital
but
he!
vails
on
the
coast.
B.
Croft,
owner
of
the
Juneau
died
in
the
ambulance
between
the
steamer
and
the
hospital.
He
was
(accompanied
by
his
son,
W
Mll
lerd.
;
west
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
radio
station
kiny,
was
a
passen-
Strong
southeast
wind,
probably
ger
aboard
the
Princess
Norah
thU
Military
Leaders,
Disappointed
Over
Heavy
Losses
in
Poland,
Convinced
That
Assault
on
Maginot
Line
Would
Be
Bad
Business
LONDON,
November
17:
(CP)
British
military
circles
claim
there
is
great
dissension
between
Chancellor
Adoii
Hitler
and
the
German
high
command
(ner
the
conduct
of
the
war.
"Military
inactivity
is
evidence
of
.nat,
a
high
military
authority
declared.
"The
Germans
simulv
don't
know
what
to
do.
The
Nazi
leaders
c
emarid
Germany
Not
.
Interested
E
EH
LIN,
Kov.
17:
Authorized
general
a
i
today
that
any
(CP)
LONDON.
Nov.
17
Oreat
Britain
and
France,
it
Is
reported,
may
pool
some
of
their
most
formidable
naval
vessels
to
track
down
the
pocket
battleshio
Deutschland
which
Is
believed,
to
be
at
present
In
the
Indian
Ocean
east
of
Africa.
Speedy
and
heavily
armed,
the
Deutschland,
it
Is
conceded,
would
be
more
than
a
mptch
for
the
ordinary
warship
ruch
as
a
cruiser.
i
It
1$
thought
the
Deutschland1
may
have
been
responsible
for
the
sinking
yesterday
of
the
British
tanker
Seala
Shell
In
the
Indian
Ocean.
The
sinking
Is
believed
to
have
occurred
in
Portuguese
territorial
waters
off
Mozambique.
The
captain
was
captured
and
the
crew
made
Portuguese
soil
In
lifeboats.
JAPAN
AND
RUSSTALK
Ambassador
and
Wife
to
be
Receiv
ed
by
.Emperor
and
Empress
at
Tokyo
TOKYO,
Nov.
17.
Negotiations
are
reported
to
be
proceeding!
smoouiiy
111
iuu
uciwccu
nui.
and
Japan.
The
Soviet
ambassador
and
his
wife
will
have
an
audience
on
Monday
next
with
Emperor
Hlrohlto
and
the
Empress.
The
possibility
of
a
non-aggression
pacti
Is
foreseen
in
some
quarters.
over
Liege
today
but
were
driven
-.
,
fC
oft
by
Belgium
anti-aircraft
fire.
VlOlatlOn
Ul
MACNICOL
APPOINTED
VANACOUVER
Robert
Mac-nlcol
of
Vancouver
has
been
appointed
to
superintend
welfare
work
of
the
Canadian
Legion
in
British
Columbia
for
the
active
service
forces.
This
takes
In
per-
Oeneral
Synopsis
A
denression
sonal
services,
canteens,
recrea-
F.
H.
Mlllerd
arrived
In
the
city
Is
approaching
the
Queen
Charlotte
tlon
and
entertainment.
Trust
Laws
Convictions
Registered
Against
General
Motors
and
Affiliated
i
Companies
r
reaching
gale
force
before
night.
morning
going
through
from
thei
General.
Motors
Corporation
of
In
Unsettled
and
mild
with
rain
Alaska
capital
to
Seattle.
SOUTH
AFRICA,
Nov.
17
General
Motors
and
three
affiliated
corporations
were
convicted
last
night
bn
charges
of
conspiracy
under
Sherman
anti-trust
law.
The
subsidiary
companies
are
General
Motors
Sales
Corporation,
General
Motors
Acceptance
Corporation
and
dlana.
action
and
Army
generals
ef
use
to
sacrifice
men."
The
attec
are
believed,
to
be
dissatisfied
It
view
of
the
assurances
of
Chancellor
Hitler
and
Foreign
Minister
von
Rlbben-trop
that
the
campaign
ii
Poland
would
involve
no
loss
of
German
men
which
turned
out
be
far
from
the
case.
The
militi
ry
leaders
of
Oermany
believe
tiat
the
sources
Minot
Line
could
not
be
cracked
eneral
'ithout
tne
loss
ot
hun
.reds
of
"
"
.
U
n
t
-
,
J
M.
.
I
A
mediation
offer
by
President
bi
not
wilUn
to
to-
are
aree
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
of
the
United
States
at
this
time
from
evidence
gathered
from
all
would
be
"uninteresting'
so
far
sources,
not
only
in
Frarce
and
as
Germany
Is
concerned.
"
V
PURSUIT
OF
DEUTSCHLAND
Great
Britain
and
France
to
Co
operate
in
Running
Her
Dawn
neuirai
countries
out
in
uermany
I
itself.
th.is
conflict
of
opliion
j
tween
HiUer
arid
his
geriends
U
becoming'
more
apparent.
It
'.
i
stated,
j
Le
Journal
of
Paris,
in
a
dispatch
Jrpin.
Zurich.
Switzerland,
pys
that
Germaa
militarists
have
tome
to
the
conclusion
that
Nazisr.1
Is
outmoded
and
they
are
demnnding
a
reconstruction
of
the
go
anment
and
action
by
conference
rather
than
by
battle.
CANADIAN
IN
LONE
ON
General
Headquarters
Staff
of
First
Canadian
Division
Lans
in
England
LONDON,
Nov.
17:
(CP)
The
advance
guard
of
the
C
rnadian-First
Division
arrived
In
London
yesterday
to
establish
head
uarters,
lay
groundwork
for
medic
d,
paymasters,
supply
and
quartet
naster's
departments
and
make
i
rrange-ments
for
the
bringing
ovi:-
of
thit
main
body
of
the
first
expei
tloniy
force.
The
advance
party,
n
command
of
Col.
P.
J.
Montag
;e,
consists
of
nine
officers
and
onrteen
veteran
non-commissioned
)f
fleers.
Soon
after
arrival,
Col.
A
ntague
was
in
conference
with
I
rigadler
General
Crerar
who
has
b
en
here
from
Canada
for
the
pcit
few
weeks.
Big
Wolf
i
i
i
Laid
Low
After
performing
the
nntlcs
of
a
peeping
Tom
and
a
aieak
thief,
a
big
black
wol
was.
'
laid
low
by
the
trusty
gv
i
and
sure
arm
of
ChlM
.Edwata
Gamble
of
Kltkatla.
Th
wolf,
a
lone
raider,
peered
U
"ough
the
window
of
the
hot
se
of
the
fisheries
inspectoral
Lowe
Inlet
and
caused
som
recite-
ment
for
the
Inspector's
wife.
..
Then
the
hungry
canine
maurauder
went
down
o
the
float
and
helped
hlmsif
to
a
Joint
of
meat.
One
Chief
Gamble
got
on
the
trail,
the
wolf's
time
was
fioon
up.
'".'
.
..