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vi
XXV
111
No.
BO.
,
V
r
o.
ear
pronounce
any
final
ver-
r"''
7v..
'he
motives
or
conwiuenc
urn
fit
nf
nlAtlPS
More
Than'Half
Crew
Is
Saved
LONDON.
Scmembcr
20:
(CP)
bln
transferred
by
the
Oermans
inns
from
thr
Polish
front.
Yc
'rrdav
French
troops
turned
back
another
Oerman
countcr-Haf
k
east
of
the
Saar
River.
Two
tnnre
Oerman
villages
tured
by
the
French.
The
Admiralty
announced
last
wht
that
681
survivors
from
the
aircraft
carrier
Courageous,
sunk
bv
a
Oerman
submarine
torpedo-has
been
acounted
for.
Five
hund-d
and
scvcnty-slx
were
still
unaccounted
for.
Explosion
On
-B.
C.
Freighter
KETCHIKAN,
Sept.
20.
The
"tighter
Nootka,
accompanied
by
coast
guard
vessels,
returned
wday
alter
an
explosion
In
the
iem
f
the
ship
that
was
carrying
"famiie.
Members
of
the
crew
ave
been
placed
in
hospital.
Ex
w
of
damaKC
has
not
been
lm
mediately
ascertained.
-
"Si
Squalis
'
Probe
Is
Proceeding
H
US
Courageous,
aircraft
carrier.
Forty-four
others
were
missing.
Revolutionary
Movement
Starts
In
Bohemia
And
Thousands
Are
Arrested
LONDON,
September
20:
(CP)
The
ministry
of
information
Mid
today
that
a
revolutionary
movement
is
authoritatively
reported
to
have
started
in
Bohemia
and
Moravia
Sunday.
It
said
that
arrests
throughout
the
protectorate
ran
into
thousands,
those
executed
into
hundreds.
It
is
also
reported
that
fifteen
thousand
Slovak
troops
were
disarmed
yesterday
following
revolts
in
several
places.
ACTION
IN
ESTH0NIA
WEST
SOON
WORRIED
Pllh
snd
Herman
Forte
Being
Moved
From
Eastern
Front
French
Continue
Advance
IJltle
Baltic
Nation
Fears
It
May
Be
Nest
Vlcllm
of
Soviet
Agression
PARIS,
September
20:
CP
-
REVAL.
Esthnnta.
September
20:
W
'h
Polish
forces
being
moved
(CP
Fears
are
felt
here
that
the
tia
P
umanla
from
the
eastern
Red
Army
may
march
on
Esthon
ft
tron
t..
)ntn
the
Alllc
and
heavy
and
institute
a
naval
blockade
in
!r
ttl.
and
troop
movemenU
by
ordrr
to
gain
complete
control
of
the
Oermans
from
Poland,
there
the
Quit
of
Finland.
is
evrry
indication
of
heavy
action
viuti
an
rarlv
dale
on
the
western
!
r.
.
et
tnA
AAA
I
!
lTnripr.
.
l"t
"S
)M"V,v
.an
were
cap
circulation
Ma
CrtfuUfk
nto
PORTSMOUTH.
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Hampshire.'
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nt
lha
clllW-l'v'
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j
r.a.1
I'OT
ling
oi
me
uniiea
otaics
suuiui'cj
Squalls,
now
ratsea,
conunues.
11.
U
estimated
It
will
cost
$1,500,000
(
to
put
the
undersea
craft
back
into
commission.
First
Casualty
List
Is
Issued
Seventeen
Officers
.
and
."Men
ui
Royal
Air
Force
Arc
Reported
Missing
tnMtmM
RpnLembcr
20:
tCP
wvt'
w
"
firi
nfflclal
Urltlsh
casualty
,,.
ti,o
Hrt.
nf
the
war
was,
inis
llb
OIIIVV
"
"
issued
by
the
War
OHicc
yesterday
Seventeen
officers
and
men
of
the
Royal
Air
Force
arc
llsto'
as
missing.
Some
of
these
are
oc-llcved
to
have
been
killed
in
the
raid
on
Kiel
Canal
and
Freitincn.
hafen
two
wreks
ago.
I
CABINET
SHUFFLE
Hon.
Norman
Rogers
Succeeds
Hon.
Ian
Mackenxie
As
Minister
of
Defence
I
OTTAWA,
Sept.
20:
(CP)
An
Important
reoorganltation
of
the
Canadian
cabinet
was
announced
last
night
by
Prime
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackemie
King
in
volving
the
following
chances:
Minister
of
National
Defence
Hon.
Norman
Rogers,
now
.Minister
of
I-abor.
Mlnlsttr
of
Labor
Hon
Norman
McLarty,
now
Postmaster
Grncral.
Postmaster
General
Hon.
G.
C
Power,
now
Minister
of
Pensions
and
National
Health.
Minister
of
Tensions
and
National
Health
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie,
now
Minister
of
National
lAIRPLANE
I
MISSING
A.
F.
Machine
Unreported
Nearly
Week
On
Quebec
To
Martlme
Flight
OTTAW'A.
September
20:
r
A
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
plane,
with
two
on
board,
has
been
miss
ing
since
It
left,
Mcgantic.
Que-h&i.
Kntf-mber
14
enroute
to
a
martlme
province
station,
the
De
partment
of
Defence
announces,
Aboard
the
plane
were
Pilot
Sergeant
J.
E.
Doan
and
Leading
Aircraftsman
D.
A.
Rennle.
Five
Submarines
Sunk
By
French
Number
Claimed
To
Have
Been
Disposed
W
Mnce
var
Began
mms
Rpntcmber
20:
(CP)
.V.
nivn
fill
Lhnrltles
claim
to'
since
the
war
commenced.
KL1CH-SOVIET
PROBLEMS
MOSCOW
Nazi
and
Soviet
military
officers
have
started
conferences
in
Moscow
on
problems
arising
from
the
occupation
of
ail
but
a
few
isolated
sections
of
conquered
Poland.
Russia
late
today
announced
occupation
of
Llow
and
capture
of
VHno.
FRENCH
"CARRY
ON"
PARIS
France
today
reaffirmed
its
determination
to
"carry
on
the
war
to
a
definite
victory"
following
a
cabinet
meeting.
Little
action
Is
reported
on
the
western
front.
of
Poland
than
had
been
GOEBBELS
OUT?
BERLIN
Dr.
Joseph
Goebbels,
German
propaganda
minister,
is
reported
to
have
been
dismissed,
lie
Is
understood
to
have
been
In
disagreement
with
Chancellor
Hitler
for
some
time
and
was
not
included
in
his
war
cabinet.
Dr.
Julius
Stretcher
Is
reported
arrested.
1
ELUDE
MAG1NOT
LINE
BERLIN
In
the
hope
of
finding
a
weaker
spot
In
the
Impregnable
Maglnot
Line,
German
Invasion
of
Belgium
and
Holland
is
said
to
be
contemplated
by
the
Germans.
'Booth.
Halibut
Sales
American
Kanaga,
39,000,
9c
and
6c.
Pa
rifle
Portlock,
40,000,
9.1c
and
Storage.
MIddletoiv
22.000.
9.1c
and
Royal.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
II
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
20,
1939.
Hob.
PU.;npo
Roy.
CamuiAirf
nrtnlaterto
France,
-tf-showa
above
as
he
driver!
an
addiess
tartar
:!ie
"T.:n:.
.ts.it
marked
the
20th
anmvcrsa
y
of
the
death
of
Col.
John
MacCrae.
author
of
the
faniu.
war
poem
In
Flinders
Fields'
Amertrar.
British,
French
and
Canadian
ex-sei
w.
-men
t-tciKi.
..
Ute
mrruoiial
servic
in
the
cemetery
at
Wimereux,
near
Paris.
jVILNO
IS
CAPTURED
'Russians
Take
Important
Polish
Itity
Warsaw,
Although
Broken,
Still
Undefeated
1
MOSCOW,
September
20:
tCP
1
General
staff
of
the
Red
Army
re-
orU
the
capture
of
VHno
In
Pol-nd
after
two
hours
of
fierce
.lahtlng.
This
Is
the
most
import-in
t
point
to
be
taken
by
the
Rus
sians
since
their
invasion.
After
another
day
of
almost
"lontinuouf
shelling
and
bombardment.
Warsaw
was
still
holding
out
and
the
Polish
radio
station
there
came
on
the
air
again
last
light
with
another
defi
to
the
German
invaders.
The
ancient
city
1
Kaam
vlrtnillv
rlActrnvrrl
It
KVAK
IS
GREEDY
was
admitted,
but
tne
Poles
wouia
4
11
6c.
6c.
Estep,
17,000,
9.1c
and
6c,
Booth
f.L.
fivo
German
submarines
Oarland,
'13,000,
9.1c
and
6c
AIR
LINES
ARE
BUSY
TransCanada
Handles
Large
Passenger,
Mail
and
Express
Traffic
WINNIPEG-.
September
20:
(CP
TransCanada
Air
Lines
between
'April
1
to
August
1
carried
13,-500
passengers,
it
was
announced
jhere
yesterday.
During
the
same
'period
500,000
pounds
of
mall
and
16V2
tons
of
express
was
carried.
Brigade
In
Pr.
Rupert
VICTORIA.
September
20:
(CP)
-E.
W.
Griffiths.
British
Columbia
chairman
of
civil
protection
committees,
said
yesterday
that
the
committee
may
consider
establishing
a
brlsade
la
Prince
Rupert.
va
announced
ute
yesieraay
ny
-
lion:
lunJrAUcVeniie,
before
he
retired
as
.Minister
of
National
Defence,
Two
divisions
(16,009
men
each)
for
overseas
service.
If
and
when
required,
will
be
organlied.
For
this
purpose
members
of
the
pres-en.
volunteer
militia
will
be
re-attested.
.1
e.
instruction
program
of
large
numbers
of
anti-submarine
and
mine-sweeping
craft
will
be
undertaken.
The
naval
personnel
will
be
doubted
and
air
training
Intensi
fied.
The
Canadian
program,
it
was
announced,
had
been
decided
'mn
after
consultation
with
the
British
government.
Jaos
Will
Not
niPltv-
r
n
I.
r-nnrlrH
'fleht
UntU
We
last
OToP
01
OJOOa.
HMIIlV
VI
CI
111
fill
to
be
felt
In
some
quarters
here
,iney
wuuiu
Polish
resistance
to
the
Ger-
about
Soviet
Russia
taking
more
mans
was
uuu
icpui
u.u
iwuniuui,,
west
of
the
corridor
port
of
Gyd-
nla.
Ships
To
Arm
LONDON.
SeDtember
Japanese
government
has
advised
the
British
Foreign
Offle
that
arming
of
German
warcraft
In
Japanese
harbors
will
not
be
permitted.
There
had
been
reports
that
a
converted
German
freighter
had
sought
to
obtain
arms
In
a
Japanese
port.
Poles
Now
In
France
PARIS,
Sept.
20
It
became
known
last
night
that
the
French
government
was
trans-
nnrtlnir
Polish
snldlprs
via
RbU-
Kw
nrnmpnt
driven
from
Its
own
r-iMintrv
bv
the
German
and
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
Fresh
southeast
to
south
winds,
cloudy
and
cool
with
occasional
rains.
PRICE:
ft
CENTS
Relenting
Against
Hitlerism
Premier
Chamberlain
J
Says
Russian
Action
Not
Changing
Policy
Resources
of
Empire
Tor
Making
War
Arc
Greatest
in
History
Too
Early
For
Verdict
on
Soviet
LONDON,
September
20:
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Neville
Chamberlain
told
the
House
of
Commons
that
Russia's
invasion
of
Poland
will
not
deter
Great
Britain
and
France
from
the
task
of
ridding
the
world
of
Hitlerism.
He
said
that
Hitler's
speech
in
Danzig
yesterday
did
not
change,
the
situation.
Great
Britain's
resources
were
btlr.f
teadlly
and
surely
marsh-
.
-
lUtd
but
he
cautioned
the
nation
o
he
RuMlan
actlon
-nc'
ti
expect
too
much
at
once.
shlppina
losses
In
the
first
two
Tlie
rrource
ol
the
Empire
In
weeks
of
the
war.
the
Prime
M:n-th
sgjrfgate
are
stronger
and
Wer
UM.
had
toUlled
thirty
ships
bt:
powerful
than
at
the
ouUet
w
149,000
tons.
He
said
that
139
cf
ir
past
war."
the
Prime
Mln-
ve,
had
en
lort
(rom
gubwar1ne
Chamberlain
lh
CaW"e
f
said
It
was
too
Wartime
HONOR
MEMORY
OF
FAMED
CANADIAN
WARTIM
E
POET
Ships
This
Port
Glen
McMillan
Slated
For
Executive
Post
In
Marine
Building
Set-up
What
Is
To
Be
Done
Depends
On
Further
Careful
Consultation
on
Matter
With
British
Government
VANCOUVER,
September
20:
(CP)
The
Vancouver
Province,
in
a
newspaper
story,
says:
"Vancouver,
Victoria,
Prince
Rupert
and
other
British
Columbia
ship-yaids
expect
to
share
in
the
Canadian
government's
wartime
shipbuilding
program
now
being
discussed
at
,PF0R
OVERSEAS
Canada's
Program
of
War
Effort
is
Announced
I
uuawa.
The
Province
adds:
"It
is
reported
here
that
O.
A.
McMillan,
marine
superintendent
for
Canadian
National
Steamships
Limited
and
formerly
head
of
the
Prince
Rupert
dockyards,
may
be
taken
by
the
government
to
fill
an
executive
post
I
on
the
proposed
ship-building
set-
,up."
I
The
possibility
of
a
laree
shlo-
1
building
program
has
been
men-
Uoned
at
Ottawa
but
this
will
be
at-UTTAWA,
Sept.
29:
(CP)
Can-
itempted
only
after
further
and
ada's
program
ol
co-operation
careful
consultation
with
the
Brl-
with
Great
Britain
In
war
eftort
,tlsh
government.
WILL
KEEP
UP
BATTLE
ON
HITLER
Britain
Chooses
War
To
Hitler's
Deceit
and
Russian
Treachery
LONDON.
September
20:
(CP)
,
.
.
......
v.
Chancellor
Aaou
timers
uanzig
auppo
01
war
maier.
&peech
of
yestcrday
met
with
a
speeded
up.
)chm
reccption
in
London.
A
gov-
The
first
divis,on
is
expected
0
ernment
spokesman
observed
that
be
ready
to
go
overseas
early
in
;lt
fuU
Qt
such
crass
mij.
.
th
new
year.
Air
personnel
and
totemenU
as
fa.ll
from-
other
trained
services
will
be
con-
Jhu
Ups
an,
to
whlch
the
world
innuica
earner.
somin
wutnmiii
"
It
was
re-
Dlete
with
"insincerity
and
low-
ness."
The
chain
of
broken
Hitler
i
promises
was
now
so
long
he
could
'no
longer
be
believed.
Der
Fuehrer's
previous
pledges
that
his
fln-al
demands
on
Europe
had
been
satisfied
are
recalled.
It
is
also
ob
served
that
he
now
agrees
to
glte
Russia
the
Ukraine
which
he
haq
once
said
he
desired
for
Germany.
From
the
words
of
his
own
moutn
he
stood
convicted
of
duplicity.
It
is
now
certain
that
any'
peace
offers
Hitler
may
make
on
the
20-
The
basls
r
a
ParlltIon
r
Poland
S2
destmea
to
meet
wwn
a
iouu
niw
emphatic
"No"'
in
Great
Britain.
Russian
action
notwithstanding.
Great
Britain
and
France
will
.prosecute
the
war
until
Poland
1$
finally
liberated
and
the
threat-of.
Hitlerism
Is
ended.
PRESIDENT
SUPPORTED
Weight
of
Numbers
in
Congress
Behind
Plan
for
Neutrality
Act
Revision
WASHINGTON,
D.C..
Sept.
20.
Although
there
will
,
be
,strohg
op-nndtion.
nower
of
numbers
In
Con-
mania
to
France
for
service
on
1gress
appears
to
be
with
the
Presl-the
western
front
with
the
Al-
dent's
plan
for
a
revision
of
the
lied
forces.
The
Polish
cov-
'neutrality
act
whereby
arms
may
ho
tnirl
tn
hlHffprintx
on
a
cash
.
w
w
--o
w
and
carrv
basis.
Even
a
number
Russian
Invasion,
will
be
set
up
of
anti-New
Dealers
are
expeetea
In
France
until
such
time
as
It
to
favor
the
change.
The
special
can
return
to
Is
own
land.
session
to
deal
with
the
questlon-of
j
neutrality
act
revision
will
open
on
V
Friday.
i
1