Countries
or
Roumania
with
limited
objectives,
which
4
Red
Generals
Are
Executed
PARIS
Dec
28
-Three
Sot-
t
rcnera;i
and
six
other
lead
-
u
reported
here,
a
a
result
'
he
failure
of
the
Russian
urr-lC"
against
Finland
'ATR0LS
ARE
BUSY
t
vnv
on
the
Western
Front
fpc
rd
in
a
French
eommuni-
T
French
are
holding
ad-
ir-
pas'
repulsing
heavy
oer-
'INNS
ON
ADVANCE
m
Kuwlan
Relnlorremenis
;oi
Mopping
Them
Italian
Volun
teers
Arrive
might
under
favorable
conditions
look
attractive,
U
becoming
increasingly
improbable.
In
the
past,
during
the
wintrr
armies
as
a
rule
drew-
apart
and'
went
Into
quarters
In
towns
or
vii-,
lages
where
supplies
had
bee;.
roi-'
lected.
Under
modern
conditions,
with
good
road
and
railroad
to
maintain
the
Immense
amounts
of
supplies
and
ammunition
required'
;j
v-rs
of
the
Red
Army
DT
armies
many
ume
a
large
as
beet,
executed
in
Russia.
i
"
whmmhm
u
wt
craw
apart.
1
Lxpeci
.Minor
itaias
Fighting
on
a
reduced
scale
can
I
go
on.
Bickering
In
No-Man
s-Land
and
minor
raids
take
place
but
weather
condition
are
a
dominant
Shells
Churn
Terrain
IEL51NQFORS.
Dec.
28:
(CP
Artillery
fire
turns
wet
ground
In
nf'arking
the
Lcnlngrad-Mur-
over,
shells
bury
themselves
In
soft
n;k
Railway
at
one
point
forty
ground
and
lose
much
of
their
within
Russian
territory.
Ucthal
effect.
Tanxs.
u
tney
can
at
all
over
muddy
surfaces.
e
R.,.n
mr
foree
struck
re-.move
tedly
and
vigorously
at
Tampere
'arc
slowed
down.
I
RiiiL-.inn
hnmhPM
airnin
An
cs-'
There
are.
nowever.
iwu
u,
States
Relief
Contribution
N'.'
..
-
bt'
a
tmtu
a-ed
arwr-ai-e
is
that
r:::SiNDiANs
in
fine-
'xmas
I
as
In
western
Europe,
the
weather;
lis
liable
to
change
suddenly
and
un-'
predictably.
There
are
many
-days
t
But
battle
are
no
longer
a
matter'
f
few
....
hours
of
intensive
fight-1
ri.Ht-
.
LINES
NOWj-
IN
RUPERT
"
In
winter
when
It
would
be
lmpos-
.
.
..
sible
to
Uunch
an
offensive
If
all
CuTrkV
ndp0tf"
NfU"
T,ke
,n
"Mtern
prrparaUons
were
ready
and
troops
rs"lon.s
Irrneh
Holding
poHlon
on
Went-1
assembled
within
striking
distance.
rrn
f
ront
Despite
Heavy
Nail
lUldi
I
PAR!"
Der
28:
(
CP
I-Extensive
PAI7TR.
nw
((TP
I
A
pnnHn.
.
.
.
Weather
Splendid
and
Everyone
Enjoyed
Festive
Season
Militia
Lends
New
Note
From
a
weatiier
standpoint
It
.
,ii
u
iviiu
couia
not
nave
neen
a
more
asree-
up
P0800
to
BrJtuh
seei01
oI
iable
Christmai
day
jn
Prince
Ru-un
he
strucirle
once
beeun
may
ro
for
dT
r
week,
anT
the
Iront.
it
Is
officially
announced.
pert
More
llke
tpJng
u
dry
wUL-
chang?
ram0
"rkft
are
indude?
land
mild
and
fairly
nright.
before
it
U
thrm?..C,.n8!.
may
VI
1
.'
Jl'Uie
Indian
troop,
which
have
al-j
The
day
for
most
of
folk
annear-
terer;!
ary
reason
why
winter
opcraUons
Qwn
whteh
u1U
rve,them
arc
too
risky
to
be
und
erUken
.
.
t
of
fl
htn
Bad
weather
may
delay
and
ham-1
Western
per
preparator)"
operations
so
that.l
when
a
fine
spell
comes,
prepara-l
tlons
are
not
complete;
or
again.,
i
iL
w
TT!fJ
when
evenlhlng
may
be
ready.
aiAnOiner
UnlieU
sudden
change
of
weather
may
necessitate
the
postponement
or
abandonment
of
plans.
For
bad
weather
Imposes
a
desperate
handicap
on
attacking
troons
and
that
handicap
Is
bound
to
Increase
the
longer
the
struggle
nicLsiNoroRS.
Dec.
28.-
The
Hakes
as
we
learned
on
the
Somme,
,
A
i.innnA
k
usuai
rouna
oi
enienammc
wnicn
commenced
over
the
week-end.
The
presence
of
so
many
soldiers
and
sailors
was
something
new.
Many
citizens
had
Interested
them
in
their
entertainment
one
way
or
another.
.
There
was
the
usual
observance
of
Christmas
in
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital.
The
Salvation
Army.
Canadian
Legion.
Daughters
of
the
Empire
and
other
agencies
Interested
themselves
In
the
cases
of
those
who
may
be
oe
1C
less
fortunately
situated
and
-
DVWUU
UHI41UUUUU
ll
pwvwv
I
i
,
f...
f
a
n
nnA
t
Pausrhendnele.
.....j
i.l!""'
11
"J'
-
line
uniLra
aiaLra
lo
uie
riiinL&u
.1
face
of
heavy
reinforcements
to
a
morass
which
limits
the
pace
ag0
The
campaign
has
been
organ
n.rf
krrr,v
ih
Fin
ni
are
of
advance
and
exnausts
mianiry
1
tdvanrine
on
all
fronts
and;
yet.
without
artillery
support,
in-
fe
r.aw
entered
Russia
at
two
rantry
attacx
in
me
jace
oi
n'
Finnish
nlancs
and
sklters
1
matlc
weapons
Is
Impossible.
More-
ized
by
Hoover.
Former
President
Herbert
ammrrfors.
vital
Finnish
muni-,
iney
druc
.
,
-",.--
.
On:
':
.
and
other
towns
In
a
ser
cf
bombing
raids.
Official
re-i
f4
culd
the
result
was
"destruc-.
p'i
of
some
dwellings
with
one
and
one
Injured."
lie
Important
seaport
of
Turku
'.he
southwest
coast
was
bombed.
ft
of
the
bombs
dropped
harm-
'
Helslngfors
was
visited
by
I''
lone
plane
and,
apparently,
no
.
L.t
Zlt
dronpY
chance
of
crossing
obstacles,
in
Xact,
the
use
of
the
tank,
not
an
easy
operation
under
most
favorable
weather
conditions,
becomes
Impossible
In
wet
winter
weather.
In
winter
warfare,
wnether
ouen
DEMANDS
OF
ARMY
nntl-ianx
weauons
aim
4ic
lianas
ui
iinnncc
uumuintm
Are
Tied
In
Connection
With
International
Problems
TOKYO,
Dec.
28:
It
is
revealed
by
the
Japanese
government
that
support
of
the
Japanese
military
slve
or
defensive,
It
Is
hardship
the
i
leaders
In
China
must
be
obtained
troops
fear
more
than
actual
cn-j
before
further
concessions
can
be
nrimn
The
allies
are
obvious-1
made
by
Japan
to
the
United
v3rr'Ha-
y
better
placed
to
alleviate
thesetates
in
connection
with
the
ne-
hTI
without
In-
countries
which
expires
a
month
on
.m
l
C
k
w
ot
warfare
than
can
go
,
.t
warfare
hence
and
which
United
States
'
"
ICaUll,
VI
rVU3.-Ull
UU
,
-----r
.
.
,,--J
enmo
time
nfn
"cd
for
the
Finnish,
army,
the
They
"
wild
today.
for
only
a
few
hours.
would
nmanoaUM.
i""u.;:M
n
,n,,
newlv-lnot
be
renewed
on
the
existing
w
Russo-Flnnlih
wards
now
iu
.r"
"
'
-Th
Armv
it
is
Indicated.
lng
iu
fifth
week.
iconquereo
i
-
"
as
far
wlth
"o
thousand
Italian
volunteers'
serious
additional
problem
unof
f
if'ially,
reDortcd
to
arrive
,
inland
to
fight
against
Russia.
'Nordic
division
composed
of
QUINTUPLETS
IN
CUBA
crnment.
Tnis
is
a
iactor
m
me
iiavava
A
Havana
woman
present
Japanese
cabinet
crisis.
Lhi.;:
.:
7irL.
i...
riven
birth
to
quintuplets
prweglan
telenh
hiircnu
at
OS
birth
and
ne
-
.
.concessions
as
Is
the
home
gov-
ly
today
thaVhls
cabinet
will
not
resign
In
the
face
of
Parliamentary
hostilities.
1
looked
It
appears,
were
over-
war
relief
fund
has
been
made.
The
chrljtmas
church
servIces
drew
nrst
contriDution
was
maae
a
vtmt
large
congregations
Sunday.
Boxing
Day
jn
Prlnre
Rupert
was
marked
with
bright,
sunny
weather
and,
like
Christmas,
It
was
another
day
with
the
weather
more
like
spring
than
might
be
expected
in
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Weather
Forecast
Tomorrows
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High
-
3:16
aon.
21.0
ft
rrince
Rupert
and
Queen
Charlotte
15:06
pm.
22.0
It.
Wand
Fresh
to
strong
Low
9:14
a.m.
63
ft.
OUhcast
wind
and
becoming
21:43
PJ1V
23
ft.
.
somewhat
colder.
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
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PRINCE
PRINCE
RUPERT,
RUPERT,
B.C.,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
THURSDAY,
DECEMBER
Lmt&Muan
28,
za,
1939.
1m
,
,7
houlinds
Are
Dead
In
Earthquake
1
REDICTS
LULLS
ON
LAND
'RONTS
THROUGH
WINTER;
0
LARGE
OFFENSIVE
NOW
Jxpcrt
Sees
Little
Chance
of
Major
Operation
on
Any'
Front
V
hue
cathcr
uncertain
and
Armies
Canny
Written
lor
The
Canadian
Frew
ny
GENERAL
SIK
CHARLES
GWYNN
LONDON,
December
28:
(CP)
Winter,
from
the
ailftary
standpoint,
may
be
said
to
have
arrived.
With1
ts
arrival
the
chance
of
major
offensive
operations
on
1
ind
before
next
spring
has
undoubtedly
gone.
Even
a
iibFidiarv
or
preliminary
Nazi
camnairm
in
the
Lowi
GUNNER'S
MAZE
OF
MECHANISM
tog
a
ir.oc
"
-,:"
rosd
tv."
tre
g
ves
you
some
idea
of
the
maze
oi
.m
ra
tar-
operation
e.f
wmch
must
be
mastered
by
the
gunner
shown
heie
sighting
his
piece.
mid-winter.
The
day
was
a
holiday
for
the
most
of
people,
all
stores
and
offices
being
closed.
Christmas
calls
were
being
continued
and
many
took
advantage
of
the
fjne
weather
to
take
a
walk
and
get
a
spot
of
fresh
air
after
the
Yuletlde
celebrations.
Now
It
Is
back
to
work
and
rain
as
usual
for
a
few
days
before
another
break
for
the
New
Year
observance
festivities..
Earthquake
At
Los
Angeles
Tremor
Recorded
In
California
Cities
But
Not
Large
Enough
To
Do
Damage
LOS
ANGELES;
Dec.
58:
(CP
An
earthquake
was
felt
In
Los
Angeles
yesterday.
It
rocked
the
Associated
Press'
office
but
was
not
large
enough
to
do
any
dam-'
age.
It
was
also
felt
at
Longbcach
and
other
centres.
Continued
Disturbances
And
Intense
Cold
Add
To
Horror
Of
Frightful
Turk
Disaster
AGREEMENT
;
FOR
TRADE
New
Pact
Between
and
Sweden
is
between
oreat
unlaw
ana
sweaen.
Modern
History
is
Great
Britain
Negotiated
It
is
designed
to
keep
trade
between
tht
two
countries
at
normal
levels.
Pontiff
Call
Upon
Temporal
Rulers
ner
of
dose
co-operation
in
connection
with
moves
now
under
"way
to
bring
peace
to
Europe.
The
Pontiff
was
repaying
a
visit
which
the
King
and
Queen
made
to
him
last
week.
A
reliable
source
says
that
January
5
has
been
set
as
the
date
upon
which
Premier
Benito
Mus
sotini
will
see
Vatican,
this
also
going
to
signify
ever
closer
relations
between
the
church
and
the
Italian
state.
Bulletins
AIR
BASE
EQUIPMENT
First
machinery
and
equipment
to
be
used
in
connection
with
establishment
of
the
Seal
Cove
air
base
arrived
in
Prince
Rupert
yesterday.
As
announced
in
the
Daily
News
weeks
ago,
the
contract
for
excavation
and
extensive
preparatory
work
for
the
base
proper
has
been
awarded
to
the
E.
J.
Ryan
Contracting
Co.
of
Vancouver.
FINDLAY
CONVICTED
HALIFAX
AUan
Findlay,
youthful
law
school
lecturer,
was
found
"technically
guilty"
of
attempting
to
communicate
about
military,
naval
and
aic
force
movements
in
the
Halifax
area
and
was
fined
$1
and
ordered
to
pay
$6
costs.
The
magistrate
said
there
was
no
Intent
to
commit
an
offence
but
he
had
no
alternative
but
to
enter
a
conviction.
BULGARIA
AND
RUSSIA
MOSCOW
A
Bulgarian
trade
mission
has
arrived
in
Moscow.
It
is
suggested
that
Russia
may
be
demanding
a
naval
base
in
the
Black
Sea.
BEST
PICTURES
AND
ACTORS
NEW
YORK
Film
critics
have
adjudged
"Wuthering
Heights"
the
outstanding
picture
of
the
year.
Vivien
Leigh,
for
her
performance
in
"Gone
With
the
Wind,"
is
named
the
standing
actress
while
the
male
performance
call
toes
to
James
Stewart
for
his
work
in
"Mr,
Smith
Goes
to
Washington."
i
POPE
PAYS
,
KING
VISIT
:
Twelve
Cities
and
Eighty
Villages
Are
Wiped
Out
Hundreds
and
Thousands
of
People
Homeless
Starving
I
and
Freezing
in
Open
Fields
ANKHARA,
December
28.
The
death
list
as
a
sult
of
earthquake
catastrophes
in
northern
and
eastern
Turkey
was
placed
at
9000
today
as
continued
disturbances
of
violent
proportions
lent
further
to
the
horrors.
Intensely
1
London.
Dec.
23:
cp
.The
cold
weather
makes
worse
the
fearful
plight
of
hundreds
Ministry
of
intormaUon
announ:es
0f
thousands
of
homeless
people,
many
of
whom
are
f
reez-
the
conclusion
of
a
trade
agreement
lng
and
starving
to
death
without
'
Daring
British
.
Aerial
Exploit
LONDON
Dec.
28:
CP
Air
circles
reported
last
night
that
a
lone
British
plane
attacked
two
German
destroyers
and
Made
Today
as
4,
i.v.
.,rAi
Knt
Hi.iHiinw
nnnncpH
that
rmttsl
atiwnft
HV0RK
OUT
VICTORLV
Dec
28
Proposal
to
thnTanrf
resigning
January
31
and
a
new
acting
commissioner
will
be
appointed,
said
the
minister.
The
city
manager
scheme
is
under
consideration
but
special
legislation
is
needed
to
make
this
effective.
Legislation
cannot
be
passed
until
the
next
legislative
session.
In
ihe
meantime
a
detailed
plan
will
be
worked
out
Of
recent
years.
Prince
Rupert
has
made
excellent
strides
In
improving
the
financial
position,
government
sources
said.
The
Prince
Rupert
city
manager
proposal
holds
special
Interest
since,
if
it
comes
into
effect.
Prince
Rupert
will
be
the
first
British
Columbia
city
to
leave!
the
commissioner
system
for
thatt
form
of
municipal
self-government
PUTTING
UP
!
WAR
MONEY
Britons
Have
Bought
Savings
Cer-,
tjficates
Totalling
$11,000,000
i
in
Four
Weeks
LONDON,
Dec.
28.
During
the.
four
weeks
since
they
have
been
on
;
sale,
national
war
saving
certlfl-!
cates
to
the
value
of
41,000,000
i
have
been
purchased,
it
is
Weather
Forecast
adequate
clothing
and
food
in
the
empty
fields
to
which
they
fled
from
shattered
communities.
Twelve
cities
and
eighty
villages
are
reported
to
be
ciemolished.
The
Turkish
government,
in
an
emergency
session,
today
appealed
to
the
world
for
relief.
Officials
announced
today
that
forty-two
thousand
persons
had
been
killed
or
injured
in
the
region
of
Erziacan
alone
in
the
Anatolian
earthquake.
Erizinean
is
on
the
As-
one
of
the
oatrol
ships
with
a
,menian
border
in
extreme
eastern
direct
hit.
The
Air
Ministry
an-
Turkey.
fierce
win
as
increased
me
sui-
1
lerlng
and
magnified
the
devasia
rcrvuF.
n-
tn-
irpnnttrinff
had
put
three
enemv
bombers
T-rp,ntrr
m9rM
h.
n.a(nn
r,t
out
of
action
In
a
series
of
Uon
which
went
with
today's
new
an
official
visit
today
by
Pope
Pius
North
Sea
encounters.
to
the
King
and
Queen
of
Italy.
It
wia
the
first
visit
In
seventy
years
V'
v
o!
a
Ppntlfl.to
a
temporal
ruler
and
i-
seen
as
a
final
cethentlng'of
th?
bonds
between
the
Italian
state
and
church
and
the
possible
fore-run
1
tremors
and
blizzards.
Tempera
-
tures
of
22
below
zero
were
recorded.
T
A
heavy
storm
along
the
Black
Sea
coast
tore-
ships
frorn.
their
Jrr-oorintfiTand
d'eslfoyed
"seasSae"'
homes.
Relief
brigades
are
fighting
fires
hundreds
ITPTIT
In
"uuuicua
m
of
village
uittQ
auu
hd
tints
cities
as
OS
TT
4
Tl
iV
r
W
r
AW
'wcU
as
doin8
their
best
to
dispose
of
i
A
J-U"1I1
the
the
dead
dead
and
and
alleviate
alleviate
the
the
suffer-
suffer-
mgs
of
the
injured
and
homeless.
Prince
Rupert's
Position
Discussed,
Authorities
expect
a
wave
of
pneu-at
Victoria
Acting
Commis-
'monla
and
other
Illnesses.
sioner
to
be
Appointed
The
j
destroyed
communities
range
,ln
population
from
twelve
to
forty
the
Pope
at
the
nf?f
V?
coramlsfilon
ad-
At
Tokat
alone
933
persons
were
U""JU"U"
U1
U1
kined
and
443
injured.
Dwellings
Rupert
by
a
city
manager
scheme
(jown
wenf
on
sleeping
oc-
Sf-Z?
',r-,!.P
IcuP-nts.
in
the
city
of
40.000
every
Gray
said
here
yesterday.
W.
J.'
Alder,
the
nresent
commissioner,
is
building
collapsed.
Disrupted
communications
are
slowing
up
reports.
ALLIES
IN
WAIT
NOW
Ready
to
Deal
Blow
for
Blow
for
Any
Violence
Coming
From
Germany
PARIS,
Dec.
28:
(CP
In
a
message
to
the
French
people.
Premier
Edauard
Daladier
said
the
Allies
were
awaiting
for
Germany
to
lead
in
action
in
the
war.
There.
would
be
blow
for
blow
in
anv
violence
by
I
Germany.
The
Allle
would,
of
course,
win
the
war
but
It
would
be
their
endeavour
to
spare
all
blood
possible
in
doing
so.
The
Frenih
Premier
praised
Finlr.d
for
Its
.courage
and
success
in
the
war
against
the
Russians
whom
he
described
as
barbarians.
GERMANY
IS
AIR
RAIDED
One
British
Ship
Failed
To
Return
From
Foray
Which.
Was
Otherwise
Described
As
"SeccessfulT
1
lAJiiiAJiN,
iec.
ia.i
ion
j,ne
General
Synopsis
The
pressure
'Air
Ministry
announces
a
"auc-remalns
low
off
the
British
Colum-'cessful
reconnaissance"
flight
over
bla
coast
and
relatively
high
over
northwestern
Oermany
Trust
which
the
southern
interior.
Heavy
rain
one
plane
failed
to
returrt.
In
Btr-squalls
have
occurred
over
Vancou-1
iin
a
high
command
statement
out-
i
ver
Island.
claimed
that
British
planes
had
best
I
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island
been
blocked
In
a
foray
against
Light
west
to
southwest
winds,
part
the
German
Norh
Sea
coast
and
cloudy
and
mild
with
a
few
scatter-
that
one
British
plane
had
beea
ed
showers.
destroyed.
'
i
if