BLOW
To
(YADERS
Scrmany
Resorts
to
Indiscriminate
Rommnir
of
Civilians
Oslo
Without
Electricity
as
Dam
Is
Rlown
Up
LONDON,
April
IS:
(CP)
The
British
Broad-casting
Corporation
sent
the
following
message
to
Norwegians
today
as
a
part
of
the
new
Norwegian
news
service:
"Allied
help
is
coming
and
coming
quickly.
Hokl
oti
t
!
l,ong
Live
Norway!
Long
Live
King
Haakon!"
Norway
fought
valiantly
on
land
today,
and
with
some
effect,
in
resisting
the
German
invasion
of
ITCUUeu
in
tvimxy
uut,
11117
-
ciiui,i:u
iu
Luiiten-
i'fl
ihe
effecUve
blockade
'
Vii"
Allle
claimed.
Germany
.
-ttd
that
she
was
continuing
x,
.
troops
and
fighting
equip-J
:ini
outritttles
in
Norway
hou?
interruption,
a
claim
which
i
1
j
oo
pooed"
In
London.
y.
,
ime
severe
fighting
con
;i
-!
in
various
parts
of
Norway,
h?
defender
claiming
they
were
the.
r
-
their
own
while
the
Oer-.
ported
that
they
were
mak-
ive
advances
and
effectlve-KiidaUng
the
hold
which
id
already
obtained.
Ffneh
war
Ministry
char'g-
.
h
it
Germany
was
engag-
v
bombing
attack
upon
-
jKMuilaUons
of
cities
and
Norway,
following
similar
those
which
had
been
'
)
Poland.
The
town
of
and
Bldsvold
have
destroyed.
ling
Haakon
bravely
declared
Udij
that
he
would
remain
on
Xaneclan
soil
as
lone
as
one
1
tea
remained.
Wearing
a
gen-
r
uniform
and
without
a
hnr.e
of
clothe
owing
to
hi
udden
fllfht.
the
Klne
said
he
hid
food
on
hand
to
lat
four
RUCHAREST,
April
1
I
Roumanian
Supreme
Council
pro-po'.es
a
limit
on
various
commod-v
exportatlons
In
view
of
dom-t
Ur
needs
but
It
Is
offlclaly
denied
that
there
la
a
runturc
In
WILL
THIS
BE
SIGNAL?,:
Reich
Blames
Royal
Air
Force
With
Starting
Aerial
Bombing
of
Civilian
BERLIN.
April
13
A
German
statement
yesterday
blamed
Oreat
Britain
with
air
bombing
of
a
rail
way
station
n
and
and
sport
sport
stadium
stadium
'n
in
Sehleawtg
as
the
first
t
bombing
in
the
war
and
opening,
up
a
new
ohate
of
aerial
warfare.
If
It
is
attempted
again,
then
the
Rich
will
act
accordingly,
it
Is
been
stated.
Oreat
Britain
yealerday
officially
vaders
were
jjaring
dlffl-
denied
such
a
bombing
as
alleged
0.I0
following
the
dyna-
and
recatted
that,
prior
to
using
gas
jf
a
dam
which
left
the
in
Uie
list
war,
Oermany
had
false-
w
thOttL
jtfKtote
ltghtv
9t
y
eharged
the
AWe4-wttrr-e
de4gr
rowing
we
ciir
invo
cum-
-we
nr
reasy
tor
anyuung-irom
:
'
auslng
IU
factorle
to
the
NaiU,"
aald
a
spokesman.
bwn
'
Great
Lakes
Strike
Call
.
TORONTO.
Anril
13:
CP
T
were
reports
that
the
King
J.
A.
Sullivan,
president
of
the
.
...
.
.
.
.A.
rj.
r.
(time
negotiation
wim
ine
uanaaian
seamen
s
unwn
ut
-r
Of
rr.ir.
minister
to
Oslo
but
it
was
the
American
Federation
of
-
-irrfi
such
reports
were
mere-j
Labor,
issued
a
strike
call
to-
'
aganda.
Carl
Hambro.
pres-
day
to
take
effect
at
midnight
:dc
of
the
Norwegian
Parliament.'
tomorrow
night,
afiecung.
ne
'X.
ed
confidence
today
that
the
'
said.
6500
laKe
sauors
ana
Gr-r
would
be
thrown
out
of
vesseu.
N;::uv.
Nnrwecians
will
fight
U:
.
ths
x
man
"
he
declared.
ROUMANIA
ANDNAZIS
Burharext
Proposes
To
Umlt
V.X'
ports
No
Rupture
With
Reich
Danube
Floods
Halt
Traffic
85
TODAY'S
WEATHER
Prince
Rupert
Raining,
south-
west
wind,
six
mile
per
hour;
bar-
'
aa
o
ft
t.mnnnllliri.
4tV.
V'lxi-
lomeier,
'billty.
three
miles;
sea
smooth.
I
t....,!
Tdand
Raining,
west
southwest
wind.
32
miles
per
hour;
'visibility,
five
miles;
sea
moderately
13:
The'
rough.
Langara
Island--overeat.
overly
wind,
twenty
miles
per
hour;
barometer.
29.88;
temperature.
44;
visibility
twenty
miles;
sea
choppy.
a
Tr
Point-Overcast,
calm;
arte
t-rlnllnn
finlu-pon
ncrmaiiv!,
,.isr
ui
.
.
,,
ill,
30.01.
iemp.-k""
...........
wv.t.
.....
givu"
and
Roumanla.
Dr.
Carl
Clodlus,'
uiwutv.
20
miles;
light
.
,
sweu.
.-it
Orrman
trade
negotiator.
Is
sUll
..
narbor-
Broken
clouds,
here
Meantime
floods
on
the
"
.
wind.
two
miles
per
hour;
uanubc
River
are
barge
shipments
of
many
GERMANY
holding
up
0U
to
Qcr
CHARGED
Holland
Issues
"Orange
Book"
dialling
Incidents
Of
Neutrality
Violation
AMSTERDAM,
April
13:
An
Orange
Book',"
Issued
by
the
Dutch
government,
details
Incidents
of
German
violation
of
neutrality
of
the
Netherlands
In
eluding,
the
slnkln?
of
ships
and
h
killlnn:
of
civilian
men
nr
'
women.
cnii
1.1
1
w
iray
n
-
.
n
AO,
uri.sw.-
.
.
,nAM
k
nr.
4K'
barometer,
711
51
tempcravure.
10.
.7,n
mues;
moderate
swell.
Scattered
clouds.
Alert
Bay
-
JXw,r
wind,
fifteen
miles
per
hour;
ture.
49;
....it
"
'
B"""""'
.
,1...
Until
til
tv.
23
muca,
IISIUM.'J'
riniinv.
wesieny
w.hu
...Ti:
n.
Pr
hour:
baromeicr,
.
etlM
n'PSLPNV
wuimi
Ylcl0"a7'.
'hmeter.
30.20.
mouV
r-
Fair,
southeast
wind,
ten
miles
per
hour
30.19.
Refuses
to
Recognize
Occupation
of
Denmark
and
Norway
And
Denounces
Inraslon
BUENOS
AIRES,
April
13
The
Argentine
government
refuses
to
recognize
the
occupation
of
Denmark
and
Norway
by
Germany
and
is
prepared
to
Join
other
Latin-American
countries
In
rejecting
the
Nazi
lnvaskm
which
It
denounces.
barometer,
he
country
as
the
Allies
gathered
their
air
and
sea
forces'
n
l
ci
itv
a
view
to
launching
a
smashing
blow
to
oust
the
Nazi
I
Danish
uhlDS
lo
be
seized
nrenarlne
to
seize
as
Drtzes
of
war
vessels
of
the
Danish
mer-
chant
marine
fleet
under
the
theorv
that
Denmark
lost
her
country
and
that
her
vessels
LONDON.
April
13:
CP-
Great
Britain
and
France
are
neutrality
when
she
allowed
'
Germany
to
take
over
the
4
must
be
regarded
as
enemy
craft.
It
Is
sugested
they
give
themselves
up
voluntarily.
1
"l
t
p
T-171
w
rp
t-i
HoUteln,
describing
this)!
A
Vjf
VS
A
I
ll
incident
of
civilian
yVZslliri.l
la
DEFENDED
Germans,
for
First
Time
In
War.
Attempt
to
Take
Concrete
Position
From
French
PARIS.
April
13:
(CP)
Rowing
quietly
acrov
the
Rhine
in
early
mornlnj
darkness,
German
troop
attempted
a
surprise
attack
against
a
French
casemate
on
a
small
island
but
were
driven
off
easily
by
machine
gun
and
artillery
fire
It
was
the
first
time
since
the
war
started
that
such
action
has
been
undertaken.
The
island
was
only
a
few
miles
from
the
Swiss
border.
Unusual
activity
is
also
reported
in
other
Rhine
section
where
things
have
been
quiet
for
many
weeks.
Artillery
fire
is
becoming
more
Intense
on
both
sides.
Bulletins
DIPLOMATS
I.E.WE
DENMARK
BRUSSELS
French
and
British
diplomats
from
Denmark,
how
taken
over
by
Germany,
reached
Holland
late
tonight
enroute
home.
They
had
travelled
through
Germany
by
special
train.
U.S.
SHIPS
COMING
HOME
WASHINGTON,
D.O
The
Un-Red
States
government
ha
ordered
three
freighters
in
Norwegian
waters
to
return
home
and
ha
notified
the
British,
German
and
Norwegian
belligerents
that
they
will
be
expected
to
give
every
assistance
to
see
that
they
are
not
molested
and
protected.
AMPLE
FOOD
RESERVES
,
LONDON
It
is
officially
stated
that
there
are
ample
reserves
of
bacon,
fish,
butter
and
eggs
in
the
United
Kingdom
to
suffice
until
such
time
as
additional
supplies
commence
coming
from
Canada
and
the
other
Dominions
to
make
up
for
the
cutting
off
the
Danish
and
Scandinavian
sources.
BYRD
SHIPS
OUT
BALBOA
The
Byrd
expedition
ship
North
Star
arrived
here
yesterday
from
Antarctic.
The
Bear
Is
expected
in
two
or
three
weeks.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
VICTORIA,
B.C.I
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
p.
mi
"
nupert
and
Queen
Char-I
mmm
lands
Freah
to
strong
winds
High
.-
5:04
a.m.
18.2
It.
.outhweat,
mild
jk
,
with
i
oc-
18:31
pjn.
16.1
ft.
s;.ora
snowera
anu
clearing
c-ir.ore
night.
Low
12:01
pjn.
5.8
ft.
NOItTlTEKN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITIS
H
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XX1X
N0.
88.
APRIL
1940.
PRICE:
J
CENTS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
13,
NORWAY
FKESS
VALIANTLY
ON
AS
A'J'ter
FOR
STAND
OF
ARGENTINE
Daring
Exploit
Of
British
Navy
From
.Narvik
Is
Reported
NAZI
SOLDIERS
ARE
REPORTED
IN
FLIGHT
OVER
MOUNTAINS
AFTER
YIELDING
IMPORTANT
IRON
RT
BACK
TO
BRITISH
LONDON,
April
13.H.M.S.
War
spite
is
credited
today
with
thedestruction
of
sev
en
German
destroyers
in
Narvik
Fjord
in
what
early
rcport.jJiidicat
to
be
otic
of
the
most
brilliant
exploits
in
the
history
of
the
British
Navy.
Four
0
the
German
destroyers
were
sunk
at
Narvik(and
three
more
which
took
flight
up
the
fjord
were
later
disposed
of.
Britishcasualties,
early
reports
indicate,
were
veryslight.
'
The
German
soldiers
are
in
flight
from
Narvik
over
the
mountains.
Narvik
is
the
important
port
through
which
iron
is
taken
from
Sweden.
The
Admiralty
has
sent
a
message
of
con:
gratulations
to
the
Warspite,
a
great
battle'
ship,
which
led
the
other
vessels
of
the
BrU
tish
fleet
in
penetrating
Narvik.
Three,
British
destroyers
were
damaged
slightly
with
loss
of
life
believed
to
be
small.
IUUAI
i4Mifis)
&
Vancouver
Big
Missouri,
.094.
Bralorne,
10.30.
Cariboo
Quartz,
2.65.
Dentonia,
.01H.
Fairvlew,
.01.
-Gold
Belt.
.26.
Hedley
Mascot,
.43)5,
'
:
Mlnto.
.03.
4
Noble
Five,
MV.
Pacific
Nickel.
.11.
Pend
Orlelle,
1.90.
,?
Pioneer,
2
JO.
Premier,
1.25.
.
V
Privateer,
.65.
Reeves
McDonald,
.18,-Reno,
.30.
,j
Reller
Arlington,
.06,
Salmon
Gold.
.03.
"
Sheep
Creek.
1.06.
Cariboo
Hudson.
.03Tb.
Oils
A.
P.
Con
.14.'
Calmont,
.40.
';.
C.
&
E.,
2.00.
Freehold,
.02V.,
Home,
2.65.
i
v.
Royal
Can.,
.17".
Okalta,
1J20.
Mercury,
.06.
Prairie
Royalties,
.18.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.27.
Beattie.
1.08.
Central
Pat.,
2.10,
v
,
Cons.
Smelters,
43.25v
'
East
Malartlc,
3.70.'
Fenrland,
.04.
Francoeur,
.49.
Gods
Lake.
.48.
Hardrock,
1.02.
Int.
Nickel,
42.00.
Kerr
Addison,
2.55.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.95.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.95
(xd).
Madsen
Red
Lake,
,41.
McKenzie
Red
Lake,
1.30.
Moneta,
.65.
Noranda,
72.50,
Pickle
Crow,
3.35.
Preston
East
Dome,
2.16.
San
Antonio.
2.25.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
1.00.
UchI,
.70.
Bouscadlllac.x.03.
Mosher,
.07.
Oklend,
.064-Dominion
Bridge,
37.00.
SWEDEN
IS
EVACUATING
Civilian
Population
Has
Already
'.eft
Ma
lino
and
Stockholm
Makes
Similar
Plans
STOCKHOLM,
April
13.
In
fear
of
an
Imminent
invasion
by
Oer-Jmany
from
Denmark,
the
city
of
(Malmo
on
the
narrow
strait
Immediately
across
from
Denmark,
:
Is
being
evacuated
of
Its
civilian
I
population
and
arrangements
are
beinz
made
for
evacuation
of
LANDING
I
AT
OSLO
Troops
and
Guns
Delivered
Without
Interference,
Germany
Claims-Assert
Position
Improved
BERLIN.
April
13.
Thousands
of
troops
and
hundreds
of
guns
have
J
been
landed
without
interruption
during
the
last
few
days
at
Oslo,
the
German
high
command
announces.
I
Denial
is
made
of
Allied
claims
that
'German
forces
In
Norway
have
been
I
isolated
or
cut
off.
Five
transport
ships
have
landed
10,000
troops.
1
German
authorities
claim
that
.Twelve
British
bombers
were
I
brought,
down
yesterday
In
unsuc-
cesiulljr
attacking
German
bases
I
off
the
Norway
coast,
ten
at
Beriberi
alone
the
German
Messer-
j
-h-aldt.
proving
very
effective.
iThftfEritlsh
admitted
the
loss
of
ALARM
IN
;
LOWLANDS
I
State
of
Siege
In
Holland
Extended
Special
Precautions
in
Belgium
t
AMSTERDAM,
April
13:
(CP)
A
decree
extending
the
area
affected
by
state
of
siege
declared
last
November
when
German
invasion
of
the
Netherlands
was
feared
was
issued
today.
In
Brussels
district
the
Belgian
army
placed
military
guards
on
ail
government
offices,
radio
stations
and
airfields.
An
official
statesman
said
this
had
been
done
"because
of
general
tension."
AIR
FORCE
IS
ACTIVE
British
Plane
Are
Playing
an
Im
portant
Part
in
Campaign
in
Scandinavia
LONDON.
April
13:
(CP)
The
Royal
Air
Force
is
playing
an
Important
part
In
the
Scandinavian
campaign.
The
Admiralty
announces
that
aircraft
o!
the
naval
arm
blew
up
a
munitions
warehouse
at
Bergen,
Norway,
yesterday
and
bombed
German
warships.
A
motor
tor-
rarl
r
Krt!ll
wa
Yni.V-tr0(yiinnfr?
f'.ye
pMneslalming
that
two
and,and
transport
and
supply
ships
poVtlbly
more
German
machines
were
bombed,
werr-
brought
down
at
the
same
A
Royal
Air
Force
plane
damaged
time.)
a
Dornler
flying
boat
and
raked
a
Berlin
snoicesman
toaay
claim-
German
destroyerwith
hundreds
of
ec5
thtt
the
Allies
had
suffered
ar0un6.
of
machine
gun
fire
in
a
:5ic
defeat
in
Scandinavia
with
North
Sea
battle,
it
was
announced,
ere
losses
at
sea
and
In
the
alrl
ind
had
tailed
In
their
effort
to
I
aldtNorway.'
Thc
general
situation
forces
in
Norway
and
extension
of
I
11
L
fVJ
I
I
If
1
WIM
positions,
that
"no
power
of
force
f
7
1
ilj
1
U
J
J
f
1
1
can
drive
us
out
of
Norway
ow
"
It
was
suggested
that
Klne
kcn
appoint
a
sound
government
to
negotiate
with
Germany.
The
British,
went
on
the
Nazi
pekesman,
had
not
attempted
to,
!and
forces
anywhere
as
yet
and
not
najor
attack
had
been
made
on-")slo
since
its
occupation
by
Ger-I
uCRACKSHIB
Reich
Lost
Gneisnau,
One
Of
Best
Warships,
It
Is
Reiterated
Statement
By
Norway
Nazi
Reverses
nany.
At
Trandhjem.
Bergen
and
J
...
raa'nd"
ah
Narvik
the
Germans
had
consoli-'"ho,c
r.
Trapped
orBottled
Up
dated
their
positions,
it
was
as-
er'l.
Germany
has
taken
over
Norweg-
STOCKHOLM,
April
13:
The
'tn
ships
In
Norwegian
harbors,
ajNorwegian
high
command
claimed-German
news
agency
announces.
last
night
that
the
crack
German"
Motorized
units
were
now
ad-j
battleship
Gneisnau,
one
of
the
vancing
in
Norway,
the
Germans
most
powerful
units
of
the
Nazi
Stockholm.
Emergent
measures
J
fnrther
claim,
and
there
had
been
navy,
had
been
sunk
in
this
have
been
taken
to
resist
siege
and
no
foreigners
are
now
allowed
to
land.
The
entire
coastline
is
being
kept
In
darkness
by
night
and
all
steps
are
being
taken
to
resist
Invasion
lor
any
attempt
at
violation
of
Two
hundred
Finnish
refugee
children
are
being
returned
to
Hel-singfors.
Seventy
Finnish
children,
who
had
been
evacuated
to
Norway,
arrived
from
that
beleaguered
'country
yesterday
and
will
also
be
.shipped
back
to
Finland.
I
As
Sweden
made
urgent
prepar-jatlpns
to
defend
its
neutrality
If
i
necessary,
airfields
along
the
south
ern
coast
were
packed
with
parked
automobiles
to
prevent
airplanes
from
landing.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
63,000
pounds.
and
6c
to
8.5c
and
6c.
Canadian
16.500
pounds,
and
6c
and
8.9c
and
6c.
American
8.1c
8.3c
Portlock,
37,000,
8.1c
and
6c.
Cold
Storage.
Sherman,
17,000,
8.2c
and
6c,
Booth.
Pierce,
11,000,
8.5c
and
6c,
Pacific
Canadian
Cape
Spear.
14,000,
8.9c
and
6c,
1
Cold
Storage.
in
advance
from
Chrlstlansand
to
week's
fighting
in
connection
with
Hageland.
It
was
denied
that
Royal
Hhe
Invasion
of
Norway.
The
Air
Force
planes
had
been
victor-'
Gneisnau
had
first
been
reported
ious
at
Chrlstlansand.
Is
Praised
By
Vatican
ROME,
April
13.
Ohserva-
Weather
Forecast
Sequoia,
2.500,
8.3c
and
6c,
Atlin.
clearing
and
moderately
warm.
Special
Ciean-Up
Week
Section-Pages
Two
and
Three
I
sunk.
Then
the
Germans
denied
It.
Now,
according
to
the
Norwegian
high
command,
it
has
been
confirmed.
The
Gneisnau
was
but
thres
years
old.
She
was
a
26,000
ton
vessel
and
carried
a
personnel
of
1460
officers
and
men.
Norwegian
coastal
defence
shore
OlinC
rilenlcerl
nf
I'Iia
nn.l,nnn
Other
serious
losses
sustained
by
tfis
norm
arte
In
this
ttrcMtV's
mi
tore
Romano,
official
newspa-,.....
....
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crulser
Emd
toe
10rf)00-ton
bute
1
to
King
Haakon
and
the
the
,Kar,sruhe
at
CnrlstIansund
and
v
government
01
nvuvsay
iui
I-
their
"honorable
conduct"
in
view
of
the
invasion
by
Ger-
many.
Even
should
the
de-
fence
prove
unsuccessful
It
will
have
a
'valuable
moral
effect,
the
paper
declares.
us
hleh
from
Vancouver
Island
southwards
and
low
off
the
north
coast
with
moderate
to
heavy
rains
on
the
coast.
The
weather
has
been
mild
and
warmer
Inland.
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-Fresh
west
to
southwest
winds,
the
6,000-ton
Bluecher
at
Stavan-ger
as
well
as
another
cruiser
at
Bergen.
Twelve
hundred
men
went
down
with
the
Bluecher.
There
were
also
several
Ger
man
troopships,
smaller
naval
vessels
and
merchantmen
lost.
It
Is
estimated,
that
3000
Germans
lost
their
lives
In
this
week's
sea
fighting.
All
German
warships
In
Narvik
were
trapped
and
sunk,
Including
four
destroyers,
in
the
engagement
there.
General
Synopsis
The
pressure)
Tnree
German
trawlers,
captut-
led
by
the
British
Navy
off
the
Norwegian
coast,
were
brought
in
to
northern
ports
today.
Twenty
French
warships
are
participating
with
the
British
fleet
in
operations
at
the
Skag
errack,
it
Is
reported.
With
the
remainder;
of
the
German
Navy
now
either
traDoed
or
bottled
up.
naval
operations
last
night
had
been
reduced
to
merely
patrofand
mining
activity.
The
naval
and
air
conflict
in
Scandinavia
Is
now
in
its
fifth
day.