Want
Third
Term
But
Will
Get
Unanimous
Draft
Tis
Expected
WHAT
WILLKIE
THINKS
COLORADO
SPRINGS,
July
17.
Wendell
Willkie,
Republican
candidate
for
President,
holidaying
here,
said
that
President
Roosevelt's
message
to
the
Democratic
convention
in
Chicago
had
but
one
interpretation.
The
President
will
he
nominated
on
the
first
ballot
and
will
accept."
rillPAnn
.Tnlv
17?
(CP
Nntwithstanilino-
n
mps-l
sage
from
President
Franklin
Roosevelt
informing
the
..tLxvinn
Hint
Vio
Vinrl
"nn
rlpsirp
nr
liiirrinsp"
nf
lininrr
rp.-i
BURMA
ROAD
(QuMtion
Comei
Up
In
Parliament.
No
Confirmation
ol
Agreement
Belnr
Closed
Commons
today
to
make
a
state-
any
candidate.
The
reading
of
tne
Jnent
In
regard
to,
the
closing
of
the
message
was
greeted
with
shouts
of
ftnrmi
mad
to
Chinese
war
sup-
"We
Want
Roosevelt
Now."
Men
tiles,
stating
that
no
word
had
been
hcelved
of
an
agreement
having
tn
reached
between
Japanese
au-
i
....
Ethortties
and
the
British
ambasso-
BoMt
Tokyo.
!i
'
Butler's
statement
was
made
m
Boite
of
earlier
dlsriatches
from
WILL
FLY
ATLANTIC
iDnVt
and
Duchess
of
Windsor
Make
Crossing
by
Plane
to
Assume
Bahama
Post
to
MARSEILLES.
France.
July
17:
(CPlThe
American
Red
Cross
steamer
McKeesport,
laden
with
relief
supplies
from
the
United
States,
arrived
last
night
at
this
French
port
which
Is
still
controlled
by
the
government
of
France.
The
vessel
had
been
accorded
a
safe
passage
by
British
blockade
authorities.
Halibut
Sales
Summary
American
None.
Canadian
19.000
nourids.
10.4c
nd
7c
to
Up.
and
7e.
Canadian
P.
Doreen.
12
00(1
11p
nnd
7c.
Pa
cific.
.
I
lUilWC
Cane
Hno
11
s
nnn
in
in
and
7c.
Storage.
I'eainot,
2,000,
10.4c
and
7c,
Allirf.
to
continue
In
office,
to
be
a
candidate
for
office
or
to
be
renominated
!any
candidate
they
might
choose
trvnft
tnlir
17
nirliard
A.
renomlnatlon.
LONDON,
July
17;
(CP)
Reuters
rLlJ
Ken
Agency
said
that
the
DukelSome
Lhlldren
unit
rMu.a
-
liru.
hava
Knn
V
.
I
fd
clipper
plane
passage
from
Lls-
to
New
York
and
are
expected
Ioon
to
flv
from
New
York'
to
the
Ba-
Ihamas
where
the
Duko
will
assume
the
office
of
Governor
Oeneral.
The
I
next
Thursday.
clipper
plane
leaves
Lisbon
on
RED
CROSS
SHIP
OVER
American
Vessel
Arrives
At
eilles,
France,
From
New
York
May
Yet
Move
Will
Be
Taken
in
Limited
Mimncr
Where
Convoys
are
Possible'
Parents
Held
Responsible
LONDON,
July
17:
(CP)-Rt.
Hon.
Clement
Atlee,
Lord
Privy
Seal,
dis
closed
In
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
a
"certain
numDcr
of
children
would
be
evacuated
in
a
few
cases
where
It
.might
be
possl-
Mar-
Dle
to
provide
convoy.
Private
eva
cuation
can
continue
oui
paxenw
must
bear
the
responsibility.
Y.M.C.A.
Man
Coming
Here
Will
Be
Located
at
Prince
Rupert
In
Connection
With
Recreational
Service
for
Forces
CaDt.
R.
C.
H.
Durnford,
chaplain
of
the
Prinpn
Runert
earrlson
area,
.
-----
-
i
has
been
advised
that
a
permanent.
.
i
A
I
IU
r.
Vninlft
Mpn'S
GIBRALTAR
KttUlcuufc
.v.v.
w
j.
.
i
-
r
-
i
1
"
nnmfnated.
Roosevelt
forces
at
the
Democratic
national
Major
(icncrai
o.
n
!
convention,
in
session
here,
appear
to.be
not
one
whit
less.
wiiw".
"j
t
Butler,
Under
Secretary
of
Foreign
make
It
clear
that
all
delegates
to
ond
infantry
Brigade
Affairs,
declined
In
the
House
of
this
convention
arc
free
to
vote
for
tion
of
Roosevelt
s
name
to
.the
boisterous
convention
was
met
with
25
minutes
of
cTierfnR.TheTe'!!as
no
diminution
whatsoever
In
the
third
term
enthusiasm
In
snltc
of
the
message.
A
total
of
773
dele-uatpd
nWpprt
fn
renominate
Roose-
Tokyo
that
Gfat
prltiln,
had
agreed
velt
will.
H
is.-
expected,
lead
the
a
Aa
J
n
m,
ti
rtvvtftiiT
e
-ninvpTnpn
r
rrvi3v
I
fir
51
11
IIH
IllIIKIII.S
nlcht
(CP)
There
yesterday.
The
results
of
the
raids
7
PhllMn
"J
T
were
not
Immediately
made
known.
NAMED
TO
COMMAND:
Pearkes
V.
Becomes
Chief
Of
First
Canadian
Division
Q6icriniliUU
IV
I
a
titiiu
ten
ii
ui
cut
ui
tiiv
uuti
GAwub
v
i
g
nSlnLS6
aTES'
AWA;
July
17:
(CP)-MaJor
HI
fPlin
AH
UPia"
'.
General
O.
R.
Pearkes
V.
C.
has
in
111
lir
I
"""
"
been
been
bddo
VJLIVM
1
w
v
last
night
by
senator
AiDen
w.
Barkley.
The
message,
on
behalf
of
Mr.
Roosevelt,
said
that
the
President
never
had
and
did
not
now
desire,
appointed
to
command
the
First
Overseas
Division
of
the
Canadian
Active
Service
Force,
succeeding
Lieutenant
General
A
G.
L.
McNaughton,
who
is
assuming
command
of
a
British
Army
Corps,
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
mlnlslcr
0I
national
oeience.
an-
the
office.
The
further
for
message
nounced
,n
,ne
House
0,
Com.
caIaim
released
all
oil
delegates
HfiTQre
to
frt
vote
vnrp
for
fnr
.
.
morw
yesterday,
uo.
fous
or
Th
The
Prrslrlpnf
President
said
he
wished
"to
.earKes
pP!irV
,
in
,rtmn,,nri
commana
i
nf
th.
rpc.
CARNIVAL
.
.
PLANNING
Norton
Youngs
Accepts
General
Chairmanship
Committees-
Report
Progress
It
was
decided
that
carnival
con-,
cessions
at
the
carnival
would
be
operated
locally
Instead
of
bringing
in
an
outsider
to
take
charge
as
had
been
orglnally
proposed.
The
policy
of
giving
war
savings
certificates
and
stamps
wherever
cash
mizes
are
provided
for
was
,
adopted.
i
W.
F.
Stone
was
delegated
to
pro-
I
of
the
carnival
features.
TO
MOVE
TO
PARIS
retain
Cabinet
Meets
To
Consider
Reconstruction
Of
France
VICHY.
Julv
17:
(CP)
The
cab
inet
of
Marshal
Petaln
Is
meeting
today
to
consider
"reconstruction"
measures
and
the
moving
of-
the
capital
of
France
back
to
Paris.
MORE
TAX
COMING
UP
LONDON,
July
17:-
(CP)
Sir
,Ji..t
.
t.n
...iiuorriuo
in
iinffslev
Wood.
Chancellor
of
the
Prince
Rupert
next
week
lobe
sia-1
Excnequer.
m
mb
wmu
tloned
here
In
connection
wiin
.me
ouagei,
n
-
-
providing
of
recreational
facilities
Impose
a
sales
tax
on
a
wide
varl-for
service
men
of
all
branches
lo-
ety
of
commodities
and
to
further
will
increase
income
taxes
w
ar
is
cated
here.
The
Y.M.C.A".
man
Jhe
bring
full
equipment
for
his
work..costlnglBritaIn
$40,000,000
per
day.
PROVINCJAL
LIBRARY
V
Weather.
Forecast
Stella
Wjeto
Tomorrow's
Tides
prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char-loUe
High
0:05
am.
215
ft
Islands
Moderate
to
fresh-
13:05
p.m.
192
ft.
.nutheast
winds,
ivi'iuy
ana
cooi
Low
6:50
ajn.
2.0
ft.
with
showers.
18:55
p.m.
65
ft.
NORTIlEItN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
-
Aft..
V(V
.TTvviX.
No.
167.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
17,
1940
PRICE:
i
CENT8
Launching
New
Peace
Offensive
President
Roosevelt
Does
Not
IS
RAIDED'-
Pf
Four
Visits
Made
By
Enemy
craft
To
"nock""
During
Yesterday
LONDON.
July
17:
MADRID,
July
17:
(CP)
Spain
has
broken
off
diplo-
matte
relations
with
Chile
in
a
Kiirfripn
new
move
In
the
I
were
luur
air
rams
on
on
Gibraltar
uioraitar
.
DreaK
ouuueu
situation.
The
mlnUtpr
ivu
last
night
handed
his
passports
by
the
Spanish
government
and
Is
expected
to
leave
immediately
for
home.
The.
antl-natlonallst
campaign
In
Chile
had
reached
an
"Intolerable
limit."
It
was
explained
by
the
Spanish
foreign
minister.
BILL
FOR
W0RKLESS
Mines,
Big
Missouri,
.05.
Bralorne,
8.10
A.
Cariboo
Quartz,
1.85.
Dentonla,
.00
A.
Falrvlew,
.00V4'.
Gold.
Belt,
.21.
Hedley
Mascot,
.30.
Mlnto.
.01
V4.
Pend
Oreille,
1.20.
Pioneer,
1.80.
Premier,
.73.
Privateer,
.50.
Reeves
MacDonald,
.20
A.
Reno
,11.
Relief
Arlington,
.04'.
.
Salmon
Gold,
.02.
Sheep
Creek,
.80.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.082.
Calmont,
.23..
C.
&E.,
U5.
Freehold,
.013,i.
"
Home,
1.56..
Pacalta,
.03.
Royal
Canadian,
.UVi-
-Okalta,
.72,
'Merciiry,
.03
Vi.
Prairie
Royalties,
.15
.A.
Toronto
Aldermac;
.11.
Beattle,
.75.-Central
Pat.,
1.55.
Con.
Smelters,
31.Vi.
East
Malartlc,
2.37.
Fernland,
.03
A.
Francoeur,
.22.
Gods
Lake,
.23.
Hardrock,
.65.
Int.
Nickel,
31..
Kerr
Addison,
1.85.
Uttle
Long
Lac,
1.90.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
1.25.
Madsen
Red
Lake,
.27.
McKenzie
Red
Lake,
.90.-Moneta,
.39
Vi.
Noranda,
45.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.20.
Preston
East
Dome,
1.60.
San,Antono,
1.56.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.60.
.
Uchl,
.31.
Bouscadlllac,
.02.
Mosher
.03.
Oklend,
.0315.
Smelters
Gold,
.00
VJ,
Dominion
Bridge,
22.
Vi.
INSURANCE1
Meaiure
Introduced
In
Canadian
Par
lament
Employers
And
j
Employees
Share
Equally
1
OTTAWA,
July
17:
lCP)-r-
An
unemployment
insurance
bill
was
introduced
In
Parliament
late
yes
terday
by
Honi
Norman,
McLarty.
minister
of
labor.
It
was-given
Its
first
reading
arid
Is-expected
to
-he
speedily
put
through.
The
bill
provides
that
employers
and
emDlovees
shall
contribute
'equal
amounts
and
an
amount
of
'one-fifth
of
their
contributions
,;
will
be
put
uo
by
the
federal
gov-
Commlttees
on
the
forthcoming
ernment
which
will
bear
the
cost
3
China
for
a
period
of
three
'third"
term
draft.
three-day
carnival
In
support
of
the
oi
adminUtration
months.
It
was
also
Teported
that
senator
uarier
uiass
oi
Virginia,
civic
centre
project
preseniea
pru-sn
agreement
had
been
reached
to
known
as
a
supporter
of
Post-
gress
reports
at
a
meeting"
of
the
ban
shipments
of
war
materials
master
General
James
A.
Farley
general
committee
last
night.
All
through
Hong
Kong.
ifor
lne
presidency,
arrived
In
Chi-
indications
point
to
a
successful
I
:
'cago
today.
He
did
not
immediately
celebration.
,'dlsclose
what
part
he
might
play
Norton
Youngs
has
accepted
th?
In
the
convention
but
remarked
general
chairmanship
for
the
cele-
that
the
statement
Issued
last
bratlon
and.
was
In
attendance
last
night
by
President
Roosevelt
might
night.
T.
J.
Williams
was
chosen
as
lust
as
easily
have
been
made
six
treasurer.
The
chairman
and
the
months
ago.
treasurer
together
with
tne
secre-
Postmaster
Oeneral
Farley
said
tary,
G.
L.
Rorle,
were
appointed
a
that
his
name
would
still
go
be-1
finance
committee
to
bring
In
a
fore
the
convention
despite
the
I
budget
for
a
meeting
of
commltte;
certainty
of
President
Roosevelt's
chairmen
to
be
held
on
Friday.
TODAY'S
(OnurtMT
B
D
STOCKS
JnQfMtoo
Pol
i
Bulletins
ASSAULT
WILL
FAIL
LONDON
A
great
onslaught
of
German
forces
on
Britain
by
land,
sea
and
air
simultaneously
may
come
"within
the
next
month"
and,
If
it
does
come,
"it
will
fall,"
Air
Secretary
Sir
Archibald
Sin-clair
said
In
a
broadcast
tonight.
NAVAL
BASES
RAIDED
ALEXANDRIA
Italian
planes
carried
out
raids
In
the
moonlight
last
night
on
the
Alexandria
and
Malta
naval
bases.
Bombs
dropped
at
Alexandria
failed
to
hit
any
ships,
the
raiders
being
speedily
driven
off.
No
bombs
were
dropped
at
Malta
but
one
of
the
enemy
aircraft
was
brought
down.
DISTURBANCES
IN
HOLLAND
LONDON
Renters
dispatches
report
serious
disturbances
at
The
Hague
as
the
Dutch
become
restless
over
Nail
rule.
The
burgomaster
of
The
Hague
Issued
a
warning
that
demonstrations
must
cease.
NEW
JAPANESE
CABINET
TOKYO
Emperor
Hlrohlto
called
Former
Premier
Prince
Fumimaro
Konoye
to
the
palace
tonlcht
and
ordered
him
to
form
.
U
It
I.
it
I1CW
ufci
Hindi
niiivsm
y
-
,
peeted
will
be
slon?
one
narty
to-
J
-
talitarian
lines
dominated
by-
the
Army
and
probably-.havinfcloser..
relations
with
Rome
and
Berlin.
I
There
will
be
stroncer
enforce-
'
ment
of
Japan's
"New
Order
In
East
Asia"
policy,
it
is
expected.
NO
LONGER
OBLIGATED
LONDON
Great
Britain
no
longer
considers
herself
oblicated
by
treaty
commitments
with
Rou-mania
to
assist
that,
country
against
Independence
threats)
Foreign
Under
Secretary
R.
A.
Butler
Halifax
stated
today.
TO
SEND
RESCUE
SHIPS
NEW
YORK
A
full
page
advertisement
appeared
In
the
New
York
Times
President
to
land
to
brine
refugee
children
to
the
United
States.
Helen
Hayes,
motion
picture
actress,
is
one
of
the
sponsors
of
the
movement.
SHOWERS
IN
SOUTH
VANCOUVER
Showers
yester?
day
brought
some
relief
to
a
serious
forest
fire
situation
In
the
southern
interior.
Fifteen
hundred
men
have
been
fighting
fires.
FAVORABLE
CROP
REPORT
OTTAWA
A
more
favorable
crop
report
Is
issued
by
the
Dominion
Bureau,
of
Statistics.
-
ARMSTRONG
FAVORED
NEW
YORK
Henry
Armstrong
win
win
Dy
a
unum-uiu.
Armstrong
Is
welterweight
champion
and.
Ambers
lightweight
ATTEMPT
ON
TRAIN
NORTH
BEND,
Oregon
Rocks,
piled
on
the
Southern
Pacific
Railway
track
near
here
were
dis-covered
and
removed
before
the
evening
passenger
train
came
along.
It
was
evidently
a
sabo.
tage
attempt.
AUXILIARY
VESSEL
LOST
LONDON
The
Admiralty
announces
the
loss
of
-
the
naval
ausiliary
vessel
Van
Dyck
in
an
air
attack
oft
the
coast
of
Norway
June
10.
-It
said
that
two
officers
and
five
ratings
were
killed
and
29
officers
and
132
ratings
made
prisoners
of
war.
Hitler's
"
Amelioration"
Plan
to
Be
Offered
As
(British
Attack
Option
Rumors
Percolate
as
to
Germany
and
Italy
Getting
To-j
gcther
to
iMake
Final
Bid
to
Bring
Hostilities
LONDON,
July
17;
(CP)
Rumors
of
an
imminent
!
Italo-German
peace
offensive
as
a
prelude
to
launching
a
.major
armeu
onensive
againsi
ureai
omani
peicuiaieu
I
through
to
London
from
Rome
and
Balkan
capitals
today.
The
rumors
were
related
witn
reports
tnat
uanan
r
oreign
Minister
Count
Ciano
was
visiting
Berlin
today
or
tomor-j
-
row
to
work
out
a
peace
ultimatum
with
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler.
Der
f
A--v-
f
11
II
nrimfrri
I
;
Fuehrer
was
described
as
anxious
to
JVLil
UJull
1
lay
before
the
world
his
pet
plan
ms
sv4T4i"vi
for
a
new
order
in
erupting
Europe.
Ill
I
A
(M
A
I
I
A
Then,
if
Great
Britain
persisted
In
Liner
Arrives
At
Eastern
Port
With
Precious
Metal
Also
Passengers
Including
Children
OTTAWA,
July
17:
(CP)
A
British
liner
arrived
yesterday
at
an
Eastern
Canadian
port
from
Liverpool.
It
brought
over
$52,000,000
In
jgold
and
a
number
of
passengers
including
ciuiuieii.
,
ASSIST
IN
;
"REGISTERING
continuing
war,
she
would
be
charged
solely
with
seeking
to
balk
Hitler's
program
of
"amelioration."
KEEP
WORLD
ROADS
OPEN
United
States
Is
Opposed.
To
Clos
ing
Arteries
Such
As
Those
In
Burma
And
Indo-China
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
July
ltt
(CB)
The
United
States
Depart-
Local
Committee
Probably
Will
Be
ment
ol
state
yesterday
anntjunc-Formed
to
Help
Registrars
ei
United
States
opposition
to
the
Everywhere
'closing
of
world
trade
arteries
In
connection
with
the
reglstra"-
"
next.
carry
the
burden
of
the
war.
The
questionnaire
will
have
to
be
answered
by
each
registrant
In
the
such
as
the
Burma
road
and
the
French
Indo-Chlna
railway.
Japan
tion
wnicn
is
10
lase
v
has
demanded
that
Great
Britain
month
in
this
district
wun
i.
w.
cl
Bflrma
road
tQ
chma
Brown
and
J.
S.
Wilson
as
regis-
.
,
'trars,
the
minister
of
national
wav
services,
Hon.
James
O.
Gardiner,
TTUDEI?
AD
I?
announces,
through
the
member
for
jfii!l
the
district,-wno
is
asKea
10
coiiaD-
oratS
in
the
work,
that
it
is
the
in-
(
tentlon
to
make
this
drive
forreg-.
.
.,
.
.
.
.
,
i
SHOT
DOWN
lstration
a
national
eiion
m
oe
eu-;
gaged
In
by
all
people
of
all
classes
Air
Raids
Between
Great
Britain
.and,
so
far
as
possible
and
practl-
nd
Germany
Continue
Various
today
nreing
the
i
cable,
on
a
voluntary
basis.
He
says.
Nazi
Bases
Visited
send
ships
to
Eng-
"We
want
to
conduct
this
reglstra-
tlon
at
the
minimum
of
cost
and
LONDON,
July
17s
(CP)
Three
Canadians
who
wish
to
help
Canada
enemy
bombers
were
shot
down
by
the
war
,
will
here
have
an
oppor-
British
fighters
during
raids
on
Iin
tunlty
of
rendering
service
to
the
northeast
Scotland
last
night,
the
nation
free,
of
charge
In
carrying
Air
Ministry
announced.
Houses
nut.
this
mnst
nivessarv
registration,
n-oro
wrorlrert
hut
thprp
wptp
no
We
want
to
stress
this
factor
and
casualties.
There
were
enemy
all
of
this
leads
to
the
necessity
for
planes
over
northeast
and
south-
the
registrar
and
his
assistant
be-
em
England
today.
Heavy
explo-
Ing
persons
outstanding
In
the
com-
slons
were
heard
In
one
town
but
munlty
who
will
command
the
res-
there
was
no
Immediate
announce-
pect
of
all
classes.
The
minister
suggests
that,
In
choosing
deputy
registrars,
younger
men
should
be
chosen
as
they
must
registration
unit
where
he
registers
i
and
a
half
tons
of
high
explosive
and
great
care
will
have
to
be
ex-1
were
dropped
on
Hanover
oil
erclsed
In
getting
proper
answers,
i
tanks.
V
:
It
T
considerable
amount
of
tabulating
,
Lou
Ambers
.
In
thelr
,
bout
.
tonight.
ui,.
registration
unit,
all
of
Odds
that
Armstrong
are
even
necessitates
keen
younger
people
with
clerical
experience
to
be
sure
that
these
records
are
prop
erly
compiled.
In
the
setting
up
of
a
voluntary
organization
to
assist
the
registrar
the
minister
asks
the
assistance
of
the
member
for
the
district.
The
chief
registrar
for
the
province
will
be
a
member
of
the
Judiciary
and
the
services
of
the
Judiciary
will
al
so
be
utilized
In
classifying
regis
trants
with
respect
to
the
service
which
they
may
be
called
upon
to
render
the
nation
in
the
conduct
of
the
war
effort
In
Canada.
DENTISTS'
TIME
OFF
MANCHESTER,'
Eng.,
July
17:
(CP)--Harry
and
Frank
Acton;
brother
dentists-
by
day,
serve
as
cooks
on
the
Y.
M.
C.
A.
soldiers'
canteen
here
at
night.
They
sleep
'on
cots
at
the
office
between
Jobs.
ment
of
damage
or
casualties.
A
communique
said
that
the
Royal
Air
Force
made
raids
in
Normandy,
Holland,
Northwest
Germany
and
the
Ruhr
and
yesterday
on
enemy-occupied
airdromes
In
Northern
France.
Four
U.S.
MAY
PROTECT
American
Nations
Discuss
European
Possessions
in
Western
Hemisphere
SANTIAGO,
Chile,
July
nToz-eign
Minister
Cristobal
Saenz
said
yesterday
that
he
had
deceived
and
was
studying.a
note
from
the
United
States
on
the
establishment
of
a
protectorate
over
European
posses
sions
In
Central
and
South,
Amer
ica.
Details
of
the
note
have
not
been
learned.
BAR
QUID
LONDON,
t
CP)
The
Montreal
price
of
bar
gold
on
the
London
market
was
unchanged
.
today
at
$37.54
per
fine'
ounce.
JiM.:t
-.A-'-
3-;
,