Vol XXIX. No. 169. Bit S Definite Indications Up to Iodiy of Intended German Invasion Attempt out otfr the country. m nr.n ft nn, nv.pnm.nt rw ZOO Danes Downed we German bomber was shot ton off the southeast coast of A ... ...... .. .. una istr. ntaht tnovinir in . v i , u& - jimenmo to oe orou0iii, n over the British Isles, 157 of t-Me having been bombers and 43 Pursuit planes. During the same Piod the English lost but 23 pur-t Planes. Prime Minister Wlrt-i Churchill, speaking yesterday Je House of Commons, said that mge a;.. a rMUjt o Germany's i " attacks upon England to date! ? been singularly light. Bombing 1 been widespread but was poorly inthne. the TlnvAl Air Porrn' ntinues to reply effectively to the Mn attacks with raids on Nazis In northwest Germany and n-occupled Channel ports. Yes-, in! wa l osne was singled out there was a heaw hnttlft there. AOerman Jo! there hQd been succtss' -' v Nazis attacks upon Aldershot as , u 0I British base. Wldesnrcad !an"M had been ccrj. mn ... . f .r? byirm,an BriH euomarincs. rweive k loon. uPianes and two caPtlve l , "U D0en hinnabl rt,wn ml only two German planes. mart " uia on- we Lcracn to 4KWU! "nchnne'ca today 'at ever, that tins rested not with the party but with the people as a whole and subject to the national election In November. "If such draft should be made upon me," President Roosevelt said, referring to the election, "I say in help, continue to serve with the best of my ability and with the fullness of my strength." The convention had Just nominated Secretary of Agriculture Henry fhe war. offered no excuse r i RHika prcsslons against toUlltarlan die ..., ,r.r.w . ,. ...I.,, fifth toe bomblni attacks, with planes " " inn,.. . Ik.... .....4 ni COIUIIUIUIS 111 tliiS lUUIIUl. A Vina, tu IIUCCB eltauMi - ... - J Mn Ik. ftrlrtn tntiqH aetlaylng announcemenU In this mora m v"--t tSirdao that information of bene-, m'K ."s "ttothe enemy may not be convey-1 " in ,c si . these alternatives ronea mio wire. Hr it ... ..h nHav Eventually, the American people Miarc..fti .iiH.u.j i-t- would make sacrifices for the prea- iti... i .t i t.j ii 'prvatlon of these Ideals. suuuicasv tJigtaiiu, uir.- u mriug anven on oy nu- aiiu uuiftuib uiauca ni er they had droDDed thlrtv bombs. northeast crust nf Rcntland navai vessels h-jid qic an ItHtl .11..,. ITALIAN SHIP SUNK Australlan Cruiser Sees Action the Mediterranean and Sinks Enemy Cruiser LONDON, July 19: (CP)-The Italian light cruiser Bartolomeo Colleonl was sunk in the Mediterranean off the Greek island of Crete In an naval battle this morning with the Australian cruiser Sydney and a smatl destroyer force, the Admiralty announced. A British destroyer rescued two hundred and fifty men from the Italian boat, one of the fastest warships in the world with normal complement ot five hundred. Another Italian cruiser engaged at the same time, withdrew from battle. LADIES IN SOFTBALL League Leading Grotto Beats Cook ies-Whirlwinds Beat veiv Inlast night's regular Ladies, .,..1 - Ik. InaOllC I Ipnrilnor OroUn defeated Coffee Shoppc by a score of 17 to 16. In the second gflme Velvet went down bciWe the Whirlwind v - iiti-re ot 10 to ! ' V I ion in Fog France DESTROYER GOES DOWN utmost simplicity I win. witn ooa s H.M.S. Imogene is Victim of Coliis- LONDON. July 19: (CP) The Admiralty announces the loss of the .Wallace for the vice-presidency ov-1S7u.ton destrover Imoeene. Eieh a booing minority of antagonistic :tecnotthe crew o ,45 were lost July . w io- 19. ,ppi ,-ri'1 WKDOK, oppodtkm. tThe ve8se, WM buUt , 1938. The nrfe KtWf en Ureal Iiniain ana Wh. ,h. flrtrtre,, done. tlie.Tmnirpn.. 9 victim nf a rnlllslnn "v"u .... w.c . . l VI -.1,1. otimw Roosevelt demonstration such as I i the time which naa Sat up mdir freouentlv through-' . si'-MUST FACE 1 1 .V'Tr the President's acceptance, cheer- . vTt Genua; to Invade the n British Isles. w . . , ,,,, .in.in, CITI T A TI AXI itrjiui ucrmuii ymnro r- i ill VJ r. I iwi l ... . . Pr.ttHent PrwicPVoH llnllflM th.V W A PM hi i Tnnt rnntrnnt. blucu .nA.n.,. .i. HUM course nc iiau iujcimv. ,mj-i ilthocjh It as stated that little. '"V if my, sfrious damage had .been ui.u 1 I' 1 .Am t Ife Fa nlrrAl avnllM for f rVf ex- AV. :ce w muuary pojectives. rrlme Minister Justifies Closing of Burma Road Children Evacuation Only Postponed world was faced today not with the LONDON, July 19: (CP) Oreat choice of totalitarianism vs. democ-, Britain must , be , mo vea "by the m explosive and incendiary cy. freedom vs. slavery, civuaa-: aomu . tebshltbullrtings In Scotland and Vjrr.: ,..t .tn. f Hon vs. utter destruction 01 an in a uie ..u u. -" .s.qmu wuv ... ... . i.j n.i 1( n i WnttJin jffieoiateiy given out in com DU. which free people held dear, rellg- Churchill in the British House of. parafhute ,11-r Iff ion vs. unOodllness, Justice vs. rorce,' Commons yesterday In defending! used by Gi Britain's accord with Japan closing the Burma road. He said that the, government of Burma had agreed to a suspension for three months of transportation of ammunition, gasoline, etc. During the three months period. 'of suspension of transportation of ammunition and other war supplies for China over the Burma road, .as Britain In the Far East may be agreed upon. Prime Minister Wln- tston Churchill told tne House oi in Commons. Th situation In the Orient will be discussed by both House of Lords and House of Commons next week, the Lords session to be in secret. The Prime Minister disclosed that pressure had been brought to bear on the home authorities by Australia to reach some sort of n settlement with Japan over the Burma road Issue, that Common wealth being nervous that Japan might move against It or the Neth erlands East Indies. Mr. Chamberlain further reveal- that the continued refusal of General 'Chiang Kai-Shek to enter into any kind of negotiations had been another difficulty In the way of reaching a settlement In the whole Far East situation. Child Evacuation In connection with child evacut- tlon and a statement that exodus of children to the Dominions and United States was most undesirable, Mr. Churchill emphasized, however, that the scheme was merely post poned and not cancelled. EYE TO BUSINESS MANCHESTER, July 19: (CP)- League sottDaii iixlu.v3, r.v::v- l ln southcast England town cnargea ius ueigu PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTORIA, B.C, ftll ! Tomorrow's Tides .nd Queen CiL. tnt BlLh n fi High 1:31 am. 21.5 It. "r Morale southeast I 14:21 p.m. 20.0 it. Suth wmd5. part cloudy and cool low 8:10 ajn. 1.3 ft. ftth fho 20:20 pm. 5.6 It. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1940. GERMAN-RUSSIAN FRICTION BUDAPEST Friction between Russia and Germany Is increasing in view of Bulgarian pressure upon Roumanla which is said to be Soviet-Inspired. RAIDER SINKS SHIPS MARTINIQUE The British ships King John and Davisian have been sunk foriy miles off the Island of Martinique by a German'raider which is said to be at large. The British Admiralty has warned shipping of the IRISH TRAWLER SUNK DUBLIN The trawler City of Aberdeen is reported to have been sunk off the southeast coast ot Ireland by a German plane. SEIZED DUTCH SHIP PORT COLBORNE -The Dutch steamer Prinz Wilhelm II., outward bound from Sandusky, was hailed by a Royal Canadian Mounted Police at the entrance of the canal here yesterday and seized. Eight Dutch members of the crew are Interned. GREAT TOWDER FACTORY WASHINGTON It was announced last night that a $2J,-000,000 smokeless powder factory is to be built at Louisevtyle, Kentucky. It is to , be? operated by Dupont and-fc- Vt'0 produce 60,000,000 pounds of smokeless powder a year. This will be the first of a number of such factories planned to be built throughout the United States. Three others-are planned for the Mid-West. U.S. PARACHUATE TROOPS WASHINGTON The U.S. Army Is planning to eapenment witn troops similar to those ermany and Russia. One Platoon consisting of some twenty-five officers and men is now in training.. HULL TO CONFERENCE WASHINGTON It is also announced In Washington that Secretary of Stale Cordell Hull is en-route to Havana, Cuba, to attend the Pan American Conference. agreed upon between Japan and. The, collective security of the New China and that question affecting! Wia both from economic and Russia, United States and Great, military standpoints is to be dls- cussed by the twenty-one American republics represented at the conference. Also the steps to be taken by the American republics reg&rded French possessions In America' will be considered. WALLACE NOMINATED ' CHICAGO Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace was last night nominated by the Democratic convention held in Chicago as a candidate for the vice-presidency of the United States. President Roosevelt accepted the nomination to run for a third term. INFORMATION IN AUSTRALIA SYDNEY Sir Keith Murdoch stated yesterday that he expected to use his new powers of Minister of Information meagerty. He said that his sweeping powers enabling hlih to compel the press, radio and theatre to make public information would only be used, when it was felt necessary that such information was vital to the defense of Australia. He has been strongly attacked by all parties. JAP INNER CABINET TOKYO Premier Konoye of Japan announced yesterday that he had appointed a four-man inner cabinet to direct Japanese policy. AH members of this new cabinet have a nationalistic point bors and filendi o penny each toj of -view and it yns believed they ort dawn & crater made In hU gar- would favor Japanese expansion di. b" .1 rWmilP air-raid bomb. In . South Seas. . ' . 't-' General Francisco's Declaration Causes Britain to Anticipate Trouble in That Quarter ! LONDON, July 19: (CP) Oreat Britain today considers the possibility of trouble with Spain fol lowing the voicing by General Francisco Franco of a demand for Ol-j braltar. Franca 'aid U wa3 the duty! PRICE: I CENTS Per Fuehrer Addresses Reichstag PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS NOMINATION; HIS FOREIGN ATTITUDE Strone Pro-Rritish Speech by United States Chief cutjve Henry Wallace Candidate For Vice- President Exc- SHIPS ARE TAKEN OVER French Merchant Vessels In British Torts are Requisitioned LONDON, June 19: (CP) The, Ministry ot Shipping announces! that all French merchant ships In unusn pons nave Deen requisition rUWXr.n. .Tulv 19: (CP) President Franklin TV ;ed ' war service. They will lly Eoolt informed a silent and intently listening IW .f S oratlC COnvenuun ist iwym "e aixeiuuu us iraui- they wish. At the end of the tion shattering mini icrm nomination and asserted mat, in the face of grave public danger, his conscience would not let him ignore the call to service. He said, how AIR WAR I1M ' IS MORE INTENSE they will be returned to which will be indemnified. war ut SPAIN mil NOW iiv ii Hitler Makes Final B u'letms a ; SORE SPOT Overtures To Bring War To End Now Sees No Reason to Continue Struggle, He Says Gives No Inkling of Terms, However ... BERLIN, July 19. Chancellor Adolf Hitler, addres- haotr?urLing a cheering Reichstag in a one hour and, 36 minute Reports from Madrid said that a speech today, warned ureal amain tnai, u ms iasi ap-crowd of Falangists (Fascists),' e- peal for peace was brushed aside by her politicians, she timated to number 200,000, demon- i would be destroyed. He left no inkling of terms upo,n stratei in that city on the fourth : which peace might be achieved but left no doubt that they anniversary of General Franco's' jfrri would be dicated by the Reich. He military uprising. They shouted! i appealed, Der Feuhrer declared, to "Gibraltar Is Spanish" and other. DDI aTIIIWv miAlTfl I "reason and commonsense" and slogans. 1 JLVJUJUrV A 1 U A concerted movement of thous ands of fully equipped and armed Nazi troops into Spain' continues openly. Heavy armed motorized equipment accompanies the Oer-man officers and soldiers and swastika emblems are everywhere in evidence. Inquest Into Crash Is Held Circumstances Into Triple Traffic Fatality on Lulu Island Are Being Probed VANCJoy.VPV.July. 18;4CPJistAn tnquest is being held today" Into an i mterurban-'car crash at a Lulu Island crossing Wednesday night In which three persons were killed and another left seriously hurt. The dead are Harold J. Brpwnlee of Netw Westminister and his twd sisters Nina and Zelpal visiting from Prince Albert. Saskatchewan. Sam uel McGee of New the driver, suffered two broken legs. Hitch Hiker Bee Sends Town Amoki i Unusual Invasion Of Irish Market Disperses Zeal For Business ( , ROSCREA, Eire, July A9: (CP) A swarm of bees alighting on the market square Just about tied up (business ln this town. Dozens of people were stung and cattle ran amok. It all started when the queen took up residence on the'i number plate of a truck and all the bees crawled on the machine. The car owner drove frantically ! through the streets In an unsuccessful effort lo shake off the supercargo and finally a citizen, with a sheet and hive, removed them. Robert Service Leaves France Noted Canadian Author and Poet In London Enroute to Victoria LONDON, July 19 Robert W Service, noted Canadian author and poet, and family have arrived her? from Brlfanny, France, where they have been residing, losing their home following the conquest. They will proceed to Victoria to reside. BASEBALL SCORES American League Cleveland 6, New York 9. Chicago 4, Washington 5. St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 10. Detroit 10, Boston 8. National League Brooklyn 7, Chlcaao 4.. New York 6. Pittsbur 1 UNCHANGED Rupture Between France and United Kingdom Does Not Affect Canada Yet . OTTAWA, July 19. French relations with Canada remain techni cally unchanged with the minister ) conscience shall have been cleared carrying on his normal functions. I of tnmgs to come. This Is In spite of the breaking off Hitler declared that Germany was of relations between France and i far stronger today than it was. be- the United Kingdom. (Five Injured in Welsh Tom Houses Also Damaged as a Result of German Aerial Attacks Yesterday LONDON, July 18; (CP) Five persons were injured and houses damaged in a Welsh town today a3 Nazf airmen, slashine at Eneland. Westminister, WaiM Scotland and British ship ping yesterday. IS HIT BY was walking along the road when 1 he was struck by a car driven by Osberg. The time was just before midnight. Nygard sustained head injuries which resulted in death before he reached hospital. In the car with Osberg were Private McMynn of the Sixteenth Canadian Scottish and Julia In-termela and Norma Caroy. An Inquest has been called. WILL SLEEP IN OFFICES LONDON, July 19: (CP) Key cabinet ministers have been asked to sleep ln their offices, it was announced last night. The reasons for the request were obvious, It was suggested. Halibut Sales , " American Majestic. 40.000, 9.9c '' Booth and made his appeal in the role of victor and not of vanquished. There was ! no reason, he declared, why the war should go on. Personally, It was against Ws wishes to continue war on Great Britain and he would like to avert the sacrifices and suffering which must ensure if it continued. Possibly Prime Minister' Churchill would brush aside this last appeal. "At least," declared Hitler, "my 'fore the campaign against France. I The Reich was In far stronger position strategically than it had ever I been before. The country econom ically was stronger than ever and ready to face a campaign of any f orrn:or:Iengtlults7r5rale -was. high and it could never be starved out. " Der Feuhrer again placed the responsibility for the war squarely upon the shoulders of the Allies. It had never been his intention to wage war but to build up a new social order founded on the highest form of culture. He could see things today as they are and not, like some others, merely as th'ey would wish to see them. tTo Alt -t -vf m r ma a V wl f"Vl lie UiU tivb uccu Mi 0jrva nw I boasting or vainglory. He would leave that to Churchill and his unscrupulous politicians. A O Tf 17 C Hltler SP at length of the vic- JLlEiO'tory over 1,191,06 and reviewed the campaigns In Norway, the Lowlands 1 land France. He gave high praise Ole'0 hU armed forces and generals Olof Nygard Loses His Life and "e unced promotion of Field Osberg is Being Detained . I Marshal Herman Goering to the !rank of Marshal of the Reich and . . announced many other promotions. 0of Nygard. aged abou 45, is , He spoke apprecjaively ot the al-dead and Ole Osberg Is being de- Q. Ita, and tained by the police following an war had wmd hastfn thft uiomoo..e .amy n.Cn u ,rea,izatlon by mnce 0f the hope. Seventh Avenue East near Seal ' lessness Gf the fight. Cove' , Hitler gave no hint as to when According iu me puuee, njsmu the invasion of England might com mence. M0YALE BOMBED Royal Air Force Keeps Hammering At Italian Held Town In Ethiopia I The Royal Air Force reports anoth-ier bombing raid of Italian-held 'Moyale ln which direct hits were scorea on a camp ana surrounding British Key Ministers Are Ad vised, buildings. To Keep Constantly on Hand CAIRO, Egypt, July 18: (CD 'South Getting i Warm Weather Vancouver Has 15 and up In Cran- brook It Is 89 VANCOUVER, July 9i (CP) Warm weather continues In the I southern Interior. Yesterday 75 reglitersd la Vancouver, 74 in iwas Nanatao: and 63 hi yicloi'ivlth 89-Ui Cahbvceb I