Weather Forecast Prince Rui "o Queen Charlotte Islandi'i to strong southeast win S-Htlcd and mild with rain Vol. XXIX.. No. 24. Spotlight REDS FLEE PLANS FOR IN DEFEAT! AFTER WAR four Divisions Virtually Annihilat ed riane Shot Down Submarine Destroyed ltt:i)S SEEING THINGS MOSCOW, Pan. 2D: (CP) Hus- a ilans received scant official re ports today that nothing import tnt occurred on the Finnish front v yesterday. This was coupled with sn unofficial alteration that the Finnish command contemplates the conquest of Leningrad and restoration of the Romanoffs. HEL81NOFOR8, Jan. 23: (CP) Remnants of four Russian divisions ire reported In full retreat north rmor of , Lake Ladoga alter a weeks battle ...... . . vh rekiilieri in me vreatAct Fin- i victory so far in the war with Rii.ia Machine kuiu and auto- miUc rifles of the Finns are said to have taken an almost unbelleve-tb I h Mvy toll in destruction of Isotjc ;nfantry with an etlmated And and 15.000 wounded, left beLnd by the Reds In their deaper- ivt r "P1I T.;e Soviet force foufht desper- rrorganUee their battle llnea, ari I- extricate themselves from a tri;-;M poilUon. having been cut u f' m Uielr line of communica- " i: l.vipply at they endeavoured t9 'x i me Mannerbelm Line - h x.'inues apparently Invui- Two divisions struck out Ftitnl:" lo r the first twq but also llo-r.d niemselvea In dlffleultlM Ttj tt- sixty mile north of Lake Udoji. A Soviet fllef. captured by t-eP: said he had been sent to Irtss a seneral. ... . naic cauWQ lunnrr t-- .;i tne iwagraa-Murmaruk '. r.;way ane ' TJu-r! S niet plan were shot d3-n Saturday as 104 bombs were v.i.,;!: were miuhlni.iiinn ' i'.tnti attemnted to bomb. HC itafTf )fs todav hnl &-M- Hriv.n1 4-ttt At :ra a Soviet lUhmirln. va. r. af the week-end in ha uj a riunun mine. ii in r n n w MUCH ROOM' iwic mis nneiiieui iiaiii. rnt This Dominion Could Support Forty Million People SHEFFIELD, Dig..' Jan. 29: (CP) Lord Rlverdale. who was head of tf :en British air miMinn f f.ada, sneaking h iT0 vnreeA( bcuef that the Dominion of rada could well support a popu-1 Ion of forty million people. u mvcraale spoke of the Em-' air training scheme and said unaer it. thousands of young - "vu.u swn ne nonrlnir ln aiada from thu ifnifH wi CONCESSION Pnese Take Retaliatory Measure r mierceptlon of Asama Maru SHANGHAI. Jan. 20 t n t-ntnlli- - vi we incident . of the board- l u rr 1 1 k - - - au Ml A- pn . . I'M t. ' " HVI4 iUl . ivinn nil, ... i t Jii if ii vin r ax z v- ilea". nnany demand their Jan .Mackenzie May Head Calnet Committee Changes Expected OTTAWA. Jan. 29: (CP)- rlon. Ian Mackenzie is expected to head cabinet committee at Ottawa tn tt'nrlr nut rMnnilnlln . after the war. Federal eahinet re. BBB'wwawa tt i-M B likKUin 1 ITI Zt V include the elevation f ur r, Rlll.r mlnl.l.. I j merce t..T"hV , iiZTS'i Hon 'service and .-j Hon. tfr J. T E. r Mlchaud. i mlnUtrr nf fl.h.rl.. u : 7 ' . w an pointmcnt. r . . rn Kationing 10 , Rn Fnrlnrl In u,u All Britain Soon i LONDON. Jan 29: nr.Jn7 , , , , Z l.J-fv? ma,nta,n ro. it ii is i. expected the rationing of . - - hain j ii uin wju ? ? -.vw.. War News LONDON Cerrnan bombers are reported to have attacked British shipping along four hundred miles of the east roast today In the most widespread raids on shipping yet attempted. Attacks nn rl. urr. ....,i v.. " " " 14 a visa tiic mouth of the Tay in the north to .... i- .i . . . . . me nciiutn iuai on me soum. They continued from 9 a.m. until midday. KXTKItMINATINO CATHOLICS VATICAN The Polish embassy at the Holy See today made public a report charting Nail secret police and other authorities of the German occupied section of Poland with persecution and atrocities which are said to be aimed at extermination of Catholic Polish inhabitants. NEW YORK COrPEK NEW YORK. RK. Jan. Jan. 23.-Copper 23.-Copper fu fu- 'turea were Unchanged to .04 higher mn lht Nut vrt York metal market Sal. c urday with March at 10.30c per pound. UNCLE SAM STAYS FIRM Ins'sls That Japan Must Respect Rights In China If New Treaty Is To lie Gives wicitiMfiTOV nc January 29 .Z8"1?, nlffS anauian -"; AmerlC?" "l" " lm p nav . to obtain mT a . , new treaty treaty cuar- guar- anleelntr her trade against dlscri-, minatory United States treatment. Meantime a dispatch from Tokyo says that Japan will never yield to threats from abroad, this being the first reaction to the termination by the United States of the trade treaty! Serious Damage To Florida Crop Southeastern Peninsular Stale Has Most Severe Cold Snap In Many Years MIAMI. FlorldZTan. " damage Is believca w caused to the Florida citrus ter the most severe cold snap the state of Florida ha cxpcrlenud ln many years. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ' Tomorrows Tides High 5:14 ajn. 21.0 ft. 17:42 pjn. 18.1 It. Low 11 37 ajn. 5.8 ft. 23:44 pjn. 6.0 ft. '""." PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910" l" " pmce: i ctntb Is Still Man Who Roamed Plains With Buffalo Bill And Won Honors In Great War, Dead In Rupert Jesse J. Jackson, colorful character of the West, died Prince Rupert Saturday night. His parents were mas- sacred by the Indians m Texas 1 t. ri urnii. V T 4J kfiV.ll UUUIILI.il I V ,111 V nfroU u:ii. ...:(i...l1V V . . .. ." """'' Sf . in Jm,ian fiBhtinK- Hc ... um.uiiit punnet III n,- ... o . "c "Ici" ar- winning mc DisUneulaherf C-inrti.f Medal and the Croix de Ouerre for gallantry in Ftance. Jackson had been a watchman at the local dry dock for a number of years and there rMh.kne!U,,?,manyc! ? Cn.u uf hU "fe- nly- with his death have they come to light jacKson was mty-sever years of aae and had lived quietly In Prince ""Pert since the First Oreat War. "e unmarried and had no rela- iim n r. . u. j . ...v ww to. am iui m mmca, in ",etlme was extremely reticent ana couia never re drawn oit. Only two or three Intimate friends knew anything about his unusual exploits and them he pledged to secrecy as long as he lived. Jackson had been In falling health for some years and had been m the Prince Rupert General Hospital since the middle oi December. VOTE OF SOLDIERS Special Arrangements Made for Polling Service Men in Forth- Coming Federal Election OTTAWA, Jan. 29: iCP Special arrangements have been made for taking the military vote ln Canada's general election which will be held yesterday, said that the calling of March 26 with nominations In all an immediate federal election was constituencies on March 11. Prime an effort on the part of the Do-Mlnlster William Lyon Mackenzie minion government to obtain a King, in his official announcement vote of confidence in the dark. The Saturday which officially disclosed people of Canada, said the state-the election date, stated that John ment, had the right to a searching Thompson of Ottawa had been ap- Investigation by Parliament Into ipolnted special returning officer for the conduct of the war. It was ln-'taklntz the mllltarv vote overseas dicated that the C.C.F. exDected to and and will will go go to to London. London. The military vote In Canada will k be taken ,!,. ln thrp jcMtlnne ... u with a special returning officer. The first section will be the Marl- times With a returning officer nt 1, - iidiuuA, me eccuua win De iueDcc, iaDor organizations in ureal un-Ontarlo and Manitoba with return- tain and other parts of the Em-ing officer at Ottawa and the third, plre with a view to clarifying la-Saskatchewan, Alberta and British bor's views on war alms ln the Columbia with the returning officer hope that this might speed the at Edmonton. bringing about of peace through All soldiers ln the Canadian forces understanding with Germany. will have the voU: ln the lorthcom-' Ing election whether or not they are twenty-one years of age. I overscas te will be taken between March 14 and 23 and the Canadian military vote from March 16 to 23. all result, to be kept sec- ret ... untu the Beneral decUon on '" READY FOR OVERSEAS First Canadian Air. Suadron All Equipped to go Abroad, Minister Announces OTTAWA, January 29 (Canadian Press) The first Royal Canadian1 Air Force suadron, having comple- ted Its training, is ready to go ov- erseas at any lime, nun. nonnm fence, announced today. Uniforms fo the men have been received. The minister said that reinforcements for the Royal Canadian Air Force overseas would be provided under the Empire air training scheme. when he was an infant. He r i IIIISIFI .111117 IMII III lnkll'M v ! rt " J. UUIIIVU till; IJi(tUl HI1U t'll' r-n- jine(1 in e .Gold Rush Of ARE AFTER SHIP WORK - - L,bera' M'b' d "ant to Sf H.C. Overlooked i awa, jan. z: cpi Tom Rf,d- Member for New Westminster, a w- Mayhew. Victoria, are conferring with Premier King and momhtn nt . ih cmi..rnn..nt ...v. Bw.viiiuKiii. ak ur taw.a to Insure that British Colum- uia "1 no e ovenooKed in the awarding of contracts for war ship- bul""n&- " V( 7Tii-t I I F nt IN t V 1 JLi 111 DARK" IT IS CALLED C.C.F. Expresses Its Views In Regard to Election Would Make Peace Move OTTAWA, January 29 (Canadian Pressi The National Council of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, In a statement Issued contest contest the the most most of of the the 245 245 seats seats In the election and would have -mm.c candidates i In pvprv . nrnvlnpe. M. J. Coldwell, national chair man of the C.C.F.. stated that It n.-n nlanned , fn pnmmiinlrate with - - Bulletins HARLAN SMITH DIES OTTAWA Harlan I. Smith, noted archaeologist, is dead here. He was well known for many years for his work In Prince Rupert district on totem poles of Queen Charlotte Islands, Bella Bella and the Skeena River. ACTRESSES ROBBED CHICAGO ViiiWivu Constance vuiuiauvc Bennett Dennett and Anita Louise, actresses, were ncia up in ineir limousine asi i night after taking part in a char- ty concert and robbed of Jewels valucd at 533,000. ! BAR GOLD jment has been appointed to study LONDON, (CP) The Montreal. measures ot evacuation of some price of bar gold on the London market was unchanged today at $35.54 per fine ounce. On SUBS BUSY ONCE MORE Twenty-Five U-Boats at Sea French Freighters in Convoy Sunk LONDON, Jan. 29. Two Ftench freighters in convoy were sunk by a uerman omanne o me coast 01 Spain. Spain. Three Three neutra neutral ships - were reported reported sunk suns: today. toaay. More than 2nnnn 20,000 bim tons nt of Allied aiuph shipping was the .H. sinking of the two French ships' were confirmed with the landing of the crew of one of them at Viggo. Spain, the fate of the other crew being uncertain. Both ships were in the same con voy and were torpedoed. The slnk- lng4 took place last Thursday. One of the torpedoed ships was the Tourny. It was from this vessel that survivors were landed at Viggo. disclosing that the other freighter, the Alcaclan, 3810 tons, had also been sunk by a torpedo. Sinking of three neutral ships Is 'also reported. German submarines ku.j ... uiauitu, ittcy were Ine Uan- lfh ship England, 2567 tons, with only one member of the crew sur vlvlng; the Norwegian Faro, 844 tonr, with at least eleven drowned. inn trtA Mnvn-an Um Iln.x V "7. """swu"w irum whl:h u. there were three survivors. Meantime another Nazi U-boat campaign has commenced with a wave of twenty-five German nh- mersiblea taking to sea" "to "war on merchant shipping in a drive which is expected to last for two weeks after which the submar Ines will have to return to port for reiueiiing and supplies. ' Germany has suggested to Rou- lUere has been Ako ,!ard on lUBoits depth bomb ac- mania that the Allies supported Po-! V"y.!"d 0theretIon ag.alnst the r ovnnv 3.TZ. .rpH. 1and but U did nt help that coun- ouuiiiiiiriiiPK on i np nart rvf tha a i - fm m VAv lies but the effectivenc .wm. be uncertain and the number des- troyed is not known. OPPOSITION IS UNITING Republican Move in South Africa With Brea' Away From Lmpire Is Plan CAPETOWN, January 29 (Cana- dlan Press) Two Opposition ln South African "P3 Parlla- ,? J J "en' haTve,fU'J Udfl "ff the name ot the Unit d NationalUt People's People's Party. The aim of the new group is to break away from the British Empire and call for the formation n- n Republican government ln South Africa. Thi two groups had previously disagreed on the Issue of breaking away from the Empire and forming a republic but now they have agreed on that question, had hesitated at breaking Weather Forecast General Synopsis The pressure ; has risen rapidly on the British' Columbia coast but a storm ap-j pears to be approaching from the southeast. It has been unusually; ,mlld throughout this province and rain has occurred over Vancouver Island. West Coast of Vancouver Island Fresh southeast winds becoming strong at night. Cloudy and mild with occasional rains. Swedish Plans m m QY fcvaCUatlOIl Special Government Committee Considering Measures STOCKHOLM, Jan. 29. A special committee of the Swedish govern- ' 300,000 persons against possibility or air raids on centres regarded as jvulnerable. Roumania Intense Cold Ties Traffic In Old Land 4 LONDON; Jan. 29 (CP) Great Britain's biggest road -r ana railway tie-up in nistory continued today as the War Of- flee announced that home leaves for the British Expedi- i- tionary Force had been tern- porarily postponed owing to In- tensely severe weather. Food, Jreight and mail trains are de- laj'ed. LOST LIVES-TRAIN FIRE Major Holocaust Today on Suburban Railway Nea- Japanese Capital Today TOKYO. January 29 (Canadian Piess) Betwen 170 and 205 fac- tory workers were burned today when a suburban train was de raucd. 0ne hundred were Injured. AIR FORCE EFFECTIVE Bril,sh r,anM IIave Bfen Active ln . w whm- t,cs oI the British Royal Air Force coverin8 the period from the start of the war to Christmas Indicate that, of ninety German planes that reached the British Isles. 27 were shot down. Altogether 58 planes of the Germans were brought down by the British In that period, 51 by pursuit planes and seven by antl- aircraft fire. Sixty-seven attacks ere made by British planes on German U-boats and the most of them were believed to have been successful. p If p 1 li UOll UUD ilOUSe A T I VanCOUVCr IS Badly Damaged VAKrnirvirp .fan q. rm -The rlnb hm.se of the Jerico R,.h rwf ciub were seriousiy damaged by fire Saturday niht .SOVIET IN BAD SHAPE Distress and Unrest Increases With Food and Fuel Short During Severe Cold Weather WASHINGTON, January 29 (Canadian Press) According to Information in reliable diplomatic circles here, 'there is widespread distress and unrest in Soviet Russia as food and fuel, supplies become increasingly scarce and prices mount. The difficulty, it is said, is due rather to a breakdown In the Soviet transportation system ..than to an actual shortage of jtoods-In Moscow food prices have gone up as hijjh as thirty-five percent with the shortage more particularly in meat, fish, milk, butter and potatoes. The coldest weather in 100 years renders the situation even more acute. The effect of the Internal situation in Russia on the Finnish war campaign and the effort to provide Germany with supplies will be closely observed. NEEDS AID , TO RESIST Roumania Calling Upon Balkan Neighbors for Support Des- 1 Derate Bargaining BUCHAREST, Jan. 29: (CD- Roumania I seeking the mnnort of her Balkan neighbors in resisting jcerman and Russian demands. Un- less this U forthcoming. Bucharest hints that Roumania may be forced inn mmom -n-uv, nriin onH m,. COw. mnce and Great Britain have re- newed warnings to Roumania that forcing of British and French com- panles to produce oil for supply to Germany will result In "Serious con sequences. It King Carol should take such action, diplomatic relations between Great Britain and France and Roumania will be broken off. The struggle for control of Roumanian oil resources became intensified today with the arrival of British, French and German negotiators. A high source confirmed that Great Britain and France had In- dIcatcd they may break off econ- omlc relations with Roumania un- Iess me question of oil for Germany Is settled satisfactorily to the Allies. King Carol's decision, possibly having a bearing of utmost Importance on the central European situation, will probably be made known Saturday when, at his call, there will be a meeting of the Balkan entente In Belgrade. It lookj like Roumania may go on the auction block to the hlshest bidder try very much. NEW SUP'T IS NAMED James Clark to Succeed YV. II. Tobey Here' 11 Officially Announced WINNIPEG, Jan. 29 According to an announcement made todav by W. R. Devenlsh, general manager Canadlah National Railways, Western Region, James Clark. formerly assistant superintendent jfor the company at Edmonton, has been promoted to be superintendent at Prince Rupert, effective February 1. Mr. Clark takes over the position formerly occupied by W. H. Tobey, who has vacated his Position after many years of loyal serviCe to te &eneral manager of ithe Pacinc Oreat Eastern Railway. Mr. Clark was born at Cardigan, Wales, April 18, 1879. He " entered I railway service with the Canadian , Northern as a clerk In the yard office at Winnipeg ln 1908. He became yardmaster In 1914 and was appointed assistant superintendent in 1920. In 1924 he was transferred ;to Big Valley. Alberta, and filled jthe same position at Hanna, Ed-son and Edmonton. CAMPAIGN INPRESS Members of Federal Government Will Also Go On Air OTTAWA, January 29 (Canadian Press) Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King and members of his government will do the most of their electioneering through the press and over the radio, the Premier states, They will not permit the election campaign t0 Interefere with their wartime duties. Mr .King expressed his disappointment at being unable to have personal contact with the (people which he said had been to him one of the most pleasant parts of past campaigns.