tinne to be Slowly Forced Out of Koritza Sector Greek Advances Elsewhere THENS, Nov. 19. Italian forces t still being forced slowly out the Koritza sector tooay ana it unofficially reported from Bel- de that the Important Italian In Albania had fallen to the tls at 1 a m. Neither British fflln1s fw-mflrmArl this ld all attacks and gained naw kind. The Greek air Force and Royal Air Force bombed Italian i'Jons and troop-Jammed roads tint out of Koritza. The Italians) (reported falljng back to a new knee line twenty-five miles deep libanla. . I fighting follows .that of pity when another Italian di on-lhe third of the war was fiMited as the Greek forces pint! victorious all along the rni. inn was cavairy wiier Benito Mussolini, In an Rs it Rome yesterday, said t Italians were finding It dlffl- Pt to tonduci the campaign in mountainous terrain but mised his people victory over ! rtfks it It took two months. our Mill In (ace River Is iven Gov't Aid nswer to Questions asked In I Legislature at Victoria by Her- Anscomb, member for Vlc- non. W J. Asselstlne, mln- ' of trade and Industry, stated 121,739.45 had been advanced le Port st John flour mill In 1 Peace River country as an aid 1 industry ' " ilkatla Party siting City JPftstntatlves of Village Council pumr, Arrangements for Repair ui Damaged Power Plant gwith a view In mnklnir nrraneP- fnts 'or the repair of the village P' plant which was disabled kt Friday and ha nnt. htpr in on- F'on since, Joseph Innls, Malhi- "aW and M Tnnls ronrPSCnt- the Kltkatla ed h the city yesterday attcr-m aboard Capt. Solomon Brown'f L" . dl Cecilia B. As soon as lwer permit vi nort ,ni rs- "lira Mllery - v..w pat I. j " 1 electricians with them, COBBER'S ESTATE cR' eknd, November 19: 1 nijiand will be dug on u gouiery nerc. me IK. . "'iiy Will supply tne r""i ani u . . . .. - ! " expected "Ptxiea tne mu snei Hit LONDON, Nov. 19: (CP) The Europa, Germany's largest ocean liner, was hit amidships while in dock at Bremen, the Air Ministry news service announces. The British Royal Air Force carried out further successful raids on Hamburg, the industrial Ruhr and elsewhere - in i northwest - ..... wuw jl UlvC yJl i ibtau i,vwuvt4 V4j I uermany last night in tjrt ii Italian dive bombing attack spite of Unfavorable but the Greeks failed, nine Ital-' weather pnnflirihnc: A 1 . . . 1 1. 1 J I . I ww...,..W..W. planes Deing Drougni aown wim. CVntViof?f nil nlanf oil nan. synthetic plant near to of two Greek machines. ! U kore Italian Italian prisoners prisoners as as well well as' as' LiepsiC wmK Was was among among ob- t i IT innf I I'nc nffnnlrArl ires ana war materials nave Dcen ' jcv.nco ai.mv.rn.-u. ta by the Greeks. here have also been further rue- fcfal raids by the Greeks on thej 'f1 ' . . i i nr r he Italians sent waves oi in- I nrol (VI on I g i against Greek mountain po- l,,HU " lens yesterday In an effort to, 111 I Ci.L fcentthe capture of Koritza but YY6Q lU uOUUl Greeks reported they had re "Th Dead March in saw were heard In the streets of Prince Ru nert yesterday afternoon as the re Military Skiing Training To Be Given Soldiers n T7vvprfr. ski IMPORTANT ARMY ROLL Sir Percy Lake. Dead In Helped To Modernize In His Day VICTORIA, Nov. Lieut-General Sir Noel Lake. K. G. B Sir Victoria,' Forces I mains of the late sergeant Major Tenby Waies Hls father, James Stewart, oyai canaaiau wi- tn lat Lt.-Col. P. G. B. Lake. glneers, were conveyed from tne jn Canada as an officer chapel of the B. C. Undertakers to of the Regular Army from 1858, the Government Wharf where they and his mother was Margaret were placed aboard the steamer phmips 0f Quebec. His brother, Princess Norah to be' delivered to slr Richard Lake, former Lleuten-Vlctorla for Interment with full ant-Governor o Saskatchewan, also military rites. The casket, draped resided In Victoria. with a Union Jack and covered with percy Lake was only 18 years of large poppy wreath and deceased's a?e when he entered the Army service helmet, was borne in an and he served wnn tne zna uat-open service truck. The Irish Fusi- tallon, East Lancashire Regiment, Hers' Band, with black draped f0r six years In India. After pass-drums, led the solemn march while, Uig with honors at the staff 'Col-followlng the bier, came veterans lege, Camberley, In 1884, a brief and civilian members of the Royal period with the. Intelligence De-Canadian Engineers service. There partment of the War Office fol lowea. wise saw more acuve iibui,-KPntlnr was also a guard of honor repre- local military units. ing in, the Egyptian campaign in c - . 1 1 t nil I At the chapel of the B.C. uncer- iaoo. waa empivjcu u iiireiu-takers work his return and this conducted ;gence on a brief service was by Rev. (Captain) R. C. H. Durn-j time obtained much valuable ex-,L ininin There was perlence through the assignment r7irfttoingliiofthehyinn:to draw up the first Mobilization "Abide With Me." Scheme ever based on existing 'conditions and to draft the first ! mobilization regulations and war establishments. As a member of the standing Colonial Defence Committee (now the Imperial De fence Committee) he gained an OTTAWA, nov. "--r :(orf'cr Fwwirk) Borden became fInTmen-lntheCanad to Qttawft mis winwri - Twill, rwl11 NKi-i y .. ,,,, , skiing. ,,,,, accommodate 4,000 persons, courses In military insight into Imperial conditions, Sir Percy was appointed Quarter-Master-General in Canada In 1893 land during the time he held this jpost he accomplished a great deal of effective work. Dr. (afterwards -- ------ - comm."--- working In close association with General Lake, laid the ground work for, organization of a Cana PROVINCIAL LIBRARY VICTORIA, B.c Weather, Foiecasi She Tomorrow's Tides prince Rupert Fresh to strong High 4:39 a.m. 13.2 It. wUth winds, shitting to southwest 16:18 p.m. 19.1 ft. unsettled and mild with rain. Low 10:30 am 8.9 ft. 23:10 pjn. 4.9 ft. NORTHERN AND. CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER EOCIX. No. 271. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 194U. PRICE. S CENTS i m 11. i. JJi-, Production Is Cut In Half 'ALIANS - STILL ON RETREAT; Great Ship uiropa HE PLAYED 1C.I.0. HAS DIFFICULTY Over Finding President To Succeed John L. Lewis Who Has Resigned ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 19: (CP) Philip Murray, Pittsburg Labor leader and vice-president, told the 19: (CP) Congress on Industrial Organlza-;-Percy Henry tlon convention today that he K. C. M. CL would not be a candidate to suc- LAVAL AND LEOPOLD BERLIN Vice-Premier Laval of France and King Leopold of Belgium will, according to report, be in Berlin before long to confer with Chancellor Hitler. JAPAN TO INVADE CHUNGKING A spokesman of General Chiang Kai Shek says that Japanese naval and troop concentrations at Hainan Island suggest a Japanese move on Saigon, capital of French Indo-Chlna, within forty-five days. However, the possibility of an Anglo-United States-Chinese alliance may prevent any further movement by the Japanese. WEEK'S SEA LOSS LONDON Thirteen ships were lost at sea during the week of November 10, according to an official statement, the tonnage totalling 71,409, Ten British ships with tonnage of 61,210 were lost with one Allied and two neutral ships. ANTI-NAZI DEMONSTRATIONS PARIS Students In Paris have staged anti-Nazi demonstrations. dian army. General Lake stressed in his various recommendations the need for engineers and de-; partmental services, while in his own particular branch the first establishment tables were prepared and questions of supply and trans port were considered. Shortcomings In the arms and equipment of the Canadian militia were alleviated to some degree by General Lake's purchase In England in 1897 of 40,000 rifles, some machine guns and sufficient 12- AIR RAIDS HELD DOWN BY STORMS Damage Light And Casualties Few Heaviest Attack Of Night On Liverpool LONDON, Nov. 19: With storm 1898. He returned from England In Federation of Labor; today, urged LONDON, Nov. 19: Anti-aircraft 1905 as Chief of rthe Canadian peace In the divldedUnlted States fire and Royal Air Force pursuit General staff, holding this post labor movement and suggested planes were Instrumental in keep- unui ne Decame inspector-ueneral mat Laoor leaders could find a in 1908. His official connection way to that end. with the Dominion exptod in 1910 but his Interests were always' largely In Canada. After Important services during the war in the Mesopotamia cam- patgn and later the Munitions Ministry. Sir Percy retired from Licence Issued At Reno To Ernest the service and came to live In Santerbane Of Prince Rupert Canada In 1923, taking up resl-And Marine Cotner Of dence In Victoria with Lady Lake,' Oakland who before her marriage in 1891 - was Hester Woodyer. There were no children. mm, nevam, w... yr.- Lleutenant-General Lake dem-A licence Issued here was mirriage onstra,ted hls Icff lhe over week-end to Ernes- F. DcininJonV -en r,shting 1926 Santerbane aged -Zfovt Prince by becomlngi at age .bfU Rupert and Marine D ?6trier, aged me rlrst president of the Canadian 21, Of Oakland. California. Lpgloni BrUlsh Servlce I League, welding into one strong Military Rites Observed Here James Stewart Are Forwarded To Victoria organization me various veterans' 1 organizations which had previously 1 acted Independently. This position was relinquished by Sir Percy In 1928, when he supported the elec- tlon to the presidency of Sir Ar-' thur Currle, commander of the Streets Canadian Corps In France Sir Solemn Procession Through - r srni Malor Petcy remained a staunch advisor. ' "- " T Ul. -tJ .JJ aii 1110 iioomg picoiuciikioi auuicM he advocated the maintenance byi Canada of armed forces sufficient to enable her to perform her duty . ; In the Empire, and urged that the me soiemn ireaa ui .c principles of patriotism and pub-march and the mournful notes 01 nc must bg taculcaied m tne schools of the Dominion. Born In Wales Percy was born in 1885 at Bulletins TURKEY IS READY ISTANBUL Turkey has twen-ty-.hree divisions lined up on the Greek and . Bulgarian frontiers ready for actfon. Turkey is pledged to' go to the assistance of Greece if she Is attacked by ah-a'.her Balkan nation. King Bor-i Js of Bulgaria has returned to Sofia after a conference in Berlin with Adolf Hitler. VIENNA CONFERENCE BERLIN Foreign Minister von Ribbentrop of Germany and Foreign Minister Ciano of Italy have left for Vienna where they are to confer with the Premier and foceign minister of Hungary which is said to be next on Hitler's list to receive attention. 1 ing Nazi DomDing raiders away:. f fAm T nHnn r 1 o wr Av4anl ' Ing the daylight hours since thei week-end. Saturday and Sunday nights .however, there was considerable bombing activity by the enemy on London. Southampton and Liverpool were also pounded Sunday night. The raiders also swooped over southeast coast and Thames estu- ary points durlngr Sunday, causing . some casualties and damage.' Twelve German planes werei brought down during Sunday to four British, pilots of three oj'' ihe latter belngsafe.i;... .n' . O'-nt N.nzi timbers: came over London; atj 6 pjn., earlier than eVer, fatiit'day evening. Thev camel lri methodical relays and bombed provincial towns as well as the, capital. Later in the night skies' became overcast and the attack tapered off. Many fire and ex-' plosive bembs were dropped. One' enemy plane was shot out of the skies Saturday night. No estimate has yet been offl- ctally made of the casualties ln Friday night's heavy raid on London but it is announced five ene my plane's were brought down. ! The dead as a result of the Coventry raid Thursday night is' placed at two hundred with eight j hundred Injured. German planes damaged houses ' and caused some casualties In ; counties near London in daylight ! raids yesterday but the Air Mln- j Istry described the results as! minor. YUK0NERS Pafty of Dozen Here Yesterday Way to War On Heavy Damage to Key Munitions Plant Of Reich H as LONDON, Nov. 19: (CP) Great Britain's war expen- ditures dropped to a dally averace of 9500.000 ($42.- 275,000) last week as against an average of 12.000.000 for ths previous two weeks, It Is "disclosed. Catholic Rites TO ENLIST For Sam Mayer 4. MUNITIONS i Three Men Killed in Blast in Ontario riant--No Question of Sabotage, Says Official NOBEL, Ontario, Nov. 19: (CP) A three-way investigation by federal, provincial and plant officials pressed today into an explosion in the TNT division of the Defence Industries Limited munitions plant which killed three men, injured ten and razed two plant buildings late last night. Plant Manager A. Campbell said the explosion was due to "natural causes," adding: "There is definitely no question of sabotage." The dead are Gerald Hammel, James Pickles and Edouard Le-gere. Louis Gourdier died in the company bunkhouse about the same time as the explosion from heart attack. Nobel is six miles from Parry Sound in which city the explosion could be heard. Twelve more Yukoners, on their way to Vancouver to enlist, passed SMITHERS, Nov. 19:-High mass through Prince Rupert Monday af- ot requiem was celebrated by Rev. lernoon n uie riuiceas uiau auu Father J. A, Garrity O M. I hi arp due in Vancouver Wednesday st Joseph's Catholic Church here morning. 'fcr the renose of ths soul of th Leod, George cam, Harold cam, j c carpenter. i Herbert Corbett, Marvin Good and ; 1 1 James Palmer of Dawson. I O McLeod and the Cam brothers' JLlinSmUir utreet have been In the service of the White Pass and Yukon Route; Cor- U fin Qp Iq Snln . bett, Good and Palmer have been lluuac 10 U"11 with the Yukon Consolidated Gold' Corporation and the remainder from Mayo have been with the Treadwell-Yukon Gold Co. NEW YORK COPPER New York, Nov. 19. The price of Been Done Growing Disruptions of Industries in Cities of Western Germany Revealed in News Received in England who Is dead h;re. had a larzer ceed John L. Lewii Murray was winds howling, air raids by the. LONDON. November 19: (GT?) Production at the part than anyone else in reor- most prominently mentioned and Nazis on th eBr.tish Islu fell off ( Krupn munitions works at Essen, Germany, has been CUt ganlzatlorf of the Canadian mill- his failure to accept may make sharply during last night and,x;ft fifty cent D result QCM,u nf of D-;n'i,nmu;n British bombing raids, voirla tlio the tia on up-to-date lines at the the choice of a president difficult early today. In London tnere was close of the last century. He was with a possible split over the selec- only an occasional burst of antU also the moving spirit In the great tlon between contending factions, aircraft fire. There were raids on development of the Canadian Murray expressed the belief that southwest England, the Midlands, forces in the years 1904-1910 which he could not hold the organization Liverpool, Wales and Northern largely enabled such sceedy move- united. Ireland zut damage was slight ment of troops from Canada after President Urges Peace and casuatlles few at all points. war broke out In 1914. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19: (CP) The heaviest attack last night was oir rercy was quarter-Master- res:aent fTaniain u. Kooseveit, Liverpool wnere a coiiege, 4. uenerai m Canada from 1893 to in a message to the American cnurcn ana dwellings were hit, ner as a Air Ministry news service announces. News reaching London indicates "growing disruption of industry in cities of western Germany," the service added, and the , War Expense t Has Dropped Krupp, works are having great dlf- flculty in obtaining regular supplies of raw materials because of transport trouble by wrecked railway junctions. Three sections of the factory have been hit and put out of commission. Some departments have been closed and others have had to be moved to other : WHEELS ON PLANE NOW Specially Prepared Landing Fields Enable Change on Northern Planes EDMONTON, Nov. 19: (CP) Planes equipped with wheels Instead of skis will operate this winter over the EdmOnwrPYukori commercial air mail route jand.toiassuni efficient perdtiioh f twoHUii their ' trac tors-have) been 'flown to the far northej-n landing fields at Fort Nelson and Watson Lake. , Fort Nelson is about 600 miles northwest of Edmonton, Just south of the Northwest Territories boundary in the northeast corner of British Columbia. Watson Lake Is in the Yukon, midway between Fort Nelson and Whitehorse. The -tractors, to be used In fieid maintenance, are equipped with circular saws which will cut lumber for snow rollers to pack and clear the runways. With the fields kept suitable for the landing of planes, the of t-neededprocedure of changing from wheels to skis or vice-versa In flights oyer the route will be eliminated. Both fields are maintained' by Yukon Southern Air Transport. They may be used, however, by United States army planes enroute to Alaska where, company officials recalled, the United States government is carrying out an extensive air force defence program. I The two tractors, weighing 3,000 pounds each, were sent north by railway from Edmonton, driven to High Requiem Mass Celebrated At Fort St. John, then disassembled for Smithers For Repose Of Soul Of AVrll Kiinu-n R.iilivavnian . the flights to their new homes. Information On Local Highway Heading the party was William iate s. j. Mayer, well known local Questions In Regard To Progress Boyle of Mayo, a 'veteran of the railwayman who was one of the Of Work East Of Usk Answered Great War. Others were William victims of the recent wreck at Lamb, Elmer McDonald, Leroy L0rne Creek. The day following In answer to questions by R L Thomas, Charles Cook and Louis a memorial service was conducted Maltland K. C. Leader of th numiK..y 01 iviajo aim maiuuun ala. .he UnUed CftUrCU for Ule late ODDOsition. Hon. C S. Ij-irv mln. lster of public works, has informed the Legislature at Vlptoria that approximately seven miles has been graded on the Prince Rupert highway east of Usk. C. W. Amett has an unfinished contrct on thb highway for a distance of four miles on a unit price basis estimated to cost $55,971. In 1939 Fred Mannlx & Co. did work on this highway to an amount of pound guns for all existing field rviiinrt pound nn on thp the Vw New Ynrlf York metal mpf.nl mar- riinr. ' ' shortly. eVinrtltf Mrs Mrs. WilHncnn Wilkinson to Is 1a-ulr,r leaving Vio4 had Ivuin been nal paKi to . iviannix'. i . n I 4 Hie" ri...l.. inln- batteries. I ket Saturday. Indian Agent James Gillett Pur chases Residence of G. V. Wilkinson . j $65,445.14. Of .this 145 lineal feet Indian Agent James Gillett has of corduroy was done at a cost purchased the residence of O. V. of $124.96 on cost plus basis. The Wilkinson on.Dunsmulr Street andjprice for solid .rock was $1.25 per copper was unchanged at 11.10 per. will be taking up residence there. cubic yard. The sum of $58,906.57 for Victoria to make her home. i lster said. 1S1 I