RUSSIA
PLANS
FLEET
LONDON
Minister
of
Economic
Warfare
Hugh
Dalton
wj,
gaid
today
to
be
Investigating
reports
that
Russia
proposes
to
form
a
200-vessel
"-reliant
fleet
t0
carry
produce
from
the
Americans
to
Kussla
N
desWned
for
the
Reich.
i
ii
ri
-
j.ir..
All
.'Mfc,.
NEW
YORK.
Cnt
tiyci,
'
Hull,
speaking
here,
declarcu
4
nhere
depends
upon
the
speed
with
vn..
foreign
Shipping
Warned
Away
From
Roumanian
Waters
BUCHAREST.
January
15
Rou-
ttania
lssupd
that
coastal
waters
of
the
Black
nfneeforth
be
dangerous
to
loregn
JnlPPlns.
All
vessels
are
required
lu
report
to
Constantza.
11
LONnnv
Kif.vm
LONDON,
January
15
The
Lon-
"
o-iB
pence
The
New
York
price
State
Cordell
Vestern
States
delivers
war
materials
to
Great
Britain.
If
Great
Briuin
were
defeated,
he
said,
it
would
be
easy
for
Germany
to
cross
the
Atlantic.
Secretary
Hull
told
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
foreign
affairs
committee
today
that
"control
of
the
high
seas
by
law-abiding
nations
is
the
key
to
security
of
the
western
hemisphere"
He
appeared
as
a
witness
on
the
Roosevelt
bill
to
aid
Great
Britain
by
lending
or
leasing
war
materials.
AUSTRALIAN
CASUALTIES
LIGHT
CANBERRA
Australian
casualties
in
the
North
African
campaign
have
so
far
totalled
only
296,
including
seventeen
killed,
as
compared
with
91,000
Italians
killed
or
captured.
GREEKS
GAINING
GROUND
ATHENS
The
Greeks
are
advancing
steadily
in
Albania
despite
heavy
snowstorms
and
severe
cold.
Two
Italian
counter-sttacki
have
been
repelled,
the
Fascists
suffering
heavy
losses
in
both
leaving
dead
and
wounded
behind
In
their
retreat.
Greek
forces
were
reported
today
to
have
resumed
their
advance
toward
Rerati
in
central
Albania
after
having
thrown
back
the
two
counter-attacks.
SNOW
STOPS
GERMANS
LONDON
Snowstorms
restricted
German
air
activity
and
protected
the
British
Isles
to
large
extent
from
Nazi
air
raiders
today.
A
lone
German
bomber
visited
a
northern
Scotland
town
and
dropped
a
bomb,
raking
the
town
with
machine
gun
fire.
Sixteen
bombs
were
dropped
in
a
marsh
on
the
southeast
coast
as
a
few
planes
came
over
and
attacked
at
least
two
villages-
The
unfavorable
weather
also
prevented
Royal
Air
Force
operations
against
Germany
and
the
Channel
coast
bases.
Last
night
was
quiet,
no
raids
by
the
enemy
reported
anywhere
in
Britain.
DAILY
WAR
COST
LONDON
The
war
effort
is
now
costing
Great
Britain
per
day,
it
was
announced
today.
SPIKE
RRITISII
CAMPAIGN
LONDON
It
is
believed
the
Axis
powers
are
about
to
make
an
attempt
to
spike
any
British
campaign
In
the
Eastern
Mediterranean
by
getting
control
of
the
Straits
of
Sicily,
87
miles
wide.
An
effort
will
probably
be
made
by
Germany
and
Italy
to
get
air
and
naval
bases
on
both
sides
of
the
Mediterranean.
The
test
last
Friday
of
Nazi
and
Fascist
air
strength
against
the
British
Navy
was
taken
as
an
indication
of
this.
IS
FORMED
NAZI
SHIPS
DESTROYED
Kfffsiarv
to
Form
Another
British
i
Nine
Planes
of
Germans
Lost
Purchasing
Organization
In
J
Raid
by
Il.A.F.
on
Catania
1
United
States
CAIRO.
Jan.
15:
(CP)
Destruc
COUNCILS
ELECTED',:
..
.
wi.n,nns.
Wank
B.
Talt.
Humphrey
Davis,
Herbert
Pollard.
War
Tomorrows
TTdes
News
lie
High
3:16
a.m.
21.0
ft.
Vol.
XXX.,
No!
12.
Appear
to
be
Evenly
Divided
Be
tween
Favoring
and
Opposing
Siros
Report
PUBLIC
OR
PRIVATE?
OTTAWA.
January
15
The
conference
is
expected
to
decide
today
whether
sessions
shall
be
held
in
public
or
private
and,
on
that
issue,
there
was
seen
the
possibility
of
the
meetin?
breakdown.
Premier
Mitchell
Hepburn
says
the
Ontario
delegation
will
not
remain
it
sessions
are
held
in
private
and,
without
Ontario,
the
conference
would
be
of
little
use.
The
general
conference
convened
again
this
morning
but
adjourned
until
this
afternoon
pending
a
report
from
the
procedure
committee.
OTTAWA,
January
15
Provln-
Favoring
the
report
are
Premiers
John
Bracken
of
Manitoba,
W.
J.'
Patterson
of
Saskatchewan
and
T.
,
A.
Campbell
of
Prince
Edward.
(
'
Non-committal,
are
Premiers.
J.
Adrian!
dodbout
of
Quebec,
J.
B.
'
McNalr
of
New
Brunswick
and
A.
S.
MacMlllan
of
Nova
Scotia.
Mc-
in
Nalr's
tendency
Is
to
favor
the
report
while,
on
a
showdown.
God-bout
and
MacMlllan
might
oppose.
it.
I
Fiddling'
Says
Hepburn
Premier
M.
F.
Hepburn
was
the
first
of
the
provincial
premiers
to;
speak
yesterday.
He
declared
On-:
LONDON.
Jan.
15:
(CP)
The
tion
of
nine
airplanes,
believed
to
be
tarlo's
oDDOsltlon
to
Implementa-
jovtrnment
announces
that,
be-
German,
In
the
heavy
raid
on
Cat-
tlon
oI
Ttp0Tt
In
wartime
and,
Muse
of
a
great
Increase
in
the
anla,
Sicily,
on
Sunday
Is
reported
directed
sharp
criticism
at
the
re-volume
of
supplies
from
North
Am-,
by
Royal
Air
Force
headquarters.
A
jtseif
and
at
the
Dominion'
erica,
it
is
setting
up
a
new
commit-1
communique
said
that
three
hang-
government
for
calling
a
confer-!
tee
called
the
British
Supply
Coun-lars
were
set
afire
and
one
of
them
erence
now.
Transfer
of
tax-col-1
ell
of
North
America
headed
by
Ar-
was
demolished.
lectlng
activities
from
the
provln-
thur
B.
Purvis
of
Montreal
as
chair-
sistant
chairman
and
other
mem
bers
including
Hon.
C.
D.
Howe
Canadian
Minister
of
Supply.
Sirjy
1
MlTar
Cllve
Balllleu
and
Vlce-Admlral
A.1
T
dlUCh
JLiUVYCI
,
Evans.
The
headquarters
office
of
the
board
Is
In
New
York.
ROOSEVELT'S
PLAIN
TALK
Replies
With
Sharp
Senator
Durton
K.
i
Stock
Market
List
Shows
Downward
Tendency
AH
Along
Llpe
With
Turnover
J
Not
Heavy
in
Vio
TV-Ymlnlnn
PYWPrttmentS
I
.41
4
bV
.
.
.
-
-
o
"
'
IV.
as
recommended
would
be
an
ln-Ivolvcd
and
confusing
process,
Premier
Hepburn
said.
Ontario
would
continue
to
co-operate
with
the
'Dominion
In
the
war
effort
but
he
'thought
the
report
was
a
peace
time
document.
"It
Is
unthinkaDie
that
we
should
be
ridcmng
wnue
London
is
burning,"
said
Hepburn.
Premier
J.
Adelard
Godbout
of
'
Quebec
said
the
Quebec
delegation
NEW
YORK,
January
15
(Cana-
had
ame
t0
the
conference
as
dlan
Press)
A
total
of
470.000
..n!in!1,tans.'
tu
said
that
the
del-
i
shares
changed
hands
on
the
New
eatlon.s
mmds
were
not
made
up
Vnrd
to
YOTk
stock
exchange
witn
vaiucs,
.
but(
.,lf
Canada
is
to
be
happy
WhMler
showing
a
downward
tendency.
The
and
5trongi
lt
w)J1
be
through
the
industrial
average
at
closing
was
strengtn
of
au
provinces."
132.44,
down
.81;
rails,
aown
premler
Macmiiian
of
Nova
Sco-
nftwunuiun
u.u.,
January
u
and
.
,lM1,H
uUlltles.
2Q54
down
down
-President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
P-
replied
with
sharp
words
yesterday
to
a
remark
of
Senator
Burton
K,
Wheeler
that
Rooseveltian
Policies
were
designed
to
plow
under
every
fourth
American
boy.
"I
regard
the
remark
as
most
untruthful,
dastardly
and
unpatriotic."
declared
Roosevelt.
"It
Is
the
most
rotten
thing
'that
I
can
remember
having
been
said
in
my
Public
life."
.11.
Vii
nmvlrwi's
answer
would
be
"no"
it
asked
for
a
categorical
answer
favoring
or
opposing
the
'Commission
report
but
he
added
tlon
should
be
approached
In
this
way.
"We
feel
we
are
called
here
to
work
out
a
plan
lor
tne
xuiure
'
Lf
rnnnda.
safeguarding
at
the
i..i
stmnsnn.
Kitkatla
and
Aiyansh
same
time
the
Interests
of
lndl
Have
Annual
Polls
Ivldual
provinces,
and
to
assist
us
.
in
our
deliberations
we
have
the
Native
councils
In
Prince
Rupert
,slrois
report."
agency
for
the
year
elected
as.
follows:
Port
Simpson
V
have
been
Premier
McNalr
of
New
Bruns
wick
said
his
delegation,
did
not
mncur
.
with
the
Commission's
.
.
Ml-
I
.
..
.
4.
Vnilf
T-iir
c
,n
rrh
er
councillor,
una
ns
in
respect,
w
licl
n
James
Lawson.
Sam
wick
claims."
He
said
hb
dele-Shes
Henry
Jacob
Morrison,
Jameslon
"definitely
reserved
all
r
ghts
t
fr,
l!i1m
In
nilPStlon
Tipnrv
Peter
wens,
finest.
lJU
...
wa?d
Alfred
Price,
Joshua
McKay,
although
he
would
not
ask
for
a
,,,'
William
R-mn'Mn
Sampson.
Peter
e
Ryan.
re-opening
now.
f
pier
John
Bracken
"oI
Mani-
irttctorHnw
stnlrt
his
orovlnce
UfaMllPW
H
I.
niei
WUiiwuw
iw
7
All
A
W
V
L.
j
ruu,i
x.-h
r-rA
nHrwnt.inn
of
tlie
reDort
as
a
JoheDh
Onnes,
tnwaiu
-'"rIT"
and
s
as
n
a
means
,on
Tolmle,
,
u
wnfrcd
Wilfred
J
Jackson,
a
'
Laurence
Xf
peacetime
measure
,,.
Wohti!Tlr.ff
Canada's
maximum
I
son.
.
"ui-
AlfrPrt
Jack
ieffort
for
prosecution
of
the
war.
Shaw,
Wlinam
.
-
k
last
spcaker
w
silver
Mice
Is
unchanged
at
clllor.
'
Aoarn
71
B
K
.
1t
.
'
w
-
....,i.
before
luncheon
adjournment,
rnt
ronn-'other
provincial
premiers
being
M..ni
MPMllllUll,
.--
-
.
,
L.iuiu
.
.
,
.
w
uaaw
tnft
n
t
rrrnnnn
sessimi.
Premier
Opposed
Premier
T.
D.
Pattullo
of
British
Kitkatla
band
of
Indians
has
made
a
gift
of
$100
for
war
purposes
In
England.
This
Is
to
be
sent
to
Ottawa
for
trans-
mission.
.
MENACE
IS
LESSENING
Aerial
Night
Attacks'
and
U-boats'
Show
Signs
of
Bfing
Over
come
tions
are
not
lakcingtthat
progress
Is
balng
made
towards
overcoming
two
cf
the
most
serious
menaces
clal
premiers
are
divided
evenly
submarines.
Detween
opposing
ana
lavoringthe
Mcre
and
more
oI
the
nignt
recommendations
of
the
Rowell-
bombers
are
being
Intercepted
!
by
Slrols-
commission
now
the
sub-
anti-alrcraft
fire
"and
fishtinz
Iject
of
a
Dominion-provincial
con-
planes
though
there
is
a
long
ference.
way
to
go
yet.
'
.
Opposing
the
report
are
Preml-
yv.,
losses
ot
Shmnlng
from
,ers
M.
P.
Hepburn
of
Ontario.
T
u.t
attack
during
.recent
weeks
i
iD.
Patullo
of
British
Columbia
and
haVB
jn
dtamkhln;
1
TODAY'S
STOCKS
(Caurtey
8.
D.
Johnwon
Co.)
VancouverjL
.-
"H-j-
Big
Missouri,
.04
V2.
v
Bralorne.
10.10.
Cariboo
Quart,
2.70.
Dentonlo,
.01A.
Falrvlew,
.01g.
Gold
Belt,
.29.
Mlnto,
.OO'i.
Pend
Oreille,
1.95.
..
Premier,
.92.
Pioneer,
2.15.
Privateer,
.59.
Reeves
Macdonald,
.15,
Reno,
.13A.
Relief
Arlington,
.03.
Salmon
Gold,
.02.
Sheep
Creek,
.86.
:
Cariboo
Hudson.
.01
A.
Oils
A.
P.
Con.,
.08Vi.
Calmont,
.24.
C.
&
E..
1.40.
Home,
2.50.
Pacalta,
j03Vi.
Royal
Canadian,
.13A.
Okalta,
.71.
Mercury,
.04V4.
Prairie
Royalties,
.08.
Toronto
Aldermac,
.15.
Beattle,
1.16.
Central
Pat.,
1.90.
Cons.
Smelters,
38.00V2.
East
Malartlc,
2.94.
Femland,
.047-8.
Francoeur,
.48.
Gods
Lake,
36&.
Hardrock,
1.05.
Int.
Nickel.
36.00.
Kerr
Addison,
3.75.
Little
Long
Lac,
2.01.
McLeod
Cockshutt,
2.25.
McKenzle
Red
Lake,
1.32.
Mcdsen
Red
Lake,
.60.
Moneta,
J3.
Noranda,
57.00.
Pickle
Crow,
2.87.
Preston
East
Dome,
3.35.
San
Antonio,
2.60.
Sherrltt
Gordon,
.86.-Uchi,
.36.
Bouscaxilllac,
.03.
Mosher,
.07.
Oklend,
.082.
Nesters
Gold,
.01
V.
Dominion
Bridge,
25.00B.
John
Nicholls
returned
to
the
city
on
h
Prtni
Pimert
thta
mnrnlnc
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PREMIERS
SPLIT
UP
IN
VIEWS
:
PRWCERUPEKTrB.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JANUARY
1
5,
1941.
WAR
GIFT
OF
CHIEF
GAMBLE
Chief
Edward
Gamble
of
the
three
applications
were
'given
tt
tentlon,
evidence
being
heard.
No;
decisions
were
made.
mici
cuuamcitug
tiic
vaiiuiu
ip-
against
Great
Britain
in
this
war
.
piicati0ns,
the
board
will
make
Us
cne
night
aerial
raiders;
the
other,
recommendations
to
Ottawa
from
..4-rUjSavoy
-Swingers
scored"
their
ec-'
'.ond
clean
sweep
victory
in
a
row
.by
defeating
Lucky
Strikes
three
igames
to
nil
hi
the
Ladles'
'Bow-illnz
Leaeue
last
nteht.
Rangers
also
had
a
clean
sweep
win
last!
nignt.
ai
tne
expcua
ui
oujicvica
and
are
tied
for
second
place
with
I
Knox
Hotel
and
Big
Sisters
who
won
two
games
to
one
over
Annette's
and
Blue
Birds
respectively.
(High
average
scorer
last
night
was
I
Lillian
Croxford
of
Savoy
Swlng-i
ers
with
208.
)
i
French
Officers
:
jln
Huddle
With
(Two
Dictators
.
BERLIN,
January
15
Official
.quarters
Mvivva'
nere
proiess
r-
to
-
snu
uum
Bulletins
CHARGED
WITH
MURDER
Low
-jAPPEALS
Three
Premiers
Seventy
Applications
Are
Before
Itral
Rnaril
for
Consideration
I
Seventy
applications
for
rent
te-vlsions
have
so
far
been
placed
before
the
local
federal
rentals
board
consisting
of
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher,
O.
P.
Tinker
and
Thomas
Elliott
with
Mrs.
P.
M.
Ray
as
secretary.
Sixty
of
these
applications
are
from
ten
LONDON
Trof.
Arthur
Lloyd
where
the
final
rulings
will
eman-'
James,
eminent
linguist
and
ad-
!
ate.
SAVOYS
ARE
GOING
WELL
Score
Second
Straight
Clean
Sweep
Victory
in
Ladies'
Bowling
League
viser
to
the
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
and
the
Royal
Air
Force,
has
been
arraigned
in
Hampstcad
police
court
charged
with
the
murder
of
his
wife
who
was
found
dead
of
stab
wounds.
James
is
said
to
have
told
the
police
that
he
believed
his
pow-
j
ers
were
failing
and
he
killed
his
wife
In
order
to
save
her
from
a
bleak
future.
Mrs.
James
was
an
accomplished
violinist
better
.known
as
Elsie
James,
her
maiden
name.
LIVING
STANDARD
DOWN
TOKYO
A
Japanese
economic
expert,
writing
in
a
Tokyo
newspaper,
said
today
that
the
Japanese
living
standard
had
been
reduced
forty
percent
since
the
war
with
China
started
and
it
would
soon
have
to
be
cut
fifty
percent.
NEW
JUSTICE
NAMED
EDMONTON
George
B.
O'Connor
K.C.
of
Edmonton
has
been
appointed
to
the
Alberta
Supreme
Court
bench,
succeeding
Mr.
Justice
A.
S.
Ewing
who
is
elevated
to
the
Appeal
Court
Division
in
succession
to
the
late
Mr.
Justice
A.
A.
McGillivray.
LAGUAKDIA
AS
AMBASSADOR
il
NEW
ti
M
YORK
X
VMVIY-
Asked
Xiancu
today
uaj
whe-
naiv
in?
Of
a
secret
meeting
of
Chan-
,h
h
mi(?ht
be
annointed
Unl
cellor
Adolf
Hitler
of
Germany
and
,
.
s
.
ambassador
to
Great
Premier
Benito
Mussolini
of
Italy
i
Brltain(
Mayor
Fiorella
LaGuar-with
a
French
general
and
French.
dia
,d
..,
have
cow
boy
iegs
conference,
it
Is
said,
has
to
do.
with
the
campaign
against
the
QriHcVi
n
tVi
ffv1itArrnnfan.
k
AIM
FOR
I
CONTROL
Royal
Air
Force
Working
Toward
Completion
.
Domination
of
North
'African
Skies
CAIRO.
January
15
While
the
sle:;e
of
Tobruk
proceeds,
the
Royal
Air
Force
near
eastern
command,
directed
by
Air
Marshal
I
Raymond
Colllshaw,
a
Canadian,
ts
preparing
its
campaign
to
completely
dominate
the
air
over
the
whole
of
Libya.
The
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
was
In
special
business
session
at
to
day's
luncheon
to
consider
ways
and
means
of
promoting
the
campaign
It
Is
instituting
among
all
Gyro
clubs
of
Canada
and
the
United
after
spending
the
Christmas
and
states
wim
a
view
w
mums
New
Year
holiday
season
In
Van-1
to
purchase
a
Spitfire
plane
for
the
couver
and
Victoria.
His
parents,
.British
war
effort.
Col.
and
Mrs.
J.
W.
Nicholls,
and!
sister,
Miss
Patricia
Nicholls.
will)
uioi
uanson,
jvi.r.
aor
oeaa,
be
returning
later,
Columbia
believed
the
changes
as
recommended
In
the
report
would
work
Injury
upon
both
Dominion
and
provinces.
turnea
to
mo
ciiy
on
ine
runte
Rupert
this
morning
after
having
spent
the
Christmas
and
New
Year
holiday
season
in
Vancouver.
Mrs.
Hanson,
who
has
been
111
with
a
touch
of
pneumonia,
will
be
return
lng
north
later.
and
very
I
don't
think
I
would
look
good
at
the
Court
of
St.
James
in
tight
velvet
pants
and
buckled
pumps.
ATLANTIC
SPEED
RECORD
LONDON
Flying
an
American-built
bomber
for
delivery
to
the
Royal
Air
Force,
Capt.
Pat
Eve
has
set
a
new
record
for
trans-Atlantic
flying.
He
had
breakfast
in
Newfoundland
and
tea
in
England.
He
Is
believed
to
have
made
the
2200
miles
in
about
seven
hours.
Recently
Capt.
Allan
Andrew
made
a
record
almost
as
good.
NEW
SHIP
CONTRACTS
15:10
pjn.
21.7
ft.
9:16
am.
S.0
ft.
21:44
p-m.
2.6
ft.
PRICE:
5
CENTS.
Parley
Is
Blowing
Up
Rcf
use
ON
RENT;To
Sit
Ottawa
On
Conference
Committee
Hope
of
Reaching
Agreement
on
Recommendations
of
Rowell-Sirois
Commission
Are
Abandoned
Today
OTTAWA.
January
15:
("CP
HoDe
of
reaching
ants
complaining
of
increases
in
aj?reement
on
adoption
of
recommendations
of
the.Rowell-XJ!ZX$Z
Sirois
commission
were
abandoned
today
when,
in
the
face
ing
authority
to
increase
rents.'
"
determined
opposition
from
three
provinces,
Prime
Pending
rulings
being
made,
the
(
Minister
William
Lyon
Mackenzie
King
told
the
Domin-
.
.
i
i
i
i
x
'
1
J!
1.1
!.
J
Doara
uas
msirucueu
tenants
now
ion-provinciai
conierence
mat
mere
was
no
puna
m
Ito
pay
higher
rents
than
those
pre
vailing
January
2,
1940,
t
i
The
first
session
of
the
board
was
LONDON.
Jrnuary-15,
Jndlca-'held
at
the
end
of
the
week
when,
ting
up
committees
for
that
purpose.
The
names
of
the
three
provinces
were
not
given
but
It
is
presumed
they
are
Ontario,
Alberta
and
British
Columbia.
Three
Premiers,
it
was
disclosed,
had
refused
to
sit
on
committees.
CASUALTIES
WERELIGHT
Death
Toll
at
Plymouth
as
Result
of
Raid
Not
as
Great
as
At
First
Feared
LONDON,
January
15
(Canadian
Press)
Although
Plymouth
was
singled
out
for,
the
Nazi
raids
on
Monday
night
and
more
than
one
hundred
thousand
Incendiary
mls
slles
ad
many
tofns
of
high
explosives
were
dropped,
casualties
were
remarkably
light.
Several
fires
In
one
section
of
the
port
raged
for
hours.
Last
night
there
were
no
Nazi
air
raids
on
any
part
of
Britain
owing
to
unfavorable
weather.
AIR
FORCE
IS
ACTIVE
Lorient
and
Dunkerque
Were
Monday
Night's
Objectives
in
Spite
i
of
Bad
Weather
LONDON,
January
15
(Canadian
Press)
British
bombers
defied
bad
weather
Monday
night
to
blast
the
Nazi
submarine
base
at
Lorient
and
the
Dunkerque
area
of
the
Ger-man-heM
French
coast,
the
Air
Ministry
announced.
Last
night
unfavorable
weather
prevented
the
Royal
Air
Force
from
visiting.
Germany
or
channel
bases
but
British
planes
did
get
through
to
Norway.
At
Stavanger
there
were
two
direct
hits
on
a
171
V
!
i
-
SUBVERSION
OF
HONG
KONG
LieVcll
TaSClbl
HONG
KONG
Police
here
are
ni
i
making
a
drive
on
subversive
el-
(jCIieralS
1
iiWl
ements
and,
in
future,
all
im-
i
migrants
must
have
permits.
There
is
a
large
Japanese
sympathizing
element
here.
Italian
Army
Heads
Fall
Into
I
Hands
of
British
in
Libyan
I
"
Campaign
1
CAIRO,
January
15
Eleven
Italian
generals
have
so
far
been
captured
In
the
Libyan
campaign.
Another
was
captured
yesterday.
He
was
General
Francisco
Argentlno,
who
was
in
charge
at
Sidl
Baran-nl.
Two
patrols
picked
him
up
from
his
hiding
place.
General
"Old
Electric
Whiskers"
Berganzall
Is
now
sought.
CIUCOGA
WHEAT
CHICAGO.
January
15
Wheat
prices
were
Vzc.
higher
to
c.
low
er
on
the
Chicago
market
yester-
OTTAWA
Contracts
have
been
'day.
May
closed
at
87V4C,
let
to
Atlantic
Coast
shipyards
for
six
large
freighters
for
the
British
government.
They
will
cost
$10,000,000.
Weather
Forecast
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
Char
lotte
Islands
Fresh
to
strong
NEW
YORK
COPPER
NEW
YORK,
January
15
Copper
was
unchanged
on
the
New
York
metal
market
yesterday
with
May
closing
at
11.15c.
per
pound.
POUND
STERLING
NEW
YORK,
January
15
The
northeast
winds,
shifting
to
north,
J
British
pound
sterling.
Is;
quoted
at
becoming
colder
with
occasional
$4.03
Vz
on
the
Nel?
York
foreign
rain
or
part
sleet.
.
j
exchange
market
.mfl;
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