I wo.- . weather Forecast Hi-- Tomorrow sT ides Whites Rupert and -Queen Char-... mm (Pacific Standard Time) pnnce High 3:21 am. 20.8 ft i t.iM. winds, mostly llOftP ISlAUr-" 15:44 p-m. 212 ft fair and mild. Low 9:41 am. 3.3 ft. 22:06 pm. 3.9 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1941. PRICE: FIVE CENTS British ssian Forces In Iran P . o....:i Men vs. fcSPERATE IBATlLli EFFECTIVE la gSians. With Backs io via". gfcim To Be Wiving unman ick Wih Powerful Counter- I -. .T HlMt it i, bSe Rc m ma Oflensive undon August zo: ine itea 1 . ... V. ii J .nrl. nf 'ar.: ol civilian militia, Is Sgpo i desperate defence of tflj&griib Russia's second city. 55flgravrj menacea oy uie jxu.i j5jLx n.ni- Thnre are 1,500,000 Jr and 3.000,000 civilians. All ut-mu" up a strong flht. iGymai purees claim that Pel-fgd Kn'v and Odessa are being i a ring of steel and that ;helfeur-a!: are dying like flies tajjf nopc:cs.. defence. The Red torew, a irding to the Nazis, are begs iirw ! drtcated, twenty-five diVMoii; a; 'eU as two brigades, iD.000 men in all, having teerLiai:: ::.aicd Tt r :: said to have ad-uad oe---a::o the Minncrheim 'C55'li;-"' Ru-'-a tojk from them tfieasi'- m-Mre last. tft ;c aid anniversary of ttelEu::-:-op"niari mutual assist- aneelpa- ' preceded ttie out- .-.3: ii slrona countcr- . nlner:..:.-" i: 'Aumfiar.' s.-rr, B'UMhlx: -:i !Vf am h: ,lThg centra: - front : n c aii or which con-1 i-ujy has ben madei ; wr.h recature of i v-w. cruitVi thrno &pburn Appeals IV War Veterans icv t ,ni. war effort on those oariculurlv workers In H aiiv, r;, ,.hp fun seriousness B Win ,...,. CREASE FAR EAST STRENGTH ious ,ir F Or Co And Armv "g'orccments Unded By Brl- u At Singapore AP'rE. August 25: Pi-Thc "181) Eirmirov fu.-.,- rif ftlgt.h in ho Par ttact 32r(u today soon after Minister Winston Churchill's tel 01 ;upport to the United Nfc, Raw VelU 01 trUble Ul Hm r.hi. i-.roKi.i i . ....... . 6 ou Bic ooay oi more t.hnti . i O'SSorcr-ri tj!-.. ... i, inuian Ar ""'irrementa at Malavan 'WttSCOVv 0I'I MUSCOVY Jljjj. y a foVmer name for """""kkhwoo Speech War OOCKjrHWKHKHua0a6CHKKH ARE PRIDE OF CANADA divrsoihVePrcrnief "King Addresses Dominion it is reported, 23.000 men. anks and artil-nurad, the Oer- ifrercd heavy reverses, Troops in England IN AN ENGLISH CITY, Aug. 25: 0 Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King spoke to Canadian troops from strength and appearance and spirit of the men who are exni&iung it in such noble fashion." iThem To ITearh Seriousness Mr. Klne was interrupted by loud Of Present Situation .booing. He hesitated and, as the booing subsided, he resumed: I dmtt, .,...... ws. o.t, waihpr frnm the annlause many oi U Uie Canadian National Ex- you are Impatient and would ratner here Saturday, Premier be engaged in more acuve '' (Irrburn madP a nlea tn.tlons than you are today, uns diStera.:: of tin- llrst Great War KMdcavoui o imDreB the lm- statement was greeted by loud cheers, whistling and applause. The gathering took place near Aidf-tshot and Lieut. Oeneral A. C. who do not seem L. McNaughton King. Introduced Mr. Mr kitip smiled broadly when Canadian newspapermen inquired how he enjoyed his visit on bauir-day to the military sports meet where the mixed reception oi cneers and boos took place. He said uiai u oninvpd thp visit very much lie iiou vmj.- - i and the booing "was quite usual, at a sports event where both siaes were free to express uieir w views." . . Tho honing was written off to day as a soldier-like lark, expressing Canadians' Impatience to see action. . Mr. King spoke after what he called a "very Interesting" week- end with Prime Minister wiiwwu Churchill. Salmon Arrivals Hlckey, 115,000 pounds coho, Cold Azurlte, 13,000 pounds cono, w Storage, 10.5c. EARLY LEARNING Firstlschools were opened at Tad-oussac and on the site Of the City of Three:Rlvers In Quebec in 1616. ws BIG TANK BATTLE ON A large tank battle is in progress near Leningrad. Russian defense has stiffened and there appears to have been no German advance in the last six days. The battle for Odessa continues also and Rumanian losses here have been heavy. Berlin claims to have broken through Nazi lines south of Leningrad and to be about to shell the city. AIR RAIDS KEEP UP LONDON The Royal Air Force continued its raids of Teste Germany and occupied France military objectives overnight and during today. Twenty-five tons of bombs were also reported to have been dropped by British planes on Tripoli in the Mediterranean. The Luftwaffe made light raids over Great Britain but damage and casualties were slight. BRITISH CONVOY ATTACKED BERLIN A German claim ( lacking British confirmation) says that Nazi U-boats and planes attacked a British convoy bound for Gibraltar sinking 23 merchantmen, one destroyer and one corvette, the tonnage aggregating 11830. Eight vessels escaped to Portugal, it was said.' SUBMARINE LOST LONDON The Admiralty announces the loss of the new submarine, II.M.S. Union. It is the twenty-ninth British submarine to be lost so far in the war. FRENCHMEN TODAY'S STOCKS (Ouurteey 8. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver Grandvlew, .13 Vi. i ARE PAWNS Bralorne, 11.25. , Cariboo Quartz, 2.30. Hedley Mascot, .45. Pend Oreille, 150. Pioneer. 2.50. Premier, .90. . Privateer. .46. Reno. .10. Sheep Creek, .94. Oils Calmont, .20. C. & E., 1.35. Home, 2.33. ' . Royal Canadian .05V. Toronto Bcattle. 1.10. Central Pat., 1.90. Cons. Smelters, 37.25. Hardrock, .72. Kerr Addison, 4.45. Little Long Lac, 1.80. McLeod Cockshutt, 1.86. Madsen Red Lake, .63. McKenzle Red Lake, 1.08. Moneta, .34. Pickle Crow, 2.98. Preston East Dome, 3.05. 6an Antonio, 2.35. Sherrltt Gordon, .80. INDIAN TROOPS AT KEREN nmunAV Aueust 25: 05 Head. led by the King, all Imperial and other authorities nave iorwaruw H,oU rnntrrnt.lllallons Oil the HOt- ably brave and effectual opejions of Indian troops at jveren mm other engagements of the victori ous Erltrean campaign. FARMING SIAM More than four-fifths of Thai land's population are farmers. WIPING OUT OF NAZIISM British Prime Minister Speaks To Empire Following Conference With President Roosevelt .LONDON, August 25: 0 "Help is coming. Deliverance 14 at hand,' Prune Minister Winston uiurchill assured the occupied counties of Europe In a radio address yesterday. The pledge to conquer Nazism arising out of the Atlantic conference with President Franklin D. Roosevelt " would be made good by Great Britain and the United State. j . Mr. Churchill said that Chancellor Hitler's policy was to break down his opposition one by one. He was now endeavouring to crush Russia and, If successful, would 'turn his attention again to Great Britain. The situation irf Iran was now explosive and Turkey. Spain and Sweden were only awaiting to see which would come next, i United States, said Mr. Churchill, was attempting to reach a peaceful settlement with Japan. If United States failed In ths, Great Britain would array herself with the United States. Japan's menace to Thailand, Singapore and the Phillipines must stop. Mr. Churchill warned Japan to come to terms with the democracies. f i.M Mnrrin KlimMvThlfl'r Am. M . A ' AAV. " .... J -. -A Stern Measures Taken by Nazis, erican efforts to maintain peace In Vet Sabotage Continues the Pacific fail, the British Com- monwealth will range herself un- VICHY. Aug. 25: Q German hesitatingly on the side of the Un-mllltary authorities have put the ited States. He said the Japanese Hvpr of thousands of Frenchmen armv had been sent time and again lu.i nlTht. the centre of a sports field here on 'in pawn for any new violence loi- 0n excursions carrying rum, carn- nmsive on the Saturday bringing a message that lowing the assassination of a Ger- age and destruction. This had to ::;d resulted in th "nu vior" s can begin to express the man colonel in a Paris subway and stop. two German divl- pric the people of Canada have the Petaln government of unoccu- Regarding the European front, . innrmKtent rair. for the men who are serving over-( pied France followed the earlier Mr. Churchill said he and Mr.1 - rnie parts W the seas. " He said never In history German lead by decreeing death for Roosevelt had joined in a solemn wf k-end. There is imd Canada been Drouder than to- communists and anarchists. But pledge to crush Nazism and would - cp-.:nJ f rain in the fall dav 0f the men who crossed the even while round-ups of suspects see it carried out. He went nn toi !:. Oics. was to nlav a Dart alongside the -continued, news reached Vichy of say Britain and the United States . . , 1 I l 1 ! 1 ... L L.1I.. lU.KtiMAnntltd mother country, we snan never a new iram wrecit in uiiwcupicu am nui nuw ucucyc uui. wnc Uorget you and, when I return tozone in which thirty miners were in- never be any war again. On the Canada, l snail oe aoc wj juicu. 'message to the people aoout me contrary, they intended to take all possible steps to prevent It by disarming, the aggressors while maintaining their own protection. The Prime Minister pointed out I how Hitler had accomplished stag-.gerlng conquests by tackling other i countries one by one and how anyj nf ihext such as the Balkans. theBaltics, or the Western lands, could have had at least a fighting chance If they had stood together. But Hitler's underground methods were allowed to operate and each fell In turn. He then went on to show that but for Mr. Roosevelt's reconstruction of the United States navy over the last eleht vears. America would in all probability now be taking orders from Berlin Instead of preparing to. defend her freedom. Mr. Churchill revealed that the :Red Army had put perhaps as many as torn million Hun soldiers out of j action and added "Hitler is surpris ed, startled, staggered. For the first time In his experience mass murder Is unprofitable. He has retaliated with still more cruelty." OFFENSIVE CONTINUES Royal Air Force Keeps up Smashing Attack on Germany OFFENSIVE AGAINST GER MAY LONDON. Aue. 25: O) The Royal Air Force continued Its smashing offensive against Germany over the week-end with the industrial city of Mannheim bearing the brunt of atacks. Other bombers made sort ies against harbor facilities at Le- Havre and docks at Ostehd and Dunkreque. , ; Invasion Commences Following Refusal of Teheran To Expel PRIME AIM Nazi Kev Men From Country Bulletins Street, was found in Deer Lake, Burnaby, yesterday. He had been missing from bis home since August 18. BOY IS KILLED PORT ALB ERNI William Mc-Gee, aged 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. II. McGee, Bute Street, Van-couver was killed when struck by a bus at the Rotary Carnival here. WIDESPREAD SABOTAGE UCIU. , Hyde Park. WASHINGTON The United States navy, which has taken over, announced work at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock plant would resume under its management on Tuesday following strike. CAN STRIKE CONTINUES VANCOUVER The strike at the American Can Co. plant in Vancouver continues. A meeting was held yesterday but no agreement was reached. An acute mt m 0 4 George Is slightly less after light rains. SOUR NOTE WASHINGTON, D.C. The only sour note in Washington comment on the speech of Prime Minister Winston Churchill came from Senator Wheeler. He said it was designed to frighten the United States into entering the war now or "Hitler will get us." PATTULLO OPENS FAIR VANCOUVER Premier T. D. Pattulio opened the Vancouver Exhibition this afternoon. Prior to the opening there was a big military parade through the downtown streets this morning. ANOTHER BERCHTESGADEN BERLIN Workmen are busy preparing a castle at Fosen in Poland. It will be the personal residence of Adolf Hitler in the regained German East. NANA1MO HAS PARALYSIS VANCOUVER One case of Infantile paralysis Is reported from Nanaimo. ACCIDENT REHABILITATION BIRMINGHAM, August 25: O) Aided bv the Nuffield Trust, and situated In century-old Queen's Hospital, the first-hospital-rehabilitation centre to help patients in industrial accidents to resume their Jobs is in operation. g Frontier Crossed Soon After Midnight Aim to Provide Avenue for Reinforcements to Russia, To Head Off Germans and Protect Resources LONDON, August 25: (CP) British troops crossed n,.., ,.,,,,. ... . mVV 1 nic iiaiuan nuiiticx una iiiuxiuni;, it wao icdiiieu auuiuii- UULfi: ("UUINil 111 I.. I Ij (. , rii it i?x . i .y. i , i . ft ... VANCOUVER The body of y "fa"" b i' -" kmwo Angus McDonald, 2631 Napier across the frontier from Iraq commenced. It is believed ui ivuiaii luiuca uiuvcu intu ii aii ctb tnu same iiiuu as tne wrnisn aciea. woin cruisn ana nussian governments had demanded of Iran that she ex-1 nel some three thousand German 'tourists and technicians reported! 'to have filtered Into tne country, taking up key communication posts. I It was later announced that a 'simultaneous British-Russian in vasion of Iran had been launched i todav with the British troops cross- jlng the frontier from southern Iran I ana uie ouvici ivitca PARIS It is revealed that , from the Caucasus to the nortn. i.r -u- iHpSnrpad sahotate S Early reports said the British j in Paris during last week even forces had encountered some re- Has Receded Into Background more widespread than at first sismnce ouv uiu iwt oaj uv u amoassaaor namuia na ocu- what extent. : rne aouDie move niw uie ou iim BEAVERBROOK HOME ! desert kingdom backed up with . . ........ military operations demands of arrived in Scotland by plane yes terday from the United Sstates London and Moscow that modern Persia be rid of German Influences ' General Sir Archibald Wavell was ?ORK Present new Brltlsh P"tion. VFW Roose- Pr iZSlnt ' There was no official disclosure velt u and H.R.IL Hih. the Duke i of Kent Jran and spent a quiet day together at ' l P" ' none was , expected untll untll contact contact was made with Iranian forces. Great Britain late last week delivered an ultimatum to Iran. The answer was unsatisfactory. In Teheran, the capital, It was said that hope of a peaceful settlement with Great Britain and Russia was practically abandoned. The Teheran radio blared out war talk and reports of forces massing on the frontiers. ' There was one report that Iran-Ian troops had withdrawn twelve miles from the Russian frontier to avoid border Incidents. - There was shortage of cans lor nsn ana iruH . ,Wo r,.H u... ,t,lk. ...nil.. much l.nr, where mUsh and Iran on the .other in critical shape following the refusal of Iran to expel German technicians irom key "-j positions, some posing r as tour Question of Japan CRISIS IN FAR EAST IS QUIET retary Hull Confer WASHINGTON, Aug. 25. After a conference with Secretary of State Cordell Hull during which itnere was a "iranK ana outsposen' . cUscusslonol -fundajnntalwtoteriaJft national problems, Japanese ambassador to the United States No mura said that the gap between must be bridged and he hoped it would be. Nomura said that he and Secretary Hull had talked as human beings, not as diplomats." Meanwhile the Far Eastern crisis has receded at least temporarily Into the background of the-international scene although Dorriei News Agency in Tokyo charges Thailand with leaning toward Great Britain and thus violating her avowed neutrality. KENT IS IN WASHINGTON In United States Capital After Spending Week-end At Hyde Park WASHINGTON, D. C, August 25: After spending the week-end at Hyde Park, the1 home of Presi menu dent Franklin naniuui D. , Roosevelt, the . . ists, there was also speculation as to D k of Kent ls now m Washlng- what moves Germany might be Hls Highness arrived planning. There appear u "e-iwu.j today 1 . .11 tn 1qnni,h n new i .. 1 , auernauvc vc w wuun, j Qn Saturday tne uune arnvea campaign in the Mediterranean, t Laouardla Field, New York, anomer w cimuuein.c a iffom Oshawa, uanaaa, in a wjyai through Turkey. Canadian Air Force plane, bein? British forces it was thought jmet by Mayor Fiorella LaGuardla 'might start two drives irom iraq .and otner oignatories. lone from Bagdad and the other J An informal Sunday was spent 6lan Gulf. velt. There wa? swimming in the Great Britain would have three .pool on the Roosevelt estate at objectives In a campaign in Iran-' Hyde Park and time out was taken firct mvirio on avpnne for re-lto hear Prime Minister Churchllls 'inforcements for Russia; second, to speech. prevent a Nazi naval move against The Duke flies to Norfolk, Vlr- t..ia nn ihP rpar throueh the Cas- dnla. today and will spend to- pian Sea and third, to protect Iran- night at the. White HoU Tomor- lan natural resources, notably oil Franz von Papen, German am- The latest news available last night suggested that important developments in the Iranian situa tion were expected overnlgnt. 'ine British cabinet discussed the Pers- rOW ne WUl YiaiV taiiivc will visit the British embassy staff before -- - leaving Tuesday night on oassaaor to luiney, it ,, . r,n.j. have demanded that German troops w be permitted to pass through Tur key enroute to Iran. Turkey re plied that she desired to maintain her Independence and neutrality. nritlsli and Sov et troops were re -t.J v. be a nathftr gathering ncr nn on the inp Iran Irani ported puivcu to w uc - MARINERS COMING UP LONDON. August 25: Oi Despite wartime irregularity of malls many dprirhnvs of the British merchant frontier frontler ready ready to to step step in in should Q,erourses ,navy nwj are LfnT keeping lnnavigaUonal navlinal up correspona- sidles studies the Nazis attempt seizure of cnlofthe university College of South- trol. ampton. agreed on how to deal -with" the situ ation. Teheran reported tension near the breaking point. Announcement of invasion came this mom- ian reply and London and Moscow ing. , 4 4 m m