Written
lor
the
Canadian
Press
By
K.
CECIL-SMITH
What
kind
of
men
make
up
the
Red
Army?
Whatj
re
their
arms
like?
How
about
their
strategy
and
tac-
it
..1
l
ii
.
.
i
a
ii
tics.
tiVeryming
auoui
a
seeina
pure
speculation
mese
From
close
association
with
a
number
of
Russian
officers
during
two
years'
front
line
service
in
the
Spanish
War,
I
gained
a
number
of
first-
'
hand
impressions
which
mlht
give
machine
gun
on
the
north
side
of
some
hint
of
what
to
expect
from
hill
685?"
he
might
ask.
our
new
allies.
i
caUed
for
a
reference
to
a
The
Red
Army
men
in
Spain
were
lar6e
ate
maP
and
the
latest
rein
three
categories.
Senior
officers
Vmis
from
the
marhme
gun
com-ittaehed
and
the
Infantry
in
company
to
divisional,
army
corps
that
scclor'
You
wouM
ha
to
tnd
army
sUffs
as
advlscts
or
ex-
,TJt
rZs
arms;
captains
and
Steve
the
field
of
fire
from
hH,ariM-
nH
in-
'this
gun.
how
rt
crossed
that
of
nn.
-
-
CUUdiW-t
ill
structors
in
the
officer
and
noncommissioned
officer
training
centres
as
well
as
artillery,
tank,
small
arms
and
other
schools.
There
were
certain
air
force
Instructors,
ar.d
possibly
naval
men
as
well,
but
we
did
not
meet
these.
To
an
Infantryman
In
the
line
aU
rtaff
officers
are
beings
who
move
on
a
different
plane.
But
as
a
company
commander,
and
more
rhgn
nothlng
satisfy
him
io
vnen
commanding
a
but
you
he
and
thc
machlne
attfnded
many
conferences
at
-'.Rm
-commander
must
go
and
look
nm
ana
corps
neaaquac.
v
lc.c
jjroposed-posltloiwSame-
were
discussed
and
had
he
opportune
to
listen
to
quite
a
number
of
these
experts,
whose
theories
were
though
sometimes
I
could
not
en-!
tlrely
agree
with
them.
TViaca
iAtcttKt
eilmncf
alurnvcl
"nicers
were
inclined
to
be.
Perhaps
that
was
because
they
were
lot
actually
leading
small
commands
into
the
assault.
other
guns
from
your
own
and
neighboring
units,
and
its
tasks
both
in
defence
and
attack.
He
would
listen
carefully,
making
notes.
Perhaps
he
would
be
convinced
and
put
his
book
away
with
a
nod.
Or
he
might
say:
"But
the
sergeant
didn't
know
all
that."
Or:
"Wouldn't
it
be
better
to
move
It
20
metres
further
up
the
hill?"
times
-he
-
was
right,
sometimes
wrong.
In
either
case
he
kept
on
his
toes
continually
and
kept
you
Jon
yours.
i
Intellicent
Officers
'
If
they
were
any
criterion
of
Red
Army
officers,
and
I
believe
they
poke
only
in
Russian,
with
a
com-l"
Ml
we
)OU"B"
,
'f.i,
,
Husslan
ntell
gent
wmy
are
an
petent
mterprcter.
so
that
they
ld
Pned
brave
and
likeable
lot
could
express
their
Ideas
more
clearly,
though
more
than
once
1
n-
11
nave
heard
them
correct
the
Inter-
as
wf
as
Jl
prefcr
when
he
gave
a
mistaken
istrcU?d
IZfl
i
good
account
of
themselves
against
translation.
Thus
I
never
got
to
the
Hltler
lnvaslon'
know
any
of
these
In
a
personal
manner
but
I
did
learn
frcm
them
A
few
of
them
went
by
the
u
u
book
u
how
the
Red
Army
mind
U
trained
1
a
they
did.
Their
final
answer
to
handle
problems
which
arise.
.to
a
problem
they
could
not
grasp
lof
a
proposal
they
could
not
quite
Instructors
on
Contract
'understand
would
be
to
refer
t0
the
'
But
these
PPle
exist
In,
K
manual.
was
the
men
in
the
brigades
that
we
really
got
to
know
best
every
army
unfortunately
Most
of
,
These
men
were
generally
attached
them
on
the
other
hand,
showed
j
initiative
and
origin-quarters
remarkable
to
one
or
another
battalion
head-
to
act
as
Instructors
under
allty;
,
.
themmmon,!
f
onHin.'
All
At
these
joung
officers
spoke,
either
English
or
Spanish,
some
officer
They
were
on
th.ee
and
i
SEATTLE.
Julv
5.
Father
Hub
explorer
has
troops
were
reported
today
to
have
Woo
tt
dWVlwii
1V4
-
"I'VM
m..
V
ineir
weaPns
mu-
..cuU,ure
This
extended
to
every
middle
of
next
month
iy
and
were
Invariably
excel-
departmCnt
of
life.
It
meant
be-i
.
lent
Rhnfo
n.UU
l
il
.III.
J
""
"
.
..
.
..
i
-
,
lm
wul
IUIC
ttllu
ilIB-
"
.
B
t
d
t
djr
poning
your
f
p
l.l
.1
chlne
Run.
Th
wmiM
havo
had
.
.ui
ll
if
Ic
V.YClUWl
jT...
..
.
snoes
even
in
uw,
iwu
""-
Vbir
n
TT
ftl!
lit
lH
mnlr
Ihn
XAftl-
..
.
l
...
monf.T
.
""""'K
M,c
imCant
reading
a
paper
or
iwo
every
n
1
T"
S
'ff?,,1"
a
Brlt,sh
or
Can"
day
under
fire,
so
that
you
knew
hrQm
lcCl
LrOSS
0'in
from!
i
1
uul
un
t.
We
learnerf
r.
entv
...
t..i.
V,I
lafrst
thpm
JUaU
ilOW
uuuio
-
m,
and
j
I
.
believe
,
that
they
learn-
j
flght(
and
how
the
present
five-year
as
much
as
they
could
from
us,
lan
was
progressing.
It
meant
do-
r
almost
all
the
weapons
of
mod-
ln
sctting
Up
excrplses
out
in
the
J
war
got
their
real
tryout
In
snoW
at
2K0
ioW.
T"'
I
Most
pccular
of
all
it
meant
lug-
Steve
for
examp'.J
He
used
ging
a
bedstead
three
miles
from
a
mXT,0V!
around
the
lines
day
and
.ruined
village
because
It
was
not
"Snt
helDlnir
thn
rir.v
tuMVi
urn.
U....VI
cloon
ftn
stftlW.
ThC
'Bency
repairs
which
had
to
be'
fact
that
the
bed
had
neither
spring
a
hi
v"der
nre'
IIe
alway3
carr'cd
nor
mattress
did
not
detract
irom
he
fiii
.loose-leaf
notebook,
which,
ia
dignity
in
the
dugout,
tlon
wllh
skctches
and
nota-l
There
was
Steve,
whom
we
all
djaff
'.f
ly
evcry
S"1,
ne
wouW
1
thought
to
be
a
bit
of
a
puritan
un-
out
and
talk
about
what
he'tn
one
day
he
caught
me
stealing
-J?n'
the
shoe
laces
from
his
dress
boots.
ny
have
you
got
Number
Five
continued
on
Page
Two
i
US.
gov-
reached
the
Syrian-Turkish
iron-
to
con-
tier
In
the
push
along
the
railway
,
fer
with
the
engineers
In
regard
to
from
Mosul,
cutting
off
the
north-
locating
air
fields.
KII.I,i:i)
ON'
THE
ROADS'
LONDON,
July
5:
(CP)-
It
Is
announced
an
average
of
three
child-
LONDON,
June
7:
(CP)-Because
only
persons
of
British
birth,
with
both
parents
Brltisii.
are
aamiuea
to
membership
of
the
British
Red
Cross
society,
Lady
Netvborough
was
dismissed
"regretfully"
from
tho
society's
Caernarvon
branch.
Sho
was
born
in
Yugoslavia.
Lady
Newborough
aald
she
hopes
to
find
some
way
of
helping
the
society
unofficially.
WITH
SHORT
SUMMERS
Alaska
has
eight
incorporated
cities.
east
corner
of
Syria.
SWEDISH
VOTING
ACE
STOCKHOLM,
July
5:
(CP)
Minimum
voting
age
for
women
as
ren
are
killed
on
the
roads
of
Brl
well
as
men
In
Parliamentary
and
tain
daily
an
increase
of
30
per
municipal
elections
has
been
recent
on
such
casualties
a
year
ago.
duced
from
23
to
21.
CANADIAN
GUNS
TO
RLAST
.ENKMY
TANKS
One
if
the
most
recent
achievements
of
Canadian
lndu:
ry
Is
the
production
of
two-pounder
anti-tank
guns.
Requiring
more
than
1,000,
separate
operations-
the
breech
alone
requires
45-
the
manufacture
of
these
guns
Is
a
credit
to
Canadian
workmen.
Already
the
first
consignment
of
these
guns
has
been
shipped
to
Great
Britain.
A
line
of
two-pounder
gun
barrels
are
being
inspected,
Above.
The
craftsman
on
the
right
is
a
veteran
armament
worker
from
Great
Britain.
S0CKEYE
FISHING
ISG00D
Average
Of
25
And
30
To
Boat
On
Naas
And
Skeena
The
sockeye
fishing
season
x
month
contracts
and
worked
es-
lunes
n'.ao
,.
"I'onened
well
this
week
on
both
the
Plally
with
the
machine
gunners,
WW
Dar"ers-
.
w"e"
Skeena
and
Naas
Rivers.
Accord-
trench
mortar
crews,
anti-tank
pla-jthe
sa,me
,L!m!
big
to
reports
received
here
the
toon
"veral
months
It
is
not
long
Wore
snipers
"and
so
forth.
fUl,n
betlcr
than
Under
the
difficult
conditions
of
y0"
"
SddW?dta?UD
S3
SM-
An
avcrage
of
about
"
Spanish
service
thelle
Ued
Army
TKl
toSf
i
thirty
fteh
to
the
boat
per
day
for
fr"
men
stood
up
very
well
and
never
wllch
Tf'
to
wcek
was
taken
011
the
NaaS
ducked
1
wuld
W
de"nilely
.h.
l
lh,v
cents
pound
would
any
job
which
you
might
which
at
ten
a
8We
a11
scemed
to
an
eweLent
type
good
re-
them.
Under
fire
I
never
saw
gWe
Ulp
flsjiern,en
pretty
single
one
play
thc
coward
while
of
soldier
and
off
cer,
not
to
men-turn3
Qn
thc
skcena
lhe
average
t
of
them
struck
me
as'
being
eentleman.
When
you
got
to
,s
flbout
25
flsh
to
the
,
ol
ucr
day.
extremely
brave
men,
though
not
so
"
tZfr
ol
col,rse
a
n.umbF
ffieen
wuiardy
as
some
of
our
Canadian
v
;
'
TJ
I
.
,haul?a
m.ore
U
1
"B.
"a
own
(jctuuiiiiun,
iim
nv.jv
1
js
out
ine
average
wa
gu
iw
There
was
Ntcolal,
who
always
opening
week.
The
weather
ha3
manages
to
be
spick,
span
and
shav-
been
good
for
fishing.
It
this
keeps
He
lie
i,n
fhe
the
fishermen
will
ail
nave
ed
under
every
circumstance.
GERMANY
CLAIMING
4
VICTORIES
!
ter
How
Tall
the
Story
of
Casualties
LONDON,
July
5.
The
Moscow
radio
today
said
that
Germcai
:m
altles
since
the
start
of
the
.
Banks
Of
River
Berezina
Are
Piled
With
German
Dead
After
Battling
Red
Army
TANK
UNITS
STOPPED
BY
SOVIET
TROOPS
AT
PRUT
RIVER
AND
OTHER
SUCCESSES
SCORED
AGAINST
GERMANS
MOSCOW,
July
5:
(CP)
Repeated
German
attacks
in
a
fierce
effort
to
cross
the
Berezina
River
toward
Borisov
and
Bobruisk
were
reported
to
be
hurled
back
by
the
Red
Army
as
the
river
battle
went
into
the
fourth
day
and
the
Russians
said
that
the
bank
was
piled
with
the
Nazi
dead.
To
the
south
the
Russian
Communique
declared
that
the
strong
tank
units
which
crossed
the
Prut
into
Bessarabia
were
stopped
by
Soviet
troops
and
the
German
thrust
toward
Tarnopol
was
stopped
and
diverted.
In
the
far
north
the
Russians
reported
that
the
fighting
was
continuing
unabated
in
Murmansk
and
Kandalaksha
areas
and
along
the
Karelian
Isthmus
where
the
Soviet
territory
borders
Finland.
Wage
For
Wife
May
Be
Reform
Following
War
BARBERS'
INCREASE
T..
II'
i
:
n
LONDOX
July
5:
(CP)
British
"
""""'c
CHANGED
ATTITUDE
'
INSTATES
Itev.
J.
H.
Myrwanf
Says
People
Do
Not
Like
Supporting
Stalin
In
Present
War
Rev.
J.
II.
Myrwang
returned
home
yesterday
after
a
month
spent
In
visiting
Washington,
Min
t.
nesota,
South
Dakota
and
Wisconsin.
Mrs.
Myrwang
and
two
daughters
Dagne
and
Ruth
will
spend
the
remainder
of
the
summer
at
Poulsbo
on
Puget
Sound,
i
Asked
as
to
how
the
people
In
the
south
felt
about
the
war,
Mr.
Myrwang
said
there
had
been
quite
a
change
since
the
entry
of
?
Russia
into
the
conflict.
Prior
to
that
the
American
people,
he
thought,
were
ninety
percent
In
favor
of
doing
everything
possible.
even
to
entering
the
war
on
the
side
of
Britain.
Since
that
the
people
were
wondering
what
was
best
jto
do.
They
stlll'were
anxious
decided
distaste
to
helping
Stalin.
The
opinion
seemed
to
be
that
It
we've
earned
it"
after
Home
Sec-
Tile
J"or
Chamber
of
Com-
would
be
lbetter
ito
let
Hltler
tetaiy
Herbert
Morrison
in
a
m"c4e
at
f
dhm"
meeting
last
stalln
keep
on
ming
each
other.s
speech
on
the
post-war
world
fore-
Pasfed
a
resolution
ordering
throats
untll
they
were
bied
to
draw
the
atten-
cast
the
possibility
that
wives
In
seary
whlte.
Britain
might
be
given
wages
by
T
.
u
l"e
e
rricea
jj,.
Myrwang
said
they
had
had
law.
Board
to
the
recent
Increase
of
wonderful
In
a
crop
season
the
;
"Out
of
the
last
war
women
got
r""J
HV
Ul
vai
Central
States
so
far.
There
had
political
equality;
out
of
this
I
ng
,1
JE
J'been
ample
rain
and
'the
Dakotas
think
they
will
gain
economically,".,,
Mwnb?"
of
the
chamber
argued
never
looked
so
well
as
today,
commented
Dr.
Edith
SummerskiU.
that
this
was
not
a
question
of
Myrwang
Is
glald
to
be
home
merchandizing
but
of
service
and
and
to
take
hls
dutles
Labor
Member
of
Parliament
for
agaln
up
Fulham
and
one
of
the
leaders
in
tr
nere
orKe
mOTe-
the
Parliamentary
watJh
on
wo
the
next
Item
on
the
agenda
and
warn
you
It
Is
coming
along."
On
behalf
of
the
Women's
Free-
.
.
.
,
.
.
i
i
i
and
was
an
.
incentive
.
to
others,
m
other
lines
to
increase
simil-
V
,i
,
,
t.
arly
and
eventually
would
lead
to
'
?ufrun
J",,""
Q
neral
Inflation
which
would,
might
be
"whether
w,ves
are
going
or
beneflt
to
no
hi
ue
ucp.uu,
b
dangerous
ito
lthe
whole
countryi
dependent
by
having
a
statutory
income,"
Monison
added:
"That
is
A
.
general
.
M,
discussion
took
,,
place
in
which
some
people
felt
that
it
Says
Their
Forces
Are
110
Miles
dom
League
Mrs.
N.
Spiller.
its
from
batbers
but
thV
East
of
Minsk
Toward
Moscow
political
secretary,
expieea
biiili-
i
mens
irauung,
wno
inougus
wagca
1
f
.1
German
Can
Outdo
Russia
No
Mat-'r
wives
would
develop
naturally
Larnetl
Dride
casu-im
r
work:
Womcn'5
Voluntary
dollne
mchards
was
carried
to
and
lServicci
800,000;
Red
Cross
Nurses,
she
war
tn
'
from
"om
church
cnurcn
ln
..styte
when
CARNIVAL
PLANNING
was
dangerous
for
the
chamber
to
AII
Members
Of
Junior
Chamber
Interfere.
Some
felt
that
the
rea-
Promise
To
Be
At
Meeting
son
lor
tne
advance
snoura
De'
Tuesdav
N'lirht
,
r
rr."
6
general
feeling
was
that
If
theUrmva
ntrriT
Txr
t..i
c.
inr
tv...
nc
rmlnt.
anH
ilrt
thp
whols
u
,
nuestlon
h
.
......
.
.carnival
and
ana
raising
ruiiing
money
money
I
for
or
the
me
uuili(i.n
,
uuij
yJ
I
A
n
-
vn-
-
Pr
no
Mnarrl
fnlinrl
r
M
o
a
nva
npo
was
n,
,
r-,
.
,
.
man
H,gh
Command
claimed
today
will
have
to
be
faced,
not
only
1
.
IhTd.
U
S
e
Junior
"SSer
"3
uw
ut-rman
lu.ces
muyu,s
kv-
"Terai
was
up
to
hm
to
d0
the
tavesU-'t
Commerce
at
its
dinner
meeting.
It
ward
toward
Moscow
from
i
the
bu
;
from
th
the
general
point
oomt
o
of
,eaUng
and
not
t
he
was
pointed
out
that
there
was
al-
Berezina
River
have
reached
the-
vle
"
was
admitted
by
SOme
the
readFavaUable
the
sum
of
about
Juanlta
Frances,
chairman
chairman
of
of
the
the
J
River
Dnieper
east
of
Minsk.
This
fc
f
Uyln
had
cre
but
ou
Id
be
110
miles
east
of
Minsk
In
Marrtod
Womerfs
AssocUtlon
said
much
Domlnlon
goy.
Temat
Sey
the
region
of
the
stronges
Russ
an
Uie
antoatlon
had
PPad
a
enunent
dalmed
ithat
lfc
was
about
mlgnt
easlly
dear
$350o
this
defences.
In
a
broad
outline
with-
bm
to
give
a
wife
the
same
legal
...
Dercent
Rents
had
been
Dec-
tf
.irf
,i
JL,a
year,
out
detail
the
High
Command
a3ain
status
as
a
housekeeper
or
anyi
d
and
th
dld
not
mny.
ch
;
-
-
-
pictured
the
Red
Army
beln?
fold-
outside
worKer.
oouyeaK
oi
war
lncrease
shoUid
be
allowed.
One
'
them
to
erect
the
buUdlnz
next
ed
back
on
the
whole
front
from
Prevented
Its
parliamentary
con-JquesUoned
whether
tacrease
uleyihed
'
Finland
to
Bessarabia.
slderation.
had
been
passed
on
to
the
working
Tct
niv
r.i
WHO
IS
BEST
LIAR?
Better
Vo
untary
hirhPiN
oarDers.
wnen
Vhen
th
tne
resolution
resoiuuon
was
was
,
j
Vu
'
,7
I
or,,)
nrinAP
hnfh
wMp
worked.
This
year
It
was
planned
Jil
organize
better
so
that
the
,rl
V:::Z
"
tne
advance
was
jusaiiea,:
WOuld
be
shared
""..Ij
IttttZ
douotless
the
baroers
wouia
oe
-
men.
tiii
be
u
settled
'they
were
were
more
more
Inclined
inclined
to
to
take
take
that
gome
advance
mlEht
might
have
have
(the
view
of
Caroline
Haslett,
advis-been
justified
but
not
that
much
er
io
me
laoor
ministry
vn
-wu-1
,
was
not
received
with
favor.
The
I
question
of
carrying
on
the
by
more
rrru
...
i
ui
Until
that
could
';e
deSnd
It.
It
was
thought'
"Tvery
-fuay
eZg
.me5.
mP
.ev.ery
?!a?..
,
"en?
uiHU
uie
eveiib
una
ne
asKea
now
many
would
be
willing
to
attend
Tuesday.
Nearly
every
member
signified
his
intention
of
being
.
.
.
...
1
l
M
41
!
rr..
1
u:
:.riZZ
Mt"
Ia
n.
.l
next
at
8.
All
others
Interested
are
Meantime,
Mrs.
Spiller
gave
the.WIl
UllClLllCI
Freedom
League's
annual
meeting
these
figures
on
women
cngagea
nmsTOL.
July
5:
(CP)
Gwen-
asked
to
attend
and
help
along.
Weather
Forecast
General
Synopsis
A
disturbance
ai,
h
PrPMnn
.lying
over
Vancouver
Island
has
tailed
at
lrast
700
000
nrrnrrilriEr
to
"
"7
.
.
,T
::
i
married
1JOO
K.irDy.
an
amuuidnw
r-,.H
frpsh
t.n
mnrimt
rains
Workers,
liw.oou;
jfirsi
aio
1
Bristol.
The
"bril
coach'
dr
of
Reuters
News
Aeencv
renort
ver
f
t
a
a
ueuiers
News
Agency
report.
Attendants.
93,000;
Ambulance
and
mf,r
"J0?
was
a
stretcher
sireicner
from
irom
her
ner
husband's
nuauaaua
,
WeJt
Coast
Qf
Vanc
The
Germans
retorted
that
therel
innnnn.
Anvtiio
.
icijuii,
vuinvo,
iuv'tou,
"
J
'
ambulance
were
ere
at
least
a
half
a
million
Rus-
Territorial
Service,
35.0KX
Women's
'
'
slan
casualties
ln
one
pocket
alone.:
Auxiliary
Air
Force,
12,000;
Wo-
Tho
Russians
say
that
while
they
men's
Royal
Naval
Service,
9,000;
have
retreated
in
some
locations,
Land
Army,
10000.
they
have
shattered
the
idea
that
"And
there
are
still
165,000
un-thc
Blitz
tempo
is
unbeatable.
They
employed,
most
of
whom
arc
feel
sure
they
are
going
to
win
ln
anxious
to
play
their,
part."
she
the
end.
added.
Halibut
Sales
Canadian
Cape
Race
II;
4,500,
Booth,
11.
Tc
and
9c.
Vancouver
Island
Light
to
moderate
south
or
southwest
winds,
mild
with
occasional
drizzle
or
light
rain.
MINING
DOWN
SOUTH,
Chief
industry
of
Chile,
Bolivia
and
Peru
is
mining.
D
V
1
....
7
Weather
Forecfe.
Tomorrow's
Tides
Prince
Rupert
and
Queen
$9
Cl
,"tT
Mt
Islands
Light
to
occfVii,..
r2lA
mmm
south
winds,
part
cloudy
an
High
11:35
ajn.
18.4
ft.
ith
scattered
showers,
exce,
23:30
pjn.
21.9
It.
loudy
In
Rupert
district.
I
Low
5:19
a.ni.
3.0
It.
17:20
p.m.
6.9
It.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No.
156.
YdXXX.'.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JULY
5,
1941."
PftTCE:
FIVE
CHNT3
Soviet
Armies
Fighting
Fiercely
CANADIANS
FOUND
SOVIET
OFFICERS
LIKEABLE
HUMANS
f
Father
Hubbard
,
Going
To
Alaska
Aid
Authorities
0kcr
Who
Kht
With
Republican
Army
in
Spain
XJuZXES.
bard,
veteran
Alaska
S
Gives
Impressions
of
ltussian
fightinj
Men
inmtni
and
ij
toing
Kolne
nori
north
Allied
Troops
Reach
Frontier
Turkish
Border
VICHY,
July
5:
(CP
The
Allied
I