question
whether
the
United
Slates
had
official
Information
concerning
the
policy
to
be
adopted
by
Japan.
PALMYRA
ISTAKEN
City
Surrendered
lo
British
Afttr
Artillery
narrate
This
(
Afternoon
1
VICHY.
July
3
(CP)
The
Vichy
government
acknowledged
today
that
Palmyra,
one
of
the
strong
points
of
resistance
to
the
Allied
invasion
of
Syria,
had
fallen.
A
communique
said
that
the
place
was
occupied
at
1
a.m.
after
the
artillery
barrage.
Ueru.alem
dispatch
placedHhe
surrender
at
-3:30-pm.
'
i
SUB
SEEN
BY
CONVOY
LONDON,
July
3.
Sighting
of
a
submarine
on
the
surface
In
the
vkinltv
of
4hc
convoy
bearing
thourands
of
Canadian
troops
tO'
Britain,
forced
the
b's
liner
transports
to
take
a
new
course
during
'
the
crossing
of
the
Atlantic.
!
Destroyers
went
off
to
hunt
the
j
marauder
and
mads
It
keep
a
safe
,
distance.
REPEATED
ATTEMPTS
TO
CROSS
RIVER
FAIIj
GERMANS
LESS
CONFIDENT
OWING
TO
STILL
RESISTANCE
MOSCOW,
July
3,
(CP)
The
vanguard
of
Moscow-bound
German
invaders
was
reported
by
the
Russian
High
Command
today
to
have
been
thrown
back
in
repeated
attempts
to
cross
the
Herezina
River
where
in
1812
the
waters
were
reddened
by
the
blood
of
Napoleon's
retreating
men.
Nearly
three
hundred
miles
to
the
south
of
Borisov,
where
the
battle
of
Berezina
centred,
the
Red
Army
was
reported
to
have
halted
in
"heavy
defeat"
mechanized
Nazi
advance
toward
Shepe-tovka,
some
twenty
miles
inside
the
old
Ukraine
border
on
the
road
to
Kiev.
BERLIN.
July
.'):
(CP)
A
few
hours
after
the
German
High
Command
claimed
today
that
the
resistance
of
the
Red
Army
was
apparently
broken,
D.N.R.
German
News
Agency,
began
speaking
of
"obstinate
resistance"
and
"bad
weather"
on
eastern
front.
The
agency
said
that
the
weather
was
affecting
the
fighting
and
even
said
that
snow
was
reported
in
the
region
of
Lwow
in
Russia's
Polish
buffcr.
zonc,.
.An.earUer
German
High
Command
said
that
a
German
attack
was
under
way
on
the
entire
front
from
the
Arctic
Ocean
to
the
Black
Sea
and
claimed
that
the
Prut
River
between
Rumania
and
Soviet
Bessarabia
had
been
crossed
by
German
Rumanian
forces.
RECORD
OUTPUTS
BUT
UNCLE
SAM
CRIES
FOR
MORE
Business
Men
Expect
Rapidly
Increasing
Pressure
Production
of
War
Supplies,
Says
financial
V
era"
of
1929,
far
bigger
than
during
the
frantic
war
effort
of
1917,
yet
the
cry
is
more,
more,
and
faster.
The
first
half
of
1941
has
seen
the
arms
program
move
out
of
the
blue
nrlnt
intn
the
mroductloh
stage.
Emphasis
has
swung
from
new
arms
plants
to
the
gigantic
problem
of
supply.
The
government
Is
swinging
Its
War
riter
By
CLAUDE
A.
JAGGER
Associated
Press
Financial
Editor
.
,
T
.
,
NEW
YORK,
July
3:
(AP)-Mid-lWl
finds
Lncle
Sam's
vast
industrial
machine
shifted
into
high
gear
with
production
experts
frantically
devising
super-chargers
and
other
devices
designed
to
speed
production
to
a
pace
never
before
dreamed
of
in
this
machine
age.
Already,
the
United
Statpsjgeat
miHsjinfjid
pouring
torin
a
grisi
larger
uw
controls
oVcr
an
ever-widening
or
'ii
me
vauniea
Dcace-wme
iw
bit
to
assure
the
arms
makers
of
adequate
steel,
copper,
rubber,
10
make
sure
that
there
will
be
no
needless
diversion
of
any
of
the
multitude
of
supplies
needed
botn
bv
our
crowing
armed
forces
and
-v
.
Mid-1941
sees
the
United
States
coming
w
Bwya
a
oconomy,
and
coming
to
grips
wun
(Continued
on
Page
Three)
11
pi
of
Manila
was
nou.
ru
MANILA
The
Tabaclera
Company
today
that
the
Japanese
merchantman
Kyusyu
Rlaru,
carrying
largo
from
the
rhlllipines
to
the
United
States,
had
been
requisitioned
and
ordered
not
to
by
the
Japanese
jovernment
proceed
to
her
destination.
Manila
shipping
quarters
"P""
the
opinion
that
the
Japanese
government
might
be
preparing
w
requisition
all
ships
operating
between
the
PhilHplnes,
Japan
and
the
United
States.
fr-
PROi
LIBRA
HY
j
VICTORIA,
B.C.
Weather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
mmln
Prince
Rupert
District
and
Queen
mm
Charlotte
Islands
Light
to
moderate
High
.
9:29
ajn.
16.9
ft.
winds,
part
cloudy
and
mild
21:38
p.m.
20.4
ft.
with
scattered
showers
in
trie
afternoon.
Low
3:05
a.ra.
5.6
ft.
.15:06
p.m.
7.0
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol,
XXX,
No.
18f
tL
Cov-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JULY
3,
1941.
Local
Firm
Is
Successful
In
A
very
Important
announce-
Ten
Days
CARNIVAL
BIG
AFFAIR
t-Mn.noo
he
asked
for
in
War
Weapons
Week,
Mayor
T.
ClegK
is
wearing
a
new
silk
nat
presenwa
by
a
business
man.
lTvES
OF
riGEONS
Homing
pigeons
used
by
the
U.S.
army
live
about
eight
or
nine
years.
V
SCALING
FOR
JUNE
A
total
of
25.575.563
board
feet
of
net
shed
logs'
was
producedjln
month.
Sawlog
Fir
Spruce
Cedar
4
-
3,634,880
Balsam
.'
233.266
Hemlock
'.
6,378.172
JackDlnc
-
499,143
Miscellaneous
,
1
-
39.360
Total
J
25,575,563
Poles
and
Piilng-J
Fir
:
Jvcm'm-:-
i
r
1.020
Cedar"
-
253.103
Hemlock
.:.........'..-
45,584
Total
299,707
Cords
?.
.
...
Miscellaneous
623
Ties-i"
."
'
Jackplne
-
-
5.283
Raising
Armv
Transport
And
the
tow
to
Prince
Rupert
and
Is
ex-
W.
Stewart
ana
j.
cook.
pected
to
arrive
at
the
local
dry-
dock
in
about
ten
days
from
now.
BASALT
CITY
The
rerialr
Job
will
be
a
big
one,
nouses
in
uoms,
oyu,
me
(something
like
a
quarter
or
a
million
of
black
basalt.
Uululia
Jl
iiiuic.
A
tic
vcooci
ia
w
n
ii
Officers
Chosen
and
General
rians
ed
by
the
United
States
government
Laid
for
Week
of
August
18
The
Civic
Centre
committee
held
a
meeting
last
night
at
the
City
Hall
and
chose
the
week
of
August
18
as
the
date
for
the
big
annual
carnival
In
aid
of
the
Civic
Centre
fund.
The
whole
week
will
sec
special
programs
of
a
carnival
nature.
A
bathing
beauty
contest
is
to
be
staged,
backed
by
ladywear
stores,
hairdressers
and
others.
The
treasurer
chosen
is
Gordon
German
and
the
secretary
George
Rorle.
Considerable
enthusiasm
wap
shown
and
the
prospects
look
good
for
a
successful
event.
HIS
$2,250,000
TOPPLR
FLEETWOOD,
Eng..
June
30:
(CP)
Because
tins
town
raised
!
and
is
needed
lust
now
so
it
is
prob
able
work
will
commence
on
ner
When
the
vessel
went
ashore
she
was
carrying
army
supplies
such
as
tractors,
trucks
and
other
military
,
supplies
and
about
one
nunarea
thousand
dollars
worth
was
taken
off
by
the
salvage
company.
An1
attempt
wus
made
to
raise
tne
vessel
bv
the
Pacific
Salvage
Company
and
Fearless
ana
iour
Dig
Dargcs
and'
a
derrick
scow
worked
day
and
night.
It
was
a
gamble
and
they
have
won.
She
now
has
to
be
delivered
at
Prince
Rupert.
WINGED
METUUSALAII
A
homing
pigeon
captured
by
U.
S.
soldiers
In
the
Meuse-Argonne
battle
has
lived
24
years.
Building
permits
for
the
month
.Tnnp
amounted
to
$10,588.
the
In-
,
Battles
Still
Rage
On
Many
Fronts
HOPES
JAPAN
nvaders
Qf
Russia
KEEP
PEACE
li
:.
D...LT:-
.
S.
Government
Has
No
Informa
tion
As
To
Attitude
Of
Japan
WASHINGTON.
July
3:
Sumner
Welles,
acting
secreiary
of
aate.
.
said
today
that
the
United
States
j
government
naturally
hoped
the
attitude
taken
by
the
Japanese
government
In
the
war
would
be
of
such
a
character
as
to
make
for
I
the
maintenance
of
peace
In
the
Pacific.
His
statement
was
made,
m
answer
to
a
Press
Conference!
i
lavmy
iouyn
i
imc;
Thrown
Back
Today,;
Will
Read
Proclamation
At
Post
Office
PERMITS
'British
Assaults
On
FOR
JUNE-
n.
r-.c.
I
Buildings
to
Value
of
$10,000
Being
Erected
W
T
CnnV
ftfh
Ave
V.
t"Ofl
nl.
I
iiwo
terations
.11.7
1633
ITALIANS
GIVE
UP
Vessel
Coming
to
DrydockFuneralYeSterday
I
'
v-t
1
1-1
1-11
Repair
Bill
Should
Amount
to.Quartcr
of
Million
Dollars
5.
A.
T.
LlSiermaiUlj
Expected
to
Arrive
in
Prince
Rupert
in
About
Up
Day
and
Night
ment,
will
be
delivered
by
the
dividual
permits
being:
"
.
.
,
,
,
BEREZINA
t
city
Commissioner,
d
J.
a.
Bamardson,
8th
Ave.
w..
$1,100,
Masses
of
Royal
Air
Force
Planes
Pound
Away
at
inaus-
MathesorK
on
Frtaay
tne
lourtn
one
storey
building.
tria
and
ShlDDHlir
liases
Instant
at
12
noon
from
the
K.
Keldav.
2nd
Ave.
W..
$30,
re-
J
t
door
steps
of
thPost
office-
on
shinsiine.
I
LONDON.
Julv
3.
(CP)
Masses
of
R.A.F.
planes
T
innrucuons
'
pm
uiwwa.-r
j.
i,.
jonnson,
ucacn
,
.
j
A
;f
occnnllc
nn
Rm-
Your,
attendance
is
requested.
frame
ame
building.
Dunaing.
Keeping
w
up
wie
lemnueoa
ua
j
aim
mgnv
i
i
i
"
k.
Aihrccht,
Ambrose
Ave.,
$1,058,
many
and
Nazi-occupied
territory
,
launched
what
t
appear-
new
building.
'
ed
to
be
another
major
daylight
attack
across
the
Channel
J.
H.
McLeod.
10th
Ave.
E.,
$200,
.,in,r
WUMo
fifrViror
nlnnps
epniirprl
the
air
nnrl
water
tn
general
repairs
Verne
Price.
Fraser
St.,
$250,
general
repairs.
Terminal
Investments,
3rd
Ave.
W..
$750.
general
repairs.
A.
C.
Cameron,
11th
Ave.
E.;
$200,
addition.
I
Nelson
Bros.,
waterfront,
$5500,
i
clear
the
way,
British
bombers
sped
over
Northern
France
.louowing
up
ovexiugiit
a.ii.ai;iva
Tf
A
I
IF!
ITT1
which
were
concentrated
on
Ger-
LANDINGS
Monday
totalled
3,269,500
pound
and
for
the
season
8,055,600
pounra'i
as
compared
with
8,846,519
pounds
I
at
a
corresponding
date
last
year.
I
man
cities
of
Cologne,
Dulsberg
and
Bremen.
Large
fires
broke
out
in
the
Industrial
sections
of
these
cities.
The
night
attack
on
Bremen
i
was
particularly
heavy,
the
air
jnln-
MM
t.,
sni
siirhiiv
i'lstry
said.
Meanwhile
the
maga-
raiiiuy
ouw
owjic,
oiu
nvc,
uu,
...,,..--,-
-in
J'Aero
ne
Aerop
repairs.
hinted
that
the
ane
,
Than
Last
Year
At
Similar
Date
J
and
nightly
Halibut
landings
at
Prince
Rup
ert
for
'the
month
of
June,
ending
R.A.F.'s
daylight
sweeps
poundings
or
the
French
coast
might
be
a
prelude
to
an
invasion
of
the
continent
before
August
first.
landings
which
have
reached
an
uenerai
synopsis
iue
weamw
,
'
..
aggregate
or
6
224
400
pounds
as
has
been
quite
cloudy
and
moder-
1200
Men
Surrender
J
To
British
ttB6
,
Jt.
c
,n,
;
iu
)014
urarm
nnthp
roarf
with
local
rorccs
in
iuiiuui.k
un
iiunurauic
Terms
CAIRO,
July
3:
The
Italian
command
at
Debra
Tabor,
one
of
the
last
strongholds
of
Italian
resistance
in
Ethiopia,
has
agreed
to
surrender
with
about
1300
men,
Middle
East
headquarters
announced
today.
It
was
said
that
the
terms
were
the
same
as
those
'
imposed
on
the
Duke
of
Aosta.
viceroy
of
Ethiopia,
when
he
capitulated
on
May
19
at
Amba
j
Alaja
and
was
compelled
to
surrender
all
men
and
equipment
excent
the
small
arms
of
the
During
June
Americans
landed
.islands.
1,840.500
pounds
and
Canadian
1,-429,000
pounds.
IT'S
A
SWEET
WOULD!
Weather
Forecast
corresponding
date
fn
4940.
i
showers
over
the
Queen
Charlotte
West
Coast
of
Vancouver
Island-
Light
to
moderate
South
winds,
part
cloudy
and
mild.
OIL
OF
IRAN
Tho
unrlri
snnnlv
nf
SU2ar
for
the
.
T.,
riran)
lioari!
aknnt
nnp.fhlrrt
1941
season
is
estimated
at
42,300,-
0
0n
consumed
in
Great
Britain
000
tons,
the
largest
oh
record.
I
has
come
from
Iran.
Canada's
First
Army
Tank
Brigade
Arrives
In
England
Large
Convoy
Of
Rugged
Men
Mighty
Stalin
Broadcasts
Naval
Escort
Sees
Them
Safely
Across
Atlantic
Until
They
Land
A
TCttTTTSW
PORT
Julv
3
fOPI
f!nnnrla's
nvnrspns
LCJUSrt.'6
'"S.fiRMinR
forces
have
been
strengthened
by
the
largest
con-
Word
was
received
here
this
morning
that
the
A,-
p..c
Kstjrda,
,,,
.
:
aa
""-lr1
Headed
f
X
men
01
tne
urst
uanadian
S
"
"
tJailUaiy
ub.
IIIU
VUSBCl
was
111
M
lUUU
Ul
HHICI
wiicii
om.
ana
iiuiue
vyihi
me.
k"
,r,,l
.1
lVfnnrlaxr
onrl
tnwprl
info
lmrhnr
nt.
flnrt.p.r
bearers
were:
W.
J.
Llneham,
K
,nj
mvj.x-v.
w
1
.
.
-
,
..,
i
iua.w,
r
A
Mnru
n
Miirrav.
Bay.
one
is
now
Deing
piepaicu
iui
unuiaiu,
v.
..w,
.
war.
by
rugged
army
tank
brigade,
the
men
streamed
ashore
in
thousands
from
a
huge
convoy
which
was
brought
safely
across
the
Atlantic'
in
a
mighty
naval
escort
which
proved
anew
Britain's
mas
tery
of
the
seas.
OTTAWA.
July
3.
The
arrival
of
the
First
Canadian
Army
Tank
Brigade
In
the
United
Kingdom
was
announced
last
night
by
the
Department
of
National
Defence.
To
Russian
People
Telling
of
Losses
last
March
but
she
Slipped
Into
,,
vnurVX
WOULD
rlAiinAK
nrolnr
ThP
MnrMPr,
Tl
rlllSR
I
It
I
lilllfjll
IlliVI
IllllJUli
kJ
vv-
lit
l
J.k
VT
WVV4
(
W
v
v.
-
.
the
vessel
was
then
let
to
the
Ar-
mour
salvage
uompany
01
rnucc
Rupert.
For
a
month
the
outfit
under
personal
charge
of
Captain
Paul
Armour
and
Bert
Frankforth
with
27.
men
including
three
divers
ulng
the
tugs
Amaryllis,
Pachena
BEATEN
LIKE
THOSE
OF
NAPOLEON
MOSCOW,
July
3:
(CP)
Joseph
Stalin
in
a
broadcast
Thursday
warned
the
Russian
people
that
the
Nazi
troops
arc
inside
White
Russia
and
the
Ukraine
but
promised
"Hitler's
Army
will
be
beaten
like
those
of
Napoleon
and
Withelm
dnd
said
that
German
troops
occupied
Lithuania,
the
greater
part
of
Latviawestern
parts
of
White
Russia
and
the
Ukraine
and
added
"grave
danger
menaces
our
country."
He
said
Russia
was
now
at
war
for
the
liberation
of
all
peoples
enslaved
by
Germany
and
exhorted
the
Russians
to
destroy
every
bit
of
foodstuffs,
ammunition
or
trans-portation
material
likely
to
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
Germans.
BE
It
s
Just
2
Doors
To
10
Downing
St.
And
Bcaverbrook's
Quarters
Connoted
By
Corridor
With
Trime
3Iinlster's
LONDON.
July
3:
(CP)
Lord
Beaverbrook,
Canadian-born
mem
ber
of
the
war
cabinet,
carries
on
work
In
his
new
capacity
as
Min
ister
of
State
at
Number
12
Downing
St,
two
doors
from
Prime
Minister
Churchill's
official
resi
dence.
He
disclosed
this
In
a
recent
broadcast
to
Canada
and
also
mentioned
"the
long
corridor
leading
to
the
cabinet
room."
This
con
nects
No.
12
with
No.
11
and
No.
10.
In
neacetlme
No.
12
was
part
of
the
treasury
offices
and
No.
11
wa
sthe
official
residence
of
the
Chancellor
of
the
Exchequer,
hold
er
or
the
country
s
purse-strings.
LLOYD
GEORGE'S
NEPHEW
COLWYN
BAY,
Wales,
July
3:
(CP)
William
George
or
Crlocieth,
nephew
of
Lloyd
George,
First
Great
War
premier,
has
applied
Tor
"unconditional
exemption
as
conscientious
objector"
so
he
can
continue
work
as
tenant
farmer