BRITISH OFFENSIVE NOW OTTAWA, July 12: (CP) The Royal Air Force has succeeded where the German air force failed and British nlanes are sweeping: over occupied territory inviting combat while the bombers smash at objectives in Germany in daylight, Cap- . j tt if n lr n..!i! i it t r i r - k lam ii. ii. uaiiour, uriusu unoer oecreiary iorair, said in an interview today. He said the R.A.F. had taken over the initiative in the air fighting thf initiative lost by the Germans when defeated in the Battle of Britain. AIR RAID ON SUEZ : Some Damage Done Sin Persons Killed And Fourteen Injured CAIRO. July 12: (CP) The Egyptian government announced today that Axis air raiders had caused some damage In an air raid early today on the Suez Canal region Six persons were killed and fourteen were Injured. PERU AND ECUADOR Trouble Is Breaking Out Anew Between Two South American Republics LIMA Peru. Julv 12: (CP) The Peruvian Foreign Office declared today that fresh B:uadorlan attacks had been experienced at several places along the eastern frontier and, since It would be "useless to protest, an order had been issued to Peruvian troops to repulse with arms "any new aggression" Weather Forecast General Synopsis It has beer, eloudy and mild off the coast with light rains in the extreme north portion. West Oriastl i1 Vnnrnnwr T.clniid -LiSSht nnrthwpst. winds, hprnmlnff westerly with local-cloudiness and nuld near the coast. Elsewhere It fair and mild. Dead Fisherman Is Brought Here Provincial rtanet.nhla n V flland returned to the city last night on ponce boat P.L.M. 8 with the dy of the dead fisherman who ad been found at Wark Canal on Thursday afternoon. The fisher man, whose name is Martin Ander n Holmberg, died of a heart at w' lr 4ils boat- He was fishing OTTAWA meat ra Has Wings the Royal Canadian Air Force nflvlntr thplr win irs vester- , v vv ' io vm " - , . . w day at nearby Uplands com monwealth training school. TO HOLD CARNIVAL sons, sons, decision decision was waa ! made at a meet-.- ", tion Is about '17. rpfilsa week and that won't buy much more than a couple of chops. . Chicken, fish offals and oth- rr unratloned Successful t Operations t With Subs LONDON. July 12: (CP) First Lord of thp Admiralty A. . , V. Alexander said today that r-i 1 4i iir-ii i t T" t Skies Over Channel Alive Yith Bombers and fighters areat Britain had had par- Tniljiv rnllnumf Nirrht Attnrk on Williplnmliafni timlarlv sur.r.psKful hneratlbns against German submarines dnrln? I.hp mast few weeks but iravp nn dpfcalls. READY MADE ; MEALS NOW Canned Fowls Handy in View Rationing and Shortage of Some Foods have pounded railway and canal communications in the store COUnter. bt 'imer area, r we uerman lighters were destroyed destroyed and and The The tw Bm sh fighters are missing, iti , tt-at rflnnrtpd nheprvrfrj nn f hp a .a. a. a. . . .--.....t' southeast- coast said that mid-day ... sklu were alive with fighters pro- . . i n tecting very large bombers. I JLOCftl DOV of UiNUUJN, July lz: (Lr) Ureat lintain sent some, London, July. 12: tcpi-Ration-of its heaviest bombers back over the English Channel to- ing and a shortage of some of the day after a night assault on the naval base of Wilhelm-tood3 vle llke to eat brmg" chniVm Il'iv vniflors uovn rnnnrlnrl nut hri!f atSvoKr tr ncw dlshCE July 12: (CP1- - products help MtAWJtv for VAvmtA Arthur Rmlth of Prlnre Complete the " s . . .. ' Rupert was among trainees of main course menu but there are still empty days for meat-conscious Cil- tons. These are filled by new dishes, tinned, prepared dinners of meat and veeetables. Stewed rabbit with another. l 1 Counters are lined with shiny , tins of ready-cooked dinners and store clerks say they are much .hi. demand. "Shiny" really described the tins, because paper is scarce and . ui laUolc ttefoaH nf . Enthusiasm PrevaiU lor Effort on - p b n12 used Behalf of Civic Centre Project- ( " what.s lnslde Organization Unacr way ( Eggs are more plenUfurthan dur- Wllh a representative and enthu- VUTtoa'Ti Is a wi slastlc attendance of over forty per- Pson War News PREPARE AX DAKAR VICHY Informed circles here yesterday said that defences at Dakar, French West Africa, were being put in readiness to meet any possible new landing attempt. i EVACUATING BAL1IC STOCKHOLM It was reported here today that Russian submarines were evacuating the Baltic Sea- ROOSEVELT AtjuRESSOR BERLIN A German government spokesman said today that United States would have to lake the offensive in a "shooting" war between United States and Germany. The Berlin press described President Roosevelt as a "ruthless aggressor." j States. ulletins SWEDEN HELPING FINLAND STOCKHOLM Sweden Is making .shipments. -of flour, .ranned meats, butter and dried fruits-to assist in feeding the people -of Finland. AMERICANS EXPELLED BERLIN United States consular officials have been ordered ito ntemblA at Frankfurt-on-Main departure to the United hours with numerous suggestions being made in the course of a gen- prnl discussion. Committees were appointed follows: Sports H. Morgan. Exhibits H. J. Graham. Concessions Norton Youngs. Program, O. C. Ollker. Tickets W. F. Stone. Publicity Q. L. Rorie. House Committee R. O. Suther- 1 a n rT Construction Committee Artnur i Murray. . Refreshment stands Mrs. j. n. Tens. Tearoom Mrs. A. uaroe. Horse Race tlckets-O, J. Dawes. cautalns Robert Tobey, J. Pierce. E. Smith, J. Cam- adlna, D. Miller. Tommy tT, Lindsay, Orven Hooper, Herb Mor gan. Jack Ray and cy ft-cuew. Aninist 18 to 22 were sn as dates for the carnival: for the Wales Island Cannery and was last seen Tuesday, a canw passing saw his boat in the Wark Canal and found the dead fisherman aboard. it 1 . nif iwrr virccftrvpr in LO UUTir UWIl txnyj. i&& F41'1- VICb fcVili.w-0 J 1 carnival thlt fall m aid OI Uie iu- ut'""" w -" - -- a ... t. . I Norton guaranteed to keep eggs fresh for e along,wWeh tne Russlan troops centre pro ect T i. cal civic centre project, want, Is, . nimnst as lone as you ,nr tv, malnr draws crowds like magic-are rare- u6opg afc the front ly ' seen, except at war weapons . - wucr. IIS ine iyOIIUIlUIIiaU iaitjr "5" auctions where one is usually good Pravda rep0rted that the old Pol-for at least a $50 contribution. A . . ltv o plnsk far behind the. substitute suuoumrc Is "onion salt' v;nicn n tjgnnan nnes, stm stui was was. ln m soviet ouvrcn, lends flavor to any meat dish and hftllds The Russians holding the! doesn't "stay with you" as long as Uy are fflU be raiding the the real thine. Green onions, bet ter eatea raw, also are being used in cookings Lemons are something jour evacuee relatives send you from overseas two at a time. But there am aiu lemon itiiuw substitutes - which have 'German rear. I German Version feather Forecast Tomorrow's Tides Prince Rupert and Que.en Charlotte Islands Light to moderate. High 4:05 am. 19.4 It. !iuth winds,, becoming mostly 16:56 pm. 193 ft. and mild with light Jocal cloudy Low 10:31 a.m. 37 ft, rains towards evening. 23:00 p.m. 6.7 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Vo XXX., No. 1C2; PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1941. 'PRICE: FIVE CENTS Pis...., g In Syria Is Now Ended ritish Are Still Pounding Hard Waves of R AF. Planes ; Cross Channel, Keeping' Up Continuous Assault; y A jr French Commander Is u i r CONTRACT 1 1 CONFIRMED: i f 1 i n f 1 rv-i S Estimates of the cost of suitably Istrcnetheninn the structure proved M1c w onlv regular customers. " As' ,.,,t :mm Wrrl'n interest in these, it tne Ing last last niKht night in in the "e.cuy city counu council .Aeis have come Red army ' reportea ioaay uiau o was honed. Its temporary quarter. Vnnni?j YOUngS was Was In 111 the Uie tuau chair and miu me , . . . aic 'acu wuwit boueht freely. Liv TV, UlH rnmmnnH Command said said anv one tlmd during the 1940 tour tat season had to be limited with lasted lor a coup e u proceedings Magnetic Onions KZT .K.fnn9i rh.n had. ,u that, whereas the Mus Onions the mention of the word . , th cHion of the Lnm pntertained 4035 interested visitors in 1939, only slightly over (Continued on Paye Three) TO STAY IN ARMY BERLIN, July 12: (CP) xne, T. , hB Ai-ned German News Aecncy D. N. B. re- "ur UUl .'iv.i. wu. i. 7"n ported today that Uie German j shock iruupcs nave uccu iwuu in the northern . . the wic lui fortlflcattons witLttiiwiia w iw. i,.. a good market, even though they isection 0f thc Russian front since haven't the tang of the original 'cariy moming. The High Com- .. 1 . ....I" 1.. I rt fruit. !mand communique merely said, Those scrumptious cream putrs however, that operations on the which the kiddles stared at open- eastern front "proceed according mouthed, are sun in me oun snop to pian," - . ainn 1ftdf I WlndOWS, DUl you can ueu jruiu iaa 'ration coupon the cream la artlfic-' ial. And the same applies to Ice-1 (cream. "Taffy" carrots are the lollipops of today, you can nave cnucumiea, i too, once in a while, if you want to queue up with 500 other people and , . II l U .ham'1 take your cnances tnat nicy men all .gone by the time you reach the counter. j Baseball Scores ' American League New York 6, St. Louis 2. Washington 1, Chicago 3. Boston NTG, Detroit 2. National League Chicago 2, Boston 7-Cincinnati 2 Brooklyn 12. To Defence Duties on Atlantic and Pacific Coasts the Atlantic and those west t0 the Pari fin command. Tt was also announced that 1300 of 4.000 men called for compulsory training July 31 will be men who have already undergone thirty days tralnlne under the National Re sources Mobilization Act. Negotiating mow ror Peace With British .jjew Hospital Here to Cost $75,000 Yjchy Government Turned Down Demands at First But and to be Completed by L eft Final necssion with General Dentz OTTAWA. July 12: (CP) Includ ed ea In in construction construction contract contracts award- awara- ea oy tne ieparimeni 01 Aiumuuus ucuui) iui,y uuiuianuEi m-vim-x m ujnag huj hih.ii.ii yesterday was that for a military military in to rlirprr. direct tippntifltinns negotiations with with Great Great Britain Britain lnokinp: looking towari toward t.r.sr.lt'il at Vrlnpi Pnnprt rt, f the ho job tnh avmicf ipo nffor f i 4.1, tVio vpfiioal f 1 nf f it.- flip T V?fliv 7! O'nvprnniPtlt . i on ti coinz to E. J. Rvan Contractln2 C Co. t t:uu 4. u it . . i 1. ,1 xr,,. 1 whose bid was $75,000. C tion will start at once and rcCUnt acceP British terms, was announced today. Yesterday ndtobe it had been announced that the Vichy government, after studying eHiHvInortho the Tlr British f I cVi form terms e f for nr an o Tl completed bv September- (The of f iclsl announcement at Ottawa confirms a Dally News report published last month that the Ityan Co. had obtained the contract. The military hospital will form a wing to the existing Prince Rupert General Hospital by which It will be taken over after the war.) MUSEUM IS CLOSED UP TttfTTNTT ToVionnn' Tulv 19 iT.P'ifipnPrfll Henri .x.w, vciw, "v . DRESSING LONDONERS' ! PAT USSHESl JAV anir ntiiun.a sirea 10 expanu its muueoi exiuun , , - .. ... ..... tnn. -w.ni tint Viono-o at. t.no mnlm return to the nearest Japanese pork, potatoes, turnips ani peai isi P(0rt she .will be the sixth lone of these and tinned stew isj t to be taken over by the panese government. NAZIS HELD UP BY REDS German Attempts To Cross Rivers Are Smashed The Berlin Version Owing to the structural stability of its quarters in the upper floor of the Public Mbgjff buUdfrg. eum of Northern British Columbia has officially been unable to open it doors to the public and visiting tourists this season. The Museum Rnarrl mpf. this wppk to revipw Its Commissioner, with the co-operation of the City Library Board, made available the upper floor of the building containing the 11b- rarv. rary. The ine foundations luuuuauous 01 m this uiu LONDON, July lis: (CD Full effect of Britain's new coupons-for-clothes order will only be evident when the sys tem has been in force for a full year but already sweeping changes are foreshadowed in British fashions.. . Clothes "uri der the new plan will be designed for utility, not for appe a r a n c e. unciuTPwfui effnrt.a tn spriit-P mnrp Frills Frills and and fads fads must must go. Women ards. suitable quarters for the' present must say goodbye to different dress-season and, among other matters, es for housework, afternoon gowns, to discuss possible plans for the lavish evening costumes- Men must 1942 season. forego a big selection of everyday In 1936 the Museum Board de- suits, black coats and striped trous-cir t ovr.,r.H ite nriect PvV.iv.it ers, dinner Jackets and tails. Fash- Just in Time armistice in Syria, had found them 'unacceptable and indications were then that the fight with Allied forces would continue. Today, how- ever, a Vichy delegation left Beirut to meet Allied authorities and ne gotiate conditions. London sources said that flehtinz in Syria stopped at midnight last night. Cairo headquarters of the British Middle East command said that the British and Free French were ordered to cease fire after Dentz had agreed to negotiate. Dentz acted on receiving word l from Vichy that the British armis tice, terms had been turned down. Vichy, however, left Dentz free to negotiate if he thought it essential f rom a military -standpoint; ; Gov't Officials Visit Smithers William Turnbull and B. F. ' land There into their Interests all along line. i .,. uttu lott tr department- Free- SMITHERS July 12 William Turnbull, chairman of the Land Settlement Board of Victoria, was TOKYO The Japanese nner at that time displayed in tne toyer " !ln in Smithers Bmltners for lor several several days aays this mis Mexico Maru, now loading in the of the Canadian Bank of Com- f designers from year to year Use--we m connection ith the work PMiilnlnp ihininin.. ha h.. hMn been nrdprpd ordered to to morro merce nnrt and w W. .T J. Alder, Aldpr. then then Cltv fulness and durability will be stand- nf t.ho Roard. Hp hid heen looklne the The Board of Trade introduced B. F. Freeland, engineer of the the rationing system Just In time, Department of Mines, from Victor- said said an an official official of of the the board. board. 11 If H n i,aijiuiiicuuiomiMKiJun aiso arnveo. m omiuiers on cu- n-building had been strengthened to had waited much longer there would . nesday in connection with matters 1 1 IIK-no Miirnneoe Wiif but the q Yin. . ..in . 1 rat.inn ti l I mertalnlne nort Q rnrr f to r Vile his H orJ rtmPnf. suit library purposes up per floor was never Intended to accomodate accomouaue heavy ncavor display uwyiajr cases uucj or more tourist boats were in port. The only alternative would have! Both Mr. Turnbull and Mr. Free- been to restore supplies to snops w wx wic jiwu Mttiu iums-and tlie crowds of over a hundred ,.,.-1- n,v.ii.h wnnid have day for Prince Rupert enroute to people at a time such as frequently meant more lmports and shipping 'victoria. IlocKed to ine museum wiien uuc ih Britain could afford, and' would have kept too many workers awav from munitions. Here are some other changes fore- east in wake of the new edict: Mending will come into its own a pain, at home and in clothes stor- As a. public safety measure, the es. Women will go Dare-ieggea in , Accomm0dation numbers of persons aomiitea at summer to save irague our. iwu-. ings. Men will switch from vests rn rmllovers. SDorts clothes and the popular English combination of SDorts coat and flannel will disappear: An Evening News cartoon deplct-pd a r.hib man nroudlv disulaylng to admiring fellow-members a formal suit with prominent tweed patch ln the pants. "The suit's 193 V ne was saying, "but this is a bit of genu ine 1928." Here are some of the things Bri tons can still buy without giving up coupons: clothing for children up to four years of age, hats, boner suits, mending wool and mending silk, boot and shoe laces, elastic, OTTAWA, July li: I. . . npt u...-- sar- j. L. Ralston, minister of natlona Sp,.ond-hand articles- young men retained In the army at the completion or four momns compulsory training will be assign- to defence- of the racinc anu Atlantic coasts. Those training east of Sault Ste Marie will go to Better Be Thin, Here are some further sidelights: thin Is better off than i- A Him woman WUlUail J wv. HOSPITAL Strained at SESSION in Institution Present Time At the regular monthly hospital trousers board meeting last night Miss Mar garet Jamieson K.N., iaay superintendent, reported that bed accommodation was very strained as there were many more patients now than Dreviously. She also re ported that there were many Indian patients. Consideration was given to doors that had become marksd by the beds Eolne through them. It was thoueht that metal plates on the door3 would meet the situation. Miss Olive Gordon R.N. was ap pointed to take Miss Jamleson's place while she is on vacation. pv.nr haskets of fruit were don ated to the hospital by the Can adian National Recreatlprii Associa- mas Mrttritprl n.it that .V.B hrts- l tu VV&3 iAU.. VW v..V VV l - ..fnntfli. ctctni whpn ma.klnj? i nttal nroii nnt nnara tin er fnr a cfltn clothes. Outsize people get no ex- Lo should therefore, not be under tra ration. There's nothing to prevent a wo men making herself a dress from unratloned black-out curtaining. if all vour clothing Is destroyed ln an air raid you can receive 132 coupons two years' supply. There will be no extra allowance for wedding dresses. the Unemployment Insurance Act- Miss Jamieson reported that, the dumb waiters had arrived. VITAL PLANE METAL It is estimated S.000 nbunds of aluminum are required to build a pursuit plane.