German
Drive
A
Was
Stopped
were
listed
as
Polotskl
In
the
north-
j
crn
Up
of
White
Russia,
Lepel,
forty
miles
south
and
Novograd
Volynskl
In
western
Ukraine.
BERLIN,
July
9:
(CP)
Nazi
spokesmen
claimed
today
that
.
strong
strong
Ruaslan
uuasian
tank
tanic
lormatti
formations
Fft11f
IlJlVS
A
CO
counter
attacking
In
Bessarabia
f
1
UUI
uajo
xigvr
the
southern
tirl
wing
m
rr
rf
of
1
the
ha
front
f
mn
f
w
on
iirora
VICHY.
July
9:
(CP)
Mill-
fantry
were
pictured
by
a
Nazi
i
.in.ic
in
virhv
ronorted
T
UM
...
-
-
j
-
-
i
wsterdav
that
the
German
spokesman
as
making
forced
marches
to
the
front
to
fill
In
the
i
drive
against
the
Stalin
line
gaps
left
by
the
rapid
thrusts
of
the
I
had
been
virtually
stopped
for
armored
divisions
and
the
speed
(our
full
days.
These
circles
troops
bent
on
waging
a
war
of
t
indicated
that
the
German
movement.
The
German
High
losses
were
enormous.
They.
Command
made
no
claims.
listed
as
one
reason
for
stop-
.
ping
was
the
necessity
of
re-
grouping
thccjrnaaUiUtt
H.IIlhtlt
SalGS
"
llUHUUl
iJCUia
the
need
Other
reasons
ere
to
reorganize
the
supply
lines
and
the
guerilla
resistance
In
(he
read
of
the
German
col-
umns.
t
American
Dally,
25,000,
Storage.
12.3c
and
11c.
I
Mlddleton,
21,000,
Booth,
and
10.6c.
12.5c
Churchill
Welcomed
Advent
Of
Americans
In
Iceland
And
Offered
Co-Operation
An
Effort
of
Hitler
to
Gain
Footinir
Will
Meet
With
Effective
Resistance
Declared
Prime
Minister
LONDON,
July
9:
(CP)
Churchill
suggested
in
the
Hoise
of
Commons
today
to
the
United
States
and
Britain
that
the
navies
may
profitably
assist
each
other
m
guarding
dangerous
waters
off
Iceland.
Churchill
made
the
statement
in
welcoming
the
United
States'
occupation
of
Iceland
and
his
report
brought
loud
cheers.
He
told
the
House
that
Britain
proposed
to
re-
tain
some
of
her
forces
now
In
n,
ry
re
Iceland
and
declared
the
arrival
.DlggCSt
KUJl
Ul
"of
powerful
United
States
forces)
OO
Jill
greatly
reduce
the
danger
to
Cj,mnn
In
$taiTlD
Iceland"
and
that
It
seems
very
.
UdlHlUU
111
UUUnp
likely
that
the
British
and
Amcrl-
.
yr
,
Q
can
forces
"will
co-operate
effee-
liygf
J
fit
DeWl
tively
tn
resistance
to
any
attempt
i
ay
Hitler
to
gain
footing."
Church
players
present
jyiCTORlA.B
Statin
Last
night
only
eight
people
turned
out
to
attend
the
meeting
of
the
Civic
Centre
committee
at
the
City
Hall
to
make
plans
for
the
summer
carnival
and
they
decided
that
if
more
Interest
was
not
taken
in
It.
the
whole
affair
would
be
dropped.
Another
meeting
is
called
for
Friday
at
the
City
Hall
at
8
p.m.
the
final
attempt
to
form
committees
and
go
ahead
with
the
scheme.
Speaking
of
the
abortive
attempt.
Norton
Youngs,
chairman,
said
that
if
the
boys
did
not
want
the
civ;
centre,
nobody
was
going
to
try
to
force
it
on
them.
They
had
been
asking
for
it
for
years
and
now
they
had
an
opportunity
to
get
it
nobody
was
interested
enough
to
turn
out
to
a
meeting.
Last
night
th"e
of
,he
destroyed,
Masses
of
German
in-1
was
one
ball
So
far
as
he
was
concerned,
Mr.
Youngs
said,
this
Friday
meeting
would
be
the
last
attempt.
If
they
did
not
get
thirty
or
more
present
at
the
meeting
Friday
night,
his
efforts
would
cease.
It
was
up
to
the
boys.
Nearly
all
the
members
of
the
Junior
Chamber
had
promised
to
attend,
and
all
that.,
were..
Uiere
was
eight.
Mr.
Youngs
said
he
thought
it
would
be
a
great
thing
for
the
city
to
have
a
twenty-five
or
thirty
thousand
dollar
building
here
devoted
primarily
to
athletics
but
evidently
the
young
men
wanted
someone
to
give
them
the
building
without
any
effort
on
their
own
part-
He
did
not
propose
to
be
a
party
to
any
such
plan.
Friday
night
there
would
be
a
i
meeting,
a
final
effort
to
get
i
going.
He
had
been
very
disappointed
last
night.
He
thought
it
I
was
was
just
lust
a
a
nuestion
question
of
of
leaving
leaving
the
the
ihnt
would
(J
not
fill
fill
ii,.
the
wii
bill.
ii.
He
would
be
there
on
Friday
and
if
the
boys
wanted
a
civic
centre
it
was
up
to
them
to
turn
out
and
show
their
interest
in
it.
Captain
Marsden
Entertained
By
Terrace
Legion
.
After
a
long
patient
wait
of
some
20
months
Bar
ret
Fjprt
last
night
had
the
official
opening
of
their
recreation
and
drill
hall
which
has
just
been
built.
Th
hall,
with
a
floor
space
60
by
90
.feet
is
located
just
outside
the
fort
jconf
lnes.
A
special
train
left
town
at
8
p.m.
taking
some
160.
guests-
wives
and
-friends
of
the
men
quartered
In
the
forts
and
a;
few
official
guests-
p
.
The
men
of
the
fcfcbad
worked-hard
to
make
their
hall
attractive
and
with
the
orchestra
from
tht
R.
M.
R.'s
a
most
delightful
dance
was
held.
During
the
Intermission
prizes
were
presented
by
the
area
commander
to
the
winners
of
the
sports
events
held
on
July
1
at
Barrett.
,
the
refreshments
served
were
a
.great
credit
'to
the
unit
and
their
cooking
staff.
The
special
train
left
at
mid-nleht
after
-what
was
a
very
en
joyable
oyable
evening
evening
for
lor
the
ine
guests
guesis
as
as
HOME
RUN
Ted
Williams
Hero
of
Boston
Red
I
Sox
Yesterday
Afternoon
pjeather
Forecast
Tomorrow's
Tides
Hifh
l--54
a.m.
22.4
ft.
Prince
Rupert
District
and
Queen
14:49
p.m.
20.6
ft.
Charlotte
Islands.
Light
north
Low
-
8:34
a.m.
0.4
ft.
west
wind
'ouay
ana
miia.
20:45
p.m.
5.3
ft.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Vol
XXX.,
f,
ttti
.'
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
JULY
9,
1941.
PTftSCfiy
FIVE
CENTS
Armistice
Is
Asked
In
Syria
Today
Red
Army
Routed
TwolMEETING
ia-.-Jj
d:...
WAS
FLOP
IVloionzea
ixeyimerus
But
Germans
Striking
Both
Sides
Still
Claim
Victories
in
Various
Parts
of
Lengthy
Battle
Front
Forced
Marches
by
Nazis
to
Fill
in
Gaps
MOSCOW,
July
9:
(CP)
The
Red
Army
reported
to-day
that
it
had
routed
theGerman
troops
and
wiped
out
two
motorized
regiments
in
northern
White
Russia
and
stalled
the
Nazi
drives
at
most
points
on
the
huge
front.
It
acknowledged
however
that
the
German
armored
spearheads
were
striking
at
new
points
in
an
attempt
to
find
the
Onlv
Eleht
Turned
Out
Last
Niiht
For
Organization
Of
Carnival;
'
nnai
tnort
un
rriuay
J
Nazi
Push
jVichy
French
Ask
For
Armistice
is
Halted
.
Which
!s
Being
Arranged
l
omght
In
Russia
.
r
r.
I
..
I
c
W-II
LONDON,
July
9:
(CP
i
-The
NEW
HALL
BARRETT
OPENED
Enjoyable
Dance
Given
At
Fort
To
Celebrate
Opening1
Of
Recreation
i
Centre
:
oo
ngnting
in
oyria
w
in
atop
Nazi
eastward
push
In
Russia
'
appears
to
be
halted
due
either
.
to
exhaustion
of
the
Nazi
forces
COMPLETE
VICTORY
IN
LEVANT
AFTER
MONTH
aeience,
auinoriiauve
urmsn
t
forces
declared
today.
END
OF
MEDITERRANEAN
SEA
IS
ANNOUNCED
VICHY,
France,
July
9.
An
armistice
between
the
Vichy
and
the
Allied
Freen
French
and
British
forces
in
Syria
has
been
asked
for,
it
was
announced
here
tonight.
LONDON,
July
9.
Earlier
today
Prime
I
Minister
Churchill
announced
that
General
Hen
ry
Dcntz,
the
Vichy
High
Commander
for
Syria
had
asked
"for
discussion
of
terms
leading
to
an
armistice"
and
expressed
a
hope
that
such
negotiations
may
reach
a
speedy
conclusion.
Churchill
told
the
Commons
that
Britain
would
be
glad
to
sec
the
end
of
the
montlrold
campaign
but
added
that
until
truce
could
be
reported
the
fighting
must
go
on.
CAIRO,
July
9,
(CP)
The
Australian
troops
driving
toward
Beirut
have
overrun
the
main
Vichy
positions
and
now
are
operating
north
of
Damour
which
is
nine
ipiles
south
of
Beirut,
the
Middle
East
Command
announced
today.
Later
it
was
announced
that
fighting
had
ceased.
CANADA'S
OFFICERS
LEARN
THEIR
GASES
AT
TRAINING
CAMP
March
With
Knowledge
in
This
War
Feature
By
JAMES
McCOOK
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
RROr.TCVTT.TF,
Out
.
.Tnlv
9?
(CP)
Tpars
anrl
,
v-,
------
Job
tor
someone
else
to
do?
but
well
as
the
men
living,
in
the
fort,
sneezes
are
part
of
the
experience
of
prospective
army
,
officers
in
trainmcr
at
the
Brockville
officers
instruction
CM
A
CUm
establishment.
.TflA.nr.ll
T11Q
P
A
H
rPvntpnfinn
Arrnincr
H.ncl
hnilrlimr
ic
nno
PLAN
TO
END
WAR
ECUADOR
WASHINGTON.
July
9:
(CP)
United
States,
Argentina
and"
Brazil
have
asked
Peru
and
Ecuador
to
Act-)
VillcVi
o
rr
mono
lanrl
nn
Knt.H
(sides
of
the
line
known
as
the
'Status
Quo
Line.
This
territory
is
disputed
by
both
nations.
BOMBERS
IN
FRANCE
i
Germany
Also
Gets
Regular
Bap
tism
Of
Fire
From
British
Planes
LONDON,
July
9:
(CP)
The
R.
A.
F.
fanned
out
over
the
English
I
Channel
In
three
directions
today
in
another
nightly
assault
on
oc
cupied
France
after
night
bombers
kept
up-a
nonstop
,
air
attack
on
Germany,
extending
as
far
east
as
Leuna
near
Leipzig.
Scores
of
Britain's
largest
bombers
dropper
explosives
on
the
Rhlneland
and
I
Industrial
facilities
overnight
and
I
one
force
flew
deeper
into
eastern
Reich
to
bomb
synthetic
oil
plants
at
Leuna
from
which
carloads
of
the
product
go
to
fuel
the
Nazi
'war
machine
In
Russia.
The
main
.
.
.
Vl,
mnrninff
usy
from
lu.!'?
"I
Some
Odorless
and
Some
Not
But
Sniffs
and
Sneezes
industrial
objectives
were
the
Ul
cHainuuu
t
i.
urill.
ir
mi.!.
WT
17
I
cities
.IHac
nf
of
V:
Pamm.
Muenster
and
Blel-
elfeld,
the
Air
Ministry
said.
Artists
Donate
Pictures
For
Spitfire
Fund
of
the
establishments
in
which
the
man
qualifying
under
JASPER
Aita.
July
9-
in
an
the
stringent
active
army
require-
'
haS
meaSUre
of'
effort
to
'assist'
In
raising
funds
a
ments
assembles
some
of
the
knowl-
cJoenS0ldier
0t,for
the
Jasper-Banff
Spitfire
Fund,
edge
he
requires.
,
'
'
had'.slx
famous
artists
have
donated
Partof
the
equipment
is
a
smal
J.jg
original
paintings
which
are
now
W
m?E
,
1,
wSZ
2lS
tS;
effects,
kid
camp
official
Mem-
on
display
In
the
rotunda
of
Jasper
soldier
Is
required
r
to
sniff
the
con
con-
;
;park
Lode,
and
are
attracting
DETROIT,
July
9:
(CP)
TedWil-
tents
and
thus
learn
to
identify
B
h
"ma-'much
attention.
The
artists
who
Hams
of
the
Boston
Red
Sox
smash-
poison
gases
by
their
odor.
Mustard
'
army
Servlce
corps
0rd-!have
given
their
paintings
to
as-
ed
a
terrific
home
run
nearly
to
the
gas
Is
simple.
It
smells
just
llk,e
nance
Drvost
DOstal
dentai
and'slst
this-
fund
are
Roland
Glsslng,
top
of
the
right
field
stands
with
mustard.
The
odor
of
others
Is!
t;
here.
,
Qrandmalson.
Peter
Whyte
Carl
lu-n
mat
nn
hasps
n
t.hp
ulnlh
In-
mnrp
elusive,
and
ll
lie
SnUIS
tOO
IDimmic
Tlolmnrp
Rmurn
nnrt
Rol-
Sundav
nln2
to
climax
a
4-run
rally
and
hard
at
one
variety
he
Is
doomed
to
j
Special
Training
iand
Jackson.
JU1V
t
i
q
On
"
TERRACE,
ive
the
American
League
AH
Stars
a
fit
of
sneezing.
i
.
L
All
the
artists
are
well
known
HT.n.
Li
LP
iaiiauiuii
uckwii
.
.
.
.
,
r-ii
i
i
i
in
iu
me
tiic
ursi.
mou
iuiu
lour
wtxi
nttivi
ai
v
uk:
.
'
.
i
i
r.n
r
v
rifirv
vtr
Liir
iMdiiuiiai
i
tain
Marsden
is
the
officer
111
Pointed
out
that
the
United!
ALBERNI,
Jmy
xv
r""
.
rf
.
orraro
fhf,
Prot.,ama.
Btates
policy
Is
not
only
to
ScndQuold
guardian
of
gtoyo
m
ol
to
Britain
"but
also
to
Fisher
es
at
Stamp
Faltt,
JeP"
Jjoin
war
supplies
,
nnntrv
the
forces.
At
3:30
make
sure
we
get
them."
11
nn
.
i
war
materials
For
Russia
Is
Already
Going
LONDON.
July
9:
has
completed
arrangements
for
supplying
large
quantities
of
war
materials
to
Russia
and
some
miliary
equipment
is
In
transit,
.the
Ministry
of
Economic
Warfare
announced
today.
1
PASSIVE
PUNCH
LONDON,
July
9:
(CP)
A
former
Punch
and
Judy
showman
appearing
at
a
Conscientious
Objectors'
Tribunal
said
he
believed
In
passive
resistance,
The
court
registered
""n
as
an
objector
but
suggested
ho
"write
Punch's
script
for
his
next
show.
one
day
last
week
900
salmon
were
counted
on
their
way
upstream.
Mr.
McQuold
states
that
tne
lowest
day's
run
recorded
this
season
has
been
375,
with
many
days
on
which
600
to
700
were
counted.
Thousands
of
lampreys
are
also
climbing
the
falls
on
their
way
to
the
spawning
beds.
I
Salmon
Arrivals
Azurite
1500
pounds
of
spring
sold
to
Booth.
20,000
pounds
coho
sold
to
Sunnyslde
Cannery.
wiiu
-
.
.
Chaplain
to
the
Terrace
missing.
tne
region,
uapuuu
iwaioucu
-
orocMnfT
fnllf
Hraum
from
his
exnerlcnces
In
the
Far
East,
in
P-J
Lorf
Miliar
some
anecdotes
about
the
IVdlll
junvu
w
Chinese
were
both
interesting
ana
amusing.
ine
wuiucuo
oui.c
wwiw
fui
fc
Yesterday
ine
league
scores
were:
n
i
n
M
lii
ftnrnnnn
ino
Villi
If
W
m
1111
Tir.
.1.4-
u
tha
hpav
psK
ever
re-
me
same
v
WHO
J
v-
tit
o
-
Commissioners
conferred
upon
the
coraea.
imaAnm
nt
Hio
vn.
I
I
,a
ulnn
Some
apprehension
was
felt
,
tnai
L.U5C
L.1VC5
MUCH
fnlcpn
nf
t.hl.
nresent
the
more
raspld
run-on.aue
iu
uic
logging
of
the
headwaters
of
the
Stamp
River,
might
result
In
such
low
water
before
the
arrival
oi
ui
fish
as
to
seriously
hinder
tneir
as
n.i
oc
ed
the
officer
with
a
gold
key,
in-
CL
TftfriPflnPfl
scribed
with
the
name
of
the
vll-
Onip
1
OlJCUOtU
lage.
At
this
celebration
the
Key
was
WASIUNGTON.
July
9:
(CP)
s
un
Germans
aded
in
uniform
and
both
they
and
Ip
(
fplp
lt
the
local
home
guard
weic
Inspect-
"
ed
by
the
Captain.
At
the
conclusion
or
tne
ceremony
CAIRO,
July
a:
(ui-j
ine
u.n.r
.
in
thP
Oddfellows
Hall
little
Alan
has
sent
bombers
over
Greece
and
Dubeau
played
the
National
An-
Crete
which
are
now
In
German
them
In
which
the
wnoie
company
hands
and
started
nres
in
a
series
joined,
of
raids,
it
was
announced
Toaay.
in
tralnmg,
as
it
is
us
a
when
haye
strate
the
neces
s"yof
gas
paring
speclalized
trainlng
m
var-
masks
at
all
times
when
the
pres-1
bmnches
q
serylce
they
are
ence
of
gas
is
susp
ected
liny
Mais
her
for
a
fmal
Ingredients
of
the
the
containing
two
weeks
of
itrnn.tlon
Instruction
common
common
ffnc
are
oDened
In
a
room,
and,
on
removing
his
mask,
the
soldier
Is
exDosed
to
Its
effects.
Invariably
modern
soldier's
equipment.
Should
jan
odorless
gas
be
dropped
from
the
I
air.
Its
Dresence
will
be
revealed
by
'sVdtsta
the
cape,
which
warns
the,
man
that
gas
masks
and
other
protective
equipment
must
be
used
im
mediately.
The
soldier
Is
Instructed
to
mark
the
spots
on
the
cape
so
that
If
ho
Is
exposed
to
a
similar
gas
at
some
future
date
there
will
be
no
confusion
with
earlier
spots.
Long
slickers
are
Included
In
the
anti-gas
equipment,
and
with
them
drawn
over
a
uniform
In
a
gas
.
.
.
Where
Masks
Needed
'training
centre
all
those
seeking
e
.wwm.
m
u,
-n
ffu.rc-
naiifiraHnns
aone
a
great
ucai
oi
m
Tear
gas
has
an
important
place
"
Z"ft:
:,nr
"7,
"!
Canadian
Rockies.
They
speclaUze
he
leaves
the
room
In
tears
and
with
the
lesson
driven
home.
r-ucix.
rrmt.n
nine
ointment
ior
to
all
arms.
Buildings
at
the
training
centre
are
of
the
plainest
wooden
type,
with
few
comforts.
They
are
de
signed
for
use
rather
than
beauty.
i.
nwpvert
the
water
level
the
chairman
of
the
Commission-'
that
a
vessei
bearing
ten
Red
Cross
ustfrd
.ff,1
ia"en
a"
""f"
'easy
chairs
in
two
rooms,
but
Col.
w
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nf
U-P
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Branch
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of
v.
...
pprt.aln
chemicals,
chemicals,
are
are
part
part
of
of
the
the
said
that
these
furnishings
were
donated
and
curtains
and
other
small
Items
were
purchased
by
the
officers
themselves.
NEEDED
KNOWLEDGE
ALDERSHOT,
July
9.'
(CP)
When
Pte.
John
Edmunds
of
the
Royal
Army
Medical
Corps
appeared
he
fore
a
court-martial
here
on
a
In
scenic
subjects
with
the
exception
of
Roland
Jackson,
who
features
wild
life
and
Grandmalson
whose
ambition
is
to
perpetuate
the
life
of
the
rapidly
vanishing
North
American
Indian,
he
Is
looked
upon
as
an
outstanding
authority
on
the
Interpretation
of
Indian
lore
and
character.
Thirty
Million
Pounds
Halibut
In
3
Months
SEATTLE,
July
9:
(CP)
The
'American
and
Canadian
fishing
fleets
landed
30,265,475
pounds
of
halibut
In
three
months
ending
June
30
the
International
Fisheries
Commission
reported
yesterday.
The
American
catch
was
20,867,626
pounds.
charge
of
desertion,
he
said
he
could
The
Prince
George
which
arrived
not
read
or
write
or
understand
,ln
the
city
this
morning
had
on
technical
lectures,
ue
was
vraus-
Doara
&as
passengers
oouna
ior
ferred
to
a
pioneer
corps.
the
north.