Fr
n
a
rostrum
which
had
as
Its
background
large
Hags
of
the
Unl-tt'
ra'.nns
-Great
Britain.
United
E'a'.t;
Soviet
Russia
and
Chlna-rrrrcjchtatlve
sneakers,
lncludlm?
:e
;ent
by
the
Department
of
K
-v.i;
Defence,
the
Prince
itup
e
C
dumber
of
Oommerce,
labor
t
1
fracrnal
organisations,
spoks
c
rrt-ftlnB
in
the
Oddienows
H
vc
tcrdav
afternoon
or.anl7.ed
'
'
ftu-uian
and
Ukranlan
6o-
i!
of
Prince
Rupert
to
observe
evasion
of
the
twenty-fifth
t
.r.-versarv
of
the
Russian
revo-
-n
whiph
naulled
in
the
1
zrMn
of
the
Union
of
Soviet
f
i
i
t
HoDubllcs.
These
rcpres
.stives
nald
tribute
to
the
great
f'Ch
which
Russia
ws
putting
up
'
y
n
jinst
the
force
of
Fas-in
defence
not
only
of
hi
cwn
land
and
Its
Institutions
but
'
Vlic
preservation
of
democracy
throughout
the
world.
V.
Paw-chuk
acted
as
chairman
and
there
were
some
150
or
persons
In
R
'.endancc.
During
the
meeting
a
collection
was
taken
up
for
the
fund
to
send
much-needed
mcdl-
1
al
supplies
to
Russia,
this
amount
ed
It
was
announced,
to
saa.n.
The
principal
speakers
Included
Al
x
Gavrlllk.
who
told
of
condl-lons
leading
up
to
the
revolution
t-ainsi,
the
Czarlst
feudalism
and
vranny
which
had
been
overthrown
and
the
Soviet
Republic
zet
up
to
accomplish
great
development
and
Improvement
of
the
nation
and
Its
people
who
now
had
ismcthlng
to
live
for.
F.
R,
Boor
Rave
a
talk
uuon
great
accom
plishments
In
the
enlightenment
of
the
Russian
neonle
and
devel
opment
of
the
national
along
educational,
scientific
and
social
Continued
on
FAGK
FOUR
ROMMEL
IS
This
flENOA
IS
BOMBED
AC.AIN
LONDON
Home-based
Itoyal
Air
force
bombers
attacked
Genoa
list
night
making
the
second
attack
In
three
nights
on
the
north
Italian
naval
base.
The
Air
Ministry
announced
that
"good
results
ere
seen"
and
said
no
planes
were
lost
In
the
1500-mile
round
trip
or
In
a
foray
off
the
Noiweglan
coast
yesterday
in
which
a
medlum-liied
Ails
supply
ship
was
hit.
REDS
BEATINC
GERMANS
MOSCOW
With
frigid
wind
sweeping
across
the
steppes,
the
Hd
Army
again
beat
off
German
attacks
within
Stalingrad,
advanced
slightly
In
the
Caucasus
and,
in
a
surprise
mote
far
to
north,
snatched
s
place
of
great
tactical
Importance
from
the
Germans
on
the
Vol-Vhor
front
between
Lake
llmen
and
Leningrad,
the
Itussians
announced
'
today
ARE
GUILTY
OF
TREASON
Convictions
Against
Six
Natural-lied
German-Americans
CUV
AGO.
Nov.
16
Six
naturalised
German
eoupl
have
been
r
-
'.cd
in
Chicago
on
charge
of
t:e3tor
rMhnrtnc
ln
conviction
C:
If
f';e
.?
jury.
Jikw
William
be
lias
reserved
his
scn-
:
tint
U
Friday
The
convicted
ab
to
sentences
of
from
Tans
to
execution.
OBSERVE
RUSSIA'S
BIRTHDAY
Representative
Speakers
Heard
From
RoMrum
Itefore
Background
of
United
Nations'
flags
Japanese
Defeated
WASHINGTON.
DC
Nov.
16
tCT)
A
smashing
victory
over
Japanese
in
Solomon
Islands,
with
twenty-three
enemy
ships
destroyed
and
seven
others
damaged
In
the
greatest
naval
battle
of
the
war,
was
announced
today
by
the
United
States
Navy.
Prince
Rupert
Hunters
Take
Bag
of
Moose
DURNS
LAKE.
Nov.
16
A
party
of
hunters
came
through
from
Bablne
and
shipped
three
carcasses
of
moose
meat
to
Prince
Rupert.
The
party
conslster
of
Clarence
Thomson.
W.
D.
MacCallum
and
Sinclair
Pierce.
They
left
by
car
to
pick
up
the
veteran
guide,
Ed
Van
Tine,
at
Ootsa
ana
wm
nunv
geese
at
the
head
of
the
lake.
IN
MUNICH?
I.
What
r.ertnan
Freedom
Radio
Station
Says
I'nNnoN.
Nov.
16
The
Ocrman
freedom
radio
station,
heard
here,
hrnnrirnst
lhat
Marshal
Er-
I
t3
Ul
-
win
Rommel,
who
was
commander
i,.-Miief
of
the
defeated
Axis
Afrl
ka
Korps
In
Egypt.
Is
no
longer
In
Africa
but
Is
safe
In
Municn.
BIG
FIGHT
CONTINUES
i
-
nmi
Jaiiauese
Naval
mm
i
u
.....
Forces
SHU
llattlins
In
&oum
Pacific
iiiipiiinnTnM
n.C.
NOV.
16
iYnoiunu..i
The
big
running
naval
battle
between
the
Americans
and
Japanese
Islands
Is
still
in
off
the
Solomon
Progress.
A
huee
enemy
concoy
is
u
move,
supposedly
In
ntf
fa"?
of
another
attack
on
uuu.v.
TEMPERING
WINDS
Prevailing
westerly
winds
large
y
account
for
the
differences
in
temperature
on
the
Atlantic
and
Pacific
coasts.
to
Tomorrow
sT
ides
Local
Temperature
Wmm
(Standard
Time)
High
9:26
ajn.
193
feet
31:44
pjn.
18.0
feet
Maximum
47
Low
2:37
am.
8.7
feet
15:35
pjn.
7.8
feet
31
Minimum
.
r
fi
V)
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL
XXXI
NO.
266
i
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
NOVEMBER,
16,
1942
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
ULI
111.
i
Afria
Offensive
Is
Keeping
Up
--
I
War
News
!
j
NORTH
AFRICAN
WAR
LONDON
Hritlsh
and
American
Midlers
fought
together
today
to
oust
German
troopi
from
Illierte
and
clear
all
of
French
Tunisia
of
Axis
element
hastily
assembled
In
an
effort
to
impose
the
final
tloe
of
the
Allied
vise
upon
Libya.
Kstablishment
of
contact
between
the
Germans
and
advanced
detachments
of
Lieut.
General
Kenneth
Anderson's
prodomlnantly
Biitish
legion
was
announced
last
night
by
the
Allied
controlled
Morocco
radio.
In
Libya
the
broken
Nail
army
is
still
In
flight
westward
along
the
coastal
road
between
llengasi
and
tl
Aghcila.
DESERT
DUST
SPELLS
DEATH
FOR
AXIS
r.
,
l.r.-!!v.
r::ut!.'ni
oi
t-''
to.T.ixr,.
escorted
by
lighters
and
crupyi!ic
an
airii
of
16
.square
miles
in
the
sky.
mciUT.
.!
pictured
dur;i'p
'!.(
take-off.
raking
the
desert
Into
plumes
of
sand.
On
the
LEFT
is
the
result.
The
smoke-
rises
In
n
viiai
Rnmmpi
defence
area
on
the
Western
Desert.
Enemy
stores
res
and
ana
munitions
munitions
were
were
destroyed
pesiroyea
by
uy
repeated
icmm
plane
piauv
attacks
soften
up
hipoHton
for
the
thrust
whkh
lww
underway,
site
cWtrtre4iWfhtl
machlnery-rntesetl
brtH'e-
ialvo.
Bis
MILLIONS
ARE
GONE
Bombing
Has
Cost
Lives,
of
47.003
Britons
with
56.000
Injured
LONDON.
November
16
Kt.
Hon.
Herbert
Morrison,
minister
of
home
defence,
announces
that
2,-750,000
homes
In
Britain
have
been
destroyed
or
damaged
by
bamblntf
since
the
war
began,
since
the
war
began.
Forty-seven
thousand
persons
have
been
killed
and
56,000
Injured.
Mr.
Morrison
said
that
the
civi
lian
rinfrnr
of
Britain
would
go
down
In
history
"as
the
spearhead
of
humanltv
on
the
lorwara
march."
I
Conscription
Li
am
Ifnc
r
virr
1
UI
1VC3C1
YC
t
A
huge
plliar
of
smoke
rises
from
a
blazlnp
U.S.
Marine
oil
and
gasoline
supplv
dump
on
Guadalcanal
island
when
Japanese
planes
scored
direct
hits
after
Yankeo
forces
captured
the
strategic
point
In
a
surprise
assault.
OTTAWA,
Nov.
16
v
Com-
t
nulsorv
service
in
the
reserve
army
was
understood
today
I
to
be
under
active
conaldera-
Won.
While
a
number
of
1
questions
have
yet
to
be
set-
(
tied,
its
adoption
in
principle
may
come
at
any
time,
in-
formed
sources
say.
10,000-FT.
HILLS
A
dozen
summits
of
the
Owen
Stanley
Ranges
in
-New
Oulnea,
are
more
than
10.000
feet
high.
DIRECT
HIT
ON
OIL
DUMP
C.
B.
C.
IS
STARTING
IN
RUPERT
Will
Commence
Operating
Station
CFPR
as
from
December
1
The
Canadian
Brosdeastinr
Corporation,
will
start
operating
the
local
radio
station
CFPR
as
from
December
1.
it
was
announced
this
afternoon
by
Ira
Dilwoifh,
British
Columbia
regional
representative.
The
service
will
be
on
the
basis
of
regular
schedules
as
far
as
possiM'
a
least
twelve
hours
a
day
anl
it
Is
hoped
the
normal
sisteen-hour
day
operation
will
be
followed.
This
service
will
be
made
possible
by
the
tnstal'atlon
f
a
short
wave
receiving
set
by
which
it
is
hoped
to
bring
the
fuIl'CBC
dally
news
service
and,
by
the
use
of
transcriptions.
In
setting
up
the
new
service,
CBC
will
have
the
co-opeiation
of
the
present
management
of
CFrR,
CBC
engineers
will
arrive
to
make
the
necessary
arrangements
next
Sunday.
Mr.
Dilworth
had
a
long
con-i
ference
this
morning
with
Olof
j
Hanson
M.
P.,
who
expressed
his
J
satisfaction
with
the
new
ar-;
rangement.
WOMEN
FOR
CONVENTION
Conservatives
Plan
Programs
In
Which
Women
Interested
By
JAMES
McCOOK
Canadftn
Press
Staff
Writer
OTTAWA,
Nov.
16
0V-
Women
supporters
of
the
Conservative
party
will
attend
the
national
Conservative
convention
at
Winnipeg
December
9.
10
and
11
as
part
oi
the
general
membership.
They
my
leave
it
with
a
women's
national
nrcanizatlon
to
lead
and
direct
their
party
work
from
coast
to
coast.
Women
Conservatives
In
the
capital
said
their
information
In
dicated
there
will
be
strong
sup-
nort
for
a
women's
organization
to
knit
together
provincial
associa
tions
and
advance
party
programs
in
which
women
are
particularly
Interested.
At
the
1938
national
convention
t
was
voted
that
"there
De
no
separate
national
Conservative
or
ganization
for
women
but
tnv
this
shall
riot
be
deemed
to
pre
vent
separate
organizations
lor
women
In
such
provinces
as
may
decided
to
so
organize."
The
con
vention
set
forth.
alo,
that
wherever
Dosslble
women
should
be
accorded
equal
representation
with
men
on
nation
Conservative
organizations.
Some
Drovlnces
have
availed
themselves
of
the
right
of
women
to
organize
their
own
Conservative
ocwirlntlnns.
but
In
Blltlsn
Col
umbia.
Alberta.
Ontario,
Quebec
Nnv.a
Scotia
and
Prince
Edward
TOnnri
men
and
women
are
asso
elated
In
the
same
provincial
or-
tranlzations.
Where
there
are
local
nrnmpn'K
associations,
they
nave
representation
on
the
general
pro
vlnclal
association.
In
Saskatoon
there
Is
a
separate
Conservative
women's
provincial-association
headed'
by
Mrs.
J.
H.
Currle
of
Vonda.
She
recently
succeeded
Mrs.
W.
F.
Crolie
of
Reglna
as
president.
A
native
of
Nova
Scotia
and
a
graduate
oi
Mount
Allison
University,
Mrs.
Currle
went
to
Saskatchewan
as
n
teacher.
She
was
appointed
sec
retary
of
a
provisional
women
s
committee
for
the
Dominion
at
the
Conservative
laymen's
conference
at
Port
Hope,
Ontario,
In
Septem
ber.
The
New
Zealand
Tuatara
Is
the
SOVIET
HAS
AXIS
KEEPS
UPPER
HAND
UP
RETREAT
Germans
Are
Definitely
Stalled
Now
In
Wintry
Russia
MOSCOW,
Nov.
16
The
Russians
are
still
holding
the
upper
hands
over
the
Nazi
Invaders
from
the
Arctic
to
the
Caucasus.
The
latest
assault
upon
Stalingrad
has
been
hurled
back,
adding
several
thous
and
to
the
tolll
of
Nazi
dead.
There
has
been
hand
to
hand
bay
onet
fighting
in
the
wrecked
in
dustrial
area
of
the
city.
The
en
emy
has
suffered
further
reverses
In
the
Caucasus
around
Nalchik
and
Tuapse
and
the
drive
towards
the
vital
oil
fields
appeared
to
have
been
definitely
stalled.
Al
though
continuing
to
bring
up
fresh
reserves,
the
Germans
them
selves
admit
that
their
Caucasus
army
is
on
the
defensive.
I
French
Fleet
Under
Petain
Franco
Keeps
Out
of
Fight
Has
No
Intention
of
Getting
Spain
Mixed
Up
in
African
War
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Nov.
16
General
Francisco
Franco,
dictator
of
Soaln.
In
a
letter
to
President
Roosevelt,
declares
his
Intention
of
steering
clear
of
the
conflict
in
the
Mediterranean.
He
is
particularly
desirous
of
not
antagonizing
United
States
or
Great
Britain.
WEYGAND
ARRESTED
French
General
Reported
Taken
At
Vichy
on
German
Orders
LONDON,
Nov.
16
General
Maxime
Weygand
is
reported
to
have
been
arrested
in
Vichy
on
German
orders.
Admiral
Jean
Darlan
has
been
and
relieved
of
all
military
com
mands
as
far
as
Vichy
is
con
cerned
by
order
of
Marshal
Petain.
Pedestrian
Is
Struck
By
Auto
.Magnus
Nordbeig
Not
Seriously
Hurt
Saturday
Night
Magnus
Nordberg,
resident
of
this
city
for
many
years,
was
struck
down
by
an
automobile
on
Third
Avenue,
between
Sixth
and
Seventh
Streets,
ort
Saturday
evening.
The
car
was
driven
by
Gordon
F.
Turner,
who
stated
he
was
driving
east
on
Third
Avenue
and.
when
he
saw
Nordberg
attempt
to
cross
the
street,
he
slowed
down
and
sounded
his
horn.
Nordberg
stoDned
but.
as
Turner
swerved
-
...
out
around
him.
he
started
ior-
ward
again
and
Turner's
car
struck
him.
Mr.
Nordberg
was
tak
en
to
the
hospital,
where
he
remained
overnight,
but
examina
tion
showed
no
serious
injuries
were
sustained.
Mr.
Turner
said
he
had
become
confused
by
me
oncomirve
traffic
and
numerous
pedestrians
crossing
the
street.
OUT-SIZEI)
ORANGES
Oranges
In
the
New
Hebrides
.stands
erow
so
laree
that
two
tlllan
order
of
animal.
It
is
found
human
handa
can
scarcely
span
nowhere
else.
ithem.
WITH
SPEED
Allied
Forces
Moving
From
Two
Directions
Towards
Tunisia
Vicious
Sea-
Air
Fighting
Corsica
is
in
Revolt
Over
Landing
Of
Italian
Troops
There
CAIRO,
Nov.
16
In
rushing
pur
suit
of
the
vanquished
Afrlka
Korns.
Allied
forces
continue
to
move
rapidly
towards
Tunisia
from
Algeria
on
the
west
and
Libya
on
the
east.
Oeneral
Montgomerys
Eighth
Army
has
penetrated
153
miles
into
Libya
about
half
way
to
Bengasi.
The
main
body
of
retreating
Germans
deeper
In
Libya
is
past
Bengasi
towards
El
Agheila.
There
has
beerv
a
violent
air
raid
on
Bengasi,
numerous
fires
being
started.
Another
seven
Axis
ships
LONDON.
Nov.
16
The
Admiral
jnave
been
sunfc
!
of
the
French
fleet
which
is
still
vicious
air
and
at
Toulon,
not
yet
taken
over
by
I
Germany,
has
renewed
an
oath
of
I
allegiance
to
Marshal
Petain.
This
is
taken
to
suggest
that
the
fleet
may
yet
swing
over
the
side
of
the
Allies.
naval
fizhtinz
persisted
along
the
North
African
coast
as
Axis
forces
sought
compensation
for
the
November
coup
that
caught
them
napping.
The
German
High
Command
claimed,
without
other
confirma
tion,
that
eighty-nine
Allied
transports
and
warships
had
been
sunk
or
damaged.
Thirteen
Axis
submarines
have
been
sunk
in
ths
Mediterranean,
five
within
48
hours.
.
Admiral
Jean
Darlan
has
proclaimed
himself
as
administrator
of
French
North
Africa
and
has
appointed
General
Henri
Glraud
as
commander-in-chief
of
French
forces
in
the
region.
In
Aiaccio
and
other
Corslcan
towns
state
of
slsje
was
declared
as
a
result
of
active
opposition
by
the
French
garrison
and
civilians
to
Italian
landings.
CLOSING
ON
BUNA
Australians
and
Americans
Make
Juncture
in
New
Guinea
MELBOURNE,
Nov.
16
Australians
from
the
south,
and
Ameri
cans
from
the
north,
are
closing
dismissed
from
all
public
functions
m
on
Buna,
principal
Japanese
occupied
base
on
New
Guinea.
Bit
ter
fighting
continues.
Contact
has
been
made
between
the
Austra
lian
and
American
forces.
U.S.
Football
Army
19,
Virglsia
Tech
7.
Boston
College
53,
Fordham
6.
Cornell
21,
Dattmouth
19.
Holy
Cross
13,
Temple
0.
Harvard
7,
Brown
0.
Navy
13,
Columbia
9.
Pltteburgh
6.
Nebraska
0.
Penn
State
13,
Penn
7.
Yale
13,
Princeton
6.
Colgate
14,
Syracuse
0.
Michigan
13,
Notre
Dams
20..
Minnesota
27,
Iowa
7.
Wisconsin
20.
Northwestern
19.
Ohio
State
41,
Illinois
20.
Michigan
State
19,
Purdue
6.
.
Iowa
State
29,
Kansas
13.
Georgia
Tech
7,
Alabama
0.
Auburn
25,
Louisiana
State
7.
Georgia
40.
Chattanooga
0.
Kentucky
7,
West
Virginia
0.
Tennessee
14.
Mississippi
0.
Ocorgla
pre-fliht
7,
Tulane
0.
Duke
13,
North
Carolina
13.
Southern
Methodist
14,
Aikansas
5.
Southern
California
40,
Oregon
).
William
and
Mary
27,
Virginia
Military
6.
North
Carolina
State
20,
Georgetown
28.