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Axis
RIGHTING
'
IN
EGYPT
!
on
again;";
Conflict
Resumed
Around
i:i
Ala-
rneln
and
British
Advance
l
ire
Milt
CAIRO,
July
11
(CD
Alllrd
airmen
thundered
Into
action
to-
day
lth
the
mightiest
air
as-
jault
ever
witnessed
in
the
desert
In
support
of
British
(round
Jwre
which
advanced
five
miles
onjthe
northern
sector
of
the
El
Alameln
front
yesterday.
A
ireal-ly
trencthened
enemy
air
force
rote
to
challenge
the
Allied
assault
and
doc
fights
raced
high
above
the
desert.
The
Asls
ap-
,
pea
red
to
be
drawing
mainly
on
thcjltallans
for
air
reinforcement,
losing
many
of
their
plane.
General
Sir
Claude
Auchlnlecli
reopened
karate
desert
fighting
i
jretffday
with
a
drive
that
bent
bick
llie
Ails
lines
on
the
north.
flghtlnr
flared
out
aciln
between
the
British
and
AiU
forces
to
the
went
of
IU
AUmcln
a
the
British
took
the
offensive
at
the
north
end
of
'
thSplnr
and
driving
the
German
back
for
mile.
British,
South
African,
New
Zealand
and
Indian
,
troop
took
part.
.Many
prisoner
have
been
taken
and
much
equipment
dcstrojrd.
.
-United
State
and
British
air
force
continue
to
pound
at
the
Axl
communication
line
and
equipment
behind
the
line.
At
jnejpolnt
J.000
Asls
vehicle
were
attacked
and
at
least
four
nun-dred
were
completely
wiped
out.
There
ha
been
a
lull
cale
and
effective
attack
on
enemy
gun
emplacements.
.DIVERSION
c-
OF
FORCES
Activllle
of
V..M.C.A.
llecome
.More
Extensive
and
Diversified
Greatly
expanding
work
of
the
jtYoung
Men's
Christian
Association
Urariervice
activity
(or
the
form
ika
district
to
reviewed
In
re
ports
of
the
vartotu
supervisors
forTthe
month
of
June
which
have
juit
been
made
public.
This
betnc
midsummer
outdoor
sports
have
been
featured
out
there
ha
a
ten
been
much
social
and
recreational
activity
at
the
Red
Triangle
Hut.
paT
headquarters
of
the
Y.
M.
C.
End
the
various
points
where
itroopj
are
assembled
I
Following
the
complete
over-
IhauUng
of
the
AcropolU
Hill
grounds,
outdoor
sports
are
ten-
tf?3
there
with
frecjueot
activity
1
BTthc
various
line.
A
culminating
event
is
the
new
aay
vooay.
As
for
the
Red
Triangle
Hut.
several
program
have
been
re-
ccntiy
added
there
Including
old'
Ltlmeldanctng
and
the
padre's
eon-
ccrts,
bith
of
which
are
much
ap-
Iprcclated
Baseball
Scores
American
league
I
Detroit
1.
Boston
6.
iStjLouli
2.
New
York
5.
luicvcuna
.
rmiaaeipnia
i.
Chicago-Washington,
postponed.
National
league
York
2,
Bt,
Louis
3.
Iloslon
2.
Chicago
3.
:
Brooklyn
1.
Cincinnati
2.
PJilladelphla
-
Pittsburg,
post-.
poncd.
BASEBALL
SUNDAY
2
p.m.
Midlands
vs.
Co-ops
1
p.m.
Dry
Dock
vs.
Kdmuntons
African
,T00
MUCH
OPTIMISM
Correspondents
As
Result
Are
,'lthdraun
From
Front
To
Cairo
CAIRO,
July
11:
-Three
British
war
correspondents
have
been
recalled
to
Cairo
because
they
sent
out
"over
optimistic"
accounts
of
the
fighting
on
the
Egyptian
front.
They
were
representatives
of
Reuters,
the
London
Herald
and
London
Sketch.
A
double
censorship
on
the
war
news
In
this
area
has
been
set
up
In
order
that
there
may
not
be
excessively
optimistic
reports
which
tend
to
develop
dangerous
complacency.
Pressing
At
Japs
t
OHUNOKHCO.
July
11
0
Allied
planes
Masted
Japan-
ese
headquarters
at
Ltnchwan
main
base
of
the
enemy
drive
:
Into
central
Ktan$sl
Province.
-with
satisfactory
results"
t
yesterday.
United
States
headquarters
announced
to-
night
The
Chinese
yesterday
recaptured
Chanarhu
oc
the
'
Nanehang
Railway.
4
-
Haying
In
Full
Swing;
Crop
In
Bulkley.
Large
SMrniEItS.
July
11
-Haying
U
now
in
full
swing
in
the
Bulkley
Valley
but
shortage
of
farm
labor
is
retarding
progress
In
getting
In
one
of
the
largest
hay
crops
the
Valley
has
seen.
The
great
amount
of
rain
that
fell
here
during
June
has
produced
bumper
crops
but
5ome
recent
showers
held
up
haying
for
a
day
or
so.
The
weather
U.
now
settled
and
fine
again
and
the
farmers
arc
working
day
and
night
to
get
in
their
crop.
SMITHERS
TUNGSTEN
Properties
In
That
Area
May
Contain
Prlxed
War
Mineral
SMITHERS.
July
11
-In
order
to
facilitate
the
Inspection
of
prospectors'
ore
samples
which
might
T-
,.'
the
Omlneca
Branch
of
BrlCUh
wiumoia
unamocr
ui
mum
.
-
..-w.v-...
r
aireaay
a
large
numoer
oi
o.c
P"
'""
..v..
From
two
areas
in
this
district
gooa
samptes
ui
xHtru
u
been
discovered
and
properties
containing
this
ore
are
being
inspected
further
by
the
owners
and
by
outside
parties
who
have
recently
come
into
the
district.
Hopes
are
now
quite
high
that
the
Smlthcrs
district
will
provide
one
or
more
tungsten
mines.
Some
of
the
outside
parties
who
have
looked
over
local
properties
have
expressed
themselves
as
being
amazed
at
the
large
bodies
of
high
grade
lead
and
zinc
and
silver
found
In
this
district
and
one
party
stated
that
he
had
never
seen
so
much
gray
copper
anywhere.
Price
Ceiling
Put
On
Trucks
Will
Apply
To
Both
Old
and
New
Vehicles,
It
I
Announced
OTTAWA.
July
11:
A
price
cell
ing
has
been
plated
on
both
new
and
old
trucks.
.
.
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I
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.............
I
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1
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7
rmuiv
rivt'
CENTS
Forces
Falling
AUSTRALIANS
MANUFACTURE
OW'N
HEAVY
TANKS
f
.
)
i
Newly
yir;vd
Y.i
wic
'rated
to
a
manufactured
hcav
tank
designee
by
Co;
ROUNDING
UP
SPIES
'C4ta
Itira
Takes
Action
To
Kid
Republic
of
Axis
A
cents
Ke-
porting
on
Shippinc
j
SAN
JOE.
C(NU
Rica.
July
ll
-Scores
of
Axis
aliens
have
been
!
placed
under
surveillance
In
Costal
Rica
as
the
government
moved
!
rapidly
to
round
up
antes
who
are
'
uaKA.MU
vi
nave
omu
fcJ
W"1
wii
.
fV
HIP
-
Tl
"
I
menu-
Among
those
arrested
is
a
young
woman
suspected
of
having
tipped
off
the
presence
of
a
United
States
banana
boat
which
a
few
days
ago
was
torpedoed
by
a
submarine
which
came
right
into
Puerto
Ltmon
Biggest
Crop
of
Hay
At
Terrace
Showery
Days,
However,
Are
Making
Harvesting
Somewhat
Difficult
TERRACE.
Jury
9:
Fine
warm
weather
with
showers
has
combined
to
produce
the
greatest
crop
of
hay
in
the
history
of
Terrace.
Continuing
showery
days
are
making
It
difficult
to
harvest
but
no:
many
of
the
fanners
have
completed
the
cutting.
Apples
and
cherries
appear
to
be
on
the
short
side.
Prospects
are
for
light
pick
ing
In
tree
fruits.
SCALLOP
SHELL-OUT
Maritime
province
fishermen
brought
in
a
1041
catch
of
shelled
scallops
having
a
landed
value
oi
$218,000
double
that
of
the
previous
season.
T.T..
1
w
4u(;cd
a
display
of
this
AosttaUaa
W
D
W..'
..!.
of
AuMfalM.
BULLETINS
PORT
MORESBV
ATTACK
KI
Mn.IlOl'KM:
General
l)ouC-las
MaeArlhufii
headquarters
reports
that
iwent
v-nine
.
Japanese
planes
whirh
attacked
Fori
.Moresby
were
driven
off
without
doing
any
damage
of
consequence.
Two
and
possibly
three
enemy
plabc
werebroutht
down.
"
"
i
I
.
.
r-.-r.iJ
.
"
M
ii
f
i-io
viu.i.iihiii.niiu,ia
KUEAOS
A
I
It
IIS
Argentina
severed
radio
telephone
communication
with
the
Axis
nations.
NAZI
CHIEF
SLAIN
I-ONDON
The
KritMi
Broadcasting
Corporation
reported
today
that
the
chief
of
Nazi
police
at
Lubin
in
Poland
had
"lost
his
life
under
mysterious
circumstance
while
fulfilling
his
duties."
SESSIONS
NEAR
END
OTTAWA
Roth
Prime
Minister
King
and
Opposition
Leader
Hanson
say
they
are
wearying
at
the
length
of
the
session
of
Parliament
They
wilt
co-operate
towards
an
early
closing.
TOWARDS
INDIA
NEW
DELHI
Urge
convoys
of
Japanese
troops
and
supplies
are
moving
steadilr
through
Burma
toward
the
border
of
India.
;
i
HALIBUT
SALES
i
American
Susan.
iljm.
16.7c
and
lie.
Whh.
Spray,
32,000,
17c
and
14c,
RoygLl
PoUris,
47,000.
17c
and
14c.
,
Booth.
BOY
KING
IN
OTTAWA
Peter
of
Yugoslavia
Visits
Cana-
dian
Parliament
OTTAWA.
July
11.
King
Peter
j
of
Yugoslavia
Is
a
visitor
In
Ottawa.
The
eighteen
-year-old
monarch
visited
the
Houses
of
Parliament
being
shown
about
by
Prime
Minister
William
JLyon
Mackenzie
King
and
Speaker
J.
A.
Glen.
From
a.
ziA
jll.
,
'
"
Common
in
action.
Later
the
boy
king
had
a
press
conference.
He
said
that
the
Yugo
slav
army
would
go
on
fighting
against
the
aggressors.
CONACHER
IS
NAMED
Former
Noted
Hockey
Slar
Gets
Post
With
R.OA.F.
OTTAWA.
July
11
Hon.
C.
G.
Power,
minister
of
national
defence
for
air.
yesterday
announced
the
appointment
of
Lionel
Con-acher,
former
noted
professional
hockey
player
and
now
chairman
of
the
Ontario
Athletic
Commission,
as
director
of
recreation
and
entertainment
for
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
with
the
honorary
rank
of
squadron
leader.
FISH
LIVER
The
British
Columbia
fish
liver
business
for
1041
totalled
a
marketed
value
of
nearly
$1,250,000.
Mlss
;i.
Wood
leaves
for
Van-
couver
this
evening.
SURPRISE
PACKAGE
FOR
JAPS
IN
MIDWAY
RATTLE
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Here
Is.
the
VS.
navy's
speedy
new
type
torpedo
bomber,
the
Grumman
"Avenger."
The
navy
dls
closed
today
that
this
plane
was
used
as
a
.surprise
to
the
Japs
ln
tfce
Midway
battle
of
tho
Pacific.
These
pew
planes
reached
the
Pacific
fleet
weeks
ahead
of
schedule,
and
only
four
months
after
the
first
production
model
left
the
factory,
,.
j3L
Low
DANGER
TO
CIVILIANS!
Feople
of
France
Are
Given
An-
other
Warn
in
e
PARIS.
July
11
People
of'
I
France
have
been
warned
to
get
out
of
coastal
areas
between
Bel-'
jgium
and
the
Pyrenees.
The
civil-!
(tan
population
there
may
be
fac-jtng
serious
danger
at
any
time.
;
It
Is
the
second
such
warning
that
has
been
Issued.
PAPER
FOR
i
D0UGHB0YS
Canadian
Troop
Have
Their
Own
Publication
With
News
From
Home
By
NOLAND
NORGAARD
Associated
Press
Staff
Writer
LONDON,
July
10
(AP)
Drop
around
to
a
tiny
two-room
Long-acre
Street
office
and
youH
meet
the
men,
who
publish
a
newspaper
Pv
Jt
hosts
would-be
of
subscribers
and
boasts
a
"miUlon
dollar
stofr
which
cosU
it
nothing.
They
are
just
.a
bunch
of
soldiers
and
their
paper
the
Second
Great
war
s
version
oi
ine
oiars
ana
Stripes."
vuiaiunn
servicemen
overseas
read
the
Canadian
Press
News,
a
four-page
weekly
tabloid
which
1.11-1
11
puDUMiea
uanaoian
news
ana
is
distributed
free.
Prepared
by
The
Canadian
Press,
which
makes
no
'.Vlmn
f
ttm
nnf
41,.
V.!
I
'.nJk
i
m
.
S
-
,
u
wnaneed
by
tne
Canadian
.,
gov
ernment.)
PubUshers
of
"The
Stars
and
Stripes"
have
one
big
aim
to
pro-
duce
a
thoroughly
American
news-
paper
that
United
States
troops
In
Great
Britain
will
want
and
need.
And
they
are
achieving
it
with
what
they
call
that
"million
dollar
staff
the
United
States
news
agencies,
the
soldiers
themselves,
the
entire
corps
of
American
cor-
respondents
in
London.
The
original
"Stars
and
Stripes"
was
bom
in
Paris
in
1918
because
a
few
soldiers
convinced
General
Pershing
and
the
War
Department
that
the
American
Expeditionary
Force
needed
its
own
newspaper.
It
was
profitable
and
poured
3.5C0.-000
francs
into
the
United
States
treasury.
Five
Cents
a
Copy
(
The
new
''Stars
and
Stripes"
is
following
the
same
path.
Within
a
few
weeks
after
the
second
AEFl
began
pouring
into
the
British
Isles,
an
enlisted
men's
staff
was.
,.
.
.
being
wambled
with
the
hlep
of'
STEWART.
July
11-H.
V.
Littler,
A.
two
officers
borrowed
from
the
transferred
by
the
Bank
Army
Press
RelaUons
Office.
,?
Montrea
to
the
management
of
The
War
Department
provided
!lts
Ac"1ft
ranch'
nas
been
$4,000
for
purchases
of
newsprint
ln
fwart
by
H.
E.
W
j.ii
m.
finnni
h.i
n.rv
Woodford,
a
banker
of
nearly
20
because
the
flve-cents-a-copy
price
makes
the
venture
self-supporting.
j
From
the
start
it
has
given
the
troops
news
from
home
that
ap-
pears
in
no
British
newspapers.
Here
Is
some
of
what
a
soldier's
five
cents
bought
ln
a
typical
re
cent
Issue:
cable'1"
bJanch
In
that
province,
hc
A
special
Associated
Press
from
Washington
on
the
progress
of
legislation
to
Increase
allow-
(C'onftnuco!
on
buyc
Three)
Residence
On
Fifth
Avenue
I
'
West
IS
Sold
I
The
residence
on
Fifth
Avenue
West
of
Mrs.
C.
E.
Larkln.
formerly'
of
this
city
and
now
of
Vancouver,
has
been
sold
to
O.
E.
Moore,
the
deal
been
handled
through
H.
O.
Helgerson
Ltd.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
S.
Nlckerson,
who
have
been
occupying
the
Larkln
residence,
are
moving
to
the
corner
or
Summit
Avenue
and
Taylor
Street
being
Vacated
by
Mrs.
Earl
Norrls
and
Mrs.
C
A.
Nixon.
ajn,
19.8
feet
13:13
p.m.
17.8
feet
7:04
ajc
3
J
feet
19:00
pra
7.8
feet
,lL
-
s
Back
BIG
FIGHT
IN
RUSSIA
Red
Army
Withdraws
From
Ro.
sosh
Still
Holding
Out
At
Voroneih
"DEVELOPING
SUCCESS"
.MOSCOW,
July
11:
'(CP)
German
divisions,
having
captured
Itossosh,
pressed
a
tbree-pronged
offensive
toward
the
Don
River
with
such
vigor
today
that
the
Red
Army
newspaper
Red
Star
announced
their
"developing
success."
Soviet
field
forces
battled
on
against
spearheads
jabbed
across
the
Don
at
Voronezh-and
in
the
direction
of
a
strategic
river
at
Kante-mirovka,
H3
miles
south,
and
near
Lisichansk,
200
miles
south
of
Voronezh.
Red
Star
said
the
German
were
fighting
to
expand
their
holdings
on
the
east
bank
of
the
Don
and
were
finding
rough
going
but
added
that
the
fighting
area
west
of
Voronezh
was
spreading.
MOSCOW,
July
11:
The
Red
Army
has
withdrawn
from
Ros-
sosh-
235
mUes
nn
Stalingrad,
key
city
to
the
Caucasus,
but
is
stiu
fighting
to
hold
Voronezh,
maln
rallway
llnk
between
Moscow
and
Rostov
in
southern
Russia
has
been
cut
by
the
ad-
vancine
Nazi
forces
which
have
inow
reached
half
way
across
Rossia-in-Europe.
With
the
Red?
practically
out
of
control
in
the
Ukraine.
.
Red
Star,
army
news-
paper,
has
called
for
a
"stand
to
the
death."
There
Is
no
attempt
tb
deny
that
the
situation
as
far
i.r
I
.
-
.
.
.
come
Increasingly
grave.
It
Is
said,
however,
that
while
the
Ger-
mans
have
suffered
terrific
losses,
the
Russian
forces,
through
stra-
teglc
withdrawals,
have
been
kept
largely
Intact.
From
the
north
come
reports
that
Russian
aircraft
have
bomb-
ed
enemy
airdromes
in
Norway
and
Finland,
destroying
numbers
of
aircraft
on
the
ground.
.
Helsinki
says
that
German
and
Finnish
forces
have
turned
back
a
Russian
attempt
by
land,
sea
and
air
to
take
an
Island
In
the
Oulf
of
Finland.
-
New
Manager
For
Stewart
H.
E.
W.
Woodford
Has
Been
20
Years
in
Service
of
Bank
Of
Montreal
ye"s:
Pfce
nearly
half
of
wnJcn
hc
has
ln
P-
ince.
Born
and
educated
In
Wales,
Mr.
i
Woodford
came
to
Canada
In
1924,
'and
entered
the
service
of
the
Bank
of
Montreal
at
Oak
Lake.
I
Manitoba.
After
seven
years
spent
"
uaiuicum
tu
Aicjucu,
returning-
to
Canada
In
1934.
Since
then
he
has
held
various
posts
at
branches
In
British
Columbia
and,
from
1939
up
to
the
present
time.
Mr.
Woodford
has
been
attached
to
the
superintendent's
department
ln
Vancouver.
It
is
from
that
city
that
he
came
to
assume
the
man-
.
.
1
M
A.
t
mm
A.
A
l
m
agersrup
oi
me
oiewari
omce
Oi
the
bank.
Air.
wooaiora
is
jona
oi
gou
ana
lnterest
,n
muslc
.nA
dram3HC3.
vlng
been
active
in
productions
of
various
organizations
at
points
where
he
has
been
stationed.
VICTORY
GARDEN'S
Millions
of
Soviet
citizens
are
planting
their
own
"kitchen
gardens"
this
year.
Trade
unions
choose
suitable
plobi
seeds
and
advisers,
j,..