WAR NEWS She Tomorrow sT ides REDS STORM GERMAN FORTS itnsroW Red Army forces, -V "5, west mil after mil he. t t n Moscow and Leningrad, i, q today to be storming f rtififd positions which the Gl built for their spring md. With one rpearhead rejn rZVft Uing , in Wnite Russia hind Nazi l,llM tn0 et mo9. WCittau said "our troops ntinued to advance overwhelming .t4 resistance." tt friiir t 4 G M. ii'ii t. 41.- jBr.in.. . t w. X1, 'r n - - - w a . . j ti.. .Q 0 Vt r& thin a conxracieu area, mc japauc Bore inicnsivj un. ilippines. The enemy attacked the t, in Naval Supremacy Is initfly Challenged Now, tot :hanges SEOF Def- KDON Feb. 14 -British na- feircles foresee bitter fighting Bme foi control of the North tic as a result of the escape Brest ot the Oerman bat- Bp; ' scnarnnorst ' ana " unei- still holding today appeared to turn Indies and the coast of Sumatra ar ralembang, about Z50 miles Irom baiavia, but the Dutch de-lders were more than a match for them. Parachute troops were ned out by the dozens. There was also an attack on Banjar- Kasin, capital of South Borneo. There have been wave after wave dive bombing attacks on Batan reninsula in the Philippines a view, evidently, to softening up General Douglas McArthur's Ith rc-es. The Japanese attacked one of their own regiments, evi- ntly by mistake. Although Tokyo claimed occupation of the fcgapore naval base and that two transports had been sunk in harbor there, the uriusn communique was somewhat moie ilimistic although not holding out much hope. There was men- in of British artillery shelling Japanese lines. Fresh Chinese hops are pouring into Burma where the foices of the British fcpire are endeavoring to prevent further crossing of the Salween St ........... i I l ROYAL AIR FORCE ATTACKS LONDON Cologne and Aachen were the main objectives of Ival Air Force raids over Germany last night, the air ministry inounced today, while docks at Lellavre and a Nazi airdrome in rupied France were also attacked. IFFICULT SITUATION HONOR ROLL FOR FIRMS Attractive Certificates Available for Business and Organizations Whose Men Have Enlisted. OTTAWA, Feb. 14; The Department of National Defence an- CANADA'S SECOND VICTORY LOAN JNDAY , COMING EVENTS . VTURDAY, 2:30 P.M. Military Parade, route Second and Third Avenues. 3:15 p.m Inauguration Services at Dug-Out, Federal Building. , . 7:oo p.m. Variety Programme, CFPR, Prizes and riayiet. Victory Loan Sunday Services at Churches. 9:00 p.m All-Military Variety Programme, Capital Tnpafrp. JNDAY, 6:45 p.m Mrs. J. A. Tenc, CFPR. GET READY TO BUY VICTORY BONDS VOL. XXXI.. NO. 38. Russian Ship's Crew Brought Ashore at Eastern Canadian Port. AT AN EASTERN CANADIAN PORT, Feb. 14: Forty-nine sur vivors of a Russian shin, torpe doed and sunk by a German submarine, have been landed here. Nine survivors of a torpedoed! ui noi onp iictintr twelvp names nnrt the rrelent aeent at Calearv et as a result of the deterior situation Demand is gen- thr;t Prime Minister Winston eh;U change his war policies. cxprcsi asks; "Have " we- .not ij hypnotized by the prime lerj personality? ' rsanizatlon of the Churchill St to increase fighting co- fm ar.:ong army, navy and res ar.3 avoid anv more set-1 ;uch as the escape of the Ocrir.-n warships was fore- hn tntormed parliamentary tOLcy At the same time Ji(i a; ce in some Quarters official inquiry Into respon- tor allowing the Gneisenau, nuorc: and Prinz Eueen to ATTACKS Irnor lt edicts Important Part PI Alaska in War Hieh- way Is Necessity. ISIIINGTON, Feb. 14: Bases Iln'ska will be used to attack Ikxls, declared Gov. Omening yesterday, Earlv buildine of Rlaska highway was essential, pciared. pang Continues His Tour of India se Generalissimo at I'esha- r and Lahore. Ycsterdav. LCtlTTA. Feb. 14: General- Chiang Kai-shek visited war and Lahore yesterday in Course of his tour of strategic "y points ln India. othei: thirty-six. SINKING OF DESTROYER One of Free French Naval Craft Which Seized St. ricrre and Miquelon Gone. ST. PIERRE, Feb. 14: One of the Free French corvettes which figured recently in the seizure of the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon has been sunk by enemy ast British defences and sain I action in the North Atlantic, it Is at Heligoland It was sue- announces that Sir Stafford Cripps. tr ambassador to Moscow. be defence minister to sii- Bc all these branches of the services, relieving Mr. Chur- Iwho now holds such author- some of his duties. TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy S. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver Grandview 15 Bralorne 8.00 Cariboo Quartz - 1-50 Hedley Mascot - 26 Pend Oreille 1-40 Pioneer 170 Premier - 50 Privateer " 37 Reno : 17 Sheen Creek n uus Calmont 15 C. & E - 1-00 Home - 2.40 Royal Canadian - .05 Toronto Bcattle 80 Central Patricia 99 Consolidated Smelters 37.7& Hardrock j Kerr Addison 3.55 Little Long Lac 1-20 McLeod Cockshutt 1.41 Madsen Red Lake 37 McKenzie Red Lake 85 Moneta " Pickle Crow - 2.10 Preston East Dome 2.oU ' l-5 Ran Ant.nnln Shcrrltt Gordon 77 WHO COUNTED THEM A total of 8,581,740,500 cigarettes were made available to consumption in Canada in 1941. Mr. monger enierea rauway ser- vice as a clerk ln the freight Iraf fic department, Winnipeg, in August, 191i. In 1920 he was ap Brandon, Saskatoon and Vancou pointed divisional freight agent at Port Arthur and successively held similar appointments at Saska toon and Edmonton. In May, 1939 he was transferred to Winnipeg as. assistant general freight agent. Mr. McBain, a Winnipeg boy. entered railway service in the freight traffic department in July, 1908, at Winnipeg and occupied various positions in the department until 1926 when he was appointed freight traffic representa tive in Brandon. In 1930 ne was transferred to Port Arthur and in 1934 was moved to Calgary. Mr. Mcintosh started work with the freight traffic department ,ln 1907. He held many important clerical positions in Winnipeg, ver. He was appointed cniei ciers In Winnipeg in 1920. WORK OF RESEARCH Rotary Club Hears What Is Going on at Fisheries Expciimcn-tal Station. A glimpse of what is being done at the Fisheries Experimental sta tion was given to the Prince Ru- oert Rotary Club Thursday by' Dr. Neal Carter, director. He told of the work on refrigeration " under ntto Youne. especially of late in connection with the slow thaw ing process which had been found preferable to quick thawing. Tner, had recently been made an ap paratus which gave a visible 11 lustration of what happened on the working of liquid ammonia ln thawing. Then there was a department working with Dr. H. L. A. Tarr on the treatment of fresh fish for bacteria. The use of preservatives was not urged as a general policy but results from the use of sodium were being tested. The chemists, headed by Dr. H. j N. Brocklesby, were sun wonting on the extraction of vitamins, par ticularly vitamin A. A recent experiment had been made with the aid of about a thousand members of the local forces showing how this vitamin affected tne signt with very interesting results of great interest to army and navy specialists. MUCH MORE SMOKE Cigarette "releases" in Canada in 1941 increased 13 percent. DiscuBs Conscription TALK ON SERVICE FOR WAR Commons Speakers Favor Plebiscite ButiDisagiee on Question of Compulsory Service. British tanker have been landed OTTAWA. Feb. 14:-Five speak-at Hamilton, Bermuda, by plane. ers ln parliament yesterday ex- RAILWAY i CHANGES Transfers in ON. It. Freight , partment in West Are De pressed themselves as being In favor of the affirmative in the plebiscite which would release the government from commitments in regard to 'the conscription issue but all were not in favor of con-1 scriptlon. j Harry Leader, Liberal-Progressive member for Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, believed that conscription would be the ultimate step ln total war, although he would WINNIPEG, Feb. 14: Additional preler voluntary enlistment. He appointments in the freight traf- urged that permanent jobs be fic department, Canadian National found after the war for men who Railways, are announced today by had been in active service before J. M. Horn, freight traffic mana-, they surrendered their uniforms, per, western region. i Hugues Lapointe, son of the iAte L. A. Fonger, formerly assistant Rt; Hon. Ernest Lapointe, who has general freight agent, Winnipeg, been on service overseas, appeared nounees that a form of honor roll is appointed general freight agent in the house in the uniform of a T .1 ... 1 .. hut hon nronarnH mr thp nf . at Winnipeg. R. M. McBain, for-1 lieutenant. Liberal member for ' nuiacr ruiu. "' " ;r . " morlv rtlvUInn frpioht at ' T.nthir.Wo Thi' will eive thp encmv 'ianaaian Dusmess iirms ana or- " , " , 6 , , -,- ,.,..(, inu wni give me enemy , Calearv. is aDDointed assistants was h huoif nnr.rv.wrt inn. ravy bavje-jhlp. to challenge gmaurai wn memoers nave - j ht nt wltn head. ; attough he admitted up-rmacy of the British Navy peen accepwa xor active service Quarters at WinnlDee. R. B. Mc-ithat the maforitv of men nvpr- ay c: nc -d ln tlie Mediter- ln His Majesty's armed forces. ' TnfrKh fnrmpriv ,.hipr Hprk in thpk,c i f it u anu raj "Jk Hie nonor roil is auracUVCiy . nptipral frolirht trnff f nffirp at TIl,x ,.o1. TmA wuiuiuts w nrmiea in IUU COlOr m IWO Sizes W nn nct is annolnterl division Ararila Alhorta favorH kmivfIiu ihn. in n tv, the .,. .... . . ... rr rr : v,.. 4, Hon of wealth, resources and men i W. C. MacDonald, Liberal, Halifax, was out and out lor conscrip tion. He objected to the belittling of conscripts. A D. lger.'Liberat'Kent; New Brunswick, saw no reason for EVACUATION OF ALIEN Japanese, Geimans and Italian! Must Leave Defence Areas by April 1. VANCOUVER, Feb. 14: (CP-Notices ordering all enemy aliens evacuated from the coast al defence area of British Columbia by April 1 and the sur render of radio transmitters,- short wave receiving sets, cam- eias, firearms, ammunition or explosives, etc., were posted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in all public buildings today. Col. C. 1 1. Hill, commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, said aliens could start leaving; any time but where the aliens go and what becomes of them is up to the labor department. The coastal defence area, as already designated, is west of the Cascade Mountains. Unnaturalized males between the ages of '16 and 45 are affected, the Japanese concerned being numbered at about 2500 with an unstated number of Germans and Italians. Shipyards To Blame In Any Slowdown, Said VANCOUVER, Feb. 14: More than 1500 shipbuilders declare that the shipyards are to blame for any slowdown in the progress of ship construction and that weld Ing of plates Is Illegal. CANADA'S TIG IRON The- Canadian output of pig Iron In the first H months of 1941 totalled 1,215,957 tons as against 1,058,417 tons ln the similar period of 1940. No definite word has yet been received but ,lt Is expected Union steamer Venture, Capt. Lome God-fre, will not be arriving in port from the south before 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. She Is understood to have been delayed by fog. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER SURVIVORS ARE LANDED PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14,1942. VICTORY BY NAVY Five Nazi Transports, Tanker and Trawler Sank by Russians. MOSCOW, Feb. 14: In addition to further successes against the enemy in land fighting west of Leningrad, the Donets Basin and in the Crimea, a naval victory for the Russians in Far North waters is claimed. A Nazi convoy on the way to Murmansk was caught and five transports, a tanker and a trawler sunk. TIN USE LIMITED Commodities Which Cannot Be Packed That Way Are Listed. OTTAWA, Feb. 14: G. C. Bate-man, controller of metals, announce further restrictions on the use of tin, commodities, the packing of which in tins is banned, are named. IS QUIET IN LIBYA i Little Activity These Days on Des ert P.attlefront. CATRO. Feb. 14: There is lit 'tie activity in land fighting ln Libya at present. British forces have made thrusts at Axis ad vance. units.. rOermanmobUatCOls. umns have "bene driven back by headed off. CAMPAIGN STARTING Parade and Open Air Service Marks Inauguration of Victory Loan Drive Here. The Second Victory Loan cam paign, which opens for sale of bonds on Monday, was opened with an impressive parade this after- Inocn from McBride Street along (Second Avenue to the Junction and thence along Third Avenue to the post office where a service appropriate to the occasion was con ducted by Rt. Rev. G. A. Rix, Bishop of Caledonia. Many spectators were on the streets to witness the parade and a large gathering concentrated for the service. The parade, marshalled by George W. Cripps who also arranged the service, included provincial police, military units with mechanized equipment, united na tions flag bearers with Sea Cadet guard, A.R.P. workers, Women's Service Corps, fire department and ambulance auxiliaries. Traffic and parked cars were kept off Third Avenue between McBride and Sixth Streets as far as pos sible during the parade. At the service Bishop Rlx spoke briefly but appropriately to the Victory Loan theme. There was singing by a massed choir, under direction of J. S. Wilson, commu nity singing of hymns and the national anthems arid selections by the Canadian Scottish pipe and drum band. 1 The inaugural campaign pro ceedings will continue over the week-end with the feature event a concert by all-mllltary talent at the Capitol Theatre tomorrow night. The marriage took place last Friday evening at First. Baptist Church in Nanalmo of Mitchell Gay, son of Mr, and Mrs. Joseph Gay of this city, and Miss Mary Talt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Talt of Nanalmo. The couple will reside at Victoria. essary to the Dominion the only answer Is 'Yes,' clared High Low TORONTO, Feb. 14: Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen made a statement yesterday support- ing the Victory Loan. "The question is not -whether we think the government course Is right but is the loan nec- and de- the former premier. 600 PLANES UtAT.,QNCE the British west of Ain El Gazala, Details' Made Public of Air Battle it was announced today. scene of this battle was 40 The to 50 j miles west of Tobruk, I The Royal Air Force is active 'in raids as far afield as Tripoli. !An enemy raid on Tobruk was in Dover Straits. LONDON, Feb. 14: More details of the battle in the Straits of Dover which attended the escape from Brest of the German battle ships Gneisenau and Scharnhorst and the heavy cruiser Prinz Eu- gen have been made public. The air ministry declares that the squadron would not have got through had it not been for thick weather. The enemy ships, heavily guarded by smaller surface craft and layers of planes, were almost under the guns of Dover before they were detected Dy a couple of Spitfire patrol planes which gave the alarm. In the air battle which ensued more than six hundred planes were in the air over the squadron at one time. Off the mouth of the River Schelat British destroyers moved in and it is believed the Prinz Eugen was twice hit by destroy ers, all of which returned sateiy. When last seen the Nazi battle- shiDS were streaking off at 28 knots per hour. Singapore Paper Is Badly Shrunk Is Reduced Now to Single Sheet But Is Still Defiant. SINGAPORE, Feb. 14: The Singapore Press continues to pub llsh but with only one sneet now. Yesterday its top headline was "Singapore Must Stand" and Its second "Tribute to aarrison oi Singapore." NEWS BRIEFS FILLERS CHU FENG SQUADRON LONDON, Feb. 14: 0) The Clii-nese characters for "Chu Feng," meaning "Fierce Wind or Hurricane," have been incorporated in the badge of an R. A. F. fighter squadron subscribed for by British comthuratlesv ln China. TEA FOR 'FIGHTING FLIERS LONDON, Feb. 14: OJHundreds of ice-cream wagons have been converted into huge "urns" and at R. A. F. stations steaming cups of tea are passed out to airmen returning from long flights over enemy territory. LOCAL TMEPER ATURE. Maximum Minimum 45 38 1:27 ajn. 13:24 pm. 7:29 a.m. 19:54 pjn. 21.1 ft. 22.9 ft. 4.9 ft. 1.0 ft. PRICE: FIVE CENTS Indies Battle Is Developing Singapore Hoids On-Burma Attack Eased-Java Main Objective Water Reservoirs Seem to Be Important Aim in Beleaguered Fortress Allied Attack in Burma. It seemed clear today, although Singapore still holds out, that the Battle of the Indies is fast developing into a main struggle for the far Pacific theatres. Japanese parachutists struck into southern Sumatra today in a menacing thrust toward Java while, in the siege of Singapore, Japanese troops claimed they had captured Seletar Meighen For Victory Loan navai case on SineaDore Island. The Singapore radio heard ln Ba-tavia, however, said that island reservoirs were still in British hands although communiques had indicated that at least part of ,.e iresn water basins were In Jaoa- nese control. The announcer said: Our troops counter-attacked at one point at least and established a new line. Reservoirs are still in our hands. Johore cause wa v. un der fire of our guns, was rendered impassable last night." Simultaneously an Australian radio broadcast reported that Australian and other British Empire troops naa landed at Batavia and are taking up positions -ior ihe defence of Java."' Dispatches from Batavia said that Japanese parachutists had launched an attack toward the vital Sumatra oil centre of Pal- embang but were meeting with furious resistance. , .. .j, fUnsojn-r tputed tha Japa -ncse pressure had cased along the enire east Burma front tonight after a heavy force of Allied bombers, skimming at tree top level, dropped thousands of pounds of fragmentation bombs on enemy troop concentrations in the Paan area. - Chungking reported that aerial reinforcements had reached Burma for the Royal Air Force and the American volunteer group. Australia reported that enemy planes had bombed the Solomon Islands. With dive bombing attacks becoming more Intensive, an early ail out attack by tne enemy on the American and Filipino forces ln the Philippine Islands is still anticipated. NAME CONTEST ENDS TONIGHT Many People Have Made Sugges tions for Title for New Residential Area. With nearly one hundred let ters in with a wide variety of suggestions, the contest for selection of an unofficial name for the new industrial residential area established across Hays Creek by War time Housing Limited concludes at midnight tonight. No sugges tions received after that time will be entertained. Announcement of the selection will be made shortly. Daniel Roche Is Laid at Rest Funeral Under Canadian Legion Auspices From Catholic Church. The funeral of the late Daniel Roche was held from the Church of the Annunciation this morn- ing with Rev. Father Monnet officiating. Interment was made at Falrvlew Cemetery. The late Mr. Roche had been an inmate of the Eventide Home for some years before which he had been in the employ of the Cana dian National Railways, Having been at Salvus for years. The funeral was in charge o: the Canadian Legion and pallbearers were J. M, Walker, Hugh M. Smith, Charles Brooks, J. S. Wilson and S. B. palder, superintendent of 4he Eventide Home. -