""-"joannery in the Skeena River, ac- yto word reacnln the clty ternK,n. ,pan norws Pm,j ... v..c .'".'village of Hartley Bay, had a nar- charge raised the siege of Moscow jc added: "Tliere Is no caviare on .the menu tonight. Which is a pity For I can imagine no greater thrill, for a Cossack riding ogalnst a swarm 01 ntuu iuiiivd wuu thought that men and women eating caviare ln London were think ing about his horse.' CAMPAIGN . UPON SUBS Object of Allies Is to Sink U-boats r"trr ?;ha" vr Can I LONDON. Sept. 9: The United Zio , . .., i ii,a i r.r t n-rt nrtinir to destroy the undersea craft fast er than they can be made. Mrs. Matthew Williams ofSklde- gate paid ft Ibrlef visit to the city yesterday. She arrived In the morning from the Queen Charlotte Islands and returned home last night. PROVINCIAL UBrtARV Local Temperature Che Tomorrow sT ides (Standard Time) High 0:54 ajn. 20.7 feet Maximum 60 13:21 psa. 20.3 feet Minimum 50 Low 7:16 ajn. 33 feet NOUTIIEKN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 19:29 p.m. 4.9 feet 1 xxxi, No - PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1942 PRICE- FIVE CENTS 4 f Stalingrad City in Balance vol BRITISH COLb. . COAST IS STRONG BULWARK FOR WEST FRONT OFFENSIVE Sea, Land and Air Forces Linked to Carry War io Enemy As Nation Enters Fourth Year of Conflict By STUART UNDERHILL (Canadian Press Staff Writer) VANCOUVER, Sept. 9 (CP) - All roads to the United Nations' North Pacific front lead through Canada's westernmost province. Sunnlv shins churn the waters of British Columbia's n vital northern bases, aircraft of all types land and take off in ceaselenH procession 1f com strategic airfield ana before long truck may groan over ruutUy-construeted road to , ii iL. MX a a iLi m '-WCl! the flood of northbound r iu.jmr,.v. au ui wnicn aaos up mane tar western Canada an in the hand of the Allied Na- 'ions An adage of Napoleon's that a stood the teat of modern battle :itiitlin is that the secret of the f of war la to become matter of ommuntcaUons. i M-un while out of the hurty- t.urh of clattering wnaUuctton flying plane, and marching 'm the patterna of tomorrow's :uWy U taking form. Once the ; pnmche. to the Pacific North- - arr secure, will the fighting : wer concentrated Uierv remain u defensive footing or will it munched in a blow at Japan? It Take Time When asked about this military '".Kicrs reply": "One thing at a ' rii it's only a few months since ' r ipppy little towns first awak- f "d to find ttwrnaelves swamped , w "i soldier and construction v k rs and lonely trappers fol- wing their Isolated line burst mi I ores i clearing urn wvum : bo busy airfields. I t mtcd Btati s and Canadian au- .iii:m have roUaborated eonttn- usly on all these developments, it. tor which has become under- "d by the dispatch of Royal i . tdlan Air Poire arid army v.nnel to Alaska, and the pre- r t in British Cotumota or many ird Slates troops, mostly of a .c hniral category. Tiirrc s little e doubt aouoi that in ... their we usalons the Canadians ana Aniri irnn have envisioned the Po- litiy of an offensive aUit :.....in launched from northern t.rs hence their added anxiety . . nolo tnoMj pases unui prepara- ',o:.s are complete. Hlchwavs and .Airfields Most ox me steps wn . T-re.vea np publicity puoncuy but ouv there's umc- d r seirct dbout the long-dreamed- I . Af inspection ui T n-nl PJtrn JUUtai l uiivv City Detachment is Complimented By Commissioner T.W.S. Parsons Commissioner T. W. 8. Parsons i conducted an Inspection of the clfy detachment of the provincial police last night and congratulated Staff Sergeant F. W. Oal-iagher and his men on their smart appenrance and e-fflclcncy. The city detachment now numbers eleven men. NO IT.OWr.RS FOR FRKKSIIT LONDON, Sept. 0: 0i To conserve essential rail trunsport space for goods of -war the Transport Ministry has banned rail shipment of cut flowers, foliage and plants after November 1. The regular weekly luncheon of' the Prince Rupert Oyro Club.! scheduled for today, was cancelled. Starting nex'n week the Oyro Club will be having Its luncheons at the Commodore instead of the Boston Cafe. sheltered sealanos eh route! of Alaska highway " that United state army engineers are pasrrtnsf acrom northern British Columbia,. or the chain of airfield which the nw maH llnlr nr l.h feu thai engineer, working out of Prince George, are surveying the poaal-l blllty of building a railroad to ' Alaska. , , . I "rdh, ndMUd, 00"t"nf lU " 'nd !nUU Arnoo ! t"ken . 'Dd, arc taal"J ra"tton b l 'ter airfields at strata potato- and the protection of looehr beaches by long rows of heavy j stakes which prevented tendings by , aircraft. Wear "Glad Rags" At Horse Benefit Undnn Soc,pty J(m From Wu Strain Kor Unique Affair at Claridges lojon. 0 &enin dresses came out of moth balls as ihe swank folk of Mayfair stepped out to a dlnner-dance-cabaret at ciarldges all In the Interests of rtiissian and British horses In wartime. The party was organised by the International League for the Pro tecthm of Horses, the profits to be KulUt'MA IRISH POLICEMAN SLAIN DUBLIN Assassins have killed a police sergeant In County Dublin. NEW RUSSIAN CREDIT OTTAWA Agreement has been made covering a- loan of $10,-000,000 (o Itussia in connection with the supplying of nine million bushels of Canadian wheat to the Soviet. BUYING OF SUGAR OTTAWA Housewives may buy at one purchase with two coupons sufficient sugar for two months. After September 30 sale of sugar by six-rial voucher for canning purposes will be discontinued. NO CLOTHES RATIONING OTTAWA There is sufficient l"themaking for several months be necessary for some time to come. MRS. LEWIS DIES ALEXANDRIA, Virginia Mrs. John L. Lewis, wife of the C.I.O. leader, is dead after a long illness. A son and daughter survive as well as the husband. WILLKIE IN ANKARA ANKARA Wendell L. Willkle arrived today in Ankara and held conferences on behalf of President Roosevelt. EARL HAIG PRISONER LONDON Earl Haig, son of the famous army leader of the First World War, is a prisoner In Italy. PROTEST REJECTED WASHINGTON The United States government has flatly rejected a protest from Vichy at bombing of Lellavre and Rouen. Bombing of Nazi property in occupied countries will continue at every opportunity. r TO" STUD SLATTLF The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has requested the United States government to study the advantages of the Pacific Great Eastern Railway as a link in a railway to Alaska. SINKING IN SKEENA R. Packer Sherman Goes Down With l is!) and Cash Captain Had Narrow- Ilscape Taking with her 1100 cohoewi TZiand some $1000 of company .cash u.v.u. b.k i aid Russian horses and half fori British war horses Chairman iiui m of the uuw dance wmmur, commit-; we was aus. c imrocs., no met i et mYA Intift ln.fAI rtrPCA it h 1 1 A 1( fadle Cnlytn. honorary secretary ' .. LVX 1IIM1L HIMItlL ADJiUU H V tX.i All Ull If 1 7 7 i im M hnrftn u.hosf! wkini ri7v. n have ' nassed. passed, so so thev they can can be be' I tuiru iui. . Such a party In wartime moved !onc one . reporter PrUfr 1 .to to J relate ,;el.atc.uthe l Ik. the great TT Ir. , . . . .nor onH ,t(nnAr Tnhh!thP United Nations according to ' (.Paul, having a very narrow escape, the Jisn pacKer bnerman sanK . . . . . standard W I . . m tti HhemiaTi was " mcRine lusn or xton...caeiy " .5.n her , way In from the seining grounds when she . struck a rock Paul, who comes from the native row escape by being trapped the cabin. Water was almost up to his neck by the time he got out through a window, badly cutting Ws nandg ln doing He , h th members of the crew who were by this time In a lifeboat. It was at 1 a.m. when the sinking occurred and by 4 a an. the party had rowed to Claxton. Other members of the crew were Ambrose Robinson, William Robinson. Herman Hill, William Hill and Peter Bates of Hartley Bay and Kltkatla. The Sherman was 45 feet long and was equipped with a 40 h.p. iesel engine TilTfI FIN LI) Lloyd Waver was fined $150. with option of three months im- pruonmeni, in cuy ponce court tn r Uquot w ...v. J. H. Scott, managing director of the Riverside mine. Portland Canal tungsten property, was here Monday bound from San Francisco to pay a visit to his property. After his visit at Stewart, he will return here to proceed by train to Minneapolis on business. fabric in Canada to last civilian and rationing of clothes will not ' VT. AIRLINES AID WAR TransCanada Tlaying Important Part in Vital Communications WINNIPEG. Sept. 9: Without fanfare. TransCanada Air lines is dally assisting the war effort of ;r jw. K. - Clarke, lo- traffic ff.- solicitor . of ue uanaaian ixauonm repress ai Haltfar. who Is swnrllnp a fw daw In Winnineir. TransCanada" Airlines Is geared to the war effort ln the transportation of personnel which means connections with air lines of other nations, so does the handling of freight mean the linking up with United States and South American Air Lines. As examples of the speed with which shipments are handled, Mr. Clarke stated that recently a request was received from a com pany for T.CA. to handle a 235-pound crankshaft which was ur gently required for an oil tanker docked in an Atlantic port. The firm selected for the Job Is located in the Maritime. The shaft was completed, arrangements were made for it to be put aboard the T.C.A. plane at Halifax, and Just seventy-two hours after leaving Halifax, It was being installed in the tanker. Another Instance was In the shipment from a Canadian plant of a 450-pound repair part needed for a torpedoed ship laid up In a south American harbor, T.C.A. got In' touch with. connecting air lines In the United States and South America and ln an unbelievably short time, the ship as repaired and back on active duty for the Allies. Col. E, J. Ryan, having come north by way of the Cariboo and Prince George to pay a visit of Inspection to contracting projects ln the Terrace area, arrived ln the city from Terrace on Sunday night's train and will be here un tU Thursday night when he will proceed to his .home ln Vancouver. FRANKFURT IS TARGET British Bombers Out in Strength , Over Germany Again Last ! Night LONDON, Sept. 9 0 British bombers. In their sixth night raid on Germany In eight nights, struck in strong force last night at Frankfurt, leaving large fires burning. Led by Flight Lieutenant David Williams, D.F.C., of Vancouver, members' of one Royal Canadian Air Force squadron, participated and returned without loss of single plane. The night raids followed day-, tight assaults on German submar ine at Le Havre and Cherbourg. " MANHATTAN I , IS BURNED day that Major Hilton D. Proctor, ' my. the Soviet defenders are still Great United States Liner Has Big leader of the contingent of para- beating back attacks against Stal-Fire at Sea But AH on Board troopers which is in United States kagrad, the Nazis making further " Are Saved for special training, was killed in ' advances only at the most of suf- a Jump on Monday when a trans-; fering enormous casualties. Using WASHINGTON. Sept. 9 0 The port pjane following his own foul- masses of tanks and infantry, the naval transport Wakefield, former- ed hls newly-opened parachut ,enemy made a slight gain west of 4' ly the liner Manhattan, was severe- was to riown to Stalingrad yesterday. Even the ly damaged by fire at sea on Sep- hjg home in Ottawa. i Germans themselves admit the tember 3, the United States Navy fierceness and effectiveness of the 1 announced today, but more than Russian defence, describing it as 1.600 passengers and members of Uffv Ono Af I "stupendous" and "unbelievable.' v the crew were removed without xlliyVync German dispatches to Stockholm loss of life. j q q say that every building in Stalln- utCWaiT uCnOOl srad has turned into fortress. TUNGSTEN IS FOUND 1 Considerable Interest Aroused at Stewart Owing to New Discoveries t rovrrifs of of Scheelite Scheelite Two new finds the scheelite, the ore from which the much wanted tungsten is extracted, are causing considerable 1 n teres t around Stewart, according to word, brought to the city from the Port- j land Canal cama One of these dls- I coveries Is on Georgia River on Portland Canal below Stewart andj the other on American Creek, a. tributary of Bear River. I Good news was received .at Pre-listers mier a few days ago to the effect that arrangements had been made whereby the staff could be kept o ef r,.nt cfrnn-th ThprpL. r,.. r-.. 1 .1. o . v.-! hIiT ...iu utui (uuiij iciu muuv. might be .compelled to close cause of manpower restrictions In ; regard to gold mining as an essen tlal industry. Development of L. L. and H. property Is also causing enthusl-jon asm at Stewart HALIBUT SALES Summary American 239,000 pounds, 15c and 13c to 15.7c and 13c. Canadian 18,000 pounds, 17c and 15c. American Sanak, 45.000, 15.4c and 13c, Pacific. Constitution, 58.000, 15c and 13c, Storage. Platinum, 40.000, 15.7c and 13c, Atlln. Nordby, 56.000, 15.1c and 13c, Booth. Traveller, 40.000, 15c and 13c, Storage. Canadian Neptune II, 18,000, 17c and 15c, Storage. Mariners are being cautioned by the naval service of the Depart ment of National Defence that lights and other aids to navigation may be extinguished, reduced ln power or removed at very short notice or without notice. Fog signals and radio beacons may suspend operations and the distinctive appearance of any aid to navigation may toe altcf ed without notice. Nazis Are I Backing Up I CAIRO, Sept. 9: Thrown Into reverse after losing hl5 second bid for the Valley of the Nile, Marshal Erwln Rom- mel has withdrawn his bat- tered Axis forces further to- 'ward the west under ceaseless assault by Allied artillery and air forces. RARATR00P HEAD DIES Major Hilton D. Proctor of Canada Loses Jlis Life in Accident in Georgia FORT BENNINO. Georgia, Sep- tember 9 0 It was announced to- -VTwo Teachers Instead of Three at ! Portland Canal Mining Camp This Year STEWART, Sept. 9 The Stew-' The Russians admit further re- art Superior School opened last verses towards Novorossisk, im-week with two rooms only as portant Black Sea naval base, but nmin.t thrp rnnms last tprm. This vear's staff consists of Miss Annie Llpps, of Terrace, principal, and Mrs. Allan Carolan of Stewart. The school opned with a reglstra - " tlon of fifty-one pupils. i i fI. (IU!nnVn . I mm & mm m & either killed or put permanently ht Air JT 01X6 out action in Vie Russian campaign up to August 1. 1.700,000 Wear Air Force Blue and Commission Badges LONDON, Sept. 9 W Members -'-t"J" .uuruiig aerv.uv utc mruig gjaiiicu 250. and permission has been given for the wearing of rank badges similar to those of RJV.F.I officers. These sisters wear alrivUvUl force blue and most of them are duty in remote hospitals at jhome or overseas. The Jacket, worn; outdoors. Is worn over a white silk' shirt with a black felt four-cor- nered hat. Stockings, shoes and tie are black. i Baseball Scores I American League Boston 11. Washington 15. I Cleveland 10, Chicago 0 (second game postponed). St. Louis 4, Detroit 1. National League PITTSBURG 0, Brooklyn 4. New York at Philadelphia, post poned. (Only games). DICKENS GETS MJJ.E. LONDON. Sept. 9: 0 Lieut. Peter Gerald Charles Dickens, Roval Navv. ereat crandson of the riovelist . has been awarded the M. BJE. for bravery and devotion to duty. Allan Armstrong and Mary Armstrong, son and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Armstrong, left at the end of the week for the south to continue studies, the former go ing to Vancouver and the latter to Victoria, STILL BEAT NAZIS BACK Russians, Although Sorely Pressed Holding Nazis at Bay Enemy Gains at Great Cost MOSCOW, Sept. 9 (CP) Reinforced German divisions concentrated attacks upon the western defences of Stalingrad today in an effort to widen a hard-won wedge and the situation was described here as "particularly complicated'' but the Red Army was reported holding fiercely in every sector. The Russians said that Nazi tanks and infantry had deepened the salient from the west yesterday while Soviet troops beat off flanking attacks from the southwest. Today's mid-day communique, however, did not mention new withdrawals but announced further gains in the central front offensive. MOSCOW, Sept. 8: Despite numerical superiority of the ene- I The great Russian industrial city is a mass of ruins after being at- tacked by thousands of German dive bombers at a time but It still hojds out. Every person in the city lis now fighting in its defence. counter-attacks are increasing. German attacking forces have Deen dislodged before the Grozny joll fields. Between Leningrad and Moscow the Red Army has inflicted serious losses upon the Nazis. A report, said to have originated from German sources, says that (the Nazis have lost 4,200,000 men having been killed on the eastern front. Since August 1 the Ger-- V man losses have increased sharply. During the past week 460 Nazi 1 u V. i....la -J - ..c ..c uccu uiuufeui, uuwu m Russia while the Soviet has lost A TTll TnT WEATHER Was Fine Month Although No Quite Up to Same .Month In 1911 During the month of August this year Prince Rupert had 114.4 hours of sunshine as compared with 146.7 hours in the same month last year. The precipitation this August was 4.13 inches as against 1.73 inches. So far this year sunshine has ag gregated 781.6 hours compared with 953.4 hours in the first eight months of 1941. The rainfall ln 1942 to date has amounted to 43.61 Inches in comparison with 40.88 Inches. August had the warmest day so far this year 845 on Aug ust 7. The weather summary for the month of August was as follows: Maximum barometer, 30.325 on August 13. Minimum barometer, 29.775 on August 19. Maximum temperature, 84.5 on August 7. Minimum temperature, 45,5 on August 30. Mean temperature, 57.7. Precipitation, 4.13 Inches. Sunshine, 114.4 hours. Maximum wind velocity, southeast, 22 miles per hour on August 17. I