itiativc in Egypt and have made , S advances, imnrirt nnt tuiditirm hxiu (nLn 1... -iaT r vt NATIONAL GOV'T IS HIS PLAN Hon. II. H. Stevens Makes Pro nova I for Formation of New War Administration llu, la t IhmiIim a fair omaa. hnw ho uuU Vfit. opinion labor has been largely g nored since the outbreak of war. nearly three years ago. The Indus trial worker of Canada during! to be hlahly skilled and efficient All N I A K N ...d l IH aln k aUd 1M 1 IJLA-iX-J U 1 fllVU ca t i k mm wt w-wva f true Canadians In aplte of the fart that several sweeping meas- tires have been passed by order -In -1 council which directly affects their Interests, and In some cases did violence to their most treasured labor principles): yet labor leaders had no place In the government nor were they consulted. This has been in definite contra-distlnctlon to the cou"e adopted In Great Britain In Great Britain labor has been given an Important and. one might say. vital place In the government It Is quite clear to anyone familiar with industrial la bor conditions in Canada that Can adian workers have acted with an mlrable patience under exceptional nrovocatlon during the past two years. Therefore, the time has come when this important section of Canadian citizens should have a direct voice In the government of the country. "Agriculture represent about 45 percent of the population of Canada and. with the exception of somewchat Increased prices during the Inst two or three years, the fnrmers of Canada have been subjected for over twelve years to the most drastic economic distress. The price Indices show that agricultural products havo been con- Hlstcntly the lowest of all classes with, as stated above, some lm urovement In the last couplo of vears. They too aro entitled to definite representation In the gov crnment of Canada. "The Prime Minister of Canada Is on the horns of a dilemma, which (Continued on I'aya Three) MINISTER IS HEARD Hon. J. II Michiud Would Have Conscription Until Necessary Maelnnls Non-Committal OTTAWA. July 7: -Hon J. E. Mlrhaud. minister of fisheries i speaking In the House of Com mons VANCOUVER. July 7-"Canda to SOvernment s conacrlnUon amend tin rym rt I mm n imIIIIa mauU Km - - i . . . . ' v WUHH1 up auirjurtl HO HIHHJBC Dm- udiiaoiira in roe one common 4 utn it. - - - - - uj Stevens In a statement VMUM-dav. ..lamnn T to lion t io one worthy of the privileges DrtlMi - and mentioned how .J .. I .1 ... ..... . - . .... in rramiv m larmmn in imn n in tmi ar miv naif ttnrw representatives of sgrtcul- Hon. Orote Stirling, British Col- ir Liberals, two Conservatives. Maclnnls. C C. F. member for rtlon of the existing House of It U hooed that a vo4 on the Oommoni conic npsion issue wiu oe reacrtea It will be notd that In tint i do uus because in mv w the . tonlht. thus ending the debate, lM.l.Ult . a luiM In rna Mn.. ) scriptlon 10. Passage of the govern ment amendment would give BALL GAME American League Defeated Na tional League Three to One Yesterday score was three to one. Home runs figured largely In the scoring. Loggers Urged To Join Up In damage, Pacific Rangcrsi VANCOUVER. July 7: The In ternational Woodworkers Union, In session here yesterday, urgea au Its members to Join the Paclllc Rancors, guerrilla reserve organi zation. Full arming and equipping of the Pacific Rangers was urged. NAZI PASTORAL TARGET SOMEWHERE IN NORTHEAST ENOLAND, July 7: tfazl conception of military targets changes with .conditions and now, with Oerman airmen lucky to tUni over England, fire ft few shells, and skim nwftv nsaln. one target hero was a fnrm wncon and horses. No JL 1 LONDON. July 7 -raiders attacked a northeast coast of night, tt being the a. LONDON. July 7: War and other war condition notwithstanding, the British people ......w. luniiiuii ,1 r kctrVVIl ll V ill 111.1111 1M III mi'W I . ' Zealand The Royal Air Force continues to pound at 'ZVJZZwSJZ the lengthened communication lines of the nnemv. Thr the war brok out fur wnfrw Axis is suffering heavy losses both in men and equip- ,Jamien' chief of the medical jnent and Berlin admits itself that the British have 'JS' LV !LHeakh-brought up sufficient reinforcements to turn the tide SLmSS: better looking, slimmer and more of battle at least temporarily. In addition to strong vivacious land, sea and air reinforcements, United States tank wlry and lorces arc now fighting alongside the British. Drive On Rail Centre MOSCOW Moscow admits that the Nazis have advanced 125 miles to the Don River but have not yet conceded the German claims to having crossed that important stream. There is fierce fighting just west of Voronezh, important key railway city between Moscow and Rostov. son declares and the men are more in better trim. Jamie- .TOWN IS STRAFED 9 Northeatt Irish City Is Tartet Of I Luftwaffe on Monday Night - German air town on the Ireland hut first raid in that area In over a month. Hun to action and fighter planes went ml BULLETINS JAP KAI1) FAILURE .MELBOURNE Japanese bombers, coming oter twenty in num. ber, failed in an attempt to raid Tort .Moresby on New Guinea, being broken up by interceptors. United States planes made a raid on Tulogi, Solomon Islands. MILLION JAP KAl CHUNGKING Japanese casualties in the five-year old war against China have numbered one million dead, a million and a-half wounded and -40,000 taken prisoner. U. S. CONVOY HIT IlLKLIN The German High Command claims that a heavy United Stales cruiser and 2J5 transports have been sunk out of a convoy between Spitzbergen and North Cape of Norway. The convoy was bound for Murmansk. (There is no confirmation of the claim, in Allied circles). Army Week Was Great Success dreds of bombs were dropped and ' numerous fires were started. There ll"n. J. I fUlston, Minister were few casualties and little dam- National Defence. Expresses Not ae Anti-aircraft guns sprang In- Appreciation aloft. There were a few bombers OTTAWA. July 7-Hon. J. I over the northeast English coast Ratoton, minister of national de-tost night but damage and casual- fefK- thanked the people of Can-ties were ineofUkMuentlal a da yesterday for having made Local Temperature Tomorrow sT ides (Standard Time) High 10:14 a.m. 15.7 feet Maximum 03 22:15 pan. 18.6 feet Minimum 91.5 Low 3:59 am. 6.4 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 15:41 pjn. 8.9 feet VOL. XXXI., NO. 153 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAYJULY 7, 1942 PRICE: FIVE CENTS 7 RDITfiXT 10 TommarW HEALTHIER British On Initiative if i CAIRO British forces ar. ling the in- An War Has Tendency To Improve Physique of people, Ministry Of Health Declares EVACUATING PRIBILOFFS lliis Move Ordered ny Washington One Thousand Civilians Here WASHINOTON, D.C., July 7 Civilian population has been ordered evacuated from the Priblloff Islands, haunt of the fur seals In the Aleutian Islands. There are about ljDOO people on the Pribllolfs including mostly natives with a few white traders. Rubber Salvage Committee Named Gyro Club I'laygrounds In Full Swing Now Monthly Business Session A special committee of the rrlnce Runert Ovro Club consisting of Dr. R. O. Large. Arnold Flaten. and Frank Skinner has been appointed to institute a campaign for the salvage of rubber In Prince Rupert. Tills committee will co-operate with the salvage omrolttee of the Prince Rupert Red Cross Society. Under the direction of Miss eanor Moxley, the Gyro supervised playgrounds are now In operation for the season and the activities are attracting a goodly number of children, thus filling a need during the summer vacation Th- Oyro Club was In regular Royal Air Force planes laid rtny Week the genuine success monthly executive session at lun- yesterday. supported the ome mines in enemy waters last 11 M a rOTU,t Publk night bat bad weather held oper aUons to a minimum. interest, a new distinction and encouragement had been given the soldiers, cm. iRaraon said, and a W. M. Watts returned to the better understanding between clv-crty at the end of the week from Uians and oldiers had been de-a trip to Lake Kathlyn where Mrs. veloped. It would help if this ln-WalU and family are In resident treu would b-come a regular for the summer. thing in the long pup ahead. Canada's War Chiefs MAJ.-GEN. W. A. GRIESBACH Inspector-General for Western Canada heon ysterday preparatory to the monthly business luncheon tomorrow. APPOINTED PRINCIPAL S. A. Cheesman Succeeds During Absence of J, S. Wilson Miss Norma Smith to Seal Cove Announcement was made at the City Hall this morning of the appointment of S. A. Cheesman as principal of Borden Street School during the absence of J. S. Wilson who lias taken over duties In connection with the local dry dock for the duration of the war. Mr. (Ry Frank Halierty, Canadian Press btaff Writer) for the past few years. . . . Miss Norma Smith has been ap- A lean urey-haired f lehtinp: man with roots deep, m minted to the surf of seal cove authority to impose unlimited con- the Soil of western Canada is Maj.-Gen. the Honorable School. She has been teaching at William Antrobus Gricsbach, 61, inspector-general of the Eveiyn near smimers during the army for western Canada. ycar Gen. Gricsbach is a fighter in politics as well as in war but he admits he has been more successful in war. In If MnPlf T MP war he fought for efficiency In iMlnlnn n A nranflraf (nn onH nm - once at Fort Qu'appelle, Sask. 'when that place was a trading I post, he was the son of one or (the original officers In the Royal Northwest Mounted Police. He in-'terrupted Ills education to go to 'the Boer War as a private and 'afterward.! became la lawyer In Edmonton. He was "boy mayor" of that city In 1907. All the time he studied and worked with the mllltla. He wsnt overseas at tho start of the First Orcat War as second In command of the 10th Alberta Dragoons, re turned to take over the 49th Bat talion and commanded the 1st In fantry Brigade from February, 1917, to the armistice. Among soldiers he Is famed for the brilliant action of his brigade In August, 1918, when one of the tough points In the Hlndcnburg line was cracked. In 1917, while In France, he was elected to Parliament but did not take his seat till 1919 and In 192 was appointed to the Senate. Of medium height, clear-eyed, with close-cropped grey hair and moustache. Gen. Griesbach did not " brigade "V in r France :.; or stop P soldiering s then. He saw an-manded two years. In politics he fought for .aripn1ia,. fought steadily for fnp "adequate vile midlines ui iiuAiiuim uuu Conservatism. "I believe the British Empire to tional Defence. Maitland New President Of Law Society VANCOUVER. July 7: Hon. R. L. Maitland id K. K. C. C. attorney attorney cral. was ; iviivsvivinvj OUT JAPAN preparation by the nation. Chinese -Military Representative At ' A Liberal government appointed Washington Thinks This Could IVsa PAncArvnflvA Rrnlfrir in IKpI . . . - WV VlVH. 4 TBMIW SWTS. WW V" . ...... f - be the greatest factor on earth, . . . . . .n jxcvv iuim, rfui miuic " J"w " f tuallen and liberty ' and crowd of 33,000 fans at the Polo Jr u,f. ,"L on things In his territory and re- ttu '""lv " r, A. A . T & d.f.- """"'J J . lnlKral portion thereof and ex- !f. nalTJl -SS d!n, in due course a domln- ... rT; aung Influence therein," he game of the season yesterday. The Born Be Done This Year WASHINGTON. D.C.. July 7:- port direct to the Minister of Na- The W Chinese military rep- gen-p , fe t elected president or the.lOSl Ui LlVMff atl British Columbia jlumbla Law Law Society Society the annual convention yesterday HALIBUT SALES American Yaqulnna. 26,000, 20c and 15c, Storage. SLOWER BUT SAFER LONDON. July 7 days but the slow-down Is helping speed up the war effort, the heavy locomotives being used for war goods traffic. ' resentattve in Washington says there are sMll good bases left in China from which air attacks may be launched upon Japan. He de-l clarcs that United States and China could knock Japan out of the war this year. He suggests that the United States should put Its full strength with China this year to defeat Japan. Germany cannot be beaten in any case this year, he believes. Moving Upward Increase In Month of May Announced ny Bureau Of Statistics OTTAWA, July 7: The cost of living Index for Canada Increased from 116.1 on May 1 to 116.7 on June 1, It Is announced by Uie Dominion Bureau of Statistics. NAZIS ARE ADVANCING Offensive In Southern Russia Still Making Headway, Moscow Admits River and the Caucasus. Vorenzh is regarded as Important to the Allies as Alexandria. , OPENING THEATRE Matter Discussed by Ministerial Association Farewell Said To Pastor President The Question of the ooenlne of uon oi a successor u Air. Aiyrwang as president was deferred. New pastors In the city were vrel-' corned at the meeting In the per-j sons of Rev. Magnus B. Andersen of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rev. E. W. Scott of St. Peter's Anglican Church and Rev. J. Amundsen of Cheesman has been Identified with Also In the Pentecostal Assembly. me siau oi rsoraen oireet ocnoui attendance were four army padres. TODAY'b STOCKS (Oourtaey S. D. Johnston 0.) Grandview Bralorne .... Vancouver Cariboo Quartz Hedley Mascot - Pend Oreille Pioneer , Premier . Privateer Reno Sheep Creek Oils Calmont C. & E. Home Royal Canadian Toronto Seattle Central Pat. Cons. Smelters Hardrock Kerr Addison . Little Long Lac McLeod Cockshutt Madsen Red Lake McKenzle Red Lake Moneta , J Joint Training .11 6.40 1.03 .25 1.05 Nil .45 .61 .13 .91 2.C5 .03 .53 .90 35.50 .35 3.90 .05 1.26 .42 .56 .23 Pickle" Crow 1.66 Preston East Dome 1.64 San Antonio - 1.55 Sherritt Gordon - .64 Of Army And Air Force Going On LONDON. July 7: Prime Winston Churchill said today CR It take3 The food Index was up from 124.2 1 that Joint training of the army longer to get to London town from ( to 126.2. Beef, eggs and potatoes and air force was being carried Tilbury by railway trains these, were among the lines that were .out on a "fairly extensive" scale. up. rne Department oi ladot says as long ago as last sepiemDer ne It may be necessary to shove up had given orders that there be the cost of living bonus next such co-operation, Churchill de-month, clared. YANK TANKS PROVE BEST General Grant .Machines More Than Match For Axis-Engaged June 11 MOSCOW, July 7: The German CAIRO. July 7: In the first offensive Is still proceeding In the clash between Uolted States and' drive for the Caucasus oil fields Oerman land forces in this war and the enemy has reached the American General Grant tanks Don River, Moscow officially ad- on June 11 met In combat with mits. The Important railway centre their worth. The Axis tanks would of Voronezh is endangered and come no closer than seven hund- several populated places have been red yards to the Americans which ordered evacuated by the Rus- showed they were a match with sians. In reaching Vorenzh area four Germans, having nothing to in fierce lighting, the Nazis have fear. The American tanks were hit advanced 130 miles. repeatedly but were not damaged In London the potential danger and there were no casualties, of the sltuaUon in Russia Is ad- General Grant tanks are reach- mltted. It Is admittedly serious lng the North African battleground with enemy spearheads pointing in Increasing numbers, dangerously towards the Volga French Unwilling To Assist Nazis Laval's Scheme of Recruitment Of Workers For German Industries Not Working Out the moving picture theatre In 1Tiere little willingness on the Prince Rupert on Sundays more P5" e French workers to co- partlcularly for the entertainment operate, of the forces was discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the Prince Rupert Ministerial Asso ciation yesterday, the concensus of opinion that such opening of the theatre should at least be not permitted to conflict with the hours of church services. There was a full attendance at the meeting of the Ministerial Association. It was the farewell meeting for the president. Rev. J. II. Myrwang, who Is leaving the VICHY, July 7: Former Premier Pierre Laval admits that his plan for the recruitment of French workers for German war industries is proving "very difficult" Nazis Selling Russians Into Slavery State LONDON. July 7: Dispatches received here from Stockholm tell of Russians In occupied parts of th Knvipl PpnTlWI. Viatnir rnld city and due mention was made to sU to Nazl e otbe,IacJUJbejetrwcfe enteral cx-. a . - L . pressions of regret at Mr. Myr- wang's departure and best wishes XT i 0 TIE If for the future were expressed. Dec- Jl"jJj IS HEARD Chinese Generalissimo Predicts Collapse of Japan In Near Future CHUNGKING, July 7: In a message marking the occasion of China entering this sixth year of war with Japan, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek predicted the collapse of Japan In the near future would be apparent. He spoke of the greater strength of the Allies over Japan. While China had been called upon to offer the chief resistance to Japan. Shek ; declared that Japan was the principal enemy of United States uiX .03 Vz which should measure Its aid to China In this light It was stated on behalf of the Chinese government that postwar settlement would demand the complete disarmament of Japan and the return to China of Man-clash between United States and Smoke Of Forest Fires Slows Up Plane Services EDMONTON, July 7: Forest fires In the Edmonton district caused Interruption to air services between Edmonton and Calgary and Edmonton and Winnipeg yesterday. The air was so smoky that visibility was very poor. TRAVEL RATION COMPLEX LONDON, JiUy 7: 0! Plans to "ration" travel, under consideration for several months, may have to be abandoned as unworkable, a Ministry of Transport official said describing the problem as "extremely complex." Miss Dorothy Priestly, former public health nurse In Prlnco Rupert, has been appointed to a similar., position at chiiljwack.