I
Today's
War
Su
nit'
(By
Canadian
Press
Maintenance
of
a
current
cnum-
P
:
.inn
and
rlnsalf
Irntlnti
nf
the
i'
nula!
ion
to
determine
the
avall-n'Jln
imply
of
labor
and
the
uses
t
Wlili'h
4t
rnn
bout
bo
Tiut.
Malinenatice
of
a
current
cstl-
-itc
or
the
known
and
antlclpat-
lubor
requirements
of
the
arm-
Y"i
xrvices.
the
war
Industries
and
Lilian
Industries.
Direction
of
the
supply
of
labor
l"
mob
a
way
as
to
meet
tho
re-
S'lulrements
with
minimum
dlslo-
ic
'iDn
c;cntruiizntlon
ot
the
recruiting,
may
time
require,
the
V
mm
1W
-
British
Aircraft
Carrier
Sunk
.
I
LONDON
Tlie
alrciall
carrier
Kajle
has
been
u'ln
the
'
Mcdilrrraii-an
but
a
larre
part
of
the
22,600
tun
warshlp'i
crew
hat
;
;,frit
tsavrd
the
Admiralty
annnuiirrct
today.
At
Berlin
the
German
liirw-
agency
ald
that
tince
lat
night
txU
air
and
submarine
forces
had
been
engaged
in
a
new
battle
with
a
lliltish
convoy
In
the
west-
Uru
.Mediterranean.
(German
Industrial
Centre
Bombed
.
.
.
LONDON
The
German
Industrial
and
rail
centre
of
Main
3
heavily
attacked
last
night
by
the
K.A.F.
and
R.C.A.F.
in
a
raid
I
win
di
was
"particularly
successful"
and
left
fires
still
raging
this
rooming,
the
Air
.MinUtry
announced.
Sixteen
bombers
are
missing
indicating
a
strong
force
approximating
400
aircraft
participated.
I.S.
Navy
Shells
Kiska
.
.
.
WASHINGTON
United
States
naval
units,
apparently
surpris-
lir.x
Japanese
forces
in
the
Aleutians
did
considerable
damage
to
the
at
Kiska
as
well
as
sinking
several
ships
and
silencing
Jap
Ijirrhon
shore
batteries.
iOperationsSatisfaclory
Solomons
.
.
.
WASHINGTON
The
Rattle
nf
the
Solomons
proceeds
with
iAmritran
marine
engaged
in
liand-lo-hand
righting.
Japanese
Ir-ar.lcr
attacks
have
not
slowed
up
the
offensive
action
of
the
Allies.
sriialor
Walsh
of
the
Senate
Naval
Affairs
Committee
staled
"that
ioprratinn
lu
date
have
been
satisfactory."
Meanwhile
Japanese
ef
fort
to
reinforce
their
embattled
armies,
have
been
blasted
by
vlgl-tar.l
air
and
sea
activity.
Jap
air
and
debarkation
bases
are
being
bombed
dally
by
American
bombers.
Partial
Law
Probable
In
India
.
.
.
IIO.MItAY
Drltish
authorities
called
Increasing
numbers
of
trinp
into
action
todav
to
cope
with
the
spreading
violence
and
It
!
ime
a
question
of
how
long
martial
law
could
be
forestalled
In
turbulent
India.
Worst
trouble
spot
was
New
Delhi
where
official
statement
described
the
situation
as
ugly
and
said
that
the
mob
had
bursied
and
virtually
destroyed
the
town
hall
and
troops
fired
on
t'..l!lan
crowds
yesterday.
There
was
no
accurate
count
of
cost
in
!i,-r
Unre
Sunday
hen
India's
aspirations
for
Independence
sudden!-
erupted.
Casualty
lists
In
Bombay
alone
reachd
at
least
thirty-one
dead
and
more
than
250
wounded.
CANADIAN
MANPOWER
TO
BE
MOBILIZED;
EVERYONE
IM
UK
WARTIMF
PI
APR
Ferics
of
Orders-in-C'mmcil
Within
iScxt
Thirty
Days
To
Implement
New
National
Plan
(Ilv
(J.
A.
Hunter)
1'
means
of
a
series
of
orders-in-council
to
Ik?
prom-bv
the
irovernment
at
Ottawa
in
the
course
of
rr-M
thirty
davs
steps
will
be
taken
towards
effecting
urn-wide
plnn
wherebv
every
employable
person
in
;!ln
will
be
nlnced
in
that
position,
whether
civilian
T
r
itarv.
in
which
he
can
make
his
or
her
greatest
con-
towards
a
maximum
war
.
.
Sm-h
ia
the
word
I
bring
selection
and
placement
of
labor
rnr
aii
nurnrwsp
both
military
and
!"
lKiSlita.
whom
under
the
authority
of
a
,iarU
of
Canada
to
v.
manpower
utilisation
pxplalned
by
Hon.
Hum-
w
.
-U.
single
aency
and
exerctee
of
a
Dfoaresstve
control
over
employ-
I
m.n
n
HinMi
labor
to
Its
most
urn.
miniw
ui
'';piwI)tw
in
accordance
wllh
:
Little,
director
of
soloc-a
m
of
tebor
pr,orlUea.
Tice
for
Canada.
The
newi
M
f
aSvir
nri-
i'un"
mi?
we
"'
man
mwj
"
cira.v
,oH
.
,
it
.,
inutb
..iki-
c
as
clr
...
.
.
1
nntiH
mnmiiK
lb
.
from
the
Tort
of
Little
Shlpi
Canada's
Ilrhtlne
Seamen
Sail
Out
to
Hunt
Down
the
Foe
Dy
LIEUT.
K
H.
DARTLETT.
K.CH.VJi.
The
Ports
of
the
Little
Ships
are
busy
They
are
the
ports
from
which
sail
the
Hunters
of
the
Atlantic
the
destroyers
and
corvettes,
traw
isrs
and
sloops.
Vie
little
ships
ar
mude
public
by
stages
in
"
"
,rnm
timP
to
be
told
as
they
were
told
to
una
u
se
or
me
very
near
future,
wspapormen.
rcpreeenta-
:
'
the
country
geographl-
anally
nnd
politically
op-"
..'
Di-.ioed
with
the
minister
ic
director,
that
lt.wns
high
"
in
view
of
the
rapidly
devcl-nUeul
situation
hi
the
war,
'
Canada
should
marshal
her
ip
iwcr
to
fit
into
the
best
pos-
nd
ustment
with
the
rcqulre-'
of
the
armed
services
nnd
war
Industries.
T,io
covcrnment
Intends
to
pro-
'3
with
Its
nrncrnm
nlontr
the
of
the
following
general
prln-
l"
r;ir
,
details
of
which
will
be
f
ruiunned
as
the
orders
arc
cn-
the
submarines
with
which
Hitler,
Is
trying
to
cut
the
ocean
life-line
between
the
new
world
and
the
old.
Canada
has
her
Ports
of
Little
Ships.
So
have
America
and
England
and
Ireland,
Scotland.
Newfoundland
and
Iceland.
One
day.
deslgnaUon
of
writer
one
night
ln
the
Crow's
Industries
and
firms
ln
which
employees
should
be
reserved
from
military
service
except
In
special
individual
cases,
and
the
designation
of
occupations
in
which
men
should
also
be
reserved
from
military
service
except
for
service
ln
their
trade
capacity.
Classification
or
allocation
01
Individuals
ln
odvance
tK
any
action
transferring
them
to
other
employment.
Including
service
In
the
armed
forces,
employers
know
ing
which
of
their
employees
are
officially
regarded
as
dispensable.
dispensable
on
short
nouce.
-pcnslble
on
long
notice,
and
ln-
dLspcnskblc.
Meeting
growing
demands
ol
tne
war
Industries
tind
the
armed
services
by
progressive
extension
of
the
military
age.
Increased
employment
of
women,
older
men
and
handicapped
persons,
ana
progressive
curtailment
of
employment
in
less
essential
Industries.
.
Facilitating
ttc
recruiting
of
women
for
civilian
employment
and,
ln
Industries
not
accustomed
to
employing
women,
paying
spc-Contlnucd
on
FADE
FOUR
Nest,
ln
one
01
tne
I'oris
01
uic
Little
Ships.
Mcclinc
I'lacc
of
Nations
First,
perhaps,
the
Crow's
Nest
should
be
Introduced.
Officially
lt
Is
listed
as
the
"Seagoing
Officer's
Club"
ln
the
port
where
lt
Is
the
main
centre
of
relaxation
for
those
officers
whose
little
ships
visit
this
port.
It
Is
far
from
Canada,
this
port,
although
It
Is
now
a
Canadian
na-vfi
1
base.
Ships
of
ihe
navies
of
Britain,
Free
France.
Poland
and
Norway
use
lt.
for
the
war
at
sea
has
proven
that
the
phrase
"United
Nations"
Is
a
fact
and
not
merely
a
fanciful
Joining
of
words.
To
provide
a
common
meeting
place
for
these
officers
of
the
United
Nations
a
senior
Canadian
officer
started
the
Sca-Golng
Officers'
Club.
it
Is
not.
to
put
lt
mildly,
exactly
nrctcntlous.
It
Is
the
top
floor
of
a
warchouso
building,
reached
by
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
vt
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
!
If
gggggH
j
"aeodefV
-yet
.-"eWBple"
BT
-ehaln.
another
presented
the
club
with
a
kitchen
table.
There
s
a
fire-olacc
wlUi
a
wooden
settle
around
It,
and
a
"Juke
box"
which
grinds
out
the
tunes
or
the
day
at
five
cents
per
tune.
For
entertainment
there
is
the
inevitable
dart
board
and.
for
the
devotees,
a
chess
board
with
an
excellent
set
of
men.
A
small
bar
and
an
equally
small
kitchen
(the
cook
specializes
ln
fried
sausnfes
and
eggsi
complete
the
furnlshlnas.
As
was
sain
which
spend
their
days
and
their
re
M
a
dub
lt
is
not
exacUy
In
ceaseless
forays
ajrainst
nights
nUous
But
,t
atmosphere
the
atmosphere
of
the
utile
Ships.
Boat
lanterns
give
lt
Illumination.
The
crests
of
the
Little
Ships,
painted
on
plaques
around
Its
walls,
provide
its
decoration.
And
the
sea-going
officers
are
unwittingly
writing
its
history
as,
re
laxed,
off-duty,
they
tell
of
the
perhaps,
their
full
story
may
bcl
of
the
at
sea
written,
a
suirj
ui
uic
niiwm-,
tion
of
the
ports
Into
miniature
"It's
All
Luck-
naval
bases.
And.
in
the
telling
of
They
dont
tall
their,
own
tales,
that
story
will
be
told.
too.
the
lQf
int
j,
not
the
way
of
the
Silent
story
of
the
Utue
snips
tnemscivea.
Some
of
their
stories
can
be
told
now.
although
all
the
details
can
not
be
printed.
Some
stories
can
Service.
But.
ln
telling
01
tne
exploit
of
some
of
their
numbers,
the
story
gradually
unfolds.
"It's
a
lot
of
luck,
you
know,"
It.
but
after
all,
as
long
as
they
are
getting
the
merchant
ships
through.
they
are
still
doing
their
Job.
otner
ships
walk
into
a
spot
of
glory
right
away.
It's
all
luck."
.
a
1
1.
uArnii
Maximum
56
Minimum
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49
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
v.xi.
no
m
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
12,
1942
HERE'S
A
CANNED
MESSAGE
THAT
REACHED
ITS
DESTINATION
Closing
in
on
her
victim,
the
corvette
shown
in
iu
photograph
dropped
her
depth
charges
at
well-spaced
Intervals
'described
in
the
navy
a
a
depth
charge
pattern'
!.
From
beneath
the
surface
came
a
shattering,
powerful
explosion
and
minutes
later
the
tell-tale
oil
slick
spread
slowly
across
the
water.
In
the
background
la
the
huge
geyser
thrown
up
by
the
depth
charge
explosion.
(R.C.N.
Photo)
Who
Hit
This
Nazi
Sub?
Wholes!
As
Long
As
Someone
Got
Him
tered.
Gen.
LaFleche
hour.
With
wrvetfe-gradually
the
Associate
Deputy
Minister
of
Na-f
losing
the
distance
between
them.
The
corvette's
forward
gun
was
In
action
whenever
it
could
be
brought
to
bear,
which
was
not
very
often
In
the
moderately
rough
sea
which
was
running.
A
subma
rine
Is
a
small
target
ln
the
best
conditions
and
as
the
action
was
tional
Defence
Deals
With
Trainee
Requests
By
JAMES
McCOOK
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
OTTAWA,
August
12:
05
in
the
middle
of
a
'dark
night
It
Is
Twenty-six
years
ago
his
comrades
I
not
surprising
no
hits
were
regis
(Standard
Time)
High
1:47
aju
20
feet
14:25
p.m.
19.B
feet
Low
8:18
a..m.
2.7
feet
20:26
p.m.
5.7
feet
iGities
Aflame
i
PRICE-
FIVE
CENTS
tAs
Germans
Rip
Russian
Lines
Germans
Claim
Two
Russian
Armies
"Annihilated"
Huge
Masses
of
German
Tanks
Press
Drive
LONDON,
Aug.
12
(CP)
Hitler's
field
headquarters
claimed
sweeping
new
successes
in
the
battles
of
the
Don
River
and
Caucasus
today
while
the
Russians
announced
a
new
German
advance
toward
Stalingrad
on
the
Volga
and
declared
that
whole
cities
were
aflame
on
the
trail
of
the
Nazi
invaders.
Soviet
dispatches
said
that
hu?e
masses
of
German
tanks
sup-
ported
by
planes
ripped
into
the
T
no
prior
c
Roof
on
Russian
lines
northeast
of
Kotel-nikovskl.
95
miles
south
of
Stalingrad,
and
broke
through
the
Red
Army
defences.
The
newspaper
Red
nauy
oeen
stopped.
German
headquarters
flashed
a
series
of
claims
nsserting
that
the
bulk
of
the
Russian
62nd
army
and
1st
tank
army
had
been
"annihilated"
In
IVUUIWld
In
Polish
Camps
Star
said
that
the
assault
had
fi-
Former
M.P.
of
Nazi-Occupied
Country
Tells
of
Cruelties
of
Nazis
to
Her
Sex
LONDON,
Aug.
12
B
-
Mme.
Zof
ia
Zalestca.
fnrmprlv
mpmW
nf
the
Kalaeh
sector
miles
north-
fifty
the
Pollsh
parllament
for
Warsaw
west
of
Stalingrad
with
35,000
Red
ce,
District
and
now
a
mem-Army
soldiers
taken
prisoner.
of
the
Polish
National
Council
MOSCOW.
12
WL-The
fer-
Aug.
ln
disclosed
tKtlpt
ot
in
tile
Kuban
valley
was
a
mass
of
formation
that
Polish
women
of
flame
and
smoke
as
the
Soviets
70
m
RaVenbruck
concentra-
in
retreat
applied
their
scorched
tIon
at
Mecklenburg
are
earth
policy.
Despite
general
with-'
periodically
confined
for
42
days
drawal,
however.
Russians
were
m
a
dark
cell
wlthout
bedclothes
capable
still
of
counter-attacking
and
with
metal
rods
twlce
at
certain
points.
A
German
wedge
a
week.
which
cut
through
the
Rostov-
We
are
mformed
that
the
pris-Baku
railway
has
been
cut
off
from
oners
must
consciOUS
aii
the
Its
base
and
Isolated
from
the
main
time
of
punishment
by
birching."
body
of
the
Nazi
army.
sne
A
uardress
holds
the
prisoner's
pulse
and
If
she
loses
jconsciousnss
she
Is
brought
round
1
before
the
punishment
is
contin-
TJ
J
r
j
ued."
There
are
3.000
women
ln
llaS
L0n
KeCOrU
the
camp,
and
many
of
them
are
0
j
teachers.
Find
Nurse
Has
Canadian
Drawl
South
African
Publication
Reports
On
Hospital
in
Charge
of
Montreal
Girl
inougni
jjeo
lucner
llt
lecne
was1
rrt.iuniA,
Aug.
a
w
in
one
dead.
He
was
one
of
those
who
military
hospital
Nursing
Sister
C.
The
eorvette
mntaln
was
no
had
fallen
In
the
bloody
fighting
Macdonald
of
Montreal
Is
ln
charge
at
Rlont
France-
and
u
wa3
of
a
32-bed
v,'ard-
An
artIcle
in
perturbed
about
the
fact-
his
Joy
was
that
he
had
the
submarine
accepted
that
a
man
who
had
suf-1
"The
Women's
Auxiliary
,M
published
Iered
50
many
wounds
could
not
at
Johannesburg,
describes
this
where
he
wanted
her
'
'
.
under
attack
jllve.
military
hospital
run
by
women
But
he
dld
"ve-to
e
Four
torpedoes,
from
the
sub's
nef
afJd..men"ons1hat
"ns
rumbling
In
France
in
the
aid
''speaks
with
a
faint
Canadian
stern
tubes,
were
launched
at
hU
.
.
1e
Second
Great
War,
to
preach
theldrawl"
She
is
just
one
of
many
cfeed
Canadian
preparedness
.Canadian
.army
nurses
who
hav
its
white
wake
bubbling
Impotent-1
ly.
Then,
to
avoid
being
ed.;!,JTS;:
BDe
"
Oil
Slick
Tells
Story
Close
on
her
dive
the
corvette
mystery
of
the
sea
and
the
darkness
of
the
night.
Hours
later
when
day
had
come,
a
patrolling
aircraft
reported
a
huge
slick
of
oil
and
bits
or
wreckage.
The
corvette
feels
she
has
a
submarine
to
her
eredlt,
but
the
proof
Tncre
was
tne
uc
uv..
m1s
not
quUc
concluslve
enough
for
a
Canadian
corvette.
She
was.
and
g
is.
commanded
by
a
lieutenant
lnj
..
hard
an
offlcer
broke
ln
tne
volunteer
rc.Ti-.
u
Bf,
ihp
ln
of
tale
Is
almost
completely
drawn
from
the
ranks
of
that
body.
In
action
with
a
submarine,
however,
they
handled
their
craft
and
their
wca
decide
sometimes
who
really
makes
the
kill.
Now
take
the
case
of
.
.
."
His
story
was
of
two
RN.
corvettes
who
joined
forces
to
wipe
pons
like
veterans
of
the
pcrman-1
Qut
a
sub
cnt
iignung
lorce.
,
f,
t
PQTVetle
had
a
full
load
Tnpv
were
returning
lrum
n
a
rvf
rtontVl
.VinrtrlXK
nnH
ttTJR
lllSt
ItfH
natroi
when
thev
ran
Into
a
suo-
r
..
Tt...
waiting
to
launch
her
torpedoes
Into
the
merchantman.
The
cor-
vetto
attacked,
swiftly
and
com
potently.
They
Don't
Like
Corvettes
KJ"""lng
,
.
,
lng
to
l0
use
usu
them.
uium.
Unfortunately,
uiiiuitiumkcij
marine
attacK
upon
muu,..,,
hmrlnA
rtptectlmr
device
they
ran
Into
a
surfaced
submarine
sj
of
phrased
lt,
"developed
a
pain
in
Its
tummy"
and
was
not
operating
While
she
was
mournfully
return
lng
to
base
to
effect
repairs,
she
got
a
signal
from
a
sister
ship
hrresleenfllchts
of
wooden
stairs'
"
!"
Y"
"'Z.ZZ
"lito
come
along
and
help.
"
-
...
.in
vt'rv
iiL'uiLiiv
luiii
ui
ouutu.
a,v
which
climb
the
outside
walls
of
tho
warehouse
Itself.
Tne
uso
01
Nazi
commander,
with"
a
corvette
bearing
down
on
him,
used
his
the
top
floor
was
donated
by
the
spccd
anfl
JIed
Merchantmen,
yes.
warehouse
owner.
A
friend
of
his
Armed
corvette,
no
thanK
yotf.
added
a
setec,
another
friend
gave
The
chase
lasted
more
than
an
The
sister
ship
had
a
perfectly
operating
detecting
device
and
had
located
n
sub
lying
on
the
bottom.
But,
unfortunately
having
had
(Continued
on
page
4)
in
charge
of
the
call-up
of
young
I
men
for
compulsory
training
un-5
ider
the
nollev
decided
bv
the
dropped
a
full
pattern
of
depth
1
Dominion
government.
cnarges.
Eneir
explosions
snoos
Today.
Mal.-Gen.
L.
R.
LaFleche.
the
corvette.
Then,
from
beneath
the
surface,
came
a
powerful
shat-
tVtn
mnn
rhan
loft
4r
rllo.
lonnrAfi
hls
wounds
and
his
memories.
Hej
is
said
one
Ol
uie
u..
"'iThorp
u-as
no
further
slen
of
the
1
1
o-
4
,(r.,
tn
n..
ships
go
out
time
after
time,
and.;""-
"
"7..
-i.h
T.
l.Z
TV
7,J
never
get
a
chance
to
go
after
a
sub.
They
might
feel
upset
about
terlng
explosion
which
was
cer-
has
Dlentv
of
both.
His
face
talnly
not
caused
by
any
one
depth
scarreel
and
an
arm
slow
to
move.J
charge
or
any
combination
of
them
j
BUt
he
smiles
like
a
boy
and
his'
clgarette-always
two
lor
this
genial
man
goes
on
the
assumption
that
there
will
be
time
to
smoke
two
during
the
conversa
tion,
although
his
decisions
are
swift
and
his
Information
precise.
As
associate
deputy
minister
of
national
war
services,
Gen.
La
Fleche
has
been
ln
direct
charge
of
calling
up
men
under
the
Na
tional
Resources
Mobilization
Act.
War
services
boards
throughout
the
country
deal
with
local
problems,
but
ln
the
end
the
major
troubles
flutter
to
the
desk
of
General
LaFleche.
"Looking
back
over
two
years
I
can
remember
lots
of
problems.
but
lt
has
not
been
difficult
no.
It
has
not
heen
difficult."
he
said.
"You
see,
young
Canadians
are
all
right,
so
lt
has
not
been
difficult."
General
LaFleche
works
on
the
basic
assumption
that
Canadians
liable
for
compulsory
service
want
to
do
their
part
for
their
country.
It
Is
a
basic
belief,
the
frame
of
mind
with
which
he
looks
on
all
the
numberless
problem
cases
that
come
before
him.
It
makes
him
tolerant.
Good
Reasons
Needed
If
a
young
man
gives
good
rea-
Baseball
Scores
National
League
New
York
6,
Boston
4.
St.
Louis
7.
Chicago
2.
Cincinnati
1.
Pittsburgh
3.
American
League
Boston
3,
New
York
2.
Detroit
0-3,
Cleveland
0-2.
(First
game
14
Innings,
tie.)
Washington
3,
Philadelphia
1.
Chicago
2,
St.
Louis
9.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Western.
52,000
pounds,
18c
and
14c,
Storage.
WHAT
MORE
TALCUM?
LONDON,
Aug.
12
OJ
There
should
be
more
face
powder
and
talcum
powder
available
in
British
shops
now.
For
five
months
after
Aug.
1
these
powders
will
be
free
from
control
as
they
are
produced
in
factories
ln
areas
where
there
Is
not
an
outstanding
demand
for
war
workers.
sons
for
not
being
able
to
report
for
training
immediately,
then
we
must
look
on
his
application
for
postponement
as
kindly
as
we
can,"
he
said.
"Tens
of
thousands
of
call-out
notices
bring
to
the
surface
thousands
of
Individual
problems.
Those
ln
charge
of
the
call-out
try
to
be
human.
But
the
man
who
Is
Just
trying
to
dodge
his
responsibility
that
is
different.
"When
someone
attempts
to
dodge
his
duty,
then
we
act
swiftly
and
justly,'
,