V..h
IV
in;
I
(one
In
Regard
To
rnme
Mlnisler
King
Says
May
SO
Canadian
(
inadlan
government
i.
t
to
make
any
im-inr
in
the
present
re-Vteiiy
government,
r
WUIIbm
Lyon
Mac-told
the
House
of
ii-rdajr.
At
present
'
'imatle
representation
(
mtelfters
between
Vichy.
Local
Soldier
Meets
Untimely
End
Last
Night
A.
thur
Montgomery
of
11
Fusiliers
came
to
deatit-
during
the
dry
deck
where
he
ird
duty.
He
was
shot
with
his
own
rifle.
An
being
held.
So
Says
Major-General
II.
Itrowne
Who
Is
Visitor
To
t
Blackout
1.
w.
VANCOUVER,
hiny
JO
Major
-Oeneral
II.
W.
Browne,
command-1
er-ln-chlef
of
Canada's
reserve
army,
left
last
night
for
Victoria
after
a
two-day
visit
here
"The
keynote
of
the
reserve
army
will
be
shooting,
not
saluting.''
General
Browne
said.
4
Tonight
I
VANCOUVER.
May
20:
tuana-T
dlan
Prerfi
The
Civil
Pro-
tcction
authorlUcs
announce
e
that
the
enUre
coast
from
the
border
to
Prince
Rupert
will
undergo
a
blackout
some
time
tonight.
The
start
will
be
slg-
nailed
by
sirens
and
the
all
clear
by
radio
announcements
and
the
turning
on
of
street
light.
yeaterday
RUSSIANS
govern-
anniun.
a.
blll)mannc
Hase
!
Hon
on
behalf
of
a
group
of
i
JsDSnaie
lt
nnrrhiw
1n
an.
i,..I)ON,
May
20:
(CP)
Allied
air
commands
are!!
f
,tnd
near
Burm
.,
a
cxparwion
enabling
them
to
send
a
thousand.?
lJ'ZT
t
.
r.
7.
.
.....
-"
uuuei
;cr
nignny
tightly
against
ukuuwi
German
uerman
'",sf
targets,
an
autliorita-'
Defence
of
Canada
regulation
c-
indicated
today.
Last
night
the
Royal
Air
Japanese
are
not
permitted
to
toil
Clermnn
war
imwlnprinn
with
n
li.HMt
...
uy
land.
DRIVE
ON
!rrat
lUttle
West
of
Kharkov
is
Increasing
in
I'ury
MOSCOW.
May
20
(Canadian
Press)
The
Red
Army
still
was
smashing
closer
to
Kharkov
despite,
stiff.
nine
German
resistance
and
hard
counter-attacks,
battlefronl
dispatches
reported
today,
declaring;
fiirhling
was
spreading
like
wildfire
along
the
entire
flank
or
(lie
baltlrline.
The.
Communist
party
paper
I'ravda
denied
Nail
claims
of
a
clean-up
on
Kerch
Peninsula,
Mjing
ini
uussian
lorces
were
barring
Ihe
way
to
the
Canra-sus
there.
Timoshenko's
power
drive
toward
Kharkov
was
reported
by
Russian,
sourer
today
lo
Mve
"penelraleci
into
the
heart
of
Ihe
city's
defence"
while
In
the
Kerch
Isthmus
of
the
Crimea
the
Nails
were
believed
massing
100,000
parachutist
for
a
mighty
airborne
Invasion
of
the
Caucasus.
More
Shipments
Of
Salvage
Are
Made
From
Here
the
local
garages,
all
of
which
arc
Storage.
BULLETINS
MOKE
OAS
RESTRICTIONS
OTTAWA
lion.
C.
I).
Howe,
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
forecasts
more
rigid
gasoline
rationing.
People
who
drive
here
and
there
lor
pleasure
will
soon
be
without
gasoline
altogether,
he
said.
EXCHANGE
PRISONERS
VANCOUVER
The!
Vancouver
city
council
is
sending
a
proposal
to
Ottawa
that
British
prisoners
of
war
in
Japanese
territory
be
exchanged
"for
Japanese
prisoners
of
war
in
Canada.
HOKE-REMSHA
CRITICAL
LONDON
Farmer
Secretary
of
War
Hore-Kelisha
'
criticized
defence
policy
speaking
in
Parliament
yesterday
lie
advocated
a
separate
Department
of
Defence.
As
for
an
Invasion
of,
western
Europe,
he
sxpressed
the
opinion
it
would
be
better
not
to
try
it
than
lojiave
it
fail.
..
.
t
LAYS
DESTROYER
KEEL
.HALIFAX
Minister
of
the
Navy
Mardonald
laid
the
keel
fur
a
new
Canadian
dejtroyer
here
today.
Mr.
MacdonaM
said
that
it
was
impossible
to
stop
occasional
enemly
suhmaiine
forays
along
the
coast
but
he
rave
assurance
that
they
would
be
fought.
VANCOUVER
MAN
KILLED
,
VANCOUVER
Only
one
Vancouver
man
was
killed
hi
the
loss
of
the
Empress
ot
Asia
near
Singapore.
He
was
Dotigla?
R.
Elworthy.
The
Empress
of
Asia
was
In
command
of.
Can'-
J.
IV
Sit
1
."it
-T
?
7"
amiin,
Smith.
LK
A
DICKS
AT
AIR
TRAINING
CONFERENCE
Local
Temperature
Tomorrow
sT
ides
(Standard
Time)
High
4:39
ajn.
17.8
feet
Mill
36
17:58
pan.
16.7
feet
(11
49
Low
11:34
ajn.
.1
feet
23:46
pjn.
0.5
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
U
No.
117.
.
A.
I'ltlNCE
RUPERT,
H.C.,
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
20,
1912
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Situation'
Is
More
l
cnsc
THOUSAND
PLAS
EACH
NIGHT
TO
ATTACK
NAZI
t
Burns
Lake
Land
t
TARGETS,
LONDON
SAYS-!
Zt4.!!!J
VICTORIA.
May
20
(Cana-
!
dian
Press
Premier
,
"ian
I
too
I
Actlna
TCUUg
Mannl-eun
War
Industry
Centre
In
Western
Germany
Mattland
JSSlSl
said
Pounded
Lust
NiRht
Also
St.
Nazairc
mpnt
mem
hari
rfiiwl
fU,
a
an
I
All
Men
Must
Be
Registered
I
the
age
of
six-
'
May
20
'Cana-
Compulsory
re-
!
practi-ally
all
1
.
I
Munnhcim
in
Western
Germany
and
also
hit
hard
at
the
Naai
submarine
oae
at
St.
Kaialre
France.
Raids
w.e
on
p
considerable
scale
with
fourteen
planes
missing.
It
Is
said
that
the
thousand
planes
Is
not
a
fantastic
figure1
for
future
raids
as
"at
present
wei
have
facilities
for
sending
eight1
hundred
planes
on
raids
and
these
can
be
expanded.
Three
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
squadrons
attached
to
the
bomber!
vmuv
who
are
not
j
command
took
part
In
last
night's;
i
nipioyad
has
been
;
raids.
They
were
commanc.-d
by
.lott
M.
LitUe.
di-
national
selective
-.'unred
today
The
.
'
ii
will
bp
alu-
RELATIONS
UNCHANGED
Wing
Commander
A.
C
PlU.
Clay-,
ton
of
Vancouver.
Wlnj
Com-,
mander
D.
A.
R.
liradshaw
of
Lon-
j
don.
Ontario
and
Wine;
Com
mander
John
Fulton
of
Kamloojw.
Reserve
Army
To
Shoot
Not
Salute
TRIBUTE
Australia
Looking
w
r
ail'
Funeral
o
Alexander
Annan
Draws
j
Friends
From
All
Over
District
I
BURN8
LAKE.
Ma?
20
fri
j
funeral
of
the
late
Atexande"
Greta
Annan
of
Bndako
was
held
here
lant
Friday
after
a
service
in
the
Anglican
Church,
conducted
by
Rev.
A.
W
Atkinson,
at
which
service
Rev.
J.
ML'
McCoraU
of
Van-derhoof
He
tfwY.
rwrt
nd
added
his
tribute
of
affection
for
the
departed.
Brother
Masons
of
Smi-h"
Tv"e.
at
deceased's
request,
conducted
n
Impressive
service
and
committed
the
body
to
its
last
renting
place
in
Burns
La
ho
The
lare
attendance
of
friends
Fresh
J
aps;
This
Move
May
Re
Made
To
Synchronize
With
Attempt
To
Finally
Knock
China
Out
Of
War
MELBOURNE,
May
20:
(CP)
Overshadowed
by
the
great
battle
in
Russia,
the
Far
Pacific
war
theatre
took
an
ominous
new
significance
today
as
Prime
Minister
John
Curtin
of
Australia
warned
that
''the
tempo
of
the
struggle
is
increasing
and
our
fighting
men
hourly
face
the
supreme
test."
The
Curtin
statement
was
taken
as
possibly
hinting
at
the
lmmin-1
1
ence
of
a
new
Japanese
invasion
Hl
ure
'""ww
uu"nt
P"
threat.
It
followed
China's
warn-tneether
with
Ifce
profusion
or
flor-
that
la
mg
yestrday
Japan
pe-al
tributes.
aU
Indicated
the
affec-
par1n&
an
of(enstve
to
crush
th2
Hon
and
esteem
the
deceased
was
Chinese
armies
ind
knock!
h',w
m-
China
out
of
the
war.
On
the
Bur-
j
The
pall-bearers
were
Walter
ma
front
Britl8h
headquarters
an-
Wilson
who
had
charge
of
the
nounced
no
change.
Heavy
rains
,
funeral
arrangements).
W.
C.
K-j
drenched
the
Yunnan
froa
In'
Wilson.
Bb
Steele.
Dr.
Holmes.
1
Cnlna
where
the
Chinese
are
at-.
J?me.
itsrt,ana
t.
crane.
;
tempting
to
check
the
Japanese
The
passing
of
Alexander
Orelg
advance
up
the
Burma
road.
Annan,
-oanay
as
ne
was
anec-tionatetv
known,
came
as
a
great
shock
to
bis
many
friends
last
week.
JBandy
was
known
and
res-prctedby
all
and
sundry
for
he
wa
a
pioneer
of
pioneers.
Mf
Annan
was
born
In
Brunt.
Lsl-and,
Scotland.
72
years
ago.
Before
he
came
to
Canada
over
thirty
:
years
ago
he
followed
the
sea
as
a
steward
which
took
him
to
all
parts
cf
th
world.
Later
he
was
In
the
business
of
a
licensed
yisAuaQer.
Deceased
married
his
first
wife
brother
of
Mr.
Justoe
nad
two
.children.
Peter,
who
lives
K
HALIBUT
SALES
Arrow
Storage.
Angetus.
Storage.
Hatel
H
Pacific.
Don
Q..
American
$0,000,
12JC
and
11c.
lft.ooo,
13c
and
lie
.
lajOOO.
13.1c
and
11c.
1200,
13c
and
He.
Storage.
Delight,
1700.
13c
and
11c
At-lln.
'
Garland.
1000,
13c
and
lie,
At-
Two
shipments
of
salvas
were
Ur.
sent
to
Vancouver
by
the
Red
Cross
i
Canadian
.
over
week-end.
One
was
taken
by
Neptune
2,
12,000,
13.4c
and
lie.
the
Union
steamer
Camosun.
the
Booth.
other,
through
the
courtesy
of
Cap-'
Dickie
Boy,
5,000,
13
2s
and
11c.
tain
Zuvlch,
by
the
Vancouver
Pacific.
selnboat
Z
Brothers.
The
latter,
a
Dominoc
2,
12,000,
13c
and
11c,
full
cargo,
Is
the
Iargt
single
AUin.
shipment
which
has
been
made
Thrasher,
3,000,
13c
and
11c,
At-
thus
far.
It
contained,
among
other
lln.
things,
190
old
tires,
collected
by
Dorcen
M.,
15,000,
13.8c
and
11c,
acting
as
volunteer
rubber
collect-
May
West.
14,000.
13c
and
11c.
.j'ing
depots.
Storage.
in
Prince
George,
and
J?ame,
who
lives
in
Edinburgh.
His
first
wife
died
shortly
after
the
second
child
was
born.
His
second
wife
and
the
two
children
are
left
to
mourn
his
loss.
A
veteran
of
the
last
war.
Mr.
Annan
Joined
up
with
th-j
Pioneer
Corps
and
was
promoted
to
rank
of
scrgpant-major
with
the
oversight
of
the
mess
kitchens
of
the
brigade.
.
He
was
a
life
member
of
the
Mas
onic
Order
of
Leltru
Scotland.
His
favorite
pastimes
in
his
earlier
days
were
golf
and
cycling.
He
was
a
member
of
Presbyterian
Church
of
Scotland.
Hotel
Annan
which
Mr.
Annan
built
and
opened
in
Endako
22
years
ago
expressed
his
faith
In
the
fut
ure
prosperity
of
the
north
country.
The
design,
utility
.and
equip
ment
of
the
hotel
Is
a
monument
to
his
courage
and
skill.
J.
J.
Little
and
A.
M.
Davles
returned
to
the
city
on
the
Catala
yesterday
from
a
trip
to
Stewart
on
A.
R,
P.
business.
,
Was
Approaching
Lagoon
Bay
Harry
Gill,
purser
of
the
steamer
n
and
one
of
the
best
m
startflS5ifi
Serf
"along
lli
coast,
having
for
years
run
in
and
out
of
Prince
Rupert
on
vessels
of
ifo
a
Tlninn
Qfantnohin
fr
ins
tiri
c
1
For
Invasion
Try
By
Curtin
s
Warning
PURSER
IS
DROWNED
STORY
OF
AIR
RAID
ON
JAPAN
Brigadier
Geperal
Doolitile
Tells
of
Accuracy
of
United
States
Planes
in
Hitting
Targets
WASHINGTON
D.C.,
May
20
(Canadian
Press)
In
a
statement
Is-
'
sued
yesterday
at
the
White
House,
;
where
he
was
presented
with
the
Congressional
Medal
of
Honor
by
Ilanr'tiill
of
Steamer
Camosun
1
Fnklin,
-
,1
i
frsv
loiHInrv
iha
AVislnlf
r
KnmKinn
y
Loses
His
Life
While
Vessel
iV"
it.i
verboard
from
the
vessel
as
it
ap-j
,
.
...
,
.
proached
Lagoon
Bay
on
the
'
"lld
,that
bTbaf'
Queen
Charlotte
Islands.
Within
an
hour
the
body
was
recovered
i
unavalline
unavailing.
The
body
was
taken
to
Vancou
ver
where
Mr.
Gill
made
his
home.
Japanese
clUes
recently,
Brigadier
General
James
H.
Doollttle
said
little
trouble
was
experienced
In
reaching
the
objectives
or
from
Japanese
planes.
Onerplane-'a-.
-targe
tr"Doollttle-sald.
was
the
navy
yard
south
of
Tokyo
where
"one
salvo
made
a
direct
hit
on
a
new
cruiser
or
battle-
'
thin
iinrtop
vmetmotlAn
lift
U
drowned
on
Monday
by
falling
ov-:"'"",,
"u
s-
nvu
iiiciiuiai
jr
wmu$
along
a
quarter
of
a
mile
of
an
but
artincUal
respiration
proved",;"
,
squadron
came
In
Just
over
house
tops
uying
so
low
that
It
was
dif
ficult
to
observe
the
result
of
bombs
but
"it
appeared
to
us
that
practically
every
bomb
reached
the
Knnrnic
I
hb-A
4
UrBet
for
whlch
"
was
intended."
1
1
UllLUlO
JLiUrvC
.
sixteen
planes,
with
five
men
on
TV
TV
board
eacn-took
Part
in
the
raids,
noneer
Uies,"
Doollttle
said
the
Japanese
were
taken
completely
by
surprise
and
BURNS
LAKE.
May
20-The
fu-1
there
was
Httle
resisUnce.
Not
a
neral
took
place
In
Burns
Lake
of
single
United
States
plane
was
lost
L.
Ogilby
Forde,
pioneer
of
the
;
although
some
were
damaged,
none
Francois
Lake
"district
but
later
j
so
bad,
however,
as
to
prevent
any
residing
In
Chllliwack
and
Ksm-'
from
from
returning
returning
fn
to
fhPir
their
base.
loops.
Mr.
Forde
had
died
at
Fran-cols
Lake.
He
was
a
justice
of
the
peace.
Besides
his
widow,
Mr.
Forde
is
survived
by
three
daughters
Dorothy.
Elizabeth
and
Kathleen
and
two
sons.
Steward
and
Patri'
k.
Allied
Nations
arc
in
Ottawa
for
the
United
Air
Training
Conference
now
In
progress.
Some
of
the
delegates
frorn
Canada
From
eighty
to
ono
hundred
delegates
represent
im.
tag
the
the
Mr
air
forces
w"
of
4
poWcf
Mlnlsler
of
Natlonal
Dcfencc
for
AJr,
who
is
chairman
of
the
conference:
Air
Vice
Marshall
H.
Edwards,
and
the
United
States
arc
shown
above,
From
left
to
right
wcy
an
;
Tralnhlg.
Alr
Marshai
L.
s,
Breadner,
Chler
of
the
Air
Staff;
Lleut-Qen.
II.
H.
Arnold,
Commandln?
General
Air
Officer
In
Chief,
R.G.A.F.
Overseas;
Air
ManhaU
B.
"
chc,
a
d,
General
of
the
Fiying
Training
Command,
both
of
whom
figure
prominently
In
the
large
U.
S.
representation
to
of
the
U.
S.
Army
Air
Forces
and
Major
General
Bartky
k.
xu.
,
chambcr.
Offices
are
provided
for
the
varlou3
delegations
in
a
newly
completed
temporary
building
that
U
devoted
ho
conference.
Official
openings!
the
conference
tooK
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:
methods
of
co-ordinating
air
tralnlnj
facilities,
entirely
to
members
of
thd
conference
ana
their
staffs.
Discussions
u
WW
The
Imperial
Palace
at
Tokio
could
have
been
easily
bombed
but
Doollttle
had
given
specific
orders
not
to
bomb
it.
'
'
While
Doollttle
received
the
Congressional
Medal
of
Honors,
others
who
took
part
In
the
raids
received
distinguished
awards.
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10,000-Tonncr
Launched
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Wife
of
One
of
Workmen
Sponsor
Yesterday
lor
Fort
Battle
River
AT
A
WEST
COAST
CANADIAN
PORT,
May
20
Another
10,000-ton
freighter
was
launched
here
yesterday.
It
was
the
Fort
Battle
River.
Mrs.
Oerald
Watson,
wife
of
one
of
the
workers
in
the
yeard,
was
the
sponsor.
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League
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6.
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Louis
8,
New
Yorlc
4.
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Pittsburgh
4,
Philadelphia
5.
Cincinnati
1,
Boston
2.
American
League
Philadelphia
1,
Cleveland
4.
Boston
2,
Detroit
5.
Only
two
games
scheduled.