ALL
FRONT
NOW
AFIRE
Action
Flaring
All
the
Way
From
Caucasus
to
Leningrad
In
I(um.
German-War
.
LONDON,
May
4
O
Action
flare;
all
along
the
vast
front
from
the
Caucasus
to
Leningrad
with
a
tota)
of
1,280
Nazi
troops
killed
In
land
attacks
and
by
artillery
action:,
since
yesterday.
The
Russians
shot
down
54
Ger
over
the
Caucasus
agamsi
a
loss
of
21
Soviet
planes.
Continuing
their
advance
In
the
Kugan
area,
the
Russians
have
occupied
a
town
26
miles
northeast
of
Novorosslsk,
Gunfire
Damages
Windows
in
City
Mailer
Brought
Before
Council
Lat
Night
and
Referred
to
Coordinating
Committee
There
was
a
letter
at
last
night's
council
meeting
from
Hugh
Killln,
Eighth
Avenue
East,
in
regard
to
damage
done
to
windows
in
his
home
by
practice
gunfire.
It
was
also
mentioned
that
windows
In
King
Edward
School
had
been
like
'lie
broken.
The
matter
was
refer
red
to
the
co-ordinating
committee
ADVANCE
IN
FULL
SWING
Allies
Moving
Ahead
Again
In
Tunisian
Campaign
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA.
May
4
The
Allied
advance
In
Tunisia
Is
in
full
ng
again.
The
Americans
arc
now
bombarding
an
Important
town
half
way
between
captured
Mateur
and
Bizerte
Another
attack
has
been
made
y
the
Eighth
Army
on
a
strong
Axis
position
north
of
Tacruna.
Heavy
air
attacks
on
Bizerte
and
Tunis
as
well
as
smaller
em
barkation
points
along
the
coast
Irm
which
the
Axis
forces
might
naeavour
to
evacuate..
Baseball
Scores
National
League
Cincinnati
7,
Pittsburgh
5.
Brooklyn
5,
Philadelphia
3.
Was
Founded
Again
by
United
States
Hombers
on
Saturday
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
4-
The
Department
of
the
Navy
an
nounces
that
the
Japanese
base
on
Klska
Island
in
the
Aleutians
was
hit
no
less
than
13
times
by
United
States
bombers
on
Saturday.
Holes
were
torn
in
the
air
AID
CASE
PURSUED
Local
City
Council
Decides
to
Enlist
Support
of
Federation
Of
Mayors
and
The
local
city
council
last
night
decided
to
enlist
the
support
of
the
(nadiah'Federaflbn
of
Mayors
and
Municipalities
in
a
move
to
obtaining
special
financial
assist
ance
for
municipalities
which
have
been
saddled
with
heavy
additional
burdens
and
responsibilities
on
account
of
the
development
and
expansion
of
the
war
effort.
The
council
decided
to
affiliate
with
man
planes
Sunday
and
Monday
thb
dat,
and
passed
the
following
resolution
for
submission
to
it:
"Whereas
certain
municipalities
service
and
civilian
personnel
en-have
experienced
a
large
Influx
of
seivice
and
civilian
personnel
en
tirely
attributable
to
the
war
ef
fort
of
the
Dominion
of
Canada,
"And
whereas
this
has
resulted
In
added
financial
burdens
to
the
municipalities
affected,
due
to
Increased
cost
of
maintenance
for
existing
streets
and
public
utilities,
due
to
overloading,
added
expense
for
additions
to
existing
utilities
which
would
otherwise
have
been
capable
of
caring
for
normal
civil
ian
needs
and
normal
increases
in
population,
loss
of
revenue
from
taxation,
both
land
and
local
improvement,
due
to
properties
being
ada
and
the
United
Stattcs
at
leased
to
the
armed
forces
of
Can-
nominal
rentals;
And
whereas
the
Increased
rev
enue
to
the
said
municipalities
is
restricted
to
higher
Income
from
public
utilities
and
from
poll
tax
collections
and
does
not
nearly
offset
the
Increased
expenditures
thus
incurred:
"And
whereas
the
net
Increased
rust
so
incurred
must
otherwise
be
borne
by
the
property
owners
in
the
municipalities
so
aiieciea,
"Therefore
be
it
resolved
that
Che
Canadian
Federation
oi
Mayors
and
Municipalities
petition
nnminion
eovernmcnt
to
insti
tute
surveys
of
the
financial
effect
of
the
dominion's
war
effort
on
such
municipalities
wun
a
view
tu
advancing
financial
assistant
m
such
cases
as
.it
Is
deemed
equitable
and
necessary."
A
communication
from
the
Canadian
Chamber
of
Commerce
opposing
continuation
of
the
system
of
duplication
of
succession
duties
by
both
federal
and
provincial
governments
and
urging
that
further
representations
on
the
matter
be
made
to
the
government
was
received
at
last
night's
meeting
of
Chamber
of
he
Prince
Rupert
referred
to
the
Commerce
and
was
finance
committee.
BULLETINS
Wmln
BOEING
S
'fit
IKK
OVER
VANCOUVER
Four
Vancouver
plants
of
the
Boeing
Aircraft
Co.
of
Canada
Ltd.
re&umeu
production
today,
ending
a
six-day
shutdown
caused
by
a
'dispute
over
rest
periods.
7'heie
will
be
no
rest
periods.
8,000
NAZI
DEAD
LONDON
Russian
troops
have
killed
900
more
Germans
in
violent
fighting
in
the
Kuban
area
of
the
Caucasus,
Moscow
announced
Monday
night,
bringing
the
total
of
Nazi
dead
within
a
week
in
the
area
to
nearly
eight
thousand.
YANKS
ROLLING
ON
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA
United
Stales
tanks
are
rolling
on
past
Mateur
towards
the
vital
Axis
coast
bases
of
nizerte
and
Tunis.
INVASION
OF
BRITAIN
LONDON
German
propaganda
reports
heard
here
say
that
the
Nazis
have
completed
plans
to
invade
Rrilain
if
they
can
stabilize
the
Russian
front.
WESTERN
ROUTE
TO
RUSSIA
IONDON
Western
Canada
ports
may
be
used
to
ship
supplies
to
Russia,
thus
avoiding
the
risk
of
German
submarines
on
the
Atlantic.
FIRE
IN
HAMILTON
HAMILTON,
Ont.
A
lumber
yard
and
four,
houses
were
de
stroyed
in
a
$150,000
fire
inhe
cast
end
of
the
city.
REICH
HARD
PRESSED
LONDON
Germany
is
reported
to
be
so
hard-pressed
for
men
that
endeavours
are
being
made
to
force
captuied
Russians
to
fight.
Non-essential
stores,
small
shops
and
restaurants
are
being
closed.
PUT
TEETH
IN
A.R.P.
VANCOUVER
Local
industrial
and
commercial
establishments
are
to
be
compelled
by
law
to
provide
A.U.P.
precautions,
making
arrangements
for
roof
watrheis
and
bomb
spotters.
BILLETTING
IN
VANCOUVER
VANCOUVER
Room
seekers
are
already
being
placed
in
residential
quarters
recently
listed
as
having
extra
rooms.
Some
persons
arc
moving
to
choose
their
tenants
before
brought
to
bear.
prcssuie
is
FOIL
LARGE
NAZI
PLAN
Importance
Attached
by
Russians
To
Repulsing
of
Caucasian
Counter-attacks
LONDON,
May
4
ffi
The
Rus
sians,
in
announcing
Sunday
night
that
Soviet
troops
had
killed
seven
thousand
Germans
In
the
Novorosslsk
sector
of
the
Cauca
sus
as
a
six-day
scries
of
German
counter-attacks
was
repulsed,
said
that
this
had
been
a
large
scale
Nazi
effort
to
capture
Important
Caucasian
positions
around
Novor
osslsk,
last
major
Nazi
foothold
In
I
the
Caucasus.
Twenty-five
Nazi
tanks
and
armored
cars
were
knocked
out.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Reliance
1,
16,00
pounds,
22.9
and
17,
Whiz.
Canadian
Morris
H.,
17,000
pounds,
23.8
and
17,
Booth.
Joe
Baker,
8,500
pounds,
23.8
and
17,
Storage.
I.
H
6,000
pounds,
23.9
and
17,
Royal.
FAVORS
AID
FOR
RUPERT
Provincial
Minister
Backs
Up
City's
Claim
for
Special
Assistance
From
Ottawa
Hon.
A.
Wells
Gray,
provincial
mlriister
of
municipal
affairs,
Is
,
among
those,
who
Is
supporting
the
appeal
of
Prince
Rupert
for
financial
assistance
to
maintain
streets
and
utilities
here
in
view-
of
the
heavy
demands
being
made
upon
them
through
use
in
connection
wllh
the
war
effort.
Mr.
Gray
recently
addressed
the
following
communication
to
Olof
Hanson
M.
P.;
"My
superVisor
of
municipalities
has
returned
from
a'
ten-day
trip
to
Punce
Kupett
Hu
leport
to
me
Is
that
the
roads
are
In
terrible
condition
owing
to
heavy
traffic
by
Canadian
and
United
States
army
trucks.
I
believe
these
governments
should
do
something
to
repair
this
damage.
You
a:e
aware
that
the
city
and
provincial
governments
reserved
land
free
to
both
governments
for
defence
work
and
it
Is
impossible
fpr
the
city
of
Prince
Rupert
financially
to
repair
the
damage.
It
Is
unfair
also
to
the
new
council
to
have
this
condition
as
it
will
notwithstanding
have
to
Increase
taxes
to
meet
refunding
obligations.
Will
you
see
what
you
can
do
to
bring
this
matter
before
the
proper
ministers."
EDMONTON
New
Office
of
Canadian
National
Railways
Established
MONTREAL,
May
4
The
establishment
by
the
Canadian
National
Railways
of
a
purchasing
office
at
Edmonton
was
announced
here
today
by
D.
McK.
Ford,
vice-president
In
charge
of
purchases
and
-ores.
Mr.
Ford
also
announced
that
E.
A,
Marples
has
been
appointed
purchasing
agent
in
charge
of
this
office.
The
appointment
takes
effect
Immediately.
Mr.
Marples
was
formerly
commissary
agent
for
Hhe
company
at
Edmonton.
He
will
report
to
T.
P.
Harris,
purchasing
agent,
Winni
peg,
who
Is
In
charge
of
departmental
activities
for
the
western
.region,
"The
extremely
heavy
Increase
in
purchases
necessary
for
the
war-
ime
operation
of
the
national
sys
tem
has
necessitated
enlarging
the
cope
of
the
purchasing
department
in
the
west,"
Mr.
Ford
said
n
making
the
announcement.
"Within
the
Alberta
area
our
purchases
last
year
amounted
to
a
total
of
over
$5,000,000
of
which
appioxlmately
$4,000,000
was
for
coal
and
$1,000,000
for
lumber,
ties
and
general
materials:
The.
open
ing
of
a
general
purchasing
office
In
Edmonton
will
greatly
facilitate
the
work
of
the
department
In
the
western
region,
particularly
In
Edmonton,
which
is
one
of
the
most
Important
western
centres
of
the
Canadian
National."
Mr.
Marples
entered
the
service
of
the
railway
In
June
1920
as
i
Local
Temperature
Tonight's
Dim-out
we
Maximum
.5
(Half
an
hour
aftr
sunset
to
Minimum
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
9:48
pjn.
to
5:26
am.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXII.
No.
104
VOL.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
MAY
4,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
AircrLit
Plants
Humming
Again
DEMANDS
OF
MINERS
ARE
STILL
SAME
Six
I'ay
Week
Ordered
by
Secretary
of
Interior
Ickes
In
Collieries
NEW
YORK,
May
4
ID
John
L.
Lewis,
president
of
the
United
Mine
Workers
of
America,
declared
yesterday
that
the
United
Mine
Workers'
demands
on
the
federal
government
In
the
miners'
wage
dispute
will
be
the
same
as
the
original
ones
made
upon
the
operators.
Lewis
said
he
was
awaiting
the
initiative
from
Secretary
ot
the
Interior
Harold
L.
Ickes.
Principal
Issues
In
both
the
bituminous
and
anthraclt
controversies
are
for
$2
per
day
wage
increases,
underground
travel
pay
and
unionization
of
minor
bosses.
Secretary
of
the
Interior
Ickes
today
ordered
a
six-day
week
in
the
coal
mines
thus
assuring
a
minimum
wage
of
$45.50
per
week
field
which
the
Japanese
are
es-
as
compared
with
the
former
basic
tabllshlng
there.
$35
for
a
five-day
week.
The
mines
are
practically
back
In
full
operation
again
today
at
the
order
of
Lewis.
:
$100,000
At
Shipyard
Up
to
yesterday
the
inter-
nal
canvass
at
the
local
dry
dock
for
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan
had
reached
the
$100,-
000
mark.
This
will
be
a
sub-
stantial
contribution
to
the
local
$750,000
objective,
MORE
HITS
UPONKISKA
I
Naval
Battle
J
Off
Aleutians
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
May
4
It
was
Just
revealed
by
the
Navy
Department
today
that
three
Japanese
cruisers
were
damaged
In
a
3-and-a-half
hour
battle
west
of
the
Aleu-
tlan
Islands
on
March
26.
The
American
units
were
much
lighter
than
those
of
the
en-
emv.
GOV'T
AID
IS
SOUGHT
Chamber
of
Commerce
Still
Pressing
Upon
Ottawa
to
Assume
Responsibility
for
Local
Conditions
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie,
minister
of
hea.th.
Ihe
president,
R.
iM.
Wlns-
4s
Ua
lJ'-'lSJDt'afted.
haying
discus
sed
the
matter
at'Ottawa
wim
Olo;
ilanson,
M.
P.
for
Skeena.
Major
General
J.
C.
Murchie,
it
was
reported
had
been
here
on
Inst:
uc
Hon
of
the
minister
of
national
defence
to
look
In
to
the
situation
but
his
only
authority
was
to
obtain
lnf
ormation
upon
which
to
leport
to
the
government.
The
concensus
of
opinion
of
the
meeting
last
night,
as
expressed
by
the
president,
was
that
the
federal
government
should
acknowledge
and
assume
a
larger
measure
of
responsibility.
After
discussion
it
was
decided
to
leave
the
matter
in
the
hands
of
the
committee
of
the
Chamber
with
the
suggestion
that
it
co-operate
fully
with,
the
city
council's
co-ordinating
committee.
A
letter
from
D.
F.
Johnston,
lo
cal
administrator
of
Wartime
Hous
ing,
expressed
the
opinion
that
It
was
not
fair
to
expect
1700
taxpayers
to
take
on
full
responsibility
for
the
repair
and
maintenance
of
the
water
system
and
roads
under
existing
ciicumstances
without
substantial
assistance.
Further
bearing
on
the
subject
was
a
comprehensive
report
from
a
local
advisory
committee
which
had
sent
a
resolution-
to
Joseph
Piggott,
president
of
Wartime
Housing,
recommending
that
It
be
Impressed
on
the
government
the
need
of
augmenting
the
water
supply
of
Piince
Rupert.
A
situation
had
arisen
owing
to
the
presence
of
armed
forces
which
the
city
was
neither
morally
responsible
for
or
In
a
financial
position
to
meet.
The
war
effort
was
being
impeded
through
lack
of
water
for
houses
clerk
in
the
hotel
department
at
1
which
had
been
erected
for
indus-
WlnnlDen.
He
joined
the
commls-
trial
workers.
Booster
pumps
could
sary
department
in
1924
and
was
transferred
to
Edmonton
in
1927.
He
became
commissary
agent
at
Edmonton
under
the
purchasing
department
in
1930."
Two
Men
Fined
Failed
to
Turn
Up
for
Parades;
R.
Williamson
and
H.
Oascoyne,
members
of
the
local
reserve
unit,
having
pleaded
guilty,
were
ieach
fined
$10
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
In
city
police
court
on
charges
of
neglecting
to
attend
parades
without
lawful
excuse.
"
The
charges
were
laid
under
the
Militia
Act.
only
be
considered
a
temporary
expedient
as
the
water
main
was
in
adequate
to
carry
the
necessary
water.
The
chamber
expressed
Its
approval
of
the
report
of
this
advisory
committee
which
consisted
of
J.
E.
Boddie,
T.
B.
Black,
R.
M.
Burnett
and
R.
Gordon.
73,000,000
JAPS
Japan
proper,
with
73,000,000
in
habitants,
has
a
larger
population
than
the
German
Reich.
Vancouver
Workers
Vote
To
Return
to
Jobs;
Rest
Periods
Being
Foregone
Negotiations
to
be
Continued
With
a
View
to
'Obtaining
"Just
Demands"
Ninety
Per
Cent
Favored
Going
Back
VANCOUVER,
May
4
(CP)
Ralph
Bell,
director-general
of
aircraft
production
for
Canada,
authorized
the
reopening
of
Boeing
Aircraft
plants
here
when
union
officials
gave
assurance
that
employees
will
return
to
work
under
conditions
of
the
current
agreement
with
the
company
which
does
not
provide
for
rest
periods
uuimg
wuiiung
nours.
union
0111-
clals
announced
Monday
night
that
90
per
cent
of
the
employees
who
voted
at
a
mass
meeting
yesterday
afternoon
favored
returning
to
work
"on
the
government's
terms
for
the
time
being."
The
employees
had
been
asked
to
say
whether
they
favored
re-
Little
progress
has
evidently
been
!
suming
production
while
"contln-
made-In
the
efforts
to
have
the"
fed
uing
efforts
until
just
demands
eral
government
assume
a
larger
are
attain?d."
measuie
of
responsibility
for
local
The
plants,
which
closed
last
waterworks
and
streets
as
a
result
Wednesday
after
workers
took
an
of
the
heavy
strain
which
Is
being
unauthorized
ten-minute
rest,
Piaced
upon
them
by
federal
un-are
humming
again.
neitakJigs.
Inls
appeared
evident
the
.neeting
of
the
Prince
Rup
ert
Chamfoei
of
Commerce
last
night.
There
were
letters
on
the
subject
from
Hon.
J.
L.
Ralston,
minister
of.
national
defence,
and
TO
BUILD
THEATRE
Only
Question
of
Obtaining
Ma
terials
Blocking
New
Project
At
Prince
Rupert
According
to
Paul
Alvazoff,
who
Is
spending
a
few
days
in
the
city
on
business,
mere
are
plans
lor
the
proceeding
with
the
building
of
a
second
theatre
in
Prince
Ru
pert,
similar
to
the
present
one,
just
as
soon
as
it
is
possible
to
SUPPORT
OF
LOAN
GROWING
Subscription
to
Date
Reach
Grati
fying
Sum
of
$313,450
Yesterday
$65,250
The
Dominion
Victory
Loan
total
reached
$136,000,000
up
to
last
night
including
yesterday's
$64,000,000.
The
total
of
subscriptions
for
the
Fourth
Victory
Loan
in
Prince
Rupert
up
to
last
night
had
totalled
$313,450
including
yesterday's
subscriptions
of
$65,250.
Salesmen
and
saleswomen
are
still
busy
at
work
and
have
covered
a
good
deal
of
ground
although
there
Is
still
more
to
be
handled.
There
Is
every
confidence
that
the
quota
of
$750,000
will
have
been
reached
and
exceeded
by
the
end
of
next
week.
Following
are
among
further
subscriptions
to
be
acknowledged:
obtain
the
construction
materials.
Mrs
Ance
M
prjce
Mr.
Alvazoff
arrived
in
tne
city
n
gorenE
Sunday
by
train
and
will
be
here
H
s
Waiiace
Co.
Ltd,
until
Thursday
night
when
he
D
b
Bovce
will
leave
for
Vancouver.
Last
night
Charles
Afgyle
he
was
a
guest
at
the
regular
Mrs
E
whitlow
monthly
meeting
or
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce,
or
which
he
Is
a
former
member,
and
was
duly
welcomed.
It
is
some
years
since
Mr.
Alvazoff
was
last
in
Prince
Rupert
and
he
is,
of
course.
Impressed
with
the
many
new
changes
and
New
Post
Office
Is
Nearly
Ready
Construction
of
Building
Hays
Creek
Well
Under
Way
And
Should
be
Finished
Inside
Month
Smith
Bros,
and
Wilson,
contractors,
now
have
construction
of
the
new
postal
station
Just
east
of
David
McKerson
Mrs.
N.
Mj.
Christy
'
Mrs.
J.
E.
Wilkinson
(Pacific)
Alfred
M.
Rlvett
Mr.
and
Mrs.
T.
H.
Wllford
Mrs.
Daisy
S.
Sessions
("Terrace)
D.
B.
McDougall
Mrs.
Bernard
Allen
W.
Shrlaberg
Mr.
and
Mrs
George
Hill
Pearl
Haven
Howe
Mrs.
Kathleen
R.
Frann
(Terrace)
Mrs.
Theresa
Brlzo
(Exstew)
Joseph
J.
Watson
(Smlthers)
Near
,
W.
J.
O'Neill
(Emlthers)
II.
Welch
G.
E.
and
Margaret
Madison
(Smlthers)
Standard
Paving
(Salvus)
'
subscriptions
from
employ,
ees
$
200
100
7,000
100
200
100
200
500
100
100
200
1,000
200
500
200
1,000
50
200
1
nrt
1UW
50
100
200
500
3,400
Hays
Creek
bridge
well
under
way
r,nnf
nrf
nvc
with
a
crew
of
12
or
14
men
on
VUIIII
tlClUI
O
the
job
and
it
is
expected
the
build-
t
mi
ing
will
be
finished
up
within
the
KeSPOnSlUlC
coming
month.
Mitchell
&
Currle
have
the
fittings
and
postal
equip-
FlnOfl
4
IUUU
ment
ready
for
Installation
once
the
building
is
completed.
I
This
information
was
conveyed
,
.,,.
fll,
to
Tiring
Dnnorf
Phomlu,
f
1
UHllUM
iwuuuikc
"t""
Commerce
at
its
regular
monthly
meeting
last
night
by
a
report
of
a
special
committee
consisting
of
W.
J.
Scott,
F.
G.
Skinner
and
Alex
MacKcnzle
and
In
correspondence
on
the
matter
from
C.
F.
Dawson,
Dominion
architect
at
Victoria;
McCarter
and
Nairn,
archl-
Cltv
Clerk
H.
D.
Thain
will
rep-
tccts
au
Vancouver,
ana
me
ais-
resent
this
city
at
a
Municipal
Of-
trict
engineer
for
the
federal
de-fleers'
conference
to
be
held
in
partment
of
public
works.
Victoria
June
7
and
8
with
ex-
The
opening
up
of
the
new
penses
not
exceeding
$85
being
postal
station
In
the
east
end
is
borne
by
the
city.
A
recommenda-'
expected
to
considerably
relieve
Hon
to
this
effect
from
the
finance
congestion
which
has
existed
for
committee
was
adopted
by
the
city
a
considerable
time
now
at
the
council
last
night.
central
post
office
downtown.
to
the
city
council
last
night
that
It
had
Investigated
a
recent
flood
situation
on
Summit
Avenue
and
had
decided
that
the
city
should
disclaim
responsibility
as
investigation
had
proven
that
the
flood
was
caused
through
blockage
of
a
natural
water
course
by
United
States
contractors.
BODY
IS
FOUND
The
provincial
police
boat
PALL.
15
left
last
night
for
the
Queen
Charlotte
Islands
following
receipt
of
report
that
an
unidentified
body-had
been
found.