Incendiary
lire
Attempta
Uncovered
Victory
Rooms
May
Have
Been
Arson
At
least
two
arson
attempts
have
been
definitely
uncovered
In
the
ci?v
and
It
is
strongly
suspected
that
a
'fire
bug"
may
have
been
responsible
for
the
starting
of
the
fire
which
virtually
destroyed
the
Victory
Rooms
premises
at
the
corner
of
Third
Avenue
and
Eighth
Street
early
Thursday
morning.
While
the
fire
at
the
Victory
Room3
was
being
dealt
with,
there
nu
a
fire
at
the
King
George
Hotel,
corner
of
Second
Avenue
and
Eighth.
Street,
Just
a
block
away
This
fire,
it
has
been
estab-uhed,
was
started
by
paper
being
stuffed
in
the
bottom
of
a
partition
from
the
basement.
The
flame
i
ran
up
through
the
partition
and
were
extinguished
by
cccupanta
of
the
premises
through
use
of
water
without
the
aid
of
the
fire
department.
The
i,amc
night
there
was
an
attempt
at
incendiarism
in
the
Clinton
Rooms
on
Fraser
Street,
also
a
uhor
distance
from
the
Victory
Room
where
paper
soaked
with
c.i
had
been
stulfed
through
a
basement
window.
The
pane
of
the
Wiiiiow
had
been
previously
broken
c?.d
had
been
boarded
up.
The
board
was
knocked
out.
Nearoy
ml
found
a
can
which
had
contained
oil.
Another
suspicious
clrcum-itan::e
probably
bearing
on
the
,
VUitoiy
Rooms
fire
itself
is
that
a
tin
which
had
evidently
contained
.
v.a
found
Just
across
the
lane
f;::a
.he
rrar
of
the
Victory
Rooms.
I:i
tie
..ame
lane
it
was
found
tLar
c;
had
been
taken
out
of
an
Ci
barrel
which
was
placed
there.
11
l,
also
considered
possible
that
Uie
fire
of
a
couple
of
weeks
K
in
Blam's
carpenter
shop
may
Lave
be
'n
of
incendiary
origin.
C
um.;tances
were
also
suspicious
l'--c
re
aa
the
fire
evidently
started
from
more
than
one
point.
Police
and
fire
departments
are
continuing
investigations
leading
it
k.
hoped
to
the
apprehending
ol
what
appears
to
be
a
danger-cu;
individual.
YANKS
ARE
MOVING
UP
Take
Somewhat
Stronger
Graps
on
Leadership
of
American
League
NEW
YORK,
June
5
AO
New
York
Yankees
extended
their
margin
of
American
League
leadership
to
one-and-a-half
games
yesterday
as
a
result
of
a
ten-Inning
v
rv
over
the
St.
Louis
Browns.
Tne
Detroit
Tigers
won
a
close
conic
over
Washington
Senators
to
advance
into
the
runnor-up
position,
ousting
the
Senators
from
that
position.
As
a
result
of
yesterday
play
the
Philadelphia
Ath-
le'.le,
and
Chicago
White
Sox
arc
tied
for
fourth
place
with
games
won
balancing
games
lost.
With
the
leading
Brooklyn
Dodg
er-
and
the
second
place
St.
Louis
Cardinals
both
winning,
the
National
League
standing
remains
little
changed
-with
the
exception
of
the
Phillies,
bv
losing
to
the
St.
Louis
Cardinals,
falling
into
sixth
place
below
Boston
Bees.
Yesterday's.
Big
League
scores:
American
League
New
Xork
6,
St.
Louis
4.
10
Innings).
Chicago
4,
Boston
3.
Detroit
2,
Washington
1.
Cleveland
3,
Philadelphia
,2.
National
League
Brooklyn
18,
Chicago
5.
St.
Louis
5,
Philadelphia
0.
Pittsburgh
9,
New
York
8.
SOME
STADIUM
The
Curcus
Maxlmus
at
Rome
could
hold
385,000
spectators.
WILL
WORK
ON
MONDAY
Coal
Miners
of
United
Stales
to
lie-sume
Jobs
Until
June
20
WASHINGTON,
June
5
(CP)
John
L.
Lewis,
president
of
the
United
Mine
Workers
of
America,
and
the
policy
committee
of
the
union
yielded
to
the
United
States
government
yesterday
and
called
off
the
coal
strike
effective
next
Monday,
the
deadline
set
by
President
Franklin
I).
Roosevelt.
Lewis
announced
yesterday
that
he
would
recommend
the
return
of
the
coal
mine
workers
to
their
jobs
Monday.
Later
the
policy
committee
adopted
the
recommendation.
However,
the
United
Mine
Workers'
leadership
announced
today
that
authorization
to
resume
work
beginning
Monday
is
limited
to
a
period
ending
June
20
indicating
that
a
truce
rather
than
a
settlement
had
been
reached.
New
City
Fire
Truck
Is
Here
Fine
New
Vehicle
For
Local
De-
partmcnt
Arrives
From
Toronto
The
fine
new
fire
truck
for
the
city
fire
department,
an
up-to-
date
and
Imposing
vehicle,
arrived
yesterday
afternoon
from
Toronto.
It
is
a
LaFrance
standard
truck
including
latest
features
for
such
vehicles
and
Is
a
decided
acquisi
tion
tohe
departments
CTMutps
ment.
The
new
truck
will
not
go
into
commission
until
after
a
company
mechanic
has
been
here
to
conduct
tests
satisfactory
to
the
purchasers.
HEAVY
HITS
OVER
ITALY
Brindisl
is
Latest
Objective
and
Much
Damage
is
Done
There
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
June
5
W
Nearly
125
tons
of
bombs
were
dropped
by
United
Staites
bombers
on
the
smothered
Grottalgle
airdrome
near
Brindisl
In
southeastern
Italy
yesterday
while
other
Allied
planes
shuttled
over
.Pantelleria,
Sicily,
and
Italy
in
daylight
blows
at
Mus-sulini's
antl-lnvasion
strongholds.
Calio
dispatches
said
that
han
gars
and
administration
buildings
at
Orottalgle
were
covered
with
dir
ect
hits
which
left
large
fires
burning.
Baseball
Scores
Coast
League
Portland
5,
Oakland
1.
Hollywood
4,
Seattle
3.
San
Francisco
11,
Sandlego
4.
Los
Angeles
7,
Sacramento
0.
International
League
Jersey
City
1,
Syracuse
0.
Newark
5,
Baltimore
1.
Buffalo
8,
Toronto
3.
Rochester-Montreal
postponed.
American
Association
Indianapolis
7-7,
Kansas
City
2-6.
(Second
game
12
Innings).
Louisville
2,
Milwaukee
3.
Columbus-Minneapolis,
Toledo-
St.
Paul
postponed.
RETURN
SALUTE
EN
MASSE
J
LONDON,
June
5
More
saluting,
is
enforced
by
a
new
War
Ofr
flee
order,
wruie
previuu
senior
member
of
a
party
of
officers
returned
a
salute,
all
members
will
now
respond.
The
order
applies
only
In
streets
and
public
places.
ENGLISHMAN
RESPONSIBLE
The
concertina
was
Invented
by
an
Englishman
In
lx.
PROVINCIAL
LIBRARY
Local
Temperature
We
Tonight's
Dim-out
Maximum
61
(Half
an
hour
after
sunset
to
Minimum
..
44
half
an
hour
before
sunrise.)
10:38
pjn.
to
4:40
am.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXII,
No.
131
VOL
V,
f
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SATURDAY,
JUNE
5,
1943
PRICE:
FIVE
CENTS
Chuix
"II
Back
Safe
In
Lond
on
FIRE
BUG
AT
WORK
Adolf
Hitler
Has
Narrow
Escape
From
Train
Wreck
LONDON,
June
5
(CP)
The
Daily
Sketch
reported
today
that
Chancellor
Adolf
Hitler
missed
by
te.n
minutes
an
explosion
which
wrecked
-a
French
railway
line
near
Laon
when
he
was
returning
from
a
visit
to
his
"Atlantic
Wall"
in
Brittany
recently.
The
newspaper,
quoting
neutral
Sources,
said
Hitler,
accompanied
by
Field
Marshal
Karl
von
Runstedt,
Admiral
Karl
Donetz
and
Gestapo
Chief
Hinder
was
forced
to
leave
the
train
and
travel
by
motor
car.
U.S.
LOSS
ONATTU
Casualties
Numbered
1535
with
342
Dead,
Washington
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
June
5
ffli
The
Department
of
the
Navy
an
i
nounces
that
the
campaign
on
At-
tu
Island
in
the
Aleutians
cost
-the
Americans
1535
casualties
Including
342
soldiers
dead,
the
JaDanese
.
losses
being
five
times
that
many,
i
The
landing
was
attended
with
no
loss
of
naval
ships
or
personnel.
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Knox
said
;
that
work
on
the
air
field
lost
by
1
the
Japs
was
proceeding
and
pos
session
of
Attu
would
prove
"em
barrasslng"
to
the
enemy.
Bulletins
CASTILLO
ARRESTED
BUENOS
AIRES
Ramon
Castillo
resigned
as
President
of
Argentina
today,
surrendering
with
five
members
of
his
government
at
LaPlata
naval
base.
They
are
now
in
close
custody
of
the
new
government
which
seized
jower
yesterday
in
a
nigh
bloodless
revolution.
BIG
RAID
ON
OREL
MOSCOW
A
huge
raid
on
German-held
Orel
in
which
over
500
Russian
planes
were
used
with
the
loss
of
only
one
featured
the
Russo-German
war
jesterday.
ground
fighting
was
again
light.
BUS
OVER
MALAHAT
VICTORIA
Three
persons
are
in
hospital
here
and
five
others
were
injured
when
a
Vancouver
Island
Coach
Lines
bus
toppled
over
the
Malahat
Drive
yesterday
while
a
military
convoy
was
passing.
NO
MORE
AIR
SCHOOLS
OTTAWA
Hon.
C.
G.
Power,
minister
of
defence
for
air,
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday
that
it
was
not
proposed
to
establish
any
more
elementary
flying
schools
in
Canada
and
said
that
lack
of
facilities
was
not
restricting
the
output
of
trained
personnel.
MASSACRE
COMPLETE
LONDON
Nearing
the
first
anniversary
of
the
Nazis'
destruction
'
and
massacre
of
Lidice
on
June
10,
Cicch
government
sources
said
Friday
that
lengthy
investigation
has
"proved
beyond
a
doubt
that
not
a
single
soul
survived."
AERIAL
ACTIVITY
LONDON
The
Royal
Air
Force
remained
grounded
last
night
and
only
aerial
activity
reported
in
today's
communique
was
scattered
raiding
on
Britain
by
a
few
enemy
planes.
During
yesterday
London
had
a
raid
and
high
explosives
were
dropped
but
damage
was
light
and
no
casualties
are
reported.
NO
PLEASURE
CARS
effiNESE
M0BON
Are
Unchecked
by
Japanese
Who
Have
Failed
in
Their
Drive
on
Chungking
CHUNOKINO,
June
5
O;
Un-
checked
Chinese
forces
recaptured
Kungan,
one
of
the
bases
in
the
south
of
Hupeh
Province
fiom
which
the
Japanese
launched
their
abortive
drive
on
the
UDDer
YancsLe
River
front
toward
Chungking,
the
High
Command
said
tonight.
Kungan
is
f-ixty-five
miles
south-
past
of
Ichahg,
the
main
Japanese
Dase.
War
Industries
Fully
Charted
LONDON,
Wal-ptan
,
.
.
.
.
,
ning
of
all
Britain's
war
industries
j
has
been
completed.
Mote
than
60
!
offices
have
been
established
throughout
the
country
and
they
have
collected
details
of
every
factory
and
workshop
in
their
areas.
A
planpp
nt
n
rnrH
inrfp
Kvst.pm
shows
whether
a
factory
should
be
given
more
contracts
or
whether
their
shops
have
work
planned
for
two
years.
FISH
ORDER
TO
BRITAIN
Local
Company
Endeavoring
to
Enylist
Women
Workers
in
Order
to
Handle
It
The
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
Stor-
age
Co.
has
accepted
a
contract
to
supply
i
the
British
government
with
a
quantity
of
species
of
fish
which
have
not
been
caught
before
in.
any
quantity
In-local
waters
but
is
finding
It
almost
Impossible
to
fill
the
order
owing
to
shortage
of
labor.
In
order
to
obtain
the
necessary
help,
the
company
Is
now
endeavouring
to
Interest
local
women
In
taking
up
the
work
of
handling
the
fish
to
supply
the
British
market.
The
same
scale
of
pay
as
that
prevailing
for
men
doing
similar
work
is
being
offered.
DOUGHBOYS
GO
FISHING
WELLINGTON,
June
5
The
(
deep-sea
fishing
waters
arouna
,
the
coast
of
the
northern
part
A
of
'
New
Zealand
which
attracted
vlsl
-
tors
from
all
parts
of
the
world
before
the
war
are
now
a
favorite
resort
of
American
servicemen
on
leave.
BANANAS
IN
AUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE,
June
5
British
soldiers
Just
"went
mad"
when
they
saw
all
the
fruit
shops
here
with
bananas,
and
pineapple.
"We
hadn't
seen
bananas
in
two
years,"
said
one
veteran
"Tommy."
NORWAY
COMPULSORY
LABOR
LONDON,
June
5
KB
Thousands
of
Norwegians
have
been
ordered
to
do
compulsory
labor
on
fortifi
cations
and
roads
In
northern
Nor
way.
The
quislings
were
told
to
Gasoline
curtailment
has
shrunk
supply
10,000
men,
and
Norwegians
the
3,000,000
private
car
licenses
of
j
fear
the
next
step
will
be
mass
de-pre-war
Britain
to
250,000.
I
portatlon
to
Germany.
NEW
PREY
OF
NAZIS
Appear
to
be
Concentrating
Flanes
Leaving
Lisbon
for
England
LISBON,
June
5
(CP)
Seven
unidentified
Canadian
airmen
who
parachuted
yesterday
from
a
crippled
bomber
off
the
Bay
of
Biscay
said
their
plane
was
attacked
by
enemy
aircraft
which,
apparently,
were
continuing
pat-trols
in
force
in
that
area.
Earlier
in
the
week
an
unarmed
ecm.'ncrcial
transport,
reportedly
carrying
Leslie
Howard
among
the
passengers,
wai
shot
down
shortly
after
taking
off
from
Lisbon
for
London.
URGES
ZEAL
IN
KNITTING
I.O.D.E.
President
Says
There's
Much
to
be
Done
EDMONTON,
June
5
F
In
the
rprnnst.riirtlnn
npriorf
followine
the
war
an
organization
such
as
the
imnerlal
Order
of
the
Daughters
nf
Jhc
Kmnirp
rnnlrl
heln
materi-
ally
In
bringing
about
a
better
nrnrlri
nnrf
thp
T.O.T1.E.
Fjnnlre
Study
Committees
exist
for
this
very
purpose,
Mrs.
W.
B.
Horklns,
National
President
of
the
I.O.D.E.
declared
in
an
address
at
the
43rd
annual
meeting
of
that
organization
here.
ever.
We
propose
still
to
enjoy
free
dom
of
speech,
freedom
of
religion,
to
try
to
bring
about
freedom
from
fear
and
want
but
it
is
not
to
be
expected
that
we
can
produce
a
new
paradise.
It
may
be
very
dif-lk-ult
not
to
leel
bitter
but
our
energies
should
be
directed
to
a
better
Vvose
and
every
member
01
ine
w
5UUUltt
WUIlt
luWiUU
the
building
of
a
better
and
permanently
progressive
world,"
Mrs.
Horkins
said.
The
I.OD.E.
was
designed
to
function
both
through
peace
and
war,
said
the
National
President,
paying
tribute
to
the
"magnificent
manner"
in
which
members
had
carried
out
the
dual
function.
It
was
impossible
to
disassociate
the
war
work
and
the
peacetime
activities,
she
pointed
out.
Avoid
Loose
Talk
Mrs.
Horklns
urged
all
I.O.D.E,
members
to
become
a
potent
fac
tor
in
controlling
rumor
and
avoid
ing
loose
talk.
She
stressed
the
need
for
women
to
"go
back
to
their
knitting
needles
with
In-'
creased
zeal"
as
comforts
for
fighting
forces
would
be
needed
In
ever
Increasing
quantities
In
the
Immediate
future.
Members
were
also
asked
to
make
sacrifices
in
order
to
purchase
Increased
number
of
war
savings
stamps
and
certificates.
The
President
said
the
I.OD.E.
had
a
real
and
definite
task
in
helping
to
maintain
a
link
with
the
Empire.
"If
we
are
true
daugh
ters
of
the
Empire
we
must
work
unceasingly
to
strengthen
the
ties
between
Canada
and
....
tne
Motner
iana
ancj
t0
cement
the
bonds
J
of
Emnlre.
No
matter
how
prosaic
one's
occupation,
It
Is
an
integral
part
of
a
great
scheme
of
Empire
building,"
she
said.
Mrs.
Horklns
paid
tribute
to
the
"magnificent
co-operation"
of
pro
vlnclal
presidents
of
the
I.ODJ5.
and
to
the
"devotion
to
duty,
loy-altv
and
sincerity
of
fellow
offi
cers."
INVALIDS'
MOBILE
CANTEEN
LONDON,
June
5
W
An
experimental
mobile
service
has
been
inaugurated
in
suburban
Finchley
under
which
hot
meals
are
taken
each
day
to
the
aged
and
Invalids
The
canteen
was
provided
by
the
Church
Army,
the
driver
by
the
Women's
Voluntary
Service
and
the
cooking
by.
a
civic
restaurant.
British
Premier
Paid
Visit
to
North
Africa
On
Way
From
States
Was
Accompanied
by
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden-Met
Yesterday
With
Leaders
of
New
French
Government
LONDON,
June
5
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
returned
today
from
his
conferences
in
Washington
with
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt,
it
is
announced.
He
was
accompanied
by
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
and
Field
Marshal
Sir
John
Gregg
Dill
chief
of
Imperial
General
Staff.
Churchill
flew
from
the
umiea
oiaies
10
oiDraitar
ana
then
visited
headquarters
of
General
Dwlght
D.
Elsenhower
in
Algiers.
Mr.
Churchill
was
joined
by
Mr.
Eden
at
Algiers
and
they
visited
Tunis
and
the
British
and
United
States
armies
In
northwest
Africa.
They
ended
their
stay
there
Friday
when
members
of
the
newly
form
ed
French
provisional
government
lunched
with
them.
Is
Injured
While
Working
George
Oakey
Falls
Fifteen
Feet,
Sustaining
Possible
Fractured
Skull
George
Oakey,
30,
631
Tatlow
street.
.steelorker.at
thelocalJ
dry
dock
was
injured
last
night
shortly
after
11:30
when
he
fell
from
the
top
of
a
hull
under
con
struction
to
a
steel
deck
fifteen
feet
below.
While
working,
Oakey
was
sitting
on
a
plank
which
was
on
some
lower
deck
beams.
The
plank
moved
and
slipped
through
the
beams,
taking
hlni
down
with
it,
where
he
struck
a
steel
plat
form,
apparently
on
tne
upper
part
of
his
back.
He
was
attended
immediately
by
the
first
aid.
man
on
duty
and,
In
a
short
time,
was
removed
to
the
hospital.
While
his
condition
this
morn-
ine
Is
reported
to
be
Improved,
there
is
a
possibility
that
he
has
a
fractured
skull.
War
Savings
Certificates
Details
'of
.Sales
for
Three
Months
In
Northern
B.
C.
Following
are
details
of
war
sav
ings
certificates
sales
In
February,
March
and
April
in
the
Northern
3rltlsh
Columbia
area:
Feb.
March
April
Barkervllle
$248
$
72
$
516
Burns
Lake
384
364
80
Fort
St.
James
32
128
80
Fraser
Lake
.
96
172
268
Glscome
256
360
272
Hazelton
144
344
333
McBrlde
272
392
152
Pinchl
Lake
348
43
236
Premier
236
488
320
Prince
George
1,248
1,824
1,555
Prince
George
dist.
616
1,136
628
Prince
Rupert
3,224
'7,072
4,340
Piince
Rupert
dlst.
572
968
884
Quesnel
384
944
432
Shelley
32
8
100
Sinclair
Mills
156
148
136
Smlthers
344
1,748
600
Telegraph
Creek
8
52
Terrace
164
496
160
Vanderhoof
588
364
240
Wells
.544
528
620
Williams
Lake
,
412
844
780
Willow
River
364
108
116
SEEDS
FROM
CANADA
CRANTHAM,
Eng.,
June
5
IB-Vegetable
seeds
from
Women's
Institute
members
in
Canada
are
'being
distributed
to
Women's
Institutes
in
Lincolnshire,
and
many
women
gardeners
this
year
will
be
experimenting
with
a
Canadian
bean
said
to
be
exceptionally
LESS
MEAT
MEALS
NOW
Local
Restauranteurs
Get
Together
To
Arrange
Schedule
RESTAURANT
SCHEDULE
Sunday
Steaks
and
chops
or
anything
available.
Monday
Foasts,
bo'ls,
stews
and
unratloned
products.
Tuesday
Meatleis.
Wednesday
Roasts,
bolls,
stews
and
unratloned
products.
"
'Thursday
Roasts',
'
bolls,
stews
and
unratloned
products.
Friday
Meatless.
Saturday
Steaks,
chops
or
anything
available.
Faced
with
the
prospect
of
Tun
ing
out
of
meat
by
the
middle
of
the
month
under
the
rationing
allowance
If
they
continue
to
serve
meals
as
at
present,
local
restaur-
ant
operators,
meeting
last
night
a&
tne
commodore
cafe
with
Jack
,Scott
local
meat
rations
officer.
agreed
to
serve
less
meat
meals
and.
In
order
to
spread
out
the
meat
available
under
the
restaur
ant
quota,
based
on
the
number
of
meals
served
in
May,
set
a
sched-
lule
of
the
meats
that
will
be
Jseryed
each
day
In
all
restaurants.
on
Moaays,
Wednesdays
and
Thursdays
roasts,
boUs
and
stews
will
be
featured,
Saturdays
and
Sundays
steaks
and
chops
and
Tuesdays
and
Fridays
will
be
meat-
less.
The
result
of
the
new
meat
rationing
restrictions
will
be
that
some
of
the
higher
grade
cuts
will
be
a
rarity.
Such
as
T-bone
steaks
will
probably
disappear
altogether
and
ham
and
bacon
will
be
scarce.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Visitor,
7,000,
21.4
and
18.
Booth.
Canadian
Ankar
A.,
14,000,
22.1
for
50
of
mediums
and
17
and
16
for
balance,
Storage.
Oulvlk,
15,000.
22.1
lor
50
of
mediums
and
17
and
16
for
balance,
Storage.
BIGGEST
A-A
SHELLS
LONDON,
June
5
B
British
battleships
now
are
firing
the
world's
biggest
anti-aircraft
shells.
They
are
fired
from
16-inch.
guns
J
and
are
fitted
with
a
time
fuse
de-
.signed
so
tne
sneu
wiu
expioae
near
a
plane.
The
range
is
up
to
20
miles.
BANKER
AND
MUSICIAN
LONDON.
June
5
0
Baron
Frederic
d'Erlanger,
banker
and
composer
died
in
London
at
74.
Parisian
born
of
a
German
father
and
an
American
mother,
he
composed
several
operas,
symphonic
choral
works
and
ballets.