triiimpST
By
H.
H.
GORDON
n
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
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soldiers
in
Sicily
are
battering
at
the
:;t
si
quarter-oi-a-century
alter
tneir
latners
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Air.icn.''
August
a,
iwio,
the
beginning
of
the
udred
days"
when
the
i
,nle
collapsed
before
111
Li
il'.t
VW
V
v
-
at
Amiens
that
Mar-
of
a
jerle.,
of
hammer
u...
hi
v
m
a
nniiiorormn
n
ian
rwiicrfi
prM;ii,Hn
m
i.
The
victory
brought
1IH1V.a1m
TT
t
V-io
ni'l
LII
DVlllilliL
WAV
I
see
that
we
must
balance,
we
are
at
me
ur
resources;
the
war
er.ded."
C2i
adlan
Corps,
com-
b
ur
Arthur
currie,
ov
't
a
five-mile
front,
..2u
,;h
enemy
defen-
In
Uin
week
that
fol-Increased
the
pene-
i
14
miles
and
captured
i.
.;-
out
of
a
total
tz
"d
by
the
Allied
c
Fooled
Germans
e
mcnf.h:
following
the
f
is
at
Passschendaele
rit"i
Corns
had
under
training
In
tne
i
rector
for
Foch's
I
I
ike
Secret
trans-
ia
corps
south
to
-.-
of
the
most
carried
out
dur-
Orcat
War.
The
;t
the
Canadians
In
of
the
battle
as-
:ir
enemy
who,
be-jja
::iuber
of
deceptions,
pLirm
to
be
at
Kemmel
jth?
Flanders
Front,
ici
ipi.;e
for
the
Oer-fa;
provided
by
a
vast
f
tank,
behind
which
adlam.
advanced
stead-fe
tho
hui.
and
plateaus,
fcr,,
through
the
Ger-iil
line
,
and
beyond
the
ilies
PPING
MUNDA
troops
Harry
and
Drs-
Broken
Jap
Army
HEADQUARTERS
IN
JTil
PACIFIC,
August
7
an
Jungle
fighters
f'tursd
Munda
air
base
J
'I'd
all
organized
reslst-
vhe
Japanese
on
New
L
2nd
nnur
hnvo
nhtie.
i
fleeing
remnants
into
pan
;rove
swamps
where
oeing
annihilated.
Al-
tlquarters
reported
to-
s
plane
j
shot
down
seven
zeros
over
Buln-Faisi
stroyed
a
troon
laden
Velalavella
Island.
Munda
Elves
Ih
Allies
10r
more
conrpntrabrt
an
Rabaul,
the
greatest
-ironghold
In
the
acinc
S
NAZI
LIES
August
7
(CP)
At
!'ter
Churchill's
sus-
British
film
Is
belnir
ntrasting
shots
show-
might
of
the
British
i.
with
portions
nf
t.h
ifllm
"Baptism
of
Fire"
Nazis
used
to
lntl.
"utrals.
support
and
reserve
positions.
The
initial
break-through
on
August
8
exceeded
even
the
She
Ttytnnerature
Tonights
Dim-out
63
(Halt
an
hour
after
sunset
to
ximum
51
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
nmuiu
CENtIaLSM
10:00
p.m.
to
5:34
ajn.
NORTHERN
AND
SH
CqLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XII,
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
SlAflQROAAUGlfrST
7.
1943
PRICE.
FIVE
CENTS
isino
Irisis
Aooears
In
Germanv
IENS
ENS
RECALLED
RECALLED
'W2
NATO
jAniANC'
AN?
TRIUMPH
row
is
2Gth
Anniversary
of
British
Victoi
,icc
When
Maple
Leaf
Led
the
Great
Attack
MUlt
-
w
J
highest
hopes
of
the
British
general
staff.
Backed
by
Cavalry
Enemy
opposition
grew
stronger
on
succeeding
days,
but
the
Canadians
Joined
the
4th
Division
on
August
9,
continued
to
make
headway,
sometimes
In
cluose
hand-to-hand
fighting
at
German
strong
points.
Caval
ry
squadrons
backed
up
the
attack.
Sir
Arthur
Currle
wrote
on
August
13:
"The
first
stage
of
the
Battle
of
Amiens
is
over
One
of
the
most
successful
operations
conducted
by
the
Allied
armies
is
now
a
matter
of
his-ory."
The
battle,
endedhwv
August
16,
released
the
strategic
Parls-Amlens
railway.
The
Canadian
Corps
in
addition
to
prisoners
captured
about
170
guns,
1.000
machine
guns,
and
more
than
1C0
trench
mortars.
Vast
engineering
and
other
stores
fell
to
the
overseas
soldiers
and
their
own
total
casualties
were
fewer
than
the
number
of
prisoners
taken.
The
operation
has
been
refer-
red'to'by'mHltary
"writers
as
the
most
Dniiiant
victory
gained
Dy
British
arms
In
the
1914-18
conflict.
In
a
book
written
within
a
year
after
the
armistice,
uen
Erich
Ludendorff,
the
German
master
tactician,
referred
to
August
8,
1918
as
the
"black
day
of
the
German
army."
AMERICANS
IN
TURKEY
ANKARA
Members
of
the
ciews
of
eight
American
bombers
which
encaged
in
the
recent
raid
on
Ploesti
air
field
in
Rumania,
have
been
interned
in
Thrkey
following
forced
landings.
Are
Surging
Forward
Tronia,
Key
Position,
Is
Occupied
After
Savage
Battle
Another
Italian
Island
is
Occupied
Naples
Pounded
Again
by
Bombing
Attacks
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA,
Aug.
7
(CP)
Triona,
key
mountain
position
protecting
the
Germans'
Mount
Etna
flank,
has
been
captured
by
the
Americans
after
one
of
the
most
savage
battles
of
the
Sicilian
campaign.
Troina's
capture
was
announced
a
couple
of
days
ago
but
the
UNPREPAREDNESS
PRETORIA,
August
7
O)
Just
how
unprepared
South
Africa
was
for
war
was
recently
revealed
In
figures
passed
for
publication.
When'
the
Union
went
to
war
It
had
two
high-
speed
bombers,
26
obsolete
gen-
pral
nurnose
craft.
40
training
aircraft,
two
antiauated
tanks
nnH
t.un
armnrpd
cars.
.
GOSH
THEY
STILL
1)0
Scientists
believe
a
great
of
flying
cockroaches
thousands
of
years
ago.
STIFP
TRAINING
prepare,)
Canadians
for
Sicilian
assault
gg:.
:,
.
1
jiii'.j!aBi
Long
route
marches
over
hilly
and
rough
te
rain
similar
to
tjiat
on
the
Island
of
Sicily,
marked
pre
invasion
drills
of
the
Canadian
for
es
which
launched
the
assault
on
Sicily
In
cooperation
with
British
and
American
troops.
M
top
some
of
the
Canadians
are
pictured
moving
uphill
during
one
of
the
training
schemes.
The
lower
picture-
shows
others
climbing
rock-strewn
ledges,
carrying
portable
wireless
sets
aid
heavy
packs.
(Canadian
Army
Photo)
Paid
Hqliday
Made
General
National
Announcement
of
Paid
Holiday
Plan
OTTAWA,
August
7
Oi
The
National
War
Labor
Board
announced
yesterday
that
vaca
Hons
with
pay
will
become
the
rule,
effective
immediately,
in
all
shipyards
under
Its
Jurisdiction
where
such
working
conditions
did
not
exist
formerly.
Under
the
ruling
as
interpreted
by
the
local
dry
dock,
workers
with
an
attendance
of
300
days
per
year
are
allowed
a
week's
holiday
with
pay.
Mountain
Americans
nan
inen
secured
only
a
toehold
near
the
town,
official
reports
indicated.
Allied
armies
were
surging
forward
all
along
the
front
in
Sicily
and
prisoners
taken
so
far
in
the
campaign
totalled
125,000.
The
Americans
also
occupied
the
lsand
of
mlca)
40
mllcs
north
of
Palermo.
Allied
air
and
sea
forces
continued
their
powerful
support
of
the
Sicilian
land
drive.
Warships
again
pounded
Taor-mlna's
east
coast
and
Allied
planes
blasted
Naples
in
a
new
raid.
Back
Out
Of
Russia
Germans
Are
Reported
to
be
Carrying
Out
Evacuation
of
Smolensk,
Most
Important
Rase
MOSCOW,
August
7
(CP)
Reports
from
Russian
guerillas
behind
the
German
lines
say
that
the
Naris
are
carrying
out
a
general
evacuation
of
the
Smolensk
region
and
are
also
removing
potential
war
materials.
Smolensk
is
probably
the
most
important
German
base
in
all
Russia.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Philadelphia
4,
New
York
0;
Cleveland
1,
St.
Louis
0.
Detroit
6,
Chicago
0.
Boston
T,
Washington
4.
National
League
.
St.
Louis
'8,
Pittsburgh
3.
Boston
4,
Brooklyn
3.
Cincinnati
9,
Chicago
7.
Philadelphia
-3,
New
York
4-4.
International
League
Syracuse
6-3,
Buffalo
3-4.
Jersey
City
3,
Montreal
0.
Toronto
9,
Baltimore
2.
.Newark.
7,
Rochester
6.
Pacific
Coast
League
Seattle
5,
Hollywood
3.
Los
Angeles
5-3,
Sacramento
1-3.
San
Francisco
2,
San
Diego
0.
Portland
4,
Oakland
1.
American
Association
Indianapolis
1,
St.
Louis
0.
Toledo
2,
Kansas
City
1.
Louisville
8-8,
Minneapolis
1-
i.
Columbus
3-3,
Milwaukee
1-1
FASCISTS
ARRESTED
ANKARA
It
Is
reported
here
thai
Count
Ciano,
son-in-law
of
Premier
Mussolini,
and
other
prominent
Fascists
arc
being
rounded
up
on
charges
of
profiteering,
Ciano
is
already
arrested,
it
is
said.
RUSSIANS
LONDON,
August
7
Russian
armies
breaking
Into
the
Ukraine
on
a
40-mlle
front
outflanked
the
big
German
base
of
ICharkov
yesterday
by
capturing
Zolochev.
25
miles
to
the
northwest,
in
continuing
the
summer
campaign
that
has
cost
thelpermans
120,000
killed,
and
12,000
prisoners.
scored
In
the
smash
west
of
Belgorod
which
cut
the
Khar
kov-Bryansk
railway
at
Zolochev.
The
Russians
drove
onward
through.
Orel
farther
north
In
the
surge
toward
Bryansk.
In
Sicily
Bulletins
ATTACKING
GERMANY
LONDON
A
large
force
of
planes,
apparently
heavy
bombers,
thundered
across
the
Channel
today
and
the
Nazi
command
said
that
bombs
were
dropped
over
western
Germany.
Specif
V
targets
were
not
Immediately
disclosed.
CHURCHILL
AND
ROOSEVELT
LONDON
Reports
persist
of
another
impending
conference
between
Trime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
and
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
In
view
of
the
latest
military
developments.
RIBBENTROP
IN
ITALY
BERNE
The
German
foreign
minister,
Joachim
von
Rlh-bentrop,
lias
arrived
in
Rome,
it
is
reported,
to
discuss
with-(Irawalof
German
troops
from
Italy
a'pd
Italian
forces
from
the
Balkans,
Greece
and
France.-
POPE'S
APPEAL
ROMlit
The
Pope
is
reported
to
me
issuing
an
appeal
to
all
the
warring
nations
for
an
immediate
return
to
peace.
-'ft
Important
-
Dnscussions
.
H
Of
Military
Nature
In
Hitler's
Headquarters
LEFT
SWING
IS
GENERAL
THESE
DAYS
Arthur
Turner,
M.L.A.,
Declares
C.C.F,
Is
Real
Party
of
Socialism
The
whole
English-speaking
world
is
swinging
to
the
left
owing
,to
economic
conditions,
declared
Arthur
Turner,
C.C.F.
member
for
Vancouver
East,
be-'fore
a
public
meeting
last
night
in
the
Oddfellows'
Hall.
The
result
of
the
provincial
election
in
Ontario
this
week
was
an
Indication
of
the
trend.
The
C.C.F.
would
be
the
official
opposition
I
in
Ontario's
next
Legislature
as
It
already
was
in
Saskatchewan
and
British
Columbia.
At
the
next
provincial
elections
In
Sas
katchewan
and
British
Columbia,
the
C.C.F.
would
go
into
power,
Mr.
Turner
predicted.
Winning
of
traditional
old
party
seats
In
Reich
Seems
to
be
Worried
Over
Fiissibility
of
Mass
Air
Raids
on
Berlin,
Serious
Strikes
and
Peace
Demonstrations
LONDON,
Aug.
7
(CP)
r-
The
German
Information
.Bureau
said
in
broadcast
today
that
a
"number
of
important
discussions
of
military
and
political
nature
have
taken
place
in
Adolf
Hitler's
headquarters
in
the
past
few
days."
Indications
from
German
sources
are
of
a
rising
crisis
as
reports
reach
London
telling
of
fears
over
possibility
I
Salmon
Arm
and
Revelstoke
was
DurB
fecale-.-tonifinant.
Rnpakin?
of
the
Strikes
and
other
troubles
al
M!Hao1
cHnatlnn
In
t.hfi
Yukon
whence
he
has
Just
returned
atter
a
visit
under
the
auspices
of.
the
Miners'
Union
of
Dawson,
Mr.
Turner
said
he
had
received
lehr
erJtrrus.ikstic'
ieceptiori"evei
f
where,
C.C.F.
clubs
had
been
organized
at
Dawson,
White-horse
and
Mayo
and
he
was
of
the
opinion
that
his
party
would
take
the
federal
seat
of
the
territory
In
the
next
election.
Mr.
Turner
spent
considerable
time
endeavouring
to
show
why
it
was
not
necessary
to
have
a
second
political
party
of
the
workers
in
this
country.
He
contended
that
the
C.C.F.,
with
Its
aim
of
holding
the
wealth
In
common
and
managing
It
co
operaUvely.
was
the
real
party
of
socialism
and
would
never
be
satisfied
until
capitalism
had
been
eradicated
and
a
co-oper
ative
commonwealth
established.
Further,
the
speaker
declared,
C.C.F.
socialistic
policies
were
determined
not
by
a
small
central
group
but
democratically
at
conventions.
Mr.
Turner
de
-
of
massed
air
raids
on
Berlin.1
serious
strikes
and
peace
demonstrations.
German
authorities
were
reported
today
as
frantically
trying
"to
tontrol
a
mass
stampede"
from
panic-stricken
Berlin,
where
bomb-shocked
Hamburg
refugees
have
spread
horror
stories
snapping
the
already
frayed
nerves
of
Berliners
expecting
imminent
mass
air
attacks.
Spanish
correspondents
hinted
that
non-military
developments
of
unusual
import
were
under
way
in
Berlin
and
Nazi
propaganda
minister
Qiebbels
acknowledged
"partial
evacuation"
of
the
capital
because
of
fears
of
attacks
on
the
Ham-.
'
were
reported
brewing
In
'
Germany
at
the
time
of
sag-
glng
morale
caused
by
German
reverses
In
the
air
and
afield.
Reuters
said
that
reports
were
clrciiJaita;
.Iri.GennanrcleSIn
Istanbul,
Turkey,
that
the
Germans
were
preparing
to
declare
Berlin
ah
open
city.
Husband
Sold
Local
Townsite
VANCOUVER,
August
7
W
Mrs.
Marianne
Rand,
79,
widow
of
Charles
David
Rand,
who
sold
the
townsite
of
Prince
Rupert
for
the
Grand
Trunk
Railway,
died
here
Thursday.
"BY
ANY
OTHER
NAME"
Cincinnati
was
widely
known
as
"Porkopolis"
before
the
Civil
War
because
of
its
extensive
pork
packing
Industry.
lever
heard
of
the
old
parties
i
never
again
be
apart,
something
for
which
we
are
mighty
glad,"
Mr.
Turner
concluded.
During
a
question
period
which
followed,
there
was
some
discussion
of
conditions
in
the
north
and
Mr.
Turner
spoke
of
the
Alaska
Highway
in
connec
tion
with
the
construction
work
on
which
there
was
much
dls
content
with
Americans
getting
big
wages
while
Canadians
had
difficulty
In
even
getting
Jobs.
The
speaker
felt
that
the
work
of
construction
of
the
road
was
both
very
expensive
and
inefficient.
He
questioned
how
the
road
would
stand
up.
Asked
by
a
man
in
naval
uniform
as
to
the
stand
of
the
m.C.lCIiriWlTS'
"the"
"vote
to
Orientals,
Mr.
Turner
said
he
felT
Tnat
any
person
wfioTwas
worthy'oTTJelhg
granle&iitlzen-sI.jsfip5Td",
also
.bj..,glyjnjhe
ypje.
He
mentioned
how
Japanese
evacuated
"from
British,
Jffi-umb"fa
had
"keen
able
To"
vote
In
ffigfonlaflo"
,
pTovuictal
"'election
while
Chinese
were
permitted
to
vote
in
Manitoba.
G.
W.
Rudderham
was
In
the
chair
lat
last
night's
meeting
which
was
followed
by
a
dance
for
which
music
was
furnished
by
George
Duchak
and
His
prairie
Ramblers,
the
committee
In
charge
consisting
of
G.
plored
the
situation
where
trades
sponsoring
study
groups.
There
unionism
lrr
Canada
was
divided
n0
difference
between
Llb-into
four
or
five
groups
wasting
erajs
anc
conservatives,
declared
energy,
time
and
money
fight-
the
speaker.
"'We
have
been
In-Ing
each
other.
It
would
be
dls-f
strumental
In
driving
the
two
astrous
Indeed
if
the
socialist
Dartles
together
and
they
will
groups
should
divide
In
the
poll-
tlcal
sphere.
Where
is
Tim
Buck?
Mr.
Turner
questioned
Just
where
Tim
Buck
and
his
so-called
Communist
party
with
Its
motto
of
"all
out
to
win
the
war"
stood.
"ITis
Just
cheap
and
"na'sty
politics
to
advocate
iJiSJIstlarty.,''
Mr.
Turner
asserted.
"I
.
leave
ltt
you
whether
the
communist
rtv
rnnlri
be
considered
a
worthy,
representatfve'e
workers"
The
speaker
charged
the
Do
minion
government
with
cater
lng
to
big
business
in
prosecu-tin
the
war
effort.
The
best
war
effort
was
not
indicated
when
a
romDanv
with
capitalization
of
$16,000,000
could
make
a
profit
of
$18,000,000
In
one
year
and
distribute
$8,000,000
to
Its
share
holders.
Socialism
was
not
a
Utopian
dream,
Mr.
Turner
asserted.
The
C.C.F.
stood
for
socialization,
public
ownership
and
government
control
of
industry
and
resources.
The
wealth
of
the
country
had
been
put
there
by
God
or
nature
and
did
not
De
long
to
tho
big
companies
but
to
the
people.
It
should
not
be
exploited
to
swell
the
coffers
of
a
few
people.
The
C.C.F.
stood
for
the
cdu-
cation
of
the
people.
Had
one'Toews
and
R.
S.
Traquair.
Candidates
Background
Carnival
Queen
Aspirants
Are
Really
Something
to
Vote
For
An
under-current
of
excite
ment
is
beginning
to
be
felt
as
the
campaign
for
Civic
Carnival
Queen
puts
on
power.
Groups
supporting
the
candidates
are
each
plugging
hard
for
their
eye-filling
royal
prospects
and
In
order
that
the
public
may
have
an
acquaintance
with
each
the
Dally
News
publishes
a
sum
mary
of
the
background
of
the
five
candidates.
Olga
Sather,
the
Sons
of
Norway
candidate,
known
as
"Miss
Norway"
was
born
in
Prince
Rupert
17
years
ago.
.She
haa4lghWbr.Qynuhair
.
Wue
Jycj.
.
is
five
feet
four
inches
tall,
and
weights
120
pounds.
She
is
in
her
senior
year
at
Booth
Memorial
High
School,
and
during
the
summer
months
Is
working
at
the
Fishermen's
Cooperative.
Her
home
is
1869
Seventh
Avenue
East.
Margaret
Davidson,
"Miss
Mooseheart,"
candidate
for.
Chapter
1051,
Loyal
Order
of
Moose,
Is
2
years
old,
has
blonde
hair,
blue
eyes,
Is
five
feet
three
and
one
half
Inches
tall
and
weighs
123
pounds.
She
was
born
and
educated
in
Vancouver
and
has
been
In
Prince
Rupert
for
one
year.
Lillian
Wallace,
who
Is
campaigning
under
the
title
"Miss
Prince
Rupert,"
is
the
candidate
of
the
Retail
Merchants'
Association.
She
Is
22
years
old,
has
brown
hair
and
blue
eyes,
Is
five
feet
four
Inches
tall
and
weighs
115
pounds.
She
was
born
and
raised
in
Edmonton,
and
came
to
Prince
Rupert
four
months
ago.
She
works
for
the
Northern
B.C.
Power
Company.
Ihelda
McEwen,
the
Gyro
Club
candidate,
known
as
"Miss
Gyro.
1943,"
is
22
years
old,
has
brown
hair,
hazel
eyes,
and
weighs
130
pounds.
She
was
born
at
Dauphin,
Manitoba,
and
lived
in
Smlthers
for
16
year's.
She
has
been
In
Prince
Rupert
since
last
January
and
works
for
the
Northern
B.C.
Power
Company.
Rosemond
May
McEIwaln,
"Miss
Victory
Welderette,"
is
the
candidate
for
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipyard.
She
Is
19
years
old,
has
brown
hair,
blue'
eyes,
Is
five
feet
seven
Inches
tall,
and
.weighs
115
pounds.
Born
in
the
State
of
Washington,
she
came
with
her
family
to
British
Columbia
five
years
ago.
She
has
been
In
Prince
Rupert
for
a
year
and
a
half.
Her
home
is
at
1005
Park
Avenue.
Halibut
Sales
American
Atlantic,
40.000,
17.5
and
16,
Royal
and
Booth.
-
'
Freya,
25,000,
17.5
and
16,
Pacini.
Canadian
;..
Dovrc
B,
35,000,
18.2
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
Clipper
II,
10,000,
18.2
and
17
and
16,
Atlin.
.
Embla,
0,500,
18.2
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
v.
I