Local
Tides
Local
Temperature
1
Wednesday,
Dec.
15
H;
High
3:41
192
feet
Maximum
51
44
W
41
v
Low
15:18
9:31
20.1
8.7
feet
fet
Minimum
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NEWSPAPER
XXXII,
No.
291
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B.C.;
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raftOfrY;
yECEMBER
14,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
1
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TL
...
elurnea
ouiuui
ieacnerr
Evacuate
Cherkasy
eiis
oi
I!
uiiuiuunb
1
in
If
ermans
orway
unaer
nazi
nee.
(
,MROSE,
Alta.,
Dec.
14-John
,i,irnp(l
from
Norwav
and
Sivprlnn
i
r.nxlir
in
101(1
Un
;
r"d
ot
know
what
dan-listened,
Mr
Westby
said
it
;ie
people
would
have
t-1
anv
other
country
a
t
a
Germany
had
they
eked
If
they
knew
from
i
country
Invasion
was
bfause
such
an
Idea
remote
from
their
minds.
ct
had
been
no
Indication
t:
kind
of
the
Nazi
plant.
1
Mr
Westby
said
the
people
apltal
were
fully
as
sur-
i:h
a
'hose
of
the
outlying
Hie
Invasion
began
on
'.h
of
April.
r:s
UUIe
village
of
Nyberg
about
the
size
of
Tofleld."
VJ
irilllU
a.
t
Oe;TT.ans
found
the
King
of
the
cabinet
and
some
r
be-
of
parliament
had
t-
elr
way
by
car
to
that
The
third
lime
the
bom-,
r
.
as
very
heavy.
Mf.
r
i
did
not
say
If
there
was
.
.4
ol
life
but
remarked
(
-ople
scattered
to
the
sur-:
'
g
woods
because
they,
p
':e(enceie..
Niii
Uuthlns
t
Sxd
about
the
concentration
Mr
Wrstbv
said
all
the
that
had
been
told
of
t
:,niessness
of
tne
Nazis
in
rr
ipcrt
were
true,
people
r
ail
classes
who
w?re
sus-
L
kit
4
V
MVIVW
J3
wrrc
throm-n.
Into.UMise
"Z,
Orlnl
Is
the
most
widely
..t
of
these
concentration
n
and
Is
a
symbol
of
the
meMioda
adopted.
'
-
Nar.i.-
adopted
a"sllck"
rf
ge'ting
foodstuffs
arid
.ins
of
value
from
the
Nor
neonle
by
supplying
the
ji-i'
r.
ldlrr.s
with
Norwegian
t
whrh
beeamc
valueless
:
e
toon
there
was
little
left
h
to
snend
it.
f
if
the
renort
that
the
'
Ion
can
'
fjUcs
where
so
far
as
his
Icdpc
went
the
people
were
;
Tounshed.
E
;ig
hi-
conversation
win.
it
C
anadlan,
Mr.
Westby
paid
.
i
a
it..
rmemm
.
.
J
.1.
M
M
mr
m
trrr
1
1
r
inn
Ku.pnin
it
i
1
1
t.iiiu
i!
h
he
declared
has
been
do-
"t
.-rHirfnl
work.
He
has
been
kr4
ta
speak
on
n
number
of
c
-'
ans
since
returning
to
Bi:
t
community,
north
of
fnr-
rv
ont
Knv
he
makes
n
'
tr?.rh
on
the
island
of
Trom
'
h
of
Narvick.
where
they
vii
a
'little
Norway"
all
to
"ifrnselves,
and
were
not
trou-1
by
the
Nazis.
He
was
re-Wired
to
report
to
the
sheriff's
NW:e
at
Oryllcfjord,
a
fishing
v.i
once
a
week.
At
the
end
"
two
years,
In
July.
1942.
he
ff'urnetl
to
his
home
district.
"d
then
made
his
way
to
Swe-!n,
a
comparatively
short
dls-'
-e
He
went
to
the
British
ulatc
and
asked
to
serve
In
ay
capacity,
with
the
result
that
he
was
engaged
for
a
year
'he
.Press
Reading
Bureau
'm
which
dlsnatches
went
ut
to
other
countries.
Swedes
Sympathetic
The
Swedish
rtuvernmcnt
In
nrii
i
v
i
hi
i
v
111
uriii.
ii'ii.
iiiivv
i
nt
i
..
t
Curiosity
Is
Aroused
By
General
"
-
-,j
.
-jp
ll
1
j
f
,'in
the
blue"
Ho,
himself,
thought
Norway
"the
.
i
l
t
ii
i
t
,,
t
n
rnrr
:invrini
mil
n
crn
nnn
n
waa
tint
until
ill
-
-
-
-
v
v
mm
a
u
m
u
a
b
a
of
April
8,
1040,
when
L
'
orlUcs
in
Oslo
ordered
y
thai
no
lights
should
in
!
r
lighthouses',
that
-lc
of
his
little
home
vll-'t;
:rrgsund
In
Trysll
dls-
3
miles
northeast
of
the
erased
that
something
,
;.
Everyone
went
to
ttr
)Z
'fry
nervous
nna
un-
CAIRO.
Dec
14
0
-8pccu
4-
latlon
about
Allied
push
In
the
Balkans
has
been
aroused
bv
the
annearance
Extra
Postal
Help
Needed
4
Cairo
of
an
unexplained
4
mission
of
Lieut.
General
Patton,
commander
of
the
American
Seventh
Army.
Cairo
Is
the
seat
of
the
Oreek
and
Yugoslav
gov-
I
ernments
in
exile.
VANCOUVER.
Dec.14
Arrangements
are
being
made
to
use
from
1W0
to
1600
extra
help
In
connection
with
pastal
iHp
In
Vancouver
during
the
Christina
rush
season.
DETAILS
Off.
PACT
GIVEN'
llimia
and
CmhoStortkia
to
SUnd
Solidly
Together
Agalmt
Germany.
an
had
taken
all
the
armistice.
bbnkcts
away
from
the
It
Is
a
twenty-year
pact
and
homes
was
true.
Mr.
could
be
Joined
by
roland
or
v
i
Aid
large
numbers
of
other
nations
ooraenng
on
ucr-
i
cn,.t)i.rn
manv
and
feeltnz
the
effecU
r
;'tpi
i'
1
1'
lmm-ii
ill
ouuttivin
--
-
m
ay
through
the
Norwegian
of
Nazi
aggression.
r,u.horlles.
In
the
country
ti
ti
he
he
believed
believed
the
tne
ciuzcn
citizens
n,
...
not
been
badly
off
but
J
jyil
Wat
11
U1
j
ha?s
been
hrn
ffreat
great
hardship
hardship
I
Bulgaria
Now
Being
Feared
LONDON.
Dec.
H-Polltlcal
rbservers
express
the
belief
that
Bulgaria
will
be
faced
with
a
civil
war
if
the
government
continues
its
present
policy
of
reoperation
with
Oermany.
V
.M
rwlnt
of
giving
the
lien
the
highest
possible
praise,
pathles
are
with
the
Allies,
in
Mi
Wc:;i.by
was
educated
In
his
opinion
the
Swedish
people
''?
Try
.il
community
and
on
are
a
little
suspicious
of
Russia
to
Alberta
farmed
ior
"without
any
real
cause."
and
r
vrars.
He
then
decided
to
are
very
suspicious
of
Germany.
O
tank
home,
and
following
the
There
are
shortages
of
various
v&jlon
secured
a
permit
essentials
in
sweaen
oui
n
uo-
tprvntlnn
were
that
uu
to
the
time
he
left
there
was
no
acute
hardship.
While
In
Stockholm
he
saw
many
well
known
woria
f
inures,
and
esser'
figures
dc-
.
cause
that
capital
Is
a
centre
of
great
diplomatic
activity.
He
believes
that
inner
is
ju-.
r1o
vine
for
time
In
order
to
get
as
good
peace
terms
as
possible.
because
he
knows
tne
game
i
lost."
The
war
In
Burope
he
thinks
will
conclude
next
sum
mer.
Mr.
Westby
came
by
plane
from
Stockholm
to
Britain
In
six
hours
and
from
the
Old
Country
by
boat
in
a
large
convoy
to
St.
John.N.B.
He
was
most
happy
to
feel
Canadian
soil
beneath
his
tto
nnrt
Mrs.
Westby
are
al'ulm
Buveriuiit'iib
in-
i
irvi..
---
.
.
t
'ncK
to
stav
neutral
Mr.
Westbv
,
leaving
In
a
few
days
to
rcsicie
''
vr.i
although
their
sym-.at
the
west
coast.
JAPANESE
SHIPS
BURN
AFTER
ATTACK
ON
RABAUL
Here.
the
e
ult
if
c
Rabaul
raid
on
Novemb
2,
by
AUfedJbombers.
15
Jap
vessels
were
sunk.
iDOUkhobor
EXPLOSION
Inrendlarhm
ls
Suspected
In
Inrident
at
Setllement
of
Rrilliant
Sunday
Night.
ERIllIANT.
Dec
14
r
The
nrovinrlal
police
aie
lniU?3
'ng
an
explosion
ana
sudsp-luent
fire
which
destroyed
sev
eral
buildings
at
urn
i.
am
Sun
day
night
a
few
hours
after
a
mass
meeting
of
Doukobors
HaH
hMr
tnlri
that
the
eovern-
ment
would
insist
6n'allcWt
service
for
conscientious
objectors.
:
The
f
Ir
destroyed
a
govern
ment-owned
Jam
factory,
where
the
explosion
had
apparently
nrrurrfH
a
nacklne
house.
Cn-
rai
xtnr
ii'n
rallwav
cars
and-1'
ijunuun,
uec
ii
vr
rucuini
-
-
-
Monday-night
of
the
new
mutua,
assistance
pact
between
Russia
and
Czechslovakla.
The
pact
Dlcdtcs
both
nations
to
a
fight
Incendiarism
Is
suspected.
for
the
total
destruction
ofjD-p!,,
Cfrtrrxrc
lUtlcr
policies
and
not
to
enter
j
UCldsC
uiiiiuio
Into'
any
negotiations
with
any;
Of
i
man
government
inai
nas
not
repudiated
all
aggressive
alms,
the
Mo.scow
radio
announced
Monday
night.
Neither
nat-
enter
upon
separate
VANCOUVEH,
Dec.
14
Draft
agreements
which
may
be
used
lor
basic
contracts
for
-trade
unions
In
the
shipyards
of
the
west
coast
are
being
considered
at
the
B.C.
shipyard
union
conference
which
Is
being
held
in
Vancouver.
A
number
of
delegates
are
at-tend'lnE
from
New
Westminster.
Victoria
and
Prince
Rupert.
These
Include
of
the
malor
trade
unions,
in
Former
Local
PoKceman
is
Shot
To
Death
in
Alleged
Attempted
Hold-up
Incidentfin
Vancouver
VANCOUVER,
DeCwU
fCP)
Francis
Andrew
0x1rrl
fni'innr
mornhhr
nf
f
ha
nrnvinpinl
nnllPP
hnvincr
nnt
lntur
arm
hpori
fl
mpmrxr
of
the
citv
forcp
at
'Prince
Rupert,
vap
killed
yesterday
in
an
alletred
nOI(l-Ul
HLlC'lllja.
V
IKtUlj
(
ICU
lia,ci,
uiumn-m-
liw'nf
Rnlnnrl.
was.charVed
with
robberv
with
vio
lence
following
an
InvcstlgatlSHJ
.
Charlea
Hawkenwas
held
for
.
questioning
In
connection
with.
I
ADnDiDDllIi
the
shooting
and
was
later
re
LMDUlYT
IWV
leased.
1
Police
said
that
Hawken
jf!
Akjh
C
C
L
ported
he
niawkeni
shot
Ha
Mill
VtaVil
land
when
Boland
and
Mayer
attempted
an
armed
hold-up
at.
.
i
s
a
nouse
wnere
nawi.cn
mts,
n
AMERICANS
Unions
Conferring
m
ATTACK
Bombed
Industrial
Targets
In
Northwestern
Germany
and
Air
Base
in
Holland.
1
SsK
tttgAa?!!!!
Heavily
loaded
with
Allied
troops,
L.S.T.
boats
dodge
rocket
bombs
unleashed
from
high
Hying
German
bombers
as
they
were
approaching
the
Italian
shores.
This
Is
one
of
the
first
pictures
of
the
Invasion
on
Uie
Italian
mainland,
near
Naples.
Negotiations
to
be
Resumed
With
Mew
to
Getting
Together
on
.
Nomination.-.
x
The
local
Labor-Progressive
Club
has
advised
the
Co-opera-ative
Commonwealth
.FtderaUon
that
it
is
prepared
Id
reopen
negotiations
on
the
matter
of
a
working
agreement
between
the
two
parties
for
one
"progressive"
candidate
in
each
of
the
federal
and
provincial
field.
The
Labor
-
Progressive
party
had
written
to
the
C.C.F.
in
this
regard
and
last
night,
at
a
meet-
LONDON.
Dec.
14
United
(lng
of
the
local
club,
there
was
Rtati
hpavv
bombers
bombed
ia
reply
from
the
C.C.F.
point-
shipping
and
industrial
t
yjW'ii"
in
northwestern
Germany
and
a
and
natlonaI
conventions
and
Nazi
air
base
near
Amsterdam
-vtrnriinir
an
invitation
to
La-
;
...0
1
representatives
!cncmv
Dianes
were
shot
down
the
C.C.F.
as
individuals.
.
..
.
i
i
i.-4
rivA
river
ULRLaicA
w
v
ivvu
w
"
'
eluding
ATUBXSL.
and
the
represent
the
local
Labor-Pro-
Amaigamaica
uunamg
-
,
.
,
of
Canada.
bombers
and
two
fighters
DODGE
NAZI
BOMHS
ercsslve
Club
at
a
provincial
con
vention
to
be
held
in
Vancouver
Jaunuary
15.
These
delegates
!.
were
named
In
the
persons
of
Bruce
Mickleburgh.
.
Harley
Lewis
Mrs.
Harold
Ponder.
Mrs.
K.
Creak
and
Charles
Vlzen.
FORTHRIGHT
SOCIALISM
Ian
MacKemie
Speaks
of
difference
of
Policy
of
His
Government
and
C.C.F.
and
VANXHJVETC.
Dec.
14
Speak-:ng
here
yesterday.
Hon.
Ian
MarKenzle.
minister
of
sions
and
national
health,
clared
that
the
Co-operative
Commonwealth
Federation
stood
for
outright
socialism
and.
If
given
the
opportunity,
would
;
take
over
all
Industries.
Mr
MacKenzie
charged
the
Progressive
Conservative
party
with
helping
the
C.CF.
by
J
preaching
discontent.
The
government
of
which
he
'is
a
member,
the
minister,
said,
stood
for
national
security
bas-!
cd
on
International
goodwill
and
co-opcratlon
with
employment
for
all
who
wished
to
work.
CAPITAL
.MOVED
.
At
one
time
Turin
was
capital
of
Italy.
Strike
In
Montreal
MONTREAL.
Dec.
14
Oi
Police,
firemen
and
public
works
employees
today
be-
gan
a
strike
45
minutes
af-
ter
the
deadline
of
an
ulti-
matum
calling
for
recognl-
tlon
of
their
Canadian
Con-
gress
of
Labor
unions.
War
Being
Shortened
Anthony
Eden
Tells
Biitlsh
1
House
of
Commons
of
Teher
1
an-Calro
Parleys.
LONDON,
Dec
14
(CD-Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden,
reporting-
to
the
House
of
Commons
on
the
Teheran
and
Cairo
conferences,
declared
today
that
"the
war
will
be
shortened"
by
the
decisions
reached
with
Premier
Stalin
and
again
pledged
Britain
to
battle
for
the
final
destruction
of
Japan.
He
told
the
Home
that
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
"has
still
more
work
to
do
in
the
sphere
where
he
now
is."
Churchill
had
stayed
on
in
Cairo
meeting
last
week
with
leaders
of
smaller
INFLUENZA
EPIDEMIC
Mild
Form
of
Disease
Apparent
here.
ijlmportant
Fortress!!
Dnieper
River
Is
By
Superior
Red
F
RIPS
f
supply.
're
sunk
'942
by
T.nNnON
T)ep.
14
(CP)
-The
German
in.
day
announced
the
evacuation
of
Cherkasy,:
.1
i
t
1.
.i?
:
ant
strategic
lortress
on
tne
west
DanK
oi
tnv
per
River,
and
field
dispatches
from
the
Ruv
front
said
the
Soviets
now
hold
the
initiative
aV
most
everv
Doint
between
Kiev,
where
a
power
Nazi
counter-offensive
has
ap
parently
been
halted,
and
Krem-enchug
to
the
southeast.
An
nounclng
the
Soviet
victory,
Berlin
said
that
the
German
forces
had
retired
from
cnericasy
to
LONI)ONi
Dec.
h
King
"shorter
and
more
favorable
Oeorge
broadcast
his
usual
positions"
under
pressure
of
su-
Christmas
message
to
the
Em-
perlod
Russian
lorces.
pire
on
cjnrisimas
aiirnoon.
BATTLE
OF
ATLANTIC
King
Will
Broadcast
canadian
navy
had
big
'share
in
u-boat
defeat
Rapidly
Expanding
Force
Numbering
More
Than
600
Ships
Won
iNotable
success
in
iy
iterations
in
North
Atlantic.
By
FRANK
FLAHERTY
Canadian
Press
Staff
Writer
OTTAWA
Deri
14
YCPV
The
Roval
Canadian
Navy
in
football
parlance,
ran
beautiful
interference
for
a
United
Nations
team
in
scoring
one
oi
me
major
victories-cf
?
during
1943.
That
victory
was
V.ilo
the
Ulc
deleat
uclcdl
ot
ui
the
luc
liennan
uu
mail
suomanne
ouuuiui
iv
neet
x.-v
in
tne
Hi
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i,
Alreadv
permanent
11
was
enduring
enough
to
have
a
vital-influence
a
iai
if-
fon
military
operaUons
in
Euj-imlJYL
Uil
t
There
has
been
a
moderalc
eplaemic
of
inlluenza
iri
the
Eastern
provinces
during
the
rast
tew
weeks.
Two
weeks
number
of
-
cases
In
the
interior
cases
reported
in
the
services
In
the
Prince
Rupert
area.
Fortunately,
these
cases
were
an
apparenUy
mild
form
of
the
disease.
the
The
civilian
noDulation
was
advised
by
Dr.
R.
G.
medical
health
officer,
enza.
Briefly,
these
are
those
of
a
common
cold
with
sudden
onset,
accompanied
by
fever,
pdos-tratlon,
aches
and
pains
in
lirrbs,
and
sorethroat.
Since"
the
disease
is
transmitted
by
direct
contact,
those
persons
suffering
a
respiratory
infection
should
remain
at
I
home
in
bed
under
their
doctor's
supervision.
As
a
prevent-
.....
.
.
.
1
1
.killing
auve,
lauque
anu
uiuuus
should
be
avoided
and
people
should
stay
away
from
crowd
ed
nlaces.
The
medical
J
health
health'
officer,
and
family
should
be
advised.
Russian
General
Visits
Canadians;
Is
Well
Pleased
ALGIERS,
Dec.
14
A
high-ranking
Russian
general
has
the
Canadian
forces
In
Italy
and
expresses
himself
as
being
highly
pleased
with
their
emci-ency
and
bravery.
Bv
the
beginning
of
1942.
Brit
ain
had
sent
Russia
more
than
3,000
tanks
alone.
ope
uunng
iiie
jffai
auu
uu
uic
massing
of
troops
and
supplies
ITilW
overesas
for
further
operations;
1
1
p
L
uanaaa
s
anu-suoiiiauie
inoK
Lilt
nuuii
.Auaifub.aj.,
go
there
was
an
increased
SDeclal
Dreserve
from
the
itart
QJ
of
the
war
ij.
and
aUU
as
a5
it
lfc
grew,
(IC.
as-r
-t
)f
BritUh
Columbia.
Last
week
sumed
increasingly
Import-
tViAr.
vr
annrnTlmalplV
10f
.
.
.
.
.
i
i
!
dominating.
Hear
the
FACTS
4
U-Boats
Called
Home
By
midsummer
the
submarines
were
called
home
ana
convoys
proceeded
across
the
AUantlc
free
from
attack.
Too
many
U-
boats
had
gone
down
under
depth
charges
to
make
the
oper
ation
nnv
Thpv
eame
back
later
Indians
and
Canadians
are
Playing
Important
Part
With
ant
part
In
the
anU-subrnarine
Eiehth
Army.
nr
ThU
vpar
a
nanariian
offi-
it
ntrpn
rwc
14
WiTn(Han
cer
stationed
at
Halifax.
Rear
troops,
attacking
in
the
centre
J
Aomirai
w.
Murray
woo
sue"
qi
me
urilisn
rjgiun
Army
iruuw
with
new
weapons
and
new
tac-
in
Italy,
broke
through
German
in
the
"Canadian
Northwest
defences
and
cantured
a
num-
"
Atlantic,
in
mat
capacity
ne
ber
of
prisoners,
neaaquarters
j
Knlpe'
disposes
of
a
combined
British,
announced
today
while
the
Can-
i
today
idaV
tO
.
1
1
J-Mntnn
fnrM
.
.
.1
.
.J
-1
-
,1
.
1
.
.
-
American
anu
uoiioumu
aaians
aiong
uic
nuiutic
oeon
me
aien
lor
signs
-aim
wltn
the
Canadian
element
pre
svmDtons
-irmnfnne
sueeestlve
eiifTT0c4lVA
ff
of
Infill
lnflu
I
.
.
.
hurled
back
Nazi
armored
at
tacks,
wrecking
tanks
and
.In
flicting
Injuries.
Canadian
Indians
Are
Prosperous
with
new
weapos
and
new
tac-
OTTAWA,
Dec.
14
Canadian
tics
but
unable
to
dispute
Indian
Reserves
are
enjoying
an
United
Nations'
control
of
the
unprecedented
measure
of
pros-
thi-ii
cpoinnps
npritv.
Manv
of
the
men
are
en-
1
-Si
X
H
.,,
av
tat
Meecf.
in
nrofitabie
war
Indus-
u-t
'
.
TI,.,
,
.1
.u.
on,,
nr
'."
i
.,..,.
ilong
forward
steps
in
size
ana
inai
juua
m
vy
pnysican'
,
.
,
cprvinir
in
the
armed
forces.
4
illLU
UlC
Ulfe
5,-1
.''ll
u-
vv
a
J
of
eight
new
Tribal
class
ae-stroyers
Athabaskan
Iroquois,
Huron
and
Halda
were
commissioned
and
a
fifth,
the
Mlcmac
were
launched.
These
are
the
largest
ships
yet
to
come
Into
the
possession
of
the
Canadian
navy
but
still
larger
are
on
tne
'
way.
The
navy
within
a
matter
Makes
Two
Miles
of
Headwaj
of
months
will
acquire
two
;
On
Huon
Peninsula,
of
Ne
British
crulstrs.
Officers
andi
Guinea.
men
are
training
to
man
them.
Losses
during
the
year
were
heavv.
heavy.
The
Tne
destroyer
acstroyer
St.
w.
Croix
woix
AUSSIES
ADVANCE
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
SOunrwEST
PACIFIC.
Dec
was
sunk
In
tne
Norm
Aiianuc
IB
The
Australians
11.t,.iin.
h5
when
the
U-boats
made
their
new
appearance,
with
loss
of
146
lives,
the
heaviest
toll
for
a
(Continued
on
Page
Six)
have
mad
a
two-mile
advance
northwan
along
the
Huon
Peninsula,
Net
Guinea
Allied
headquarters
an
nounced
today.
Labor's
Candidates
for
Mayor,
Alder
3
men
and
School
Trustee
will
speak
at
the
BOOTH
SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM,
TONIGHT,
8
P.M.
1
i