41 rim"" M I I III lent L reai 43. ! -1. 4 I. A.U. Mill a" ------- iiAn.lunv Air A Ha I If pace Cierman bmps Oct 20 0 The An- 11 III. A.M.. p! an tuui ixiui) iuivcu .an. into violent le- to a line stretched air.w In the moun- iihty -three miles south-R me. to the Medlter- .age ot Mondagrone. miles south of Rome. The captured three Draronl, Pignataro and '.a, Billyh ranged far up the f the following f :m city to private bilng put through unrll: oidck 23, section i, $90. block 40, section 7, Hi using, $1 (nominal ai poses. block 30, section 8, Mu Fred M. Murphy, 14, blDck 40, section 5. to Ma; uiak, $180. p. bl::ck 19, section 5, Jo ckey $235. 36. block 3, section 2. itt and H(l(n M TmV 41 block 34. section 1. Rupert Dallv Mews Ltd.. T UP THE (ND FIRE R QUOTA! .Q 5700,000 ! Mount ' 1 o (late y Mm HI WORST TO COME YET Bloodiest Ahead Smuts: a. and knocked out encj(. Battles of War Lie Says Field Marshal LONDON, Oct. 20 Oi Field Marshal Jan C. Smuts, prime minister of the Union of South Africa, Gen. Sir Pierre Van Ry-ncveld and the prime minister's younger so, Jannie, are visiting Britain. The prime minister inspected the- South African 6th Division m the way and told them they had to wipe from their minds any illusion mat tne war was near its end. lie said he was convinced that the hardest and bloodiest battles of the war ahead, that the war had rolled back Into Europe where the final victorious blovs would be struck. South African troops would be there at the end as they had at the beginning. "We are standing at the turn ing point of the war, not at its the prime minister said, my railroad Deiwcen An- ..You must return not oni wltn P. .ira. jur Driages vlctory. but also with peace d in half an hour i pr.mi-,. Kmnu nrtdPrt that it scd American fliers, of grounded enemy .t:u oUv on air t Vltcrbco and Tarquina. l...:J ti.anes were lost, u; ..atones from Fifth adcjuarters said the burning houses. ' Vijlans, destroying t-arlng up railroads, i roads and firing 3 provide smoke jver the retreat. j.i Navy destroyers 1 wo Oerman-man- ia) .Tamers In the Ad- off the Dalmatlon rtlay. captured one nk another, It was dis- ':;day Lots Have In Transferred pnd tale bylaw covering had been South Africa's ambi tion for two years to have an armored division in the field. Already their Infantry had made a great name for themselves and now as tankmen they would do even more than in the past. On his arrlvel In London the prime minister was Invited to attend the war cabinet as a member1 and has attended several meetings. There Is a possi bility he may visit the United States and Canada; PUT UP FOR VICTORY LOAN Locomotive Firemen and En- ginemen Make $10,000 Sub scription WINNIPEO, Man., Oct. 20 The B;otherhood of Locomotlyp Firemen and Englnemen of the Canadian National Railways.; western region, are solidly be-' hind the Victory lioan and back up this statement with a subscription fpr $10,000 in bonds, according to a Joint announcement made today by Frank Rasmussen, general chairman and H. H. Jell, secretary treas- urer. "The subscription Is made from the accumulated funds of I he general grievance committee ol the order," stated Mr Rasmussen. "We are subscnDin? or this block of Victory Bonds because of our thorough belief n Hanarin and besause we as 4U Speed the Victory Buy Victory Bonds Timeb Tonight's Dim-out ft M .Half hour unset KM Is Hit Again Another -Allied Raid Proves CosU ly to Japanese Australian Reverse on New Guinea. ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Oct. 20 ""In a new raid on Rabaul, Japan's stronghold on New Brit ain, which took a 350-ton bomb ing assault on October 12 with loss of more than onehundred hips and 177 aircraft shot 'own, Allied planes have de troyed sixty more aircraft and Inflicted new shipping damage A destroyer, a gunboat and a 6,000-ton medium cargo vessel were sunk In the new raid and another cargo rhip and a cor vette were hit nnd damaged. . In New Oulnca land fighting the Australians have suffered a reverse near Finschhafen which they recently captured. Nazis Are Desperate Russians Threaten German Pos itions Leaving Only One Line Of Escape. MOSCOW Oct. 20" B ' The whole German position inside the Dneiper River elbow was threatened today as harassed Nazi commanders hurled fresh divisions of men, tanks and ar tlllery into the light in an at tempt to halt the Russian flank ing drive on the west ot the river The Russian major break-through southwest of Kremen- Chug has sweift into 130 Settle ments and the" railway Junction of Pyatikhatka to outflank Dne prodzerzhlnk, 40 miles to the east, and Dnepropetrovsk, 70 miles to the east. The capture of Pyatikhatka leave the Ger mans with but one line to evac uate the whole Dne,lper bend. Return With Record Catch American Seal Hunters " From Pribilof Islands Over 173,000 Pelts. Back With ST. LOUIS, Mo., Oct. 20 0 Two months behind schedule but with a 73-year record for the number of seal skins taken' from under the noses of the Japanese, St. Loulsans are returned in oiganlzatlon "lh to play home yesterday from an expe--ur individual part In carrying dltion to the Prlblloff Islands, Canada's war effort to a sue- more than 20O miles north of xssrul conclusion. Every mem- Dutch Harbor. Alaska. They ar- r of our organization has a rived in Seattle on Friday with personal interest in this sub- 117,164 seal skins, "" wrlptlon." On the opening day of the . -j j loan all officers and employees j 1 KpnairS 0 KOaQ of the C.N.R. western region ecelved a personal train order IT1 ClAafc Qnilfrtlf fiom W. R. Devenlsh. vice- iu iiuuio wvutm president and general manager. It is numbered "V-5" and timed 2401K. The order reads 'Fifth Victory Loan special, en-3ne spltit of victory, engine-man V. L. Bonds, conductor W. W E Canadians, operates at unlimited speed from October 18 to November 6. 1943. All concerned report to fellow employea canvasser promptly. W. R. SayHerriot Dead in Paris LONDON. Oct. 20 Oi A Madrid rtlsna'tch to the London Dally Mall today quoted a Vichy an nonneement that Edouard Her riot, former president of the French Chamber of Deputies, died Sunday in a Parl3 sanltor lum where he had been con fined by the Germans. CHINESE IMPORT The deplorable condition of the roadwav leading eastward from the dry dock to the fish ermens floats was unaer ins cusslon at the meeting of the city council Monday and it was left to the co-ordinating com mittce to deil lurther with the matter. The road actually comes i I kT.I ni.. British Coal Strike Ended LONDON, Oct. 20 O) A new British coal mine strike, with 2,000 miners walking out in Yorkshire for higher wages, broke yesterday after a dispute The Unk-necked pheasant Is which had aftetjd mlnrs ni Mn. IK an importation from China. TO EVACUATE ROME IBERNE Acording to reports reaching here from Italy, the (iermans plan to evacuate Rome by the end of the month. WHEAT TO RUSSIA OTTAWA Large shipments of Canadian wheat will be made to Russia from Canada under the new lease-lend agreement which for the first lime includes this Domini vj. AIRMEN ARRIVE LONDON Another large jroup of Royal Canadian Air Force ptrsonnel i-'air and ground crew has eatery ' arrived in Britain," i INVASION' 'OFUGREECE BERLIN "The German radio prrdicts that the" Allies will roon essay an invasion of the Balkans by way of, Salonika In Greece. K STRIKE SITUATION BIRMINGHAM, Alabama Mayor Cooper Green ot Birmingham describes the coal mine strike situation as "critical." Only 22 of 80 mines are now working and there is danger of the miners strike, spreading to gas' workers. INDIAN GOVERNMENT? TOKYO A provisional government for India has been ct' up under 'Japanese aus-juites with headquarters in pngapore, it was announced jday by the Japanese rafto. It ''will soon declare war on Great Britain and the United States. - OLD MAESTRO DIES HOLLYWOOD Ben Bernie. and screen,, died today. He had suffered from heart trouble since an attack of pneumonia last spring. Interior Flier Awarded D.F.C. Pilot Officer . .Rpbjn ;of Haz-elton.'son of Mr. A. E. Robin of Pacific and former agent telegrapher cf Canadian Na tlonal Railways., has been i warded the Distinguished Fly ing Cross for service overseas with the Royal Air Force. Pilot Officer Robin, who is a navl ?ator, served first with the coastal, command and more recently has been In India as cap tain of a flylns boat. Midnight Show unaer uanauian nu vn- . . ways jurisdiction but it was felt J q jQ J QXG that, Since inc navjr nau uvcn responsible for putting the road In disrepair owing to using It for heavy trafLc, repairs might be forthcoming from that quar ter. OVERCOME RESISTANCE ALLIED HEADQUARTERS iS ITALY' Despite strong Geiman resistance, the Allied forces advanced up to eleven miles north of the Volturno River yesterday. The battle ot the Volturno is now over, all Germans, being cleared from the valley. There are indications that the Nazis are planning a general retirement, their resistance flagging after fierce fighting. The Eighth and Fifth Armies have captured new towns. The Allied Air Force from North Africa is steadily pounding the whole Italian line. Commenting on the LONDON IS ATTACKED Some Casualties as Metronolii Has Fourth Night Alert Not Much Allied Activity LONDON, Oct. 20 Vfi A small force of German raiders drop-ed bombs at widely separated r laces In eastern England last eight, touched off the fourth successive night alert in Lon-lo'n and caused some casualties Four persons were killed by s bomib which dropped In one Xbuib. The Royal Air Force had p quiet night, there being no re-rprt of any large scale action. American heavy bombers attacked targets In. western Germany today. CANADIANS EXCHANGED First Group of 5,000 Disabled age home. At Ottawa the Department of External Affairs announced that SO Canadian soldiers and airmen are Included lruthe 5,000 Empire and. United States troops under exchange. Would Clear Up Loggers' Strike i,4he. ,"ol(L macsUo-ff-''tag-t"'Vii -Empire's and U.S. Prisoners Of War Leaves Sweden Today LONDON. Oct. 20 Oi The re turn of British, Canadian and United States disabled prisoners of war from Germany under an exchange agreement Is under way. the Foreign Office an-1 nounced yesterday, and the first parties are being embarked at Goteborg, Sweden, for. the voy Situation in Logging' Industry On. Queen Charlottes Receives Attention of Council The Queen Charlotte Island loggers' strike situation1 'w'as brought up at Monday nlgrltfs meeting of the city council 'by Aid. J. S. Black whose motion that representations be made to have the matter cleared up. Aid. Black' said that several ed to accept findings which j might be adverse to them. Such ks the situation on the Queen Charlotte Islands. The alderman cntended that there should be compulsory acceptance 'of arbi tration board findings. Other-vise the arbitration, act might as well be scrapped. At a time like this, It was, unfortunate that such ,a condition as 'now existed on' the Islands should have arisen. Relieve Traffic Congestion Near Borden-Taylor In view of the routing of traf fic by the United States forces of traffic over Taylor Street to Fifth Avenue congestion has been caused for pedestrians and 'the city council is asking the I Americans to remove rock I ledge at that point and furnish recent lumber and material necessary Dress storv that Famous Players to nlace sidewalks on r ii . .1 Jlo. .. I n n 1 MnMf HTVia mnffor NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER " PRINCE RUPERT. B.C.. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1943 Bulletins Mussolini Wants Off Grazlanl is Slatrd as Successor; Grand! in Portugal? STOCKHOLM, Oct. 20 O) A Budapest dispatch to Dagnes Nyheter newspaper reported today that Benito Mussolini would resign as head of the puppet Italian "Republican Fascist" government and withdrew from public me oecause oi poor health. Marshal Rodolfo Grazl-. anl Is reported tlated to succeed Mussolini who has not been active since he was "rescued" in Italy and taken to Germany for refuge. Count Dlno Grandl, former Italian foreign minister, Is re ported to be in refuge In the countrty in Portugal. Allies Supreme In Italian Air RALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN ALGIERS. Oct. 20 01 - The North African air force ,maln- tains, battle supremacy, over the front in Italy. The biggest air news yester day was made by bomber fleets which blasted the railroad yards at Skoplje in Yugoslavia on the only railway tone running from Herbert Marshall Visits Vancouver , VANCOUVER, Oct. 20 Herbert Marshall, popular British sage and screen star and veteran of the last wa. arrived. In .Vancouver last night 4or a.'tv6- rinw visit In rnnnprtlnn with ! years ago legislation had been the vlctory Loan campagn. He I enacted providing for the arbl- ylsited the snlpyard worlcers taxation of labor disputes. This d Mrs MarshaU ls witn him. was fair enough but the point, was that findings were not bind-! . lng on the parties concerned .Jan LTOSSinfT onrl thpv rilH not have to be ac- r O cepted. There had been many cases where employers had fail Solween River ls annubunced here. The enemy had been stalled there fpr 18 months. Japan Landing Attempt Fails ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTH PACIFIC. Oct. 20 A Japanese attempt to effect a landing at FInchhafen, which was recently captured by the Australians, falted. Two of three landing barges were sunk and the third disappeared. Record of U.S. Subs WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 CO ,lk' American submarines, carrying the war into Japanese home aimaian orpmanon was u- Siuc vu wic 6v,ii.Cv. 460 waters haye gunk Japanese continuing midnight shows as came before the city council at the vessels since the war began, a matter of co-operation with its meeting Monday night and, Navy - announced yesterday. The previously local Famous Players Capitol board of works which already totaf showed 310 ships sunk, 35 ineaire, states mat uu wiujr . is unuwi wim w. probably sunk and 105 damaged. Sunday midnight show policy The city engineer has been will not be affected. (instructed to proceed with the These Sunday midnight shows, widening of Borden Street at On recommendation of the he states, were instituted in Taylor Street, keeping the side- board of works, the cltyjiouncll the Interests of the armed ser- walk on the touth side of the Monday authorized the city vices and war workers of Ihls street 'ten feet from the prop- engineer to take such legal ac- communlty and as a means of erty line and on the north side tlon as may be necessary to en- 13 Welsh, recreation ale highly appreel- immediately south of the pole sure vacating oi tne victory an after to half an hour before sunrise). 7:04 p.m. to 7:49 ajn. Response To Victory Loan Is Double PRICE FIVE CENTS Last ONE-QUARTER MARK IS REACHED IN TWO DAYS CANVASSERS REPORT GOOD RECEPTION SOME INTERESTING The response to the Fifth Victory Loan campaign in Prince Rupert continues to far outstrip that of its predecessors, r or the first two days of the campaign the total subscriptions are $178,900 as compared with. $85,250 in the first two days of the Fourth Victory: Loan. Yesterday's subscriptions amounted to $80,500., ine quarter way mark nas now een reached. Victory bond purchasers are being encouraged by Victory Loan headquarters to display their honor certificates in conspicuous places in the windows' of their business places and homes. The purpose of these Illuminated acknowledgements, signed by the Minister of Finance, they emphasize, ls not only to be a token of recognition of a Victory bond purchase, but also, by their prevalence, to act as an encouragement for others to buy. Victory Loan salespeople report that about 80 per cent of the people they have so far Interviewed have been courteous and receptive In their response. One woman appeared to be .glad to buy a bond as a backlog of .savings for her 19-month old child. Another offered as the reason for her purchase the fact that If she didn't buy, she would feel that she was "letting the boys down." People should not feel that on the strength , of Monday's hleh,. record oLsales. they can "relaTr in. tfieir! purcKases. If pointed out that the bulk of) 'he bonds credited to tne iirsu day of the campaign were large individual sales to Individuals and firms, some of which were irranged as arly as last Friday.) Further subscriptions are as follows: Fraser & Payne $20,000 Mr and Mrs. J. J. Payne l'.OOO N. M. Mussallem' ' 3,000 A. S. Voe'tman 200 James McNulty 5,000 N. L. Jones 100 Mrs. M. L. Rutherford 100 J. Massallem 200 Mussallem's Economy Store 500 Smith & ElkinS Ltd. Mrs. Jean Menzies L. O. Delamates L. G. Skinner O. Somerville NEW DELHI, Oct. 20 TheiMlss H, somerville Japanese crossed the Solween !misS Faith King River yesterday into cnina, is H. S. King A. E. Field V. O. Wrathall J. R. Wrathall W. W. Wrathall Mr. and-Mrs. M. Nelson G. Royer Mr. and Mrs. Harry Paulin Sunrise Company Ltd. George Chow Rupert Bakery Ltd. Mah Bon Jack Mah Tan Lum Ah Luke lentlnn Lamb James Chan Iwong Sang Hlng and Hop Kee Jung Jan Bow Mpdern Tailor Alex W. Mah Mah Ylng Hall Harris Chan rap'pyi Wong Alfred Chow Hugh Wong Mah Jing Blng Mah Suese Mrs. Claire McPherson Mrs. Evelyn Mennle M. T. Lee & Son Chow Way Sam tne director or coai conservation, ai me suggestion oi wie inajui, . encmy shlps J. j. Lowe i Manager manager D. u. O. u. Borland uonana oi of the u was left In in the u.e . hands .u. - of the w L'!, listed. The Navy's Lew.Glm 1,500 100 50 1,100 50 50 50 50 200 . 150 100 3,000 300 200 1,500 1,000 1,000 800 500 500 500 500; 500 200 200 200 100 100 100 100 100 100 SO 50 50 50 50 50 50 .50 Winners. so-far in the dally. Fifth Victory Loan radio-tele phone quiz have been Mrs. M. McRobbie. 601 Sixth Avenue T. East; Mrs. J. Lawrle, 402 Sixth' Avenue East, and G. J. Dawes Fourth Avenue East. Britain ls growing 130 times the amount of flax grown' be OTTAWA, Oct. 20 U) asnmirTMeefs . : : Loan Rising; t) Armed rorces I Setting Pace Subscriptions on Tuesday , to the Fifth Vlctoiy Loan totalled $58357,700, raisin?,', to $126,587,150 the value of bonds sold in the first .: two days of the camlpalgn, National headquarters an- nounced Wednesday. The armed forces continue to : ivad the way in volume of subscriotlons. ! Parleys On Both Sides -AT , : Ills Aides ln-kBer I lin; Looking1 for Escape Moscow Conference Contin- ues. LONDON, Oct, 20 Adolf Hitler held a second grand grand strategy parley In two weeks In Berlin, presumably to explore avenues of escape from the' consequences of total de feat as representatives of Ger many's three strongest enemies ;athered in Moscow to lot the liquidation of his Empire. Hitler met with his military and political leaders whom he addressed. Field Marshal WiU helm Kitel, chief of staff, Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden of Great Britain, Secretary of State Cordell Hull of-Unlted States and Foreign Commissar Molbtov of Russia, who had aji opening 2,i hour session at the Kremlin In Moscow last night, were meeting for a second conversation today. Wavell Sworn in -As India Viceroy, NEW DELHI, Oct. 20 05 Field Marshal Viscount Archibald Wavell was formally sworn in Wednesday as Viceroy of India, succeeding Lord Linlithgow. Women Wanted LOCAL DRY DOCK AND SHIPYARD Requires 15 Women (21-40) as Pipefitter Helpers . Apply National Selective 0 Service AP 92 j jj i: ;' I I. 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