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outpost
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to
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north
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miles
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drive
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the
whole
cam-
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communique
an
the
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of
another
rag
p:.lnt
southeast
of
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heie
heavy
street
t'-l
rages
In
the
north-
nturt:
The
enemy
is
r.2CKt?.g
desperately
at
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trrvm
:at:;:
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described
as
sci
f:;rce
are
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and
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the
series
of
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progress
t.leik
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Bjlaw
covering
the
sale
ot
-
siven
introductory
mee'inz
"
Temporary
Shortage
Of
Bread
Bakeries
Hampered
by
Need
of
Oven
Repair
and.
Change
Of
Fuel
Type
A
bread
shortage
which
has
been
making
itself
felt
lately
in
the
city
was
described
with
some
authority
this
morning
as
only
a
temporary
dislocation.
Of
the
two
bakeries
which
Operate
in
town
since
a
third
was
taken
over
by
the
military,
only
one
Is
now
in
action.
The
other
is
shut
down,
while
undergoing
oven
repairs.
Production
in
the
sole
bakery
which
is
operating
has
been
hampered
by
an
order
of
the
oil
controller
forbidding
its
operators
the
use
of
fuel
oil
to
heat
Its
ovens.
Consequently,
wood
and
coal
have
had
to
bi
used
which
Is
much
slower.
Another
aggravation
to
tne
immediate
shortage
was
the
failure
of
outside
suDDlles
of
bread
to
arrive
yesterday.
Bread
from
Vancouver
has
been
sup-i
plementlng.
local
bread
produc-
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of
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Eburtu,
Sleeting
Last
Night
A
new
pathway
to
the
ceme
tery,
condition
ot
the
wooacn
roadway
at
the
west
side
of
Booth
Memorial
School,
resur
facing
of
the
road
from
the
new
sub
nost
office
on
Sixth
Avenue
io
the
dry
dock
and
repairing
of
sidewalks
on
Third
Avenue
and
on
Seventh
Avenue
cast
of
McBrlde
Street
are
among
mat
tcrs
that
are
receiving
attention
at
the
hands
of
the
civic
board
of
works.
They
were
referred
to
In
a
report
of
the
committee
H
pre
meeting,
Army
Moving
Up;
Axis
Departs
ENEMY
CARRYING
OUT
DEMOLITIONS
ON
SOUTHERN
COAST
OF
ITALIAN
TOE
WITH
VIEW
TO
RETREATING
FURTHER
NORTHWARD
With
American
forces
entering
Messina
this
morning
and
the
Berlin
radio
admitting
in
a
broadcast
that
all
German
and
Italian
troops
have
been
withdrawn
from
Sicily,
the
conquest
of
the
great
Italian
island
appeared
nigh
complete.
The
Americans
announced
today
that
mopping
up
operations
were
now
in
progress.
The
vanguard
of
the
British
Eighth
Army,
moving
up
the
east
coast
of
Sicily,
staged
a
commando
type
landing
yesterday
eight
miles
south
of
Messina
and
was
pressing
forward
on
the
city
today.
The
main
force
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
was
still
at
Santa
Teresa
di
Riva.
Allied
headquarters
in
North
Africa
announced
that
the
enemy
was
carrying
out
demolitions
on
the
southern
coast
of
the
Italian
toe,
indicating
the
intention
of
withdrawing
farther
up
the
Italian
Peninsula.
UArYiPC
Royal
Navy
warships
pounded
Port
Scalea.
u
f
i
i
u
i
.....
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.
innvLi
sanK
an
armed
lighter
and
two
escorts
off
Cane
Benifata
and
aeain
shelled
the
nor
of
Vihn
Val-
1FTS?
Russians
in
n1?
Drive
Madei
cntia
on
the
Italiar
mainland,
it
was
announced.
NEGLECTED
ARMY
CALL
Did
Not
Go
Before
Doctor
So
Came
Before
Court
Edward
Brentzen,
Port
Simp
son
flsriennan,
who
since
July
15,
1942,
has
neglected
three
calls
under
the
National
Re
sources
Mobilization
Act
to
appear
before
a
doctor
and
be
examined
for
military
service,
appeared
instead,
before
Mag
istrate
Vance
In
city
police
court
yesterday
morning.
He
pleaded
guilty
to
not
complying
to
the
regulations
and
offered
the
defence
that,
because
he
was
a
fisherman,
he
had
not
thought
It
"absolutely
necessary."
Since
there
was
no
Indication
that
Brentzen
had
endeavoured
to
dodge
the
draft
but
only
that
he
had
'misapprehended
the
serious
nature
of
an
army
call,
Magistrate
Vance
adjourned
the
case
for
eight
days
and
suggested
that.
In
the
meantime,
Brentzerisee
a
doctor
about
his
military
category.
Sergeant
Jonathan
C.
Slater
of
Sydney,
Vancouver
isiana,
one
of
15
members
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
listed
as
missing
with
the
chartered
fish
packer
B.
C
Star
which
disap
peared
In
Hecate
Straits
three
weeks
ago
todiy.
Is
a
brother
of
Rev.
E.
W:
Slater,
well
known
Anglican
missionary
of
this
district
who
is
at
present
stationed
at
Terrace,
and
William
Slater
of
this
city.
He
was
a
carpenter
by
trade
and
has
a
wife
and
two
children
a
boy
and
a
girl,
four
and
two
years
ef
age-at
Sydney.
Rev.
E.
W.
Slater
arrived
In
the
city
yesterday
from
Terrace
with
a
view
to
obtaining
more
Infnrmn
Hon.
if
possible,
as
to
.
'.
fntu
lt-
will
bp
r
Milled
at
last
night's
council,
1
nis
diu.
-
turning
to
Terrace
on
Thursday,
PnoVINCIAL
Mi
1
WLIBflARY
ffSLf
Tonight's
Dim-out
(Hall
an
hour
after
sunset
to
half
an
hour
before
sunrise).
9:39
pjn.
to
5:52
am.
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
No
192
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
17,
1943
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
onquest
Sicily
Now
Complete
U-Boats
Hard
Hit
Germans
Being
Compelled
to
Di;
Deep
Into
Submarine
Reserves
Cost
of
living
bonuses
for
civic
employees
were
settled
up
on
by
the
city
council
last
night
on
recommendation
of
the
fin-
nance
committee.
The
present
basis
will
be
in
effect
as
from
August
1
until
January,
1944,
when
further
consideration
will
be
give
to
basic
rates.
Meanwhile
to
all
civic
em
ployees
whose
eilarles
or
wages
amount-to
less
thaiu42JO0-per.
year
(1175
per
month),
$18.40
will
be
paid
to
heads
of
households
and
$9.40
per
month
to
others
and
to
all
employees
whose
salaries
or
wages
amount
to
$2,100
but
are
less
than
$2,400
($200
per
month),
$9.20
will
be
paid
to
heads
of
households
and
$4:60
per
month
to
others.
In
the
matter
of
salary
In
creases
which
have
been
re
quested,
the
council
expressed
willingness
to
negotiate
at
any
time.
Baseball
Scores
American
League
Boston
9,
St.
Louis
0
New
York
7,
Chicago
0
,
Washington
6,
Cleveland
3
National
League
Philadelphia
4,
Chicago,
3
Cincinnati
5,
New
York
2
Pittsburgh
5,
Boston
1
Brooklyn
7,
St.
Louis
3
International
League
Baltimore
3,
Buffalo
1
PLENTY
RATION
TICKETS
Canada
produced
283,000,000
pounds
of
butter
last
year.
cpeVung
here,ltsy
Importance
Blather
of
LoCal
ComilHSSion
Fof
has
increased,
Will
Receive
Two-and-a-Half
Terfcent
for
Negotiating
of
Deals
on
Unimproved
City
Property
In
future
real
estate
agents
who
negotiate
the
sales
of
unimproved
property
on
behalf
of
the
city
will
receive
commission
of
2i
percent
on
the
purchase
price.
A
recommendation
to
this
effect
from
the
finance
committee
was
adopted
by
the
council
last
night.
Already
real
estate
agents
receive
five
per
cent
for
negotiating
the
sale
of
Improved
property
on
behalf
of
the
city.
It
was
felt
that
the
offering
of
the
commission
might
encourage
real
estate
agents
to
promote
the
sale
of
city
property.
THREE
SCORE
AND
-ELEVEN
BIG
RAID
BY
NAZIS
Portsmouth
is
Subjected
to
Its
Largest
Attack
in
Two
Years
LONDON,
Aug.
17
Enemy
aircraft
bombed
the
south
coast
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
August
.town
of
Portsmouth
Sunday
17
ipi-secretary
of
the
Navy.
night
in
the
heaviest
raid
to
Frank
Knox
said
today
that.
hlch
It
had
been
subjected
in
combat
losses
and
Allied
bomb-
two
years.
A
number
of
persons
lngs
of
production
centres
un-jwete
killed.
Five
enemy
planes
aouDiecuy
are
compelling
tne
were
shot
down
permans
to
dig
deep
into
their
London
last
night
had
its
u-roat
reserves
in
order
to
op-
irt
alert
since
July
29.
Gunfire
erate
against
the
Allied
supply
waV
heard
from
the
outskirts
of
lines
In
the
Atlantic.
j
the.
city.
Soon
after
the
"all
i4
,,J1C
wwu.i...-
ciear-'
was
sounaea.
Ill-Roosevelt
announcement
that
I
,
.
more
than
ninety
submarine
,
rpn
'w
y
were
destroyed
in
May,
June
I
IV
i
ll
Ml
III
and
July,
Col.
Knox
said
that
j'-,L4
111
VI
JL
it
must
also
he
true
that
the
Axis
had
lost
some
of
the
best
skippers.
Civic
Cost
Of
Living
Bonus
Basis
Arrived
at
by
City
Council
On
Recommendation
of
Finance
Committee
BIG
ATTACK
Royal
Air
Force
Bombers
and
;FIylng
Fortresses
Continue
Co-operation
LONDON,
Aug.
17
0!
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
and
United
States
Flying
Fortresses
continue
to
co-operate
In
great
attacks
on;enemy
territory
In
western
Europe.
yesterday
Allied
daylight
bomybers
crossed
the
English
Channel
and
.Flying
Fortresses
engaged,
In
widespread
opera
tions,
specializing
on
enemy
airdromes,
six
of
which
were
at
tacked,
three
in
the
Parts
area.
Thirty-seven
Nazi
fighters
which
went
uo
to
meet
them
were
shot
dowi
twelve
of
tne
Allied
planes
belAg-losUw
The
Monday
raids
followed
attacks
by
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
on
industrial
objectives
In
Milan
Sunday
night
while
Royal
Air
Force
mosquitoes
bombed
Berlin,
the
Air
Mlnls
try
announced.
Enemy
fighters
were
encountered
en
route
to
Milan
and
at
least
two
were,
de
stroyed.
Aircraft
of
the
fighter
com
mand
attacked
enemy
air
fields
and
railway
targets
In
France
and
the
Low
pountrles.
One
en
emy
aircraft
was
destroyed,
Halibut
Sales
American
Pacific.
60,000,
173
and
Island
Is
Captured
Norwav
Gets
MAINLAND
16,
Booth,
Pacific
and
Whiz.
Pioneer
III,
17,tK)0,
17.5
and
16,
Storage.
Narrona,
40,000,
17.5
and
16,
Atlin
and
Royal.
Canadian
Zapora,
52,000,
1820'
and
17
and
16,
Storage.
Vella
Lavella
Taken,
By-passing
Solomos
Stronghold
of
Kolombangara
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
Aug.
17
CP)
American
troops
have
captured
Vella
Lavella
Island
In
the
Solomons
by-passing
Kolom-bangara
Island
and
hastening
the
doom
of
the
encircled
Japanese
garrison
at
Balroko.
Vella
Lavella
is
45
miles
north
west
of
New
Georgia.
Its
occu
patlon,
achieved
Sunday
and
announced
Tuesday,
was
appar
ently
unopposed.
Three
hundred
and
fifty
Jap
anese
sailors
and
soldiers
were
captured.
Meanwhile
ground
forces
are
prying
loose
the
last
Japanese
King
Haakon
VII
of
Norway
foothold
on
New
Guinea
at
was
born
August
3,
1872.
Balroko.
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....
ATTACKED
maiudi
Law
Civic
Police
Chief
Executed
Quisling
Deposed
Allied
Invasion
Feared
STOCKHOLM,
Aug,
17
(CP)
Norway
was
placed
virtually
under
martial
law
Monday
night
following
execution
of
Gunnar
Eliifsen,
Norwegian
civil
police
chief,
by
Nail
oc-cupation
authorities
who
accused
him
of
disobedience.
A
round-up
was
ordered
of
all
Norwegian
military
officers
still
in
Norway
for
transfer
to
Germany
as
pilsoners
of
war.
The
Norwegian
police,
Quisling
bodyguard,
Germanic
Storm
Troops
of
Norway
and
the
Norwegian
Hird
organization
have
all
been
called
into
the
armed
forces.
Vidkun
Quisling
is
being
replaced
as
the
Nazi
puppet
governor
of
Norway,
It
Is
reported.
All
these
actions
are
interpreted
as
a
sign
of
increasing
German
nervousness
over
fears
of
an
Allied
invasion
of
Gyro
Candidate
At
Port
Edward
Enthusiastic
Reception
Given
There
to
Aspirant
for
Honors
in
Queen
Contest
EnthusUsUarmembers.
of
ihe
Prince
Gyro
"club'
'supporting
their
candidate,
Thelda
Mc
Ewen,
in
the
Carnival
Queen
contest,
made
a
trip
last
eve
nlng
to
Port
Edward
to
present
the
young
lady
front
the
stage
during
the
evening
moving
pic
ture
program
at
the
big
hall,
A.
warm
reception
was
given
by
a
large
audience
and,
evl
dently,
the
pandidate
is
due
to
receive
a
large
amount
of
sup
port
in
that
quarter.
Douglas
Stevenson,
chairman
of
the
car
nival
publicity
committee,,
also
The
Air
Ministry
said
that
10
made
the
trip
and
spoke
briefly
bombers
and
two
fighters
fall
ed
to
return
from
the
raids
on
Sunday.
in
support
of
the
carnival
Others
making
the
trip
were
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Oordon
Bryant,
William
Lambie,
Len
Griffiths
and
Morris
Brydges.
SURROUNDED
BY
FRANCE
The
principality
of
Monaco
consists
of
a
strip,
three
miles
long
and
one
and
one-half
miles
wide,
and
Is
bounded
by
France
on
all
sides.
ONE
NIGHT
TO
BOMB
The
Cologne
Cathedral
took
almost
600
years
to
complete.
Allies
Prying
Japs
Loose
From
Strongholds
:j;
rsrbak'M
Ags
Various
Public
Works
Matters
Lost
in
Straits
Warship
Losses
Are
Confirmed
Official
Announcement
of
Sink'
ing
by
Enemy
of
Six
Vessels
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Aug.
17
CP
Loss
of
six
American
war-!
ships
Including
the
submarine
Pickerel
and
the
destroyer
Mad-dox
in
action
against
the
enemy
Is
confirmed
by
the
Department
of
the
Navy.
Four'
of
the
vessels,
Including
the
Maddox,
were
lost
In
Medlterranean'operatlons
Incident
to
the
Sicilian
campaign.
The
Pickerel
and
another
ship
were
lost
In
the
southwestern
Pacific.
KEEPING
UP
BOMBING
LONDON,
Aug.
17
01
Royal
Air
Force
and
American
bombers
blasted
western
Europe
by
daylight
again
today.
SHEEP
PARADISE
Australia
Is
the
Rreatest
wool-
producing
country
in
the
world.
,
girls,
Allies
Bombard
Italy
by
Both
Sea
and
Air
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
NORTH
AFRICA.
Aug.
17
Ch
Allied
warships
bombarded
the
Italian
mainland
port
of
Vlbo
Valentra.
on
the
south
side
of
the
Gulf
6f
Eufemla
as
Allied
bombers
attacked
railway
com
munlcatlons
south
of
Rome
Sunday
night.
United
States
heavy
bombers
bombed
Axis
air
fields
at
Fog-
gla
In
southern
Italy
yesterday
and
shot
down
forty-three
en
emy
fighters
which
were
trying
t
Intercept
them.
Eight
Ameri
can
planes
are
missing.
Inquire
Into
Child's
Death
An
Inquest
Into
the
death
of
Jackie
Miller,
one
and
a
half
year
old
son
of
Mrs.
Anna
Mil
ler,
733
Thompson
Street,
who
died
yesterday
morning
In
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital,
was
begun
last
night
by
a
Jury
under
Coroner
M.
M.
Stevens.
The
jury
convened
briefly,
then
adjourned
pending
the
finding
of
an
autopsy.
The
time
of
the
next
sitting
of
the
jury
has
not
been
set
yet.
Members
of
the
Jury
are
David
Borland
(foreman)
John
McLean,
N.
R-
McElroy,
Alexan
der
B.
Armstrong.
George
A.
Ullgmore
and
Albert
Morrow.
Bulletins
NEW
PEN.
UNLIKELY
NEW
WESTMINSTER
Tom
Reid,
M.P.
for
New
Westminster,
announces
that
he
has
been
advised
by
federal
authorities
that
there
is
little
likelihood
of
British
Columbia
getting
a
new
penitentiary
during
the
war
although
the
need
of
one
in
admitted.
PREMIER
IN
BERLIN
BERLIN
The
Premier
of
Hungary,
which
has
been
having
internal
troubles
of
late,
has
arrived
in
Berlin.
WAR
COUNCIL
SESSION
LONDON
The
British
war
council
is
reported
to
have
been
in
constant
session
for
several
hours,
keeping
In
touch
with
Prime
Minister
Churchill
at
Quebec
by
long
distance
telephone.
MILAN
COMPLETE
RUIN
BERNE
Great
flres'are
still
raging
in
Milan
following
the
heavy
Allied
bombings.
The
city
is
virtually
a
mass
of
rubble.
Ninety
per
cent
ef
the
important
buildings
and
all
the
large
factories
have
been
destroyed.
The
railway
yards
are
a
CHURCHILL'S
DENIAL.
QUEBEC
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
denied
and
asked
that
the
widest
possible
circulation
be
given
his
denial
of
a
statement
attributed
to
him
in
French
language
newspapers
that
the
war
would
be'over
in
six
months.
PRISONERS
OF
JAPANESE
TOKYO
A
statement
issued
here
says
that
the
Japanese
are
holding
370,000
Allied
prisoners
100,000
British,
40,000
American
and
the
remainder
Indian,
Chinese,
Dutch,
etc.
FREE
OR
NOTHING
Ninety-six
per
cent
of
Norwegian
publishers
have
ceased
activities
rather
than
submit
to
Quisling
regulations.
Canadian
soldiers
overseas
have
married
an
estimated
eight
thousand
English
anil
Scottish
Will
Build
New
School
Six
Room
Structure
to
be
Erected
on
Park
Avenue
by
Wartime
Housing
Announcing
that
Wartime
Housing
had
agreed
to
erect,
a
six-room
school
on
Conrad
Street-which
It
was
believed
would
provide
adequate
accommodation
for
additional
school
population
due
to
the
presence
'of
many
more
Industrial
workers
In
the
city,
a
delegation
from
the
board
of
school
trustees
consisting
of
J.
T.
Langrldge
and
C.
G.
Ham
appeared
before
the
city
council
last
night
to
report
on
the
situation.
The,
delegation
also
advised
"
the
council
that
R.
C.
Vaughan,
president
of
tire
Canadian
National
Railways,
had
promised'
consideration
of
a
proposal
whereby
specially
arranged
living
accommodation
might
be
found
In
local
dry
dock
staff
house
premises
for
women
school
teachers.
Definite
action
In
Tegard
t5
the
erection
of
a
school
build
ing
by
Wartime
Housing
had
been
finally
obtained
after
dir
ect
communication
with
Joseph
Plggott,
president
of
Wartime
Housing
Limited.
Funds
had
been
appropriated,
plans
had
been
drawn
up
and
estimates
of
cost
were
now
being
awaited
The
school
board
was,
however,
not
satisfied
with
a
site
on
Conrad
Street
and
Ninth
Avenue
and.
Instead,
was
pressing
for
the
originally
proposed
Conrad
Street
and
Eighth
Avenue
slteYT'The
'bmdlngw6ind
T)?"a
frame
structure
on
cement
footings.
The
school
board
delegation
also
Inquired
from
the
council
as
to
what
was
being
done
In
regard
to
fuel
supply
for
the
schools
and
was
Informed
that
the
coal
companies
had
been
asked
to
fill
all
the
school
storage
possible
as
supplies
of
coal
became
available.
Water
Supply
and
Insurance
Rates
City
Council
Hears
Report
from
Co-ordinating
Committee
,
On
Matter
The
co-ordinating
committee
reported
to
the
city
council
last
night
on
a
recent
meeting
with
F.
T.
Dowllng
and
John
JL
Noble
of
the
Pacific
Coast
Fire
Under
writers'
Association
when
the
condition
of
the
city's
water
supply
from
the
point
of
view
of
fire
hazard
was
discussed.
Several
suggestions
were
made
as
to
temporary
measures
that
might
be
taken
to
alleviate
the
situation.
Cockroaches
Are
Before
Council
To
be
Exterminated
From
Lower
Floor
of
City
Hall
at
Cost
Of
$25
Cockroaches
in
the
lower
floor
of
the
City
Hall
were
among
the
matters
which
commanded
the
versatile
attention
of
the
city
fathers
in
their
fortnightly
session
last
night.
.
On
recommendation
of
the
board
of
works,
W.
H.
Shobbrook
was
authorized
to
exterminate
the
insects
at
a
cost
of
$25.
CONTEST
STANDING
May
McElwaln,
Dry
Dock
46,600
Olga
Sather,
Sons,
of
Norway
.
40,000
Thelda
McEwen,
Gyro
Club
27,000
Lillian
Wallace,
Retail
Merchants
13,000
Margaret
Davidson,
Muo.sc
11,000