Ion
MNti
DP
IV
KOMI
Fairbanks
with
-
While
tea-1
r:ood
conditions
tidtcally
their
t'.rms
it
u
an-
j
's.
construction
..
work
of
the
will
have
ellm
holdups
of
1
t
jmmer
:
r
se
700
bridges.
lew
feet
to
2.-c
-
Peace
River
14
temporary
remain
at
the
end
t
be
replaced
by
:-ws
stationed
at
rt
intervals
.
andlng
and
Tfiatlons
that
fofully
The
r.and
U
oper-
bus
service
X
to
Dawson
rr,:UUry
per
pV
X2
II
ihwav
had
Its
a
x
mmendatlon
-
i
United
States
'
it
Board
on
De
rv
26,
1942,
pro
;
".-'in
of
a
hlgh-
:e
Mute
that
fol
'
'r
:rr.il
line
of
air
F
c
John.
Fort
Nel
W
::
Lake.
White
if:
::.nary
Big
Delta
"
vs
termini
connect
1
ex!
ting
roads
In
t:
d
Alaska."
emendation
was
mlEUary
consldera-c"d
received
tlje
en-
1
1
c::d
approval
of
the
'rartments
and
the
,r-'
of
Canada
and
the
'ate
the
latter
asking
e
ernjret
bo
carried
out
1?
minimum
delay.
The
Crate;
Government
un-
thc
building
and
war-sintcnancc
of
the
high-
lru
Stntes
rnplnprr
l:
:nrprrd
the
road,
which
w
Rcncral
line
of
the
'nain
fields
alone
the
t
Staging
Route,
and
fent
,
for
the
hluhwnv'a
i1
tn
were
madp
nnHrr
V
lt
by
the
United
"ovcrnmcnt.
The
con
"r
construction
nnd
niann.
.
f
of
completion
of
the
iv
in
the
shortest
nossl
na
witiiout
regard
to
"e
contractors
in
or
American.
were
ca
states
Oovern-
fhway
until
Iy
,r,n,.
Fhe
tprmlnatlon
of
the
Ntlnucd
on
page
4)
SUITCASE
IS
FOUND
.Mystery
of
Representative
Mag-nuwn'i
MUtlng
Pspers
in
Vancouver
Solved.
SEATTLE,
Jan.
2
O
-Representative
Warren
O.
Magnuson
Democrat.
Washington)
said
Monday
night
that
"everything
apparently
Is
intact"
In
his
sult-
cau
which
waj
turned
over.
the
police
by
a
Vancouver
shipyard
worker
who
said
that
the
ml
teste
fell
from
an
automo
bile
crossing
Oranvllle
Street
bridge
He.
'the
shipyard
worker
took
the
suitcase
home
and
held
It
until
he
heard
of
Mag-nu&on's
loss.
Magnuson
said
he
would
be
leaving
today
for
Alaska
as
a
member
of
the
House
of
Representatives
naval
affairs
committee
without
picking
up
the
suitcase-
ORGANIZING
OF
SECOND
FRONT
Three
Principal
Aides
to
General
Elsenhower
Named.
LONDON.
Jan.
23.
-Allied
mill
Oencral
Lee.
deputy
commander-
in-chief:
Major
Ocneral
8mltn.
Chief
of
Staff,
and
Col.
Lotd,
De
puty
chief
of
staff.
Newspapers
Under
Fire
Objection
Taken
to
Publicity
In
Vancouver
Murder
Case.
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
25.
Both
prosecution
and
defence
counsel
having
taken
objection
u
me
rtanner
In
which
the
newspapers
have
handled
the
preliminary
rial
of
Charles
llawkcn.
charged
with
the
murder
of
Frederick
Ooland.
Chief
Justice
Wendell
Farrls
stated
that
he
and
his
col-!sagues
would
consider
the
mat-tci
and
that
a
statement
might
be
forthcoming
today.
Counsel
suggested
that
what
had
been
published
might
be
prejudicial.
The
chief
Justice
agreed
that
even
Judges
could
not
close
their
eyes
to
what
had
appeared
In
the
press
much
less
could
potential
jurymen
be
uninfluenced.
operate
the
new
ambulance
ser
vice
for
the
city
and
hospital
and
also
to
supervise
the
new
civic
restroom
in
which
he
will
be
given
residence.
Mr.
Bergcy
will
receive
$300
per
month
and,
In
addition
to
residence,
will
be
piovuled
with
light,
water
fuel.
He
will
provide
a
V'
ambulance
service,
the
A
V
to
start
on
arrival
otJJ
lance.
Meanwhile.
'CTk
J
I
will
be
opened
&
V
Jr
and
Mr
Dergcv.fjy
.
ployment
In
j&Ar
(f
pending
w&kr
ublance.
$Jr
s
i
Airman
of
the
ambulance
s.
fmlttee.
.ork
t
am-'
in
formed
the
council
that
bids
for
the
ambulance
service
had
ranged
from
$125
to
$450
monthly
Mr
Bergey
had
been
discharged
from
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
and
was
at
pres
ent
employed
at
the
dry
dock.
He
was
an
expert
truck
driver.
Financial
responsibility
for
the
operation
of
the
ambulance
would
be
shared
by
the
dty
and
hospital
board
on
a
fifty-fifty
base
as
regards
to
profits
or
deHclU.
The
hospital
would
b
responsible
for
collections.
The
new
operator
had
undertaken
to
take
instruction
and
qualify
In
first
aid.
His
wife
would
assist
him
In
the
operation
of
the
ambulance
or
STORK
YINJ
TWO'
TO
ONE
IN
1943
Births
Numbered
31S,
Deaths
116
and
.Marriages
191
!
With
a
birth
rate
of
well
over
i
two
to
one
above
the
death
rote
In
1943,
rrlncc
Rupert
city
and
district
offer
small
substance
for
pessimism
for
those
whose
hobby
It
Is
to
view
with
alarm
the
natural
decline
In
the
population
of
the
country.
Births
registered
at
the
Government
Agent's
office
last
year
totalled
313
for
the
city
and
district
There
were
136
deaths
during
the
same
period.
Of
the
313
births,
307
were
i
registered
as
having
occurred
In
the
city,
and
six
In
the
district
Of
the
total
number,
live
were
tary
organization
for
the
western
i
still
births.
front
is
now
nearly
complete.
It,
There
were
III
deaths
In
the
wns
announced
last
night.
Three
city,
and
25
In
the
rlstrict..
principal
aides
to
Gen.
Dwlght
The
blissful
state
of
matrl-Eisenhowcr.
commander
-
In
-
mony
was
extended
to
194
coup-
chief,
have
been
namea:
Major,
iM
jn
the
city
and
district
In
1943.
Of
these
191
tok
place
In
city,
and
25
in
the
district
Swimming
Pool
To
Come
First
Civic
Centre
Assa.iatlon
Executive
Feels
It
Should
Come
Ahead
of
Skill
In
Rink.
In
the
face
of
an
agitation
which
has
been
recently
commenced
In
favor
of
a
skating
arena,
the
executive
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Civic
Centre
Association,
at
a
meeting
yester
day
afternoon,
reaffirmed
Its
policy
as
favoring
a
swimming
pool
as
tN
Immediate
objective
The
executive
took
the
stand
that
It
was
committed
to
the
swimming
pool
project
prior
to
any
other
undertaking.
T.
Norton
Youngs,
chairman
of
the
civic
centre
committee.
presided
and
other
members
of
the
executive
present
were
ur
R.
0.
Urge,
C.
O.
Ham,
P.
II.
Unzev.
Robert
Oordon,
Aid.
Nora
Arnold
and'
Oscar
llaveroy
miiki
r:rr.'rrif:irrni'.K'
I
TOKONTO.
Ixird
Halifax,
speaking
here,
said
that
It
was
eential
that
the
United
Kingdom
get
together
In
the
closest
possible
partnerihj
it
the
HritUh
Commonwealth
was
to
have
equal
partnership
with
the
United
States
and
Russia
in
post-war
affairs.
VANCOUVER
STRIKE
VANCOUVER.
Two
hundred
employees
of
Western
Steel
JVrodurts
have
quit
work
In
iMest
against
the
dismissal
of
Ait
other
workers.
IN
YCfiO
SLAVIA
IJUDAPEST.
Twenty
-
five
thousand
Yugo
Slav
partisans
are
endeavoring
to
cross
from
Rinla
into
Serbia
and
are
be
Inc
heavily
engaged
by
the
Nails.
It
Is
reported
that
King
Peter
is
anxious
to
return
to
J
Jgo
Slavla.
CONSUL
IS
RECALLED
VANCOUVER
The
Spanish
ronul
here
has
been
recalled
to
Madrid
and
has
left
here
for
Washington
to
report
to
the
embassy
there.
Reason
for
the
recall
is
not
made
known.
ARTHUR
EVANS
INJURED
VANCOUVER,
Arthur
Evans,
well
known
as
a
radical
labor
leader
throighou(Mhe
west,
is
in
serious
condition
in
hospital
here
as
a
result
of
injuries
sustained
when
he
was
strurk
by
an
automobile
while
getting
off
a
street
car.
SOFIA
IS
BOM
RED
CAIRO,
Hallway
yards
near
I
M
PORTANT
ANN
OUN
CEM
ENT
BUENOS
AIRIS
The
foreign
minister
of
Argentine
said
,cfl
Temperature
Local
Tides
Wednesday,
Jan.
26
33
High
-2.00
21.0
feet
13:49.
23.7
feet
23
Low
7:52
53
feet
20:27
0.4
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S'
NEWSP
APER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C..
TUESDAY,
JANUARY
25,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CERTS
n
IRTHWEST
CANADA
DEFENCE--
Allies
Drive
Inland
In
Italy
vv
toe
Information
Hoard
has
prepared
a
series
If
"
.
'
r
v
u
nnrllnn.trnllr1
i
.
RLatr
defence
nrnlertu
-
In
E.-
c-".ada,
Today
we
publish
one
of
the
aerie
ALASKA
.MILITARY
IIIGHWA
,!r.:
ka
Military
Highway,
completed
in
No-I'll.J,
one
month
ahead
of
schedule
with
the
1
f
..n..i!ii
nnriri'iniint
lirwlfm
PiMictniMlnn
i
n
de
-doped
trom
tne
pioneer
road
stage
oi
a
'
t
f
i.i-
r
ft
r
ry
ar'cry
unci
is
iijamu
m
nammu
u
uuw
ui
..:
traffic
from
j
tion
workers
vcring
the
dls
"
an
1.500
miles,
C
F
urs
driving
this
ached-i
iied
will
de-
nndltlons.
.
-
Hon
of
the
:n
from
Daw-'
"
A
a.sfcan
boun-
hed
through
rr,tikcs
for
this
distance
"
i
the
crowing
IP.
:
i'
"-'iigh
a
pass.
-f
a
few
miles
r
"
Ik
son.
At
one
a-
altitude
of
'.
':.
ountry
halr-
i
..lcp
hills
are
banking
and
exceeding
10
'
'
T.inated
the
'
r
f
John,
the
'
Is
28
feet
boulder
with
i
'
"
Fort
81.
John
'
k
The
roadbed.
keg
or
other
rrd
a
variation.
.!-;
of
rock
or
it
rfaccd
for
the
f
ne
gravel
or
jai'.s
i'qundld
Biggest
Victory
llfty-One
Nipponese
Planes
Drought
Down
Over
Wewak
and
Rabaul.
ALLIED
llliADqilARTKRS
IN
NEW
GUINKA,
Jan.
2S.
Hundreds
of
Allied
planes
swarmed
over
Japan's
two
key
southwest
Pacific
air
strong
holds
of
Wewak,
New
Guinea,
and
Rabaul,
New
Britain,
to
score
the
bii(ct
triumph
of
1911
by
shooting
down
at
leatt
flfty-onr
and
probably
Uty-file
Nipponese
planes
Saturday
and
Sunday.
It
has
been
officially
announced.
Thirteen
American
planes
were
Uwt.
AMBULANCE
OPERATION
City
Council
Clote
Contract
For
,$200
f
ree
Rent,
Light,
Water
and
Fuel.
WJle
rgey
was
given
the
contract
by
the
city
council
last
night
to
SLINO
NEWSPAPERS
TiTr.ONTO.
The
Toronto
newspapers
Globe
and
Telegram
are
being
sued
for
dam-a(es
as
a
result
of
the
publication
of
adveithements
during
the
civic
election
campaign
by
the
C.C.F.
attacking
a
business
oncern.
,
DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION
NEW
YORK
The
Denunrra-W
national
convention
will
be
I
rid
in
Chicago.
President
Looscvrlt
will
undoubtedly
be
renominated
if
he
chooes
to
accept.
Henry
Wallace
and
Sam
Rayburn
ale
mentioned
for
the
vice-presidency.
have
been
heality
bombed
ny
R,
Hon.
Clement
Atlee
told
Allied
planes.
I
the
House
of
Commons
today.
HOLLANDER
EXECUTED
I.OMMNA
25-year
old
Hollander
is
reported
to
have
been
executed
at
The
Hague
as
a
result
of
the
slayinc
of
two
Nail
officials.
NEI
LES
IN
BRITAIN
today
that
he
would
make
an
important
announcement
on
I
M.
I4ac
foreign
pol'cy.
It
is
ex-
LiUtdl
lTldll
Ildd
pected
this
may
have
to
do
with
relations
with
the
new
Bolivian
uovernment.
CANNOT
DIVIDE
ALLIIS
MOSCOW
Newspaper
Prav-
da
says
that
the
Teheran
and
Cairo
conferences
blasted
any
hopes
of
the
Axis
to
divide
the
unity
of
the
Allies
in
the
war.
Local
Soldier
Returns
Home
From
Overseas
Gunner
William
Brass,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
William
Brass,
wiu
arrive
home
tomorrow
morning
by
way
of
Vancouver,
after
hav
ing
been
overseas
for
three
years
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Artll
lcry.
He
was
with
the
old
102nd
Hattuy
here
and
enlisted
for
active
service
at
the
start
of
the
war.
To
Soft
Pedal"
Second
Front
places
for
the
opening
of
a
sec-
tlon
of
value
to
the
enemy.
GERMAN
CLAIM
LONDON.
Berlin
claims
that
an
enemy
destroyer
was
sunk
and
two
cruisers
badly
damaged
in
connection
with
the
new
Allied
lamlinf
south
of
Rome.
Two
Sons
With
Army
In
Italy
William
Flewln
of
this
city
has
two
sons
In
the
Italian
campaign
which
is
the
centre
of
war
interest
these
days.
One
son,
Tho
mas,
Is
a
corporal
and
the
other
'
Survey
Plan
Meets
Favor
The
proposal
of
Inspector
of
School
n.
Thorstclnsson
for
a
(community
survey
in
such
spheres
as
recreation,
vocation,
health,
youth.
Industry,
culture,
houslntr
and
safety
met
with
1
DECISION
REVERSED
LONDON,
Admiral
Sir
Percy
'
7
...
:!
erator
.'tun,
new
Knw
nag
oiucrr,
for
the
Canadian
nary
in
Britain,
has
arrived
by
bomber
from
Canada.
LEGISLATURE
OPENING
VICTORIA
Preparations
are
proceeding
for
the
opening
of
the
Legislature.
Conservative
member
R.
C.
MacDonald
of
Dewedney
will
move
the
reply
to
the
Speech
from
the
Throne
and
IL
II.
Carson,
Liberal,
Kamloops,
will
second
it.
COUNTESS
INTERNED
BERNE
The
widowed
Countess
Clano
and
three
children,
from
Italy,
are
interned
in
Switierland.
PREMIERS'
CONFERENCE
LONDON
There
will
be
a.
conference
of
British
Common
wealth
of
Nations
premiers
Sofia,
th
capital
of
Bu!arlar-
-within
the
next
'few
months;
WARNS
AGAINST
STOCKS
TORONTO
W.
G.
Malcolm,
president
of
the
Toronto
Stock
Exchange,
warns
the
public
against
a
possible
early
"Unreasonable
and
unsound"
cam-palcn
in
promotion
of
mining
stocks.
Incinerator
Is
Up
Again
At
the
instance
of
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett
who
referred
the
the
city
council
last
night
re
I
matter
back
for
reconsideration.
sclnded
a
resolution
of
a
week
ago
whereby
It
had
decided
to
use
for
the
disposal
of
municipal
garbage
the
new
United
States
Army
Incinerator
on
the
Kalen
Island
Highway
for
three
i
months
on
an
experimental
basis.
i
I
The
action
of
the
council
in
reversing
Its
decision
to
utilize
the
Incinerator,
came
after
the
;
mayor
had
presented
a
report
;
that
the
military
and
other
ser-
j
ylces
were
not
using
the
Incln-
themselves
for
con
sumption
of
all
their
garbage.
4
a
major
portion
of
which
was.
also
being
put
over
the
open
dump.
The
mayor
recommended
that,
until
the
military
and
other
services
ceased
to
deposit
their
garbage
on
the
open
dump,
the
city
should
not
take
any
action
to
use
the
Incinerator.
,
There
should
also
be
a
definite
understanding
as
to
the
personnel
which
the
city
should
have
to
provide
and
an
estimate
of
the
cost
of
the
fuel,
gasoline
and
water.
The
city
engineer
and
the
utilities
committee
should
also
first
present
a
re
port
on
the
lncreaseed
cost,
if
any.
of
the
proposed
operation
and
whether
a
different
meth
od
of
collection
of
garbage
and
trade
waste
would
be
Involved
There
should
also
be
a
report
to
the
city
on
the
cost
of
a
pro
posed
ramp.
-The
rr.ayor-aJso-repof
visits
which'
had
been
paid,
to
the
Incinerator
when
It
was
i
found
that
trucks
of
the
ser
vices
were
dumping
the
most
I
of
their
garbage
Instead
of
put
ting
It
through
the
Incinerator,
j
Within
one
hour's
.
time.
18
itruckloads
of
garbage
had
arrived
and
only
three
put
their
contents
Into
the
Incinerator.
the
rest
being
dumped.
i
MINISTER
CONFIDENT
Allies
Have
More
Shipping
Than
at
Start
of
War
Outlook
Much
Brighter.
WINNIPEG,
Jan.
LONDON,
Jan.
25.-ewspapers
j
favor
of
the
city
council
last
to
the
production
and
war
correspondents
have
been
requested
to
exercise
discretion
in
speculating
on
dates
and
25
Thanks
of
British,
night
and
the
recreational
com-(Canadian
and.
especially
Amer-mittpo
nf
tho
rouncll
consisting
lean,
shipyards,
the
Allies
had
of
Aid.
Thomas
Elliott,
Aid.
Nora
beaten
the
German
U-boat
Arnold
and
Aid.
J.
s.
Black
was
menace
and
had
now
more
ond
f
nnt.
Nothing
should
be
named
to
represent
the
city
In
shipping
tonnage
than
at
the
done
that
might
give
lnforma
ro-onenftlnn-
with
the
orcaniza-
start
or
ine
war,
nun.
itlon
and
carrying
on
of
such
a
Macdonald.
naval
minister,
said
survey.
here
today.
Tin.
council
eave
nermlsslon
"The
outlook
Is
much
brighter
for
the
use
of
the
city
council
today
than
It
was
at
this
time
chamber
for
the
holding
of
a
In
1943.
declared
Mi.
Macdon-mpptlniT
nf
nrffnnlzatlons'
reD-
aid
who.
however,
warned
that
resentatlves
In
connection
with
harder
battles
and
longer
cas
the
Inauguration
of
the
survey,
unities
probably
lay
ahead.
New
Gov't
Is
Snubbed
L
:ir
.'!.
Jan.
25.
0
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden
mounced
tn
the
House
Commons
today
that
(
't
Brrtaln
had
re-
fused
l
recognize
the
new
Impersonating
A
report
from
the
city
engln-
(
PnramT
eer
suggeseted
that
the
lncln-
Vl
i
UUCClllali
erator
was
not
capable
of
pro-Axis
government
of
Bo-
llvla.
The
move
followed
similar
declarations
by
the
United
States
and
seven
other
American
republics.
United
States,
in
refusing
to
recognize
It,
described
the
new
government
of
Bo-
llvla
as
a
"subversive
move-
ment."
BOMBERS
OUT
AGAIN
French
Coast
Hammered
Allied
Bombers
Out
in
Strength
Again
After
Being
Held
Up
by
Gale.
LONDON,
Jan.
25.
0
Thun
dering
out
across
the
English
Channel
for
the
third
successive
day
strong
formations
of
Allied
bombers
hammeied
the
French
coast
from
Dunkerque
to
Bou
logne
today
as
fine
flying
weath.
er
succeeded
a
turbulent
night.
Observers
reported
large
groups
of
both
bombers
and
fighters
had
launched
new
assaults
shortly
after
dawn
and
soon
raiders
were
shuttling
back
and
forth
actoss
the
channel.
Twenty-one
German
.planes
were
shot
down
In
air
battles
yesterday
as
American
bombers
attacked
unspecified
targets
In
western
Germany.
There
were
Axis
reports
of
Al
lied
planes
over
Berlin
last
night
but
these
were
without
conflr
mation.
handling
all
the
garbage
and
also
said
that
the
dry
would
,
b.
W.
Taylor
appeared
in
city
need
four
trucks
If
It
was
to!
police
court
this
morning,
j
use
It.
Aid.
Rudderham
felt
that
charged
with
Impersonating
a
the
incinerator
was
"entirely
j
police
officer.
His
case
was
re-lnadecuate."
He
was
In
favor.
manded
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
however,
of
InclneraUon
of
gar
bage
as
a
principle.
Dr.
R.
O.
Knlpe.
medical
health
officer,
expressed
the
belief
that
the
Incinerator,
when
functioning
properly
on
a
24-hour
basis,
was
capable
of
hand-
lling
all
the
available
garbage
28.
Vance
until
Wednesday
morning.
Also
remanded
was
the
case
of
Jacob
C.
Herberg,
charged
with
falling
to
return
to
the
scene
of
an
accident.
The
case
will
come
up
again
on
January
.
.
i.
i
.
i
T.s
ahnreiAil
a
private
The
former
enlisted
but
ne
agreea
inai
me
council
normsu
U1C'
,,414.1..
fi
,
niithrelr
I
m
hl
UP1I
Wftll
In
De
SnOWn
Wim
DUOllC
IHWAitauuil,
M
f
the
war.
the
latter
Joining
up
before
malting
its
unai
aeci-
nnea
$,
or
etr
a
vear
later
slon.
Magistrate
vaute.
:
Appian
Way
days,
by
and
Railway
In
Control
ALGIERS,
Jan.
25
(CP)
Allied
troops
have
driv
en
12
miles
inland
from
the
Nettuno-Anzio
beachhead
and
patrols
are
pushing
in
deeper
with
n
o
formidable
German
opposition
yet
encountered,
Allied
headquarters
announced
today.
The
famous
Appian
Way
to
Rome
and
the
main
coastal
rail
line
are
about
12
i
miles
inland
from
the
landing
area
but
it
was
not
specifically
stated
that
invasion
forces
had
reach
ed
them.
It
is
probable,
however,
that
they
are
at
least
under
Allied
dom
ination.
Last
night
it
was
reported
that
Allied
forces
had
reached
as
close
as
four
miles
from
the
Appian
Way
and
20
miles
from
Rome.
Allied
spearheads
have
met
hastily
organized
battle
groups"
of
Ger
mans,
apparently
moved
northward
from
the
Fifth
Army
front
around
Cas-sino.
The
Nazis
are
still
launching
fierce
counter
attacks
on
thatr
main
front
but
these
blows
have
decreased
somewhat
in
number
and
intensity
"
!
in
the
last
24
hours,
indi-
;
eating
that
enemy
forces
:
are
being
pulled
back
to
meet
the
invasion
flanking
threat.
The
beachhead
has
been
j
lengthened,
headquarters
said,
without
disclosing
the
exact
area
it
covers.
Reinforcements
and
supplies
continue
to
pour
in
with
little
enemy
interference
and
the
communique
said
that
the
town
of
Anzio,
bordering
Nettuno
to
the
west,
had
been
taken.
One
report
today
was
that
the
Allies
were
inland
as
far
as
18
miles.
Russians
Still
Racing
Forward
Quarter
of
Million
Nazis
In
Danger
Of
Being
Caught
In
Trap
LONDON,
Jan.
25
(CP)
The
Russians
advanced
seven
miles
on
Monday
to
cut
the
main
railway
line
to
Esthonia.
Perhaps
250,000
Germans
are
now
pocketed
southeast
of
Leningrad.
Moscow
announces
that
the
Germans,
under
threat
of
encirclement,
are
retreating
hastily,
sustaining
great
losses
in
man-
power
ana
equipment,
aixiy
miles
to
the
south
other
Rus-
they
arc
to
avoid
disaster,
slans
have
raced
to
within
20
Qn
the
Leningrad
front
the
oo
mncs
oi
uj.-
ana
respectively
-arm
Sov,ets
wlled
more
lhan
teskaya
and
LUga.
secondary
rail
Junctions
through
which
Germans
yesterday
and
swept
the
Germans
must
withdraw
It
through
40
towns
and
villages.
'Nw
1
1
I
.
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;
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