lolution OK. Ar Is I. fjjn 1 TT j The " a' the Ocr- r T.mand U : ':ori and iroKen up d fleet U f southeast 1 that Nazi atcd Allied ,wr t England Cat the In :rhed today A not. about I B April 29 O, ; r .T3ent an- ; I k of a vast lr w ) ccienwon oi la r arte and a ir (.: jred through touver Fur nil 1 leKobbeu ? Ar: 29 -Ban i u i wi in o, L Ir Hun Street I? " r;: a getaway It r a', valued at HEARS HIVE r i r hi Army units r -tt of their qu tta. head- t this morn- : t Hals, five rpc'lng teams l35 pt crca stood in f t::e Pacific Com .17 w n HI rwr nni f"J-. but wis nowd out T - ! with 82 per 1 Cfc J r.i; -c cannon on w which will 3 of the ob 1 i to bark trl Monday or 5th Ioan Record $900,150 QUOTA $750,000 Total to Date $259,000 If Mm Yarrows Lay-off Dispute Ended VICTOIUA. Yarrows ih union - man when It waj lei. repair work wa. to the yard to U, ment slack. SITUATION IMPROVING BLAST ITALY SEA'PORTS 9 Paul blllty of m ''j. Cl-& development ,ln It, pule at KANDY. April 29 O Reln- forced HrltUh troops have seized Japanese strong points around Kohlrna while Chinese forces advanced Into North Burma Railway Line Clear Again PRINCE GEORGE. April 29 th -Traffic on the Canadian Na tional Railways was resumed after a thlrty-slx hour tie-up near outcome due to a landslide which burled the track for 120 feet under a fUtcen-foot rock fall uhlch had to be blasted awav. EUtht trains were neia i up NAPLES. April 29 O Allied heavy bomb-ri struck at ihe It alian auan west wesi coast coasv ports pori ui of Plom- mittee on Industrial Organiza tion United Automobile Work ers of America negoglatlng com ";;Drect Voting HrltMi Continue to Advance In India While Chinese More Ahead In Burma. mittee announced It would recommend to employees of the Ford Motor Co. at Windsor acceptance of a proposal advanced by the National wartime i-a-bor Relations Doard for settlement of a work stoppage In ef fect at the plant since April u. Victory Loan Subscribers . Total recordings for Friday In it,, ai.th VltjirV liOan weir $99,100. bringing to $259,000 the five-day aggregate. One the corresponding day of the nun Loan last fall the cumulative total was $311,350. rrwayj figure, the highest of any so far In this campaign, inciuu-j inur.ritiv accumulation of ru u ivui mi.j . dry dock subscriptions, totalling $78,600. Miss Alice Fuller James Samuel Atrlll James William Gilbert William James Ftnnlgcr Wllllnm T.fwak Francis James Kcogh Mrs. Beatrice Spofford Oordon At Anderson Oordon & Anderson Mrs. Mildred R. Hltchcns. Walter Cashmark Mr Tnn Km 1th Mr and Mrs. Leon Blaln MLss Catherine Budinicn Alexander Sinclair O rover Odegard For Soldiers $ 100 500 200 100 50 500 100 5,000 5,000 100 100 50 500 500 200 OTTAWA, April 29 O) - Tlie Houe of Commons committer on elections said It believed di rect voting In federal elections was more satisfactory to th majority of the armed forces than proxy voting. However there would have to be proxy voting on behalf of prisoners of war Former Deputy Minister Dies OTTAWA. ADril 29 O First deoutv minister of national de fence following amalgamation of military naval and air force 1 I AAA n ..-ma 1irntl three years of age. Allied Bombers Pound Japanese On New Guinea ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NEW OUINEA. April 29 More than three .hundred -tons of bombs were poured on enemy airdromes from the west ern trip of New Guinea to Ra- baul and Kavieng. nuui-1 . . blno. Orbeyello. and S,anteste-( VdlUlUl onnnf I VIICUIV hprk fnn Friday, and other planes raided Ocnoa and other harbors ( fi,, i,LL last night. Allied headquarters Un UOUKnODOrS announced today. All land sectors were quiet STRIKE TO BE ENDED Settlement of DUpute In Ford Plant at Windsor Appears to be In Sight. OTTAWA. Anrll 29 0 A Com OTTAWA. Aorll 29 0. Minis ter of Justice St. Laurent said that the Royal Canadian Mount ed Police could not spare suffi cient men to check up com pleteiy the number of Drltlsh Columbia Doukhobors who had failed to register. Lethbridge Is First City to Exceed Quota OTTAWA, April 29 Lethbridge was the first city to go over the top In the Sixth Vic tory Loan campaign, having exceeded Its quota of $1,050,000 yesterday. Axis Worry Is Growing LONDON, April 29 IB Berlin dispatches to Stockholm claimed today that the Invasion, practically speaking, had be gun n week ivgo wnen tne Koyai Air Force and the American Air Forces threw great nunw bcrs of reserve air crews and aircraft Into the continental air assault. One Berlin correspondent quoted captured Allied flyers as saying that they regarded themselves as Invasion troops, and the Invasion began for tnem when they went Into action. STOCKHOLM, April 29 0 The Helsinki newspaper Sano-mut said today without disclosing the source of Its Information that the Allied invasion of Europe is already under way, according to a dispatch to the ni..i,i,nim A f Innhlndet. "Land- 100 paper said. BEER UP, -7 PUT VICTOKV FIRST ot Country - mnmanESMHnnM For Yourself 81) hew Temperature so 41 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER 1CI L Still Talking ' I Brine Mide-.M.ano L Thb Week-end. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1914 GIN DOWN FOR MAY VICTORIA. April 29 IF The beer ration has been Increased. and the zln ration decreased for May, Liquor Commissioner Kennedy announced today. The beer quota will be Increased from two to three dozen pints. and the ln quota decreased from 40 to 26 ounces, the Com mUstoner said. Permit holders may purchase three dozen pints of beer, or 24 ounces of gin. or 26 ounces ol spirits, or two bottles of Import ed wine, or one gallon of dom estic wine In May. MURE LAKE SUITS SINK " !.VT r:.: CLEVELAND Two ore uesDarais aieo uui mgut n . his home here following several! ' " , ""V"! .Kb ill.,... 1I ,o trhtV. ." -"M Ill VII Uim. ..v. . , , , . III. fil V WltV covered Lake Erie yesterday. Had Meeting at Downing Street LONDON. Apul 29 Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King of Canada conferred with Prime Minister Winston Churchill at 111 Downing lrret yesterday preparatory to open ine of the Commonwealth con ference next week. It was their first meeting since the Quebec conference of last summer Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts of South Africa was also there as waa Prime Minister Peter Fraser of New Zealand After a trans-AUantlc air trip Prime Minuter King and Prime Minuter Fraser arrived in Lon don. the first of the Dominion leaders to be on the scene for the forthcoming Commonwealth conference Superintendent Of Motive Power WINNIPEO; April 29 - Pro motion of Donald E. McKinnon( unirintendent of Motive Pow er. Transcona Shops, to superin tendent of the Company Shops at Stratford, is announced today hv a rtenrdshaw. General Sup erintendent of Motive Power and Car Equipment, Canadian Na tional Railways. Mr. McKlnnon will be succeeded at Transcona by L. H. Bexon, Superintendent of the National Railways Munitions Limited, a Naval gun and field a tlllery plant, operated by the C.N.R. at Montreal. I MILLION IN 3 DAYS MONTRRAK Anrll 29 A total of $2,721,950 was subscribed by employees of the Canadian National Railways and subsidiary companies durlnc the first three days of the Sixth Victory Loan mmnnlcn it was icnorted today from system headquarters. Tills amount came from a total of 29.100 employees and compares with a total of $2,419,830 subscribed by 24,903 employees of the National Railways and subsidiaries during the first three days of the Fifth Victory Loan Subscriptions by 27,388 em ployees amounted to $2,528,250 for Sixth Victory Loan Donas At TransCanada Air Lines l. 276 employees purchased bonds to the value of $123,050 wnuo at National Railways Munitions Limited the gun plant operated Divtiw'"1" . rVinhlv in nrnorpss ; bv Ihft Hnnnrilnn National - Rail n lulis uiv y.uw.v i " : - J now at several places, tne news- ways mo employees suuoiiucu 1U4 $70,051 in bonds. Trillion Yesterday OTTAWA. Aorll 29 OF- Fri day's purchases of Victory Loan bonds totalled $77.018350, bring ing, the loan total at the end of the fourth day to $348338350, approximately $13,000,000 ahead of Ihe Fifth loan at the same period. : , House Burned Above Woman "ih whol too of the house ani my ceillne were on fir? bef Jre I knew It." Mrs. S. O. Rife told the Dally News, in describ ings the fire which largely destroyed a Seal Cove apartment Thursday evening. "My seven- year-old boy dashed In from playing outside and told me of the flames." In answer to an alarm, the Seal Cove Air Force fire truck and, many airmen arrived, and a fw minutes later the city fire Iff tviC tie lo save even the shell of the bulging. I BWieved caused by an overheated chimney, the lite waj welt started and the upper put of t'je house was aflame before Mri Rife, who lived In a base ment suite, and who with her criUlrea wasOhe-only.,one: In the building at the time, was aware of It. The flames had already started licking down through the ceiling of her suite, and she had little time to save her effects. Her husband, Corporal S. O. Rife, was on duty at the Seal Cove air base at the time. The place where the chimney passed through a bedroom on the ground floor Is thought to be where the fire started. Both the house and the furniture were Insured by their respective owners but no estimate has yet been reached as to the extent of the losses. CANOL OIL COMPLETED WHITEHORSE. Y.T.. April 29 ff Formal opening of the Canol oil refinery will be held on Sun day, marking completion of the Canol project with crude oil from Norman Wells, N.W.T.. being refined and pumped to airports along the route. Bulletins AVERTED DISASTER LONDON Labor Minister Ernest Itevin, explaining that the government's emergency powers order banning strike fomenting was necessary to avert disaster, said yesterday that, "during that week-end when the regulation was made, we were In danger of stoppages Involving nearly three million men in gas, shipbuilding, engineering and coal." GANDHI ILL AGAIN NEW DELHI, India The condition of Mohandas K. Gandhi is causing concern to be expressed. The aging Indian Nationalist leader failed to make a full recovery after suffering an attack ot fever in confinement last week, and his present physical condition is said to be weak. TROUBLE IN SYRIA nEIUUT, Lebanon Several people were killed in street riots in Beirut when disturbances broke out while a new government was taking t China Tide t Has Turned strategic Hulao Pass lo TRIBUTE TO COL. KNOX 4! CHUNOKINO. April 29 CB There has been a change in the tide of battle In Honan Province In favor of the Chinese who had suf- fered severe reverses. The Chinese defenders have driven the Japanese from Loyang, Important head- quarters point, after kill- log a large portion of the enemy. ConfTtss Adjourns at Washing ton Many .Messages Canadl an House Marks Passing WASHINGTON. DXJ, April 29 Both Houses of Congress ad journed yesterday In respect to the memory of the late Secre tary of the Navy. Frank Knox, who died yesterday of a heart attack at the age of seventy years. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said Knox had greaUy helred In the defence ot the United States, making victory Tributes to Col. Knox came from all the Allied nations. In Parliament at Ottawa Acting Prime MinUter J. L. Ralston spoke in regretful terms at the passing of Col. Knox. Flaes of the United States on all the high seas of the world aie being flown at half mast. Showed Courage Local Flier HUhly Praised in Connection With Award ot D.F.C. OTTAWA, April 29 (CP) Award of the DUtlnguished Flying Cross to Flying Officer Arthur Franklin of Prince Rupert is officially announced by the Royal Canadian Air Force. He received the award for his work as a navigator with the City of Edmonton Mosquito Intruder Squadron. The citation said "this officer has taken part In very many sorties. Involving attacks on a wide variety of targets. He has displayed gieat courage and coolness and his high standard of navigational ability has contributed materially to the many successes attained. His service has been of great value." Baseball Scores National Clnclnattl 2, Pittsburgh 6; Bos ton 2, Philadelphia 7; New York 6, Brooklyn 4. American Philadelphia 7, Boston 5 (six teen Innings); St. Louis 3. Chi cago 1; Cleveland 2, Detroit 1. International Toronto at Syracuse post poned: Montreal at Baltimore postponed; Rochester 6, Jersey City 5; Buffalo 6, Newark 0. American Association Milwaukee 2, St. Paul 1; Indianapolis 6, Toledo 4; LouUvllle 0, Columbus 1 (fourteen Innings); Kansas City 5, Minneapolis 13. Coast San Diego 4-6. Portland 5-2; Sacramento 1-3, Seattle 2-l;San Francisco 3, Hol!ywoo 1 (ten innings); Los Angeles 2, Oakland 6. Local Tides Sunday, April 30 High 7:05 16.0 feet 20:35 16.1 feet Low 0:45 10.4 feet 13:34 6.9 feet PRICE FIVE CENTS Deferments To Be Curtailed Little Improvement In Manpower Situation Foreseen By Minister Ottawa Anril 29 (CP Hon. Humohrev Mitchell, minister of labor, said in the House of Com mons yesterday that the time was approacning wnen it would be necessary to rely more on men at. present on deferment and those coming of age to meet Canada's mobilization requirements. Further draft de ferments would have to be cur- tailed, Mr. Mitchell declared. The general shortage of man power, he said, was expected to continue during the next year. The number of persons at work and In the armed forces had Increased thirty-five per cent In the war period, the min uter asserted. NO CHANGE IN RUSSIA War Situation Generally fa Much the Same Nazi Attack in FoUnd Repulsed. LONDON. AprUftJ. Th". Russians killed eight -hundred Germans in renuUlng an at tack southeast of StanUlow in prewar Poland while Soviet bombers hit Lwow, 65 miles to the northwest. There have been no changes on the land front. Line of Parade Is Made Known The Sixth Victory Loan par ade, which U being held on Sunday at 2 o'clock, will start from the corner of McBride and Third Avenue. The route will be up Third to the Junction of Third and Second Avenues and back to McBride via Second Av enue. The troops will be form ing up on the Court House Road, McBride Street and Third Av pnwp East Fourth Avenue and Fifth Avenue. The citizens of Prince Ru pert are being asked to co-opp- erate and not assemble in tne forming up area between 1:30 and 2 cm. During the parade cross town traffic will be suspended and controlled by police and provost corns. The saluting base will oe in front of the Federal Building where Col. S. D. Johnston will take the salute. Berlin Hit Seriously LONDON, April 29 A force of almost 1,000 American bomb ers dealt Berlin Its seventh day light blow today to climax the fifteenth straight day of all-out Allied air offensives building up. to the Invasion. A powerful tighter escort brougnt the total strength ot the American sky neet to around 2,000 planes. Industrial and mUUary.Mel"s wTfelhiBeW radio acknowledged serious damV age. Last night a small Royal Air Force fleet thundered 1,200 miles across the North Sea and hit Kjeller, major German air base repair depot 11 miles south of Oslo. The Berlin radio said that other fleets of American bomb-prs o-prp over northwest and southwest Germany today. INDIA DRIVE NOT SERIOUS KANDY. Ceylon, April 29 ff Lord LouU Mounbatten'3 southeast air headquarters, -replying to a series of questions submitted bv the Associated Press de clared that the Japanese drive into India had not dUIocatea the Allied strategic schedule or delayed completion of the Ledo Road to China, and that ther? was no Justification for un easiness. KANDY, Ceylon, April 29 0 Allied troops smashing against the Japanese in the Kohlma sector of eastern India are liquidating the remaining enemy strong points, Allied headquarters announced today. BOILERMAKERS' ATHLETIC CLUB Grand Boxing Show STMT DINING HALL, SEVENTH AVE. E. Saturday, April 29, 1944 SPONSORED BY THE BOILERMAKERS' UNION LOCAL No. 4 MAIN EVENT URBAN HERNANDEZ, 147 lbs. Hollywood, Calif., and U.S. Army vs. PHIL PALMER, 147 lbs. Welterweight Champion of Canada 18 SUPPORTING ROUNDS Tickets on Sale at Grotto Cigar Store, and at the Boilermakers' Union Office, above the Dally News, Ringside Seats $3 : Reserved Scats 2 Rush Seats $1.50 Proceeds for Gymnasium equipment i