mher Forecast NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tomorrows Tides JU mast - Fresh winds, (Pacific Standard Time) Sort?t and mild with light Friday, October 27 cloudy and cool coming She High 10:0 19.1 feet fresh winds, Friday, 22:11 19.3 feet with frequent cool Low 3:20 5.8 feet 16:00 7.4 feet ixxni. no-231 .. PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., THURSD TJCTOBER 26, 1944 price five IP ARIA, D PRINCESS, WES t SERIOUS JAP NAVAL LSS o 5 mi. i. Oct 26 rrinccs3 I me only surviving cniia J Victoria, died early thl it the age m She was the great aunt .rnrm and the Duke of Jind thc motner f ! Queen Victoria Eugenie ',. Prince j Dcatrice held of Governor ana wjj f the It:!' of wigni since .u .1 w hifihand. Prince .Ia, . - . mi'mbenr. in uwo. .l Name of rl Seaman biivm Lime of the Allied sea-v: dtjwned Satur-4hi hen he slipped from mojred at the ocean w hi bcrt Carrier, age 19, .ichikan, it was revealed Carrier and two ship-were crowing two barges ' :jtieteen their ship ana w . il n'rinck fintnrdav nd aa Carrier jumped 4- li... V, one wrgn io aumnii, ic 1 and fell into the water, lends did not see him re- a the surface. p.! continuous dragging 7.i the body has not yet wed. j n.:.. 1 T r rill VllltT'N M II ru mi nil : ir mm iv u w i . Rupert i.i. it il rn . i ? 1 made by Prince Ru- titter., in the Seventh huisj wj jwi.udu ine mrcc-Rregate Monday's total &U50, and Tuesday's was to corresponding day of Loan last April the "I tviai WHS iliV.tOV. to day s sales were $39,- '."ge; of Stewart and luesday night and sales continuing. ,(ph!ho MacDonald $500 Hutchison Mta Gllkr-r Violet Brown JP-, in 1 . --. n. Hansen w III "J J cartage and rage Ltd. M lti. . . - muwr;; Ltd, Stevcdorlnir JSng Co. Ltd. JJluberg kinaioon Laundty Ltd. tanstronz -MarV K. Lyons VERY PRoim 500 200 100 100 100 100 100 1,500 2,000 1,000 600 1,000 100 100 100 MOOSEHEART u vancou- y supreme governor -of JVH ll.J -. umer nr h. il'vi T clty on an of "u tn tVio i . . ,, carried on fnr rhiirir.n hew. i n:"00' .nomc at "ij thn "uiiu cast l v"10 Past summer fn nt. we sunrm ..." . l'""K wnvcnuon lu iPe, Mr irni.i,i . , in naa oc - me home. . rts of Uniii ot-. hl hi,KCndancc at the J . . w, rarf ,v, '4ntl 01 lts P"Ps as n ear diversity with !choni "? Graduates from W;raP there aro e In th. . 01 the gradu- evera,'a forces ln" hocl PoSv 8Cv Moscheart tel. dren t other than Inrii 'l"ts s tnnv may ... S a W 1113 NEWS Russians Winkung'Everywher'c MOSCOW Working with Polish troops, 'Russian forces have renewed their offensive around the Polish capital of Warsaw and have driven a bridgehead six miles deep across the Vistula Klver just noith of the city. This latest drive threatens East Prussia from the south. Hard fighting Is raging In East Prussia, with the Soviet advance gaining less than two miles on a separated front. In the noith, Russian troops have raptured the important Norwegian port of Kirkencs. The Germans have used this port as a naval base in pieying on shipping along the route to Murmansk.,. On the southern end of the front, the Russians have completed their occupation of Transylvania by capturing the impoitant city of Satu-Marc and more than 200 other communities. Eighth Army Advances ROME Hrltlsh Eighth Army forces In Italy have moved ahead from biidgehead west and north of Cescna. They are now five miles from the town of Fori! along the highway to Bologna. Spain Accuses"1 Russia LONDON The1 Spanish press has accused Russia of attempting to Incite a rebellion in Spain. The Berlin radio says that heavy battles already have been fought in the province of Catalonia. Nazis Quit Holland? LONDON A front-line dispatch this morning says there are indications the Germans are starting to pull out of western Holland. Heavy German movements have been observed north of the Dutch cities of Tilbury and Breda. The Allied communique says British forces are closing in on Breda and Tilburg. The situation Is relatively quiet in France and Germany. Philippines Naval Battle PEARL HARBOR As yet, full details1 of the battle In Philippines waters between Japanese and Allied naval units'" have not been disclosed. It is known; however, that the Jap- anese have lost at least one large aircraft carrier, one light carrier and four cruisers. In addition, the Allies' have probably sunk one large enemy carrier and two battleships. They also inflicted heavy damage on six Japanese battleships, three heavy cruisers and several destroyers. The Americans have lott the light cruiser,, Princeton, and from General Mac-AithurV headquarters comes the ahnouncernenTthaf an 'Allied escort carrier from the American Seventh fleet, which covered the Allied landings in the Philippines. In the Philippines the Allied invasion forces are advancing along the entire front on Leyte Island. Allied forces have swept 20 miles north of the piovlncial capital of Tacloban. German General Killed LONDON A Reuters dispatch quotes the German Trans-Ocean News Agency as saying that General Schneckenburger, commanding German Infantry forces, was killed In action in Belgrade. Canadians in India CALCUTTA The first R.C.A.F. transport squadron to operate from India has arrived In Calcutta. A large fleet or Dakota planes carried the complete personnel of the Cana dian transport group from Britain to India in four days, me Dakotas flew unescorted over France, stopping in Sardinia, Tripoli, Egypt and Iraq. Canadian Brigadier Killed WITH THE CANADIAN FIRST ARMY The body of one of the most popular commanders In the Canadian Army Brigadier Tom Lewis of Montreal has been found on the battlefield In the Scheldc pocket. At that spot, the Montreal brigadier led his men in some of western Europe's bitterest fighting. He was the first Canadian brigadier killed In action in that war theatre. Hamburg and Hamm Yesterday 1.0NDON Twelve hundred American heavy bombers struck yesterday at oil installations in Hamburg and railway yards at Ilamm. Not Enough Equipment PARIS General Charles DeGaulle said yesteiday that the French were not receiving sufficient supplies and equlp-ni nt from the Allies to permit them to take their full part hi the war. First In-First Out OTTAWA. Oct. 26 tf The "First In-First Out" demobilization plan, already announced for the Royal Canadian Air Force, will probably be applied to the Army and Navy as well. It was reliably learned today. The principle would have general application but would not be mandatory. There would be ample provision for special cases. The nlan Is closely linked with Panada's Pacific effort whlrh would be on a reduced scale compared with the Euro pcan war plan. PIPED TO TEA it is the custom on British enter the naval vphspIs to nine a "Hands to Tea" call nt 4 pm. MOSQUITO GOES OVER First Trip Across Atlantic By Light Plane 4 MONTREAL. Oct. 26 Mosquito fighter bomber made In Canada has made the first non-stop Atlantic crossing of a Mosquito aircraft from Gander, Newfoundland, to the United Kingdom. The Mosquito flew from Oander to Prestwick, Scotlanda distance of 2,100 miles. It took only six hours and 44 minutes to make the crossing thus establishing a transAtlantlc Mosquito record. Five months ago a Canadlan-bullt Mosquito made a non-stop Atlantic flight from Goose Bay, Labrador, in six hours arid 46 j minutes. However, il iano.ru ju Ireland, 00 miles short of the United Kingdom. t il . 1 U 1 lliBm on snore lecunig nie tauic wj w''v LUSH BOOTY SEIZED IN BOOZE RAID Six crew members or the Van couver halibut boat Joan W. I court Wednesday afternoon In I - cents : 7 iB SWIM LINES ACROSS MOSELLE-Three times, the vital communication lines laid across the Mosclls River In France by a signal battalion were broken. Thls4time, the men, determined 4r rt arms,.- rtwirtpft in swim the lines across farther down the river. Two of the men can be seen 'in the water holding the fniJ nf rnp rami as tnev swim auiu.-vs.-wii u ic uwbij u m.-i Pfc ROBERT CREW HOME, On Leave at West Coast Port After 15 Months of Service AT A WEST COAST PORT, Oct. 26 tP; After 15 months of i service convoying ships between .Were IinCO OU -dtu, Jlua -nJll JMnl mon mom Wssments totalling $562.76 for., befs Qf crew Qf nMCS hc value of goods, when they, prJnce Robert haye anlyeA at pleaaea guniy oeiore u.b- , furlough. th , h ort on trade W. D. Vance in ponce; MpmhprJ thfl rrcw sald lha lUUg VUjagC VYrtO UllCTtlll- separate cnarges ui ucuib - . for one skirmlsh in possession of articles uniawtuuy Qf m ,ast Novem. Alaska. In ad -, from imported bcr when 32 German plane3 at dltion. each was assessed $3.2j tackcd a conyoy wUh gllder court costs. bombs In a three-hour battle in The charges were laid 1 by R.C. 'ch theenemy TOS beaten off M.P. officers under the Cus-1 s,x ,ancs 0nly one toms Act following a raw oj i jK, htcr ,n the convoy was the Joan W. I when she docked d D ed b bombs. here at o'clock Sunday morn- j lng. The boat was seized by customs men. Charged were Paul "Johansen, sklDPer:, Joseph Evans, cook, and Ingvald Johansen, Olof Peder Melo, Otto Brlemo, and Rolf Syverston, crewmen. The articles shown n court evidence brought Into high as RME, Oct 26-The ocxho mmnaian campaign relief the differences In goods t Greece continues to go ell avallablo on the oncn market In Canada and Alaska under the wartime economy. They included 61 bottles of West Indies rum, five pairs ofladies' stock- QUOTA .RESULTS ALL'S WELL i IN GREECE Patriots Occupy Larissa Germans Quitting Salonika for .the Allies. Rome headquar ters says this morning that patriot ' forces have occupied the important communications cen: of Lar ssa. This Is a key ings eight boxes of shotgun am- jtre u,L p- ,,f rinr. point situated on the main rail- the port of Sa -m running to VW cites and five pounds of butter. miles to the seventy-five ..riMiiir the minimum Scn-;onlka. tence on the men, T. W. Brown, defence counsel, told the cCurt north, Dispatches relayed from Ista that they could not be consld- jbul, meantime, say the Ocrmaribj ered bootleggers. aireaay nave ucguu hioii "Tlicy were simply buying muwai nam oaiumiva. things which were unprocurable In Canada, and plentiful In Alaska," he said, adding that the customs appraisal of $7 per bottle of rum was too high. Referring to the rum as "Junk,' ho dcclarcl: "Alaskan dealers sell It at between $2 and $3 a bottle Just to get rid of It. They have to buy two cases of rum In order to get one of Scotch." Corp. J. F. Piper, R.C.M.P, said in court that the men had told him they bought the articles at Sitka. The 54-ton Joan W ' I is owned by Mrs. John Fiddler of $725, $174,950 Eight Are Former Resident Gives $25 to Pioneers' Fynd the Dally News of a contrlbu tion of $25 to the Prince Rupert Pioneers' Home Fund from Los Angeles, California, The donor was Mrs. Vernon D. Casley, a former pioneer resident oL this city, who has been living In Los Angeles for a number of years. In the letter which accompanied her cheque Mrs. Casley said that she had read of the cam paign In the Dally News, of which she Is a subscriber. In the early days Mrs. Casley and her husband were proprietors of the Empress Hotel. Plans for the new Pioneers' Home have already been approved by city council and work will begin as soon as materials are available. The fund now contains approximately $5,800. ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY IS HEART VICTIM .LONDON Oct. 6 J3,William (Temple, aged 63, Archbishop bf Canterbury' and Anglican Primate of AH England, died today following a heart attack. Bulletins WELFARE OF VETERANS OTTAWA The new veter ans' Affairs Department will do all it can to see that veterans get just treatment. This Is stated by the Deputy Minister of the Department, Walter S. Woods. Mr, Woods says that any veteran who thinks he is not receiving justice from the Department Is welcome to visit him In his office. Tuesday night a public meeting was sponsored in Ottawa by a group of veterans who set November 7 as the date for organizing a new Veterans' Welfare organization. Speakers at the meeting said the government's aid is proving insufficient. MOOSE JAW STANDS OTTAWA The decision to have headquarters of the newly-amalgamated Number Two and Number Four, R.C.A.F. Training Commands at Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, still stands. However, consideration is being given to setting up headquarters In Winnipeg instead. MINISTER MAY QUIT OTTAWA Navy Minister MacDonald has disclosed that he will not run in his Kingston, Ontario, riding at the next federal election. It Is believed that he may possibly leave federal politics altogether. VICTORY LOAN PROGRESS OTTAWA Men of Canada's three armed forces are leading all other subscribers In the Dominion's Seventh Victory Sixth Victory Loan. Organi zers are confident that this Loan's total for the services will total at least $50,000,000. The overall total for the first three days of the drive is estimated to be around the $220,000,000 mark. Changing Time DROPPING DAYLIGHT Proposal Not ' Discussed By Cabinet Reactions1 In Vancouver VICTORIA, Oct. 26 (CD-Premier John Hart said that a proposal to change British Columbia back to standard time was not discussed at a meeting of the cabinet yesterday. In Vancouver a survey by the News-Herald revealed that transportation companies were against the change from daylight saving unless the change was made Dominion and continent-wide. Spokesmen for the British Columbia Electric Railway, the Great Northern, Greyhound Lines, airport and Union Steamships all expressed opposition unless the WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct 0 As President Franklin Roosevelt, In his capacity Drew is Menace To Canada's Unity 26 D. as Candidate Roosevelt, embarks on a campaign tour with a speech at Philadelphia Friday night, political experts generally say they see a close race on November 7 with a big bloc of 82 electoral votes in New York and Pennsylvania possibly being the deciding factor. In addition ,tq,. .Philadelphia Friday, the. President may speak in Chicago Saturday night and In Boston November 4 but these dates await official, WINNIPEG, Oct. 26 OdAlls talr Stewart, C.C.F. nominee for I Winnipeg North criticized Premier George. Drew of Ontario' In an address to the Ninth Manitoba division C.C.F. convention last night, saying that Drew Is a menace to Canadian unity. "Drew will campaign for election on racial and religious grounds and such an election would be fatal to Canada," he charged. VICTORY LOAN KEEPS AHEAD OTTAWA, Oct. 26 05 A total of $70,508,450 was collected yesterday for the Seventh Victory Loan. The cumulative total for the first three days of the three- wppIc r'amnnlcn stands at $21fi - Loan. The armed scrylccs )038i550 which ls about $20,000,- figure is well above $24,000,000 000 ahead of the total at the to date better than fifty per, " ri nf he thlrd dav of he cent or their iinai loiai in int. f slxtht Loan, Lethbrldge ls the first Cana- dlanclty to exceed Its quota, havlnj subscribed $1,250,000. Local Temperature Maximum 58 Minimum 44 Y.L:. een Mipponese warsnips Sunk Or Damaged In Battle Two Aircraft Carriers and Two Battleships Destroyed Roosevelt Sees Important Victory PEARL HARBOR, Oct 26 (CP) Eighteen Jap anese warships were sunk or damaged, including two aircraft carriers destroyed and two battleships prob- An illustration ptahe fact ; :iuiv fiGStroved in two of three sea and air battles lhfSrnrtewlTur1 raging around the Philippines, Admiral Chester to the spirit of good will occur- i p . fl ' , ... red today with the receipt by I Nimitz announced yesterday. Combined with pre- vious reports this indicated a total of 26 first line enemy shlp3 plus several destroyers 'sunk or damaged. The nine enemy ves sels definitely known sunk- are two aircraft carriers, two bat-tleeshlps and five cruisers. This represents a large portion of the known Japanese naval strength. Allied losses were a light carrier and escort carrier. A Japanese task force, caught near Formosa In the Philippine Sea, was attacked by a concentration of aircraft, surface ships and submarines for a day and a night. Enemy aircraft flew from the Philippines In a futile attempt to rescue the trapped fleet. The Japanese finally escaped under cover of black night. There is a possibility that even greater destruction may have been wrought on the Jap anese fleet. Admiral Nimitz' report was incomplete and will be amplified as soon as further details become available. Yesterday General Douglas MacArthur said that a Japanese southern force comprising the change was complete two battleships, one heavy ' throughout Canada and the cruiser, one light cruiser and ,ljnjtcdStaJf:?l" CLOSE RACE IS EXPECTED This, is What U.S. Political, Experts Anticipate on November 7 four destroyers Jiad - been , cpm-" 1 pletely routed. At Washington Admiral King, commander-in-chief of the Navy, said "practically all of the Japanese fleet" was Included In a battle then raging In the Philippines area. King said that information on the battle throughout the area was frag mentary but he indicated he was I not concerned about the outcome. President Franklin D. Roose velt announced yesterday that the Japanese Navy had been "defeated ( seriously damaged and routed" in the Philippines area. Aerial Activity Is Rather Light LONDON There was little aerial activity over Europe during the night. Two flying bomb attacks were launched by the Germans against southern Eng land. One of the bombs exploded In a prisoner-of-war camp. NO STRIKE PLEDGE IS REITERATED Trades and Labor Congress of Canada Approves Family Allowance Principle TORONTO, Oct. 26 CW The Trades and Labor Congress of Canada yestefday reaffirmed it3 no-strlke pledge made at the 1943 convention and went op. record as approving the principle, of family .allowances. There was no discussion on the non-strike resolution ibut on the question of family allowance there Was difference of opinion with some speakers expressing fear that such a measure might be used as a substitute for ade quate wages. The Canadian Congress of Labor last Week in convention rejected the "no strike" pledge but committed Itself to avoid strlkS3 wherever possible. , Naval Officers Retiring at 60 OTTAWA, Oct. 26 Hereafter all Canadian naval officers will automatically retire at the age of 60 years unless specifically Instructed to the contrary. m yi,' 'a