issianw
Storm
Through
Balkanshfctf
Heeding
Bulgarians'
Plea
father
Forecast
i
cox
t
and
Queen
Charlottcs-i
to
moderate
winds,
generally
cloudy
In
south
partly
iv
exc
Pt
on
during
,
to
moderate
winds,
cloudy
with
iU
ional
light
rain
in
north
portion.
in
fimnprature.
CI1U"6V
"
'
an.
no.
211
N
j
Die
In
Ion
Riot
ncement
of
Inci-
ade
by
Premier
1
Took
Own
Lives
fiont.
R
O)
-
TWO
fond
thirty-one
Japan
icrs
of
war
were
killed
tounded
in
a
mutiny
strallan
camp
on
Aug-
dlsclosed
in
a
state
-Prime
Minister
John
Australia.
jpanese.
armea
wun
ad
bats,
rose
against
rd3
and
all
but
a
few
bed
were
rounded
up
by
Jead
twenty
committed
md
sixteen
of
the
showed
signs
of
having
to
kill
themselves.
ustralian
officer
was
by
the
Japanese
dur-
lich
for
fugitives.
East
of
Warsaw
WW,
Sept.
8
(CP)
Russians
slashed
the
Balkans
to-
a
three-pronged
lich
threatened
to
Adolf
Hitler's
fng
hold
on
this
fa
and
trap
thous-
uermans
by
cut-
communications
Reich.
Advanced
units
moved
to-
uncturo
with
Mar-
3
s
forces
in
Yugo-
lussian
fcrces
advanced
important
road
.and
cations
against
iiul-
me
was
ho
Indication
response
to
the
Bu!-
ra
for
an
armistice.
"ie
me
polish,
prw
announciMi
that
the
had
erVeuatcd
Traca
limes
easft
of
Warsaw.
sslans
an?
advanclnc
of
Warsaw
toward
psia
agalmt
sun
Nazi
Mn
(lernt&n
escape
and
lines
froij
Vimna
and
It
to
&..ll'flH:i
and
are
impassable,
the
n
Fifteenth
Air
Force
fed
from
Rome
today
pcrican
bombers
and
ptruck
at
railways
and
es
m
Yugoslavia.
Nazi
'affic
in
the
Danube
jn
hlnderpfl
hv
nvnt
te
minelayers.
Ihlle
Cairo
rennris
v
Ulng
has
.broken
out
Bulgaria
and
Germany
poumern
border.
Sofia
FC
had
bppn
a
HmIim.
r
"
"
uvvtuiu
far
by
Bulgaria
on
Ger
fe
Crustacean
led
Crawfish
Ingham
and
.Tnnn
Pllgh
School
girls,
call-
uauy
News
office
this
a
strange
crustacean
py
had
found
on
tho
ear
Galloway
Ranlrl.s.
s
staff
was
baffled
In
me
marine
creature
lemed
to
be
something
craD.
inhsfon
onrl
asslflcatlons.
Jim
Bac-
Pea
in
and
declared
;awiish,
which
Is
cer-
firanger
to
these
u.5ual
habitat,
bolnir
Ss
of
Europe.
Bulletins
FORESTS
CLOSKI)
AGAIN
VICTORIA
Forests
on
the
Lower
Mainlanc
and
Vancouver
Island
have
been
closed
again
on
account
of
a
renewal
of
"extreme
fire
hazard"
during
the
current
heat
wavc
Mantefs
and
fishermen
have
been
prohibited
from
entering
the
woods
and
industrial
operations
are
curtailed.
Forest
fires
at
Horseshoe
Bay
and
at
Youbou
in
the
Cowlchan
district
have
been
brought
under
control.
DROWNED
AT
STEVKSTON
VANCOUVER
Two
fishermen
fell
off
a
float
at
Steves-ton
during
a
friendly
tussle"
last
night
and
were
drowned
in
the
Fraser
River.
ANOTHER
EARTHQUAKE.
CORNWALL
Tills
eastern
Ontario
town
had
another
earth
tremor
shortly
after
8
o'clock
this
morning.
No
danu
age
was
done.
LONDON
TO
OTTAWA
OTTAWA
The
first
nonstop
flight
from
London
to
Ottawa
lias
lietn
made
with
the
arrival
of
a
Liberator
bomber
today.
It
made
the
flight
in
nineteen
hours
and
nine
minutes.
Air
Marshal
L.
F.
Breadncr
was
a
passenger.
NO
PEACE
OVERTURES
WASHINGTON
President
Roosevelt,
answering
a
question
at
his
nnsa
conference
today,
said
no
peace
overtures
had
been
made
to
the
Allies
from
Inside
Germany.
LABOR
REPRESENTATION
VICTORIA
Norman
Yarrow
said
today
that
he
was
taken
up
with
Ottawa
the
request
of
shipyard
unions
that
they
be
represented
at
a
conference
to
be
held
in
Ottawa
next
.
month
on
the
subject
of
postwar
shipbuilding.
CANUCK
ON
WAY
TO
FALAISE
-
This
Canadian
soldier
riding
in
an
armored
vehicle
on
his
way
to
Falalsc
In
France,
grins
at
the
cameraman.
It
Is
at
Falatse
that
an
entire
German
army
faced
disaster.
Is
Threaten
To
Smash
Hitler's
Weak
on
Balkan
Area
By
Tito
Juncture
rhile
Germans
are
i
ling
to
Evacuate
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
mm
I
Sail
DRIVE
BY
JAPANESE
Claim
to
Have
Taken
Ling-ling
from
Americans
Trying
to
Cut
China
in
Half
CHUNGKING,
Sept.
8
V)
Japanese
forces
have
closed
to
within
32
miles
or
the
big
United
States
air
base
at
Ling-ling
and
s"ent
one
column
in
35
miles
in
an
attempt
to
outflank
It
on
the
west.
Tokyo
ra-.
dlo
claimed
the
capture
of
Lingllng
but
there
was
no
confirmation
from
other
sources.
The
Japanese
are
said
to
be
throwing
250,000
men
Into
the
Hunan
Province
fighting
In
a
drive
to
knock
out
United
States
air
bases,
cut
China
in
half,
es
tablish
overland
supply
routes
and
guard
against
Allied
land
ings
In
South
China.
YANKS
HIT
IN
FORCE
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER
8,
1944
Allied
Front
25
Miles
of
Tomorrows
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Saturday,
September
9
High
6:31
16.8
feet
18:36
18.0
feet
Low
0:06
5.0
feet
12:15
8.4
feet
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
INAL
DRIVE
FOR
BERLIN
Burrard
Yard
Gets
Contract
VANCOUVER,
Sept.
9
The
Burrard
shipyard
has
received
a
large
new
contract
for
building
of
bit,'
ships
of
the
landing
craft
type.
The
contract
amounts
to
some
$10,000,000.
Reparians
From
Rupert
Alaska-23'
Visit
Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN,
Sept.
8
Ro
tary
delegates
from
Prince
Rupert,
and
five
Alaska
towns
came
together
in
Ketchikan!
Thursday
afternoon
for
the
first
annual
assembly
of
Rotary
In
ternational
along
the
northern
coast.
The
assembly,
which
will
end
tonight,
Is
presided
over
by
W.
D.
Shannon,
district
gov
ernor,
Seattle.
Last
night
a
fellowship
dinner
was
held
In
the
Masonic
Hall
and
today
is
being
given
over
to
meetings.
Alaskan
delegates
came
from
Anchorage,
Petersburg,
Kodlak,
Juneau,
and
Ketchikan.
Prince
Rupert
delegates
arc
R.
C.
St.
Clair,
B.
R.
Dodds,
and
Fred
Scadden.
Little
Change
In
Three
Months
Average
temperatures
In
the
x
district
have
varied
only
slight
ly
more
than
one
degree
within
the
last
three
months,
weather
records
reveal.
August
figures,
released
today
show
that
the
av
crage
temperature
was
56.3
de
grees.
The
July
average
was
56.5
degrees,
and
the
June,
55.4
degrees.
Maximum
temperature
In
Aug
ust
was
61.3
decrees,
and
the
minimum
was
51.4.
There
were
92.8
hours
of
bright
sunshine
during
the
month,
and
rainfall
totalled
7.54
inches.
Hours
of
bright
sunshine
so
far
this
year
total
738.7,
and
45.5
Inches
of
rain
have
fallen.
Barometer
extremes
ranged
from
30.31
millimeters
on
August
21,
to
a
low
of
29.80
mllll
meters
on
August
25.
Highest
wind
was
from
the
southeast
at
24
miles
an
hour
on
August
10.
Editor
Sawlc
Provides
Flowers
Editor
S.
II.
Sawle
of
the
Om
lneca
Herald
Is
noted
In
the
In
terior
as
a
gardener
and
hortl
cultucallst
as
well
as
sage
of
the
fourth
tstatc.
Beautiful
gladioli
crown
by
Mr.
Sawle
adorned
the
tables
at
the
big
luncheon
which
was
a
principal
feature
of
the
Skeena
River
Highway
opening
proceedings
at
Terrace
on.
Monday.
The
flowers
excited
much
comment
in
admiration.
Heavy
Air
Blows
at
Palau,
Jap
Base
Near
Philippines
PEARL
HARBOR,
Sept.
8
05
UnltedStates
carrier-based
fighter
planes
struck
at
Palau
Islands
In
force,
.
destroying
grounded
planes
and
defences
on
that
island
group
which
is
a
link
for
Japan
with
the
Philippines.
Palau
bases
are
only
550
miles
east'of-the.Phlllpplnes.r--
Other
raids
were
aimed
at
Bonin
and
Colcano
islands.
Victoria
Navy
Man,
Born
Here,
Was
at
Invasion
Recently
returned
home
to
spend
leave
with
his
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
P.
M.
Monckton,
in
Victoria
is
Sub.
Lt
O.
R.
Monckton,
R.Ci-T,,
who
served
aboard
the
light
cruiser
II.M.S.
Emerald
during
the
Invasion
of
Normandy.
The
Emerald
lay
offshore
for
10
days
following
the
Initial
landings,
and
used
her
guns
to
blast
enemy
fortifications
ham
pering
the
Invading
troops.
Sub.
Lt.
Monckton,
who
is
a
paymaster,
was
born
in
Prince
Rupert
21
years
ago.
His
father
was
a
well
known
civil
engineer
In
the
central
part
of
the
province.
The
family
lived
at
Ter
race
several
years
ago.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Eldorado,
57,000,
15c
and
HVic,
B.C.
Packers.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
Courtesy
S.
D.
Johnston
Co.
Ltd.
VANCOUVER
Mines
B.
R.
Con.
.08
Bralorne
14.25
Cariboo
Gold
Quartz
2.20
Hedley
Mascot
.71
Pend
Oreille
1.30
Pioneer
4.00
Premier
1.25
Privateer
.
.42
Reno
.05
Reeves
Macdonald
.24a
Sheep
Creek
1.06
Whitewater
.033,4
Oils
Calmont
.20
C.
&
E.
1.70
Home
3.00
Royal
Canadian'
.03
V
TORONTO
Beattle
1.82
Central
Patricia
2.20
Con.
Smelters
50.00b
Giant
Yellowknlfe
8.85
Hardrock
.91
Kerr
Addison
.1014
Little
Long
Lac
1.22
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.22
McLeod
Cockshutt
2.70
McKenzle
Red
Lake
1.41
Moneta
.63b
Pickle
Crow
24.85
Preston
East
Dome
2.70
San
Antonio
.
4.20
Shcrrltt
Gordon
.70b
I
Steep
Rock
3.90
Alberta
Minister
To
Tour
Province
EDMONTON,
Sept.
8
Hon
Solon
Low,
provincial
treasurer
of
Alberta,
will
make
a
tour
of
British
Columbia
commencing
at
Revelstoke
on
September
25.
Mountain
Mine
Run
by
Woman
BALLARAT,
Australia,
Sept.
8
0)
Assisted
by
four
elderly
men,
Miss
Margaret
Malone
owns
and
runs
a
kaolin
mine
on
the
sun
.mlt
of
Mt.
Egerton,
near
here.
She
supervises
all
work
un
derground
and
on
the
surface.
Fifty
years
ago
her
father
found
the
rich
deposit,
and
the
crockery
made
from
It
Is
claimed
to
be
equal
to
the
best
made
In
England.
Since
her
father's
death
40
years
ago,
Miss
Malone
has
been
in
control
and
the
mine
has
not
missed
a
day's
production.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
63
Minimum
48
WAR
NEWS
YANKS
ATTACK
MANCHURIA
WASHINGTON
Superfortresses
today
attacked
Japanese
industrial
targets
in
Manchuria.
No
details
were
given.
Tokyo
radio
reported
that
more
than
100
planes
took
part
and
claimed
that
three
were
shot
down.
LI
NO
LI
NO
IS
CAPTURED
CHUNGKING
The
American
air
base
of
Lingling
was
captured
by
five
Japanese
divisions
advancing
in
southern
Hunan
Province,
the
Chinese
command
announced
tonight.
AWARDED
VICTORIA
CROSS
LONDON
The
Victoria
Cross
was
awarded
today
to
Wing
Commander
Geoffrey
Leonard
Chesshlre,
D.S.O.
and
two
bais,
D.F.C.
He
is
a
27-year-old
Royal
Air
Force
officer.
ADVANCE
AT
STANDSTILL
ROME
Canadian
tanks
and
infantry
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
fought
forward
another
mile
on
the
Adriatic
Coast
yesterday
and
reached
the
banks
of
the
Marano
River,
only
four
miles
from
Rimini.
Twelve
miles
inland
the
Germans
aie
counter-attacking
fiercely
with
tanks
and
brought
the
British
offensive
to
a
standstill.
.GERMANY
BOMB
t'OUNDLD
LONDON
Almost
two
thousand
Royal
Air
Force
and
American
heavy
bombers
attacked
installations
in
southwest
Germany
and
besieged
a
German
garrison
at
LcIIavre
today.
The
bombers
battered
chemical
and
oil
plants
at,
Ludwigshafcn,
objectives
in
the
Siegfried
Line,
an
ordnance
depot
at
Kastel
near
Mainz
and
an
armored
cat
plant
at
Gustavburg
southwest
of
Frankfurt.
Bulging
Within
Siegfried
Line;
Massive
Attack
Blacked
Out
RESTING
UP
FOR
THE
BIO
PUSH
IN
FRANCE
French-Canadian
troops
rest
after
seizing
the
village
seen
in
ruins
in
the
background,
and
before
shoving
along
to
take
part
in
that
big
push
down
toward
Falalse,
France,
as
the
northern
arm
of
the
Nazi-nipping
Allied
pincers.
Falalse
has
now
been
captured.
Allies
Hitting
In
Burma
Area
KANDY,
Sept.
8
OH
Allied
air
forces
over
Burma
have
begun
a
widespread
long
range
attack
on
exposed
Japanese
supply
lines
as
the
enemy
has
turned
for
a
stand
against
the
British
plunging
Into
the
Chin
Hills
towards
the
Japanese
western
Burma
base
of
Tlddlm.
Rail
lines
40
miles
west
of
Bangkok
have
been
hit
by
Allied
bombers.
WIPE
OUT
NIP
AIR
DIVISION
ALLIED
HQ.
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC,
Sept.
8
0)
Allied
bombers
smashed
fifteen
Japan
ese
planes
In
a
raid
on
the
Celebes
Islands
and
headquarters
reported
It
was
now
obvious
that
the
Japanese
sixth
air
division
was
practically
annihilated
in
attempting
defence
of'
western
New
Guinea!
A
flying
boat,
striking
for
the
first
time
near
Zumboanga
on
Mindanao
Island,
damaged
two
Japanese
naval
auxiliaries
while
bombers
hit
at
Davao
area.
Digby
Island
Soldier
Missing
Private
Wldar
Aszjorn
Sand-hals,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Sandhal3,
Dodge
Cove,
has
been
missing
In
action
In
France
since
July
25,
according
to
word
re
ceived
by
his
parents.
He
went
overseas
early
this
year
and
ar
rived
In'
France
on
D-day.
Member
of
a
well
known
Dig
by
Island
family,
Pte.
Sandhals,
who
Is
22,
has
an
elder
brother,
Arvld,
serving
In
France
with
a
commando
unit.
There
are
two
sisters
married,
and
two
unmarried,
In
the
city.
They
are
Mrs.
J.
Amey
Irvine,
jr.,
and
Mrs.
P.
Phllllpson,
and
Iva
and
Edna
A
younger
brother,
Lief,
attends
school
at
Dlgby
Island.
Canadians
Moving
on
Dunkerque
Liberating
Forces
Sweep
Forward
Everywhere
ALLIED
SUPREME
HQ.,
Sept.
8
(CP)
Allied
assault
on
the
front
how
bulging
within
25
miles
of
Germany's
Siegfried;
Line
at
three
points
was
placed
under
a
new
blackout
today
to
mask
the
mounting
of
the
final
massive
attack
to
burst
open
a
way
to
Berlin.
British
forces
were
across
Albert
Canal,
40
miles
east
of
Antwerp.
The
American
First
Army
was
stab
bing
at
the
outskirts
of
Liege,
Belgian
fortress
26
miles
from
Aachen
iri
Germany.
The
American
Third
Army
is
closing
in
from
the
north
of
Metz
almost
to
Nancy.
All
these
may
be
the
last
positions
to
be
disclosed
for
the
time
being.
Meanwhile
through
Ardenne3
Forest
and
south
to
the
-
approaches
of
Belfort
gap
near
Switzerland,
the
Allied
assault
team
is
closing
in
on
the
Selg-fried
Line
against
bitter
German
delaying
fights.
The
Paris
radio
reports
that
Canadian
advance
units
have
pushed
to
within
half
a
mile
of
Dunkerque.
Ross
Munro,
Canadian
Press
war
correspondent,
reports
trie.
Canadians
at
Begues,
five
miles
south
of
Dunkerque.
Munro
said
that
Canadian
tank
and
infantry
forces
were
in
northern
Belgium
and
had
reached
Dixmude,
15
miles
southwest
ot
Ostend,
in
a
35-mile
advance
from
the
St.
Omer
area.
On
the
right
of
the
Cana
dians,
Polish
troops
have
pushed
twenty
miles
east
from
Ypres
through
Roulers
and
are
now
In
the
outskirts
of
Thlelt,
15
miles
west
of
Ghent,
held
by
the
British.
It
Is
known
that
Dunkerque
Is
well
garrisoned
and
the
Nazi
commander
intends
to
try
to
hold
out
in
the
same
fashion
as
the
others
have
at
LeHavre,
Boulogne
and
Carlals.
Americans,
pushing
Into
Bes-
ancon
in
southern
France
after
a
swift
advance
from
Arbois,
are
engaged
In
heavy
fighting-today
with
Nazi
forces
attempting
to
cover
the
retreat
ot
battered
remnants
fleeing
toward
Belfort
gap
50
miles
to
the
northwest.-
The
Americans
are
penetrating
into
western,
southern
and
eastern
sections
of
Besancon.
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DERIVATION
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word
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comes
from
the
Greek
word
meaning
"to
write."
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