cal
Temperature
.
ICS
IF
HITLER
BURNED
AND
Used
in
life
attempt
,I)0
July
20
(CP)
DNIJ
News
Agency
;n
attempt
was
made
today
on
me
me
f'r'f
Hitler.
Lieut.
Col.
Hrant
and
others
of
crmipanv
were
injured
slightly,
an
an-
CTIirn'
IlOin
ClliWlUJiiuiy
iii-iiuijiiiiiiim
niim.
I
;.f
11.
"
l.n.tk
.,4fn..tl4
...
llttlr,,.
r
'
!
burned
and
bruised
turn.
It
said
mat
Ml
DON
July
20
T
V.oa
and
Am-
(
-
icj
thundered
:;
Qermanv
to-
It
tL'.z
a
irrent
nrrnv
:5
faO'.iries
and
ar
und
Letpslg.
vi."!
aUacked
over-
one
place
at
a
time.
1
.a.
Credit
party,
which
power
tn
Alberta
with
VlCtorv.
1
nn
nn.
b
Albertans
this
time
monetary
reform
nlat
a
matter
nf
fnrt
If;
forAt
iir
fftf
m....
t-w
tut
uijw,
4
4IW.T
"S
t.helr
ca
11
for
re
on
Uie
fact
that
thev
"n
a
good
people's
gov-'
And
on
that
basis,
do.
'
the
lll-tlmcd
and
un-
nuempu
to
establish
'y
cnanges
In
the
nrov
0
People
mlcht
no
for
an.
!'
UII.
,n
CCP.
with
onlv
one
.
.
.
volunteer
reinforcements
for
;
overseas
in
new
of
Uie
present
j
Intensive
flghUng
In
Europe.
He
lusUfied
the
policy
of
volunteer
enlistment
Instead
of
coturtp-
tlon
in
order
to
preserve
national
unity
as
well
as
to
meet-the
wishes
of
Ue
men
at
present
overseas
w!hc
desire
was
for
volunteer
Instead
of
conscript
reinforcement.
However,
the
Ume
might
not
be
lar
removed
local
men
who
were
able-to
Join
up
with
the
Reserve
Army.
ming
Times
Election
:atch
C.C.F.
Off.
Guard
"TON,
July
20-Polltl-'
I
-
ng
has
started
In
Alberta
with
Tuea--
'
8
Uie
date
when
cl-k
'
d
to
the
iHs
to
re-
t
a
new
government
1
re
arc
four
parties
i
fi"Iit;
only
two-So-tind
CCF
are
given
a
a
urpriic
here,
after
d
;et
in
election
for
8
tha
tihrewd
35-yeiw
r
Ernest
C.
Manning
--ct
the
same
day
for
'
a
vote
That
way.
happens
to
the
Soelnl
I
''-
1
in
Cither
Otirhn.
ni
province
won't
be
oy
the
other.
Even
noll-
member
now
in
the
houie,
El
mer
E.
Roper.
Its
provincial
leader,
expects
to
sweep
the
prov
ince,
especially
aiicr
tnc
resim
In
Saskatchewan.
The
CGT
Is
strongly
organizer
and
plans
to
contest
each
of
th
49
ridings
for
the
57
available
seats.
niLMING
II
IE
GUN
So
political
observers
think
It
was
a
wise
move
ior
rrenucv
Manning
to
call
the'
issue
now.
with
still
a
year
of
Uie
term
of
office
to
go.
Another
year,
and
it
might
be
too
late.
Now.
al
though
the
Social
Crcdlters
arc
In
for
a
tough
battle,
it
is
generally
believed
they
can
weather
the
storm.
The
situation
here
is
not
as
it
was
in
Saskatchewan,
where
the
CCF
was
opposing
an
"old
line"
party.
The
Social
Crcd-1
Iters
arc
Just
about
as
leftist
as
the
CCF.
Ono
surprising
twist
to
this
election
is
that
the
businessmen
of
the
province
are
expected
to
vote
Social
Credit,
apparently
as
a
choice
of
evils.
When
the
ninth
legislature
of
the
province
dissolved
last
week,
the
Social
Credit
government
had
35
seats;
Independents
15:
Liberals
3;
CCF
1,
Labor
1;
and
1
seat
was
vacant.
It
was
that
held
by
Premier
William
Abcr-hart
when
he
died.
r.U(a
Hit-
nf
Victims
when
conscription
r
""l0r
the
crash
is
as
follows:
service
would
go
Into
force
and;
Killed
there
would
no
longer
be
cnowe
lf
Van.
u
cul
t
Q
w"
w
gu
In
the
matter
and
the
oppdr-
j
tunlty
for
volunteer
eiUnnt
mh
ueuUnant
P.
E.
Dan-and
the
advantage
going
1th,pU
0ardentat
Cal..
capUln
of
It
would
be
gone.
MeanUmc.lalrcraft
Capt.
James
admitted
that
Uiere
I
Hying
Officer
W.
J-
Curtis.
had
naa
been
oeen
su
quite
,
a
gratifying
re-j
Vancouver,
second
pilot.
j
officer
L.
C
Rideout.
the
cw
to
.He
appealed
sponse.
,VancouT
radlo
op,rator.
Ulan
committee
lor
such
assist-
ngnt
Llf
uttnant
w.
D.
Stroud.
ance
as
could
be
done,
partlcu-
'Toronto,
passenger.
tarlv
In
connecUon
with
pub
'
Sergeant
C.
D.
Klppan,
Van-
llclty.
Capt.
James
also
put
In
couver
passenger.
Seriously
Inluied
a
n
word
word
j
on
on
the
me
aeiru.w.y
desirability
.iKinto
ol
ni
,
.
.
.......j
Bergeviii
t-
nuuuu,
ui-
onto,
crew
member.
Corporal
O.
N.
Perry
WD..
East
ICelowna,
passenger.
Skipper
J.
M.
Oisen,
R.C.H.R
.
Vancouver,
passenger.
Leading
Airwoman
G.
E.
Dal-ton,
Edmonton,
passenger.
Slightly
Injured
Flight
Sergeant
J.
H.
Plgden.
Eburne,
crew
member.
Leading
Aircraftsman
C.
H.
Wallace,
Caledln,
Ontario,
passenger.
Flight
Sergeant
S.
Jurmaln.
Prince
Rupert,
passenger.
Leading
Airwoman
II.
M.
Hartley.
Edmonton,
passenger.
night
Sergeant
a.
jurmain.
whose
home
Is
in
Prince
Rupert.
Corp.
Perry
ond
Leading
Airwomen
Dalton
and
Hartley
aro
local
Air
Force
personnel.
FL
Daniels,
44
years
01
ngc,
has
long
experience
as
a
Transput
Pilot
tn
the
R.C.A.F.
He
was
associated
with
the
opcnlnp
of
the
traiwportaUon
.service
on
the
East
Coast
prior
to
his
transfer
to
the
West
Coast,
lie
came
to
Canada
early
in
1041
from
California
to
Join
the
R.C.A.F.
Cause
of
the
accident
is
Roosevelt
Is
In
Normandy?
LONDON,
July
20
A
London
newspaper
said
yesterday
that
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
would
make
his
speech
of
acceptance
of
a
fourth
term
nomination
from
the
Normandy
beachhead.
people
arc
wnmi
for
even
grrater
;:iMunicI.Was
Buying
Business
On
Q.C.
Islands
Wljllam
J
Davles.
manager
of
Canadian
National
Telegraphs.
Is
negotiating
for
the
purchase
of
the
general
store
business
of
Frank
Gale
at
Queen
Charlotte
City
and
expects
to
leave
Prince
Rupert
about
the
end
01
August
55
lrvrnx
II
WU
OX
ID
1UOUCC
WBS-
lent
HMltA
iMe
TV
genri-J-rrd-irsrrlnfe
nprrt-t
ThV
leral
service.
The
Idea
wus
man.
mem
aerrani
om
obtain
an
adequate
supply
of
Jtirmain.
......
I
lie
in
airmen
rimcu
eluded
Lieut.
Col.
C
W.
Sleele,
denial
officer
for
WrMern
Air
Command:
night
IJcut.
P.
I-DanieU
ot
Gardenia.
California;
I
lying
Officer
William
J-CurlU
and
Warrant
Officer
I
C.
Hideout
of
Vancouver.
The
plane
crashed
while
taking
off
from
a
west
coast
Airntlri
ArTinUri
LIFE
AND
DEATH
ON
THE
NORMANDY
HEAf'HIlEAD-
dramatic
picture
on
a
Normandy
beach
following
the
invasion
showing
a
body
of
British
-oop;.
marching
off
after
h.ivtn
:
anded
In
their
axault
boaUs
Close
scTa'
.tiy
of
the
picture
aiuw
what
appear
to
be
dew
uTii
wounded
strewn
in
centre
background
Many
of
Uie
men
crouch
against
enemy
fire
a.
other
are
aided
by
medicos
and
buddies.
All
rw-n
assume
a
haif
crouch
in
their
walk.
Six
Die
In
Crash
Sam
Jurmaln
of
I'rinre
Rupert
Slichtly
Injured
in
Transport
Plane
Cravh
VANCOUVI.lt,
July
(Crisis
airmen
were
killed
and
eight
Injured
In
the
crash
ot
a
Koyal
Canadian
Air
lorre
lranorl
plane
on
the
cot
on
Tuesday.
II
has
been
an
L"""ViV.
nounced.
O""!
Among
the
"
Mihtly
4
4
i
Greatest
Robot
t
Attack
Is
Made
4-
LONDON'.
Juiy
20
The
nnru
d
Ariz
NIPPONESE
!
!
lis
liave
pushed
the
Japanese
tasis
lauin-nea
mnr
ureai-
-r.
....
..
.
.
lm
4-
est
riyniK
robot
bomb
attack
..TJ
"
rr:."
".1
-
.
.
Nun
uie
i'aki
&rciur
nrar
lii
r
on
Lonaon
ana
souuiern
England
last
night.
Thous-
Burma
border
and
beat
down
sharp
I
h
counter-attacks
In
fight-
nl
ii
...
I
Bomb
Target
LONDON.
July
20
Munich
was
the
principal
bombing
objective
of
another
great
1000-plane
assault
against
the
Reich
yesterday
by
the
British
and
Canadian
air
forces.
An
eighteen
year
old
youth
appeared
before
Magistrate
T.
W
Brown
in
city
police
court
this
The
family
home
will
be
con-
morning
and
was
fined
$50
for
tlnued
here
for
the
Ume
being
attempting
to
purchase
liquor
on
ai
least
a
permit
that
was
nut
his
own.
Bulletins
FORESTS
CLOSED
VICTORIA
Owing
to
the
Increased
fire
hazard,
forest
restrictions
on
Vancouver.
Island
and
the
Lower
Main-
,
land
have
been
extended
to
include
all
logging.
All
recreation,
camping,
hunting
and
berry
picking
travel
is
banned
and
all
sawmills
within
half
a
mile
of
forests
are
ordered
to
close
down.
Pros
pecting
b
abo
out.
BIG
RUM
SHIPMENT
HALIFAX
Sixty
thousand
gallons
of
Jamaica
has
arrived
here
for
distribution
in
Canada
to
the
services
as
well
as
liquor
stores.
Some
of
it
has
disappeared
and
special
guards
have
now
been
placed.
TO
LAND
ON
GUAM?
rEAKL
HARBOR
A
task
foice
or
the
United
Stales
navy
has
begun
a
bombard
ment
of
the
bland
of
Guam
In
a
manner
which
suggests
mat
troop
landings
may
INQUIRY
OF
ARMY
RIOT
OTTAWA
Defence
Minister
J.
L.
Ralston
said
in
Commons
today
that
a
court
of
enquiry
had
found
that
150
men
had
been
involved
In
a
riot
at
Camp
Petawawa
but
that
the
riot
had
not
developed
seriously.
There
had
been
few
disputes
in
army
camps
across
the
country,
he
said.
The
Tetawawa
outbreak
had
been
the
worst
BELOIAN
PATRIOTS
ACT
LONDON
An
underground
ands
of
the
mUstles
came
jaDanese
rewlt
has
broken
out
in
Bel
there
were
tremendous
ex-
the
country
as
patriots
act
against
the
German
occupa-
twu.u-t
-
Jananeas
dl-t
lion
forces.
Ooen
Hrhting
-r
uirs
wnc
nr.jr
v...,
r-
T
lk
1
...
..,..
.Il4
tm,r
towns
4-
it
ruction
wronght.
MKi.ryyty-
-
-
-;"
Zr
tST
.
.
A.
.
.
uxr.
ncuu
11
m
j
-
attacks
"
v
bridges
have
been
blown
within
the
last
few
days.
up
BOMB
REICH
HEAVILY
LONDON
More
than
3,000
American
bombers
swept
over
Germany
today
in
the
biggest
daylight
raid
of
the
war.
The
attacks
were
widespread,
planes
from
Britain
hitting
targets
in
the
Lelpsig
region,
and
Italian-based
planes
hopping
the
Alps
to
hit
Munich
and
Fredrichshafen.
Since
Monday
5,000
American
bombers
and
3,500
fighters
have
been
over
Germany.
t
Germany
Would
Bow
to
Soviet
STOCKHOLM.
July
20
The
German
government,
It
1
was
reported
here
yester-
day,
made
an
attempt
to
negotiate
a
separate
peace
with
Russia
but
the
over-
ture
was
completely
reject-
ed
by
the
Soviet.
4.
.f.t,.r
JAPS
CHANGE
THEIR
TACTICS
ADVANCED
ALLIED
HEAD
QUARTERS
IN
NEW
GUINEA.
July
20
17
Stunned
by
the
loss
of
1369
men
in
unsuccessiui
frontal
assaults,
the
Japanese
changed
tactics
and
are
now
attempting
to
outflank
Allied
toes
within
the
Drinlumor
River
area
in
British
New
uumea.
Three-
Japanese
assaults
and
a
series
of
probing
drives
have
been
repulsed.
McGeer
Decries
Bank
Monopoly
OTTAWA,
July
20
O.
O.
Mc-j
Geer.
Liberal
member
for
Van-couver-Burrard.
In
a
four-hour
discussion
In
the
Parliamentary
banking
committee
yesterday,
declared
that
the
banking
monopoly
would
have
to
be
broken
I
or
It
would
break
the
nation.
uanaaa
naa
suncrcu
auriug
uie
depression
from
bad
fiscal
and
monetary
policy
or
government
and
banks.
Bouk4pp?alHas
Gone
to
Ottawa
VANCOUVER,
July
20
The
case
of
the
disrobing
Doukho-bors
U
to
be
taken
to
the
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
for
a
test
following
the
dismissal
by
the
Appeal
Court
of
Britbh
Columbia
of
the
appeal
of
one
ot
the
men
who
had
been
sentenced
to
three
years
in
New
Westminster
Penitentiary.
C.
W.
Brazier,
of
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board,
Vancouver,
is
in
the
city
on
official
business,
having
arrived
Local
Tides
Friday.
July
21
High
1:45
2U)
feet
14:31
19.1
feet
Low
8:20
1.9
feet
20:28
6.9
feet
THE
MARKETS
6ug'
White,
lb
Meat
Oolden
Yelloy
hank
'hind
quarter)
26
and
23
ound
Steak
or
Roast
.46
and
.42
Grade
A:
iund
Steak
or
Roast
Large,
ca'
boneless)
44
and
.40
Grade
:ed
Round
Steak..
.49
and
.42
J
...
'
I
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEVh1gfbonel,M;
l
FT
Pa-
'
Sirloin
T1d
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
THURSDAY,
JUNE
20,
1944
teless
Steaks,
Roasts
53
.49
and
a
'
5"
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
PDA..
Butts
less)
PAN
ZOOMING
DESPERATE
to
ill
of
Italy.
huiib
explosion
occurrd
in
a
room
where
meeting
with
officers
Twelve
were
if:
,
'
ire
seriously.
Army
:hecked
Iff-
of
as
Much
ai
Zi
Made
on
flaming
700-
Is-iUrn
Iront
1)V,
July
2The
lied
Mtlni
crossed
the
Bug
lie.trrday
It
now
ten
itiond
Hut
stream
at
lioinU,
The
greatest
olffn.ife
In
history
I
under
way
and
the
kre
rindinc
It
Impossible
it
rc.htance
stand
up.
rnly
five
mile
advance
Ulna
was
made
yes-
.rman:,
nave
been
en-
irltif
lo
keep
Hie
Kn-
il(
the
plains
of
rl-
rd
ToUnd
but
without
I.
j
German
Army
showed
I
f
brtiVlnr
In
hotly
ird
battleground
west
Mrman
Hirer
before
u-:.:a
lodar
The
Ger-
ifiwrUd
that
the
Bus-
iliii
mchrd
Amustnw
u.e
of
the
Huwalkl
tliM
mile-
fmm
pre-
i
in
(he
with
I
lie
m
.-i.hr
A
through
lint
i!rlfr.:f
and
in
Latvia
the
Velikaya
Hirer.
M
Rt
SSlAV
JTSII
UiO.V
rremler
Joseph
announced
today
that
Kir
.Ian
offensive
had
r.t
of
the
clly
ot
Kor-
i
round.
0
Bombers
er
Germany
RECRUITING
DISCUSSED
The
Prince
Rupert
civilian
re-
crulUng
committee
Is
going
Into
action
to
assist
in
me
present
campaign
for
volunteer!
for,
general
service
In
the
Canadian
Army.
The
co-oprrauon
01
we
Canadian
Legion
will
be
sough
J
There
will
be
an
Intensive
pub-1
llclty
effort
sponsored
by
the
committee.
thU
to
be
followed;
up
by
personal
contact.
Another
!
proposal
to
that
Uie
assistance1,
of
veterans
of
the
last
and
'he
present
war
shall
be
enlisted
In
roniMftlon
with
the
appeal
U
present
home
defence
soldiers
to
go
general
service.
The
civilian
recruiting
committee,
of
which
Alex
Mackenzie
U
chairman,
was
In
session
last
;
night
to
hear
Capt
J
O.
James,
in
charge
of
the
special
cam-
J
paign
for
the
Army
In
this
area,
speak
on
the
subject
of
the
cam
,
paign.
Capt
James
discussed
the
effort
which
was
being
made
:
at
this
time
to
obtain
new
vol-,
unieer
recruits
for
the.Army
and
l
for
Uie
Canadian
Women's
Army
j
uce
pres
1
-.
.
i
'
Tojo
Gov't
Removed
Moderates
Take
Over
NEW
YORK,
July
20
Qi
Tokyo
radio
announced
today
that
General
Kuriakl
Kolso,
governor-general
of
Korea,
and
Admiral
Sumada
Yonai
had
been
chosen
by
Emperor
Hirohlto
to
form
a
new
government
following
failure
of
Ybcount
Kldo
to
do
so.
Kobo
and
Yonal
are
regarded
as
moderates
and
had
former
pro-Ally
tendencies.
Entire
Reorganization
of
Nipponese
Government
in
View
of
"Unprecedented
Crbb"
TOKYO,
July
20
Premier
General
Hideki
Tojo
and
hb
entire
government,
confessing
inability
to
win
the
war,
has
resigned
and
Emperor
Hirohlto
has
ordered
the
former
minister
of
home
security,
Marquis
Korcbi
Kido,
to
form
a
new
cabinet.
The
cabinet
reorganization
has
been
deemed
necessary
in
order
to
continue
prosecution
of
the
war.
Marqub
Kido,
who
.was
called
into
audience
by
the
Emperor,
had
pro-Allied
leanings
before
the
war.-
"It
b
most
appropriate,'
announced
Tojo
"to
carry
out
a
total
resignation!
of
the
.."Japan
Is
facing
an
'nnpre.v
,
man.
".-,
The
loss
of
Salnan
has
been
4
deserved,
as
turning
f&bit.
,
Hfl
fhe
war.
The
formatton-M
t,trr
new
government
b
part
of
a
drastic
overhauling
of
Japanese
political
and
military
com-mands
in
face
of
mounting
disaster
to
Nipponese
arms.
It
b
thought
a
bid
for
negotiated
peace
may
ensue.
Marshal
Rommel
Suffers
Injury?
LONDON,
July
20
It
has
been
reported
that
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel.
Nazi
commander-in-chief
has
undergone
an
operation
for
the
removal
of
a
shell
splinter
from
his
head.
Allies
Are
Still
Gaining
In
Normandy
Pressure
On
'
Hengyang
Is
i
Being
Eased
CHUNOK1NO.
July
20
&
-
A
strong
Chinese
force.
driving
against
Hengyang,
Japanese
headquarters
in
Hunan
Province
following
an
enemy
counterattack
on
Chinese
defenders
25
miles
to
the
south,
smashed
a
hole
In
the
encirclement
around
Canton
-
Hankow
railway
Junction
of
Heng-
yane.
Felt
Cramped,
Bullet
Missed
RACF.
BASE.
Normandy.
July
20
Writer's
cramp
probably
sav
supplying
of
ships
is
major
job
Nazis
Continue
To
Yield
Qrey
shlp3
slide
through
the,,.
..
Sunset
Oate
out
of
the
port
of
lu""
'
fnp
.
ot
Prince
Rupert.
Other
ships
clear
etluW
'f?"
to
from
Vancouver.
New
Westmln-
j
n?X
rrSteiiS
cordage.
One
of
the
problems
ster.
itrr
Nnaimo
Nanatoo,
y
victoria
cwria
and
ana
1
Port
on
,
officers
is
Aioerni.
au
01
mem
are
snuvi-
1
:r"
-,
,
who
.u-
v
ling
to
and
fro
in
the
service
of
the
Unlled
Nations.
The
task
of
storing
and
pro-
important
ships
stores
administration
01
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board.
In
British
Columbia.
J.
B.
Ellis
Is
the
responsible
offi
cer
and
for
Uie
whole
of
Canada
;
the
administrator
b
D.
R.
Town-fend,
with
Captain
D.
O.
Thomas
of
Halifax
as
deputy
administrator.
All
thwe
freighters.
British,
Canadian,
Australian,
Russian
or
other
flags,
jieed
large
quantities
of
stores.
There
are
something
like
1800
Items
on
the
requisition
forms
made
cut
by
the
captains.
More
than
100
ships
a
week
have
been
stocked
for
ocean-going
voyages
out
of
cd
Canadian
navigator
FO.
Har-
Canadian
ports
during
the
past
vev
Bliss
uuss
of
01
Calearv
oaigary
from
irom
sreious
sreious
enr-
lnese
ve5seu
an?
BJve"
yejr
su,nclenl
mpxMn
for
tne
round
mjuij
uf
uc-iji
in
wic
iiusc
4
;
vovane
so
that
thev
will
not
call
Mitchell
bomber
after
an
attack
j
upon
the
supplies
of
countries
on
an
ammunition
dump
behind
near
the
front
line.
the
German
lines
in
Normandy
(
One
Interesting
side
line
of
the
After
the
attack.
Bliss
wa
ships'
stores
service
is
the
large
writing
up
his
log.
lie
Decame
a
a
t
oJ
beddlnB
5UppiiM
little
cramped
and
moved
back
1
.
.
,
.
,url
nceM,
The
Liberty
or
n
fnw
in-i-he.
rr
rriiif
Just
then
I
average
a
large
piece
of
flak
tore
Its
way
!
Victory,
ship
carries
n
crew
of
through
the
nose
of
the
Mitchell.
I
about
CO
and
that
means
180
ripping
through
a
map
in
Bliss'
pairs
of
sheets
on
a
five
month
hand.
The
hole
It
left
in
thfVoya;e.
These
sheets
are
dyed
floor
was
in
the
place
where
the
1
navy-blue
because
the
men
f
re-
navlgator
had
lain
a
moment
qucntly
have
to
sleep
their
before.
clothes,
especially
when
In
the
that
of
Lascar
crews
hail
from
India.
They
have
to
sail
with
a
supply
of
live
sheep
which
r.Lt!?,rrfn.Hffi!
and
It
falls
under
the
their
own
religious
practices.
These
sheeD
must
not
be
deliver
ed
to
the
ship
In
the
same
truck
as
bacon
because
pork
is
a
forbidden
food.
Ghee,
the
main
item
of
In
dia's
diet,
is
unobtainable
on
th
Canadian
market
but
it
was
found
that
domestic
shortening
was
a
good
substitute
and
the
Lascars
use
It
in
place
of
butter.
In
order
to
maintain
a
steady
flow
of
eoods
for
the
ships,
the
administrators
must
be
able
to
estimate
within
a
fraction
the
volume
of
every
Item
required
on
shipboard
a
year
in
advance,
es
timates
are
handed
to
me
auo
To
British-American
Push
SUPREME
HEADQUARTERS
OF
ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE,
July
20
The
British
and
Canadians
are
sweeping
forward
across
France
irom
jNormanay
in
me
airection
oi
runs,
unviug
back
all
Nazi
counter-attacks
as
a
fluid
tank
battle
on
open
country
swirls
on.
Advances
of
up
to
ten
AJ.....
miles
were
made
yesterday
on
I
Churchill
To
i
Speak
Soon
LONDON,
July
20
0)
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
will
deliver
a
statement
to
the
House
of
Commons
on
Uie
war
situ-
atlon
August
2.
The
fol-
lowlnsr
day
Parliament
Is
cation
division
of
the
Wartime
:
1
expected
to
adjourn
until
Prices
and
Trade
Board
who
ear
mark
sufficient
supplies
and
re
tain
them
for
the
needs
ol
tne
manufacturers
until
they
are
released
to
ship
supply
houses.
The
ships
allowaucrs
are
strietly
scaled
to
the
requirements
per
man
per
day
and
every
requisition
by
the
snipes
captain
has
to
be
authorised
by
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Hoard
before
the
orders
are
issued
to
store
the
ships.
Tonight's
train,
due
from
the
cast
at
10:45,
was
reported
this
afternoon
to
be
on
time.
-L
.......4
M
V.
1
...
,
An
rAA.ll
A
4
in
case
of
emergency.
Prisoners
Taken
Leghorn-Ancona
ROME.
July
20
The
Allies
took
2.500
prisoners
in
the
capture
of
Leghorn,
west
coast
port
of
Italy,
yesterday
and
captured
2.000
at
Ancona
on
the
cast
coast.
The
Fifth
Army
has
ad
vanccd
nine
miles
north
of
Leg
horn
and
the
Eighth
ten
miles
beyond
Ancona.
the
112-mile
distance
to
Paris
and
at
least
ten
villages
were
captured.
The
Britbh
offensive
ruu
started
the
death
march
of
the
bleeding
Nazi
war
machine,"
one
spokesman
said.
Allied
Supreme
Headquarters
reported
today
that
British
and
Canadian
forces
have
driven
to
within
half
a
mile
of
Troarn
a-
a
violent
battle
continues
south
and
east
of
Caen.
The
British
advanced
a
mile
west
of
Noyer
and
captured
Landelle.
The
Americans
conUnued
their
push
or
the
west
of
Remllly.
The
Canadians
captured
Fleury-sur-Orne
and
Mil
67.
Gains
ot
up
to
ten
miles
have
been
made
by
the
British
and
Canadians
south
of
Caen
and
they
seized
control
of
seven
key
roads
as
well
as
railway
lines.
The
Americans
pushed
ahead
to
take
a
number
of
viliagea
beyond
St.
Lo.
Lieut.
General
Ocorge
Patton
has
gone
into
action
with
tho
Americana
in
Normandy,
Berlin
said,
but
thLj
was
unconfirmed,
that
the
Canadian
Second
Division
was
among
new
formations
In
France.