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also
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in
the
south
of
the
road.
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Army
advance
Is
north
imlni-Bologna
road.
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In
which
the
Cana
ire
iasi
reported
to
nave
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their
positions.
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great
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lea
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to
France
In
v-ion
ships
last
June.
that
CnnartUr.
into
TrT
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BLOOD
blood
ti-,
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jvurg.
CHARGES
DREW
TALKS
DISRUPT
CANADA'S
UNITY
ALEXANDRIA,
Oct.
14
O)
M.
J.
Colwell,
national
C.C.F.
leader
said
in
an
address
here
that
recent
speeches
by
Premier
George
Drew
of
Ontario
"have
been
as
dangerous
to
the
na
tional
welfare
of
Canada
as
any
national
unity
and
an
Incite
mcnt
to
racial
and
religious
hatred."
Col.
Drew
said
that
the
prov
inces
should
have
been
consult
mean
that
the
Ontario
taxpay
cr
would
contribute
substantially
for
the
payments
of
allowances
hi
t.
"
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Dauie-1
In
Quebec.
"ii
oi
uanada's
Vlc-
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u'rms
nr
nan.
p
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Deen
tneir
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a
nave
to
HALIBUT
SALES
Canadian
Lois
N.,
55,000,
18'A
and
162,
Storage.
PRESERVING
PORK
When
pork
sausage
Is
to
be
preserved
by
quick
freezing,
omit
the
salt
but
add
the
other
seasonings
like
peppers,
sagd
or
mace.
SOLOMON
CANNIBALS
The
early
atempts
of
Europeans
to
settle
on
the
Solomon
Islands
were
balked
by
the
cannibalism
of
the
natives,
Make
Trip
To
Alaska
On
a
goodwill
tour
to
Southeastern
Alaska
cities
with
a
view
to
becoming
better
acquainted
with
the
people
of
the
territory
and
obtaining
a
personal
understanding
of
conditions
and
problems
which
may
thino.
hnnrrt
in
o.iphpr
in
the
be
of
mutual
interest,
a
party
of
recent
provincial
election.
These
eleven
representative
business
speeches
were
at
once
disruptive
'and
professional
men
members
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
left
for
the
north
last
night
and
are
visiting
Ketchikan
'today.
In
addition
to
Ketchikan,
they
will
also
call
at
ed
before
the
Family
Allowances
Wrangell,
Juneau
and
Skagway,
act
was
approved,
as
It
would
returning
home
ncxi
inuisuaj
The
party
consists
of
E.
T.
Kcnney,
Terrace
hard
ware
dealer
and
Member
of
the
British
Columbia
Legislative
As
scmbly
for
Skeena;
W.
J.
Scott,.
president
of
the
rrince
ltupen
Chamber
of
Commerce;
W.
M.
Watts,
George
C.
Mitchell,
Hector
Cowle,
W.
F.
Stone,
G.
A.
Hunter,
Arnold
Flaten,
Peter
Lakle,
George
Ross
and
Dr.
Jens
Munthe.
SALVATION
ARMY
DRIVE
Anonymous
$
li81
The
Capitol
Theatre
100
Dr.
Fiddcs
2.00
Albert
&
McCaffery
Ltd.
25.00
Total
as
at
noon,
Oct.
14,
1944,
$2,007.83
CANADIANS
CLEAN
UP
A
HOT
SPOT
IN
FALAISE,
FRANCE1
This
series
of
pictures
shows
dramatically
what
happens
when
Allied
patrols
moving
forward
on
the
heels
of
retreating
Germans
run
Into
nests
of
snipers
left
behind
to
hold
up
their
advance.
The
pictures
were
made
as
Canadians
entered
Falalse
In
France.
At
top
the
Canadian
patrol
is
moving
down
an
outlying
street
of
the
town
keeping
close
watch
for
snipers
hidden
In
the
battered
houses.
Near
an
Intersection
German
bullets
began
to
whine
and
the
Infantrymen
called
up
a
tank
to
help
clear
the
area;
centre
left
shows
how
a
strong
point
was
built
with
the
tank
as
a
shield.
One
of
the
Canucks
was
nicked
by
a
Nazi
sniper
and
at
centre
right
his
comrades
pick
him
up
and
dash
out
of
range
so
that
medical
aid
can
be
given.
Lower
picture
supplies
the
climax;
the
German
pocket
has
been
wiped
out
but
four
Canadians
are
casualties
and
first
aid
Is
given
by
the
remainder
of
the
patrol
while
a
jeep
ambulance
comes
up
to
take
away
the
wounded.
This
tableau
has
been
repeated
time
after
time
as
Canadians
moved
through
French
towns
and
villages,
driving
the
Germans
back,
but
encountering
bitter
and
often
fanatical
resistance.
(Canadian
Army
Overseas
Photo).
KING
CREATES
THREE
NEW
CABINET
POSTS
OTTAWA,
Oct.
14
05
In
Ot
tawa
last
night,
Prime
Minister
King
outlined
a
series
of
steps
towards
the
completion
ot
tht
government's
post-war
administrative
set-up.
Foremost
among
the
prime
minister's
announcements
was
the
appointment
of
Ministers
for
three
new
govern
ment
departments.
The
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie
has
been
chosen
to
head
the
new
Veterans'
Affairs
Department.
Mr.
Mackenzie's
new
Job
will
Include
part
of
his
present
duties
as
Mlnls.ter
of
Pensions
and
Na
tlonal
Health.
The
other
two
appointments
place
Brooke
Claxton,
the
parliamentary
assistant
to
Mr.
King,
In
charge
of
the
Department
of
National
Health
and
Welfare,
and
C.
D.
Howe
In
charge
of
the
new
Reconstruction
Department,
Mr.
Howe
will
also
carry
on
his
present
duties
as
Minister
of
Munitions
and
supply,
WASH
YOUR
UMBRELLA
Oil
silk
umbrellas
can
be
washed
with
mild
soap
and
water.
In
cold
weather
they
should
be
handled
with
care
because
they
stiffen
and
crack
easily.
BRAZILIANS
IN
ITALY
KOMI'
A
further
large
contingent
of
Brazilian
expeditionary
troops
has
arrived
in
Italy
and
will
enter
battle
soon.
LONDON,
Oct.
14
U)
German
resistance
In
the
city
of
Aachen
this
morning
is
described
a
spotty
as
American
troops
push
toward
the
centre
of
the
ancient
cljty
from
the
east
and
south.
The
Americans
entered
the
city
yesterday
after
dive-bombing
Thunderbolts
and
Lightnings
had
paved
the
way.
Whe
British
in
Holland
have
pushed
ahead
for
more
than
a
mile
beyond'
captured
Overloon.
In
this
sector
the
Allies
are
within
six
miles
of
the
Meuse
River.
;fThe
bitter
fighting
In
the
Sghelde
pocket
continues,
with
the
Canadians
making
new
gains
on
the
estuary's
south
banks.
Other
Canadian
forces
have
wid
ened
their
narrow
bridjehead
across
the
Leopold
Canal,
and
(they
are
now
on
the
outskirts
of
the
village
of
Eade,
a
mile
from
the
canal.
Field
artillery
and
aircraft
hit
repeatedly
at
German
relnforcc-
.
ments
trying
to
advance
from
j
the
east,
and
the
Nazis
were
unaoie
to
launon
any
counier-,
'
cHy.
cks
to
relieve
the
blazing
Eighty
-four
German
tanks-
Wfre
knocked
out
in
48
hours
.
through
Friday
and
today.
Bacon
Production
Liable
to
be
Short
ibTTAWA..
Ocv,
14
CR
-
I
McNAUGHTON
The
j
iJivKinemnrq
to.
the
Dominion
is'
likely
to
be
able
'to
deliver
In
1945
even
if
large
hog
production
is
maintained,
J
O.
Taggart,
chairman
of
the
Canadian
Meat
Board,
said
today.
The
meat
board
observed
with
concern
reports
Indicating
a
decline
of
hog
production
In
prospect
next
year.
INDEPENDENT
STATE
Syria,
a
former
province
of
the
old
Turkish
empire,
was
made
an
Independent
state
in
1920.
BIG
BEN
BROADCAST
The
first
broadcast
of
Lon
don's
Big
Ben
was
made
in
1923.
WAR
NEWS
Pole
Factions
Confer
MOSCOW
The
Tremier
of
the
London
Polish
Government
is
expected
to
meet
in
Moscow
today
with
the
leaders
of
the
Russian-Backed
Tolish
Liberation
Committee.
Last
night,
the
Polish
premier
confeiTcd
for
two
hours
with
rremier
Stalin
and
Prime
Minister
Churchill.
To
SpeakiOn
Loan
OTTAWA
General
R.
F.
L.
Keller
of
Vancouver
who
lead
the
Canadian
Third
Division
into
Normandy
on
D-Day
and
later
was
wounded
in
action,
is
returning
to
Canada.
Defence
headquarters
in
Ottawa
have
announced
that
the
General
will
be
on
board
a
hospital
ship
Cocking
in
an
eastern
Canadian
port
during
the
coming
week-end.
After
his
arrival,
General
Keller
is
scheduled
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan.
Mosquitos,
Robots,
Active
LONDON
R.A.F.
Mosquito
bombers
were
active
last
night.
The
Air
Ministry
says
they
attacked
the
Gc'rman
communications
centre
of
Cologne
and
hit
other
targets
In.
western
Germany.
All
of
the
British
aiicraft
returned
to
their
bases.
London
and
southern
England
underwent
another
night
of
robot
bomb
raids
last
night.
The
attack
was
not,
however,
as
violent
as
others
during
the
week.
Heavy
Four-Day
Total
PEARL
HARBOR
In
a
four-day
attack
on
enemy
shipping
throughout
the
eastern
Tacific,
U.S.
carrier
planes
sank
228
enemy
ships
and
destroyed
530
enemy
planes.
The
planes
destroyed
100
ships
in
attacks
on
Formosa.
Goering
Warns
Countrymen
LONDON
Marshal
Goering
in
a
speech
at
a
new
armaments
factory
in
central
Geimany
was
quoted
today
by
the
German
radio
as
warning
that
the
Germans
are
fighting
for
their
very
cxistance.
Goering
said
that
their
picscnt
sufferings
are
nothing
compared
with
the
fate
that
would
overwhelm
Germany
if
the
enemy
came
to
the
Reich.
Hungary
Quitting?
LONDON
The
Paris
radio,
quoting
an
unattributed
report
from
Bulgaria,
said
that
the
Hungarian
government
has
accepted
preliminary
conditions
of
an
Allied
armistice.
Cut
Off
Hun
Escape
ROME
Greek-Albanian
partisans
occupied
Delvino,
inland
road
centre
north
of
Saiande
in
Albania
today.
The
fall
of
Corfu,
Sarande,
and
Delvina
eliminate
both
Albanian
coastal
roads
and
waters
as
escape
routes
for
the
Germans
fleeing
northward
from
Greece,
Canadians
Subjected
to
Fierce
Pressure
While
OTTAWA,
Oct.
14
General
McNaughton,
the
former
Cana
dlan
Army
commander
who
retired
recently,
will
be
succeeded
as
president
of
the
National
R
search
Council
by
Dean
C.
J.
Mackenzie.
Mr.
Mackenzie
served
as
acting
president
during
General
MdNaughton's
absence
on
military
service.
In
announcing
the
change,
Prime
Minister
King
said
the
action
had
been
taken
on
the
recommendation
of
General
McNaushton.
RiillpfinQ
av
ayp
liliw
i
FLIERS
RESCUED
EDMONTON
A
R.C.A.F.
Norseman
plane
flew
from
Edmonton
to
the
wilderness
north
of
Fort
Churchill
on
Hudson's
Ray,
and
rescued
17
U.S.
Army
fliers
marooned
on
the
tundra
after
their
ship
had
been
damaged
by
a
severe
storm.
BELGRADE
SOON
FREE
LONDON
Russians
and
Yugoslav
partisans
are
fighting
Germans
in
the
streets
of
Belgrade,
Marshal
Tito's
headquarters
announces.
The
liberation
of
the
Yugoslav
capital
appears
imminent.
BOMBS
CAUSE
WIRE
BREAK
STOCKHOLM
The
break
in
telephone
connections
between
Berlin
and
Stockholm
for
more
than
100
hours
this
week
was
due
to
Allied
air
raids,
and
not
an
attempt
at
revolt,
a
Swede
who
has
returned
from
Berlin
said
today.
The
politi-
ttatlifenEcrtiirnorwal,
1
and
there
are
no
reports
of
disturbances
in
other
parts
of
the
country,
he
said.
INQUIRE
INTO
SINKING
VANCOUVER
The
Department
of
Transport
will
begin
an
inquiry
into
the
sinking
of
the
dynamite-laden
freighter
Squid,
which
sank
after
a
collision
here
earlier
in
the
week.
Huns
Strive
to
Open
Gap
1
LONDON,
Oct.
14
(CP)
While
American
infantry
pressed
further
into
the
demolished
city
of
Aachen,
Canadian
divisions
to
the
northwest
were
subjected
today
to
fierce
enemy
pressure
in
German
efforts
to
defend
the
approaches
to
the
Dutch,
islands
guarding
Rotterdam
and
The
Hague.
I
i
Front
line
despatcnes
said
tnat
i
Geiman
reinforcements
were
attacking
Canadian
positions
which
now
threaten
to
cut
off
the
German
escape
route
from
the
Dutch
islands
in
the
Schelde
esturary,
and
have
placed
the
(Canadians
on
the
defensive.
Canadians
who
landed
on
Jthe
south
bank
of
the
Schelde
have
advanced
2,000
yards,
arid
are1
only
4,000
yards
from
another
group
of
Canadians
holding
a
I
bridgehead
over
the
Leopold
Canal.
The
German
strategy
to
be
to
broaden
this
corridor
and
reduce
the
Canadian
threat
to
their
hold
on
the
main
part
of
Holland.
The
British
Second
Army
to
day
was
driving
toward
the
Ger
man
border
south
of
Overloon
in
southern
Holland,
while
the
American
Third
Army
gained
ground
southeast
of
Eplnal,
while
the
American
--".ith
Army
was
converging
sides
on
Lethlllot.
15
miles"
from
the
fortress
city
of
Bel-
fort,
former
southern
anchor
of
the
Maglnot
line.
Toronto
Woman
Murdered,
Was
TORONTO,
Oct.
14
05
Mrs.
Nellie
Casovan
found
slash-
aviivs
v
aim
was
naa
iiuuu
oiaoii"
In
her
home
here.
Stanlslaw
Agusutyn,
a
carpenter,
was
arrested
in
a
nearby
rooming
house
less
than
an
hour
after
the
body
was
found.
He
was
SILENCE
SHROUDS
GREEK
ACTION
ROME,
Oct.
14
ff
The
German
island
garrison
on
Corfu
has
surrendered.
The
island
has
been
cut
off
from
supplies
since
British
forces
captured
the
Albanian
port
of
Sarande.
Allied
progress
in
Greece
is
cloaked
in
silence
this
morning
harass
the
retreating
enemy."
350
EX-SOLDIERS
RESUME
STUDIES
OTTAWA,
Oct.
14
0;
More
than
350
ex-servicemen
and
wo
men
have
enrolled
In
various
universities
across
Canada.
Sev
en
others
are
attending
Amerl
can
universities.
Pensions
Minis
ter
Mackenzie
released
theso
figures
yesterday.
He
says
that
most
of
these
men
and
women
are
from
the
ranks.
Only
about
a
month
for
single
men
and
wo
men
or
$80
a
month
for
a
man
and
his
wife,
with
extra
allowances
for
dependents.
TOUGH
ALLOY
Magnesium
Is
so
weak
In
Its
pure
state
that
a
small
boy
could
bend
a
half-Inch
bar,
yet
It
Is
so
tough
as
an
alloy
that
It
will
stand
the
shock
of
landing
a
30-ton
warplane.
M.P.
PROTESTS
AIR
OFFICER'S
STATEMENT
OTTAWA.
Oct.
14
Earl
Rowe,
Progressive
Conservative
for
Dufferin-Slmcoe,
In
a
letter
to
Pensions
Minister
Ian
Mack
enzie,
protested
an
alleged
state
ment
by
the
commanding
officer
of
the
R.C.A.F.
station
at
Mountain
View,
made
in
address
to
servicemen
and
women.
Rowe
said
that
the
officer
stated
that
service
presonnel
would
not
get
the
rehabilitation
grants
promised
by
the
present
government
If
there
was
a
change
of
gpvernment.
An
RlC.
A.F.
spokesman
denied
In
behalf
of
the
command
lng
officer,
Group
Captain
R.
F.
Glbb,
that
any
such
statement
had
been
made.
2000
BOMBERS
OH
RAIDS
TODAY
LONDON,
Oct
14
C
More
than
1,000
American,
heavy
bombers
attacked
railway
yards
i
-
-
ed
to
death
by
a
sheath
knife
1
and
other
targets
at
Cologne
today
while
other
formations
blasted
military
objectives
in
Saarbrucken
and
Kaiserlauten.
Cologne
is
an
Industrial"
city
less
than
40
miles
east
of
Aachen
on
charged
with
murder.
The
body
the
road
Berlin.
Saarbrucken
was
found
by
the
nine-year-old
son.
woman's
land
Kaiserlauten
are
important
western
front
rail
centres.
The
Royal
Air
Force
also
went
out
later
today
and
1,003
of
Its
heavy
bombers
showered
4,500
tons
of
bombs
on-
Dulser-burg,
great
Rhlneland
industrial
centre.
Tokyo
Claims
B-29's
Hit
Formosa
Again
PEARL
HARBOR,
Oct.
14
05
The
Tokyo'
radio
has
belli'
1
heard
this
morning
saying'-'
that
two
morning
raids
by
four
and
there
has
been
no
Allied
hundred
and
fifty
American
confirmation
of
the
report
that
I
carrier
Planes
Preceded
the
the
Germans
have
evacuated
the
capital,
Athens.
Last
night
Alhed
General
Sir
Henry
Maitland-Wllson
In
a
message
to
the
Greeks
said:
"The
Allied
force
has
come
to
sweep
away
all
traces
of
Invasion
and
iwy
superiortress
raid
on
Formosa.
If
this
enemy
report
is
true,
it
means
that
the
American
carrier
planes
havs
carried
out
their
third
and'
fourth
strikes
at
Formosa
In
recent
days.
The
attacks
underlined
a
Japanese
admiral's
recent
warning
that
the
American
offensive
precluded
the
invasion
of
the
Philippines.
The
admiral
also
added
that
actions
against
Formosa
and
the
Tyukyu
Islands
also
were
possible.
No
details
were
available
on
today's
attacks,
but
the
two
previous
raids
on
Formosa
resulted
In
376
Japanese
planes
destroyed,
27
ships
sunk,
14
ships
probably
sunk,
26
ships
damaged,
and
37
small
craft
sunk
or
damaged.
Japan's
army
ot
150,000
in
tha
Philippines
Is
believed
to
be
cut
100
of
the
350
are
former
of
fleers.
I
off
from
reinforcements
In
For-I
Fees
are
paid
under
the
post-!
msa
as
a
result
of
the
raids.
discharge
re-establlshment
or
der,
and
nearly
all
students
re
Icelve
maintenance
grants
of
$60
DISAPPEARING
BISON
A
century
ago,
more
than
60,-
000,000
bison
roamed
the
North
American
plains;
by
1895
theli
number
had
been
reduced
to
800.
Llewelyn
Elmore
Hanklnson,
945
Borden
St,
Prince
Rupert,
recently
graduated
as
a
sergeant
pilot
of
the
RCAF
from
No.
32
Service
Flying
Training
School
at
Moose
Jaw,
Sask.,
tho
Western
Air
Command
announces.
He
Is
the
son
of
Dr.
C.
H.
Hanklnson.