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NAZIS
P'OV,
Ant
25
(CP)
jfnsjn
foitlcn
office
P"n
today
announced
'p
In
the
Hungarian
Imrnt
but
tire
no
dr.
I'dffible
Internal
trou-p
bn
rrported
llirougti
onrfn.
ank
Canadian
f
Star
Marries
Pti
At;
25
One
of
f
inking
tcnnU
P'
r
-
br
t
of
Canadian
P
-.t
i
from
1930
to
fi
L"
'
Walter
Martin!
F
-
3
T
;ronto
recently
8
L.mise,
widow
ot
fr
L
r.don.
He
held
in..;
doubles
title
In
r;
and
since
ar-i11
Di-a:.i
In
1942,
has
fi;
)
Ejrjpcan
stars
In
P1
af
Bournemouth,
'l
t"l
Torquay.
111
1
-
the
R.C.A.F.
legal
Vr
8qdn,-Ldr.
Mar-t
'
-nr-!y
in
the
attor-
F
drartment
of
the
,
bonds.
r.ment
at
Toronto.
I?.
of
Chief
Justice
of
Rcglna.
llirlll
of
meeting
In
the
iwnan
capital
old
from
home
f
five
days
In
Rome."
K..hcr
Iamy-
"The
'-
uiniish
field
hospl-went
In
turn.
It
was'
I
"I
Raw
things
we
read
V
School
and
Rum.
Where
Nero
fiddled,
!
e
Christians
were
10
the
Hnn
u,h..
were
burled,
5'
,.
'
ft.
L
ji&.
Il!.N."
FLUSH
8NIPEK8
IN
NORMAN
VILLOUS
Cgl.
II.
.
Tea,
and
LCpl
T.
Notman,
Oananoquc,
Que.,
on
,
-
detail,
hunt
for
snipers
In
an
abandoned
mine
i
at
been
used
an
a
hiding
place
by
Oermam
In
a
Making
antic
Bid
To
V.
c
ee
uver
jeine
suna
an
mo
way,
pack
vo
uic
Seine
River,
headquarters
said
after
sharp
Canadian
advance
or
20
miles
had
driven
Germans
back
Into
an
area
25
miles
long
and
IS
miles
wide.
Canadians
today
occupied
:
Honfleur
at
the
Seine's
mouth,
opposite
Le
Havre.
The
pattern
or
the
Oerman
movements
observed
by
airmen
Indicates
Marshal
Von
Kluge
Is
planning
his
next
stand
along
the
Somme-Marnc
line.
The
Supreme
Command
still
remains
largely
silent
about
activities
ol
American
armored
forces
southeast
or
Paris,
last
reported
approaching
the
German
frontier.
TWO
HONDS
STILL
WAIT
CLAIMANTS
Two
tickets
remain
unclalm
ed
In
the
second
choice
scrle
for
the
$10
Victory
Bonds
drawn
at
the
Civic
Centre
carnival
In
July.
Numbered
9724
and
12726,
they
iplre
unless
claimed
by
to
morrow.
After
August
2J
the
holders
cn
third
choice
tickets
numbered
5030
and
7451
can
claim
the
j
You
can
still
lose
i
with
your
tongue.
the
war
sing
Sister
Lt.
B.
A.
Berner
is
Sting
Rupert
Friends
in
Rome
r:'
and
the
stories
from
'o
nave
taken
on
a
new
F
'or
Nursing
sister
Lt.
Pncr
dauehter
nf
Mr
'
V'
C
P.
11......
.i
"n
the
slghU
of
Rom.
P
'.;Orp
it
nit...
n
the
paintings
ot
Raphael
and
Michelangelo,
the
Applan
Way.
the
catacombs.
Will
be
sending
pictures
later.
"The
Vatican
Is
larger
than
you
can
Imagine,
as
Is
the
Col
csseum."
While
In
Rome
she
kissed
the
Pope's
ring,
she
reports.
In
the
Italian
capital,
Lt
Bcrncr
saw
all
the
sights
usually
taken
In
by
tourists,
and
more,
as
her
party
frequently
became
lost
In
their
Jeep
tours.
"I
was
with
a
good
bunch
tfnd
we
enjoyed
lt
all
Immensely,"
Lt.
Bcrncr
wrote.
"My
only
disappointment
was
that
couldn't
get
a.
hot
bath."
(Continued
onrage3)
RUMANIA
MUST
FIGHT
GERMANY
TO
WIN
PEACE
WITH
ALLIED
NATIONS
ROBOTS
SHATTER
7,000
HOMES
EVERY
21
HOURS
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
25
(CP)
ItritUh
Information
Service
irjHinra
nying
bombs
were
destroying
or
damaging
17,-000
homes
in
England
every"
21
houri.
Tempo
of
the
buzz
bomb
attacks
hare
been
stepped
up
considerably
in
the
last
ev-eral
weeks.
Smithers
Trade
With
Orient
Vital
to
Central
B.C.
Bracken
Says
between
Prince
Rupert
and
the
Orient
would
help
develop
a
market
for
the
vast
natural
resource
In
North-Central
Brli-
Ish
Columbia,
Progressive
Conservative
leader
John
Bracken
said
at
a
meeting
Wednesday
In
the
Anglican
Hall
here.
Mr.
Bracken
forecast
a
great
future
for
the
territory.
He
expressed
the
belief
that
his
party
would
form
the
next
government
of
Canada.
"If
we
do
not
win
a
clear
majority,
we
will
at
least
be
the
dominant
group
In
the
next
house."
Mr.
Bracken
said.
Howard
Green,
Federal
member
for
Vancouver-Point
Grey,
spoke
along
similar
lines.
The
meeting
was
attended
by
(lions
arc
Marshal
Von
Kluge
is
TlanninK
to
1
75
ppic
from
Bmither
and
akc
Ncxl
Stand
Along
the
Somme-Marnc
Line
Canadians
Take
Honfleur
Opposite
Lc
Havre
LIU)
SUPREME
HQ.,
Aiie.
25-Disorcan
.!.':.
v
rrcii
liennan
lorcea
mauo
a
lasi-aucoj
fioc
across
tho
last
few
miles
of
the
Seine
lintf
the
sea
in
Northern
France,
hut
dis-..
1
this
battle
already
was
virtually
over,
crrmy
is
leaving
bits
arid
pieces
to
try
to
but
there
U
no
major
-I
delay
us.
"
.
.
.
t
4
A
i
Bulkley
Valley
points.
Frank
Dockrlll,
of
Telkwa,
was
Bulletins
OCCUPV
ANT
HIES
KOMi;
Allied
troops
have
raptured
the
Kiviera
centre
of
Antlbes,
halfway
between
Cannes
and
Nice.
TtrUN
ON
NAZIS
LONDON
Cairo
radio
has
reported
that
Rumania
has
declared
war
on
Germany,
her
former
ally,
and
the
Nail
have
retaliated
by
bomblnjc
Hurharest.
FACK
KXTI.R.MINATION
ALUKI)
HQ,
trance
The
German
Seventh
Army,
trapped
In
a
pocket
west
of
the
Seine,
face
povsible
extermlna.
tlon
by
tomorrow.
BLASTING
SUMATRA
PKAllL
HAKIIOK
Allied
bombers
have
raked
Japanese
installations
on
the
west
coast
ot
Sumatra
doing
extensive
damage.
KKKP
KIDDIRS
AWAY
LONDON
Authorities
are
araln
appealing
to
parents
to
keep
their
children
away
from
the
I'jiflish
capital
as
robot
bombings
continue
without
let-up.
cou
swann
nirriKKS
VANCOUVER
Col.
W.
G.
Swann,
senior
Koyal
Canadian
Engineer
officer
in
B.C.
is
being
retired
on
account
of
age.
He
will
be
succeeded
by
Lt.-Col.
Frank
Mllligan,
now
of
Toronto.
DESTROY
MYTH
ROME
French
army
is
uslnr
colonial
troops
Including
colored
soldiers
to
guard
German
prisoners
of
war
to
show
they
consider
Nail
racial
Ideas
of
racial
superiority
to
be
nonsense.
EVACUATION
MOVE
CHEKIIOUKG
Germans
along
'
the
so
-
called
rocket
coast
are
launched
on
an
evacuation
movement
but
are
being
harried
by
Allied
airmen.
Long
columns
are
leaving
Dieppe
and
Lellavre.
WAR
END
IN
OCTOBER
WASHINGTON
The
llous.
foreign
affairs
committee
said
today
that
high
army
officers
tentatively
set
the
date
for
the
end
of
the
war
with
flcr-
i
many
sometime
In
October.
Tomorrow's
Tidds-
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
High
....
6:01
15.4
feet
mm
18:14
17.5
feet
Low
11:54
S2
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXIII,
No.
200
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
FRIDAY,
AUGUST
25,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
lialkan
Country
Has
Announced
Decision
to
Accept
Terms
Itussia
Disavows
Territorial
Ambitions
LONDON,
Aug.
25
0!
Russia
today
called
on
Rumania
xd
send
her
armies
against
the
Germans
fixing
this
as
the
price
of
an
armistice
with
the
Allies.
In
Its
first
official
reply
to!
the
Allied
government,
Rumania,
announced
her
decision
to
accept
Allied
peace
terms.
The
Soviet
government
said
that
if
the
Rumanian
troops
stop
fighting
the
Russians
and
turn
on
the
Germans
or
Hun
garians,
the
Red
Army
would)
not
disarm
them
but
will
allow
them
to
carry
on
as
a
complete.
I
fighting
body
with
all
equlp-'ment,
I
Russia
disavowed
any
Ideas
of
.SMITHERS,
Aug.
25
Estab-1
acquiring
Rumanian
territory.
llshment
of
communication
lines
Informed
Public
Is
Necessary
for
Democratic
Liff
A
well
informed
public
Is
necessary
for
the
maintenance
of
a
Democratic
way
of
life
and
for
this
reason
Britain,
Canada
and
the
United
States
have
follow
fH
t
Rticcfa
In
fn.l-.
lmr
a
new
tvne
of
sreret
cannn
IT
uyflpal
mo
grama
and-dls-.
cusston
groups
on
current
affairs
for
men
In
the
armed
services.
Sub-Lt
A.
E.
Hobbs,
In
charge
of
schooling
for
the
navy
here,
j
and
publisher
and
editor
of
the
'
Rotarlans
at
luncheon
Thursday
that
military
leaders
believe
beneficial
results
can
be
accom
pllshed
through
education
programs.
t
Discussion
groups
tend
to
give
righting
men
conridence
and
develop
leadership.
They
also
prepare
the
men
to
lace
the
postwar
period.
Sub-Lt.
Hobbs
pointed
out
that
peace
would
not
solve
all
the
difficulties
ot
the
world
but
would
provide
an
opportunity
to
work
for
the
tour
freedoms.
Unless
citizens,
In
and
out
or
the
armed
rorces,
keep
lnrormed
on
current
affairs
the
making
of
a
better
world
will
be
more
'difficult.
An
Informed
public
Is
more
tolerant,
freer
from
prejudices,
knows
better
Its
neighbors
in
the
world.
No
citizen
can
escape
the
responsibility
of
life.
"The
nerd
tor
Information
ou
the
part
of
the
public
Is
very
great,"
the
speaker
asserted.
Men
Uncertain
About
Jobs
After
War
He
said
50
per
cent
of
the
servicemen
who
filled
out
forms
he
submitted
a
them
left
un
Allies
Cut
Through
To
Centre
of
Paris
BOMBERS
SMASH
NORTH
GERMANY
LONDON,
Aug.
25
tt-More
than
1100
American
heavy
bombers
escorted
by
swarms
of
fighters
smashed
today
at
10
North
German
objectives,
Including
Peenemunde
station,
north
o(
Berlin.
,
It
Is
there
that
flying
and
rocket
bombs
are
developed.
Price
of
Carelessness
However,
the
Russian
state-,
rrun.
exceeaingiy
rare
in
mcnt
mentioned
that
despltcl
tImc
.Bl"dt
consequently
ih.
n..mi,n
i,,.i..,-lvery
expensive
when
it
is
to
be
Ing
the
country
was
out
or
thelhad
at
aU-
In
connection
BBC
broadcast
a
story
of
war.
a
stat
of
war
continues!1
to
exist
between
Rumania
andja
London
cockney
who
went
In-
Russla,
Great
Britain
and
No
statements
have
yet
beenj
made
by
the
British
and
Ameri
can
governments.
to
a
"swell
West
End
shop"
and
bought
three
peaches.
,
He
tendered
a
one
pound
note
In
payment,
and
turned
to
leave.
"Wait
for
your
change,
sir."
the
attendant
called
after
him.
The
mah
look
back
astonished.
"Oh,"
he
answered,
"that's
all
right
I
trod
on
a
grape
as
I
came
In."
Allies
Now
Control
.Majority
of
Pacific
PEARL
HARBOR,
Aug.
25
Ad
mlral
Chester
Nlmltz
has
announced
that
the
Allies
now
con-
t-nl
a
ma
tor
nart
of
the
Paei-
lilc.
Allied
planes
have
driven
4
Via
TnnonacA
nival
trr&
fmm
Ltx
nuvifv.
sMt
awwa
the
extended
sea
lanes.
they
Intended
to
do
after
the
I
jury
with
Gadashak's
back-war.
Some
175
signed
up
to
ground.
take
correspondence
course
to
prepare
themselves
lor
positions.
HaU
the
number
told
or
having
to
leave
school
during
the
de-
I
presslon.
For
those
men
In
the
armed
services
whose
educa-'
tlon
was
cut
short
because-
of
the
war
or
depression
difficulties,
the
Dominion
government
ha3
promised
opportunity
for
them
to
finish
their
schooling.
Single
men
will
toe
given
living
allowances,
while
married
men
will
be
given
extra
consideration.
"The
opportunity
for
us
to
be
better
citizens
is
going
to
be
provided,"
Sub-Lt.
Hobbs
sale
"Whether
there
is
anothei
'doomed
generation'
will
depend
on
how
wisely
we
use
the
opportunity."
Armed
services
guests
of
the
club
at
luncheon
were
LAC
Harry
Stadnyk
and
LAC
J.
T.
Smith,
clerk
accountants
with
the
R.C.A.F,,
whose
homes
are
at
Fort
William,
Ont.
Gadashak
was
formerly
a
farm
worker,
arid
later
operated
a
shoe
and
clothing
store
at
Bolln,
Texas.
His
mother,
Mrs.
Lucy
Gadashak,
lives,
at
Needvllle,
Texas.
First
IndlcaUon
of
the
tragedy
came
last
April
when
two
hikers,
Peter
A.
Boyka
and
Alex
K.
Thatch,
found
a
lower
Jawbone
on
the
mountain
slope
facing
the
city.
They
Informed
B.C.
Police
Sgt.
O.
L.
Hall,
who
with
the
aid
of
SSgt.
John
L.
Multey
and
other
army
search
ers,
found
other
parts
of
the
skeleton.
Only
garment
found
near
the
bones
was
a
naval
seaman's
col
lar
with
the
name
"A.
Holmes'
stencilled
on
It.
The
possibility
that
the
remains
might
have
been
those
of
Holmes
was
exploded
when
It
was
learned
that
he
lefttprlnce
Rupert
last
Sep
tcmber
to
a
posting
in
Nova
Scotia.
Progress
or
the
complicated
Union
Nationale
Win
By-election
j
LAMALABAIE,
Que.,
Aug.
25
(F
EJectlorf
of
the
Union
Na-,
tlonale
candidate.
Dr.
Arthur
I
Leclerc.
In
a
deferred
by-elec-!
tlon
In
Charlevoix
Saguenay
rid-
tng
has
been
confirmed.
De
Gaulle
Waiting
to
Make
Triumphant
Entry
As
Populace
Celebrates!
?1SJlrLS,
Independent,
Donald
Final
Stages
of
the
Battle
for
Liberation
is
in
Full
over
the
Lacrols.
This
victory
gives
Maurice
Duplessls
48
seats
in
the
Si
-seat
legislature.
Liberals
gained
37.
Block
Populate
won
4
and
C.CJ.
and
Na-tlonals
1
each.
WEATHER
FORECAST
NORTH
COAST:
Cloudy
and
mild
with
light
intermittent
rain
becoming
cloudy
in
afternoon
today.
Cloudy
with
light
rain
Saturday.
Winds
light
to
mod
erate.
QUEEN
CHARLOTTfc
ISLANDS:
Cloudy
and
mild
with
light
rain
this
morning
becoming
showery
in
afternoon
over
eastern
sllpes.
Intermittent
drizzle
on
western
slopes.
Cloudy
with
light
rain
Satur
day
becoming
showery
In
after
noon.
Winds
moderate.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
I
'
f
r
.
.
.-.sM.a..
.
identity
Remains
or
Swing
Patriots
in
Control
of
Several
Bridges
and
Barricades
y
LONDON,
Aupr.
25
(CP)
French
and
American
troops
entered
Paris
today
and
detachments
penetrated
to
the
centre
of
the
city.
Final
stages
of
the
battle
for
liberation
were
in
full
swing.
The
joyous
populace
already
was
celebrating
its
'
.
freedom.
Liberation
of
Paris
Is
i
RUSSIANS
TAKE
150,000
ENEMY
WITHIN
5
DAYS
LONDON,
Aug.
25
OS
Russians
in
Rumania
took
25,000
prisoners
Thursday
for
a
total
of
nearly
50,000
since
the
offensive
began
five
days
ago,
Moscow
announc
ea.
Russians
captured
more
than
1
550
Rumanian
communities
in
II
C
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r.
n.
viaaasndKi
B.C.
Forest
Fires
Dental
Work
on
Teeth
in
Skull
Compares
'identi-!
Nmv
UndcrC"nt2ven
cally
With
Record
of
Missing
Soldier,
Who
Lef
t
J
oreswSsSf'
the
Neton
Army
Hospital
November
S,
1913
'area
are
now
under
control
as
.
are
eight
more
In
the
Kamloops
Parts
of
a
human
skeleton
found
on
nearby
Mount
'
district.
Oldfield
last
April
were
identified
by
a
coroners
jury
Thursday
afternoon
as-
the
remains
of
Pte.
Emon
Noah
Gadashak,
31,
U.S.
Army,
who
disappeared
from
an
army
post
hospital
here
November
8,
1943.
Gadashak
left
the
hospital
attired
in
pyjamas
i
the
and
bathrobe
during
a
storm,
white
other
paUents
were
at-tending
a
Red
Cross
concert
The
Jury,
under
Coroner
M.
M.
Stephens,
decided
his
death
was
caused
by
exposure.
LL-Col.
G.
C.
Cash,
doctor
In
charge
of
the
military
hospital,
Interpreted
the
report
of
the
B.C.
Police
pathologist
which
declared
the
skeleton
to
be
that
of
e
fhale.
A
tabth.
missing
from
the
skull,
and
round
under
a
log
In
June
by
SSgt.
Multey
permitted
IdenUflcatlon
of
the
dentistry
as
that
of
Gadashak.
The
dental
work
compared
exacUy
with
that
recorded
at
Houston,
Texas,
Induction
centre
where
the
men
entered
the
army.
Capt.
W.
B.
Kendrick
,U.S.
answered
the
Question
on
what
i
nrovost
marshal.
Dresented
the
Protest
Eviction
of
Returned
Soldiers
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
25
Re
turned
veterans
are
protesUng
wartime
eviction
of
ex-ser
vicemen
and
their
families.
work
of
connecting
the
skeleton
j
They
have
voted
to
picket
the
with
the
disappearance
ol
Gad
ashak
was
outlined
to
the
jury
by
Sgt.
Hall,
who
was
In
charge
ol
the
Investigation.
Members
of
the
jury
were:
H.
A.
Breen
(foreman),
G.
W.
Rosin,
J.
K.
McLeod,
R.
J.
Coleman,
A.
II,
Hill-Tout
and
S.
Marshall.
Flower
Show
at
New
Hazelton
is
Big
Attraction
NEW
HAZELTON,
Aug.
25
j
Crowds
attending
the
Hazelton
.
Agricultural
Society's
annual
i
flower
show
Wednesday
arter-
noon
walked
between
banks
ofl,..
.
next
attempt
or
this
nature.
Ottawa
authorities,
they
claim,
have
not
taken
a
serious
enough
view
or
the
critical
housing
shortage
problem
in
1
Bulgaria
Reported
Begging
for
Peace
LONDON,
Aug.
25
Bulgaria
now
a
fact,
said
a
broadcast
from
Gen.
Elsenhower's
head
quarters.
General
De
.Gaulle
was
said
to
be
at
Bagneuz,
Paris
suburb,
waiting
to
be
conducted
Into
the
capital.
Patriots
wtrre
In
control
of
several
bridges
and
all
barricades
are
armed.
r
Garrison
In
-
a
28-mne
advance
io
wunin
Pacific
,
50,000,
,r
15c
and
13
....
fee.
i
Q
.
A
.
'.1.
mlks
oI
Galall
Gap
last
enem
B.C.
Packers.
the
to
Y
S
defcneritae
barrliti
way
Qy
J
iina
narr
rt
Kitmania
i
lSovlei-ii"parU-ald?JU'?R.'X
j
collapsing
after
the
desertion
!of
Rumanian
troops.
i
Dneeiine
vttfA
1
m
1
Lo
B
fmm
PARWTtiESiairis'
ziSkt
said
this
afternoon
that
the
German
Garrison
within
the
city
had
surrendered.
The
Second
French
Amy,
under
Brig.-Gen.
Le
Clerc,
has
en
tered
the
city.
However,
spordlc
fighting
con
tlnues
and
while
patriots
celebrate
In
one
section
or
the
city,
rifles
and
machine
guns
rattle
a
few
blocks
away.
French
military
leaders
warn
that
Germans
continuing
tw
fight
in
the
French
capital
will
be
considered
outside
the
articles
of
war.
As
the
Allies
marched
in
the
bells
or
Notre
Dame
Cathedral
and
churches
rang
out
In
Further
Coal
Warning
VICTORIA,
Aug,
25
Provincial
Department
cf
Mines
has
added
Its
warning
to
the
Federal
Department
statement
that
this
winter
will
see
a
coal
shortage
In
Canada.
The
B.C.
department
says
that
householders
in
this
province
may
be
coalless
Is
now
reported
begging
ror
a
,
ir
extra
ships
rail
here
In
larga
peace
with
the
Allies.
numbers
this
rail.
Yanks
Seize
Resorts
Of
Cannes
and
Grasse
when
entered
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-aiLumiJaii
riotous
color
they
Hazelton
Hall.
Gladioli,
holly-
Grand
Master
of
B.C.
hocks,
asters,
dahlias,
sweet
peas,
and
snap
dragons
received
the
visitors.
The
exhibition
was
declared
open
by
the
Hon.
John
Bracken,
In
Hazelton
on
a
speaking
tour
ol
the
north.
Many
Smithers
people
attended.
The
array
or
flowers
was
ot
beauty
and
quality
sufficient
to
satisfy
the
most
dlscrlmlnaUng
flowers
lovers.
Tea
was
served
In
the
hall
during
the
afternoon.
At
the
annual
dance
the
flowers
were
sold
by
auction.
At
a
baseball
game
In
the
afternoon
the
New
Hazelton
team
defeated
Smithers
10-1.
Smithers
people,
passing
through
New
Hazelton,
stopped
to
view
the
display
of
gladioli
arranged
In
the
windows
of
the
Omlncca
Herald
where
Mr.
and
Mrs,
Charles
Sawle.
who
were
On
Trip
to
Terrace
Orand
Master
of
the
Masonic
brand
Lodge
of
B.C.,
W.
Men-zies,
who
arrived
here
Wednesday
rrom
Vancouver,
delivered
a
message
to
local
Masons
that
night
and
on
Thursday
pro
ceeded
to
Terrace
by
car,
ac
companied
by
several
local
members.
He
spoke
to
the
Terrace
lodge
and
Is
addressing
Masons
at
Smithers,
Vanderhool
and
Prince
George
before
turning
south
to
Bridge
River.
too
busy
to
arrange
their
dls
play
for
the
Hazelton
show.
made
their
own
exhibition
at
home.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Sawle
raise
lovely
gladioli
and
other
flowers
every
year.
L'.S.
Column
From
South
Driving
For
Juncture
With
Allies
in
North
France
ROME,
Aug.
25
America!;
troops
have
seized
resorts
ot
Cannes
on
the
French
Riviera'
and
the
nearby
Inland
town
ot
Grasse,
extending
their
hold
on
Southern
France
eastward
today
toward
the
Italian
front
Another
column
pushing
west
ward
Irom
Salon,
northwest
of
Marseille,
was
within
eight
miles
or
Aries
and
the
lower
Rhone
Valley
In
a
drive
lor
a
Juncturt
with
Allied
armies
In
Northern
France.
Some
20,000
prisoners
already
have
been
taken
and
hundreds
more
are
coming
In.
100
Victoria
Chinese
Receive
Army
Call
Up
VICTORIA,
Aug.
23
One
hundred
Chinese
In
Victoria
ar
being
called
up
lor
medical
examinations
prior
to
military
service.
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