lUf V It.. JiLJ FRENCH RAILWAY BL.cw ut a, ke cm be ...: the ;i..rvad at Hiron in v. . a .larked by RA.F M cja;' bombf r. on the it. Extct.uV"! Ga;ia; a &r. t' locomotive . h'ips can be sec;,. cLtnud ui several places cars near the -Ivipy a e ntniit nt mber Is Hltl VV4W II I J ic in Prince ..u 1144 to date . it 4 resale of . as compared U'.. . board lt up May. 19(1. The M.'v was UOMI-ompared with . j Sect in May. 'is . per varieties ; irod with May. !' 1944 May 1WJ L .;dFt. Hoard Ft 138,280 ows: 0;V75 40177 I, ii,866 (1314 14.U20 2,438.408 10,8),868 5.152,891 04.670 mm -l; 942 184)72393 Icrril Products ; ri-.it products-Hi the Interior unted to 24,109 whu-h 21,031 was balance mlacel-lijared with 143,-ii the corres- xst year. The year to date ' 'JjI lineal feet In u 557318 lineal 1 v I lies for this May all Jackplnc, as u 7,149 plocos.ln count thU May us against 799 king Men Young Liberal i.t M Urges Domln. .'i'?,KJ' June 1 '- The -4 , 41 Federation of 'urmco Tuesday at a r -.,.uca uom nine "toim. r?piocl resolution ',,,. 'w,u' Party to nom "ill:' tr. . .... Va t ;;''uc1nne!' in the next 'lin k. ' uin or it en t V ' Abernelhv fnr. iv ' : UlClSim tt ... MJ,.., " "OH. W. H. i hLhJ,,:uw.who was "it f.. . organization "W,: ar'on throughout 1 Planned. BATTLE OF NEW GUINEA .Mllr Stilt Mocked lrom Air drome Jap Communication Haiders Itepultrd 1 ALUS) HBADQUAJVTF-ttS LNi,, Fighting on IiUlc Island has subsided to nttrol action and artillery exchanges with the Allies still blocked the latter from Mokner airdrome after kUUnc 67D Japanese. Japanese raiding forces attempting to cut communication lines on the Netherlands New Oulnea coast have been nr.it.MANs ovi:n dkitain LONDON (If i man raiding planr wrre over Anjlia Usi night. They drped a few bomM but rasualtirs and damage were not serious. MUX WOKKEKS KETl'KN SE.TTI.Ii Mill workers affiliated with the American Federation of Labor are returning to work but those of the International Woodworkers ere continuing to strike. ATTACK ON KUKII.I.S ALLIED IIEADliUAKTEKS IN ALASKA Another bombing attack has been nude on the Kurlle Wands of Japan by American bombers based on the Aleutians. ONTAK10 LKH'OK CUT TOHONTO The Ontario liquor ration has been cut from 26 to 13 ounces of spirits per month. FITTER Ft) K TITO LONDON King I'cter of Yugoslavia Is negotiating to have Maihal Tito recognized as head of the nation's lighting forces. ' ' Russians Are Holding Nazis LONDON, June 1 - German forces continue to attack Russian linos north of lasl, Rumania, but have been repulsed without ad- vanclng "even one step," leaving thousands of dead oii the battlefield, Moscow announces. She ; letrl was abandoned by retreat ing Nails. I Canadian, with the Llghlh i Army in Italy, occupied Fro-i inone, important road June-Hon SI miles from Rome to the rait, today against little mbtanre from the Germans whove rearguards were withdrawn after fighting another delaying action CASE SETS PRECEDENT NEW OUINEA. June 1 i First IMrralmcnt Bulletins Supreme Court Here Incident of the court on Monday. in Fales. who was out on $1503 ball, la believed to be In the United States. The case was adjourned from Monday until Tuesday when, during a brief sitting of the court, a further adjournment until the fall Assures was granted and an application for estrcatmcnt of the bond approved by the court. i On the application of Crown ; counsel T. w. Brown for an or der of estrcatmcnt, Mr. Justice Wilson agreed to grant the or der. STRONG ON EDUCATION ain until "met" reports have oeen studied, similarly, operations officers overseas make sure weather condlUons are right before starting great Allied bombing squadrons on their missions oi destruction over Nazi territory. The army and navy fit par- .r. " . " ""- V wun rather. Submarine Pre war correspondent, re- hunting off the east coast of ported that Western Canada caX LI nVoy ZZ work Z TZ battalions were in the virlnltv lCanda' .ta 'nf tnv ,.. ' norm Auanuc, secret com ..W.UWH.. mando raids and other atUcks (on enemy-held coasts are close ly correlated with weather fore casts. NAZIS AT DISADVANTAGE r..TiiekUmmuuelmporUnce. of weather in all-out war can be military operations involved In An adjournment until the fall 1 turning scattered Oerman groups sitting of the Assise Court was granted by Mr. Justice J. O. Wil son Tuesday In the case of off Greenland and Iceland. It was from these western outposts that enemy scientists for- George Dewey Fales who failed warded weather observations to 1 . - ft 1. I 1 1 to honor his bond by not ap pearing before His Lordship for hearlng on a theft charge at the opening of the spring session Germany. Atmospheric condl Uons move from west to ea&t reaching Britain before the I continent, and the Nazi high Submarine Commander "Under the circumstances I'l . I C cannot avoid making the order," I LOS I LUC he told Thomas, Harvey, one of the bondsmen. "You have my sympathy." Estrcatmcnt means that the court takes the bond money In a formal effort to force the bandsmen to produce the accused. Crown counsel also applied for a bench warrant for Fales to appear In court. The case of Fales' default Is said to be the first of Its kind In the history of the Supreme Court here. Such Incidents have been rare anywhere In the province. Fales. an employee of the local CNJt. telegraph office, was arrested by City Police Constable command Is at a distinct disadvantage with virtually no meteorological data west of Europe available. Long range weather (ore-casts may have an Important bearing on Invasion tactics. Before the war five-day, or long-range weather forecasts, were In the experimental stage. Pre- OTTAWA, June 1 Ol The commander of the Oerman submarine which met destruction at the hands of five Canadian and one British warships guarding an Atlantic convoy, as 'announced Wednesday by the Navy Department, was killed and an undisclosed number of prisoners taken. This was revealed In connection with the announcement of the destrucUon of the Nazi u-boat which was at first detected by the Canadian destroyer Gatl-ncau In command of Lieut. Com- mandcr H. Groos of Victoria, Sam Ferguson, and T. P. Smith, th which other warships join-special agent of the CNJt. pol- the attack which brought ice. on February 25 and charged i the submersible to the surface with theft of money from the I where it was finally destroyed. company. He appeared tor preliminary hearing before Magistrate W. D. Vance on March 4 arhrn hill was set and later for election before County Court I Month ftlrtrlfU Reac If annh jiidite W. E. Fisher. He elected ail iTtllllui auavn ii.,... trlnl nnrl Mm tlSDO hnll irnt jmjr " sustained by Judge Fisher until the appearance of the accused In Assize Court. Sorties By Air 'in Total of 65,000 LONDON. June 1 than 05.000 sorties local Temperature Local Tides Hit r. urn 43 mm, .. Friday, June 2 High 10:38 16.4 feet ' m. 40 22:45 19.0 feet Low 4:30 12 feet NOKTHEKN BRmSoijjMBIA'S 16:20 7.6 feet AND CENTRA!. NEWSPAPER PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -THURSDA JUNE 1, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS Gestapo Terror In Europe Resistance Stiffening Nail Fulling up Hitter Hattle in Sight of llome Most of lighting in Alban Hills Weather to Have Special Bearing on D-Day Plans Canadian, Ilritish and United States Metcrological Forecasts Hij; Factor in Allied Military Strategy. By JEAN THOMPSON Canadian Press Staff Writer NAPLES. June 1 - The Nazis TORONTO. June 1 fCPV A rrr-Pv Ktnnr. hnilrl. TX t&wS, TL inTtsiinK in Toronto where mathematicians and physicists advance upon Rome and hasjstu(ly graphed data is a far cry from the military even made counter-attacks. ' headquarters of the United Nations where admirals, in i !i the .... nnung " Rom& on generals and air marshals hold the world s best se- I Alban Hills as close as ;u miles to Rome. j The Allies are fighting within sight of Rome after driving ;a deep wedge into the German's . Valmontone Line, occupying -strategic high points In the historic Alban Hills, a communique said today. The buildings nf fh ft.rl ritw. I cret the invasion date. You can Lake it that weather forecasts air currents, rain, fog and wind among other things-provided by the experts at the Dominion Meteorological Office and thoAc in Britain and the United States are mighty fac tors In preparations for D-day. Not a plane takes off from I from Z T.7;, ' 4 . ot the British Com- ! 5 ESS & &XZSK!J V.''I!"i 5 IVB4iaua( UUV J7 V 1 1 JF VlUllllailU bomber leaves for Oreat Brlt- dictlbns dealt with more or less rain, higher or lower tempera tures, and stronger or lighter winds. Accurate short-range fore casting is a prime essential to the successful storming of the European fortress. These forecasts played an Important part In operations Involving Sicilian beachhead landings last July. Meteorologists on this continent and overseas work In close and isecret liaison In preparing lor we Allies' big moves In Europe. Sprinkled across the rim of the Arctic Toronto-trained me te rolog Is ta are studying upper air conditions, for the move ment of Arctic air masses at high altitudes governs the general' trend of the weather. The data! they compile Is of great Importance to the scientist-advisers of the Allied supreme command. RADIOSONDE DEVELOPED In, four years of war more lniormauon i on on upper upper air air giunlhas In 15 or 20 3years years of of peace peace, realized when one considers the sconce has developed the radio- sonde, a combination weather measuring Instrument and lightweight automatic radio sending set, carried 50,000 feet or more aloft by a small gas-fllled balloon. It transmits signals which give air pressure, temperature and humidity. A radiosonde released at midnight in northern Quebec or Baffin Land sends down messages every 15 seconds of its 1,000-feet a minute ascent. The signals are received, Interpreted, coded and radioed to central receiving stations, all within as short a Ume as possible, for there Is nothing "deader" than old weather. Ted LePage Wins O.B.E. Lieut Commander T. N. Le Page, former district manager of Home Oil Distributors at Prince Rupert, has been awarded the Order of the British Em pire after four years of service with the navy In the North Sea and more recently In the Mediterranean. Ted Joined the Navy early In the war and for some time has been on loan to the British Royal Navy, specializing in salvage work. He was an of fleer of the local unit of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Condemnation Of Fascist Release The Prince Rupert Boilermak ers' and Iron Shipbuilders' Union I has passed a resolution con demning the action of the federal government In releasing "the bulk of Canada's proven Fascists" as a threat to the safety of Canada at a time when No less the dominion Is engaged In a have been life and death struggle with made bv Allied aircraft during Nazi and Japanese Imperialism POUNDING KEPT OP American Planes Active Against Europe From Bases in Britain and Italy LONDON, June 1 United States bombing and fighting planes, based on both Britain and Italy, continued their pounding of objectives of the and most concentrated attack of the war for about 15 minutes from 500 Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force planes. Fourteen hundred planes attacked oil fields In Rumania and other objectives In southeast Europe yesterday. One bomber and four fighters failed to return from attacks of American planes on railway centre targets In Germany and France. UNITEDTO SAVE WORLD Prime Minuter John Curtln of Australia Heard by Canadian Parliament fear. The major responsibility ; had been brought about by a dictator seeking, through tear, to impose himself upon an unwilling world. He appealed for a preservation of the unity which had been developed by the present crisis. As for his own country of Aus tralia, he said: "In the struggle to preserve ourselves, we are struggling to preserve the world." Mr. Curtln was heard by a cheering house and his address, lasting an hour, was received with enthusiasm. Prime Minister Mackenzie King Introduced Mr. Curtln and the address was acknowledged by the Speakers of the two chambers. Last night there was a government dinner for Mr. Curtln. Judge Grants Two Divorces Two divorces were granted by Mr. Justice J. O. Wilson In Supreme Court Tuesday afternoon. A decree was granted to Doris Warenycla against Myroslaw Warcnycla. The marriage of John Robert Wilkie and Dorothy Bernice Wllkle was dissolved, the husband being the petitioner. Jack Truscott was named as co-respondent. The case of Christine Wetts-teln versus Joseph Wcttstcin, a claim for division of property, was adjourned. Halibut Sales Canadian Helen II, 15,000, 18 Vi and 16 V2, Pacific. Atlln. Domino II, 8,500, 18 Vi and 1644, Booth. Cape Sun, 10,000, 18',4 and 16V4, Royal. Cape Spencer, 12,000, 18 'A and I6V2, Storage. JOHANNESBURG, O) Many the past months in their lnccs- and the cream of Canada's Venture, 12,000, 18'A and iey'2. young Frenchmen have register- sant bombing ofenemy targets youth Is ready .and poised to Storage. ed at the University of the Wit- In Germany, France and else strike a fatal blow on Hitler's Thelma H., 13,000, 184 and irntersrand this year. There are, where in Europe. Two hundred xoriress of Europe." Tne local iov2. 10-op more students from African ter- thousand tons of bombs have federal member is to be notified j D. S, ritorics Uian ever ibef ore. been dropped In six weeks. of the resolution. Whiz. OTTAWA, June 1 Speaking before a joint session of Senate and Commons here today. Prime Minister John Curtln declared that Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin were fighting not as leaders of political parties of systems but as heads of govern Nazis Bearing Down On French, Dutch, Belgian Patriots, Blood Is Shed LONDON, June 1 (CP) The Gestapo is pressing enemy in Europe by daylight a ferocious new wave of terror in France, the Neth yesterday. Last night the inva slon coast between Calais and Cap Griz received the heaviest erlands and lielgium with mass shootings and arrests of patriots on whom Allied invasion commands have called to assist the comintr liberation nrmips. Ruthless blood letting is reported by a French press Big Transport Was Wrecked Down Coast SAN FRANCISCO. June 1 De Valera Is re jmcnw ments united united to to preserve preserve a way J--., . w-4 laem -coHettHTS? acy of conviction rather thanj a1"I5 VUI The 10,500-lon Amerl- can transport Henry Bergh, Inbound with more than 1000 United States naval men on board, was wrecked and pounded to pieces on the Farralone Islands, 30 miles west of the Oolden Gate. All aboard were res- cued either from the strick- . en transport or surround- ing waters. There was no report of casualties. The it vessel crasned azround In rain and fog. T of these leaders today was to! find ways and means of defeat- j DUBLIN, June 1 With two-Ing a force which "threatens ! thirds of the Flanna FaU party our homes, liberties and our running aimost three to one sovereignty over our own af-ahead of all others combined, fairs" and to prevent the re- j return to office of Premier Eam-currence of a situation such asionn de Valera's government is Indicated by early returns from Tuesday's general election in Eire. De Valera appears assured of the clear-cut majority In the Dall which he sought. The government has won 63 seats, it is already known, with the Fine Gael taking 25 and other opposition groups 26. President de Valera was personally re-elected In County Clare although he polled fewer than In the last general election. It will be Friday or Saturday be fore final results are known. Baseball Scores National League St. Louis 1, Boston 5. Chicago 5, New York 8. Cincinnati 4, Philadelphia 6. Pittsburgh 4, Brooklyn 8. American League t New York 2, Detroit 6. Philadelphia" 2, Chicago ,0. (Game called end of third). Boston 4, Cleveland 7. Washington 3, St. Louis .4. International League Baltimore 2, Syracuse 1. Newark 10, Jersey City 4. Montreal at Buffalo, postponed. American Association Minneapolis 4, St. Paul 3. Milwaukee 7. Kansas City 0. Louisville 5, Indianapolis 3. Toledo 7, Columbus 3. Coast League Portland at Seattle, postponed. Sacramento 6, San Diego 3. San Francisco 6, Los Angeles 4. Hollywood at Oakland, Street Cars In St. Louis Tied ST. LOUIS, June 1 O) All street cars and buses In St Louis were stationary today as some 3550 operators went on strike. Employees reportedly T., 3,000, 18'i and 16'i, went on strike over an overtime pay dispute. service In" London, offering new evidence of Invasion Jitters In occupied Europe. All ranking of ficers of the former French Army are reported to have been arrested against the possibility of their assisting of the Allies in the Invasion. ADVANCING IN BURMA Japanese Are Yielding Slowly to Allied Forces Supply Line is Cut NEW DELHI, June 1 01 Chi nese and Americans, driving southward along the Mogaung Valley In North Burma, have occupied Malakawng, Japanese stronghold, an Allied communique said today. The Japanese are yielding slowly under Allied pressure on the Kamalgn and Mogaung areas as well as at Myltkylna. An intensive, aerial iftiatk On blocked the flow oi supplies over the vital route. CHANG5HA IS THREATENED Evacuation of Capital of Honan Province in China Is Ordered CHUNGKING, June 1 Chang- sha, capital of Honan Province, is seriously menaced by the Japanese in their new offensive in China and the evacuation of the city by all civilians has been ordered. The Japanese are only forty miles away. Forest Fires More Serious Big Blaze Now Raging Thirty-five Miles West of Prince George PRINCE GEORGE, June 1 The forest fire situation In this district Is even more serious. Forty men have been sent to a point 35 miles west of the city to fight a large new fire "raging over two thousand acres. There is a shortage of manpower to light the fires and the training program is limiting the number of soldiers who may be released for the purpose. May Customs Collections ' Customs collections at the port of Prince Rupert totalled $52,996.94 during May, bringing the five-month total so far this year to $230,432.19. Collections for the corresponding period of 1943 were $309,745.12, and the May total for last year was Peak month so far this year was March when slightly more than $55,000 was collected. Last year's high during the first five months was January, when more than $86,000 was taken In by the Customs office. A universal language based or. the seven notes of the musical scale Instead of on grammar 01 vocabulary is called the