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of
undesignated
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immccu-
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a
.
.
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U4
Liieui.
uen.
KruC2er.
aDDarentlv
en-
ea
their
most
tenacious
juiv
auuin
01
uanca-
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-vi-ncer.
A.P.
war
cor
rmt
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4)
I
inane
nnnrri
i
1
rir
1
1
fi
THtr
.
a
rooificlal
J
s'lencc
still
cnvelons
-.-ion
iront
although
nnounced
last
mBh
ihi
my
troops
had
npnpfrfA
'
mslde
P.nf
n
1-
"
"
"He
front
Germans
also
said
the
15
m
Hunsarv
hr,A
C
mil
1.
--
lCR7n
of
Tlszacse.Se
CpSsome85ml-les
irh
111
.
worthy
Ucrmanv
1
,
23
(OO-Admlral
Is
In
n
.
uun8arlan
re-
Agency
ny.
tho
Gcr-
said
Satur-
ed
by
the
political
leaders.
In
otner
cases
wnispcring
campaigns
have
such
force
that
men
commit
suicide.
Col.
Bull
says
the
whispering
campaigns
are
very
cruel.
When
a
man
expresses
doubt
In
the
Nazi
regime,
he
is
ridiculed
from
all
sides.
That
night
he
may
find
a
knife
on
his
bed,
and
the
next
night
a
rope.
Some
men
ask
for
protection.
Suitable
employment
Is
found
for
men
who
appeal
for
help
and
authorities
make
sure
they
never
return
to
that
camp
again.
GREAT
CONVOY
ACROSS
OCEAN
LONDON,
Oct.
23
0
Royal
Canadian
Navy
vessels
escorted
the
largest
convoy
In
history,
which
crossed
the
North
Atlan
tic
without
loss
recently.
First
Lord
of
the
Admiralty,
A.
V.
Alexander,
said
Saturday.
One-hundred
and
sixty-seven
ships
carried
more
than
one
million
tons
of
food
and
war
supplies.
Russians
Advanc!
Driving
Into
The
Balkans
Zagreb
and
Budapest
Next
Red
Objectives
MOSCOW,
Oct.
23
Marshal
Tito's
Yugoslav
Partisans,
freed
for
new
action
by
the
capture
of
their
capital.
Belgrade,
have
Joined
with
the
Red
Army
In
drives
toward
the
Croatlon
puppet
seat
of
Zagreb
and
Buda-pest,the
strife-torn
Hungarian
I
capital.
Zagreb
lies
225
miles
north-
.
.
&
m
iinirvsannn
in
inn
'j
v
1
iBiu
rams
against
..
.
.
.
nit-
.
.
n
I
,
n
am
nil
lilirl'1
nnsl.
IK
fill
I.I
1
r
v.
ulc
uvu-gmp
con-
"
"
.
...
ni
grade.
East
and
southeast
of
Budapest
other
Russian
forces,
supple
mented
by
Rumanian
units,
rumbled
up
three
main
highways
leading
to
the
Hungarian
capital,
but
they
encountered
stiff
resistance
from
large
German
tank
and
anti-tank
forces
beyond
the
Tisza
River.
Wild
Celebration
The
number
of
German
captives
seized
in
the
liberation
of
Belgrade
swelled
toward
10,000
as
the
Russians
and
Yugoslavs
mopped
up
every
corner
of
thej
broken
city,
digging
storm
troops
from
cellars
and
attics
01
blasted
buildings.
Large
numbers
of
enemy
troops
were
seized
along
me
Danube
and
Sava,
where
they
had
run
in
desperation
before
the
wildly
celebrating-
troops
of
Tito.
Red
Star
said
the
city
was
taken
with
a
four-column
drive
extending
from
the
southeast
to
the
southwest,
with
a
Danube
flotilla
coming
up
under
the
rnvpr
nf
darkness
and
pouring
salvoes
at
the
enemy
from
the
rear.
Gen.
Feodor
I.
Tolbukhln
directed,
the
Russian
attack.
NEVER
FROZEN
The
violence
of
the
tides
prevents
Hudson
Bay
from
freezing
over.
Cleveland
Fire
NORTHERN
AND
'CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrows
Tides
'Xs-
-Mod-
to
fresh
winds,
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
mild
today,
scattered
Tuesday,
October
24
.
in
afternoon.
Tuesday:
High
6:36
16.1
feet
iilnfflm.
18:06
17.9
feet
"m,
occasional
snuwcis.
mi..
,
Low
12:04
10.1
feet
ge
in
ic"-
vxill,
No.
2"
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
OCTOBER
23,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
adian
Camper
.
hi
i
in
r
ran
i
i
t
o.vo
.
CONTROL
OVER
nnWTO.
Oct.
23
Gestapo-liki
Alitical
lYWAl
w
-
.
v
VP
exercise
rigid
control
over
bcr.igt
Tiers
s:
rnnaflian
camps.
That
is
the
.
vol.
ecently
resigned
as
commandant
v"..ie
of
says
these
leaders
think
nothing
of
stooping
Move
In
i
in
fiiin
n
rtnn
on
m
11
T-n
n
t-
it
1
r
14:1
.
ry
Into
UJ
Idle
r
M'lltnr,
ATnM
Used
in
Invasion
oil
iiir.in
1
iiiiil
.1
IAKTKKS
IN
THE
1
-
1.!..-
...Ll..ir.l
today
overran
strong
defence
positions
.1
1
!
....
1
1.
nif
wucv.
ai
ixiii-
Associatcd
Press
war
3
1
1
1.
11.
,
1
.
.1
!
m
iruuuru
ji.uri
nan
lrd
by
tanks,
was
4
1
11
I
I
up
me
vancy
ianu
..1....
n
IL.
J.l
.1
4
.
I
Meanwhile
Tacoblan,
ui
capnai,
ocupica
oy
field
in
that
sector,
be
lt
nee
Kuicriiiiicm
ui
uipinrs
in
more
man
if
two
Japanese
Airfields
oarcea
loaay
as
well-
U:.lted
States
troops.
jy
overwhelming
naval
T.'o'h.
drive
Inland
ou
I
II
I
iiVT
A
in
fllM,
r
rr
m
I
c".
fcachlnz
a
denth
of
00-fcot
bomber
field
at
on
the
northeast
was
by
one
force.
To
the
-...
mite
iuuk
pusscs-
an
airfield
near
Dulag.
o
v
aiuuic
ttl.U
Ub...-
no,
f
.
.
flying
artillery
on
u
uv,uuu
ueicnucia
to
cold-blooded
murder
If
It
suits
their
purposes.
They
are
forced
to
work
underground
to
conceal
their
activities
from
camp
authorities
but
they
wield
as
much
power
and
authority
over
the
lives
of
the
prisoners
as
the
Gestapo
does
over
the
German
people.
Col.
Dull
states
that
at
least
one
prisoner
has
been
murder
Death
Toll
Put
At
150
Scenes
of
Horror
in
Holocaust
in
Ohio
City
CLEVELAND,
Oct.
23
The
latest
count
places
the
death
toll
at
150
as
a1
result
of
the
great
fire
which
started
on
Sat
urday
In
the
cast
Ohio's
Gas
Company's
$6,000,000
liquid
gas
storage
plant
at
the
foot
of
East
62nd
st.
Chairman
Stanley
Orr
of
the
Cleveland
Red
Cros3
unit
in
a
mesage
to
Washington
Red
Cross
headquarters,
expressed
the
fear
that
fatalities
might
reach
200.
Coroner
S.
R.
Oerber
said
It
was
"virtually
impossible"
Continued
on
Page
Four
Cannon
Signals
Start
of
Loan
Ten
volleys
from
an
army
cannon
was
the
signal
for
more
than
a
dozen
Victory
Loan
canvassers
to
take
up
their
brief
cases
at
9
o'clock
this
morning
and
set
about
interviewing
prospective
Victory
Bond
purchasers.
The
sales
force,
all
women
with
the
exception
of
Oscar
Haveroy
who
will
cover
the
waterfront,
will
call
on
every
home
and
business
place
In
the
city.
Be
cause
they
are
selling
the
best
buy"
In
the
country
today
1
they
'anticipate
courteous
and
affirmative
responses
when
they
call;
Starting
Tuesday,
the
Dallyi
v
News,
win
carry
a
record
of
each'
day's
sales
until
the
end
of
the
campaign.
School
District
At
Port
Edward
VICTORIA.
Oct.
23
O
The
current
Issue
of
the
British
Columbia
Gazette
contains
a
notice
defining
the
boundaries
of
Port
Edward
rural
school
district,
a
new
small
school
district
near
Prince
Rupert.
AIR
CRASH
IS
UNUSUAL
One
Blows
up
in
Mid-air
and
Second
Catches
Fire
Both
Destroyed
DIG
BY,
Nova
Scotia,
Oct.
23
Oi
Two
planes
plunged
to
earth
at
nearby
Brighton,
killing
six
men,
after
one
had
exploded
In
mid-air
and
flames
from
the
blast
set
the
other
afire.
Next
of
kin
have
been
notified
and
the
names
will
be
releasee,
shortly.
It
Is
not
known
immediately
whether
the
planes
were
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
or
Royal
Air
Force
or
Royal
Navy
fleet
air
arm
aircraft.
HEAVY
GEM
STONES
The
zircon
Is
the
heaviest
ot
gem
stones.
BRITISH
NAVY
HITS
NICOBARS
Bombardment
Carried
Out
Harbor
Installations
Battered
KANDY,
Oct.
23
O)
The
Royal
'Navy
bombarded
Nlcobar
islands
In
the
Bay
of
Bengal
;
last
week,
Southeast
Asia
head'
!
quarters
announced
today.
There
,
were
no
casualties
or
damage
to
the
fleet.
Four
Allied
naval
craft
failed
to
return.
Eight
Japanese
planes
were
destroyed.
Harbor
installations
were
battered
by
the
Navy.
EIGHTH
ARMY
GETS
THROUGH
Steady
Progress
Being
Made
From
Coast
to
Coast
i
ROME,
Oct
23
O)
British
Eighth
Army
units
burst
through
;
rearguards
of
German
parachute
;
troops
on
the
Adriatic
sector
at
!the
week-end
and
occupied
Ce3
1
enatico,
coastal
town
30
miles
I
north
of
Rimini.
While
successes
in
the
Adriatic
sector
do
not
mean-a
breakthrough
of
Ger-
jman
lines,
the
fact
that
New
Zealand
armor
has
been
able
to
'thrust
a
little
further
Into
the
Po
Valley
raised
hopes
that
the
I
Eighth
Army
might
yet
be
able
j
to
bring
armored
forces
to
bear
,on
the
wide
plain
stretching
,
ahead.
The
Allied
Fifth
Army,
drlv-'lng
toward
Bologna,
captured
several
high
spots.
Season
of
Stikine
River
in
Concluded
WRANGELL,
Alaska,
Oct.
23
Navigation
up
the
Stikine
River
from
here
to
Telegraph
Creek
Is
over
for
the
season
and
Capt.
W.
H.
Barrlngton.
veteran
skipper-manager
of
the
Barrlngton
Transportation
Co.,
and
Mr3.
Barrlngton
will
be
leaving
in
aj
lew
aays
lor
victona
:ana.ean
tie
to
spend
the
winter.
It
is
possible
they
may
not
return
to
Wrangcll
next
year.
It
was
a
quiet
season
on
the
Stikine
this
year
with
only
one
river
boat
operating,
Capt.
Sid
Barrlngton
having
taken
another
to
the
Yukon
River.
GENERAL
CRERAR
ILL
OTTAWA
Defence
headquarters
revealed
today
that
Lieut.
General
II.D.G.
Crerar,
commander
of
the
First
Canadian
Aimy,
has
been
ill
in
Britain
for
the
last
three
weeks
and
has
been
succeeded
temporarily
as
Army
commander
in
France
by
Lieut.
General
Guy
Sinionds,
commander
of
the
Second
Canadian
Corps.
Crerar
lias
been
discharged
from
hospital
and
will
return
to
his
post
as
army
commander
within
the
next
few
days.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
54
Minimum
4i
BATTLE
HAZE
Spartans
In
400
B.C.,
used
wood
smoke
as
a
form
of
gas
warfare.
WAR
NEWS
New
Allied
Thrusts
Two
new
major
Allied
thrusts
have
been
made
on
the
Western
Front,
United
States
forces
attacked
east
of
Nancy
at
a
point
where
German
positions
had
been
broken
by
the
breaking
of
a
dam.
The
Biitish
Second
Army
is
moving
tdward
a
key
enemy
position
in
Holland
and
advanced
a
mile'
in
00
minutes.
R.A.F.
Out
in
Force
More
than
1,100
British
and
Canadian
bombers,
with
00
fighters,
on
Sunday
attacked
Ilamm,
Muenster
and
Brunswick
industrial
and
transportation
centres
of
Germany.
Advances
in
Italy
Both
Fifth
and
Eighth
Allied
Armies
have
made
further
advances
in
Italy;
taking
important
positions
from
the
enemy.
On
Eastern
Front
The
Germans
have
fallen
back
further
to
the
south
bank
of
the
Meniel.
The
Russians
have
pushed
as
much
as
20
miles
into
East
Prussia.
Allied
Armies
Defences
to
,
-COL.
FALLIS
STRICKEN
TORONTO
Lieut.-Col.
G.
O.
Fallis
of
Vancouver,
now
stationed
at
Kingston
as
senior
chaplain
of
the
Canadian
Army,
is
in
hospital
here
with
a
heart
attack.
FRENCH
TREASON
TRIALS
TARIS
France
today
began
the
first
of
a
scries
of
trials
for
those
accused
of
collaborating
with
the
Nazis
when
the
French
case
seemed
lost.
The
first,
defendant
to
be
tried
in
Prfris
today
is
a
veteran
French
journalist
George
Suarez.
SALARY
CONTROL
EASED
OTTAWA
Officials
of
the
revenue
and
labor
departments
in
Ottawa
have
announced
that;
modification
of
the
wartime
salaries
control
order
will
benefit
senior
civil
servants
as
well
as
employees
in
"private
enterprise.
The
order
had
outlawed
pay
increases
unless
approved
by
a
revenue
department
controller.
The
restrictions
now
are
being
eased
tn!
eliminate
cases
of
so-called
gross
inequality.
LOAN
OPENING
CEREMONIES
OTTAWA
The
plaza
before
thlt
House
of
Parliament
here
.
was
the
focal
point
of
ceremonies
all
across
Canada
Saturday
inaugurating
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan.
Young
veterans
Just
back
from
the
battlefronts,
using
telephones,
assigned
relatives
or
sweethearts
to
launch
nine
war
and
supply
ships
from
ways
in
various
parts
of
the
country
across
Canada,
some
of
the
ships
destined
for
service
in
the
Pacific.
The
veterans
were
welcomed
home
by
the
famous
young
actress,
Shirley
Temple.
Prime
Minister
W.
L.
Mackenzie
King
told
an
Ottawa
gathering
that
duties
of
veterans
have
been
far
more
onerous
than
those
of
people
remaining
in
Canada
and
urged
civilians
to
support
to
a
conclusion
work
which
the
veterans
have
done.
Are
Pounding
Nazi
Smash
at
Berlin
rV
-
Salle
tin
J
!
SOLAR
HOME
HEATING
MONTREAL
A
prediction
comes
from
Montreal
that
solar
radiant
heating
may
well
become
one
of
the
striking
features
of
post-war
home
building
in
Canada.
It
was
made
in
an
address
by
A.
S.
Morgan
of
Toronto
the
the
twentieth
annual
conference
of
Canadian
purchasing
agents
association;
Mr.
Morgan
stated
that
the
first
Canadian
solar
radiant
heated
home
is
being
constructed
in
Toronto.
It
will
have
an
aluminum
roof,
aluminum
windows
and
an
aluminum
duct
work.
3ir.
Morgan
added
that
armor
plate-glass
and
patented
theremophane
windows
will
flood
the
house
with
sunlight.
RECOGNIZE
DeGAULLE
OTTAWA
Canadian,
Australian,
British
and
American
governments
today
announced
recognition
of
General
De-Gaulle's
administration
as
"provisional
government
of
the
French
Republic."
LANDING
ON
'NICOBARS
PARIS
Radio
France
ports!
that,
a
new
Allied
ing
has
been
made
in
the
Pacific
area
on
Nicobar
islands.
FIGHTING
IN
SPAIN
j
LONDON
There
is
fighting
in
Spain
between
the
Maquis
and
Franco
government
forces.
Moscow
charges
Spain
with
pro-Germart
"activities.
CHURCIULL
HOME
LONDON
Prime
Minister-Winston
rhtirchill
is
back
In
London
by
plane
after
his
trip,
to
Moscow
to
confer
with'
Premier
Joseph
Stalin.
He
is
expected
to
address
the
House
of
Commons
this
week.
;
-.
MEET
AT
ALERT
BAY
J
VANCOUVER
The
Native:
Biotherhood
of
British
Columbia
will
meet
at
Alert
Bay
November
12-18.
Five
hundred
delegates
are
expected.
JOINT
REHABILITATION
COUNCIL
WILL
CHALLENGE
THE
FUTURE
A
group
of
local
citizens
will
hurl
a
challenge
at
the
uncertainties
of
the
post-war
future
Tuesday
night
when
delegates
to
the
Incipient
Prince
Rupert
Joint
Rehabilitation
Co
unci.,
hold
their
first
meeting
In
the
Legion
rooms.
Facing
the
group
Is
the
self-
imposed
task
of
anticipating
and
preparing
against
the
unhappy
situations
which
may
be.
fall
servicemen
who
return
to
civilian
life
after
having
been
out
of
touch
with
It
for
extended
periods
and
to
find
ways
of
contributing
to
the
general
prosperity
of
trie
community.
The
body
will
be
composed
of
delegates
from
almost
every
or
ganization
in
the
city
which
has
expressed
concern
over
the
fut
ure
by
creating
rehabilitation
committees.
It
is
members
of
these
committees
which
will
or-ganbj
Into
the
single
group,
each
having
been
asked
tq
sena
three
delegates.
"We
Intend
to
do
our
best
to
be
of
help
to
those
who
need
it
when
they
return
from
service,"
said
D.
McN.
Lowe,
secretary
of
the
Rotary
Club
rehabilitation
council
committee,
who
has
taken
the
Initiative
In
organizing
tho
Joint
council.
"To
do
thatwc
must
have
a
background
ol
knowledge
of
the
status
and
the
possibilities
of
business
and
(Continued
on
Page
5)
Yukon
Looking
Forward
to
New
Prosperity
Era
The
Yukon
Territory
is
look
ing
forward
to
a
new
era
of
prosperous
mining
activity
af-
foi'
fVo
war
la
nvflr
QPonrHlncr
Latest
Strikes
are
Assuming
Proportions
General
Offensive
Second
Army
Advances
Five
Miles
and
Captures
Four
Key
Towns
LONDON,
Oct.
23
(CP)
Six
Allied
armies
pounded
the
German
defence
band
from
Holland
to
Switzerland
today
with
unceasing
pressure
aimed
at
the
eventual
opening
of
cracks
that
will
permit
a
smash
to
Berlin.
Assault
was
under
way
against
the
shrinking
south
Schelde
pocket,
40
miles
west
of
Antwerp,
the
doorway
from
Aachen,
the
upper
entrance
of
the
Saar
Valley
-and
Vosges
j
passes.
Allied
strikes
In
Hertogen-
bosch
and
Esschen
areas
were
assuming
proportions
of
a
general
offensive
to
clear
the
sea
lanes
to
Allied-held
Antwerp
as
a
supply
port.
The
Nazis
have
been
pressed
from
two
sides
Into
Breda
Box,
year
lease,
orf
the
slteoLj
the
giant
$25QO,OQ04
jalr
.
base,"aV
'
Goose
Bay,
Labrador.
V
In
Ottawa
last
rfght
jMme
Minister
klngpnde
public
the
text
of
'agreeifierlt"
signed
by
Canada'
and
Newfoundland
on
October
10.
The
agreement
for-.
njlzjs;
an
understanding
reached
fietween
Canada
and
Newfoundland
in
1941
when
the
base
was
built
to
permit
the
transport
of
aircraft
from
North
America
to
the
fighting
areas
overseas.
The
agreement
Is
for
defence
purposes
only.
It
leaves
the
question
of
post-war
use
of
the
base
for
civilian
or
commercial
traffic
to
vbe
disposed
of
by
discussions
by
Canadian,
Newfoundland
and
United
Kingdom
representatives
after
the
war.
GERMANY
IS
AIR
RAIDED
to
word
brought
to
Prince
Ru'
American,
British
and
Canadian
pert
from
those
who
have
been1
Active
over
Reich
in
the
territory.
Meanwhile
gold
j
LONDON,
Oct.
23
W
Eighteen
mining
is
rather
quiet
in
the
,
German
planes
were
shot
down
territory
with
the
Yukon
Con-'(OVer
cologne
and
Coblenz
during
solidated
near
Dawson
operat-
a
rai
by
the
Americans,
ing
only
three
Instead
of
the
j
jjive
bombers
claimed
228
em
usual
12
dredges.
The
current
'emy
railway
cars
destroyed
or
summer
season,
now
closing,
has
damaged,
15
locomotives
dls-
been
one
or
ine
quieiesi
in,abled(
two
barges
sunk
and
2
years
trucks
shot
up.
VANCOUVER
FATALITIES
VANCOUVER
Two
Vancouver
women
are
dead
and
an
elderly
man
is
in
hospital
following
two
accidents
which
police
said
luvoiveO
poisoning
from
gas
fumes.
Mrs.
Edith
Kendall,
72,
is
dead
and
her
husband,
Harry
A.
Kendall,
75,
is
recovering
from
fumes
apparently
caused
by
a
small
heater
in
the
room.
Mrs:
George
Hari'op
was
found
dead
in
bed
with
gas
jets
turned
on.
Most
of
Albania's
population
arc
Mohammedans.
HILE
OUR
BOYS
ARE
FIGHTING
HARDER
OVER
THERE
Nine
American
and
two
British
fighters
are
missing.
The
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
and
the
Royal
Alf
Force,
hlttln&
main
centres
of
electrical
and
engineering
Industries
In
Germany,
also
attacked
Nurnberg.
Tlie
attacks
cost
nine
bombers
but
all
Canadian
planes
return
ed
safely.
PREHISTORIC
CITY
"The
Hungarian
city
of
Szeged
Is
of
prehistoric
origin.
FROM
PORTUGAL
The
word
"commando"
Portuguese
origin.
a
40
by
20-mlle
rectangle
south
of
the
Issue.
On
the
British
front
In
Holland,
the
British
Second
Aimy
has
advanced
more
than
five
miles
and
captured
four
koy
towns
on
Monday,
moving
to
within
two-and-a-half
miles
of
Hertogenvosch,
Netherlands
railway
centre.
The
British
captured
Schlgndel,
Middleroad,
Oll-and
and
Burggen.
Both
British
and
Canadians
Are
Sharing
in
New
Advances
PARIS,
Oct.
23
(CP)
New
advances
have
been
made
by
Canadian
and
British
troops
in
the
Antwerp
area
of
Holland.
The
Tommies
are
now
within
four
miles
of
Hertogenbosch,
a
communications
centre
for
the
Germans
holding
out
along
the
southwestern
Dutch
coast.
The
Canadians,
to
the
west,
have
au
Goose
Bay
Ninety-Nine
Year
Lease
Terms
of
Agreement
Disclosed
by
Canadian
Prima
Minister
Is
ot
vanced
11
miles
to
take
Esschen,
16
miles
north
of
the
port
of
Antwerp.
The
Canadian
advance
strengthens
the
Allied
hold
on
the
causeway
leading
to
the
Schelde
estuary
islands.
American
First
Army
forces
have
advanced
one
mile
east
beyond
the
captured-
border
city
of
Aachen.
Their
Immediate
ob-
'jectlve
Is
Dueren.
a
highway
centre
oh
the,
road
to
Cologne
from
which
the
Americans
are
only
70
miles
distant.
Canadian
troop3
fighting
to
'
.
'
j
clear
the
approaches
to
Ant-
-',
OTTAWA.
Oct.
23
-Canada
(
werp
have
battled-their
way
in-
uaa
occn
Brameu
a
mneiy-njne
,
to
the
outskirts
of
the
port
of
Brefcke'ns
near
the
mouth
of
the
Schelde
estuary,
Allied
headquarters
announced
yesterday.
Allied
planes,
operating
In
closet
support
of
the
ground
troops,
blasted
military
Installations
west
of
Breskens.
The
communique
from
Supreme
Allied
Headquarters
reported
"good
progress"
in
the
drive
north
of
Antwerp
to
shield
the
Canadian
(Continued
on
page
2)
UNITED
STATES
SEAMAN
DROWNS
A.T.S.
Man
Loses
His
Life
on
Local
Waterfront
An
American
seaman
with
the
American
Transport
Service,
was
drowned
on
the
local
waterfront
at
11:05
Saturday
night
when
he
missed
his
footing
while
jumping
from
one
scow
to
another
and
fell
Into
the
harbor.
He
never
came
up
again
and
efforts
to
recover
the
body
have
been
unavailing.
He
was
19
years
of
age.
The
name
will
be
announced
when
next-of-kin
have
been
notified.
SALVATION
ARMY
DRIVE
Dr.
R.
G.
Knipe
Mtr.
and
Mrs.
S.
A.
Cheeseman
B.C.
Police
(City)
Barr
&
Anderson
Dave
Henderson
$
5.03
5.00
4.50
10.00
5.00
North
Star
Bottling
Works
15.00
Pioneer
Can.
Laundry
Ltd.
25.00
"Anon",
box
of
pennies
2.21
Total
as
at
noon,
Oct.
23,
1944
3,494.17
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Paragon,
08,000,
15c
and
13
Storage.
Canadian
Joan
W.
1,
35,000,
184c
and
Whz,
Atlln.
ARE
YOU
BUYING
EVEN
MORE
BONDS
OVER
HERE
?
V