pakcixs
roit
PLisoNLitt,
.11,
L-
I
ec
i
Car
ida,
have
ben
shipp.
"U.
R
d
C't;
for
united
Nation'
men
.
Sulletiu
IA
AND
FINLAND
IN,
The
Rusv-lln-
1
1
luii,
with
respect
to
negotiations,
Is
still
of
much
peculatln.
no
furthrr
develop-
rrr
Hie
wrrncnu
as
iuld
be
learned
in
of-
Irlers
although
Stock
oiled
Finland
had
re-
Kusslan
terms.
I'SIIOLM
SAILS
iN,
-
The
Swedish-
liner
(irlpsholm
sails
bn
for
New
York
Sun
with
600
repatriates
rnunjr
on
board.
I
.AI.V
IN
Tl'KMOIL
en.
.Milan
and
other
It
Italian
cities
are
in
If
turmoil
as
a
general
rratens
in
protest
jrrman
efforts
to
con-
illan
labor
for
war
.
The
prefect
of
Milan
rd
lo
hate
been
slain.
VNKH
IINFD
HACK
l
Another
small
attack
on
the
Allied
j
the
Antio
beachhead
)u:;
bcru
turned
back.
1IS
N!
Alt
AKYAII
IHIIII
Allied
forces
la
nave
advanced
in
fchhlj
eihl
miles
6T
Irlint
port
of
Akyab.
l
VI
AWAUDI
D
IV
A
.
Major
Paul
of
the
Koyal
Cana-
Ijlmrnt
of
(Juebec
Is
Ind
Canadian
Victoria
inner
of
this
war.
lie
the
award
for
valor
Morro
Hirer
battle
in
WWU
Of
HFICII
SI.
'.In
medium
bomb-
H'iti'h
fighters
were
mix
territory
again
and
today
llritMi
c.
made
Berlin
Iheir
tain
Saturday
night
c
were
raids
elsewhere
nn
l.uimr
SINK
SHIPS
"'Ports
and
Mincswccp-
Victims
of
Bussjan
in
Barents
Sea.
March
6
O
Miw-
--ctl
Sunday
night
-tt
plane
had
sunk
"t
and
a
mine
"1
a
German
convoy
in
bra
milled
for
I
of
Furs
Is
f
the
romantic
north-
'"f
lctl
up
with
sordid
tkul'dunrry
whi'n
Eri-
Mclaughan
appeared
-
eourr
n
Saturday
h:
;
:rd
with
the
theft
;
Avenun
y
momint
.shortlv
nfter
Tlvpd
in
the
city
to
sell
0.
JShlln
Wai
nrrn.i.rsrl
i
Cafe
on
Frlday
after.
i.wi
bergoant
l
w
r
and
Constable
Sam
,r
the
city
noliro
ay
morninB
McLnujhlla
a
before
Mualslrni.
w'
Fe-
for
iirii.
.
cr
he
Wa
enmmii.-..
.
1,11,41111
icy
I,,
N
m
COUntv
mh.i
..
fre
,ntcd
by
counsel.
A)
,
v-
t.
isc.me
:f
our
men
behind
enemy
ba
-
Q
rrrent
ihtpmcnt
of
Ited
Cross
parcels.
Vac
WAIfNOT
NEAR
BKOCKVII.l.K,
Ont
More
In
the
Is.
I
in
here
at
the
Meek-end
Hon.
J.
I-
Italston,
minister
of
national
defence,
said
there
mv
no
reason
lo
believe
that
the
war
was
nearly
over.
There
would
have
to
be
a
lot
more
good
news
before
the
end.
He
urged
that
Chilians
might
well
match
the
fearlessness
YANKS
OVF.K
IIIICH
LONDON
American
four-englned
bombers
made
further
heavy
daylight
raids
on
Ber-lin
at
the
week
end.
Four
formations
of
heavy
bombers
left
llritlsh
fields,
and
flying
at
great
height,
at
leatt
one
formation
dropped
bombs
on
Ihe
Crrman
capital.
Iteturn-ing
flyers
said
that
weather
conditions
were
difficult
and
that
operations
took
place
from
30,000
feet.
There
was
no
mention
of
lovkes.
ON
ADMIRALTY
ISLAND
IT.AUI,
IIAItllOK.
American
invasion
troops
preyed
Inland
from
their
Admiralty
Maud
brarhhead
against
si
long
Japanese
ground
opposition.
They
were
protected
by
strong
aerial
cover.
Allied
planes'shot
doKn
eljlit
Japan-e
aircraft
and
destroyed
possibly
'four
on
the
ground.
21,000
NAZIS
LOST
LONDON
II
was
revealed
today
that
the
(iermans
had
lost
21,000
men
In
unsuccessfully
Dying
to
break
the
Allied
beachhead
In
the
Aiulo
area
.smith
of
Home.
Of
these
20,500
were
killed
and
300
made
prisoner.
The
Allied
loses
were
considerably
smaller.
KI
D
IlKKAKTIIItOIXiH
ItFltLIN.
Berlin
admits
a
serious
breakthrough
In
the
Fkiaine.
The
Bed
Army
con-linues
its
smashing
advance
nn
all
fronts.
CONCERT
FOR
GOOD
CAUSE
IL.'NI.C-S.
Chatham
Band
Stages.
Acceptable
Fntertalmnent
for
.
Bed
Cross.
The
fine
band
of
H.M.CB.
Chatham
last
nlaht
at
the
Capitol
Theatre
repeated,
with
slight
j
variation,
the
concert
which
It
j
had
presented
lost
Thursday
j
night
at
the
naval
drill
hall.
Th-
concert
Jast
night,
like
the
pre-
I
vlous
one,
was
for
the
benefit
nf
i
(he
current
drive
for
funds
ol
the
Canadian
Bed
Cioss
Society
There
was
a
fair
attendance,
making
up
In
enthusiastic
appreciation
for
a
splendid
entertainment
anything
It
might
have
lacked
In
numbers.
The
band,
unncr
Ihe
baton
of
Petty
Officer
Noakcs,
who
has
Just
taken
over
the
conductor
ship,
acquitted
itself
splendidly
Assistant
Bandmaster
Jeffrey
who
nlavs
a
trombone,
direct,
d
was
n...0,H
,ione
of
the
important
numor
Ihreo
furs
bonime
on
thc
Proram-
th
C'"
,
Allard.
Terrace
trin-1
mllltary
marcn
arr!U1f"T
,
Hero"
from
"Chocolate
soiaier
The
band
received
a
good
start
under
the
pioneer
tutelage
of
Chler
Petty
Officer
S.
F.
Sunder
land
who
has
now
left
Prince
Rupeit.
and
evidence
Is
already
not
lacking
that
It
will
continue)
to
progress
tu
an
even
gren'.er
degrec
of
excellence
under
Petty
Officers
Noakes
and
Jeffrey.
Each
number
on
the
program
was
well
received
and
the
whoV
presented
opportunities
which
(Continued
on
page
4)
Germans
Repulsed
Allies
Retain
foothold
South
of
Home
with
r.nemy
Suffering
Heavy
Losses
NAPLES.
Mar.
6
O-
to
drive
the
Allk
from
their
foothold
south
of
Rome
cost
the
(
Geiraans
24,000
casualties.
These
and
courage
of
the
men
in
the"'
Included
M0Q
capture!
by
the
forces.
Allies.
A
high
peiconUge
of
th:
remainder
were
suited
One
olfl-cer
said
that
tbe
0rmantodie.
were
piled
up
like
cordwood."
Meantime
the
Allies
today
repulsed
an
Mhrr
Oerman
attack
us
weaihrr
sharply
reduced
op
c
rat.
nil
on
a,,
brunts
.
BADOGLIO
RESIGNING
I
Said
lo
Object
a)
Idea
of
Divid-I
ing
tip
Italian
Fleet.
i
LONDON.
March
G
Marshal
Iiein
Dadoglio
may
resign
as
Premier
of
Italy
owing
to
the
lull
no
fleet
being
divided
between
Russia.
Uulted
States
and
Great
Britain.
It
l
reported.
I
...
.am
-nk
l.abor
Conscripts
Befuse
to
Sub-mil
to
Forced
Jobs
Severe
Penalties
Threatened
ITALIAN
I
BOvriFIU
Mar
5
(CP)
It
Is
estimated
that
three
million
to
sis
million
workers
are
striking
in
northern
Italy.
The
strike
threatens
In
disrupt
Industrial
ami
economic
organitatioii
In
German-controlled
Italy.
Beports
say
that
Ihe
.strikes
are
spreading.
In
.Milan
and
Turin
decrees
warned
the
workers
to
return
to
their
jobs
or
face
the
severest
penalties.
IDOCK
FIRE
AT
HALIFAX
HALIFAX,
March
0
Q
Damage
estimated
at
between
$200.-(XX)
and
$250,000
was
done
by
fire
which
gutted
Pier
21
and
damaged
the
adjoining
pier
Sunday.
The
fire
Is
believed
to
Attempts
j
have
started
while
ships'
blank-
eta,
were
being
fumigated.
TERMS
ARE
REJECTED
peace
would
not
last
forever.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
Minimum
38
27
4-
Five
Hundred
Are
Killed
On
Italian
Train
NAPLES.
Mat.
6
O
Five
t
hundred
and
nine
Italian
civilians
were
asphyxiated
when
a
freight
train
on
which
they
were
hitching
rides
stalled
In
a
tunnel.
Only
about
fifty
of
those
cautght
aboard
the
train
when
It
stalled
escaped
with
their
lives.
Others
were
quickly
killed
by
carbon
monoxide.
LONDON.
O
-Nutrition
expert
Sir
John
Orr
says
if
"a
proper
standard
of
health
nutrition
were
adopted."
the
expectation
of
life
in
England
would
be
In
f
CAPITAL
BOMBED
I,
Damage
Intimated
at
$0,000
'
ranted
ti
v
Waterfront
l
lrr.
'
.
rf
.
.
-
Still
Hit
At
Berlin
give
generously
CANADIAN
"PRED
CROSS
A
GREAT
CAUSE
warn.
m
NORTHERN
AND
CliNffilTftPkiUTlSll
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXIII,
No.
55
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
MONDAY,
MARCH
6,
1941
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
H
Russians
On
New
Offensive
IANY
nais
rit:
United
States
Heavies
Continue
Assault
Itritkn
Fighters
Too
IDMLON.
Mar.
8
t
Very
utron;
forces
of
United
States
lavy
bsrebers
struck
the
Ber
lin
region
in
daylight
today
In
nx
to
ihe
first
United
States
raid
on
the
canital
of
the
Reich
ESatucday.
5
The
American
heavies
were
tram
ltd
by
large
formations
o!
I
t
-h
fighters.
Finland
Reported
to
Have
Ite-T
Mosquitoes
bombed
Germany
fused
Acceptance
of
Kussian?
?
stm.ijat
nijht
Sat-Feace
Proposals.
btrday
and
shot
down
three
Nazi
fpianes.
STOCKHOLM.
March
0
It
was
reported
here
today
that
Finland
had
rejected
HuwiaV"
peace
terms.
Meanwhile
Moscow
j
brosdeast
that
her
offer
of
Hockey
Scores
Saturday
Montreal
5.
Toronto
2.
Boston
10.
New
York
9.
Detroit
6.
Chicago
2.
Sunday
Mjntreal
8.
Toronto
3.
:
i
Buston
4,
New
York
4.
;.
Chicago
6,
Detroit
1.
I.
KINGSTON
-.ON
-TIIAMHB,
TaONDON
The
nag
Oen.
Imland.
f-Hundreds
of
faml-'i
-Bernnrd
Mnnteomery
flew
who
have
hfen
unable
to
t.
his
ear
whHe
with
the
8tn
Tind
home
in
Iondon
and
the
Army
was
soW
at
auction
for
r.w
rounding
countries
aie
llv-1300
in
aid
of
Mrs.
Churchill's
ir-r
on
the
Thames
in
boat
Ald-to-Huaaia
fund.
houses.
t..
.
......
.
v
-
Al.
1.1
1'"
FOKCL'S
STORM
ITALY
Here
Brir-
t
-oops
of
the
Allied
Fifth
Army
make
their
way
inwards
shore
close
to
Rome.
In
their
Broi
gun
carriers.
AMERICANS
MOPPING
UP
Three
Thousand
Japanese
Killed
or
Wounded
on
miralty
Islands.
Are
Ad-
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIHC.
March
6
Q
The
American
are
mop
ping
up
the
Japanese
on
Los
Negros
Island
in
the
Admiralty
Islands.
Headquarters
announced
today
that
more
American
reinforcements
were
put
ashore
at,
Los
Negros
where
3,000
Jap-ancs
were
killed
in
fighting
for
Momote
airdrome.
I
II?
LookFor
Invasion
STOCKHOLM.
Mar.
6
v
Oerman
newspapers
give
the
Impression
that
"inva-
J
sion
may
be
expected
any
day
now.
A
fresh
wave
of
anticipatory
stories
appear
in
the
German
press.
A
Hamburg
paper
said
the
Invasion
must
be
expected
from
many
sides.
Another
paper
said
the
Oerman
Twelve
Nazi
Divisions
Are
Routed
by
Reds
In
Latest
Big
Breakthru
Vital
Odessa-Lotf'Raihvay
Has
Been
Heached-porlant
Centre
of
Volochisk
Threatened.
LONDON,
March
6
(CP)-Premier
Joseph
Stalin
announced
Sunday
that
the
Russians,
in
a
new
offen-tsive
in
the
western
Ukraine,
advanced
35
miles
in
two
days,
routed
12
German
divisions
and
reached
vital
Odessa-Low
railway.
Stalin
said
that
five'
hun-
j
vyitUHUHUIW
1.1
V.
VC4Sbl4lt.U
lit
C
Uk
VC4f
till
UUII
on
a
120-mile
front.
:
COAL
MINERS
GO
ON
STRIKE
Fuel
Production
in
Britain
Seriously
Threatened
by
Tie-ups.
LONDON,
March
6
f
Twelve
thousand
Monmouthshire
coal
miners
went
on
strike
today
for
higher
wages.
This
makes
another
grave
people
know
there
are
no
threat
to
fuel
production
which
walls
that
cannot
be.ls
already
reported
seriously
stormed.
affected
by
an
unofficial
slow
Jap
Caravan
In
NEW
CLUB
Burma
Ambushed
IS
OPENED
NEW
DELHI.
March
6
-The
British
ambushed
a
Japan-west
Burma,
killing
or
capturing
ese
supply
caravan
in
north-all
but
a
small
number
of
the
enemy,
a
communique
announced
Sunday.
Two
Civil
Cases
In
County
Court
No
criminal
cases
were
on
the
docket
of
the
regular
monthly
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
this
morn
Affair
on
Acropolis
Hill
Saturday
Night
Centre
of
Social
Interest.
With
generals
of
three
nations
United
States,
Great
Britain
and
Canada
notable
among
many
guests,
the
new
American
Officers"
Club
at
Acropolis
Hill
was
formal
peqed,
op
Satur
day
nigh),
with
a
reception
and
dancing
.party
which
proved
to
be
an
outstanding
social
func
tion.
The
American
officers
sitting
of
County
Court
before
themselves
predominated
but
the
ing.
One
Judgment
summons
and
the
oft-deferred
claim
of
Bobcrt
Scharne
versus
Adam
Collins
for
the
return
of
a
sum
rrcaeci
dj
aoout
live
yeais
ana
mwkj
i"i
Bvv
in
Scotland
by
about
ten.
1
plcted
the
brief
sitting.
various
branche
of
the
Canadian
forces
weie
well
represented,
civilian
friends
men
and
women
being
among
the
guests.
Those
present
found
highly
attractive
club
quarters
with
some
changes
aid
Improvements
over
'
he
old
club
which
a
few
months
;tn
was
destroyed
by
oy
fire
tire.
Dancing
was
in
siarlous
central
room
nnm
with
with
Its
its
'
;;e
floor
and
attractive
decor-tivt'
and
lighting
scheme
and
down
strike
by
thousands
of
other
pitmen.
Huge
Attack
On
Capital
Of
Reich
SIltlKL
IN
ITALY
Millions
Lay
Off
Of
Jobs
Mass
Raid
On
Berlin
Greatest
Daylight
Assault
of
War
Is
Made
Great
Allied
Success.
LONDON.
.March
6
The
first
mass
daylight
afr
raid
of
the
war
was
made
on
Berlin
today.
Bcpokts
coining
from
the
big
bombers
themselves
said
they
had
hit
hard
and
"with
great
success."
A
15-
mile
parade
of
bombers
left
an
nour
lo
arop
ineir
Domos
on
the
Belch
capital.
Berlin
told
a
great
air
battle
raging
all
the
way
from
the
Zuider
Zee
to
Berlin.
British
Sailors
p
P
i
1
the
large
and
fcsCape
LUStOUV
VANCOUVER.
March
6
0
anointments.
Refreshments
'slx
Rritish
seamen
who
escaped
were
setved
in
the
cluo
dining
throuah
the
steel
barred
win
oim.
Fine
music
for
dancing
wai
urnished
by
the
augmented
Ar-t
crats'
Orchestra.
Principal
hosts
for
the
evening
i-
Gen?ral
E.
P.
Denson
of
Seai
tle
and
Col.
T.
J.
Wood,
local
-mmandlng
officer.
Major
Oeneral
O.
R.
Pearkes,
ioneral
officer
commanding,
'aiflc
Command,
and
"Major
General
Archibald
of
Britain
were
among
the
notable
guests
f
the
evening.
A
BF.AL
CONSKKVAT1VE
MELBOURNE,
Australia.
0
The
army
wanted
the
area
for
ar'lllcry
practice
and
one
resident
was
a
bedridden
woman
who
had
lived
there
most
of
hsr
life
She
refused
to
be
removed
by
mutor
ambulance
and
insisted
on
a
horse
.and
sulky
being
brought
to
take
her
away.
i
"
Friday
night
were
still
at
large
Sunday
night.
They
had
been
awaiting
trial
on
desertion
charges.
AFRICAN
CHIKFS
CONFER
BATHURST.
Gambia
T
-Call?'!
together
for
the
first
turn
to
confrr
on
matters
relating
to
the
protectorate,
all
African
chiefs
of
Gambia
in
British
East
Africa
met
at
Georgetown.
MacCarthy
Island.
A
new
land
policy
was
ope
of
the
subjects
q;
the
agenda.
Local
Tides
Tuesday,
March
7
High
0:15
18.0
feet
12:08
195
feet
Low
6:17
8.0
feet
18:40
4.1
feet
-Im-
The
Russians
are
now.
fighting
at
the
approaches
to
Volochisk,
capture
of
which
would
sever
the
only
Important
rail
line
supplying
the
Germans
in
the
Dnieper
Bend.
SOCIAL
HYGIENE
WEEK
COMING
rian
for
rrlnce
Rupert's
ob
servance
of
Social
Hygiene
Week.
March
13
-
18,
are
nearly
completed,
it
has
been
announced
by
Colin
McCarthy,
chairman
of
Ihe
Junior
Chamber
ol
Commerce
anti
-
venereal
-
disease
fcommitteei-1
si;
f
Features
of
the
week
will
be
two
public
meetings,
dealin;
with
public
information
and
health
education
activities,
including
the
Instruction
and
guidance
of
youth:
medical
and
public
health
activities,
lnclud
j
ing
preventive
measures
aimed
d
'
at
reducing
the
hazard
of
vener
:
eal-dlsease
Infection,
and
legal
i
and
protective
activities,
including
proposed
development
of
a
recreational
program
for
adolescent
youth
Intended
to
combat
an
increase!
in
juvenile
delinquency.
"There
has
been
a
fine
response
to
our
big
Social
Hygiene
Week
meetings,"
Mr.
McCarthy
said.
"This
is
a
hopeful
sign,
because
we
know
that
any
successful
campaign
against
vener-
eal
disease
must
be
a
'combined
operation
on
the
home
front,
hi
which
there
is
participation
by
j
the
doctor,
the
health
officer,
j
police
official,
city
adminlstra-
tors,
labor
leaders,
management,
I
clergyman,
educator,
parent.
Britain
and
it
took
them
half
youth
leader
every
citizen."
Red
Cross
Donations
Previously
acknowledged
$4713.65
'Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
McGiashan
5.00
Mrs.
M.
P.
McCaffery
25.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
O.
Johns
10.00
Miss
Frances
Cross
Miss
Joan
Cross
Mr.
and
Mrs.
O.
Frlzzell
Mrs.
W.
Crulckshank
Thi
Qiulltv
Rtnri
dow
of
a
downtown
building
on
Mri
c
gunDerg
10.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
10.09
5.00
J.
P.
Hawkinson
5.00
M.
T.
Lee
&
Son
5.00
Mrs.
A.
L.
Ford
5.00
Mrs.
A
Thompson
5.00
W.
P.
Herman
5.00
i
Frlnce
Hotel
Ltd.
25JQ0;
Allied
Hotel
Co.
Ltd.
100.00
J.
Pllnt
5.00
A.
Voctman
5.00
Mrs.
J.
Unwln
5.00
Mrs.
Juroclvh
5.00
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A.
W.
Burnlp
10.00
Elio
Furniture
Co.
50.00
Total
to
date
$5,028.65
KEEP
INDIANS
FIT
BOMBAY
tP)
-
Nearly
150
additional
officers
a
month
an
Joining
the
Indian
Army
Medical
Coips.
They
have
come
forward
to
help
keep
hundreds
of
thousands
of
troops
In
India
fit
and
ready
for
the
campaigns
which
He
ahead,
.Vj
1
n