' idher Forecast .!Mi: Lleht to mod- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER i Tdmorrows Tides QuKnr ,rtlv cloudy to (Pacific Standard Time) fa u 111 r m er ..anally cloudy today and-fSUttle Wednesday, Octobtr 21 change intern-25 High 8:00 18.6 feet ' North Coast: Light to m 19:44 17.6 feet winds, cloudy to over-""fjS Low 0:17 6.1 feet occasional light rain. 13:24 10.0 feet cttr No. 249 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1944 price! five cents irst s nowfall On Western Front laska Indians Cara -! Juneau-Ketchikan nortant Territory ,. I w yoked in Assertion fit - f rv . i f II w w a mm I 1 m m n m m .mW m mv mmt ETCHIKAN, Oct. 21 The Indians of Alaska! laid claim to the two most important cities e Panhandle Juneau, the capital of the ter-; mrl Iwtrhik:in. thn nnrt nf ontrv. Thosn nrnl . C4IIV. ---------1 I - " ' J - w . ( n Leyte oTiinp'c trno Phlllii- 0c 24 American thc'liberators of 11 towns Pht.lpplncv, drove ahead toipa: Ible muck and rc :Jting Japanese. American Sixth Army northeastward from Tac- i n f i r i,i 1 1 i ii mi in nir L y'.i eastern front and d i..iju"h swamps. In 1 I . 1 L . 1 l.CVl bill. WU4 AU.L1I rUIUS MJUIU lTUIIl in ii i 'in un pniirpv criran hands. Palo and are anchors of the aims uij iiii-my eit'iuvnus in u e square area bounded on v oy a vauey roaa irom a to Santa Fc. nt !'.:! rllxnatrh snM that i ii i " nnr. flrnctnn 11 i i 'ii 'i nr. ocinn ennri ad on Samar Island, Booa rate of lnter- - wic aiTuntV nr ho Inane WUOTA shows that the Ketchikan In-! ment- well as the adjoining waters, Saxman Indians claim the shores of the Unuk river backi to the Canadian line, Burroughs bay, Behm canal from Burroughs bay to Yes bay, Behm canal south from Burroughs, bay to Revlllagigedo channel and thence to Tree point, but they do not ask for their own towns! tc which Is Inside the area claimed by the Ketchlkans. The Ketchikan division petition does not exempt patented lands although the Saxman claim does so. The Juneau Indians ask all of Gastlneau channel, Including the cities of Juneau and Doug-Jas, while the Douglas band (Continued on Page 5) At Shipyard DOCK ORGANIZED FOR VICTORY MfiR IFfTIVF K WT MudlM ww wm tr wmm mw 9m .', V I' 11.. T1! T...... n., T lrtlr cuinu nine now tiiu rniifu ivuijuio iivv uv.i Shipyard has been organizing for the Seventh TV .ATM n rl f hn nr m f r 1? r c5 tl'fill r 1 t O QPrinTl nnn no ti tMntiinnu tninnnirrnu ic in nnnr rn o nn..,.: T . 1 1 1 . 1 A. L.aH n v-cuiijiiugn in me yani, ana assigneu iu mm u -r th: duratlcn of the icould could not not be be equalled equalled anywhe anywhere ijn 1. Geoff Wood of the "'in? department. inlLai -ally of the canvas- - 'iciu ycsieraay mornin? nam nA nJJ . aim auuresscs were by Bernard Allen, general p rt - Mm. - vjtujuey woollen, lll . uibaiiiier. ana w ,u. 0 nHI, . wiii iiiiinnizpr 1 inn nuiii oespoKe inc P" Able support of every aim every employee f Inn - ( ... iuc most mat tncy 1IIVP ii- n mil- . waa iiLiip pnmnarpn What. tv. .... and air force were elvinc. d'-uon tney were rlsk ruupie at, nome worn asked In 1 mi l rr.1 i.iiui I iic-v w.'i P nnM . . . - . . else. Mr. Boulter also appealed for the fullest support. He had at tended a conference In Vancou ver and felt sure that, with or ganization and the enthusiastic co-operation of every salesman, the yard could do as well as, U not better than, any other unit. He felt sure the yard could reach the objective and even win the Devenlsh Trophy. Geoffrey Wootten went over the details of the canvassers' kit supplied to each canvasser and outlined how each could be used Various questions from the canvassers were considered and answered. W. D. Lambie also spoke and (Continued on Page 4) $725, $97,450 SPANISH CIVIL w", LONDON The Madrid vadio says this morning (hat tht Franco government is taking successful measures against Spanish rebels who have cross ed the border of Spain fron. France. Madrid refers to these e i ! f 1 l 1 i o. ... . . portion OI UMeilsivu UilllllS oi uuunginai rigniS I opanisn iorces as "apanisii are being asserted by the natives and which, I !fds" and s ma"y r lhem If sustained, would affect every. "-TC urc" ''ni! "'' economic phase In southeastern out arms ln the Province of Alaska. Navarra. These Madrid reports are dirM,y contrary to claims A copy of a summary pre-1 pared by the department of In-) made h Spanish republicans terlor of claims filed by various ln tendon. Thr quarters leTJ Indian groups for exclusive use of spring warfare by Guer- and occupancy of. lands and; ri,,a lrooPs a""pting to waters in Southeastern Alaska, overthrow the Franco govern- dlans' claim Includes -all of; POLISH CABINET MEETS Revlllagigedo Island with the' LONDON Premier Stanislaw city of Ketchikan and the town of Saxman, all of. Duke, Annette. Gravlna islands and most of Cleveland peninsula as Mikolajczyk of the Polish government in London has called his cabinet into special s.ession for a report on Polish-Russian relations. Spokesmen for the London Polish government say they anticipate no immediate action by the government' bn Issues standing'fn the'war'ot an accord with Russia.- BASKETBALL i IN4 BELGIUM WITH R.C.A.F., Belgium A basketball team from Group Capt. G. R. McGregor's R.C.A. F. airfield In Belgium recently scored a 45 to 20 victory over a Belgian basketball team. The Belgians ranged in age from 20 to 23. They played a goon brand of ball but, as one Canadian airman explained it, "they lacked that North American swish close-to the basket." The Belgians took all their shots, from a fairly long range SPEED NEW HOSPITAL TORONTO Parts of the new Sunnybrook Military Hospital will be completed next June or July instead of Ln August. The reason for the speed-up is that the city of Toronto Is going to provide additional labor. The provision of these men removes any necessity of having army call-up troops put to work on the hospital job. JOURNALIST CONDEMNED PARIS George Suaret, journalist, was sentenced to death yesterday for collaborating with the Nails. He was paid $15,000 for printing what the Nazis wanted him to. CANADA GETS NEW CRUISER Uganda is Transferred to Dominion from Royal Navy OTTAWA, Oct. 24 Oi-Canada's fast-growing navy has received a potent new addition ln tht form of the 8,000-ton cruiser Uganda. The cruiser was transferred from the Royal Navy and commissioned as a ship of the Canadian Navy during the weekend at aniAmerlcan naval yard. The British minister to the United States Sir Gerald Campbell handed the Ugandu over to the Canadian ambassador to the United States, Lclgh-ton McCarthy. The Uganda belongs to me the Mauritius class. She has three aircraft and one catapult. ANCIENT EOYPTIAN KINGS The Kings' of Egypt have been traced by name back beyond the first rivnastv. which started about 3400 B. C. CHANGE OF EDITORS VICTORIA Harry C. Hodges, has become managing editcr of the Victoria Times in succession to Kenneth C. Druiy who has been appointed editor of the Vancouver News-Herald, succeeding Aubrey Roberts who resigned to become representative of Braun & Co. of Los Angeles, public relations counsels and business advisors. ROOSEVELT HITS TRAIL WASHINGTON Piesidcnt Franklin D. Roosevelt is hitting the campaign trails of the east this week with what has been advertised as a speech on business Friday night in Philadelphia. He may also speak in Chicago Saturday night. Another address is set for Boston, possibly November 4. Election observers expect a close tare between Roosevelt and Dewey with most looking on New York and Pennsylvania to dc-' cide the issue. RECORD SHIP REPAIR " . NORTH BEND The North' Bend ship repair yard claims a record In repairing in sixteen days a Liberty ship which broke in two in the Aleutians. SERVICE MEN RETURN HALIFAX Another; party of service men has returned from overseas. There were also some service women and British wives of Canadian sol-diets. TRAIN CRASH INDIANAPOLIS Eighty perT sons were Injured when an Illinois Central train crashed into a Southern Pacific train at an Indiana station. BRITISH IN NORWAY LONDON There is no con-ports that British troops have firmation of Stockholm re-landed In Norway. HOSPITAL TRAIN ARRIVES VANCOUVER A hospital train with twenty-two wounded from overseas arrived last night. Among them was Lieut. (Nursing Sister) P. M. Fox of Victoria who was removed to Shaughnessy AWAY BELOW SEA LEVEL The lowest dry land oh earth Is the shore of the Dead Sea, Palestine, 1,300 feet below sea level. CHATHAM OVER TOP ON FIRST DAY OF LOAN The ship and shore complement of H.M.C.S. Chatham rang the beil In ,tnc Seventh Victory Loan yesterday when it bought up 102 per cent of Its quota by 5 o'clock. This Is in line with the sp:endld record set by the naval establishment ln the Sixth loan last April, when Its members had purchased an almost equal percentage on the first day. However, the naval personnel will not stop with merely achieving their quota, but will continue buying. Predictions ire that H.M.C.S. Chatham will reach 125 per cent of Its uota by tonight. Penetrating Prussia on Long Front MOSCOW, Oct. 24 tn Russian penetration of German territory to, depths of at least 19 miles in! East Prussia was proclaimed today in the first Moscow announcement of the powerful Red Army offensive that already has captured 400 German towns and villages. Summarizing results of the OTTAWA, Oct. 24 05 Yester- of 150,000 workers determined to get enough Victory Bond applications' for a minimum quota of $1,300,000,000. Canvassing of the Canadian armed forces overseas started ties than In the last campaign. LOCAL MAN WOUNDED IN ITALY Listed as severely wounded ln a late Canadian Army casualty list is Spr. William Robert White, 36, well-known resident of Prince Rupert. He was wound ed ln fighting ln Italy on September 11, according to word received by his sister, Mrs. C. J. Currie, 2045 Graham Avenue., Spr. White enlisted In the Rojhl Canadian Engineers ln March, 1943, and went overseas last December. He was born at Croydon, England, and came ta Prince Rupert 30 years ago. Be fore the war he worked In mines at Hedley and Anyox, and later on Instillations at Port Edward. Another sister, Mrs. J. MacFle, lives at North Vancouver. Truck Kills Timber Wolf VANDERHOOF. Oct. 24 A black timber wolf weighing ap proximately 110 pounds was run over by a truck driven by George Hawker recently on the Fort St. James road. The driver was delayed ln packing the dead animal on his' truck by three other wolves lingering nearby. HAIR REACTIONS Blond hair reacts to humidity City First Buyer Of Victory Bonds The City of Prince Rupert showed Its citizens the way by being the first purchaser of Seventh Loan . Victory Bonds when the sales campaign got under way at 9 o'clock Monday morning. The city bought $26,500 worth of bonds, which will be applied as final payment on its annual sinking ifund. It Is understood, that under agreement with the Federal government these 1 bonds will not be converted by the provincial treasuer's department but will be retained as Victory bonds. So far this year the city, has purchased $72,500 worth of bonds. In the Sixth loan last spring the Initial annual sinking fund payment of $30,000 thrust from Lithuania which the i was made in tne lorm 01 Germans have been reporting bonds, and a $16,500 purchase for a week, the Russian com- j ws also made frm tne ctfy's munlque said that Soviet troop reserve funds, broke through the frontier de-' .Commenting on the city's fences on an 87 -mile front.1 Purchase of Seventh Loan Another Soviet army may have 1 bonds. W. D. Lambie, city loan invadpri Past Prussia frnm the organizer said that was a north. This army has already) occupied all Mernel territory ex-1 ccpt the city of Memel Itself, where the German garrison has been cut off. Troops which cut through on the 87-mile front cave the Rus sians a solid footing on German ' soli for the first time, and ar driving ' toward Insterurg an the capital of Konlgsbcrg. In strburg Is the hub of five rail-' ways 37 miles Inside the border, j VICTORY LOAN GAMPAIGN'ON splendid start. "It no doubt will lead the way, and other citizens -will follow by subscribing to the Seventh Victory Loan to the utmost of their ability," he stated. CALLSUPON RAILWAYMEN President Vaughan Urges CJf.R Employees to Keep up Purchase MOffTREAL? 06t24s On'-the opening of the Seventh Victory Second Army Storms Into Hertengpnbosh; Canucks Winning Antwerp Control Dreskens Is Being Held Firmly Further Ad vances Being -Made Around Scheidc Lstuary LONDON, Oct. 24 (CP) The British Second Army stormed into the outskirts of the Dutch communications centre of Hertogenbosch today while First Canadian .Army forces, to the west, plunged closer to Roosendal in a blazing battle to clear the Germans from the vicinity of the Belgian port of Antwerp. Along the mam 475- mile front facing east toward Germany persistent Allied pres sure scored no major gains. The winter's first widespread snow has sharpened the plague of, weather which has hampered the Allied armies for weeks. Allied Supreme Headquarters said that Canadian units, fight ¬ ing to clear the south bank of the Schelde estuary, held the ferry port of Breskens firmly today and were along or across the road all the way to Schoon-dljke, three miles south of Breskens. The Germans have been squeezed Into a pocket in this area. An earlier dispatch had reported that Canadians -who I took Breskens on Sunday had 'withdrawn from the town but this was later officially denied Demolition patrols, which moved halLa mile beyond Breskens to Fort Frederick Hendrlk, with drew, presumably leaving the fort's powerful coastal batteries out of action. A Paris dis patch said that neither side now occupies the fort north of Ant- 'The Canadians cut a causeway Loan campaign yesterday 2,500 1 fading to Islands ln the Schelde telegraph operators of the Cana , estuary. Canadian Press War in ror f k eAtfAMu vu-idian National Railways ticked I rforrpsnftndpnt Ross Munro re Jit vMiiuua ui nut, ubicui'ii 1 . - . ; tary Loan. Everything was set to iM the following message from ported. ' Canadian artillery had in fhp mnminr wifih a fnrrnlR- C, Vaughan, chairman and 1 previously commanded this pre&iuent., lu tu uwtcia auu cm- area. ployees of'the system": '" "In past Victory Loan campaigns the Canadian National-Railways have, stood first among all Industries ln Canada for pur our past achievement but we must not rest on our oars. This time we must do even better than before. Our forces and those of our Allies are driving the enemy back into his home strongholds I and he is fighting bitterly. He Is by no means at the end of his resources. The war Is not yet over. Our fighters need every ounce of strength we at home can give them. They need every dol lar. We must not fall them." FIRST DAY OF LOAN BELOW THAT OF SIXTH OTTAWA. Oct. 24 O) A re view of Monday's first stage In Canada's $1,300,000,000 Seventh Victory Loan drive showed that the estimated $75,000,000 figure had not been reached. Only $68,260,300 was collected. British Columbia-Yukon Division The B.C.-Yukon division got away to a good start with the armed forces subscribing 30 per cent of their quota, or $911,-250. on the first day. The B.C.Yukon quota of $130,000,000 Is one-tenth of the national ob Jcctlve. IN PRIMARY INDUSTRY In 1942 about 46.3 percent of contracting and expanding, but Italy's working population was . . i . i i tne reaction of red and brown engaged in agriculture ana usn hair is barely noticeable. lng. BROUGHT OUT BY AIR , . .LONDON, Oi Royal Air Force transport command brought 30,- , . . . . nnn I 1 UI... rAM cnases oi Donas Dy employees, uuu wuuiiueu u6 more than a week ago. National War Finance Committee officials (This is as it should, be for we are western Europe battlefields to report that servicemen are buy. (the largest Industry in the Dom- Britain up to the end of Septem- ing bonds ln even larger quantl- lIon. We are expected to give ber. tne leaa. we may tane pnae m $97,450 on hirst Day Subscriptions to the Seventh Victory Loan on Its opening day In Prince Rupert totalled $97,-450, a Jump of almost $40,000 over the opening day of the Sixth Loan last April. Individual purchases rarlged from $51 to $5,000. plus a $26,500 purchase by the city. . Figures for opening days of previous loans show $58,350 for the Sixth Loan, and $98,400 ln the Fifth- . ! Some V the subscriptions Monday were as follows: Smith $ 50 Mr; ni. J. R. Morln 200 Louis Ross 2,000 Harry Wesch 100 Verna M. Edgar 500 Mr. and Mrs. H. Duhamel 2,000 Mrs. S. Frances Thompson 100 . Thompson Hardware CoLtdi50Q Harry" A. Breeri 100 Prince Rflpert Dally News Ltd. 1.C0O James McNulty 5,000 Wallace Yule 100 Albert E. Field 100 Mildred Helen Field 50 B.C. Furniture 300 Paul Miskolcl 100 Medrlck Nelson 600 , P. M. DeJong 1,000 Gordon & Anderson Ltd. 10,000 Mrs. Alma Murray 50 Europeans learned algebra from the Arabs. WAR NEWS Essen and Berlin Bombed LONDON More than one thousand R.A.F. and R.C.A.F. heavy bombers last night struck at the German cities of Essen and Berlin and possibly other targets. The railway centte of Essen was the main target. At the same time, the Germans launched two flying bomb attacks against southern England. Still Hold Breskens ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS Reuters News Agency says reports that Canadian forces had lost the city of Breskens in the Netherlands Schelde pocket have proved unfounded. Reuters says they still hold the town. Battle of Italy ROME British Eighth Army troops In Italy have advanced half a mile beyond captured Cervia. These forces are driving northward along the Adriatic coast despite flood conditions. Canadian forces farther Inland have strengthened their bridgehead across the Savlo River north of Cesena. Fifth Army troops are within four miles of Castel San rietro, a Po River Valley junction town on the Rimini Highway thirteen miles southeast of Bologna. Bottling Up Japs PEARLjIIARBOR Allied invasion troops in the Philippines are advancing' inland on"both ends of ah eighteen-mile front.' The offensive is apparelly aimed at bottling up enemy forces In the broad Leyte Valley. The latest communique from the island notes that the Allies are by-passing and engulfing enemy positions of great natural strength. Eleven towns on the island have been liberated so far by the Allies as well as three small islands off the coast. Canucks Seal Antwerp PARIS A front line dispatch from Canadian Tress War Correspondent , Ross Munro say Canadian Infantry in, the Netheilands has cut across the neck of a causeway which leads to south Bcveland Island. The manoeuvre has com- plctely sealed the gap north of Antwerp for the first time. RF vm l MATCHING DFFDS WITH DDI I AK RY BUYING MORE AND MORE VICTORY BONDS THIS TIME ? i