Time
Price
tor
for
Fish
Is
bcken's
Plan
inancc
hi
ocaker
declared.
I
.
tin
i'c
.ir'
n.
ir
.lfirillldlla
sivc
ConscrvatiV.
'urea
Bright
Fu-
for
Prince
Kupcr.
$
,.
John
Bracken,
m.v0
,1
Conservative
partv
A
Hootti
Memorial
Schoo.
'Jfrf
that
the
Dominion
cove)
nder
the
fisheries
market
L
Df
.
government
has
tishtng
on
the
uiiowlng
unfair
'
the
Japanese,
ng
the
dropping
odurtA
prices
to
vrrnment.
in
an
".rd
the
situation.
lioor
price
(or
period
a(ter
B
ai
ken
continued.
maintain
them
;-.-!
:
eonUnuous-
wa;
Any
prlc?
-
transition
-;
a'.e
"
ti-lmlnistratlon.
1
6J
Ue
coast
ports
o(
both
the
'he
ports
which
'
'ted
(rom
Indent
was
as-through
the
xrvatlve
party's
b-
railroad
lm-,h
war
the
"y
northland
block
with
the
'
Otorge.
he
raal
(rom
the
und
Hog
fields
iod
Following
War
of
National
Pro-
of
the
Pro-1
ople
who
Monday
.n
lor
a
i
transition
0nl
is
totally,
inadequate.
-
at
i.--
not
good
enough,"
he
emphasized.
"We
(or
alt
time
al-,
1
lur
tne
iran-,
s.
Swrf
of
.
.
,
i..
iir
i
n
n
r
Tit
.....a
-
.
.
,j
m;iv
c
..
"'ju.u.r.
now
stopped
of
the
v
repetition
Ponti
rMulu
of
recent
'
ex
,
"
Vi,:.,
alter
provincial
elections
In
Canada,'
Iftlt
list
d
Ports
war
long
period
was
over,
li.shermen
on
the
d-opped
to
$2.50
per
,v
for
salmon
In
032
the
price
o(
'
18
cents
per
hun
an1
halibut
to
fir
Port
o(
Prince
tii.-
vast
hinterland
:
psonilsed.
If
elected
to
see
that
they
,
:r(1
in
the
(uture.
Libera
government
nas
outlying
points
li
1
1
port
ana
tnose
.
I
MA
ii
Hallux
ana
oi.
the
speaker
said
the
Liberal
government
was
on
1U
way
out
the
C.C.F.
sweep
had
stopped
and
Indications
were
the
Pro
gresslvc
Conservative
par'
1
would
be
called
on
to
form
the
next
Federal
government
This
U
a
challenging
period,
Mr.
Bracken
said.
No
genera
tlon
ever
knew
so
well
how
to
lay
out
a
program
to
make
the
world
more
acceptable
to
the
common
man.
He
asked
If
the
people
would
again
allow
(allure
at
the
peace
conference
such
as
would
lead
to
another
war
In
25
years.
He
asked
If
the
soldiers
today
would
return
to
the
RAme
economy
they
left
or
whether
thr
people
would
insist
on
the
best
being
rescued
from
the
old
and
augmented
with
the
best
of
the
present
times.
As
its
name
Implied,
Mr.
Bracken
declared,
the
"Progres
sive
Conservative
party
was
committed
not
U
the
old
way.
nor
to
state
capitalism
or
social
ism.
but
to
the
in
between
course
or
rational
reform
The
party
stood
for
prosecu
tion
of
the
war
to
a
victorious
clow,
requiring
equal
sacrifice
from
all
He
said
the
qutstlon
of
Canada's
two
armies
wax
all
!
too
well
known
(or
htm
to
expound
upon
It.
but
declared
the
llwrtr
Armv
rmilH
wit
Lake
the
:icglectcd
the,placc
of
non-acUve
troops
hrough
lack
of
could
be
used
lor
reinlorce-
seconaiy
oym-nu
oversea.
The
party
stood
also
(or
max-Imum
development
of
the
fish
ing
Industryand
forests
and
this
port,
together
with
the
hinterland,
and
the
tourist
Industry.
Squsie
Deal
For
Veterans
Promised
The
party
leader
outlined
the
party's
attitude
toward
veter
ans,
worxers
larmcrs.
Dullnesses
and
industries
and
depend
ents
VOL
XXXI1L
No.
197
Jmun
WAT,
WATCH
MAKER
DOES
BIO
BUSINESS
IN
ITALY
The
Regimental
Watch
Maker
at
his
job
behind
the
lines
in
Italy,
Pts.
R.
R.
Robert.
o(
Parsboro.
US.,
ol
the
Royal
Canadian
Ord
nanmr
Corps,
sets
up
shop
and
docs
a
rushing
business
repair
ing
the
watches
of
the
officer
and
men
of
Canada's
fighting
forces
in
Italy
The
time
element
is
a
most
Important
(actor
in
modem
war.
Hand-to-Hand
Fighting
In
Toulon's
Outskirts
French
Forces
Cut
Off
Escape
Route
(or
German
Garrison
Forres
ROME.
Aug
22
O
French
troops
have
fully
encircled
Toulon
by
land,
cutting
the
last
escape
route
(or
the
Oerman
gar
rison
(orce
still
resisting
In
side
the
fixed
fortifications
ot
the,
big
naval
base.
The.
French
advanced
through
American
Hoover.
50.000.
15c
and
13'fec.
Storage.
Tatoosh,
40.000.
15c
and
134c
Royal.
Canadian
Joan
W.I..
46.000.
184C
and
16ic.
AUln.
.
a
I
VfMtr
IT
47
nOO
IKVjP
We
intend
to
sec
urn
mere
jg.
lk)oth
square
oca
i
iur
iciuiiicu
ana
the
outskirts
of
Toulon
in'
house-to-house
fighting,
while
Americans
swept
westward
and
threatened
to
Isolate
Mar
seille
Still
other
advance
Allied
elements
reached
points
60
miles
Inland.
The
Allied
grip
on
'southern
France
has
been
expanded
to
more
tan
2,000
square
miles.
Ianchiinans
Take
Hope
From
Hombings
CHUNOKLVO.
Aug
22
Allied
bombings
of
Manchuria
by
Superfortresses
Is
reported
to
give
30,000.000
Chinese
'in
that
country
a
new
spirit,
a
'Ming
that
all
is
not
hopeless
under
the
Japanese
yoke.
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v
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pCIUCE
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kilt
(
lovt
vv
lUUckCT
tolrt
Prinze
Tlnnrrl
rrlrfntji
Inftt
nlffht
will
P
world
markets
through
Rupert
!reat
I'"
Hinterland
'"I'mtnt
of
the
fertile
and
rtniirtnv
v.n....
w
her
add
to
the
pros-
"wough
your
port
in-
'
we
Pro?reiulv
r.
Ive
leader
asserted,
"nf
IU
the
J.nan...
w.
Mr,
nrt.
Ml..
i
i,
1'ioin-
I
the
J.p.ne
wln
..
the
fishing
KL!nl!r"u.
o?
national
must
De
kept
(rom
rackcn
cnthusnH
5
"niWf
Jnlry
held
(or
?.
nnd
sa
d
the
IP
trln
f..
"
U4
.
-f
4um
Vancouver
had
not
been
half
tM
gve
conservative
party
Itra
Frhm
,
new
Canadian
on
a
sound
basis
Progre4ve
Oonscrvatlvc
parly
is
pledged
to
a
policy
of
con-Illock
Immediately
after
Uie
war.
This
rail
connection,
Hon.
mean
great
development
for
this
port
as
It
will
share
In
the
with
equal
responsibility.
lRimt
the
l
eace
itivcr
rail
link
with
rights
,ih.
and
eniioi
equal
sacrifice
.nrrifiee
fnr
for
a
all.
veterans."
he
said.
There
would
be
no
less
than
Jobs
(or
all
demobilized,
even
though
it
meant
making
Jobs.
Those
suf-(erlng
(rom
illnesses
would
be
cared
lor
by
the
state,
and
i(
these
Illnesses
were
not
cured
the
veterans
would
be
compensated
and
adequate
allowances
given
their
dependents.
"We
must
give
the
veterans
a
place
o(
honor."
"We
are
not
promising
everything,
but
wo
arc
promising
Justice."
he
emphasized.
Promise
was
made
to
the
workers
that
employment
at
lair
pay
would
be
available
(or
every
man.
It
was
not
enough
to
ration
Jobs.
New
Jobs
must
bo
made.
In
tills
respect
the
present
government
had
(ailed,
Mr.
Uracken
contended.
More
Jobs
could
and
would
be
created
throueh
development;
of
that
would
provide
a
route
to
waterways
half
tne
aisiancc
(rom
the
Peace
River
to
Fort
Arthur.
,
Farmers,
too,
wouia
not
oe
neglected.
As
they
prospered
so
would
the
rest
o(
Canada.
Fair
treatment
would
be
assured
men
employing
labor
and
who
Intended
to
Invest
to
employ
more
men.
There
would
be
no
threat
of
confiscation
or
overtaxation,
but
exploitation
o(
labor
would
not
be
permitted,
and
co-operatives
would
be
encouraged.
The
profit
motive
would
be
encouraged
to
stimulate
(ree
enterprise.
For
dependents,
Mr.
Bracken
said
the
nartv
advocated
lower
age
limit
(or
old
age
pensioners
and
an
increase
m
payment
itnu;
hleh
wc
can
maintain
a
social
scrvl.ee
depends
on
how
the
country.
-This
city
with
Us
!
employment
port
would
enjoy
growth
with
,
pointed
out
HEAVY
SMOKERS
The
United
States
used
about
9.000
tons
ol
cigarette
paper
a
year.
railways
cars
and
dwellings
in
the
town
of
Borden,
35
miles
northwest
of
Saskatoon.
Damage
is
estimated
at
$75,000.
BATTLE
NEAR
OVER
CHERBOURG
An
Allied
officer
has
stated
the
days
of
the
great
battle
in
Northern
France
is
over.
A
sledgehammer
blow
by
the
Russians
and
continued
hammering
by
the
Allies
from
the
west
and
south
should
soon
bring
victory
over
the
Germans.
WEATHER
FORECAST
For
period
up
to
6
pjn.
We&
nesday.
Issued
by
the
Meteorological
Service
In
Canada.
NORTH
COAST:
Cloudy
and
mild
in
morning;
fair
and
warm
in
afternoon,
cloudy.
Wednesday
becoming
partly
cloudy
and
warm
in
alter-noon,
light
wind
to
moderate.
I
U
BEN
CHARLOTTE
ISLANDS:
Generally
cloudy
along
coasts
and
partly
cloudy
elsewhere
in
morning,
becoming
fair
and
warm'
in
afternoon.
Cloudy
Wednesday
morning,
becoming
partl
cloudy
land
warm
in
afternoon;
winds
light
to
Sink
8S
Japanese
Ships
in
21
Days
WASHINGTON,
Aug.
22
Ac
I
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
TUESDAY,
AUGUST
22,
1944
SI
5.000
PRAIRIE
BLAZE
ivrrt
honored
at
a.
dinner
heldlUr
rirvvn
maintained
the
onus
hukatoov
Fire
that
U
i
bv
the
Prince
Rupert.-Progrei!
should
be
nlaced
on
the
eovern
ninr
tr
ot
the
rrain
elevator.
I
welcomed
Mr.
aracxen
ana
Mr.
should
not
receive
a
pension.
tlvity
ol
US.
submarines
has
dealt
a
heavy
blow
at
Japan's
shipping
strength,
with
88
of
the
Nipponese
Empire's
vessels
being
sent
to
the
bottom
in
me
first
21
days
of
August.
The
latest
loss
seriously
ham
pcrs
the
Japanese
defence
ol
the
Philippines.
Russian
Armies
Battle
Inside
East
Prussia
Penetrate
Tlrst
Time
Borders
of
Pre-war
Germany
Reopen
Rumanian
Front
LONDON,
Aug.
22
Moticow
radio
said
today
the
Russians
were
operating
on
East
Prussian
soil.
It
is
the
first
time
Soviet
forces
have
penetrated
Inside
the
borders
of
pre-war
Germany
in
this
conflict.
Meanwhile,
Berlin
radio
said
other
Russians
have
opened
up
hleh
level'
of
production
and
the
long-dormant
Rumanian
nigii
a
a
vi
.
...
have,"
,
t
n
fttlacb
.imcd
a.
we
crushing
Uie
whole
ol
the
Nazi
positions
on
the
Dniester
River.
A
Russian
communique
reported
the
capture
of
50
localities
In
Uie
Warsaw
area,
including
one
only
16
miles
(rom
Warsaw
suburbs.
The
Soviet
reverses
In
Western
Latvia
was
acknowledged
by
Moscow.
Russians
abandoned
Tukus,
33
miles
west
o(
Riga.
In
the
Russian-held
corridor
which
lor
nearly
a
month
had
kept
possibly
200.000
Nazis
trapped
in
Eastern
Latvia
and
Estonia.
urcen.
xie
waraca
uie
iwmn
fne
allowance
OI
iiw
lor
that
should
he
become
prime
;
clothing
for
discharged
men
was
minister
this
city,
would
peti-
not
enough,
he
also
pointed
out.
lion
him
lor
leacrai
assistance
to
repair
damage
done
in
the
In
terests
of
national
defence.
NatUly
dressed
in
a
palm
beach
suit,
Mr.
Bracken
replied
informally,
expressing
appreciation,
for
the
hospitality
and
recalling
a
visit
to
the
city
ovsi
20
years
ago.
Purpose
of
his
visit
this
time
was
to
familiarize
himself
with
the
country
and
to
hear
the
people
tell
ol
their
problems
and
listen
to
their
suggestions
for
improvement.
i
When
Mr.
Bracken
is
premier,
stated
Mr.
Green.
Uie
coast
can
be
assured
of
him
leading
an
attentive
ear
to
suggestions
on
the
policy
of
the
Pacific.
"I
am
confident
Canada
has
in
Mr.
Bracken
a
statesman
and
a
very
great
Canadian,"
Mr
Green
said.
At
the
head
table,
presided
over
by
Dr.
R.
G.
Large,
presi
dent
of
the
local
association,
were
Mr.
Bracken,
Mr.
Oreen
Mayor
and
Mrs.
Daggett
and
Mrs.
Large.
There
were
28
at
Uie
dinner.
Following
the
public
address
at
night,
a
reception
was
held
In
the
I.OD.
Hall.
Veteran
Stair
Star
Now
Chimney
Sweep
LONDON,
Aug.
22
O
A
buzz
bomb
which
demolished
a
home
In
a
slum
has
brought
back
Into
the
limelight
May
Nelson,
whose
story
has
Uie
drama
of
a
sentimental
novel.
Today
May
Nelson,
who
was
unhurt
when
a
bomb
demolished
her
home
and
seriously
injured
her
83-year-old
huband,
is
billed
as
London's
oldest
chimney
sweep.
She's
71.
Then
people
began
to
rcmem-
lber
that
hal(
a
century
ago
the
same
May
Nelson
was
a
head-ilneT'-as
the
music
hall
queen
of
the
day,
starring
at
such
theatres
as
the
Old
Vic
and
appearing
in
all
the
capitals
ol
Europe.
Her
husband.
Tom
Nel
son,
was
billed
as
"England's
champion
acrobatic
top
boot
dancer."
BASEBALL
SCORES
American
Cleveland
7.
Boston
6.
New
York
5.
Detroit
1.
Philadelphia
3.
Chicago
2.
St.
Louis
5.
Washington
5.
.
National
League
Pittsburgh
9-7.
Brooklyn
7-6.
New
York'2.
Chicago
1.
International
League
Syracuse
3,
Baltimore
2.
Rochester
9.
Buflalo
7.
American
Association
Minneapolis
16.
Toledo
4.
St.
Paul
7,
Columbus
4.
Suggestion
Should
Be
Sent
to
Ottawa
Like
Mr.
Bracken.
Mr.
Green
emphasized
Uie
long-standin
need
(or
development
In
this
part
of
Canada;
He
advised
the
people
here
to
keep
making
suggestions
to
Ottawa
for
development
and
expansion.
The
speaker
commended
the
government
for
evacuaUng
the
Japanese
from
the
B.C.
coast.
Now
was
Uie
time,
he
said,
to
decide
what
was
to
be
done
with
them
after
Uie
war.
At
last
the
Federal
Government
was
recognizing
Uie
Japanese
prob
lem
as
a
national
headache.
The
speaker
said
he
favored
making
British
Columbia
an
all
Ume
protected
zone,
barred
tr
the
Japanese.
Keep
them
east
of
the
Rockies
or
not
tolerate
them
at
all
In
Canada,
he
suggested.
"That
is
for
you
to
decide
at
the
next
election,"
Mr.
Green
said.
If
you
want
the
Japanese
back
with
the
vote,
then
vole
C.CJV
The
speaker
decried
Prima
Minister
King's
apparent
decision
to
relegate
.Canada
to
the
position
of
a
lesser
nation
a
leader
of
Uie
small
countries.
Canada
was
taking
her
part
as
a
major
member
o(
Uie
Brit
ish
CommonwealUi
of
Nations
In
the
present
war,
and
It
was
up
to
Canadians
to
se
that
she
participated
with
Great
Britain
at
the
post-war
conference
oi
the
bis
nations,
he
said.
"If
Canada
alms
no
highei
Green
pointed
out.
"Yet
we
now
have
a
great
opportunity
to
be
a
great
world
power
and
fulfill
a
great
destiny."
Local
Temperature
Maximum
Minimum
Tomorrows
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
"Time)
Wednesday,
August
23
High
3:39
18.8
feet
10:01
19.0
feet
Low
9:5
5.0
feet
22:21
6.1
feet
66
49
U.S.
CASUALTIES
TENTH
OF
JAPS
PEARL
HARBOR,
Aug.
22
CT
American
navy
announced
Monday
night
that
44,956
Japanese
were
killed
In
the
American
conquest
of
Salpan,
Guam
and
Tin-ian
Islands.
American
casualties
were
4,-470
killed.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Allies
Herd
Back
Nazis
As
Patriots
Take
French
Cities
Bulletins
POUNDING
TOULON
ROME
Powerful
naval
units
are
lyinr
off
Toulon
pounding
the
big
naval
centre
with
heary
shells.
GERMAN
LOSSES
f
LONDON
Germans
have
.lost
1300
tanks
since
I).
Day,
while
Canadian
..alone
took
IS
00
prisoners
yesterday
in
encircled
German
pocket.
GERMANS
SURRENDER
ROME
One
thousand
Germans
are
reported
to
hare
surrendered
to
French
patriots
at
Bordeaux.
An
Allied
tank
(orce
Is
reported
in
this
area.
NAZI
COUNTER-PUSH
LONDON
Germans
have
launched
a
strong
counter-offensive
south
of
Riga
in'
an
ef
fort
to
keep
open
the
Baltic
escape
route
CLEAR
FLORENCE
ROME
The
city
of
Florence
b
now
t
cleared
or
Germans
who
-
apparently
are
(ailing
backtto
the
strongly-fortified
Gothic
line.
1
Jili
HON.
JOHN
BRACKEN
PARTY
LEADERS
ARE
DRIVING
OVER
SKEENA
HIGHWAY
Hon.
John
Bracken.
Howard
Oreen,
IIP.
and
party
left
for
Terrace
this
afternoon
after
Canucks
Maul
Trapped
Once
Proud
7th
Army
AT.T.Ttfn
STTPRRMR
HQ..
Atir.
22
("CP)
The
First
Canadian
Army
rolled
forward
four
to
10
j
miles
on
a
broad
front
today,
driving
the
German
'Seventh
Army
remnants
before
them
toward
the
lower
Seine
River,
while
Americans
held
f
irm
the
f
bridgeheads
over
that
river
on
both
sides
of
Paris.
1
Reports
that
French
patriots
ADVOCATES
FAIR
TREATMENT
FOR
!WAR
VETERANS
Howard
Green,
Progressive-Conservative
UP
(or
Vancouver-Point
Grey,
who
is
accompanying
John
Bracken,
national
leader
ol
the
party,
on
the
Northern
B.C.
tour,
urged
an
audience
in
Booth
Memorial
School
last
night
to
Insist
upon
visiting
the
dry
dock,
cold
stor-1
the
government
giving
fair
age
plant
and
points
or
inter-
treatment
to
returning
war
vet
est
here
before
leaving
by
auto-
J
eraru.
mobile
for
Terrace,
en
route
east.
He
deplored
the
fact
that
only
Mr.
Bracken
and
Mr.
Green
a
small
portion
of
the
95.000
arrived
by
boat
yesterday
ai-
soldiers
discharged
as
medic
tern
oo
n
(rom
Vancouver
ana
Hv
unfit
were
elven
nensions.
were
seizing
city
alter
city
in
Southern
France,
Including
Lyon,
gave
a
clear
Indication
that
the
German
high
command
is
capable
of
ottering
organized
resis
tance
to
the
Allies
only
in
Northwiiafe.
.France.
Arl
southwest
of
PariH
l-as,
Qermans.
shoving
them
back
toward
the
sea
and
the
Sein
River.
A
German
communique
said
today
that
the
Nazi
lines
In
Northern
France
had
been
breached
west
of
Llsleux.
SECRET
POLICE
ARREST
PETAIN
GENEVA,
Aug.
22
(CP)
German
secret
police
arrested
Marshal
Petain,
French
chief
of
State,
at
his
residence
and
bra.4qaarter.at,H(Uel-Iu:Earc
in
Vichy,
reports
from
France
today
said.
The
88-year-old
marshal
was
reported
seiced
Sunday
morning
along
with
a
number
of
associates.
Reports
said
the
Maquis
were
attacking
Vichy
about
the
time
of
the
seizures
and
had
actually
taken
part
of
the
provisional
capital
and
were
arresting
collaborationists.
Costa
Rica
Turtles
Break
Beef
Prices
SAN
JOSE,
Costa
Rica,
Aug.
23
G
GlganUc
tropical
turUes
are
helping
Costa
Rica
solve
Uie
problem
of
high
living
costs.
Three
months
ago
two
railway
workers
vacationing
at
the
Atlantic
port
of
Llmon
saw
gigantic
turtles,
weighing
200
to
400
pounds,
as
abundant
as
bananas.
They
got
a
small
loan
and
began
shipping
turUes
from
Llmon.
Turtle
meat
began
to
be
sold
in
meat
markets
and
soon
became
an
acceptable
substitute
for
beef
at
nine
cents
per
pound.
Turtle
meat
sales
also
have
brought
down
Uie
prices
of
eggs
and
beef
nearly
25
per
cent
BUZZ
BOMBS
DO
HEAVY
DAMAGE
AROUND
LONDON
LONDON,
Aug.
22
0)
WlUt
Allied
armies
racing
toward
robot
launching
sites
In
Pas
de
than
a
small
notion,
she
will
j
Calais
region,
Germans
Monday
never
be
anything
else,
Mr.
I
hurled
one
of
tne
heaviest
day-
ugnt
attacKs
on
uonaon
ana
Southern
England
since
the
first
weeks
of
(lying
bombs
attacks.-
Soupy
weather
prevented
Allied
bombers
(rom
hammering
robot
roosts.
Bombs
wrecked
houses,
stores
and
busses,
but
only
In
one
place
was
heavy
death
toll
feared.
Russians
Storm
Across
Bug
River
In
New
Serious
Threat
to
Warsaw
MOSCOW.
Aug.
22
W
Russians
stormed
across
the
Bug
River,
northeast
of
Warsaw
today,
in
a
grave
flanking
threat
in
the
prolonged
siege
of
the
Polish
capital
and
battled
hastily-mustered
Oerman
reserves
on
the
west
bank
of
thftrlver.
last,
fourth
largest
city
In
Rumania,
has
been
evacuated
before
the
fresh
Russian
offensive
in
the
south
Berlin
has
announced.
1
v
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T.