..;
tafl
"1
he
former
tiux..i.is
m.
i
HM.C'8
Piun-c
Henry
are
shown
leaving
.p
loaded
with
Canadian
troop
.n
their
way
to
the
beaches
on
the
coast
of
Pumc
Henry,
commanded
by
CapUUn
V
Godfrey.
R.C.N.,
made
many
trips
to
the
thfMCf
of
France.
Several
of
her
ermft
were
damaged
during
the
first
BELOW-
Heavily
camouflaged
Canadian
soldiers
thread
their
way
In
the
early
'.i'
derlc
of
the
Prince
Henry
to
the
a-vuott
craft
which
carried
them,
to
Hun-
'
ly
the
by
Jitfrc
-
-
'Canadian
Navy
Overseas
RadtophotosJ
mm
.moohv
Jldest
of
ndians
Is
ead
at
105
i:,
T
A
B
C,
r
Hp
'
J;..
i
.
fL.i!
1
Prince
Henry
at
Invasion
;di
who
was
prob-native
In
this
ujitry.
died
re-home
village
of
UiC
Naas
River
.'-
great
age
of
105
id
ulfi-rcd
no
Inland
.succumbed
to
'
attack.
woodworker
and
the
earCy
days,
he
renting
talea
of
Christianity
wb
natives.
He
saw
'by
the
fiercest
lie
Queen
Char-crossed
Hecate
r
ado
repeated
ef-Mie
oolachan
fish
:.
'jutti
of
the
Naas
m
the
Nlshgas.
i
in
the
work
of
.fn.
the
first
mU-Orecnvtlle,
and.
.impede
occurred
di.Ntrlct,
he
went
Creek
and
cngaRed
tructlon
on
the
Some
30
or
so
'arted
a
store
at
.
.d
this
he
still
the
time
of
hli
i.;
o
worked
durlna
-rason
In
tho
Naas
:-
itCi
t
Mbody
is
survived
by
ow
and
a
daughter,
i
Maryi
McKay,
and
"'""UllH,
al
took
place
at
L
Ti,
1
84ers
Out
'ol'erlch
.
J
'
ana
ucrman
air
"'wee
and
Belgium.
Skeena
Member
Feels
Federal
Government
Should
See
Skeena
Highway
Brought
to
Completion
TKKKACK,
June
M
In
an
interview
here,
E.
T.
Kcnney,
M.L.A.
for
Skeena,
conceded
that,
if
the
new
Skeena
River
Highway
is
to
really
fulfil
its
function,
the
link
between
Kitwanga
and
Hazelton
must
Ik?
put
in
shape
and,
lx;fore
road
building
equipment
which
has
been
used
on
the
contracts
.for
ine
fpdfra
Department
of
NO
MORE
BEARINGS
Sweden
Makes
Agreement
With
United
Stairs
and
Britain
STOCKHOLM.
June
14-8we-den
has
made
an
agreement
with
United
States
and
Great
Britain
whereby
no
further
Swedish
ball
bearings
will
be
shipped
to
Germany,
It
la
NAVY
AT
INVASION
It.CN.
Took
Prominent
Part
But
Sustained
Light
l.ws
OTTAWA.
June
14-Although
a
substantial
number
of
Canadian
naval
vessels
and
personnel
participated
in
operations
In
connection
with
the
Invasion
of
Europe,
cn&ualties
were
light
and
ship
losses
were
confined
to
a
few
small
landing
craft.
Hon.
Angus
Macdonald,
minister
of
naval
affairs,
told
the
House
of
Commons
yesterday.
Ovtr
100
ships
and
10,000
officers
and
men
constituted
Canada's
representation.
Halibut
Sales
American
Thor,
48.000,
15
and
13
Vi.
Af-lin
and
VVhti.
Canadian
Sclma
H.
13.000,
18',i
and
10!i,
Co-op.
Viking
L
15,00,
18'4
and
16'i.
Co
op.
Natural
Resources
is
removed,
Is
the
logical
time1
to
do
the
work.
The
O.C.
Construction
Co.
and
the
.Coast
Construction
Co.
will
soon
have
their
sections
west
of
Kltwanga
completed
whereupon
they
will
pull
out.
Expressing
the
belief
that
it
was
reasonable
to
expect
the
federal
government
to
see
the
road
through
to
proper
completion
by
carrying
out
the
necessary
road
rebuilding
between
Kltwanga
and
Hazelton,
Mr.
Kennoy
declared
that
It
was
taking
a
lot
tor
granted
to
say
the
road
was
not
needed
any
more
In
a
military
sense.
The
Skeena
provincial
member
felt
that
$500,000
was
a
very
hlRh
estimate
for
the
Klt-wanga-Hazclton
work.
Half
,
of
$500,000,
he
put
It,
would
make
a
first
class
Job
and
$100,000
would
make
a
decided
Improvement.
The
half
of
half
a
million
dollars
should
also
take
care
of
some
improvements
required
on
a
17
mile
section
east
of
Terrace
towards
Pacific,
the
worst
part
of
which
was
around
Copper
River.
Explaining
the
deficiency
of
the
Kltwanga-Hazelton
23-mlle
section,
Mr.
Kcnney
declared
It
was
too
narrow
and
there
were
also
some
swiicnoacKs
which
should
bo
eliminated.
There
were
some
corners
which
should
bo
knocked
off.
Rock
which
woukl
bo
taken
off
at
some
points
could
readily
be
used
for
fills'.
He
pointed
out
that
the
engineering
of
this
section
was
completed
and
every
dollar
could
be
spent
on
actual
construction.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
Minimum
71
41
DRIVE
OUT
JAPANESE
Campaign
to
Clear
Them
From
India
and
Burma
Proceeding
Very
Satisfactorily
NEW
DELHI
June
14
O
Press
dispatches
from
Allied
head
quarters
said
yesterday
thaw
the
Chinese
had
occupied
the
rjfl
range
at
Myitkylna,'
main
Japanese
base
in
North
Burma.
Other
Allied
units
captured
en
emy
strong
points
In
the
south
ern
sector
of
Myitkylna.
The
Japanese
have
lost
21,650
men
killed
in
India
.and
Burma
since
the
first
of
the
year
excluding
losses
on
the
North
Burma
front
It
was
announced
Tuesday.
The
British
clearing
the
Japanese
from
India
have
driven
to
24
miles
east
of
Kohlma.'
The
Burma
border
Is
30
miles
Sam
Johnson
Of
Gold
Rush
Dies
At
Pr.
George
PRINCE
GEORGE.
Jun
14
0
Sam
Johnson,
aged
84,
Klondike
Rush
veteran,
died
in
hospital
here
Monday.
Rex
Beach
and
Robert
Service
used
John
son
as
the
basis
for
characters
In
their
novels.
lie
-Jfodth)
One
of
the
bodies
has
been
re
covered.
Constable
Thornton
of
Bute-
dale
has
gone
to
Kltlmaat
to
Investigate.
MONTREAL
HAS
FIRE
Two
Industrial
Hants
in
urbs
Gutted
Last
Night
Service
Vote
Bill
Passed
OTTAWA,
June
14
CT
The
House
of
Commons
yesterday
gave
third
reading
to
a
bill
providing
for
the
taking
ot
the
vote
among
service
personnel.
It
Is
GOOD
RESULTS
IN
MARIANAS
of
the
results
of
strong
attack
by
a
United
States
naval
and
air
task
force
on
the
Marianas
islands
at
the
end
of
the
week.
During
the
three-day
assault.
13
Japanese
ships
were
sunk
and
16
others
damaged
while
141
enemy
planes
were
destroyed.
Fifteen
American
planes
and
15
personnel
were
lost.
NAZIS
WERE
TRICKED
LONDON
A
story
has
come
out
of
the
Invasion
campaign
of
Sub-
MONTREAL,
June
14
Two
Industrial
establishments
In
the
ouUklrts
of
Montreal
were
gut-
tedjiy
fire
last
night.
They
were
the
plants
of
the
Industrial
ber
Co.
Damage
is
estimated
at
Olals
Works
and
British
Rub-half
a
million
to
one
million
dollars.
Cause
of
the
fire
Is
not
clear.
Postpones
Showdown
LONDON,
June
It
(CP)
Prime
Minister
Churchill
today
obtained
postponement
of
a
full
drev
debate
in
the
House
of
Commons
on
the
controversial
issue
of
British-American
relations
with
the
French
Committee
of
National
Liberation,
parrying
the
demand
for
a
showdown
with
the
assertion,
"It
would
do
more
harm
than
good
now."
In
his
first
appearance
before
the
House
since
his
daring
trip
to
the
Normandy
beachhead,
Churchill
made
only
scant
reference
to
the
progress
of
the
war.
RAILWAY
PRESS
OFFICER
RETIRES
nm.lHrH
thai
oil
tuiHin
icr..4"
"i'iL"7
""SI""'"'.
vice
men
overseas
regardless
of
whether
or
not
they
have
reached
twenty-one
will
be
entitled
to
vote.
PEARL
HARBOR.
June
14
east
of
Kohlma
at
the
nearest
Admiral
Chester
W.
Nimltz
has
rtnfnt
'
t
,1
i
n
u
r""-
given
more
uiuic
particulars
poiutuuia
new
successes
nave
oecn
scored
by
the
Allies
along
the
Im-phal-Kohlma
road
with
the
Japanese
driven
from
another
road
block.
bureau
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
under
the
pension
rules
of
the
company,
was
announced
today
by
W.
H.
Thompson,
director
of
public
relations
In
making
the
announcement
United
States
Tack
Force
Had
t
Mr.
Thompson
paid
tribute
to
Good
Hunting
Among
Japs
jMr.
Hanratty's
distinguished
'career
in
the
newspaper
field,
his
i
valued
service
to"
the
railway
during
the
past
twenty
years
and
his
notable
work
in
aiding
In
the
organization
of
Canada's
wartime
bureau
of
censorship
and
the
royal
tour
ot
1939.
Born
in
Dublin,
Ireland.
Christopher
James
Hanratty
attended
the
public
and
high
schools
in
Montreal
and
Joined
the
staff
of
the
Montreal
Star
as
a
Junior
clerk
in
1892.
In
January.
1896.
he
was
appointed
assistant
sports
editor
of
the
Star.
He
Joined
the
staff
of
the
Montreal
Gazette
as
reporter
In
1902,
be
coming
sports
editor
the
follow
how
six
Canadians
who
had
,
lnS
i"ear-
been
captured
by
the
Germans
talked
their
captors
Into
surrendering
to
them
and
returned
to
Join
the
advancing
main
Canadian
force
with
140
WAR
NEWS
KNOCKING
FINLAND
OUT
MOSCOW
-As
the
renewed
offensive
ot-the
Red
Army
gained
strength,
it
was
predicted
here
that
Finland
would
be
knocked
out
of
the
war
by
July
1.
IIKA
VY
CHINESE
FIGHTING
CHUNGKING
The
Chinese
announced
heavy
fighting
on
the
outer
defences
of
Hunan
Province
capital
city
of
ChaiiKsha
after
defences
beat
off
a
Japanese
attempt
to
cross
the
I.
Injun?
River
east
of
the
city.
One
enemy
force
shifted
to
the
Slang
Kiver
which
runs
north
and
south
through
Changsha
to
attack
Wusha,
northwest
of
the
provincial
ALLIES
WIN
CONTROL
KANDV
)The
Allies
have
won
a
two
months'
battle
for
control
ot
the
heights
north
ot
and
south
of
the
east
India
base
of
Kohlma
with
the
capture
of
Aradura
on
the
south
and
the
Japanese
withdrawal
from
Naga
on
the
north.
The
lemoval
of
the
Japanese
menace
to
Kohlma
is
described
as
of
vital
importance
to
operations
throughout
the
whole
of
the
eastern
theatre.
EISENHOWER
SATISFIED
LONDON
General
Dwlght
P.
Eisenhower
says
Invasion
operations
are
proceeding
beyond
his
highest
hopes.
Further
penetrations
of
the
European
coast
will
be
made,
he
suggested.
Witn
the
commencement
of
the
First
Great
War,
Mr.
Hanratty
began
mlMtary
draining
and
served
in
France
with
the
5th
CAIit.
from
October.
1915.
to
July.
1918,
when
he
was
invalided
back
to
Canada.
He
was
sent
to
the
Department
of
Information
at
Ottawa
and,
on
be
ing
demobilized
In
1919,
was
lit
charge
of
publicity
for
the
Department
of
Soldiers
Civil
Re-establlshment.
He
returned
to
newspaper
work
In
1920
and
four
years
later
Joined
the
publicity
department
of
the
Canadian
National
at
Montreal.
In
1929,
he
was
transferred
to
London
In
charge
of
European
publicity
and
advertising
for
the
C.
N.
R.
Five
years
later
he
became
publicity
representative
of
the
company
for
the
central
and
western
territory
of
the
United
States
with
headquarters
in
Chicago,
and
In
April,
1939.
returned
to
Montreal
as
assistant
supervisor
of
press
services,
later
becoming
assistant
manager
of
tha
press
bureau.
On
the
organization
by
Mr.
Thompson
at
the
outbreak
of
the
war
In
1939
of
the
Departments
of
Censorship
and
Public
Information,
Mr.
Hanratty
was
appointed
deputy
press
censor
and
in
January,
1940,
press
censor
for
Canada,
a
position
which
he
was
compelled
to
relinquish
later
in
the
year
for
health
PHI
I
NORTHERN
A
ND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
VOL.
XXXIII
No.
139
;
VfCTOPItlNQlgjfopERT,
B.C.
WEDNESDAY,
JUNE
14,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTO
Caen
Being
Hemmed
In
Reds
Start
Full
Scale
Offensive
Whole
Northern
Front
From
Arctic
lo
Gulf
of
Finland
Flaming
Into
Action
LONDON,
June
14
(CP)
The
Red
Army
drive
into
Finland
along
the
Karelian
Isthmus
plunged
to
within
30
miles
of
Viipuri
since
yesterday
and,
with
a
new
assault
being
developed
by
the
Itus-slan
forces
northward
toward
Lake
Ladoga,
enemy
broadcasts
said
that
the
whole
northern
front
from
the
Gulf
of
Finland
to
the
White
Sea
and
the
Arctic
Ocean
was
blasting
Into
action.
The
enemy
said
that
the
Russians
were
attacking
on
the
Lisa
sector
between
Murmansk
and
I'etsamo
and
that
there
was
strong
reconnaissance
activity
In
some
sectors
250
miles
southward,-
TWO
GIRLS
DROWNED
Kltlmaat
Sisters
Victims
Tragedy
Down
the
Coast
of
Cecilia
and
May.
12
and
10
years
old,
daughters
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Donald
Grant
of
Kltlmaat,
have
been
drowned
there
ac
cording
to
word
received
last
night
by
the
British
Columbia
Police.
There
were
no
details.
Allies
Cut
Through
Nazi
Defences
In
Fierce
Fight;
-Are
Now
23
Miles
Inland
Carentan,
is
Solidly
in
American
Hands
Canadian
Armor
is
Taking
Part
in
Big
British
Tank
Drive.
SUPREME
HEADQUARTERS
OF
THE
ALLIED
EXPEDITIONARY
FORCE,
June
14
(CP)
Allied
armored
attacks
have
cut
through
German
defences
in
Normandy
at
two
points,
it
was
announced
today;
British
tanks
have
outflanked
Caen
in
a
drive
that
carried
23
miles
inland.
The
Ameri
cans
have
pushed
the
Germans
back
several
miles
west
of
Carentan.
The
Germans
counter-at-
tacked
at
both
ends
of
the
beachhead.
Americans
were
fighting
hand-to-hand
in
Mon-tebourg,
14
miles
southeast
of
Cherbourg.
The
British
battled
with
Nazi
tanks
in
Troam,
which
was
taken
yesterday,
and
the
Ger
man
garrison
In
Caen
Is
hemmed
In
on
three
sides
and
threatened
with
encirclement.
Possibly
Canadian
armor
was
in
the
British
tank
drive.
Carentan,
six
miles
inland
at
the
neck
of
Cherbourg,
is
firmly
in
American
hands
although
bitter
fighting
Is
in
progress
west
of
the
town.
A
Berlin
broadcast
today
ad
mitted
that
Tllljsjur-Seulles
U
no
in
uerman
nanos.
miy-sur
r
v
ti-.i
t
n
a
f-
1
Con
It
act
aIa
Vi
wi
Had
i
niiM
ZttTr.-J.-T-VrrtTfTTfTltly
MWMb
MONTREAL.
June
14
'The
retirement
of,
C.
J.
Hanratty.
as-
south
o
aftdSev-
eral
times
in
hard
fighting
with
the
British
and
Canadians
de
livering
Allied
attacks.
A
German
High
Command
communique
claimed
tnat
a
Nazi
armored
force
penetrated
the
Normandy
beachhead
east
of
the
Orne
River
and
inflicted
heavy
losses
on
the
Allies.
Overnight
Royal
Air
Force
bombers
attacked
the
Mezidon
railway
yards.
20
miles
south
of
Caen,
in
an
effort
to
hamper
the
movement
of
German
reinforcements
to
the
Normandy
batUe-
front.
DISTRICT
GOVERNOR
ROBERT
CHEVNE
Kelowna
chartered
accountant
arriving
here
tonlghi
from
Prince
George
to
pay
an
official
visit
to
the
local
Rotary
Club
in
his
capacity
as
district
governor.
Mr.
Cheyne
will
instal
R.
C.
St.
Clair,
as
president,
and
other
new
officers
at
luncheon
tomorrow
and
will
meet
the
executive
and
committee
chairmen
at
dinner
In
the
evening.
He
will
leave
Saturday
night
for
Two
Hanged
At
Edmonton
EDMONTON,
June
14
George
and
Sam
Desjarlals,
halfbreed
cousins,
were
liangcd
today
for
the
murder
of
Karl
Hemmingsen,
a
northland
Late
Notes
I
Af
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.
.
ui
invasion
In
the
central
part
of
the
Normandy
beachhead
Allied,
forces
have
punched
inland
about
23
miles,
and
are
now
beyond
range
of
the
protective
off-short
naval
guns.
However,
at
both
ends
of
the
line
big
battles
are
raging.
In
the
Carentan-Montebouxg
sector
at
the
western
end
of
the
beachhead,
the
Americans
have
definitely
raptured
Car-entan
but
the.Getman
defence,
of
Mofebourg
is
brisk;
Montebourr
considered
a
vital
noint
In
the
defence
of
fherburgjjndthe
:
(rmans
are
sparing
no
enort
to
Keep
it
in
their
hands.
On
the
eastern
section
near
Caen,
the
battleships
Nelson
and
Ramilles
have
been
wheeled
into
position
to
blast
German
inshore
positions.
Four
Nazi
panser
divisions
have
been
hurled
against
Allied
armored
forces.
The
localized
fighting
is
expected
to
resolve
soon
into
a
full
scale
major
battle.
Outflank
Orbetello
ROME,
June
14
(CP)
Allied
forces
have
outflanked
the
heavily
defended
strong
point
of
Orbetello,
71
miles
northeast
of
Rome,
and
captured
an
important
junction
of
Highways
Number
One
and
Seventy
Four,
Allied
Headquarters
announced
today.
Reconnaissance
elements
pushed
farther
north.
In
the
east,
the
Eighth
Army
has
advanced
to
positions
60
miles
north
of
Rome.
OFFICER
IS
SHOT
Provincial
Constable
William
Stewart
in
Hospital
Police
Searching
for
Man
PENTICTON,
June
14
O)
Provincial
Police
Constable
William
Stewart
was
In
fairly
good
condition
in
hospital
today
with
two
bullet
wounds
suffered
when
he
was
called
to
a
house
at
Keremeos.
The
police
are
searching
for
Bud
Bailey.
The
police
say
that
the
shoot-.
lug
followed
Bailey's
visit
to
his
wife's
home
to
have
a
"showdown."
Constable
Stewart
at
one
time
was
located
at
Prince
George;
Local
Tides
Thursday,
June
15.
High
8:51
173
feet
21:26
19.9
feet
Low
2:36
6.7
feet
14:44
6.1
feet