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1944
PRICE
CENTS
in.
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PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
17
FIVE
3
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fress
toward
Antwerp
list
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ly
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r
Thomas
Ford,
son
of
Ford,
Ocean
Falls,
seriously
wounded
"ving
with
the
Can-
rmoured
Corps
overseas,
io
the
latest
army
released
today.
7-
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A
4
o
M)()V
Overnlslit,
R.A.F.
Mosquitos
assaiUoiogne
t
loss.
Cologne,
less
than
40
miles
Inside
i.v
west
wall
I
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lipavv
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atraln
at
dvances
in
iiaiy
-
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fl
nntw
rialilliti.
nlnnril
ft.
llxil
nrlh
of
the
Bolozna
highway.
They
have
now
reached
I
4
41,
lUl4
oils
iH.r
CAn(ti
4U
ttm1l
rnnr
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.anirn
i
-
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11
a
slid
ii
v
s
iiiauu
us
iicia
aiiiiuuiii
cs
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ueu-
irtisan
forces
have
captuied
Sveta
Klara,two
miles
Force
at
Athens
.
.
4.
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4
I
1
A
I
ILil
rp
nrriiariiiE
iu
riuiudir
lirrrrr.
nui
mrre
nmninr
on
this
yet.
A
strong
British
naval
force,
carrying:
nd
(ircck
patriot
units,
has
reached
the
port
of
Athens.
t
1
m
Rhodes
and
a
few
smaller
islands.
Keliirns
r
rnm
r"
rnnr
fivr-day
(our
of
(he
battle
areas
in
Holland
and
Bel-
i
r.
ria...
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:
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Holland
by
Field
Marshal
Montgomery.
The
King
first
hradquariets
of
the
British
Second
Army
and
(hen
m
i
up
i
v
1
1
1
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w
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rm
v
nai
nnni
pi
ar
t
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i
&
i
.
.
vill
be
tried
in
absentia
for
his
collaborationist
actiri-
ar
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iniirng
BRACKEN
URGES
ACTION
ON
H.D.
QUESTION
ALLISTON,
Ont.,
Oct.
17
0
John
Bracken,
Progressive
Con
servative
leader
safd
In
a
speech
here
that
the
government
should
say
whether
soldiers
who
have
been
drafted
under
the
National
Mobilization
Act
will
be
sent
overseas,
or
demobilized
to
"take
Jobs
the
fighting
men
deserve,"
or
maintained
at
home
at
a
cost
of
$150,000,000
a
year.
Bracken
spoke
after
Premier
George
Drew
of
Ontario
salt
that
It
was
the
responsibility
01
the
people
at
home
to
see
that
"their
men
get
every
support
necessary,
Including
adequately
trained
reinforcements."
NC1L
TURNS
THUMBS
DOWN
RMY
INSTALLATION
OF
rxiii
KINAIION
EQUIPMENT
r
Venturi
Tube
May
Restrict
Flow
of
Water
to
City
n.
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Umrfn
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III
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I.
H1HI
f
hlic.:.,
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"is
attitude
was
officially
expressed
by
council
iRht
when
if.
nn
ecnrl
n
liinti'nn
stntinrr
(Vint,
n
vn.
u.v
me
Canadian
Army
to
shut
off
the
,
city's
lintel..
'
-pi'iy
lor
zi
nnnr.u
nr,
October
24
for
the
In-
a
waLPr
mpnenrinrr
,
t.
.itr,
not
entertained."
motion
of
refusal
was
by
a
vote
of
4
in.
ofin
"".usion
in
wnicn
members
expressed
oDln-
FIMf
....
yi
Hum
ouingm
opto
nhlA.l
ii.
.
.
'nation
of
It.
dlng
Into
the
discussion
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ui
waier
volume
DC
CausoH
Kr,
V,
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-inch
Venturi
tube
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cn
diameter
pipeline.
Url
tUbe
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n
Hnl,.o
Innn.
..
tK.
uie
"ow
or
trough
a
nlnp.
Anti,,
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wo
nnu
WUU1U
COSt
of
niwmiu
iu
l
alter
It
s
instnllH
-
"uciderham,
who
himself
"acln"
it
trnm
the
start
told
council
that
there
could
be
no
doubt
that
install
atlon
of
a
Venturi
tube
on
the
suction
side
of
the
booster
pump
would
decrease
the
vol
ume-
of
water
In
the
mams.
"By
reducing
the
channel
by
75
per
cent
there
must
be
some
decrease
.
In
the
amount
ot
water
passing
through
it,"
he
declared.
The
chlorlnatlon
discussion
was
preceded
by
a
discussion
on
the
city
water
supply
during
which
it
was
revealed
that
upper
levels
of
the
city
were
without
water
on
September
27
be
cause
the
Nortnern
u.u.
rowei
Company's
Falls
River
power
plant
was
out
of
action,
and
the
power
load
was
thrown
on
the
Shawatlans
plant.
Shawatlans
Lake
is
the
source
of
'the
city's
(Continued
on
page
2)
ENEMY
REFUSED
TO'JOIN
BATTLE
OFF
FORMOSA
PEARL
HARBOR,
Oct.
17
CD-
American
B-29's
have
again
hit
,
f
ormosa
lor
tne
tnira
time
m
four
days.
Details
of
the
mission
are
not
yet
available.
Admiral
Chester
Nlmltz
has
announced
that
the
Japanese
fleet
refused
to
engage
the
Am
erican
naval
forces
off
Formosa.
The
enemy
ships
approached
the
American
area
but
when
the
power
of
the
United
States
force
was
discovered
the
Nip
ponese
turned
tall
and
ran
for
cover.
The
Nlmltz
announcement
also
disclosed
that
American
pilots
destroyed
one
hundred
and
sixty-four
enemy
aircraft
in
engagements
which
were
carried
out
on
October
13,
14
and
15.
Railway
to
Athens
In
Russ
Hands
MOSCOW.
Oct.
17
0)
Russian
troops
along
with
Yugoslav
partisans
have
combined
forces
to
spread
out
along
the
Trans-
Balkan
Railway
to
a
distance
ot
one
nundrea
ana
seveniyriive
miles
south
of
Belgrade,
capital
of
Yugoslavia.
In
effect,
this
means
the
Allies
now
have
a
firm
grip
on
the
main
rail
route
leading
northward
from
Athens,
the
Greek
capital.
A
Russian
communique
announces
the
capture
-by
Soviet
troops
of
the
Important
highway
and
railway
Junction
of
Nls,
one
hundred
and
twenty-five
miles
southeast
of
Belgrade.
The
city's
capture
had
already-
ben
announced
by
Bulgarian
troops
who
apparently
played
a'
role
in
the
action.
I
The
liberation
of
the
old
city1
of
Belgrade
appears
imminent
today,
and
last
night
the
battle
for
the
city
developed
Into
hand-to-hand
fighting
in
the
centre
of
the
city.
The
Germans
admit
that
Russian
tanks
have
en
tered
the
city.
Ship's
Cook
Dies
of
Burns
VICTORIA,
Oct.
17
fl
A
Rus
sian
woman
cook
who
was
put
ashore
here
from
a
Russian
ship"
suffering
from
burns
died
in
hospital
after
several
blood
transfusions.
It
is
believed
the
woman
received
the
burns
when
fuel
oil
from
the
galley
stove
exploded
aboard
the
ship.
Bulletins
"MEET
THE
NAVY"
LONDON
Canada's
"Meet
(he
Navy"
show
has
arrived
in
Britain.
It
will
(our
service
and
civilian
ccnircs
(here
and
on
(he
continent.
HEAVY
FIGHTING
ROME
The
Allied
Fifth
Army
is
meeting
with
stiff
German
rcsislance
In
Its
drive
on
the
Kalian
city
of
Bologna.
The
Germans
have
drawn
up
a
considerable
force
outside
(he
city
and
appear
to
be
preparing
(o
dcfml
it
fiercely.
Americans
of
(he
Fifth
Army
are
nine
miles
outside
die
city.
German
rcsislance
on
the
eastern'
end
of
(he
line
is
described
as
slight.
METAL
DEMAND
WILL
CONTINUE
VANCOUVER
Mines
Minister
T.
A.
Crcrar
said
in
an
in-(crvlew
(hat
the
demand
for
base
and
precious
metals
will
continue
heavy
in
the
postwar
construction
period,
and
tha(
(he
Canadian
mining
in-dusiry
would
see
a
grea(
expansion.
He
said
tha(
gold
mining
would
condnue
(o
play
an
Important
part
in
the
Canadian
economic
set-up,
as
gold
would
continue
(o
be
(he
basis
of
(he
world
moneiary
system.
Lumping
City,
I
Military
Fire
'Losses
Protested
Fearing
that
fire
Insurance
rates
may
soar
If
Canadian
and
American
Army
fire
losses
in
the
city
are
Included
In
the
list
of
civilian
losses,
City
Council's
Utilities
committee
has
moved
to
have
the
record
of
the
two
kept
separately.
1
The
committee
has
recommended
that
Council
protest
to
the
Dominion
fire
marshal
against
the
local
fire
marshal's
practise
of
Including
military
fires
in
the
city's
record.
"Some
time
ago
the
US.
army
lost
a
building
valued
at
several
thousand
dollars,
and
It
was
included
among
civilian
fires,"
Alderman
Hills,
committee
chairman
said.
"Later",
the
R.C.A.F.
had
a
$6,000
fire
of
which
the
city
fire
chief
had
no
knowledge
until
he
found
it
In
the
fire
marshal's
report."
Veterans
Affairs
Will
Employ
12,000
or
More
OTTAWA,
Oct.
17
O)
The
new
Department
of
Veterans'
Affair
is
ixpected
to
have
a
staff
of
12,000
or
even
more
within
the
next
year.
The
staff
of
the
now-dissolved
Pensions
and
Health
Department
already
has
been
split
up
between
the
Department
of
Veterans'
Affairs
and
the
Health
and
Social
Welfare
Departments.
6,000
employees
have
gone
to
the
Veterans'
Affairs
Department
and
500
to
the
Health
and
Welfare
staff.
Bond
Buyers
Must
Beat
Record
This
Time,
TCA
Man
Says
MONTREAL,
Oct.
17
Express
ins
confidence
that
Trans
big!
Canada
Air
Lines
employee;.
would
surpass
all
records
In
put
ting
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan
over
the
top,
H.
J.
Symington,
president,
today
stressed
the
grea
need
of
the
armed
forces
for
financial
help
or
those
at
home
in
driving
to
a
clear
victory
over
the
enemy.
"All
of
us
know
the
tremen
dous
cost
of
the
war
in
equip
ment
and
supplies,"
said
Mr.
Symington,
"and
we
know
that
the
cost
will
be
even
greater
as
the
enemy
makes
his
last
des
perate
stand.
"To
win
this
victory,
now
clearly
in
sight,
and
build
the
foundation
of
enduring
peace,
the
Allied
nations
must
use
all
the
resources
of
men
and
ma
terials
at
their
command."
Mr.
Symington
noted
that
V
C.
A.
employees
had
gone
over
their
objectives
in
each
of
the
past
Victory
Loans
and
urged
them
to
duplicate
these
NEEDS
MUCH
BLOOD
It
may
take
as
many
as
12
bottles
of
cfrled
blood
scrum
to
keep
a
fighting
man
alive
when
he
has
been
seriously
wounded.
PRINCE
RUPERT'S
SEVENTH
VICTORY
,
,
,
T
.
r.
LOAN
QUOTA
SET
AT
$725,000
:ow
Hold
I
wenty-twe
C.C.L.
to
Support
Packing
House
Men
'QUEBEC,
Oct.
17
W
The
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
conference
today
voted
to
support
ine
pacing
nouse
woncers
m
their
demand
for
master
agreements
covering
plants
all
a'cross
Canada.
C.C.L.
President
Mosher
old
the
convention
that
the
Congress
Is
opposed
to
strikes,
but
is
not
pledged
against
them.
ahe
packing
house
workers
voted
to
strike
if
it
was
neces
sary
in
order
to
obtain
the
mas
ter
agreements.
Hunoanan
Army
In
Revolt
LONDON,
Oct.
17
W
Open
re
volt
in
the
Hungarian
army
against
German
efforts
to
force
the
continuance
of
the
wa
against
the
Allies
was
indicated
today
In
Berlin
reports
which
said
that
high
Soviet
officers
hid
gone
over
to
the
Russians.
Conditions
remain
chaotic
in
Hungary,
where
Invading
Russian
troops
have
fought
to
wlth-
Irif
50
miles
of
Budapest.
It
is
questionable
whether
the
Germans
can
expect
any
further
effective
military
assistance
from
their
last
remaining
ally.
'Installation
of
a
new
puppet
1
gqiernraept.
,.-
dismissal
of
top
ranklntr
generals,
ana
tne
im
position
of
a
drastic
curfew
In
Budapest
were
announced
by
the
Nazi-controlled
radio.
sums
wins
LACROSSE
TITLE
HAMILTON,
Oct.
17
St.
Catharine's
Athletics
won
the
Mann
Cup
and
the
senior
Canadian
lacrosse
title
by
defeating
New
Westminster
Salmonbellies
llr9
in
the
fifth
and
deciding
game
of
the
best
of
five
series
here
last
night.
New
Westminster
was
behind
throughout
the
game,
with
St.
Katharine's
leading
5-1
In
the
first
quarter,
6-4
at
half-time,
and
7-6
at
the
end
of
the
third
quarter.
B.C.
Men
Bag
Two
Nazi
Night
Fighters
WITH
R.C.A.F.
OVERSEAS,
Oct.
17
A
Canadian
Mosquito
crew
recently
put
a
stop
to
the
activities
of
two
or
more
German
night
raiders
over
France.
In
one
night
two
Ju.
88's
fell
to
the
guns
of
25-ycar-old
FO.
Ji
Watt
Fullerton
of
Vancouver,
B.C.
Sharing
honor
in
these
combats
with
Fuller-ton
is
his
22-year-old
navigator,
FO.
Bertram
Edward
Gallagher
of
Powell
River,
B.C.
Prince
Rupert's
quota
for
the
Seventh
Victory
loan
has
been
set
at
$725,000,
a,
E.
Wootten,
divisional
organizer
announced
today.
Quota
for
the
whole
division,
which
extends
as
far
east
as
Vanderhoof,
and
includes
Stewart
and
Premier,
has
bcen
set
at
$375,000.
The
statement
received
from
over-all
amount
asked
toy
the
Finance
Minister
from
the
Dominion
Is
greater
than
the
Sixth
Loan,
the
quota
for
Prince
Rupert
in
this
loan
will
be
$725,-
000,
as
against
$750,000
In
the
last
loan.
In
view
of
the
decrease
in
population
in
Prince
Rupert
it
was
thought
advisable
to
reduce
the
quota.
It
is
ex
pected
that
the
quota
will
be
substantially
oversubscribed."
$8,000;
Vanderhoof,
$20,000;
Stewart
and
Premier,
$10,000;
Terrace,
$35,000.
Chairman
of
the
divisional
committee
Is
,Lt.
Col.
J.
W.
Nlch-olls
of
Prince
Rupert,
and
Mayor
Daggett
is
chairman
of
Unit
32,
and
the
Prince
Rupert
Citizens'
committee.
New
Ration
Book
Issue
Starts
Today
Distribution
of
Ratloa
Book
Number
Five
began
in
Prince
Rupert
today,
with
volunteer
"workers
assisting
at
the
two
LdJibution-centrosj&jCAWi
uouncn
cnamoers,
ana
seat
Cove
Parish
Hall.
New
books
will
be
distributed
throughout
the
city
In
four
days,
ending
Thursday.
Hours
which
both
distributing
centres
will
be
open
are
1
o'clock
to
.4:30,
and
7
to
9
o'clock
in
the
evening.
Ration
officials
urge
that
all
citi7ns
get
their
books
.during
the
prescribed
period,
otherwise
they
may
have
to
wait
three
weeks
before
their
Number
Five
books
will
be
issued.
Size
of
Canada's
Navy
Depends
on
Will
of
People
VANCOUVER,
Oct.
17
B
Vice-Admiral
G,
C.
Jones,
Chief
of
Naval
Stafr,
R.C.N.,
said
in
an
interview
here
that
the
size
of
the
post-war
Canadian
Navy
will
depend
on
the
amount
of
money
the
Canadian
people,'
through
parliament,
are
willing
to
spend
on
it.
Jones
will
officiate
Saturday
at
the
opening
of
the
Vancouver
naval
establishment
H.M.
C.S.
Discovery.
One
barrel
of
flour
Is
consider
Square
Miles
South
of
Schelde
River
Estuary
LONDON,
Oct.
17
(CP)
Canadian
troops
in
Holland
are
continuing
their
battle
to
clear
the
Ger-
victory
Loan
headquarters
this
I
mans
from
the
50-mile
Schelde
River
estuary
so
the
morning
said:
"Although
the
Allies
mav
have
the
use
of
the
port
of
Antwerp.
The
three
Canadian
bridgeheads
across
the
Leopold
canal
have
been
joined,
and
the
Canadians
now
hold
an
area
four
miles
deep
and
more
than
six
miles
long
south
of
the
Schelde.
North
of
Antwerp,
other
Canadian
forces
have
won
control
'
of
Wcensdrecht.
This
town
con-
trols
the.causeway
to
the
Islands
I
of
South
Bcvcland
and
A
list
of
quotas
for
other'
A
'ate
bulletin
irom
Allied
towns
in
this
division
follows:
Headquarters
says
tne
cana-
Smithers,
$40,000;
Telkwa,
dians
in
Holland
are
continuing
$8,000;
Hazelton,
$10,000;
Burns
I
to
make
steady
progress,
gain
Lake,
$25,000;
Fort
St.
James,lln5
UP
to
a
thousand
yards
against
decreased
opposition.
The
Canadians
have
entered
IJzendiJke,,
six
miles
south
of
Breskins,
and
the
Germans
are
retreating
to
a
new
line
run
ning
from
Schoondiike
to
Le-
cluse.
On
the
American
front,
the
German
garrison
in
Aachen
continues
to
fight
oh.
American
forces
have
now
encircled
the
city
by
closing
a
half-mile
gap
in
their
ring
-around
the
shat
tered'
city.
British
Second
Army
troops
meantime,
fighting
in
the
Neth
erlands,
have
fought
their
way
Into
the
town
of
Venray.
Other
British
columns,
are
closlngvnj
'
cast.
A
late
report
says
that
one
of
the
heaviest
artillery
barrages
In
the
Siegfried
Line
battles
has
been
thrown
against
American
forces
north
of
Aachen.
Yesterday
the
Nazis
fired
at
the
Yanks
from
guns
of
all
calibre.
The
attack
was
made
southeast
of
Geilenklrchen.
At
the
southern
end
of
the
western
front
the
French
First
Army
has
made
slight
gains
in
its
campaign
to
outflank
the
Belfort
gap.
The
American
Third
'Army,
west
of
Metz,
has
disregarded
a
German
ultimatum
to
surrender
or
be
annihilated.
YOUNG
AGRICULTURISTS
ACCRA,
Gold
Coast
0)
Children
at
the
senior
mixed
echool
at
Peki
have
started
their
own
farm
Eight
sheep
and
three
lambs
are
part
of
the
stock
and
the
boys
and
girls
arc
learning
to
handle
them.
Russ
Begins
Big
Drive
On
East
Prussia
LCISDON,
Oct.
17
V)
The
great
new
Russian
offensive
has
reached
the
East
Prussian
bor
der
north
of
the
Lithuanian
town
of
Vilkaviskls,
a
Russian
communique
said
today.
,
The
drive
was
on
a
25-mile
front
on
both
sides
of
the
town
by
masses
of
Russian
infantry.
tanks
and
fighter-bombers.
Other
Russians
besieging
the
Memel
area
are
threatening
Tilsit,
a
rail
centre
in
East
Prussia,
and
have
Invaded
1,099
square
miles
of
Memel
territory
which
Hitler
annexed
before
the
war.
JAPANESE
GIVE
if
n
V".
.5?'"-
WILLINGNESS
TO-
f
KALSO,
Oct.
17
CB
The
New-Canadian,
Japanese
weekly
newspaper
said
today
tnat
a
list
of
Japanese-Canadians
In
Toronto
have
completed
special
forms
recognizing
their
willing
ness
to
enlist
for
General
Ser
vice,
and
that
the
list
has
been;
sent
to
the
Federal
Government
by
the
Japanese-Canadian3
committee
for
democracy.
Sask.
House
Will
Convene
Thursday
REGINA,
Oct.
17
First
session
of
the
Saskatchewan
leg
islature
since
the
election
of
thb
C.C.F..
government
last
June
will
open
Thursday
with
more
than
50
pieces'
of
legislation
to'
b3
placed
before
the
house.
Proposed
legislation
includes
an
act
to
Institute
a
Saskatchewan
Labor
Code
Act,
and
amendments
to
the
minimum
'wage
act.'
R.
C.
M.
P:
SCHOONER
SAINT
ROCHE
TRAVELS
NORTHWEST
PASSAGE
IN
ONE
SEASON-EAST
TO
WEST
ed
sufficient
to
make
an
aver-1
VANCOUVER.
Oct.
17
(CP.
Completint?
her
f
age
of
1270-
one-pound
loaves
0r
secont
voyage
through
the
northwest
passage
in
rec-
$
oread.
,
i
.
.
...
.
.
.
n..
.
41
INDIANS
AND
CANADIANS
TRAIN
TOGETHER
AT
FRONT
LINE
Canadians
and
Indians
of
the
8th
Army
train
together,
fight
together
and
swear
by
each
other's
fighting
ability.
Picture
shows
a
wireless-telephony
class
behind
the
lines
with
Indian
officers
receiving
Instructions
on
an
infantry
telephone
set.
uru
unit',
arm
maKing
ner
urst
trip
mrougn
ine
northern
route,
the
Royal
Canadian
Mounted
Police
schooner
Saint
Roche
arrived
here
last
night,
just
86
.;,
days
after
she
left
Halifax.
The
previous
record
'4
GERMANS
LACK
iAIR
RESERVE
MALLORY
SAYS
LONDON,
Oct.
17
(CD
Britain's
great
air
strategist-Sir
Trafford
Leigh
-Mallory
believes
(he
Germans
art
without
reserve
air
power.
Sir
Trafford,
who
has
been
General
Eisenhower's
commander
since
the
expeditionary
air
force
was
consti(u(ed
last
year,
says
he
believes
the
Nazis
would
have
thrown
(heir
sky
reserves
into
the
battle
along
the
Ves(ern
Fron(
if
(hey
had
any.
The
air
chief
praised
(he
tremendous
contribuUon
of
(he
It.CA.F.
In
wes(ern
Europe
since
D-Day.
He
will
soon
leave
London
(o
become
Chief
of
(he
Southeast
Asia
Air
chalked
up
in
October,
1942,
.
was
two
and
a
quarter
years.
The
captain
of
the
Saint
l
Pnrhp.
Staff
Rprppant
ITprlrv
C.
Larson
salh
that
the
route
"was
I
suitable
for
summer
traffic
by
wooden
vessels.
The
Saint
Roche's
first
voy
age
was
west
to
east
from
Vancouver
to
Sydney,
N.S.
Heavy
fog
and
ice
floes
were
encountered
through
the
passage.
Her
latest
trip
was
the
first
time
the
trip
has
been
made
lii
one
season.
'
Larson
and
his
10-man
crew
planned
spending
the
winter
at
Herschel
Bay,
but
their
plans
were
abandoned
when
the
Saint
Roche
made
good
time
and
it
was
realized
that
the
voyage
could
be
made
in
one
lap.
The
Saint
Roche
was
built
In
North
Vancouver.
Wantcd-Better
Parents.
Observe
"Better
Parenthood
Week."
V
I
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