benefit
of
tlie
southern
Ike
iirotintr
there
Is
L-
lliKtI
In
tin
II
III
nrltloh
ColumbU
at.-
I
'-
-
i
.
K..i.iit
.nttiir.
.
ii
r..l.
if.
iter
II4KKTI
it
as
a
recommend'
ell;
council
lat
nlghl
.
nr.
accepted.
prttinre
Is
prelum-
'
m.
!hK
inr
uir
Drnriu
minkipahlln
In
the
I
hern
pall
l
the
pro
j
mid
not
benefit
at
I
oVUrrd,
...'l
mmrH
iliat
Pie-
'
........
-
irt
be
urged
lo
lane
I
(
r
hMitar
I
minii
ii-i
"
"
t
.
i..
..ia
r
.
y
liil.
iii
j
.....
klti
f
rnsted
to
take
the
A
I
'
lltt9w
tiff
thrlr
t
thn
would
,
probably
VJtcr
Alderman
El-
1
I
illltMIS
Further
3
H
AL1
r
dejjvyer
(thanne!
-"
her
Mrtr
the
lat-t
Nasi
de
v
mr
f
an-;r"iitring
on
n
i
uu.
iinar
Gear
Out
i
i
1
1
1
i
II
r
I
t
'
.
fl
irding
lo
cane
off
r
rasuallle.
t
against
the
"
:ii
ibut
boat
been
taken
a
aige
of
flah-cl
area
are
I'lK
ut
August
a
F'
.iieries
De-the
Flnella
A
ra
Two
off
v
!i
hr
gear
out
'
'
le
reason
was
'
'
July
9.
"
l
ave
had
about
f
halibut
In
htr
official
sakl
"
aimed
o
have
'
anical
trouble
:
-)
,jraw
ln
lne
when
the
season
trca,
forced
to
withdraw
later
from
Ihr
outskirts
of
Salntlo
where
he
Nazis
are
petting
up
a
"fight
to
the
death
stand.
In
Ute
Caen
area
the
British
forces
advanred
along
a
nine-mile
front
despite
strong
Mail
tank
and
artillery
resistance.
Social
Credit
Is
Threatened
EDMONTON,
July
18-The
So-
Cia;
Credit
party
nominaierj
lis
five
candidates
for
Edmonton
at
In
the
coming
provincial
election,
the
tickr-t
bein
headed
by
Premier
E.
C
Mannlng
aJwaklnK
at
(lie
convention
Sat
urday
night,
rreoiier
Manning
declared
Uiat
the
government
would
have
a
hard
fight
on
its
hands
to
be
returned.
Tonight's
train,
due
from
tl
rast
at
10:45.
was
reported
Ui
aftemoon
U
le
on
hour
late.
AR
NEWS
KAIVT
in
i-tiic
in
iiiiiu
'
II
!
SliritCMI-.
III'llwiI'Mtir'l
t
iiM
flrriiiaii
lie.
in
Die
eastern
ertnr
r
Siini
Ij,
rrnrnlilrcl
tod.iv
and
'."is
capiured
the
town,
entering
the
outskirts
with
rtnai..
I..
.
.
...
..
.......
.
hi
mi,
reireai.
iMraiitime
UriUMi
iriwpi,
uarHcu
"t
Hrlm
Typhoons,
are
taking
the
sting
out
of
(ler-
..
...
.
(I
ll
ti
I
a
-
"
aiidrH
in
me
ution
valley
wcii
oi
earn.
ITi:VKII'V
tit
Tivrif
IVIIfllk'
...
.
''-nil
American
air
armada
or
more
liian
i.u
bombers
and
flshlers
thundered
Into
eastern
dernuny
ad
blaslril
German
air
force
experimental
stations
at
uiiue
aitd
Zlniiowlt
where
rocket
bombs
were
drvd-"llirr
narU
nf
tin.
ii.ui.
......
....
i..i
i.
ti..ririn
.
...
.....
i.iii
m
c
jiii.ini
iij
.
.......
.
from
Italy.
Simultaneously
i.llirr
Allinl
lioiuliers
and
"
y
thr
hundreds
swarmed
out
from
Cngland,
sroiirg-
'many'a
Norniamiv
linl
I
lsf
rtiil
I..
I
Iti
mrf
ilUnl.1V
'!
might
since
I).
Day.
RUSSIAN'
KMACii
ifi.'ir
lin
'.iic
i.imiam,
in
a
smash
hetween
the
cr-
'flre-Ats
of
llallystokc
and
IJrest-Mtovsk,
took
the
rrosss-"wn
of
Vydomla,
1C
miles
uoith
of
ltrcl-IJtovsk
and
from
the
slraleclc
north
ami
M.utli
railway
linking
"
'g
titles.
On
the
northern
part
of
the
White
Rus-
Ulic
frnnl
C....I.I
I
i
.....
i
ii
II.-
..,
i.wiic.
nines
seizeu
ACDezu
junciioii
on
nn
rsKovrointsk
railways
and
moved
on
ine
"
capture
Stoll.ovo
less
than
a
mile
from
the
Latvian
ham.
Brett
and
HoreraRMi.
wa"
pprovrd
by
council
last
night
II
It
U
aptrved
by
the
Unian
of
Mumrtpalitle:.
it
will
be
lai'1
be
tore
Uie
provincial
government
with
the
.Aisgestlon
that
it
be
Incorporated
in
the
Municipal
Election.
Act
The
re.'irnUon
would
bestow
the
status
ot
'housenoioer
or
the
wife
or
hasband
of
anyone
rutitled
to
vote
under
the
existing
act.
This
would
allow
them
lo
vote
without
paying
the
(3
assessment
which
they
must
do
now
if
they
wish
to
teguter
at
voters.
At
present
only
actual
taxpayers
are
classified
as
All
women
over
the
age
of
31
who
could
qualify
in
the
matters
I
of
age
and
residential
qualifications
would
be
Included
In
the
same
way
since
they
are
not
now
subject
to
poll
tax
but
must
piv
the
M
registration
fee.
(
The
preamble
brands
as
"un
democratic
discrimination"
iv
existing
set-up
wherein
the
spouses
of
registered
voters
must
alao
pay
money
to
vote.
'these
cltirens
would
not
he
rall'd
upon
to
nuke
any
contribution
toward
municipal
revenues
If
they
refrained
from
irfhlering
as
voteis
and
are,
therefore,
penaliied
if
they
take
an
active
and
intelligent
part
In
elections
.
.
."
the
preamble
stales.
The
resolution
urge-,
that
the
definition
of
"householder"
be
levlsed
to
Include
any
per
oa
of
the
full
age
of
21
yean
who
'I)
Is
Uie
wife
or
husband
of
any
person
qualified
to
vetr
tin
der
Clause
7
of
the
present
art
3
Has
been
a
resident
nf
thr
municipality
since
January
ot
the
current
year,
and
if
subject
to
the
payment
of
poll
tax
or
road
tax.
has
paid
to
the
municipality
not
leas
than
(2
in
cur
rent
taxes.
i3i
Is
a
qualified
resident
of
the
municipality
and
who
Us
nut
required
by
the
provisions
of
any
bylaw
of
the
municipality
to
pay
road
tax
or
poll
tax.
!
The
resolution
was
passed
without
dlssentlon
on
the
part,
of
any
of
the
councillors.
Alder-;
man
Rudderham
told
the
meet-1
Inn
that
while
he
had
been
a
party
to
the
drafting
of
it,
he
felt
that
It
still
aia
noi
ro
iar
:
enough.
"I
fell
that
the
whole
system
of
franchise
is
not
broad
enough
he
said.
"I
believe
that
any
per-,
son
otherwise
eligible,
whether
they
pay
poll
tax
or
not
should
.
be
entitled
to
vote
on
municipal
j
mittLerii
We
must
divorce
the
connection
between
the
poll
tax
and
the
franchise."
Alderman
Brett
said
that
while
his
opinions
were
much
the
same
as
those
of
Alderman
Rud-
north
of
Canton.
cat
Temperature
Local
Tide
lite
Wednesday,
July
19
High
0:20
205
feet
-urn
65
13:19
18.7
feet
i
Low
7:05
2.2
feet
54
19:09
12
feet
f
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AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
)
VlCTr
"
in,::
ie
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
TUESDAY,
JULY
18,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
RIM
HOLOCAUST
NEAR
'FRISCO
rT
-
iiitiotvijt
,
Hf.
-
'
Mart:,
Mote
lo
Have
Taken
Hrre
Similar
I
in
South
the
provincial
govern-
totnr
lo
lake
over
and
it
Milnidarlf
lU.TOI
K
1
il,E
OP
13,11
A
nPTAKUtt
HY
mjiVU
Thu
-unkr
Cenra.
AJp
t,
in
Marina
D
fatujx.
Ksrb:
;
.,
arci
by
F-r
r
h
'ilc
at
rxp.
a.
thr
r-
took
the
historic
Isle
of
Elba
fim
tic
G
rm..:
Ta,..
i
.
Uir
i
ia.d
w
.pre
Napoici,
urri
ia
exile.
Council
Passes
Resolution
Eliminating
$2
Voting
Fee
For
Wives
of
Householders
A
ri-silution,
t
lie
iffect
of
which
would
be
to
re-
jviw?
the
llritisli
Columbia
Municipal
Elections
Act
jto
jwrinit
the
wives
or
husband
of
property
or
poll
taxpayers
to
vote
in
municipal
elections
wunoui
having
to
pay
an
additional
$2,
will
be
presented
at
Dim
'itmnil
mnotl'lior
nf
tlio
Ifninn
fif
It
C.
Mliniritl.lH-
MANY
JAPS
ARE
KILLED
Put
Chinese
Admit
Thai
They
Hold
OKeiuive
to
North
of
Canton
...v.
r,
;,...,.
oii.fV
Kn
If
lo
FIGHT
IN
NORMANDY
Americans
I
oicetl
to
Withdraw
from
Salntlo-
IJiltuh
Keep
up
Adraner
near
Caen
CLTriHjtt
l-
inriiwiioTrDB
i,nmMl
FVI
ni.l..
.
.
u
.....
Z
Of
AIXIEU
EXPMIT10NARY
f
u
iTi
i1
FORCE.
July
18
9-
Alter
hatring
"jL''liMde
iow
advance
in
face
of
heavy
enemy
rejUUnct.
taking
three
towns,
the
American
were
CHUNGKING.
July
18
O-The
Ctilneae
announce
that
14XM0
Japanese
were
killed
In
fighting
for
the
Canton-Hankow
railway
Junction
of
Hengyane
nu.rt
rtt
munril
,
milted
that
the
Japanese
The
oropoaal.
drawn
up
by
a
between
June
23
and
July
14
Hengyang
U
still
In
Chinese
hands
despite
another
strons
ad
are
in
the
offcnalTe
In
Kwantung
Prorince
to
the
aouth
and
are
CANADIAN
CASUALTY
AGGREGATE
OTTAWA.
July
IS
(CP)
Canadian
Army
casualties
in
Canada
and
overseas
from
the
start
of
the
war
to
May
31
totalled
21,619,
the
Department
of
National
Defence
announces.
Deaths
numbered
6,731,
cur-lently
missing
130,
cunentlr
prisoners
of
war
or
Interned
3,629
and
wounded
19,837.
Sllir
IS
LAUNCIHII
,
MONTREAL.
July
18
-
The
launching
took
place
here
at
nofn
Saturday
of
the
tiist
of
a
hew
type
of
10,000-ton
freighter
to
be
built
in
Canada.
derhara.
he
was
more
inclined
to
caution.
"This
resolution
has
been
de
signed
with
the
Intent
ot
getting
It
made
law."
he
replied.
"If
It
went
too
far
It
would
be
thrown
out
by
Uie
municipalities
conference
before
it
even
reached
the
government
"
KEEPING
UP
Sik
BLOWS
Local
Reserve
To
Take
Over
Ammunition
Ship
is
Blown
To
Bits;
300
to
600
Killed
Allied
Alrrraft
in
widespread
Operations
Over
We'stern
Europe
r
Manning
Guns
With
a
view
to
assuming
cer
tain
responsibilities
In
regard
tinocAl
defences,
a
conn
Heavy
Robot
Attack
Upon
London
City
board
in
Edmonton
ipany
ifirWeRWfl
ttkehWO
ONE
OF
MOST
DISASTROUS
EXPLOSIONS
IN
HISTORY
OF
UNITED
STATES
AT
NAVY
POWDER
WORKS
NEAR
MARTINEZ
PORT
OF
CHICAGO,
Cal.,
July
18
(CP)
An
ammunition
ship
was
blown
to
bits
late
last
night
at
the
navy
ammunition
depot
here
in
a
tremendous
explosion
one
of
the
most
disastrous
in
United
States
history
killing
an
estimated
300
trumntr
tni
ia
a
tinitarf
i
.
t
i
i
-t
i
I
TL.
B,rr"'"
"
.
,TJ
"
oau
men
anu
injuring
nunareus
ui
uui.
i
that
least
200
to
250
men
and
ubn
"to
other
urgetaV
wt
two1
Navy
announced
at
points
on
the
Baltic
coast
ol
East
Prussia
today.
British
rnos-qultoe
.truck
again
at
Berlin
last
night
imhg
bomb
supply
dump
near
Whelms.
Lfftinday
tilght
the
Royal
Air
rprce
vtdura
a
synmeuc
mi
pknt
at
Hombcrg
in
the
Ruhr
vrtiile
Italy-bated
bombers
attacked
oil
refineries
at
Smer-
to
nirar
"ii
aire.
unlch.
Saarvrueken
and
ler
rital
German
targets
had
n
heUy
bombed
on
8un-
it
Regiment
will
take
up
special
training
at
the
forthoming
ar
nual
camp
at
Oordon
Head
near
Victoria,
the
training
to
continue
at
local
headquarters
here
following
the
return
from
the
camp.
Lieut.
O.
P-
Lyons
of
Prince
Rupert,
training
officer
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Artillery.
Is
being
detailed
to
the
camp
to
Institute
the
course.
lew
Intermittent
attacks.
There
were
casualties
and
damage,
ex-
j
tent
and
details
of
which
were
j
not
revealed.
Chairnian
Of
Mobilization
Board
Named
"ALL
Ar-iHORE'
IN
CAPTURE
OF
SARMf
LCI'
i
landing
craft,
lnfuntryi
reach
the
beach
ln
the
second
wave
of
the
invasion
of
Sarmt,
Dutch
New
Guinea.
Stretcher
bearers
arc
shown
going
down
the
ramps
and
plunging
through
tho
surf
in
the
amphibious
assault
which
resulted
ln
tho
capture
of
Wakde
Island
nnd
SarmI
important
for
their
strategic
air
strips
of
May
17
find
18.
nine
officers
were
determined
missing
and
pre
sumed
lost
so
far
in
addition
to
the
personnel
of
the.exiiloded
shiD.
A
second
ammunition
ship
was
Up
to
750
united
states
h;aTyw
badly
'dam
aged
and
four
small
boats
were
destroy-
bombers
attacked
river
bridges
heading
to
the
Normandy
front
ytnterday,
the
Bellort
railway
yards
In
eastern
France
and
a
C,i
No
civilian
dead
have
been
recorded
so
far
al
though
150
civilians
were
injured.
The
explosion
when
the
magazine
at
the
ammunition
depot
near
Martinez
blew
up
rocked
the
whole
north
central
coast
of
California.
It
was
felt
at
San
Francisco
35
miles
away
and
most
of
the
plate
glass
windows
in
Martinez
stores
were
blown
out.
With
the
sheriff
announcing
at
the
outset
that
there
were
heavy
casualties,
ambulances,
doctors,
nurses
and
first
aid
supplies
were
immediately
rushed
to
the
scene
of
the
disaster.
Two
ships
actually
exploded
alongside
the
loading
wharf
at
Port
Chicago
which
is
situated
far
within
'Frisco
Bay
northwest
of
San
Francisco.
One
of
the
ships
disappeared
entirely
as
did
an
oil
barge.
The
village,was
largely
destroyed.
The
whole
vicinity
was
a
scene
of
horror
today.
DUE
NEXT
ij
-
-jWeek's
Sdekeye
Appears
Early
Objective
of
Red
Army
In
Advance
Towards
East
Prussia
MOSCOW,
July
18
The
road
I
towards
East
Prussia
being
largely
cleared
as
a
result
of
the
Russian
capture
of
the
Nazi
stronghold
of
Grovno,
Kuanas
ln
Lithuania
Is
directly
threatened
by
the
crossing
of
the
Nle-man
river
by
the
Red
Army.
Indeed,
Kaunas
appears
to
be
doomed
as
the
Russians
close
ln
from
three
directions.
Further
to
the
south,
the
6o-
LONDOTI.
Julv
18
Many
ro-
vlet
forces
are
marcning
on
nis-
bot
benrbs
fell
on
London
again
torlc
Brest-LltovsK
in
roiana.
last
night
after
a
day
of
more
or
(being
now
only
14
miles
distant
Odds
Against
Being
Bomb-Hit
LONDON,
July
18
Lloyds
has
quoted
odds
on
the
probability
ot
any
certain
person
being
injured
by
flying
robot
bombs.
They
r
Wl
000
lo
one
azalnst.
The
EDMONTON.
Julv
18-Charles
..,,
as
h.
.,,
chairman
of
the
mobilization
I
missiles
continued
to
be
cata-
pulted
from
across
the
Channel
into
London,
causing
further
ramaltles
and
damage.
Spanish
Reports
Of
Navy
Shelling
Are
Discounted
liONDON.
July
18--Not
much
credenee
ii
given
in
official
cln
ti
.
here
to
reports
from
Madrid
that
Allied
warships
had
.shelled
the
coast
of
France
not
far
from
the
Spanish
frontiers.
Biarritz
and
Bayonnc
were
mentioned
Oo
points
which
had
been
shelled.
Bring
Back
Padlock
Law
QUEBEC.
July
13
In
an
election
.speech,
Former
Premier
Maurice
Duplessls
said
that.
If
the
Union
Nattonale
was
etectcd
to
office
in
the
forthcoming
provincial
election,
the
padlock
law
would
be
rc-enactcd
against
the
Communists
and
Tim
Buck,
leader
of
the
Labor-Progressive
party,
would
not
be
allowed
to
speak
In
the
province.
Catch
Lower
Sockeye
catches
by
Skeena
river
fishermen
dropped
an
av
erage
of
10
fLsh
per
boat
last
week
under
the
previous
week,
according
to
the
collector's
report.
Average
catch
per
boat
for
the
week
was
two
hundred
with
the
high
boat
bringing
ln
600
fish.
Reports
of
sockeye
catches
on
the
Naas
have
not
yet
arrived
but
they
were
said
unofficially
to
be
similar
to
those
on
the
Skeena.
Spring
salmon
averages
on
the
Skeena
are
unavailable
also,
due
to
the
fact
that
fishermen
did
not
concentrate
on
either
sockeye
or
springs,
but
fished
for
both
types
depending
on
the
weather.
The
spring
salmon
season
will
close
at
midnight,
July
21.
Purse
seining
for
humpback
salmon
opened
on
the
Naas
at
midnight
Sunday
but
to
date
catches
have
been
reported
light.
Officials
Of
Railway
Will
Visit
Rupert
W.
R.
Devenlsh
of
Winnipeg,
vice-president
of
Canadian
Na
tional
Railways
in
charge
of
western
lines,
wUl
arrive
ln
the
city
on
Thursday
night's
train
and
will
spend
the
remainder
of
the
week
here.
Other
officials
of
the
railway
to
visit
Prince
Rupert
this
week
wlU
Include
W.
T.
Moodle,
general
superintend
ent
for
British
Columbia
with
headquarters
ln
Vancouver,
C.
J.
Quantlc,
superintendent
of
motive
power.
Vancouver,
and
William
Stapleton,
general
pas
senger
agent,
Vancouver,
who
wiu
arrive
Wednesday
night.
CAMPAIGN
srCCBS
Many
Men
Go
Active
More
Than
Three
Hundred
NMRA's
go
"GS"
at
Prince
Rupert
Response
to
the
Army's
"O-
Active"
campaign
ln
the
Prince
Rupert
area
has
been
"extremely
gratifying,1'
an
army
spokesman
told
the
Dally
News
today.
Since
Uie
start
of
the
campaign.,
more
than
300
NRMA
soldiers
here
have
volunteered
for
active
service
and
put
up,
the
"OS"
badge,
he
revealed.
"Most
of
the
men
seem
to
fee)
that,
with
the
danger
ch
Invasion
on
this
coast
bilf
Vi
they
were
doing
t&U.vr
P
NRMA.
itvw,
however,
that
iL
danger
has
been
considerably
lessened
and
with
the
European
Invasion
now
in
the
spoUight,
they
realize
that
the
immediate
need
is
for
voluntary
reinforcements
on
that
front."
he
said.
The
campaign
Is
continuing,
and
each
NRMA
soldier
Is
being
Interviewed
to
give
him
an
op
portunity
of
going
active.
ADVANCING
OTANCONA
rousa
iToops
figure
in
tim
pstgn
on
East
of
Italian
Front
ROME,
July
18
XT
Polish
troops
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
have
advanced
two
to
three
miles
toward
the
port
of
Ancona
on
Italy's
Adriatic
coast.
Other
Eighth
Army
elements.
Including
Canadian
armor,
have
reached
the
Arno
river
on
a
broad
front,
storming
across
and
establishing
a
bridgehead.
On
the
centre
ol
the
front,
the
Allied
forces
ire
within
sight
of
Pisa
and
four
miles
from
Bulletins
MAY
LAND
ON
GUAM
United
States
warships
joined
aircraft
for
the
first
time
In
the
thirteenth
straight
day
ot
concentrated
attack
on
Guam
which
Indicated
there
may
be
a
landing
attempt.
PREMIER
TOJO
REMOVED
Premier
General
Tojo
has
been
removed
as
chief
of
general
Japanese
staff.
General
Munlzu
Is
his
successor.
GODBOUT
SHOUTED
DOWN
Premier
Godbout
was
shouted
down
when
he
attempted
to
address
an
open
air
rally
in
Quebec
City
last
night.
The
meeting
was
broken
up.
FLIES
BEAT
NAZIS
Three
German
prisoners
of
war
escaped
from
an
Ontario
camp
but
weie
driven
back
to
the
camp
by
flies.
MOSCOW
NAZI
MARCH
More
than
57,000
captured
German
soldiers
marched
through
streets
ot
Moscow
yesterday
enroute
to
eastern
Russia.
A
million
sullen
but
emotionless
Muscovites
watched
them.
More
Allied
Fliers
Are
Shot
to
Death
by
Nazis
LONDON,
July
18
(CP)
German
captors
have
shot
33
more
Allied
fliers,
Sir
James
Grigg,
Secretary
of
War,
told
the
House
of
Commons
today.
The
announcement
came
almost
a
month
after
Foreign
Secretary
Anthony
Eden's
announcement
that
50,
including
six
Canadians,
had
been
shot
after
a
mass
escape
from
Stalagluft
prison
camp.
There
was
no
immediate
indication
whether
other
than
British
airmen
were
involved
in
the
shooting
announced
today.
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