-ecera verseas rvice uestion to I , 11 it. aIUT a r .. ... t.. il.. P-lflfln wilt ..... HIV v- H'll Jtl nith partial dcmobiliza- aucr u j . - firl-lri.firvl.nlll" u ' ------ . . f f i -1 1 a -i tiTinnnr. oday. . . , T . I .. , believed in Ottawa that de;i:ions have been made r in, tnt sittings of the federal ... i U,. Tlrln. . r v aniiuuiiLL'iuuiiL mini; r Krf of fnrthrr Can.i- partlcipatlon in the war fcr a partial demoblllza-cwln; the defeat of Ger-. We.i-informed sources Farce and a division of ia the Pacific on a volun. Thi. would come after ,.i Carada and would carry AAl ill ill ' 1)111 it II LII1L13I1 Ot -wa newspaper, the 13 Jiun;al, reports thaw sbbc discussions have that hs cabinet crisis had frcnru MJ TI 111 fiLiiri .ill Liir- :a b :cnd the home de-armv t: t the hattlef fonts or r. ttiet ministers assembled day in their sixth session . art Tursdav and the busi- under discussion is under-1 to have rariged from fur-1 Canadian participation in! ar against Japan to nomt problems. A partial de-! izatlon following the defeat j ermany seems to be gencr-: expected formed sources believed that Que len of whether mci. i lot compulsory military m had been examined and Won: c?emed that the ool- r .n . . . voluntary basis would rc-unchanged. "rmobiliie t. r. . .. . . P C M T n 1 1 - 1 1 l i 1 - army be Gradually de nized, ending the expense of maintenance now that the ..Pr fil Pin. u.l 1 1 ,1 PCd, has hppn pvamlnprl 'm jus recent meet" one authority said that the e defence armv. comnrlsed "en rallori fnr nnwnnlcnrv Ihi 1 . . . . . "aiiung wno am not nicer for overseas service, kept under arms mainly be-e of the danger of Japanese "om the west. It has b(,tn proposed that home soldiers might well be fnd to .lirrlpiiltiirn nnrf "iuuatiiua wiiciw 0Uld be avnilahlo If fgency developed. i . Marl 1 fl iu rveport, oentencea falling to report to an ""'c service camp for ered to do so under the'mlll- ,call-up. Allen Slcmans. a. - i me Jehovah's w . Scct, was fined .t.in wihh f WVeil HSV' ltvir.r(n- r l . . - ' City DO Irn Pniirt vo. "rnoon by Magistrate ' Vance, Slemans win l"e time instead of pay- the ' on completion r tn .u ' wiU be landed ry "'ctautHorltles for de- 1 "-uulcay a-rrK Pirt nlti-no(i w i Cafe Considering Important Problems $160;000, Bulled, rrv NEW Y.M.C.A. J CENTRE MAY BE READY FOR L AiiTMAS USE (By JACK McLEOD) ! Joe Serviceman and his girl friend may be able ' enjoy their Christmas dance in the new Y.M.C.A. war services centre now under construction at Sec-, ond ave. and McBride st. if predictions advanced to j the Daily News by the building contractors are borne i out. According to E. J. Lefortunc, construction! ANTHONY EDEN NOW IN ROME ROME, Nov. 1 0; -It Is no. disclosed that British Foreign . - Rome on Monday, and is now visiting Oeneral Sir Harold Alex ander at the front. Previously Mr. Eden paid visits to Athens and Cairo on his return trip from fhe Moscow conferences. OTTO TO ARCHDUKE L O N I) O N The London Daily Mall says that Archduke Otto, pretender to the throne of Austria, has left New York for Europe by plane. WAR supervisor for the A. E. Farley, Construction Company, Ottawa, contractors for the new building, It ought to be ready for occupancy by the middle of December. . "That Is from the construction standpoint, of course," he add- 1 schelde estuary and are assaulted. "We have nothing to done the last Nazi eun positions with tne furnishing. However, a (Continued on Page Two) QUADRUPLETS BORN PHILADELPHIA Quadruplets, three girls and a boy, we're born today to Mrs. Joseph Shermlnello, aged 30, who is doing well. The babies weighed between 3 and 2V pounds each. NEWS t Salonika. Cologne Pounded Again LONDON-Bomb-scarred Cologne received another It.A.F pounding last night. The Mosquito attack brought to eighteen the numbenof aerial assaults carried out in October against the Herman stronghold. The city lies twenty miles behind the Western Front. British In Salonika ROME British patrols In Greece have reached the Important poet city of Salonika. Earlier reports told of British and Gieek troops within seven miles of the Yugoslav border. The Germans hare evacuated .... Mopping Up Antwerp LONDON The Canadian First Army continues tnc cusny job of mopping up the last German strongholds blocking the port of Antwerp. Today's reports say the Germans are fighting fiercely on the causeway linking south Beveland and Walcheren Islands in the Schelde Estuary. The line of the river mark has been reached and crossings have been made due north of Oudenbosch on the main road to Dordccht. Allied forces have i cached the Meause River and have taken three more villages. , Improve Italian Bridgehead ROME British Eighth Army troops fighting In Italy have improved their brideghead across the Ronco River south of the vital enemy stronghold of Fotll, and today's communique says the Germans have been cleared from a town on the west bank of the river. FotII Is on the lateral road between Bologna and Ribinl. Russians Nearirig Budapest MOSCOW Russian troops are within forty-three miles of the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Street fighting is meantime reported to' be going on in the large Hungarian city of Kecskemet. Two hundred Hungarian villages and towns have been swept up in the newest Russian advances, and more than four thousand German and Hungarian troops have been taken prisoner. Battle of Philippines MacARTIIUR'S HEADQUARTERS A bailie secerns to be north coast village of Carigara shaping up for the important on the island of Leyte in the Philippines. Two Allied columns are closing in on the town and enemy reinforcements arc, being thrown into the sector. Allied troops have cleared the rest of Leyte Valley of organized resistance. Tokyo puts out the teport this morning that Japanese assault troops have landed on the north coast of Pcleliu. This is an island In which has been conquered by Allied the southern Palau group . . a A h 1 Imp Aid forces. The Palau Islands are about live numirru of tlie Philippines. Bolstering Up Chinese WASHINGTON It is disclosed that President Roosevelt has been; making an attempt to strengthen the Chinese i war effort under the leadership of Generalissimo Chiang' Kal Snek. Mr. Roosevelt has revealed that Major Genral Patrick Hurley, his Special Envoy, is still In China. It is understood that Hurley was originally sent to China to step up the war effoit there and to get Chiang to co-operate with the Chinese Communists. It is pointed out that since Hurley Is still in China, he may have achieved a certain measure of success. Petsamo All Liberated MOSCOW Announcement was made in an order of the day by Marshal Stalin today that the entire Petsamo area of Finland had been liberated from the Nazi grip. Japs Menace Kweilin CHUNGKING Kweilin Is further menaced by the Japanese who have crossed a final natural barrier river and entered the suburbs of the city. Enemy Ships Sunk LONDON First I-ord of Admiralty A. V. Alexander said today that 31 enemy warships and transports and forty smaller craft had been sunk off Greece In six weeks. Most of theni were carrying German troops. PROVINCIAL feather Forecast NORTHERN AND C SNT$ff(TIS H COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER . Tomorrows Tides COAST AND QUEEN SlOTTES-' vnnTH Overcast, light (Pacific Standard Time) ,Zmittent rain. Cloudy, seated She Thursday, November 2 showers Thursday. Mild, High 2:18 21.9 feet nt much change in temperature. 14:15 23.2 feet Jight to moderate winds. Low 8:15 5.0 feet 20:51 0.9 feet No. 256 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENT3 ;-f :. UIVJW n KAIUbU BY AMbR CAN FORTRESSES Canadians Land Go Ashore On Another I- ! Dutch Isle Arc Assaulting Last Nazi Gun Positions Blocking Port of Antwerp LONDON, Nov. 1 0 Allied amphibious forces' have landed on the south shore of Wal-cheren Island in the Dutch blocking the sea lane to Antwerp, a German communique said today. The German radio said the landing was made by British and Canadian forces with numerous assault barges and amphibious tanks. j A late dispatch just in from (Canadian Press war correspon dent Ross Munro says the Can adians have gained a foothold on Telsland on the Island of Walcheren. Meanwhile to the east Canadians fought t. across a narrow causeway to Walcheren from conquered South Beveland Island. Front dispatches said the Canadians were still some yards short of actually fight ing on to Walcheren. South of tne Meuse Rlv'er the4 First Canadian and Second British Armies struggled, through khee-deeprhud' In 'pursuit of Germans escaping over the river behind a screen of stubborn rearguard actions. All field dispatches indicated that the Germans had generally succeeded in escaping the Allied trap. . On American sectors' , of .the western front activity, l&i con-, fined to local actions. . STAY WITH CHURCHILL Indications that Commons Will Approve Extension of its Life LONDON, Nov. 1 Oi There art Immediate indications that the Commons "Will string along with Churchill In approving retention of the nine-year old coalition government until victory l achieved. Arthur Greenwpod, prominent In labor Party councils, endors ed the extension of the prolong' atlon of Parliament for a year but he served notice that tht-Churchill government would not be free from controversy In coming months. Greenwood said that Labor would oppose extension of the coalition government until Japan is defeated. He argued it would be against the nationa. Interest to prolong Parliament I until Japan is defeated. RONCO RIVER BRIDGEHEAD i IS ENLARGED ROME, Nov. 1 O" Allied head' quarters announce that Indian rorccs of the Britisn Eigntn Army quickly consolidated and extended to depth of half a mile a bridgehead which they estab- llshed across the Bronco rivt. south of the Bologna Highway. Less than five miles to the southwest Poles who captured the mountain town of Predapplo two days ago, ran into strong German positions at Camlnao in the' hills in the direction ol Forll. Elsewhere on the Italian front activities since Monday have been largely limited to patrol actions. C. L. Youngman returned this morning from a business trip to, Vancouver. CABINET RESIGNS ROME The Rumanian cabinet is reported to have resigned and a Rome radio report says King Michael has already accepted the resignation of the Rumanian cabinet. Moscow reports meantime say that the cabinet has been opposed by the Rumanian national peasant's party, which has demanded that Rumania be converted to a democratic workers' state. $1,300,000,000 OTTAWA The Seventh Victory Loan aimed at a minimum objective of $1,300,000,000 is nearing the hallway mark of the three week campaign. Official returns up to Monday night totalled mo're than $501,000,000, while Tuesday's sales were expected to raise this figure to around $575,000,-000. The armed services hope to go over their $10,800,000 objective today. NO MORE BONDS -LONDON i The British Chancellor of the 'Exchequer, Sir i John Anderson,' has an-nounced'in theJIouse of Commons, that the sale of national war bonds will be discontinued in Britain after No vember 6. Sir John said that, slart'ne mbtr 1, new security win De on on saic. c .4 'said . that the total national Kdebt at Septembers?! ia ,api proximately 21,200,000, an increase of neaily 13 billion, dollars since the beginning of the war. SHIPS FOR PACIFIC OTTAWA At least 87 ships now being built In Canadian, yards are likely to see action in the Pacific. A munitions department spokesman in Ottawa says that 21 maintenance vessels, 50 transport vessels and 16 coastal cargo ships now are under construction. The maintenance craft arc expect ed to cost at least $2,000,000 each. They are the floating workshops that Prime Minister Church jll referred to in the British House of Commons recently. VICTORIA LAUNCHING . VICTORIA Another 10,000-ton freighter Montebbclo Park was launched at the Victoria Machinery Depot. CANADIANS BUY MORE THIS TIME Purchases to Date Are Showng Im provement Over Those of Last Loan OTTAWA, Nov. 1 Grouna lost In the last three days of the first week of Victory Loan sell- lng was regained by accumulated week-end results as Canadians purchased $12,585,500 worth, loan headquarters announced toda4 The cumulative total had reach- ed $501,469,750 as compared wun $481,244,050 at the same time In j the Sixth Loan. Quebec Province, as a whole, j is making an improved showing, Wlth sales of $19,512,100 In the ! last 24 hours, It was within 30.38 percent of its goal, a total of $11390'J450 having been purchased. British Columbia reports the following percentages based on Individual sales: New Westminster 56.78 Vancouver 54.84 Victoria 45.32 Local Temperature Maximum 57 Minimum 47 SETTING BOND RECORDS WITH THE R.C.A.F. IN INDIA R.C.A.F. transport squadrons now in India are getting to be old hands at setting records. First of al they set a precedent by moving from Britain to India entirely by air. Now they're setting records in the purchase of Victory Bonds. Within a few days of their arrival at an Indian air base, the Canadian airmen had subscribed more than $10,000 to the Seventh Victory Loan. BOY IS KILLED VANCOUVER John Slater, . 15, was killed in an automobile ciash on the highway near Langley Prairie in the Fraser Valley. TUBERCULOSIS TENSIONS VICTORIA Tensions for persons suffering from tuberculosis in British Columbia are being consideted. EXTLOSION IN TARIS TARIS A series of explosions occurred today in a Paris suburb where. General DeGaulle hail spoken just previously. LONDON DEMONSTRATION i LONDON One thousand aircraft factoiy workers who had been laid off demonstrated today, demanding work instead ot the dole. jr CA MINET INT'' SESSION " OTTAWA The federal cabinet discussions in Ottawa are continuing this week. It is reliably reported that the ministers have been discussing the status of the home defence army. However, there is no indication of a change in the policy which provides that overseas service shall be on a voluntary basis. TACIFIC AIR SURVEY SYDNEY, Australia An air survey of the South Pacific wili be made for the Royal Air Force Transport Command. It will be conducted by Captain P. G. Taylor, former collaborator of the late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith, who pioneered Pacific routes from the United States to Australia. Captain Taylor has arrived at Syd ney in a Catalina flying bpat, which he flew from Canada., Jap Plane Loss High Last Two Months Has Been Bad For Nips, Nimitz'State-ment Shows PEARL HARBOR, Nov. 1 0. American Navy fliers, paced by the pilot who downed nine enemy planes on 'one mission to Manila, destroyed from 2,594 to j 2,846 Japanese planes during two months in which the Americans invaded Palau and the Philippines and the Navy crushed the Japanese Imperial Fleet, Admiral Chester W. Nlmltz, in reviewing the enemy air losses in September and Octoberi said the ratio was better than eight or nine to one in favor of the American filers. Customs Receipts $50,000 in October I Customs receipts for the' month of October at the port of Prince Rupert totalled 50,- j 938.46, bringing receipts for the ; year to date to $475,787.15. Income for the same month last year was $43,964.80 and the ten- . I month total was $665,469.04. First Attack Years on Jap Reports Are Only Advice of Bombing c nri'i 4 tt in Two Capital- Conflicting So Far Is From Enemy ;.. r i; -t'il parently from a new base In the , ouurces unicn ire unanimous in ivecuruing visu - SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1 (CP) Superfortress- kl es bombed Tokyo today in the first American raid ; r on the Japanese capital in more than two years, an j unconfirmed Tokyo radio report indicated. Yoko- -: hama was also bombed. In a"series of conflicting re- ' $ ports, Tokyo radio said that one superfortress, ap- COMMAND IS REORGANIZED WASHINGTON, D.O., Noy 1 0) Withdrawal of General Joseph Stilwell from the triple command in Asia apparently means a clean break-up of the fronts against Japan into British, Chinese and American theatres. .American Election at-4 ... . a. ..... . . capital dui leit "wunoui temDtincr attacks.'' Another re- port said that, several four-en- gined planes were over the city ' and that at least one piano raided a factory district, throwing workers into confusion. Reports all agreed that an enemy plane or planes were over the Tokyo area today. PARTY POLICIES NOT FAR APART IN UNITED STATES VOTE BATTLE Roosevelt, Presidential Candidate for Fourth Term, Seeks to Complete 16 Years At the White House By C. R. BLACKBURN (Canadian Press Staff Vrlter) WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 (CP) Choice of the Ameriean people for their i i i 1 it next president, which will j i m l 1 1 L'J be expressed at tne pons next iuesaay lies largely between personalities rather than policies party ambitions rather than party programs. President1 Itoosevelt,; . in tne wnue House, ana uover- nor Thomas E. Dewey of New York, his Republican opponent. are not far apart in their expressed plans- fori the future of the United States people. The campaign fboils down tor b' desire on the past of the Democratic president, and his party' to retain office another four' years, and a similar desire on 'the part of Governor Dewey and his sup porters to attain office. Tha t is not an uncommon is sue m political campaigns mn this year it has the tremendous significance that Roosevelt and his party have held office for an unprecedented period. It was a dramatic break with tradition when President Roosb velt was re-elected for a third term in 1940 when the anti-third term argument was the main campaign theme ofhe Republi-J &&kf MndeV 'the - tlate WerJaeflM Willkle, and the great majority of American newspapers opposed the president's re-election. " If there was a good argument against ithird term, Repub licans now claim It Is much stronger when the president seeks a fourth term which would mean 16 years of what they claim Is a "one-man" govern ment which' threatens to take on the semblance of a dictatorship. Many other arguments have entered, into the campaign but none of them Indicate that thare is any substantial difference in the major programs of the two parties for the conduct of public affairs at home and abroad. Dewey's Charges Are Widespread ; . Gdverhor Dewey hay taade bitter, strongly-worded 'charges all over ;the country and'bn the air of presidential bungling, extravagance, bureaucracy in Washington, dalliance with Communists and communistic groups, catering to pressure groups, sec- : candidate oc fcm?th teria PR. RUPERT IS LEADING Shows Way to all Western Region in Victory Loan Sales WINNIPEG, Nov. lr-in the competition for the bevenlsh Cup, emblematic of the Jeadlnj, division In the purchase of Victory Bonds In the western region, Prince Rupert Dry Dock is at the top of the list with the Lakehead division, present holder of the trophy, second and Calgary third. ret personal diplomacy on tht fi: part of the president, and plain it Inefficiency in office. . , I But all this was to be expect- : h ed as natural, legitimate strategy .; of a political leader seeking- to ''f defeat his opponent. i'' On the great Issues of war and peace., care of the fighting forces, restoration of foreign and domestic trade, removal of war time restrictions on business and private enterprise, and raising tho social and economic levels of all races and classes In the'country, there are no differences except, perhaps, in the extent and ve hemence of the nromises. President Roosevelt will be 63 1 years old next January. Dewey la 42. The president has been crippled by an Infantile paralysis attack for more than 20 years, making it impossible for him to walk or stand without leg braces and assistance. He has been harassed and worn during the past 12 years by the staggering problems created first by the world depression, then the in eyltabllltyof war, and finally by the entry of the United States, unprepared, Into the greatest war in all history. Those years have left theli (Continued on Page 6) quota j $725,000 RESULTS j .$506,550 Slii'SSiSiiiiS&S!;!! Lit. j I I i I ;.l I I ,1 i 1