it a Prince Rupert home with the fiad messaire cdbyfranK warne, well known official of wartim-nt of Fisheries here, that his elder son, Officer uuuoipn Warne, has been killed in overseas with the Royal Canadian Air Force. IK flit.- it; wno have no :.ve down. The i m about even- . y :) underground ;the terans n Decoration Hay U lalrvlew Cemeteiy Atlrrnoon and members !fc Order. DaughU-r., ifcp.: yesterday after- Minny sky and t r the verdant hills. -' Qi.' t resting ulacc fi meters of the rt ud es. wltli Mr. HIjn, a. standard bonr- f I' lUan Legion Wom- "IUIv Mr. A t r,.. ton .A larut. and a firing ------w 'viacd by an Ontario , ' In charge of 111 Webster. KWiino nnnr ' MlaiM. n ..- ... . B1nd Unrtor n..A ... nt. Tim I 1 . iH.r, ""K wearer lor tn.-i. ' nu where the full service ""around the soldiers' D. r o l Sill U U HIC iimir, commenced with ill ' 'owed by the Ml- hhifa. . "" of silence Jm j, 1 081 by Dug er hv 11 mini' UIl of n, Captain F. H. W0f manvulc- Ontario, n ;t ill, ZT artllly re- , cn was ot. -Z' ,ua ur ,,clP n ln firing of thre Kulodph. according to an offi cial message, lost his life only last Thursday and was burled on Saturday. There were no other details but It Is presumed that the casualty took place in connection with Invasion operations. Horn In Prince Rupert 20 years ago. Rudolph Warne was well known and popular local boy- He had lived In this city all his life and went through public and High schools .'irtrr.i wno opera Ira where he was a popular student. adur.nt the Oerman oc- Ue was employed for a time at i i: 4 :: -Fascist lead- ,the local shipyard before enltat-m:.-::. Ilaly who two Ing In January 10. 1913. He was iu 'a me caoinet rapid promotion to commit- I Bj I 'kUo. atoned rank and went overseas I4l0.tt.rcd when thcLlb-jon February 8 of this year. :!':. refused to 6ervc .having paid a brief visit at home on leave before leaving Canada, Rudolph was well known around the Daily News otflee, having been one of the deliv ery bow for several years. I I His numerous friends will be linnmn I shocked to learn that he has mi 1 1. ...... 1 : of duty, placed japanc5C de,troyc were ,unk i'lurs on each of,and a nflh was damaged last alule a mlllUry ursday by United SUtes :iie aPProPrU-f. bombers which thwarted a Jap 4 0! Ti,,- VantitiMl Armv. u' ulminaUns: mcl- f .:tn anH lmnrnulve - annual observance! timely In view '"! . stlrrlnn events 1 md World War. niro ut Fatrview. at- v i 150 Dersons. fol- of the veterans of the Empire l''tn Canadian Legion to the ccnoUuh Hilt ItnncA ornnnHc -th was dcDoslted 0- E Moore, rciicnt of Chanter. "In the ot Caiiuda and the Em- ;u;.v well done. The u' omr 50 slrnnir. under J"''ip of Vice-president cman, together with attempt to reinforce crumpling 'enemy positions in northweatcm New Guinea. Ten medium bombers attacked at mast height, sinking four des troyers by direct hits and damaging a fifth. Gloria Royal. Halibut Sales American II, 3,000, 15 and 13V&. Canadian Atll. 26,000, I8V4 and Storage. Cane Soencer. 14,000, 1BV t Joe di Mag t Coming Here 10W. and lOMi, Royal. n.C. Trailers, 19,000, I8V and 16. Pacific. Artie I, H.0O0. 1&V and 16ft, Takla O, 28,000, 18Vi and 10W. Royal. Five members of the Board ot Grain Commissioners of Canada were in the city briefly at the u-Mk.pnd. leavlnn on Saturday night for Vancouver. Tney were Chief Commissioner D. G. Mac-Kenzie, Commissioners D. A. MeQlbbbn. C. M. Hamilton ana George Scott and Secretary J. Rayncr. They were ncrc in connection with contemplated movement of grain through the local elevator. t t', The presenco of the United SUtes Army In Prince Rupert may bring Imnnrlfmt fldUrCS 111 the sporting world here thU -.. of r mosc hivu cohb coming 4 year. year. um. One " - . is Joe Dl Magglo KOMi; June 12 (CD Fifth Army troop have occupied MontcfNaeonc, important road Junction, and other columns are pushing alone the Italian west coast approaching Or bctelio, 71 mile northwest o Koine, Allied headquarters an nounced today. The Germans are in chaotic retreat. i:l k l t h Army columns are advancing up both sides of the Tiber Kiver near Ilajnor-egtflo, west of the river, and Rletl, east or the river. In the mountainous central hector, Aveitano and neighbor Ing villages were occupied. In the Adriatic sector all Hermans were cleared from the area reuth of the rescara Kiver and the import of Pes-cora captured. As the Nail rout continues. It was officially announced today that von Mackemen's army had been routed to the four winds. Is Fined $300 m 1 v 1 w vi oen cauea upon 10 pay oic u-; rnd smlltv of keening liquor I tawa am Wmln mm local Temperature Local Tides Che Tuesday, June 13 jjjximum 59 High 6:14 18.0 feet 19:29 J8.6 feet 40 Low 0:15 75 feet i 12:39 4.7 feet kZT NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Ijxxui, N" PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. MONDAY, JUNE 12, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS ARENTAN CAPTURED , BY ALLIES - fvfr fusion of EuroneClaiA W I - A. V- " A Lai Boy; Rudolph Warn M Pescara Is Captured L invasion of Europe has struck a poignant iA,liM sweeping Northward P INOW 12 Ivano? I aiiin premier. i) hu govern - Whole Italian Front With Nails in Chaotic Retreat Yanks Strike t Guam Island WAR NEWS WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12 IK A United States car- rlcr force struck Japanese positions on Guam Island, former naval base, and two nearby Wands In the Mart- ana group were also blasted by carrier planes. TROOPS WILL RECEIVE MAIL : OTTAWA, June 12 tT Post- i ; master - General Sir William jMulock announced In Commons that arrangements were made Canadians participating In the Invasion. I Other parliamentary activities j consisted of the third reading of a bill authorizing the provision of $10,594,000 for the Canadian National Railways, the I second reading of a bill, repre-, tenting the Naval service of Canada. Prime Minister Mackenzie King announced that a convention for the avoidance of double succession and estate taxation between Canada and the United Slates had been signed at Ot- I k. , preme sacrifice. The bereaved Iar i- carl Chmllewskl, of 14 , Labor Minister Humphrey Mlt ILtlL have tere aympathy. I Third Avenue East was lined ichell revealed that an intensive lyrHI I I Uealdea his father Rudolph U mnn or three months by Masts- survey of all Industries regard ALLIED FOOTHOLD STRONG On the seventh day following the Invasion landings, the established their foothold in Allies have now definitely France. Heavy fighllnir continues but Canadian, British and American forces are all making further advances in the face of growing enemy resistance. The Canadians arc reported to have advanced two more miles and taken two villages. The Uritish have repulsed strong Nail counter-attacks. The Americans have swung along another few miles and taken important Carentan. l was reported today the Allies had now Teninsula. Low lying lands driven half ay across Cherbourg In the Cherbourg district .have been flooded by the Germans in an effort to protect the city from Allied assault. The depth of water extends from a few Inches to seven feet, and even wheic It Is shallow the resulting mud Is effective in hampering the movement of Allied armor. General Montgomery has established his advance headquarters In France, it was announced today. The fact that the Allies have established air bases In France means that ground troops will get better air coverage than it was possible to give even at the height of the landing period. Spitfires and flying boats are operating from France at present, and transports have flown many wounded back to England. AIR ASSAULT RESUMED The Allies have icsumed their full scale aerial assault on northwest France, raids Saturday night and Sunday extending as far inland as Paris, two targets being singled out close to the city and two more within 90 miles. Five hundred Allied planes took part In the attacks. RUSSIANS MOVING Helsinki reports that the Russians have penetrated German-Finnish lines noith of Leningrad have been confirmed at Moscow. Berlin was struck for the third straight night. THE BATTLE OF ITALY The Allied Fifth Army has driven at least 0 miles north of Rome along the west coast of Italy, meeting little enemy resistance. The Eighth Army has met stiff opposition In the Tiber River area but has made progress. JAPS DRIVEN OUT The Chinese have raptured Lunying in Yunnan Province in their campaign to restore the Burma Road. The Japanese have fired Changsha, capital city of llonan Province. UPRISING IN FRANCE There are serious uprisings In southern France against the Nails and French quislings. Prefects of police, mayors and oilier collaborationists are reported to have been shot in three Important cities. There was a major coup at Belgrade near the Swiss border where a railway station was taken over. DcGAULLE IS BARRED There Is no confirmation here a report that General Charles DeGaulle had been denied a landing In France where the Allies arc proceeding with the Invasion. BERLIN IS BOMBED Berlin was under Allied bombing for the third straight last night as the new ulr offensive gained strength. Important Progress Is Being Made :'Tsar Of Heaven Suicide NEW WESTMINSTER, June 12 0 Louis Popoff, aged 4 5, member of the radical Sons of Freedom: Doukhobor sect and self- some time ago to get mall to (Stj led Tsar of Heaven, was found unrved by hU brother. Frankp- p. Vance hi "poilce court leas of priority would be begtm AIU'FORCE IN CHINA, June warne. siepmoiner, and step- at tnc week-end. He was brother. James Weir, and grand- repented by counsel, parents, Mr and Mrs. A. Hal-1 varson His mother pa&scd away several years ago. SINK FOUR JAP SHIPS inc the First Oreat, t if n iipnmtmmR " mrmory of their nf.n. ti.. in rtpir not 1 In a search tor men to fill man power needs. On Whole of Invasion Front Under Greatest Aerial hanging in a penitentiary ceil Saturday, his body suspended irom a venuiator gnu. ' Popoff Is believed to have used '.leather shoe laces for a noose. The dead man had attracted attention around Nelson by speeches and a crown ot oranges, being finally sentenced to penitentiary for a solo nude par ade. i- FIGHT IN CHANGSHA itrinni'inTrns ntc vs. lz (CP) The Japanese are reported to have opened a northward offensive along the Hankow-Canton Railway synchronized with the present southward drive in the Chang-sha sector. The enemy push north from the coast, combined with the ground battle for Changsha, brings the Chinese war to the greatest pitch since 1938. CHUNGKING, June 12 O, Fighting Is raging In the outer defences of Changsha and the was encircled were contained tonight In a communique of the Chinese High Command which announced that the Japanese ' were assaulting the Hunan Province capital from all directions. The enemy has seized the Chinese stronghold of Slangyin, 30 miles northwest of Changsha and west ot the Canton-Hankow railway. Henry Smith Buried Today Paying final tribute to the late Henry Smith, a large number of his comrades of the Canadian Legion, and other friends gathered at the Salvation Army Citadel at 2:30 this afternoon to attend his funeral. The Very Rev. J. B. Gibson, Dean of St. Andrew's Cathedral, and Adjutant E. A Brunsdon officiated at the service. Deceased was a veteran of the Imperial Suffolk Regiment, and saw service In India. The congregation Joined in singing the hymns '"Lead Kind ly Light" and "Rock of Ages." Mrs. J. C. Gllker was organist. Interment took place with Canadian Legion ceremony In the veterans' plot at Falrvlew Cemetery. The Last Post was sounded by Bugler W. J. Ranee. Pallbearers were George Holmes, Ben Johnston, Howard Hill, Jack Unwln, Charles Barker, and W. J. Raymond. Mrs. It. O. Birch left this morning for Stewart to spend the coming week with her husband who has been relieving there as manager ot the Bank of Montreal for H, E Woodford who has been taking a vacation I Late Notes I t Of Invasion 4 MOST SATISFACTORY The situation on the invasion beachheads In France was officially described in London today as being "a little better than satisfactory." 18 MILES INLAND The Allied forces have penetrated to a depth as much as. 18 miles on a 60-mile front and are 12 miles from Cherbourg at the nearest point, point. There is a powerful encircling movement around Caen. PARIS LINE CUT By taking Carentan, the Allies have cut the railway line from Cherbourg to Paris and important highway WEATHER IS FAIR A period of fair weather over the Channel may now be ex-said today. Skies are fair, visibility is good and a light wind is blowing " " lO.MO AHt SOUTLES Allied planes made 10,000 sorties over France today. Transport lines and specific targets are being attacked. FIND BODY IN HARBOR May Have Been That of John Lawlor Young Boy Discovered It Japanese are tightening an arc' The body of an elderly man, about the Hunan province city. I believed to be that of John Law-Indications that Changsha i ler. 80-year-old pensioner, was found in the water along the west side of the entrance to the Salt Lakes on Sunday afternoon by nine year old Peter Good, who communicated the discovery to Dr. L. W. Kergln, who was spending the afternoon across the harbor. Dr. Kergln came back In nis boat ana passed the information on to the B.C. Police. It Is believed that the body may have been In the water as long as ten days. Up to this morning the body had not been Identified as that of Lawler, but the cabin which the elderly pensioner occupied a snort distance away on me north shore was, empty and his dog showed signs of having been unfed for some time. No papers were found on the body which was brought back to the city late yesterday afternoon. Baseball Scores SUNDAY National League St. Louis 3-4, Cincinnati 1-1. Pittsburgh 0-0, Chicago 5-1. Boston 4-8, Brooklyn 5-5. Philadelphia 5-5, New York 6-6. American League New York 1-1, Boston 2-4. Washington 1-5, Philadelphia 6-6. Detroit 2-1. Chicago 4-0. Cleveland 13-2, St. Louis 1-4. SATURDAY National League St. Louis 18, Cincinnati 0. Chicago 4, Pittsburgh 9. Phlledelphla at New York postponed. Boston at Brooklyn postponed. American League All three games scheduled postponed. Pleading guilty to a charge of vagrancy. Patrick John Taylor was tmcd $25 m police cuur'. Bl ows Full-fledged Assault Being Made on Caen, Nazi Sources Declare Heavy Landings Still Being Made SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF TH ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 12 (CP) The Americans captured Carentan, stronghold in the centre of the narrow neck of Cherbourg Peninsula, the German High Command conceded today. British-Canadian forces have battered nine miles east of Caen, threatening encirclement of that eastern hinge of the Normandy batUefrant. One American spearhead is 14 miles southeast of Cherbourg. Berlin said that Allied seaborne forces were being pour ed ashore at St. Vaast la i Ifogue, 15 miles east of Cher-1 bourR. I Thfi Germans said that Carentan was evacuated to continue a stand on ground less exposed in Allied naval guns. The Nazis have mounted the fiercest armored counter-at- attacks in the Caen sector. Ber- j lln said that major Allied forces were concentrating for a full-fledged assault on Caen. In the centre of the 50-mlle front the Americans are advan cing toward SalnUo, communications hub 20 miles Inland. too to 4ou,uuo Amea troops already have been pourned Into the bridgehead and these represent only one-third of the assault forces poised In Britain to hammer home attacks aglnst the continent. Official Allied reports say only British - Canadian formations are holding their own satisfactorily In the bitterly-contested Caen sector but field dispatches say that General Montgomery has mounted a powerful encircling sweep with the Allies driving ahead on both flanks around the town. The Invasion beachhead Is now regarded as secure and progress inland along the whole front, now roughly 55 Ing 18 miles Inland. American bombers pumped a steady hail of bombs and lead in German defences today in the greatest aerial blow to date supporting the French invasion. Flying in fine weather, the Allied air forces by noon had run up more sorties than all day Sunday, when 7,000 planes slammed the Germans, after a night in which the Royal Air Force Force pounded four key rail and the Royal Canadian Air centres in France. Squadrons of Royal Air Force fighters were attacking specific targets today on calls from ground units, Indicating newly-cstabllshed air bases on French soil were clicking. Son of Local People Is In Thick Of It Lance Corporal Ernest Fltz-patrlck ot Trail, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Fitzpatrlck ot this city, was among Canadian engineers attached to tank regi ments In Italy which took part In the breaching ot the Gustav Line in Italy. "With a battle raging dead ahead of them," writes Doug How, Canadian Press Correspondent, they broke down dltche that were natural tank obstacles, threw up bridges and prepared the way for Canadian armor that was rolling to the front. Bis Drive On Finnish Mannerheim Line Been Smashed With Strong Advance on Karelian Isth- MOSCOW. June 12 O) Launching a major offensive to knock Finland out of the war and isolate 200,000 Nazi troops In Northern Finland, the Russians rolled forward today along the Garellan Isthmus above Leningrad after cracking the main Fin- tnufo .i deljence junerheim Line along, a 25-mlle front between Lake Ladoga and the Gulf of Finland. The Russians today were reported to be only 48 miles from Vlipuri with the Nazis in full flight. DRIVE JAPS FROM INDIA KANDY, June 12 Ot Allied troops have captured the northern end of Myltkylna air field in North Burma and British troops, trying to chase the Japanese out of India, have driven miles fourteen miles southward down wide, Is viewed officially today the Kohima road toward Impahl. with "sober satisfaction." 'Allied headauarters announced The Americans have captured (yesterday, the whole forest of Cerisy, drlv- The Allies have advanced on all major sectors of the India- Burma front, occupying several villages and routing the enemy near Kamalng following the seizing ot the part ot the Mylt kylna air field. The pursuit of the Japanese south from Kohima continued today. Were Tagging for Gyro Playgrounds To raise funds to assist the Prince Rupert Gyro Club In Us supervised playground activities, many youngsters were taggln? on the city streets Saturday, under the direction of W. F. Stone. Realizing the good cause, accorded a generous response to the canvass and approximately 8,500 was realized. The taggers were Dick Smith, Dick Edgar, Dorothy Edgar, Max-lne Morse, Donalda Olll, Shirley Foltz, Ann Petroff, Donna Pet-roff, Edna Gardiner, Ann Pav-Ich, Ronald Rothwell, Donald Prendegast, Madeleine Young- man, Gloria Sawka, Ernie Elliott. Nancy Hill, Diana Gllker. Dorothy Hutchison, Lorraine Branch, Norma McDonald, Mar garet Johnson, Melvln Oaulsen, Dorothy Johnson, Ruth Kerche-son, Helen Hlbbard, M. Shen- ton, Elna Valderhaug. Mary Strachan, Irene Hanson, Joan Moser, Dick Ormlston, Alfred Blackaby, Dolores Lynea and Al- vln Oden. In police court this mornlnj? Leonard Braun was fined 123, or severi days, on a charge ot drunkeneu,