Weathei NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Tides KORTII COAST and QUIEN si ir r PROVir (Facltlc Standard Time) lO ..o.TTTES ITesn siruiJB Wednesday, November 8 CVvlth wind SB gales during decreasing evening. She irttrr.iin LIBR High I- 8:19 17.0 feet 20:12 16.1 feet v-errast, ""111, hpnvv "6 In afternoon. TOR Low ....;.... 1:10 7.0 feet 13:59 10.9 feet No. 201 Says Legion sriirrii li kliiiriiTAMrr U)ti vJlmlkal minAuuniun 3 . .An IIAI I I III A 11 if rill IrTAlrklT h mil u ra iiki rm iximrni ..... un 7 cries 01 K.H r.PIl. A. U. U. 1V1C- minister of hton, c new nal defence, last night he asked a Canadian Lc-. f rei njecting 10 SUpiWiO f voluntary enlistment ior n thp course 01 nis I K . . VJ' ----- .j -nnmnniMnn mere was and sustained applause the chairman had to call , minister saw nc am favoi giving men of tne Defence army civilian fituns for soldiers. Those Irl ho recalled nvi" " " lilt Ml.' . if flf. rii tn Irl mnn miilf! r tU.l- " 'driven" but they could n,.MnoH" nnri "IPfl. liW""" had aiways advocated the ..u ' nf vnlnntarv enllst- Gen McNaughton ac- 1 tru .fninnrartf rtniirv hU own, said McNaughton, in adopting It. Premier was following his advice. noDUlar in eight provinces. r . J ... 1- - .11 znion ICU11VU lv - .... ha nkn Vila rinMctnna nn taus of popularity. p mini: ll i nuin ikuy v. si lvv. hid made him favor the th; Canadian Army had .... 1 raised m any uuiu j th voluntary system It i-nt have been worwv 01 h; wa arranging Home hf--i .-vim? nhrnnrt for me 3rv nf-w npipnrn mimsLPr ar...unccd his program Jn :i l' nrmv rplnfnrpphlpnts . n . . 1 ai ixuuciuaiu fih 11 es move orthward 1 1 it 1 no ana Canadian, Polish and Am- i 11 1 rnnnii nuiMi 11 n t r t nil anven northward from 25 he Ai:if- mmt V)1H nil tlin nun i iuiu ww - .ick V4 VilV iUVUOv, luu 01 licrtogenbosch to tne except for two small pockets. disDatches Mondav told Allied presumably Canadian) nt IJUmi ..., 1 Jn north while meeting - iuic man wiii'ii itsisi.- hn A I . . t 1 "ti,uu unity is Ml'Ji"s hard pressure from Hurtgen Schmidt lere has hppn nn AHIpH mn- J v. nlt VILlillttll ttll- Jncement that the Allies have nnrt 1 .1. . . . auuume units again in mil- owiss ironiier mc PI- . r. . . oevenin Army con- im uiivp. canxiirinc liic -...ti i.iiiifi rnnnn nn imcTnT- uvicnces at uunKcrqus. Post .WAD nnTnrc? 1 r's rose twice as fast after e Armist.i "ng the First Great War. mm QUOTA RESULTS i for over ... -and the use of man-! pow ip'v minion In spealc- "i v ymawa command t& "t:hh Lesion. De dal &.'ll believes In voluft v V f service, he annoui, O tb a In the Home D -fe will be given a "y Jf . In the sp. -ted by hecklers am. Sisiastlc cheers, the G v said that the Home Defei soldiers will I be taken from civilian Jobs they have been elven to do: will re ceive army training free from the -abuse allegedly heaped on them by volunteers, and will be encouraged to assume the obligation for overseas service. This announcement Is Interesting In that It seemingly reverses a re-ccnV federal order-ln-counc!l providing that Home Defence men would be used In ever In creasing numbers in vital civ i Ulan industries. General McNaughton went on to say that men who have 16ng service overseas will be givci. leave and that some of these soldiers may be home for Christ mas. He said, too, that the troops overseas will have the assurance that Home Defence troops ill not be able to grab the best lobs before they return, even If this means delaying the demobillza .Hon of the draftees. ' When the defence minister re-asserted his faith In the voluntary system, cries of ''No, No" arose from the audience of veterans of the First World War; Before the General spoke, tne meetlnsr endorsed a statement by the Lezlon's dominion council I asking for conscription for over- j seas. ! The meeting wound up with three cheers for General McNaughton. j It--'. - : ANNIHILATING OF GERMANS Premier Joieph Stalin is Well Satisfied With War LONDON, Nov, 7 (fc Premier Joseph Stalin announced yesterday that 30 German divisions arc now cut off from East Prus sia In the Baltic States and are being annihilated. It was In this connection that Stalin said "Germany Is on the verge of catastrophe." He hailed the Invasion of France as a move enabling the Russians to drive the Nazis from Soviet soil. ARE BUYING MORE BONDS C.N.K. Employers Arc Well Ahead of Last Loan MONTREAL. Nov. 7 In the first two weeks of the Seventh Victory Loan campaign, employees of the Canadian National system exceeded their tota4 siihscrlotlons to the Sixth Loan hv more than half a million dol lars, according to latest reports. In the Sixth Loan they raised $9,127,150. Already iA the Sev enth Loan, with a week to go, they have subscribed 59,748,oao, an Increase of $620,900. Increases In the two weeks, as compared with the same period in the last loan, were 8.8 percent in the number of subscribers and 37.5 percent in the amount of bonds bought. Canadian National Railways employees contributed $9,295,500, TransCanada Air Lines $319,900, and National Railways Munitions $132,650. $725, $743,150 Chamber Valuabl Community Should Aid Its Member Olof Hanson Gives Advice Acknowledges Assistance A parliamentary representative can do much more effective work and achieve much better results when he has the energetic and active support of such bodies as chambers of com-merce in putting forward sound and constructive Ideas and occasionally sending delegations to the seat of government to as-Islst the member and strengthen his hand, Olof Hanson, M.P. for Skcena, told the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce last night. "I advise you to always co-operate with, advise and assist your member. The views and representations of a chamber of commerce always carry weight with the authorities, sometimes more weight than the member himself who Is ai ways there." Mr. Hanson said that one of the ereatest acts of assistance he had received at Ottawa had been when Ex-Mayor W. M. Watts had cone down to aid him in putting forward the city's representations. "Now we arc cettlne things settled," Mr. Han son remarked. Mr. Han-son also recalled how he and J. G. -Scott (grandfather of the present president of tne Chamber or Commerce) naa cone to Ottawa as a delegation In' 1928s toa pram ..f or - tne corw struction of an elevator ana against a move to take the dry dock away from Prince Rupert. The Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, Mr, Hanson said, had through the years done much to achieve things in the development of Prince Rupert and he urged that It keep jip the eood work. Mi:. Hanson pointed to the decision to build the new fishermen's floats here before the war ended as one matter In which representations of the Chamber of Commerce had borne fruit. The member for Skecna also emphasized the Importance of choosing parliamentary representatives who would co-oper ate with the Chamber of Commerce" so that we may hold what we have and get more. Mr. Hanson also stressed the necessity of the local commu nity helping . itself instead oi waiting for the governments to do everything. Tht Skeena member also mentioned the Canadian National Railways, urging -co -operation with the company which had established the port and was anxious to see It so ahead. "The Canadian National Railways have large plans for the fu ture." Mr. Hanson confided. "There is to be a lot of money spent in the country after the ; war and some of it will dc ncre In Prince Rupert." Mr. Hanson approved Thco Collarfs sug-upstlon for a new .hotel here. President Scott spoke appreciatively of the consistent good work which Mr Hanson had carried out as member of parliament for Skeena. OPPOSING U.S. PLAN British Not Satisfied with Amerl- ) can Proposals for Tost-war Aviation Control LONDON. Nov. 7 H The Bri tish delegation was far from en thusiastic Saturday about the American plan for International civil aviation authority put forward at the Chicago conference. British correspondents covering the conference said the plan la nnt satisfactory. The London Daily Mall said it Is believed the Commonweaitn delegations will vote en bloc against such a plan. , Labor Progressives Hear "WE CAN'T HAVE ROOSEVELT WAR NEWS PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1944 BUT WE CAN HAVE MICKLEBURGH" Democratic Victory in United States Hoped For Local C.C.F.Anti-unity Policy Lashed "I hope for a Roosevelt victory in the American presidential elections because I have six sons of my own" declared Alex Gillanders at last night's regular meeting of the Prince-Rupert Labor-Progressive Club. "If we witness the downfall of the great, principles which have brought the United Nations to gether, principles announced tuf- . , ' ' 4l . .... the whole world by Roosevelt. Churchill and Stalin at Teheran, then those boys of mine will be marching off to fight anoUier war which will not determine anything we cannot determine today," peace "We want results In Canada such as those-Roosevelt has been abl! to accomplish for the Unl 'while a waitress rose at the back of the clubrooms to say: "We 'can't vote for Roosevelt here but ;we can elect Bruce Mickleburgh who fights for the same polU ties." Bruce Mickleburgh, In sum- rr-u- nr,CM.niht ni4marlzine the discussion, ex- toolcJPresscd confidence that Roose-, rrtinn wprp tho featured lt wwM beat Dewey. The of discussion and one membe.ff after another took the floorHo express In ringing terms reasons! for feelinz the whole world would advance with a Rooscvelft victory. Mrs. aux ronoer a t:tatcd "I want to see Roosevelt rn-elccted because he stands for the unconditional surrender of Nazi Germany and Imperlalistu Japan." Jack Parker pointed out "while It Is war that Is employ ing the worKcrs at tne present time, under men like Rooseveh we can have Jobs for all In the tDlcndid work of the Political (Continued' from Page 1 City to Get Rat Catcher The city Is going to have a rat catcher. On recommendation of the health committee, the city council authorized the Union Board of Health to hire a man to assist the san-tary inspector in a rat suppression campaign, The man will be employed for the bal- kance of thefyear at a salary of $150 a month. Stalin Denounces Japan MOSCOW Speculation has been aroused by Marshal Stalin's speech in Moscow, yesterday in which he denounced Japan as art 'agrcssor nation. London and Washington observers consider it possible that Russia may offer some aid in the war against Japan after Germany is defeated. - Canadians Liberate Walcheren PARIS Canadian First Army .troops have captured the city of Middleburg on'Walcheren Island in the Dutch Schelde estuary. The attack on the city almost involved an amphibious assault landing over the flooded fields. Canadian-command British troops were rorcea to use boats and amphibious vehicles to cross the stretches of water surrounding the city. Canadian troops have also captuied Veere, thus completing the liberation of Walcheren. Japs. Lose More Warships PEARL HARBOR New Allied naval blows in the racnic have sent more Japanese warships onto the sunk-or-dam-aged lisC The. cngafwmcnt took placfe near Manila, and the attack was carried out by. carrier planes. The Japanese also lost neatly 200 aircraft in the fight. In the Philippines, meanwhile, the fight goes well for the Allies. Allied forces are advancing on the west coast port of Ormoc from two directions. The Japanese attempted three counter-attacks north of the port during the night, but all these attacks were thrown back. Superforts Over Tokyo LONDON The German radio says two superfortresses were sighted over Tokyo and eastern Japan today. No bombs were dropped. The broadcast quotes a Japanese report and there has been 'no Allied confirmation of such a flight. British Bombers Over Germany LONDON British bombers were over Germany last night, striking at Coblcnz, Gclscnklrchen and other objectives. Night fighters supported to sweeps. Four enemy aircraft were shot down. Fifteen R.A.F. bombers lauea to return. Poles Advance in Italy HOME Polish troops of the British Eighth Army in iiaiy have captured several Important hill features near Forll on the Adriatic and the villages of San Martlno and Marsignano. Closing in on Budapest MOSCOW Russian troops are today battling strongly-reinforced German troops in the outskirts, of the Hungarian capital or Budapest. At one point, Russian forces are within two miles south of the big German-held airdrome near the ' fringe of Budapest. Chaotic conditions arc said to exist in the city and refugees are fleeing the capital in increasing numbers. The Paris radio says Hungarian workers have gone on strike and have occupied an armament works in the capital. Meanwhile, Premier Stalin has issued an order of the day commemorating this twenty-seventh anniversary of the Russian revolution. The Russian leader declares that the Red Army and its western allies have taken up favorable positions for a decisive offensive against the vital centres of the Reich. Canucks Sink Big Nazi Ship . , AT A BRITISH PORT A large German merchant vessel was destroyed and an E-boat was set afire by a Canadian flotilla of motor torpedo boats In a ten-hour action off the Netherlands on November 1, it was announced today. The Canadians suffered only two casualties. Statement Is Up To The Premier Ralston Not Talking King on Air Tomorrow OTTAWA, Nov. 7 Col. J. L Ralston, former mlnlslter of na tional defence, would make' no statement last night In connec tion with his resignation from the cabinet last week. The res ponsibility for making a state- j ment on matters which led up to the resignation rested with. the Prime Minister, Col. Ralston said. He, however, believed that the public and the armed forces were entitled to Information, ' Prime Minister Mackenzie King will make a radio address tomorrow night and it Is believed he will deal with the matter of overseas reinforcements and the future of Ithe Home Defence Army. Speaking before a Montreal service club today, Col. Ralston ignored the cabinet crisis and the causes thereof but he spoke of difficulties facing the troops overseas. INDIANS AS SPOTTERS NEW DELHI, W;-Servlng with Allied fftrces on the Burma front- are the highly trained personnel' of the Indian Observer Corps' Un VinVi Mrto.flftVi' ff fVip tiVin apt. atf cnnl.fprc nf annrnnrh ted States," stated Harley Lewis, ; human race Is Chinese. lng enemy aircraft. . SAYS TROOPS ARE SHOCKED At General McNaughton Taking Sides with Anti-Conscription ists MONTREAL, Nov. T 0) The Montreal Gazette said Saturday in a dispatch from L. S. B. Shap iro, with the Canadian First Army In Holland, that the Canadians were shocked to hea. that General A. G. L. McNaugh ton "appears at least from this distance to have thrown his in fluence and popularity to the side of the antl-conscription- ists." Shapiro said that Col. J. L. Ralston's decision to make an Issue of the reinforcements situ ation In resigning as defenct, minister did not surprise the troops. Carnegie Library Idea Brought Up John Bulger bringing forward the idea, the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce last night rippided to eet In touch with 'the Carnegie Foundation to as certain what steps should oe taken towards having a Carne gie Library established here. The present understanding .Is that Carnegie builds libraries in a community but it Is up to the municipality to maintain them. In Favor Of Taxation Of Co-operatives The Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce, at last night's meeting, went on record , as favoring tho taxation of co-operatives, now exempt, for income tax purposes. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce will be asked for support. City Prepares to Buy Bus Service The city Is girding Itself to operate a bus service. Last night city council passed a recommendation of committee of the whole that counsel be employed to draft a by-law to authorize "the borrowing of $40,000 for the purchase, op eratlon and malntalnance of a bus service." RiillAfi nc DEM OBOL1ZING WOMEN OTTAWA Married women are to be demobilized from the Royal Canadian Air Force which does not need as many women as are now on strength. DARDANELLES CONFERENCE LONDON Great Britain, United States and Russia are conferring with Turkey in regard to the Dardanelles. Turkey is believed to be agreeable to their deraobolization. QUEEN'S FATHER DIES LONDON The Earl of Strathmore, 89, father of Queen Elizabeth, died today at his home in Forfarshire, Scotland. Lord Strathmore had been ill for about, a month. AIRMEN MISSING DUNCAN Search is under way for Leading Aircraftsman Les Heal who h missing in this district on a hunting trio. The Robertson River country is being combed. PRICE FIVK CENTS ROOSEVELT LANDSLIDE PREDICTED This is Forecast of Three Poll Prophets nf.w YORK" Nnv. 7 (CP Reoresentatives of Hallun Pnll mirl HrnsslfiV Poll, at a meeting today, predicted a probable electoral college f 1 landslide for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Anl, unprecedented early and heavy turnout swamped .j , polling places throughout the United States today, indicating a possioie ictuiu vuic of fifty millions. The first hours were orderly in spite of warm t .1 IaaIUiv Ko4nroAn enmo narMraTl? ft nmnnrHncr 'BVanlrHn T" T?!OSft- t m-r - - OUfrpV uM5 velt (62) on the one hand seek ing a fourth term, and Governor Thomas E. Dewey (42) on the other. Voters are electinz a Dresident. vice-president, 35 i senators. 432 representatives and 31 governors. Polls close as late as 8 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time in the West. The first result In the nation came from Vance County in Connecticut where a station gave all 1W 21 votes to A noil In Massachusetts later reported 89 for Roosevelt and 81 for .Dewey. Twenty-eight out of 2,700 precincts In Kansas gave Dewey 1, 400 and Roosevelt 1,100. Six persons have been ar rested on charges of Illegal reg- fi lstratlon. President Roosevelt voted at the old Town Hall at Hyde Park. Dewev voted In New York. P WHITE FOR . MOTRNING One, Chinese wear white for mourning. City Tops Bond Quota on Thirteenth Day Prince Rupert Goes Overt1 In Seventh Victory Loan' Prinpp Rtinert exceeded its $725,000 Victory Loam mmta W $18.7fn Inst rnVht.. TnHav's fiVure stands' at VI UUVM J T w7 ww ...... O .M ' ' . . . -r 1 5743,750 and, although Victory Loan (.canvassers go : about their jobs, feeling understandably proud, they;, Vinvo nn intonHnn nf rPsHnrr nn thpir laiirpls. "We ill- I. -i . . . ' .1 i 1 Ct L 1 Al ? tend to try ana go over ine lop Dy zirper ceni oy xne , SEAMAN KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY FALLING BUOY A 20-year-old naval seaman was accidentally . killed at a waterfront naval establish ment when a boom defence buoy weighing approximately five' tons fell from a derrick scow crane about 1 o'clock Monday afternoon striking him on the back of the head. An enquiry into the seaman's death is being held by naval authorities today. His name will be released when the next-of-kin have been VICTORY LOAN GOING AHEAD Increase of This Campaign Over Last is Being OTTAWA, Nov. 7 KB The Vic tory Loan campaign yesterday swung Into its third week after a two weeks' total of $901,895,-000 which was $42,000,000 ahead of the previous loan at the same stage. ena vi cue wcck w. u. unur bie, unit prganizerald this, ' morning. "We-are; going to. keep j f driving." . i?f The city Is well ahead of its standing at the same period of , , ine Bixin liOan. uorresponauis, day's sales were $24,000, and the" campaign total at the same date was $530,400.' , , ;j Mrs. Martha M. Gretsinger $ 50-Miss ' Marguerite MacLeod . 200 James Macauley ' 100 - Ola f us Eyolfson 300; G. Percy Tinker Mrs. D. M. Gerrard Mrs. Annette Hodgson Alexander Sinclair Mrs.. N. Cashmark W. Cashmark Francis W. Westaway Women of the Moose Nick Olsen D. McKenzie Frank Lock wood John Phlllpson William R. Graham Gus Lucas Mrs. Elizabeth Llewellyn Erllng Grlndstrand Paul, Johansen Ole Sandvlk Mrs. Marlon Rose Estate of A. Gray Parker 100 '2oa! Mrs. Mary A. Leslie '(Lejac) 100? ft John Kemp (Fort Fraser) 50 Mrs. Lily M. Wlllinton (Fort. Fraser) 5Q Mrs. Janet Kemn 51 Reports from all provinces i O-Crowe (Fort Frase.r) Gunnel Erlckson (Fort were encouraging wltn rural areas In particular showing increases. The , British Columbia and Yukon area had reached 87 per cent. Four more units have exceed ed quotas -- Granville-Hastings East In Vancouver. New West minster, North Vancouver and Dawson-Mayo. VENETIAN GONDOLAS The famous gondolas of Venice are flat-bottomed and about 30 feet long. Fraser) Clarence Goodacre (Smlthers) , 10C CHURCHILL GREETS STALIN , LONDON Prime Minister Churchill today sent a message of congratulation to Marshal Stalin on the occasion of the twenty-seventh anniversary of the founding of the. Soviet Republic. "I wish your j country and yourself all suc-f cess In peace as well as lng war," said Churchill's messi-fl: age.