lather
Forecast
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrows
Tides
mAST
Light
to
mod.
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
RTH
-iirtv.
cool
with
scatter-
enoviN
Tuesday,
October
17,
1914
rin
portion
uuiuiig
High
.
1:16
20.1
feet
iart
cloudy
late
wwim
IBRA
13:20
21.1
feet
'to
mod.
winds
Low
7:21
5.4
feet
ih
In
afternoon.
OR
I
19:45
4.2
feet
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
MONDAY,
OCTOBER
16,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
p
azi
Strength
Crumbling
In
Balkans
gary
A
Ll
r
unur
rv
J
n
DIU
Oct
16
Oi
Hungar.,
j
,ntn
nnlltlcal
ehans
nt
liortny
s
unsutceso-
pcatc
eclipse-
at
least
on
..JU
K.r
q
it
mil
n
.....
.H1.nFhn(1
Inn
the
Hungarians
were
mnne
themselves
m
against
me
mvaums
Kcports
via
Stockholm
that
Hungarians
arc
III'
UL11UU.IS
adds
up
to
a
melting
1
legica)
move
appears
to
KP
Thw
en
j
j
i
lih
ft
v
i
i
i
ric
in
ri
n
i
'i
ii
i
armea
lorces
overseas
immediately,
Federal
Congress
Discuss
ra
I
Al-i-n
EAL,
Oct.
16
The
fifth
onventlon
of
the
Cana-
ngress
of
Labor
got
un-
here
today
with
dele
m
all
parts
of
the
coun-
?ht
of
the
convention
Is
to
be
a
discussion
of
i
:
i
r
1
1
.
I
111
uvuuil
V.V.llllllb
I
ast
year
embraced
the
sress.
This
year
It
is
at
a
groun
led
bv
the
Automobile
Workers
will
r
even
advocating
lt.'
av.
ry
into
politics
In
the
f
the
American
Polltl-
Rupert
delegates
to
the
McPhee.
resDectivelv
Tnn9
.
...
s-
union.
ine
conference
this
Coal
Shortage
May
"
I
Not
Come
About
VANCOUVER,
Ocfi
16
0,
The
labor
shortage
m
Canadian
mines
is
easing
up
and
the
drastic
coal
shortage
forecast
by
the
fuelajithorl'tle
may
not
occur,
Mines
Minister
T.
A.
Crerar
said
In
an
interview
here
prior
to
leaving,
for
Victoria.
The
question
of
building
a
wide,
two-way
highway
from
Field,
B.
C.
to
Banff,
Alberta,
is
being
considered,
he
said.
ARDUOUS
ROAD
BEFORE
VICTORY
OTTAWA,
Oct.
16
tt
Wa.
llTJn
last
night
on
behalf
of
the
forth-
Tlitrlinnct
trt
Vlnn.
coming
Seventh
Victory
Loan.
In
1
rE.
a
broadcast
statement.
Oenera
possible
,m
final
H.M,inii
decision
LaFleche
warned
that
before
.JnlMnJ
tVl-lt
I
pennon
ior
peace
ua
.J
tV.nl.
IMncOAIl.
mantm
liii;
ii
yiuotv,u-
j
.--t-
nnti
la
Vinlst
n
n
strnnclv
fortified
POINT.
STRIKE
ISSIONER
Berlin
is
captured,
there
is
a
long
and
arduous
path
to
tread.
And
he
went
on,
"Our
forces
must
have
every
item
of
munitions
and
equipment
that
will
enable
them
to
overcome
a
stub
born
enemy
at
bay."
A
similar
warning
was
sound
ed
In
Ottawa
last
night
by
the
former
Canadian
Army
commander
overseas
General
A.
O.
L.
McNaughton.
General
Mc-Naughton
said
that
so
far
as
the
war
Is
concerned,
there
Is
no
real
ground
for
complacency.
The
general
was
speaking
in
support
of
the
Red
Cross
blooa
donor
campaign.
He
said
that
Oct,
18
0
-
Labor
.blood
plasma
Is
needed
in
every
unrohrev
Mitchell
atl-lfhpatr
nf
war
and
that
it
will
that
a
commls-
be
needed
in
greater
quantities
u
np
nnnninrta
to
m-
n
thn
hatiii
iwnme
more
diw
and
attempt
to.
settle
ter.
dispute
In
the
packing
nst'.'v
Thp
pnmml.islon-
I
1
4t..
nnw
Vinvo
vnfuH
tn
fttrlltti
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
1.
1
Tin.
labor
minister's
an-
rni
ii".
mnfin
.in
inn
n.
i
s
nan
n
annpn
ttippl-
week
to
consider
the
trv
UTrn
i
t
t
o
pt
on
nnn
were
aocs
not
appear
...
-
.
i.
v
nnn
a
rT
ear
r
inm
nnr..
What,
No
Bacon?
Sinatra
Egged
By
'
Orchestra
Man
NEW
YORK,
Oct.
15
Frank
Sinatra
crooning
Idol
of
swooning
women
was
the
target
for
an
egg-or
possibly
three
thrown
by
a
drummer
in
the
band
which
accompanied
him
as
he
sang
before
a
female
audience
in
a
New
York
theatre
Saturday
night.
The
eggs
hit
him
on
the
face
and
on
his
bow
tie,
and
as
he
rushed
off
the
stage
the
egg
thrower
was
surrounded
and
mauled
by
the
Voice's
outraged
fans.
He
was
rescued
by
police.
Controversy
rages
around
the
,
missiles
thrown
by
the
youin-ful
drummer,
Sinatra's
press
agent
said
last
night
that
it
was
not
eggs
that
were
thrown,
but
wet
napkins,
as
there
were
no
egg
stains
on
the
singer's
clothes.
Members
of
the
audience
Insisted
that
they
had-seen
Sinatra
hit
by
three
eggs.
The
egg
thrower
said
that
he
had,
thrown
only
one.
Sinatra
said
that
he
would
not
prosecute
the
markes-man,
who
had
suffered
enough
In
his
encounter
with
the
mob.
CITY
LOSES
MOSER
APPEAL
In
County
Court
Friday
Judge
W.
E.
Fisher
dismissed
an
appeal
by
the
city
against
si
police
court
decision
which
found
John
Moser,
407
Fifth
Avenue
Wpst.
not
euilty
of
a
charge
of
violating
building
regulations
by
building
a
garage
on
city
prop
erty
near
his
home
Moser
was
found
not
guilty
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
on
Conerp
S
tSf
ifw"?"'
n,.tun(
Si
i
clearly
grounds
defined
mat
we
Us
property
lines
rovlrinH
.
"
.'ana
so
Moser
nau
iw
"j
j
'uviaea
the
only
sound
u
,o
nf.
hniw.
I"
Hia
.
.
fllllJWIIlkL
bilUV
v
v
n
"
-S0Clal
B?uHmr
nn
his
own
lot.
",utl
wmcn
snouia
De
i
wOS
h
-
nt.,"'
was
u
missed
bv
Judge
Fisher
because
w
we
pre-war
econ-
.
.
'
..
.run.,if
hih
nt.
tern.
auie
on
uu
UKUT
SALES
Canadian
anger,
38,000,
Storage,
"5c.
.nrrnsnnnri
with
ine
aate
which
the
information
was
ac
tuallv
taken.
T,
W.
Brown
acted
ior
Moser,
and
W.
O.
Fulton
was
couum-i
for
the
city
(C.W.A.C.
HEAD
ARRIVES
IN
ENGLAND-
Met
by
high
ranking
officers,
Col.
Margaret
Eaton,
Commanding
Officer
of
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps,
arrived
in
England
recently
on
an
official
business
trip.
In
the
reception
committee
shown
here
are
left
to
right:
Lt.-Col.
Agnes
Neill,
Peterborough,
Chief
Nursing
Sister,
Lieut.
Margaret
Mackle,
Victoria,
B.C.,
Senior
W.R.C.N.S.,
in
the
United
Kingd
mi,
Col.
Eaton,
and
iWlng
Officer
Kay
Walker,
Montreal,
Senior
W.D.,
R.C.A.F.,
in
the
United
Kingdom.
(Canadian
Army
Overseas
Photo).
HIGHWAY
FROM
PORTLAND
CANAL
Tfl
uatcithvi
imr.nn
at
nrufArvr
its
residents
hope
will
be
a
long
period
of
profitable
i
mining
activity,
after
the
war,
the
desirability
of
ob
taining
a
road
connection
with
the
rest
of
the
con
em
tip
of
the
panhandle
did
not
bother
them.
The
import
ant
point
was
that
they
were
in
Alaska,
and
they
lovea
it.
"Prince
Rupert
Is
expecting
much
from
the
Skeena
mver
highway.
It
will
profit
addi
tionally
from
a
highway
to
Stewart
and
Hyder.
Such
a
road
would
allow
short
-
vacation
tourists
to
visit
Alaska
by
car
durintr
their
summer
vacations.
This
Is
a
trip
that
they
could
not
make
on
the
1,600-mne
Al
aska
highway
in
three
weeKS
leisurely
travel."
Through
to
Ketchikan
Suggested
cut-off
oh
the
Stewart
hlehwav
Is
at
Hazelton.
The
road
would
run
northwest
ud
the
Klsnlox
river,
cross
over
to
the
Naas,
and
follow
It
to
Stewart.
Skirting
the
south
side
Mezladln
Lake,
30
miles
east
of
of
the
lake
it
would
run
west
ward
along
the
Bear
River
pass
and
American
creek
to
the
head
Ottawa
Will
Have
.
Reception
Centre
OTTAWA,
Oct.
16
0)
The
army
is
planning
to
welcome
servicemen
returning
from
overseas
tq
Ottawa
in
suitable
quarters
in
the
Ottawa
District
DcDOt
in
.Lansdowne
Park
In-
used
to
visit
Stewart
and
Hyder
j
sU:aA
0
at
tne
citys
Unlon
on
the
coastal
boats.
The
fact;
station.
that
thev
were
only
at
the
south-
REAL
SKYSCRAPER
The
Empire
State
Building
In
New
York
City
Is
1.250
feet
high.
Arvid
Sandahls
Home
Saw
D-Day
Action
On
Commando
Barge-
After
a
year
and
a
half
of
naval
duties
overseas
during
which
he
was
coxswain
on
.
Canadian
Commando
barge
which
landed
hard
-
bitten
troops
In
France
on
D-Day
Arvid
Sandahls,
son
of
Mt.
and
Mrs.
John
Sandahls,
of
Dodge
Cove,
Dlgby
Island,
has
arrived
home
on
leave.
He
admits
that
he
saw
plenty
of
action
following
the
D-Day
Operations,
and
Is
glad
of
thi.
month's
rest
which
is
ah.ead
of
him.
At
the
end
of
his
leave
he
will
return,
east
for
further
naval
duties'.
Pacific
Air,
IV
MMLLLIUM
UKULU
Ml
JILWMKI
r
Q
,,
With
the
Portland
Canal
district
poised
for
what'
JCQ
UCllUw
Continues
tinent
is
coming
to
the
fore
at
Stewart,
B.C.
and
its!
UlDmT).
companion
Alaska
panhandle
town
of
Hyder,
IaKSSS
mlhe-
w.
R.
Tootn,
village
commissioner
of
Stewart,
on
a
recent
visit
to
Prince
Rupert
predicted
that
on
the
basis
of
explorations
carried
on
during
the
last
I,
few
.
years
the,
.Portland
,Xatial!
district
win
at
last
come
into
its
own
as
a
permanent
mining
centre.
He
bases
his
predictions
on
composite
base-metals
showings,
many
of
which
have
been
revealed
through
ihe
recession
of
glaciers
in
the
last
quarter
century.
Mr.
Tooth's
confidence
Is
given
added
weight
by
the
opinions
of
two
Montreal
men,
L.
M.
Lym-burner
and
J.
Ar
Duplessls,
who
I
visited
the
Portland
Canal
dis
trict
recently.
The
Interest
of
Mr.
Lymburner
and
Mr.
Duples
sis
In
that
part
of
the
country
is
more
geological
than
geogra
phlcal.
They
are
financial
men,
dropped
In
on
the
Dally
News
of
the
Canal,
85
miles.
found
indications
of
oil.
I
lie
discloses
the
latest
length"
is
i
bomber
raid
on
Formosa
but
no1
However,
although
Canadian
responsibility
for
the
road
would
end
at
Stewart,
the
road
itself
would
likely
continue
further,
Mr.
Tooth
believes.
Several
years
ago
the
Ameri-
Contlnued
on
Page
Four
ASKS
SEPARATE
FOREST
POLICY
PRINCE
GEORGE,
Oct.
16
O
detaljs
are
given
and
the
report
Incidentally,
the
route
passes
says
only
that
military
objec
not
far
south
of
the
anthracite-1
tlve's
on
the
Island
were
attack
rich-'Oroundhog--coal
lieWss-ted-iby
thevhugeplanesngaln'to-
where
there
have
also
been
day.
It
is
possible
that
a
maioi
air
raid
and
naval
battle
off
For-
mosa
has
gone
Into
its
third
day.
I
Tokyo
radio
tells
of
not
oni)
j
naval
action
near
Formosa,
buv
aiso
oi
a
new
air
ana
sea
battle
east
of
the
Philippines.
The
Japanese
communique
says
Jap
planes
intercepted
and
carried
out
repeated
attacks
on
American
carrier
forces
east
of
the
Philippines.
The
Japanese
say
that
the
big
naval
battle
that
has
been
ragr
lng
between
Formosa
and
the
Philippines
has
gone
Into
iU
third
day
and
insist
that
the
Martin
S.
Calne,
president
of
the
'main
nart
of
their
ImnMial
fIPP
Interested
In
mining;.
When
they
1
Northern
Interior
Lumber
Man.
Us
takintr
Dart
in
the
blattle
after
a
visit
to
Stewart
tney
obviously
had
a
high
opinion
of
the
future
of
the
district.
Tourists
Will
Come
Buoyed
by
this
belief
In
their
mineral
resources,
people
at
the
heatl
of
the
Canal
now
feel
that
their
territory
should
be
connected
to
the
continental
highway
system.
The
job,
lhev
hrlievc.
would
be
rela
tively
inexpensive,
and
probably
would
be
surprisingly
profitable
for
the
whole
of
northwestern
B.C.
They
are
thinking
in
terms
of
tourist
"
jtiaffic.
"Alaska
Is
a
magic
name
In
the
United
States,"
Mr.
Tooth
says.
We
have
seen
It
proven
hun
dreds
of
times
by
tourists
who
ufacturers'
Association,
told
the
Forest
Commission
which
sa,
here
Saturday
that
forest
policy
InilCCIAklC
M
A
1
C
and
regulation
in
the
northern
i
(Uiil
ANi
M
Aftt
Its
own
merits
and
dlvorceu
'
f-A
IMC
f)
M
"
H
I
II
J
M
from
anv
plan
which
mlcht
an-'
V
ply
to
other
parts
of
B.C.
The
hearings
concluded
Saturday,
and
the
commission
moved
to
Kamloops
where
a
three
i
day
hearing
will
begin
today.
WIDE
FROM
S
MOSCOW,
Oct.
16
m
Russian
troops
have
driven
well
into
the
Yugoslavian
capital
of
Belgrade
j
and
have
also
taken
communications
centre
36
miles
southeast
of
the
city.
Berlin
has
indicated
that
more
Russian
troops
have
crossed
into
East
Prussia
on
a
27
mile
front
around
the
Baltic
port
of
Memel.
Moscow
Is
silent'
on
activities
In
this
sector.
In
the
far
north
of
the
Rus
sian
front,
Red
troops
yesterday
took
the
Finnish
port
of
Spots
Flying
Bomb
In
Air
Photograph
Waaf
Gave
Air
Ministry
Clue
to
Nazis'
Experiments
at
Teene-
munde
LONDON,
Oct.
16
W
Only
wo
man
who
appeared
In
the
other
wise
all-male
film
of
the
R.A.F..
"Target
for
Tonight"
Flight
Of
1
1
.
.
I
i.
uter
Vonstance
uaDingmu
Smith
Is
the
W.A.A.F.
photo
graphic
extltrt
who
spotted
the
clue
which
In
May,
1943,
warned
Britain
that
Germany
was
try
ing
out
flying
bombs.
To
her
the
Air
Ministry
owe
their
exact
knowledge
of
what
was
happening
at
the
German
experimental
station
at
Peent
munde.
This
W.
A.
A.
F.
officer
spotted
on
a
photograph
of
Peenemunde
a
"specki"
which
she
Identified
.as
a
pllotless
plane.
Winnie
and
Joe
Take
A
Bow
At
Moscow
Ballet
MOSCOW,
Oct.
16
Premier
Stalin
and
Prime
Minister
Churchill
have
put
on
the
greatest
show-stealing
act
in
the
history
of
the
Russian
ballet.
Appearing
in
ths
box
reservea
for
them
at
Moscow's
Bolshol
Theatre,
Stalin
and
Churchill
brought
forth
a
seven-minute
storm
of
applause
from
the
packed
house.
It
was
the
first
public
appearance
since
the
early
days
of
the
war
for
Stalin.
CANADIAN
WINS
SOVIET
AWARD
been
awarded
the
Order
of
tha'
Patriotic
War
by
the
Soviet
government,
It
was
been
learned.
I
Davis
is
serving
as
director-
general
of
railways
at
Calcutta,
India.
He
is
a
transportation
expert.
Colonel
Davis
was
awarded
the
Order
of
the
British
Empire
for
his
work
in
expediting
the
transport
of
supplies
to
Russia
through
Iran.
Bulletins
WATCHING
WOULD
DISCUSSIONS
OTTAWA
The
Canadian
government
is
closely
following
international
discussions
looking"
to
the
shapltrgf
tr
worjd
security
structure.
Prime
.Minister
Mackenzie
King
has
indicated
that
the
Canadian
viewpoint
pn
machinery
for
maintaining
peace
has
been
presented
in
international
discussions.
THREE
YEAR
LIMIT
EDMONTON
The
Edmonton
branch
of
the
Canadian
Legion
has
passed
a
resolution
asking
the
government
to
return
for
home
defence
duty
in
Canada
soldiers
in
action
theatres
who
have
served
overseas
for
more
than
three
years,
replacing
them
with
non-volunteer
home
defence
servicemen.
will
surroiiT
Zionists
WASHINGTON
President
Roosevelt
said
last
night
that
if
he
were
re-elected
he
would
support
the
Institution
of
a
Jewish
state
in
Palestine.
"DESERT
F6X"
DEAD
LONDON
Field
Marshal
Erwin
Rommel,
Germany's
desert
fox
died
at
the
weekend
as
a
result
of
head
injuries
received
early
in
the
Normandy
campaign.
Hitler
has
ordered
a
state
funeral
for
him.
A
British
observer
commentating
on
his
death
said
that
Rommel
had
stood
poised
at
the
gates
of
Suez
and
fell
backwards
into
Normandy.
STRONG
AIR
ACTION
LONDON
The
blazing
Ger
man
city
of
Duisbcrg
was
hit
by
the
R.C.A.F.
Sunday
night
in
continuation
of
powerful
Allied
air
blows
at
the
Reich.
Also
bombed
were
Brunswick,
Berlin
and
Hamburg.
An
air
ministry
announcement
described
the
night
raids
as
having
been
carried
out
in
very
great
strength.
FLAMES
RISE
22,000
FEET
PEARL
HARBOR
The
latest
raid
by
American
super-fortresses
in
the
Pacific
war
has
been
described
as
the
most
successful
yet
carried
out
by
the
sky-giants.
rilots
returning
from
the
raid
tell
of
flames
rising
22,000
feet
above
the
town
of
Okayama
on
the
island
of
Formosa.
DONT
COUNT
SHEEP
Scientists
say
the
mental
activity
required
In
,
"counting
sheep"
deters
rather
than
encourages
sleep.
Attempting
to
Shorten
Lines
by
Greek
Retreat;
Tank
Battle
in
Hungary
L'ONDON,
Oct.
16
(CP)
The
Berlin
radio
indicated
today
that
the
Germans
have
decided
to
evacuate
Greece.
The
broadcast
said
"because
of
the
Ger-evacuation
of
Greece
the
Balkan
front
will
assume
a
i
different
aspect."
This
would
indicate
in
the
face
of
events
in
Yugoslavia
and
Hungary,
where
the
CANADIANS
IN
RECORD
AIR
BLOWS
OH
REICH
LONDON,
Oct.
16
D
Cana-
TORONTO,
Oct.
16
W
Lt.
Coi.
dlan
bombers
made
up
part
of
Austin
Davis
of
Toronto
has
the
raiding
force
which
last
night
hit
the
German
port
of
Wllhelmshaven
and
Hamburg.
The
raid
climaxed
an
unparal
leled
week-end
which
brokt
every
bombing
record
in
the
books.
Eleven
aircraft
are
missing.
The
big
bombers
thundered
across
the
North
Sea
to
carry
out
the
fourteenth
and
fifteenth
major
Allied
raids
on
Germany
within
40
hours.
They
made
their
way
to
the
target
through
an
electrical
storm
and
had
to
fight
hail
and
rain
all
the
way
home.
Wllhelmshaven
received
the
heavier
blow
of
the
night's
at
tacks.
Germans
Collapse
On
Schelde
PARIS,
Oct.
16
(CB
The
German
grip
in
the
Schelde
estuary
pocket
appears
to
be
cracking
up.
An
unconfirmed
Paris
report
says
the
German
resistance
south
and
southeast
of
the
pocket
has
suddenly
collapsed
and
the
entrance
to
the
Antwerp
harbor
Is
now
clear.
Last
front
dispatches
received
said
that
In
the
twin
drives
In
an
area
of
about
thirty
miles
west
of
Antwerp,
the
First
Can
adian
Army
had
cut
in
half
the
enemy
pocket
south
of
the
es
tuary.
North
of
Antwerp,
the
Nazis
have
driven
the
Canadians
back
from
the
roads
arid
'
rail
way
causeway
leading
to
the
islands
of
the
south
Beveland
and
Walcheren
In
the
estuary,
Allied
artillery
Is
still
dominat
ing
the
causeway.
A
bulletin
says
Canadian
troops
driving
from
the
north
and
south
linked
up
Sunday
along
the
western
shore
of
SavojaargS
Inlet
In
Holland.
This
is
announced
by
Allied
Supreme
Headquarters,
later
the
combined
force
advanced
westward
to
merge
with
the
First
Canadian
Army
In
the
Water-
vliet
area.
The
Germans
claimed
that
a
Canadian
brigadier
has
been
taken
prisoner
when
the
Nazis
counter-attacked
at
the
isthmus
leading
toward
south
Dele
vand.
i
;
.
Week's
Salmon
Pack
Over
Million
Cases
Coast
salmon
pack
for
the
week
ending
October
7
was
1,-035,391
cases,
according
to
the
weekly
bulletin
issued
by
thi
Supervisor
of
Fisheries,
Vancou
ver.
This
Is
almost
the
.same
as
the
pack
for
the
previous
week,
and
Is
among
the
largest
this
season.
The
District
Two
pack
of
712,-853
cases
was
slightly
above
that
of
the
previous
week.
The
Naas
and
Skeena
River
areas
accounted
for
433,456
cases.
Russians
arc
biting
deep
into
German-held
territory,
that
the
Nazis
are
hoping
to
form
a
compact
line
somewhere
outside
the
German
border
In
the.
Balkans.
The
broadcast
added
that
events
In
Greece
are
still
fluid.
British
and
Greek
troops
occupied
Athens
and
its
neighboring
port,
of
Piraeus
Sunday.
A
special
Allied
communique
describes
the
operation
as
being
carried
out
by
sea
and
airborne
troops.
The
Germans
are
pulling
out
Greece
rapidly
in
an
apparent
attempt
to
reach
Germany
before
the
Soviet
and
Par
tisan
forces
in
Yugoslavia
cut
them
off.
Athens
Occupied
However,
an
announcement
from
Rome
this
morning
said
that
British
naval
forces
have
arrived
at
Piraeus,
the
Greek
port
of
Athens
and
that
Allied
troops
will
be
disembarked
shortly.
German
troops
are
meantime
fleeing
northward
from
Greece,
and
British
planes
have
attacked
the
enemy
in
the
vicinity
of
Barlssa
one
hundred
..
and
thirty-five
miles
northwest
of
Athens,
Allfed
aircraft
"How'
are-fishig
at
least
one
airport
in
the
Greek
capital
and
at
the
same
time,
Allied
minesweepers
have
begun
the
job
of
freeing
the
Aegean
from
naval
operations.
Tank
Battle
in
Hungary
Marshal
Titos
headquarters
says
that
'Russian
and
Partisan
troops
are
fighting
the
Ger
mans
on
the
streets
of
Belgrade
and
that
the
Nazi
commander
and
his
staff
have
fled
from
the
Yugoslav
capital.
Ber
lin
has
admitted
that
strong
Soviet
forces
were
at
the
very
gates
of
the
city
while
Moscow
has
arinounced
the
capture
of
some
Belgrade
suburbs.
Huge
tank
battles
have
been
raging
for.
the
past
four
days
on
the
Magyar
Plains
from
50
to
115
miles
away
from
Budapest,
capital
of
Hungary.
German
dispatches
say
the
struggle
is
In
a
state'
of
complete
flux
and
that
may.
be
an
Indication
that
things
are
not
going
well
for
the
Nazis.
The
fate
of
Hungary
Is
said
to
be
at
stake
with
Turkish
broadcasts
declaring,
that
Hungarian
peace
delegates
have
left
for
Moscow.
PETSAMO,
NORTH
FINNISH
PORT,
FALLS
TO
REDS
LONDON,
Oct.
16
Petsamo,
important
Finnish
port
on
the
Arctic
ocean
west
of
Murmansk,
has
been
captured
by
soldiers
ot
the
Red
Army,,
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
announced
In
Moscow
oil
Sunday.
A
force
of
270,000
Russians
drove
out
the
75,000
Germans
and
Austrlans
defending
the
city
and
these
now
have
the
choice
of
surrendering
or
retreating
across
the
top
of
the
peninsula
into
Norway.
Former
Stewart
Man
Killed
in
England
Horton
Jack,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
P.
S.
Jack,
formerly'
of
Stewart
and
now
of
Victoria,
has
been
killed
in
England
while
serving
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Engineers,
according
to
word
rtr
celved
by
friends
In
Prince
Rupert.
He
received
his
schooling
at
Pink
salmon,
totalling
398,339
Stewart
and
later
worked
In
cases
was
the
leading
variety,
mines
at
Stewart,
Hedley
and
followed
by
sockeye,
246,532
Bralorne.
His
wife
and
small
cases,
and
chums,
211,292
cases,
child
live
In
England.
v
r
n.