Allied
transport
ana
lens,
toiinae
total
-
int.
eie
""
ron"
the
Mediterranean
oil
H'DGI.T
JIM:
7
..tri.lt
u
un
Ikriv
inai
i..A
J1I
be
brourlit
l.i...
Iimr
I
and
tu-
pivn
.
at
thro.
mii
vri-
itiirAr
ni
:ii
----
-
--
L5L
ji.
ri.'lvi.1liF
Janan-
ihr
uiuthwratern
,(
Lake
Tunc
tine,
l.j
!.
f'tiinrt
line
nf
at
Milo
Uivrr,
north
ttiipha.
Other
advances
J
k
Hi
rnrmr
on
lfwD-mile
front
agalnit
tiim
firt
defence
line
L
'
-
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i
.r
Kinrklinr.
m
I
If'
I
T
iia.
II
(1
tirlrli
kxiahlle
the
hind
quar-
-ill
1
...l.
hlik.
"HIILI
.1111
9.1113(11.1'
ittj
uid
yesterday
that
not
tatitfied
with
ShipmfnU
to
the
enemy
Mt
keen
tuffirlcnllv
re-
la
pitwncr
with
Spain.
HITMHI.ST
rALinc
.lit
I)
IIIiAIXH
AltTKUS
IT
(ill
SKA
Mure
than
tHiano
japanen
aeaa
L.
..
1
1
I
.
muanaii
ana
ninar
Allied
and
Japanese
iKiite
war
on
ma
in
tauten
Ulindi,
The
net(ed
virtorlout
but
-
"ri.iTr
inr
.loarnrt
fi
rtoLsn
i;i:iiM;ut
'"US-Italian
baed
Al-
i
m
t
t
as,
sm
I
'be
IIUIIIITIIIII,
I
lefinery
In
the
I'la-
nera
In
llumanla
to-
Wni
damace
which
lt
be
estimated
on
if
1
(
tloud
condition
and
mavsen
of
smoke
I
the
raiders.
rirv
i
vi
nrrn
-
j
i
ws
v
I
rs
n
v
I
nvarl
H
r
j
vui
vu
a
j
s
-'-V
t
ji
.jion.
lan
r:
of
pensions
:i
denied
ye.
ilOKical
case
were
not
rc-
uttcntlon.
Plve
p
laij.
were
alia
and
two
more
r-'!
In
Montreal.
housand
mlll-i
arc
now
bc-
Canada,
said
zle
and
cstl
'
been
annroved
&00
bed
hospital
at
-
Jl.800.000.
Li
n
.
w
K-UUt
n
ilornia
ait
AC.aiS.
May
31
ma
between
Los
Diego
had
a
Jai
-
blackout
last
Ai"
approaching
u
iidcntltlcd,
later
bi
friendly.
f
Sales
r
,
Canadian
j,
..uuu,
wA
and
lOVi.
et
iftA
n'
2b,000.
lei
and
Kill.
5.M
DIIHUN-.
V
V
4?
Hire
trneral
rlertioi.
,
''Uay
was
about
normal
wU
jetneen
C5
and
?S
percent
of
the
electors
Coin
to
the
polls.
Tie-election
forecasts
were
that
the
l)e-Valera
covrrnmrnt
would
be
returned
with
a
sllcht
over-all
majority.
The
ballot
rountinc
will
becln
tomorrow
but
complete
results
will
probably
not
be
known
before
I'riday
or
Saturday
because
of
the
pro-portation
representation
system.
The
DeValera
torrrn-ment
is
leading
on
early
re
turns.
NAZIS
ATTACK
RUSSIANS
LONDON
iermans,
north
of
lal,
Kumania,
oeiird
an
attack
yetleiday
with
tanks
and
infantry,
breakinc
a
sis-week
lull
on
the
main
eastern
front
and
dentine
lines
of
the
Red
Army.
Mucow
railed
the
break
an
insignificant
wedce
into
the
defences
and
said
it
ocst
the
Nails
heavily.
TODAY'S
nU.MIUNG
LONDON
American
bombers,
escorted
by
mote
than
i:M
fithters,
attacked
railway
yalds
at
four
places
in
Germany
and
an
airdrome
near
Mulhoute,
Trance,
today.
Over-nlfht
lloyal
Air
I'orcr
bombers
attacked
targets
on
the
Trench
Invasion
roast
and
Lrverkusen,
German
chemical
rentrr,
and
laid
mines
in
enemy
waters.
All
planrs
le-turned
safely.
Canadian
units
smashed
railway
yards
in
Belgium
and
Trance
and
fortifications
along
the
Trrnrh
roast
No
Canadians
were
lost
jAr
itoAii
sr.vLUi:i
KANtV
The
Allies
severeiT
the
road
ronnertinc
Kamaign
and
Mogaung,
north
Burma
main
bases
in
the
upper
Mo
gaung
valley.
Allied
pianrs
supported
this
thrust,
raining
bombs
on
roads
and
the
rail
line
leading
through
the
Ir-rawaddy
Valley.
Some
progress
was
made
in
the
drive
for
Nyltkyina.
lUti:
INCLNDIAKY
qULHI.C
Tiremen,
testifying
at
the
inquiry
into
the
recent
synanogue
fire
here,
said
there
were
signs
of
incendiarism
including
a
gasoline-soaked
hand-made
torch.
Wheat
Acreage
Limit
Removed
OTTAWA,
May
31
o
Hon
J
;
A.
McKlnnon.
minister
oi
traac
and
commerce,
announces
tha.
the
elghteen-busliel
an
acre
lim
it
on
western
wneai
oeuvcrw.
from
the
IMS
crop
is
being
Court
Dissolves
Three
Marriages
Three
marnaRcs
were
dissolv
ed
by
Mr.
Justice
J.
o.
wuson
in
Supreme
Court
Monday
af
ternoon.
Roy
Percy
Proverbs
was
granted
a
divorce
from
Hazel
Dixon
Proverbs.
Co-respondent
w
a
named
as
William
Fred
Duckworth.
A
divorce
was
granted
to
A-berta
Bradley,
petitioner,
from
Robert
Bradley.
,
William
Stuart
was
granted
u
divorce
from
Josephine
biuai
respondent.
Leo
Beauary
named
co-respondent.
wa.
Mining
Town
Is
Saved
From
Fire
TIMMINS,
Ont.,
May
31-For-cst
fires
which
have
been
threatening
this
Northern
On
tarlo
mming
town
hare
bcr
brought
under
tjn
She
istrr
f
Natloaar
DcHMt
lot
I
Naval
Service.
A
number
oi
priaonera
were
taken
Irani
the,
U-baat
In
whose
dflBtraetton
11
MCA
CbHUwack.
m
rK.
.IaAa.
uomnunainf
uincer
ia
uvui.
Qdc.
CUfton
R
Tunyi
Couhlln.
B.CJi.VJt
of
Otuwa.
The
ntber
Canadian
aiiipa
involved
In
the
action
were
the
corvette
Fennel
Lieut
Cdr.
William
P.
Moffat.
RCX.VJl..
of
Montreal
i
;
the
friaate
St.
Cath
arine,
In
which
the
senior
officer
of
the
escort.
Commander
P.W.
Burnett.
R.N.,
of
Barrow-
on-FtirMa.
England,
was
sail
ing;
the
destroyers
Q
a
tinea
u
(Lieut.
Cdr.
II.
V.
W.
Oroos.
R.C.N..
of
VirUtriai.
and
Chaud-
adv
lere
Lieut.
Cdr.
Pat
Nixon,
It.CN.
of
Victoria).
The
RJi
destroyer
was
Icarus
(Lieut
Cdr
Richard
Dyer,
RJf-
formerly
of
y
aocQuw
.
now.
of
Kent,
The
action
began
when
Oati-
neau,
about
to
leave
the
convoy
because
of
distiller
defect,
ob
tained
contact
with
an
object
which
Lieut
Cdr.
Oroos
was
con
fldent
was
a
U-boat.
"We
thought
the
submarine
was
coming
In
to
attack
the
convoy,
so
close
did
it
come,"
he
said.
St.
Catharines,
the
senior
ship
carried
out
a
depth
charge
attack.
Then
Chtlliwack
Joined
in
and
I
brought
Gatlneau
in
and
dropped
a
heavy
charge.
come-
very
close."
local
Temperature
Local
Tides
Thursday,
June
1
61
High
9:45
15.9
feet
48
22:05
18.3
feet
Low
3:35
8.4
feet
15:29
7.0
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUBIATScNBWftPAtJER
TJUUU
127
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
WEDNESDAY,
fa-Mtmnlkfo.
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
SulL
1
1
Fourteen
Miles
From
Rome
i
TRANSPORT
SUNK
jUj.V.Thr
German
lllch
that
n
eat-
-Mid
COMMANDING
OFFICERS
WHO
FEATURED
U-BOAT
SINKING
Ttir
i
H
MT
i
Nvn
V.
M
y-
:-
cf
L
rm&y
C
'
;n
B
Tory
j.
L.r-
-C3.T
C3i;
'liE
B'NVB
cf
Ol-aw
I1
M
'
Br
1IM.C
B
CHILUWACK
L
eu
-C
mmander
Patrick
Cdr
P
W
Burne'
RN,
of
Bar-
Njcon
B.C
W
of
Victoria
B.C
row-on-Furness
England,
HMCS
irnsu.
:
.i?,
officer
of
the
des
'ST
CATHERINES
troycr
HJA.CJS.
ClIAUDIEnE
Canadian
Naval
Vessels
Destroy
Nazi
Submarine
H.M.C.S.
ChilliYrack.
Fennel,
St.
Catherines
Chaudiere
Bajj
U-Boat
and
Take
Prisoners
in
Dramatic
Engagement.
OTTAWA,
May
31
After
a
desperate
effort
to
out-wit
its
pursuers,
a
German
submarine
was
finally
forced
to
the
surface
and
destroyed
in
a
recent
North
Atlantic
action
by
a
group
of
Canadian
escort
warships
assisted
by
a
Royal
Navy
destroyer,
it
was
announced
today
oy
non.
Angus
u
Aiacuonaiu,
Min
and
i,v
Dlrd
and
to
conIusc
US
DJ
Ilia
uiiuerwiiwrr
lacuca.
but
we
suyed
right
with
him.
Unfortunately
Gatlneau
wasn't
in
at
the
kill
The
distiller
de-
feet
forced
us
to
leave
the
scene
before
the
U-boat
surfaced.
I
believe
that
as
we
picked
him
up
he
fired
a
torpedo
at
us.
because
we
saw
the
wake
of
one
Chuliwack,
Fennel
and
St.
Catharines,
stayed
right
on
throughout
the
action,
almost
from
the
moment
of
first
contact
until
the
submarine
finally
broke
surface.
When
it
did
appear
ChilUwack
spotted
it
first
waJJrtaRdJfeB'e.
.bridge.
chatting
with
Lieut.
Tim
Dunn.
(of
St.
Petronille,
Isle
d
Or
leans.
Que.)
my
first
lieutenant.
said
Lieut.
Cdr.
Coughlin,
her
commanding
officer.
"I
was
sure
that
we
had
the
U-boat
trapped.
Just
then
Lieut.
Dunn
cried,
Here
he
comes.'
The
submarine
was
dead
ahead
and
we
closed
at
full
speed.
"As
the
U-boat
was
sighted
I
yelled
to
someone
to
man
one
of
the
bridge
Oerlikons.
Signalman
Jack
Starr
of
Winnipeg,
grabbed
It
and
gave
the
Ger-
"The
U-boat
captain
was
a
mans
a
hot
time
of
it.
W
'
He
was
ball
of
fire
all
the
way
through.
"At
first
I
intended
to
ram,
but
as
we
went
in
I
altered
course
and
passed
directly
under
the
U-boat's
stern,"
Lieut.
Cdr.
Coughlin
added.
"Then
I
brought
ChUliwark
around
to
starboard
to
allow
all
the
guns
to
bear.
We
were
maintaining
terrific
fire
and
all
the
othtiihips
were
join-inr
in.
The
if-boai
crew
did
not
have
a
cixance
to,man
thif.
runt
I
!
i
firt
alvn
'
from
our
four-inch
gun
wipedjj
a
twin
mounting
rigni
on
ine
conning
tower
and
killed
the
U-boat
captain
who
was
first.
iuc
cunning
tuwer
men
auuu
looked
like
a
sieve
so
many
shells
hit
it.
The
Nazis
then
started
to
abandon
the
sub."
Asked
how
close
he
approached
the
U-boat
Lieut
Cdr.
Cougbim
(Continued
on
page)
4)
WASHINGTON
(
,
D.C.,
May
31
President
Franklin
D.
Roosevelt
hired
that
he
would
have
another
conference
with
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
but
was
very
vague
(ifeout
it.
It
would
take
place
between
now
and
June
20,
he
said.
DRAMATIC
PHOTOS
TAKEN
DURING
THE
ACTION
SHOW
DESTRUCTION
OF
U-IJOAT
f
:3
ue
mrface
and
battered
by
niufire
the
U-boat
is
troyer
"ICARUS,
close
in.
This
photograph
was
taken
by
Lieut,
shown
X".'T'!
w
awing
helplessly
on
the
sunace
as
the
attackers
H.
E.
Conyers.
RCNVR,
of
Montreal
from
the
deck
of
IIJkI.CS.
I
ILM.C'
S
FENNEL.
1I.M.C.S.
"CHILUWACK"
and
the
R.N.
do
i
'CHAUDIERE.,'
Rn
r
;s
:.id
H.M.C.S,
'CIIILLIWACK
one
of
che
attacking
.ii
t
r
:!'
Me
I
boat
that
the
men
in
the
Canadian
corvette
r
;uld
c
x
.rc
jiionn
of
terror
on
the
faces
of
.heir
German
CHiLLIWACK
battered
the
U
bcar
with
gun
fire
and
most
of
the
crew
finally
abandoned
her
The
submarine
eventually
sank
This
photo
was
taken
by
A,
B.
Laurence
St.
Carre
RCNVR
of
Leva
Quebec.
Nazis
Resisting
Strongly
In
Final
Stand
For
City
NAPLES,
May
31
(Canadian
Press)
Britons
crawled
through
dense
mine
fields
today
to
a
point
just
south
of
Pescarellanuova,
fourteen
miles
from
Rome,
as
the
Fifth
Army
rammed
repeatedly
at
"strong
enemy
resistance"
in
a
last
ditch
defence
of
the
Italian
capital.
An
allied
communique
said
the
Nazis
Intended
holding
thel
line
at
al
costs.
Both
sides
were
paying
heavy
price
in
casualties.
Near
the
Tyrrhenian
coast,
the
British
captured
Ardea,
three
miles
southeast
of
Campolemlmi,
coastal
anchor
of
the
Rome
Line.
The
Americans
fought
into
the
outskirts
of
Villacrocetta.
The
Eighth
Army,
Including
Canadian
infantry
and
armor,
advanced
to
within
four
miles
of
the
Via
Casllina
road
centre
of
Frosinone,
43
miles
southeast
of
Rome.
After
capturing
Alf
edena,
Fon-tana,
Strangolagalli,
Pofl
and
Ceccana,
the
Canadians
were
moving
ahead
slowly
but
steadily
against
the
enemy
who
was
ob-
strucUng
them
in
every
way
pos
sible
short
of
man-to-man
com
bat
I
The
Germans
continued
to
use
severe
artillery,
mortar
fire,
mines
and
flame
throwers
to
delay
the
advance
that
was
fud-
ther
stemmed
by
a
number
of
shell
streams
each
of
which
had
lp
be
bridged
by
engineers.
L.
.11:
1
a
.
-ue
Aiues
nave
iouna
strong
defence
positions
of
the
enemy
in
the
Albln
Hills
which;
how.
ever,
the
'Allies
have
been
sue
cessful
In
penetrating.
Peril,
Declares
Nazi
Speaker
BERLIN,
May
31
05
A
German
spokesman
admit-
ted
last
night
that
Rome
is
in
"deadly
peril."
He
con-
tinued:
"An
Allied
steam
roller
of
terrific
weight"
has
reached
the
gates
of
the
capital.
All
gates
of
the
Vatican
have
been
closed
and
the
Swiss
Guard
force
has
been
doubled.
The
Fifth
Army
last
night
was
near-
ing
Albano,
thirteen
miles
from
Rome,
and
five
Allied
columns
were
advancing
alonsr
the
coast.
Premier
Curtin
Visits
Canada
OTTAWA,
May
31
Prime
Minisipr
Jnhn
Oiirtln
nt
Attct..
JAP
CASE
JUDGMENT
RESERVED
OTTAWA,
May
31
tR
Mr.
Jus
tice
J.
T.
Thorson
yesterday
re
served
judgment
in
three
test
cases
to
determine
the
right
of
the
Custodian
of
Enemy
Property
to
sell
property
of
Japanese
residents
in
Canada.
The
four
Japanese
concerned
in
the
case
were
residents
of
Vancouver.
Are
Invited
to
Central
America
PORT
SIMPSON.
May
31
The
Native
Brotherhood
of
Bri
tish
Columbia
lias
received
an
Invitation
for
all
native
communities
to
be
represented
at
a
United
All
Indians
Conference
to
-
bepi-ldja
Chichen
lira
Jfuka-
-
tan.
Central
AmertcaiAlr
native
persons
and
-tribes
EBay
enter
m
at
.
Ma
m.M
v
S-
I
I
a.
.
r
"
TTHcce
will
be
many-
ceremoHiesr
mysti("
rltes
31111
other
actlvttle
T
T
11
.
If
nmo
in
lloanlv
.
land
tribal
costumes
will
be
feat-
.
as,
waul
axa
t
arvuuij
ured.
ATTACK
WAS
WIDESPREAD
Thousands
of
Planes
Continue
Mighty
Assault
Against
Nazis
LONDON,
May
31
Eight
Nazi
ralia
arrived
in
Ottawa
last
I
vf
nVa
(
It
I
lc
nipht
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lowing
his
visit
to
that
country.
He
was
met
here
by
Mrs.
Curtin.
Defence
Minister
J.
L.
Ralston
announced
that
Mr.
Curtin
will
address
a
joint
sessions
of
Senate
and
House
of
Commons
from
3
to
4
o'clock
'12
to
1
o'clock
noon
Pacific
Daylight
Saving
Time)
tomorrow
afternoon.
The
address
will
be
broadcast.
Told
How
To
Fight
Fires
Another
Message
by
B.B.C.
to
People
of
Occupied
Europe
LONDON,
May
31
0
The
British
Broadcasting
Corporation
directed
another
pre-lnvaslon
message
to
the
people
of
western
Europe
yesterday,
instructing
them
especially
In
fire
fighting
how
to
combat
the
fires
caused
by
Allied
bombs
and
by
Nazi
incendiarism.
RED
FOR
ADAPTIBILITY
Red
goggles
have
been
developed
so
that
eyes
can
be
adapted
for
night
vision
more
quickly
In
a
lighted
room
than
uo
darkness.
aircraft
factories
and
seven
air
dromes
within
Germany
and
in
occupied
territory
were
attacked
yesterday
when
3200
American
bombing
planes
and
fighters
went
into
action
over
five
countries
on
the
continent
Sixty-six
Nazi
planes
were
shot
down
during
the
day
with
a
loss
of
eleven
American
bombers
and
nine
fighters.
The
Royal
Air
Force
was
out
In
strength
last
night
with
no
losses
and
there
was
another
great
outward
procession
of
bombers
today.
Thirty
thousand
Allied
planes,
It
Is
estimated,
were
in
action
over
enemy
territory
in
four
days.
Getting
Scarce
OTTAWA,
May
31
tton.
C.
D.
Howe,
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
yesterday
warned
any
who
might
be
considering
re
converting
their
oil
stove
after
having
changed
it
to
coal.
He
aid
that
the
supply
of
light
fuel
oil
such
as
Is
used
In
oil
stoves
was
getting
extremely
low.
There
was
still
plenty
of
heavy
fuel
oil
for
larger
heating
sys
tems.
Civil
Service
To
Be
Checked
For
Manpower
OTTAWA,
May
31
7
A
sur
vey
of
men
employed
In
the
civil
service
is
to
be
carried
out
to
ascertain
if
any
may
be
available
for
army
service.
The
survey
will
be
similar
to
that
now
going
on
In
Industry.
Labor
Minister
Humphrey
Mitchell
announced
In
Parliament
the
extension
to
the
civil
service
of
the
mdurtrai
mbi
uza'
oa
sanrey.
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