rj", anernoon z 1 - IT 1 1 f: Dl 1 SL UI1 I lcllll Rumania Ic t - in '1 tr.ri Ang, and the OFAHERE IN ITALY. American i-7 strafed the A; :r : . ana oil re- r :r 'l, last major :peratlng in T.:fi target was ::i n smoke. i it n n Nil 1 11 rittullo Forecasts Some War many centralised during the war' but some might! t rimental to the were permitted j 1u!y long, said T. I MIA Tor Prince ( t 'essing the Junior j Prince Rupert, C jmmerce Thurs- f no doubt, be ef- ' continue central- j Ottawa but these j - 1 to be guarded i 1 a dose watch maln-, v.r.cial Interests, rr.prusiied the lm- i ic province retaln-; - surrendering Its . . to the Income tax 1 I exclusive as well -::',vc Jurisdiction Jy defined as bc-" T'cral and provln-"rata. Mr. Pattullo 1 He felt that the fed-' '.rat should assume luirc of the respon- ex ial services In province of British 1 r.-ui in the past led ::f nnhllr flnanelal Ml Pattullo declared r, ...... . . 1 Vorlal position and . :t tn IVin Ka lnfr. ' Bi .:h Columbia. ! fsrrr.cr nremler referred "purtant part that would of necessity ' 'P:-y In the complex and problem which would ' Pat'lllln ntlnraA In 11 any time thn Junior migiu desire his as-dealing with public Baseball Scores . National Leaguo n, "uJMyii J. "s: a 3, Pittsburgh 3. 'J1'cd first of eleventh), w American league piston 2, Philadelphia 1. 7-na 4, St. Louis 2. '""national League ifi ' l' Chester 4-1. -onto 0. Newark 8. 8uf C?a! 8l Jewy City 0. a'o 14, Baltimore 10. American Association iff" 2 Kansas Cltv g vllie 2-5, St. Paul 4-1. Sd,at Muw"kee, post-tnm ''lsl League nut . I 11 i a. San tC 8- Hollywood 6. 2 trancisco 3, Sacramento fles 7, Portland 7. conwMiucnt Chatham, '8 fr.;ffic until the line can be cleared. Toniftt's from the cast, due at 10:15, is five hours latp ftDiild brine it in at 3:15 a.m. at a o ciock yesicruay aitcrnoon that a heavy work train was passing miles east of Hansard, about 50 miles east of Prince George, when a "wn kink." ; caused by the expansion of ! rails due to sudden heat, oc ! curred underneath the gravel lean, six of which were derailed. J1p Blasted Rlncfoi A!Thc engine was clear and there UIJ UlUdlUU - I were no Injuries. Considerable damage was done to the track. Wrecking equipment was moved to the scene from Jasper and Smithera and It was expected the Une would be clear again by this afternoon. Trans-1 fer ot passengers, baggage, ex-1 prr and mall was effected I from the train which left here for the Bast Thursday evening and that which left Jasper for here yesterday. It was expected that traffic would be moving I normally over the line again 11 is some ume since mere has been a "sun kink" on this line of the Canadian National Railways. Prince George yesterday reported a maximum temperature of 88 with minimum ot 42, Catastrophe For Nazis German Armies Fleeing North- J Booth Graduates Banquet, Dance Members of the Booth Memorial School graduating class. their teachers and a represen tative of the scnooi ooaru vu- Joycd a banquet and aance on Friday evening iouowihk v--graduation exercises. The banquet was held in the home econ-omlw classroom, and Uie dance followed In the auditorium. The class colors ot green aiu gold were the mom oi wc ui.-tractlve decorations at both functions. Tables in vnc oai - quet hall were particularly attractive, nnrinir the banquet, which was prepared by the graduating girls, and served by the' Grade Klevcn Klrls. toasts were offered and replied to, and general feel ir,T. ,,r hnnnincss prevailed. w. ..-rr , A toast to Uie lung wua ' fercd by Olga Sather, ana u toast to the graduating class by D. Bishop was replied to by V ;; Clcconc, W. W. C. owem, principal, replied to a toast to the school ouert" pettcnuzzo. On behalf of the graduaUng class Martha Hougan presented Mr. O'Neill with a 'set of gold cufflinks and a book. S L. Pcachcy. trustee, attended the functions as representa tive ' w of the school boara Ray Morgan, has been badly In- IjurrfiTn action near Rome:4 Son of a chief of the Kitwanga na-itlve band. Pte. Morgan Is well known alone the Skeena River and In Prince Rupert- He was reported to have been ward Hi na.y a, .uurs wmmdcd on June 1 vanre Fifteen Miles Per Day KOMi; June 10 (CP) The German Fourteenth Army fled northward today with Increasing disorder and the Allied Command for the first time declared officially that catastrophe had befallen the Nail forces In Italy. The Fifth Army has captured Tuvcanla, thirteen miles northca.l of Tarquina. The Klghth Army lias aUo picked up speed near the Adriatic. The Allies have maintained a record or averaging roughly a fifleen mile advance dally since the fall of Home. RUSS PUSH UNDER WAY LONDON, June 10 O, The German radio said yesterday that powerful Russian armored forces have launched an offensive on a wide front north of Iasl, Rumania, and have advanced several miles In the centre and on a long flank. There was no Russian confirmation. Moscow reported only small engagements in Poland and Ru mania to Improve the Russian positions and the capture ot a height of "great Importance." A Finnish communique today quoted by a Berlin broadcast Guid that the Russians had launched a general offensive on the Karelian Isthmus north of Leningrad Friday. Dr. Knipe Is Speaker For Nurses' Ass'n At the regular montVily mcct- inK of the Prince Rupert Regis- tcred Nurses AssoclaUon this week at Uie Nurses' residence Dr. R. G. Knlpe was Uie guest speaker of the evening and led a very Interesting discussion on Health Insurance. Miss D. Shearman was elect cd recording secretary. During the summer months no further meetings will be held until September. FKKK MIM.ES FOR SCHOOLS The board of school trustees, at Its meeting Wednesday night, accepted an offer of Uie Gideons Society to provide Bibles for the local schools now that a recent amendment to the Schools Act provides for Scripture reading in the schools. The Bibles are fur nished free of charge for supply to the classrooms and to pupils who may be unable to obtain ..mnllM bv their own. Cost of delivering tne ,TwrfWWA Bibles is borne by the school UlC 11UV.U w.v. . board. Finishing Highway 2 I 111 MlnUlrr nf Vitural Kr&ourrrs Kitwanga, which British Columbia members urged should be rebuilt by the Dominion govern ment, Mr. Crerar said it was possible there would be a surplus in the portion of the appropriation allotted for maintenance work. "If there Is such a surplus." the minister declared, "then I nm nulto willine to say to the Government of British bla that If they will duplicate what we provide for the measure of rehabilitation of the road from Kitwanga to Hazelton, we will be prepared to go ahead." He reiterated his previous statement that the Dominion was commuted only to build the highway from Kitwanga to Prince Rupert. The section cast of Kitwanga to Hazelton, he said, had been previously constructed. The House in committee approved the vote. Willow River Man Injured The latest Canadian army casualty list records Sergeant John Morrison, son of Mrs. Mar garet Morrison, of Willow River, B.C., as having been slightly wounded while serving with the Canadian Armored Corps. local Temperature Local TideM Sunday, June 11 High 4:04 20.1 feet 72 17:20 185 feet 03 Low 10:50 2.9 feet 23:10 7.9 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER XXXIII, NO. 138 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS ATTLE OF EUROPE MOUNTING r .1 n HP o W earner causes iraiiv, Derail Near rr. Georg , M .1 4 1. M, i WHAT THE OERMANS 8AW OFF THE FRENCH COAST - Nazi lookouts on the French coast and Nazi reconnaissance pilots saw this scene duplicated a hundred times in the early hours of June 6, as the Allied armies under General Eisenhower launched their long-awaited invasion ot Europe While destroyers stand guard, doz us of landing craft loaded with fighting men dash shoreward to take and hold a beachhead. This picture was taken during the last pre-lnvasion manoeuvres and shows Canadian trxps making practice landings. They used the same technique when they hurled themselves on the beaches of Le Havre and Cherbourg. Kitwanga Man. Badly Wounded Ward has been received by Mr and Mrs. Wallace B. Morgan ot Kitwanga that their son. Pte. " I . . . A 1 I 1 1 I Suggests Province Share. Inl .-.SSae1"? Cost OTTAWA, June 10 An offer from the Dominion government to share with British Columbia the cost of improving the sec tion of the Prince Rupert highway between Kitwanga and Hazelton was conditionally forecast in the House o' Commons by Mines and Resources Minister T. A. Crerar. The minister, speaking of the $3 million appropriation tor completion and maintenance ot the highway west of Kitwanga to Prince Rupert also indicated that the responsibility of keeping up the road would be turn ed over to the province when the war is over. "Will the Dominion maintain the road until uie conclusion of the war with Japan?" asked Howard Orecn (Progressive Con- scrvaUve Vancouver South). I will not attempt to make any prcdicUoh now as to what may be done next year," the minister replied. Concerning the secuon cast oi jFound Guilty of Murder Attempt VANCOUVER, June 10 O Duncan McOregor was found guilty in Assize Court yesterday i un.vivu win wtc Aiwusift v Corporal Tim Bower, a military policeman who was wounded in the shoulder while attempting to arrest McGregor for absence from his army unit. McGregor was remanded for sentence untU the end of the assizes. Late Notes Of Invasion FLOODING CHERBOURG The Germans have flooded areas around Cherbourg as a measure of defence from the Allied advance. CANADIAN TRICK Six Canadians, fighting from a cave on the Normandy beachhead, tricked 140 Nazis into surrendering. FIELDS ESTABLISHED The Allies have established landing pields in France for bombing, fighting and transport planes. Cabaret Rumpus MONTREAL, June 10 tt Six men, including two constables, were Injured in a lengthy battle with servicemen when police were called to quell a dlsturb- Colum- ance in a cabaret here. Thirteen men were arrested following the disturbance, including four servicemen. The row started when members of the armed forces tried to force entry Into the cabaret. The employees barricaded the doors and bottles be gan to fly. Excellent Crop Weather Felt In Bulkley Vally SMITHERS, June 10-Excell-cnt crop weather has prevailed and Is still being experienced throughout the Bulkley Valley. Several good falls of rain along with a number of light showers, and also some good bright sunshine has started everything gritting In fine style and the farmers are quite Jubilant over the excellent crop prospects at this time. Allies Keep Up Advance In Spite of Increased Resistance By Germans it Plane Crashes, t Eight Missing - - VANCOUVER, June 10 W Eight members of a Royal Canadian Air Force amphl- blan plane are missing, and one airman Is sllehtlv In- have been informed and HER BROTHER NOW GENERAL Mrs. Marion K. Bates News of V.C. Winner in War Reports On Convention Gets This SMITH ERS, June 10 Mrs. natps of Smithers was Ihe gfad reclplenV bTlileT- ter from her brother. Major-General Vllllers Samuel French, V.C. a few, days ago. She had time and was surprised to know that he had been a prisoner ot war in Italy for some time. He wrote that the only thing that sustained them during ln- had won the V.C, until she re ceived the letter a few days ago. .Airs. Pearl Howe is Named Grand Secretary of Orange Lodge At the regular meeting of the Ladles Orange Benevolent As sociation held last evening one candidate was Initiated In the Orange degree. Mrs. M. Smith gave a report on the Orand Lodge sessions and Mrs. Pearl Howe, who was elected grand secretary at the sessions, was accorded Grand Lodge honors. Plans were discussed for the holding of the annual banquet June 22 for a dance to be held July 7 and for the annual church parade to the Anglican Church, July 9. Committees were selected to attend the meetings June 14 and 15 of the prices advisory committee and pioneers home building. A letter of sympathy was ordered sent to Mrs. H. Smith and family. Americans Only 15 Miles From Cherbourg After British and Canadians Also TaHe Towns Heaviest Tank Fight SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF ALLIE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 10 (CP) The British and Canadians today hammered at German armored divisions in theheaviest tank engagement since the Allied landings were made in the Caen sec- jured after a flying boat ; tor. Vichy radio admitted that the Canadians "have crashed while landing at a ma(je some sijght advances" southwest of Bayeux. Vancouver Island base. The The Americans battered their search i rnntlnulntr lor tne men who are presumed drowned. The next of kin : Nazi Navy the names of the men will mm :"KieaiMshort r rustrated 1 Enemy Vessels Unable to Get I Into Invasion Waters Four Trawlers are Sunk SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY destroyer, chased one aground not heard from him for a long flames and scored hits on an Irarppratlnn In a nrisfin pamn was the Red Cross parcels which they received and the hope that . they might escape some dayj from their captors. j Eventually General French ! was selected to accompany a peace emissary to the Allies and so was released from captivity and returned to England. He wrote that he was amazed to find that the general public did not realize the work that the Red Cross was doing In this war but that to him it was a miracle. Lord French, Commander-in-Chief of the British Armies In the last war, was the uncle of Mrs. Bates and her , brother. General French. Mrs. Bates had not known that her brother was a prisoner of war nor did she know that he was a major-general and other two which escaped. The grounded vessel was attacked later by Royal Canadian Air Force Beaufighters which shot at least seventy rocket projectiles Into It SUNBURN TOUCHY SUBJECT 'None but the brave deserve the fair" a poet tells us. but he neglects to Instruct on what happens when the fair become variouslv tanned as many did as a result of yesterday si spendthrift sunshine. Being a poet he delicately lg- nores uie rougn xaie in muse who lay rough hands on another's sunburned anatomy. Possibly he was unfortunate enough to live In some place where It rained every day. and never had occasion to think of such things. These matters are spoken .of because Friday was the warmest day so far this year. The mercury rose to 72 degrees and the minimum during uie 24- hour period was 63 degrees. Not since September 8, ishj, has the temperature risen so high. Not since August 5, 1943, has the temperature been high er. On that date it rose to 77 degrees, the highest recorded In the last 18 months. The fact that such a tning could happen once raises hopes in the breast that It might happen again say tomorrow, In time to inspire aeiigni in a number ot would-be bunaay picnickers. Halibut Sales American Northern, 50,000, 15 and Storage and Booth. Eureka, 7,000, 15 and B.C. Packers. Canadian Cape Spear. 18,000, 18'A and m'2, Atlln. Aiken, 15,000, 18'A and Co-op. Ray Roberts, 7,000, 18 V 16' , B.C. Packers. 'way towards Cherbourg and 'rammed another column south ward In a "squeeze attack on Carentan, key town guarding 13 Vs, 13 14. the neck of the peninsula at Its narrowest point. They captured Trevleres. The German radio said that the Nazis withdrew spearheads to shorten the defence line south of Monte- bourg after fresh Allied para-troop landings. Montebourg is 15 miles southeast ot Cherbourg. Meanwhile delayed dispatches from the field listed two addi- FORCE, June 10 tt Royal Navy tional towns as being In and 16V2, and Allled light coastal ships sank four hands. They were Courseulles heavily armed German trawlers and Staubln on Seine Bay norih today off the Dutch coast at a cost of one motor torpedo boat ,a irtttemutsbytroart naval craft to enter the invasion coast were frustrated. The Allies blew up one Nazi and tiQrthwest of Caen, The Americans captured Isigny, ieverTmues'jwrthcasliol1;Qaren-t - tan, moving on today to take Trevleres, midway between Isigny and Bayeux. An Allied communique said that the British and Canadians In the Caen area repulsed heavy enemy attacks. German broadcasts said that 400,000 men were fighting In the Normandy Peninsula with about 200,000 on each side. With improved weather, Allied sky fleets Friday night and Saturday ripped at Nazi railways, roads, troop and tank concentrations and positions behind the battle line. Up to 500 American heavy bombers attacked i German air fields in Britanny and Normandy today. The Allies have taken 5,000 prisoners. The Canadians took 600. The figure ot prisoners taken increased since yesterday when It was stated that 1600 prisoners had been taken since the Invasion' started. Berlin claimed that the Nazis have taken 1500 prisoners and destroyed 175 Allied tanks. The Americans have established advanced Air Force headquarters In France. The establishment of the headquarters Is preliminary to getting advance air bases In operation. All Canadian formations are now engaged on the eastern sec tor ot the invasion area, Can adian senior officers announced today. Headquarters disclosed yester day that the Canadians took part In Allied airborne assaults in France. Campaign For Blood Bank The Junior Seotlon of the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce Is Interesting Itself In the starting of another campaign here for donors of blood for a local blood bank so that there might be a supply on hand In the event of an emergency aris ing. Dr. W. S. Kergln, who was a guest at the regular monthly dinner meeting of the Junior Chamber Thursday night, spoke of the possibilities ot a local blood bank. All citizens ware potential needers ot blood and there could be no over supply. Further arrangements will be made by the Junior Chamber. . r 1 , ft