VIC
local
Temperature
Local
Tide
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Thursday,
August
17
Maximum
High
0:09
20.0
feet
Mir.
.sum
.....
52
12:56
18.7
feet
Low
6:48
20
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
18:56
7.0
feet
XXXIH,
No.
192
vasion
Troops
South
France
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ROMti.
Aug.
.16
(CP)
Allied
invasion
troops
e
readily
intb
Southern
France
today
from
se-besrli
heads
still
meeting
only
negligible
opposi-froni
t
he
Germans
as
convoys
'poured
a
constant
in
of
reinforcements
ashore.
Reports
to
Geneva
said
the
Allies
had
occupied
nti
lfiCIf
nt'
L
Till
Ihll
I
T.-fJOVERNOR
ikit
of
Ihe
Ufut-Govrr-
w,
C
Woodward,
to
rrlnce
rrrritrd
Turday
after-by
Mayor
II.
,M.
Daggrtt.
mruage
said
that
a
Irtter
.
i
,i
i
j
i.it.w
puniiion
mvuhi
iumuw.
icn
DAUDC
ru
DumDJ
CANADIANS
A
7
r
c?e
lowered
Can
l:e
FalaUe
area
'
tons
of
bombs.
'
'asualtles
has
0;e
and
Mall
1
1
V
Trttti
n..
J
f
.
a
inv.Kirm
i
iiv
e
rtnt
were
dam-
!
h'
A
"'''
U-dVrtY.
lt
disclosed
Pai.ce
of
viVii.u
"t
the
T.?""'
May
,o,
1047
Kyh,a.lr
allack
n"
h
nm,.b,Cenmade
"
the
nrldenu
l
parllam,nt-one
r
2
ere
corded
lumber
uom
a
k
u
uwmber
without
ex-
'rSffi01
the
uld
'ihelt"?
uannes
ana
Nice
ana
that
French
partisans
co-operating
with
a
thousand
Allied
para
chute
troops
were
about
to
take
Marseilles,
from
which
city
J.he
Oermans
were
moving
south
westward
toward
Toulon,
A
DUC
broadcast
said
the
Al
lied
forces
had
taken
five
towns
Including
one
five
miles
Inland
while
prisoners
streamed
back
:ln
batches.
Oerman
dispatches
said
the
Allies
had
made
additional
land
Ings
from
the
Mediterranean,
which
had
Increased
the
front
to
120
miles
between
Toulon
and
San
Reo.
Another
Berlin
dispatch
said
the
Oermans
were
blowing
up
harbor
Installations
at
Nice.
Cannes
and
8t
Trapex.
1
The
third
'r
Attacks
f
Allied
aircraft
In
landing
rartle.
c.
their
own1
No
alr
have
yet
been
1
Mr-day
when
700.
ir.10
on
'naing
parues.
"rmcr
u
cgnunuuig
U)
good,
Spanish
reports
that
Canadian
troops,
are
taking
part
in
landings
hate
not
yet
been
confirm
While
the
Allies
successfully
r
'
mated
500
Undra
on
ral
beaches,
they
prematurely
."m
PPlUon
.
tm
Canadlah
i1
one.
P'nV
whl
.
prevented
Many
Cana-i
"
uucmmiruni,
k.'d
and
.
marfy
'
.
.......
w-
Ot:fj
were
shell!
C.N.
R.
Iocomotives
Receiving
Orders
Over
Their
Radios
j
MONTREAL.
Aug.
16-
-
Radio
communication
was
Introduced
I
to
Canadian
rallmarilnir
tnr
thr
'AF
IN
FRANCE.
1
first
time
today
when
the
Cana
t
an
It
CAT
,
dlan
National
Railways,
in
ea
'
re
2nd,
TA.F.
undlng
barge
-1
in
Normandy
1
v
fc
coming
and
a
service
pollcs
Straight
ahead,
-'
left
and
on
to
Policeman
was
C
Tlrr
a
farmer
of
A
a
wl;
was
one
o.
-t
an
airmen
to
Canadian
with
1
RAJ
D-Day
C,t.
A.
P
Kelly.
N
Tv.tr
both
were
-
1
f:r
their
Joo.
Nazi
Convoy
rench
Coast
A'Jg
18
-
H.M.C.S.
j
"le
of
a
combined
-
...xn
naval
force
,:
a
Oerman
supply
?
French
coast
In--'e
damage
on
the
fJIISTflllln
-
'
veneers
r::c
t
day?
of
clvlllza.
operation
-with
the
Canadian
Marconi
Company,
started
a
series
of
tests
of
the
transmitting
and
receiving
equipment
developed
during
the
present
war
The
principle
Is
similar
to
that
employed
by
the
tank
units
of
the
Allied
armies
at
the
front.
Two
Canadian
National
locomotives,
a
dlcscl
and
an
electric,
which
operated
in
the
electrlflet.
area
of
the
Montreal
terminals,
were
specially
equipped
and
for
the
next
few
weeks
their
respec
live
engineers
will
proceed
In
and
I
out
of
the
busy
terminal
on
In-1
ttructlons
received
by
radio.
In-1
stead
of
the
customary
written
train
orders
and
signals.
It
is
anticipated
that
this
new
system
will
considerably
speed
up
train
movement
and
will
also
effect
greater
operating
economy
and
efficiency.
HAMHUT
SALES
American
Martlndale.
70.000.
IJ.C.
Packers,
15c
and
13tfcc.
Canadian
Prosperity
A.,
30,000,
Pacific,
f8ic
and
lflc.
LONC-TIMK
CULTIVATION
The
watermelon
has
been
cul-Uvated
since
ancient
times.
sinn
L.
D
lore
Pno
70
u
"iwccii
111
IL
11UUI5
t
1
1.1
mn
i
.
.
""""IKK
m
Guide
"
-ur
ta
n't
LONDON,
Aug,
16
Moscow
dispatches
said
Tuesday
night
that
Red
fighter-bomber
planes
had
sprayed
Oerman
positions
at
Orajewo.
only
two
miles
from
the
East
Prussian
border
after
Soviet
troops
crossed
the
Blez-bras
river,
15
miles
from
the
frontier.
Associated
Press
Moscow
correspondent
said
the
Invasion
of
Germany
was
likely
In
the
next
72
hours.
Other
Russians
repulsed
Nazi
counter-attacks
east
of
Uie
Warsaw
suburbs.
Russians
last"
were
reported
within
11
miles
of
Warsaw,
Yugoslavia
Invasion
Rumored
in
Turkey
ANKARA,
Aug.
16
Reports
are
abroad
In
Turkey
today
of
an
Impending
Allied
Invasion
of
Yugoslavia,
There
has
been
no
comment
from
other
sources
on
this
Bulletins
AOVANCINO
1NUM)
KO.Mi:
Advance
fortes
of
the
Allies
are
now
right
miles
inland
in
Southern
France,
according
to
word
reaching
here.
(WM
CKS
IN
l
ALAISi:
I.ONIMJV
Canadians
are
reported
In
the
outskirts
ot
Falaise.
1'ranrc.
Canadian
casualties
in
this
battle
have
been
almost
nrglicihle,
despite
ttronir
rrsistanrr
of
ihe
Germain.
NOW
1101.1)
CANNIS
LONDON
An
Aleirrs
radio
broadcast
today
said
the.
At
lies
vere
now
in
Cannes.
ri!i:.Mii;u
on
holiday
EDMONTON
Premier
Man-,
nirif
of
Alberta
left
this
morning
for
a
holiday
at
Ihe
roast,
llii
destination
was
not
announced.
BLAST
NAZI
HFAKT
LONDON
Some
2000
plants
of
Ihe
United
.Nations
today
planted
hlth
esploslves
In
the
htart
of
Orrmany,
blowing
up
oil
rriilres
and
alrrraft
plants.
This
M-rics
followed
heavy
pounding
of
Berlin
with
two-Ion
blockbusters,
last
night.
BUI.C.MtIA
WOKHH.D
KOMI',
Keports
reaching
here
Indicated
the
Bulgarian
government
will
hold
a
special
session
tomorrow.
It
h
thought
that
Ihe
subject
of
a
peace
will
be
discussed.
POUND
JAP
BASLS
I'l'AKL
HARBOR
Japanese
liases
northeast
and
southeast
of
the
Philippine
have
come
in
for
heavy
poundings
from
tho
Allle.
DLCIDi:
IMTTLIJ
AKILA
TOKYO
A
Japanese
spokesman
has
stated
Ihe
Japanese
would
fight
the
Ir
greatest
bailie
on
the
arc
extending
from
Japan
to
the
Philippines.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST
16,
1944
W
MM
mfM&
C.W.A.C.'s
VISIT
ROME.
With
the
dome
of
St
Peter
s
in
the
background,
these
girls
of
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps
view
monuments
In
the
Vatican
grounds
in
Rom.e.
Lelt
'TgTftrTJplTlfffch
Xllberry.
Courtney,
nrc;
Pte.
RuUi
Charlton.
London,
Ont
.
Pte
Jerry
Mumford,
Halifax,
and
Pte.
Mary
R?evev
Mcrritt.
B.C
Military
Parade
For
Ambassador
Atherton
United
States
Ambassador
Ray
C.
Atherton,
sunj)ortel
by
local
military
authorities,
will
takd
the
salute
at
an
army
march
past
tomorrow
at
2
p.m.
outside
the
Federal
Huilding,
Third
Avenue.
Ambassador
Atherton,
together
with
his
wife
and
two
children,
are
scheduled
to
arrive
from
the
north
1
10
ajn.
They
will
be
met
at
j
the
dock
by
army
officials,
and
'the
city
council
headed
by
j
Mayor
H.
M.
Daggett.
'
The
ambassador
will
pay
an
official
call
at
the
City
Hall
av
1
11:45
and
win
then
be
taken
on
an
inspection
tour
of
military
Installations.
A
luncheon
of
military
ana
civic
dignatories
will
be
held
at
1
12:30
at
the
staffhouse
dining
!
room.
Hays
Creek,
after
which
i
Mr.
Atherton
will
be
driven
to
'
Port
Edward.
j
American
Army
officers
plat,
a
reception
at
6:30
pjn..
follow-
.
ed
by
a
dinner.
A
special
luncheon
In
honor
of
Mrs.
Atherton
will
be
held
at
11.30
ajn.
at
the
U.S.
Civilian
Women's
Barracks,
and
In
the
afternoon
the
two
Atherton
children
will
be
taken
on
a
fishing
trip.
The
ambassador
and
his
family
will
proceed
suuth
at
night
before
returning
cast.
In
honor
of
the
ambassador's
visit,
Mayor
Daggett
has
pro-claimed
a
civic
half-holiday.
Much
activity
prevailed
today
at
the
City
Hall
as
civic
and
Am
erican
military
officials
collab-i
orated
on
the
program
and
made
last-minute
changes.
110,000
Nazis
Killed
Ry
Ukrainian
Army
MOSCOW.
Aug.
16
Soviet
authorities
have
announced
that
the
First
Ukranlan
Army
has
killed,
or
taken
prisoner.
172,000
Germans
betwen
July
13
and
August
12.
Of
this
number,
approximately
140,000
were
killed.
For
the
same
period
the
Russians
destroyed
700
aircraft
and
captured
or
destroyed
1,000
tanks
and
self-propelled
guns.
SUPPLY
COMMISSION
CHUNGKING
A
Chinese
supply
commission
has
been
set
up
to
deal
with
Increasing
war
and
food
supplies
to
be
conveyed
Into
China
by
road
and
air.
1ATTACK
ITALIAN
WAR
PRISONERS
Body
it
One
Italian
Found
"anitinj
in
Tree
at
Fort
Ian
ton
SEATTLE.
Aug.
16
tt-,
Negro
soldiers
conducted
a
raid
on
Jeepmg
members
of
an
Italian
T
-tary
service
unit
at
Fort
Law-
,
ot
it
was
reported
Tuesday
The
official
statement
said,
-A
;
time
following
the
fight
the
body
of
one
of
the
Italian
i
sUdlern
was
found
hanging
from
,
k
nearby
tree."
The
military
statement
refrained
from
placing
the
respon-ttbi
iiy
for
the
hanging
and
said
an
Investigation
was
launched.
Twenty-four
of
the
Italians
who
originally
were
brought
to
the
United
States
as
prisoners
of
war.
were
reported
Injured
and
brspitaiized.
A
lesser
number
of
at
tackers,
said
to
have
been
arm'
ed
w.-
a
rocks,
was
injured.
,
The
Americans
werprarrested
MUlary
officers
gave
no
hint
a.
,
to
cause
of
the
attack.
HAD
WEATHER
HELD
UP
HOTH
INVASIONS
iLWHIWNyAu5vlust
ment
of
D-Day,
the
invasion
of
Southern
France
had
to
be
set
back
secrets.
Talk
of
was
common
In
the
ranean
area.
Mediter-
asadl
bad!
beeeVWeBH
..
.
,
MXIseeeH
I
EVESSSEEEEEEEEEEE
t
For
braven
in
the
aire
of
the
enemy,
whi.e
nhotoeraphinE
tw
until
umu
Tuesday.
i-uesaay.
Canadian
the
troops
m
battle
for
Invasion
plans
were
said
tolortona
last
winter
Set.
Jack
be
one
or
uie
wars
worst-sept
i
Arnold
StoUery
of
St.
Thomas.
1
:
Ont..
has
been
awarded
the
Mil
itary
Medal.
A
member
of
the
Army
Public
Relations
photo-
Supporting
the
southern
In-'
Braphlc
unit
in
Italy,
his
dlsre-vaslon
was
the
greatest
I
naval
:Baf.d
of
danger
whUe
seeurine
force
ever
assembled
In
the
Med
lterranean.
action
pictures
in
the
forward
area
was
credited
with
bolster
lng
morale
of
the
combat
forces.
Astonishment
was
expressed
His
Wife
j,
Florence
Arnold."
by
leaders
at
the
smoothness
with
which
the
Invasion
was
car
rled
out.
lives
at
32
Princess
ave.,
St.
Thomas.
Ont
Sgt
Stollery
Is
the
second
Army
Public
RelaUons
Officer
to
be
honored
In
recent
c.
II.
caiian
dies
'
'awards,
Lt.
j.
H.
Smith
of
To-
TORONTO.
Aug.
16
Charles
.
")nto.halTln5fen
male
a?m.
H.
Cahan.
83.
secretary
of
state
In
the
Bennett
government,
died
yeterday.
As
a
young
newspaper
man
he
studied
law
in
his
spare
time,
and
rose
In
political
life
to
a
position
of
importance.
NAUTICAL
TERM
ber
of
the
Order
of
the
British
Empire
for
gallantry
during
the
Sicilian
campaign.
Plumbing
Business
Opened
at
Smithers
SMITH
ERS,
Aug.
16
J.
A
fathom,
used
as
a
unit
of
Herman
has
opened
a
heating
measurement
In
sea
depth,
Is
i
and
plumbing
business
In
the
six
feet.
I
old
Lafleur
building.
Main
st.
and
.
1
3rd
ave.
IIEAS
ON
FO
It
R
EFO
R
EST
ATI
ON
I
There
are
more
than
15,000
j
UKE
IS
PORTUGUESE
different
uses
for
lumber
and
;
The
ukelele
Is
of
Portuguese
Its
by-products.
origin.
New
Non-Partisan
Assn.
Headed
by
W.
M.
Watts
Association
to
Take
Active
Part
in
all
Current
Matters
Relative
to
Rest
Interests
of
Community,
Officers
State
W.
M.
Watts
has
been
elected
president
of
'the
newly-organized
Prince
Rupert
Non-Partisan
Association,
formed
primarily
to
participate
in
municipal
affairs.
Other
officers
of
the
association,
which
already
claims
a
substantial
membership,
are:
Alderman
N.
E.
Arnold.
vIce-DresIdent:
A.
Domlnato,
secretary
-
treasurer
with
Thomas
Black.
Robert
McKay
and
W.
J.
Scott
on
the
executive
committee.
A
general
meeting
is
planned
for
early
In
September
when
tht
executive
slate
will
be
completed.
Matters
of
community
Interest
also
will
be
discussed
and
plans
will
be
laid
for
participation
of
the
organization
In
the
year-end
civic
elections.
,
Preamble
to
the
adopted
bylaws
governing
the
association
reads:
'The
Prince
Rupert
Non-Partisan
Association
has
come
Into
being
by
reason
ot
popular
demand
to
ensure
that
civic
government
may
be
free
from
po
litical
or
party
Influences.
The
objectives
of
the
association
art
to
promote
the
welfare
and
development
of
the
city
as
a
whole:
to
take
an
active
part
In
all
current
matters
relative
to
the
best
Interests
of
the
community,
and
to
ensure
that
representative
candidates
are
available
for
elctlon
to
the
various
civic
offices.
The
association
will
endorse
candidates
from
among
those
offering
themselves
for
election;
wtll
lend
support
to
their
campaigns,
and
will
leave
such
candidates
free
to
use
their
experience
and
ability
in
the
best
tmervsta
of
the
city."
and
eosti
The
seamen's
contracts
were
cancelled.
'
8ay
Patrrold-MiiTln
Un
Vichy,
Rordeaux
LONDON,
Aug.
16
Unconfirmed
reports
from
Europe
tell
of
thousands
of
French
patriots
marching
on
the
cities
of
Vichy
and
Bordeaux.
BASEBALL
SCORES
National
League
St.
Louis
6.
Brooklyn
3.
Cincinnati
6,
New
York
3.
Chicago
4,
Phlladlphla
1.
Pittsburgh.
7.
Boston
5.
American
League
St.
Louis
6,
Boston
5.
New
York
3,
Chicago
1.
Detroit
3,
Philadelphia
2.
Cleveland
I.
Washington
0.
International
League
Toronto
8-2,
Jersey
City
0-1.
Montreal
11,
Baltimore
2.
Newark
7.
Rochester
4.
,
Buffalo
9.
Syracuse
2.
American
Association
Toledo
10-6,
Kansas
City
0-5.
Columbus
5,
Milwaukee
11.
Louisville
6,
Milwaukee
3.
St.
Paul
3,
Indianapolis
0.
Pacific
Coast
League
San
Francisco
5.
Hollywood
4.
Sacramento
4,
San
Diego
2.
Free
Transportation
For
Nurses
Returning
To
Their
Profession
Graduate
nurses,
at
present
engaged
In
other
occupations,
are
being
urged
to
return
to
the
nursine
nrofpsslnii
to
fap
th
!
acute
need
for
nurses
In
hospl-
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Nazi
Seventh
Army
Is
Disintegrating
In
Pell
Mell
Retreat
Allies
Reduce
Escape
Outlet
to
Eight
Miles
Most
of
Enemy
Armor
Extricated
Germans
Showered
With
Surrender
Pamphlets
as
They
Break
Up
Into
Roving
Guerilla
Bands
Defenders
at
Falaise
Cracking
ALLIED
SUPREME
HQ.,
Aug.
16
(CP)
Field
Marshal
Von
Kluge
has
managed
to
extricate
most
of
his
armor
from
the
still
tightening
Normandy
trap.
German
infantry
remnants
are
streaming
through
the
escape
hatch
south
of
Falaise,
Allies
are
hammering
all
around
the
perimeter
oi
me
uerman
sevenin
sin
iv
i
irnii
iiv
Army
NINt
MtKLHANI
SEAMEN
JAILED
MONTREAL,
Aug.
16
Nine
merchant
seamen,
charged
with
me
rnmmlltlnj
committing
a
a
rilonllnom
disciplinary
of
i
east.
fence
rutc
under
uuurr
the
'.ne
Canadian
iaxiauian
Ship-
euro-
salient
have
halved
the
size
of
the
area
and
narrowed
the
escape
gap
to
less
than
eight
miles.
Allied
planes
have
wrecked
hundreds
of
German
vehicles
in
Nazis-
swiit
retreat
to.
the
It
Is
not
known
"
"
how
many
i
ping
Act
Vere
sentenced
Tues-
oennans
are
t!U
In
the
trap..
day
to
45
days
imprisonment
"t
estimated
was
50,000,
under
new
provisions
of
the
"a
menace
or
swinging
behind
National
Selective
Service,
grad-
the
enemy
and
bottling
him
up
uate
nurses
are
assured
of
trans
portatlon
to
the
hospitals
ana
return
transportation
upon
termination
of
their
work.
They
will
be
entitled
to
reinstatement
In
their
present
employment
upon
leaving
the
hospitals.,
INDIAN
FOOTHOLD
Madras,
on
the
eastern
coast
of
India,
was
the
first
territorial
possession
of
the
British
East
India
company.
a
great
reduction
from
the
first
estimated
that
ringed
upward
to
200,000.
f
Hie
sauxrt
Is
approximately
rYiJ-hhtnll
deep
r
One
explanation
for
the
failure
of
the
Allies
to
close
the
Falaise-
Argentan
escape
gap
was
that
the
two
armies
driving
toward
each
othtr
had
to
exercise
extreme
care
to
avoid
coming
under
each
others
artillery
Hit.
Allies
todav
launched
an
all-
out
assault
on
the
Nazi
citadel
of
Falaise
and
the
Germans
appeared
to
be
cracking
under
the
pressure
of
attacklne
Canadian.
British
and
American
troops.
jsumaiea
uerman
casualties
In
Normandy
up
to
August
S
were
between
250,000
and
300.-
000.
Breaking
Up
Into
Guerilla
Bands
'
The
German
Seventh
Armv
Is
breaking
up
Into
roving
guerilla
bands
and
appears
to
have
passed
the
Dolnt
where
lt
Is
able
to
mass
its
remaining
men
and
supplies
for
a
break
through
to
the
Seine
River
to
Join
other
broken
and
disorganized
units
fleeing
beyond
Paris.
Allies
showered
steel
and
sur
render
leaflets
on
the
Seventh
Army's
pell
mell
retreat.
Berlin
rerjorted
an
Amrln
column
Is
within
40
miles
of
Paris,
threatening
a
new
encirclement
of
fleeing
Oerman
troops.
The
German
radio
said
Americans
In
the
lightning
60-mlle
eastern
drive
are
battling
near
Dreux
and
Chartres.
40
mllM
from
Paris,
carrying
the
poten-
between
the
river
and
the
Atlantic
coast.
Seine
River
bridges
have
been
knocked
out
by
dive
bombing.
SYNTHETIC
WALKER
The
United
States
Bureau
of
Standards
uses
a
machine
that
tests
rugs
by
imitating
the
effect
of
as
many
as
48.000
Missing
Target
Almost
Impossible
With
New
Bombsight
of
R.A.F.
LONDON.
Aug.
16
-The
Air
Ministry
has
revealed
the
R.A.F
is
using
an
automatic
bonrbslght
which
enables
the
bombardier
to
pinpoint
a
target
as
small
as
single
building
even
when
his
plane
Is
taking
violent
evasive
action.
This
machine,
which
"practically
thinks
for
Itself."
consists
of
two
main
parts,
a
sighting
head
In
the
nose
of
the
plane,
and
a
computer
box
whloh
is
the
'brains"
of
the
machine.
All
calculations,
except
the
speed
and
direction
of
the
wind,
can
be
set
before
the
plane
takes
off,
leaving
the
bombardier
only
two
adjustments
to
make
over
the
target.
Looking
through
the
sighting
head
while
approaching
the
target,
the
aimer
knows
the
point
covered
by
a
cross
at
the
momenv
of
release
Is
the
point
at
which
the
bombs
will
fall.
Even
If
the
pilot
turns,
glides,
climbs
or
takes
evasive
action
almost
up
to
the
moment
of
release,
the
bombs
can
still
bo
aimed
accurately.
i