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LONDON,
Sept.
13
(CP)---United
States
war
planning
chiefs
were
report
lAteoight
to
is
win
rum
up
oy
have
established
October
31
as
the
tentative
outside
date
(or
the
collapse
of
organized
resistance
t.
31
txperts
uecide
of
Germany.
On
this
basis,
the
Allied
military
authorities
are
believed
to
be
plan-ning
,
a
shift
of
strength
to
the
adficjheatre
to
intensify
the
war
against
Japan.
w-
hmnrrow
s
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taes
I
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA
fe
NEWATER
Weather
Forecast
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
Issued
by
the
Meteoroioglcal
Service
of
Canada
Thursday,
September
14
11:55
18.2
leet
NORTHERN
MAINLAND
Today
23:52
19.1
feet,
and
Thursday,
cloudy
and
mild
with
5:41
4.9
feet
scattered
light
rain
showers,
light
18:00
7.7
feet
winds.
V
IXIII,
No.
215
sians
Draw
Rupert
Chamber
of
Incc
e
is
still
working
On
the
goodwill
tour
to
Alaska
buld
include
stopovers
at
p.U
as
Ketchikan,
Jun
In&rll
and
Skagway.
The
I
the
trip
has
not
yet
l!cd
upon.
Already
some
Inembers
have
signified
lire
of
making
the
trip
IllER
FORECAST
CTIARIX)TTES;
Cloudy
ti
with
scattered
rail
fcn
the
west
coast,
partly
Ind
mild
on
cast
coast,
pds
occasionally
moder
psing
in
afternoon.
BPORTANT
POADCAST
WIGHT
PR
7:30
P.M.
Hear
Hon.
R.
L.
ITLAND,K.c.
"ey
General
of
B.C.
Jn
the
lition
Government
mane,,
of
vital
lm-
.
everyon
with
on
tliit
Province,
with
or
emphosii
PMt-Wo,
Non,
ond
th
between
SoclalUm
ond
I.
IIGHT-7:30
13
V4.
-
"M
brade
and
Sofia
V
v
1A
'
4
t
Drive
Down
Balk?&
KCOW,
Sept.
13
(CP)
Russians
and
Ruma-
Imergcd
Wednesday
from
lransylvania
foot-
Id
foiiirht
ior
control
of
rail
networks
radiat-
im
Timisoara,
75
miles
north
of
the
YugoSlav
of
Belgrade.
Paris
radio
said
that
the
Russians
had
reach-
mis
D
OUT
Air
Strength
g
Havoc
With
flipping
HARBOR,
Sept.
13
0
I
States
carrier
force
an
entire
enemy
con-
rty
two
vessels,
blasted
Jields
and
wiped
out
it
Jap
planes
in
wide-aids
against
Mindanao
llllpplnes
last
Friday,
It
alcd
yesterday,
lion
marked
an
advance
xlmately
500
miles
be-we:ternmost
previously
petitions
of
attack
on
hirs
and
volcanic
isl-to
the
north.
:tlcn
took
place
In
the
Japanese
southwest
Palings.
vill
Trip
to
Planned
-.
-
.ed
the
outskirts
of
Sofia
and
Bulgarian
capital
was
preparing
BOILERMAKERS
OPENING
NEW
GYMNASIUM
Seal
Cove
School
Will
be
Scene
of
Boxing
and
Gymnastic
Classes
This
Winter
Seal
Cove
School,
which
Is
not
being
put
to
academic
use
this
year,
has
been
taken
over
by
the
Boilermakers'
Athletic
Club
as
a
gymnasium
and
sports
training
centre,
and
evening
classes
will
be
held
during
the
coming
months.
The
atmosphere
of
the
two
classrooms,
once
lined
with
rows
oLstudenU-'.
desks
and..deeQtatcd
lacks
only
the
odor
of
liniment
to
make
the
change
from
school
to
gymnasium
complete.
Much
of
the
equipment
has
been
already
installed.
Use
of
the
building
was
obtained
from
the
city
,
at
a
low
rental.
According
to
James
Nlchol,
athletic
club
spokesman,
classes
will
begin
on
Monday
evening,
and
will
be
held
three
nights
a
week.
Facilities
are
open
to
any
boys
of
school
age.
Registration
period
will
be
Friday
night.
"We
are
still
somewhat
short
of
equipment,"
Mr.
Nlchol
said,
"but
we
will
overcome
that
In
time.
We
Intend
to
develop
some
thing
our
city
has
never
had
beforea
place
where
youngsters
will
have
a
chance
to
develop
their
bodies
under
organized
leadership."
"This
Is
the
first
organized
indoor
sports
program
since
Pro-
Rcc
was
dissolved
about
five
years
ago,"
he
added.
One
of
the
two
classrooms
has
been
converted
into
a
gymnastics
room,
with
mats,
hanging
rings
and
a
horizontal
ladder,
parallel
bars,
a
springboard,
and
a
vault
ine
horse
will
be
Installed.
In
charge
of
gymnastics
Is
George
Ferguson,
former
Pro-Rcc
mem
ber
who
has
competed
in
com
petitions
in
Vancouver.
The
other
classroom
contains
a
boxing
ring,
where
instruction
will
be
given
by
Billy
White,
for-
,
mer
professional,
who
has
refer-eed
recent
local
fight
cards.
In
one
of
the
basement
rooms
is
such
equipment
as
a
punching
bag,
hanging
sand
bag,
and
other
fixtures.
......
The
other
basement
room
will
be
used
for
wrestling
when
mats
arc
available.
The
Athletic
committee
feels
that
It
can
accommodate
between
40
and
50
boys
at
each
night's
session.
Other
committee
members
who
will
also
act
as
instructors
are
Reily
Vicreck,
Ernest
Russell,
Bert
Loughlln
and
George
Stanton.
Efforts
will
be
made
to
get
the
assistance
of
local
service
clubs
In
maintaining
the
club,
Mr.
Nlchol
says.
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Seattle,
60,000,
Storage,
15
and
Canada
Ls
providing
94
per
cent
of
the
nickel
available
to
..the.
Allies.
In
this
war,'
miles
south
of
east
Prussia,
is
ver
.defence
area,
was
officially
vlrfllaltv
nnHrMoH
announced
flnnnilnp.H
tnHav
today.
Actually,
the
transfer
13
part
jof
an
exchange
of
commanding
officers,
for
Col.
Martyn
Is
being
replaced
by
Col.
Colin
Ferrie,
officer
commanding
the
Vancouver
defence
area.
Col.
Ferrie
will
ar
rive
with
officers
of
his
staff
on
Friday.
Col.
and
Mrs.
Martyn
are
leav
ing
for
Vancouver
on
September
19.
"I
like
Prince
Rupert
and
am
sorry
to
leave
n,"
coi.
Marcyn
told
The
News.
Col.
Ferrie,
who
has
been
In
command
of
Vancouver
defences
for
the
last
18
months,
went
overseas
as
second
in
command
of
the
Seaforth
Highlanders
early
in
the
war.
He
assumed
com
mand
of
the
regiment
when
Col.
J.
B.
Stevenson
was
promoted
to
Brigadier.
.
Returning'
W"
Cartadahe
as
wim
cniiarcns
nanaiwors,
nowi,
COmmand
of
the
Oordon
,
i
...i..
ii.:
i
r
ii
i
.
-
...
Head
training
centre,
a
post
which
he
held
until
the
train
Ing
centre
was
closed.
His
home
is
in
Vancouver,
where
before
the
war
he
was
ac
tlve
in
a
brokerage
firm.
Arriving
with
Col.
Ferrie.
will
be
Brigade
Major
0.
O.
McLaren,
who
will
replace
the
present
Brl
gade
Major
H.
C.
L.
Oilman,
who
Is
being
transferred
to
Sixth
Di
vision
headquarters
at
Prince
George
as
Deputy
Assistant
Ad
iutant
General.
Major
Oilman
came
to
Prince
Rupert
with
the
Irish
Fusiliers
two
years
ago.
Other
officers
who
will
accom
pany
Col.
Ferrie
here
are
Capt
J.
Hassel,
gunnery
officer,
Capt
M.
O.
F.
Cartwright,
and
Major
W.
E.
Lcppard.
REDUCTION
IN
RATION
OF
BUTTER
OTTAWA,
Sept.
13
The
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
announces
further
reduction
In
the
butter
ration
to
be
effected
by
extension
.of
validity
dates
of
coupons.
The
validity
date
for
coupons
80
and
81
has
been
extended
from
October
5
to
October
12
and
coupons
88
and
89
to
December
14.
There
is
11,500,000
pounds
les,
butter
in
Canada
now
than
there
was
a
year
ago.
The
sugar
administrator
says
the
supply
of
that
commodity
Is
also
low.
but
there
will
be
no
re
duction
in
the
ration
this
year,
Status
of
Skeena
Highway
Question
The
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
has
been
in
toucn
with
the
Canadian
National
Railways
and
the
Department
of
Natural
Resources
in
regard
to
thn'
nrtnai
status
of
the
new
Skeena
River
Highway
as
a
pub
11c
thoroughfare.
The
matter
is
under
consideration
and,
mean
time,
the
situation
Is
a
little
ob
scure.
The
question
of
use
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
right-of-way
Is
one
of
the
factors
and
there
is
also
the
question
of
public
safety
measures
including
railroad
crossings
and
curbs.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
13,
1944
Penetrating
Col.
Martyn
Transferred
Exchange
of
Prince
Rupert,
Vancouver
Area
Commanders
a
reception,
having
arrested
all
I
Transfer
of
Col.
D.
B.
Martyn,
members
of
the
former
pro-Nazi
j
DS.O.,
M.C.,
VD.,
for
the
last
government.
two
years
In
command
of
the
In
northern
Poland,
the
ma-
.Prince
Rupert
defence
area,
to
a
Jor
rail
centre
'
of
Lomza,
20
i
similar
position
In
the
Vancou
Fearful
of
Allied
Victory
Must
Fight
to
Bitter
End,
Berlin
Tells
Nazi
Pepple
LONDON,
Sept.
13
(CP)
Predicting
that
a
new
Allied
unconditional
surrender
ultimatum
would
emerge
from
the
Roosevelt-Churchill
conference
in
Quebec,
the
Berlin
radio
told
the
German
people
today
that
to
give
in
now
would
allow
the
Allies
to
gain
victory
by
sneaking
through
the
back
door.
PACIFIC
IN
SPOTLIGHT
AT
PARLEY
QUEBEC,
Sept.
13
(CP)
Representatives
of
Australia
and
New
Zealand
have
been
called
to
the
Churchill-Roosevelt
conference,
it
was
announced
today
as
the
President,
Prime
Minister
and
chiefs
of
staff
continued
their
discussions
of
Pacific
military
questions.
There
is
no
doubt
that'
the
conference
is
focussing
on
the
war
in
the
ARE
BIDDING
FOR
PLYWOOD
PLANT
Representatives
of
a
plywood
manu
factoring
concern-
which
'is
considering
establishment
of
a
mill
in
this
part
of
the
province
and
on
behalf
of
which
inquiries
have
already
been
made
in
regard
to
potential
stands
of
timber
for
veneer
making
are
to
bs
invited
by
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
to
come
to
this
city
and
look
Into
the
pos
sibillty
of
locating.
Already
one
concern
has
signified
intention
of
establishing
a
veneer
plant
at
Prince
George.
JAPS
ARE
NOW
IN
KWANGSI
CHUNGKING,
Sept.
13
t
Japanese
forces
are
pushing
down
the
Hunan-Kwangsl
railroad
and
have
apparently
cross
ed
the
border
Into
Kwangsl
Province,
reaching
Chuansien,
67
miles
from
Kwellin,
centre
of
tho
South
China
defence
system,
a
report
from
General
Joseph
Stll-
well
indicated.
Fresh
Japanese
troops
are
also
reported
In
other
sectors.
jsazi
propagandists
narpca
on
U
theme
that
defeat
would
b
"worse
than
Versailles"
and
Gcr
many
must
fight
to
the
bitter
end.
Anniversary
Of
Churchills
WAR
NEWS
GERMANY
FOUNDED
AGAIN
LONDON
A
great
armada
of
three
thousand
planes
conveyed
on
Germany
Irom
the
west
and
south
today
less
than
24
hours
after
General
Eisenhower
promised
devastating
bombing
of
the
Ruhr
and
Rhineland.
These
bombers
struck
while
Frankfurt,
Stuttgart
and
Berlin
still
burned
from
Royal
Air
Force
overnight
blows.
JAPS
GUARD.
CHINA
CHUNGKING
The
Japanese,
in
an
offensive
to
guard
the
China
coast
against
expected
Allied
landings,
captured
the
important
Chckiang
provincial
seaport
of
Wochow
and
now
hold
about
two-thirds
of
the
province.
The
Japanese
continued
to
press
southwest
towards
the
defensive
centre
of
Kweilen
in
Kwangsl
Province.
AMERICAN
ARMIES
JOIN
ROME
The
American
Seventh
Army,
advancing
from
southern
France,
has
joined
forces
with
the
Third
Army
at
Chatillon
on
the
Seine
River,
about
125
miles
southeast
of
Paris,
headquarters
announced
today.
DUTCH
CELEBES
BOMBED
ALLIED
HQ.
IN
SOUTHWEST
PACIFIC
A
huge
load
of
explosives
rained
down
on
Dutch
Celebes
airdromes
Sunday
in
continued
widespread
neutralization
raids.
Allied
planes
sank
one
ship
and
beached
another
enemy
freighter
in
attacks
off
the
Celebes.
Three
ships
were
sunk
or
damaged
off
Ceram
in
the
Netherlands
East
Indies.
PALAU
BLASTED
AGAIN
PEARL
HARBOR
United
States
battleships
of
the
Pacific
fleet
joined
in
daily
blasting
of
Palau,
Japanese
base
east
of
the
Philippines,
Previously
cruisers
and
destroyers
had
pounded
the
Islands.
Siegfried
"QUEBEC,
Sept.
13
Prime
Minister
Winston
Churchill
and
Mrs.
Churchill
observed
their
thirty-sixth
wedding
anniversary
here
yesterday.
Tjiere
were
telegrams
of
congratulations
and
best
wishes
from
all
over
the
world.
Mr.
Churchill
presented
his
wife
with
a
huge
bowl
of
Canadian
roses.
TODAY'S
STOCKS
i
Vancouver
BR:
Con.
'-
ns
'
-
Bralorne
14.20
Cariboo
Gold
Quartz
2.20
Hadley
Mascot
.66
Pend
Oreille
1.25
Pioneer
4.00
Premier
1.31
Privateer
.40
Reno
.OS'A
Reeves
MacDonald
.24
Sheep
Creek
1.04
Whitewater
.033,4
Oils
Calmont
.20
C.
&
E.
1.70
Home
2.95
Royal
Canadian
.04
Toronto
Beattle
1.75
Central
Patricia,
2.10
Consolidated
Smelters
48.00
Giant
Yellowknlfe
8.30
Hardrock'
.88
Kerr
Addison
10.00
Little
Long
Lac
1.18
Madsen
Red
Lake
2.20
McLeod
Cockshutt
2.61
McKenzie
Red
Lake
1.44
Moneta
-62
Pickle
Crow
2.70
Preston
East
Dome
2.60
San
Antonio
4.00
Sherritt
Gordon
.71
Steep
Rock
3.50
PUBLICITY
IS
NEEDED
To
Focus
Attention
Upon
Prince
Rupert
as
Centre
of
Canadian
Northwest
The
importance
of
organizing
widespread
and
sustained
publicity
for
Prince,
Rupert
setting
forth
its
strategic
advantages
as
a
centre
In
the
new
era
of
development
which
it
is
conceded
the
the
post-war
period
will
bring
to
the
northwestern
part
of
Canada,
Alaska
and
the
Pacific
thea
tre
was
emphasized
at
Monday
night's
meeting
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Chamber
of
Commerce
by
G.
A.
Hunter
of
the
Dally
News.
He
proposed
a
publicity
campaign
along
more
extensive
lines
than
had
been
heretofore
under
taken
here
and
suggested
,that
it
be
made
a
community
effort
as
considerable
expenditure
might
eventually
be
involved.
The
local
newspaperman
men-
i
tloned
that,
on
a
recent
trip
East
I
he
had
found
the
people
keenly
interested
In
northwest
Canada
and
appreciative.
,ql.
Its
war
rn
focused
Importance
however,
i
.
.
.
.
.
.
,,
i
nnL;iniv
nue
lo
me
wiaesuieau
Prisoners
In
Canada
Three
Thousand
Germans
from
Caen
Detained
at
Medicine
Hat
LETH
BRIDGE,
Sept.
13
OS-
Three
thousand
German
pris
oners
of
war,
most
of
them
cap
tured
during
fighting
around
Caen
In
France,
are
now
detained
in
the
prisoner
of
war
camp
at
Medicine
Hat,
it
was
learned
Should
Thank
God
Instead
Of
Celebrating
Commenting
that
victory
is
in
sight,
Commander
C.
M.
Cree,
R.C.N.,
naval
offlcer-ln-charge,
Prince
Rupert,
states
In
the
lat
est
issue
of
'Chatham
Chatter,"
Navy
publication,
that
the
enemy
is
groggy
and
now
Is
the
time
to
finish
him
off.
"The
mightier
the
blows
we
strike
now,
the
quicker
will
come
the
victory
and
the
quicker
vie
tory
is
achieved
the
quicker
sor
row
and
sufferings
of
peoples
will
be
alleviated,"
declared
Commander
Cree.
The
war
efforts
of
Brltalti,
Russia
and
the
United
States
came
in
ior
praise
irom
me
naval
offlcer-ln-charge.
In
closing
Commander
Cree
re
marked
that
victory
celebrations
were.
nice
to
contemplate
but
his
own
first
reaction
to
final
victory
would
be
"to
thank
God
In
deep
sincerity
that
He
had
brought
us
safely
through
the
Valley
of
the
Shadow
and
given
us
a
happy
issue
from
our
afflictions,"
bombers
and
fighters
destroyed
175
German
planes
on
Monday,
the
American
losses
being
48
heavy
bombers
and
29
fighters.
-i-X
Local
Reserve
publicity
that
the
Alaska
High-;
I8
Getting1
Busy
way
had
received
ana
tne
virtual
censorship
blackout
which
had
enveloped
the
port
since
Pearl
Harbor,
little
was
known
of
new
developments
at
Prince
Rupert
and,
indeed,
there
were
some
unfortunate
misapprehensions
in
regard
to
the
place.
One
of
the
first
things
thai
would
have
to
be
d6ne
would
be
to
obtain
an
amelioration
of
the
censorship
regulations
which
at
present
made
It
dlffiult
to
effectively
publicize
Prince
Rupert.
Following
the
recent
summer
camp
at
Gordon
Head
near
Victoria,,
First
Reserve
Battalion,
Prince
Rupert
Regiment,
is
resuming
local
headquarters
training
activity
again
this
week,
company
parades
being
scheduled
for
tonight
and
tomorrow.
Next
Monday
there
will
be
a
general
inspection
of
the
unjt
by
Major
General
H.
O.
Alexander,
inspector-general.
Another
event
next
week
will
be
a
smoker
Friday
night,
organiza
tion
of
which
is
in
the
hand
of
Lieut.
R.
E.
Montador
and
Sgt.
W.
F.
Stone.
Fifth
Army
Advances
DRIVING
UPON
GOTHIC
LINE
Eighth
Army
is
Still
Stalemated
Near
Adriatic
Sea
ROME,
Sept.
13
OD
Allied
Fifth
Army
forces,
driving
against
the
central
sector
of
the
Gothic
Line
northeast
of
Florence,
are
within
a
mile
of
Futa
Pass,
one
of
the.
main
avenues
through
the
German
defence
line
barring
.the
path
to
Northern
Italy,
It
was
announced
Wednesday.
The
British
Eighth
Army
remained
stalemated
near
the
Adriatic
where
the
fiercest
fighting
of
the
Italian
campaign
Crown
Company
Is
Taking
Over
OTTAWA,
Sept.
13
W
Federal
Aircraft
Ltd.
of
Montreal,
a
crown
company,
Is
taking
over
production,
overhaul,
repairs
and
other
administrative
functions
of
the
aircraft
production
branch
of
the
Department
of
Munitions
and
Supply
which
is
being
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Line
Six
Allied
Armies
Are
Ready
For
Great
Push
Into
Germany
Canadians
Mopping
Up
After
Taking
of
LeHavre
But
Enemy
Still
Holding:
at
Brest,
Boulogne.
Calais,
Dunkerque
LONDON,
Sept.
13
(CP)
The
German
radio
said
tonight
that
"Americans
have
captured
an
outpost
of
the
West
Wall"
but
did
not
specify
where
the
Siegfried
Line
had
been
dentedi
The
dispatch
suggested
that
the
action
might
have
been
east
of
Verviers-Eupen
sector
in
Belgium
where
the
American
First
CANADIANS
IN
BELGIUM
Three
mobile
R.C.A.F.
Units
in
Big
Attacks
LONDON,
Sept.
13
D
Three
Canadian'
fighter
squadrons'
Wildcast,
Nomad
and
City
of
Ot
tawaare
flying
from
mobile
bases
In
Belgium
and
are
taking
heavy
toll
of
the
enemy
Rhine
shipping
and
road
traffic.
The
Canadians
are
with
the
Americans
whose
Army
was
reported
about
10
miles
south
of
Aachen,
German
communications
centre.
This
is
the
second
point
at
which
the
Americans
have
penetrated
into
German
territory.
Meanwhile
Allied
Supreme
Headquarters
announced
today
that
the
Germans
had
counter:.
attacked
against
the
flank
of
the
Americans
who
plunged
Into
the
Reich
six
miles
beyond
Eupen,
Belgian
border
city,
but
it
was
repulsed.
Gen.
Dwlght
P.
Elsenhower
now
has
six
armies
ready
for
a
big
push
against
the
Siegfried
Line
four
American,
one
Can
adian
and
one
British.
The
Canadians
have
reached
Leopold
Canal
and
are
seeking
to
cross
it
and
enter
the
Netherlands.
Pnllsri
.cHementA
of
"
the
Cana-dlanArmy
"
adVincett
20?
in'lles
from
Ghent
to
St.
Nicholas.
The
Canadians
reached
the
canal
after
capturing
Bruges
and
advancing
eastward
10
miles.
The
Canadians
are
also
mopping
up
on
the
North
Sea
coast
following
the
taking
of
Le
Havre
by
a
British
division.
The
British
Army,
along
the
northern
flank
of
the
Allied
line,
won
new
ground
beyond
Albert
Canal
and
sent
one
spear
head
well
Into
the
Netherlands.
American
First
Arniy
columns
are
probing
tne
siegmed
Line
defences
at
two
points
in
tha
Aachen
area.
The
American
Third,
Army,
iu
the
Mletz
and
Nancy
areas,
has
poured
armor
and
artillery
across
the
Moselle
on
a
15-mll
front
in
a
build-up
for
a
sweep
on
Saarbrucken
and
Strasbourg.
Headquarters
has
not
disclosed
the
whereabouts
of
a
new:
American
army,
the
Ninth.
The
American
Seventh
Army
is
In
the
Belfort
Gap
region
near
Switzerland.
Along
the
Channel
coast,
a
German
pocket
still
holds
out
at
Brest
while
Boulogne,
Calais
and
Dunkerque
seem
determined
to
hold
until
blasted
out.
The
Canadians
are
squeezing
a
Nazi
pocket
on
the
Schelde
estuary
to
a
thin
strip
between
Zeebrugge
and
Antwerp.
The
French
radio
at
Marseilles
said
today
that
French
forces
of
the
Interior
have
liberated
LaRochelle,
U-boat
basa
05
miles
north
of
Bordeaux.
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