Frigate Prince Rupert Sinks M.CS. Prince Ruiwrt, a fricato named for this ar. i rutnmiMioncd only seven months ago, about i she visited here to receive local honors. i a major role in the recent destruction of a ! mr. i'W..' 1 t It . Hi; is-.. In:. hi, lit'inarme in inM-Atlantlc, it was announced Hon. Anj,nis L Macdonald, Minister of Na- for Naval prisoners ""Wit 30 SO ff. fx.. Ik ttl. ...... wun a 11,6 If boat Scr- a age from Print after It had ben urface by depth United BUtes rr and a destroy -. Orumman Av-m an American also shared In artion. ii after the sob- submarine sank. lU demoralised King into the Prince Rupert' officers, one 23 ' lie other Just 20. were rescued by hip. excellent exam- "-nod operatlona," M tcr commented, n the ea and ' ' between ships of and the United hme clasped bc- naval hunt. The nether with the ii.ps carried out trge attacks dur- ft (! and finally cx- mcd U-boat to i he Prince Rupert, W Drancy, R.C.N.R.. -i ,h street. New UC . described the of the chase as .' 1 lni Hollywood "iV' otaged any bct- X'f'A flPF im.i H A blur tv a Jn hot cnouglj to COi. .rlri(ikln ir. tr.. it.hoa 7f:. St 111 llnHo ...... i 'lli, wu "u One nf .,... i i. I .. "u JUUI-1I1LI1 ""ouiuu ana tea In)m r,,, -v 111 . hull, Ho dld tne H Vbh i " turn 'Mld then j., u u icrerl rnuricn to bring both our W . .. ocar on mm. . side awav .imm nr omciican banning i... -.anj "" y. lOO. irtJ !ms.was "e final - touch- vonch- .the Avenuer Came zooming down .. k ur uie sub, couple of went down stem first. ' UlLh IU mnnlnn Canadlan-bullt tower ahattered by our shells. fourlh U-boat u qut a spectacle." announced by ! past 10 wseks j OFFICIAL REPORT i and damaged byjl' COMMANDER mber. UtU lateat Lt Cmdr. Draney'ir official rc- finlshed off by. port revealed that the submar ine was flrat spotted on the surface at nJfht. by a Welllng- ton Jymtbcr carrying a Leigh searchlight. The plane attacked and forced the U-boat to crash A second attack from the air the following morning damaged an oil pipe in the Mbmarbw and It began to leave an oil He jarfftce, PrirchrMk. Attother Jrtr trtft took ul gun's-crewa forer reconnaUmnce and fol- i.' n wiui nign- ww we ou sireaic. q uwk firing Oer-- prince Rupert, which wa es-4iells. The Oer- icortlng a convoy some diatance rrusc-firc pre- iaway. was detached to take up mana from mak-.the hunt, put on full ateam. ,)t to man their; and arrived In the area to find the shell from one of the United States ships tour-Inch gunsin the process of carrying out I' -boat's conning ;a depth charge attack, with two d a dozen holes , planes circling overhead. Tlie other VS. warship Joined shortly afterward and the three ships carried out nine depth charge runs. By mid- afternoon, Lt. Cmdr. Drancy reported, it was evident that the submarine was "getting the wind up" and taking evasive action. The U-boat surfaced two minutes after the American destroyer ctlrrled out her final attack. Prince Rupert's gun's crews who were making only their second Atlantic crossing were rrailv anil waiting. TllCV Sot iriRtons original I Ujelr nrgt nlgh expioivc shell Miomarwo una,f. ,r nfi "Tliev did a grand Job." Lt. Cmdr. Drancy said. "I believe they scored three direct hits. Hie last one blew great chunks out ol tnc subs conning tower. The British Columbia captain, who Joined the merchant service in 1920, paid warm tribute to the work of his executive officer. Lt. Cmdr. T. W. Thompson. R.C.N.V.R.. of Halifax. "When you get a new ship you Just drill, train and exer else." the skipper said. "You hope the men arc ready but you can't be sure until you net Into action. This gang got into lt and they were there B.C. MEN ON PR. RUPERT Were in Thick of Action When Nari U-boat Was Sunk AT A NEWFOUNDLAND PORT June 13 Drtlish Columbia sailors were in the thick of the action when the new Esqulmalt-bullt frigate HJ4.CJB. Prince Rupert helped to sink a German submarine in mid-Atlantic. Three officers and 21 ratings from B.C. were aboard. The commanding officer, Lt-Cmdr. Robert W. Draney. R.C. NJt of New Westminster, com missioned the ship In the busy Yarrow's Limited yards last August. The two other B.C. officers were Lieut, John Lake. R.C.N.R.. of Vancouver and Vic toria, and Lieut, Andrew L. Murray. R.C.N.R.. of Vancouver. Lieut Thomas Cook. R.CN.VJl. of Rmajwa9 laUbncdon-th went coast for several years, and his wife and two children live at 1110 Colllnson Street. The frigate was named after the war-crowded northern port of Prince Rupert and was adopted by the Imperial Order, Daughters of the Umpire, which regularly sends gifts and comforts. Among her wardroom's proudest pot-M-snions are a handvome silver tray donated by lion. T. I). Pattullo, Prince Rupert's provincial member and former H.C. premier. There is also a plaque from the City of Prince Rupert presented when the ship visited Prince Rupert last September. FOKMUt IUCKIIAM) ON UNION BOATS Able Seaman John Ray, 28, R.C.NJI.. of 2631 Nelson Ave . New Westminster, was In charge of one of the qulck-flrlng Oer- ltkons which raked the surfaced U-boat like deadly hall and prevented its crew from manning the guns. Ray, a former deckhand for Union Steamships, aatd lt was his first taste of en emy action and he "enjoyed It tremendously." He said the crews of the Prince Rupert and of the, two nearby United States warships Joined their voices "in a cheer you coilld haye heard for miles" as the plgboat went down. Stoker Petty Officer John Molyard, R.CJi., of 4506 Inverness Street, Vancouver, has been in the permanent-force Navy since 1038 but said he had to take hU hat off to the young H.C.N.V.R. gunners and depth no fooling. All departments, from jchargc crews for "the grand way the engine room up, behaved tncy did their stuff." very well. The depth charge Molyard was aboard the cor-crews almost threw those "ash- Vettc Wctasktwln when she and cans" around, they were so lnc destroyer Skecna sank a U- keen. Tlie whole show reflected jboat, ln the Atlantic In 1042, but oreat credit on Lt. Cmdr. nc saia the Prince Rupert ac- Thompson's organization. Lt. Cmdr. Drancy joinca vus Nnw in February. 1041, and be fore assuming command of the Prince Rupert, commissioned the corvette . . . H.M.C5. Dun-das. His present ship was built at Yarrow's Ltd. ln Esquimau, and was commissioned August 30, 1043. Lt. Cmdr. Drancy was employed In peacetime by tho Jar-dlne-Matheson line and sailed the China coast for many years. He comes from a sea -going family and la the son of the late Capt J H, Draney. well-known In thr maritime life of R.C tlon was far more thrilling. "I was In charge of aft dam age-control on upper deck, and when the sub came up all I had to do was watch. I had a (Continued on Page 2) Halibut Sales Canadian Clipper N, 20,000, Cold Storage. Horgund, 10,000, Booth and Whiz. Mae West. 18,000, Whiz. Rupert No, 46, Cold Storage. All the fish sold at the celling once of 18'c and KHjC Stye Jteiiti CANADIAN LOSSES OTTAWA Defence .Minister J. L. Ralston said in the House of Commons yesterday: "So far our losses In France hare been moderate. I am nqt in a position to make any statement to the extent of giving numbers or anything of that kind." CHANGSHA BATTLE FIERCE CUUNGKING The Japanese are pounding on all sides of Changsha and the battle around the outer defences has reached fiercest proportions, indicating virtual encirclement of the Canton-Hankow railway city near the Burma border. The Chinese are mopping up remnants of the Japanese around I.ungling, Yunnan Province base, capture of which by the Chinese Mas announced yesterday. YANKS STRIKE JAPS PEARL HARBOR American planes are striking at the Mariana Islands for the second day as United States submarines deal new blows at the Japanese Island Empire and merchant fleet, sinking 18 more enemy vessels and attacking Ouam Island as well as Salpan, Tinion and Rotan Islands. HATTLE OF FRANCE LONDON Fighting is still continuing In the cities of CarenUn and .Montebourg, which it was announced Monday, had been taken by the Allies. An Allied correspondent said he witnessed German counter-attacks against the Americans, and house to house fighting in the streets of the cities. The Germans are backing their fighters with artillery and mortar fire, and poeslon of the towns fa still in hot dispute. RUSS DEEP IX FINLAND MOSCOW The Red Army has driven deep into Finland through six breaches in the Mannerheim Line, and is reported to be- now less-than 19 milpr-frbm the Finnish port f Vllpurl. Tlie civilian population is said to be becoming panicky, and is beginning to evacuate the cty. Churchill In France LONDON, June 13 Prime Minister Winston Churchill has paid a visit to the beachhead In France. He was accompanied by Field Marshal J. C. Smuts, of South Africa and Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden. General Elsenhower also visited the beachhead ac- companled by United States army, navy and air force officers. ( WRECKED ON RIPPLE ROCK llydrographic Steamer William J. Stewart Beached in Sinking Condition VANCOUVER, June 13-After striking Ripple Rock In Seymour Narrows, the hydrographlc survey steamer W. J. Stewart, leaking badly, was beached In near by Plumper Hay- The vessel's decks are awash. Tlie salvage steamer Salvage King and scow Skookum II are standing by. The crew escaped unharmed. Will Address Local Women Mrs. Mary Hurrcll. secretary of the Women's Regional Advisory Committee of the War time Prices and Trade Board, Vancouver, will be ln Prince Ru pert tomorrow to address wom en's groups on the work of the consumer branch of the Board. This branch consists of thousands of women volunteers who are assisting tlie Board in watching prices and reporting to the Board women's views on women's needs ln the way of material and quality of goods. There are some 14,000 women across Canada who serve volun tarlly in the consumer branch, VETERANS FOR TRANSCANADA Second Group or Repatriates Joins Service of Air Lines WTNNIPESO. June 13 A sec ond group of repatriated R.C.A. F. pilots have completed flight training and have been assigned to line, duties with Trans- Canada Air Lines. A third group. who have also distinguished themselves, have been found medically fit and are commencing their air lino flight training, according to a statement today by O. T. Larson, vice-president of the air line. The plan has received a great deal of study by the management of TransCanada Air Lines and includes the re-employmeht and rehabilitation of employees now on leave of absence with the armed forces. Mr. Larson said: "It Is planned to conduct monthly Interviews and classes until the required complement of flight personnel Is secured and negotiations are ln progress with the R.CA.F. looking towards a pol icy of rehabilitation of men returning from the armed forces." Eighteen pilots who have completed operational duties are now serving ln the airline's aircraft. In the last group of re patriated R.C.A.F. pilots are: Squadron Leader D. J. Lowry, of Toronto, who was mentioned ln dispatches; FLt. R. P. Mc-Wllllam, of Montreal; FLt. W. J. I- Montgomery, of Winnipeg, FLt. Wm, Graham, of Vancouver, who won the Air Force Cross and was mentioned, ln dls patches; FO J. G. Lloyd, of Toronto; FO R. R. Stevenson, of Edmonton and WO O. A. McLean, of St; Catharines. Luftwaffe Pays Britain Visit LONDON, June 13 London had Its first air raid alert ln 47 days last night. Some bombs were dropped in the Home Counties and East Anglla, There were a few casualties, JAPAN MAY FALL SOON President Roosevelt Expresses His Ideas in Regard to War Outlook WASHINGTON. DC. June 13 In opening the Fifth War Loan campaign last night, President Roosevelt said that Germany had her back ' to three walls now but that her conquest might yet be costly to the Allies In men and materials. The defeat of Japan might come sooner thtan expected. Once Germany was defeated and full force could be brought to bear on Japan she would soon be brought to her knees. King Albert Is Removed t To Germany LONDON, June 13 F Belgian authorities ln Lon- don said today that they learned the Germans have moved King Leopold from Brussels to Germany as a security measure. 4, 1 1 Baseball Scores MONDAY National League Brooklyn 9, New York 15 (only game scheduled). American League St. Louis at Chicago, (postponed. Detroit 5, Cleveland 6. New York 3, Washington 4. International League Montreal 5, Baltimore 12. Buffalo 3, Jersey City 0. Toronto 2, Syracuse 3. American Association Indianapolis at St. Paul, postponed. Louisville 6, Minneapolis 3. Columbus 7, Milwaukee 2. Coast League Los Angeles 1-3, Portland 2-2. (Second called in seventh). SUNDAY international League - Buffalo 2, Baltimore 9. Montreal at Jersey City postponed. Toronto at Newark postponed. Syracuse at Rochester postponed. American Association Toledo 0, Milwaukee 4. (Called 7th -Inning). Indianapolis 0, Minneapolis 1. Columbus 0, Kansas City 1. Louisville 0, St. Paul 2. Coast League San Diego 4, Hollywood 1. Sacramento 3, San Francisco 2 Oakland 3. Seattle 2. Los Angeles 1, Portland 2. SATURDAY International League Buffalo 1-2, Baltimore 4-7. Syracuse 3?4, Rochester 1-5. Montreal, 0-10. Jersey City 1-9. Toronto 7-1, Newark 2-4. American Association Ildlanapolls at Mluneapolls postponed. Louisville at St. Paul postponed. Columbus 4-9, Kansas City 2-1 Toledo 4-5, Milwaukee 3-7. ' Coast League Oakland 2-1, Seattle 4-1. Los Angeles 3-9, Portland 1-1. Sacramento 9-11, San Francisco 4 1. San Diego 7-4, Hollywood 1 7 Nazi Submarine inantic-- NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER Full Story of Tt Event VOL. XXXIII, No. 138 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS r vr Allies Are Advancing II.M.OS. PRINC E RUPERT hn Named fur This Port Kiiiislicl nff hxccllcnt Example of Combined OiK'ratfons Fourteen Prisoners Taken In EiiBaRcmcnt WAR NEWS BATTLE OF ITALY NATLES Tlie British Eighth Army crossed the Saline Hirer, five miles north of captured Pescara on the Adriatic, headquarters announced Tuesday. On the west coast the. Fifth Army is meeting with more stubborn resistance from the .Nails but is still making headway. It is suggested that the enjiny may make their next real stand at Florence. 'Very Satisfactory' Is k Progress Being Made In Battle Of Fran c Berlin Sees Move to Isolate Whole Penins-"a Canadian Third Division Commended b) General Montgomery Japanese Fighting With Nazis SUPREME HEADQUARTERS OF ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE, June 13 (CP) The British advanced se'ven miles today and captured Trarn, nine miles east of Caen. The Americans captured Montebourg, 14 miles southeast of Cherbourg, and Leham, two miles west of Montebourg. Supreme t Late Notes t Of Invasion CANADIANS' GREAT PART LONDON Lieut. Gen. II. D. G. Crerar, commander of Canadian forces in England, told correspondents today that it is difficult to overestimate the part that Canadian forces are playing in the invasion of Europe. STAUN APPROVES MOSCOW Prime .Minister Joseph Stalin today expressed his emphatic approval of the. Allied invasion of western Europe. DESERT FOX FIRED? LONDON It is reported that Field Marshal Erwin Rommel has been relieved of his command of German defending forces in France. Differences of opinion with his superior, Marshal von Rundstedt, are said to be responsible. AIR FORCE IS STRONG LONDON June 13 W Allied bombers roared over the continent ln great strength last night to blast the German cities of Gelsenklrchen and Cologne. The Air Ministry said that targets in France were also battered. Seventeen planes were lost. Berlin said that Italian-based American planes dropped bombs on Munich today. F. Calderone left this afternoon on a trip to Vancouver. Russians Head For Helsinki LONDON, June 13 The Russians, pouring through the Manner- 4- helm Line, have seized Ral- vola in an eight-mile ad- vance, carrying Uiem to a point about 40 miles from 4 Vllpurl, Finnish port and second city. The Russians also overran a town 10 4- miles northeast of Ralvola In a new offensive directed at Helsinki. Stockholm re- ported that the Finnish government might resign. 4- headquarters reported progress all along the battlefront which has now lengthened to 80 miles and described today's advances as "very satisfactory." Thee Am ericans thrust several miles beyond Carentan, their occupation pf which was announced yester day, ln-the drive across the neck of Cherbourg Peninsula, having now accomplished half of the distance. It was reported today that the main Allied army was only 12 miles from Cherbourg with some advance units nearing the outskirts of the Important port Berlin said that the Americans we're lighting toward airborne Allied forces and had already landed on western shores In a plncer move designed to The Americans hare, also cap tured Balleroy, road' Junction on the edge of Cerlsy Forest. Headquarters announced a big advance south of Bayeux but the limits of It are not yet known. Air Forces announced that five landing strips have been constructed and are now In use ln France. Royal Air Force Typhoons and rocket-firing planes destroyed three Nazi E-boats and damaged three others near the Invasion area. Berlin said that a German general of artillery named Marcks, "commander of Cherbourg Peninsula," was killed Monday. The British Broadcasting Corporation reported it was be lieved American patrols have pushed within 11 miles of Berlin said a narrow wedge has been driven Into the German line east of the River Orne where British and Canadians of an airborne ' division have been engaged ln heavy fighting sice the landing on D-Day. The Canadian Third Division Is reported engaged in bitter fighting west of Caen and south of Bayeux. This division has been singled out for special commendation by General Bernard Montgomery on "its splendid work." It is constituted to large extent of Western Canadians. Dispatches yesterday said that Carentan had been occupied by the Americans. Since then there have been further advances. General Bernard Montgomery announced Monday night that approximately 7,000 prisoners havebeen captured in France have been some Japanese. Local Tides Wednesday, June lt High 7:35 17.3 feet 20:30 19.1 feet Low 1:25 7.4 eet 13:40 5.5 feet IMPORTANT NOTICE All passengers aboard CNSS "Prince Rupert" northbound, June 5th, 6th, 7th or 8th, aro hereby Instructed to report to the .nearest physician or to the Health Department, at once. ROGER 0. KNIPE, M.D., Medical Health Officer.