bit
12
?
Germans
force
from
tr.d
the
ancient
s::d
culture
was
;v"n
of
batUe
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on
the
t
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River
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Fiorence
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popu-
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OT
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minorities
are
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today
that
Mftlak-riciie
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not
yet
open
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and
other
smaller
durinc
the
daylight
fcimbtr
of
fUhtrmrn
ad-
that
"matters
are
In
I
(or
the
reopening"
at
an
dite
hare
apparentfy
dmlood
and
lnte
Tue-iit
brn
going
down
the
gnrl
only
to
find
their
way
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by
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Navy
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the
reopening
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are
completed,
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to
the
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George
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recent
death
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of
Staff
-
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Sgt
ben
temporarily
f
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f.i'y
detach-
Vrday
morn
.
-icr-food
SUJf
-
d
be
officially
ad
of
the
dlty
krwever.
motes
to
the
city
as
IS
SMASH
BASES
ON
WAY
COAST
IT
r
IV.
A
-
12
0,
-Carrier
k
y
German
shlp-;
aliatloru
bc-'
s.:
i
Kjrstlansund
"
i
'
hitting
alr-
tr.d
setting
fire
t
anes
on
Oossen
radio
stations,
i
d
two
vessels.
100
"grams
However,
becaus"
bread
and
pasta
are
the
staples,
the
ration
la
admittedly
insufficient,
and
to
supplement
it
Sicilians
resort
to
the
black
market.
Here,
a
month
ago.
they
were
paying
$1
or
more
for
a
loaf
of
bread
roughly
two
pounds
In
weight
Today,
the
same
loaf
fetches
80
cents
because
of
the
Increase
In
the
regular
ration.
People
can
buy
on
the
black
market
when
the
adminlsratton
hasn't
enough
grain
to
raise
the
ration
because
of
the
enigma,
the
Sicilian
farmer.
He
doesn't
trust
the
provincial
granaries
and
when
ordered
by
the
administration
to
turn
over
all
his
crop,
he
turns
over
a
half,
perhaps
only
a
third.
The
rest
he
sells
to
the
local
black
market
racketeer
In
the
early
days
of
the
liberation."
AMO
and
the
Allied
Control
Commission
combatted
the
black
market
vigorously
and
Asians
Cut
15
Miles
Into
th
Estonia
in
Renewed
Drive
Is
Aleutians
Aug.
12
-N
("WOTON,
'
'r
,,arb"
President
P.
needed
to
the
Aleu-
:f
jugraiuiaiea
the
'-ap-
.
on
installation
en
defences
In
a
short
ime
Jpnt
lrrl.t
.
r.
AWA
FORCING
UMPTION
OF
M
SERVICE
AVA,
auk,
is
r,
t.k
Mtchell
announced
to'-
tu;
Bv"nment
ha?
htreal
ir.
J"
cne
till
""?.
properties
'g.
wiunaay
king
it
:
r:
v,-"
a?
.pa-
ttlei
r"'
P'ace
if
i..
-
w
fcr
will
rei,.f
t
OUUCK
Alliri,.t
an
union
shop.
'
"
Capture
Petteri,
Key
Junction
Point
Also
Take
200
I-ocall
ties
In
North
Poland
LONDON.
Aug.
12
W
Russians
stepped
15's
miles
through
Ger
man
lines
on
a
43-mllc
front
in
Southern
Estonia
Friday
captur
ing
Petscrl,
key
Junction
town
In
a
fresh
effort
to
annihilate
300,000
Nazi
troops
trapped
In
Estonia
and
Latvia.
This
Russian
army
captured
200
localities
In
Northern
Poland
while
other
Soviet
units
swept
through
150
villages
In
a
drive
aimed
at
the
border
of
East
Prussia.
Northeast
of
Warsaw
Russians
captured
100
villages
In
a
drlvp
to
smash
the
enemy
lines
Unking
Warsaw
and
East
Prussia.
Paralysis
Spread
In
South
Alberta
CALGARY.
Aug.
12
Five
new
cases
of
lnfantllo
paralysis
have
occurred
In
the
southern
part
of
Alberta.
Quarantine
measures
are
being
taken
to
control
the
outbreak.
Imprisoned
Poles
In
Russia
Pardoned
MOSCOW.
Aug.
12Pardon
Is
announced
for
all
Polish
citizens
3,
Imprisoned
for
crimes
committed
on
Russian
soil.
SICILY
RETURNING
TO
NORMAL
BUT
BLACK
MARKET
FLOURISHES
IIY
DILL
ROSS
Canadian
Prta
War
Cormpundrnt
CATANIA.
Sicily.
Aug
11
With
"Catania
rtpresa
vita
nor
male."
Slgnora
Mara
Sanglorgt
ended
the
message
she
was
writing
on
the
card
we
had
agreed
to
deliver
to
her
sister
In
Rome.
"Catania
Is
back
to
normal
again."
she
had
written.
Sig-
nora
Hanglorgl
ought
to
know
She's
been
living
here
for
45
years.
Capt.
Altsdalr
Fraser.
Montreal.
Sgt.
J.
E.
DcOuire.
Ot-tawa,
and
LCpl.
David
King.
Burlington.
Ont
.
and
myself
remember
"Catania
and
Sicily
at
they
were
test
year.
Now,
after
renewing
acquaintance,
we
agree
with
the
slgnora.
Commodities
are
commanding
high
prices,
principally
because
more
money
Is
In
circulation,
secondly
because
Sicilians
will
not
co
-or
rate
In
fighting
the
black
market
-where
everytfiln?."
one
could
want
to
eat
Is
on
the
market
at
a
irtce.
Everyone
receive
a
ration
o!
200
grams
of
bread
or
flour),
or
pasta
each
day.
Paula
Is
the
grain
preparation
rrom
which
Italians
make
macaroni
and
spaghetti,
the
basis
of
their
diet.
This
200
grams
represents
a
re
ctiit
doubling
of
the
ration
from
Finland
Peace
Talk
Rumors
Persisting
STOCKHOLM.
Aug.
12
Re-
porLs.p;ulUttut
Finland,
seek)
ing
an
armistice
with
Russia.
Marshal
Baron
Mannerhetm
Is
reported
to
have
advised
Ocr-many
Finland
wants
peace
and
wi::
ask
the
Soviet
for
an
ARMORED
UNITS
DELAY
BUT
DO
NOT
STO?
ALLIES
German
armored
forces
such
as
these
small
sized
but
speedy
carriers
are
falling
to
stop
for
long
any
of
the
several
Allied
thrusts
Into
France.
More
and
more
such
units
are
being
rushed
from
Central
Europe
in
an
elfort
to
hold
up
the
Russians,
British.
Canariaru
and
Americans.
PRICES
HIGH
Help
Asked
For
Cyclone
Victims
RDOINA.
Aug.
12asicatche
wan
government
has
provided
150.000
to
the
people
of
Kamsaek.
nroarrwavmade
Tbdav.
how-
wnicn
wa
wrecea
W
ever,
now
that
responsibility
for
cyjnc
Wednesday
onvmini
ih
miand
hi
in
Trie
government
is
also
broad
vested
in
the
Italian
provisional
government,
the
commission
Is
acting
In
only
an
advisory
cap-
aeity.
The
Sicilians
are
allow
ing
the
black
market
to
gather
strength
again.
The
same
situation
obtains
with
olive
oil
which
is
in
as
great
demand
as
flour
and
pasta.
A
ridiculously
small
amount
lrijV!j
thrniifrti
irt
th
nrvn
mar.
casting
an
appeal
for
further
as
sistance
for
the
small
town.
where
damage
is
estimated
at
12.000
m
Evelyn
Padley,
9
years,
has,
died
of
Injuries
received
in
the
cyclone.
R
C.
A.
F.
flew
blood
plasma
to
the
town
from
Kingston
to
help
the
injured.
ket
for
sale
at
a
more
or
lessiocinp
increasing
leasonable
price
like
20
lire
20iS(aff
,y
g00
eenUt
a
litre
'roughly
a
quart
i.i
.,
but
the
rest
is
largely
channelled
Continued
on
Page
3
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
11
-Boe
ing
Aircraft
plant
here
will
ln-i
crease
its
staff
by
600,
half
of
I
them
to
be
women,
to
manufac-I
ture
parts
for
Superfortresses.
By
October
31.
Boeings
will
employ
8300
workers.
Reds
RenewJEIf
oris
In
Italtic
Rattles
MOSCOW.
Aug.
12
Renewed
efforts
are
being
made
by
the
Russians,
to
wipe
out
German
forces
defending
Latvia
and
other
Baltic
states.
Rupert
H.D
Regiment
Do
Well
At
Inspection
By
G.
A.
HUNTER
The
Dally
News
Staff)
Reserve
Soldiers
Break
Camp
Friday
and
Will
Return
Here
on
Sunday
Night's
Train
Cpl.
Harry
Kdjjar
and
I'te.
Rolcrt
Simpson
Left
ip
Hospital
VICTORIA,
Aug.
12
Prince
Rupert
Machine
Gun
Regiment
is
homeward
bound
from
summer
camp.
Capt
.1.
R.
Hall,
Lieut.
J.
A.
Tcng
and
Lieut
R.
K.
Montador
autosome
-10
other
ranks
entrained
from
Vancouver
Friday
night
and
will
be
back
in
Prince
Rupert
Sunday
night,
The
remainder
of
the
BASEBALL
SCORES
American
Ie.nue
Chicago
0.
Boston
7.
New
York
6.
St.
Louis
1.
Detroit
11.
Washington
4.
Philadelphia
6,
Cleveland
3.
National
leacue
Cincinnati
12.
Baston
6.
Brooklyn
7,
Chicago
6.
Pittsburgh
12.
New
York
8.
St.
Louis
9.
Philadelphia
4.
International
League
Toronto
3.
Syracuse
0.
Rochester
9,
Jersey
City
3.
Newark
0,
Montreal
1.
Baltimore
2-9.
Buffalo
1-5.
Pacific
Coast
league
Portland
4,
San
Francisco
0.
Hollywood
4,
Seattle
3.
Los
Angeles
6-4,
Sacramento
0-2.
Gen.
Simonds
is
Normandy
Leader
WITH
CANADIAN
CORrS
IN
FRANCE,
Aug.
12
Llcut-Ocneral
O.
G.
Simonds.
who
led
the
First
Canadian
division
In
a
brilliant
campaign
through
Sicily
and
Into
Italy.
4s
commanding
the
Second
Canadian
Corps
In
Normandy
in
the
First
Canadian
Army,
n
waa
n-nounced
Friday
night.
Troops
under
him
are
showing
to
advantage.
Saskatchewan
Will
Ration
Its
Beer
REQINA-
-
Rationing
of
beer
by
coupon
will
become
effective
September
15
In
Saskatchewan
training
group
are
staying
over
on
the
lower
mainland
and
Vancouver
Island
for
varying
periods.
The
day
of
departure.
Friday,
was
marked
by
fine,
sunny
weather
after
a
camp
period
during
which
Victoria
offered
coridltlons
which
were
not
much
better
than
might
have
been
had
at
home.
One
day
was
windy
nnd
wet,
quite
comparable
with
a
Prince
Rupert
fall
day
storm.
Culminating
event
of
camp
was
the
ceremonial
parade
of
Prince
Rupert
Machine
Gun
Regiment
and
the
Third
Battalion
Canadian
Scottish
for
inspection
by
Col.
A.
W.
Sparling,
D.S.O..
officer
commanding
39th
Reserve
Brigade.
Bands
of
the
two
units
mer
ged
to
make
a
fine
showln;
Later
In
the
day.
Prince
Rupert
moved
out
to
take
the
boal
from
Victoria
to
Vancouver.
Trlnce
Rupert
Regiment
leave;
behind
In
Victoria
Military
Hospital
Cpl.
Harry
Edgar,
sufferlnr
from
a
broken
knee
cap,
ant
Pte.
Robert
Simpson.
Ill
with
-chest
condition.
It
will
be
a
few
weeks
before
they
are
home.
Family
Allowance
Act
Awaits
Royal
Assent
Only
to
Become
Law
OTTAWA,
Aug.
12
The
Family
Allowance
Act
now
awalU
only
royal
assent
to
become
law
Without
a
recorded
vote,
the
measure
passed
the
Senate
yes
terday
after
It
drew
consider
able
comment,
VKVm,
Wt
kocal
Temperature
Local
Tidei
mm
Sunday,
August
13
53
High
9:35
16.0
feet
Maximum
21:31
18.7
feet
I
SI
Low
3:01
5.7
feet
14:56
9.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
XXXIII,
Nc.
189
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
SATURDAY,
AUGUST
12,
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
rence
Is
ared
of
izi
Army
Canadians
Take
Barbery
As
U.S.
Mystery
Push
Continues
BREST,
METZ
HIT
IN
WIDE
BOMB
ATTACKS
LONDON.
Aue.
12
Takln
ad
.
vantage
of
clear
weather
Brit
ish
and
Canadian
Lancaster
bombers
today
struck
at
Ger
man
submarine
facilities
at
Brest,
in
France.
Returning
pilots
said
that
bombing
condi
tions
were
ideal,
and
that
they
had
seen
their
bombs
land
in
clusters
about
the
targets..
United
States
Liberators
today
completed
a
triangular
circle
tour
of
Europe.
They
left
Brit
ish
bases
for
Russia,
then
flew
from
Russia
to
Italy,
and
back
to
Britain,
dropping,
.bombs
on
each
leg
of
the
flight.
Oiher
United
States,
bombers
struck
at
Metz
in
eastern
France
today.
Progress
Made
by
Polish
Ieadcrs
MOSCOW.
Aug.
12
While
on
agreement
has
been
reached
yet
between
Polish
leaders
In
England
and
those
in
Russia,
som
progress
was
made
in
confer
ences
held
In
Russia.
Albino
Swallows
HAZELTON
Miss
Audrey
Ben
ison
caught
one
of
two.
white
swallows
seen
flying
around
here.
The
birds
were
real
albinos,
CIVIC
HOLIDAY
NEXT
THURSDAY
A
civic
holiday
has
been
proclaimed
by
Mayor
If.
M,
Daggett
for
Thursday,
August
17,
In
honor
of
the
visit
of
Ray
C.
Atherton,
United
States
Ambassador
to
Canada,
who
will
arrive
in
the
city
from
the
north
in
the
morning,
it
was
announced
today
at
the
city
halt
Legion
of
Merit
is
Awarded
by
UJS.
to
Former
City
Man
Lt.-Cmdr.
Ted
LePage.
OBE..
formerly
of
Prince
Rupert,
has
been
made
an
officer
of
the
Le
gion
of
Merit,
by
the
United
States
with
whom
he
has
ben
on
loan
from
the
R.C.N.V.R.
as
a
salvage
expert,
for
"outstand
ing
and
meritorious
service."
He
was
present
at
the
raising
of
the
Nortnandle
and
on
oper
atlons
in
Cherbourg
Harbor.
He
received
his
Order
of
the
Brit-
rish
Empire
and
special
mention
in
dispatches
for
courage
displayed
during
the
Invasion
of
Italy,
where
heTwas
in
charge
of
salvage
operations?
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Celling
pflce.
15
and
13
Bernlce,
23,000.
Royal.
Mlddleton,
45,000,
Storage,
and
Booth.
SulletiU
STEAMBOAT
MA.V
DEAD
NANAI.MO
Alexander
Swan.
65,
first
man
to
operate
a
steamboat
between
Denman
Island
and
Courtenay,
is
dead.
PROFIT
SHARING
OTTAWA
The
parliamentary
committee
investigating
war
costs
today
recommended
that
profit
sharing
by
em-plojrccs
be
introduced
into
the
aircraft
industry
"in
Canada.
The
recommendation
cited
the
Vickers
aircraft
plant
in
Montreal
as
a
successful
example
of
profit
sharing.
Since
the
plan
was
put
in
effect
production
has
risen
considerably,
47
SOCIAL
CREDITORS
EDMONTON
Social
Credit
party
has
won
three
more
seats
in
the
Alberta
legislature
for
a
total
of
17,
and
is
leading
in
four
others.
Only
six
seats
have
gone
to
the
opposition
so
far.
Three
are
Independent,
two
C.C.F.
and
one
seat
went
to
a
Veteran
Gunners
Picking
Off
Buzz
Bombs
LONDON,
Aug.
12
Clusters
of
flying
bombs
were
dropped
on
Southern
England
and
in
the
London
area
Friday.
Foggy
weather
In
France
handicapped
aerial
warfare
against
robots,
but
anti-aircraft
gunners
on
the
coast
picked
off
some
of
the
buzz
bombs.
HONORING
CANADIANS
OTTAWA
One
hundred
men
of
the
Canadian
armed
forces
have
been
recommended
for
gallantry
during
the
invasion.
Among
them
are
two
British
Columbia
men,
Lieut.-Col.
Fred
Norman
Cabledu
of
Vancouver,
and
Sapper
Frank
Alexander
McTavish
of
ROOSEVELT
SPEAKING
SEATTLE
Fnesident
Franklin
I).
Roosevelt
will
speak
over
American
and
Canadian
radio
hookups
this
afternoon
at
5
o'clock,
Pacific
War
Time
telling
of
his
visit
to
Pearl
Harbor
and
the
Aleutians.
GAS
TANK
EXPLODES
SHAWNEETOWN,
III.
A
350,000-barreI
gasoline
storage
tank
exploded
here
today,
apparently
set
off
when
a
spark
contacted
a
leaking
pipe
connection.
LOADING
NEW
SHIP
VANCOUVER
The
new
10,000-ton
SS
Dominion
Park,
built
on
this
coast
for
the
Canadian-Australasian
Line,
is
being
loaded
at
a
port
on
the
Pacific
coast.
BOMBING
TOWARD
JATAN
SOUTH
PACIFIC
HQ
Liberator
bombers
unloaded
47
tons
of
bombs
on
islands
of
the
Volcanoes
group,
some
750
miles
south
of
Japan.
WAR-TIME
SUBSTITUTE
Zirconium,
little
known
before
contributed
to
the
public,
and
the
Second
Great
War.
is
being
used
as
a
substitute
for
scarce
tantalum
In
some
war
products.
Continue
Simultaneous
Threat
to
Paris
and
Nazis
South
of
Caen
ALLIED
SUPREME
HQ.,
Aug.
12
(CP)
Canadians
north
ofFalaise
made
a
local
gain
westward
today,
taking
Barbery.
On
the
other
end
of
the
curving
Allied
front
the
American
mystery
column
drove
on,
its
latest
whereabouts
still
unrevealed
by
official
sources.
CLAIM
YANKS
NOW
50
MILES
FROM
PARIS
LONDON,
Aug.
12
Amerir
ran
advance
armored
columns
in
a
dash
across
France
were
today
reported
to
be
somewhere
within
50
miles
of
Paris.
Allied
headquarters
emphasized
the
need
of
secrecy
of
the
movements
of
the
columns
in
order
to
maintain
confusion
among
the
disorganized
German
defenders.
In
London
today
a
dim
vlra
Is
taken
of
last
night's
report
that
the
Americans
were
already
within
the
Paris
suburbs.
On
the
British
-Canadian
front
determined
Allied
thrust
are
keeping
large
numbers
of
German
troops-
tied
up
whlcn
otherwise
would
be
available
tc
resist
the
American
advance
The
Canadians
were
repora
the
armed
services.
Navy
Minister
A.
L.
Macdonald
said
men
on
Atlantic
and
Pacific
coast
who
were
on
patrols
extending
outside
territorial
waters
would
be
considered
on
overseas
service.
REHEARSAL
FOR
FURTHER
ALLIED
LANDINOS-
Here
American
Infantrymen
who
will
take
part
In
further
landings
on
enemy
shores
are
getting
realistic
uatning
Thts
wave
of
assault
troops
is
storming
"enemy
beach
defences
amid
heavy
explosions,
which
simulate
enemy
artillery
bursts,
Other
American
armour
units
drove
across
the
Loire
River
at
Nantes
In
a
new
thrust
pene
trating
Into
Southern
France,
while
the
four-day
mystery
push
continued
a
simultaneous
threat
to
Paris
and
the
German
army
deadlocked
south
of
Caen.
The
German
radio
said
the
Americans
had
already
driven
through
Alencon,
30
miles
north
of
Le
Mans
and
forecast
a
Ger
man
withdrawal
from
the
Orne-Martaln
salient
where
the
Allies
threaten
encirclement.
Allied
officials
said,
however.
the
Nazi
commander
Is
apparently
jamming
more
troop3
and
armor
into
the
pocket,
and
Brit
ish
are
puzzled
by
the
"amazing
gamble."
$4,000,000
Pier
Fire
Injures
17
NEW
YORK,
Aug.
12
OV-Flrt
which
almost
destroyed
Pier
No.
4
In
the
Hurtsnn
rivr
was
to.
have,
made
a..
ti--EaUadJ
hrv6Ut-un'dT
Ul
ibis,
morn
-t
Vance
below
Caen
fighting.
af
te
r
stiff
I
ing
after
a
four-hour
blaze
ha
4
Umbrellas
were
used
in
and
ent
Egypt
caused
damage
set
at
$4,000,009.
Five
men
were
taken
to
hospital
and
another
12
were
treated
at
the
scene.
Battle
of
Russia
Outstanding
Record
of
Soviet
Resistance
IT.S.
BOXING
CARD
PLANNED
AUG.
18
Boxing
leaders
with,
the
Americans
on
Acropolis
Hill
are
rounding
out
plans
for
another
Special
Service
fight
card
for
next
Friday.
Pfc.
Ray
Smith,
boxing
coach
is
contacting
American
and
Al-
!
lied
services
boxers
to
stage
eight
bouts.
For
himself
he
Is
seeking
a
welterweight
fight
with
Jimmy
0"Neil.
Royal
Canadian
Navy,
who
scored
a
win
over
Paul
Cagnlnka,
UJS.
boxer,
July
28.
All
in
Favor
of
War
Gratuity
Bill
OTTAWA,
Aug.
12
0
The
House
of
Commons
Friday
night
gave
third
reading
without
a
dls
senting
voice
to
the
$750,000,000
war
service
gratuity
bill.
A
booklet
covering
the
Icglsla
tlon
will
be
distributed
amongst
"An
exceptionally
interesting.
informative,
challenging
and
inspiring
film
that
every
citizen
should
see"
were
the
words
used
by
J.
S.
Wilson
in
referring
to
the
film.
The
Battle
of
Russia,'!
shown
by
Sgt.
J.
C.
MacKenzle,
of
the
Pacific
Command,
Van
couver,
in
the
city
hall
last
night.
Sponsored
by
the
Civil
Defence
Committee
the
program
consisted
of
this
outstanding
film
and
a
shorter
one.
"Welcome
to
Britain."
The
latter
is
intended
to
explain
to
American
soldiers
going
to
Britain
some
of
the
customs
of
the
people
In
Britain
and
so
enable
them
to
govern
their
conduct
accordingly.
The
main
feature,
The
Battle
of
Russia,"
which
runs
for
an
hour
and
40
minutes,
briefly
reviews
previous
invasions
of
Russia,
and
then
in
detail
shows
how
by
the
courage
and
sacrifice
of
the
people
themselves
under
the
inspired
leadership
of
Stalin
and
the
clever
strategy
of
their
generals,
the
Russians
gave
ground
to
the
lnvadlng
Ger
mans
but
never
gave
up
nope
or
the
determination
to
suffer
till
thiv
U'prp
In
a
nosltlnn
tn
drive
the
hated
enemy
out.
The
epic
defence
of
Leningrad,
Moscow,
Stalingrad,
and
other
centres
is
all
shown
in
official
Vhotographs.
Altogether,
the
film
is
one
of
the
most
impressive
ever
seen,
said
Mr.
Wilson.
As
Sgt.
MacKenzle
will
be
In
the
city
till
next
Thursday,
other
showings
of
the
film
to
various
groups
and
organizations
can
be
arranged,
and
those
Interested
should
contact
Sgt.
MacKenzls
through
the
recruiting
office
in
Prince
Rupert.
Martial
Rule
in
Czechoslovakia'
LONDON,
Aug.
12
Czechoslovakia
has
been
placed
under
martial
law
as
the
Germans
try
to
halt
sabotage
and
patriotic
activity
among
the
people.
The
death
penalty
has
been
Invoked
against
any
whose
actions
are
suspicious,
Mutiny
has
broken
out
in
the
German
army
in
Czechoslovakia,
it
is
reported,
and
Slovak
collaborationist
troops
are
said
to
have
refused
to
go
to
the
Russian
front.
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