1
1
r
ir,
favor
of
It
was
de
expedite
romple
-
n
decision
that
rifled
by
sub
I
rrubled
Can-I'ed
BUtes,
entered
the
1941
the
free
't
Alaska
re-PaMfle
Coast
:n
the
danger
it
sri
connecting
'
s
and
ground
-w
vks
at
Ed-
jver
'.cd
8lates
on
Defense,
i
British
Col-
r.ber
13,
1940
-
-:-ni
to
their
",?nu
that
the
-ton
to
Fair
vs
developed
on
.
i
a.
ready
set
f
'
C
anadian
Oov-A
'
.iter
fundi
"
'
project,
the
-
"tit
undertak
3
i"le
expense.
'
fV,e
necessary
"acts
for
the
'
"
if
facilities
1
Watson
Lake
'f'culiles
sine
nen.
for
both
liundreds
of
verv
difficult
-
beginning
ol
'
however,
seven
2
authority
had
t
wsy
from
Ed
t'usi
was
us
(r
fine
weather
941
radio
rang
ipe
ration
at
200
Tt
Edmonton
to
'sry
UNO
ritOGKAM
H5
OF
WAR
rnratiais
ot
Cana
;.v.fnl
we
it
thus
"V
;redby
the
Unit-war-
a
once
t
2(f
would
neces-
vC,,'ionstotheorlg
m
An
Immense
'
r.
Uuptlon
work,
en--
it
Improving
facl-
wig
living
accom-
:
cr.a
other
buildings,
i
i
r.ur
by
the
Canadian
it
In
1942
and
1943.
-"Kdy
to
meet
United
-'
way
was
of
great
asslst-
11
'He
trxatlonand
building
Ai-r
lca
Military
Highway.
'
c.:rr
hand,
the
building
II.
TI'A'aV
has
rtfnll.
fn.lll
'UJ
nintHJ
1ULIII
-
weieuon
ol
l
ie
a
r
3
maintenance.
1
por
slble
to
carry
out
-union
work
on
the
ln-
nr'd'
at
Snag,
Alshl-
ml'.h
niver
and
nca
r
auing
1941
This
has
.
V'B
ii
energy
during
n.':
access
b?cnmc
r
1
"-fit
urtlon
af
th
n
ndlo
rniiRe
sta
r
-
is
ncarlng
com
1943.
the
Canadian
'n
vlrtuniiy
'
J
up
Canadian
urogram
"
1,m
tt
the
main
fields
"
l'
.
,ntr,-
.
-...4
.....i.
nun
Willi
"
'"''linn
foi4t.Tho
PMN
CHANGED
Hart
On
Highway
Outlet
to
Petee
Hirer
Instead
ot
Connection
with
Alaska
Road
Is
Now
Government
Policy.'
As
neither
the
United
States
or
Dominion
governments
have
taken
action
In
connection
with
the
matter,
the
provincial
government
has
changed
Its
policy
In
regard
to
a
tie-up
road
between
the
central
Interior
and
the
Alaska
Highway
for
which
the
sum
of
$S.0M,M9
had
been
pledged
as
the
province's
contribution,
according
to
word
received
by
Walter
Wllwtn,
promoter
ot
the
llaiel-ton
Telegraph
Creek
White-horse
route,
from
Premier
John
Mart.
The
Intention
now,
according
to
Premier
Hart,
is
to
give
an
outlet
to
the
Peace
River
district
and
consideration
Is
j
being
given
to
three
routes
which
recently
were
surve)ed
by
Provincial
government
engineers,
funds
which
were
available
as
a
one-third
contribution
towards
the
construction
of
the
connection
with
Alaska
Highway
will
now
be
used
to
provide
an
outlet
for
the
Peace
River
district.
This
outlet
will
connect
with
the
Alaska
Highway
at
Dawson
Creek.
Tremier
Hart's
letter
to
Mr.
WlUon
adds
that
the
provincial
government
will
be
glad
to
consider
any
proposal
that
the
United
States
or
Dominion
governments
may
have
to
make
with
regard
to
the
es.,
tabllshment
of
an
Alaska
Highway
connection
at
a
more
westerly
point.
United
States
Government
under
took
a
further
progiam
of
ex
tension
and
pavement
to
meet
he
Increasing
volume
of
air
traf
fic.
Included
In
the
program
was
construction
of
the
satellite
field
at
Namao.
about
seven
miles
north
of
Edmonton,
contract
lor
which
was
let
to
a
Canadian
rompany.
In
September.
1942.
control
of
the
nerod!omes
was
transferred
from
the
Department
of
Transport
to
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force,
which
now
operates
me
chain
from
the
Northwest
Stag
ing
Route'
Headquarters
In
Edmonton.
The
Department
of
Transport
provides
meteorological
services,
opeiates
and
main
tain
the
radio
range
stations,
ana
temporarily
services
communications
facilities.
Department
en
gineers
tor
co-orrtinaung
any
new
work
with
that
already
done
by
Canada
art
also
retained
at
each
aerodrome
along
the
route
Control
lowers
aie
staffed
by
the
R.C.A.F.
which
Is
responsible
for
maintenance
and
repair
work
nt
all
aerodromes,
including
snow
removal.
The
II.C.A.F.
Is
solely
esponslble
for
security.
COSTING
CANADA
ONLY
$25,000,000
In
brief,
the
Northwest
Staglpp
"oute
Is
Cmadlan
property,
un-'er
Canadian
ownership
and
.nanngnnent.
It
was
built
and
'eveloped
by
Canada
In
co-oper-
:Uon
with
the
United
States,
ho
undertook
certain
additions
Temperature
Local
Tides
,cal
Tuesday,
Jin.
25
4)
mm
;Hlga
1:18
201
feet
13:03
233
feet
37
Low
7:05
8.4
feet
19:45
OA
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
.
,
10
1944
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
III,
iv.
-
PRINCE
RUPERT.
B.C.,
MONDAY,
JANUARY
24,
T
RfllVEST
rti
Information
CANADA
q-L"
DEFENCE
P"Pard
projects
series
la
New
Invasion
Moves
Inland
.
s
-a
Tirflav
v"y.
."f.t-i
series-
r
..nrvrilU'l'CT
CTV
V-
Sit.'
,
vhvest
Staeine
Route
"Koi..
,
hain
-ir.n
with
intermediary
fields,
"
;)ng
an
,lr
nn
from
Edmonton
to
the
.
-on
and
.
-1
:
...UL
-
U
t
f
Mm
Rntuo
nntirinntPri
nostwar
renuir-
v-
1
i
nT
ii
.
(
!
area,
noneenng
lor
me
airway
was
bush
pilots
I'
ll
urthat
part
ot
-
:o'(
In
1935
a
.,utes
to
the
by
"he
Cana-nf
Transport.
Edmonton
via
jsen
as
the
-
was
authoi
j'rurtiom
to
-
d
-'ailed
con
-drne
altei
al
F
t
8t
John.
Lake
ana
i
pjxu
were
to
g
strips
3,000
t
suitable
for
2f,-
range
stales
were
still
In
.bieak
of
war
it
ra'
ion
was
bJtjr
of
aban-
WAR
NEWS
PORT
OF
ATHENS
BOMBED
Allied
bombers
have
delivered
another
attack
on
Piraeus,
the
port
of
Athens,
as
well
as
striking
at
enemy
strongholds
in
Yugoslavia.
JAPANESE
IN
FLIGHT
j
Australians
aie
clearing
the
Japanese
out
of
the
Jungle
j
miles
from
Madang
on
NewiGulnea.
The
panic-stricken
Nippon-
ese
are
In
full
flight.
GREAT
OFFENSIVE
COMING
Secretary
of
the
Navy
Frank
Kno
said
last
night
that
the
Allies
are
about
to
start
the
greatest
offensive
In
histoiy
both
In
Europe
and
the
Pacific.
PREPARE
FOR
INVASION
Two
thousand
special
trains
are
in
readiness
in
Great
Britain
to
handle
forces
for
the
opening
of
the
western
Euiope
fronts-
Canals
and
shipping
also
are
getting
In
readiness.
EVACUATE
FRENCH
COAST
'
Some
parts
of
the
.Mediterranean
coast
of
France
have
been
ordered
evacuated
by
Plene
laval
against
the
possibility
of
an
Allied
invasion.
BULGARIA
IS
WARNED
The
Russian
newspaper
Pravda
warned
Bulgaria
to
overthrow
the
pro-Nail
government
and
get
out
of
the
war
if
the
nation
was
not
to
shaie
Germany's
fate.
A
new
Nail
police
force
Is
being
organlied
in
bomb-stricken
Sofia,
It
Is
reported,
and
a
sU
o'clock
curfew
has
been
Imposed.
ARE
GAINING
IN
BURMA
The
Allies
are
gaining
on
both
ends
of
the
Burma
front
although
their
forces
are
comparatively
light
There
is
hand
to
hand
fighting
In
the
advance
on
Akyab.
Japanese
patrols
have
been
wiped
out
by
Chinese
In
the
north
and
strong
positions
taken.
MORE
.VAP
SHIPS
SUNK
Another
7,000
Japanese
tanker
and
a
3,000
ton
freighter
have
been
sunk
In
the
south
Pacific,
EXTENDINcTnEW
INVASION
Allied
force,
following
their
new
landing
Wthe"west
coast
of
Italy
2S
miles
south
ot
Rome,
have
become
strongly
entrenched
on
their
bridgeheads
which
have
been
both
widened
and
deepened.
Finding
ftie
landing
beaches
deserted
and
practically
no
enemy
resistance,
the
going
has
been
easy
so
far
and
they
have
been
able
to
drive
Inland
four
miles
toward
the
Appian
Way
and
the
road
to
Rome
which
is
now
nnder
shellflre.
Ths
next
48
hours,
It
Is
thought,
may
decide
the
whole
course
ol
the
campaign
whether
It
will
be
a
swift
march
on
Rome
or
a
repetition
of
bloody
Salerno.
General
Mark
Clark
Is
leading
the
campaign.
REDS
ADVANCE
IN
NORTH
The
Russian
armies
are
continuing
their
rapid
advance
against
the
faltering
Nails
west
and
southwest
of
Leningrad.
Ninety
more
towns
have
been
liberated.
PARAMUSHIRO
RAIDED
AGAIN
Two
raids
on
Saturday
by
American
bombers
in
the
Knriles
following
two
on
Thursday
may
be
the
forerunner
of
new
war
developments
In
the
Pacific
theatre.
One
speculative
theory
is
that
these
raids
may
be
designed
to
divert
the
Japanese
attention
from
the
seulh
to
notth
Taclfic
Another
Is
that
the
raids
may
mark
the
opening
ot
an
offensive
against
Japan
proper
from
the
north.
There
was
no
aerial
opposition
at
Paramushlro
and
all
the
Americans
returned
safely
to
bases.
TITO
VICTORY
Marshal
Tito
Yugoslav
partlran
forces
have
recaptured
their
provisional
capital
which
they
lost
to
the
Nasis
more
than
a
week
ago.
CANADIANS
MAKE
ATTACK
Canadian
planes
of
the'
coastal,
command
attacked
two
destroyers
In
the
English
Channel
and
badly
damaged
one.
SEE
ENEMY
HAND
IN
PAPER
THEFT
Prnbe
Possibility
That
Foreign
Agents
Copped
Congressmans'
Pouch
In
Vancouver,
I
SEATTLE.
Jan.,
25
W-Plcked
men
rrom
nniisn
Columbia
police
agencies
are
Investigating
the
possibility
that
enemy
agents
might
have
been
respon
sible
for
the
theft
On
Saturday
of
confidential
'
government
communication
reports
of
hearings
and
personal
papers
from
Representative.
Warren
G.
Mng-nusson
In
Vancouver,
n.C,
the
State
of
Washington
congress-man
rcve-iled
last
night.
The
theft
took
place
Saturday
morning
when
entrance
was
forced
Into
his
car.
v,,r
,,...
descrlh'd
the
as
more
nrovoKing
than
serious
H1HI
Wi'"'"'
"
""
"
OuOOOO
'
"
ai
NEW
AIR
ROUTE
PLANES
TO
ALASKA
BY
NORTH
WAY
OTTAWA.
Jan.
24
tr
Ottawa
has
learned
that
a
start
has
been
made
on
the
development
of
n
new
nlr
route
to
Alaska
north
and
cast
of
the
present
northwest
staging
route
from
'
.mcnn
t"
Whltehorse.
The
jnew
route
will
follow
a
Canadian
nlr
trail
down
the
MacKen
zle
River
Valley
and
branch
northwestward
from
Fort
Mc-
snylng
that
a
communication
herton
vli
th-s
nH.
Porcu-ln?
from
Navy
Secretary
Kn'-x
to
and
Blueflsh
Rivers
to
Alaska.
nd
other
Installations.
The
totnl
vice
Admiral
F.
J.
Fletcher.)
...
.
,
xcendllure
nulhorlrrd
from
'
commander
of
the
western,
sea
,
great
military
value.'
.
(hnnd.an
fund,
ha.
been
$35.-
frontier
at
Adk,wW
"Person-.1
M
Vancouver
Mutual
aid
for
Australia,
a
ssuiute
from
Canadian
anip-rd
Vorkera
to
merchant
seamen
of
Australia
waa
this
symbol
painted
on
the
bow
of
the
first
cargo
vessel
built
in
Canada
fpr
the
stcr
Dominion
under
the
Mutual
Aid
Act.
Picture
was
made
af
the
launching
In
St
John
recently
of
the
S3
Taronga
Park.
REPORT
ON
CONFERENCE
Aid.
B'aek
Tells
Carpenters'
Mettfng
of
Session
With
A
capacity
meeting
of
carpenters
heard
the
report
of
the
business
agent.
Aid.
J
S.
Black,
who
returned"
rec?atly
from
Victoria
wijere.
along
with
other
mem-twfs
of
the
Trades
and
Labor
Cttursts
f
CftMda.
42ttU?
'
laSorTbrtf
fsvss
prfseWe&Trthe
British
Columbia
cabinet.
Among
the
amendment
to
the
Compensation
Act
that
are
being
asked
for
were
the
following:
That
hernia
be
included
In
the
list
of
occupational
diseases.
That
eyeglasses
be
i
enlaced
by
the
Board
when
required
as
a
result
of
accident
suffered
by
workmen.
In
the
event
of
a
fatal
assessed
the
average
cost
of
a
fatal
accident
to
a
married
man
These
assessments
to
form
a
tund
for
the
further
education
of
dtpendent
children.
Many
Amendments
to
the
In-dvUrlaJ
Conciliation
and
Arblt-'Stlon
Act
were
also
p;esented
asking
for
a
jp?ed-up
In
collective
birgening.
also
that
tines
against
employees
for
Infraction
nt
the
Act
be
doubled.
Other
amendments
asked
frr
were
that
no
double
or
dTJbl--
He;k8r
bunks
be
allowed
in
con-tmctlon
or
ether
camp,
lha'
nl
?mps
have
net
lrss
thaf
elan
foat
celling?
w!;h
48
square
fee'
of
floor
per
person
and
sep?ratp
i
y-rooins
be
provided
ear'
-"lnkhoute.
It
was
also
asked
that
all
persons
paying
Poll
Tax
bp
automatically
recorded
on
the
vit?r;-list
and
be
entitled
to
vote
In
al1
municipal
flections.
The
meeting
voiced
str
'115
Indignation
al
the
government's
latest
Order-ln-Councll
PC.
D33t
Rnd
appointed
a
special
committee
to
study
and
bring
in
a
repor.
on
same.
.
Unfaithful
Wives
Worry
Soldiers
BULLETINS
STEEL
ORDERS
FILLED
WASHINGTON
The
War
Production
Board
has
ordered
suspension
of
steel
production
at
seven
plants
in
the
United
States
as
their
output
is
now
not
needed.
1
WASHINGTON,
Jan.
24.
Unfaithful
wives
and
sweethearts
are
one
of
the
biggest
causes
of
worry
among
fighting
men
ovor-s'-as.
accordlna
to
MaJ
John
S.
Garrenton.
a
chaplain
with
the
1
China.Jndla-Burmn
wing
of
the
.
Army
Air
Transport
Crmmanl
"My
cwn
rrsnnal
opinion."
Ud
MaJ.
Oarrenton.
"Is
tha
any
wman
w'th
a
husband
ove-r-as
wading
thn
us:h
hell,
sweat
and
blood
wh,-
'
pla
Ing
around
over
iere
with
.mother
man
Is
nhout
the
lowrv
thluu
I
kmw.
And
abiuu
ttv-
lonc-t
thin".
I
kn
-w
is
ili"
ni
l
'
vWi"
pUy
TRAIN
COLLISION
ST.
LOUIS
Eight
persons
were
killed
when
a
Wabash
train
collided
with
a
trnck
at
a
crossing
near
here.
NEW
RCSS.
OFFENSIVE
BERLLV
The
Ber.-n
radio
says
the
Russians
have
opened
a
new
offensive
on
the
Finnish
front
north
of
the
Artie
Circle
and
have
made
new
landings
near
Kiersch
in
the
Crimea.
Jap
Cruiser
And
accident
to
a
single
man
with-
'ft
ni
4
out
dependents,
industry
to
be
LclTgO
UHlp
tl
Submarine's
Bag
LONDON,
Jan.
24
T
In
addition
to
a
Japanese
cruiser,
Lieut
Commander
L.
W.
A.
Ben-nlgton's
British
submarine
has
sunk
three
cargo
ships
in
the
Indian
Ocean.
Germans
Have
Taken
Offensive
All
Along
Interior
Italy
Line
Nine
Enemy
Divisions
Fighting
Hard
to
Prevent
Being
Trapped
Capture
of
Nettuno
Officially
Announced.
ALGIERS,
Jan.
24
(CP)
Allied
forces
have
captured
the
town
of;
Nettuno,
30
miles
due
south
of
Rome,
and
have
advanced
four
miles
inland
against
inl.
slight
opposition,
it
was
announced
tonight.
A
special
communique
said
the
Germans
still
have
not
been
able
to
mass
any
effective
opposition
in
the
area
of
tne
beachneaas
wnica
British
and
American
assault
troops
won
in
virtually
unopposed
landings
at
dasrn
Saturday.
The
Allies
now
hold
the
.coast
for
several
miles
to
the
north
and
south
of
Nettuno,
It
i
was
said.
Sixty
miles
to
the
southeast,
however,
the
Germans
hare
taken
the
offensive
all
along
the
Gustave
Line
In
the
Casslno
area
and
threw
back
units
of
i
the
Allied
Fifth
Army
at
some
.points.
The
Nazis
are
fighting
j
against
having
some
nine
divisions
cut
off
In
central
Italy.
I
General
Sir
Harold
Alexander,
Absence
ot
resistance
had
JgreaUy
facilitated
the
estab-
llishment
of
bridgeheads.
I
The
Allied
forces,
have
fanned
oatriorth
and
south
QfNttuno
farTd
are
"said'
6
navecovefed
half
the
distance
to
Rome,
being
within
gunfire
range
of
the
Italian
capital.
German
and
Italian
Fascist
officials
are
reported
to
be
clearing
out
of
Rome
and
head-
in?
for
Florence
with
military
headquarters
also
being
moved.
Sivert
Groden
Passes
Away
Siveit
Grcden.
aged
3S,
passid
j
away
in
the
Prince
Rupert
Gen-
;
eral
Hospital
on
Sunday
after
an
illness
of
about
ten
days.
The
late
Mr.
Groden
was
a
fisherman
by
occupation.
He
is
survived
toy
a
brother
Jonas
Groden,
of
this
city.
A
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API
ti
PRINCE
VISITS
CANADIAN
SOI.DIEIIS-Lleut.
Oen.
w
sunsnmnls
is
shown
H.b
11'
Uoyal
Highness
the
Amir
,
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of
Arabh
du
t'
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Bi
n.
vi:ii
of
lllh
Highness
to
Pounding
Kurile
Base
Vastly
Increased
Operations
Against
Paramnshiro
from
Kurile
Islands
Under
Way.
WASHINGTON.
D.C.,
Jan.
24.0i
Vastly
Increased
aerial
operations
against
Paramushirolsland,
Japanese
air
and
naval
base
at
A
1
.
A.
t
J
-
AS
in
a
statement
today,
said
uMB!Uienormeinuiji
hme
islands
Is
Indicated
In
a
the
bulk
of
the
assault
forces
in
the
new
landing
were
now
""'"
i
nouncement
Sunday
of
another
for
ashore
and
were
preparing
new
blows
against
the
enemy.
i
bomber
raid
on
Paramushlro.
Anti-aircraft
fire
was
encoun
tered,
but
no
enemy
planes
were
met
by
the
Aleutian-based
Aaner-
lean
planes.
All
American
planes
returned
New
Use
For
Birch
Veneer
Navy
aiay
Take
Up
Timber
Which
Air
Force
Does
Not
Now
Require.
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
24
0!ffi
Birch
veneer
timber
from
the
'
Prince
George
district
which
had
been
used
in
construction
of
trainer
pl3nes,
cancellation
of
contracts
for
which
has
been
made
at
Otawa,
may
now
bet
used
In
naval
construction,
It
Is
said
Rapid
cessation
of
birch
veneer
logging
operations
is
already
taking
place
in
British
Columbia
land
Alberta,
Involving
thirty-
five
operations
In
Fort
George
forest
district,
curtailment
beta?
also
expected
at
Blue
River,
North
Bend
and
Forty-five
other
British
Columbia
centres.
RAIDS
MADE
BY
DAYLIGHT
LONDON.
Jari.
24.
O!
Large
fo
matlons
of
Allied
aircraft
swept
over
the
British
Channel
to
hammer
European
targets
by
daylight
today
after
Royal
Air-force
mosquitoes
stabbed
at
western
Qermany
last
night
and
slipped
back
through
Nazi
defences
without
loss.
British
planes
also
laid
mines
In
enemy
waters.
Further
Remand
In
LaBclle
Case
The
prelmunary
hearing
of
William
Samuel
Cooper,
charged
with
wounding
Martin
Le
Belle,
was
adjou
ned
on
Saturday
until
January
29.
pending
the
toear-ance
of
other
witnesses.
Witnes
ses
heard
at
the
first
sitting
of
the
hearing
on
January
17
were
Martin
La'
Belle
and
Sgt.
Albert
Earkj
McBrlen.
R.CJV.F.
No
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hoard
on