LETINS NTINKA.V COlII MUIS Tlirre of the Argentine fit rrtnurrd from iv at a rrsult of a I U rNl. .. I,n 10.000 ! anlifd by general. i0 thf outskirts of 1 t- It wa a move, u to neaa on ,,r of war by Argentina LINO CATEGORIES - i i in aiU not be railed up terrier, Hon. J, L. ninMrr of national nnouncri rnlcT tt 4 CI It AM. offered $110,000 vf mil lTluri v- i. i. .a n a i r l n r n i . lie - ii i nr a in a t il .1 at "tfrrorhUc" No- t A I.. ft . . t - e Goes j r- na rro r. 18 Amf r I pc :rd a con- br- tiidaent on the i a"d brr.n-h.ri ". ' z, ..r .if the :j .T?ookinit Ca-.a. ui b- arh-; f.e Aides loi V r .r tv-ith of a: 1 pianrs be' : z.? at Um beoh- : ' A. v t 7 . r :r - tad wai dc d biimba m the air y There rr-t hits y ipokes- Orman been a :?3 occupied at f Cassmo now 1 1 r r Italy f-r a total nf A A ....... TT OF Tib l(t i r.i.Ti mnn f . v" r. J ID. t V t' :r- Winston -z ri in the ' C r.wons today - i Paly from "-."1 RfnlrmUr '-:--ry 12 wrre 7.635 3-C3 w ur.ded and . v. nor innuac x A'.v F .: : nnrt nnvnl rtr '''"IS Of Cnmmnni llil 1 'vtry crave rinnhin " '.a not analnst rmhil ol:cu: j further at this " Rrar,f.lnir of Ipovi. Ant , . u icnaugnion rfli.-Thlmofhlsovcr- m 1...11. . ....iva upposltlon - ' confer with him ri nil it. C3,rePnder matter gallon was accented urayaon. Consrrvn. re .lvo i.nj.. 1W andJ n tiin.i.. a Credit, met with the r( "On. Qrnte f?Mrl mw minuter of ntinn,i J np also present. - me coniprnnn. f w a strons imnru.tnn ' '"ore mav k .j case for " "c iime. NAZI CAPITAL HISTi:il I lambs fell In every section of Berlin. Huie fires are still raging today. Communications and transportation systems are completely disrupted. This Is the Information from Stockholm today following the big night raid on Berlin. Twenty-five thousand tons of bombs have been dropped on Berlin in fifteen bin attacks Mnce November 1. Four hun- ' hundred and sixty-seven Allied i plane have been lost In all i these attacks. CHAPTER WAS. BUSY IN 1943 -i Annuil Meeting of Group of I.O.D.E. on Monday at the home of Mrs. II. Macey with a record num ber of members in attendance Officers' reports were presented ivhieh showed a very active and gratifying yeai's work under the leadership of the regent. Mrs. J A Frew. Throughout the year, members have knitted steadily for the armed forces and made zarment for refugees and bomb ed out victims and another ship ment is now ready. Ditty bags were filled at Christmas and assistance was given recently to the Navy League In selling tickets for the Tieasure Chest raffle Donations Included subscrip tion to various educational magazines for King Edward School, Camp Libraries Fund, books for local camps. Ex-service men's welfare association in England, and the aged at Christmas time. A major undertaking was as-utin Municipal Chapter In adoption of the Frigate Prince Rupert." Officers elected for vu were as follows: Hon. Regent Mis. J. A. Frew. Regent Airs. R. J. Keron. Hrtt-Vlce Regent Mrs. S. Donaldson. Second Vlcc-egent Mrs. J. H. Macey.. SecretaryMrs. E. Brown. Assistant SecretaryMrs. H. A. Dreen. Treasurer Mrs. C. A. Brlnd. Educational Secretary -Mrs. A. VV. Allaire. Kchocs Mrs. D. Orchard MacLeod, Standard Dearer-Mrs. J. NEW RATION BOOKS HERE Distribution Will be on nsU of i o.m itntif Inn Than Six Mouth A co. 'Distribution of No, 4 ration books will be effected in Prince nurjert about the end of March and preliminary organization therefore Is already getting under wav. Mrs. J. A. Tcng. who has her office In the city hall, will be In charge of distribution here There will be the tea and Rupert Second City in B.C i nrssiA 't ! n i I juvenile delinquency I Berlin Is Target For Greatest Air Raid Ever on One Target-2,800 Tons of Bombs Rain Down LONDON, Feb. 1G (CP) Tho Royal Air Force smashed at Berlin last night with the greatest load of bomlw ever dropped on a single target, well over 2,500 tons, which were precipitated in a twenty-minute attack by 800 to 1)00 bombers. The lamest force of Royal Canadian Air Force bombers ever to flv from Britain accompanied the Royal Air Force on the assautl. Forty-tljrce aircraft arc missing from all the nlght'i operations, four of them Canadian. Other targe U for the night were Frankfurt-on-Oder near Berlin and points In western Germany and Holland. SEARCH IS HAMPERED BY WEATHER Itougn sra.- n the rugged west coav. ul bit l ii I .laiid ae de- layine a comprehensive search Louis Karl and John Thlspn sail ed from Chtekle Bay tor Pttnce Rupert on January 7. having not been reported since. The two young men disappear ed ed in in their their 33-foot 33 -loot gtllneUer gtuneuer Ru to search the area depend on a reasonable period of calm wea ther. Provincial police of the marm-patrol say that they doubt if thev could bring their 65-foot launch close enough to shore to make a worth while search. A pattol In rowboats is Impossible. A fishing boat skipper. Ivar Johansson, b said to be contemplating a search of the area to try and ftnd signs of the missing men. suoixn in: deported. injustice TO DOUKS? Peter Vrrlcin Believes Fanatlci Should lie DlstlnguUhrd From Others. OTTAWA, Feb. 1G W. K. I --line, Conservative member for West Kootenay, advocated yesterday that members of the Irouhle-tnaklnc Sons of Freedom sect of Doiikhobors in British Columbia should he deported to Russia. The government had been too long humiliated by their deflanre. BRILLIANT, Feb. 16 0 - The executive committee of more ConservVlve Doukhobar branch es issued a statement Monday night signed by John Verlaln saying that an injustice Is done when fanatlci are not disting uished from other Doukhobors. Provincial pollcf said that Doukhobors undressed Rundav only while two Vancouver men were taking pictures ni l tn stripping erased when the photo- giaphcrs stopped. coffee, sugar, butter, preserves and meat coupons and two other sets of coupons designated H and K.. what newly rationed commodities they may cover not being suggested as yet. The distribution this time is to be made on the assumption of decreased population as 10,000 books have been given out whereas more than 12.000 were given out six months ago. Red Army Moves On Smashing Hirough Forests and Swamps Cherkasy Pocket Is in Final Phase. M08COW, Feb. 16. iO Ttw Red Army made rapid progress Ung the highway and railway between Luga and Pskov toward it communication Junctions of Dyrla and KeofUovm-Oustlm. fo'itheast of Lake Pelpui oth Soviet units advanced throusth drnse forests and swamps pro tc ting Pskov on the north. The leath strutz'e of the Oer- irn-ii! In the Cherkasy pocket has entered the lnui i 2ceniy- o"" thrii-ai'd Oermans nave so far been killed there and many thousand., captured. I Campaign Is t Looking Good Ru- n rx i pert 4J five weeks ago. after they OaVS uCneral had set out in a gale on the 34- J mile tiip to Prince Rupert. The aU.i- h n?;AnQUARinRS belief by friends and relatives in , jN ITALY Feb 16 Wp arr Prince nopert that they were wtninP th- sre nd runrt" 4 till on Stephens Island, caused j ,na there ubasu forpessl- a time tag Deiore ine alarm was raised. Game Warden Edward Martin went to Stephens Island to investigate. F.vrn In calm woather a heavv Hill Slsty ernund mI1 breaks on the rocky shoreline of Stephens Island maklnir inshore navtsation dan- A lovely collection of knlUed ecrotu. Trw Island's west coast goods and sewing was handed In jrou on Hecate Strait and Uees CrstrTmpWIirt Order. DauRh- and twisted from the pounding . Mrs of theanptre which was held of wind .nd Mit pray Efforts ni si - ru'bbi'h. ' wfr r.:u ments today of General Sir Harold Alexander after an Inspection of the Ansio-Nel - 4- tiiiu) beachhead camDahrn. "The landing was a bcau- ty" he said. Press reports had been unduly alarm as to the progress of the campaign, Alexander, said. WILL ASK FOR SURVEY While accepting the decision of the piovlnclal government to proceed with the project of a Peace River highway outlet route northward from Prince Oeorae at this time, the Prince Rupert Chamber of Commerce looking to the future, at its meeting Monday night decided, on recommendation of the highway committee, to strongly urge that a survey be undertaken without delay of the Haselton-Telegraph Creek - Whltehorse route more particularly with a view to determining once and for all snow conditions in the Bell-lrvtng and Naas River sections. S. E. Parker, chairman of the highway committee, said that, while a route via Finlay Forks and the north side of the Teace might be more advantageous to 'Labor Council Favors Unity PTTl'IXO SPEAKS Local Tides Thursday, Feb. 17 High 6:40 18.2 lest 19:48 15.0 feet A Low 0:10 8.2 feet 13:18 J.4 feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUM BIA'S NEWSPAPER II, No. 39 V - PRINCE RUPERT, B.C:. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1944 PRICE FIVE CENTS Prlnre Rupert Labor Council Elects New Officers A decision to participate in the jftivemmt to make all Labor in li;ce Rupert union conscious was endorsed by a meeting of the Hr nee Rupert Labor Council held In the Boilermakers' rooms last nfeht. During the discussion it w , decided to encourage repre- trtM on on the Tibor O ' of kv Canadian ronzr?ss of L' unlrnr not ato"ady " "' ""'tin- eidrefd a motion odlnr the sippof the coun ts to the organizational efforts of 'hr Pino Rury-t Industrial W"'. r 'Jr. 'in. T. Oreen. or the PJt.TW.A. said there had been a ftnr spirit of co-opratlon with bin union shown by the manaice-mnt$ of the local co-operatives Ato passed waa WoUfth uig- Hrw the execnt'v the Labor for sikiis of the boat in whicji ! Counetl to work m close eonjunc ttrn with the Trades and Labor Ouncil. '.Tt meetint; elected a new ex- Mirer. Would Have Lightened Tax Itur- drn If in Highway Benefits Canada. VICTORIA. Feb. 16. 0 T. D DaUuIlo. Liberal member for Prince Rupert, voiced a mild attack on the coalition government's policies while speaking in the Throne Speech debate on Monday. Mr. Pattullo contended that the Throne Speech was merely a return to the old order with more Jobs for Conservatives. Measures to. lighten the tax-burden had been Liberal policy for many years. Before he left office h; had asked that $450,000 be Inserted In the burget ti lighten the cost of education but It was eliminated. The former Premier told oi opposition to his efforts several years ago to have the Yukon Territory and the MacKensle basin added to British Columbia. Eastern and British Columbia interests had blocked the proposals The result was that Edmonton Prince Rupert there had been j had outsmarted Vancouver and advocacy here in the past of the "e massa uujnway womu uc Prince George - Pine Pass route fit Alberta, so it would seem Inappropriate to , Dreripltato a war on the subject "Allow me to present my wife :t this time "No thanks I have one." POINTS TO PR. RUPERT Commissioner Parsons Would Try Women Police Here. VICTORIA. Feb. 16. Prince Rupert was cited as an example of troop concentrations leading to Juvenile delinquency among tirls In the report of Commissioner T. W. S. Parsons of the B.C. Police to the social service committee of the legislature. Replying o questions by members of the committee. Commissioner Parsons said he was to experiment with women police In Prince Rupert. Juvenile delinquency must be cured at home," said Commls sioner Parsons. ALT IFD HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC t'i 'v" rcoslsttnr of H. Harrison, Feb. 16 J "General Done- CONDUCTOR IS :!Qovernment badly hurt liCriticized ralnful Accident Befalls rjeorie RavtYiftrtrl kf Cm) Ikon SMmiERS. Feb. 16. George A. Raymond, well known Cana dlan jlonal Railways conduc- Office - Alaska lor oi oaiuners ana lung iiiue resident of this town, met with a j painful accident at the farm of : John Hynes in the Driftwood ' District on Satuiday afternoon. He had driven out to he farm to . bring home a horse and, while ' getting the horie, a number of, horses started galloping around, stampeding a team hitched to i sleigh. As Mr. Raymond grabbed the lines of the runaway team in an effort to stop them he was thrown against the front bumper of his car and Jammed by the passing sleigh. Both bones of his lower left leg were very badly fractured. He was given early medical attention and was placed on the early morning train on Sunday and went to Vancouver. Mr. Raymond Is xme of the feteran conductors on the C.N.R. and Is also one of the oldest residents of Smlthers, having lived here since the trains first started running through here. He is well known and popular with the travelling public between Prince Rupert and Prince George. His many friends are very sorry to hear of his accident and hope that he will not suffer any permanent effects from It. COMBINED FORCES INVADE MARSHALL ISLANDS An air view of the Rol Islands, KwaJ-nleln atoll in the Marshall Island group as seen during the attack by powerful Allied forces on January 31. 1944, Army and Marine corps troops have taken Rol and Kwajalcln, and other Islands In the group have been heavily bombed. Great Resources Of This District Need Capital Application E. T. Kenncy Makes Able Speech in Legislature-Advocates Hazelton Road North Champions Free Enterprise. VICTORIA, Feb. 16 (Special to Daily News) Prediction that Prince Rupert would be the second largest city in the province in ten 'years was made in the Legislature Tuesday by E. T. Kenney, Liberal coalitionist member for Skeena, while speaking in the Throne Speech debate. Prince Rupert is the fourth GREEN ISLAND OCCUPIED : Must Win Over: SOLOMONS Jap on Ground CAMPAIGN : IS ENDED : pvesaeni, u. cowie, vKe-prew- las MarArthur said today ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN "'' nd E. Faure. secreUry- that Jaoan cannot be de- ! snirnrwrcrr feated through blockade arid ( New Zeainders and Amer fi rl scunlnn oi li "ai affair:. bombine alone- "Our strat- MmdHions and electric egy must devise ways and IrVht rnsts were touched upon. A m-ans to bnng our ground rtmmltlee was set up to Invest!- forces Info contact with his ea'p thrsr matters and report at decisive points.' bock at the next meeting. i leans have occupied Green Island off the northern tip of Bougain ville, completing the campaign for the Solomons, Allied head-. quarters announced Wednesday. it is estimated that Z2,uou Jap anese disposed through the Solo mons are now Isolated from sup ply sources at Rabaul, New Bri tain, and face starvation and disease from the military blockade which renders their position hopeless; a communique said. Oreen Islands are only 120 mllu .act nr Rahaul th. fancr. been heavily hit by Allied Big Thrust Due Soon Everything Was Settled at Teheran, .Minister of National Defence Declares. OTTAWA. Feb. 16. (CP.) A big- Allied thrust in western Europe is coming "this year," Hon. J, L. Ralston, minister of national defence, indicated' in the House of Commons Tuesday night. The Teheran conference of Prime Minister Winston Churchill or Great Britain, President Franklin D. Roosevelt of the United States and rremier Joseph Stalin of Russia decided by whom and where the "main thrust" will be made. Col. Ralston said the derision by the Canadian authorities to send Canadian troops to the Mediterranean theatre was made by Canada alone with no request from Britain. Jail and Fine On Drug Charge Kenneth Scott Galbralth, who appeared before Magistrate W. D. Vance in police court this morning on a charge of being in I possession of drugs, was sentenc- ed to six months in Jail and a I fine of $200, .in default of which he must spend a succeeding two months in Jail. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police handled the Magistrate Vance reserved sentence in the case of Walter Ta-karyk, charged with vagrancy, and also in the case of Carl Klrkeby. charged with drunken-ess, A case against Harry Webb, charged under the liquor act, was adjourned. EDINBURGH iriThe Marquess of Linlithgow, former vice roy of India, has been appointed to the board of trustees for the National Galleries of Scotland. largest lty In the province now, declared Mr. Kenney, and, If the vast development of the north country during the past two years continues. It may well pass Victoria in population In another decade. Vigorous advocacy of develop ment of British Columbia's great store of natural resources con tiguous to the Grand Trunk Pacific branch of the Canadian, National Railway was made by Kir. Kenney. He urged that the department of trade and Industry adopt a more aggressive, ' attitude towards interesting capital in the development of those rich resources. Mr. Kenney pointed out the handicaps that at present confronted construction and devel opment )n the area stretching eastward from Prince Rupert. As for materials, such as 'ce ment, lime and bricks, be point ed out, there were great depos its of rock, going high calcium content, from which cement posit that extended for three and one half miles with a width I of half a mile, was close to rail way transportation and to undeveloped water powers; Similarly, there were great deposits of clay which the dominion laboratories had declared to be admirable for the making of bricks. Mr. Kenney also spoke of the value, of constructing the road to Alaska from Hazelton. opening the great Groundhog basin of anthracite coal, equal in quality to that of Pennsylvania. The coast route for a road, he said, would open vast resources. Mr. Kennedy said that a north-south highway was necessary to open up the northland and. In urging the route north from Hazelton to the Nass River Valley, said there were half a million acres of rich agricultural land and the vast Groundhog coal deposits in the area. DISCUSSION OF ECONOMICS The Skeena member, in a learned discussion of economics, warned against the abolition of free enterprise and the substitution of state control. "There Is a tendency for all power to corrupt, and complete power would of necessity, corrupt completely," he said. "It Is difficult to visualize what would happen If the government became the absolute master." SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT ELECTION Mr. Kenney said It was hard to believe that evacuated Jap anese were permitted to vote In the recent Ontario general elec tions. He thought there was something fishy about that elec tion. Four Years Ago In This War Feb. 16, 1940 Red Army captured Kelpasuo and Kamara, Finnish towns on the Vllpurl- Leningrad railroad. Britain took steps to intensify her mobilization program. United 8tatc3 House of Reprcsentatlvea approved record appropriation of $965,779,438 for the VS. Navy.