RDVINCAf I vjarr OR1A, P Local Tides 1 Ik Sunday, March 26 High 2:31 23.1 feet 14:55 22.0 feet Low - 8:51 1.8 feet 21:04 ' ZJO feet NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER i V.I too. 72 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. SATURDAY, MARCH 25, 1914 PRICE FIVE CENTS 1 Reds Ex Breakthroughs pi t ENEMY ITALY Lieut D O. Buckley of a . n officer for a Iloyal Canadian Artillery S. tc- and corrects the accuracy of the artll-... t krty bnck built scaffolding under the up-,j farmhouse on the Italian front. IES URGED lOLATORS ll'nioii Would Hare lators Brought to bi Muvh 25 --"-men Fcder-.,j "(invention ;, urging the mr ,'. to pro-uainst ;.u.g practices r ai.cellation of nsation n Who ip Sea II'.:: U.rh 25 pi "a the ques-fcp ' i! for deep fcl the course promised to .cress of Labor Mi : iaud. minister Deep Sea and ., 3 Union has hrvailon Among In- p a dl.,patch yestcr ljwkc of a protest t. Rev J, L Coudcrt Iholic Bishop, In con- h .he condition of ii the Yukon and Irl ;h Columbia, In- I Jmcs Oillett de- txlay that there id i' ; ;c$ of Indians irvitiort or Illness In fr. dhtrlct pan Catholic Church hA that any state- by Bishop Coudcrt concern Prince Ru- Jliich Is not Included Esc Demand rices Up ! March 35 O) It to ;ay it with Iword London these days, cut flowers, high ft began, have taken IP upwards, dealers K it on the au spring which had pater than-cver dc PI Violets, nhnnt. n by s fist, are selling (about $1,151 Hn .11. . . I'Bn, nut that hasn't oemand have heir L.iw,n. Bulletins CHURCHILL TO SPEAK LONDON Prime .MinUter Winston Churchill will speak to the world In a radio broad-cait tomorrow at 1 o'clock (Pacific Dajllght Savins Time). Vesuvius tjunrr NAPLES The How of lava from .Mount Vesuvius has ceased and (he people who left are returning to their til- KAHIS in soirrii PACIFIC ALLII.I) IIEAIXHIAUTIJtS IN SOUTH PACIFIC There have been further heavy raids by Allied bombers on Japanese haves at lUbaul, Wewak, Kavianc and .Madant. More than 7,000 tons of bombs hate been dropped on Japanese bases In the south and southwest Pacific area during the past month. At present dcepj reported to : cotnnensa- the Aland AINT :RE in llrjtartl to Illness (KKMANS ON AUND STOCKHOLM fiermans are have landed on islands at the mouth of (iulf of Itothnia, evidently with a view to cut-tine off the Russian fleet. MINLItS STILL OUT LONDON Forty thousand British coal miners are still reported to be out on strike. JAP COMMANDS CHANOLD TOKYO Hie eastern and western Japanese army commands have been chanted, It is announced, BACK TO START POINT MOSCOW The newspaper Isvestla said today that the (crmans have now been pushed back to the point where they started the war aitalnst Itussla in 1911. IKON GUARD AIDS NAZIS BUCHAREST The Rumanian Iron Guard Is standing by ready to assist Ihe Nails In their occupation of Rumania. Setting up of a puppet government Is expected. ROOSEVELT CHARGED NEW YORK Governor T. E. Dewey charges the Roose veil administration with holding back Important news from Europe. London Hit Last Night LONDON. Marcll 25 Nazi bombers gave London 1U heavl est nttnek nf the week last night. A famous church and well known building were among several the structures hit and damaged. reported, High explosives and fire bombs caused casualties, DISTRIBUTE RATION BOOKS TUESDAY C ' o. of tV iiV. br. iks i -he hi. mi and in Hwfy Ma.! a: 3ra C ile Will Hare lo Wall Week If They Iro dnesday. Thurs vi next week are V hp dltxthutlr:i Faur ratio1: chamber on pfie city hall Peter! Parish f e. Tnc hou of citisens to get their books at the proper time." When ration book Number Three was distributed Inert were bstween two and three thousand people who came ' eet ration books after the closing of the formal distribution period." she explained. "Thr reason that mot of them gave was that they Just hadn't got around to It befoic. It created a great deal of confusion in tht ration office." Prince Rupert Is the distribution centre for localities as distant as Amsbury. 90 miles up the railway line, and also the Skeena mouth settlements. Wales Island, and Port Simp-ton. Ration, book Number Three was distributed to 14365 people in the district last year. 11.926 being to city residents. Assisting Mis. Teng at the City (Hall next week will be Mrs. James Stewart, Mrs. C. Brlnd. Mrs. McKeown. Mrs. O. E. Moore. Mrs. II. Breen, Mrs. II. F. Olassey. Mrs. H. D. Thain Mrs. S. Roper. Mrs. W. Brass Mrs. E. V. Whiting, Mrs. S. A. Kellback. Mis. Smedley. Mrs. E A. Evans. Miss Dorothy Evans, Mrs. II. Paulson. Mrs. H. Smith Jr., Mrs. V. Menzies, Mrs. F. Barber. Mrs. F. Ellison. Mrs. A. McNeil, Mrs. O. Howe, Mrs. W. J. Richards. Mr. Fisher. Mrs. S Massey. and Mrs. S. Painter. Mrs. J E. Boddle. in charge at he Seal Cove centre, will be assisted by Mrs. A. Barbe, Mrs. F. A. Harte. Mrs. William McLean. Mrs. Wilfred McLean. Mrs. W. B. Skinner. Mrs. O. A. Kelscy. Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Scott. Mrs. William Davidson, and Mrs. J. Haddon. MILITARY BOXING LOCAL BOY WINS TITLE Private W. N. Dywan Takes Novice Middleweight Championship of Pacific Com ma ml. PRINCE GEORGE, March 25 (CP) Private W. N. Dywan was the only Prince Rupert boxer to win a title at the Pacific Command tourney finals on Friday night, winning tha notice middleweight crown by knocking out Private J. Guzzo-crea of Nanalmo In the second i on nd. The only other Prince Rupert finalist was 1. Sherman who was beaten In the novice featherweight title bout by Private R. Tremblay of Vernon. Victoria boxers took six titles, Vancouver four, Prince George and Terrace three, Vernon two and Prince Rupert one. ' I,ONIKN, Oi-At the outbreak of war, the indigenous natives of Ocean Island, the Bananoans, with n population of only 750 peopile, sent a cable saying they were placing $44,000 at the dls-posni of the govenment as a contribution to war funds, - Schedule For Jl. I.lk..ll ,tt1 U. 4 I l I April Rations The following ra.on coupons become valid in April: April 0- Butter jui'rijip 56. April 13 Butter. 57; sa-i redt 30 and 31; preserves. D-17 and D-1S new book). April ' 20 -Butter. 58, te: -r unuiuuuwi win uc i u chick ana coffee 'green I T-30 4 3, a;erroon nd 'L No. 4. o clock and 0 o'clock In the jtvc, April 27 Butter. 50 mug a: wmi piaco. According to a ruling of the Wartime Prices anrl Trade lard, pervons who do not jet their ration bonks on one of those specified days will hare In wait until April 17 to get tiif m. Mr. J. A Teng, who is in charge of the distribution of ra tion booki in the city hall, say? that this tUne lape w Inserted t6 encouiage procrastinating a " "T " l. U i.. -1 .1... uru and T 31 The following coupons explr? on April 30: Biitt-r N . 54. 55. 56 and 57. Fourteen Coal Miners Perish AT CASSINO Hotel Lobby Strong Point Ge'rrnans Ordered to Hold on at 411 torts Anzio Ihrusl gent Back. JPLE8. March 25 Ot Ger-narachutifiU. ordered to ciiBjt to Cawmo at all costs, are holding New Zealand troops In Ugif confines in the southern part of the town. e Oermans are reported to Kt tbre- more tank In- le lobby of the ContlnenUl 1 and are reinforcing their through secret tunnels, crneral situation is Un- charked with heavy fighting cotifj nine , CLARKSBURO. West Vlrftn TAik attark.' bv the Oermana March 25 O Fourteen mm of on th- A-i7i beachhead fire-fighting crew are feared bcenf -i. back. an explosion ripppd Ncsyi. of the .deaUi Irom minds of Emest John Wear-muth while on M-rvlce in Italy with the Canadian Army came vesterday as a deep shock to -nany friends of the well known local boy and his pa ents. Mr. nd Mrs. H. T. Wearmouth. According to the official word received yesterday he died or. Monday of this week. He had been wounded in action. Further years ago in February, JacK Wearmouth received all his education here and left in January 1942 for Vancouver where he was employed on tugboats unti' March 1943 when he enlisted in the Army. He took training at Vernon and Calgary and was home on leave last August, proceeding overseas in September After serving In North Aft lea he moved on to Italy. He was in Naples at the first of the year. Jack was with the- famous Princess Pats Canadian Light Infantry. Diver Wins Empire Medal LONDON Marrh 55 Oi To went down to find it. There was grave danger that, as the tide rose, the depth charge would explode, causing considerable damage to the base, aircraft and shipping. As he worked the tide was rising and at any minute the charge particulars win iohow wnen re-1 mignt have detonated. Yet he cetved at Ottawa. ! carried out his duties with com- Born In Prince Rupert twenty pIele disregard for his own safety, and after 45 minutes located the charge which was hoisted aboard. Franklin has been awarded the British Empire Medal (military). On another occasion when a seaplane fully loaded with 1cpth charges crashed while 'king off Franklin went down Mid prevented- an explosion. Coastguard blimps now flash word to west coast fishing fleets when they spot schools of fish offshore. Adoptees Recall Loving 'Parents' TONBRIDOE. Eng., March 25 Oi An English couple who lost their own baby have in the past 50 years adopted and raised 11 orphans. Isaac Keller, 75-year old re tired house painter and his wife, 79, recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. and good wishes came to them from all parts of the world from men and women who would have had no home other than an orphanage except for the Kellers. The project started when their own baby died at the end of the last century and the young husband took his heart-broken wife to an. orphanage where a baby girl captured their hearts. UTYiftn tho frrnur tititr ihfv Russ Army Sweeping Further Forward In Rumania and Poland MOSCOW, March 25 (CP) Russians are reported exploiting a broad Tarnopol breakthrough in the sou .astern corner of Poland into a full scale smash to i rg the Germans back to the Carpathian border. The Russians are already within sight of the peaks of the mountain range which cuts through Rumania. Capture of Byeltsl, traffic con trol point for northern Molda via, by the Red Army is imminent. The Russians broke through to the Dniester at Zaleschiki, Blkan adopted another and the cycle Man. nr ih. snn Regina Takes jHockey Lead the hoyal Navy. Bernard Frank Marcn a in - kc- FranW Commandos defeated Trail U officially a "wire- manl but he is a qualified diver Junirs b a f re of .onc 10 too4nadiU-charge aet nothloe J.a5X.ChL4Q.J3k tS tw0 1ns to ne losf ln, 'he at to explode a certain depth fell from a seaplane ln the base Western Cana,da ,JunJ.?r a5e ml -finals. The fourth fairway. Franklin irhmediately game will be played tonight NEWBURY, Eng., & Lady Oausen. 86, wife of Sir George Causen, R.A., the painter, died here. Red Cross Donations Prev'ly acknowledged Mrs. Harry Lincoln $18,158.09 5.00 North Star Bottling Works Employees 14 JO Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Watts 10.00 A Friend 5.00 A Friend 5.00 K. Einarson, Osland 5.00 Dhorl Emmerson, Osland 5.00 Frank Crookall, Osland 5.00 Fred Kristmanson, Osland 5.00 Total to date $18,217.59 r s. EIGHTH ARMY "DUCKS" c;ET THROUGH trteR;" dent unphiblan companies of the R.A. S.C. workinn with the, 8th Army in Ituly, tarry applies in their 'ducks ' over ground which tho transport could not negotiate, so relieving uie badly congested roads. On their return trips they evacuate Allied wounded and many pr'soners of war. In this photo ..the "ducks" are bemv loaded with casualties by .members o the R.A.S.C when the unit was operating acrots the Sangro mouth between Fossacesla and Casal Bordlno, city. Friday. killing killing twenty twenty t thousand Oer- mini anH rnnttirin? thrpp and h-lT ;now scire on tne irontune irom ---- - - h'iTCi Britain to Olbraltar to India. " thouf?ndJn n "!e ! which put the Russians within ! The net value of agricultural five miles of the former Ru- through a three -tnousmia tool Mp .. ny.sters and clams re- Droductlon in Canada increased manlan province of Bucovina slope of the Katherme Coal Co mow rr at quantities of debris from $826,40000 in 1939 to $l.- 'and sixty miles from old Czech mine at nearby Shinnston fmm ' ( in wntr near shore 570TJ00.000 in 1912. Slovakia. British Stopping Japs In India CASUALTY '.orally Born Boy, 20 Y'ears of Ate, Jark Wearmouth Dies of Wounds Nip Thrust Is Set Back into India, are meeting- with stiff resistance and encounter-in; setbacks. Americans and Chinese in north Burma occupied a town of forty-five miles northwest of Mogaung on the Myit-kyina-Mandalay railway. Considering Resolutions i Special Committee of City Coun-cil Looking Into Representations to Convention A special committee of th9 city council consisting of Aid. N. E. Arnold. Aid. O. W. Rudder-ham and Aid. Thomas Elliott has been appointed by Mayor H. M. Daggett to look into the mat ter of resolutions which it may ,be deemed advisable to send to the convention ln June of the (Canadian Federation of Mayors and Municipalities. It Is recalled by the mayor that last year Prince Rupert Initiated one of the most important resolutions at this convention, one drawing attention to the Dominion government's responsibility ln regard to repairs of streets and utilities in municipalities where there had been heavy national defence activities. VICTORY LOAN Issue Is Detailed BERLIN TARGET Great Raid On Capital Of Germany Canadian Bomber Took Part and Losses Squadrons Shared in LONDON, March 25 (CP) More than one thousand Royal Air Force bombers poured destruction on Berlin and other German targets last night in operations which cost seventy-three planes including thirteen Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft. Canadian bomber squadrons took part in the raid on the Nasi capital which was blasted .h,cirtr 'bysatt-worewis ol.bombv v t.-i.i , iu. mri iftis ujic vi . night's objectives. In last night's Berlin raid which commenced after 11 o'clock and lasted for half an hour a fire six miles long was started in the railway yard district. . The loss of Allied planes was the second highest for any single aerial attack ever made on the Reich. Yesterday's targets of American bombers in heavy attack were Schweinfurst and Frankfurt. Isolation Hospital New Agreement Being Negotiated Between City Council and Hospital Board The health committee of the city council has been delegated to negotiate with the hospital board for a iew agreement be tween the council and the hospital board with respect to the operation of the Isolation hos pital. Under the former agreement the city guaranteed to pay all expenses of the isolation hospital over and above what' fees were collected. During the past month then have been two oases in the isolation hospital. One of the most urgent needs of the isolation hospital is a new stove. Remanded For Theft Sixteen Year Three Per Cent Grace Mllavonov of Vancou-And Three Year and Ten vcr. who gave her occupation as Mnnih one and Ouarter Per Dart time waitress ln a local Cent Maturities. OTTAWA. March 25 (CP) Hon. J, I. Ralston, minister of national defence, and acting minister of finance," announced yesterday that the Sixth Victory Loan drive, opening April 21, will feature two maturities a sixteen year and one month Issue bearing three per cent interest and a three year and ten month Issue bearing one and three-quarter per Cent Interest. The minimum objective Is $1,200,000,000, the same as the j Fifth Victory Loan drive. restaurant, pteaded guilty in city police court yesterday to theft of $170 from the person of George Obszolnskl. Magistrate W. D. Vance reserved sentence for eight days. The accused admitted taking the money from Obszolnskl In 'a room of a local hotel last night and, following her plea, ( made restitution to the plain- .tiff. TORQUAY, Eng., The town council recently lifted the ban on the communist "'Dally Worker" which has been refused n place ln the public library if