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Oazette
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.Mr,
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or
information
on
f
totlonwood
In
this
ben
turned
over
"nee
Rupert
Chamber
n"te.
It.
C.
St.
Clair.
Iforektrr,
"If"
'ood
Western
Ply.
u
m
western
poplar
t
L
Schaffer
and
Forrest
Rogers
and
Jre:or
Robertson,
all
puvcr
la
of
the
plant,
which
rp
ica
as
soon
as
pos-
'
'Jpplemenl
to
help
reconstruction
ana
overseas.
Poten-
i
Prince
Oeorge
are
lt;;ti-!atlnn
ers
Shatter
atPadang
pO.
Ceylon,
Aue.
28
O,
pirrier-oorne
aircraft
I"
support
smashed
Japanese
Industrial
In-
.war
Padang
on
the
ttt
coast
In
the
Koih
f-st
Indies.
1.1
rcr
Suffer
Serious
kevrVses
In
Montelimar
Area
of
Rhone
Valley
ROME,
Aug.
23
0-At
least
50,000
German
front
line
combat
troop
a
have
.been
knocked
out
of
the
war
In
the
Invasion
of
Southern
France,
the
Allied
Headquarters
announced
today
It
disclosed
serious
reverses
to
retreating
Germans
In
the
Montelimar
area
of
the
Rhone
Valley.
Montelimar
Is
about
100
miles
north
of
Marseille.
Sccond,
Third,
Fourth
Divisions
in
Trance
CHERBOURG.
Aug.
28
The
Canadian
Second
and
Third
In
fantry
Divisions
and
the
Fourth
Armored
Division
have
been
In
the
Battle
of
Franc
since
before
the
fall
of
FalaUe
and
participated
In
the
virtual
destruction
of
the
Oerman
Seventh
Army.
This
Is
the
first
announce
ment
that
all
three
units
were'
fighting
in
France.
The
Second
Armored
Brigade
arrived
D-Day
and
has
given
a
good
account
of
Itself,
destroy
ing
several
hundred
Oermajt
tanks
and
setting
a
record
unequalled
by
any
other
Canadian
force
In
France.
Success
Is
a
tonic
that
cen
become
chronic
as
long
as
you
don't
Up
off
ue
Teutonic
Hold
your
tongue
Don't
unwittingly
act
as
an
enemy
agent
Ix-gion
Warns
Ottawa
To
Act
on
Evictions
VANCOUVER.
Aug.
26
DC.
command
of
the
Canadian
Legion
has
sent
a
resolution
to
Hon.
Ian
Mackenzie
protesting
eviction
of
veterans
at
Vancouver.
Veterans
'pointed
out
that
Vancouver
was
suffering
from
an
acute
housing
shortage
and
warned
that
several
of
the
more
Impetus
of
their
members
might
take
action
into
their
own
hands
It
none
was
forthcoming
from
Ottawa.
BULGARIA
ASKING
RMISTICE
TERMS
WASHINGTON,
Aug.
28
Secretary
of
State
Hull
reported
today
Bulgaria
official-,
have
been
In
touch
with
Allied
governments
on
the
question
of
making
an
armistice.
Hull
was
unable
to
amplify
his
statement.
WANT
VILLAGE
1
WATER
SYSTEM
i
AT
SMITHERS
j
SMITH
ERS.
Aug.
28
Instal-
j
latlon
of
a
village
water
supply
.system
at
an
estimated
cost
of
j
$125,000
u
being
Investigated
by
Smlthers
Chamber
of
Commerce
that
jnet
recently
t6
hear
a
report
of
data
gathered
by
the
president.
Dr.
L.
M.
Oreenc.
Dr.
Oreenc
presented
engineering
repork
giving
Information
on
the
method
of
operation
and
costs
of
installation
and
operation,
and
method
by
which
the
enterprise
might
be
financed.
.
,
A
committee
will
be
appoint
ed
to
continue
the
Investigation.
Urges
Strict
Peace
Terms
for
Germany
LONDON,
Aug.
28
Lord
Varsit-artt
has
warned
the
world
It
will
be
plunged
Into
another
Aerial
Attacks
Irom
ralau
to
Davau
Ground
Action
In
Nrtlirrlanrtt
New
(iulnea
ALLIED
HO,
S.W,
PACIFIC
Au.
28
O'
Headquarters
dls-clord
the
completion
of
an
Allied
airfield
within
600
miles
of
the
Philippines.
It
also
reported
aerial
strikes
from
Palau
to
Davao
and
flare-up
of
ground
action
In
Netherlands
New
Guinea.
The
new
base
Is
200
miles
closer
to
the
Philippines
than
the
former
most
advanced
bases
at
Noemfoor
and
Bchouten
Islands
In.
New
Oulnca's
Ocel-vmk
Bay
.
-
.
PROUD
OF
HIS
NAZI
MATTRESS-
The
Germans
In
their
retreat
through
Normandy
left
behind
all
kind's
of
equipment
and
supplies.
Here
Ptc.
W.
J.
Stewart
of
Winnipeg,
Royal
Canadian
Army
Service
Corps,
proudly
displays
his
captured
German
mattress
with
the
German
eagle
and
Nazi
cross
stamped
on
the
canvas.
tr:
-'Vi.
oi
occupauon
wmu
'
garian
border,
the
Oerman
j
lary
if
the
Oerman
people
were
totally
disarmed.
ineffective
Nazi
resistance-
radio
said
today.
I
Meanwhile,
two
huge
mobile
Russian
armies
raced
Into
Ploet-
(
u
ou
region
oi
itumania
ana
toward
Bucharest,
attersmash-
A
vague
Oerman
broadcasv
Indicated
Russians
had
reached
Hungary
through
Rumania.
However,
other
Russians
In
Southern
Polacd
are
only
a
few
miles
from
Hungary.
Canadian
Kncineers
Clear
Bomb
Debris
LONDON.
Aug.
28
OS
Two
heavy
rescue
squads
of
Canadian
engineers
are
helping
to
i
clear
debris
from
London
s
bomb
blasted
streets.
Under
direction
of
LU
Cecil
Gill
of
Vancouver.
23
men
from
across
Canada,
all
over
40
and
most
of
them
peacetime
miners
and
construction
workers,
boast
they
can
movp
more
rubble
In
less
time
than
any
other
squad
of
comparable
size
In
the
London
area.
The
Canadians,
attached
to
Canadian
Military
Headquarters,
have
been
directed
to
assist
civil
authorities
In
helping
flying
bomb
victims
when
their
services
are
not
required
for
military
duty.
SergeanLs
in
charge
of
the
squads
are
Tom
IJoyd
of
Monc-ton.
N.H..
and
Art
Bouvln
of
Vancouver
i
BRITISH
WOMEN
IKNIT
FOR
EUROPE
'
'''''''
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f
-T.it-
.
.
Ship
Workers
End
Walk-out
Pending
LONDON,
Aug.
28
An
urgent
appeal
has
gone
out
to
British
women
to
help
clothe
the
children
of
occupied
Europe
and
the
government
Is
making
avail'
able
special
supplies
of
wool
and
other
material
to
facilitate
this
task,
Clothing
factories
whose
labor
is
fully
employed
on
direct
war
and
essential
home
needs
canno
meet
the
estimated
demand
and
spare
time
help
from
women
Is
asked.
Women's
organizations
are
undertaking
to
co-ordinate
the
effort.
Hungarian
Frontiers
Arc
Being
Bolstered
ROME,
Aug.
28
White
underground
forces
are
urging
Hungary
to
get
out
of
the
war.
Nazis
are
rushing
workers
to
the
borders
to
strengthen
Result
of
Talks
.Medical
Attention
Tor
Madame
Kai-Shek
WASHINGTON,
Aug.
28
Madame
Kai-Shek
Is
seriously
111
and
will
return
to
the
United
States
for
treatment.
She
Is
now
at
Rio
de
Janeiro.
HEAVY
AIR
RAIDS
LONDON
R.A.F.
and
R.C.
A.F.
planes
carried
out
raids
on
a
grand
scale
throughout
Western
Europe
today,
destroying
1100
cars,
200
loco-metlves
and
200
railway
cars
as
well
as
blasting
enemy
Installations
In
Hungary
and
Austria.
WIN
BY
DEFAULT
LONDON
The
Rattle
of
.Marne
has
been
won
by
default
by
the
Allies,
according
to
a
high
military
spokesman.
CONCILIATION
BOARD
VANCOUVER
Judge
Harper
of
Vancouver
has
been
named
chairman
of
a
conciliation
board
to
settle
a
dispute
between
the
Granby
Consolidated
and
Us
Copper
Mountain
employees.
MAILING
DATr.S
OTAWA
Final
date
"for
mailing
Christmas
parcels
to
soldiers
In
the
United
Kingdom
and
France
Is
Oct.
25.
Other
deadlines
are:
Sept.
15
for
Far1
East,
Oct.
5
for
Middle
East
and
Oct.
fo
for
Central
Mediterranean
area.
THE
SHERMANS
MOVE
INTO
POSITION
A
long
column
of
Shermans
roar
over
tank
routes,
kicking
up
clouds
of
dust,
-as
they
move
Into
new
positions
in
Normandy.
Russian
Armies
Push
To
Hungarian
Border;
Driving
On
Bucharest
takrn
aeatiut
oermanr
ai
mo
i
.AurAw
t...
t-
peace
He
said
only
a
i
small
army
sUns
haTe
reached
Hun.
;
New
Allied
Air
Bases
Completed
200
Miles
Closer
to
Philippines
Two
Big
Mobile
Red
Annies;
Smash
Galati
Gap
Defences
and
Overcome
Ineffective
Resistance
of
Once
InVinciblc
German
Forces
Road
Maintenace
Man
Falls
to
Death
tagi
Oalatr
osterencerEnd'
a
'"ijr
Xus.
2
otrTCT
Of
f
TanciTerlJ
FTage"
ing
shipyard
workers
decided
at
a
mass
meeting
to
end
the
month-old
stoppage
and
return
to
work
pending
results
of
a
new
proposal
to
solve
the
difficulties
between
the
yards
and
employees.
The
meeting
was
directed
by
the
local
action
conynlttee
of
the
Industrial
Union
of
Marine
and
Shipbuilding
Workers.
CCL.
Workers
walked
out
In
a
protest
against
refusal
by
the
management
to
include
check-off
prWleges
and
a
maintenance
of
membership
clause,
in
the
next
contract,
as
recommended
by
a
Federal
reconciliation
board.
Office
Beinj;
.Moved
To
Terrace
Thursday
With
work
on
the
Prince
Ru
pert-Hazelton
highway
in
its
final
stages,
the
Federal
Mines
and
Resources
Department
Maintenance
offices
in
Prince
Rupert
will
close
Thursday
for"
removal
to
Terrace
where
remaining
work
will
be
completed.
H.
McDowell,
manager
of
the
office
here
for
the
last
two
years.
will
continue-
in
charge
at
the
interior
town,
lie
and
MiL
Mc
Dowell
are
leaving
for
Terrace
Thursday
night.
O.
D.
Archibald,
field
engin
eer
in
charge
of
the
highway.
Is
expected
to
maintain
an
office
in
the
city.
VANCOUVER,
Aug.
28-H.
E.
Weeks
fell
to
his
death
Sunday
from
the
Burrard
Bridge.
Cir
cumstances
of
the
fatality
not
known.
are
HALIBUT
SALES
American
Lindy,
'
0,000,
15c
and
13
c.
Royal,
Atlln
and
Whiz.
Western,
50,000,
15c
and
13V2c.
Storage.
Sunset,
43,
15c
and
13
Vic,
B.C.
Packers.
Yukatat,
50,000.
15c
and
134c.
Storage.
Canadian
Erabla,
20,000,
18Vic
and
16Vic
Pacific.
Volcano
Bombs
Again
Shake
Under
Bombing:
PEARL
HARBOR,
Aug.
28
The
Volcano
Islands,
south
of
Japan,
have
been
heavily
bomb
ed
again
by
Liberator
bombers.
1
T
m
m
m
m
9
,
0
m
ri,rrrrr-rrmt--t-
1
SalletiU
AITEAL
FOR
CIVILIANS
LONDON
The
Polish
government
exiled
in
England,
Is
issuing
a
broad
appeal
to
bring
pressure
on
the
German
army
to
save
the
civilians
of
Warsaw.
Tolish
spokesmen
said
the
Nails
planned
the
extermination
of
all
civilians
In
the
city.
Rl!LNIAN
ARMISTICE
WASHINGTON
Secretary
of
State
Hull
announced
today
that
the
Rumanian
armistice
would
be
signed
shortly
in
Moscow.
As
Rumania
Is
considered
In
Russia's
sphere
of
influence,
he
said,
the
Soviet
Republic
Is
taking
a
lead
In
the
armistice.
NEAR
ING
RIMINI
ROME
British
Eighth
Army
is
continuing
to
push
the
foe
back
to
the
heavily
fortified
Gothic
line
and
today
were
within
20
miles
of
Rlmlnl
on
the
Adriatic
coast.
INFANT
IS
BURNED
VANCOUVER
A
13-month-old
girl
was
burned
to
death
in
the
basement
apartment
of
her
parent's
home.
.
lilted
28,000
TRANSPORT
CRASH
KILLS
26
PERSONS
LONDON,
Aug.
28
Twenty-sis
persons
were
killed
today
when
a
large
air
transport
crashed
into
a
house
near
the
Trans-Atlantic
military
air
base
of
Prestwick,
Scotland.
The
dead
included
seven
crewmen,
11
passengers
and
five
occupants
of
demolished
houses.
Two
North
B.&
Men
are
Wounded
Onr.
Leonard
Regnler.
whose
mother.
Mrs.
Nellie
Regnler,
lives
at
Smlthers,
has
been
fie
Signal
Honor
For
U.B.C.
Professor
A
U.B.C.
professor,
W.
F.
Seyer,
head
of
the
department
of
chemical
engineering,
has
been
paid
a
signal
honor
by
the
American
Institute
of
Chemical
Engineering.
He
has
been
invited
to
give
two
papers
at
the
Institute's
September
meeting
In
New
York.
Professor
Seyer
will
attend
the
meeting
as
representative
of
the
British
Columbia
Federa
tion
of
Trade
and
Industry,
of
whose
research
council
he
is
a
member.
While
iri
the
east.
Dr.
Seyer
will
look
into
several
chemical
projects
In
behalf
of
the
Brit
lsh
Columbia
Federation.
This
organization
has
been
working
for
some
time
on
plans
to
ex
pand
the
chemical
manufac
turing
Industry
of
the
province,
and
the
projects
to
be
inspecu.d
by
Dr.
Seyer
are
said
to
be
very
suitable
for
adaptation
here.
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Escape
Tragrican
Tanks
in
10-mile
Advance
Capture
Meaux,
3pLiJes
East
of
Paris
Canadians
Threaten
to
Outf1juent-Jormer
Enemy
Stronghold
BRITISH
HQ.,
NEAR
SEINE,
Aug.
28
(CP)
Allies
have
trapped
five
German
divisions
numbering
perhaps
28,000
men
in
the
Rouen
area.
The
Nazis
are
being
pounded
from
the
ground
and
air
as
they
try
madly
to
escape
across
the
Seine
River
and
join
a
retreat
to
the
East.
A
senior
Allied
staff
officer
said
the
Germans
had
abandoned
all
equipment
in
an
effort
to
move
swiftly.
Eight
troop-laden
barges
were
sunk
in
Rouen
area
by
fighter
bombers.
ALLIED
SUPREME
HQ,
Aug.
28
0
Paris
Is
now
"generally
quiet,"
headquarters'
announced
today.
However,
there
was
still
soma
resistance
Sunday
as
ALLIED
SUPREME
HQ.,
Auj.
28
V
American
tanks.
In
a
10-mlle
advance
Monday,
captured
Meaux,
23
miles
east
of
Paris,
while
Canadians
poured
across
the
Seine
River,
southwest
of
Rouen
and
threatened
to
out
flank
the
former
German
stronghold.
Nazis
are
giving
ground
slow.
iyin
the
Canadian's
sector.
The
-whole
Allied
attack
was
swingtng
north
on
or
across
the
Seine
along
almost
verehr
wounded,
JS&iLJmT
casualty
list
Just
released
by
the
Department
of
Natlonal-Oe-fence.
Pee.
Edward
Brentzen,
son
of
Mrs.
Agnes
Brentzen
of
Port
Simpson,
also
has
been
wounded.
source
to
the
sea.
Allies
have
virtually
doomed
Le
Havre
and
have
opened
a
way
into
the
Germans'
flying
bomb
belt
in
Pas-de-Calais
area
farther
north.
Steel
Inner
Door
of
Safe
Foils
Cracksmen
Prowlers
Gain
Entry
to
Staff
House
Recreation
Building
Through
Lavatory
Window
Safecrackers
who
managed
to
open
the
outer
door
of
a
safe
In
the
office
of
the
Staff
Housa
bowling
and
recreation
hall,
5th
ave.
east,
Sunday
night
were
ripnrlvpf
of
thplr
lnnt
hv
a
tw
inner
door
which
they
were
un?
able
to
force.
The
prowlers
made
entry
sometime
between
midnight
and
8:30
this
morning
through
a
lavatory
window
in
the
sprawling
building,
and
forced
their
way
into
the
office
by
smash-ing
a
panel
in
the
door.
Turning
the
safe
oft
Its
back,
they
knocked
off
the
dial
with
a
heavy
hammer,
and
pried
th
outer
steel
door
open.
According
to
Elmer
Overn,
caretaker
of
the
building,
tin
inner
door
had
not
been
open-ed.
The
prowlers
apparently
knew
the
lay
of
the
building,
he
said.
Nothing
has
been
reported
taken.
The
burglars
left
their
tools
on
the
safe
when-they
departed.
Police
are
investigating.
Japs
Drive
to
Clear
Honan
of
Chinese
Troops
CHUNOKINO,
Aug.
28
IB-
Japanese
on
the
Honan
province
ffont
farmed
westward
from
thu
Pelplng
-
Hankow
railway
and
reached
points
about
30
mllea
northeast
and
25
miles
east
ot
the
Important
highway
and
river
Junction
of
Miyang.
The
new
drive
launched
from
Kloshan
is
possibly
aimed
at
driving
the
Chinese
from
Ho-nan
province.