OOTH
MEMORIAL
IS
HoU8pcn'-
RAWN
FROM
CREDH
v
ra
rt-
mation
of
a
report
that
stops
vt
remove
Booth
Memorial
High
Sei
o
M"
pert
from
the
list
of
accredited
High
Sc
VV
r',.
luminal,
u'iis
mucin
tn
thi
T
lii
1
1v
Nnu'i
v
V
icw
Saturday
by
Inspector
of
Schools.!,
i.
sson
who
listed
.high
turnover
of
the
teach-
id
Inadequate
school
allfy
for
graduation.
accredited
system,
40
the
students
achieved
on
the
recommenda-prlnclpal
on
the
basis
ir
i
worn.
.
ii--
.
I
l
I
U1F
5I1IJTL
Ul'IlUU
the
total
Inadequacy
-1
-
f
65
percent
annual
.hc
staff.
Only
three'
-hool's
19
teachers
're
for
more
than
LJf."
he
said
"ThW
.upt
continuity
of
I
:h
is
a
highly
lm-
ii...;!
voiumoia
ccru-
abo
contributed
to
II
nnr
hlfl
iinrmnniiiit
uu,
MUIVI
JbllllUIIVII.
liiir
rnrin
i.qmc
in-
come
from
other
Mr
Thorstclnsson
'This
however,
docs
that
tcuchcrs
from
of
Canada
arc
not
In
m.mv
Inslnnrrs
proved
very
efficient.
ttant,
however,
to
keep
hat
no
mutter
how
cf
ty
arc,
teachers
from
inccs
require
a
period
ktlon
to
adjust
them-
pc
IJ.
c.
system.
pleased
to
have
the
if
tnnl,...
r
II.
Canada
but,
when
the
Sbeccmcs
as
hl'h
as
i
ncc
Rupert,
the
orlcn
pblcm
becomes
lmport-
1hc
standpoint
of
con
i
procedure."
l
I
urn
-over
in
school
las
also
poiutrd
out
I'ralion
of
the
citizens
Enlucalional
problems.
If
system
llf
rlrrllnr
"sires
was
returned
to
ihrcc
years
ago
not
en
who
has
served
a
lbe
school
board
has
e-elcctlon
at
the
ex-
VI
I
I
A
m
ft
d
equipment
as
seme
I
WH
AM
1
HAI
h
,,nn
for
makinz
the
I
II
V
Hill
I
IHLI
'
iitlon.
ns
that
all
matrlcu-j
..
.
.
111
1.
-
4
'
iiaaies
wm
jiuvc
wi
departmental
examine
end
of
the
school
MILLION
FEET
LUMBER
BURNS
PRINCE
OEOROE,
March
19
Kti
More
than
'2,500,000
feet
of
lumber
was
saved
by
firemen
Saturday
when
fire
destroyed
Calnc's
planning
mill.
Twenty-five
thousand
feet
of
lumber
avc
been
accredited
i
Inside
the
mill
was
burned.
rtmcnt
for
ihrcc
year
ivimng
uicy
measure
.
IADAMCCC
n
standards
oi
pny-;
uvi
academic
efficiency
jSCHOOLS
CLOSING
ccredlted
standing
Is
Fithdrawal
If
they
fall
of
.standards.
reasons
for
rccom-
School's
accredited
r
Thorstclnsson
clt-
iv
li
inn
i
P'l
nni
nrr
iumu,
ftiarcn
la
;very
school
In
Japan
except
first
year
primary
grades
will
be
closed
on
April
1,
It
is
announced.
Mr.
and
Mrs.
C.
H.
Ormc
have
received
word
of
the
safe
ar-
Lrival
In
Britain
of
their
son,
Pilot
Officer
Eric
Orme,
who
Is
with
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force.
He
was
home
on
leave
about
a
month
ago.
piraliou
of
his
term,
the
spcclor
of
schools
said.
Ii-
"Tills
should
be
a
matter
of
i
great
concern
to
the
people
of
I
Prince
Rupert.
On
many
occa-l
sious
within
recent
weeks
people
j
who
arc
concerned
with
cduca
I
lion
here
have
asked
me
what
Is
,
the
trouble
with
the
education
system.
I
think
It
fair
to
respond
by
asking
this
question:
'What
is
wrong
with
tills
community?'
Tills
Is
a
fair
question
because
education
in
this
city
Is
the
res
ponsibility
of
the
community.
A
very
promising
aspect
of
this
picture
Is
that
recently
a
greater
numlbcr
of
people
are
becoming
concerned
over
this
matter
and
the
present
school
board
Is
doing
Its
best
to
meet
current
problems.
However,
they
greatly
need
the
support
of
the
people
of
the
community.
The
school
building
ltscii
Mr.
Thorstclnsson
described
as
'not
sultablc
in
size
or
design
for
a
Junior-senior
high
school.
Each
year
the
congestion
grows
ana
now
we
nave
nu
enough
room
for
all
the
pupils,"
he
added,
kick
of
Lib'rary
and
Playgrounds
Other
major
factors
given
as
Influencing
his
decision
were
the
lack
of
a
proper
reference
lib
rary
and
librarian,
which
makes
J
it
impossible
to
carry
on
a
saiuv
factory
unoucrn
icucmus
yiu-
m
I
..
,1
cram:
lacK
oi
a
gymnasium
mm
nhvslcal
education
equipment,
and
ixior
school
grounds.
"The
grounds'
are
not
suitable
for
nhvslcal
education
or
games,
No
work
has
been
done
on
them
until
verv
recently.
In
lact
the
nnnnn
ranee
of
the
school
grounds
would
toe
considered
a
disgrace
in
many
otner
commun
ltles
In
B.
C.,"
he
asserted..
L
MAN
IN
NIGHTMARE
CAPTURE
A-
-4r
!EAM
CASTLE
ON
RHINE
FRONT
P'urlng
a
ironulnn
nhlnn
rastlc
was
an
unpleasant
or
Lieut.
Peter
Fixhnr
unit
of.
Judec
and
Mrs.
W.
E.
Vt
Prince
Rupert,
although
It
did
have
some
rewards.
f
unoincr
officer
and
two
enlisted
men
irom
ins
rns-hc
Essex
Scottish
raiment,
nf
Windsor.
Ontario.
Lieut.
started
out
on
an
early
morning,
patrol
near
Xantcn.
;
cw
mat
they
were
going
to
tangle
witn
a
cam.,
with
moat,
causeumv
imrtriillte
and
barred
windows.
y
Uiough
It
was
Just
a
big
building,
and
they
swam
nver
and
crossed
50
yards
of
open
ground
uiiun
I1
re
to
get
near
It.
usher,
on
the
way,
shot
six
Germans
with
his
ruie
Fd
more
with
hand
grenades,
helped
to
round
up
40
fa
una
men
held
the
castle's
outbuildings
wnuc
wv
-uiiunucd,
I
castle
hi
assistance
of
LliJh
flame
throwing
tanks.
ru
me
Kind
of
thing
that
makes
a
dream
castic
mw
""-re
nousc,
"But,"
mused
Lieut.
Flshc,r,
"the
ooys
ses
of
fine
old
Cognac
hi
that
castle."
er
ban
Hnro
civ
rip
mi
fill
ptvlllaHS
'
OU
CaSeS
llf
ri.rn
Will
15c
Soon
After
April
17,
Speech
From
Throne
Indicates
OTTAWA,
March
19
(CD
A
general
election
will
be
held
shortly
after
the
Parliamentary
term
expires
April
17,
It
was
announced
today
in
the
speech
from
the
Throne
read
by
the
Karl
of
Atlilone,
Governor
General,
at
the
opening
of
the
sixth
session
of
the
Nineteenth
Parliament.
The
announcement,
which
merely
added
official
character
to
previous
statements
to
the
same
effect,
provided
the
theme
for
one
of
the
shortest
Tli
rone
speeches
on
record,
occupying
only
one
page
of
type
and
totalling
approximately
325
words.
U.S.
SHIPS
HIT
KURILES
BASE
AT
AN
ALEUTIAN
BASE,
March
19
vOi
American
war
ships
apparently
blew
up
a
Japanese
ammunition
dump
and
started
many,
fires,
some
of
them
extremely
heavy,
In
a
surprise
bombardment
at
dusk
Friday
against
the
important
Japanese
base
of
Matsuma
Island
In
the
northern
Kurlles.
on
the
battle
In
the
next
LOCAL
BOY
IS
MISSING
I'IIrIiI
Sergeant
Robert
Henderson
Reported
Casualty
on
Saturday
Flight
Sergeant
Robert
James
Murray
Henderson,
younger
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
David
Render
son
of
this
city,
Is
reported
miss-
In;:
after
air
operations
over
seas
March
17,
his
parents
were
officially
advised
today.
They
and
their
friends
arc
hoping
that
hrtter
news
may
be
received
later.
Flight
Sergeant
Henderson
ls
23
years
of
age
and
was
born
In
Manitoba.
He
came
here
with
his
parents
about
four
years
ago
and
was
In
the
employ
of
Barr
&
Anderson
before
enlisting
In
the
R.C.A.F.
In
1942.
He
won
his
wings
at
Portage
la
Prairie
last
May
and
went
overseas.
The
elder
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Henderson
ls
Trooper
Bruce
Henderson
who
is
In
Holland
The
two
boys
met
In
England
about
a
month
ago.
D.
O.
Borland,
transferred
from
here
to
Vancouver
In
the
service
of
Famous
Players-Can
adian
Corporation,
will
be
lcav
Ing
on
April
7
for
Vancouver,
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Borland
and
daughter.
Mr.
Borland
successor
as
manager
of
the
Capitol
Theatre
here,
will
arrive
on
April
4
from
Pcntlcton,
accompanied
by
his
wife
and
daughter.
L
NORTHERN
AND
CENTO
AL
ILJ3RI
IHIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Wcathei
arARY
Tides
L
by
the
Meteorological
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
fccrvlce
or
uanau
She
Tuesday,
March
20,
1915
cloudy
to
cloudy
with
moderate
to
High
.
5:50
19:0
feet
fal
showers,
19:10
16.2
feet
winds
ana
noi
muw
Low
12:37
5.4
feet
m
temperature.
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
CG
PRINCE
RUPERT?
B.C.,
MONDAY,
MARCH
19,
1915
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ore
U.S.
Navy
Attacks
On
..
.
,
i
F
xL
ipiiaivi
1
I
r
f
ii
ii
I
VICTIMS
OF
1942
"DEATH
MARCH"
In
this
picture,
one
cf
several
stolen
from
the
Japs
by
Filipinos,
during
the
three-year
Occupation,
Americans
are
shown
with
their
hands
tied
behind
their
backs
as
they
arc
forced
along
the
route
of
the
''death
march,"
following
the
American
surrender
in
1942.
)
Hitler
Desirous
Having
Heir
Adolf
Planning
Marriage;
Hiding
Out
With
Blondes
LONDON,
March
19
(CP)
Two
London
newspapers
today
carried
"rumor
stories'"
circulating
in
Stockholm
that
Adolf
Hitler
has
been
contemplating
marriage.
The
News-Croniclc,
quoting
the
free
German
press
bureau
which
in
turn
quoted
rumors
in
Berlin
said
Hitler
intends
to
bo
married
to
Fraulein
Brandt,
sister
of
his
chief
medical
advisor.
The
Daily
Herald
also
carried
a
report
that
Hitler
"has
re
turned
to
some
unknown
hideout,
accompanied
by
several
full-
blooded
blonde
Germanic
women
and
Ls-
busying
himself
with
ensuring
an
heir
to
carry
SERIOUSLY
ILL
IN
MONTREAL
A.
C.
Kilpatrick,
former
dlvl-,
slonal
superintendent
of
Cana-
j
dian
National
Railways
here,
U,
seriously
JU
In
Montreal.
His
son,
i
Major
J.
W.
Kilpatrick,
district
J
auditor
for
the
Army,
was
here
n
.
i
rrtll
v...ntu
l
War
News
ffiddiAts
Ludendorff
Bridge
Collapses
German
Officers
Executed
v
It
was
learned
yesterday
that
four
German
officers
were
executed
for
their
failure
to
destroy
the
Ludendorff
Bridge
before
the
Americans
established
their
Rhine
River
bridgehead.
Berlin's
Worst
Raid
Berlin
had
Its
most
devastating
daylight
pounding
of
the
war
yesterday
when
more
than
1300
American
bombers,
and
700
fighters
were
used
in
dropping
3000
tons
of
incendiary
and
demolition
bombs
principally
on
railway
stations
and
war
industry
plants.
British
Mosnuilos
were
over
Berlin
again
last
night.
Allies
Sink
Spanish
Ships
A
United
Slates
correspondent
yesterday
disclosed
that
American
planes
had
sunk
six
Spanish
ships
which
were
trying
to
get
supplies
to
(rapped
Germans
along
the
coast
of
western
Europe.
Reds
Take
Baltic
Por
The
Russians
have
raptured
the
Baltic
port
of
Kolberg
in
Pomcratila
and
are
threatening
to
overrun
the
naval
base
of
Swinennlndc.
Brandenburg,
south
of
Koenlgsburg,
has.
been
captured
and
the
Reds
are
steadily
drawing
nearer
to
Stettin.
PRISONER
IS
HEARD
FROM
Mr.
and
Mrs'.
S.
II.
Mciidcls
At
Last
Hear
From
Their
Officer
Son
!
First,
riirrrt
wnrH
wlilnli
Mr.
and
Mrs.
S.
II.
Mcndels,
728
aaiuroay
on
uiuvnu
u.
Avrnll
W.-L
hjivfi
,P(.plvGd
Another
son,
Norman
Kilpatrick,
fmm
tnclr
S011i
Ljcllt
Leonard
postmaster
at
Smithcrs,
has
left
Mendcls,
has
been
received
in
for
Montreal.
the
form
of
an
air
mall
letter
The
Liulciulorff
HiidRe
across
the
Rhine
River
at
Rcmascii
over
which
the
First
American
Army
established
their
bridfic-hcad
recently
suddenly
collapsed
and
fell
into
the
river
Sunday.
An
undetermined
number
of
American
engineers
lost
their
lives
when
tliey
dropped
into
the
swift
flowing
river.
The
exact
cause
was
not
at
first
indicated
although
the
bridge
was
known
to
have
been
damaged.
Oilier
bridges
have
since
uccn
established
across
the
Rhine
River
and
the
loss
of
the
Kemagen
bridge
may
not
sciiously
affect
the.
campaign.
Closing
Saar
Pincers
The
American
Third
and
Seventh
Armies
arc
executing
a
great
pincers
movement
on
the
Saar
Basin
and
arc
only
15
miles
from
a
juncture.
The
Hermans
arc
carrying
out
a
large
scale
withdrawal
backwards
from
the
Rhine
In
the
effort
to
escape
the
trap.
General
Eisenhower
has
warned
the
people
of
the
large
German
cities
of
Mannheim,
Lmlwigshafcn
and
Frankfurt
that
they
arc
due
for
large
scale
air
and
artillery
bombardment.
1
from
Germany
wncrc
nc
is
a
prisoner
of
war.
Lieut.
Men-dels
had
previously
been
reported
missing
but
later
was
I
reported
a
prisoner
of
war.
He
,
was
captured
,at
Arnhcim
where
he
was
wounded
In
the
shoulder.
"I
am
doing
fine."
writes
Lieut.
Mcndels,
"except
that
I
still
have
had
no
mall.
I
am
going
to
frame
my
first
letter."
Lieut.
Mcndels
enlisted
from
Brandon
and
visited
here
last
year
after
receiving
his
com-
mission
at
Gordon
Head.
He
went
overseas
from
here
and
was
married
in
England.
Thirteen
days
after
arriving
In
France
he
was
wounded
and
capturcdi
JAPS
ADMIT
1WO
LOST
SAN
FRANCISCO,
March
19
W)
The
Japanese
today
admitted
the
loss
of
the
strategic
,
Island
of
Iwo
Jlma.
The
Tokyo
radio
reported
that
the
Japan-lesc
garrison
had
made
"the
last
general
attack"
at
midnight
Saturday.
Refuses
to
Predict
When
War
Will
End
LONDON,
Ont.,
March
19
-
General
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton,
minister
of
national
defence,
dc
clincd,
when
speaking,
to
fore
cast
when
the
war
might
end.
Such
predictions
were
dangerous,
he
felt,
for
their
possible
retard
Ing
effect
on
war
production.
Sub-Llcut.
A.
S.
(Ned)
Tobcy
of
the
local
Sea
Cadet
Corps
returned
to
the
city
today
after
attending
a
special
course
for
Navy
League
Sea
Cadet
Corps
office
at
Esqnlmalt.
A
sea
trip
aboard
a
Canadian
warship
was
one
of
the
highlights
of
the
trip.
OF
FRENCH.
ORIGIN
Henrv
VIII's
fifth
wife.
Kath
arine
Howard,
Introduced
pins'
from
France
into
England,
CHUNGKING
France
has
become
the
first
nation
to
recognize
the
Korean
provisional
government
in
Chungking.
The
Korean
foreign
minister
has
asked
other
nations
to
follpw
France's
example.
He
says
his
government
will
insist
on
representation
at
the
San
Fran
sico
conference
of
the
United
Japan
South
NipDonese
Home
Islands
Latest
Targets
GUAM,
March
29
(CP)
There
are
indications
Mil
the
Tokyo
radio
that
Vice-Admiral
Marc
Mits-
cher's
carrier
task
force
has
made,
its
third
close-in
attack
against
Japan.
Radio
Tokyo
says
carrier-based
aircraft
have
raided
the
Japanese
home
islands1
of
Kyushu
and
Shikoku.
One
attack
is
said
to
have
Bulletins
GAULEITER
IS
HANGED
ZURICH
A
report
has
reached
Switzerland
that
the
German
gauleiter
of
East
Prussia,
Erich
Koch,
was
sentenced
to
death
and
hanged
four
weeks
ago
after
he
made
an
attempt
to
escape
in
secret
from
Koen-igsberg,
capital
of
East
Prussia.
Nations
next
month.
JULIANA
AT
WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON
Princess
Juliana
of
the
Netherlands
has
arrived
at
the
While
House
in
Washington
from
Ottawa
to
be
a
week-end
guest
of
President
and
Mrs.
Roosevelt.
WILL
BC
AWAY
A
WEEK
OTTAWA
The
Governor
General
and
Princess
Alice
w
ill
visit
President
aiidjlrs.
IUmjsc-vclt
in
the
'Wiitif
House"
this
week
at
the
invitation
of
the
President.
The
Eurl
-tf
Atlilone
and
Princess
Alice
will
leave
the
Canadian
capilol
Wednesday
and
return
the
following
Wednesday.
ADMITTED
TO
JAP
DIET
LONDON
The
Japanese
privy
council
has
approved
representation
in
the
Japanese
Diet
for
Korea,
Formosa
and
Karafuto.
Karafuto
is
the
Japanese
half
of
Sakhalin
Island,
taken
from
Russia
in
the
Russo-Japanese
War.
FINNISH
ELECTION
LONDON
Thousands
of
voters
are
flocking
to
the
polls
in
Finland
today
in
the
first
parliamentary
election
in
the
country
in
almost
six
years.
The
.Finnish
premier,
Julio
I'aasikivi,
has
demanded
that
the
Finnish
people
throw
out
of
the
200
member
parliament
all
those
responsible
for
niacin
Finland
into
the
war
on
Germany's
side.
RED
CROSS
HALF
WAY
TORONTO
The
half-way
mark
has
been
passed
in
the
Canadian
Red
Cross
drive
for
all
Canada.
More
than
$5,180,-000
has
been
contributed
so
far.
The
campaign
continues
through
another
week.
CABINET
MELTS
OTTAWA
The
federal
cabinet
met
at
the
week-end
for
the
first
time
since
Prime
Minister
King
returned
from
Washington.
The
ministers
discussed
arrangements
for
the
parliamentary
session
opening
next
Monday.
SHARP
CUT
IN
MEAT
RATION
FORESEEN
SOON
VANCOUVER,
March
19
(CP)
A
return
to
meat
rationing
in
Canada
with
a
drastic
cut
In
the
value
of
meat
coupons
was
predicted
by
Vancouver
meat
packers
Sunday
night.
Describing
the
supply
situation
as
critical,
a
spokesman
looked
for
rationing
by
April
1,
at
least.
The
reason
given
for
the
short
supply
Is
the
huge
amount
of
'
food
going
to
Europe.
In
Ottawa,
a
Department
of
Agriculture
official
said
that
Cayada
may
increase
her
beef
commitment
to
Britain.
.
occurred
sunaay,
Japanese
Time,
and
the
unconfirmed
enemy
broadcast
conceded
that
the
attack
still
was
In
progress
five
hours
after
the
first
carrier
planes
roared
in
over
the
target
area.
It
was
repeated
today
as
well
as
a
second
devastating
attack
On
the
city
of
Nagoya.
The
Japanese
radio
claims
that
one
American
battleship,
a
converted
carrier
and
a
cruiser
have
been
sunk
In
the
action.
Another
American
carrier
is
reported
by
the
enemy
to
have
FRANCE
RECOGNIZES
KOREA
j
been
set
afire.
There
is
no
Al-
lied
confirmation
of
these
Japanese
reports.
WIND,
RAIN
WHIPS
COAST
Winds
recorded
as
high
as
38
miles
an
hour
struck
the
city
and
district
over
Sunday
carrying
rain
and
snow
Hurries
and
whipping
the
harbor
Into
a
i
frothy
commotion.
So
far
as
is
known,
the
storm
caused
no
damage
to
shipping
In
the
northern
district
although
the
high
winds
beat
the
whole
coast
as
far
south
as
the
Gulf
of
Georgia.
During
the
24
hour
period
ending
at
4
o'clock
this
morning,
.06
during
that
time
was
31
degrees,
and
the
highest
on
Sunday
was
42.
Mining
At
Usk-
Prospects
For
Gold
Improved
Bright
prospects
for
the
future
of
gold
mining
in
British
Col
umbia
resulting
from
the
high
prices
which
the
yellow
metal
Is
bringing
on
world
markets
ls
foreseen
by
S.
J.
McClay
who
has
taken
over
the
claims
near
Usk
with
the
intention
of
doing
con
siderable
exploration
work.
At
present
iMr.
McClay
is
or
ganizing
the
Northwest
Explora
tion
Company
to
investigate
the
prospects
of
the
Lucky
Luke
and
Grotto
mine
properties
17
miles
east
of
Terrace.
Both
are
hard
rock
mines
with
some
tunnelling
work
already
done.
The
Grotto
property
lias
been
taken
over
from
Joe
Bell
who
has
been
working
the
mine
and
shipping
ore
continuously
since
It
was
discovered.
The
ore
has
a
gold,
copper,
telurlde
content
and
has
been
showing
.78
of
an
ounce
of
gold
to
the
ton.
The
Lucky
Luke
mine
has
not
been
worked
since
1930.
Its
ore
has
produced
gold
hi
copper
in
promising
proportion.
The
demand
for
gold
by
practically
every
government
in
the
world
is
already
inspiring
a
Iront
of
optimism
to
sweep
Uirough
mining
circles
in
the
province
and
Mr.
McClay
foresees
an
increase
inthc
set
price
of
gold.
'Gold
ls
bringing
as
high
as
$70
an
ounce
in
India,
and
un
doubtedly
the
established
price
will
increase
well
above
the
pres
ent
$35
an
ounce,"
he
said.
"Good
mine
properties
will
be
A
proposal
has
already
been
placed
before
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
that
the
present
price
of
gold
be
Increased
to
$54
an
ounce.
Mr.
McClay
ls
also
interested
in
the
Stiver
Leaf
property
at
the
headwaters
of
the
Nanalmo
River
on
Vancouver
Island.
A
local
syndicate
has
been
organized
to
develop
a
group
of
claims
at
Houston,
west
of
Burns
Lake,
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