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Soviet
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meeting
of
the
two
Al
lies
will
cut
off
the
Germans
committed
to
a
defence
of
Ber
lin
from
any
retreat
southward
Into
Hitler's
Bavarian
mountain
fortress.
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enemy
account
says
the
Red
Army
is
reaching
for
Ber
lin
from
three
directions
northeast,
cast,
and
southeast,
and
has
reached
a
point
18
miles
from
the
German
capital
on
the
Bcrlln-Stcttln
highway.
Moscow
lias
laid
down
a
sc
curlty
blackout
on
this
entire
front.
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SUNK
STOCKHOLM
lUhcrmen
from
the
Swedish
west
coast
said
today
that
Allied
bombers
had
sunk
four
large
(ier-inan
troop
transports
in
the
Kattegat
enroule
to
Norway
last
Thursday
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highest
scores
on
the
squadron,
for
a
single
tour.
Nnvrr
was
Kerr
a
'
non-
starter"
mi
anv
mission
to
which
tin
was
assigned.
Never
was
he
an
"early
return'
a
return
10
base
Ijeforc
reaching
and
attacking
the
target,
and
on
only
one
occasion
did
he
fall
to
return
to
base
due
to
weather
which
forced
the
diversion
of
all
aircraft
of
his
squadron.
Kerr's
was
a
tough
tour.
On
Kis
first
trln
one
of
his
en
gines
was
knocked
out
by
flak
and
the
aircraft
punenca
urn
of
holes,
but
Kerr
pushed
through,
bombed
the
target
and
rriiirnni
tu
h.i.sc
on
tnrec
ch-
r.i,,p!
Tho
Halifax
wus
in
thc(
hanger
for
a
long
lime
before
all
the
holes'
were
paicnca
up.
His
closest
call
was
during
the
aUack
on
Hanover
when
hb
Halifax
was
attacked
oy
a
night
fighter,
which
came
In
head-on,
machine-guns
and
cannon
spewing
steel.
The
Hall-
fax
was
riddled
ana
one
um-lct
smashed
through
the
pcrs-pcx
bf
the
pilot's
cockpit
and
creased
Kerr
s
ncc
inches
from
where
It
would
have
proven
fatal.
He
took
out
his
iiamux
daylight
attack
when
the
target
was
Hamburg.
"I
like
these
daylight
trips."
claims
"You
can
sec
what
is
going
on.
clerk
for
Kerr
was
a
postal
two
years
in
Prince
Rupert,
and
six
years
in
Smltncrs
.
-
Joined
the
R.O.A.F.
In
April.
1942.
He
arrived
overseas
n
September.
1943.
and
11
months
later
did
his
first
trip
against
enemy
targets.
UAH
AMh
WW
UllOlltuejii
uii
vu.
v.
IITU
n
iwiv
Anril
18
(('I')
Ccriuan
broadca.
v
.mi
tiik
hrst
Canadian
ii
j
it.
n
twill
lt
Tnt
I
In
n'mf
nin
minifi
.ARMY
IN
HOLLAND
(By
Ross
ay
lllal
uit-
i
i
.
Munro.
CI
corresDondentl.
AdHI
id
C'anauian
tanks
slicing
off
me
eastern
end
of
the
Holland
pocket
today
had
driven
practically
to
the
south
shore
of
the
Zuider
zee.
Oilier
columns
were
probhiK
the
outer
defences
of
the
Clrcfobc
line
as
they
advanced
toward
Aincrfoort.
Thrusting
north
of
Barncvcld,
fourteen
miles
northwest
of
Arnhcm,
for
twelve
miles,
tanks
captured
rultcn
on
the
coast
road
about
two
miles
toulli
of
the
Zuider
Zee.
Canadian
In
fantry
advanclnc
west
from
captured
Apcldoorn
linked
up
with
the
tanks.
In
a
swift
clean-up
of
northeastern
Hoi-
Inn
r4
Po
nnlhn
4
n
fo
lit
rv
Pin.
forces
from
the
American
n.lrd.turcd
the
port
of
Harllngen,
Army.
This
lower
drive
Is
48
sixteen
miles
west
of
Lccuwar-
den.
BROCKVILLE.
Ont..
April
18-
Canadlan
railways
arc
moving
ficizht
traffic
at
an
average
cost
pf
less
than
one
cent
per
ton
mile,"
stated
Frank
A.
Gaffncy,
transport
economist
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways,
to
the
Rotary
Club
here.
"Tills
low
cost
Is
approached
by
only
one
other
country,
the
United
States,"
he
continued.
Mr.
Gaffncy
said
that
users
of'
the
highways,
particularly
heavy
commercial
vehicles,
were
not
fully
naylne
for
them.
To
substantiate
this
statement,
he
referred
to
Ihc'
rVports
of
two
Royal
Commissions
In
the
prov
inces
of
Ontario
and
Nova
Scotia
which,
after
makinz
thorough
studies
of
costs
and
their
alloca
lion
ainone
vehicles,
recom
mended
an
Increase
of
at
least
100
percent
in
license
fees
for
the
heavier
class
vehicles.
In
ccncral.
he
added,
It
cost
four
to
five
times
as
much
to
move
traffic
by
truck
as
by
rail
and
the.
fact
that
competition
on
a
rate
basis
was
possible
was
due
entirely
to
the
nature
of
the
the
common
belief
that
truck
ing
is
cheaper
because
on
the
traffic
moved
by
trucks,
the
rate
charged
the
public
Is
generally
less
than
the
rail
rates
ior
xne
same
movement."
Tills
cutting
of
rail
rates
is
made
possible
by
the
fact
that
trucks
will
only
move
iraiuc
bcaring,hlsh
rail
raUs.
They
will
not
touch
traffic
whicn
pays
wic
railways
only
otic-half
cent
to
three
cents
a
ton
mile.
But
tltc
movement
of
this
cheaper
trai-
LOCAL
MAN
IS
AWARDED
D.F.C.
Pilot
Olllccr
Jaroslav
Victor
Bouzck,
son
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
J.
Bouzek,
318
Second
Avenue,
has
hrpii
awarded
the
DlsUnguishcd
Flying
Cross,
according
to
an
announcement
made
m
unawa
il
nleht.
Pilot
Officer
Bouzek
has
been
a
navigator
In
an
i?
ha
p.
bomber
squadron
since
im
wont
overseas
la
monins
and
recently
he
was
one
nr
.a
crew
which
brought
a
badly
damaged
bomber
back
to
iu
huso
after
a
flight
over
Ger
many.
Word
of
the
award
won
by
her
son
had
not
reaenca
Mrs.
Bouzek
when
the
Dally
News
(oinniumrd
her
Uils
morning.
"I
haven't
heard
any
tiling
about
It.
It
Is
certainly
good
"
Mrs.
Bouzek
exclaimed.
"We
arc
certainly
proud
of
him."
Prior
to
enlisting
m
uie
u..
a
p.
three
years
ago.
Pilot
Of
ficer
Bouzek
worked
In
the
mine
at
Premier.
He
has
two
hrotiicrs
in
the
air
force,
Joseph
and
Jack,
both
sergeants.
Canadian
Pdot
Hops
Atlantic
Hundred
Times
I'RESTWICK,
Scotland,
April
18
O)
The.
first
Canadian
amonc
some
half
dozen
British
.Overseas
Airways
Corporation
pilots
tu
top
the
century
marie
in
Atlantic
flights
In
the
North
Atlantic
ferry
service
Is
Captain
William
8.
May
of
Mada-waska,
Ontario,
and
Winnipeg.
In
three
and
a
half
years
of
trans-ocean
flying,
Captain
May
has
travelled
more
than
330,000
miles,
the
equivalent
of
13
times
around
the
world.
MAY
REACH
TOLISH
ACRKKMKNT
WASIUNtiTON
Agreement
Russia
Russia
on
on
the
I'olLsn
and
question
may
result
from
the
forthcoming
conference
of
Allied
foreign
ministers
which
will
be
attended
by
Foreign
Commissar
Mololov.
It
Is
predicted
that
the
conference
may
result
in
Poland
achieving
a
seal
on
the
San
Francisco
confeience.
TRANSPORT
ECONOMIST
SAYS
RAILWAYS
SUSTAIN
TRUCKING
INDUSTRY
I!c,
such
as
wheat,
to
both
head
waters
so
that
It
can
be
sold
In
world
competitive
markets,
the
movement
of
Nova
Scotia
coal
to
Quebec
and
Ontario
points,
and
newsprint
from
Quebec
to
the
United
States
in
competition
with
the
local
product
and
mat
cf
other
countries,
must
be
made
hi
the
national
Interest."
Mr.
Gaffncy
pointed
out
that
if
the
railways
were
to
abandon
their
present
rate
principle
of
charging
what
the
traffic
can
nfford
to-
nar
and
-substitute'
a
flat
car
rate
of
one
'cent
a
ton'
mile
on
all
traffic,
every
ovcr-the-road
truck
in
the
Dominion
would
go
out
of
busjness.
They
could
not
exist
on
a
revenue
of
one
cent
a
ton
mile.
That
the
highway
vehicle
has
a
proper
place
In
the
country's
economy
no
one
can
deny,
that
the
railways
arc
and
must
remain,
the
basic
transportation
machine
is
equally
true.
Therefore,
it
would
seem
reasonable
that
proper
co-ordination
of
these
two
mediums
to
the
end
that
each
performs
the
service
for
which
it
Is
best
fitted
would
be
In
the
national
interest."
Co-ordination
can
only
be
ac
complished
by
the
creation
of
a
wav
services.
It
cannot
be
done
while
railways
arc
regulated
by
a
federal
agency
and
highway
services
In'
the
hands
of
nine
different
provincial
commissions,"
Mr.
Gaffncy
said.
LEGLESS
ACE
RESCUED
FROM
NAZI
PRISON
PARIS.
April
18
0
Wing
Commander
Douglas
Badcr,
Uie
famous
legless
R.A.K
fighter
pilot,
has
been
freed
by
American
troous
after
three
years
in
German
prison
camps,
it
was
disclosed
today.
Badcr
won
renown
during
the
battle
of
Brit
ain,
escaping
three
times
from
German
prison
camps
but
was
rccaoturcd
each
time.
IBs
Ger
man
captors
finally
took
his
arUflclal
legs
away
from
him
Canadian
Move
Forces
Germans
To
Flood
Land
Bv
ROSS
MUNRO
Cauadlan
Press
War
Correepontleut
WITH
TIU3
FIRST
CANADIAN
ARMY.
April
18.
As
the
Gcr
mans
Tuesday
besan
to
flood
the
area
south
of
the
Zul'der
Zee
between
Utrecht
and
Amster
dam,
Canadian
armored
units
poured
west
toward
the
Grcbbc
Line
and
the
Holland
fortress
area.
Bv
oDenlng
the
sluice
gates
'the
enemy
allowed
the
waters
of
Weather
Forecast
widc
area
In
which
their
de-
Modcratc
winds,
cloudy
and
fences
were
upset
by
the
north
n!iiH
with
Intermittent
light
rain
or
drizzle.
Thursday:
moderate
fresh
over
cnar-
winds
W1I1U3
Juvanj
locally
wvu..
w...
west
sween
of
Canadian
tank
columns
from
Arnhcm.
The
Nazi
forces
were
.-
forced
-
-
to
-
flood
the
i
lottes.
Cloudy
and
mild
with
in-'area
much
earlier
than
thsy
had
...
,
at
1
I
....
J.lniln
Im
Inni4vr1
tcrmittent
ngnt
ram
or
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.).
Tmwtralurt
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
CpLULftfc
Tomorrous
Tides
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
.....mrei
for
the
Prince
u
Thursday,
April
19,
1345
dlstrici
Pail
4S
High
6:40
17.1
feet
20:24
16.1
feet
38
Low
0:25
10.0
feet
liil
13:24
6.0
feet
37
Inches
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
01.
PRINCE
RUTERT,
DC,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL
18,
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Into
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Pocket
PARIS,
April
18
Qi
--
On
the
western
front.
Allied
forces
saucezine
aealnst
German
forces
f-niilif
In
lho
Ifnrt.x.
tnntint-altlft
city
police
assisted
by
Detective
Sergeant
J.
A.
Young,
ot
tnc
B.C.
Police,
Victoria,
continue
their
investigation
into
the
woman's
death.
Included
in
their
invcstlga-t
inn
Is
a
search
for
someone
who
fpriprai
rnntnil
body
witlilmldit
shed
more
light
on
the
Jurisdiction
over
rail
and
high-1
background
of
the
woman
who
lived
alone
In
the
Comox
Avenue
house.
Little
is
known
of
Mrs.
Moen
who
lived
for
almost
20
years
In
the
city,
and
police
seek
furUier
knowledge
of
Her
ac
oualntanccs
and
friends.
Sucli
information
might
lead
lo
the
discovery
of
who
the
per
son
was
who
entered
the
house
and
wielded
the
sliarp
instrument
which
probably
caused
her
deaUi.
Absence
of
signs
of
a
struggle
in
the
house
indicate
tliat
her
visitor
was
someone
who
was
known
to
her
with
whom
she
was
autjarently
friendly.
Nature
of
Uie
weapon,
nor
If
It
Is
in
their
possession,
was
not
revealed
by
the
iwlice.
Insncctor
R.
Pcachey.
head
oi
the
Criminal
Investigation
Branch
of
the
B.C.
Tollcc
arrived
In
Uie
city
Tuesday
after
noon
by
aircraft
with
DctccUvc
Sergeant
J.
A.
Young,
and
left
again
for
Uie
souUi
this
morn-
Coroner
M.
M.
Stephens
said
today
that
the
inquest
into
me
woman's
death
would
begin
at
4
oclock
this
afternoon,
when
the
lury
would
viiw
Uie
body
and
probably
view
the
deaUi
scene.
He
said
Uiat
testimony
of
Dr.
R.
E.
Coleman,
hospital
pathologist,
who
performed
an
autopsy,
would
likely
dc
de
livered.
ADVANCING
ON
BOLOGNA
KOMK-rollsh
troops
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
sweeping
up
the
Po
Valley,
advanced
today
within
ten
miles
of
Bologna,
the
majqr
German
base
In
northern
Italy.
American
Fifth
Army
troops
also
fought
closer
to
Bologna.
I
Ernie
Pylc,
Beloved
Reporter,
Is
Killed
WASHINGTON,
April
18
t
-Ernie
Pylc.
a
famous
war
correspondent,
has9:
been
killed
in
the
Pacific.
News
of
his
death
became
known
today
when
President
Truman
Issued
a
statement
of
condolence.
The
little
reporter
for
the
Scripps
-
Howard
newspapers
had
been
reporting
the
fight
ing
on
Okinawa.
Pyle
was
killed
by
a
Japan-
iwwirc,
linvo
mnturpH
Wprntrpr-
esc
maciunc-eun
amDusn
on
Vtnv
y
iiuiv
V
vw
it
vitKgv
I
odcjon
the
north,
entered
Braun-
a
small
island
Just
west
of
Okinawa.
He
was
killed
In-
,.,li,nH
fr.,,r
n,llo
nnr1hfnsl.
nf
StHlltlV
WHUe
Slaliaillg
DC-
Guentcrsberge.
lilnd
the
regimental
command-
In
Holland.
Canadian
armored
Ing
officer.
.forces
and
infantry
have
reached
between
the
western
Allies
a
fou
within
two
miles
of
the
fiiiTii
iiiiirtii-r
r
jIaI
Y
HALIbU
I
slfons
counter-attacks
against
Canadian
armored
units,
but
the
Canadians
are
holding
their
Kus
ten
Canal
bridgehead.
Elsewhere,
the
Allies
are
40
mm
m
m
n
mm-
mmw
BOATS
TO
FISH
OUT
OF
HERE
miles
from
Dresden.
General
About
CO
regular
halibut
boats.
Palton's
Third
Army
push
open-
tlic
same
number
as
last
year,
ed
an
assault
on
Chemnitz
after
are
expected
to
leave
Prince
Ru
.
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a!
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k.
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m
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inn
MiTi
rrnrnenn
p
pn.ro
ui
i
ihiil
i
rvi-T
inr
inn
iicninir
prnt
nns
hi
tnr
thr
nnnntnfT
n
inn
spnsnn
nn
Ia
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v
rim
Pirf
rti
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mnv
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a
nn
tnncp
win
ipsvp
in
tlfan.
Chemnitz
Is
38
miles
from
two
groups
according
to
their
Dresden.
Another
figVit
to
thcjrcgular
custom,
it
was
learned
riviicvi
ic
nn
in
ryurrnorrir.
xl
u
tnnav
'in(
vpkp
s
w
w
n
vinrn
fntllnrt
Klrwlr
hw
Work
to
the
Ltn
tmn
olnhahpt.Inal
n
a
m
e
Seventh
Army.
The
Nazi
city
is
groups,
one
leaving
a
day
or
two
75
percent
surrounacu.
uws.
Deiore
tne
otner.
mis
year
me
Germany's
fifth
city,
also
Is
be-
biqud
whose
ship's
names
begin
ing
encircica.
w-ith
letters
m
to
t.
win
leave
On
the
front
due
west
of
Bcr-
first,
followed
bv
the
A
to
L.
scc-
llit
Ninth
Army
forces
have
tion.
burst
into
Magdeburg
after
hav-
ycar
the
A
lo
L
section
ing
knocked
back
a
fierce
trer-1
ef
t
on
May
21,
followed
by
the
man
counter-Mow.
American
In-
m
to
Z
croup
on
May
24.
fortirv
o
i
l
pnirnti
uuL'OM.iuuii
.
iptq
is
m
i.nn
miLiai
nnii:irLiii
i:
in
the
Ruhr
but
there
Is
no
con-Jarrangcmciits
have
not
yet
been
,
it
timicpaIp
Brussels
ti
radio
H
5n
1
...
i
rti..H.H
firmatlon
of
a
assertion
that
Ducsscldorf
has
been
captured.
INQUEST
INTO
MOEN
DEATH
BEGINS
TODAY
Wlillc
coroner
M,
M.
Stephens
today
DrcDarcd
to
hold
an
in
quest
into
Uie
death
of
Mrs.
Kitty
Moen
who
was
found
stab
bed
on
the
bed
or
her
Home
at
nn
Comox
Avenue
Sunday,
worked
out
by
fishermen
and1
boat
owners,
it
Is
understood.
This
is
expected
to
be
done
at
a
Joint
meeting
to
be
held
shortly.
:IiuVancwiyrnmR4uluuB,
TP3-
scl
owners'
association
announc
ed
last
night
that
127
halibut
boats,
nine
less
than
last
year,
will
fish
out
of
Vancouver.
The
boats
will
sail
on
April
28,
allow-
inz
time
to
arrive
at
the
fishing
grounds
by
May
1.
In
addition
to
Uie
oo-odd
regu
lar
halibut
boats
which
will
use
Prince
Rupert
as
their
hoinc
port
this
season,
there
arc
expected
to
be
between
30
and
40
which
will
fish
halibut
for
part
of
the
season.
The
word
"electricity"
comes
from
the
Greek
word
for
amber,
pilot.
Mackenzie
King
Appoints
Seven
New
Ministers
In
Unexplained
Shuffle
9
Crerar,
Michaud,
McLarty,
Macdonald,.
and
LaFIeche
Leave
Cabinet
f
osts
OTTAWA
Anvil
18
(C.V)
Prime
Minister
Mac-
L-imio
Tino-
annrninnpfl
fndav
the
resiemation
of
five
members
of
his
cabinet
and
the
appointment
of
seven
new
members
in
a
re-shuffle
of
government
leaders
which
so
far
lacks
explanation.
The
resignations
inciuue
cauinet
meinuura
wau
lave
taken
leading
parts
in
the
war
government.
tinns
worn
ha
nd
ptl
in
bv
Minister
of
Mines
and
Resources
T.
A.
Crerar,
Transport
Minister
J.
h.
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.
i
ni
1
X
T
HI
T
-.1--
XT..
....
Michaud,
Secretary
oi
siate
iMorman
iucuarty,
ixavv
Minister
Angus
L.
Macdonald,
and
War
Services
Minister
L.
ll.
Lariecne.
Annnintod
in
pnliinpt.
tinstn
wt'To.
Sneaker
James
Glen,
to
be
Resources
Minister;
Joseph
Jean
to
be
.
i
t
i
-ii
'
l
1.
m..
.
.A-
Solicitor
uenerar,
Lionel
tnevrier
to
ue
irauspuit
minister
:
raui
luanea,
lu
uu
ocacwij
ui
uwh,,
.
..
.
,
nr?
j
T
T
nr1
Douglas
Abbott,
to
be
mvy
Minister;
j.
j.
iucv"
to
be
War
Services
Minister;
and
D.
L.
McLaren
to
be
Revenue
Minister.
NAZIS
UNABLE
TO
EXCHANGE
WAR
PRISONERS
LONDON.
April
18
Q)
The
German
government
admits
It
Is
no
lonuer
caDablc
of
even
carry
ing
out
normal
exchanges
of
war
prisoners
any
more.
Tins
was
disclosed
In
London
by
the
Bri
tish
foreign
office.
The
German
Government
s
admission
was
sent
to
the
British
government
via
ntutral
Switzerland.
The
Gcr
mans
told
London
that
no
fur
under
international
conventions
can
take
place
until
two
months
after
the
arrangements
have
been
completed.
VANCOUVKR.
April
18
fo
CapU
Frank
W.
Bcookc,
government
marine'
surveyor
for
the
Dort
of
Vancouver
dved
sudden
Iv
of
a
heart
attack
on
Tues
day.
He
had
lived
here
since
mnn
and
was
accredited
as
lieine
the
only
British
navi
gator
ever
to
take
a
naval
vessel
into
Canton,
China,
without
a
War
News
Highlights
A1
U.
S.
Reveals
Jap
Atrocities
WASinNGTON
Another
story
of
Japanese
barbarism
Is
disclosed
In
a
report
released
by
the
United
States
War
Department.
Documented
evidence
and
sworn
testimony
prove
that
babies
were
repeatedly
stabbed
and
slashed
by
bayonets.
The
report
covers
atrocious
acts
of
Japanese
soldiers
during
their
defence
of
Manila.
The
statement
declares
mat
nunmeus
ui
persons
were
bound
and
soaked
In
gasoline
and
set
afire.
Japs
Make
Stand
at
Summer
Capital
MANILA
On
Luzon
Island,
in
the
Philippines,
General
MacArthur's
men
arc
battling
Inside
the
summer
capital
of
Baguio.
It
is
an
enemy
strongpoint,
and
the
Japanese
are
using
it
to
put
up
a
stiff
defence.
The
American
drive
lias
freed
7.000
civilians.
Slight
Cains
in
Last
Battle
For
Italy
ROME
Fifth
and
Eight
army
forces
in
Italy
nave
maae
smalt
gains
hi
all
sectors
against
fierce
Nazi
resistance.
The
spring
offensive,
described
by
Field
Marshal
Alexander
as
Uie
"Last
Battle
for
Italy,"
already
has
picked
up
7,000
German
prisoners.
Tokyo
Hit
Fourth
Time
in
Five
Days
WASHINGTON
American
B-29
superfortresses
have
carried
out
Uielr
fourth
attack
on
Japan
within
five
days.
The
supcrforts
struck
at
six
enemy
airdromes
on
Kyushu
Island
in
the
Japanese
home
chain
for
the
second
time
In
17
hours.
The
second
formaUon
roared
off
from
the
Marianas
this
morning,
Tokyo
Time,
even
before
Uie
first
air
fleet
had
returned.
In
the
two
attacks,
about
300
of
the
giant
aircraft
took
part.
British
Advance
in
Central
Burma
CALCUTTA
British
forces
advancing
souUiward
through
Central
Burma
have,
reached
a
point
only
28
miles
from
the
rich
YenangYaung
Chauk
oil
fields
on
the
east
bank
of
the
Irrawaddy
River,
Allied
Headquarters
announced
voaay.
Co-ordinated
Air
Attack
On
Berlin
LONDON,
More
than
750
American
bombers
battered
rail
targets
in
western
Czechoslovakia
and
southern
Germany
today
while
600
fighter
escorts
raided
airfields
in
the
same
areas
in
another
ruinous
blow
at
the
diminishing
Luftwafre.
During
the
night
Berlin
was
pounded
by
the
first
co-ordinated
double
blow
from
British
and
Russian
bombers.
Allied
fighters
destroyed
nearly
500
German
planes
Tuesday
bringing
the
total
up
to
nearly
3,000
knocked
out
In
eleven
days.
Huns
Create
Nine
Zones
Of
Battle
PARIS,
April
18
O)
The
Am
erican
Third
Army
bisected
Germany
today
by
Invading
Czechoslovakia
against
weak
44300
yards
jof
the
centre,
pfsur-v
rounding
Leipzig.
In
the
mean-
Tf
time,
the
Seventh
Army
cleared
half
of
the
Nazi
shrine
city
of
Nuremburg.
A
Nazi
radio
commentator
gave
an
indication
of
German
strategy,
suspected
by
Allied
.
"
observers,
today
when
he
said
that
the
(lennan
high
command
had
divided
the
country
into
nine
zcai.es.
of
resistance,
each
ot
which
would
struggle
until
Us
defenders
were
annihilated.
Included
in
the
rones
were
Norway,
northern
Naly,
Bavaria,
Brandenburg,
Holland
and
the
Ruhr.
The
Brussels
radio
said
today
that
Allied
troops
have
captured
Dusseldorf,
the
last
major
city
in
Uie
Ruhr
pocket
remaining
In
German
hands.
Hie
Ruin-
tiumpli
lias
assumed
the
proporUons
of
the
greatest
victory
of
the
war,
even
more
cost
ly
to
Uio
Germans
than
their
defeat
at
Stalingrad.
Already
309,484
prisoners
have
been
taken
from
the
trap
and
another
50,000
were
expected
to
surrender
today.
The
U.S.
Ninth
Army
cap
tured
Magdeburg,
with
a
popu-laUon
of
334,358,
securing
a
firm
anchor
on
the
Elbe
River
op-
'
t
poslte
Berlin.
An
industrial
centre,
Magdeburg
was
the
twentieth
largest
city
of
Ger
many
before
bombs
and
shells
reduced
it
to
smoking
ruins.
Tlie
halviiur
of
Germany
was
of
more
geographical
than
Im
mediate
military
importance,
be
cause
the
enemy
still
has
a
cir
cuitous
contact
between
north
and
south
Germany
through
Czechoslovakia.
The
British
Second
Army
fought
through
the.
Bremen
suburbs
and
advanced
to
wlUi-
in
22
miles
of
the
great
port
of
Hamburg.
t
t:
r
it
U-Boats
Fail
In
St.
Lawrence
Raid
fi
OTTAWA,
April
18
Q)
Navy
F
Minister
MacDonald
discloses
that
enemy
u
-boats
sneaked
up
the
St.
Lawrence
last
autumn
to'
'4
attack
Canadian
shipping,
but
this
time,
the
enemy
subs
went
1
home
without
sinking
a
single
!J
ship.
The
last
time
enemy
u-
boats
attacked
in
the
St,
Law-
Irenre.
thev
sank
20
Canadian
si
ships,
Including
a
corvette.
This
time,
the
enemy
action
resulted
in
damage
to
one
corvette
and
one
merchant
ship.