lin
Was
.Ap:.i24
9U
Is
rc-:
Benin
has
afforded
raen
tneir
greatest
Bbi.
j
target
of
the
war.
farce
records
show
Lit
and
Canadian
air-
pped
more
than
51,
-
(t
bembs
In
282
night
..i.
American
Eighth
:.ben
have
delivered
jiu
of
bombs
In
19
the
First
Canadian
Army,
said:
"Now
we
arc
all
together,
let
us
add
speed
to
the
victory
In
no
uncertain
manner."
He
added,
"It
is
simply
great
to
be
to
gether
again.
Late
news
from
the
Cana
dian
fighting
front
is
that
First
Army
troops
are
six
and
one
half
miles
from
Emdcn
and
32
miles
from
WilUclmshavcn.
In
the.
Wilhclmshavcn
drive,
the
Canadians
are
meeting
stiffening
Nazi
resistance.
In
the
meantime,
the
Red
Patch
Devils
from
Italy
are
patrolling
the
Grebe
defence
line.
Elsewhere
on
the
western
front,
three
Allied
armies
arc
streaking
towards
the
Bavarian
fortress
region.
These
arc
uic
American
Third
and
sevenm
armies
and
the
French
First.
Third
Army
troops
arc
some
75
miles
from
Munich's
beer
halls
where
Nazi
party
hcncli
men
schemed
to
dominate
the
world.
PIERRE
LAVAL
TURNED
BACK
ZURICH,
Switzerland,
April
24
0)
Pierre
Laval,
former
premier
of
the
French
Vichy
government,
waa
turned
back
when
he
tried
to
enter
Switzerland
today.
"OTA
j
$750,000
i'!
$72,600
NUDE
PARADER
IS
LIBERATED
OTTAWA,
April
24
0
-
The
Supreme
Court
of
Canada
Mon
day
ordered
the
release
from
the
penitentiary
of
Fred
Stor-
T
1.
1.
.
U
...1.
Meat
Cutters
Are
Fined
$500
Each
DUNCAN1,
Vancouver
Island,
April
24
0
J.
P.
Parnall,
R.
P.
Jenkins
and
T.
B.
Elvlns
were
each
fined
$500
toy
Stipendiary
Magistrate
G.
A.
Tlsdall
yester
day
for
violating
regulations
of
the
Wartime
Prices
and
Trade
Board
by
Incorrect
cutting
of
meat.
WINNER
OF
WAR
CROSS
Prince
George
ManAwardcd
Croix
de
Guerre
Lieutenant
John
Duncan
Cor-
less,
Canadian
Armored
Corps,
who
has
been
awarded
the
Croix
de
Guerre
with
sllvfr
star,
was
born
In
Prince
George
on
Nov
ember
1,
1919
and
resided
there
until
he
entered
the
Canadian
Army.
His
mother,
Mrs.
Mary
El
len
Corlcss,
lives
In
Prlncc
George.
Lieutenant
Corlcss'
citation
reads
as
follows:
"During
the
battle
of
Buron,
A"
Squadron
was
heavily
en
gaged
by
German
armor.
The
squadron
had
been
whittled
down
from
15
tanks
to
4
and
in
this
weak
condition
was
ordered
to
contain
the
high
ground
beyond.
Six
enemy
Panther
tanks
were
well
within
range
and
were
rapidly
approaching.
Although
his
tanks
was
completely
out
of
ammunition,
Lt.
Corlcss
quickly
anDrcclatcd
that
the
presence
of
his
tank
would
not
only
maintain
the
morale
of
the
Infantry
at
this
critical
time
but
would
Indicate
to
the
approaching
enemy
that
tanks
remained
to
oppose
him,
the
knowledge
of
which
must
slow
him
dowii
by
necessitating
a
more
cautious
approach.
With
hesitation
Lt.
Corlcss
moved
his
tank
into
full
view
of
the
enemy.
This
aggressive
tactical
man
oeuvrc
was
successful
and
it
not
onlv
boosted
tremendously
the
mnmip
of
the
remaining
'tank
and
Infantry
personnel
but
dead
ened
temporarily
enemy
action.
"Again
during
the
battle
In
the
vicinity
of
St.
Andrc-Sur-Orne
on
July
22
and
23,
Lt.
Corlcss
repeatedly
exposed
his
tank
In
order
to
obtain
tne
exact
ioca
Hon
of
hidden
enemy
armor
and
nnii.tiint
L'uns.
Although
his
tank
was
hit
twice
within
half
an
hour
he
continued
to
expose
himself
until
the
enemy
anil
tank
weapons
and
armor
had
hrrn
nin-oolntcd
and
subse
quently
destroyed
by
other
ob
servlnz
tanks.
Such
exceptional
displays
oi
determined
aggressiveness,
Inl
tlatlve
and
courage
much
beyond
Uiat
required
In
the
ordinary
line
of
duty,
were
without
a
doubt
a
great
Influence
on
the
morale
oi
all
personnel
and
the
ultimate
success
of
the
battle.
CUT
FOR
PAIN
In
Java
lt
Is
believed
that
If
a
husband
will
slit
the
wife's
robe
with
a
sharp
knife
from
throat
to
hem
without
touching
her
she
will
be
freed
of
the
pains
of
childbirth.
a
BU...
a
uuMMwuur
wuu
liau
prlncc
Rupcrt.8
Eighth
ViC-
S
?
nCd,t
UUS,
yT
tory
'
Loan
drive
got
off
to
a
at
hard
labor
for
parading
ini,
favorable
K.
start
Monday
with
Hi
the
nude
In
public
with
other
Doukhobors
In
Vancouver
a
year
ago.
Loan
Gets
Good
Start
Opening
Day's
Subscriptions
Are
$72,600
the
first
day's
sales
totalling
$72,600,
Victory
Loan
headquarters
reports.
Canvassers
re
ported
.friendly
recepUons
by
citizens.
First
day's
sales
in
the
Sev
enth
Victory
Loan
last
October
totalled
$87,450
and
that
loan
went
well
over
the
top.
War
Finance
Committee
workers
feel
that,
with
an
auspicious
beginning,
the
Eighth
Victory
Loan
will
also
go
above
its
$750,000
quota
hi
Prince
Following
are
some
of
those
who
purchased
bonds
Monday:
Mrs.
Ethel
Slaney
$
100
Sydney
Hamblln
100
Miss
Hazel
Clark
50
Miss
Hazel
Clark
50
Miss
Edna
Young
50
Rupert
Peoples
Store
Ltd.
1,000
Glsll
A.
Erlendson
100
Miss
Shlela
Ramsay
100
Miss
Islav
Ramsay
100
r
....
Tnn
Tt
f
nWrt-r
r
1
n
iOC
I
iviio.
wan
1V1AW..V
"V
LAC
J.
William
Eastwood
100
Miss
Lsabella
Henderson
..
50
Mrs.
T.
B.
Buck
..:
100
G.
E.
Woottcn
'.
500
Miss
May
MacDonald
50
John
Bulger
Limited
5,000
P.
Foreman
100
Mrs.
Phyllis
M.
Slater
....
100
George
Hill
1,000
Mrs.
Jessie
I.
Shcnton
T.
W.
Graham
EIGHTH
ARMY
TAKES
FERRARA
Alltaators
cars,
which
arc
found
directly
behind
the
eyes,
arc
concealed
and
protected
by
skin
flaps.
PMOlNUA
.
xh
LIE-MARY
i
1
Th
uc?ycLJ
uy
Today
and
Anytime!
I
Ls
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH
COLUMBIA'S
NEWSPAPER
Tomorrow?
s
Tides
for
the
Prlnc
(Tactile
Standard
Time)
t
peraturcs
district
for
today
rej,
XA
Wednesday,
April
25,
1945
4
She
will
num
High
0:10
19.9
feet
13:09
19.1
feet
uum
Low
6:36
5.3
feet
tall
.lllncto
VA
18:40
5.8
feet
VOL.
XXXIV,
No.
96.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
24,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
ussians
Holding
Much
Of
Berlin
Patch
Division
of
Italy
1
k
of
Added
Glory
ar
Greets
First
Division:
"Now
We
All
Together
Let
Us
Add
Speed
to
Victory
In
No
Uncertain
Manner"
IS.
April
24
(CP)
The
First
Canadian
which
formerly
fought
in
Italy
with
the
Eighth
Army
has
joined
the
Second
Cana-ns
in
northwest
Europe.
The
announcement
transfer
was
made
yesterday
by
General
K.
Crerar,
commanding
the
First
Canadian
Army.
The
Corps
already
has
gone
Into
action
In
Its
new
theatre
of
operations.
The
First
Canadian
Corps
lnt..a
..(41.
U
n
1
r
uih
nun
a
lung
iuu
ui
Ti
wJt
I
battle
honors.
Italian
names
like
I
HI
UHI
IPachlno,
Ortona,
Pontecorvo,
J
I
Traslmcno,
and
Rlmlnl,
woven
SOPE
acts
as
master
of
Pes
In
the
Victory
Loan
IU
Star
Bond
Rally,"
png
at
the
Capitol
BUYING
IRY
BONDS
'A.
April
21
0i
-Total
oi
Eishth
Victory
Ms
Monday
came
to
National
hcadquar-
"c
War
Finance
com-
finounccd
today.
Loan
imicI
it
was
slcnlficant
way
s
canvasslmr
show-
Apparent
willingness"
of
al
Canadians
til
inrrt.
F6c
of
their
allotted
5,000,000.
M
purchases
totalled
T
Monday
against
the
total
of
$19,p53,300(for
Fll
loan.
f'ailCC
offlcnU
rU-
pat
the
overseas
ram.
nong
the
services
which
way
in
t.h
wnn,i
ffl
v
1VVUIIU
II
i
5
already
pro
;o,oao
in
suhsrrln
"c
Combined
nvrrwnc
I1"
Canafllu,,
m
k
"
naa
taken
In
Iu'
one-fiflh
of
Its
en-
into
a
military
pattern
with
blunt
Germanic
names
like
those
of
the
Gustav,
Hitler,
and
Gothic
lines,
will
live
In
Can
adian
history.
Landing
In
Sicily
long
be
fore
the
Invasion
on
the
west
the
First
Corps
cracked
the
Ger
man's
Mount
Etna
line,
and
earned
from
Field
Marshal
Montgomery
the
appraisal
of
veteran
troops
of
the
Eighth
Army.
It
was
the
First
Division
that
landcd.lu,
Regglo
on
the
Italian
toe.
From
then
on
the
Corps
was
In
the
thick
of
heavy
fighting
Uiat
took
place
Tas
the
Germans
were
pusnea
ijback
up
the
Italian
boot.
J
The
Corps
was
moved
to
the
western
front
as
a
complete
I
unit,
with
all
Its
equipment.
Outstanding
in
the
move,
was
,thc
secrecy
with
which
It
was
done.
The
troops
didn't
know
when
they
were
pulled
from
the
'
line
that
they
were
heading
for
,a
linkup
with
their
comrades
of
the
Second
Corps.
They
i
were
ferried
to
Marseilles,
and
'taken
overland
from
there.
General
Crerar,
in
a
message
welcoming
the
First
Corps
to
The
Supreme
Court
action
was
regarded
by
some
as
a
test
case
arising
out
of
the
Jailing
of
Doukhobors
for
disrobing
in
public.
50
50
ROME,
April
24
0)-The
Brit
lsh
Eighth
and
Allied
Fifth
armies
spread
out
In
strength
along
Uic
southern
banks
of
the
Po
river
today
as
a
partial
news
blackout
covered
the
latest
al
lied
gain
in
northern
Italy.
The
Eighth
broke
into
Fcrrara
Monday
night
and
captured
the
Fcrrara
airfield.
Official
reports
said
Uiat
the
Germans
were
at
tempting
to
escape
across
the
Po
river
hi
rafts,
in
boats
and
by
other
means.
mOTECTED
HEARING
jf:
jf
iMi
T
nm
I
1
SOVIET
SAPPERS
IN
TRICKY
OPERATION
An
assault
group
of
Red
Army
sappers
Is
shown
advancing
towards
a
building
In
Breslau
with
the
intention
of
blowing
it
up.
The
sappers
carry
loads
of
explosives'
and
one
snick
of
a
bullet
Into
their
burden
would
leave
only
a
hole
In
the
ground.
But
they
made
lt
all
right.
The
building
had
been
converted
into
a
stronghold
by
the
Germans.
POLE
QUESTION
TO
FORE
ON
EVE
OF
SAN
FRANCISCO
CONFERENCE
Big
Powers
Fail
to
Reach
Agreement,
Prior
to
San
Francisco
Conference
culties
are
facing
the
United
Nations
as
delegates
assemble
for
the
San
I'rancisco
conterence.
A
meeting
of
the
Big
Three
foreign
ministers
has
failed
to
reach
an
agreement
on
the
Polish
question.
American
secretary
of
Sta.te
Stettinius,
British
Foreign
Secretary
Eden,
and
Russian
,
Foreign
Commissar
Molotov
wilipo
nation,
large
or
small,
should
.Mh
.urmm
t
find!1
Permitted
to
judge
Its
own
a
solution
at
San
Francisco.
It
is
disclosed
that
China's
foreign
minister
-T.
V.
Soong
sat
in
on
the
meeting
of
the
Big
Three
foreign
ministers.
The
chief
of
the
Dutch
delegation.
Dr.
Eelco
Van
Kleffens.
has
criticized
plans
that
would
give
the
great
powers
veto
con
trol
over
world
Deacc
machinery.
Van
Kleffens
told
newsmen
that
the
Dumbarton
Oaks
plan
would
not
prevent
appeasement
or
another
Munich
settlement
in
the
future.
He
declared
that
War
News
Highlights
Nazis
Warned
On
Prisoner
Treatment
LONDON
The
Allies
have
warned
the
Nazis
in
a
"joint
statement
that
mistreatment
of
Allied
prisoners
will
be
ruth-.lcssly
punished.
The
Germans
have
agreed
to
leave
all
prisoners
of
war
in
camps'
in
the
Reich
as
the
Allies
advance.
150
Supcrforts
Hit
Tokyo
WASHINGTON
Tokyo
has
been
raked
by
upwards
of
150
superfortresses.
The
giant
planes
bombed
an
aircraft
engine
plant
19
miles
from
Hlrohlto's
moated
palace.
The
assault
was
made
Tuesday
morning,
Japanese
Time.
Blackout
On
Okinawa
Fighting
GUAM
Admiral
Niniltz
has
put
down
Uic
first
news
blackout
of
the
24-day
campaign
on
Okinawa.
If
shields
fighting
which
one
field
officer
says
has
been
"slow
but
not
cheap."
IiOiidon
Poles
Fttvor
Treaty
LONDON
The
Tollsh
government
In
London
has
emphasized
its
willingness
to
conclude
a
treaty
with
Soviet
Russia.
It
is
reported
that
conversations
are
taking
place
between
"
Russian
officials
and
the
London
Poles.
British
Advance
in
Burma
CALCUTTA
British
and
Indian
Infantry,
and
armored
forces
thrusting
southward
through
central
Burma
at
an
average
rate
of
10
miles
a
day
have
captured
Pylnmana
on
the
Man-dalay-Rangoon
railway,
200
alrmlles
from
Rangoon,
Allied
headquarters
announced
today.
case.
Delegates
from
India
say
they
will
demand
a
place
for
their
country
on
the
security
council
of
the
proposed
organization
and
Argentina
is
said
to
be
attempt
ing
to
establish
diplomatic
re-
INQUIRY
IS.
CONCLUDED
Mr.
Justice
Smith
Completes
Investigation
Into
Greenhill
Park
Catastrophe
VANCOUVER,
April
24
-Of
ficial
Inquiry
Wito
the
Greenhill
Park
exeplosions
here
last
March
6
which
caused
the
deaths
of
eight
men
concluded
on
Monday,
The
report
will
be
sent
to
the
transport
minister
In
Ottawa
In
about
two
months.
The
probe,
head
by
Mr.
Justice
Sidney
Smith,
began
its
hear
ings
March
26
and
sat
91
hours,
hearing
about
85
witnesses.
ARMY.
BUYING
VICTORY
BONDS
Area
Headquarters
Still
Leadin?
With
Reserve
Moving
Into
Second
Place
Nanalmo
37
Chilliwack
31
Vernon
24
CAMPAIGN
IS
OPENED
Leading
Aircraftsman
Archibald
Is
Heard
at
Terrace
TERRACE,
April
24
Tlie
C.C.F.
election
'campaign
opened
at
Terrace
Saturday
evening
with
the
candidate
for
Skeena.
LAC
lations
with
Russia,
apparently
Harry
Archibald,
addressing
a
as
a
means
or
getting
an
m
vitatlon
to
San
Francisco.
TENDERS
FOR
PIONEERS'
HOME
ARE
TOO
HIGH
Prospects
for
the
immediate
construction
of
Prince
Rupert's
new
Pioneers'
Home
darkened
following
the
receipt
last
night
by
the
Health
Committee
of
City
Council
of
two
tenders
wliich
were
considered
well
above
the
amount
of
money
available
to
build
the
home.
With
government
priorities
to
build
a
structure
valued
at
$18,250,
and
with
only
$14,000
on
hand
for
the
purpose,
Health
Committee
members
gazed
with
some
awe
on
the
tenders
and
the
deposit
checks
which
ac
companied
them.
A
tender
by
Bennett
and
While,
Vancouver
construction
firm,
"was
for
$39,322,
and
Mitchell
and
Currle,
local
builders,
named
$27,900
as
their
price.
Committee
members
decided
that
the
fund
will
continue
to
be
held
in
trust
while
they
explore
other
avenues
to
Improve
the
lot
of
Prlncc
Rupert's
elder
citizens.
Of
the
money
at
hand
to
build
a
new
home,
$0,800
was
raised
by
public
subscription,
and
$7,500
was
contributed
by
the
city.
well-attended
meeting
in
tne
Oddfellows'
Hall.
The
candidate
stated
Uiat
Terrace
was
a
good
example
of
community
which
had
en
oyed
government-sponsored
en
terprise
and
could
realize
the
benefit
that
would
accrue
if
such
enterprise
were
carried
on
into
peace.
The
tragedy
of
lt
is,
Uie
speaker
went
on,
is
Uiat
the
Skeena
Highway
is
being
de
serted
Just
when
such
bodies
as
the
Chamber
of
Commerce
are
getting
excited
about
the
great
possibilities
of
tourist
trade
after
the
war.
It
was
anqUier
dream
nipped
in
the
bud
by
the
demands
of
business.
Pelain
of
Vichy
Seeks
Surrender
BERN,
Switzerland,
April
24
0
Marshal
Petain
entered
Switzerland
from
Germany
today.
The
aged
Murslfal
asked
for
and
was
granted
official
permission
to
cross
the
neutral
country
into
France
to
surrender
himself
to
French
authorities.
Weather
Forecast
Moderate
winds,
cloudy
and
mild
today,
becoming
partly
cloudy
to
fair
tonight.
Wednes
day,
moderate
winds,
fair
and
mild,
becoming
partly
cloudy
in
afternoon.
PROTEIN
HUNGER
Due
to
protein
deficiency,
sows
sometimes
eat
their
young.
Reds
Take
One-Third
Of
Capital
MOSCOW.
April
24
0
Berlin
is
a
wrecked
and
embattled
city
today.
It
is
a
shell-torn
island
in
the
mammoth
front
that
is
all
of
Germany.
Berlin
is
all
but
cut"
off
from
the
rest
of
the
Reich.
Moscow
says
sixteen
miles
remain
to
be
covered
before
the
enemy
capital
is
encircled
al
together.
Some
advices
say
the
surrounding
Russian
columns
have
merged,
but
this
is
unconfirmed.
The
Nazis
have
lost
at
least
one-half
of
the
city,
including
Templehof
airdrome,
the
metropolis
gas
works
and
five
major
districts.
Tne
northwest
part
of
the
city
IsVull
In
Nazi
hands.
Savage
street
fighting
has
Prince
Rupert
Defence
Head-Mi
'
quarters
are
sUll
In
first
place
iiiC
UBT
"7
for
volume
of
purchases
in
the
the
swelling
5f
tide
fc
Eighth
Victory
Loan
drive
for
the
Army
in
this
area,
having
reached
148.7
percent
with
96
percent
of
personnel
having
sub
scribed.
The
First
Reserve
Bat
talion,
Prince
Rupert
Regiment,
Machine
Gun,
has
moved
into
second
place
wltb.yolume
percentage
of
134
frorrt',75
percent
of
personnel.
Eight'
of
the
25
Army
units
have
now
gone
over
the
top.
Percentages
for
British
Columbia
areas
so
far
are
as
follows:
Prince
George
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fit
I
SAN
FRANCISCO,
April
24
(CP)
New
diffi-
Prm.Ce
Rupert
''ZZII.
49
tacks
against
of
Russian
armor,
counter-attacks
that
crumbled
and
dissolved
as
the
Soviet
tank
men
blasted
their
way
through
the
smoking
streets.
HALIBUT
BOATS
MAY
LEAVE
FOR
BANKS
APRIL
28
First
section
of
the
Prince
Rupert
halibut
fleet
will
leave
for
tlie
fishing
grounds
as
soon
before
May
1
as
vessel
masters
can
get
customs
clearances
to
leave
port,
George
Aiylerson,
secretary
of
the
Deep
Sea
Fishermen's
Union
said
this
morning.
Commenting
on
the-
decisions
'
of
a
joint
meeting
of
fishermen
and
vessel
owners,
held
Sunday"
afternoon,
Mr.
Anderson
feald
that
the
first
section
of
the
fleet
is
likely
to'
leave
on
April
28
or
29
and
will
be
followed
five
days
later
by
the
second
section.
This
year
vessels
in
the
name
category
M
to
Z
will
leave
first.
Tills
constitutes
the
smaller
portion
of
the
boats
operating
out
of
this
port,
most
of
the
vessels
being
In
the
name
sec-,
tlon
A
to
L
which
left
first
last
year.
No
curtailment
scheme
Is
contemplated
this
year,
Mr.
Anderson
said.
"As
lnnp
an
nrlrp
rpllinp's
nrn
k'E.in
effect
there
is
no
advantage
in
making
the
faster
snips
tie
up,"
he
asserted.
"Everyone
gets
the
same
chance
at
prices
no
matter
how
often
they
come
In."
Since
no
notice
has
been
given
by
the
Wartime
Prices
Board
of
any
change
in
the
price
schedule
this
year,
fisher
men
are
making
their
prepara
tions
on
the
assumption
that
last
year's
prices
will
remain
in
effect.
Last
year's
prices
were
lOvi
and
I6V2
cents
per
pound.
EXPAND
SILK
INDUSTRY
NICOSIA,
Cyprus,
0)
In
or
der
to
encourage
the
rearing
of
cocoons
and
the
production
of
silk,
the
Department
of
Agricul
ture
has
made
20,000
mulberry
trees
for
free
issue
to
cultivators.
It
is
hoped
to
expand
the
silk
Industry
In
Cyprus
and
to
double
its
pre-war
output.
Southwest
of
the
enemy
capi-
,
-
tal,
Russian
columnsJ
havel
'
J
point,
twenty
miles
separate
-
f;
the
eastern
and
western
Allies.
V
Russian
tank
crews,
who
have
sent
radio
messages
to
the
Amu
crlcans,
say
the
Junction
will
take
place
today.