PAN
TO
FEEL
AIR
BLOWS
Now
that
Germany
has
been
smashed
to
rubble
by
Allied
might,
Japan
Is
the
next
target
of
aerial
devastation.
The
above
map
shows
air
bases
thin
striking
distance
of
the
industrial
Nipponese
mainland,
with
the
arrows
listing
the
Stances
from
each.
With
the
transfer
of
more
and
more
European
bomber
and
fighter
length
to
the
Pacific
to
augment
the
air
force
already
there,
Allied
commands
have
raised
that
Japan
will
be
blasted
with
a
heavier
bomb
tonnage
than
ever
fell
on
immler
Is
isposed
Of
luted
Gestapo
Chief
Poisoned
Himself
After
(ipture
tPREME
HEADQUARTERS
THE
MUm.
EXPEDI-
IVARY
FORCES.
May
25
ff
announced
yesterday
capture
and
suicide
of
lunch
Himmler,
chief
of
Nazi
Gestapo.
t
had
been
captured
on
ndajr
by
General
Demp-
jf
American
Second
Army
i
took
his
own
life
in
a
fish
militaiy
prison,
the
process
of
sulciue
was
bitin;
a
vial
of
cyanide
ch
had
concealed
in
his
nth.
Death
came
fifteen
utes
later.
hen
captured,
.
Himmler
Rearing
civilian
clothes.
f
flcan
shaven
and
had
a
"k
patch
over
an
eye.
Later
disclosed
his
"real
identity
!th
has
been
definitely
con
ned.
10RTAGE
OF
I0D
LOOMS
Nation
Grim
In
Germany
'
and
Will
Be
More
"ous
Within
Sixty
Days
WIS,
May
25
Oj
The
spectre
t
growintr
food
shortaire
con-
F'
to
loom
for
the
tieorjlc
e
liberated
countries
and
nany
ta
Pointed
cut
that
there
b
not
enouch
food
in
sight
Kfp
some
people
of
Europe
mgoing
hungry.
But
so
far,
1
1
of
food
has
not
harmed
mass
of
Europeans
to
any
1
extent
and
health
condl-
s
are
better
.than
had
been
"-cicd.
rican
occupation
officials
"'at
the
food
RtlnnUnn
Is
f1
throughout
most
of
Eur-
n(W
and
thpv
Mtlmntii
thnt.
become
serious
In
Ger-
within
sixty
days.
PRIVATE
vrvrr
t"Bland
didn't
use
the
ballot
Cof
voting
until
1872,
Wontgomerv
Knows:
PROSPECT
FOR
YOUTH
RECREATION
PROGRAM
OUTLINED
TO
CITY
CLUBS
Prospect
that
Prince
Rupert
may
gain
a
planned
program
of
youth
and
adult
recreation
under
sponsorship
of
National
Physical
Fitness
Act
loomed
here
this
week
with
the
visit
of
Gerry
Matheson,
provincial
director
of
Pro-Uec
and
assistant
director
of
the
central
council
of
the
National
Physical
Fitness
ad-
minist
ration.
Mr.
Matheson,
who
arrived
here
Wednesday
and
will
leave
tonight
for
Prince
George,
outlined
the
progress
and
alms
of
provincial
Pro-Rec
and
the
new
national
program
to
a
combined
meeting
of
the
Kinsmen,
Gyro
and
Rotary
Clubs
and
city
council
members
at
Reld's
Cafe
Wednesday.
He
later
conferred
with
ser
vice
club
leaders
with
the
in
tention
of
creating
a
local
Physical
Fitness
council
In
this
city.
Speaking
to
the
combined
club
meeting,
Mr.
Matheson
declared
that
the
purpose
of
neither
Pro-Rec
nor
the
Fitness
Act
is
to
force
a
program
on
any
locality.
"Recreation
which
Is
wholesome
grows
out
of
a
community.
It
Is
an
expression
of
spirit
within
and
no
one
can
come
into
a
community
and
super
impose
a
plan
on
It,"
the
brisk,
Halibut
Sales
THURSDAY
(I8I4C
and
164c)
Canadian
Velma
C,
27,000,
Atlln.
Lorna
H,
16.000.
Royal.
Mae
West,
21,000,
Co-op.
Joe
Baker,
12,500,
Storage.
.
Mother
II,
10,500,
Whiz.
Fredelia
III.
37,000,
Storage.
Point
May,
3,000,
Co-op.
Mitkof,
14,000,
Bacon.
FRIDAY
(15c
and
13c)'
American
J.
B,,
24,000,
Co-op.
Canadian
(I8V4C
and
lGftd
Kaarc
II,
40,000,
Storage.
Morris
II,
4,000,
Pacific.
Helen
II,
16.CC0,
B.C.
Packers,
Ingrld,
19,000,
Pacific.
Gibson,
18,000,
Atlln.
Cape
Spear,
19,000,
Co-op.
.Tmn
of
Arc.
the
Frsncn
pat
riot,
was
born
on
January
6,
1412,
In
the
countryside
01
Lromrcmy.
lie
says
to
Canada:
.
"You
turned
your
country
into
a
great
arsenal
of
work
a"d
prov
provided
the
sinews
of
war
to
thexutmost
of
ty."
twWe
are
now
facing
harder
and
more
difficult
tasks
n
e
had
to
face
In
the
war."
.
Wi.,We
must
be
strong
and,
united
and
sure
we
a
.nmf
know
ne
we
are
going."
....
w
?
you
believe
Montgomery
or
those
who
criticize
kenzle
King
purely
for
political
reasons?
anrt
IPort
an
administration
that
has
proved
its
worm
F
TKULY
PROGRESSIVE
VOTE
LIBERAL
athletic
speaker
declared.
"In
In
stituting
a
recreation
program
the
government
Is
not
trying
to
dictate
policies
or
to
exert
control
of
community
undertakings."
The
need
for
a
long-term
program
or
physical
fitness
training
is
clearly
understood
by
the
government
which
Is
seek
ing
to
co-operate
with,
and;
assist
communities
In
setting
up
such
programs,
Mr.
Matheson
declared.
The
central
council
of
the
physical
fitness
administration
Is
trying
to
"map
out
future."
During
the
early
part
of
the
war,
the
B.C.
Pro-Rec
allowance
was
drastically
reduced,
Mr.
Matheson
said,
and
now
it
was
plain
that
this
had
been
a
mistake.
"The
policy1
was
short-sighted.
(Continued
on
Page
6)
GAS
RATION
IS
RELAXED
Civilian
motorists
-in
Prince-Rupert
as
elsewhere
In
Canada
are
getting
more
gas.
The
coupon
value
is
increased
from
Ithrce
to
four
gallons.
There
is
a
similar
Increase
of
33
1-3
per
cemt
in
ths
United
States.
The
increase
became
effeotlye
at
7
a.m.
Victoria
Day.
The
minister
of
munitions
and
supply,
Hon.'C.
D.
Howe,
says
the
ration
may
be
increased
to
five
gallons
In
three
months
and
after
that
stopped
altogether.
:
L
4
..
EIRE
REVENUES
UP
.
-DUBLIN,
O)
Eire's
exchequer
revenue
for
the
financial
year
ended
March
31
showed
a
total
revenue
of
46,175,495,
an
Increase
of
almost
3,000,000
from
the
previous
year,
and
expenditures
of
48,520,783
compared
with
45,009,012.
LIMERICK
PRELATE
DIES
LIMERICK,
Eire,
if)
Most
Rev.
David
Keanc,
71,
Roman
Catholic
bishop
of
Limerick,
died
after
a
short
Illness.
He
was
ordained
at
Dublin
In
1895.
AUTHORITY
ON
GLAMOR
"
Nostradamus,
noted
astrologer,
wrote
a
book
entitled
"How
Women
Mav
Make
Themselves
Beautiful
In
Face
and
Form,"
and
operated
a
beauty
parlor,
!
PIPE
LINE
BREACHED
LONDON
Saboteurs
have
breached
the
Iraq
oil
pipe
line
at
one
point,
a
dispatch
from
Jerusalem
says.
SEARCH
FOR
U-BOATS
LONDON
i-
Intensive
search
is
being:
carried
out
in
the
Atlantic
by
American,
British
and
Canadian
naval
craft
for
12
German
submarines
which
have
not
been
accounted
for
since
the
unconditional
surrender.
Orders
have
been
issued
to
sink
the
u-boats
on
sight.
DREW
UNDEMOCRATIC
OAKVILLE,
Ont
Charges
of
undemocratic
government
were
made
against
Tremier
Drew
of
Ontario
by
Mitchell
F.
Hepburn.
Speaking
at
an
election
meeting,
he
said
that
Colonel
Drew
did
not
consult
opposition
members
on
Important
matters
brought
up
during
sittings
of
the
last
provincial
legislature.
.
TRUMAN
REORGANIZING
WASHINGTON
President
Truman
has
received
the
resignations
of
the
Postmaster-General
and
Secretaries
of
a
plan
for
many
years
into
the
Justice,
Agriculture
and
Labor.
A
"more
conservative
adminis
tration"
is
being
formed.
AUSTRALIA
WINS
SYDNEY
Australia
has
beaten
England
by
six
wickets
in
an
unofficial
,tlneeday
test
match.
With
only
two.mlnutes
left
to
play,
Cecil
Pepper,
the
New
South
Wales;
sloggcr,
drove
a
ball
to
the
boundary
for
the
winning
runs.
C.
C.
F.
AND
SOLDIERS
VANCOUVER
The
C.C.F.
national
leader,
M
J.
Coldwell,
said
in
Vancouver
that
"servicemen
should
be
kept
on
pay
and
allowances
until
they
are
re-established
as
civilians
in
a
useful
and
paying
job."
He
said
that,
if
elected,
the
C.C.F.
Party
will
not
only
honor
all
obligations
assumed
by
the
Canadian
government,
but
will
also
Improve
the
pensions
r.
Today's
Temperature
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRI1
Tomorrow's
Tides
Tempera1"
for
the
Prince
UBftAR
(Pcllle
SUncUrd
Time)
'pert
district
.for
today
read:
Saturday,
May
26,
1945
maximum
High
0:35
20.4
feet
13:22
1&2
feet
Minimum
Low
.
7:16
37
feet
19:11
7.0
feet
VlVIV'
N-m-
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
FRIDAY,
MAY
25,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
3toIM
f
Vladivostok
fr
WCfK4f
oo
p
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v
KTlfP
"IF1
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TOP
JAf
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n.
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volcano
IS.
tii..
j.p.
hom
f.
um
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vMf'YNoTfmP,rt
MARIANAS
j
ro-
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i
r
'-.r-.
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.
.
v,
nan
a
c
i
Use
Force
To
Prevent
W
ar
POLITICAL
GESTAPO
IN
PROVINCE
OF
ONTARIO
ISALLEGED
BYMlIfPE
TORONTO,
May
25
E.
B.
Jolliffe,
C.C.F.
leader
in
Ontario,
charges
Premier
George
Drew
with
"maintaining
a
secret
political
policy
in
the
prov-
ince
a
paid
government
spy
organization,
wnicn
he
spoke
of
as
a
"Gestapo."
The
object
was,
he
said,
so
Drew
might
obtain
at
the
public
expense
material
he
wanted
to
keep
himself
in
.
j
power.
Jolliffe
said
he
had
full
proof
land
hard,
uncontrovertible
facts
to
substantiate
his
charge,
the
gravity
of
which
he
realized
he
was
making
with
his
"solemn.
responsibility"
as
leader
of
the
I
opposition.
The
head
of
Drew's
secret
po
litical
Jolliffe
named
as
a
Capt.
J.
William
Osborne
-
Dempster
who
he
said
had
been
paid
money
to
spy
against
all
oppo
sition
members
and
who
had
TO
HELP
CONSTRUCTION
MONTREAL
Thousands
of
trained
construction
workers
.now
In
the
armed
foiccs
may
facilitate
Canadian
postwar
construction
work.
Tills
has
been
suggested
at
the
first
session
in
Montreal
of
the
Royal
Commission
on
veterans'
qualifications.
HOW
THEY
WON
V.C.'s
OTTAWA
The
Victoria
Cross
has
been
awarded
to
two
soldiers,
one
of
them
dead.
The
awards
were
made
to
Major
F.
Al
Tllston
of
Toronto,
and
Sergeant
Aubrey
Cosens
of
Latchford,
Ontario.
Sergeant
of
the
Queen's
Own
Rifles,
Cosens
was
killed
by
a
sniper's
bullet
in
Holland,
where
he
heroically
destroyed
enemy
strong
points.
Major
Tilston
lost
both
legs
after
being
wounded
In
an
action
in
which
he
continued
to
lead
his
company
through
.devastating
enemy
fire.
tried
to
Intrude
into
the
private
affairs
of
citizens.
Premier
Drew
later
described
Jolliffe's
charges
as
false
In
every
detail
"a
wierd
mixture
of
venom
and
fiction."
There
would
be
an
immediate
and
complete
investigation.
M.
F.
Hepburn,
liberal
leader,
said
his
desk
had
been
rifled
three
times,
and
it
had
become
necessary
for
him
to
keep
documents
at
home.
SuUetiU
HITLER
PLANNED
IT
ALL
BERCHTESGADEN
Stenographic
notes
the
Nazis
tried
unsuccessfully
to
destroy
have
revealed
a
secret
self-Indicting
account
by
Adolf
Hitler
saying
he
planned
the
"crushing"
of
Czechoslovakia
and
Poland
as
"essential
preliminaries
for
future
war
against
the
Allies."
'Break
off
with
spain
'ARIS
The
French
fore'ign
relations
committee
recommended
today
that
General
Charles
de
Gaulle
break
off
relations
of
France
with
Spain.
Tfic"
committee
alleged
that
Spanish
neutrality
during
the
war
had
been
a
"fiction."
General
Franco
should
be
forced
to
resign.
SOVIET
VICTORY
DINNER
MOSCOW
Premier
Joseph
Stalin
and
other
Soviet
leaders,
at
a
Victory
banquet
Thursday
night,
celebrated
the
triumph
over
Germany.
Stalin
said
the
Russian
government
had
made
mistakes
during
the
desperate
period
of
1911
and
1942
as
the
Red
Army
was
retreating.
Stalin
praised
For-,
eign
Commissar
Molotov
and
said
that
a
good
foreign
policy
sometimes
weighs
more
than
two
or
three
armies
at
the
fiont.
ALLIED
PRESS
SERVICE
LONDON
An
Allied
press
service
for
German
newspapers
is
being
set
Up
with
James
Hart
of
New
York
as
its
head.
Foreign
news
will
be
selected
for
the
German
papers
and
local
news
will
be
strictly
censored.
TAT
BAY
FLIER
KILLED
VANCOUVER
Western
Air
Command
announces
tjh&t
Flying
Officer
Thomas
Cor-mey
of
Windsor,
Ontario,
was
killed
Thursday
when
his
plane
crashed
into
Mount
Newton
just
south
of
his
base
at
Patricia
Bay.
BIG
THREE
MEET
NEAR
WASHINGTON
An
early
meeting
of
President
Truman,
Prime
Minister
Churchill
and
Marshal
Stalin
Is
"definitely
on
the
works,"
says
a
White
House
announcement.
Preliminary
to
the
meeting,
Harry
Hopkins
is
being
dispatched
to
Moscow
by
President
Truman
and
Joseph
Davies
to
London.
JAP
PEACE
PROPOSALS
TOKYO
A
Tokyo
radio
commentator
spoke
today
of
the
possibility
of
peace
overtures
being
made
through
Russia
to
the
Allies.
The
announcer
added,
however,
that
the
war
was
only
starting.
Weather
Forecast
Clcudy
during
morning
becoming
partly
cloudy
in
afternoon
and
evening,
Not
much
change
in
Itemperature.
Moderate
winds.
DIONYSUS'
BLUSH
To
Insure
a
good
wine
crop
the
Greeks
painted
red
the
face
and
often
the
whole
body
of
the
vlne-god
Dionysus.
BEER
BOTTLES
WEARON
IN
STREETLIGHT
Two
men
were
taken
to'hospi-
tal
last
night
suffering,
from
face
and
body
wounds
and
two
others
-are
to
jail
today
charged
with
inflicCng
grievous
bodily
harm
as
a
result
of
a
bloody
midnight
fight
on
Third
Ave.
In
which
broken
beer
bottles
were
said
to
have
been
used
as
weapons.
Taken
to
hospital
were
Arthur
Morrison
arid
Arthur
Hed
screen,
Wth
suffering
with
cuts
on
the
face
and
upper
bedy.
Morrhcn
Is
expected
to
be
confined
to
hes
pital
for
eevciral
dayi
Hedstrcm
was
released
alter
treatment
early
this
morning.
Charged
with
inflicting-griev
ous
bodily
harm
are
Jcfon.Msore
head
and
Loui'lj
Johnson
whem
city
police
picked
up
shortly
af
Iter
hs
flgbt
which
occurred
near
the
Mooss
Hall.
The
fight
was
said
to
have
tak
en
place
following
remarks
which
passed
between
the
four
msn
when
4h2y
met
farther
up
the
street
a
few
minutes
earlier.
Dr.
C.
H.
Hankmscm
attended
tlie
injured
men.
CRISIS
IN
NEAR
EAST
New
Decision
at
San
Francisco
Affects
Syria
and
Lebanon
SAN
FRANCISCO,
May
25
Q
The
crisis
lri
Syria
and
Lebanon
has
taken
a
significant
turn,
with
the
announcement
of
a
new
decision
at
the
United
Nations
Conference.
ther
steps
toward
adopting
plan
which
would
enable
groups
of
nations
to
act
together
against
aggression.
The
decision
came
just
as
dele
gates
from
the
Arab
States
were
threatening
to
apply
a
regional
defence
pact
of
their
own
In
a
dispute
with
France.
POSSESSION
OF
U.S.
ARTICLES
BRINGS
$50
FINE
Warning
to
Canadian
citizens
against
acquisition
or
possession
of
American
goods
cn
which
cus
toms
duty
has
not
been
paid
was
given
by
Magistrate
W.
D:
Vance
In
city
police
court
cm
Wednesday
when
he
fined
Mike
Les-
chynskl,
a
Canadian
In
the
em
ploy
of
.the
Americans
at
Port
Edward,
$50
for
being
in
illegal
possession
of
goods
bought,
at
an
American
post
exchange.
In
addition
to
the
$50
fine,
Leschynskl
was
assessed
the
value
of
a
quantity
of
clothing
seized
by
R.C.M.P.
officers
who
laid
the
charge
under
the
Customs
Act.
Leschynskl
was
assess
ed
a
total
of
$192.98,
and
given
a
week
to
make
payment
R.CM.P.
Constable
W.
E.
Mc-
Latchle,
who
prosecuted,
pointed
out
In
court
that
Canadians
possessing
articles
bought
at
American
posit
exchanges
or
from
other
sou
rets
on
which
duty
has
not
been
paid
are
liable
to
pro
secution
MR.
DEVENISH
PRESENTS
CUP
Coveted
Victory
Loan
Purchasing
Trophy
Centre
of
Ceremony
The
presentation
to
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipyard
of
the
Devenlsh
Cup
by
the
donor,
W.
R.
Devenlsh,
Vice-
Blueprint
For
Security
Is
Being
Drawn
at
'Frisco
SAN
FRANCISCO,
May
25
(CP)
A
committee
of
the
United
Nations
conference
at
San
Francisco
has
tackled
the
question
of
how
armed
forces
will
be
put
at
the
disposal
of
a
world
organization
so
as
to
prevent
war.
The
question
is
a
portion
of
the
Dumbarton
Oaks
JAP
BOMBS
WIDESPREAD
Some
Jap
Robots
Have
Been
Found
as
Far
East
zs
Prairies
OTTAWA,
May
25
(CP)
Can
adians
living
west
of
the
Great
Lakes
have
been
warned
to
watch
for
unexploded
bombs
dtopped
by
big
unmanned
Japanese
-
launched
balloons
during
the
last
several
months.
Defence
Headquarters
said
they
were
disclosing
"sporadic
long-fange
balloon
attacks"
long
kept
secret
for
security
reasons.
Reason
for
not
disclosing
the
fact
before,
said
headquarters,
was
in
the
interest
of
national
safety
and
taking
a
chance
on
letting
the
enemy
know
that
some
of
the
balloons
had
reached
this
continent.
It
was
reliably
learned
from
another
source
that
one
of
the
first
balloons
was
discovered
by
the
children
of
a
prairie
farmer.
LAND
FOR
SOLDIERS
CYRVILLE,
Ont
The
minister
of
reconstruction
and
rehabilitation.
in
Saskatchewan's
'FsSRt
MA,
Slur-day
has
announced
a
"new
land
settlement
scheme
to
aid
In
establishment
of
returned
soldiers
in
Saskatchewan.
He
says
that
an
agreement
has
been
reached
with
federal
authorities
during
a
recent
conference.
The
project
calls
for
grants
to
men
settling
on
provincially-owned
crown
lands
in
Saskatchewan,
which
will
be
debt-free
for
ten
years.
FROM
TOYS
TO
GUNS
Nuernberg
was
once
call
the
toy
headquarters
of
the
world.
formula
for
a
world
charter,
dealing
with
how
a
proposed
security
council
could
use
forcible
means
to
keep
the
peace
if
all
other
methods
failed.
The
blueprint
says
that
the
proposed
council
should
be
empowered
to
take
such
action
by
air,
naval
or
land
forces
as
may
be
necessary
to
maintain
Inter
national
peace.
The
San
Francisco
committee,
however,
has
deferred
decision
on
whether
the
new
league
should
be
able
to
strike
origin
ally
with
an
air
force
alone
or
with
a
mixed
contingent
STATEMENT
ON
PACIFIC
This
is
Asked
of,
Government
By
John
Bracken
BRANDON,
Man.,
May
25
0
The
leader
of
the
Progressive
Conservatives
John
Bracken'....
has
called
on
the
Demtalon
government
to
make
what
he
calls
a
"clear
and
forthright
expression
of
Its
policy
with
respect
to
the
Pacific
war
and
of
our
com
mitments
In
-it."
He,
made
the
statement
In
Brandon,
Manitoba,
speaMng
during,
his
cross
country
federal,
.election
cam
paign
tour.
He
eaid
that,
If
elected,
the
rrogressdve
Conservatives
twti&fiS&d'
'ciraf'W'i&it-fu
-
-the
Pacific.
INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
CARDIFF,
Wales,"
QiAn
in
ternational
airport
15
miles
west
of
Cardiff
at
Llanwit
Major
Is
proposed
by
the
South
Wales
Civil
Air
Base
Commltte.
Under
!-
a
15-year
plan
the
total
cost
would
be
$47,646,00X
STEEL
RECIPE
It
requires
about,
a
ton
and
a
half
of
coal
to
max?
the
coke
to
smelt
a
ton
of.
pig
iron
to
make
steel.
CARNIVAL
SPIRIT
CHARMS
PRINCE
RUPERT
ON
KINSMEN'S
SPORT
DAY
Prince'
Rupert
people
turned
out
by
the
thousands
yesterday
to
enjoy
watching
or
to
take
part
in
the
city's
first
May
24
celebration
in
many
years.
Primarily
children's
day
sponsored
by
the
local
Kinsmen's
Club,
scores
of
youngsters
today
are
m
receipt
of
prizes
totalling
some
$400.
The
"day
s
events
began
with
the
carnival
atmosphere
of
costume
Judging
In
the
children's
parade
on
the
court
house
square
and,
following
the
parade
Itself,
proceeded
with
a
brisk
program
of
sports
at
Acropolis
hill
grounds,
where,
for
more
than
three
hours
every
variety
of
race
and
carnival
sport
was
staged.
Crowning
event
of
the
after
President.
Western
Region,
Cttna-
m
k
Barlv
Burned
dlan
National
Railways,
was
the
I
AOKy"
.
.
highlight
of
an
interesting
cere
mony
yesterday
afternoon
at
the
shipyard.
Mr.
Devenlsh
arrived
In
the
city
Wednesday
night
on
a
routine
inspection
tour
accompanied
by
Mrs.
Devenlsh.
They
left
last
night
for
Vancouver.
ANTIQUE
ORE
Gold
was
worked
to
make
jewels
before
,the
use
of
bronze
was
known.,
noon
was
a
baseball
game
be
tween
a
city
team
and
an
army
team
from
Acropolis
Hill
and
the
whole
affair
was
topped
off
by
a
dance
in
the
Moose
Hall
sponsored
by
the
Kinsmen.
Costumes
of
children
in
the
bicycles
made
the
court
house
square
riotously
colorful
as
the
judges
picked
out
the
prize
winners.
Hundreds
of
people
watched
the
parade
march
alone;
Third
Avenue
and
Fulton.
Street
to
Acropolis
Hill
led
by
the
band
of
ILM.CJS.
Chatham.
On
the
Acropolis
Hill
parade
ground
the
sports
events
began
shortly
after
the
arrival
of
the
parade
at
one
o'clock.
On
the
court
house
green,
troops
of
children
followed
the
gaudy
clowns
who
frollicked
about
while
the
judges
pursued
their
sober
tasks.
Costume
judges
parade
and
the
decorative
work
were
Lt.
Commander
W.
R.
Mc-on
their
wagons,
tricycles
and
1
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on
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3
War
News
Highlights
The
heaviest
fire
bomb
raid
in
the
history
of
warfare
was
made
on
Tokyo,
the
capital
of
Japan,
by
550
American
Superfortress.
Five
thousand
tons
of
bombs
were
dropped.
The
industrial
heart
of
the
city
and
railway
freight
yards,
through
which
one-third
of
Japanese
railway
traffic
passes,
were
concentrated
upon.
Great
fires
could
be
seen
two
hundred
miles
away.
They
were
still
raging
twenty-four
hours
later.
There
were
two
great
raids
Wednesday
and
today.
Japs
Making
Last
Stand
United
States
forces
on
Mindanao
Island
of
the
Philippines
are
but
eight
miles
apart.
The
island
Is
being
cut
In
half.
Japanese
forces,
threatened
with
entrapment,
aro
retiring
to
the
hills
for
a
last
stand.