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mild,
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light
overtop
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becom-
Friday,
January
12,
1945
High
0:20
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"XXXIV.
No.
0
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
THURSDAY,
JANUARY
11,
1945
FRICE
FIVE
CENTS
attic
Of
Atlantic
On
Again
mu
Submarines
linmrinac
P1-I
Pick
i
Mi
'"
A,
-c
I.
Tr
ilrriir.
liirATucn
iemy
id
Weather
for
Activity
jIBW
YORK,
Jan.
11
(CP)
The
grim
battle'
of
Atlantic
is
on
again
and,
coupled
with
reports
of
owed
u-boat
operations
on
Allien
supply
lines,
are
,-nings
from
high
quarters
that
the
enemy
may
iver
robot
attacks
on
cities
of
North
America's
antic
seaboard.
Choosing
the
season
of
frequent
restige
'as
Won
,f
Hinson
M.
I.
Comments
'Momentous
Ottawa
Session
fllopfful
fur
Local
Dry
Dock
ittc
.
nv
mrntous
session
0!
f
Ilan
on,
M.P.
for
.
V
-
.
1.
..
I
Ul,
ac.c
iue
uic
iiruciiw
Li
:.
.
;i
of
Parliament
at
Ut-:ti':uauon
which
he
rc-
"A
for
y
yesterday
from
i'
'
T;;c
atmosphere
was
t:,
u:-ii
for
a
couple
of
bat
Mi
Han
-on
believes
Pi:.tc
Mia,
ter
Mackenzie
au
"ovcrnmcnt
won
v
l
jm
the
manner
in
tiK.a!
were
handled
anu
ijo..
ti
wab
acciaca
upon
:
t.p
apport
in
Quebec
have
beci
alienated.
hrd
u
h
the
prospects
of
:!crU
!.
Mr.
Hanson
U';::
be
.ft
that
It
would
be
he
A
at
the
immediate
in
Hi
t
.'f.y.ra
deilnliciy
frrnicr
decision
that
he
hi
i
a'-'ain
be
a
candidate
hue
i.i
the
ra.
'.
Mr.
Hanson
koriartur.
totoV
Qp
the
local
I
flock
situil.on
with
R.
C.
.'!'!
prf-idci:V.
and
N.
D.
on.
ricprr
idcnt
of
the
I
it
'jo
Nafl'inal
Railways.
Pi
c;e
hopeful
that,
while
le
wcr
i;
i
further
contracts
i-;hf
at
pr
--t)t.
work
would
wrA
keep
the
yard
run-:
"
a
utxantial
way.
'
Han
"in.
who
will
spend
a
1
iaj
in
the
el'y
before
pro-
it.''
'l
fimlthrrv:
s.ilH
that
Ihr,
on,
who
broke
her
arm
fall
while
voting
at
Moose
i
'at
dt.in-well
In
Vancou-
iiESTION
OF
lIB
RIDES
P'iclals
of
tlnlnn.
In
Not
Agreed
On
Method
titling
During
Train
Strike
ANCOUVER
Jan.
11
0
Of-l!'
of
the
unions
affiliated
1
the
American
Federation
of
jr
and
those
ntt.nrhod
to
Canadian
Congress
of
Labor
oppuMte
views
regarding
)n
members
accepting
rldrs
work
in
thp
nrospnt
tram
In
Vnnponvnf.
vi-,,,.-!..
New
Westminster.
mwlcan
Federation
of
Labor
said
hltch-hlklnz
was
;ti
of
strlke-bi
caking.
"8
Caimrll.1
cuap.rred.
savin
i.
rtiri
nnt
how
the
men
got
to
work
8
ai
iiiey
did
not
use
scab
iclcj.
tj
JUVENILE
PURT
JUDGE
Van-
!
s'
Wood
Succeeds
Helen
"cSry
Mctiiu
In
Vancouver
IS3"1'
fa'
11
-Attorney
m
.
u
Maltland
an-
iir
.
i''ujuwueiifc
oi
ii.
as
Judsc
of
the
new
"y
court
of
Vancouver,
He
announces
the
retirement
1
UQKC
Helen
fin.,...
nm
"'
woman
Jurist,
after
22
15
Of
Servlrn
l
4V,
i
n
j.
me
juvfiiui;
kocal
Temperature
''mum
!?
ISlourperlod
inches.
sionnj
anu
poor
visibility
In
the
NorUi
Atlantic,
enemy
submarines
have
shown
renewed
ac
tivity
during
December
and
Al
lied
losses
of
merchant
shipping'
Increased,
said
a
Joint
statement
issued
by
President
Roosevelt
and
Prime
Minister
Churchill.
Canadian
destroyers
and
corvettes
shouldered
the
major
portion
of
the
convoy
task
during
earlier
phases
of
the
Battle
of
the
At
lantic.
ISLAND
BUS-STRIKE
OFF
Agreement
Reached
and
Men
Wilt
Return
to
Their
Work
Tomorrow
VICTORIA,
Jan.
11
(CD-Settlement
of
the
strike
of
sixty-three
Vancouver
Island
bus
drivers
is
announced
today.
The
men
will
resume
work
tomorrow.
An
agreement
provides
thati;
the
.
company
and
employees
will
'make
Joint
application
to
the
regional
war
labor
board
for
a
rate
equivalent
to
that
awarded
the
Rritish
Columbia
Electric
bus
drivers
on
Vancouver
Island
as
a
result
of
present
negotiations.
Argentina
Out
of
Pan-American
Body
BUENOS
AIRES,
Jan.
110
Tlie
Argentine
government
an
nounced
yesterday
that
it
will
not
participate
In
future
Pan-American
Union
meetings.
Liberator
Blows
Up
Three
Men
of
Air
Force
Be
lifted
to
Hate
Lost
Their
Lives
In
Explosion
Near
Point
Roberts
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
11
(CP)
A
Liberator
bomber
from
a
West
Coast
R.C.A.F.
ba,e
was
destroyed
by
an
explosion
hlle
on
a
practice
bombing
flight
north
of
Point
Roberts,
Washington,
last
night.
Four
airmen
aboard
the
aircraft
parachuted
to
safety
but
the
fate
of
three
other
crew
members
.still
Is
uncertain.
An
extensive
search
by
air,
sea
and
land
Is
In
progress
to
determine
the
fate
of
the
other
three
men
who
were
aboard
the
plane.
The
accident
occurred
Just
21-lioiirs
fitter
another
Liberator
bomber
was
reported
missing
from
a
West
Coast
base
with
11
Royal
Air
Force
men
aboard.
AMERICAN
CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON
American
combat
casualties
In
the
war
so
far
total
616,80
not
Includ-lug
the
fighting
hi
the
recent
counter-offensive
in
Belgium.
NELLES
IS
RETIRING
Canadian
Admiral
Leaving
Service
Houghton
His
Successor
OTTAWA.
Jan.
11
Rear
Admiral
Percy
W.
Nelles,
chief
of
the
Canadian
naval
mission
in
London,
has
retired
with
the
rank
of
full
admiral
it
is
announced
by
Hon.
Angus
Mac-donald,
minister
of
naval
affairs.
Capt.
F.
L.
Houghton,
Admiral
Neles"
assistant,
will
be
the
new
chief.
LOSi
nt..
i
couvrr
hla
VANCOUVEfKx
W.
7.
APPEAL
IN.
DEAF
EARS;
Xan-.v-d
of
n
oi
There
is
no
worQiSt
despite
extensive
search
of
coastal
areas
for
trace
of
a
four-cnined
Liberator
bonAcr
wlUi
11
Royal
Air
Force
crew
members
aboard
which
has
been
missing
for
two
day
now
on
a
routine
navigational
flight
from
a
West
Coast
base.
Ihc
Western
Air
Command
has
appealed
to
all
persons
with
knowledge
of
the
plane's
movements
to
Only
Negotiated.
-and
AntfUA
Agrrtintntu
Will
End
Van
couver
Street
Car
Strike
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
11
Qi-La
bor
Minister
Humphrey
Mitch
ell's
appeal
to
street
rallwaymen
to
call
off
the
strike
"will
have
no
effect,"'
Charles
Stewart,
union
spokesman,
said.
The
strike,"
Stewart
said,
"will
end
when
an
agreement
on
wage
conditions
has
been
negotiated
and
that
agreement
has
been
accepted
by
the
men
by
vote."
Hopes
for
an
early
settlement
of
IM
strike
of
the
2700
street
car
and
bus
operators
In
the
thrco
Pacific
Coast
cities
Van-ocuvcr,
Victoria
and
New
West-
minster
dwindled
as
the
walkout
in
protest
against
failure
to
obtain
wage
increases
and
Improved
working
conditions
end-cd
Uj
jscjond
day
with,
no
progress
toward
"a"
settlement
reported
from
any
quarter.
A
telegram
from
Hon.
Hum-phrcp
Mitchell,
minister
of
labor,
to
Mayor
J.
W.
Cornett
said
that
Mitchell
expected
to
issue
Mr.
Perry
Speaks-
The
cabinet
minister
attributed
this
surge
of
interest
to
the
"Impact
of
the
German
army
which
is
the
Instrument
of
the
German
education
In
race
dominance
and
brutal
disregard
for
human
rights."
Free
people
realize
Uiat
cn-llghtment
Is
the
only
antidote
for
such
poisonous
theories
and,
WAR
NEWS
Supcrforts
Bomb
Singapore
WASHINGTON
Superfortress
bombers
thundered
across
the
Kay
of
Bengal
to
attack
Japanese
military
installations
on
the
Malay
Peninsula
in
daylight
today.
The
size
of
the
attacking
force
and
specific
targets
have
not
been
announced.
But
it
is
believed
proba'e
that
the
former
Biitish
naval
base
of
Singapore
was
the
target.
The
opinion
is
advanced
that
the
big
planes
were
seeking
Singapore-based
units
of
the
Japanese
Grand
Yfttt
which
could
be
sent
to
harass
General
MacArthur's
Luzon
forces.
Later
it
was
confirmed
that
Singapore
was
the
target.
j
Tokyo
Bombed
Again
SAN
FRANCISCO
1
he
Japanese
radio
has
told
of
another
superfortress
raid
on
Tokyo.
The
Japanese
assert,
without
Allied
confirmation,
that
three
ll.29's
from
Saipan
dropped
incendiary
bombs
on
the
Japanese
Capital
yesterday.
Bombing
Is
Kept
Up
LONDON
Allied
day
and
night
bombers
have
been
active
behind
the
enemy
lines
on
the
western
front.
More
than
1100
American
heavy
bombers
blasted
supply
centres
feeding
Rund-stedt's
men
yesterday
and
fast
R.A.F.
night
bombers
followed
''
up
with
a
raid
on
the
big
German
Industrial
centre
of
Hanover.
From
Norway
to
Italy
ROME
German
troops
are
said,
to
have
been
sent
to
Italy
from
Norway.
According
to
Naii
prisoners,
the
new
enemy
forces
have
been
ordered
by
Hitler
to
hold
the
Reno
River
line
near
the
Adriatic
at
all
costs.
Lnemy
resistance
has
stiffened
considerably
along
the.
Reno
River.
Quite
Simple-
YanksCome
-Japs
Run
ON
HE
LINO
A
YEN
BEACHHEAD,
Jan.
11
O
C.
Vatcs
McOanlel,
Associated
Press
,War
Correspondent,
reported
yesterday'
that'
a
grinning
Filipino
lad
explained
why
the
Americans
landed
on
Luzon
without
opposition.
The
Filipino
said:
"Last
night
Jans
hear
Americans
coming
a
statement
to
the
press
today.
I
This
morning
they
all
run
away."
The
minister
advised
Vancouver
citizens
to
request
the
workers
to
return
to
their
Jobs
and
recede
from
an
"Illegal
position."
The
federal
cabinet
has
been
considering
the
west
coast
street
car
strike
situation.
Schools
Closed
VANCOUVER.
Jan.
11
0
Seventeen
Vancouver
city
schools
have
been
closed
because
teachers
are
unable
to
find
transportation
to.
their
classrooms
owing
to
the
street
car
strike.
i
MOYNE
MURDER
IS
ADMITTED
CAIRO,
Jan.
11
0
Two
young
Palestine
Nationalists
pleaded
guilty
before
a
military
court
Wednesday
to
charges
of
murder
in
connection
with
the
assassination
of
Lord
Moyne,
British
minister
of
state
resident
In
the
Middle
East,
In
Cairo
In
IMPORTANCE
OF
EDUCATION
IS
STRESSED
BY
MINISTER;
WOULD
IMPROVE
CONDITIONS
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
11
(CP)
In
an
address
over
the
Canadian
Broadcasting
Corporation's
provincial
network,
Hon.
H.
G.
Perry,
minister
of
education,
last
night
stressed
the
importance
of
improving
the
lot
of
teachers
and
pupils,
particularly
in
rural
areas.
A
keener
interest
was
now
taken
by
eveyone
in
education
ana
tne
part
that
learning
takes
in
the
affairs
of
the
country.
The
British
Columbia
Post-War
Rehabilitation
Council,
of
which
he
was
chairman,
had
reported
on
future
requirements
of
advancing
the
educational
program
and
had
made
recommendations
which
were
being
adopted
wholly
or
In
part.
Others
were
under
consideration.
One
of
the
results
of
the
war
has
been
a
quickening
of
public
Interest
In
the
value
of
education,
Mr.
Perry
said
In
his
half-hour
address
broadcast
from
Vancouver
and
In
w,hlch
he
outlined
the
accomplishments
and
aims
of
his
department.
consequently,
take
the
problems
of
proper
education
with
growing
seriousness,
he
declared.
The
Canadian
constitution
has
placed
responsibility
for
education
on
the
provinces
but
a
strong
"body
of
opinion
is
urging
that
the
Federal
government
assume
some
part
of
this
responsibility,
Mr.
Terry
said.
Evidence
of
a
trend
in
that
direction
by
the
federal
government
is
the
fact
that
It
has
already
taken
over
certain
lines
of
education,
notably
the
training
of
returned
soldiers.
Financing
Education
Without
making
direct
reference
to
current
agitation
favoring
a
decrease
in
the
financial
burden
Imposed
on
municipalities
by
rising
costs
of
education,
Mr.
Perry
said
that
"until
we
achieve
an
adequate
system
of
distributing
the
cost
of
education,
no
satisfactory
method
of
revision
to
the
present
system
(Continued
on
Page
4)
TERMS
FOR
ARMISTICE
leftists
Want
to
Know
What
Tliey
Arc
I'lastiras
Staying
On.
Until
Election
AGREEMENT
NEAR
ATHENS,
Jan.
11
(CP)
British
headquarters
in
Athens
announced
today
that,
after
nine,
hours
of
discussion,-
Brit
ish
authorities
and
left-wing
leaders
have
reached
a
large
measure
of
agreement
for
terms
for
a
cease-fire
order.
The
conferences
were
begun
in
Athens
yesterday
while
sporadic
fighting
continued
some
miles
outside
of
the
capital.
The
Greek
Socialist
party
lias
denounced
iUifiUL.
,
A.S.
rebellion.
'
r
V?
ff
-
!
ATHENS,
Jan.
11
tf
Mure
Greek
leftist
representatives
arrived
yesterday
at
British
headquarters
to
discuss
new
armistice
terms.
The
original
terms
were
annulled
Sunday
and
the
leftists
wish
to
know
the
new
terms.
Premier
Plastiras
of
Greece
yesterday
promised
his
people
a
general
election
at
the
earliest
possible
moment
to
name
a
new
assembly
and
decide
the
question
of
permanent
government.
Plastiras
said
his
government
will
carry
on
until
free
elections,
can
be
held.
'
)
DEVENISH
CUP
IS
PRESENTED
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipyard
winner
of
the
Seventh
Victory
Loan
railway
lnter-dl-vlslon
competition
for
the
highest
Victory
Bond
purchases-received
its
reward
at
4:15
tills
afternoon
with
the
presentation
of
the
Dcvenlsh
Cup
by
the
j
.donor.
W.
R.
Devenlsh,
vice-president
Canadian
National
Railways,
western
lines.
The
Dcvenlsh
cup
comes
up
for
competition
during
every
Victory
Loan
campaign
and
Is
awarded
to
the
railway
division
having
the
highest
sales
record.
Basis
of
Uic
award
Is
the
per
centage
of
purchases
in
their
relation
to
quota
and
the
number
of
purchasers.
In
the
Seventh
Victory
loan
campaign
last
October,
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
topped
the
13
western
divisions.
.Today.
Mr.
Dcvenlsh
presented
the
cup
to
T.
J.
Boulter,
Victory
Loan
campaign
manager,
before
a
large
number
of
yard
employees.
Mr.
Devenlsh
arrived
in
the
city
by
tln
last
night
accompanied
by
W.
T.
Moodle,
general
superintendent,
Vancouver.
They
will
proceed
to
Vancouver
tomorrow
night.
Bruce
Bore-ham,
C.N.R.
publicity
department
Is
with
the
party.
COLD
WEATHER
GAS
SHORTAGE
Serious
Situations
Threatened
at
London,
Woodstock,
Brant-ford
and
St.
Thomas,
Ontario
LONDON,
Jan.
11
Threat
ened
shut-off
of
natural
gas
ser
vice
to
24,000
consumers
in
the
London
area
became
acute
yesterday
following
a
drop
In
tem
perature
during
the
night.
Only
hope
of
relieving
the
situation
came
from
the
Dominion
meteorological
bureau
which
predicted
slightly
higher
tempera
ture.
The
threatened
shut-off
wras
caused
by
gas
shortage.
A
serious
tltuatlon
also
was
reported
from
other
western
Ontario
cities
such
as
Woodstock,
Brant-
ford
and
St.
Thomas.
Nazis
Collapsing
Battle
For
Hungary
Is
Near
y
Over
Budapest
Three-Quarters
in
Red
Hands
Puppet
Soldiers
Bolting
MOSCOW,
Jan.
It
0
The
battle
for
Hungary
entered
what
appeared
to
be
the
final
stage
today
with
the
Germans
making
an
all-out
effort
to
reach
the
collapsing
garrison
In
Budapest
before
being
outflanked
by
the
westward
Russian
advance
north
of
the
Danube.
From
outside,
Budapest,
Uiree
quarters
of
which
is
now
in
Russian
hands,
a
Red
Star
correspondent
reported
that
Hungarian
soldiers
have
bolted
and
surrendered
in
such
great
numbers
that
the
Ocrmans
Have
broken
up
all
Hungarian
units
and
attached
them
In
company
numbers
,to
German
regiments.
ARRANGING
HOME
LEAVES
OTTAWA
Army
officials
announced
in
Ottawa
yesterday
that
Canadian
Army
commanders
in
the
field
are
allowed
to
decide
what
system
should
be
followed
in
electing
men
sent
home
for
leave.
The
plan
for
choosing,
meii
.
from
(he
Itlian
theatre
has
been
;chahgfa
IfrjM)
tile
.ofliirmlt
scllemll
WhkjUveJt
lntft
e.H?
feet
bf
fore
Cbjkdmas..
.
TRAINING
OFFICER'S
BRISBANE,
Australia
Canadian
and
British
officers
are
receiving
instruction
at
a
new
Australian
Army
staff
school
at
Cabarlah,
queenslaud.
This
is
the
outcome
of
a
decision
aimed
at
the
exchange
of
British,
Canadian
and
Australian
officers
with
the
object
of
establishing
an
Empire
.
standard
of
office.
COULD
END
STRIKE
VANCOUVER
The
publicity
committee
of
the
Street
Rail-waymen's
Union
said
yesterday
that
the
striking
men
would
go
back
to
work
immediately
if
the
B.C.
Electric
would
grant
wage
increases
of
12Vc
to
SDUc
per
hour.
Any
less
offer
could
go
to
the
union
for
a
vote
of
Us
members.
Meanwhile
the
street
railway
workers
In
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westminster
arc
still
on
strike
for
better
wages
and
improved
working
conditions.
BELGIAN
TOWN
DESTROYED
LONDON
It
was
announced
today
that
Allied
bombers
had,
in
error,
practically
destroyed
a
Belgian
town,
causing
a
number
of
casualties.
CALL
UP
TO
30
YEARS
WASHINGTON
All
physically
fit
American
men
up
to
30
years
are
being
called
to
the
draft
board
for
induction
Into
the
Army,
Yanks
Rolling
Forward
To
Manila;
Japs
Expected
To
Put
Up
Stiff
Fight
MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS,
Luzon,
Jan,
11
(CP)
American
tanks,
infantry,
and
mobile
guns
are
rolling
steadily
forward
on
the
road
to
Manila
on
Luzon.
Island
but
General
MacArthur's
staff
officers
say
a
Japanese
counter-attack
can
be
expected
at
any
time
now.
Front
dispatches
sav
American
troops
nave
overrun
i
about
twenty
towns
and
yillages,
including
the
city
of
Llngayen,
and
are
les
than
two
miles
from
Port
SauL
The
Americans
have
seized
the
Llngayen
airfield
and
Allied
fighter
planes
are
expected
to
start
using
the
field
shortly.
Meanwhile,
scores
of
thousands
of
troops
and
hundreds
of
thousands
of
tons
of
equipment
are
pouring
ashore
on
the
Llngayen
beaches
as
MacArthur
builds
up
strength
for
a
decisive
battle.
The
crucial
infantry
and
tank
battle,
.
expected
to
be
the
biggest
of
the
Pacific
war,
may
take
place
at
some
point
on
the
central
Luzon
plains.
The
Japanese
commander,
Yama
shlta.
Is
known
to
be
rushing
up
troops
from
the
south
in
a
frantic
attempt
to
meet
the
American
threat
which
has
now
moved
15
to
20
miles
inland.
BLUE
LINE
BUS
DRIVERS
SIGNED
At
Least
One
Transport
Company
Averts
Trouble
With
Drivers
VICTORIA,
Jan.
11
Oill.
L.
Sangster,
president
of
the
Blue
Line
Transit
Co.,
has
signed
an
agreement
with
Vancouver
Island
drivers,
union,
Division
234j-
EoUiprhoodviOii-
Rajlwy
Employees,
and
other
.transport
workers,
A.
II.
Hart,,
union
local
president
announced.
Sangster
made
joint
application
with
the
union
to
the
regional,
war
labor
board
for
ratification
of
an
agreed
basic
rate
of
94c
an
hour
for
all
bus
drivers.
Bulletin
GREEK
NEGOTIATIONS
ATHENS
Negotiations
are
continuing
between
the
Greek
government
and
the
leftist
forces
for
a
settlement
of
the
civil
war.
Premier
Plastiras
has
promised
that
a
general
election
will
be
held
at
the
'earliest
possible
date.
GERMANY
BOMBED
LONDON
Fifteen
hundred
United
States
bombers
took
off
from
slippety
fields
yesterday
to
bomb
junctions
and
air
fields
back
of
the
Nazi
lines
on
the
western
front.
WOULD
GET
EXPERTS
VANCOUVER
The
Vancouver
city
council
is
in
favor
of
municipalities
concerned
employing
three
international
utilities
experts
to
investigate
advisability
of
the
B.C.
Electric
Railway
being
taken
over.
21
DIE
IN
AIR
CRASH
BUR
B
AN
K
Twenty-one
passengers,
all
service
personnel,
and
three
crew
members
were
killed
when,
transport
plane
crashed
after
failing
to
make
a
landing
here
Tuesday
night
owing
(o
poor
visibility.
WANTED
1.600,000
MEN
WASHINGTON
The
assistant
secretary
of
war
said
today
that
United
States
needs
more
persons
for
the
war
effort
000.000
for
military
service
and
700,000
for
war
work.
ITALIAN
BATTLE
LIGHT
ROME
Heavy
snow
has
reduced
fighting
across
the
Italian
front
to
minor
patrol
operations.
LABOR
JIEN
EAST
VANCOUVER
Harold
Frlt-chett
and
Gary
Culhane
left
here
today
to
attend
a
C.C.L.
convention
in
Ottawa.
Nigel
Morgan
left
for
Montreal
cn-ruute
to
London
for
the
International
Labor
Conference.
Western
Front
Nazi
Stand
In
Belgium
Von
Rundstedt
Withdrawing
With
Heavy
Losses
from
Ardennes
Sector
ONE
END
COLLAPSES
PARIS,
Jan.
11
(CP)
British
patrols
stabbed
ten
miles
into
the
collapsing
western
end
of
the
Ardennes
salient
today
and
reached
the
vicinity
of
Champion
on
the
north-south
road
between
Larochc
and
Sabit
Hubert.
The
German
radio
said
that
the
Canadians
had
launched
an
attack
against
German
positions
south
of
Nijmegen
In
Holland,
the
Germans
claiming
that
the
attacks
were
repulsed.
The
Nazis
are
still
menacing
Strasbourg
and
General'
DeGaulle
has
issued
a
warning
to
(he
Nazis
to
desist
from
mistreating
the
French
people
in
Alsace.
PARIS,
Jan.
11
05
Field
Mar-
if
shal
Von
Rundstedt
apparently
(?
Is
withdrawing
his
troops
from
advanced
positions
rn
the
Arden-
A
j.
nes
salient
hi
Belgium.
The
Ger-i
&'
man
commander
Is
taking
ad-
,.;V
orderly
withdrawal
to
prepares
i
..
positions
clore
to
the
Reich
fron-
Uer.
British
and
American
troops
have
found
some
towns
either
abandoned
or
lightly
held
as
they
pressed
In
from
the
west,
north
and
south.
The
Nazis
ad
mit
they
have
evacuated
the
town
of
Saint
Hubert,
the
south
western
anchor
of
the
salient
Bui-
the
retreating
Germans
reaiot
getting
away
without
loss.
Front
dispatches
say
that
Allied
tactical
planes
flew
252
sorties
along
the
bulge
yesterday,
mauling
infantry,
tanks
and
guns.
Allied
airmen
say
the
Germans
ara
not
making
any
large
scale
movements
from
the
base
of
the
bulge.
In
fact,
they
found
con
voys
moving
"westward
from
Germany.
This
would
seem
to
Indicate
that
Von
Rundstedt
is
preparing
for
an
all-out
fight
in
Belgium.
British
Drive
Back
Small
Nazi
Patrol
ROME,
Jan.
11
05
British
Eighth
Army
troops
have
driven
a
ju-man
Nazi
comoai
pairoi
back
from
the
south
bank
of
the
Reno
River
along
which
the
Germans
have
dug
In
for
a
stand
at
the
extreme
end
of
the
Italian
battlefront,
Allied
headquarters
said
yesterday.
IS
DEATH
FOR
JAPS
Vancouver
Airman
is
Going
Strong
In
Burmese
Campaign
Credited
with
Five-and-a-Half
Kills
AKYAB,,
Burma,
Jan.
11
ffl
A
Canadian
airman,
Squadron
Leader
R.
W.
Day
of
Vancouver,
scored
two
klllls
as
his
R.A.P.
Spitfire
squadron
destroyed
five
of
six
Japanese
flghter-bom'bers
attempting
to
attack
Akyab
harbor
Tuesday.
Day,
who
was
previously
credited
with
three-and-a-half
enemy
aircraft,
was
the
first
to
overtake
the
enemy
planes
which
fled
when
the
Spltfirc3
appeared.
He
shot
one
down
In
flames
and
hit
another
the
pilot
of
which
parachuted
to
the
ground.
The
carat,
used
for
centuries
to
express
the
weight
of
gems
Is
now
standardized
at
two-flfth3
of
a
.gram.
I
1.