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XXXIV,
No.
18
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
MONDAY,
JANUARY
22,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
USSIAN
OFFENSIVE
UNCHECKED
iad
To
Berlin
Is
Shortened
5
Miles;
Military
Shrine
Has
en
Captured
In
East
Prussia
hannenberg,
Heart
of
Prussian
Soldiery
and
Tomb
of
Hindenburg,
Falls
Nazis
May
Try
to
Save
Silesia
10SC0W,
Jan.
22
(CP)
The
great
Russian
han
entered
its
tenth
day
in
a
blazing
demon-ion
of
military
might.
Advancing
unchecked
huh
crumbling
German
defense
lines,
Red
Army
y
and
infantry
have
driven
into
industrial
Silesia
if)
miles
and
into
East
Prussia
a
distance
of
Mi
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up
bsentees
urts
Reing
Takrn
by
jury
and
Police
Authorities
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Jan.
22
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to
round
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to
be
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all
civilian
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in
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of
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handling
mofll
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under
command
of
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O.
T(omh.f
mnrrhoH
to
motorized
equipment,
arm-aircraft
and
machine
were
was
a
demonstration
tor:
almlne
and
machine
ring.
Omental
band
nar.
;cd
in
the
parade
and
at
the
Cnnrt.
Ifnusn
CIS
n.K...
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niiriH
11
gi
ncrnniiQ
gathered,
c
1
Mi,
.
i
n
miles.
The
road
to
Berlin
has
,
been
shortened
by
troops
of
the
First
White
Russian
Army,
which
!
I
have
reached
the
Polish
rail
hub
of
Konln
only
195
miles
from
the
German
capital.
Today
the
gap
to
the
heart
of
the
Reich
was
reduced
to
165
miles.
In
East
Prussia,
the
Red
Army
has
dealt
the
Nazis
a
severe
prestige
blow
and
avenged
a
former
Russian
defeat.
In
capturing
Tannenbcrg,
the
Soviet
Invaders
occupied
the
shrine
city
of
Prussian
militarism
and
the
burial
place
of
Marshal
von
Hindenburg.
Thus
the
Russian?
have
wiped
out
the
stigma
of
a
Russian
defeat
at
Tannenburg
in
1914.
Meanwhile,
there
are
growing
lndlcatloat
that
the
Ocrmans
may
decide
to
abandon
East
,
Prussia
In
order
to
stem
the
Red
J
Army
drive
in
Silesia.
By
German
admission,
the
Russian
steamroller
has
moved
to
within
ten
miles
of
the
Oder
1
River,
Germany's
so-called
Eastern
Rhine.
The
Nazis
are
said
to
be
planning
a
last-ditch
fight
along
the
Oder
which
guards
the
vital
coal
and
iron
mines
and
bustling
war
plants
of
Silesia.
London
there
has
been
much
speculation
in
Allied
mill-
tary
circles
as
to
whether
the
I
Russians
can
keep
their
fast-'
striking
armored
spearheads
,
supplied.
A
Nazi
radio
commentator,
Karl
Bluccher,
says
that
Soviet
infantry
divisions
and
supplies
are
following
In
the
wake
of
the
Russian
armored
spearheads.
He
indicated
that
there
has
been
1
I
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Y,
nvinM
T5
.
1
!
aerial
war
against
Japan
and
Germany,
received
a
tumultuous
ovation
from
20,000
persons
gathered
at
the
airport
yesterday
In
conjunction
with
the
concluding
ceremony
of
"Boeing
Family
Day."
The
celebration
marked
the
completion
of
a
program
of
flying
boat
construction
at
the
Boeing
plant
In
Vancouver
and
the
beginning
of
work
on
centre
sections
of
B-29's.
Zj.J.j.J.
J.j.j.j..
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mm
mils
Of
WAR
NEWS
and
Daily
Happenings
The
Russian
Thirri
Armv
inu
itiptnitrrl
46
miles
inside
liast
Prussia
in
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and
burial
place
of
Paul
von
Hindenburg.
in
''a
(lencral
Zuko's
forces
are
only
27
miles
from
Breslau,
'apital
of
Silesia
and
Imnortant
steel
centre.
The
Nail
rum
The
Allies
ar
aiivannin
all
virtnrs
of
the
western
t
except
Alsace
where
the
American
Seventh
Army
has
'orccu
to
yield
another
five
miles.
The
Germans
are
I1I1IV
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rutw.
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r.rrman
Dositions
j
miiu
iiKiiivia
iv
Alacc
Sunday.
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Heavily
Hit
Allied
carrier-baseil
nlani
attarkpd
Formosa
and
the
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sunuay.
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m
own,
600
WORKING
AT
CANNERY
Record
Crew
Is
Engaged
in
Handling
Herrinc
At
Nearby
Fish
Plant
Working;
full
blast
on
canning
and
reduction
of
a
bis
run
of
herring
which
is
com-!
ing
in
from
Laredo
Sound,
Ihe
Nelson
Bros
plant
at
Port
j
Edward
near
Prince
Rupert
has
a
record
crew
of
six
hun
dred
persons
employed
and
is
looking
for
more
women.
Ihe
canning-
plant
is
putting
up
2000
cases
of
heiring
per
day
and
the
reduction
plant
is
working
at
top
capacity.
A
steady
flow
of
herring
is
being
delivered
to
the
plant
by
the
packing
vessels.
The
Nelson
Bros
cannery
at
Port
Cdward
is
also
being
used
by
the
R.C.
Packers
for
canning
of
clams,
commencing
on
this
work
this
week.
SNOWFALLS
HALT
FIGHT
1
no
it-siciiing
m
mm;
M.-W11H,
vuo-
0n
January
ju,
vir
uooseveti
sian
pressure
exerted
everywhere
1
wm
cciebnite
his
sixty-fifth
along
the
flaming
eastern
front.
1
birthday.
Millions
of
people
all
SOUTH
SEES
SUPER-FORT
VANCOUVfcR.
Jan.
22
Wt
The
largest
aircraft
ever
to
land
at
Vancouver
airport
a
B-29
Su-
the
Armory
along
McBrlde
'.now
being
used
in
pressing
the
and
Third
Avenue
to
the
":r
where
the
Personnel
over
the
world
will
Join
with
him
In
observing
this
anniversary
through
birthday
balls,
held
to
raise
funds
for
the
"March
of
Dimes."
Money
derived
from
these
parties
Is
donated
to
the
National
Foundation
for
Infantile
Paralysis
and
provides
aid
in
the
battle
against
this
deadly
disease.
Even
Patrol
Activity
On
Italian
Front
Has
Now
Been
Cut
to
Minimum
ROME,
Jan.
22
0
Snowfalls
on
already
snowbound
mountain
positions
limited
even
patrol
activity
along
the
Italian
front
today,
the
first
anniversary
of
the
historic
landing
on
Anzlo.
In
the
Adriatic
sector
an
enemy
raiding
party
penetrated
nearly
three
miles
Into
Allied
lines
northeast
of
Alphonslne
after
a
heavy
artillery
barrage
but
was
thrown
back
to
original
tions
or
fishing
nets.
These
investigations
have
been
undertaken
to
meet
the
need
of
B.C.
fishermen
who
have
long
desired
effective
preservatives
to
Increase
the
life
of
their
fishing
nets.
Research
Is
being
carried
on
at
'the
Pacific
Fisheries
Experimental
Station,
Vancouver,
In
co-operation
with
Edward
Llpsetf
Limited
and
other
Interested
firms.
.
.oil.
.
h;&
-
CTzy
i.
.
Jrf
V-BOMB
STRIKES
MAIN
CROSSROAD
IN
BELGIAN
CITY
It
can
now
be
disclosed
that
many
Belgian
civilians
were
killed
and
others
severely
injured
when
a
V-bomb
exploded
In
the
main
.crossroad
of
a
Belgian
city,
resulting
in
scenes
of
indescribable
horror.
Picture
taken
shortly
after
the
explosion
shows
injured
and
dead
lying
about
the
street.
Latest
reports
say
the
Germans
are
using
a
new
V-3
weapon
In
Belgium.
THIEVES
BLOW
SAFE
DOOR
OUT
OF
WINDOW
Western
Front
Allies
Are
Advancing
Situation
Is
Satisfactory
Everywhere
Hut
In
Alsarc
Where
Strasbourg
Is
Still
Menaced
PARIS,
Jan.
22
Ch
Allied
troops
on
the
western
front
are
fighting
the-Germans
today
over
a
deep
blanket
of
snow
which
covers
the
battlefields
from
Holland
to
the
Alsatian
Rhlncland.
Despite
weather
conditions,
American
Third
Army
troops
have
scored
advances
ud
to
five
I
miles.
The
Americans
are
re
treating
through
Viandcn
on
to
the
Sigfried
Line.
The
Third
Army
drive
has
swept
a
third
of
the
way
across
northern
Luxembourg
and
has
liberated
a
dozen
or
more
villages
In
Luxembourg
and
Belglaum.
At
the
same
time,
the
Ameri
can
First
Army
has
closed
In
from
the
north
and
west
to
with
in
three
miles
of
the
road
June-:
tion
of
Saint
Vlth.
Further
north
the
British
Second
Army
has
battled
two
miles
deeper
Into
the
German
Rocr-Maas
River
salient
above
Aachen.
The
British
troops
have
repelled
strong
Nazi
counter-attacks
in
this
sector.
British
troops
of
the
Canadian
First
Army
have
driven
German
paratroops
out
of
Zet-ten,
eight
miles
northwest
of
Nljmegen,
after
three
days
of
savage
fighting.
The
enemy
was
forced
to
withdraw
to
a
canal
one
mile
north
of
Zettcn.
The
action
began
with
an
enemy
assault
on
Thursday
and
the
British
troops
counter-attacked
Saturday
to
push
the
enemy
back
to
and
slightly
be
yond
the
starting
point
of
the
thrust.
Latest
word
on
the
area
around
Zetten
says
that
sector
Is
quiet.
Strasbourg-
Is
Still
Menaced
The
French
First
Army
has
gained
up
to
three
miles
in
a
new
offensive
aimed
at
the
Ger
mans
south
of
imperilled
Farther
north,
the
American
positions
by
BrlUsh
Eighth
SeVenth
Army
Is
regrouping
its
Army
troops.
PRESERVING
OF
FISHING
NETS
The
British
Columbia
Industrial
and
Scientific
Research
Council
announces
the
appointment
of
B.
Farrar
as
research
chemist
to
carry
on
investiga
forces
for
new
attacks
after
a
recent
set-back.
The
Americans
fell
back
some
five
miles
when
strong
German
tank
forces
attacked
north
of
Strasbourg.
The
Nazis
managed
to
reach
the
town
of
Weyershclm,
six
miles
west
of
the
Rhine
and
nine
miles
north
of
Strasbourg.
The
German
threat
to
Strasbourg
has
not
yet
ben
lifted,
although
the
new
French
attacks
have
lessened
the
danger
The
enemy
is
continuing
to
send
more
troops
and
tanks
across
the
Rhine
north
of
Strasbourg
In
order
to
exploit
the
live-mile
break
In
American
lines.
CAPACIOUS
MOUTH
A
pelican
can
hold
more
food
In
Its
mouth
than
In
Its
stomach.
f?ir
ttlicl
fa
Pii-Llnir
riimn-itiv
windws-
Wcs
and
equip
!
'mtce
Office
-
No
Money
Is
Taken
Q
So
violent
was
a
charge
of
Explosives
used
by
safecrackers
who
attempted
to
blow
open
the
safe
In
the
office
of
Burns
ana
UNION
IS
SELECTED
Company,
Cow
Bay,
early
this
I
Its
outer
surface
was
found
attack.
morning
that
It
sent
a
portion
lying
on
the
ground
30
feet
from
of
the
steel
safe
door
flying
the
building
where
It
had
been
30
feet
through
a
window
and
blown
by
the
violence
of
the
created
havoc
to
fixtures
in
the
blast.
office
of
the
meat
and
wholesale
company.
:
No
money
was
taken
by
the
Cracksmen
who
failed
to
open
the
Inner
door
of
the
safe
and
diner
and
McLeod
Investigated,
inches.
The
office
where
the
safe
stood
BURMA
'ROAD
OPEN
CHUNGKING
In
southeast
Asia,
Chinese
troops
have
recaptured
the
town
of
Wanting
on
the
Burma
Road.
That
victory
removes
the
last
major
obstacle
to
the
ie-opening
of
the
Burma
Road
life-line
to
China.
ADVANCES
IN
MANILA
MacARTIIUR
S
HEADQUARTERS
General
MacArthur
has
announced
the
capture
of
the
town
of
Tarlac
with
its
two
adjacent
airdromes
on
the
Island
)f
Luzon
in
the
Philippines.
This
advance
puts
the
Americans
only
65
airlines
miles
from
Manila
and
only
22
miles
from
the
airdrome
at
Clark
Field.
YUGASLAV
GOVT
QUITS
LONDON
The
empire
government
of
Yugoslavia
is
reported
to
have
resigned.
ESCAPED
FROM
JAIL
VANCOUVER
Two
prisoners
escaped
from
the
city
jail
last
night
by
sawing
window
bars
and
lowering
themselves
to
the
street
below
by
use
of
blankets.
COASTAL
SHIP
LOST
LONDON
Announcement
was
made
today
of
the
torpedoing
and
sinking
in
the
Mediterranean
August
17,
1912
of
the
former
popular
British
Columbia
coastal
steamer
Princess
Marguerite.
MORE
SOLDIERS
RETURN
HALIFAX
Another
large
contingent
of
Canadian
service
men
invalided
home
from
Britain
and
the
fighting
fronts
arrived
in
Halifax
this
morning
on
the
hospital
ship
Lady
Nelson.
There
arc
more
than
500
service
men
on
board
the
vessel,
R.
E.
Moore,
local
manager
of
Burns
and
Company,
commented
ruefully
on
the
condition
of
his
office
this,
morning.
"They
didn't'
get
any
money
Iwcc.
apparently,
either
fright-
bt
they
certainly
did
a
good
tued
-
oil-
by
theu
proa't
of"
the
explosion
of
the
appearance
of
two
city
constables
a
short
time
later.
Constables
W.
C.
Gardiner
and
M.
H.
McLeod
discovered
the
attempted
burglary
while
on
patrol
at
3:15
this
morning.
Seeing
the
rear
door
of
the
building
open,
Constable
Gar
iob:of
iwrjjpkin.th?'
.place
TJey
not
only
rtifnecf
the
safe,
toot
It
looks
as
if
we
will
have
to
get
a
new
comptometer."
Local
Temperature
Maximum
43
Minimum
34
Rainfall
for
the
24-hour
period
ending
at
midnight
was
.02
presented
a.
confused
scene
of
The
oct'pupus
always
tries
to
upset
furniture
and
smashed
devour
itself
when
captured.
GOV'T
AGENT
DIES
VANCOUVER
Louis
James
Fife,
government
agent
at
Lilloet
and
formerly
at
Kam-loops
and
Barkerville,
died
at
military
hospital
here.
GERMANY
RAIDED
LONDON
American
bombers
from
Britain
braved
winter
gales
over
the
continent
and
bombed
targets
inside
Germany
today.
The
raid
followed
an
overnight
attack
by
Royal
AU
Force
bombers
on
Kassel
pear
Hanover.
One
plane
is
missing
from
the
Kassel
raid.
DEPUTY
MINISTER
DIES
TORONTO
Ontario's
Deputy
Minister
or
Health,
Dr.
B.
T.
McGhie,
died
Saturday
at
Al-dershot,
near
Hamilton,
Ontario.
Dr.
McGhie,
a
graduate
of
Queen's
University,
was
appointed
deputy
minister
of
health
in
1935
and
four
years
later
was
responsible
for
organizing
the
Ontario
Mental
Health
Service.
NORWEGIANS
GOING
OVER
TORONTO
Former
Mayor
George
Tauter
of
Gravenhurst
says
the
entire
Norwegian
Air
Force
stationed
in
Canada
will
soon
leave
for
Britain,
ranter
plans
to
ask
the
Dominion
government
to
sell
or
give
to
Norway
300
acres
of
the
Norwegian
camp
near
Gravenhurst.
The
territory
would
be
extra
territorial
ground.
Ownership
of
the
property
now
is
listed
in
the
name
of
one
of
the
officers
of
Little
Norway.
,
WALLACE
APPOINTED
WASHINGTON
Henry
Wallace,
whose
term
as
vice-president
ended
yesterday,
has
been
named
secretary
of
commerce,
replacing
Jesse
Jones.
Park
Steamship
Co.
Favors
Deepsea
and
Inland
Boatmen's
Union
VANCOUVER,
Jan.
22
dew
members
of
62
Park
Steamship
Co.
vessels
have
voted
in
favor
of
the
Deepsea
and
Inland
Boat
men's
Union
as
bargaining
agency,
J.
M.
Smith,,
Pacific
representative
of
the
union,
repprt-
ed.
The
vote
was
813
for
Deepsea
and
415
for
the
British
Columbia
Seamen's
Union.
The
balloting
started
In
July.
The
result
will
toe
sent
to
the
War
Labor
Board
for
certification.
Both
unions
are
identified
with
the
American
Federation
of
Labor.
SOLDIER
SENATOR
IS
DEAD
Reich
Is
In
Panic
EDMONTON,
Jan.
22
CK
Fam-
man
commentator
said,'
Ger-
ous
soldier
and
long
prominent
In
public
life.
Senator
W.
A.
Grles-
mcnt
were
strewn
about,
and
bach
died
suddenly
at
his
home
the
outer
door
of
the
safe
was
here
yesterday
at
the
age
of
67
blown
off.
Part'
of
the
heavy
years.
He
had
been
In
failing
door
was
found
In
the
of
fice,
!
health
for
several
months
and
but
the
steel
plate
which
forms
succumbed
In
the
end
to
a
heart
Major-General
in
command
of
the
First
Canadian
Infantry
Bri
gade
In
the
last
war
and
former
inspector-general
of
the
Canadian
Army
in
western
Canada,
Grlesbach
was
a
barrister
In
civil
life
and
was
mayor
of
Edmonton
In
190T.
He
was
a
Conservative
and
at
one
time
sat
for
Edmon
ton
In
Parliament.
CLASSED
AS
DESERTERS
This
Expected
to
bt
Next
Move
In
Case
of
If.
D.'s
Absent
Without
Leave
OTTAWA,
Jan.
22
(Ji
It
is
expected
here
that
many
Home
Defence
troops
who
have
been
absent
without
leave
since
being
granted
overseas
embarkation
leaves
will
forthwith
be
classed
as
deserters,
having
now
been
at
least
more
than
21
days
absent
which
constitutes
desertion.
The
punishment
for
absenteeism
might
range
from
brief
detention
and
stoppage
of
pay
to
life
Imprisonment.
Lieut.
General
A.
G.
L.
Mc-
Naughton,
minister
of
national
defence,
In
announcing
on
Sat
disclosed
that
6300
men
destined
for
similar
service
were
absent
without
leave
In
Canada
and
would
be
classed
as
deserters
af
ter
they
had
been
at
large
a
total
of
,21
days.
He
said
that
the
troop
movement
began
Christmas
week
but
there
was
no
Indication
as
to
from
what
day
the
21-day
count
would
be
made.
The
general
said
then
that
the
majority
of
the
men
absent
were
not
in
the
deserter
class
yet.
The
Impression
was
that
many
would
start
being
classed
as
deserters
after
Sunday
based
on
the
assumption
that
leaves
generally
were
up
about
January
1.
General
McNaughton's
statement
followed
reports
and
rumors
from
various
parts
of
Canada
on
mass
absenteeism
which
say
censorship
authorities
permit
the
publication
of
hitherto
secret
directive
confirming
that
sub
stantial
numbers
of
drafteei
were
overdue
from
embarkation
leave.
The
official
confirmation
that
substantial
numbers
of
men
in
Canada's
Home
Defence
Army
were
overdue
from
embarkation
leave
prior
to
going
overseas
came
in
the
form
of
the
censor-directive.
Reports
from
Quebec,
Calgary,
Reglna
and
Montreal
made
it
appear
that
the
number
ranged
from
1500
to
2000.
Pacific
Command
headquarters
In
Vancouver
said
that
about
20
percent
of
British
Columbia
members
of
Home
Defence
units
stationed
In
British
Columbia
until
last
December
when
they
moved
east
failed
to
report
lor
duty.
Hysteria
Increases
As
Soviet
Threat
Grows
LONDON,
Jan.
22
(CP)
Unmistakable
signs
of
hysteria
inside
the
Reich
came
from
German
broad-casts
today
as
the
mighty
Russian
armies,
striking
through
Silesia,
drove
to
a
point
approximately
165
miles
distant
or
well
within
six
hours
by
fast
express
from
Berlin.
The
Nazis
themselves.
In
home
broadcasts,
did
not
ftry
to
conceal
that
"power
of
the
greatest
peril
to
the
Fatherland
has
struck"
and
admitted
for
the
first
time
that
Berlin
Itself
is
threatened
by
the
Russian
offensive.
Indicating
confusion
caused
by
the
ranid
Red
advancp
a
r.r
?.ian
listeners,
I
cannot
tell
you
where
the
front
runs,
where
our
reserves
are
or
where
the
volks-
turn
are
thrown
in."
The
commentator's
descrip
tion
of
scenes
inside
Berlin
In
dicated
that
rumors
were
sweep
ing
the
capital
ana
Hysteria
was
growing.
An
unconfirmed
Swiss
report
said
that
Berlin
was
being
evacuated.
LOCOMOTIVE
DISCHARGED
Secret'
Engine
Was
t&dieYo
on
Armored
Train
MONTREAL,
Jan,
22
One
ol
the
best
known
diesel
locomotives
In
Canada
the
9000
of
the
Canadian
National
Railways
has
just
been
discharged
from
military
service.
On
the
secret
list
since
shortly
after
the
start
of
the
war,
the
9000
had
been
completely;
remodelled
In
the
railway's
Transcona
shops,
near
Winnipeg,
to
lurnlsh
the
power
for
an
armored
train.
These
shops
also
converted
four
all-steel
CJJi.
flat
cars
and
three
all-steel
box
cars
for
this
train
which
was
used
In
British
Columbia
until
the
Japanese
Invasion
menace
disappeared.
The
locomotive
and
cars
looked
alike
making
It
difficult
for
the
enemy
to
pick
out
the
engine
in
case
of
an
attack.
At
present
the
9000
is
in
the
C.N.R.
shops
here
having
its
ar-
urday
the
arrival
in
Britain
of
mor
plate
removed
and
other
8300
Home
Defence
troops,
also,
changes
effected
to
fit
it
for
passenger
service.
All
01
tne
cars
have
been
stripped
of
their
war
dress
and
are
back
in
regular
freight
service.
The
Canadian
National
Rail-was
pioneered
the
development
of
diesel
power
for
railway
service
In
Canada.
This
was
in
June,
1925,
when
It
introduced
the
first
oil-electric
rail
car.
By
the
end
of
1928
the
9000,
which
was
Canada's
first
diesel
locomotive,
made
its
appearance.
This
twin
unit
was
then
the
largest
and
most
powerful
locomotive
of
its
glnd
In
the
world.
From
then
until
the
outbreak
of
war
the
9000
had
been
on
various
passenger
and
freight
service
runs.
When
the
9000
went
Into
war
service
only
one
unit
was
remodelled.
Its
12
cylinder
enpine
was
replaced
with
a
new
V-type,
two
cycle,
16-cyllnder
engine.
Railway
officials
are
confident
that
this
single
unit
will
develop
sufficient
power
to
handle
a
medium
sized
train.
"Smoky"
Smith
h
Legion
President
VANDERHOOF,
Jan.
22
Private
"Smoky"
Smith
of
New
Westminster
has
been
elected
honorary
president
of
the
Oniln-lca
branch
of
the
Canadian
Legion
In
place
of
Lieut.
Gerj.
A.
O.
L.
McNaughton.
Robert
Howe
Is
president.
The
giraffe
can
live
longer
than
a
camel
on
a
desert
without
water,
run
faster
than
a
horse,
Is
voiceless.