by
the
American
At
the
same
time,
Canadian
forces
to
M
in.i.i.f
...
rn
Liiii'abviiiiiK
til
n
to
resist
also
on
the
American
front
The
Third
re
LU41I
ili-nuj
r
.
I
nSt.
n
...
1
rtlon
in
Keen
as
an
the
Reich
and
the
navarian
Alps.
is
no
indication
mi
nnrt
rn
p
nr
inc
n
riiu'ruLii
iviiiiv.
lans
at
tnc
norui-
hc
AUicd
line
sUll
;
under
a
news
it
Is
known
that
janva
nrr.
inr
nriu
now
paying
off
uiuvai
01
Liiuir
v
"
'
A
-V.
-
we
Hague
area,
iltfs
which
were
Canadian
armored
northward
In
the
Pilsf
rt
Tl
cent
TJ
vnr
runs
north
to
tnc
This
advance
Is
along
by
a
bridge
ic
built
by
the
Royal
DCCn
disrlnspf!
that
""-Villi
a
LU
1UUIIIU
IZING
OF
I
I
MAN
April
3
Dc-
w,
supervisory
per-
labur
"
-
WV1U1II
LONDON,
April
3
Q
Hope
that
Britain's
lonu
months
of
V-toomb
terror
have
ended
sprang
up
In
London
today.
An
official
announcement
said
that
no
vengeance
weapons
have
landed
In
England
since
last
Thursday
night
and
additional
reports
pouiea
In
of
German
troop
withdrawals
from
northern
Holland,
the
location
of
the
V-bomb
launching
sites.
It
was
also
considered
significant
that
the
period
between
dawn
Friday
and
dawn
Saturday
was
the
first
raidlcss
24
hours
since
February
26.
policceIreceTve
registration
FORMS
FOR
GUNS
Receipt
by
the
city
police
of
firearms
registration
forms
Is
the
signal
for
the
owners
of
all
revolvers
to
rc-rcglstcr
their
weapons
as
prcscrrbid
by
law.
The
registration
requirements
do
not
apply
to
rlfjcs.
According
to
federal
law
all
pistols
and
re
volvers
must
be
registered
every
five
years.
The
last
registration
period
was
in
1939
and
should
have
occurred
again
last
year
but
was
extended
one
year.
TRIED
TO
SAVE
HOME-LOST
LIFE
VANCOUVER,
April
3
Q
Verdict
of
accidental
death
has
been
returned
by
coroner's
jury
which
investigated
the
death
of
Michael
Krupp,
25-year
old
war
veteran,
who
was
electrouctcd
when
he
picked
up
an
electric
light
line
which
had
fallen
down
j
In
front
of
his
home
during
the
I
big
storm
here
Saturday
morn
ing.
Krupp
had
thought
to
prevent
the
sparking
wire
from
set
ting
the
home
on
fire.
The
wind.
reached
a
velocity
of
72
miles
an
hour
and
subsided
shortly
after
daybreak.
GERMANY
IS
UNDER
FIRE
Forty-rishl
0ur
Respite
hi
Itnmbing
Raids
is
Cnrird
LONDON,
April
3
fi
Allied
bombers
have
ended
a
48-hour
lull
In
their
record-breaking
offensive
against
Germany.
Sweeping
out
from
Britain
after
dusk,
mosquito
bombers
resumed
the
assault
with
stabs
at
Berlin
and
Magdeburg.
The
speedy
plywood
aircraft
concentrated
on
Magdeburg
where
oil
Installations
feeding
the
crumbling
German
armies
arc
located.
The
city
Is
70
miles
southwest
of
the
Nazi
capital.
The
overnight
raids
were
carried
out
despite
bad
weather.
Was
Noted
Churchman
BISHOP
RIX,
DEAN
OF
NORTHERN
CLERGY
AND
NATIONALLY
KNOWN
CHURCHMAN,
DEAD
AT
AGE
OF
80
-
Dean
of
the
Protfstarit
clergy
of
Northern
Brit
ish
Columbia
and
a
church
leader
of
national
promi-
,
ri
Al
1
T:..
T
T
IIMinn
nence,
ut.
ucv.
ueorgu
2viu.uuuur
u.u.,
of
the
Anglican
diocese
of
Caledonia
since
1928,
passed
away
yesterday
afternoon
at
Bishop's
Lodge,
Fourth
Avenue
West.
He
had
been
in
failing
health
for
some
time
and
his
end
was
undoubtedly
hastened
by
the
stress
of
the
long
Illness
and
death
two
months
ago
of
his
wife.
However,
he
had
been
able
to
be
about
until
about
three
weeks
ago
since
which
time
his
and
from
there
came
In
1913
to
Prince
Rupert
to
become
rector
of
St.
Andrew's.
His
capabilities
were
soon
recognized
by
the
late
Archbishop
p.
H.
DuVcrnct
and
he
wus
condition
became
rapidly
worse.
'dc
canon
jn
igu
and
arch-
Thc
diocese
of
Caledonia
en-1
dcac011
jn
1922.
Before
the
death
compasses
more
than
half
the
of
Archbishop
DuVernct
he
bc-arca
of
the
province
of
British
jcamc
administrator
of
the
Columbia
and
Bisliop
Hix
was
diocese
in
1924
and
it
was
logical
known
to
and
highly
esteemed
tnat
1C
should
have
been
elected
by
all
the
people
of
lis
vast
ex-.
pan.se.
Genial
and
broadmlndcd
in
his
Christian
bcllcrs,
nis
nst
of
friends
transcended
far
beyond
denominational
boundar
ies.
His
passing
will
be
ticepiy
regretted
by
thousands
of
friends
in
cities
and
towns
and
the
frontier
settlements
and
country
sides.
A
diligent
financial
campaigner
as
well
as
ecclesiastical
administrator,
Bishop
Rlx
travelled
widely
not
only
within
the
ship
the
diocese
made
great
strides
both
in
the
dissemina
tion
of
the
Gospel
and
in
fin
anclal
well-being.
Always
Interested
in
military
affairs,
Bishop
Rlx
was
one
of
the
first
three
chaplains
to
be
Ulocesc
out
aoroaa.
w
v.,,
nnnnlnird
.
occe.slon
he
made
a
trip
to
Brit-
Jllla
TJ)al
w.
c
wiin
national
war
nln
to
raise
funds
for
the
mis
Bishop
In
1928.
The
same
year
the
Doctor
of
Divinity
degree
was
conferred
by
Toronto
University.
Since
then
he
had
carried
on
his
arduous
adminis
trative
duties
with
success
and
distinction.
Under
his
leader
'uais
to
lnnnrli
ll.K
clim.irv
fllncPNP.
He
also
Visited
.
.
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j.-.v,.
r
,
UV.
UilliUlU.
IU
WHO
(HI
ii
ivy
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n.
Vs.
who
heads
the
'Inri.
f
.
11
the
province,
toid
fs
U
was
Ihc
duty
of
1
woman
to
do
the
"Prove
the
excellent
mi.-
m&k
cam
a
total
of
$165,750
or
over
the
oblecl'lvfi
wj
tfllJ
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hi
Oil
11m
ivivf.n
"f
$140.74,
,
wiv;
vuuaumn
Na-
r-Ps
and
the
Prince
LnJCk
nnrl
ul.l
U-N.H.
subsidiary
wparatc
lit
-o-i
'jwves.
The
ellipses
subscribed
an
185.M
in
the
iicventh
7
1,..
.
""
nupiiy
uonat-venlsh,
rc8lon,
in
comnell-
wns
rrom
the
head
10
ll.o
T
In
".Pointed
out
that
-"
lUr
l
IP
,r
itli
nr.,
l.
...
uc
jooked
unon
PAn
nl.
t.
'rr"
"utrauier
as
which
every
worker
mi
i
.
txceea
by
.
.:
arv
Important
occasions,
nc
was
prominently
Identified
with
all
movements
for
the
public
good
and
was
particularly
active
In
patriotic
cflorUs.
He
was
u
stuiniph
Imncrialist
and,
ut
the
same
time,
was
uctive
in
his
advocacy
of
the
rights
and
interests
of
the
common
people.
The
Bishop,
had
he
lived
until
September
3
next,
would
have
been
eighty
years
of
age.
He
was
born
at
Barrlc,
Ontario,
the
son
of
Thomas
and
Margaret
(Dnnlon)
Rlx.
and
was
educated
at
Barrio
Collegiate,
University
of
Toronto
and
Wycliffc
College,
Toronto.
Graduating
from
Wy
cliffc
In
1893
and
ordained
minister,
his
first
Incumbency
was
of
Carrlngton
and
Bcaver-ton
In
Tiironto
diocese
from
1893
to
1897.
He
became
assist
nut
of
Ihn
Ohurcli
of
the
ItC'
demer
hi
Toronto
In
1897
and
was
dean
of
Wycliffc
College
between
1898
and
1901.
From
1902
to
1911
he
was
rector
of
'Orangcvillc
hi
Niagara.
Diocese
the
Canadian
ml-
as
the
chaplaincy
urii
ttiMTtnipiiL
of
Whlt-
lieutenant-colonel
of
the
Conference
before
tnc
ouiorcaK
.
.
.
.
n,Ualon.
having
pro
of
war.
Uiniislv
held
ranks
In
captain
Bishop
Rlx
was
a
gifted
public
an(,
major.
nc
was
awarded
the
speaker
and,
as
such,
his
ser-,vu
vices
were
much
in
demand
lor.
.
vm
(hc
i5l5U01)
was
married
to
Sadie,
daughter
of
Dr.
Donald
Gillespie
of
Toronto.
They
had
one
son,
Mnjor
a.
o.
Rlx
of
Vancouver,
who
is
at
present
in
the
city,
and
one
daughter,
Mrs.
C.
W.
(Ruth)
Brcukclman
who
lives
in
Trinidad
and
who
visited
here
last
year.
Bishop
Rlx
was
a
member
of
Tyco
Lodge,
A.U".
a.m.,
01
which
he
was,
for
many
years
chaplain.
He
was
also
a
mem
ber
of
.the
Prince
Rupert
Rotary
Club
and
the
Canadian
Club.
Photography
was
his
hobby.
Funeral
arrangements
are
hi
the
hands
of
the
B.C.
Under
takers
and
the
obsequies
will
take
nlace
al
St.
Andrew's
Cathedral
011
Thursday.
Following
the
death
of
Bishop
lllx.
Archdeacon
E.
Hod
son
of
Ocean
Fulls
will
be
udmlnis
tralor
of
the
diocese
of
Cale
donia,
pending
the
election
of
a
new
bishop.
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WERE
PART
OF
JAP
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MOVEMENT
OF
CANADIANS
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73.
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.,
TUESDAY,
APRIL
3,
1015
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Front
Rip
Apart
Will
to
Kcsist
iI.ttti
AK
Keep
On
Advance
Iv
Being
C
"!
nltll
:i
1
bi
CiimlMirLcd
rrial
onslaugnt,
ine
i
rmmr!
offensive
tiu
nn.irt.
.1
1
-
elements
or
tnc
.1
.,
Mint'i
Armv
ruiau
U
4
v.
v
may
have
reached
VII
IllUt
wv
tran
of
Hamelln.
t..
Anetlirnrrl
W
iavib
1
Lltl
Fire
Levels
Eight
Smithers
Stores
HOPE
RISES
THAT
V-BOMB
RAIDS
ENDED
PRINCE
RUPERT
MAN
GIVES
LIFE
IN
CANADIAN
DRIVE
ON
GERMANY
The
assignment
of
cleaning
a
portion
of
the
Hoch
wald
forest
of
German
troops
during
a
Canadian
ad
vance
along
the
northwest
border
of
Germany
cost
the
life
of
Pte.
Donald
Montgomery,
zi,
a
Prince
Ku
pert
man
serving
with
the
Royal
Hamilton
Light
Infantry.
Killed
in
action
on
March
2,
he
lies
buried
in
NEW
COUP
BY
EIGHTH
ARMY
Lands
Troops
(ciTnan
Lines
Adriatic
Sea
Behind
Alone
ROME,
April
3
0
-Troops
of
the
British
Eighth
Army
in
Italy
acchio
and
the
Adriatic
Sea.
The
British
troops
have
taken
more
than
200
prisoners.
Details
of
the
Eighth
Army
move
are
not
yet
available.
MANILA,
April
3
0
Captured
Japanese
documents
bearing
dates
between
last
December
23
and
February
14
strongly
sug
gest
that
wholesale
atrocities
to
civilians
in
Manila
were
the
re
suit
of
battle
orders
Issued
by
the
enemy
garrison.
The
atrocities
were
not,
the
reports
indicated,
the
work
of
isolated
groups
of
Japanese
who
took
matters
Into
their
own
handa
although
at
that
time
a
good
manybf
them
so
appeared
Included
in
the
documentary
reports
of
Japanese
slaughter
of
helpless
civilians
in
Manila's
downtown
battlefields
were
enemy
documents
and
erders
captured
by
American
soldiers.
One
order
said
"all
people
on
the
battlefield
with
the
exception
of
Japanese
military
personnel,
Japanese
civilians
and
special
construction
units
will
be
put
to
death."
FUNERAL
OF
U.S.
SOLDIER
Pfc.
Earl
Fox
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Sub-rort
of
Embarka
tion
died
at
the
station
hos
pital
last
Wednesday
night,
the
funeral
services
were
held
at
the
Post
Chapel
Saturday
afternoon
with
full
military
honors.
Fox
was
born
at
Topeka,
Kansas,
on
February
23,
1910.
He
Is
sur
vived
by
his
mother,
Mrs.
Caro
line
V.
Fox,
of
Anaheim,
Cali
fornia,
and
a
sister,
lone.
By
ROSS
MUNUO
Cunudlan
Press
War
Currespoudent
WITH
THE
CANADIANS
IN
HOLLAND,
April
3
P)
The
Second
Canadian
Division
and
the
Second
Armored
Brigade
arc
op
erating
cast
or
north
of
the
Rhine,
it
was
permitted
to
disclose
today,
but
the
general
areas
in
which
these
formations
arc
advancing
cannot
be
given
yet.
Previously
it
was
announced
that
the
Canadian
Third
Division
was
fighting
in
the
Emmerich
sector.
Baseball
Scores
Pacific
Coast
SATURDAY
Seattle
10,
San
Diego
2.
Portland
5,
Oakland
2.
Hollywood
1,
Sacramento
4.
San.
Francisco
6,
Los
Angelc3
5.
SUNDAY
Portland
10-11,
Oakland
14-8.
Seattle
4-2,
San
Diego
5-0.
Hollywood
10-4,
Sacramento
8-2.
San
Francisco
1-4,
Los
Angeles
2-1.
MONDAY
San
Francisco
3,
Los
Angeles
18.
Seattle
12,
San
Diego
1.
Portland
9,
Oakland
2.
Sacramento
9,
Hollywood
1.
a
temporary
Canadian
cemetery
near
Udern,
Germany,
his
father.
Malcolm
Montgomery,
947
First
Avenue,
has
been
advised.
The
battalion
succeeded
In
gaining
Its
objective
and
inflict
cd
heavy
lasses
on
the
enemy.
Ptc.
Montgomery
was
brought
up
in
Prince
Rupert.
He
went
through
the
city
schools
and
enlisted
here
two
years
ago.
Bom
In
Scotland,
he
came
to
have
landed
behind
the
German
!
Prince
Rupert
with
his
family
lines
between
the
Valll
Dl
Com-121
years
ago.
Ills
father
has
been
employed
at
the
dry
dock
Ptc.
Montgomery
is
the
second
member
of
his
family
to
give
his
life
lor
his
country.
An
older
brother,
John,
a
merchant
I
navy
"seaman,
perished
on
Feb
ruary'
2,
1942,
when
his
ship
was
torpedoed
on
the
Atlantic.
A
third
brother,
Roderick,
Is
serving
with
the
Canadian
army
in
Italy.
There
are
two
younger
sisters,
Ina
and
Christine,
at
home
and
Mary
in
the
south.
Terrace
Man
Is
Listed
As
Wounded
A
Terrace
man,
Spr.
William
Howard
Fisher,
has
been
in
jured
while
serving
with
the
Canadian
army
overseas.
His
name
Is
listed
in
a
Canadian
army
casualty
list.
He
was
serv
ing
with
the
Corps
of
Royal
Can
adian
Engineers.
His
father,
Frederick
Fisher,
lives'
at
Tcr
race.
A
Northern
B.C.
airman
has
been
listcd
.as,
killed,
on
active
service
overseas.'"
lie
Js
Warrant
Officer
Robert
Douglas
Albert
Becker,
who
father,
G.
A.
Becker,
lives
at
Pouce
Coupe.
Bulletins
FACE
"ANNIHILATION"
PARIS
General
Eisenhower
said
today
that
the
fate
of
the
enemy
troops
cut
off
in
the
Ruhr
is
scaled
and
the
trapped
forces
arc
"ripe
for
annihilation."
RUSS
NEAR
VIENNA
LONDON
Marshal
Stalin
announced
today
that
the
Russian
army
has
captured
Wiener
Neustadt,
a
Messer-schmilt
aircraft
assembly
centre
23
miles
south
of
Vienna.
HIT
TROOP
CENTRE
LONDON
British
Lancaster
with
fighter
escort
today
attacked
German
barracks
and
troop
concentrations
at
Nordhauscn
in
central
Germany.
FISHERMEN
STRIKE
SAN
FRANCISCO
Several
thousand
California
tuna
fishermen
arc
out
on
strike
in
protest
against
Office
of
Price
Administration
price
ceilings
on
fish.
MORE
FRENCH
GO
TO
FRONT
More
Divisions
to
Be
Sent
Up
As
Equipment
Arrives
From
States
PARIS,
April
3
tti
-The
French
War
Minister,
Andre
Dlcthelni,
says
that
the
first
of
eight
divisions
which
the
United
Statc3
promised
to
equip
will
be
fully
armed
within
one
month.
The
division
will
then
proceed
to
the
front
under
the
command
of
General
Pierre
BUlotte,
Gcnarul
De
Gaulle's
chief
of
staff.
"
San
Remo
Harhor
Shelled
By
Ships
ROME,
April
3
)
Allied
war
ships
raked
German
positions
along
the
Frunco-ltallail
border,
Including
the
harbor
of
San
Remo,
as
the
long
lull
on
the
Italian
front
continued,
Allied
headquarters
announced
'
Jap
Cherry
Tree
Shares
Emperor
s
Embarrassment
Certain
transpacific
military
endeavours
which
are
having
a
shocking
effect
on
the
Japanese
homeland
are
having
direct
repercussions
In
Prince
Rupert,
Fire
Chief
II.
T.
Lock
avers.
He
refers
to
a
Japanese
cherry
tree
which
has
bloomed
in
his
Fulton
St.
garden"
every
spring
for
the
last
four
years.
This
year
It
failed
to
blossom.
"It
looks
as
though
It
hasn't
got
the
heart
to
moom
because
of
what
is
happening
in
Tokyo,"
was
Chief
Lock's
whimsical
explanation
of
the
phenomenon.
Ordinarily
the
tree
bursts
forth
In
an
extravagance
of
delicate
white
blossoms
just
before
it
comes
Into
leaf.
BUSY
WITH
PROPAGANDA
Nazis
Turning
Out
Most
Vindictive
Anti-Allied
Stories
anti-Allied
stories
of
the
war.
The
Nazis
hope
to
wnlp
their
fol
lowers
Into
line
to
resist
the
Al
lied
advance
and
to
keep
on
re
sisting
even
after
capture.
Associated
Press
Correspond
ent
Thomas
Hawkins
has
exam
ined
German
newspapers
at
his
office
In
Berne,
Switzerland.
The
prcpaganda
Is
spread
all
over
the
front
pages
with
German
army
communiques
moved
to
the
Inside
or
to
the
lower
corners.
The
gist
of
the
Nazi
propa
ganda
is
that
the
Allies
are
cruel
to
Germans
In
captured
areas.
The
Nazis.,
boastfully
acknow
ledge
the
murder
of
the
mayor
of
Aachen
which
they
say
was
carried
out
by
those
they
call
patriotic
German
fighters
for
freedom.
Enemy
propaganda
continues
to
harp
on
the
favor
ite
topic
that
the
unity
of
the
Allies
will
not
last
and
that
Germany
will
benefit
by
friction
In
the
ranks
of
the
Big
Three
powers.
RUPERT
TAKES
SECOND
GAMES
AT
OCEAN
FALLS
OCEAN
FALLS,
April
3
(Special)
Prince
Rupert
high
s-chool
boys'
and
girls'
basket
ball
teams
each
won
their
second
game
of
a
two-out-of-thrce
northern
B.C.
High
School
Basketball
championship
scries
here
last
night.
The
girls
beat
their
opponents
41-22
and
the
boys
won
by
a
score
of
55-37.
In
the
first
games
of
the
scries
Friday
night
Prince
Rupert
boys
carried
their
game
by
a
score
of
5U-40.
The
gins'
team
won
39-20.
The
third
game
is
scheduled
for
tonlrJiU
Last
night's
girls'
game
was
a
rough
encounter
and
the
score
remained
close
during
the
first
half,
but
widened
in
the
third
quarter
when
Betty
Hamilton
went
on
a
spree
which
netted
12
points
for
Prince
Rupert.
In
the
boys'
game,
tight
defence
play
by
Ocean
Falls
held
the
score
tied
at
20-20
at
half
time.
Then
Pete
Postuk
broke
through
the
opposition
to
s"ct
Forman
and-
Murray
free
,to
make
the
winning
scores.
In
a
third
game
last
night
Prince
Rupert
girls
maintained
their
unbroken
scilcs
of
victories
when
they
defeated
Ocean
Falls
23-22,
but
Prince
Rupert
boys
suffered
their
first
defeat
by
a
score
of
55-41.
The
boys'
game
was
punctuat
ed
by
13
personal
fouls
by
Ocean
Falls
and
22
by
Prince
Rupert,
The
southerners
piaycd
an
ex
ceptional
game
to
take
their
tirst
win.
Murray
of
Prince
Rupert
scored
17
points
while
Crulck-
sliank
and
Thompson
tallied
live
each.
Carol
Grey
of
Prhicc
Rupert
led
the
scoring
for
the
Prince
Rupert
girls
with
10
points.
Helen
Balagno
piaycd
an
outstanding
defensive
game.
Ruth
Chase
Ocean
Falls
captain,
was
high
scorer
with
12
points.
Loss
Set
at
$150,000
In
Second
Fire
of
fear
Outbreak
Began
in
Garage
Warehouse
Cause
Not
Yet
Known
Other
Buildings
Also
Endangered
SMITHERS.
Anril
3
(Special
to
the
Daily
News)
Eight
buildings
in
the
business
district
of
Smithers
lie
in
smouldering
rums
today
as
a
result
01
a
nre
which
broke
out
m
a
garage
warehouse
at
I
:u
last
night
and,
borne
by
a
strong
northwest
wind,
spread
quickly
in
spite
of
heroic
etlorts
oy
volunteer
lire
TO
BOLSTER
UP
VIENNA
Adolf
Hitler
Dispatches
His
Chief
Bodyguard
Austrian
Capital
LONDON,
April
3
0)
Adolf
Hitler
has
dispatched
his
chief
bodyguard,
General
Dietrich,
to
Vienna
10
moonize
uie
Austrian
,.
-
.
QC
nrV-
anA
namps
capital
against
the
onrushing
efe
h,
d
h,
n
wlnd
u
LONDON.
Aorii
3
IB
Hie
Nazi
Red
Army.
The
,
Iron-handed
'
I
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t
.
il
!!
-
11
1
propaganda
mill
has
begun
to
uieincn
presumaDiy
wm
aivcmpi
lirn
out
the
most
vindictive
to
smash
reported
demonstrations
which
Moscow
says
have
broken
out
in
the
invaded
coun
try.
The
Berlin
radio
has
already
announced
that
Soviet
Bisected
Lack
of
Japanese
Resistance
Is
Surprising:
GUAM,
April
3
It
is
estimated
that
100,000
troops
invaded
Okinawa.
They
have
now
cut
the
island
in
half.
Opposing
them
arc
from
sixty
to
100,000
Japanese,
forced
into
the
hills
by
a
terrific
prc-lnvasion
bombardment
put
up
by
British
and
American
naval
forces..
Apparently
the
defenders
have
not
yet
rallied
for
a
major
stand.
Tills
lack
of
enemy
resistance
continues
to
surprise
the
Invaders
who
had
expected
to
find
the
going
even
tougher
than
on
Iwo.
Okinawa
is
only
325
miles
south
of
the
Japanese
home
land.
Its
loss
would
constitute
the
worst
territorial
defeat
of
the
war
to
Japan.
In
direct
support
of
thev
Okinawa
invasion,
superfortress
bombers
have
left
a
new
trail
of
fire
and
destruction
just
outside
of
Tokyo.
Before
dawn
yes
terday
morning,
Japanese
Time.
the
big
planes
made
their
first
low-level
attack
on
the
Naga-jlma
aircraft
factory.
Before
long,
land-based
aircraft
probably
will
oc
Hying
in
support
of
the
invasion
of
the
Ryukyu
Islands.
Already,
observation
planes
have
come
down
on
two
of
the
captured
airfields
of
Okinawa,
Katcna
and
Yona-
tan.
In
the
past,
there
lias
never
been
a
very
notlceaDie
lag
from
the
moment
engineers
begin
repairing
a
captured
airfield
until
the
air
force
moves
in.
RUMOR
DENIED
BY
HOLY
SEE
VATICAN
CITY,
April
3
h
Vatican
quarters
give
no
crcd
ence
to
a
report
originating
in
Madrid
that
the
German
High
Command
has
so
tight
contact
with
General
Elsenhower
of
ferlng
capitulation
through
the
Vatican.
During
the
Easter
holl
days
there
was
no
diplomatic
activity
witji
the
Vatican.
SIX
FIRE
CALLS
DURING
MARCH
City
lire
department
answered
six
calls
during
March,
three
of
which
were
false
alarms,
the
month's
record
reveals.
Greatest
damage
was
done
oy
a
fire
at
the
Star
Confectionery
store.
Third
Ave.,
which
resulted
in
$2,000
loss
early
In
the
month.
men.
uamagc
Is
estimated
at
about
$150,000.
It
was
Smithers
second
major
fire
disaster
in
less
than
twelve
months
and
as
the
buildings
destroyed
were
adjacent
to
those
destroyed
a
year
ago,
it
leaves
a
wide
gap
in
the
business
area
of
the
town.
The
fire
started
In
the
large
warehouse
of
Wall's
garage
and
quickly
spread
to
another
garage
building
owned
by
Mel
Raymond.
It
then
spread
to
Wall's
garage
looked
as
if
a
great
section
of
the
town
was
doomed.
From
Wall's
garage
the
flames
expanded
along
the
block,
taking
a
large,
two-story
structure
known
as
the
Kennedy
building
which
houses
the
OK.
restaur-
tanks
are
probing
the
outskirts
roomJ
and
Warner
rif
of
Vienna's
southern
pmiihim
Hi
bastion
eff
Inn
nl
of
I
.
...
Wiener
Neustadt.
Okinawa
Department
Store,
then
ignit
ing
Stewarts
restaurant,,
oper
ated
by
Casey
Vink.
The
wind
then
whipped
the
fire
across
the
main
street
and
the
flames
engulfed
Wlmpy's
cafe,
operated
by
Mrs.
Heggle,
the
two-story
shoe
store
build
ing
of
Robert
Elliott
and
the
Day's
Bakery
building.
Several
adjoining
buildings
were
endangered
and,
citizen
rushed
to
empty
their
contents
onto
the
street
Among
those
wliicli
were
endangered
but
spared
by
the
fire
were
the
large
Canadian
Legion
building,
Glaz-ley's
barber
,
shop,
Moran's
billiard
hall,
and
the
McRac
hotel.
Borne
by
.sparks,
a
fire
started
on
the
roof
of
the
Hanson
Block,
but
was
speedily
extinguished.
If
It
had
got
started
there
were
several
-other
nearby
structures
which
undoubtedly
would
have
been
destroyed
too.
Some
owners
salvaged
some
material
from
their
destroyed
buildings,
but
several
weie
heavy
losers
by
the
fire.
It
was
the
second
time
that
A.
E.
Day
suffered
fire
loss
within
a
year.
He
also
Jost
heavily
in
the
earlier
fire.
Local
fire
fighters
and
ap
paratus
did
excellent
work
in
checking
the
blaze.
The
forestry
fire
engine
and
the
new
4UPS
pump
drew
water
from
a
p)a,ln
street
ditch
and
poured
oh,
the
fire.
Investigation
into
the
cause
of
the
fire
Is
proceeding.
Capt.
Albert
Mah
Is
Honored
At
Dinner
The
Chinese
Youth
Association
held
a
special
dinner
meeting
on
Monday
night
in
honor
of
their
former
member,
Capt'.
Albert
Mah.
President
Bennle
Lee
was
in
the
chair.
Weather
Forecast
Moderate
to
fresh
winds,
over
cast
and
cool
with
slight
snow
showers
or
rain
becoming
partly
cloudy
In
evening.
Wednesday:
moderate
winds,
.
partly
cloudy
with
light
scattered
.snow
showers.
Not
much
change
in
tem
perature.
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JOURNEYMAN
'
HELPERS
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Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
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