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NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BRITISH.
COLUMBIA'
NEWSPAPER
Tides
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Coasts-Moderate
winds
(Pacific
Standard
Time)
1,0
fresh
to
strong
In
She
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Placed
Cloudy
and
mild,
,
Sunday,
January
28,
1915
fresh
winds,
overcast,
High
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feet
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occasional
light
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feet
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in
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change
VOL.
20:08
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feet
XXXIV
No.
23
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.
C,
SATURDAY.
JANUARY
27,
1945
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
Mlies
Driving
Ahead
All
Along
Western
Front
From
Netherlands
T
4
3
AVA
Alsace;
Germans
In
General
Retreat
IZURE
OF
ORES
IS
DT
LEGAL
iUCAOO.
Jan,
27
tf-
Army
it..
tfnn((rnmrrv
niirl
ire
oi
un-
1..W.W.V...V.,
dCo.
properties
on
the
order
w-iHrnt
FranKiiil
u.
itoosc-
MS
declared
Illegal
today
by
ral
Judge
rnlliro
...
auinvan.
u
ti
aid:
It
is
wiui
consiucrumc
unce
that
I
have
arnvca
I..
11.
1,
r,u
"
K
rntiriUMOIl
in
vuov.
itn
properties
of
the
huge
order
concern
were
scizco.
December
28.
.jjt
Sullivan
asserted
that
s,
arrogance,
invoicr-
oltlit
rights
of
others,
sen
-
tstand
unwillingness
should
W
emergency
be
all
jrdinatcd
for
the
common
C.
PACKERS
JYS
STORAGE
m
reported
here
this
af-
Inonn
thai
Hie
B.
C.
I'arkers
houtht
out
the
Canadian
k
(old
Storage
Co.
No
lifirnution
was
available
.ill;
hut
it
wan
believed
an
nounrfnifnt
would
he
forth-
nin(
from
Vancouver.
FLY
MORE
IW
YORK,
Jim
27
A
aTeemcnt
negotiated
bc-
d:a;
;
and
American
rcscnUilm
In
New
York
pt
ividt,
a
larger
Canadian
ri?
i;
it
i
-toMer
rommer-
a
vu
on
Reconstruction
lite:-
Howe,
who
headed
the
Mdlan
dclczallon.
savs
the
d:af'
agreements
mean
a
Mdciifi.f
the
future
ofCan-tn
a
at:
.
P-'--"
'
the
Dominion
op-
iy
n"
route
to
the
Unl-
ls'j!r
the
Tran.n.inari9
Air
.i'.cdule
between
Toronto
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American
opera
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routr-l
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in
Taverns
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Jan.
27
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condition.
beyond
the
r
the
present
mu"-
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relation
,.f
Niip
ha.,
permitted
dls-
ur
'f
weather
conditions
i"
Wednesday.
The.
weather
'"
then
and
this
morning
Merct
to
everyone
hut
'nl'f
the
British
Isles.
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in
some
districts
e
nadl
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MHIllilrlfl.
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have
hail
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the
coal
because
of
the
(
fuel
for
heating
I"
Britain.
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arose
In
a
village
1
Yorkshire
where
the
,ruc
and
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toov
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win.
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Force
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the
city
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concern
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i
rnnce
George.
Display
Is
Impressive
(iood
Show
lliuitratiiif
Use
of
l
ighting
Arms
Staged
by
Linal
Keserve
Unit
Last
Night
As
a
culminating
feature
of
the
current
recruiting
campaign
for
the
Trlnce
Rupert
Regiment
of
Canada's
Reserve
Army,
a
public
demonstration
of
arms
was
presented
at
the
Armory
last
night.
It
was
a
display
which
Intrigued
the
interest
or
the
uninitiated
and
won
the
congratulatory
comment
of
those
who
were
qualified
to
Judge.
It
showe'd
that
the
men
or
the
Prince
Rupert
Regiment
are
really
doing
a
good
Job
and
have
achieved
a
state
of
proficiency
that
Is
a
tribute
to
their
own
adaptability,
and
en
thuslasm
as
well
as
to
the
excellence
of
the
training
which
they
have
received,
It
was
a
revelation
bf
what
may
be
achieved
In
a
couple
of
hours
or
so
of
spare
time
training
per
week.
The
several
departments
of
training
which
the
Reserve
Army
provides
In
fitting
busy
citizens
In
one
way
or
another
to
defend
themselves
and
their
homes
should
emergency
arise
were
ad
mirably
demonstrated.
The
sta-catto
crackle
of
certain
types
of
guns
gave
a
realistic
effect.
Other
weapons
were
handled
silently
but
all
the
motions
of
ac
tual
action
were
shown.
Except
for
one
of
the
sequences,
the
whole
show
was
put
on
by
the
personnel
of
the
regiment
under
the
general
direction
of
Regimental
Sergeant
Major
E.
R.
Macdonald.
The
officer
commanding,
.Ma
jor
C.
J.
O.
Tombs,
spoke
briefly
in
welcoming
Uic
visitors
who
were
considerable
In
number.
The
demonstration
proclcd-lngs
commenced
with
rrlvats
Andrew
Derrick,
a
native
soldier,
who
returned
home
icccntly
after
seeing
service
with
the
Princess
Patricia's
Canadian
Light
Infantry
in
Italy
and
who
has
Just
Joined
the
local
unit,
exhibiting
a
position
of
rifle
and
bayonet
to
win
a
large
measure
of
applause.
Then
came
the
various
demonstrations
of
use
of
arms
after
which
an
opportunity
was
given
those
present
to
Inspect
the
weapons.
The
concluding
feature
of
the
evening's
program
was
the
serv
ing
of
refreshments
to
the
guests.
Uurlng
the
course
of
the
eve
ning
there
were
selections
by
the
regimental
band
under
the
leadership
of
Sergeant
Peter
Lien.
The
personnel
who
took
part
in
the
display
Included
Company
Sergeant
Major
W.
Davidson.
Dattcry
Sergeant
Major
wiiuam
Noble,
Sergeant
Major
W.
Por-
ayko.
Sergeant.
C
O.
Brccnm,
Sergeant
J.
P.
Carr,
Sergeant
fa.
C.
Elklns,
Sergeant
C.
o.
nam,
Sergeant
Stewart
Johnson,
Ser
geant
Hugh
Ferguson,
Sergeant
Cliff
Wanamakcr,
Sergeant
u.
Owens,
Sergeant
F.
O.
Bird.
Corp.
Sam
Currie,
Corp.
Len
Brewer-
ton,
Corp.
J.
II.
McOlashan,
Corp.
L.
Astorl,
Corp.
J.
Reynolds,
Corp.
R.
B.
Parsons.
Private
N.
R.
Ilebb,
Prlv.itfi
N.
Youngs,
Private
C.
Ncllson.
Private
R.
Allen,
Private
i
M.
Allen.
Private
W.
Bates,
Pri
vnte
Smith,
Private
Mclntyrc,
Private
Olscn,
Private
Barker,
Private
J.
S.
Collingwood.
A
special
display
was
put
on
under
the
direction
of
Capt.
G.
G,
Nichols
of
the
Soo
Suds
with
Sergeant
11.
M.
Lynch,
Corp.
A,
E.
Private
I.
Bcllaban,
Private
P.
F.
Bcllaban
and
Private
r.
Rcmmor.
During
the
evening
10
new
recruits
were
signed
up
Andrew
Derrick,
Michael
Sandykc,
O,
Quast,
Norman
Caslcr,
Peter
La-charltc,
Angtls
Mcintosh,
Donald
L.
Jensen,
Lome
A.
Jensen.
Thomas
Smith.
Harry
Young
and
G.
L.
Tuylor.
Of
these
three
are
veterans
of
the
present
war-Derrick,
Young
and
Lacharlle.
Moke
jap
sinrs
sunk
WASIIINGTON-Untted
Stales
submarines
have
sunk
21
more
Japanese
ships
including
one
light
cruiser.
THIS
NAZI
WAS
PROMISED
CHRISTMAS
IN
PARIS--Sufferln
a
knee
wound,
this
18-year-old
German
paratrooper
dragged
himself
painfully
across
the
snow-covered
ground
to
surrender
to
U.S.
forces
near
Bastogne
during
the
hectic
fighting
that
marked
the
German
breakthrough
Into
Belgium,
The
youngster
said
that
the
German
troops-taking
part
in
the
von
Rund-stedt
drive
had
been
promised
Christmas
Day
in
Paris.
GERMAN
GENERAL
ADVISES
PEOPLE
TO
ABANDON
HITLER,
END
MADNESS
Must
Choose
Between
Perishing
With
Fuehrer
Or
Turning
Against
Him
Front
Collapsing
Everywhere
MOSCOW.
Jan.
'27
(CP)
A
German
General
captured
by
the
Kussians
lias
urged
the
people
of
the
Heidi
to
revolt,
gainst
Hitler
and
put
an
end
lo
what
the
captured
Nazi
called
"this
criminal
mad
ness.
JHitt.oni4ime.ynm
Berlin
Radio
Appeal-
PEOPLE
URGED
TO
KEEP
CALM
Allied
Officials
Warn
Against
Wishful
Thinking
Peace
It
11
mors
Declared
'Thoiicy'1
LONDON,
Jan.
27
(CP)
The
(iertnaii
radio
called
on
the
home
front
today
lo
show
neither
"illusions
or
ranic."
Rumors
told
of
mounting
anxiety
and
cTeii'dlsturbaiucs
within
(Jerniany
but
Allied
officials
cautioned
against
being
misled
by
wishful
thinking
or
by
Nal
propaganda.
The
British
Foreign
Office
labelled
as
"phoney"
minors
in
Madrid,
Lisbon
'and
Barcelona
that
the
(lermans
were
fighting
for
peace."
FAIL
TO
AGREE
ON
WAR
CRIMES
Work
of
United
Nations
Commission
in
London
Is
Facing
Breakdown
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
27
Q.
Loss
of
its
two
principal
members
appeared
today
to
be
rrM,-,,r
n
rinnl
breakdown
in
the
rk
tnc
united
Nations
War
Crimes
Commission
at
London.
Hope
for
further
Allied
efforts
to
plan
and
detail
the
punishment
of
German
and
saMllte
war
criminals
centres
upon
the
meeting
of
President
Franklin
D,
Roosevelt,
Prime
Minister
Winston
Church
and
Premier
Joseph
Stalin.
JAP
SUICIDE
AIRMEN
BUSY
Damage
Claimed
to
Have
Reen
Done
to
Two
American
Aircraft
Carriers
and
Battleship
SAN
FRANCISCO,
Jan.
27
(CP)
An
unconfirmed
Tokyo
broadcast
Intercepted
today
by
the
blue
network
claimed
that
Japanese
suicide
air
units
yesterday
heavily
damaged
two
American
aircraft
carriers
and
a
battleship
In
Llngayen
Gulf
off
Luzon
Island.
cral
Marin
Lattman
declared
in
a
Moscow
broadcast
Uiat-
a
patriotic
and
national-minded
officer
must
lead
the
fight
of
the
army
and
the
people
against
Hitler.
Lattman,
who
Is
a
member
of
the
Soviet-sponsored
Free
Germany
National
Committee,
asserted
that
the
German
people
must
choose
between
perishing
with
Hitler
or
saving
their
nation
by
turning
against
him.
Lattman
declared
that
the
German
front
has
collapsed
from
the
Carpathians
to
the
Baltic
Sea.
German
East
Wall
Danzig
In
Russ
Path
Brrsluu
Also
in
Great
Peril
as
Red
Armies
Speed
Forward
GENF.KAL
COLUM'SE
NEW
YORK,
Jan.
27
(CP)
A
Moscotv
broadcast
declared
today
that
the
German
East
Wall
lias
broken
clown
and
llic'Gcr-nian
front
has
collapsed
from
the
Carpathians
lo
the
Baltic
Sea.
While
there
were
major
breaches
in
Uic
Nai
defences,,
the
broadcast
appeared
to
he
intruded
for
propaganda
purposes.
There
was
no
official
statement
from
.'Moscow.
The
main
spearhead
of
(lie
Russian
drive,
according
to
a
German
communique,
is
storming
along
the
shortest
route
to
the
German
capital
and
has
reached
or
crossed
(he
border,
of
Brandenburg
Province
which
al
the
nearest
point
is
91
miles
from
Berlin.
LONDON,
Jan.
27
0
The
former
free
city
of
Danzig
on
the
Baltic
Sea
between
East
Prussia
and
Germany
proper
Is
In
the
Immediate
path
of
the
Red
Army
following
Premier
Joseph
Stalin's
announcement
Friday
that
Russian
forces
had
broken
through
to
the
Bay
of
Danzig.
The
drive
has
cut
off
East
Prussia
coin-plctcly
from
the
rest
of
Germany.
Russian
tanks
have
streamed
past
Poznan
In
an
audacious
drive
westward
toward
the
fron
'TqIvo
Hit
D
n
l
Dy
Domos
M'ghty
Supcrforls
Deliver
Two-way
Attacks
on
Japanese
f-
WASHINGTON,
D.C.,
Jan.
27
If'
Mighty
superfortress
bombers
have
blasted
the
Japanese
from
two
directions
today.
.
B20's
from
the
Marianas
have
ripunded
the
Japanese
home
1st
and
of
Honshu
In
a
davlicht
raid
HmCT
snpfortr
f
rbin-Ittdlah
Have
attacked
Japanese
-
occupied
Indo-China.
There
have
been
no
details
of
cither
operation
but
Japanese
broadcasts
assert
that
Tokyo
was
the
target
of
the
B-29's
from
the
Marianas.
Local
Temperature
Maximum
-
4b
Minimum
32
CRISIS
IN
BERLIN
LONDON
The
serious
food
shortage
in
Berlin
is
daily
becoming
worse,
it
is
reported.
tier
of
the
German
province
of
Brandenburg
which
Berlin
broadcasts
say
Is
already
threatened.
The
Russians,
In
advancing
on
Brandenburg,
arc
leaving
Poznan
to
be
cleared
by
Infantry.
Russian
artillery
has
carried
the
war
closer
to
Berlin
than
at
any
time
since
the
beginning
of
the
conflict.
At
the
closest
point
the
Brandenburg
frontier
is
only
01
miles
from
Berlin.
The
south
road
from
Poznan
to
Berlin
is
10G
miles
and
the
north,
95
miles.
Stalin
announces
that
four
more
towns
on
the
southeastern
approaches
to
Koingsberg,
capi
tal
of
East
Prussia,
have
been
captured.
The
four
towns
arc
Allcnburg,
Nodcnburg,
Lotzcn
and
Taplan.
Brcslau,
provincial
capital,
Is
likewise
In.
great
danger
and
Is
reported
to
toe
cut
off
from
all
direct
communication.
The
American
"Federal
Com
muulcations
Commission
said
that
Brpslau
radio
went
off
the
air
two
hours
after
midnight
and
has
not
been
heard
since.
The
Germans
have
severe
losses
to
make
up
for
on
the
Eastern
front.
With
more
than
20
Nazi
divisions
trapped
in
East
Prussia
by
a
Red
Army
drive
to
the
Baltic
coast,
more
than
380,-000
German
troops
have
been
killed
or
.captured
during
two
weeks
of
the
Russian
offensive.
Moscow
has
remained
sllenl
on
enemy
broadcasts
telling
of
a
Red
advance
hi
Poland
to
the
German
ibqrder
west
of
Poscn.
The
deepest
pcnertatlon
on
this
sector
that
has
been
confirmed
officially
is
a
sweep
south
of
Pos-
SulletiU
MONTREAL
TRAM
DISPUTE
MONTREAL
Employees
of
the
Montreal
Tramways
Company
have
decided
to
ask
Trime
Minister
King
to
intercede
in
their
dispute
with
the
company
which
has
been
hanging
fire
for
two
years
now.
A
resolution
was
passed
at
a
mass
meeting
in
Montreal
last
night
objecting
to
the
delay
on
the
part
of
government
and
the
company
in
taking
effective
measures
lo
reach
a
fair
settlement
in
the
dispute.
TAX
EXEMPTION
EXTENDED
OTTAWA
Defence
Headquarters
has
announced
that
the
income
tax
exemption
on
pay
and
allowances
of
overseas
service
personnel
will
be
continued
for
six
months
after
their
return
to
Canada.
The
order
applies
only
to
those
from
overseas
units
outside
the
western
hemisphere.
ANOTHER
BURMA
LANDING
KANDV,
Ceylon
Indian
troops
have
pushed
down
the
west
coast
of
Burma
to
a
point
100
miles
southeast
of
Akyab.
The
operation
was
an
amphibious
one.
,
It
marked
the
fifth
Allied
landing
on
the
west
Bur
ma
coast
within
a
month.
NAZIS
SHOOT
WOUNDED
WINNIPEG
Wounded
Allied
soldiers
were
shot
in
cold
blood
instead
of
captured
as
prisoners,
Lieut.
Art
Rice-Jones,
prominent
western
Canadian
hockey
goal
keeper,
said
in
an
interview
SaturdayJu
JVinnU
peg
military
hospital
where
he
is
receiving
treatment
for
a
leg-wound.
CANADIAN
CASUALTIES
OTTAWA
Canadian
casualties
since
the
start
of
the
war
to
the
end
of
November
amounted
to
nearly
61,000
1G.000
killed,
1,500
missing,
37,000
wounded
and
5,200
prisoners.
MORE
LUMBER
AVAILABLE
WINNIPEG
It
was
predicted
at
a
retail
lumbermen's
convention
here
that
more
lumber
will
be
available
this
year
for
home
building.
Has
Broken
Down
en
to
a
point
136
miles
from
Ber
German
High
Command
in
Berlin
admitted
today
that
the
Russians
were
gaining
all
along
the"
eastern
front.
The
enemy
appears
to
be
pre
paring
to
make
Its
major
stand
In
the
area
of
Poznan
where
thc'Russlans
arc
nearest
to
Ber
lin.
The
Koenlgsbcrg-Danzig
lino
has
been
cut
by
the
Russians,
it
was
announced
today.
FIRE
IN
BOAT
DELAYS
SAILING
A
delay
In
starting
scrap
fish
lne
operations
of
the
boat
Skcna
M.
owned
by
Elner
Tel
scth,
was
caused
by
a
fire
which
broke
out
In
her
foc-s-lc
at
7:35
last
night.
The
Skcena
M.
was
reported
to
be
leaving
for
the
fishing
grounds
this
morn
lng.
Cause
of
the
fire,
which
scorched
the
foc-s-le
cabin
and
burned
the
deck,
was
an
overheated
oil
stove.
The
chimney,
which
became
red
hot,
burned
a
nearby
part
of
the
deck.
The
city
fire
department
an
swered
an
alarm
and
put
the
fire
out
before
a
great
amount
of
damage
was
done.
The
boat
was
moored
at
the
Union
Oil
Wharf.
'
Dr.
Roger
G.
Knlpe,
director
of
the
local
public
health
unit,
Is
receiving
congratulations
on
the
birth
of
a
daughter,
Mary
Lois,
at
the
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
yesterday
STREET
CAR.
SITUATION
VANCOUVER
The
'
advisory
committee
of
the
Street
Rail-waymen's
Union,
American
Federation
of
Labor,
at
a
meeting
with
the
Regional
War
Labor
Board
yesterday,
asked
the
board
to
reconsider
several
factors
in
the
wage
increase
decision
handed
down
by
the
board
offering
a
5lc
per
hour
increase.
The
advisory
committee
has
called
mass
meetings
tomorrow
in
Vancouver,
Victoria
and
New
Westminster
when
recommendations
will
be
revealed.
BY-ELECTION
GOING
ON
OWEN
SOUND
General
A.
G.
L.
McNaughton
said
today
that
the
Grey
North
by-election
will
g
on
as-scheduled.
YANKS
ARE
A.W.L.
PARIS
Between
18,000
and
19,000
American
soldiers
are
absent
without
leave
in
Europe,
it
was
stated
today.
Many
of
them
are
engaging
in
black
market
activities
with
stolen
army
goods.
LIQUOR
MAN
IS
DONE
TO
DEATH
Booze
Gang
Warfare
in
Montreal
and
Toronto
Seen
TORONTO,
Jan.
27
ft
The
bullet-pierced,
battered,
and
fro-zen
body
of
Louis
Wernlck,
al
legccUto
be
the
head-
of
a
MonU
real-Toronto
liquor
syndicate.
has
been
recovered
from
a
deep
snowdrift
oh
a
street
In
Etobl-
coke,
a
Toronto
suburb.
The
body
was
found
by
a
snow
plow
crew
cleaning
out
the
street
for
the
first
time
since
a
heavy
snow
storm
several
weeks
back.
Wernlck
was
a
former
partner
of
Roccl
Perrl
In
the
days
when
Perrl
styled
himself
"King
of
the
bootleggers."
Perrl
himself
has
been
missing
since
April
1914,
after
he
left
his
Hamilton
home
to
return
to
:
Toronto.
The
similarity
between
'the
two
disappearances
Is
taken
to
indicate
a
liquor-gang
war.
Japs
Are
Resisting
MacARTHUR'S
HEADQUARTERS,
Jan.
27'
SP
American
troops
driving
on
Mallna
have
met
serious
Japanese
opposition
for
the
first
time.
General
MacArthur
reveals
that
Japanese
artillery
has
opened
up
on
newly-captured
Clark
Field,
where
American
engineers
are
working
to
put
the
13
air
strips
into
service.
WITHDRAWING
FROM
ITALY
Nazis
Demolishing
Positions
Along
Important
Senio
River
Front
ROME,
Jan.
27
Nazi
demolition
work
In
the
Alfonslne
area
near
the
Adriatic
end
of
the
Italian
battlefront
has
given
rise
to
the
belief
that
the
Germans
may
be
pulling
out
their
positions
along
the
Senio
River
opposite
the
tsector
held
by
the
First
Canadian
Corps.
The
German
demolition
squads
are
busy
in
the
area
where
British
Eighth
Army
positions
offer
their
most
serious
threat
to
the
Po
Valley
.proper
and
the
communications
centre
of
Six
Armies
In
Assault
Upon
Reich
Greatly
Improved
Position
Attributed
to
Nazis
Move
East-
PARIS,
Jan.
27
(CP)-With
the
enemy
withdrawing
from
part
of
the
Siegfried
Line,
the
Allies
are
driving
ahead
this
morning
all
along
the
western
front.
From
the
Netherlands
to
southern
Alsace,
the
Germans
are
falling
back
before
six
Allied
armies
attacking
on,
snowbound
battle
lines.
In
the
north,
the
British
Second
Army
and
the
American
Ninth
Army
have
driven
forward
to
the
Roer
River
system
on
a
line
from
Linnlch
in
Gcr-
ay,
to
me
uuicn
Doraer
lown
T
21
ZVUCIIUUilU.
'
-,
'J
f
The
American
First
Army
haj
-
IV
it
1
t-
.
.
.
w,i.Vk-ti
cupiuitu
uve
mure
iuwns
in
uti-
v
v.
glum,
and
has
edged
eastward
W:
to
within
two-and-a-half
mllej
of
Germany.
Allied
spokesmen
have
ex
pressed
belief
that
the
relieved
situation
on
the
western
front
can
be
attributed
at
'least
in
part
to
German
troop
transfers
to
the
east.
Moscow
dispat"'
assert
that
one
German
,
division
from
the
Ardennes
st
.
tor
has
reached
the
easteri
front
and
others
arc
said
to
ba
on
their
way.
"The
American
1
Ihir'd
Armr
'
M
striking
on
a
20-mile
front
lh
Luxembourg
and
Belgium,
gain-
!
v.
ea
up
w
inree
miles
today,
reach-
-
lng
the
Our
River
and
wiping
ivlrY'
out
the
last
vestiges
of
the
Ar-
AA
dennes
bulge.
The
German
of
fensive
In
Alsace
has
dwindled
and
the
Allies
hold
the
Initiative.
LESS
WHEAT
NOW
NEEDED
Reduction
in
Acreage
is
Being
Advised
on
Canadian
Farms
By
Minister
of
Agticulture
OTTAWA,
Jan.
27
B
Hon.
J.
G.
Gardiner,
minister
of
agricul
ture,
said
today
that,
In
advising
western
farmers
to
reduce
wheat
acreage
this
year,
he
was
acting
upon
all
Information
avallabla
and,
In
light
of
views
expressed
at
the
fifth
national
wartime
conference
last
Decembir
to
plan
Canada's
agricultural
program
for
1945.
Gardiner
had
advised
a
wheat
acreage
reduction
from
23,000,000
to
21,500,000.
3
FINED
UNDER
CUSTOMS
ACT
For
Possession
of
American
Liquor
and
Cigarettes
Three
men
appeared
before
Magistrate
W.
D.
Vance
Filday
Hftprnrvnn
nnrf
nlparipH
oiilltw
in
separate
charges
under
the
cus-
SS'.,
toms
act.
For
possessing
2,300
i.fi
American
cigatettes,
Michael
At-amanchuk,
of
1357
Overlook
St.,
was
fined
$50,
plus
$5.25
costs.
He
was
also
assessed
$64.62,
the
value
of
the
goods.
Charles
Peter
Wilson,
crew
member
of
the
Prince
George.
pleaded
guilty
to
possession
of
6
pint
bottles
of
American
whiskey
found
on
him
toy
customs
officers
on
the
C.N.R.
wharf.
He
was
fined
$50,
plus
$3.25
costs
and
assessed
$27.18,
value
of
the
goods.
Sydney
George
Drlnkall,
also
a
crewman
of
the
Prince
George,
4
J
pleaded
guilty
to
possessing
five
pint
bottles
of
American
whiskey.
He
was
in
the
comDanv
of
Wil-
'.fA
son
when
accosted
by
customs
tlC'j
vmivcis.
i-itaunig
guuiy,
ne
wi
.
fined
$50
plus
$355
costs
and
wa
assessed
$22.67,
value
of
the
goods.
Corp.
J.
F.
Piper,
R.C.M.P.,
pro
secuted.
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