iberals (he Left MIOUIU Meat Reactionaries, rccnt of the people arc not Socialists Liberals,'" declared Knack of Vancouver, rral organizer for inibia, in spcuklng L-ral gathering dur-i prince Rupert this al Crcdltcrs arc also .it i I He couia wen dc in party All people on Fraction arc actually bm the forces of re- I been tpcndlng mll- lak into fragments." .mack sokc of the wa;- to oeiong w a there was still the to say what one There was no ccn- atlon or dictatorship trolled the Liberal very easy, asserted buck, to lose that hi the youth of Can- Ihting today to maln- fxen the courses of pi on inc one nana Br mack described the pwancc Act of the Ung government as piece of social lcgls- i brought In by any fetrlbutlng as it did per year to people It ssurcj of Uie Liberal Bon for the benefit Be which Mr. McCor- toncd Included thei lw particular of ..riculture, the Na- cg Act making i for people to build ' f.000,00 for rcconvcr- iutry, $100,000,000 to orts to countries Bfd Canadian nrod- ncantlmc, were un-- , , IU1 Ull'IIl, I prmack also spoke of les taken by the Llb- pmcnt of Canada for pitation of soldiers 952,000,000 in all being Jor gratuities, land clothing allowances, .rain is the dream Italists," asserted Mr. 'and If they would i we would go ahead PP In defeating the reaction." cken Mr. McCormack a a "hlrcllns" mid olitlcian" who hadn't to test whether or roplc of Canada ap- iilin but c3io.se to efforts of 11,500,000 the boys who had I1 died hv Slli'll I till. ds throwing their the ocean, KVNDIiH'o STAFF 'NEHDUUO ) - IHobertson of Durham, P" Marshal Sir William p British Chief of Staff ll 1018, lias been pro "'c ranic of 1 cutcnant appointed chief ad P- Oiricrr fin vi.ll v. ... .i STOLEN TRUCK DAMAGED AFTER WILD RIDE A wild ride through city streets by an unknown man In a stolen truck at midnight last night brought complaints to polite from outraged citizens and end- rxA ..U .. I. ...l.lt. . monetary i,rvParrS, reform onto, the Gyro ball park after striking the top of a concrete septic tank at the corner of Sixth Avenue and McBride Street. The driver was seen running from the truck after the cratrh, at 12:20 a.m., escaping before the eyewitnesses could catch him. Police had received complaints a few minutes earlier or a truck being driven in a dangerous manner through the streets. Owned by R. 0. Sutherland of the Standard OH Company, the truck was taken from in front of the Prince Rupert Hotel. It received body dents and damage to a front tire after it ended its wild ride by bounc- Ine across .1 rnnrUiHp rlllz-h nnrl i i on the other steer crashin through hirhur .nti with their principles nt ,h ,, n. lh h,n ,,,rV cy freedom of ac- i lit and religion, in 1 party was the best to fight the forces ALLIES CUT RUHR ROAD LONDON, March 10 (CI') The Allies today rut (he superhighway supplying the Ruhr Valley in the Ueinagen area and divided enemy forces in two. The American forces are suffering heavy casualties. The Third and Seventh Armies are closing on the Saar Basin. The Americans are suffering heavy casualties. CAN'T TELL STORY YET General ,McNaughln Accepts Nomination in (Ju'Appcllc G REN FELL, Sask., March 10 P i -Defence Minister McNaugh-ton has accepted the Liberal nomination for Qu'Appelc federal constituency. In accept! as the nomination i General McWaughton disclosed that he had returned from com mand of the Canadian Army overseas after a difference of opinion with what he referred to as "certain people." The defence minister declined to reveal the names of the "certain people" right now because he said It might have far-reaching repercussions. However, re added that the day may not be far off when all can be told. PLANE CRASH-TWELVE DEAD SAN CARLOS, Cal., March 10 iti Twelve persons were reported killed and 10 Injured in the crash of a Navy transport plane Wednesday night on a storm-lashed hillside. All the lr Harold Alexander's plane's passengers were Navy and marine personnel. IE OF TERRAC E HOSPITAL UNDER 4- 4r ISSION IN LEGISLATIVE SITTING 1'OUIA, MarHi Hi (CV n... V. W. (hcon. for Crunliviwilr iiiwrnl Him f. IV.'irxnn.i bfcretary, in the Legislature last nignt to l's to acquire -the 320-bed hospital built by tlio f n-ace at a cost of between $800,000 and f' He Sllirtri.ut.ul lU..f U 1... ,,.-,,,1 f,,.. Ivnnlnuml i Qt5V--i.v timi lb UV UOUU 1UI nuiunvim pon said the hst.l!.n. I Pass to the War Assets r "Which is If and gave ?cst consIdernUnn pretty nothing ffson announced that Mwai government was 520.000 for iTonlnllltn patment of venereal disease this year. A new department will be set up for this purpose, the minister said. Three bills were given, third reading during the afternoon session after Premier John Hart spoke on the electric power bill, the debate on which was adjourned by Harold Winch, Opposition leader, until today. PROVINCIAL Wealhei NORTHERN AND CE; THAI, BRLTLSILCOLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER I ,ionnni Tides (Pacific Standard Time) moderate winds, gen- to mkt bartly ciouoy n Saturday, March 17, 1945 r . ctnrHav with a few High 3:27 22.4 feet Scattered snow flurries. 15:54 20.7 feet Low :. 9:50 2.6 feet -J 22:00 4.3 feet PIIINCE IlUPEItT, B.C., FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1915 PRICE FIVE CENTS Should (he final push across (he vital military superhighway linking Ihc Ituhr with Frankfurt on (he main. One First Army unit has struck a haul blow at enemy transport and communications, capturing a Junction of six highways east or fallen llou-ncr. The American Third Army before C'oblenz now has penc-, (rated the deepest into (Irrnian (errllory of any army on the flaming two hundred mile front. The Third, now Is 70 miles deep inside the Itelch as it closes on Itoppard, six miles south of Coblcnz. There has been no major activity on (he Canadian First Army sector al the northern end of the western front. Local Temperature Maximum 40 Minimum 33 Rainfall .50 inches MOUNTAIN LAKE Lake Fltlcaca In the Andes Mountains is the lngnest navi gable body of water in the wor:a. T Question Is Being Tackled PRIME MINISTER CHURCHILL Is shown here In the "Vipers Derf Gen. Crcrar's caravan, during a visit to the First Canadian Army. Left to Right; Mr. Churchill, Field Marshal Sir Alan Brooke, and Ocn, Crcrar, rnii i t 1 1 r nr ... .. .. . mm lALtur war news iiigiiiigiits;DEATH at sea Russians Reach Gdynia MOSCOW A German pocket in East Prussia lias been cut In two by Red Aimy shock troops in a seven-mile brcak- throughj. The. 9Yj?t thrust. ha Lched th;iastj mile front, cut! nr off Kocnigsbcre from Braunsberg. ill Hie same (imc, Berlin says the Russians have reached Ihc suburbs of Gdynia, and arc pushing across the Vistula Delta near Dan-xig. Russian mop-up operations in Krcslau arc progressing slrccl by street. Yanks Held Up On Mindanao MANILA Japanese artillery fire and land mines operated by electricity arc holding up the American invaders ol .Mindanao in the Philippines. Some American units have seized one Inland town and taken two coastal towns. Allied bombers have struck Japanese supply and barracks areas at Sarangani Itay on (he cast coast of Mindanoa. New Weapon Against Japan Ni;V YORK. A giant new type of lauding ship for use against the Japanese now is being built in British shipyards. This announcement came from (he Uritisli Information Service in New York last night, only a few hours after Tokyo radio claimed that units of (he Itritish Pacific fleet based in Austria took part In the Allied landing on Mindanao. There has been no Allied confirmation of the enemy report. More About 11-Tonners LONOON The Itiitish Information Service has conic out with more details on the new eleven-ton bombs being used by (he K.A.I'. The volcano bombs as the big ones arc called have (he hitting power of a full salvo from the ten fourteen-i nt it guns of (he battleship King Ccorgc (he Fifth. The volcano bomb is designed primarily for attacks on underground structures. It is more than twenty-five feci in length and almost four frrt in diameter. It (akes a new of six men a half hour (o load (he bomb aboard a modified I.ancaster bomber. These new modified Lancastcrs now carry the greatest bomb load of any aircraft in use. Three-Pronged Air Attack LONDON (icrmany has been pounded by a thrce-pronged K.A.l'. blow during the night. The Itritish raids lopped one of (he. biggest days of the l.uropcan air war. For the twenty-fourth night in a row, Ilcrlin was under the bombsighls of the K.A.F. Mosquito fleet. The other two targets were liagcn, an industrial town on the edge of the ICnlir, and Misbourg, (litre miles from Hanover. The Misbourg (argel was an oil refinery but die exact objectives al llagcn were not disclosed. Yesterday, from 6,000 (o 7,000 Ilrilish, Canadian, American and Sovici pjancs pounded (icrmany from all directions. Six hiiuderd and fifty American bombers unloaded (heir tonnages on headquarters of (he Ccrman army near Ilcrlin. 11 is believed (hat high ranking Wehrmachl officers were al the military centre, planning defence measures for both the eastern and western fronts. Closing In On Highway I'AKIS The United States First Army Is closing In for James Anslow Tells of 1-xpcri- enecs in Whitccliff Island Stranding From his bed in Prince Rupert OcpCTal llosp-Uil.Jjyue Anslow "Blackie" MacGeo clung to a swamped boat until almost daylight on Monday after the boat ran on rocks off Whitccliff Isl and Sunday night in a storm. Several mes during the night MacGee slipped from the wreckage and was pulled back by ns- low, only to lose his life later while trying to make snore. Once during their long vigil In the water, a large vesser passed not far away. They signalled to It with a flashlight but their efforts were not seen from the .ship. As dawn began to break the two men decided to swim for shore some distance away Anslow succeeded but MacOcel drowned. - i Anslow stayed on the .small Isl and without shelter until Wed nesday night when Allen Mac-Broom, passing in another boat, saw his plight and rescued him. II. A. (Hal) ROGERS Founder of the Association of Kinsmen Clubs and National Chairman of The Kinsmen Fund (Milk for nrltaln). has been unanimously elected Chairman of "The National Advisory Council of the Service. Clubs of Canada." Organized at the request of the Minister of National War Services, the Council now includes the following member Service Clubs: notary, Kiwanls, Lions. Optimist, Progress, Gyro, Zon- tas and Kinsmen. WOBUHN, Eng., An un heated court room in the town hall, in this Buckingnamsnlre town made the magistrates re fuse to sit there again unless fire is provided. Bulletins NO IEELUIS RECEIVED WASHINGTON - President Koosevell, al his press conference today, said that the United States government had -I received nothing at ail in the way of peace feelers from Germany. ISHEADNEH KET1HES . OTTAWA Retirement of Air Marshal L. S. Rrcadner as officer commanding - in -chief, Royal Canadian Aic Force overseas, and his re placement by Air Vice-Mar-shal G. O. Johnson was announced today. Johnson is at present officer commanding eastern air command at Halifax. The change is effective April 1. THOUSANDS OF JAPS I. URN SAN FRANCISCO The chief Japanese propaganda spokesman said today thai recent superfortress raids left many Japanese burned to death, severely injured or homeless. C.P.R. TRAIN WRECK CIIAOTE, B.C. Several hundred sleeping passengers aboard a slowly moving westbound C.P.K. transcontinental train were tossed from their berths early yesterday when six cars derailed near here. WINDSOR TO FRANCE Duke of Windsor, who announced his resignation as governor of the Bahama Isl ands, a tiny outpost of the empire of which he once was king, says he has no plans for the future after he relin quishes his -post in April. Re- live in France. RUSSIA COPIES CANADA TORONTO Two Russian surgeons say that Canadian improvements tin military isur-f gery and the treatment of soldiers after discharge will be emulated by the Kussian government. Professors V. V. Leb-endanko and V. D. Chalkin arc in Canada to study the surgical technique of Canadian Army doctors. MAQUIS IN OTTAWA OTTAWA Four members of the French Maquis organization arc in Ottawa, Thcye were thanked yesterday by Air Vice- Marshal W. A. Curtis, air mem ber for air staff, on behalf of Ihc R.C.A.F.. for underground aid given downed Canadian airmen. PEACE BID CONFIRMED LONDON The persistent ru mor of German peace bids has brought forth an unofficial British statement. German peace feelers were extended recently to the British lega tion in Stockholm and were turned down. The Nazis are said to have offered similar proposals to Russia. FINLAND AND RUSSIA HELSINKI Finnish Premier Paasikivi has urged his countrymen to cleanse their parliament of all elements responsible for the polisy which plunged the liny nation Into two wars. "Our foreign policy," he declared, "must never in the future be directed against the Soviet Union." RUSS START NEW ATTACK LONDON, March 16 ff' The Russians have opened a powerful new attack against the last Ger man positions east of the Oder hi the Stettin area, the Ger mans reported today. EXPAND LINEN INDUSTRY BELFAST (CP) Treinler Sir Basil Brooke told tho Northern Ireland Production Council that by the end of this July Ulste would have "turned the corner" and could look for expansion of the linen Industry and great shipyards activity both In building and repair work. Federal Government Does Not Want Nips West of Mountains Steps to Be Taken to Facilitate Their Repatriation to Native Land VANCOUVER, March 16 The British Columbia Security Commission is advising the Japanese people formerly on this coast that the government favors permanent re-settlement of those who remain in Canada after the war east of the Rocky Mountains. All persons of Japanese origin over the age of sixteen years MOVIE STRIKE IS CONTINUING Will Last Until it is Won, Says President of Conference of Workers HOLLYWOOD, March 10 O) Hollywood's studio strike will be continued until It is won, Her bert Sorrell, president of the conference of studio workers, said,, despite its characterization as unauthorized by the president of the International Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America. Enough War News To Fill Library LONDON, March 16 0' -Cen sors for Allied supreme lieaa- quartcre here and along the western front have announced their records show that war correspondents have handed In dis- nnl.fhi tntalliniT mnrp Ihnn 1(10.1 ?WCU& A'Mfes' since Vi Ojiy ) equivalent to a norary i soino- 1,700 average lengith novels. "Cuts" made by tne censors have averaged from one to l'i percent, they said. In the same time, 3,000,000 feet of newsreel film and 1,500,000 photographs have tocen dealt with. R. C. ST. CLAIR SAYS FAREWELL TO ROTARY CLUB In a farewell address to the Rotary Club at its weekly lun cheon meeting Thursday, Presi dent U. C. St. Clair told members and guests that during his term of office he had hoped to see the club attain a membership of 60 and Identify Itself with some continuous community project. He said that, although these goals had not been completely attained, progress had been inade and he recommended that it should be continued. Mr. St. Clair, a member of the local Hotary Club for the last seven years, and its president for the last nine monUis, Is leaving Saturday night on a trip to the Interior prior to be ing transferred to Nelson as Dis trict Forester on March 22. Appreciation of Mr. St. Clair's work as a memiber of the com munity and as a Rotarlan, was expressed by Very Rev. J. B. Gib son on behalf of club members. Past President A. S. Nlckerson will act as president until the expiration of Mr. St. Clair's tenn next July. The program consisted of transcribed talks by Paul Harris, founder of Rotary International, President Dick Wells and Secret ary Phil Lovejoy. Guests were Ted Kington, A. E. MacMlllan, J. IS. McCormack, S. J. Jabour and Edward Mapson of Vancouver. Will Robinson of Terrace, George Peters, David) Allen and C. C. Ruuert. are to be asked If they desire to be repatriated to Japan. They will be given Uie oppor tunity of voluntary repatriation or the option of agreeing to live east of the Rocy Mountains. Those who express the dcsire. to return to British Columbia might be considered not desirous of co-operating. The Japanese being repatriated will receive free transportation and the proceeds from the sale of their property. Of 23,000 Japanese In Canada it is believed that some 10,000 wish to be repatriated- Previously the Canadian government policy had been that I in the post-war period the Jap- coast area in 1942 would be dis tributed evenly across the TRIBUTE TO OLOF HANSON , . - i .Expressed at Liberal Goiivcn-lion Here Exhorts Continued Support of Party Regret at his retirement and acknowledgment of his splen did services during 16 years of representation of Skeena consti tuency at Ottawa were formally expressed by testimonial resolution to Olof Hanson at the convention of the Skeena Dis trict Liberal convention here. The resolution was passet with enthusiasm. 8. B. Parker felt it was fitting that sincere thanks and admiration should be expressed to Mr. Hanson for the ability with which he had carried out his duties. He was true Liberal honest, plain man of the people. Others joined In voicing tribute to Uie retiring member. ...j In acknowledging the resolution, Mr. Hanson voiced life appreciation for the confidence that had been so consistently bestowed In him. . Mr. Hanson expressed confi dence that the Liberal party would again win in the forthcoming election because it was the party of the middle class, steering a course between that of the reactionaries of yieVic-torian era on the one hand and that of the group which would turn over everything at once to bring about first chaos and then dictatorship. The party of safe and sound stability, the Liberals also had an outstanding record of social legislation in building up of a strong and happy na tion both of young and old. It makes me happy indeed to feel" said Mr. Hanson, "that I have Just as many friends today as I did when I started In public, life." . . y As a result of the war there had been development of 1 the facilities of this port and disr trlcit which had become distinctly better known, said the retiring member. "Now we must see to It that we maintain what we have and get a little more." The Importance of a Liberal Mills of Prince 'feing re-eiected oy a large maj SHAVED IN LION CAGE EPPINO, Eng., CP) Herbert Waller, editor or the West Essex Gazette who once was shaved In a Hons' cage by a wopian animal trainer as a stunt, died In this Essex town. He was in Canada for several years and wrote articles on his experiences In a Canadian lumber camp. ority was emphasized by. Mr. Hanson. A member who went, to Ottawa with a large vote behind him always commanded more attention, from the government. Having always been accorded a substantial majority himself, he knew this to be a fact. One effective way to ensure the future development of this city and riding was to elect a liberal by a large majority at the forthcoming election. i