PROVINCIAL LIBRARY SOVIET AT WAR WITH v. vv. ..-,v.:;' rvnt. ' '" " r clay's Temperature mpeiaturcs for the Prince crt district for today read: 01 mum )pee d laster Plan for Mass earings Agreed Upon Gocring, Hess, Von Papcn, Ley and Streicher to Be Tried By High Court with Unprecedented Powers by Allies LONDON, Aug. 8 (CP) ks trial of German arch 5?rnational military tribunal was signed today by h representatives of Great Britain, United States, ?sia and France. The document, setting legal and litary precedents, gives the high tribunal sweeping ! omic Damage klmost All if City Is I estrovea u 1 1 Extent of Awful smatf to Hiroshima IIORRIIILE RESULT (Revealed iAX FRANCISCO, Aug. 8 0) firoshima is completely des- fd and the dead are too f nerous to be counted, radio Mo declared today, claim- that use of the atomic nb was in violition of inter zonal law. Practically all gn; things human and ani- l were "literally seared to Mh" by the new u canon M aiainst the industrial military city Monday, the fmy broadcast to America putted. I'eoDle who were Idoors were burned alive by Ih temperatures while those l Were inrlnnre . inich. by falling buildings. Work- were unable even to His- pish the dead from the in- po, much less identify her. ASHINGTON, Aug. 8 Ot now elective was the drop-of the slnele atnmtr. hh 'he Japanese city of Hiro- 1 has lbfPn slclncarj h.r tUn ed States Army Air Corns. hlma was a citv of 350.03 at is it was nTvint tho cItr Van, mver However, that atomic bomb Tinned un 60 cent of thr rltv Tn nHHIH he area completely devastat-ine fringes of the area-that c remainder ci the cltv-has i damaged ihv the hnmh' " " it, lidlo Tokyo admits that Hlro- Pld IS a riUautrni,. r.- nnJ no estimate of civilian m can toe made. The enemy pacast says that thp pnin- ' burnt every living thing be- 1 '"-ugniuon, lrJe ailthoritles have dis- r u mat more Superfortress poers are ennvprton nr- N. H V t(l the devastating bombs. wo hundred and twenty-five r"ortshave attacked the I-tnete industrial rni.. f fata using conventional de- i ih,.!;rIcn Superforte fire-pa another forewarned Jap- PC CltV tndav vn,. tl .nil niuil iVU linn. fng r. Fukuvamn nn tr!-,,, P'd ShOrt.lv hnfn.. IJ..i-ti ILturth attaclc of the day VOL. XXXIV, No. Up A master plan for the war criminals before an powers to punisn by aeatn, ae prlve the convicted of stolen property, disregard "technical rules of evidence" in the inter ests of speed and take strict measures to prevent delays. Under the agreement, the per manent seat of the tribunal is to be established in Berlin but the first trial will be held in Nuernberg, long time seat and meeting place of the Nazi party. Before this court will be ar raigned sucn Nazi bigwigs as Ooering, Hess, Von Papen, Ley and streicher. Justice Chairman of Conciliation Board - TORONTO - - 'AugrttMr just ice J. C. Glllanders has been ap pointed chairman of the board of arbitration between Canada Packers and Its employees of the dispute which led up to the recent strike. E. B, Jolllffe Is representative of the men on the board and Lionel Forsythe, Montreal barrister, the company representative. PACIFIC MILK PLANT CLOSES No Signs of settlement of Can Strike Now in Thirteenth Day VANCOUVER, Aug. 8 0 The huge milk canning plant of the Fraser Valley Milk Producers' Association at Abbotsford has closed ibecause of a shortage of cans. The closure brings to ten the number of canning factories now shut down as a result of a strike at the American Can Company plant in Vancouver. There are no signs of a settle ment of the strike wnich nas entered its thirteenth day. The workers, who are members of the United Steelworkers of America, are demanding a union shop in preference to the maintenance of membership agreement in effect when the stoppage occurred. The American Can Company is the sole producer c-X cans in British Columbia. AND THE HEN LAYS! Unperturbed by world shaking developments and the public gaze, the Carnival hen laid an egg at 21 minutes 39 seconds after 12 o'clock noon today. Charlie Young Jr., won the prize with the nearest guess of 12 minutes and 15 seconds after 12. LONDON TO Ma .-Gen. A. J. II Cassels, 38 - year - old Seaforth Highlander, has been given com mand of the famous 51st High land Division. Former command er was MaJ.-Gcn. Jock Rcnnie, killed in the Rhine River crossing last March. i.. - i ao rvitpi starts at 7 p.m. BICYCLE RACE TONIGHT Two Classes Under 13 Years: 13 to 17 Years Entrles mav ho mnHn . - at 6:45. Race Prize-! (In pom, S nvnillUMM AND UKNTHAIj I3IUT1S1I COLUMBIA a NWdfArKK t ' i""-t Hrst $20.00 In merchandise at any store. Second $10.00 in merchandise at any store. B.C.,, WEDNESDAY, AUOUST 184. PRINCE RUPERT, War CONFERENCE CONTINUES All Provinces Accept Dominion Proposals as Rasls for Future Talks OTTAWA, Aug. 8 O) The steering commit-.ec of the dominion-provincial conference In Ottawa met today to decide the future agenda for the parley and to appoint the conference's con tinuing committees. All provinces haye accepted the domin ion government's proposals as a basis for continued talks. PROGRAM OF ROAD WORK City Taking First Step By Starting On East End Streets j As the first step in the city's ' new stroet improvement and re-, pair program, the city council Monday night adopted a recom- j mendation from the board of works that the city engineer be authorized to proceed with repairs to McBride Street from I Fifth Avenue to Seventh Avenue, Seventh Avenue from McBride Street to Hays Cove Bridge, Hays cove Avenue from sixth Avenue! tovConradstreetiaiidvConri SivS Avenue00 Avenue ! The city engineer, in cxplana- I tlon, said that a good deal of j scarifying, cold mix resurfacing 1 and sealing would have to bei done although there were a few ew places where patching would suffice. Mr. Phillips. -was of the opinion that asphalt and mac-) adam should stand up Lf there was the proper foundation. The trouble here had been that the roads were subjected in recent 1 years to a volume and weight -of 1 traffic that had never been an ticipated and for which they were not intended. There were signs that the old mattress was collapsing on some of the streets. Asxed as to the consolidation oi cold mix, the engineer expressed the opinion that this could be effected by normal traffic. Weather here was a Uttle uncertain for hot mix surface, which had to have dry condi tions. Aid. Black su&sested scarification Instead of patchlng-'as much as .possible and also that a roller might be used to good advantage. "The people are expecting from us a .program of fixing ail roads," Aid Black said, '.realiz ing, of course, that only a small part can be done at a time. Roads in other portions of the city arc in very bad condition." The mayor agreed that other streets needed attention, naming some of them. TREASON TRIAL PROCEEDING PARIS, Aug. 8 0) Marcel Peyrouton, former Vichy minister and governor of Algeria, yesterday told the court trying MarT shal Petain for his life on treason charges that Britain malnT talned contact with the old sol dier's regime throughout 1940 through Spain and Switzerland. He said that Petain and Laval were at loggerhead3 within six months after Vichy government was set up and Laval was arrested on December 13, 1940, after Petain had consulted the cabinet of which Laval was minister of the Interior. Peyrouton said that nothing came of the exchanges between Britain and Vichy. 88 PERCENT TAXES COLLECTED Up to July 31, the deadline for collection of property tax payments 88.63 percent of the city's general and local improvement taxes had been col lected, Mayor Daggett said Criminals1 "MONTY" DECORATES RUSSIAN ARMY CHIEFS Field Marshal Sir Bernard Montgomery, centre, enjoys a humorous remark by Marshal Zhukov. right, Soviet army commander, as Marshal Rokossovsky, left, of the Red Army, looks on, after "Monty" had decorated the two Russian leaders with the Order of the Bath. Marshal Rokossovsky received the K.C.B. and Marshal Zhukov, the G.C.B. "AMAZING" SALMON RUN FROM ONE END OF COAST TOiNOTHER STILL ON "The most amazing run years" was the way one prominent Prince Rupert dis- trict cannery operator describes the British Columbia coasl-almoh fishing.aftervagreat:soekeye-pack,.has Just rounded its peak and an equally big run of cohos and pinks IS coming Up, 1 , y auvaii w orrie Atomic Bomb Casts Shadow On Future of Humanity, Says Message VATICAN CITY, Aug. 8 B Monsignor Enrico Puccls, in the Vatican press bulletin, said yesterday that the revelation of the development of the atomic bomb "made a deep Impression in the Vatican not so much because of the use already made of the new death instrument as for the sinister shadow the discovery of this new weapon casts on the future of humanity." f TTTTTY ?T VVTT T T f TTTTTTTT Bulletins JAPAN FEAR-STRICKEN SAN FRANCISCO The Japanese cabinet hastlccn summoned to consider the war situation in view of the atomic bomb menace. Japan's fear of the new atomic bomb, dropped by parachute Monday and exploding in the air over Hiroshima, was indicated by Domci News Agency in an unprecedented series of adjectives calling the attack "inhuman, wanton, destructive, bestial, barbaric and designed to massacre innocent civilians." Dome! quoted informed quarters in Tokyo as conceding the new bomb had "considerable .destructive power," TRUMAN TO SPEAK WASHINGTON President Truman will speak in a radio address at 7 o'clock tomorrow night. He will report on the recent Big Three conference and is also expected to speak of the atomic bomb. , NIGERIAN! WOOD POPULAR NAGOS, Nigeria, W Wood is to decorate some of Britain's modern trnlns. Many of the new corridor coaches now being completed w,lll be decorated with Nigerian cherry mahogany, a currently papular reddish colored wood which Is regarded by Importers as particularly well-tried. FOLKESTONE, Kent, Eng W-Mariy Folkestone residents had unexpected fish dinners when shoals of whitebait were left stranded on the beach. They vers ""iased a: hoi b mackerel. t 8, 1D45 PRICE that has been known in From the Fraser River on the south to the Naas River on the north including Rivers Inlet and the Skeena River there has been a tremendous run of' sockeye, not only in the rivers themselves but In the outside waters. Nor has the abundance of fish been general in districts but also in varieties for it started with springs early In the season, con-, - r;"rhcFTrst Corps IS JntZ, as sent Into action In the Ital-period and is marked rv again with . ueatre 5hprf wphipn nJni Ihe retirement-bound general Jhprf hJ LZ expressed himself all for ffin"EEu5 an BaverUangSe o I f"1 neVerhl addf say sahnev they can not recall whenl ,.,. tmo, there has been ?uch a generally j large run by districts and va rietles both. This week the high gill net-tcrs in the Skeena were taking 1000 fish per week. In the seining areas around Gil Island and elsewhere down tnu tuaob iiuui x nine ivujjcm, big catches of pinks are being' taken. Owing to the' strike closure. of the, American Can Co's plant he're at Ws h fe on thlrty days. a Vancouver, some of the Skeena aboard padflc ,cave was River canneries arc faced with,HMCS Matane which steamcd a shortage of tins. Port Edward, ,,,,. ,rnm In,MH tn m,i. Casslar and Carlisle canneries are reported to have sufficient cans. Sunrfyslde has about ten days' supply on hand, while Inverness and North Pacific arc down to a couple of days. ATOM CENTRE FOR CANADA CHALK RIVER. 'Ont. Aug. 8- Thls village of Chalk River, one hundred and twenty miles north west of Ottawa, is the centre of atomic research In Canada. A pilot plant for the production of the chemicals used in the atomic weapon Is close to completion at tiny Chalk River but the project remains under the wraps of wartime secrecy for the time being. The plant covers twenty-eight square miles and the entire area is ringed with strong steel fencing. More than 1300 skilled work crs and specialists have been engaged for more than one year in tnc construction of the plant, Workers thought that the plant was being built to produce rayon or syntnetic tires LONDON, ro War Secretary sir James Grieg Informed the Commons that as fat as England Is concerned the ban on use of telescopes and binoculars In tastal arffas has bsen removed. FIVE CENT&v ., .7,. Trials DRIVING JAPS OFF MAINLAND Chinese Are Again in Full Control Around Foochow, Possible Landing Point CHUNGKING, Aug. 8 to The Chinese high command hasdls-closed that Chinese .trocps haye re-occupied Kuklang Island ';. at the mouth of the Min River northeast of Foochow. Re-occupation of the island means that the Japanese have been driven from their last coastal foothold in the vicinity of the Fuklen province port. The Islands capture removed the only remaining obstacle to a possible Allied landing in the vicinity of Foochow which was re-taken by the Chinese last May. 22 PERISHED IN ELEVATOR PORT ARTHUR, Aug. .8 Death toll as a result ot the explosion in No. 5 Saskatchewan Wheat Pool elevator here yesterday had risen last night to 22 with more workmen still missing and probably victims. BATTLE PLANS ARE-REVEALED Joining of First and Second Canadian Corps Was Always rianned OTTAWA, Aug. 8 XK First Canadian Army commander. General Crerar. has disclosed in Ottawa that the Allied battle plan always Included a provision for joining the First and Second Canadian Corps. General Cre- . eitm thn t Vi 1 o nroo tinlor. hT 7yS That wa TXprl nee has shown that the training or men in various provinces has strengthened them physically and developed them mentally. Local Navy Man - . Is Home rrom Ireland Leading Seaman J. R. Heath nf Tlnto Tllinaff Viflo nrrlvpH malt for her first visit to a Canadian port after 18 months overseas. Matana was the senior ship In a group of Canadian frigates which took the surren der of fifteen u-boats In Nor wegian waters on V-E Day. She is being refitted in a British Columbia shipyard before fighting the Japs. CARGO SHIP AFIRE AT SEA Cargo Ship Argos Hill Afire at Sea All Crew But One Rescued HALIFAX, Aug. 8 (CP) The 7,178-ton cargo ship Argos Hill was In flames today at sea 385 miles from Halifax and other vessels from Newfoundland and Halifax arc rushing to her aid. One man aboard the Argos Hill is unaccounted for. Other members of the crew have been taken aboard the rescue ship Noah Brown. Tomorrous Tides (Pacific Standard Time) Thursday, August 9, 1945 High 1:54 21.5 feet 14:36 20.1 feet Low 8:29 1.7 feet 20:39 5.8 feet Momentous Move Announced Today TRUMAN AND MOLOTOV SPEAK SIMULTANEOUSLY AT WASHING-TON AND MOSCOW TO REVEAL DECISION EFFECTIVE TOMORROW WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (CP)-Russia has declared war on Japan. Announcement of the momentous Soviet decision to throw her vast weight with United States and Britain into the Far East War was rnade to newspapermen shortly after noon today by President Truman at a hurriedly summoned news conference at the White House. The President's announcement was brief. Calling reporters to. the special press conference he said merely "Russia has declared war on Japan." The announcement it was learned later, Mas made by Foreign Commissar Molofov to the Japanese ambassador in Moscow today. The state of war begins tomorrow, Russian Time, which means that it goes into effect at 4 p.m. today Pacific Time. It is believed to be a direct result of negotiations between President Truman and Marshal Stalin at the Potsdam conference. Following his simplcxstatcment, President Truman grinned broadly. The announcement follows by'two days the dropping of the first atomic bomb on Japan. The disclosure that the Soviet Union had at last pitted its enormous strength alongside Britain and the United State3 had not been unexpected. However, when it woufd come had been a matter of conjecture for many months. In Moscow, Foreign Commissar Molotov made. thc disclosure to the Japanese ambassador and asked him to transmit the information to Tokyo. - 'RussiaVirtrcrtgth in'theFar' East; lonra'subjcctr of speculation is known to be very great, and to have been increased considerably since the end of the European war. Russia faces Japan on the long Manchurian frontier, scene of many minor skirmishes and at least one small scale war in the past. The frontiers of the two new enemies also meet in Korea and on Sakhalin Island. Prc-occupation of Japan with Russia on the Asiatic mainland would leave United States and Britain free to concentrate on the Nipponese homeland. STILL PLANS NEW THEATRE Only Permit Awaited by Paul Aivazoff Before Building on Third Ave. Near McBride St. His theatre project for the south side cf Third Ave. near McBride St. i still a live matter, said Paul Aivazoff before leaving for Vancouver after spending a couple of days here. The undertaking is still delayed through failure to obtain a federal permit. Just before coming here, Mr. Aivazoff had been in Ottawa and interviewed Hon. C. D. Howe, minister of reconstruction, who offered no hope of a permit being obtained before 1946. Mr. Aivazoff speke optimistically of the future of Trince Rupert and saw the possibility of the Americans remaining here after the war and this becoming an international port. The well-known formal local business man who is now prominent in Vancouver industry was here on his way back to Vancouver after a trip to New York and other points, having been away from this coast since June 29. Weather Forecast Moderate winds, cloudy and mild with occasional light rain in south portions. . Thursday: Moderate winds, cloudy and mild. RELATIONS OF CANADA-MEXICO Are Not Competitors so That Is Why Trade Possibilities Arc Good REG IN A, Aug. 8 fi The Mexican ambassador to Canada, Dr. Francisco del Rio, says that Canada and Mexico are the only two countries in the world which are not competitors. In a Rcglna interview, Dr. del Rio says that is why the post-war trade pos sibilities between the two countries are so good. The Mexican ambassador adds that current trade between Canada and Mexico Is hindered by congestion of rail routes and poor development of direct sea and air routes, He de France In New York Dry Doclc HALIFAX, AU3. 8 (TO Twenty-nine thousand Canadians have returned to the Dominion on the former French liner He de France since. June 8. The massive three-funnel liner -has left for New York, to go into dry-dock, but she will be back on the North Atlantic run in September. The 40,000-ton He de France usually carries around 10,000 Canadian servicemen as her cargo. Meet Me at . . . THE CIVIC CENTRE CARNIVAL Tonight 4:00 Flower Show Opening. 7:00 Bicycle Race starts at Third Ave. Carnival Gate, up Third Ave. to Fifth St., to Fraser St., back to 8th St. and Third Ave. Gate. 11:00 "Miss Prince Rupert" Contest. 11:30 Dancing. Announcement of Carnival Queen Winners.