les Taxation Policy As Issue Shows How His Admin FMJJ r IlfrSect : conferc rtnaer : fwpSrt prownc . tffloai::-. IP09C istration Is Collaborating: in War Effort. 2SC atcd that his govern-fctofchri not favor two collecting "WCic and was satisfied that uun government should mromo tax collecting the end of the war, 'here must be a definite 1 of the percentage 'lie Income tax between nd provincial govern-. i Old Aee Pensions s of old age pensions. made clear were now a 'i federal concern, Mr. aid his government fav-mcrease In the amount Hypi:: limit. Further, he felt PMWttiuuy that there should be PRE.MIEK T D. PATTULLO B. C. IS HELPING WIN WAR Government's War Effort Reviewed by Premier Tattullo. OIQ fs;. npntlnno tnr trtU UMnnnvlmnnl llf r--ivtW 1U1 UUU I l si ia 1 t nil" i ike when a certain age ,WririiI.iiro t' U'tled as n miller nt rlirVif chnrltv TTa nl,n tnA 'S aril. ml pnet n u..t(r wM.. 'OrjDenunnoi-c ' 5i constantly advocated ""01112 rif nkll. the the In ill upon ade-made for One of the me last w n r ooen that ihs , " - ."t. myH aemoDii- -wtlnued on PAGE' FOUR ' "I am sure that it is the desire" of all of us that we shall win this war at the earliest possible date," said Premier T. I), rattullo, speaking here Saturday night. "Yet, there are some who say that this government has done nothing. To all such let me say that, if they do not know what we have done, they are speaking in ignorance and, if they do know, the truth is not in them. "Let me recite briefly some of the things we have done generally and departmcntally. "On the outbreak of war we assured the Dominion of our fullest co-operation. Specifial-ly here are some of the things we have done: "Has furthered the conservation of essential supplies such as bacon and eggs, started production of flax for use in para-chute manufacture, overcome the seed shortage and released ''rwTl. , money , . , for . feWjgtlme on major public under-' for war Pu'Pses chemicals pSEr W"e not only des' y leruiuei .,'u3 the ,vut nessary and had .ipnaPimpnt wOparimCIU Ol 0f exoendlturp nf n f. n dollars Attorney-General during peace times' i?J away with rtAnrnecInn nr. .... J1 declared that, when de-1 after this war war takes i would insist 75 Provision kl WeTfoen demnhin, "CulUe nf. .V.. -I on "Has strengthened police per Ized civilian protection and alr Uoyal Air Force Continues Its i Campaisn Against Germany And Northern France LONDON, Sept. 22: As the Royal Air Force continued its attacks yesterday on western Germany and the Nazi-occupied por OcCiai l'l iiiaK i wo (juinnmun niiu an 11.0 utjJai luteins iuu&eiiiue ana uouiogne on ine : ewl r.aaborating in a very lmpor- maj.ner With the Dominion iJUhe war effort, premier i u. PrttollD opened the election cam-ojSh u. ni5 home riding of Prince jBoperi Ss urday night iby address- W&(i wcu attended and attentive n2 HalO t W Brown acted as chair- faroril: ..o ;.hought, the Premier isca noiu.ng ine eietuuu fdaSse ot L"'5 year but had c15kcj iil. mma when It had tl:uai,at- an invasion of Brl-be anmpted. How-i.. 0 d chmg as an invasion ::jw seemed mosi un-vicw of the fact that 1 must constitutionally .he very latest within by next June to oe ad been deemed better sriJed without further fatumo admitted that it was but wise r nment to dissolve the and appeal to the :-: conditions appeared 1 rucularly when there S3uc on which to base Mr. Pattullo implied c.-raiisc of the Conserva-hat he would move, j t a reopening of the n the Sirois report Mu.uand meant to sur-;.iht of the province rx .,a in the Income tax k atutcd one-third of vTnue and was vital i-uoli: works and social tertice,' We will never submit to fiMi-par . .patlon In the income '-'.ed Mr. Pattullo. "That n itself to appeal to upon." The Premier, Opens Campaign invasion coast were also main tar gets. The Royal Air Force was over Berlin Saturday night. Incendiary Domos were dropped and some! fires started. As widespread raids by the British extending from Norway to the Bav ol Blscav wprt-i canea io See Hitler NEW YORK, Sept. 22: OK) King Boris of Bulgaria, is en ( route to a meeting with 1 Chancellor Adolf Hitler, the tion of France, there was fierce British Broadcasting Corpor- aerial fighting. An Air Ministry atlon reported today, adding communique Sunday nisht said that "the visit i rennrtprt tn a fhat twery-fur German fighters be a prelude to declaring war . uAl f xi Justifying l-c the holding Of an election at this A- time had been shot down. The Royal on Russia.- Foreign Minister Wen rhC War Situation appeared Stabilized at least for Alr Force lcut thirteen bombers Joachim von Rlbbentrop of aTame as far as Britain was concerned and in view of an bu,1 ,al1 British nBht"s returned !SSL,imnr nbnntro in rplnttnn hptu-PPn thp rimnmi or,,! 5Sfelv Sunday targets Included a the all-important matter of taxation and JH provinces in the railway centre at uiie. Calais. Germany, Admiral von Rader and Marshal von Brabitsch will also attend the confer- ' ence. it is said. DEMANDS Nazi Activities in Bulgaria Seen Is.account of darkness). sonnel against sabotage, formed ("Finance volunteer police corps of two ( Department thousand men, Instituted lire-arms and explosives control, placed the police radio system a war-lime oasis ana ursan- raid precaution units with a membership of 20,000. "Education Department "Has instituted a war emergency training program and pre- t parea men lor uoyai air rorce I classes. Classes for' army trades- ' men have been started and reg- ' ular technical courses revised to meet conditions of" war. There are correspondence courses ior enlisted men and a school of navigation for merchant and navy marine. The Cadet Corps has been expanded and a new air cadet system of training "Has paid off millions of dollars in maturing bonds, releasing this money for investment in Canada's 'and Great Britain's Continued on PAGE FOUR TODAY'S STOCKS (Courtesy 6. D. Johnston Co.) Vancouver Grandvlew .15. Bralorne 11.25. Cariboo Quartz 2.25. Hedley Mascot .47. Pend Oreille 1.65. Pioneer 2.35. ;, V Premier .83. Privateer .52. ". . Reno .10. t" Sheep Creek .98. ', Oils Calmont .19. C. it E. 1.30. Home 2.40. Royal Canadian .04. Toronto Beattie 1.07. Central Pat. 1.67. Cons.. Smelters 40.75. Hardrock .72 (bid). Kerr Addison 4.35. Little Long Lac 1.80. ' RELEASE carried out, northern and western Chilean Government Is Making Germany and the Nazi-occupied Representations To Germany coasi were concentrated upon t during Saturday night. Frankfurt' SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 22: in Germany and docks at Ostend The Chilean government has ln-were among the points attacked, structed its embassy in Berlin to During Saturday ten British planes, demand the release of six Chil-we:-e lost and four failed to re- cans who have been' arrested in turn from that night's raids. Germany in reprisal for six Ger-Adverse weather conditions over nans who have been arrested In the continent forced the Royal Chile for alleged subversive acU-Air Force to mark time during vlties. last night In the offensive which : a believed to have reached the greatest height in history over the week-end. - In describing thirty -six hour night and day blows against vital targets on the continent, an authoritative source said that the Royal Air Force used more than six hundred bombers and fighters with loss of only about five percent. Successful attacks, it was officially stated, were made on targets in Germany. Norway, Holland, Belgium and France. NOW WORK ON TURKS BASEBALL SCORES SATURDAY National League Chicago 7, St. Louis 3. Pittsburg 1-3, Cincinnati 2-7. Boston 3-3, New York 4-7. Brooklyn 3-6, Philadelphia 2-1. American League New York 8, Boston 1. Detroit 3', Chicago 4. St. Louis 2, Celveland 6. Philadelphia 0, Washington 1. SUNDAY National League Chicago 5-0, St. Louis 6-7. Brooklyn 8-3, Philadelphia 3-6. Boston 0-4, New York 4-15. Pittsburg 0, Cincinnati 2. American League Detroit 6-1, Chkaso 3-1 (second game called in fourteenth on MteLeod Cockshutt 1.95., I Madsen Red Lake .66. McKenzle Red Lake 1.03. Moneta .37. Pickle Crow 2.75. Preston East Dome 3.15. San Antonio 2.30 (bid). Sherrltt Gordon .91 (bid). C. P. R., steamer Princess Louise, Capt. S. K. Grav. arrived In port feather Forecast Tomorrow sT ides pnnce Rupert and Queen cnar-islands-Fresh to strong main (Pacific Standard Time) s, :). aeast to southwest winds, oc--3 High 10:00 ajn. 18.1 ft anally reaching gale force In 22:00 p.m. 18.8 ft. tZ. sed places. Low 3:21 a.m. 5.9 ft. 15:54 pjn. 8.4 ft. NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER ft NO. 221- XXX PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 19417 PRICE: FIVE CENTS Leningra Under Intensive Fire Iremier rattullo Opens llection Fight H ere; lays Contest Justified AIR FIGHT I K PIER n?' King Boris ji iuivvsIj n it it Bulletins BRITISH FACTORY BLAST LONDON The Press Association reported today that "many people" were injured in an ex plosion in a factory in northwestern England this afternoon. GREEK GOVT ARRIVES LONDON King George II and the entire government of Greece arrived in Britain today from the Middle East. BELGIUM REBELLIOUS BRUSSELS Extensive anti-Nazi demonstrations have spread out of France and the Netherlands into Belgium. Twenty-fire Belgian hostages have been taken -into custody following slaying of two Nazi police officers. The Nazis warn that five Belgian will be shot for every Nazi attacked. BRITISH AIR AID LONDON Hon. Hugh Dalton, minister of economic warfare, revealed yesterday that British planes and pilots are already fighting on the Russian front. TURN OF TIDE LONDON Dr. Wellington Koo, Chinese ambassador to Great Tritain. said yesterday that the Chinese are fighting the Japs to a standstill, that the tide of war has definitely turned in favor of China and it is the Japs and not the Chinese who wish to 'end the war. However, China will continue the fight until every invader has been chased away. FRANCE IS TROUBLOUS Spread of Anti-Nazi Activity Leads to Appeal by Petain Another German Officer Slain. VICHY, France, Sept. 22: Killing of another German officer six days ago in a series of attacks on members, of German for ces occupying Paris was reported was disclosed only today whenl Paris newspapers announced that J the funeral was held yesterday. The announcement said that I Scheben was the victim of an at-'tack last Tuesday. .Thirty-two innocent persons were executed during last week In France as hostages while burning of crops, sabotage of factories and derailment of trains were reported from various parts of tne country In antl-Nazl tions. Yesterday, In a radio appeal to the people of occupied-France, Chief of State Henri Philllpe urg- !cd them to discontinue sabotage and underground antl-Nazl actlV' Ity lest further misfortune befall w France. He pledged his government to utmost efforts to run down "criminal" attackers saboteurs. NAZIS ARE and DRIVEN OFF Swarmed Over England Saturday Night But Failed to Reach London. at 7:45 this morning from Van-parts of England Saturday night, couver and sailed at 12 noon for .They sought to approach London Skagway: and other northern 'but anti-aircraft guns and other rvnlnfo n'hann sVio la rtno haV Hofpnpnc hplri t.hf!Y1 nff TVlprP THRUST AT NAZIS HAVE GIBRALTAR TAKEN KIEV Italy Claims to Have Destroyed Three and Possibly Four British Ships. I ROME, Sept. 22: fct The Italian high command claimed today that unidentified units of- the Italian navy, presumably torpedo boats, stabbed in Gibraltar harbor where they sank three merchant ships and probably destroyed a fourth. , London had no early report to make on the incident. f Large Italian Ships Sunk by British Subs LONDON, Sept. 22: BOMBER crew was not known. The plane was located from the air in an unaccessible region and a ground Move to High Pressure St. Louis 0-3, Clevealnd 14-0. toaay from the former capital of set out shortly. For Concessions, I Philadelphia 5-z, wasnington France. Death of a Capt. Scheben BERNE, Switzerland, Sept. 22:, Qi I Advices from Sofia tonight said that an unstated number of Communist deputies In the Bulgarian Parliament have been ex-eclted and legislators of the former Peasant Party interned. These reports coincide wit h war-like preparations in Axis-aligned Bulgaria and are interpreted by .some neutral observers as part of the German plan to high-pressure non-belligerent Turkey Into concessions to aid the Nazi cause in the east. 16-6. New York 1, Boston 4. COLLECTION I LOCATED Not VICTORIA, Sept. 22: (Ci) The Western Air Command announced today that a twin- engined missing GRATIFYING Two Thousand Pieces of Alumi num Collected in Prince Rupert. The aluminum collection conducted In the city on Saturday by the local Red Cross resulted in between 1500 and 2000 pieces of this material, much needed In the .... . 1 1 i .1 war eirort, naving Deen omauieu, R. McAfee, chairman of the FROM REDS Important Ukraine City Falls to Germans as Sanguinaiy Warfare Continues. v FOCUS ON LENINGRAD MOSCOW, Sept. 22: (CB) Fierce fighting on the whole Russian battlefront flamed toward a climax today around Leningrad where armament workers called upon the city's defenders to win or die. As In besieged Odessa to the south, Leningrad's defence ring of Red troops and militia called from 4 shops and factories were report- ' cd holding the attackers to a standstill close to the city limits. The Nazis are also conducting a devastating blitzkrieg from the (?;)' LONDON, Sept. 22: t;) Kiev. British submarines sank two capital of the Ukraine and i' large Italian liners In a raid , "Mother of Russian Cities," has September 18, the Admiralty fallen into German hands and the Announced today. A third Nazl are now driving upon liner in a Mediterranean con- ; another important Ukraine city voy was damaged. All three of Kharkov as mey push on to-. are believed to have been ves- 1 wards the great agricultural 1' sels of the 24;469-ton Vulcanla country of the Donetz Valley and 4' class. ;me ncn on news oi ine uaucasus beyond. Abandonment of Kiev was Ilnally admitted by Moscow late Sunday. Long after the Ger mans had claimed its capture, the Russians had persisted in declar- -4ngthat the battle was still In. ; progress." 'AHtjrof 850Ja poptfi .latlon, it is the first major prize .the Nazis have taken in the war against Russia which is now in its R.C.A.F. Machine Down Near Yale , fourteenth week. Kharkov, on Fate of Crew Known. rwhich the Germans are now con centrating, is the greatest city of the Donetz Valley. The Germans, on occupation of Kiev, found indescribable devastation there. The great clty, with all its facilities, 'had been virtually destroyed In Avro-Anson bomber, pursuance of the Russian "scorch-since yesterday on a Lh earth" trolley of retreat. Ber- f light from Kimbeiley to Van- nn asserts that German forces couver, had been located in wild jhave now reached the Sea of Azov, bush country just west of Yale,the Crimean Peninsula and the but the fate of the three-man (important port of Scbastapol now being completely cut off from the rest of Russia. Moscow reports that fierce fighting Is continuing party from Hope is expected to i beyond Kiev and everywhere else along the Russo-German front. V... ,g . . IIIIVV O. IV I J . vv w V. .kiM...WU - - w. v... - - . . here on Saturday afternoon were no air raid alarms in ths i especially instrumental in the sue-sunk a large German transport southbound. LONDON, Sept. 22: (M Ger man planes swarmed over some 'British capital itself.' committee in charge of the cam paign, announced today. Boys of the local Sea Cadet Corps, in then- canvass of the city, met with good response and, as announced Sat urday, a substantial lot was obtained as a result of the aluminum matinee at " the Capitol Theatre that morning. After the old pots and pans had been cathered un, members of the and his staff were among thass jcessful culmination of the drive, ship. The drive on Leningrad, It was declared in Russian quarters, was being stemmed. The Red Star said the Nazis had lost more than forty per cent of its force in the siege of Leningrad. I Moscow claimed that the Ger-Imans had lost 150,000 soldiers around Kiev and that 8500 planes i of the Luftwaffe had been de stroyed since the war. entering its fourteenth week yesterday, began. However, It was admitted that Leningrad and Odessa, second and third Russian cities in importance, were still under direct assault by the enemy. The defenders have actually taken the offensive at some points around Leningrad, capturing 39 villages and an air port. Berlin scoffed at the Moscow claims of serious resistance around Kiev and declared that the Germans had now pushed well beyond there. Half a million Russian troops were now in a trap, the German high command declared. The Russians claimed the reinvestment of the city of Smolensk. Huge German forces are said to committee and willing assistants be meeting with valiant resistance went to work to flatten out the, by the Russians in their defence utensils for sack shipment, non-jof the Black Sea port of Odessa. aluminum materials being alsoiThe Nazis have lost heavily there- removed. This proved quite a .Heard for tne nrst time m lorty' task in which valuable assistance was given by J. M. Walker and son. Lieut. Alex Mitchell and the Sea Cadets and D. G. Borland, manager of the Capitol Theatre, four days, the Odessa radio said yesterday: ''We are determined to beat back the Nazi bandits until they are entirely destroyed." Far to the north off the Arctic port of Murmansk the Russlan3 reported ' that the Red fleet had