Extended V Men JU .Up txienucu x: 1(j Youths Sixteen vrty TAWA. Aug. 19 (CP) Hon. Humphrey Mit- ministcr of labor, announced today that all c nnrl men acred from sixteen to forty have been cnhipct to existing and further compulsory em- ini transfer order under recent order-in-coun- . .i l l a 1 n i reviously tnese oruers, useu 10 snni worKers .i - 1 nppnn lilt mi m - mil ii ?DPm?ulsorymnillltar$y WRW A IC IS U civtonn in i ft AAA IK Lvear;, of age. Now they to all youths sixteen to whether married or single Ihether or not name w ivasion Hand of Occupied Europe Are Ivarord to be Ready tx.tr re accustomed to yi r.:pon.i fall duc Ration Book 2. SSUN ART EXHIBIT WW Aus 19 JJ) The Art Committee Is assemb lies of art created In sit within the nast 10 ftf collection, Including r-;: sculptures, and spc-s cl national art, will be Fred Schaeffer Dies Suddenly I Well Known Local Mechanic . i Victim of Heart Attack at 3 of the month.! Telegraphic advice was re- . ... . . 1 I. -. . .J .J n -. J.nfl! DC n nn:. session or me 'ceivea waay 'n uie suuucu uw. ; t Book 3, with Its In Winnipeg of Fred Schaeffer, ct (ca, coffee and a well known mechanic of many ouponj I years' standing here and re- . .... . . ( 4 ili. J .. JamIt u -cmpon in inis new ccniiy empioyea aw uie my uw. be u;cd on September The widow Is at present visiting another two weeks' at Francois Lake and the others Thiu he No. 13 coupon sons and daughters are here. mw Ration Book 2 Is A heart attack was the cause with '.he No. 14 coupon of death of Mr. Schaeffer who new Ration Book. There- 'resided at 247 Ninth Avenue Kupoiu in the new book East. ....v uut ii, (.ana tig tuvjr WELL PRESERVED SKELETON LONDON, Aug. 19 O An Inquest was held recently on the skelton of a woman believed to have lived from 2.000 to 4,000 years ago and found well preserved In peat during excavations In a gravel pit at Brans-ton. Burton-on-Trent. The cor- tf3 to the oubllc hern In oner nrortiunced the skeleton "'y autumn "nnlpnt. rmifllns." BASEBALL The chief Industry of the republic of Honduras is the production of bananas. LESS THAN HALF A DAY The average time for transit through the Suez Canal, 101 miles long, Is 11 hours, 31 The Yanks vs. Prince Rupert Acropolis Hill TWO GAMES Sunday 1st Game 2:30 p.m. ADMISSION FREE BOOST FOR CIVIC CENTRE TAPKIIVAI With new Russian and Allied advances under way, British and Canadian war leaders met at Quebec's Chateau Frontenac today In a mood of friendly cheerfulness. Prime Minister Mackenzie King was the first one to shake hands with Mr. Churchill as he stepped from his car. Introduced to the Canadian Cabinet, Britain's Prime Minister stood with them for a few moments on the steps smiling and waving at the crowd. Left to right: Air Minister "Chubby" Power, Mr. Churchill, Naval Minister Angus L. Macdonald, Mr. king, Sir John Anderson, M.P., Mines, and Resources Minister T. A. Crcrar, Finance Minister J. L. Ilsley and Defence Minister J. L. Ralston. National Film Board Photo. ; Negligence Charged In Baby Death . Coronet's Jury Recommends- Further Investigation of Infant's Death A coroner's Jury cmpannelled to investigate the death on August 16 of John Russell Miller, one and a half year old son of Mrs. Anna Miller, found last night that the child died of general peritonitis and expressed the opinion that "negligence was the contributing factor to the Illness and death, of baby Miller." They recommended that further investigation be marie by the proper authorities. The Inquest lasted almost five hours and witnesses were Dr. R. E. Coleman. Dr. J. J. Gibson, Mrs. Tribe and Mrs. Anna Miller, mother of the child. BIG BAKANA LNDUSTRY Dover's Cliffs Are Secure Shelter Now Against Nazi Raids Under Roof of 240 Feet of Solid Chalk, 11,000 Per-sons CanjSlccp, Cook Meals, Get Medical Care, -gTjfg "FroifflGcrmari Bomfis By SCOTT YOUNG Canadian Press Staff Writer DOVER, England, Aug. 19 (CP) The chalk caves of Dover, safest shelters in the world, are in constant readiness now to keep at lease 11,000 people m safety should the Germans launch another large-scale attack on Britain as a diversion to draw allied strength from the invasion of southern Europe " "t inrough Sicily. NEW MASTER OF STEAMER Capt. D. W. Graham Assumes Command of Prince George Nineteen years with the Can-adlan National Steamships which he Joined as third officer on July 10, 1924, D. W. Ora-ham has been appointed master of the steamer Prince George. succeeding Captain E. W. Gray, retired. A native of Cheshire, England, Captain .Graham received his, initial marine experience on the famous British training Ship Conway during 1905-07. He first went to sea. In sail, to ; ports all over the world. He was ; on the Empress liners for a period and from 1916 to 1919 served In the Royal Naval Re serve as a lieutenant. During his time with the- Canadian National line on this coaat, Captain Graham has ser ved on a number of the company's vessels with various ranks. He was second officer on the Prince Henry when the well known liner was brought to the Pacific Coast in 1930, new from the builders at Birkenhead, England. He was also first officer on the Prince Robert in 1935. In November, 1941, he became chief officer, on SS. Prince George, serving In that capac ity until his present promotion. A popular mariner, well known up and down the Pacific Coast, Captain Graham has contributed much to the success and advancement of Junior officers by unselfishly devoting a great deal of time and patience to personally assisting them In their .studies. EARLY COPPER MARKET was chiefly from the Island of Cyprus. These seven deep burrows Into the cliffs made it possible to maintain Dover's working unit In the defence of Britain Vocal Temperature Tonight's Dim-out (Half an hoqr after sunset to half an hour before sunrise). 9:35 p.m. to 5:55 am. NORTHERN AND CENTRMfiI2i jmsHjG OLUMBIA'S NEWSPAPER xxxu, No. 1M PRINCE RUPERT, B.C., WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1943 PRICE FIVE CENTS towtm Of War Is Being Plotted IL- -'f. : IT D0N, Aug. 19 (CD Allird-rontrullrd United i I ! I I .1 ns radio av iHRirrs imu irople of occupied Eur- Vfdncsday niRht to per- ntpirations "for the day jou will hear the call Allied llish Command" e tie of invasion of the inent. The broadcast si id time of the Invasion t be near at hand and V copied country to be in- il will be uotified at the inule. III I m. . a Due in Pairs HIT AGAIN Attack on Important Jap Air Base Followed Up Naval Engagement in Vella Gulf ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, Aug 19 O) Allied planes on Wednesday destroyed all but ten the remnant of 225 Japanese aircraft at Wcwak on New Oulnea Island which had been attacked there Tuesday and shot down 28 of 30 enemy Interceptors, the High Command announced Thursday. The air base was practically annihilated. Cargo ships and barges were also attacked and sunk and port Installations were hit. In a naval engagement on Vella Gulf, south of American-occupied Vellalevclla Island, American warships hit three Japanese destroyers and probably sank one. Barges were also i sunk. CANADIAN-BRITISH WAR PARLEY HELP IN QUEBEC Canadian Casualty List Out Dead in Sicily Total 385 Wounded,, 1,200 Missing, 310 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTjII AFRICA, Aug. 19 (CP) It is officially announced that Canada's casualties in Sicily to August 4 three days before the Canadians were relieved from the fighting lines were 1,895. The breakdown of the casualties is as follows: Killed: 25 officers,. 360 other ranks. Wounded: 100 officers, 1,-100 other ranks. Missing: 10 officers, 300 other ranks. ASKS FOR OVERTIME Decision Reserved on Applica tion Affecting Work in This Area VANCOUVER, Aug. 19 0 The Western Labor Board has reserved decision on the application of the British Columbia Bridging and Dredging Co. for permission to pay overtime rates and double pay to bridge- men employed on the Cedar- ale highway In the Prince Rup ert area. Company counsel sub mitted that overtime was gen; eral on other work in Prince Rupert area. New Cemetery Site Proposed Reserve May be Taken on Fifty Acres Along Skecna River Highway The proposal is already under consideration, it is understood, to secure a reserve on behalf of .the city of some fifty acres of even when the almost-unopposed 1 land about a mile beyond the bombing of 1940 was at Its zen-1 city limits on the Skeena River 1th. Men and women essential to . Highway for cemetery purposes. Dover's existence may live in comparative comfort there, with even a direct hit on the face of the cliffs' housing the shelters powerless to drive them out. Their roofs are 240 feet of solid chalk, a deadening, smothering substance that defies bombs and absorbs shells like a vast blotter. Some of the caves have been excavated since the war began, but some of them date back more than 100 years to days when smugglers used them, to store the precious goods Of their trade. Caves Comfortable Hundreds of people troop into them every night. They are the regulars, people who have became used to cave-dwelling like some Londoners have been used to living In underground shelters. The homes of many have been damaged so badly that the caves are not only safer but more comfortable. On nights when the raids are bad, other hundreds come. It is estimated that in emergency. 11,000 people could be main tained there, fed and given j medical attention, and sleeping In shif ts on the tiers of burika lining the walls along, wide passages that arc cool In summer and heated electrically In winter, Vin Hoyle, a Yorkshlreman, is In charge of one of the older caves, a typical one. Taking me through one hot afternoon when he was preparing for his nightly vigil, he started the tour in the emergency hospital, where cots and stretchers are ready to handle emergency cases. In storehouses In another part of, the- cave food Is kept enoiich for 300 neonle for four inc uoman supply oi copper wceks. This food is changed (Continued on fraye Three ) The site suggested there lies on high ground with beautiful view and pleasant scenery, The ground is dry and sandy. 1. Baseball Scores American League Chicago 3-2, Washington 2-4. Cleveland 9-7, New York 8-5. Detroit 1, Boston 0. St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 0. National League Chicago 7-15, Brooklyn 5-6. .St. Louis 6-3, Philadelphia 0-6 Pittsburgh 7-2, New York 6-? Boston 4-0, Cincinnati 3-5. Coast League San Diego 4, Portland 3. Sacramento 3; Seattle 0. Oakland 1, San Francisco 0. Hollywood 6-3,- Los Angeles 4- International League Buffalo 5, Baltimore 0. Rochester 6, Jersey City 5. Syracuse 2, Toronto 1. Newark 5-4, Montreal 2-0. American Association Columbus 13, Milwaukee 5. Louisville 7, Minneapolis 2. St. Paul 1-3, Indianapolis 0-2. Kansas City 4, Toledo 2. PRAISE FOR WOMEN IPSWICH, Aug. 19 KM Lord Wootton, minister of food, at a march past of members of the Women's Land Army here, described women as being brilliant In adversity. j Among former well known stars of the stage and screen now" In khaki Is Lance-Oorporai Douglass Montgomery, star of "Little Man What Now" and other hits, who Is an Instructor in a Canadian Army basic training centre. Churchill, Roosevelt Eden and Hull Join In Parley at Quebec General Review of Allied Strategy is Under Way lmtisli foreign Secretary Expected to Visit Moscow QUEBEC, Aug. 19 (CP) A general review of Allied political strategy developed today when Rt. Hon. Anthony Eden, British Foreign Secretary, conferred with President Franklin ,D. Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston Churchill to he joined later by United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull. AT QUEBEC CHURCHILL UUOSEVELT EDEN " ' - HULL ,Capt. Eden arrived by plane from Eire. Wednesday Discussion of new offensives against Germany, Italy and Japan Is continuing. It is considered likely that Eden will fly to Moscow at the end of the conference to give Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia detailed report. ITALIAN MAINLAND ATTACKED Ameiican Warships Make First Assault Germans Moving " In More Troops LONDON, Auk. 19 CAmerl- fcan warships, making their first attack on the Italian mainland, shelled bridges and power installations at Glola Tauro and Palmi on the Gulf of Gioio. Allied air fleets described beating Axis troops of resistance by pounding communications throughout southern Italy. The Germans" are moving troops into Italy In considerable strength, apparently Intending to make a real fight for at least the northern end of the country, competent British sources said today. ZMYEV IS CAPTURED Encirclement of Kharkov Being Gradually Accomplished LONDON. Aug. 19 CW Russian troops, striking across the Donets River Wednesday, captured Zmyev, 20 miles south of Kharkov, in an assault which killed 1,200 Germans and threatened to cut one of the last railways feeding that besieged and near- !ly surrounded Ukrainian base. Russians northwest and west of Kharkov captured more than 50 villages. CONTEST STANDING 1 i 4' 1 ,, May McElwaln, Dry' Dock 46,600 'c Olga Sather, Sons of Norway 40,000 . Thelda McEwan, Gyro . Club 30,000 ) Lillian Wallace, Retail Merchants 20,500 Margaret Davidson, Moose 16,000 j .i Halibut Sales American Martlndale, 65,000, 17.5 and 16, Storagq. Brisk, 42.000, 17.5 and 16, , Liberty, 47.000, 17.5 and 16. 'Royal and Whiz. Diana, 38,000, 17.5 and 16, Booth. Ira II, 30,000, 17.5 and 16, Pacific. I Canadian 1 U. & W. I 4,000, 18.2 and 17 and 18, Atlln.