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Tr.'.VO
STEPPED
UP
OVER
EUROPE
3
INVASION
rC3
p
und
bomb:
dr
p
I
m
a
II
26
Ma:audrr
V
A,
F.i.
:e
a.
the
inU'iu,
cox
t
'
of
wr.tcrn
C
-r.iu
recent
raid,
Thr
t
moo
uf
pre-lnva-1!
Forlri.vk
Europa"
u
ruing
to
crescendo
oi
draws
near.
aly
Two
Miles
Now
Separates
ince
Rupert
From
World
By
'Way;
Gap
Being
Closed
Up
L
t
In
art
distance
of
two
miles
today
sep-Kupert
from
the
ouUide
world
by
This
pip
of
two
miles
is
letveen
and
Harrison
kike,
seventeen
miles
ice
Itupert.
Otherwise
the
whole
new
a;
from
Prince
Kupert
to
Kitwantja
Ud
Not
Ended
Mfcolilrj
,ri.c
In
South
lil
I
Via
I
Owners
and
FW9
Await
lurther
'n
A.torla
were
cx-i(
l"t
minute
dlf
ti
ls
tndinr
Ihr
llr-un
Mibul
fleets
follow-
'
pute
with
the
Of-
!
Production
Admlnis-In
connection
with
P"
rrgulations,
ac-
(
t
word
received
to-
the
M)Uth,
Local
hal-
'Mrs
and
fUheimcn
u'
nirht
but
reached
no
r
to
departure
for
F,nk
Peiulinr
further
tin
from
the
south.
vitilt
negotiations
end-
'wt
rculi
when
fish.
-
owners
and
buy-
f'a
not
ntiM
ii
tin
n
11
be
paid.
There
was
"bilit,
that
they
might
'l
leave
for
the
Ifounds
this
wrek.rnil.
fleers
rejected
a
pro-
tuarantre
payment
'"U
ceilinr
nrlre
mi
Plir
catch.
Predicted
that
t'ftments
n
bod,
cases
and
It
'only
be
a
tii
fit!
ft
i
(if
r,or
he
fleet
sallr.l.
I"
reported
today
that
onrraliir.
,,..
I..
01
endinr
l..
ii.
....
"tht
leave
tort
tnnlel.t.
HAKE
IDS
SllO.lftt
IftA
...
.
.
.
.
Sic..
i
or
iiiiai
r""'-
Per
fV..
........
PCfllrtrt-r,
.
.
"II
Iflllllil
d
the
Y.
L,
rv
Loan,
Annthnr
n,n
Pil
SSSI4-
The
,;,',
u?.
"
'alcr
'Uunt,
'
"-75
per
n
the
i
..
Alii.
or
mil
tiru
,,-
-Bsouui
Coast
o
28
per
pent
central
Interior
to
the
rest
oTT
the
continent
Is
negotiable
by
motor
vehieular
traffic.
Work
on
the
uncompleted
portion
of
the
highway
is
.being
pushed
and
some
time
early
in
July,
it
Is
officially
stated.
It
will
be
completed
although,
possible
not
finally
surfaced.
Already
moter
vehicles
have
driven
In
from
the
east
as
far
as
the
short
gap
near
here
and.
by
walking
across
country,
some
people
have
made
Prince
Rupert.
Contrary
to
reports,
however,
no
cars
have
yet
driven
through
to
Prince
Rupert
While
the
road
will
be
completed
this
summer,
it
Is
pointed
out
that
it
will
still
be
In
the
hands
of
the
Department
of
National
Defence
as
a
military
highway
and
wUl
not
be
open
to
civilian
traffic
until
such
time
as
the
department
permits.
Incidental
to
the
owning
of
the
new
highway,
it
has
been
learned
that
the
Junior
Chamber
of
Commerce
at
Prince
Oeorgc
is
considering
the
promoting
of
a
goodwill
caravan
from
that
city
to
Prince
Ru
pert.
A
twenty
-eight
passenger
bus
would
come
through
to
the
coast
with
Prince
George
people
as
the
passengers.
ONLY
AIR
ACTIVITY
Otherwise
((()ul(e
Front
Situation
h
Still
on
Ilusso-Cicrman
LONDON.
May
18
)
Russian
bpmbcrs
have
blasted
again
at
Nazi
transportation
facilities
in
While
Russia
and
prewar
ro
land.
The
Germans,
meantime,
warn
that
new
largo
scale
battles
are
expected
soon
to
break
the
lull
on
the
eastern
land
ironu
The
Russians
say
that
mere
have
been
no
Imjwrtant
changes
on
thp
land
front.
Rio
de
Janeiro
Is
Blacked
Out
RIO
PR
JANEIRO.
May
18-Rlo
de
Janeiro
was
totally
blacked
out
last
night
following
reports
that
German
u-boats
are
again
operating
In
the
South
Atlantic.
She
BATTLE
OF
NEW
GUINEA
l
ALLIED
HEADQUARTERS
in
NEW
GUINEA.
May
18
ft-AllIc
at
Altape.
New
Oulnea.
engaged
u
Japanese
force
In
that
sector
southwest
of
Uollandla
and
pat
gress.
Allied
bombers
hit
at
Wadke
Island,
northwest
of
Uollandla,
on
the
way
to
the
Philippines,
for
the
fourth
straight
day.
Other
bombers
attacked
the
Schouten
Islands,
northwest
of
Uollandla.
for
the
twelfth
straight
day.
Is
Fined
$500
Under
Game
Act
w
'I
.
jail
was
meted
out
in
police
court
j
this
morning
by
Magistrate
W.
D.
j
Vance
to
Paul
Allen,
Kincollth,
native,
for
an
offence
against
I
the
Oame
Act.
Allen
was
found
guilty
of
being
in
possession
of
what
Is
commonly
known
as
"pit-lamping"
equipment
a
headlight
and
i
firearms
In
an
area
frequented
.
by
game
animals.
The
offence
!
'
was
said
to
have
taken
place
near
Wales
Island
on
March
17
;
The
sentence
Imposed
was
tht
minimum
allowed
by
the
act.
i
Charges
connected
with
the
"pit-lamp"
method
of
hunting
arc
the
most
serious
under
the
1
Oame
Act
and
punishment!
ranges
from
a
minimum
of
$500
)
or
CO
days,
as
was
Imposed
on
:
Allen,
to
$1000
or
00
days.
It
's
j
mml
In
conformity
with
other
shipyards
of
the
coast,
the
Prince
Rupert
Dry
Dock
and
Shipyard
will
revert
to
a
five-and-a-half
day
working
week
effective
Monday
next,
it
is
announced.
A
reversion
agreement
has
been
signed
between
representatives
of
the
unions
conce'rnd
and
the
Dry
Dock
management.
night
hour
days
will
be
continued
but
the
workin;
week
will
consist
of
the
five-and-
i
a-half
tlavs
instead
of
six
davs
which
have
been
worked
for
the
past
two
years.
After
this
week,
due
to
the
reversion
from
six
to
five-and-a-half
day
week,
full
shift
work
at
the
local
yard
I
will
conclude
at
noon
Satur-!
days
instead
of
4:30
p.m.
for
I
the
week-end.
I
Day
shifts
will
henceforth
work
five-and-a-half
days
rol
fighting
may
still
be
in
pro-
i
and
night
shifts
five
days.
The
following
notice
was
posted
last
night
by
Bernard
Allen,
manager
of
the
yard:
"fly
mutual
agreement
between
representatives
of
the
various
labor
unions
and
the
management,
the
yard'
will
work
the
following
hours,
effective
Monday,
May
23:
"First
shift
Monday
to
Friday
inclusive:
8:00
a.m.
to
12:00
noon?
12:30
p.m.
to
1:30
p.m.
"Saturday:
8:00
a.m.
to
12:00
noon
"Second
d
.
,
....
...
.
rriday
Inclusive:
Inclusive:
1:30
1:30
p,
n
nut
ui
w
vi
w
.A1
.,
,..
..
uaimca
to
oe
very
aesiruciive
to
Commander
mmandrr
game
for
tnc
animal
is
shot
while
blinded
by
a
strong
beam
of
light.
Very
often
It
escapes
into
the
darkness
and
is
lost
to
th:
hunter.
T.
W.
Brown
appeared
for
the
accused
In
this
morning's
case.
Victory
Loan
Subscribers
Malcolm
Arthur
Blair
$
50
J.
Christen
50
Ocorgc
Cress
100
D.
W.
Flnlayson
150
Thos.
E.
Hawthorne
150
R.
Hetherlngton
50
Oscar
A.
Johnson
100
John
W.
Mavlns
50
50
Mrs.
Janet
R.
Mathcson
50
William
D.
Mackay
50
Charles
Newman
50
Harold
A.
Ponder
100
Harry
Plunkett
50
Robert
Quinncll
400
E.
Stockland
100
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Haakon
Stangebye
100
James
Stewart
100
William
Thomson
100
John
Bergman
Kennedy
200
Mrs.
Ada
Argyle
1000
Alfred
Dleakley
1000
Harold
Chrlstcnscn
50
Gordon
Henry
Clee
100
Grorge
Guernsey
50,
A.
Grudal
300
Bart
Hcdstrom
100
Matthew
J.
Lockhart
100
Fred
LeDuc
50
Jas.
OToole
100
Jas.
Ross
100
Orirtre
Scott
100
p.m,
8:30
p.m.
a.m.
"Third
shift
Tuesday
to
Saturday
inclusive:
12:30
a.m.
to
4:00
a.m.,
1:30
a.m.
to
8:00
a.m.
"The
plant
commissary
will
be
closed
from
8:30
p.m.
Friday
to
12:00
noon
Monday,
each
week
and
all
meals
during
these
periods
will
be
scivcd
at
the
Staff
House
change,
Ingenuity
and
sacrifice-Commander
Charles
M.
Cree.
naval
officer
In
charge
at
Prince
Rupert,.was
a
thoughtful
speaker
at
the
luncheon
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Gyro
Club
yesterday
on
the
subject
of
post-war
rehabilitation.
"There
will
have
to
be
a
great
degree
of
mutual
co-opcra-tlon
and
consideration
In
wln-
nlng
not
only
th
war
but
also
the
peace,"
declared
Commander
Crec.
There
was
not
only
an
obligation
but
a
necessity
to
see
that
those
who
did
the
fighting
were
taken
care
of
after
the
war
was
over,
thus
avoiding
social
unrest
and
possible
chaos.
It
was
encouraging,
Commander
Cree
acknowledged,
to
note
the
extensive
plans
the
federal
government
was
making-had
Indeed
been
working
on
for
two
years
to
help
service
men
and
women
In
re-establishing
themselves
In
civil
life.
Demobilization
after
this
war
would
be
carried
out
gradually
Instead
of
suddenly
as
after
the
last
war.
(Continued
on
Page
Three)
OLD
CUSTOM
Tlie
word
"sheriff"
comes
from
the
old
English
.title
"shire
PRICES
OF
SALMON
IN
DISCUSSION
POSTWAR
LUMBERING
tea
Temperature
Local
Tides
Friday,
May
19
51
High
11:16
19
J
feet
43
23:35
215
feet
5:00
42
feet
17:19
5.1
feet
NORTHERN
AND
CENTRAL
BKITJSH
COLUMBIA'S
gEWSAtEIt
fcXIII,
117
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
THURSDAY,
MAY
18,
1914
PRICE
FIVE
CENTS
I
A3
i
assino
Is
Taken
By
Allies
t
Airdrome
In
Burma
Taken
t
From
Enemy
KANHV
fVwlnn
Mav
VANCOUVER,
May
18
O)
j
Prices
for
all
.species
of
salmon
were
discussed
as
representa
Uvcs
of
fish
companies
and
a
committee
representing
the
Vancouver
local
and
all
Fraser
River
locals
of
the
United
Fishermen's
Federal
Union
met
to
negotiate
a
1944
salmon
System
of
Replacement
Allowances
Advocated
by
Loggers
and
Lumbermen
WINNIPEG,
May
18
Q
A
con
fere'nee
of
Canadian
loggers
and
J.
L.
Ralston,
acting
Prime
Minister
and
Minister
of
National
Defence,
yesterday
afternoon
when
he
accepted
delivery
of
the
fourth
hospital
car
to
be
built
by
the
Canadian
National
Emphasizing
the
responsibility
Railways.
He
also
paid
tribute
that
would
be
the
civil
popula-jto
the
shopmen
for
their
su-tion's
in
connection
with
re-'perb
workmanship
in
the
con-
establishment
and
absorption
of
struotlon
and
finishing
of
the
directorate
of
movements,
In
co-operation
with
medical
and
car
experts
of
Uie
NaUonal
sys
tem.
"Certainly
not
a
single
thing
has
been
missed
In
the
facilities,
convenience
and
in
the
comfort
and
It
Is
a
great
credit
to
the
Canadian
National,"
said
Col.
Ralston.
A
group
of
army
and
railway
officers
accompanied
Col.
Ralston
during
the
inspection
of
Canada's
latest
"hospital
on
wheels."
The
new
hospital
car
has
accommodation
for
28
and
is
air
conditioned.
Improvements
developed
in
the
con
struction
of
the
tliree
previous
Canadian
National
hospital
cars
have
been
Included
In
the
new
car,
as
well
as
several
new
features,
the
principal
change
being
the
rc-deslgnlng
of
the
admitting
and
the
dispensary
of
utility
rooms.
AddlUonal
space
has
been
provided
for
the
storage
of
extra
linen
'and
equipment.
Another
feature
of
the
car
Is
the
Instantaneous
availability
of
hot
water,
this
being
made
possible
by
an
lm-prqved
circulating
system
Just
developed
by
mechanical
experts
of
the
C.N.R.
This
Installation
will
also
conserve
considerable
reeve,"
meaning
custodian
of
quanUU
of
watcr
the
peace
of
a
country,
BOMBING
v.
m
i
"
m
m
m
m
m
m
m
i
k
m
FOkVt.cS
Chinese
Facing
Crisis
atLoyan
Hut
Still
Winning
on
Import
ant
Hallway
Line
CHUNGKING.
May
18
O)
Japanese
forces
swept
65
mile
jout.hwi-t
of
Loyang
yesterday!
in
what
appears
to
be
an
In
-1
tended
trap
for
Chlne.sc
forces
i.
v
Litr
to
the
Uonart
Province;
city
The
Chinese,
on
the
other
hand
rialmed
major
successes,
en
the
southern
Honan
front
I
wi'.;i
'-ounter
-attacks
which
hadj
re
lilted
in
the
re-occupatlon
of
I
tho
north-south
Pleplng-Han-1
how
Railway
between
Kloshang
...id
Mmkiang.
Five-and
Half
Day
'
Week
Now
:
BALKANS
4
i
Americans
Attack
Nazi
Objec
18
tives
in
Rumania
and
Serbia
loday
40rhlne
and
Americans
LONDON,
May
18
W-Amerf
4
vpxtrrriav
rantnrprf
Mviticv-
can
bombers
from
the
Mediter
'
'
i
r.
ui
.
na
airrtmm
in
North
Hue-
irancan
mi
uumaiua
aim
ociuu
nt!i
.r,H
t,wi
i.i.nH
ih.
:
toaay
wnue
weainer
sun
re-
Important
tovn
itself.
The
airdrome
was
seized
Intact
ir
a
surprise
attack.
Myit-
4
kyina
is
one
of
two
main
4-
Japanese
bases
In
North
Burma.
Eritaln.
American
heavies
were
again
held
down
yesterday
as
was
the
Royal
Air
Force
last
night.
Fifteen
hundred
American
bombers
took
part
in
today's
raids
on
Rumania
and
Serbia,
the
three
principal
targets
being
Ploesti
oil
fields,
Belgrade
and
Nlsh
(Yugoslavia)
railway
vards.
Sawmill
Is
Lost
Fierce
Forest
Tires
Raging
in
Peace
River
Country
North
of
Prince
George
ritlNCE
GEORGE,
May
18
(CP)
Forest
fires
in
a
five
hundred
mile
area
north
of
here
are
raging
and
one
sawmill
valued
at
$130,000
and
15
million
feet
of
lumber
were
burned.
Operations
on
the
Sweet
River
area
northwest
of
Pouce
Coupe
are
in
the
path
of
the
flames.
Loggers,
prospectors
and
fighters
are
all
fighting
the
names
and
airplanes
are
LONDON,
May
18
Aerial
reconnaissance
operations
by
Allied
planes
have
revealed
that
the
Nazi
AtlanUc
wall
on
the
Europe
h.n
Invasion
coast
consists
of
a
scries
of
very
strong
points
rather
than
a
continuous
wall.
These
strong
points
are
heavily
Imbedded
in
concrete
and
are
supposed
to
have
a
labyrinth
of
underground
com
munications.
Great
guns
face
toward
the
English
Channel.
Ship's
Steward
Passes
Away
John
Donald
McDonald,
a
the
I
steward
of
the
steamship
Prince
young
men
and
women
now
on
car.
the
interior
layout
of
which
I
Georce.
nasscd
away
in
the
on
Wednesday
afternoon
Deceased,
who
was
born
at
Pictou,
Nova
Scotia,
51
years
ago,
was
unmarried,
iils
nomc
was
at
Matsqui.
A
sister,
Mrs.
C.
Carter
of
Sourls,
Manitoba,)
nrrlvprf
in
thp
rltv
on
Tuexdav.
I
Funeral
services
were
held
this
afternoon
from
the
B.C.
Undertakers'
Parlor,
Rev.
S.
Amundson,
of
the
Prince
Rupert
Gospel
Tabernacle,
Baseball
Scores
-
National
League
New
York
10,
Chicago
6.
Philadelphia
5,
Cincinnati
6.
Boston
5,
St.
Louis
1.
Brooklyn
5,
Pittsburgh
8.
American
League
Chicago
4,
New
York
0.
St.
Louis
1-12,
Boston
5-9.
Detroit
2,
Philadelphia
1.
Cleveland
4,
Washington
2.
International
League
Jersey
City
10,
Rochester
5.
Baltimore
at
Montreal,
postponed.
Newark
10,
Toronto
11.
Syracuse
6,
Buffalo
1.
Coast
League
Oakland
1-1,
Los
Angeles
9-3.
Seattle
at
Sacramento,
postponed.
Portland
5.
San
Diego
0.
Hollywood
7,
San
Francisco
9.
Nazi
Stronghold
On
Way
To
Rome
FinallyGiven
Up
By
Its
German
Defenders
stricted
aerial
offensive
from
;
Canadian
Press
Correspondents
Tell
of
Important
Part
Our
Men
Played
in
Smashing
of
Gustav
Line
Which
no
Longer
Exists
Now
NAPLES,
May
18
(CP)
The
British
Eighth
Army
captured'Cassino,
Nazi
stronghold
on
the
road
to
Rome,
and
the
Americans
took
Fprmia,
further
south,
headquarters
announced
today.
Both
Cassino
and
the
ruined
monastery
overlooking
it
were
captured.
A
substantial
part
of
a
defending
German
parachute
dlvlslson
was
wiped
I
out.
"The
Gustav
Line
has
now
ceased
to
exist,"
said
a
special
Allied
commentator.
The
British
carried
out
the
final
as
sault
on
Cassino.
Polish
troops
took
the
monastery.
The
first
announcement
of
the
final
fall
of
Cassino,
Nazi
fortress
which
had
stalemated
the
Allies'
march
on
Rome
for
more
than
five
months,
came!
from
Berlin
and
it
was
some
time
before
confirmation
came
from
Allied
sources.
The
Ger
mans
said
that
the
Nazi
troops
had
withdrawn
from
the
town
without
Interference
and
evacuated
all
heavy
equipment
Cassino
fell
following
a
two-way
surrpunding
drive,
British
forces
from
the
southwest
and
Polish
from
the
northwest.
There
was
great
artillery
bombard
ment
The
evacuation
of
the
town
and
the
moriastry
by
the
Germans
took
place
..late
yes-
'shlfC
Monday
to
Juroljc
p.m.
to
Itoi
urging
a
system
of
"Place-
(from
Form
la
before
the
Amerl-
TAKING
CARE
OF
MEN
WHO
'
FOUGHT
WAR
Charles
M.
Crec
Speaks
to
Gyro
Club
on
Post-War
Rehabilitation
industry
to
maintain
post-war
position
in
the
business
structure.
A
national
committee
will
submit
representations
to
the
federal
government.
Last
Word
In
Hospital
Car
Minister
of
National
Defence
Accepts.
New
Item
of
OTTAWA,
May
18
"It
is
definitely
the
last
word
In
hos
pital
cars
and
I
know
the
troops
will
appreciate
it,"
stated
Hon.
Deiences
UI
Nazis
Strong
Allied
Reconnaissance
Able
to
Get
Some
Atlantic
Wall
Planes
Idea
of
cans.
The
remnant
of
the
firs?
German
parachute
division
was
trapped
in
Cassino.
The
Canadian
Armored
Brigade
played
a
prominent
role
in
the
smashing
of
the
German's
Gustav
Line
after
a
lunge
across
the
Rapido
River,
Doug
How,
Canadian
Press
war
correspondent
with
the
Eighth
Army
in
Italy
reported
tocfry.
Canadian
tanks,
together
with
infantry
of
an
Indian
division,
advanced
more
than
two
miles
in
two
days
after
attacking
last
Fri-
i
day
and
captured
the
villages
of
Santangelo
and
Pignataro,
Canadian
casualties
were
light.
A
few
of
the
tanks,
put
out
j
of
action
by
mines
or
bogging,
were
totally
lost.
Douglas
Amaron,
another
Canadian
Press
war
correspon
dent,
reported
that
the
British
Eighth
Army
has
maintained
a
steady
advance
toward
the
Hitler
Line
and,
In
the
face
of
bitter
German
opposition,
the
struggle
has
been
bloody
all
along
the
front.
The
Canadians
took
400
pris
active
service
In
peacetime
pur-was
designed
by
Col.
E.
L.
Stone,
Prince
Rupert
General
Hospital
oners
during
their
drive
Into
the
suits
after
the
war
is
over
a
I
of
Ottawa,
medical
advisor
In
rcrponslbility
that
would
entail
Gustav
Line.
Declaration
Of
Premiers
LONDON,
My
18
0
British
Commonwealth
Prime
Ministers,
it
was
revealed
in
a
declaration
drawn
up
last
night
following
the
close
of
their
first
wartime
conference,
called
for.
..a
postwar
organizaUon,
possibly
similar
to
the
League
of
Nations
but
armed
with
powers
to
prevent
"aggression
and
violence."
The
prime
ministers
reaffirmed
their
desire
that
all
countries
help
each
other
to
"better
and
brighter
days."
Restrictions
On
Travel
Eased
Up
OTTAWA,
May
18
Minister
of
Finance
J.
L.
Ilsley
today
announced
easing
of
travel
restrictions
between
Canada
and
the
United
States.
Conditions
governing
foreign
exchange
permits
are
to
be
broadened.
Shown
in
this
picture
Is
the
correct
summer
dress
uniform
worn
by
personnel
of
the
Canadian
Women's
Army
Corps.
MASS
FOR
INVASION
Paris
Military
Commentator
Tells
of
Allied
Strength
Being
Assembled
on
British
Coast.
PARIS,
May
18
A
Paris
military
commentator
said
yesterday
that
three
quarters
of
a
million
Allied
soldiers
were
massed
on
the
British
south
coast
ready
for
the
Invasion
of
western
Europe.
These
included
80,000
parachutists.
South
coast
British
ports
and
Bristol
on
the
west
coast
are
full
of
all
manner
of
invasion
craft
awaiting
the
order
for
the
great
mass
movement
against
the
enemy.
t
Prince
Rupert
I
Subscription
109
Per
Cent
Subscriptions
to
Sixth
Victory
Loan
Prince
Rupert,
now
practl-
cally
all
accounted
for,
the
In
reached
a
cumulative
total
of
$820,500,
or
109.41
per
cent
of
the
$750,000
quota,
It
was
revealed
today,
a
showing
which,
considering
conditions,
Is
quite
satlsfac-
tory.
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