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Page Three THE VANCOUVER DAILY PROVINCE, MONDAY, APRIL 23, 1945 HITLER HANGING ON Merrill's Fellow Prisoners JSTALIN BACKS Many Younger Nisei Favor IN BERLIN, NAZIS SAY ujlhin, Haggard, But Happy ith rh in- By FRANK LOWE. Canadian Press staff Writer. CANADIAN RECEPTION CENTRE, Southern England-April 23. "I would sooner forget all about it!" Pte. M.

O. Campbell of Toronto of G. Funk, Lucky Lake, Sa.sk., near Regina: He was shot through the body just above the hips a few hours after landing on the beaches of Dieppe and, when he had barely recovered, he was put to work in a mile-deep salt mine. MILES OF SWEEPING. "It was very hot and I had the job of sweeping the sidewalks by the tracks, which were three miles long," he said.

"I-worked eight hours a day for four 1 i ii us burnmea up ine ieenngs oi (By Associated Press.) LONDON, April 23. Hitler Is in Berlin and has decided to remain there, the Hamburg radio said today in a broadcast directed at Berlin residents in an attempt to convince them the capital would not fall. The broadcast said the announcement was made to stem what was described as "fantastic rumors by which the enemy Is attempting to undermine the morale of the German people." Propaganda Minister Goebbels is also in the capital, the broadcast said. It conceded that the fall of Berlin would virtually mean the end of the war. "There are two bastions which we can hot and will not cede," Goebbels was quoted as saying, referring to Berlin and Prague, the capital of Bohemia-Moravia.

"If these two bastions fall into enemy hands the whole of Europe will perish with Germany. "Many people were afraid that the German lines before Berlin would not hold against the Russian onslaught but now it has been shown that these lines did hold fast after all. "We tell the whole world: the Fuehrer has decided to stay on In Berlin." ill i irUF-! fi i ii i Bk GLORIA VAXDEEBILT. LEOPOIJ) STOKOWSKI. ay sh ire m-eir by of he ng nn- to' 63-Year-Old Stokowski the hall hundred Canadian soldiers released after three years in German prison camps.

The crouD of thin, haeeard I but deliriously happy men ar-9 rived in England Saturday after surviving the grim ordeal of 'Dieppe and subsequent imprisonment by the Germans. Leading the men was Cecil Merritt, V.C., of Vancouver. KISS WALKED IN. Campbell was In a camp near Steattin and his words: Russians walked in a couple of months ago and we got back via Odessa and now here. And, brother, I just want to forget everything that happened since August 19, 194-.

Every man In the group had been wounded on the fireswept beaches In front of the little French town of Dieppe. The men were taken prisoner and after pulling through with inadequate medical attention forced to do heavy work, take lengthy forced marches and stand the galling humiliation of being chained intermittently for nearly three years. ci A typical experience was that Weds 21 -Year-Old Gloria (By Associated Press.) MEXICALI, Mexico, April 23. Orchestra leader Leopold Stokowski 63, and the former Gloria Vanderbilt de Cicco, 21-year-old heiress, were married here Saturday in the government palace. They were reported to have left for Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Times said the two narrowly missed injury when their "elopement" plane was forced down near Mojave, en. route from Reno. The plane developed trouble and a landing was made on the highway near Mojave. Gloria was divorced from Pasquale (Pat) de Cicco, Hollywood actor's agent, in Reno Friday. She had accused de Cicco of unprovoked acts of cruelty.

They were married in 1941 at Santa Barbara, Cal. The heiress was granted the right to resume her maiden name. Stokowski, former conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra, went to Reno to visit the young heiress. You'll See A Great Show TONIGHT AT 9 English Bay and Kitsilano Beach. Mammoth Anti-Aircraft Demonstration Zavtra, Tomorrow-Next Week Repatriation (Special to The Dally Province) KASLO.

April 23. The Japanese weekly newspaper, the New Canadian, today expressed regret that large numbers of Japanese, including many Canadian-born children of minor age, have signi fied willineness to return to Japan. An editorial said: Their decision to turn their backs upon what has been their adopted land of years standing can not but reflect unhappily upon both themselves and upon the country they have thus given up. "BLIND- DECISION." "For many, the decision has been made in disillusionment and defeat, without a true and accurate appreciation of what is involved. "Our conviction must be that there is a place for us in Canada as full-fledged citizens, exercising all rights and discharging all duties." Concluding most of their work at Kaslo ahead of schedule, the R.C.M.P.

taking applications for voluntary repatriation and placement, officers of the federal labor department's Japanese division have left for the Slocan area. Officials declined to indicate how many signed repatriation forms, but a New Canadian unofficial report indicates the number was large at Kaslo and at Tashme. From the Slocan area, the officials will proceed to New Denver, the Rosebery Nakusp district, Grand Forke Greenwood, East Kootenay, and Windermere Valley, Okanagan and Kamloops, Kettle Valley, west of Grand Forks, and Bridge River Cariboo. Theft of a $100 war bond from her apartment at 1128 Barclay sometime since the middle of January, was reported by Rose Eckle. Npw imnroved wavs to make smoother ice cream and sherbets with light cream, top milk, or even whole milk, fcasy no eggs, no cooking.

Easily digestible. Kecipes in package. At grocers and druggists. ClUMKET RENNET TABLETS "THE 'JUNKET' FOLKS" 2 utA-kia JJ Kin Two British Columbia Men I Win. Guggenheim Awards INVEST IN THE BEST The Payroll Way By WILLIAM H.

STONEMAN. Leased wire to The Daily Province. Copyright, 1945, Chicago Dally News. ON THE MULDE, north of Chemnitz, April 23. Everybody was present at today's great international wedding except the bride and groom.

An American armored column had been waiting for the Russians to make contact. For 24 hours every puff of dust spotted by our observation planes east Suits omen Stolen From Shop Theft during the past month of three ladies' suits valued at $118 was reported to police by Madame M. Runge, proprietress of a dress shop at 2566 Granville. A musical program conducted by Glyndwr Jones will entertain the Rotary Club at luncheon Tuesday noon in Hotel of the Mulde was regarded as a possible sign that the Russians were about to arrive. A great army of correspondents sped eastward to share the vigil of the expectant troops.

Tonight they are back at camp, cold and weary, and pondering those old Russian words "zavtra" and "seichass." Zavtra is supposed to mean "tomorrow," but it often means "next week." Seichass is sdp-posed to mean "right away," but it often means "when I get good and ready." Tonight the guess was that the Russians had turned north toward Berlin. we'd like to know, in view of the Crimea Conference, is why anybody should have to do any guessing. It's nothing short of ridiculous, any way you look at it, that we shouldn't know' exactly where the Russians are at any hour, and where they intend to be in another hour. Ridiculous or not, that's the situation. Two of the four Canadian fel-lowships under the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation have been awarded to B.

C. men. One of them, L. A. MacKay, is associate professor of classics' at the University of B.

the other, Dr. Roger Yale Stanier, a graduate 'of the University of B. is penicillin production manager for Merck Montreal. 'J Mr. MacKay's project Is a "study of the structure and composition of Homer's "Iliad." He intends to carry on his studies at the University of California.

RHODES SCHOLAR. He was educated at the Unl-i versity of Toronto and at Oxford, where he was Rhodes Scholar for Ontario from 1925 to 1928. He has published numerous articles in classical journals. Since MMW POLISH MATY (By Associated Press) LONDON, April 23. Premier Stalin said at Moscow; "I do not doubt our allies in the west will welcome the 20-year friendship treaty between the Soviet Union and the Soviet-sponsored Polish provisional government." Stalin 6aid the pact, signed Saturday, "signifies the consolidation of the single front of the United Nations against the com mon enemy in Europe.

"Relations between bur two countries in the course of past centuries were shadowed by elements of misunderstanding on both sides and not infrequently by open conflict. WEAKENED COUNTRIES. "Such discord weakened both our countries and strengthened German imperialism." Apparently Premier Stalin was throwing his full support behind the Soviet-sponsored regime, although Britain and the United States have taken the position that a reorganization and broad ening oi ine government, as planned at the Big Three Yalta meeting, must take place before they will drop the Polish government in London and admit the new government to the United Nations fold. MAIN ARTICLES. The Moscow radio's account gave these as the main articles of the treaty: Russia and Poland will continue jointly with all the United Nations the struggle against Germany until final victory.

2, The two parties at the end of the war will adopt measures to remove any threat of a repetition of aggression on the -part of Germany or any other state which would unite with' Germany, directly or otherwise. For this purpose they will participate in a spirit of the most sincere collaboration in all international activities for the purpose of ensuring the peace and security of the nations. INCLUDE ASSISTANCE. 3, If either party after the war finds herself involved in hostilities with a Germany resuming her aggressive policy, or with some state uniting with Germany directly or otherwise in such a war, the other party will immediately render to the party involved military and other assistance and support by all the means at its disposal. 4, The contracting parties undertake not to conclude without mutual consent an armistice or peace treaty either with the Hitlerite government or with any other authority in Germany which infringes or has infringed the independence, territorial integrity or security of either party.

5, Each of the two parties undertakes not to conclude an alliance and not to take part in any coalition directed against the other contracting party. Folk Festival Rehearsal Held Completing' final details for four programs of the Canadian Folk Society Festival, to be held April 26 to April 28, in U.B.C. gymnasium, a full dress rehearsal was held at the University auditorium Sunday afternoon. ir1 fight nature, a heart-warming favorite among Canada's miners. cold and fatigue.

CANADA'S MINERS 'rT, 'i i months on a daily diet of three potatoes, a bowl of soup and five slices of extra thin black bread." Sgt. L. F. Wallace. Lloydmin-ster, Sa.sk., told how the Germans appeared frightened of the Canadians, and he said with a grin, "They called us gangster or cowboys." He added German propaganda men spent hours "telling them their government had deserted them.

One sergeant who does not iwani nis name uivuigeu uttause 'it might worry his family t0 know how tough times were in want his name divulged because the German camps, has a docu ment signed by a senior British officer at his camp as proof of neglect and malnutrition the hands of the Germans. The order, pinned on the camp notice board, said the officer's attention had been drawn to the sight of men "wallowing in swill pails in search of scraps of food" and forbade any such actions as "unworthy of soldiers of the country from which you come." 1941 he has been professor of Latin and Greek at the University of B. C. Dr. Stanier, born in Victoria, was educated at Victoria College and the University of B.

from which he graduated with a B.A. degree in 1936. In 1942 he was awarded his Ph.D. degree by Stanford University. His -project is a series of studies on the nature, relationships and biological activities of bacteria, particularly of the myxobacteria.

AID STUDIES. The fellowships are usually $2500 for a year, to allow fellows to pursue their work. It was established in 1925 by the late U. S. Senator Simon Guggenheim and Mrs.

Guggenheim as a memorial to a son, John Simon Guggenheim. The fellowships are awarded in wartime, subject to the needs of any national service for which the recipient may be required. In such cases the fellowships are held for the recipient. Other Canadian fellows appointed for 1945-46 are Dr. Mabel F.

Timlin, assistant professor of economics at the University of Saskatchewan, and Dr. Johannes F. K. Holtfreter of McGill University, Montreal. Dr.

Holtfreter has won the fellowship for the second time for his work in the field of genetics. Vancouver Magic will hold its monthly meeting in Salon of Hotel Vancouver, Thursday, April 26, at 8 p.m. All interested in magic are invited. Surveys how that where men cup of tea rates high. Tea is a great It is helping them fight dampness, TEA IS A STANDBY OF Chinese Open Loan Campaign Vancouver's Chinese community officially opened subscriptions in the Eighth Victory Loan campaign Sunday as Dr.

Li Chao, Chinese consul-general for Canada, urged support of the drive before prominent Chinese citizens. "We Chinese have always set a record in past loans. We have jo intention of letting down our fighting forces at this crucial stage of battle, because we must not forget we still face a formidable enemy in the East." A quota of $700,000 has been set for the community, part of the Mount Pleasant East End objective of $3,420,000. 1. June, 1941 thousands of young men from all over the Empire trained in Canada's skiea preparing for action in every theatre of war.

Canada's First Victory Loan leached $836,820,253, well above the objective. 2. The Scharnhorst was attacked at Brest ia February, 1942, by Canadian pilots flying with the R.A.F. The Canuck airmen distinguished themselves in battling the Luftwaffe in the skies over Britain and Nazi-enslaved Europe. Total of the Second Victory Loan: $996,706,900.

fatwepatitstop now txh wife 3. Canadians were with Montgomery's famous 8th Army, the "Desert Rats," in 1942, and shared in the action that cleared Rommel out of Africa. The Third Victory Loan vas oversubscribed. $1,241,389,050 raised for Canada! HERE are events on Canada's road to Victory and now ever more surely, Canada and her allies move forward to ultimate triumph But until Victory is final our fighting men dare not slacken their efforts dare not take chances with a desperate lenemy. Now their need is greatest for support from us at home they need US with them in this fight TO THE FINISH to make 6ure that it IS finished, quickly, completely Fighters and Bond buyers are a team.

In this final push NEITHER can afford to let up! So buy more Victory Bonds. Let's beat our Victory Loan objective by the widest margin ever I Contributed to the Eighth Victory Loan by KELLOGG COMPANY OF CANADA LIMITED, LONDON, CANADA 4. In the Battle of the Atlantic, 1943, Canadian corvettes and destroyers were busy liquidating Nazi subs that had been harassing convoys. In February this year, the Fourth Victory Loan reached $1,308,716,650, again over the top. jf! I I I'' "ft" hmmmmmi Smiiii tUM' 7.

Fighting was continuous all along the Western Front in October, 1944. On the Scheldt River in Holland, Canadians fought brilliantly. The Seventh Victory Loan went over the top to $1,517,642,700. 6. April, 1944 planes and ships were being mustered for D-Day.

Canadian-produced munitions and food were piled high in Britain, ready for invasion troops. The Sixth Victory Loan was oversubscribed 5. In October, 1943, Germany was heavily bombed by R.C.A.F. shuttle bombers from Italy. Canadian troops entered Naples.

Canadians bought worth of Bonds in the Filth Victory Loan..