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Secret Details Of Jap Balloon Bomb Disclosed Forests of British Columbia In Danger From Attack Of Incendiary Bombs Widespread fires In tho vast for- Mt areas of British Columbia and •ztendlng onto tlie rlcli grain lands of the Prairie Provinces might haTB materialized, had tho Japan- ese been able to continue the war and so maintained their incendiary I>omb attacks by balloon on Can- ada, it has been disclosed by Na- tional Defence Headquarters. The bombs, first of which were discovered at Minton, Sask., early last January, cascaded down in unknown quantities fi'om the Pa- cific coastline to the Western On- tario border, and h:id their fiery loads not btx'u sniot bored in the snowy vastncss of the West, some rich areas would have fallen prey. Dlsclosins; some hitherto secret details of the Japanese device, the army said ton'o of the bombs were of the high explosive type but any which were detonated fell in un- open country and no material dam- age or loss of life occurred. Fragments of the balloons, which began falling on the United States and Canada last December, have been found as far south as Mexico and north to Alaska. In Canada to date 250 recoveries, from tiny parts to complete balloon, . have been made, with tho latest at Mc- Brlde, B.C., August i. Danger For Years The army statement warned that It was possible the balloons re- covered were only a fraction of those completing the lower strato- sphere Journey from Japan and there was danger for years to come o>f unsuspecting campers, trappers and tourists detonating onexploded anti-personnel bombs. The self-destroying mechanism on many of the balloons did not (auction and the picric containers, designed to explode the paper bal- loon, can be Just as dangerous as tho unexploded bombs. Although no definite clue has been unearthed as to the object of the attacks. It la believed the Japs eventually hoped to gain In- formatton on weather conditions, prevailing wind currents and be- havior of their balloons for future â- ystemlzed flights. Research experts, Inter-servlce ^mb disposal squads, air force personnel. Royal Canadian Mount- ad Police, civilian police, Indian trappers and forest rangers Joined as a co-operative force to comb tlie great hinterlands of the West AIR HERO SETS UP AIRLINE INTO ONTARIO TOURIST HAUNTS -* k -♦ 4 # P â- 4.. • r His score 11 Nazis planes destroyed, a probable and' seven damaged. Sqdn.-Ldr. Bert Houle, D.F.C., and Bar, Massey, Ont.. is seen with his mother when he re- turned home. Now he's setting up an airline into the north coimtry of Ontario. Thic sign marks Houle's airfield. He's only employing veteran R-CA.F. personel and plans a feeder-line for T.C.A. as well as a service for tour- ists seeking the best hunting and fishmg spots. to recover and render the missiles harmless. R.C.A.F. pilots were successful In shooting down several of the balloons. Ingenious System Tho balloons, constructed of tough paper, 33 feet in diameter and carrying 19,000 cubic feet of hydrogen gas, were designed to operate at a height of nearly five miles and to stay aloft for about one week. This was done by an Ingenious system of dropping ballast when- ever the balloon dropped below Us operational height. It the balloons went too high, gas was automatic- ally released from the balloon. The merchanism, with its battery and aneroid barometers, was so ar- ranged to release the bombs after all bailnnL had been dropped. On the main balloon there were 19 shroud lines, each 45 feet long, gathered together at the lower end and knotted to a steel ring. When completely filled, the balloon was capable of lifting, at its operation- al height, a weight of 250 pounds. Self-Destroying Devices The outside steel ring, or "chan- delier," contained 72 holes with blow-oui plugs in all but two holes. These xontained long green fuses which were Ignited by friction ig- nitors when the balloon was launched and after burning through two 33-foot pieces of safety fuse â€" taking approximately three-quart- ers of an hour â€" two pluss were blown out and their spri'- rs allow- ed the connection of the aneroid barometer to a battery. As long as the balloon stayed at a proper height there was r.o need for any mechanical operation. The weapon was fitted with two self-destroying devices. The stand- ard Japanese picric acid demolition block was tied to a wooden block In the Inner ring with detonator and fuse through one of two holes. The other hole was fitted with a 60-foo^length of safety fuse which led to a flash charge fastened in a sleeve cemented to the balloon. \VTien the last bomb was releas- ed, a contact detonated the bal- loon and ballast release gear and both were destroyed. Made of Paper AU ot the balloons found were of paper construction, except one of rubberized silk which carried a radio transmitter In place of the usual Incendiary cannister. This gave rise to the belief that these balloon armadas were accompan- ied by at least one balloon-borne radio. Standard signals picked up by a listening post from buch transmit- ters permitted the e: emy to plot the course of the balloons across the Pacific and procure valuable Information about prevailing winds. WHAT CAN YOU SPARE THAT THEY CAN WEAR? . . . Used clothing is wanted for over- seas relief . . . Take it to your local clothing collection dept. MEMORIAL TO JEWISH CANADIANS ♦ As the result of a fund started by Jewish Canadians, during the European fighting, the sum of £500 has been raised for the purpose of establishing a "Canada Memorial Grove" in the Holy Land. This is the equivalent of 1,400 trees. On Sept. S a scroll commemorating this project was presented to Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. P. J. Montague, Chief of Staff, CMHQ, by Pte. Lillian Meltzer, St. John. N.B, on behalf of Jewish members of the Navy, Army and Air Force. The group which participated in the ceremony are shown here, left to right: Capt. W. Epstein, Calgary; Pte. Meltzer; Lieut.-Gen. Mon- tague; Col. J. Logan-Veneta, Chief Protestant Chaplain, of Ottawa; Col. M. O'Neill, Chief R. C. Chaplain, of Edmonton, and Maj. Gershon Levi, Senior Jewish Chaplain, of Montreal, who made a speech. S/Ldr. Jacob Eisen, RCAF Chaplain, of Edmonton, was present also. -I MM ^ I 4 â-  » â-  « » , C LIFE RETURNS TO ATOM-BOMBED NAGASAKI *â-  ROAD BACK to new life in Nagasaki. Families, like one above with loaded cart, trek in to find homes. NEW HOME for bombed-out Nagasaki family above is built from pieces of tin fcund among debris. Mother and her son are eating their usual meal â€" rice. Photo is one cf first showing rebirth of city. â- â- â- ^ ._-jf^%«irf i 'M â-  â-  ^^ â-  It'.-.^i Jk k "^=-^* BOMBED-OUT occupant of tiome that stood In place of this I â€" <; of lubblc in Nagasaki has found new place to live. Jap char- acters on the board give his new addren. BURNED atomic boiyb vic- tim above was Japanese pris- oner of 'Japs at Nagasald. CLEANUP of ruined city is under way, as picture above shows. Roadway one-way traffic and homcles-. victims o' Naga-cki a'.or. ir bcml) gather i 'lelter. ' This photo was taken in center of cev^c;atcd area. -:?::iJ IS c; per - en for at bast 'o-i ri-i hur>« ♦ k » k a 4