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VOL. 44. No. 50. NOME. ALASKA, MONDAY, April 27, 1942 Per Copy 154
RAF Continues European Offensive
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Continued Allied Initiative May Force Showdown
RAF Offensive (.lose To Opening
2nd European Front Against Hiller
LONDON, April 24, 11:30 a.m. 25th (AP) — The
largest force of RAF fighters ever sent against a single
objective, escorted bombers attacking the Netherlands
port of Flushing at daylight, following the pre-dawn
assault on the Heinkel aircraft factories and the Ger
man Baltic port of Rostock, at which the air ministry
said massed bombers loosed the greatest weight of
bombs in the service’s history. Indications were that
the Heinkel plant was gutted.
RAF Raids Rvstock for Second Successive Night
LONDON, April 25, 8:32 a.m.—11:20 a.m. (AP) —
Rostock was battered fiercely overnight by the RAF’s
second successive thousand-mile round trip against
the big warplant and shipping center, where the Brit
ish declared more than 400 tons of explosives were
dropped in the two attacks. The smash was said to
have surpassed anything the German air force ever
dealt to Britain, with one series of night operations
costing three planes.
Squadrons took the air again at daylight to strike at
bases across the channel. The docks at Dunqerque
were raided anew.
RAF's Giant Raids Cover Three-lourths of Germany
LONDON, April 26, 10:47 p. m.—1:24 p. m. 27th,
(AP) — Great swarms of huge British bombers drop
ped tons of high explosives onto the smoking ruins of
Rostock for the third night running, and blasted the
great Koda munitions works at Pilsen and numerous
other targets in south Germany and occupied France.
The RAF’s greatest offensive so far, mounting in
fury to a non-stop attack, widened to cover three
fourths of Germany and came as close as air action
could to opening a second European front against Hit
ler. American-built “Boston” Douglas bombers parti
cipated in the offensive.
The Nazis struck back with increasing strength at
fashionable old Bath and at other points from Scot
land to southern England.
Canada to Vote
on Sending Men
Overseas Service
Ottawa, April 27 (AP) —
The government submitt
ed to the civilian voters of
Canada the question of re
leasing its commitment not
to draft Canadian men for
military service overseas.
The polls will be open for
12 hours for about seven
million eligible voters and
ballot counting will begin
; immediately after the polls
; close and results announc
ed as soon as possible
Japs Threaten
Last Link Burma
Road. Mandalay
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New Delhi, April 25 (AP)
—Burma’s defenders faced
sudden new. peril as the
Japs, almost spendthrift in
the use of manpower, push
ed swiftly forward within
a hundred miles of Manda
lay in furious, confused
fighting.
A Chungking communi
que indicated that the Chin
ese left flank was either
rolled back or in imminent
danger of being turned. It
was said fi.000 Japs were
killed in a week’s fighting.
A British communique
told of another air raid on
Mandalay whose capture
would cut off the last Al
lied link on the Burma
road.
Greatest Battle in History
May Start Soon In Europe
New York, April 24 (AP>
—The British radio’s mys
terious Colonel Britton
told his V for Victory army
in German-occupied Eu
rope to make ready for
large scale sabotage, for
‘‘within six weeks from
now there may open what
may prove the greatest bat
tie in the history of the
world.”
Russians Break Through
Orel-Kursk Railway Line
London, April 24 (AP) —
Saturday— A violent Rus
sian thrust northeast of
Kursk cut the Orel-Kursk
railway at one point. Reu
ters said, quoting instan
bul dispatches to Vichy,
that the Russians apparent
ly were aiming to outflank
the city’s defenses.
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The above map shows the war as it now stands in the Pacific. Australia-based
Allied air power, wresting the offensive from the Japs, may spur the Japs to new
efforts. U. S. forces landed on the New Caledonia island as a precaution against
a thrust at New Zealand or cutting the supply lines to America.
Soviets Attempt
To Knock Finns
Out of War
London, April 27 (AP) —
Nearly 2,000 Finish troops
were reported killed last
week in the Russian offen
sive as the Red Army push
ed forward in a spring of
fensive likened to the one
2 years ago which ended in
Finland’s defeat. Battle
lines in the far north have
been drawn up well inside
the Finish frontier of 1939.
Soviet troops are reportedl
demonstrating all along
the battlefront that they
held the initiative firmly.
The Russians are pressing
home telling blows in an
effort to knock the Finns
out of the war, and to pro
tect the Arctic ports of
Murmansk and Archangel.
Small Screw
Holds Up Air
plane Program
Washington, Apr. 25 (AP)
— Assistant Attorney Gen
eral Arnold told a Senate
committee that a patent on
a small screw or fastener
about the size of a man's
little finger, seriously im
peded production of mili
tary aircraft. He said “At
one plant, 80 planes were
delayed and at another the
same thing happened to 20
flying fortresses. In still
another plant the entire as
sembly line was shut down
for the lack of that single
item.’’ He said the patent
was held by William Dzus.
a small businessman and in
ventor, who was trying to
exercise what he thought
was his legitimate rights.
He urged the committee
not to be too hard on him
as compared to the big of
fenders.
5 Soldiers Killed
By Expl osive of
Bij> Mortar
Los Angeles, Apr. 24 (AP)
— Five soldiers were kill
ed and 16 wounded in the,
premature explosion of a
mortar shell near La Mesa,
headquarters of the South
ern California sector. It
was said the shell was be
ing fired from a 60-milli
meter mortar during drill
but it exploded before it
cleared the gun’s muzzle.
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President Proposes Stabilization
Waives Combat Rising Cost Living
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WASHINGTON, April 27 (AP> — President Roose
velt proposed the stabilization of wages and salaries of
individuals as part of a seven-point program designed
to combat the upward spiral cost of living. The pro
gram was outlined in a message to Congress on the
Administration’s plan for gearing the economy of the
nation and its people to emergency war conditions. It
also proposed heavy taxes, holding personal and cor
porate profits to reasonable levels. Stablization of pric
es was received by the farmers as discouraging credit
and installment buying, rationing all essential scarce
commodities and stimulating the purchase of defense
bonds.
Only taxes and stablization of farm prices require
legislative action, the President said, but added in the
messages, read in the Senate and House by clerks, ‘T
assure Congress that if the required objectives are not
attained, if the cost of living should continue to rise
substantially, I so advise Congress and ask any addi
tional legislation which may be necessary.”
The President said there are obvious reasons for tak
ing every step necessary to prevent a rise in the cost
of living which has already moved about 15 percent
since autumn, 1939, and might soar “another 80 or 90
percent during the next year or two.”
Believe Gonffaitied Allied Offensive
May Force Showdown In Pacific War
Allied Headquarters in Australia, April 27, 8:30 a.m.
—9:08 p.rn. (AP) — Answering the sudden intensi
fication of Jap air activity, wide-ranging Allied bomb
ers lashed out again to blast enemy bases at Lae, New
Guinea and Bougainville, Solomon Islands. At least
four Jap planes were destroyed in the raid on Lae, a
communique said.
Military quarters expressed the belief that the con
tinuing Allied offensive might force a speedy show
down in this vital war theatre. Asserting that the
Japs couldn’t afford to remain passive while the Allies
steadily built up striking power in Australia, these
quarters declared the enemy will have to adopt one of
two courses: one—attack Australia directly, or two—
attempt to capture all of New Guinea and the string
of islands to the south east with a view to cutting the
American supply routes to Australia.
Landing of U. S. forces on the Free French island of
New Caledonia was viewed by observers as a move in
tended to thwart Japanese expansion to the east or a
possible attack on New Zealand.
Hitler Given Absolute Power
Life and Death iu Germany
LONDON, April 26, 10:47 p. m—1:24 p. m„ 27th
(AP) — Betraying anxiety over the condition of his
home front, Adolf Hitler pointed to Russia as the de
cisive battlefield of the war. and from the queiscent
Reichstag received confirmation of his power of life
and death over every German, an act which, informed
London sources said, means that not even Nazi judges
or army officers may now stand between the German
people and the Gestapo.
In a speech an hour long, in which threats, some
hints of a peace offensive, admission of barely escaped
catastrophe in the frozen drifts of Russia, and plans
"for the coming winter,” were strangely mixed, Hitler
unfolded a new master plan for a smashing blow to
stun the world.
He proclaimed that Germany has won the defensive
winter war and promised "the fight in the east will
be continued against the Bolshevist colossus which we
have hated so long and until such time as it has been
smashed completely.’’
Against the mightly British air offensive now being
waged against Germany, he promised resumption of
mas air raiding on Britain.