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A Primer Of The Balkan Nations
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A. Is For Albania
Albania is the size of Vermont,
but twice as hilly and twice as
populous.
Most Albanians are farmers,
and herdsmen. Most are Mos
lems because Turkey ruled them
for centuries.
They are one of Europe's old
est races. They live primitive liv |
es follow old customs including
the blood fued.
Albania became independent!
in 1920. Its king was mountain
chieftain Zog who married a part i
American girl.
Zog cooperated with the Ital
ians, took th ir money, let them
start to develop the country.
Last year Italy tired of this
game, moved in on Albania, sent'
Zrog packing.
B Is For Bulgaria
Bulgaria is at the crossroads
just above the Dardanelles — the1
water lane from the Black Sea to
the Mediterranean Sea. That!
might be a place of power—if
one were strong.
A thousand years ago Bulgaria
was strong. It even terrorized
mighty Constantinople. Then it
became a Turkish province. For
centuries its people were very
poor. They are still poor, still
mostly peasants. Only 60 years
aio they revolted and set up the
modern nation. Russia helped
them and the Bulgars have a
kindred feeling for Russians.
Despite this feeling Bulgaria
sided with Germany in the
World war and lost territory.
Now she has regained some of it
from Rumania. That makes her
larger than Kentucky, gives h r
twice as many people.
Today Bulgaria is still at the
crossroads. But she is not strong
and she wonders if the cross
roads will become a battle
ground.
H Is For Hungary
The typical Hungarian is a
farmer. He tills fields and raises
st ak as a p:asant on a large es
tate in the flat Hungarian plain.
He Laves business to those in
the cities who like it. He takes
pride that his forefathers fought
the terrible Turk to a standstill.
Under Austria, the Hungarians
prov d so turbulent that they
were set up as a separate king
dom tied to Austria only through
allegiance to the Hapsburgs. This
tie was snapped in the World
War. But the peace that made
Hun gary independent clipp d of!
her borders leaving her without
natural defenses. Hungary be
came a nation without a king
end with a single passion—to be
come great and strong once
more. To have a chance at this
•he has had to go along with
strong Germany.
Recently Hungary got back ter,
ritory from Rumania as well as
from Czechoslovakia making her
about the size of Oklohoma. She
wants more.
R. Is For Rumania
The Rumanians speak a lang
uage akin to Latin. Their land is
rich in oil and in surplus grain.
Rumania got a lot out of the
World war. She became the larg
■cst Balkan nation—as big as Ar
izona. She had more people than
New York and Ohio together and
great wealth in oil and wheat.
But she relied too heavily on
French and British support.
When that collapsed Russia took
a piece of her land then Hun
gary and Bulgaria.
Now Germany has moved
troops nto Rumania because Ger
cnany doesn’t want someone else,
to get Rumania's oil.
T Is For Turkey
Turkey used to be the bad man
of Europe. She ruled all the Bal
kans and threatened proud Vien
na. Then she became the siok
man of Europe. Province after
province revolted.
By World war time she had
become a part of the Kaiser’s Ber
lin-to-Bagdad plans for Eastern
expansion and she threw in her
lot with Germany. Her stout pea
santry fought bravely as usual,
but Turkey lost.
Out of that war came Ataturk,
who made modern Turkey. He
was the first of the modern dic
tatrs. He modernized the coun
try, made its army and its works
respected. He transferred the cap
ital from ancient Instanbul on
the Dardanelles to inland An
kara. Kernel is dead now but the
friendship he established with
Britain, the army he developed
and the capital he protected from
the storms that rage around the
Dardane’les are decisive factors
in th; present situation.
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Is For Yugoslavia.
It was in Serbia that the
World war started. Before it end
ed Serbia took an awful beating
even though she made a magni
ficent fig’ht. Peace transformed
her into mod rn Yugoslavia with
14,000,000 people and lands as ex
tensive as Oregon’s. But Yugo
slavia wants no part in this war.
Her people are largely Slavic
and so she has ties with Russia.
Also she once had ties with Ru
mania, Czeeho - Slovakia and
France. Now she is pr ttv well
surrounded by lands under Ger
many and Italian control.
Yugoslavia occupies some of
the highest hills in the Balkans.
Back in her hills lie rich mines
itid forests. Her hardy peasants
•me dour fighters. But they would
rather b left alone.
NEXT? —Speculation con
cerning next U.S. ambassador to
Great Britain has focused in
some degree on Marshall Field
(above). It Is believed that the
present ambassador, Joseph If
Kennedy, will not return to post
in London.
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In This Newspaper
Alaska Draft Registration Is
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Outlined In Presi. Proclamation
President Roosevelt’s proclam
ation announcing and making ar
rangements for the registration
of Alaskans on January 22 for sel
cctive service is as follows:
Whereas the Congress of the
United States has enacted and I
have on the sixteenth day of Sep
tember 1940, approved the Selec
tive Servicj Training and Ser
vice Act of 1940 which declares
that it is imperative to increase
and train the personnel of the
armed forces of the United Stat
es and that in a free society the
obligations and privileges of mil
itary training and service should
be shared geneally in accordance
with a fair and just system of
selective compulsory military
training and service.
Whereas the said Act contains
in part the following provisions:
"Sec. 2. Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, it shall be
the duty of every male citizen
of the United States and of every
male ali n residing in the Unit
ed States who on the day or days
fixed for the first or any subse
quent registration is between the
ages of twenty-one and thirty-six
to present himself for and sub
mit to registration at such tim
or times and place or places and
in such manner and in such age
group or groups as shall be deter
mined by rules and regulations
prescribed hereunder.”
"Sec. 5. (a) Commissioned of
ficers, warrant officers, pay
clerks and enlisted men of the
Regular Army, the Navy, the
Marine Corps, the Coast Guard,
the Coast and Geodetic Survey,
the Public Health Service, the
f .deral v recognized active Na
tional Guard, the Officer’s Re
serve Corps^ ;the Regular Army
Reserve, the Enlisted Reserve
Corps, the Naval Reserve and the
Marin Corps Reserve; cadets
United States Military Academy;
midshipmen United States Naval
Academy; cadets United States
Coast Guard Academy; men who
have been accepted for admittan
ce (commencing with the ac
admic year next succeeding
such acceptance to the United
States Military Academy as cad
ets to the United States Naval Ac
ademy as midshipmen, or to the
United States Coast Guard Acad
emy as cadets, but only during
the continuance of such accept
ance; cadets of the advanced
course, senior division, Reserve
Officers’ Training Corps or Na
val Reserve Officers’ Training
Corps; and diplomatic represent
atives, technical attaches of for
eign embassies and legations, con
suls g-neral, consuls, vice con
su’s, and consular agents of for
eign countries, residing in the
United States and who have not
declared their intention to be
come citizens of the United Stat
es shall not be required to be reg
istered under Section 2 and shall
be relieved from liability for
training and service under sec
tion 3 (b).”
“Sec. 10 (a) The President is
authorized—
(1) to pr scribe the necessary
rules and regulations to carry
out the provisions of this Act”;
(4) To utilize the services of
any or all departments and any
and all officers or agents of the
United States and to accept the
services of all officers and agents
of the several States, Territories
and the District of Columbia and
subdivisions thereof in the ex
ecution of this Act;”
“Sec. 14 (a) Every person shall
be deemed to have notice of the j
requirements of this Act upon
publication by the President of i
a proclamation or other public
notice fixing a time for any reg
stration under Section 2.”
Whereas on the sixteenth day
of September, 1940, I issued a
proclamation calling upon all per
sons subject to registration in the
s veral States of the United Stat
?s and in the District of Colum-1
aia to present themselves foir and
submit to registration as provid- i
Jd by, and in accordance with, ■
.lie aforesaid Act of -Congress;!
md
Whereas such proclamation pro -
rides that “The times and places J
:or registration in Alaska, Hawaii
md Puerto Rico will be fixed in
iubsequent proclamations”;
Now, Therefore I. Franklin D.
Roosevelt, President of the Unit
ed States of America under and \
by virtue of the authority vest-j
ed in me by the afar said Selec
tive Training and Service Act of'
1940 do proclaim the fol owing.
1. The first registration under
the Selective Training and Ser
vice Act of 1940 for the Territory
of Alaska shall take place in
such Trritory on Wednesday,
the twenty-second day of Jan
uary, 1941 between the hours of
1:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
2. Every male person (other
than persons exempted by sec
tion 5 (a) of the aforesaid Act
and those previously registered
pursuant to the Proclamation of
September 16, 1940 or pursuant
to the Proclamation issued by me
on the first day of October, 1940
providing for registration for the
Territory of Hawaii or pursuant
to the proclamation issued by me
on the eighth day of October,
1940 provided for the registra
tionof Puerto Rico) who is a citi
zen of the United States resid
ing in or on January 22, 1941 is
within the Territory of Alaska,
or who is an alien residing in
such Territory and who on the
registration date fixed herein has
attained the tw nty-fi.rst anniver
sary of the date of his birth and
has not attained the thirty-sixth
anniversary of the date of his
birth is required to and shall on
that date present himself for and
submit to registration at the
du’y designated place of r gistra
tion within the precinct, district,
or registration within the pre
cinctdistdict or registration area
in which he has his home or in
which he may happen o be on
that date. Every such citizen and
alien residing in the Territory of
Alaska who is not within the
Territory of Alaska on the regis
tration date fixed herein shall
within five days after hi.s return
to the Territory of Alaska pre
sent himself for and submit to
registration. The provisions of
S ction XIV entitled “Special
Cases of Registration,” of Vol
ume Two of the Se’ective Ser
vice Regulations prescribed by
Executive Order No. 8545 of Sep
tember 23, 1940 shall so far as
they may be applicable govern
the registration of those who on
account of sickness or other caus
es beyond thir control are unable
to present themselves for regis
tration at the designated plac:s
of registration on the registra
tion date fixed herein.
3. Every person subject to re
gistration is required to familiar
ie himself with the rules and r:g
ulations governing registration
and to comply therewith.
4. I call upon the Governor of
the Territory of Alaska to pro
vide suitable and sufficient places
of registration and to provide
suitable and necessary registra
tion boards to effect such regis
tration.
5. I further call upon the Gov
ernor of the Territory of Alaska
and all officers and agents of the
Territory of Alaska and subdivi
sions thereof to do and perform
all acts and services necessary to
accomplish effective and com
plete registration; and I especial
ly call upon all local election of
ficers and other patriotic citizens
to offer their services as mem
bers of the boards of registra
tion.
6. In order that there may be
full cooperation in carrying into
effect the purposes of said Act,
I urge all employers and govern
m nt agencies of all kinds—Fed
eral and local—to give those un
der their charge sufficient time
oc in which to fulfill the obliga
tions of registration incumbent
on them under the said Act.
In Witness Whereof, I have
hereunto sst my hand and caus
ed the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washing
ton this 12th day of November in
th year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and forty and of the In
dependence of the United States
of America the one hundred and
sixty-fifth.
Franklin D. Roosevelt
By the President:
Cordell Hull
Secretary of State
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FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
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Clear and colder tonight. Saturd ay partly cloudy and continued
cold. Dcreasing northerly winds becoming light northerly tonight
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:60 pm Today
Highest temp — 8 Lowest temp — -2 Precipitation — 0
Total precip this mo. 0.33 Total since Jan, 1, 1940, 12.06
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight----- 4 83 N-33 Clear
Sam___— --- 2 69 NNE-9 Clear
12:30 p m - —.—-- -2 52 N-10 Clear
Tomorrow: Sunrise 9:50 a. m. Sunset 1:56 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — -8 Lowest temp — -15 Precipitation — 0 ^
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