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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1944._
“D" DAY IS HERE!
The much-heralded, well-prepared-for
day of invasion, has come!
The allied armies have united in one
concerted effort to wrest the European
peoples from the heel of Hitler.
There was a question in the mind of
many observers as to which would be
first—the Kuriles or the French coast.
Today we learn, through invasion bul
letins, that the Allies have landed, dug
in, and have even penetrated more than,
nine miles through the “impregnable At
lantic Wall", which is just another wall
Hitler has trusted to his “intuition".
Thq war. today is a battle of commun
ications. That is, the army, with its com
, munications cut, is more than half
licked. Our paratroopers are taking air
fields, blocking roads, blowing up brid
ges, derailing trains, and in other words,
'half the battle is on their shoulders. The
success or failure of the invasion depends
largely on the skill and speed with which
they carry out their mission against the
enemy, crippling communications be
hind the lines, and preparing the way
for additional air-borne troops to land
under their protection. I
The next few days will bring bulletins
which will probably tell of invasion of
other coastal areas, as reports in today’s
bulletins speak of General Eisenhower’s
warning to the Dutch people, would
mean the allied forces must soon land
on Dutch soil.
We may expect continued landings all
along the coast from Spain to Norway.
The road to Berlin will be hard and
long, with bloody fighting all the way.
We must not think that because our forc
es have landed, and made headway
through the bristling coastal strong
points, that the battle is over. Far from
it. We must work harder than ever, in
order to back up the boys who are dying
that we have the right to the American
way of life.
According to reports, 100 miles of the
coastline is in the hands of the Allies, to
a depth of nearly 13 miles at some points.
From now until Berlin, the battle is
in the hands of the foot soldier, the men
and junior officers in the thick of the
fray.
Many surprises are in store for the
Nazi war-tired soldiers, who for more
than a year have been forced to retreat
or to play a waiting game.
The invasion is progressing!
“FAIR STANDS THE
WIND FOR FRANCE”
Five hundred years ago King Henry
V of Britain, preparing for invasion of
France, stood with his leutenants on the
shores of England awating favorable
winds to drive his sailing ships, loaded
with bowmen, across the narrow chan
nel to the mouth of the Seine.
Today Allied commanders have much
more than wind and tide to consider as
they complete arrangements for a far
worthier invasion. Millions are praying
that the wind stands fair for France or
any other land on the shores of which
America and England have landed
their fighters. Michael Drayton’s “Bal
lad of Agincourt,” beginning with the
line “Fair stands the wind for France,”
told of an invasion and decisive battle,
participated in by French cavalrymen
and English archers, and hoy, at Agin
court, the British slaughtered more than
5000 of the enemy with the loss of little
more than a hundred of their bowmen.
The mounted French knights charged
across soft ground, bogged down, and
were at the complete mercy of the in
vaders.
* Half a thousand years ago compara
tively few men made history in battle.
Now hundreds of thousands, or millions,
are involved in major conflicts.
Few can look with anything akin to
enthusiasm on the slaughter that will re
sult when the Allies strike- The fairest
wind that could stand for France—and
the world—at this eleventh hour would
be sudden collapse of Nazi power, but
that has long been fruitlessly'awaited.
Time is running out for. such WishfuJ
ness. loo many are dying on all fronts
to withhold invasion when” : the wind
stands fair, the tides are right and all
other preparations are completed for
what looms as one of the world’s blood
iest battles. The invasion has been or
dered!— (Seattle Journal of Commerce).
Roosevelt Signs
Bill For Advance
Appropriations
WASHINGTON. D. C., June 7.
—<AP>—A bill to permit the De
partment of In4erior to spend
funds for the benefit of the na
tives of Alaska in advance of ap
propriations was given to the
President today.
Mr. Roosevelt signed the meas
ure, which is designed to permit
the department to start buying
supplies, materials, and equip
ment for the natives in time to
permit shipment to Alaska this
one time.
The legislation permits the de
partment to spend up to 75 per
cent of the appropriation amount
of the previous year for the same
purpose, in advance of the actual
appropriation by Congress.
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Nome. Alaska
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Attorney At Law
Phone Main 121
Nome, Alaska
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COUNCIL MINER RETURNS
FOR THE SEASON
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Glass and
daughter are in Nome' this week,
enrou‘e to their mining property
in Council, Alaska, where they
have been mining for several
years. Clyde and his family have
been outside for the winter and
are returning to do a little min
ing and some repair work to the
dredging equipment.
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Dimond Proposes
Oaths Be Given '
By Postmasters
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WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.
—<AP>—Delegate Dimond pro
posed a House amendment to the
law permitting postmasters in
Alaska to administer oaths and
affirmations, and to extend the
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authority to include affidavits re
quired by birth certifcates, and
sworn statements required by
the Territorial Legislature.
The law previously limited j
postmasters' authority to perform-1
ing the duties of notary public in 1
matters required by the Federal
government.
Delegate Dimond said: "There
are many instances of births
where no notary was available,
while there is always a postmas
ter in the vicinity.”
BONNIE MOZEE MARRIES
! IN JUNEAU
Bonnie Mozee, oldest daughter
of Marshal B. B. Mozee, was mar
ried in Juneau to Mr. Arne Ge
j lotte, who is with the armed
i forces there.| Miss Bonnie has
! been employed in Juneau by the
j OPA.
MR. AND MRS. JOHANSEN
NOW IN PETERSBURG
j Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Johanson
are spending the summer at Pet
ersburg, Alaska. Due to the strike,
! the fishermen are idle and they
; find it very quiet there.
LOUIS LEVY NOW
LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA
Louis Levy, formerly of Kotze
bue and Nome, is now located in
San Francisco, Calif., at 253
Geary Street, where he has a fine
fur es4ablishment.
i Cadets Cheer At
| Graduations
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WEST POINT, N. Y„ June 7.
—(AP)—The solemn graduating
ceremony at the military acad
emy was interrupted by a burst
of applause as Cadet Eisenhower,
son of the invasion chief, received
his diploma and commission as a
second lieutenant in the infantry.
Mrs. Eisennower was present
and at the end of the ceremony
gave her son a message which
she had received from his father.
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Utility man, $250.00 per month.
COMMON COUNCIL OF NOME,
By CARRIE M. McLAIN.
City Clerk.
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