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VOL. 41. No. 128. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 1939. Pnce Per C0Py 15«
Germany Takes American Vessel
FATE OF 42 MEMBERS CREW UNDISCLOSED
Germany Threatens England With Rain Of Bombs
German Raider
Seizes U. S. Vessel
City of Flint
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (JP) —
The Maritime Commission re
ceived a report that the Ameri
can steamship the City of Flint
4,963 tons owned by the Com
mission and leased to the United
States Linas had been seized by
a German raider somewhere in
the Atlantic Ocean and taken to
Tromso, Norway, then sailed
again with a German crew and
flying a German flag.
Tass, the Soviet News Agency
reported in Moscow that a vessel
similarly manned and marked ar
rived at Kola Bay near Mur
mansk, Russia. The Russians said
the vessel had a cargo of leather,
wax, tractors, fruit and grains
<testified for England.
Presumably the Germans de
clared the cargo contraband un
der international law which al
lows such seizure if the contra
band constitutes 51 per cent of
the cargo. The Flint participated
in the first day of the war in
the rescue of the Athenia surviv
ors.
Perfectly Legal
Lawful Voyage
WASHINGTON. Oct. 24 UP)—
, The White House took the view
that the American ship City of
Flint was on a “perfectly legal,
lawful voyage under existing
laws” when she was seized by
Germany and taken into a neu
tral port. In commenting on the
legality of the vessel’s voyage,
Stephen Early presidential press
secretary raid he wk speaking
only of American laws and did
n't mean Germany had no right
to seize the ship. Asked whether
it was determined whether Ger
many, under international law,
could take vessels into custody
and sail them into neutral har
bors, Early said the department
was looking into all those phases
with the White House. Like some
legislators he apparently viewed
the incident as strengthening the
argument for amending the neu
trality law.
U. S., Germany
And Russia Try
*
Clear Lp Seizure
MOSCOW, Oct. 24 UP)—Russia
told the United States ithat full
information would be furnished
as seen as available concerning
I the City -of Flint, captured by a
German saa raider and set to
Murmansk.
United States ambassador Lau
rence Steinhardt in an interview
with Vladimir Potempking, vice
commissar of foreign affairs ask
: ed the details of the ship’s cap
ture and the fare of the crew of
I forty two. The interview was des
' cribed as cordial. He promised in
j formation as soon as it was ob
I tamable.
There are n>o foreign consul
: ates at Murmansk and the Am
i erican authorities had to make
■ inquiries through the regular
channels here.
BERLIN, Oct. 25 UP)—German
authorities worked with the Unit
-d S .1 :*s embassy to clear up the
1 complicated circumstances sur
rounding tie seizure of 'the Am
erican freighter City of Flint by
a German sea raider. Charge
d Affairs Alexander Kirk was
>o'd by Baron Ernst von Weiz
I
saecker, Secretary of State, that
the German foreign office and
the United States government
were discussing the case with
Russia. The City of Flint was
taken to the Russian Arctic port
of Murmansk and it was under
stood that Germany sent a ma
rine expert to Russia to negotiate
the ship from the prize crew and
to estab'ish what should be done,
That the freighter was seized on
a charge that she carried contra
band was acknowledged.
Delicate questions of Interna
tiona prize law are involved es
pecially in view of the fact that
Russia is neutral. According to
German reports the vessel was
taken to Tromso, Norway, as “un
seaworthy” because the Ameri
can crew put certain maps essen
tial to navigation out of the way
before the Germans took charge.
Lacking these maps, it was ex
plained that the ship couldn’t
navigate through the coinpicat
ed north Baltic Sea waters there
fore it was taken to the far north
Informed circles said that at
I Tromso .the prize crew atteanpt
ed unsuccessfully to obtain the
missing maps. Then they took
the City of Flint to Murmansk.
No W ord Heard
Of 42 Men in Crew
City of Flint
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (JP) —
Secretary of State Hull said that
this government was determined
to follow’ the case of The City of
Flint thru to what he called its
logical conclusion from a stand
point of international law and
American rights.
Hull disclosed that the State
Department had no word of the
whereabouts of the forty one or
forty two .American sailors
DOOMED FATHER SOBS GOODBY TO CHILDREN
Rev. Walter Dworecki, Camden, N.J., Baptist minister, kisseS his 14-year-old daughter, Mildred,
goodby before officers take him to prison to await death in the electric chair for the slaying of
another daughter, Wanda, 18. A son Alfred, lfi, lwSis on. ‘'Study hard in school, live right, and
make good citizens,” the minister told Mildred and Alfred.
1 aboard the vessel. He said it was
well known that the incident
wou a have been averted if the
; new neutrality bill preventing
American shipping to enter the
danger zone, was on the statute
j books.
1
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Germany’s Next
War Move Is
Bond) England
BERLIN, Oct. 25 </Pl — Ger
1 many’s next war move will pro
bably be to loose a shower of
! bombs on England. The newspa
per National Zeitung of Essen
authoritatively said this was
daily known as an especially
; close field for Marshal Goering
j to administer hence the editor
, ials command special attention.
The paper saldi “the moment has
come when the war desired by
England must rain down upon
the 3ritish Isles itself and the
patience of the peope has its 11m
its."
Meanwhile a high command
communique reported that an
other company of French troops
were driven from German soil
on the western front. How many
remained was mot stated.
Senate Rejects
Proposed Limit
Neutrality Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 —
The Senate rejected the amend
ment designed to limit the Presi
dent’s descretion in invoking the
administration’s proposed neu
trality legislation. The proposal
j introduced by Senator Johnson,
i to strike on the discretionary lan
guage of the measure was defeat
ed by a vote of 61 to 26. In effect
Johnson asked, once the Presi
dent found that a state of war
existed lie would have to pro
claim the invocation a law. As
the bill now stands the invoca
tion of the law is merely 'author
ized.
Senator Lafollette proposed the
bill be amended to require a na
tional advisory election to be
held before Congress could de
clare an overseas war.
Exempt Canada
From Provisions
Neutrality Bill
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (AP)—
The Senate, working under an
agreement curtailing debate
amended the neutrality bill to ex
em.pt ordinary inland commerce
with Canada from “title and car
i ry” restrictions. The measure
and the amendement were of
fered by Senator Brown.
The Jamboree — bigger and
better than ever—November 11.
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vance for your subscription.
POLAR POOCH—When the navy supply boat, Capella.
touched Seattle and unloaded 16 sled dogs for the Byrd Antarctic
expedition. Seaman John Bryan got chummy with “Rusky," even
to the extent of loaning the dog his cap. The 16 dogs, with *
I combined value of $8,009, came from Alaska and will go to lh«
eastern coast to y n 28 others bound for aolar re»io*is.
Judge James
Wickersham
Dies At Juneau
i JUNEAU, Oct. 24 UP) —Judge
James Wickersham aged 82, form
er Delegate to Congress from Al
aska died early this morning at
St. Ann’s Hospital here where he
was taken Sunday following a
stroke suffered on Saturday .He
is survived by a widow.
A son also survives him, Dar
rell P. Wickersham a Lieuten
ant Commander in the United
! Slates Navy and who resides at
! San Francisco. He will probably
| arrive here Thursday.
The remains will be shipped
Friday to Tacoma f t’ cremation
and then the ashes will be plac
ed in the family vault.
Charge Railroads
With Violation Of
Anti-Trust Vet
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 </P) —
Attorney General Frank Murphy
announced that he authorized
the filing of a complaint charg
ing the vioation of the Sherman
anti-trust Act against the Assoc
iation of American Railroads, its
officers, directors and 236 mem
ber railroad companies.
The complaint charges, the at
torney general said, that the rail
roads combined to restrain trade
by agreeing not to extend to
motor carriers the same cooper
ation in carrying freight and pas
sengers which the roads custom
arily extended to each other.
That unique and humorous,
and typical Alaskan stationery—
“Sourdough Roadhouse Letter
heads and Envelopes”, have beei
brought strictly uptodate, and are
now available at the Nugget offl
ce.
French Leave
Strip of Rhine t
BASEL, Oct. 25 </P) — French
civilians began a complete with
drawal from another six mile
strip 'along the Rhine River front
ier from Strasbourg south to a
point below the Swiss frontier.
When the move is completed the
area abandoned will extend twel
ve miles back from the Rhine.
The reason for the exodus were
not immediately learned.
Secty. Wallace In
Favor of 3rd Term
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 25 (/P>
—The war abroad said Secretary
of Agriculture Wallace makes it
clear the desirability of a third
term for President Roosevelt
Wallace said “Since the out*
breai. of the war in Europe it
became apparent that this coun
try needs the talent and training
of Mr. Roosevel not only in meet
ing the situation abroad but in
handling the domestic problems.”
He dedicated a new agricultur
al research laboratory at Albany
California Friday.
Winnie Ruth Judd,
Trunk Slay er
Escaped from Pen
PHOENIX, Oct. 25 Win
nie Ruih Judd, aged 34, the
blonde slayer of two woman com
panions in 1931; twice condemn
ed to hang, escaped last night
from the Arizona State Hospital.
She enjoyed more than twelve
hours of freedom before her es
cape was discovered. Authorities
said she apparently escaped on
ruse of leaving her bed so as to
appear as if she still occupied
it and the attendants believed
| she was asleep.