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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 42. No. 65. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 27. 1940. ^-ce Per c°py 15*
Warns Nation oreien
Germany Tells U. S. Of Allied Attempt Sink Liner
S. S. Sutherland Is To Sail For Nome Late Tonight
Germany Declares U. S. Given
Warning Of An Allied Attempt
Sink Liner President Roosevelt
UNDATED. May 27 </P) — The
German and Allied armies thrash
ed like piant pythons, each seek
ing a strangle hold in the bloody
battle at Flanders for the mast
ery of the channel and to decide
the fate of the so-called “lost mil
lion" Allied troops. The Germans
declared Calais was taken but the
Allies denied it. Germany hurled
great masses of men and mater
ials and renewed the onslaught
at Valenciennes sector, forcing
the hard-pressed French troops to
withdraw to new positions west
of Scheldt. The French high com
mand admitting the setback said
the situation was “not unfavor
able.”
The Germans threw waves of j
tankless infantry in a furious at
tack the LSJuo ami YpreS Sec
tor. The Nazi high command said
a deep breach was cut in the
Allied lines and that coutnerat
tacking French colonial troops
were thrown back with “bloody
losses” northeast of Lens. The
waterfront of Dunkerque and
north Calais was reported in'
flames after German bombing at
tacks.
The Germans said their breach
of the Allied positions in the bat
tie at Flanders penetrated almost
to the World War battlefields at
Ypres. The new onslaught was
aimed at seperating the French,
British and Belgian armies, esti
mated at between 500,000 and a
million men already encircled in
a pincers movement.
Berlin authorized sources de
clared “a most serious warning”
has already been given the Unit
ed States, charging Allied plot
ting in a “criminal attempt” on
the American liner President
Roosevelt which is enroute to Ire
land to return refugees from the
war zone.
The French acknowledged the
loss of Boulogne.
The Britisn had a new high
commander. Lieutenant General
Sir John Green Dill who became
chief of the imperial general staff
and General Sir Edmund Iron
side was given the command of
the home force.
CORSICANS SAY HOUR
FOR REDEMPTION NEAR
ROME, May 25 </P)—Petru Gio
vacchini, chief of the Corsica’s
irredentists issued a manifesto
that “Corsican brothers living un
der oppression" in that French
insular department, saying “The
moment for redemption is near.”
Arrows locate hot spots on 110-mile front from Antwerp to Sedan.
Heaviest fighting was at the latter point mith Nazis trying tank
flanking movements (two curving arows* while main force hit
center. Brussels front was at Louvain. White arrows indicate Allied
counterattacks. The British report the Nazis were forced ou of Lou
vain after fierce hand-to-hand fighting.
S. S. Sutherland Posted To Sail
Late Today-S.S. Columbia, First
Passenger Boat Sails Thursday
SEATTLE. May 27 UP) — The
S. S. Sutherland of the Alaska
Line is posted to sail late today,
the first ship of the season for
Nome and Kotzebue with 7,000
tons of freight. The Columbia is
to sail Thursday for Nome and
St. Michael the first passenger
boat of the season.
The North Sea sails for Bristol
Bay on Friday and the Otsego for
Br • I Bay Satur ay.
The freight increase hearings
are to start in Washington tomor
ro\
Nazi Predict
Allies he Wiped
Out In A W eek
BERLIN, May 25 </P) — Ger
man and Allied troops fought in
■ the Gflais. 0-1 miles
from England while Hitler's dive
bombers rained destruction on
fo-ur channel harbors where the
British apparently are attempting
to land reinforcements to break
the trap around the Allied armies
in Flanders.
The German high command an
nounced that it has drawn a solid
ring around the Allies. Dive
bombers dropped explosives on ■
the harbors of Dieppe and Dun
kerque, France, and Ostend and
Blankenberghe, Belgium. The
last port is the famed sea re
sort.
Authoritative German sources
said the Reich’s armies had re
duced the Flanders battle field
by two-thirds in the past 48
hours. They predicted the encom
passed units would be "wiped
out” within a week.
Paul Satko and
Family Of Eight
Arrive In B. C.
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NANAIMO, B. C., May 27 t/Pt—
Safely over water and legal hur
dles the Satko family is “getting
along all right” on their Alaska j
trip. They arrived here yesterday i
from Anacortes which they left1
secretly Saturday at dawn bear
ing the entire family, Paul, his!
wife and their seven children, six
of whom were expressly prohib
ited by a Seattle court order,
from boarding the boat. British
Columbia officials evinced satis
faction with Satko’s papei-s.
Children Are Most
Of 249 Dead Lima
LIMA, May 25 (/P)—Two slight
tremors brought new panic to this
section of Peru early today but
there was little added destruc
tion. Apparently there were no
new casualties. 249 were dead
and more than 3,000 injured in
yesterday’s quake. Most of the
dead are school children.
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Acting Gov. Of
Alaska Asks Aid
For Red Cross
JUNEAU. May 27 — With the
invasion of Holland, Belgium and
T x^mbourg, millions of peace
loving people are confronted
with widespread suffering. Hun
dreds of thousands have been
forced from their homes. On then
pitiful migration they face all of
war’s horrors. They are in need
and in want. Men, women and j
children are all suffering equally.
The American Red Cross is j
launching a campaign for a min-1
imum war relief fund of ten mil
lion dollars in this tragic hour.
Alaska in common with the rest
of the United States has been
asked to contribute to this fund.
I know what the response will!
be throughout the Territory. Al
ways Alaskans have been in the
forefront of those helping where
human suffering was involved
and now when war has again de
spoiled whole countries and has
left many of the inhabitants
without means of livlihood our
aid will once more go forth in
the full measure of our ability.
Dated at Juneau this 27th day
of May, 1940.
E. L. Bartlett,
Acting Governor of Alaska
labor Unions Not
Liable Damages
By Sit-Downers
WASHINGTON, May 27 (IP) —
The Supreme Court ruled that a
labor union was not liable under
federal anti-trust laws for dam
ages resulting from a sit down
strike. The suit was brought by
the Apex Hosiery Company of
Philadelphia against the local
American Federation of full fash
ioned hosiery workers. Justice
Stone delivered the six to three i
decision. Chief Justice Hughes
wrote a dissenting opinion.
NOTICE
All members and all interested
in the development of Nome and
Alaska are invited to attend a
get-together social luncheon to be
held at the Nevada Grill, Tues
day noon, May 28.
Northwestern Alaska
Chamber of Commerce
The President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, is shown
duifing a forceful moment of his address before joint session of
Congress in Washington when he said "we stand ready not only
to spend millions for defense but to give our services and even our
lives for the maintenance of our American liberties."
President Roosevelt Warns Nation
Be On Guard Against "‘Undiluted
Poison” Foreign Forces To Disunite
WASHINGTON. May 26 <fP) —'
President Roosevelt warned the
nation to be on guard against
“undiluted poison" of foreign
forces which seek to disunite the
people and disrupt the prepared
ness program by creating dissen
tion. Reporting on the state of
the nation’s defenses in a radio
fireside chat he called upon pri
vate industry for the “best, speed
iest and most efficient mass pro
duction of which it is capable."
He offered governmental finan
cial aid if needed on top of the
billions now receiving the approv
al of Congress. He said he would
not hesitate to ask more defense
funds if it would prove neces
sary.
He renewed his pledge not to
surrender the great social gains
made in recent years and urged
the protection of the consumer
against any rise in the cost of
living. With these things he com
bined an appeal for contributions
to the Red Cross to aid the mil
lions of homeless w-omen and
children and old men who have
fled the battle zones in Belgium
and northern France in the name
of our common humanity.
As for the nation's present de
fenses he disputed all contentions
that the billions spent for that
purpose have “gone down the rat
hole.” He said the navy is strong
[er now than at any other peace
time in history, the army is vast
ly strengthened and the air corps
has grown and developed to help
the administration and to direct
the big industrial program in
volved in arming the nation ag
ainst any eventuality. He said "pa
triotic Americans have proven
their merit and unquestioned ab
ility in special fields by c ming
to Washington to help the gov
ernment with their training and
experience and capability." He
said: "Today’s threat on our na
lionaJ security is not a matter of
military weapons alone. We
know new methods of attack, the
trojan horse and fifth column be
trays the nation unprepaied for
treachery. Spies, saboteurs and
traitors are actors in this new
strategy and with all of these we
must deal vigorously.”
Wn. Rep. Delegates
Are Uninstrucled
TACOMA, May 27 i/P* — The
Republican state convention vot
ed Saturday and sent an unin
structed delegation to the nation,
al convention after a Dewey
boom attempt to stampede the
convention, with a parade around
the floor, failed dismally.