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VOL. 42. No. 92. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 29, 1940. Price per 001,1 194
British Capture 7 7 Airmen in 4 Days
Germany Unleashes Unprecedented Air Attacks
American Foreign Ministers Write ‘ Act of Havana’
Germany Intensifies War In Air
For Britain And British Report
29 Bombers Downed In 24 Hours
UNDATED, July 27 {&) — A
subcommittee of American for
eign ministers in a conference at
Havana reached a virtual agree
ment for a program to prevent \
the transfer of ownership of Eu
ropean possessions in the West
ern Hemisphere.
In the meantime, the German
supreme command claimed fur
ther inroads on Britain's mer
chant marine and the destruc
tion of more of her port facil
ities. The report said speedboats
darting off the southern coast
sent four merchant ships, total
ing 32,000 tons t„ the bottom, set
fire to one U-fooat and sunk six
armed enemy merchant ships.
The East African correspond
ent of the Italian newspaper II
Diornale D’ltalia reported the
capture of Curmuk, a British fort
ified town on the frontier of An
glo-Egyptian Sudan.
In the Far East, Jap bluejack
ets, operating under cover of a
warship bombardment, landed at
Honghai Bay, in Chinese terri
tory', 70 miles northeast of the
British crown colony of Honk
tkong. The action followed the
earlier mining of coastal waters,
bombardments arid troop land
landings along the Chinese coast
south from Shanghai.
At Havana, after meeting early
this morning with the purpose of
reaching a formula in time to
present it to the full commission
on peace maintenance at ten a.m.
when that meeting was postpon
ed until late in the day, the sub
committee decided to work right
through to present it to the post
poncd session of the full commis
sion.
British fighter planes clashed
in the clouds with German bomb
ers, roaring across the southeast
coast for the third successive day
in unprecedented wholesale raids
A total of 29 bombers were re
ported shot down in the preced
ing 24 hours.
Britain Captures
77 Nazi Airmen
In Four Days
LONDON, July 29 (TP) — Eight
German bombers and seven es
corting fighters were shot down
last night in a battle over a
southeastern harbor. Only one
British plane was lost. The air
ministry reported that 80 Ger
man planes engaged in fights
and “with a half hour the Ger
mans lost 15 bombers and fight
ers in this area. With 30 Junk
ers and 87 dive bombers protect
ed by 50 Messerschmidts, the
Nazis attempted a surprise attack
but strong British formation of
Spitfires and Hurricanes rose to
meet them and within a few min
utes the sky was filled with bat
tling aircraft. The British pilots
so harassed the Nazi airmen that
their bombing aim was spoiled.”
With the battle of Britain grow
ing more intense in the air each
passing hour, Britain announced
that 77 German airmen were cap
tured in the last four days; As
the day wore on, the Germans
broadened their attacks inland in
to northern Scotland and West
ern Wales.
Malta Is Bombed
ROME, Judy 27 (TP) — The It
alian command reported that Mai
ta was bombed violently last
night.
Churchill Enters
Hospital Under
go Operation
LONDON. July 29 l/P) — Cham
berlain entered a hospital to un
dergo an operation but the rea
son was not made public. He is
expected to be away from office,
for two weeks.
Japs Arrest Number of British
In Tokyo, the Foreign office dis|
closed the arrests of a number of |
Britons, by the military police,
under the direction cf prosecut
ors as the first step against al
leged British espionage network:
covering the entire country.
British Correspondent Suicides
Shanghai reports said 11 pro
minent British businessmen were
seized in raids on five cities. Tne 1
Domei news agency reported one
imprisoned Briton. Melville Jam
es Cox, a veteran Reuters corres
pondent jumped to death from
the jail where the Japanese were
questioning him.
Fifty Million
J
Given Europe’s
War Refugees
—
WASHINGTON, July 27 {IP) —
President Roosevelt set up maeh
inery for the purchase and dis-;
tribution of fifty million dollars
worth of supplies to give to Eu
ropean refugees. The executive
order designated Secretary Wal
lace to buy agricultural supplies
and Secretary Morgenthau other
materials. The action was taken
under the relief act.
When reporters asked if the1
British had agreed to let them j
through the bockade, Secretary
Early said that that was the
Red Cross’ job.
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AXIS PARTNERS TURN EYES TO FRANCE S EMPIRE
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This Associated Press map shows how the French empire (black areas), parts of which may go to
Germany, Italy—and even Japan—extends around the globe. Hitler and Mussolini s demands pre
sumably would affect chiefly French territories in the African and Mediterranean areas. Washington j
has warned the azis dictators to keep hands off French—or anf other—possessions in the Western i
Hemisphere. The Japanese government is interested in what is going to happen to Freneh Indo-Ghina
France hcrsef has a population of 42,000,000. Her -olonies have a population of more than 71,000,000.
Besides the principal colonies shown, France has several cities in India and islands in the Indian
Ocea too small to be shown on this map.
MASS PRODUCTION OF PILOTS AT RANDOLPH FIELD
With more than ”000 pilot annually the goal o£ the Army Air Corps under the r expansion
gram, Randolph Field, West Point of the Air. is today one of the world’s busiest training schools.
Here is a noon scene at the field which is near San Antonio, Texas, showing air ships on the line as
cadets mill about.
American Foreign Ministers at
C
Havana Achieve Full Solidarity
Dealing European Possessions
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HAVANA, July 29 (P> — For
eign Minister of the American re
publics achieved a full solidarity
l on methods dealing with the
dangers arising from European
possessions in this hemisphere,
only final committee action on
the project, which is expected to
take a place in history beside
the Monroe Doctrine, awaits the
draft to be approved. The “Act
of Havana” provides that Ameri
can republics make and estab
lish “regions ~5f provisional ad
Canal Zone
Defenses Are
Found Wanting
BALBOA, July 27 (P) — The
Canal Zone defenses were check
ed to find possible loopholes, af
ter, according to a hot reception,
swarms of “enemy” planes which
roared across the Isthmus last
night in a surprise attack simul
ated modern blitzkreig methods.
The defenders were apparently
unqualified for victory.
Unexplained Food
Strike Alcatraz
Prison Is Ended
SAN FRANCISCO, July 27 (P)
—The unexplained food strike at
Alcatraz prison ended after two
weeks of such dieting. Warden
Johnston said he believed they
sought to arouse public sym
pathy. He said that the ringlead
ers had been segregated.
I ministration ir, ary areas now
held by non-Amcrican nations
which are in dang; r of becom
ing subject matter of exchange
I of terr.t vies or - vereignity,”
and provides that .American
republic individually or jointly
shall not act in a manner which
requires t v- nation o?her than
American. : » try to take over any
colonies in ' - hemisphere.
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Alaska Bought Record Total
From Fnited States This Year
Of Over 44 Million Dollars
WASHINGTON. July 27 (/P)—
Interior Secretary Harold Ickes
said Alaska bought a record to
| tal of $44,262,710 merchandise in
i the United States this year, up
! more than two million over any
I previous year and more than dou
; ble any Central American coun
I try and topped in South America
I only (bv Argentina Brazil, Col
Fairbanks Miner
Dies Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, July 27 (JP) —
Dan Olson of Fairbanks, a miner
of about 65 who was enroute to
Seattle for medical treatment,
[When taken ill from food poisoa
ing Sunday died in the hospital
1 here last ngiht. He had been re
leased and was intending to re-|
sume his trip south.
Gov. of \\ ash.
Files 3rd Term
OLYMPIA, July 29 (A5) —Gov
ernor Martin, filed for a third
term today.
Tacoma (> 0 P
Leader Dies
TACOMA, July 29 UP) — Guy
E. Kelly, prominent Tacoma re
publican leader and former na
tional committeeman died here
today.
umbia and Venezuela. Mmufac
tured articles, particularly iron
and steel headed the list — $10,
611,119 with machinery includ,
ing autos next. He said “The
status of Alaska as a customer is
plainly indicative of a great
trade expansion which will be
possible with the development of
the territory.”
Herbert Goddard,
Murderer. Is
Electrocuted
RAIFORD, Florida, July 29
'VP) — Herbert Goddard who lur
ed Frances Ruth Dana, aged 17
to her death by promising to get
her into movies was executed in
the electric chair.