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VOL. 42. No. 97. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, August 9, 1940 Price per copy IW
FDR Designates Sept. 8 Prayer Day
Spectators Witness Violent Air Battle Over Britain
Presi. Accepts Resignation Postmaster Gen. Farley
Both Sides Claim \ ictory In
Violent Air Battlle Over Channel
India Is Promised Partnership
UNDATED, Aug. 8 UP) — A
violent air 'battle cost the Nazis
at least nine planes, six of which
were bombers. The British lost
two planes. The fight raged over
the Channel and the southeast
ern coast of England for an hour
filling the air for miles around
with the roar of cannon and chat
ter of machine guns and thrilled
watchers. Fifty planes took part,1
swooping to within a thousand j
feet of the rooftops or sea. The
fight opened with the Germans at
tacking shipping. One German
fighter was seen, to spin swiftly
in flames into the water.
Britain conceded the Italian
capture of Zeile, in British Som
aliland but expressed they be
lief that they will have a tough
time ‘akirvg Berhera, the win
try’s principal, porV 150 miles
away, as the road there will be
under constant fire from the air,
land and sea. The Italians called
it a great strategic victory, and is
the work of Italian and native
Ethiopian troops under the com
mand of Duke Aosta, the Viceroy
of Ethiopia, who said it will be
the first step in the incorporat
ing of French and British Som
aliland into Italian East Afrcia.
In the Houses of Commons and
Lords the British promised In
dia “a free and equal partner
ship’’ in the British Common
wealth even broader than the
Dominion relationship that Can
ada, Australia and South Africa
enjoy, in an effort to get a great
er contribution of Indian wealth
and manpower into the war ef
fort.
The German high command an
nounced that mines were laid at
! the entrances of several English
; harbors. Also that a number of
armament worlds and antiaircraft
searchlight positions were attack
ed.
At Riom, France the supreme
court formally opened a hearing
to inquire into “war blame” and
to determine who and how many
led the nation to disaster, and
their punishment.
Biggest Air Battle Is Fought
In Africa British and Italians
UNDATED, Aug. 9 UP) — The
biggest air battle ever fought in
I Africa was reported on the heels
: of yesterday’s four hundred
plane attack on Britajo, In the
, African battle British and Italian
'pldft®"' tarigjed over the Libyan
1 and Egyptian desert, each side
claiming a victory over a larger
1 enemy force.
j The Italians said 16 of their
1 o’anes feught 27 Britishers and
iowned five. Using two. The Brit
| ish said their aircraft were out
numbered two to one, but never
theless downed 15 Italians and
lost t>0.
The Germans upped their es
: /.mate of yes'erdays British loss
es in the channel fight above a
| ship convoy, and now say that
49 British planes were downed,
10 German planes lost, 12 mer
chant ships, a total of 55.000 tons
sunk and 7 ships damaged. The
English said they destroyed 60
German planes, damaged many
‘.hers and lost 16 themselves.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
Italians Pressing
Toward Berbera
CAIRO, Aug. 9 (/P) — The Brit
Lsh admitted the Italians were
pressing a motorized advance to
ward Berbera, the capital and
principal port of British Somili
land.
Egypt Police
Cancel Leaves
CAIRO, Aug. 9 (/P)—The police
commandant cancelled all leaves
“as a precautionary measure ag
ainst emergencies.” The Egyptian
government remained aloof from
the War, depending on the Brit
ish to handle the situation.
Powder Makes
Leaflets "Pop*
LONDON, Aug. 8 UP) ^Chem
ical experts expressed the bejief
that the harmless white powder
found after a German raider
dropped leaflets last night might
have been used to cause the pack
ets to burst with a loud pop in
the air. The power was a sul
phuric compound.
Must Comply
Hitler’s Order
BUCHAREST. Aug. 9 UP\ —
Rumania’s premier Ion Gigurtu
announced that Rumania must
comply with Hitler’s order to
give some territory to Hungary
and Bulgaria but that they won’t
yield the 75 percent of Transyl
vania that Hungary demanded.
TO THE MEMORY OF LINCOL N—Serene in its necklace ot trees, the Lincoln memorial
La favorite with sightseers in Washington. D. C. Note shadow of navy biimp at left foreground.
Sunday, Sept. 8,
Set Aside As
Day of Prayer
HYDE PARK. Aug. 8 PP> —I
I President Roosevelt set aside Sun '
day, September 8th, as a day of
prayer when Americans of every I
I creed and denomination should
! ask God “to grant this land and
to a troubled world a righteous
and enduring peace.”
Japanese Diet
jl rjre Drive lirifisli
Out of Asia I
TOKYO, Aug. 8 (zP)—126 mem
bers of the Diet adopted a reso
lution urging that the govern
] yient take “all available effective'
! measures to drive British influ
I ence from the East and Asia."
They said the British arrest of
prominent Japanese businessmen
was “a purely retaliatory unpar- j
donablv atrocious act." The Diet
has 466 hembers.
National Guards |
May Never Leave
jU. S. Territory
•>
HYDE PARK, Aug. 9 UP) —
President Roosevet said at a
press conference that the betting!
odds are 100 to 1 that the nation:
al guards will never have to go |
outside the limits of the United:
States or possessions in peace
time. He made the statement be
fore preparing to leave for a sec
| ond survey tour of the nation’s j
defenses on a three-day trip to
New England including Ports
mouth and Boston navy yards
and submarine bases. He is arriv;
mg back in Washington Tuesday.!
Gull Hur ricane
Takes Toll Of
One Dead
PORT ARTHUR, Texas, Aug.
8 OP) —The toll of the tropical
hurricane was one dead a Chinese
found in a bayou a Crown Point
Louisiana. Ten persons were in
jured and there was a wide pro
perty loss. Houses were unroofed
and crops damaged. There was
possibly a half million dollar loss
in the rice crop.
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Naturalist And
Writer Dies
BERKELEY, Calif., Aug. 8 UP)
—'Dane Coolidge, aged 67, natur
alist and writer died here today.
He achieved a wide reputation as
an authority on birds, reptiles,
mammals and Indian lore.
Army Only Able
Acquire 33 Planes
Of 4.000 Planned
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 t/P. —
Secretary of War Stimson report
ed that the army was able to
sign contracts for only 33 of the
4,000 planes appropriated for,
during June, “chiefly” because of
uncertainties over tax legislation.
He told a congressional tax hear
mg that the fault was not with
the army defense advisory com
mission. He said: “The risk to in
dustry to undertake to expand at
their own expense their plant
opacity and being left with
them as useless at the cessation
of the emergency, is entitled to
special consideration.”
Consider Taking
French Debt From
Frozen Assets
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9 1/P) —
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau
disclosed that the United States
is considering the possibility of
taking th World War debt pay
ments out f th ' frozen French
funds in this country.
When the subje : of war debts
was raised at a press conference
he said that before the funds
were released he wants to see
“what happens t American in
vestments and debts over there.”
France alone owes this country
fcur billion dollars.
Robert be rguilder
L -
Is Executed In
Gas Chamber
FLORENCE. Ari/ r.a, Aug. 9
iJP)—Robert Bergunder, son of a
former Si at tie K:: g County pros
ecutor went to his death in the
gas chamber with a confession on
his lips as he was being strap
ped to the wooden seat. He was
chewing gum all the while. He
summoned Warden Shute and
said: "I admit the killings. I
never tried to defend myself.”
He was convicted of the shoot
ing to death of E.B Peterson and
Ellis Koury on April 29, a year
ago, in the desert while they
were demonstrating a car for
him.
His father spent an hour with
him yesterday. His mother died
recently at Spokane, broken
hearted.
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Staking of Claims
Under the law as changed a per
son may stake two claims foi
himself and two under power o'
attorney in any month. Under the
old law a person could stake twr
for himself and 16 under powei
of attorney in any month.
Farley Resigns
P. M. General
HYDE PARK. Aug. 8 UP) —
President Roosevelt accepted the
resignation of James A. Farley as
Postmaster General, effective
August 31. In a letter dictated
by him he said he feit “real re
gret” and wished Farley success
in private business. The Presi
dent praised him for his admin
istration of the Post Office. He
said: “All of us in the adminis
tration wi 1 miss you deeply. We
count on seeing you often. I es
pecially count on this after all
our years of close personal asso
ciation. Our friendship will al
ways continue,”
Monopolies May
Stymie U. S.
Defense Pro^rar^
-YEW YORK, Aug. 9 UP) - - A
federal grand jury delved deep
er into the allegedly monopolistic
practices that may stymie the
preparedness program. Special
assistant Attorney General Issck
said that at least ten major in
dustries have been examined for
nearly a month Some are reoort
ed to have patent arrangements
with German firms including the
Krupp Steel works. Thurman Ar
no d said that Washington said
that the practices were interfer
ing with defense measures.
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THUMBS UP !—Two young
British school children give the
“thumbs up” gesture which the
war lias popularized in England
to signify hope and faith that
things will be all right—or OK
tin American slang). They're
heading for couu.*y.