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VOL. 44. No. 57. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, May 13, 1942 Per Copy 154
Nazi Spring Drive Starts In Crimea
Continue Sinking Remnants Jap Coral Sea Armada
Crimea Battle Regarded as Test
Phase of Hitler's Spring Offensive
UNDATED, May 13 (AP) — Hitler’s field headquar
ters asserted that the critical 5-day-old “battle for a;
break-through at the Isthmus of Kerch” in the Crimea,;
gateway to the Caucasus oil treasures, was “decided’;
with the annihilation of the Russians encircled there,
and the capture of 40,000 prisoners. Heavy fighting
continued, dispatches indicated, after breaching of the
Soviet lines at the entrance to Kerch Peninsula. The
Germans have still nearly 50 miles to go to reach
Kerch City, just across the narrow Kerch Strait from
the Caucasus.
The battle is regarded as a test phase of Hitler’s long
heralded spring offensive and started Friday along the
12-mile front on the Peninsula.
While the Germans claimed a smashing vicory, the
Soviet midday communique reported “no substantial
changes” overnight. This would indicate that neither*
side scored any major gains.
The Berlin radio broadcast a German war corre
spondent’s description of the battle, declaring that,
‘More than 2,000 Stuka bombers smashed the first*
Soviet Hines and cut a path for the first infantry ad
vance.
Soviet dispatches said the battle is developing stead
ily but gave no hint of a major Nazi victory. They said:
the attack is evidently a far cry from the smashing
offensives launched by the Germans at this season in;
Western Europe in 1940 and in the Balkans in 1941.
The Russians conceded, however, that it was the strong
est attack the Germans have made so far this spring, j
Jap Propaganda
Agents Ready
Attack on U.S.
WASHINGTON — Inside in
telligence information is that
Japanese propaganda agents are
now marshalling their forces for
a concerted attack against the
United States in Latin America,
with Argentina, Brazil, and
Chile ns focal points.
Japan will resort to a number
of typ'cal Axis methods to sway
neutral countries away from col
laboration with the United Stat
es including the Axis-worn tac
tics of making overtures and giv
ng assurances that she has no
mperialistie aims toward these
countries. On the other hand,
the Japanese will emphasize
that the United States has been
greedy in her international trade
relations and has imperialistic
designs on Central and South
America.
In launching this propaganda
attack Japan has instructed her
agents to do everything possible
to solicit the good-will of Span
jsh and Portuguese representa
tives in Latin American coun
tries.
In addition to propaganda
agents and diplomatic represent
atives Japan has recruited agents
m commercial firms throughout
both Europe and the American
countries to propagandize per
sons of Latin culture and Cath
olic faith. In this connection,
plans have been made to go
even so far as to try to exploit
His Holiness, The Pope.
Already $50,000 has been for
warded to Japanese representa
tives in- Chile to be used in at
tempting to bribe government
officials.
One of the most audacious
phases of the Japanese plan is
the one that calls for an attempt
to induce a revolution in the
United States by cooperation
with factional groups within the
country, and creating dissension
among the people by sniping at
the Roosevelt Administration.
MacArthur Is
Presidential
Possibility 1944
•/
WASHINGTON —One subject j
I very much on the tongues of Rej
pubhcan leaders at the National I
i Committee meeting in Chicago
was Gen. Douglas MacArthur.
Tiie hotel lobbies. corridors:
! and cocktail lounges buzzed with
discussion of his possibilities as
the GOT* “strong man” in 1944.
Much politcal significance seem
i ed to be attached to the fact that
Pat Hurley, Secretary of War in
i Hoover’s Cabinet who is now U.
; S. Minister to New Zealand, is,
i in close contact with MacArthur
! However, there was one point
on which the GOP chiefs were
very much in doubt — MacAr
! thur’s party label, whether he is
j a Republican or Democrat. No
i one appeared to know definitely
| in which camp to place him. Rut
1 one story that went the rounds
! did give MacArthur a GOP
’ “slant.”
According to this report, he
sent several friends to the 1920
; convention in Chicago, which
after a bitter fight finally nomin
ated Warren G. Harding, and in
structed them to submit his
name to the delegates in the
event any interest developed in a,
World War hero.
.MacArthur was then in his early
40’s and commandant of West
Point. He had made an outstand
ing record as the front-line com
mander of the famous Rainbow
Division and was a very popular,
figure, particularly among voter
ans of the AEF.
However, no interest develop
ed at Chicago and his name
never got into the headlines.
NOTE - Gen. MacArthur was
n’t the only presidential possib
ility discussed at the recent Na
tional Committee meeting. There
also was some talk of a 1944
ticket made up of Tom Dewey of
British Say
Nazi Fleet
Reserves Hit
Prin/ Eugen, Gneisenau,
Scharnhorst Declared
Out of Action
London—The elusive Ger
man battleships Gneisenau
and Scharnhorst, and the
heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
are definitely out of action
and must undergo exten
sive repairs, the British
announced officially.
Heavy Blow Dealt Axis
A heavy blow thus has
been dealt to the hopes of
the German, Italian and
Japanese alliance for a gi
gantic simultaneous world
wide attack against the
fleets of the United Na
tions.
The Admiralty and Air
Force in Britain said that
the three great reserve
ships of the German Navy
had previously been hurt
by torpedo and bombing
attacks in a fight in the
English Channel in Febru
ary and by British mines,
planes and submarines.
The 26,000-ton Gneisen
au and Scharnhorst rock
eted into the news in Feb
ruary when they dashed
out of the dens of the
French ports in which
they had been trapped and
steadily plastered by RAF
fighters, to make a fight
ing race for German ports.'
At the same time, the 10,
000-ton cruiser Pinz Eugen
had dashed from Trond
heim alnog with the Tir-|
pitz, and then the German1
fleet was home and ready!
for action.
hears ol a possible bal
ance of sea power swing-!
ing to the Axis side have!
been nagging at the A1!:es:
since these escapes and tfiej
growing probability of the j
gain of the French Fleet!
by the Axis. However, the!
breaking of the three big
Nazi vessels will greatly
lessen the possibility of a
naval attack soon.
Now York and isolationist Sen
ator “Curley” Brooks, who had
just won the Illinois renomina
tion. Dewey, who had been on
both sides of the isolationist is
sue, is preparing for another try
at the New York governorship
as the spring board to the White
House two years hence. Brooks
is the Chicago Tribune’s white
hope —provided he is re-elected
in November.
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Post Ofiicc Restricts
Parcels Outside U. S.
WASHINGTON f/P) — Due to
“military necessity and the need
for shipping space,” the United
Spates oost office has restricted
the mailing of parcels which re-:
quire ocean transportation out-,
side the continental limits o? the
Ur ted Sta'es
Canada and Mex:eo are pro
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arid girth combined.
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- lid th. f tne War and Navy d e
partments informed him that
-arah mailng are “seriously inter
bring ■:i> - I h'l.v'ng the
expedite us m- vr ” . — t of vital
war supplies, and that m-n—h.an
disc and print* d matt r i of ab
solutely essential tu tin war ef
fort which was focnv rly tran.s
P'-rh d by other n ears ' now be
ing placed in the mails.”
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The same s.ze aid weight par
cels may be sent nut of N rm* a
heretofore unt 1 June 30.
All itubbcr-hornc Vehicles
Under Specific Office
WASHINGTON —Specific c e
fcrol cf all rubber-borne trans
portation facilities including
passenger autos, busres, taxicabs
and trucks, was lodged by the
President under the Office of De
fense Transp rtation.
Mr. Ro sevelt issued un exec
utive order conferring on the
office this additional responsib
ility.
Joseph Eastman, director, sa d
he understood the primary pur
pose- of the order is to permit
his office t i Jutcrmine i
ic:es of government cunt: 1
or automob.les.
Allied Fliers Raise Score Jap Ships
Fight Days After Coral Sea Battle
Allied Headquarters in Australia, May 12 (AP) —
Japan is apparently still paying a disasterous price for
her defeat in the Coral Sea, as Gen. MacArthur’s head
quarters announced that Allied fliers, tracking down
the scattered, hiding remnants of the great enemy in
vasion armada and other units, damaged two and pos
sible three mere ships. This raised the count of Jap
losses, from the six-day battle at the sea gateway to
northeast Australia, and its sequel of ceaseless search
among island hideaways, to 23 or 24 ships, in the eight
days from the start of the Coral Sea battle through
yesterday.
Nevertheless, the Japanese plans were only delayed
and the threat still hangs over Australia. She will try
aga.n to smash southward, air minister Drnkeford
warned.
iwo more enemy transports were hit yesterday in
the Solomon islands, a communique ^aid. The possible
24*r. Jap casualty was a large tanker on which air
raiders registered two hits or near misses.
Russians Drive Germans Back
In 1 Days liglitni" In Crimea
MOSCOW, May 12 (AP) — The German offensive
against the Soviet p situms blocking invash n of the
Caucasus ched d* \\overnight but quick]; ?! d up on
Kerch Pen nsula in the Cr mca, the Russ'! ns disclosed
.n a midday c mmunique. They said nothing import
ant occurred during the night, indicating that the Nazi
push ceased, at least temporarily. Whether Red Army
1 the -at tac or t ted
to their old tee?ids of fighting by day and resting at
night couldn’t be determined immediately. However,
in Berlin, the German command declared, "on Kerch
Peninsula, German and Rumanian troops opened the
the attack on May 8. supported by strong formations
f the German air force. The battle since then has
been in full swing.
The Berlin military spokesman declared. “Hell broke
• jose over the Bolshevik positions on K .'r.h Peninsula
s squadron idler squadr-on of German p! uses are rac
n m the Bolshevik front where J linkers*. Ls are carry
’ ! ut dive bombing attacks. ’
. i British commentary in London said the Russians
ace driven the Germans back after four days of fierce
.ighting, which may have been intended as the fore
runner of a major offensive by the Naim
PRESIDENT DIVES ( OXGRESSIONAL MEDAL TO (' HARE
President Roosevelt handed the Congressional Medal of Honor to the pretty bride
of Lt. Edward O’Hare at the White House and she placed it around his neck as the
President shook hands with the flying hero. Standing in background were Secre
ary of Navy Frank Knox (left), and Admiral Ernest J. King, commander-in
chief of the fleet.