GERMAN DRIVE 'FAILURE'
THE NOME NUGGET
OLDEST NEWSPAPER IN ALASKA—MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
I VOL. 47.—No. 26. NOME, ALASKA, MARCH 3, 1944. PER COPY—15c
ALASKA VOTE
NOT INCLUDED
IN FINAL DRAFT
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3—(AP>
—Theodore Francis. Green, demo- i
crat from Rhode fcland, said “The
final drafting of the Federal bal
lot soldier vote bill in the Sen
ate-House conference, made no
provisions to handle the ballots
for the soldiers in Alaska and Ha
waii,” and reported: “The con- ,
ferees took this action because it
would have caused too much con
fusion in the handling of ballots
required in the territories.
The conferees sharply circum
scribed the Federal ballot to pro
vide absentee voting for the men
and women in the armed services,
but approved in a joint conference
of the senate and house members,
as restricted federal ballots would
be available to overseas service
members only if they applied for
state ballots by September 1st,
and not being received by October
1st.
The new provision stipulates
that before Federal Ballots can be
used, state governors must “cer
tify” they are “authorized" by
state law.
WACESCALES
IN DISPUTE
SEATTLE, Mar. 3 — (AR)—Se
attle wage construction scales
shall be the base wage scales for
the construction industry through
out Alaska, it was agreed by both
labor and industry representatives
at a meeting in Seattle.
Culinary workers are also based
similar to workers in the north
ern territory.
Workers may have daily suste
nance allowance in addition to ba
sic wage scale if room and board
is now provided by contract, dele
gates agreed.
DRAMA TO BE
PRESENTED
At 6:30 p. m. on Sunday “Dog
face Drama" will present, "She
Died Slowly”, a play of mystery
and horror, by William A. Winn.
In the cast will be Lt. Larry
Lansing, Miss Helen Shubert,
r
Francis Womak, Frank Trompe
ter, Jonas R Jones and Jack
Knox. Supplying the more blood
curdling effects will be Sound
Man Ray Randal. Background mu
sic will be played by Captain
Anatole Rappaport.
“She Died Slowly,” is the first
original play to be presented by
the “Dog-Face Drama” group.
Previous productions, which in
► eluded “Luck” and the “Tomcat
and the Expert Plumber Who Was
A Man,” had originated from the
Columbia Workshop of the Air.
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A. T. G. EVENTS
Baseball game cancelled,
fficers and non-commis
sioned officers to meet tonight
at 7:30 at armory in the high
school.
Tomorrow night (Saturday)
dance at the Native school gym
from 9:00 p. m. to 1:00 a. m.
For members and prospective
members. Orchestra music.
CAPT. BRONSON.
► Commanding.
'WALKING WOUNDED ’—stretcher cases go by ambulance, but these “walking wounded1*
casualties in a South Pacific invasion are moved back from the front by trucks.
REINFORCE
TROOPS ON
NEGROS ISLE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Mar. 3.—(API—Heavy reinforce
ments have been landed on Los
Negros Island in the Admiralty
! group, turning the surprise Amer
; ican thrust from one of recon
naissance, to force a campaign for
complete occupation fo the island.
-General MaeArthur's- communi
que said:
| “The original landing Tuesday
I caught the numerically superior
Japanese force completely by sur
prise and outmaneuvered it into
dispersed positions.”
The communique added:
“The reconnaissance immediate
ly developed to penetration which
j is being exploited to complete oc
! cupation. The first invasion troops
withstood the counterattacks and
the reinforcements were reported
ready to push beyond the original
beachhead.”
In closing, the communique
went on: “Work has already com
menced in restoration of the air
field which was pitted with bomb
blasts and heavy pre-landing
bombardment by our warships.”
BECOMES
MOTHER
HOLLYWOOD, Mar 3.—fAP)—
Actress Betty Grable became a
mother today. Her first child, a
blue-eyed blond baby girl named
Victoria, weighed seven pounds, 12
ounces.
The mother and baby are re
ported doing nicely.
The band leader, Harry James,
the father, is also in the hospital.
CLOTHES MAKE THE MAN
PRATT, Kas.—(AP)—In the
midst of a close game ot basket
ball new uniforms arrived for one
of the competing Army air field
teams. Play was halted so the
members could put on their new
outfits. At that point the score
was tied. The team garbed in new
splendor then played the pants <|ff
the other team, winning 47-27.'
PLAN NEW
DEAL FOR
ARGENTINA
BUENOS AIRES, Mar. 3.—(AP)
—A return of Argentina to consti
tutional normality, with officials
chosen by ballot, with military
leaders taking a back seat, was
set forth by Acting President
Farrell today.
One of the primary objectives
of his regime, was stated: “We are
in the -government temporarily,”
said Farrell, who took ovef froth
President Ramirez a week ago.
He added:
"None of us want to stay there
a single minute more than neces
sary.”
Raymon Castillo, the deposed
president of last June’s military
revolution, declared he has been
following recent events with much
concern, and said: ,
“The quick return to normalcy
is imperative for the tranquility
and future of the nation.”
“He added:
“It will require sacrifice and
patriotism of the highest order.”
In a conference, Castillo assert
ed to AP correspondents yester
day: “We have cooperated and
■ will continue to cooperate with all
! out this elemental duty for the
| Americans and nothing, nor any
I one, can prevent us from carrying
I solidarity of all nations of this
! continent.”
—
RED CROSS
ACTIVE
_
ALLIED FORCE HEADQUAR
TERS IN NORTH AFRICA —
With the establishment ol instal
lations in Corsica and Sardinia,
the American Red Cross, through
the North African headquarters, is
now serving Uncle Sam’s troops
in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Cor
sica and Sardinia. William E.
Stevenson, American Red Cross
delegate to North Africa, today an
nounced the beginning of the
Corsica-Sardinia service. Workers
went in with invading Americans
and have established field clubs
and clubmobile service on £Jie
two islands.
ROOSEVELT
EXPLAINS THE
SOLDIER VOTE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3—(AP)
i—The President told in a news
'conference, the crux of the service
vote controversy seems whether
more soldiers will have a chance
to vote under existing laws or un
der legislation now under consid
eration and made an observation
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whoa asked wha£ 'he.* thought of
the compromise bill which had
reached the Senate-House confer
ence committee, retaining the state
rights and provisions contained in
the original Senate bill.
He called it, “A fraud compro
mise measure to permit the use of
short federal ballots only where
state laws authorized ..them.”
When askedi whether the new
measure would repeal existing
provisions exempting service men,
the poll taxes and registrations,
a requirement for voting, the
President said he didn’t know and
couldn't go into details about the
new bill.
COUNTER
ATTACK MADE
NEW DELHI, India. Mar 3.— ;
(AP)—The Japanese counter-at
tacked in the Kaladan Valley near
Kyuaktaw, 46 miles north of Ak
yab in Burma, while the West Af
ricans were pushing southward in
the valley, meeting stiff resistance
near the village of Apaikwa, the
southeast Asia communique said.
Apaikwa is 39 miles north of
Akyab.
Meanwhile, British forces in
Ngakyedauk Pass area continued
to mop up stray Japanese units
left over from the recent abortive
enemy offensive to the north.
A large body of Jap troops were
discovered in the valley northeast
of Ngakyedauk village, and were
being liquidated.
In the Hnkawng Valley in north
ern Burma, Chinese troops were
advancing on Maingwan and had
surrounded a small Japanese force
in the Tawang river bend.
TALKS NEARING
COMPLETION
WASHINGTON, Mar 3.—<AP>
—President Roosevelt said discus
sions were about half completed
for transferring approximately
one-third of the "Surrendered Ital
ian navy to Russia.
The President also told in his
press conference, that Edward
Stettinius, acting secretary of
state, would go to London soon to
discuss with British officials a!
dozen or more questions awaiting
solution.
The disclosure that the United
States and Britain were already
using some of the Italian tonnage I
surrendered by capitulated Italy.
Efforts are now being made to
determine how many of these
ships or their equivalent can be
turned over to the Russian navy.
This is a question he told in
previous press conferences, that
Stalin had brought up through the 1
Washington ambassador, and des
cribed it as a rather old question.
He related that "whatever ships
or their equivalent should go to
Russia "as long as the war" lasts,"
and the allies will use evetjucmg
afloat against the enemy
After the war something else
will be agreed upon.
BOMBERS IN
NEW RAID ON
GERMAN CITIES
LONDON, Mar. 3—(A?>—
American bombers pounded Ger
many for the second straight day
concentrating on undisclosed ob
jectives in the northwest sector,
while-. medium and marauder
bombers slashed at German air
fields in northern France
RAF formations took the air
last night for the second succes
sive night and hammered aircraft
factories near Paris, and Albert
in northern France, only a few
hours before the U. S bombers
escorted by fighters of both the!
Eight and Ninth U. S Air Forces,'
as well as allied fighters, an in- j
dication that the operation was!
of considerable sice in widespread
daylight smashes, which also in-;
eluded stabs into the French roc
ket gun sector.
RAF bombers and fighters op
erations included mosquito slash- i
es into western Germany and
mme-laytng in enemy waters, and
were carried out without loss.
SEEKS ACT TO
BE RENEWED
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3 — (AP)
—Secretary of War Henry L. Stim
son said “Failure to extend the
Lend-Lease Act for another year
would prolong the war, and in
crease the cost of the war to our
people in lives and dollars.”
He added:
“The Lend-Lease expires June
30th, unless renewed.”
REPUBLICANS ATTENTION!
Business meeting. Sunday.
March 5th, at 3:00 P. M, in Fed
eral Building.
BEN F. GILLETTE,
PresidentfL
Tell them you saw it in The
Nugget.
OFFENSIVE
IS THIRD OF
ATTEMPTS
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, Mar 3— <AP>—The
strong German drive against the
center of the Anzio beachhead wag
described by observers to be “a
costly failure. Allied spokesmen
said the defense positions remain
ed intact, and all lost ground re
gained
The enemy offensive was the
third of large scale attempts to
drive the American and British
forces into the sea, and had col
lapsed with no new attacks made
up to last night.
American troops of the 3rd in
fantry division bore the brunt of
the drive and scored a complete
defensive success.
The Third Division was com
posed chiefly of troops of the Pa
cific coa-t and was officially com
mended for previous exploits .on
the beachhead.
Whether the enemy was re
grouping for continuance of the
.offensive in some other sector wu
unknown, but a blistering attach
was delivered by air yesterday by
Fortresses and Liberators and
lighter aircraft acted as a strong
deterrent.
Lt Gen. Mark Clark, command
ing the 5th Anny, said. ‘Last ni^t
the enemy suffered a serious set
back, in their latest German fail
ure to wipe out the beachhad."
Other allied officers agreed the
Nazis suffered heavy losses when
three divisions were spearheaded
in the assault centered on a 1,000
yard front, midway between Car
row to and Cisterna.
THAW HAMPERS
OPERATIONS
MOSCOW, Mar. 3.— L\P)—Des
pite the freakish, springlike thaw
hampering military operations, the
Red Army is continuing to smash
its way in an offensive to liberate
Soviet Baltic republics, and ma
terially improved their positions.
Dispatches from the front said
temperatures were as high as they
are usually in April and May, and
have melted snow and ice, mak
ing many roads impassable
Russian forces nevertheless
captured more territory between
Lake Peipus and the Finnish Gulf,
and tightened their ring around
the Nazis trapped in Narva, while
Russian troops with tommy-guns,
inched forward, street by street,
from the north, ana other troops
were coming in from the south,
into the city of Pskov.
Meanwhile, other Red Army
forces were reported driving down
a 12-mile highway from captured
Soshikint, toward Ostrov. which
is about 30 miles south of Pskov,
on the junction of the Pskov
Warsaw-Berlin railroad.
CAPT. RAPPAPORT TO
PRESENT PIANO CONCERT
At 7:00 o’clock tonight, Captain
Anatole Rappaport will present a
piano concert from the studios of
WXLN Captain Rappaport will
play Beethoven’s Moonlight Sona
ta. This is the second in the ser
ies of Friday night concerts origi
nating from Studio WXLN. Last
week the program featured Ser
geant Jack Kirsten on the cello
and Captain Rappaport at the pi
ano.