Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. “The News of The Day In Pictures’* Meml>er Of Ihe Associated Press
THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 44. No. 58. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 15, 1942 Pcr c°Py 15*
Russian Armies at Gates of Kharkov
Last of British Army In Burma Crosses Into India
American Tanks Lead Russian
Offensive Against Kharkov
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UNDATED, May 15 (AP) —Led by American-made
tanks, Timoshenko’s armies are reported to have ad
vanced seven miles beyond the Donets River in the;
big offensive against Kharkov after smashing more
than 150 German tanks in two days.
In the Crimea, Hitler’s headquarters asserted that:
t.he Russian defenders of the heights before Kerch,
short cut to the great Caucasus oil fields, were driven
back by German and Rumanian columns at the gates
of the town.
The Nazi communique mentioned tersely that fight
ing continued in the battle of Kharkov. Soviet front
line dispatches said the Red Armies are steadily press
ing forward, crushing Nazi counter attacks, capturing
a number of near-by communities, and advancing over
roads littered with hundreds of German bodies, smash
ed tanks and cannon. The Red Star. Russian Army
paper, said the battle is “another heavy defeat” for the
Germans who held Kharkov since last October.
Russians Yield Ground In Crimea
But Dispute Hitler's Claim Victory
UNDATED. May 14 (AP) — Russia declared her
armies are storming the gates of Kharkov, the "Pitts-;
burgh” of the Ukraine, and other Soviet offensives are;
reported rolling against the Germans in vital sectors;
at Leningrad, Novgorod, Starava and Moscow.
In the Crimea the Russians acknowledged yielding
some ground in the 6-day battle of Kerch Peninsula,
but disputed the Hitler command claim of a decisive
victory. Latest Soviet reports said the Russians are
now holding the new line in good order and are in
flicting heavy casualties on the Germans.
The Soviet radio reported that Marshal Timoshenko’s
Ukraine armies smashed the German first line defens
es before Kharkov and are advancing on the city itself,
mmediately threatening the Nazi stronghold. The
Russians said masses of Red army reserves have gone
mto action for the first time against Kharkov and de
clared "everything is being abandoned by the Germans
n great quantities in the field action. ’
Simultaneously a Vichy broadcast said the Russians
launched "massive attacks,” paced by violent aerial
bombing against the German armies at Saraya and
Novgorod, about 120 miles south of Leningrad. Heavy
fighting is also reported raging on the Leningrad front
where the Germans are said to have thrown new six
inch anti-tank guns into action in a vain attempt to
stop monster Soviet "Voroshilov” tanks.
Allied Fliers
Surprise Japs
On Ground
Allied headquarters in Aus
tralia, May 13 (Delayed)
(AP' — Thursday, Allied
bombers in a 1300-mile
round trip above northern
Australia sank a 3,000-ton
Japanese ship at the Jap
anese occupied Dutch is
land of Amboina and two
others were set afire. Mac
Art hur’s headquarters an
nounced that other Allied
air units, falling on a sur
prised base at Rabaul, New
Britain island dropped
bombs on 15 Japanese
bombers drawn up on a
runway, blowing up 3 and
severely damaging many
others.
In the only reported Jap
anese counter action, an
attempted raid on Port
Moresby by six Japanese
planes, two of the enemy
craft were shot down and
cne damaged.
Flying Tigers j
Bast Japs
In Indo-China
Chungking, May 13 (De
layed) (AP) — Plying Ti
gers of the American Vol
unteer Group bombed the
Japanese airdrome at Han
oi, Indo-China, Tuesday
and destroyed 15 grounded
planes. AVG headquarters
announced that at least 25
or more Japanese planes
were damaged and direct
hits were scored on admin
istration buildings. One
American pilot was report
ed missing.
RUSSIANS AT GATES OF KHARKOV, “PITTSBURGH” OF UKRAINE
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Hed Armies under Marshal Timoshenko are reported to have driven beyond the
Donets River and are now hamering at the gates of Kharkov (2).
Chinese Say Jap
Attack on Siberia
"Entirely Possible*
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Chungking, May 14 (AP>
— The Chinese press ex
pressed the belief that the
German drive in the Cri
mea is a prelude to a gen
eral Axis offensive and
warned of the possibility
of a co-ordinated Jap at
tack on Siberia. The China
Times said such a Jap
move is “highly probable.” i
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Husband Of
Seward Woman
Listed Missing
Washington, May 15 (AP)
The Navy announced that
John Earl Simpson, radio
man second class, is listed;
as missing. His wife. Mrs.
Leona Simpson, lives at
Seward.
Sul) Sinks Jap
Ship and Is
In Turn Sunk
Tokyo, May 14 (AP> —
A large Jap merchant ves
sel was torpedoed and
sunk in the eastern part of
the south China Sea by an
enemy sub, but the sub it
self was believed sunk, an
official announcement said.
The war and navy minis
tries said the ship was un-,
der naval escort when at
tacked on May 8th.
War Board Takes
Over 2{) Alaska
Seizure by the War Ship
ping Administration of all
essential ocean-going dry
cargo vessels and tankers
owned by American citi
zens will affect 29 Alaska
vessels, it was revealed in
Seattle this week.
Ships requisitioned in
clude 18 of the Alaska
Steamship Company, sev
en of the Northland Trans
portation Company, three
of the Alaska Transporta
tion Company and three of
Libby, McNeill & Libby.
Some of the vessels now
operated by the United
States Army Transport
Service under charter will
come under the order.
Ships operated by the
Maritime Commission will
be transferred to the Warj
Shipping Administration.
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Russia admitted yielding ground to the Nazis on Kerch
Peninsula but disputed Hitler's claims of a decisive
victory. Russian offensive were under way at Khar
kov (2), and Staraya Russa (1). j
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Last of British \rm\ In Burma
Crosses Into India, 5mos. Fighting
Gen. Stilwell’s Chinese Stubbornly Resisting
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UNDATED, May 15 (AP) — Climaxing a bloody
5-month battle against hopeless odds, the last weary
remnants of the British army in Burma crossed into ;
Manipur State in eastern India, it is reported, while
the Vichy radio declared that Jap troops advanced 80
miles into India along the Bay of Bengal. The Vichy
broadcast quoted vague unconfirmed reports that the
invaders reached a point within 16 miles of Chitta
gong, only 210 miles from Calcutta. The withdrawal
of the last British force,estimated at 5,000 men, follow
ed their dogged retreat from the bomb-ruined city of
Mandalay. A Jap thrust separated the British from
their Chinese allies, commanded by American Lieut.
Gen. Stillwell. At last reports Stilwell’s forces were
stubbornly resisting the Jap advance up the Burma
Hoad, some 125 miles into China proper.
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Allied Planes Attack Japs At
New Guinea and New Britain
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Allied Headquarters in Australia, May 14 (AP> —»
Friday, MacArthur’s headquarters announced that Al
lied planes attacked Jap shipping Thursday at Rabaul,
New Britain, damaging transports and shooting down
seven of 17 fighters who tried to intercept them. All
of the Allied raiders returned to their base safely. i
Another formation is reported to have attacked the
Japanese seaplane base at Deboyne Island in the Louis 1
iade Archipelago, off the southeast coast of New Guin
ea, sinking one enemy seaplane and starting fires at
shore installation.
Two Japanese fighters were reported shot down in
an attack on Port Moresby, which did no important
damage.
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