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VOL. 42. No. 141. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOV. 18, 1940. Price Per coPy 154
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Italians Are Driven Into Albania
Duce Declares Not Turn Back Greek Campaign
Heavily Laden German Ships Try Atlantic Dash
Two Of Four Heavily Laden
Lerman Ships Accounted For
Attempting Dash From Mexico
Reports Circulate They Were Attempting To Carry
Supplies To German Raider in Atlantic Ocean
UNDATED, Nov. 16 (VP) — Eu- on of the 50 United States de
rope's war touched the western stroyers that Britain recently ac
hemisphere with a maritime in- quired.
cident recading the scuttling, a The Greek-Italian war took a
year ago of the Nazi poeket bat fiercer turn w. h the Greeks
9 tleship Admiral Graf Spee and > ; ■ -d a : hing a big Italian
the liner Columbus. While the army westward from Lake Pres
Nazi air force was opening a ha toward the coast pert of Vai
grand seal: attack on London, omia in som. of the heaviest fight
four iicavily laden German ships mg of the conflict. The Greeks
at Tampico, Mexico, since the are reported threatening to cut
start of the war, made a dash for '.lie I.alian army into three piec
the open sea to take a chance es.
against the British b ockade. The attack on London opened
9 Ea ay the Phrygia, 4100 503
tons was reported in flam s 15 nos took part. The British Air
miles off shore; the Orinoco, 9600 Ministry said Royal Air Force
tor.s is being towed back to port squadrons made large scale raids
with her machinery broken down h t night on military objectives
and the other two ships are the at Kie , Hamburg ai d other dock
Idarwald, 5000 tons and the yards in the G-rrr. n parts of
Rhein. 6000 tons. All had Hear- O ten and CH • s ■ g many
a nee pap rs and reports circulat expl sions and fires.
ed they were trying to carry sup -
plies to the German raider in the . . ,
' to V 1 .. t.'lius Itlid rSid
At’anti r.
res on the 'Oj - u- a.-ing Sour
M At Rome the newspaper II Gior
nale DTtalia rep rted that an It ’ " ‘ " 1 eN ‘‘ a
alian sub in the Atlantic sunk ,vk >u’ ,Jt ■
The Army displayed its newr aerial ambulance at Bolling Field,
near Washington, D. C. The plane is a forefunner of a new aerial
ambulance corps now in the process of developmpnt and establish
ment. This interior view shows the ambulance as it will appear in
actual use. Giving attention to a “patient” is Capt. E. M. Martin
of the Army medical corps.
Mussolini Swears Will Not Turn
Back Even As Greeks Drive Fascist
Army Back 25 Miles Into Albania
Denies British Claims Destruction of Fleet at Taranto
UNDATED. Nov. 18 (/Pi—Mus- Greek troops r ported successes
sclini swore "Whatever happens, all along the 100-mile front, de
I wi 1 never turn back" in the c! ring nearly a 1 of the fighting
Greek campaign. Even es he w..- now or: Albanian soil.
Spoke the Fascist invasion army , . , ,
, t , , , :.iu ohms statement that he
was reported felling back to a
new defense line 25 miles inside A 1 :.l ne\ or turn back w3s coup
(he Albanian frontier. After 3 :1 with the assertion that the
weeks of warfare it appeared the European war could be conclud
I elians were now preparing to -d -iy with "the destruction of
resist the Greek counter invu- t • ' nted.rn Carthage, England.”
sion. Dispatches from Ath ns Ge denied the British claims
••aid Mussolini's legions were re- that half of Italy’s battleships
treating from the key city of ..ere smashed in the raid on the
Koritza 10 mil s inside of Alban Taranto naval b. ?•.* la t week
'a. A motorized column of 130 asserting that only one warship
Italian tanks were cut of! on a wras so badly damag d that it
mountain rotd when Greek couldn't be repaired in a short
troops reached th: gates of Kor- time. He also warned that Italy
i-.za. It said the Italians were ’oust be ‘prepared for more se
'-'ing a desperate rear guard vere sacrifices adding, "We have
action to cover the withdrawal a m liion men under arms and
from the fortified city. Other could call ight million more."
Lifts Ban On
Press to U. S.
MADRID. Nov. 16 '(/P) — The
government lifted th' order issu
1 d yesterday banning United
3t.-tes press from the country.
; starting Monday.
COSDEN OIL HEAD DIES
EL PASO, Nov. 17 </P>—Joshua
S. Cosden, aged 59, president of
the Cosden Oil Company of Fort
Worth died from a h art attack
! aboard a train enroute io El
; Paso.
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Thanksgiving
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| Proclamation
.
In accordance with a long es
tablished American custom and
in keeping with the wishes of the
Governor of our Territory, I.
Henry G. Miller, Mayor of the
municipality of Nome, hereby
proclaim Thursday, November
21st, a day of Thanksgiving, to
be observed in giving thanks to
j Almighty God, for the many
blessings He has bestowed upon
us during the past year.
I urge the people of Nome to
assemble on the day set forth at
their customary places of wor-1
ship, and offer thanks to Al
mighty God that our Territory
and Nation have escaped the hor
rors and devastation of war, now
raging over more than one-half
the nations of the earth.
In Witness W'heqeoif, I here
unto set my hand and caused the
seal of the City of Nome to be
affixed hereto, this 18th day of
November, 1940.
Signed Henry G. Miller
Mayor of Nome
Attest:
M. J. Walsh,
City Clerk
Alaska Hopes
To Beat Hawaii
To Statehood
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 6P>—
Hawaii may encounter opposition
from A! ska and Puerto Rico in
her qu st to be the fortyninth
state. Delegate Dimond said “A1
aska is just as much entitled to
statehood as Hawaii and we'll
beat them to it if we can."
Aides to resident Commission
er Bolivar Pagan of Puerto Rico
said the island hss “long b en
prepared & ready for the duties
o an American state.”
Hawaii recently voted two to ]
one to ask or statehood.
Members of the Senate and
Hous. Territories Committee ex
plained that many other steps
were necessary, including a for
mal request by the Hawaiian leg
islature, adoption of the consti
tution and approval by Congress
and the President.
First Mayor
Of Nome Dies
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LITTLE ROCK. Ark., Nov. 17
UP) — John B. Harris, aged 69.
first mayor of Nome, died of a
heart attack here today. He was!
engaged in the brokerage busi
ness here for several years and a
native of Dallas County.
Harris prospected in the Klon
dike in 1897 and later purchas
ed an interest in a hotel in Nome.]
He became mayor in 1901 and
was one of the members of the
council at th? time of the late!
Tex Rickard. Harris returned to]
the States in 1905 after serving]
as president of the Nome Board
of Education and United States
Jury Commissioner in the Terri
tory. He is survived by his wid
ow and daughter.
" ~ 1'fii, oval cod.il CIO union leaner, flew to Washing
n t:» (. • r with John L. Lewis (right) CIO chieftain. The con
e. • nee v > i. esumaKv on politcal matters but both men decline^,
ta discuss their interview.
John Lewis Tells
i,..u Loivcntion
Of Resignation
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ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 13 </P>
— Taking up the g veil for the
last time, CIO pre-ad nt Lewis,
with tears in his e\ s told the
CIO's convention c!e 'gates that
he was stepping d v.n as th-ir
leader and urged them to unite
their ranks to support whoever
was named as his successor. To a
hushed throng which a few min
utes earlier had givenhim a thun
drrous ovation, Lewis said ‘‘I
won’t be with you long. I have
done my work and in a few days
I’ll be out of this office.” It was
the keynote of hi- speech, a ser
ious emotional tempo, carrying
with it the urgent plea that the
CIO r main united “or not long
endure.” Lewis’ term as presi
dent Expires at the close of the
convention. It was expected that
Philip Murray will be named as
his successor.
In giving notice that he is
about to retire, Lewis fulfilled
his promise made to retire if
Roosevelt were reelected.
Threat of Split-Up In CIO
Convention Vanishes
ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. 16 i.Pi
The thr at of a split-up in the
National CIO convention las*
week over partisan politics,
labor unity and internal policies
began to fade after leaders John
L. Lewis, who came out in sup
port of Wi’lkie and Sidney Ham
ilton, who also is one of tha na
tional defense commissioners,
met in a surprise conference af
ter boardwalk greetings.
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Supreme Court May Also Decide
Contempt of Court Charges
Against Harry Bridges
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 —The
United States Supreme Court
may rule on a case involving
states' rights in which 41 states
have shown opposition to the fed
eral government.
The Federal Power Commis
sion has contended that it has
jurisdiction over hydro-electric
or other projects whenever inter
state c< mn-e ce, flood control or
the navigation of streams is af
f acted.
Another case that may be de
cided is a contempt of court con
viction against West Coast Labor
Leader Harry Bridg s. The labor
leader was convicted of contempt
for sending Secretary of Labor
Francis Perkins a telegram crit
icizing a Los Angeles superior
court decision.
Hero 1940 World
Series Manager
CHICAGO. 111.. Nov. 13 (TP) —
Tirmrv Wilson, aged 40. hero of
‘h. 1940 world series returned to
the major league in managerial
rank when he agreed to a two
year contract to pilot the Chic
ago Cubs.
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