Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. ■» “The News of the I)av In Pictures” Member of The Associated Press
^_IZTHE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 44. No. 79. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, June 10, 1942 p<?r Copy 15*
U. S. Ship Sunk West Coast Canada
No Communication Attu or Kiska for Several Days
U. S. Merchant Ship Sunk By
Sul) Off West Coast Canada
WASHINGTON, June 9 (AP) — The Navy officially
announced that a U. S. merchant ship was sunk by en
emy submarine action off the Pacific coast. One seaman
died of exposure in a lifeboat and two men are in a ser
ious condition, one crushed in his bunk 50 feet from
where the torpedo hit and another suffered oil in his
lungs. The rest of the 60-man crew reached safety
aboard two life rafts lashed together, after 38 hours.
Senator Bone said the freighter was sunk Sunday
night off Neah Bay and that information, approved by
the Navy and passed by the Victoria censor, that un
identified planes were approaching Prince Rupert,
caused a sudden imminent danger alarm, but which
was lifted when the aircraft were identified as friend
ly.
Tokyo Minimizes Midway Defeat
Sinking 2 l. S. Carriers
UNDATED, June 10 (AP) — Tokyo headquarters
sought to minimize the gravity of the Japanese naval
disaster at Midway, but acknowledged that U. S. forc
es sank an aircraft carrier, heavily damaged another
carrier and damaged a cruiser.
Official U. S. reports listed 16 and possibly 18 Jap
warships sunk or damaged before the enemy fleet limp
ed off in retreat. Moreover, an eye witness account by
Ensign George Gay, Jr., aged 25, U. S. Navy fiier, de
clared that three of Japan’s aircraft carriers, includ
ing two of the 26.000-ton Kaga Akagi class were seen
to burst into flames under attack by American torpedo
planes. Tokyo didn’t specify the class of the carrier
admitted lost.
Tokyo claimed that two U. S. aircraft carriers and a
large transport were sunk, and 134 U. S. planes shot
down. Tokyo said the U. S. aircraft carriers Enterprise
and Hornet, types each normally carrying 2,072 men,
and about 100 planes were sent to the bottom.
Predict More Tace Saving* Attacks
By Reinforced Japanese Meet
UNDATED, June 9 (AP) — The Jap fleet which es‘
caped after a terrific pounding in the battle of Midway,
is reported limping westward to the refuge of home
waters, while on the China war front, Chiang Kai
Shek’s Chinese armies are said to have thrown a strat
gic Jap victory into reverse.
Without specifically mentioning the Jap naval dis
aster at Midway, Tokyo dispatches quoted the. Berlin
radio and suggested that Japan may be preparing her
people for bad news. “One cannot always expect vic
tories but must also be able to stand losses,” the broad
east quoted an unnamed Jap admiral as saying. So far
the Tokyo radio has maintained silence on the-Midway
sea fight.
Developments on China’s east coast seemed moment
arily to be swinging a little more in favor of Chiang’s
armies but the Chinese acknowledged that reinforced
Jap invasion columns again are advancing along the
Burma Road in far southwest China. A Chungking
military spokesman said Chinese troops wiped out the
Jap invasion force which gained a foothold at Chuch
sien, key rail center in western Chekiang province, and
regained possession of the city of Chekiang, on China’s
east coast, important as a potential base for Allied air
attacks on Japan.
While Japan’s battered sea armada retreated from
the Midway battle and contact was lost Saturday night,
Pearl Harbor observers predicted that the enemy fleet
with reinforcements will probably return for another
“face saving” attack on American defenses in the
Pacific. Official reports said before contact was lost,
the enemy suffered at least three warships sunk, 11
more heavily damaged and the accompanying air arm
practically wiped out. U. S. losses were listed as one
destroyer sunk, an airplane carrier damaged, and an
unspecified number of planes destroyed.
RAF Again Lashes
Out In Force On
Nazi Territory
London, June 9 (AP) —
A strong force of British
bombers dropped explosiv
es on hundreds of square
milem of Hitler’s domain
last night, raiding the
great industrial Ruhr, the
Keel ducks and railways,
and m ;s -in France
and Holland. The RAF lost
18 bombers in “intruder
raids" on France and Hol
land, aimed at diverting
the German defenses from
the RAF's main objective.
A merican-made Boston
bombers exploded an am
munition dump at Schipol
airdrome and pockmarked
the runways with direct
hits. Another pilot derail
ed a freight train and en
gine and a Hurricane fired
cannon shells into six oth
er locomotives. The raids
continued the RAF’s vir
tually ceaseless attacks on
the German rail systems,
so vital to Nazi control of
western Europe.
Allied Bombers
Destroy 13 Jap
Fighter Planes
Allied Headquarters in
Australia, June 9 (AP) —
Mac Arthur’s headquarters
announced that 13 Jap
fighter planes were destroy
ed or damaged in combat
over New Guinea by Al
lied bombers, which also
started many fires at Lae
Salamaua.
U. S. ARMY BULLETIN
June 10, 1942
There seems to have
i been no communication
with Attu or Kiska for the
past few days which pro
bably indicates the enemy
is active in that area.
This could lead to a pro
bable attack from the Ber
: ing Sea on Dutch Harbor
after establishing bases on
! one or more of these is
1 lands.
The situation around the
Aleutians is a serious
; threat to Alaska.
Weather conditions has
hampered air operations
with the enemy using avail
able weather to a great ad
vantage in concealing
their movements.
By Major C. A. Clerk
I
Kenneth K. Koenig,
Captain, Infantry
Public Relations Officer
! °.Ljy Defense Bonds and Stamps
IJeds Report
Repulse German
Drives in Crimea
Moscow, June 9 (AP) —
German troops, tanks and
planes, pressing an offens
i v e against Sevastopol,
wore reported repulsed in
fierce battles in two sec
tors where they attempted
to deal death blows to the
Soviet Black Sea fortress.
The paper Red Star, in
the first detailed dispatch
from Sevastopol since the
start of the offensive on
June 5th, said the Russians
'-broke the wedge which the
Germans succeeded in driv
ing in one sector and hurl
ed the Germans back in an
: other sector, improving
their own positions.
Farley Has Lunch
w
With Roosevelt
.
Washington, June 8 —
Democratic c o m mitt cc
chairman and former Post
master General Farley call
ed at the White House Sat
urday and had lunch with
President Roosevelt.
It was the first time in
several months that Farley
and Mr. Roosevelt had met
They had been at odds
over the National policies
during the past two years
and more.
It was believed that Far
ley came to Washington to
discuss the New York
State Democratic cam
paign. He still holds the
post of Party chairman in
New York.
POPULAR ELECTION
TERRI. GOVERNORS
STATEHOOD, URGED
Washington, June — Pop
ular election of Governors
in Alaska, Hawaii and
Puerto Rico as a step to
ward local self - govern
ment is urged by the For
eign Policy Associatioa
The announcement is
made by Charles F. Reid,
staff member of the pri
vate research organization
which has been studying
the question.
Recommendation is made
and urged for legislation,
that consideration should
be give nto statehood for
these territories.
Swarming Over Pacific
SAN FRANCISCO, June 8 —
Long range bombers and smaller
scouting planes are Swarming
over the northeast Pacific like
hornets, in search for enemy
plane carriers. On shore, from
Alaska to California, Mexico and
Panama—the entire military and
civilian population is on the alert
against new Jap raids.
MacARTHUR HONORS AUSSIE DEAD
General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the United
Nations forces in the Southwest Pacific and hero of the
Yanks' stand in the Philippines, stands with bowed
head at a shrine in Melbourne, honoring Australia's
dead in World War 1. At right is Melbourne's Lord
Mayor, Frank Beaurepaire.
on Experimental Mission over Atlantic
LAKTHURST. N. J„ June 9 (AP) — The Coast
Guard recovered 3 bodies from the wreckage of two
Navy training blimps, lost in what was apparently a
mid-air collision over the Atlantic while on an unex
plained “experimental mission." There was only one
survivor. Known still missing are 9 of the 13 naval
and civilian occupants when it set out last night from
the Naval air station at Lakehurst.
The airships plunged into the ocean about 4 miles off
Manasquan, 16 miles northeast of Lakehurst.
Among those missing is Frank Trotter, internation
ally famous free balloon racer. Ensign Howard Fahey
was rescue and brought ashore by the Coast Guard
early today.
The Navy declined to discuss the purpose of the flight
except to say it was “an experimental mission involv
ing some hazard."
Senate Agree with
House For $50
Private Base Pay
Washington, June 8—The
Senate voted to increase
the minimum pay for the
armed forces of the United
States to $50 monthly, and
raise that of first class pri
vates and corresponding
: naval ratings to $54.
All pay increases are ef
fective as of June 1.
The action came on a mo
tion of Senator Robert M.
LaFollette of Wisconsin on
the Military Pay Adjust
ment Bill. The Senate ac
cepted the House amend
| ment to the bill.
Senator Warren R. Aus
! tin told the Senate that uri
der the bill it is possible
for army buck privates
sent overseas to draw
$60.20 a month. He point
ed out that the bill carries
the provision boosting bas
ic pay 20 percent for ser
vice outside of continental
i United States. He said sol
diers could receive up to
$5 additional pay monthly
for good marksmanship.
As the bill originally
passed the Senate, it pro
vided for a minimum base
of $42 a month. When the
measure got to the House,
it was amended to $50 a
month.
The action by the Sen
ate brings it into approval
with the House, and makes
the base minimum $50.
Newspaper advertising
vill develop new businesa
, for you, ,.. jr j