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VOL. 42. No. 93. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, July 31, 1940. Price per copy iw
British Harbors Virtually Closed
Recommends 5 Billion More for Two-ocean Navy
Compulsory Military Training is for Men 21 to 31
Waves Bombers Cross Channel
Italian Troops On Channel Coast
British Admit Destruction Ports
UNDATED. July 30 (ZP)—Ger
many disputing British claims of
a 17 to 1 Royal Air Force suc
cess in yesterday’s batte over
Dover, sent waves of bombers
across the channel again. An un
disclosed number of civilians,
among them an infant were kill
4 ed and buildings were damaged
and demolished.
While the British admiralty an
nounced that Germany sank 35,
577 tons of the empire’s shipping
the week ending July 21, the Ger
man high command maintained
that that much damage was done
in the Dover fight a. Four
l ships totalling 32,000 tons were
sunk blocking the harbor also a
10,000 ton cruiser was sunk in
channel and 15 British planes
rho4. down.
England claimed that yester
day’s air attacks cost the Ger
mans 20 planes, 17 of them in the
Dover battle where one Britisher
was lost.
The British acknowledged that
three soldiers were ki led in an
explosion yesterday at Gibraltar,
* from an unknown cause. Italians
have been bombing there.
Report Spanish
Mass For Attack
On Gibraltar
UNDATED. July 31 (ZP) — ZVs
Italian troops were reported mov
ing up to the 800 miles of Ger
man-held continental coastline to
join the Nazi blitzkreig veterans
in the assault on Britain, Vir
ginio Gayda, Fascists editor cau
tioned his countrymen not to ex
peet to attack immediately but
to wait until the British people
are weakened by bombs and the
blockade. Whether his article ac
tually spoke the mind of Musso
lini or was intended merely to
confuse the British is unknown
On the other hand in Vichy,
France, a report said that hostile
telephone and telegraph commun
ications were suspended, indicat
ing that major operations against
England were closer.
English minister of shipping
Cross said in a broadcast to the
Empire that Britain is prepared
to meet emergencies arising from
pianes and the destruction of her
ports. It is the first official con
firmation from home that Bri
tain’s busiest pre-war harbors
are now virtually closed. From
the continent came other reports
that Spanish troops are massed
at La Linea and Italian way
planes are massed at Sarbina to
■join them in an assau't on Gib
raltar.
The German high command an
nounced the important south Eng
lish ports of Swansea and Ply
mouth were bombed last night.
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To Investigate
Flow Spain’s Oil
LONDON, July 30 f/P) — The
minister of economic warfare,
Hugh Dalton told the House of
Commons that there is a possib
ility of British-American coopera
tion on the general question of
world surpluses.
In I'esponse to a question he
also disclosed that Britain is
sending an agent to Spain this
weekend to confer on Spain’s oil
requirements where much is fear
ed- slipping through to Germany.
1,200,000 Tons
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BERLIN, July 31 <A>) — An au
thorized German spokesman said
that German sailors and fliers
have sunk 1,200,000 tons of Brit
ish shipping since June 25th.
British Order
Blockade Arctic
to North Africa
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| LONDON, July 31 (JP)—Britain
' ordered a blockade extending
from the Arctic to North Africa
effective midnight tonight. In the
future non-British shipping com
panics will have to agree always
to employ a navicert form of
passport for ship and cargo in
I order to obtain services such as
coaling, water and dry dock in
surance facilities in Britain’s
I world-wide ports.
Duke, Duchess
Windsor Sailing
c
Lisbon Thursday
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LONDON, July 30 i/P) — Gov
ernment sources said the Duke
, and Duchess of Windsor may run
' the risk of capture by Italy or
Germany if they travel to the
United S’ates on the American
Export liner Exealibur. The Brit
ish embassy in Lisbon said they
were sailing Thursday.
An authority on international
law said carrying individuals
who are members of armed forc
es of the enemy, places the ship
[ in the position of a neutral ship
liable for seizure for contraband.
Some of their luggage has al
ready arrived in New York.
Assembly Line
Cooking Means
Save Food, Fuel
LONDON, July 31 (JP) — Gov
ernment leaders are considering
imposing “assembly line’” cook
ing upon the population to save
fuel and food, after an experi
ment show'ed that substituting
one stove for a thousand stoves
it was possible to cook a three
course meal at a cost of only
20 cents.
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Italy’s declaration of war put the world’s attention on these four Mediterranean points involved in
Italian aims: 1—British surrender of Gibraltar; 2—Frcndh surrender of Nice; 3 french surrender
of Tunis; 4—British surrender of its control in the Suez canal and French surrender of Jibuti, im
port East African port and rail terminal toward which the Suez canal leads.
When the Pan American Alaska Clipper arrived in Seattle from Ketchikan, one of its passengers was
Konnie Furrer, t», of Ketchikan (being placed on stretcher), rushed to a Seattle hospital for immediate
medical attention. The boy’s mother, Mrs. Walter l urrer (above on gangway) was with him. Ronnie
underwent three mastoid operations in Ketchikan and a boat trip without medical attention was
deemed too siow.
Military Training
For Men Between
Ages 21 and 31
WASHINGTON. July 31 iff) -
i The military committee unani-j
mously amended the Burke
Wadsworth compulsory military
training bill to require the reg
istration of only men 21 to 31
instead of 18 to 64. The commit
tee acted as Secretary Stimson
told the House committee at a
hearing of the (bill that “a pru- \
dent trustee” of the nation’s de-1
fenses must realize that Britain j
might be conquered in thirty
days and Japan is in sympathy
with Italy and Germany. He said
the war department and the Bu
reau of the budget both approved
of the measure. He said the only
way a nation could “meet the
war situation” was by compul
sory military service. Voluntary
enlistments are a “costly failure.”
He said a German victory over
England “would give her a fleet j
outranking that of the United I
States and a ship building cap- j
acity six times that of this coun-'
try.” !
Banns Export
Aviation Gasoline
WASHINGTON, July 31 iff) —
The Administration banned the
export of aviation gasoline to all
nations except those in the West
ern Hemisphere, in the interests
of national defense. American
owned aviation firms operating
outside of the hemisphere will be'
permitted to obtain it however, j
Recommends Five
Billion for Navy
WASHINGTON, J v 31 (/P) —
The House appr pri.itions com
mittee re rr " -d spending
nearly five billion dollars more
to start a two-oc -an navy ebual
to the army which might number
two million of combat status, an
amount which President Roose
velt said was necessary to give
the nation “total defense.” This
would bring the session’s appro
priations to a record total of
ten billion forty million dollars.
He told the Committee “piece
meal programs mean piecemeal
preparations.”
Ultimate Coal of
Alaska Statehood
WASHINGTON, July 30 (£») —
Delegate Dimond told Chairman
Summers of the House Judiciary
Committee that the ultimate goal
of Alaska is “full statehood.” Af
ter Delegate King from Honolulu
urged that Hawaii be included
in any legislation to extend the
national franchise to the District
of Columbia, by Summers who
is sponsoring an amendment to
the constitution to allow the resi
dents there to vote. Dimond add
ed he was temporarily undecided
whether the immediate grant
ing of the franchise 'tn~Alaska
would hinder the Territory in
its progress toward the goal of
complete statehod. He said: “Un
til T make up my mind I shall
take no action.”
! !) R Inspects
Nor folk Defenses
WASHINGTON. July 30 </P) —
President Roosevelt returned to
the White House after inspecting
the defense operations around
Norfolk, Va., which he said con
vinced him that Washington
could "feel a whole lot safer” a
year from now. He said ti: 1 suc
cess of any attempt to invade the
capital would "depend entirely
on when it came and who it was”
making the attack. He spent 7
hours under a scorching sun yes
terday.
German Raider
Escapes British
LONDON, July 31 ■(/P) — The
British armed merchant oruiser
Alcantara fought a battle with a
German raider, a fast converted
merchantship in the South At
lantic. The Alcantara hit the
raider but was unable to prevent
its escape. The admiralty an
nounced the raider used a smoke
screen to get away. The Alcan
tara chased it until she was hit
herself. Two were kil ed and
seven wounded.
Nazi Troops Move At Night
NEW YORK, July 30 f/P) —
Edwin Hart - Ribs, Columbia
Broadcasting Company corres
pondent who just toured Nazi
occupied France accrose the chan
nel from England, reported the
heavy massing of German forces
moving only under the cover of
darkness.