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VOL. 45 —NO. 87/ ’ NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1943. PER COPY—15c 1
* HALLOWE’EN
NIGHT
Hallowe'en night is reserved for
fun,
Yelling and hollering can be
done.
Soaping a window, playing a
trick, * .
You’d best 6e careful—you’ll get
spanked with a stick.
Making all the noise you possibly
can,
With soap on a window draw a
funny man.
Ringing a doorbell, tapping some
window.
Making a noise that sounds like
a Hindu.
Yes, Hallowe’en night is reserved
for fun.
But think of the harm that may
be done.
So if you are made to wash the
^ windows.
And put back the things you
have taken away.
Don’t feel too badly, ’cause you’ve
had your fun,
And next year, perhaps, the same
thing can be done!
—SYLVIA HENDERSON.
RUSSIAN TANK
FORCE NOW IN
FIERCE ACTION
* LONDON, Oct. 29. — (AP) —
Prom London today comes the re
port of a mighty Russian tank
force crushing down on Krivoi
Rog, the strategic Dnieper-loop
city from the north, to begin the
second day of battle today, with
the last ditch stand of the Ger
man army, in the fierce struggle
to retain possession of the rail,
iron and steel center.
The battle is still in full prog
ress, the German High Command
i^. said, front line dispatches assert
ed. The Nazis had destroyed
115 Red Army tanks, south of
the Dnieper bend, where Russian
troops were rushing through wide
steepes in the southern Ukraine,
i: less than 60 miles from Pere
kop, the last door of escape open
to the Nazi Crimean garrisons.
Moscow reports that the Rus
sians are advancing at the rate
of from 12 to 18 miles a day,
and will reach the gates of Pere
kop within the week if the pace
is maintained.
‘ CONFERENCE
IS SUCCESS
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—(AP)
—President Roosevelt said that
the Moscow conference was a
great success and indicated it was
in its final phases where formal
documents of agreement are be
ing drafted.
The President also told the
press in conference he is very
much in favor of the senate dec
laration that to avoid war in the
future. United States must coop
erate with others, but he didn’t
care to say that the Connally res
olution under discussion was ade
quate.
He asserted that the net results
of the meeting of the Russian,
British and American foreign
ministers, make it a tremendous
* success, not only from the view
point of definite items of agree
ment, but also the spirit of the
conference.
SAYS PRESSURE
IS NEEDED
HONOLULU, Oct. 29.—(AP)—
Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, com
mander-in-chief of the Pacific
fleet, says that the unequivocal
ly fast-growing United States
v* air and naval superiority should
be brought to bear 6n the Jap
anese homeland.
"Japan knows that Germany
suffers both day' and night at
tacks by air,” Nimitz went on to
say. “It is now crystal clear that
we are going to win, but it is not
clear when, and I am realist
enough to believe, there is hard
and tough going ahead, but I am
optimist enough to believe the
war will be over long before the
gloomy prediction of 1949.
WARSHIPS
ACTIVE IN
BARRAGE
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ALLIED HEAiDJUAiRTERlS IN
ALGIERS. -Oct. 29. — (AP) —
American cruisers and destroy
ers poured out broadsides in a
heavy barfage into Rommel’s
line of communications along the
ancient Appian Way, and pound
ed the Minturno area in the rear
I
of his Mt. Massico positions. Al
lied headquarters said, as the
Allied Fifth and Eighth armies
punched out short advances in
the face’ of heavy massed artil
lery.
Fighting through driving rain
the Fifth Army smashed through
streams and rivulets up the
bristling mountainside, to gain
! three miles.
“In the Sparinise area, where
they threatened and won Teano,
a junction of four main Italian
highways, to the east of Mt. Mas
sico, the lofty anchor of the Rom
mel line defending Rome.
- Teano is v94.-miles southeast of
: Rome.
The Fifth Army’s coastal flank
still faces Regia Canal, four miles
I north of the Volturno river in
i the frontal advance! toward Mt.
1 Massico and Mondragone, with
I the British elements for the most
parts not yet over the barrier.
i
WALLACE SAYS
| POST-WAR JOBS
IMMINENT
!
—
j CLEVELAND, Oct. 29—(AP)
j —Vice-President Henry A. Wal
j lace declared here, “There can
be post-war jobs for everyone,
but we must plan to produce 40
per cent more peacetime goods
than ever before.
“When peace comes, and we
hope it next year,” Wallace con
tinued, “The problem of recon
version will fall on us all at once
in all our industrial centers, and
agriculture will immediately fol
low.” He added: “Within a few
weeks ten billion dollars in war
contracts will be cancelled, and
factories will scramble to get
back into production of autos,
radios* refrigerators, washing
machines, etc., but with careful
planning and the closest cooper
ation between laibor, business
and the government, there can
be jobs for everyone.”
REPORT ON BILL
IS FAVORABLE
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—(AP)
—The House Public Lands com
rhittee voted to report favorably
on the bill to permit lease hold
ers of coal lands in Alaska to
acquire title to more than one
such lease, provided, however,
that the total acreage did not
exceed 2,560 acres.
The bill introduced at the re
quest of Alaska’s delegate, An
thony Dimond, amends the act
for leasing coal lands in Alaska
to put such leases on the same
basis as those in the states.
Alaskan Ail Base In the Making
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drafting
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HALSEY’S MEN
MAKES MOVE TO
ROUT JAPANESE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC,
Oct. 29.—(AP)—Amphibious fore
es under Admiral William F. Hal
sey, thrusting toward Japan’s
last Solomon Island stronghold
;n front' of Rabaul, achieved sur
prise landings at dawn Wednes
day in the Treasury Islands, in
the face of mortar fire, and chas
ed the defenders into the hills.
At the headquarters of Admiral
Halsey, a spokesman said land
ings supported by shellfire from
the naval task force, were ac
complished on two island groups,
30 miles south of Bougainville.
One of these was identified by
MacArthur’s headquarters as a
Coral reef that rises to a height
of 1000 feet or more. Apparently
this is part of a great plan to
close in on substantial Jap forces
confined largely to Bougainville.
Nearby are the Shortland Is
lands, whose air strips are inop- j
erative because of repeated
American bombing of these. is
lands which are separated from
the Bougainville mainland by
Bougainville Straits.
Bougainville, with its bomb
cratered airfields, and Kahili and
Kara, also are in no condition to
send supporting planes to the
scene.
Headquarters characterized the
opposition to the landings as mi
nor.
This is the first offensive move
in this sector since the Japan
ese were routed the first week in
October in the central Solomons
including Vella Lavella.
REBECCAH LODGE
MET WEDNESDAY
At the regular meeting of the
Midnight Sun Rebeccah Lodge,
Wednesday evening, Mrs. Glenn
Smith was elected vice-grand to
fill the vacancy left by the de
parture of Mrs. Fred Roberts. A
busy meeting was held with the
election also of three new mem
bers.
IMPRESSED
BY THE LACK
OF REALITY
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 29.—(AP)
—Herbert Hoover was “impress
ed by the certain lack of reality”,
in the current peace discussions
proposed, for the leading victor
ious powers to pool control and
the peoples’ peace written for
the people at war.
With world-wide authority to
maintain peace as the last phase,
he said:
"I am opposed to a common
currency, the military alliance
with Britain, as both are unnec
essary and dangerous.”
Instead, he called for the col
laboration of all nations for the
common ground of national
thinking.
He said: “We should discard
proposals for military alliances
as instruments of peace. Never
once has military alliance pro
duced peace, but many have pro
duced wars. I for one, believe
in collaboration and cooperation
of Britain and the United States
as the first necessity for peace,
but collaboration does not require
amalgamation,” he said.
“I fear that legal ties between
the United States and Britain
might arouse fears of English
speaking mastery over the other
90 per cent of the world popu
lation.”
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.—(AP)
—Yesterday the President signed
the legislation for increasing the
service men’s dependency allow
ances all along the line, provid
ing for monthly payments of $30
for the first child and $20 for
each. additional child.
The new law does not affect
the present status, as to the al
lowance of $50 each month for
the wife, nor does it require any
additional assessment from the
service man, who will continue
to pay his $22.00 monthly total
if he has a wife or child, and
$27.00 if he has wife and child
as collateral dependents.
ITALIAN WAR
PRISONERS ARE
GIVEN GRACE
I -
WASHINGTON. Dec. 29 — AP)
—Italian war prisoners who have
been in cu#to<ly at least six
months,;and who have shown by
their demeanor they can be
trusted, are allowed to lo work
outside the prison camps with
out guards, the War Department
said.
The new system for prisoners
will be instituted gradually, and
its operations closely watched by
military authorities.
The announcements apparently
reflected the first change in pol
icy regarding Italian prisoners,
since Italy became a co-bellig
erent of the Allies.
Added by President Roosevelt:
“It is the overall objective, of
course, for peace for the world
and the end of aggression.’’
Reporters remarked that the
President seemed confident of
Russia’s willingness to cooperate
and keep peace. The President
remarked, “He had always enter
tained that confidence, but he
didn’t know anything more than
he had two weeks ago about the
possibility the Moscow discus
would lead to another tripartite
talk, which he. Churchill and
Stalin would be the principals.
AWARDS 32.2c
DAY INCREASE
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29—(AP)
—The War Labpr Board awarded
a general increase of 32.2 cents
per day in general wage for 80,
000 anthracite mine workers, also
free tools and equipment esti
mated at $2.25 per day, increased
vacation allowance from $25.00
to $50.00.
This case is larger than the
bituminous coal case which was
before the board in recent weeks.
77.000 IN i
11 STATES
INCLUDED y
.V
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.—<AP>
—The number of idle mine work
ers neared 77,000 in eleven state*
while the President withheld Any
hint of his plans to meet the new
coal crisis, the fourth La sin
months.
Replying at a news conference,
to questions, the President said
the War Labor report on the
coal situation is uppermost in hi*
basket of papers, but nothing ha*
been done as yet.
CIO members of the War Labor
Board issued the statement reg
istering his dissent of the major
ity decision of the board* due te
; the fact that a joint wage con
| tract should have been approved.
The critical labor situation i*
highlighted by these develop
ments:
1. —The number of idle mino
workers nearing the 77,000 fig
ure, threatens to grow hourly;
2. —'War Labor Board referred
stikes to the Pesident making
the government seizure of idle
mines virtually imperative unde*
the War Labor Disputes Act;
3. —In addition to increases al
lowed anthracite coal miners,
also asked for $2.00 per day por
tal to portal pay.
ROCKET GINS !
CONSIDERED
NEW WEAPONS
WASHINGTON. Oct. 29—(AJ»>
—The rocket guns of the German
lighter planes attacking Allied
bombers lack accuracy, the Wag
Department reported.
“Some of these weapons may
be the defensive weapons refer
red to in Hitler’s speech recent
ly, when he said weapons were
developed which would prevenl
the bombing of Germany,” the
department commented.
Also with the rocket guns the
Nazis are using aerial bombs, a
sort of silver fire, massed clus
ters of white discs, probably
phosphorus, which falls among
bomber formations.
DIET MEMBER ‘
IS SUICIDE *
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CHUNGKING. Oct. 29—A Do
mei broadcast from Tokyo report
ed the death by suicide of Siego
Nakano, an ultra-Fascist mem
ber. Japanese died after a speech
of Marshal Tojo before the Diet
committee Wednesday night.
Chinese officials said Chinese
papers attributed Nakano’s sui
cide as his conviction that Japan,
faced ultimate defeat in the war,
Nakano, characterized perhaps
the most ardent advocate of ag
gression against the United Stateg
and Britain.
It is believed he had taken hit
life after something he hean|
during the session of the Diet
convinced him Japan was loom
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