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VOL. 42. No. 107. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPT. 2, 1940. Price per 601,7 lH
British Air Power Slowly Gaining
German Troops Threaten Occupation Of Rumania
Adoption Military Conscription Measure Assured
RAF Planes Bomb German
Long Range Guns. Berlin and
Industrial Region Of Italy
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UNDATED, Sept. 2 (£>) — Brit
ish RAF bombers pounded both
the axis partners in renewed in
tensity, ' bombing the German
long-range gun bases at Bou
logne, touching off a 47 minute
air raid alarm in Berlin and once
more attacking northern Italy’s
industrial region. Along with
these far-ranging forays, the
RAF s home defense fighters
broke up a wave of 50 German
daylight raiders, thrusting at the
London area at breakfast time.
Later about 240 Nazi planes thun
dered across the southeast coast
in four waves but again the RAF
swept up to the raiders in fierce
counter attacks. .
In southeast Europe, riotous
anti-German and anti-Italian
demonstrations were staged thru
out Rumania and exp o fed a ser
ious new crisis arising from the
axis-forced slicing of northern
Transylvania from Rumania to
meet Hungarian demands. Semi
official German sources in Bu; n
arest asserted that Nazi troops
would march into Rumania and
occupy the entire kingdom it' the
nation-wide agitation were m t
immediately cheeked.
In the battle against Britain,
Nazi planes droned across the
Channel in waves, directed at
the London area, but the British
claimed an increasingly air tight
defense. The British capital un
derwent a 46 minute alarm and
anti-aircraft guns along the
Thames Estuary threw up a blaz
ing curtain. RAF pursuit planes
attacked the Nazi formation in
dogfights at about 20,000 feet
above the Thames and six or
possibly seven German bombers
were shot down in flames.
Britons took heart at a message
from Churchill declaring "the
comrr'and of the air is being grad
-ally and painfully wrested from
he Nazi criminals.”
Holland Queen
Celebrates Birth
Day In Exile
to
T ONOON, Aug, 31 -?) — Neth
flinders gathered in Queen’s
H:ll to celebrate the 60th birth
day. in exile, of Queen Wilhelm
ina, the first f her 42-year reign
broad. She remained quietly at
home. Birthday celebrations
:re held all over the Dutch
empire, except in the homeland,
where the Germans banned it.
Two Out of Three Attacks On
London Repulsed-Establishment
German Bases Rumania Reported
UNDATED, Aug. 31 {JP> —Ger
| many replied to a direct RAF at- ■
tack at the heart of Berlin by J
sending waves cxf warplanes in a •
•jhrust at London which sent resi |
| dents scurrying to shelters three '
times in five hours. Only one out:
| of the three thrusts penetrated;
the city’s defenses the British
said. At least 22 raiders were un-!
officially reported shot down.
Berlin reported that 25 British
and 6 German planes were shot
down north of London.
Bombs were dropped in the
center of Berlin, the first in its
history and they started fires in
1 two apartment houses and blast
ed a hole in the fire d apartment
headquarters, only four blocks
.ist of Wilhelmstrasse, on which j
important government buildings 1
stand. Bombs also’‘slightly'dam
aged an electrical appliance fac
tory in the west end of the cap
ital. Correspondents were taken
in cars to see the damage.
In Rumanb, government circl
es reported the establishment of
Girman air bases and headquar
. ers for tank corps and motoriz
ed units on Rumania soil, was
agreed on at yesterday’s confer
ence which gave half of Trans
viva a to Hungary Rumblings
f hsoontent swept over the na
ti \ which went into national
ri: urning, as the demobilization
. a trillion three hundred thou
sand men under arms began.
Gresae called up virtually all
cf her rsocrve officers last night.
Leaders srid the opening of par
L' "'ant in Albania Tuesday
n ght be the occasion for further
I.alian vaaal blasts at Greece.
* VNGHA! ABANDONED
BY BRITISH FORCES
SHANGHAI, Aug. 30 — The
[withdrawal of British troops
fr m the Shanghai International
Settlement was completed when
150 men, comprising the last re
maining uni*, boarded the steam
er Anaconda.
British, troops have been sta
tioned in Shanghai since the Box
er Rebellion cf 40 year- ago.
British authorities announced
that they would be ststi ned else
where in the Empire.
The Commander of the British
forces in Shanghai, Major K.
Keith Simmons, sailed with his
staff. Major Sir Hunt remained
to clear up final details of the
British withdrawal.
British troops also are being
withdrawn from Tientsin and
Peiping.
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Photo shows various points in the center of London, whose environs were bombed by Nazis. 1, Old
Bailey, central criminal court. 2, Port of London authority building. 3, St. Paul's Cathedral. 4. Shoot
er’s Hill, Kent. 5, Tower Bridge over Thames. 6,..Cannon Sr. station. 7. St. Bride’s Church. 8, Liver
pool Assurance Co. 9, Public Records office. 10, law courts. 11, St. Dunstan’s-in-the west church.
12, well-wooded Lincoln’s Inn Fields, surrounded by offices.
Opposition To Military Training
Bill Will Be Unable to Defeat
It When Voted On This Week
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (IP) —
Various sections of the Burke
Wadsworth military training bill
I aroused scattered opposition in
I the House but all the critics ag
reed that even a combination of
these forces would be unable to
defeat in when it comes up next
week. Informed members predict
ed that the principal fights would
be over the provision fixing the
21 to 44 age range which is above
the age the Senate decided on,
which was 21 to 30; and that
provision giving the government
power to take over industrial
plants for defense progress.
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25 Die in Crash
Of PCA Airliner
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 1/P)—
Twenty five persons, all of the 21
passengers and the crew of four
wore killed late today in the
era" of the Pennsylvania Cen
tral Airlines transport near Lov
ettsville, Virginia, forty-two
I miles northwest of here. The pas
I senger list included the name of
Senator Ernest A. Lundeen, far
mer- aberite cf Minneapolis.
A state trooper said the wreck
age was strewn over an area of
several hundred yards. The plane
did not burn. E sidents in the
vicinity who saw the crash said
! the plane "collided with a ridge."
FBI Investigate
Harry Bridges
SAN FRANCISCO Aug. 31 f/Pi
— Spurred by the presence of
their chief, J. Edgar Hoover, a
picked group of F3I agents push
ed| a special inquiry, into the
batkground cf the connections of
Harry Bridges. Hoover told neurs
roan that n w amendments to the
law make any alien deportable,
if jhe or she is, or ever was, a
member of a subversive organiza
tion.
Two Freighters
Collide in Fog
—
NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (/P) —The
Seatrain of Texas, a new two and
a half million dollar American
freighter and the Norwegian
freighter Rolf Jarl collided in the
fag off the New Jersey coast
early today but apparently there
was no serious damage. The Sea
train of Texas radioed she was
not in need of assistance. Four
hours later the Jarl messaged
that she would proceed shore
ward although leaking badly.
IT. S. SHIPS MAY ENTER WAR
ZONE FOR CHILDREN
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -OP) —
President Roosevelt has signed
legislation authorizing American
vessels to enter the European
combat war zone to bring re
fugee children to the United
States.
Frank talker
New P, M. Gen.'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 <>?») _
Administration quarters heard re
ports that Frank. Walker, aged
154. New York Attorney, theater
| °wnrr •«§ • *- ■ ion.g-time £;ie..jr .
I President Roosevelt, had agreed
: to accept the presidential offer to
succeed Farley as Postmaster Gen
; era^- Walker was at one time the
treasurer of the Democratic Na
; tional Committee.
AMERICAN LEGION
IS IN N. Y. HARBOR
NEW YORK, Aug. 30 — After
a perilious voyage, during part
of which death seemed to lurk in
every wave, the United States
Army transport American Legion
arrived in New York harbor with
more than 300 American refugees
aboard.
The voyage began at Petsamo,
Finland on August 16 and car
ried the vessel into the mine
areas north of Scotland at a time
when Germany, proclaiming un
restricted warfare in British wa
ters, refused to guarantee pro
tection or any safety.
It is unofficially stated, how
ever. that several U-Boats were
seen near the vessel, but as a
protection, rather than as a men
ace.
The commander of the ship,
Capt. B. E. Torning, conferred
with officials of the Navy Depart
ment shortly after landing. Offlc
is is refused to issue any state
ment concerning the conference.
Among the passengers ca the
American Legion is Norwegian
Crown Princess Martha ar.d her
children fleeing from Scandinav
ia and also Mrs. Florence Bor
den Harriman, United States Am
bassador to Norway before that
country was taken over by the
Nazis. She, it wi! be rem inhered
gave the first information to the
United States of the im ,sion of
Norway by the Germans.
Mrs. Frederick Sterling, wife
of the American Min: tor to
Sweden, is also a passe: ger.
Princess Martha wpj taken
from the steamer by a Coast
Guarder and landed at the Bat
tery where arrangements were
made for immediate going to the
Waldorf Astoria. Later this week
she will visit President and Mrs.
Roosevelt at their H.. de Park
home.
The American Legion had il
luminated Stars and Stripes on
both sides.