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VOL. 42. No. 5. MOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Jan. 10. 1940. Price per copy m
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Chamberlain Says of War: “Quiet Before Storm”
RELIEF JOB— F o r m c r
President Herbert Hoover is
shown in New York on his ar
rival to direct the organization
of a Finnish relief campaign. He
disclaimed any friction between
his and other groups organizing
relief for Finland.
Declare Japanese
Stay by Treaty
WASHINGTON, Jan. 10 (JP) —
Senator Schwellenbach said that
a careful check on Alaskan wat
ers during the salmon fishing sea
son failed to show any violation
by Japan of its agreement not to
license vessels to fish off the Am
erican coasts. Schwellenbach said
that some day Japan, Russia, Can
■ada and the United States will
have to frame »a treaty to con
serve the fish of the North Pac
ficic.
Nothing has devel ped ?o for
out of the reports that Schwellen
bach will be named Eastern
Washington federal judge
Report First Canadian Troops
To Enter War Land In France
But It Is Officially Denied
PARIS. Jan. 10, (JP) —Several
detachments of Canadian troops,
the first to join the British ex
peditionary forces are reported
to have arrived in France and it
is said they are members of the
Montreal and Quebec regiments.
Commander of the Canadian
Expeditionary Forces Major Gen
eral G L McNaughton and his
stalT landed in France at night
from England where the Canad
ian troops are undergoing train
ing before moving to tre contin
ent. A full division reached Eng
land.
Britain's army in France has al
ready been joined by detach
ments from India, the first over
eas troops to reach France.
Canadian Officials in Ottawa and
London Deny the Reports
PARIS, Jan. 10 UP) — Major
General McNaughton, command
er of the Canadian active service
| forces and members of his staff
are in France presumably pre
paring for the coming of the first
Canadian division now in train
ing in England.
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Reports that detachments of
th$ Montreal and Quebec regi
ments had landed couldn’t be
confirmed were denied by Can
adian offieia’.; in Ottawa and En
gland.
Says 1 ar Thus
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Far Is Just Mere
Preliminary
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j LONDON, Jan. 9 f/P) —Prime
'T’-O'er Chamberlain in a mili
tant address to the British em
pire declared that Britain’s aid to
Finland “is to be a mere formal
ity." He said the events of the
war with Germany thus far “are
merely a preliminary" to the
main struggle to come. He said
“It is only on the sea that the
war may be said ’to be in full
operation.”
i The Prime Minister, speaking
in a voice choked with emotion,
declared that the British and
French alliance sheu'd become
permanent in the interests of
i “peaceful reconstruction” after
the \v r is over.
Chamberlain reviewed the pro
gress of the hostilities to date in
an address to the Lord Mayor’s
luncheon a Mansion House. He
made his first public appearance
in the New Year which he said
v.’ill be a fateful one in the his-1
tory of the world. He said the’
unbelievable quiet of the first
months of the war could only be
interpreted as “the quiet before
the storm.” J
Both Finns and
Russians Take a
Breathing Spell
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 10 UP> —
Heavy firing was heard from the
direction of Sylt German Island
air base between 3:30 and 6 pm
for the third time today. The
sound of an aerial and ground
battle was also heard before
dawn and also at 9 am.
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, First Canadian Contingent Arrives In England
The first contingent of Canadian combat troops to arrive in England since the war began is shown
disembarking at an unidentified English port after crossing the Atlantic. The Canadians are to un
dergo intensive training before being sent to the Western Front. Picture radioed 110111 Condon._
Heavy Firing Is
Heard From Sylt
German Air Rase
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UNDATED, Jan. 10 pTl—Ger
man and British aircraft provid
ed a high spot in European war
activity as the Finnish-Russian
conflict took a breathing spell of
inaction such as kept the West
ern Front quiet for months.
The German command announ
ced that eight British vessels
were sunk in the North Sea yes
terday during suddenly intensfi
ed air raids. Some British ex
perts feared this to be a fore
taste of the imminent Blitzkrieg,
the much discussed Nazi tactic
lightning war which thus far has1
not materialized.
In the West, arknowledging
German air' attacks on eleven ves
sels the British Admiralty said
only two were sunk.
British reports described new
night scouting flights over north
ern Germany and said Royal Air
Force planes are continuing to
patrol the German bases on the
Frissian Islands to choke off Nazi
mine-laying activities.
Reports reaching Denmark told
of cannonading and glimpses of
searchlights indicated a new air
battle is perhaps fought over the
island of Sylt, the northern Ger
man air base. Today numerous
planes were sighted in the re
gion.
After six weeks of wintry war
fare Finland and Russia slacken
ed the pace of their conflict but
indications were that it might be
revived to new fury at any mo
ment. Reports reaching Copen
hagen said that 200,GOO Russians
were massed on the Karlian Isth
mus where it is believed the Red
Army might launch a new offens
ive on the Finnish defenses
whirh stood off their concentrat
ed attacks since the invasion
started. Bitter cold and at least
temporary exhaustion seemed to:
explain the Finnish and Russian
breathing spell.
Russia acknowledged that her
forces were withdrawn from the
east central front where the
Finns reported the routing of
two Russian army divisions with
in the past two weeks.
GOERING IS IN CHARGE
OF ALL INDUSTRY
BERLIN. Jan. 8 — Field Mar
shal Hermann Goering decided
to take supreme direction of the
entire war industry in his own
hands, it was announced with the
avowed purpose of bringing
about the greatest concentration
and unification in everything
that concerns Germany’s econ
omic policy during the war
Goering thus becomes the “su
preme war economic authority”
and all chief offices in the nation
having to do with war and econ
omic policy will be united in a
general council under Goering’s
presidency.
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Sponsors of Japanese Good-Will
Flight of Last August Express
Their Appreciation to Nomeites
Received by The Nome Nugget
,n the last mail from Tokyo,
Japan, was a letter from the pub
lisi ers of the Osake Mianichi
and the Tokyo Nichi Nichi, the
two newspapers who were spon
sors of . the Japanese round-the
world fi ght made last summer,
and which stopped at Nome Aug.
27th.
The 1 tier requested The Nome
Nugget to express the sponsor's
appreciation for the many acts of
kindness and assistance render
ed the fliers. Numerous other let
ters were received by Nomeites
for parts they played during the
first leg of the non-stop flight
from Japan to Nome. Following
is the letter:
November 1, 1939
Dear sir:
On October 20. the “Nippon”
glided to its final stop at the
Haneda A rport of Tokyo to com
piete the longest circles around
the world ever achieved by one
i.rpiane with one crew j one
continuous journey.
First, on the lips of the fliers
upon their arrival home, were
the words of thanks for the un
failing courte y you so readily ae
corded them when their welfare
was left in your care. As the spon
sor$ of the flight, we wish to as
sure you that your warm friend
ship will long remain among our
most dearly cher -hod prizes of
the entire project.
During the total elapsed time
of r.5 days, the 'Nippon” was
actually in the air for 194 hours
flying 32,845 miles over foreign
lands and waters. Two great
oceans and five continents were
crossed and the equator twice.
9 landings were made in 16 dif
ferent countries while the wings
were dipped in salute from the
sky to a dozen more.
Many are the honors given and
new records credited to the “Nip
pon" fliers. They all serve to
deepen our appreciation of your
kind cooperation which we are
most eager to reciprocate at the
first opportunity.
Cordially Yours,
Shingoro Takaishi,
Chairman, Board of Directors
Nobutaro Okumura,
President.
Attention is drawn to the an
nouncement that candidates for
.he primary election to take
p’ace in April, and independent
j jttk' krtes *the fccirM'al else
I ion, must file their candidacies
on or before the 1st day of Feb
ruary this year. Earlier announ
cement said before the first and
this is corrected to read on or be
fore the first, which allows all
lay of the first to file.
I O O F ATTENTION
Initiatory degree Friday night
All members are requested to be
nresent.
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BOOSTER FOR F I N L A N D_ \ hospital patient al
most a year, lt-year-old Johnny Hopkins does his Boy s"<nt
“good turn" by contributing some of his slim earnings to a l ,n
nish relief fund. Johnny’s a Boy Scout who earns a little money
making leather watch straps like this: lie's helping the Finns in
Fitchburg, Mass., raise money for homeland.
Xmas Benefit Baseball Games Wed., Jan. 10, 8 pm
jjjqjI SCHOOL GYM FIRST GAME STARTS 8 PM NOME vs ALASKANS HAMMONS vs COMMERCIALS GENERAL ADM. 50c1 CHILDREN 25$