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VOL. 42. No. 60. ^ 'JOME, ALASKA Wo. r. -.lay, MAY 15, 1940 Price per copy 1S*
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Urges ~ gress Pass Nav: I & Military Expansion
► Dutch Resistance Overwhelmed
Government
Flees England but Fleet is Intact
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Du'ch Outflanked at The Hague
AMSTERDAM, May 13 (/P> —
The Dutch admitted they were
outflanked from the nor.h and
south and abandoned The Hague
as the Germans moved to within j
15 miles cf Rotterdam and the
government moved its seat pre
sumably to England.
Dutch Premier Goes To England
LONDON, M.ay 14 !/Pl — The
Netherlands government premier
J'an De Geer arrived, joining
Queen Wilhelmina and others cf
the royal family.
Surjencler or Be Annihilated
BERLIN, May 14 (/P) — The
DNB news agency announced
that German troops threw back
the British, French and Belgian
facets at the Gette rive* of
Louvain, Belgium, and pursued
them towards Louvain and Wa
vre. The enport said also that the
Belgian and Dutch armies were
separated by a German wedge
and that the British and French
were unable to aid the Dutch,
who must surrender or be an
nihilated.
Dutch Resistance Broken
LONDON. May 14 (A>) — A
Broadcast heard tonight an ident
ifi d toy the announcer as com
ing from a Dutch radio quoted
the Dutch army commander, Gen
eral Henri Gerald Winkelman as
declaring “Our resistance has
been broken by overwhelming
power.” He said Rotterdam and
Utrecht, the second and fourth
cities of the Netherlands had cur
rendered but “We have nothing
to reproach ourselves with.
Dutchmen, you have behaved
bravely, keep behaving patriotic
ally. The Netherlands has not
ceased to resist.” lie also said
Rott -dam had been heavily
■bcmbed again and that fighting
was continuing in Zeeland Pro
vince.
Rotterdam Taken by Germans
BERLIN, May 14 (IP) — The
German high command announc
ed tonight that Rotterdam, the
great western Netherlands sea
port capitulated. The text of the
announcement was: "Under tre
mendous pressure of attack, Ger
man dive bombers and the ap
proaching attack of armored
units on the city, Rotterdam has
capitulated, and thereby preserv
ed itself from destruction.
In north Belgium, German ar
mored units have reached Ligny
in pursiut of the retreating en
emy.”
1000 Allied Planes Destroyed
. BERLIN, May 13 (JP) — The
German 'radio declared that a
thousand enemy airplanes were
destroyed in the first three days
of fighting in Belgium and Hol
land.
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Inflict Four-Fo'd Damage Nazis
LONDON, May 14 (/P)—British
fighting pilots officially announc
ed tonight to have "inflicted on
the enemy at lea*t four times the
losses they have suffered them
selves, today.”
Contraband Control Stations
For Lowlands Discontinued
LONDON, May 15 (JP) — An
economic warfare ministry offic
ial announced that the spread of
the war to the low countries re
moved the need for contraband
control bases and that three of
them are being closed.
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ASKS NAVY SECOND TO NONE —Urging a navy
that’ll make Uncle Sam second to none. Admiral Harold R. Stark
(right), chief of naval operations, testified at the senate naval
hearings; he estimated that such naval expansion would cost about
$3,486,000,000 over a five-year period. With Stark is Capt. C. M.
Cooke of the office of naval operations.
600,01 J Men Fitted A F
rsi ml P7* •• l A , T ' xr>•
Jo a he i'wish At euse itiver
Allies Witi drav
PARIS May 15 (.P) — The
German force; which forced the
pa '-sage ac. . s the Mouse are re
ported to have pushed forward
and pi. d me of the A lied
positions a mg the line north of
Sedan. i ..• l ad broken thru
and were followed by infantry.
The Allio. withdrew to new posi
tions. A war ministry spokesman
said “the situa.ion is serious but
not critcal.”
Kali' Germans Driven Back
PARIS, May 15 m — The
French command reported to
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t . i ; ' ) r. :i p;l\ d in a
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f.i r . sal witn fresh re
in >.! a.riv>g it the Ger
ms 1: One G r.nirn a tick is
rep- : , d have io. p y. d by
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fire 70;) yards as camp-red with
tne War d War 15-ysrd range.
Father Hubbard and Party
Are J^nroute Alaska
-SEATTLE, May 14 (£>) — Fa
ther Hubbard, his nephew Ber
nard Stanley, Bab Levin an Ed
Levin sailed on the Mount Mc
Kinley. They will board the cut
ter Haida at Juneau and go to
the A uska Peninsula and visit
?dount Veniaminoff and Aniak
chak and return here about Dec
ember 15th.
Japanese File Protest Batavia
TOKYO, May 14 <£>) — The
foreign office announced that the
consul general at Batavia filed
with the governor of the East
Indies a protest against the re
ported anti-Japanese demonstra
tions there.
Sink Nazi Ships Off Norway
LONDON, May 14 (JF)—British
submarines off Norway* “success
fully” attacked nine German
transports an dsupply ships sin
ce the first of the month. Opera
tions are continuing official s 'urc
es said.
No Whaling Alaska This Year
SEATTLE, May 15 iff)—Presi
dent Schupp of the American
Pacific Whaling Company said
because of the low price of whale
oil, ther would be no operation
in Alaska this year.
Famous Anarchist Dies
TORONTO, May 13 (ff)-Emma
Goldman, internationally known
anarchist, aged 70, died at her
home here following an illness of
several months. She had a stroke
in February but was believed to
be recovering.
Intcrnatonal Highway Com.
Extended Four Years
WASHINGTON, May 15 iff) —
The Senate foreign relations com
mittee approved the extending of
the terms of the members of the
Alaska International Highway
■Commission for four more years
after May first.
More Late War News Will Be
Found On Page Three
Ask Emergency
Post
.WASHINGTON, May 15 (A’) —
Secretary' of War Woodring, in a
letter to Speaker of the House
Bankhead, : ’ : "toner -s to au
thorize imn - Lately the emergen
cy milk ti to n pro
gram invn v ig an expenditure
of $15.0. O.COO, II said* the im
mediate aut'.CTiz .ticu is neces
sary tn en fclc the war depart
ment to “..o elude c. ^ ili.il con
truation” i i the annual appro
priation bii! for the fiscal year
1942.
Item: incude: Anchorage, $59,
579,209; Fcr . CTytcn. Panama,
$512 075; Fort Lewis, $255 090:
■Cucfieiu Li ....... , Iiawaii, $7o0,
39. Score. ~r WoDdring said:
‘World conditions indicate an ur
•ont ne:d for the r^n'T'plisSi
mert of certain a->d e1 ential con
ruction projects."
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Premier Lenito Mussolini of Fal y, whose attitude toward the Eur ouen war is Public Enigma No. 1
is shown addressing Fascist mili tia somewhere in Italy.‘ You must consider youifcelf fi-» :it hne
troops . . . dcf '.ncl nerve center .3 of the nation," II Duce said. ,
Senate Naval Committee Recom
: lends Fleet So Powerful Few
nations v? ill Challenge Its Power
' ASKINGTOH. May 14 e-P -
Navy recommendeed that
• provide immediately an
•: : : ,il $300,000,000 to speed
. nruction of 63 combat a ". ;
ships now on the ways.
A .. . r work week in govern
:. and private shipyard.-, also
e-shift works program was
-.d.
At the White House, it was dis
cUs .d that President Roosevelt is
planning a message to Congress
la.er in the week and would
eav. it up to the legislators
whether to finance the proposed
.ncrta'cd defense costs by enact
ing news taxes or by raising the
ft wral debt limit by borrowing
money.
11 Percent Expansion
WASHINGTON. May 15 <fP) —
The Senate naval c mmittee sub
.ited a recommendation favor
ng tlie 11 percent fleet expan
sion bill saying the resultant de
sense force would be so effective
that ‘‘few nations, not excluding
victorious totalitarian nations
will challenge its power.” The
committee recommended the ex
pansion of the fleet and air bases;
that possibly in the future two
ccean fleets may be necessary;
and another canal across Nicar
agua. The recommendation went
on that "In the Pacific we
should maintain an impregnable
fleet and air base in Hawaii and
complete or .undertake construc
tion of the air and submarine
oases recommended by the Hep
burn naval ootird, at Unalask.,,
Sitka and Kodiak."
President Asks
Defense Program
WASHINGTON May 15 UP) —
President Roosevelt sped the
work on the request for the ex
*ra. .diru ry defer,-:- program, ex
,J ti $97 5,000,000, but
he White II se >• d still un
b’e to '-'-hip i ir.‘ aape to sub
mit it to C ngress until tomor
- .v. 7'.. 7: id. . v rked until
i" o a. m. at a rapid-fire -pace.
The \. : .hr ad. his secretary
>:d n it e:.tr nely indefin
i: 3 \vh .her he will * "ry through
e pi aned western trip.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
Maritime Com.
To Probe Alaska
Freight Increases
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WASHINGTON, May 14 (/Pi —
The Maritime Commission an
nounced they had suspended the
rate schedules of the Alaska
Steamship Company and the
Northland Transportation Com
pany, proposing increases rang
ing from 4 to fifty per cent and
of the Alaska Transportation
Company proposing 3 to 63 per
cent increases until an investiga
tion of their reasonableness. The
rales were due to go into effect
May 20th. The Commission said
also they had ordered in invest
igation of freight and passenger
fares by all water carries oper
ating from, to or between Alaska
ports.