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*OL. 41. No. 132. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 3, 1939 Price P* caftr «|
Neutrality Measure Is Approved
RUSSIA THREATENS WAR WITH FINLAND
Norway Returns City of Flint to American Crew
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Joint Committee
Approves Adm’s
Neutrality Bill
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 </F) —
A joint Senate and House con
ference committee approved the |
administration’s neutrality bill, j
preparing the way for final con;
gressioPel aqtion today or to- j
morrow. The conference commit
tee agreed shortly after Presi
dent Roosevelt expressed gratific
ation for the action.
President Signs
Bill and Cong ress
Will Adjourn
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 <JP) —
The House completed congres
sional aqtion on the neutrality
bill repealing the arms embargo.,
The White House announced the
President would sign the bill at j
i
noon tomorrow.
The House action accepting the'
conference report of the measure
came quickly after the Senate
voted 55 to 24 for approval. Ad- 1
journment of Congress is due to j
follow without delay despite Re
publican demands that they re
main in session until the begin
ning of the regular session on
January third.
NOTICE
A Democratic Club meeting is
called for Wednesday, November
8. 8 p.m. at the City Hall. Im
portant business is to be trans
acted and all members are urg
ed to attend.
George Laiblin, President
Russia Calls
Finnish Speech
Appeal for War
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UNDATED, Nov. 3 </P) — The
Russian Communist party news
paper the Pravda termed the
speech of the Finnish foreign min
ister Elijas Erkko as an “appeal
for war” and cast a threat of mil
itary might over Russia’s neg
otiations with Finland. As the;
Pravda threatened the Soviet |
“shall send to hell any and all
maneuvers” interfering with
their aims.
The Communist newspaper at
tack on Erkko came as the Fin
nish delegation waited in Mos
cow to resume talks with Rus
sian officials and interrupted an
atmosphere what had been called
conciliatory.
Erkko asserted in his speech
on Wednesday that Finland is
ready to hop improve Lenin
grad's defensive position but
“any guardianship which foreign
powers might receive over Fin
lands territory must be regard
ed” as endangering Finland’s
neutrality. The Pravcla charged
Erkko directly with threatening
the Soviets although most foreign
diplomats viewed the Finnish
ministers talks as conciliatory.
OLDTIME ALASKA SKIPPER
PASSES AWAY SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 30 (£>) —Cap
tain Peter Obert aged 66 long
time shipmaster of the Pacific
and Alaska died here today. He
served on the Admiral Line, the
■Pacific Coast Steamship Line,
,anu on the Alaska Steamship
.Line. He is survived by a wodow.
WAR THREAT STRIKES SWEDEN
King Gustav (left) of Sweden anl Prince Gustaf Adolf were watcn
ing the annual maneuvers of their armed foroes when this picture
was made; but now they are watching real air raid shelters being
built in Stckholm and have ordered blackouts along the Swedish
Finnish border as tension tightened around neutral Baltic states.
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Norway Interns
Prize Crew of
City of Flint
OSLO, Nov. 3 (A5)—Officials an
niaunced itoday the internment of
ithe German prize crew which
brought the seized American i
freighted City of Flint into the:
harbor at Haugesund on the j
western Norwegian coast.
The admiralty further an- j
nounced .that the ship herself
would be “given free” meaning
in effect that she would be al
lowed to fly the American flag
under her own American crew.
It was established later .that the
interment of the German crew
was effected the Admiralty said
for the ship had no valid reason
for calling in a Norwegian port.
Assures U. S.
of Safety of Crew
City of Flint
WASHINGTON, Niv. 3 (IP) —
The German government gave
the United States formal assur
ances that safety of the Ameri
can crew aboard ithe City of
Flint would be respected. Alex
ander Kirk, Charge d’Affairs at
Berlin cabled the State Depart-1
ment that a foreign office official!
informed him that the foreign j
office requested the appropriate i
German naval authorities to res j
pect the wishes of the American
government.
Coast Guard
Goes aid Freighter
68 Miles From NY j
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 {/P)
The Coast Guard received word
that the British freighter Coul
more was safe. The word was re
ceived by the Cutter Bibb from
a Canadian radio station. Camper
down Station said it heard direct
ly from the Co-ulmore that she
was safe and search for the ves
sel was suspended.
The Bibb, leader of a squadron
of Coast Guard and navy Ves
sels scouring the Atlantic for the
freighter about 68 miles east of
New York, after interception of
the distress signal indicated the
freighter might have been attack
ed by a submarine.
Reported Safe
But Coast Guard
To Look Anyway
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 UP) —
The Coast Guard heard that the
Coulmore was safe by continued
the search just to make sure
The cutter Duane was ordered to
proceed to the area to look for
the Coulmore. Officials said there
was an important reason for con
tinuing the search if the Coul
more failed to answer the Cam
perdown station at which place
the safety message was received.
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M?>. CHIANG — VV hen
dapper “Mr. Chiang” (above)
arrived at New York from Eu
rope he was given the freedom
of the port by federal authori
ties, nor did he deny that he’s
Chiang Wei-Ko, son of the Chi
nese generalissimo.
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Germans Assume
Offensive On
Western Front
PARIS, Nov. 2, (iP) -^-German
heavy artillery is continuing its
pounding of French position on
the western front military re
ports jsaid and1 disclosing that
the town of Forbach was shelled
yesterday. Forbash is two miles
inside the French frontier on the
edge of Warndy Forest. It is be
lieved the town was mentioned
by the French to have been at
tacked unsuccessfully Tuesday
by a German raiding force of a
thousand men. French dispatches
said damage to the town was
minor. German artillery also dir
ected their fire against French
positions on the left bank of the
Blies River near Saarguemines.
Neutrality Bill
To Go In Effect
Immediately
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (/P) —
The special session of Congress
adjourned at 6:35 tonight after
finally approving the Roosevelt
Administration’s bill to repeal
the arms embargo and substi
tute a system of cash and carry
sales to the belligerent coun
tries in Europe. The president is
expected .to sign the bill by noon
Saturday and immediately issue
a proclamation making it effect
ive as it applied to the war in
Europe.
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Report Italy
And Britain
Will Sign Pacts
UNDATED, Nov. 2 (&)—Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain
called Molotoff’s foreign policy
speech a “disappointment” for
Germany. In making his weekly
war report to the House of Com
mons Chamberlain said “nothing
has ocurred to shake our confid
ence,” and the German submar
ine menace can be-overcome. He
asserted that Britain’s war aims
were made amply clear to the
Greek government.
Meanwhile it was announced
that letters for “the contribution
and preservation of peace” with
southern Europe were exchang
ed with Italy. The statement was
followed by Rome reports that
the two nations will sign a non
aggression pact.
Finland and Russia opened an
other chapter in the negotiations
to form one of many offshiots.
Western Eurpe is waiting for
war or signs of a decision which
might be imminent on Russia’s
demands for territorial and mili
tary concessions from her neigh
bors. Finland acknowledged Rus
sia’s right to strengthen the de
fenses of Leningrad for which
purpose Russia wants a strip of
Finnish territory to improve
the Russian position in the Gulf
of Finland where Russia is ask
ing certain islands for naval bas
es off Finland’s coast.
Plant Your BULBS Now!
We Have A Good Selection
LEHMANN’S
Displays Wire
From Soviets In
Defense Finland
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 —
Striking back indirectly at Com*
missar Molotoff’s criticism of hi$
lending “moral support” to Fin*
land President Roosevelt product
ed a six-months old Soviet state*
ment which focused the capita?*
attention on American relations
with Moscow.
Without explanation or com*
ment the White House reissued
last night a cablegram from presi
dent Kalinin of Russia express*
ing “profound sympathy” with
President Roosevelt’s efforts t*
prevent attacks on Finland, Po%
land & other countries which he
first made public in April.
European War
Creates Market
American Furs
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 </P> —
President Roosevelt said that the
war abroad was primarily respon
sible for the efforts to market
larger quantities of fur pelts in
the United States. Asked ait a
press conference about report*
that hundred? of thousands
pelts were being offered in the.
American market to the dismay
of fur farmers, the President
; said in most European countries
the demand for fur was probab
ly greatly curtailed which meant
that the normal fur supply for
the rest of the world would nat
urally seek a market in America.
NEUTRALS WATCH RUSSIA, FINLAND
While neutral nations- watched the approaching Russian-Finnish
showdown and Sweden strengthened her defenses, there was heavy
artillery fire along the 90-mile front from the Luxembourg border
to Lauterbourg, highlighted by unsuccessful German assaults on
the French lines. In the North Sea, the British navy intensified its
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