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VOL. 44. No. 81. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, June 15, 1942. Por Cgw 154
Sink Jap Cruiser, Carrier, Aleutians
Italy Claims Heavy Damage Mediterranean Convoy
I nol ticial Jap Losses Midway Placed
Four Carriers, Ten Thousand Men
PEARL HARBOR. June 13, (AP) — The Japanese
attempt to invade the Midway was broken by the fireeej
and skillful defense fighting of the Americans at a cost
of the tremendous price of 3 and possibly 4 aircraft
carriers, hundreds of planes and probably more than
10,000 men. These figures are unofficial but are based
on first hand reports of the battle.
Admiral Nimitz in a communique has listed two car-!
riers, possibly three battleships, and eight to eleven
other warships damaged, but he pointed out that not!
all of the reports are in.
Commander Murr Arnold of Kimberly, Idaho, leader;
of a carrier-borne squadron, said of the first attack ag
ainst a group of three carriers on June 4th: “We attack
ed at 12 o’clock and ten minutes later they were blaz
ing from stem to stern. These three never took part in
any further air operations of the battle and all were
sunk within 24 hours.”
It was estimated that two of them were about 30,000
tons each and the other 20,000 tons.
Later the same day we attacked another and “we left,
it burning. We attacked it again on the morning of
June 5th. We are pretty sure it never got back to
Japan. It was about a twenty thousand tonner.”
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\ amamoto May
Conmit Hari Kari
Redeem Honor
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Washington, June 13 (AP)
—A Navy spokesman sug
gested that Admiral Yama
moto, commander-in-chief
of the Jap fleet might have
to redeem his honor by
committing hari kari, since
the Emperor praised the
great Coral Sea victory
which failed to material
ize.
Naval sources said the
combined Midway and Cor
al Sea actions cost Japan
probably half of her best
aircraft carriers and thus'
has broken her spearhead
of air and sea striking pow
er. Official sources showed
that 51 Jap ships were
sunk or damaged as com
pared to 4 U. S. ships sunk,
including the Lexington,
and one damaged.
Rommel's Forces Make
Thrust Libyan Desert
Cairo, June 13 (AP) —
Rommel’s armored forces
are reported in a thrust to
wrard Acroma, 10 miles
west of Tobruk, in a com
munique which said ‘‘how
ever, all our positions arc
intact.
Italy Claims
Damage Convoy
In Mediterranean
Rome, June 15 (AP) — A
violent battle between Ital
ian warplanes and one of
two strongly protected
east-bound British con
vows, negotiating the peril
ous passage between Af
rica and Sardinia, resulted
in the sinking of two cruis
ers and a destroyer and
damage to five other war
ships; including an aircraft
carrier and a battleship.
The Italian command as
serted that these heavy
blows were struck yester
da\ when Italian torpedo
planes, bombers and fight
ers swarmed on one con
voy protected by two air
craft carriers and other
warships. The action was
resumed early today a
special communique said.
In London. British au
thorities declined to com
ment.
DISCLOSE LEXINGTON I
SUNK BY U. S. PLANES
AFTER JAP ATTACK
San Diego, June 13 (AP)
—The Lexington was sunk
by American torpedoes to
prevent* a greater loss of I
life after fires and internal
explosions were started by
the Jap attack which raged
for 7 and one-half hours.
Lieut. Commander Wel
don L. Hamilton, chief of
the ship's dive-bombing
squadron, said in an inter
view: “We finally had to
put it under with our own
torpedoes.
PEARL HARBOR AVENGERS’ SWORN IN
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Forming the “V” for Victory symbol in front of the San Francisco City Hall, more
than 200 young men were inducted into the Navy exactly six months after the Jap
attack on Pearl Harbor. The ceremony was part ol a nation-wire observance which
will add thousands of American youth? to the Nation s flighting fleets.
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Sevastopol With
stands Heavy
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Nazi Onslaught
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Moscow, June 15 (AP) —
In a steaming fight at Sev
astopol. its guns thunder
ing. the Soviet Black Sea
fleet was reported to have
brought aid to the hard-;
pressed land garrison by
laying down a deadly bar
rage which took a heavy
toll of Axis assault forces
around the Crimean port.
Battles at the tight
drawn siege lines on the
shell pocked front east of
Kharkov in the Ukraine,
continued with undiminish
ed furv. However, there;
were no further reports of;
German gains on the other!
front since dispatches yes-'
terday said the Germans)
pushed forward in some,
sectors at Kharkov and ‘
turned loose a fullscale on
slaught against Sevastopol;
in an attempt to smash the
Russian’s defense by the
sheer weight of men and
armor.
japs Raid
Darwin 3 Times
In One Day
Allied Headquarters in
Australia, June 15 (AP)
Darwin was raided by Jap
warplanes for the 3rd .suc
cessive day but few casual
ties resulted. MacAxthur's
headquarters a n n ounced
that 27 Jap bombers, es
corted by fighters, the larg
est force yet to have reach
ed Darwin in the series of
assaults over the week-end
came over in the after
noon. They also attacked
Darwin Saturday and Sun
day._'
Quarterly Install
ment Income Ta\
Is Due Today
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Persons who have elected to!
pay their 1941 income taxes in
installments, are reminded by,
Peter Getz, deputy collector of
internal revenue in Fairbanks,1
that the second quarterly install
ment is due on or before June
15, which is today.
Originally, notices to this ef
fect reach taxpayers in ample
time to warn them of the ap
proach of the date when pay
ment is due. This time it appears
that some of the notices have
been delayed and may not
reach the taxpayers by the June
15 date.
Deputy Collector Gatz warned
however htat regardless of whe
ther taxpayers receive their no
tices in the mail that their in
stallment must ibe paid on time
or they will lose the privilege
of paying their taxes in install
ments and the balance of the
income tax will become all due
| and payable at once.
Navy Announces Six Jap Vessels
Damaged In Vicinity of Aleutians
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WASHINGTON, June 15 (AP) — The Navy an
nounced that Army and Navy aircraft in the vicinity
oft he Aleutian Islands damaged three Japanese cruis
ers. one destroyer, one gunboat, and one transport.
This total of six enemy vessels damaged was reported
officially shortly after the Glen L. Martin Company,
with War Department approval, made public a tele
gram from General Arnold, reporting that Army bomb
ers had sunk one cruiser and dropped a torpedo on the
deck of an aircraft carrier.
\aw Announces Japs Repelled From
Populated Areas of Attn Island
WASHINGTON, June 13, (AP) — The Navy an
nounced that Japanese have landed on Attu, in the
Aleutian Islands, and put ships into Kiska harbor but
have been repelled from the populated areas by Army
and Navy aircraft.
The announcement said “information just received
by the Navy Departmet is to the effect that the Jap
anese made landings on a small scale on Attu island,
at the extreme tip of the Aleutian Archipelago, and
Japanese ships have been reported in the harbor at
Kiska. in the Rat group. Japanese operations in the
Aleutian area are sti’l in progress according *o inform
ation received, although the contingent of Army and
Navy aircraft attacks forced them to retire from the
populated regions of the islands. Attacks by the Army
and Navy forces in the area against these operations
are continuing. Weather conditions in these outlying
islands precluded air search operations until within
the last 24 hours.”
The landing on Attu followed by about a week, ap
parently, the Japanese air raid on Dutch Harbor on
June 3rd and except for a reconnaissance flight a few
hours after the first attacks, Dutch Harbor, so far as
is known has not been further molested.
Loss Of Islands kiska and Attu
Figured \mon<> “Calculated Risks*’
WASHINGTON, June 13 (AP) — Qualified Army
and Navy sources said in regard to Jap activity at Attu
and Kiska that there is nothing to arouse deep concern,
as the temporary loss of such isolated islands is be
lieved to fiure among the “calculated risks." which
Admiral King, fleet command-in-chief has said the
high command has assumed.
Attu has a small radio station, native village, church,
trading post and is considered of little military value.
Attu is a rock\ moutnainous islet, 20 by 35 miles in
size with many bays, long inlets, and reefs to make off
shore navigation dangerous. Kiska is an island some
hundred miles to the southeast.
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More l. S. Forces
Land In Britain
With the U. S. Army in
the British islands, June
13, (AP) — By Rice Yah
ner — Thousands of more
soldiers, including tank
destroyer forces as well as
additional armored units,
arrived from the United
States escorted by war
dships across the Atlantic!
without incdent. The men
are from New Jersey, Pen-!
nsylvania, Maryland, Geor
gia, Illinois, West Virginia,
Kentucky, California and
Indiana.
28-ton tanks swung from
the holds as the band ac
companying the arrivals,
blared nut popular tunes
as the troops marched
down the gang planks.
First Sgt. Wallace Jen
hings of St. Louis and Lt.
Robert Gibson of Charles
ton. West Virginia, led the
men ashore.
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