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BRITISH USE
FIRE THROWERS
ON GERMANS
LONDON, Oct. 27.—(AP)
British troops are turning flame
throwers against the German ba
zooka nests, it has been reported
and have struck through a big
Dutch road junction at Sherto
genbosch.
The Germans fell back in re
treat for 15 miles from Sherto
genbosch, even as the British
were pressing in on the eastern
side.
In southwstern Holland the
Canadians bit deeper in the west
ern edge and made progress in
two drives to clear the water ap
proaches to Antwerp. One Cana
adian prong hit on toward Too
sendal.
The enemy is reported making
local withdrawals below Dred'la
and Tilburg the middle strong
holds in their line across the
southwestern part of Holland
from the coast to Shertogenbosch.
An allied communique reported
slight, but steady allied progress
^0 on the opposite end of the western
front, with forces in the Vosges
mountains improving their posi
tions.
Troops in the northeast at Epi
nal are making further gains, in
cluding the capture of Mortagen
Bifontaine, after a house to house
battle.
No important changes have
been made in the fighting north
of Aachen.
FUNERAL SERVICES
TO BE HELD SUNDAY
% George Curtis, who was seri
ously injured while working for
Bob Roberts at Solomon died in
the B'aynard Colubus * hospital
here. Ie is survived by two sis
ters, his mother, two children and
four brothers. All the brothers
are in the army. His home is in
Kotzebue where his wife died in
'1% 1938. Funeral services will be
^ held from the Methodist Mission
jjr Church on Sunday afternoon at
3:00 o’clock.
GATHERINGS TO
BE STOPPED
Due to the fact that there are
several cases of diphtheria in
town, all gatherings of children |
Igjjji have been stopped for the time
VK being. Observing this precaution
aW are the Federated Church, Lavinia
Wallace Mission Church The;
Alaska Evangelization Society,
all of whom are holding no Sun
day School services until further
notice.
DEPARTMENT
SEEKS PAPER j
MANUFACTURER
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 27.
—(AP)—The Department of
Commerce wants to interest cap
capital in the establishment of a
huge paper industry In he Alaska
Forest Service, it was reported
today.
A statement from the Depart
ment of Commerce, said that they
had classified almost all the tim
ber in the 16 000,000-acre Ton
gass Forest as’high grade pulp
ing species.
The department says the in
vestment in such enterprise would
yield more than a million tons of
paper annually and would run
into millions of dollars per plant.
I4TH AIR FORCE
LIBERATORS
SINK JAP SHIPS
CHUNGKING, Oct. 27.—CAP)—!
The 14th Air Force of Liberators
probably sank 8,800 tons of Jap
shipping and damaged 1,200 tons i
more in the attacks yesterday, it
was announced today.
Remnants of the Jap task force
are fleeing from Admiral Nim
itz’s fleet.
Gen. Stillwell, in a communi
que^ said that two direct hits were
scored and a transport and j
freighter were left listing and |
smoking after attacks in the
south China Sea.
At the Kichow Peninsula, after
a steady day and night pounding
the German forces are retreating 1
northward through Greece.
Ground troops and Greek guer *
rillas yesterday harassed the ene- !
my rear guards in the Larisa j
area. J
NAVY ENJOYS
ITS BIRTHDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27.
—<AP)—The navy proudly cele
brated its 169th anniversary today 1
with all hands jubilant that it
may prove o be the date of the
biggest battle victory of thewar.
Secretary of the Navy Forres
tal cautioned last night, how
ever that despite the blasting of
thirty odd Japanese warships, the
enemy still has a sizable fleet.
One navy officer said that the
Japs really gave us something to
ce1ebra+e on this Navy Day.
ROOSEVELT
OPENS 2-DAY
CAMPAIGN TRIP
ENROUTE TO PHILADEL
PHIA, Oct. 27.—(AP)—President
Roosevelt is today opening a two
day campaign for electoral votes
in five states.
He applied for a big November
ballot to “speak powerfully for
the cause of democracy all over
the world.”
The speech train platform made
its appearance at Wilmington,
Delaware, where Roosevelt paid
tribute to the local labor, in its
war efforts. He said that the
products of Wilmington have
made quite a lot of noise around
the world.
The chief executive speaks in
Philadelphia tonight.
He is also to make appearances
in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Deleware, Indiana, and Illinois.
Tommorow hs is scheduled to
speak in Chicago.
DODGE HEIR
MARRIES IN
COLORADO
DENVER, Colo., Oct. 27.—(AP)
Corp. and Mrs. Horace Elgin
Dodge, III, are honeymooning in a
small three-room apartment here
and today stated they hoped it
would be restful after the hectic
days just past.
The affable young heir to the
Dodge Motor Co. fortune, married
a college sweetheart, the former
Margery Gehman of Buffalofl They
were quietly married last night in
a simple wartime ceremony, cli
maxed by six days of uncertainty
since the groom’s father, Major
Horace Dodge, thrice married and
divorced, announced in New York
that he would try and stop them.
JAP MINISTERS
IN IMPORTANT
SESSIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.—
<AP)—Matters requiring imme
diate attention were discussed by
Premier Kioso and his miniters
today the Japanese radio an
nounced in a broadcast which said
they were holding their regular
meeting.
Placer Location Notices now on
sale at The Nome Nugge*.
ATTACKS BY
GERMANS ARE
REPULSED
"
MOSCOW, Oct. 27.—(API
Heavy counter attacks by the
German armored forces and in
fantry against the growing Rus
sian salient in East Prussia, were
beaten back by the Red Army
gunners, who levelled the field
artillery into a deadly anti-tank
screen despite the nemy’s con
tinual reinforcements, it was re
ported today.
Gen. Ivan Cherniaksovsky
secured control of the 15-mile
stretch of hte secondary rail line
running northwest to ilsit from
the main junction a Konigsberg,
on he Kaunas Line near Stallu
ponen.
A Moscow communique declar
ed that the Red Army captured
Grunwitschen, which is four miles
southeast of Gumdinnen, and
Gudinn, Shirgallen and Amalien
how, 10 miles to the east were
also taken.
NEW RAIDS
MADE ON
KURILE ISLES
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS AT PEARL HAR
BOR, Oct. 27.—CAP)—American
air raids in the Kuriles are re
ported in a communique from the
army air forces today.
Mitchells, Libertors, Navy Lib
erators and Venturas attacked
Pa!rarrAishiro, Maitsuwa, Shumu
she and the Onnikotan Islands.
A 6,000-ton cargo ship was set
on fire in south Paramushiro, it
was also reported.
RETURN FROM
KOUGAROK
Mr. and Mrs. J. Engstrom and
son have returned from their mine
in the Kougarook district, after
a busy season. Mrs. Engstrom and
child will continue out to the
States, while Mr. Engstrom will
remain and be employed by the
U. S. E. D.
FIREMEN TO MEET
SATURDAY NIGHT
Members of the Nome Volun
teer Fire Department are re
quested to meet at the City Hall,
Saturday evening at 7:30 o’clock.
All members and.those interested
in the organization are requested
16 attnd this meeting.
19 WARSHIPS
KNOCKED OUT
OF BATTLES
U. S. PAFICIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Oct. 27.—AP—30
Japanese warships are sunk or
doomed to idleness in repair
yards after the three-fleet battle
of the Philippines, which saved
Gn. MacArthur’s forces there, it
was revealed today.
Every indication when the com
plete totals become known, is
j that this is the greatest naval
disaster the Nipponese have ever
had.
The greatest previous disaster
was off of Quadalcanal in No
vember, 1942, when 35 ships were
sunk or damaged.
Communiques from Gen. Mac
Arthur and Admiral Nimitz, plus
field dispatches from Rear Ad
miral Daniel Barbey, placed the
minimum of enemy losses now at
27 ships. These are admitterly in
complete returns and are listed as
12 warships sunk (two carriers,
two battleships, five cuisers, three
I destroyers).
Three probable sinkings include
a carrier two battleships and
three destroyers.
Twelve damaged, include six
battleships, five cruisers and one
destroyer. The figure has soared
beyond 30 in the generalized re
j capitulation at the results of two
more battles near Leyte at the
invasion scene and one fought off
Formosa.
The information was given to
the war correspondents by Vice
Admiral Kinkaid of the Seventh
Fleet. Kinkaid’s generalization,
however, made it impossible to
obtain an exact total.
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CHURCHILL
TELLS COMMONS
OF AGREEMENT
LONDON Oct. 27.—(API
Prime Minister Winston Church
ill told the House of Commons
today that a very good working
agreement had been reached with
the Russians on problems in
southeastern Europe, but acknow”
ledged that efforts to end the
Russian and Polish dispute had
not proved successful.
Churchill said that he and
President Roosevelt should confer
with Marshal Stalin before the
year’s end, but declared that all
is “solid, sure and sound” among
, the three.