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VOL. 43. No. 35. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 26, 1941. Per Copy 15#
ADMIRAL RAEDER WARNS U. S.
THAT CONVOYS TO ENGLAND
EE REGARDED AS ACT OF WAR
BERLIN, May 26 (/P) — Grand
Admiral Raeder’s warning that
American convoys of contraband
to England will be an open war
act and be mot by the guns o'
the German navy, if ni cessary
removed “all possibility of mis
understanding over the signific
ance of convoys and what G r
_ many holds as an act of war.”
Authoritative sources said the
statement of the commander-in
chief of the German navy was
madj in an interview with the
Dornei news agency and “puts i"
j. precise, technical language wh .»
was generally known for sonic,
time, especially through the
Fuehrer's words” as the opinion
of the Wilhelmstrass..
Reeder described the American
patrol system as “aggressive” and
said German warships would be
justified in engaging any Ameri
can naval unit trying to protect
cargoes of contraband destine d
for England.
p {"resident To
Broadcast Talk
Tuesday Night
WASHINGTON, May 24 </P) — ]
Secretary Eariy said Prcs:dor.‘
Roosevelt's restatement of the,
nation’s foreign policy in a radio,
address Tu* sduy night will “no*
be pleasing to opponents of deni-I
y
He commented in reply to r j r
ers’ questions.
Japan 3 ems very' anxious t
prevent the United State; from
getting into war.
Berlin Trying
• n ~
WASHINGTON, May 26 (/P) —
Stephen Early said he had an
i;!that Berlin “is trying to do
anyth! >g it can to becloud" Presi
dent’s Roosevelt’s fireside chat
tomorrow night. He made the
... -rr.ent win m reporters to!'1
him that the German foreign of
fice, commenting in the inter
view which Admiral Raeder gave
to Don si news agency, said the
-pc. ch had b> gun to take cn new
r-ignlfiea.ee in world develop
ments, such as Rooder’s declara
tion of Japan’s seizure in French
In do-China, of ten million dollar.:
w'orth of American products be
longing to American firms.
Early said the President is di -
v n ; more time in preparation
. f this address, to bo broadcast
it: mat on ally, than to any
pceoh ' t he could recall. Con
ouliing with the President are
± IV/ .JV * I u* v. i piu-ji' VV i. i&tl t,
and Judge Samuel Roscnrr.ar,
of the Now York Supreme Court,
who have helped in the prepara
tion of oihor important Roosevelt
P r o nounce-me n Is.
IVIN ANT OPENS
HOTEL IN LONDON
LONDON, May 22 — United
States Ambassador James Win
on! open' d a large hostel for
men on London’s West Side to
day. The c mpletely equipped
dtrmitory was built from fund:
raised in America.
!
P2.**CE TO ‘OLE UP’—Possibly with an idea of future
e upancy, a passerby in Sydney, New South Wales, studies an air
raid shelter newly built in Hyde park there, with protecting bunk
ers added for extra protection.
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UNDA- >D .May 21 T<--Brit
ish naval Mows sgoirvt Axis con
voys, attempting t carry men
and "i"- t Crete, vide i ‘ • A1
icd d i nde-s as the bet la in the
?ast ri I.: ditt rrane: n i land rag
ed in’: i jj'ih and pc. p; cli
n ae: i v"". An auih : :: i Brit*
ish dcii.r lion in I. I a s id
their fc-rcas do not intend t > use
.he i d. . eu hern certs tor er.
b rba'icn. Also e hers couti ; ed
lb; ■ pc pie to expect nov i 1 so •
This was taken to mem r - r
ly thol there will be r,.o rr.tr at.
A fierce b mile u reported b -
in-g foa h f;r and Maltmi air
drome, where British and G:1 ek
. ret s ight to dii! dge Nazi
■ky i: . p? wi.h artillery, tanks,
| and machine guns.
At Berlin, the German high
! corn: red broke its silence on the
j invasion* announcing that pi ea
ch uti.-is hav been on the blind
. .nee May 20 and hav the west
end under control. It
said they fiercely attacked and
look positions at many strategic
ally important points. Many Bril
i.i VtjviMs were reported sunk.
British naval officers, ramm
ing to Alexandria said .hat 5,100
Germans ., ading for Crete
.board a hodge-podge convoy
were drowned when an Italian
destroyer, two merchantmen, and
xorty sailing vessels were sunk in
a sin ,1= three-hour attack. It was
said not a single G' rman reach
ed the bland.
Italians, with the aid of their
naval air units, sifiik four, and
damaged three more British cru.
ers oti ,of Crete.
: \ve it cf Car.cn. Crete cap
u'■ is re ■.'• ■ rc : tr.H that
Bri'ish fuel v. - driven nfT
■ uTc.mg <■ r u 1'53c
Hi - ' h M Id* ■ k 1 head
•. t.ckn" .v!1 .ig'. th? N,.z
3 . •; er cr\ :• cf a violent
. ! 1 " the G :: ian Luftwaffe.
, k w Z- 1 tr ops were
£ v re u'
c :'.inu : in the Canea
marin s joined th d ■
h •: of the isl d, i f rme 1
s . . suggei ting that this
I. tn? I’riti -!i ■ lend
■;tr ;; -■ a[ i—Inforc2niqp t» i v scJ *
u it v, a? ru t c. .n firmed ufiikal
i iy.
The German command d c’
! that Nazi v. arplzn-es 1 Ital
*.n naval air forces sank a tit31
u..lever cruisers, eight d sk y
i , a submarine and five Speed
I b<i in tim eastern M dit rrran
•-•z sine the conflict began Tues
dry. Despite these reported set
berk-, Moj. Gen. Hey wood, chic
! of the British military mission
| with th; Greeks predicted ‘k
I th 1 t pos ible t, hold Ct k
I I !on, the Briii i sp c -
■
i Sunday was quieter but caution-j
1 t-d Brunos again t thinking the!
German bolt as shot.
Dispatches from Rome said
German troops landed on the is
land fr; m .-hips protected by the
Italian navy, convoy1 d through
j waters guarded by the British
fleet. The Er i.sh acknowledged
I hat a few sea-borne reinforce
ments might haw landed by said
they were insignificant. Tin y re
called 'hat last week a squadron
f ' use: 1
were reported to have intercept
ed an kalian-guarded convoy
north of Crete, drowning 5,000
Germans and sinking at least 40 I
troon-ladcn boats. I
The Brituh, in reporting the ar
rival of air-borne German tanks,
said the Nazi aerial invaders
wore still holding tire important
Male mi airport, 10 miles from
' Canea. Heavy fighting rag d in ,
the British-held sectors of Ret-1
imo and Candia in central Crate.
Air-Borne Tanks
Ycnetrate British
Lines At Crete
UNDATED, May 23 UPi — Hit
I lor*s ; erial invaders of Crete, re
inf. .red by air-borne tarbs ■_ id
I sea transported troops, penetrat-j
d the British defense lir s in an i
iTrst Nazi Bis
Shot Is Killed !
Over England
c
UNDATED, May 24 UP)—What
; locked like the first prominent
j German casualty was disclosed in
a high command communique an
nouncing the death of Colonel!
Ulrich Grauert, flying corps com-;
mander, “while leading a flight j
against England.” He played a
leading role against Poland.
Freedom does not mean the
right to disregard the rights of
others.
Why can’t the United States
live at peace- with Hitler? The
Danes, Norwegians, Belgians and
Greeks know.
Second Draft
Registration Set
For July First
WASHINGTON, May 26 UP) —1 -
'president Roosevelt ordered a 1
i second registration under the Sol
ective Service Act, on July first,
and said in a proclamaton that |
another registration “is required
| in the interest of national de
fense." <;
The new registrants will in- ,
elude those men who before July
1, attained their twenty-first i
birthday, and who had not regis-; ■
ten d previously. The registra-!:
tion will take place in the United i
States proper, Hawaii, Puerto,:
Rico and Alaska. Selective Serv- :
ice officials estimated that about
a million men will be required i
to register.
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GENERALLY SPEAKIN G—Military matters at tamp
Standing, Fla., engross Mai. (..’i. J. C. Persons (left), Maj. Gen.
J. F. Williams (center). National Guard Bureau chief: i'” ’. Gen.
M. B. I’ayne of New London, Conn., new head of camp.
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VITA GERMAN SHI? Ti'RPITS
BERLIN, May 21 ■ ?) — The
German high command anncunc
rd hat a unit of the fleet do r y
ed a British battle cruiser, pro
bably the huge 1IMS Hood, in a
battle with heavy forces of tb.
British navy off Iceland. The
.laim was mad. in j special an
neuncen ent. According to the
German radio, the new 35,000
Inn German battleship Bismark
y d the Ho which was
one of tb. most powerful -war
ships afloat. The two ships were
behemoths of the British and Ger
man navies.
The Bismark, ter ship of the
Turpits, Lunched February 19.
1919, carries eight 15-inch guns.
The lined, a giant 43,300 ton bat
tleship. c ■ pie. d in 1929, also
carried eight 15-inch guns.
miS HOOD BLOWN UP P»Y
UNLUCKY HIT IN MAGAZINE
LONDON. May 21 f/P) — The
IIMS Hood, 42 100 ton battle
oru: r might, it warship of the
Brit'.-h fleet, blew up this morn
ing after a hit in the magazine,
in a naval battle with G rman
- recs off the c -ast of Greenland,
the British anr.ouced ton ght.
The Admiralty said there will
j probably be few survivors of the
norn al c implement of 1.311 men.
Tin. Admiralty said the speedy
j ra w German battleship, Bismark,
23.000 tons which fired the shot,
va.i damaged" and pursuit of the
nm.r.y e*. :u inu.es.” The anroun-ea*
n ; .t . id an “unlucky hit" de
*’ti ye . the Hood which carri d
; of Vice Admiral L. E.
i a dland.
WASHINGTON, May 23 (S’) —
In the most amrzmg start and
the most confusing finish to any
heavyweight champiorship bout
since Jet: Louis has been king
of the ring, the Brown Bomber
turned back Buddy Baer’s chal
lenge last night but only over
the claim of a foul by Buddy's
handlers.
A crowd of 23.000 reared its
amazement as Buddy knocked
Joe through the ropes in the first
round, for this count of four. Ref
eree Donovon disqualified Baer
who refused to come out for the
seventh round after being knock
ed down for the third time in
less than two minutes in the
sixth. Ancil Hoffman, Ba> r's man
ager, claimed the third knock
down came after the bell and re
fused to let Baer continue.
jExpectant Mother,
C-Ai kJlil ■
ON THE FRENCH - SPANISH
FRONTIER. Delayed, May 24 CP>
—Mrs. Elmer Danielson of Linds
V rg, Kansas, a survivor of the
Egyptian motrrship Zamzam,
which a Nazi raider sunk in the
south Atlantic on April 17th, said
lie and her six children were
nachine gunned, after being tak
n into a lifeboat when it was
pparently mistaken for an arm
'd launch in the darkness. With
five children, who had life pre
servers, lied to her, aad a sixth
child who had no preservers, un
der her arm she swam until the
raider lifeboats picked her up.
She is in expectant mother on her
way to join her missionary hus
band in Tanganyika Territory.