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VOL. 46.—No. 116._ NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1944. PER COPY—15c.
STALIN SAID
<f»IN HARMONY
ON PEACE TALKS
MOSCOW, Oct. 6.—(AP) —
Talks between Prime Minister
Churchill and Marshal Stalin
aides today moved forward with
a note of harmony.
The Soviet leader warmly
praised the British and Ameri
^ can contributions to the victory,
and toasted the post-war allied
collaboration twice during the
elaborate three and one half
hour luncheon at the Spiradonov
ka Palace.
Stalin rose to emphasize the
ties binding Russia and her west
ern allies. For * the first time he
solemnly emphasized the need of
post-war cooperation in the in
terests of national security, de
daring that “Peace loving nations
are never prepared, but aggression
nations have always been ready.”
Later, after other speakers ac
claimed the Red Army’s triumphs
Stalin asserted that Russia
couldn’t have done what she has
done without the aid of the Al
lies.
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NIPPONESE FAIL
fA IN ATTEMPT TO
RE-INFORCE
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS ON
NEW GUINEA, Oct. 11.—(AP>—
The Japanese attempt to rein
force the little garrison still hold
ing out against Gen. MacArthur’s
invaders on Morotai, was largely
broken Monday night and early
Tuesday by fighter planes and
patrol and torpedo boats, which
sank or damaged 18 reinforce
ment barges.
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One barge was destroed. It was
110 feet long and was loaded with
enemy troops.
Announcing the action today,
the spokesman at headquarters
said that some of he enemy troops
may succeed in running a block
ade but that no alarm was felt.
Small naval units of the air force
will be able to nandle anything
** the enemy might send.
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HOSPITAL NOTES
In the hospital this week are
Mrs. Opal Layton, Nome; Mrs.
Amy Krabbler of White Moun
tain; Mrs. Mary Eshenfelter of
White Mountain, and a 9 lb. 7-oz.f
baby boy for Mrs. Rosemary God
^dard, born Sunday. The hospital
boasts a new nurse added to the'
staff, Miss Helen Dutcher.
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NAVY DIVE BOMBERS — Douglas Dauntless dive bombers sweep through Pacific skies
during a raid on Palau by a heavy task force of the U. S. Navy. w
RUSSIANS NEAR
EAST PRUSSIA
RAIL CENTER
MOSCOW, Oct. 11.—(AP)—
! Russian troops fought to within
seven miles of Memel, which is
15 miles from the East Prussian
rail center of Tilsit, today, after
slashing to the Baltic Sea above
Memel, it has been reported.
j This cuts off the route for up
| to 150,000 Germans still at Latvia
; and in another death trap in the
Soviet drive.
The Hitler regime annexed East
Prussia early in 1939.
From Lithuania the Russians
are advancing along the last 50
miles separating them from the
sea.
. South of Memel, the Russians
j swept alon~ the Miemen river,
■ in an all-lightning move, which
1 appeared likely to cut off three
to five enemy divisions between
I Taurage and Kirisches Haff.
At Riga the advanced armored
units reported that they were
probing the city from the outer
defenses with repeated strikes.
Meanwhile the Yugoslavs and
Hungarian front column reported
fighting on the outskirts of the
Hungarian ciy of Debrecan, the
communications hub controlling
the international routes to Czecho
slovakia, Poland and Romania.
r^Thert were no new reports in the
offensive aimed at Budapest.
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Tell them you saw it adver
tised in. The Nugget.
NEW POLICE
CHIEF ENTERS
; UPON DUTIES
The Common Council of Nome
last Monday evening read several
applications for the police and fire
departments and accepted the one
presented by Jens Forshaung,
well known reindeer supervisor,
ex-marshal and captain of the
: Candle Unit, ATG.
; Mr. Forshaung took charge im
mediately after being sworn in,
and set about the duties of police
and fire chief.
Since the leaving of Conrad
Yenney from the department the
city has been without a perma
nent fire and police chief, and
it is hoped the new regime will
be able to clear up a few of the
present disagreeable situations.
ISLAND SAID
COMPLETELY
IN CONTROL
U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS IN PEAR HARBOR,
Oct. 11.—(AP>—The little island
of Garakavo. which is the tenth
to be invaded in the Palaus
group by the Americans, was
j completely secured within 24
. hours it was announced by the
| navy today.
Elements of the 81st Army di
i vision landed on Sunday at
I Garakayo, which is just north of
: the larger island of Peleliu.
The communique said that in
the Marianas they are cleaning
out the isolated Japanese.
In Peleliu, other forces have
moppd up Angqur in south Pel
eliu.
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AMERICAN
OFFER SAID
SPURNED
LONDON, Oct. 11.—CAP)—
Massed American big guns and
dive bombers opened an assault
to destroy Aachen, today,' after
its commander rejected the sur
render or die ultimatum.
Heavy eight inch guns, 155
millimeter long Tommies, 105
millimeter howitzers, thundered
in obliteration barrages against
the surrounded city; which re
fused the 24-hour ultimatum of
an unconditional suitPender or
complete destruction.
The German commander seal
ed the doom of the city and its
1,500 elite guard troops.
Gunners loosed the first salvos -
1 at noon, which was one hour and
I ten minutes after the expiration
of the ultimatum.
As a test case, Aachen indicat
j ed that the Nazis’ leaders would
rather see its cities destroyed
rather than yield.
White flags appeared over many
• of the ancient buildings in Aa
chen before the ultimatum ex
pired, but they were apparently
hung by civilians and a handful
of troops moved under a truce
flag to the American lines but
these came from outlying por
tions of the city away from the
' immediate control of the enemy
garrison.
INCOMPETE
PEACE PLAN
PRESENTED
' WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 11.
—<AP>—A detailed, but incom
plete plan of maintaining peace
was presented by Britain, China,
and Russia, it was reported to
day.
President Roosevelt asserted
that the task of designing the fu
ture security of he world has been
well begun.
The organization’s work to
preserve peace and security rep
resents the major objective for
which this war is being fought
It inspires the highest hopes of
millions of fathers and mothers
whose sons and daughters are en
gaged in the terrible struggle and
sufferings of war.
As it is now drawn, the organ
ization wishes a general assembly
of all peace loving states and a
security council of 11 nations,
who will have final authority to
work out the economic and social
ills in an international court of
ustice.