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WATCH AT ZEEBRUGGE —On the famous mole, or
breakwater, at Zeebrugge, Belgium, a sentinel watches, wonder
ing if Germany and England will again meet here. During World
war, German U-boats took to sea at Zeebrugge after a canal trip
from Bruges, Belgium, where they'd arrived by rail from Ger
many. Britain blocked canal by sinking cement-filled cruisers.
NEWS ITEMS
A baby girl was born to Mrs.
Fred Roberts late Saturday even
ing. Both mother and daughter
1 are reported doing nicely.
Harry Jones, who was admit
ted to the hospital some time
past is reported to be somewhat
better today.
WIEN ACTIVITIES
Pilot Sig Wien made a flight
north in the morning yesterday
' stopping at Fox Bar, Taylor,
Candle and Kotzebue. Passen
gers carried were Joe Walsh and
Pearse Walsh, Nome to Taylor;
Graham Lammers, Fox Bar to
Kotzebue; and Don Stanton, Tay
lor to Candle.
Bill Jones was a returning pas
senger to White Mountain.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whaley
were taken to Rainbow in the ev
ening.
May 15—Binks Seiffert was a
, passenger to Taylor this morning
, with Pilot Wien. A trip was
■ made to Deering from Taylor
1 with one passenger.
Pilot Wien left for Fairbanks
via Coffee Creek late today and
will return to Nome Thursday.
Totals Tof’ate
Primary Elec!ion
The following are unofficial to
! tals:
DEMOCRATIC
absentee total
Dimond 5 625
Boyle . 3 425
Sheldon . 0 150
Roden 2 297
Grigsby. 1 281
Hesse . 3 331
Rivers . 0 249
Cochran . 5 550 i
Lyng . 4 3551
Whaley . 3 325
Smith . 2 300
Cross . 5 290
Porter . 1 282
Scott . 0 217
Lee . 1 199
Kell . 0 196
Fix . 1 89
Cockburn . 0 88
Kubon . 0 86
REPUBLICAN
absentee total
Cole . 3 233
Duker . 0 84
Humpheries . 0 271
McCain . 3 271
Reed . 3 163
Miller . 0 135
ggbert . 2 290
Stangroom . 1 291 1
Ball . .3 234
Taggart . 3 198
Dst . 0 194
Rude . 1 183
Hurley . 0 175
GOING MY WAY, MISTER? —Maybe Postmaster General Jim Farley was trying to
thumb a ride to White House when he and F.D.R. were pictured at a baseball game in Washington.
French Concede Probable Fall Sedan
Dutch Fire Petroleum At Amsterdam
Italians Demonstrate Against British
UNDATED, May 14 (/P) — Ger
many dealt smashing blows in
the Western Europe war and the
French conceded the probable
fall of historic Sedan, ten miles
inside the French border in the
fortified Franco-Belgian defense
zone, directly in front of France’s
“little Maginot” line extension to
the north Sea where France suf
fered her most disasterous defeat
in the Franco-Prussian war in
1870. French dispatches said the
Germans were supported by
mechanized forces with an air
armada of between six and sev
en thousand planes and already
there have been at least two tank
clashes. The French said the Ger
man losses in this action were
“tremendous.” Berlin denied it.
Tiie Nazis reported that 150
i enemy planes were destroyed
yesterday, raising the total of
Allied losses to more than 850.
The French said more than 400
German planes were put out of
act;m in the five-days-old com
bat.
Heavy fighting started last
night and continued today in un
diminubed fury along the Meuse
Line. French and Belgian forces
fell back on the strong defenses
in a “strategic withdrawal.” A
great battle is reported develop
ing for the possession of Brussels.
At Amsterdam, huge stores of
petroeum were set afire by the
Dutch as a defensive measure.
The Dutch high command report
ed that the German drive at the
vital 16-mile dam across the Zui
der Zee, which holds back the
North Sea, was repulsed.
The British acknowledged that
the Nazi legions driving through
southern Holland made the sit
uation there "extremely se. i ius"
for the Allies. The Dutch field
army defending western Ho'! nd
fell back before the savage Ger
man onslaught, retiring to the
main waterline defense line in
i Uir< cht Province.
At Rome, shou-*ng
burned a British and French flag
on a coffin before the Bn'-.-h r.
; bassy and had to be restrained
' by armed troop-'. Mussolini drovi
by and was wildly cheer t.
Germans Pierce N. W. Extension
Of Maginot Line, and Cross Meuse
British Straffing Highly Success!ul
UNDATED, May 15 i/P)— Ger-j
man troups, sweeping into Fran
ce. on the sixth day of the war in ,
Western Europe ‘‘pierced'’ the
northwest extension of France’s)
Maginot Line the German high
command reported. The French
high command admitted that the
Nazi legions crossed the River
Meuse under impetus of a mas- i
sive attack by both land and air
but said the German tide was
stemmed & hurled back 6 miles.
The French said the Germans or
iginally penetrated 10 miles be
yond the river or 20 miles into
France but the thrust was reduc
ed to a four-mile salient in a
fierce counter-attack.
At Paris, Netherlands foreign
minister Van Kleft'ens estimated
that the Dutch army suffered
100,000 men killed or one-fourth
of its total strength before it was
ordered to stop fighting. He said
the fleet, how'ever was almost in
tact and had joined Allied forc
es.
The British air ministry des
cribed a battle raging around
Sedan as "terrific.” They said
British fliers straffed enemy
troops and tank concentrations re
peatedly in low-flying attacks
with "highly successful” results.
The ministry said at least 15 Ger
man planes were destroyed. The
British losses were placed at 35
planes which “is not considered
excessive” in view of the results.
A Dutch radio report said Ger
man motorized forces were pour
ing into The Hague which capit
ulated late yesterday.
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Asks Volunteers for Home Corps
Guard against Parachute Troops
LONDON, May 14 (/Pi — War
Secretary Anthony Eden broad
cast an appeal for volunteers for
a home corps to cope with para
chute troops. He assured Britons
that “nothing would be left to
chance in dealing with this Nazi
menace.”
Primary giection Results
From Third Division
VALDEZ, May 15 — After a
first canvass of absentee ballots
with all precincts of the Third
Division except Umnak and Afog
nak in, results are;
Dimond—2399
Grigsby—1100
Roden—907
Boyle—1338
Sheldon—895
Hesse—1046
Rivers—1219
Coffey 1768, Brownell 1248,
Taylor 894, Burchette 742, Egan
1153, Hatton 651, Horning 1086,
Huntley 698, H. H. McCutcheon
1081, S. J. McCutcheon 1039, Nut
beem 631, Smith 1108.
Republicans—
Cole—364
Duker—106
McCain—431
Humpheries—354
Miller—247
Reed—175
O’Neill 414, Chamberlain 191,
Murray 288, Andreson 435, Peter
son 403, Selby 410, Wilson 387.
L. O. O. M.
No. 1413
Meets first and third Mondays
of each month
Odd Fellows Hall, 8 p. m.
Belgian Cabinet Stays Brussels
BRUSSELS, May 14 uV) — The
Belgian cabinet has announced
that it would remain here.
C. S. MAY FIGHT JAPAN
SOON NAVAL CHIEF
WARNS SOLONS
WASHINGTON—Rear Admiral
Joseph Taussig, former assistant
chief of naval operations, told the
Senate naval committee recently
that the trend of developments in
the Far East might eventually
force the United States into a
war with Japan.
He asserted that he expressed
only his own viewpoint, but add
ed that this nation would have
to take steps to preserve the in
tegrity of China.
“We would be warranted in us
ing economic and financial means
and if necessary, force, to pre
serve the integrity of China,’ he
said.
“Japan's promises in interna
tional relations are “worthless,"
he continued.
"They are seeking to impose
her culture on the world by
force,’ Taussig said.
Even if she conquered China.
Japan would still lack such es
sential war materials as oil, rub
ber and tin and thus she might
seek to expand, “in The Nether
lands, Indies or Philippines.”
Of such a possible future war,
Taussig said, “It would be a na
3f .
val war as we cannot invade Jap
pan and Japan cannot invade us,
but Japan would try to invade
the Philippines.”
Taussig suggested the construc
tion of “impregnable” naval bas
es at the Philippines and urged
j continued building of battle
| ships.
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CALL FOIt RIDS
Time Extended
Sealed bids, in triplicate, will
be received until 5 o’clock p.m.,
June 10. 1940, at the office of the
City Clerk. Nome, Alaska, to be
publicly opened at the regular
meeting of the Common Coun
cil held that night, for furnish
ing all labor and materials for
the erection of the addition to
the Nome Public School Build
ing in strict accordance with the
i plans and specifications a s
prepared by William H.
Kelsey of the Common Council,
Nome, Alaska, except that the
provisions for completion of the
work called for is extended to
November 1, 1940. Each bid must
be acompanied by a certified
check for five (5%)per cent of
the amount bid, payable to the
City of Nome.
This call allows an extension
of time to June 10, 1940, to sub
mit bids, whereas the original
call provided for the bids to be
presented May 13, 1940.
The right is reserved to reject
any and all bids.
By Common Council
of Nome, Alaska.
Acting for: Anthony E. Karnes
Commissioner of Education
Publish May 10, 13 and 13. 1940
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