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VOL. 41 NO. 104 NOME, ALASKA. Wednesday august 30. 1939 Price per copy 154,
Outbreak War has been Postpomed
' HITLER APPEARS READY TALK MEDIATOR
Jap Plane “Nippon” Flying On Goodwill Tour
WAR SITUATION EUROPE IS I
STILL TENSE WITH NATIONS
ANXIOUSLY STANDING BY
LONDON. Aug. 29, — Cham- :
I berlain told a tense, cheering, j
House of Commons, that Britain :
had again made it plain to Hit
ler, that it was its determination
to fulfill its Polish obligations.
He added that the issue of1
peace or war was still undecided.
“We still hope and still work
for peace,” he announced.
The entire British fleet is
now ready to take up positions
in the event of war, he said.
Chamberlain declared that Gr.
Britain's final answer to Hitler’s
communication said that this is
Britain’s position. “We are await
ing Hitler’s reply. The details of
the note have not been disclos
ed,” he stated.
He announced that Britain's
Air Force has been placed in in
stant readiness.
Arthur Greenwood, acting lead
er of the labor opposition urg
ed immediate evacuation of Lon
don and other populous centers,
saying “suppose the storm had
broken Saturday night, it would
be two or three, or even four
days before evacuation could
take place, to the extent visual
( ized. Unless wc evacuate now
the responsibility for deaths caus
ed would lie on the government.”
LONDON. Aug. 29, —A British
Foreign Office official described
as fantastic and a hundred per
cent lie. reports from sources in
Berlin that the British note to
Hitler represented a virtual ag
reement with all Hitler’s de
mainds. A dispatch from Berne,
said the Swiss Federal Council
had ordered a partial closing of
Switzerland's frontiers.
WARSAW, Aug. 29. — The
Poles today blamed the Ger
mans for a new series of sub
versive acts, while the press
branded as lies Hitler’s declara
tions his countrymen were vic
tims of terrorism.
Seven persons were killed in
an explosion at a railroad station
in southern Poland. Two Ger
mans were arrested at the time
another bomb was found near a
railroad tracks before it explod
ed.
Sea traffic out of Gdynia. Pol
and’s only seaport was imperil
ed and communications with cith
er ports cut off by a German
blockade. Railways linking Pol
and with ithe outside world and
through transportation have been
cut off and are at a standstill.
Meanwhile German soldiers oc
cupied the Hungarian-Slovakia
border.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, —Her
ald Tribune short wave receiv
ers intercepted British admiral
ty orders instructing British
ships to leave Italian, Danish,
and Dutch ports and head home
ward. It advised Mediterranean
bound ships to stop at Gibraltar.
Others are to (leave the Black
Sea and others are to open seal
ed orders.
UNDATED. Aug 30, — Hitler
was reported to have indicated
some willingness to negotiate dir
ectly with Poland, but informed
quarters in Berlin insisted his de
mands for the Danzig-Polish cor
ridor remained unaltered, as
Europe maintained its pace of
war preparations.
In London diplomatic quarters
said the direct negotiations ques
tion was raised by Hitler’s new
communication, and was under
consideration by the British cab
inet. What and if a clear offer
has been made.- is unknown.
There is at least a suggestion
that Poland will send a minister
plenipotentiary to Berlin. This
raised an important question of
whether Poland will enter into
negotiations with Germany in the
face of fixed demands, and if
any withdrawal of German troops
from the Polish frontier will be
made a condition of the nego
tiations.
The British cabinet adjourned
without fixing the time for any
further meeting to consider a
repy to H iter’s atest message.
This was interpreted as an in
dication that Poland and France
would be consulted before fur
ther action is taken.
Another indication that concil
iation would be agreeable to
Germany, was seen in an author
itative statement that the Ger
man government welcomes with
extraordinary sympathy the off
er of Queen Wilhelmina and King
Leopold to act as mediators of
the Palish issues.
Britain and France have al
ready signified their willingness
to have the Netherlands and Bel
gian soverigns act as mediators.
Poland indicated she would ag
ree provided Germany does.
No signs are apparent that any
of Europe’s major powers are re
taxing their intense military pre
parations. Even Russia disclosed
she had further strengthened her
military forces on the western
frontiers. Evacuation of children
from Paris and Rome commenced
tonight.
PARIS, Aug. 30, —Premier Dal
adier’s office announced tonight,
ebective immediately that the er.
tire French railway system with
all supplies employees, and roll
ing stock had been requisitioned
for military use.
The order means that hence
forth commercial traffic is sus
pended in whole or in part, if
Military authorities consider it
necessary.
General Maxime Weygand, for
mer chief of the French army,
reported to military quarters and
was chosen commander of the al
lied forces in the eastern Mediter
ranean in case of war. Weygand
, will land at Deerut, Syria by
j plan efrom Paris.
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The S. S. Denali of the Alas
ka Line returned to Nome from
East Cape, Siberia Monday a.
m. and sailed about 2 p.m. for
Seattle with the following
Nome passengers:
Mrs. Glenn B Smith
N Strand
Mrs N Strand
Betty Strand
Robert Strand
Victor S Page
Wim B Young
John De Forrest Jr
AlbertSagurn
Father B. R Hubbard
Bruce Hedreen
Mrs Hugh O’Neill
Robert Jones
Mrs Brenton Sprague
Mrs. A. Polet
Miss Mildred Maynard
Mrs. Aimer Rydeen
Miss Louise Taggart
Mrs N W Lewis
Robert K Lewis
Norvin W Lewis Jr
Charles F Lewis
Norvin W Lewis
Harold Hadselford
Ed Lavin
Miss Ann Bannan
Col D B Wesson
Miss Louise Ramsey
Upton Riaimspy
Miss Eloise B. Mozee
Miss Alice Bailey
Dr. Victor E. Levine
Mrs Harold J Fleetham
S J Lasker
C Z Shallit
Lennie Mae Nelson
Elizabeth Rude
Woodbury Abbey Jr
Bert Freer
Mrs Gertrude Jensen
George R Whaley
Mrs George R Whaley
J B Mertie Jr
Mrs Mattie Moneymaker
Herman Grauman
R E Christman
Raymond Bujan
Everett Leech
Norman Ciurtis
George Klenck
Joseph R. Stone
Joseph W Walen
John Sheehy
Olaf Florik
George Nelson
William Strasiburger
Herman Pohl
Jaimes M. Johnson
Milard Koss
Frank Stambuck
W N White
W A Whitman
N B Nelson
Lester Stoops
Harvey Keene
Harold Fleetham
Douglas Wright
Wayne Maki
Wm. Johns
John L Musgrave
Orval Peterson
Don G Meyers
Kenneth Johnson
Henry O Wilson
Cecil J Tjernagle Jr
Lloyd Sonaby
Joe Leif
Ed Sundquist
Frank Nordstrom
Vance Pearce
Renvere Harner
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NEW YORK. Aug. 29. — The!
Collector of Customs for the port
of New York ordered the Brem
1 en, the French Normandie, the
British Aq. aitania. and Transyl
vania to remain at their piers,
“pending a search by customs of
ficers which must satisfy me.”
The above action came at the
end of a day when the Bremen
had been thoroughly searched, j
and delayed at least twelve
hours.
Collector Harry Dhrning said
the search would start over ag
ain Wednesday. He said that a
hundred customs men, were work
ing on the Bremen alone. They
did not find guns or contraband. [
He said however he had an eye
out for Fritz Kuhn on the possi
bility he might attempt to leave
'the cohntry. Kuhn strenuously
denied such a plan.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29, — The
giant Nazi liner Bremen under
orders to return immediately to
Germany, was held at its pier
here by command of the United
States Treasury Deparmtent pend
ing a thorough inspection.
The government action inaug
urated a policy of minute search
before the issuance of clearance
papers to ships of nations direct
ly involved in the European cris
is.
Surprised maritime circles and
veteran shipping men said they
couldn’t recall an instance where
a ship the size and importance
of the Bremen had been delayed
by inspection, which is normal
ly regarded as routine.
Asked what type of a search
was contemplated, assistant port
colleqtor Gregory O’Keefe said
the special .examination was cov!
ered by law and they were seek
ing spies, as well as armaments,
and contraband merchandise.
The Bremen arrived last night
from Europe and expected to re
main only a couple of hours.
PREPARES FIGHT SOVIETS ,
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TOKYO, Aug. 30, — Japan
prepared for war with Russia I
as a result of the Soviet Ger- j
man pact freeing her hands of
entanglements.
In Asia the Japanese army is
rushing large forces into Man
choukiuio through Korea and
North Ch ina—all vulnerable
points along the M'anchoukuoan
frontiers with Siberia and out
er Mongolia being reinforced.
Miany rumors are current of
large massings of fresh Russian
troops mobilized in Siberia pre
paratory to the long awaited
second Russo-Japanese war be
lieved imminent.
Trains are choked with troops
and supply trains are hurrying
north. In Manchoukuo blackout
air raid rgaulations were esta
blished, while border conflicts
expanded greatly.
J E George
Bliaine E Berosek
Clyde Dickey
John Sullivan
Japanese Fliers
Succeed Flight
Of 2400 Miles
MADE HOP FROM JAPAN TO
NOME IN 16 HOURS
TOKYO. Aug. 25, — Saturlay
the twin-motored monoplane Nip
pon took off at 10:27 a.m.. or 9:27
p.m. 'Friday Eastern Standard
Time for Nome on its first leg of
a thirty five thousand mile good
will flight around the world, in
cluding Berlin. It carried a crew
of six at Takeo Ohara, chief of
the aviation department of the
newspaper Nichi Nichi, sponsor
er of tlie flight.
SAPPORO, Sunday, The Jap
anese round the world airplane
is ready for the takeoff but de
parture may be deferred because
of reports of an approaching ty
phoon.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. -
The Radio Corporation of Amer
ica reported tonight that the Jap
anese goodwill plane Nippon
took off from Sapporo, Hakkaido
Island at 10:03 p.m. Pacific Coast
Time for Nome. RCA said the
news came from Tokyo which is
in constant touch with the island
station.
During Saturday night and
Sunday morning Alaska Commun
ications System stations in Alas
ka, including Nome and Anchor
age maintained contact with the
Nippon which bored steadily al
ong its 2400 mile hop to Nome.
Pacific Alaska Airways stations
both at Nome and Fairbanks
maintained a radio watch during
the flight.
The Nippon with its tired crew
landed at the airport at Nome
at 11:02 a.m. Sunday Aug. 27th.
Wm. F Barber, Nome agent of
the Pacific Alaska Airways was
the official timer for the Nation
al Aeronautics Association, and
clocked the plane as it came in
over Bering Sea to the airport.
Mist of Nome was present to
receive the Japanese fliers as
they stepped from their plane.
Ichi'aro Takata, news repre
sentative of the sponsoring news
papers was the first to congratu
late the aviators.
Takeo Ohara, official envoy of
the flight was the first to step
from the plane and was present
ed to Chief Deputy Marshal
Russell Maynard, acting deputy
collector of customs. Scores of
persons rushed forward and the
photographers were busy snap
ping pictures. Arrangements
were immediately made to clear
the plane and crew with the
Customs requirements, which
occupied them for sometime.
The Chamber of Commerce
had a luncheon with the Japan
ese crew as invited guests.
Following the luncheon the
Japanese went to the Patterson
Hotel were rooms had been en
gaged for them. After enjoying
a well-earned sleep, they com
■ menced plans for a takeoff for
! Whitehorse, Y. T. Monday morn
j ing.
‘ Weather was adverse for the
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Geo. S. Maynard
Died at Portland
Sun. Aug. 27th
PORTLAND. Ore.. Aug. 27, —
George S. Maynard, 59, publish
er of the Nome Nugget died to
day following a tonsillectomy.
He is survived by a widow and
son and daughter at Nome. Geo.
Maynard was here visiting his
brother-in-law. He has been pub
lisher of the Nome Nugget for
tht past thirty years.
Portland. Ore. Aug 27, 1939.
Russell Mayiard, Nome.
Your father’s tonsils were re
moved on 24th, complications set
in on 26th everything possible
done. Passed away on 27th at
4:05 A M. Am making arrange
ments for funeral services to be
held upon your answer of instruc
tions. Answer immediately in re
gards to funeral services.
| John Schafer
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Fairbanks, Aug. 28, 1939
;'Nome Nugget, Nome ^
( Sincere regrets deepest sympathy
, your great loss from News-Miner
| and Alaska Miner staffs. Alaka
will mourn passing of one her
i ablest most esteemed pioneer
| builders.
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Seaittle, Aug. 27, 1939.
Maynard. Nome, Alaska.
Condolences of Associated Press
your great loss. Inform us any
assistance we can give you con
nection coverage Japanese flight.
Associated Press
Miss Mildred Maynard was an.
outgoing passener aboard the S
S. Denali for Seattle, when the
vessel left port Monday.
She will proceed to Portland,
and arrange for transportation of
the body of her father George S
Maynard back to Nome, where
funeral services and burial will
be held.. She is expected to re
turn with the remains on the
September sailing.
flight Monday and the takeoff
was not made until 7:21 am
Tuesday.
The plane circled Fairbanks
about noon Tuesday and contin
ued on its way ot Whitehorse.
After proceeding only a hun
dred miles or so from Fairbanks,
the Japanese plane encountered
bad weather and returned to
Fairbanks, staying overnight.
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 29, — Th«
Japanese plane returned here tio-f
day abandoning its Whitehorse
hop art Tanana Crossing because
of bad weaither. They are spend
ing the night here, and changing
their plans. Will now fly direct
ly to Prince George. The plane
had been in the air five hours
today.
The fliers were not received
by any' official reception due to
! ceremonies being conducted for
Premier Pattulo of British Colt
i urnbia, Congressman Wallgren
and others.
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 30, — The
! Japanese plane took off at 10:50
PST today bound for Whitehorse
| after a reversal of plans to fly
to Prince George.