VOL. 46.—No. 96._•_NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY. AUGUST 18, 1944_PER COPY—15c.
HITLER URGED
TO WITHDRAW
FROM FRANCE
LONDON, Aug. 18.-—(AP>—
Newspapers here printed German
frontline reports which have been
received, saying that Hitler’s high
•>st advisers urged him to with
draw his troops from all of
France within the next four
weeks, or risk destruction of
most of his forces.
The German news agency, DNB,
acknowledged that Germany had
lost the battle of Normandy by
saying: “German forces are re
treating from the swift Allied
troops, who are trying to gain
new positions to outflank and
even encircle them.”
^ Meanwhile, secrecy again has
shrouded General Patton’s latest
maneuvers, but there are indica
made toward Paris. His forces are
again cutting behind the Germans
in conjunction with the pincers
movement of the British and Can
adian drives.
A Swiss newspaper said 30.000
German troops are fortifying Pa
ris for a pitched battle.
4*VON AULOCK
SURRENDERS
LONDON, Aug. 18.—(AP)—The
"mad” Colonel Andreas von Au
lock surrendered St. Malo, the
Nazi citadel in North Brittany,
after holding out for 11 days un
der heavy American fire, it was
reported today.
Allied headquarters did not in
dicate that he was captured.
The German high command said
the commander messaged that the
^fortress fell because of lack of
food and the fortifications were
reduced to rubble.
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FDR TO TALK
WITH WINSTON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 18.
—(UP)—President Roosevelt told
a press conference that he had !
rather a general understanding
with Russia and Britain that ,
Germany will be occupied re-j
gardless of how and when the j
Nazis give up.
The President expressed the be- j
lief that it will be just as easy
to reach an agreement with China
r4fc»rding the occupation of Ja-|
pan.
Roosevelt said: “It is certain
that I will again confer with
^Jhrime Minister Churchill, but I
cannot say just when.”
LEHMANN’S
STORE SOLD
The Northern Commercial Com
pany has purchased Lehmann’s
Store, and all real estate and
property owned by that firm, it
has been announced today, by Mr.
Lehmann.
Edgar Clausen, general super
intendent of the Northern Com
mercial stores in Alaska, and lo
cated at Fairbanks, is in Nome
today concluding the deal for his
company. Consummation of the
purchase will take place about
September 15th.
Mr. Clausen, in commenting on
the purchase, said, “The Northern
Commercial Company sincerely
hopes for the continued good will
of Mr. Lehmann’s customers.”
Lehmann’s Store was establish
ed in Nome on the Sand-Spit in
June of 1900. and has continuously
operated under that name to date,
and according to Thorulf Leh
mann, its founder, it is the oldest
firm name in Nome.
The Northern Commercial Com
pony is one of the oldest firms
in Alaska, and has grown to be
one of the largest, if not the lar
gest in the Territory.
Mr. Clausen, at present, makes
his headquarters in Fairbanks.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug.
18.—(AP>—Legislation broadening
the Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration authority to make loans
to encourage mining, was propos
ed in the Senate by ames E. Mur
ray of Butte, Mont., Carl Hayden,
of Phoenix, Ariz., and James C.
Schrugham of Reno, Nevada.
The amendment would permit
the R. F. C. to make loans for de
velopment of mineral resources
whenever it deems it advantag
eous to national security or econ
omy.
The present law requires that
it be made only if required by
aids to war effort.
MRS. SASSEEN ARRIVES
HERE TO MAKE HOME
Mrs. M. W. Sasseen and child:
were recent arrivals in Nome,!
and plan to make a home in
Nome, for Pilot Sasseen, well-!
known in the Second Division
for many years. Sass Sasseen is
iow with the Air Rescue Service.
,1
mal v.'cildin? * i^y r*j*r>h*>
signed this fulie snood 1
with flowers. Oiga Tritt re
signed the diamond flower ear
clips,.the matching iavalier v.uth
pear-shaped center diamond, a, ul
marquise-eut engagement ri-.g.
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REPORTED TO
ROME. Aug. 18—<APi—Enemy
resistance in southern France is
officially reported as crumbling
before the United States Seventh
Army, which is now consolidated
on the Riviera, with known as
sault casualties at less than 300.
General Patches' forces struck
inland through the Maritime Alps
valleys, and spread out 50 airline
miles along the coast to the east
and west, to within 10 miles ofj
Toulon, and six miles from Can
nes. |
Germans reported fresh allied j
landings on both sides of Toulon.
today, and the fall of the town
to the invading forces is expect
ed soon. i
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PTARMIGAN SEASON TO
OPEN SEPTEMBER FIRST
With the limit for a daily “bag”
set at 10 ptarmigan, Norvin j
Lewis, deputy game warden an- j
nounces ptarmigan season will:
open September 1st and continue
through until January 31. A tele
gram received by Mr. Lewis from
the Juneau office of the Wildlife j
and Game commission points out j
the daily bag limit and the season j
dates will be enforced rigidly.:
Those unacquainted with the laws i
regulating ptarmigan should con- j
suit Warden Lewis if in doubt, j
INVASION OF
SOUTH FRANCE
CALLED OKAY
ROME. Aug. 18.—(AP)—The ,
southern France situation is go
ing so well that headquarters has
been able to divert many heavy
bombers to Balkan targets.
Headquarters also announced
the Nazi command had entrusted
the defense of the invasion area
to two divisions.
Allied invasion infantry divi
sions have been identified as the|
Third, 35th and the 45th, all Med
iterranean theater veterans.
One of the warships which bom- |
barded the shore fired narly 16,
000 shells of five inches or lar- I
ger during the invasion.
EMMONS NAMED
NEW ALASKA
ARMY HEAD
! HEADQUARTERS, ALASKAN
' DEPARTMENT, Aug. 18.—(AP)—
Lt. Gen Delos Carlton Emmons,
waiian Department of the West
former commander of the Ha
rm Defense Command, it was an
nounced today, is commanding
the Alaskan Department!, succeed
ing Lt. Gen Simon Bolivar Buck
ner. Jr., who has been assigned to
nn unannounced post.
General Emmons has been serv
ing as commander of the Alaskan
Department since June 21st.
Brigadier General Robert M.
Bathur$t, who came here as Gen
eral Emmons’ chief ol staff, serv
ed with him in the Hawaiian
Western Command post.
General Emmons served in
Alaska ns an infantry lieutenant
prior to the last war
Speaking in a press- conference,
he told reporters soon after as
suming command, “We will use
every offensive mans at our com
mand against the enemy. We al
ready have made contact wi4h the
Japanese in the form of bombs
dropped on the Kuriles, but Ja
pan. cannot be defeated by bomb
ing alone, although it will 'do
much to soften the resistance,
however, as it has done in all
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other theaters. -
NEW OFFICE GIRL
FOR HOSPITAL
Mrs .Dorothy Nelson, a recent
arrival in Nome, is the new office i
girl at the Maynard Columbus J
Hospital, succeeding Miss Marie
Riordan, who is enroute to the
States to her home.
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EIFFEL TOMER
IN VIEW OF
U S. TROOPS
LONDON. Aug. 18.—LAP'—
American tanks are cruising at
will as the forces of General Pat
ton is stabbing into the environs
of Paris, beyond Chartres.
The German radio reported the
Sherman tanks were less than 12
miles from 4he city, waging a war
of movement.
Meanwhile. General Montgom
ery’s British and Canadian troops
are rapidly sealing the new trap
on remnants of the German Sev
enth Army, which is estimated as
being reduced below 100.000 men.
While 4he western front is re
ported swinging eastward from
Caen. AP’S correspondent Ed
ward Ball reports the Eiffel Tow
er already in view of the advanc
ed patrols
RO< )SEVELT
SAYS- GERM AM ‘
TO BE OCCUPIED
WASHINGTON. D. C . Aug. 18.
—(AP)—The President, after re
turning to Washing'on from Its
15.000-mile trip in the Pacific
areas, declared that the allied
armies will drive in to occupy
Germany and Japan, even if there
should be a collapse of resistance
short of 'be borders.
This is the first definite asser
tion that Germany and Japan
would not be able to use the al
lies own war goal of “uncondi
tional surrender” 4o keep our
forces out of their homelands
this time.
The President said Germany
would not escape the military oc
cupation she dodged by the arm
istice after the first World War.
The President spoke in a news
conference on returning 4o Wash
ington after his 35 days' absence,
which took him to Hawaii and the
Aleutians, where his ship skirted
wi"hin 900 miles of Japanese ter
ritory.
President Roosevelt plans to
discuss his Pacific tour as soon
as possible, with military lead
ers.
Full tanned by the sun and air,
he appeared in jovial spirits des
pite the five weeks’ travel in dis
mal weather encountered in the
Far North.
The entire output of garnet in
the United States comes from the
Adirondacks region in New York
and New Hampshire.