Destroy Nazi Raider
In South Atlantic
LONDON, Dec. 6 </P) —The Ad
miralty announced tonight that
the cruiser Dorsetshire caught
and sunk a German commerce
raider in the South Atlantic. It
was said the raider tried to es
cape, leaving behind five boats
laden with oil and provision
which were observed alongside
her. Because of the feared pres
ence of submarines, the Dorset
shire was unable to pick up the
survivors.
The 9,900-ton Dorsetshire was
cited by an Admiralty communi
que on May 27. when it was
credited with firing the final 3
torpedoes which sank the battle
ship Bismark.
The communique said the raid
er was a converted merchantman
of about 10.000-tons.
Germans Report New
Gains Near Moscow
BERLIN. Dec. 6 (JP) — Military
di patches reported new gains in
a thrust east of Relkursk mid
way between the Moscow front
and the Soviet drive in the Don
ets Basin. It was said that five
towns were captured 63 miles
ea :t of Orel.
Cabinet Called To
Special Session
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 (JP) —
President Roosevelt decided after
Japan's attack, to call an extra
ordinary session of the cabinet
for tonight and have congres
sional leaders of both parties
join the conference.
All leaves in the Army and
Navy were cancelled.
CHINESE SENTIMENT S—Identified by the shopkeeper
as a symbol of the spirit of China in the war against Japan, this
all-metal figure seems about to spear a serpent lifting its head
against » "rising sun" background in a window display at Hong
kong. The occasion for display was the Oct. 10 celebration of
Chinese independence day.
THE DAY’S SCALES-Though planes and long-range
guns have altered methods of battle, ancient walls are still to be
found in China, which explains this wall-scaling practice by mem
bers of the Imperial regiment in Tokyo, Japan.
Recall All Men
To Singapore
UNTMT^D. D--.fi .Pi— Tn the
Far Fast. Gr°a*. B’o'Tn sud ' civ
recalled 31 ’ her fighting men to
no ‘s a' Singapore, as the Far
East cr:sis hung in a delicate
balance. A Pritish broadcast re
ported that Australia arranged to
send tank troops to help defend
the Du*"h East Indies in the ev
ent of war. Officers and men in
al1 services ef the fleet, air, and
armv were told to report im
mediately to Singapore, complet
ing a s'ate of readiness in the
‘Gibraltar of the Orient.” No ox
planation was given for the sud
den new emergency.
Simultaneously a'l non-Britons
were forbidden to leave British
Malaya without special govern
ment permi«ion. Japs awaiting to
sail for Thailand were forced to
disembark and their baggage was
brought ashore.
At Manila, the government ask
ed the immediate oxacuation of
all “non-essential" civilians there
and in other areas and the Com
monwealth cabinet indicated that
compulsory evacuation might fol
low.
The Jap press sharpened its
hostility to the United S'ates, the
prominent newspaper Kokumin
declaring in the event of “Am
erican aggression, a billion peo
p'e in East Asia would become
bombs” against Britain and the
United States.
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MASK BALL SATURDAY
NIGHT HUGE SUCCESS
The O ld Fellows and Rt bekahs
Building Association Mask Ball
which was held last Saturday
night proved to be the most suc
cessful event since the big fire.
A very large number of mask
ers filled the floor which made it
difficult to arrange the order of
marching for the grand march.
The ba’eony was .overfilled
with spectators. The judges are
to be congratulated in their ex
cellent display of judgement in
selecting the winners. On ac
count of space the winner will be
announced in our Wednesday is
sue.
The two door prizes were
drawn at midnight and were No.
573 A and 282. Mr. Bob Omak
held No. 282 and was awarded
the $5. No.. 573 A. which desig
nates that it is an army ticket,
has not been turned over. The
Mask Ball Committee will hold
this number open for one week
to claim this $10 prize. If not
claimed it is very probably that
another drawing will be held to
determine the winner for the
first door prize.
Toys, Books and Games
At Lehmann’s
’ SOURDOUGH"
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
Pacific Coast
Becomes New
Scene of Baltic
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 7 i/P>
- The Pac fir seaboard from Al
aska to the Panama Canal is un
der the grim, tense grip of war
reality as the Japanese thrust at
the Hawaiian s and? threw the
entire Pacific into the battle
area.
Generals an I admirals declar
ed that the war declaration by
Trkyo found the Pacific army
and navy bases on a war foot
ing. and all men cal ed to their
posts and blackouts ordered at
Army and Navy stations in Al
a^kaand the P..nal Canal Zone. ,
Sitka and San Franci-co declar
ed a state of emergency. Los An
ge os. air raid listening devices
went into action and all recruit
in™ offices for the marines were
or I red op i 24 hours d: ilv. and
all quotas on enlistments 1 if* ri.
The customs department can
cel ed all departures permits for
vessels.
Fresh Buttermilk at Bolct’s
BASKETBALL NOTICE
Subject to the national emer
gency. all Army leaves are can
celled and tlie basketball league
will be di* continued until fur
ther notice.
POSSIBLE JAPANESE MOVES SEEN
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JAPANV
OOCHOW
Observers in Shanghai believed the Japanese, reported concentrat
ing at Hainan, were planning a move into French Indo-China. Far
Eastern experts in Washington believed Japan’s reported new de
mands on Indo-China were based on determination to place Jap
aese forces within striking distance of Singapore and the Dutch
East Indies and that a move into Indo-China would also put them
in position for a blow at China’s Burma road supply-line. Arrows
indicate these possible objectives; shading, Japanese penetration
of China.
BRITISH WOMEN TRAIN FOR AMAZON ARMY
British women volunteers receive rifle instruction as part of an "Amazon Army" for home defense
which is be:,ng recruited to carry out Prime Mini "r Chiu . HI V veals to fight in streets and hills
and never give in if England is invaded. Picture we■ cabled firm London to New York.
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PLENTY OF POWER ON THE FIRING LIN E—Guns used to test smokeless powder produced by Hercules company
at the new Radford, Va., plant come in assorted sizes. Right to left; 37 mm. infantry gun; 37 mm. anti-tank gun; 75 mm. field gun; 105
mm. howitzer; 155 mm. howitzer; 155 mm. field piece. Illustrative of firing technique is this: 155 mm. field gun, whose 30-pound charge
can project shell 24 miles, in tests fires 95-pound metal slug into tunnel. Wire screen through which slug travels records velocity.
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