U. S. Overseas
Forces Doubled
Says Marshall
iGen. George C. Marshal1 report
ed that American overseas garri
sons had been more than doubled
as a part of an urgent effort to
keep defenses in a state of readi
ness.
Supplementing controverted re
commendations he made that re
strictions be lifted from service
of National Guardsmen and sel
ectees, the Chief of Staff disclos
ed that since the eve of the war:
Overseas garrisons have been
increased from 45,300 to 116.700
troops.
Harbor defenses are manned
now by 46.500 instead of 4.800.
Air Corps tactical squadrons in
the continental United States and
off-shore bases have been inereas
!s ed five-fold in number.
Landing Forces Trained
Two divisions of picked men—
the regular Army’s First and
Third—which have been suppli
ed with more modern arms than
any other such units, have been
trained with the Navy and Marin
cs in landing operations such as
might be demanded of an expedi
ticnary force.
In training this mounting force
on a scale never before attempt
ed in peacetime, General Mar
shal said the objective was pre
paration of units to take the field
oil short notice at existing
strength ready to function effect
ively in combat.”
He said that in revamping the
army in the light of war develop
| ments abroad, that the War De
! partment was alert to “The enor
I mous power of armored units us
I cd in conjunction with accom
panying air power,” but added:
"We do not overlook the fact
that the Army of the United Stat
es differs in one important char
acteristic from the armies of
Europe. Ours must be an all
purpose army as we are in an en
tirely different position from a
European nation which knows
its traditional or potential enem
ies and the terrain over which
it will have to fight.
Wide Field
“We must be prepared to op
erate in the Arctic or in the trop
i ics, in deserts or mountains, and
§S] the elements of our ground fore
| es must be properly balanced to
meet any contingencies.
Our organization must be a bal
anced one with armored, air and
foot elements in proper propor
Ution to provide the maximum
flexibility.”
j WIEN ACTIVITIES
j Aug. 6 — Pilot Sig Wien made
j a trip to Bluff this afternoon
j with express.
jj Pilot Long took freight and
j Andy ^Vitchell to Bluff. Lois Ost
I was a passenger from Bluff to
j Council.
I A trip was made to the Kougar
ok this afternoon with freight.
Trips are scheduled for the
Kougarok, Teller, Pt. Hope and
Fairbank as soon as weather per
fnits.
Just before going to press the
transport Casber, arrived, with
700 tons of government construc
tion supplies
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 646
In the Probate Court of the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Second Division.
In the matter of the Estate of
EDITH J. ELLIS, Deceased,
i Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been appointed
I by the Probate Court for the
Cape Nome Precinct, Territory
of Alaska, Second Division, ad
aninstrator of the Estate of Edith
J. Ellis, Deceased and has quali
fied as such. All persons having
claims against the estate of Edith
J. Ellis, deceased, are required to
present them with the proper
vouchers, within six months
ifrom the date of this notice to
said administrator, at my office,
Ion Front Streeet, in the City of
Nome, Alaska, Cape Nome Pre
cinct.
Date of this notice and its first
publication July 23rd, 1941.
A. Ben Shall it, Administrator
of the Estate of Edith J. Ellis,
Deceased.
—■
MacFadden Says
j
Loyalty — Wars
Greatest Need
! I
(By Bornarr Macfadden
We may condemn the violence
and brutality of war, but there
is one characteristic with which
i; must be closely associated that
is an imperative requirement in
the attainment of life’s most re
splendent treasures.
Every unit in an army must be
a loyal supporter of the principles
for which he is fighting. If other
, wise, there can be no harmonious
efforts. There is no possible
j chance of winning in any cam
! paign under other circumstances.
This characteristic must be main
■ tained almost beyond anything
else.
In the beginning of our nation
al life the slogan “honesty is the
: best policy” helped build our col
' ossal business organizations
which made our nation the weal
thiest in the world, far above any
record made throughout the
world’s history.
But gradua ly this old time
principle has lost its appeal. We
are fast travelling toward a na
tion of smart alecks. We win
| friends that we may take advan
tage of them financial y and oth
erwise. “Do the other fellow be
, fore he does you” is the principle
that is frequently followed.
Loya ty to anything or to any
body is gradually disappearing.
Politicians make promises that
the know they cannot keep. Gov
ernment officials shout about dem
ocracy, and then support the prin
ciples that lead toward the tyran
ny of a dictatorship. Traitor?
i That is the proper name!
But can we build an army on
such a base? It canont be done.
In an army disloyalty is a major
crime. We call them traitors —
those who are guilty — and they
are frequently shot at sunrise.
It may be harsh and brutal, but
I we will have to get back to first
principles if this country is to be
I saved.
If we think we can win this
war without the inspiring, up
lifting force that brings heart
j stirring loyalty, we are proper
subjects for the crazy house.
We must have loyalty in the
army. No matter how much we
i ignore it elsewhere. It is about
[ time for us to begin to consider
1 the worth of this invaluable char
i acteristic throughout every phase
| of our daily lives.
| To be a cheat and a liar may
be attractive to some people.
Such deviation from the straight
and narrow path may bring finan
cial success on some occasions,
but such conscienceless derelicts
do not know the meaning of
heart stirring success. They nev
er possess the happiness that is
associated with a serene soul and
a clear conscience. Their con
science is dulled and deadened.
They are usually so deeply en
gulfed in selfishness and greed!
that soaring in the heights of;
emotional intensity has no mean-!
ing for them. Real, true happi
ness they never enjoy.
With war close at hand the
spirit of loyalty must take its
place among us or we will perish
— go down to a well deserved
state that we often refer to as
oblivion. We must, at least for
the time being, put aside the
domineering influence of the al
mighty dollar. There must a full
and complete recognition of the
paramount necessity for loyal ad
herence to the rules of life which
guide those who believe in the
brotherhood of mankind. No na
tion can long continue to exist
that is ruled largely by deceit
often guided by the selfish inter
est of ambitious manipulators.
We will have to go back to the
first principles. Loyalty! ! We
must have loyalty! We should
have mare of it in business, ev
erywhere throughout this coun
try, but without it in our army
we are doomed to defeat.
George Fielding Elliot, mili
tary expert: “You cannot have
security unles you are prepared
to deal wiht disturbers of the
peace as civil authority deals
with them.”
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Action from the Baltic Sea was reported with the heaviest fighting
in the central sectirs: (1) Russians cfaimed two German planes
; downed at sea and destruction of a German submarine by mines
in the Gulf of Finland; (2) Germans indicated they had thrust to
Bjelaja, but Russians said this salient was smashed. Heavy fight
ing was reported in two other major areas, the Folotsk-Vitebsk
(3) and the Kiev sectors (4). Russians announced air i*aids oki
Ploesti (5), Rumanian oil center.
Arrows mark the course of German drives and Russian counter
blows, with the central sector, where Russians have been report
ed punching from two sides at a German salient, one of the most
active. Germany claimed capture of a Russian air depot in her
Leningrad drive while Russia said the Novograd Volynski sector
was not especially busy, but heavy fighting was reported to the
south in an apparent German push toward Odessa.
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
■ 1
Cloudy and cooler tonight with fresh southwest winds. Thursday
partly cloudy and warmer with light southwest winds.
Data for 24 Hours Ending 1:00 p. m. Today
Highest temp — 54 Lowest temp — 47 Precipitation — T
Total precip this month — .43 Total since Jan. 1, 1941 — 4.04
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
12 Midnight____- 48 96 9W 19 Drizzle
8am____ „ 48 96 SW 12 Drizzle
12:30 p m___- 49 93 SW 16 Cloudy
Tomorrow: Sunrise 3:23 a. m. Sunset 9:50 p. m.
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp — 50 Lowest temp — 38 Precipitation — T
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Russo-German war. Germany reported annihilating an entire Rus
sian divisio around Mogilev. Berlin reports pictured German armies
closing in on Leningrad down the Karelian Isthmus and around
the north end of Lake Peipus (arrows), ad menacing Odessa, in
the south, by drives across the Dniester River (arrows), from Bess
arabia.
WAR ACTION SHIFTS NORTHWARD
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The German High Command reported the capture of Sail (1) in
a drive at Russia in the north, but in the north central sector (2)
Russians, counter-attacking, claimed victories on the front guard
ing Moscow and Leningrad. Here Germans reported aiming a drive
at Tallinn, Estonia. Russians wei>e reported counter-attacking in
the Polotsk-Lepel area. The Red Army said its defense was un
yielding on the Novograd Volynski front.
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