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VOL. 46—No. 63. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1944. PER COPY—lie.
BIG FOUR MEET
SCHEDULED TO
BE HELD SOON
—WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 31. j
—(AP)—The United States is
prepared to put forth in the forth
coming Big Four mee'ing here to
plan International Security Or-1
ganization, patterned after the
League of Nations, providing a
consultative formula for the use
of force to suppress war.
By this formula each nation
retains final authority over its
own military forces, troops, planes
and ships, and will assign no di
rect power over them to the In
ternational Agency.
The International Agency, after
consultation among its members,
could recommend but not order
a member nation to use its troops
for international police duty, and
* the only binding commitment is
this vital point, one which is in
effect aiready, was made at Mos
cow in the 4-point declaration.
No participating country will
use its forces on foreign territory,
except in accordance with decis
ions made by the International
Agency.
The “maintain peace” program,
covering five main points, will go
before the representatives of
Russia, Britain and China, here
this summer, at the start of in
^ formal discussions to which these
governments were invited yester
day by Secre'ary of State Cordell
Hull.
The conferees will be either
foreign secretaries of the four
powers, Eden, Molotov, Soong and
Hull, or their undersecretaries.
The President discussed the
American proposal briefly in his
news conference yesterday, and
called it “The first draft, sub
ject to great changes, and vast
improvements.”
“It fits in,” the President add
ed, “with the American aim to
work with the rest of the world
# wi'hout in any way detracting
from the United States indepen
dence.”
President Roosevelt also made
plain in his talks that three pow
ers may be modified or merged
into a single conference plan,
and if agreed upon, would be a
basis for further in'ernational
action toward creating a league.
It is the intention of the White
House not to make the plan pub
lic until after the Big Four meet
ing.
Predicts “Century
of Polar Aviation
O’er Top of World”
MOSCOW. May 31.—<AP>—A
writer for the Red Star, a Soviet
Army journal, is predicting “A
Century of Polar Aviation”, and
communications across the top of
the world.
The article leaves the impres
sion that collaboration between
the United Nations will lead to
post-war cooperation in interna
tional aerial transportation.
The writer said: “Great prog
ress is going to be made in ex-j
ploitation of northern routes, and
in this connection Canada, Nor
way, and Iceland will be of great'
importance, not to mention the
great significance of the northern
districts of our own country.” i
*In conclusion, he added:
“A great role will be played by
the Siberian Airline, which con
Jt nects Europe with the Far East,
and the Pacific coasts.”
Take A Tip From History, Hitler:
Don’t Put Your Faith In Walls!
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It couldn't keep Germans out of France . . . Allies say it can't keep them out of Europe.
JAPS ADVANCE
IN DRIVE ON
CHINESE CITY
CHUNGKING, May 31.—(AP>
—Throwing in reinforcements in
the drive on Changsha, ‘he Japs
made headway toward the thrice
ravaged provincial capital, and
were making progress down the
trackless stretches of the Canton
Hankow railway for 11 miles.
South of Tungcheng, in Hupeh
Province, *he Japs yesterday cap
tured Kuingan, which served as
one of the bases in the drive on
Changteh last year.
The Japanese offensives are
aimed at dividing China into two
halves, eastern and western, P.
H. Chang, counsellor of the exec
utive council, said in a press con
ference, emphasizing the situation
as “indeed grave.”
Jap offensives seek control of
the Canton-Hankow trunk line
and to destroy or occupy the
newly built airbases to forestall
future American invasion along
China’s southern coast.
A communique from General
Stillwell’s headquarters, said the
14th Air Force fighters were at
tacking enemy concentrations yes
terday on all of China’s battle
areas.
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Weather Proves
Hot For Flyers
LONDON, May 31.—(API—Fly
ing weather was so hot today, the
British tactical air force ground
crews had to pour water on the
metal plane bodies in order to
handle them.
Pilots who were flying with the
minimum of clothing were burn
ed by the metal fittings in the
planes.
Says Kimmel
Trial Should
Be Delayed
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 31.’
—'AP>—Secretary of the Navy
James V. Forrestal, today express
ed his oersonal opposition in the
court martial of Admiral Kimmel,
on charges of negligence in the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
His sta'ement in the news con
ference came while congressional
committees were considering a
resolution to set September 8, as
the deadline for the court martial.
Forrestal said, “It seems quite
clear that during the war, and1
particularly its immediate phase,
I personally would not favor con
ducting such a trial.”
Bricker Favors
-
Immediate Balance
Of U. S. Burget
—
HARRISBURG, Pa.. May 31.— ■
<AP>—Governor Bricker of Ohio,
called for a balanced federal bud
get “at the earliest possible date”,
in a prepared address at the
Council of Governors’ meeting.
Bricker asserted: “The nation
that builds its house on the shift
ing sands of deficit, cannot be a
powerful influence in world af
fairs.”
“The United States must be
powerful and strong to help solve
the problems of currency, cred
its, air rights, markets and in
ternational trade, in the post
war period,” the governor said,
and added: “So long as the world i
is inflicted with discriminatory I
trade agreements, quotas, cartels,
exchange wars, barter systems
and the like, there can be no as
surance of an enduring peace.”
ADVANCE TO
POINT 14 MILES
SOUTH OF ROME
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, May 31— <AP)—British
troops have advanced to a point
just south of coastal Pescarella
Nuova, 14 miles south of Rome.
The German radio said drama
tic street fighting was in progress
inside Velletri, the Alban
Hills road junction, IS miles from
Rome.
Along the meandering 75-mile
front from Valamontone to Atina
in the region north of Cassino, the
Eighth Army advanced swiftly
against the rear-guard action of
the withdrawing German forces,
taking several towns.
But in the critical area on the.
Rome line, 16 to 20 miles south
of the ancient capital, enemy de
fenses are stubborn and skilled
along the 25-mile battle zone,
stretching from Valamontone
around the southern slopes of the]
Alban hills to Campo Iemini.
At some points west of Vellet
ri, the allies are within six miles
of the Pope’s summer home, the
Cas*el Gondolf®.
The Germans have massed in-;
fantry, guns, tanks and flame
throwers and scattered mines to
profusion, in a do or die attempt
to check the allied break-through
of their long-established steel and
stone fortifications.
The Berlin radio said German
troops had taken positions in the
north part of the city of 20,000
population, and the increased
enemy fire showed the Germans
intend to hold off the allies until
the bulk of the troops could be
extricated from the difficult posi-1
tions in the mountains between
Frosinone and Valamontone.
NAZIS BREAK
6-WEEK LILL
IN ACTIVITY
LONDON, May 31.—<AP>—Ger
man forces have broken the six-1
vveeks’ lull on the eastern front
by making a small dent in the
Russian lines north of Iasi, in!
Rumania.
A Moscow- communique said the
Nazis have opened an attack,
with large forces of tanks and in
fantry, but succeeded in making
only “an insignificant wedge in
our defenses at a cost of heavy
losses in men and materials.”
Although German attacks were
described as sharp, in ‘he dis
patch. Eddie Gilmore, AP corres
pondent in Moscow, said:
“The attack appears to be an
attempt to upset the concentra
tions of Russian troops raher
than tjhe beginning of a real
enemy offensive, but it is still too
early to estimate its full signifi
cance.”
las: is about 180 miles above
the Ploesti oil fields, and the
Germans have claimed that ‘he
Red Army has been massing its
forces for a drive on that source
of Germany’s fuel supply.
Moscow also reported fighting
northwest of Vitebsk in White
Russia, declaring ‘hat the Red
Army troops had beaten back a
German drive, killing over 400 of
the attackers.
Territorial Guard
Unit Here Stages
Memorial Sen iee
At an impressive military cere
mony, staged in the High School
Gymnasium, of this ci'y, the
Alaska Territorial Guard. Nome
unit, under the command of Ma
jor Lester Bronson, staged a fit
ting Memorial Day service in
honor of the military dead of our
nation.
Chaplain Fa'her Anabel. acted
as master of ceremonies for the
occasion, delivering an address
which held the audience spell
bound throughout its duration.
Rev. Vernon L. Booker, pastor
of the Federated Church ot Nome,
chose fitting remarks for his part
of the affair. “He Is Known but t®
God,” was the theme for his stir
ring tribute and remarks of
those who died that we might
live.
A firing squad fired three vol-,
leys over the Unknown Soldier’s
“grave” ending the impressive
occasion.
Major Bronson wishes to re
mind all the non-commissioned of
ficers of the scheduled meeting to
be held at 1900 hours in the arm
ory. All such officers are request
ed to be in attendance at this
time.
Radio Stations
Off Air On Alert
LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 31.
(AP»—Radio stations in the Los
Angeles area were ordered off the
air for a brief time yesterday, by
the Fourth Army Interceptor
Command.
According to a spokesman of
the organization, the order was
issued due to the approach of an
unidentified target.
Broadcasting was resumed after
the short period of shut-down.
3500 INVADING
l. S. PLANES
\ID IN ATTACK
LONDON. May 31.—(AP>—%
3500 invading American planes
were striking from Britain and
Italy for the third consecutive
day and bombed the Rumanian
oil refineries at Ploesti and four
German rail yards, tunnelling
traffic, and also incessantly at
tacked the French coast and the
enemy base airport at the old
Maginot Line, an air base near
Mulhouse, just north of Switzer
land, rail yards at Hamm. Osna
bruck. Schwerte, 10 miles south
east of Dortmund, and Soest, 15
miles sou'heast of Hamm.
The attacks were carried out
by more than 1000 U. S. Heavies,
escorted by swarms of Mustangs
andLightnings.
The damage enveloped at least
one of the refineries at Ploesti,
35 miles nor'h of Bucharest, while
clouds obscured full results.
A number of German intercept
ors and much flak was encoun
tered by the wave after wave ot
U. S. bombers, which attacked
again and again the French in
vasion coast.
The RAF night at‘acks concen
trated on military installations
along the coast, but Mosquito
bombers penetrated deeper into
Germany to blast the chemical
center of Leverkusen
Not a single plane was lost in
the operations, which included
mine-laying in enemy wafers.
AMERICANS
DEFEAT JAPS
IN TANK BATTLE
ADVANCED ALLIED HEAD
QUARTERS IN NEW GUINEA,
May 31.—<AP»—Today's commun
ique s'ated that the American
troops in the Biak area defeated
the Japanese in the first tank
battle of the Pacific war, in a
bloody fight for Biak airdrome.
General MacArthur announced
that the Japanese had opened un
with the tanks in an effort to stop
the advancing Yanks at Mokmer
airdrome, and suffered the loss
of at least eight tanks and heavy
losses inflicted on other Jap
units.
Meanwhile, another Japanese
counterattack was repulsed 200
miles to the southeast, where the
Americans were fighting to gain
the incomplete Maffin airfield
near Sarmi. i
In the Hollandia area the Yanks
went ashore 10 miles west of Tan
ahmerah Bay to cut off the coast
al escape routes of isolated groups
of enemy troops.
Army Mitchell and Boston
bombers swept in low, in an at
tack supporting the troops around
Biak, cannonading Japanese tanks
and gun positions.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP
AGENT RETURNS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fairweather
arrived Tuesday via the Alaska
Airlines. Mr. Fairweather is local
agent for the Alaska Steamship
Company and will re-open the
Nome office.
ATTENTION. ODD FELLOWS!
The regular meeting o! the
Odd Fellows will be held Fri
day, June 2nd. at 8:00 p. m..
at the home of Brother Stan
ley Morgan.
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