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VOL. 42. No. 84. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, July 10, 1940 Pr ce per copy 194
Asks 4 Billion More Defense Funds
Britain, Italy Both Claim Victory In Naval Battle
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French Fleet In Alexandria
Surrenders To The British
Axis Formulates Plan of Attack1
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UNDATED. July 9 (IP) — The
surrender of the French fleet in
Alexandria to Britain was report
k ed as Rome dispatches disclosed
a purported German-Italiani ag
reement for a three-fold attack
on the British empire. The deci
sion of the French naval author
ities to turn over the French fleet
in Alexandria, leaves the British
free to seek out the Italian navy
in the Mediterranean. The “fu-;
ture engagements" promised by
Prime Minister Churchill last
week came at a time, too, when
it was reported that German
movements hinted at a Nazi at
£ tempt to wrest from Britain, con
trol over the Mediterranean
stronghold of Gibraltar.
,A triple-scheme of attack on
Britain was outlined in Rome by
Virginio Gayda, sometimes1
known as Mussolini’s “mouth-1
pieae.’’ The plan as outlined,
calls for the blockade of the Brit
ish Isles; destruction of Britain’s
empire contacts which might in
cbHa fli'hraltar, Malm and ,*he
Suez Canal; and the defeat of the
British at home and in imperial
territories and at sea. Both It-!
aly and Germany, Gayda said 1
have specific tasks. Of these goals
Italy is assigned to strike in four I
places on land, harry British j
shipping in the Atlantic, Mediter
ranean, Red Sea and Indian Oc
ean, and above all immobilize
Britain’s sea power in the Med
iterranean.
In the meanwhile, the Fiatst
Lord of the Admirlaty A. C.
Alexander revealed that the
new 35,000 ton French battle
ship Richalieu was crippled at
Da.kar, French West Africa, in
a daring raid by a British motor
boat which dropped depth charg
es close under her stern and by
planes which torpedoed her.
Alexander said seven French
capital ships have now “been ac
counted for” since the British
last week served an ultimatum
on the French fleet that it either
surrender or scuttle their ships
to prevent them from falling into
the hands of the axis powers.
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Two empires were engaged in a struggle to keep their life lines
^ intact as Great Britain and Italy clashed in the Red Sea area. Al
lied naval forces closed the Suez Canal (1) to Italian shipping,
the Italian life line to her colonies on the Red Sea. R. A. F. planes
bombed Italian air base at Asmara (2). Italian planes raided Aden
(3) British base in Arabia. Aden is 100 miles from Jibuti and pri
cipal city of French Somaliland (black area). British believed
Allied armada n Mediterranean might clash with Italian fleet near
Italian-held Dodecanese Islands (4) off Turkey.
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Italy And Britain Dispute
Victory of Running Naval
Battle in The Ionian Sea
UNDATED, July 10 (>P) —Italy!
sharply disputed Britainnia's rule
over the seas as both sides claim-!
ed the victory in a violent zig
zag naval battle in the Ionian
Sea, just below the instep of the
Italian boot. While the British
version said the Italian warships
fled “almost immediately’’ be
hind a smoke screen after an It
alian battleship suffered a long
range hit, an Italian communique |
asserted that the British fleet was,
driven off.
The British admiralty, taking
note of “mendacious reports of
ten circulated by the enemy”
quickly retorted that the clash
developed into a chase of the
Italian ships and that there were
no British casuaties. “It must be
assumed that of the Italian naval
forces at least one heavy unit
which suffered damage must
I
have gained the shelter of shore
defenses” the admiralty added.
The Italian communique admit
ted casualties of 29 killed and
69 injured but insisted that the
Italian naval forces sought out j
the British men-of-war to head
off an apparent British plan to at
tack Italian coastal positions, and
succeeded in contacting the en
emy. The Italians said one Brit
ish warship, probably a battle
ship was sunk, while “only one
of ur warships was hit.” They
admitted however the sinking of
the Italian destroyer Zeffiro and
the loss of one submarine.
Italy's cl. im of seeking the in
itiative in the sea battle differed
markedly from the British ac
count which. reported that the
Royal Navy made contact with
the Italian ships and pursued
them in their flight.
Hungary Told
TA V Off
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MUNICH, July 10 (/P) — Hun
garian leaders were told definite
ly by Hitler and the foreign min
| iters of Germany and Italy that
Hungary mustn’t upset the Bal
' kan applecart at this time by
trying “to secure her rights in
Rumania.” Informed German
sources said Premier Paltaleki
and foreign minister Count
Chaky, who came to discuss Hun
gary’s demands that Rumania re
' store at least a part of war-lost
i Transylvania, conferred first
! with foreign minister Von Rib
bentrop and Count Ciano then
were received Iby Hitler.
King Carol Arrests
Chief Iron Guards
BUCHAREST, July 10 i(/P) —
The ministry of propaganda an-j
nouneed the arrest of General Ion
Antone$cu, veteran leader of Ru
mania’s pro-Nazi Iron Guards, as
Carol moved to prevent the Iron j
Guard from wresting control of
the government from him. The
king strove to win the support
of all factions and to quell any
internal threat to his totalitarian1
party and present united front j
against outside danger to Ru-’
mania’s existence.
Germans Downed In Mass Raid
Over England and Channel
LONDON, July 10 iJP) — Ten
German planes were reported
shot down in a great air battle
over England’s southern coast
and English Channel, and involv
ing nearly 150 planes.
An air raid warden, in a south
eastern English port said two
formations of German raiders,
each nearly 50 strong attacked a
convoy of small ships. He believ
ed that one ship was sunk.
Japanese Charge
U. S. Marines Mal
treat Gendarmes
SHANGHAI. July 10 UP) —
The Japanese navy joined with
the army in bitter verbal attacks
*n the United States marine gar
rison at Shanghai, reiterating
charges that Japanese gendarmes
were arrested by marines July 7
and maltreated and the Japanese
military was insulted. Rear Ad
miral Moriji Takeda, command
er of the Japanese naval garri
son told newspaper men of ‘vio
lence and insults inflicted on the
Japanese gendarmes and of bar
bar us acts beyond description."
This view of the swank Malecon, a promenade in Chorillos, Per a. where Peruvian society gath
ered on summer nights, shows t he damage done to the seaside r sort by an earthquake. Damage
was tremendous and the death loll exceeded 30i) in lania and i‘« surrounding cities.
President Asks Additional Four
Billion 040 Million 171 Thousand
Bringing Defense Total 10 Billion
WASHINGTON, July 10 UP)
President Roosevelt asked Con-,
gross *> authorize an additional
four billion 848 million 171 thou
sand d liars for defense in a spec
ial manage, asserting “We will,
no: use our arms in a war of
aggression; we will not send our
men to take part in the European
wars. T e request brought to ap
prox r. u:sly ten billion dollars,
the funds and contract authorize
tions asxcd at this session of con
gre-i; i r land, sea and air arm
aments.
Pr vic-usly the President asked
Congress to vote about five bil
lion. in two catergories. Specific
ally the President requested two
billion on? hundred sixty one mil
lion dollars in a cash appropria
tion and two billion six hundred
eighty six million dollars in con
tract authorizations. The latter
will permit Congress to appro
priate later a like amount.
President Roosevelt declared
“The principal lesson of the
war up to the present time is
•.hat partial defense is inadequate
defense. So this great sum means
a sacrifice ar.d so large a pro
gram means hard work and part
icipation of the whole country in
the total defense of the country,
and this nation through sacri
fice, work and unity, proposes to
remain free.”
Findings On
Rate Increases
Public
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SEATTLE, July 9 (/P) — The
; Alaska Ste.-mship Company’s net
income iron: operations was1
$126,059 during 1939, the smallest
it has be:--, since 1914. the U. S.
Maritime C >m.mission reported
in an exhibit of the files of the
hearing on freight rate increases.
The Commission’s exhibit re
garding the finances of the North
; land -Transportation C mipany,
hows tha* it made a net profit;
I from operations of $121,000 in'
1939. G. M. Carls n, accountant
for the Maritime Commission
compiled the finance exhibits
.vhich also devote many pages of
he survey ‘ > the exact type of
cargo carried by ‘he companies.
miles traveled in Alaska service,
number of passengers carried,
assets and firms
There was ■ such exhibit en
tered for the Alaska Transporta
tion Company . “
al t
L. W. Baker. macaber, claims 1
that the Alaska Steamship Corm
pany gave general testimony yes
terday, telling of the Company's
problems in serving Alaska. Ha
recited statistics showing Alaska
as a huge expanse with seasonal
variations encountered as regards
the number of ports of call. He
asserted his firm ‘ Does alL it can
to encourage and help the indus
tries of Alaska.”
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