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VOL. 42. No. 3G. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, March 22, 1940 Price per copy 15#
Britain, Germany Issue Conflicting Reports Sinkings
Japan Announces She Will Not Hinder Germany
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*" Three American Correspondents
Report No Great Damage Rone
By British Raiders Sylt Island
HORNUM, Island of Sylt, Mar.
21 (By Alvin Steinkopf)—Three
American correspondents who
travelled to this British raided air
base saw evidence tonight of the
six-hour bombing of Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning.
such as the infirmary on which a
direct hit was scored but there is j
no great damage. They saw no j
damage to the strategic little rail j
way which is Sylt’s lifeline.
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Fighting in Air
And Land Lulls J
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UNDATED, March 22 (/P) — A
hush on Good Friday hung over
Europe’s belligerent nations with
a Lull in fighting on land and air
but continued wa>.ale at sea.
The British Admiralty announc
ed that the 4900-ton German mer
> chantman Heddemheim was
sunk at midnight toy a British
submarine off the Danish coast.
One of the crew was taken
aboard the submarine. The Dan
ish coast guard rescued the oth
ers.
France’s new premier Reynaud
went before Parliament for a
vote of confidence for his “push
the oar” cabinet. Despite clamor
for a more compact group it con
tains 23 members, three more
than Daladier’s.
British citizens, even munitions
plant employes got a holiday and
found many heading for rural
and seaside retreats. In Germany
offices and stores closed and the
German high command announc
ed that 32,694 tons of “enemy
merchant ships and neutral ships
useful to the enemy” were sunk
in three days.
Finland’s President Kallia de
creed that the March 12 peace
treaty was formally in effect fol
lowing an exchange of ratifica
tions.
Finns Compelled
Accept Changes
In Boundaries
—
STOCKHOLM, March 21 (/P)—
The newspaper Tedningen, in a
dispatch datelined Moscow said
that the Finns had been compell
ed to accept several alterations in
the boundaries as originally out
lined in the peace treaty with
Russia. The new ones would pene
trate Finland further.
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^ Broken remains of the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee
(above) were sold to a Montevideo firm by the Nazi government.
Picture shows the hulk of the Graf on the day of her sale for an
unannounced price. The Graf Spee was scuttled after being trapped
by three British cruisers.
Germans Report Sinking Nine
\essels Totaling 42,000 Tons Bv
Airplane Attacks In One Day
UNDATED, March 21 UP) —
Paul Reynaud, hard headed fin
ancial expert, formed a new
“fight to victory” government.
Supported by both right and left
wing political parties he took
both the premiership and the for
eign ministry portfolio himself
and won broader political sup
port than the former chieftain,
Eduard Daladier.
The British air ministry an
nounced that a lone German
plane appeared over the Shetland
Islands.
Elation spread over the coun
try over the Sylt airbase raids.
It was reportedly likely that at
tacks on the closely guarded Ger
man submarine bases in the Bal
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tic are next on the program.
The German high command an
nounced that nine navy and mer
chantmen totalling 42.000 tons
were sunk yesterday by air at
tacks on a British convoy off of
Scapa Flow. The British said
only three small neutral ships
were damaged, one being aban-,
dened early today. However, j
they repci ted the sinking of two
Danish vessels with an apparent
loss of 30 of the crewmen off of,
Scotland, without telling the
cause.
Four German airmen were res
cued in the North Sea by a Neth
erlands trawler, from their plane
which had been shot clown.
Japan Will Not
Put Obstacles In
Germany’s Way
TOKYO, March 22 (JP) — For
eign minister Hachiro told the
Diet that “Japan will not put any
obstacles in Germany’s way by
joining hands either with Britain
or America” during the European
war. He added tha Japan was
“certain” of the ultimate outcome
but declared the matter too deli
cate to explain further. Supple
menting his remarks, Naval Min
ister Admiral Yoshiba asserted
“We are going to dispose of the
China incident with our eyes
wide open to the world situa
tion.”
British Fighting Plane
Brought Down In Flames
AMSTERDAM, March 22 (/P)—
A British fighting plane crashed
in flames in Netherlands terri
tory near Lobith after an air bat
tie with German planes near the
point where the River Rhine en
ters Holland from Germany. All
the crew were believed killed.
TERRIFIC STORM REPORTED
AT ANTARCTICA BY BYRD
WASHINGTON, March—Heavy
winds continued to prevent Ad
miral Byrd’s South Polar expedi
tion from establishing an east
base. In a report to the navy de
partment the Antarctic leader
said the winds roared down gla
ciers from the high shore moun
tains to strike the expedition
ships with gale force.
The two vessels North Star
Bear are riding out the gale in
the lee of two small islands. Both
engines and anchors are often us
ed to keep the ships from drift
ing.
East base leader Black explor
ed the north island just before
the strong wind began battering
the vessels. He reported that the
island would be a suitable base
for winter operations.
Income Taxes Cain
33 1-3 Percent
WASHINGTON, March 21 i/P)
— Treasury Secretary Morgen
thau said that preliminary esti
mates of the annual income tax
collections are running 31 and
two-tenths percent ahead of last
year, “comfortably ahead” of
President Roosevelt’s budget es
timate. Telegraphic reports from
regional offices showed $621,000,
000 paid in for the first twenty
days in March. Ask-d whether he
still favored the new’ taxes, de
spite comments of leading con
gressmen that higher collections
would make them unnecessary,
Le said “I stand on the Presi
dent’s message until he changes
it.” He said he had no reason to
believe that Roosevelt will with
draw his request for new taxis.
BYRD PLANE SWUNG ASHORE IN ANTARCTIC CAMP
It was a “chilly” day in the Antarctic when the Byrd expedition set foot on an iee ledge and be
gan the task of establishing a r '• f' '■ (*• • expedition party is shows swinging th ■ Condor
plane from the ship to the ice while their Eskimo dogs take it easy. (Official V. S. An' :i r
vice picture from the Associated Ihes
Trawler Captain Reports Striking
Large Metal Object in North Sea
Believed to Have Been Submarine
LONDON, March 22 </Pi — 13
British or neutral ships were
sunk or damaged in the past 3
days as r.o letup in the sea war
fare included 6 Danish merchant
men among them, the 3200-ton
Christiansborg was torpedoed
without warning and the 1200
ton Charkow was sunk off the
Scottish east coast. The fate of
bath crews was unknown.
The 1600-ton motorship Algier
was torpedoed and four of the
crew lost off the British north
ern coast and the Norwegian Er
irind and Lindoe were both dam
aged from the air ad limped in
to ports.
The skipper of the Aberdeen
trawler, Star of Peace, reported
he believed he struck a submar
ine and sunk it in the North Sea
last night. He said the trawler
“hit a large metal object” but
found no wreckage when he cir
cled the spot.
Minister to Canada Is
Publiey Rebuked by Hull
WASHINGTON, March 22 m
■Cron well. Minister to Canada,
h ; band . f Doris Duke, .world's
i g:rl, was publicly rebuk
i y Sc jretary Hull for a strong
i-C.rmany pro-ally speech at
Toronto. Hull dispatched him a
telegram saying he violated “his
standing instructions and was
likely to disturb relations be
tween this country and other gov
ernments” and asked him not to
do it again. There was a tempest
of congressional criticism.
Believe A1 Capone Now
Living Palm Island Estate
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., March 21
■Vi — Much activity with lights
b /. : g t;-.>•( . gh th. right led to
the b. liel ti at A1 C pone might
b behind shel • ring walls of
his lu....ir .• • Palm Island estate
kept f r . for a decade. The
Miami H 1 quoted an unnam- j
el s arc: . saying he returned
and h: J d sappeared from the
.ipied sin-1
ce January 8th.
Alaska Plane Crashes
Killing All Occupants
ANCHORAGE, March 21 </P>—
a plane piloted by a man by the
name of Larson evidently crash
ed and killed he and his passen
ger, a man named Earl Kimball
of Chicago. Meagre details said
officials had flown to the scene of
the crash, but no report was
forthcoming. Larson’s home was
at Deer Park, Washington, and
his parents were Mr. and Mrs.
Erick Larson who live there. It
was also rumored that Walter
Jackinsky of Ninilchik was a pas
senger at the time.
Premier Rcynaud Receives
Minority Vote Confidence
PARIS. March 22 (IP) — Rey
naud received a minority vote of
confidence in i s first appearance
before Parliament —269 for, and
156 against, 110 not voting.
NOTICE
Ladies Aid Easter Food Sale.
Saturday, .March 21rd, 10 am to
4 pm, at Lehman’s Store.