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VOL. 42. No. 100. NOME. ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUG. 16, 1940 Pr'ce per copT lM
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( Germany Begins Aerial Blitzkreig On Great Britain
Suburbs of London On Fire
As Germans Claim Breaching
Of Defenses Around Capital
UNDATED, Aug. 16 (A5)—Great
fires roared in London's suburbs
►- the German news agency DNB re
ported as waves of Nazi warp lari
es fought a terrific battle with
British ships over the British cap
ibal.
“Everywhere smoke was rising
and everywhere hits of bomb
craters were visible,” the DNB
said in a running account of what
appeared to be the biggest aerial
battle in the history of warfare.
The news agency asserted that
the sky was blackening as waves
^ io<f Nazi bombers and fighters
“breached the air barrier and
cleared the air over London.” If
true, the hearjt of the British
Empire apparently lay at the
mercy of the new waves of dive
bombers which the DNB said
were still streaking across the
Channel. “The wind is driving a
black veil of smoke across the
slums of London’s east end,” the
DNB said.
While cable communications
with London remained oruinously
silent regarding the air raid, dis
patches from Berlin said huge
explosions by Nazi bombs were
observed at Purfleet and Barking,
the British capital’s densely pop
ulated east end. Big gun powder
factories are located in Purfleet.
• Waves At 5-Minute Intervals
UNDATED. Aug. 16 (tP) —
Great waves of Nazi warplanes.
estimated as high as 2500 fight
ers and bombers, twice as many
as yesterday’s aLi-time record as
sault, flashed across the English
coast and bombed ,the island and
Scotland. Cornwall, the Associat
ed Press correspondent in a
southeast coast town, apparently
Dover said he counted 400 planes
from that single point, roaring
across the channel in six waves
at five minute intervals. By mid
afternoon the Germans w’ere re
ported fanning out all over Eng
land in ever increasing numbers.
DNB, the official German news
agency said “numerous waves” of
bombers and fighters are flying
over the Thames high road, sur
passing by far, yesterday’s titan
ic assaults.
Twelve Nazi bombers were re
p rted from London to be head
ing for north central England.
As the battle flared to its height,
they were apparently shot down.
A whole squadron of German
fighting planes reportedly swept
Dover with machine gun bullet :
while others sprayed bullets on
the balloon barrages. Still another
mass flight carried out a three
hour atttck on a south coast town
apparently England’s great ship
ping port of Southhampton. They
were engaged in fierce fighting
by RAF defense planes in a spec
tacular battle.
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FBI Take
Charge Of
Mozee Case
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CLEVELAND, Aug. 15 (/P) —
B. B. Mozee arrived here and join
ed two Cleveland detectives in
vestigating his wife’s mysterious
death in Lake Erie. FBI agents
said his wife’s body will be ex
humed and the husband’s permis
sian is sought for an autopsy.
GENEVA, Ohio, Aug. 16 (JP) —
Coroner Charles Webster said he
expected to discuss this after
noon with Mozee whether an au
topsy should be performed on
the body of his wife in an effort
to clear up her mysterious death.
Mozee said he would permit
the autopsy if the authorities be
ieved it would help solve the
case. Webster and not the doctor
announced he would order one if
Mozee requested such action.
Both the Cleveland police and
the coroner said the FBI have
taken complete charge of the in
vestigaition.
NOTICE FOR BENEFIT
OF TAXPAYERS
SEWARD, Aug. 16—Mr. Sulli
van, Interna! Revenue is leaving
on the North Star tonight head
ing for Nome for a stay of twe
weeks. The North Star is due a!
Nome Aug. 22.
Greek Cruiser
Slink By Un
identified Su!)
ATHENS, Aug. 15 (/P) — The
Greek light cruiser Hei.le, 2115
tons was torpedoed and sunk by
an unidentified submarine while
anchored off Tinos Island harbor
during a religious celebration. An
officer is missing and 29 men
were injured. The sinking came
as Italo-Greek relations worsen
ed. The Greek premier was in an
nil-night conference. Censorship
was clamped on telephone calls
after the sinking was announced.
The Helle was built in an Am
erican yard in 1912. “Jane’s Fight
mg Ships” says it is the second
largest vessel in the Greek navy
and was recently used as a mine
sweeper.
5 Killed in TNT
Plant Explosion
JOPLIN, Missouri, Aug. 16 <JP)
—Five men were killed in an ex
plosion that wrecked a unit of
the Atlas Power plant six miles
east of Joplin in southwestern
Missouri. The plant which em
ployes 400 men is producing near
ly two million pounds of TNT
monthly.
Governor of Alaska Ernest Grueiiing, now in Nome
Gov. Gruelling Advocates Military
Field And National Guard Air
Squadron For The Nome* Area
Governor of Alaska Ernest
Gruening arrived noon today
frc.m Anchorage via CAA plane
piloted by Jack Jeffcrd. Smiling
and affable, Alaska’s flying Gov
ernor stepped from his plane at
Nome airport to be greeted by
the reception committee and a
large group of Nome citizens.
The Governor has been making
a trip over the Territory in
specting our new military and
navaj bases, inaugurating the
formation of National Guard
units in various strategic loca
tions, as well as meeting and
greeting the people of Alaska.
During tne afternoon Gover
nor Gruening was taken fcr a
tour of Nome’s adjacent mining
areas, viewed the mammoth gold
dredges in operation and tonight
at 7:00 p.m. will be the guest of
honor at a dinner given by the
community. Tomorrow evening
a public reception is to be held
at the High School auditorium so
as to afford the Governor the op
portunity of meeting and talking
to the people of Nome and vic
inity.
Nome’s band has been practic
ing for the occasion and will ren
der a number of selections for
the entertainment of the assem
blage.
Tomorrow noon the Northwest
ern Allaska Chamber of Com
merce is giving a luncheon for
Gov. Gruening, and a trip by air
is scheduled as far as Cape
i Prince of Wales, w'hich will give
the Governor the opportunity of
seeing just how close we really
are to Siberia.
Governor Gruening, during the
short period that he has been Al
aska's chief executive, lias been
most active on behalf of the
Territory. He has made several
trips to Washington, D. C., to en
courage and expedite the passage
pf various appropriation mea
sures affecting Alaska’s share in
National Defense. He has appear
ed before different congressional
committee urging the passage of
a number of Delegate Dimond’s
bills and travelled to Ottowa.
Canada, to attend a joint, meeting
jf the Canadian and U. S. Inter
national Highway Commissions
so as to urge the immediate con
struction of the highway con
necting Alaska with the U. S. via
Canada.
Gov. Gruening is now here to
familiarize himself with the prob
hams of this section and has stat
ed that he will advocate that a
military field with a good sized
squadron of Army planes be pLac
ed in this area.
The Governor leaves for Fair
banks via PAA plane on Sunday.
Alaska Attack “Non-Existent”
MOSCOW, Aug. 15 (/P> — A
S >viet campaign to regain Alaska
us “non-existent,” Pravda, the
Communist party organ said in re
gard to reports in America that
A'aska is menaced by attack
from Siberia.
Announces Negotiations Unking
Canada With U. S. Defense of
The Western Hemisphere
WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (/Pi—
N s .nations for the acquisition
cl' naval and air bases from Great
Britain was announced by Presi
dent Roosevelt simultaneously
with th£ disclosure that Ameri
can defense conversations were
under way with Canada linking
both undertakings with the de
fen-e of the American hemi
sph re. The President promptly
coupled his announcement to cau
tion reporters against speculation
th: t they might toe up Britain's
i -quest for overage destroyers.
Persistent questioning brought
no details on either set of nego
tiations.
Prime Minister King of Canada
Released Similar Statement
OTTOWA. Aug. 16 (/P)—Prime
Germans Over
Britain On Fifth
Day Bombing
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UNDATED. Aug. 15 </P) —
While H tier's sky raiders swept
back over England, a sharp new
crisis developed in southeast Eu
rope wit:: the torpedo sinking of
the Greek :• Heile by an
unidentifi submarine and amid
in Greece's cri.-is v. th Italy. Rus
attack on Greece.
In London, Chur kiU told the
House of Commons “.Although
very much str -.ger, the many
dangers of invasion have by no
means passed aw y. He .added
that a small Brit:.-.', f >rce was
driven back by “gre kv superior
Italian forces" from, its position
in North.- : Harr- i.-a, British
Somaliland.
Greece has the guarantee of a
full military allia: ?e w'ith Brit
ain and even had her independ
ence threatened from the Brit
ish standpoint, plunging Greece
into a belligerent role to provide
closer naval and air bases for a
direct attack on Italian. Bulgaria
was aiso invoved.
The Rome radio broadcast a re
port from Moscow that Greece
appealed to Russia to intercede
in Greece’s crisit with Italy. Rus
sia was reportedly asked to pre
vent Bulgaria from seizing on the
Greek-Italian crisis to press de
mands for the cession of Greek
owned Thrace, and also an out
let to the Aegean Sea.
After a night llull, waves of Ger
man bombers returned to attack
Britain for the fifth successive
day, in intensive raids striking at
Folkstone and Lympne, and blast
ing the barrage balloon defense
in the vicinity of Dover. Ten Ger
man planes were officially report
ed as shot down; six over South
1 eastern England; three in a bat
j tie over a Northeastern coast
| town and one over Scotland.
The DNB news agency said the
Minister King, in a statement sim
;lar to that made in Washington
by President Roosevelt said con
versations were in progress be
tween the United States and Can
adian governments looking to
ward the defense of the Ameri
can hemisphere.
Mobilization x\ct
Passed by House
J
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 UP) —
The legislation authorizing Presi
dent Roosevelt to order 396,000
National Guardsmen to be organ
ized and army reservists to ac
tive service, was passed by the
House.
Nazi raiders penetrated the Brit
ish defense without a loss.
RAF Downs Steady Stream
Enemy Planes Over Britain
LONDON, Aug. 15 UP) — Thou
I sand Nazi planes, perhaps even
thousands were loosed upon Brit
ain in the mightiest aerial offen
sive ever known. Tonight Ger
man bombs fell south of London
on the great Croydon airdrome.
Germany reported as well that
her planes fought the British ov
er London's Tilbury Docks. They
struck at Scotland; at vital muni
tion areas in Northern England;
and smashed at the long South
ern Coast all the way from the
Thames estuary, leading to Lon
don, to Land's End, on the far
western frontier. These islands,
the air ministry announced was
where 88 German planes were
destroyed. 19 British fighters
were lost.
Details were said to be lack
ing on the damage caused at
the Croydon airdrome but the at
tack was of such incredible fury
as to make the ceaseless assaults
of the past three days, mere pre
liminaries. There is every indica
tion that the hour for the great
test has come at last.
The Royal Air Force, defend
ing this kingdom from such a
blow that has never been struck
before loosed every turrets! gun
and its fighter force crippled
planes which fell steadily onto
English soil.
The German strategy Ls simple:
While the German fighter- took
on the British Hurrica.no and
Spitfire patrols, miles above the
ground, Nazi bombers 12 to 15
thousand feat up snaked across
the coast in close formation. The
objectives of this unprecedented
raid is everything Britain has
1 and must have to keep fighting;
J shipping ports, and munitions
and industrial plants, above all.
There were reports that the great
J Tyne-Side industrial a d ship
building area on the east coast
near Newcastle was am eng the
areas bombed.
Public Reception for Governor of Alaska Gruening
HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM — SATURDAY, AUG. 17 — 8:30 P. M.