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VOL. 42. No. 21. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEB. 16, 1940 Price per copy 15*
Russian Army Forces Finns Back
PHILADELPHIA TO BE CONV. CITY G. O. P.
Huge Navy Appreciation Measure Passes House
FINNS ADMIT RUSSIANS INFLICT
HEAVY DAMAGES IN 17-DAY
CAMPAIGN IN NORTH j
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UNDATED, Feb 16 </P)— The
ceaseless pressure of the Red
Army’s might weighed heavily
on embattled Finland, as the
Finns admitted that the Russ
ians had occupied the shell shat
tered vilage of Summa, the init
ial objective of the great offen
sive focused on the seaport of
Viipuri which began three days
ago.
The Finns said however that ]
the occupation of Summa repre-1
seated the high watermark of
the invading wave.
The security of the Manner
heim line in southeastern Fin
land remained unimpaired, they
said.
From the other side of the con- j
flict came a contrasting announce]
ment that the Russians had cap
tured fifty three more Finnish
“defensive fortifications’’, mak
ing a total of one hundred and
fifty three claimed taken in the
drive which is now in its sixteen
th day.
The Russians said the Finss are
retreating toward the rear “ab
andoning arms and war mater
ials and suffering grave losses.”
The Red Army said its forces
were driying toward Karnara 4
miles north of Summa and fift
een miles from Viipuri.
While the Finns continued to
minimize, the Russian claims, at
the same time they told of heavy
lasses inflicted by the invaders.
Their plight was indicated in yes
terday's calling up of second
class reserves for service in two
days.
Premier Hansson of Sweden
declared that Finland’s request
“to transport Swedish military
groups to Finland", had been de
clined on the grounds that Swed
en’s position with regard to as
sisting her neighbors had been
unchanged.
Hansson’s statement which was
contained in a communique was
occassioned by reports in the
Stockholm press that Finnish
loaders had informed Sweden:
they must have more help or
face the necessity "of concluding
peace with the Soviets, and that
this matter greatly concerned
Sweden.”
In the Western Front heavy
snowstorms continued with action
reported confined to exchanges
by the artillery divisions.
UNDATED, Feb. 15 (/P> — The
wars in Finland and China are in
pritical phases while the West
ern belligerents centered their
attention on the conflict at sea.
Finland, in her 15th day of a
major battle with Russian on the
Karelian Isthmus front, pinned
her hopes to foreign aid and the
diversion of Soviet attention
from the far north. After admit
ting setbacks in the shell-scar
red Summa sector, new gains
were announced by the Red Arfy
which said that 16 more Finnish
fortifications, making 100 within
a yek were captured with heavy
losses inflicted on the embattled
Finns.
President Kallio of Finland
said they had no choice but to
fight to the last man. He voiced
new hope that effective foreign
aid would be forthcoming.
The Finns reported one Rus
sian division in serious trouble
in the northern Kusno sector, 30
miles within Finland where they
hoped the Red army could be di
verted from pouring its full
strength' against the battered
Mannerheim Line.
Germany and Britain vied in
claims otf qaval successes a»nd
engaged in controversy over at
‘acks on neutral shipping. The
British admiralty counted four
German subs sunk in the past six
days bringing a total of their
claims to fifty for the war.
Authoritative sources said Brit
ain was prepared to offer con
voy protection to all neuitral
shipping as a result of German j
pronouncements of sea warfare, i
DOUBLE TROUBLE
—Not only must Wm. Bloff
(above), west coast labor
leader, answer to Income tax
fraud charges, but Chicago au
thorities seek his return there to
complete unfinished sentence on
• a 1922 pandering conviction.
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ABOARD U S S LANG. Feb.
15 l/P) —President Roosevelt de
clined to deny, in response to a
question, the possibility that he
might contact French, British or j
Italian authorities durinb a trip
on the cijuifser Tuscaloosa, al
though he was advised that the
reporters were expecting the
idea of a sea consultation with
belligerents, to bring a president
ial denial or ‘‘a kick in the
pants.” The President asserted
that he didn’t think he would
comment.
The President remarked at a
press conference that it might
be fair to assume his trip would,
as so often happens, combine his
business with a vacation. This
was not amplified nor did the
President say whether the busi
ness would be a more routine
consideration of the mail.
ARM ¥ TESTS MASS MOVEMENT OF TROOPS BY BOMBING PLANES
In a lest, primarily 10 reveal problems involved in the mass movement of troops by airplane,
some 300 men were moved from Hamilton Field, Ca!if., to March * ,t,d in 38 bombardment planes
Here soldiers are shown at Hamil on Field preparatory to board the big ships. The Wight, out
luicd for a two and one-hall' hoar trip, was considered by army authorities to be equal to a
__month’s journey by men on foot
Son of President
Sues Wife For
Divorce Today
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 (A5)—
James Roosevelt, film executive
and son of the President, filed
suit to divorce Betsy Cushing
Roosevelt. It was said the com
plaint charged desertion.
James Roosevelt and his wife
were married June 4, 1930 at
Brookline, Mass., and separated
November 1, 1938. The complaint
also stated that they had two
children, Sara Delano, 7, and
Kate, 4. Roosevelt asked only
for the divorce and “such other
relief that may seem equitable.”
James Roosevelt, aged 32,
came here a year ago and be
came vice-president of Goldwyn
Films. Within a few weeks ru
mors started that he and his
wife separated. Recently he gave
up the Goldwyn job and form
ed his own company, the Globe
Films, and is now preparing its
first production.
Gives Contracts
Train Workers
For Factories
WASHINGTON Feb 16 </P) —
The War Department announced
the award of $1,200,000 in orders
to 15 manufacturing firms thru
out the United States. The mon
ey wil be used by the companies
to train employees in the manu
facture of war materials.
Picked groups of civilian work
ers will be made experts in the
making of planes gas masks can
non small arms and other mater
ials needed in national defense
programs.
Old Papers For Sale
I fuge Bill Passed
Finance Navy
Activities
WASHINGTON Feb. 16 UP) —
The House of Representatives to
day passed the nine hundred and
sixty five million seven hundred
and seventy two thousand doll
ar Navy Appropriations Bill, but
for the second time in less than;
a year eliminated funds propos
ed for the developing of the Pac-1
ific Ocean island of Guam, into
a fortified base.
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Kaiser Suggests
Everyone Fight
Soviet Russia
NEW YORK, Feb. — Former
Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany has
written to an American friend, j
biographer Poultney Bigelow that
he believes Germany, England
and France should stop fighting
each other and join Finland ag
ainst Soviet Russia.
“The magnificent stand with
which the Finns have smashed
the niimtous of Bolshevism has
set the people thinking with the
result that the wish for peace is
gaining ground” writes the for
mer Kaiser.
The former German ruler in
the Wolrd War has just celebrat
ed his h81st birthday.
Rather Starve!!
CHICAGO, Feb 16 </P) —Dizzy
Dean became a definite Cubs’
holdout declaring ‘‘I’ll starve to
death (before I pitch a ball for
$10,000 a year.”
He made the statement afteT
conferring with owner Phil Wrig
ley for two hours
Bids Low on Bldg.
WASHINGTIN Feb. 16 </P) —
A low bid of one hundred and
twenty three thousand and eight
dollars for (he construction of a
post office and court house at
Wrangell was submitted by the
MacDonald Building Company of
T acoma.
Other bids were by A. F Mo
wat of Seattle who bid one hun
dred and thirty four thousand
dollars; ar.d Robert McCarthy of
San Francisco whose bid was for
one hundred and thirty seven |
thousand dollars.
L I T I L E , BUT OH. MY —Older bowlers than he envy
the record of Joey Ferraro, 9, of Cliffsidc, N. J., whose average
for 150 games is 140, whose top score is 237. He weighs 59 pounds,
is 46 inches tall, and uses a 12-pound ball.
Republicans Pick
Philadelphia As
Conv. City
WASHINGTON Feb. 16 UP)—
The Republican National Com
mittee meeting here today set
Monday June 24th as the date
for the Republican National Con
vention.
The committee announced that
the convention city would be sel
ected some time in the near fu
ture.
WASHINGTON Feb. 16 UP)
Republicans met in Philadelphia
in an attempt to influence the
Republican National Committee
to choose Philadelphia as their
convention city.
They pointed out that the Denri
ocrats have chosen Chicago with
the date not yet set, while the
Republicans have set the date
but have not yet design a t?;I the
city.
Spurts Ed. Died
SEATTLE, Feb 16 (/P) —Ken
Binns, aged 41, a Seattle Times
sports writer and a former sports
editor of the Portland Telegram
was found dead early today at
a service station parking strip a
few blocks from his Mont lake
district houseboat.
Although a preliminary exam
ination indicated he might have
been a victim of a hit and run
driver, authorities said he may
have suffered a stroke.
They found coffee prepared on
his cook stove. Neighbors said
they heard him stirring around
at 7 o’clock this morning short
ly before his body was found
several blocks away.