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,OL. 42. No. 80. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JULY 1, 1940 Prise per copy 1M
Rumania Appeals to Hitler for Help
U. S. to Start Operations Against Fifth Columnists
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Russia Invades Rumania
Italy & Germany Promise
Land and Air Assistance
Occupation Becomes Invasion
BURCHAREST, June 29 (/P) — j
Russia’s occupation of the Ru-!
tnanian territories ceded by King1
Carol was reported to have been i
Tans formed absolutely into an in i
'8?iori of old Rumania.
■Military leaders speeded a gen
ral mobilization, placing two mil |
/on men in battle array. Fresh
j ssuibstantiaticin of Soviet troops ad j
*anced into Rumania itself. Tens
¥ thousands of refugees straggl- J
*d through the country, choking
h.11 means of land and water
ansportation. There was some
8 ’h.ing on the border.
. ronrse Land and Air Assistance
. BUCHAREST, June 29, {JP) — |
Jermany and Italy, were said on
,5gh authority, to have assured
P* v - a that they will prevent
J er Red army advances into
f'ing Carol’s kingdom. It was re
parted they promised even land
’’d air assistance if Russia over
die territorial demarkation
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4a Demands
W Vy Share
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«V, capitals reflected mounting
Mtv ousness over Russian plans
.Ti southeastern Europe as the
4 pviet’s Red army seized com
ia/td of the lower Danube river
j Rumania, one of Germany’s
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other dispatches said Russia de-1
rn.an.ded that Turkey grant her aj
share of the defense of the Dar-!
daneles, key link between the j
Black Sea and the Mediterranean, j
While Germany and Italy are j
concentrating in their battle ag-;
ainst Britain, a flurry of land and
air fighting over the week-end,)
on the Libyan and Egyptian bor
der indicated a faster tempo to
the war in the Mediterranean
area. The Italian command re
ported the capture of several1
British position. Attacks by Brit
ish motorized units were report
ed to have been beaten off. The j
clashes were officially described
as “considerable.’ Reports from
Khertouin said two British arm-;
oured cars knifed through the It
alian defenses on the Eritrea bor
der in East Africa and routed
1200 cavalrymen.
British Make Mass Attacks
There were heavy casualties
among British bombers, striking
at Germany in mass attacks in
the warm-up of an expected
great battle. Britain roved over
north, west and the south Reich
during the night. The German
command said British sky raid
ers attacked non-military targets
and 18 planes were shot down in
dicating that the attackers must
have been considerable in num
ber. The German mand also
reported that a British cruiser of
the Orion class, of about 7,000
tons, was torpedoed south of
Brest, by a German U-Boat
which sank 23,000 tons of enemy
shipping. The communique said
two of the steamers sunk were
torpedoed from a strongly pro
tected convoy.
Hungary Claims Support Of
Axis Powers In Event Of
Any Clash With Rumania
UNDATED. J.uy 1 (J?> — A
thinly veiled German counter to
Russia’s invasion of Rumania was
seen in the ieported mobilization
of Hungarian troops at the fron
tier of Carol’s kingdom, a vital
source of raw materials for Ger
many. Hungary claims the full
support of both Germany and. It
aiy in any march on Rumania, in
the event that Russia’s armies ov
errun the limits of the ceded ten
itory of Bessarabia and Buco
vina, established by agreement
between Russia and Rumania.
Frontier incidents between Ru
manian and Hungarian troops are
said to have prompted the Hun-1
garian mobilization.
‘‘Rain" Troops on Rumania
There was evidence of fierce
fighting b e tween Rumanian
troops and the Red army invad
ers came as trainloads o.f Ruman
ian wounded arrived in Buch
! arest after reported clashes with
\ the Soviets at Prut River. The
Russians were deveribed as “rain
ing" parachute troops on Ruman
I lan soil and landing baby tanks
and kangaroo planes. Nazi ire
! was reported aroused by the Rus
sian seizure of German-owned
( materials in Bessarabia.
In Berlin, officials while scout
ing dip’, matically any possibil
! ity of a Gertnan-Russian clash,
said Germany's main interest was
: to prevent any disruption of her
suppy of vital materials and oil
for her mechanized armies and
footstufts in Rumania. Neverthe
les, the Rumanian government al
ready appealed to Hi her to make
the Russians live up to the last
of the ultimatum agreement, in
the ceded territory, thereby giv
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Russian oil, much needed by Germany, starts through pipe lines
at Petrovsk and Baku. From Taupse and Batum it is shipped in
tankers (black line) for storage at Constanta thence by barges down
the Danube (arrows). An alternate route may be provided with
completion of the canal (broken line) linking Bug and PripeV
rivers. Map also shows the Balkans, so prominent in today’s news.
ing Hitler an excuse if he wants
one. for marchnig into Rumania
against Russia. In any event, Ru
mania appeared to be the loser,
threatened by an axis-suported
Hungarian invasion and to stop
Russia it is possible that Ger
many will move to safeguard
Nazi interests in Rumania.
Hearings On
Freight Increases
Set July 8th
SEATTLE. June 29 (TP) — Hear
ings on increases of freight rates
made by the Alaska Steamship
Company, the Northland Trans
portation Company and the Alas
ka Transportation Company, are
to open July 3th by examiner
John A. Russell in Washington,
D. C. by the United States Mari
time Commission and are schedul
ed to occupy four days, follow
ed by a second session opening
August 14th, which is set for
one week. The new rates were
filed by the companies.* suppos
edly effective May 20, but were
suspended by the Commission.
Polish Troops
Join British
LONDON, June 29 </P) — Six
thousand Polish troops crossed
the Syrian frontier into Palestine
and joined British forces. In
Cairo, the British navy announc
ed the sinking of one of three
Italian destroyers in a naval bat
tle.
British Sink Two
Italian Subs
LONDON. June 29 (Ah — The
admiralty announced Hiat two
more Italian submarines were
sunk.
Ben Turpin Dies
HOLLYWOOD. July 1 (/Pi —
Ben Turpin, aged 65, old-time
screen star, famous for his cross
eyes died here today. He had
been ill for some time. His wid
ow' is the only survivor.
Noted Lawyer
Passes Away
LOCUST VALLEY, New' York,
July 1 i(Ah — Paul Cravath, aged
78. chairman on the Board of
the Metropolitan Opera Company
for many years one of New
York's outstanding corporation
lawyers died at his home here.
Fairbanks First National Bank
Is Meld Ip Bv 38-Year-Old
Keith A. C.bisolm Of Seattle
FAIRBANKS, June 29 i/F) —
The first bank hold-up in Fair
ba ks occurred shortly before
noon today when Keith A. Chis
hclm, aged 38, walked into the
First National Bank, pointed a
rifle at Teller Larry Meath, pre
sented an unsigned check and
said: "Come across, I mean it.”
Meath immediately complied.
The bandit then backed out cov
ering the place wth his rifle. He
hurried across the Chena River
bridge and took refuge in a hotel.
Meanwhile, a marshal’s posae,
which had been notified by the
bank, followed the man and cor
nered him in his room. They die
manded his surrender or they
would shoot through the door.
He walked out without his gun
and was arrested and jailed. All
the money was recovered. Chis
holm said he came from Seward
and that he was born in Seattle.
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President Signs Bill Requiring
Registration and Fingerprinting
Of the 3,500,000 Aliens in U. S.
WASHINGTON, June 29 UP)—
President Roosevelt signed into a
aw the bili requiring the regis
ra.i n art fingerprinting of
. . ut 3.503,000 aliens in the Unit
. .t SuUes. The President said he
.iopod that no loyal aliens would
oe subjected to .harrassment in
the course of this program but
"with those aliens who are dis
oyal and be-: on harm to this
counuy, iiit goveinmenl will
deal vigorously." Federal agen
cies coordinated final plans for
the start of active operations
against undesirables, aliens and
fifth columnists.
Marshal Balbo
Is Killed In
Plane Crash
ROME. June 29 Pi — Marshal
lLalo Balbc. Governor General of
Libya was killed while piloting
a plane cv r Tobruk. Libya, dur
ing an enemy bom’- : ament. The
plane crashed in flames, killing
all aboard. The dashing, colorful,
black-beard d trar.-r,;i -ntic fly
er, one of Frseism'.- celebrities,
was sometimes men mned as a
possible successor to Mussolini.
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Estimate 60.000
Men killed and
330.000 ^ ounded
LONDON, June 29 (/P) — The
French general Charles DeCaulle
estimated that the Germans cap
tured 350,000 men in the Flanders
phase of the Battle in Belgium,
plus 600,000 in the battle of
France; killing 60,000 and wound
ing 300.000.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugget Office
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British described this as a bullet-ridded French ambulance, ma
chine-gunned by Germans on a trip out of a fighting zone
Fourth of July Celebration and Dance Thursday
BAND CONCERT 10:30 A. M. LITERA RY PROGRAM 11:00 A. M. SPORTS 1:00 P. M. DANCE AT PUBLIC SCHOOL GYM 10:30 P. M.