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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 43. No. 97. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY. OCT. 17, 1941. Pw Copy i*
U. S. Destroyer Kearny Torpedoed
House Votes For Arming Of U, S. Merchantmen
Russian Soldiers Hold Stubbornly
To Battle Lines, x\re Reported
Broken Off German Spearheads
MOSCOW, Oct. 17 '(/Pi — Rus
sian soldiers fighting savagely
against German attacks west of
Moscow, held stubbornly to their
battle lines, according to official
reports. Newspaper dispatches
asserted that they had in fact,
broken two German spearhead
thrusts at the defense in the
Vyaszrna and Kalinin sectors.
A mid-day communique ack
nowledged no gains by the Ger
mans tout declared that fighting
is particularly fierce west of Mos
cow where the Germans are
pound the Red positions with un
abated fury.
Germans Claim
Capture Larjje
Industrial Region
RERUN. Oct. 17 (/Pi —The cap
ture of an important industrial
region was claimed by authoriz
ed German sources as Nazi trooips
battered Moscow’s defenses.
These sources also said the Ger
mans had taken extensive lignite
mining fie’ds but didn’t further
identify the section of the other
operations on the front, including
the battle before Moscow which
was said proceeding “according
to plan.”
Striking At Defenses
* 62 Miles From Moscow
BERLIN, Oct. 16 f/P) — Ger
mans are striking at Soviet de
fenses approximately 62 miles
from Moscow after the occupa
‘ion of the strategic cities of Ka
linin and Kaluga, the high com
mand said. It was intimated that
a n important announcement
I might be expected soon. ‘Tn the
' east, we are already fighting at
several points of Moscow’s outer
defense lines, approximately one
hundred kilometers from the So
viet capital,” the communique
said.
The defenses of besieged Odes
sa were reported cracked and
Kalinin, railroad center of the
upper Volga, 95 miles southwest
of Moscow and Kaluga, on the
M e sco w - B rya ns k rail line, 90
miles southwest of the capital,
1 "have been in German hands for
several days," the command said.
Attack on Orel
Is Slackened
LONDON. Oct. 17 (/P. — The
Moscow radio .-*aid the German at
tack direct on Orel, 200 miles
south of Moscow, slackened.
Red Resistance
Can t Be Broken
Bv Nazi Might
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MOSCOW. Oct. 16 — De
spite “deterioration” of Russian
defenses west of Moscow, Rus
sian dispatches declared that the
Red army’s resistance is not bro
ken and couldn't bo broken by
Germany, who they said is now
konove’s Government Resigns
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Unable (ope With Great Issues
Army Man Heads New Cabinet
TOKYO. Oct. 16 CTi — The
Japanese government resigned
tonight, admitting the inability
to agree on the great issues con
fronting the empire. Failure to
reach an accord with the United
States, growing military' pressure
for action and the crisis arising
from the German successes ag
ainst Russia, were strongly indi
cated as major factors in the
ministry’s downfall. Premier Ko
noye presented the en-b oc re
signation of the cabinet, his
third, to the Emperor, amid in
creasing press agitation to end
efforts to conciliate, as Konoye
had let it be known that he
would not take the responsibility'
of a break with America.
The resignation followed sev
exerting her fullest offensive
power. An official midday com
munique announcing that the de
fenders will “continue to fight the
' enemy along the whole front,"
and said the action was partic
ularly intense in a western dir
, ection, the locale of where the
, deterioration was reported the
night of October 14 and 15. This
might indicate that the breach i
was closed in the past 24 hours.
A communique said the Germans
continued to throw fresh units
,nto the battle, for a break
fraught with peril to Moscow.
It was reported in a belated
night communique and acknow
ledged that German tank crews]
and motorized infantrymen blug
eoned a path through the Rus
i sian lines in a night attack on
. the Leningrad front. Latest re
ports said the Russians captured
I a number of prisoners.
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LAW CLERKS ACCOMPANY JUSTICE STONE TO COURT
m
Accompanied by his two law clerks. Chief Justiceilai Ian Fiske Stone (left), rode to the opening of
the Supereme Court at Washington, D. C., to preside fort he first time at the opening of the fall
term. Driving the car is Bennet Boskey, and in rear seat is C. Roger Nelson.
Au Re voir Dance, High School Gym, Oct. 18th
I
| oral days of intensive consulta
tions among the Empire’s highest
! and over some of which the Em
peror himself presided.
Domei said the}' had in forma
ts' n that a now government, whe
, ther under Konoye or someone
else wi 1 probably get under way
tomorrow. The outgoing cabinet
was formed on July 18.
j The news of the cabinet’s fall
reached the public when news
! boys ran through the blackout
darkened streets, crying “Gogai,
Gogai,” extra, extra.
Japan's capital is undergoing
intensive air raid precautions
(.and maneuvers.
l The resignation came shortly
j after an announcement made by
! th" Foreign Office that the staff
1 of the Japanese embassy in Mos
j cow, and other Japanese had
I left the German - threatened
| Russian capital for an undis
j closed destination. It was said
I similar withdrawals were urged
j by the Russians upon all other
embassies and legations there, so
(Japan's action was not the result
J of isolated circumstances.
Army To Supply
Leadership, Japan
TOKYO, Oct. 17 i/P)—The Em-;
peror ca led on the army to fur
nish the leadership for the new
government which must cope:
with the tremendous issues, over
j which the fallen Konoye cabinet
admitted its inability, chiefly the,
critical relations with the United ,
States and Russia.
Lieut. Gen. Eiki Tojo, War1
Minister, returning to the cabin-1
et, combined with others to form !
the new government. He has, for
a long time, been an admirer of (
I the German army. His most re
I cent active service was in the
j Kjantug Army, Japan’s powerful
garrison in Manchukuo, facing
' Soviet Siberia. Four years ago
j he declared that "Japan must be’
prepared to fight China and Rus
sia simu.taneously.”
Highest U S Court
Meets for Session
WASHINGTON, Oct. — The
Supreme Court of the United
, States, seating a new Chief Jus
tice and two new Associate Jus
tices, met on October 6 in a pack
i ed court room to begin a historic
session and produce far reaching
* decisions.
This was the first time since
the Tribunal was organized in
j 1790 that so many new appoint
1 tees took their seats at the same
, time.
Families of the new members
i and high Government officials
saw blackrobed Chief Justice
Stone and Associate Justices
Byrnes and Jackson march slow
ly down the marble-lined court
room with their colleagues and
take their seats.
I .S. Destroyer Kearny Torpedoed
IJut Not Sunk 350 mi. From Iceland
In Area Where Greer Attacked
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 <JP>
The Navy announced that the
destroyer Kearny was torpedoed
this morning while on patrol
duty about 350 miles southwest
of Ice and. The Navy said no cas
unities were indicated in the dis
patches received by the depart
ment and despite the damage the
ship was able to proceed under
her own power. Lt. Commander
A. L. Danes is commander of the
Kearney, completed only last
year and is one of the navy's
newest destroyers. It was armed
with a standard five-inch bat
tery carried by ships of her class.
The Kearny is 341 feet long, with
a 35 foot beam and displacement
of 1,630 tons. No other details
were available.
Where Greer Was Attacked
The Navy said the position giv
en for the torpedo attack was in
the same general area where the
destroyer Greer was attacked un
successfully more than a month
ago.
This is the first torpedoing
since the President’s speech of
September 11th, when he gave
the fleet shoot on sight orders,
and barred all “defensive waters"
of the Uni't'd States to Axis war
craft.
First U.S. War
skip Since Start
Of War In Europe
HYDE PARK, Oct. 17 u$>) —
President Roosevelt asserted that
the torpedoing of the Kearny
southwest of Iceland was clearly
:fi the American defense zone,
but declined, however, to discuss
the incident in detail, telling the
press conference he would leave
that the Navy Department.
Three minutes after reaching
home this morning Secretary of
Navy Knox was advised by tele
phone of the attack on the
Kearny. Little evidence of alarm
has bearing over the fact that
an American warship was hit
for the first time since the war
in Europe began.
In response to questions, Kqqx
said he had'no information aibout
casualties or possible retaliation
by the Kearny.
House Repeals Provision Neuralitv
Aet Prohibit inn Arming Merchant
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$hi| )S, By ()\ envheiming \ ote
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (VP) —
Voting soon after hearing of the
torpedoing of the destroyer Kear
ney, the House gave its over
whelming approval to arming of
merchant ships with a roll call
vote of 259 to 138. The legislation
now goes to the Senate.
Under the legislation, guns and
gun crews will be given to the
ships for their protection against
what President Roosevelt called
"modern pirates.”
Ignoring opponent's warnings
that the action was another long
step towar war, the House voted
to repeal the Neutrality Actt pro
vision prohibiting the arming of
merchantment engaged in com
mercial and foreign shipping. .
'Navy Orders All
U.S. Ships
Eastern Waters
WASHINGTON. Oct. 17 i/Pi -
Authoritative quarters indicated
that all American merchant ships
were ordered out of Japanese
! and Chinese waters because of
what the Navy cal'ed the situa
tion in the Pacific. Ships in the
; rest of the Pacific are not affect
ed. it was included. The Navy
was reported by Manila sources
have ordered the ships to pro
ceed to the nearest American or
j British port and took this official
position: “In view of the situa
1 tion in the Pacific, the Navy De
j partment has no comment to
1 make.’’
i Reliable informants, however,
! indicated strongly that the order
was issued as the number of Am
erican ships in Japanese and
Chinese waters was said to be
! “small,’’ while a considerable
i number of American ships are
operating in the rest of the
j Pacific.
Guy Swope To
Gome to Alaska
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 f.P) —
Guy Swv te. D: rector of Terri
tories nd In-ular Affairs for the
Interior Department, intends to
visit Alaska next spring to obtain
first h nd knowledge of the Terri
tory's problems. He told Delegate
Dimond of his plans when Di
mo nd called on him to pay his
respects and discuss territorial
matters. D.mord and Swope s rv
ed together in Congress.
CHINESE TO STUDY
AVIATION IN U. S
HONGKONG, Oct. — It was
learned in Hongkong that 120
Chinese youths have been dis
patched from Chungking, the cap
ital of tiie Chinese central gov
ernment, by Chiang Kai-Shek to
study aviation in the United Stat
es.
The fledgling pilots left from
Hongkong and will study all
phases of aeronautics at the Pen
1 sacola Naval Flying School in
Florida.