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VOL. 43. No. 88. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, 1941. Per Copy 18*
Mines Blow Up Nazis In Crimea
Germans Assert Leningrad Positions Are Hopeless
Mining Machinery Given High Priorities Rating
Minefields In Crimea Blow To
Pieces Whole Battalions of German
Shock Troops, London Reports
UNDATED. Sept. 26 </P) —
Whole battalions of German
shock troops were blown to piec
es by minefields during a strong
attack on Crimea, advices reach
ing London said. The Russians re
ported the situation well in hand
after stemming two Nazi as
saults. German parachute troops
used to attack were likewise de
clared annihilated.
In the seige of Leningrad, the
Russians admitted that German
seige armies are steadily increas
ing the pressure, despite colossal
losses, but declared that in a
series of battles, hurled the Ger
mans back from several advanc
ed ines. The Red Star, Soviet
army newspaper, reported that
Russian troops, at one point on
Len.ngrad’s approaches, gained
five miles and recaptured four
villages.
Nazi parachute troops and in
fantry were reported continuing
the assault on the Crimean Pen
insula. battering fiercely the So
viet lines stretched across the
•bottleneck Perekop Isthmus,
only five to eight miles wide. The
terrain was described as advan
tageous to the Russians, with
numerous small lakes and marsh
lands forming natural defense
barriers.
To the north. Hitler's com
mand reported the destruction of
four Red armies trapped east of
Kiev, “is progressing relentless
ly." The number of Soviet prison
ers is now standing at 492,000.
This claim was followed by an
official Soviet denial that 3RD.000
Russian troops were captured in
the battle of Kiev, calling the
Nazi assertion "a fresh Hitlerite
fake.’’ A Red communique as
serted that the fierce struggle is
continuing on the Kiev front.
Attack Started Wednesday
The British radio, quoting a
Moscow spokesman, said the Ger
man launched the initial attack
on Crimea Wednesday night,
hulling tanks, mechanized in
fantry and a number of para
chute troops into the assault, af
ter a heavy artil.ery bombard
ment. The account said “The Rus
sians waited behind vast mine
fields while battalions of Ger
mans were said to be blown to
pieces.’’
The strategically important
site of the Rusian Black Sea nav
al base, Sebastopol, on the Cri
mean Peninsula, would also
serve as a stepping stone for a
German thrust at the Caucasus
oil fields acros the narrow mouth
of the Sea of Azov.
WAR ON RUSSO-GERMAN FRONT
Moscow said that the defenders of Leningrad (1), were standing
firm; but Berlin said the city was under heavy artillery fire and
that its fall was but a matter of time, Germans acknowledg'd!
sharp Russian counter attacks on the central front (2). Russians
claimed German attempts to cross the Dnieper River (3), were
repulsed with heavy losses and that the defenders of Odessa (4)
were holding their own against Axis assaults.
Germans Declare Defenders Of
Leningrad Are Hopeless-Soviets
Assert Germans Thrown Back
UNDATED. Sept. 25 t^P) — Ger
man military dispatches reported
violent hand-to-hand fighting rag
ing in the streets of Leningrad’s
suburbs, while the Russians de
clared that cavalry charge
thrusts, blazing cannon, and So
vient tanks hurled the Nazis
back six miles and recaptured
two villages on the city’s out
skirts. German losses were des
cribed by the Russians as enor
mous.
In the bloody see-saw battle on
the central front, a Soviet bullet
in reported that Marshal Timo
shenko’s Red armies are pushing
a counter offensive in the Gomel
sector, midway between Smol
ensk and Kiev, in a drive to lift
the pressure oil the Russian
troops in t.he Ukraine.
Nazi military quarters, dodgJ
. ing any prediction of when Len
ingrad will fall, declared, never
the-less, that the position of the
Red Army defenders is becom
ing "more and more hopeless.”
The Russians, however, counter
ed with the assertion that the
fierce battle is beginning to turn
in favor of Marshal Voroshilov’s
defense forces. Soviet counter
attacks in greater number and
strength were reported stemming
the Nazi onslaughts, despite the
irrival of a steady stream of Ger
ran reinforcements.
The Army newspaper, Red
Star, said, "Red army fighters
and armed Leningradites are deal
ing blows in various directions.”
Tanks Knife Through
A Moscow radio broadcast,
heard in London, admitted that a
few German tanks succeeded in
knifing through the Soviet's first
line defense of Leningrad yester
day but asserted they were
thrown back with heavy losses.
Brother Of
Mrs. Roosevelt
Passes Away
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 UP)—
G. Hall Roosevelt, aged 50, en
gineer, banker and transport ex
| ecutive, died at the Walter Reed
| Army Hospital. His only sister,
i Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt was at
the bedside. Hall had been ill
for many months and was first
in a hospital at Poughkeepsie.
Subsequently he was given army
| hospitalization by virtue of his
1 World War aviation service.
The expected death of the
Presidents brother-in-law, caus
■ ed the White House yesterday to
l cancel a luncheon planned for
; the visiting Duke and Duchess of
Windsor.
Columbia River
Experiences Big
Salmon Run
ASTORIA, Oreg., Sept. —More
; than 8.500,000 pounds of Chinook
j sa mon have been taken from the
Columbia River since the season
! opened 10 days ago. .Fishermen
| said that the salmon run is one
of the greatest in history. The
; huge catch is being sold at the
highest price in recent years.
The salmon take has overtaxed
the capacity of Columbia River
canneries.
Army authorities at nearby
iFort Lewis gave soldiers permis
sion to work part time in the
fish packing plants during the
rush season. Many of the sol
diers are earning nearly as much
in two days as they normally get
in a month.
Tuna fishermen also have made
record catches and obtained top
prices this year.
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Thousands Greet
The Windsors at
Washington
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (/P)—
Thousands of early risers in the
ordinarily blase capital roared a
welcome to the Duke of Windsor
and his American-born Duchess,
, for whom he renounced the Brit
■ ish throne. They were greeted
officially by Sir Ronald Camp
bell, British Charge D’Affairs,
and the State Department’s pro
tocal chief, George Summerlin.
The royal couple also were royal
ly welcomed by a tumultuous
crowd which pressed against the
police lines at the approaches to
Union Station.
HIGH PRIORITIES
ALLOWED HOUSING
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WASINGTON, Sept. —Defense
Priorities Director Donald Nel
son announced plans for the is
suance of broad priority ratings
for construction of 200,000 pri
vately financed defense housing
units throughout the country. Un
der the plan high priority rat
ings for materials would be
granted to building contractors
engaged in developing the hous
ing projects.
RUSSIAN TAKES
DANGEROUS JOB
SHANGHAI, China, Sept. — A
former colonel of the Imperial
Russia Army, Nicolai Serajnikoff
was appointed to the rather dan
gerous position of acting head of
the Russian Emigrants Commit
tee.
Serajnikoff will succeed Chair
man Ivanov ,who was shot and
killed by two unidentified Chi
nese gunmen. Ivanov’s predeces
sor also was slain.
The Russian emigrants Commit
tee of Shanghai cooperates with
the Japanese. Serajnikoff has
been active in the White Russian
movement. - - - - . .
OPM Gives Highest Possible
Priorities Rating Of A-3 To
Gold Placer Mining Machinery
The following telegram was
received Wednesday by A. Polet
from Governor Gruening:
N\ W. A. Chamber of Commerce,
Nome, Alaska
Have just received word from
Donald M. Nelson, Director Prior
ities OPM, that machinery for all
mining including gold placer has
been given an A-,3 rating. This is
the highest possible rating that
could be given to an enterprise
not directly related to national
defense.
It will be recalled that Dele
gate Dimond, while in Fairbanks
recently, announced his intention
to seek priorities for gold min
ing machinery in Alaska.
To Take Steps Companies
Flouting OPM Rulings
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 —
This week OPM Priorities Dir
ector Donald Nelson is going to
turn the pressure on industries
flouting government priority or
ders. Two or three large metal
consuming industries will feel
the government’s wrath.
Certain unnamed companies
! are said to have placed non-de
fense orders ahead of vitally
needed armaments orders. The
plan Nelson is considering would
withhold raw materials from the
* non-cooperating companies.
S. S. Baranof
Sailed For
Nome Tuesday
j
SEATTLE. Sept. 24 (TP) — The
S S Baranof of the Alaska Line
sailed at 8 p.m. Tuesday with
127 first class and 15 steerage
passengers. Following are the
passengers for Nome:
Carl Wick
Mrs. G R Millspaugh
Hilda A Gustafson
Mrs Maxine Smith & infant
Wm R Benson and wife
Miss Kristie Sather
Nelson Page and wife
Mrs Don Isham
For Golovin: Anna L. McVean
George Arliss
Fined 4,500
In London
LONDON, Sept. 26 <TP) — Geo
rge Arliss, veteran English stage
and screen star, was fined 4.500
pounds after pleading guilty
“subject to mitigating circum
stances” on a charge of neglect
ing to register United States
and Canadian securities in the
Bank of England. Arliss testified
that he believed that he had ob
served all regulations regarding
his money and securities. The
crown prosecutor said the actor
was liable to a fine of about
£30,000.
Fourth New
U. S. Battleship
Is Launched
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 — A
fourth new 35,000 ton battleship
joined Uncle Sam’s two-ocean
navy on Tuesday. The huge
super dreadnaught Massachu
setts slide down the ways at
Quincy, joining her three new
sisters, the North Carolina, the
Washington and the South Da
kota.
Only 5100
Tank Cars Are
iWailable
WASHINGTON. Sept. 26 UP)—
Secretary Ickes said that "a fact
ual inventory" found the net sur
plits to be only 5100 rail tank!
cars available to haul petroleum
to the Atlantic seaboard. The find
ing sharply disagreed with the
contention of J. S. Pelley, Presi
dent of the Association of Ameri
can Railroads that 20,000 idle
tank cars are avalable for opera
tion in the oil emergency.
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Issues Call For
Condition Banks
WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (/P)—
The Comptroller of Currency is
sued a call for a statement on the
condition of all national banks
at the close of business on Sep
tember 24th.
Noted Clergy
man Passes
ATLANTA, Sept. 25 iUP) — Bi
shop Candler, aged 84, retired,
Methodist Church leader for
more than half a century, and
one of the nation’s best known
clergymen, died here today.
BASEBALL NEWS
BOSTON, Sept. 2S {/P) — The
Brooklyn Dodgers won the Na
tional League Pennant, defeating
the Braves six to nothing behind
Whitlow Wyatt’s five-hit pitch
ing, as the Pittsburgh Pirates de
feated the St. Louis Cardinals.
The win gave Brooklyn 99 wins
to 53 defeats with two games left
to go. St. Louis won 96 and lost
55, putting them two and a half
games behind, also with two
games to go.
At Pittsburgh. Elbie Fletcher’S;
sixth ining home run made on
bases, gave the Pirates a three
to two decision over the Card
inals as Max Buicher bested
Ernie White and Lon Warneke
in a pitching duel.