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VOL. 41. No. 135. NOME. ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1939 Price pct **»
Small Nations Europe Are Alarmed
American Citizens Are Told To Leave Holland
Historic Scapa Flow in Hie Orkney Islands north of Scotland recent
ly became an important war theater when German planes bombed
the Iron Duke j*mv a training ship, and sunk the Royal Oak. It
was at Scapa Flow on June 21, 1919 sailors of the German navy
sunk their own ships where they were interned. Map, which does
not attemut to show how the submarine which sunk the Royal Oak
made its daring entrance gives an idea of Scapa F1owt’s 15-mile, 8
mile w'ide water roads surrounded by islands. It has long been
England’s North Sea base.
Hiller Left
Scene of Explosion
11 Minutes Early
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BERLIN. Nov. 9 (/P) —Hitler,
safe behind the walls of his new
chancellery in Berlin viewed the
photographs of the first officially
disclosed serious attempt to kill
him since he assumed power in
1933.
Meanwhile the Reich’s tremen
dons police power combed the na
tion for th perpetrators of last
night’s explosion in the Munich
Buergerbau celler which would
have buried Hitler under nine
feet of debris had he not left the
beer hall putsch anniversary ob
servance earlier than was cus
tomary.
The blast in the hall shrine of
Nazidom came a few minutes af
ter Hitler left to entrain for Ber
hn and killed seven of his vet
eran followers and wounded 63,
29 gravely. Officials charged the
British Secret Service and Jews
with the attempt on the Fuehr
er’s life but said so far no trace
lias been found of the persons
directly responsible for what
“must have been a long care
fully planned attempt.” The ex
plosion came from above indic
ating that the explosives were
smuggled into the room above
the meeting hall and hidden with
in the ceiling.
The original reward of $200,
000 for information leading to
the seizure of the guilty parties
was increased to $240,000 by an
anonymous additional offer of
$40,000. _
French Watch
For Signs Of
New Outbreaks
PARIS, Nov. 9 <JP) — The
French War Ministry reported I
increased activity on the whole
western front and sharp encoun- j
ters with German forces espec-j
ially between the Moselle and
Sarr rivers. French military
sources said the German attacks |
were concentrated chiefly in the
en-mile sector on the northern
end of the front were repulsed.1
The Germans made no attempt
hold captured positions in the
face of French counter-fire.
Tiie French .are watching close
ly for a sign that Hitler might I
be contemplating coordinated at
tacks on the western front and
against the a lies through the
Netherlands and perhaps Bel
gium.
NO REFUGEES COMING
NORTH SAYS DIMOND
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 8 (JP) Dele
gate A. J. Dimond wrote the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce say
ing there is “not the slightest
danger” Congress will legislate
to allow a refugee influx tto Al
aska and at the same time bar
ring them from the States.
He said it is “highly improb
able Congress will change immig
ration laws except >to make more
restrictive. Whatever is done it
can be assured Alaska will be
treated the same as the 48 stag
es/]___1
[Says War May
Violent Conflict
LONDON, Nov. 9 f/P) —Prime
Minister Chamberlain declared
that the “stiff-necked men who
run Germany speak no language
but that of force, therefore it is
not very hopeful for a satisfac
tory response from the German
chancellur.”
The peace proposals of Queen
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
and King Leopold of Belgium
were contained in a declaration
delivered before the Lord May
or’s luncheon by Chancellor of
the Exchequer Sir John Simon.
As Chamberlain was suffering
from gout and unable to be pres
ent, he wrote “We don’t want to
continue the war a day longer
than necessary if a satisfactory
settlement can be obtained any
other way.” Observing that this
was the strangest of wars and
must seem to many as no war at
al but rather a state of seige,’ he
continued at any moment at may
change “into a violent conflict.”
University President Dies
NEW YORK, Nov. 8 t/P)—Dr.
Livingston Farrand, aged 72, for
mer President of Cornell and
Colorado Universities died here
tonight.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Present officers of the
Nome Chapter of the American
Red Cross wish to remind the
residents of Nome and vicinity
that at the meeting called for
last Wednesday night but three
persons attended. Another meet
ing is now called for 8 p.m. Wed
nesday. November 15 in the of
fice of the Maynard-Columbus
Hospital. If the response at that
time does not constitute a quo
rum it is believed that the local
chapter will have to be dissolv
ed. To keep the chapter going
does not require much time, if a
reasonable number of persons
respond so that the small amount
of work may be divided among
them.. However, the present offic
ers fi'el that they have given as
much time in the past as they
were able and cannot continue as
officers, but are willing to con
tinue as members. 'She local
chapter now has on deposit in
the Miners & Merchants Bank at
Nome, the sum of $557 for use
i:i aiding distressed individual’s
suffering as the result of natural
calamities that might occur in
our community such as fires,
Hoods and storm. This is Nome
money subscribed by Nome peo
ple from time to time in the past.
If the local chapter is dissolved
and abandoned that $557 will
automatically become the pro
perty of the National Chapter
and be removed to the Division
al Office at San Francisco. After j
it is removed from the Nome
bank it will no longer be avail
able for needs in Nome.
Come to the important meet
ing.
C. W. Thornton
Chairman Nome Chapter
Netherlands
Prepare Pon*
Defense Flooding
AMSTERDAM. Nov. 9 (/Pi -
The Netherlands cleared out vil
lages for a new “waterline" re
gions preparatory to defense
flooding and Belgium raised her
mobilization to near the peak fig-,
ure of about 600,000 men.
Passenger service out of Am
sterdam was ordered restricted
beginning at four p.m. “In view
of the extraordinary measures
taken by the railways company”
the order was believed generally
due to heavy precautionary
movements of troops to the east
ward. The actions of the two na
tions was interpreted as evidence
of wary determination to be
ready for any turn of the Europ
eon war. Official sources of both
however, insisted they feared no
immediate danger to their res
pective countries.
Advise Americans
To Leave Holland
Soon As Possiblle
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 10 (/Pi —
The U. S, iqonsula'te said
it would advise Americans to
morrow that it would be a "good
time to get their wives and dis
pensible American members of
their staffs out of the country.”
In doing so the consulate said it
would be passing on advice giv
en by U. S. ambassador George
Gordon at Hague in reply to in
quiries of American business
men there.
It is estimated that there are
'about 1000 persons in the coun
try with some claim to United
State citizenship. It was under
stood the legation received in
formation that the Belgium bor
der will be closed in the event
of German action against the
Netherlands.
Switzerland Calls
Her Reserves
For Duty
BERNE, Nov. 10 (fP) — The
Swiss government called for
duty an unannounced number of
troops including two infantry
battalions and thirty squadrons
of cavalry and complete staffs of
certain reserve brigades and reg
iments. No reason was given but
the Swiss high command and
government have matched their
military precautions with the
European diplomatic military
developments. The federal coun
cil issued the order on the advice
of Generalissimo Henri Guisan.
Write to your friends and rela
tives on the ‘Outside’, using Sour
ough Stationery. They’ll get a big
■tick out of it.
Picture of Hitler
In Berlin Store
W indow Smashed
UNDATED, Nov. 10 W>) — The
Netherlands and Belgium, anx
i ms neutrals, between the north
ern flanks of the Allied and Ger
man forces speeded defense pre
cautions as sections of the Neth
erlands were flooded and leaves j
for the regular army were can-i
celled and public buildings guard
ed after a shooting incident at
the German frontier.
German authorities are investi
gating ihe explosion in Munich’s
Sufrgerbrau celler eleven min- j
utes after Hitler had left. They
were confronted with a new mys
tery involving the Fuehrer and
a window of a Berlin store where
Hitler’s personal photograph was
smashed last night, the target
apparently being a large picture
of Hitler,
Ofiieia. explanations for de
fense precautions in the Nether
lands and Belgium, where new
trenches are being dug in the
east are lacking moLi'^ The
Netherlands quickened their pre
parations after the border incid
■ nt when the occupants of an
automobile from Germany walk
ed into the Netherlands’ Vonloo
customs station and fought a gun
battle. The occupants of the car
from there retreated with sever
al persons to the latter machine.
A report said two persons were
killed and another only wound
ed.
On the western front, the Ger
man high command noted livlier
scouting activity and artillery
fire and acknowledged the loss
of a German plane Wednesday.
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Three U. S. Fliers
Trek 90 Miles
ATLIN, Nov. 9 {&) — Thraa
United States fliers released after
a ninety mile snow-shoe trek aiwl
prospects of spending the win
ter in the Northland, prepared
to return to their homes by reg^,
ular transportation means.
Pilot Galbraith, Richard King,
and Herbert Gischer arrived af
ter showshoeing from Teslin
Lake where their plane crashed
Ocotober 8 on a flight from Bell
ingham 'to Fairbanks.
The fliers were in good health
and during the last sixty miles
were guided by Constable Char
les Bennett of the British Col
umbia police.
They said the crash came when
attempting a forced landing af
ter running out of fuel. They
plan to salvage their craft in the
spring.
Germans Repulse
French Attacks
BERLIN. Oct. 9 (/Pi—The re
pulse of several French assaults
on outposts outside of Saar
bruecken and Pimasens on the
northern flank of the western
front was announced by the Ger
man command. The attacks oc
curred at intervals during the
past two days and were staged
by forces of varying strength of
from one to two companies. The
communique said the German?
counter-attacked after throwing
back the assaults. It added they
captured sevorel prisoners and
slight increase of artillery activ
ity was noted.
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THE SEN ATOR TAKES A LESSON
Senator Ellison D ‘ Cotton Ed" Smith of South Carolina n u as*de
affairs of state temporarily during: the national cotton fe ival at
Greenville, S. C. and took a lesson in the art of kissi g > it i;
practiced in Hollywood. The teacher is Ann Rutherford, an actress*
who came from Hollywood to attend the festival.
H. S. Gym Playfield Jamboree Nov. 11
CASH DOOR PRIZE GAMES — FOOD — DANCING 8:30 P.U.