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VOL. 47 —No. 52. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1944. PER COPY—15c.
ALLIED FORCES
HOLD ALL-OUT
OFFENSIVE
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SOUTHEAST ASIA HEAD
QUARTERS IN KANDY, Ceylon,
May 5.—<AP>—Allied forces have
gone over to an all-out offensive!
on all fronts in all areas in the
India-Burma frontier, especially!
around Kohima, where their at- j
tacks have gone over big, and are
making satisfactory progress, it;
was reported today.
The headquarters’ communique
said the Japanese were suffering
heavy losses and many casualties. |
Minor clashes were made with
the enemy north of Imphal on the
plains, and patrol action disclosed
the increasing evidence of the
enemy’s heavy losses in the Im
phal-Ukrhrul area, the announce-1
ment said.
Inkangahtawng, in the Mo
gaung valley, a Japanese strong
hold, has fallen to the Chinese
forces, who are driving down *he
valley toward Mogaung, and in
dicating that the enemy base,
which had been previously an-.
nounced by the Chinese as cap
tured, had been by-passed instead
in the drive to Manipin, 20 miles
below Inkangahtawng and 10
miles above Kamaing.
DERBY TO BE
STAGED ON j
MUDDY FIELD
LOUISVILLE, Ky May 5 —
(AP>—While light rains kept in
tact the string of 34 hours in un
broken succession, in which the
moisture turned Churchill Downs’
racing strip into a virtual sea of
slop and mud, 18 horses entered
the 70th running of ‘he Derby to
morrow, Saturday.
The list was completed -only a
half-hour before closing time to
day, when the names of all the ex
pected entries were filed with the
racing secretary, with the only
surprise among the field of 13
colts and five geldings being the
entry of “Comanche Leak,” owned
by Mrs. Floyd West of Dallas,
Texas.
The chestnut gelding easily won
the 61 furlong dash yesterday
over much the same track which
is expected for tomorrow’s run,
and heading the list of favorites
who improve in mud, from Mrs.
Payne Whitney’s Greentree stab
les, is “Stir Up”. M. B. Goff’s
‘‘Skytracer" is another proven
mudder, and Warren Wright’s
‘‘Pensive” is only a fair perform
er through heavy going. T. W.
Breault’s “Challenge Me”, who
also improves over an off track,
has entered, as has Mrs. George
Poulson’s “Broadcloth”, whose
mudding ability is little proven,
if at all.
The 18 will face the barrier!
about 12:15 Nome War Time to
morrow. It will be the richest;
of all derbies, with a gross value'
of $87,800, with $66,200 going to
the winner.
Continuous rains are indicated
unless the sun and the wind do
yoeman work for the next 24
hours.
The track is muddy for the first
time since 1929.
OCTUCK INFANT'S FUNERAL
TO BE HELD MONDAY
The funeral of James Arnold
Octuck, infant son of Mrs. Lydia
Octuk, will be held Monday at
2:00 p. m. from the church of
the Lovinia Wallace Young Mis
sion.
^ STATUTE MILES '
CARPATHIANS —- Inoludfhsr sections of Russia, Poland. Rumania, and Czechoslovakia, this
map shows the Carpathian mountains, important in Russo-German campaign.
JAP INVASION
OF COAST NOT
HELD AT ZERO'
FORT LEWIS, May 5.—<AP>—
Prospects of a Japanese invasion
of the Pacific coast in force at
this time is ‘‘zero”, according to
Lt. Gen. Delos C. Emmons, com
manding general of the Western
Defense Command, who made the
statement in the course of talk
ing over the situation.
He said: ‘‘At this moment, the
situation is ‘zero', but it may
change, and it is possible they
may raid from a carrier or a con
verted carrier, hoping to create
confusion and some damage, and
for the present this is the only
practical method of attack, but it
carries with it the certainty of
losing the carrier and its planes.”
NAZI ATTACKS
TURNED BACK
AT TIRASPOL
LONDON, May 5.—(AP)—Ger
man probing attacks southeast of
Stanislawow, south of Tiraspol,
were thrown back yesterday ac
cording to latest reports.
For the second successive day a
lull in the ground fighting contin
ud.
Along other positions on the
eastern front. Moscow said in a
broadcast of a communique, it
listed no essential changes in the
land front, but declared that
long-range Soviet planes bombed.
and strafed German and Ruman
ian troops pinned in Sevastopol,
Wednesday night.
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CHANOES NOTED IN
ELECTION RESULTS
Just before going to press we
note that additional returns from
outlying precincts have changed
the standings in the race for rep
resentative on the Democratic
ticket. Bess Cross of Deering has
pushed through for a two vote
lead to make fourth place on the
ticket. Mayor Edward Anderson of
Nome has dropped back to fifth
Pl^e
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Fighting Renewed
On Adriatic Line
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN'
NAPLES, May 5.—<AP>—Renewal
of fighting in the Adriatic end of
the Italian battle line was an
nounced by allied headquarters
today, in a statement ‘hat a Ger
man raiding party had penetrated
the Eighth Army positions in the
Ortona area and were driven off
during sharp skirmishes between
allied and German arlilery, which
exchanged punches all along the
front.
LIBERATORS
BOMB GERMAN
INSTALLATIONS
LONDON, May 5.—<AP>—Amer
ican Liberators bombed the Ger
man military installations at Pas
de Calais area in France, before
breakfast time today in an early
start on the 21st consecutive day
of allied pre-invasion aerial of
fensive, after allied planes had
bombed Budapest last night.
The four-engined sky giants
roared across the channel in a
force which was officially desig-1
nated as small, indicating less
than a thousand Liberators made
the short morning hop.
STRIKE SHARP
BLOW ON NAZIS
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NAPLES, Italy, May 5.—(AP>—
RAF four-engined Halifaxes and
twin-engined Wellingtons based in
Italy, struck a sharp blow last
night in support of Russian ground
forces, by attacking Budapest, the
capital of Hungary, fighting their
way through a screen of German
night fighters.
The British bombers poured
blockbusters and incendiaries on
the Budapest-Rakos rail yards on
the main east-west line from Ger
many and Vienna to the Rumanian
front.
Many violent explosions and
fires were obsreved.
METHODISTS
VOTE TO AID
IN WAR EFFORT
KANSAS CITY. May 5.—<AP>
—Methodists here voted to sup
port the war because. ‘‘God, Him
self is with the United States in
this struggle.”
The resolution was adopted
after a lengthy debate in a gen
eral conference. It said in part:
‘‘We repudiate the theory that
the state, even though imperfect
in itself, must not fight intolerable
wrongs.”
The action repudiates the stand'
of the church in 1940. in which,
"The Church did not officially en
dorse or support participation in
the war.”
CITY THAWING
DRAINS TO
CLEAR STREETS
The past week, in addition to
the work preformed by the sun
in clearing away our winter quota
of snow, the city street depart
ment has been busy trying to
thaw the many drains which have
frozen solid during the winter.
The surface water, not having
drainage, has been washing out
surface materials from the*street.s
and backing up around and under
buildings and homes, causing'
some damage to foundations
which are below the street level.
Within a few days the situation
should be cleared as drains again
take away the surface water.
PROPAGANDIST
SOOTHES NAZIS
LONDON, May 5—(AP)—Nazi
Propaganda Minister Goebbels fed
the Germans some soothing syrup.
fqr their nerves today, in the
promise, “We have trump cards
up our sleeves, for when the in
vasion strikes. We have placed
innumerable defense weapons,
which heretofore have been un
known."
TRIPOD ON TANANA RIVER ENDS
ANNUAL EVENT AS ICE GOES OUT
AT 2:08 AFTERNOON OF MAY 4tl*
NENANA, Alaska, May 5.—(Special to The Nug
get)-—The Nenana ice broke yesterday afternoon
at 2:08 o'clock, releasing an estimated $125,000 to
eleven winning tickets, five of which are held by
associations of unknown size.
THE WINNERS:
No. 2S45N—John Nelson, In
dependence Mine.
No. 2449C—James Vauros,
Browne.
No. 4836J—Joseph Hartman,
No. 67169A—Adriano Lucchui.,
Anchorage.
No. 28336A—Alexander W.
Wilson, Seward.
No. 32313A—Anchorage School
•-rultY, 02).
No. 3383F—Ralph B. Norris
Co., Fairbanks (five).
No. 37108F—John Penovich,
Fairbanks.
No. 6B51F—Alex Gibson and
Mr. and Mrs. Ted McHenry,
Galena.
No. 1019A—Mr. and Mrs.
W. R. Sherwin. Fairbanks.
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ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC, May
5.—<AP>—The American Sixth
Army troops made two new land
ings on the Dutch New Guinea
coast, and consolidated and ex
tended at the same time, then
holdings around Hollandia, Gen
eral MacArthur announced yester
day.
The landings were made with
the same forces which two weeks
ago swept up the New Guinea
coast to seize Hollandia and the
surrounding area. Its four air
dromes are in bombing range of
the Philippines.
One force landed at Demta, ex
tending to the other shore of To
rare Bay, 12 miles from the town
of Hollandia, and midway between
the original invasion points.
Protecting the sea-borne infan
trymen, allied bombers heavily
blasted Wadke airdrome, the near
est Japanese airdrome still in op
eration, while other heavy bomb
ers smashed Wewak, and by
passed the New Guinea airbases
to blast Timor in the Dutch Hast
Indies,
Other air sweeps and torpedo
boat patrols accounted for one
enemy ship, three planes and nine
barges.
ELECTED AS
PRESIDENT OF
U. S. C. OF C.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 5.
—(AP)—Eric Johnston of Spo
kane, Washington, was re-elected
unanimously, as president of the
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, by its member or
ganizations’ board of directors.
James W. Spangler, a Seattle
banker, was elected a director to
succeed Albert Mattel of San
Francisco, California.
Tell them you saw it advertised
in The Nome Nugget.
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| The winning tickets were listed
! under the following names:
! Joseph Hartman, John Nelson,
i W. P. MacDonald Co., John Peno
vich, James Vauros, Alex Glissou
Co.. VV. R. Sherman Co., Adriana
Lucchui, R. B. Morris Co., An
j chorage school faculty, Alexander
; VV. Wilson.
M. J. Cooney manager of the an
| nual ice classic, said:
“Nearly every resident of Ne
j nana was on the banks of the Ta
i nana river when the tripod on the
; ice began to tighten the wire
which was attached to the clock
i on shore to record the winning
time."
It was estimated by some of the
rivermen that the river would be
free of ice within 24 hours, and
’hey would begin launching their
boats and barges for the summer
traffic at that time.
Local Pools
The eighth minute was the win
ning number on the various min
ute pools about town in which the
following persons received the
prize money:
Keith Hedreen was high win
ner with tour pools to his credit,
with a win of $300, including the
Sommers pool. $120; the Wien
pool, $60.00; one of the Nevada
pools, $60; and the Polar Bar
pool.
George Madsen took one pool of
$60 at Wien’s.
Sigvold Grytten took one of the
Nevada pools of $60.
H. A. Warner and Gordon Mac
Kenzie each took $60 in honors
from the North Pole Bakery pools.
Alvin Polet won a $60 pool,
while Bill Munz took the $15 tic
ket at Polet's Store.
There may be other winners
about town but at ’he time of go
ing to press we were unable to
get them.
JAP ADMIRAL
SAID KILLED ON
BATTLEGROUND
NEW YORK, N Y„ May 5 —
<AP>—The Tokyo radio today an
nounced the death of Admiral
Mineichi Koga, commander of the
Japanese combined fleet, as killed
in action, less than a year after
his predecessor, Admiral Yama
moto, met a sinjilar death
He has already been succeeded
by Admiral Soemu Toyada, 53,
commander of Yokosuka naval
station. Admiral Zengo Yoshida
heretofore in command of the
Japanese fleet in Chinese waters,
will take over the command of
the Yokosuka Naval Station.
The broadcast, recorded in the
United States by monitoring sta
tions, quoted the Imperial head
quarters communique as sayrng:
“Koga died at his post in March
of this year, .while directing gen
eral operation at the front."
The wording of this communi
que bore a striking resemblance
to the Tokyo communique of May
21, 1943, announcing Yamamoto's
death in a warplane crash the
previous April, ‘while directing
general strategy on the front line,"