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1TOL. 46—No. 81. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY JULY 12, 1944. PER COPY—15c
Turkey Expected To Enter War
Less Than 49
Miles Separte
Reds From Prussia
MOSCOW, July 12.—The Red
Army is knocking large holes in
the already ragged German lines
and surging westward from a
point less than 49 miles from the
East Prussian border, at a pace
which will carry them into Ger
man territory by the end of the
week.
The German communique
placed the Russians “west of Aly
tui, in Lithuania, and 51 miles
from East Prussia, 33 miles south
of Kaunas, and within 27 miles of
the strategic East Prussia-Riga
railway, over which two Nazi
armies in the Baltic must be sup
plied.”
Retreats along the entire front
| were reported by Berlin, and the
trapped German garrison in Wil
no, were supplied by air.
General Cherniakyovsky's cav
: airy and tank forces drove a
1 spearhead toward East Prussia,
just north of Grodno, in old Po
land.
General advances along the en
tire line of the 350-mile front be
tween Latvia and the Pripyat
i marshes, swept through more than
400 populated pistes, killing more
I than 4,000 German soldiers and
bringing about the capture of
many hundreds more as the Rus
sians sped onward.
The German radio commenta
tor, Kurt Dittmar, last night
warned the German people: “The
supreme test has now come since
the distance between us and the
battlefield has almost vanished.”
The Office of War Information
quoted a Stockholm paper, Afton
Tidninged, as reporting: “The
highest state of alarm in East
Prussia.”
The paper added: “The Ger
mans have closed the frontiers
| and mined all approaches.”
“The people fear that the Rus
sian parachutists will land before
the actual attack on East Prus
sia.”
I On the Finnish front the Sov
iets are also moving forward.
The Moscow communique re
ported the capture of several
! communities north and northeast
'of Pitkaranta, including a railway
I station at Soyarvi.
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Liberators Blast
Yap Airdromes ,
In Caolines
ADVANCED HEADQUARTERS
ON NEW GUINEA, July 12.—
tAP)—Today southwest Pacific
Liberator bombers blasted the
Yap airdrome in the Carolines,
with 30 tons of bombs, destroy
ing some planes on the ground
and five of the 20 intercepting
Zeroes in a half-hour flight over
the island.
The raids occurred while other
southwest Pacific bombers dam
aged a 10,000-ton ship northeast
of New Guinea, also bombing the
enemy strongholds at Sorong, Pa
lau, Woleai In the Carolines, and
Rabaul, New’ Britain, in wide
spread heavy attacks
In the 30-tou Rabaul raid, a
Japanese float plane w’as sunk
along with several patrol craft
and other small boats.
Medium bombers and fighters
harassed the Japs, who have been
trapped at Wewak since April.
Report Probable
Farticipaton At
End of Summer
ANKARA. Turkey, July 12.—
CAP)—Conversations afoot here
«nay lead to the participation of
Turkey in the war before the end
at the summer.
The talks are between repre
sentatives of Turkey, Russia and
Britain, and have been taken up
at the point where the Cairo con
ferences left off last year.
Turkey’s position within the
United Nations was undefined.
And they must firs' surmount the
bitterness created by the allied
charges that Turkey failed to keep
her word, while the Turkish coun
tered wi'h the statement that the
allies failed to equip Turkey for
war, which was promised.
The United States has been
fully informed of the successive
steps in the conversations which
started 10 days ago.
Armored Units
Push Forward''
Along Italian Coasl
ROME, July 12.—(AP>—Ameri
can light armored elements push
ed forward two miles along the
west Italian coast yesterday, in
the face of bitter German resist
ance, capturing the 'own of Cas
tiglioncello, thus bringing the
Fifth Army within eight miles of
Livorno, and some eight miles in
land.
However, the American Infan
try is running into some very stiff
opposition in their advance toward
Pastia, where the Germans are
showing the utmost determination
to delay the progress.
The German radio said the Nazi
lines between Poggibonsi, on the
west coast, have withdrawn two
miles northward after particular
ly violent fighting in which 25
U. S. tanks were wiped out.
Heavy fighting was reported on
both sides of the Tiber river,
where strong British forces were
attempting to break through.
American troops farther east,
also encountered tough going
northeast of Lajatico, where the
Nazis counter-attacked fiercely
but were repelled.
In the thrust, Lajatico itself
was brought under attack.
In the upper Tiber river valley
Eighth Army troops occupied vil
lages of Meone, Morra, Mucignani,
and cleared the 3,000-ft. Mount
Civitetla of the enemy
Meanwhile, on the Adriatic
coast, Italian troops were credited
cinity of the Musone river, and
with a slight advance In the vi
Aneona was brought under allied
j artillery fire.
Delegation Serves
Ultimatum
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12.
—(AP)—The American delegation
to the United Nations’ monetary
conference, served a virtual ulti
mation to the Soviet Union rep
resentatives, demanding final an
swer to all important questions “to
the proposed multi-billion dollar
currency fund.’’
WPB Spo nsors
Civilian Program
Of Production
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12.
<AP>—The War Production
Board today announced Donald
Nelson’s full program to prepare
industry to return to civilian pro
duction, and which will be order
ed to be in effect, beginning Sat
urday,
The only concession granted to
the Army and the Navy, oppo
nents of the measure, was the
staggering all the dates on which
the plan will be put into opera
tion.
The announcement climaxes the
story of inter-departmental fight
ing in which Nelson was opposed
by the army and navy on the
grounds that the program would
divert manpower from arms pro
duction.
Chairman Nelson denied that
the program would affect war
production, but would give jobs
to some who are not able to se
cure employment in war work,
and enable companies which are
withdrawn from such war produc
tion by cancellation of orders and
contracts, and turn them to ease,
the vital needs of the civilian
populace.
The last of the orders on the
program is slated to go into ef-,
feet August 15th.
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‘Heavies’ Attack
Communications
Around Munich
LONDON, July 12.— <AP>—
I Over 1,000 American “heavies"
attacked German communications
; and other objectives in the Mun-;
I ich area, in the second attack in,
two days on the south German!
“natal city" of the Nazi party.
Up to 750 fighters convoyed the
Liberators over Germany’s fourth,
largest city, and railway bottle*j
neck for traffic to Italy and
France
The German communique said
the assault of 1,100 heavies in the
Munich region yesterday was a
“terror attack”.
The city, with its 828,000 per
sons, lies 720 miles from London
as the bombers fly, and 25 miles
from the foothills of the Alps,
which cradles numerous German
war :ndustries.
American medium and light
bombers simultaneously attacked
three important fuel dumps be
hind the German lines in Nor
mandy.
In all, by noon, American planes
had carried out five attacks on
Normandy in support of the “foot
Sloggers".
Around a quarter of an hour
apart, two forces of Marauders
hit a fuel dump, ten miles south
of Caen in the Cinelais forest.
Troop concentrations there
were also attacked.
On the east-west Normandy
front yesterday, allied fighters,
bombers and rocket planes des
troyed 28 German tanks and dam
aged 16 more.
This amounts to one-fifth of the
tank strength of a German arm
ored division.
The Munich attack cost us 20
bombeu and two fighters.
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TKAff i€ ON NORMANOY REACH?— wtitte German prisoners march past, a jgpp
' carrying U. S. wounded prepare* la id aboard an LSI for the trip from France to England.
Allied Troops
Said Operating
Behind Nazi Lines j
SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
OF THE ALLIED EXPEDITION
ARY FORCES IN ENGLAND,
July 12. —(AP)— Today, General
Eisenhower's headquarters dis
closed that allied troops ape op
erating behind the German lines
in France, with "a special air
service regiment”, but kept the
details of the organization secret.
The wording of the communique
made clear that the force was
something more than just organ
zed guerilla resistance, and sep
arate and distinct from the
French forces of the interior, un
der Gen. DeGaulle.
Headquarters also announced
that the group has already taken
prisoners and operated against
communications and other mili
tary targets.
Milestone Reached
In North Burma
KANDY, Ceylon, July 12.—
General Stillwell’s campaign to
root the Japs out of monsoon
drenched north Burma, and the
drive for the land supply route to
China, reached another minor
mile-stone yesterday, with the
juncture of the Chinese 22nd and
38th divisions, about seven miles
west of Mogaung.
This juncture freed the jungle
girt mountain area of all but iso
lated bands of stragglers, and the
stubborn remnants of the Myit
kyina garrison.
BOND SALES HIGH
AT END OF DRIVE
Alaska bond totals through to
July 8th totalled $2,443,902.00,
with series "E” totalling $1,005,
506.50. Nome total sales amounted
to $78,100.00.
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Army Patrol j
Enjoys ‘Excursion*
| On Bougainville
WITH THE AMERICAN DIVI
SION ON BOUGAINVILLE, July
12.—(AP)—The following account
of a week of patrol duty in the'
Bougainville jungles, was report-1
ed in the regimental newspaper:
“H Company Nature Lovers’ Lea
gue had its monthly outing the
last week in May, and celebrated1
with an excursion to the beautiful
picnic grounds on the river at
the foot of one of the large hills.
The meeting was well attended
and the recreation committee pro
vided a round of good, clean fun,
not counting a little mud.
Such games as: “For the River”,
“Hide and Seek”, “Road Block,
Road Block, Who’s Got the Road
Block,” and “Hunting the Ammo
Dump,” were greatly enjoyed.
Those who found the “Ammo
Dump” were rewarded with a
beautiful fireworks display, and
delicious “K” rations were served.
The tired, but happy party re
turned to camp May 80th.”
Light Army Plane
Crashes On Colony
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me., July
12.—(AP)—A light army plane
crashed and exploded in a 100
unit government trailer colony
here today, spewing flaming oil
and gasoline over the homes of
war workers, resulting in the
death of 12, and injury to scores
of others.
This was the worst airplane ac
cident in Maine history.
Four children and eight adults,
including two army men, were
killed when the plane struck an
embankment at the edge of the
trailers, enveloping the settlement
with flames and smoke as it ex
ploded.
Roosevelt Says
He Will Accept
Nomination
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 12.
—<AP)—President Roosevelt yes
terday announced his intention to
\ accept the democratic nomination
' to serve a fourth term if elected.
The President made public his
intentions in a letter to Chairman
Hannegan of the democratic na
tional committee.
Hannegan told the President he
had enough votes pledged for his
renomination at the dienVcratic
party convention, which opens in
Chicago next week.
Roosevelt said in the letter, he
would prefer to retire, but add
ed, ‘‘I will accept and serve in
this office if I am so ordered by
the people, the supreme com
mander-in-chief of the United
States.”
The President also sprung the
news of his Intentions in a news
conference.
Stimson Arrives
In England
SHAEF, England, July 12.—
Secretary of War Hanry L. Stim
son arrived in England today on
his tour of the fronts, and is now
inspecting the European theater.
Flying to England from Italy,
he was accompanied by Executive
Assistant Harvey ilurdy, Major
General Thomas Kirk, surgeon
general; and Major General Alex
ander Surles, army public rela
tions director.
RETURNS TO NOME
FROM ANCHORAGE
Mrs. Pete Sather returned via
the Alaska Air Lines' plane from
Anchorage, where she has been
visiting with her daughter Kris
tie (Mrs. Ronald Brousseau),