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VOL. 43. No. 49. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1941 Copy 184
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Russians Fall Back to New Positions
Germany Claims Great Success Flatly Contradicted
Discloses Shortage Of Ammunition Faces Nation
BRITISH CLAIM IRAQ SUCCESSES
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Tfce British claimed to have wrested control of the oil p'.ie lines
in Iraq, pilchably at Rutba (1'. To the north, it was said, an Iraqui
encirclement of the airport at Habbanivah had been broken. The
situation at Basra (2) entry port for British soldiers was reported
“quiet.”
German General Statements Of
Success Contrast Soviet’s Flat
Declaration Panzer Thrusts Halted
RUSSIANS CONTRADICT NAZI CLAIMS SUCCESS
UNDATED. June 26 (IP)— Ger
many is still making only general
ized claims of success in official
reports on the epic struggle with
Russia. That they will get active
help from Italy against the Red
Arwy was annouiced in Rome.
Berlin appeared pressing Finland
toward active participation and
welcomed as “a significant and
friendly act,” the Swedish per
mission to permit the passage of
German divisions across Sweden,
Norway and Finland.
Declare Nazi Thrusts Stopped
Against the German command’s
announcement of “successes of
great dimensions” there are staTt
ing to appear the Russian com
mand’s flat declaration that pan
zer thrusts 100 miles into Soviet
ized Lituania and Poland were
checked, and the drive into the
Ukraine was halted at the Prut
River. In four days of air war,
the Russians said the score of
planes destroyed was 457 to 391,
in their favor.
Say 15 Russian Trains Wrecked
An authoritative Berlin an
nouncement said German Stukas
wrecked 15 Russian transport
trains, filled with troops, war ma
terials and motor trucks. Here
again no places were named. In
a regular communique, issued by
Hitler’s headquarters, presumab
ly on the easern front, it was said
decisions “in, numerous border
battles” indicated developments
and great successes of the Nazi
campaign on land, sea (and air,
which was reported still holding
to its time-table. This communi
que was described in advance as
an account of German, successes
"baffling the imagination.” As
brief as the communique was, it
was delayed two hours beyond
the usual delivery.
Rumanians To Fight Russians
While Rumanian troops, who
had already fought on the side
of Italy, made ready to join a mo
torized division destined --for the
. front, the German controlled
Paris press reported that an anti
Russian legion was forming in
| occupied France and Russia her
self, with prospects of a 300,000
man addition to her forces. This
is to be a legion of Poles, now
prisoners in Russia.
Negotiate For Release Poles
British and Russian negotia
tions are in progress, to free Pol
es, including much needed offic
ers for the fighting line.
220,000 Tons Of
Axis Shipping
Sunk By RAF
CAIRO, June 27 fA5) — At least
220,000 tons of Axis merchant
ships were airplane torpedoed off
the Italian coast by the RAF, thej
Middle east command reported in
an attack oh a convoy of several
vessels.
Ice In Bering
Sea Slow Ships
Asserts C. C.
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KETCHIKAN, June 25 (Ketchij
kan Chronicle) — Ice conditions
reappeared off the Yukon flats
south of Nome, the Coast Guard
headquarters reports. An unus
ual ice field reappeared and a
number of big icebergs were re
ported in the channel of Taku In
let near Juneau. Unless the Ber
ing Sea conditions clear, it will
slow transportation to Nome and
the Bering Sea, according to the
Coast Guard.
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Russian Planes Used As Anti
Tank Artillery On Nazi Columns
Russians Fall Back New Positions
i UNDATED, June 27 <;P) — Hit
ler again put off telling in detail
| how the Russian campaign was;
i going, as the Russians declared
planes, used as “anti-tank artil-,
lery,” inflicted heavy losses on j
j the panzer columns which shov
ed into western Russia. A Mos
! cow communique said that Red'
airmen, “in innumerable attacks”
blasted the mechanized invaders!
aimed at Vilna, Lithuania, and!
Brody, Baranowieze in Russian- j
I occupied Poland.
Secondary Lines
Not Penetrated
Indications are that the Ger-j
mans, on the sixth day of their j
drive, have not yet penetrated |
the secondary outer defenses of
the Soviet Union, to reach thej
primary fortifications along the
old frontier.
The German high command
! proclaimed from field headquar
: ters that her troops were victor
1 ious on all fronts and made im-,
portant gains “which will be
made known shortly.”
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Red Airmen Raid j
Balkan Oil Centers
Moscow also praised the Red j
airman for raids on the Human j
ian port of Constanta; Bucharest
the Rumanian captial; and Ploe-|
sti, center of the Rumanian oil
fields. I
Probably Abandon
Syria and Lebanon
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A high Ankara source reported
that Turkey granted the transit
of Vichy forces from Syria pro
viding they travel as unarmed
[civilians, indicating that Vichy
plight abandon Syria and Leban
on.
Soviets Fall Back
To New Positions
MOSCOW, June 27 (JP) — The
Russian armies have fallen back
•to new positions on the Vilna and
Baranowiecze fronts, after inflict
ing heavy losses on the German
columns driving on Minsk, a com
munique said.
Finns Acknow
ledge War is On
HELSINKI, June 27 OP) — Fin
nish observers said devastation
from the sky, such as typified the
Soviet Russian invasion of two
winters ago, marked the out
break of hostilities between the
two nations, which was officially
acknowledged last night.
House Asks
Money For
More Ships
WASHINGTON, June 25 — A
deficiency appropriation for $897,
'000 including funds to give the
Navy 2,236 additional airplanes
and 19 more auxiliary ships, was
recommended to the House today
by its Appropriations Commit
tee.
The measure, a catch-all mon
ey bill for the fiscal year ending
June 30, carried funds for almost
a score of governmental agencies
and had appropriations such as
$36,000,000 for the Office of Em
ergency Management, $28,000,000
for the Post Office and $51,000,
000 for the Coast Guard.
The latter allotment to the
Coast Guard includes A money
.replacement for the ten cutters
transferred to Britain, and funds
for the construction of three new
icebreakers for duty in the Green
land area.
RAID MADE, ALEXANDRIA
CAIRO, June 24—Twenty per
sons wgre killed, about 60 were
injured and some property dam
aged by an Axis air raid om Alex
andria early this morning, accord
ing to a statement received from
the Egyptian Minister'of Interior.
Italian Admiral
Asserts Japan
Is With
ROME, June 26 <UP) — Admiral
Ducci of the Italian Navy said
Japan might join the Axis war on
Russia, occuying all of Sakhalin
Island and the Soviet base at Pet
ropavlovsk, Kamchatka, to pre
vent the United States from oc
cupying the Siberian bases, in the
event of war against Japan, Ger
many and Italy. United States
commercial aid to Russia “may;
force” Japan to “re-examine herj
defense problem toward the west
and north,” the Admiral wrote in
the Ugornal D’ltalia, authoritat
ive newspaper, whose editor is
Virginio Ggyda. The Admiral
said “The complete occupation of
Sakhalin and the port of Petro
pavlovsk would give the Japan
ese complete security toward the
north against possible war init
iatives by the United States.”
U. S. RUBBER PILE IS
TO BE ENLARGED
WASHINGTON, June 23 —The
Government has ordered curtail
ment of the consumption of rub
ber in order to build up its stock
pile for use of the defense, pro
gram. The order hits the auto in
dustry especially.
PRESIDENT DISCLOSES SHORT
AGE OF AMMUNITION FACES
NATION’S DEFENSE EFFORTS
HYDE PARK, June 27 —
President Roosevelt disclosed
that a shortage of ammunition
confronted the nation's defense
| efforts. He said at a press confer
ence that the was looking into
the question of sending some
rifles to the Irish but that no
ammunition could be sent be
cause the country is way behind,
even for itself. He asserted the
j Irish wanted all kinds of things
jin addition to rifles but most of,
I these things, this country could
; not get for itself. He made it
! plain that armament aid to Ire
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land would only follow assuranc
es that the Irish would defend
thmselves against a German at'
tack, but said no such assurance
has been received.
As for helping Russia, he said
he expected to confer on, that
topic w-ith Sumner Welles at
Washington today, by phone.
Irish Bases Not Considered
He answered in the negative,
the question whether the United
States had ever taken up the
possibility of using Irish naval
bases.
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Legislature
To Get New
Proportion
WASHINGTON, June 25 —The
Senate Territories Committee to
day approved a bill by Alaska
Delegate Anthony J. Dimond for
the reapportioning of the Alaska
Legislature.
Under the measure, which was
amended by the committee, the
Legislature will be composed of
16 senators, four from each ju
dicial district, and 24 representa
tives. The apportionment is on
the population basis with one
member for each 3.000 popula
tion.
The Federal Government will
pay the salaries and mileage for
members amounting to about
$52,000. The Territory is to pay
the remaining expense estimated
at $20,000 The Federal Govern
ment now pays all legislative ex
penses.
The House appropriations Com
mittee today recommended an al
lotment of $84,320 for Coast
Guard aids to navigation in Pas
sage Canal to mark the channel
to the new terminus of the Al
aska Railroad.
Also recommended was $2,500
for additional care of Alaska in
sane for the present fiscal year.
Included in the second deficiency
bill is an appropriation of $4,000
to pay the expenses of the Alas
ka International Highway Com
mission,
Ban Placed
On All OU
Exporting
WASHINGTON, June »—By di
rection of the President, all pe
troleum products are now sub
jected to export control, especial!
ly from the eastern seabord and
may be made only to the British
Empire, Egypt and the Western
Hemisphere.
The White House also disclosed
the President has directed the Ex
port Control ■ Administrator to
place restrictions on oil products.
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I Jesse Jones Is
Considering
British Loan
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WASHINGTON, June 25 —
| Jesse Jones, Federal Loan Ad
: ministrator. anonunced he iff
! "considering a loan to the Brit
ish government.”
Jones said the loan is being
| studied by the RFC under a new
law authorizing such a loan. He
added: “The purpose of the loan.
, will be to provide the British dol
lar with exchange to pay for wad*
supplies in this country without
having to sell American secur
ities or investments in forced
sales.”
The announcement gave no
amount for the loan but it waff
reported in some quarters that it
amounted to several hundred mil
lion dollars.
“On To Moscow’
Cry Falangists In
Madrid Parade
MADRID June 25 — Uniform
ed Falangists paraded the streets
of Madrid this afternoon and
staged a demonstration in front
of the German Embassy.
Cries of “On to Moscow” were
heard as Spanish Foreign Min
ister Suner adressing the dem
onstrators, declared Russia must
be “exterminated.”
The speech and demonstration
came as Government leaders
sought to decide Spain’s course
in the Axis struggle against Rus
sia.
The United States and British
Embassies were protected ag
ainst incidents as heavy polices
guards were thrown about the
two places.
STEEL IS COMING TO WEST
WASHINGTON, June — The
Office of Production Manage
ment announces that steel com
panies have completed plans for
the expansion of facilities in the
Rocky Mountain and Pacific
iCoast States. The expansion pro
gram will cost at least $100,000,*
000.