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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 42. No. 131. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, OCT. 28, 1940._Price per copy 1W
Greece Declares War On Italy
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Mediterranean Fleet Battle Is Feared Imminent
Liner Empress Of Britain Sunk By Nazi Bombers
Greece Declares War On Italy
Following Three-Hour Ultimatum
British Fleet Reported On ^ay
ROME, Oct. 26 .(/P)—An official
communique said “an armed
band of Greeks this morning at
tacked Italian outposts in the
vicinity of Kohiza with rifle shots
and hand gernades”
ROME. Oct. 26 i/P) — A radi»
broadcast tonight reported a
clash between Gr eks and Al
banian! in Albania between Kor
iza and Porto Edda. Six Greek
soldiers were reported captured,
two Albanians killed and three
WGund'.'d.
ATHENS, Monday, |/P) — Re
jecting the Italian ultimatum call
* in.g for the surrender by Greece
of a part of her territory, dic
tator-Pr mier John Metaxas de
clared “the moment has arrived
for Greece to fight for her inde
pendence and honor.” Immediate
ly after the decme for general
mobilization was signed.
BELGRADE, Yukoslavia. Mon
day. (/P)—Greek minister Rosetti
announced that Italy and Greece
£ were in “a state of war” early
today.
UNDATED. Oct. 28 t(/P)— Tiny
Groce, declared war on Italy un
der provocation of a three-hour
ultimatum. King Georgs II threw
the nation's estimated 100,000
soldiers into battle against the
209,000 Italian troops along the
Greek-Albanian frontier.
The ultimatum expired at 6 a.
m. and an hour later Athens had
its first air raid alarm when
Corinth and Tatoi airdromes, 12
miles from Athens were bombed
by Italian warplanes. Three wav
s attacked the port city of Pat
ras and four were killed and 17
wounded.
Great Britain which pledged
aid to Greece in the event of an
attack was reported rushing the
assistance of hi r powerful Med
iterranean fleet. It is believed a
major sea battle between the
British and Italian fleets is im
minent.
F ars were widespread that
the .Italian, invasion- would pre
cipitate a general conflagration
in southeast Europe. In Belgrade
political circles heard unconfirm
ed reports that Turkey had de
clared war on Italy but this was
discounted in othl r quarters as
premature.
Yugoslavia Premier Cvetkovic
ca'led an ‘ emergency cabinet
meeting shortly before 11 a.m. as
Yugoslav troops in full war
c.r.prr.ent irareh* d in the streets
of Belgrade toward the railroad
station. Official statements how
ever asserted that Yugoslavia
will remain neutral.
Richardson Highway freight tolls
discrimination which retards the
d-velcpment of Interior Alaska,
should be abolished. The Grand
jury considered the rec~nt in
cident where truckers disarmed
a deputy marshal .at Big Delta
and refused to pay tolls but they
did not return any indictments
of fe.cny or misd meanor.
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British Pound
Italians in Egypt
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CAIRO, Oct. 26 >(/P) — A Brit
ish communique said British war
ships joining forces with the
RAF struck new destructive
blows at Italian offensive prepar
ations along the Egyptian sea
coast. Marshal Graziani’s concen
trations near Sidi Barrano, 240
miles from Alexandria was shell
ed and bombed heavily.
* Mexico Lifts
Embargo on Japan
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 27, </P)—
Highly placed government diplo
matic officials reported tonight
that the President Cardenas ad
^ ministration had decided, to lift
the short-lived unofficial embar
go on exports destined for Japan
because th. ban threatened to up
set the nation’s economy at this
time.
Makes Report In
Highway Case
* FAIRBANKS, Oct. 26 — The
report of a federal grand jury
^ sitting here today recommended
that the proper government offic
ials be informed of the existing
SS Alaska Hits
Reef 96. Miles
South Ketchikan
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 27 </P) —!
The steamerNorth Coast rescued
279 passengers from Rocky Beach
in Arthur Passage, 96 miles south
of Ketchikan after the steamer
Alaska struck a reef at full speed
shortly after midnight. The pas
sengers were lifeboated to the
beach immediately after the ship
struck. The North Coast arrived
for the rescue at dawn.
Alaska Captain O. C. Anderson
plus about 100 of the crewmen
remained aboard. The captain
said the ship was listing badly
and leaking. The Cutter Cyane
and a salvage vessel are enroute
to the wreck site and are expect
ed to attempt to free the Alaska^
at high tide.
None of the passengers o.r crew
were reported seriously hurt. I
The North Coast headed for
Prince Rupert and is expected to
| arrive tonight.
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Slight Earth
quake Is Felt
Is Seattle
SEATTLE, Oct. 27 (/Pi — A
s’ight earthquake of less than a
minute in duration was reported
felt in several sections of Seattle
at 2:30 p.m. No damage was re
port d. Amateur observers re
ported faint shocks as far south
as Tacoma and north as far as
Bellingham.
Text of Lewis
I?adio Address
Last Friday
_*
NEW YORK, Oct. 25 (/P) —
The National Committee of Dem.
ocrats for Willkie announc' d it I
paid $45,000 for Friday night’s
radio speech by’John L. Lewis. '
WASHINGTON. Oct. 25 (/Pi
Lewis enumerated the list cf rea
sons for his opposition to the re
election of Roosevelt. H; said
Roosevelt’s “motivation and ob-1
j.ective is war.” Quoting from
the speech Lewis made in Jan
uary saying a coalition has been
formed b tween labor and the.
administration and that “politic
al coalition presupposed a pre
lection good faith between the
coalition interests” and added
"the Democratic party and its
leadership have not preserved
that faith.” He said it had never
been refuted and that “there is
no spokesman in the Democratic
Party or in the Roosevelt admin
istration int-llectually capable
of this task."
Indicating that the administra
tion is failing to solve the un
employment problem he said it
“is trying to create prosperity
by making guns and lethal wea
pons.” There are he said more
than nine million men and wo
men Americans still unemploy
ed and the national defense pro
gram will still leave five million
out of work. He questioned
where the country would sc 11 its
goods when the nation has re
turned to peaceful pursuits and
asked what is being done by the
present administration “to safe
guard our population from such
an impending economic disas- j
ter."
Turning to Willkie he said “He j
is a gallant American who has!
opened his heart to the Ameri
can people. He is not an aristo
crat. He has the common touch.
He was bom in tha briar and not
to the purple. He has worked
with his hands. He has known
the pangs of hunger. He has giv
en his guarantee to the American
people if elected he will not send
the sons oi American mothers
and fathers to fight in foreign
wars.”
- CANADIANS IN ENGLAND
LONDON, Oct. 23 -r- A contin
gent of artillerymen from New
foundland arrived at a western
British pert. They were welcom
ed by the Newfoudland Trade
Commisioner in London D. J.
Davis.
Nazis Sink
Liner Empress
Of Britain
UNDATED, Oct. 2G (JP) — The
.umpo of the Nazi aerial warfare
peeded up with the r ported
sinking of the 42,000 ton Empress
Britain as the world await
1 the outcome of the German
ItPian-French diplomatic nego
t at ns to determine France’s
new status in Europe.
Lond n underwent alarms five
times between daybreak and ear
ly afternoon after a night-long
hammering in which mor. homes
and buildings were smashed.
There were numerous casualties.
Axis plants also attacked eastern
Scotland and the naval bases at
Rosyth, Liverpool and Wal s and
the Midland industrial cities.
Inf rmed German sources said
planes attacked the giant liner
oh which King" George and
Queen Elizabeth returned horn
after their United States visit a
year ago and which was later
used in troop transport service
and left her in sinking Condi
tion north of Ireland after the
crew got away in boats. The Brit
ish admiralty declined to com
ment.
The RAF taking advantage of
the clearest weather over the
channel since the start of the
war attacked a Nazi convoy in
the channel and watchers believ
ed that one vessel was hit. Bou
logne is still ablaze from the
British night bombing.
The Mediterranean situation
was highlighted by reports of It
aly suspending air service to
Greece ten days hence. The move
was interpret' d as indicative of
of an imminent showdown be
tween Greece and the axis pow
ers.
Vice premier Laval returned to
Vichy after conferring with It
alian, German and Spanish lead
ers and is due to attend a cab
inet meeting at which Marshal
Petain, chief of state, is to re
port on his conversations with
Hitler.
“SOURDOUGH”
STATIONERY
At Nugge* Office
In an hi. '.o: ic gathering in the cabinet room at the White House,
Pj|jsident Roc cvcit signed into -aw the nation's first peace time
draft bill and i • cd a proclamation requiring the registration of
13,500,000 men ft cm -1 to 35 years of age. In this picture the Presi
de t affixes his signature to the bill.
C a n a l i a n
D e s t r o y e r
Sunk, Coll: ion
OTTAWA Mord y. UP) — The
Canadian destroyer Magaree was
sunk with 140 officers and men
presumably lost when she collid
ed with a large merchant ship
October 22 in the North Atlan
tic whil. both vessels were trav
eling withcut lights in a submar
ine zone. Thirty one men were
believed saved. The Command
ing officer. Commander Joseph
W. Roy of Ottawa was ajnong
those missing.
PRESIDENT WILE MAKE
POI ITiCAL SPEECH CCT. 30
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — The
White House announced that
| President Rcosev.lt will make a
political speech October 30. from
TOO to 8 p.m„ Pacific Standard
Time.
OTMS!\N If, TO DRAW
•71 it ST DRAFT Nl MBER
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 -Draft
Director Dr. Clarence Dykstra
aid the first number in the draft
ottery will be drawn by Sec re
ary of War Henry Sti "sen at
re President’s request. Recently
,t w:s announced the President
would draw the first number at
noon on October 29.
SHAKE WELL CEFORE U SI N C—Unrle Sam’s tonic
to speed recovery of nation’s defense system will be number
bearing capsules like these, to be used in a lottery at Washington
alter Oct. 16, draft registration day. Like the 1517 drawing when
registrants bearing No. 258 were first group called, this lottery
W’ill designate which men must report first for service.