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THE NOME NUGGET ”
VOL. 42. No. 102. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Aug. 21, 1940. Pr ce per copy iu
Britain Seeks Alliance With U. S.
United States Leases Pacific Islands From Britain
Bomb Explodes In Washington, D. C., Postoffice
Britain Seeking Military Alliance
U. S.-Canadian Defense Talks Are
Considered As An Opening edge
LONDON, Aug. 20 (/P) —Prime
minister Churchill announced
that Britain has decided to offer
the United States 99-year leases
on air and naval defense hases
in her western hemisphere pos
sessions, probably in Newfound
land and the West Indies. Britain
is not asking any return advan
tage. He appealed for the timely
reinforcement of Britain’s navy
from the United States, in refer
ence to the over-age American
destroyers which England wants
to buy.
The prime minister also placed
the total British dead, wounded
and missing thus far in the war,
at 92,000.
He summoned the kingdom to
prepare for the campaigns of the
tkCAx iwO years and jeered iu Hit
ler who proclaimed a total block
ade of England. He declared
bluntly that no food would be
allowed to reach any country
which has fallen to Germany. He
rejected former President Hoov
er’s proposed shipment of Ameri
can food supplies to France, Bel
gium and Holland. He said it
would only prolong the agony of
all Europe.
U. S. Leases
Islands Pacific
From Britain
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LONDON, Aug. 21 (/P) — For
eign office sources confirmed the
report that the United States leas
ed the islands of Canton and En
derbury in the Southern Pacific
from G,-eat Britain as air bases.
The leases run for 50 years for
provision to be extended indefin
itely.
Opening Wedge For Military
Alliance with United States
LONDON, Aug. 21 </P) —An of
ficial well-informed source indicat
ed that the government is seek- j
ing a military alliance with the;
United States. The Canadian and
American discussions on mutual
defense were considered an op
ening wedge in the British effort
to obtain a full military accord
with America. Such an alliance
would embrace the defense of
Canada and other British posses
sions in the western hemisphere
and perhaps “would form the bas
is of a common diplomacy in the
Far East at the conclusion of the
European conflict.”
One neutral diplomat said “the
plain truth is, neither Britain nor
the United States has a powerful
friend left anywhere else in the
world and it behooves them to
get together to make the best of
a sorry situation.”
Rumania Odes
Land Bulgaria
Frontier 1912
LONDON, Aug. 21 (/P) — The
Reuters news agency reported
front Bucharest that Rumania
has agreed definitely to cede
Southern D/brudja to Bulgaria,
returning the frontier to 1912.
Bulgarian troops are already at
the border to occupy the new
territory.
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Members of the 212th Coast Artillery, the anti-aircraft regiment of New York’s National Guard, drill
ed behind closed doors at the New Y’ork armory following an order by Governor Lehman barring
visitors and posting sentries on a 24-hour watch. Cosing of the armories was a defense precaution.
Commander of Shoshone Asserts
No Foundation For Rumors Russian
Fortifications Big Diomede Island
ALAMEDA, Calif., Aug. 21 (/P)!
— Commander Harold Bradbury, <
of the Coast Guard cutter Sho
shone just back from a patrol
criuse in Alasikan waters describ
ed the reports that Russia has
fortified Big Diomede Island: “So
far as I 'was able to see, there
are no foundations whatsoever to
the rumors that the island is
being fortified as air and naval
bases by the Russians. I can’t un
derstand how any power would
undertake to fortify so unstrateg
ically located a place. All I saw
was a barn-like frame building.
Perhaps they constructed a house
boat.
Air Raid On Gibraltar Fires
Top Of Rock Down—Long Range
Guns Ammunition Dumps Hit
LA LINA, Spain, Aug. 21 (JP)—
Gibraltar flamed like a vclcar.„
after raiding warplanes dropped
bombs. Flames were seen spread
ing down from the top of the
President Quezon
Of Philippines
Fakes Powers
MANILA, Aug. 21 t/P) —Presi
dent Quezon signed a t>ill con
ferring sweeping emergency pow
ers to himself. He denied that
it contained anything of a dicta
torial score. He said it was de
signed to enable him to act speed
ily when necessary to employ
the president’s power to prohibit,
strikes, lockouts and require cit
izens to turn to farming and
other productive pursuits if neces
sary. It also give control over
vages, profits, hours, rents trans
oortation and about everything
else.
rock where the long range bat
*tries were apparently hit, and
toward the town where alarms
sent residents to shelters. Am
munition dumps were also fired.
Bomb Explodes
Washington, I). C.
Post Office
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21 (TP) —
A bomb exploded in a branch |
post office injuring two postal!
employees. The bomb was in a'
mail bag unloaded from a truck!
and addressed to a Washington
woman, the name of whom the
authorities withheld.
Four Killed
In ( lartridirc
Plant Explosion
—
GIBBSTOWN, N. J„ Aug. 20
'T’)—Four men were killed in an,
explosion which wrecked the car
tridge filling building at the Du
Pont Company’s Depauno dyna
mite plant. The blast shook build
ings over a wide area and shat
tered windows five miles distant.
About 1200 pounds of dynamite
let go. The plant was destroyed.
The cause of the explosion was
not known.
Orders Protec
tion Argentine
Army Barracks
BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 21 </P)—
Immediate measures to protect all
army headquarters and barracks
against attack was ordered by
war minister Carlos Marquez, af
ter conferences with military
leaders. The precautions were
taken after the arrest of General
Juan Bautista Molina, long-time
rightist leader in the Argentine
army, in a land buying scandal
which threatened a governmental
crisis.
Tax Uncertainties, Profit Limit
ations Have Stopped Progression
Materials for \avy Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 iVP) —
Tax uncertainties, profit limita
tion on competitive buying, in
cuding the British was reported
officially to have stopped the pro
gression of the navy's procure
ment of materials for shipbuild
ing. Rear Admiral W. R Furlong
reported this to the Senate ap-,
propriations committee, during
testimony on the five b. lion dol
lar supplemental defense bill
which the committee approved.
Furlong said progress stopped
when plants found out that it
was more profitable to do busi
ness with the British.
The House Military committee
gave tentative approval to the
registration for military service,
of men from 18 to 64 years of age
inclusive.
Secretary Ickes And \\ endell
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\Ullkie Exchange Retorts Over
C riticism of President Roosevelt
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (JP)—
Secret y Ickes called Wendell
Willkie's criticism of President
R osev. s handling of foreign
aiTairs " i! considered and dem
agudie." Ickes termed the Repub
lican party “a party of appease
ment and contains an equivalent
of England's and France’s pro
Nazi Munich appeasers of 1938.
the same as men with black um
brellas.” 1 k. - s :d WiLlkie was
a member of Tammany Hall and
, a friend and admirer of the late
! Samuel Insull, utilities operator.
Plain. Simple Falsehoods,
Surprised at President
RUSHVILLE, Indiana, Aug. 20
(A3) — Wendell Willkie termed
Ickes' statement as plain, simple
falsehoods and said he was as
tonished that the President
would authorize such a speech.
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Supposed Friend Drives Pick-ax
Into Skull Of Leon Trotsky
Hope Operation May Save Life
MEXICO CITY. Aug. 20 (JP) —
A supposed frier, ! d: ve a pick
ax into the skull of Leon Trotsky
as the two chatted at the home
of the exiled Russian revolution
ist. General Jose Manuel, Chief
of the federal district police told
reporters that surgeons operated
on Trotsky and that "there are
Greece Caneells
Leaves, (alls
Reserves-- Italy
ATHENS, Aug. 20 1/P) — The
Greek Army cancelled all leaves.
A spokesman said “We will not
be caught by surprise if Greece
is invaded.” Several thousand
men of a number of military
class were called to the colors.
Tension is growing between
Greece and Italy precipitated by
Italian charges that Greece is
responsbile for the assassination
of an Albanian. It was reported
that Italian troops are massing
along the Albanian frontier.
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hopes of saving his life.”
Tiie police said the assailant
gave his name as Jacques Mor
tan, 36.a Belgian.
Trotsky only recently escaped
unharmed frm a machine gun at
tack on his house. He blamed the
Russian secret police few the at
tack.
BIG LINERS IN SERVICE
NEW YORK TO S. F.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 19 —
The huge liner, SS Washington
steamed into San Francisco for a
new intercoastl service between
San Francisco and New York.
Thousand waited to watch the
huge liner come under Golden
Gate bridge but dense fog com
uletely shrouded the vessel.
The Washington was brot here
from New York by Capt. Herman.
Manning. Captain Manning earl
ier this year had considerable
difficulty in convincing a Nazi
submarine commander that his
vessel was a neutral.
The Washington, with its his-,
toric sister ship, the SS Man
hattan, was transferred from
trans-Atlantic service for the
mtercoastal route. The Manhat
tan, which is now proceeding
iown the Atlantic, is scheduled
to arrive at San Francisco on
August 24.
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