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VOL. 46.—No. 118._NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1944._PER COPY—I5c.
PATROLS CROSS
NEDER RHINE
BIDGEHEAD
LONDON, Oct. 16.—(AP)—
British patrols crossed the Neder
Rhine today in probing expedi
tions, where the British First
Airborne Division failed three
weeks ago at Old Netherlands
bridgehead. They are menacing
the German’s north flank.
A twin Canadian drive to wipe
out the German troops which
are holding the seaward ap
proaches to Antwerp, gained
ground in southwestern Holland.
At Aachen the American
troops, for the second day, fought
off a German counter attack
* while gradually gaining blocks
in the slow methodical fight
within the city.
At the southern end of the
long allied western front, the
communique announced, the
Sixth Army group had gained
momentum and had advanced to
Vosges in the mountains north
of Belfort Gap.
A ROMMEL NOW
REPORTER
DEAD BY NAZIS
LONDON, Oct. Iff—(AP)—
Doubt over the fate of Field Mar
shal Rommel, the famed com
mander of the Afrika Corps and
one of the ablest leaders of the
German army, was dispelled yes
terday when the Berlin radio an
nounced that he had died of
wounds.
4 Rumors of his death have been
current since in the latter part
of July when an allied field' dis
patch stated that German prison
ers were saying that he suc
cumbed to injuries suffered when
his car was strafed by allied
planes in Normandy.
The Germans subsequently de
nied his death but acknowledged
he suffered a brain concussion
* and other injuries in an automo
bil accident during strafing in an
attack on July 17th.
The broadcast did not say how
he was wounded or when he died
but did state that Hitler had or
dered a state funeral.
MRS. WALTER TAYLOR
+RETURNS FROM STATES
Mrs. Walter Taylor is home
again after a hurried trip to the
States fo medical attention. She
^ is much improved in health and
g1nd to be home agnin.
F 0 R FOST-WAR FLYIN C—An experimental “coupe" (foreground) and a “roadster,” in
flight at the Aeronea factory, Middletown. O., show what peacetime skies may hold.
ESCAPE ROUTE
CUT BY REDS
AT FALTURE
LONDON, Oct. 16.—(AP)—The
German sea escape route from
northern Finland was cut at Fal
ture and the Arctic port of Pet
same, it was announced today.
The advancing Red Army
tanks reported they had won the
important road junction close to
the Norwegian border at Pravda.
They described the newly won
highway center as the key to
Norway, without naming it.
The Reds said it was captured
after the Russian forces beat off
a counter attack by the German
armored column which was re
treating toward Norway.
Moscow failed to report on, the
progress of the Red Army in
I Hungary, but Berlin acknowledg
ed the Red Army troops anj!
tanks and Tito’s Partisans fought
their way to the city after reach
ing the outskirts on Saturday.
Berlin implied that other Sov
iet troops crossed into German
East Prussia on a 27-mile front.
The Dnepr Dam in Russia, de
stroyed by Russian patriots dur
ing the German advance early in j
the war, was more than 5,000 feet
long.
HUNGARY IN
THROES OF
PEACE PLEAS
LONDON, Oct. 16.—(API—
Hungary toppled into political
chaos today, after Regent Nich
olas Horthy’s dramatic bid for
peace, it was reported.
The Budapest radio emphasiz
ed the fact that the Hungarians
were fighting among themselves,
instead of against the Red Army.
Reports via Stockholm said
that in places they are fighting
the Germans too.
All this added up to the melt
ing of the barrier between the
Red Army and the great drive
past Budapest to Vienna and the
possible final decision in the
East.
The Germans took quick; meas
ures to stave off the debacle, but
admitted through the German
news agency that Horthy’s peti
tion for peace had greatly dam
aged the waging of war.
DAUGHTER BORN
TO JERRY LOMENS
Ralph Lomen, who arrived in
Nome last week, brought the
news of a new addition to the Lo
men clan. A daughter has been
born to Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Lo
men. Jerry is stationed here with
the air corps.
MORE THAN !
150 PLANES
HIT JAP TARGE
ALLIED HEADJUARTERS ON
NEW GUINEA, Oct. 16.—(AP)—
Geneal MacArthur unleashed at
least 150 planes—possibly far
more than that—at the Japanese
air and naval bastions in the south
Philippines, while he navy air
power was striking at Formosa,
it was reported today.
Headquarters also announced
that a mass attack swept ove the
islands of Ceram and Boeroe
which the Japanese have been
using for aerial outposts for pro
tection to the Philippines and
the homeland.
The raiders left three airfields
smoking and cratered with 80
tons of bombs. They struck tar
gets on Balikpapan, which is the
enemy’s avaiation gasoline and
oil center, again starting large
fires.
The nearby airfield at Manggar
was also damaged.
MISS ANN BANNON
VISITS IN NOME
Miss Ann Bannon was a recent
arrival in Nome from Wales,
where she has been stationed for
several years. She is being trans- j
ferrd to Haines, Alaska, and will
be replaced at Wales.
TASK FORCE
ROLLS UP HIGH
FORMOSA SCORE
By VERN HAUGLAND
U. S .PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS AT PEARL HAR
BOR, Oct. 1§.—(AP)—Fighting
off strong Japanese air attacks,
the Pacific Fleet task forces
smashed at Formosa and Luzon
again on Friday, destroying at
least 91 enemy airplanes, it was
reported today.
The last reports states that
fighting was still underway and
that here were srong indicaitons
that the battle along the ap
proaches to the Orient are build
ing up to a tremendous peak.
The Japanese announced that
their fleet was in action, although
there was no indication that that
is so. An engagement with this
fleet has long been sought by
Admiral Halsey and his fighting
men and despite the fact that
the Japanese are making the
strongest defense since their
smashing defeat in the battle in
the Philippines Sea in June our
plane losses have been light.
Headquarters made no com
ment on the Japanese claim to
having sunk 50 American ships.
Admiral Nimitz indicated that
army, as well as navy forces
were used, but gave no indica
tion as to whether or not the
Japanese actually sent carrier
based planes into battle.
During the night attacks Amer
ican carrier planes downed 13
Japanese planes and anti-aircraft
on task force vessels destroyed
seven more.
The carrier aircraft of the
Third Fleet, feeling sure of them,
selves, divided their forces and
struck at both Formosa and Lu
zon, encountering little air oppo
sition. They downed eleven Jap
planes and destroyed 30 more on
the group.
Thre were no reports as to any
damage on enemy installations.
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HARLAN RESIGNS
FROM BIG COMPANY
J„ D. Harlan of Salt Lake City,
Utah, has resigned the position of
vice-president and consulting en
gineer of the United States
Smelting, Refining and Mining
Company. He expects to resume
work at his profession later. For
years Mr. Harlan was with the
company in Fairbanks and Nome
areas as general manager, and is
known as one of the most exper
ienced placer mining men ever in
the North.