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THE NOME NUGGET
VOL. 43. No. 109. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1941 P«r Copy 134
Neutrality Revision Passes Congress
MOSCOW FRONT BATTLE ZONE
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Shaded circle indicates principal battle area in the new German
o!tensive aimed at Moscow. - Observers in .Moscow said Germans
appeared to have drawn forces from both flanks for the attack in
in the central sector, and previous reports indicated a possible
German move (white arrow) from the Leningrad region.
Climactic Battle May Develop
At Moscow-Hitler’s Armies Are
Storming Fortifications At Kerch
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UNDATED. Nov. 13 i/P)— Mass
es of German and Russian reserv
ers are reported moving up oti
the central front, for a possible
climactic battle for Moscow.
In the south, Hitler’s Crimean
armies are declared storming the
fortifications a' Kerch, gateway
to the Caucasus oil fields. A
Nazi spokesman said the German
air force is already roaring over
the narrow Kerch Strait, to car
ry the war into the great fields
which produce much of Russia’s
oil. German military dispatches
said Nazi assault troops captur
ed several of Kerch’s key forti
fications and the port is now
ooen to direct attack on the west
and south.
On the Moscow front. Soviet
reports said the Germans are in
tensifying scouting operations,
testing the Red army lines along
the 2 0-mile defense arc, appar
ently a prelude to a new grand
offensive on the north flank.
In the Kalinin sector, the Rus
sians said they have driven the
Ge rman invaders back toward
the Volga river despite a hurri
cane of Nazi mortar, machine
gun and rifle fire. Southwest of
Kalinin, a Red army group is,
said to have crossed the Volga
in a successful raid on the Ger
man rear.
Estimates Oil
German Losses
Russian War
LONDON. Nov. 13 f/P> — Six
teen German armored divisions j
and seventy infantry divisions
suffered “appreciable casua'ties”
on the Russian front, an authori
tative source said. The Germans
are believed to have 19 armored
and around 160 infantry, motor
ized. light and mountain divi
sions on the Russian front, this
source said. The British estimate
of casualties is based on figures
from Russ;a.
Japan Strengthens War Machine
But W aits For Kurusu To Report
TOKYO, Nov. 14 (/P) — Japan
strengthened her war machine on
the eve of the special session of
parliament, opening tomorrow.
In one of the gravest crisis in her
modern history, the cabinet ap
proved for submission to the Diet
an extraordinary war fund of
$844,000,000. The War Office an
nounced drastic revision of con
scription regulations, making
stores of thousands of men hith
erto exempted liable to military
summons and military service.
These steps were taken as Do
mei quoted well informed Japan
ese circles as saying that revision
of the Uintcd States Neutrality
law “certainly aggravates the
situation not only in the Atlantic
but in the Pacific.”
Look To Washington
Neverthe'ess, many Japanese
looked to Washington f r signs
of hope from the mission of spec
ial envoy Kurusu, due in San
Francisco, enroute to Washington
to talk over the Pacific crisis.
Major speeches in the Diet
were set for later dates, apparent
ly to give more time for Kurusu
to report. /
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Cong. Approval
Given Neutralitv
Art Revision
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 ',W —
Alter a eleventh hour interven
tion. the president of the House
dramatical'y gave congressional
approval to the vote of 212 to
104 on the legislation scrapping
the Neutrality Act bans against
arming of American merchant
ships and sending them into com
bat zones. The momentous vote
came after Speaker Rayburn, in
a supreme effort to avert a major
defeat to the Administration’s for
cign policy, descended to the
well of the Hou-e to read a let
ter from the Chief Executive,
stating that the failure of the
House to approve the Neutrality
Act changes would “bolster the
aggressive steps and intentions
of Germany,” and weaken the po
sitions of Britain, Russia and
China.
Briton Predicts
General Strike
In The U. S.
LONDON. Nov. 13 f/Pi — The
predict:on that the United States
labor si'uation “may be leading,
up to a general strike is simplv
due to the inexperience of trade
union leaders,” was put forward
in the opening of par'iamentary
debate on the British war policy.
The possibility was pointed out
by Austin Hopkinson, independ
ent, in support of his statement
that despite U. S. contribution to
Britain, the enemy has a greater
production and uses “that cap
acity very much better than we
do." Hopkinson said “it is all
very well to point to the United
States, but people don't realize
in this country what industry in
the United States is going thru
in the present generation.”
Thanksgiving
Proclamation
In accordance with a long es
tablished American custom and
in keeping with the wishes of
the Governor of our Territory, I,
EDWARD ANDERSON. Mayor
of the municipality of Nome
hereby proclaim Thursday, Nov
ember 20th, a day of Thanksgiv
ing, to be observed in giving
thanks to Almighty God, for the
many blessings He has bestowed
upon us during the past year.
I urge the people of Nome to
assemble on the day set iorth at
their customary places of wor
ship and offer thanks to Al
mighty God that our Territory
and Nation have escaped the hor
rors and devastation cf war now
raging over more than one-lialf
the nations of the earth.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the City of
Nome to he affixed hereto, this
14th day of November, 1941.
Signed: EDWARD ANDERSON
Mayor of Nome
Attest:
M. J. Walsh,
City Clerk
British Aircraft Carrier Ark Royal
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Is Torpedoed And Sunk By Sub
\\ bile Enoute To Gibraltar
LONDON, Nov. 14 (/Pi — The
three-year-old, $16,000,000 air
craft carrier Ark Royal was tor
p deed late yesterday and sank
early today despite desperate ef
forts to bring the listed giant
safely to port. The carrier went
d wn with an undisclosed num
ber of men of her crew of 1600
who remain d aboard in the
strugg e to save the ship. “A very
large number of the ship’s com
pany was taken off” the Admir
alty said. Indications are that,
personnel losses “fortunately,
were not heavy."
Enruote to Gibraltar
The story of the sinking was
pieced together by the Admir
alty in a brief announcement to
the world. Authoritative quarters
said the Ark Royal was not in
action when torp doed but she
was enroute to Gibraltar. There
is a strong suggestion that she
vvrs an I alit-tn sub vict m. a’
thc-ugh there was no positive
identity given the s-ub. The loss
was a fulfillment of many G r
man claims since the beginning
of the war. that the carrier was
sunk.
Japan Prepares
For Event Of
Hostile Situation
UNDATED, Nov. 13 tJP) — In
the Far East crisis, the Japanese
government is reported prepar
ing of a “hostile situation," in the
event that negotiations with the
United States collapse. That ev
entuality was freely predicted by
some quarters in Washington.
Senator Murray, member of the
Foreign Relations Committee,
declared "There is a definite pus
sibility that the United States'
may go to war with Japan.” He
said the mission of the Japanese
special envoy, Kurusu, appeared
“pretty futile.”
Kurusu, making a stopover at
Honolulu on his flying trip to
Washington said, it was the com
mon responsibility of tho United
States and Japan to keep peace
in the Pacific. He described his
task as “very important and very
difficult." Unofficially Kurusu
said he bears “a last chance” of
fer to the United States to avoid
an explosion in the Orient, by
recognizing Japan’s “co-prosper
ity sphere” in the east and Asia,
and halting sid to China.
Commenting on Churchill’s
statement that Britain will fight j
alongside the United States in a
war with Japan, Kurusu declar
ed; “He might as well have said
he had breakfast this morning.”
Senator Murray' told reporters
that “Japan must get out of
China if there is to be any agree
ment."
In Tokyo, new emergency leg
islatiOn was made ready for the
spe cial session of the Japanese
Diet, beginning Saturday. Japan’s
premier and Foreign M.nister
Togo and Finance Minister Kaya
submitted to the Emperor, both
on the program, speeches -which
they will make to the Diet.
HIRST APPOINTED NATN’L
EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Alaska is to have a husgy voice
in approving or condemning pro
posed national legislation affect
ing education during the coming
year, it was announced.
Such assurance came in the ap
pointment of Claude Hirst, Super
intendent of the Office of Indian
Affairs in Alaska, to membership
on the Advisory Committee of
the National Education Associa
tion of the United States.
II. S. Decides To
Withdraw Marines
From China
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WASHINGTON. N. v. 14 «.Ti —
President Roosevelt announced
'hat the Un Ud States govern
ment has decided to withdrew
American marines from Shang
hai. Tientsm and P aping and
take all American marines cut *
of China. Roosc v b to d a pres- .
-'.'inference that a*-, 750 arc sta
•ioned .1 those citi s but he
gnrrnl
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re ns linked wit!’ !v (forts t
obtain a bolt r ■ 1 ••'? din
b tween ti e Ur:' d St: t - an !
Japan.
Whr‘ u“' v needs right
now is a 48-hour day.
\ iolent Quake
Shakes Suburban
Los Angeles
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 <#> —
A violent quake, the most severe
in eight years, toppled bricks and
cornices from buildings in sub
urban Los Angeles, sent guests
fleeing from one damaged hotel,
split 3 55 O' 0 gallon oil tank, and
damaged gas and power lines.
The quake occurred at 12:42 a.m.
a"d last tor from a few seconds
> 13 or 2'l. Torrance, Gardenia,
and Lung Beach were the hard
est hit area-.
Gues's fie t from the thirty
rom Hotel Terrace as the trem
bh r showered bricks from the
two-sti ry structure. Fire inspect
or - c nd< mned the building and
ordered the guests, their num
bers r< t avai able, to find lodg
ing- el sew here. It was said that
■ few 'her buildings will be con
ienured and ordered torn down.
Dorothy Thompson
Sues For Divorce
Sinclair Lewis
T PODSTOCK. Vt„ N v 13
- Charging “willfu1 d-sertion,”
**’o newspaper columnist Dor
*ny Thcmrwn. fllet suit tnr div
“e f-om Sinclair Lewis, novel
■>? and playwright. a ij
r the custody of th ur child,
' Ticluiel Lewis.
Th y were married in London
n 1923.
Defense Bonds and Stamps
PLANE SWEEPS NEAR U. S. LINER
Capt. S. N. Groves of the American Export liner Excalibur, which
•■locked a* Jersey City. N. J.. reported that four-motored German
bomber twice inspected Ills ship at a low altitude some 200 miles
west of Lisbon. Top view of plane was made by a ciew member
of the Excalibur when the bomber was fairly close. Lower view,
also made by crew member, has plane indicated in circle.
High School Gym Playfield Jamboree Nov. 15
CASH DOOR PRIZE GAMES — FOOD — DANCING 8:30 P. M.
Fashion Show Military Capers Musical Selections
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