VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 30.
SEWARD, ALASKA,
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
CHINESE CUT OFF
JJP GARUISOI OK
EASTERN RAILROAD
OCCUPATION OF HARBIN BY
JAPANESE COSTLY BOTH
SIDES, REPORTED
Shanghai, Feb. 5. —America, En- ^
gland, France and Italy have sub
mitted a new joint proposal for
stopping hostilities now, and a r
bitrating differences between the
Japanese and Chinese at a later
date.
Japan promised to give the pro
posal due consideration. At Gene
va J. H Thomas said that “war
in everything but name" is going
on in the Far East and that the
major powers must take immediate
action to stop it.
Japanese and Chinese continued
their sporadic fighting in a n d
about Shaghai and a major battle
appeared imminent as the belliger
ent countries continued to mass
1 roops.
The Chinese population of Nan
king continues to stream out of
The city, altho no further impor
tant military engagement was re
ported from there today.
One of the most significant de
velopments occurred in Manchuria,
the first theater of hostilities,
when Japanese troops marched in
to Harbin, but the Chinese soon
took to flight giving Tokyo a firm
foothold in Russia’s jealously
guarded sphere of influence.
With Japanese planes roaring
overhead, General Tsing Chao is
fleeing westward, retreating along
the Chinese Eastern railway cutt
ing of the Japanese garrison at
Angakhi- Reports said occupation
was costly to both sides, the Chi
nese losing more than 600 men and
Japan, 55 killed but many more
w'ounded.
TOKYO, Feb. 5. (/Pi — Japan is
unalterably opposed to any pro
posal for neutral participation in
negotiations regarding China, the
Japanese Foreign Minister said af
ter consulting the oracle of Okitsu
He said he will present to the
diplomatic representatives of the
powers participating in proposals
to settle the Sino-Japanese con
flict, a reply which will be in the
form of a series of counter pro
posals suggesting modification ol
certain points w’hich the Japanese
Empire finds unacceptable.
BOMBARDMENT CAN BE SEEN
ON BOARD USS HOUSTON, Feb.
5. UP)—“From this U. S. warship,
the flagship of the American As
iatic squadron,” commanded by
Admiral Taylor, “can be seen the ■
bombardment of Woosung forts by j
Japanese destroyers; the bombard- j
ment is continuing at this hour and :
shells are falling all around us.”
These shells are supposed to be •
coming from Japanese cruisers J
coming up the Yangtze River, di-1
recting their eight-inch broadsides
against the forts.
JAPAN REPLIES
TOKYO, Feb. 5, (A*)—The Japan
nese reply to the proposal of Great j
Britain and the United States was j
given to the Ambassadors. They
agreed to cease hostilities if Japan
was assured that the Chinese
“will immediately and completely
cease their disturbing activities."
ACCEPTS PROPOSALS
NANKING, Feb. 5. </P)—1The Chin
ese government officially an
nounced that it accepted the pro
posals of the United States, British
and other governments for the es
tablishment of a neutral zone at
Shanghai to end hostilities and to
welcome forging Intervention.
PLANNING TO WITHDRAW
GENEVA, Feb. 5. (/?)—Japan is
planning to withdraw from the
Nine Power Peace Pact and aLso
from the Naval agreement nego
tiated at the Washington Disarma- |
ment Conference in 1922. This will j
bring to an end all dual building
treaties binding upon her on De- ;
cember 31, 1936
CHINESE RESISTANCE
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5, uP>—T h e !
Chinese witlistood a terrific Japan- j
c-se attack on the Chapei district j
at Shanghai yesterday afternoon,!
beating off one of the Japanese’
forces with artillery and machine I
guns.
A second onslaught by the Jap
anese during the day was followed
b y heavy shelling on Woosung
fort 16 miles downstream by Jap
anese warships.
The Chinese resistance surprised
the Japs who had detailed a plan .
I to attack with shock troops after
; an artillery barrage, aerial bomb- j
1 ing and machine guns
Japanese headquarters in the;
| international settlement was shell- :
! ed killing several.
HARBIN, Feb. 5, —The Rengo
' News Agency reports that the Jap
| anese troops have entered the city
! and yesterday a severe battle was
j waged between Chinese and Japan- j
| ese forces
| The Japanese force is headed by i
! General S. Honjo, commander of!
j all the Nipponese forces in Man
i churia.
i Fighting here was so severe for
a while that shells were falling
near the railroad headquarters.
Part of the Chinese military fac
tion under their leader, Tsing Chao,
have made a short retreat but a
| portion of the Chinese infantry re
mained and continued to resist
the Japanese.
The Japanese forces previously
announced that it was their inten
tion to have the Chinese withdraw
from Harbin in order that the Jap
I anese lives and property could be
11 safeguarded.
IN SHANGHAI TO STAY
TOKYO, Feb. 5. UP)—Japan is in j
Shanghai to stay and will not ac
cept the Anglo-American peace
proposals supported by Italy and
France in full, Foreign Minister
Yoshizawa announced.
CUl ACCEPTS II. s.
11 BRITISH PHIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fed. 5- (P)
_China accepted the American and
British proposals as a basis for
peace with Japan, but the State
Department did not expect to hear
from Tokyo as readily.
The Washington effort to allay
any thought of war-making by this
country to preserve peace in the
Orient, continued strong. The one
big point for America was to get
the fighting stopped quickly before
irreparable movements could occur
then talking could take place at
leisure.
CONFIDENT OF NEUTRALITY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5. (ff)
—Admiral Pratt, Chief of Naval
Operations, cabled Admiral Taylor,
Commander-in-Chief of the Asiatic
! fleet at Shanghai, that he was con
| fident that the latter and the Jap
! anese Admiral Nomura wHl find
i a happy solution to guarantee the
1 neutrality and safety of the Shang
hai international settlement.
lEUGUE of nations
SiYS WAR MUST 1
STOP IMMEDIATELY
VLL MEMBERS IN UNISON BUT
IN THE MEANTIME BATTLE
CONTINUES
GENEVA, Feb. 5. (TP) — America,
3reat Britain, France and Italy an
nounced in a brisk military style;
it an extraordinary meeting of thttj
league of Nations Council that the ;
3ino-Japanese fighting must stop j
md they would take immediate:
>teps to step it.
The great powers of Europe
pledged themselves to diplomatic,
cooperation with tine United States
in an effort to insure peace in the
Far East by establishing a neutral
cone between the Cliine.se and Jap
anese forces and by occupying that
zone with their own troops
This plan was announced to the
Council of the League of Nations
by J. H. Thomas, secretary for do
minions of Great Britain, who ex
plained that the Washington au
thorities have collaborated with the
MacDonald government in formu
lating it. The French, Italian av-d
German members of the Coun .1
rallied to the proposal with prompt
cordiality.
Naotke Sata, Japanese delegate,
contributed his part to the historic
scene by assuring his colleagues in
Tokyo approved the scheme and
would support it gladly. Dr. W. W.
Yen, China’s representative, said
he welcomed the proposal warmly,
as it offered a material basis of
hope for getting Japanese soldiers
off Chinese soil.
Mr. Thomas told the Council the
American and British governments
have submitted to Tokyo and Nan
king the following formal request:
First, that all acts of violence
and preparations for hostilities
shall be brought to an end; second,
that in the Shanghai area, both
sides shall withdraw their troops
and that as a further protection to
the International Settlement, a
neutral zone shall be arranged:
third, that differences in the spirit
of the Pact of Paris and the League
of Nations Council resolution of the
9th of December last.
Even more impressive was the
declaration with which the British
cabinet minister began his remarks
He said his majesty’s government
feels it is impossible that the pres
ent condition in the Far East should
be allowed to continue. Shanghai
is the scene of a series of conflicts
in which rifles, machine guns, ar
| tillery and airplanes are taking
! part. War in everything, but name
| is in progress.
mix SITS SHE
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 5, (.^—Plann
ing to be in Nome in five days, W.
B. Graham and Miss Edna Christ
off erson leave Saturday for Yaki
ma where they will replace wheels
with skiis for a proposed flight to
the Arctic in search of the lost ves
sel Baychimo.
Miss Christofferson said she can
do anything a man can do “and
if necessary can roll her own cig
arettes.”
The couple plan to fly via Prince
Rupert, Hazelton, Atlin and Daw
son, then either to Fairbanks or
Fort Yukon. They expect to re
main at Nome for several days then
follow the coast to Point Barrow
and from that point start _ the
| search.
They are Unperturbed at the re
!port that Frank Dorbandt has al
1 ready started from an Alaska base
Juneau has ordered 3,500 poppies
for this year’s poppy sale.
FRINGE MIES II
DIRECT PROTEST TD
JiP GOVERNMENT
ELEVEN THOUSAND ADDITION
AL SOLDIERS ORDERED
FROM JAPAN
i
TOKYO, F e b. 5, —France has
made direct protest to the Japan
I ese government here protesting her
jWarlike gesture in Shanghai; the
! French explained that they intend
ed to shape their future course of
'action to halt these activities, be
I cause of the tone of Japan’s reply
to the last note.
Meanwhile, despite the Anglo
American protest, which appears
to have the support of the other
powers, the Japanese government
has ordered 11,000 more troops, in
cluding infantry, artillery and en
gineers to proceed to Shanghai.
The entire city of Shanghai is
blanketed by a pal1 of smoke and
a flaming building is not an u n -
; usual sight.
Disturbing news of the day was
the report that three Jap crui
sers are lying on the Yangtse riv
er, 35 miles from Shanghai. Noth
ing is known about the intent ol
i these cruisers.
■ • •
“WHOOPIE CRUISES”
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5, —Senatoi
White, Republican from Maine
introduced a bill designed to for
bid “whoopie cruises” by thirstj
Americans on foreign liners out
past the 1-mile limit.
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I
! INTRODUCED BY JONE!
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5, (JP
—Senator Jones introduced a bil
for the protection and regulatioi
of Alaska fisheries providing for ai
annual license of $25 for a term o
five years.
I Each trap application would b
carefully investigated; p r e s e n
operators would be allowed 90 day,
in which to qualify with prefer
ence rights on new licenses if pre
sent traps are approved.
The bill is said to be backed b;
! the Bureau of Fisheries and til
salmon industry.
LOST PUNE FOUND
ON Hi KILLED
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5, —Par
tially covered by snow the missing
/ Century Pacific airplane which
' was lost in a flight from Bakers
, ville last week with three women
I and five men on board, has been
| found at the foot of Treasure
| Mountain about 60 miles south of
I Bakersville.
In the wreckage of the plane
were found the charred bodies of
passengers. The finding of the
plane «ulminated a six-day search.
The plane was almost invisible
from the air as it was almost cov
ered by new snow. The position of
L,he plane indicated that Pilot
Sandbloom, of the wrecked plane,
ad attempted to return to Bak
■rsfield.
A packhorse party has been sent
>ut to recover the bodies.
REFUSED REGISTRATION
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5. (JP)—Char
’ey Paddock of Pasadena, once
known as the world's fastest hu
man, was rjefused a registration
card by officials of the Southern
Pacific branch of the A. A. . par
ticularly barring the runner from
amateur athletic competition. Of
ficials would not comment but
i Paddock attributed the action to
this moving picture activities
COMMAND ITALIAN FORCES
ROME, Feb. 5. (A3)—Domenico Ca-!
vagnari will command the Italian
forces in Shanghai when he arrives
there aboard the cruiser Trento.
The Trento and the destroyer Es
pero will leave their Italian base
having aboard 200 marines.
TERRIFIC CUN FIRE
SHOOK SHANGHAI 1$
CHINESE II OUSTED
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5, (^—Anoth
er terrific bombardment shook
Shanghai and there are reports
that the Japanese have finally
succeeded in blasting the stubborn
Chinese out of their north posi
tions in the Chapei area.
These reports are impossible to
verify due to the smoke from gun
fire which hung thick over the na
tive city.
Simultaneously Jajanese planes
swooped over Woosung forts dropp
ing bombs, but the Chinese are
I still holding the forts which have
been uder fire for two days.
! Chinese airplanes shot down a
| Jap plane and forced two others
down behind Japanese lines.
SEN. BARBOUR URGES
I, IT PLUNK IN TIE
mGimTFOBii
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5, (IP
!—Senator Barbour of New Jersey
j the successor to the late Senate
| Morrow, announced that he woul<
■ urge Republicans to adopt a we
| plank in the 1932 platform.
,, He said the majority tof senti
I! ment is against prohibition a n (
i that Republicans can no longe
| afford to ignore the issue.
He classed prohibition as th
|1 next in importance to economi
! conditions
11 The Barbour statement was fol
J! lowed closely by an announcemen
from Senator Davis of Pennsylva
nia for state liquor control.
'| Scott McBride, general superin
tendent of the anti-salooners, sai
* Davis was merely surrendering t
the arbitrary demands of “ruth
less wet Vare machines.”
I
IDEQOITF. iTIOML
DEFENSE SINGili
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 5. t/P)
_Warned of the dark war clouds
in the West, the House applauded
a demand that Congress take im
mediate steps to provide an ade
quate national defense.
Representative McFadden, Penn
sylvania, in making a plea for ac
tion, proposed that the $616,000,000 ;
Naval building bill held up because j
of the current Geneva conference,;
be reported.
He said that “through the hon- :
eyed voices of pacifists, we have ,
abandoned our defenses; all the
world is armed except us. Tl^e
countries to which we extended a
moratorium are armed, our army
Is but a skeleton, our air forces are
poorly equipped except in men.
We have allowed foreign diplomats
to determine the size of our Navy,
and now to withhold this bill to
strengthen our Navy, will be fool
hardy.
ANOTHER RECORD
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 5, (A*)
_Gar Wood claimed another new
world record for speed boats (two
way) with an average of 111.12
miles an hour.
AUTO AND TRUCK COLLIDE
BEAUMONT, Tex., Feb. 4. VP)—
Three persons were killed and eight
Injured when an automobile carry
ing members of the basketball team
collided with a truck near here.
SEVEN MU
DESTROYERS II10W
mm river
COMMUNICATIONS MAY SOON
BE CUT OFF; ONE CABLE,
ONE RADIO LEFT
SHANGHAI, Feb. 5, —Seven
American destroyers of the Asiatic
fleet, arrived here Thursday and
took varied positions along the
Whangpoo river.
The Chinese guns began to range
down on the Japanese cruisers with
increasing accuracy and for a time
the big eight-inch shells were di
rected on the Japanese squadron
‘at one minute intervals. This fire
| on the part of the Chinese did not
last hr long but when the big guns
i were silenced for a time, the three
inch guns and machine guns, with
their ‘Tat-tat-tat” ing took up the
chorus and continued on.
The Japanese squadron has re
sumed its firing on the Woo-sung
Fort and one report is to the ef -
feet that it is practically demolish
ed.
The Japanese squadron itself ha »
fared somewhat ill at the hands of
the Chinese, the latter having crip
pled two of the vessels and badly
maimed a ti ird.
t Editor’s note—The last vessel
mentioned is believed to be the
one reported sunk.)
On land the Japanese artillen'
concentrated more heavily on the
Chapei section and in very heavy
’ fighting attempted to make the
; Chinese budge from this section.
: The Chinese defensive troops are
l said to number 42,000.
^ Shanghai’s communications with
the outside world are being ser
*; iously threatened. All the submerf;
* ed cables except one are said to be
r severed- Should this last cable be
put out of commission the Chinese
; wll have only one outlet and that
1 by the Chinese government radio
station. Fears, however, are ex
" ! pressed that even this may be
1 bombed by Japanese planes.
TillM ill DIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5, {&)
—John R. Voorhls, aged 102 years,
the Grand Sachem of Tammany
Hall, died at his home.
He had continued his work as
president of the elections’ board
until last October when he retired
under a full salary of $8,000 annual
ly. He celebrated his last birthday
on January 27 over a broadcast.
He attributed his old age to clean
and moderate living. He had been
Grand Sachem for 20 years.
TONS OF NUDE
RADIUM ORE ABOARD
LOST ARCTIC SCHOONER
FAIRBANKS, Feb. 5, (/P>—Pilot
Graham and Aviatrix Chrlstoffer
son, who are heading North in the
hope of salvaging the schooner
| Baychimo’s fur cargo, are likely to
j be dissapointed for practically all
the fur was removed from the ship
before it was lost in the Arctic.
A dispatch from Point Barrow
said the Baychimo was seen about
a month ago 20 miles off-shore, 50
miles south of Barrow in the ■olid
ice and that since then a bad
storm probably broke the ice free
i allowing the vessel to sink,
j It is expected that a few bales of
i muskrat and rabbit might have
| been left on the vessel. It is ru
mored that tons of high grade ra
dium ore and a valuable cargo of
Eskimo material, and other freight,
was on the schooner.
See “Nothing But the Truth” February 13 and 17