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Japs Unsuccessful ,
In Philippine j
Counter Attacks
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MANILA, June 1—<£*)—Japan-,
ese forces attempted widespread
counter-attacks against Filipino
guerrillas and American infantry
men on Luzon and Mindanao as j
wells as against Australians on j
New Guinea, but headquarters
# spokesman said today they were
“almost uniformly unsuccessful.”
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While the actions were on a
small scale and the Japanese at
tacking company strength is less,
they are persistent and ferocious.
On northern Luzon the guerril
las bloodily repulsed several hun
* dred Japanese troops attempting
to cross to the west bank of the
Cagayan river on rafts. The guer
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rillas has previously pushed the
enemy out of the rugged moun
tain country on the east bank of
the river, thus maintaining con
^ trol of he area.
Advance American patrols re
ported in frontline dispatches are
already in the Cayagan valley, the
last major enemy strongpoint in
the Philippines.
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- Establishing
New Anti-Invasion
Line
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CH1 NG, June l—iff3) —
The <L . have announced that
the Jap troops are pushing south
♦ ward along the East China sea
coast into Chekiang province in
a possible attempt to establish a
new anti-invasion line, even as
they gave ground in three other
> sectors.
Enemy columns reached Ping
yang Sunday in a ten mile ad
vance from Juian the Chinese
said. Pingyang is thirty miles
(south of Port Wenchow and forty
five miles south of Shanghai, and
one hundred fifty miles northeast
of recently liberated Foochow
from which the Chinese divisions
are striking up the coast through
Fukien province.
r* A collision of these forces with
fresh enemy elements appeared
likely.
BOMBS FOR |AP TARCET-At an India base of the 20th bomber command bombs for a
- mission against Jap-held areas in the Malay peninsula are ranged along a B-29 Superfortress.
Northwest Airlines
Span Continent In
Inaugural Flight
NEW YORK, June 1—W—
Northwest Airlines, the fourth air
line to span the continent inau
gurated service between New
York and Seattle and Portland.
The first westbound flight was
christened the Northwest Passage
and left New York at 8:52 a.m.,
going by way of Detroit, Milwau
kee, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fargo,
Billings and Seattle and is due to
arrive i^Seattle at 1:10 a.m. to
morrow.
The company will operate three
round trips between New York
and Seattle and one round trip
between New York and Minne
apolis daily.
John McKenzie, commissioner
of marine aviation in New York
City said at the ceremony at the
field that the airline would trans
port directly into New York ma
terials from the northwest, partic
ularly if it “eventually goes to
Alaska."
MRS. A. MARKS
LEAVES FOR SEATTLE
Mrs. A. (Honey) Marks, who has
been employed at the Arctic Shop,
left yesterday via the P.A.A. for
Seattle to visit with her mother
and to hee her husband, who is on
a short furlough there.
Mrs. Helen Bockman
Says Report Of Son’s
Amputation Erroneous
Mrs. Helen Bockman of the
Land Office returned home Wed
nesday evening after visiting with
all of her family. She left Nome
several weeks ago for the wedding
of her daughter Judith in Fair
banks. From there she visited in
Camp Carson, where her son
Frederick, who was injured in the
Italian campaign, is in the U. S.
Army General hospital.
Friends of Frederick will be
glad to learn that the press re
lease in which he was reported as j
an amputee, was erroneous. He is
able to walk without a limp and
in a few months should be com
pletely recovered. He is assisting
in the calisthenics program at the
hospital. Frederick accompanied
his mother to Fort Benning, Geor
gia to attend the graduation of his
brother, Rodger Bockman, from
the U. S. Infantry’s Officers’ Can
didate School.
The day following graduation
the Bockman family had a real
re-union, as Judith Bockman Cal
lahan and her husband on their
honeymoon, joined them there.
After spending a few happy
days together the family separ
ated with Lt. Rodger enroute to
Camp Roberts, Calif., where he
will be instructor in Basic train
May Issue Of
44Alaska Life”
Features Nome
The May issue of the Alaska
Life Magazine is featuring a spe
cial Nome and northwestern Alas
ka -edition. The whole magazine
is devoted to pictures and feature
articles concerning this part of the
Terriory and answering many of
the questions which people in the
States are always asking.
The business houses of Nome,
whose names are listed in the is
sue made it possible for this edi
tion by their liberal support.
Mr. Louis Jacobin, editor of the
magazine came to Nome last sum
mer and collected data, not only
here in Nome, but all through the
Division. He chartered a Wien
Airlines plane and covered all the
towns on the Peninsula.
He took with him Curtis Jacobs
of the Arctic Shop as photog
rapher, and Wilfred Boucher, of
the Nome Nugget, collecting ma
terial and photographs for this ed
ition. His personal contact with
the people of the Division and his
varied experiences made it pos
sible for the booklet to cover the
field in a fine manner.
Copies of this edition are on
sale at Polet’s Store.
ing; Frederick to Camp Carson,
the Callahans to Fairbanks and
Mrs. Bockman to Nome.
French Attitude Threatens
To Plunge Arah World
Into Revolt
LONDON, June 1—4JP)—France
has refused to comply with Chur
chill’s request for the French
troops in Syria to retire to their
barracks to avoid a possibility of
a clash with the British, but in a
concilatory move she has ordered
her troops to “cease fire.”
A communique, issued in Paris
after the Cabinet meeting said
“French troops will remain in
their positions.” By ordering the
French troops to cease fire the
French have thus complied with
half of the request of Churchill,
backed by President Truman to
take steps to end the bloodshed
In further steps to dissolve the
dispute which threatens to plunge
the Arab world into revolt, it has
been disclosed that United States
has agreed to sit with other pow
ers in the role of mediator.
The British Foreign Office an
nounced that France has been in
vited to participate in London in
a conference with Britain and
United States to settle the issues
involved in the Arab supported
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demands of Syria and Lebanon
for full independence, and the
Allied insistence upon safeguards
of their communications lines to
Pacific war areas.
Beyrouth dispatches said all
was quiet in Syria and Lebanon
after the French finally stopped
the shelling and bombing of Da
mascus. Small arms fire has also
ceased. At least 400 persons have
been killed and 500 wounded.
The British commander of the
Middle East, Gen. Paget flew to
Beyrouth this morning in a
bomber escorted by Spitfires.
British destroyers swung at an
chor in Beyrouth harbor. British
troops, tanks and vehicles moved
along the main roads toward Da
mascus yesterday after Churchill's
orders to intervene.
REV. E. ANABLE TO JUNEAU
FOR CONFERENCE
Rev. E. Anable of the Catholic
Church has been called to Juneau
on business. Due to the recent
death of Bishop Crimont a confer
ence is being held there.