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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
vol. 3« No. 307 NOME, ALASKA, Monday, October 25. 1937. Per Copy lOcta
Chinese Halted Japanese Invasion
4 Died and 6 Injured In Airplane Crash at Tacoma
Wilkins Is Enroute Arctic With Winter Equipment
6-DAY BATTLE ENDS
IN BREAKING OF JAP
ATTACK SHANGHAI
SHANGHAI, Oct. 25, —
The first authentic informa
tion that the Chinese had
definitely stopped, or halted
the Japanese invasion of the
Shanghai areat was released
today, and appeared to be co
roborative. when the Japan
ese admitted their armies had
been seriously “slowed”.
<By The Associated Press)
Shanghai, Oct. 25, — General
jssimo Chiang Kai Shek’s Chinese
armies stopped the Japanese jug
gernaut offensive aLfter six days
and nights of heavy fighting on
the Shanghai front. ^ i
Admits Being Stopped
A Japanese army spokesman
admitted this morning that the
general Japanese advance of
more than “one hundred thous
and men", aided by tanks and
planes carrying out continued
bombardments-, ‘'had been slow
ed down". ,
Defensive Tactics
Destruction of bridges, mining
of highways, and acres of barb
ed wire entanglements halted the
Japanese assault.
Fighting Continues
Bitter fighting amid the
ruins of Tazang, strategic
communication point about
five miles north of Shanghai,
was still in progress today.
Prepare for New Drive
The Japanese asserted they had
occupied Tazang, while foreign
military observers said they be
lieved the Japanese were taking
n breathing spell^ while they
bring up more heavy artillery,
with which to attempt a new
drive toward Nanziang, well to
the rear of the Chinese lines.
300,000 Chinese
Defending the invasion of their
country against planes, warships,
and Japan's trained army, are
more than three hundred thous-i
and Chinese troops, informed
sources estimated today.
Shoot in Self Protection
British authorities, as an after
math of the slaying yesterday of I
a British soldier, by a Japanese
warplane, issued instructions to
all their defense posst, to fire
without hesitation in self de
fense, against any airplanes.
Was A New Danger
Seven Americans and about
a score of other foreigners, were
endangered yesterday when an
airplane sprayed machine gun
bullets near the western edge of
the international settlement.
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Mining Stories
From Kougarok
Tell of Cleanups
"■ —
George Bodis is spending a few
days in Nome after a very suc
cessful mining season on Dick
Creek, in the Kougarok section.
Mr Bodis and six other men were
engaged since last spring in car
rying on the operations. The first
part of season, work was some
what retarded by lack of water,
but the fall rains set in and help
ed to make the season more pro
fitable. Mr. Bodis is arranging
for his winter supplies to be
transported via plane and expects
to leave in a few days for Dick
creek to carry on drilling and
other prospecting activities and
(Continual on Pa|e Four)
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SOMETHING SCREWY—Made this propeller keep on traveling
for half a mile after two Brit. Air Force planes collided in the air.
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MOW TO IE A ‘FALL GUY’ in ten easy lestons or so
Is tai'f'.t My fames Strong, retired navy commander, who has con
training towers 250 teet high from which student fliers may
ewfely to earth without fear. Cables support the ’chute,
•Mine u.e jumper down at the New Jersey school.
TRI MOTORED PLANE STALLS
ON TAKEOFF FROM FIELD AND
PANCAKED INTO BAD CRASH
(Tiy The Associated Pressl
TACOMA, Oct. 24, —The
United States Bureau of Air
Commerce today convened an
inquest into the cause of the
accident which resulted Sun
day in three being killed out
right, and a fourth dying in
the hospital this morning.
TACOMA, Wn„ Oct. 24, —Three
persons were killed and seven
injured in the crash of a tri
motored sight-seeing plane on
the Taooma field.
Woman 78 Died in Crash
The dead are pilot Leonard
Rhiner 34 of Kansas City Miss
ouri, Fred Williams 20 of Tacoma,
Mrs. Helen Momblow 78 of Tac
oma.
Pancaked on Takeoff
The plane pancaked on the take
off, when only twenty five feet
in the air.
Fourth Victim Added
Tacoma, Oct. 24, —The fourth
victim of the plane crash Sun
day, Roger Jones 22 of Leaven
worth, Washington, died in the
hospital this morning.
An inquest by the U. S. Bureau
of Air Commerce is commencing
here today.
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Baranof Arrived
The S. S. Baranof of the Alas
ka Line arrived at Nome at 2 p.
m. today from Seattle. Following
is the passenger list. The trip was
reported as being a stormy one up
to the last three days.
Mrs. M. Kapelowitz
Jack Kapelowitz
Mrs. Rolando
Mrs. E J Bundy
E B Fisher and wife
Vernon Fisher
Everett Fisher
B C Baker
J Chapay
L JC Hedina, wife, infant.
Mrs Naomi Buchana
E B Fisher Jr.
Eve Rogers and child
Mrs Jack Jefford & infant.
Gard Kennedy
Father John Concannon
Florence Blatchford
Mrs. Esther Wallace
Mrs Alvin O'Berg
Betty Bradshaw
Gordon Gross
Wilfred Boucher Jr.
Mrs Wilfred Boucher
Mrs L. Meads
Dr. W. A. Rystrom
Mrs. W. A. Rystrom
George F. Madsin
Mrs Guy Boyd
Virgil Dickson
Hugh O’Farrell
Clifton T. Buchanan
WILKINS AND NEW PLANE
AT WINNIPEG ENROUTE
TO SEARCH FOR RUSSIANS
Apparently not waiting for
the proposed conference at
Washington, D. C. with Vij
halmar Stefanson and A.
Vartanian, Soviet representa
tive, who released the infor
mation in Nome last Friday,
Sir Hubert Wilkins is on his
way North to again make an
intensive search for the miss
ing Russian airmen, under the
auspices of the Soviet govern
ment.
(By The Associated Press)
FARGO, North Dakota. Oct. 22,
—Sir Hubert Wilkins in the new
ly purchased Lockheed Electra,
in which he will search for the
missing Soviet airmen, arrived
here here Saturday.
He said would probably leave
for Winnipeg Sunday or Mon
day.
While in Fargo, Wilkins de
clared there was a very good chan
ce of the Russians being alive,
if they came down on the ice
of the Arctic Ocean, safely.
Arrives At Winnipeg
Winnipeg. Saskatchewan Oct.
24. — Sir Hubert Wilkins fle-Wj
here today from Fargo, North
Dakota, today. He planned to
pick up the skti landing gear at
Winnipeg and attach it to the
pLane when he gets further
North.
Football Scores
(By The Associated Press)
Michigan 7 Iowa 6
Navy 7 Notre Dame 9
Army -*7 Washington U 7
Drake 30 Iowa State 0
Dartmouth 20 Harvard 2
Alabama 19 George Wash. 0
Duke 13 Colgate O
Lafayette 13 New York U 0
Stanford 13 U of W 7
Oregon State 14 Oregon 0
Washington State 3 UCLA 0
Louisiana State 6 Vanderbilt 7
Nebraska 7 Missouri 0
So. California 6 California 20
Kansas 6 Oklahoma 3
Auburn 21 George Tech 0
Santa Clara 7 Loyola 0
San Francisco U 7 Gonzaga 0
At the end of the half, in Sat
urday's game, 'Stanford led to 7;
to 0 against Washington. In thej
second period the Stanford line
blocked a Washington kick on;
the eight yard line. Ston of Stan
ford fell on the ball behind the(
goal for a toudhowm. Paulman
placed-kicked for the extra point.
Washington had been inside the
Stanford line three times but
was unable to score.
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Jas. P. Daly Of
Nome Died At
Seattle Sunday
A telegram was received this;
morning from Mrs. Jas. P. Daly
in Seattle, addressed to Joe Crab
tree in care of Aimer Rydeen, ad
vising of the death of Jas. Daly
at 6:45 A. M.. Sunday. The mes
sage carried no information con
cerning funeral arrangements.
James P. Daly was born in Troy.
New York, and died when about
66 or 67 years old. He contracted
pneumonia a little more than a
year ago, and was forced, after
spending several months in the
Maynard Columbus hospital at
Nome, to fly outside. His general
condition remained very low for
a great length of time. Only this
summer reports were received of
his improvement.
“Jim Daly, as his many friends
in Nome knew him, was one of
Alaska's oldtimers. He originally
came to Juneau, Alaska about '97
or 1898, where his brother A. J.
Daly was assistant U. S. attorney.
From there he moved to Skagway
for a time, and then came to
Nome, visiting other mining dis
coveries on the way.
From 1921 or '22. until 1936, he
was associated with the Alaska
Steamship Co, as agent at Nome.
Jas. P. Daly served as Represent
ative from the Second Division,
in four Alaska Legislatures,1911,
1917, 1919 and 1925.
He is survived by a sister in
Troy, N. Y„ and by his widow
Mrs. Daly, in Seattle, who mourn
his passing. His many friends in
Nome and throughout the Kou
garok section, where he was en
gaged in mining for several years,
also are grieved to hear of t re
death of James P. Daly.
Head Of U. S.
Smelting, D. D.
Muir, Jr. Died
D. D. Muir Jr., Vice-President
in charge of western operations
of the U. S. Smelting. Refining &
Mining Company, and who was
in Nome this summer looking ov
er the company’s mining activi
ties, passed away very suddenly
last Saturday morning from heart
atack, according to a wire receiv
ed by official of the company’s
office, at Nome.
FRESH KILLED
REINDEER. LIVER,
AND TONGUES,
AT P O L E T S t