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VOL. 38. No. 261. NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, AUG. 31, 1937 Per Copy lOcta
Another Mercy Steamship Bombed
Asks for Foreign Intervention to End Chinese War
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Judges Decision on Fight Booed-Farr Gets Ovation
RACQUETEER. Bryan “Bitsy” Grant, American tennis star, plays a lively game at any time, but
here, during his Wimbledon match against England’s “Bunny” Austin, Bitsy made this spectacular
drive in an effort to return a fast one.
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Bell Says Japs
Not Fishing In
Terri. Waters
(By The Associated Press)
SEATTLE, Aug. 31, — Frank T.
Bell, Commissioner of Fisheries,
foresaw today, an eventual satis
factory settlement with the Jap- j
anese over the invasion of Alask
an fishing waters issue.
He said the dispute must be
settled by the U. S. State Depart-’
ment and the Bureau of Fish
eries local jurisdiction.
Bell said the Japanese a year
ago told the United States they
wanted to do some experimental
fishing in the north to determine
whether it would be commercial-'
ly practicable.
“It’s very possible our Japan
ese friends have been chiseling
on this experimenting business”,
he said.
The experiments will be finish
ed next year; and after that if,
they decide to fish, it will be out- |
side of the thTee mile limit. “ I,
believe the State Department:
will then make some provisions!
to protect American rights” said i
Bell. He declared that the Japan
ese were not fishing in Alaska
Territorial waters.
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U. S. Hold Both
Sides Account
If Damage Done
(By 'Hie Associated Press')
WASHINGTON. D C.. Aug. 30
The United States informed both
China and Japan that regardless
of their savage conflict, this coun
try intends to maintain all its
rights and privileges in the Or
ient. A formal note notified both
powers they will be held strictly
accountable if United States citi
zens are injured or United States
property damaged as the result
of the military operations in
China.
TALKS PEACE.
Japanese Ambassador Hirosi
Salto (above) visited with Sec
retary of State Cordell Hull to
talk of settlement of the Slno
J a panes e crisis.
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Role Peacemaker
For Other Nation
(By The Associated Press)
VLONNA, Aug.30—Regent Nic
holas Horthy* of Hungary in the
role of special, peace maker and
international defense repairer,
began a visit to Austria three
days ago. Most of his efforts,
diplomatic quarters believet will
be bent toward harmonizing Aus
trian and German relations, whi
ch have become strained over
Nazi activities in Austria and the
German governments handling
of the church question.
McGrady Resigned
Assist. Secty. Labor
(By The Associated Press)
NEW YORK, Aug. 30—Edward
F. McGrady has decided to resign
as Assistant Secretary of Labor
to become head of the Labor Re
lations of the Radio Corporation
of America. McGrady's new con
| tract effective September first
was negotiated with David Sarnff
president of RCA before the lat
ter departed for Europe.
II Duce To Visit
—
(Bv The Associated Press)
BERLIN, Aug.30—1The long ex
pected visit of Benito Mussolini
to Adolf Hitler seemed definitely
set for the latter part of Septem
ber. Nazis have been making
plans to give II Duce a triumphal
reception. From all appearances
the date has been set but no Ger
man official will say what it is.
FARR STOOD
WELL UNDER
PUNISHMENT
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( By Top Associated Press)
YANKEE STADIUM. New York
Aug. 31. — Joe Louis successful
ly defended his world’s heavy
weight championship, but carried
the bout the full fifteen rounds
before he gained the decision ov
er Tommy Farr, British empire
title holder, before a crowd esti
mated at 30.000.
Although Louis won the deci
sion he failed to score a single
knockdown. The crowd aroused
by Farr’s gallant fight against the1
Brown Bomber of Detroit, who
was a 5 to 1 favorite, picked gen
erally to win by a quick knock
out, booed the unanimous verdict
of raferee Arthur Donovan and
two judges.
The jeering continued for min
utes after Joe’s hand was raised
in victory; while Farr was accord;
ed a premendous ovation.
On the Associated Press score |
card Louis was given eight of 1
the rounds, Farr five, and two \
were rated even.
Farr, although badly cut un- ■
der both eyes, weathered all of
the champion's heavy fire and
finished strong.
Farr weighed 204Va and LouLs ,
197 pounds.
Insurgents May
Move Into The
Mediterranean
(By The Associated Press)
ROME, Aug. 28—Amid rejoic
ing over the defeat of Spanish
government forces at Santander
the Italian press predicted that
powerful units of the Spanish In
surgent navy would now sweep
into the Mediterranean. The
newspapers said that during the
siege of Santander many Inscr
gents had been forced to hover1
off the Basque coast but now
these ships would be able to move >
around in the Mediterranean.
Informed Italian sources 9aid
the Italian fighters took part in
the Santander victory now will
oe thrown in full force into a
‘decisive advance” in another
iirection.
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PIONEER MEETING
—
Pioneers of Alaska to meet at
S P. M„ Wednesday, September
1st, at the office of Aimer Rydeen
Dave Gray, Secretary, j
U. S. AUTHORITIES CLOSED
PORT OF SHANGHAI TO
AMERICAN SHIPS TODAY
(By The Associated nress)
SHANGHAI. Aug. 31, — U. S
authorities closed the port of
Shanghai to all American ships
except naval vessels, while a sec
ond air attack on a mercy ship
in two days, increased the peril
to civilian life at sea, in Chinese
waters.
An air bomber of unknown id
entity came down out of the sky
in a power dive and bombed
the Italian operated steamer Lung
Shan, whcih was thronged with
Chinese refugees. It created a
mad panic but caused no dam
age.
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Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek
virtual civil and military com
mander of wartime China, in ef
fect, demanded, immediate for
eign intervention to end hostili
ties in China.
He warned “that Chinese ag
gression to establish a continent
al empire for herself is a threat;
not only to the sovereignty of1
China, but also to international
safety.”
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(By The Associate* Press)
NANKING. Aug. 30—Japanese
bombs in the most destructive
raids yet suffered by Nanking,
killed nearly 150 Chinese civil-!
ians and wounded scores in the
poorest quarters of the capital.
Greatest havoc was done in areas
at least two miles from any
Chinese airfield or other military
establishments. This prompted
foreign envoys to appeal to Jap
anese leaders to have their air-i
men show some degree of mercy
to spare innocent non combatants
Troops Movements
By Train Reach
(Bv ThP Associated Press*
TOKYO, Aug. 30—Trains bring
ing new troops for the China
front nr: ie way for others bring
ing back Japan's dead and
wounded. Today troop move
ments reached a peak unseen in
the seven, weeks since the first
clash in northeast China. No
general mobilization wras an
nounced. however.
Transports San
Diego Ready To
Load Marines
(By The Associated Press)
SAN DIEGO. Aug. 28—The IT.
S. Naval transport Chaumont ar
rived here today from Mare Is
land to embark 1200 marines for
Shanghai. The Chaumont, con
voyed by the cruiser Marblehead,
is expected to sail Sunday. The
Marblehead will carry 104 addi
tional marines of an anti aircraft
battery.
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DEAR ALFONSO. Only recently divorced from a Cuban beautv.
Alfonso of Bourbon, once Spanish crown prince and the son of the
former King Alfonso and Queen Victoria, married another lovely
senortta. The bride was Marta Rocafort, Havana dentist's daughter.
Here’s the wedding toast.