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VOL 38 No. 258. NOME, ALASKA, Friday. AUGUST 27, 1937. Per Copy lOcts
Andrew W. Mellon Died Last Night
BRITAIN MAY SEVER RELATIONS JAPANESE
Jap Troops Face Machine Guns With Bayonets
SEA BIROS. Here are members of the crew of the Caledonia, Imperial Airways liner, shown
at Port Washington. N. X., after a commercial seaplane flight from England. Left to right:
First Officer Charles Bowers, Capt. A. S. Wilcoekson, Radiomen T. E. Hobbs and T. A. Vallettee.
FIERCEST BATTLE RAGED
WHEN JAPANESE TRIED TO
GET SHANGHAI IN REAR
Bombs, machine guns, fires reduce section Shanghai to
shambles of ashes, as hated opponents
Battle Bitterly For Supremacy
British Ambassador Shows
Slight Improvement
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 27th—Three
divisions of China’s finest rushed
tonight to the smoking, thunder
ing battle ground Northwest ol
Shanghai, where Chinese forces
fought desperately to stem the
Japanese charge against the back
door of the city.
Bombs, shells & machine guns
turned Lotien 12 miles from
Shanghai, into a smoking heap
of ashes. Near the town waves
of Japanese infantrymen met the
sheet of machine gun fire in a
bayonet charge through shim
mering rice fields.
While the battle raged, Sit
Hugh Montgomery Knatchbul]
Hugessen, Britain’s Ambaasadot
to China, who was wounded yes
terday by Japanese machine gur
bullets, rallied slightly after a
blood transfusion from a United
States seaman. His life is still ir
danger,as the tide of battle swung
from side to side, with thousand;
were killed and wounded.
Britain Considers
Break Relations
With Japan
(By The Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug.27—The British
; government, it is reported, con
| sidering breaking off diplomatic
relations with Japan unless full
satisfaction is obtained for the
wounding of the British Ambass
ador to China. Drastic punish
ment of the airmen is involved
and full compensation to the vic
tim.
PEIPING( Aug. 26—Five divi
sions of Chinese Central govern
ment troops defending Nankow
Pass at Hauilai were reported in
a precarious position today fol
lowing the virtual capture of
Katgan by a fast moving column
of Japanese Kwantung Army for
ces from Dolonor. The Kwan
tung forces were reported to be
; pushing rapidly toward Hauan
i hua in order to attack the Chin
ese forces from the rear.
Big Offensive
On North China
Been Started
(By The Associated Press)
TOKYO, Aug. 26—The Japan
ese army has begun an offensive
on all North China fronts againsl
Chinese troops estimated to nun
her 400,000. The Japanese Domi<
News Agency reported in a dis
patch from Tientsin.
Domie said the Japanese troop;
were occupying several section;
of the Great Wall between Hope:
and Chahar provinces and majoi
action was expected soon on oth
er fronts. The rising sun flag i;
floating from several Great Wal
watch towers, the news agencj
stated.
Strip-teaser Wed
(By The Associated Press)
HOLLYWOOD, Aug.26—Form
er strip-tease dancer Gypsy Ros<
Lee became Mrs. Robert Mizzj
for a second time tonight. Th<
girl who used her real name o:
Louise Hovick when she enterec
the films was married to the New
York manufacturer last by th<
captain of a water-taxi off th<
California coast. The ceremon;
was declared illegal, so Mizzy &
Miss Hovick were wed again lat<
today by Dr. C. N. Redmond a
Santa Ana.
FORMER SECTY.
TREASURY
IS DEAD
Did not live to see dream
of art gallery realized
for Americans
(By The Associated Press)
SOUTHAMPTON, N. Y.. Aug.
27—Andrew W. Mellon, former
secretary of the treasury of the
United States government, died
at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time, of ure
gia and bronchital pneumonia,
the end was peaceful.
Mellon went to the home of his
: daughter, Mrs. David Bruce at
i South Hampton in July. In spitg
of his weakened health he had
remained at Washington through
out the winter and spring to com
plete arrangements for his last
great undertaking’ the National
Gallery of Art.
Funeral services will be held
Saturday afternoon at the East
Liberty Presbyterian church, the
magnificent structure which his
brother the late R. B. Mellon
made possible by benefactions.
The body will be taken to Pitts
gurgh late today.
The extent of Mellon’s wealth,
which was only a realm of spec
ulation during the income tax
appeal hearing in 1931, was esti
mated to be worth two hundred
and five million dollars.
Night Flying
Planes Drop
Many Bombs
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Aug. 26—Fires in
the Hongkew district cast a red
glow in the skies over Shanghai
early this morning after a night
raid by an undetermined number
of Chinese bombers. Shortly be
1 fore midnight Japanese warships
| in the Whangpoo River fired fur
' iously with their anti-aircraft
guns as the planes dropped at
! least two bombs in the Hongkew
: district on the waterfront near
I
| Hunt’s Wharf. One of the planes
flew over Hongkew at an altitude
of about 800 feet while foreign
| tugs in the vicinity of the U.S.S.
; Augusta fired many colored flares
! giving their locations to avoid
I being hit
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BILLS WANTED
Anyone having bills against
. the Northwestern Alaska Fair,
are requested to immediately pre
; sent same to
A. POLET, Secretary,
MRS. SMITH. There’s a soprano in this anvil chorus, and
the hand that used to rock the cradle now slings a sledge. At West
Memphis, Ark., where the village smithy used to stand is Mrs. J. VI
Kirtley blacksmith for the past live years.
NORTH STAR
IS ON WAY TO
PT. BARROW
Has many aboard for their
stations throughout
N. W. Alaska
(By The Associated r>ress)
The Office of Indian Affairs ves
sel North Star. Captain Frank
Whitiam, arrived in Nome this
morning from the south, on its
annual voyage to northern Alas
ka. The vessel is leaving this
evening for Norton Sound ports,
where teachers and nurses of the
Bureau will be stationed for the
next winter.
Following the return of the
North Star to Nome, it will pre
pare for its trip to Point Barrow,
distributing supplies and station
. ing officials along the way.
It was reported there was some
talk that the ship might carry a
quantity of gasoline to be used
; by planes in searching for the
i missing Soviet fliers.
The following is a list of Office
of Indian Affairs officials, teach
ers and nurses enroute to variouf
j schools and villages in North
: western Alaska:
Mr. and Mrs. John G. Nichols,
j of New York City to Kivalina.
i Mr. and Mrs. Neville MacMil
Ian from Kansas City to Noatak.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Widener
from Richmond Va., to Shung
nak. accompanied by their son
Gordon.
Miss Clarice Kerr from Illinois
to Barrow, nurse).
Miss Ethel Kleinm from Haines
Alaska to Koyuk.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wilson to
Elim and daughter Llewlyn.
Mrs. W. G Benewa from Nome
to Golovin.
Miss Gladys Knight from Ket
chikan to Noatak.
Miss Bertha Leake from Nome
to Savoonga, (nurse).
Mr and Mrs. O.C. Connelly and
son from Bethel to Savoonga.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hemsing
and daughters Joyce and Joan
from Philadelphia, Pa., to Kotze
bue.
Dr. Evelyn I. Butler, P.H.D.,
supervisor for the North from
Juneau.
Mr. and Mrs. Percy Starritt
from Petersburg to Kotlik.
Mrs. Andy Nylen to Solomon.
Mrs. Adelaide Kimball, tourist,
round tripper to Barrow from
.Juneau.
Miss Mable Ivanoff, to Unala
j kleet.
For Nome—Grace Ahsuruk,
i Davis Mendalook and ELsie Geo
|rge.
Buy them by the bundle. Use
• them for starting fires. For Sale
At the Nome Nugget.