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VOL 38 No 326 NOME. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY Nov 17 1937 Per Copy 10ct«
Soviet Airplane Flew Over Nome
UNEXPECTED OPPOSITION FROM CHINESE
Japanese Airman Dives Plane Into Chinese “Nest”
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CHINESE ARMIES
MADE A SUDDEN
ATTACK TODAY
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Fresh Troops •from interior China used in A Counter
Offensive to stop Japanese now on way to
Nanking, while residents evacuate
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Franco’s Forces
Busy Building
Many Airports
(By The Associated Press)
- HENDAYE, Spain, Nov. 17, —
General Franco reported today he
was rushing the construction of
airports behind the Aragon, on
the northeastern Spanish front, to
assist in a prospective major of
fensive eastward.
Another New Air Base
The newest air base for the In
. surgent aerial armada, is said to
; be located at Tudela, west of the
Tudela-Pamplona highway.
, Others are scattered across the
vast battlefron.t from the French
frontier to the mountains of Cuen
ca Province, more than two hun
dred miles to the South.
Small Boy—“A loaf of bread,
please.”
Baker—“it’s gone up another
half-penny.”
Boy—“When did it go up?’”
Baker—“Only today.”
Boy—“Well, give me one of
yesterday’s then.”
SHANGHAI, Nov. 17 (/Pi—
An unexpected counter-attack
by the Chinese set the Japan
ese back on their heels this
morning, as renewed fighting
broke out all along the Chin
ese Hindenburg line.
SHANGHAI. Nov. 17—Heavily
reinforced Chinese armies struck
back at the Japanese invaders in
a counter attack which extend
ed all along the Hindenburg line
defending Nanking, some hundred
and twenty miles away.
Fresh Troops Used
Thousands of fresh troops from
the interior of China marched
eastward to bolster the forces de
fending the southeastern capital.
Evacuating Nanking
At the same time civilians fled
from Nanking, as the evacuation
of government offices got under
way.
Will Not Surrender
Chinese comanders said today:
“We will not capitulate or com
promise with Japan. We will
fight to the last ditch.”
If I see anything funny. I sim
ply can’t keep a straight face.
“I say, you must find shaving
raher ticklish business.”
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THERE'LL BE SINGING, dancing and merry - making
galore when the vast army that is the American Legion descends
upon New York Sept. 20 for the 19th annual convention. Hotels,
boats and pullman cars will be put to use to house the mighty throng
and everywhere in Manhattan activities of the fun-seeking “40 and
i. B" will be in evidence.
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A WILLING PUPIL of Mary Astor of the films is her hus
band, Manuel Del Campo, preparing for his professional stage debut
in minor roles of the Coward series, “Tonight at 8:30.” The actress
is shown at rehearsal coaching her husband, who has taken the
name Miclnel Field for his appearances in stage productions. She
will appear in maior roles in tae senes which opens iu Los Angeles.
Japanese Ace In
The Air Dives
Death In Attack
TOKYO, Nov. 17, (A1)—The
war office here praised the
feat of Japan’s war ace in
crashing his plane into Chin
ese position to destroy mach
ine gun nests which bombing
had not effected.
TOKYO, Nov. 17, — A Naval
communique said that Japan’s
war ace on the Shanghai front,
Captain Sadao Shetiaso, sacrific
ed his life in the traditional man
ner of Japanese airmen, by de
liberately crashing his bomb-lad
en plane into a Chinese position
at Soochow.
Failed in Bombing
Sheriaso had been bombing the
Chinese machine gun nests but
had failed to score a hit, so he
power-dived into the Chinese em
placement which was destroyed
by the crash.
He has been credited with
shooting down thirty two Chin
ese planes in dog fights on the
Shanghai front, and with taking
part in twenty-two major bomb
ing operations.
... Another Story of Crash .
A Shanghai dispatch today said
that Captain Sheriaso had crash
ed to his death after anti-air
craft shells had set his plane
afire. "*
Aunt (severely)—“When I was
a small child I was told if I made
faces like that my face would
stay that way."
Small Nephew—“Then, why \
didn’t you stop, auntie?”’
America’s Foreign
Policy Hard One
Interpret Today
By Morgan Beatty
(AP Feature Service Writer)
WASHINGTON. Nov. 17,—Shut
your eyes on the international
din of the moment, turn back the
clock twenty-odd years, and you
glimpse Woodrow Wilson trying
to assert America’s rights in the
community of nations without
taking sides in a war.
Everybody knows how he fail
led in that effort, and America
moved inevitably into the world
conflict.
But the same broad question
that faced Wilson in 1914 faces
Roosevelt today:
“How can America remain at
peace?"
Nobody can answer that ques
tion of course, but there are sim
ilarities and differences in the
world situation in 1914 and in
1937 that will help Roosevelt
chart a course for the United
States.
Today the big powers of the
world are rapidly rearming them
selves with new and terrible
machines of war, just as they
were in 1914. In those days the
nations were just beginning to
practice with the comparatively
new machine-gun, airplane, Zep
pelin and submarine. Today they
are experimenting with refined
samples of the same things—
“flying fortresses", “pocket bat
tleships and motorized armies.”
Stage Differently Set
And then, as now the Presi
dent was forced to divert his at
tention frequently from the dom-;
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SOVIET PLANE
FLEW OVER ON
WAY SIBERIA
The Soviet Sikorsky plane
piloted by Graciansky which
took off from Fairbanks early
this morning, passed over this
city at 11:45, making the trip
between Fairbanks and Nome
in three and a half hours. The
plane was enroute to Provi
dence Bay, Siberia. The pilot
made a circle over Nome,
then continued on his way,
out over Bering Sea, headed
for the coast of Siberia, after
wiggling goodbye with his
*’ ings.
(By The Associated Press)
FAIRBANKS. Nov. 17. — Sov
iet pilot Graciansky and a crew
of four, took off from here about
nine a.m. today, or 8 a.m. Nome
time, for Providence Bay, on the
Siberian coast opposite Nome,
with the Soviet giant Sikorsky
amphibian plane, enroute to Mos
cow.
They expect to make the flight
from Fairbanks to Providence
Bay in six and a half hours.
The plane will sit down at Nome
if the weather is unfavorable
across the Bering Straits.
The big Soviet plane came here
two weeks ago for recondition
ing, after eight polar flights made
out of Point Barrow in search of
the missing Levanefsky plane.
SEES PLATINUM MARKET
UPSET BY ALASKA'S OUTPUT
The pLatinum production from
Alaska in 1939 stands a fair chan
ce of upsetting the world market,
E. A. Rasmuson. president of the
Bank of Alaska, said recently in
Anchorage, in commenting on the
activity in the Goodnews Bay sec
I tion.
“The production this year will
be much larger than last,” Mr.
Rasmuson said: “Late this fall
jthe Goodnews Bay Mining Com
pany will have its huge dredge
ready for operation. It will pro
jbably be too late in the season
I for production this year.
: “In 1938 the platinum taken out
from Alaska will increase greatly
over the current year when the
large dredge is operated. In 1939
when the dredge is operating at
top capacity and the production
mounts still further, the tremen
dous volume of platinum coming
from Alaska may upset the world
1 market."
Platinum mining is one of the
.younger industries of Alaska.
Starting a few years ago on a
small scale.the production attract
ed little attenton outside of the
Territory.
In the past most of the platinum
of the world came from the Ural
mountains in Russia. Later de
posits were found in South Amer
ica and Borneo.
Indications are that Alaska will
rank high on the list of the plati
num producers once operations
are operating at scheduled speed j
in the Goodnews Bay district. j
PROCLAMATION!
In conformity with the re
quest of President Roosevelt,
an unemployment census is
being conducted in Nome.
Commencing today and end
ing Saturday, Nov. 20th.
Chas. Jones is appointed to
distribute the forms to be
filled out by every totally or
partly unemployed worker
in the City of Nome.
It is hoped that these forms
will be promptly completed
and dropped in the local post
office. No postage is neces
sary.
Edward M. Seidenverg,
Mayor.
Attest: M. J. Walsh,
City Clerk.
Bills For Alaska
Were Introduced
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Nov. 17
—Senator Royal S. Copeland in
troduced a bill today to create a
travel commission composed of
the secretaries of State, Interior,
and Commerce to encourage peo
ple to visit instead of foreign na
tions. the United States. Alaska,
and and other territories.
Delegate Diniond in a bill in
troduced yesterday proposed that,
congress grant Secretary of the
Interior Harold Iekes, authority
to extend oil pospecting permits
in Alaska. He aLso introduced a
bill to permit appeals from the
District courts in Aiaska, to the
U. S. Court of Appeals, in all
civil cases.
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ALL TYPES
OF MAIL
MATTER
This mail box is the answer to a
postman’* prayer since it provides
plenty of space for all types of mail
matter and includes a rack for out
going mail as well. Designed by a
mail man and constructed of weath
er resisting materials, the box when
opened as illustrated, will accom
modate all manner of packages, as
well as ordinary mail, in the V
shanad receptacle. 6
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