XMAS BASEBALL GAMES WED., 15th 8 P.M.
1 Oldest Newspaper In Alaska. EIGHT PAGE PAPER TODAY Member of The Associated Press.
"‘SHF1 THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
PROBABLY SNOW
VOL. 38 No. 347 NOME. ALASKA, MONDAY. DEC. 13. 1937. Per Copy 10ct«
, JAPS BOMBED U. S. GUNBOAT
U. S. GUNBOAT PANAY
SUNK IN YANGTZE
BY JAP PLANES
Anti-Aircraft Fought Bark at Fliers But
Failed. Many Lives Are Lost
When Vessels Sank
— FLASH —
SHANGHAI. Dec. 12. Rear
Admiral Harry E. Yamell re
ceived a report here from the
gunboat Luzon that the U. S.
guubo.it Panay had been
bonihed and sunk near Nan
king.
<By The Associated Press'
SHANGHAI. Dec. 12, — Con
firmation of the bombing and
sinking of the gunboat Panay on
the Yarv? ze river, twenty three
miles above Nanking, was re
ceived here.
The Japan se navy accepted
dull responsibility. \
Fifty four crew and civilians,
survival. Sixty four were believ
a|r aboard when the attack oc
_ furred.
(Bv The A n''n P'-ns.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13. —The
Japane-'e goverrrri r' accepted
responsibility for the sinking of
three United Sta'es si :ps, with
a still-unknown cost of American
lives.
The U. S. Gunboat Pa nay and
two Standard Oil Company ves
sels were blasted by Japanc-e
bombs and sank in the Yangtze
river yesterday about twenty
five miles above Nanking, cieai
ing the gravest internal tor. a 1 in
cici nt that has yet arisen in the
Far East.
Official Reports
Official reports to Washington
D. C. said that three Standard
Oil ships were sunk, alt with
refugees aboard, of whom there
is no report.
Of seventy two persons aboard
,the Panay, only fifty four are
known survivors, fifteen of them
wounded, several severely. One
American seaman aboard the Pan
ay is known dr.ad, and seventeen
other persons are missing.
Absence of word from those
missing from Panay, dispatches to
the tlcgship Augusta said, is tak
en to mean that all seventeen
have probably been killed or
drowned.
How Incident Occurred
A brief roport on the tragedy
to Washington said that the Pan
ay fired several rounds from anti
a: .'••aft guns at attacking Japan
ese. planes, but apparently with
- ■■•;. effect.
Two gunboat officers. Lieut.
' rrrsv nder J. J. Hughes and Ex
•cutiv Officer A. F. Ambers
v re v.sur.d.i. Hughes suffered a
broken leg.
British Warned Off
A Reu er's dispatch from Hang
'■ w, : he temp'rary seat of the
Cr.irese government, said that
(Continued on Page Three)
1C Y*UN DIR FOOT, HOT UNDER COLLAR
were these hookey play on of the Rangers and Americans who staged
Op ueehednled bn ol warfare before a orowd in New York’s Madl<
ph Sqoam Garden. Ranger Lyn Patrick (black Jersey) and Amerl
^ can Joe Jerwa (striped sox) wore chief gladiators.
U. S. Demands Compensation
Conic1 Not See
FoHgn Flags
On The Ships
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI. Dec. 13. Seventeen
were first reported missing, but
advices from the British gunboat
Bee said that twelve Europeans
had been sighted on the Yangtze
river shore. They are possibly
survivors of the Pan ay, but defin
ite confirmation was not at once
forthcoming.
Unable See Flags
Rear Admiral Tadao Honda,
head of the Japanese naval attach
es in China, said that the Japanese
fliers who bombed the ships were
unable to see the foreign flags,
and believed them ot be Chinese.
“This resulted in a terrible mis
table for which the Ja>pan:se
navy feels the profoundcst regret”
the Admiral said.
Nanking Captured
The Japanese military conuggnd
officially announced the occupa
tion of Nanking and that bloody
street fighting is now going on
with the Chinese contesting every
foot of the Japanese aclvar.ce.
Admiral Honda announced that
three nava! aircraft partleipch t
in the attack on the Panay. He
also said the Japanese navy was
preparing to punish those respon
sib!., the identity of the flier';
naturally being known, it was ci
dared. , t
The Admiral said the fliers
were aware that American and
other foreign crafts “were some
whee in the vicinity of Nanking”
but were unaware of their speci
fic location.
Secretary Hull
Sent Note Japan
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12, -Se
cretary of State Hull prepared a
vigorous representation to be
transmitted to the Japanese gov
ernment concerning the sinking
of the American gunboat Panay.
He went into conference yest
erday with a groups of advisers
on Far Eastern affairs.
Before dispatching the note.
Secretary Hull expects to confer
with President Roosevelt.
Eight Americans
Rescued on Ri\ er
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13, — The
British gunboat Bee reported res
cuing eight Americans, seven of
them seamen of the Panay.
The rescues brought to 61, the
known survivors, of the se-venty
two believed aboard the Panay
when it was bombed.
A report from the Bee said it
was understood that two more
Americans were not included in
the sixty one safe ashore.
IN SLUMBER HE FINDS PEACE, although every
where about him is war. Fatigue overtook this Japanese soldier
north of Shanghai and despite guns blasting and grenades exploding
not far away, he slept on in this uncomfortable position, dreaming
perhaps of liis home across the China Sea.
Members of Staff
Of U. S. Embassy
m
CHv Th ■ Associated Press'
SHANGHAI, Dec. 13, - Olli
ers wounded included George
Ateheson Jr.. Embassy secretary:
J. Hall Paxton Embassy secretary:
Captain Frank Roberts, assistant
military attache: Emile Cassie,
Embassy clerk: petty officers
Vernon Fate and Puckett Ker
ens of Texas; stoker William Hoy
le.
Among those believed aboard
the Panay at the time of the
bombing were Janies Marshall of
Seattle, Collier's correspondent,
and Roy Squires of Seattle, for
mer University of Washington
football player.
Case Thrown Out
WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. —
The Circuit Court ordered dis
rnsisal of the litigation involving
the constitutionality of .sitdown
strikes, and sent the cas? back
to the Federal District Court at
Philadelphia with instructions to
dismiss: "upon the grounds that
the cause was moot”, since the
strike was settled long ago.
The action was requested by
the Apex Hosiery Company of
Philadelphia, scene of a sitdown
strike last summer, conducted by
American Federation of Labor,
hosiery workers.
Pres. McKinley
(3y The A-sociafed Press)
MANILA. D c. 13, — Th lir
• Pres id nt McKinley picked up
four hundred and fifty three of
the stranded Hoover's passengers
from their rocky island refuge off
t! c ast of the Island of For
ir sa, and proceeded toward
Manila, a rad;o message fa m the
McKinley's master sadi.
Glad To He Oft
He said there were one hun
dred and thirty four cabin pass
cng.i's and tliree hundred and
ninety third ciass passengers tak
en frem two rockly islets where
the found refuge when the liner
President Hoover went aground
on Floisoto Island.
First to Reach Vessel
Crptain E. Stebaok of the Ger
man freighter P.uessen was the
first to reach the eight million
dollar ship.
Hi said the Hoover’s condition
was precarious because of the
heavy seas which rush in with
great force at this season, where
she is aground.
He said the big vessel had
ploughed half h r length up on
a jagged shoal during rough
weather last Friday midnight.
WASHINGTON, D.c. 13, Dele
gate Dimond is hoping for a long
Christmas recess of congress. He
wants to go home to Valdez for
a visit, he said.
*. _
Demand Japan
Compensate The
United States
(B>- The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D C. Dec. 13.
—President Roosevelt conveyed
to the Emperor of Japan an ex
pression of deep cunorm over
the bombing of the Panay.
Simultaneously the U. S. Gov
ernment transmitted to the Jap
anese government a demand for
full compensation and apologies
for the incident, in addition to
j guarantee against the ropeti
ion of such an attack.
Ambassador Notilied
The President’s expression was
ransmitted thru Hirohi Saito,
Japanese Ambassador to the U.
S. by Secretary of State Cordell
Hull.
The Japanese envoy called on
secretary Hull today to deliver
vis government profound apolo
. ■ s over the sinking of the Gun
ooat Hanay.
Is Deeply Shocked
Sect.y. Hull informed Ambais
-dor Saito that President Roose
velt was "deeply shocked and
concerned over the news of the
. ndiser iminate bombing of Am
erican and other non-Chinese
vessels on the Yangtze river, and
(Continued on Page Three)
Government Wins
GoJd Bonds Case
High Court
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D C.. Dec. 13,
—-The government succeeded in its
Supreme Court effort to escape
paying interest on gold bonds
called for redemption in advance
of maturity date.
The supporting decision was
written by Justice Benjamin Car
doza. J ustice Stone and Black
wrote separate concurring opin
ions.
Absolves Government
Cardoza, in his opinion, said
that the* Secretary of the Treas
ury "didn't act in excess of his
lawful raowers by issuing the calls
for the bonds, without further
authority of congress, than was
conferred by statutes under
which the bonds were issued.”
Started by Robert Taft
The litigation was started by
Robert Taft, son of the late Pres
dent Ta-ft over the estate of Jam
es Pansom of Des Moines and
Arthur Machen of Baltimore.
He contended the decision cos'
the treasury only ten million doll
srs interest on a seventy million
dollar gold bonds issue called
prior to maturity date, but still
outstanding. However, the govern
ment was successful in escaping
payment of interest.
Were Dissenters
Justice MoReynolds joined
J ustiess Butler and Sutherland
in the dissenting opinion, sayinig:
‘‘it gives the effect of bad faith
land upholds patent repudiation.”
See "The Tinker” Tonight, Federated Church, 8 p.m.