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The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Norwegian Ship Bombed 8 Times By Nazi Planes

OSLO, April 5 (A) - Bombed eight times by German planes, the Norwegian passenger ship Mira with two of its 107 passen- gers slightly injured, arrived from England. The two were in- jured by bomb splinters. The Mira, an l1O0-ton ship sailed with a British convoy.
 One passenger said: "The Ger mans had several planes in one attack and they came at us in pairs. All the passengers were standing on deck ready to go into the lifeboats and had no protec- tion. Five bombs were showered ' on us and several exploded close. We could see a British destroyer hit one plane"
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
ARMY DAY---l94O A Proclamation

Resolution 18th Congress, Session (5O Statute 11O9) provides:
 That April of year recognized by the Senate and of Representatives United States America quested Commander Chief military through United civic bodies appropriate braon to such he may deem advsabe to proclamation each year declaring April Army Day. proclamatons of issue Army Day proclamatons Provided that in the April falls Sunday the following Monday shall be nized Army Day"
 Pursuant to President Roosevelt has proclamation designating April 194o Army military throughout States Territories civic appro prae observance and inviting the various States to issue Army Day proclamations.
 THEREFORE, l. E. BARTLETT, Acting Governor of AL aska, do hereby declare April 6, 1940 as Army Day.
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto my hand and the seal of the Territory of Alaska year Lord forty pendence the United America sixty fourth
 E. L. BARTLETT
 Acting Governor of AIaspa By the Governors
 E BARLETT
 Secretary of Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
4 Negroes On Trial Robbery, Assault
 Of Fairbanksans

SEATTLE, April 4 (P) Merle EdmundSon of Fairbanks told g jury he overheard the four neg roes who robbed him and crim- inally assaulted his wife, at a hotel room on January 2, say they were considering taking them flor a last ride and dump ing us out on the highway to get rid of us." He testified after the jury was chosen, as the trial of James Gannaway, Fred Anderson Junius Foster, and Chester Gage accused of robbery and assault, began yesterday.
 He said he fought his way out of a room with his wife after the attack and broke through a pad locked door to an alley.
 He said he went to Alaska when. years old and lived there continuously until last October, when he and his wife to whom he has been married seven years came for on a visit. The Four accused have pleaded innocent to both charges.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05

Dr. Paul Deliver, police psy- chitrist called the girl the cruel est-blooded, coolest individual I ever met" She demanded a bot tie of beer while eating dinner, during qustioning. When refused, she snapped: Mother and I split bottle couple of days ago."
 She said of her father He's nuts" and described herself as a bookWorm. When her father, Barton, broke down and sobbed "Oh, my poor baby" she replied Buck up, Dad, don't let it get you down."
 The father was insiStent that the child was innocent and cried repeatedly Chloe couldn't have done anything like that, but if her mother made her"
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
3-Yr. Trade Treaty Is Passed After Some Opposition

WASHINGTON, April 5 (P) - President Roosevelt said he be- lieved it would be very harmful to the nation if the bill to ex- tend the reciprocal trade treaty act was limited to one year. He spoke at press conference short ly after it was reported on excel lent authority that vice-president Garner would support an amend ment to limit the extension to that time. The Administration supports a three year proposal. President Roosevelt said it was not good for the country to have to scrap over tariffs every year.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
II Year Old Girl Stays Members Her Family
ll-year-old Los Angeles Girl Who
 Stayed Mother, 2 Sisters, Brother
 Tells Her Father To 'Buck Up"

LOS ANGELES, April (P)- The sole survivor of quadruple staying, 11-year-old Chole Davis, clung to the story that she killed only her mother and 3year-old brother. Police Captain Edgar Edwards said he believed the girl hammered to death her mo- ther, Mrs. Lolita Bjorkman Dav- is, her sisters, Daphne, 10, De- borah Ann T, and Marquis, her brother. He said he believed the girl was attempting to disguise the whole affair tried to burn her mothers body. She dragged
 a mattress from a daybed in her mothers room and placed her mothers body on the mattress and started a fire. The nightgoWn was burned from the mother.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Popular British War Cabinet
 Revision Makes Lord Churchill
 Head Of Sea, Land, Air Forces

2 UNDATED, April 4 tP) - The revision of the British war cabin ct, a popular move, made Win ston Churchill the empires mum Der two man and pointed up the British. and French war against Germany as Nazi air raiders claimed new successes against British seapower. Churchill be- comes practically dictator of sea, air and land forces. Many sec tions of the British public and press, while approving of the ac- ton said it did not go far enough. Cabinet duties were. shift ed but the personnel remained largely the same. Critics felt that more drastic changes were need ed.
 Chamberlain in a speech to his conservative party council said that Hitler missed the bus" when he failed to use Germany's arms superiority at the start of the war to overwhelgn Britain. He said he was "ten times as con fdent" now of winning the was as at the outset.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Britain Forms Commercial Corp.
 To Buy, Sell Products In s. E.
 Europe That Germany Might Get

UNDATED, April 5 (P) - An uneasy pail of apparent inaction hung over the war as French and Germans reported the usual pat rol skirmishes on the Western Front, the Germans saying about 15 French were killed. The quiet was more notable on the diplo- matic front. There was talk in London of possible joint British and French parliament aimed at forming an empire partnership so strong that mo aggressor dare challenge it."
 Britain readied her newest ec- onomic weapon an, Engish com mercial corporation limited to sell British products in south
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05

WASHINGTON, April 5 CP) - The Administration won it's big gest legislative triumph of the session when the Senate passed and sent to Roosevelt the legis- lation continuing the reciprocal trade program for three years. Passage came after the chamber rejected every amendment to the trade policy and the Key stone administration. The foreign policy was opposed by coalition of Republicans and western dem ocrats. The vote was 42 to 37.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05

The German high command an nounced that about 10000 tons of British shipping was destroyed or damaged by bomhers Wednes- day afternoon and that three Brit ish outpost" boats were destroy ed and destroyer included am- ong the damaged vessels. They acknowledged that two German planes were forced down and an other is missing. The British said they lost one person.
 Bergen and other Norwegian coastal towns reported they heard heavy gunfire at sea and saw number of planes and ships in action. A German planes land ed at Stavanger, Norway, and was burned by the crew, but the wreckage bore bullet marks.
 The Japanese navy threatened to take action" if the blockade was applied illegally" to Soviet Russian shipping destined for Germany, by the entrance of blockaders into a chosen strait.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Territorial Officials Testify Before Committee Vulnerability Of Alaska
 To An Attack From The Orient

WASHINGTON, April 3 (A1 - Territorial officials of Alaska were put before the House appro priations committee during a hearing on military establish ment theory if the United States is attacked from the Orient, it will come through Alaska and not Hawaii. The testimony was made public as a bill was intro duced in the House.
 Governor Gruening testified "This great area of nearly six hundred thousand square miles is today defenseless." He said it was time the nation gave consid-
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Deserted Tanker

LISBON, April 5 (4' - The PortugeSe steamer Carvalho Ar auja wirelessed they had found an 5000 ton French tanker aban doned, drifting after apparently be ing torpedoed in the Atlantic. The damages were minor and there was no trace of the crew. The Portugese ship said she was towing it to Lisbon.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Mountain Climber Found Frozen
 On Mount Hood

MOUNT HOOD, April 3 (P) - Treacherous Mount Hood yielded up the body of the second noun tain climber lost in the snow fields since Sunday. The huddled, frozen form of Gerald Hermann aged 28 of Milwaukee, Oregon, was recovered 24 hours after his snow blinded companion James Lorenz was found. Hermann was found three miles from the point where Lorenz left him in bliz gard Sunday.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05

eastern Europe and buy up goods which Germany otherwise might get.
 The liner Mauretania, presum- ably bound for Australia as a troop ship is expected to leave Honolulu after stop for fuel and water.
 United States officials are keep ing eagle eyes on the Japan-spon sored government of Wang Ching Wei in occupied Chinese terri tory and are determined to hold Tokyo responsible for any action which may infringe on American rights.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05

eration to its defense.
 Delegate Dimond told the com mittee that the shortest route be tween Japan and the United Stat es, from Seattle to Yokohama, by the great circle route is l,400 miles shorter than by way of Ha- waii. He said there is Japan csc naval base within 750 miles from the westernmost Aleutian Islands at Paramussiru. Dimond also said Fairbanks is in direct line with Siberia and that Der ing Strait separating Alaska from Siberia and Russia is only 54 mil es wide.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Secret Session
 House Commons Next Thursday

LONDON, April 4 (P) - Pre- mier Chamberlain announced a secret session of the House of Commons for next Thursday to debate economic and warfare pol icies. The only previous session during the war, on December IS, was followed a month later by the removal of Leslie Hore Bel isha as war secretary.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
To "Take Action" If Blockade Is Done Illegally

TOKYO, April 3 (P)-Warning that Japan objects to the exten- sion of the European war to wa ters near Japan was made in sev eral representations to the Brit ish by a naval attache in Tokyo. Against cruising warships, the admiralty spokesman said the Japanese navy will take action if Britain's blockade of Soviet Russia is done illegally" He declined to specify what he re- garded as illegal action.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
9 Arrested Killing

PHILADELPHIA, April 5 (P) Mine youths are under arrest for the staying of Leroy Daniels at the 18th Street corner gun bat tie Sunday night in which detec tive Peter Mccormick said cli- maXed months feuding be- tween two rival gangs.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Earl of Athlone
 Named Governor Gen. of Canada

LONDON, April 3 (P) - The Earl of lAthlone, aged 66, broth CT of the Queen Mother Mary, and former governor general of the Union of South Africa, was appointed governor general of Canada, to succeed the late Lord TWeedsmuir.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-05
Oldest Newspaper In Alaska.
Nugget Weather Forecast

Cloudy tonight and Saturday Occasional It. rain or rain, snoWI Not much change in temp.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
MAYOR LA CUARDIA
HITS NOMINATION
Willkie Won By Greatest
Synthetic Build=Up in
All History

Providence, R. I, Oct. 23.-(UP)-
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia of New
York charges that Wendell L. Will
kie,s nomination resulted from 1.-THE
greatest synthetic build-up in our
history
He told $500 persons at a meet
ing sponsored by the National Com
mittee of Independent Voters for
Roosevelt and Wallace last night the
"real story" was that "a few preda-
tory interests set out to find them
selves a candidate" and decided on
Willkie through an elimination pro-
cess.
WILKES name, LaGuardia said,
was kept out of primaries because
his hackers knew ne could not be
nominated by the people at the Re-
publican national convention, he
said, a siege of kilograms, organ
lied, intelligent" was followed by
trading" and then this spontan-
eous decision of an Embossed con-
vention-and you had for the first
time !. :. a utilities candidate for
president"
LaGuardia said Willkie was not a
businessman and that he believes
in cheap labor-he can't deny it,
The Republican presidential candi-
date, he said, says he favors old age
pensions NOW" but that EVERY time
the Commonwealth g. Southern
(Which Willkie headed took over a
company that had a pension system
they chucked it out the window"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
War Moves On
Today's Board
BY ]. w. T. MASON
UNITED Press War Expert)

Germany's and Italy's urgent de-
sire for an early conclusion of the
European war may be inferred as
the primary motive behind the Sc
cret discussions between Hitler and
Laval. If final peace terms for
France are formulated they will be
based on axis hopes that the war
will thereby be brought into its
final phase.
How that can be done is very diff
ficult to see. There are two possible
ways that Hitler and Mussolini may
believe will lead to weakening Brit
itsh resistance. The first is by in
ducing France to join the war with
Germany. The second is by giving
France such generous peace terms as
may invite the British people to
consider whether further fighting is
worthwhile from the standpoint of
EuropeS 1uture.
The probabilities seem all against
France accepting a final peace from
Germany only to go to war against
Great Britain. Not only is France in
no position to become belligerent
again but there is nothing France
could gain from such policy COM
mensurate with the serious difficult
ties that would accrue to her.
May Take Over Fleet
Germany might take over the
French fleet, as one of the terms
of peace, but it is not essential for
Hitler to negotiate peace with the
French if he wishes to do this. He
has France in his grip and he could
seize French warships now if he
felt he could use them in a decisive
way to end the war.
1t may be that he will take pos
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
MORE SHIPS ARE
SOUGHT BY GOVT
SIS. President Roosevelt
to Be Bought for Auxili=
airy u. S. Fleets

Washington, Oct. -(UP)-The
government continued its efforts to
bolster army and navy transport
and auxiliary fleets today by nego-
tiating for the purchase of the S. S.
President Roosevelt of the United
States lines.
The war department confirmed
that the vessel was being sought
for use as an army transport after
an announcement in Bermuda that
it had been "requistioned by the
government" and soon would be with
drawn from the New York; Bermuda
service,
The department said final agree
ment on terms has not been reached
but an authoritative source said
only the formality of signing a
contract remains,
The 13,869-ton 19-year-old Presi-
dent Roosevelt, formerly of the
transatlantic feet, was barred from
European waters by the neutrality
law and has been operating to
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

Ignoring the smoke haze which
hung round the building, the wo-
men made for the sales counters.
They especially sought perfumery
and cosmetics because they were
hardest hit under the news sales
tax called over here a purchase tax
which will raise prices of many
kinds of goods bought by retailers
from wholesalers from now on.
London's first raid alarm during
the daylight hours today come early
this afternoon No bombs were
dropped and no planes were heard
above the low cloud layer.
There was no sign of German aer-
ial activity during a brief second
alarm in the London area today.
Shortly after the first alarm a
low-flying raide. dropped three
bombs from above the clouds on an
outlying London residential district.
New Defense Barrage
A new type 81 defense barrage, IN
which guns were moved into new
positions around the London area,
combined with reinforced night
fighter plane squadrons and heavy
mist in the Dover Straight and the
English Channel, kept German
planes well away from the London
area most of the night for the
third straight night.
Those in central London hardly
heard even the blast of an anti
aircraft gun all night, and aside
from the department store shelter
tragedy the night was one of the
most peaceful in weeks. Some Lon
doners heard no planes, no guns
and no bombs all night.
The "all clear" signal was sound
ed before midnight. There was a
second alarm an hour later but
nothing happened
Nazis Industries Hit
London, October 23-(UP)-Sys-
tematic Royal Air Force attacks on
Germany have affected 20 per cent
of the total productive capacity Of
Germany, the air ministry said to-
day, quoting well informed foreign
induStrialistS.
The ministry said that large oil
refineries in the Neuhof district OF
Hamburg had been forced to close
as a result of constant bombing by
the Raj.
Reports from well informed for
eign industrialists, according to the
Continued On Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
They Started Sept. 5 Last;
All Invasion Zones
Were Battered
INVASION, HOWEVER,
MAY YET BE TRIED
Mysterious Mission of Hit
Ter to France Is Not
Yet Disclosed

London, October. %.
(UP) - Smashing British
attacks since September 5
have stopped German eff
forts to invade the British
Isles with hundreds of self
propelled bargeS altered for
quick landing of tanks and
heavy guns, the air ministry
said today. The ministry
said that the Raj has main
tanned constant watch on a
2,00O-mile front from Marvik, Nor
way, to Bordeaux, France, and that
by discovering Germans plans and
blasting at invasion bases has thrown
German plans into confusion.
There is little doubt that their
vigilance and haraSsing tactics have
interfered greatly with the enemy's
plans" the ministry said.
Britain'S main offensive began
on September and Gin numerous
attacks that followed by day. and
night heavy damage was inflicted
the ministry reported.
Describing concentrations of barges
the ministry said that Germany had
gathered hundreds of them, each
self propelled. $50 feet long and
capable of carrying two trainloads
of men or material. 1t said that
every barge over 500 tons in Ger
many or German occupied terri
tory had been Communicated.
Danger Not Over
Although the Raj has inflicted
enoromuos damage at invasion ports,
the air ministry said, the danger of
invasion persists land will persist
so long as naval units, barges, troops
and air forces are concentrated
along the extensive coastline of the
enemy occupied countries"
1.-The still are there and while
they remain the invasion ports
doubtless will continue to be bat
tered by bombers of the Raj when
ever it is considered necessary"
the ministry said
The ministry made it clear that
the Raj watch on invasion ports
was being maintained and would be
continued SO long as there was
danger of invasion.
The constant watch on invasion
ports by the Royal Air Force show
ed that the barges had been as
sembled at Antwerp. Calais. Dun
kirk, Ostend. Newport and LIE Havre.
the ministry said.
Used All Barges
Germany Communicated every
available barge over 500 tons and
armies of workmen were employed
in shipyards altering the bows Of
the vessels to enable tanks and
guns to be more easily embarked
and disembarked," the communique
said.
It added that daily the barges
were moved slowly from one canal
to another, accompanied by small
warships.
The ministry said that in addition
to barges invasion harbors were
killed with submarines, many Of
Continued on Page lO)
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
REMINGTON ARMS
TO RUN FACTORY
Bridgeport Firm to Have
Charge of Small Arms
Plant in West

Washington, October %. = (UP)
- Remington Arms Company, Inc.
Bridgeport, Conn.,, will operate the
Federal Governments small arms
ammunition plant to be erected near
Kansas City, Mo-, an informed
source said today.
Negotiations between the War De-
partment and company representa-
tives over a contract involving ap-
proximately $15,000.0 600 were said to
be nearing an end and formal an
nouncement of the award may be
made within a fortnight.
The contract is being negotiated
on a cost plus-fixed-fee basis.
Assfar back as September Is, the
War Department decided. that the
Remington Arms Company should
operate such q plant. On or about
that date, the War Department is
sued a speed up" letter to Reming-
ton, authorizing it to tool up and
make arrangements for operating
a small arms ammunition plant
to be built sin the vicinity" of Kan
sas City. The letter was designed
to get the company started on prep
arations for the plant pending nego-
tiation of contract.
Authoritative sources said that
the exact site has not been selected,
but indicated that a number of adj
Joining tracts in the vicinity of In
dependence, No. which is near
Kansas City was being considered.
They insisted that no land has been
purchased.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23

Newspapers published only terse
announcement of the Official News
Agency that Hitler and Laval had
met somewhere in France with
Joachim Won Ribbentrop, Nazi for
eign minister, present.
AS regards foreign reports that
Ribbentrop was going to Spain,, and
that there might be an important
German Italian-Spanish conference
on Spanish soil, the foreign office
issued blanket prohibition on news
paper speculation concerning Rib
bentrop's movements, and said that
reports of or speculation on his
travels would be treated as political
espionage.
"A Nazi spokesman said that 1t had
been reported recently that Ribben-i
trop was going to Moscow, to Vichy
and to Madrid.
More Censorship
Germany, of course, is at present
pursuing a foreign policy, and war
time lends this activity such weight
and earnestness that any specula-
ton about it, designed to pry into
its direction or character, borders
on political espionage" the spokes-
man said. I'm the future we will
tolerate no such obvious purposeful
trial balloons, guesses and specula-
TONS"
The sole news from the Official
News Agency had been the following
communique issued last night:
France - During a visit to
France the Fuehrer received Vice
President. of the French Cabinet
Laval. During the conversation,
Reich Foreign Minister Won Rib
bentrop was present.
Nazis said merely, in addition to
this, that the meeting was held dur
ing the day yesterday. They de-
clined I'd say where it was held,
what was discussed, or who if any
one was present besides the three
principals,
The spokesman did comment, with
out explanation:
7 Churchill Tin his speech Mon
day. maintained that Germany
was awaiting only a chance to fin
ish off France, but it is now clear
Continued on Page 81
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-10-23
One Man Killed In Labor
Union. Riot In St. Louis

into the subdivision to begin their
second day of picketing in q drive
to unionize the project and were met
by several hundred non-union men.
The riot occurred at Velda Village
Hills, development of the Schusr-
man Building and Realty Co., st.
Louis. Fred Schuerman. a member
of the firm, said both union and
non-union labor was employed there
and that a business agent had de-
manded only union men workers be
employed, but was given no answer:
Elmer Dennis, SIS, who said he was
a member Of Local AZ Of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Building
Laborers' Union. said he and about
100 other fellow unionists arrived at
the subdivision this morning and
were met BY q big mob Of men, a
couple OF hundred, who came Ct Us
from al sides. There were several
shots. We didn't have any guns. So
We turned and ran