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Evening star., 1940-04-06
The Cautious Dutch

sign of the times is the followed
American stocks and bonds bought with
boxes to contract agreeing that
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whatsoever The usually specify
the of the securities to be ignored
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Evening star., 1940-04-06
Taft Has Financial Bockino

And additional for this choice
Michigan Unless Rooseyelt un AGAIN
Evening star., 1940-04-06
McNutteY

The admission of Commissioner Helvering result
Of the Treasury investigation into Mue
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Mason Declares Churchill
Speech Shows Confidence

that time to commit himself. Now
however, Churchill uses language
of devastating force.
There no longer is any cautious
warning to Britons against expect
ing too much. On the contrary.
not only the Italians but the en-
tire world have been told that
Britain intends to shatter Musso-
lini's empire.
It is unreasonable to believe that
this sudden change from caution
to extreme confidence is simply
boastful effort to terroize the
Italians. The British temperament
does not work that way.
Rather. Churchill must have def
mite reason for his utteranee. He
is playing for the time when the
Italians shall be overwhelmed in
Africa and he can then again
appeal to the italian people, re-
calling what he has now said
Rome announced that the Churc-
hill address will be published il
total and broadcast over the italian
radio system, showing how little
effect Il Duee believes it will have
on popular morale. That move
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
ICE FLOES BLOCK
DANUBE RIVER

BUCHAREST, Dec. "a. tUP)-
/. The marine department said today
that all Rumanian navigation on
the Danube river had been suS-
pended. The river was described
as completely blocked" by thick
ice fioes. Heavy snow was falling
throughout Rufania,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Greeks Prepare
biq New Attacks

Greek attacks on both Valona
and Berat from two sides.
From Tepelini. Gorrel said, the
Greeks planned to storm down the
Viosa river valley to approach Va
Iona from the east while the Greek
coastal force, pushing up from Chi
mara, attacked it from the south.
Another Greek force, he said, would
move north from Klisura to at
tack Berat from the south, aided
by the Greeks now partly snow
bound i'll the mountains cast of
Berat.
The increased activity extended to
the north front. Nicholas Yoker,
United Press staff correspondent
with the Greek army in the Kor-
itza sector, said advances were be-
ing made every day, despite the
heaviest snowfall there in II years.
He said the Greeks were having
to storm one fortified peak after
another and transport most of
their ammunition and provisions by
foot, but that their progress was
general.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
BY ]. w. I. MASON
United Press War Expert

First indication of the extent of
British plans for continuing their
offensive against Italy has been
revealed by winston Churchill's ad-
dress TO the Italian people. The
British prime minister declared the
Italian empire in Africa was TO be
torn TO shred and tatters,' and
there after, Britain and Italy will
come to much closer grips if the
war continues
It has been the consistent custom
of the Churchill government to
show much caution in predicting
the outcome of its war moves. The
British people have not been led
to expect results unless the govern
ment were confident of producing
them.
Time and gain, the prime minis
ter. himself, has cautioned against
excessive optimism regarding events
in the making. When the present
British offensive in north Africa
started there were particular warn
ings against speeulating about how
far it would go.
Churchill especially refused at
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
BY REYNOLDS PACKARD

VATICAN CITY, Dec. "a. CUP)-
Pope Plus, broadcasting his Christ
mas message to the world, said to-
day that any new order" must be
based on a victory over hate, ces-
sation of propaganda and methods
based on hate, victory over lack Of
trust and observance of pacts be-
tween nations.
Victory over the principle that
might makes right. return to NOR
ality in relations between nations,
and victory over certain national
economic theories were other es-
Sentlals, the pope said.
Next, he said, there must be vic
tory over cold egoism which sui
lies the honor of nations and must
be replaced sby sincere, fraternai
economic and legal collaboration
between nations, so that people can
work freely"
Only if people were understand
Ing could the phrase new order
have real meaning" the pope said
Pain often teaches more than
easy success he added. 1T is
stated by some that new forces
must create a healthy new order
of Europe. We say that peace must
conform to the principles of JUS
tlce we hope that the mer
who create the new order are suf-
1lclently mature and capable of
basing a new order upon justice y
The pope made it plain that the
church "can not favor any politi-
cal system rather than another
but wants only morality and justice
for all nations"
> The pope's message with its ap-
parent references to the ambitione
of NaziSm and Fascism, now adopt
ed by Japan, was direct develop
ment of his Christmas message OF
last year.
Then, responding as he did to-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

however, might be regretted if the
Churchill prophecy comes true.
British confidence in the out
come of the north African CAM
paign finds considerable support
in the astonishingly frank reports
of operations made by Marshal
Graziani. His complaint that his
early defeat in the fighting was
due to lack of meehanized units
cannot be remedied.
The British fleet can prevent new
supplies from reaching GRAHAM
in large quantities from the home
land. So long as that condition
prevails, the italian troops in Libya
must be regarded as being bottled
up.
Sooner or later. their power must
disintegrate. Their air force has
been unable to prevent what Gra-
ziani described as massacre :
caused by British fliers. Scarcity
of oil, caused by the British fleets
command over Mediterranean trade
routes should continue to hamper
Italian air operations and such
mechanical units as Graziani may
possess.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

ATHENS, Greece, Dec, "a. (UP)
Military sources indicated today that
Greece was about to intensity its
whole Albanian campaign.
Premier Gen John Metaxas, re-
porting to the cabinet on the cap
ture of Chimara, on the south
Albanian coast, said: THE next few
days will reveal the importance OF
the fall Of Chimara operations
ON all our war theaters are
developing most favorabiy new
and decisive results may be eX-
pected soon"
A dispatch Of Henry +. Gorrell,
United Press staff correspondent
W ho reached Salonika yesterday
after a visit at Greek headquarters
in the Premeti sector of the central
front. said Greek officers reported
that their forces which had been
held in check northeast of Klisura
for several days had started to
advance again and that there were
indications of weakening italian re-
SiStance.
Gorrell said Italians still were
withdrawing from the Klisura and
Tepelini areas toward Berat, 30
miles north. He quoted Greek Of
ficers that Italians were leaving
mountain gun detachments in the
heights north of Tepelini and Xii
sura to cover their retreat, ana
that as soon as these positions were
taken, the way would be opened for
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Air Defense After
Dark Improved by
British Fighters

LONDON, Dec. "a. tUP)-A new
method Of dealing with German
night bombing planes is meeting
with success and German losses in
planes may soon begin growing ra-
pldly, it was reported today.
British night fighter patrols
have been increasingly successful il
downing German planes, it was
understood, despite the handicap
Of inkv black skies and high winds.
It was understood that the
strength of the fighter patrols
would be increased progressively
and the press association reported
that experiments were being made
to improve anti-aircraft gunnery
and searchl!ghts.
There is indeed evidence to
suggest that the Na2is will find it
more difficult to carry on their
attacks without considerable losses
the press association aeronautical
correspondent commented.
The German planes concentrated
their attack during the night on
an inland Lancashire town, in the
northwest of England, and caused
heavy material damage. 1t was be-
lleVed casualties were light.
Manchester. bombed Sunday night
Bolton, BTnleyn Blackburn, Pres
ton. Oldham and Bury are among
the larger Lancashire inland
toWns.l
Several persons were trapped in
a cellar of the town, and damage
was done to homes and offices. An
air raid shelter suffered a direct
hit.
In London, incendiary bombs
started q fire i'll a big hospital and
several persons were killed when a
bomb struck a public house.
Two planes were shot down dur
ing the night, one at Old Trafford
near Manchester Old Trafford has
a famous cricket ground
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
English Channel
viii Be Crossed,
Nazi Chief Boasts

BERLIN, Dec. "a tUP)-General
Field Marshal Walther Won Brau-
chitsch. commander-in-c chief of the
German army, today told the peo-
pie of Germany by radio that the
English channel will protect Eng
land only SO long as it suits us.
Brauchitsch spoke from a French
schoolroom not far from the chan
mel which serves as an auditorium
for the crew of a battery of long
range German guns which fire
across the channel.
"A great proud year is now be-
hind us. BrauchitSch said. Again
1 speak to you from under the
Christmas tree-last year it was
before the Maginot line which was
supposed 10 defend France but
which cannot do SO today-today
it is before the wall of water which
will likewise protect England only
SO long Dis It suits us
The question before our peo-
pie now Is shall We live or die,
shall we fight or shun the fight.
Brauchitsch said that I know
that you are burning finally to
cross the Englishman's path ant
how you are awaiting the fuehrers
order to do so
The German commander saie
that the Reich's weapons have
been blessed thus far
I wish all of you in the army
happy, blessed Christmas sale
BrauchitSCh.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Britain Expects
Holiday Invasion

raids were made because of reports
Of British reconnaissance planes
that the Germans were making
preparations for an attempt at
an invasion. There would have
been even bigger raids, an author
itative informant said, if the wealth
er had been better.
Morning newspapers, incidentally
reported that Adolf Hitler, Field
Marshal Hermann Goering, Nazl
No. 2, and Field Marshal Walther
Won Brauchitsch, German a m
commander in chief, were all some
where in France.
A United Press Dublin dispatch
disclosed that for the first time
Ireland had put up road barricadef
of the sort long ago erected il
Britain TO stop parachutists ane
others of an invasion force.
Armed soldiers, it was disclosed
are guarding all barriers with orders
to fire at anyone who ignores ar
order to halt.
The Daily Mail said of the night
British raid:
"The onslaught, which appeared
to be one of the greatest in man.
weeks, had special significance be
cause of the Christmas period which
it had been rumored was the time
for a possible invasion"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Bardia Hinged by
Flaming Guns as
British Close In
BY RICARD ID. MCMILLAN

WITH THE BRITISH ARMY BE-
FORE BARDIA, Dec. "a. (UP) -
Massed lines of British land and
naval artillery today formed
flaming ring around italian trapped
at Bardia which are pounded day
and night by British forces building
up to a final attack on the ports
The British attack on beleagued
Bardia was intensified following
the arrival of fresh batteries of
artillery and re-enforcements of
infantry
British men o'War off the coast
and the British batteries ashore
gave Bardia no respite from at
tack.
From an arid, WindsWept and
dust-covered plateau. 1 watched the
battle for Bardia throughout yes
terday and well into the night.
British shells fell with unerring
accuracy upon pillboxes, trenches
and gun positions outside and on
the fringe of the town, from which
Stabs of flame from time to time
showed the activity of Italian ar
tillery.
The town itself threw up a pail
of yelloWiSh smoke which, with
the dust and fumes from British
artillery. obSeured a flaWless blue
sky.
Some Italian shells dropped within
the British lines, but the only dam
age came when 80 Italian bombers
and fighters felW over the British
artillery positions and droppe d
bombs, causing few casualties. The
guns were not harmed and they
continued to fire into the Italian
positions.
The Italian Sovia bombers re-
NAMED over the British lines only
a matter of seconds and then dis
appeared, pursued by British fight
erS.
Leaving the rubble and bricks of
what was once Fort Capuzzo behind
me l walked down a road towards
the front line.
I spoke to Australians in a small,
isolated outpost burroWed in sand
beside the road. As we talked a
lot of Australian artillery moved
up.
I'VE Australians have been wait
ing a long time to get into this
fight" one said. We have been
sweating on it"
Other Australian units were NOV
ing up quickly from the rear to
join the battle for Bardia l saw
long conveys of artillery, tanks
and anti-aircraft guns. Every Aus
tralian wore broad smile and gave
the "thumps up" greeting with real
gusto.
I had reached the front lines be-
fore Bardia after $50 miles of travel
by motor car through the old Brit
ish lines in Egypt and them across
60 miles of what had been no-man's-
land.
We Travelled an almost trackless
desert through thick clouds of sand
First there we're the ruins of Sid
Barrani and the of Sollum.
Sollum was a heap of ruins. Every
house showed signs of the deadly
accuracy of British naval gunfire
Ruined walls still carried inscrip-
tions in praise of Premier Benitc
Mussolini, Italy and King Victor
Emmanuel.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Air Raid Leaves
British Homeless

A SOUTH COAST TOWN, Eng
land, Dec. "a. (UP) Many persons
in this community, particularly
workers, will spend Christmas with
out a home, it appeared today after
German bombers wrought wide
spread destruction in an attack
lasting many hours last night and
carly today.
The working class section and
the poorer parts of the town were
hit heavily. Scores of bombs fell
in these areas and wiped out many
houses, knocking down the flimsy
structures as if they had been built
of playing cards.
In the Wreckage of the house to-
day could be seen Christmas trees
tinSel and holly, evidence that holi-
day gaiety had been wiped out fol
many families.
Municipal authorities quickly
made preparations for Christmas
entertainment of the scores OF
homeless. The children will be
given parties in the municipal shell
<ter centers.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
GoebbeIs Admits
Many Evacuated

BERLIN, Dec. "a. OP)-Prop-
aganda Minister DR.. Paul Joseph
Goebbels admitted today that "an
immense number of German chill
dren have been evacuated from
western Germany, Hamburg and
Berlin to escape the danger of Brit
ish air raids.
Goebbels spoke over the radio to
the children of the nation.
MANY children are unable TO
celebrate this years CHRISTMAS with
their mothers" he said. IAN i'm
mense number of children have been
evacuated from air endangered
zones in western Germany, Berlin
and Hamburg to the east.
More than 100000 Germans from
Bessarabia still are living in more
than 120 camps where they cele-
brate Christmas today
Evacuated children could not be
brought home for Christmas. This
is bad, but SO it is today. We ear
only limit sacrifices"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Pope Proys for
End to Hatred S

day to the Christmas greetings of
the college of cardinals, the pope
gave five conditions essential to
Just and honorable peace-the
right to life and independence of
all nations, large, small, strong or
weak must be safeguarded; disarm-
ament must be mutually accepted,
organic and progressive, both in
letter and spirit; international in
stitutions must be created or re-
cast to insure the loyal and faith
full execution of international agree.
ments; real needs and just de-
mands of peoples should be benev-
olently examined; a peace settle
ment must be dictated by a sense
of acute responsibility which weighs
human statutes according to the
holy, unbreakable rules of divine
law.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24

LONDON, Dec. 81. (UP)-Ap-
parent German preparations for a
Christmas invasion of Great Britain
sent royal air force formations
across the English channel during
the night to blast targets all along
the invasion coast, it was disclosed
today.
While German planes were cross
ing the English coast during the
night, Britons along the channel
shore thrilled to the drone of what
seemed an even great force of Brit
ish bombing planes, racing across
the channel. They saw the orange
colored flares dropping through a
mist to light targets on the French
coast for bomb sighters, and heard
the continuous roar of German anti
aircraft guns for many miles along
the coast line
It was learned today that the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Attacks Repulsed

ROME, Dec. q. CUP) - Italy's
war communiquc raid today that
Italian troops in Albania and Italian
artillery in Libya had repulsed
some" enemy attacks.
In Libya, the communiqc said
italian artillery had repulsod re-
newed attacks of British arno ed
cars and tanks. 1t said Greeks had
been repulsed with heavy losses.
italian bombers in north Africa
operated successfully against Brit
ish mechanical units, the commuri-
que said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Tripoh Attacked
By Naval Planes

LONDON, Dec. "a. (UP)-British
naval planes have made smash
ing attack on Tripoli, Italy's great
est North African base, and torpe-
do-carrying planes have sunk two
out of three supply ships of an
Italian convoy, escorted by destroy
ers, the admiralty said today as
British land forces continued to
pound the stronghold of Bardia.
Tripoli was heavily bombed in
an attack on Friday night and the
supply ships were sunk Saturday
afternoon
In their Tripoll attack the naval
planes set fire to warehouses and
caused one to blow up, the admiral
ty communique said.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-24
Dakar Officers
Granted Pardons

VICHY, Dec -. tUPl r Marshal
Henri Philippe Petain, as Christ
mas gesture, pardoned dissident Of
ficers captured at Dakar during the
unsuccessful attempt by Fec
France" forces TO take the impor-
tant African port, it was announced
today.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 622

In the Probate Court in and for the Cape Nome Precinct, Sec ond Division: Territory of Alaska
 In the matter of the estate of PATRICK H. SWEENEY, Deceas ed.
 Notice is hereby given that by order of the Probate Court in and for the Cape Nome Precinct, Alaska, the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of Patrick H. Sweeney, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate shall present them with proper vouchers attached, within six months from the date of the notice to the undersigned at Nome, Alaska.
 Dated at Nome Alaska, August 8, 1940.
 Thomas Sweeney, Executor
 Publish Aug. 12, 19, 26. Sept. 2
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-02

and unsurveyed, on the south, Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867 and Alma Placer, unsurvey- ed; and on the west, Easther Pla- cer, unsurVeyed.
 The original and amended cer- tifcates of location are record ed in Book POS at pages 1O8 and 292 of the records of location of the said mining district.
 The mineral monument to which this claim is tied is des- cribed as follows: U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 is limestone 12 in. above the ground marked US. L.M. 5l2 and is located on high ground about 2100 it. north of Boring Sea 12 mile south of Snake River and about 5 miles westerly from Nome in the Cape Nome Recording District and Pre- cinct, Territory of Alaska in Lat. GA deg. 31 min. N, Long, 165 deg. B min, w.
 Dated August 30, 1940.
 aAlmer Rydeen, Registrar Publish Sept. 2 9 Is 23 30, Oct. 7 14 2l 28, Nov. 4, l940.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-02
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM IN ALASKA

things which guarantee the free dom of our people. We particular ly denounce the present policy of the Democratic Administration in seeking, through the Secretary of the Interior, to establish a one man dictatorial government for the Territory, substituting reg ulations for law. The present state of development of the Territory has been brought about by the efforts of the people who have settled here of their own free will and accord, expended their cap ital, and directed their energies toward such development, and by the peoples participation in the limited form of Government which the Organic Act has per mitted. The policy of the present administration in substitution reg ulations for law and subjecting the people to the dictatorial dom ination of one man in Washington will quickly mean ruination of all industries in the Territory and will result in suppression of init iative and eventual bankruptcy of the Alaskan people.
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-02

min. w., 104.00 it. distant, being a fir post 4 in. square, 3 it. long set Is inches in the ground and marked W-C-4-A-1826; thence N. 78 deg. 53 min. w. from true cor. l042.50 it. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning. Containing an area of 39.27 acres.
 Easther Association Placer
 Beginning at Cor. No. 1, identi- cal with Cor. No. 3 Snow Queen Placer this survey previously des cribed from whence U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 bears s. 73 deg. IA min. w., 3513.12 it.; thence N. 15 deg. 25 min. E., 290.OO it. to Cor. No ?, fir post scribed 2-E-1826; thence N. 81 deg. 12 min. E., 2271,00 it. to Cor. No. 3, fir post scribed 3-E-1826 for this survey, identical with Cor. No. 2 Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925 thence 5. 8 deg. 46 min. E. along line ? : Sand Hill Placer, Sur No. 1925, l00660 fit. to Cor No. 4, identical with Cor. No. Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925, and with Cor. No. Verdon Group Placer of this survey previously described; thence N. 88 deg. 39 min. w. along line 3 2 Verdon Group Placer this survey 1283.00 it. to Cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. No. Verdon Group Placer this survey previously described; thence N. "A deg. 13 min. w. along line 4 Snow Queen Plac CT, this survey, 1240.00 fit. to Cor. No. l and place of beginning. Con taining an area of 39.065 acres.
 The adjoining claims are: On the north, Independence Placer and Paul Jones Placer, unsurvey ed; on the east, Sand Hill Placer, Sur. No. 1925 and Snake River Placer, Sur. No. 1867; on the South, California Placer, unsur- veyed, Venus and Burg Placers, both of Sur. No. 1924 and Alpha Placer, Sur. No. 1923; and on the west, Quicksand Placer, unsur- veyed.
 The location certificates for said placer mining claims are re- corded in Book POS at page TT; Book l99 at page 308; Book 199 at page 251; Book 199 at page 333; and Book POS at page 292 of the records of locations of the said Cape Nome Mining District and Precinct, Territory of Alas ka.
 .. The said placer mining claims being contiguous and forming one consolidated claim. The min eral monument to which said claims are tied is described as follows:
 U.S.L.M. Sur. No. 512 is a lime stone 12 in. above the ground
The Nome nugget., 1940-09-02

I've advocate the return of our people to the principles of Government established by the Constitution of the United States of America and by the Republican Party in it's time-honored history in the conduct of National affairs
 2-AMENDMENT OF OR- GANG ACT. We recommend that the Organic Act of the Terri tory be amended so as to provide for the election of the Governor and of the Secretary of the Terri tory of Alaska by the people, and also to give to the people of the Territory full control of all it's natural resources and the collec- tion of all revenues therefrom, in- cluding the revenues from the Fur Seal Islands.
 3-PRESENT NATIONAL AD- MINISTRATION CONDEMNED. We condemn the administration of President Franklin D. Roose- velt and the New Deal as subver- sive of Constitutional principles, opposed to the liberties of our citizens, and contrary to all those