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The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
British Withdraw All Forces From
 AndaIsnes Because Of Inability
 Land Artillery. Tanks for Offensive

LONDON, May ? (H9 - Prime minister Chamberlain announced the withdrawal of the whole of our forces from Andalsnes with out losing a single man." He said the British are abandoning the idea of taking rman-occupied Trondheim from the south and at the same time told the House of Commons that the British and French battlefeets in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean are on their way to Alexandria. He said German local air superior ity" had made it impossible to land artillery and tanks which would be necessary to enable our troops to withstand the enemy drive from the south. Chamber lain said the troops were with drawn from under the very nos es of German airplanes.'
 Chamberlain. assured the House that Britain has mo intention of allowing Norway to become mere ly a side show" The air minis try reported bombings yesterday
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Hitler Reiterates Germany Fighting g
 For Existance

BERLIN, May 3 (4) - The for eign office, proclaiming the Allied withdrawal from Andalsnes "a catastrophe defeat defied the British to find success else where"
 Hitler suddenly broke his si- lence reiterating that the war was a fight for existance for the Germans. He made the speech be fore COCO army and air force of ficers and leaders of the SS Black Shirts Elite Guard.
 The foreign office said Cham berlain was forced to look to oth CT fields to wipe out the stain of the Norwegian defeat and was threatening action in the Mediter ranean but come what may, it will find Germany prepared for counter blow"
 The high command concurrent ly announced rapid progress of German forces in Norway in a cleanup against isolated resist ance but acknowledged Allied squeezing of the garrison at Mar Vik.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Republican Terri. Convention Meets At Sitka July IS

JUNEAU, May 2 - The Repub lican Central Committee of AL aska in a meeting last night at Douglass elected Mrs. Jane Dorsh of Fairbanks, J. J. Mccarthy of Anchorage and Albert White of Juneau as delegates to the na- tional convention to be held at Philadelphia and Mrs. E. E. Ro- bertSon of Juneau, John E. Bar ret of Anchorage and Leroy M Sullivan of Nome were elected as alternateS.
 The territorial convention meets at Sitka July 18.
 The committee named Sullivan as the keynoter. The committee on convention arrangement also on resolutions were named.
 The committee named NelS Strand of Nome and was elected member of the committee to fill the vacancy in the Second Div ision and Ross Sheely of Palmer as a member of the Third Divi- sion Precinct committee.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03

a Stavanger, Aalborg and Forne bu. The admiralty announced the sIoop Bittern was lost.
 The announcement indicated that the Allies are abandoning to Germany all of Norway south of the line running from Trond- helm east to the Swedish front fer, including nearly half the country's total area, six-seven- ths of the population and nearly all of the industrial certers.
 The crowded House received the report in comparative silen- ce and many appeared stunned by its implictionS.
 Chamberlain pictured Ger many as prepared for the inva- sion of the Netherlands or Bel glim or both or hurling savage herdes against southeast Europe. We're not going to be trapped in- to such dispersal Of our forces as would leave Us dangerously weak at a vital center
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Appoints Director Division of Terri. Island Possessions

WASHINGTON, May 2 (P) - Secretary Ickes appointed Report Emerson, aged fl, associate pro- lessor of government at Harvard university for the last 13 years, as director of the Division of Ter ritorieS and Island Possessions. He is coming here in June and IS succeeding Mrs. Ruth Hamp- ton who has been acting direct or since Ernest Gruening's resig- nation. He is described as an au- thority on colonial government and social and economic life.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
British Depart Germans Expected Within "A Hours

ON THE SPRINKLER FRONT, May 3 (By Gunnar Kautson) - In northern Norway, British and French troops, which landed
 north of German-held Trond- helm, in a campaign against the Nazi invasion, embarked last night from Samsos harbor and sailed away. The entrance of Ger man troops is awaited at any mo- ment, perhaps within "A hours. It is believed here that the war in Norway is virtually finished.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
German Minister
 Turkey Leaves

ANKARA, Turkey (P)- Franz Von Papen, German ambassador to Turkey was authoritatively re ported today to have been called urgently to Berlin for a confer ence with Hitter. He arranged to leave on tonight's train.
 Authorities in Istanbul arrest ed Professor Hans Von Osten, well-known archeologist and four other Germans under suspicion of espionage and spreading of German propaganda.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Japan Officially Protest Philippine Immigration Cuts

MANILA, May ? lP) - A new immigration bill applying annual quotas of 500 to every national ity was approved by the national assembly tonight by a vote of 67 to l. Protests against the measure which cuts sharply into Japan ese and Chinese immigration was voiced officially in Japan.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Norwegian Command Announces intention Of Negotiating Peace
 Are Outflanked and Encircled

STOCKHOLM, May l4oD - Dis patches from Grong, Norway, to night said the Norwegian com mand announced the conclusion of hostiHties in the area east of Namsos and intended negotiating peace with Germany.
 It was said Colonel Getz, act ing commander, issued the follow ing order of the day:
 ''As the British and French, for reasons unknown to us, have giv en up helping us in our fight and
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Italians Massing Troops, Planes

ATHENS, May 3 (P)-Inform- ation reaching diplomatic guar terS said Italian troops, warShips and fighting planes are being con centrated in large numbers at Dodecanes, Italian-owned islands in the eastern Mediterranean, ap proxinlately 40 miles by airline northwest of Alexandria. The con centrations are reported especial ly heavy at the island of Rhodes.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03

have withdrawn their troops from Namsos. We today stand alone against the entire German war machine. Already outfanked and encircled on the line which the British and French should be holding, and with only enough ammunition for one day and with out planes and other necessary war materials, any further fight ing would only lead to destruc- tion without serving any mili- tary purpose"
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Rules Dies Comm. Raids Illegal

PHILADELPHIA, May 3 (PD - Federal Judge Wesh ruled that the raids on local offices of the Communist Party and information al workers under orders by agents of the Dies Committee in- vestigating Un-American activit-, ies last month, were illegal.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Two TOrsOes
 Found Boxcar

PITTSBURGH, May 3 (P) - Torsoes of two persons, whom deputy coroner Sappo said might have been victims of Cleveland s Mad Butcher were found in boxcars of the railroad repair yard near by the township of Stowe. The cars arrived from Cleveland April 2lst.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
CONCENTRATE FLEET

ALEXANDRIA, May 3 (P) - British and French naval forces arrived for concentration of a British and French battle fleet with cruisers and auxiliary craft" in the eastern end of the Mediter- ranean, it was announced yester- day by Prime minister Chamber lain.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
Allies Embark From Andalsnes

LONDON, May ? (P) = A war office conmunique said the Al lied forces which have been car rying out delaying operations south of Trondheim for the past few days successfully embarked at Andalsnes and other ports in the neighborhood. In the Narvik
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
SOURDOUGH STATIONERY

That unique and humorouA and typical Alaskan stationery "Sourdough Roadhouse Letter heads and Envelopes, have beei brought strictly uptodate, and are now available at the Nugget ofB ce.
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03

area operations are continuing and attachments have been in ccntact with the enemy. There is nothing further to report from NamSos."
The Nome nugget., 1940-05-03
GREECE CALLS RESERVES

ATHENS, May ? (P) Greece called up ten classes of reserve army officers for active service as tension increased over Italy's pos sible plans in the Mediterranean.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
} Injured,
 ket(|1ikan
 Auto Crash
Skiddine Car CoIIides with Another r-0elupants in
 Serious Condition

KETCHIKAN, Alaska, Dec. 23.- A car driven by Wallace Peterson, former University of Washington student, attending the University of Hawaii last year, son of Dr. w. E. Peterson, skidded on the wet surface of a waterfront street at o'clock Sunday morning and collided with a coupe driven by Charles Patching, a bartender.
 Peterson and his passenger, Cliff ford Phillips, former student at the Franklin High School in Se- attle, partially regained conscious ness late Sunday morning.
 Peterson has a fractured skull and perhaps internal injuries. Phillips, son of E. c. Phillips, fish buyer, has head injuries, cut un- der the eye and perhaps internal injuries.
 Patching has two broken knee caps and cuts on his face.
 The two cars were badly smashed.
 There were only the three in the smash-up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
BOMBS TAKE GREAT TOLL,
 HUMAN LIFE
(By ASSOCIATED PRESs)

Hitler's High Command officially reports strong formations of heavy combat planes attacked Manches- ter with great success" in an over night raid and also bombed Lon- don, Bristol, Liverpool. Southamp- ton and other cities.
 The Nazi planes started the as- sault on Manchester early in the evening when the streets were crowded with Christmas shoppers. Roaring over the city, wave after wave of war planes dropped bombs.
 The British communicate said nearly 500 persons in a public shell ter, were hit by heavy bombs. A motion picture theatre and another public shelter were hit, inflicting an undisclosed number of casual ties.
 Sixty persons were trapped in one of two hotels blasted.
 Fires set by the night raiders cast red glow visible for miles and thick smoke still palled the city this forenoon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Gigantic Conf|agrafions" Are Reported from
 German Sources GREEKS HAVE CAPTURED
 ITALIAN SUPPLY BASE
Twenty Thousand Fascist Forces Surrounded by
 British on Desert
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

German warplanes struck with devasting fury on the north Eng land industrial city of Manchester last night, leaving, according to Berlin dispatches gigantic con- flagrations."
 London said many were killed and wounded in the city of 766,O00 popu- laticn.
 In the Balkan war, Greece's con- quering legions today reported the capture of Chimara, Italian supply base on the Albanian coast
 On the African battlefront, steady stream of British troop re- Inducements is reported swelling the siege line around 10000 Italian soldiers trapped in Bardia Libyan. observers on the fighting front said the Fascist defenders of the desert post apparently have been assigned in the role of sac rifice garrison to stall the British counter invasion of Egypt
 Stalling the advance would give Marshal Graziani time to rally his defenses in the west.
 Prom the flat arid wastes around Bardia, British artillery lobbed shells today into the strongly de- fended town.
 An Italian communique said: While our defense preparations are progressing a mass assault is ex- pected soon.
 British General headquarters an- nounced total of 35 ,949 Italians have been taken prisoners, includ- Ing 1,700 officers, all actually re- moved from the battle zone, and that several thousand more" still are awaiting return from forward camps.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
By ROBERT E. GEIGER AP Feature Service Writer

There's a tinsel-decorated towr this Christmas season with 3,5OC carefree men, women and children in it. They smile now, untouched by tragedy.
 Ruddy-faced from December: nippy cold but bright-eyed with anticipation of good things tc come, they call cheerful greetings to each other as they scurry along on workaday errands. Sudden death is in hiding, just ahead.
 At intersections red-clad Santa Clauses smile, ring their tinkling bells and slap their arms about their fat stomachs, keeping warm as they hover close to their money pots. Evergreen streamers twined with bright red, trail from wires overhead Christmas decorations now; but the evergreen has to do with death, too.
 Ere Christmas these $500 will DC QCdO. 4llC bOWl WlDCQ OOI Not European, to be ravaged by war, but American to be blighted by tragedy that stalks streets anu highways.
 This is, of course, mythical town But the people aren't imag- mary. They are live, active people walking the streets of bustline cities and towns and riding the nations highways.
 Widely Scattered
 They are scattered in a thou sand places, but enough to popu- late a thriving little county seat They have this in common: Be- fore Christmas they will be the victims of December's fatal traf- fife accidents.
 That's not a pretty Christmas picture but December's not en- tirely happy holiday month, because death takes no holiday J says w. G. Johnson, chief statis- tician for the National Safety Council, who has analysed De- cember's traffic deaths.
 The Christmas month is the
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Italy Is
 Executing
 Men Spies
Twenty-two Other Persons Two of Them Women-
 Sentenced 10 Prison

ROME, Dec. 23.-Execution of two men spies and imprisonment of g other persons, two of them women, is revealed in smashing an alleged network of informers."
 Some observers thought tn s might be related to damaging British raid on Taranto, the Ital- ian Naval base on November II.
 Auerilo Cocozza, described as an imposter travelling salesman at Tar anto, and Frenceszo Ghezzi, naval officer, were shot by firing squad at dawn yesterday, only few hours after condemned and before any official announcement was made of the trial.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
C R EE K } CAPTURE
 CH|MARA
800 Men Taken Prisoners -Booty in War Stores
 Is Said Great
(By ASSOCIATED PREss)

In reporting the capture of Chim- ara today the Greek Government reported the seizure of 800 men and 30 officers of the 153rd Battalion of the Fascist Militia.
 It was also declared huge stores of war materials were captured.
 Other Greek troops were described as advancing rapidly north to tht important town of Valona, 30 miles up the Adriatic sea coast.
 Italian forces are reportedly in "disorderly flight
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
By JACK sTINNETT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. The United States Capitol is getting it's face lifted-and what a mess!
 For the first time in 14O years, the House of Representatives is meeting outside it's own lall-in the big. bright ways and means com- mittee room in the new House Office Building.
 The Senate has turned back the calendar nearly 82 years and is holding sessions in the old Sen- ate chamber just off the well of the little rotunda." Into this Mark Twain once stared and prob ably thinking of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, called it "the spittoon of America"
 The reason for the lifting is that the roofs of the Senate and House wings are sagging David Lynn, Capitol architect, has been warning for years that a
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
MANNHEIM BLASTED IN
 NEW RAID
British Bombers Seek 10 Stem Flow of Saar
 Coal 10 Italy
tBy ASSOCIATED PREss)

RAF bombers carried the war of the air deep into Germany last nght, blasting the Nazi industrial center of Mannheim.
 Mannheim is the major river and rail junction in the upper Rhein- land.
 Bombing of Mannheim represents renewed effort to smash the main rail link between Germany's vast Saar Valley ccal fields and north ern Italy's war foundries.
 Italy derives almost all of her coal from Germany.
 Last nights raid was the sixth on Mannheim within the week
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23

outstanding candidate for doubt full honors as the worst traffic death month of the year. Perhaps it is a discordant note to mention a gruesome topic just at the stat of the holiday season. But if we can save 100 lives, or 10 lives or even only one life by doing So and pointing the the danger of De- cember''s traffic it will have been worth the price.
 Normal Toll Is 3,500
 The normal December toll is $500 lives. This usually is equalled in number by October, but mileage travelled in October is 10 percent greater than Decembers. That makes the Christmas month the most dangerous.
 The averages for the past three years show that, mile for mile, December traffic is more than one and one-half times as deadly as that of June, one of the big sum- mer travel months.
 "The records of the few states that we studied analytically dis closed that the actual Christmas season is the most dangerous of all the year.
 Johnson said many factors are involved in causing December &C., cidents.
 Accidents on rural highways are uniformly high during the last four months of the year, but city deaths rise sharply to a De- cember peak" he said.
 Night Accidents Soar"
 Night accidents soar in the winter. About 2,500 of the usual $500 December deaths occur dur ing darkness
 Among persons under "A years old many other months take a larger traffic toll, but for all ages over 25 the month of December is the most severe. It is the peak month for pedestrian deaths in all age groups 15 years and over.
 Tt appears that combination of weather, light conditions and Christmas season travel is the cause of the holiday death toll"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
CALIFORNIA
 IS TIED UP BY ELEMENTS
Rain, Wind, Slides, High Wafer Hampers All
 Transportation

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Dec. B. Rain, wind and slides and also high water have hampered all forms of transportation in California.
 Weather reports give little hope of any immediate improvement.
 It is apparent that flood condi- tions are not in serious proportions yet, but unless rain ceases, results will be disastrous in many sections.
 Airline schedules in all directions are listed as either cancelled or doubtful.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23

WASHINGTON-What is happen ing in England today is a barrage of truth. Suddenly, British censors have passed a succession of news stories which admit what U s. mili- tary observers long ago knew, that the damage in England was terrific, that airplane production had slowed down, and that British shipping was in a more desperate predicament than during some of the dark days of the first World War.
 These facts also have been admit ted by responsible cabinet officers on the floor of Parliament. The sud- den frankness means only one thing the British are telling us that un- less they get even greater help from the United States, they may face defeat.
 Actually the situation has not changed materially, except for the willingness of the British to talk about it. The odds definitely have been against the British from the very minute France surrendered. But thanks to the Greeks and the fail ures of the Italian fleet, British odds have improved considerably, though they are not yet 50-50.
 The situation still is the same as frequently reported in this column, namely that one outside nation-the United States or Russia-could tip the wars balance one way or the other
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Dr.Grueber UnderArrest
 InNazi Land
We'll Known CIeroyman in Protestant World Taken
 to Concentration Camp

BERLIN, Dec g. = Dr. Henric Grueber, known throughout the Protestant world for his efforts in b e h a If of non-Aryan Christians, has been arrested by the Secret Police and taken to the Saschsen- hausen Orenienburg concentration camp where the Rev. Martin Neil moller is imprisoned
 The cause of Dr. Grueber's ar rest is not divulged but observers presume it is for some connection with the anti-Semitic Government policies.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
us. CAPITOL IS NOW
 GETTING FACE LIFTED

heavy snow might bring tons of glass and rubble down on the heads of Congress.
 Plans were to do a permanent job of fitting new beams into the roofs during adjournment this summer and fall, but national de- fense and popular demand for Congress to stay in session put a stop to that.
 The congressman have hundreds of letters which say: Even if the Capitol comes down on your heads, stay on the job." A depand that strong couldn't be ignored, but 1t has contributed to the mess, for so reluctant was Congress to sus- pend operations that it now is pos sible even the temporary job can- not be completed by January and the 77th Congress will have to convena in the present make
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The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Two EIeetroeuted = Ship DisabIed-P0Wer Lines
 Fall in ShambIes TREE GOES THROUGH
 RURAL DANCE HALL
Hurricane Sweeps Coast from Central Oregon
 10 Cape FldtferY

SEATTLE, Dec. 23. Western Washington and Oregon cleaned up debris today from the worst general wind storm in 20 years.
 Estimates of total damage are still only guesswork.
 The known death toll includes at least two persons.
 Dozens of people were injured, a ship was disabled, several build ings were smashed, three airplanes were wrecked and literally thou sands of windows were broken.
 Power and telephone lines top- pied and trees were uprooted.
 The hurricane struck Saturday night from Central Oregon to the . coast of the Straits of Juan de
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
Germans
 Filling Rumania
Thousands of New Troops File in Loaded with
 Full War Gear
(By ASSOCIATED PRESs)

Dispatches from the Hungarian Rumanian frontier said today that thousands of German troops in full war gear are crossing into Ru- mania.
 The new arrivals add to the Nazi force already there which has been estimated at more than 100000
 Two other German divisions of about thirty thousand men arrived in Run1ania earlier in the month.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
FOUR MASTER MINDS

Senator Joe Guffey, reelected Pennsylvania New Dealer, is cir culating unique election trophy. It consists of a photostatic reproduc- tion of four checks he won betting on Roosevelt against Willkie. The checks are:
 Frank R. Kent, Baltimore Sun columnist. $100; Joseph Alsop, New York Herald Tribune colrmnist, $50; G. Gould Lincoln, Washington Star columnist. $25; Fred w. Perkins, Scripps- Howard staff writer, $25. Topping Guffey's circular is this caption: Errors in judgment Of political writer's"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
RAF MAKES
 5,oooTHAIR
 RAID0NF FOE

NEW YORK, Dec. 23.-A British radio broadcast heard here said British Royal Air Force bombers have made nearly 5000 air raids on Germany, Italy and Axis occupied territory during the past eight mcnths.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
BUS DRIVERS STRIKE HELD
 OFF, DEFENSE

CLEVELAND. Dec. 23. = Inter vention by the National Defense Commission has delayed threat of bus drivers strike for the Gen. tral New York-Illinois Greyhound Line.
 The commission stepped in today before the scheduled walkout and said talk it over and try to settle first"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
AMERICANS
 SEIZED FROM
 OCEAN SHIP

BERMUDA, Dec. 23.--British au- thorities have removed an Ameri- can citizen, Oscar Stabler, from a ship bound for New York.
 The authorities did not disclose charges against Stabler. who was born in Germany.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-12-23
TRlpLET5 DRAW
 TRIPLE VOLUME
MoNTEsANo, Wash, Dec. 23.

Triplets, two girls and a boy, lead yells for Montesano High School.
 The yell king is Jim Lougheed. His duchesses are his sisters, Mar jorie and Patsy The triplets were born June g. 1922.