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The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07
The Public and Alaska

Some critics attacked the recent congressional visits to Alaska junkets It is evident that these erqcs were msnformed Alaska is no tourist paradise thls year. nor can it be while the war is on On the con- trarv Alaska promises to become area of increasing strategic importance as the war develops
 The late General Billy Mitchells prophecy, that control of Alaska means control of the world is well on it's way to being proved in the emprc test of this struggle.
 But if the public at large cannot see for itself what is happening in Alaska under conditions, 1t deserV es all the information that be given without re- Vealing military secrets. And the recent visits of Sen ators and representatives will go far toward giving the public at large new of the importance of Alaska and an assurance that the military forces fully realize this importance
 The Post-Inelligencer has been pointing for years o the strategic importance of Alaska and to the neces sity for adequate military developments There has never been any doubt that President Roosevelt and members of congress from the Pacific Northwest rec ognzed this need
 Now this recognition is becoming general. It IS es- pecally interesting to that Senator Burton of Ohio representing Eastern viewpoint is so ouspoken as 10 Alaskas importance
 Equally heartening is the confidence expressed by such men as Washingtons Senator Wallgren and Rep- resentative Magnuson Mr. Wallgren in the past has been rather sharp critic of the Alaskan situation Mr Magnuson brought to his vst the background of know ledge ganed under conditions
 It would be foolish to contend that everything In Alaska is rosy while the Japanese are still roasting in Attu and Kiska. What is becoming apparent is that they are keeping it with some difficulty and that the ann of our military forces is to make it tough for them as possible.
 Neither Alaska nor the Pacific Northwest by any stretch of the imagination be called safe from all danger of attack however it is much more likely to start from Japan than from Kiska And the attack the Solomons is good portent that the navy is com mted to the policy of staging offensive action as soon as conditions favorable for such undertak- ing The public at large has not had the information required for thoroughly comprehensive view of the Alaska suation In part this has been due to the nee essite for military secrecy In view, the author ites have often leaned backwards in their efforts to keep information from the enemy with the result that Amer-can thought their army and navy might be idlng in the North or failing to give due attention to what the Japs doing. To some extent at least, this Viel of secrecy is now being lifted.
 There are still fogs over the Aeutians. But such gdmpseS as are able to get indicate that mili- forces realize fully Alaskas importance, and are deter mined that both continental and it's ouermost s- lands are to be our rampars, and not enenmy's.
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07
The Busy Little Men Always Come Back

One of the United States Army's ablest officers told us this story about our enemies, the Japs. It's great as a story, price less as a lession. You take 1t sir.
 "This was peacetime, and my wife and I were in Tokyo on a short vacation from Corregidor.
 We dined out at a fancy place one night-a full Japanese din ner, with the charcoal brazier on the table and all that. There was music, to which we didn't pay much attention; we were interest ed in the intricacies of the meal and an occasional glass of saki.
 When we got our bill, we found there was an extra S4.50- gold-on 1t for music
 Well, I told the Japanese wo- man proprietor 1 didn't order the music, and I wouldn't pay for 1t. Boy, did she arguel But I called in a policeman. He upheld me.
 We taxied back to our hotel, aighted, and who do you think popped out of the front seat. where she'd been riding unob- served with the driver? The lady proprietor She said:
 I want the money for the musicn
 She followed us to the hotel desk and finally was put out. Next morning there was a knock al my door
 What can I do for you, sir l asked the Jap who stood there in frock coat, silk hat and strip ed pants. He was lowing and showing all his teeth. He hsped:
 I came 10 see about the money for the music
 Well, l told him t had all been threshed out, and he finally bowed and smiled and left.
 Next afternoon I was sitting at the bar With a pig Irish friend of mine. 1 got a tap on the shoulder. It was another differ ent Jap, as impeccably dressed as the first, lowing and scraping, and putting on the same big tooth act.
 I came 10 see about the mon- ey for the music he said
 Well. my big Irish friend could cuss to curl your hair. He gave the Jap the works. The Jap listened patiently, smilingly, and left. Our holiday was nearly over so my wife and I went down to Nagasaki = over 500 miles 10 catch our boat for Manila There were some friends [ seeing us off, and the usual leave taking festivities were going on in our statero0m.
 There Was q polite knock. T opened the stateroom door and-you guessed il. Another Jap A policeman this time. He hiSsed.
 I c9me 10 see about the money for the music. Come in old boy I told him and have a drink.
 Well, you know how hard liquor hits Japs. He got happy and sympathetic, and I gave him a dollar, and he left just before we sailed.
 We were glad to get away. l forgot all about the money for the music when l got back to Corregidor, because I was pretty busy.
 "One day I got letter from friend of mine in Tokyo.
 You know that money for the music?' the letter said Well. I finally paid it. Of course, you were absolutely right in refusing to settle for something you didn't order. But they kept after me and threatened to take it up with the United States Army in the Philippines. I didn't want you to be bothered or embarrassed. So I gave them the $4.50 and you can send me a check or not, as you like
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weighed 1868 pounds, but failed to explode When it first hit, they must have thought that Goering had landed without parachute
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07

It is not imagination to suggest that the fate of the nation depends upon the efforts of every American whether in the armed services or on the home front
 Washington Star
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07

The nation is spending plenty of money for war but is better than saving money and letting Hitler Hirotto and Go. take over the United States.
 Seattle Times
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07
Dear Fellow PatriOt:-

Dear Fellow PatriOt:-
 take this opportunity to greet you and to quote the following thought from Voltare: '1 wholly disapprove of what you say but will de- fend to the death your right to say it.
 So today say Buy War Bonds and Stamps and help protect your right to say it and the privilege to select your leaders of your own Government. thank you. Sincerely,
 Henry C. Miller Republican Candidate for Territorial Representative With the People - By the People the People General Election Sept 8, l942
The Nome nugget., 1942-09-07
GENERAL ELECTION
SEPT. 8, 1922.

The people of Alaska have Legislature. It meets fer 50 days every years. II decides iiow much shall be spent for roads. It is respon- sible for our Public Schools. It provides for the care of needy children and needy elder ly men and women.
 Because of the War the Territory and its citizens must make many adjustments. It is more important now than in times of Peace that choose carefully the to be members in the Legislature. The limited powers have in our Government must be watched and preserved. The next Legislature must have men in it that will know what our part of Alaska needs; men that will protect the rights of Alaskans. The Republican candidates are those kind of men. You will vote wisely on September 8, at the General Election by voting for
 SENATOR
 Stuart l.. Stangroom
 REPRESENTATIVES
 Henry C. Miller
 Kenneth D. Rude
 Walter Taylor
 C. Dudley Warner
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Labor Reserves Reported
Nearly Used Up in Britain

Labor reserves available for the
war industries of Great Britain are
nearly exhausted, according to a re-
port just published by the Inter-
national Labor Office. To meet the
requirements of war production, it
will be necessary from now on to
rely increasingly on redistribu-
ton of the existing munitions labor
supply and on a new drive to make
the most efficient use of the services
Of each war worker, it said.
Although there are still some un-
tapped sources in the less essential
industries and among the unem-
ployed, these reserves are being
drained by steady Tightening of
the measures to mobilize men and
women for war work. In view of the
great needs of the armed forces and
the auxiliary services, the report
doubts that these measures will
bring any appreciable increase in
the total force available for war in
duStrieS.
Out of an adult population of
100000, at least rs per cent, it is
estimated, are now employed in the
armed forces, in war industry, or
in related activities. In less than
three years of war between 4,000,-
900 and 100000 persons have been
shifted from their homes and trans
ferred to war work in other parts of
the country.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
u. 5. Attempts SeifIemen
Of Fertilizer Tax DISPUTE
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JACKSON, Miss, Sept. 19.-Con-
ferences looking to solution of the
dispute between the AAA and the
Mississippi Agriculture Department
over payment of inspection taxes
on fertilizer brought into the State
by the Federal agency will begin
in Washington Tuesday, Assistant
Attorney General Russell Wright
said today. G
Mr.. Wright said he was going
to the Capital at the request of
Agriculture Commissioner ST Corley
and also by invitation of the AAA.
Mr.. Corley Thursday ordered his
enforcement staff to halt distribu-
ton of fertilizer on which the tax
had pot been paid, but said he did
not plan to go as far as other South
ern commissioners had done, but
only to seek a solution in court or
otherwise for the controversy which
has been raging for months.
The dispute involves in Mississippi
a 20-cent-per- tax levied on
fertilizer brought into the State,
earmarked to defray inspection
costs. The AAA has held the tax in
applicable to materials owned by
the agency and moved into Missis-
Slppl IN interstate commerce
Evening star., 1942-09-20
We'll Hold Til H. Freezes
Marines at Midway Vow

8 am.," he declared. But the men
didn't forget that the battle flag
must be hoisted at all costs"
With regard to the fighting quail
tiles of the japanese, Col. Shannon
asserted that The Japs are to be
contended with as long as they have
superior forces inaany location, but
once the forces are equalled there
is no question of the outcome"
"They don't use much ingenuity" :"
he said. I'm fact, they SO COM
pletely follow a set of rules or a
plan of action that when their plans
are disrupted and the tide of battle
turns against them the Japs become
confused and disunifled."
Col. Shannon was one of the first
marine comamndants in the Pacific
centers of action to return to the
mainland to make reports.
I'VE completely surprised the Japs
in June at Midway with our we'll
laid reception plans" he said. "They
thought we were practically without
armaments, and when the first
scouting planes came over we prac-
tically blasted them out of the skies.
The Navy did the rest, and the Japs
never got within 100 miles of the
island. -"
Evening star., 1942-09-20
WLB Denies Unions
Security Clause Plea

A work stoppage of a few hours"
ordered by AFL's Federal Labor
Union at the General Chemical Co. s
Buffalo (N.YD plant, the War Labor
Board said, prompted its denial to-
day of the unions request for
maintenance of union membership
clause.
1t was the second time the board
has denied maintenance of mem
bership sought by union which
had ordered work stoppage. The
first was in the case of the AFL's
Chemical Works Union at the
Monsanto Chemical Co. plant,
Everett, Mass.
THE granting of any form of
union security said Wayne L. Morse,
member of the board, ito a union
guilty of deliberate work stoppage
in these critical days of the war
would abjure the agreement with the
President agreement against strikes
or lockouts for the duration of the
war; and would violate the policy
of the board that a union must
demonstrate clearly that it is a
responsible organization before it is
entitled to the protection of the
union maintenance clause"
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Nazis Report Entry
Into Harbor Area
OF 5taIingrad
New Breach Said to Have
Been Made by Soppers
Using Flame Throwers

Ps the Associated Press.
BERLIN From German Broad
casts, Sept. 19.-The German news
agency Transocean reported from
the Salingrad front tonight that
after hard fighting" German troops
had succeeded in entering the har-
gor dostrict in the city.
1t was from this district, the dis
patch said. that the Russians had
been launching their counterthrusts
into various parts of the city which
the Germans had penetrated. The
new breach was said to have been
made by German sappers, using
flame throwers.
The German troops found the
captured territory just one heap of
runs" the dispatch continued. "A
famous oil refinery plant and 146
ci tanks. which presented such a
characteristic picture of Stalingrad's
harbo:, had already been DESTROYED
by bombs of the German airforce
and shells from German artillery. i"
Transocean also said that Ger
man infantry, sappers, armored
forces. grenadiers and anti-tank
formations had succeeded in ad-
vancing farther into the CITY in
other places.
These reported gains were not
mentioned In today's high command
communlque, which said only that
the battle for Stalingrad was be-
ing successfully continued in the
face of stubborn enemy resistance. ="
The communique said diversion
airy attack by strong Russian in
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Best Use of Reserve Forces
Is Tough Problem for Soviet
Maj. Eliot Emphasizes Importance
Of Reinforcing Stoingrod Defense

Inducements to Stalingrad itself is
an important consideration. The
Russian object is to compel the Ger
mans to use up the greater part
of the German strategic reserve in
trying to take Stalingrad. while
holding out the Russian strategic
reserve for the ground counter
attack. This object could be de-
feated if the Russian reserves were
chewed up piecemeal in an attempt
to hold the city, and yet its prema-
ture capture must be prevented.
Thus when We hear that West
Siberian troops are being sent to
Stallngrad as reinforcements, we
may be sure that this action has
been the subject of long and pain
full consideration by Marshal Sha-
poshnikov and his subordinates.
When we hear that the Russians
are again On the offensive in the
Voronezh sector, We remember that
from the first it has been clear
that the crossings of the upper
Don in this region are the strate-
gical pivot of the whole Russian
campaign, and that it is here that
the major Russian counterattack
will be probably launched if the
Russians are able to keep sufficient
forces in hand for the purpose.
Again to quote the British Field
Service Regulations, ITO achieve
success in this type of battle (the
counteroffensive) demands the very
highest qualities of Judgment and
resolution. Unless a commander has
chosen his ground and planned his
battle with great skill and holds to
his original purpose of a counter
offensive with unfaltering resolu-
ton, he may find himself induced or
forced to fight the battle on the
enemy's plan rather than his own.
Three qualities are needed for sue
cess: Skill to create the oppor-
tunity for the counterstroke, judg-
ment to time its execution and reso-
luton to remain unshaken in pur-
pose by the enemy's action. The
greatest difficulty lies in the timing
of the stroke"
Fortunately we are able to recall
that in the defense of Moscow last
year Marshal Shaposhnikov showed
himself to be a master of this form
OF warfare. This is a heartening
memory as the Germans continue to
hurl themselves on the defenses of
Stalingrad.
Copyright, 1912, New York Tribune, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-09-20
1929 of AEF Mail
Incorrectly Addressed
As.oo;o4od prrc

BY the Associated Press.
The War Department said yes
terday that some 10 per cent of all
mail for soldiers overseas was in
correctly or insufficiently addressed.
1t advised that all overseas mail
should show clearly:
Grade, first name in full, middle
initial and last name of person ad-
dressed, followed by his Army serial
number If known.
Letter or number of the company
or other similar organization.
Designation of the regiment or
separate battalion, if any.
Army post office number in care
of the appropriate postmaster. Lo-
cation of the overseas station should
not be used.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
BY MAI. GEORGE FIELDING
ELIOT.

We shall do well to remember
that the magnificent defense of
Stalingrad is only part, although
vitality important part, of the
military operations on the whole
Russian front.
Surveying this front in it's en-
tirety, and not forgetting to take
into account both the demands
made on the Germans by other
fronts and the possibilities of a
japanese attack in the Far East,
the Russian chief of staff, Marshal
Shaposhnikov, must make the best
possible use of his resources in
men and material.
1t is not for him to conduct the
battle; this is the task of the field
commanders, the commanders of
army groups, such as Timoshenko
and Zhukov. Shaposhnikov's prin-
cipal responsibility is the ALLEGATION
to these commanders of the avail
able forces and the holding out, for
the moment of decision, of a gen.
eral reserve.
1t is his responsibility, above all,
to decide when and where this
general reserve should be thrown
into the fight. Hamley C"Opera-
tions of War; calls this the most
important and at times the most
painful decision which a general
has to make. He adds that this is
particularly true in the defense:
shall the reserve be thrown in with
the hope that it may save the situ-
alton, or shall it be kept in hand
to cover a withdrawal to a fresh
position, accepting momentary de-
feat.
NapoleOn's Method.
Napoleon always favored the first
Of these methods, and it served him
we'll in most of his battles, but it
brought him to ruin at Waterloo.
In defense, even more than in
attack, commander will find diff
f1culty in maintaining an adequate
reserve and in using it to the best
advantage. The calls on his re-
serves are apt to be more frequent,
more urgent, more unforeseen, and
more critical. In an attack, when a
commander has used up his re-
serve, it may mean that the attack
has failed Or has come to a stop
for the time being; but a COM
mander in the defense who has no
further reserve to meet a fresh
enemy effort is in danger of defeat
and disorganization. Field Service
Regulations, British Army, VOL
umn -.
A great DEAL of course, depends
on whether the commander has
been compelled to accept the de-
fensive by reasons of weakness or q
bad strategical position, or whether
he has deliberately chosen the de-
fensive for the time being with the
idea of allowing the enemy to ex-
haust his resources and then
counter attacking in force.
1t is exactly this point of which
we are not sure in the present Rus
sian situation. If the Russians have,
as on the whole seems very likely,
strong general reserve in hand
for major counter attack, then
the selection of the time and place
for its use is of the first Importance
and may we'll prove decisive.
On the one hand, the longer the
Germans 60 on attacking at Stall
ingrad, the more men and ma
terial they are using up and the
weaker they become; on the other
hand, if Stalingrad falls prema-
turely, large German forces will be
released to meet counter attack
! elsewhere.
Obviously, the supplying of fe-
Evening star., 1942-09-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19-Col. Harold
D. Shannon. commandant of the
Marine Corps Ground Forces at
Midway Island, said today that the
overconfident japanese attackers
last June never got within 100 miles
of the island despite their vast fleet
and supporting plane force"
and I think the marines will
hold on to Midway Island" Col
Shannon said proudly, in an inter-
view approved by the Navy. The
boys have their own creed. They say
well hold it till hell freezes over
And believe them"
Recalling an earlier japanese at
tack on December 7, a few hours
after the sneak raid on Pearl Har-
Dor, the colonel said his finest men,
ory was of his men raising the bat
tie flag at 6:35 am. in the midst of
pombardment.
The normal flag-raising hour was
Evening star., 1942-09-20
U. S. Modifies Antitrust
Charges Against z Firms
p, the Associated Press.

The Government has decided to
drop criminal charge of violating
the Sherman antitrust law against
two building material companies
United States Gypsum and Certain
teed Products-and will proceed
only with civil action, Justice
Department official said today.
The official said that the civil
case, filed August Is, 1910, was
broader than the indictment re-
turned about two months earlier, and
it was regarded as best to proceed
with the later action. Trial date
has not yet been set. Trial on the
criminal charge had been scheduled
for next month.
Both actions were in the Federal
District Court here.
Evening star., 1942-09-20
Argentina Rejects Appeal
From Ban on Nazi Society
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUENOs AIRES. Sept. 1s-The
Ministry of the Interior today re-
jected the appeal of the German
Cultural Welfare Society from the
decree dissolving the association on
the grounds that it Is the Nazi
party in disguise.
1T is a matter of public knovl-
edge among the German colony in
this country" the ministry said.
THAT the funds of the society are
used for political purposes con-
nected with the activities of the
national socialist party"
The Argentine government yes
terday ordered the deportation of
Heinrich Volberg, one of the leaders
of the society, on the grounds that
he was a Nazi agent engaged in
spreading Nazi propaganda.
Evening star., 1942-09-20

for wage increase to referee ap-
pointed by the War Labor Board,
United States Conciliator Clarence
M. Lamotte said.
The decision was reached at a
conference attended by company
and CIO United Automobile Work
ers officials. Mr.. Lamotte said the
employees would return to work
Monday morning.
Mr.. Lamotte asserted the UAW-
CIO is seeking a 17-cent hourly
wage increase above the present
average scale of about So cents"
and equal pay for women perform
ing the same work as men.
Earlier, William S. Hilger. UAW-
CIO international representative,
requested that the Federal Govern
ment take over and operate the
rlapt