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The Nome nugget., 1942-08-31
Well-KnOWn Alaskan Author Asks Divorce

Mrs. Larry O'Connor, better known to Alaskans and to thousands of Amer cans who have enjoyed her writing as Barrett Will loughby, filed suit for div orce recently and asks for the return of her former married name of Prosser.
 The couple were mar ried in Reno in July, 1885, and for some years O'Con- nor has been engaged in the furniture business in San Mateo, California.
 aquatic food supplies of the United States, it's terri tories and possessions '
The Nome nugget., 1942-08-31
Russian Armies Slave Off Assaults On Stalingrad City Now In Flames

UNDATED. Aug 29 (H9 = RuSsa's armies fighting against the backdrOp of the beloved city of Stan in flames beat off German assaults above and below Staingrad and batted desperately to wipe out deep wedge into the ctyS center defenseS and German dead filtered the steppes before the Soviet trenches The Russian command listed 2800 Nazis Rumanians and Italians killed in single sector. German prisoners described hungry and almost exhausted. Naz dive bombers shoWered ncendiaries and high eXplo- siVes the heart of the city setting many fires Aerial transports brought up reserves and parachute troops far from the south.
 The Berlin radio asserted that German troops reach ed the Caspian Sea- in l40nile drive across the Ka muck steppes toward the vital port of Astrakhan at the Voga The village of Linenoye, southwest of As trakhan was said captured
 On the RzheV front, 130 miles northwest of Moscow the Germans said General Zhukovs armies launched attack which broke down. Dispatches to PraVda said Russian troop held the northern section of RzheV attacking the Germans behind plane-laid smoke screen
 RAF Stages Third Big Raid of Week
 The RAF staged it's third big assault of the week perhaps 600 bOmbers pounded production centers in Buernberg deep in southern Germany; and at Saar bruecken, the French border Thirty bomJers were lost and great fires were left
 Nazis Claim Dieppe Raid was 2nd Front Offnsive
 The German high command claimed that an Allied operational order seized in the August 19 commando raid at Dieppe showed it intended the opening of a second front. The communique ignored the fact that before and during the raid the British radio ad Vised the French people it was not a real invasion
 The Nazis said 2195 prisoners were captured and more than 600 Hlled l27 planes, destroyers and 7 transports were destroyed.
The Nome nugget., 1942-08-31
newspapers
 Chased As W ar Industry

. Ottawa -Newspapermen hava been listed under Sec tioc l5 of the National War Services Regulations. This section provides that from time to time the minister may furnish to selective service boards lists of in- dustrlal or serVicing activ- ities deemed to be essential to the successful prosecu- tion of the war. An employ CT engaged in any activity so listed is termed a 'War industry"
The Nome nugget., 1942-08-31

achie, general manage. Western Lines, has been moved for the duration of the war from Winnipeg to Edmonton.
 The Northern air servjc- es operated by Canadian Pacific Ar Lines radiatc from Edmonton and by this transfer the company plans to coordinate schedu'es and personnel and to eo- vide increased air service to meet the needs of lhe various government deaar. ments engaged in building essential defense projects throughout this region.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Replacing Streetcars
With Buses Banned
By Eastman Office
Special Authorization
Needed After April |;
Conservation Is Aim
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The once of Defense Transporta-
ton today issued 4 general order
prohibiting city transit systems from
substituting bus service for existing
street railway lines except upon au-
thorization by the o. D. T.
The order, effective April I, is in
tended to conserve buses and bus
equipment for troop transportation
and for essential civilian passenger
movements, such as the hauling OF
workers to outlying war industry
plants, Joseph B. Eastman, o. D. T.
director, said.
In spite of the need for con-
servation of buses, tires and other
critical equipment and materials,
transit companies in some cities are
going ahead with plans to substitute
buses for streetcars on existing rail
routes" Mr.. Eastman said. Except
under unusual circumstances. this
practice Is clearly contrary to the
public interest. Accordingly, I have
issued an order forbidding substitu-
tions Of this kind unless authorize
ton has been granted by this office. "
Cities wishing to replace streetcars
with bus lines must henceforth make
application to the O. D. T., giving a
full statement of reasons for the
change, showing the need for buses
In relation to the war effort and In
dicsting whether buses are available
to them for the proposed switch.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Army ReprisoI Action
Taken Aqoinst A. A. u.

BALTIMORE, March 25.-The
Army stood firm in its resolve today
to back up Pvt. Marty Passaglia, for
mer Santa Clara University athlete
who was barred from an Amateur
Athletic Union basket ball tourney
In a reprisal measure against the
South Atlantic Association A. A. U
for suspending Passaglia, soldier
athletes of the Sd Corps Area will
not be permitted to compete IN
events sponsored by the association
The A. A. U. turned it guns on
Passaglia, whose home is in San
Francisco, because he participated
with the Aberdeen Proving Ground
uuint in a game against Cumber-
land, Md, professional team last
month. He was to play with a Y
M. H. A. team in Baltimore anna
teur tournament but was barred
The Y. M. H. A. five promptly with
drew.
Soldiers were invited by the A. A
U. to box in its annual champion
ship tournament. However, Maj
Richard O'Connell. chief morale
officer of the Sd Corps Area, said
permission would not be granted
unless the association withdrew Its
ruling against Passaglia.
This whole thing smells unto
high heaven" Maj. O'Connell said
IF they don't want Passaglia, they
can't have others TO help swell their
receipts for amateur boxing"
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Sirens
and 70 air-actuated compressed Air
horns already ordered.
Continued From First Page.)

and 70 -actuated compressed air
horns already ordered.
Hear Little Improvement.
While acknowledging that the
device tested today made a lot OF
noise" the city heads expressed
the opinion that it was not much
better" than the electric siren.
already installed.
They pointed out that the Dis
trict has obtained priorities on the
~ alarm devices on order, and Com
missioner Mason said he thought II
would be something In the nature Of
buying pig in poke" to order
a new device that Is not yet In the
commercial manufacturing stage.
Commissioner Mason emphasized
that the new horn was not beine
ruled out finally, but that he fell
the District should 90 ahead with
what 1t has and perhaps later use
the horn to supplement the local
system, II 1t became necessary-ano
If the horn is being manufactured
by that time.
Il see no wisdom in trying to
substitute this device for something
else" Commissioner Mason said.
DR.. Abbott Describes Horn.
Before announcing their decision
the Commissioners and civilian de-
tense onicials of Washington and
nearby Maryland and Virginis
heard q technical discussion Of the
new horn by DR.. E. j. Abbott, di.
rector Of the o. c. D. unit on air
raid devices.
Earlier. o. c. D. Director jaime.
M. Lands, while not committine
himself on whether he thought thu
horn entirely satisfactory, said he
believed 1t was efficient and fell
that communities should be in.
formed Of its capabilities and al
lowed to choose between it anc
some other alarm device.
He said reports had come in that
the siren had been heard clearly
IN the Chevy Chase area. more than
s miles away.
Terming the results astonishing, >
Gen. L. D. Gasser, national director
OF civilian protection, commented
that the experiment shows con-
vincingly the communities have
something they can experiment
with at nominal cost"
Both oficials praised the device
for its low cost and the fact that &
minimum Of vital defense material.
goes into its construction.
Results Are Spotty.
The spotty effectiveness Of tn.
horn in today's test was illustrated
by reports from police precinct.
and fire stations Fire Chief Ste.
phen T. Porter said No. n Engin,
Company, more than miles dis.
tant. heard the alarm moderately
well, while other engine and trucl
companies much nearer did only
family or not at all.
While the test was acclaimed
almost unanimously, it was not quit.
as good as the National Broadcast,
ing Co. thought 1t was on first i'm
preston. Somebody At the Trans
Lux Building reported the blast!
were heard from the inside of .
soundproof studio-but q check dis
closed that a nat note from q pianis
in the studio was responsible.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
s. New Tankers
Ordered 10 Replace
Those Being Sunk
Maritime Commission
Expects Ships to Be
Launched in AZ and '43

The United States Maritime
Com mission this afternoon
moved to provide for replace
ment of the tankers which are
being sunk along the American
ship supply lanes by awarding
contracts for the construction of
Sc new tankers of the large
capacity, sea-going type, which
are expected to be placed in COM
mission this year and next.
At the same time the commission
announced 1t has awarded contracts
for 60 more emergency cargo vessels
Of the Liberty type, as well as a con-
tract for q new shipyard, which Is ia
have six building ways.
Oregon Yard Designated.
In an emergency effort to speed
up the ship program the commission
said 1t had provided for the tankers
to be constructed at q new shipyard
which is being erected by the Kaiser
Co. at Swan Island, near Portland
Greg. This yard was originally
intended for the construction of the
Liberty type ships, but the serious
ness Of the tanker situation has
caused the commission to transfer
its activities to tanker construc-
ton.
1t had been planned to build TO
~ nrfu Oh nf LA
Island Yard, contract for which had
been awarded some time ago. OF
the so vessels ordered today, 80
are to be constructed at Vancouver
Wash. and 80 at the new yard to be
built at Brunswick. Ga. bv the
Brunswick Marine Construction
Corp. The 30 Liberty ships which
were awarded to the Vancouver yard
are said to be in addition to 80 OF
q similar class already under order
at the same place.
Contracts for 265 Ships.
The commission said that the
tanker order makes a total of 231
large-type tankers and % of the
coastal type for which the Maritime
Commission has awarded contracts
since the beginning of its emergency
program a year ago.
In addition there are 48 under
construction and order on private
contracts. making a total Of 81;
tankers In the American building
program to date The tankers to be
constructed at Swan Island will be
SOB feet long, So feet Of beam and
they will have q draft Of 80 feet
inches. Including the so Liberty
ships ordered today, the commission
now has l,478 Of this type now on
order.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
West Coast Waters
Put Under Control Of
Naval Authority
Order Covers SEQ Lones
From San Francisco
To AIeutiun Islands

President Roosevelt this afternoon
proclaimed maritime control areas
for coastal water covering almost
the entire sea lane from San Fran
cisco northward along the Canadian
and Alaskan shore to the Aleutian
Islands.
Regulations accompanying the
proclamation specified very exactly
the conditions under which day.
light navigation alone would be per-
mitted within the designated areas
Should any vessel or person with
In the said areas disregard - or
fail to obey an order Of the United
States Naval Authority" the regu-
lations stated. "or perform any act
threatening the efficiency of mine
or other defenses, or take any action
therein inimical to the defense of
the United States, such vessel or
person may be subjected to the force
necessary to require compiance'''. :"
Supervision OF movement Of craft
in the designated areas will be ac-
complished by surface craft or air
craft, the regulations said.
The separate areas making up this
chain of controlled waters follow:
San Francisco, Columbia River,
Puget Sound, Southeastern Alaska,
Kodiak. UnalaSka and Prince Will
liam Sound
The Aleutian Islands stand as the
closest American outpost toward
Japan and may eventually provide
the base for offensive operations
against the japanese Empire. 1t is
believed that shipping of military
strength has been underway be-
tween continental United States and
this Alaska region. much of it pass
ing through the waters of the vari-
GUS designated coastal areas.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Missing British Tanker
Repofed in hazi Hands
Nv the AHociated Presa.

9y the AoeOclated PIesS.
NEW YORK, March 25-The
mystery Of the missing British
motorship tanker Canadolite was
cleared up yesterday with an au-
thoritative Copenhagen report that
the ll,309-ton vessel had been cap
tured by 4 German warship and
taken to Bordeaux, France.
The report said a prize court in
Hamburg condemned the CanadoIite
last January 10, making her the
property of the Nazis Court pro-
ceedings said a prize crew was
placed aboard her on March Is,
194l, after her seizure in mid
Atlantic.
Last May ~ London announced
that the ship was overdue and pre-
sumed lost In the South Atlantic.
The London report said 1t feared 4
number of Canadian casualties.
The Danish report did not mention
casualties.
The vessel was owned by the I'm
perial Oil Shipping Co., a subsid-
larry of the Standard Oil Co. of New
Jersey. She was built in Germany
in 1926.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
w. P. B.
Continued From First Paee.)

of suspicion as to what's going to
happen to him after the war"
Commenting on the types Of men
In w. P. B., the witness said there
we're four general groups: Dollar
a-year men loaned by business, busi-
ness experts serving at regular Gov
ernment pay, professional career
Government men and "the academic
nut and half-baked dreamer and
theorist."
The thought uppermost in the
mind Of business in supplying men
to the Government services, he con-
tinued, is a fear that If business
does not supply such men, some
crackpot" would take the Job and do
q lot Of damage.
Mr. Nelson, he said, has been at
"a decided disadvantage" because
w. P. B. does not "enjoy the con-
fidence Of business men" 1t should
have There even seems to be
some distrust" among w. p. b
officials themselves, he added, and
this condition did not exist on the
War Industries Board"
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Other Selections

Consensus at Tropical Park Fast
By the Associated Press.
Electrical, Dots Key, Total Vic
tory.
2-Augustus. Trimmed. Sassy Mate
3-Misfit, Miss Militant. Coffee
spoon.
4Misfying. Marmeduke. Muskrat
5Bally Boy, One Jest, Yankee
Party.
5-Strong Arm, The Chief, Doublrab
7-Wayriel. Handiboy. Sandy Boot
sLBalloter. Elooto. Aimed.
Q ,sub)-Fly Gent, Chance Run
Moonlite Bobby.
Best bet-Bally Boy.
Tropical Park East.
By the Louisville Times.
my Reward. Bottle Imp, Tower
Miss.
BOLD Turk, Panther Creek, Trim
med.
3-Van Man, Misfit, Tower Maid.
Anonymous, Muskrat, Marine
duke
5JYankee Party, One Jest, Morde-
cal.
eStrong Arm, Doublrab, The Chief
War Emblem. Dissension Sir
Handiboy.
eGay American, Bold Risk, Bal
loter.
eArmor Bearer. Flaming High
Ginnochio.
Best bet-My Reward.
Oaklawn Park East.
BY the Louisville Times.
1-Hy-Broom, Two Grand. Bon
Sweep.
q HWauchula. C. C. Curtiss, Hover
31Momentito. Valdina Kate, Quick
Bubble.
+Hypocrite, Designator, Sun Alex
andria.
@Essjaytee, Allenjay, Don Moss.
6-Mention, Chicwin, Range Light.
7-Latepass, Alcinous, Art of War.
8tBrill. Perplex, Satin Rolls
eMaetran, Paul Lee, Delta Dan.
Best bet-Latepass.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Riom Witness Mentions Petuin
In Te||inq of 1896 Red Scare

Daladier, former Generalissimo
Maurice Gamelin, and the three
other men who are being tried
on charges of responsibility for
Frances defeat.
Throughout his testimony he per-
sisted in turning toward the de-
PENDANTS. despite warnings to face
the judges.
Under repeated questioning by
the defense he reluctantly related
Toward the end Of 1886. my in
formation service brought me q
report on Spanish Communist
mutinies, including plans OF oficers
for handling them. This report ]
signed by request.
Then one day was surprised to
see 1t published over my signature
in the Echo de Paris "a Rightist
paper"
AS q result, Gen Gerodias said he
was removed from command.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Cripps Holds First Farley
With Indian NationaIists
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, India. March 25.-
Sir Stafford Cripps held his first
conference with Congress Party
leaders on his proposals for Indian
freedom today amid indications that
the plan he had brought from Lon
don was meeting with a favorable
reception.
Favorable comment was heard in
the central legislative assembly lob
bies as that body went into session,
with both Congress Party and Mos
lem League members stating that
the latest proposals met the de-
mands of all political parties in
that a self-governing India would
have the right to secede from the
British Empire.
The first nonofncial Indian leader
to be received by Cripps today was
Maulana Abdul Kalan Azad, presi-
dent of the Indian National Con-
gress Party. Azad was accompanied
by a member of the Working Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Boundary
Continued From First Page)

Maryland, Virginia. the Federal
Government and 10 private property
owners-all on condition that this
land should be the permanent home
of the Federal Government.
The act of I846, by which all the
land south of the Potomac was given
back to Virginia, violated two pro-
visions of the Constitution. the Sen
ator insisted. One of these was
that the Constitution set up this
area as the permanent home OF the
Federal Government. The other
was the constitutional provision
protecting contracts. The act OF
l846 Senator McCarran called vain,
unconstitutional and illegal"
Commission Of Five Urged.
He pointed out that the Federal
Government has been spending tens
of millions of dollars on this area,
that the Federal Government needs
that land and it should be in the
District OF Columbia.
Senator McCarran's bill directs
that the President shall appoint a
commission of flve members, one
an officer of the United States. one
an of1icer OF the District of Co.
lumbia, one a resident OF Virginia
deemed by the President to be
qualified to represent the interests
of that State, one a resident of that
portion Of the District which was
ceded to the United States by the
State Of Virginia and the other to
be named chairman Of the commits
sion by the President.
The members Of the commission
would not receive any compensation
for their services and the commits
sion is authorized to utilize any serv-
ices or facilities of the Federal or
District government which may be
made available to it.
This commission after its investi-
CATION of the problems involved in
the resumption by the United States
of the exercise Of exclusive juris-
diction over that portion Of the Dis
trict which was ceded to the United
States by Virginia would be re-
quired to report to Congress within
60 days after enactment OF this
measure. The commission would be
required to make recommendations
for such remedial legislation as the
commission deems necessary.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Naval
Continued From First Page)

nous word, -four suspicious vessels to
starboard."
Smokescreen Proves Effective.
I looked through my glasses. There
on the horizon was the Italian fleet
spread out before me.
The four cargo vessels scurried in
the opposite direction, accompanied
by part of our squadron, and the
rest Of US headed for the enemy.
Using the same strategy that the
British used against pocket battle
ship Admiral Graf Spec of South
America, our ships began laying a
smoke screen as they charged.
The enemy's long-range guns be-
gan kicking up watersprouts to the
right and left long before we were
in range with our lighter stuff.
When we finally got In range and
swung to let loose our broadsides 1t
was like throwing peas at a barn,
but We kept pouring 1t in. When
the Italians began to get the range
we doubled back abruptly In the
smoke.
From time to time we dashed
through the screen. fred, then
ducked back
After an hour and q half Of this,
the Italian fleet withdrew tempo
rarily. fearing that If he broke
through our screen our destroyers
would cut loose with score OF
torpedos. The destroyers were
ready to do just that.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RON, Unoccupied France, March
25.-Gen. PPaul Henri Gerodias OF
the Chausseurs Alpins. testified at
the Riom trial today that in 1886
he became an innocent accessory to
a maneuver for throwing a red
scare" into French officers, mention
ing the name of Chief of State
Petain in this connection.
Gen. Gerodias, who then was chief
OF the third bureau-the section on
plans and training of the general
staff-said that as a result he was
disciplined by assignment to lesser
post.
The general appeared in court in
full uniform, one of the few wit
nesses to do so.
On entering, he stopped short,
turned away from the judges and
bowed to former Premier Edouard
Evening star., 1942-03-25
4. 4. j. Chief Resents
Persecution Charge
On Soldier Suspension
Di Benedetto to Study
Records of Games in
Which Possoe|io Played
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, March 25.-L. Di
Benedetto, president Of the A. A. U.,
here today declared he resented a
charge OF persecution" placd
against the South Atlantic Division
of the A. A. U. by an Army morale
officer for suspension OF a soldier
athlete at Baltimore. Di Benedetto
ordered the records sent to him for
study and an answer.
The charge was made yesterday
by Maj. Richard O'Connell, morale
chief of the Sd Corps Area, who said
suspension by the A. A. U. of Marty
Passaglia, San Francisco selectee,
for competing with service buddies
against professional basket ball
team "smacks of Axis efforts by
fifth column and amounts to perse-
cution."
Mai. A. K. Punnell, special serv-
ices officer at Aberdeen, Md, said
Passaglia played in the questioned
game under orders of a superior
officer and that his barring from a
Baltimore amateur tourney seemed
grossly unfair to the men in this
camp, as we'll as the servicemen IN
camps throughout the country"
Ferris Gives A. A. U. Stand.
The A. A. U. has been as liberal
as possible in the Interpretation OF
it's rules, Secretary Treasurer Dan
Ferris said in New York. The rules
makes liable for suspension any
amateur who competes with or
against a professional.
"As long as a pro athlete COM
petes with a service team, we have
not suspended amateurs playing
with or against him." said Ferris.
He cited the Great Lakes Naval
Training Station basket ball team
which, although having several pros
on its squad. has played Big Ten
schools.
IN the case of Passaglia, how
ever, we understand he competed
against pro teams and played with
professional athletes. AS long as
he played with his service team, no
action was taken, but the South
Atlantic A. A. U. felt that he should
be suspended when he agreed to
play with an A. A. U. team in an
A. A. U. tournament.
Evening star., 1942-03-25
Bitsy Grants Induction
In Army Set for ApriI4
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA. March Is. Bryan
(Bitsy) Grant, former Davis Cup
team member and longtime highly
ranked tennis player, is to report
for induction in the Army April 4.
The little Atlanta star tried for a
berth in the Naval Air Corps but
was barred by his 81 years and his
scant feet inches of height.
He said he would seek assignment
for training as an Air Corps ground
Srewman after his induction.