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The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
90 JAP SHIPS SUNK
BRITISH USE FIRE THROWERS ON GERMANS

LONDON, Ocr. 27.-(AP)- British troops are turning flame throwers against the German ba- zooka nests, it has been reported and have struck through a big Dutch road junction at Sherto- genbosch.
 The Germans fell back in re- treat for 15 miles from Sherto- genbosch, even as the British were pressing in on the eastern side.
 In southwestern Holland the Canadians bit deeper in the west ern edge and made progress in two drives to clear the water ap breaches to Antwerp. One Cana adian prong hit on toward Too sendal.
 The enemy is reported making local withdrawals below Dreda and Tilburg the middle strong holds in their line across the southwestern part of Holland from the coast to Shertogenbosch.
 An allied communique reported slight, but steady allied progress on the opposite end of the western front, with forces in the Vosges mountains improving their posi- tions.
 Troops in the northeast at Epi- nal are making further gains, in- cluding the capture of Mortagen Bifontaine, after a house to house battle.
 No important changes have been made in the fighting north of Aachen.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
NAVY ENJOYS ITS BIRTHDAY

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27. -(AP)-The navy proudly cele- brated it's 169th anniversary today with all hands jubilant that it may prove o be the date of the biggest battle victory of thewar.
 Secretary of the Navy Torres tai cautioned last night, how ever that despite the blasting of thirty odd Japanese Warships, the enemy still has a sizable fleet.
 One navy officer said that the Japs really gave us something to celebrate on Iris Navy Day.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
DEPARTMENT SEEKS PAPER MANUFACTURER

WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 27. -CAP)-The Department of Commerce wants to interest cap- capital in the establishment of a huge paper industry in he Alaska Forest Service, it was reported today.
 A statement from the Depart ment of Commerce, said that they had classified almost all the tim Der in the 16 OO0,OO0-acre Ton gass Forest as high grade pulp ing species.
 The department says the in- vestment in such enterprise would yield more than a million tons of paper annually and would run into millions of dollars per plant.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
NEW RAIDS MADE ON
 KURILE ISLES

U. s. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS AT PEARL HAIR BOR, Oct. 27.-(AP)-American air raids in the Kuriles are re- ported in a communique from the army air forces today.
 Mitchells, Libertors, Navy Lib orators and Venturas attacked Paramh hshiro, Matsuwa, Shumu- she and the Onnikotan Islands.
 A 6,000-ton cargo ship was set on fire in south Paramushiro, it was also reported.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
.I9 WARSHIPS
 KNOCKED OUT OF BATTLES

U. s. PAFICIC FLEET HEAD QUARTERS, Oct. 27.-AP-30 Japanese warships are sunk or doomed to idleness in repair yards after the three-fleet battle of the Philippines, which saved On. MacArthur's forces there, it was revealed today.
 Every indication when the com plete totals become known, is that this is the greatest naval disaster the Nipponese have ever had.
 The greatest previous disaster was off Of Quadalcanal in No vember, 1942, when 35 ships were sunk or damaged.
 Communiques from Gen. Mac Arthur and Admiral Nimitz, plus field dispatches from Rear Ad- miral Daniel Barbey, placed the minimum of enemy losses now at 27 ships. These are admitterly in complete returns and are listed as 12 warships sunk (two carriers, two battleships, five cuisers, three destroyers).
 Three probable sinkings include a carrier two battleships and three destroyers.
 Twelve damaged, include six battleships, five cruisers and one destroyer. The figure has scared beyond 30 in the generalized re- equalization at the results of two more battles near Leyte at the invasion scene and one fought off Formosa.
 The information was given to the war correspondents by Vice Admiral Kinkaid of the Seventh Fleet. Kinkaid's generalization, however, made it impossible to obtain an exact total.
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The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
ROOSEVELT
 OPENS 2-DAY CAMPAIGN TRIP

ENROUTE TO PHILADEL- PHIA, Oct. 27.-(AP)-President Roosevelt is today opening a two day campaign for electoral votes in five states.
 He applied for a big November ballot to speak powerfully for the cause of democracy all over the world"
 The speech train platform made it's appearance at Wilmington, Delaware, where Roosevelt paid tribute to the local labor, in it's war efforts. He said that the products of Wilmington have made quite a lot of noise around the world.
 The chief executive speaks in Philadelphia tonight.
 He is also to make appearances in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, DeleWare, Indiana, and Illinois.
 Tommorow hs is scheduled to speak in Chicago.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
ATTACKS BY GERMANS ARE
 REFUSED

MOSCOW, Oct. 27.-(AP)- Heavy counter attacks by the German armored forces and in- fantry against the growing Rus sian salient in East Prussia, were beaten back by the Red Army gunners, who levelled the field artillery into a deadly anti-tank screen despite the nemy's con- tinual endorsements, it was re- ported today.
 Gen. Ivan Cherniaksovsky secured control of the 15-mile stretch of hte secondary rail line running northwest to ilsit from the main junction Konigsberg, on he Kaunas Line near Stallu- ponen.
 A Moscow communicate declar- ed that the Red Army captured GrunWitschen, which is four miles southeast of Gumdinnen, and Gudinn, Shirgallen and Amalien- how, 10 miles to the east were also taken.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
FUNERAL SERVICES TO BE HELD SUNDAY

George Curtis, who was seri- ously injured while working for Bob Roberts at Solomon died in the Maynard Colubus hospital here. 1e is survived by two sis ters, his mother, two children and four brothers. All the brothers are in the army. His home is in Kotzebue where his wife died in 1888. Funeral services will be held from the Methodist Mission Church on Sunday afternoon at BOO o'clock.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
l4TH AIR FORCE LEBERATORS~
 SINK JAP SHIPS

CHUNGKING, Oct. 27.-(AP)- The 14th Air Force of Liberators probably sank $500 tons of Jap shipping and damaged 1,20O tons more in the attacks yesterday, it was announced today.
 Remnants of the Jap task force are fleeing from Admiral Nim- itz's fleet.
 Gen. StillWell, in communi- que said that two direct hits were scored and a transport and freighter were left listing and smoking after attacks in the south China Sea.
 At the Kichow Peninsula, after a steady day and night pounding the German forces are retreating northward through Greece.
 Ground troops and Greek guer rillas yesterday narassed the ene- my rear guards in the Larisa area.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
GATHERINGS TO BE STOPPED

Due to the fact that there are several cases of diphtheria in town, all gatherings of children have been stopped for the time being. Observing this precaution are the Federated Church, Lavinia Wallace Mission Church The Alaska Evangelization Society, all of whom are holding no Sun- day School services until further notice.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
RETURN FROM KOUGAROK

MT. and Mrs. J. Engstrom and son have returned from their mine in the Kougarook district, after a busy season. Mrs. Engstrom and child will continue out to the States, while MT. Engstrom will remain and be employed by the U. s. E. D.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
FIREMEN TO MEET SATURDAY NIGHT

Members of the Nome Volun- teer Fire Department are re- quested to. meet at the City Hall, Saturday evening at 7;;30 o'clock. All members and. those interested in the organization are requested 10 attnd this meeting.
The Nome nugget., 1944-10-27
JAP MINISTERS IN IMPORTANT
 SESSIONS

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 27.- (AP)-Matters requiring imme- diate attention were discussed by Premier Kioso and his miniters today the Japanese radio an- nounced in a broadcast which said they were holding their regular meeting.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
The Canker At Work

Still we know little of what is actually
happening within Germany. We know that
Hitlers rule is being assaulted and that though
he claims to have the situation in hand with
the murderous assistance of Hangman Hmm
Ter the spirit of unrest possibly OF open re-
volt and mutiny, like the Wandering Jew, IS
abroad in the land. But we lack exact lntor-
NATION.
The contrary is true OF the battle fronts
We know that Red forces are rampant along
most of the Eastern front, with German forces
crumbling under the attack. We know that
Montgomery and Bradley are forging ahead
even through the mud created by torrential
rains in Normandy toward Paris. We know
that Clark's Fifth Army has swept into Pisa
and is ready to hurl its gathering strength
against Hitler's Gothic line in Italy stimuli
taneously with the British Eighth Army which
is moving steadily and inexorably upon the
center and Adratic sectors.
These are proved facts reported by regular
communicates from the fronts involved. They
show that German military might is weaken
ing. And they inspire the question: How long
can Hitler survive in battle when he is so
scared of what his generals in the field might
do that he sends men Of his own choice, SIS
officers, to spy upon them under the suise Of
helping them as assistants?
1t is obvious that canker is gnaWing at the
vitals of Nazidom. It is inevitable that it will
make its contribution to Nazidom's downfall
Hitler's doom is written as clearly as the
Biblical handwriting on the wall The only re-
naming question is how long can he hold out?
Perhaps the seers who have foretold his end
in September or at the latest October have the
perception of true prophets.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Their Serious Predicament

The public has become so used to constantly
improved service with steadily declining rates
in the field Of public utilities, that it overlooks
the predicament Of many public service COM
panies. Former United States Senator Arthur
E. Nelson, of st. Paul, Mimi, illustrates the
situation by citing the problem of the e,4oo
smaller telephone companies serving an area
OF approximately two-thirds of the United
States. He points out that the Federal wage
and hour laws may shortly increase labor
costs alone by 80 1-3 per cent, while taxes
and all other operating expense mount steadily.
Many public utility companies under drastic
public regulation, have been fearful of asking
the necessary return for their services. The
Senator shows that arrangements must 90
before regulatory bodies and justify necessary
increases in order to prevent the elimination
OF operating concerns absolutely indispensable
to the welfare Of the nation.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Freedom And Miracles

Following the first bomb attack on Japan
by the huge new Superfortresses, General
Arnold declared: THE use Of the B.29 Super
fortress in combat brings actually to an air
forces plan made years in advance for truly
global aerial warfare. It proves that our plan
ners and engineers, coupled with the capacity
of American industry, are an unbeatable COM
bination.'
What is american Industry" Do Super
fortresses pour out of super factories at the
direction of few officials in Washington
with super brains? No! The superfortresses
are momentary manifestations of the irnagi-
nation and productive genius of free men
momentary because where men are free their
work is an endless series of miracles Thus
the Model T was yesterdays miracle, just
the Superfortress is todays miracle, while
tomorrow's miracles are but dreams locked
in the minds of unknown Individuals
If industry in this country ever ceases to
be free, it will NO longer produce miracles
from the dreams Of individuals. People should
be wary Of elaborate plans to strengthen the
grip of government ownership and control of
basic industries.
If government ownership is accepted as the
solution of postwar problems, free industry
will 60 and individual freedom eventually 20
with it.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Summer Institute Cancelled

Inc scheduled meeting of the North Carolina
Education Associations Summer Institute at
Blue Ridge, August to 10 inclusive, has been
cancelled because of the polio situation
The notice announcing the cancellation notes
tnat 1t would seem to be unwise to have a
gathering of school teachers from all sections
Oh the state when the polio epidemic is not
under control. Since many adults are car
rlers OF the disease, the risk is entirely too
great
The decision is well taken. While polio has
not reached epidemic proportions in North
carolina or other southern states where cases
nave been reported it might do so if ade-
quate measures were not adopted to curtail its
spread.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
The Literary Guidepost

With Middle European direct
ness, Mr.. Feuchtwar ger has used
a shotgun, and pointed it full in
the face Of the market aforesaid.
He has darn near blown the whole
thing into kingdom come.
"Simone" is an allegory. A ra-
Their charming French girl of Is
years gets a "call'' to blow up her
uncle's transport business before
the Germans reach it, since the
uncle won't do it for himself. ST.
none thus annoys Uncle, Uncle's
scobby oldmother, several local
notables and the "protecting'
Germans as well. Mr.. Feuchtwan-
ger is not content to suggest that
Simone is playing Joan of Arc but
must tell both stories, and con-
struct so careful a parallel that
St. Joan could almost step from
her funeral pyre in Rouen and
walk back through her life in ST.
mone's tracks.
This is making what should be
little pastel into one of David's
room-slze canvases. In addition,
between Mr.. Feuchtwanger's la
borlous technical approach and
his translator's equally laborious
effort to be colloquial at all costs,
the story is about as French as
"Parsifal.' May their sins be for
given - the Uncle aforementioned
is actually called Joe Blow"
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24

the japanese standard of living will be greatly
improved"
We must assume that the speaker, in this
highly idealized view of postwar Japan, pre-
supposes the overthrow of the military caste
which has been preparing for this war for
half century. Otherwise all outside efforts
to help Japan would but help lay the founda-
ton for another war.
It will be as necessary to exterminate the
war lords in Japan and all that they stand
for, in the interest of lasting peace, as it will
be in Germany and for the same reason.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Daily Prayer
FOR GUIDANCE

OF old Thou, o Jehovah' 0i1 ;l
guide Thy people through me W. 4,
derness by pillar Of cIouo ~, "
day and a pillar of fire by fls""
Now we, who are wandering III j.
wilderness of intellectual ana sg-
ritual and social and political Vo.'
fusion, cry to Thee in earnes' s+ y,
plicatlon for leadership Sh0" H. u
the way in which we should wan Van:
Lead us in a plain path to% m.'
Kingdom goals. May we loA0 i
closely after the Christ VIM - !,
the Way, seeking ever the st ",
that He sought, animated by 49, ~,
Spirit. in these dark and pefp-s ..
ing times, give us light upon .. IN
days problems, the day S oo"s a,
Grant wisdom and pure pupo>s.[ -,
unto the leaders of the Unlleo ~
tons. AS we pray daily for t2sr mem
and tor our Cause, do Thou = o5
unto us also a brave underslaAa
ing, that we may know Whal wv, W.
Nation should do AS Thou Leo0,.
our fathers, so wilt Thou -eao u, a.
that our sons may inherit a "'''
of peace. Amen.-WT,E.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
By JOHN SELBY
"Simone," by Lion Feuchtwanger
Viking; $2:40)

CAAAOAC1 Wy AAOu ECuCAtWdA&CA
Viking; $2:40)
Of all the authors Germany has
exiled, Lion Feuchtwanger has
suffered most. I do not mean
suffering in he ephysical or even
financial sense; Mr.. Feuchtwan-
ger has done very well by him
self, as has many other refugees.
But it has been harder for him to
adapt himself to the demands OF
western hemisphere fiction than
for any other Teutonic writer
know.
Mr.. Feuchtwanger made his re-
putation with such slow SUPER
Germanic novels as Power"
THE Ugly Duchess" "The Opper-
mans" and the Josephus trilogy.
These were careful, neat, slow
moving and somehow very sue
cesstul evocations of a certain
type of background and manner.
They were also heavy, and al
though they had excellent sales
in this country, not one of them
would cause a root-twinge in the
famous Brooklyn "Tree." Now it
appears that something has been
persuading Mr.. Feuchtwanger to
aim more accurately at what is
shyly called 1.-The American mar
ket."
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Further Regeneration

The press has widely condemned a recent
split decision of the United States Supreme
Court holding that insurance is interstate COM
merce and subject to the antitrust laws.
The New York Times says Until now, all
insurance has been state regulated. The effect
Of the present decision is that many companies
will find Inconsistencies Congress now in
tervenes with special exemption compelled
by state law to do what they are forbidden to
do under the Sherman antitrust law. They
cannot have rate regulation and unrestricted
competition at the same time
Associate Justice Jackson, in a dissenting
opinion, pointed out that: 1.-THE Courts de-
cision at the very least will require an ex-
tensive overhauling of state legislation
What will be irretrievably lost and what will
be salvaged no one can now say, and it will
take generation of litigation to determine.
.. The recklessness of such course is en-
phasized when we consider that Congress has
not one line of legislation deliberately designed
to take over Federal responsibility for this
important and complicated enterprise e, A
poorer time to thrust upon Congress the ne
cessity for framing a plan for naturalization
of insurance control would be hard to find"
AS the Portland Oregonian observes "The
vista OF Federal power and RECOMMENDATION
Widens day by day.
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
BY KENNETH L. DIXON

WITH THE AEF IN ROME,
July Observation-Disclosures
rina Yola Deboni IS confused
and even a little unhappy. No
one would accuse her of being
an Axis sympathizer, but still
she seems to think that the
Americana soldier is somehow
responsible for her plight.
Here in Rome, she has taught
the class in English. Yes, and
since it started last December
the students work was very
good.
But since the first week in
June-when the doughboys en-
tered Rome something has
happened. Now the students
work is not so good. No, and
the students questions are
most embarrassing sometimes,
yes.
They are about college age,
most of these students, and of
course they were studying the
language in order to converse
with the Americanos when they
arrived. Signorina Deboni had
high hopes, she explained to
Pvt. Edmund F. Hogan, of AL
bany, N. Y, who writes stories
for Stars and Stripes, the army
newspaper. She thought their
work would improve when they
could talk with the Americanos,
yes.
There was the gorgeous little
18-year-old brunette who had
entered into her home work
with such enthusiasm when the
Yanks arrived. But, the next
day she tried to tell Signorina
Deboni that the word date"
had nothing to do with the fruit
or a calendar but meant you
would spend "pleasant-yes,
a most pleasant evening"
with a boy eating and drinking
and holding hands, and, "uh,
practising English in the MOON
light, yes"
And there was the slender
lissome lass who insisted that
honey" did not refer to the
product of busy bees, and that
baby didn't mean bambino
as the book said, no.
And there was the boy who
wanted to know what his Amer
icano soldier friend had mant
when he told the horn-honking
taxid-iver to elbow it out Of
your barracks bag" Even after
frantically thumbing her best
Americana Italian dictionary
Signorina D BIO n couldn't
answer that one.
Neither did she know what
the doughboy meant when he
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
Postwar Japan

Although drawn on vaster scale, with
many vistas still to be brought into focus, the
picture Of the Pacific war theater, so far as
the enemy's lessening military power is con-
cerned, resembles that Of Europe. Japan can
continue the fight longer than Germany, but
Japan's fall is as certain as Germany's.
3, What is to happen to Japan, once its sur
render is accepted? The answers are about
as numerous as the individuals offering them.
Mostly. they call for Japan's complete annihi-
lation Japan does not deserve place on the
face of the earth, say many, and considering
her bestiality in this war the view is under
. standable.
But Mr.. c. c. WI, senior secretary of the
Chinese Ministry OF Economics says the JAP
anese, instead of being wiped out, need to be
reorented to a new philosophy Of life, and
that job has to be done mainly by the liberal
elements inside Japan
Mr. WI voiced his opinion before the An
tioch College Institute for an Enduring Peace
What Japan needs. he said, is controlled in.
naturalization to take the place Of rnlitariza.
ton whole and fairly prosperous Japan is
essential to peace in the Orient. There should
be higher standard Of living than before the
war.
1--WE wish Japan to be further Industrial
ized," he said, $50 that she may feed and
clothe her 100000 people on rising scale Of
living. japanese industry in the past has done
little to raise the standard Of living of the
common people. II japan should reconvert hel
industries along peaceful lines, and if hel
government should exercise its taxation power
tor the purpose Of promoting social welfare
gather than for the conduct OF destructive Waz
The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-07-24
AMERICAN DEAD
REST IN MEADOW
BY DON WHJTEHF.n

WITH THE AMERICAN TDoo-
IN FRANCE, July 23-,p 'GoFS
peaceful green NORMANDY mn IN
near the sea, white crosses aIo"
row on row and on SIGN 1 e,S5n
one day will be replaced Nv S s.
are these words: '0Ae
This cemetery was est.bl..
on July II, 1914. by the 18th '- d;,lf
ion Of the United States Arrs U-'lS'
the final resting place for oft fly a.
and men of the division who, , ,os5
the supreme sacrifice on the i bss
tlefields of Normandy. We r Wa.
carry on the fight salute tb WIG
comrades and other honored dss.
OF the division who could NM 10y ~
buried here. In command Of W. W
valiant legion of blue and grav ,' !,
1t. Col. (blank), infantry, who w5s
killed in action on July II 1Q41"
Officers and men represents.
the 10Th division marched into tss
cemetery today to the solemn WHY ,'I
of drums. For a moment ,bou u
stood at attention and the onl,
sounds were the distant tbundpr ;,
guns at the front and the roar =,
fighter planes streaking across n.
gray skies.
Maj. Gen. Charles Hunter Ger
hardt, commanding general Stem.
ped in front of these represent.
tives of his division which oririnaI.
ly came from Maryland, Virgin,
and Pennsylvania.
1.-The men that lie here I have
seen personally on many occasions
on the battlefield,' he said onipt
ly. "They are comrades in arm,
in this division and we do honor
to their supreme sacrifice for Nh.
erty today"
Under the dark skies the men
bowed their heads. The chaplain
read a burial prayer and then vol
ces were lifted in the old famIIa
hymns abide With Me" ant
Nearer My God to Thee"
The divisional adjutant steppec
forward and began calling III.
names of those who had fallen il
battle and whose bodies were rest
ing beneath the neat white crosse
cleaning against the dark greer
of the foliage. And as each namt
was called there came the answer
Here" by representative of the
dead mans own unit
A firing squad fired a salvo over
the graves. The band played the
''Star Spangled Banner Then
General Gerhardt stepped forward
again.
"Now let those brave dead hear
the battle cry of the division he
ordered.
And from the assemblage came
the mighty roar:
Lets co."
Drums rolled, boots crunched On
the gravel and the men Of the 18th
marched away.