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VOL. 39. No. 3.
NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY. JAN. 7th. 1938
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Japan’s Fish Note Is Not Satisfactory
President Requests Over $3,000,000 For Alaska
China Mobilizing For Extended War With Japanese
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...CHINA FIGHTS BACK not only with the weapons of modern battle, but with
ancient broadswords such as their Ancestors used more than ten centuries ago. Ret c it reports of fight
ing have described Chinese warriors, equipped only with swords or bayonets, advancing into the path
of machine guns, cutting their way foot by foot. This trooper near vVoosung carries a sword, and a
pistol in a wooden box.
Man Power Of
China Recruited
Carry On War
(By The Associated Press)
HANKOW, China, Jan. 7—The
man-power of this nation of four
hundred million persons is being
recruited on a National mobiliza
tion basis for carrying on an un
relenting war against Japanese
invasion.
All cities and towns outside of
Japanese occupied areas, are
swarmed with troops, and In
some cities the recruits outnum
bered the civilians.
By spring, China expects to
have enough money and arms for
a long war.
• A Japanese navy spokesman
announced new bombing raids in
Shangtung Province to prevent
the retreat of Chinese forces from
the Shangtung Peninsula.
Twenty Japanese bombers are
reported to have attacked Han
kow Airdrome and broadcasting
station.
Asks Change Land
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 7—
The House Military Affairs com
mittee asked for the enactment
of a bill authorizing the Secre
tary of War to exchange 227 acres
of federal land near Juneau foT
a smaller privately owned tract
nearby.
The government land is used
as a radio station site, but it was
found that the antenna presented
a hazard to airplanes using the
adjacent landing field.
Tension Crows
Over Beating of
Two Britishers
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7—Japanese
soldiers beat two British officers
of the Shanghai municipal police,
aggravating the tension between
Japanese and foreigners. Ser
geant A. R. Turner, who was
watching Japanese police search
Chinese pedlers, remarked that
the pedlers received unnecessary
ro«ugh treatment; a Japanese pol
iceman struck Turner in the nose
and then several Japanese sold
iers attacked Turner with their
fists. Inspector F. G. West who
rushed to Turner’s aid, was
struck by Japanese soldiers.
Fight Over Rail
(By The Associated Press)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7—Chinese
and Japanese troops are massed
;for battle and control of the east
ern section of Lunghai railway,
China’s main east to west trunk
line.
Chinese asserted that they had
about one hundred thousand men
along the line in Northern Kian
gsu and eastern Honan Provinces,
and between Suschow, 175 miles
northwest of Nanking and Kwe
iteh, 90 miles to the west.
Japanese forces numbering 60,
000 are thrusting at the line from
both north and south. Control
of the railway would give Japan
ese a base for their push west
ward to Peiping-Hankow railway
thence southward 300 hundred
miles to Hankow, one of China’s
temporary capitals.
Oscar G. Olson
Is First to File
Demo. Primary
JUNEAU, Jan. 7, W—The first
candidate for nomination in the
Democratic primary election to
be held April 26th, is Oscar G.
Olson, who is seeking renomina
tion as Territorial Treasurer on
the democratic ticket.
Candidate have until February
first to file their nomination pap
ers.
The annual report of the treas
urer shows an increase in cash
balance in the territorial coffers
of last December 31st, the balan
ce was $616,615.00. At the end
of December 1936 the balance
was $40,858.00.
Mussolini Will
Build His Fleet
Topnotch High
ROME, Italy, Jan. 7th (£>)—To
begin immediately the construo
tion of two more 35,000-ton bat
tleships, twelve destroyers and
an important number of submar
ines, it was officially announced.
Determined to make his fleet
topnotch in unsettled 'Europe,
Premier Mussolini move*! with
his characteristic swiftness in an
nouncing his program, the speci
fic number of submarines was not
mentioned in the communique,
but did say that the total num
ber would be important.
You can save $2.00 by
vance for the Nome Daily
U. S. Unsatisfied
Fish Reply Note
From Japanese
(Bv The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 7—
One exchange 1 f diplomatic notes
between the Umt( d States and
Japan it reported to have failed
in its eJTiet at set lament of the
controversy over the encroach
ment of Japanese fishing vessels
engaged in Pacific Coast salmon
wa crs.
American representations were
made after a:i in vestigation by
Federal agencies on charges of
the West Cos l fishing interests,
that the opeiations of Japanese
trawlers at Bristol Bay, Alaska,
co.-s.ituted a threat to the domes
tic industry.
This government, it is under
stood proposed an agreement to
Japan that she restrict the activ
ities of its fishing vessels adjacent
to American territorial waters of
Bristol Bay, during the seasons
when the run is in progress.
The Japanese reply was unre
vealed, but the fact that a new
American note, was dispatched
after receipt, it was indicated
that Tokyo’s response was not
altogether satisfactory. Washing
ton state department officials de
clined to comment on the ex
change of notes, except to say
discussions are proceeding with
progress made.
Expanded Navy
Program About
Ready Begin
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(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 6—,
White House officials, indicated
that President Roosevelt is about
ready to give the go ahead signal
for an expanded Naval construc
tion program, and further said
that the President called to the
White House Charles Edison, as
sistant secretary of the Navy;
Admiral Leahy, chief of Naval
operations; and congressional
leaders, to discuss a program to
supplement that of providing 18
new ships per the regular budget
for next year.
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Recommendation
Harbor Funds Is
Made By Chief
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. 7—
Chief of the Army Engineers re
commended that Cungress pro-|
vide the following allotments to*
Alaska for the 1938-'39 fiscal
year:
Maintenance work Nome Harbor
twenty-five thousand dollars and
dredging jetty and revetment re
pairs.
Salmon R:v r flood control, one
thousand dollars, including dike
repairs.
Juneau Harbor, two hundred
and thirty-two thousand dollars.
For Completing dredging, break
waters, at Lowell Cre.k, ninety
seven thousand, and for diversion
dam, tunnel, control of flood
waters five thousand.
Maintenance flume, Ketchikan,
eight thousand.
Dredging breakwater and re
pairs, Stikine River, and rrmoval
of snags, six hundred dollars.
Wrangell Narrows, twenty-five ;
thousand. <
Three Children
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And Mother Die
Dynamite Blast
—
ELIZABETHTOWN, Tenn., Jan
uary 7 (/P)—Three children were
killed and their mother seriously
injured when dynamite wrecked
their home.
Deputy Sheriff Roy Ashed said
that the officers of the law are
working on the theory that the
blast is an outgrowth of the slay
ing in 1930. Six women and three
men were held for investigation.
The dead are: Sonia, 9; Luena
7: Roma Jean 5; Mrs. Harbor
Gouge aged 34 was injured. The
father was at Jefferson City at
the time.
A case of dynamite was appar
ently planted in the basement of
the house, Sheriff Asher said.
Gouge is the self-confessed
slayer of Arnold TcflleM, who was
killed in a filling station holdup.
He is at liberty on bond awaiting
trial.
CtiLcorlRo fnr fLo ATiUffpt
Funds are Asked
With Which To
Operate Alaska
(By The Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, D C„ Jan. 6—
Congress received a request from
President Roosevelt for three mil
lion, three hundred and fifty-nine
thousand, eight hundred dollars
with which to administer the af
fairs of Alaska during the fi.»cn!
year 19.39, as compared with the
three million, two hundred and
twenty-four thousand, one hun
dred and ten dollars for the cur
rent year.
In addition the President asked
that four hundred and eight
thousand dollars he set aside for
Medical Relief in the Territory
if Alaska, and proposed another
sixty thousand dollars to be spent
for Mineral Surveys.
The President also made pro
vision for th continued payment
of benefits under the Extension
Service, by requesting more than
thirteen million do-liars for distri
bution for State and Territories
administrative expenses; and re
commended salaries to the am
>unt of fifteen thousand six hun
dred dollars; contingent expen
ses twenty five thousand six hun
ired dollars; Legislative expenses
forty-six thousand dollars; Pub
lic Schools seventy-five thousand;
Care and Custody of Insane two
hundred and two thousand dol
lars; Wagon roads, bridges and
trails five hundred and thirty
five thousand dollars; and for the
Alaska Railroad a permanent ap
propriation of two million three
hundred thousand dollars.
Approved Grant
To Pay Expense
Alaskan Office
(By Th* Associated Press)
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 6
The Social Security Board certi
fied to the Treasury Department
fifty one approved unemployed
compensation laws enacted in all
the States and territories, and at
the same time the Board approv
ed grants totaling $5,258.00 for
Alaska to pay administrative ex
n "se* of th>’ U" employment
Compensation Commission.
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WINGS TO SPAN A FAR-F L U N G EMPIRE were prepaid i»i u.„. .. .-a ai
Humble, England, when this latest monster Imperial Airways liner ‘Ensign” was trundled from us
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