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VOL. 41. No. 152. NOME, ALASKA, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 1939 Price Per copy 15# Of Graf Takes Life

Spee —■ =Captain ■ -■ --- r =^~ Crew Scuttles Loaded German Liner Columbus

Captain Hans Langsdorff German Sink German Inner Claims Conflict Commander of Graf Spee 23 British Vessels Columlms Sunk Outcome On of Kills Self At Buenos Aires In Three Weeks 300 Miles at Sea Aerial Battle

— Dec. 20 —Ger- Dec. 19 r/P) — BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 20 {&)— “the commander of the Graf UNDATED. cruiser Tuscaloosa radio- bassy announced. Langsdorff said in a letter addressed to Ger- of the Helgoland air battle stress by the British as a result of con ed that the German liner Colum brought himself and his men man ambassador Von Thermann ed the importance of aircraft in centrated German aerial attacks bus was scuttled at sea. here aboard tugs for interment that from the first moment he being Europe's two wars. At least two on British trawlers. The Columbus left Vera Cruz by Argentine after destroying made up his mind to share the Soviet bombers and possibly oth last Wednesday. The Tuscaloosa ers were downed the battleship Sunday night. fate of his magnificent ship.’’ The heightened northern Eu- by anti-aircraft was He first talked about was detain message said it standing by fire the Helsinki raid in freely Captain Lan,gsdorff ropean warfare brought a call to during the battle with the three ed at the arsenal after he to pick up the crew. The approx which eleven bombs were running reach-; colors of all Finns up to forty drop- at from imate position of the Columbus near a suburb of British cruisers but nightfall ed Argentina Uruguay with1 years old to he p resist the Rus ped harmlessly however he indicated more than a thousand of his men. I was given as 300 miles north- the Finnish last night sian invasion. For the first time, capital. F I N N—Grimly Gen. Hugo east of a different attitude. “I don’t de- He called his staff officers for a l Cape Henry. chief of Finland's Finland has gone above the us- One British fishing trawler Osterman, armed forces, studies a as sire to talk further—I’ve talked consultation and talked for three ual classes of reservists. was sunk and four others attack map Russian maneuvers continue to so much now I'd like to hours. When the broke quiet meeting Air raid warnings were sound ed by German air raiders at sea. harass this debt-paying nation. the for the next three weeks” he up Captain gravely shook ed in 'Hel-inki but. 140 bombs U. S. Cruiser Four lives were lost in the en- interviewers. hands with each of his makj told men, were dropped. Soviet planes counters. The extent of the out- Widow of Rudyard Kipling Dies The said the ing a circle of the Nazi come Germany embassy complete were active over other parts of Picks Crew of of the air battle off Hel- body was found this morning officers assembled before him. was British Finland for the second successive up goland disputed by LONDON, Dec. 19 {IP) — Mrs. and that he had shot himself to Then he went to his room leav- and German accounts. day. Germany Rudyard Kipling, the widow of death with a revolver. He took ing word he was not to be dis- Columbus from 44 increased to 52 the num- author at her from |Sinking the died home in his life at the naval arsenal last turbed because he was tired. Reports the far northern ber of British planes reported en Sussex. would front said the Finns had fallen She have been 74 night. His crew received the news in and increased from 34 to gaged old on 31 back to the northern “Manner- j years December and The embassy statement said stunned silence. I NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (/P)—The 36 the number of British planes was the former Caroline heim Line” and defens Starr I prepared ! cruiser Tuscaloosa took aboard said to have been lost. Britain born at es after Russia cut off her outlet Balestier, Brattlesboro, ; 579 crewmen oft the Columbus declared that they lost 7 ATTY. GEN. MURPHY MUST or'.y Vermont. ~ to the Arctic. ^ iwhlO Is a burning wreck and* 5 and that 12 of the pfanes asserted She and were married To Take 400 miles east of Kipling Steps BE GOOD MAN said 25 rapidly sinking 21 defending German planes Norwegian dispatches in 1892 in London and returned Cape Henry, Virginia. Two crew were downed. below zero temperatures halted to Vermont for their honeymoon. — men were Prevent Another WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 At reported missing. The official German news operations in that sector. They remained there for four Nineteen lifeboats are adrift and torney General Murphy was re- observers Paris agency called it the aer- Military in ex- greatest years while Kipling write some moved as a possible VicePresi- the wreck and the boats and call- ial in Battle in SA pressed the belief that the Allies battle history. of his most famous works. ed menaces to d >nt candidate for 1940. Murphy navigation. Moral and material aid to Fin will send planes and guns to Fin They had three children; two out rumors he third civil- also cast that land rather than an Germany’s largest land was expedition- reported agreed upon daughters and a son, Lieut. John an as ian was fired UNDATED, Dec. 20 Montevideo where she was sunk. pointment to the Supreme Court, I Exceptionally Lloyd it’s one blow after High diplomatic sources in Ur- Murphy said that he knew of Now Ready "Oh, my God, As Cadets the other.” Appointments Flying uguay disclosed that the United three men better than himself Brazil of- States, Argentine and for the position. LEHMANN’S Now to fered Uruguay armed aid if the Open Qualified Applicants Graf Spee deified her order to SAVE MONEY! Canadian Soldiers Ipave within 72 hours. Kcgoayah Public Library now port Press Your (Army Release) unmarried during the period of Buy Turkey open at City Hall Friday even- Think SEATTLE, Dec. 19 — “This training as cadets. Subscribe lor The Nome Nueoe At LEHMANN'S ings from 7 to 7:30 pm. European office has received information Candidates for flying cadet ap originating in the War Depart- pointment are required to sign KING WILL BE FOE OF RUSSIANS War is “Swell” WINTER, TOO, ment to the effect that approxi- an agreement to enlist for 3 mately 400 vacancies are avail- years as flying cadets and not to able in each of the three next release from SOMEWHERE IN GREAT request flying train- classes for cadets. These before the BRITAIN, Dec. 19