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NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917.
NO. 2192.
TEDDY DONS WAR
PAINT AT HARTFORD
HARTFORD, Conn, March 2.—
Theodore Roosevelt was quite at
home delivering a red hot war speech
in this city today.
He discussed the German policies
and attacked the Teutons with con
siderable vim and vigor.
The Colonel said that America
must strike with the largest explo
sion possible in case of war with
Germany, and the nation must re
member what Germnay attempts or
would attempt to do today when
she cannot she will surely attempt
to do in the future.
Roosevelt fed the flames in his
bitter statements. His speech was
well received by his audience.
NEW YORK, March 2.—Secret
service men claim to have a long
list of twenty thousand persons in
America who are suspected German
spies. It is stated that these spies
are ready to start a dynamite cru
sade in case of war.
NEW YORK,
March 2.—More
sober minded papers in this city
are warning against credit being
given every sensational rumor that
is now being circulated to stir up
war feeling and to pander to the
sensationalism of the hour. So
many papers are publishing serioas
reports, few of which are with
proper authority that some such |
warning had become literally a
grave necessity. The situation is
described as bad enough without
making it worse.
POST OFFICE OILL
PASSES THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
The Post Office Bill involving an
appropriation of three hundred and
thirty milions passed the Senate to
day.
This bill will require a conference
committee to adjust several amend
ments but no trouble is expected.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
The Senate agreed to establish a
navy yard in San Francisco Bay and
one million and a half has been ap
propriated for the purchase of a
site. Senator Phelan took a leading
part in securing the appropriation
from the Senate.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
President Wilson announces that
he will sign the District of Colum
bia dry law on Saturday. This bill
makes the District dry as bone and
means a long farewell to the good
times that the solons were wont to
enjoy when they retired to their
hotels. The revival of ancient stor
ies of high old booze bouts among
members of both houses is a common
[ event when the prospect of a dry
capital is considered. It is declared
that the senators who were really
wet and who thought by making the
law so drastic that its rejection
would be certain, thus hoping to kill
the bill, were really responsible for
the excessively dry measure, for the
so-called “desert” clauses were in
serted by known and formerly open
bitter opponents of the measure.
Senator Smoot was one among the
rest.
PAPER COMMENT CALM
IN FOREIGN CAPITALS
NEW YORK, March 2.—The Ger
man correspondence made public in
the Senate yesterday is not creating
much stir in foreign circles if cab
led reports of newspaper comment
in London and Paris is any criterion
More surprise is expressed at the
United States getting possession of
the documents than that Germany
should seek to obtain an alliance
with Mexico in case of trouble. That
is not considered either illogical
or unreasonable.
LONDON, March 2.—American
ships arriving make no reports of
submarine attacks. The full Amer
“THE HONEYMOONER8"
DREAM SUNDAY NIGHT.
A spectacular photoplay called the
“Bride Of Mystery” will be shown
tonight, the picture is mounted In
three acts and is recognized as a
high class entertainment feature.
This is followed by a riot among the
funny people an uproar in comedy
called “Gussie the Golfer’. Sunday
night the mixed program. Five
reels commencing with a two act
scream comedy entitled “The Honey
mooners”. The next number intro
duces the charming Gish sisters,
Dorothy and Lillian in a master
picture specially written for them
and called "The Sisters” a positive
delight and considered a gem in the
movie world, A Pathe News show
ing inspection of the Verdun
trenches and other vital and im
portant issues ends the Big show.
WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS
TALK ABOUT WAR PRICES.
Special Sale at HOLT'S.
During this week Holt will sell
at a uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short bandied
shovels, square or round pointed:
take your choice, only 25c. each
while they last. This special sale
will last only during the present
week. This is far below actual
mwta. >
HOLT’S CASH STORE.
Jji, Phone Main M. ^
ican flotilla -which delayed its sail
ing until a week ago is expected in
the war zone tonight and what ac
tion will be taken against them by
the U boats may determine the
stand of the United States. Five
ships were sunk today, three British
one Norweigian and one Italian.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
The Swiss Minister this evening had
a prolonged conference with Secre
tary Lansing. As this minister ie
the acting agent for Germany in
the United States t was believed
that the note was the subject of dis
cussion, but it developed that the
United States was merely conferring
with the Swiss representative over
the reported detention of the Am
erican consuls and their families
in Germany.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
All efforts to discover how the Zim
merman letter was secured have
proved in vain. The matter is main
tained a strict secret. About this at
any rate there has been no leak.
WILL NOT ALLOW A
“SLACKER” TO FIGHT
NEW YORK, aMrch 2.—The pu
gilistic element is roused by the de
cision of Governor Whitman who
will not allow Les Darcy to fight
Dillon on Monday, the reason being
that the Australian is a slacker.
This extraordianry stand upon the
part of the Governor is stirring
considerable comment, and is re
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C. W. LEWIS.
garded as without any justification
whatever.
The Governor in his statement
says that the Australian fighter
left his country in disguise to escape
war duty which he owed to his na
tive land, that be is a slacker and
therefore he will not permit the
fight.
SEATTLE’S NEW ORDINANCE
SEATTLE, March 1.—The city is
to have a new flag ordinance. Today
an ordinance was introduced for the
first reading which prevents the
use of the United States flag for
any purpose of gaining applause ex
cept at patriotic meetings.
Its use is to be barred from all
meetings which are expressly poli
tical or for the furtherance of the
cause of any political candidate. The
indiscriminate use of the flag for de
corative purposes is also to be re
stricted.
The same ordinance contains a
clause whereby the Star Spangled
Banner is prohibited from being
used for dancing etc. Recently an
adaptation of this music to some
i ■ i
thing akin to ragtime caused much
difpleasnre.
SUMMARY IS GIVEN
TOTAL SHIPS LOST
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
In the debate upon the Armed Neu
trality Bill in the Senate tonight,
the State Department upon the re
quest of the Senators furnished the
body with a list of American ships
lost since the beginning of the war
and the number lives lost in con
nection with that sinking.
This document reveals the fact
that 23 American ships were at
tacked by German submarines or
raiders, that twelve were destroyed
ten escaped by flight and one was
allowed to proceed after heaving to
and being examined by the U boat
officials.
In the list of boats sunk all were
warned except one which was sunk
when trying to escape as contended
by the submarine commander and
denied by the ship's American skip
per.
Moreover the number of lives lost
is very small. Four Americans were
killed outright when ships were at
tacked, six were wounded, but how
many were drowned is only to be
conjectured.
The report says that the list ot
killed is exclusive of those Amer
icans who lost their lives on any of
the passenger vessels which were
sunk from the Lusitania to the La
conia. The department has kept
those American casualties in an en
tirely separate list which was not
sought for.
LOAN MANY MILLIONS
TO PRESIDENT MEXICO
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 2.—
In connection with the Zimmerman
letter to von Eckert relative to the
proposed Alliance between Germany
and Mexico in the event of the
former warring with the United
States, the United States
government has been fully
aware for some time that many pro
minent German residents in America
recently “loaned” Carranza many
millions of dollars.
The significant statement is also
made that these persons have been
notified that the United States gov
ernment will not support or in any
way protect the money thus lent by
residents in this country who did
so without proper authorization.
The circumstances under which
these loans have been advanced are
being fully investigated by the'
United States agents.
EL PASO, March 2.—Government
agents have discovered a gigantic
plot to destroy the Tampico oil
fields in Mexico where Great Bri
tain is said to obtain its principal
supply of fuel oil for the navy.
It is also pointed out that many
German officers are employed in the
Mexican army and several enjoy
the confidence of the government.
The quartermaster general sta
tioned at Juarez is a German and
was formerly a high ranking officer
in the Imperial German army.
STORMS AGAIN STOP
FIGHTING ON WEST
LONDON, March 2.—Storms
again stopped the advance of the
British on the Serre front. The
Germans have strongly reinforced
their lines at all points of contact.
There was very heavy fighting
however in the forenoon in which
the casualties in both sides were
heavy. The artillery bombardment
LOCAL ITEMS.
It is stated that there will soon
be a slight exodus to Marshal.
Storekeepers report several making
inquiries about equipment for such
a journey and they say that a num
ber have been around looking up
sled and trail necessaries. It is also
understood that A. G. Oliver will
leave soon for Marchal City.
• • • •
On March 5the Knights of Robert
Emmet will celebrate the anniver
sary of the Irish patriot after whom
the order is named. The celebration
will be in the Miners Home Club
Hall and a fine program of national
and patriotic Irish music will be
rendered in addition to the addres
ses from some of the many eloquent
members of that order.
• • •
The action of the Juneau election
board is criticized by different par
tites in different ways. Wickersham
ites claim that they did quite right;
that they played fair in recognizing
every voter without troubling about
technical details when the voters
themselves were not at fault. De
mocrats take a much more dignified
position and declare it looks bad
when the Governor sets the example
of ignoring the territorial laws and
in refusing to recognize the counsel
of the Attorney General.
• • # •
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Please bring us your cleaning,
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of all positions is being maintained
notwithstanding the severity of the
storms.
PARIS, March 2.—Unmitigated
severity marks a storm sweeping
the west front and the Vosges are
again covered with heavy soft snow
which is making the operation;,
which have been proceeding in this
section :<ractically mpossible. In
fhe Lorraine front the Hermans de
livered several attacks all of winci
were repulsed.
PF.TROGRAD, March 2.—Finer
weather is causing the tnow to melt
rapidly in the Moldavian war zme,
but all rivers are badly swollen and
will render operations difficult if
not impossible for some time.
The operations south of the Se
reth which the Teutons have been
trying to maintain collapsed today
when streams swelling behind the
army front practically interrupted
communication. The Teutons re
tired.
Along the whole war zone In the
east similar conditions prevail, in
dicating an early spring for the cam
paign.
MORE CUNARDERS ARE
CONTRACTED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE March 2.—The Ames
Shipbuilding Co. signed contracts
for the construction here of seven
Cunarders at a cost of eleven mil
BIG SHOW.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 2.—
None of the plans for the inaugural
ceremonies will be abandoned as a
short time ago was thought poss
ible.
PLEASANT SOCIAL.
The Catholic Library Club's card
social last night was a very pleasant
affair. The following were the
prize winners: Among the ladies
Mrs. Joe Ernst, Mrs. M. Walsh and
Miss Helen Stipek were first, second
and consolation prize respectively,
the winners among the men. were
j. Cahill, T. Coady and Joe Ernst.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well. If
they are made to order and fit well,
repaired well, cleaned well and well
pressed.. Therefore you will feel
well.
M. PA SCOFF.
Ladies and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed.
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street
lion dollars. Each ship will be nine
thousand tons. The total Cunard
contracts now equal fifteen steam
ers in this port alone. How many
other yards in Great Britain or the
United States have Cunard con
tracts can only be conjectured.
The new contracts will make
Seattle one of the leading ship
building points in the United States
and for that matter in the world.
MUCH MEASLES.
HOQUIAM, Wash, March 2.—
Four hundred cases of measles of a
virulent type having broken out in
this city, schools, Sunday schools
and places of amusement have been
closed by order of the health offi
cials.
NOT SO LISTED.
LONDON, March 2.—It is denied
that the Laconia has been listed in
the Admiralty as an auxiliary crui
ser or as a warship.
The German statement to that
effect is merely an unexpected pre
text to justify sinking which has
been carried on without any such a
pretense at justification. The un
warned sinking of neutrals should
have shown the absurdity of the
Germans trying to justify such
methods by this time as far as non
belligerent nations are concerned.