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REVOLT SWEEPS THE
DUMA AGAINST TZAR
LONDON, March 15.—Petrograd
dispatches confirm the declaration
of the reports of a revolution in
Petrograd and Moscow where the
Duma overthrew the cabinet, jailing
the Premier and minister of war.
The latter has since been released.
Much street fighting took place and
many houses were burned in the up
rising although the cause is sur
rounded in some doubt. Later dis
patches indicate that the Duma dis
covered that the Pro-German influ
ence at court has succeeded in in
ducing some of the government
leaders to frame a separate peace
with Germany to which the Tzar j
had given his consent. This swept]
the Duma off its feet and began a
terrific outbreak both in the capital
and in Moscow. It is believed that
it is intended to overthrow the
bureaucracy completely and estab
lish a democracy thus for ever elimi
nating the strong Teutonic influence
which was weighing on the progress
of the war policies adopted, like a
heavy brake.
LONDON, March 15.—An even
ing report from Petrograd says
that the Tzar Nicolas has abdicated
in favor of his son. He is said to be
at the Winter Palace but this may
be doubtful.
BERLIN, March l!i.—Reports ot
the revolution in Russia are being
received with mixed feelings as it
is possible that the strong anti-Ger
man influences of the Duma may
succeed in overthrowing the rela
tively Gernianophile tendencies of
the court party. It is felt howevei
it will remove Russia as a fighting
factor for some time to come.
DESPERATE FIGHT AT
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GATES OF BAPAUME
LONDON, March 19.—Today on,
the western front is being fought a
battle which.will go down in history
as one of the most stubborn of the
war. With an inferno of artillery
fire screaming over their hands the
British are assailing the Germans at
Bapaume where the last line of
German defenses are offering a very
stubborn resistance. The fighting
has been going on literally before
the gates of Bepaume while the
Germans are making a gallant stand
from trench to trench giving way
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only before the successive waves
of British troops that are surging
upon their lines since day break.
LONDON, March 15.—The Ger
man retirement has developed into
a strong resistance at the defenses
of the town of Bapaume where the
Teutons are endeavoring to prevent
control by the British. The losses
are large, but will be compensated
by the numbers of the enemy killed
and captured, the number of prison
ers taken today being especially
large.
The Germans have endeavored to
drive a flanking wedge south of the
lines attacking the defenses at Ba
paume where the British are slowly
driving back the Germans under
pressure, but the flanking movement
was caught in the jaws of a French
vise which had been supporting the
British advance and most of the
attacking party killed or cut off.
Evening is falling with the British
in possession of the western most
section of Bapaume.
GILLS TRIALS ARE THE
CENTER OF ATTRACTION
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SEATTLE, March 15.—The trial
of Mayor Gill goes on and the court
is now the chief center of attraction
in the city, fashionable women and
prominent men vying with one an
other in regular attendance. This
is in marked contrast to the trial of
the industrialists in Judge Ronald’s
DUKAM TONIGHT. QUEEN
AND THE ADVENTURER.
This is a drama dealing with Mary
Tudor, the daughter of Henry VIII,
and with the intrigues of the Eng
lish court. The Princess Mary,
exiled with her mother is still the
object of the King’s hatred. By
royal proclamation she loses all
rights and claims to the throne of
England. Owing to the tyranny
with which the King reigns is oe
eoming insufferable, and the Prin
cess Mary, with only the escort of
Lord Talbot, defies her father before
the assembled court. A feature
production in two hundred and ten
scenes.
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court which the monied and ‘‘in
fluential” element with the aid of
the press is ignoring as much as
possible.
Today the star Witness for the
government was W. H. Pielow, Bill
ingsley’s transferman, and jointly
indicted with them. He created a
sensation in court by swearing that
Fulton, Beckingham’s attorney, had
told him “to keep away from Van
derveer who would be sure to be
mixed up with grafting officials”.
Attorney Vanderveer is the legal ad
viser of Billingsley. This evidence
was not expected by the prosecution
in just that way.
Hodges’ campaign manager on the
witness stand this afternoon testified
that Billingsley had paid him money
for the Hodge gubernatorial cam
paign several times, he could not
recollect just how often.
Fred Billingsley, also indicted with
Logan and Ora Billingsley took the
stand before the court rose. He tes
tified that he saw his brother Logan
hand Beckingham six hundred dol
lars to release a shipment of booze
seized by the police. It is admitted
that the government will have to In
troduce more impartial testimony to
cinch tho case against the officials.
NORTHER PACIFIC TAKES
STRIKE PRECAUTIONS
signal of preparation for a strike
was made by the Northern Pacific
today when the management an
nounced an embargo on all freight
not reaching its destination on Sun
day.
Moreover all shippers are com
VERY SPECIAL. OFER.
From now until April I, we offer
first class tailor made suits and over
coats at outside prices. Some extra
fine black and blue serge and wor
sted. Besides 300 of this season’s
latest patterns. All wool material,
fit and workmanship guaranteed.
Please bring us your cleaning,
pressing and repairing.
Yours to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
pelled to sign a release from any
claims in case of non-delivery due
to strike.
Notices announcing all freight ac
cepted subject to this condition are
prominently displayed throughout
the railroad yards.
BALTIMORE, March 15.—Oscar
C. Murray, Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad dropped dead of heart
disease when he was advised that a
strike was inevitable.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 6 feet
Bath Tubs In Nome.
ELISHA LEE SAYS
STRIKE IS C
NEW YORK, March 15.—That
the greatest strike in the industrial
history of the United States is now
only a matter of a few days is po
sitively certain unless the govern
ment steps in and takes control of
the railroads as is easily possible.
This afternoon Elisha Lee, Chair
man of the Railway Managers Com
mittee, announced that the confer
ence with the Railroad Brotherhoods
had failed and that a strike seems
inevitable. For some reason Satur
day afternoon is the date set for the
big tie-up by most of the papers,
without any authoritative announce
ment from the brotherhood leaders.
This afternoon Mayor John Pur
roy Mitchell pleaded unavailingly
with men and managers to provide
trains to supply New York with
food and fuel. He said that the suff
ering otherwise would be intense.
The men stood pat throughout
for the eight hours day and al
though the managers offered in
creased wages to offset the present
hours they. rejected the offer
promptly.
The managers say that they will
not concede the eight hour prin
ciple. The ten hour day is the
standard they will agree to recog
nize although that in their estima
tion is loo short for the efficient
operation of the railroads. From
this it will be seen that a settlement
is out of the question. There is
some hope that the Supreme Court
may hand uov> n a decision on the
Adamson law favoring it tomorrow.
OFFICIALS WILL NOT SAY
IF STARTLING REPORT TRUE
PHILADELPHIA, March 15.—The
city is startled by a sensational
story that is now going the rounds
but which officials refuse point
blank to discuss.
It is alleged that two German
sailors belonging to the German in
terned raider the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, now located at the Navy
Yard were shot by United States
Marines for attempting to violate
orders which were of a peremptory
character. The sailors are reported
to be in a bad way i ip. the naval
hospital.
All attempts to secure informa
tion from the Dock Authorities fail
ed, the latter declining positively to
discuss any particulars of the matter
or to confirm or deny the report.
EL PASO, March 15.—Confidenti
al advices have been received by
government agents that Germans in
Chihuahua have offered to raise
and equip a regiment for Mexico in
the event of war with the United
States.
BERLIN?, .March 15.—The German
papers are printing minute parti
culars of the treatment meted out to
von Bernstorff by the Halifax autho
rities and the feeling is very bit’ r.
The continued allegations as to per
sonal humiliation to which both'the
men and women of the party were
subjected is exciting the deepest re
sentment among all classes of Ger
mans and the papers unite in insist
ing that the war cannot end until
“the bully of the seas is taught a
lasting lesson”.
AUTHORITY FOR
IKED COMMONS
LONDON, March 15.—Authority (
for a new loan of three hundred j
million dollars has been asked of
the House of Commons by Bonar
Law. The Chancellor explains that
LOCAL ITEMS.
The March number of the Eskimo
is now in print and the continua
tion of the ethnological series by
Dr. Neuman entitled The Social Life
of the Stone Age is the feature ar
ticle. It will furnish instructive
and valuable reading and conveys a
wonderfully vivid idea of the native
life and the ancient customs of
this primitive people. The scientific
value of these papers can hardly be
overrated.
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A recent letter from Dime creek
reports that there has been quite a
bit staking in that section and Judge
Sethman has been kept mighty busy
for the past month, up to his eyes
in work. Money is found right up
against the hill on the left limtt of
Dime and the camp is very hopeful.
Yet although those who want work
have been able to get some in the
camp, a caution is given out against
going there in bunches as some ope
rators would like to see that happen
to pull down wages. Persons being
promised work had better look be
fore they fall for the con. There
were five self dumpers, four or five
tripods and hoists and a good many
armstrong engines hoisting pay.
There was a scarcity of boilers,
especially large ones. Peterson
brothers and Hagberg have the best
pay on the benches but several
others are doing very well indeed.
Miners wSre late starting because
of the wood shortage. There were
only two horse teams where it re
quired six or eight to do the work
and many had to wait quite a while
for wood.
the new loan is to be .a recurrent
fund which may be asked three
times a year and which with the
recent voluntary loan lately raised
will be adequate to carry on the war
indefinitely.
LONDON, March 15.—Petrograd
advices Indicate that the revolt is
now successful with the Tzar, the
Tzarina and family, all the known
Germanophiles and the government
officials in practical confinement by
the revolting legislators.
How the leading generals of the
army will receive the new govern
ment is not known. It is stated
that this is the first time that the
bureaucracy has been serious!?
menaced in the history of the Em
pire.
LONDON, March 15.—London pa
pers frankly are alarmed by the
Russian revolution and grave doubts
are expressed that the Duma will bo
able to maintain control against tho
Germanist reactionists. While satis
faction is expressed that the ‘'sepa
rate peace plot” had been nipped in
the bud, doubt is frankly admitted
that it will be possible to overcome
the Tzarist spirit of the army and
the navy.
It is believed that the dispatches
coming from Petrograd are all
highly colored or heavily censored.
CHARLIE CHAPLIN SIGNS
FOR MILLION A YEAR
AALBANY, N. Y„ March 15.—II
Is authoritatively announced that
Charlie Chaplin has signed on with
a new company for the highest sal
ary ever paid any actor before the
SUPPORT ALLAN BILL.
FAIRBANKS, March 15.—The
Commercial Club and City Council
today adopted resolutions, forward
ing them to Juneau supporting thb
Allan bill to have the territory pro
vide seventy per cent of the funds
for the schools in municipalities.
The general impression here is that
the Snow bill providing fifty per
cent of the school expense of main
tenance be appropriated by the ter
ritory is entirely inadequate. The
Allah bill will protect as well against
extravagance as will the Snow bill,
It is generally held.
screen or the footlights.
Chaplin had been receiving
$675,000 from his old employers
and the new company which will
screen him has signed him on foi
the enormous salary per annum of
one million dollars.
The astounding fact is the movie
magnates say that Chaplin films
warrant the payment of even this
gigantic remuneration.
MAIL ARRIVED.
The mail arrived yesterday fore
noon. It consisted almost entirely
of second class matter. Some first
class matter from way points was
in the bunch. The mail arriving !•
Nome was far below. the contract
limit, Candle and Council mail being
taken as far as Salomon.