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NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MAY 1,1917.
NO. 2242.
Expected Nationwide Prohibition For July 1st.
Troops For France
Sent In Few Days
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 30—
The United Press has reason for
stating that the militia now mobi
lized throughout the country will be
sent to France for service in a few
days.
This announcement creates consid
erable sensation.
It is intimated that at the urgent
request of the French and British
Commissioners these troops be sent
out only in small units, to be held
in a training camp within sound of
the guns at the front for not less
than five weeks before being allowed
to take part in any engagement.
It is likely that leading regular
and line officers will accompany the
units.
Furthermore there is no doubt
that these men will be dispatched
upon the seized interned German
ships converted already into trans
ports and with a reinforcement ot
naval ships for any emergency. A
resolution was introduced in con
gress for the purpose of enabling
the United States government to
make use of the seized vessels.
WASHINGTON, 1). C„ April 30—
The War Department sent out a call
today for one thousand surgeons
“to go to France with the first unit
of the American expeditionary force
for Europe”.
The call, it is believed, will be
over-responded to by many thou
sand.
NATION MAY BE DRY
BY SPECIAL ORDERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30—
It is practically certain that the
government intends to establish na
tionwide prohibition while the war
lasts on and after July 1. This
semi-official statement has stirred
the liquor interests to an unusual
degree, but the department heads
declare that this step will be neces
sary and that the work of conscrip
tion can be greatly facilitated when
nationwide prohibition prevails.
NEW YORK, April 30.—The be
lief that nationwide prohibition will
prevail on and after July 1 is excit
ing liquor interests to considerable
agitative opposition. As however
the government has admittedly prac
tically determined upon this step,
the agitation against is not likely to
prevail. Many opponents of prohi
bition admit that the plan is neces
sary especially during the conscrip
tion mobilization.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 30
Two and half billion will be inline
diately asked ot' Congress for the
army and navy and to forward the
work of mobilization which it is in
tended shall proceed at once in
terms of the conscription bill.
The registration centers will be
immediately established, notwith
standing the delay to which the
passage of the measure is being sub
jected, just as if the bill had passed.
It is accepted as certain that it will
pass.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
SOLEMN SCENE WHEN
COMMISSIONERS PLEDGE
MOUNT VERNON, April —
Under flags of Great Britain, France
and the United States, the Allied
commissioners today pledged them
selves before the tomb of Washing
ton to prosecute the war for a world
democracy along the lines laid down
FEATURE NIGHT AT DREAM.
Emmet Corrigan, perhaps one of
the most virile dramatic actors ot
the legitimate stage, being the ideal
character for Frank L. Packard’s
great novel entitled, “Greater Love
Hath No Man”, was secured to play
the role in the screen version imme
diately upon the securing of the
rights to that most popular book
and play by the Metro Pictures Cor
poration.
To say that he did justice to the
piece would be putting It mildly.
Produced by the Popular Plays and
Players Company in five reels and
two hundred and fifty-three scenes,
“Greater Love Hath No Man” will
take ils place as one of the big
things In present day feature photo
play.
M. PA8COFF.
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.
Tour Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
by the Father of his country.
The scene was made solemn in
the extreme and the pledge witnessed
by many who were attending the
tomb of Washington, quite unexpect
edly taking part in one of the most
historic ceremonies of the age.
All of the visiting commissioners
visited the tomb and laid memorial
wreathes in respect to the great,
leader of the American revolution.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 30—
The visiting Allied Commissioners
intend to make a trip via Chicago
throughout the Middle West. The
date of their visit to the great metro
polis of the Central states is cen
sored as will be all particulars of
their movements.
The government is taking every
precaution against some fanatical
act upon the part of a possible sym
pathizer with the Central European
powers and for that reason is shroud
ing their movements in a veil oi
absolute secrecy. No press agency
is supposed to announce in advance
any of their visitings. They reside
here.
1546 WINS KODAK.
At the Lomen Bros April draw
ing which was held last night the
following is the result: 1085, 3044
1093, 361, 2118, 1546. 1085 wins
chance on round trip ticket to Se
attle. 1564 wins kodak, valued at
$22.50.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 10 U. P. Boiler.
t
Two 6 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING A DEAN CO.
BREAD RIOTS, CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, April 30.—War today
was forgotten in a wave of frantic
rioting which took place in the
ghetto sections as well as other por
tions of the city when bread riots
took the place of meat riots and
many bakeries were gutted. i
Striking bakers whose wages
were cut down simultaneously with
the increase in the price of the
bread and its decrease in weight,
are said by the master bakers to
have taken a leading part in the at
tacks upon the bakeries but there
is no evidence that this was the
case.
Five hundred police were detailed
to restore order but the rioting is
taking place into the night.
Anything in the line of Job work
Tangle Makes New
Vote Necessary
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 30—
An unusually parliamentary tangle,
clue in the main to lack of technical
tact upon the leaders who had the
hill in charge, makes a second vote
necessary in the Senate on the con
scription bill.
The work of the. past week has
been nullified by the fact that the
proper procedure under the rules ot
the Senate was not followed. Sev
eral days possibly a week’s delay
may result.
Lafollette announces his inten
tion to introduce an amendment
immediately upon its re-introduc
tion. This amendment calls for the
submission of the entire question ot
conscription to a national referen
dum.
The administration is chagrined at
the situation which the opponents
allowed to be put over knowing that
the bill would have to be re-intro
duced before the legal procedure
would be complied with It.
As it is now every amendment
previously offered may be introduced
and new amendments also voted
upon. Under the rules of the Sen
ate these amendments may be de
bated upon at length and the delay
may be very long drawn out. The
tangle was realized today when the
opposition to the measure entered
the formal resolution to reeonfor
which killed the bill had already
been passed.
It is said that the delay in en
forcing the conscription will not iio
very great.
ALL BUT FOURTEEN WERE
LOST ON TANKER VACUM
NEW YORK, April 30.—While
the Navy Department has made no
public statement, the Vacuum Oil Co.
a Standard Oil organization, an
nounced today that in the opinion of
the company when the freighter
Vacuum was torpedoed on April 28,
off the coast of Ireland, a lieutenant
and six members of the United
States Navy who comprised the gun
crew of the steamer were lost. All
but fourteen of the crew
are unaccounted for, and this
includes practically the entire engine
room force and the captain as well.
The vessel and the crew were the
first Americans to be lost in the ac
tual war with Germany.
LONDON, April 30.—The Vacuum
was torpedoed at night on April. 28
according to survivors who werc
landed at Moville.
No particulars are given out.
AMSTERDAM,, April 30.—Re
ports from neutral as well as bellig
erent countries show that the autho
rities fear that May Day may ha
taken advantage of by the revolu
tionary socialists to demonstrate
against the government, and for
world wide peace. In Austria, Ger
many and Russia most elaborate
precautions are being taken to avert
and serious up-rising.
house com i ns.
JUNEAU, April 30.—Tin’ House
concurred in tlie Senate amendment
to the school bill raising the allow
ance for municipalities from sixty
per cent to seventy live per cent ol
the total cost of ^laintenance. Allan
had the matter in charge.
UK-COMMITTED.
JUNEAU, April 30.—Upon recon
sideration the doctor bill was refer
red to committee wherein the com
pany had all its demands practically
reinserted and the bill to all intents
and purposes rendered useless. The
senate will undoubtedly reject the
bill in this shape, and it will now
he killed. It was one of the most
needed labor reforms in this sec
tion where the company doctor is
the company witness.
SAN 1)1 KGO TRAGEDY.
SAN DIEGO, April 30.—This city
was stirred by a tragedy of murder
and suicide in which a well known
business man was the chief actor.
E. J. Hickman Broder mortally
shot Charles Briggs and wounded,
it is feared fatally J. J. Brennan,
both attorneys in their office today.
Upon shooting these men the
murderer turned his gun upon him
self and committed suicide, the man
shooting himself through the heart
and being dead almost as he fell.
He has had serious business
troubles which made him temporar
ily insane and because of the fact
that the attorneys whom he at
tacked had business dealings with
him in the final settlement, it is be
lieved that brooding led him to
murder.
(at u estimate oa /our Job Work
COUNCIL ADOPTS
DAYLIGHT SAVING
After some delay the council
went into business session when a
quorum was obtained last night,
with Mayor Lomen in the chair.
The minutes of the preceding meet
ing were read and approved. The
Clerk read a petition from a num
ber of citizens asking that the time
be placed one hour ahead in order
to allow a daylight saving. On re
solution later presented it was ord
ered that city official time, at twelve
noon solar time, from and after
May 1 be one o’clock post meridian.
The city clerk’s bonds were ap
proved. The city Health Officer’s
recommendation that a city clean
up be ordered from May 1 to May
10, notice to be inserted in both
papers, was authorized by the coun
cil. The offer of the Alaska Light
erage in the matter of the weighing
scales was laid on the table. It was
ordered that the delinquent tax list
be published in the official paper on
May 5 and for four successive issues
thereafter. Councilman M’AUister
stated that he thought it well to
take up the matter of the city se
curing a supply of coal and spoke at
length on the subject. City At
torney Hobbes mentioned that form
er Mayor Blake had sent him a
clipping where a Southeastern Al
aska coal firm was to supply Sail
Francisco with coal at ten dollars
a ton. The fire and water
committee wc.3 instructed to
look into the matter. After passing
a motion to have the fire house
painted the council adjourned.
NO HOPE FOR MINERS
TRINIDAD, April 29.— There is
no hope ior either the entombed
men or those who went down in
the helmet party, report the officials
of the Victor^American Coal Co.
from the Hastings property, which
is now burning furiously and it is
believed will be a total loss.
The mine will be sealed up to
prevent access of oxygen in the hope
that the fire will be put out by
this means, similar in all respects
to that used to put out the fire in
the mine at Cherry, Illinois when
that mine also caught fire.
WAS EXONERATED.
A telegram from St. Michaels
yesterday stated that A. G. Oliver
was brought back from Marshal in
the matter of leaving liquor on the
military reservation and upon trial,
was fully exonerated returning to
Fortuna Ledge.