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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1917.
NO. 2180.
SAN ANTONIO, FeT>. 16.—Gen
oral Frederick Funston Is unworried
by the very alarmist reports as to
conditions on the border. He ridi
cules them. Salazar’s threat has no
cares for him. He states the situa
tion is well controlled by the Amer
ican troops.
HACHITA. N. M. Feb. 16.—Gen
eral Jose Salazar, a Villatist general
holding the man's wife as hostage,
sent an American rancher named
Spencer to the border to secure
money and bearing a promise from
Salazar that he has planned to raid
Columbus. Spencer says that if he
cannot secure the money, his own
and his wife’s life will be forfeited.
COLUMBUS, Feb. 16.—The whole
border is aflame with troubles of a
very serious nature and more troops
have been ordered to the Hacliita
country where three Mormon cow
boys have been mutilated.
Fifty cowboys are now riding
southward to seek revenge.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 16.—
Great concern is felt by reason ot
the serious reports which are com
ing from the border. While officials
are silent, it is feared that serious
troubles may be apprehended.
There is said to be an inclina
tion to discredit all reports o:
troubles on the border because of
the fact that interventionists have
repeatedly tried to secure interven
tion and the government is ac
quainted with a dozen conspiracies
at least to that end.
While undoubtedly some of the
reports are in their very nature
alarmist, the intelligence is exciting
1 misgiving in well posted quarters.
TURKS WILL FIGHT
TO THE VERY LAST
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 16.—
Today the new Grand Vizier made
his first statement to the Chamber.
An imposing military scene marked
the opening of the proceedings and
the procession of the Grand Vizier
to the Chamber.
The Grand Vizier was cool and
collected when making his state
ment which breathed war in every
word.
He declared that Turkey would
fight to the last ditch and the last
man to retain the heritage of
Heaven to their race and religion:
Constantinople. He said that for the
future, however long the struggle,
he had no doubts. It is possible
for only one ending. Victory was
assured Turkey and the Sultan's
Allies in this great war.
A brilliant eulogy to the bravery
of the troops and expressions of de
termination to fight to the end con
cluded the statement.
• LONDON, Feb. 16.— Constantin
ople reports that a unanimous vote
of confidence was passed by the
Chamber in the government after
the new Grand Vizier had made hin
statement which consisted chiefly of
a review of the miilitary operations
and the determination to fight to
the bitter end.
The Turks have been greatly an>
gered by the statement in the Rus
sian Duma that the Entente had
agreed to Russian control of Con
stantinople.
Anything In the line of Job work
BRITAIN NOT SHORT
OF ANY FOOD SUPPLIES
LONDON, Feb. 16.—London pa
pers ridicule the reports of a food
shortage in England which are now
being published in Germany. The
Admiralty is still silent as to the
exploits of the divers but Lloyds re
ports the sinking of four steamers,
two French, one neutral and one
British.
DREAM SUNDAY NIGHT
SINN FEIN REVOLUTIONISTS
The Dream offers a varied bill of
attractions tonight. A two reel sub
ject entitled “Nipped” also two
standard numbers will supoprt the
attraction one of them a cracker
jack Comedy. Sunday night (extra)
A big show, five thousand feet of
diversified subjects will be shown,
commencing with a late issue Pathe
Weekly showing notable scenes of
the uprising in Dublin, The Sinn
Fein revolutionists and other im
portant events. “The Master” a K
B feature that contains food for re
flection, the kind that grips from
the first exposure to the last, and a
contagious scream Comedy, with
Ford Sterling as the principal come
dian completes the show. Five reels.
Usual prices. Class feature on
Tuesday night.
mtr.lABI.W TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
• We do the best \
i CLEANING
J Messing
| ALTERING ft
REPAIRING
Ladle* sad Gentleman* Cloth*.
BERLIN, Feb. 14.—German pa
pers point to the pessimistic reports
from America showing that steam
ers are afraid to sail from New
York ports. This is declared to be
positively a sign of the power of the
U boats. Their great significance
in the war it is impossible to over
rate.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—A tremend
ous effort' is being made on today,
the last day for subscription to the
voluntary war fund. The workers
for the fund are seeking every avail
able shilling. It is expected that
the returns will exceed half , a bil
lion pounds, or over two billion dol
lars.
The half billion marks was re
ported to be reached at noon today.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—Because ar
rivals still continue fairly regular
and few British ships are reported
sunk, there is a gradual diminution
in the anxiety concerning the sub
marine scare. It is now being pro
posed to net the straits of Gibraltar,
according to present plans.
This would not mean that nets
would be strunk clean across, but
at certain intervals which would
practically prevent U boat passing
through either way.
BONE DRY LAW IS
PASSED IN OKLAHOMA
OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 16.
Oklahoma is to become bone dry.
The way of the other desert stater
is to be toiiowed and a man may
raise, but will have to quench his
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.
Rf. PASCOFF.
Ladles and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed
Cot. Lane's Way ahS Front Street
Oklahoma thirst in aqua pura. To
day the bone dry bill passed the
senate and is now up to the Gover
nor. Some hopes are entertained
that the Governor may be undeter
red by what happened to other
gubernatorial magnates in other
states who vetoed similar laws, and
may also veto this one. It is held
around the capitol that this is very
improbable.
NOTICE.
The Miners Home Club will give
a Dance Saturday. February 17 at
9 p. m. The public is cordially in
vited. Admission 50c. Ladies free
COMMITTER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 16.—
Reports of scandal in Washington
are rampant. The latest is in con
nection with the use or misuse of a
letter used for political purposes.
This is the story that is going
the rounds. It is alleged that when
Delegate Wickersham was urging
that clause in the Alaska Dry bill
wherein the transference of the Al
aska Fund to the territorial treas
ury was sought to be obtained he
is said to have quoted approving
this step a letter from former Sec
retary of War Garrison. The War
Department shows a direct contra
diction of this original letter and
declared that the letter had been
altered.
Delegate Wiekersham emphatically
denies any knowledge of this and
Secretary Baker is skeptical. It is
alleged that Wiekersham complained
that he was being made responsible
for reports that Colonel Richardson
was slated to leaVe Alaska.
It is apparent to an outsider that
this is part of the old estrangement
between the delegate and the chief
of the road commission transferred
bodily to the capital.
It is reported here that Wicker
sham has got himself in bad with
the War Department over the mat
ter and that his stocks are below
par with Baker. If this is the case
it would not be the first time Wick
ersliam was in bad with officials.
FRISCO AGAIN HITS
LONE SAWDUST TRAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 16.—The
reform wave has struck this city
like a cyclone. Half the cafes which
enjoyed a nocturnal revenue from
dubious sources are deserted. The
cabarets are gone and gloom per
vades where but yesterday fun was
furious and merry making the gen
eral thing. The habituees have dis
appeared as if by magic.
The reason for all this long faced
business is that a vice campaign of
spme puritanic dimensions is now
raging. Barbara Coast Hie reformed,
transformed and reformed again, is
subjected to the attentions of the
vice crusaders. Nine hundred deni
zens of pleasure seeking haunts
have been ejected and there is an
evident anxiety to get out before
being engulfed in a net may land
some behind the bars.
Many of the cadets and white
slavers and others who made a law
less and doubtful living off the vice
that is now being assailed have al
ready fled lest they be arrested and
placed in positions where they could
not wander easily.
In police circles owing to the fact
that all kinds of things are being
hinted as to graft, there is no encl
of anxiety, and to make up for this
officers are going the limit to aid
the vice campaign on its way. Frisco
is being given a new coat of virtu
ous white paint. How long it will
last no one knows.
ALASKA BUREAU IS
PLANNING FOR TOUR
SEATTLE, Feb. 16.—The Alaska
bureau of the Chamber of Com
merce is working up elaborate de
tails for the celebration of the anni
versary of the Alaska purchase In
October next. They propose to hold
a great water carnival in Seattle.
An Alaska cruise is also planned
for this summer involving a cruise
around the coast a trip inland and
A
LOCAL ITEMS.
Rowe has to move the Julian
camp on Osborne to another loca
tion on the creek and teams will go
out today for preliminary work in
this line. By the way Julian has
written a letter to Tom Clerf where
in the former councilman is free to
deliver himself of some strong opi
nions on the support he received at
the last election from the people of
Nome.
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For Coal and General Delivery see
Erickson or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
• • • •
The miners on the submarine
beach have been quietly getting In
line on the new channel which was
first struck by Mebes and Co. There
are three feet of low grade dirt,
the best of it is not over three cents
on an average, and it is located in
gravel under a clay bank, the
gravel resting on true bed rock.
The pay, low grade as it is, is suffi
ciently extensive to warrant profit
able exploitation. Now not less than
six outfits are either lined up on
the pay or are sinking with a view
of doing so. The latest to join the
submariners is Anderson and Co.
who recently moved in from the Cy
rus Noble bench.
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Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Nexj; door to Segerstrom and
down the Yukon.
The cruise will start July 7th
and will have a special delegation
of eighteen congressmen and fifteen
senators, according to a resolution
urged by Senator Key Pittman.
These plans, it is hoped, will ma
ture and result in a big influx of
tourists to the country.
SEATTLE, Feb. 16.—Steamboat
men declare that Alaska will be the
Mecca of the tourists this coming
summer. With Europe closed to the
majority of the easterners there is
likely to be an invasion or Alaska
which will exceed anything so far
witnessed.
The railroads are freely adver
tising the scenic beauties of the
country and special trips are plan
ned to the land of the Midnight
Sun in Alaska.
The hotels and public places back:
east are being swamped with this
literature.
SECRET SERVICE MEN
ARREST CUBAN COPS
HAVANA, Cuba, Feb. 15.—Forty
police of this city, including five
inspectors and two prominent cap
tains were suddenly marched off to
the military jail in Moro Castle to
day charged with being members ot
a conspiracy to assassinate Presi
dent Menocal.
While this sudden activity in gov
HOW SHE KNEW
‘‘I’m sure that grocer of ours
gives us short weight”, said he. “No
he doesn’t,’ said ma. "His scales are
correct. I weighed myself on them
this morning and they showed that
I am twenty pounds lighter than 1
thought I was”.—Ex.—2 in 1 shoe
polish 10c., 3 in 1 machine oil 10c.
Match holder 10c. Hummer matches
5c. box. You save 6c. on 1 box/ot
matches, get that. We are not in
any trust, Matches 5c. box, Fels
naptha soap 4 for 26c. Lenox soap
6 for 25. Cube Sugar 2 lbs for 25c.
Jergens glycerine soap 3 bars for
26c., Ivory soap 4 for 25 c. Wash
boards single or double 50c.
C. W. LEWIS.
IMUmm.
eminent circles was sweeping the
police force similar action was taken
in the army. With hardly a mo
ment’s notice officers and regulars
who a minute before had been care
free and indifferently watching the
arrest of private citizens were sud
denly and promptly rounded up by
a strong force of soldiers and like
wise jailed to await court martial.
It is claimed that secret service
agents have detected a very exten
tise conspiracy against the govern
ment of President Menocal.
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BIG FIRE SALE AT HOLT’S.
Begining Monday, February 19,
Three Thousand dollars worth of
goods will be sold regardless of
values. All were new goods that
arrived last fall. Some goods only
slightly damaged by water. No goods
offered in this sale but new first
class. Goods must be sold. Bring
the Cash. No Goods charged at this
sale. Bargain tables. Good^
marked in plain figures. The chance
a life time. Ames Building.
Phone Main 90.