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NOME, ALASKA. ^MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1917.
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NO. 2175.
LONDON, Feb. 11.—The Teutons
are using every diplomatic resour
ce to keep peace between the United
States and Germany. The reports
coming in today indicate, that the
Central Powers will leave no stone
unturned to effect this.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—
The fact is admitted that Germany
and Austria seem more inclined to
placate America. London reports
that Austria is negotiating with Am
bassador Penfield to allow American
ships in the Mediterranean and
promises not to m•: ke an attack
upon them with U boats. Officials
believe that by this they will quiet
the United States until the failure
or success of the diver campaign is
assured beyond ny sort of perad
venture. . These submarining nego
tiations are to be continued until
they are definitely settled one way
or another, or the submarining is
stopped.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—
A report in circulation this morning
that Germany sent a note through
the Swiss Minister who is acting for
its interests to the United States to
day. This note, the rumor had it,
proposed to suspend the submarin
ing. This is probably false although
some confirmation was given this
sensational report by the fact that
the Swiss Minister conferred with
Polk in the absence of Lansing fron
Washington at Amherst college.
It is admitted that there is no
likelihood that there will be any
immediate crisis and that peace will
be maintained between the two
countries indefinitely although a
guess is very hazardous.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.
Speaking before the Amherst alumni
banquet on Saturday, Robert Lan
sing, Secretary of State discussed
the present crisis with a degree of
conservative caution and he threw
out hopes that after all there may
be nothing more serious occur than
the simple rupture In negotiations.
It was while referring to the sub
marining of the British Indian liner
Mantos which was sunk unwarned
off Fastnett on February 8th, and in
which sinking seven Lascar sailors
were lost and on board which an
American, Earl Rice, a former Am
herst student was ship's doctor,
Lansing expressed a hope that Am
erica wquld yet avoid entering the
conflict and believed that this was
not only possible but not unlikely if
the people exercised coolness and
self restraint. Now, said Lansing
is above all else the time for keep
ing cool and being self restrained
and he felt now as he had always
done that the destiny and the honor
of the nation was safe in the hands
of President Wilson. It was with
Wilson that every American now
should be and to him every help and
support be extended in this critical
time that it may pass over leaving
America unscathed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—The
press of this city is dubious about
the optimism of Secretary Lansing.
The World admits itself doubting
that even the most pacific-intention
ed Secretary of State will have some
difficulty controlling events which
have now got beyond him.
f«t us Mtimiit« on yonr Job Work
ALLIES PREPARE FOR A
GIANT SPRING OFFENSIVE
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—With the
censorship strict as to any war
news and very little of the details
of actual operations coining out to
indicate the extent of actual opera
tions, sufficient is reported to show
that the Entente allies are gather
ing strength for a tremendous effort
on some of the fronts, most prob
ably on the west.
Munitions which have been here
tofore shipped to Great Britain and
thence re-distributed are now being
ABRAHAM IJNCOLN ONCE SAID.
In law it is a good policy never to
plead what you need not, lest you
oblige yourself to prove what you
can not. Dont trump your partner’s
Ace. Chair sets, all sizes 25c each,
Brooms GO, 65 and 70c. Paper
plates 50c. hundred. Mop Stick 25c.
Stove Boards $1. to $2.50, Stove
pipe 20c. length. Dynamite Caps
(Dragon or x x x x) $1.75 box.
Plymouth Manila rope 25c. lbs.
Co)tton rope 40c. lbs. Wrapping
twine 35 to 60c. lbs. Dog Chains
^0. 25 and 50c. Burlap 20c. yd.
Drilling 2 yds for 25c. Sail cloth
20c. yd. 8 oz. duck 25c. yd., 10 oz.
Duck 3G in. wide 25c. yd., 11 oz.
Duck 40 in. wide 35c. yd. Amer
ican prints Calico 10c. yd.
C. W. LEWIS,
i , Delbars.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
Bptfa Tabs in None.
received at French ports since the
blockade was attempted by the
divers, and the routes have been
changed of steamers in mid ocean
by wireless relayed by warships.
This may have been done to de
ceive the divers but as provisions
for the troops, clothing and muni
tions of every description have been
dispatched direct to France, it is
probably in order that the big pre
parations may ncjt be hampered by
the U. boat warfare.
Fighting is admitted along the
Somme, in the Verdun sector and
south of Ypres but neither side
claims an important advantage by
reason of them. The lull is appar
ently continuing in Rumania.
Military experts believe that the
desperate U boat campaign is under
taken with the prime object of deal
ing the contemplated giant offensive
a deadly blow by the paralysis to
the ocean traffic especially in food
supplies.
German reports indicate that this
is so.
LANSING DENIES CHARGES
BERNSTORFF TREATMENT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—
Secretary. Lansing has formally, of
ficially and with considerable indig
nant asperity denied the charge that
Bernstorff was being held by the
United States government, that .his
correspondence was held' up and
that he could not communicate with
his government.
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Bernstorff has been free as air since
he got his passport. He has suffer
ed no interference with his work of
any kind, and he has been allowed
free and unhampered communica
tion with Germany. The official
German statement appearing in Ber
lin papers, to the contrary, is delibe
rately false and without any foun
dation whatever.
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OFFICIALS VERY SORE
OVER GERARD AFFAIR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 11.—
Officials ase well as others exhibit
the deepest resentment over the de
tention of Gerard. This is especially
ihe case because of the fact that
Hernstorff was shown every
courtesy.
BERLIN, Feb. 11.—Gerard paid
his final respects to von Hollweg
and Zimmermann today. They are
officially reported to have had an
hour’s amiable conversation, main
ly on political subjects.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. It.-—
It is announced that Gerard has
finally left Berlin this evening l'or
the Swiss border. The government
however admits that these are only
semi-official reports which are re
ceived from the German capital
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Count
von Bernstorff and the Countess
will sail on the Seandinavian-Am
erican liner Frederic Eight on
Tuesday next.
In the meantime the steamer in
the harbor is surrounded by a police
patrol to prevent any possibility of
any conspiracy against the person
of the German ambassador.
LONDON, Feb. 11.—The singular
situation now existing between the
United States and Germany and the
singular attempt of Germany t:>
hold the person of the American
ambassador is still being made the
Bubjeet of free comment in the
British press, all of it more or less
unfavorable to Germany. The Lon
don Press begins to believe than
there will be no war after all be
tween the two nations.
Anything In the line of job work
LINERS WONT SAIL
WITHOUT U. S. CONVOY
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—President
Franklin after discussing the situa
tion with his directors and officers
today made the announcement that
the American liners St. Louis and
St. Paul will not sail again for Eu
rope excepting under one condi
tion.
Franklin says that this condition
is that either the United States
government provide a naval convoy
for his ships or equip them with
guns- and trained gunners for de
fense against a U boat attack.
As the State Department refused
already to do anything of the kind,
refusing to take official cognizance
of the sinkings as warranting notice
or to give an official standing to
them, it is not likely that the liners
will be treated as intimated by the
president of the International Mer
cantile Marine.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Comment
upon President Franklin’s action in
the matter of detaining American
ships in port is confined mainly to
statements that it may possibly re
sult in bringing maters to a heart
more quickly than otherwise.
NEW YORK, Feb. 11.—Two
American ships left today from
this port for the war zone. They
are the steamers Rochester aiut
Orleans. Considerable shipping is
now tied up in American ports
waiting some definite action by tlio
United States government.
Anything in the line of job work
SINKING SHIPS SUBJECT
OF EXPERTS’ CALCULATIONS
WASHINGTON, D. C.,. Feb. 11.—
The operations of the German divers
are the subject of special calcula
tions by shipping experts who con
sider the plan in all its details.
Germany according to the Teuton
statement planned to sink one mil
LOCAL ITEMS,
The Chamber of Commerce held
an interesting meeting in the Igloo
yesterday afternoon with A. Polet,
the president, in the Chair. The mi
nutes of the preceding meeting were
approved as read by Secretary
Dean. The most important business
transacted was the appointment of a
committee to inquire into the advis
ability of closing the schools during
the month of January to economize
on heat and light and to better pro
tect the health of the children at
tending.
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Tobacco Store.
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The mail arrived yesterday after
noon and consisted of first and
second class matter. There was
about 445 pounds in the beach.
Postmaster Walsh says that mail
leaving today will make con
nections from Golovin for Haycock
leaving the latter point on February
15. A mail route has been estab
lished between Haycock and Golo
vin, leaving the latter place on
February 15, March 15, April 15,
and aMy 15. The mail for the out
side closes at five o’clock today and
it is therefore desirable that those
who wish to communicate with
Dime creek mail their matter today.
The trails are reported to be fairly
good with overflows on the lagoons.
lion ami half gross tonnage monthly,
or thirty three thousand tons daily.
The figures of both Germany and
Great Britain have been carefully
checked up and allowing for claims
and counter claims, the most that
has been sunk since Febraury first
is one hundred and sixty thousand
tons of all classes and national
ities.
The British share of this loss is
certainly close to one hundred
thousand tons, or just a third short
of the total which Germany set out
to accomplish. In addition the
last four days show a falling off in
sinking while the British arrivals
and clearances are showing a greater
increase than at any time during tlio
present month. According to the
Berlin official figures Great Britain's
available tonnage is eleven millions,
and at the present rate it will take
five years to successfully carry out
the sinkings which were planned.
The belief is spreading that the
U boats are themselves meeting with
difficulties for ships out df the war
zone describe the fast submarine
destroyers almost everywhere.
London papers challenge the cor
rectness of the recent German sink
ing reports but these doubts are not
considered in the American figures.
GOLDEN STATE LIMITED
WRECKS MILITARY TRUCK
EL PASO, Feb. 9.—The Golden
State Limited today struck a mili
tary auto truck which was laden
with soldiers. Two soldiers were in
stantly killed two were fatally in
jured and ten were injured mor*
or less seriously.
The passenger train at a level
crossing lifted the auto clean off the
track, completely wrecking it. The
NO SHOW AT THE
DREAM TONIGHT.
There will be no show at the
Dream tonight. Tuesday night “The
Flaming Sword” a five reel super
fecture starring Americas foremost
dramatic artists Miss Jane Grey and
Lionel Barrymore, one of the very
latest sucesses and recognised as a
finished fine arts production. A
Wonderplay.
accident, took place at a curve in the
track and where neither train nor
auto could be observed by each
other. Owing to a deep cut from
which the road emerges to the
crossing, the whistle was unheard
and the notice of the crossing not
heeded until the truck was square
in the path of the oncoming train.
LABOR INDIGNANT.
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11 —
Firmly convinced of the innocence
of Mooney labor circles in this city
are seething with indignation at
what is termed the effort to execute
on Innocent man, terming it a legal
murder.
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