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NOME. A LANKA. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1017.
NO. 2201
Famous Asiatic City Falls Before British Attack
BAGDAD
TURKS QTIT
LONDON, March 13.—The War
Office laconically announces that
the city of Bagdad has been cap
tured by the British, the Turks
sacking the city before abandoning
it to the British forces, but leaving
behind much ammunition.
Bagdad is the capital of the
Pashate of Bagdad which practically
comprises all of the Turkish posses
sions in Asia, and has been held
by the Turks since 1638 when Amu
rath the Fourth captured it from
the Persians.
Bagdad is situated for the most
part on the east bank of the Tigris
although a small suburb sits across
the west bank. It was founded by
the Mohametans in 1235 and has
always been a strojighold of either
one dr the other of leading Maho
medan sects. This is why the city
has been in former times the scene
of so many struggles between the
Turks and the Persians for posses
sion of the city. It was taken by
Soliman the Magnificent from the
Persians but was soon afterwards
re-captured by Shah Abbas the Great
I who held it until it fell to Sultan
Amurath in 1638 and has been in
Turkish hands ever since. Its pre
sent population 'is about a quarter
of a million due to modern irriga
tion of the desert plain in which
it is located on the river. In 1853
the popiilation due to .recurrent
plagues had dropped to fifty thou
sand, but modern trade, commerce
and its immense later development
had wonderfully enriched and en
peopled the city. Its capture by the
British is a heavy blow against
Turkish prestige in Asia.
NOT MADE RE
NEW YORK, March 13.—The
railroad managers are now playing
again for sympathy and claim that
they have made little preparation
to replace strikers upon their roads
That is contained in an evening
statement issued tonight.
It is believed that the strike
will be called on Saturday and
starting on the eastern roads will
spread to the western and southern
states involving two hundred and
fifty thousand miles of road and
four hundred thousand employees.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—
Railroad employes in a written state
ment submitted to the President
pledge themselves to Wilson to call
off the strike and to give the nation
united and • unswerving support
from every man in the event of war,
whether they believe the strike jus
tifiable or unjustifiable.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—
One thing alone can stop the strike
of the railroad men within a week,
although the exact date is not given
out, and that is a declaration of war
or a decision from the Supreme
Court upholding the constitutional
ity of the Adamson law. In the
latter event the brotherhoods
would remain at work while the
roads would be prosecuted for viol
ating the eight hour day standard
as provided by the Adamson bill.
The real crisis that the country
is facing is now relegating the inter
national situation somewhat into
the back ground.
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BE CONDUCTED HOLLAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—
It is announced that the Belgian
Telief work will probably be carried
on Horn Holland. It is pointed
out that ten million persons now
depend for life’s sustenance upon
America and this work must go on.
Twenty-two ships laden with grain
are now en route from America to
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“Three Rings and a Goat" is the
title on tonights installment at the
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greatest Comedy serial ever written.
A perfect hurricane of genuine
Tollicking humor. If you have never
seen Wallingford you have probably
heard of him. Come tonight and ac
quire the laughing habit. Each epi
sode a complete picture, featuring
Max Figman, Burr McIntosh and
tl^e beautiful Lolita Robertson. A
splendid entertainment. A Banner
show.
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Holland for Belgium, and it is
hoped that these will escape the U
boats. As far is is known none of
these ships are carrying arms. It is
not improbable that the only ships
which will carry arms will be those
which have'cleared for British or
other Entente ports.
NEW YORK, March 13.—An in
dustrial crisis nearly brought abou:
a suspension of overseas traffic to
day when the American seamen
threatened to strike and almost re
fused to board armed ships on ac
count of the very great risk they
consider they would have to under
go- ./
The threatened strike was averted
by the American seamen being pro
mised a bonus of fifty per cent upon
their wages and insurance against
accident and death in the war zone.
Shipping men believe that these
concessions will result in the labor
troubles being permanently avoided,
and will on the other hand be an
inducement for men to volunteer on
such crews. The high freight rates
now charged certainly warrant big
ger concessions.
GREAT TRIAL MAYOR -
GILL NO SENSATIONS
SEATTLE, March 11.—The trial
of Gill continues, but so far today
it was devoid of sensations. The
telephone operator In the Billingsley
apartments testified that he had
called up Gill’s home on Christmas
at two o’clock and a man had an
swered the phone call. He would not
swear that the voice he heard was
that of Gill.
Another witness who corroborat
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pressed.. Therefore you will feel
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Cor. Lane's Way and Front Street,
ed Billingsley to a certain extent
was J. H. Davis the proprietor of
the Washington Annex. Davis testi
fied that Billingsley took a big roll
of bills from the safe the same day
as that upon which he had alleged
he paid Gill four thousand dollars.
It Ip admitted however that the
testimony outside the evidence of
Billingsley is.not of a very damag
ing character an^U lacks connection
sufficient to sustain the statements
made by the bootlegger. Interest
does not fall in the case.
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HIGH RATIO UNDER
SEA BOATS SUNK
LONDON, March 13.—The British
Admiralty for the first time since
the U boat activites became so pro
nounced, issued a list of under sea
craft which have been sunk by the
Entente marine forces. The list
shows that sixty Teutonic subma
rines have been sunk between Jan
uary 1 and February 15, averaging
one and half a day.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 13.—
The report of the British as to the
operations against U boats show
that the risk of undersea craft is
high. It is announced un-officially
that when the U boats became active
in January the Teutons had over
five hundred under sea craft flying
the Austrian or German flag. It is
pointed out that if this ratio of
sinkings is maintained, the German
under sea fleet will soon be crippled
BERLIN, March 13.—The General
Staff announces the leading German
airman killed in the trial of a new
aeroplane which he had built him
self according to liis own designs.
BERLIN, March 13.—Lively fight
ing is reported on the Italian front
where the Austrian troops after con
siderable preparations are trying to
recapture the city of Goritz from
the Italians. It is reported that
an Italian aeroplane was brought
down by the German flyers who are
now aiding in the Austrian opera
tions in Istria.
Anything In the line of job work
LANSING SORE WITH
SWISS MINISTI
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—=
The official world is interested in the I
fact that all relations have practi
cally been severed between Lansing
and the Swiss Minister Herr Ritter
when the latter acts as the repre
sentative of Germany.
The pro-German activity of Ritter
has practically made him a persona
non grata to the United States gov
ernment and while there is no talk
of his being recalled, it is not im
possible such may be hinted to
Switzerland as to be welcomed by
the United States.
It is notorious here that Ritter
has called several times up6n Secre
tary Lansing with German notes,
but the Secretary of State has al
ways been “otherwise engaged”.
Friends of Ritter indicate that
the Swiss minster bitterly resents
these slights and has already com
plained to his government concern
ing them.
The matter is exciting much com
ment in diplomatic circles.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 13.—
President Wilson is still not access
ible to visitors upon the orders of
Dr. Grayson. He is now according
to the Grayson statement, issued
this evening, said to be improving
and will soon be able to sit up in
his room.
Today’s admissions while showing
that Wilson is out of danger reveal
for the first time that his illness
was really very serious.
Now In the time to Snbncrlbe.
DEADLOCK IN JUNEAU
JUNEAU, March 13.—The Senate
to noon today was still deadlocked
over its presidency. And there was
no sign that they would break away.
The “rest” say that it is a matter
of spite work on the part of the
Wick followers and the Wick fol
LOCAL ITEMS.
The time is now approaching when
the limit for recording proofs of
labor will be reached, and as the re
cording of such is mandatory under
the Alaska mining law miners ought
to see that their work is filed and
so beyond any litigating doubt.
They have ninety days after January
1 wherein to file their records of
profs of labor.
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It is now stated to the Worker
that two parties are looking up loca
tions for a new motion picture
theater in Nome. One of these ad
mitted in confidence that he had
been investigating the situation with
a view of discovering a suitable lo
cation, but that it was not easy to
find. When the promoter of an
other show expected to start up,
the party in question could not di
vulge, “until he heard from his
partner outside”.
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ATTENTION PIONEERS
Pioneers and their lady friends
are invited to attend the Pioneers
Card Social tonight at 8:30 P. M.
at Pioneer Hall. All ladies are cor
dically invited to attend.
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CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING *
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Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
lowers say the same thing about the
others.
The Wickershamites have given
away in one particular that is that
their temporary chairman should be
the President.
The reason for this was because
the House 'would not recognize him
as such, and refused to mix up in
what they term a petty squabble.
The humorous part of it is that the
House is not Wickershamite by a
large majority, and hence is decided
ly against the action of the Wicker
shamites “in deadlocking the busi
ness”.
Fairly stated one side is as bad as
another without any doubt.
Bills were introduced in the House
providing a general property tax
rule for assessing mines. Burns
introduced a uniform school system
law and the re-enactment of the last,
session Snow amendment to the
eight hour underground law with a
correction to cover the Bunnell de
cision.
There will be no rush to put
through the eight hour day, and the
fine hand of a well known politician
is witnessable in many political ac
tivities.
It is too early to predict what will
be the results of this session, very
much as usual, it is, however, to be
supposed.
LOS ANGELES HAS BIG
FIRE DOWN TOWN
LOS ANGELES March 13.—This
city had a bigger down town fire than"
in years today when within buildings
in the heart of the business section
of the city it raged from early
morning to the middle of the after
LADY MARRIED CHAUFFEUR.
DENVER, March 13.—The upper
circles of Denver society are all
worked up over the trial of Mrs.
Stella Moore Smith who married
her chauffeur having secured a di
vorce from her former husband.
Mrs. Smith and her new husband
did not frt in at all and she finally
shot him. She is now facing trial
for murder. Her defense is that
she wai • subjected to unspeakable
abuse by Smith and he drove her to
kill him in self defense. The man
was killed on January i3. Mrs.
Smith is enormously wealthy and a
leader in the elite of social circles
at one time.
i noon. It was by tremendous effort
and splendid water service confined
to one block. Over a score of
firemen were overcome with fumes
and smoke in their efforts to control
the flames. Very fortunately no
high wind was blowing or otherwise
it would have been a very serious
matter.
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