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VOL. I.
NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1916.
NO. 2124.
WILSON, LANSING REFUSE TALK PEACE TERMS
ENGLAND NOT MISLED
SAYS PRESS ARTICLE
LONDON, Deo. 13.-— tt a fore
gone conclusion tha: tl:a Ent’nte
will summarily reject all peace pro
posals. England is not misled says
the Times. The country will not be
lieve that Germany is weakening,
simply because it resorts to diploma
tic subterfuge, says the Post.
Germany is vigorously planning
to continue the war, says the Mail,
and Hindenberg has intimated that
drastic methods will follow the re
jection of the Teuton proposals.
The Express says it is a deep laid
plot to gain the support and sym
pathy of the neutrals, and to whom
the whole peace plan is played.
The Standard suggests that Ger
many possibly desires an armistce.
The Times concludes its comment
by remarking that the manifestoes
show that the Chancellor’s language
is unlike that of a belligerent gen
uinely seeking peace, abounding as
it does with vainglorious recital ot
achievements and loud boastings.
A general pessimism prevails with
no feeling that the proposal pre
sents a proper basis for negotiations.
The only statement that seems to
favor a reception of the proposals
for consideration is in the Chronicle
which says that the status quo ante
helium as these proposals unques
tionably are, should not be idly or
contemptuously rejected without due
consideration.
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PANIC WHELMS WALL
STREET ON WAR RARIES
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Today waa
Black Wednesday on Wall street
when the unexpected peace sensation
drove upon the speculators and the
tendency to dump war stocks could
not be denied. Bethlehem steel
smashed down 26 points and United
States Steel thirty. Trading waa
furious and the panic fearful. The
pressure was so great that the tick
ers everywhere were twenty minutes
behind sales which added to the con
fusion in and outside the stock Ex
change.
Millions were dropped in the space
of a minute while excited brokers
mopped their heads in a helpless
paroxysm of excited endeavor tc
stop the decline.
War babies were choked off in the
rush to sell and the only facetious
remark that was heard was that it
was financial infantile paralysis.
Munition stocks that 24 hours be
fore were beyond sales, were hurled
at any price in the market with noi
a single tendency of firmness showri
by any firm of extensive holders.
Eveh these were only to find buyers
when some desperate speculatoi
grabbed up stocks at a drop of one
hundred points
NEW YORK, Dec. 13.—Cotton
took a spectacular jump following
the report of the Teuton peace pro
posals.
It is now advanced $3.50 a bale.
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Wheat took
took a bad slump on the Board of
Trade today when the peace propo
sals got around. It dropped nine
points and closed weak and flutter
ing at 1.66 with very few buyers at
that.
The peace proposals are causing a
general financial panic.
JOFRE GETS JOB AS
CHIEF MILITARY ADVISER
PARIS, Dec. 13.—Premier Briand
announces that General Joffre has
been appointed Chief Advisor on mi
litary affairs to the Entente War
Council.
LONDON, Dec. 13.—Lloyd George
is better. He refused to discuss the
peace proposals intimating that Eng
land’s position remains the same al
though peace negotiations might
find some basis in a proposal eman
ating from the Teutons. His state
ment gives little hope.
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AMSTERDAM, Dec. 13.—It is
stated that the Kaiser has notified
his commanding generals that an
offer of peace had been made the
enemy. Its acceptance was uncer
tain, and until that moment arrived
when it was favorable received, they
would fight on.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 13.—Russia is
opposed now to any peace negotia
tions. Papers ridicule the Teuton
proposal. There is no effort made to
conceal the fact that peace propo
sals have been made or are the com
ments in the. press which are bitter
SONS OF THE NORTH
BASKET SOCIAL.
There will be a Basket Social at
the Sons of the North Hall, Satur
day night at 10 p. m.. All members
and their friends are cordially in
vited to attend. Sunday afternoon
at 4 o’clock there will be a business
meeting to which all members are
requested to attend.
COMMITTEE.
CITY HATH HOUSBt
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll
ing Hot).
M. O. SOLBHRG.
ly hostile to the Teutons censored
in any way.
The Novoe Vretnya, always strong
ly antagonistic to Pan-Germanism,
refers to Germany's self imposed
task as war-maker and peace maker,
and the vital necessity exists of re
moving this burden from that nation
for all time to come before any ser
ious consideration can be given
peace parleys. The strongest utter
ance is in the government organ
which says that all the Entente na
tions are fighting the war for very
existence, and Germany must know
by this time that no lesser stakes
are possible . at the dreadful game
that the Teutons initiated.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
Nick Butler gave a lease on No.
5 Specimen, better known as the
Summit bench on Dexter to Jack
CHORUS OF DERISION
FROM FRENCH PRESS
PARIS, Dee. 13.—A chorus of de
rision finds its way into the papers
with absolute unanimity at the Ger
man peace proposals.
Germany is seeking sympathy,
said the Temps.
The Matin says that the proposal
is all mere talk, and contains no
territorial, political or other condi
tions as a basis for discussion.
The device is declared to be too
ob’ ious, by the Gaulois.
All of Germany’s proposals which
are identical with those of the Bul
garians, Austrians and Turks, show
no decided or specific terms what
ever.
Peace terms are suggested, hut no
thing is definitely declared as to the
fate of any of the territory now
held. No annexation may mean any
thing or nothing, is the view un
questionably held here.
LONDON, Deo. 13.—The Teuton
proposals open the entire question
of the disposal of the conquered ter
ritories of Poland, Belgium, Servia
and Rumania to a general peace
conference with all rights of con
quest waived conditional upon such
an attitude being assumed by the
other powers. This is understood to
be the practical contents of the noto
but it is so vague that its acceptance
is doubtful.
NEUTRALS THINK GERMANS
MASTER-STROKE DIPLOMACY
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 13.—
The Neutral nations see in the Teu
ton proposals a master. stroke in
world polities upon the part of Ger
many.
It is admitted that it is a strong
bid for neutral sympathy which it
will be hard to off-set.
None the less, the general view is
that its acceptance is improbable.
That Russia will stand in the way is
beyond any doubting, if only be
cause of the doubtful points allowed
to overshadow the disposal of Po
land and upon which Russia Is sup
ersensitive.
Both Wilson and Lansing are
silent upon the matter and decline
to discuss the situation in any of its
phases. 'As it is not improbable that
the country may have to talie a lead
ing part in these negotiations, re
porters were warned not to attempt
to discuss any peace question with
either the president or the secretary
of state.
Bernstorff affects to believe that
the Teuton proposals are not such
as to prevent a basis for negotia
tions and does not think that the
French charge that they are not spe
cific enough tor such a purpose is
just. He points out that the Teu
tons are willing to abandon their
conquests to restore peace to Europe
It would be difficult to imagine any
thing more generous or any more
reasonable basis for peaceful nego
tiations.
GREEK CRISIS IMPROVED
RY THE PEACE PROPOSALS
ATHENS, Dec. 13.—It is admitted
here that the crisis which was grad
ually approaching and growing
more and more acute between the
Constantine government and the En
tente has been greatly improved by
the Teuton peace negotiations.
Formal refusal of the Allied de
Ohrem, Louis Erickson and partners
The lease was signed up yesterday
and ‘the lessees will lose no time
getting to work on this ground.
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Members of the Signal Corps are
anxiously awaiting news for one of
their members, a man named Free
man, who left St. Michaels for Nome
on December 4. On account of the
man Lawrence being missing, the
non-arrival of Freeman is occasion
ing some more concern than it
might otherwise as it would, in
other events, be, taken for granted
that he was travelling leisurely on
account of bad weather and heavy
trails. The men at St. Michaels had
figured that he should arrive in
Nome yesterday, but local signal
men made inquiries yesterday after
noon and ascertained that so far his
arrival had not been reported at So
lomon. As however the trails are
very heavy and the weather has
been far from ideal for speedy
mushing, it is likely that he* has
been detained en route at some of
the roadhouses when the storms
were at their worst.
mands have not been made and a
further delay will take place with
Admiral Du Fournet assenting, un
til he hears further from his gov
ernment. This latter statement is by
no means authoritative and the
Havas News Agency has an entirely
different opinion to report obtained
from the Admiral himself, who says
that his work continues where it is
until instructions to the contrary
are obtained. Du Fournet insists
that they are still at the high tide
of war, and that war policies will be
pursued regardless of any peace pro
posals.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 13.—The fight
ing in Rumania continues fiercely
with no regard to the weather con
ditions. The positions which were
regained by the Rumanians have
been successfully held notwithstand
ing all the efforts of reinforced Teu
tons to dislodge them. The Ruman
ians are being now re-organised all
along the front, and are preparing
to resist to the end. The Russian
weight south of Lemberg is begin
ning to tell upon the Teutons.
CHIEF CHITS JOB
UNDER FIRE. CHICAGO
CHICAGO, Dec. 12.—Chief of Po
lice Healey charged with graft sent
in his resignation to the Mayor to
day. t
The sensational charges which
have been preferred against Healey
have been public some time and also
have been brought against him be
fore the Grand Jury according to re
ports. According to another report
Healey was given the option of
Quitting his job or having the Grand
Jury probe the alleged charges of
graft.
Healy alleges that he is the victim
of a conspiracy which made him the
goat of a higher up and which cart
ers itself upon him in order to
Bhield those who feared that they
would be expoced by their political
enemies. This is taken to be a cov
ert reference to Mayor Thompson
.against whom similar charges were
made but which since have been
dropped.
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