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VOL, i.
NOME, ALASKA. MONDYA, APRIL 2, 1917.
NO. 2217.
STATE OF WAR IS
SAID TO EXIST
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1.—
It is expected on next Monday that
Congress will declare that a state
of war exists, immediately after the
President has read his address.
In Washington, where a close ob
servation upon the public sentiment
is being kept, it is stated that a
wave of war sentiment is now
sweeping over the country.
This is explained by the press
agencies as due to the recent sink
ing of four merchantmen, with the
loss of many American lives.
The United Press report has it
that the receipt at and publication
by the White House of reporters ot
sinkings of additional ships without
warning, and the destruction ot
many Americans on these ships has
greatly intensified the bitter feeling
against Germany, and anti-German
demonstrations are being suppressed
with difficulty in several centers.
It is announced that practically
the decision which Congress will
reach in the matter of war has been
agreed upon, after conferences be
tween the leaders of the two par
ties, and an effort will be made to
make the action unanimous. This
latter will be the more likely now
as big pressure is being brought to
bear upon some of those who a few
weeks ago were inclined to be stead
fast in their opposition to any war
proposal.
Anything In the Hue of job work
WITHIN A WEEK
HAVE FULL STRENGTH
WASHINGTON D. C., April 1.—
Within a week the United States
government is expected to summon
the full national guards and naval
militia, recruiting the regulars up
to the full strength of seven hund
red thousand men and also half a
million volunteers.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1. —
The Navy Department has received
bids from fifty firms to build one
or more submarine chasers.
WASHINGTON, D. C. April 1.—
It is officially announced that depo
sits in postal savings banks by
foreigners will be subject to with
drawal at any time and the United
States government will not seize
these funds even in the event of
war and the depositors being sub
jects of any enemy power.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 1.—
The Department of Justice has in
structed five hundred thousand
employees to protect the nation
from acts of spies in the event of
war. Census experts are now work
ing on a list which is being pre
pared of technical experts who will
be prevented from being sacrificed
by service on the fighting line. These
will in turn be an advisory council
whereby the latest scientific dis
coveries will be utilized for the
benefit of the forces which may be
actively engaged.
The preparations in all depart
ments are progressing rapidly, but
what operations are actually plan
ned is not given out.
Now In the time to Subscribe.
SCENES ARE DRAMATIC
WHEN GILL IS ACQUITTED
SEATTLE, April 1.—Hi Gill,
mayor of this city, as well as Beck
ingham and the rest of the police
officials, was on Saturday acquitted
of the charge of graft and bribery
on every count.
The scenes in the closing minutes
of the Gill trial are to be described
as the most dramatic in the history
of the west and there can hardly be
any question as to the popularity
of the verdict. The jury, court at
taches and spectators wept as the
defendants were seen to be over
i come with joy at the acquittal from
the charges. Gill was himself de
lirious with joy and however calm
and self possessed he may have been
throughout the long ordeal he gave
way and thanked the jury in tones
broken with emotion could not be
concealed. He even kissed his law
partner in manifestation of his joy!
Gill said that he had no animosity
against anyone. He realized that
they who had prosecuted him had
been as much the victims of the
frame-up as himself and the co
defendants for doing their duty. He
said he could assure the jurymen
and the people that he would prose
cute the bootleggers now more vigor
ously than ever.
The verdict has received strong
approval as in the interest of the
city, although the opinion as to
guilt or innacence is about evenly
divided in the case. The papers
which have had Gill guilty and con
victed a dozen times over are now
trying to save their face.
FISHERIES COME THROUGH
BUT MINES DO NOT YET
JUNEAU, April 1.—The Terri
tory has now money to throw at
the birds and the Legislators are
just wondering how to spend it
wisely.
Within the last ten days the
sum of $350,000 hs been received
from the Fish canneries on their
production per centum.
These payments are due to the
fact that Attorney-General Grigsby
CARD OF THANKS.
Mrs. William Larson desires to
thank her friends and the commun
ity in general for their kindness ana
sympathy to her and daughter in
her sad bereavement.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
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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.
M. PASCOFF.
Ladies and Gent's Tailor does It all
well.
All work guaranteed
Car. Lane’s Way and Front Street
threatened suits without any further
delay in the payment of legitimate
taxes, as levied by the Territory.
The Territorial treasury has now
six hundred and twenty-five thou
sand dollars cash on hand in all
funds, and is in a most flourishing
financial condition. It is realized
that this money will he needed for
schools, roads and salaries and after
these are deducted the amount will
still be a handsome balance to the
good. The Kennicott mine, the
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We All orders, large or small.
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RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
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We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING ft
REPAIRING
Ladles and Gentlemens Clothes.
richest copper mine in the country
and one of the most profitable in
the world, so far has not paid a
cent into the treasury on its im
mense mining operations.
It is estimated that there is now
due one hundred and fifty thousand
from this company and Grigsby is
getting ready to compel them to do
so. Most of the other mine taxes
are also unpaid. It is understood a
number of solons have “instruc
tions” to repeal these taxes.
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One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
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W. 9. WILLIAMSON Pro*,
ALLIES BIG GAINS
ON WESTERN LINES
LOXDON, April 1.—Once again
the Entente forces have lunged
deep into the enemy lines after
literally ploughing a way through
the newly constructed lines of
trenches with tremendous high ex
plosive bombardment.
All day Friday, Saturday and this
forenoon. tne British guns using
high explosives shells from their
new and advantageously posted
positions deluged tne new lines ot
the Germans northeast of Peronne,
advancing the infantry to the attack
along a seven mile front about ten
o'clock.
Sir Douglas Haig reported the
greatest success, an advance and
capture of one mile wide strip ot
entrenched positions along the en
tire seven mile front and the taking
of five towns from the enemy. The
positions are all of them being
held. '
PARIS, April 1.—The French
War Office in an official communique
reports the recovery of all the lost
ground in the Champagne front.
The report concludes with the
general summary that “heavy sue
cessful fighting, particularly in the
Champagne district, is now being
:arried on. In Champagne the
Herman losses are particularly
heavy.
PARIS, April 1.—The last com
munique today reports that the
British forces are in full possession
sf a mile of extended German
trenches northeast of Peronnc ana
are still advancing. The artillery
is being moved to a more advanced
position. Heavy counter attacks ot
the Germans resulted only in fearful
losses.
PENFIELB IS CALLED
COME TO AMERICA
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 1.—
United States Ambassador Penfield
has been called to Washington by
the President.
This announcement created a sen
sation in diplomatic circles and it
■was expected that Ambassador Tar
nowski might be handed his papers.
The State Department however is
sues the explanatory statement
that Ambassador Penfield is being
recalled for the purpose of consul
tation with reference to matters
I =■
of state and incidentally in con
nection with war matters. There
is no immediate conception of re
calling the Ambassador or of sever
ing relations with Austro-Hungary.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1.—
On Saturday night President Wil
sn, admittedly as a relief from the
strain under which he is obviously
laboring attended a musical comedy
and apparently enjoyed himself.
Mrs. Wilson accompanied him. He
is showing signs of the enormous
suspense under which he has been
laboring for the past several weeks.
The President completed his mess
age some time last week as far as
its rough draft is concerned ana
again completed the final draft on
Saturday evening. It will recite
the necessity for action being taken
to defend American lives and pro
perty from persistent attacks by
the armed forces of nation.
SOLONS JUSTIFY WORK
WITH GALA PERFORMANCE
JUNEAU, March 30.—The legis
lature may not be making much
headway but it is at any rate hav
ing a good time. What with recep
tions, lunch parties and mining
camp junkettings they are passing
the time tolerably well.
They signalized the passage of
two bills which passed both Houses
making Lincoln’s birthday and
Seward’s day public holidays in the
territory on February 12 and March
30 respectively the occasion of a
big blow out.
The governor signed the bill at
a public reception tonight at the
executive mansion and there was a
big crowd present with pioneer
exercises and ball. The Governor
read the treaty with Russia by which
Alaska was purchased and the legis
lators forget in the mazes of the
dance the fact that they had real
legislature work to do and a month
had passed without anything being
done. The feature of the reception
was the sourdough lunch of “beans
and brown” which was served and
so Ions jn shallow tails said it was
just like old times when they got
their start first.
The failure to get through with
real legislative work is being com
mented upon but they seem to be
lieve that there is no hurry with
their work.
Nothing is heard of the general
eight hour law which the refer
endum demanded at the last elec
tion.
Let us estimate on your Joh Work
HEAVY FIGHTS REPORTED
ON EVERY GERMAN FRONT
BERLIN, April 1.—The General
Staff reports heavy general engage
ments on all fronts, the fighting be
ing somewhat even. While some
slight losses were incurred on the
west front in the clashes with the
British and French, the Entente
forces were defeated in the Carpa
thians and in Galicia.
BERLIN, April 1.—The Russian
offensive in Galicia, to divert the
attention from the weakness of the
PIONEER WOMEN.
A special meeting of the Pioneer
Women, Igloo No. 1, is hereby called
for Monday, April 2nd, at 8 o clock
P. M. in the Pioneer Hall. All
members are requested to be pre
sent. •
MARIE GRIMM, President.
CITY BATH HOUSE
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Russian positions north of Stanislau
were all of them repulsed, although
the Russisins in this section have
been reinforced and are again re
newing the attack.
BERLIN, April 1.—The heavy
snows still remaining in the higher
reaches of the Carpathians make
evolutions difficult, but the Rus
sian attacks were driven back with
large losses. The cannonading
started severe avalanches in the
Carpathian hills.
EXPLORER WILL LECTURE.
SEATTLE, March 30.—Explorer
Shackleton who is now in America
after succeeding in rescuing the ma
after succeding in rescuing the ma
rooned members of his expedition,
will arrive here with seven men, en
route to Canada, and is scheduled
for a lecture on April 15. The ex
plorer has collected an immense
amount of scientific data and also
has recovered a quantity of the
missing documents of the Scott polar
expedition. The thrilling experi
ences of the last Shackleton expedi
tion are unequalled in the annals
of Antarctic exploration literature.
PETROGRAD, April 1.—The provi
sional government of the Republic
of Russia has decreed the abolition
of capital punishment for any of
fense whatever. This absolution
dissolves the capital nature of trea
son. In addition the members or
the government declare that the
law will be applicable to those poli
tical offenders now under arrest, un
less such as are subject to martial
law for acting in the capacity ot
German or Austrian spies. They
will have to submit to the orders
of a military tribunal.
SHOW GAIN. * l
TACOMA, April 1.—The Rank
clearing for this city during the first
quarter showed a gain of thirty per
cent.
VACATES MANSION.
OLYMPIA, April 1.—Governor
Lister has vacated the executive
mansion and is now residing in an
apartment house. This action is
said to be due to the alleged extra
vagance which subjected Lister to
considerable -criticism from the le
gislature.