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VOL. I.
NOME. ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1916.
NO. 2094.
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CALIFORNIA IS CONCEDED WILSON
SOUTH AND WEST WIN OVER EASTERN VOTE
GREAT OUTSIDE FIGHT
PROVES A THRILLER
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SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—At
noon today Republican Chairman
Powell wires that he is confident of
a sixty-eight thousand majority in
California. This is the pivotal city.
At noon the count was Hughes for
the city 262,966, Wilson 252,993.
LOS ANGELES.—At noon today
six hundred and ninety three pre
cincts had been heard from, Hughes
61,300, Wilson 46,134.
ST. PAUL, Minn.—Wilson leading
at noon by 13,894.
SEATTLE,.—The Associated Press
corrects the Powell Frisco predic
tion to read from “six to eight thou
sand,” not sixty-eight thousand.
NEW YORK,—M’Cormick still
claims three hundred electoral
votes.
NEW YOR.—At noon unofficial
returns gave Wilson 256 and Hughes
238 electoral votes.
MILWAUKEE,—It is unofficially
announced that Berger and Gaylord,
socialists, for Congress have been
defeated.
SEATTLE,—George Conger, sec
retary of the Anti-Saloon league
Bays that he is officially informed
Michigan dry by forty thousand,
Nebraska thirty thousand, Montana
by fifteen thousand, Washington
defeated the amendments to the an
ti-saloon bill by a majority of four
to one. Approximately four hund
red thousand against it.
CHICAGO,—The Chicago Tribune
says that it is too close an election
to make any prediction. The Tri
bune says that it appears to be 258
for Wilson and 248 for Hughes.
Minnesota and California are in
doubt..
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8.—In
complete returns show Hughes leads
in state by ten thousand and is
gaining in southern sections.
•ST PAUL, Minn.—The News, an
independent paper, predicts that
Wilson will carry this state.
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NEW YORK,—Hughes watching
the noon returns is getting doubtful
for the first ime, of his own success.
California or Minnesota can elect
Wilson, only ten votes being needed.
CHEYENNE.—The republicans
concede Wyoming to Wilson.
NEW YORK.—Of seventy-six
congressional districts reported the
republicans gain nineteen in the
house. The democrat majority is five
Two N. Jersey districts are doubt
ful.
NEW YORK.—M’Cormick says
that Wilson can lose Minnesota and
California and still win.
FARGO.—At noon North Dakota
returned to the doubtful coumn
with the election close.
NEW YORK.—At noon New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Oregon,
were doubtful, Missouri and Mon
tana are democratic and dry.
CONCORD, N. H.—Democrats
claim the state by a thousand, re
publicans by six hundred. *
PORTLAND.—Both sides are con
fident.
ST PAUL.—Hughes lead is in
creasing owing to the rural cutting
the Wilson lead of the Twin Cities;
this is the first afternoon develop
ment.
NEW YORK.—An afternoon
statement says that the republicans
..
claim Minnesota, Oregon, New
Hampshire and California and a to
tal electoral vote of 277.
SAN FRANCISCO.—This after
noon Wilson leads by nine thousand.
ST PAUL.—First count this after
noon Wilson leads by eight thou
sand.
NEW YORK,—Three P. M. the
Democrats hired bands for a big
victory celebration. M’Adoo distri
buted brand new dimes among the
unterrified in rememberance of the
triumph. Senator Hollis and two
others inform M’Cormick that com
plete returns although unofficial in
sure Wilson’s election.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Wilson’s plur
ality in San Francisco county with
returns incomplete amounts to ten
thousand.
SAN FRANCISCO.—Hughes is
again gaining.
CHARLESTON, W Va.,—With the
votes half counted at noon. Hughes
lead by two thousand.
SEATTLE.—At three o’clock Wil
son’s Washington majority was
15,000.
DETROIT.—With half the returns
in Hughes lead approaching 30,000
and is growing.
PORTLAND.—Hughes lead in
Oregon 1762.
SALT LAKE.—Wilson has carried
the state by twenty thousand.
SIOUX FALL, S. D.—Fifteen
thousand Hughes plurality expected.
LONG BRANCH.—Wilson pleased
with the change in his favor, but
reserves judgment.
ANOTHER LINER SENT TO
BOTTOM ALL UNWARNED
LONDON, Nov. 8.—The liner Ara
bia has been sent to the bottom
and it is feared all on board are a
total loss.
LONDON, Nov. 8.—The British
Admiralty announces that the liner
Arabia was submarined without any
warning.
PARIS, Nov. 8.—The liner Ara
bia carried four hundred and thirty
seven passengers, a good number ot
DENIES REPORT.
' CLEVELAND, Nov. 8.—tW Sec
retary Baker intended to resign is
denied as an absurd canard.
Anything tn the line of Job work
whom were women and children. It,
is not known what proportion of
these were the subjects or citizens
of neutral nations. The passenger
lists are now being examined.
It is believed that all of the pas
sengers are safe.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 8.—
No official statement will be made
of the attitude of the United States
government as to the attack upon
the Arabia. It is pointed out that
all details received so far are very
scanty and incomplete. The State
Department has only the statement
of the Admiralty in London to the
effect that the liner was unwarned.
Feeling is quite acute over the
sinking, but the political situation
has now dwarfed all other news
into insignificance owing to the na
ture of the contest.
LOCAL ITEMS.
It is reported by a recent arriva
from Marshal that Fortuna Ledg<
should soon be in radio communiea
tion with Nome. According to this
statement shortly before the Work
er’s informant left Fortuna Ledge
it was stated that a wireless cutfi
was then on the way from the Idl
tarod and would be almost at once
put into commission after erecion
It was presumed, it was also stated
that the same company as that ope
rating the Iditarod radio would hav
charge of the operation of the radii
in Fortuna Ledge. If this story 1
correct some of these days the vote
WILSON IS NOW
APPARENTLY ELECTED
SEATTLE, Nov. 8.—LATEST
BULLETIN. WILSON CARRIES
CALIFORNIA. NEXT CONGRESS
WILL BE DEMOCRATIC.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—With four
more states assuredly Wilson his
election is now claimed by'Vance
M’Cormick as beyond the shadow ot
any question. He says that with
Minnesota and New Mexico indicated
safe Wilson is insured 271 electoral
votes regardless of California.
The states stand now for Wilson
are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas,
Colorado, California, Florida,
Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Ne
braska, Nevada, New Mejico, North
Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
Washington, and Wyoming or 27 9
electorial votes.
North Dakota is doubtful tonight
at ten o'clock Wilson’s lead was
reported to be dwindling in Minne
sota. Wilcox was still confident at
midnight that Hughes would pull
through. The democrats are de
manding a recount in New Hamp
shire. At ten o’clock Wilson's
northern lead was expected to carry
California. Hughes southern lead
being cut to two thousand. This
was a republican dispatch from the
Los Angeles Times and Perkins was
quoted as conceding California
1 shortly thereafter.
TEUTON LOSSES LARGE
AGAINST THE RUMANIANS
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BUCHAREST, Nov. 8.—It is offi
cially announced that the losses of
the Teutons in the Juil Valley wilt
be close to a division and a half,
forty thousand men approximately.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 8.—Turkish
i and Bulgar forces cut off from the
main line to the extent of the fifth
of a division were surrounded and
captured in Dobrudscha.
BERLIN, Nov. 8.—That a number
of Turks and Bulgars who refused
or failed to obey a retirement order
when the Mackenzen forces withdrew
to higher points were cut off is now
admitted. They were probably with
out ammunition, owing to their -fail
ure to retire, when they were cat
off.
BERLIN, Nov. 8.—The British of
fensive from Lesars to Goudecourt
was today repulsed in the Somme
sector.
SOFIA, Nov. 8.—The Entente*
forces are aggressive in Northern
Macedonia but the Bulgars have now
them all successfully witheld.
SALONIKI, Nov. 8.—There is a
Bulgar retirement north of Struma
reported today. Otherwise the situa
tion is unimportant.
LONDON, Nov. 8.—Heavy indeci
sive fighting continues on the
Somme.
WICK-GRIGSBY IS THE
INTERDiVISION RESULT
JUNEAU, Nov. 8.—Democrats re
luctantly concede that Wickersham
is re-elected with a very narrow
margin which may however be up
set if a large vote is cast in some
outlying precincts yet unheard of.
i The vote stood this evening for
I Wickersham 3G00, for Sulzer 2534.
I Grigsby has now a count of 2701
[and Schofield 1804. As there has
been a general tendency to increase
majorities for the delegate and for
Grigsby there is no reason to believe
that any very great change in the
relation of these figures will take
place.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 8.—Sutherland
with a strong vote in outlying sec
tions of the Fourth Division leads
over M’Gowan and is re-elected
senator.
ANCHORAGE, Nov. 8.—Complete
Anchorage returns are Wick 432,
Sulzer 339, Lewis 218, Grigsby re
ceived 585, Cobb 189, Schofield 86.
JUNEAU, Nov. 8.—As in other di
, visions the Drys carried the day in
) may be wirelessed through space
> bringing joy or sorrow to the hearts
j of this one or that who is still ex
j pectant.
the First. The eight hour day also
won by the same extraordinarily
large vote all the way through.
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JUNEAU, Nov. 8.— (Later) Lat
est returns indicate Sulzer and
Grigsby surely elected.
AMERICAN LINER CALLS
FOR HELP; SHELLED
LONDON, Nov. 8.—S. O. S. calls
from the American-Hawaiian liner
Columbian were received today. The
Columbian reports being shelled by
a submarine and helpless.
LONDON, Nov. 8.—It is reported
unofficially that the Columbian is
now under the British flag.
NEW YORK, Nov. 8.—There seems
to be some question as to the flag
which the Columbian is flying.
The report that it is being shelled
is creating some sensation as the
name of the line was indicative of
its being an American vessel. It is
stated in reliable quarters that this
boat is flying the British flag ana
has British register.
AMERICANS LEAVE CHIHUAHUA
EL PASO, Nov. 7.—Four Amer
icans remain in Chihuahua city even
after the reports of the massacre of
so many citizens of the United
States in the southern section of the
state. Others are fleeing to the
border in a panic over the Villatist
atrocities. The entire state is over
run with Villatists. The foreign
consuls have been re-assured that
Trevino is not intending to evacuate
Chihuahua is now officially con
firmed.
General Herero evacuated Parral
concentrating at Escalon to meet
other generals.
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