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VOL. I.
NOME, ALASKA. .MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917.
NO. 2187.
HOLLAND MAY NOW
FALL FOUL TEUTONS
ONDON*, Feb. 25.—It is believed
that Holland is about to break with
Germany. This seems inevitable.
Seven Dutch steamers were subma
rined in the Mediterraenan, making
a total of ten steamships on Satur
day.
LONDON, Feb. 25.—Holland is in
a rage over the sinkings of its ships
as Germany had agreed to protect
the Dutch steamers until Thursday,
March 1, and has now demanded
indemnity. The Amsterdam papers
are exceedingly bitter against Ger
many for this violation of its word.
LONDON, Feb. 25.—The Dutch
crews arriving here are non-com
mital. The sinkings on Saturday,
mainly in the Mediterranean to
talled thrity-four thousand tons.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—An extra
ordinary report is in circulation
here in German quarters, and is
repeated by usually well posted
Germans. This is to the effect that
on Saturday a German submarine
entered Falmouth, torpedoed a
dozen vessels at anchor and sank
the British steel cruiser Longhurst.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.—The
Cunard liner Orduna with one hund
red and ten passengers, eight of
which are American citizens and a
cargo of munitions for Liverpool
and the Canopic with passengers
for the Mediterranean sailed from
this port today.
GERARD ASKS IF
PAPERS GOOD AT SEA
MADRID. Feb. 25.—Ambassador
Gerard cabled Lansing Saturday in
quiring if Germany passports were
“good at sea”. He seeks Lansing to
confirm the recognition of the Ger
man passports and to establish
their unlimited validity or to pro
vide a convoy for Americans. It is
«aid that the Entente will prob
ably escort the Gerard steamer un
til it is met by a United States con
voy in Mid-Atlantic.
MADRID, Feb. 25.—It now de
velops that Berlin friends of the
American ambassador to Germany
quietly and secretly advised him to
remain in Europe for a “few
months” and then to insist upon as
surances of his safety or a naval
escort for the women and children
of his party.
Gerard has had an audience with
King Alfonso over the submarine
situation. The Spanish nation is
like all neutral sufferers greatly
angered against Germany.
LONDON,-Feb. 25.—It is said that
the Entente will willingly furnish ■
an escort for Ambassador Gerard
if so requested but pending that
will take no action.
BERLIN, Feb. 25.—It is an
nounced that two were saved out ot
one thousand on the Italian trans
port Minos.
LONDON, Feb. 25.—The war tax
in Germany has been increased
twenty per cent. The war costs to
all belligerents so far has been
seventy two billions with no sign
of decrease.
FOOD RIOTS TAX
ON SERIOUS TURN
NEW YORK. ret.. 25,—Real
bread riots which meant business
stirred New York on Saturday. At
sunset, five thousand women and
children charged the Waldorf
Astoria demanding food. Crying
“Open the Warehouses” and “our
children are starving”, the frantic
mob charged the big hotel demand
ing something to eat. A six footer
who was guest in the hotel was
beaten and he came to the conclu
sion that war had been declared.
Many were arrested and half a
dozen were more or less seriously
injured in a clash with a hundred
policemen who for some time were
helpless.
Autos were turned back by the
mobs which threatened death to the
occupants. The situation is very
serious.
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 25.—Fear
ing an impending riot for food four
trains with fifty cars of flour each
were rushed to Chicago, on the
urgent solicitation of the authorities
who are very uneasy, to relieve the
food situation.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—President
Marcham of the Illinois Central
flouts the idea that a car shortage
is responsible for the food situation
He said that the Entente owns the
food which has been purchased with
American money and stored in ware
houses waiting ships. The Belgian
relief commission is getting millions
of wheat, but America can’t hope
to feed the world.
MOONEY IS SENTENCED
CALMEST MAN COURT
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—De
nying him a new trial Judge Griffin
told the defendant Mooney here
yesterday that nothing which he
might say would withold sentence.
Mooney was the calmest man in
court, but his mother and sister
wept bitterly. He said that this
attack upon him is part of the open
shop fight by the Chamber of
Commerce.
Defense counsel Lawlor said that
they would free him yet.
George West, agent of the Indus
trial Relations Commission, which
has thoroughly investigated condi
tions from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific says that the conviction of
Mooney is a case of railroading
pure and simple as are all these
cases. xHe declared it to be the cul
mination of a conspiracy to kill
unionism by the United Railroads.
The United Railroads elected Fick
erc prosecuting attorney and they
were also Abe Ruef’s master. The
attack upon Weinberg could also be
traced to the United Railroads.
Weinberg was the leader of the
jitneyists whose increasing business
was lessening street car traffic re
ceopts.
After Mooney proclaimed his in
nocence and laid bare what he con
sidered to be the conspiracy to con
vict him, Judge Griffin sentenced
him to hang in San Quentin on May
17.
The defense is now considering
the Weinberg case although they
have not given up hopes of yet sav
ing Mooney.
THE PIONEER DANCE.
There will be a Dance at the
Pioneer Hall, Wednesday, Feb. 28th
adm. gents $1.00, ladies free. A
good time guaranteed all who attend
Dancing at 9.30 sharp. Refreshment.
FUNERAL IN STORM
FUNSTON LAIR REST
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—A
storm of deadly violence did noi
prevent many thousand attendi.:?
the funeral of the late General
Frederick Funston on Saturday.
“Fighting Fred” now rests on the
wind swept eminences of the Pre
sidio and thousands braved the. tor
rents and the terriiie gale which
drowned the lone trumpeter sound
ing “taps”. Traffic stopped and men
bared theis heads at 12. 1'! p. in.
for two minutes.
NAVY YARD IS
SCENE OF WORK
BERMERTON, Feb. 25.—The de
mand for skilled mechanics in the
Navy Yard for the first time in
years exceeds the supply. Two thou
sand are now employed and this
number could be -greatly increased
if the men were forthcoming. In
addition there is considerable de
mand for unskilled help.
The rush of work in the Navy
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front BL 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
W* do tks bast
! CLEANING
3 PRESSING
J" ALTERING *
fv. repairing
Ladies and Gentlemens Clothes.
yard is enormous, especially since
the break in the relations with Ger
many, shifts are working night and
day upon the department orders.
New construction on a scale hither
to undreamt of has been ordered
from Washington.
CARD OF THANKS.
The brother of the late Tony
Pelatich desires to thank the many
kind friends whose sympathetic
help'and kind acts on the occasion of
the death of Tony Pelatich wat
greatly appreciated in my bereave
ment.
THOMAS PELATICH.
Haycock, Alaska, Jan. 28, 1917.
JAP CRUISERS PUT
TU SEA FOR HOME
SEATTLE, Feg. 25.—Three Japan
ese cruisers which recently brought
ten millions in gold to Victoria,
passed out by Flattery today Sun
day.
The presence of these cruisers
gave rise to all kinds of reports as
to there being raiders in the Pa
ciflc. Efforts to get there reports
traced back to official sources have
proved useless, and for that reason
little stock is taken in the stories.
There are however all kinds of
alarmist reports in evidence to be
heard anywhere by anyone.
MANY WANT TAKE
OUT THEIR PAPERS
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—The rush ot
applications for citizenship has
broken all records. On Saturday
alone 25 were admitted to citizen
ship. It is believed that the anxiety
to escape any penalties in case ot
war has caused the unusual rush of
NEW DOPE.
CHICAGO, Feb. 25.—The Health
Commissioner issued an appeal to
"the people today which he thinks
will help out the food situation.
He asks the people of Chicago
to abstain from buying potatoes for
a considerable time and he says that
that In this way the price will be
very much lessened.
work.
The general feeling that war Is
only a matter now of a very short
time is the cause of these rushes to
the courts. The same condition is
reported from a number of widely
separated centers and the same rea
son appears to be assigned in each
instance.
The signs are that these will still
further increase.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
Bath Tubs in Nome.
GRACE LINER IS
ASHORE OFF PERU
LIMA, Peru L., Feb. 25.—A Cal
lao cablegram says that the Grace
Liner Cuco is ashore near that place
and has been abandoned. The liner
took half Its cargo from Puget
Sound and Seattle shippers will
lose heavily. There was no insur
ance carried owing to the very high
rates which under writers are ask
ing for all classes of maritime risks.
The Cuzco went ashore in a ter
rific storm which raged all along the
Peruvian coast on Saturday.
SHOCKING SCENE WHEN
WOMAN OURNS ON STREET
SEATTLE, Feb. 25.—A terrible
death was the fate of Josephine
Miller on Saturday night when this
LOCAL ITEMS.
There was quite a large attend
ance at the regular meeting of the
Nome Mine Workers Union on
Saturday night last and considerable
business in the interest of the
wealth producers of the country was
transacted. After the business
meeting the union went into social
session when refreshments of a de
lectable nature were served, every
one having a right good time. The
music and singing was greatly en
joyed by all present while John
Pohlner presided with a grace all
his own at the refreshment counter*
and deserves the thanks of the mem
bership for good work.
lady dashed into the street with her
clothing in a blaze. The woman
died in extreme agony in the hos
pital shortly afterwards. Miss Mil
ler was a fortune teller and it is
believed that her clothing came in
contact with a red hot stove start
ing the dress in flames. She was
burned in an indescribably shock
ing manner.
AT THE DREAM.
‘‘Miss Nobody From Nowhere”, a
clever Comedy drama in two acts,
and a very original screen adaption
of the Famous stage success “Incog
nito” featuring Warren Kerrington
in the principal role, these pictures
together with a roaring Comedy
will make an entertaining and in
tersting program. Tomorrow night
a picture thats all feature, “The
Corsair" in four parts Usual prices.