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NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 16, 1016.
NO. 2126.
WICK BE PROBABLY
DELEGATE ONCE MORE
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 15.—Complete
returns of the Fourth Division with
only three precincts to be yet veri
fied, give a total vote as follows:
Sulzer 1691.
Wickersham 1679.
The News Miner figures for the
total divisions are as follows:
Sulzer 6432.
Wickersham 6423.
Four or five precincts have yet to
be heard from in the Third Division
where Wickersham has been picking
up strongly in every precinct re
ported so far, enabling him to gain
upon Sulzer’s big First Division
lead. Sulzer’s small plurality ot
nine may easily vanish before the
finals are all in.
This is conceded to be a record,
considering the vote cast, as a 'close
election.
The above dispatch was received
here after advices were sent Fair
banks as to the official totals with
the District Clerk, and eliminate the
Utica vote. As the Utica vote just
gives Wickersham nine plurality
over Sulzer, should it be sent into
Juneau and allowed, as matters now
stand and with an even break from
the Third Division precincts unheard
from, the count would be a tie»
SHOCKING CARNAGE WHEN
GERMANS ATTACK FRENCH
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The official
communique announces that forty
thousand picked German troops
from the best divisions strongly at
tacked the French at Lassigny, the
point on the western line nearest to
Paris probably for the purpose ot
impressing the French with local
successes when the Chancellor utter
ed his peace proposals in the Reichs
tag. The Germans opened fire with
-an intensive artillery bombardment
for many hours when they ordered
the attack.
The attack found the French un
surprised and prepared, and using
three inchers and machine guns the
assaulting waves were mowed down.
: Few of the attacking force escaped,
i The dead will number thirty thou
sand for the majority were killed,
yet every hospital in this city is
over-crowded with the wounded
since taken by the French.
The Germans stubbornly resisted
and so determined was the attack
that many actually reached the
trenches and before the machine
guns before they fell.
Some of the wounded were fear
fully stricken.
The attempt was the most serious
collapse to any German attacking
force of any dimensions within a,
year.
The mortality is commented upon,
the dead lying in wind rows .before
the French lines.
NOTE ARRIVES FROM
TEUTONS FOR WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 15.—
The German note arrived today,
and after Wilson considers its text,
he will immediately transmit the
same to the entente belligerents.
Great importance is attached to
the contents of the note.
The President is including in the
note the Pope's expression .of opin
ion regarding the proposal which
also was received.
It is admitted as correct, although
how the papers publishing the news
got the information is a mystery,
that Secretary M’Grew of the United
States Embassy at Berlin has ac
companied the note by a confidential
report of the utmost importance.
Wilson is not committing himself
WAR PATHE AT DREAM
SUNDAY NIGHT.
Tonights galascy of pictures in
cludes a strong spectacular drama
entitled “From the Lions Jaws” in
two parts, followed by a one reel
subject “A Mothers Influence”, also
an original comedy from the Selig
studios called “Cats”, a roaring
travesty that’s decidedly unicuie.
Sunday nigl^t, extra attraction, five
reels of the latest creations in mo
dern photoplay, “The Gray Horror”
ia three feature parts, a Lubln
masterpiece. This picture is supple
mented with a scream Comedy en
titled “His Wedding Day”, a Ford
sterling fun feast, one of the best in
its class. A War Special Pathe
Weekly showing scenes, and furious
action from all part of the War Zone
will also be shown. Clifford F. Dea
cin of New York City, will sing a
select solo Sunday night.. A big
show, an entertaining programme.
Something new in every picture.
WK CAN DO IT.
For1 first clam work aad pronpi
delivery pb >ne Mala 151 and the
People’s Steam Laundry will oil
get yoar laundry.
T. I. wnunnoi Prop.
I
although it is now known that the
details contained in the text are ra
dically different to the synopsis that
the newspapers on this side have
been publishing.
The Germans and their Allies
practically are willing to leave all
questions to arbitration of a peace
conference; they will evacuate Bel
gium under certain ^reserved condi
tions and will be willing to make
territorial exchanges “upon the
status of the nations at present in
the war”. It is pointed out that this
is very obscure, but for that reason
more hopeful for negotiations than
any more specific proposal. It
throws open for discussion all ques
tions involved.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Yesterday the principal topic ot
conversation was not the war, nor
yet the weather, nor even the Wild
Goose Heating plant. The matters
receiving attention were the assess
ments levied by the City Assessor.
W’hile here and there denunciation
gave emphasis to the policy advocat
ed by the assessor and the city at
torney, much praise was also freely
lavished upon these officials. Officials
who please everyone usually have
hymns sung over them and very nice
things are said by the preacher
while the audience walks around
and looks down at them as they lie
flat.
Point Barrow did not send any
returns. The U. S. Commissioner,
Richardson, at that point explains
that there were only five voters
there including the illiterate wife'
of a trader, and so although they
have the honor of having the larg
est voting precinct n the world, they
din’t want the honor of casting the
smallest vote. The voters felt they
didn't know a thing about'the candi
dates so didn’t see the necessity for
putting the government to the ex
pense of a vote being taken. The
hope was expressed that sometime
when the precinct was more develop
ed they might be able to cast a vote
proportionate to its size.
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CITY BATH HOUSH.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll*
lag Hot).
°* SOLBERO.
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.
DOVER SAD IRONS.
Strait strong handle heat retain
ing hard smooth round edges with
the cold handle that is included with
every set of these sad irons. You
take no chance of burning your
hands, every set consists of three
polished Irons, Asbestos stand, strait
strong handle and heat retaining
hood.. War prices $1.50 set.
Universal Thermo Cel Sad Iron,
electric, complete with flexible 8 ft.
electric cord, indestructible push
plug ^nd tubed separable attach
ment plug, weight 6 pounds, price
$3.25. Tungsten lights 25 and- 40
wat. Also the big 60, made in
Holland and it is a Dutch wonder
Get our prices on lights. We will
save you money.
C. W. LEWIS.
Del bars.
ARE yOU SEEKING A PATENT?
It so It will pay you to investigate
rates of the Industrial Worker on
publication ot application therefor
Bring your forfeiture notides to eh*
Industrial .Worker
MUM WARNS LAND
AGAINST PEACE PLOT
•
PARIS, Dec. 16.—According to
fuller reports Premier Briand in hia
speech keenly warned France to look
out and beware of the German peace
proposals, pointing to the general
German mobilization orders of men
and women issued since the propo
sals were first promulgated. He
pointed to the battle at Lassigny
which was delivered with all the
German might after the Teuton na
tions had affected to offer proposals
calculated to stop the war. Even
now, Briand said that the Germans
were rushing war preparations on a
bigger scale and he denounced the
peace proposals as merely the foil of
their sinister designs.
Briand asked for further enlarged
credits, recounted the victories on
the Verdun and Somme fronts and
said that now was no time to show
any hesitation or delay. He an
nounced further that the govern
ment planned a complete supression
of the liquor traffic in the country.
Briand received an ovation.
BERLIN, Dec. 15.—German papers
are watching with some amazement
the generally distrustful attitude of
the Allies to the peace proposals
and fear is expressed that it may be
difficult to prove against the in
fluence of the war-mad leaders to
the peoples that Germany and her
allies really wish for peace.
Now in the time to Suhncrily.
FIND WHEAR MAN WENT
ST. MICHAELS, Dee. 15.—The
Lawrence searching party returned
yesterday from Klickateriek and
with them were a couple of natives.
!%»y report that the latter lo
cated the spot where Lawrence
broke through the ice about four
miles off shore from Klckerterick.
The ' place showed signs of dogs
camped for a few days and the
tracks of sled and man, but no trace
of either could be found.
The searching party broke through
the ice after cutting a small section
but obtained no results.
Four of Lawrence dogs \v< re
brought in with the party from the
village where they had taken refuge.
The last one to arrive is badly frozen
and cut around its body as if it had
been pulling along some sharp point
for some time. The frozen dogs
were killed by the party.
Lawrence is now definitely given
up as lost having broken through
the ice. He worked for the Alaska
Lighterage and Commercial Co. last
j summer according to reports here,
and had two partners in N'ome.
The live dogs are being held h :r3.
The fourth dog showed up Wednes
day and was back tracked to this
spot off shore, the wind preventing
further search until Thursday, with
the results reported above. The
Lawrence camp on the ice was clear-’
ly seen and then no further trace in
the break.
SECOND EPISODE BOARD
OF EQUALIZATION SERIAL
There was a full house last night
listening to the famous Board of
Equalization serial, and numerous
parliamentary and unparliamentary
discussions pro and con (long on the
con) took place.
All the peace makers were present
including the stenographer and the
bull. After the minutes of the pre
ceding meeting had been read and
approved, Burgh moved that the
Murphy assessment be cut from
$7,000 to $5000. All voted yes ex
cept Ross who passed. Rose moved
that Seidenverg’s assessment be set
at $12,000 and this went the same
route as Murphy’s slump. Ross re
ported that another statesman and
himself visited the Fred Peterson
store and after looking around for a
little while they were no wiser in
regard to the actual amount of stock
Mr. Peterson had on hand. He
thought the Peterson stock taxed
rather highly and Peterson would
testify under oath that he did not
have $19,000 worth of goods pro
vided the other merchants would
perform same process of juration.
Mr. Peterson was not present at this
scene, but arrived in a later act, and
explained his position so well that
he had bis assessment reduced from
$19,000 to $9,000. Ross as usual
passing.
At this point Attorney O’Neill gave
some legal advice to the peace con
ference whereupon Comrade Wesley
stated that his colleague Burgh and
himself had interviewed Louis
Stadie in the Northern, the stock of
which had been assessed $1,500, but'
Mr. Stadie had no objection that it
be assessed at $2500 which was un
animously done forthwith by all
members of the board as well as by
the audience (the .reported includ
ed). Burgh then moved that the
Kristan assessment be reduced to
$6,500. Ross -objected and stated
that he was informed that Mr.
Kristan was offered $25,000 for his
itock, the day before yesterday. At
this point Mr. Kristan rose in haste
nnd very anxiously asked who was
the speculative gent made such a
proposal as Kristan would be eager
and anxious and willing and ready
to cinch that deal immediately.
Ross preserved the name as an in
violable state secret and thereupon
the Burgh motion carried, Ross vot
ing no.
M’Allister arose and asked in quite
a dignified manner that the G. P.
Goggin assessment be cut from $45,
000, to $35,000. Poteet objected in
sisting that it should be left at the
original sum, so Mac’s motion was
put and lost. A1 Orland complained
that he had been unjustly taxed in
personal and real estate. The Mayor
appointed a committee to investi
gate and report at next meeting.
Sol Lewis said that $S000 was an
unjust amount to tax the small
stock he was carrying. A commit
tee was appointed to investigate.
The Mayor called Mr. Polet and
asked if he was willing to swear
that he did not have the amount of
LOCAL ITEMS.
No Utica mine precinct votes hav
ing been received by the District
Court according to the tabulations
by the clerk the following are finally
elected. Senator: John Sundback;
Representatives: A. A. Allan, Nate
H. Coombs, Jas. P. Daly and T. M.
Reed. Reed leads Corrigan by six
votes, but if it happens that the
Utica returns have been sent into
the canvassing board at Juneau and
the vote allowed, Phil Corrigan will
lead Reed and therefore be seated.
The Utica returns are said to have
been mailed and ttieir disappearance
Is somewhat of a mystery. John A.
Wilson has been elected Territorial
Road Commissioner beyond any
doubt, and by a lead that can be
overcome by np means. - The Utica
vote will not affect his election one
way or another..
stock he was being assessed for. Mr.
Polet stated that he had nothing to
swear to; he just merely complained
that an unjust tax was being im
posed upon him. Thereupon it pas
sed that Polet’s assessment remain
at $40,000. Ross brought up the
question of the lighterage co’s coal
pile. Considerable discussion fol
lowed after which Ross made a mo
tion, to which he could not get a se
cond that the coal in the company’s
yard be assessed at the rate of $17,
instead of $12 per ton. Mr. Pol
lister enlightened the council and
the audience as to some matters per
taining to the company’s business.
The Board was evidently extremely
reluctant to interfere In the matter.
Communications were read from the
following persons objecting that
their taxes were too high. Ernst
Bros. D. E. Crowley, Darling and
Dean and A. Polet. Committees were
appointed to investigate, whereupon
Burgh slipped the order to retreat
until the third episode which takes
place tonight at 8 o’clock in the
city hall.
GIVEN AWAY FREE—FREE.
At HOLTS CASH STORE Xmas
week and price cut Glass or Silver
ware. Value $5.00 with every $25.00
Cush Purchase.. No Lottery. You
win here.
Holiday Suggestions.
A nice Rug.$26.00
A Sleep well Mattress .. .. $17.50
A Phonograph .. ....... $22.60
A pair best Coil Springs . . . $1250
A pair Hard-Wood Skies ... $12.60
A nice Range.$30.00
1 Rabit Robe, large .. .. $20.00
1 Rabit Robe, small.$8.50
Cut Glass.$2.50 to $15.00
Silverware.$1.00 to $5.00
Fancy Crockery and Glassware.
.TOYS, HOLLY XMAS CANDLES..
Anything & Everythng you can buy
AT HOLTS.
Anything In the line of job wort