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NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917.
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LOCAL ITEMS.
John Kutovic, one of the pioneer
quartz prospectors in this section of
the country, and who with his part
ners is identified with a large num
ber of lode claims, has returned
after doing considerable work upon
them during the past few months.
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Soft weather is making trails bad,
report freighters, and they have had
considerable trouble hauling re
cently owing to the sleds and teams
breaking through the trail crust.
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By the present appearance of the
weather the Solomon Derby is not
likely to be run on Saturday and the
committee in charge of the race
have intimated a postponement. The
race like the Marathon is to be run
under ideal weather conditions.
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Guy Mish, chairman or me i<‘b
Day commitee will appoint his fe
male and male assistants for the
Kennel Club tag day to be held on
the same day as that on which the
Solomon Derby is run.
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DON'T LIKE IT.
Arriving Kougarokers frankly do
not like the prospect of the Commis
sioner’s office being moved from Shel
ton to Taylor. They point out that
it is now located in a central posi
tion for all and if located at Taylor
it will be out of all phone commu
nication half the time. Mailed mat
ter for record they claim will have
to be sent up ar.d await the return
mail from Taylor but not so with
Shelton. It is understood that the
change is being made because ot
the prospective employment of the
Commissioner by the Alaska Bank
as bookeeper In the matter of the
business of the estate of the late
Conrad Freeding.
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Extraordinary Documents Are Sent
to Senate—Lays Bare the Plan
of Germany in Event of War...
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—
President Wilson played a trump
card in the Senate this morning, li
terally whipping republicans into
line when he presented to the For
eign Relations Committee for com
munication immediately to the Sen
ate, through the medium of the
State Department, the following let
ter which was intercepted in its
passage:
From von Zimmerman,
to von Eckhardt, Imperial
German Ambassador, Mex
ico City:—
BERLIN, Jan. 19.—
Upon February First, we
intend to begin submarin
ing warfare unrestricted
by any conditions hereto
fore sought to be imposed
upon the Imperial German
Government. In spite of
this we propose to endeav
or to keep neutral with
the United States. If this
attempt is not a success we
propose further an alliance
upon the following basis
with Mexico, namely:
We shall make war to
gether.
We shall give peace to
gether upon conditions mu
tally satisfactory to both
nations.
We shall give Mexico
general financial support.
We are willing to guar
antee that Mexico shall re
conquer in such peace terms
the lost territory of New
Mexico, Texas and Arizona
the detail's being left to
you for settlement.
You are instructed to in
form the President of Mex
ico of above in greatest
confidence, as soon as it is
certainly ascertained that
there will eventuate war
between the Imperial Ger
man Government and the
United States, and suggest
that the President of Mex
ico shall upon his own in
tiative communicate with
Japan, suggesting adher
ence to this plan, at the
same time volunteering on
your part mediation be
tween Germany and Japan.
Please call to the atten
tion of the President of
Mexico that the employ
ment of a ruthless subma
rine warfare will compel
England to make peace in
a few months; that Japan
* in return for an alliance
be conceded the islands of
the Phillipine archipelago,
Hawaii, Guam and such
other insular possessions
in the Pacific as are now
under the United States
dominion.”
Other documents merely explana
tory of this letter and affording
further light on the extraordinan
text were also furnished the Senate
Office and Residence of J. F
M’Allister, freighter and transfer
Elite Baths.. Phone Red 157.
LOCAL ITEMS.
John A. Wilson took the oath ot
office yesterday as Territorial Hoad
Commissioner for the Second Divi
sion, his election having been certi
fied to by the canvassing board.
Judge G. A. Adams administered the
oath.
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Our Unalakleet correspondent
sends the following interesting ac
count of the Shaktalik Fair:
‘‘The reindeer fair at Shaktolik
was attended by about four hundred
people, representing the elite from
St. Michaels, Indians from the
Yukon and Eskimos from the North,
South, East and West, while the
ruddy traces were well represented
by several different nationalities.
The events were similar to last
year. A friendly rivalry existed be
tween Lapps and Eskimos, the Eski
mos winning in most of the events,
but that was owing to the few Lapps
who competed compared to many
Eskimos; next fair the Lapps claim
it will be different.
Mrs. Clementsen won a blue rib
bon for the best pair of reindeer
gloves and reindeer harness exhi
bited; her deer also pulled the big
gest load 3,350 pounds. Many ar
tistic pieces of sewing were exhibit
ed, all mode from tanned reindeer
hide. The primitive method ot
starting fire by friction was illu
strated by two Eskimo women who
quickly from three pieces of wood
and a cord produced a spark which
was placed upon small shavings and
blown upon, almost instantly burst
ing into a flame. The festivities
were marred by but a single acci
dent, a boy about ten years playing
upon the ice fell and broke his leg.
Dr. Lamb, from Nulato who attend
ed the fair, set his leg and took him
to the Bureau’s hospital at Nulato.”
T. A. P.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—
Germany’s attempt to align Mexico
and Japan in a conspiracy against
the United States with which coun
try Germany was then on most
cordial footing has astounded Con
gress, but it has dumbfounded the
entire country. It has caused a
complete collapse of the pro-German
propaganda which was looming up
strongly for the past few days.
State Department officials inti
mate that the plans have failed and
they say that as far as known, the
Zimmerman letter which is authen
ticated and personally was
vouched for before the Senate today
by President Wilson, never has
reached Carranza, being intercepted.
Accordingly the terms contained
therein could never have been sent
to Japan. Facing a further delay
to measures of vital importance by
republicans who were anxious to
force an extra session, Wilson put it
over on Congress with a vengeance
when he ordered made public the
letter and other documents in the
possession of the State Department
at Washington. It is admitted that
they were in the possession of the
officials for some time, showing
Germany’s determination to use this
tremendous menace as a club over
America to keep her neutral and
to prevent the stand America has
taken under the ruth.ess suomarin
ing.
The sensation that is stirring the
country is extraordinary and not
since the Maine was blown up has
there been such a spontaneous
tbuiiiiion of feeling. in cities the
excitement is tremendous.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1 —
The Japanese Embassy here was the
scene of considerable excitement
'WHAT YOU THINK OP THIS
TALK ABOUT WAR PRICES.
Special Sale at HOLT’S.
Daring this week Holt will sell
at a uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short handled
shovels, square or round pointed,
lake your choice, only 25c. each
while they last. This special sale
will last only during the present
week. This is far below actual
costs.
HOLT’S CASH STORE.
Phone Main . 96.
reliable tailor shop.
Front St. S doors west of Alaska
We do the best
M CLEANING
H PRESSING
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REPAIRING
1 iHr and Gentlemans Clothes.
when the terms of the Zimmerman,
letter became known. Cables were
sent quickly to Japan, and replies
received upon cleared lines.
At noon today the Japanese Am
bassador issued a formal statement.
It pledges unfaltering friendship
for the United States, desires that
it shall be lasting, and positively
declares that under no possible cir
cumstances would or could Japan
accept such an invitation as is
couched in the underhand letter
of “the enemy of Japan” to its Mex
ican representative.
The repudiation is positive and
complete.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 1.—
The Mexican envoy sent a positive
denial to the State Department that
Mexico was in any way or mannei
connected with the German plot
against the integrity of the Unite*
States or any part of them,
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WASHINGTON, D. 0., March lv
It is understood that the State Do
pertinent Is insisting upon Mexlcc
giving the official can to all the Ger
man representatives who have been
identified in any way with the Zim
merman letter or the Bernstorff do
cuments which were submitted the
Senate today. This will be presented
to the Mexican government by the
United States representative. It has
been intimated that such a request
would be favorably considered by
Carranza to show his friendship for
the United States.
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well, if
they are mads 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
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street
Patronise the Nome Tailoring Co.
■ Why? . . Because they'do the best
work; and- are the only pioneei
i tailors la Nome. __ _
JUNEAU, March 1.—Notwith
standing the opinion of Attorney
General Grigsby that the Australian
Ballot Law was mandatory and that
the returns from Chogiung and
Nushugulak in the Third Division,
Utica in the Second and Bonnifield
in the Fourth Divisions were not
legal, the Canvassing Board today
voted to count all ballots and to
give certificate of election to Wick
ersham for delegate Corrigan for
representative of the second and
Murray representative of the third.
Strong and Davison voted “Aye”
and Pugh voted “No”, the latter
holding that the legal opinion of the
territorial attorney general should
be accepted by the board.
However the Canvassing Board
insisted upon pursuing the above
course in the face of this protest.
They have agreed not to issue the
final certificate of election until to
morrow and thus permit the initia
tion of injunction proceedings.
The official count announced by
the Canvassing Board is as follows:
Wickersham. .» .. •• 6490
Sulzer..
Wick’s plurality.
The general opinion is that the
election board passed the buck up to
the District Court for a restraining
order is being asked for by the Sul
zerites.
Now Is the tlrae to Subscribe
NATION WONDERS WHERE
AND HOW NOTE ODTAINED
NEW YORK, March 1.—How thn
United States government got pos
session of the Zimmerman letter is
now the subject of considerable dis
cussion, conjecture and rumor.
That the correspondence passed
through Bernstorff is practically ad
mitted, but how it came into the
possession of the State Department
the only obstacles.
The only Insurmountable obstacles
in the way of complete reformation
of humanity are human beings.
The Annalist.—Coat and Hat hang
ers 25c. doz., Ceiling Hooks 25c.
doz. Gilt upholstery nails 2 boxes
for 25c., Carpet tacks all sizes 6c.
box. M Sebath pearl top lamp
Chimney No. 1 20c., No. 2, 26c.
Bracket amps 75c., Stove bolts, all
sizes 15c. doz. 75c. doll buggy’s 45c.
"Think before you make promises
and then make it your business to
live up to them:’” No. 7 Diston saw
half price $1.50. Fels naptha soap
4 for 25c. Jergens violet glycerine
soap 3 for 25c. Ivory soap 4 for
25c. Hand sapolio 10c. or 3 for 25c.
Bonami 10c. Sapolio 10c. Fairy soaj
4 for 26c. _
O. W. LEWIS.
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is what is so mysterious. It has
been suggested that secret agents
in Mexico acquired possession of the
document, and other reports claim
that it came from the steamer Fre
deric in Halifax harbor. The latter
report has been denied.
No statement has come from Ber
lin as yet which would tend to cor
roborate the genuiness of the in
strument or the possibility of a
clever imposition on the American
government.
That all diplomatic and friendly
relations are impossible under the
circumstances is freely admitted
“THE MARINE MYSTERY”
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Two feature subjects will be
shown tonight at the Dream, the
first a thrilling detective story in
two parts, this production is alive
with dramatic possibilities and
fairly vibrates wtih heart throbling
adventure. The second subject is
also a two part feature picture, en
titled “Mrs. Van Denesters Dia
monds”, this picture is a Thanhouser
masterpiece of exceptional merit and
will be enjoyed by all lovers of
mystic and serious picture play. A
standard program.
even by newspapers heretofore not
very friendly to the Wilson policy
breaking off relations with Germany.
It is admitted that the situation is
extremely grave, but much will de
pend upon the outcome of interro
gations which are now being ad
dressed to the Carranza government
The protest of the Mexican envoy
has destroyed the reports of Mex
ican collusion which were published,
in interventionist papers.
For Coal and General Delivery see
Erickson or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
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GRANTED PENSION.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 27.—
Today the senate granted Mrs. Fun
ston, the widow of General Fred
! Funston, a pension of one hundred
a month for the rest of her life.
The house is expected to concur in
the passage of this special measure.
Yu Kin leeve coaTs, hats, anD
babys aT Klesele’s on SaT.
Clothing denned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next door to Begemtrom and'
Hagen’s. ___ --- * — I