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VOL. I,
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1917.
NO. 2155.
SINKING IS CREDITED MOEWE
CASE BEGINS AGAINST MOONEY
SAYS RAIDER NO
DOUBT FORMER SHIP
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. IS.—It
is here considered almost certain
that the German raider preying
upon the Allied shipping is without
any sort of question the Moewe
\yhich has been duplicating its last
year’s success. The description of
the vessel and the methods of proce
dure indicate that this is so. Ad
vices received today show that at
Pernambuco all the stories agree
that the ship is the Moewe.
PERNAMBUCO, Jan. 18.—The
American consular authorities here
are preparing statements from Am
erican members of crews which were
sunk by the German raider.
The American consul has been
pretty busy assisting the stranded
foreign and American members of
these crews.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. IS.—An
evening dispatch says that advices
have been received from Pernam
buco that the German raider landed
several members of American and
foreign crews. Details are lacking.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-—-It is esti
mated that the losses incurred in
the sinking of the Allied shipping
amounts to the enormous sum ot
twenty million dollars or over four
million pound sterling.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—A visit
from another German U boat is ex
pected as the boat has been seen
by several steamers which arrived
here today off the Virginia coast.
ARMY AND WAR MEN
ANNOUNCE WITHDRAWAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—
While it is certain that the Pershing
expedition will soon be withdrawn
no date has been set.
Army and War Department offic
ials announced today that Pershing
and his force would be withdrawn
before March 1.
General Funston, according to
the War Department, has directed
the return home of the First, Second
and Third Kentucky regiments from
the border.
EL PASO, Jan. 18.—Commenting
upon the Pershing withdrawal be
fore March 1 a local paper, strongly
interventionist, intimates that much
may happen before that time. The
article deprecates the withdrawal of
the Pershing forces from Mexico
as well as the denuding of the bord
er of state troops. It is considered
to be playing right into the hands
of Mexicans who want trouble and
It is held that life along the border
will not be safe.
COLUMBUS, Jan. 18.—It is un
known whereabouts is Villa. The
man since his defeat by Murgia at
Parral has practically disappeared.
The defeat by Murguia of the ban
dit leader according to arrivals was
of the most convincing nature and
the rebel’s forces were all but de
molished as they were driven in de
moralized confusion from the field.
The fact that Murguia has practi
cally all the regular cavalry with
him is the reason why Villa was so
routed.
POWERFUL FLEET IS
SEARCHING FOR RAIDER
LONDON, Jan. 18.—A powerful
fleet of British and French warships
is said to be scouring the Atlantic
in the hope of discovering the Raid
er and destroying the steamer. It is
now known that these ships have
been at work on the case for some
time and have apprehended one
ship under German control and
without papers which was however
unarmed called the Vineta. The
ship was taken to a French port.
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LONDON, Jan. 18.—It is officially
admitted that a dozen ships were
lost to the successful German raider
Steamers returning from the West
Indies report that an unidentified
submarine encountered eight hund
red miles of the Virginia coast was
given a wide berth. Cables from
New York show that this U boat
which was encountered in the local
ity given by the steamers arriving
here, was also seen by ships which
reached the American port.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.—A British
consular attache declared that the
raider which has been doing such
effective work on Entente shipping
in the South atlantic is not the Ve
neta which was picked up on some
mysterious cruise by the Allied
SIX INDICTMENTS.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18.—Six indict
ments upon charges of graft, mal
feasance in office, non feasance i’ll
office, boodling and conspiracy to
defeat justice, to prevent the en
forcement of the law and taking
bribes for that end have been
returned by the Grand Jury, against
ex-Chief of Police Healey. The
same number of indictments havo
been returned against the colored
alderman, Oscar De Priest, who Is
described by the papers as Healey's
right hand man and aider and
abetter in his graft. When told or
dlctments against him, Healey re
fnsed to talk to reporters.
warships.
The attache says that the raider
is probably a merchantman outfitted
with guns and torpedoes in a Ger
man port which stole through the
North Sea. The advices received
all indicate that this is the case.
PLEASANT CARD SQCIAL.
The Miners Home Club held its
weekly card social and dance last
night. There were twenty tables set
for progressive whist and all filled.
At 10.30 ice cream and cake were
served with coffee, and dancing
then took place of cards. Among
the prize winners were Mrs. W.
Brown first among the ladies and
Mrs. Matt Hanson second. Donald
Frazier walked off with the honors
among the men, P. J. Ruane being
second. It was a delightful even
ing.
WANTS PICKETS ARRESTED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—
Congressman Emerson of Ohio re
lieved himself of strong utterances
against the suffragettes today, espe
cially the attitude of the women in
picketting the White House. He
termed such conduct as disorderly
and most disgraceful. It is an in
sult to Wilson, Emerson said and
the women who were brazen enough
to do it should be jailed. The
House paid little attention to Emer
son as far as any action is con
cerned, although he was applauded.
LAST JUROR TAKES
HIS PLACE IN BOX
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IS.—The
last juror was sworn late Wednes
day evening In the Mooney ease
and this morning the trial opened.
The ease for the prosecution
opens u*p an entirely different line
to that pursued in the Billings case
and is beside it altogether as far as
the statements made today by as
sistant prosecutor Cunha are con
cerned.
Attorney Cunha declared that the
government will prove that Mooney
Berk man and other members of the
Blast staff planned to stop pre
paredness and even threatened to
take Wilson’s life directly in the
columns of the "anarchistic Blast".
The court room was packed today
when Cunha began to speak. And
his statement shows that the facts ot
the trial were aduced by them since
the trials began as indicated by the
raid upon the Blast office and the
failure to attempt to apprehend
Berkman hitherto.
Berkman has been one of the
strongest supporters or a ploa for a
fair trial for Billings and the rest
who have been arrested, and accused
f'iekert crowd of being guilty of a
frame-up at the instance of large
employing interests to get Mooney
and others. Berkman was at no
time even mentioned hitherto as be
ing incriminated and the Cunha de
claration at today's trial was an
hour's sensation. It has served also
to focus nationwide attention upon
the trial.
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CAPITOL IS WORKED
UP OVER LEAK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 18.—'
The capitol is greatly stirred over
the leak probe which came to such
an abrupt ending on yesterday.
Today the excitement was throbb
ing anew when Postmaster Burle
son, often the messenger for the
administration to the capitol, visited
the Rules Committee for over an
hour and had an extended talk with
them over the leak probe. It is
understood that the members agreed
to the .utmost secrecy on the mat
ter.
Later in the day, the morning
excitement was added to when Soli
citor General Davis conferred With
the same committee being locked in
conference with them for even a
longer period.
The upshot of these conferences
can only be conjectured.
In the House there is talk of a
far reaching investigation which
will compel testimony without im
munity and which will also compel
the prosecution of those who are be
ing responsible for what is termed
a “monumental slander”.
Boston dispatches show Tom
Lawson returning and acting as if
the inquiry had been a complete
vindication of his charges. He did
not say so, but almost as much as
intimated that the inquiry is drop
ped for political reasons, and public
opinion may be necessary to force
the Congressmen to act.
Lawson said that he delivered the
goods and it is now up to the Con
gressmen. He is through.
ALLIES AMPLIFY NOTE
IN REPLY TO WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. IS.—
The Allies amplified their note in
reply to Wilson today.
Balfour sent to the British Am
assador a note which explains the
Entente desire for the restitution
of AlaSaee-Lorraine, the ejection of
the Turks from Europe and the
necessity of overcoming the German
military organization in order to se
cure peace in Europe of a perma
nent nature.
The original note mentioned these
essentials as a basis of peace, and
LOCAL ITEMS.
The pension monies for those en
titled to old age pensions under the
Territorial law, introduced by Sen
ator Aldrich, have been received by
Judge Frawley for disbursement
among those who are properly en
titled thereto. The amount is not
very high, but every little helps
these days of hardship and high
prices.
• * *
A subscriber asks the Worker
how it is that first class mail comes
every trip when the mail boats only
unload in Cordova once each week.
The Industrial Worker never did
pretend to elucidate the mysteries of
the Alaska mail service, but will
say if the mail boats just arrive
only so often as stated, a portion of
the first class mail is held back en
route. As long as it arrives some
time everyone ought to be satis
fied.
the note now succeeding is ampli
fying in detail these demands which
are explained by the Allies as the
specific terms which must be fun
damental to a peace conference.
Why the Allies should now want
to further explain their note is not
generally known although the terms
are regarded in diplomatic quarters
as impossible on every side.
BERLIN. Via Sayville. Jan. IS.—
The German press is excited to re
newed impatience and irritation by
the further explanations sent to the
United States by the Allies amplify
ing their original reply to Wilson.
Yet it is recognized that the Allies
GERARI) OFFERS RESIGN.
LONDON, Jan. 18.—An Amster
dam dispatch says that Gerard is
greatly provoked by the official no
tice w'hich was given a recent after
dinner speech when he spoke along
the lines of peace and toasted the
cordial lelations which then existed
between the United States and
Germany. Gerard, according to the
Dutch dispatch, says that he is will
ing to hand in his resignation im
mediately if Wilson as President of
the United States, disapproves of his
utterances. Gerard says they were
carefully weighed, were strictly
neutral and spoken with sincerity
and with the best intentions to his
own country and to all others. He
thinks it is a storm in a tea pot.
themselves have no such illusions
on the score of peace as to believe
that a solitary one of the demands
which they name as fundamental
will ever be accepted by the Central
Powers as long as they have men
to fight.
SON'S OK THE NORTH SOCIAL.
There will be a Social Dance at
the Sons of the North Hall, Satur
day evening and everybody is wel
come. A good and enjoyable timo
is promised to all who attend. Re
freshments will be served as usual.
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