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VOL •.
NOME. ALASKA FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1917.
NO. 2231).
CONSCRIPTION LAW NEXT WEEK
HAIG SAYS DEFEAT
GERMAN COMPLETE
LONDON, April 26.—Field Mar
shal Haig says that the German
defeat at Gavrelle was complete and
crushing. The German counter at
tacks instituted to stop the British
drive were the most vigorous that
have been at any time inaugurated |
on the west front. Germany suffer
ed appaling loses in trying to stop
the British drive by masses of hu
manity that were literally anihilat-!
ed.
The field of battle is strewn in all
directions wth dead and wounded
to a terrible extent. Thousands or
German wounded are being cared
for by the British who have occu
pied the German positions.
PARIS, April 26.—The powerful
and very violent German counter
attack around Cerny were all re
pulsed with bloody slaughter, re
ports General Nivelle and quoted in
the afternoon communique from the
ministry of war.
BERLIN, April 26.— An official
statement given out by the German
Grand General Staff says that the
violent attacks of the Allies on the
west front were all repulsed success
fully by the Germans while a num
ber of German counters were very
successful and resulted in the aims
of the general command being real
ized without any hitch.
WILL NOT COMMENT ON
MONGOLIA’S REPORTED FEAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26—
The State and Navy Departments
are skeptical in the matter of the
American liner Mongolia sinking
the German diver as was contained
in yesterday’s afternoon cabled re
ports from London. They decline
to comment upon this feat until
“proof is produced".
It was frankly admitted in the
Navy Department that some of
their experts were doubtful of the
Mongolia’s crew being able to de
termine positively at a distance of a
thousand yards whether the diver’s
periscope had been hit or not. Pow
erful glasses can only just disting
uish a periscope at that distance
under the most favorable conditions.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 26—
The Navy Department had advices
that the American schooner Percy
Birdsall was shelled and sunk
“while within the U boat zone.'.
Details as to the fate of the entire
crew are not officially to hand but
newspaper cables indicate that they
have all been rescued.
LONDON, April 26.—The reports
that the censorship on war news
will be lifted in the transmission of
messages to the United States is
quite unauthorized. The official
press Bureau is still issuing the
same guarded reports as ever. The
reports of submarine successes are
merely conjectural.
LOW RATES OFFERED
OY LARGE STEEL CO’S
NEW YORK, April 26.—The big
steel corporations have decided to
cut rates for the United States gov
ernment and today they offered to
perform the government work at
prices from 33 1-3 to 51 1-3 less
per cent on all their products.
While the best possible motive
has been put forward as the reason
for these reductions, the extensive
plans of the Secretary of the Navy
for government plants in lines
where the prices have been excessive
ly high, is held in well informed
circles to be the real reason for
this moderation in rates of these
powerful companies.
THE WHITE ROSETTE
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
This magnificent picture in five
reU will be shown at the Dream for
two nights only, Friday and Satur
day. No feature in present day
production can boast a more inten
sely interesting or a more visible
plot. The story is simply enchant
ing, and is framed and embelished
with every detail that goes with
modern spectacular feature photo
play. A De Luxe Exhibit, Usual
prices prevail.
NOTICE.
All Members of the Nome Mine
Workers’ Union are requested to at
tend the next meeting April 28,
for the purpose of discussing the
wage-scale for the coming summer.
ANDREW BECK.
L President.
JOHN A. WILSON,
j Secretary.
i
Practically all the big companies
are- in on these reduced rates, inde
pendents as well as the larger cor
porations.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26—
It is announced by the Department
that the government will utilize one
hundred millions now on deposit in
the postal savings banks to help
the farmers of the United States to
increase the production of food
stuffs.
Agricultural production will this
year be mobilized on a very exten
sive scale. It is intended that the
wheat production will be the great
est in years while the quantity of
live stock, poultry and other food
supplies will be raised to the high
est available margin.
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JUNEAU, April 26.—A grand
ball will be given by the members,
of the legislature tomorrow night,
the members and their wives are in
charge of the function.
The Senate today passed the bill
providing for cabins along the roads
and trails. It is now with the gov
ernor. The fallowing were also
passed: Bills providing for uniform
partnerships, hitting at the uncer
tain partnership laws now n vogue.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
We do the best
CLEANING
PRESSING
ALTERING A
REPAIRING
Ladies and Gentlemens Clothes.
relief fund bill providing for the
search for lost persons.
The Senate has now under con
sideration further amendments to
the compensation law.
The House passed the bill giving
sixty thousand dollars to establish
an agricultural college at Fair
banks. The federal government
gives sixty thousand to maintain the
college after buldlngs are erected,
the territory to maintain buildings,
heating and janitor costs etc. It
amounts to a cost in this of ten
thousand a year to the territory. It
was opposed because premature, the
vote being nine to seven.
The eight hour law for women in
many occupations passed. This in
cludes the canneries. An amend
ment to the juvenile court law was
passed providing allowance to others
without means of support for the
support of children placed in their
hands by guardians or others. This
is a substitute for Corrigan’s
widow’s pension bill.
A bill was passed amending the
municipal law giving the mayor the
right to vote in case of a tie, making
four councilman and mayor a
quorum, and five councilmen with
out a mayor a quorum also. This
goes into effect on July 1st next.
M. PASCOFF.
LADIES & GENTS TAILOR.
Your Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
HOUSE AND SENATE
AGREE LIMIT TALK
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26—
An agreement has been reached
whereby the House and Senate limit
the debate on the conscription bill
for every member in both houses.
Leaders assert that the conscrip
tion bill is sure to pass, the first ab
solutely confident statement made
upon this head by the supporters
of the measure since its being re
ported from the committees.
The administration leaders in the
House say that it is certain to pass
and to become a law early next
week, possibly sooner. The canvas
of the members of both houses
shows a clear and quite extensive
majority in favor its passasge. The
pressure brought to bear through
the press on this head has been tre
mendous.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 26
Senator Stone who was the leader
of the twelve famous filibusters
who held the legislation in sup
port of war measures which were
being taken at the close of last ses
sion, makes the announcement to
day that he will support the presi
dent’s plan of conscription when it
comes to a vote.
Stone has been the butt of bitter
attacks for his policy in the past
and there was some talk of remov
ing him from his chairmanship ot
the Foreign Relations Committee ot
the Senate.
CANCEL BLACKLIST IS
REPORT FROM BRITAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26—
A dispatch from London, England,
says that the British government
has authorized the cancellation ot
the blacklist which the Allied na
tions have been maintaining.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 26—
A cabled dispatch from Petrograd
filed by the American Ambassador
states that the threatened attacks
upon the American legation were
| trivial in the extreme and of no
' consequence.
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The administration is amazed at
the exaggerated version which
found publicity in the press.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 26—
It is announced that Elihu Root has
accepted the chairmanship of the
Russian commission to Russia and
to which he was named by Presi
dent Wilson.
It is now understood that this
commission has been appointed at
the request of the Entente leaders
and also because of the opinion,
which prevails in official and diplo
motic circles that the United States
could greatly aid in the establish
ment of a stable government in Rus
sia.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 2 6^
No explanation is as yet forthcom
ing as to the reason for the Rus
sian threats against the American,
legation in Petrograd. It is under
stood that a long cablegram was
received from the U. S. embassy in
Petrograd this evening.
GERMAN AGENTS SPAIN
EXCITE PRESS CRITICISM
(United Press Staff Correspondent)
PARIS, March 1.— (By mail) —
“A vast army of German agents en
gaged in surveillance of Spanish
ports and shipping” is condemned
by the* Spanish press and demands
made on the government to take
steps to get the spies out of the
country in papers arriving here to
day. German bomb plots and intri
gue in America are pointed to as
examples of what the Spanish gov
ernment is confronted with.
Since Spain’s refusal to openly
break with Germany as a protest
aganst the submarine blockade, the
Spanish press, except the German
ophile organs, is open in its criti
cism.
The objecting papers carry lengthy
and detailed revelations of the
methods of German agents working
in conjunction with the submarines.
El Liberal, the great newspaper ot
Madrid, leads in openly declaring
that no ship now leaves a Spanish
port before its description, cargo,
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
Owing to the raise of Laundry
Supplies, coal and oil, We the Laun
dry Mens Association, are compelled
to raise the price of laundry.
Peoples Laundry
Boston Laundry.
Yoe. Lee.
Ong Yong.
Lee Nuey.
Kelly’s Hand Laundry.
Possitively no rough Dry done.
This notce takes effect May 1st.
WE CAN DO IT.
For Brat class work ana prnn yi
delivery ph >ne Main W1 and tbs
People’s Steam Laundry »‘-H ell
and get four laundry.
W. J. WILLI AMMO» ,Pro»
searoute, speed, armament against
submarines, makeup of its crew ana
its destination is known to the sub
marines lying in wait off the Span
ish coast.
This information is transmitted to
the submarines by signals or by
wireless and it is so accurate that
a German agent can say to a ship
captain “your vessel will be sunk at
such and such a time.” ' And these
predictions are nearly always con
firmed by facts. Other vessels,
which pass the tests of the agents
are spared, the paper says.
STILL IX THE CLEAR.
SEATTLE, April 26.—Logan
Billingsley who breke jail and the
slayers of Mrs. Wehn and Rehfol
are still “somewhere at large”.
LEFT BIG WAD BEHIND.
—
ST. PAUL, April 26.—The estate
of the late railroad magnate, Jas.
J. Hill, was finally probated. It
amounts to fifty million, which, not
withstanding the testimony offered
in the Adamson bill consists in its
major portion of railroad securities.
The inheritance tax amounts to a
million and a half.
ATTENTION.
To all the Scandinavians who wish
to take part in the 17th of May
Celebration, please report at the
Sons of the North Hall Sunday,
April 20, at 3 P. M.