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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 15)17.
NO. 2182.
LONDON, Feb. 19.—Bonar Law,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer in
the George government announces
today that seven hundred million
pounds sterling has been individ
ual subscribed for the government
war loan. This is wholly exclusive
of the banks contributions which
will bring up the total to over one
billion pounds, the most marvellous
subscription in the history of the
world. The rush to subscribe has
been something extraordinary and
the government announces that ovei
a quarter million applications had
j to remain unanswered.
LONDON'. Feb. 1 9.—The unex
■ pected success which has attended
i the government loan is being ac
! counted for by the press in various
ways. To subscribe five billion dol
j lars in so short a time is surprising
even the most expert of the financial
i authorities. The tribute to the un
impaired credit of the government
is recognized as extraordinarily
valuable.
PARIS, Feb. 19.—To say that
France is impressed by the British
war loan subscribed for in England
is understating the expressions of
astonishment appearing in the pa
pers. Notwithstanding the prodigi
ous expense of the war. the Matin
briefly says, it has left the country
no poorer, but with apparently
ample funds to carry on the strug
gle. The collection Is considered
to be a most extraordinary financial
feat.
ca;x the news nuarr. kear
THE WORKER.
LONDON', Feb. 19.—London news
l>apo* »ji f .uriJct a.'great bnlisn
drive on Miraumont where the great
gains now give the British the most
favorable position.
All the positions captured by the
British are dominating ones, con
sisting of hills and elevated rises
which were occupied by the Ger
mans. These should have been held
and that they were not is not ex
plained in the dispatches. The
casualty list published is small and
it is believed that the attack must
have been in the nature of a g-eat
surprise.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.—In a run
ning duel out of Bordeaux the ar
riving French freighter Guaynes
using a sixty-five millimeter gun re
ports sinking a German submarine
on January 22.
The battle lasted forty minutes
and occurred when the Guaynes was
one day out from Bordeaux.
LONDON,
Feb.
19.—Captain
MacDonough of the American !
schooner Lyman Law which was en
route to Palermo when sunk by a
U boat, filed an affidavit wherein !
he expressed the opinion that the
diver was a German. Lloyds reports
the British steamer Romsdalen sunk .
! yesterday and the British steamer
Iolo sunk today. Of the former
eleven of the crew are reported to ■
be missing. All were saved from the \
steamer Iolo. The sinkings slowly |
• diminish.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—
The debate on the Espionage Bill is
commencing to indicate a strong
line of opposition to the entire Wil
son foreign policy. Overman made
a somewhat strenuous defense of
tho measure, declaring that such a
bill was required to strengthen the
hands of the Departure of Justice
in protecting the nation against the
nefarious work of foreign spies. He
said that the United States Secret
LEAK PROBE REPORT SOON.
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WASHINGTON, D C., Feb. 19.— !
It is expected that the leak probe |
will be soon ready to report. No
thing sensational has been revealed
in the investigations.
AN ENJOYABLE LECTURE.
The Dream Theater was filled to
repletion to hear the lectures which
were delivered by Mrs. Darling and
Dr. Sharpe on the Hawaiian islands
and to enjoy the delightful musical
program which added zest to the
evening’s pleasure. A motion pic
ture put everyone in good humor
and the charming violin solo by
Miss Bertha Johnson was encored.
This was followed by a song from
Deakin of Fort Davis who was also
applauded. Mrs. Darling delivered a
very interesting talk upon the island
territory and spoke of the kind so
ciable and hospitable nature of the
people. After a song exquisitely ren
dered by Mrs. Polet Dr. Sharpe dis
cussed less pleasant phases of the is
lands. He spoke at length on the
leprosy that overshadowed it and
paid an eloquent tribute to Father
Damien.
Service agents had collected the
names of one hundred thousand
known spies in the United States,
and how many more had evaded
the authorities and concealed their
real avocation he could not under
take to determine. The number lie
said must be large.
Sanator Cummins in his second
speech against the bill declared
that some of the clauses were ob
vious evasions of the constitutional
rights of the citizens of the United
dtares, and some gross infringe
ments upon them.
f Senator Works was very fitter in
p.is attack upon the bill. Works
said that for a bill to be introduced
j like that in the republic of the
United States in the twentieth cen
tur> it wat a piece of nerve that
took one's breath away. Works
said that he had no doubt that the
Tzar would greatly envy Wilson
did Congress acting for the people
give him any such powers, and place
at his disposal any such a terrific
weapon as the bill proposed to do.
Notwithstanding these severe stric
tures the bill will pass.
LABOR ITEMS INTEREST
FROM VARIOUS SECTIONS
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 19.—Five
thousand workers are now out In
the sugar industry in Pennsylvania.
Longshoremen refused to handle
sugar. One more week will cause a
sugar famine. The workers demand
HINTS ON COMFORT.
To look well you must feel well.
Clothes help you to look well, if
they are made 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 end Front Street
five cents inert
EVERETT, l ot 19.—The trial of
the prisoners in connection with the
Verona battle will be held in Seat
tle March 5. Sheriff MacRae had
ten barrels of confiscated whiskey
and wine change while in his custo
dy to water. Grand Jury indict
ments of officers had the result of
granting change of venue. Gurley
Flynn and Caroline Lowe as well as
other speakers.are active throughout
the country for the defense. They
will have 74 separate murder trials,
the greatest labor trial In the his
tory of the country.
OLYMPIA, Feb. 19.—Yesterday
Senator Pamer introduced a bill
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—
A really serious situation is now
developing over tlie Yarrowdale
prisoners. It is announced that the
United States has sent a peremptory
demand for the release ot the Yar
ro vdale prisoners without any
further parleying. While no threats
are mentioned in this demand, \* is
unquestionably in the nature ot an
ultimatum and any refusal will be
in the nature of a defiance. It is
believed that this putting it up to
Germany will be more effective than
otherwise, and it is not thought pos
i sible that the Teuton power will
| persist' in ignoring the requests al
, ready made on this head.
It is a notorious fact that the
administration has become greatly
| angered by the determined ignoring
of the demand for the release of
these prisoners, and has determined
to waste no more time in notes, j
The situation should the German
government continue to ignore the
demand of the United States gov
ernment can develop only into war
and that very promptly.
WASHINGTON’, D. C.. Feb. 19.—
If there is not war between the
United States and Germany it wilt
tie because the fates have so decided
Every day makes the situation m ire
uncertain. The continued submarine
ings are now considered to be no
longei a menace due to the strenu
ous methods of the Allies, but there
aro so many questions arising which
indicate the need of diplomatic re
lations. that it is difficult to see how
they can end in an amicable under
standing between the two countri
PITTSBURG, Feb. 1?.—Not in the
history of industry in Xorth Amer
U a has a similar situation occurred
to that which now exists. The
freight paralysis is complete, due to
the car shortage.
Its result has been prompt enough.
The fires in forty furnaces have been
banked in plants which have orders
for months ahead, because of no
available means of moving freight.
Fifty thousand tons of badly needed
structural iron is piled in the yards
of the rairoads, but the car supply
is unable to do anything to relieve
the situation.
The chief cause of the paralycir,
is unquestionably due to the preli
minary scare in the Atlantic ports
when American and other neutral
shipping declined to sail on the ad
vice of the American government.
These days of delay threw hack
the entire system and cars unladen
filled miles and miles of trackage.
To add to this serious situation,
serious snow storms and intense frost
i have blocked a number of roads.
delaying thousands of cars net onh*
I reaching their destination but ■■
^ i.vg ptv/iiio11 > un'lAdeii unu re*
| turned.
| How long this situation may last
is unknown. Managers say that it
j only needed the few days blockade
I to effect an entire dislocation of the
i industrial system. The hope for re
I lief in the future is remote and
| with factories and plants closing
l down all over, the situation is
! serious.
HALIFAX, Feb. 19.—Ever since |
Friday, the Scandinavian American
liner Frederic VIII has been sub- j
jected to inspection. The inspec- j
tion is carried on within the port |
at night and outside the port by j
day. The work is thorough ^nd
exhausting. Every possible section
of the ships and the entire contents
of the cargo have been subjected
to a rigid scrutiny that overlooks
nothing. The Canadian Customs
announced this afternoon that the
inspection is practically completed.
During a good part of the inspec
tion, Count Bernstorff and party
have been watching the work of the
making advocating sabotage, syndi
calism and industrial unionism a
felony. This would destroy the ra
dical press in Washington state.
So far the A. F. of L. unions have
taken no hand in the matter.
COLUMBUS, N. M„ Feb. 19.—The
government project here has work
ers divided into jobs in the men's
dining hall with separate feed tables
and the caste lines are strictly drawn
All are charged the same price.
LOCKPORT, Feb. 10.—Unorga
nized workers called a big strike on
a construction project for a big
plant. They demand a higher scale.
Anything In the line of job work
inspectors ami every now and then
officers of the ship have requested
an attache to attend the inspectors
who asked questions concerning
some of the baggage shipment.
There was no friction in any way
and the ship’s officers, even while
chafing at the delay, say that at
Kirkwall they would have to go
through the same thing and they
prefer it as it is.
It is likely that the Frederic will
ret away tonight.
It is still uncertain whether tiie
liner which flies the Danish flag
will go to Christiania or to Copen
hagen. It was understood that the
route via Copenhagen was that re
quested by the ambassadorial party.
The final decision will probably be
made upon the high seas. Two Brit
ish fast cruisers arrived oft' the
port today, and sailed again after
signalling ashore.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
REPORTED TO HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 19.—
The Sundry Civil Expense bill is re
ported from the House Commitee
and includes ten and half millions
for the Alaska railroad, and other
Alaska amounts as follows: Care
of insane $70,000; Education of
Natives $200,000. Reindeer $5000.
Medical Relief $50,000. Game
$20,000. Suppression of the liquor
traffic $15,000. Public Buildings,
ANNIVERSARY FEAST.
The Pioneers of Alaska will do
themselves proud tonight when they
celebrate their aniversary with a
card social a dance and other en
tertainment.
TAKE PICTURE.
Drs. Heimlich and Sharpe took
an x-ray picture of the fractured
limb of Andrew Olson, yesterday at
eleven o’clock. The roentgen rays
revealed the break to be running
in an oblique fracture just above
the knee joint on the right leg.
Cordova, $35,000. Continuing
Mineral Surveys $100,000. Aids to
Navigation $60,000. Fisheries Ser
vice $75,000. Afognak and Yes LSav
hatchery stations $8,220. Patients
not indigent admitted to hospital
charged a nominal amount.
The Rivers and Harbors Bill
which includes an apropriatiou for
Snake river harbor at Nona stilt
hangs fire.
LISTER SIGNS.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 19.—
Governor Lister signed the bone dry
bill, today. It is effective June
10.
INJURED AT WINDLASS.
Otto Mills was brought to town
yesterday to the Holy Cross Hospital,
from Specimen. The injured miner
received a hurt while working on
the windlass with Ed. Gross. He
was resting easily.
Let us estimate on your Job Work