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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1917,
NO. 2188.
LONDON, Feb 26.—The British
troops have again re-captured Kut
el-mara. The re-taking of Kut-el
mara is greatly heartening the Brit
ish people at this time when the war
is passing through its very darkest
period. It was at Kut-elmara that
General Townsend after a notable
defense was starved out in a memor
able siege of many months duration
and forced to surrender, while the
relief forces abandoned the expe
dition.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—The expedi
tion which now has taken Kut is
being conducted entirely with Anglo
Indian troops and Is under the im
mediate supervision of the Indian
office. The re-capture will help to
restore prestige to the British for
ces in the east which they have bad
ly needed since the defeat of the
first expedition.
The announcement is made that
the advance will continue.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—The re
capture of Kut-el-mara is a notable
achievement in view of the fact that
the Turkish forces have been great
ly strengthened in that section. Ex
perts however believe that Bagdad
being the main objective the Turks
may have withdrawn to that point
to later on inflict a crushing defeat
on the new expedition as was done
previously on General Townsend.
The lack of details sent out by
the British, however, baffles all effec
tive comment.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 26.—
An informal conference of Senate
and House leaders took place fol
lowing the address of President
Wilson to the joint session this
afternoon. The conference was
somewhat lengthy but it was engag
ed in discussing the ways and means
of carrying out the administration’s
desires in the matter which formed
the basis of his address.
Later in the afternoon, Congress
man Flood, Chairman of the House
Committee on Foreign Affairs, in-.
troduced a resolution granting the
President the power to arm mer
chant ships if this step was deemed
necessary and appropriating one
hundred million dollars for any
emergency that might arise or that
might have the approval of the Pre
sident.
Congressman Simeon D. Fess
of Ohio introduced a bill in the
House providing for an extra ses
sion. Fess is spokesman for the re
publican filibusters who have been
trying to force an extra session of
Congress upon the president despite
the opposition of the administra
tion leaders. 1
Fess intends to use the acute In
ternational crisis again as the basis
for the need of an extra session
and will possibly cause later some
interruption of business before the
close of the present term. The de
mocrats will resist this attempt un
less a real crisis develops between
now and the adjournment of Con
gress.
FIERCE STORMS STIR
THE SOUTH AND WEST
ATLANTA, Feb. 25.—The worst
storms that are recorded to have
swept through the states of Ala
bama, Mississippi and Georgia claim
an unnumbered total of dead be
cause of the fact that communica
tion is interrupted throughout these
states. Hundreds of injured and
probably as many killed outright
will have been the toll of a series
of tornadoes which levelled every
thing in their path as they traversed
these states. Fifteen in one village
in this state alone are recorded
killed while the list of injured is
“THE CORSAIR" AT THE DREAM.
A magnificent Pathe feature In
four parts. The most praised photi
play production in years. A story
of the China Seas. A romance of
the Orient, showing the Moorish
Chieftains and the fierce Malay
pirates in their native habitat. Des
perate frays for concealed treasure.
The capture of beautiful maidens
for the slave market. Voluptuous
women in Oriental dances, it fairly
pulses with mans primitive passions
and mad desires. The inner secrets
of the Harem exposed with reck
less and utter abandon. Desperate
fighting and sensational moments
from the first scene to the last. A
smashing picture such as comes but
seldom and endures—the usual
price of admission is charged. Dont
miss it.
CITY BATH HOUSE
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staggering. The property loss will
be simply immense.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 25.—
Northern California, southern Ore
gon have been in the grip of the
worst wind and rain storm in mans
years for the past forty-eight hours.
Pilots have refused to take steam
ers from the bay, wires have been
stripped from poles all over the
city and even poles were levelled.
Flying debris made walking a haz
zard. Street cars were lifted from
the tracks and hurled overturned
some distance. Many casualties are
reported and communication is very
much halted.
In the country telephone and te
legraph lines are down, high power
wires are smashed and the dam
age is enormous. Many boats are
overdue and some uneasiness is felt
over the situation.
The storm is moderating today.
DANIELS SAY NAVY
READY ANY CALL
WASHINGTON, D. C.P Feb. 26.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to
day announced that the United
States Navy was ready on call for
any emergency.
Furthermore he could report the
unusual fact that the recruiting for
the navy shows a big increase. In
WHAT YOU THINK OF THIS
TALK ABOUT WAR PRICES
Special Sale at HOLT’S.
During this week Holt will sell
at a uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short handled
shovels, square or round pointed:
take your choice, only0 25c. each
while they last. This special sale
will last only during the present
week. This is far below actual
costs.
HOI/TS CASH STORE.
Phone Main 00.
the month of January the average
increase was fourteen hundred and
the increase to date for the month
of February was seventeen hundred.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26.—
It is believed that he prospect oi
the navy seeing active service has
been the cause of the notable in
crease in the number of applicants
recruiting.
TIMBERING SHAFT.
Ben Gilette who located good pay
at the mouth of Center is now en
gaged in timbering his working
shaft. Thomas Kehoe, another
Center creek argonaut has crossed
Snake river and is now cleaning
out an old shaft on the right limit
of the river with a view to further
prospecting from that point.
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LONDON, Feb. 26.—Tlie Admiral
ty reports that British and German
destroyers on Sunday at midnight
come in contact on the North Sea.
The engagement was heavy. The
Admiralty reports that the British
ships were undamaged, but what in
jury was inflicted upon the Ger
mans is not known.
Berlin is silent on the matter.
BERLIN, Feb. 26.—During Jan
uary announces the German Admi
ralty, the Teuton U boats accounted
for one hundred and twenty-seven
ships of all classes having a com
bined tonnage of 365,000. The
February sinkings, it is claimed will
exceed this greatly.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—General Haig
reports continuous advances on the
Ancre with German retirement
steady back from Miraumont.
PARIS, Feb. 26.—Some engage
ments of a. desultory nature are
reported from the Verdun sector
where activities of a subordinate
type are reported.
BERLIN, Feb. 2G.—The General
Staff reports that eight Entente
airships, the majority of which were
British craft, were shot down on
Monday.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—The Admir
alty insists on cross channel traffic
being wholly unmolested since the
beginning of the month. Subma
rines have attempted to interfero
with it but without success.
Reports to the contrary are de
nied.
WILSON ASKS THE RIGHT
TO ARM SHIPS DEFENSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 26 —
When the news of the sinking of the
Laconia arrived and it became
mown that President Wilson had
arranged to address a joint session
of Congress for the right to make
use of force to protect the ships of
the nation, in the capitol it was be
lieved that some very grave step
was under way.
The President addressed the joint
session promptly at one o’clock
and appealed for authority to arm
LOCAL ITEMS.
Mebes and Co. have begun prepa
ratory work on a new shaft which
they will sink on their ground
where pay has been located. The
new shaft will make the pay more
accessible for extraction than would
it have been were operations carried
on from the original prospecting
shaft. A boiler and boiler house
yesterday were placer in position
for the work.
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Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
THERE’S A DIFFERENCE.
A visitor was being shown over a
big cotton mill by the proprietor,
who proudly displayed some of the
fabrics produced. Holding up a
piece of printed calico he said: Ex
cellent material, isn’t it? “It’s all
right”, said the visitor, “but you
can’t hold a candle to the goods we
turn out in my works!” “Same line”
asked the host somewhat offended.
“No”, replied the other; "ours is
gunpowder”.—Ex.—30-30 Remingg
ton high power rifles $20.00. 22
Savage 1915 model $14.60. Shoots
short Long or Long rifle caridges 22
Remington automatic $22.50. Spe
cial 22 Remington repeating rifle,
solid breech, hammerless take down
length 22 inches, weight 4 1-2 lbs.
shoots 22 short long and long rifle
catridges, magazine holds 15 short
12 long or 11 long rifle catridges.
Special this week $12.50.
O. W. LEWIS.
Delbars.
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. PASOOFF.
Ladies and Gent’s Tailor does it all
well.
All work guaranteed
Cor. Lane’s War and Front Street
merchant ships “and to use other .
means if necessary to protect Amur- !
ican shipping against submarines
and also to make an appropriation
to carry out the defense plans.
President Wilson made the direct j
statement that no war would be de
clared unless forced to take such
action by an overt act upon the part
of Germany.
In the course of his address Pre
sident Wilson cited many precedents
for arming American ships and for j
the country pursuing a course of j
“armed neutrality”. It is stated
this evening that the adminstration
has in mind an emergency bond is-:
sue which will be issued for de
fensive purposes.
WASHINGTON. D- C.. Feb. 26.—
It is impossible to realize the gen
eral feeling that the country is on
the threshold of momentous devel
opments, but this feeling was rather
accentuated than allayed by the
pacific but determined utterances of
the President. He was listened to
throughout without a single inter
ruption and the chamber and gal
leries were packed to the uttermost.
XoTis—All gal.s what raint giT
beaus must pay 5»t seats, HusKeu li
CITY FATHERS HOLD
THE REGULAR MEETING
All were present at the council
meeting last night when the Mayor
called it to order. The minutes of
the preceding meeting having been
ratified a communication was read
from the Nome Chamber of Com
merce asking that the city council
make the telegraph office time offi
cial city time, as the variance
caused delay to important messages.
No action was taken.
The Mayor stated that the Road
Commission received a dispatch
from Davison, Juneau, stating that a
telegram had been received by the
Empire stating that the Road Ap
propriation had been eliminated
from the appropriation bill, as a
, useless expense and urging that
chambers of commerce and the
mayors and council wire Senator
Chamberlain to have the same re
instated in the bill in the senate.
The mayor had wired to Chamber
lain accordingly and his action was
ratified by the Council.
The City Health Officer Dr. Chace
reported that an inspection of
bakeries and restaurants revealed
those places in a good sanitary con
dition.
The City Attorney deprecated the
impropriety of allowing a convicted
prisoner to roam the street at his
own sweet will and to sacchay into
the city hall to register while under
a jail sentence. This brought forth
a statement from the Mayor and
spirited defense of the perambula
tion of the prisoner from Rose.
The City Fire Department got its
weekly bill of the health
from Councilman M’Allister
needed of a larger size as the water
warming in the circulating tank
failed to effect its purpose, and re
sort was had to salt water for cool
ing which for some occult reason
interfered with the ignition of tlio
engine.
The special committee on the Ross
bill cut down the same by the sum
of $62.70 leaving a balance of
$1985.79 according to Mayor Mol
ler’s own calculation.
M'Allister urged that a man be
sent to Solomon to investigate the
weighing scales. The Mayor sug
gested the advisability of waiting.
The city was poor.
M’Allister said the need was
urgent. He was short weighed three
hundred pounds on a load of coal;
M’Allister said the Mayor knew he
was sometimes short himself. The
Mayor said yes, but it was always
made good. The matter was ad
justed by Councilman Ross who said
that he would be going down to
Solomon sometime next month and
the matter was left in his hands.
The matter of the bridge to the
Sandspit was brought up. Poteet
protested city poverty. Rose
thought that the Sandspitters who
paid their taxes were entitled to
some consideration. So did Burgh. '
M’Allister and Poteet were instruct
ed to look into the matter. The Ross
bill provoked a lengthy discussion
and evoked several orations upon
the part of the councilmen. Fin
ally the action of the members of
the council who had authorized the
change in the original plans was ra
tified and the bill ordered paid: one
thousand now and the balance in
sixty days. After discussing circu
lating pumps, tanks and the need
of same, the council adjourned.
For Coal and General Delivery see
Ericks041 or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
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