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NOME, AIiASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1016.
NO. 2137.
RUSSIANS REPORT A
VICTORY, DORRUDSCHA
RETROGRAD, Dec. 28.—The Rus
sians and the Allies are stubbornly
resisting the Teuton efforts to dis
lodge them from Dobrudscha. Afjer
a series of retirements before the
Teuton and Bulgar forces, the Rus
sians heavily countered Wednesday
afternoon and today, repulsing the
Teutons south of the Danube with
great loss west of Slavnoe.
Today for the first time the Rus
sians made use of the British tank
cars which beat back the Teutons,
inflicting tremendous losses. In to
day’s fighting in all Dobrudscha the
Teutons made one capture that of
Rakel village, while they were
driven back wect of Slavnoe and
compelled to evacuate four smaller
towns.
BERLIN, Dec. 28.—Wednesday
mornign says a Staats Zeitung report
brought a complete victory to the
Teuton’s in Rumania. Falkenhayn’s
ninth army captured three thousand.
The great Teutonic sweep is now
pushing the Russians beyond Rim
nikskarata on the Riminik river
which is a large tributary of the
Seret, and behind which the enemy
has its main defense lines erected.
The Russian desperate counters in
that section have been fruitless and
the enemy is still withdrawing.
The Russians are fighting more
stubbornly south of the Danube In
Dobrudscha where they have been
reinforced and where they are now
using the British tank cars in many
numbers.
AMERICANS NOW ON
SOUTH RIO GRANDE
EL PASO, Dec. 28.—War with
Mexico is expected to be only a mat
ter of days or even hours and the
situation on the border is electrical.
American sentries posted south of
the Rio Grande are hastily con
structing entrenchments so as to be
prepared for all eventualities. This
action is being taken following an
interchange of rifle fire between the
two countries.
It is reported here that the Mex
icans are preparing to cross the
river to invade American territory.
Only the machines of the 3rd
Kentucky regiment stopped the
Mexicans who were advancing and
firing upon the guardsmen.
Similarly, reports of restiveness
on both sides are being brought in
indicating quite au alarming state of
affairs.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
Senor Arrendondo denied point
blank this evening that there was a
word of truth in the special dispatch
published in a New York evening
paper that he had been recalled t >
Mexico. This dispatch in the estima
tion of the Ambassador is published
for the sake of inflaming the diffi
cult situation that has arisen be
tween the two countries.
NEW YORK, Dec. 28.— \ll re
ports agree that the situation in re
gard to Mexico is most grave and
that war with the Car ran :a guwrt
ment can easily become an accomp
lished fact. It is believed that a
brush on the borlir is ill that is
needed to start the ball rolling
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
REAL TEST CONTROL
COMES NEXT WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 2S.—
The real test of congressional con
trol will be seen next week when the
administration’s railroad program
will be presented. Labor will testify
next week on the proposition and
Wilson’s control of Congress will
then be seen. Labor has also to
testify before the Interstate Com
merce Commission which meets on
Tuesday.
It is an open secret that a big
fight has started against compulsory
arbitration anil it is a startling an
nouncement now made that the re
presentatives o£ the railroads and
the representatives of the brother
hoods are now meeting in confer
ence for the purpose of the creation
of a Federal Commission to settle
railroad disputes and dispose of
mooted questions.
The president of the Railroad
Trainmen, Lee, in an interview de
clared that he favored a commission
composed of eight members equally
divided between the brotherhoods
and the railroad companies as an
official court to adopt rules and ad
judicate upon all questions coming
between the employees and the rail
roads and the decision of the court
asking that the Adamson bill be de
clared invalid will be requested,
with everyone happy. The rest of
the railroad employees are likely to
interpose strong objections.
Anything in the line of job work
EXPERTS SAY ODESSA
GERMAN REAL OBJECTIVE
XiONDON, Dec. 28.—With the mi
litary critic of the Times leading,
the experts are almost a unit in
their opinion that Odessa is the
Mackenzen objective and not the
conquest of Rumania.
LONDON, Dec. 28.—It is believed
from a careful examination of re
ports from Vienna, Berlin, Sofia and
Petrograd that about seven eights
of Moldavia and a corner of Do
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brudscha are still intact Rumanian
soil.
Furious fighting is anticipated.
It is further pointed out that the
Russian internment back of the
Danube is an essential to the Ger
man campaign aganist the Entente
in Macedonia, and that for that
reason a terrific struggle can be
foreseen.
BERLIN, Dec. 28.—Bad weather
still continues in the east where a
heavy snow storm stopped the new
Teuton offensive in Volhynia.
PARIS, Dec. 28.—The fighting in
Macedonia has now owing to weath
er conditions degenerated into a
mere skirmish between the outposts
LONDON, Dec. 28.—The papers
are somewhat confused over the
re-appointment of General Joffre to
supreme command as Marshal Joffre,
even thought they are apparently
pleased by the re-appointment. It
is believed that the removal of the
general on the former occasion in
dicates that there was considerable
politics in the matter which would
have been far better absent.
Joffre’s inflexible determination
is the great asset of the French just
now and the attempt to retire it
from use, says the Chronicle, was in
the first place a collosal blunder.
Other papers make similar com
ment.
AID A GOOD CAUSE. ,
At the same time come and finish
the year right by doing with your
money at the same time having the
best time of the season. •
LAWSON TELLS GIANT
COUP ON STREET
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
There is no mistaking the fact that
the sensation of the day is a wire
from Tom Lawson to Congressman
Wood alleging that the tip from of
ficial Washington relative to the
Wilson peace note to the belliger
ents netted the fortunate ones on
the inside at least sixty millions fol
lowing their selling raid.
Lawson says that it was the great
est financial coup in the history ot
the street.
He says that next week’s tip is
likely to find a street prepared and
the clean-up will probably not be
so large.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
The scandal connected with the Wall
street stock manipulation and the
selling raid which was connected
with it, following an alleged advance
information received by the brokers,
is not going to die down if some of
the Congressmen have their way. It
was made evident today that poli
tical capital would be made of the
situation and resolutions calling for
an investigation have been prepared.
Lawson’s telegram to Wood is
made public pioperty and the mem*
bers are now bestirring themselvep
to secure an o/Itcial probe by tha
departments said to be involved.
Press reports say that such a probe
is being even now conducted.
See Darling and Dean for latest
Gasoline Stove for trail or can«i^
Something New. Investigate.
MEXICAN PROBLEM IS
GROWING VERY GRAVE
WASHINGTON, L l\. ~Jee. 2« —
Advance information received says
that Carranza has refused to accept
the protocol formulated by the
peScV Commission.
This of course means a serious
administration crisis and the next
step will follow a conference with
Lane who is here now with his col
leagues of the commission.
A source close.to the commission
says that Villa will soon he recog
nized as a revolutionist and not as
a bandit with belligerent rights.
Cabrera arrived today with Car
ranza’s reply. As yesterday he is
non-committal.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
An official refuses to disclose the
Carranza suggestion embodied in his
report. He says however that the
report is very carefully worded so
as to prevent a cessation of negotia
tions and thus an undesirable dead
lock.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28—
After a short consultation with
Senor Arrendondo the De Facto
Mexican ambassador, Senor C.arbrea
delivered to the state department
the Carranza reply.
Every effort made by the press to
secure some information as to the
answer of the First Chief of Mexico
proved failures, the administration,
declining as yet to give out any in
formation whatever until the mat
ter had been considered at length.
WILL NOT PERMIT
ENTENTE GET OUT
WASHINGTON. D. I)i>o. ’S —
It is reported here that Germany
has named to Wilson congenially ten
tative terms, whatever that may be. i
It is positively stated that Germany
has no intention now of letting the
Entente slip out of a conference
without their showing their hands to
all the world. z
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
Bernstorff today gave a most opti
mistic interview to the Associated
Press wherein he foresaw a confer
ence between delegates of the belli
gerents and that the door would not
be closed on the peace proposals of
Germany.
A SPECIE OE MEXICAN MAN
AT THE DREAM TONIGHT.
This big production is mounted in
three feature acts, a very unusual
picture filmed since the disruption
in Mexico. It will give the specta
tor some idea of Mexican intrigue,
tact and diplomacy, showing how an
Emissary of President Diaz crossed
the Border to purchase munition of
war. A thrilling love story, connects
the unravelled ends and blossoms in
a manner that is truly romantic,
showing several terrific fight# and
the Mexican spy system. A roaring
VitagraphComedy entitled “Two &
Two’’ completes the extravagant
show.
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 War and Front Street.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 28.-—The
Berlin papers, usually extremely
bitter arid hostile towards Great
Britain, are abandoning these at
tacks and subtly hinting as the most
progressive of the nations involved
in the war England cannot evade
responsibility for its continuance
when an opportunity is afforded all
the nations of emerging .with honors
equal from the dreadful conflict.*On
the other hand they point to the
tremendous victories of Germany
showing that the nation is not only
unconquerable but actually is all
conquering.
LONDON, Dec. 2S.—The Entente
replies have finally been prepared
for signature and for transmission
to the Germans through the United
States. The reply is purely formal
and indicates the impossibility or
considering any such proposals
unless accompanied by specific terms
for acceptance or rejection. Tho
Entente will intimate that so far
nothing has occurred which could
make a peace conference be surely
productive of a settlement now,
more than at any other time and
fails to see any reason for wasting
time. *
EXPECT REPLY FROM
ENTENTE THIS WEEK
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 28.—
The State Department is confident
that the replies to the German pro
posals and the Wilson note will be
received before tfye end of the week.
The Powers, it is understood here,
jointly consftlered the reply to both
at the same time.
It is stated that each of the belli
gerents have agreed upon presenting
a reply to be couched in practically
the same terms and to contain ex
actly similar views.
There is considerable anxiety hero
in what the outcome of these inter
changes of opinion will be.
NEW TRIAL DENIED IN
CASE OF DAVID CAPLAN
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 28.—The
court was crowded today when Dave
Caplan, convicted In connection with
the Los Angeles Times explosion as
having aided in the conspiracy, came
up for a hearing before Judge Wood
in the matter of a new trial.
Judge Wood abruptly refused thfe
motion for a new trial and sentenced
Caplan to the maximifm sentence of
ten years in the penitentiary.
Caplan received his sentence un
moved apparently. There was no>
demonstration of any kind. ' Thta
concludes the Los Angeles Times ex
plosion cases, the cases against
Schmidt and Caplan being remark
able for conviction upon the slender
est of circumstantial evidence sup
ported by the professional testimony
of M’Manigal. Both men maintained
their complete Innocence through
out.
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