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NOME. ALASKA THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1917.
NO. 2220.
WAR RESOLUTION IS PASSED
UFOLLETTE AND
NORRIS FI6HT WAR
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 4.—
AT TEN O’CLOCK THE SENATE
PASSED THE FLOOD MARTIN
RESOLUTION . . DECLARING ..A
STATE OF WAR EXISTS WITH
GERMANY. THE VOTING WAS
85 FOR TO <i AGAINST.
WASHINGTON, D. 0., April 4 —
Robert Lafollette appeared in the
Senate this afternoon at tour o’clock
lor the first time today and shortly
afterwards began speaking against
the war resolution. He was not
subjected to the unseemly interrup
tions which characterized the re
ception of his opposition to the re
solution or the preceding day.
Stone and Vardanian also op
posed the resolution and will have
the floor to nine o'clock when it is
expected that a favorable vote will
be taken.
Today the feature of the debate
on the war declaration resolution
was the bitter denunciation by Sen
ator Norris, republican senator from
Nebraska, of the war resolution
and the war. He declared that
"‘this was a war of dollars not of
principles and we are ignominiously
putting the dollar sign on the Amer
ican flag’’.
Senator Reed who followed Nor
ris attacked him personally in turn
declaring that Norris’ utterance
‘‘took on a treasonable character”.
Reed’s speech in favor of the re
solution was an impassioned ap
peal for support of the resolution
and the war program.
While Stone and Vardanian are
opposing the resolution, they are
pledged in the event of its passage
to go to the utmost limits to prose
cute the war sucessfully in the
event of its being declared. They
reiterated this pledge in their oppo
sition to the resolution.
PEACE PACT WILL
BE NAMED SOON
LONDON, April 4.—Practically
all the Londan papers comment
upon the semi-official newspaper,
the Lokal Anzciger, forecast of a
“worth while peace offer” and take
it undoubtedly as serious. One
or two organs declare that the time
is ripe when Germany must realize
that peace bluffs are no longer to
be offered and the Central Powers
realize they must make great con
cessions.
That the German paper is inspired
in its declaration editorially is not
lor a minute doubted.
The general intimation of the
British press is that peace terms
which bring the termination of the
war within reasonable vision of the
nations are bound to get a re
spectful hearing from all. This is
regarded as quite a substantial hint
that genuine peace oilers would not
be rejected by any side.
Paris comment is to the same effect
and while Germany may still hold
out reluctant to make concessions:
of a practical nature, the recent
developments are not so encourag
ing that it will profit the Central
Powers to insist upon holding the
position of conquerors.
AMSTERDAM, April 4.—Reports
are now in circulation that Bul
garia is preparing to sue for a
separate peace. Berlin wires indi
cate that this is not impossible but
no reason is given for the action of
their valiant allies if correct.
Anything In the line of Job work
BELGIAN QUEEN SEES
POPE FOR ASSISTANCE
ROME, April 4.—Queen Elizabeth
of Belgium personally interviewed
Pope Bennedict in*the Vatican and
sought his aid upon behalf of the
Belgians who aie so oppressed by
the Germans.
The queen travelled to Rome in
cognito and is at present incog in
this city, although her presence
is a matter of common knowledge
On account of her incognito she will
not be recognized by the Quirinal
unless a desire to that effect is
expressed by her.
BARIS, April 4.— The German
government has summarily inter
dicted the publication of Wilson’s
message to the United States ( on
gress. By an official order its pub
lication is expressly prohibited and
thus cannot reach the people.
adventures of
J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD.
At the Dream tonight Burr
McIntosh and Max Figman Comed
ians of national reputation will be
shown in two complete feature Epi
sodes. J. Rufus Wallingford and
Blackie Daw, the gentlemen crooks
who are endeavoring to recover a
stolen fortune for the Warden girls,
gee a lttle of their own medicine in
'"A Stony Deal”, the eleventh epi
sode. “Buying A Bank With Bunk”
* isn’t pulled off in Jinkinsville be
cause of anythng particularly invit
ing about the town, but because it
harbors Benjamin F. Quirker, Pre
sident of the Jinkinsville Bank and
a member of the clique who have
stolen the fortunes of the Warden
girls. Friday night last episode of
the Adventures of J. Rufus Walling
ford. No show Saturday night on
Account of being Cabaret night.
French aviators are planning to fly
over Germany and to1 drop thou
sands of copies of the Wilson speech
which has been printed in German
for that purpose.
America’s action has been re
ceived here with intense, almost un
equalled, enthusiasm and American
flags are being waved all over the
city. The newspapers contain ex
tensive eulogies of the “great repub
lic of the west”. This position is
almost exactly the reverse of the
sentiment manifested in the Ger
man papers where chagrin has the
fullest expression on every page. i
The American developments are
exciting keen interest.
MANY DROWN WHEN
TWO STEAMERS TORPEDOED
NEW YORK, April 3.—Cabled
advices report today the sinking ol
two British steamships. They were
torpedoed unwarned.
The advices say that one hundred
and ten persons, including two wo
men and one baby are missing.
The report of the sinking of an
armed American merchantman har
not been confirmed.
The ships were submarined south
west of the coast of Ireland or
Monday night, according to these
dispatches.
MANY DEMAND ACTION
IN MATTER SOARING FOOD
NEW YORK, April ■).—It is real
ized here that the chief diiiiculty
that now confronts the nation is ths
soaring prices. The price of food
stuffs is unparalleled in the history
of the country and the situation Is
not likely to be relieved, but rathe;’
aggravated by the entry of the na
tion into war. The seizure of the
German shins will enable shipments
to proceed without interruption, in
tensifying the national sea-city and
making conditions very serious. The
facts are therefore likely to obtain
government attention at once While
jther war measures are being .le
ased. Great discontent in this,
vay may be avoided, if n»r. trouble
ia almost certain
C VRD OF THANKS.
Hugh O’Farrell takes this op
portunity of returning thanks to the
many supporters whose votes con
tributed to his sucess at the 'recent
election.
UKT THE NEWS RIGHT. READ
THE WORKER.
WILSON MESSAGE IS
CAUSE OBA8R9N SEBLIN
THE HAUGE, April 4.—Ger
many received the news of Wilson's
address to the American Congress
with the deepest chagrin. This is
admitted in Berlin. According to
the German Foreign Office, they
had positive assurance that Germans
would he unmolested if Americans
were unmolested in Germany.
The Wilson policy they claim is
a complete reversal of this under
standing.
THE HAGIjE, April 4.—The
German official statement in re
gard to the declaration of war bv the
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United States is to the effect “that
Germans must not underestimate
the importance of tire entry of Am
erica, the richest country in the
world into the great war. But it is
of greater moment to America than
to Germany ior America will feel
its consequences more. It, foi
Germany, simply means a prolonga
tion of the war”.
BERLIN, April 4.—Government
officials here declare that they see
no reason for America’s asserting
a hostile attitude towards Germany.
Germany has done nothing to war
rant it, except to endeavor to pro
tect itself from the host of desperate
enemies that surround it.
THE HAGUE, April 4.—The
great Germar.-American wireless
system between Berlin and Sayville,
U. S. A., has ceased inter-communi
cation. This has heretofore been
the only direct means of communi
cation. Hereafter all dispatches
will pass through this country and
then via Entente nations, subject
ing these dispatches to a heavy
censorship.
AUSTRIA HAS DECIDED
DREAK WITH AMERIC
THE HAGUE, April 4.—An even
ing dispatch from Vienna says that
the government of Austria-Hungary
has practically decided to break off
all relations with the United States
in the event of a declaration of war
against Germany by America.
Berlin dispatches this evening
LOCAL ITEMS.
Now comes word that the much
missed and very much missing
ptarmigan are known to be return
ing. An arrival from Nome river
says that the birds are now to be
seen for the first time in that sec
tion and are daily increasing in
numbers. On Boulder, too, A. C.
Stewart reports a few ptarmigan,
very tame and strictly immune from
hunters. It is to be hoped when
they do come, the game warden will
enforce the game laws to the ex
tent that they shall not be de
stroyed during the close season
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KILLS W HOLESALE.
HANFORD, Cal. April 4.—A shock
ing tragedy occurred here today
when E. T. Denny a wealthy farmer
of this section shot and killed Jus
tice of Peace Meadows, City At
torney Cosper and Machinery Agent
Wiley. The city marshal shot and
killed Denny. Denny is a very
rich rancher and had a lawsuit in
which all his victims were involved
and in which he believed that he
was being bounded unjustly.
Denny is believed to have been
deranged and the brooding to
which he was addicted over the
case finally inspired him to his
mad act.
The shooting will be the subject
of a special investigation by the
county authorities.
Denny was killed by the first shot
from the pistol of the city marshal
shortly after his third victim fell.
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indicate that there is no intention,
of the German government making
any formal declaration of war
against the United States, nor will
any attempt he made to attack any
territory of America.
While this dispatch has a semi
official aspect it is questioned as to
its sincerity, in view or the extend
ed plans which Germany had pre
scribed for operations through
Mexico in the event of war being
declared.
LONDON, April 4.—The result
of a declaration of war with Ger
many, it is now understood, will
be that Austria will also declare
war upon the United States.
A dispatch coining via Copenhagen
today indicates a reluctance upon
the part of a large and influential
section of official Austria and Hun
gary to come to a direct declara
tion of war.
Austria’s status may be like that
of Germany towards Italy when the
latter nation first declared war.
There is a strong anti-American
sentiment manifest throughout Aus
tria at the present time, according
to numerous advices that are coming
out of that country. These are not
censored.
TO COAL CONSUMERS
Owing to the unprecedented con
ditions prevyilng in 1916 and at
the present time In the coal and j
shipping world, it Is justly due our
coal customers that the following
facts should be publicly known:
In December 1915, we made a
contract with the Alaska Steamship
Company covering the freighting ot
our 1916 coal tonnage. The charter
rate prevailing last year on for
eign bottoms from British Colum
bia to Nome anchorage on sacked
coal was approximately $12.00 per
ton, being higher than the regular
American lines. Because conditions
greatly changed after our contract
was made, the Alaska Steamship
carried the coal for Nome last year
at a heavy loss.
Storms, labor troubles and short
ages at the mine caused the de
livery to be greatly delayed, but
nevertheless, the Alaska Steamship
Co. faithfully completed its con
tract.
Because the people voted last
year for a municipal coal yard, the
management of this Company was in
doubt how large a reserve supply ot
coal we should ship. Taxes, inter
est and insurance on each ton ot
coal over winter increases the cost
on an average $2.50 per ton. In
case of severe competition by the
city we prefer the city should carry
the principal reserve supply and
thus relieve us of part of the
burden. *
Concerning 1017 Coal.
We have just purchased our Cal
cutta bags at an increased cost over
19i5 of seven cents per bag or
eighty-four cents per ton, making
the total cost for bags alone $3.05
per ton. Our total purchase ot
bags this year amounting to $27,
000.00. We are endeavoring to
close contracts for the freight at
forty per cent increase over last
year. Probably by the time this is
published at Nome, the United
States will he at war with Germany.
In that event, many of the freight
steamers may he commandeered by
the Government. 1‘ossihly not halt
our contract amount of coal can he
delivered to Nome in the summer
of 1917, if the freighters are com
mandeered. In addition to this,
the cost of coal has increased at the
mine and a shortage of coal is now
prevailing and will doubtless con
tinue indefinitely.
It is not our intention to ma
terially raise the price of coal dur
ing the summer of 1917, but it is
practically certain coal cannot be
sold in Nome the winter of 1917
1918 for less than $25.00 per ton.
This increase in price is due to
causes entirely beyond our control.
Coal in bulk is now selling in
Iluenos Aires for $40.00 per ton
and in Rome for $35.00, both cities
being as near the coal fields as
Nome. San Francisco is now paying
$15.00 per ton for bulk Ladysmith
coal.
Regardless of the fact that the
people of Nome voted for a muni
cipal coal yard, we will use our
utmost efforts to secure our usual
reserve supply for the winter, en
deavoring at the same time to regu
late the quantity to avoid a repe
tition of the trouble with poor coal
on hand during the winter of 1915
and 1916—caused directly by con
sumers insisting on taking the latest
coal received; thus leaving the
older coal to remain that much
longer nd deteriorate.
We will have an ample supply
of fuel oil and the price will bo
proportionately much lower than
coal.
Seattle, February 6, 1917.
ALASKA LIGHTERAGE A !
COMMERCIAL COMPANY.
—Adv.