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NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL li, 1917.
NO. 2225.
GERMANS CRUSH FORWARD WEST
Slavs Give Up Their Claims To Constantinople
RHEIMS IN DANGER
CIVILIANS GET OUT
PARIS, April 10.—An official
communique that has excited Paris is
given out this evening intimating
that the Germans are now lunging
forward in a powerful drive north
east of Rheims and that this offen
sive of gigantic violence has been
in progress for several days. Gains
are admitted, while the further an
nouncement is made that the au
thorities have ordered the evacua
tion of Rheims by the civilians "to
prevent needless loss of life”. It is
concluded from this that this city
is now in imminent danger of cap
ture. Rheims is a position of enorm
ous importance and the Teutons
upon their withdrawal after the
battle of the Marne made a vigorous
attempt to retake the place that
critics in Germany have held should
never have been relinquished.
AMSTERDAM, April 10.—Ger
mans claim gains in their tremend
ous offensive northeast of Rheims
which threaten the safety of the
entire Entente positions and espe
cially menace the Haig offensive on
the Cambrai-Lens sector. The Ger
man staff predicts the early fall of
Rheims. They are now battering
the defenses which had been erected
outside the city in all directions.
PARIS, April 10.—Great numbers
of wounded are arriving from the
west lines especially from the
Rheims sector where von Hinden
berg is striking a deadly blow in an
effort to cut the western lines in
twain. The French claim to be
withstanding the assault success
fully.
CHESTER, Pa., April 10.—This
city is a town of mourning this
evening with one hundred dead bo
dies, mostly women awaiting identi
fication, and two hundred other per
sons also mostly women in the hos
pitals in every stage of fearful mu
tilation and injury.
This afternoon the local munition
and powder works was the scene of
a terrific explosion when one thou
sand pounds of dynamite went oft
for some reason.
It is not known what was the ex
act cause of the explosion, but it is
held that an explosion of minor
importance in the mixing room de
onated sufficiently to blast half a ton
of giant powder ready to be sealed.
The damage to the factory was
enormous. Windows were all
smashed to atoms for miles round,
gaping holes mark where the explo
sion occurred and walls were re
duced to a mass of dusty wreckage
where brick and concrete and tang
led steel are mixed with machinery
and other debris.
The large loss of life is due to
the fact that the explosion occurred
just when the employees were enter
ing the factory for the afternoon
shift. The firm is engaged in max
ing munitions for Europe and has
been working at high pressure on
highly profitable orders. Labor’s
dividends take the form -of mutila
tion and death.
GET JAP VOLUNTEERS
ORGANIZED IN WASH.
SEATTLE, April 10.-—General
Bell, commanding the Pacific Divi
sion in answer to his inquiry tele
“WHO PAYS?” GRAND OPENING
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Roland and Henry King, a great
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her scorching finger, touches lightly
the forehead of Youth—then flits
away, intangible and elusive. Some
times, and this is rare—Youth
comes up with Fame and clasps
her jealously to hinf. But in every
case, he who seeks Fame—he who
would inhale the purer air of art,
must needs shake from his should
ers the ties that bind him to the
Barth. Sometimes he is alone—
then it does’t matter. Sometimes
he has friends on whom it is cruel;
and sometimes there is a wife, on
whom it is worse than death. Each
of these episodes is complete in three
Reels. Adm. only 25.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first class wont ana pronpt
Misery ph me Mato 1#1 and tbs
People's Steam Laundry will oil
and get your Uondry. - j. ...
W. J. WnXIAMfiOF Prop,
graphed to Harry Whitney Treat ot
Seattle that Congress must authorize
Treat to recruit a regiment of Jap
anese volunteers. for service in
France. Japan notified Treat that
2500 trained soldiers In the State
of Washington were ready and an
xious to fight under the American
flag in France and Treat determined
to organize them. To ascertain the
legality of the step he first of all
wired General Bell for information
with the above result.
CHICAGO, April 10.—Two thou
sand marriage licenses have novi
been issued by the license bureau
in this city, nothing of the like evef
having happened before in the his
tory of the city. They are all Amer
ican citizens.
Today the Federal agents secured
the names and listed them for offici
al reference upon the part of the
government. They also took down
the names or all who secured marri
age licenses since war was declared.
It is believed that an effort will
be made to deny exemption to all
who took out their license to marry
after the declaration of war was
signed by the President.
Notwithstanding these reports
which are published in the papers,
the rush for licenses shows no fall
ing off whatever and they are still
crowding the officials of the Bureau.
SPRING TIME IS HERE
“NOW FOR THE TAILOR."
For the best work in tailoring see
ns. We make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
paring for ladies and gentlemen.
We make suits to order.
First class workmanship, modern
method and prompt service.
We appreciate your patronage.
Yours to pleaes
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen
NOTICE MINERS HOME CLUB.
. .All members are requested to be
present Thursday, April 12th at
8.30 P. M. sharp. Card, Dancing
and Refreshment.
POSTPONE MEETING.
On account of the Ladies of the
Pioneers of Alaskas entertainment
tonight the meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce will be postponed to
date which later will be announced.
INTIMATE PLAN
TAKE OVER ROADS
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 10.—
Strong official intimation was given
out today to the effect that the gov
ernment is planning to take over
certain railroads for mobilization
purposes. The presidents of the
railroads will be in Washington
tomorrow to confer with the admi
nistration as to the roads being used
for military purposes exclusively.
Secretary of War Baker is mak
ing strong personal appeals for
conscription immediately. Many
members of the House however ob
je< t to-conscription except as a last
resort. It is stated that conscription
by the government of all incomes
over one hundred thousand dollars
per annum is meeting with general
approval even by wealthy men in all
sections of the country.
Roosevelt today again conferred
with Wilson seeking authority to
raise a division of twenty thousand
men for the operations in France.
Roosevelt assured the President
that none would be enlisted who
were within the conscription
limits.
WASHINGTON, D. C'., April 10 —
Baker desires immediate conscrip
ton in order to avert any possibility
of an enlistment campaign which
might be a fiasco, thus delaying the
government plans unduly. In the
House especially opposition to con
scription is admitted to be very
pronounced and a stronger resist
ance is developing to conscription
than had been anticipated.
The enlistments may prove ade
quate.
Let iu estimate on yonr Job Work
HAIG CONTINUES HIS
ADVANCE ON WEST
LONDON, April 10.—General
Haig reports the British advance
continuing and with steady gains.
The fighting is very violent and
bitter.
COPENHAGEN, April 10.—Little
news is coming out of Germany. Ii
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS.
Meeting of the Democratic Club
will be held in the city hall Thurs
day evening, April 12th, S: 30 p. in.
PHIL. MURPHY, Vice President.
LOCAL ITEMS.
The epidemic of distemper is
practically killing all the pups in
Nome dogdom and this condition
is not confined to Nome. Deming
Wheeler writes it has reached away
up the Yukon and Ben Derrick lost
all kinds of animals through its
ravages. Locally many who were
rearing fine breeds of pups have
lost all of them, Frank C. Dean,
George Sykes and Ed. Darling being
large losers. There seems to be no
remedy. All the veterinary books
consulted have failed to produce a
remedy for the disease which is ot
a very peculiar nature. The dogs
are stricken even while in the very
finest condition and eat good up to
the last. They take a fit of shiver
ing, foam at the mouth, get fits and
roll over . often succumbing while
in this stage. It is not apparent
that they suffer much. Charlie
Dankhart says that the disease is
epidemic up at Candle also, and
’ that it pays most attention to small
pups. Deming Wheeler writes that
Ben Derrick who had charge of a
wolf pup for him, a bred in the
bone, genuine timber wolf, got the
disease and was so tame that it
would take the feed and medicine
right from the keeper. The animal
recovered from a very bad dose of.
the sickness in quicker time than
any of the other animals many ot
which died. F. C. Dean had a par
ticularly fine lot of Siberians as
had Yorkey and these were all car
ried off by the epidemic which no
thing seems able to cure.
is evident that both sides are now
engaged in the extremely danger
ous task of trying to outflank one
another, with the position favoring
the Germans who are operating
their offensive northeast of Rheims.
If Haig succeeds he can only isol
ate Lille and a small sector, if Hin
Hindenberg succeeds he endangers
Paris. The both sides are fighting
a desperate battle in their several
positions. Neither can spare many
reinforcements.
LIVERPOOL, April 10.—About
forty miles outside the Mersey, the
Liner New York encountered a mine
suffering severely from the resultant
explosion. The steamer however
made port under its own steam and
saved all passengers. The first
British reports that the steamer
had been submarined were corrected
by the censor.
LONDON, April 10.—The opera
tions now proceeding on the west
are on a collosal scale, the fighting
at each sector being ferocious in the
extreme. The French are offering
a determined resistance to the Ger
mans but it is feared that Rheims
is about to fall. The German offen
sive was unreported for several
days.
HOUSE CONCURS SENATE
AMENDMENTS SNOW RILL
JUNEAU, April 10.—The legisla
tive wheels are rolling rapidly over
the ground today very good progress
was made. Things began to look
bright even for the labor measures.
The House concurred in the senate
amendments to Snow’s underground
placer eight hour bill, these amend
ments principally minimizing the
penalties.
The general eight hour day, as
presentee’ by Sundback in the Senate
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY.
EL PASOj April 10.—The German
Consul at Juarez crossed the inter
national bridge today incognito,
was discovered and almost imme
diately taken into custody. The ar
rest of the German consul was ef
fected by government secret service
men who had warning of the de
parture of the official from Juarez
for the United States. As soon as
he reached the American side of the
bridge he was taken in charge by
the authorities.
Nothing is known as to the man’s
intention although the agents may
know matters which they are un
willing to disclose.
and by Corrigan m the House passed
its second reading.
This is the bill drawn up by At
torney Cohen at the request of the
Nome Mine Workers Union to cover
the eight hour day referendum, At
torney Cohen being one of the at
torneys to the general organization
with which the Nome local is affil
iated.
It has now passed the both houses
in its second reading with slight
amendments and will uhdoutedly
pass the legislature. The House
changed the minimum punishment
from ninety days to sixty ahd the
minimum fine from five hundred to
one hundred dollars. The Senate
will concur in these.
The towns of Wrangell, Juneau
and Douglas have begun organiz
ing companies preparing to enlist
in the war.
These will form an Alaska regi
ment which will offer its services to
the President in the war.
WASHINGTON. D. C., April XO.—*
Representative Helgesen of North
Dakota died here today of acute
appendicitis.