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VOL. a.
NOME. ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917.
SO. 2207.
WILL JUST DRIFT INTO WAR
CABINET MEETS TO
TALK OVER CRISIS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—
For two hours today the full cabinet
conferred with President Wilson,
the international situation being dis
cussed.
President Wilson himself stated
that the international situation was
the subject matter of the conference
but declined to give any further in
formation.
It is now believed thatt the Pre
sident will not call an extra session
before April 10 and there may be no
declaration of war until armed Am
erican ships are attacked. It is
probably the policy of this govern
ment to allow the United States to
drift into war enabling the govern
ment to supply the Allies with finan
cial, moral and other support such
as provisions and munitions.
Otherwise, it is recognized, the
public will demand America first
and that an embargo be placed
upon all supplies for the safety of
the nation.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 20.—
It is admitted that it is now plan
ned for the United States, France
and Great Britain jointly to pro
tect the Atlantic for ail classes of
shipping to avert an attack of snb-1
marines from the Central Powers, j
It is understood that there is a!
belief in official circles that the I
Germans may make another effort !
to pull of the stunts of the U 53 i
which sank so many of the Entente |
ships of Nantucket shoals and which !
caused such tremendous losses in
ships and cargoes to the Allies and •
the United States.
Let us estimate on your Job Wort ,
NEW TESTIMONY IS
GIVEN IN GILL CASE
SEATTLE, March 20.—Strong
testimony today was sworn to in
favor of Mayor Gill which if main
tained forecasts the complete break
down of the case for the prosecu
tion.
This evidence was given by a
man named Otto Fay a former Bill
ingsley employee. This man testi
fied that Billingsley had told him
that he had sent a man to Dr.
Mathews with the statement that he
had given Gill four thousand dol
lars and had allowed the statement
to spread ir order to frame-up
against Gill to send him to the pe
nitentiary.
Fey swore that Logan Billingsley
regarded always Gill as the man
responsible for making his business
impossible.
This sensational testimony was
not broken down under a severe
cross examination and it stands
strongly in favor of Gill showing
the animus of the Billingsley al
leged frame-up. Following it. there
is an apparent revulsion of feeling
in favor of the Mayor and a general
inclination to discount any prema
ture conclusions as to Gill’s guilt.
Even the papers hostile to the Mavcr
admit that Fey's testimony is dam
aging to the prosecution and may
furnish the key to the entire testi
n..ny of the Billingsleys. Talk of
the Billingsley frame up is being
heard on all sides now or the fiist
time.
HEAVY EXODUS GERMANS
PROCEEDING INTO MEXICO
'.’REDO, Texas, aMrch 20.-r-Thcre
has been an enormou.i exodus of!
Germans into Mexico for the post !
v. t-eK, as if this has hee.i done under j
ary from widely separated points to |
enter the southern republic.
ADVENTURES OF
J. RUFUS WALLINGFORD.
At the Dream tonight Adventures
of J. Rufus Wallinford. This in
stalment deal:: with J. D. Jones who
is the next name on the list to he
led to the saeri'icial staka. Violet
and Fanny learn from Qualey, a dis
charged employee' of Prtuo’s that
Prine and his associate bankers have
6350,000 in bad loans, for which
they may be seat to jail. They
relay thi.* information to Walling
ford and Blackie Daw, who go to
the crooked bankers and tolling
them they are wise to tkeii game,
offer to take over the banks bad
loans for the consideration of
$100,000. The scared bankers glad
ly agree to this, and J. Rufus takes
over the debts, receives his $100,
000. and immediately proceeds to
double cross the pirates. A two
reel cubject entitled “His Respons
ibility” ends the big show. Friday
night a big feature.
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
Cm. Lane’s Way and Front Street
Nearly two thousand have enter
ed Mexico this week since Sunday
and trains are arrivng at border
towns loaded with Germans
mostly of militaiy age who are all
crossing the line.
SAN FRANCISCO. March 20.—A
semi-official report tonight says that
the national guard and naval mili
tia will be at once mobilized to
guard bridges, navy yards etc. The
war department is inclined to at
tach considerable significance to
reports of bombist plots by the
Germans in this country and the
possible attempt of German spies
tointerfere with the transportation
system of the country.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 29.—
The Navy Department announced
this evening that in the event of
war it is the intention of the navy
to make use of women in the cleri
cal service of the department in
stead of the enlisted yeomen as at
present is the system.
ST. PAUL, March 20.—An inven
tor named Paul Rickert has given
the United States the formula of
perfected fuel oil whereby it is at
once made adaptable for combustion
engines and will enable an airship
to cross the Atlantic In forty hours.
RUMORS PERSIST REVOLT
TAKING PLACE GERMANY
LONDON, March 20.—An uncon
firmed report exists in financial
circles that there has been a revolu
tion in Germany and that fighting
is taking place in Berlin. There
is absolutely net a scientilla of
known evidence to base this report
upon available to the news agencies.
BERLIN, ‘Match 20.—The Ger
man Admiralty announces that a
huge French battleshir surrounded
and protected by destroyers in the
Mediterranean was sunk b« a Ger
man submarine.
PARIS, March 20.—No battleship
losses are reported from the Medi
terranean.
PARIS, March "'t. --Fighting of
a severe nature prevails still along
the Ancre hills where the Germans
are trying to maintain a foothold.
The advance of the Allies con
tinues.
On the Verdun sector the Ger
mans are aggressive, h it they lave
so far failed to make any dent in
the defenses of the Freneo. An
intensive bombardment of the
French positions in the vicinity of
the Deadman’s Hill began this morn
ing but stopped after a heavy
French counter artillery attack.
The German activity is believed
to be merely in the nature of a feint
as it is known that the German
troops have been rushed to stem the
crushing advance of the Allies in
the Somme sector.
ORDERED OUT.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 19.—
The President by executive order
today directed the first class of one
hundred and seventy two students
and second class of two hundred,
graduated from Aanapolis for active
service; the first class reporting
for duty on March 29, and the lat
ter for duty on September 2nd.
FISH COMPANIES ARE
NOW PAYING TAXES
JUNEAU, March 20.—The fish
companies began paying taxes upon
the fiscal laws of last year and the
Alaska Packers paid in by telegraph
one hundred thousand dollars today.
Another set * of companies paid
twelve thousand dollars. This is in
a great measure the result of At
torney-General Grigsby’s repudiation
of the Cobb agreement whereby he
suspended tax-paying pending a de
eison from the courts on a test case.
Judge Jennings handed down a
[ long decision in the election cases
today and issued a mandamus upon
the election board not to count the
Nushagak ballots and those from
five other precincts, making the
Australian ballot as prescribed by
the Territory mandatory upon the
electors. These precincts total for
Wickersham 69 and for Sulzer 19
and the decision elects Sulzer by
nineteen votes.
Grigsby’s opinion to the canvass
ing board was sustained in every
: particular.
Both Houses today passed a me
morial to Congress asking the Presi
dent to reappoint Governor Strong
to succeed himself. Objectiosn
were made to this rush action by
Snow and Aldrich. A bill was in
troduced by Aldrich for the collec
tion and disbursements of an em
ployees liability fund. In the house
McCormack introduced a bill pro
viding a bounty of five dollars for
the killing of hair seals.
FRENCH ENTER INTO
RELATIONS NEW RUSSIA
PARIS, March 20.—The French
government today entered into bus
iness relations with the new Russian
government and this is taken to be
t forecast of complete recognition.
Reports from Petrograd show gen
?ral acquiescence among the armed
forces of Russia in the authority of
rhe provisional government which
is now controlled absolutely by a
Duma appointed cabinet, the prime
minister being elected by the body
rhere is still some concern as to
what action may be taken when the
imperialist groups widely scattered i
have time to pull themselves to- |
gether.
LONDON,, March 20.—The most !
eagerly scanned news in the pa
pers now is that which comes from
Petrograd. These Ite-ns are eagerly
read to note the progress of (he
provisional government and there is
no denying that its success is wholly
unexpected. This is especially the
case with experts on Russia who ad
mit themselves dumbfounded by the
success of the revolt and find it
hard to credit particulars.
LONDON, March 20.—It is very
likely that the new Russian govern
ment may withdraw Grand Duke
Nicolas from Asia Minor to place
him at the head of the present gov
ernment This would be with the
intention of placating a strong royal
ist sentiment .known to prevail as
yet in many quarters and still in
tensely powerful among the cleri
cals.
WARNS ENGLAND MUST
NOT RELAX EVERY EFFORT
WARNS ENGLAND haaa now sh
LONDON. March 20.—Sir Mel
ville Chamberlain, the son of the
ate Joseph Chamberlain and who
s now director of the National
service, warned the country not to
jecome over-reliant over the tre
nendous victories which were being
ichieved upon the west front and
he big retirement of the Germans.
'Germany will yet make another
nighty stand”, said Chamberlain
‘and that it will entail great losses
lpon the British forces we cannot
nit foresee. It is no use hiding our
iead6 in the sand and think that
ve may thus avoid the struggle and
ill it entails. We entered it and
nust see it fought to a finish”. For
hat reason the nation would but in
nvite destruction if for one minute
they relaxed in over confidence
their entire national effort. They
had the grip of the situation and
to relax meant destruction and de
feat. They were the same thing.
LOXDON, March 20.—The fight
ing on the west front continues with
fine weather but strong gales blow
ing. This makes airship work difii
cult. The movement of the troops
and supply stations forward to the
new positions has been kept in even
time with the advance at the front.
The situation indicates a continuous
effort to wedge completely through
the German lines separating them at
the Belgium border. If so. experts
concede that with a short advance
further this will he sueesst'ul.
AGENTS CABLE THAT
MISSING MEN LANDED
NEW YORK, ’ March 20.—The
agents In England of the American
steamer City of Memphis which was
sunk on Sunday last without warn
ing by a German submarine report
ONLY FOLK DAYS MOKE.
Until March 25th we offer
first class tailor made suits and over
coats at outside prices. Some extra
fine black and blue serge and wor
sted. Besides 300 of this season’s
latest patterns. All wool material,
fit and workmanship guaranteed.
Please bring us your cleaning,
pressing and repairing.
Yours to please.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 6 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
that the captain and eight of the
crew who were missing from the
rest of the rescued crew, were land
ed in Glascow this evening having
being picked up by a submarine
killer. No statement indicates the
likelihood of the surmise that they
had first been picked up by the
submarine and held prisoner there
upon. The City of Memphis was
sunk by a torpedo on Sunday with
out any warning according to the
captain’s statement.
RELIABLE TAILOR SHOP.
Front St. 8 doors west of Alaska
Bank.
We do tke best
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Moved to Alaska Mer. Co. on ac
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We can save you money on
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