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NOME. ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1017.
NO. 2244.
U BOAT SUCCESSES GIVE CONCERN
DIVER SITUATION IS
CONSIDERED SERIOUS
LONDON, May 2.—The American
steamer Rockingham was torpedoed
in the Irish Sea today. Thirty
three on board were saved, thirteen
are now missing.
LONDON, May 2.—An Admiralty
statement issued today is causing
something like consternation. It
announces that the British lost
forty vessels, over sixteen hundred
toms each and fifteen vessels of less
tonnage, besides nine fishing boats
in the week ending April 25 and
that the loss for the present week
“will be equally as heavy".
LONDON. May 2.—There is a de
mand made that the Admiralty
overhaul its plans for the coping
with the German U boat campaign
and that the methods which are be
ing used without success be dispen
sed with for those which have been
proved successful.
It is claimed that the incompe
tency of the Admiralty officials in
failing to provide adequate protec
tion for shipping is the most conspi
cuous feature of the present naval
administration.
The Northcliffe papers which are
committed to the defense of the en
tire George government are being
bitterly arraigned as sharing the
present responsibility for the Admi
ralty's incompetepcy.
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WILL SEND TROOPS
EUROPE FINAL DECISION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
The Administration has practically
decided to send troops to France,
just as soon as the Allies can spare
ships for their transportation.
A small contingent only will be
first sent, mainly for the moral ef
fect at first.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
Secretary of War Baker and other
Administration and Army heads
went into conference today with
the representatives of the several
states here, making a general coun
cil af defense.
They urged the greatest possible
co-operation of all state govern
ments with the federal government
in every department.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
The Administration is now on the
high road to be clear for war busi
ness and practically attention is
only being given to those matters
which will expedite that work.
The serious business now on
hand has placed political matters
in the discard and the matter nt
appointments has hardly been given
half an hour’s consideration at the
hands of the President.
This is concerning many hopeful
of receiving many appointments as
they find no one willing to listen
to their claims or the claims ct
those whom they are representing.
Few official changes will be made
for a long time yet.
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WILL GO TO JORY WITH
TRACY CASE TODAY
SEATTLE, May 2.—The final
arguments in the Tracy trial began
today and it is expected that the
case will go to the jury on Thurs
day forenoon, according to the pre
sent outlook.
The judge’s instructions were the
most extensive ever given in a
murder trial in this county and
probably in this state, many ques
tions of law having been disposed
of in the fifty typewritten pages
which required two hours to read
The prosecutor in his argument
said that Snohomish county was ill
able to afford the cost of the trial
of the defendant Tracy, and would
“WHO PAYS?”
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
Ruth Roland and Henry King
will be shown to night in a feature
episode. The plot is original, and
the picture in its entirety is one of
the many big things in modern
photoplay. The Story: Today is
ours!—Tomorrow may never come.
Today is the tomorrow of yesterday,
yesterday of the day before, and so
on down the long corridors of Time
The history of success is the history
of those who have ridden on the
tide of the Present—and the re
cord of failure is the record of
those who were content to await a
Tomorrow that ever kept one elu
sive, mocking day ahead. The sub
ject is complete in three reels and
will be followed with a side splitt
■ be bankrupt if an attempt were
made to try all the prisoners, most
of whom know right well that they
are safe from prosecution and are
acting accordingly.
The prosecutor is receiving the
evidence from the beginning of the
trial and denies many of the mat
ters which have been fairly .veil
proven by the defense.
It is too early to yet conjecture
the probable outcome of the case
altho there appears to be a common
feeling in labor circles that the de
fendant will be acquitted, so over
whelming is the preponderance of
testimony showing that the first
shot came from the dock a'nd that
they were the victims of a pre-ar
ranged armed attack.
LANSING ISSUES IMPORTANT
STATEMENT TO PUBLIC
WASHINGTON, D. ,C., May 2.—
The government of the United
States is determined to rouse the
nation from the common attitude
of indifference which is remarked
upon in many places over the war
and to compel the people to realize
that the war is a matter of enorm
ous seriousness.
MANY HEAVE.
Seventeen persons left for Dime
last night. An estimated number
of departures within the past three
weeks for Dime is close to one
hundred persons, some of whom are
miners and others knights of the
The reason for regarding the war
without any serious consideration
and misgiving is not clear to the
adminstration. in view of the im
portant steps which have been
taken.
Today Secretary Lansing gave
out the most serious statement
that his Department has issued
since the declaration of war. Tt de
liberately calls attention to the need
of seriously facing the war issues
and to unite with the government
in the plans to carry on the war
successfully and to the full extent
of the resources in men, money ana
munitions of the United States.
The statement concludes "We
might as well wake up to the fact
that the situation is most serious
and that Americans have the choice
of either fighting the Germans in
Europe or the Germans will fight
the United States here
There is no attempt made to blink
the responsible task that lies before
the nation.
IN BAD WAY.
Tyler who arrived from the Casa
depaga says that the Peck dredge
in a bad way on the creek where it
is located.
For Coal and General Delivery see
Erickson or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
GENERAL STRIKE TIES
UP MUNITION PLANT
AMSTERDAM .May 2.—Advices
received here from Germany show
that all the munition factories at
Spaudau are tied up by a strike
which is now being suppressed by
the stern hand of the government.
The government has declared
martial law and mobilized all the
strikers who are being corralled in
camps where those who are reputed
to be the leaders of the industrial
revolt will be picked from the rest,
and those who remain compelled to
return to work or to leave for tlie
trenches.
The men have been standing very
firm and the women especialy insist
upon proper food before they will
return to work.
COPENHAGEN, May 2.—Reports
coming from Spandau show that
more troops have had to be rushed
to this munition center, one of the
largest in Central Europe, to sup
press the strikers who got the upper
hand of those troops sent to sup
press the strike.
AMSTERDAM, May 2.—The
former socialist paper Vorwarts ot
Berlin in a strong and bellicose ar
ticle against peace denies point
blank the peace statement attri
buted to Bethman Hollweg. The
Dutch Voorwart. also still socialist,
publishes in full the announcement
that the whole stofy is a canard.
GERMANY GIVES IN TO
ARGENTINA’S DEMANDS FULL
BUENOS AIRES, May 2.—Ger
many has accorded the Argentine
republic the fullest satisfaction for
the sinking of its steamers, pro
mising to indemnify the Argentine
nation to the fullest extent for any
loss that may have been incurred by
sinking and for the value of the
vessel which was sunk. The Ger
man government further undertakes
to officially instruct its military,
and naval authorities to salute the
Argentine flag and tenders a full
and complete apology “for an inci
dent is deeply and sincerely re
gretted by the Imperial German
Government”.
The attitude is so strikingly
different to that maintained with re
ference to the notes of the Amer
ican government before the break,
that it is freely commented upon.
In some quarters this distinction
in treatment is considered a studied
act upon the part of the German
government.
BERLIN. May 2.—The German
Minister of Marine again issues a
very optimistic declaration as to
the success of the submarine cam
paign and the fact that it would
assure final victory for the Central
Powers with the humiliation of
England.
BILLION ON BILLION
SPENT UPON GREAT WAR
LONDON, May 2.—Great Britain’s
war debt is growing to huge propor
tions. In addition the works now
being undertaken constitute such
an enormous expense that the out
look is for a much greater expendi
ture than before. The United King
dom is now spending enormous
sums in every section of the coun
try construction ships of all classes
for merchant and war service and
will literally flood the country with
ships from every yard throughout
the world. America, Japan, China,
France and the United Kingdom,
are now working night and day
building ships and it is sought to
establish a greater ratio of ships
launched than ships sunk by the U
boats.
Up to this the British war debt
was eighteen billion and for the
next fiscal year Great Britain esti
mates spending ten and a half bil
lion.
The expenditures reach the sur
prising rate of thirty millions a
day, a figure that it almost incom
prehensible to the ordinary mind.
LONDON, May 2.—In the House
of Commons it is announced that
the British cabinet is now consider
ing the compulsory rationing ol' all
the people in the United Kingdom
from June until August and there
after depending upon the harvest.
At present the estimated produce
of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland would be ample
for self supporting purposes.
BILL ARMY AND NAVY
PASSED; LONDON DISSENTED
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
The House passed the army and
navy appropriation bill of two bil
lion eight hundred million dollars.
The only member voting against
the measure was the New York re
presentative Meyer London of the
Socialist Party.
London has voted against every
one of the war measures which
have appeared before this present
and the past session of the last
Congress as well.
STRONG PRESSURE BROUGHT
PASS ROOSEVELT DIVISION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 2.—
The strongest pressure is being
brought to bear upon the House to
have the members pass the bill to
authorize Roosevelt to raise a divi
sion for service in Europe.
This bill has already passed the
Senate.
Indications are that the president
will support this bill when the
Senate draft bill passes the House.
The conference committee is at
present engaged in adjusting the
differences in the two bills.
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