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VOL. I.
NOME. ALASKA. THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1917
NO. 22:12.
COACHED WITNESS IN OFFICE
FORMER WITNESS SAYS
BRIBED TO TESTIFY
SAN FRANCISCO, April 18.—
Closely following the bribery confes
sion of Estelle Smith, the star gov
ernment witness in the Billings
prosecution in. connection with the
bomb prosecutions of Billings,
Mooney et al.. the city was thrown
into a state of electrical excitement
when the affidavit of the former
chief government witness Oxman,
the “wealthy cattleman”, whose
testimony is said to have been the
corroborative evidence which se
cured the conviction and sentence
of Thomas J. Mooney, r.otw'thstar.d
ing the enormous mass of evidence j
showing that the defendant was far j
removed from the scene of the bomb
explosion, was made public.
Osman admits that he was pro
mised a heavy reward for his testi
fying against the defendant Mooney
whose activity in labor union circles
had secured him the enmity of the
Chamber of Commerce so called law
and order interests in San Fran
cisco. He declares that he was
coached as a witness against Mooney
In the office of District Attorney
Fiokert who conducted the prose
cutions, and to secure whose elec
tion a great capitalist corporation
donated ten thousand dollars. This
is the same Fickert who dropped the
prosecution of the higher-ups in the
graft cases and for which the j
United Railways are under obliga-:
tion to him.
Bit by bit this collosal conspiracy j
against these defendants is being ,
unearthed after tremendous labor:
by the men who rallied to his de- j
fense.
Anything In the line of job work
REPORTS CONFLICT AS
TO FIGHTING WEST
LONDON, April 18.—The French
smashed their way ahead two miles
along the Champagne front captur
ing men, munitions and supplies
after desperate fighting. The French
continue their attacks according to
the official communique issued this
evening.
LONDON, April 18.—The British
are closing in on Cambrai this even
ing and are maintaining their
splendid progress around and on
Lafere and St. Quentin, but the
fighting is extending along the whole
front with wonderful aggressive
ness. It is intensely bitter ana
violent and the loss of life on both
sides is large. The Allied guns are
pulverizing the German defense ana
the Teutons are retiring slowly but
steadily before them.
BERLIN, April IS.—An offcial
statement issued by the General
Staff today and quoted by the Over
seas News Agency reports that the
French advance failed owing to the
exhaustion of the French troops
which sustained heavy losses
at ilie hands of the Ger
mans. The statement concluded
“our prisoners taken on the Aisne
today increased to 34,000 men, most
of whom are unwounded.’’
LONDON, April 18.—It is ad
mitted .that the both sides are now
exerting their supremest force in the
struggle on the western front in an
effort to beat down the other. Hard
ly a section from Argonne to the sea
but is subjected to continuous batt
ling in an extended front.
ARGENTINA IS NOW
LIKELY TO BREAK
BUENOS AYRES, April IS.—This
republic is in a ferment of anti
German excitement which may force
tho government into war with Ger
many.
That relations are somewhat
strained is evidenced by the action
taken by the Argentina Minister ot
Marine who issued orders to seize
all the Teuton ships In Argentine
ports. This action was carried out
promptly.
The Minister in a statement to the
press declares that this action was
taken as a preventive measure and
to forestall the possibility that the
crews might damage the ships.
The crews are being detained in
camps which are maintained by the
government.
BUENOS AYRES. April 18.—
Anti-German sentiment took control
of Port Alemre today when mobs
attacked two hundred and seventy
German houses, doing enormous
damage. The Germans were not un
prepared for this rioting and had
armed men of their own staff ready
to defend their property against the
mobs. A number were killed and
wounded in the fighting that ensued,
much valuable German property
being destroyed. The police through
out were helpless and could not face
the mobs which were desperate.
RIO DE JANEIRO. April 18.—
It is reported here that it is likely
that the Argentine Republic may
break with Germany. The seizure
of the ships in the River Plate is
believed to be the initial step.
Let estimate on /oar Job Work
PEACE REPORTS PERSIST
AUSTRIA, RUL6ARIA, TURKS
LONDON, April IS.—Reports
are most persistent that Austria,
Bulgaria and Turkey are secretly
•©eking peace terms through the
medium of Switzerland. These re
ports are not confirmed by officials
who refuse to confirm or deny them,
but they are allowed to pass the cen
sorship and apparently are not
wholly baseless. It is pointed out
that the Bulgarian officials in Wash
MOOSE RACE.
AU .entries for the Moose Race
'■aoBt be in the hands of i. V. Shel
4^i at the Alaska Bank not later
than 3 p. m. to^iay as dray in* far;
ftece will take place at A1 Lomens
atore at 8 p. m. tonight.
ington U. S. A. have confirmed the
first reports as to peace terms being
tentatively sought after. It is al
most a foregone conclusion that
with Russia having now publicly
admitted that all ambitious claims
upon Constantinople have been
abandoned, Turkey would gladly
get out of the war if at all possible.
AMSTERDAM. April 18.—Under
ground reports indicate that all is
not unity among the Central Powers
,and their Allies and some are actu
ally measuring the ground for peace
steps. It is impossible to determine
how n^uch is untrue In these re
ports.
NEW YORK. April 18.—T*e ab
sence of any reports of flgh&ng in
the eastern front and the fact that
everything is silent from Petragrad
is somewhat puzzling the papers
which are uncertain whether dome
stic troubles or the censor is ex
actly responsible for the lack of cab
led news.
The greatest confidence Is placed
in the final outcome of the Russian
situation.
DIVINE SARAH UNDER KNIFE.
NEW YORK, April 18.—The Di
vine Sarah was operated upon to
day here. Her condition is serious.
PRESS PRESSURE IS
NOW DRIVING SOLONS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April IS—
Against their own judgment and
political reasons, the indications are
that Congress may be driven to
grudgingly pass the draft bill al
though that it will be greatly modi
fied is also very probable. Many
of the members admit that they
will be greatly injured politically as
their constituents are opposed to
conscrption.
The members of Congress are be
ginning to feel the effect of press
pressure for the greater dailies are
persistent in their drive for con
scription and are making a direct
attempt to force Congress to pass
the measure.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS—
The House this morning passed the
bill permitting the European En
tente to recruit their subjects who
are domiciled in this country. There
is doubt in many quarters whether
this is constitutional or not.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS—
Conscription or no conscription is
now agitating Congress and in this
the national body is reflecting the
agitation that is being manifested
in the eastern papers. It is ad
mitted that this agitation is having
a powerful result upon the attitude
which members will take, especially
in the House where a week ago con
scription had by no means a strong
following. The attitude of the mem
bers is now practically tentatively
in favor of some form of drafting
which would be somewhat different
from the plans as set forth in admi
nistrational suggestions.
MONEY KING OBJECT TO
POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION
WASHINGTON', D. C.. April IS.—
John Morgan is here attending
the hearing of the seven billion
dollar loan which will pass today.
Morgan declared that he is power
fully in opposition to raising the
loan by popular subscription. He
said that such would be almost cer
tain to result in heavy withdrawals
of money from stocks and bonds
for the purchase of these govern
ment securities because of expected
taxation. ,
Morgan declares that should the
government open subscriptions for
these bonds the people would swamp
the market with all kinds of stocks,
oonds and industrial securities which
however gilt edged would be sub
ject to such taxation on incomes
that the smaller government inter
est would be large in comparson.
Morgan declares that a financial
and industrial panic would follow
any such a policy which it is under
stood had been favored both by
M'Adoo and Wilson.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Arpil IS —
The first actual mobilization order
was issued by the War Department
today when orders were issued for
al! army reserves officers already
commissioned and named to report
to their assigned camps between
May 1 and May S.
This order comes as a surprise
to the reserve officiers, an enormous
number of whom have been only
lately commissioned, the majority
being in the Quartermaster’s De
partment and which may signify ex
tensive mobilization plans.
Anything in the line of job work
LODGE OPPOSES ANY
CENSORSHIP OF PRESS
WASHINGTON', D. C., April IS—
Senator Lodge in a very emphatic
speech vigorously opposed news
censorship and criticism of the Ad
ministration and Congress.
He said that such criticism has
a tonic effect and should be per
mitted while all war news except
that of value to the enemies should
not be subjected to censorship. It
would be very easy to make things
ridiculous by imposing a censorship
which was good for nothing else ex
cept to furnish some official or
bureaucrat with an opportunity to
shew his authority.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April IS—
While newspapers have been pub
lishing all kinds of reports as to an
attempt to torpedo and to shell the
SONS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL,.
There will be a Old Time Dance
at the Sons of the North Hall on
Saturday next at 9:30 p. m. sharp,
for members and their friends A
good t$me is assured. Old time re
freshments will be served. All the
Sweepstakes mushers are invited.
Sunday afternoon, nusiness meeting
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destroyer Smith the officers today
only admit that “the officers of the
destroyer Smith confirm sighting
the submarine”. This Is quite diff
erent from the former alarmist re
ports.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18
Lieutenant Robert H. Hall of the
Indiana militia today by court mar
tial was sentenced to twenty years
in Leavenworth ‘prison for numer
ous crmes. These include all kinds
vjf offenses against the rules of the
army and for negotiating with the
Mexican Commission when in the
United States for a commission for
his son.
Hall was a former envoy to Spain.
NEW YORK. Aprl IS.—Governor
Whitman has decided to offer Roose
velt the title of “General” believing
him to have a larger following
than any American.
Whitman has his eye on the Pre
sidency.
REINDEER ATTACKS DOCS
OF NOME MAIL CARRIER
UNALAKLEET. April 8 (By Mail)
—The recent arrival of one of the
mail carriers upon this end of the
«oae run, with several of his dogs
looking as if they had attended a
fair where the wets were in the ma
jority, created some comment. Later
it was learned that when leaving
Elm it was blowing hard and the
snow drifting making it impossible
to see very well, when there sudden
ly appeared a vicious reindeer that
without cause attacked the mail
team, getting in the very center of
the dogs, kicking viciously and
using every means at its disposal
to inflict injuries upon the mail
team. The carrier threw his sled
upon the side and went to protect
his dogs and in doing so had to
come within striking distance of
the blood thirsty animal. The deer
instantly struck the carrier a heavy
blow over the heart rendering him
nearly helpless for a short time and
before the deer could he
pulled away by carrier and
deer driver, the carriers
knuckles were dislocated, the dogs
severely bruised, harness tangled
and hell a-popping. This is not the
first time a Bimilar mix-up has oc
curred and some regulation should
be enforced for the protection of the
dogs.
PARDONED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 18
President Wilson today pardoned
Thomas R. Sheridan a banker of
Roseberg, Oregon, who was sen
tenced to five years for bank frauds.
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