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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917.
NO. 2100. ,
GERARD LEAVES FOR
HOME FROM SPAIN
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—
The State Department received cab
led advices from Spain that Gerard
sailed from Corunna today for the
•United States. No more was given
out by the government at this time.
Gerard's voyage across the Atlan
tic is the subject of considerable
concern especially as no guarantee
has been issued from the German
government that his ship would be
respected on the high seas by Teu
ton submarnes.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—It is semi
officially announced that the La
conia is listed in the British Ad
miralty indiscriminately as a war
cruiser and has been used variously
as a warship, a hospital and a pas
senger ship.
On account of this classification,
the sinking was justified. More
over the Laconia was armed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—
The State Department notes the
semi-official statement regarding the
Laconia. An effort may be made
to determine the status of the ship
in British Admiralty lists.
It is questioned by the company
in New York that the Laconia had
any standing as an auxiliary cruiser.
They declare that their office can
show no such status for this ship.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. 2S.—
The Council of National Defense
eonsiting of cabinet members, the
heads of eighteen railroads and
scientific men has appealed to the
people forbear suspicion or aggres
siveness against aliens even in the
event of war. It is pointed out that
there are eight million aliens in the
United States and the public should
weigh the facts soberly and not
lightly suspect aliens of disloyal
conduct.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—
The warning issued against sus
pecting aliens by tlie National De
fense Concil is significantly also em
bodied in a caution not to believe
war inevitable. In spite of this, the
very serious warning is considered
most significant at this time and it
is understood that it could not have
been issued, did not some very ser
ious possibility loom up 111 the im
mediate future.
LONDON, Feb. 2S.—Neithci
Lloyds nor (he Admiralty officially
report any sinkings in any section
of the war zone, today. This how
ever does not mean that no boats
were lost as it is pointed out be
fore that other days when the bul
letin revealed a clear sea, there
were subsequent losses reported for
that day. The Admiralty insists
that the effective work of the sub
marine destroyers increases in effici
ency day by day7.
SLAVS SAY CENTER
DEFEATED AN ATTACK
PETROGRAD, Feb. 28.—The
Grand Headquarters reports that in
an attack upon the center the Rus
sians drove back the Teuton as
sault capturing two hundred pri
soners.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Fab. 2 8.—
The State Department admits that
it is investigating reports that the
German government is detaining
three American consuls and two
clerks whom they are preventing
leaving the country.
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—The agita
tion in America over the detention
of American consuls alleged to be
taking place in ths country is being
received with astonishment that
THE DIAMOND PROM THE SKY
AT DREAM TONIGHT
Synopsis of Chapter 29.— “A
Deal With Destiny.” Arthur’s aero
plane is crushed, but he himself
escapes with minor injuries, for
good fortune guided his downward
Bwoop into a dense thicket of trees.
The first to reach his side is Esther,
the sweetheart of his younger days.
Esther leads Arthur to Hagar, who
clasp her son to her breast. Then
Hagar dies, her heart filled to over
flowing with motherly joy. Arthur
and Esther lead the gypsies to Vir
ginia, but Esther refuses to live at
Stanley Hall. They cast their lot
with the gypsies. They are chosen
king and queen and are married by
gypsy rites, amid gypsy rejoicing.
The Episode is supplemented with
two select numbers, one of them a
scream Comedy.
WHAT YOU THINK OP THIS
TALK ABOUT WAR PRICES.
Special Sale at HOLT’S.
During this week Holt will sell
at a uniform price each of 25c.
eight hundred new short handled
shovels, square or round pointed:
take your choice, only 25c. each
while they last. This special sale
will laM only during' the present
week. This is far below actual
costs.
HOST’S CASH STORE.
such reports should be credited.
NEW YORK, Feb. 28.—The lit
tle reports as to the war which were
a marked characteristic of the week
just passed is being again dupli
cated this week.
Little or no reports are coming
out from Great Britain and France
and hardly anything from Germany.
Both sides are preparing for big ac
tivities and have clamped on the
censorship tighter than ever.
TOKIO, Feb. 27.—The wife of an
interned German officer and who is
daughter of Admiral von Capellc,
was found murdered at her home
here. It is presumed that robbery
was the cause as she recently re
ceived a large sum from Ger
many.
BOARD ISSUES CERTIFICATE
ELECTION JOHN A. WILSON
The following telegram which is.
self explanatory was received yest
erday by John A. Wilson, territorial
road commissioner:
To John A. Wilson, Road Com
missioner, Nome.
Canvassing Board today issued
certificate of election to you as road
commissioner for Road District
Number Two for term beginning
March 1, 1917 under provisions of
Chapter 27, 1915 session laws. You
are required to qaulify by taking
oath of office on March 1, the ter
AMMUNITION.
“Oh!" exclamed the fair city vi
sitor, as a couple of calves scamp
ered across the barnyard. “What
pretty little cowlets!”. “You are
mistaken ma’am,” said the old
dairyman, “Them’s bullets.”—Newsy
i Notes. 30-30 Winchester soft point
catridges $1.00 box, 30-30 N. M. C.
automatic $1.25. 12 G. N. M, C .club
75c. Arrow Brand 12 G. $1.25 box.
22 short 25c. box, 22 long 35c. 22
automatic 50c., 22 special 50c., 25
rim refire stevens 75c. box, 45-70
$1.25, 25-36 $1.00, 35 Winchester
$1.00, 38 long colts $1.00, 25-20
$1.25, $2.50 Indian Clubs half price
$jL.25r $2.25 Dumb. beMs $1.10 25,
.^ollprs 30-30 Remington High
power rifle, $2Q.00, $15.00 22 Re
mington Hftminer}e«8 magazine,
holds 16 short 12 iohg or 11 long
rifle cartridge this week $12.50.
O. W. LEWIS.
ritorial treasurer will communicate
with you regarding matter of bond.
STRONG.
Governor.
This settles finally one of the po
sitions of the elections last Novem
ber in this section. Territorial Com
missioner Wilson will take the oath
of office today.
WILL LEAVE FOR KOBUK.
Dan Jones superintendent of the
Alaska Road Commission expects to
leave on a road inspection trip for
the Kobuk on Monday next or there
abouts.
VERY SMALL MAIL.
The mail arrived yesterday and as
has not infrequently happened of
late only a small quantity was for
distribution in the batch. There
was no first class outside matter ar
rived. There was some Iditarod
mail in yesterday’s arrival.
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. PAYOFF.
Ladies and Gent's Tailor does it all
well.
All work gaaranteed.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 2S.—
WTlliam Jenning Bryan in a long
interview granted today declares
that he will support President Wil
son in the event of war but says
that war should be a last resource,
lie will himself support Wilson he re
peated with all his resources in
such a war but he said that war
if declared should only be declared
aft r a referendum vote of all the
people.
The Bryan interview reveals the
Nebraskan as unqualified oppos
ing the idea of hostilities except as
an extreme measure and he em
phatically declares that no such step
should be taken unless it has the
support of the people to whom the
question should be referred.
Bryan says that had the Euro
pean governments referred the ques
tion to the people at that time there
would have been no war.
He appeals for a more democratic
procedure than that, and suggests
that now above all times is when
the government and the people who
must bear all the penalties of a
war should come closer together.
NEW YORK,, Feh. 28.—Socialist,
papers are drawing attention to the
fact that the suggestion of Bryan
that all question of war should he
submitted to a referendum vote ot
the people was first put forward by
their party and especially urged by
their candidate for president in the
last election, Allan Benson.
\'ow Ik tbe time to Subscribe
BERLIN, Feb. 28.—Since Febru
ary opened, one lone submarine
sank one hundred and forty ships oi
tin beligerents and fifty-three neu
trals. The combined tonnage which
was lost in these sinkings totalled
the enormous gross of 456,S17 tons,
all sent to the bottom of the sea
by the effective work of a single
submarine.
While the number of the subma
rine which effected the record bag
during February is not given, one
newspaper authority declares it
to have been the new famous U 53.
BERLIN, Feh. 2S.—Since the be
ginning of the war the tonnage ot
hostile ships which have been sunk
amounts to lour and a half million
tons.
The neutral ships which contra
vened the Teuton order to avoid the
war zone and which suffered sinking
accordingly number 459. The pa
pers here analyzing these figures de
clare that they contain the end ot
the war with a complete victory for
Germany as the mathematical assur
ance if ever figures did.
BERLIN, Feb. 2S.—German fliers
have regained supremacy on the
battle fronts which the fokker ma
chines held for so long until later
on disputed. The new machines
are doing still more wonderful work,
and German fliers on Monday shot
down eight entente aeroplanes, f ix
on the western front and two on the
east.
HOUSE GRANTS WILSON’S
REQUEST, QUALIFICATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.— j
The House Foreign Affairs Commit-'
tee has upheld Wilson’s request for
additional power in regard to Am
erican shipping and to meet the in
LOCAL ITEMS.
Clerk Grimm had the smile that
wouldn’t come off yesterday as he
raked in the shekels. The last day
for tax payments brought in such a
number of taxpayers who waited
until the eleventh hour that the
City Clerk had all he could do to
handle the rush and the office was
the scene of considerable overwork,
the rush lasting all day.
Office and Residence of J. F.
M’Allister, freighter and transfer,
Elite Baths.. Phone Red 157.
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Yesterday afternoon in the Dis
trict Court Attorney O’Neill filed a
suit on the part of L. A. Davison,
against the Alaska Bank ana
Safe Deposit Co. This is
a suit in conversion rela
tive to certain monies sent from the
Kougarok if the property of the
Freeding estate or of the plaintiff
Davison.
For Coat and General Delivery see
Erickson or leave order at Mansfield
Tobacco Store.
Joe Goodwin who has a likely
looking silver-lead proposition on
Lost river expects to get back to his
claim in about four days. He lb
having an assay scale repaired and
it will be Saturday before that is
ready at the earliest. He intends
to take out one hundred tons of ore
for shipment to the outside before
the close of navigation and will lose
no time getting things opened up
for this purpose, outside assays be
ing most encouraging. Pete Bloom
quist his partner froze his finger so
badly going up that he has not been
able to do a stroke of work since
his arrival at the camp.
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Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
uid repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Do., Next door to Segerstrom and
ternational situation with two im
portant restrictions. The bill as it
was reported from this committee
today grants Wilson authority to
grant guns and gunners to American
merchantmen and one hundred mil
lion dollars credit to be impressed
at his option for the prosecution of
American industry and to obtain
reparation for injuries committed.
The report of the committee is ad
mittedly very obscure.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—
It is practically admitted that the
Wilson demands will be granted in
full without much opposition. The
certainty of some filibustering tak
ing place in connection with the
other measures is somewhat doubted
tonight as there seems to be a gen
eral anxiety to have the work o£
Congress rushed to completion.
It is stated that tonights session
will mark a record in the way of
cleaning up work and the appropri
ations will be cleaned up in the
Senate tonight if the plan carries
through will carry revenue require
ments of four hundred dud fifty
million.
The democratic leaders held a
conference after the Senate ad
journed this evening to discuss the
question.
TEST VOTE SNOWS
DRYS WILL WIN OUT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 28.—
Only a jockeying to the rear can
prevent the District of Columbia go
ing dry. The prohibition bill iB al
most certain to pass the House
which will concur with the senate
RESIGN.
SEATTLE, Feb. 27.—C. B. Yan
dell, eleven years secretary of the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce has
resigned. It is intimated that the
consolidation of the Commercial
Club, ending the faction fight be
tween the two, with the Chamber
may have had somethng to do with
it.
HAVE YOU GOT IT?
The drawing at Lomen Bros, for
the monthly chance on a ticket to
the great Outside a really valuable
premium was held last evening. No.
6298, the last or sixth number
drawn won the chance while the
first number to. wit 7400 won the
3A Kodak. The numbers drawn in
their order are as follows 7400,
17070,, 7307, 17243, 17116, 6298.
In the event of No. 7400 not being
presented the following numbers
measure.
Today a test vote of the various
congressmen showed that the pro
hibition law for the District of Co
lumbia is practically certain as a
strong majority of the members
signify the fact that they will sup
port it.
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RUSH TREMENDOUS.
SEATTLE, Feb. 27.—Anticipat
ing the enforcement of the bone dry
law permit clerks are rushed with
work. Thirty-seven hundred per
mits were issued in one day.
An odd feature of the demand is
the enormous rush of woman ap
plicants for liquor permits. The
office had to assign four special
clerks to issue permits exclusively
to women.
A PLEASANT TIME.
There was a very enjoyable time
at tho Pioneer dance last night.
The arrangements were delightful
and the hospitality of the organi
zation fully in evidence. Those in
charge of the function were indefa
tigable throughout the evening see
ing that every one had a merry