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NOME, AI.AHKA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 1917.
NO. 237».
RUSSIANS ARE FIGHTING EAST
SLAYS START HUGE
ATTACKS EAST FRONT
PETROGRAD,, June 12.—It is of
ficially announced that the Russian
troops began a heavy offensive on
the eastern front today taking the
Germans apparently by surprise and
the Slav artillery demolishing the
German headquarters at Merishka.
The Russian infantry then advanced
all along the line with the Ger
mans slowly withdrawing before
them. T he military staff has fled
from Merishka and the Russian in
fantry and artillery are now pur
suing them.
The official report intimates that
this is the beginning of an extensive
offensive upon the eastern front.
AMSTERDAM,, June 12.—Berlin
dispatches indicate activities on the
eastern front began today and were
of considerable dimensions. It is
understood that an immediate order
has been issued ordering all officers
on furlough from the eastern theater
of war to report at the front head
quarters immediately.
Definite activities may now be ex
pected and some of the German dis
patches indicate that the suspension
of the armistice that has existed for
some time will be followed by the
carrying out of Hindenberg’s long
ago matured plans to attack the
Russians on the Riga sector and ad
vance to Petrograd. ,
The renewal of the Russian offen
sive on f.o large a scale is giving
evidently the Germans some con
cern.
Anything In the line of job wnr*
FAIL TO REGISTER
MANY ARRESTED
DETROIT, June 12.—Apparently
the United States lias determined to
adopt the cockney slang term ot
slackers for that was the official de
signatino of two hundred persons
who failed to register and were
taken into custody today.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 1:: —
The War Department announced
that yesterday was the last day ot
grace allowed to those who failed
to register to fulfil the law and now
officers in every section are round
ing up delinquents. Hundreds are
being taken into custody.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 12.—Eleven
thousand persons organized
to refuse registration are now plan
nig to surrender, after being called
upon to do so by the authorities
who threatened to declare martial
law.
The local authorities have ordered
the saloons closed and prohibit the
sale of liquor to women In cabarets.
Strenuous times are anticipated
over the registration arrests which '
are to be made forthwith.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.—
The enormous number of those be
ing now rounded up for refusing
to register, despite being afforded
several days grace to do so, will be
no reason for any exercise of clem
ency in dealing with the situation.
WATER TANKS WERE
POISONED BY CREW
SEATTLE, June 12.—The German
steamer Prinz Waldentar which had
ben Interned in Honolulu and which
had been seized by the United
States government is now under
going repairs.
It has been discovered that the
German crew just before the steam
er was confiscated had poisoned the
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present the mammoth Fox feature
"Carmen” in 6 stupendous parts.
Theda Bara the world's most famous
"Vampire Woman” has the title role
It is without doubt one of the great
est pictures presented by the Dream.
"Carmen” will be shown tonight
and tomorrow night only. Regard
less of the cost of this production
the popular admission of 2 5 cents
will prevail.
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water tanks and the crew would
have been poisoned if this fact was
not found out in time before they
used the water on the liner when
being taken to this port.
KANSAS CITY, June 12.—A
strange theory is now submitted by
the Federal authorities as to the
kidnapping of the Keets baby.
This is to the effect that it was a
German plot to raise funds for the
Germanist propaganda in the
States.
This theory is regarded with con
siderable incredulity.
Those who are familiar with
Springfield say that it is not un
likely that the baby was not kid
napping at all, but that baby fell
into the well and was drowned.
This theory is far more plausible |
than any which so far hat; been ad
vanced in regard to the matter.
The Germanist theory does not
seem to have any real foundation.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. June 12.—
The Navy Department is making a
careful record of the extent of the
repairs needed on each of the dam
aged German liners.
LOGAN NOW
MAKING MOVIES
SEATTLE, June 12.—Logan Bill
ingsley is at present engaged in pro
ducing a movie play which shows
bootlegging operations carried on in
Tennessee, West Virginia and
Oklahoma as well as Seattle.
Dr. Mathews and other prominent
persons of this city adorn the scenes
in this convict manufactured play.
Logan figures that will get
enough out of this film to cover all
legal costs of appeal and trial and
give him a big piece of money In
royalties as well.
WILSON WILL GO
SOON TO CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.—
Indications are that the President
will appear before Congres imme
diately to stop the wrangling over
the food bill which is bitter and ex
ceedingly strained in the both
Houses.
Letters of protest received by the
President from every section of the
nation indicate, said President Wil
son to White House reporters today
in a very frank statement, more in
terest in the food costs than in the
war.
Wilson expressed the opinion that
he believed it to be hard for citi
zens to he patriotic to a government
that permits them to be victimized
by the speculators in life’s neces
sities and in having their interests
sacrificed to the needs of some ot
the more covetous to make money
over the people’s wants.
Very strong opposition has espe
cially developed in the Senate to
giving to Hoover the power as food
controller requested for him by the
President. This is done for a variety
of other reasons than that it may
interfere with the enormous busi
ness which is being done in specula
tion in food stuffs.
The grain brokers and others
are greatly worried over the pros
pect of a food dictator and the op
position of these powerful interests
is reflected in the stiffening attitude
of the senatorial opposition. Wilson
will for that reason himself appear
before Congress to urge unity amt
to expedite the passage of the bill.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 12.—
The both Houses did quite a bit ot
business today and the most import
ant was the adoption by the Senate
of the conference report on the
Espionage Bill which now goes up
to the President for signature.
The House today agreed to the
conference report on the Urgent
Deficiency Bill, or the army and
navy bill.
This bill carries three billion,
three hundred million dcilars for
the army and navy and a million
two hundred thousand for the pur
chase of the Jamestown exposition
site for a n#val training station.
This latter item, for which Dani
els is mainly responsible, was bitter
ly opposed by the Senate and by
other members of the House.
Once it was removed by a com
mittee hut was reinserted and after
endless wrangling in conference it
finally came out of the joint com
mittee with a place in the bill.
It is claimed that the site is how
ever worth the money and experts
have testified that it is premiment
ly adapted for the purpose for
which it has been chosen.
The republicans claimed that it
was pork.
LITTLE ON WEST IS
LONDON-PARIS REPORT
LONDON, June 12.—General Haig
reports little doing on the west
front today. Desultory artillery fir
ing has been going on while the
guns and material are being moved
up from their former bases to meet
the needs of the new British align
ment. There were to infantry at
tacks.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Arriving from the Koyuk, Scotty
Black, Ed Olson and Swanson ar
rived in town last evening. They
came as far as Safety in the Noatak.
Swanson’s boat and Wilson will
bring up the Noatak here tomorrow.
They report that conditions in Dime
are good. Dumps cleaned up much
better in most instances than antici
pated and all are feeling more opti
mistic than ever with everyone work
ing. Quite a little dust was brought
up by the travellers. Another im
portant news item, especially to
master mariners is the fact that the
Koyuk and Norton Sound are open
and have been open for more than
a week. Dan P. M’Donald came
as far as Safety with the Noatak and
then hiked it up from there last
evening and is now sojourning in
Nome, getting next to the chechaco
goods that ornament the stores.
PARIS, June 12.—It is announced
in the evening communique that
tiie lull along the west front con
tinues. Heavy summer showers
marked the weather almost along
the entire line. It has not bem un
favorable for the operations which
have been.carried on.
No important actr. ities were re
ported at the War office.
STOCKHOLM, June 12.—The Am
erican Minister announces that
there are now four hundred Amer
icans remaining in the Central Em
pires, most of whom are located in
Berlin.
These are all under strict sur
veillance although so far they have
not been ordered into concentration
camps.
PARIS, June 12.—Extensive for
ward operations are now taking
place behind the entire western front
S. S. SILVER WAVE.
The Silver Wave will sail today
at 6 P. M. fer Teller, Tin City, York
and Wales. No freight will be ac
cepted for Teller. All freight for
other points will have to be on the
dock by 3 o'clock this afternoon.
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(luring the present lull. The Entente
troops are now overcoming the diffi
culties 01 transportation which they
have had to contend with recently
owing to an insufficiency of light
railroads back of their immediate
front.
The completion of this work is a
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