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NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, MAY 28, 1917.
NO. 2285.
SEATT*LE, May 27.—A cable di
rect from Tokio to local Japanese
newspapers received this evening
reports the official announcement of
the Japanase Admiralty to the ef
fect that since the arrival of the
Japanese battle fleet in the Medi
terranean they have sunk fourteen
German submarines, three of which
are the super-U boats, and three
warships.
The methods evolved %by the naval
council for combatting enemy sub
marines and which were fully’ work
I ed out before the Japanese fleet left
I on its diver killing expedition, have
, proved excellent and very success
ful. The operation is to be conti
nued until the Mediterranean is
safe for all ships.
The Editor of the Japnese paper
publishing the cable says that the
correspondent sending the report
has always proved reliable and sees
no reason for doubting its correct
ness in this instance. •
PARIS, May 2 7.—Japanese war
ships are carrying out a systematic
chase for submarines throughout
the Mediterranean. The reports of
their work are being sent to Tokio
| from which come assurances of the
success of the Mikado’s fleet.
They are working- in relays and
according to a methodical system
! of co-operation between cruisers,
destroyers and submarine boats.
The frequent firing indicates
their activity after their prey.
Anything in the line of job work
ITALIANS TAKE BIG
LOT PRISONERS CARSO
ROME, May 27.—With th# Aus
trians now greatly reinforced the
heavy fighting in the Carso still
continues, the Italians still driving
ahead and netting still huge cap
tures.
Thirty-five hundred additional
prisoners were swept into the bag
by the ever victorious Cadorna, who
continues his battling with almost
magic ability. The Austrians on
Saturday morning too possession of
a smaller eminence which the Ital
ians had hold but which they aban
doned to take another rise some
what to the north of this. The Aus
trians noting the advantage which
the evacuated position gave, then
mounted artillery there after end
less effort only to be totally de
stroyed when mines which the Ita
lians had planted exploded on
those positions. The Ital
ians then took possession of an
other ridge and shattered the Aus
trian positions cutting off almost
three regiments which surrendered.
The fighting in this difficult ter
ritory has been uniformly success
tul. The Minister of War. announces
that since their drive began on May
34 the Italians have taken 22,400
unwounded prisoners, four thou
sand two hundred wounded prison
ers while the number killed will ex
ceed by many thousand these
figures. The Italian loss while
large enough will be small com
pared to these losses.
The drive is puzzling the experts
who do not know how far it is in
tended to drive towards Laibach or
towards Fiurne. That the isolation
of Trieste is intended appeared
reasonable before the fighting to
the northeast became five days ago
intensified.
I
HUGE CROPS PROMISED
AS OUTLOOK SPLENDID
WASHINGTON D. C„ May 27.—
The Department of Agriculture
Btates that unless unforeseen
weather eccentricities destroy the
crops now promising, the yield in
grain and root crops will this year
be exceedingly large and the re
ported shortage has no grounds at
all for foundation.
The wheat survey shows a pro
mise that has not been given in
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
The Heart Of A Painted Women,
(Repeated). This highly sensational
screen production will shown
again tonight for the last time.
Dont miss it, five reels, two hund
red and sixty scenes. Tomorrow
night “Satan Sanderson”' featuring
Mr. Orrin Johnson and an all star
cast. Mr. Johnson’s work on the
American stage is too well known to
be commented upon here; while the
novel of Satan Sanderson has been
widely read. It tells the story of,
Satan Sanderson, Hugh Stires and
Jessica Holme, a beautiful and ro
mantic blind girl, ward of David
Stires, father of -Hugh Stires. Five
•Reel*.
j many years, while the greatly ex
tended acreage will assure a record
•in many ways. Reports from almost
every section promise this.
SPOKANE, May 27.—The Spokes
man- Review in its survey of the
crops in the Inland Empire and
Eastern Washington, taking in
practically all the territory between
the Rockies and Cascades says that
the wheat, potato, onion and fruit
crop this year will be the heaviest I
ir the history of the northwest. I
The vastly increased acreage and j
the great yield promised by the i
splendid spring weather conditions
which were unusually mild, assure
a bumper crop in all quoted lines.'
The increased yield is likely, to
have a startling effect upon the )
present prohibitive prices in many j
lines. i
SENATE DEBATES THE
NEW CENSOR MEASURE
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| WASHINGTON, D. C.t May 27.—
j The Senate is now debating the new
j censor law which will he far less
j drastic and despotic than that ori
! finally devised by the War Depart
ment.
The new law, following the de
feat of the first one submitted, will
be in many ways more liberal and
especially in giving wider rein to
wholesome criticism of the admi
nistration.
Under the former law criticism of
the army and navy and the admi
nistration was practically left in the
hands of the president to declare |
illegal, and aroused considerable!
opposition.
According to one criticism of the
old bill had such an act been in
vogue in Great Britain the criticism
which had made possible big chan
ges in government and in the army
and navy methods would never have
been allowed any paper to say any
thing against such errors.
The arguments were substantiated
by references to other occasions
when steps in the wrong direction
had been taken by officials, especi
ally in Mie early stages of the Span
ish-American War when all criti
«Ism under the proposed law would
have been punished quickly.
I One member termed the censor
j ship law “a law to protect blunders
. from criticism”. The new law will
: affect news as to movements, at
i tacks upon executive orders, reports
of operations and other important
I news “of value to the enemy”,
j It is likely that this censorship
law in its modified form will pass.
: Although the democrats have a
| clear majority in the Senate and
not in the House, it is. remarkable
that the most opposition to the ad
ministration develops in the Senate.
We arc using Moonlight ter
the Kiite Hath House.
SEATTLE, May' 27.—The com
paratively new shipyard of Skinner
and Eddy has signed further con
tracts with the government to build
six nine thousand ton steel ships
for the use of the United States,
the cost to be eight million dollars.
This will practically test the ca
pacity of these yards to the utmost.
There are now building in Seat
tle aud Puget Sound under govern
mcnt and other contracts, over one
hundred and fifty thousand tons
and the industry is experiencing a
great boom.
WASHINGTON, D. May 27.—
Tile statement that the United
States government has abandoned i
the intention to build a big fleet o' |
wooden ships is not true. Not only j
that but the government is making !
arrangements to keep every ship !
yard busy upon the standardized
wooden ship construction which will
turn out freight carriers at a speed
unheard of heretofore.
Today the government let ortho:
contracts, this time to ship yards in
Texas and Alabama where the pino
of (he south will be used in con
struction along the same plans.
Sixty wooden merchantmen were
given out in contracts today to
Texan and other firms. Mobile, Ala
bama having secured quite a por
tion. These arc for early delivery.
Wooden ships which will carry in
ternal combustion engines and have
big freight space are now contract
ed or east and west as well as in
the south.
BIG RUSH BOOZE
PERMITS BEFORE JUNE 6
SEATTLE, Maj» 27.—A tremend-1
3us rush is now being made to get j
Dut booze permits before the bone i
iry law goes into effect, which it
loes on June 6. 'Jn Saturday the
scene before the per
nit Clerk’s office passed descrip
ion, men and women struggling to
;et their permits before the time
imit "expired. 4800 permits for
urge end small quantities of beer
EXPLOSION SHATTERS
WINDOWS TWENTY MILES
MUSKOGEE, Okla., May 27.—One
thousand pounds of high explosive,
dynamite in other words, went off
accidentally near this place ana
wrecked buildings and shattered
windows for twenty miles radius. ,
The cause of the explosion is
unknown. The dynamite was being
shipped for export and its sudden
explosion is unaccounted for.
The*place where it stood was ex
cavated for a space of over three
hundred feet wide and twenty feet
deep, while buildings were utterly
destroyed and many shacks within
distance completely wiped out.
Several are missing ami it is be
lieved that they were killed by the
explosion.
It was reported that the dyna
mite was touched off by some per- ■
son, but beyond an unfounded con
jecture there does not appear to
be any reason for this theory being
and whiskey were issued on Satur
day. This is not tlie record hut
close to it, the highest number is
sued being 5S0e. The office has
been reinforced by additional clerks
who are aiding in the work of is
suing the permits.
SEATTLE, May 27.—The oppo
nents of the bone dry law, say that
seriously entertained.
WASHINGTON,,D. C., May 27.—
The frequency of explosions of dy
namite and other explosives
throughout the country Is giving
the government some concern. One
theory now being advanced appears
luite plausible and that is that the
lasty manufacture is accompanied
jy defects in mixing or packing
which tends to make the explosive,
larmless enough under normal con
litions of manufacture, now sub
iect to explosions from very little
■ause, such as sudden jar or
ihanges in temperature etc.
The government will carefully
probe every reported explosion.
they have got sufficient signatures
to their referendum petition to pre
vent the law going into effect be
fore 19 IS.
and they have practically conrbecl
tirelessly now for o/ev siv months
a'.'l they have prtr.i'all.' combed
t!:e state over for signatures
This assertion however, apparent
ly has had very little result upon
the activities of those seeking per
mits for they are still flooding the
offices for them in almost every sec
tion according to reports coming in
today. It is estimated that the final
shipment of liquor under these per
mits will be immense.
Closing Out Sale. At Crook’s
next City Hall. Ail Bargains.
ATTENTION MOOSE.
All Loyal Moose are directed to
ye present at the regular meeting
lonight. Business of importance.
By order of
NORVIN, W. LEWIS,
Dictator.
f. P. JONES, Sec’y.