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NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917,
NO. 2212.
BAKER ORDERS OUT
ENTIRE STATE MILITIA
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—
Secretary Baker of the War De
partment ordered out the entire
National Guard of the United
States not yet mustered into service.
As there are still some regiments of
guardsmen in the service not must
ered out these will be maintained
on active duty.
The new order affects thirty-eight
regiments in 2S States of the Union
and includes those in all the Pacific
Coast States.
The nature of the duties are
witheld from the public but it is
believed that the troops will be as
signed special duty in the way of
guarding munition works, ship
building plants, arsenals, railroads
and railroad bridges.
The President has himself issued
an executive appeal today request
ing newspapers to refrain from the
publication of the movement or
naming the location of any troops
within or without the United States.
Nor will the publication be approved
of any movements of steamers, espe
eially transoceanic craft or warships
of any kind.
The significance of the call for
the entire guardsmen of the country
is not to be overlooked and firmly
convinces everyone that the last
hope that war might be averted
has now been removed. The govern
ment has completed all preparations
for that eventuality and this is only
one of the many recent significant
orders which have been issued.
Let us estimate on your Job Wort
INTERNED SAILORS REMOVED
TO FORTS IN STATE GEORGIA
PHILADELPHIA, March 26.—
Under a heavy guard of police and
U. S. marines, the interned sailors
of the converted cruisers Kron
Prinz Wilhelm and the Prince Eitel
Frederick were removed today to
Forts Oglethorpe and McPherson in
the state of Georgia.
Incessant hammering aboard the
ship at night and in the day for
over a week indicates that the ma
chinery Was completely wrecked by
the Germans before they left.
WASHINGTON. D. C., March 26.—
The report that two German sail
ors were shot by marines is offically
denied by the Navy Department
The Navy Departments says that the
interned sailors were removed to
forts in Georgia without any inci
dent of any kind and purely as a
precautionary measure. They did
not make any attempt to escape.
NEW YORK, March 28.—The Am
erican liner St. Louis arrived in a
“British pprt’’ today. The name of
the port being erased by the censor.
It is offically announced that the
British destroyers which convoyed
the St. Louis through the danger
zone sank a U boat, the action being
witnessed by the passengers and
crew of the steamer, so close was i
it to them.
The St. Louis is the first armed
American liner to pass through the
danger zone since the rupture in the
relations betw'een Germany and the
United States of America. The
vessel carried a heavy and valuable
cargo.
Let i’" estimate oa /oar Job Wort
TZAR KILLED REPORT IS
DENIED DY RETROGRADE
PETROGRAD, March 26. —That
Tzar Nicolas has been killed is de
nied by the new government. It
was reported that Nicolas attempted
to escape from the Tzarskoselo pa
lace and in doing so was shot down.
It was also said that Nicolas made a
successful escape. These are all
denied.
LONDON, March 26.—The new
government denies that the Tzar
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Pioneers and their lady friends
ure invited to attend the Pioneers
Card Social tonight at 8:30 P. M.
last Card Party of the season,
Wednesday, March 28th at the Pio
neer Hall. A fine assortment of
prizes will be distributed to the
winners. All ladies are cor
dically invited to attend.
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repairing ;
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made his escape from the guards
who hold him with is family under
arrest in the Tzarskoeselo.
LONDON, March 26.—A Petro
grad dispatch says emphatically that
the new government of Russia an
nounces its intentions to fulfill all
the obligations of the previous 're
gime.
PETROGRAD. March 26.—Wihlf.
there have been disturbances in
this city owing to the demands of
the workers being presesd heavily
upon the New Government for food
supply, these have finally been paci
fied and the government is now en
deavoring to distribute grain
throughout those sections where the
need is greatest. Several hundred
million poods have been commen
deered from the Black Sea provinces
and the roads cleared for grain spe
cials to Moscow, Petrograd and
other industrial centers. It is ad
mitted that the revolutionary social
ists are a strong factor in the situa
tion. There is no intention to dis
continue the war.
ORDERS LAST EVENING
ASYLUN FOREIGNERS
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—
President Wilson himself signed an
executive order wherein it is an
nounced that all foreigners within
the confines of the United States
regardless of peace or war, will be
allowed the full hospitality of Am
erica without let or liinderance, at
tempt at internment or being sub
jected -to any surveillance of any
kind providing that they show a dis
position to obey the laws and do
obey them.
The order says that such foreign
ers will be permitted to attend to
their business and conduct their
affairs, commercial, social or indus
trial without any interference pro
vided of course .as stated above that
the laws are obeyen.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 26.—
It is not not known exactly what is
meant by the word foreigner in the j
executive order issued this evening
and whether it applies to citzens or
subjects or neutral countries as
well as subjects of an enemy coun
try in the future event of war. It
is believed that it is intended to
embrace all classes of foreigners
without exception, excluding of
course those who are known are sus
pected of being spies or actively en
gaged in the service directly or in
directly of Germany.
That most of these latter will
be interned was on Saturday even
ing announced to the representatives
of the press associations.
Now Is the time to Snbwrlhn
U BOAT REPORTED OFF
COAST MAINE OFFICIALLY
WASHINGTON, D. C.( March 26.—
Lieutenant Porter of the United
S’ates navy announces officially lhat
a German U boat is known to be off
ti e coast of Maine. The insur
af!. e rates have risen several points
since the announcement.
NEW YORK, March 26.—Follow
ing Lieut. Porter’s statement as to
the submarine being off the coast
of Maine, underwriters declare that
everything points to Mexico as be
ing the chief basis of supplies.
Experts point out that the Ger
man U boats have a three times
greater steaming radius than At
lantic and six times greater than
Pacific ships, from such a base.
It is positively stated here that it
is known that ammunition stations
have already been established fci
the manufacture of munitions sta
tions for these German U boats at
various points along the Mexican
coast.
BERLIN, March 26.—It is an
nounced that a submarine which
reported to its base today sank in
a few days 25 steamers, 37 trawlers
and brought in fourteen captured
sailors.
BERLIN, March 2..—The German
retirement on the west front having
now reached its objective has ceased
and arrangements -r- being .Made to
begin a strong line of offensive ac
tion along the entire western en
tente. The complete, discomfiture
of the Entente powers is foreseen
by the experts in the evening pap
ers here today.
Great confidence is reposed in
Hindenberg.
Anything In the line of Job work
WITNESSES ARE PLACED
CUSTODY OF MARSHAL
SEATTLE, March 2G.—A sensa
tional development of the Gill trials
happened this morning when Bil
lingsley and Metzdorff were placed
In the custody of the United States
Marshal upon the request of both
the prosecution and the defense.
Both allege that perjury, suborna
tion of perjury and intimidation are
being practiced and each side re
sents with extreme bitterness the
charges of the other.
Tilts in court are common and
the presidng judge has often cau
f
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 26.—
Representative Harrison, a member
of the House Committee on Foreign
Affairs, announced after a confer
ence with Lansing and other mem
bers of Congress that he believed
that Congress would pass a fiat de
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claration of war with Germany with
out waiting any definite statement
or declaration from Germany.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. March 26.—
Semi-official statements strongly
indicate that there will be a declara
tion of war passed by the extra ses
sion against Germany, and that
universal military training will be
at once adopted. Otherwise and in
the event of conscription not being
ordered, the President will call out
the full strength of the regular
army, 250,000, also 250,000 militia
and 600,000 volunteers making an
army of a million men.
As the militia quota could not be
supplied at the present time without
an extensive recruiting campaign,
they claim that conscription, will be
a necessity.
CHICAGO. March 2..—To boost
along the war feeling which is in
need of much sustenance, there be
ing apathy where there, is not oppo
sition in many circles, it is an
nounced that plans have been com
pleted for the biggest patriotic de
monstration ever held in the history
of the city. The promoters state
that they expect it to influence every
spot in the United States of America
without any exception.
IX FROM IRENE.
Pete Christiansen arrived in town
from Irene creek for supplies yester
day. He and his partners have out
an extensive dump.
tioned the opposing council to more
reserve of manner in the methods of
addressing one another before the
court.
The defense said this evening
that it is quite possible that after
all the trial will conclude this week,
but if so it will be very late.
Both sides affect confidence and
BOCAL ITEMS.
Yesterday afternoon at the High
School after the evening recess had
been taken for the day, Alex Vand
erwerker called the student body
at a meeting to order and the prizes
were distributed to the winners in
the recent dog race by Professor
Thompson who prefaced the dis
tribution with suitable remarks.
Vincent Johnson received the first
prize in the form of a cup and pri
zes were also distributed to the first
four and to Louis Wittenberg who
received the consolation prize as the
first in at the wrong end.
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Clifford Deakin late of Pantages
Eagle Hall, March 31.
Captain P. A. Dickson intends this :
summer to engage in the herring
fishery on a larger scale than ever,
the demand for the northern herring
being very great and they could dis
pose of ten or twenty thousand
barrels more easily Qian they can of
a smaller amount. There are prac
tically no Norwegian herring in the
market, but notwithstanding this
the Nome variety will easily oust all
competitors as it puts up better than
any other. The fat of the Norwegian
fish is in its stomach, in the Bering
Sea herring it permeates the entire
flesh which greatly aids in the
toothsomeness as well as the cook
ing qualities of this valuable edible
the defendants certainly have not
lost any of their apparent assurance
of an acquittal.
Mere routine rebuttal of the tes
timony offered by the government
was put on by the defense today
and the greater part of the time
was consumed witli jury by-play of*
both sides, calling for protection for
witnesses or guard so that they
could conduct no more frame-ups,
the defense alleging that Billings
ley framed up the later Metzdorff
testimony in collusion with the inti
midating influence of the prosecu
tion.
fish. Prices received last winter
went as high as $24 a barrel and
while last fall the jobbers wen*
paying eighteen, there is no doubt
that Balto who is the selling agent
is getting higher than this at the
present time. Many inquiries have
been received by Cap. Dickson front
eastern firms as to the availability
of large parcels of these herring, in
dicating the great market for this
fish when properly put up.
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Office and Residence of J. F.
M'AUister, freighter and transfer,.
Elite Baths.. Phone Red 157.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 0 H. P. Boiler.
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