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NOME. ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1017.
NO. 2264.
PERSHING ISSUES A
WARNING TO NATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25
General Pershing who arrived here
today was entertained by a number
of men prominent in National De
fense affairs.
Pershing in speaking issued a
warning to the people of the United
States which he said he hoped every
one could hear and understand.
The people of America, he con
tended, did not realize the gravity
of the situation. He pleaded for all
to wake up and "realize that the
war would last yet two or three
years and that the United States
would be called upon to bear the
brunt of the fighting.
Pershing said that Europe would
need yet three million American
troops before the war was conclud
ed, and the sooner and quicker and
more powerful was the force sent
over, the less would the cost be in
the end in human life, in liumas
property and human treasure.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
Admiral Sims lias been recommend
ed for promotion to the rank of
Vice Admiral.
Sims is now the admiral com
manding the American destroyers
around the coast of Great Britain
and Ireland and whose work is so
praised by the British Admiralty.
Office and Residence of J. F.
M’Allister, freighter and transfer,
Elite Baths.. Phone Red 157.
ROME NOW AFLAME j
WITH WILDEST JOY
■ROME, May 25.—The terrific
fighting that has followed the Ital
ian offensive in the Julian Alps is
now the feature of the great war
and the continued success of this
forceful smash is setting this city
aflame with enthusiasm.
The official statement which has
been issued describing the two vic
tories and the capture of the entire
Austrian positions beyond the
Idriau Valley and cutting off and
capturing the trinity of town Kirc-.
heim, Zarz and Idria is significant
in the number of Austrians taken
prisoners, the first smash resulting
in three thousand being atken and
the second in nine thousand un
wounded men being captured.
The offensive has been able to lift
the Austrians off their feet along
the entire front attacked and so far
have the Italians advanced in a
most difficult country that it is al
most believed that the attack not
withstanding the continuous air
reconnoitering by (he Teuton aviat
ors, was entirely unexpected.
The ferocious drive is still con
tinuing, but the Austrians are rush
ing every available man from their
bases at Klagenfurt and Laibach
where they have quantities of re
serves.
Apparently the Italian command
ers are determined to isolate
Trieste.
The fighting is rousing great en
thusiasm all over Italy.
FRENCH MADE BID
CAPTURE OF PRISONERS
PARIS, May 25.—Yesterday ac
cording to the usual official com
munique the French repulsed all
the German counter-attacks and
captured in their smash 8600 Ger
man prisoners. Today there is a
LONDON, May 25.—Yesterday
ROOSTER PROGRAM AT
THE DREAM SUNDAY.
"The Royal Imposter” repeated,
to night. Do not miss this ravaging
study in colors as it is one of the
most elaborate and extravagant pic
tures shown this winter, a class fea
ture thats distinctive in photoplay
and a complete departure from the
usual run of attractions. Sunday
night, the Rooster. The fun maker
Charles Chaplin in a riotous scream
comedy “Love Pangs” another num
ber that a decided novelty will be
shown called “The Indian Dances”.
A spectacular Dancing carnival em
bracing the modes of different
tribes of all nations. Also a picture
entitled “Curiosity” that continuous
in laugh making. The Pathe Weekly
showing a $10,000,000 conflagra
tion and many other important
events ends the bill. A banner
•eho w.
and today on the British west front
General Haig reports a continued
lull. Heavy rains are falling al
most incessantly and until the
weather moderates little active ope
rations can he carried on, especially
beyond the positions now held by
the British which practically over
look the plains of Flanders. Severai
German counters yesterday inter
fered with the work of reinforcing
the captured positions, but the Ger
man counter attacks lacked weight
and were easily enough repulsed.
The artillery has been moved for
ward all along the line. French
movements are co-ordinate with
these, says the official report.
PARIS, May 25.—The evening
communique says “There is practi
cally no fighting on the western
front upon l.he part of the British
or French. Th'e Champagne front
is also quiet, and the lull in a
drizzling down pour has continued
all day long.
OFFICIALS SAY MATTER
OF FEW DAYS FOR WAR
IIIO DE JANEIRO, May 25.—The
Premier and cabinet stand respons
ible for the statement issued today
that it is only a matter of days
when Rrazil will declare war upon
Germany.
PEKING, May 25.—The Chinese
president has appointed a new pre
mier and this it is believed, fore
shadows an early break with Ger
many. It means says a dispatch
from Shanghai Times, the active
participation of the Chinese repub
lic in the war against Germany.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
The British Commisison, headed by
Arthur James Balfour, crossed into
Canada this afternoon, en route to
England, probably sailing from Ha-'
lifax.
SAX FRANCISCO,, May 25.—
Toda: the third venire in *iie trial
of Mrs. Rena Mooney which wai
ordered was not yet completed. Mu
prosecution has only one mors per
emptory challenge. The Court has
i.djourned until Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.—The
desperate efforts made by the Fiek
Prt gang to secure the release ot
''small trial tie clutch0? of the
jailots almost succeeded today when
the prisoner was ordered released
upon a legal technicality by the
stale Supreme Court.
Almost immediately he was upon
a new motion ordered recommitted
a’id the Supreme Court denied the
motion to dismiss the. charge of con
spiracy against the man in framing
up testimony. In handing down the
decision the Supreme Court answer
ing the declaration of the Oxman
lawyers, declared that there had
been ample evidence submitted to
them to require a trial. This was a
slap at the Grand Jury white-wash
effort.
SAX FRANCISCO, May 2,'. The
Secretary of the Alameda ( ounty
Central Labor Council has tele
graphed to fifteen labor leaders in
the United States to come to San
Francisco and sit as a laborer's
jury and listen to all the evidence
against Mrs. Mooney. They are to
hear the witnesses, the arguments
and to refrain from reading news
papers during the trial and to file
out simultaneously with the Mooney
jury, and deliberately upon a ver
dict. The names of the men have
not been announced. The Labor
Council wants to shnw what ::y
frame-up is like at uta .... .
capitalism.
ON REVENUE BILL
WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 25.—
The senators with pruning knives In
each hand attacked the revenue bill
and before its final passage they
trimmed it of three hundred mil
lion dollars. The trimming is most
ly in the interest of the higher ups.
For this reason a very bitter fight
is anticipated when the bill gets
into conference and that both sides
are likely by standing pat for a long
while to delay the passage of the
law seems certain. The administra
tion is greatly chagrined.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
A bill has been introduced in the
House providing for severe punish
ment of any individual or firm trad
ing with any enemy firm directly or
indirectly. This is precisely the
same as the British law on this
head and which finally developed
the Black List.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
A hill was introduced in the Senate
providing for an investigation ot
explosions in munition and ctlitr
factories having contracts with tlio
governments under war orders.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24.—
The Senate adjourned today out of
.'respect lor Senator Harry Lane who
died last night in San Francisco.
A Cominiittee of eight was ap
'pointed by Vice-President Marshal
to represent the Senate at Lane's
i funeral. He will be buried in Part
land Oregon. Lane died finally ot
syncope.
ORDER IN COUNCIL IS
MEANT FOR SLACKERS
OTTAWA, May 25.—The Domin
ion government has taken prompt
and very drastic steps to deal with
slackers who may cross the bound
ary line to escape military service.
By an order in council a fine of
$2500 is imposed upon all Canad
ians between the ages of 18 and
35. (British military limits) who
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
What is regarded in some quarters
with supicion is the withdrawal
from the United States sinoe Jan
uary of $35,000,000 in gold. This
movement of bullion is exciting con
siderable speculation. It is the
more mysterious as since the war
commenced, Japanese trade has ex
panded as greatly as has that, of
the United States, and the influx of
leave the country to escape military
service. In addition to this fine, the
Dominion government by the same
order in council directs that all
such slackers he subjected to im
prisonment with hard labor for five
years.
WASHINGTON, D. C., May 25.—
All Americans are notified by exe
cutive order that an extremely
heavy prison sentence will bo given
gold to that country has been in the
same proportion.
The statistical figures given out
today therefore excite considerable
attention. The meaning of the
movement is frankly not known and
the Japs are not inclined to be com
municative.
PLEASANT SOCIAL.
The Catholic Library Club's card
social last night was a very pleasant
affair. The following were the
prize winners: Among the ladies
Mrs. O’Brien first and Mrs. Brovm
second. Among the men W. Jor
dan first and Fred Ketzer second.
to all participating in the “German
dictated socialist convention'’, at
Stockholm, next month. The re
port that the millionarie hobo,
Howe, who is now in Petrograd, Is
to be an attendant at the conven
tion has caused him to be specially
notified.
The socialists are subjecting tho
order to considerable comment, but
whether any of them will attend
the convention is not known.
It is not known that any ar
rangements had been made 10 be
present at the convention, and
Howe who is above referred to is
not a socialist and has never been
one.
The action of the government
is being deceived with astonishment
in socialist circles.
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