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NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1917.
NO. 2277
EAT BRITISH GAIN
LONDON, June 10.—Haig reports
that no fighting of a major charac
ter took place for the past 24 hours.
This is the evening announcement
bulletined outside the War Office
tonight.
The Offiical Press Bureau de
scribes the battle south and east of
Ypres as the most remarkable of
the war.
Seven thousand German prison
ers were taken in Friday’s fighting
and the British loss was slight.
In a few hours after the preli
minary fire and mining, the Birtisli
captured positions supposedly im
pregnable and which the German
engineers had taken two and halt
years in erecting the most elaborate
scheme of defense lines in the world
of war.
The Germans were so badly
crushed at this terrific demonstra
tion of the British artillery power
and their loss in killed and wound
ed is so enormous that they are
too’ weak since Friday to make
anything but faint counters while
the British artillery moves forward.
Haig estimates the Germans lost
sixty cannon to the British in this
fighting and the positions
taken were held by the
flower of the Prussian sol
diers, the prisoners taken be
ing everyone of them from picked
and famous regiments of the Ger
man army. The British are occupy
ing all the advanced positions and
the artillery located in their advan
ced positions also began this even
ing a renewal of the bombardment
all along the line. The signal rup
ture of the German Belgian defen
ses is causing a rush of troops to
the reinforcement ot the beleagured
Germans in that section.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo., June 10.—
The horrible and tragic kidnapping
of the Keetft baby culminated today
here when the body of the baby was
found in a deep well, partly decom
posed, and everything indicating
that the little fellow was thrown In
alive, probably on the night follow
ing his disappearance when the
kidnappers fled.
The mother is now in a serious
condition and it is feared that she
will lose her mind.
The discovery of the body has
arcused a terrific storm of indigna
tion against the kidnappers. Hund
reds stormed the jaii determined tc
^ lynch the seven suspects when tht
sheriff spirited them through the
back door.
While taking the last of the sus
pects from the jail the mob collect
ed and discovered the movement
They took the prisoner from the
sheriff and placed a rope around his
neck with the intention of hanging
him.
The prisoner tock the matter
calmly and with apparent indiffer
ence and told the mob. “Hurry and
kill me, bit as God is mine and
your Judge I am innocent of any
thing to do with the kidnapping”.
The mob was impressed by the
demeanor cf the prisoner and final
ly reconsidered their action and re
turned the man to the custody of
the sheriff. Feeling runs very
high..
ROOT AND REST OF
COMMISSION DUE TODAY
PETROGRAD, June 10.—Elihu
Root and the rest of the United
States Commissioner are expected
to arrive here on Monday. Their
progress lias been marked by one
continuous enthusiasm that has
never flagged throughout the Rus
sian re'p «blio.
They appear greatly delighted by
their reception everywhere and the
Russian government lias made ela
ARRESTED AS DESERTER.
A seaman Ernest rearson was
taken into custody yesterday by the
Marshal at the request of the Cap
tain of the Pacific Steamship Co.’s
steamer Senator as a deserter.
Pearson claims immunity as under
the new seamans law men may
leave not only American but also
foreign ships in any American port.
He refused to be brought back
aboard the Senator and was yester
day held without bail. His case will
probably be heard today.
borate plans .Jo receive them.
The provisional Government makes
no secret of the fact that this mis
sion from the historic republic of
the west will be of tremendous
force in their work of- reconstruc
tion ard in keeping their war plans
intact until Germany is finally
crushed.
The demeanor of the soldiers and
workers especially indicates an espe
cial enthusiasm is awaiting the
members of the commission from
them.
The republic at the present time
may be said to be marking time,
without any question the provi
sional government slowly weaning
the soldiers from their peace long
ings which German propaganda tire
lessly carried out has been foster
ing.
The arrangements made for the
American commission meeting and
speaking to every class of Russian
citizen is elaborate and complete
with the most extraordinary
thoroughness that is now so great
a characteristic oC the new govern
ment.
in the meantime although no
fighting is taking place, it is admit
ted that the output from munition
factories has more than <; i <o. ivpled
per day through the enthusiasm of
the employees.
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ILSON ISSUES A
NOTE TO RUSSIA
WASHINGTON D. C., June 10.—
The proclamation of President Wil
son to Russia and which defines Am
erica’s war aims is now made pub
lic and will be disseminated through
the length and breadth of Russia by
the visiting Commission.
It is unquestionably intended to
stiffen the Slav backbone and to
serve as a notice to the World of
America’s demands at the final
peace conference.
The proclamation first declares
that the United States will never
accede to a declaration of peace
upon a status quo ante bellum for
which Germany may now be striv.
ing. Will, demand, too, that there
will be no transfer of territory ex
cept to ? . inhabitants better rule
and a la '-tr degree of personal and
civil lib ' ly.
The United States will stand for
no indemnities except to right
wrongs, and no people w\l* ne
placed under a forced sovereignity
above all distasteful to them.
Before everything the Proclama
tion says safeguard must be
created to prevent any outlaw na
tion with a thirst for world power
and place in the sun again over
throwing the peace of the world.
A League of free Nations, in the
fullest and heartiest sense of the ex
pression, must arise out of the
blood and ashes of this horrible war
to enforce peace upon the earth.
The proclamation is everywhere
acclaimed as the most forceful do
cument written by the administra
tion and the very clearest contri
bution on the purposes of the ene
mies of the Central Powers in this
war.
POLICE ROUND UP
DRAFT SLACKERS
SEATTLE, June 10.—Heretofore
subscriptions have been mainly from
the savings of the workers to the
liberty loan, but wealthy persons,
awed by the demands for financial
conscription now arising front
many quarters of the nation, are be
ginning to buy large parcels of the
bonds.
The police are tow rounding up
draft slackers who failed to register
On Saturday they took into custody
35 coal miners, mostly Finns and
Swedes who failed to register. These
were taken in Newcastle, Wash.
In addit'on to these the police
have also got busy in the cities ot
the Sound and many have been net
ted who will have to answer the
charge of failing to obey the law
requiring them, whether exempt or
physically unable to fight, in any
event to register.
Under the law no fine is allowed
to be given slackers, the sentence
that is provided is in all circum
stances an imprisonment without
the option of a fine. The term of
imprisonment is quite long.
Any person, it is announced, who
cannot display his certificate of re
gistration when called upon for
same by the police will be liable to
arrest as a suspected violater of tho
draft law.
The authorities say they will
show no mercy to any violattrs of
the law in this respect.
PERSHING HOLDS LONG
CONFERENCE WITH KINS
LONDON, June 10.—General)
Pershing and Staff had a long con- 1
ferenc.e with King George and the
British Chief of Staff at Buckingham
Palace on Saturday, after which
Pershing and his staff immediately
got down to hard work in prepara
tion for war.
The British papers throw out no
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hirts as to the possible arrival of
an American expeditinary corps,
probably this news not being forth
coming from the other side of the
Atlantic and the conjectures that
usually adorn American papers on
doubtful issues are more cautiously
censored in the London and provin
cial journals.
The ' people expect that the Am
■erican troops when they are sent
to Europe, will land in France di
rect and not come via England at
all.
The American officers are all anx
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and President Poincaire, it is known
has everything in readiness to re
receive them.
The reception extended them here
has been uniformlly enthusiastic.
REGISTERED M.\!l. OPEN.
The Postmaster states tha' the
register, parcel and general deli
very# mail will be open this morning
from eight o’clock. The Kougarok,
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