WAGE SCALE $ 5 AND BOARD NOW IN EFFECT
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VOL. B.
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1017.
NO. 2275.
ORDERS SENT TO
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
Instructions have been sent out
from Washingtor to the registration
officers to classify ad names accord
ing to their ages. This seems to
indicate that all twenty-one years
of age will be called first then
twenty-two etc and so on in the an
nual order until the age limit of the
registration is reached or the draft
completed.
The complofad figures indicate
that not less than sixty per cent
of those who registered will claim j
exemption from the President. I
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
In some quarters it is said to have
been a mistake to reduce the age
limit to 31, when it, should have
been made forty-five, for the num
ber of exemptions under the law
will reduce those available for ser
vice to considerably less than sixty
per cent.
Personal exemption may be
claimed by this number, while how
many will be exempted by reason
of physical disability it is imposs
ible to say, but it is certain that
after all the mines have been pas
seel upon and the various enrolled
persons subjected to medical exa
mination, those who will be found
fit for military service will be so
relatively snail in number that
Congress may have yet to extend
the call to those who are 4 5 years
of age.
A number of men who anticipate
this are leaving the country before
any such a law can come up for
consideration.
We are using Moonlight water in
the Klite Hath House.
RULES BONE DRY
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SEATTLE, June 7.—There is a
sigh of satisfaction going up from
the wets this morning by reason of
the f3/ct that tl;e prosecutor has
ruled that there are over one hund
red more bona fide names than
necessary to prevent the inception
of the bone dry law and he has
therefore ruled that the bone dry
law is suspended until June 5,
1918.
This evening he said that the pre
liminaiy count shows that there
are six hundred more names on the
referendum than were needed.
On the other hand doubt and un
certainty still remain.
Jt is held by the drys as well as
some wets that the Reed amend
ment to the postal laws, prohibiting
the shipments of liquor into terri
tory already dry will make all such
states automatically bone dry on
July 1,
7'he wet enthusiasts allege that
this amendment has no force unless
the state is already bony dry, but
the federal officials have intimated
differently and indicate by tlieir
preparations that the law will ap
ply to all states “which have passed
dry legislation”.
The mix-up is making the situa
tion somewhat difficult and will ac
count for the sudden rush ol permit
men and women to get liquor in be
fore the Reed lawr may make the
state bone dry, in spite of the hold
up of the bone dry state law.
WARNS LACK TONNAGE
BRINGS WAR HO
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 7.—
The Emergency Fleet Corporation
warns the government that if the
lack of tonnage is not quickly
overcome Germany will bring the
war to American shores. They also
condemn the Goethals steel ship
program, urging that the wooden
ship program which would be com
pleted within thirteen months is the
most suitable for the emergency.
DKKAM FRIDAY .vl SATURDAY.
The last big picture until the
boats arrive Detective Craigs Coup,
the greatest thriller ever threw n on
a screen. Five reels of limiting
feature photoplay. The story.
There has been so much counterfeit
money in circulation lately that the
government have requested Detec
tive Craig to run the leaders to
earth. One of his men, disguised
as a painter, discovers the hangout
of the gang, and reports to Craig
the location and the plans he has
overheard. The real leader of the
gang and the man who has charge
of putting the money into circula
tion is James Dalton, space forbids
further detail of the story. See it
tonight and tomorrow night.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
The attack upon the Goethals steel
ship program is not warranted. The
government is having also a subsi
diary fleet of wooden ships built
which will greatly strengthen the
tonnage situation. while the diver
program 'ias been failing for the
past month to claim a tithe of the
victims earlier disposed of.
Everything now indicates that the
submarine menace is being success
fully handled and the constant ar
rival of ships with large supplies is
being reported officially if not pi|b
licly, says a department authority.
With very few exceptions' every
ship that left during May from the
port of New York with supplies,
landed in Europe safely.
The tonnage shortage is very real
PIONEER IGLOO & HOTEL.
Reopened under new manage
ment.. Has been thoroughly reno
vated and refitted. Everything
Clean, Sanitary and Up-To-Date.
Also the only house keeping apart
ments in Nome.. Large Library &
Reading Room for the accomoda
tion of guests.
MRS. JNO MONOHAN - Prop.
and the inconvenience of diverting
ships from the coastal trade to the
ocean traffic is admitted, but, un
avoidable.
The completion of the steel ships
will not be much more tardy than
wooden boats.
OX ANOTHER TRIP.
The native motor schooner Jewel
Guard left again for another trip
walrus hunting. The Jewel Guard,
after the arrival of the first fleet,
will sail with officials and represen
tatives of the Methodist Mission
which owns the boat and here head
ed by Rev. Baldwin, to establish
another Mission on Nanivak Island.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 H. P. Boilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 16 H. P. Boiler.
Two 6 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING * DEAN CO.
LONDON, June- 7.—Haig today
reports the general resuraptoin of
the offensive on the west front to
day with signal successes.
Many small positions south anil
east of Ypres were taken while as
far south as Lens the fighting led
the British into the German lines
along a length of thrity miles, with
many prisoners taken. The Bri
tish are now within striking dis
tance of the main German defenses
near Douai and the fighting is con
tinuing.
PARIS, Juno 7.—Lieutenant
Thaw of Pittsburgh, the American
airman with the French Division
was in today’s reports from Cham
pagne cited in the official orders foi
daring bravery.
Thaw attacked four German air
men who got over the French lines
and were taking pictures of the po
sitions. He successfully engaged
them and downed them one after
another with his new machine.
PARIS, June 7.—Terrific fighting
is extending now from Cambrai to
the sea with the Dritisli and lielgi
an forces on a strong offensive.
Terrific fighting beyond Hill f!0
resulted in the Germans being com
pelled to retire after an obstinate
resistance.
The battling at the canal between
Comrr.ines and Lvs was particularly
ferocious with the German forces
backing on their extreme north
lines, off Lille.
Anything in the line of job work
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 7.—
The Senate C ommittee on Finance
is still taxing the taxable and every
thing that will give a revenue is
being examined with a view of
making it take a load.
Two cent taxes on checks and
I drafts for every five dollars and
lover which their value amount to
was placed on by the Finance Com
mittee today and it is expected to
raise a revenue of ten million from
this alone.
The taxes upon necessaries, on
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newspaper and periodical advertis
ing, upon certain duties, upon spir
its and others, will, it is firmly be
lieved, sc relieve taxes upon in
comes and profits as to make them
Quite negligible.
The Senate Committee is giving
every possible source of revenue
a careful examination and the signs
are that they will yet discover sev
eral sources ol income for the gov
ernment before they are through.
Needless to say this is far foreign
from the Administration's intention.
The revenue bill as passed the
House is as the Administration ex
pected it to pass the Senate also,
and tiie especially heavy taxes upon
incomes and profits was a feature
which it was believed would make
the revenue secure.
That a big fight will take place
over the bill as now being licked
into new shape in the Senate is po
sitively certain, and its passage at
an early date somewhat doubtful.
Now Is the time to Subscribe,
WASHINGTON, I). C„ June 7.—
Hoover gave good advice to the
American people and he hopes that
1 they will carefully heed it.
He said that the people must eat
temperately those things that are
needed by the Allies, for the Allies
must be fed that the war can be
carried to a successful issue.
He therefore recommends that tin*
the American people eat corn meal
and corn meal bread so that the
wheat would be open to exportation
in large quantities for the people
LOCAL ITEMS.
Yesterday Steigelmaier had the
misfortune to lose two horses at
East Forks where the animals were
drowned in a hole in the river. The
horses were in charge of Jimmy
Bogan who was taking the mail and
some meat for the Pacific Cold
Storage to Council. The horses
slipped in and were caught in the
deep water? Lefors anything could
be done. The mail and freight was
saved and advices received yester
day stated that the mail had not
even touched the water. The loss
in livestock will represent a con
siderable sum.
very respect
of Europe.
His advice is being
fully received
WASHINGTON', D. C.. June 7.—
That the food situation is not appre
ciated by the country is now held
in many quarters, while others per
sist in declaring that notwith
standing their intimate knowledge
Dll) NOT SAIL.
The Silver Wave owing to some
trouble with the lighter load ol
of freight for the boat, did not g<^i
away last night as expected but will
sail this morning at nine o’clock
Several passengers have en
gaged passage to St. Michaels
on this steamer among
whom are John Felkel, W. Feger
strom, F. W. Davison and Mrs.
Hanson.
M. PA.SCOFF.
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Your Clothes Cleaned, Pressed and
Repaired.
SUITS MADE TO ORDER from
select fabrics and trimmings.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Cor. Lane’s Way and Front Street.
of receipts anil supplies, the officials
themselves are not aeurate in tho
estimates of consumption and tho
relation of consumption to the de
mand.
It is held that altogether too
broad a margin is allowed for spe
culation, and that stocks held in
storage for higher prices are treated
as stocks consumed, to the con
fusion of figures and the inade
quacy of all estimates as to fair
prices.
Hoover’s ability to tell off hand
the stocks required and the stocks
on hand is questioned.
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B.-U lv IGAIX.
James J. M’Allister, the well
known alderman, has returned to
his residence on It. Str.;°t after hav
ing spent the wilder in quarters ill
tin Elite Hotel, of which he speaks
enthusiastically as snug a ploee and
cpmformable as ever was in Nome.
CITY BATH HOUSE
bns the largest
and only 6 feet
Bath Tubs In Nome.
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