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NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1916,
NO. 2106.
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 22.—While
Wilson has a plurality of votes, the
Secretary of State for California
announces that he will withold cer
tificates of election from the electors
as two precincts are missing.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 22.—The
announcement that the Secretary
of State will withold the certificate
of election from the democratic
electors is sensational in the ex
treme. It means the election ot
Hughes as the republican electors
will then have a majority in the
electoral college. The admitted fact
that the two missing precincts
would not alter the result is imma
terial, says the Secretary of State.
NEW YORK. Nov. 22.—California’s
official plurality for Wil
son is stated to be 3807. As how
ever no certificate of election is to
be awarded the electors in the Gold
en State, this will be useless to the
President.
Wilcox formally denies this even
ing that the Californian Republican
Secretary of the Hughes campaign
wired conceding the loss of his
state. It is no one’s state, and will
mean the election of Hughes presi
dent, says Wilcox.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—Excite
ment and sensation have again taken
hold of the political world by the
throwing out of the California’s
vote. The Secretary of State later
this evening says that his decision is!
not final in the matter. But he ad
mits that he may give no certificate
of election.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—Chairman
Wilcox of the republican campaign
Committee left hurriedly for Lake
wood this afternoon to confer with
Hughes. He is in great good humor
over the California situation, and
says that the republican candidate
will be president. It is believed that
the Chairman goes to consult
Hughes as to the procedure which
he desires to take in the event
finally of the California Secretary of
State determining to stand by this
original decision to withold certifi
cates of election to the state elect
ors.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—It is im
possible to describe the political sen
sation has arisen over the California
situation. Democratic papers are
savage in their denunciation of the
proposed policy of the California
Secretary of State. Not since the
Tilden-Hayes affair has anything
been known like it. That the repub
lican party means to fight it out is
quite evident, although democrats
from California say that nothing is
definitely settled. The democrats
claim that the missing precincts are
both democratic, and in any event
are too small to have affected tlio
final election results in the state of
California.
Excitement is intense tonight.
LONDON DEUEVES THAT
RUMANIA IS BROKEN
LONDON, Nov. 22.—Today Bucha
rest has not a word to say as to the
fall of Craiova. As enormous gran
aries are located there the place has
a great value in more ways than
merely strategic.
It is feared that the capture ot
this position means the total col
lapse of the Rumanian defensive.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 22.—Tre
mendous fighting marks the Russian
offensive in Dobrudscha.
SOFIA, Nov. 22.—It is believed
by Rumanians that the Entente de
liberately dragged them into the wai
because the Allies feared that they
might at any time strike a flanking
blow. False promises lured them to
their fate.
PARIS, Nov. 22.—Bad weather
still continues on the Somme.
THE HAGUE, Nov. 22.—The de
portation of Belgians indicates a re
newal of the German offensive on
the Flanders front.
LONDON, Nov. 22.—Haig reports
artilery duels along the western
front.
BERLIN, Nov. 22.—The situation
is now deadlocked in the Istrian of
fensive of the Italians.
ATHENS, Nov. 22.—Great unrest
is reported among the Albanian
tribes.
SALONIKI, Nov. 22.—The Serbs
are still pounding at the Teuton
lines.
BERNSTORFF TALKS ON
NEW AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 22 —
Ambassador Bernstorff speaking to
press reporters in what was un
doubtedly an officially sanctioned in
terview and inspired by Berlin or
Vienna, said that the German Em
bassy in the United States foresaw
from the accession of the new Aus
tro-Hungarian emperor a most ener
getic renewal of the militarist ef
AT THE DREAM TONIGHT.
The S. R. O. was in evidenco at
the Dream last night. A continuance
of the big romance entitled The Si
lent Witness in two thrilling chapt
ers. In addition to the principals
another Vital spark in flilmdom will
make an apearance. The charming
Miss Lottie Pickford ably supported
by Mr. Cummings will be ■ seen to
advantage in tonight Episode dont
miss any of these Bhows, you will
n$vsr regret the time spent. A Pathe
Weekly and a roaring scream
Comedy makes tp nights, hill a hum
mer.
forts of Germany’s great ally. The
war will not historically be affected
at all, said Berntorff, but it will re
ceive a renewed impetus from the
extraordinarily energetic man who
Is now head. of the Austrian nation.
Bernstorff said that few Americans
realized how great the new emperor
had proved himself on the battle
field but he cited the case that when
the German General. Staff suggested
the supercesston of other generals,
the name of the Archduke Charles
was left out of the list and a posi
tive request placed on record for
him to take command of the most
difficult Austrian positions. His cam
paign in the Carpathians is as fine
as anything in the war.
He believed that while everyone
regretted the death of Franz Josef,
the new monarch was better suited
to the timeB which were essentially
times of war.
MAY BRING MATTER TO
BEAMEFOBE CONVENTION
BALTIMORE, Nov. 22.—In view
of the fact that the railroads now in
timate that few or none will accept
the Adamson bill until a Supreme
Court decision is rendered there
upon and as this will precipitate a
strike on the roads the convention
of the American Federation of La
bor may take steps to act in con
vention with the brotherhoods on all
lines.
Resolutions to this effect which
would have an enormous effect
throughout the country are being
framed up for the consideration of
the convention. The matter will oc
AUSTRIAN MONARCH
IS NOW AN ANGEL
VIENNA, Nov. 22.—The not un
expected end of the aged emperor,
so beloved by all his subjects, says
the final bulletin, came at three mi
nutes after nine last night. The
Princess Valerie, daughter of the
aged monarch was by his bedside
when the end came
The emperor suffered from pleuro
pneumonia which was aggravated by
heart weakness and he pointed to
his throat when syncope super
vened and he died.
Franz Josef came to the throne
upon the abdication of the Emperor
Ferdinand and his own father re
fused to accept it, December 2, 1848
He has had a stormy career, but no
part of it was so full of anxieties as
his declining years.
He has been succeeded by Charles
Francis, the Archduke of that name
being a grand nephew of the de
ceased emperor.
The new emperor has always been
a soldier and has had considerable
military success in the war, much
more so than many of the Austrian
generals from whom so much had
been expected.
The death of the Emperor Franz
Josef was not wholly unexpected,
yesterday grave fears being enter
tained from the early morning when
he began to sink.
NOTICE.
All Oddfellows, Rebekhas and
their families are requested to at
tend the first card party and social
of the season to be given by Nome
Lodge No. 5 I. O. O. F. at their halt,
Friday Evening at 9 p. m. sharp.
F. S. POLET, Secretary.
BRITTANIC USED AS
HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
LONDON, Nov. 22.—The papers
are featuring tonight the sinking ol
the Britannic off the Aegean as an
other infamous breach of interna
tional law. The giant Britannic
was being used as a hospital ship
and on board when sunk were
about twelve hundred persons. These
included hospital staff, nurses, pati
ents and crew of the hospital ship.
The efforts to launch the life
boats were wholly successful, al
though there was little hope for the
Britannic after the first explosion.
Only fifty lives were lost, the rest
being saved.
PARIS, Nov. 22.—The torpedoing
of the Brittannic a Red Cross ship
carrying about six hundred wounded
convalescents on board is described
as dastardly. Only heroic work
saved almost all the lives of those
on board. A pitiful feature
of the sinking is the
drowning of four hospital nurses
were unable to come on deck before
the after end submerged.
BERLIN, Nov. 22.—The Britan
nic probably struck a floating mine,
says the German Admiralty bulle
tin. There is no truth in the report
tfiat any submarine of the Central
Powers sank the hospital ship.
Scrupulous respect has invariably
been shown the Red Cross by all the
German U boats.
The efforts to make this another
example of German ‘‘frightfulness”
are overdone.
Anything in the live of jot> work
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 22.—
Congressman Fitzgerald admits that
he is now planning a national em
bargo on all exportation of food
stuffs from the United States. This
embargo will embrace every pro
duct.
The introduction of this embargo
will have a two fold purpose, ex
plained Fitzgerald today. First of
all it will be meant as a retaliation
for the Black List of the Allies, but
as it is also to affect food for every
casion a lively debate.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Fred Larson arrived at seven
o’clock yesterday evening with the
Teller and Port Clarence district
mail. He says that trails are unu
sually heavy with a general aver
age of four feet of soft snow all the
way. He further reports that
Charlie Haering and his partner
who left for Teller the same time
he did were still at Tishou when he
passed back on his way down, hav
ing been storm bound there. Lar
son has his reindeer herd coming
which will be hero today and he
intends to slaughter about twenty
or so for consumption in the local
market, if he can dispose of so
many. The herd is in prime condi
tion for slaughter.
• • • •
Brass bird cages 95.80 to $7.00 at
Crooks next City Hall.
nation, it will have the result of de
creasing the national distress owing
to the high costs of living.
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.—Tremendous
buying for immediate shipment to
Canada is evident in today's wheat
market following the reported inten
tion of the Chairman of Ways and
Means to introduce a food embargo
bill when Congress convenes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The finan
cial writers and papers declare that
any sort of an embargo is a literal
impossibility and would prove a
boomerang. It would kill American
trade. They argue that the Amer
ican shippers have now alienated
Germany and that this policy would
make hostile all the rest of Europe.
The tendency to deprecate an em
bargo policy is manifest in industri
al circles.
MAY RUSH STRIKE BILL.
FIRST IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 22.—
Just as they rushed through an
Adamson hill to prevent a strike be
fore adjournment, Congress upon
convening may-he asked- to rush
through another bill which wii! be
«imed to prevent the brotherhoods
•walking out until "the entire dis
pute is subjected to a government
investigation".
As there is not one chance in a
hundred that any such a law would
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the roads have openly defied the
Adamson law, the inutility of legis
lation would in such a strike bill
reach high water mark.
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