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NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1916.
NO. 2110.
TEUTONS TEN MILES
FROM BUCHAREST
BERLIN, (via Sayville) Dec. 4.—
The Grand General Staff announces
that the Mackenzen troops are now
ten miles from Bucharest. The Ru
manian retirement is sor precipitate
that the pursuing Germans advance
columns lost touch of their own in
fantry.
The Rumanian morale has com
pletely broken down.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.—The Kaiser has
ordered the church bells rung signal
izing the victory of the Ninth Ger
many army in the great Battle of
the Aregucha river where the Ru
manians were completely defeated
with crushing loss. Thirty thousand!
men were captured including the en
tire staff of that Rumanian army.
SOFIA, Dec. 4.—Desperate fight
ing is now taking, place on the Ru
manian front in Dobrudcha. The
Bulgars successfully repulsed seven
Russian attacks. Two attacking
forces were completely wiped out
but the Russians are still desperate
ly attacking our left flank in Do
brudscha.
LONDON, Dec. 4.—Petrograd dis
patches indicate that the fighting
that is now proceeding is of a very
desperate character in Dobrudscha
and in the Carpathians but although
continued and violent is not deci
sive both sides taking every means
of gaining the advantage. The Do
brudscha fighting is extremely
bloody.
LONDON STIRRED RY
NEW CARINET CRISIS
LONDON, Dec. 4.—The announce- ^
ment of a cabinet crisis and the re- i
signation of Lloyd George faced the
i>poplo .from -jjl nonets
and created no end oi a sensation.
LONDON, Dec. 4.— Lloyd George’s
resignation has not yet been ac
cepted. Asquith is said to have ad
vised the King to consent to a re
construction government. There is
very little publicity being given the
internal fracas of what ever nature
it be. The censors are not inter
fering with many wild stories which
have been* published on the matter.
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LONDON. Dec. 4.—Asquith an
nounces that the King has approved
a reconstruction of the government.
It is now also stated that Lloyd
George did not resign. According
to this statement George who is a
very efficient Secretary of War
merely emphasized the need of a
compact council of five to conduct
the war and that the regular cabinet
government be relegated to the back
ground during the continuance ot
the war. In this George Is being
praised by the Post, the Globe, the
Mail, the Express, the Times and the
Standard and is given qualified ap
proval by the Daily News and the
Chronicle, notorious Asquith organs
In general the conservative papers
all strongly uphold the George plan
and urge that he be the Premier.
REFUGEES TELL STORY
OF REVOLT IN ANTWERP
THE HAGUE, Dec. 4.—Two Bel
gians who managed to escape from
the ranks of a deportation squad en
route to Germany tell of conditions
behind the lines in Belgium which
have been sternly suppressed by the
German censors. They state that
on November 30 a revolt took place
in Antwerp which assumed great
dimensions and which resulted in
three hundred Belgian citizens and
many German soldiers being killed.
The revolt followed the deporta
tion orders for over two thousand
Belgian citizens of the capital and
for a time despite the unarmed con
dition of the masses in the Belgian
capital things took on very serious
turn.
Thousand of German reserves
were poured into the city where
NEW ARRIVALS AT HOLTS.
Are you going to get married?
Are you thinking of having a
Birthday? If you contemplate buy
ing a present Holt ofTers the follow
ing:
Best cut Glass $2.60 to $16.00 each
Silverware, Rodgers 1847, full line.
Dinner sets, white and gold $7.60
to $20.00.
Best Administer Rugs 9x12 $26.00
to $36.00.
Bed Springs, wire or coil $6.00 to
$12.60.
Sleep well Matresses $12.60 to
$17.60.
Pillows, never wake, $2.00 to $3.00
Blankets, $1.26 to $7.60 pair.
* Quilts, all new corded cototn $3.00
, to $6.00.
Bed Spreds, worth $6, price $2.60.
Bed Sheets $1.00 and $1.25
Pillow cases 26c. and 36c.
Towels.20c. to 60c.
lAce Curtains.60c to $1.00
Who would have thought it
AT HOLTS.
A
sniping and even street fighting oc
curred from behind barricades. Ger
man artillery wiped these out of
existence but not before at least a
hundred had been killed.
BERLIN, Dec. 4.—The passage of
the home army bill through the
Reichstag has created a sensation.
The bill requires all adult women
to serve in factories as required
where male workers are unprocur
able due to service in the war. There
is very little exemption allowed un
der the scope of the measure.
SEATTLE LABORITES LAUNCH
CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT
SEATTLE, Dec. 4.—The prospect
of having the largest co-operative
store in the northwest or for that
matter in the United States seems
not unlikely to be realized in this
city.
The delegates to the Central
Labor Council met with the mem
bers of the Farmer’s Grange here on
Sunday last and launched a co-ope
rative store project whereby the
middlemen are effected for not less
than twenty thousand consumers.
A BAUGAIN.
How much was 3 in 1 Oil? Two
for a Quarter. How much for Vun?
Fifteen cents. Give me the odder
Vun. 3 in 1 oil 10c. 2 in 1 Shoe
Polish 10c. Match holders 10c., Dust
pans 10c. 10c banks, hold 96.00,
10c. each. Grandpa Wonder Tar
soap, 10c. Fels Naptha 10c. Jergens
violet Glycerine Soap 10c. Old Dutch
Cleaner 10c. Bonami 10c. Sapolio
10c. Spool Wire 10c. Coal shovel
10c. Match holders 10c. Any Bird
Cage in the House for 91-60, do you
get that 91-60. Price good to June
1, 1917.
C. W. LEWIS.
Delbars.
The new store wil start business
with that number of customers
some of whom will be served by
mail. It will handle every line and
buy goods of a perishable nature
from the ranchers direct. The bus
inessmen of this city do not take
kindly to the notion..
LOCAL ITEMS.
I
The Roof Garden Committee learn*
ed that some of the merchants
thought that this great annual event
ought not to come so. close to Christ
mas, fearing that It would injure
the Christmas sales. So they held a
council of war, which disclosed the
following facts: ThlB is the Ninth
Roof Garden, and they are always
held on the last Saturday night be
fore Christmas; the hall and -music
have been engaged, the programme
arranged, the advertising begun,
and the tickets have been on sale
for nearly a week. So it was de
cided that the date could not be
changed. Th9 Committee hope that
shoppers will do their Christmas
buying early, so that not only they,
but the merchants and their clerks
may take in the festivities.
TREPOFF STATES THE
TERMS OF ENTENTE
PETROGRAD, Dec. 4.—Premier
Trepoff announced at the opening oi
the Duma that the Entente agree
ment concluded in 1915 established
the Russian rights over Constanti
nople and the Straits of Marmora.
This announcement has caused an
electric thrill throughout the empire
It has re-aroused the war fever with
an intensity which it is impossible
to describe and war demonstra
tions are reported from all over Rus
sia in Europe and Russia in Asia.
The Novoe Vremja refers to it as
the realization of a dream of a
thousand years and the emphatic
statement of Trepoff that there can
be no separate peace between Rus
sia and the enemies of the entente
is roundly applauded throughout
the country.
The most interesting statement is
in connection with the announce
ment is that Trepoff stated that
“Italy officially concurred in this
agreement”, as it was believed that
this was bitterly opposed by Italy.
A hostile demonstration occurred
in the Duma during the announce
ment, the labor and socialist mem
bers manifesting evident signs of
protest for which they were sus
pended for eight sittings of the pre
sent session for punishment.
The announcement is creating a
tremendous sensation.
Fur garments made and repaired
at the Nome Tailoring Co.
LEADERS CONFER WITH
WILSON AT WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 4.—
That the law mills are about ready
to turn on their jaw power is seen iD
the activities in the hotels of the ca
pital when statesmen, real or sup
posed, are occupied in holding forth
reversals of coming orations for
the benefit of the dear peepul.
Today Speaker Clarke and ma
jority leader Kitchin had a interview
with the president and it is an
nounced that they discussed the or
der of business which would be fol- i
lowed.
They assured him that they would
hasten railroad legislation of a
supplementary nature to the Adam
son bill and would need but a short
session.
They stated that a ^rk'Sl. time
would be sufficient to rush through ]
all of the administration program.
It is understood that Wilson
enumerated the legislation which he
will advise in tomorrow's message
which he will read himself to the
joint session.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. .4
M’Adoo, the Secretary of the Treas
ury, announced that he has received
the departmental estimates for the
coming session and liiat iliey total a
billion and a half which will bo
needed for 1917.
For the Alaska railroad construc
tion and operation the sum of ten
million dollars is asked.
VILLA DRIVEN FROM
CHIHUAHUA AT LAST
JUAREZ, Dec. 4,—Gonzales re
ports that the Carranza forces con
trol Chihuahua city. Villa was com
LOCAL ITEMS.
The Dream presents a three reel
Feature subject tonight, entitled
“The Laurel of Fears”. The story
palpitates with heart interest and
strong dramatic situations. An un
scrupulous mining broker becomes
infatuated with his stenographer,
and would if the fates didn’t inter
vene encompass her ruin. A
crooked deal, misrepresenting a
large mining property in which he
is the central figure brings out a
crushing exposure, showing a wom
ans tact and cleverness in foiling
the machinations of a degraded
though ingenious Scoundrel. A Vita
graph roaring Comedy called “Win
ning Whiskers” ends the program.
Tomorrow night The Diamond From
The Sky. Sensational Episodes.
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The Nome Chamber of Commerce
is now issuing bulletins, and the
latest dated December 3 answers the
question “What is the Chamber
trying to do”. The circular inti
mates that this question is very fre
quently asked, although whether or
not in more sorrow than anger is
not intimated. The, bulletin however
recites the fact that they, secured a
re-hearing"for the Snake river Har
bor project, an increased proportion
of the Alaska Road Fund last sum
mer, membership in the Chamber ol
Commerce of the United States.
They are enlisting every influence in
their power to secure the appropria
tions for the Nome-Candle Trunk
line road and the Snake river
Harbor; to have the Russian gov
ernment establish a Custom House
on the Siberian Coast opposite Nome
and to have the freights to Nome re
vised. < These are stated to be just a
few thingB that they are trying tc
do.
pletely routed and fled to the moun
tains. Murgiuia and Ozuna forces
have joined Trevino and border com
munications have been restored. No
Americans were killed although the
j Chinese were mercilessly slain. No
| complaint is made of Villa’s treat
1 ment of other foreigners.
EL PASO, Dec. 4.—Villa stripped
Chihuahua city clean of all artillery
before evacuating it. He either had
the artillery destroyed or appropri
ated these arms.
EL PASO, Dec. 4.—It is now
stated that Villa after evacuating
the city of Chihuahua leisurely pro
ceeded in the direction of San
A. A. Allan is engaged in testing
out his auto sled engine before in
stalling the propellors on the ma
chine. Some slight changes are
found to be required before it will
work quite as smoothly as the new
pumping plant engines did upon
their being turned over. Just now
an ideal location for trying out the
the Allan snow plane would be
found upon the ice off the shore
where there Is scarcely a hummock
for many miles either way. It was
reported that it was the inventor’s
intention to try out the dingis on
Snake river first.
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The most interesting part of the
present cold spell is that' no two
agree upon the exact temperature.
In this they are like the variety ot
thermometers that one sees all over
the town. Each records a different
degree of cold and yesterday this
varied from twenty-two below to
thirty. The majority recorded
twenty-six and twenty-eight as the mi
nimum temperature but one scineti
flc instrument insisted upon record
ing 34 below although the owner
Cvery now and then shook the
blamed thing up just to make it ap>
pear more optimistic.
Andreas.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 4.—General
Obregon announces that Villa will
now be allowed no rest. That thi
army of Villa must be totally de
stroyed and the bandit himself
taken or killed are the explicit or
ders that have been given the Car
ranzist leaders now in charge of his
pursuit.
Obregon says that were it not for
the unfortunate shortage of ammu
nition owing to railroad’s failure to
deliver supplies to him, Trevino him
self could have easily handled the
situation. As long as Trevino has
arms, Villa had not even a chance.
The Miners Home Club elected
the following officers for the ensu
ing year: President, Chas M. Wolfe,
Vice-President G. B. Mundy, Secre
tary Chas S. M’Laughlin, Treas., Geo
E. Huff, Sen., Andrew Anderson,
Librarian, C. D. Price, Trustees:
Lloyd Botts, E. L. Holt, C. B. Stone.
This club will open the social sea
son with a card party next Thurs
day.
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Sandspitters claim that on account
of continued neglect upon the part
of city council, their only merchant
has closed up for the winter. The
lack of road, light and flre-protec
tlon facilities, they claim is the real
reason why the 600.s$rocery 1b* not
selling things this winter. - They
have now to come up town after alt
supplies and they claim that the
aldermen have some crust to ask
them to pay taxes.
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PERSHING NEVER IN DANGER.
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 4.—At no
time during the Villatist activities
was there even a semblamce of
hostility Bhown to Pershing or any
of his men.
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