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NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 1917.
NO. 2200.
NAVY OFFICIALS SAY
SHIPS BE SEARCHED
PHILADELPHIA, March 12.—Of
ficials of the navy department have
ordered a search of interned Ger
man vessels for munitions of war
which are reported to have been
smuggled aboard.
German commanders when ap
prised of the orders which had ema
nated from the Navy Department
were higly incensed and now threat
en to throw any investigators who
may attempt to carry out these
orders, overboard.
Heretofore the German command
ers have been placed upon their
honor not to take on munitions.
The information of the Navy De
partment is said to be of a nature
that it cannot be ignored and the
orders which have been isued were
given following the receipt of thi0
startling intelligence.
If shells are found on board the
interned vessels they will beyond
any question be seized and this will
positively lead to serious complica
tions in any event.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
It is intimated that the members
of the crews of the interned r
man ships will be removed from
their vessels to a comfortable army
' arracks, where is not as yet given
out.
The department apparently fears
some breach of neutrality especi
ally after the Charleston incident
when a commander sank his own
ship, blocking the water way.
Now in the time to Subscribe.
GERARD IS MUM
PARTY IS RETICENT
HAVANA, March 12.—Gerard is
mum and refused upon his arrival
here from Corunna, Spain, to maka
any statement. “I have got nothing
to say until I interview President
Wilson”, told Gerard a United
Press representative here.
He admitted that he would pro
ceed to Washington immediately.
The other members of the party
were also evasive and reticent on
the relations between the United
States and Germany, telling corres
pondents to "see Mr. Gerard” but
being non-committal themselves.
They spoke freely of conditions in
Germany however and revealed the
situation as not at all flourishing
after two years of war. “Germany’s
food is very short", said an Attache
to a United Press correspondent,
“and the mortality of infants ana
aged persons due to lack of neces
sary nourishing food is very heavy.
The enormous infant mortality is
very pitiful and seems deplorable
from every point of view. The
mothers and children are the inno
cent sufferers in all the cruel war.
This past year's crops are reported
to be but fair, and may not last out
through the year until the following
harvest. Nitrates are very insufTi
i
cient and the metals are short also, |
both these factors curtailing muni-!
tion supplies. Confiscation of pri
vate property is now being seriously
considered and this will be necessa
ry or the nation will have to repu
diate the war debts. It is certain
that the Empire is close to bank
ruptcy, and ominous signs of a
break down are to be seen every
where.”
The only thing that is consoling i
the Germans is that the enemy na
tions, they firmly believe, are even
worse off than they.
BROTHERHOODS DOPE OUT
POLICY WILL PERSUE
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
The presidents ol the four big rail
road brotherhoods are now engaged
in a secret conference of laborites to
take their part in the program map
ped out for labor in the event ot
war.
The proceedings are strictly pri-;
vate and carried on with the utmost
secrecy.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 12.—
The railroad brotherhoods are
ready to enforce their strike orders
this week if the eight hour law is
not enforced. The United States
Supreme Court is apparently in no
rush to hand down a decision, but
the both sides are now in a state
■of considerable uncertainty.
MAY CALL MASS MEETING.
A number of prominent business
and leading citizens propose to call
a special meeting to select special
timber for the council as one Gf
them said “to clear up the present
tangle in municipal affairs”. The
dale has not yet been set. It is pro
posed to hold it in either the A
B. or the Eagle Hall.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
The secrecy of the brotherhood con
ference held here today has not
been penetrated. It is said Unit
they are discussing what to do in
the event of war. It is indicated
that even if the \damson law is de
clared unconstitutional, as now for
some reason seems to be generally
believed, the brotherhoods will defer
strike action if war is declared.
WASHINGTON, D 0.. March 12.—
The proceedings-of the brotherhoods
conference is still a mystery al
though it is certain that they dia
cussed the situation in the event of
the Adamson law being declared
unconstitutional. The rank and nls
pessimistically believe that the Su
preme Court is preparing to declar?
the law invalid and is waiting till
the international situation becomes
more acute, and when for that rea
son a strike is impossible, the deci
sion will be given.
BERNSTORFF WiLL MAKE
FORMAL PROTEST U. S. A.
CHRISTIANIA, March 12.—It has
become known that Count von
Bernstorff late ambassador from
Germany to the United States is
greatly incensed by the action of the
British authorites at Halifax and the
manner in which his safe conduct
was realized at the hands of the in
spection party in the Nova Scotia
port.
Bernstorff admits that he will
protest to the State Department or
the United States against the delay,
the methods of examination and the
humiliating experiences of the le
gationary party on the Frederic
VIII. The inspectors respected no
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thing ar.d overhauled the most inti
mate personal effects of the members
of the party. The delay was deli
berate and most exasperating.
ROTTERDAM, March 12.—Count
von Zeppelin was on Sunday buried
in a simple vault which he erected
years ago on his own estate.
His widow declined a vault in the
royal cemetery of Wurtemburg al
though pressed to accept same upon
account of the glory and fame ot
the dead aeronaut. Zeppelin had
been ill for some time. He saw
service in the American Civil War
where he first developed an interest
DUCHESS OF CONNAUGHT SICK.
LONDON. March 12.—It is be
lieved that the Duchess of Con
naught is about to die. She has
been stricken with pneumonia and
this is now complicated by grave
symptoms of heart weakness. She
was born in I860 and is the
daughter of the late Prince Fred
erick Charles of Prussia. She was
married to the Duke of Connaught
in 1879.
in the balloon work that was first
introduced in that war. Zeppelin
was an attache with the federal for
ces.
His funeral was a compound of
pomp * and simplicity. He was a
wonderfully popular man In Ger
many, even before the war.
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STRONG DELIVERS HIS
MESSAGE IN PERSON
JUNEAU, March 12.—Governor
Strong delivered his message to the
legislature before a joint session,
in person.
Briefly he keynoted with the
statement that what the territory
needed from the hands of the third
legislature was fewer but better
laws.
What the Governor did actually
say upon this point wan that “raem
bers of the Alaska legislature can
render no greater service to the ter
ritory than by holding down new
laws to those actually necessary.
Many states and territories are sc
overburdened with law that it has
become a national handicap which
it is essential shall be remedied’’.
The Governor urged an adequate
and uniform school system for the
territory and this had received
careful attention from him.
He advised the appropriation of
funds from the territorial treasury
to care for the schools in municipal
ities as the passing of the salojn
revenue had made this necessary.
The election laws needed revision
to suit the varying conditions in the
territory and also that the duties
of the canvassing board should be
defined more closely.
He also asked for an eight hour
law in response to the plebescite
demanding the same be enacted last
Fall.
He urged strong memorials oe
passed for Congress regarding the
preservation of the fisheries and
the care of the Alaska insane.
He said that the territorial finan
ces were in a sound condition ar:cl
the balance in the territorial treas
ury on January 1 was $217,020.
The expenditures had been k^pt
well within the appropriations.
LOGAN GIVES MORE
SERIOUS TESTIMONY
SEATTLE, March 12.—Logan
Billingsley finished his testimony
on the stand this afternoon. But ho
did not leave until he gave some
most startling testimony.
One item of extreme interest
which certainly startled all in cour'
was his admission that to Dr
Mathews, who worked so untiringly
in his behalf and who is the man.
he admits who got him to testify
ah iut giving bribes to Gill, Logan
Ba?t! the handsome sum of one thou
sand dollars.
He naiviely followed this admls
sion up by declaring that he gave
the one thousand dollar contribution
to .Mathews that the minister could
“investigate vice with the object ol
recalling Mayor Gill.”
This sensational testimony will
not profit the state much and pro
voked a smile from the entire de
fense.
After Billingsley left the stand
his place was taken by a railroad
warehouse foreman who being called
for the purpose of telling how li
quor consignments were handled by
them said that the detectives al
lowed all litiuor consigned to BiP
ingsley to be unloaded. The fore
man admitted that he inferred from
this that the bootleggers were gett
ing assistance and protection from
the police. This answer was not al
lowed to stand and was later strick
en out.
The trial is of unflagging interest
and the court room is always packed
As usual the defendants show no
thing but extreme and unworried
confidence in the final outcome.
Anythin); in the line of job work
FIERCE BATTLE IS NOW
RAGING ON WEST FRONT
PARIS, March 12.—The Germans
are making frantic efforts to regain
the ground lost on Sunday to the
Entente and the fighting today in
the Ancre region has been conspi
cuously violent. They made no pro
gress.
BERLIN, March 12.—Heavy fight
ing is reported by the General Staff
in the western front, the scene of
greatest intensity being in the Ancre
region. Several French attacks
were repulsed at many jioints, each
time with very severe losses to the
enemy.
BERLIN, March 12.—The Ger
mans shot down four of a squadron
of seven British Aeroplanes on the
west front today. The total planes
shot to earth for the day is seven.
This is a wonderful bag considering
the very unfavorable weather con
ditions.
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PETROGRAD, March 12.—The
weather along the eastern front is
again of Arctic severity and Rutna
nia is having a second winter in the
same year. This will account for the
lull that has again developed in the
war zone in Moldavia, Galicia and
below Riga.
BERLIN, March 12.—Constantin
ople reports fierce fighting in the vi
cinity of Bagdad where the British
are being reinforced. They are
shelling the Turkish positions, but
can make no headway. Additional
troops are being rushed to save
Bagdad.
NAVY GIVES OUT LARGE
CONTRACTS SHIPS, FLYERS
WASHINGTON D. C.( March 12.—
The United States navy gave a large
contract today for sixteen dirigible
at a cost of six hundred and fifty
thousand. The type is an entirely
! novel one, embodying many improve
ments under test.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
It is announced that the
Navy Department has decided
to build one hundred coast patrol
boats of 35 knots each and 110 feet
long. The estimated cost is not
given out.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
Additional ocean going submarine
contracts will be issued by the Navy
Department during the coming
week.
WASHINGTON, D. C., March 12.—
Arming of ships will not be made
the subject of news matter here
after and papers will not publish
any particulars of this work.
DARING DAYLIGHT RODDERY
IN THE QUAKER CITY
PHILADELPHIA, March 11.—
Yesterday the most sensational rob
bery in the history of the city vrs\s
pulled off in a crowded thorough
fare and fn broad daylight when a
federal bank mesenger was held up
in the street and robbed of ten thou
sand dollars he carried in a satchel.
The messenger offered resistance
and a crowd collected, but was shot
down by the hold up men who
ducked In the crowd and made their
escape. A cry of “Fire" by a man
in the outskirts of the crowd caused
a momentary diversion, and this
aided in the escape of the hold-up
men. The latter have made good
their escape.
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