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WOMB, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1915.
NO. 1834.
SINGING DUELS GIVE
PLACE TO ARTILLERY
PARIS, Dec. 27.—While only
singing duels disturbed the greater
part of the western front on Christ
mas day, the artillery fire recom
menced today at Artois, Woevro, in
the Vosges and Champagne. The
Germans are now replying vigorous
ly in a heavy artillery attack and it
is believed that they are about to
order an offensive along the entire
front.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.—The Gemans
are bombarding the Allies lines
from Alsace to the Sea.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 27.—While
details coining out are sparse and
highly censored, it is believed that
the German western drive has be
gun. A Holland dispatch cays that
heavy firing is distinctly audible in
the west of the Netherlands, and the
London dispatch advises that the
artillery bombardment is unusually
severe. It is expected that this
preludes the general drive.
ROTTERDAM, Dec. 27.—Artil
lery fire of unusual intensity is tc
be heard raging all day, to-day, in
the west.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Christ
mas lull was broken Sunday morn
ing by a heavy German artillery
fire which was instantly replied to
by the Allied guns, this artillery
duel is increasing in intensity and
the trenches are being replenished
along the entire line. The reserves
are being closed up to the outer line
and it is anticipated that actual
fighting will soon begin.
AT THE OU> STAND.
Now open lot- msumi, The
MERCHANT’S CAFE, serving as
usual the best meals in the beet
style in Nome.
DAN HALPIN. Drop.
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SCHMIDT TESTIFIES AND
PROSECUTOR CLOSING CASE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2 7.—The
Schmidt trial today saw the defend
ant on the ctand in his own defense.
His evidence was a categorical de
nial of all alleged confessions,
charging perjury upon the part of
some of the witnesses.
He positively denied using any
alias at any time; ho declared that
the testimony that he hired the dy
namiters’ launch was wholly false;
he positively denied making any of
the statements tkj Burns men had
charged him with making, swearing
that they repeatedly tried to induce j
him to confess or to incriminate
some other laborites.
He swore that he attended the
Savoy theater at San Francisco with
his landlady Mrs. Lavin the night
of the Times dynamiting, and he
was not, as the spy M’Manigal
swore, in Los Angeles at the time
at all.
ri he latter fact was brought out
by the prosecution which thereupon
dropped the witness With astonish
ing promptitude. The defense rested
md the prosecution also.
LOS ANGTLES, Dec. 27.—This
afternoon the special prosecutor
Noel who was brought from In
dianapolis for the purpose of prose
3uting Schmidt is addressing the
jury. Noel was hired as special
prosecutor in Indianapolis on the re
:ommendation of a private firm, to
;arry the prosecution of unionmen
:o a finish.
llarpets Vacunm cleaned. See Beebe
TORY PRESS CRITICIZ.NG
ASQUITH AND MINISTRY
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Tory
Press, led by tho Morning Post, is
again attacking the Ministry with
greater and greater bitterness. They
especially direct their shafts at As
quith and Kitchener.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—Tho Tory
Press insists upon conscription and
refuses to admit that there is the
slightest reason for not enforcing
it. It is reported today that both
Kitcheser and Asquith may retiro
from the government under tha
storm of criticism which the con
servative papers are promoting.
OTTAWA, Dec. 27.—Canada is
now planning the flotation of a
three hundred million war loan.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Russian
victories in Persia have so impres
sed the government that the cabinet
has been re-organized with the Rus
sophile Prince Firman as Premier.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 27.—Artil
lery work by the Russians stopped
the Turks attempt to erect a fort
in the Caucasus to prevent the ad
vance of the Russians.
BERLIN, Dec. 27.—Germany
wants cable communication with
America restored under American
supervision.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.—Decem
ber Belgian gifts broke all records
The shipments were enormous. ‘
CITY BATH HOUSE.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boil
ing Hot).
M. O. SOliBERG.
Fresh home made Chocolates,
Peanuts, Candies and Ice Cream at
the Rose Candy Store.
Finest Unalakleet dog Salmon at
DUFFY’S.. 7 cents delivered.
SUBMARINES CLAIM SOME
MORE VICTIMS XMAS
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PARIS, Dec. 27.—The French
passenger steamer Vaille De La
Ciota was torpedoed unwarned In
the Mediterranean on Friday last,
and seventy-nine were drowned. An
English craft stood by the steamer
when the latter was going down
and rescued most of the passengers
and crew.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—Submarines
claimed a number of victims on
Xmas day. The Belgian stedmer
Bernaert, the British steamers Cott
ingham and Yeddo, and the Norwo
gi; n steamer Export were all sun!:
in the North Sea on Christmas Day.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
The continuous submarinings in the
Mediterranean notwithstanding, that
the sinking of the Ancona is the
subject of negotiations, is very irri
tating to the administration. To
day there were continuous press in
quiries at the State Department as
to details of the Austrian note, but
no reply had up to a late hour been
received.
, The government is now investi
gating the sinking of the French
Messageries Maritime liner on Fri
day, and will endeavor to discover
if any Americans or other neutral
ists were on board.
The situation is far from satis
factory, and it is evident that the
Austrian government is not acting
in good faith in the matter.
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A 8m selection of Fancy Boxes I
Oiled with Home Made or Outside i
Chocolates at Rose’s Candy Store. i
REPORTS SHOW PRICES
NECESSITES ARE RISING
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 27.—
Government reports show that
prices have decreased in everything
except necessities. Luxuries in Am
erica have sunk in many cases as
low as fifty per cent, but the cheap
er necessities of life have gone on
soaring. Beef and mutton are at
prohibitive prices, grains and cereals
are still going up, fruit althougn
much has been left to rot in the
orchards, is away beyond the power
of the poor man to get. Shoes are
dearer than ever la the history of
:he trade, woolen goods despite the 1
slimination of schedule K never '
were so dear, while linen is outside <
the scope of the worker’s purse. On
the other hand wines and silken
?oods, aut03 and Jewelry, bric-a
brac, ornaments and luxuries of all
kinds are cheaper than ever in the. 1
history of the United States. I
Aligns tine & Kyer, Victoria* and
Batter Crisp at the Bose Candy
Wore.
PORK BARREL MEN
AFTER THE HOG FAT
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.
Preparedness is to furnish some
Congressmen means for filling the
pork barrel.
Western Congrescmen want ten
millions appropriated for the estab
lishment of a naval academy in the
western states; no mention is made
of its location but both Puget Sound
and San Francisco have been sug
gested as entitled to this slab of
fat.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
The Army League now advocates
nationwide conscription as the only
real genuine bred-in-the-bonc pre
paredness plan after the German
system of militarism.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
Prooident Wilson states that he
will urge quick action on the pre
paredness plans of the government.
While the government has been
able to maintain peaceful relations
with all nations, the relations have
at times been strained to the break
ing point.
WASSINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
Secretary Daniels has raised the pay
of ten trades in the navy
yards from twenty to ■
twenty-five per cent. As munition,
firms have been offering induce
ments to many of those trades to
the shape of greater wages, the in
crease has become necessary to
maintain the force at its full
strength. This order affocts navy
yards and naval stations of the
United States.
We will give 10 per cent discount
on all Purchases of $5.00 or more
until Jan. 1.
ROSE CANDY STORE.
PANAMA CANAL LOST
MONEY FIRST YEAR
PANAMA CANAL clsrn- ?acb RN!
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
The Panama Canal lost four hund
red thousand dollars during the
first year of operation. This is
without doubt due to the fact that
the canal has been closed so long
on account of slides and the exten
sive excavation work which has had
to be undertaken to prevent the
canal choking.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
Goethals’ report on the canal is now
made public. It reveals enormous
work in the way of ridding the ca
nal of slides especially in the Cule
bra cut.
The bottom has been slowly ris
ing and the necessity of removing
the weight on either side of the ca
nal through the cut has increased
the operating costs enormously.
Goethals however criticizes the
tolls as prescribed by Congress and
advocates radical, charges vifcv‘
will compel shipping to pay in
creased rates for the future.
Probably on account of the war,
mostly American ships passed
through the Canal.
The Canal will be in a position to
pass very deep draft vessels in an
other month or two, but dredging
and excavating will be continued
for another year, almost until the
work of removing the hill-tops will
be completed . —
CONSTANTINE REPORTED TO
RE NOW VERY SERIOUSLY ILL
PARIS, Dec. 27.—The Matin pub
lishes a dispatch from Athens to the
effect that King Constantino is af
flicted with pleurisy of a deadly and
LOCAL ITEMS.
Few arrivals from outlying pre
cincts yesterday most of those hav
ing reached here for the holidays.
But all who did agreed that the
trails were in very bad shape, soft
and heavy. Overflows were report
ed last night on the streams, mak
ing travel bad and unpleasant. A
long spell of mild weather is now
the forecast of the weatherwise.
• • • •
Most of those who came in to
spend the holidays started out for
the creeks yesterday afternoon to
resume operations. Owing to the
coal yard being blocked with snow
many were unable to get the
freighters to take out coal for them
until today, and hence some remain
ed until they can get their fuel with
them.
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The Aksala Carnival committee is
going to make their festivation a
humdinger. It is stated that they
will have a side show where a con
tinuous vaudeville will bo the order
of the night, and a cabaret where
the dancing will stimulate appetite
as the luxuries are dispensed the
diners.
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A big show at the Dream tonight
“The Grey Sentinel” In two parts,
and a magnificient photoplay en
titled “A Man" with a Rip Roarisg
Comedy full of original and up to
date ideas concludes the program.
Wednesday and Thursday the Mil
lion $ Mystery 11th and 12th Epi
sodes. The most popular Romance
ever exhibited in the North.
XMAS GREETINGS.
Again the season suggests the
pleasure of extending to all hearty
good wishes A Merry Christmas
and a Happy and Prosperous New
Year.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Betveen Segerntrom ft Hagen and
Behners Jewelry Store*.
virulent type.
LONDON, Dec. 27.—The Greek
Premicr in the name of Constan
tine has wired the Kaiser that i:
will be impossible for the Greek gov
ernment to allow the Bulgarians
and Turks to cross the frontier,
and that in the event of their at
tempt to do so, the Greeks will offer
armed resistance.
The Greek government is not
satisfied of the good intentions of
the Bulgars or the Turks.
BRINDISI, Dec. 27.—King Peter
of Servia arrived here today and
was received with full royal honors.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 27.
The Turks have entered Kut-El
Mara on the Tigris which the Brit
ish Indian force recently evacuated.
They are pushing down to the
mouth of the river.
ROME, Dec. 27.—One hundred
thousand Servians are starving to
death in their own country since
the conquest. The Teutons and
their Ally have forced the Servians
to surrender all their food and they
are left absolutely nothing and are
dying of starvation like rotten
sheep.
There is no chance of aiding the
Servians as the Germans seize all
food consigned to relieve the situa
tion.
GOVERNMENT WILL DESIGN
OWN TYPE SUBMARINES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
Hereafter all submarines of the Am
erican navy will be designed and
probably be constructed by the
United States government. The gov
ernment has secured many import
sint mechanical improvements which
mark an epochal advance in subma
rine construction. To take advant
age of these improvements the navj
lepartment will design the new
type of ships and may hereafter
build them exclusively so as to
protect the secrets.
The government will not accept
any commercial type of submarine
now designed by other marine ar
chitects.
Anything in the line of job woric
at the Industrial Worker Office..
Satisfaction assured.
Let ns estimate on your Job Woir
CAMMINETTI SUGGESTS
ORIENTALS BE WATCHER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 27.—
The report of CaminettI the head of
the Bureau of Immigration is just
now made public. He dwells upon
the falling off in immigration as
due almost entirely to the war. He
points out especially the hard work
of the Bureau in handling the
smuggling of orientals on the west
ern coast. He says that the govern
ment should order the Orientals
watched closer and additional em
ployees added to the force of the
Bureau for that purpose.
Camminetti explained that prepara
tions are made for handling an in
crease in immigration after the war
which is expected to be of unusuat
dimensions. The report is very ex
tensive.
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