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VOLUME XH,
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY, 31.
1919.
GERMANY SUBMITS
COUNTER PROPOSALS
VERSAILLES, May 24—Von
Brockdorff-Rantzan head of the Ger
man Peace Delegation returned today
from Spa where he received addi
tional instructions from his govern
ment regarding the Allied Peace
Treaty terms.
Negotiations are expected to be
oincluded during this week.
BERLIN, May 24—A dispatch re
ceived here from Versailles quotes
Professor von Delbrueck, one of the
most prominent of German Peace
Delegates as saying that President
Wilson has put himself completely in
the hands of and is entirely dominat
ed by Premiers Clemenceau ' and
Lloyd George.
According to von Delbruck ttys j
sinister influence has tended to in- i
duce President Wilson to modify if
not virtually to repudiate his four
teen peace principles which were
hailed by the Allied nations as the ,
greatest pronunciamnto ever issued
and upon which a laspng and just
peace was to be formulated.
PARIS, May 2ti—tl has been offi
cially announced that the French
government has received assurances
from the German delegation that the
German government will ask for no
further extension of time for signing
the Peace treaty which expires next
Thursday.
PARIS, May 2fi—According to an
official announcement by the .French
government, with the exception of
minor concessions, all suggestions of
any counter proposition by the Ger
man government regarding the dis
position of the Saar basin have been
rejected by the associated powers. i
Germany will have to relinquish j
control over this important coal
field to France according to the terms
if the Peace treaty.
BERLIN, May 29—The night edi
tions of the local journals are pub
lishing an official summary of the
counter proposals made by the Ger
man government to the Allied na
tions regarding the terms of the
Peace treaty as submitted to the
German Peace Delegation.
Some of the more important coun
ter proposals are as follows: The
German government offer to disarm
her war vessels on condition that
part of her mechant marine interned
in Allied ports be restored.
Territorial changes as proposed by
the Allied governments are to be sub
mitted to a referendum vote of the
inhabitants of the territories which
will be afected by the proposed ces
sion to enemy powers.
The cession of upper Silesia to
Poland and the latters claim to east
and west Prussia are emphatically
rejected by the German government.
The German government declares
its willingness to establish a free port
at Danzig and to neutralize the Vis
tula river thruout its course in the
province of West Prussia.
The evacuation of all German ter
ritory occupied by Allied troops is
to take place within six months from
the time the Peace treaty has been
signed.
The administration of the German
colonies r.hall remain in German
hands if the establishment of a
League of Nations becomes a fact
and Germany is admitted to member
»hip therein.
The German government offers to
pay sin initial indemnity of twefy blii
on marks in gold by 192<5 an
o make annual payment thereafter
pp to a total of one hundred billion
narks.
The Berlin journals are a umit in
characterizing the League of Nations
is a continuation of the enemy coali
tion. It is openly charged that the
treaty as submitted to the German
Peace Delegation shows that the Al
lied governments are simply trying
to destroy Germany as a nation and
principally as a commercial rival in
he world warkets.
PARIS, May 29—The formal re
ply of the German government and
their counter proposals to tje Peace
treaty was made public todiy. The
reply differs in no ways (fora ' the
published summaries.
The German government, combats
every important issue of the Peace
treaty and submits a long chain of
counter proposals.
The reply, which contains sixty
thousand words was deliveied to the
Allied Peace Commissioners in sec
tions.
BERLIN, May 29—The German
Conservative press condemns the
counter proposals to the ^lied Peace
terms submitted by the German gov
ernment.
The Pan German Gazette brands
the reply as suicidal, while the Post
says that the German people are
doomed te *fc very bot-. m ^wo mas
ters, until a new Germany arises to
break its chains.
HIE TELEGRAPHIC NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
LONDON, May 20—A wireless
message heceived from the N. C. IV c
states that Commander Reed will be <
unable to make Plymouth, England j
tonight as piannd.
WASHINGTON, May 30—Test!- i
mony given before the House Com- ■,
mittee on Military Affairs revealed
the fact that the President advanced
five million dollars from the military <
funds to the Czecho-Slovaks and that
the bill for the American soldiers
crossing the Atlantic in British ships
was eighty two million dollars.
PARIS, May 30—The Italian Pre
mier Orlando called on President
Wilson this morning to disucss the
Adriatic settlement.
PARIS, May 30—The Allied Peace
terms will be handed to the Austrian
Delegates tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, May 30—The
British authorities are requested by
a resolution introduced by Senator
Sherman, to cease censoring the
American mails.
WINNIPEG. May 30—The local
•strike situation seems to be near be
5ng settled. The Railway Mail Clerks
on the Winnipeg division are return
ing to work, an application to do so
havig been made 24 hours before
the government ultimatum expired.
The Metal Tradesmen Unions have
accepted the Railroad Trainmen Un
ion as mediator in the collective bar
gain issue.
PLYMOUTH. May 30—American
Seaplane N. C. IV left Lisbon at 5:20
this morning. Was forced to land
near the mouth of the Modengo river
one hundred miles north of Lisbon
and will have to await high tide to
resume trip.
WASHINGTON, May 30—N. C. IV
-is undamaged according to a wireless
message received here from its com-1
rr.ander Reed.
VERSAILLES, May 30—Two new
notes were delivered by the German
Delegates to the Peace, conference.
'lie French and German translations
,f the First section of the German
onnter proposals was handed over
n sections.
PLYMOUTH, May 31—N C. IV ar
rived here from Ferrol, Spain this
Lfternoon. Left Ferrol at 6:40 a. m. I
LONDON, May 13—The evacuation
>f Orenburg, one of the last Bolshe
rik strogholds in Southeastern Rus
,ia. is suggested in an intercepted
jfiicial Russian wireless message.
A i.iMivgc received here from Mos
iow says that the Bolsheviks owing to
;nemy pressure abandoned Tatikevo
vest of Orenburg.
PARIS, May 31'—Plenary session
of Peace Conference is considering
:he Austrian Peace terms this after
noon, presentation of which may be
postponed beyond next Moday. I
WASHINGTON, -May 31—The
House approved the $1,961,350 ap
propriation in the General Dificicncy
Bill and ordered that there be no sus
pension if Alaska Railroad construc
tion. Secretary J. L. McPherson of
the Alaska Bureau, of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce told the ap
propriation committee, that the early
completion of the Railroad to the
navigable waters of the interior was
necessary to assure the success of
the entire Railroad program.
JtTARSZ .Mexico, May 31—There
is to be a meeting of all revolutionary
leaders from MexSco at the camp
General Carrero in the state of Nweva
Leone for the purpose of reorgan zing
the movement in the North of Mexico
under General Angelo with Villa as
second in command.
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BRITISH SOLDIERS
IN DEMONSTRATION
LONDON, May 27—Thousands of
discharged soldiers and sailors who
have since their discharge from ser
vice been vainly seeking work, arm
ed with stones and other missiles
marched towards the British Parlia
ment building to protest against the
failure of the British government to
live up to the promises made them
when they were urged to enlist in the
ranks to fight for the attainment of
a universal democracy.
The marchers, coming in conflict
with the police who barred the ap
proaches to the Parliament building
were scattered, but the procession re
formed and iparched towards Bucl j
ingham palace.
The demonstration was broken up*
by strong bodies of police before the
paraders reached the palace grounds, j
This parade was the outcome of ' j
monster meeting of ex soldiers and j
sailors at Hyde Park at wfc'ch they |
demanded work and the establish-;
roent of a minimum wage scale thru
out Great Britain .
Some of the speakers demandec
in view of the undeserved suffering o:
the men discharged from militarj
service that the British gov3rnmen
if necessary should be forced to pro
vide for the returned soldiers am
sailors, many of whom were practi
rally destitute, with no chance o
employment for them in the near fu
tare.
SEN D CHECKS
WASHINGTON, May 26—It ha;
been officially announced by the U. S
Treasury officials that Secretar
Glass has been instructed by Pres
ident Wilson per cable to mail check
ii nr mediately to the dependents o
deceased soldiers and civil war pen
sioners and not to wait until th
President affixes his ignature to th
Deficiency Appropriation Bill.
PUNTA DEL GADA, May 27—The
American Seaplane N. C. IV winged
off on its last*lap of the trans Atlantic
(light at 6: IS this morning. Com
mander Reed stated before his de
parture that he expects to reach
Lisbon eight hundred miles distant
at about 4 p. m.
PUNTA DEL GADA, May 27—Sta
tion ship No 11 reported by wireless
that the American Seaplane N. C. IV
passed at 1:10 p. m. going strong.
Statiionship No 11 is located ap
proximately 550 miles east of Punta
del Gada
LISBON, May 27—The American
Seaplane N. C. IV arrived here safely
at 4 o’clock this evening.
LONDON. May 28—Dispatches re
ceived from Lisbon Portugal state
that immense crowds witnessed the
arrival and landing of the American
Seaplane N. C. IV in Lisbon.
Commander Reed and his crew were
wildly cheered by the enthusiastic
crowds who gave the successful avia
tors a royal welcome.
The Portuguese Foreign Minister
is reported to have decorated the
members of the N. C. IV with the
Grand Cross ofthe Order of the
Tower and the Sword.
The presentation of these decora
tions took place in the former Royal
palace and tvas accompanied by im
pressive ceremonies while great
crowds of people cheered the avia
tors in the palace grounds.
WASHINGTON, May 2S—Officials
of the Navy Department stated that
the actual flying time of the N. C. IV
from New Foundland to Lisbon was
twenty six hours and forty three min
utes.
Favored by evcellent weather the
N. C. IV is reported to have averaged
eighty knots an hour between the
Azores and the shore of Portugal.
WILL START TOMORROW
BREST. May 29—It is reported
ehat the American Seaplane N. V. IV
will start from Lisbon tomorrow,
weather permitting -to continue its
flight to England .
A wireless message which has
been picked up by the American
transport George Washington stated
that Commander Reed of the N. C.
IV wishes if possible to arrive in Eng
land on Decoration Day.
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ALLIES WILL ASSIST
ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS
PARIS, May 26—It has been semi
officially announced that the Council
of the Big Four have decided to re
cognize the anti Bolshevik govern
ment of Admiral Kolchak and Cos
sack General Denikin, conditionally
according to dispatches received here
by the Reuter News Agency from Si
berian sources.
PARIS, May 27—The Council of
the Big Four and the Japanese gov
ernment are reported to have offered
tire anti Bolshevik Admiral Kolchak
money and supplies to maintain an
all Russian government providing he
holds a electron for a constituent as
sembly as soon as he reaches Moscow
and is able to mtintain his hold upon
the conquered districts.
LONDON, May 29—Dispatches re
toiived this afternoon by the British
iVar Office state that heavy defeats
lave been administered to the Bol
shevik forces in the northern part
if Russia.
The anti Bolshevik forces are re
ported to have been uniformly suc
cessful in their military operations
igainst their opponents.
Two entire communist regiments
ire reported to have been completely
wiped out in the neighborhood of
Rodakow. This Bolshevik force be
ing caught unawares in a bad defen
sive position after desperate fighting
to extricate themselves, suffered
staggering losses in killed and
wounded the survtlvors being com
pelled to surrender.
OVERTHROW BOLSHEVIKS
LONDON, May 29—Dispatches re
ceived via Stockholm from Russian
sources state that Chinese, Lettish
and Finnish radicals in Petrograd
have revolted and have succeeded in
overthrowing the Soviet authorities
in the latter city.
The failure of the Bolshevik gov
ernment to relieve the food shortage
in Petrograd is reported to have been
responsible for a popular outbreak
among the civilian population, of
which condition the dissatisflied rad
icals took advantage with the result
that the Bolshevik government was
forced to relinquish control in Pet
rograd.
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U. S. MAY GO
WET AFTER ALL
SEATTLE, May 26—The Supreme
Court of the State of Washington has
ordered that a referendum vote be
taken in the state to sustain or re
ject the action of the Washi lgton
legislature ratifying the eighteenth
amedment to the constitutoin provid
ig for national prohibition.
The Supreme Court claims that the
ratification of the prohibition amend
ment has the effect of suspending the
national bone dry law until November
next year.
WASHINGTON. May 26—The
voters of one state (name not men
tioned in dispatch I have refused by a
referendum vote to sustain their leg
islature when it ratified the amend
mene to the constitution providing
for national prohibition.
This leaves thirty five states In
stead of the thirty six required tc
give the amendment the necessarj
endorsement.
SEATTLE, May 24—Returning
home from a midnight chicken dinnei
at the Bothell ■ Roadhouse, Louis
Book, a member of the city fire do
partment and Miss Francis Haywarc
i wore killed and Carl E. Chilberg, sor
. of the President of the Scand'naviar
' American Bank of this city and Jin
- Lydia Hayward his companion wen
5 dangerously injured when two high
t powered automobiles carrying thi
- pleasure seekers crashed together.
i SEATTLE, May 25—Carl Chilberj
who was injured in an auto acciden
the bothel! road succumbed to
his (injuries at midnight last night,
while the condition of his companion
Mrs Lydia Hayward is considered
very critical.
SEATTLE, May 26—The local po
lice force, having been tipped off,
j raided a banquet given by the heads
of the Guthrfe Shipbuilding Co at the
! Hotel Washington last night secur
ing and confiscating a large amount
of liquor which w'as inteded to impart
cheer to an otherwise dry function.
The dry element in this city has
been considerably shocked by this
exposure of some of the leading ex
ponents of temperance for the work
ingmen to increase their efficiency.
PARIS, May 29—Secretary of
State, Lansing severely censured
Frank P. Walsh and his fellow rep
resentatives of Irish organizations of
the United States now touring Ireland
for offending the British officials by
their speeches in support of the Sinn
Finn party and their demand for the
independence of Ireland.
WASHINGTON. May 29—Presi
dent Wilson cabled his Memorial
Day message to Congress, stating in
substance that this Memorial Day
not only commemorates a reunion of
the Blue and the Grey, but also the
liberation of the world from ore of
the most serious dangers to which
free government and the free life of
: men were eve, exposed.
President Wilson said that the V. S.
has buried many gallant, now nn
niortal men who died in this war of
liberation We must consecrate our
thoughts and purposes to maintain
the liberty of the world, and of a un
ion of its people in the single com
radship of right and liberty. It was
for this that our men conscientiously
offered their lives, entering the bat
tle in high spirits and with the pure
heart of crusaders.
SOLDIEDS KILLED
LONDON, May 29—Eighty sol
diers, members of the American army
of occupation are believed to have
perished in a conflagration following
the explosion of an ammunition dump
at Cobles, Germany. Exploding;
shells set fire to buildings in whi«tu
the American troops are quartered ■
witht he result that eighty soldiers ,
who are as yet unaccounted for), art
believed to have perished.
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GETTING WORK
WASHINGTON, May • 2fb—Accord
ing to a statement made by officials
of the Labor Department, the grow
ing demand for farih labor is tending
to relieve unemployment thruout the
United States.
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LYNCH MURDERER
LAMAR. MO., May 29—Jay Lynch
; self confessed murderer of sheriff
j John Harlow was lynched in the local
court yard, after having been sen- .
j tenced to prison for life, hy a mob
who wildly cheered his execution.