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NOME, ALARRA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1915.
NO. 1820.
FIELD MARSHAL IS
REPLACED DY HAIG
LONDON, Dac. 16.—Field Mar
shal Sir John French has been sup
planted In his active command of
the British forces in France by
General Sir Douglas Haig, it is of
flcally stated at the former's re
quest.
French has been created a Vis
count and appointed Commander-in
Chief of the forces of the United
Kingdom.
Although the transfer of French
is reported to be a voluntary one,
it is not doubted hero by the vast
majority that French has been sup
planted because of his inefficiency.
It is pointed out that the change
takes place following Joffre's being
given supreme command of all the
armies of the Allies, and hence the
subordination of French completely
to the French generalissimo. Haig’s
appointment is popular although
unexpected. He has been at the
front continuously since the war
began, served with marked distinc
tion in Africa and was credited with
the successful retreat from Mons of
the early British expeditionary for
ces. Like Kitchener he has never
been a social favorite and has been
a strict disciplinarian. He is a
Scotsman.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—Kitchener
himself admitted this evening that
other important changes were pend
ing in tae army commands through
out the war zones as far as the
British' were concerned. These
would be as quickly accomplished
as possible.
SONS OF THE NOKTH.
The Sons of the North will hold
a business meeting In their hall on
Sunday afternoon, December 10, at
four o'clock. All members requested
to attend.
SECRETARY.
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MUELLERS.
SENATOR WORKS HAS
PREPARATIONS SCHEME
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
Another Solon with a preparedness
scheme is Senator Works who sees
the Pacific coast in imminent dang
er from an attack upon the part oi
the Japanese.
Works proposes a mobile army of
two hundred thousand for the Paci
fic Coast defense. In peace these
men would cultivate waste lands
and these might be furnished them
for that purpose or they could work
in the forestry and reclamation ser
vice thus making themselves practi
cally self supporting. As much of
this is hard work, they would be
paid good wages, but could not
quit unless to be tried as deserters.
Works scheme is merely a system
of militarist slavery at the disposal
of the government and is not con
! sidered likely to materialize be
yond the political dreams of the
, Senator.
In the course of his address he
resurrected the Japanese war scare
and Bhook it until it threw seventy
five different kinds of fits. He stated
: that there were now thirty thousand
Japanese veterans In California all
ready to answer thoir country’s war
call, while Hawaii was practically
occupied by them. Most of the
Japanese in Hawaii were old sold
iers who could seize the island ter
ritory without much trouble in case
of war with the United States.
' Works was not answered by any
of the Senators as he unfolded his
preparedness scheme for the salva
tion of the Pacific Coast.
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LIVELY TIMES WHEN
REPUBLICANS DEBATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
The two parties got down to busi
ness in the House today when the
republicans assailed the fiscal policy
of the democrats blaming the treas
ury shortage to meet prospective
expenditures upon the tariff reduc
tions that a fatuous democratic po
licy insisted upon. Quito lively de
bates of short duration marked the
even tenor of the congressional way
today, the line-up being strictly
along party linos.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
The Solons opened their hearts tc
the ladies and admitted the suffra- j
gettes to address them on the burn
ing topic of Votes for Women. The
lady speakers received much atten
tion and they were closely followed
by the Solons in a non-committal
sort of way.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
Comment is general upon the activ
ity and energy of Wilson’s cabinet
officials. Now it’s Lane where yest
erday it was Daniels or Garrison
or Redfleld. Today Lane insisted
upon Congress rushing through the
Alaska railroad appropriations. He
declares it to be the most important
work on hand that it should receive
immediate attention.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
The Bureau if Immigration an
nounces that the present month im
migration reached the lowest point
since the Civil War. This of course
is caused by the war in Europe.
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M. Q. SOIiBEBG.
SALONIKA REGARDED AS
IMPREGNADLE FORTRESS
V
ATHENS, Doc. 16.—Tho Allies
have converted Salonika Into an
Impregnable fortress which witli
the aid of the guns of the Allied
ships of war can never be
taken by their enemies. They
have constructed a system of de
fense which practically destroys anj
possibility of its being captured.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The War Of
fice denies that there Is any trutt
In the reports that the British anc
French forces in the Balkans are It
the least danger of being cut of
and destroyed.
ROME, Dec. 16.—The Italian;
have now occupied Durazzo, Avalo
na and Medua with one hundref
and twenty-five thousand men. li
addition there is lots of fight left li
the Servians and they are cutting
their way through successfully U
the coast.
SOME, Dee. 16.—The Italian de
Stroysr Intrlpld and the Transpor
Re Umberto were sunk by aubma
Hues in the Adriatic today. Th<
transport had landed troops shortlj
before. None were lost.
BERLIN, Dec. 16.—Fighting I:
still desultory on the east and west
and both sides, are preparing for i
crushing blow on the Greek border
Artillery fire is beginning to be
come heavier on the west.
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PARIS, Dec. 16.-*—Tho British
are making many changes In the
. western Commands. Joffre Is non
. In Flanders whence French Is pre
i paring to depart. The British
troops are said to be sorry to see
■ French go. He was popular.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
RECOGNIZES CARRANZA
PARIS, Dec. 15.—The Firat Eu
ropean government to extend recog
i nition to Vennsttano Carranza ot
; Mexico aa de facto head of Mexico,
> ia France.
Today the Preatdent ot the French
republic formally authorlaedthe re
cognition of Garranaa. It ia expect
t ad that the varloua other Allied
powors will follow suit, althongt
what action Germany will take, de
spite Its enormous Mexican Inter
esta. Is a very doubtful matter.
The Mexican envoy 1« very wel
satisfied at the reoognltion. Thi
Mexican colony here too ft delight
ed.
ROME DECLARES THAT
TEUTON PLANS READY
ROME Dec. 16.—Tht Teutonic
plans for an invasion of Egypt are
now almost perfect. They will have
a double track railroad operating
from Damascus to the Egyptian
frontier by the beginning of
Fobruary.
Militarists consider that this will
permit the concentration of half a
million men a month. It Is stated
at Suez that three hundred Otto
mans have already concentrated be
tween Alessandretta and Allepo.
They are piping water over the de
sert and providing material for the
construction of bridges across the
Suez Canal.
In addition it is further stated
that the Teutons have emissaries in
Abyssinia endeavoring to induce
them to invade the Soudan and pro
mising the recognition of the con
quering Teutons if they do eo.
LONDON, Dec. 16.—While it is
admitted there is nothing imposs
ible in the Teuton plan of campaign
reported in Rome dispatches toda>,
it is clear, says the Times military
expert, that although much of this
plan has already been worked out,
it is confronted by so many difficul
ties that it can reasonably be said
to hope to be successful only in the
1 event of no opposition until the
Suez canal is crossed. And the ex
pert finally adds significantly that
February may see mayy changes in
the present situation which may in
terfere seriously with these plans.
The Allies are concentrating largo
forces themselves at Fort Said and
Port Suez.
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purchases.
REDFIELD WANTS MERCHANT
SH PS BUILT IN NAVY YARDS
BROOKLYN, Dec. 16.—Secretary
Redfleld has a plan all his own for
the upbuilding of the mercantile,
marine by Uncle Sam. In his reporr
he recommends that the navy yards
be empowered to construct merch
ant vessels which would form the
basis for an active government
merchant marine. Redflold’s plan
is not finding much favor in Con
grosu.. --*-*•
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
Any hope that the shipping biU
would be passed with the consent
of the republicans was dissipated
during the speeches of many of the
leading representatives of tint poli
tical faith. These all denounced
the measure in letter and spirit auu
announced that when it came up
for discussion they would fight it
to the end.
The confidence that the shipping
emergency would depress the lively
opposition that was manifested ac
the last session, was wholly mis
placed for the opposition seems as
strong as ever.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—Thirty-eight,
railro-ds Great Lakes steamers have
suspended traffic under the Panama
bill awaiting independent pur
chasers before they can operate.
Papers are bringing this fact to pub
lic notice in subservient detail in
order it is presumed to cause the
repeal of the obnoxious clauses in
the canal bill and for which they
have begun a persistent agitation or
considerable dimensions and which
the kept press is dovotedly sustain
ing.
A fine selection of Fancy Bouts
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Chocolates at Rose’s Candy Store.
FORDITES UNABLE TO
LAND KIRKWALL, ORKNEYS
LONDON, Dec. 16.—The Fordite
peace party was denied permission
to land at Kirkwall, the great.
North Britain naval base. They will
have to proceed further.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16.—While one
paper thinks that tho British made
a mistake in not permitting the
Ford party to land, it was what,
might have been expecctd when
the/ chose Kirkwall for that pur
pose. It is stated however by the
agents of the liner on which the
party is travelling that since tho
war broke out their boats have been
always making Kirkwall a point of
call, and travellers bound for the
British Isles got oft there.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 16.—
The text pf the Austrian reply today
was received. The State Department
has not yet made it public, but
Lansing told reporters that the gov
ernment did not consider it quite
COMPANY PAYS BONUS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 16.—After a
year of phenomenal profits and with
an ever lncreasirfg trade in sight
the Crane company presented its
employees with a sum equal to ten
per cent of their total year’s wages
or salary. The announcement of
this bonus came unexpectedly and
the sum to be distributed is enorm
ous in itself having to be divided
among no Icsb than ten thousand
employees.
Fresh home made Chocolates,
Peanuts, Candies and Ice Cream at
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,v ' Now ’ open . ter easiness, Th«
MERCHANTS CAPE, serving as
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style hi Heme.
DAK HALPE*. Prep.
Augustine * Kyur, Victorias and
satisfactory owing to Its being ot
a temporizing nature and the
United Statos is not propared to
temporize. The government takes
tho stand that the submarine ques
tion was finally disposed of for all
bolligeionts whon tho questions
wore settled between Germany ana
America, and that the conclusions
thero reached and the righto there
recognized in the end are binding
precedents for all international rola
tions, and have become ipso fact*
international law. This 1b said by;
the authorities to be a sound posi
tion and unassailable.
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ROGKSLIDE KILLS ONE
SERIOUSLY INJURES TWO
JUNEAU, Dec. 16.—John B.
Yard is dead and Martin Rasmussen
and Patrick M’Ginity are seriously
injured by reason of a rock slide on
the property of the Alaska-Juneau
Co. today.
The slide took place at a very
dangerous section of the mountain
side and was caused by the heavy
rains but when it did come, it came
[ unexpectedly and without any warn
ing whatever. Yard was caught fair
by the slide and engulfed, being
dead when his remains were found.
Rasmussfen and M’Glnlty were but
partially caught, and will escape
with their lives although their I»+
juries are serious and will be per
manent.
We will give 10 per cent discos®*,
on all Purchases of $5.00 or more
until Jan. 1.
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GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE
APPROACHING SETTLEMENT
CHICAGO, Deo. 16.—The long
drawn out struggle of the United
Garment workers Is now, it la an
nounced, approaching a settlement.
The situation Is being taken charge
of. by committees of settlement and
It will doubtless end In a compro
mise after a protracted delay.
The strike has been successful In
elosinc up most of the Chicago
clothing factories while it was on,
and the losses to the owners who
held out will be enormous. It Is
stated that many firms hare tost so
many orders on account of tie
strike that they will be unable to
re-open their business.
Order your Candy Canes now.
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