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TEXT OF ANCONA NOTE
REVEALS STRONG STAND
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.
The full text of the Ancona rejoin
der by Secretary Lansing to the Aus
trian note is as follows (It is dir
ected to Ambassado Penfield)
“On November 15th Zweidenek.
in charge of the Imperial and Royal
Government embassy transmitte! to
the United States State Department
the officials Admiralty report regard
ing the Ancona sinking. Thisadmitted
that the vessel was torpedoed after
the engines had been stopped and
while passengers were still on
board. This admission alone is suffi
cient to fix upon the commander of
the submarine the responsibility
with wilfully violating the recog
nized law of nations, and he disre
garded all those principles which
belligerents should observe conduct
ing war upon the seas. In view of
the admitted circumstances, the
United States government feels jus
tified in holding the de
tails of the Ancona sinking, the
weight and character of the addi
tional testimony corroborating the
Admiralty’s official report, the
number of Americans killed or in
jured being no essential matter In
the discussion, establishes the cul
pability of the commander, and it
is an undisputed fact that citizens
of the United States were killed
and injured or placed In jeopardy
of their lives by such lawless acts,
the rules of International law and
the principles of humanity being
thus wilfully violated which have
been so long and so universally re
cognized and so manifest from the
standpoint of right and justice, that
the government of the Unitea
States does not feel called upon to
debate them and does not under
stand that the Imperial and Royal
government questions or disputes
them, the Government of the United
States therefore finds no other
course open but to hold the Imperial
and Royal government responsible
for the act of the commander and
renews the definite but respectful
demands made on December 6th. It
sincerely hopes that the foregoing
statement will enable the Imperial
and Royal government to perceive
the justice of these demands and
to comply with them in the same
spirit of frankness and with the
same concern for the good relations
existing between the United States
and Austria-Hungary which prompt
ed the government of the United
States of America to make them”
The note concludes with a direc
tion to Penfield to bring the con
tents immediately before the Im
perial and Royal government and is
signed “Lansing”.
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FRENCH CHASSEURS DRIVE
THROUGH GERMAN LINES
—
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The French
Blue Devils continue to be victor
ious and are now threatening a sei
ious break in the German western
line. After a fierce counter-offensive
the French troops drove through
east of Hartmansweilerkopf and cap
tured twelve hundred prisoners
while the German losses in killed
are very great.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The Germars
are entraining troops in Flanders
today for Alsace where the terrific
fighting has resulted in such a not
able victory. The French are still
carrying on a very aggressive offen
sive and many of the concentrated
German troops in Flanders are be
ng diverted to strengthen the line
vhere the bad break occurred to
lay.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The city is elec
;rified with the iujws that the Ger
nan repulse in Alsace is becoming
i route. Insufficient troops were
lolding the lines, and the French
ire driving through. Reinforce
nents are being rushed as fast as
■ailroads can press them to the
SECOND CONTINGENT OF
PEACEMAKERS ARRIVED
CHRISTIANIA, Dec. 22.—The
second contingent of Fordites ar
rived here today and were received
by Norwegian pacificists and fellow
Fordites. The papers here are treat
ing the peace party with considera
tion although most regard the aims
as quixotic and hopeless.
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purchases.
• • •
Carl Ryders arrived from Teller
yesterday by dog team bringing
down for the holidays Miss Stipek
and Miss Gehrmann. Miss Stipek
i has been the popular teacher of the
public schools in Teller and comes
to enjoy the Xmas holidays with
her father William Stipek of this
city. This is Miss Gehrmann’s first
visit to Nome.
Mrs. Tiffany has interested her
self in a family which is all but de
stitute, and will be glad to receive
anything in the way of clothing
, etc to relieve this condition. It
donors will leave the same with
Mrs. THTany In the City Hall, she
will take care that It reaches Its
destination.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
It Is stated that the government Is
discovering that the dismissal or
the German attaches is resulting in
a delay in the settlement of the
Lusitania claims.
ZURICH, Dec. 22.—The latest
casualty lists published by the neu
tral news agencies here refers to
the Italian and Austrian fighting.
Sixty thousand Italians have been
killed, fifty thousand wounded and
two hundred and forty thousana
taken prisoners. The A .strian
casualties in killed, wounded and
missing exceed these by a small
margin.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 23 —
The naval Board under Aamiral
Dewey in its report today recom
mends the construction of such an
American navy that It would be
come the greatest in the world
within ten years.
The Board holds that America
must maintain the largest navy in
the world because of its being com
pelled to have to face enemies poss
ibly in both the Pacific and Atlan
tic ocean.
VILLATISTAS STILL HOLD
OUT IN JUAREZ CITT
EL PASO, Dec. 22.—The city of
Juarez still enjoys its anomalous
position, being held by Villatista
even after peace has been signed
between their party and Carranza
ists.
They declare to justify their
holding the important port of entry
that the tenure of the city will be
security for the constitutionalists
living up to the terms of agreement
before they will surrender it.
It is reported here this evening
that troops are approaching Juarez
to take possession of the city for
the Carranza government.
front on both sides. It may preei- i
pitate a general engagement.
BERLIN, December 22.—French
g ins in Alsace a’-e admitted. They
are however unimportant.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
It is reported this evening that
Austria will retract Its first note.
This however is not officially con
firmed.
FORMER SECRETARY INTERIOR
SPEAKS HIS MIND
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.—Former Sec
retary of the Interior Fisher assail
ed the “false doctrine” that econo
mic welfare depended upon the ac
quisition of political dominions
and commercial privileges abroad.
Fisher said that this idea was un
fortunately general, but it was also
unfortunately the cause of innumer
able wars. He believed that the
presont war is traceable to this
idea.
The statement of Fisher is strang
ely at outs with that which prevails
in his party wherein imperialism, aa
the “falsa doctrine” alluded to, Is
bettor known, played no small part.
Fisher however was always more
or less of a progressive republican
and the appointment of the Chica
oan to succeed Ballinger, it will be
recalled, came quite unexpectedly.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Doc. 22.—
Tho publication of the text of the
note to Austria-Hungary which it is
recognized is practically an ulti
matum Is likely to cause a sever
ance of relations between tho two
countries. Not in years has such a
remarkably succint and unchallenge
able position been taken up by the
government of the United States.
It is stated with a good deal of
probability that the note will help
in no small measure to hasten the
passage of the preparedness pre
gram which the administration has
outlined.
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ENORMOUS BANK FAILURE
CAUSES PITTSBURGH PANIC
PITTSBURG, Dee. 22.—The State
Banking Department has cloned per
manently the Bank of Savings rated
first class, and with ten million
dollars on deposit.
It is as yet undetermined what
amount the depositors will got and |
there is a panic in the city.
The Bank of Savings had done a
large savings business throughout
the state and city, and included
among its depositors many school
children. It held a high ofliciai
rating up to the moment it was ord
ored closed by the government.
The failure is said to be due to
speculating in war stocks, although
this is questioned in the Dispatch.
The statement is made however that
it has been well looted by the flnan
cial pirates who controlled its desti
nies.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 22.—The cltj;
ia suffering a financial panic follow
ing the closing of the Bank of Sav
ings. On other Institutions runs
were made, but these were met with ,
apparent indifference by the banks \
which held that they were ready ,
to meet all comers. ]
This attitude of coolness has ,
somewhat allayed anxiety. The lou- ,
sea of the poorer small savers will i
be very great, many families losing
the result of years of thrift.
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“NOW” and let us set it aside for
You.
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Artistic Gifts at MUEIdjERS.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
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AUTHORITIES DETAIN
POWDER LADEN SHIP
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—The
mthorities are detaining a ship
aden with powder. It is believed
;hat the cargo Is destined for the
•ebel Chinese. It is consigned to
veil known Chinese exporting house
n Shanghai.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—It Is
■eported that the authorities have
lecided to let sail the powder ship
for China after satisfactory assur
inces had been given as to its non
jelligerent character.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 22.—
The government is in receipt of
startling advices from China to the
effect that the territory is now al
most wholly embarked upon a civil
war against is new monarch.
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SAYS WILL CLEAN-UP
INSURANCE FRAUD MESS
OLYMPIA, Dec. 22.—Governoi
.■later today solemnly plighted his
[ubernatorial word that he would
lave a general clean-up in connec
ion with the looting of the insur
mce funds. He denied point blank
hat any influence could be strong
mough, as had been in many places
ilnted, to stay the cleaning up pro
iess which today Lister vouches
vill surely take place. Skeptical
papers publishing the Governors
promise say that he hardly realizes
the awful mess in which he is
bound to involve some of his best
friends and most Influential sup
porters.
Anything in the line of job work
at the Industrial Worker Offlee.
Satisfaction assured.
NUDE ART STIRS UP
FRISCO’S SENSITIVE MURALS
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.—This
:ity Is now enjoying the pros and
tons of a moral crusade arising
'rom the discussion which followed
in exhibition of nude art in the
galleries of the city.
Tho artists with the slogan “art
tor art’s sake", enthuse over the
!act that to the pure all things are
mre, while the Comstocklans are by
10 means few in numbers and with
he cry of “O how shocking”, are
marshalling their forces to aereat
the nudists who hold that it’s all tn
the person's mind. The city is be
ing stirred with a teapot storm be
yond its usual little petty turbul
ence.
an nn mews niton, raw
TUB WMHm
ASQUITH GETS AHOTHER
MILLION ENLISTMENT
LONDON, Dec. 22.—Premier
Asquith was granted the increase
of another additional million in the
British army forces after an all
night’s debate in the British House
of Commons, wherein the govern
ment was bitterly arraigned for the
fiasco at the Dardanelles.
The government made strenuous
efforts to deny the existence of any
fiasco and in the course of the de
bate it was hinted that the soldiers
were needed elsewhere more ur
gently.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.—The British
forces which were withdrawn from
Suvla Burnu on Gallipoli have been
all of them landed In Salonika.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.—It is stated
that Allied troops became mutinous
on the island of Imbros and killed
several officers. Imbros is an island
dominating the Dardanelles and hae
been seized by the Allies. It was
not known that there had been any
military concentration there.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—According
to unofficial advices, the Turks have
begun their Egyptian drive and
skirmishing has taken place near
Suez. The War office denies any
knowledge of these skirmishes. The
report is probably a newspaper
story.
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Eagle Social Committee annnoun
ces the Weekly Social for Thursday
Evening. Unannounced part of pro
gram begins at 8:30, followed by
Cards.
COMMITTER.
We will give 10 per cent discount
on all Purchases of $5.00 or nan
until Jan. 1.
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SLAVS STILL ON OFFENSIVE
AND ATTACKING TUKKOM
PETROGRAD, Dec. 22.—The Rus
sians are on a heavy offensive in
the Riga region now driving against
the remaining German holding of
any importance the city of Tukkum
on the Mitau railroad.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—The winter
in Courland is of terrific severity
yet in spite of this the Russian
counter offensive is being so stead
fastly maintained that all hope of
the von Hindenberg Riga campaign
being successfull is reported to be
abandoned by the Germans them
selves, according to dispatches re
ceived.
LONDON, Dec. 22.—An uncon
firmed report is published in the
evening Mail that Varna has fallen.
It is not generally believed. The
fact that no other organ has re
ceived any account of tho fighting
makes the people very incredulous.
Varna is exceptionally well forti
fied.
PARIS, Dec. 22.—The Japanese
steamer Sala Maru with supplies of
war was submarined in tho Medi
torranean today.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 22.—Two
Swedish freighting steamers with
supplies for Germany were subma
rined in the Baltic.
AMSTERDAM, Dec. 22.—The
German concentration in FlandeTs
continues. There wis no fighting ou
the Belgian front today.
BERLIN, Dec. 22.—It is stated
that the stories being sent out as to
German food shortage are being
disseminated by the enemies of the
Fatherland.
AT THE OLD STAND.
Now open Pur Misiness, The
MERCHANT’S CAPE, serving as
usual the best meals in the beet
style in Nome.
DAN H A LIMN. Prop.