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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1918.
NO. 2531.
AEROPLANES
PARIS SUBJECTED
BOMBARDMENT
FROM AIRPLANES
PARIS, Apr. 2.—This city was
subjected to a terrible bombardment
at an early hour this morning, by
a large fleet of Gotha aeroplanes.
Many tons of high explosives and
a large number of gas bombs were
dropped upon the streets and build
ing killing and maiming hundreds
of innocent women andchildren, do
ing alarge amount of damage, and
causing a reign of terror, until the
Germans were driven off by French
and American flyers
PARIS, April 2,—The Germans
are again using thoir long range
guns on Paris today with diastrous
effect.
In the outlying residence dis
tricts mucm has been caused by the
bursting shells having set fire to
the closely and poorly built homes
of the poor and in some cases the
fires so started have consumed two
or three blocks before being extin
quished.
On Friday last one of the shells
fired by the German monster struck
a church in the Clinchy section of
city and completely wrecked the
edifice killing aarf maiming 163
people the most of whom were in
nocent women and children.
Amongst the killed were four Amer
ican ladies who have for some time
been engaged in working in Ameri
can Red Cross Hospitals.
LONDON, Apr. 2.—British avi
ators returning from scouting ex
peditions behind the German lines,
report great masses of German and
Austrian reserves are assembling in
the Albert sector and to the Bast
of Arras indicating another drive
on Arras is in preparation.
Both great armies estimated at
more than 9,000,000 men are now
resting in prepartion for the re
sumption of the titanic struggle.
Large numbers of reserves are
being rushed to the support of
the contending armies.
ROME, Apr. 2.—Reports coming
in from neutral sources say that
after checking up the different
statements, of the Gorman War
office, in regards to losses during
the great offensive on the West front
and they place the entire German
losses at 525‘000.
During the first three days of
the German drive the War office
published reports stating that the
Gorman losses had been under
300,000
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OUT OF 5,000 GAS MASKS
SHIPPED 2,900 DEFECTIVE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 2.—
Senator Thomas of Colorado start
led the Senate today by declaring
sand gas masks shipped to the
American forces in France, more
than half or 2,900 were defective;
made bo, by pro-German manufac
urers.
An investigation was ordered im
mediately and it is expected that the
GRIMM HOLDS FORT
ENEMY REPOLSED
The last ballot of the tamest n un-]
icipal election which has ever been
held in the City of Nome was count
ed at 11 p. m. last night.
The only interesting phase of
said election, was the contest be
tween E. W. Burroughs ami E.
urimm for the office of Cityc Clerk.
The final count showed Grimm 78
ahead of his opponent.
The vote cast was an exceedingly
small one.
Many of those who had registered
did not vote.
Several citizens who had failed to
register, swore in their vote, yes
terday. 521 had registered up to
the time the registration books were
closed.
Ballots counted 47S
Ballots spoiled 21
Ballots destroyed 1
Total cast
500
FOR MAYOR—
G. J. LOMEN 279
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FOR COUN OILMEN—
LOUIS STADIE 279
OTTO HANSON 26G
A. S. KEMP 262
J. P. KRICEK 262
C. H. MILOT 261
. FOR CITY CLERK—
E. GRIMM 277
E. W. BURROUGHS 201
_FOR CITY TREASURER—
L. H. McCLOY 2S9
FOR cm' ATTORNEY—
J. P. HOBBES 289
_FOR CLERK OF SCHOOL
BOARD
A. POLET
281
Good, clean, comfortable bc-(I>, by
the day, week or mouth, ,>t the
Dunham Building, next door City
Hall. (West)
Mrs. Markham, Prop.
All wage workers of Seward Pen
insula are cordially invited to attend
an open meeting of the Nome Mine
Workers Union, to be held on Friday,
April 5, at 8 P. M. (proclamation
time), in the Miners Union hall, for
the purpose of discussing the sum
mer wage scale.
Martin Kennedy, Pres.
Albert lira ten, Sec’y-Treas.
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Phone ERICKSON, Main 7.
WEATHER REPORT
U. S. Weather Bureau
April 2, 6 A. M.
Temperature—Max. 16 Min. -2.
Barometer—29.738 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—N. E. 6 miles per hour.
Precipitation—None.
Aprtl 2, 6 P. M.
Temperature—Max. 14 Min. 4.
Barometer—29.764 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—N. W. 3 miles per hour.
Precipitation—None.
Senate Committee will be compelled
by the revelations brought out dur
ing the investigation, to recommend
that if our men at the front are to
be properly protected, the govern
ment should immediately sieze and
operate,Nall war industries ot least.
These manufacturers have been
quite successful for some time in
blaming the trouble on to their
employees, but this investigation
will have a great tendecy to place
the blame where it belong which is
not on the workers.
First-class Unalahleet dog sal
mon for sale at 12 cents a pound.
See Duffy O'Conner.
SENATOR OVERMAN
FLAYS WAR DEP1
WASHINGTON, D. C., Apr. 2.—
The War Department today received
a scathing arraignment by Senator
Lee S. Overman, of North Carolina.
Overman drew comparisons be
tween the Ordnance Department of
the Navy, as administered by Ad
miral Earle, and that of the Army,
as administered by General Crozier,
and his comparisons' showed the
Army Ordinanc Department up in
a very unfavorable light.
Overman charged that the Army
Ordnance Department had not so
far furnished a single piece of ar
tillery to the American forces a tthe
front, that thearmy now in camp, in
this country, had not and would
not, receive a single piece of artil
lery until next summer; that we
at present have practically no heavy
artillery, in the way of howitzers—
an absolute essential for effective
offensive work on the West front
that this department instead of
using the Lewis gun, now being used
by the Allies to the number of
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60,000, for more than three years
proving itself by the most severe
tests in actual warfare; wasted
much valuable time in experiment
ing with the Browning gun and
finally accepting this gun without
any real field tests. The Depart
ment will have none ready for
service before the 1st of May.
After adopting the Enfield rifle,
for which our factories wtere equip
ped to turn out 7,000 per day for
the British army, the Department
incurred many months delay, by
rechambering these guns to use
American ammunition, which, if the
U-boats) should) become effective
would result in our men being left
with uselss guns on account of
not being able to use the Allied
ammunition. That the American
troops cannot be equipped, with,
these guns, before starting for
Europe thereby losing the opport
unity to become familar with their
use.
Admiral Earle, the Naval Ord
nanco Chief, says Overmar, I
his farsightedness, has kept aJhea
of the Naval construction in spil
of tiieir unprecedented shipbuildin
and at the same time lias manage
to supply all merchant ships wit
the necessary guns. That Earle 1
his concise report states that tl
capacity of the country is almo
unlimited for the manufacture, <
projectiles and guns and he Ii
stanced an occasion when sixty-nin
firms bid on one proposal, at figure
lower than any previous price
In spite of the Navy's large deman
for shells there are many we
equipped shell plants which are n<
being operated for lack <
orders.
Overman warmly commended Dai
iels and Earle, and said it wlas
shame, that more such efficient m«
were not available for use at tl
head of the Army.
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ALLIES MAKE GAINS
NEAR SOMME, DEMUIN
LONDON, Apr. 2.—The War of
fice announces that, the Germans
have been checked in ail attempts
to advance on Amiens.
The Allies have made many small
gains on different sections of the
front: some of especial importance
in the sector between the Somme
and Demuin.
Conditions in the Arras region
are unchanged, the Germans con
tending themselves with intermittent
artillering on the different sectors, j
The Germans are believed to have
adopted this method of giving their
infantry a chance to recuperate, aft-1
er the strain of the past twelve or
thirteen days.
More German and Austrian re
servee are moving up behind the
positions to the East of Amiens and
ft is thought that by the time these
fresh troops have moved into the
positions alloted to them, the worn
out men who took part in *he fi.rst
great drive, shall have been suffici
iently rested to enable the Germans
to begin the second stage of the
great drive.
The German engineering corps
are now feverishly hastening the
building, of railroads in the de
molished sections, captured from the
Allies, in order that the most pow
erful and heaviest of the Germ
and Austrian artillery may
brought up and placed in posith
When this work has been co
pleted—if it is allowed to ho co
ploted before the Allies starte th<
strong offensive—the Germans,
is believed will 'n the second sta
of the great offensive, eclipse
their former efforts in an atten
to drive through and beyond Amie
to the coast.
Nome Glee Club, In Popu
Melodies. Benefit Holy Cn
Hospital, April 6th, Eagle Hall.
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FOOD RESTRICTIONS
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JUNEAU, APRIL 1, 1918.
I,OMEN, NOME,
THE FOLLOWING GOES INTO EFFECT TOMMORROW
IT IS ABSOLUTLEY NECESSARY THAT IT SHALL BE STRICTLY
ENFORCED.
ALL FOOD DEALERS FROM APRIL 3RD ON AND UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE, MUST LIMIT SALES OF WHEAT FLOUR
AT ANY ONE TIME TO ONE-EIGHTH OF A BARREL TO
CONSUMERS IN TOWNS. AND TO ONE-QUARTER OF A BARREL
TO SUBURBANITES, FISHING BOATS AND PROSPECTING
PARTIES. PUBLIC EATING PLACES MAY PURCHASE, AS
NOW, FIFTY POUNDS WITHOUT A PERMIT.
TOWN CONSUMERS MUST GET A PERMIT FROM YOU
FOR PURCHASES IN EXCESS OF TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS OF
WHEAT FLOUR AFTER MAKING SATISFACTORY SHOWING.
REQUISITE AMOUNT OF SUBSTITUTES MUST BE SOLD
WITH ALL WHEAT FLOUR SALES.
NOTIFY ALL BAKERS—THIS INCLUDES RESTAURANTS.
CAFES, AND PUBLIC EATING PLACES—USING THREE
BARRELS OF WHEAT AND MEALS MONTHLY.
RYE MUST NOT NOW BE USED AS A SUBSTITUTE IN
THEIR PRODUCTS.
NEW RULES ARE BEING MAILED TO YOU.
ALL RESTRICTIONS UPON USE OF MEAT HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED FOR THIRTY DAYS FROM DATE. NEITHER
MEATLESS DAYS OR MEALS NEED BE OBSERVED DURING
THIS PERIOD.
ROYAL A. GUNNISON,
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATOR FOR ALASKA.
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U. S. WILL DECLARE WAR ■
AGAINST TURKEY, BULGARlI
WASHINGTON. April 2—Senator
\V).n. A. King, of Utah introduced a
resolution in the Senate today which
colls for an immediate declaration of
war on Turkey and Bulgaria.
Senator King stated that as the
Turkish and Bulgarian soldiers were
now fighting the soldiers of the United
States, that this government should
I declare war on and subject the
zena of these countries to laws
being enforced against the rest of
enemies of the United States.
A great many of the young Ain«|
cans who have been in Kgypt, nl
Cairo, with the British Royal Klyl
Corps were with General Allenby |
his entrance into Jerusalem.
MOVEMENT OF
U. S. TROOPS
BE CENSORED
WASHINGTON, April 2—The War
Department announced that hereafter
no report of any American Army op
eration abroad will be given out by
the Department but that the War De
partment will continue to give out
the news of all troops at home.
General t’ershlng reports of opera
tions on the West front will be the of
ficistl report given out to tho Anieri
can public.
I
GRAPE
JUICERS
Wl
BOSTON, Apr. 2.—The Massuch
etts Legislature today adopted
Amendment, to the Federal C
stitution, which provided for Natl
al Prohibition, by an almost und
mous vote.
The galleries were packed w
grape juice advocates and when
result of the vote was annound
the galleries gave vent to cxtoJ
ed cheering and hand clapping. I