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Entered as second class matter Feb
28, I*ti7, al the posl ulllce at Nome,
Alaska, uadi r the Act of Congress of
Muruh 1878.
Copy tor regular an vurnsinsnts
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publication.
NOME, ALASKA, FEB. 3, 1917.
Contrary :o the expectation of some,
and to at least one press report, the
canvassing board at Jueanu Instead
of wlihhuki.ng votes for Wickershuin
is keeping in abeyance precincts that
gave a plurality to Sulzer. Enough
votes have uow been oiticially con
ceded to Wlckersham to make hi3 re
election ceratin. The canvassing board
is uot yet through with its labors nor
lias the certificate been issued to the
delegate but this will be done in due
• ime and the contest may as well be
considered over—all except those fire
works.
When the war broke out the sub
marine wa3 hardly more than a toy.
It wus a real submarine in that it
was intended to stuy under water
most of the time. The necessities of
wnr have produced from this idea a
shiD nearly four hundred feet long,
with a speed of as much as twen
ty five kno-.s un hour on the 3urlace,
capable of submersion and so strongly
built that it cun dive to a depth of
360 feet without harm from the weight
of water pressing against its surface.
The modern ocean going submarine
ol the highest type can go on u voy
age of 46oU miles without stopping
to replenish its supply of fuel oiL it
can go at a high rale of speed on the
suifuce and at good speed under the
surface. It has as many us thirty
tcipedo tubes each with a reserve
ci.umber for two torpedoes so that Its
to'al capacity for torpedoes is ninety.
For oiter.ee and defence while on the
surface it hus turrets armed with
plate capable of resisting shells from
small cul.ber guns. It lias small and
even medium sized canon for use
against merchant vessels, destroyers
and even unarmoredt cn users. By
wondertul electiicui devices these
turrets can be made to emerge from
the hull or sink back into place in
u tew seconds. This new subtitarlne
Is no longer a toy. It is a submersi
ble ship. With all Its elaborate equip
ment of various sorts it costs nearly
two million dollurs and niuny months
of time to budd. More than this it
may presage the passing of the sup*
er-dntughnought with its sixteen mil
lo‘n dollars of Investment. Naval
theory at present says that the sub.
mersible Is helpless before a suner
dteadnaught, but officers agree that
only a test in real war can really
determine which is the master. Fossl
bly the next two months will settle
Professional Cards
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Oific. and Ra*idano*.
OVER HILL’S PHARMACY.
Offloa hour.: |.| and r-l a. a
Phone Maui J,
no* only this but many other ques
tions of great Import.
There was a decided droop In the
telegraphic prc6s dispatches yester
day. The usual number of words,
and even more, were received but
they did not express much. The
pi evident whs busy and refused to
talk. So it wan with Secretary leas
ing who is usually good for '* mild
thrill or two every day. Everybody
was secretly at work but nothing was
dene in the eyes of the public. The
aspect was negative; Neutral Euro
pern nations would not allow ships
to leave port. No war news was al
lowed to leave London. There is 'it*
tie interest In negation although fre
quently It mny serve as a fertile
tii.'d for speculation. Is this the lull
t-dore the storm? Or ts 11 the quiet
that follows the tempest. Is Ger
many's warfare now being considered
as an affront by the administration?
Is the Teutonic defiance of the world
a thing to be lightly passed over by
our government? Or is our president
at the end of his patience and Is he
planning to use force in opposition to
fotce? Whatever he is doing. It is
w'lh deliberation. He knows the
facts, he knows something of the fu
ture plan3 of both the allies and the
Germanic powers, he has some good
advisers and in a national crisis like
this can call for the aid of the best
btF.lns In America, therefore be may
b< safely left to work out the im
mediate destiny of the country. Prob
ably he will do the wisest thing. But
if he doe3 not; If he falters, or per
haps blunders fatally, he Is still our
president and as a people we will
stand with him whether it means
peace or war. This is not a time
for policies. We are now a country
whose chief executive ha3 been chosen
for another four years. He was the
cho'ce of the majority, even if a po
tent element of that majority were
women casting their flr3t ballot, and
as such Is the head and front of our
country. He will strive to do the
right thing in this difficult crisis. We
think he will do the wise thing. But,
as Roosevelt said, we must be for
our country whether right or wrong.
So far as the dlsaptches of yester
day went the only positive, aggressive
foice In the world—maelstrom was
Get many. That nation knew Just
what it wanted to do and how to do
it. Regardless of the rights of other3
it started on Its predtermined course.
It stakes everything on Its own abil
ity to attain its end. It disdained the
need of even one friend amongst the
neutrals. It virtually defied them and
said that in a death grapple 3uch as
the present petty teehniacllties will
no longer be allowed to play a part.
Force, and force only, is to be the
final court of appeal. The cry is
ey'ermlnatlon or be exterminated.
And Germany running amok this way
la not to be tolerated, for she is not
the fair Germuny of a few years ego.
Nor is she the Germany that should
huve continued to lead the world in
many of the arts and sciences hud
not her ruling house and war lords
prostituted her genius to Moloch.
Germany now must rule or be ruied.
IFot the die has been cast and there
seethe to he no other alternative. And
it remains to he-seen whether our
country will play a worthy part In
the struggle.
Peace Seems Far Away.
•i
Military experts iu the United States
are now predicting that the war In
Europe will last at least five years
longer.
A member of the German Reichstag,
making a plea for a coulltton govern
ment for that country, writes that
peace Is still at an Immeasurable
balance."
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COMPARATIVE
TEMPERATURES;
Following ere the lowest record*?,
temperatures for this year and la*
on the days testgnuted. The inlnu
Mtgn before a cumber means belo
sero.
U. 8. Weather Bureau.
- 1916 191
Jan. 1. —12 - **•
Jun. 1 . —25 -2»
Jan. 3 . —1$ —Sr
Jun. 4. —17 - »*
Jan. 6. . —SO —61*
Jan 6. . —0 —4o
Jun. 7. —17 -32
Jan I . SO - 7i<
Jun. ». 32 -2»
Jun. 10 . 19 -50
Jan. 11. 22 0
Jun. 13. SO 12
■Jn. 13. 28 10
an. 14 . 18 —13
ten. 16. 10 —10
Inn. 22 . 22 —12
Ian. 17 . 0 —10
Irn. 18. —18 —2
Ian. 19. —26 - 10
Inn. 20 . —22 —16
Innl 21 . —20 —20
lab. 22 —18 -27
Ian. 28. —23 -97
Ian. 24. —17 —16
lanl. 26. —6 — Sf
Inn. 27. 12 -22
fan. 29. 12 --19
fen. 20. 12 -20 (
fan. 81 . 2 —20
Feb. 1. 4 —22
Feb. 2. 25 —25
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We have Just Bnishrd stock taking
and nod that we are heavlljr overstock**)
40 are making enormous reductions li
turdware—as mucn aa a per cent It
I . rutin unee. Notwithstanding Immens
.dvancee outside, eepeciaJIv In Haro
sure and Metal Uooda, we ait still sell
. iig on tne basis or goods purcb tsed lb
•US' two or tnree years.
We wiu sell ter csen only ai the*
rices, and for a UniUo. time, until *•
•ring our stuck down to cite require
ueuta ot tne camp,
ll you nave an order to bo tilled, lei
•e ngure on It; we can save you mone>
•ve bare proved it to otnen, we osu
•rove It to you.
DAKldNU AND DEAN COMPANY.
in tho homo or in the camp, there ■
• ne commodity so extensively used
is meat, therefore it ig upon that1
commodity that you should look to
• or economical buying. Following aro
a fsw of our priosst
Beef by tho si us.$. 19
Hound st*ak. 99
dirism steak .. *0
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Stew. JD
Mutton by sarsuss . 19
Mutton shops, shoulder . 99
Mutton shops, loin and rib. 19
Mutton logs. ^
Pork loin shops. *
Freeh Reindeer from tho Lemon
herd, drssHd in a akilMal and oani
tary manner.
Sweat Briar Butter 40c per pound
by the eo»e.
PACIFIC COLD 8T0RAQC CO.
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