GERMANS CLASH ADVANCES
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 252. TELEPHONE MAIN M NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 23, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 26 CENTS
LIBERTY I LORN EXCEEDS THREE BILLION HALF
%
ANOTHER SUBMARINE SUNK
BY AMERICAN LINER
International News Service.
AN AMERICAN PORT, June 23.—
Another German submarine has been
added to the list of U lKants sunk by
American armed steamships since the
war declaration, according to the state- j
meats of tlie commander of an Am
erican liner now here from an Italian
port.
Tlie officer asserts that his vessels
was attacked by a 'submarine in the
Med'iterruneon when the liner was one
day out of its sailing port nnd only
escaped destruction through the faulty
aim of the IT boat commander.
The submarine fired several torpe
does at the American, but either
through haste or strong currents the
missiles missed their target.
The American captain hastily swung
his vessel around so that the stern
gun was presented to the enemy and
four shots were fired by the gun crew,
two of wh'ich took effect.
One of the American shells tore the
periscope from the superstructure and
.the other passed through the diver’s
bow tearing a gaping hole that could
he easily seen from the liner’s decks.
The U boat sank quickly, carrying
her entire crew to the bottom.
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GERMANS VAINLY ATTEMPT
SMASH FRENCH LINES
Special International Service.
PARIS,, Juno 23.—Roth north anil
south of the Ainse river the Germans
made furious hut vain efforts to
smash their way through the French
lines last night according to the of
ficial statement this morning.
Time after time the Teutons hurled
their heavily massed lineB against the
French defenses under the melancholy
light of tlie star rockets hilt each time
they were hurled hack with large
losses front the French machine gunt
and artillery.
The hulk of the German attacks were
concentrated in the region of Ville
au-Bols although terrific assaults
were directed along the eastern edge
of the t’raonne plateau.
Strong German .attacks were also
made for some distance south of the
| river along the sector that has Men
so much bloody fighting during recent
weeks.
The war office declares that al
though the French lines were bent
back at some points, the Teutons
were unable to take more than a few
of the French outposts and the ma
jorlty of those were recaptured be
fore the morning light brought n lull
in the battle .
The German losses are heavy as
wave after wave of men was smash
ed by the French artillery without
approaching the French entrench
ments.
i Artillery actions are reported still
in progress, indicating further act'tvi
ties are in prospect.
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WOOD WARNS FACTORIES
AGAINST DYNAMITERS
Pacific Newt Service.
CHARLESTON, Wash., June 23.—
Concerted efforts to blow up Ameri
can manufacturing plants on a whole
sale scare were revealed todhy
through a warning issued to munu
facturers by General Leonard Wood.
The statement of General Wood
asserts that bombs made up in such
manner as to lend an observer to be
lieve that they are harmless trade
products, have been discovered.
Manufacturers are paticularl.v warn
ed against bombs in round t'm cans
labeled "beer,” large numbers of which,
he asserts, have been found in one
plant engaged on work for the federal
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government
Owners of plants nro cautioned to
lie on the lookout for explosives con
cealed in this Planner as the govern
ment is convinced that plotters are
making extensive preparations to
commence wholesale dynamitings by
this method of placing explosives in
factories.
The artifice of labeling the explo
sives as food and other commodities
makes the danger one that should he
guarded against with greatest cau
tion, the general declared.
Moonlight water at the City Bath
House.
GERMAN SPIES ACTIVE
EAST ST. LOUIS
International Newt Service.
EA.ST ST. LOUIS. June 23.—Five
German Spies are being sought, by
agents of the government today fol
lowing the discovery that men rep
resenting themselves ns state build
ing Inspectors have been engaged In
visitng and making plans of man
ufacturing plants in this locality dur
ing the past week.
The alleged spies have visited a
large number of plants and taken
many_ notes and diagrams of the
grounds and buildings In the guise of
Inspecting them on behalf of the state
government.
Suspicion was not directed against
tyiem until one of them let fall sev
eral blue print maps of plants making
supplies for the government.
A large number of secret service
men are now engaged In the search
for the men, one at least of whom Is
said to have been connected with a
prominent German peace organization.
The officers assert that the men are
undoubtedly German sp'ies as the state
government has not ordered the in
spection of manufacturing plants of
any character.
S. S. SILVER WAVE.
Mail schooner Silver Wave will
leave for Peering Candle and way
ports Juno 26. Freight will be re
ceived at the docks of Alaska Light
reage and Commercial Co. from pros'
ent date.
DANIELS URGES
PRICE FIXING
Special International Service.
WASHINGTON, June 23.—Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels delivered a
strong plea for government control of
coal and oil and also power to fix
prices for the sale of those commo
dities before the senate public lands
committee today.
Daniels told the committee that the
time is near when, the government
must either enter Into arrangements
with the owners of coal and o>il lands
whereby the prices can be fixed or
else face the alternative of having to
commandeer the product of coal and
oil land*.
MORE SUFFRAGETTES
UNDER ARREST;
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International News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 23—Two
more suffragettes were taken into eus
today owing to their refusal to move
on at the command of the officers who
are now keeping watch at the en
trances to the presidential mansion.
The authorities have decided to stop !
the picketing of the White House!
gates and women attempting to take)
up stations, regardless of whether!
they carry banners or not, will be!
immediately arrested.
The order has aroused deep indig
nation among the suffffragettes. Th^.
disturbances are. however, deeply
deplored by a large ^.number of wo
men who believe^that the riots will
have a decidedly deterrent Influence
of their aims. However this may lie,
it is clear that such demonstrations
arc frowned upon by the majority and
the women are coming in for much
censure on the part of the general
public.
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE
IMPORTANT FRENCH POSITIONS
international New* Service.
BERLIN, June 23.—An important
gain l>y the German troops on the
western battle front Is recorded In the
official review of war operations is
sued this morning.
The statement says that the French
positions along a front of one mile
were penetrated to a depth of five
hundred feet during the course of
severe lighting In the region south
ast of the village of Filsin, in the
Champagne section.
Active artillery preparation enabled
the Germans to advance their lines in
a series of sharp assaults during
which a number of prisoners were
taken. Hard counter attacks of the
enemy were repulsed.
Enemy raiding detachments en
deavoring to penetrate the German
positions at various points on the
British front were repulsed during
tin* night. Artillery actions are in
progress on the Arras front.
British Active with Artillery.
LONDON, Juno 23.—Continuation
of the heavy artillery fire of the past
week is recorded in the dispatches of
British headquarters today but no in
fantry engagements have occurred.
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NIMH DEFENCE
COUNCIL DEDUCED
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International News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 23.—The
council of National Defense will be
reduced from one hundred and fifty
volunteer organizations to four in the
very near future, according to a
statement made by a leading member
Itoday.
The council, in its present state is
.declared to be too unwieldly to at
tain the efficiency of action desired
and there must be a more decider)
centralization of effort It) produce the
best results.
Under the plan proposed the coun
cil will shorten up the number of com
mittees and reduce the whole volun
teer organization to its smallest ef
fective elements.
WALSH FILES CHARGES
AGAINST PAPER
PRODUCERS
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 22—Chair
man Walsh of the committee on indus
trial relations has filed charges of
unfairness and combination against
seven paper manufacturers as a result
of investigations into the present high
cost of paper and pulp
The charges of Walsh also include
one of price fixing, the Investigation
having revealed that the men against
whom the charges have been made
had an agreement respecting the price
of certain classes of paper.
In a statement to interviewers, a
member of the committee recently as
serted that there was no doubt in the
minds of the. committee that price
manipulation was at the bottom of
tiie present high costs of paper and
pulp, evidence toward this conclusion
having long been in the possession of
the committee.
ETHEL BARRYMORE TONIGHT
CHAPLIN SUNDAY NIGHT
"The Awakening of Helen Ulichie,"
a five part Metro feature with Ethel
Barrymore in the title role will be
presented at the Dream theater to
night. It is a soul-stirring drama and
proved quite a success on the out
side. Sunday night starting at 6:30
sharp Charles ChapRn will he fea<
tured in one of his late comedies
"The Floorwalker.” It is a scream
ing comedy and Charlie pulls off
quite a lot of new stunts. “The Man,
th* Woman and the Lion," a wild
animal drama and a late Pathe News
will also be on the bllL Remember
first show starts 6:30 sharp.
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LIBERTY LOAN SOBSCBIPTIONS
OVER THREE BILLION
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 23.—Four mil-J
lion individual subscribers gave |3,
035,226,850 to the Liberty loan in re
spouse to tile appeal of the govern
sent for war funds.
An announcement to this effect was
suited by the treasury department
■today following the receipt of detail-j
d reports from the various federal'
reserve .bunking d'isiricis relative tor
lie subscriptions received.
The national response to the call of
i he government has given the statis
icians an opportunty for comparisons
which disclose some interesting items
a connection wtth the loan.
For one thing it discloses that his
response of the American people was
not so great ns that of the people of
Germany to the first call of their
government for war funds measured
on the basis of per capita subserip
t Ion.
The first loan called for by Ger
many at the outbreak of tho war, and
which was considerably undersub
scribed. resulted in the people contrib
uting n total of $1,115,000,000.
The total number of people offering
subscriptions to ttie German loan
amounted to one m'illion, one hun
dred and seventeen thousand, making
the per capita subscription consid
erably larger than that of the people
of America.
STRIKES CLOSE
BARCELONA FACTORIES
I international News Service.
BUENOS AIRES, June 23.—Cable
messages received here by business
muses with Spanish connections re
I ort a further incrense of tine wide
spread labor discontent throughout
1 Spain.
' Strikes are reported in progress in
| ill sections of the kingdom and at
i uiny points industry is practically
at a standstill.
The advices say that nearly every
factory in Barcelona, the principal
manufacturing center, is closed ending
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to the workmen refusing to work and
a similar condition prevails in se/erai
other cities.
The reports also indicate fuitlei
growth of the revolutionary sentiment
throughout the country with the pros
pects for a change in government
growing more probable daily. The
government is doing all that is p ssi
ble to allays the growing discontent
hut hoth the revolutionary sentiment
and the continued labor troubl.s con
spire to offset the best efforts In this
direction.
ENGINEERS ORDERED
INTO SERVICE
iternationa! News Service.
WASHINGTON, June 22.—Sixteen
i ..mpanies of engineers recruited since
lie announcement of United States
.'.try Into the war were ordered In
J "rporated into the regular service to
’:iy by executive order.
The majority of the men attached
. the new engineering companies were
iken from the ranks of the National
hint'd and comprise the pick of the
icn who have Studied army engineer
ig In that service.
The government call for engineers
! as received prompt response and
[ many men with technical knowledge
if engineering are daily offering their
.services to the country.
ATTENTION SHRINERS!
Special meeting called for Sunday
even'ing, June 21, at 8 p. m.
C. E. DARLING, President.
NINE AND A HALF
MILLION REGISTER
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, line 23.—Over nine
and one-half million men were en
rolled on the goverment conscription
register on registration day, aecording
an official statement of results is
sued by the war department.
The report discloses that a total of
9,154,988 men between the age of 21
and 30 are available to the government
for selection of the quota of soldiers
desired for the army.
It is estimated that something like
forty per cent of the number will be
rejected for physical disability nnd
other causes although there will st'ill
he an ample supply of men.
Preparations for making the final
selection are now in progress but the
first Increment will not bo drawn for
some rtme.
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