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NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. no. 72. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY MARCH H21, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 41 PRUE 26 CENTS
SECT DANIELS RUSHING SHIP CONSTRUCTION
FRENCH CLAIM GREAT VICTORY
TAKING TEN VILLAGES
GERMANS IN RETREAT
International Newa Service.
PARIS, March 21.—The commander
in-chief today reports brilliant suc
cesses achieved by the French troops
in a general advance covering a front
of over fifty miles between the rivers
Somme and Aisne.
Ton villages have been taken from
the Germans after a stubborn resist
ence The Gennan troops are now in
retreat. Official dispatches state that
great gains have been made on both
sides of the Gaon road where the Ger
mans made a determined stand in a
battle which lasted until nightfall last
evening. The Germans evacucated
their positions early this morning and
the French troops are in pursuit.
The victory of the Frencti arms is
the cause of great rejoicing in Paris
and throughout the whole of France.
A further offlcinl dispatch received
here says, that large stores of army
supplies were captuerd, many guns,
and many prisoners were taken. The
advance is general from the Aisne
along tlie entire front on the Britllsh
lino.
There is no rest in the pursuit of
the retreating Germans and the
French are crowding re-enforcements
to take thi> place of the triumphant
hut tired troops. "On to the French- i
Belgian frontier” is now their bat
t le cry.”
FIRST BOATS TO NOME
DUE TO LEAVE FRISCO
Sp*cial to tho Nugget.
SAN FUANSISCO,. March 21.—
News of interest to Nomeltes was
received today to the effect that the
Pacific Steamship Company have de
cided to have the steamship .Scnatoi'
leave stu'frmieiifcS rtir Nome on May
29 and the steamship Umatilla will
leave Seattle .June 1 for Nome direct
. and will make no call at St. Michael
coming or going.
There will also he two freighters
from San Francisco one leaving there
on May 'J9, and the other on July 7.
These steamers sail under the tlagof
ranine STerfHTRnip Company and the
genial Frank O’Connor will be at
this end of the line looking after the
company’s interests.
U. S. TO RECOGNIZE
NEW RUSSIAN GOV’T
International Nows Service.
WASHINGTON, March 21.—The
I’nited States government will offi
cially recognize the new government
of Russia shortly. Russian Ambas
sador Bakhmeteff of the ambassy here;
ambassador under the former czar,
has requested the recognition of the j
new regime, and has been officially
assured that such recognition would
be made shortly.
Bakhmeteff has expressed himself
as pleased with the action of the
duma in a long nrticlo submitted to
■Secretary Lansing he stated his ideas
relative to such action. It is thought
ir olHeial circles here that Ambassador
Bakhmeteff will remain in his capa
city of ambassador for ‘.lie Itussian
government here.
O. E. S. SOCIAL.
All Masons, their families and lady
friends are invited to attend the O.
K. ,S, social at Masonic temple Satur
day, March 21. Dancing and cards.
Admission 50e. 8:30 p. m. *
MANY PLEAD
TO ELEC
ilernational News Servic®.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 21.—A sen-]
sat ion was caused at the election
fraud totals held here today when
Jirt> -three ul the iHJii.lre.t ami fifty
four persons indicted pleaded guilty
on arraignment.
Many prominent citizens including
the mayor and chief of poflbe are
implicated in the scandal. Doth of
LITTLE ROCK ARK.
HIT BY TORNADO;
•nternational News Service.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., March 21.—
Shoe'iy after daybreak this morning
■ ' .'iolent tornado swept the town and
caused a great amount of injury. The
extent of damage done Is yet Impos
sible to compute. Many lives were
lost. After the tornado passed through
fl.e broke out at several points and
the town is in great danger.
New laid eggs at Prosser’s Harness
Shop, $1.00 per dozen. Phona Black 5.
COREY C. RRAYTON WRITES
OF DREDGING IN ALASKA
Corey C. Brayton, who for several
years was manager of the Shovel
creek dredge at Solomon appears In
the Mining and Scientific Press of
Jananry with a four page article ex
clusively devoted to dredge mining in
the Seward peninsula. His write-up
is elegant, embracing the many vuri»
ous conditions which exist in the
dredging game here. It is, in fact, a
general resume of everything in that
line and mentions every boat which
has been installed in this section. Even
the old Sausage machine which lies in
the discard a mile out on the llessie
road, is dug up and proudly ocupies
a two column cut, true to life.
Mr. Brayton has devoted to greater
portion of his life to the mining game.
He Is quite, an authority on the dril
ling of placer ground and has contri
buted several articles on that subject
to the biggest mining Journals of the
country. Independently wealthy, he re
sides with his family in Berkeley, Cal.,
and is always glad to meet his old
Alaskan friends whom he entertains
royally.
In his mention of the re-organiza
lion of I lie Powell holdings- now tho
Alaska Mines Corporation, we notice
that such a corporation is on the New
York market and a considerable sale
of the stock has been made. Tills
corporation, of which tho managemorit
is in the hands of .1. H. Miles, will
employ close on a hundred men in the
construction and overhauling of ttieir
dredges this summer. The boat o
Plat creek is all ready io receive the
bucket line which will arrive on the
first boats. Ewing, formerly of t!i
Union Construction Company, has had
a. crew of men working there during
the past three months. They have
assembled the digging ladder for that
boat. Its weight is over 10 tons.
Mr. Corey speaks of this corporation
as follows:
The Alaska Mines Corporation is a
re-organization of Ihe E. E. Powell
companies, which hufo operated for a
long time near Nome,but not success
fully. The old companies have opera
ted the Bourbon and Wonder dredges,
the former on Bourbon creek about a
mile from Snake river, and the latter
on Wonder creek in the vicinity of
the Third Beach. The management
of the property Is now in the hands
of J. H. Miles, A new screen, table,
■and distributer will lie placed on the
Bourbon dredge. The new hull, which
was constructed several seasons ago,
ion which I.ns never had its machinery
<111 board, will receive the eight and
one half foot bucket line and equip
ment from the Yuba Consolidated
Gold Keilds dredge No. 6. The steam
turbine power plant owned by the
company and furnishing electricity
for the boats will be thoroughly over
hauled, and a good deal of drilling will
hi' done. Thawing experiments will be
conducted to demonstrate the best and
cheapest method. The old Wonder
dredge will bo scrapped. II is pinned
to have everything in operation by
July 15. These ill-edges arc in what
is called the “tundra” country be
tween Nome and the Third Bench, and
the ground varies from 25 to GO feet
in depth, it i* frozen in spots and 'he
otd dredges at limes attempted to dig
without thawing, which was, of course,
unsuccessful.
EXTRA SESSION OF CONGRESS
AOVANCED TO MEET EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON, March 21. At the
culmination of the meeting of the
president and his cabinet, called hur
riedly yesterday afternoon to consult
regarding the advisability of advanc
ing the date of the extra session of
congress, the president issued an exe
cutive order advancing the date to
April ", instead of April lti. Congress
will be asked to immediately consider
and pass upon the grave question of
national policy that have arisen dur
ing the past few days chief of which
was the sinking of three of our Am
erican ships by German submarines
which seems to he an open challenge
to the I'nited States to enter the war.
GUILTY
TION FRAUDS
these officers pleaded not guilty whilst
many others of prominence have de
murred.
The trials promise to be most sen
sational and the matter of fraud will
be cleared up with many other high
er-ups involved.
Subscribe tor the Nome Nugget
$ 2.00 per month.
FAILS TO KILL. SUICIDES
lt.*crnaltonal News Servic®
WASHINGTON, March 21. Wire
from IVtrograd this afternoon report
the attempted assassination of A. !•'.
Keruaki minister of justice of the new
provisional government. The attempt
on the life of the minister was made
as he was proceeding to a special ses
sion of the duma.
The assassin fired two shots point
blank at the minister, who was slight
ly wounded then turned the gun on
himself and committed suicide.
MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS
SELECT G. J. LOMEN
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR
The citizens meeting informally
called for the nomination of city
officers held at Eagle hall last night
war. well attended, there being at
least three hundred people present.
With a fair sprinkling of the fair sex
evincing a general interest and civic
pride on part of the citizens. The
size of the meeting was especially
gratifying by reason of the fact that
it was not well advertised and the
•all for the meeting was—through a
misunderstanding—signed by only a
few of the citizens who bad signed
the call, under the belief that the
call would be generally circulated foi
signatures. The complexion of the
ticket nominated shows clearly that
there was no frame-up or political
scheme on part of those in attend
ance.
C. E. Darling called the meeting to
order and suggested *.ho election of
a chairman. E. \V. Curlnton was unan
imously elected and in taking the
chair stated the object of the meeting.
On motion Charles Mllot was selected
as secretary.
The first order of business was tlie
nomination of candidates for mayor.
□. J. Lomen was placed in nomina
tion and there being no other noin
illations proposed lie was unanimous
ly chosen as candidate for the office;
then followed the nomination of Al
fred (Channoey) Anderson and E.
Grimm for citj clerk. The later on bal
lot, receiving the nomination.
I’hi l Murphj was nominated for city
treasurer unanimously. J. F. Hobbes
was nominated for idly attorney. Af
ter which came the nomination of
eouncilmen as follows: Hugh O'Far
rell, Thourolf Lehmann. James Mc
Allister, A. D. l’oteet and Gus Lnyell.
A ballot nominated tbe following: A.
D. i’oteet, H. O’Farrell and James
McAllister.
E. \V. Cnrleton was unanimously
nominated for the office of school
Irustee. Immediately upon his nom
ination G. J. f.onien was called upon
the stage and addressed the meeting
thanking the meeting for ttio compli
ment of tlie nomination, accepting
the same as a duty rather than be
cause he sought the office and assured
the meeting that if elected, he would,
as chief executor, use his host efforts
and ability to give tbe city an econo
mic administration.
He intimated that the assessment
roll needed revision especially in the
matter of equalization of property’—■
both real ami personal—acid that re
trenchment under present conditions
would be his motto. He spoke ill
general terms, and would not at the
present time, declare a specific plat
form. He declared that he would not
presume to suggest a platform for
other candidates to stand on, saying
that the budget should bo made up
with reference to the greatest effi
ciency of the smallest units of ad
ministration or service that the city
government required.
Mr. Lomen gave it to be under
stood that the dividends of the city
corporation are the health, welfare, and
prosperity of the community, and, that
upon these lines, city affairs should
be conducted solely as a busi
ness proposition. He did not be
lieve that as much machinery was
required to run a city of two thou
sand people as that required when
the city contained a population of ten
thousand. He criticised none of his
predecessors in office and said that
comparisons would be odious hut
promised to give the best service he
was capable of. HI3 remarks were
loudly applauded. The meeting lasted
over two hours.
- • - -m*
(uncials express the view that prior
to this session of congress there will
lie no change of policy on the part
of the United States. They do ask.
however, that our government con
sider that a state of war exists so that
we can rush prepartions.
It is suggested that we date aaid
state of war from the day the Uacona
was sunk.
W.XOSHINUON, March 21.—Secre
tary Daniels announces this afternoon
[that bids for 15 torpedo boat de
stroyers which were to be kept open
: until April i lie closed on Saturday
lo allow the construction of the
I touts being rushed to meet ‘.he em
ergency. He requests all shipyards
in the t'nited States to notify him
immediately how much their capacity
could tie enlarged on short notice.
WANTED a woman for general
house work, steady position. Apply
Nugget office immediately.
COURT GIVES BOARD
36 HOURS TO ANSWER
Pacific News Service.
.11 NNKAtr, March 21. In the mat
ter of Hie election content for dele
gate lo congress fin- the territory of
Alaska Judge e.lnnings yesterday
afternoon gave the canvassing hoard
a day and a half lo show cause why
[the certificate of election should not
| lie issued to t'harles R. Sulzor.
This would indicate that the can
vassing hoard will submit an amended
answer within the time specified by
the court. If those facts should he
sufficient 'o authorize a certiflflcate of
■ lii-liuii In Mr. Wiekorshatn, the case
will lie triisl on its merits.
II is-the opinion of Attorney Urigs
liy Hint the answer of the canvassing
board cannot submit an answer that
would merit any further notion be
fore Judge Jennings.
The house and the senate endorsed
Hiu. .1. R. A. Strung to succeed him
self in that office. The house of rep
resentatives were unanimous in their
endorsement and in the senate Con
gressman Suizer's was the only dis
senting voice.
SUNSHINE AT LAST
FOR POOR EXILES
lidernational News Service.
l*IOIUi(il!AP. .March 21. The pro
visional government here today or
dered the immediate release of all
.tiherian prisoners which is the cause
oi great rejoicing through the entire
country. Many of these prisoners
have been in exile the greater portion
of their lives and have endured the
most indesci ihalile agonies and tor
tures.
The new government is making ar
rangements to transport them back
lo their homes as well as agreeing^
to provide for those who are physical
ly incapacitated. This action is wel
comed with much enthusiasm and the
provisional government is being prais
ed on all sides.
The clergy of the Orthodox churches
at Keiv formally recognize the new
government.
LONDON, March 21. A Reuter’s
dispatch from I’etrograd received here
to the effect that Nicholas—at one
time czar of ail the Russians—was
arrested and together with his wife, is
now under guard until the dutna will
take action as lo tils ultimate disposal.