VOLUME XVII. NO. 49. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRIwE 28 CENTS
FOOD SH0BTA6E IS MORE FEME) THAN WAR
GERMAN MUNITION
EXPLOSION KILLS
THOUSAND WOMEN
International News Service.
I ONDON, Feb. 22.—Dispatches from
Christiana say that news has been
received there of a terrific explosion
in one of the big German munition
fa< lories at Dresden in which over
a thousand were killed and hundreds
ot others horribly mangled.
Fully three quarters of tho casual
ties were women and girls. The
nt ws of this disaster has been sup
pressed in Germany but reached
Christiana through the medium of
—
I letters brought by a business man j
who declares that he hopes never to j
gi to Oermnay again because he saw
si much misery there. He said that
the nervous strain on all the people
is awful ijnd the burdens of labor
which are borne by all except the
^ l it h and highly placed is growing in
tolerable. Such accidents as the one
, at Dresden are of ftequent ocour
I
icnce, lie declares, and are always
suppressed by the officials
NOME LEGISLATORS
LEAVE SEATTLE FOR
TERRITORIAL CAPITAL
Pacifio News Service.
SEATTLE, Feb. 22.—Senator John
Sundback and Representative James
1 . Daly sailed today for Juneau to
attend the sessions of the territorial
legislature They had been in Seattle
several days discussing Alaskan af -
fairs with men from the north who
are now congregating here in num
bers in preparation for the annuul
spring exodus to their various sec
tions in Alaska.
Senator Sundback has divided his
I winter between Vancouver, 15. C., and
the Paicfic coast states.
Kepresentative Daly has spent all
ep the winter in Seattle, except two
months which he put in at the na
8 tknal capital on matters connect.ed
I with politics in Alaska a:id improve
tnints needed by Seward peninsula
Other members of the Alaskan leg
islature nowr here will leave within a
few days or the territorial capital
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GERMANS GIVE WARNING
BEFORE SINKING SRIP
WITH AMERICAN SAILORS
International News Servic®.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.—A report 1
firm United States Consul Hurst at |
Barcelona states that the Swedish
steamship Skogland was sunk by a
submarine yesterday.
Five American citizens were in the
ciew of the Skogland but were res
cued along with the other members
of the ship’s company.
Consul Hurst states that the Ger
man submarine gave the captain of
the Skogland ten mlntues in which
to get his boat’s away with the mem
bers of the crew in them. In less
tbr. n the alloted time all were safe
PERSHING
APPOINTED TO
COMMAND
In'c national News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.—Major
General Pershing has been appointed
ti command the southern depart
ment as successor to the late General
Fnnston. According to announcement
m; Ue by the war department.
General Pershing Is now on the bor
der where he has been acting under
FunBton and has already assumed
Q-ramaad of th« army thor®.
i ly away adn the submarine put men
aboard the Skogland who sank her
; with bombs. No warsihps were near
| during the incident.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22 —The report
rf the sinking of the Skogland has
atcused conjecture a3 to whether the
ptesence of Americana had anything to
do with the warning that was given
ptpvlous to the destruction of the
ship.
BRITISH GAINS
ADMITTED
BYGERMANS
International Newt Service.
I-ERLN, Feb. 22.—It is officially ad
mitted that the British have pene
trated German positions south of
Armentieres and are holding their
gains. The enemy stacked strongly
after an overpowering artillery fire.
The only other announcement of
yt. terday’s operation is that in the
eastern theater Boumanldan troops
raided the German trenches and were
lr.'er driven out by counter charges.
The French are stated to be keeping
up a terrific artillery fire in Cham
pagne.
FOOD AND FUEL SHORTAGE IS
MORE SERIOUS THAN WAR MENACE
PRESIDENT STUDYING SITUATION
Internationa! News Service.
WASHINGTON, Keb. 22.—The food
riots In New York in the past few
days are ►onsidreed here by high
government officials to indicate a dan
ger that is even more serious than
the menace of war.
There is a shortage of food and
furl all over ‘.he country or at least
the prices asked are so high us to
indicate such u shortage.
Government officials confess them
s< Ives powerless to find a remedy for
tie present situation which is ac
centuated by the car shortage which
In turn was caused chiefly by the
re*en'ioa In port of American and
tt‘hor ships following the new sub
marine campaign of the Germans.
President Wilson has called for the
reports of the commerce commission
. rd all other reliable data bear ng
cn the food supply together with
reports of the railroads which may
explain why freight is not handled
more expedtlously.
The President is reported to be
about to urge a probe of condltons
which will be made thoroughly and
with dispatch under power to be
granted by congress to facilitate mat
ters
BOSTON, Feb. 22.—Bread is selling
lure for seven cents a pound. Flout
is close to twelve dollars a barrel.
i’i tatoes are seventy live cents a
pet k. Bacon 25 cents a pound and
bam 30 cents. There has been an
average advance in food prices of
sixteen per cent in the last three
weeks. Coal is higher than ever be
fore selling at prices varying from
$8.50 per ton for pea up to $18.50 for
higher grades.
All except the very rich are seri
ously affected by the high prices and
meetings are being held daily through
out N'ew England at which resolutions
are passed urging the government to
assume control of food supplies and
means of transportation as is done
in the countries at war.
ODD FELLOWS ATTENTION.
•Ml Odd Fellows are requested to
attend meeting Friday, February 23.
Work in inltatiian degree.
F. S. POLET, Secretary.
NEW YORK AUTHORITIES FEAR
GREAT UPRISING FOR FOOD
International Newt Service.
. NEW YORK. Feb. 22.—The food
riots continue today and the situa
tion is confessedly hard to cope with
b> the police because the spirit of
unrest is general. Men have now
joined with the women in voicing
.hrir protests against high prlceB for
food and the cry is continually heard
feed America first.”
No great damage has yet been done
but the pollco are fearful lest the
o-> /
demonstration should assume euor
raous proportions and be taken up
by a million or more people who
might wreck the city In case martial
law were not procalmcd.
Owing to the seriousness of the
situation the police are preventing
any gathering on the streets that |
may de\ elop into a demonstration. No I
tin: Is allowed to loiter In city hall
rt I k and police orders being to keep
e\ cry body moving
ALL RECORDS BROKEN
IN BORDEN MARATHON
The first Marathon dog race for the
Borden cup took place this morning
end was won by Fred Ayer driving
his own dogs In time that puts up a
new record There were five entries
A\er, Riley, Webb, Downing and Del
. fne, all of the teams being driven by
tie owner except Downing’3 which
i od Percy Blatchford on the handle
bars and Riley's with a native driver.
Promptly at ten o’clock Ayer's dogs
cicssed the starting line under the
eyes of Judges Perr.ne, McCloy and
Mish. At ten mintue Intervals came
Downing, Bowen and Delzene, Webb,
and Riley.
The high strung, highly trained
dogs, yelped and whined under the
nervous strain of being surrounded
by the crowd at the starting point
as they' waited the signal to go It
required two men to hold each pal.
of dogs while they underwent this
ordeal. At the signal each string o»
doge dauhed away as a unit.
Telepbon’ reports were sent in as
eaih team passed Fort Davis, Hast
ings and the turning point at Cape
Nome.
Only fifteen minutes after Rtey'’s
team started the word came that Ayer
br.d turned at Cape Nome. He made
the distance of 13 miles and 121-2
yards in exactly 63 minutes which Is
a record. The telephone reports kept
dog enthusiasts busy figuring the
pi ogress of the race until suddenly
tie word came that Ayer had passed
Fort Davi3 on the return and would
finish in 15 or 20 minutes. It then
appeared that Ayer was the winner
and a great crowd lined Front street
b< ’ow Barracks square to see him
Pirsli His dogs came galloping along
at a fast rate to the cheering of the
spectators.
The other teams came along In swift
succession and were hailed by the
ciowd as it was not yet known for
ctitalu who the winner was.
Timers McQuire, Burger and E. E.
Pierce at once got busy with their
time sheet3 and soon announced Ayer
to be the winner. The time of each
tram follows: Ayer 1:64:46; Riley,
1:66:64 2-6; Webb, 1:67:29 1-6; Down
ing. 1:57:311-6; Delzene, 2:07:25 2-6.
The full Marathon course ot 2C
mi'es and 385 yards had been covered I
ir. less than two hours. This is near
ly half an hour better than men have
ruu this distance, so-called Muru'hon
record by T. Longboat at Boston for |
25 miles having been made in 2:24:20
4-E.
Downing made the best time to Fort
Davis 12:40 and the best return in
16:67. Everybody beat Ayer's time in
from the fort.
There were only a couple of de
lays. Delzene had a mix-up with a
ftiay dog which co3t him a few- min
us's. Riley stopped to change lead
ers this side of Fort Davis and there
by lost 1:25. Webb, was obliged to
pack in his black leader from Hast
ings because the animal was all In.
The trail was fine all the way ex
cept the stretch from the fort to
Hr stings The weather was all that
could be desired being clear, bracing
at d with only a modrate wind.
Messrs. .vih, Willis and Newhou3C,
the Judges at the turn wigwagged the
news from the post out on the iec
to the roadhouse where the telephone
Is. All arranegments for the race
were perfeclty made
AM kinds of slslgh and ski wood on |
sat* at Rot*’ mill and (hop. Also
building and mining timber.
Tha Noma Bowling (Hub’s alloy* are
row open from noon to midnight.
Pamphlets have been scattered
bioadcast arguing for an embargo on
foodstuffs It is urged that shiploads
rf food are leaving New York daily
to feed people abroad while Americans
aie deprived of some of the neces
sities of life because of the prohibi
tive prices produced by such expor
tation.
The city authoriites are consider
ing the question of establishing mu- .
mtipal stores when provisions may
bt bought by the poor at cost prlc.se.
i here is, however strong opposition
tt this move on the ground that it
is the duty of the state and federal
government to relief. the situation
b > proper legislation. There Is no
ft i etelling how the present unrest
mil end for the more it is agitated
he greater is the anger that the causa
ji the trouble Is not abated.
AMERICAN LINER
PHILADELPHIA COMES
SAFELY TO PORT
it *ernational News Servic*.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.—The Amer- !
•can liner Philadelphia has arrived
safely She was held at Liverpool
for some days until the Briit3h aJ
’in'tlty wa sable to announce that she
could proceed in safety.
Passengers on the Phlaldelphla state
that they did not see a submarine
nthough reports were heard by wire
less of ships that were being at- I
tacked.
Hundreds of fighting craft of all
sorts were seen near the British Isles.
As the Philadelphia got farther away
the smaller submaricn destroyers
wrre left behind and in midoeeun
i illy a few crun rs and inerchanttn'>n
were sighted.
Near the American coast several
I i lted States cruiser3 and one des*
II oyer was observed
The passengers say that there Is
nc lack of confidence observable in
England. Even certain peace advo
a te3 and laborltes who have held
back and opposed the war have r .'me
i.tcmgly to the support of the govorn
n;< nt as a result of the submarine
I lockade.
You will save 10 per cent on that
underwear order if you order now of
Miss Oe8treich
FIRST I). S. 16-INCH
GUN FOR PANAMA
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2!.—The Ural
giih made for the United States array
will be transported to the canal zone
rci n and placed in position to defend
.ho great work, acording to the war
dcpi rtment
The big piece of ordanance was
1 uilt two years ago, and subseqently
disappearing carriage was constructed
to handle the monster. This carriage
allowed an elevation of but 15 de
giees. Battles of the present war have
..< monstruted the fact that ordnance
have greater range at considerably
gi cater elevation than Is possible
with the carraige of the first huge
difenslve gun for the canal, and army
ergineers have bee nfor some time
engaged In altering the carriage so
that the 16-inch cannon may be elevat
■.d at least ?0 degrees The work is
being carried out at the Sandy Hook
proving grounds.
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