CONSCRIPTION BILL NOW SIGNED
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VOLUME XVII. NO. 121. TELEPHONE MAIN 40 NOME, ALASKA, FRiDAY, MAY 18,1917 TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRIuE 25 CENTS
RUSSIAN BEAR TO RE-ENTER THEATER OF WM
ITALIANS DRIVE AHEAD
MANY ADSTRIANS TAKEN
International News Service.
HOME, May 18.—The spring cam
paign opens with the renewal of the
Italian drive on Trieste. Yester
the Italians advanced and captured
the heights southeast of Gorizia and
on the northern line made many gains
along the Isonzo river.
The entire bastian east of I’lava
which is one of the most strongly for
tified positions on the Austrian front
was captured by the Italians. In this
victory Bcveral thousand prisoners
and many guns were taken.
The dispatch states that the Italians
are. forging ahead and will make a
mighty drive into the Carniola dis
trict.
VIEENA, May 18.—It 'is officially
admitted here that the Austrians were
forced to give ground on the Isonr.o
river and that over two thousand m< n
weie captured by the Italians
Troops are being rushed to this dis
trict but there is no immediate dan
ger as the rugged nature of the a un
try will not permit of any speedy ad
vance.
Eggs $1.00 a dozen at Prossor's
Harness Shop. Phone Black 5.
SUBMARINE SINKS SHIP
AND ISJN TURN SUNK
ui'irnitionil News Service.
NK\V rORK, May 18.8—Two hours
• after having torpedoed the American
steamer Hilonian—whose S. O. S. sig
nals were caught by Italian destroyers
— a German submarine was overhaul
ed and sent to the bottom with nil
hands. Four lives were lost on thu
American steamer occasioned by the
fact that no time was given them to
take to the boats.
The Hilonian was in the Ligurian sea
t'ounld for Genoa with a general cargo
when she was Intercepted by the Ger
man diver. The U boat made short
work of the American—wlhch was
unarmed—but her wireless operators
signals were caught up by the Italian
OFFICIAL SEIZES
. RIFLES MAKES NO
EXPLANATION
International Nawa Service.
BOSTON, May IS —Tnat a district
attorney of Massachusetts had re
cently seized cases containing sixty
rifles consigned to enemy aliens was
the statement of Representative Sher
burne of nrookline on the floor of the
house today.
Ilutillii who were quickly on the scene.
The submarine was sighted coming
to the surface within a short distance
of one t)f the destroyers whose first
shot must have landed in a magazine
for Hie U tioat exploded leaving noth
ing lull a swirl of wreckage
Survivors from the llilonian were
picked up by the destroyers and land
ed at Genoa. They rtate that they
were sunk without warning.
The lliloniun was the property of
the Universal Transportation Company
of New York.
Do you subscribe for your home
town paper or do you let the other
fellow pay for your reading.
These eases were all marked glass,
| which is evidence sufficient that the
j intentions of the Shippers were to
[deceive the authorities.
There has been no report of tills
seizure made by the district attorney
in question and Sherburne pointed out
I that an Investigation into the matter
should he made at onec and an ex
planation of Hie circumstances sur
rounding the seizure tie forthcoming.
Dance follows May day entertain'
ment, Eayel hall, Saturday night.
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PRESIDENT AND CONGRESS
REACH CREAKING POINT
international Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The ad
ministration and congress are at the
breaking point as became evident dur
ing the closed session of the senate
last night, when Wilson and h'is cab
inet were subjected to severe critic
ism, for the manner in which they
are conducting affairs, and for keep
ing the legislators in the dark.
. The national defense board have
also aroused the ire of both bodies,
by the reticence they have displayed
recently. In gving out 'information that
would be of great assistance to those
law makers.
F’or live solid hours last night these
matters were the chief topic of discus
sion, during which many facts were .
laid on the table, among them the |
handing out of millions and hundreds j
of millions, with no information com- |
Ing to senate or congress pertaining to j
these loans.
Further than this they claim, that
moves of- the utmost importance to
the nation, are constantly being made
by lioth of the bodies with a high
hand, and that efforts to ascertain
reasons for such moves meet with the
same result-—no information forth
coming,
it is understood that today a de- j
maud is to he made for a. full ex
planation of the conduct of the war to
date, and this demand may come
from congress also at any moment, for
the congressmen cla'nn that they do
not know what is going on, and they
do not propose to be working in the
dark, on matters of such Importance
as the ones that are daily beingTdaced
before them for passage.
President Wilson has undoubieuij
made his great influence a prominent
factor in the enactment of recent leg
islation, and no one openly criticises
him, in o.s strenuous enucuvors to
I.ring about the passage of measures,
that carry out tiis policy in this war,
but the rub comes through the censor
ship that includes even our congress
man.
Those in a position to judge say
that the president is acting thus
merely to make certain that there are
no leaks, and that Information of such
importance as that which has been
withheld from these lawmakers, wuu.».
surely find Its way to the public, if
known to so great a number of men
as are included in the senate and
house, therefore Wilson will take no
chances.
The country is eagerly awaiting the
result of the demand that Is sure to
follow and a great many olTicials are
of the opinion that the whole matter
will quickly blow' over, saying that the
legislators are envious of the powers^
of the defense board.
GEN. ZAPATA
KILLED IN
MEXICO
Pacific Naws Service.
MEXICO CITY, May 18.—General
Zapata was killed last night at Iguanl
in the state of Guerrer according to a
report that reached here this morning.
Zapata has for some years been at
the head of one of the strongest rev
olutionary fractions in Mexico, and
for a time it was thought that he
would be able to overpower both Villa
nnd Carranza.
However, Diaz on returning to the
southern scct'ion of the country early
last year succeeded in so splitting up
Zapata’s forces that his power was
lost to him.
ALL ARE NOW WITH THE
NEW PROVISIONAL GOV’T
I
I International News Service.
l,h'ltO(ilt.\l>. May IS. The cabinet
crisis may ite considered settled is tile
declaration of the government here.
An agreement was reached yester
day by which I be policy of the now
provisional government was accepted
by the representative committee of the
workmen and soldiers council There
are hut a few minor alterations to be
made in the agreement after which it
will be signed by both parties without
delay.
This means the ending up the strife
and dissension which has hampered
the movements of the new provls- |
j ionai government and thrown tin
lighting machine of iho country out
of gear.
(ienoral A lexi.iff has resigned as
commander-in-chief of the Russian
army and Ihero will lie no appoint
ment made until after the meeting of
the military conference which is call
ed right away with the idea of con
tinuing the campaign against the
central powers.
Tt is expected that no great activi
ty will lie shown on the battle fronts
until after the arrival of the American
commission when there will tie a re
organization of tlie forces in the field.
five representatives of the various
socialist groups will be taken into the
cabinet, this with Kerensky, who as
sumes the war portfolio makes a total
of six.
Three of those are social democrats
and three are social populists. Of
the democrats Skubellof, vice president
of the workmen’s and soldier’s com
mitters and ATalantovIch, an Odessa
lawyer, were chosen. The third mem
ber is unnamed Of the populists
Tehernoff and PechekonofC were se
lected as ministers of the cabinet with
the third unnamed.
The selections are meeting with uni
versal approval of the socialists and
soldiers and the situation Is cleared
up in this inaPcr.
SELECTIVE CONSCRIPTION IS
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT
REGISTRATION DAY IN SIGHT
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WASHINGTON, May 1S.8—The se
lective conscription bill passed both
the house and the senate today, and
was signed by Vice President Marshal
and Speaker Clark at one o'clock this
afternoon, and was then sent by spe
cial messenger to the White House
for the signature of the president.
It Is stated that before night the
president will sign the •proclamation,
pertaining to the general registration
of all men between the ages of twen
ty one and thirty inclusive.
Estimates made by the war d part -
ment, are to the effect that ten mil
lion men are eligible, and from that
number two million are to be select
ed to go into immediate training. The
exact system of registration has not
yet been made public, but will be
Issued broadast within the next two
days.
Secretary of War Raker announces
this afternoon, that material and
equipment for a million men is now
ready. He has selected the following
contonment camps for the training of
the national army throughout the Uni
ted States:
Ayer, Mass., El Paso, Texas, Ameri
can Lake, Washington, Atlanta, Ga.,
Augusta, Me. At these bases immense
training quarters will be established.
Thousand* of regular army instruc
tors will be detailed to these points
to instruct the raw material. The
work will commence right away ns
the mobilization of conscripted troops
will be undertaken as soon as possible.
(It is expected according to the
wire received that the date of regis
tration will be announced tonight
throughout the United States where
it w'dl come into almost immediate ef
fect. How it will effect the territor
ies is not known. Arrangements have
been already made by the war de
partment for registration in the vari
ous states. Action in the matter here
j will presumably be in the hands of
j the military authorities.)
| "BESIDE THE UNITED STATES.”
International Newt Service.
WASHINGTON. May IS.—"We
take our place beside the United
■ States" is the wire received from
Honduras here this afternoon pro
claiming to the world the fact that
this Central American republic has
severed relations with Germany.
A further cable from Tegucigalpa
states that Honduras will enter the
war actively and offer the United
States fifty thousand troops for active
service.
51 SIT DOWN TO EAT
50 ARE POISONED
International News Service.
PITTSBB U(5, Bn., May IS. Whilst
on a route march here yesterday .1
company of tve local national guard
halted for lunch which was partaken
of in Iwi restaurants til.' company
splitting tt|i for that purpose. During
the meal all of the guardsmen who
v ore eating in one of the rcdatiranfs
were taken violently 1.1 and wore rush
ed in ambulances to Ihr hospital
where they were found to he suffer
ing from poison which was adminis
tered with the food. Bientcnant Wil
liam Corcoran of Philadelphia d'ted
shortly after admission and many of
I he man are in bad shape.
The authorities In the meantime had
arrested t lie proprietors and help of
the restaurant. They are now held
under military guard. The owners
of the onto are of direct Austrian na
tionality. The matter lias stirred up
much indignation in the city and a
special cordon of police and military
arc drawn around the cafe to keep
the crowds from wrecking the build
ings. An examination is now being
made and the remains of the food
stuffs is under analysis.
KAISER DENIES HOILWEG
RIGHT TO TALK PEACE
International News Service.
THK MAC.I K, May 18.—Advices re
ceived here frhin Germany state that
both the kaiser and Von liindenherg
refused Bethman Hollwog the permis
sion required to speak on the matter
of peace terms In the reichstag this
week.
The source of information states
that It was the Intention of the Ger
man chancellor to bring the subject
before the house of assembly and at
the last moment this privilege wasj
denied him by a direct order issued
by the kaiser and Von Ilindenberg.
It appears that no proposition along
the line of peace terms would be put
forward until some more propitious
tlnip presented itself. It Is tho opin
ion of the Mgh military authorities
that the Kranco-Brltish lines will be
pierced by the immense hordes of Ger
man troops which will mxke a final
effort within the next two weeks nft'r
which time the matter of pence terms
might come for consideration.