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VOLUME XVII. NO. 37. T*LF.P"ONF MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. THUr SDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIuE 26 CENTS
TO PASS SUBS
ENGLISH GOVERNMENT
OFFER SAFE CONDUCT
ONLY VIA LONDON
International News Servic®.
WASHINGTON, Feb .8.—Word has
been received from the British foreign
office that England will grant a safe
conduct to Bernstorff and his staff to
London, but not through the British
blockade to any other port.
This is in contradiction to the dis
patch from the French government
which stated that safe conduct would
be granted by the entente allies to
Bernstorff through the blockade of
allied ships. The French agreement
Ittf the German ambassador a choice
of ships and ports to which he would
go.'
The English proposal makes it in
cumbent upon Bernstorff to sail on
a ship that n.ust pa3s through the
blockading and merchant destroying
German submarines.
English statesmen thus are coin
pciiiag the German ambassador to
guarantee his own safely by coin- '
liiuuical.ng in some way with tiie
German submarines through the Gcr- |
man admiralty and making them re- :
sped the ship on which the ambassa- ]
uor and his party shall sail.
It is not known yet whether the j
English offer will be satisfactory to
Birnstorff and the United States sev
en ment which i3 trying to arrange
foi hi3 safe conduct upon which is
.bought to depend the departure of
Cl- raid and other Americans from
Bi rlin.
tt is supposed that after B°rn
storff reaches London he will be sent
ucioss the channel to some Belgian
landing point now being held by Ger
many.
DANIELS WANES OUTPUT
OF TORPEDOES DOUBLED TO
KEEP PACE WITH SHIPS
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International News Servic®.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—Secretari
at the Nevy Daniels has recommend
ed tie immediate appropriation by
ci ngress of eight hundred thousand
dollars to be used to double the ca
pacity of the government torpedo
manufacturing plant at Newport, R. .1
The secretary urges an Immediate
increase of the output of torpdoes for
ute in submarines and other war ves
sels because of the recently authoriz
ed increase In number of those ves
sels which will soon require to be
sti ckd with these under water pro
i je,. tiles.
When asked if hi3 recommendation
| was due to a possible entry into the
| war by the United States the secre
tary answered that it was not. Ht
| said he wanted more torpedoes mere
ly to equip the vessels now planned
and his Idea is only to keep the various
| b< vernment supplies In proportion to
the needs that may arise because of
new construction.
Celebrate Lincoln's birthday by tak
ing in tne Road Show Monday night.
TOTAL SHIPS SUNK
IN SEVEN DAYS IS !
NOW SIXTY TWO
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—A dispatch
from London states that an American
seaman was killed when a German
submarine sunk the British steam
ship Turnlo without warning. Fur
ther details have been requested as to
the. circumstances.
The dispatch further statc3 that the
German submarines have sunk sinco
the first of February up to noon today
a total of sixty two neutral and belli
gerent merchant vessels. One of them
was a smull schooner of only eighteen
tins.
The total tonnage destroyed sin^o
the first of the month Is given as 1?5,
250 tons.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—Great Bri
tain has stated that the total num
ber of ships of neutrals and beltigor
ects sunk by submarine attack since
February 1 Is sixty two. The loss of
life Is not stated.
From a reliable • source it is learned
that the British have destroyed a
large number of submarines and are
very active In their pursuit though
the admiralty as usual Is absolutely
retleent on this subject.
It Is believed that the submersible
merchant ship Deut3Chland has been
sunk although the facts in the case 1
may not be known for a long time, j
PROTEST OF SPAIN
IS STRONG!
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International Newt Service.
MADRID, Feb. 8.—The contents of'
Spain’s protest to Germany have par
tially been made known. The note
.celures that Spain wants an end of
the war on reasonable terms to both
3*des and that Germany cannot ox
petc Spain to act In any future move
for peace If Germany continues her
policy of promiscuous submarine war
fare.
The note has been forwarded and
la now in the hands of German of
ficials.
Monday, Eagle Hall, Road Show,
mm smi held in Germany
WITH YARROWDALE PRISONERS
AS HOSTAGES FOR BERNSTORFF
iii {(national News Sef/ics. i
WASHINGTON, Feb. !>.—It was ad
mitted at the state deparemcnt this ■
morning that Ambassador Gerard is!
a.<11 in Germany and that his pass
ports have net been Issued to him by
the imperial government.
The departin' nt makes this state
ment despite the fact that the Amer
ican ambassador at Madrid, Willard,
. as cabled that Gerard is at Berne, !
Switzerland, and had sent a message
to Willard to that effect.
It is conceded by the state depart
ment that Gerard and his party are
bring held in Germany along with thr
American prisoners taken to Zcbrugge
or. the ship Yarrowdale which was
captured by the Germans.
Beyond acknowledging that such is
the tact the department will make no
further statement.
Tho Americans taken on the Yar
ro>vuule wire demanded from Ger
many on Febraury 3 but they are still
detained.
From Holland it has been learned
thet Germany is holding the G^rnid
p i > and the Yarrowdale prisoners
In order to compel the United States
;o bring pressure to bear on the en
tente allies to guarantee safe conduct
to Ambassador Bornstorff and his
embassy staff through tho British
bluckade so that he may surely return
to Germany.
It is understood to be the German
pirn to detain Gerard and the others ;
until Bernstorft actually arrives. This
means that America Is made respou- ;
slble not only for obtaining the guar
antee of safe conduct from the entente
I but for carrying it out as well.
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NVASHINTON, Feb. S.—It was an
nounced this morning by the state
' department that the French govern
ment acting for the entente allies has
nctilled the United States that safe
conduct will be guaranteed Bernstorff
and his party through the allied block- j
ade. This safe conduct was granted j
at the request of the United States.
No announcement has yet been !
nv.de as to the sailing date of Bern
storff or the ship he will travel on.
lie is ’carefully guarded by secret
service men whether he is in Wash
ington or New York where he re
serves apartments at the Hotel Hilt -
more.
NOTICE.
Nome Kennel Club will give a $10
cash prtee, to the individual girl or
boy selling the largest number of
tickets for the Road Show, February
ltth. Tickets may be had at Roses'
Candy Store, commencing at 3 p. TO.,
Friday, the 9th.
i.i'ernational Naws Service port ol' their contention that under For the Inst twenty-four hours the The Hiatus between the two coun
WASHINGTON, Feb, 8.—Great pres- international law their ship would bo! American company backed strongly, ties is such that It is Germany's noxt
sure has been brought to bear on fur from danger if officially convoyed by munition makers and exporters move. That country may or may not
the administration in the past twen- by any kind of American war vessel. ; has been bringing great, pressure to commit he overt act which would be
ty four hour3 to have American wa When the administration refused the Lear to obtain a warship convoy for t) sign for war. It is even possl
vosaels accompany ships of Uptlcd request of the steamship men they' ihetr regular sailings. ble that ttie German submarines pol
S'ates registry on their trips across made threats of selling the ships of The administration answer to the icy may In reversed and a .etcr*
lilt Atlantic to British ports. ^eir line to a foreign government, demand is that while it mgiht be made to a resumption of dlplom-"
The St. Louis of the American line The administration’s reply to this cone under the provisions of interna- relations.
postponed was kept from sailing lust was an order prohibiting the sale or tional law such an act at this time -
Monday by officials of the lino who lease of any American ship to any would interfere with the policy of ih Oflice and Residence of J. F. McAl
brought strong congressional intlu- fcreign nation or company until fur- government by- forcing the issue with lister, freighter and transfer. Elite
cr.ce to bear on the president in sup- there notice. 1 Germany. B-,ths. Phone Red 157.
ANCHOR LINER CALIFORNIA
SUNK WITH LOSS OF 41
International News Service. I
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—The liner!
California was sunk yesterday fore
neon In the zone around tho British
Ules which is Infested with Ger
man submarines. The first report was
received by the Anchor line, owners
of the vessel, and stated that twen
ty seven lives were lost and that Am
ricrn3 were board.
WASHINGTON, Pcb. 8.—The first
report from Consul Frost at Queens- j
t'.wn said that only one life was lost j
when the California was sunk by a j
German submo.rine.
This morning another dispatch was
received from Frost stating that forty
one persons went down with the Cal- |
if.ii nia including both passengers and j
c> ew. One hundred and sixty two
w» re rescued.
The consul’s dispatch says that ’lie
California wa s torpedoed without
warning at ten o’clock in the morning
ar.d that some of those lost were
penned in ship so that the could not
reach the boats and others were
dt owned.
NEW YORK, Feb. 8.—The agents
o1 the Anchor line declare that only
thirteen passengers of the California
are mlssng. Twenty eight of the crew
also perished.
The agents say that no American
passengers were aboard the l03t ship
but that three residents of New York
took passage. They woro Mrs. Mar
garet Little and infant and Neil Gil
lies. These three although long resi
dents in New York city are British
subjects. It is not known whether
the were among the lost.
LEAK INVESTIGATION HELD
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
It.'ernationaf News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—The house
rules committee met again this
mcining as an investigating commit
tee to conduct a further hearing of
tl.e facts concerning the leak of ad
vance information of the president’s
pence note to belligerents.
Examiner" Whipple had summoned
Mrs. Ruth iVsc.ontl as a star wit
ness in the attempt to show Just how
the leak ocurred. Whipple said that
oflorts would now bo directed toward
! blinging out the truth of the allega
tions that Secretary Tumulty gave
the Information to Bolling whldh was
p.opsed on to the Bolling firm*of brok
ers and thence by private wire to
brokers In New York.
When Mrs. Visconti was called to
testify she declared that she would
net tell her story In public. After;
sc me questions had been asked her
the committee decided to go into
executive session while listening to j
her testimony.
Thereupon everybody but those of
ficially connected with the investi
gation were excluded from the room
excepting Mrs. Visconti.
The witness today is the woman
who wrote a letter to T. W. Lawson
stating that Price, a Washington cor
respondent of the Star, was the In
j lormedlary between Tumulty and
I tt osc who profited by the leak.
NOTICE.
All interested in the matter of bring
ing In a diamond drill are requested
to attend a special meeting to be held
after the regular meeting of the Nome
Seward Peninsula Chamber of Com
merce Sunday, Febraury 11. Pioneer
Igloo, 2:30 o'clock p. m.
Dolls and Baby Dolls at the Road
Show.
Gallia* cards printed at Nugget otto*