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VOLUME XVI. NO. 116. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1916 TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. priwe £8 CENTfc
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 18.—
Although the officials of the Mex
ican embassy here are firmly con
vinced that Villa is dead, a victim
of wounds inflicted by the Amer
ican troops at Guerrero, the offi
cials of the administration are
somewhat skeptical and are
awaiting further confirmation of
the reports before deciding upon
any definite moves with regard to
the Mexican situation.
It is obvious that the thought
is in many minds that the reports
of Villa's demise may be animat
ed by the desire of the Carranz
jsts to have the American troops
withdrawn. Some are not ad
verse to openly expressing the
)pinion that the whole story is a
fabrication pure and simple and
is spread for the one purpose of
enabling the Carranza govern
ment to back up its request for a
withdrawal of the American
forces. I
In any event it is certain that
the alleged death of the bn,* lit
chief will have to be well
j authenticated before the admin
i istration will order the return of
the troops'
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POLITICS BOILING AT SEWARD
CONVENTION OPENS
TOMORROW
A. P. A. Service.
SEWARD, April 8—Every
thing is ready for the opening of!
the republican territorial conven
tion and the initial proceedings
will commence tomorrow morn
ing. Delegates have been arriv
ing by eVery steamer for the past!
few days and the political pot is
boiling and bubbling like the
witches cauldron. The steamer
Evans arrived this morning witii j
a large delegation from the first,
second and third divisions, in
cluding Delegates Schofield, Gil
more and Murane of the Nome
division, Shackelford, Faulkner,
Russell and others of the first
division, also delegates from Cor
dova, Katalla and Valdez. Judg
ing from present indications,
George Irving of Juneau will be
temporary chairman of the con
vention.
The first second and fourth are
apparently in full control of the
convention and there is every in
dication that Wickersham wifi be
returned the nominee for dele
gate.
The first division is instruct
ed for Wickersham for delegate
and Shackelford for national
committeeman. It is indicated,
however, that the first is willing
ot withdraw Shackelford and en
dorse Murane-for national com
mitteeman if the second division
will accept Wickersham. It is
also probable that they will be
willing to agree to Schofield for
attorney general as an added in
ducement for the second division
crowd to endorse the delegate.
It is generally conceded, how
ever, that the first and fourth
will control the situation and
Shackleford and Gilmore will be
the delegates to Chicago.
The situation is somewhat pe-1
culiar owing to the patching up
of the difficulties between the
Shakelfordites and the Wicker
I sham following thus placing the
(former opponents of the dele
gate in complete control of the
! convention. Nothing has been
heard from Wickersham so far
£md his position is apparently
not fully determined.
Senator Millard, Frank Young
and Judge Finnigan are mention*
ed as possible candidates for dele
gate in the event of Wickersham
declining the endorsement but t
is not expected that he will Th
general feeling here favor %
Hughes for president but th
delegates '■> Chicago will be un
it strut* d. Tida,. the tern "rial
committee met to pass up^n cre
dentials. ,
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MOURNING WIFE FINOS
LOST HUSBAND IN JAIL
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 18— Mrs.
Walter Wilson, a young and pret
ty woman, arrived in Seattle Sun
day morning expecting to meet
her husband at the station. He
was not there, however, so she
repaired to a hotel to await de
velopments. The missing hub
bie failed to put in an appearance
Sunday and Monday. By this
time the wife was heart-broken
I with the thought that her spouse
had flown to parts unknown. She
at lengtli decided to seek the good
offices of the police department
and called up headquarters.
She gave an excellent descrip
ion of her missing partner and
the police got an idea. They re
quested her to call at the station*
The little woman, who was by
now firmly convinced that "site
must be a widow, appeared at
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the station as fast as she could
hurry. Without further prelimin
ary she was led to a cell and
shown her missing spouse sit
ting in disconsolate loneliness on
the edge of his bed. He had been.
been arrested the night before i
after holding up the Osseward
Pharmacy.
HIPRESS WHITE BOOTS.
NOW $8.oo AT PETERSON’S.
FAIR CO-ED DROWNED
IN CANOE UPSET
A. P- A. Service.
SEATTLE, April 18.—Miss
Leah Peterson, a student in the
freshman class at the university
■ >f Washington was drowned ir
Lake Washington this afternooi
as a result of the capsizing of a
canoe in which she was enjoying
a trip on the smooth waters. A
sudden puff of wind overturned
the frail craft and the girl dis
appeared before help could reach
her. The police are now engaged
in searching for the body.
COPPER PRODUCTION
THIRTY FIVE MILLIONS
, A. P. A. Service
SEATTLE, April 17.—Dr.
Alfred H. Brooks in a bulletin jusl
issued gives the total value of the
copper mined in Alaska since the
beginning of the industry up tc
January 1 as being thirty five
millions. _
PERSHING HEADOUARTERS
DISCREDITS VILLA
REPORTS
A. P. A. Service
COLUMBUS, April 18.—Dis
patches from the American army
headquarters in Mexico today
state that the reports of the find
ing of the body of bandit Villa
are generally discredited by the
military leaders. It is the accept
ed view of the officials that Vil
'a is not only not dead but is
actually in hiding at some point
near the lower Chihauhua line
•'nd the reports of the finding of
his body are nothing more than
part of a general plan of the
Mexicans to secure a withdrawal
of the American forces.
It is intimated that evidences
are not wanting to show that the
Mexicans are becoming worried
at the extended southerly prog
ress of the troops and are great
ly desirous of stopping the ad
vance by any means possible.
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AVIATION SERVICE !
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 18 —
Secretary of War Baker intimat
ed today that the general shake
up of the flying branch of the
army, which is now in progress,
will probably result in the \
creation of a separate
corps for aviation It is ex
pected that the change will result
in the flying corps being talten
entirely away from the control
of the military and placed under
some other jurisdiction.
GERMAN NOTE
READY LAST NIGHT
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April 17—
The final draft of the American
communication relative to the
German submarine warfare was
finished late today but will not be
forwarded before tomorrow, ac-J
cording to an announcement j
from the state department. It
was also stated that the presi- j
dent has sent for Senator Stone,
chairman of the senate foreign
relations committee, for the mir
pose of conferring with him over
the situation tonight.
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RUSSIANS ARE
GRADUALLY DRAWING
IN ON TREBIZOND
PETROGRAD, April 18. -
Reports from the headquarters
of the. Grand Duke Nicholas to
day indicate that the Russian
forces in Armenia are gradually
closing in on the city of Trebi
zond in spite of the resistance o*
the'greatly reinforced Turkish
army gathered to its defense. The
latest development in the situa
tion is the capture ot Arsene
FAIRBANKS BUSINESS
MAN DIES IN SEATTLE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Ajpril 18.—S. W.
German, a prominent jeweler of
Fairbanks, died in a local hospital
today. Gorman was in ill health
and was on his way to Arizona
when taken with the fatal illness
Me had made all arrangements to
leave here for the south tomor
row morning when death put an
:nd to his further journeying.
Kessi, an important position u
mile from Trebizond. The tak
ing of the town compells the
Turks to fall back a considerable
distance on each side of the cap
tured position and further in
sures the ultimate fall of Trebi
zond The Russian forces are
now in complete control of all
important points in Armenia with
the exception of Trebizond.
ANOTHER LINER TORPE
DOED WITHOUT WARNING
A. P. A. Service
LONDON, April iS.—The ad
miralty announced today that
the Britsh liner Zent has been
sunk by submarine attack with
a loss of forty nine lives. Tin
vessel was torpedoed without
warning.
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Butter--- utter
Wc have kept back a brand of butter that was shipped to us by
our old milkman, Herman Hoop from Ellensburg. Wash., last fall.
We did so for the purpose to be able to offer something good in
the spring day9 when it wou'd be appreciated
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TRY A BRICK
\ 85c for 2 pound brick
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Middles to per pound...12 1-2C
Y\ hole to, per pound.8c
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and buy all that you will require for next summer Our price is de
livered to you, Seattle price the amount of two cents per pound
freight should be added
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