PICK OF U. S. ARMY TO FRANCE
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 111. TCLEPnONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«, PRICE 25 CENTS
WILL THE WAR GODS TREMBLE BEFORE EDISON ?
TROOPS FOR FRANCE;
SAILING DATE WITHELD
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international News Service.
WASHINGTON, flMay 7.—Troojw
are to go to France, this is official
according to the announcement that
was given out from the White House
today. ^
All doubts are now set aside, and
the general public Is no longer kept in
the dark on this subject.
However the strictest secrecy is to
be maintained by the war depart
ment as to the dates of sailing, and
no further word is to be given out
regarding these troops until they
take their place at the front.
Further thun this just what troops
are to go has not been mentioned and
it is unlikely that any information
along these lines will be made pub
lic, but unquestionably the initial
contingent Will be selected troops
that have been long in the service,
service.
These troops would have to be im
mediately replaced so the prevailing
opinion here is that the conscription
work is to be rushed as soon as the
age limit has been decided.
President Wilson is expected to
make an attempt to rush matters
along this line and very likely news
will soon leak out that he has been
able to get both houses to render a
quick decision, as this is the only
thing that is standing in the way of
•starting in on the work of drafting
men.
The number of troops that are to
be sent with the first movements is
also withheld but it will evidently be
a large body.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—This af
ternoon the war department issued
orders for the raising of nine addi
tional regiments of engineers which
are to tie sent to France at an early
date to work on the lines of commun
ication.
There will be no ditlicu'ty ,u raising
these men and many thousands of
mechanics of all classes are already
listed at the various military state
headquntrers.
SENATE IN SECRET SESSION.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—The sen
ate is now in secret session, which
action followed the motion of Ma
jority Header Martin.
No explanation is offered for lliis
secret session, but it is rumored that
it lias to do with the espionage and
censorship bill, and semi-official
Washington is hinting that there is
to ho a perceptible tightening of the
lines on war nows when this session
comes to a close, and a possibility
or the insertion of a clause in the hill
that will make it less elastic.
DREAM TONIGHT.
The Dream will present new fea
ture pictures all this week, commenc
ing tonight w*ith a powerful Northern
production entitled "Snow Drifts" in
two parts, also a screaming two part
comedy brimming over w'lth fun and
frol'ic. Tomorrow night, Miss Olga
Fetrova one of the most finished art
ists before the camera, in her great
est effort "The Soul Market". 5 reels.
Usual prices.
JAP SHIP, MILLION CARGO1
SUNK BY SUBMARINE
International News Service.
BOSTON, May 7.—Klrschi Mazoan
Maru, a Japanese ship has been sunk
off the African coast by a German
submarine, according to an official'
dispatch received by •insurance under
writers here.
The ship which was of thirty four
hundred tons, was bound for Boston,
and had on board a million dollar
cargo.
The dispatch merely states that
there was loss of hfe, but does not
state further than that ns to the num
ber lost other details are to the ef
fect that the attack came after dark
and that the ship sunk immediately.
It is understood that the Japanese
are rapidly building cruisers and de
stroyers with which to give the1!!
shipping more protection, and that i
number of these will soon be added t«
their already large fleet. They have
their shipping fairly well protected
in moot waters, but they are appar
ently going to continue to build until
their navy reaches enormous propor
tions.
DISJ T OF THE WORLD;
IN’S INVENTION SAID TO
REVOLUTIONIZE ALL WARFARE!
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, Wash May 6.—Had a I
comet struck the world and wiped
out tin entire empire it would not have
caused more wonderment or amazing
excitement than the news which was
flashed length andbreath of the Am
erican continent today heralding to
the world the fact that warfare was
revolutionized and could He brought
to a speedy end by an invention de
vised by that wizard scientist and
inventor, Thomas A. Edison.
In itself the whole convention is ,
inconceivable to the human mind ami
listens like the stories of Jules Verne
and the masses ask "Is it possible?”
The dispatch states that this won
derful power or force will entirely
wipe out the submarine menace and
that in the future this method of de
struction will have no terrors for
those who go down to the sea in
ships.
How this will be accomplished is
only known to the inventors and the
consultng board of the navy who wit
nessed the experimental trials which j
were carried out on Saturday. May- !
haps, it will he caused by extrarodi
nary convulsions at sea caused by
something in the nature of instan
taneous motor bombs which Frar.k
I!. Stockton wrote about in 'bat in ■
culms story “The Great \'ir Syndi
cate” written some twenty years ago.
These bombs were so powerful that
the force of explosion cat’s •<' all
other explosives within i score o'
miles to go off. In tbit manner a
submarine within the ire t of the
force of explosion of the motor bomb
Would in turn be blown up by her own
torpedoes or mines wli’ich would ex
plode from tho terrific coneusdco.
Forts and defence works jf all
classes can be destroyed from £. dis
tance according to the dispatch which
states that the force can level moun
tains of the hardest rock known. The
limitations of distance are not given
out by the authorities but the force
will lie greater than that of the long
est range cannon.
Its effect oil metal is also stated
and its power is unlimited in that re
spect. Again today the navy consult
ng board assemble to witness further
.trials of this—the greatest wonder of!
the age—and the experimental head
quarters are not mentioned.
According to the Seattle dispatch
many scientists have worked In con
junction with Air. Edison on this
alarming discovery which will make
! i lie world quiver and stand aghast.
I What a Idcssing it would be to
■ mankind. It means perpetual peace
»ad the total disarmament of tho
' world's nations, .lust imagine no
more horrors of war. No more army
no more navy. Peace, perfect peace!
'This hard for the average person
to comprehend the enormity of mean
ing in this invention and the United
States today is all keyed up anxious
to hear the nature of the wonderfu'
destructive force.
For over two years Air. Edison has
been working along this line. Govern
ment officials were informed as to
the object of his search. Alatiy other
| noted siJientsts were called in and
the work progressed until crowned
by success which was made known
to the public on Saturday last.
In the Seattle dispatch tho Pacific
News Service- which is a subsidy o£
the International News Service—in
forms us that the inventon will bring
the war to a speedy termination add
ing the word "perhaps.”
Jt states that further experiments
in u large scale are lining conducted
in secrecy but that its success as <
method of revolutonizing present war
ware is an assured fact.
America lias contributed to this
horrible war ail 1 lie main factois:
The submarine the machine gur, the
aeroplane, t lie land battleships (or
tanks) and even trench warfare was
first adopted by American troops in
the civil war. We are now doing all
we can to eliminate all these powers
of destruction and in turn must cre
ate and use a more powerful and
more wonderful force.
It is expected that the result of
these further experiments will be
heard from tomorrow; however tins
authorities do not care to divulge the
results of Iho work until the wonder
ful cic.itir.n i ■).. if io i"- launched
as tlie greatest factor of destruction
the world has ever seen.
$25,000,000
TO ENGLISH
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 7.—Another
twenty five million dollars warrant
was handed over to the English by
Secretary McAdoo today, nnd while
the statement was given that it was a
short term loan, the exact date of
maturity was not made public. An
other loan of fifty million will follow
this before the end of the month, ac
cording to the comm'ittee on loans.
- This committee are credited with
being among the busiest men in Wash
ington these days, and no time is be
ing lost in this branch in arranging
the details accompanying the loans
that are being turned out.
They are busy now on the French
loan of one hundred million, nnd this
may lie arranged before the next
money 'is turned over to the English.
AVIATORS KILLED IN MID-AIR.
International New* Service.
NEW YORK May 7.—Killed at the
height of two thousand feet in the
air when gasoline tank exploded,
Aviators Merrick and Stender met
with one of the most horrible accidents
that has ever fallen to the lot of
birdmen in this country.
While sailing over Hempstead
Plains at this dizzy altitude with
thousands watching their movements,
the spectators saw a great flash in
the sky nnd an instant later heard
the report of the explosion and to
their horror saw the flying machine
shattered into bits and come to the
ground.
The eye witnesses could scarcely
describe to the press reporters just
what took place after the machine ex
ploded, as few could be found who had
been aide to watch the fall of what
was left of the men nnd machine.
The engine with propelled shaft was
driven into the ground for several
feet by the fall from such a height,
and the bodies of the aviators were
shattered beyond all possibllty of even
those with morbid minds taking n
second look.
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LONE GERMAN AVIATOR
SHOOTS IIP LONDON TOWN
International News Service.
LONDON, May 7.—Acting alone
and flying at great height a German
aviator paid the city a visit this
morning and dropped many high ex
plosive bombs which destroyed much
property and caused the injury of
several; no deaths are reported.
The airman made his appearance
on the northern end of the city dur
ing a mist. Several bombs wered rop
ped before the daring aeronaut was
located and airmen went up in pur
suit.
In his retreat over the city many
other bombs were cut loose from his
plane and did considerable damage. A
small fire was occasioned by one of I
the explosions but was speedily ex
tinguished.
LONDON, May 7. The German
aviator who swept across the city
th'is morning and dropped high ex
plosive bombs which destroyed much
property was brought to earth by a
naval aviator at Sheerness.
On the alert for the ra'ider he was
seen by the navy department and sev
eral aviators shot skywards. A run
ning fight ensued in which the bravo
German was brought to earth not be
fore he accounted for one of the Brit
ish machines.
This is the first German airship
seen in Kngland for some time and
. rumors are to hand of a gigantic Zep
I pelin raiil on London. Information
has been received that the Germans
are planning a tremendous air raid
on the city. It is supposed to be the’tr
great* st effort in that line since tlie
outbreak of the war.
Of late the Zeppelins have cavort
ed around in their own territory and
have not crossed the North sea. It
was rumored that they would all be
used on the proposed spring activi
ties for von Himlerberg’s proposed
drive to l’etrograd; this is now con
sidered to he a ruse on the part ol
the Germans and T.ondon is making
great preparations for this great
aerial visitation.
GREAT SHIPBUILDING
FOR PORTLAND, MAINE
‘ nternationai News Service.
PORTLAND, Me., May 7.—One of
the largest deals ever made 'in the
history of the state, has just been
cousumated in thR city and resulted
In the transfer of a great amount of
the wharfage and water front prop
erty that has been lying Idle for years.
The purchasers of this property are
a gigantic shipbuilding combine,
headed by a number of Pittsburg
men, who are prominent in the steel
industry, and who have within the
last year been branching out Into
the shipbuilding business.
The corporation is understood to
have a capitalization of $450,000,000,
and have announced that they will
be ready to break ground for the
erection of their plant within sixty
days.
At the start they will specialize In
the building of government vessels,
as they are confident that they will, j
through their large financial resources,
be able to outbid many who ore now
in the field.
§
One of the heavy stockholders of
the Fore River Shipbuilding Works,
who also being interested in this new
combine, is transacting most of the
business at this end, is responsible
for tiie above statement.
He further gave out the informa
tion that a number of iron vessels
of the type so extensively built in
! Norway with Deisel engines, etc., were
to be built by the new company
and to this end they had secured the
services of some of the most promi
nent Norwegian designers, who will
be on hand here to assume their new
positions by the time the company is
ready ot start operations.
This is a boon to this entire sec
tion of the country, ns for many years
Portland and the surrounding country
has procured its chief revenues from
tourists and vacationists, and the
feeling here now that this great in
dustry is to bo established. Is that
many more of a similar nature will
take advantage of tho wonderful nat
ural resources of tho state and the
excellent harbor faelitles, and rpilck
ly follow, making this a city of great
industrial prominence.
The great drawback to this locality
for years has been the lack of labor,
but this will now be rapidly overcome,
as the centralization of capital has
always had the effect of drawing suffi
cient labor for all needs.
KAISER CONGRATULATES SON.
AMSTKItn.Nf, May 7.- The crown
prince of Germany is thirty five years
old today and Kaiser Wilhelm has
sent him a congratulatory message
couched In {terms of affection and
endearment and praising liiin for his
work on the battlo front.
In the message the kaiser Informs
bis son that victory for the centia!
powers is assured.