THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUUME XVII. NO. 11. TELEPHONE MAIN it NOM_
. _ NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 49. PRIwE 25 CENTS
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TUMULTY EXONERATED BY PRESIDENT—
LANSING TELLS HOW NOTE HANDLED
-LAWSON DENOUNCES CONGRESS
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—The hear
ing before the rule3 .committee ol
the house this afternoon was mark
ed by the appearance before that
body of Secretary of State Lansing
and Thomas W. Lawson of Boston.
The testimony of the former was in
tended to show the history of the
note from the time it was written
until it was put on the cable. By this
testimony it was expected that the
committee would know where to look
for the alleged leak.
Lawson was expected to furnish i
names, facts and dates which would
establish the connection of Washing
ton officials with Wall street opera
tions.
Lansing was the first to take the
stand. In a conversational tone he
related that the president had given
him the note on Monday afternoon at (
fcur o’clock. He and Counsellor Polk
of the state department read it and '
discussed it from all angles until a.
late hour. Then he gave it to a con
fidential secretary of the department
to put into code for transmission to
American representatives at the cap
fuls of the various nations.
The mesage in code form .the sec
retary of state said, was given to the
elcgrapher3 at half past two in the
morning of Tuesday. Two days were
allowed the message to reach all des
tinations before public announcement
of the note was made in this country.
Lawson wa3 called on after Lans
ing had finished and declared that
official Washington is honey combed
with leaks of all sorts. He said he
meant this literally. There had been
leaks from time to time of decis
ions pf the supreme court of the
United States which had an influence
on the stock market. There had been
leaks from the White Hou3e on mat
ters of national import and which 1
had affected the values of securities, j
There had also been leaks that could j
be traced directly to members of the
cabinet, he said.
Lawson grew almost savage ns he
went on. With his voice raised in j
anger he declared that the committee
did not want ,or intend, to get at
the facts. Their method of procedure
already showed this. He said that
too many members of congress were
playing the market on inside knowl
edge obtained from their position, or ;
on tips that were given them b>
railroud managers and others for this
committee to allow the investigation
to go too far.
Lawson nearly precipitated a fist
fight when, after he had been called
to order by Chairman Chipperfleld,
he shook his fist under Chipperfleld's
nc3e and cried, “I know a four-flush
er every time I see one.”
Chipperfleld turned pale with anger
and ordered Lawson to take his seat.
The chairman is six feet, two Inches
in height and built In proportion.
EUber his offliclal authority as chair
man, or his physical superlor'ty
cowed Lawson into submission and1
silence. The crisis passed without j
blows but the moment was fraught
with possibilities.
From the facts elicited 30 far no
one- has been connected with the leak
I
cither as the giver or receiver. Other ■
A-itnesses were to be culled later In
the day.
Secretary to the President Tumulty
n a formal interview today branded
as false any statement to the effect
that he had given out information
relative to the president’s note or that
he had profited directly or Indirctly
by such advance information.
Then President Wilson spoke to the
press correspondents and said that
he desired to exonerate Tumulty of
all blame in the matter. The presl
dtnt declared that Tumulty knew
nothing whatever of the note or its
contents until the published announce- j
ment. lie said that Secretary Lans- ]
ing’s testimony before the house com
mittee would show this.
The president said that he wrote i
tho note after conferring with the
cabinet and that then it was given
by him personally to Secretary X.an3
ing for his scrutiny and for him to
puss on to the secretary to put into
code, and later for transmission to
the cable offices.
LLOYD GEORGE LOOMS LARGE
IN WAR CONFERENCE AT ROME
PLANS PERFECTED FOR VICTORY
International Newt Se.-vice.
LONDON, Jan. 8.—News received
here in dlsuptches, and from official
sources, Indicate that the greatest
figure in the recent war conference at
Rome loomed up in the person of
Lloyd-George.
The great war leaders and advisors
of all the entente nations were pres
ent and the British chancellor domin
ated the group by his grasp of af
fairs and by his determination to
press the war to a successful is3ue.
He Is declared to have furnished 'he
figures and possible methods of bring
ing home to the enemy the fact that
he Is even now in the verge of u'tcr
defeat.
It Is understood that the entente
representatives discussed the militarv
situation on all fronts and went into
Into particular detail concerning the
Balkan operations.
Other subjects under consideration
were the economical and financial
aspects of the sitaution, and the issue
of peace.
If is ceitain that the allies will not
accpt peace save on their own terms '
and these they are convinced will not
he offered by Germany while her
f’lOies are in their present positlsns.
'I wo great movements are expected
to result from the present confer
em e. One will be an advanec north
ward by the allied forces through
fceivia and Bulgaria and the severing
of the com./.vnlcations between the
central powers and Turkey.
The other movement will be de
veloped on Ihe west front gradually
until spring when the overwhelming
I
forces of it. itain and France will
penetrate German lines in mary
places and ectnpel a rapid retreat of
the Germans toward their own fron
tier.
The results of the conference so far
as they are known here are meeting
with hearty endorsement and the
spr-ng campaign Is fully believed *o
pieuage a conclusion of the war In
which complete victory will crown
tne efforts of the allies.
Callina Cards at the Nugget Office
GERARD ASKED FOR EXPLANATION
OF SPEECH AT GERMAN
BANQUET
International News Service. |
WAWSHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Amha.v j
sador Gerard at a recent speech In
Berlin made a highly inappropriate
speech according to reports emanat
ing from the state department.
It Is stated that at a banquet ot
diplomats and highly placed German
officials, Gerard was called on to re
ply to the toast "Germany and the
United States." Warmed with wine
and stimulated by the occasion the
American ambassador said "Never
before since the beginning of tha wor
have the relations of America nnd
Geimany been so cordial as now.”
The state department Is greatly
annoyed by the report of this speech
and will asked Gerard for an explana
tion.
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—American Am
bassador Gerard Is asked by United
States government what he meant
when he said that America and Ger
many have not been on such a cordial
fetttiag slam tbs beginning of the
war. The question asked him Is con
sidered as a rebuke for his lack of
discretion. The publication of the
cabled query is also a part of the
reprimand and ia intended to counter
act the effect of the ambassador's
speech so far as that remark was
concerned.
ALARMING NUMBERS
OF MILITIA OFFICERS
ARE RESIGNING
'riternational News Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.—President
Wilson has acepted the resigantlons
of ‘61 officers on duty with various >
national guard units on the Mexican
frontier. This Indicates that officers |
of the national guard serving along \
the Uio Grande are leaving the fed- |
eral service at the rate of about four j
a day for the last fifteen days. Prev- ]
•
ious report3 show that about 599 mil
tia officers had resigned.
A large number of resignations are
still awaiting the action of Secretary
Baker and President Wilson, one re
port being that the number on file
a* the war department is several hun
dred, with the additional resignations
crming In by every mall from the
herder.
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Today the
supreme court began its hearing of
the Adamson law appeal. The rail
roads are represented by an army of
legal counsellors.
The railroad brotherhoods have
able lawyers to look after their In
terests. Briefs were submitted by
the railroad companies and arguments
are In progress on the status of the
law from a constitutional standpoint.
The N. B. C will give $20 to any
member who beat* Pete Sather's
three straights: 223, 223, 222
REWARD OF GENIUS COMES
TO LATE.
Mr. H. C. Prick, the American mil
lionaire, has Just paid $250,000 for a
picture, according to the newspaper
reports. Poor Rembrandt, who paint
ed it and many moro .nearly starved
to death.
RUSSIAN TROOPS WIN
2 CARPATHIAN FIGHTS
FROM AUSTRO-GERMANS
International News Service.
BERLIN, Jan. 8.—The offic'al
3tatement today says that two big
battles have taken place In the Car
pathians, one on the northern end of
the line and the other on the southern.
In both battles the Russians were the
atackers and their lunges were deliv
ered by enormous bodies of men.
The general staff admits that the
Russians made gain3 in both offen
sive movements, though they did so
only at a heavy cost.
It has now become plain that tho
Russians are going to defend the Car
pathian passes Into Moldavia if it Is
possible for them to do so. They
know that once the Teuton allies force
their way into Moklovia from the
west it will mean the evacuation of
that territory by the Russians and
Roumanians with the probable loss of
a portion of Bessarabia. For this
reason they are putting forth all
available strength in the present Car
pathian campaign.
GERMAN ALLIES
CAPTURE FOKSHANI
IN ROUMANIA
International News Service.
nrDT TV Ton o 4- ~
the bad news of defeats in the Car
pathians at the hands of the P.tis
sii-ns, the general staff announces the
fall of the Roumanian fortress at
Foksha nl.
This stronghold was powerfully
defended by both Russians and P.ou
rrerians. Before the commencement
c.t the war the fortifications was con
sidered impregnable. The heavy ar
tillery brought up by Mackonsen,
however, soon rendered it untenable
end the defenders were forced to
exp.cuate.
A large number of Russian and
along 'with stores.
Fok3hani is a city lying to the
northwest of Galatz and is connec’ :d
with Bucharest by a railroad. Mack
cnscn’s next objective in this region
v ill be Marasheschl which lies direct
ly north of Fokshanl,
German artillery is still pounding
at the defences of Galatz with the
etfray reply growing weaker day by
day.
New laid eggs at Prosser’s Harness
Shoo. $1.00 oer dozen. Phone Black S.
HIGHWAYMEN MAKE
BIG DAYLIGHT HAUL
HOLD UP AUTOMOBILE
International News Service.
PITTSBURG, aJn. 8.—Bold high
waymen made a big haul here in
bi »ad daylight today when they held
up an automobile, secured their booty,
any got safely away.
The assistant treasurer of the
Flacuss Glass Company had been to
the bank to draw ten thousand dol
lars to be used In making up the
payroll of the company. As he was
going from the bank to the fa-tory
an auto containing three men block
ed his passage in a quiet street and
at the point of revolvers made him
give up the company’s money. Then
they punctured one of his tires with
a dirk and drove swiftly away.
The robbers wore masks but a gen
eral description of their appearance
wac given to the police who sent out
a general alarm. No arrests have yet
been made and there are no cluo3
which the police can follow.
LACK FACILITIES
FOR BUILDING
DIRIGIBLES
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.—Thu
building of a naval dirigible balloon,
.'or which plans were recently com
pleted by experts of the navy de
parement, is being delayed because
no suitable plant for the construction
of such craft exist3 in the United
States, officials of the department
state.
Piriglble and stationary observa
tion balloons for the army and navy
were provided in the preparedness
bills passed by congress during lt3
last session.
The special advisory Jboard >o»
aeronautics of which Charles D. Wal
cott. of the Smithsonian Institution
U chairman, has commenced a canvass
of the aerial manufacturing facili
ties of tiie country. It is though prob
able either one or two of the large
privately-owned plants now making
aeroplanes, principally for the war
ring allies, will undertake the con
struction of the big gas craft, even
though doing so will necessitate radi
cal changes in portions of their plants
to meet the building requirements of
the llghter-tban-alr machines.