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VOLUME XVII. NO. 35. T«LF.P"ONF MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY FEBRUARY 6, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRI^E 26 CENTS
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DISABLING OF INTERNED SHIPS SHOWS PUN
GERMAN RAIDER
IN PACIFIC BEIN6
CHASED BY JAPANESE
International News Sorvic*.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—Two Japanese
warships of the fast cruiser class
came into PugeL sound this morning to
take on coal.
They will put to sea as soon as
coaled to search tor a German raider
which rumor says is patrolling the,
coast lying in wait for merchant ves
. sola bound to Vladivostok.
It is supposed that the German
raider escaped the British and French
cruisers on the south Atlantic and
rounded the Horn to continue depre
dations on the allied shipping in the
Pacific.
Rumors are afloat of merchant ves
sels already sunk by the raider but
no facts have yet been given out.
Departures are made in spite of all
rumors.
It is declared that Japan has a
large fleet of cruisers searching the
Pacific for the (raider and that the
two now in the sound have merely
been assigned to northern waters.
GERMANS CAPTURE
FRENCH FIRST LINE
SOON DRIVEN BACK
• u'trnational Newt Service.
PARIS. Feb. G.—It Is officially an
nounced that the Germans have rec
ommenced active operations in the
Vosg s mountains in spite of the ox
trrmely cold weather now prevailing
there.
The communque today 3tates that
during last night the Germans de
livered a strong attack on parts of the
Pi.rroy sector in the Vosges and sue
ceoded in winning from the French
their first line of entrenchments.
The attack was partially la the na
ture of a surprise. Before morning
dawned the French rallied their
3trcngth and flung back the Germans
with great loss in killed and a few
score of prisoners left behind.
A noticeable feature of the enemy
attack was the absence of artillery
Art before the advance.
SENATOR WORKS PROTESTS
AGAINST SEVERANCE OE
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS
International Now* Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Senator
Works of California made a long
speech In the senate today in which he
pretested against the severence of re
lations with Germany and latterly
denounced the administration for en
di ring insults to the flag and whole
I sale destruction of American lives'
without any adequate action, and now j
when there Is no visible cause for re*
sertment. risking war for which we
I uro not prepared.
The senator was barely interrupted
from the beginning to the end of his
^ long diatribe.
SPAIN’S REPLY
IS ALMOST
ULTIMATUMl
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International News Service.
MADRID. Fi'b. 6.—The reply of
Spain to the German announcement of
merciless sea warfare has be n pre
pared and will be s.nt forward today
via Switzerland.
It Is said to be a strong protect
which amounts practically to at) ul
timatum.
GERMANY IN GRIP
OF COLD WAVE
International News Service.
BERLIN. Feb. 6.—All Germany is
in the grip of a cold wave which la i
crusing considerable suffering In (he
southern part. Outdoor work la gen
stally greatly interfered with.
AMERICAN
ATTITUDE
EXAMINED
International Now* Servioe.
BERLIN, Feb. 6.—Foreign Minister
Zimmerman says that President Wil
sons’ address before the American
congress which came to Berlin offi
cially in the form of a diplomatic note j
has been studied carefully by mem- |
bers of the German government Be-1
ycr.d this bold statement he made no:
comment on the note itself. |
Many Americans have already left I
Germany and others are preparing to
go to Holland and Switzerland at once.
ONLY SOME ARTILLARY FIRE.
Irtsrnational News Eorvie*.
BEBIJN, Feb. 6.—The general staff
makes announcement of artillery duels
alrng the Ancre and 8omme rivers
and declares others fronts to be quiet
AMERICAN SEAMAN LOST WHEN
GERMAN SUB. SINKS EAVESTONE—
MAY PROVE A CASUS BELLI
'xUrnational News Servica.
LONDON, Feb. 6.—Lloyd3 lias an
nounced the sinking yesterday of the
British steamship Eavestone off the
const of Greut Britain by a torpedo
from a German submarine. The
Eavestone was sunk without warning,
It is announced, and the crew did not
c\en suspect the proximity of the sub
marine.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—It has
been announced by the state depart
, ment that the government of the Uni
ted States will reserve to itself the
right to decide as to what shall con
stitute an overt act of hostility on the
part of Germany towards this country.
It Is understood that this announce
mnt has been made as a consequence
of the news from London relative
to the sinking of the British ship
j Eavestone by the Germans without
' warning and which resulted In the
death of an American seaman.
Now that the president has 3tated
the policy of the United States in re
gard to Germany's withdrawal of
j pledges not to sink merchantmen
i without warning, an official of the
! state department declares that any act
j which causes the death of an Araer
can may bo considered sufficient 1
grounds by this government for an
armed resistance to Germany's en
croachments on the high seas.
i LONDON, Feb. 6.—Ambassador
Page has been ordered by his govern
I men: to investigate the reported sink
ing of the Eavcstone by a German
submarine without warning which re
j suited in the death of one Ameriacn
seaman.
United States Consul Frost at
1 Queenstown has already reported to
his government as to the facts of the
ct3e and that an American seaman
j lost his life as the result of the at
I tack by the German submarine.
Csllinq C^rrig at the Nuqqet Office
GERMANS INJURE INTERNED SHIPS
IN NEW YORK HARDOR TO
EXTENT OF THIRTY MILLIONS
International New* Servic*.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—That Ger
many has planned for war with the
United States and docs not intend
to alter her attitude is claimed to be
provad by the concerted action of
piaetically all German crews on in
let ned ships in damaging their ves
sels as much as possible before seiz
ute by the United States.
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| The New York Sun has compiled
I figures showing the damage done by
| the internfd seamen on German and
Austrian ships in tills harbor alone.
These figures show that thirty one
German and Austrian vessels have
b*en damaged to the extent of thirty
mill'ons of dollars.
Most of this iujury has taken the
fc.»m of wrecking the machinery of
all kinds, destruction of the internal
ariangements such as bulkheads and
weakening of the hulls by partially
30wing off many of the iron ribs and
deck supports.
Some of the Interned ship in this
harbor that have been seized are said
to bo completely gutted inside and
are now nothing more than mer.
ehtlls capable of floating only la calm
water when their frames are not sub
peoted to any strain such as would
recur whi^a loaded and riding the
seas.
j Reports from other ports are to the
' r une effect and are taken to indicate
a preconcerted plan on the part of
t rmany which can be Interpreted
only as meaning that nation fully
1 i >.i ci ts war with the United States.
FORD OFFERS
PLANT TO U. S.
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Irr.trnational Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—The offer
of Henry Ford, one time peace advo
cate, to place hit enormous automobile
manufacturing plant at Detroit at the
disposal of the government in case of j
need has been commented on very
favorably by congressmen who have
nited the reluctance of lome muni
tl'.n makers in yielding to the de
mands of the war department to pre
sent statements as to their capacity
in making munitions for the United
States in case of war.
No official action has been taekn on
the Ford offer as yet. Ford is making
his offer freely and has specified that
h« will accept no profits from war
business in case his plant is accepted
hy the government
Attention has been called to the
feet that Ford is doing voluntarily
what all similar plants will be com
pelled to do In the event of war.
WILL FILE JOINT
_PROTEST
International News Servic*.
RIO JANEIRO, Feb. 6.—It i3 under
deistood now that Argentine, Brazil
and Chile will soon file a Joint pro
test to Germany against that nation’s
threat to destroy merchantmen with- j
ort regard to flag and without search
aril warning on the high seas.
Germany’s answer to America’s
protest la expected to be given by the
sinking of an American ship and the
outcome is awaited In South America
with Intense interest
Ths Nome Bowling Club’s alloys ars
rsw open from noon to midnight
TWENTY THREE SHIPS
INTERNED IN PHILLIPINES
DISABLED BY CREWS
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—Confirma
tion Is hourly received of the grow
ing suspicion that Germany issued
irdel'S some week? since to all com
mando 3 of intern d ships to disable
or dosiroy their vessels when the ex
pi tied break with the United States
come to pass.
1 he general havoc wrought on Ger
man and Austrian interned ships
within a day or two of the announce
ment of the break of diplomatic re
latlons, It la reasoned, cannot he
other than a concerted plan on the
pr.rt of Germuny to deprive the Uni
ed States of the use of these ships
Ip the war which, so it is said, Ger
many plainly expects.
The latest confirmation of press
dispatches tellfcng of disabled ships
is from the Philllplne3 where an of
ficial report states twenty three Gor
man interned liners have been dis
abled by their crews
VATICAN HOPES FOR
REVERSAL BY GERMANY
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International News Servlce.
ROME, Feb. C.—The action of the !
United States in breaking off diploma
tic relations with Germany Is hoped
to result in bringing about a reversal
of that nation's announced policy of
merciless sea warfare.
The Vatican is closely watching
Errlin, It is said ,for signs that the
mcral pressure thus brought to bear
oi. the Teutons will be sufficient to;
change their attitude without a re- '
course to war.
LLOYD "GEORGE POISONERS
COMMITTED FOR TRIAL
Irtsrnational News Servic*.
DERBY, Eng., Feb. 6.—The Wheel
dona and their accomplices who are
charged with having attempted to
poison Prime Minister Lloyd-George
were today committed or trial after a
hearing.
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RUSSIANS
RECAPTURE
POSITIONS
International News Service.
PETROQRAD. Feb. 6.—It has been
officially announced that the Russians
have captured the fortifications at
Kttmpolum and Jakebenl from the
Germans. This and other successes
on the Roumanian front are declared
to be a sign of the turning of the
tide in favor of the Russo-Roumaniuns
who are pressing hard against the
Teutons In the eastern theater
NOTICE.
All kinds of slsigh and ski wood on
sal* at Ros*’ mill and shop. Also
building »nd mining timbor,
CREWS TRY
TO DESTROY
THEIR SHIPS
Pacifio News Service.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—Crews of iho
Hamburg-Amerlean freighter Sax*
opla and of the German sailing ship
Slclnbek were arrested yesterday for
attempting to utterly destroy those
vessels. They will be charged with
trying to sink vessels under care of
the federal government. Nearly all
the engines of the seized Interned
ships on Puget sound have been
smashed.
CARRANZA
SENDS KAISER
REST WISHES
lr.*ernational News Servic*.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 6.—A dispatch
from Berlin declares that the German
papers _ this morning say that Car
ranza has sent his best wishes to the
kaiser in tho forthcoming struggle
with the United States. Some of *ho
papers declare that America is ren
dired practically impotent to wage
war on Germany by the presence of
an active armed foe at her southern
boundary.
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