NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 34. TRLEPnONF MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 26 CENTS
ARMY AND HAW SPURRED TO ACTION
GERMAN AGENTS
INCITE MEXICANS
AGAINST AMERICA
Pacific Newt Service.
EL. PASO, Feb. 6.—News has been
received that both Carranza and Villa
are greatly elated over the break be
tween the United States and Ger
many.
They pretend to see In the possibil
ity of war between these countries
the reason why the United Suites
government so suddenly decided to
withdraw Pershing’s column which
even after the retreat began was an
nounced as not likely to be completed
before March 1.
Both Carranza anld Villa are re
ported to be not averse to receiving
overtures from a German organization
known a3 the Society of the Iron
Cross which is said to be spreading
bioadcast in Mexico propoganda hos
tile to America.
Each of these Mexican leaders has
in the past been in close touch with
agcnt3 of this society and now that
America is supposed to be soon oc
cupied with Germany the German
agents in Mexico will be welcomed
both by the de facto goVcrnment and
by the bandits.
Great activity is already reported
by the German trouble makers now
that General Pershing's force is out
of the country and the hostility to
wards Americans is said to be on the
increase as the result.
BREAK WITH AMERICA
CAUSES EXCITEMENT
IN GERMANY
tMarnational New* Service.
BERLIN, Feb. 6.—The news of the
break with America hus been re
ceived with intense excitement both
in official circles and by the press
which almost unanimously declares
» that it was not thought possible for
the Wilson administration to take
such a decided step.
The populace remains calm in the
face of a probable cutting off of the
central powers from the rest of na
tions of the world.
Acting under instructions sent him
last Saturday from Washington Am
bassador Gerard has notified all Am
ericans to leave Germany and as a
consequence thousands of citizens of
the United States are leaving Ger
many for Holland and Switzerland.,
Gerard and his staff will leave Berlin
tt day it is expected.
PERSHING’S COLUMN
BACK FROM MEXICO
THIS MORNING
Paeifie News Service.
EX PASO, Feb. 5.—General Persh
ing with his entire column of eleven
thousand men including infantry, cuv
alry. artillery, nnd signal and hospital
corps marched back across the border
into American soil again this morn
ing.
As the column came over the bridge
across the Rio Grande from Juarez
the soldiers were given a tremendous
ovation by several thousand people
including civilians and soldiers who
arc on duty on this side of the border.
It is stated that a considerable num
ber of the returned troops will bo
distributed aloi g the border for the
present and militia released for a re
turn home.
L. O. O. M.
All Loyal Moose are requested to be
present at the meeting tonight. Class
fo*- initiation.
By order of
P. F. MURPPY, Diet.
J. P. JONES. Scet.
PHILADELPHIA
SAFE IN PORT
li.Urnitional News Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. B.—The Phila
delphia of the American line about
which some concern has been felt re
ported this morning as having safely
arrived at Liverpool.
Several ships sailed from this port
Saturday and yestorday but the St
Louis of the American line did not
leave today for Liverpool aj ■wns
ashed uled.
GERMANS TAKE
TRENCHES AGAIN
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International New* Service.
BERLIN, Feb. 5.—The war office I
announces renewed action on the
Somme. West of Boaucourt the Ger
mans made a series of attacks on tht
Bi itlah positions and succeeded In ro
captunng trenches previously lost b>
th'im. Several hundred British prls
ers were captured. German troop:
are successfully holding the capture,
trenches.
1 WITH GERMANY
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international News Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.- -There httvo
bfcn few development as yet follow
ing the break with Germany. Tcd.iy
i resident Wilson began th forenoon
by putting Secretaries Daniels an 1
idaker on their mettle. Ho made an
unexpected personal call at the navy
department and was closeted with
Daniels for a half hour. Thtgi he vis
ited the w; r department and !•:
known to have di icusie d Miens to
• alte over munition plants in this
country at the earliest possible mo
ment.
It became known lat:r that the ;
resident discuss-d with S-v ntnry
Daniels the plans necessary to the
taking over the private ship building
plants in the near future.
When congress convened this morn- 1
.ng a special appropriation was made
tc furnish protection for arsenals and
mun;tion factories from possible air
raiders.
Provisions will at once be made for ,
die purchase of untl-aircraft guns to
bring down hostile airmen.
The communication received from
Austria last Saturday has been an
nounced as communicating the intel
gence that Austria Intends to sup
port the submarine policy as proposed
by Germany.
A note has been received from Am
bassador Penfleld this morning also
notifying this government that Aus
tria will stand shoulder to shoulder
with Germany in ignoring the rules
of international law in future sea war
fare.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—It has been
learned from the department of state
that all neutral nations are consider
ing the suggestion of President Wil
son which has formally been made
to them that they break oft relations
with Germany.
It is felt here that Holland will
no* consent to go to the extreme of a
break with Germany because of her
proximity and because of the close
ness brought on by trade and inter
communication.
Brazil has not yet made protest to
Giimany but is now making diploma
tic exchanges with the United States
with view of such action.
President Wilson virtually asks
other neutral nations to break with
Geimany in order to put that nation
out of the circle of diplomacy. He
uiges that the moral effect will be
great even if backed by no show of
force.
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BLOW UP
USTOMS HOUSE—
AIMED AT COLLECTOR MALONE
ntcrnational News Service.
NEW YORK,, Feb. 6.—An attempt
was discovered this morning to blow
up the New York custom house.
A bomb with fuse lighted and ••nit
ting was found in the basement. Tin
watchman who found it at once sev
ered the fuse and gave the alarm.
T.he bomb had been placed dircct
l.\ under the office occupied by Dud
ley Field Malone, collector of the pert
of New York. From this it appeared
, as If the would-be assassin intended
not only to wreck the customs house ;
I but to kill the collector in particular, j
| The bomb is unquestionably a part
I o1’ a plot but whether it was parties
j pti ted In by German sympathizers or I
i was the work of personal enemies of j
i .\la’ me libs not yet been determined. ,
!
Tho bomb was at once removed and j
turned over to the explosive expert
of the federal secret service for ex :
.'animation in the expectation that its
component parts might furnish some
clue as to the maker.
As soon a3 the plot was discovered
extra guards were placed about all
public buildings.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Dudley
Field Malone, collector of the port of
New York, telephoned shortly after
noon to Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury Peters that another bomb
had been found under the steps of his
house by secret service men who at
once went on the job following the
discovery of a bomb in the basement
of the customs house this morning.
Peters says that this means cer
tainly that enemies of Malone are the
perpcrators of the attempted outrage
ard not public enemies as was at first
expected.
The Nome Bowling Club'a alleys are
row open from noon to midnight.
SEVENTEEN INTE ED GERMAN
SHIPS NEAR SEATTLE SEIZED
Ir ♦ernational News Scrvic®.
SEATTLE, Feb. 5.—Seventeen In
terned German merchant vessels In
Puget sound ports have be. n seized
by order of the commandant at the
naval station at Bremerton.
This action was taken this forenoon
following instructions from Washing- j
ton. Torpedo destroyers with extra I
crews of bluejackets from Bremert ei |
went from ship to ship and pi. > I i
przo crows In the Interned vessels.
All the Germans were removed and
.plan to the navy yard where they
will be held under control.
It Is said by those who accom
prnied the bouid.ng crew3 that the
Gorman* had dismantled and partly
destroyed some of the machinery of
tl c seized vessels as if in expccta'lon
of tlvcir seizure by the naval uuthor
it'os.
There is considerable anti-German
sentiment in Seattle as a result of the
smashed machinery. American mu
rines are now guarding the German
consulates in Seattle, Tacoma, and
other Pacific coast cities.
SEATTLE. Feb. 5.—All steamship
companies having offices here have
been ordered to forward to Washing
ton lists of ships on hand and sea
worthy including vessels In the Alas
kan trade. The order is being com
plied with though its purpose i3 not
evident
All kinds of sleigh and ski wood on
sale at Ros»’ mill and shop. Also
building and mining timber.
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SINKS JAPANESE
OFF O.S. COAST
International New* Service.
CALVESTON, Feb. 5.—The Nor
wegian steamship Ageroon reached
this forenoon having on board the
captain and forty men of the crew
of the Japanese steamship Chinto
Maru which was sunk several days
igo by a German submarine about
wo hundred miles off the American
:OH3t
The Japanese had been in open boats
n a rough sea for twenty four hours
vhen they were rescued by the Ager- j
.CD. The Jupaaesc captain said that j
lie was given time to get his men
with some provisions into small boats
before the Germans went aboard and
placed bombs In the Chinto Maru
which caused that ship to sink in a
few minutes.
The Japanese captain was very an
gry os he recounted his adventure
and gave as his opinion that Japan
will demand redress of Germany a
thousand fold.
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ORDERS TO
HOLD SHIPS
FOR OWN USE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—President
Wilson Iia3 caused an order to bo Is
sued prohibiting the sale or lease of
any vessel under the United States
flag to any foreign nation or company.
An order has also been issued from
the navy department for the 3elzure
of all German interned vessels in Am
erican port. Prize crews are to be
put aboard and the German crews
taken into custody. A3 there are
about 125 German vessels in Ameri
can ports this will mean imprisoning
several thousand Germans.
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ALL MILITIA
RECALLED
FROM BORDER
International New* Servic*.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.—Orders
have been issued distributing regular
troops along the border uder com
mand of Major Generul Pershing as
soon as he shall have completed the
wilhdrawal of his forces from Mexico.
Thin order is taken as a certain indi
cation that all militia is to be re
called from the border. Four units
were ordered home last night
BILL PASSES OVER
SENATE’S VETO
■ ii'crnational News Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.—The sen
ate this aternoon passed the Immi
gration bill over the president’s veto
by a vote of sixty two to niaetseu.