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VOLUME XVII. NO. 107. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRIuE 25 CENTS
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tUSWN RECRUITS LEAVE CORDOVA ON MAY 10
PROPOSED PEACE TERMS TO BE TURNED
DOWN BY ALLIES AND UNITED STATES
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May ft— On the
tj'.'ound |hat Germany in her new
peace terms declares herself to be
victorious the United States and the
entente allies have agreed not to dis
cuss peace or even consider terms in
which such a statement is embodied.
Unofficial advices received at
Washington state that the peace offer
which (Chancellor Hollwpg will ex
pound in the reichstag on Thursday
carries with it the declaration that I
Germany is victorious but is willing
to relinquish .-ill conquered territory |
to have peace with the world.
The new suggestions of the pro |
posed peace note have not been given |
out further than those above slate I. I
The joint commission debated on tin* ^
matter this morning ami came to the
same conclusion as the United States
which means the entire and complete
subjugation of Prussian >n iitarism in
I he world.
From the tenor of the dispatch
complete and unconditional surren
der is demanded of Ihc central powers
and peace on no other terms is- to
dlsscused l»y the I'nited States and
the entente.
Full details as to the proposed terms
of peace are to tie subm'itted to Hie
department tomorrow according to
unofficial advices and the details are
eagerly looked forward to by the
people of ttie I'nited Stales.
I.ONIM May 2. ('onion til lug on
the new peace offer which is to be
put forward by Germany tomorrow,
the London Times states that it is
not for Germany to make the terms
whereby the struggle 'is to be ended,
terms and conditions to ' end thjs
world's war Will be made by the re
sponsible nations of the earth, and,
not by the central powers who have
caused hell to take the continent of
Kurope in Its grasp.
"Dictating terms as a vifctor" is
the action of Gemi any, acceding to the
Times and such will not be tolerated
by the allied nations who are endeav
oring to dispense with the autocracy
of the world.
\ MSTISItDAM, Ma\ \ Th. report
which appealed m tile Berlin Tage
blalt yesterday (o (he effect that
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' Chaneelloi llollwrg is tu make a
proposal of peace to the allied na
tions im Thursday is denied by the
great socialist paper Vorwerts which
is supposedly in close touch with the
government.
This paper Intimates that peace
proposals have been under discussion
Imt that no definite construction has
.vet l i en reached in reference there
to. It further states that if such
nialtors will lie presented til the com
ing session of flic reichslag they are
not of tin people Imt are formulated
I V the authorities without tlie con
sideration ol l lie people of derma nj.
Eyys $1.25 a dozen at PVosSer's
Harness Shop. Phone Black 5.
Advertise In The Nome Nuyget
PAVING THE WAY FOR
A GENERAL AOVANCE
International News Service.
LONDON, May 2.—A fierce artil-1
lory Lattle is now vaging along a
fifty mile front from Lams to St.
Quentin. Field Marshal Haig is now
preparing for another series of in
fant r\ assaults which will he launch
ed at the termination of the bom
bardment.
In his dispatch the liritish rum
inandor-in-chief stales that Ids army
arc in the pink of condition ready to
continue l lie log drive on to Lille.
Also that his army has been re-en
loreed and that the advance will he
general along this front.
The forward movement will take
hlaee when the French forces lot up
their pressure in the Alsne and
< 'hsinpagno sections.
According to the dispatches this
drive will he curried out in a gigantic
manner and the British will swing
in every man and gun available in
northern France.
PARIS, May 2.—In his first dis
patch as commander-in-chief of the
army of France General Fetain re
ports considerable activity in the val
ley of the Aisne where many minor
positions have been taken by the
French troops preparatory to the tak
ing of the great forts of I .non and
La Fere .
The French artillery were brought
into action this morning and continue
the bombardment of St. Quentin on
the south side. They have extended
thpir line to the last and are now
U. S. IS LACKING TRANS
CONVEY TROOPS TO EUROPE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 2— At a con
ference of slate governors anti cab
inet ministers held here yesterday af
ternoon Secretary Uane was respon
sible for the statement that “if the
war was of long duration it may yet
be fought on this rfidc of the Atlantic
unless we beat Germany to it.”
Secretary Uane was making an ef
• fort to speed up the construction of
transports and made a determined
appeal to the ship builders of the Uni
ted States to rush the work of the
#<*at ‘ihipK under construction for
that purpose.
"We are three thousand rn'iles from
I he firing lines and must get there
somehow,” says the secretary of the
interior. lie urged lhal troops lie
sent with all possible dispatch and in
great Humls'vs stating that now was
the time to strike at Germany and
destroy that monster wh'ich threatens
the civilized world.
"The fact of the matter is ttiat we
have a gigantic army at our disposal
and have no pieans of transporting,
them to France, i.' in the eyes of the
world, pathetic. We have many sh'ips
under construction as well as munj
great liners many of them belonging
to the Germans—all of which arc now
being converted into transports and
I he work of construction must lie
rushed to have nil In readiness for a
Signal'ic army to leave the railed
States in a few months.”
The governors present at the con- i
forence announced that ail in their!
power would be done towards rushing j
the work of ship building and stated I
that many large shipping firms iiad I
placed their entire fleets at the dis
posal of the government for immedi
ate use in the movement of troops
and supplies.
Office and Residence of J. F. McAl
lister, freighter ^ind transfer, Elite
Baths. Phone Red 157.
GOV’T TO INSURE ALLIED
' AMERICAN SHIPPING
International Newe Service.
WASHINGTON, May 2.—Secretary
McAdoo 'is about to recommend to
congress the passage of a war rate
insurance bill, which will perm'it the
United States to enter into the in
ternational war risk insurance pool.
This'pool is for the purpose of in
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suring uM ullind American shipping,
and McAdoo states that the United
.States should lose no time in taking
steps toward the protection of ship
pers, who are today being held up
by the insurance companies, in theii
demand for enormous rates. Their
will evidently be n decided falling off
dome Guards of Alaska |
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'in rules, now that this contemplated
move lias been moire public, but In
the event of this hill being passed
nil of the business now being handled
by these companies will go over to
Ihe government, and marine insurance
'is to receive a well desend jolt.
NOTICE TO PUBLIC.
All persons ire, roquo.-r.ed to Im
mediately take advantage of the warm J
weather and get the winter's refuse i
out on tlie ice beyond the ling line f
before May 10th, 1917.
\\r. D’AUCY CHACK,
Health Oftloi r.
NOTICE.
You should keep posted on the war j
and international and local news of
Ihe day by subscribing for the Nome
Daily Nugget, J2.00 per month. |
ALASKA’S FIRST CALL MAY 10
U. S. TROOPS AWAIT TRANSPORTS
international News Service.
NKW YORK May 2.- The navy
publicity bureau announce today that
the United States ship Saturn will
arrive in Cordova on May 10 to con
vey the recruits from Alus.ka to the'
^jutsiije. When conditions will al
low all other Alaskan cities will be
notified to have their men In readiness
to Immediately embark for the out
side where they will go into training
quarters to he worked up into fighting
material.
The New York dispatch states that
the action of taking recruits out of
the territory of Alaska is taken on
the grounds that there is no recruit
ing station or tra'ining camps in the
northland.
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An army is to he drilled into shape
with all possible dispatch and will
lie sent to Kimipe as soon ns pos
sible. Immense training camps are
bo'ing organized in many of the states
and ttie work of licking recruits into
shape will start at once.
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 8.—This
morning at the joint commission ses
■sion the American government assur
ed the allied representatives that as
soon ns they can send transports for
to convey Un'ited States troops to
Kurope they will have *the army and
equipment ready to embark.
The French commissioners arc an
xious to receive re-enforcoimn;s in
the shape of soldiers from the United
States and wilt receive the first draft
to be sent across the Atlantic.
All of the allied transports are now
busy conveying troopqs from "some
where to somewhere” according to
the representstfves of the commission, j
That work would keep all transports
busy for some time to come.
From the disaptch It would seem
all conscripts who have had military
i experience will receive special at
tention will go through a short course
of training and will then he classed
with soldiers of the regular army
ready for any emergency.
NOTICE.
For first class work ana prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the Peo
ple’s laundry will send and get your
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop,
BATTLE BETWEEN
ITALIANS & AUSTRIANS
International News Service.
lit >.M M. May t!. The most specla
cular air battle that lias ever hern
witnessed in this part of the world
took place early today.
Four Austrian aeroplanes were
sighted just after daybreak by the
sentinels and the alarm was given.
Might Italian planes quickly lose to
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International News Service.
AMSTNIMIA.M, May 1. The first
Alay day trouble is reported here from
-Mens Herat in the I’eigian coal fields
where a'.T of tin workers went out on
strike last evening and despite the I
demands of the. authorities, who are!
eager to get the coal, refused to re- I
turn to work today.
Indignation meetings were held by
the strikers in which they protested
against the food supply as well as
tie' lung hours which they are obliged
ot pul in filling rush orders for which
they rt rive no extra payment.
The militia may compel the minors
to return to the mine and trouble Is
feared. A mass meeting of the strik
ers is called for tomorrow at which !
the authorities have been netted to l
attend.
in* ei them, tmt to the surprise of (lie
Italian airmen, the Austrians contin
ued toward them ever though out
numbered.
It was then seen that the first four
were being foilowe# by three others
anil as they all continued to advance,
some of the cleverest maneuvering
ever witnessed took place.
The Italians rose to a great altitude
in their endeavor to get above the
Austrians, but were unable to do so
and within a few moments they were
VON RINTELEN ON
TRIAL IN NEW YORK
International News Service.
NEW YORK, May 2.—Copt. Franz
von Itintelon of the German army and
seven members of labors national
peace council are on trial hero today.
Damaging testimony was offerer! by
John C. Hammond an advertising
man of international repute, who
claimed that Rintelcn had told him as
early as October ninteen fifteen, that
Germany planned to embroil the Uni
ted States and Japan In the war.
He said that the main object of
Germany in carrying out this plan
was to prevent the shipments of the
munitions of war to the allied powers.
Hammond admitted on the stand that
he had been employed at that time
lo conduct a great advertising cam
paign for largo German Interests, but
that upon learning the above facts
from K'intelen he had conveyed the
information to Tumulty and had
been advised by him to quit the Ger
man outfit which lie at once did.
These statements of Hammond's
have drawn the net tighter than ever
about this clique, and there Is no
doubt now that all these men who
are on trial will bo convicted.
micaidling me lines ol cominumcn
tim. of that lag military supply depot
—which is the greatest German sup
ply base in northern France.
COPENHAGEN, May 2—For the
past fire days there has been no war
news come through this base and out
side of Hie proposed peace terms noth
ing lias come out of Germany.
Much in the lino nt riots and In
ternal disturbances were expected in
Germany yesterday hut nothing has
leaked past the censor.
A rigid censorship is now being
exercised on all matters coming from
the central powers and little or noth
ing is coming over the wires.
all over the Adriatic in a pitched bat
tle during which four planes, two of
each side collided and dropped into
the sea, before a number of other
Italian planes rose and drove oft the
remaining Austrians.