THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 114. TtLEPnONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY MAY 10, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRIoE 25 CENTS
BIG WAR TAK TO BE LEVIED ON Ml LUXURIES
CHINA MAY DECLARE
WAR ON GERMANY
International Naws Servics.
I’EKIN, May 10.—In secret session
here yesterday the parliament referred
resolutions declaring war on Germany
to the standing committees for consid
eration and action. It is hourly ex
pected that China w'lll come out and
declare war against Germany.
I'remier Jui in the scss'ion made a
strong appeal to the members to im
mediately declare war on Germany In
the interests of humanity. He said
that now is the time for all of the
neutral nations of the world to follow
the aet'ion of the I'nited States and I
rid the world of the militarists who
are leading to death and destruction
the German people.
The premier of China in his speech
stated that in the event of the Chinese
empire declaring war against Germany
they would enter Into the spirit of the
war and would in every way contribute
towards bringing the struggle to a
speedy end.
Concert, Travelog, Social, Friday
8:30, Federated church.
LITTLE DARK LIBERIA
SORE AT GERMANY
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International News Service.
BALTIMORE May 10.—Consul Gen
eral Lyon of .he negro republic of
Liberia today received a secret cable
from C. B. King of Monrovia, T.ibe'l.i,
which states that tlie republic has
severed relations with Germany.
Liberia is an independent negro re
public on the west coast of Africa.
Decendants of freedom removed from
the United Stat>s constitute th > dom
inant class.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—A. 1. Bil
four, otic of the leading members of
the Brit:sii commission, yesterday Tail
id on Brazilian Minister De garni ask
ing that Brazil actively prosecute war
against Germany instead of in tidy
severing relations.
For mvr two hours the British min
ister and the Brazilian representative
discussed the matter.
The Brazilian government were
cahh'd as to the suggestion of the rep
resentative of Britain and the reply
is looked for at an early date.
May Day entertainment and dance,
Eagle Hall. Saturday night. AdmiS*
Sion ladies 50c, gentlemen $1.05.
Eggs $1.25 a dozen at Prosser's
Harness Shop. Phone Black 5.
Every home in Nome should have
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WAR TAX TAKES IN NEWLY-WEDS
PERFUMERY AND SINGLE MEN;
ALL LUXURIES COME UNDER DAN
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—One bil
lion eight hundred million is the
amount to lip raised throughout the
United States, being the first taxa
tion measure adopted for the raising of
a gietanij war fund. The me isure be
fore the house lids afternoon will lie
well received as the proposed amount
is to he derived fi mi the taxation of
i lie luxuries of life covering from snuff
lo baseball bats.
The bill introduced also provides
thai a direct city lax lie levied of three
dollars per capita. The present ret
‘in Bngland being exactly twenty
times that amount.
Provisions is also made whereby
single an n whose incomes exceed one
thousand dollars will lie subject to
taxation. Newly married men w aist
'incomes exceed two thousand dollars
are also under the ban, and will have
lo pay an annual tax on their in
comes according to scnJe laid down.
lint, little lias been overlooked in
what might lie termed the luxuries of
life, and the following articles conn
under the ban for the amount which
is to be raised: l.iipiors, cigars, cigar
ettes, snuff, playing cards, jewelry,
sporting goods, golf clubs, baseball
bats, billiard and pool tables, pleas
ure boats, perfumery and chewing
gum.
Passenger tickets, freight and ex
press bills, pipelines, passenger coaches
and berths, state rooms, gas compan
ies, electricity, telephone messages,
telegrams, advertising, insurance, au
tomobiles, automobile accessories,
phonographs, motion picture machines
and show tickets all are included.
The action of the ways and means
committee in the selection of articles
which are to bear the bulk of this
taxation has been well received
throughout the country. This measure
acting as it does w'iII not invoke a
hardship on the masses as people who
make constant use of such things
should be well able to pay the small
extra amount which will be levied.
Jhrrthei commodities are to bi added
to this list and are now receiving tie
consideration of the committees.
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 10. The one
billion eight hundred million dollar
war taxation bill has beat formally
reported to the bouse h\ the ways and
means ointAltio. This bill which
has the unanimous non-partisan hack
ing the committee, will levy a tax on
nearly every commodity, and the pro
ceeds are to be used chiefly to pro
vide President Wilson with funds to
lie used in the purchase of sh'ips.
The president lias been promised this
by both the senate and house end
tin* htulels of both faeiiolls have
agreed to pass nil) legislation tin! id
ministration may frame to - airy t tu i
tion.
There will be no delays 'm putting
through this measure, as nil opposi
tion seems to li iv been swept aside,
and mutual agreements reached indi
cating tli t m the opinions of the ma
jority cf I lie members of both house?,
this taxation should go into effect a i.
an early date.
May Day entertainment and dance,
Eagle Hall, Saturday night. Aami**
sion ladies 50c, gentlemen $1 CC
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EDISON IS HONORED IN
ENGLAND AND FRANCE
International News Service.
PARIS. May 10. InfonnaI ion re
gardmg the Invention of Thomas A
Kdison was received hero today w'lth
| acclamation. Americans throughout
| the city assembled in honor of the
great American inventor and paraded
through the principal streets aft < ■ •
which many speeches w • i • made by
prominent Anmricans.
American flags wet< in evidence all
over the city and the Anna it in m m
bers of the fore'ign legion were tatter
mined publicly. The \meriran con
sulate was the scene t»f a brilliant as-'
scmhly. all of t in- allied representatives .
HUNDRED MILLION LOANED FRENCH;
CANADA SEEKING BIG LOAN
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—One hun
dred million dollars was today turned
over to the French by the United
States treasury department.
This hkc former loans to the. allies,
is of short term and low rate of In
terest.
Applications for larger sums, it is
understood, will be turned in to the
committee in the near future by rep
resentatives of the entente powers.
Some of the first loans that were made
Will reach maturity within a very few
weeks now, but ns rapidly as they
mature they will be turned again, ns
it is the Intention of the administra
tion to keep the allies well supplied
w*ith funds so that there will be no
slowing up of aggressive action on
their part in the prosecution of the
war.
The arrangements as made for tho
handling of these loans, made it com
paratively easy for the allies to handle
them.
There is complete change of feeling
on the other ffide of the water in re
gard to the enormous profits that the
Americans have been making since
the beginning of tho war, and one
would think now that those who were
so bitter against us a year ago, were
actually glad that we had aceumulted
these wonderful sums of money, as it
put us 'in a position to now help them,
when they tire so badly 'in need of
credit.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—A large
war loan to Canada seems to be the
next move, accoridng to news which
emanated from the White House th;s
morning.
It is understood that negotiations
are now well under way in this re
gard, and definite information as to
the amount that is to be loaned, and
the particulars leading up to ’it, will
evidently be forthcoming in the next
day .or two.
UNITED STATES CRUISER
SACRAMENTO TO RESCUE
OF SEBASTIAN
International News Service
BOSTON, May 10.—The British
steamer Sebastian which was repotted
on fire yesterday sunk this morning
whilst lining towel into New York
harbor. One American was drowned,
the remainder of the crew being rescu
ed by the United St ili-s cruiser Sa ra -
mento.
The captain of the steamer states
that fin- was discovered in both holds
when but eight hours out of Boston
and that despite the work of the crew
they were unable to get It under con
trol.
When the Sacramento arrived it
was thought advisable to tow the Se
bastian to port. 'lh' crew were all
taken off but one mu. who volunteer
ed to steer the burning * nip.
When but two hours “'it it !’.«st.oii
the fire broke out afresh and an ex
plosion omirnii wh'nii shattered tin
hull of the steamer and sin- unit to the
bottom carrying with her the life of
the only man on hoard.
The steamer was loaded with i val
uable cargo and was bound for an
English port.
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I.l IN IX >\, M Via I 111 the n ei i
Of the Ileus nf tile til. 1 V'elans ill n
tion whleli will destrie,- ih. it.marina
Itienaei 1‘eeelVed li'le hist High. much
surprise was .-videnci I. Tl hading
papers iii pa’ country ■ and special
editions proclaiming to tie people that
the end uf tin War w, ■ sight and
asserted that if tin siihiiinn* danger
Was taken eaie ef the troops at tl’*
fluid would c:m\\ ill hei'nro tin ill.
Tilda \ the tuple is d si Us'Med oven
where and Wl l • s tn tie iffe, t that tile
invention was all that it ■ d'i J for
were re: Aed Ini' from m ..dr-rs i '
the ]5ii! ii cnfitniissiiin who ate it
present m the t idied States.
Scientists and inventors in (Ircat
Hritain and I’ranco have been engag
ed ill the sotutio.1 tf this probViu and
have reported «uco ssfully on thdr
work.
Of late thy f heats have tip. a most
active tn tlie > c th s.-.i and oft the
coast of fr*■ 1 .till. Hundreds of xtr.i
patrol boats lee been called ltd)
rei|liisi t ion and many of the under
Water I raft Were captured.
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AMERICAN AVIATORS
DASHED TO DEATH
International New* Service.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va., May 10.—
Dropping one thousand feet to earth
Victor Carlstrom and Carry Eppes
were Instantly killed here yesterday.
Carlstrom is one of the world’s most
famous aviators and is Instructor of
the flying school here. Eppes is a
student of the school and gave great
promise of becoming an airman of
note.
Carlstrom Is know throughout the
world as one of the moa; daring and
experience* airmen In the world. lie
I
has made the greatest loti.r distance
flights ,n the United States and" has
held the altitude record fo- some cun
siderable rime.
For the past ^ix months Mo '.as con
ducted a private school for aviators
and has a large number of nop Is near
ly all of whom have enlist’d in the
flying' c >>'ps of the United States
army.
The cuuse of the accident is not
known and the nlrccruft was dashed to
atoms before the gaze of many spec
tators.
GERMANS LAUNCH
GREAT NIGHT ATTACK
International New* Servioe.
LONDON, May in.—The Germans
made a violent assault on the British
lines in the Arras section last night
when for many hours the most res
perate hand to hand fighting took
place. It was a great struggle for
the mastery of these important posi
tions from Arras to Lons.
According to disaptches received
from the British commander-in-chief
attack after attack was launched by
the Germans but the British line stood
the strain and inflicted severe losses
on the enemy.
One thousand Germans were cap
tured during the fighting as well as
many machine guns.
The casualitios on both sides were
exceedingly heavy. Ow'mg to the de
termined nature of the German at
tacks much fighting is expected in this
section.
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ALLIES ORDER
WAR MOTORS
International News Service.
DETROIT, May 10. Rcpi i-~a ntatives
of tho foreign commissions now In
this city have placed large orders with I
the different factories for heavily
armored ears, motor (rucks and tanks,
of the variety that are now in use
at the front. The General .Motor Go.
secured the contract for the manu
facture of the tanks, and trucks, while
the orders for the nrmored motor oars
were placed with several different fac
tories.
These orders run into the millions
and the time limit set on the deliv
eries of those to be built by the Gen
eral Motor Is November first. This
work will not interfere with the huild
ing of trucks for the United States
government, orders for which arc ex
pected within the next few weeks, ns
a number of plants have proven to the
government inspectors who were hero
recently, that they are thoroughly
equpped to turn out thousands of ad
ditional trucks on short notice.
Ilefore these inspectors left tlie city,
they stated that they had become con
vinced, that the government need have
no fears as to the ability of Detroit
manufacturers, to turn out any amount
of trucks or cars on short notice, and
they conveyed the impression that the
orders would soon he placed.
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