VOLUME XVII. NO. 57. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRIoE 26 CENT6
TRIES TO JUSTIFY THE HOT BY FALSE CHARGE
SULZER APPEALS TO
COURT WHICH ORDERS
BOARD TO SHOW CAUSE
Pacific News Service.
JUNEAU, March 2.—On application
of attorney's acting for Charles A.
Sulzcr, Judge Jennings today issued
an alternative writ of mandamu3 re
turnable tomorrow afternoon direct
ing the canvassing board to show
cause why they should not issue a
certificate of election to Sulzer.
The attack is made on those pre
cincts where no official ballots were
used and no certificate of explana
tion was returned. Territorial Attor
| ney Grigsby bus advised the board
that the ballot law Is mandatroy and
that in order to be legal the votes must
lie on the offlcal ballot. If the court
holds as Grigsby does Sulzar would i
win by a small majority.
The delegate contest Is now in tlie
court and will be strongly contested,
j It is brought in such a manner that
Sulzer may appeal to the higher court
at California or even to congress and
there is a possibility that the ques
tion will not lie settled for months, j
U. S. DESTROYES
SEARCHING FOR
SUBMARINE BASE
International News Servic#.
HAVANA, March 3—It has been
learned that United States destroyers
and gunboats are searching the wa
ters adjacent to Cuba for a German
submarine base that is known to exist
somewhere in the West Indies.
Greatest secrecy surrounds the
movements of the American boats but
from inquiries made at isolated points
and the continued search of (bays
where the inhabitants are few it is
known that the United States govern
ment must have information, of a
(Jerman submarine base in that reg
ion.
There is an unconfirmed rumor that
Germany sent over the Deuichland or
another submersible ship of that type
with supplies for the submarine base
and that a large fleet of underwater
boats is in readiness to deliver at
tacks at American ports ami shipping
at the flr3t outbreak of war.
This rumor is said to have orig
inated from British sources and is
supposed to have been founded on
observations made by the British navy.
The Cuban government is co-operat
ing with the Untied States authori
ties so far as possible.
Bring YuR BAndD Anna, Cus It's
GoinN 2 B a Hot tiMe.
MONEY APPROPRIATED
FOR NEW NAVY YARD
AT SAN FRANCISCO
International Newa Service.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—The sen
ate has agreed to the recommendation
for an appropriation of one million,
six hundred thousand dollars for an
other navy yard at San Francisco.
The sum is expected to be used to
buy the Union Iron Works providing
suitable arrangements can be made
along the lines of negotiations already
opened.
Schwab of the United States ship
building company made tentative of
fers to the government some months
ago to sell the plant which is admir
ably suited to government needs.
The Schwab company has long
since acquired another and larger
site where work Is well under way for
a plant with much greater capacity
than the Union Iron Works.
It is understood that the price at
which the Union plant Is offered to
the government Is much lower than
would be made to a rival concern.
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ROOSEVELT URGES STAND
FOR COUNTRY
International News Service.
HARTFORD, March 3.—Colonel
Roosevelt delivered a rousing ad
dress at the Armory last night on
the subject of preparedness and the
necessity of delivering a crushing
blow when once we decide to strike.
He stated that all possibility of peace
had now vanished and it is the duty
of every true American to stand firm
ly with our government in the course
to be followed.
The armory was filled by a
crowd that repeatedly cheered the
ex-president. Many were unable to get
inside the building.
SENATE RINGS WITH WAR UTTERANCES;
FALL URGES WAR IN FIFTEEN MINUTES;
WILDEST SCENE SINCE SPANISH WAR
international News Service.
WASHINGTON March 3.—The Uni
ted States senate chamber was the
scene thi3 afternoon of the wildest
disorder witnessed there since the out
I leak of the Spanish war.
The cause of the great excitement
was the debate on arming American
merchantmen. Never before has the
senate listened to so many speeches
brimful of war-like utterances in such
n brief space of time.
Senator Fall of New Mexico in a
speech full of fiery eloopence said
that the time had already passed
when war against Germany should
have been declared. Ho strongly urged
an open declaration of war within
fifteen minutes
Senator Brandegee, one of the re
publican members from Connecticut,
made the longest and most impres
sive speech.
He declared that (Jermany already
in effect had declared war in the
United States.
He advocated giving the president
authority to carry hostilities to a
successful end. He said that the
present Is no time for petty, party
politics The national honor has been
insulted. We have been flouted and
ignored . The rights of all humanity
depend on crushing and destroying
the arrogant German ruling classes
which are endeavoring to impose their
brutal theories on mankind
He proclaimed that this is no time
in deliver moral homilies, or Salvation
Army tracts, or Sermans on the
Mount to a nation gone mad with
anger and lust for slaughter and con
| quest.
! He proclaimed those who urge peace
at any price as guilty of treason un
der conditions now confronting this
country They should be suppressed
and failing tilts their attempts to
undermine the necessary defence of
our country should entitle them to the
1 prison pen where they no longer can
do harm to their country.
In an impassioned burst he said
that all traitors within our border
whether of alien or domestic blood
should be eliminated from our na
tional life at whatever cost to our
feelings. No nation honeycombed
with traitors can show a strong front
to the enemy.
The cheering and Interruptions and
shoutings were without precedent In
the dignified sessions of the senate.
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ZIMMERMAN IN INTERVIEW JUSTIFIES
ACTION IN PREPARING MEXICAN PLOT;
SAYS U. S. CONSPIRED IN SOUTH AMERICA
International News Service.
BERLIN, March 3.—A representa
tive of the International News Ser
vice sought and obtained an inter
view with foreign minister Zimmer
man today on the subject of the Ger
man-Mexcan-Japanese Intrigue.
Herr Zimmerman .said was he will
ing to state Germany’s side of the
matter especially ns It had been so
completely misunderstood in America
and other neutral nations.
He justified the note which he nck
knowledged that be sent and which
was correctly printed In the United
States.
He said that the instructions to von
Eekhardt were sent only ns a pre
cautonary measure. In case war should
break out between Germnay and the
United States, the ambassador at
Mexico City was to Immediately ap
proach Carranza and carry out the J
provisions of the note.
It was not intended that' this al
liance against the United .States
should be formed unless war was ac
tually declared After the commerce
mrnt of hostilities such action by
Germany was perfectly justifiable.
Even if the movement were begun
before a declaration of war, Zimmer
man said, Germany's act would be on
as ldgh a plane as America's recent
attempted coalition of South American
states against Germany.
He Baid that for some time tile gov
ernment oC the United States has
been intrigueing in South America to
from an alliance against Germany.
The entire charge he said, falls
absolutely flat because if war were,
declared, Germany was entirely within
her rights to protect herself from an
enemy. Such a plot would have been
highly desirable and an important
means of crippling America.
The United States on the other
hand said Ze miner man did not even
wait for relations to be broken off
but attempted her schemes against
Germany by an attempted alliance
with South American states while
both countries were on friendly re
lations. The action of Germany was
absolutel) fair. America’s scheming
was underhanded and not at all ac
cording to recognized honorable pro
cedure.
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS SHARPLY DENY
ALLEGATION THAT U. S. CONSPIRED
_ WITH SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
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ii.*ematronai Newt Servic®.
WASHINGTON, Alarch 3.—Presi
dent Wilson will tako the oath of
(lice tomorrow at noon at the capital.
On Monday the iuaugura parade
Mill take plac’ along Pennsylvania
- ei ue as hai bet a plu.n-a. and the
inaugural ba'l will occur in the eve
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RACE DEPENDS ON WEATHER.
The Solomon Derby is set foi Mon
day next and it is understood that
drawings for posUcns at tho start
wouio be maj' this af'ein, on The
committee -an make no final an
nouncement until the weather condl
• a nr on Monday Is Known.
International News Service
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Tho at
tempted justification of tho German
plot whereby Mexico and Japan were
expected to be embroiled against the
United Suites is not accepted official
ly as having the slightest basis in
truth.
Zimmerman’s explanation of the
German intention and his charges
were ehowrn to officials of the suite
department this morning by a repre
sentative of the International News
Service a dna statement was asked
as to tho German view.
A flat denial was made that the
German intrigue in Mexico was justi
fied because of activity of the United
States.
The facts of America’s activities
among nations of South America has
been known to all the jworld for
months and tho only moves made
down there by this country have been
to call a conventon to trade and the
materially altered commercial condi
tions that have resulted from the war.
Zimmerman’s charge against the
United States is utterly unfounded.
It Is branded as an excuse made out
of whole cloth or as a suspicion which
was not based on facts.
It Is declared that the premature
discovery of Germany’s plot resulted
In putting that country in a bad Ugh;
before the world and the German
foreign minister was hard pressed to
find an adequate excuse for such
unfrendly action.
The Zimmerman interview while ac
cepted by the administration us au
thentic will be taken no cognizance of
officially.
The charge of dishonorable and un
derhanded action, however, does not
fend to make high officials feel more
kindly against German methods.
EMERGENCY REVENUE
BILLjS SIGNED
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 3.—Presi
uent Wilson signed the emergency
re\tnue bill this morning. ThU meas
ure will provide four hundred and
fltty millions of dollars for the de
pleted national treasury.
SUMMARY OF
U. S, VESSELS
ATTACKED
'nternational News Service.
WASHINGTON. March 3.—The
state department in response to a
demand from the senate gave out the
number of American ships attacked
by submarines since the beginning of
the war as twenty three. Of these
12 were sunk, ten escaped by flight,
arid one was allowed to proceed after
being searched. All the boats were
warned except one.
Four Americans were killed by the
explosions, six were wounded and an
unknown number drowned. This sum
mary does not Include those Amer
icans lost on other than American
vessels.
BiLlyard gAmes PosPonD SaT.
ThAt’a yuR Kua WatCh You Strok.