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VOLUME XVII. NO. 55. TELEPHONE MAIN 45 NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, MARCH 1, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 45. PRIwE 25 CENTS
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GREAT GiRMAH-MEXICAH PUT AGAINST U S.
CANVASSING BOARD
VOTES CERTIFICATE
TO WICKERSHAM
Pacifio News Service. i
JUNEAU, March 1.—Today the!
canvassing board by a vote of two to
one decided to issue a certificate of
election to Wickersham as delegate
from Alaska to the national house of
representatives.
This uction was taken after official
ly canvassing the returns from Utica
and the Bristol Bay precincts.
Democratic leaders are causuing to
decide whether to take legal action to
restrain the board from issuing the
certificate.
Corrigan has defeated Heed as rep
resentative in the Second division.
Murray defeats Holland for repre
sentative in the Third division.
Wickersham's plurality is declared
officially by the board to be twenty
six votes.
Mor FnN tTan a Funiral NotHin
cerius like a wdedin.
JAPAN WOULD SPURN
SEPARATE PEACE OFFER
AND MEXICAN ALLIANCE
Ir'•(-national New* Ssrvic*.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—The re
ported mention of Japan In the press
accounts In the morning papers of
the astonishing German conspiracy
against the United States has called
forth a spirited statement from the
Japanese embassy here.
The statement says that Japan
would instantly spurn with utmost
contempt any such offer from Mexico
and Germany.
Japan, the statement says is an
terms of the most friendly nature
witn the United StateS and intends
to peraerve this happy state of af
lairs. Japan'B only ambitions lie in
Asia where it has ample room for
development, and will be kept busy
fcr generations.
As for the suggestion that a sep
arate peace would be made with Ger
man, it was said to be beneath con
tempt. Japan entered the war by the
side of her ally England and stands
Iheit today true to her word and
obligations.
Japan fulfilled every duty in the
war that was allotted ot her and did
not exceed the limits put on her op
erations to avoid Injuring the sensi
bilities of America.
A peace with Germany is now im
possible because Japan is smrating
0
from the destruction of her tehips
! and the losses of life thereby entailed.
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LANSING EXONERATES
JAPAN OF CONNECTION
WITH GERMAN PLOT
International News Servlc*.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—Secre
tary of State Lansing makes an
nouncement that the state dpeartment
completely exonerates Japan of any
complicity in the German-Mexican
plot.
The conspiracy, so far as secret
information goes, has not reached the
point when von Eckhardt has made
GERMANS
CONTINUE
JETREAT
International Nows Service.
BERLIN, March 1.—The headquar
ters announcement today say3 that
further evacuations by the Germans
on both banks of the river have been
deemed advisable because of the
heavy British pressure and over
powering artillery fire.
The British attack continues unre
mittingly in spite of rain and high
water In the streams. Strong posi
tions will soon be taken by the Ger
mans to Qheck the enemy advance.
his [proposition to Japan.
Lansing further says that abso
lute proof has been shown to him that
the Japanese government would take
no part in the threatened invasion
whatever inducements might bo of
fered.
Secretary Lansing declares that he
makes this exoneration because of the
fact that President \Vll30n authorized
Senator Swanson to say that the note
U3 published in tdday’s papers was
correct In every detail. By that of
ficial corroboration was simply meant
that the text of the not was identi
cal with the original. This govern
ment does not vouch for the correct
ness of the German plans as regards
Japan. On the contrary it knows
that Japan will take no part in the
plot.
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GERMAN CONSPIRACY DIVULGED
TO JOIN MEXICO AND JAPAN IN
INVASION OF UNITED STATES
'nlernational News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—For live
wteks Germany has been plotting
the Untied States. The German
intrigue conetmplated an offensive and
defensive allience with Mexico against
the United States. The Inducements
held out to Mexico were the recap
ture of Texas, New Mexico and Ari
zona, which territory once belonged
to that country.
Germany’s gain was ot be that the
United State3 should be kept so busy
at home that it could not strike at
Germany across tiie Atlantic and
could ao longer deliver war muni
tions to the allies.
An important part of the plan was
that Japan was to be urged to make
ii separate peace with the central
powers und was to Join Germany and
Mexico in war on the United States.
Japan’s benefits from joining this
coalition would be the possession of
tin Philippines, Guam the Hawaiian
islands, Alaska, and the Pacific coast
states.
These facts all came out today first
in the press of the country and then
in the senate.
Senator Swanson of Vlrignia an
nounced on the floor of the upper
house when it convened at noon to
day that he was authorized by the
president to state that the note from
foreign Minister Zimmerman of Qer- j
many to German Ambassador von i
Kckhardt at Mexico City as published I
in the morning papres was correct in
every detail. He said that the note
had been transmitted from Berlin
through the hands of Bernstorff to
Mexico while Bernstorff was still ac
credited to tihs coutnry and before
the break of relations.
The note of instructions as sent
from the Germna foreign secretary at
Berlin to" Von Eckhradt in Mexico
City and printed in papers of the
United States '.his morning contained
instructions to form n plot against the
United States.
The main points in the note were
that Von Eskhardt should offer Mex
ico an alliance with Germany. To
gether they would make war on the
United States, and when the time
came they would make peace together.
Mexico, with German aid, was to
re-conquor Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona.
Working together Germany and
Mexico would bring influence to bear
and offer tnducements to Japan to
make a separate peace with the cen
tral powers.
This done Japan would be invited
to Join the invasion of America and
would get as her share of the spoils
of war the Philippines, Hawaii, Guam.
Aluska, and the Pacific coast states
and the domination of the Pacific.
Ambassador von Eckhardt was In
structed to make this offer to Mexico
and reach an understanding at the
earliest possible moment.
CONGRESSMEN LEARN OF PLOT
THROUGH PAPERS FOR FIRST TIME
PRESIDENT MUST TELL THEM ALL
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—Mem
bers of congress read In the morning
papei-3 the Zimmerman note with the
utmost amazement- This momentous
piece of news was thus learned by
congressmen for the first time and
many have expressed lndigantion that
the administration should have kept
them in ignorance of the situation so
long.
President Wilson had a trunscript
of this letter before the rupture In
diplomatic relations with Germany
! and has not seen fit to take congress
or the country Into his confidence un
til today.
leaders in congress have announc
ed with great positlveness that of
President Wilson expects them to hack
him up in his various movements in
preparation for what must come, he
( must lay before them all the facts.
The German plot now afoot ex
plains many things not previously
understood by members of congress.
It accounts for th esuggestion recent
ly made by Carranza that oil ship
ments to the entente allies must be
stepped and his efforts towards car
rying out his embargo.
It is now unquestioned by leaders
of congTess that further evldenpe of a
1 wide flung German conspiracy to »m
bioil practically the whole world is
in the hands of the president.
Information has leaked out today
that has particular reference to one
important South American country
which has been approached by Ger
many with some success
It is known now that the Zimmer
man letter was written on January
19. It was supposed to have been
sent to Bern3torff in code t>y wireless.
How a copy of It cume into the
Hands of the presidnet is unknown.
It is now thought that the note was
given directly to the press associa
tions last night by order of the pres
ident who took this means to get the
matter before the people.
This supposition is borne out by
the fact that Seantor Swanson was
authorized on the senate floor to say
for the president that the newspaper
versions were correct in every detail.
indications point to the fact that
these developments in Mexico are to
receive immediate attention by this
government.
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UNITED STATES DEMANDS EXPULSION
FROM MEXICO OF ALL GERMAN PLOTTERS!
FROM HIGHEST TO LOWEST
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—At ‘.he
state department this afternoon it
was admitted that the proposed coali
tion between Mexico and Germany
had been receiving careful considera
tion for a number of weeks.
Through many sources of Informa
| tion the department ha3 been kept
fully aware of all that Is done In the
southern capital.
It was acknowledged this afternoon
that this government considers that I
the time has come to take action.
Ambassador Fletcher has been in - <
structed to communicate to Carranza
the demands of the United States that
the German plotters against the Uni- ;
ted States shall be expelled from Mexl '
Ico at once.
The demands include all the lesser
plotters such as German consular
agents and hired emmissaries from the
United States.
Our demand also specifies that Gcr- j
man Ambassador von Eckhardt and
his whole staff shall be in«d« tn »ov>. I
draw from Mexico.
Carranza is to be made to under
stand that the retention of the Ger
man plotters will bo considered an un
friendly act. The exact words that
t’letcher is instructed to use are "a
grossly unfriendly act.”
It is declured by administration
supporters that President Wilson act
ed wisely In allowing the German
plotters to partly complete their wor|c
before any action was taken in order
that evidence of such a conspiracy
I might be obtained. The govrennvent
now has such evidence, and on it the
demand for the expulsion of the plot
ters is based.
Observers of events now point out
1 that the reason is at last found for
! the withdrawal of Pershing's column
and the re-establl3hment of diploma
1 tic relations with Mexico. The ad
I
ministration wanted an ambassador at
i Mtxico City to handle this matter
and in the event of war with Mex
^ ico the Pershing column would not
be of unj use. For, it is said, the
plan of campaign against Mexico
would be first of all by way of Vera
Cruz.
The demand of the United States
for the expulsion of all the German
plotters is now in the hands of Am
bassador Fletcher who is instructed
to get un Immediately decision from
Carranza.
Hully Gee Hu«k*n B, March 31
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