VOLUME XVII. NO. 22. TKI-EP^ONF MAIN 44 NOME. ALA8KA MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 49. PRI„E £5 CENTS
AGGRESSIONS GY ARMY TOP
BRISTOL BAY RETURNS
GIVE WICKERSHAM
ADDED PLURALITY
Special to the Nugget.
VALDEZ, Jan. 20.—In the mail
which came from Seward this after
noon was a registered letter from
Dutch Harbor which had been sent
on from Bristol bay and which con
tained the election returns from three
prrcincts in the Nushagak district.
Koggiung did not hold an election.
The returns so far as the delegate
contest are concerned are Choggiung
precinct, Wickersham 25, Sulzer 3;
Nushagak, Wickersham 10, Sulzer 3;
Nagnek, Wickersham 0, Sulzer 9.
The totals for the territory, not in
cluding the Utica vote in the Sec
ond division, give Wickersham a plur
ality of 22 over Sulzer. If the Utica
vote be counted, as is possible, Wick
ersham will have a lead of 31 over
his opponent.
There are slight irregularities in
one or more precincts in every di
vision which will have to be const! ■
ered by the canvassing board next
month and possibly the decision of the
board, whatever it may be, will be
taken on appeal to congress.
EXPECT BIG FLOOD
ON LOWER OHIO AND
IN W. VIRGINIA
International News Service.
PITTSBL'itG, Jan. 22.—The Monon
gnhela and Alleghapy rivers are ris
ing rapidly and it is practically cer
tain that a flood of largo proprotions
is about to sweep the valleys of these
rivers.
The weather bureau announced at
ten o'clock that weather indications
over the areas affected are favorable
for a big rush of water. The bureau
reports the water at the 22-foot flood
stage at 10 o'clock. It was rapidly
rising and the bureau said it would
—
go much higher today and by to- i
morrow would reach from twen'y
eight to thirty feet.
There is no question but th.it the
flood will do much damage in this
section and on the lower Ohio as well
n.3 at points in West Virginia.
Preparations are now being made
remove people from danger poin.s an 1
to save as much property as passiblo
from the impending flood.
New laid eggs at Prosser'* Harness
Shoo I1 00 oer dozen. Phone Black 5.
STUPENDOUS TOTALS
OF FOREIGN TRADE
ANO GOLD IMPORTS
International Nows Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan 22.—The de
partment of commerce has issued a
sibtemnt showing the overwhelming
■ires which indicate the stupend
ous business of the United States in
expcrt3 and imports during last year.
T1 tse figures show that the country
has had the largest trade in its his
t.-ry,
'i he total foreign business for the
year is 3tuted to have been seven
1 ii.oils, eight hundred and sevenly
'hiee millions.
Of this exports totaled five billion
& nil eighty one miilon Imports were
o ' ihoii, three hundred and .iine'y
millions which is another record over
1915 of one billion and seven hun
doid and seventy nine n illion.
The total imports of gold were six
hundred and eighty millions of dol
lars but owing to exports of gold the
net Inward flow of gold was only five
hundred and thirty millions. The net
intake of gold is one million more
than for the year 1916.
The past year has been the great
est In foreign trade and gold im
ports in the history of the country.
• MOTOR SLED WORKS WELL .
The redoubtfu! Scotty Allan took
hip air propelled motor sled out for
another trial this morning. lie went
Wtsi along tront street and out on
tundra where he cavorted about In
great style. The engine worked finely.
At no time did he use more than
1000 revolutions per minute, and got
all the power and speed he needed
without turning on the full power
which gives 1600 revolutions On the
return after a couple of hours or
ao of speeding he turned around in
front of Darling and Dean’s which
shows how well the sled can be steer
04. Mr. Allan Is learning bow tc (
handle the craft with each trial soin.
The throtlle and brake are close to
gether and he cannot afford to touch
the former when he means to apply
■ latter. So he i3 proceeding cau-j
lioucly. One improvement that Is to
be made is the placing of the wind
shield farther forward so that the
warmth lrom the engine will not coat
it with ice making it opaque and
causing him to look over the top In
cider to ape what's ahead. The sled
is proving its merit with every trial
and is going to be a success. It
cbmi-i d the Dry creek hill at a 20
iip e • .• 1 oi' cot s*p’ • t' p in
cline either.
PRESIDENT TO DIRECT LEGISLATION—
TO ADDRESS SENATE TODAY ON
SUBJECT OF LEAGUE FOB PEACE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jun. 22.—It is now
ci i tun that President Wilson is going
to take personal charge of the admin
istration program of legislation dur
.ng the clos.ng days of this session ,
l or the next six weeks Mr. Wild- I
vili spend a large portion of each dal
.n the presidential room at the capitol
where he will* consult with leaders ol
ill houses on pending bills.
It is announced that the president
is moved to take this course by a
a s-'re to avoid the necessity of an
ixti > session which would atherwl-e
be unavoidable.
A number of republicans holly rc-1
sent this move on the part of the
pt sident and assert that he is actual
ly usurping the legislative functions of,
| ernsress which is no part of the duty
of chief executive.
i Another innovation on the part of
the president, was given out this
morning by Secretary Tumulty u\ ho
I s: Id that the presiil nt is to address
1 tlie senate this afternoon on recent
(cve'opments in the foreign relations
of the United States. What quea- j
t ons would lx discussed by the presi-!
•knt wire not suited by Tumult>.
vice President Marshall end Sena
tor Stone, chairman of the senate for
eign ielutions committee were asked
nhat the president is to talk about
■ nu they refused to say. They did
say, however, that the president’s
piopostd action is contrary to 11
later day custom. No president since
v\ sihington has ever addressed the
st rate alone. When the executive has
l..d a message for congress he has
spoken before a joint session of both
1 oust s.
Shortly before noon it was announc
t d officially from the White House
ti i' the president is to appear before
ti.e senate to urge the formation of a
ieugUf to discuss peace and how it
n ay be obtained,
it is explained that the senate is
1 lie body which approves treaties and
11.1s most to do with foreign affairs
and it is for this reason that the
i sident will speak before this body
and not a Joint session.
All kinds of sleigh and ski wood on
sale at Ross' mill and shop. Also
building and mining timber.
PRESIDENT PROPOSES PLAN FOR
WORLD LEAGUE—NO PEACE
POSSIBLE EXCEPT BETWEEN EOUALS
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.—In the
3’ atP this afternoon President Wil
son made a tremendously powerful
r ideal for the conclusion of the war
in n plan he outlined and for the
p ipttuation of peace by a league of
all nations, and the adoption of a
iwiild-wide practice similar to the
Monroe doctrine which will do away
entirely with armies and navies for
'aigression. The senators were near
ly all in their places and the galleries
were crowded. A synopsis of the
president's speech follows: He appeal
ed to the United States to outline
ptinciples for the formation of a
league of nations to make war In the
future impossible. He proposed a
Monroe doctrine for all parts of the
wrrld to the end that no nation should
3eek to extend its power over any
| other nation. Every people should he
lift free to work out their own do
mestic policy.
No covernant of co-operative peace
which fails to include th new world,
both North and South America, can
suffice for the future at; a guarantee
against war.
j The elements which must enter the
I peace pact that will conclude the Eu
ropean war must engage the conn -
I dence, and satisfy the people of both
Americas as well as the belligerents
I themselves.
Mere agreements and treaties are
roa sufficiently binding. It Is ab
solutely necessary that a force shall
b« created as a guarantee of the
peimanency of the settlement. And
it must be much greater than the
foice of any nation now engaged in
! the war or any alliance of nations
j hitherto formed. The world league
must be so strong that no nation cr
I probable combination of nations can
! withstand or face it.
The president stated that both
gioups of the nations now arrayed
against each other had been assured
I'.at this government will take no
f id in !l eir attempts to crush on
i.na I o.r. The antagonists must be
made .u see that a peace without an
virwnclming victory is the only on
which can stand ttie test of time. A
crushed nation will surely try at n
iuime litre to win back its prestige.
IA peace between equals only can last.
! lu president proposed that all na
i or. henceforth shall avoid entang
ling • lliances But there would be no
cut ngl.ng ail. nc in the concert of
power lie propi sed.
He urged a world-wide govern
ment founded everywhere upon the
conci nt of the governed.
Freedom of the seas must he one
ot the purposes of the proposed
h ague. The international conference
must employ their armi's and navies
solely as a power for older through
out the world and not as instruments
of agression.
These are vm- nc. n principles, de
clared the president, they are also
American pollens and they are Just
as surely the principles of mankind
and they must prevail.
RUMOR SAY GERMA R
SUNK BRITISH CR ER
300 DEAD IN
MUNITION
EXPLOSION
Ir.tsrnational News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 22.—The admiralty
has made an official statement that
the number of dead as the result of
the explosion in the munition factory
in the suburbs of the city last Fri
day reaches a total df over three hun
red instead of forty which was given
out in the first estimate.
After the fire had been put out
and the ruins searched, bcdie3 and
fragments wore feund to prove that
300 had been killed and this was sub
stantiated by a checking of the em
ployes who have survived.
Visiting Card* at tha Nugget Offiee
International News Service.
I RIO DF. JANEIRO, Jan. 23.—Mes
sages from Pernambuco says that the
Getman comrm rce destroyer has been
sunk by th British.
The report reached Pernambuco by
the wireless union of Brazil. It was
heard that the German raider was
sunk in the Atlantic one hundred and
thirty miles off Para. The British
cruiser Glasgow was said to have
run it down and shot it full of holes in
a brief engagement.
No report can be obtained from any
of the British consular agents who
have been receiving cipher dispatches
but as this is in line with the policy
of the British admiralty, to withhold
all statements regarding the destruc
tion of enemy ships, It hr>3 no bearing
on the truth of the report.
It is believed In official quarters
tha the rumor is based on fact and
that at least one of the German raid
ers has been sent to the bottom.
SAVANNAH, Jan. 2.—A German
submarine fighting craft has been re
ported off the coast of Georgia. A
I
coast wise vessel sighted the under
sea terror.
The wireless operator at Fort Stev
ens is on the lookout for messages rel
ative to depndatlons of the raider. In
case of news that a vessel is sinking
tugboats will bo sent out to rescue
the survivors.
AT DREAM TONIGHT.
The Dream presents a big picture
tonight entitled "A Child's Judgment.”
The plav is over the average of mfdo
dramatic productions and is beautiful
ly mounted in three feature acts. The
story out-lined tells of a woman's
faithlessness, man’s duplicity and al
most reaches the verge of sensational
ism in many of the principal situa
tions. A new brand of comedy en
titled "Pokes & Jabs’’ or the speed
kings’ complete the show. Tuesday
night, feature night, "A Yankee from
the West,” featuring the accomplish
ed Miss Signe Auen. Four reels.
Ths Norm Bowling Club’s alleys tire
row open from noon to midnight.
GERMANS
REPULSE
ATTACKS
International Nows Service.
BERLIN, Jnn. 22—The war office
announces that the Russo-Roumanian
attempts to break the German lines
in Moldavia are continued with unre
mitting vigor.
The enemy made violent attacks to
break the Teutonic lines along the
Putna river west of Pauclu but were
repulsed according to the official
statement.
All other fronts were reported to he
quiet.
Calling Cards at ths Nuggst Offiea