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VOLUME XVII. NO. 27. TELEPnONF MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 46- PRIwE 28 CENTS
“JAP” SOLDIERS TO HELP ALLIES
AVALANCHES STOP WORK 6ASTINEAU TOWNS
FAKE ALASKAN GIRL
MIXES IN SOCIETY—
NEVER SAW ALASKA
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—A great
hoax has been worked on society peo
ple In the east and on the press by a
girl who posed as an Alaskan.
She gave her name as Louise Saohen
and posed as a rich Alaskan from a
lonely camp on the Koyukuk river
where her mine had yielded fabulous
ly. Her remarkably fine physique,
agreeable manners, and wonderful
tales of the northland captivated so
ciety people who are on the lookout
for lions and sho has had fine times
in the homes of the rich of this eitv,
Boston and Philadelphia and in their
country houses. •
The papers have devoted pages to
her and have made her Juno-like
front known to millions of readers by
a constant succession of reproduc
tions of her pictures.
By a curious train of circumstances
in connection with her publihsid
photos she was recognized as a Kan
sas City girl. One paper followed
the clue and discovered that she
never was in Alaska and got her In
formation of that country from stories
and books. She has been exposed as
the daughter of a Kansas City laborer
and her one time friends have all
dropped her as extremely undesirable.
New laid eggs at Prosser’s Harness
Shoo. S’.OO oer dozen. Phone Black 5
BIG FIRE RAGING
IN PITTSBURG; ONE
STARTS AS FIRST ENDS
International Newt Service.
PITTSBURG, Jan. 27—A great fire
this morning in the shopping district
swept away several large establish
ments with a loss of more than two
million dollars. The conflagration was
in the heart of the city and for a
time It seemed that the business dis
trict was doomed. The entire Are de
partment was summoned and aid
called from near-by points with the
result that the flames were subdued.
Hardly had the signal been given
' to o part of the department to return
to their stations when the fire broke
out afresh in the wholesale district a
blrck away where the fire is now rag
ing fiercely.
It is not known "how either fire
started but as a precautionary meas
ure the police have been ordered to
patrol the city thoroughly with a view
to preventing incendiarism.
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LATIN AMERICAN
NATIONS APPROVE
LEAGUE FOR PEACE
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International News Serviee.
WASHHINGTON, Jan. 27.—All of
«he Latin American nations were con
sulted as to President Wilson's ad
vocacy of an International league for
the settlement of difficulties which
n.ny arise between nations and for the
\ reservation of peace for some time
!>, tore the address was delivered to
the senate, according to a statement
made today by Secretary of State
I xnslng.
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The secretary admitted that a ma
Joilty of the South American states
bad approved of the plan In advance
qf its presentation. Such Latin Am
erican countries as huve not given
their approbation will do so at a later
l.rne when such approval may not be
interpreted as an unwelcome sugges
tion by some of the belligerents.
The Nome Bowling Club's alleys are
row open from noon to midnight.
TO CONTINUE
TO PROTEST
DEPORTATION
International New* Servioa.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.—Definite
Off’clal assurances were given by
Lrnalng this afternoon to Belgian
Mlalaier Havealtb and to the British
embassy that America is not going to
abandon Its protest against the depor
tation of Belgian workmen to Ger
many.
With the consent of Germany Am
erican diplomatists are now engaged in
the work of investigating all the ocn
dltions surrounding tho move.
MARDI GRAS NOTICE.
The Arctic Brotherhood wishes to an
nounce that to gain, admission to the
Mardl Gras to be held on Saturday
evening, ail guests must be in cos
tume and present their Invitations at
the deer.
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JAPANESE TROOPS MAY LAND
SOON IN FRANCE TO FIGHT GERMANY
FOR SUBMARINING SHIPS
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. International Nawa 8arvica.
PARIS, Jan. 27.. .AH Franco has be
come hopeful and elated by the report
that Japan is to enter the wa1- in
earnest on the side of the allies and
that the first field the Japanese sol
diers will enter will be on the west
fiont.
The arrival here In the near future
| of a large Japanese army is extreme
| ly probable say the reports. The ex
! pected force may number two hun
dred and fifty thousand men and will
j bo the flower of the Japanese army.
Many of the officers and men saw ac
live service in Manchuria ugh1nj{ the
Russians.
It is slgniflcent that the place chosen
by the allied strategists for the Jap
anese operations is France.
The reason assigned is that
Japan ha»i reasons for fighting against
Germany only. This has resulted from
the depredations of German subma
rines against Japanese vessels. The
situation was made acute when re
cently the Gorman raider In the south
Atlantic captured the Japanese liner
Hudson Maru and took her into Pern
ambtico as a prize of war where she
is now used by the Germans as a
prison ship for the men who were
seized on the high seas.
'r.Urnational New* Service.
LONDON, Jan. 27.—Germany has!
received an unexpected answer to her j
long distance submarine policy and I
her raiding of allied commerce In the j
announcement from Paris that a large.
Japanese army i3 soon to be landed |
in France to fight side by side with |
the British and French.
Government members will neither
affirm or deny the report.
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Military
writers say of the report that Japan
is soon to land a quarter of a mil
lion men in France for service on the
west front that it long has been ex
pected and U the most serious men
ace with which the central powers
have been threatened.
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GERMANY MAY PROPOSE NEW
PLAN TO END BIG WAR
International Nawa Service.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.—Persistent
rumor3 are afloat that Germany Is to
make a new move for peace. No word
direct from Germany has been re
ef ived to this effect, but indirectly
j firm London, Paris, Switzerland,
j Copenhagen, and Amsterdam has come
the news of the earnest desire of the
\ kaiser and hla allies to bring about
| the conclusion of the war even at a
j considerable sacrifice of pride and the
j prizes of war.
On the strength of these reports the
stock market yesterday showed a
weakening in munition shares and thl*
morning’s market further reflected the
tendency.
It was rumored that the kaiser
would celebrate his birthday which is
today by giving to the world his now
plan but the day has passed with no
dispatch to this effect. There Is little
dcubt that some plan is now being
considered by the German government
to thi3 end.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—The, state
department has not received as yet an
important message which was sent by
Ambassador Gerard from Berlin yes
terday. Gerard cabled an addendum
to his main message which cannot be
understood without the main dl3oatch
which it belongs with.
No Intimation has been given as to
the probable contents of the message.
The fact thut on Important commun
ication was sent by Gerard was
brought out by questions from news
paper correspondents ns to whether
the state department lias any knowl
edge of a new peace plan which is
soon to be proposed by the kulser.
The answer given by the department
is taken to mean that such a move is
| expected. It is also believed that the
i administration ha* had advance noli
- fleution of the plan.
CHICAGO, Jan. 27.—Wheat dropped
live cents a bushel In the pit trans
actions as a consequence of rumors
tbut the kaiser Is about to Inaugurate
a new peace move.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—It Is
known that Ambassador Gerard had a
long conference with the Imperial
chancellor some hours before sending
a long message to the state depart
nnnt at Washington.
Secretary' Lansing denies that he
has any official confirmation that such
an important message is en route.
Fiom other sources in the state de
partment it has been confirmed that
the mesage is being awaited.
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL CARRIES THIRTY
TWO MILLIONS
—
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.—Late yes
terday afternoon the house passed the
rivers and harbors appropriation bill
wh'ch carries thirty two millions of
dollars for various Improvements and
projects. The bill passed by a vote
of 221 to 1S2.
The committee amendment to the
bill to the effect that pork should be
cut out of all future bills was re
jected by the house. This amend
ment provided for a committee of four
cubinet members, four senators and
four representatives to devise and re
port to congress a comprehensive plan
for river and harbor work. It was the
plan of the committee that In the fu
ture the rlvcr3 and harbors bill should
carry appropriations only for useful
and necessary work and eliminate the
squandering of public money on al
leged improvements which often mere
ly mean the spending of money In a
congressional district for the benefit at
the polls of the member who secures
the appropriation.
SEATTLE, .lan. 27.—The rivers and
harbors bill which passed the house
late yesterday afternoon carried an
appropriation of one hundred and five
thousand dollars for building a harbor
at Nome, Alaska.
6ER. RAIDER
STILL ACTIVE
N. ATLANTIC
International Nowa Servlet.
NEW YORK. Jan. 37.—The Ger
man raider which haa been repeated
ly reported aa operating In the north
Atlantis is (Sought to be the St. Thao
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dore. A report received in shipping
cirrle3 today states that the raider
had attacked and sunk a British mer
chant ship at a point about six hun
dred miles east of Sandy Hook.
A number af allied ships- are bo
lieved to have been sunk In that vicin
ity lately.
FILMS FOR CANDLE.
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The Dream theater sent a supply
of films yesterday by the mall car
rier. The films are to go to Candle
for the Candle Amusement Company,
which la doing a good business In the
metropolis ot tbs far north
SNOWSLIDES CAUSE
DEATHS AND DARKNESS
AROUND JUNEAU
International New* Service.
JUNEAU, Jan. 27.—Three snow ‘
slides from the high mountains close,
to the water’s edgo havo resulted In!
tho loss of lives and a total suspen
sion of labor In Qastlnoau channel,
towns and mines.
Benjamin Qrote and Maurice Ras
mussen are known to have been kill
ed by the snow slides and others aro
believed to have perished.
The avalanche which occurred at
different points caused general con
sternation because as a first result all
lights in Juneau. Douglas and Tread
well went out. The electric lighting
and power plonts system was swept
away at one point and until It Is re
paired darkness will continue to reign
ir- this region except for such Illum
ination as is furnished by gasoline and
gerosene lamps. .
The Rerserverance mines and the
Alaska Gastincau company have sus
pended operations a3 has also the big
Tieadwell plant.
Repair work was commenced this
morning and crews of men are search
ing for dead bodies. More snowslldcs
arc expected.
GERMANS
HOLD FAST
ON HILL 304
International New* Sarvloa.
BERLIN, Jan. 27.—Official an
nouncement Is made that the aermqin
forces continue to hold Hill 301 In
I thr face of desperate attacks by the
French.
The announcement states that for
forty eight hours following the re*
capture of this hill the Germans have
been subjected to terriflc artillery Are
and that repeated infantry attacks
have been delivered all of which have
failed to regain the advantage secured
by the Germans.
UNITED STATES TORPEDO
BOAT REPORTED ON FIRE
liitsrnstional News Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 27.—A dis
patch to the navy department states
that a I'tited States torpedo boat
whose name Is not known is on Are
roar Orient Point, Long Island. Aid
ll being sent from nearby points.