THE NOME DAILY NnSGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 32. TCLEPnONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALA8KA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN *9. PRI..E 25 CENTS
NO DOUBT BUT BREAK IS COMING
GERMAN MENACE HOLDS MOST SHIPS IN PORT
GOVERNMENT GIVES
NO SIGN AS TO COURSE
IN THE PRESENT CRISIS
(•■'•rnational Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, Fob. 2.—Absolute
Btcrcy enshrouds the plans of the
l?r lied States today. All leaders of
tbc administration from the president
down to chairmen of hou3e and sen
ate committees who are in touch with
the government plans refuse to make
any statement of what is likely to bo
tht course of this government.
From secret sources of information,
however. It Is learn d that thero is
no doubt a break 13 coming b tween
the Untied States and Germany In
the near future.
The administration Is known to be
restrained from Immediate action by
r
the fact that the liberties and possi- i
bly the lives, of thousands of Amer
icans who are now within the borders
of the countries of the Teutonic al
lies would bo ..endangered. Although
nothing Is positively known It Is be
lli ved that American ambassadors,
ministers and consuls in the central
powers have been instructed to notify
a'l Americans to leave for neutral
ground.
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'Kernationsl News Service.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2—That con- j
giiss realized the inadequacy of the
American navy in the submarine
bianch was shown this morning when
BANKING CONDITIONS
IN SEATTLE NORMAL
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The financial flurry of three days
ago In Seattle might have assumed
Hdious proportions, according to ad
vices received, had It not been for the
fact that practically all of the hanks
of that city are absolutely sound and
are tendered doubly so by the char
ing house association and the federal
reserve system.
When no press dlsaptches came
over the wire yesterday It was moral
ly certain that the flurry was ended.
This i3 made certain today by a wire
received by the Merchants and Min
ers bank from the Scandinavian Am
et'ean bank of Seattle which reads as
follows: “We are pleased to announce
that, the banking conditions in Seattle
whicli were temporarily unsettled by
reason of a small Vilure are now ab
solutely normal. If we can be of any
service please command us.”
TENEMENT FIRE IN
CHICAGO RESULTS IN
LARGE FATALITIES
International News Service.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2.—A large apart- '
mmt house was wrecked la*t night
by an explosion and Are as a result
of which sixty bodies have been
frrnd and many more are supposed to
lie dead beneath the ice lncrusted
ruins.
The tenement house was on the
went aide and was densely crowded
with poor poeple who were living In
ch se quarters.
It Is supposed that the explosion
was due to the bursting of the boiler
used to provide heat and that the gas
WONT CLOSE !
COTTON !
EXCHANGEj
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International News Service.
NEW TORK, Fe':>. 2.—The board of
managers of the cotton exchange re
futed to yield to the demands of hold
ere of cotton who urged the closing
Of the exchange to protect the price
of cotton.
Bstsfa the opening this morning the
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pires were broken causing the build
ing to be filled with gas which caused
a second explosion and the resulting
fire. The building was completely In
tlrtries in a few moments and few
were able to escape.
The night was bitterly cold and
made the work of theft re fighters dif
ficult. As fast as water fell on any
place but the burning building it was
turned to ice. Men went to work at
dr.ybreak searching for bodies.
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beard was bombarded by telegrams,
petitions, and personal appeals to
clcse the exchange temporarily in case
the first hour’s business should show
a falling off of forty nine points from
the price of cotton at the close last
nlpht.
The board refused to do this as
there is no reason for keeping an
iflctal prloe on cotton.
EAGLES ATTENTION.
All Engles are requested to hand <n
ar soon as possible to the secretary
the name or couple they wish to in
vite to the seventeenth anniversary
ball and entertainment on February
6. Members are limited to one tnvi
UtlCO. COMMITTEE.
a bill Introduced by Senator Poln
clrxter for the immediate construc
tion of submarines met with approval
and was referred to the naval com
m’ttee with instructions to make a
report as soon as possible.
Pointdexter’s bill provides for the
construction without delay of eighty
coast submarines and twenty fleet
submarines.
Senator Shafroth of Colorado Intro
duced a resolution in the senate this
morning authorizing the president to
ojen negotiations with other powers
to work for the creation of a peace
tribunal which shall have jurisdiction
over international disputes and shall
be backed by the military and naval
feces of all parties to the tribunal.
T'e resolution was referred to the
committee on foreign relations.
The complete demoralization of
commerce due to Germany’s defiance
of the world Is the all Important IodIc
of conversation and the action of the
administration is awaited with Intense
interest. Congressmen are not dis
pr.rcd to hamper the administration
by giving utterance to their private
views but tile general feeling is that
the only course open to the United
States is a rupture with Germany.
i GERMANS DOWN
SEVEN ALLIED PLANES
clernationa! News Service.
BERLIN, Feb. 2.—It was announced
y officially that the Germans
brought to earth seven allied aero
planes yesterday on the west front.
NOTICE.
Such Eagles as have retained the'r
Independence and remained in a state
of slngl • blessedless, are pleased to
I invite their married brothers and
thoir w'Wes to the bachelors party to
be given Saturday, February 3, S:30
sharp, f i&j»oy will be particularly
phased to entertain all their lady
friends on this occasion.
ALMOST COMPLETE PARALYSIS
OF WORLD SHIPPING ON
ATLANTIC OCEAN
Ii.'ernational News Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.—Sea borne
commerce i3 practically paralyzed.
government oiders ships are not
allowed to leave Spanish, Dutch, Dan
ish, Norwegian, or Swedish ports ac
ct rdmg to disaptches received.
American ports are still open but
departures have been greatly reduced
a< cording to reports received from
shipping centers. It Is well known
that Germany has cruisers and sub
marines scattered all over the At
le.tic and sea faring men are not dis
posed to venture forth to what will
Im certain death if they are over
hauled.
Action Is looked for from the Uni
ted States goverment that will clear
tbr seas of a certain extent of the
commerce desiroyers and at least
make the trans-Atlantic voyage rea
sonably safe.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. 2.—Export
steamers carrying agricutlural pro
ducts and mails to England have dls
tlnued their sailings by orders of the
government.
LONDON. Feb. 2—A dispatch
from Christiana 3tates that the com
mlttee on foreign affairs as the result
of a long session have caused the
promulgation of an order that In the
future mails will not be accepted for
transportation by way of Bergen for
Newcastle or American liners
Ft right and passenger carriers will be
held pending some settlement of Ger
mtn war on all vessels bound for al
lied ports regardless of the rules of
war.
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2.—A3 a conse
quence of the merclles3 sea warfare
o' Germany now in full execution all
shipping companies acting on advice
of the government have recalled all
ships at sen and will postpone sail
ings until the menace is removed.
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MADRID, Feb. 2.—The ministry of
merine has suspended all sailings
from Spanish ports until further no
tice.
RONDO N, Feb. 2.—A dispatch from
Amsterdam states that the Dutch gov
ernment has provisionally forbidden
the sailing of all vessels from Hol
land ports.
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OFFICIAL FIGURES FROM JUNEAU
SHOW WICKERSHAM NOW ELECTED
-COMPLEXION OF NEW LEGISLATURE
Special to the Nugget.
JUNEAU, Feb. 1.—The canvassing
board consisting of Governor Strong,
Collector Pugh and Secretary David*
son held another session today and
accepted the returns from some un
c'.nvassod precincts In the Third and
Fourth divisions. The official figures
at given out by the board at the close
ol the session are as follows:
The Frist division Is complete and
the delegate contest stands Sulzer
2395, Wickersham 1906.
In the Second division, without
Utica where Wickersham leads by
nine votes, the figures are Sulzer 673,
Wlckersham 886.
In the Third the returns are be
lieved to be all in with tho exception
o' Port Well3 and Sanaw where no
elections were held . Tho Anal re
tui ns aro therefore Sulzer 1698, Wlck
ersham 2007.
The Fourth division is complete ex
cept Flat, Kantldshnn, Dikeman ar>d
O'ter and Reindeer from which noth
in? has been heard. As the count
stands tonight Sulzer has 1595 and
Wlckersham 1600. The missing pre
clncts In the Fourth unofficially give
Stiver 94 and Wickersham 74.
Tha Wlckersham plurality is now 38.
If all the doubtful precincts In the
Fourth are accepted Wickersham's
lend will be cut to 18. This plurality
ils likely to be increased by the ac
ceptance of the Utica vote so that the
delegate seems to have bee.n elected by
27 votes.
The board today settled the content
fer the legisalture In the Third d'vis
ion between Murray, Republican and
Holland, democrat, by declaring the
former elected by the close margin
of 8 votes. This result was duo to
tht acceptance of the Bristol Bay re
turns today.
In the Second division, when the
Utica vote shall be accepted as U
will undoubtedly be, the result will
b< the election to the legislature of
Corrigan, democrat, over Reed, repub
lican.
The complexion of the legislature
may now be considered as settled.
The senate stands five republicans
and 3 democrats. The house will be
composed of seven republicans, seven
democrats and one Independent. There
is one vacancy which will be filled by
a special election on March 6 to elect
a successor to Held, republican.
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BRITISH DUNKIRK BASE
BOMBED-U.S. CUT OFF
FROM WAR NEWS
International News Service.
PARIS, Feb. 2.—The war office an
nounces that German aeroplanes bom
barded the British military base at
Dunkirk on Tuesday. It i3 stated that !
at least one hundred and twenty
b( mbs were dropped.
No further facts were give nand the
results of the rain of explosions were
withheld.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2—The brief'
d'spatch concerning the German aero
plane bombardment of the British
military base at Dunkirk is consid
ered significant because of Its brev
ity and lack of details, und especial
lj as it is practically the only mes
sage pertaining to the war which was
al'owed to come from either France
or England this morning.
Experts in the evening papers say I
that the explosions cau3ed by one i
hundred and tw'cnty of the powerful
bombs used by the Germans over a
military base would surely cause grea'
havoc. The dispatch seems to be in I
lb < with an evident new policy whlc* j
has prevailed since the war councils
ot the allie3 to withhold war news.
And it is noted that there must be at
least some fighting on the western and
other fronts which formerly would
have been announced.
The experts also call attention to
the fact that for three days no war
news has come from Germany. This
Is believed to be an indication that
Germany no longer cares for public
opinion in American and has expected
for at least two days an open rupture
with the United States. Germany
was fighting desperately three days
ago, the experts say, to resist the
staggering drives of the Russians on
the Roumanian and Carpathian
fronts and it is unbelievable that ac
tl< ns have not occurred In the east
err theater of the war that are not
worth mention were it not for the
fact that Germany now considers it
useless to yield to the American de
mand for news of the war.
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