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VOLUME XVI. NO. 66, TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRUESCENl
BRITISH COUNCIL ORDER PERMITS
COMMANDEERING OF FACTORIES
A. P, A, Service.
LONDON, Feb. 16.—The most far
reaching order so far Issued by the
war council was made public late this
afternoon after a prolonged session
and has completely taken away the
breath of Great Britain, so remarka
ble is its tenor.
The order provides for the seizure,
"for the public good" of all manu
facturing plants engaged In the pro
duction of any article needed for tin,
use of the army or navy.
The order Is of such sweeping naturo
that It practically places every utility
of the nation under the control of the
government In the event of being
needed. Arms and ammunition plants
clothing, boot and shoe factories and
manufactories of food stufTs are espe
cially designated as being subject to
commandeering but the order is so
framed that the government can take
possession of practically anything In
the line of productive manufactures.
It has also been announced that the
!
government will take Immediate steps
to place further restrictions on cer
tain imports. One order of this char
acter was announced today with the
issuing of a royal proclamation prohib
iting the importing of materials for
the manufacture of paper Including
esparto grass after March first except
under board of trade licenses The
orders are anounced as emergency,
measures and purely temporary.
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MECHANIC BLOWN
TO ATOMS BY
NITROGLYCERINE
A P. A. fl»rv.»
CLEVELAND, Feb. 17.—William
Hulze, a mechanic employed by a
local firm engaged In handling ex
plosives, was blown to atoms today by
an explosion of nitroglycerine which
he was delivering to the powder maga
zine of the Cleveland Construction
Company.
The auto truck on which the unfor
tunate man was employed w-as torn
to fragments by the force of the ex
plosion and the shed In which the
nltro was being placed was also de
molished. The accident occurred near
Bearlee, a suburb of the city.
Scarcely a fragment of the mechan
ic’s body was discovered after the
blast and the fragments of the auto
truck and tho storage shed were scat
tered over several acres. Several peo
ple working a short distance from the
scene of the explosion were knocked
down but were not otherwise Injured
HILL 10 6E SUPREME IN
A. P. A. 8erviee.
ST. PAUL.. Feb. 17.—That James J
Hill will be the central figure In the
reconstruction of Belgium at the close
of the war, at the personal request
of King Albert, Is reported here on
excellent authority.
The statement Is partially confirmed
by the receipt of a voluminous docu
ment planned by the Belgian king
and dealing with the situation which
was Immediately delivered to Hill at
Jeckley Island, Georgia, by a special
messenger. It Is further 9ald that Hill
Is devoting a good part of hla time
at Jeckley Island to a plan for the re
construction of the finances of Belgium
at the personal request of King Albert.
The famous railroad builder has been
at the task almost the entire period
of his vacation commenced several
weeks ago, according to intimate
friends.
A. 8. Cabaret Dance, Saturday night,
February 19th,
EZERUM FALLS BEFORE
RUSSIAN GUNS
A, P. A. Aervle*.
PETROORAD, Feb. 16.—After what
ta described In the official dispatches
as "five days of unprecedented as
saults" the Russians have taken Erse
rum. the most Important town In
eastern Armenia.
The Russian attacks have been gra
dually concerning closer around
the doomed city and the final assault
against the remaining forts last night
gave the Russians possession of the
well defended stronghold.
The Grand Duke Nicholas, com
mander of the Russian Caucusus
forces, telegraphed the emperor this
morning as follows:
“God has granted the brave troops
of the army of the Caucusus auooess.!
It la with God's help that Eresrum
hus been taken after five days of un
precedented assault.” The Russian
forces are now pressing on toward
Ba'btir' and Treslbond.
NOTICE.
ALL. DELEGATES TO THE DEM
OCRATIC TERRITORIAL CONVEN
TION ARE REQUESTED TO MEET
IN CAUCUS AT THE CITY HALL.
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 17TH AT
8:10 P. M PHIL ERNST.
EAGLES ATTENTION.
Card party will be given at Eagle
hall Thursday. 8:33 p. m. sharp.
COMMITTEE.
10 KILLED IN COLLAPSING
OPERA HOUSE
A. P. A. Se'viea. ,
MEXIA, Texas, Feb. 17.—Ten persons
were killed and several injured in the
collapse of the opera house building
' here today during the height of a
terrific windstorm which swept over
this section.
The collapse of the building was
followed by an explosion of the boilers
used in heating the building, which
set fire to the ruins and threatened
JAP STR. FOUNDERED
I*. Service.
LONDON, Feb. 17.—The arrival o*
the crew of the Japanese steamship
Kenyo Maru II at Plymouth today
brings the first news of the loss of
that vessel In mid Atlantic four days
ago. The maru was en route from
Marseilles, France, at the time of the
catastrophe wtlh a general cargo for
Baltimore.
DAVID FRANCES SLATED
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 17.—David L.1
| Francis of St. Louis. Is understood
tonight to be under serious considera
tion for the appointment of American
ambassador to Russia to succeed
Ambassador Marye. who has handed
In his resignation. Friends of the
president say that he has practically
decided on Francis for the post.
Francis was formerly secretary of
SNOW SLIDE
KILLS FIVE
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A. P. A. Service.
LEAVENWORTH. Wash.. Feb. 17
—Five section hands were killed In a
huge snow slide on the Great North
ern a few miles out of this city to
SU9MARINI
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON .Feb. 17.—The sub
marine question is again threatening
to develop serious friction bet'.veei
the United States and Germany de
spite the apparent settlement of the
Issue involved in the recent ngreemem
over the Lusltnia case.
Lansing said today that the Oermar
You oar, keep your friends outside
posted hy having the Nugget nvi'ed
to them for 60 ''em* per month
the entire business section of the town
So tremendous was the force of thr
explosion that windows were destrovec
for blocks surrounding the opera houst
site am' a number of people were
Injurtfi flying debris. The deal!
list is composed mainly of person:
employed or having offices In the
c pera house block. By heroic labor
the Are was prevented from doing more
than nominal damage
About half way across the Atlantic
the vessel encountered a terrific gale
which •neo'l'ly reduced the steamer tc
a helpless condition and later caused
her to founder. Although the creu
were compelled to abandon their shlf
during the most Intense period of thr
storm In some lucky chance no lives
w« ■ * lost and all were picked up by a
passing vessel and safely landed today
the Interior in the administration ol
drover Cleveland in addition to being
governor of Missouri and mayor of St
Louis during successive periods He
is well known in the European capl
tals and has been the recipient ol
many decorations from European mon
arch*
Nome Nugget, $2.00 per month. Sub
sirrlhe now
day. The men wore engaged in clear
ing away the debris from an earllet
slide when a new avalanche of snow
and mud bor« down the mountain sidt
overwhelming the entire group at
work In that section. A large crew
are now engaged tn recovering the
bodies.
GERMANS AGAIN ON DEFENSIVE
A. P. A. Serviue.
LONDON, Feb. 7.—Regorts frotr
the western front today state that th<
Germans are again driven to the de
fenslve at practically every point fron
Alias* to the Flanders ooaaL
: OUESTION
AGAIN THREATENING
government's announced Intention of
sinking all armed merchantmen with
out warning after February 19, has
reopened the entire question of the
submarine warfare. Lansing further
stated that the Lusitania agree
I ment, presented yesterday, cannot be
! Anally accepted until the Lrnited State*
determines whether or not It conflicts
with the new policy of sinking armed
merchantmen. Lansing says that this
government must absolutely refuse to
accept the German agreement regard
ing the methods of submarine war at
proposed In the latest Oerman note
Refreshment* and dancing at *h»
Cabaret.
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CONVENTION ADOPTS
PLATFORM
A P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Feb. 16.—The state re
publican convention today adopted the
platform upon which the party will
stand In the state campa lgn and which
1l Is said will also represent the key
note for the republican national cam
paign.
The platform Is drawn up on tegu
I lar republican lines and endorses the
| prominent republican Issues besides
having a slight progressive tendency.
IN AMERICAN CLUB
A, P. A. Server
TORONO, Feb. 17.—It was ascertaln
1 ed today that P. I. Harston, a promi
nent mining broker and business man
The convention also endorsed the
Whitman state administration and
named United States Senator Wads
worth. Governor Whitman. Frederick
Tanner and State Senator Elton It.
Brown as the big four to represent
N’ew York state In the national con
vention. Tanner was designated chair
man of the delegation.
Meet me at the Cabaret Saturday
19th
or Dallas, Texas, lost his life In the
the and explosion which destroyed the
American club here yesterday. It was
not at first thought that anyone had
been killed but the finding of a charred
and blackened body In the ruins lod
, to an Investigation and resulted In
! the discovery that the victim was
' Harston.
Cabaret Dan<>e, A< B hall, Saturday,
19*h
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