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NOME, ALASKA, MAY 15, 1915.
THE ITALIAN SITUATION.
The lung prevailing belief that Italy
was but awaiting to find a reasonable
excuse to east her lot with the allies
In the great war seems after all to
have been somewhat premature as tbe
resignation of the Cabinet yesterday
clearly demonstrates that there is by
no means such unanimity In that re
spect as the war-like activities dis
played during tin past several months
would indicate, .fudging from the dis
patches emanating from Home during
the past few weeks, the Italian govern
ment was playing a deep and subtile
game to which there was but one con
clusion. The arm; has been slowly
assembled, the reserves called to the
colors in both the army and navi di
visions, the transportation system of
the country has been requistioned. and
a hundred and one other activities dis
played. ane and all indicative of hut one
aim—war. This latest development
leads one to believe, however, that all
those significant demonstrations were
simply an effort on the part of a con
servative ministry to offset the in
fluence of the war-mad people until
some means could lie devised to avoid
a conflict which was In the main en
tirely undesirable. The effort to escape
would naturally take the course which
would he most likely to meet with pub
lic approval and at the same time
which would also require the most
time to bring about a definite con
clusion. In the present ease both re
quisites were provided by the long
cherished desire of the Italians to gain
control of the Adriatic whereon the
Italian supremacy and influence is at
present disputed by Austria. Thus by
making exorbitant territorial demands
on the Austrian nation: demands to
which, despite her precarious situation
she could not he expected to accede
save as a last resort, the government
could thus seemingly coincide with the
trend of popular feeling and by pro
longing the negotiations, secure the
much needed time to turn the war in
clined minds of tlie people into dif
ferent channels. And .in addition to
adding further to the impression of
earnest intent ,the mobilization of the
army along the borders would remove
an immense number of men from tbe
clamoring throng of war enthusiasts
throughout the kingdom who were
more to he feared than the prospect of
war, In the event that Austria con
ceded the Italian demands, the govern
ment would have achieved more than
was expected In every way and also in
the event that Austria agreed to give
only suoh concessions as would help to
slill the popular clamors, by holding
them out as a sop the government
could still longer evade the issue with
the ever-present prospect that the
public would lie satisfied or that some
fortunate circumstances would bring
the war to an end during the pending
of negotiations. Commentors on the
situation of thi* Italian government are
unimously of tlie opinion that for Italy
war is wholly undesirable. The finan
ces are declared to he In a most debilit
ated state while the industrial and
economic conditions are in a deplorable
condition These facts, coupled with
the evident disinclination of the gov
ernment towards joining (tie conflict
as indicated by the resignation of the
cabinet, leads one to the opinion that
the war-like preparations were, as
suggested, more in the nature of a de
fense against the internal dangers of
the kingdom than measures of offense
against the Austrians.
WINTER IN ALASKA.
The Skagwav Alaskan prints a good
description of Alaskan winters and the
wonderful change of the seasons. We
read:
“Today. December 21st, is the pivotal
point in the northern winter when the
nights, which have been gradually
growing shorter, will shorten almost
imperceptibly each 24 hours until in
ihe midsummer solstice a brief twilight
..nly will mark the time of ihe passing
.if (tie old and the beginning of a new
day. A few hundred miles to Ihe
northward of Skagwav. within the
\rctlc circle, the sun for a period in
lime of fneh year is visible the entire
time. In the region at this season,
however, the luminous orb does not
rise above tlie eastern horizon and the
nights are therefore continuous and of
the same length as were the days of
midsummer.
“To those unarquaiilfted with ttie
northern winters the thoughts of a
land where there Is no daylight what
) ever for a certain length of time in;
each year Is repellent, hut after one1
has experienced them their terrors are
forgotten, for unless a storm is in pro
gress the brilliant moonlight which
prevails in winter in the far northern
reaches render ever' object as clearly
defined as in daytime and even the fine
print of a newspaper may tie easily
read by those blessed with good
c\ esiglit.
“While (he most rigorous weather in j
the north usually occurs after the 21st !
of December, that date Is viewed wit It I
extreme favor by the Inhabitants of I
ihe country, for it is a silent reminder
that the icy fetters will soon tie broken
by the rays of a sun which, although
now feeble, will henceforth be hourly
gaining in strength and warmth "
"CHARGE IT.”
“Just chalk it down.” the poor man
said, when ho Imd bought some bone
less bread and many costly things, his
wife and brood if bairns to feed, the
most of which they didn't need as
much as you need wings. He buys the
richest things in town and always says
“Just chalk it down. I'll pay you soon,
you bet:" and pay-day evening finds
him broke, his hard earned plunks
gone up in smoke, and still he is in
debt. The man who doesn't buy for |
cash lays in all kinds of costly trash j
that he could do without: he spends his;
coin before it’s earned, and roars
about it when it’s burned—Is that your
way. old scout'.' When comes the day 1
of evil luck the war bag doesn't hold
a buck to keep the wolf away: and
"charge It" plan will work no more at
any market, shop or store: no goods
unless yon pay. The poor man for his
money sweats, and hr should pay for
what he gets, just when he gets the
same; then, when he goes his prunes
to buy and see how fast the nlckles fly,
he'll dodge the spendthrift game. If
you begin to save your stamps, some
day. with tear drops in your lamps,
this writer you will thank; when man
in grief and sickness groans there’s
naught like having fifteen bones in
some good savings bank Walt Mason.
ALASKA
NOTES
(From our Exchanges.)
Homesteaders In Alaska may tile on
330 acres of land.
Even the preachers who leave Alaska
long to come hack
Now that the ice is good, curling Is
the principal sport at Fairbanks.
Camp Chitlna, No. 31. of the Arctic
I trot herhood. recently dedicated its
new hall.
The saltery at Holbrook burned to
the ground recently with a loss of
$13,000.
In the peaceful town of Skagway the
town marshal is useful to shovel the
snow off the sidewalks.
It is suggested that the name of the
town of Fairbanks be changed to Wil
son when the railroad gets through
Charley Fairbanks, a hunter and
trapper, of Atlin. R. C., broke through
the ice in the lake and was drowned.
A bunch of money, $700, was found
recently by a resident of Valdez, and
persistent advertising failed to discover
i he owner. He must be dead.
The Rank of Vancouver, of Vancou
ver, R. C. considered one of the strong
est institutions In Western Canada,
was forced to suspend payment re
cently.
The man who committed suicide on
Hie Mariposa on a recent trip from the
westward is now known to have been
W. IT. Hatch, a resident of Reward.
Hatch took the gun route
< >n her last trip to the west the
steamer Dora went on the rocks near
Kodiak, and was making a foot of
water an hour when she got back to
Seward, where she was beached for
repa irs.
A mush from Koyukuk to Chitina in
twenty days, over hare ground most
of the way, is the record established
by r .1 MePloskey and .Tos. Matthews,
mine operators of the northern district.
The body of Mrs. Anna Shepard, wif®
of Jack Shepard, of .Cordova, was
found on the beach near that city.
Death was caused by drowning, but no
witnesses could he found to testify as
to the circumstances.
Valdez is to have a new hospital, to
he known as the Red Cross, to he open
to all physicians. The hospital will he
conducted by a Miss Jones, a trained
nurse, formerly of the Cousins Me
morial hospital, of Boston.
The Northwestern Fisheries Co. has
called for bids for the construction of
a 120-foot stern wheeler for operation
in connection with the Orca cannery,
which will entail the expenditure of
approximately $30,000.
Hans II llutzebeek. who robbed a
store at Skagway last fall and after
wards showed his contempt for the
T'nlted States jail by escaping twice
drew a prize in the Ketchikan court of
I fifteen months imprisonment.
W. S. Alexander, of T.ondon. Kng.,
passed through Cordova recently, hav
ing walked from Circle to Chltlna in
14 days, a distance of four hundred
miles. He Is a member of the Austra
lian Mounted Horse and is returning
home to join his company and go to
the front.
Angus McQrury, one of the first
Dawsonites to leave here for the front
after the declaration of war writes that
he arrived in T.ondon in good condition
but did not know when he woidd reach
the front. His letter was dated Octo
ber 30 and came to Johnny Macfnrlane.
Angus is a piper, and when he left
here, marched to the boat with his
pipes a screaming, and decked out in
the kilties. Scores of old Klondike
friends followed him to the boat and
sang as he pulled out. Angus is a re
servist.- -Dawson News.
Regardless of the sea teat, however
it is regarded by Thos. Riggs, Jr., a
member of the Alaska Engineering
commission, and hy Alfred H. Brooks,
chief of the T'nited States geological
survey in Alaska, that an annual mar
ket for approximately 3.000.000 tons of
coal from the Matanuska field will be
developed as soon as it can he mined.
An exchange advises those timid'
people of the effete East who are afraid
to eat meat because of the epidemic of
cattle disease, to buy a few cases of:
“Alaska Reds” salmon. A taste of this j
king of food fish would cure their ap
petite for beef: besides salmon has a I I
least double the chaloric value of the
best beef, according to the govern- !
ment's pure food department observa
tions.
A Kansas editor announced that he
would tell the truth for one week. Ho
is still in the hospital. The News told
only a part of the truth, and a lot of
subscribers got mad and quit. What
would you do?
GOOD EATS.
Mrs. Ginnivan Has opened the Hoff- I
man House and is now prepared to
serve the best meals ar><4 lunches in
Nome.
NOW IS THE TIME.
I'o come in and see us, as the bright j
sunny days are coming on, and have |
your clothes cleaned, pressed and re- |
paired.
We make them look like new.
We clean hats.
We make alterations.
We guarantee first-class workman
ship.
Wo guarantee modern methods.
We guarantee prompt service.
And wc will appreciate your patron- J
age
We also make suits to order.
NOME TAILORING COMPANY,
Between Segerstrom & Hagen and Tt. B.
Zehner's Jewelry Stores.
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Exposition
Contest
SPECIAL SALE
Dried Beef per whole am per pound.33c
tried Beef per pound a iced .40c
This is a very good article and at this time of the year cannot
bo excelled.
Hoik and Beans 2 lb. tins.3 for ,50c
Shad (better than salmon) .3 cans ,50c
Boneless Boiled 11am per ham per pound.37V4c
Boneless Boiled 11am pel lb. sliced.40c
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STANDING OF CONTESTANTS. j
12TH COUNT, MAY 15, 1915.
Ruby Martin.262,285
Rowena Lewis.248,930 j
Katie Bongard.191,725 |
Helen Allan.114,296
Mrs. Perry Moore. 61,010
Mary Fox .56,185
Mrs. J. P. Jones .38,470
Mrs. Johanna Hansen .30,240
Mrs. Benny O’Brien.22,340 f
Mrs. Mary Smith.21,190
Klondie Nelson.8,965
Mr*. Carlson .8,279
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