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VOLUME XV. NO. 129. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY. MAY 6. 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
WIU ASK BRITAIN TO i FIRST TO QUIT WAR
JUNEAU WILL VOTE
ON SALOON QUESTION
Ji’NKAr, May ♦», L915.- Juneau like
several other towns in tin* territory is
much agitated l>\ the Saloon problem
and, owing to the conflict of opinion
on the petition method, it has finally
been decided to leave the matter to
public vote in a somewhat similar
• manner to that employed in Nome.
The main point of differenee is that
l he method to lx* employed here will
permit those so desiring to express
I heir prefer* nee secretl\. 'Pin* saloon
people may afterwards canvas thos**
not \ <Uing if t hex fail !«• get a deal
majority in the votes east. The voting
will be held Ma.x 14lh.
MANY TRAWLERS ARE
VICTIMS OF SUBMARINES
LONDON, May 0. The Herman sub
mnrines are taking a terrible toll of
British Ashing vessels which have
ceased their regular vocation and are
reaping a harvest through the rewards!
ottered by the government for the re
covery of mines along the North sea J
coast. In addition to the long list of!
vessels which are known to have fallen
victims to the German under-water
vessels .there are scores of the trawl
ing fleet missing which can he ae- i
counted for only by the theory that
they have hei'ii sent to l ho bottom In
tlio den illy torpedoes of the enemy.
NOTICE TO MOOSE
The regular meeting of the Loyal
Order of Moose will be held at 8
o'clock Thursday evenings from now
on instead of Sunday afternoon.
By order of
Dictator Alfred J. Lomen
Secretary Chas. J. Thompso i.
ALLIES WILL SOON
HAVE THE TURKS IN
A BAO SITUATION
L«»Nl)ON, Max t; Kast Mediteia in
i aii war reports indicate that tin illi-d
army is rapidly licming the Turks it in
a narrow strip "f land along the w si
shore of the Dardanelles between
Maidos and (lallipoli and will soon have
them in an extremely had situation
between the nnm and the war fleet
occupying the channel. Tin allied
troops are rapidly closing in from all
sides and save in the event • *f their
being able to break through the ranks,
the Turks will be compelled to sur
render and thus bring to a close the
(lallipoli campaign <>i else face anni
libation before the combined lire of the
allied army and fleet.
TURKS CLAIM ALLIES CANNOT
REACH CONSTANTINOPLE.
( h »NST ANTI No! 'Ll:. May f, The
Turkish government is strenuous! \
endeavoring to allay the fears of Un
people concerning the reported ap
proach of the allied artnx from tin*
(lallipoli section. An official aunouin •
ment given out yesterday assures tin*
people that there is no danger of tie
allies approaching the capital l»v land
;is I ln*\ « in 11 * * \ *T 11 *»| »* * (o «|mwii
lli»* m-eat <I« Ci• ii-'« • lianiri^* llmil* a|>
f»r*»;uh wliii h m* «!*••• I.«r*•*! to la* im
i roenahlf. t• * th* attack «»f land fon-es
It is nsscrtorl that tin* forts ami earth
works ran he taken only with the ut
most iliflimlt v o\ «*n with such aid as
• ■an ho afl’ord* •! h\ the flei-t in tin
tv* lit of the fetcinc <*f the hardanelles
!■
TESTIFIES
AGAIN
ROOSEVELT EXPLAINS
MACHINE POLITICS
S Y RA< M S K. May t*. Roosevelt took
Ilia- stand again late yesterday uftor
I noon and gave further testimony eo -
cerning llie si a I ino nls made by Karnes
during the coarse <,f iiis examination.
Tile testimony in tin- main consisted of
explanations of boss rule and machine
politics referred to by Karnes as evi
dences of the corrupt iei! existing in
New York duriii- the gubernatorial
admi nisi i a I ion of Roosevelt. The tes
timony of llie * ’otonel tended to show’
that there was- less eon option in Sow
Vork polities dining his administration
of public affairs than at any time for
many years prior to his assuming the
governor’s chair Roosevelt slated that
liis advent into the political arena had
resulted in a break in the machine ring
thereby permitting him to exert con
siderable influence for good of which
opportunity lie had taken full advan
tage. He also said that he was con
vinced that the testimony of tlames
relative to Ids i Roosevelt's) supposed
connection with the ring politicians re
presented by I’latt was the result of
misinformation rather than malice. In
terest in the great trial continues un
diminished.
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM INMACHUK SECTION
Deerlng, Alaska, March 13, 1913.
For the past three days a blizzard
has been raging with the spirit in the
theremometer lluctuating from about
10 degrees above to 10 degrees below.
For a week previous every alternate
day has furnished its blizzard, putting
our trails in bad shape. However, our
hardy operators continue to add to
their dumps regardless of weather con
ditions, so that the spring will show
huge stacks of pay dirt.
All the outside coal has been disposed
of and the Wallin coal mine is keeping
our boys going.
Nick Christianson, mail contractor
on this route, lias given us great ser
vice this winter. Always on time, or
sometimes ahead of time, never late.
Hiizzards have no terrors for him, nor
for his assistant. We wish we had
such a service during the summer.
An editorial in a recent Nugget
anent Delegate Wiekersham and tHe
Alaska Road appropriation, is timely
and pertinent. We note that while the
Delegate failed in securing I lie amount
lie asked for, a considerable addition
lias been rnada to tile usual road ap
propriation which can be credited to
the activity of the Delegate in our tie
half. Now it is to be hoped that the
apportionment will bo a fair one and
each section will receive the share due
its merits and needs. We also note in
another item in the Nugget that one
of the Road Commissioners has in
vested in a business in Juneau. We
hupp that personal business Interests!
will not bias him in his consideration j
of the claims of other sections of
askn.
Another property deal has been ef
fected in here. An association claim
having recently changed hands,
(itis l-Vrliert and Swan Enerson have
received encouraging ward front a
friend on the Kuskokwim river and
will start shortly for that section.
Toni Roust made a fly ing trip to
Candle recently, on business.
1), I loogetulei n is in town on busi
ness,
Henry Coffin of the Ktigrttk dredge,
sent for aid to preserve his machine
from injury. Charley Johnson and W.
D. Wentworth went over and helped
him. The dredge is now safe and
Johnson and Wentworth are hack here
again.
Chase and Henry have started
drifting on the Polar Roar: they have
struck fair pay.
Cool and 1 ’.lack have started to pile
up :i dump on the ltlnek Gold. This
claim and the Polar Bear are late ad
ditions to the producing claims for
this winter.
Manager Madden of the big F. M. Co.
has a crew at work sinking sump holes
for the installation of lifts for the
summer's operation.
Freighter Frank Knapp is having a
hard time these days keeping a trail
open between the coal mine and our
operators' camps.
Then. Spurlock figures on doing some
prospecting next month.
John Petrich will start prospecting
next month.
A recent letter received from Alex
Smith, our old tillicum, who went to
tho outside last fall, informs us that
he had purchased a ranch in Cali
fornia, and has 300 chickens thereon.
Eggs and chickens are not had
"kow kow."
We hear that old Inmachuker Bill
McGrogan is doing well on tho Txus
kokwim. Joe Jean, another old time
Inmachuker, is with him
Tom HegelsteU is endeavoring to
reach bedrock on <1 creek.
Adolph Escholt and Joe Edge arc
sinking oil tho Inmachuk a short dis
tance below the Ftica.
Bert Stull is preparing to sink on
another of ids holdings.
Mrs. W. 1). Wentworth lias gone to
Candle on a visit to Mrs. Robinson.
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‘get? If not why not?
COUNTLESS DEAD
THREATEN PESTILENCE
I 'KTR< >< IRA I *. Max t> —The Russian,
military authorities greatly tear that
the advancing spring will bring a great
1 pestilence in Poland and along the Hast
Prussian border where the troops are
oecupying large areas which have been
repeatedly fought over hx both, armies
during the winter. The ground in places
i. deflated to be thickly strewn with
corpses and thousands of bodies of men
and animals yet lie iinlmried and cov
et'ed 011i> by a few feet of rapidly dis
! appearing snow.
< >\ving to the possibility that ib».
•! iiiies will remain in thuse localities
ilitlefinitel> it is possible that both sides
inn> he compelled to agree to a tru« -•
pending the burial of the numerous
dead.
For Nome New* and *Vorld't new*
ie» tHp N'iqqet
JAPANESE DISPLAYING
GREAT ACTIVITY
CHINA APPEALS TO AMERICA.
WASHINGTON. Mas *i. The Chin
ese republic through the Chinese Am
bassador has issued an appeal to He
American nation to give, its moral sup
port to China in-her hour of need. The j
representations to the administration I
issert that China looks tn tin* land of
liberty and freedom in the great crisis j
with which the Chinese nation is now I
i
confronted.
CHINA WILL RESIST JAPANESE.
HONG Ki>NG. May tk Chinese ad
vices say that the Chinese government
will resist the outrageous demands of
Japan to the last and is determined not
to yield until the last resource is gone
China, it is declared, is hopeful that she i
will not lie compelled to suffer at the
hands of the powerful Japanese nationl
through the intervention of England
and Russia, whom it is confidently be
lieved will exert sufficient pressure to
prevent Japan from actually issumingj
hostilities.
JAPAN PREPARING TO MOVE.
TOKIO. May ti. The Japanese Hro
peror is himself presiding over the
joint Cabinet and Council meeting call
ed today to determine on the future
course of Japan in the present Chinese
difficulty Pending the action of the
Council preparations indicative of ex
peeted hostilities are. going on at all
military and naval liases. It is given
nut that the government is endeavoring
lu mediate arid delibei ations have thus
In i n | i'drooted So far there have
In i n in • orders issued fora further m"
I'ilization of the troops.
li Is knovvn. however, that a bis
Meet of warships are taking on sup
| plies at Sasebo in readiness to pro
ji ccd to sea at a moment's notice.
Th* answer in the final Japanese
11 omtnunieation addressed to China is
! not expected to lie unfavorable as it
I is believed that China will ultimatelv
lie led to see the justice of the Japan
lose demands. N’o hostile action will be
taken save in the event of a complete
refusal to consider the representations
of Japan
WILL NOT SUBMIT FRYE CASE
TO PRIZE COURT.
WASHINGTON, May li The Amer
ican note in the Frye case consists of
an absolute refusal of the expri-ssed
desire of Germany to have the case go
to i prize court for final adjustment
The government insists that the sink
ink of the Frye by the German cruiser
Kit el Frederick was entirely unvvui
ranted and in defiance of tho rules of
warfare concerning neutrals. The
note further asserts that if the Teutons
wish more data the same will be fin
nished hut that in no ease will the gov
eminent consent to taking the matter
outside of the regular diplomatic chan
nels nut the entire matter can he ad
justed through the German Ambassa
dor here.
WOMENTCONGRESS: WILL CALL
ON BRITAIN TO QUIT WAR
THK IIAOl’K. Max C The* delegates
I** tin* Women's International Congress
gathereil here with a view "I' securing
world peace are pr* paring to issue a
plea to Rritain to bring about peace
by making the iirst overtures toward
securing a cessation of hostilities.
Tin* women believe that if Kngtanil
can he prevailed upon to make the
first effort in this direction the other
nations will he found readier t" listen
than should ttie proposal come from
other sources. Failing in the attempt
t.i secure the cooperation of Britain the
other nations engaged in the great con
flict will he appealed to in the name
of the womanhood of the world.
Resolutions adopted by the Congress
include the issuing of an appeal to the
rulers of all neutral nations requesting
that they act in unison In attempting
to influence the belligerents to refrain
from inflicting further devastations
and endeavor to adjust their differences
by .submitting to arbitration. flans
have also been laid looking to th«
securing of monster petitions signed
by the women of every nation is ,i
memorial to the rulers of the earth
against the senselessness and cruelty
of war. The women declare that even
avenue of endeavor will he employed
to secure world peace, both in the pre
sent and in the future.
To gat tha nawi road tho Nuggot.