FINLAND AFTER INDEPENDENT
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 293. TELEPnONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 25 CENTS
GERMANY IN THROES OF POLITICAL UPHEAVAL
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MONARCHAL FORCES FIGHTING LAST
BATTLE IN FORBIDDEN CITY
» By Associated Press.
PKKIN, July 13.— Fighting with in
describable ferocity the remnant of
(he army of General Chang Hsttn,
leader of the movement to restore
the Manchu monarchy, 'is attempting
to stave off inevitable defeat at. the
• bands of the republican forces which
arc storming at the gales of the For
bidden City. Several times the re
v publican troops succeeded in break
ing through the defences surrounding
the famous home of the former Man
chu rulers and forced the fighting
Into the surrounding streets.
Three thousand of the Impcrial'ist
troops were surrounded in the tem
ple of Heaven and laid down their
Arina after lighting Mcsporately for
hours against Ihe superior republi
can forces. Another section of the
Chang army was cut off from the
Forbidden City and fought their
way to the Dutch legation in search
of refuge. Overtaken by tlie repub
licans .they were compelled to sur
. render to escape ann'ihilatlon.
With Chung In the Forbidden City
are five or six thousand men while
on the outside of the walls the re
publicans have gathered a force of
ten thousand or more. The Chang
forces are offering a superb defense
to the enemy and are displaying the
utmost heroism in their efforts toward
off the crushing blows directed at
their defense.
To further 'increase their already
desperate situation a grout fire has
broken out In the Forbidden City and
threatens the complete destruction
of the once sacred spot. Desperate
lighting is going on an all sides and
the flames are’ apparently eating
their way through the numerous edi
fices unchecked.
Additional republican troops arc re
ported to be on route to the capital
from the southern provinces and their
a nival will probably complete the
downfall of the monarchical sup
porters. The capital remains fairly
quiet outside of the district ’where
the fighting is going on but all for
eigners have, taken refuge in the va
rious legations in anticipation of pos
sible attncks by the desperate Im
perialists.
Chinese Legation Declares Chang Sur
rendered.
WASHINGTON, Jury U-.— An an
nouncement to (he Chinese legation
today declares the complete occupa
tion of Pekin hy the republican forces
has followed the surrender of the
monarchist army. The Chang forces
are said to number ten thousand men.
The announced occupation of the
capital indicates the complete down
fall of the monarchist movement and
tlie restoration of the republic. The
legation report asserts that no in
jury was done to foreigners aside from
the sliglit wounding of two foreign
civilians and four foreign soldiers
from one of the legations, who were
watching the fighting around t lie
Forbidden City and were struck by
stray shots.
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GOV’T SENDS FOOD TO
BANISHED I. W. W.
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< By Associated Press.
EE, PASO, July 13—A spec ini train
loaded with food supplies sufficient
to feed the thousand or more In
dustrial Workers for two or three
days was sent to Hermanas this af
ternoon at the request of an army
officer who declared that the deported
persons are in grave danger of star
vation. Reports reaching here late
today say that a number of the
industrialist crowd are making tlrefir
way along the railroad track with
the evident expectation of reaching
Columbus, about twenty five miles
to the eastward of Hermanas.
Army officials are reported making
efforts to have the railroad company
remove the industrialists to some
other point along the line.'
Efforts in this direction are being
opposed by the El Paso officials who
are reluctant to allow the (lumping
of the small army on the town.
S. P. Remove* I. W. W.'» to Colum
bu*.
COLUMBUS, N. M., July 14—A
special freight train carrying the
crowd of deported strikers and others
from Hermanns arrived here this
morning and were at once placed In <
a detention camp by the military au
thorities . The men are not looked
upon ns prisoners, nowever, and tlie'ir
removal to the stockade is designated
as merely a temporary expedient to
prevent suffering. What will ulti
mately be done with them is a ques
tion that no one seems able to an
swer at present. It is understood that
the crowd was brought here by the
Southern Pacific at the request of
afiny official^.
FINLANDERS WOULD
BECOME INDEPENDENT
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By Associated Presr.
l'ETROGUAD, July 13.—Dispatches
from Helsingfors, Finland today an
nounce the passage to second reading
by the Finnish diet of a Dill which
practically denies the claims of the
republican government of Russia to
suzerain power and virtually estab
lishes Finnish independence.
- The hill declares in effect that Fin
land has progressed so far in political
and cultural development that the
nat'ion is entitled to demand the right
to take her place as an Independent
stafe among the sovereign nations
and also supports the contention of
fered at the time of the Russian rev
olution that Russia, as a republic
espousing the freedom of the people
. ns the primary condition of govern
ment has no longer the right to as
sume suzerain power over another
people w’ho are fully capable of estab
lishing and mantnin'ing their own
government.
The introduction of the bill in the
diet caused n serious crisis to de
velop over the (piestion of a complete
separation from Russia, many of the
m,embers of the socialist party and
also a majority of the Swedish party,
opposing the measure on the ground
that it was premature. The influen
tial classes of Finland are firmly be
hind the liill as are also a large por
tion of the masses. The measure as
imssed by the diet constitutes a
practical rejection of the offer of the
republican government to include
Finland in the government of Russia,
under the new constitution to be
drawn up by the constituent assem
bly.
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FIRE DESTROYS
PORTION ST. MICHAEL
At three forty five this morning :i
(Ire which had its origin in the mess
hall and kitchen of the Alaska-Yukon
Navigalon Company swept through
the heart of St. Michael destroying
in its progress the A. Y. P. mess
house the Steamboat hotel and a
number of cottages belonging to va
rious residents. The hotel, as well as
practically every other apartment !
house in the town was filled with
tourists awaiting the sailing of the
Victoria and a number of the trav
elers arc reported to have received
Injuries while making their escape
from the flames. Details of the dis
aster were'not available at the time
of going to press but the reports in
dicate that several persons suffered
broken limbs and a number received
cuts on various parts of their ana
tomy from broken glass and from
jumping from the windows of the
hotel.
Five persons are reported to have
been severely injured by jumping
from the third story windows of the
hotel building Although the author
ities had not had sufficient time to
cheek up all the people, it is believed
that no lives were lost. Tn addition
to the destruction of the mess house
and hotel the residence of Judge Koen
was burned together with two un
occupied cottages north of the A. Y.
P. Buildings.
On the south side, the store of
Judge Thomas Flynn was consumed
by the flames spreading from the
larger buildings.
St. Michael has not been so thickly
populated for a long while as it is
at present. At least fifty Belt line
excursionists occupied the hotel and '
every available sleeping room in the
town was filled when the fire
commenced to eat its way through the
city. As indicated by the reports,
the flames were not discovered until
the lower section of the hotel build
ing was in flames and a number of
persons were apparently cut off from
escape save by jumping from the win
dows.
Russ Take Village Novica.
PETROdRAD. July 14—An official
statement announces the occupation
of the village of Novica today by the
Russian forceB 'in central Galicia.
Novica is located some distance west
and south of Kalusz.
GERMANY FACING GREAT
CRISIS IN INTERNAL AFFAIRS
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1 By Associated Press.
| PARIS. July 13.—A dispatch from
Basel, Switzerland, today says that
. there is every indication that the
kaiser 1h preparing to meet the de
mand of Prussia fur reforms in the
electoral laws.
The message stales that refiahle
reports from Germany say the kaiser
has addressed a communication to
Chancellor Bcthmpnn-Holwegg .stat
ing under what terms the emperor
believes the electoral frandiisc hill
which will be snhm'ittcd to the Prus
sian diet should be drawn and as
serts that if the hill is to fill the de
mand of the Prussian electorate it
must be drawn on a basis of equal
voting rights.
The kaiser is desirous of having
the hill submitted to the diet as a
complement to the imperial message
of April' 7. at which time tin* ruler
stated his willingness to consider
electoral reforms but preferred to re
serve filial decision until the nation
was restored to peace.
Kaiser .Issues Public Eelection Re
form Decree
I PiRlthlN, July 13.— Klirprror Wil
helm ami Chancellor Retlunann
llolwegg have 'issued a decree to I In
state ministry stating that the draft
of tile hill dealing with the proposed
alterations in the electoral law for
the Prussian house of deputies,
which is to lie submitted to the diet
of the monarchy for their decision, is
to lie drawn lip on the basis of equal
franchise.
The ministry is instructed to pre
pare the bill in time to perm'it of it
being submitted to the diet at an
early date so that in the event of
acceptance the next elections may
take place according to the new
franchise.
By Associated Press.
UNDATED, July 11.—The serious
ness of the political upheaval within
the German empire can no longer be
concealed and reports reaching the
neutral countries Dotli north and
south of Germany indicate that the
kaiser's government is facing condi
tions of the utmost seriousness.
Reports reaching Switzerland and
Denmark indicate that the continued
agitation of Ihe electoral reform ques
tion has now developed a crisis which
overshadows even the threatening
military situation in the ni'inds nf the
German people.. To all appearances
Ihe reiehstag has thrown its weight
on Ihe side of the franchise reform
ists and is* virtually on strike against
the crown and the military party, ap
patently in the Interests of the par
liamentary system of government.
oT add st'ill further to the discord
confronting the government, the peace
clamor is growing In both Germany
and Austria.
Although the reports allowed to es
cape to the outside world are ex
tremely meager It Is nevertheless
clear that a large part of the trouble
between the richstag and the gov
erning class is due to the persistent
declination of t lie government to
state German peace terms on the
basis of non annexation demanded by
What now comprises a majority com
bination in the reiehstog.
An indication of the tcaual strength
of this nut parity is disclosed in the
statement reaching Berne to the ef
fect that tlie war credit bill Is being
held up by Ids majority until the
present political crisis is settled.
The crown prince is apparently
waging a light for control on behalf
<yf the military interests and is being
Snppniffedj ,by tllndcnberg and von
Ludendoi tf both of whom are in Her
lin.
Hindenherg and his chief lieuten
ant reached the capital yesterday, ac
cording to Berlin announcements and
extended conferences have taken
place between the crown prince and
the two military' leaders. They were
also received in audience by the em
poor and a lengthy conference was
held.
The reports Indicate that. Beth
mann-1 iollweg is under Ihe tire of the
crown prince and his supporters and
ids fate is still undetermined.
The opposition of the crown prince
and his party is animated by the be
lief that the chancellor is too Iibet -
ally inclined. Ttie growing serious
ness of the military situation Is also
adding to the general disquietude ami
both Berlin and Vienna admit the
realization tiiat rtlie present situa
tion is much (o the advantage of the
enemy.
Sa ys Hollwecj Sure to Fall.
BKItLIN, July It. The seml-offl
c’lal Wolf News Bureau says that the
retirement of Chancellor Behmann
Hollweg is practically assured.
British Transport Submarined
By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 14.—An official
announcement from the admiralty re
ports the destruction of the British
transport ship Artedale 1>>’ a German
submarine. Whether or not Ihe sinking
resulted in loss of life i.s not stated.
DRAFT DRAWING
STILL UNDECIDED
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By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July M With
mow than one thousand exemption
hoards still unorganized in various
sections of the country the indica
tions th'is morning are that the first
drawings under the army draft law
will he deferred until the week com
mencing July 23.
The failure of the hoards to organ
ize is the only obstacle to the com
mencement of the drafting processes
as everything else is practically in 1
readiness. Although it is known that
a fight was made yesterday to change
the plans of the drawing, no official
statement 'is yet forthcoming as to
the method that will be employed in
choosing the men who will compose
the first draft.
It is indicated, however, that the
selections will he made by means of
numbered slips which will lie en
closed in capsules and drawn from
a large glass (vessel in Secretary
Baker’s office.
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nil ENDORSES
GERMIN HINCELLI
By Associated Press.
BKKLIN, July 13.—The endorse
ment and approval of the govern
ment policies of Chancellor Both
mann-Hollweg by the imperial gov
ernment of Austro-Hungary 'is an
nounced In today's issue of the I .oka I
Anziega r.
The journal asserts that the Aus
tro-Hungarian government has sent
a commmimleation to Berlin declar
ing in effect that the continuance of
Bethnianil-Hollweg in office during
the present crisis in national affairs
is imperative and his retirement at
the present time would in the opinion
of the imperial government, be “a
possibly fatal mistake.” ,
In view of the fact that t lie I .ok al
Anziegar is an organ close to the
government, the publication of ttie
endorsement in that journal is given
an added significance.
Despite the continual rumors that
the chancellor is about to lay down
the reins of government, it is gen
ally believed that he will continue in
office.
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PREFER HOBOING
TO ARMY SERVICE
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Jy Associated Press.
SKATTI.K, July 1.1 -The majority
nf those so far arrested under the
edict issued l»y the county authorities
yesterday ordering the arrest of all
persons boat in | their way across the
mountains on trains are boys who
were horn in the United States hut
I who seemingly prefer the wandering
life to the hobo to work and useful
service.
A number of those who have been
taken into custody by the deputy
sheriffs while stealing rides on trains
passing through the mountains have
registered (for army draft hut ap
imrently hoped to escape service by
moving from one place to another.
The deputies are arrestin gall per
sons found surreptitiously riding on
trains and arc being assisted by the
soldiers engaged in guarding bridges
and tunnels. Those arrested will be
charged with a misdemeanor and on
conviction will he obliged to work In
a stockade.
Russ Drive Forward on Fifty Mile
F rent
I’KTItOGUAD, July 14.—The Bus
sum armies continue on their vic
torious sweep through Gnlic'ia. One
branch of the republican army is
pushing north along (lie Dneister amt
another is sweeping westward from
Lomcnica and driving the Teutons
before them along .1 front of fifty
miles.
DAMAGED GOODS TONIGHT
GREAT SHOW SUNDAY
One of the greatest instructive and
moral lessons ever depicted In mov
ies “Damaged Goods,’ will he shown
for the lust time, at the Dreatn to
night. The un'iversa 1 opinion express
ed after last night’s show was, “That
it was a wonderful picture and should
he sent by all those old enough to
understand." The subject a delicate
if not repulsive one is handled in a
wonderful manner. Sunday night the
Dream will present Harrold Lock
wood and May Allison in the famous
Metro romance “Tho Comeback.’’
The story deals with a rich young
man—wild oats on Broadway—a log
ging camp ’in the north woods—and
a thrilling climax that will make
this red-blooded picture long remem
bered. As usual Sundays, the show
will start at ti:30 sharp.