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VOLUME XV. NO. 103. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY. APRIL 6. 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
AMERI Ml NOTE TO BRITAIN IS MADE PUBUC
FRENCH AVIATOR PERFORMS REMARKARLE FEAT
AIRMAN CAPTURES AN
AEROPLANE UNAIDED
I'AIIIH, April t». Dispatches from
the front convey the details of a daring
exploit performed by the famous
French aviator. Adolph I’egoud, in the
vicinity of Saint Menehotild in which
the celebrated airman captured, single
handed, a German Tauhe, taking the
pilot and military observer prisoners
and delivering them safely Into the
custody of the military officials. The
daring Frenchman attacked the fhu
man air craft while on a rci-orinoitet ing
trip over the German lilies. Returning
from his excursion IVgoud encountered
t lie German flyer over Saint Meuehould
and imnuxllaudy gax t battle, finally
bringing tlie- German to earth behind
•lie I'T'nch lines, by well directed shots
from his machine gun. Cluseh follow
ing the injured Taulie. the daring
frenchman landed and compelled the
o, til pants of the machine to surrender,
later forcing them to man h to field
! ■ .idipiarters where thex weft turned
oxer to the authorities.
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WASHINGTON, March 0 The note
addressed to Great Itritain in reply to
the British Older in Council proclama
tion instituting a strict blockade on
the German coast, was made publii
today . The American reply has been
withheld from publication since the,
lime of delivery, March .'!!, at the re
ouest of the British government. The
publication of the note today discloses
itiat T’nited States denies in toto the
claims of the British and announces
that tin* l ’nited Stales could not under
1 ny i in umstanees admit tin- ritfht of
the allies to isolate the Berman nation
as intended, neither ran this novern
, ment admit the justice «*f the claims
offered in justifieation of iht art The
, note is vigorously worded and leaves
| no donht of tin- attitude of tin Stall*
I >e|iartm«*nt toward tin British order.
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CABINET WILL DISCUSS
ALASKA R. R. TODAY
WASHINGTON. April ti. The plans
of the President nnd Secretary Pane, j
according to statements of members of;
the Engineers Commission, oOBteni- |
plate the inauguration of building!
operations on the Alaska railroad in
early June. It is understood that every
thing is in readiness to start the work
as soon ns the President announces tin
accepted route anil the decision with
reference to the two existing roads.
It is stated that llio final determina
i
I
,tion of the government pluns will be
|discussed at the cabinet meeting which
will take place (his afternoon Ac
cording tn statements made, there is an
' extreme probability that some definite
announcement may he forthcoming to
J morrow.
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GENERAL ORDERS 0. S.
FLAG FROM STEAMER
SAN FRANCISCO, April ti. A wire
less message from I lie T'nited Slates
battleship Colorado oft' Magdalena Bay
states that General 1 Terra no at the
head of u Carranza fan e entered;
• Acapulco harbor an board the steamer
ICorrlgan II and issued summary orders
to the captain of the American owned
steamer Benito Jnurez to haul down
the American ting. threatening to .seize
the vessel in the event of no compli
ance. The captain of the steamer com
plied being unable to help himself at
Hie time but later communicated with j
Captain Hassbrouek of the I'nitert1
States gunboat Yorktown. who later]
gave orders for the flag to be again j
hoisted by a marine guard.
CURTIS GUILD, STATESMAN AND
JOURNALIST, IS DEAD
BOSTON, April ti.- Curtis liuiltl,
statesman, journalist ami soldier, and
one time candidate for the vice-pre
sidency, died last night of pneumonia
at his home in this city. The dead]
journalist served as ambassador of the,.
United States to tho Russian Empire
from 19^ to 1913
JUNEAU ELECTION QUIET.
.H XK.vr, April C. The annual mun- ;
icipal election is passing off quietly, j
Three tickets are in the field, the old'
council runnitiK to sueceed themselves
while the Socialists and Valentine
tickets are receiving eonsidernhle sup
port. The registration is 1252.
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Pocahontas Limps Into Port.
MIAMI. April 6.—The strainer porn
hontas has limped Into port after hn\ -
ing been wallowing helplesslx for oxer
| two days in the great gale. Several
members of tile crew were lost oxer
board.
Lifeboats Carried Away in Storm.
NEW YORK. April fi - Tile S S
Philadelphia arriving today reports a
dax and night of the heaviest storms
jin the history of the vessel Great
xvaxes several tiroes inundated the
bridge carrying away lifeboats and
superstructure and sweeping two deck
hands into the sea
Many Fishing Boats Feared to be Lost.
GLACE HAY. N P April fi The
Ntlaritic gale Is now sweeping north
xx aid Into the North Atlantic and is
Iplnylng havoc with the flslierfolk of
Nexv I’oundland Manx- boats on the
fishing hanks. It is feared, max he lost i
Wireless Saves Many Vessels.
WASHINGTON. April fi The great
Arlington naval xvlreless station;
through the medium of Its storm warn
ings sent broadcast Hnturdax night
and Sunday morning prevented many
j probable disasters. Scores of \ easels
heading for deep water, thus escaping
| the danger of being driven ashore on
tin- Atlantic coast by the terrible gal.
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Riots Among Negros in Havana.
HAVANA, April ti.—Several riots
among the negron have taken place
following the black pugilist Johnson's
defeat. The police and military were
linally able to quell the disturbance
but not until scores had been badly
beaten about the heads and faces by
the clubs and guribiills of the soldiers
Could Have Eluded British Cruisers.
I
NEWPORT NEWS, April The
captain of the Eitel Frederick is re
ported as having made the statement
that he could have easily eluded I lie
British cruisers awaiting him off Ham
pton Roads during Sunday's storm with
but comparatively small risk to his
vessel
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Press Says Balkan War General, i
LONDON. April (!.—Premier Asquith
i refrains from commenting on the Bal
| kan situation today saying that owing
to poor telegraphic service western Ku
I rope is in considerable ignorance of
i he real state of nfTairs in Bulgaria and
Serbia. The London press asserts that
the Balkan war has now beeome gen
eral
Negotiations China-Japan Continued.
PEKIN, April 6. Because of enor
mous pressure exerted by the French,
English and Russian ambassadors,
negotiations between China and Japan
have been continued. The allies have
told Japan she must he reasonable.
Howitzer Bombardment Continues.
PARIS, April (i.—The incessant how
[iizcr bombardment of tho French ren
ter north of Reims continues
Threatens Statewide Investigation.
INDIANAPOLIS. April t>.~The Gov
|ernor threatens a Btatewide investiga
tion of the police and city government
methods in Indiana following the dis
closure of tiio rotten conditions ex
isting in Terro Haute. Muncie and
other Indiana cities.
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FEW CANDIDATES EXPRESS
THEMSELVES AT MASS MEETING
About four handled people, roughly
estimated, listened to the remarks of
the councilmante candidates at the
mass mooting in Ragle Hall last night
Dad" James presided and the Nome
| brass hand was in attendance and dis
coursed sweet strains throughout the
| ey ening
The candidates were invited to take
seats on the platform tint foi som*
unaccountable reason onl\ live of the
total sixteen availed themselves of the
opportunity to state their views, tin
| live being Mielke. Orland. I .omen I.v
noil and i'£tm f’hairman James stat
ed that the meeting was called for tin
purpose of giving the several ■ •:« nil I -
dates an opportunity to state theli
views on the issues of the campaign
and was not, as had been reported, a
temperance meeting \ft'*r expressing
regret that the largest portion of the
eandldates had not in their wisdom,
I seen tit to make their appearance, tin
<’hairman then called the names of the
absent ones aloud amidst a deep and
thrilling silence, Chairman James ap !
peered real peeved at the unlock'd foi
action of the recalcitrant ones and al
lowed that he hoped they would regret
it on the morrow The Chairman then
introduced Ralph I.omen in ■ com
mandatory speech in which he refer
red to Mr. I,omen as a young man who
was raised in our midst and had grad
uated from the local schools Mr l.o- .
men stated that he hoped that one-half j
of the people agreed with the kind re- i
marks of the chairman concerning i
himself hut that many were called and
few were chosen- but lie hoped to be
one of them. He stated that lie was in
the eouneilmunic race unpledged and
If elected would work for the best in
torests of tin* city, agreed as a high
school graduate lie was naturally in
terested in Hie welfare of the schools
and heartily endorsed the general de
mand for an efficient lire department.
He advocated a change in the present
[method of selecting' the city clerk,
treasurer and city attorney ind stated
[that it should lie a public gift and not
under the control of a clique of poli
ticians and if elected would li to mnk
those offices electoral. The speaker ;
then Stated that while the temperance i
question should hove no bearing on Ills
qualifications as a councilman he was
i nevertheless w illing to go mi record as
being dry—all the time, tn making |
this statement Mr. T.omen was alone, |
as none of the other candidates pre- j
scut made definite statements in re - i
gat'd to that subject.. The remarks of
Candidate f.oiuen were well received
ami lie was heartily applauded, when
ho concluded by pledging himself to
tho enforcement of law and order, to
economy and lo the equalization of (lie
taxes.
[ Gus Lynell was then introduced.^ Mr.
Lynell stated that he was unpledged,
favored good schools, election of city
officers and an efficient fire department
lie also advocated city ownership of
tlio light plant and also, if such were
possible, a city heating plant. If elect
ed he would do his best to give tho city
an efficient government and would
suppress gambling. He also stated that
he would do his best to give the Sand
spitters a bridge and if he couldn't get
a bridge he would “get them a scow.”
Mr. Lynell also came in for a goodly
amount of applause.
The Chairman next introduced Frank
Mielke as “tho watchdog of the treas
ury.” Mr. Mielke stated that he ex
pected, if elected, to be put into his
old position on the eouneil, chairman
of tho finance committee, hut got no
farther ns a voice from the gallery
sounded in sonorous tones: “Coal.” Mr.
Mielke stated that he was ready to
define his position on that subject at
any time and would do it right now.
He then proceeded to explain that he
was unable to get the coal for which
he made the journey to the outside
owing to a strike and that the expense
of his journey was borne by himself
land did not cost the city one cent in
i accordance with an agreement with
the council. He said that it was a sad
day for him when he had to leave with
out it He declared that he had not
been bribed as had been suggested and
all reports to that effect were lies He
indorsed in general the matters advo
cated to the previous speakers utn!
| opined that the city would face try-inf,
times during the next twelve tn..title
1 and it might lie necessary to hay a
lax on property in .lutte as there was
not over one month's supply of fund
, on hand at present In the event of
.tiie saloons lining closed he advocated
| that taxation lie levied in November 1 i |
such scale as would produce a revenue
eijtial to that of the present time.
The band then played a eheerful I
.ir after which the chairman Intrudin'
i <‘d Councilman Orland Mr upland
stated thnt tie* previous speakers had
stolen all Its tblinder as he was un
| fortunately for along on the program.
lie sold that mam have said that the
I city could he run without the saloons,
hut personally tie could nut see where
the money was t.. come from ind the
others di<l not explain. The saloon,
he said had no more interest for him
than any other business but lie could
not see whore \\e could do without
them and bridge the gap m revenues
which would result If they were iliol
lahcd Taxntion would have to be les j
soned as it was at least four times as I
high as it ought to tie tin the gam
bling question he -.aid that il Was a
matter of duty for every citizen xvho
knew of tho existunce of gambling t >
I report it and that it was a matter for
!tho police to look into as they were!
I sworn to that duty rather than the
I council. Mr. Orland stated that ho was!
| running on his previous record which !
'everybody knew and if elected would
i <lu Ins best to furnish an efficient gov
eminent.
-Mr lJarrj was next introduced anil
reiterated the views of the previous
speuheis regarding the tire department,
the police system and also the pro
I'osais concerning a city heating plant
lie insisted, however, that the city was
being run on too expensive a scale and
the expense could be cut in hall He
also believed that the present council
were responsible for present low fund
in the treasury tin the temperance
|iicstl..n lie stated that he had a repu
iation for being dry. Me behaved that
the decrease ill revenue which would
follow the closing of the saloons would
be more than made up If I tie taxes
were assessed after the close of nul l
gat Ion The need for an adequate
school svsteni was also endorsed, the
i
! speaker -taring that he had had some
difficulty In that regard and had taught
l himself all that he had learned while in
the failed States In the event of his
election hi would act for the best in
tcrest of the taxpayers and stated that
if tin.>p!p did not think he would
make an efficient councilman he did
not want them to vote for him
Tile hand then played and the audi
cnee commenced to file out and many
missed the primary event of the even
oil- which the chairman was withhold
ling Mr .lames stated that it was in
j tended that the matter of making th
offices of t'ity Clerk. City Treasure!,
and C'ltv Attorney elective was to he
discussed and if such proceedure
j hmtld receive the endorsement of the
i mass meeting the fact would he tele
I graphed to the legislature In Juneau
| with i request that they act on the
j same, hut as the greater part of the
■ audience had left it would not tie voted
| on.
The remaining portion of the crowd
1 ppnrenth received the matter favor
I ildy as they displayed no little enthu
siasm.
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RELATIONS ALLIES
AND JAPAN
STRAINED
BERLIN April B. Tie German
Chancellor says (he relations between
the allies and Japan are strained to the
breaking point over the Chinese sit
uation and declares that England dares
not use extreme pressure against Japan
because she fears the Japanese will
refuse to send her armies and navies
to Europe the coming summer should
tile Germans win, while if the Japanese
demands on China are pressed tin
Chinese will retaliate with i declara
tion of war on the Japanese
MEARS SILENT CONCERNING
THE ALASKA RAILROAD
SEATTLE, April B -Engineer .Rears
of the Alaska Railroad Commission ar
rived hero today but remains silent
concerning the railroad, stating that
he has no definite knowledge of the
government intentions beyond that he
has been informed that the work will
be in progress during the coming sum
mer. Eades and Riggs are expected
to arrive about April twentieth.
It is rumored that developments are
likely to he forthcoming during the
present week.
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CARPATHIAN
ADVANGE HALTED
1 *KTH< )URA Lb April •*. -The will ol
lire admits that the Russian Carptt
thian advance has been generally halt
eel owing to its rapid advance during
the past week It is asserted that the
army is now only advancing Its sup
ply liases which delays the further art
vance of the Russians The Austrian
opposition is declared to he weak and
hut halfhearted. Thousands of pris
oners have been taken under conditions
which indicate beyond doubt that the
Hungarian soldiers are sick of the war
CAPTURE SUBMARINES
IN STEEL NETS
PARIS April ti A net specially de
signed to capture raiding submarine
Is being tried by the British naval an
[thorlties with results indicating com
I plete success A German submarine
lias become securely entangled in one
of the traps which has been set near
the entrance to the port of Dover and
the authorities expect to capture the
craft when it comes to the surface
Miles of these submarine traps have
been set by the naval authorities at
all important harbor entrances around
tho British Isles Tho new contrivances
are mailable iron traps which are said
to be not unllkp the gill nets used hv
fishermen,