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VOLUME XVII. NO. 68 TBLEPnONE MAIN 46 « NOME. ALASKA FRIPAV, MARCH 16, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN «. PRIuE 26 CENTS
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REGENT MICHAEL
STRIKE ORBERED BE ORROW NIGHT
AUSTRIANS SINK FOUR
RUSSIAN TRANSPORTS
IN BLACK SEA
I i.*ernatlonal Newt Servic®.
BERLIN, March 16.—The com
mander of the Austrian Black sea
- fleet has announced that four Rus
sian transports have been sunk in
the Black sea by contact mines and
torpedoes from Austrian submarines
The transpor's were cn route from
Sebastopol to Armenia and were load
ed with troops and supplies for the
Russian campaign in the province of
Erzerum.
The transports were sunk one at a
time in the course of the last three
days. Many of the troops were res
cued by boats from other Russian
transports which are actively ena
d in transporting men and materials
to the Erzerum fi'ont.
The Austrian submarines were nbie
to sucessfully elude pursuit of the
Russian gunboats which were acting
as convoys to the transports.
U. S. MARINES SHOOT
TWO INTERNED GERMANS
AND ARREST EIGHT
Ii.««r national Naws Service.
PHILADELPHIA, March 16—The
German Interned ship Kron Prtnz
. Wilhelm lying off the League island
navy yard was the scene last night j
of a struggle between United Staets j
marines and members of the ship’s J
crew and two of the latter were shot.
and eight arrested as a result.
i
The attention of government au
thorities had bee ncaleld to repeated |
flashes from the rear deck of the in
terned ship. The flashes appeared to
be caused by burning powder.
A detachment of marines were or
dered to Investigate. They attempted
to board the Kron Prinz Wilhelm and
met with resistance. In order to
carry out Instructions and search the
ship they were compelled to Are their
rifles at the defiant Germans two of
whom were badly wounded.
The marines forced their way on
board and arrested eight Germans
who offered further resistance. An
examination showed that the Ger-'
mans had been setting off flashes of
powder Just as had been surmised as
a result of the first observations
though the object of the flashes was
not disclosed.
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GERMAN RAIOER
IN PACIFIC IS
BELIEVED SUNK
International New* Servio*. (
HONOLULU, March 16.—Four
Germans arrived here today on a
trading schooner whose captain said
that he had picked them up three
hundred miles from this port.
They were clinging to a life raft
and badly exhausted when found. As
no member of the schooner's crew
could talk German no Information
was obtainable from* them on the trip
CONTRACTS LET
FOR TEN SHIPS
FORJLS. NAVT
Ir •srnational Nows Sorvic*.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Con
tracts have been let for four battle
cruisers and six scout rulsers whose
aggregate cost will' be one hundred
milliou dollars. The time limit set
on the completion of th :ae ships is one
year.
Two scout . uucrs were allotted
to the Seattl i construction ard Dry
Dock Company at a cost of twelve
million dollar*.
to this port and they have refused
to expla$t their /plight since their
arrival here.
It is thought that they are sur
vivors of the German raider which
was the object of search for a long
time of Japanese and British warships.
It is thought that the German craft
was sunk and that the survivors are
too loyal to their flag toacknowledge
the fact.
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and international and local new3 of
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SHIPMENTS
OF LIQUOR
ALLOWED
'
A telegram was received by the
chamber of commerce this afternoon
from Attorney General Gregory which
states that the new postal law pro
hibits the shipment t,r introduction
of liquor after July 1 of this year into
such portions of Alaska that are dry.
ORDERS ISSUED TO DEGIN STRIKE
TOMORROW NIGHT; ONLY OUICK
PRESIDENTIAL ACTION CAN AVERT CHAOS
V.iernationa! Nows Service.
NEW YORK, March 16.—The only
possible way now for the great rail
road strike to be averted is declared
to be Intervention by President Wil
son and it is difficult to see how he
can avert the crisis without assist
ance from congress.
The conference yesterday resulted,
as expected, in a deadlock. The rail
way managers refused to concede
the eight hour day or to yield any
point until the supreme ocurt has
rendered an opinion os to the consti
tutionality of the Adamson law.
The brotherhood leaders were in
sistent in their demands and threat
ened to strike unless they were
granted.
I Soon after the conference between
the managers and brotherhood chiefs I
ended the latter announced that the
strike would surely take place as an
nounced .
Orders were sent by the leaders to
all points in the east and south.
Beginning Saturday at six o’clock
j all freight train workers and some j
j passenger employes in the east and !
| south will go on strike.
By Monday the strike will be spread
to tbe middle west. On Tuesday it
will extend farther west and on
Wednesday it will be nation wide j
and in full operation.
The answer of the railway man ■
agers to the strike order has been to 1
refuse to receive iperishables that
cannot reach their destination before
tomorrow noon. All other freight Is
received only conditionally. Tickets
to passengers for long journeys which
would extend past the hour announc
ed for the strike are not sold except
conditionally.
It is apparent that the railroad
managers are preparing to fight the
strike by making the public suffer
to such an extent that sentiment will
be against the workers.
Prices in certain commodities have
already responded because of the ex
pected shortage and great suffering
is certain to result.
NEW YORK. March 16.—Both
railway officials and brotherhood
chiefs expect the president to Inter
vene today or tomorrow. It is said
that in view of the certain effects
of the proposed strike an emergency
would exist of such a nature as would
Justify the president In taking a de
cesive step for the safety of the coun
try.
While the brotherhoodfs are contin
uing their strike preparations and
the managers standing pat, all eyes
are now turned toward the white
house and expectation is alert for
the country from being plunged Into
commercial chaos.
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CZAR NIGHGLAS HAS ABDICATED IN
FAVOR OF SON; DUKE MICHAEL REGENT;
ALL ARMY LEADERS PLEDGED TO OUMA
international News Service.
LONDON, March 16.—Democracy Is
in the saddle in Russia and Is rid
ing on victoriously. The duma ci
trols the government and dominates
the entire situation.
The revolution in its totality sounds
the death knell of Germanic lnflu
ence in Russia and is good for the
tentente allies in that it means the
certain continuance of Russia in the
war and greater efficiency both at the
front and in industrial ines.
Folowing the dissolution of the
duma by the czar and the certainty
that he was about to carry out a
perarranged plan whereby peace
would be made with the Germanic al
lies, the members of the duma be
gan the revolution which according
to dispatches has been completely
successful.
For the first time in history the
people of Russia are governing them
selves.
Czar Nicholas II .acting on advice,
yesterday abdicated the thront. This
ivas conceded to be the only way his
family could be perpetuated even in
a constitutional monarchy which Is
said to he the plan of the duma
leaders.
Nicholas is now under guard in his
palace in the suburbs of Petrograd.
Two of his crack regiments which
have renounced allegiance to him are
standing guard about the palace for
the double purpose of preventing his
escape and of permitting no com
munication with him by any members
| of his clique.
The czarina. Alexandra Alix, has
been imprisoned and is cut off from
all communication with the world.
She is a German, the daughter of
Ludwig IV. grand Duke of Hesse,
and to her racial sympathies and her
influence over the czar is ascribed
some of the blame for the pro-German
plot which was nipped in the bud.
Nicholas abdicated in favor of his
son Alexis who is a little more than
twelve years of age.
The regent is Grand Duke Michael,
brother of Nicholas, who is now in
his thirty ninth year. Michael is sub
servient to the duma leaders and will
work with them to establish a demo
cratic form of government with limit
ed power to the czar who will be
chiefly a t'gure head. This form of
government is believed to be wisest
because of the reverence with which
the great Russian masses regard
their czar who is also titular head cf
the Russ'an church.
All aria/ leaders from Grand Duke
fu.ciiael down to officers of the lowest
rank have been pledged to support
the duraa and the new form of gov
ernment .
PETROGRAD, March 16.—The rev
olutionary birth throes are over and
this city is now quiet.. Official work
*" >rogressing smoothly.
Total casualties resulting from the
overthrow of the czar and the change
in government are less than five hun
dred.
VILLA SUSPECTED
OF PREPARING TO
INVADE TEXAS
Pncifio News Service.
EL PASO, March 1G.—Villa’s inac
tivity Is regarded with great suspic
ion by those who know his nature.
It i^ reported that he is gathering j
together a large force among whom'
are hundreds of Germans who have
recently arrived in Mexico from the1
United States and Is preparing to
take* part in the invasion of the Uni
ted States as soon as war is declared
A copy of the telegram shown to
a prominent lawyer hero elicited the
statement that the new law does not
prohibit shipment into wet territory.
Following is the telegram: I
Washington, March 1G.
Frank C. Dean, Nome, Alaska.
Section five, postal laws, March 8,
1917, made effectiv .<uly - 1917, by
Joint resolution o* March 4, 1917,
prohibits shipments or inluduetion j
of liquor into preset dry tfrritory
lr Alaska. CJ.'FLCKY.
with Germany.
There are conflicting reports as to
an understanding between Villa and
Carranza to unite forces against Am
erica in the event of war and that
Villa will have an important place in
the government after Texas, New
Mexico and Arizona have been taken.
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ASKING PRESIDENT
TO AVcltT STRIKE
In'.-' national News Service.
CHICAGO, March 16.—The abrupt
refusal of the companies to accept
freight today ros.ii'ed in some dislo
cation of business aril is inltc as an
index of the disastrous i ate of af
fairs which will exist w^nr. the strike
is in full swing.
Commercial bodies *11 over the
central west are wiring the president
to prevent the strike.
IRUMORED FINDING OF
SUBMARINE BASE BY
AMERICAN DESTOYER
International News Servic®.
HAVANA, March 10.—A rumor is
current that an American destroyer
has found the German submarine
rendezvous on one of the lonely Ba
hamian islands.
All sorts of stories are rife as to
a clash between the American vessel
and a German under water boat but
they can be traced to no authentic
ALLAN’S BILL
SUPPORTED
BY PEOPLE
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I Pacific News Service.
JUNEAU, March 16.—Telegrams
j are pouring in to the members of the
source.
It Is reported that the destrver is
patrolling the island and has sent
wireless calls for help as provisions
and fuel are needed.
Nothing Is known of a definite nat
ture except that American destroy
ers have been searcihng for the sus
pected hiding place of submarines.
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legislature from Second, Third and
Fourth division towns urging support
of the Allan school bill as against
that of Representative Snow. Allan's
bill provides for the support of schools
from territorial funds to the extent
of seventy per cent of the total main
tenance cost while Snow’s provides
for fifty per cent. Public sentiment
throughout the territory strongly fa
vors the most aid possible from the
treasury.
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