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VOLUME XVII. NO. 105. TELEPHONE MAIN 41 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 30, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRICE 25 CENTS
MARRIED MEN ME EXEMPT UNDER THIS EM
SINGLE MEN CALLED TO COLORS;
AGE IS NOW THE QUESTION
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WASHINGTON. April 30.—All sin
gle men between twenty one and for
ty, are required to join the colors is
the decision reached in the house at
.a late hour Saturday night.
The conscription bill passed in the
bouse by a vote of three hundred and
ninety seven to twenty four and
Niieciflcally states that all- single men
from twenty one to forty are to reg- '
ister for service with Uncle Sam.
In the senate the conscription bill
. passed by a vote of eighty one to
eight, and differs from the house in
the age limit only. The limit set by i
the senate is from twenty one to
twenty seven and a joint conference
will be held immediately to reach a
decision un this question, as it is the
only thing now in the way of get
ting into action in the work of draft
ing an army.
The system to be adopted in the
registration of the men has not as
yet been announced, but now that
the bill has passed both houses noti
fication will he 'forthcoming at an
early date in this regard.
Recruiting offices will evidently be
opened in each section of the country
and arrangements made for the estab
lishment of concentration camps
througout the different sections where
the raw recruits are to rccoivs their
training.
Universal approval is it evaiencc
throughout the nation over the ac
tion, of both house ant! Jienate in
bringing about th'i.i d-..ft law, and
even the most strict, adherents to the
volunteer system, now that the bill
has pa.sed, have declared that they
will give conscriptio. *heic backing
and support in every wt** possible.
VOTE FAVORS
TEDDY’S ARMY
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WASHINGTON. Aprtl 30.—The
Roosevelt amendment to the army
draft Will authorizing Teddy to raise
a troop of volunteers for service in
France, passed in the senate by a vote
of 56 to 31.
This came as a surpi.se as it has
been repeatedly stated that he would
, be shuffled into the discard in h'is
attempt to get any such authority.
It seems that the administration
feared that granting Teddy’s request,
r would work to the. disadvantage of
getting through the conscription bi’.I,
and that their opposition to his plan
was not brought about through per
sonal feelings.
Now trat the bill is a law all this
fear i.s removed, and 'it looks as
though Teddy is to have his way, and
go to France with his own men.
That tiiis w*iM be no small body is
ivodtn front the fact that the last in.
formation received here of the number
of vounteers who have offered their
services to him numbers colse to one
hundred and twenty five thousand,
and Roosevelt says that the applica
tions* will pour in faster than ever
when it becomes known that he 'is to
receive his permit.
All are wishing him luck and it is
pointed out that he has shown the
true spirit of Americanism r.tt alone
in this hut also in his statement that
all of his sons are to be at his side
on the firing line.
GEN’L PETAIN IS NOW
HEAD OF FRENCH ARMY
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PARIS, Apt'il 30.—General Petain
has been appointed commander in
chief of the army of France over
* General Nlvelle who was formerly in
command. This change has been
made owing to the ffict that Nlvclle’s
offensive has—in comparison, with
the British—been weak on the western
front.
The appointment of General Petain
has been recoived by the people with
rejoicing . He was the hero of Ver
dun and was on the recommendation
of Joffre ofTcred the position of com
mander in chief over a year ago re
fusing it on the grounds that certain
politicians would not grant him
sweeping powers necessary.
He has now been given complete
control of the French forces and great
things are expected of Mm by t
people.
Of late the French pres have open
ly criticized the wore of OenertU Nl
velle. They accuse him of holding
the advance on the Herman front, li
the spring drive the llritish have out
classed their alfies and have thret
times the territory to show for it as
well as twice the number of prison
ers nnd guns.
All ktMs of alaigh and akf wood an
«ala at Roa>’ mill and ahop. Alaa
building and mining timber.
ALL DEAD IN COAL
MINE DISASTER
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DENVER, April 80.—In checking up
. the loss of life in t^ie coni mine ex
plosion of last Friday at the Victor
American mines, the total roaches
one hundred and twenty dead,
i Not a man got out alive, the shaft
having caved in so confining the
fumes that all were dead within a
minute from the time the explosion
took place, according to the state
ed the bodies.
The catastrophe leaves in. its wake
tfixty widows nnd one hundred and
forty orphans.
A movement is being launched by
the J>enver newspapers to raise a
fund for the benefit of these suffer*
ers, and the money has started pour*
ing in already In such sums that it
looks ns thought this worthy cause
is to rpf’plvp *»■-* *•
OVER TWO BILLION
m HALF FIRST YR.
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WASHINGTON, April 30.—The
tirat big war budget making the ap
propriations for the army and navy
during the first year of the war has
today been announced.
Two billion six hundred and ninety
nine million four hundred and eighty
five thousand to the army and navy,
was the report to the house from the
committee on appropriations.
Of this amount five hundred and
three million three hundred and nine
ty nine thousand, goes to enlarge and
support the navy. The balance is to
be used to raise, equip and drill an
army to send against Germany.
The amount of the appropriation as
recommended by the committee, falls
short by six hundred and fifty mil
lion, of \he amount expected by army
and navy departments.
An effort Will at once be made by
these departments to have their ap
propriations increased, according to
the statements of high officials, and
they express themselves as confident
of securing quick results as the new
figures to be handed the committee,
show that more money must be avail
able to cany out without hinderance
the plans of the departments.
They claim that rock bottom has
been figured on every Item, and now
when the appropriation work is well
under way, is the time for the com
mittee to act and not defer action
until some future time, when Impor
tant men could not well be spared
from the work laid out for them.
On the other hand the committee
report that they have supplied ajl
that Is necessary, and it is unlikely
that they will Increase nny of those
amounts.
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SWEDEN CALLS OUT MILITARY;
MUCH RIOTING EXPECTED MAY I
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COPENHAGEN, April 30.—Vast
military preparations have been made
in Stockholm and other Swedish
cities to cope with expected violence
arisin gout of the May day mass
meetings whtch have been called.
Throughout Norway and Sweden
the socialists have launched a gigan
tic campaign for peace and the
movement lias taken on unprece
dented political prominence. This |
peace propaganda is very evident in j
all of the neutral countries of Eu- I
rope and May 1 is called socialist |
day on the European continent.
Advices from Stockholm state that
the authorities have cal’ed in many j
troops who have taken up positions j
of vantage in the capital. Both the j
royal palace and the houses of par- I
liument are strongly guarded. It is
stated that a proclamation declaring
Stockholm under martial law will he
given out tomorrow.
Socialists from' all parts of Swe
den nro crowding Jnto 1he capital
and preliminary meetings are being
held, other important cities In Swe
den have received the attention of the
military authorities.
WASHINGTON, April 30.—Social
ist May day strikes are called for in
both Germany and Austria as well
as in the Scandinavian neutral coun
tries according to the department
here.
Socialism is assuming large pro
portions within the confines of tlie
central powers notwithstanding the
extraordinary precautionary nieas
ures taken by the military authori
ties. The recent strikes by muni
tion workers anti the alternative
given out by Chancellor Holtweg has
had a striking effect on the socialist
element. They have considerably in
creased their following.
HON DON, April 30. The socialists
of Kurope'will on May day launch a
gigantic peace movement throughout
Kurope. It is expected that much
rioting will take place ip Sweden and
both Germany and Austria.
The socialisls in the United King
dom have strongly supported the gov
ernment. throughout their strugg’o
with the central powers and outrtde
of the Usual soeialist meeting on Tra
falgar square nothing is feared.
ARMED AMERICAN SHIP SUNK
BY GERMAN U. BOAT
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BONBON, Aprtl 30.—Survivors of
the American steamer Vacuum kind- 1
ed in Belfast today report the loss
of their ship which was torpedoed
by a German submarine on Satur
day. Among the missing are one
lieutenant and nine gunners of the
United States navy.
The dispatch states that the Am
ertcan steamer was armed with two
guns placed fore and aft. She was the
property of the Vacuum Oil Company
of New York and was returning to
the United States having discharged
at Belfast a few days previous to
being sunk. She was one of the big
gest tankers afloat, her displacement
being nine thousand tons and carried
a crew of th'irty-four all of which
were Americans. Captain Harris,
who commanded the Vacuum Is among
the missing.
The survivors state that late on
Saturday evening the periscope of a
submarine was sighted close to the
ship and a torpedo was launched by
her before the guns crews could get
to the'ir stations.
The torpedo struck the big tanker
in her engine room causing a tre
mendous explosion and killing sever
al of the engineer's staff. The doom)
ed ship filled slowly during which
time the naval gunners stood by their
guns in the event of the submarine
making lier second appearance anil
only abandoned (he ship when she was
making her final struggle.
All boats were lowered, and alt, in
cluding three injured men, put on
board. The sea was choppy and
shortly after, under cover of darkness
the life boats lost sight of each other.
On Sunday afternoon one of the
boats was picked up by a steamer
and landed at Belfast. Submarine
scouts and torpedo destroyers are
now out endeavoring to locate the
missing boats.
NKW YOItlC, April 30. The owners
of the American ship Vacuum
which was torpedoed by a German U
boat on Saturday lost, announce this
afternoon that reports have been re
ceived from lie’.fasi stating that Cap
tain Harris and all in life boat No.
1 wore drowned.
The survivors state that the naval
lieutenant and several of the naval
gunners were 'in this boat when it
left the ship. Life boat No. 1 was
picked up floating bottom upwards
l>y a torpedo boat destroyer who went
out to the rescue of the men from
the sinking ship.
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ALL ANSWER THE CALL!
BUT 2 OLD LADIES LEFT
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MARINE, 111., Aprtl 30.—Every
male inhabitant In this town includ
ing the dog catcher, tax collector,
town marshal, fireman and doctor
have enlisted and '.her.' are hut two
women left.
The ladies of I he cfity have joined
the Red Cross and munition work
ers department and every liv'ing soul
of age in this town with I he excep
tion of two elderly ladies have en
GOV’T TO USE ALL
SEIZED VESSELS
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WA8H.Nt.TON, April 30.—Sena
tor Culbertson r.f V-: os, chairmni at
the judiciary committee introduced
a resolution today, authorizing Presi
dent Wlison to convert all seized ves
sels, to the immediate use of the gov
ernment for war purposes.
This bill wTl!' receive the immediate
consideration or the senate, and un
doubted/ will nr grickly passed.
In the event of a favorable vote, tre
government will convert the enormous
floa'ing palace? of the North German
Lloyd, Hamburg-American and others
nn„.
lolled in some d i.utuient or oilier
as a war force.
On looking up this town we And
that ten years ago Marine had a
population of sevrn hundred people.
It is a a prosper..,! < port Ion of the
state i £ Illinois.
This is a rccont of which all Am
merieans will justly he proud and the
sp'irit of Marine, III., will be heard
from throughout the length anil
breath of the United Stales.
These great liners will add niater
| iall.v to our equipment, and all told
the German and Austrian ships that
we now hold, will cut down the
amount to bo bu'ilt for such work to
a small figure, as the government is
able to add to these, all boats that
were until recently the property of
railroads In the United States.
ACTIVITY EVIDENT
MACEDONIAN FRONT
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LONDON, April 30.—The Germans
have launched a heavy offensive on
the Macedonian front and were re
pulsed with heavy loss of life.
The assault took place in the Var
dan river section In the region of
Lake Poirinn and lasted throughout
Saturday and Sunday. The German
Austrlan troops massed at this cen
ter made a most determined attack