ST. LOUIS UNDER MARTIAL LAW
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII NO. Ill- TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 1917 TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 25 CENTS
GOVERNMENT AROUSED BY ANTI-DRAFT PLOT
ST. LOUIS UNDER MARTIAL LAW
ANTI-GERMAN DEMONSTRATIONS
RIOTS ARE NOW QUELLED
International Naws Saryice.
EAST SST LOUIS May 30.- The
trouble In this cfity today was stnrted
by pro-Qerman sympathizers who as
sembled at side street corners while the
Decoration Day parade was in pro
gress roundly scored the administra
tion with reference to the conscrip
tion measure.
Resenting the expressions of the
speakers several of the bystanders
forced their way through the crowd
and a riot started in which many peo
ple were Injured.
Patriotic speeches were then deliver
ed by several persons and the crowd
which had assumed gigantic propor
tions by that time started out to fol
low up tlie parade.
Much rioting was indulged in and
the property of many German-Ameri
cans tvas wrecked. The military wore
called out and many companies of mi
litia are now on guard in the city
which is under martini law.
HAST ST I .or IS, May 30.—Incensed
at the fact that German agents here
were active in stirring up dissention
with respect to the conscription law,
mass meetings of citizens were held
here today. Stirring "speeches denoun
cing tlie action of those who endeav
ored to discourage the registration on
Juno 5 were delivered and the vast
crowds singing patriotic songs and
waving American flags marched
through Ihe streets of tho city.
Many German sympathers plio
cln'imed themselves. This was ihe sig
nal for a general riot which look Die
town Ivy storm. I'm several hours the
infuriated crowd swept the streets
halting in front of business houses
| whose owners were German or of Ger
| man extraction. Windows were brok
en, doors smashed and much damage
done to all kinds of buildings.
The police were powerless to act in
the fact of such numbers and the mili
tia were called out to suppress the
rioters. This was accomplished only
after many were injured, some fately.
Thousands of dollars worth of property
was destroyed and further outbreak Is
hourly expected. Military now guard
the business houses and private resi
dences of those who have expressed
themselves inoppositior. to the draft
law and whose sentiments were pro
nouncedly German.
The situation is most serious and the
city is now under martini law. Sen
timent lias taken possession of the
masses who display great enthusiasm
almost every person in the streets!
carrying minnture flags.
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GOVERNMENT READY FOR
DRAFT REGISTRATION
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International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 30.—All pre
parations have now been completed for
the registration of those who are In
cluded In the draft for service in the
Army nnd Navy, and the officers who
will be in charge of the different reg
istration stations have been assigned
their posts.
It Is believed that the figures given
out sometime ago as regards the num
ber that are expected to register In
the various states will be found ex
tremely conservative, and when the
full registration is In the concensus of
opinion Is that the figure will total
over twelve million.
New York and various other large
cities are planning to make June the
fifth a day to be remembered for all
time, great enthusiasm Is being dis
played at the arrangements that are
being made to carry out this plan.
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Patriotic organizations are being
formed who will march with great
bands and hundreds of thousands of
flags are lo be supplied these by vari
ous orders throughout the nat'ion.
These throngs will form an escort
for the youths who have registered
and they will be made to feel that
in doing their duty they have gained
the respect and gratitude of all good
Americans.
In Boston the plan is to do this all
at night in a good old fashioned torch- ;
light parade, and they have obtained
the permission of the authorities to
have fireworks at many of the larger
parks. In fact the plan is spreading
j With such rapidity that even the small
I towns throuhout the country w*ll un
doubtedly fall In line and make this
! day one of celebration.
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NEW CRAFT FOR
WAR PURPOSES
International Nawa Service.
WASHINGTON, May 30.—Plans
that have recently been presented to
, the Naval Board are the subject of
considerable discussion, ns they hnve
embodied in them the specifications of
a vessel for war purposes that is for
eign to anything In that line that has
ever come to the attention of that de
partment of the Government.
While the members of this board
will give out no information of a defi
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nlte nature regarding this craft they I
do admit that in their belief the invcn- I
tor or rather designer has struck Upon |
an idea that will prove of Inestimable j
value to the government. They say j
that peculiar feature of this vessel of j
new design is that the entire Naval I
Staff are so well satisfied thnt all that
is required to bring about its adoption
is the demonstration of the working
model which is to tp.Ue place within
the next week.
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“BETTER LATE THAN NEVER"
In order to give our subscribers the
benefit of the very latest news today
from the outside world we decided not
to go to press until after we received
telegraphic news on the 5:30 o'clock
run of the wireless. As the wireless
boys took a holiday today It was Im
possible for us to issue the Nugget at
nn earlier hour.
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SURVEYOR BEING SOUGHT
The whereabouts of Harold Hartley,
formerly of Napa, California, are be
ing sought. He Is a surveyor by oc
cupation and is believed *o have lo
cated in Alaska about twelve years
ago, at which time he was last hoard
from. Anyone knowing anything re
garding him or his whereabouts Is
requested to communicate with Mrs. J.
Burger or P, S. King, of Napa, Cali
fornia.
ANGLO-FRENCH GAINS
ON WESTERN FRONT
International Newa Service.
LONDON, May 30.- Fl»ld Marshall
llaig officially reports a successful
raid made by the Brit isli forces near
Neuve Chapelle this morning in which
many Germans were taken prisoners
and important positions on file direct
road to Lille were captured.
The fighting In this engagement was
| severe according to the dispatch and
the British troops lost heavily but ac
complished their object.
I’AIUS, May 30.—St Quentin is now
subjected to the most severe artillery
tire brought to hear on any city by the
French forces. General Neville re
! ports a terrific dual now raging be
tween tlie German and French batter
ies. Further positions to the south
west of the city have been occupied
hy the French who are fighting des
perately under cover of the intense
bombardment.
The French commander further re
porst a gigantic offensive launched by
Von Hindenberg cast of Khaims re
pulsed with appalling loss to the Ger
mans who advanced en masse in their
endeavor to break Ihrnugh the French
lines.
PRESIDENT
' LEADS MEMORIAL
| DAY PARADE!
International Newa Service.
WASHINGTON, May 30.—President
! Wilson headed the gigantic Memorial
Day parade here and was present at
the services held at Arlington Ceme
tary in honor to the patriotic dead.
At the termination of the parade
| the President delivered an oiation that
was most effective calling attention
| to the fact that many whose memory
was today being honored had passed
'through Just such critical times ns
those that are staring us In the face
at present, and praying that the peo
ple of this day and time will acquit
themselves as nobly as our departed
friends and brothers.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
SAYS ANTI-DRAFT PLOTS ARE
WORK OF GERMAN AGENTS
International News Service. i
\yASHINGTON, May :in,—The au
thorities here arc aroused at the enor
mity and serious nature of the anti
consertption plot which was uncover
ed in Chicago on May 27. Department
of Justice agents have investigated the
matter and announced this afternoon
that the entire plot ts the work of Ger
man agents many of whom have been
arrested.
No leniency will be shown to those
who are directly connected in the plot
to undermine the plans of the govern
ment with regard to conscription. All
of the members of the organization
who had joined in ttie movement to op
pose and discourage men to register on
June 5 have been arrested and remain
in the custody of the authorities. He
it man or woman who have joined this
movement all must pay the penalty.
Washington and the country at
large are incensed at the attitude of
those who endeavored lo discourage
conscripts at this, I lie eleventh hour.
They demand that 1 lie department ol'
justice make an immediate investiga
tion and deal summary justice to the
offenders who are endeavoring to un
dermine the nation.
Over two hundred arrests have been
made to date the majority in St. Louis
and Chicago.
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WAR SOON END
GERMANY VICTOR
SAYS KAISER
International News Service.
THE HAGUE May 30.—"My faith is
just the same, irrespective of condi
tions. The Central Powers will brine
this bloody conflict to a speedy end.
It will be a. full and complete victor.\
for the German nation" thus spoke
Kaiser Wilhelm to his assembled
forces at the battle front near I .non
yesterday.
“My message to the troops is the
same, said the Kaiser. The unshake
able will to victory of the German
people, who are prepared for every
sacrifice of blood and treasure, will.
I trust to God, preserve the Fatherland
from the ruin contemplated by its
enemies and will force by the sword
the peace necessary for the blessed de
velopment of the world.’
REDUCING REVENUE BILL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON May 30.—Consistent
pruning of the billion eight hundred
million Revenue Bill has within the
last few days reduced it by approxi
mately three hundred million.
The State Finance Committee have
now completed their work along this
fine with the result that as it now
stands the Revenue Bill calls for about
one billion five hundred million.
Their report is in and opinions an
expressed that the full amount will
stand at the present figure, apparently
it being taken for granted that the
above amount fully covers all needs
in the line intended for its use.
NO ANNEXATIONS
i NO INDEMNITIES
International News Service.
STOCKHOLM, May 30.—’’No an
nexation, no indemnities" is the slo
gan of the International socialists
peace conference which Is to be held
here. Many of the Relegates from var
ious countries have arrived and at a
preliminary session French sentiment
predominated.
Many of the delegates oxpresed the
opinion that Germany would be com
pelled to restore the provinces of
Alsace and Lorfaine to France. But a
few delegates from England and one
from the United States are here to be
present to the conference which will
I be called In a few days.
AUSTRIANS NOW PREPARE
TO EVACUATE TRIESTE
International News Service.
Ito.MK May 30.—In anticipation of
thr fall of Trieste the Austro-Hungar
ian government are removing to Vien
na all the government archives. Ital
ian airmen report the authorit'ies at
the Austrian seaport making arrang
meuts for the evacuation of the city.
Thousands of reserves have been
rushed to Laibach in the effort to stay
the advance of the Italian troops who
are pressing forward overcoming all
resistance.
Cadorna reports the effect of the
Italian artillery on Duino to be most
effective and that city cannot hold
out against the terrific bombardment
to which they arc constantly Sub
jected. l.ast night tlie Italians made
further gains to the northeast of this
city which cut tiic line of communica
tion and they now report tiic lire of
the A list ro-1 lungariau fortifications
to have weakened considerably.
ItO.MK, May 30. An Intercepted dis
patch sent out from Trieste stated
that the outer defenses of that city
were crumbling and were In the hands
of the Italians.
MILLIONS POUR IN
FOR LIBERTY LOAN
International News Service.
NEW YOHK May 30. die hundred
and seventy one million ins been sub
scribed to the Liberty Loin tv'.*'.in the
past twenty four hours, according to i
report that has reached here from the
committee in charge of these sub
scriptions.
Th'is breaks all records in the his
tory of finance and is satisfactory only
that Hi ■ fear is felt that this grra'
absorb!ian of funds will materially ef
fect securities of our railroads, c'll,
mining and ether industries.
Leading bankers say that w - mil
soon begin to feel the pinch and til it
tlie wonderful pro p rity we have been
enjoying is soon to be n thing of ti e
past.
Regardless of this ]>csslmlsui theim
is no cfsilde fulling off in the amount
of shares that are being traded in on
tlie stock exchanges either here or in
lioston and Chicago, and the largo
brokerage houses seem confident that
business will continue as briskly as
during the Iasi s.x months.
We are using Moonlight water in the
Elite Bath House.
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