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VOLUME XVI. NO. 80. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. MONDAY. M/tllCH 6, igi6. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI „E £S CEN T*
RAIDER MOEWE SAFE
AFTER EVENTFUL CRUISE
BERLIN, March 6.—The Ger
man cruiser Moewe, which was
reported captured by the British
warships off Trinidad some days
ago returned Sunday to a Ger
man port in absolute safety after
an eventful voyage of destruction
on the commerce of Germany’s
enemies, according to an official
announcement today and today
all Germany is filled with glad
rejoicing.
With the exception of the Em
den no vessel has won such a re
markable reputation as the one
which returned today after
months of daring endeavor under
the very noses of the British.
The official announcement of
the naval general staff says that
the Moewe, commanded by Capt.
Burgrave, Count Vondhona
Scholdien, after a successful cruise
lasting several months, arrived at
some undesignated home port
having on board a total of one
hundred and ninety prisoners and
captured treasure to the value of
one million marks, nearly all of
which is in gold bars.
Included among the prisoners
are four British army officers, |
twenty-nine British marines and ■
sailors, and one hundred and six
ty-eight men of the crews of ene
my steamers sunk and captured
during the remarkable voyage, j
Among the prisoners are also’
a total of one hundred and thre«
British Indian soldiers who were
taken from a British steamer
while en route to France. The
report says that the Moewe cap
tured or sunk a total of fifteen
steamers, a few of which were
sent to neutral ports as prizes of
war. The remarkable success of
the vessel is the topic of the hour
i in Berlin and the entire nation is
rejoicing over the safe return of
| the ship and its daring crew. Ar
rangements are now being made
! for a triumphal entry of the heroes
who will proceed to the capital
| to receive the thanks of the em
'peror and the nation.
KAISER DECORATES CAPT.
AND CREW OF MOEWE
A- P. A. Service. ;
LONDON, March 6.—A dis
j.;'.tch from Amsterdam says that
i.ie German commerce raider
Moevve reached YVilhelmshaven
it the mouth of the Weiser river
yesterday afternon after compiet
ing a remarkable voyage of de
struction against the commerce
of the allied powers.
The dispatch asserts that the
Germans are paying the com
mander, Count Vondahna high
tribute for his exploits and the
emperor has commanded that he
receive the iron cross of the first
class. The crew have also come
in for reward in the shape of the
iron cross of the second class.
Vondahna has also been ordered
to meet Emperor Wimeirn at
headquarters.•
BRITAIN CALLS YOUNG
MARRIED MEN
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, March .4—Closely
following on the heels of th^ or
der calling to the co’cis all vhg'
ble single males, a royal proc
lamation today orders that all
married men between the ages
of nineteen and twenty seven
years of age shall be drafted into
the service.
The mobilization of the 1m
married men is under way but the
conscription of married men will
not become effective until the
17th of April- Despite the seem
ing indications that enforcement
of conscription would be the sig
nal for a storm of rebellion, the
orders have been received in a
spirit of perfect acceptance of an
inevitable situation and not even
the laborites have presented any
efforts to hinder the operation of
the conscription law despite their
previous threats.
It has seemingly been recog
nized that there is no other alter
native. Conscription is not pop
ular but at the same time it is
accepted as the only way to pre
serve the national integrity and it
is now evident that an attempt to
oppose the measure would result
in popular disapproval. It is
generally accepted that this more
than the effective measures taken
by the government, is responsible
for the acquiescence of the labor
ites. _
Saturday, March n.
DIVER NEGOTIATIONS IN
TEMPORARY ABEYANCE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, March 6.—
It was stated by Lansing today
that the negotiations on Ger
many's submarine wariare, which
are at present at a standstill ovv
i mg to tne umerences existing be
tween the president and congress,
will be pushed to a decisive end
immediately alter the uimculties
I between tne administration and
congress are adjusted. Adminis
tration officials, although inclined
I to be reticent on the subject, ad
mitted today that the situation
i was entirely unsatisfactory to the
United States and the latest Ger
man proposals will not be ac
cepted.
PORTUGAL DEFIES
GERMAN ULTIMATUM
A- P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 6.—Reports
from Madrid assert that the Por
tugese government has cast down
the gauntlet to Germany by tak
ing possession of all German and
Austrian vessels lying in the ports
of the republic, thus bidding de
fiance to the German ultimatum
of last week
, The report states that the Por
tugese flag lias been hoisted over
all Teuton ships lying at Mor
inague and other ports and the
Germans who were aboard the
vessels have been interned at
Panjim.
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GERMANS CONTINUE TERRIFIC
ASSAULTS ON VERDUN FRONT
A' P. A. Service.
PARIS, March 6.—Fighting of
the most violent character con
tinues at Douamont with the Teu
tons still hurling heavy attacks
at every conceivable point along
the section northeast of the main
fcrti ■ ss
The war office announced this
afternoon that the Germans made
several attacks of great severity
against the French front along
the line from the Haudremont
woods to Douamont fort. The
assaults, Pie report says, were
iu-avily repulsed with the Ger
mans losing considerable numbers
of men.
'1 he battle continued through
out the day with great intensity
but viiihout causing any change
i uspective positions of the
opposing armies. At last ac
counts the fighting was still go
ing on with unabated fury. Ihe
persistency of the Germans along
il i- front is causing much specu
lation and the ultimate end is a
matter of considerable concern
despite the fact that the French
5 MINUTES; VERDUN
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, .March 5.—The only
bulletin concerning the western
fighting issued from the war of
fice today contains the bald state
ment : “The Verdun battle con
tinues.” With the return of in
jured troops the fearful extent
of the jGecpian losses in their
I frontic atp tipts to break down
the Frcifbi^rit-rense are becoming
more recognizable.
Mounded Frenchmen returned
to Paris hospitals for treatment
assert that the Teutons are sacri
ficing men in a manner little short
of horrifying. Several officers say
tliat the Germans are hurling their
troops, a brigade at a time, against
the French guns seemingly in ut-_
CLAIMS DESTBUCll”"
ENEMY SHIPS
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, March 4.—The ad
miralty announced today that two
French auxilliary cruisers and
also a British partol boat have
been sunk as a result of German
submarine operations in Franch
and British waters.
CLAIMS SUBMARINE
RESPONSIBLE FOR
LOSS CRUISER PROVENCE
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, March 5 —The ad
miralty announces that the
French auxiliary cruiser Provence
ter carelessness oi the immense
,osses from the machine gun fire
•ten are literally mowed down ai
.he rate of hundreds a mincrte in
he tense moments of the engage
■Jinents and the dead and wound
ed are frequently piled up in rows
ke cut grain.
A French captain who was
•present at the great struggle for
the Douamcmt heights, Thursday,
ays that he saw oue German
the last, man in five minutes by
regiment cmposed of [,400
Hanoverians wiped out to
the French machine guns operat
ing independently of other artil
lery fire. The wounded declare
that they sickened at the aw ful
ness of the slaughter.
w as sunk by a submarine despite
the statement of the Paris admir
alty that no submarine was seen
■ither before or alter vessel was
down tip. From the Paris state
ments of the number of persons
rescued from the sinking vessel
it is indicated that the loss of life
among the troops aboard was
large. Deductions of the saved
from the number of troops known
to have embarked on the vessel
discloses that fully three thou
sand soldiers perished.
TURKS REVOLTING
IN SYMRNA
A P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 6.—Reports
from Salonika today say that in
| formation reaching that point by
: water indicates that rebellion is
-lining among \’ie T\-kish pop
ulation of the province of Smyrna.
Flic dispatches say the people
forces continue to hold their own
in the face of the constant pres
sure The Germans have made
several ineffectual attempts to
tiring their heavy mortars to bear
on the other forts composing the
ring of defences around Verdun
but with little success owing to
the activities of the French sev
enty fives which have rendered
the German battery positions un
tenable.
Orchestral Dance.
The date March it.
are in open revolt against the
government.
ZEPPELINS AGAIN
VISIT ENGLAND
A P. A. Service.
LONDON, March 6.—The war
office announced this morning
that the German Zeppelins again
visited England last night. The
official statement says that two
hostile airships crossed over the
northeast coast of England Sun
lav night covering a wide range
m territory in their flight.
The report, however, gives not
the slightest detail as to the places
visited or the damage done by
the belligerent visitors. Vagrant
reports reaching here from unof
ficial sources say that five towns
were visited by the hostile air
ships. Owing to the seeming im
possibility of securing additional
details it is believed that the Ger
mans have struck a hard blow
which the censors are endeavor
ing to conceal.
ZEPPELINS DO
BIG DAMAGE
LONDON, March 6.—Later—
Twelve were killed and thirty
three injured in the Zeppelin i aid
last night, according to war ot
ficc announcement this afternoon
Three Zeppelins participated in
the raid which penetrated eighty
five miles inland dropping bombs
[over a zigzag course. After com
pleting their course the Germans
drove out to sea and reached their
base in safety. The war office
surmises that the real object of
the airship visit was to learn the
whereabouts of the English
dreadnoughts the location of
which has been kept secret since
ilit beginning of the war. A total
of forty bombs were dropped.
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