THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 320. T*LEPnONF MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. SATURDAY, DECEMBER, 18, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRI«E 25 CF.NT •
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BRITAIN WILL MAKE DECISION
AS TO PEACE; RUSSIA FOR WAR;
BERNSTQRFF EXPECTS RESULTS
<» tsrnationak News Service.
LONDON, Dec. 16—News from
Petrograd is to the effect that the
Russian Duma last night voted unan
imously aguinst accepting the peace
proposals of Germany and her allies.
This action of the Russian lcgis
lrtive body has created a profound
impression .here.
WASHINGON, Dec. 16—It was
trade plain here today in diplomatic
circles that England alone will decide
whether it shall be peace or war. Tho
action of the Russian Duma will have
no material bearing on the question
as England reserves to herself the
final dictum in the matter.
The reason for this position on the
pnrt of Great Britlan Is that she has
borne the chief financial burden of the
war so far and if the war is to con
tinue it must be financed by her.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—Despite
the oblunt refusal of the Russian
Duma to accept the German peace
proposal or to consider a counter pro
posal with a view ,to peace, official
ciiclos are convinced that the move
ment is to bear fruit in the near fu
tuie.
P resident Wilson Is quoted as say
ing that he feels assured that favor
able action b> the Allie3 will result
firm the offer of peace.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 16—Ambass
ador Bernstorff has told Secretary of
State Bunsing that Germanoy does
not expect the entente allies to accept
the peace proposals categorically.
Cermany's only hope, said Bernstorff,
la that the high military leaders of
all the combatants may have a con
ference on some such neutral terri
tory as Switzerland and there talk
cAtr what the war is being waged
for.
Out of such a discussion Germany
expects the development of some sort
of peace plan.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16—The Ger
man peace proposal has been for
warded without comment of any kin I
by the State Department not only to
Fi’gland, France, Russia and Italy,
tut also to the Servian government at
M.onastir, the Roumanian at Jassy, to
the Montengrin representative at
Rome, and to Japan.
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PRESIDENT
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REBUFF
International News 8ervice.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.—While
the administration is strongly in favor
of tiio cessation of the war in Eu
! rope it does not intend to make any
pit mature .rove in connection with
1.10 'idle' pn posal. This statement
i .s hut do on the highest possible nu
larrlty.
t; in declared that several weeks
i are likely to elapse before Proisdent
■ vt'ilson will urge the allies to accept
Lbe German peace proposal, or the
I consideration of other plans tending
to bring the war to a close.
Before he takes any action he will
I want ample time to give the subject
' thorough consideration. He will en
! ,,envoi to avoid any chance of rebuff
by the entente allies.
So far he -lias acted only as a
messenger for the central powers and
hus scrupulously avoided any seinb
lun of bias in forwarding the texts
oi li.c peace proposal.
In order to stand on solid footing
in any represen la lions he may make
in the future to any of the entente
' allies he will have the diplomatic rep
resentatives of the Unit'd States at
all the entente capitals ascertain un
olllcially the feeling of the govern
ments to which they ure accredited.
This will require, some time and
when it shall have been done the
; president will be in a position to
know whether a recommendation from
him will be acceptable or not.
In case he learnB that Great Brl
> tain and Prance do not desire over
tures of peace, none will be made by
President Wilson.
P is unofficially stated that the
j p Eident feeD confident that Great
| Britain will uecept the peace profler
under certain conditions which are
thought not to be Insurmountable.
MINISTRY
TO APPEAL
i TO PEOPLE
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International News Service.
LONDON, 'Dec. 18.—When Prime
M'nUter Lloyd George appears In
parliament tomorrow he is expected
to re-echo the demands of Asquith
that a preliminary to peace must be
| the agreement by Germany to re
linquish captured territory and ample
afsurnujcs 0f disarmment to the end
that thi trir.ace of militarism may
■ be forever *rmoved from Furope.
His «lij"’’s**on of the peace pro
posal toruoliow and the reaiHrmation
| of Asquith demands Is expected to
meet w.th considerable opposition
from M'mbtrs of parliament. Possi
bly a maj.uiiy will oppose the views
of I he raineu y.
If this fl’.ould occur the premier
is prepared, it is reliably stated, to
iask the king to dissolve parliament
and call a general election.
The program of organization is
now practically prepared by the new
i -> • council and-if L does not receive
I t.j. port in commons when presented
ty the premier along with tho mlnW
'try'* cordiHons requisite to peace
ihen the governm 'it ttil' go to the
people ‘or endors^ni.nt
FRENCH MAKE BIG
GAIN AT VERDUN
UNDER NEW LEADER
International Nan* 8*rvic*.
PARIS, Dec. 18.—The French for
ces on the west front have been clec
trifed by the new policy of comm,an
dtr-ln-chicf Petain who has succeed
ed General Joffre.
The official communique announces
I us a result of this new policy that the
I Flench forces at Verdun under com
i mand of General Nevelle have dellv
. ered a powerful stroke at the German
licsitlons on that sector.
The enemy's line was penetrated
; over two miles on a front a mile long.
Three villages were captured along
| with seven thousand five hundred
prisoners of whom over two hundred
i were officers.
All France is ringing today as the
n suit of this brilliaut reversal of
conditions on the battle front.
BERLIN, Dec. 18—It 13 offlcally od
| milted that the French have made
successes In their advance against
thp German positions n front of Vet
dun.
BERLIN, Dec. 18—While the French
were pounding the German positions
ut Verdun with considerable success,
the Germans launched a drive in
west Flanders on the British sector in
the neighborhood of Zellibeke, accord -
ing to official statement.
The Germans penetrated to the a
ond line of the British defences
PARIS, Dec. 18—It is officially an
nounced today that the advanced po
sltons recently won by the French
wire bombarded heavily by the Ger
mans on Sunday.
WELLI WELL!
This is th® week; and Saturday
night tne great event.
GERMANS VICTORIOUSLY
ADVANCE IN DORRUDJA
AND ROUMANIA
Intimation*! N*v>* a*rvlo».
BERLIN, Dec. 18—The general j
staff announces that general Von |
Mackensen is already at the southern
limits of Moldavia with his victorious !
atmy of Austro-Germans. Bulgars
and Turks.
This is theonly Roumanian province I
remaining in the hands of the Run• j
.,i ra and Roumanians.
The enemy havo been forced from
: every position they atempted to hold ,
j end now are massed for the defense
of Brails and GaUtz
BERLIN, Dec. 18—Russians in
lei them ohrudja are rapidly r
treating before the advance of tho
Get man aliic3, -ccording to official in
ft rmation.
The Germans have i iptured sev n
thousand prisoners in the past two
v, >s in their onward movement.
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KAISER’S SPOKESMAN
IN AMERICA DIES
FROM OVERWORK
, international New* Service.
POSTON N, Dec. 16.--Huga Mun
jtcrberg, professor of psychology at
Harvard University, dropped dead in
the class room this morniog- as ho1
was lecturing. The cause of his death
w»« heart disease which his phvsl
cian states was brought on by over
work.
In addition to his academical duties
at Harvard, Prof. Munaterberg hen
been working night and day since the
war began answering critclsms of
Germany. He was the unofficial
spokesman of the kaiser in America
and was the head of the pan-Gcr
manlc movement in North and South
America.
He wan only 63 years old at the
lime of his death and was the fore
most exponent of experimental psych
ology In the world.
Hugo Munaterberg was born in
Dnnxlg, Germany in 1863. Ho grad
unted at Danzig gyinnaslmum and.
took part—graduate studies in phil
os,ophy, natural science and mell
cino at / Daanzig and Held*
erborg. He had received many
honorary degres from German
and American universities. He be
came professor of psychology at Har
vard in 1892 and also director of the
psychological laboratory at Harvard.
At the time of his death he was a
member of many learned societies.
He wrote sixteen authoritative
works in psychology and philosophy,
most of which are in Englsh.
BERNSTORFF SUMMONED FOR
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18—Bern -
storfT had a long conference at the
state department today. He was of
lu hilly requeak*-d to give information
as to the status of a number of mat
ter*. The subjects of discussion have
not yet been announced