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VOLUME XVII. NO. 296. TELEPHONE MAIN M NOME, ALA8KA, FRIDAY, JULY 20, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 25 CENTS
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MICHAEL SAYS U. S.
INTERVENTION NOT
OF SERIOUS CONCERN
By Associated Press.
ISKItl.lN, July 20.—‘-(’rancollnr Mich
ael (luring the course of his second
address before the I'oichstag today
warmly defended the policies of the
retired chancellor, Bethmann-Hollweg,
and declared that the turn of events
during his- administration had fully
sustained the wisdom of both his pol
icies and acts.
The new chancellor also announced
his unqualified approval of the sub
marine warfare and declared that the
German war fleet, and particularly
the submarine branch, would master
the situation for the Germans. The
constant dec'imation of the allied
commercial fleet together with the.
withdrawal of neutral vessels from
ICuropcan trade was certain to bring
the enemies of Germany to their knees
In course of time, the chancellor as
serted. The possibility that the Uni
ted States might be able to construct
ships fast enough to make up for the
lost tonnage, was regarded by the
chancellor as offering no menace to
Germany, who, he declared, is sink
ing boats at a much greater rate
than vessels can be- constructed.
American intervention was not re
garded as a matter of serious con
corn by the Gorman authorities, the
chancellor continued, as Germany’s
strength was equal to meeting and
offsetting even this powerful enemy.
In concluding the chancellor de
clared that Germany had no desire to
prolong the struggle and would not
continue one day longer if the nation
could secure an honorable peace and
the privilege of assuming the place
among the world nations to which it
was Justly ent'itled. The address was
received with great enthusiasm and
approval by the reiehstifg members.
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WAR ARMY DRAWINGS
COMMENCED THIS MORNING
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 20—Tho long
weeks of preparation for tho com
menoement of the army draft draw
ings were concluded today when the
actual work of drawing was com
menced in the senate office building
in the presence of Secretary of War
linker and a number of other nota
bles from the various government de
partments.
The first number drawn was taken
from the box at nine forty nine this
morning and proved to lie No. 258.
Under the draft regulations adopted
every man who 'is listed as No. 258
in the registration lists throughout
the country will he selected for tlic
first army draft.
Thereafter the work of selecting
the remainder of the draft recruits
progressed rapidly and by tonight
every registered man wil know wheth
er he is among the first one mil
lion, three hundred and seventy thou- !
sand t<^ tie called before the local I
exemption hoards which will deter
mine liis qualiflcat'ions for army ser
vice.
From the stated total of one mil
lion three hundred and seventy thou
sand, the board will select the six
six hundred and seventy thousand
men required for the first American
draft army of five hundred thousand
men and to fill the vacancies in the
natonal guard and the regular army.
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BERLIN NOt
AC
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 20.—The general
staff statement relative to the west
ern situation announces this morn
ing that artillery activities Increased
to extreme violence along the Fland
ers front yesterday and are continu
ing today w'lth every Indication of a
great battle developing in this region
within a short time.
The announcement s also made
that part of the French positions on
the Witterberg were captured by the
Hermans during the course of night
assaults yesterday but later some of
the trenches taken w^rc abandoned
during the course of severe Ftench
attacks,
•• A furious artillery battle is repoK- |
cd in progress on the eastern Galatia i
front and along the I-emberg sector.
Attacks of the Russians along va
rious portions of the Lemberg sector
were repulsed by the combined Aus
Iro-German forces after severe fight
ing. Vienna, reports indicate a sud- J
den discontinuance of the Russian
forward movement along the south- |
ern sections of the Galician lines since I
the commenement of the recent civil
outbreaks in Petrograd..
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By Associated Press.
PHTROGRAT). July 20,—An official
statement of the war office announces
that the Russinn forces in eastern
Galicia have failed to hold the Ger
mans and the Teutons are now sweep
ing rapidly forward at several points
along the Zlota I„ipa front.
Heavy reinforcements are being
hurried to the broken front from
other sections and It is believed the
German onrush - will he speedily
checked.
lilame for the near disaster Is said
to Bo duo to the extremest detach
ments along the Russian battle line
refusing to obey the commands ot
their officers. The war office has been
advised that these detachments have
been holding meetings and discussing
the advisiMlity of obeying orders.
While these meetings were in prog
ress the'Gormans were able to break]
through the Russian defenses and all
but precipitate a disaster.
The failure of the troops to obey
orders is causing great disquietude in
official circles owing to the fear that
many of the troops will break into
open jebell'ion. The disaffection in
the ranks is ascribed to German in
fluences backed by the pence machin
ations in favor of Germany by the
radical socialists.
RECONSTRUCTION OF
RUSSIAN CABINET
UNDER WAY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 30~ Semi-offi
cial despatches from Petrograd today
say that the reconstruction of the
Russian cabinet is under way and
the city is again quiet following the
upheaval of the past several days.
The reports indicate that the cab
inet will be filled on the same basis
as before, namely by appointments of
men belonging to the large several
imrties No indlcni'ions are given as
to‘the probable successors of the
ministers who resigned as a result of
the crisis over the Uknrine vote.
The provisional government has ap
parently regained complete control of
the capital and is maintaining a
strong hold on the situation to pre
vent further disorders. Ro far ns
known at present the cabinet has not
decided to change the capital from
Petrograd to Moscow as was recent
ly proposed owing to the continued
disturbances in the former city.
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GERMANS OVERWHELM RUSS FORCES;
SLAVS RETREATING IN DISORDER
I By Associated Press.
I ftKHI.IN, July 20—An official stato
iiwtit nf the general staff headquar
ters this afternoon announces that the
German forces operating in the
Sen Ih-Zlota I.ipa river region have
pushed forward through three strong
Hussion zones of defense between
the Scri-th and Zlota 1.1 pa. in east
ern Galieiii after having broken down
the Hussion defense in an overwhelm
ing sweep which has completely
broken the Russian front and sent the
Slav armies tottering back In wild
disorder.
The statement says that thousands
of prisoners have been taken by the
Germans together with huge booty In
the shape of guns anil suppl'ies. The
Russians are declared R, be retreat
ing over ttie entire front and offer
ing but little resistance to the Ger
man advance.
In addition to losing many pris
oners in the victorious German on
rush, the Russians also sustained se
vere losses and retreated leaving the
battle fields littered willi dead.
The defeat of the Jvornioff army is
complete and overwhelming. Mili
tary experts predict the crumbling
of the entire southern line of Rus
sian defenses in Galicia.
GERMANS REPULSED IN FURIOUS
GENERAL ATTACK AISNE FRONT
By Associated Press.
.Inly 20—The war office this
iiMoning announced that the Germans
wre again frustrated in their efforts
to pierce the French line in the reg
I'ht of f’raonne and Ihe Vaneleni
plateau hy one of the weightiest drives
that has developed for several months
The German offensive was this
time directed over the entire Aisne
1‘iver front tietween Vaneleni and
Oraonne and was conducted with (lie
greatest ferocity, lino after lino of
men being hurled against the French
■ positions throughout the night to an
accompaniment of artillery homhard
inents of terrific intensity.
The tlerman attack is designated in j
too ometai statement as ttir- Bi r.urai I
that hits developed in tills region j
since the early days of the war and •
was carried an over a wider front '
front than “been the ease ill the recent
night attacks.
in spilt* of flic fury of tin f'.orm.m
drives the French were aide to with
stand them and maintained their po
sitions everywhere. The fighting was
of particular intensity of the f'raonnt*
region indicating (he great, desire to
i ecapi ore tne ptureau which domin
ates a large area of the haUle zone.
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SENATE EXCLUDES EVERYTHING BUT
FOOD AND FUEL FROM FOOD BILL
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 19—The sen
ate adopted late today the amend
ment to the food bill prepared by a
Joint committee of republicans and
democrats which provides for the ex
clusion of practically everything but
the most essential commodities.
The amendment, which was offered
as a compromise substitute for the
ai tm'iivistration measure, which in
cluded iron and iron products, hemp
twine, copper, and a variety of other
products in the proposals for gov
eminent control and price fixing,
provides only for government control
of foodstuffs, and fuel, ineluding kero
sene and gasoline. '
The senate also refused to sanction
the appointment of Herbert C. Hoov
er .as the national food dictator, as
the compromise amendment also in
cludes a provision that the food and
fuel control activities of the govern
ment shall be administered by a
board, to be known ns the national
board of food administration, which
will consist of three salaried mem
| lieis, instead of a single indiviilll.nl.
The action of the senate tv’ll! undoubt
edly cause a serious delay in the llnai
passage of tlie Idll owing to the wide
discrepanct which now exists bet -
ttvpen ila senate provisions and the
measure passed by the house. It is
expected that another great fight will
develop tvIk'ii the bill is presented
to llu* conference committee.
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RUSS MILITARY
TRAILS AGITATORS
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PKTUOfiKAn, July 20.—The mili
tary authorities are hot on the trail
of the leaders and fomenters of the
recent disturbances and a number of
arrests have been made.
The military officials today subject
ed the offices of Nikolai Kenens, one
of the radical socialists to a thorough
search in the hope of findng- evidence
connecting him with the uprising.
The radical socialist organ, the
I'ravda, has publicly rejected the let
ter from Germany written by rten
ieiis, in which he expresses satisfac
tion with the activities of the Max
imalists In Petrograd and declares
his belief that Germany will win the
war but malnta'ms that it is indispen
silde to hasten the struggle toward
an early conclusion by any moans
possible.
The military have established com
plete control of the capital and
troops are on duty on all public thor
oughfares with patrols parading the
larger avenues. So firmly have the
authorities closed their grip on the
city that there appears little proba
bility of a cont'inuatlon of the dis
turbances.
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MEYERS MAY VISIT
ST MIGRAEL AND NOME
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SEATTLE, July 20—Herbert A.
Meyers, assistant secretary of the de
partment of the interior and personal
representative of Secretary Lane, wll
leave for Alaska either Saturday nr
Sunday on his trip of Inspection.
The secretary will he accompanied
by A. D. Shepherd, of San ■ b’rancisoo
who will assist the secretary ,\e the
solution of matters pertaining to the
railroad construction.
It 'is the intention of Meyers to
thoroughly inspect the government
railroad in order to make himself com
P tent to advise ^secretary Lane as to
l lie actual conditions of construction
and maintenance of the new line. He
ill also devote some time to a close
examination of the Matanuska coal
Helds and the railroad branch leading
thereto.
The visit of the secretary is be
lieved here to mean that the admin
istration 'is possibly considering the
npen'ing of the coal fields as a war
measure.
Meyers and his associate will re
main In the north a nfonth or two
and will visit, In addition to Seward
and Anchorage, Ketchikan, Valdez
ami other I'rincc William sound
points and ina\ extend tlie'ir jour
ney to include St Mii-hacl ind Notne.
REICHSTAG ADOPTS
PEACE RESOLUTION.
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By Associated Press
HKHLINj July 20.- The resolution
of ttie* reiehstag majority proposing
that the government declare its peaco
terms was adopted today, the parlia
ment voting on the resolution two
hundred and fourteen for and one
hundred and sixteen against.
Seventeen members of the body
failed to cast their vote.
The resolution calls upon the gov
ernment to ’issue an immediate dec
laration of the terms on which It Is
willing to base a peace conference
with the allied enemy.
The ultra annexationists and also
marty of ■ tho conservatives offered
strong resistance to the resolution.
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