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VOLUME XVI. NO. 318. T*LEPnONF MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 ,1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRIwE 25 CENT
ALLIES MAY MAKE COUNTER PEACE PROPOSAL
NEW MINISTRY ASKS
MILLION MORE MtN
GREECE TO BE FORCER
International New* Service.
LONDON, Dec. 14.—As a part of
the policy of the new war ministry
for a vigorous prosecution of the war
it is announced that a call will he
made for an additional million men.
A supplementary estimate to the
budget provides for the maintenanc •
of this number of men during the
present fiscal year. The original esti
mate was for four million soldiers.
It now Includes provisi^ for flee,
million.
LONDON. Dec. 14.—Chancellor of
the Exchequer Law announced in the
house of commons today that is now
costing the empire twenty eight mil
lion, five hundred and fifty thousand
dollars day to curry on the war.
LONDON, Dec. 14.—Robert Cecil
for the ministry 3aid in the commons
today that further demands will he
made on Greece within a tew days.
The blockade will be continued with
out a chance for evasion and fa. her
strictures will be made of a char
acter which will be likely to bring
the Greek gjvernment to t nn.s.
PREMIER BRIAND WArtNS
AGAINST OVER HASTE
International News Service
PARIS, Dec. 11.--thornier Briand
sounded a note of warning In the
house ft deputies today against a
premature consideration of th< pu:ic<
proposal.
1 Hand is the official lead of the
French government and his statement
may be taken on its lace value, or for
c.inlomatlc purposes.
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REPRESENTATIONS TO BE
MADE BY ALLIES WITH
VIEW TO PEACE
International New* Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—It now
appears, regardless of what Is being
stated to the public In various entente
countries, that the allies are not in
dilter nt to the peace proposal. They
are quite willing to mako peace if
I suitable terms can be obtained.
This became certain today when
all of the allied embassies here let it
become known that the allied govern
inents will make representations to
Germany through the United States
diplomatic agents with a view to se
curing terms which might form a
basis for opening formal peace ne
gotiations.
It is pointed out by those who are
acquainted with the devious ways of
diplomatic intercourse that the only
way for the entente allies to receive
the German proposal was at first to
scoff at It and refuse its provisions.
Later a counter proposal by the
entente powers, such as is now hinted
at, can be made to the German allies
in such form that both parties enter
the controversy as to peace terms on
an equal footing.
This is apparently What is now
being done and when the allies shall
have communicated their proposal to
the Teutons the two contesting parties
will be on a parity dlpl6matlcally con
sidered.
It is well within thu possibilities,
say expert observers, that peace may
result from the present movement.
RAILROAD
i NOW HELD BY
GERMANS
^International News Service.
BERLIN, Dec. 14—Tho official
statement from the general stuff says
that Von Mackensen's army has made
fresh advances in (.astern Roumanla
which have tvsnlol In Important
gains.
The railway be ween Bucharest
and Cernadova is now in comolete
pcssession of the Germans. It is thc^
only line connecting thj Roumanian
capital with the Black sea.
The report states thu- trogress has
a'so been made alotg he (r.Lro Rou
manian by the Hermans alhc3.
AMERICAN
LEGATION
FIRED ON
International News Servioa.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—An offi
cial dispatch Horn the bailed States
embassy at \t iens states that during
tho recent rioting in the streets of
thu Greek capital fIioLu were fired at
the building occur led hy the American
legation.
The 3tate depa-trnent Joes not say I
whether the shots were fiird pur- :
posely or by accident or whether bi
Greek on French troops. Probably no
action will bo taken.
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AUSTRIAN CABINET
HAS RESIGNED-NEW
ONE NOW FORMING
Pacific News Service.
I-ONDON, Dec. 14.—A dispatch
from Amsterdam states that the Aus
trian cabinet has resigned according
to authentic news i .cited in that
city.
Emperor Charles Francis has called
Alexander SpitzmaUer lo form a new
cabinet.
The resignation of tlie Austrian
ministry is not u lcxpected here as
it has long been utown that there
is grout Buffering nd di content in
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Austria-Hungary as r iesult of the
war. The domestic uni's In that un
fortunate country 'a be!u ved here to
have been one of tna ch.cf causes of
the peace proposal rounlly made by
the German a", s
It Is thought Hi t ;r, new cabinet
Will exclude till CClalie. dicta
tcrial, and miri . ■ Stic lenit nt whicli
ha3 heretofore controlled the Aus
trian government and that men c|.. i
to the masses of people will for the
most part he selected.
PRESIDENT ORDERS
PEACE PROPOSAL SENT
TO ALL ALLIES
international News Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The full
text of the German peace offer has
reached the suite department eft. i
a delay which is not yet accounted
lor.
Press dispatches containing the es
sentials of the official text have been
in circulation for two days and em
bassies of all the interested countries
have already made official statements
which were intended to accompany
the disclosures which were to have
bren made by the administration ns
part of the plan to bring about peace.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—President
Wilson has directed that the full text
of the peace proposal us received from
Berlin shall ho transmitted imm-di
at !y to the v u ou • entente powers
Ir accordance with his instructions
the document was put on the cable at
once.
WASHINGTON. Dec. H G r
many’s proposal was forwarded
tivon today.
A confidential cotrmunieatio: was
received by the state department from
the American embassy at Bori n aid
contents have not been made public
Despite predictions that Prcsidm'
Wilson would add some in mm. ■ <1 -
tion when he forwarded the German
plan to the entente nations, it is now
officially stated that nothing of To
kind accompanied the cabled text
MOB OF RIOTING BOYS
TRAMPLE LAO TO DEATH
IN CITY OF NEW YORK
Ii teinational News Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14.—For the first :
time in fifty three years, lynch law
held sway In thU city when today a
mob of five hundred boys stamped
the life out of Paul Boleta.
The lad Boleta, who was insane,
had tried to shoot up the neighbor
hood in which he lived, and had at
tempted to shoot little girls who be
came terrified by Ills crazy and raur
derous actions.
A mob of boys and youths set upon
the insane offender and before tin
police were able to jnteifere isuc
eeeded In throwing him to the earth
and trampling him to death
Members of the riotous < miuI
fought with ,one another in th
frenzied uttempts to jump upon t!.<
body of their vict'm.
WILL NOT EXCLUDE
JAPANESE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Pec. 14.—During
the consideration of the immigration
bill in the senate, Poindexter of
Washington made Jun attempt. to
amend the bill so as to exclude the
Japanese. He was supported In his
flght by California and Oregon sena
tors and was opposed by eastern ind
southern senators.
The anti-Japanese amendment was
rejected by a vote of 41 to 24
SAULSBURY ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF SENATE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 11.—The sen
ate this afternoon elected William
Saulsbury, demcoratle senator from
Deleware, as president pro t in in the
absence of Vice President Marshal
Leap Year dance given by Rebekah
Lodge No, 3, small Eagle Hall, De
cember 15.