VOLUME XVII. NO. 60. TtLEP^ONF MAIN « NOME, ALASKA WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN «6 PRI„E 26 CENU
GERMAN PAPERS SEVERELY CRITICISE WILSON
PRESIDENT DECIDES TO
ARM MERCHANTMEN BY
GREGORY’S ADVICE
International News Servic®.
WASHINGTON. March 7.—It was
definitely decided today by president
Wilson that American merchantmen
will be armed by the government re
gardless of submarines, barred zones.
01 other obstacles.
Attorney general Gregory’s opinion,
which was presented in its final form
to the president today after consulting
many authorities on internatlnoal law,
completely decided the president to
this line of action.
In spite of the failure of the senate
to grant the powers demanded it is
now considered the best course for the
president to take and he so informed
lumocrutic leaders of the senate to
day.
I', is understood that the necessary
| instructions will be issued to the var
ious departments very soon and that
American merchant ships will put to
si c in the future with naval guns fore
ar.d aft and with full compliments of
men to handle them.
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SECRET SERVICE MEN
INVESTIGATING GERMAN
EXODUS TO MEXICO
Pacifio News Service.
ST LOUIS, Mar. 7, Twenty nine
federal secret service men are here
for the purpose of checking up the
names of Germans who have gone to
Mexico from the latter part of Jan
uary up to the present.
There was reported to be a steady
and unobtrusive movement to the
Mexican border of Germans who it is
suspected intended to take part in the
projected invasion of the Unltsd
States.
The secret service men now here
are gathering the facts relative to that
exodus and it is believed that other
centers of German population are un
der the same surveillance.
1 1' can only be conjectured what use
the 'government Intends to make of
such information when It is Anally
' tabulated. There is a possibility that
! the new espionage and conspiracy
lew will be Invoked.
GERMANS ANNOUNCE
ENORMOUS TONNAGE
SUNK IN THREE DAYS
BERLIN, Mirch 7.—It is officially
biated the ships sunk by submarine
atock« in the A Untie u'Vtu. North
t ea, and Mediterranean du; irg the
list three days of the prts-nt month
aggregate the enormous tc’ftl r* two
hundred and foar thousand ter a
NEW YORK March 7.- The totals
of losses due to submarine attack as
announced officially In Berlin can
hardly be credited here as there have
been no such losses mentioned by
The German report may be correct,
cable dispatches.
ARTILLERY
EXCHANGE ON
LONG FRONT
BERLIN, March 7.—It is officially
stated that the entire eastern front
from the Black to the Baltic seas has
been the scene of lively artillery fire
during the past twenty four hours.
Germany has occupied new positions
on the Verdun front at Cauriere and
in the Woods in the past two days’
lighting. During last night the French
attacked here in heavy force and were
ropulsed'
however, for It is probable that only
a small portion of the losses have
been given out.
GRAVEST IRISH SITUATION
SINCE DUBLIN REBELLION
ll.'creational News Service.
LONDON, March 7.—The gravest
sl'uation since the Dublin rebellion Is
sa'd to now exist in Irish affairs fol
lowing a meeting of the home rule
party. Several Irish leaders will
speak this afternoon in the house of
commons.
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WILSON PERSONALLY TAKES HAND
IN THE FIGHT FOR CLOTURE
RULE IN SENATE DEBATES
International New# Service.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 7.—President
Wilson has personally entered the
light to have the cloture rule adopted
by the senate which will prevent in the
uture any such filibustering as oc
cured during the closing days of the
iast session and which has taken place
many times previously whereby one
or two men have been able to prevent
ihe passage of measures strongly up
held by the majority.
The present extra session was called
it was stated, for the sole purpose,
outside of the customary coflrmatoln
of appointments, of making a senate !
rule of cloture similar to that In force 1
in the lower house and in nearly all
the national parliamentary bodies In
the world.
The President is said to feel very
strongly the necessity for such a rule
and is certain to throw the entire
weight of the administration in favor
of Its adoption.
This morning soon after breakfast
ho aummoned to the White House
Senators Heed of Missouri, Owen of
Oklahoma, Walsh of Montana, Swan
con of Virginia, Hoke Smith of Georg
ia and James of Kentucky. He asked
Hum to come for a conference on the
cloture rule, the method by which the
rule should be adopted in the senab
While It was announced that there
would be no special session except for
the purpose named, It is thought that
when once the cloture rule has been
adopted the administration may feel
the necessity of a special session to
pass measures which failed because
of the filibustering including the
armed neutrality measures.
The President Is known to be of
the opinion that his Influence In world
politics would be greater If he were
duly authorized by congress with the
power that he asked for. The indi
cations stronght point to the adoption
of the cloture rule.
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GERMAN PRESS CRITICISES WILSON
DECLARING HIM DISCREDITED AT HOME AND
MOST UNJUST MAN EVER HEADING NATION
BERLIN, March 7.—The press of
Berlin ami other large German cities
have for two days indulged In ex
treme severe criticism of President
\V>lson. They all agree that he has
been discredited by a strong party in
America which is opposed to war with
Germany and her allies.
Wilson’s request for more power
from the American congress is gener
ally denounced as puerile and the
trick of a politician. He already had
.lie power he requested by virtue of
his office which includes the headship
of the American navy and army, and
he tried at one and the same time to
feel out the pulse of congress un<1 to
i enforce his will on that body. He
felled in this, the papers say, because
the legislators of America know that
the great body of the people do not
fuvor war with Germany because
there has been no cause for war.
The L.oka! Anzeiger Is the most
pronounced of all the Berlin papers
in severe denunciation of President
Wllaom.
It calls hiv the most unjust and dis
honest man who ever occupied the
head position of a powerful nation.
This paper says that Wilson has
used the utmost arrogance In further
lnq lus outrageous desire to shine ns
a world peace maker.
lie is declared to be a pedagogic
charlatan elevated to his high position
by a series of mischances. During
the whole course of the war he has
shown himself to be a time server and
politician instead of the statesman
and man of action that his country
lias needed. He has been afraid to
art or speak decisively when various
gi i at crises appeared and at last
when there was no special urgency he
weakly severed relations with the only
nation on earth on which America
could have relied for help against the
yellow peril which continually faces
he t nited States on the waters of
the Pacific.
The Lokul Auzeiger concludes its
rr iigiim n' of Wilson by suying that
his inaugural address was shameful in
i;lack of dignity, ini expressions of
outraged personal pride.
NEW YORK, March ti. The agree
ment in tone of the German papers In
their criticisms of President Wilson Is
ti ken here to mean that they are of
fiot.illy inspired and that Germany In
t* tds to avoid cause for war.
SECRET SERVICE MEN UNCOVER GERMAN
THREATS TO CARRANZA; CONSPIRACIES
UNCOVERED AND REPORTS SEIZED
International Nawa Sarvloe.
NEW YORK, March 7.—The papers
today are devoting large spaco to the
German-Mexican situation. Ameri
can secret service men are at work
now all over the United States and
in Mexico as well and some of their
work has uncovered many things giv
en to the press today for the first
time. Much of this Information has
come to light through the seizure of
le'tcrs and reports of spies and con- i
spirators. It is anounced that Car
ranza was threatened with a revolu
tion worse than any yet seen In Mex
ico unless he yielded the demands of
Germany and agreed to make war on
tho United States as a German ally
and with the aid of large numbers of
trained soldiers which would be pro
vided.
This threat has been deprived of its
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strength by exposure and the German
plot la declared to have been com
pletely frustrated.
The arrest yesterday in New York of
Pr. Sakunna, German, and Pr. Chak
ipbcrty, Hindu, by federal authorities
was brought about by information
thut came from papers seized In the
office of S. Wolf von Igel who was the
leader of the plot to blow up the Wel
land Canal in Canada- Von Igel was
the backer in a financial way of the
two doctors in their machinations
against Great Britain.
Reports of Lieut. Robert F:iy of the
German army, who was sentenced to
serve a term in the penlntentiary at
Atlanta for plotting to destroy muni
tion ships and who made his escape
sometime ago, have been seized.
Fay after his mysterious escape
succeeded in making Ills way to Mex
ico where he has since actively en
gaged in conspiracies against the Un
ited States and for the benefit of
MARTIN AS MAJORITY
LEADER IN THE SENATE
WASHINGTON, March 6.—A cau
sus of democratic senators voted to
elect Thomas Martin of Virginia as
majority leader in the Senate to take
the place of Senator Kern who failed
of re-elsotlon.
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Germany.
He is constantly watched and ham*
pored by United States and British
agents. Never before in the history of
the country even during the dark days
of tho civil war has the secret service
of the country had so many men at
work. Nor has there ever been such
need of their services, it is said on
high authority
TERRITORIAL SENATE
DEADLOCKED; HOUSE
ORGANIZES FOR WORK
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JUNEAU, March 6th.—The senate
resulted In a deadlock In the attempt
to effect a permanent organization.
J. R. Heckman of Ketchikan was
chosen temporary chairman but fur
ther progress having failed the senate
adicurned until Wednesday.
In the house a permanent organiza
tion was effected very easily by
the election of Luther Hess of the
Fourth Division os speaker and A. H.
Ziegler of Juneau chief clerk. Millard
Murane, son of Judge Murane former
ly of Nome, was chosen as messenger.
After organization the house ad
journed as a mark of respect to the
memory of John G. Held, deceased, of
the first division who had been a
member of the house and was re
elected to the present legislature.
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