NEW MEXICAN REVOLT THREATENS
800,000 ARMENIANS MASSACRED
TURK OFFICIAL ADMITS 800,000
ARMENIANS MASSACRED DURING WAR
Special to tho Nugget by the Associated Press
ATHENS, Aprils—Constantinople dispatches report that the Turkish
Minister of the Interior, Pjemed Bey, has admitted in a public statement re
lative to the Armenian atrocities committed by tho Turks, that over eight hun
dred thousand Armenians were massacred in Turkey since the beginning of
the war.
DJemed declared that considerably over eight hundred thousand for
mer Armenian residents have disappeared from the various Vilayet’s of the
Armenian sections and undoubtedly were killed or died as no considerable
number of Armenian refugees were able to cross the border during the
ANTI-JAP LEGISLATION DENIED ON SCORE
THAT IT MIGHT EMBARASS WILSON
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pies*.
SACREMENTO, Cal. April 3—The Rules Committee of the California
senate has declined to grant permission to Senator Inman of Yolo to introduce
legislation at the present session designed to prohibit .Japanese from leasing
agricultural lands In California.
Senator Inman asked the permission of the committee to present the
proposed legislation immediately. After brief deliberation they denied the
request in a statement presenting the view that legislation of the charactei
proposed is deemed inadvisable at present owing to the prospect that it
might tend to tie the hands of the president in the peace conference proceed
ings. The action of the committee has created considerable opposition in
the legislative body and there is a prospect that the legislature may Uike
upon itself to cable Wilson, asking if the proposed legislation would r>tnharass
tho American delegation.
FRENCH VIEWS GAINING IN PEACE CONFERENCE DISCUSSIONS
Special to Tho Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, April 3—Several members of the French peace delegation de
clare that French ideas regarding the peace settlements are steadily gaining
ground as a result of the discussions now in progress between President Wilson
and the French, British and Italian premier's. A member of the delegation
says that the French claim for the Rhine as France’s easterly military fron
tier is practically agreed to by conference leaders and the French views of
the indemnities and reparation questions are also gradually overcoming the
ideas of the dissenting Entente representatives.
In a digest of the reparation question, the Echo De Paris today says
tho council believes that Germany is able to pay immediately six billion francs
in various kinds of money and can also deliver raw material and manufactured
goods worth approximately thirty billion francs.
ALLIES WITHSTAND HARD BOLSHEVIKI ATTACKS—
ENEMY SUSTAINS DEMORALL -OSSES
ARCHANGEL April 3—(Associated Press Exclusive Dispatch)—The
American, French, British and Russian forces on the Archangel front have re
pulsed repeated heavy attacks of the Bolsheviki forces during the past twenty
four hours and have severely punished the enemy, according to reports reach
ing Allied headquarters here.
The Bolshevist’s thrusts were mainly directed along that portion of the
Archangel sector fronting the railway lines controlling the Odosererkaia sect
ion. The enemy despite heavy losses, attacked the railway line repeatedly
but was entirely unsuccessful, being beaten back at every point.
Prisoners captured during the battle say the immense losses have de
moralized the Bolsheviki army.
WILL APPEAL TO WILSON FOR PARDON FOR DEBS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, April 3—Charles Edward Russel, Frank P. Walsh and
a number of other noted people have signed an application preliminary to a
petition for the pardon of Eugene V. Debs* the Socialist, who is now under
sentence of ten years for attempting to obstruct the army draft.
The petition will be presented to President Wilson on his return from
France.
FOCH DUE TO MEET GERMANS THURSDAY
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
SPA, April 3—Marshal Foch is due to arrive here today to meet
the Germans regarding the question of permitting the Poles to land at Danzig I
and use that port for future Polish shipping. The German delegation headed
by Mathias Erzberger, the noted Socialist, is already here awaiting the arrival
of the French commander.
SPAIN ANNOUNCES ADHERENCE TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
PARIS, April, 3—Spain has announced her intention of adhering to the
League of Nations. The Spanish ambassador advised Presidept Wilson to
this effect today, stating that the Spanish government is in sympathy with the
proposed league and desires participancy.
ALASKA SALMON WORKERS TO RECEIVE WAGE INCREASE
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
ASTORIA, April 3—It is announced by the Packer’s Association that
that this years prices for Bering Sea salmon will be fixed on substantially
the same basis as those at lost year, in spite of the fact that the employees
i>f the packing plants will receive a considerable increase in wages during the
coming season.
It ie stated that the men employed in the canneries will get one hundred
end eighty dollars a month and overtime, instead of the former wage of one hun ]
dred and fifty per month. Red salmon will bring seven cents each at the
Nushg&k river canneries this summer and six and one half cents will be paid
for salmon from other streams. t
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UNALAKLEET SHIPBUILDERS
HAVE DIFFICULTIES
Associated Press Service.
ST. MICHAEL. Alaska.—Alaska’s
Kskiino shipyard at rnalakleet, near'
here, has not yet found a way or tarn-'
ing out boats that will not shrink, no-,
cording t«. reports.
The Twins, a product of tin- yard,
has resorted to sacks, vans ami lags
t" keep the water out. .The Wasp,I
another boat turned out at rnalakleet,'
foundered some time ago when a
storm opened her seams.
All the boats built at I’nakleot are
made of native lumber. The yard1
turns out good looking boats. When
the Twins dropped aiu-hor here, fresh I
from the yard several years ago. m:iny'
white men skMled in the work of
building boats expressed their admira
tion for the native workmanship
The Twins is a veteran of lie- it u
between Alaska and Siberia. it is
owned i>y throe Siberian natives, the
three pili* in all their relatives and!
friends every spring and bring them
to Nome, where they spend the sum
the ice . loses in. they take their lead
back to Siberia.
; BRITISH PLAN POWERFUL
AIRPLANE ENGINE
Associated Press Service.
L«»\n<)N. —One of the factories
which manufactured two of the air
planes which aided l" establish the
the Oerman in France is now prepar
ing to make a new engine which is
expected to develop from XOO to 1.000
horsepower. It is claimed here that
tiie new engine will be the most pow
erful airplane engine in ex'stome and
that it .mid do much t • solve i! e
problem • • mirnen ;a I a via I ion
ALASKAN UNE
IN . FARMING
Asjoc'ialed Press Service.
coKDoVA. Alaska—.Jan. 10. (By
Mail) — For nine years Joseph ibach
and bis wife have been the sole resi
dents of Middleton Island, about six
ty miles from here. Yesterday they
came to Cordova with 100 blue fox
skins valued at approximately $10,000
representing the fruits of one year’s
work on a spot ■ • never visited by
any one except the crew of the power
schooner, that takes supplies to the
Ibaehs and brings them t<> the const
The Ibaehs never find time dragg
ing on their hands. Feeding of their
foxes alone is a considerable task, as
each animal requires two and a half
pounds of fish daily. With 150 foxes
on the island, the work of supplying
sufficient fish daily for them is formi
dable in itself. Seal meat and vege
tables are also fed to the foxes, the
vegetables raised by the Ibaehs.
In summer time the ibaehs some
time add much to their income by pan
ning the sands on the* beach for gold
dust.
COKE HILL NAMED FOR ASSIST.
4th. DIV. FEDERAL ATTORNEY
Associated Press Service .
FAIRBANKS. Alaska. Jan. 10. —(Bv
Mail)—E. Coke Hill has been renamed
assistant prosecuting attorney for the
Fourth judicial division of Alaska,
with headquarters sit I’.ubv.
PRINCE RUPERT AFTER TRADE
OF AMERICAN COD FLEET
Associated Press Service.
PRINCE. RUPERT. B C—-Fed. f—
(Canadian Press)—British Columbia,
apparently, intends making a bid for
the headquarters of the great codfish
ing fleet which operates about the Al
eutian islands and which has hereto
fore worked out of San Francisco.
J. P. Padcoek, provincial commis
sioner of fisheries, has put out his be
lief that the cod fisheries should be
contralized at Prince Rupert, this port
being 1,500 miles nearer than San
Francisco.
NEW REVOLUTION IMMINENT IN MEXICO
Special to Tlio Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
NEW' YORK. April 3—Present indications point to the early develop
ment of a new revolution in Mexico.
It was announced that General Auerilo Blnnquet, Mexican Minister of
War under the Huerta government and in command of the revolutionary forces
under Felix Diaz, arrived safely in Mexico this afternoon in spite of the efforts
of the Carranza government to prevent his entry into Mexican territory.
Blanquet’s trip is openly conceded to be to reorganize the Diaz forces and over
throw Carranza. The Diaz supporters hero say they seek the overthrow of
the present government, which they claim has sadly failed to execute its
promises, and the restoration of the constitution of 1S<;7. which they say Car
ranza has repudiated.
NEW GOVERNMENT RESTORING ORDER IN BUDAPEST
BUDAPEST. IU NdABY. April 3—(Associated Press Exclusive Dis
patch)—With the subsidance of the revolutionary turmoils of the past few
weeks, an orderly government is taking charge of the situation in Budapest
and is attempting to stahalize conditions.
Foreign Minister Do Ea Kuna is in daily communication with Eenine
and the new government is acting with the Jtussian Premier’s advice in its
efforts to restore order and stable government. iV Ea Kuna, who was for
merly Eenine’s secretary, has issued a denial of the report that efforts are to
KOREANS WILL APPEAL TO PEACE CONFERENCE FOR FREEDOM
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Pu*:;>.
I ‘ABIS, April 3 -Korea will make an appeal to the Peace Conference
for the restoration of Korean independence.
Kinsio Kimo. representing the Korean Young Men's Society, is here
with the purpose of asking the Peace Conference for Korea’s independence.
It is understood that his appeal will represent the vehement desire for freedom
of almost the entire Korean nations, as manifested by the present widespread
passive resistance movement going on against the Japanese. Kimo recites the
alleged injustice and unpopularity of the Japanese rule and tells harrowing
tabs of the harshness of the Japanese measures to repress the recent move
ment of the Korean nation for liberation. He expects the Peace Conference
to take cognizance of the justice of Korea's claims and grant the much desired
freedom.
INDICATIONS POINT TO NEUTRALIZATION OF
LEFT BANK OF RHINE UNTIL GERMANY PAYS UP
Fpe-.dal fo The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
I 'A ItS, April :: It Is indicated that the IVa.e Cniiferem-e will prob
£".bl: create a neutral zone along the west side of the llhiirt* river, at least until
such time as the Germans make good their peace settlement obligations.
President Wilson, Lloyd George, Orlando and < ’lemeneeatl arc said to
have virtually decided to neutralize the entile western side of the Rhino valley
in Alsace and Lorraine until Germany pays Ihe indemnity fixed hy the Peace
Conferenc. France is at present demanding that the Rhine be permanently
fixed as the eastern French frontier, although willing to consent to the es
tablishment of a neutral zone under French jurisdiction. It is understood,
however, that the inclination is strong t.» include tin- liclgians with the French
in holding the territorx.
TERIFFIC EXPLOSION KILLS THIRTEEN COLORADO COAL MINERS
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
.TUIMDAP,, Polo. April 3—A teritfie explosion occurring in the Empire
coal mine at Aguliar today destroyed a large part of the main shaft and work
ing chamber s and ended tin* lives of thirteen miners, according to reports
reaching Trinidad.
The bodies of the unfortunate employees have been recovered, some of
them frightfully mangled by tin* explosion which shook tlie surrounding ter
ritory over a wide urea. Accumulated gas is supposed to have been the cause
of the disaster.
PINCHON BELIEVES PEACE TREATY READY BEFORE EASTER
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, April 3—Foreign Minister Pinchon in an interview today as
serted the opinion that the peace preliminaries will he entirely settled before
Easter.
U. S. WILL MAINTAIN GOOD SIZED MILITARY AIR ESTABLISHMENT
Sp< t':«’ lo the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. April 3—The War Department is planning to have a
total of seventeen hundred commissioned airplanes in the aerial branch of the
new army, according t<> statements by department officials.
In addition t<* the commissioned fleet, the aerial service will also main
tain thirty four hundred reserve planes for emergencies and training purposes.
Department officers say the plans for the new army are practically completed
and will contain provisions for a standing army of five hundred and nine thou
sand officers and men.
GERMAN TROOPS MOVING TOWARD
FRANKFORT TO SUPPRESS REVOLT
Special lo the Nugget By the Associated Press.
COBLENZ, Germany, April 3—The German troops stationed opposite
Lo the American forces on the east bank of the Rhine are reported moving for
ward in the direction of Frankfort.
Reports reaching Coblenz from the German side say the movement is
iue to a serious Spartican outbreak at Frankfort which the government
has ordered suppressed by the military forces.
Reports from Frankfort Indicate that the city is in a turmoil, tho no
details are obtainable.
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