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/OLUME NINETEEN. ' No. 39. NOME, ALASKA MONDAY, MARCH, 31st. 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 144
GERMAN PEACE ATTITUDE BASED ON WILSON PRINCIPLES
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 31—Berlin dispatches reaching London assert that
tie.* German Foreign Office has announced that Germany’s attitude toward the
Peace Conference will be In strict accord with the peace principles presented to
the world by President Wilson, and the German claims will be based in strict
accordance with the terms of the fourteen points of the Wilson declaration.
DEBS' APPEAL FOR REHEARING DENIED BY SUPREME COURT
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 31—In a decision handed down today, the Sup
reme Court denies the appeal of Eugene V. Debs for a rehearing of the couit
proceedings under which lie was sentenced to the penitentiary for a period of
ten years for army draft obstruction.
LLOYD GEORGE AND WILSON CONFER
PRIVATELY ON PEACE QUESTIONS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARISs^ March 31—President Wilson and Premier David Lloyd George
held a lengthy private conference today. It is learned that the two govern
ment leaders discussed a number of new plans for expiditing the Peace Con
ference.
MORE TROOPS ARRIVE FROM ABROAD
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 31—The transport steamer Siboney arrived from
Brest today bearing over three thousand officers and men of the expeditionary
forces. The returning contingent is made up largely of men of the Ninety
First Division, most of whom are Westerners.
DECLARES LEAGUE OF NATIONS WILL BE
LEAGUE OF FINANCIAL OLIGARCH S
.Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
DENVER, March 31—John Brisbane Walker of Denver, former maga
zine publisher and noted editorial writer, declared in a public address today
that the League of Nations will be anything but the guarantee of future world
peace the world expects it to be. Walker said that instead of a means to per
perpetuate peace, the league will be nothing more than a financial oligarchy
which will make war uptui all people seeking national freedom and develop
ment. The speaker also severely criticised President Wilson for refusing to
take the Senate into liis confidence regarding the true facts hearing on the
formation of the league and declared that the world will seriouslv re°ret its
establishment when too late to alter the inhibitive and autocratic powers grant
ed by the constitution adopted by tlje Peace Conference.
ALLIES MAY ESTABLISH FRONT AGAINST
BOLSHEVIKI FROM BALTIC TO BLACK SEA
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
PARIS, March, 31—Lo Matin assorts that there is every prospect that
the Entente ppwers will take steps to establish a military front extending from
the Baltic to the Black Sea to prevent a further spread of Bolshevism in cen
tral and western Europe. The journal says no definite steps have so far been
taken in this respect, but the situation is such since the development of the
present Hungarian situation to incline the Allies strongly toward military of
»UI IS lo Sion, tnc propagation of tho
Rolsheviki doctrines.
That the question of military inter
ference in Hungary is being seriously
considered by the Allies is indicated'
in the announcement by the same
journal that "in the event of the Allies
definitely deciding to take military
steps against Hungary, General Man
Sin will be placed in command with
widely increased authority to deal
with the situation."
ALLIES WILL PERMIT POLES
TO LAND AT DANZIG REGARD
LESS OF GERMAN OBJECTIONS
Associated Press Service.
PARIS, March 31—Lc Temps de
clares that it has Obtained definite in
formation that the Allies have decided
to permit the landtag of Polish troops
at Danzig despite tne objections of the
German government. Recent declara
tions of German government leaders
indicate that the Germans arp firmly
determined not to yield Danzig to the
Poles save at the point' of arms. If
the Temps’ report is correct, the situ
ation is likely to develop into a rupture
of the armistice between Germany and
the Allies.
GERMAN FINANCIERS TO
DISCUSS FINANCIAL QUES
TIONS WITH ALLIES
Associated Press Service.
PARIS, March 31—Announcement
was made today that a German sub
commission composed of the Isading
German financiers has arrived at Spa
to discuss pending financial questions
with the representatives of the Allied
nations in order to facilitate the peace
settlements and avoid financial disas
ter in Germany.
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NOTICE OF NOMINATION
OF CANDIDATES.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the following named persons have
been duly nominated lor the following
offices, to be filled at the Municipal
and School Board Election to be held
in Nome, Alaska on April 1st, 1911):
FOR MAYOR—
HOLT, E. L.
FOR COUNCILMAN—
(Regular 2 Year Term)
CAVEY, CHARLES
LEWttS, C. W.
TARNUTZER. EDWARD N.
FOR COUNCILMAN—
(Unexpired 1 Year Term)
PETERSON, FRED W.
SEIDENVERG, LEO.
FOR CITY CLERK—
GRIMM, E.
FOR CITY TREASURER—
JACKSON, G. R.
FOR CITY ATTORNEY—
COCHRAN. O. D.
HARRISON, W. FRED
FOR PRESIDENT SCHOOL BOARD
MORRIS, L. R.
ROSS, THOMAS A.
And I hereby certify that each of
said persons above named have com
plied with the provisions of Ordinance
No. 241, of the City of Nome, regulat
ing nominations for City and School
offices.
Dated at Nome, Alaska. March 31,
1919.
E. GRIMM,
City Clerk.
| HEWS HOTES
j Election Day Tompnow.
j The I ’oils will he open tomorrow
j from 8 a. m. to 6 p. in. (Now Time.).
The last mail to be sent outside
over the winter trail will leave one
week from today, Monday. April 7th
-Mail for Teller, York and Wales and
Wales and also for Taylor and way l
p. m. The first outgoing mail of the
week departed this afternoon.
The Governors office at .Juneau re
quests information regarding the
whereabouts of William. Bernhardt
Gehrenbeek, son of Mrs flattie Gchr
enbeek, of No. 11 Wilson Avenue. S. E
St. Cloud -Minn.
_
j owing to today being the last day
of the first quarter of the new year,
[tin* Iieeordcr's Office will remain open
until midnight, then by affording >.n
opportunity for the tiling of legal in
struments by those who are unable to
appear during the regular office
The Grand Jury convened in the
district court this morning but will
row. A special venture for two addi
tional jurymen was issued. The
court also issued an order changing
tho current time to new time and in
structed the jury to appear at 10 o'
clock tomorrow morning, new time.
The dance given by the Miners
Home Club Saturday evening. was
greatly enjoyed by a large* gathering
of dance lovers. The music was ex
cellently rendered .by a three piece or
chestra composed of Miss Helen Stip
ck and Messrs Leseher and Asprin.
Bunch was served <1 tiring the evening.
Dancing continued until the small
hours of Sunday morning.
Wtn. Kitiimn. a well known old tim
er. of tlio Nome and Dawson country
and at present devoting himself to
mining in the Mystery creek section,
arrived front Sohnnon,Saturday an will
spend a few days in town. Mr. Kier
nan enjoys the distinction of. being
of the oldest of the old time Alaskans
located in this section. Mis entry to
the Northland was made at Shag way
where ho resided for many years, filt
er lie went to the interior and canto
to Nome in the palmy da> < < I the
gold rush.
The committee of the Eastern Star
in charge of the arrangemnts for the
April Fool party, to be given to East
ern Star and Masonic members and
their families and lady friends at
Masonic. Temple tomorrow evening,
has prepared a program which will
surprise their guests in more ways
than one. If the calculations, of the.
committee do not work out wrong, it
will 1)0 some sharp person who does
not get fooled sometime during the
course of the evening.
Interest in the forthcoming city and
school elections appears to bo confined
almost entirely to the question of who
is to get the city attorneyship and
tlie School Board vacancy.
The absence of competition for the
council and the city clerkship lias
stripped the contest of all interest In
the eyes of the public, owing to it be
ing a foregone conclusion as to who
will be "it.” The friends of the op
posing candidates for city attorney, O.
D. Cochran and Fred Harrison, are
hard at work in the interest of their
favorites. Both sides are predicting
a very close vote.
The supporters of the school board
candidates. It /L. Morris and Thos. A.
Floss, are also said to be exceedingly
busy securing votes for their respect
ive candidates.
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REPORTED LANF REFUSES TO DISCUSS WICKERSHAM LETTER
Special to the Nugget My the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. M.n. h ::i — \ Washington special to the Seattle Post fntel
I’gencer today asserts that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane has
declined to dismiss the lettt «■ addresses I to him by Alaska Delegate James Wick
sham, in which the delegate charges Lane with maladministration of the
government railroad const ruction in Alaska and also a variety of other al
leged misdeeds’and failures.
In reply to a request for a statement concerning the Wiekersham let
ter. Secretary Lane said that it is a question of facts whether the Alaska
r. ilroad was handled well or poorly.
Record .luring the'debate on the railroad appropriation which covers" any an
swci which might be made in reply to the charges made by Wiekersham. The
statement referred to asserts that the road was huilt entirely without graft
and every dollar was spent for actual work and material. The declaration is
also made that «... large profits went to the contractors and that the road was
built without il luni'll M' politics bolus injcote.l into tin construction activities.
Lane further asserted that beyond the appointment or Higgs tu tile Engineering
Commission lie is not aware that polities was in any way connected with the
road.
TROOP SHIP REPORTED IN DISTRESS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
HALIFAX, .March .11- Wireless reports reaching the Fanadian coast say
of the American naval supply ship C'ulgoawlth. reported In distress oft the New
steamer is carrying one hundred and three American soldiers returning from
SCI vice OVCI'HCJIS.
I p to the present it has hewn impossible to learn the ship’s situation and
tie? reason fur the distress signals.
'i 1 'HI', Maivli 31——Torpedo destroyei-s a i-c hurrying to the rescue
of the American aval supply ship Culgoawith. tepmted in distress of the New
E. gland coast.
HUN SUBMARINES LEAVE FOR AMERICA UNDER CONVOY
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
HARWICH. England. March 31— Four Herman submarine conveyed by
tl.e American submarine tender linshnell departed for America today.
Tbe submarines are a portion of the Herman naval forces turned over
to the Allies following the aimistiee.
The departing divers emiied a far larger complement of officers than
is required. It is surmised that the presence of so many more than the re
HUNGARIAN FORCES ATTACK FRENCH TROOPS IN
NEUTRAL ZONE BETWEEN ROUMANIA AND HUNGARY
Special to the Nugget IJy the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 31 The French War Ministi\ is in receipt of advices
from Roumanian sources stating that a small foi.ee of French troops stationed
in the neutral zone established between Roninania and Hungary was attack
ed by Hungarian troops and a major portion of the French force taken pi is
crers.
I'1'*' numhiT nt French troops captured is snhl p> he in excess of three
hundred I.ml llfty. Luti'i- the French general lomni.imling the French forces
in the itiummniun seetloti demnmled Unit the prisoners ho released. After
some nogolintion. the 11 ungarians agreed to release the captured men.
wi'Miitu iviii\t WUKKfcRS REFUSE TO
PARTICIPATE IN MOONEY STRIKE
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated IVess.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 31—The United .Mint* Workers of America will
not participate in the general strike planned for July 4 as a protest against the
punishment of Tom Mooney, convicted by the California courts of eomplicitv
in the famous Preparedness Day bomb explosion. An announcement to this
effect was given out by the officials of the United Mine Workers here today.
HUNGARY SENDS ULTIMATUM TO CZECHOSLOVAKS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press
BASEL, Switzerland. March 31— It is reported iliat the Hungarian
Bolshevik! government lias sent an ultimatum to the Uze.-hn-Slovak nation de
manding that the Czeclio-Slovaks stop troop ci.ncentrations along the border
adjacent to the Hungarian territory. The llun-.arian government advises the
Czecho-Slocalc government that a continuance of the troop concentrations
will be looked upon as threatening the Hungarian state and will be considered
justifiable ground for a war declaration.
Recent advices indicated that the Czeclio-Slovaks are mobilizing troops
at \arious points along the Czeclio-SIovakia border t<* prevent a possible in
vasion by the Hungarian reds.
It is also rumored that the Czeclio-Slovaks are planning for a general
mobilization in Bohemia in the near future.
GERMANS ADVISED TO LEAVE HUNGARY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Prcja.
BERLIN. March 31—An announcement by Foreign Office today says
the German government has advised all German residents of Hungary to leave
Hungarian territory until such time as the present disturbances cease.
ALLIES IN CRITICAL SITUATION AT ODESSA
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
PARIS. March 29—It is reported here on the strength of undetailed dis
patches from the Ukraine section that the situation of the Allied forces at
Odessa is seriously critical.
According to the reports, the Bolshevik! vanguard is steadily pressing
in on the beleagured city despite heroic resistance by the Allied forces. The
l’lio Bolsheviki are said to have established their outposts in the suburbs of
Odessa and are maintaining a heavy offensive which threatens to break the
Allied defense. The French, Greek and Britisli are said to be fighting with
desperate valor but at a great disadvantage against the overwhelming forces
af the enemy.