OVER SEVEN MILLION KILLED IN WAR
WILSON NOT DESIROUS 3RD. TERM
battle deaths of world war bellig
erents TOTAL OVER SEVEN MILLION
Special to The Nome Nuseet by The Associated Tress.
WASHINGTON, March 1.—Chief of Staff General March in u sum
mary of the war losses incurred by the various belligerent nations issued to
day, discloses that the battle deaths oceuring during the war. including all
participants, totuled seven million, three hundred and fifty four thousand.
This great number represents only the men who were actually killed in bat
ik or died of wounds received In action on the various war fronts.
Kussia leads the list with a total battle loss of slightly over one mil
lion seven hundred thousand. Germany occupies second place with a loss am
ounting to one million six hundred thousand. France was the third heaviest
laser, her battle losses totaling one million three hundred and eighty five
thousand. England was fourth with battle deaths amounting to eight hun
dred thousand. The Italians suffered a loss in battle amounting to more
than four hundred and sixty thousand. They numbers of Turks killed in
action amounted to slightly over four hundred thousand, while Belgiurr) an.l
J tollman in sustained battle deaths of one hundred and two thousand und one
hundred thousand, respectively. America was the smallest leser, with a loss
in battle of fifty thousand men, although participating in some of the most
intensive fighting of the war period.
SENATOR KNOX ASSAILS LEAGUE OF NATIONS PLAN
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WASHINGTON, March. 1—Senator Philander C. Knox, former Sec
retary of State, in addressing the Senate today, bitterly assailed the proposed
constitution of the League of Nations as adopted by the Paris conference as
striking down American constitutional principles ar.d also proposed the for
mation of a new world organization which would preserve the Monroe Doc
trine and save America from t-he results of European intrigue and aggression.
The Pennsylvania senator declared that the constitution of the league
of nations as presented to the Peace Conference is not only not detrimental
to American principles but actually sanctions, breeds and commands war.
The address was couched along the same lines of that of Senator Lodge
and was vigorously argumentlve in its denunciation of the proposed con
stitution.
MILLION THREE HUNOREO THOUSAND TROOPS DEMORALIZED
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March 1—General March announced today that the
work of demobilizing the National Army foces is proceeding with excellent
speed and a total of one million, three hundred and one thousand five hun
dred and fifty two officers and soldiers have been demobilized to date.
The list of discharged troops includes a total of seventy seven thousand
five hundred and two officers.
VETERAN ALASKAN STEAMER BEING
CONVERTED INTO FISHING VESSEL
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
, SEATTLE, March. 1—The steamer Dora, veteran vessel of the West
ern Alaska run and one of the best known ships of the Alaska commercial
fleet, who was recently sold to Lars Mikkelson, of this city, is
being overhauled and changes are being made which will convert her
into a deep sea fishing vessel. The passenger quarters are being removed
entirely and the steamer will bear little resemblance to her former appear
ance when she once more returns to the north. The steamer is expected t«»
call for the Aleutian peninsula section within a short time and will engage
in fishing and trading among the western islands.
SENATOR ASHURST URGES LIMITATION OF IMMIGRATION
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WASHINGTON, March 1.—Senator Ashurst, of Arizona, Democrat, in
an address to .the Senate today urged the passage of legislation with limita
tations against the admission into America of Russians, Greeks. Czecho-Slov
aks, Bulgarians and Armenians.
Ashurst declared that there will soon be no more America if the pres
ent free admission of foreign elements continues, and urged that congress
take some step toward limiting immigration from all foreign lands, and
chiefly against those whose citizens are inclined to come to America in vast
masses, to the detriment of American labor and the general welfare of the
nation, which he declared is becoming forcignizcd at an alarming rate. As
hurst also spoke in support of the bill now before congress aimed at American
ising foreigners and to abolish illiteracy among the foreign elements of the
country.
PALMER NOMINATION RECEIVES SEN
ATE COMMITTEE ENDORSEMENT
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WASHINGTON, March 1.—The Senate Judiciary Committee by unani
mous vote has ordered a favorable report on the presidential nomination of
Property Custodian A. Mitchell Palmer for the office of Attorney General of
the United States.
ACTORS ENTERTAIN BRITISH PLAYGOERS
Special 16 The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
LONDON, —Thousands of people in over-crowded London who stand
for hours before theaters waiting to get the best unreserved seats are furnish
ing a means of livelihood for amateur actors. As the crowds have steadily in
creased the past three months the queques gradually became longer. The
actors come and entertain them while they wait.
Two black-face comedians are the most popular. They may be seen
any afternoon or night where the lines are longest and are busy between .so\ig
and joke picking up coins thrown to them. An Italian girl with a pleasing
voice is also popular and successful.
Every theater In London is doing a thriving business now. Hundreds
of men are here on leave. Relatives of Englishmen in London for a few days
come here to be with them. Many American soldiers and sailors spend their
leave here and all try to stop in lx>ndon a few days if possible enroute to
France. Hotel and restaurants are crowded and hundreds stand in line for
uareserved at the theater because they are unable to reserve seats
ahead. v j
FIRST SEVENTEEN MONTHS
OF WAR COST U. S.
BILLION A MONTH
Associated Press. Service.
WASHINGTON.—Seventeen moirb
a* war cost the United States govern
ment $17. ?39, 342—a billion doll:.: - a
month. This rate increased r,o rapid
ly, however, that the August ex pen:-., s
ran up to $1,805,513,222 or nearly SJ > -
000,000 more than the highest previous
record set in July.
These figures from the Treasury
shew that less than 1 % years of mod
ern warfare cost the United States
more than Tour times the combined
Union and Confederate outlays for
three years of the Civil war, calculated
nt $3,660,000,000 for the Union and
$1,500,000,000 for the Confederates.
The repi. t also shows double the
rate of increase in expenditure:: esti
mated by the government in June,
then set at $100,000,000 more each
month. T'.c report sfiows further
that of the 817,339,000,000 cost of the
war to September 16, $10.989,077,0001
had been spent for ordinary war pur
poses. and $6,245,764,000 had gone asj
financial aid to the allies. This will
he repaid eventually, and conse<|inn1 -!
ly may be deducted in calculating the
net war expenses to the United Si itcs|
government.
Up to the indicated date, only $5.-!
031,478,000 had been gathered by the I
government from taxes, customs and!
other minor sources of revenue since;
the war started, and $12,300,000,000'
from liberty loans and sale of certifi
cates of indebtedness, which are to be
converted into liberty bonds. This in
dicates tha.t only 29 per cent of war
evpenses to that .late wmv drawn dir
ectly from the pockets of the people,
and that 71% had come from pop
ular borrowings which will necessitate
heavy tax levies long after the war..
Millions of thrifty citizens investing
in war savings stomps piled up SO47.
554,000., In August receipts from the
stamps were $129,044,000. Even with
this total, comparison shows that war
savers did not keep up their pare set
in July, when the government collect
ed $211,417,000, as a result of the nat
ional campaigns on thrift day.
STEFANSSON SAYS J.
BERNARD WILL NAVI
GATE N- E. PASSAGE
Associated Press Service.
VANCOUVER, B C—Captain Joe
Bernard, a daring trader of Nome,
Alaskh, is spending about five years
working his way eastward in his boat,
the Teddy Bear, from the Bering Sen
through the northeast passage to the
Atlantic Ocean.
Reports came from Alaska some
time ago that Bernard was endeavor
ing to navigate the northeast passage,
but no details were given. Vilhjalm
ur Stefansson. the Canadian Arctic ex
plorer, on his return here recently
from the north, confirmed the reports
and said lie though Bernard would
reach the Atlantic safely, as he was a
good navigator and was traveling in
fairly well known waters.
Bernard has been out of touch with
civilization for about two years and.
according to Stefansson, probably will
not appear in the Atlantic until 1921.
The trader left Alaska’s far northwest
ern outposts In 1910 and planned t-»
make the trip in five years.
If Bernard succeeds, he will be one
of the very few people who have ever
negotiated the northeast passage.
The latest to como through the icy
channel was Roald Amundsen, who
negotiated the passage in 1906. Stef
ansson planned to make the trip but.
the failure of a boat to iBeet him after
he had completed the worst part of
the trip on foot caused him to change
his plans.
Bernard worked along the northern
Canadian const with some of Stefans
son's party in 1916, the explorer said.
He soon left the explorers, however,
and pressed on into the barren white
waters to the east. The next heard
from him may bo when ho turns up at
some far northern Atlantic port.
THIRD TERM QUESTION COMING INTO LIMELIGHT
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, .March 1.. Attendants at the Democratic luncheon
given by President Wilson at tin- White House yesterday assert that the
It is reported, however, that Wilson is not likely to again be a candid
ate for the presidency. Wilson is reported to have told sverai Democrats
that ho would not be a third term candidate. Chairman Whitehouse said
that Wilson is apparently yearning to return to his literary pursuits and is
contemplating writing a history covering the stirring developments of the
war period.
Others who attended the luncheon assert that they gained the impres
sion that it is Wilson's intention to retire into private life at the end of his
term of office.
Wilson is said to have evidenced deep feeling against the opponents
of the League of Nations while discussing that proposal.
FIERCE RIOTING AGAIN DISTURBS
MADRID—MARTIAL LAW DECLARED
Special to the Nugget ><v the Associated Press
MADRID, March 1.—Martial law was declared in this city yesterday on
account of widespread rioting by the striking workers, aided by great mobs
of citizens. The riots were directed against tin* profiteers, who are alleged
to have been taking advantage of war conditions to increase prices to an ex
tent which has forced the masses to subsist on a starvation diet.
The activities of the mob were directed entirely to the provision and
in ; to the popular claim that their owners were leaders in increasing prices,
were almost wrecked before the arrival of troops forced the crowds to suspend
their looting.
Troops are still patrolling the streets but order has been completely
restored. The government is in possession of all baker’s shops and is dis
tributing bread supplies. premier Ramonones savs martial law was de
clared to enable tin* government to settle the situation • inI«-k 1
NEARLY FOUR THOUSAND AMERICAN WAR CROSSES AWARDED
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WASHINGTON. March. 1- Thirty nine hundred and eighteen Distin
guished Service Crosses have been awarded to members of the American Ex
Six hundred and sixty four were awarded the members of Second Divi
.-ion Regulars, who bore the heaviest brunt of the fitting along the American
ftont and earned an enviable record for gallantry in many hard battles.
Three hundred crosses went to the First Army Division, the first Am
etican unit to go into active serv ice in the first line trenches, and two hundred
a no thirty three were given to men of the Third Division regulars, two hun
dred and nine to the New England National Guard Division and two hundred
and five t.» the Rainbow Division.
JAP PREMIEF? DECLARES LEAGUE OF
NATIONS PLAN OBJECTIONABLE
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HONOLULU. March 1. A Tokio dispatch 1«. lay says Japanese Prem
ier Hara lias declared in the Japanese Diet that the constitution of the pro
posed League of Nations in many respects incompatible with the ideas of Jap
an regarding an international coalition and must l>c extensively modified in
its terms before Japan can Consent to join Che Leag:.e
The premier is said t - have declared that In- proposed constitution
is prolific of future friction which can hardly fail to end in international strife
in the event that some of the nations prove obduin'e in yielding to the gen
eral will.
ANOTHER GERMAN REVOLUTION REPORTED IMMINENT
Special to the Nugget by tlie Associated Press
LONDON, March 1.—Reports from Holland today assert that a fur
ther revolutionary movement is imminent in Germany. According to the Hol
land advices, tlie present government is fast becoming disintergated tinder the
pressure of conflicting ideas and its downfall is likely to occur at any tinv*.
The reports further aver fit at the new German chancellor, llorr Seheidmann.
has already yielded to the weight of opposition of the various radical elements
composing the new government and has handed in his resignation.
ARGENTINE URGING FREE TRADE IN SOUTH AMERICAN STATES
Spec ial to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
BUENOS AIRES. —Argentina has taken the lead in an effort to per
suade the South American republics to tear down their tariff walls and open
themselves to free trade among themselves, arguing that such action would
make them commercially independent of other countries in Europe and Nortli
America. This step has been taken in spite of the fact that until now the
Argentine’s principle source of revenue has been its custom houses.
To show its sincerity, the Argentine Government has introduced a bill
in Congress providing for the opening of diplomatic negotiations with all the
neighboring countries for the adoption of treaties providing for the free ex
change of the products of each country concerned. ,
If the desire of Argentina is to remove the fiscal barriers which in the
past have estranged the nations of South America and restricted commerce
between them, making them dependent on overseas nations.
A year’s trial «*f free trade with Peru has led Argentina to seek similiar
arrangements with the other republics. The Peruvian legation in Buenos
Aires and the Argentine consulate in Lima have acted as commercial agents
for their respective countries with the result that today there is a regular trade
of wheat, flour, and cereals to Peru in exchange for cotton, rice and sugar
It is expected that Chile will be the next republic to ratify a free trade
| treaty.
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