NOME TRI WEEKLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 67. NOME, ALASKA MONDAY, JUNE. 9th., 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 111
WILL INVESTIGATE TREATY LEAK
ALASKA TO HAVE GREAT WIRELESS SYSTEM
PREDICTED SENATE
WILL RATIFY TREATY
Special to The Nome Nugget by Tis? Associated Press.
DENVER, June 7—Democratic* Chairman Cummins predicted in an
address here today that the senate will ratify tin? League of Nations, despite
the present inclination of many senator’s to object to the League and its in
clusion in the peace treaty.
CiAnminS asserted that the League of Nations cannot lie made a party
issue as public sentiment is in favor of the league and any party or man who
blocks It will be struck hard. He believes that the League will lie accepted
with littld' demur from tho present objecting senator’s when the matter is
brought to issue.
ALLIES ANSWER EXPECTED FRIDAY
SUMMARY Oh’ THE PEACE SITUATION BY ASSOCIATED PRESS
Juno ft—Purls advices today assert that the expection prevails in Peace Con
ference circles that the Council of Four will he readV to return its answer to
tho German counter proposals by Friday, after which the Germans will lie
allowed a period of five days in which to either sign or reject the treaty.
The Peace Council is said to have modified its Views regarding the ad
mission of Germany to the League of Nations to some extent and may decide to
allow her to enter under contain conditions which may In* submitted with the
answer to the German counter proposals.
It is said that tho conference is considering admitting Germany to the
League if she shows she is in possession of a stable government before the
expiration of the year of disbarment from league participation designated in
the treaty and if she signs the treaty and loyally executes its provisons dur
ing the probationary interval.
The Council is expected to turn ^ls attention to the treaty with Turkey
after concluding its deliberations regarding the reply to Germany. Tho re
ports indicate that the Turkish peace delegation is expected to arrive at
Marseilles by Wednesday to await the Allied terms.
WIRE EMPLOYEES PREPARING FOR NATIONAL STRIKE
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June Ik—The telegrapher's of the country are taking the
final steps to ,'inagumto a nation wide strike of telegraph operatives which
will paralyze telegraph communication throughout the Cnited States, accord
ing to a statement made today by I'resident Konchkamp oft the Tehgraphor'o
union.
Konenkamp said the telegraphers’ are preparing to inaugurate a nation
wide strike next Wednesday unless their-demands for an increase of pay
and recognition of the union are conceded by the companies.
The strike will involve upward of seventy thousand telegrapher’s and
will oreate a situation in the commercial world unknown since the nation was
born.
AMERICANS READY TO LEAVE RUSSIA BY LAST OF JUNE
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Fpec'inl to the Nugget By the Associated Tress. /
ARCHANGEL, June 7—The entire American forces in Northern Russia
nifl be in readiness to leave by the last of June, according to an announce
ment by the American commander today.
Orders have been given for every unit to prepare to leave Russia before
the close of the present month. The few American units still on the front are
being rapidly replaced by Russians trained under the !\llios and the last
of the American troops will probably leave the front wjthin a week or two.
American Casualties on Archingel Front Extremely Light
ARCHANGEL. June 7—An official summary of the American war losses
during the Archangel campaign discloses that the total casualties incurred in
• the almost constant fighting do not exceed five hundred and fifty six.
* Of the indicated nimihpr twenty were officers and five hundred and
thirty six enlisted men.
The number killed in action was remarkably slight, consisting <>f five
« officers and ninety nine men.
SURVEY STEAMER BACK FROM WAR
Special to tha Nugget by* the Associated Press
SEATTLE, June 9—With a gold star and chevron on her smoke stack
to slgnPfy her service in the war zone, the Coast Geodetic Survey steamer
- Surveyor arrived today from foreign waters and will resume her work of sur
veylpg the waters of the lower Alaska coast during the summer.
The vessel will proceed to Kodiak soon to commence work on the
survey* planned along that section of the Alaskan coast (luring the .summer.
The government is planning to send other survey vessels to assist in charting
the large number of unsurveyed areas along the Alaska shore this year. The
wo^c planned is the most comprehensive yet undertaken and will relieve navi
gation of many dangers resulting from the present lack of information con
cerning the unexplored sections of the Alaska coast waters.
IRELAND VERGING ON ARMED REVOLT
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated P. ess.
PARIS. June 9—That Ireland Is verging on the edge of armed revolt
is the substance of a declaration made to President Wilson by the American
Irish delegates to the Peace Conference during an interview with the American
executive today.
The delegates told Wilson that guerilla .warfare of the character which
usually precedes a major conflict is already occurring in Ireland and is be
lieved to be the prelude to a general revolt in an effort to escape from thr
control-of; the British government.
The delegatee endeavored to impress the president with the desire ol
the Irish p«op^> that the question of their future status he defined by th«
Peace Conference before It closes.
Will hs Hers see*—Order year spring jeh printing far Summer now.
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SIGNAL CORPS PLANNING HUGE ALASKA
WIRELESS: WILL ARANOON CARLE
SpcC.al to the Nugget By the Associated Tress.
SEATTLE. June !»—A Special Washington dispatch to the Seattle
plant here and another in Alaska and will then discard the Alaska cable, now
The Times’ message says the Signal Corps is laying plans to abandon
the Alaska, cable entirely after erecting a great wireless station here which
will be able to work with another big station to be erected at Fairbanks.
Alaska.
that the old Alaska cable has outljved its usefulness. During the past few
years the cable has been the source of much trouble owing to frequent break
SENATE MAKING VAST HUBBUB OVER PEACE
TREATY LEAK: WILL INVESTIGATE HOW
TREATY REACHED PRIVATE INTERESTS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. June !t -The action of the State Department in with
ttjetc copies of that document are definitely known to he in the hands of pri
The latest turn in events with respect «.• the alleged leak regarding the
I publication*
, The senate's action has boon cabled Wilson and is said to have
provoked"a request from the president as to the reason for the investigation.
vale interests, despite'the efforts of the conference In guard its terms from the
public until the negotiations are completed.
Wilson Says Glad Investigation Slatted
NEW YORK, June !i -Paris dispatches assort that President Wilson
has said he is glad that the Senate has started an investigation to learn how
the peace treaty reached private interests.
The president also declared that any one posseslng the otliekd text!
of the treaty at the present time has what he is not entitled to have or having!
it is not entitled to eomnutnieae it to others.
situation and no one seems aide to explain how the treaty terms escaped from,
their carefully guarded secrecy. It is generally believed that the only way
the treaty could have reached tile public is through Germany. The Ger
mans claim, however, that the treaty term’s have not been made public for the
Newspaper Correspondent Arrives From Europe With Full Copy Peace Treaty
NEW YORK. June !> - Frazier Hunt, correspondent of tin- Chicago
Tribune, arrived from Europe yesterday with what is purported to he a full
copy of the Allied peace treaty t<> Germany.
Hunt says the copy is authentic and claims that it is one of the original
drafts made by the conference hoard having in charge the task of preparing
the treaty for presentation to the German delegation. Hunt .says he obtained
tin* oepy in raids.
Hunt’s copy of the document lias been forwarded to Washington at
Record. The senate has passed a resolution ordering the document reprinted
in the Record on the ground that the senate has been unable to get a eopv
COAST TELEGRAPHERS TO STRIKE ON WEDNESDAY
Special to Tl.e Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 7—The headquarters of the Pacific C
strike on Juno 31th.
The walkout will be for the purpose i»f securing an increase <»f pay and
recognition df the Telegrapher's union's. The strike will involve several thou
sand workers and is expected to tie up wire communication completely from
one end of the roast to the other.
FIRE DESTROYS ALASKA CANNERY
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
SEATTLE, June D—Reports from the Lynn Canal section today say a,
great conflagration has all tout destroyed tlie cannery of the Alaska-Pacific-1
Ohilkoot company on Lynn Canal.
The report»*say the fire has swept away all of the main buildings of
the plant with nr> approximate loss of about fifty thousand dollars
Details of the disaster have not yet been received. The plant was one
of the largest on the lower Alaska coast and was an important contributor to
the packed salmon output of the territory.
RECORD WHEAT CROP PREDICTED
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON. June 9—The Department of Agriculture predicts that
the wheat crops of the nation during the coming year will he the largest ever
known.
The department experts say that the-date at present available indicates
that fully one billion, two hundred and thirty six million bushels will be grown
this year, providing that reasonable weather conditions prevail. This will in
clude l>oth the winter and. spring crops.
The winter wheat yield is believed to be a record breaker. The de
partment officials predict tha the crop will total close to eight hundred and
ninety throe million bushels and will l»e the largest winter wheat crop ever
grown. •
WILLARD ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP FIGHT FOLLOWERS
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
the fight fans who claim that the champ is guilty ..f holding .them up l.y
charging an increased admission t.> his training camp.
Willard has raised the admission price to his ...nip t.. fifty ,-enls an.I
is said to have taken in during tin- past week over two thousand dollars. This
is said to bo nearly double the expense T maintaining the ,amp during Un
same period and the fan’s allege is unjustilied. as the admission eh:..-.- i- sup
posed to he no larger than will cover the training costs.
As Dempsey is charging only twenty live cents ami is ■ .id t.. he mak
Ids alleged holdup or his admirers '
he the limit of the Idg fight on July 4th.
BOMBISTS PLANNED WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION
ypec’ial to the Nugget IJy the Associated Press.
PHAIILKSTOWN. West Virginia. June fl—That the radn-U’s pi. nn. I
i,n almost uncompiilahie destruction of life and property- during their
alleged I \\ . W. arrested l.y the state authorities.
1" |,ecome tl"’ «*r attempts at life and property destru.cli..n l.y h-mil.
elleg.d f. AV. W.. named Edwin Mcdurty.Mcdurty is being held ... .he hop,-that
he will reveal further details of the radical plans than are shown in th. d.-ea
To poi coffee up in tin cans at leasl one quart.-r of tin- vellinq
price is the cost that you pay for the tin. Under present conditionj
you should endeavor to obtain one hundred percent* food value for your
money.
Why stand for twenty-five per cent unnecessary waste.
Remember also that paying our now exorbitant freight rate in
addition to the cost of the tin can, a minute reflection will assure you
that no coffee dealer will be in a position to give you the required food
Our Fresh Roasted coffee at a lower price should convince any
one to use it at all times against the high cost stale canned coffees.
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