THE NOME TRI-W :KLY NUGGET
MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME NINETEEN. No. 28. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH, 5th„ 1919 TELEPHONE MAIN 114
GERMANS ARE GROWING DEFIANT
WILSON SAILED FOR EUROPE TODAY
WILSON DEPARTURE PRACTICALLY DEVOID OF DEMONSTRATION
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 5—President Wilson sailed for France to attend
the final sessions of the Peace Congress on board the George Washington
today. ' ^
Wilson sailed with the apparent determination to not return (■> America
until the final peace adjustments arc made and everything is over with re
spect to the final conclusion of peace.
Wilson stated in his address at the .Metropolitan Opera House, where
lie spoke for more than an hour on the peace questions last night, that he does
not intend to return until such time as everything pretaining to the peace
settlements has been concluded.
The president’s departure was marked by the utmost simplicity anti was
in strong contrast with the noisy demonstrations which took place when he
sailed on the first voyage to Furope.
Only a small crowd of people were on the pier when the lines of the
Washington were cast off and there was a noticeable absence «>f the enthusi
asm marking his former departure. The president remained at the rail while
the steamer was pulled into the channel and bared his head while the band
aboard the Washington played the Star Spangled Banner. As the big steamer
swung into the stream, the president, still holding his hat in his hand, waved
his final farewells.
When the Washington turned her nose down stream, the presidential
salute of twenty one minute guns was fired by (he warships in the lower
{•arbor. The Washington was immediately surrounded by a fleet of destroy
ers when she was safely in the channel. The destroyers will accompany the
presidential steamer across the Atlantic.
Wilson went aboard the Washington immediately after the conclusion
cf his address at the Metropolitan and is reported to have worked far into
the night on various state matters, including the making of a considerable
number of recess appointments to till vacancies left open by reason of the
Senate filibuster yesterday.
The President was up early today and received a number of visitors
in his state rooms before the Washington departed.
WILSON GIVES PALMER RECESS APPOINTMENT.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March .5—Announcement was utn.c o.u lj today o*v
President Wilson has given A. Mitchell Palmer, form -r Alien Properly Cus
todian, a recess appointment to the office of Attorney General. It is expect
ed that other recess appointments to til! various vacancies will be announced
shortly.
WILSON GRANTS CUE. IfcNCY TO ESPIONAGE ACT VIOLATORS
Special to tho Nugget By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March f — Retard departing on Ids second v< y.ige- to
Europe, President Wilson granted execut'vc clemency in fifty three cases ol
persons convicted for violations of the Espionage Act during the war period.
In the majority of instances, the violators had been convicted of mak
ing remarks detrimental to the government or bv displaying enemy sym
pathies.
Among those who were spared further punishment for offenses against
the act was Frederick Krafft, of Newark. N. .1., secretary of the Socialist
party in America. Krafft, was granted a full pardon by the President.
RETURNING NAVAL EMPLOYEES TO BE GIVEN OLD JOBS.
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, March 5—Secretary Daniels has sent out instructions
to the various naval stations to restore to their former positions all men who
left the naval station service to enter the fighting branches of the government.
Under the order, all men who enlisted in the army or navy while em
ployed in the navy yards and stations will be restored to their <;I<1 jobs no
application to the station heads.
RUSSIAN FIRES SHOTS AT POINCAHE RESIDENCE
Special to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 5—What is believed by the police to have been an ab
ortive effort to assassinate President Poincare developed today when a Rus
sian Jew named Kneller fired two shots from a revolver at the Palais d’Elysee,
where the French executive resides.
The bullets failed to do any damage, however, and fell harmlessly into
the courtyard surrounding the residence.
The act of the Russian was witnessed by a number of persons and Knel
ler was at once arrested. It is presumed that he fired at some one appearing
at one of the windows of the Elysoo palace, in the mistaken belief that it was
the president.
Kneller declared in answer to the questions of the police that he fire-l
the shots as a protest hgainst*AUied intervention in Russia.
SHIPWORKERS TO VOTE ON RETURNING TO WORK-SEATTLE
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
SEATTLE, March 5—The shipyard strikers will vote this week on re
turning to work and the result will be announced Saturday night.
It is predicted that the shipyards may possibly reopen the old scale
of wages pending the outcome of the conference between the Metal Trades
union representatives and the War Labor Board officials at W ashington. The
Aberdeen ship yard strikers have already voted to return to work.
8TRIKE MOVEMENT SPREADING THROUGHOUT GERMANY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, March B—Berlin dispatches assert that a great sliVk*»
movement is progressing throughout Germany and is threatening to devt’o1?
into another great resolution. «inr
KING PETER OF SIBERIA
PLANNING RETIREMENT
A .'g o.'m toil Press Service.
i:n.\li:, March 5- A .:i-j..mi, from
Belgrade today asserts 11...t King Pet
er of Siberia will soon nth,, from the
head of the Siberian government.
Tin.* report says the king wil abdi
cate in favor of Prime Regent. Alex
ander. King Peter lies le.uhed an
advanc'd age and bis pr..spe-t ive re
tirement is -attributed to desire to
lay down the burdens ef <.niee.
EELIEVED FAIRBANKS NOM
INATIONS HELD UP
Associated Press Service.
SKATTLK, March Oonfi relation
of tiie presidential r.«nominal ions ->f
Ola is. !•:. Runnel and Kbmehe. i : !•'.
1 tot It for the positions f federal judge]
and federal attorney of the Fourth!
Alaska Division are believed to have
been held up ip the general filibuster
during the closing hours of the Senate
Rece: s appoi ltmenm will v- :.v like
ly be made by tile president as ill the
case of others. Tit Ram land re
claims.oil bill to: a- hem til of the
returning soldi,...- w; t in the
Senate filibuster
NEW S NOTES
The first in,, of tin- week !
at^tho 1 ‘oMtoin^, l 3:30 p. m jj
f i
Martin K:iv •• ■■ i: !-• paid i’.
visit Momlui. ret Ilf i..- to Ip
Tftivitips on ..ess CVd-: Tmv
The Alaska ISank n-ppits tin- arrival
of Fourth Liberty Loan l!omf,s mdiivd
ordered bonds are reipiostod to «-■ 11
and secure them.
The Eastern Star Chapter will hold
an April Hay party on 1 lie evening of
made Tuesday. Thw function is open
to Mason's their families and lady
friends.
States and interior is expected 10
row morning. The next outgoing
mail shipment will leave Friday dos
ing at 1 p. in.
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS
U. S. Engineer Office
Seattle Wn.
Proposals for constructing Bank
Revetment, Jetties and dredging Nome
Ha*bo-. Alaska, will be recived here
and at the office of the Distinct Judge.
Nome, Alaska, until noon, March 15lli,
1919, and there publicly opened.
Information on application to Nome
Chamber of Commerce.
Signed: Sturtevant.
Engineer ^
NOTICE
Notice Is hereby given that the Poll
Books are now open at the City
Clerk’s Office for the registration of all
voters for the Municipal and School
Elections to be held April 1, 1919.
E. GRIMM
City Clerk
IT IS MORE TECONOJVIICAL TO
EAT
AT THE AftCTIC BAKERY
THAN Tp CIOOK AT HOME
MINERS HOME CLUB
Grand Ball Miners Home Club
Saturday March 8 at 9:30 P. M.
Good Music, Refreshments.
Admission Gents $1.00* Ladies free
Come one, Como All
COMMITTEE
GERMAN SHIP OWNERS DECLARE GERMANY
CANNOT SUBMIT TO COERCION FROM ALLIES
Special to The Nome Nugget l.y The Associated Press.
PAULS, March a—IYospe- ts that the Hermans may yet become defiant
ver the terms of peace to be submitted l>\ the Allies are presented in i
iispatch from Zurich today stating that the H. rmmys are displaying a strong
lisinelination toward yielding to the demands of tie Allies regarding the
irmistiee terms and the surrender of Herman merchant shipping for use by
:he Kntente.
The Zurich message says at a meeting of the Herman cabinet Monday,
vhich was attended I * \ a number of tin* part\ leaders and the chief ship
owners el' Hcrmany. it was decided that Hernia nv could not submit to coercion
Tie- demand of the Allies regarding the requisitioning of the Herman
riorchantile fleet was held by the cabinet t«» be absolutely hiaceeptable.
The message also reports that the Herman inclination to become de
fiant is further apparent in the starting of a press campaign in all the leading
German papers against the armistice and the preliminary peace terms.
Articles denouncing the armistice demands ..f the- Allies and generally denun
ciatory of tlie Allied attitude regarding peace terms have appeared in many of
Lho journals and are apparently instigated from a common source.
GOVERNMENT FORCES TAKE POSSESSION OF
HALLE. BAVARIA. AFTER HARD FIGHTING
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
I*. MULIN'. March 5— Announcement was made today that government
forces occupied the city of Halle, Havaria, on Monday, after sanguinary fight
ling in the streets of the city.
The reports reaching the government assert that upward of thirty civili
ans w. re killed during tile street fighting.
Tin- government forces are also reported to have lost heavily. The troops
have restored order and the city is under martial law.
BOLSHEVIKI CONTINUING ATTACKS ON ALLIES IN ARCHANGEL
SECTOR
Special lo the Nugget li the Associated Press.
ARCHANGEL. .March ;'» Reports from the fnuu today say the Bui
sheviki launched :inoth<-i heavs infantry attack against Ih«• Allied positions on
the Magna River front in the vicinity of the town ■•! Kit/.a yesterday.
The attack is reported to have been repulsed with heavy losses to the
enemy forces and has caused a temporary suspi nsion of the Bolsheviki at
tempts to capture the Allied positions.
The enemy is continuing his artiller\ offensive, however, and the
enemy artillery is reported active along the entire Dvina River front today.
UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASING STEADILY IN EASTERN STATES
Special to The Nugget l>y The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. .March f>- Reports reaching the Department of
Labor from investigators in various sections of the east indicate that un
employment is steadily increasing in the Now England states, Ne-.v York.
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Statistics compiled by the labor statistics
committee of the War Labor Board also disclose the same condition. A
compilation of the reports from the various indicated districts discloses that
approximately three hundred and sixty five thousand fom hundred poisons
are w ithout employment.
Among the remaining states where unemployment conditions are
severe, Ohio is in by far the worst situation, having approximately one hun
dred and ton thousand unemployed people at the present lium. In the ease
of the eastern states, the largest measure of unemployment is due to Un
closing down of war industries and tin- change of manufacturing plants from
war production to other lines of activity.
SPARTICANS PLANNING BRING BOLSHEVIKI ARMIES INTO GERMANY
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
BERLIN. .March 5—An official statement issued today lays bare the
alleged details of a. plot fostered by the Sparticans to permit Bolsheviki
troops to enter Germany by way of East Prussia for the purpose of assisting
the Sparticans to gain control of the government.
The communication declares that the Spartican element has a I read v
inaugurated a movement to seize Koeningshurg. one of tin* most important of
East Prussian towns, situated near the Russian border, for the purpose of
opening a direct route to Moscow so that Bolsheviki armies may come to
the assistance of the Sparticans in their efforts to overturn the government.
The statement says that only timely discovery of the plot has pre
vented the Sparticans putting through the proposal. The announcement h:
also made that the government has sent strong forces to Koeningshurg to
crush the Spartican elehment in the event of their attempting to create an
uprising at that point.
SAYS “SENATE FIDDLED WHILE ROME BURNED"
Special to Tlve Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. March a—Win. Piggot. who is representing Seattle
at the conference of Governor’s and Mayor’s declared in an interview today
that important legislation involving the Line reclamation projects and the
continuance of the government railroad work in Alaska has been seriously de
layed by the Senate filibuster headed l»y Lafollette and Sherman. Piggot de
clared that the action of the obstructionists will provoke almost Irreparable
harm and vigorously denounced the senate body for permitting the filibuster
ing activities.
.“And all because the senate chose to fiddle while Rome burned", lie
declared.