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VOLUME
XXI No. 32
NOME, ALA8KA SATURDAY, AUG. 7,1920.
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B0L8HCVIKI REPORTED #
ADVANCING ON *
PERSIAN CAPITAL
Washington. Aug- 7—Because
the rapid advances of the Bolshevik!
army now invading Persia, the Per
sin ns are preparing to evacuate Teh*'
rnn, the Persian capital.
The State Department has been no
tified to this effect by John I... Cald
well. the American Minister to Persia.
SOCIALISTS CONGRESS
REPUDIATES BOLSHEVIKI
Geneva. Aug. 7—The Socialist Con
gess now in session here has adopted .1
political program repudiating the Rol
WRANGEL BEATING BOL8HEVIKI
* Constantinople, Aug. 7—Reports
from the Crimean section say General
Wj-an gel's forces are continuing to
beat hack the onslaughts of the Bol
shevik! in South Russia.
REPORTED POLISH GOVERNMENT
REMOVED FROM WARSAW
Johannesburg, Bast Prussia. Aug. 7
—A report that the Polish govern,
ment has fled to Pa sen and that the
Soviet Russians are only forty kilo
meters (24 3-4 miles) from Warsaw is
printed today in tho Johannesburg
Zeltung.
GREEKS TO OCCUPY
CONSTANTINOPLE
Rome, Aug. 7—Authorization to oc
cupy Constantinople has been given to
the Greeks by the Allied nations, ac
cording to a dispatch received by the
Ohservator Romano.
GEORGE ANO MILLERAND TO
DECIDE WAR OR PEACE
London. Aug 7—Whether the great
powers will engage li^ actual war to
turn back the Russian tide in Poland
depends on the results of a conference
between Lloyd George and Premier
Millerand of France at Hytlie, near
Tolkstone, tomorrow. *
FRENCH GENERAL OFFERS
TO TAKE COMMAND
POLISH ARMY
Paris. Aug. 7—The Temps corre
spondent at Warsaw telegraphed his
paper today that General Maxima
Weygan, assistant to Generad Foch,
lms said he would consent to assume
supreme command of the* Polish forc
es and take responsibility for their
military operations In an effort to
drive hack Jhe Bolshevik!.
General Weygan has expressed the
opinion to the Polish govenynent that
the military situation is far from hope
less, despite the overwhelming suc
cesses of the Bolshevik! armies in re
cent days.
SEVENTY NINE KILLED IN JULY
FIGHTING IN IRELAND
London, Aug. 4—Twenty two per
sons were killed and fifty seven
wounded In the fighting In Ireland dur.
ing the month of July, Premier Lloyd
George declared In the House of Com
mons today.
LANGftHORE MEN'S INT*L. PRES.
ENDORSES HARDING
Marlon, O., Aug. 4—Following \
conference with Senator Harding to*
day, T. V. O'Connor, president of the
International Longshoremen's Associat
ion, said: "I am for Harding because
I believe a change of administration
Is necessary to restore confidence in
this country. I know Harding is a
real man, from whom labor will al
ways get a square deal."
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EVERYBODY INVITED
AMUNDSEN WORLD’S (NEATEST EXPLORER
(IVEN PUBLIC RECEPTION
Capt. Itaold Amundson, discoverer
of the South Pole and the one
man in history who has traversed
both the Northeast and Northwest
Passages, was guest of honor at a pub.
liv reception and dance given by thn
City Council on behalf of the Nome
public at A. B. hall last evening.
Owing to a prospect that Capt.
Amundsen would sail on his contem
plated trip across the top of the world
today, the function was somewhat
hastily arranged yesterday afternoon
in lieu of a more elaborate entertain
ment planned for this evening. As .1
result of the short notice many were
unaware it was contemplated and fail
ed to attend. A good sized crowd ap
peared. however, and. In addition to
the honor of meeting the great ex
plorer, enjoyed an exceedingly pleas
ant evening of entertainment.
Mayor Chas. Itice acted as maste
of ceremonies, with members of the
council and prominent citizens as aid
es. During the course of the even
ing Capt. Amundpen was presented by
the city with a beautiful medal of
Nome gold as a souvenir of his visit.
The medal, an handsome example of
the goldsmith’s art, wrought by A. J.
Mealier of Nome, comprises a solid
gold bar to which Is attached u round
medallion, both framed In a setting
of small gold nuggets. The bar lira
the words "Nome, Alaska" in raised
letters and the following inscription
is engraved on the face of the med-il
I’resented to (’apt. Knold Amund
sen, the world's greatest explorer, by
the citizens of Nome, August 6 1920.
On the reverse side are engraved
the words: “commemorating his r.ee
The presentation address was made
by District Attorney J. M. Clements,
who referred in eloquent terms to the
historic and courageous echlevements
"f the great explorer and their value
to the world’s store of knowledge.
With the medal pinned upon his
broad breast, the polar hero was kept
busy bowing for several minutes in
response to enthusiatic and long con
tinued applause. The following poeti
cal toast to Norway, adapted from
well known poem of the Alaska poet
ess, Mrs. Ksther fiirdsall Darling, was
then read with fine elocutionary pow
er by Mrs. Curtis Welch.
TO NORWAY
The new North to the Old;
To tlte land of countless beauties,
l-'rom this far bleak land of gold:
j To the land of crags and torrents,
j < »f the fjords that darkly lie.
Where the pine clad mountains tower.
And the snow line meets the sky:
I To the land of matchless Stallheim,
of Trondhjem, quaint and old,
Christiania, gay and modern.
And the North Cape dark and bold;
To the land of (drieg, whose music
Can bring to the weary heart
The thrill of Norway's springtime
With the touch of his magic art:
To the land where a mighty master
Stripped, with his skillful pen.
The shams of the modern drama
Vnd dealt with the souls of men.
To the land of ancient Vikings.
Who Vinland first discovered,
Who journey still from Pole to Pole.
To our guest, with heads uncovered.
We bow. as first upon her honor-roll:
To the land that our guest calls Home.
We echo a toast to NORWAY.
With her loyal son in NOME.
Capt. Amundsen responded breifly
•xpressing Ids pleasure as returning
0 Nome after many years of absence
iml of the warm hospitality extended
dm on his two visits. He also gave
brief outline of his passage through
he Arctic from Europe to Nome, stat
us 11 was in no degree contemplated
vhen he left Norway two years ago.
1 is visit here was the result of un
avoidable conditions which prevented
is vessel going toward the pole. lie
lien point'd out that because of this1
inexpeeled contingency and Ids visit
ere. Nome becomes the starting point
f bis journey across the polar wastes.
i*u leaving Ninoe. lie said, the Maude
| will proceed to the Arctic, enter the ie
pack at some favorable point nn<
commence her long and hazardous tri
in the drifting ice.
Roferlng to his great achievement?
Capt. Amundsen modestly disclaims
th»* title of "the world’s greatest ex
plote" by declaring that a large port! -'
of the credit for what he has accom
j pllshed is due to the fearless and faith
I fill men who have assisted his efforts
j At the conclusion of Capt. Amund
tens remarks Mayor Rice responds
and assured the explorer that althi
the people of Nome could not go wit!
him <>n his perilous journey “the;
would go with him in spirit over th'
j top of the world." He then invitee
all who had not met Capt. Amundset
j to come forward and become acquaint
cd. The hand shaking concluded th.
•lance program was resumed and last
ed until after midnight.
Refreshments were served and tb<
hall was prettily decorated. A plea sin*
feature of the decorative scheme was
.1 large photo of Capt. Amundser
surrounded by the draped flags of Noi
way and the United States hung on
The reception was planned and ar
r.’inged by the following committee.
Mayor (’has. Rice. Chairman. Council
man M. \V. Griffith. G. S. Maynard,
Alfred .1. Lornen and Mr Geo. Ooshaw
Mp. R. R. Holt also officiated as floor
manager.
PANAMA POPULATION
SHOWS INCREASE
Panama, Aug. 6—The census of the
Republic of Panama shows a total
popi^lation of 401,428 not including the
Indians. This is an increase of 3b
FATHER-DROWNS CHILDREN
AND SELF
Little Rock. Aug. 4—-While his wife
and two elder children were attending
church early today, William Crutcher
threw their four younger children in
to a nearby bayon and also drowned
himself.
GRAYSON ORDERED TO TAKE
VACATION BY PRESIDENT
Washington, Aug. 4—Dr. Grayson.
President Wilson's personal physician,
started on a vacation today, the first
he has had since Mr. Wilson became
'll last year. Grayson explained before
leaving that he was going by direction
of the president.
DANIELS HOPE8 FOR ALASKA
OIL FOR NAVY
Washington, Aug. 4—Naval and
geological survey officials are to in
\'est^ate the recently discovered oil
supplies of Alaska, Secretary of the
Navy Josephus Daniels announced to
day on his return to Washington from
his recent visit to the Alaska coal
Daniels said: "It is hoped that the
Alaska oil fields will eventually yield
a large part of the oil supply required
by the Pacific Fleet. Coal deposits
exceeding five hundred thousand tons
are already in sight in the Navy’s coal
lands,” Daniels asserted.
ROOSEVELT TO SPEAK, SEATTLE
Seattle. Aug. 5—Candidate Frank
lin D. Roosevelt Is scheduled to speak
in Seattle on campaign Issues August
20, according to announcements re
ceived here today.
CANADA TO RAISE
TRAIN RATE8
Montreal. Can. Aug. &—Canadian
railways will Increase their freight
and passenger rates on movements
from tie United States on August 19 as
a result of the recent decision of the
Interstate Commerce Commission
granting increased rates to railroads
In the United States, according to an
nouncements today.
HALF BILLION GALLONS
•OOZE IN U. 8.
New York. Aug. S—r-Offlcially there
are 140 million gallon? of whiskey in
bond In the United States warehouses,
according to John W F, Kearman.
federal. prohibition cOinm^aloner'.
PASSENGERS OF LOST SCHOONER
WHITE MOUNTAIN ARRIVE
Closing the last chapter of a tale
of the flea as thrilling as any .vet writ
ten In the annals of Arctic navigation,
the power schooner Silver Wave re
turned Mon’da.v from its recent journey
to the dreary coastal region north of
Cape Prince of Walse to rescue the
passengers and crew of the Nome
bound schooner White Mountain, long
delayed and reported ashore in Lapp's
I *agoon last week, after 18 days of fu
tile effort to reach Nome from Kot
zebue Sound.
The missing schooner left Kotzebue
on the afternoon of July 13 bound for
Nome with a crew of three men. in
cluding Capt. E. K. Johanson. the
owner, and 14 passengers, four of
whom were women, from various
points along the Arctic shore. At the
time of her departure weather condi
tions were fair, but after steaming
about 20 hours the schooner ran Into
a heavy southeaster about 30 miles
north of Cape Prince of Wales. After
striving a few hours to make headway
shelter of the Cape. The storm con
tinued with unabated violence for two
days and it was not until July 17 that
the schooner was able to resume her
journey toward Nome. On the after
noon of that day the White Moun“.in
left the shelter of the lagoon but had
.proceeded southward only an hour or
two before the wind again changed
to the southeast and soon developed
into a gale. As the strong north <1 r
rent was running through Bering
straits the schooner, after a f&tlle
struggle against wind and tide, was
again forced to flee to the lagoon.
The storm continued with y.'csit
violence during the following f.ur or
five days and all efforts tc work the
vessel to the south side of the Cape
were unavailing. On the If the wind
Mew with such violence that the ves
sel was scarcely able to ovoid being
blown to sea* despite that the twp
anchors were dropped am! the engines
kept running full speed ahead for
fourteen hours. During the succeed
ing three or four days the scoonee
tried several times to go around the
Cape only to be driven bark to her
former anchorage.
Provisions were by this time de
cidedly short and four men were plac
ed ashore on July 21 to proceed to
Wales village to secure food for the
storm beleagured vessel. The party
/reached the village In due seasoti
but found to their dismay that no pro
visions could be obtained as the resi
dents were almost out of supplies
themselves.
Word was sent back to the schooner
and those remaining on hoard decided
to walk to the Cape. The pari,
landed July 23, started on the long
hike. Before leaving the ship the last
of the food stores, a little flour and
oatmeal, was Waked into cakes and
distributed among the forlorn group.
There was only .sufficient to provide
each of the party with one small cake.
-After partaking of the meager repast,
the party started for the Cape through
drenching rain and sleet, which at
times turned into snow and hail. The
last of the party arrived at the village
on the following morning between 4
and 6 a. m., most of them exhausted
and all soaked to the skin by the rain
After seeing the party safely landed
at Cape village, Capt. Johansen and
engineer C. If. Evern returned to fne
schooner, which had been left anchor
ed in the lagoon. On the following
day, July 25, the wind calmed and the
schooner once more left the lagoon,
but steamed southward only two hours
before battery trouble dcvelped an I
the engine stopped. As a light west
erly wind was blowing at the time an
effort was made to are the sails but
tho vessel could make no headway
against the strong current running
through the straits. Then, to add still
further to the troubles, the wind again
swung to the southeast and by night
fall had developed into a gale. Realis
ing that futrher efforts were useless
under such conditions. Capt. Johansen
ALASKA OIL TANKER
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Seattle, Aug. 2—A sixty five foot
wooden oil tanker is building here fori
the Bering River Coal Companv of
Katalla to convey Alaska oil from the
K'italla fields to markets on the Alas*
ka coast. The vessel will be launch
ed from the Tregoning shipyard this
MEXICAN DIPLOMAT
KILLED BY WOMAN
Mexico City. Aug. 2—Carlos Felix
Diaz, former Mexican Minister to Bo
livia, was found at the point of death
from bullet wound in a local hotel to
day. He died later, apparently the
victim of murder.
Tho hotel manager reported forcing
his way Into Dias’s room end told the
police he found Dias and a woman
struggling for possession of a pistol.
Dias accused the woman of having
shot him.
An YOU a •obeerifer Mr. Reader f
. gain headed for Lopp's lagoon under
*>iM Kail. The..storm beaten vcss^
reentered the welcome haven at II n.
jin. that night. Without food, and
with the schooner almost useless ovv
!1,ff to the failure of the engine, and
a I moot exhausted with their long
vigil, those aboard decided to proceed
to the ('ape. As the anchors had lieen
lost in the repeated battles with the
■ lements. it was decided to heach the
vessel and she was run ashore on tire
"'est side of the channel at 1 a. ru.
On reaching Wales it was found
(Continued on Page Two.)
WEST FRANKFORT SITUATION
UNDER CONTROL MILITIA
■West Frankfort. III.. Aug 6—With
two hundred militia men on duty and
more arriving hourly, West Frankfort
is quiet tonight, after last night's,
severe rioting between citizens and
Italians over the murder of two hoys
by Italians. There were only a few
small crowds on the streets tonight
and no firearms were displayed.
The officials have so far been un
able to identify any of the five men
killed in last night’s fighting.
HARDING MAKES SECOND
PORCH SPEECH
Marlon. O., Aug. 5—“If I could
choose but one. I should rather have
industrial and social peace at home
than command the international pence
of the world" was the dominant utter
ance of Senator Harding’s second front
porch speech of the campaign this :>f
temoon. Harding also indicated that
he expects to make no speeches away
from Marion until October. Address
ing a delegation of Wayne County
fanners and talking on the League cf
Nations, Harding declared unqualified
acceptance of the covenant to be the
dther extreme to a referendum on n
pointed declaration of war. “I 'em
phatioally agree." he said "that no
authority other than Congress may
call our boys to battle. Accepting this
truth why make a covenant which
violates the good faith of nations."
VIC TO BRING FIR8T
ALASKA FLOUR MILL
Seattle, Aug. 2—On her next voy
age to Nome, the steamship Victoria
will take a flour mill, the first ever
shipped to Alaska, consigned to 4he
Tanana Valley Agricultural Associa
tion of Fairbanks.
TROOPS CALLED TO QUELL
DENVER RIOTING
Denver. Colo.. Aug. 6—Five hun
dred federal troops have been order--1
to leave Camp Funston for Denver to
assist In relieving the car strike situa
tion. which has now got beyond Con
trol of the local authorities, according
* to a telegram received tonight by the
1 governor from the Central Department
> of the United States Army at Chicago.
Federal troops at Ft. Logan have also
. been ordered to hold themselves in
I readiness for an immediate call io
proceed to Denver.
i Seven were shot, two so seriously
• wounded they may die. In rioting at
•he Fast Side carbarns tonight.
P.y standers declared the shooting
- was done by policemen. A riot call
I from the Fast Denver car barns w.is
i received and was answered by two
'ruck loads of policemen armed with
sawed "ff shot guns.
The American Legion of Denver this
afternoon promised to assist the city
officials in maintaining order.
Denver Placed Under Military Control
Denver, Aug. 7—The city was plac
ed under military control at one
o'clock this morning, when the mayor
issued a proclamation following a con
rence with Colonel Ballyou of Ft.
Logan. The mobs dispersed on the ar
rival of the troops and work cars are
How removing the numerous wrecked
• treet cars from the streets.
Car Strike Victims Die
Denver, Aug 7—Three ..f the pet
sons wounded in the carbarn batth
hist night have died. Fleven wound
ed including 4 children are in hospit
IRISH COERCION BILL PASSED
London, Aug 7 -The Irish Coercion
Hill, aimed at relieving the persent
distuibed situation in Ireland, passed
loday on its third reading in the House
<>f Common*.
CANTU OFFERS TO SURRENDER
Nogales. Ariz. Aug. 7—Goverriot
Cantu has offered to sur’coder pos
session of the executive office in Lower
California within two weeks on con
dition that President De Li Huerta
stops sending troops into Lower Cal
ifornia. according to an announcement
made here tonight by Jaun Platee.
personal representative of Do La
Huerta.
WESTERN UNION IN TROUBLE
WITH UNCLE SAM
Washington. Aug. 5—Five Ameri
can destroyers are patrolling the en
trance to the harbor of Miami, Florida,
under orders from President Wilson
to prevent, by force if necessary, the
landing of an ocean cable the West
ern Union Telegraph Company is hav
ing laid from Barbadoes island, a
British possession in the West Indies.
The British Cableship Colonial has
been chartered by the company to land
the cable, which will connect with tin* *
British cable ifne from Barbados to
South America. The Western Union
proceeded to carry out the project
without obtaining the necessary permit
from this government.
—
SAMONAN NATIVES
THREATEN TROUBLE
Honolulu. Aug. 5—The natives of
Pago Pago have threatened an up
rising against the administration »f
the government of Tersune, whose of
ficial residence they stoned, according
to advices reaching here. It is said
two hundred Samoan leaders have
signed a petition addressed to Presi
dent Wilson asking him for an inves
tigation of their greivances against
Tars tine.
SEATTLE ON WORLD AIR
DERBY ROUTE
New York, Aug. 3—Seattle Is one
of the principal stations on the air
route mapped out for the first aerial
derby around the world by the special
joint commission of the Aerial Teague
of America, which returned today
from a tour of the world to lay out
,the derby course.
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