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Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
EIGHT DIE IN EXPLOSION
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PITTSBURG Dec. Slight men were killed. two are missing and more than 25 were injured, many of them seriously. late today by an explosion that wrecked the TT. N. T." plant of the Aetna. Chemical company at Heid- elberg, a suburb. The explosion did damage estimated at 250000 to the plant and shattered windows in factor ies and homes for radius of nearly two miles. All of the dead and injured are employees of the company. The cause of the explosion has not been determined
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
CRUISER Is BLOWN UP
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COPENHAGEN, Dec. 5.-It is re- ported from Dragoer, at the southeast extremity of the Island of Amager that German auxiliary cruiser, the guard snip Botnia was blown up after a col lislon with a German mine field off that coast. The cruiser sank. but the number of men lost is unknown. the survlVors refusing to give any informa.- ton. The Botnia was formerly A Rus sian vessel, which was captured by the Germans. "
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
Eighty Are Lost
 When Apapa Sinks
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LONDON, Dec 5Futh details 
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Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
FOR ATTEMPTED BRIBERY
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FL PASO, Dec. 5.-Samuel Levites an American of Austrian birth. from New York, was bound over to await the action of the federal grand fury late today by United States Commits sioner Samuel L. Kelly on a charge of having attempted to bribe a govern ment officer. Levites was alleged to have offered Immigration Inspector Lewis Holzman $40 to permit his son to cross the international bridge to Mexico yesterday. His son David is being held for investigation in connec- tion wit hthe selective draft.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
FEDERAL ANED|AT| LIN MAY
 END TWIN CITY TRACTION FUSS
Some addresses described

Some addresses described as fiery" were made by speakers at today's' meeting, who included representatives of the Non-Partisan League and May ors Van Lear of Minneapolis and Irwin of St Paul. All, however, cautioned the men against violence and no dis order of any kind was reported to have followed the meeting.
 All saloons have been closed since yesterday afternoon. Home guards were on duty at car barns and other strategic points.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
Bringing Denial

A PACIFIC PORT, Dec. 5.-A mes- sage from King Ferdinand of Ru- mania declaring his country would never make q separate peace is be- Ing carried to President Wilson by members of the American Red Cross mission to Rumania, which landed at Pacific port yesterday, accord Ing to a statement here tonight by lieutenant Frank Comes, interpreter for the mission.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
SIXTEEN SHIPS
 SUNK IN WEEK
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LONDON, Dec. 5.-Sixteen British merchantmen of more than 1,600 tons were sunk by mines or submarines in the past week, according to the ad- miralty statement tonight. One vessel under 1900 tons and four fishing ves- sells also were sunk.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
TRAIN GOES IN DITCH

CASPER, Wyo., Dec. 5.-One man was killed and two were seriously in- jured in a wreck of train number 30 on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad near Lysite, Wyo., tonight. A student engineer named Carson was the man who was killed. Engineer D. T. Amends legs were broken and an- other engineer named Smith. was se- verely scalded. The wreck occurred six miles from Lysite. Details of the acci- dent are unknown here. Superinten- dent Allen has gone to the scene of the wreck on a special train
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
TITANIC STRUGGLES SEEM INDICATED BY PREPARATIONS IN FRANCE AND IN ITALY
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While for the moment there are no infantry operations of great mag nitude in progress on any of the battle fronts, indications are not wanting that shortly the Cambrai sector in France and the northern line in the Italian theater will again witness titanic struggles with the Austro- -Hungarians and the Germans the aggressors.
 Already the Germans in the Cam brai region have brought up rein out the salient driven into their line by General Byng's intrepid dash, a small portion of which they have re- conquered but at a fearful price.
 In Italy, along the Sette Comuni and the Asiago plateau, enemy guns of all calibers have opene dire on the Italian positions and several hill positions have been captured in small attacks. Both before Cambrai and in the Italian region the allied armies are awaiting with complacency the enemy's assaults
 While near Cambrai it is conceded that the British will be forced by reason of the dangerous salient held by the enemy in their line to some what straighten out their front, op- timism is expressed that on the whole General Byng's forces will be able to give good accounting for any attacks the enemy may launch
 Likewise the menace of a dash by the Austro Germans out upon the plans of Venetia has been provided for by the reinforcement Of the Italians with British and French troops and guns. If Field Marshal von Hoetzendorf, commander of the enemy troops should be able to breach the line and gain his objec- | tive, it will be only arter one of the most sanguinary encounters of the war.
 1 Russian troops nave carried out a ! successful operation against the Turks but just where, nas not been stated. This has significance, inas- much as it is the firsr report of the fighting of the Russians with the British in this region since they formed a junction after the British captured Bagdad.
 Although a British official announce ment characterizes as a shameful statement" the reports from Berlin and Vienna that Rumania nas proposed tc enter into negotiations for an armis- tice with the Teutonic allies, both Der lin and Vienna reiterated that nego- tlotions are in progress.
 Submarines or mines were respon. sibfe for the sinking last week of six. teen British merchantmen of more thar l600 tons each as compared with 1. the previous week. Only one vesse under 1900 tons was sent to the bot. tom, however, as compared with sever the previous week.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
RUMAN|A NOT FUR SEPARATE PEACE
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LONDON, Dec. 5.-Quoting an Aus trian official statement concerning a Rumanian proposal for the negotia- ton of an aI1nistice. British official announcement tonight says:
 .There is no truth whatever in this shameful statement"
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

The losses to British shipping by mine or submarine the previous week comprised fourteen merchantmen of 1900 tons or over and seven of less than that tonnage.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06
REBELS TAKE CHANGkING
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PEKING, Dec. 5.-Rebels have taken the city of Changking. Panic exists there. Japanese marines have landed to protect foreigners.
Arizona republican., 1917-12-06

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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09

l6 states except Maine and Kansas are still in the wet q sumn. Every charge brought against. wine, beer. and spirits by .nembers of the antl- saloon league may be true and yet human nature IS such that these be- verages have actually increased in use as the so- -called dry territory has been greatly ellarged. This Is shown by chart put out by the Rev. Pur- ley A. Baker, national superintendent of the anti-saloon league, and ths figures are taken rom government records. Another significant straw showing that the dry sentiment Is not 50 stl ong as il has seemed, is that in many states where dry law is pro posed some provision for getting liauor in moderate amounts for per- sonal use is customarily inserted h4 who favor the use of liquor and Hre opposed to its abuse are persuaden to vote for the prohibition measure which as in the state of Washington, is not a dry law at all. but merely
 an anti saloon. antid- brewery law. Does any sane person believe for single moment that the people of the state of Washington would vote fol national prohibition of the manufac- ture and sale of spirits, wine anu beer? How much less than will the densely populated states, where the approve of such measure?
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES,
ln AutuuSe.

Nome Daily Nugget, ! month. ..$ 2.Ou NUme DaIi. Nugget. nonths.. l0.Uu Nome Daily Nugget, l yeaI..... 20.00
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ovERSToC KED.

70 the pubii1.-
 We nave Jus, finished stock takins md md tna, ~e are heav willy overstock~t ,o are making epurinUua reductions n iardware-as mucn as per cent n ertain lines. Notwithstanding immens' advances outside. especially tn Hard aare and Metal Goods. we are still sell nx on the basis Of goods purcn used th' pas' two or three years.
 We wifi sell Tor cash only a, thes' prices, and for a finite. time. w,ul VI. Dr,ng our stock down to the require ments Of the camp.
 If you nave an order to be filled. ,e' ns ngure on 1t: we can save you none, We have proved 1t to others. we ca, prove IL to you
 DARLING AND DEAN COMPANY.
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NOME, ALASKA. JAN. 9, 1917.

Reiolms ebb ana flow Like the tide. Sometimes the high mark is reached ard then, often soon afterward, the ebb sets back to the low level. Pubhc cpinlon is uns.abie. Tor term Of .ettIs an over" helmlng nalJrl,y al. most worshipped the Roosevelt type Of man and now it has swung to leader of uis.Inctly opposite charac- teiistics. Very Attle Is tixed in human ahairs, but man himself with hls .&rylng moods and his desire to follow new gods seems to change very slightly from age to ago. He likes to try new religions, new leaders, new nostrums. and experiments ia poli- tics. He thinks he is getting some thing better all the time and believes 1t until he finds he has really done worse. In other words public opinion Is like woman as Virgil described her, variable and changeful thing. Al of which Is introductory to few words as 10 the prohibition move. ment of today. Not than any argu- ment for or against liquor is to be advanced nor anything urged as to the righteousness or the inlquity of the thing one way or the other is to be even hinted at But what Is the trend of the times2 Is 1t towards a1 extension of prohibition? Or is the movement at a standstill? or is 1t gong back?
 In the recent election four states voted wet and four dry. Those choos- ing prohibition were Michigan, Ne- biaska. Montana, and South Dakota. tLcse remaining wet are Missouri, California. Maryland and Vermont. Ale ska also voted by about two to oue to abolish the saloon.
 In the election two years before there was u considerably larger pro- portion of those states voting on the question that passed Into the dry col- umn. But m the recent eelctloa the drys and vets seemed to break about eNen-four md tour. Does this ln. dicate slowing up of the mo, eln"n.? Ill Iact, lhere are reasons for be!l4v. ing it does. The strong city sentim .ni Is in the rural districts. the wet strength is ia the cities and the densely settled parts. Thus ID th- recont election the dry carried four states-S. Dakota. Nebraska. Montana and Michigan-which can properly be ruIHl states. $. Dakota, has IS per cent city population. Montana 25.5 per cent. Nebraska 26 per cent and Michigan less than 50 per cent of city dwellers. California, Missouri and Maryland each have one or more la ge cities and have greater urban population than the four states just mentioned. Vermont Is u rural s'ute to be sure anu It Is significant to note that 1t has given prohibition u
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trial and has returned to the wet column by vote of about two to one.
 If prohibition wins generally in the rural states anu loses In the urban -tht-s Hs the late election seems to indicate, has not the movement reach ed it's crest? Are there any more rural states to be conquered? If not will not the tide ress1e3
 Or IS ther. 0 chance of converting the densely populated states into dry areas? The last election did not seem to hold out any hope In that direc- ticn.
 If our figures are correct there are now 19 states that have prohibition laws on their stattue books and four more that have voted to put them there. Is not this very nearly he high water mark? Or can more urban states be added to the list. If this had been possible at all 1t would seem that it would have been done ia the recent election while the pro- hibition sentiment which has swept the world as result of the war was at its height. With Canada going dry and all the enthusiasm that was aroused about Russia together with the skillfully cultivated sentiment in lte .f,-t+ atRn- ton should have been the Waterloo of that wicked old king Booze. But tho results. if we have them all cor rectly, show insteal that the cohorts of alcohol won few trenches. That
 is, they made gains so far at least as numbers are concerned. That Is to say. the population of the states voting dry is about five million. and of the states voting wet Is about seven million. And while we are giv- ing figures we may add that the total population of the 23 dry states, in- cludng those that have just voted to become so, Is a little over 32,000.0n0 and the population of the 25 wet states Is just under 60.o0o.00o.
 In the light of these figures md the evident set back received by pro- hihition in the recent election, 1t would appear that the tide is about as high as IL Is going. The anti saloon league. W J. Pryan. and many others. !' Is trre. will go on working. It is prob able also that the District of Colum- b'a will be made dry by congress. fer tlIo members who vote for it will make some friends and few enemies by do- Ing as the dry lobbyists urge them 10 do But do the facts seem to war rant that 32 states will vote for na- ticn-wide prohibition when only 23 have already declared for It and es- peLially when these 23 include the rural strongholds? Are there not IT or more urban states which are sure to refuse national prohibition just a s they refuse even to consider state wide prohibition.
 In 1855 there were 31 states In the union and of these 16 adopted prohihi- ticn. These included such states as Massachusetts, New York. Ohio and Illinois. After a trial all of these
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09

Rates for advertising space in any known on application.
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NO MORE COlORED TEA
 TO COME IN.

By a new invention the Treasury Department is able to detect artificial coloring matter in teas. even if no greater than 197 tent n-thousandths of per cent. The importation of "feced" or dyed teas was forbidden three or four years ago, but until now 1t has been hard to prove artificial coloring.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09

NUGGET MINING AND DREDGING
 MAGAZINE
 Issued Annually m October. Price per copy .......... COCO. b0c Price per copy mailed COG. ..... .55c
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09
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HINTS ON COMFORT.

To Look We'll You Must Feel Wall Clothes help you to look well. 1T they are made to order and fit well: repaired well. cleaned well and well pressed, Therefore you will feel well
 NJ. PASCOFF,
 Ladies and Gents Tailor. does 1t all well. Cor. Lanes way and Front <,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09

In the homo or in ths camp. ths~e 2 no commodity SO sxtsnsiveiy used as meat. therefore 1t is upon that commodity that you should look to 'or economical buying. Following are few of our pr,ces.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-01-09
WE CAN DO IT.

Tor first class work and prompt de- livery phone Main 16l and the Pco- 1,,'s laundry will send and got y'ur laundry. w. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
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Copy for regular advertisements must be in by lV o'clock on the day of publication.
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PHONE MAIN 46.

Entered as second class matter Feb .6. 1907. al the post office al Nome, Alaska. under the Act of Congress of March 1878.
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The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
MUCH ACCOMPLISHED
BY AUXILIARY Of RED
CROSS, SAY REPORTS
Catholic Women Show Fine
Record AT Meeting Held .
Friday Evening

At the meeting of st. Vincent de
Paul's Catholic auxiliary of the local
chapter of the Red Cross, held Fri
day evening in the auditorium at the
parochial high school the following
reports of the work accomplished
since the organization of the auxil-
iary were received:
The members have knitted seven
sweaters, six pairs of socks and five
pairs of wristlets. In the hospital
supplies work, 13 bed shirts and eight
suits of pajamas have been made.
The surgical dressings department re-
ported the completion Of 254 gauze
congresses, size AKA, so, size 9x9 in,
100 gauze sponges, 40 gauze strips, l
gauze roll, 81 four-tailed bandages, 4
many tailed bandages, A abdominal
bandages and triangular bandage.
In addition to this work, "a new
members have been secured. The
next meeting of the auxiliary will be
held in the high school auditorium on
Dec. IS.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27

the election with the board of elec-
tions and the matter will again be put
to vote on Dec. s. The voters have
already voted an issue of $4,000 for
the new school, but the lowest bid for
its erection that the board has been
able to secure is s22,50O. In case the
issue is again defeated, it is probable
that some other steps will be taken to
force the building of the school, as
Bladensburg is now without any suit
able school as result of fire there
several months ago.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
Harold McDevitt, Graduate
OF Mt. V. Fl. S., Is Now
In France
MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO
GET SETTLED DOWN
All Arrived Safely And Now
Want Permanent
Quarters

The following letter has been re-
ceived from Harold McDevitt, well
known in this city, by his parents.
who live in Miller township. Mr. Nc
Dewitt is a member of the Rainbow
Division and is now in France. He
is enlisted in the 16Gth Infantry Hos
pital Corps.
McDevitt is a graduate of the local
high school and also of Ohio Wesley
an university. Prior to his enlist
ment he was instructor in oratory at
Heidelberg college. His letter fol-
lows:
October 29 1917.
My dear Parents:
Even after so long a time since my
last letter. this one can be little more
than a note, | fear, for many of the
things concerning our whereabouts
and trip which would interest you, |
must not write. Suffice it to say,
nothing of a very startling nature has
happened. This note will at least
prove to you that we arrived safely
and / guess you have a pretty good
idea where we are. I give you my
word of honor | am in perfect health
and am exceedingly anxious to get
settled in permanent quarters. From
the instructions which we received a
fpW dayc apO the 1afipita inform tiop
which we may give out is so limited,
letters must be very unsatisfactory.
But, if you are as glad to get this as
| will be to hear from you, even
if it be only line, you will be well
satisfied. Since we are not at all
settled and accommodations are 50
miserably poor, ] will close, with love
HAROLD McDEVITT.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
PORTER TELLS
EXCITING TALE:
Says He Was Dragged And
Robbed
BLAMES HEADACHE DOPE
Local Man Relates Expert
ence He Claims Occurred
In Columbus
BLAMES HEADACHE DOPE

Harry Leslie Porter, time-keeper
and clerk in the molding department
of the c. & G. Cooper Co. and resi-.
dent at 1O9 East Pleasant street, told
the following exciting story to a re-
porter for The Banner Friday after
noon:
81 went over to Columbus last Sat
urday afternoon on business and, hav-
ing headache, went into a strange
drug store on High street where |
bought some headache tablets. | took
three or four OF these and the next
remembered was when / came to in
a rooming house several streets away
from High.
"They said there | was brought to
the place by stranger late at night
and they had thought | was drunk. He
registered al assumed name for me,
writing that I was from Chicago, and
signed himself as from Ironton. |
had $S and watch and chain worth
$50 and they were gone. 1 don't
drink and attend the M. f. church
here regularly. II was Sunday when
came TO my senses. | stayed over
Sunday night.
There. were three men from Mt.
Vernon at the house, don't remem-
Der their names-and they gave me
oarfare home. Also there We're two
detectives staying there, whose
names l don't recall, and l told them
about the robbery.
"I stayed at the house until $3.50
Monday afternoon and then returned
home on the o'clock train. My sis
ter, Mrs. William lybarger, and my
daughter, Harriett met me and as
sisted me home, A physician was
called and he said had been given
coohine. 1t wasn't until this morning
that,I was able to go to work again
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
DEEDS MUST BEAR
REVENUE STA|M|P 6
Recorder Announces Law Be-
comes Effective Soon;
Tax Is SOC on $500

Recorder Robert Cochran announc-
ed Saturday morning that after Dec.
1 all deeds presented to be recorded
must bear the proper government
stamps before he will be permitted TO
record them according to the recent
war revenue measures of congress,
The law provides that so cent stamp
must be affixed to deeds for each $500
of the consideration paid and for each
fraction Of $500, with the exception
that if the consideration is less than
500 no stamp need be affixed to the
deed The consideration meant is the
real amount paid for the property
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
MONROE CENTER
A Chronicle OF Events In This
Township

MONROE CENTER, Niv. 23-wil-
liam Metcalf was in Gambler on bus.
mess Thursday.
Mrs. Deo Dowds was the guest OF
S. b. Dowds and family of Happy
Valley Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Fronce, who
have been III, are somewhat i'm.
proved
Mr.. and Mrs. Theo Carr Of Water.
ford spent Sunday with II. T.. Par.
rish and family.
John Willard and wife of Howard
Charles Beam and wife Of Jelloway
and Roe Surgeon and wife of Dan.
vile spent Sunday with Robert Har.
ding and family.
NJ. B. Hurley was in Mt. Vernon
Thursday on business.
julius Gibson and family of Morris
Chapel were in this place Monday
evening
Chester Johnson and family of Mt
Vernon was the guest of Frank
Johnson and family Saturday night
and Sunday. .
Miss Celestia Grubb entertained
the following persons at dinner Sun
day: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Brown
of Ankenytown, Mr.. and Mrs Joseph
Grubb of Morris Chapel, d. b. Grubb
and family of Columbus and Walter
Grubb and family and Mrs. Stephen
of Mt. Vernon.
Frank Johnson and family were
the guests of r. w. Johnson and wife
of Mt Vernon Wednesday.
IL c.. Gleason and family spent
Sunday afternoon with Harry Ben
son and family near Amity
A. w. Hoar and family were in
Gambler Sunday.
Harry Hill of Morris Chapel was
in this place Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. B. f. Weaver Of Portland
Ore, is the guest of S. r. Weaver
and family this week.
The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1917-11-27
HUNTER SHOOTS hole
IN MRS. PARKER'S EAR
Single Shot Pierces Lobe OF
Ear While In Field
Near Wildwood

Mrs. John Parker, residing north of
Danville, was the victim of shoot
ing accident while assisting her hus-
band gather some corn on the Royal
Stats farm near Millwood Thursday
afternoon, A single shot from a
charged fired at rabbit by hunter
struck Mrs. Parker in the lobe of the
ear and passed entirely through it,
The injury is not serious.
Neither Mrs. Parker nor her hus-
band saw the hunter and his identity
is not known.