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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
 WASHINGTON, Dee. Those close to the President assert that there IS a strong reason to believe that he may shortly address congress on the sub icct of government operation of the national railroad systems durng the war period.
 The President is said to have been dcvoting considerable study to the railroad situation and the possibilities of government operation and now that the recommendation of the Interstate Commerce Commission has paved the way. may lay his views before the congressional body.
 II is said that the executive has personally arrived at the conclusion that the government will ultimately have to take over the control of the roads in order to handle cffcctually the immense volume of traffic incident to the war preparations Owing to the constant friction with their employees over the wage question. the railroads are fast procipitating a situation which will result in immense harm to the government war preparations in the event matters are allowed to proceed
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
.S.F. BOMB CASE WITNESS
 ADMITS TESTIMONY FALSE

the infamous murder of innocent peo- pie.
 The admission has further increased the doubt in the minds of many per sons relative to the guilt of Billings and Mooney, both of whom have been convicted of murder. Two other wit lnesses for the prosecution have already admitted that they falsificd their tcs-
 timony, while the states chief wit ness, Frank C. Oxman, a cattleman of Durkee, Oregon, has been completely discreditcd through the voluntary con- fession of Frank F. Rigall, that Oxman Eattempted to bribo him to give false 1 testimony in order to secure the con- viction of Mooney.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
AGAIN MURDERS
 STEAMER PASSENGERS
By Associated Press.

LONDON. Dec. 7-Survivors of the steamship Apapa, which was sunk by q German submarine off the French coast day before yesterday, report that the considerable destruction of life at tending the sinking of the steamer is directly chargeable to the nhuman brutality of the submarine commander who deliberately discharged a torpedo at the steamer before the boats con- tainng the frightened passengers could make their escape from the side of the sinking ship. After discharging the
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Dee. ! -Gcm1n wedges driven into the sharp salient before Cambr9u during the past twenty four hours have forced the British to ovac- u,tc the more exposed positions along the Cambr.d sector and the Haig for ccs are now occupying defensive posi- tions some distance to tn" rear of the rlolmer line This statement is the salient feature of the official communl- cation sent to the British wal office last night by Field Marshal Hais
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

established mol2uos m wagon loads and devastation k every where visible, no matter in what direction one turne.
 Toiay hundreds of searching partief af,- diaetn" in the ruins fpr the bodies Ming under tn" masses of Wrco k e. and debris. More than two and a ialf squ rc miles of the city have been practca'Iy 9hlitcrated hy the wave of death nd d, -uuction .nd it will pro"- ahly hr ..,clM days before th" frl T lnh. of dead IS revealed
 The ..rthor!tics arc holding the F nation nob in hand and there has been litt' ol. no display of ymdalism. Nll cla~sos appearing to recognize the cnormty of the disaster and arc I'nd- ing their hest efforts to bring order from th" chaos of the past twenty four hours Special ,ran~ are Mrving hourly. hrir~ius doctors nurses and suppnce :. wir, communication has been r,-to1.i Wlth Windsor aud Mon cltun.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
COMEDY AND WILD ANIMAL
 PICTURE AT DREAM TONIGHT

Tonight at the Dream the inimitable Ford Sterling in a three part Triangle comedy "Thc Snow Cure" is a head liner on the bill \ wild animal pie ture in multiple reels. featuring beau tiful Marguerite Gibson with the fam ous Bostock animals in ".Avengcd hr Lions" will also he screened. ca Saturday night the great problem play will be shown. Sunday night William Farnum
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

ny ASSoCidtcu FTesS'
 WASHINGTON. Dee. With less than an hour of debate preceding the vote. the Senate today passed the war resolution against Austria presented hy Senator Chamberlain of the Foreign Relations committee on the second day of the present session.
 Little excitement attended the pass age of the war declaration. The vote on the measure wls unanimous, the count showing seventy four votes in the affirmative to nothing against. Senator LaFollettc did not cast his vote. having left the senate chamber during the course of the speech mak- ing. apparently to avoid taking part in the passage of the resolution.
 Senators Gronna. Norris and Narda- man. LaFollette's associates in the op-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec. 7--Dispatches direct from Petrograd today announce that the initial efforts of the BolsheVki government toward securing q perman> cnt suspension of hostilities with the Tcuton powers have partially failed. owing to the refusal of the Teutons emissarics to consider the proposals of the revolutionary government.
 The dispatches say that representa- tiVcs of the Teuton nations met the Russians cmissaIies at d conference held at Brest-Litovsk yesterday but the Tcuton representatives were em- powered to negotiate an armistice on the eastern front only, while the Rus
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
ITALIANS EVACUATE
 MORE TERRITORY
By Associated Press.

LONDON, Dec r After terrific battle in which the Germans flung whole divisions of troops against tie Italian positions, the troops of Victor Emanuel have again been forced to retreat before the overwhelming weight of the Austro- German forces in North eIm Italy.
 Dispatches from the Italian head- quarters today say the Italians are retiring gradually during violent fight ing and are resisting the efforts of the Tcutons to advance at every step of their retreat. The Italian General Staff asserts that the retreat is orderly and under perfect control and the troops will take up the defense on q
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
TEuT0NS SPuR(
 RUSSIAN REQUEST ARmISTICE ALL FRONT >

acceptable and further informed the RolshoviM cmissaries that such de nands as were presented hy their gov clnmcnt could properly hr addressed only to conquered country.
 The reports assert, however that the Teutons. although refusing to consider the demF,nds of the Russians wcr" not inclined to break off the noeotiations and handed the Russians proposa for an armisticc on the eastern front.
 This the Bolshcviki representatives gre now considering.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 6--Addinp stnl further to the complications 1l- ready developing in connection with tho Preparedness Day bomb explosion cases. Mrs Alice Kidwell, one oF ."9 prosecutions chief witnesses in tno trials of Thomas J. Mooney, Warren K. Billings. and Mrs. Rena Mooney wife of the alleged rngleader of bomb throwers whose activities resulted in !hc acath of ten persons and the in
 jury of forty others July 22, 1916. signed an affidavit today admitting that she gave false testimony before the grand jury which indicted Mooney and others for alleged complicity in
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
Berlin Claims Capture Four Thousand
 Italians Yesterday.

BERLIN, Dee. | Pour thousand Italian soldiers were captured by the Au9tro- German armies yesterday os t result of the new T,uton offensive in northern Italy. making total of tif- teen thousand prisoners taken since tho \u~tro.Cormm advance wos re- utNod.
 The General Stan reports ~a> the Teulons captured # number of Import ant positions along in, 1rcnta front Including Monte Sismcmol, one of the strongest positions held by the Italiars in this region The mountain was taken by storm after sharp artillery 'en"1 cement
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
DEBATED CHURCH BAZAAR
 FRIDAY EVE. 7:30

During the evening there will be various things of interest, consisting of entertainment. candy kitchen, apron booth. fancy articles, refreshments of cake sandwiches and coffee. and many other things too numerous to mention. 4 general good time is anticipated and every body invited.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
Eye Wines~cs Tell Fearful Tale of
 Horror

ST GouNS. x. <. pr. num
 bcr of eye witnesses of the honol@ at- tending the great explosion and fire at Halifax yesterday have arrived here and tcDl hraru,ad.uns tales "f tho horrors attending the great disaster.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
WILSON MAY DISCUSS
 GOVT R. R. OPERATION

|, to the length ot a general strike. The President is said to have already sig nifcd his belief that congress should take definite action toward bringing about a complete settlement of the railroad situation without furthcr do- lay.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

Senator Stone said that the primary reason is that Austria k u German ally and an additional and equally m- and Belgium comprise one battle front, the Americans might at any time face the Austri2ns in battle.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
U. S. Will Probably Send Troops T.
 Italy.

WlASHlNGTON, Dec. In report ing the war resolution against Austria, the house Foreign Relations Commit tee makes the statement that the tn- tied States will probably send troops to Italy in the future.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

Bring your extra costumes 10 Eagle
 early tomorrow.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press
 HAflFAN. Dec. 7-C .ttive cstim ,tcs place the numbe people killed < a result of the tel explo- sion asd fire following the ion of the F pch munition steam nd the Bclgi:n ship. Mont Blanc in harbor yesterday morning, at prao " one thous ,ad The number of red is estm.s,cl to be fully two tsand. TWO thirds of the inJured suffer ing from wounds sustained re- suit ,i flying pieces of gl, urlcd throu .I, the air by the fol # the fearful blast when the nun ship explo .d. The property d agc is tremendous as every building in th" city is damaged to some extent and tac loss will run into many millions \ hca vs1 fall of snow is today seriously impeding thc work of rcscmng the many hundreds of slllcd and injured bulint. in the ruins.
 Tac snow. however is pro lg t great help to the firemen in assisting 1 them to stamp out the rcmainil Ic nA and ruin s disclosed
 'n'v building escaped
 Hc> rsult of the ter
 T, t -onna"l
 .Gsincss is entirely e I schools arc an clos ed bI "rdcl. of the authorities Bodies are being brought into the temporarily
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

'nrW linc already prepared some miles ,o the rear of their former positions.
 The battling was intense around the slopes of Monte Flores 9nd Monte Cas- tollo and tho Italians were forced to iHithdrlV from both positions
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

Charlie Chaplin and Wife arrived from the outside in time for the ball.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
FIVE O'CLOCK p. M. DAILY HOT ROLLS AND BREAD.
 AT ARCTIC BAKERY

MASK BALL NEWS NOTES. YOU CAN HAVE FUN
 JOY
 MiRTH HlLARiTY AMUSEMENT YOU CAN ALSO BE GAY
 LOYAL LIVELY
 BLYTHE COMiCAL PLAYFUL SPORTiVE CHEERFUL AT THE EAGLE MASK BALL SATURDAY NIGHT
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
BRITISH COMPELLED TO
 RETREAT AT CAMBRIA

rha battle which resulted in the GiU-n retirement was one If the n.r,est Set fought on tho western front .4d In. losses on both sidcs were b,my The Germans used big bodies of troops and swept the Brit Isa back h> sheer weight of numl CTS, after au intense lrtillcry lombard mont
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

EVERYBODY WELCOME To advertise in the Roof Garden Pro- gram. Get in early.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

NOW IS THE TIME TO ADVERTISE
 YOUR HOLIDAY SPECIALS
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

CAN YOU BEAT IT? Nobody can. Roof Garden. 22nd.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07

FAMILY STUNT PARTY FEDERATED CHURCH DEC. 17.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-12-07
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.~.s.F " 7''''7''I' ''7 ed bT "rdrl. of the authorities Bodies are being brought into the temporarily
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

CFUCAGOe-Joscph Prady. II, is
alleged 10 have confessed 20 more
than 80 burElaries
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
QUITE Trus

WIFE 10 you know. dearie. that
minds are vehicles. whom without q
load they make much noise. snd
phen loaded they run smoothly
Husband lsarcasfically) - Yes.
thars tho reason 0hy your mind is
Ike a fiyYer while mine Is ike a
truck.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
422 RECRUITS
LEAVE DETROIT

a special train bearing AZ DEE
troters who enlisted % fhe regular
army ieft She Nichi-gu Central ,ta.
tiou saturday afternoon for COLUMN
bus barracks where the men VIII
undergo q period os Intensive train
Ing ThI- y far tle largest
number of on stod men ro leave the
local recruiting office since the war
b-ean
The party included The men for
fhe ordnance department base in
France who enlisted ln The Book
building rccrgrUE oGce during the
week The men were marched 20
street cars -rom the Book building
In groups ~ 100 each
There was. no ceremony AZ the
depot Friends and relatives OF
some Of The men bade them good
byr nj the station Just before the
train lcft but there was no pro
cram arranged
The marine corps recruited SO
men last week and the navy got IS
ns chanics for the aiTplaue school
a. the Great lakes training station
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
EXPECT LIVELY
HOCKEY BATTLE
Detroit Players Have Work
Cut Out To Beat the
Kitchener Team
The Detroit Hockey club has

The Detroit Hockey club has a
man sized job on lrs hand. Monday
ev, ming and Tuesday. IA the series
0f ice contests with the strong
Kitchener septst OF tho O. n A
TIE visitors bring an aggregation
of fast skaters. good stick handlers
and lineup ,hat appears weak IN
no department. The club "a made
up OF stars all of whom have gained
fame with the leading teams IN on
tar.o
A glance az me lineup 20 be pre-
scented together with the teams the
p'avers formerly cayorted with is
enough 90 convince of the truth or
th.s statement The lineup follows.
Hainsworth. CToronto Beachesl.
goal. Leroux Berlin Junior
Clamps) and Trushlnski tPreston),
risIt defense. Karger (Berllnl left
de.ense. psrkes (Torento Riverside
Crlmpsl. and Mckay london llSth
battalon}. roycrs, Geo. Hitler (lon-
don Oycrseas). center. Ferriman
CG.vcrsdesl. and Doherty tBrant
ford. rleht wing Solomon lBerlin
Chlmpsl left wing.
This Is probably the tastes team
Cf skaters The Ontario Hockey as.
sociauou has boasted lo many sen
sors and lt ts-bc.ng highly touted
90 win the Allan cup os well ss me
q Fl a Iue from The pentals this
season
Detro0rs team VIII be IN much
better shape 90 bale the invaders
than when ~ vronehe' tNo victories
fra,n fhe DeDaSa'lrs ast week, sew
er.l practices hayuS polished up
fte team play considerably AT.
fhrrs probably viii cavOrt ~ cen.
TOY with shaw and Roberts wings
ITr man. rover. Capt P'etsrh and
Johnson. defense Hammelet or
pInnieau. goal
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
MANY DOCTORS
TO JOIN ARMY

More than .000 Michigan phvsi-
clans and surgeons viii De commits
stoned within tho next three months
FOR duty with the national army
AMI the regular forces, declares rr.
C. y Brooks Of The examining
board FOR officers OF the medical
CORPS Of the army
Many members OF the profession
within the draft age have been
called by The drat boards and are
now servlng as Drivates IN the ranks
because they failed 20 avail them.
selves % the opportunity % apply
f0r commissions.
The surgeon generals once "a
striving 20 keep az many physicians
OUT OF the serv'ce rs are required
10 care for the hospitals and medi-
ca schools thruout the state Doc.
tors applying for commissions. and
VINO were rejected before Dec. J..
because OF detective eyesight may
make another application Up to
this time 600 physicians have OBJ
tanned commissions.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

car sunday night. and lives 90 tell
iL The lad. with bis mother and
two Nrle sisters. started 10 board
trailer 40 woodward and Harper
aves,. shortly after O'Clock The
boy got one foot IN the DOORWAY
when the door snapped shut and the
car started The child was thrown
20 the street and his body was
SWING under the car lirectly IN front
oi tha wheels of the rear truck.
Women screamed and a male pas
rencer seized the chud's foot. fear
ing that Dc would become looseued
and The body would be crushed 20
death Tie chung 90 The leg until the
car finally stopped, when it was
found that The child was painfully
bruised. but not seriously injured
When angry passengers surround
cd The conductor and made dem
onstrauon be declared that IN the
excitement be forgot 20 give the
onerEorce stop heu A mctorst
ta Rcd ahead OF the car and sig.
nailed 60 to stop.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

The Amer.~an Red Cross Christ.
mas mcm6.-.Nip drive opens today
and wi continue until Christmas
rrn
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
STEAME Win
ICE BATTLE
Dozen Are Piloted Into Open
Waters Of Lake
Erie

A dozen huge lake treighterS
we're puoted thru the ice-ooma
channels OF the Detroit river, sun.
DAY. by tho concerted cnorta ~ 90
Pere Marquette Ferry 80 IA. the
Wabash ferry Transfer, and the tugs
Harding. Gilmore, Virginia and Lltl
All of The vessels were taken 90 ta,
omen water OF Lake Ere before the
fleet OF Zee crushers quit their post
The boats, which had been delay
"a for hours by the heavy windrows
on ice. we're the steamers Agnew.
Carml Thompson. quincy. A Shaw,
p. = Miller. Conemaugh. Mldyale
Rochester. lakeland. John Sherwin
N. c, Smith and America
Several United Fuel q Supply
company boats were released from
the ice In the ST. Clair river. sun
day. by the tug Sabine. according 20
word received In Detroit late sun
day night. The Detroit & Windsor
Fcrry company steamers Pleasure
and Britannia are in the upper river
waiting fof a feet of fre.ghters that
cleared the 500 Saturday.
CHICAGO Joseph Prady. II. is
alleged 10 have confessed 20 more
fhqN so burElaripe
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
MICHIGAN HAS
HARD SCHEDULE

The University OF Michigan fooe|
bal schedule for next year haA|
been announced and shows that the
u. OF NJ team will have tough
time next tai The Ann ArooI|
bows viii celebrate their return I'd
the western c3nference by tackllnt|
some OF the strongest teams In Lhs|
west Following "a the schedules:
O-toher 6-Cs4c IN Ann Arbor.
October l9-Michigan AEgies M
Anr bor
Cctobor ss-Ohlo state In coium
bus
Eovember NORTH western In Anr
ArHor
N.teuher &c. tcago IN ChicAGo
November - Cornell IN Ithaca
NoNrmaer Minnesota IA And
Artor.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
WOMAN ST AN
By BANDITS

MOUNT VERNON ill. Dec IT,
Fearing mob violence mllitamon
were assisting county authorities 20
day Ga guarding three alleged ban
d''s held for the shaving ~ Mra
Stella BOYLE. who was shot when
Dc tried % drive 'he men from her
hg bands store
Mrs Bovle was Ga an adjoining
room when shc saw two % The men
cover hor husband with revolvers.
As aho stopped into tle store with
pistol IN her hand one of tho ban
dfs fred Tbe bullet pierced her
1r8rt
Trc bandits fod with 500 but were
captured at Wa.'0uyIile and are
aid by Tho police fo have confessed
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
POULTRY SHOW
ATTRACTS MANY

Great crowds thronged the arm
ory aH day sunday viewing about
the finest lot OF birds ever gath.
cred together IN an exhibition Of
The Kind In Michigan. Thc present
show ls a record breaker from every
a0rle according 20 promoters and
yi ltors alike. The displays ara IN
usually large and fbe quality is ex-
ca'lart The pigeon and pet stock
departments bre Ion keeping with
tho poultry exposition.
Judges have awarded many prizes
already and &c is believed that nll
the Judging may be completed by
Monday evennr The show viii re-
msin open until Thursday night.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
FRANK GOTCR
PASSES AWAY
Champion Wrestler Succumbs
To Attack of
Illness

HUMBOLDT Ia., Deo 17.-Death
had eliminated another champion OF
champions today.
Frank A. Gotch. retired heavy
weight wrestling title holder, died
late yesterday of uraemic poisoning
az his home In this city.
Gotch had been ia poor health for
the last two years and was reported
seriously ill several times,
Tie was born ou q farm near here
April 81. 1876 HIS hrst public ap-
pearance rs wrestler Was al All
umateuB tournament IN 1899. He
won the American championship by
defeating Tom jenkins In 1906.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

'Butch" Mascla. The New Yort
rraman. who is ALLEGED % have
afsd(tho shot that dllrd Detective
G oree a Epplcy on last primary
election day in Phnadrlphh is 20
De placed on irJal to-day
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17
a Switch Is The Best

Teacher-Yes. children. electricity
has advanced t0 such stage THAI
they n0w have electric machines t9r
tanning.
Pupil Gee. whiz. my dad IS about
the best tanner J ever SOW whenever
7 Do anything wrong
The Detroit times., 1917-12-17

reorc.a-- ~ Adoo Dr. scheduled fo
speak ln Philadelphia today al the
,r.s nf "war confer
ences" 20 be held thru0ut the coun-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
arizona Youth Finds
War Is On, Only After
He Comes to Ioin NaUp

SAY, mister, Is this where you join
de navy2'
Entering the naval recruiting office
Friday morning a lauk young man
Of q. wearing a flannel shirt, rough
trousers and cOwhide boots asked this
uestiou-
He was informed that he was in the
right place, and asked IL he was reg
istered-
Register. whaddyemeanT'
He was informed that all men be-
tween the ages Of q and 81 had TO
register on June ..
Nope. didn't know nuthin' about
The surprised recruiters then turned
him over TO the department OF justice
with the information that young
Americans were being drafted for the
war.
What war;" queried the Arizonan.
Then the recruiting officers and the
department OF justice officials who
had been called in nearly fell Of their
chairs Don't you know the United
States Is involved in war;" the young
man was asked.
Nope: never heard It." And he
was telling the truth, the officers
soon learned
cock. aged %, had been on a sheep
ranch near Pinedale, Ariz., for five
years and did not know he had to
register, or that the war Is on.
Hancock was shown copy OF The
Herald, giving European war news
We'll. 1 swan" said he, as his name
was entered.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-10-13
HEARD GOES To
ISLAND COMMAND
Col. Tompkins to Command
Cavalry; Coils. Lewis and
jackson GOing.

Col John ". Heard. commanding
officer Of cavalry at Fort Bliss. has
been assigned as commander OF th>
fourth cavalry. stationed .at Homo
lulu, Hawaii. He viii leave for the
islands the first OF the coming week
it IS reported
Col Edward Anderson. command
ing the fifth cavalry. will be pos.
commander AT. Fort Bliss and Col s
r. II. Tompkins. seventh cavalry, viii
be commanding officer OF the cavalry
brigade, according to reports.
Col P C. Williams has been ap-
pointed commanding officer OF the
saith infantry. col Z. A. Lewis will
be detailed TO another unit. a report
said.
1t was reported that Col II. L. Jack
son. 4th infantry. has been ordered to
Panama