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ADVERTISEMENTS EScuTCHE0n IS THREATENED WITH
 INDELIBLE MARK

delegate is alleged to have quoted from letter purported to have been written by former Secrtary of War Garrison approving this action.
 This was traced back by interested parties and carbon copies of the letter on file in the war department directly contradtcts the interpretation given by the delegate before the committee, and the charge is made that the letter had ben dliberately altered to suit the occasion.
 Delegate Wickersham denies any knowledge of the change in the letter,
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-07

terior; certain atrocities to the carl bou by the Esl<imos of the Alaskan peninsula, etc. But the glaring defect is the unjustificable protection of the Alaskan brown bear.
 ITO be sure, he affords bit of sport for the few hunter sportsmen who come periodically to Alaska, as well as giving a few guides a little extra to do. But are the game laws made solely for the small number of periodical sports" or for the making of a few dollars each year?
 "A settler comes to the Alaskan peninsula, an ideal country for the raising of cattle. The range is large free and covered with the best of feed in most places and he decides to go into this business.
 First, he must consider the bear question:. This Is his only natural obstacle. If he goes to work to rid his district of these marauders, he Is liable of being prosecuted for break ing the law of the land. Bears last
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but Secretary of War Baker is not in clned to believe him.
 It is alleged that Delegate Wicker sham complained to the war depart ment that Col. Richardson, the chair man of the Alaska road commission was guilty of improper conduct in op- posing his (Wickersham's) re-elec- tion ,and to this is credited the report circulated that Richardson was slated to leave the board.
 It is now reported that the dele gates stock is away below par with the war department.-Ex.
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ALASKA BROWN BEAR
 SHOULD NOT BE PROTECTED

After making q tour of the Alaskan peninsula, in the interest of the Ohio state university for which he has made an extended trip through AL aska for scientific research, J. Me- Cracken has written the following letter concerning the game laws of the territory.
 Jaws are generally made in goed faith Cif not for good money) intended for some vital benefit to a land and it's people. Sometimes for the many; ofttimes for few. Our Alaskan game law Is no exception.
 ''The purpose of this law is, pri- marlly, the protection of and conser- vation of wild life. We'll enough to say that because some animals are worthy of protection Is no warrant that all are such. Insufficient protection is given some of the fine animals found in Alaska and known depredations to them are allowed to exist. For in stance. the killing of caribou moose and sheep for the market. in the in-
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-07

Advertise In The Noms Nugget
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-07

consistency, and concentrated cog ency. Enchew all conglomerations of hatulent garrulity jejune babblements and asinine affections. Let your ex- temporaneous descending and pre- meditated expatiations have intelli- gibility and yeracious vivacity, with out rhodomontade or thrasonical bom- bast; sedulously avoid all polysyl- labic profundity psittaceous vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity, and grandilo- quent rapidity; shun double entendre, prurient jocosity,and pestiferious pro- fanity, obscure or apparent. In other words, be plain.-Ex.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-07

WASHINGTON, D. CA scandal of some magnitude has developed In connection with the Alaska prohibi- tion measure, in which Delegate Wickersham, of Alaska, plays an un- enviable part. In urging the dry measure introduced by himself be- fore the house. and particularly sec- visions of which all funds received from licenses in Alaska should be turned into the territorial treasury, thus depriving the Alaska road con- mission of a large sum annually, the
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D. $ Weather Bureau.
SPRING TIME IS HERE
 FOR THE BEST
 LINE IN TAILORING

For the bes: work In tailoring see us. We make alterations.
 We do cleaning. pressing and re- pairing for ladies and gentlemen. We make suits to order. First class workmanship. modern method and prompt service. We appreciate your patronage.
 Yours to please.
 NOME TAILORING CO.,. Next door to Segerstrom & Hagen.
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ty times the bore. The six inch rapid fire gun is trife under twenty five feet in length and is therefore known as a 50 caliber gun.
 In the case of small arms the calber is expressed in hundredths of an inch, as when we say 22 caliber revolver we mean one with bore than has Q diameter of twenty two one hun- dredths of an inch.-Philadelphi Ledger.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-06-07
DO NOT USE BIG WORDS

In promulgating esoteric cogitation or articulation superficial sentiment talities, philosophical or physiological observations, beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let your statements possess q clarified conc1seness, com pact comprehensibility coalescent
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YUKON MARINE NEWS.

Reliance up Koyukuk 4th. Julia B. down Holy Cross 4th. Washburn down Iditarod. Sushanna up Nenana 3 a. m. Peerless at Fairbanks for Nenana z a. m.
 Martha Glow up Nenana for Fair banks a. m.
 Siwash up Nenana for Fairbanks 9th.
 Davis up Circle :30 p. m. 9th. Midnight Sun up Hot Springs 9th. Schwatka up Circles 9th Panama down Eagle a. m. Sibilla up Fort Yukon 9th. Alice up Louden 9th.
 Gibbon June [, 1917. < Advertise In The Noms Nugget
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NOTICE.

w. c. Baird will arrive on tho Una tilla with a sample stock of Washing ton shoes, Greenhood shirts. Saxony knitting mills. black bear overalls. Bal Band rubbers. Hardeman hats. Coopers underwear.
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Every homo in Nome should have tho Nugget delivered to it-Subscribe
 now and keep the household enIightsn-
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For frsi ciass. work ana prompt te- livery phone Main 161 and the Peo- pi.'s laundry win send and get your laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop.
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 TEMPERATURES

Following are the lowest recorded temperatures for this year and last on the days designated. The minus sign hefore aumber means below zero
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Mrs. Champ Clark and Mr.. Caminetti
will address the Women's National
Democratic League tomorrow evening
at o'clock at Congress Hall. During
the evening there will be patriotic mu-
sic and plans will be formulated for
the course of action to be taken by
the congressional women during the
war which will benefit the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Former Representative and Mrs. Smith,
who have been at 2139 Wyoming avenue.
have given up their apartment, and Mr..
Smith has returned to FL Paso. where he
will assume his new duties judge of
the United States district court. Mrs.
Smith and Miss Frances Elizabeth Smith
will be at the Brighton for several weeks
before going to their home at Ell Paso.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

The Duchess of Richelieu is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Miss Pauline kindleberger's dog. Patsy
Ringmaster, I'd. took two second prizes
and two thirds at the dog show last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Mrs. william NJ Cruikshank is hos
tess at an informal tea this afternoon
in compliment to her mother. Mrs. Hol-
abird of Evanston. ILL.,. who is visiting
her for a few weeks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

A reception given Mr. and Mrs.
I0uis George Asbury. an Easter bridal
couple, by Mrs. Elizabeth Eshleman Skel-
ton last evening at the Washington Club.
There were about $50 guests present. The
club was attractively decorated with
southern moss, palms and ferns The
bridal wreaths were made up of flowers of
pink red and white A buffet supper was
served The bride is a ward Of Mrs
E,Shleman.
Mrs Henry r. Smalley, wife Of Capt.
Smalley, who is on border duty. has taken
an apartment at the Brighton. after spend
ing some days as the guest of Maj. and
Mrs Charles b. Drake,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Henry Kirby.
Continued on Ninth Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Chinese minister, was hostess at large
luncheon today.
Representative and Mrs Medill Nc
Cornick will entertain at dinner this
evening.
The Twentieth Century Club will en-
terrain at tea this afternoon from 4:3O
to o'clock at National American Wom-
an Suffrage Association headquarters.
1925 Rhode Island avenue, in honor OF
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. Miss Nettte
Lovisa White will be the hostess, as
sisted by Mrs. Edward 3. Clark. Mrs.
Fred Du Bots. Mrs. b. w. Halman and
Mrs. j. J. Stephens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-24

Former Representative Thomas G.
Thacher and Mrs. Thatcher of Yarmouth,
Mass. announce the engagement Of their
daughter Dorothy to Mr.. William Ar
mour, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George A. AR
mour of Princeton y. j. Mr.. Armour is
a member of the Naval Coast Defense
Reserve, and the wedding will probably
take place in June.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
.REQUIS|T|0N|NG OF
ALL SHIPS COMING
Government to Take Drastic
Measures to Increase Trans
Atlantic Commerce.
OTHERS MAY ALSO ASSIST
Norway and Holland Eager for
Compromise; Japan Must
Haul Own Steel.

WASHINGTON Aug 2.-Impera-
tive need OF ships in transatlantic
service was disclosed today in indica-
tions that the shipping board is pre-
pairing to commander all American
tonnage in an order 10y President Will
son which will cut off steel exports
to Japan unless japanese vessels are
diverted to war uses.
The shipping board probably will
announce II communicating program
withA "a few days. 1t will call for
requistioning of ships and directing
of routes but probably will include ar
rangements for turning the vessels
back to their owners for actual opera
tion as the government. it is said, has
no desire to operate the vessels itself.
Norway ana Holland to Help.
Norway and Holland are ready to
release "A large amount of tonnage for
allied use In return for food ship
ments.
The British and American govern
ments have about agreed on joint
control OF world tonnage, the United
States 10 operate most of the neutral
tonnage and Great Britain to control
allied ships The Arrangement would
be used also to lower freight rates.
Japan Wanted In Atlantic.
The presidents instructions regard
ing bringing japanese ships into the
Atlantic were issued to the division OF
export licenses and provide that no
steel or iron products shall go to al
lied countries unless they are To be
used for actual war purposes or Will
contribute directly to the prosecution
Of the war. Japan has been a large
buyer Of American ship plates and has
been building up a great merchant
fleet. About 4 per cent of her ton
mage is in the Atlantic and the re-
mainder is carrying Pacific cargoes
at extremely high rates.
The shipping board has Just put
into operation its control over coast
wise freight rates and can order
specific rates cut IL found discrlmina-
tory
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
RUSSIAN WOMEN FLOCKING TO C0LORS; ENTIRE
ARMY BEING RECRUITED; KERENSKY GIVES AID

new women's military league, a uni
versity student, Miss Fremerko. The
spacious engineers palace has been
turned into IA barracks in which seven
hundred girls and women are already
In uniform out OF the 1,200 so far en-
rolled. For the remaining places in
the battalion there are 1900 appli-
cants.
In the entrance hall there was
gathered q group of recruits, whose
ordinary feminine attire. long hair
and soft features contrasted sharply
with the cropped heads and masculine
bearing of the girls already in uni
form
The chleS Of the battalion, Miss
Fromenko. a youthful, personally at
tractive girl, after organizing tho bat
talon. will herself go to the front.
The girls are for the most part be-
tween IS and 80 years Of age. Some
OF the force are married women with
children and few are Of middle age
however. Among the latter is q strik-
ing figure. Madam Sofie Vansa, widow
Of colonel killed in battle. whose
two sons have been wounded. Sixty
per cent of the members are peasant
working girls OF sturdy physique with
hard features and tanned faces. who,
unlike Miss Butchkareffs followers.
were subjected TO severe physical tests
before being accepted.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
FIRST NINETY CITED
BY EXEMPTION BOARD
Contingent to Appear Before
County Board Wednesday
Morning at 8 O'clock.

"The First Ninety" of Tulsa coun-
ty's sturdy lads who are TO make up
the draft quota will receive long Off
cial-looking envelopes today contain
ing the important information tna'
they are commanded to appear De-
fore the county exemption board ioi
physical examination at ocioch
Wednesday morning.
1t is estimated by the board that
this number of men can be handled
the first day. Ninety notifications
will be sent out each day this week
and probably all next week. II plans
of the board hold out.
A list of those summoned in the
First Ninety" is published in this
issue of The World, and subsequent
notices will be published as they are
mailed out. A copy of the list in The
World is to be found posted at the
headquarters of the exemption board
The exemption board, which also
serves for examining board Will hold
forth in the office of the county com
missioners in the courthouse, corner
Sixth and Boulder.
One of the important rules of the
draft is that the mere posting of the
names called at the headquarters OF
the board is sufficient notification for
the men to appear. In case. then,
that an individual does not receive
his written notification he will have
no excuse for not reporting If he is
among those present on the list.
Men who fail to report on the day
set for physical examination will be
deemed physically qualified.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN EAST BY HEAT
Most Of S78 Deaths in New
York Attributed to High
Temperatures.
OTHER CITIES ARE STRICKEN
Philadelphia's List Climbs to
200 Mark; No Immediate
Relief Promised.
OTHER CITIES ARE STRICKEN

NEW YORK, Aug. 2.-Thunder
showers and cooling breezes late to-
day brought New Workers relief from
the paralyzing heat the last four days,
but not before 81 more had died ana
hundreds had been prostrated. DR..
Charles i. Bolduan, director OF pub
lie health education, declared that
most of the SIS deaths, which have
occurred in the city since Sunday,
were caused by the high temperature.
In addition to the heat victims IN
New York city, Jersey City reported
IL deaths, lioboken five, and jana
lea three.
Mayor Mitchell ordered that streets
In the congested parts of the city be
flushed more frequently and the de-
partment of water supply announced
II would furnish an additional million
gallons of water. Scores of hydrants
In the tenement districts will be
turned on for several hours each day
while the heat wave lasts.
Thirty-five deaths in Philadelphia
brought that city's total near the
two hundred mark. Todays toll at
Boston was six dead and 50 others
prostrated, while many other cities
reported deaths because of the in
tense heat.
No immediate relief is promised
and climbing mercury Is predicted for
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
K0RNIL0FF'S COWARDS ARE
TURNING ON HUN PURSUERS
Repulsc German Attack Near Husia-
tyn; Units of Fifth Army
Disarnied.

PETROGRAD, Aug. 2.-That some
degree of order and discipline is be
ing restored in the armies of the
southwestern front as indicated by re-
cent official communications which
show that resistance is being maze
along the Zbrocz river south of Hu-
siatyn. is borne out by telegrams
from officers to the war department
and by newspaper dispatches. Civilian
Commissioner Cobecha, one of the
several sent some time ago by the
government to visit the various
armies and endeavor to restore or
der. has sent the follow ing message
II ON the southwestern front:
Am happy to report that the army
of General Kcrniloff namely the
Eleventh, which recently ran away,
now Is brilliantly repulsing the enemy
in desperate fighting near Husiatyn.
The Seventh also has made heroic
counterattacks. There is a marked
change in the spirit of the troops
which gives rise to the hope that they
will fulfill their duty toward the revo-
luton"
1t is also reported that certain units
Of the Fifth army have been sur
rounded and disarmed by loyal troops.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
EXEMPTION WILL BE
| DENIED TO SLACKERS
Many Fictitious Addresses
Eleventh Hour Marriages
Contracted in Vain.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-Hunireds
of men in the chief cities of the coun-
try. reports to the department of JUS
tice show. gave ficticious addresses for
draft registration, and are now being
sought by government agents. Bridges,
vacant lots, streets that do not exist
and in some cases factory sites were
given as addresses by registrants who
since have disappeared. In large
number of cases prospects are not con-
sidcred bright for finding the 3lackers.
The practice appears to have been
more prevalent In the larger cities.
Slackers who, after having registered.
fail 20 report for physical examination,
will be ordered into military service
OF the United States without further
preliminaries. losing claim of eXcmp-
tions and other considerations.
Local boards were formally in
structed by Provost Marshal General
Crowdcr tonight that they may well
hold that a marriage recently con-
summated, especially by registrant,
after he has been called for exemption,
does not create a status of dependency
justifying immunity from conscrip-
ton
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
GENERAL HAIG
TAX OF UNDIVIDED
SURPL US REDUCED
Slashed From Is to 10 Per
Cent; Floor" Levy Made
on Large Stocks.

WASHINGTON. Aug. Reduction
posed tax on undivided surplus of
corporations, Joint stock companies
and associations. and imposition OF
new floor" taxes on large stocks OF
sugar, coffee, tea and cocoa were de-
cided on today by the senate finance
committee in revising the war tax bill.
1t is planned to complete the bill Sat
urday and begin senate debate next
week
The levy on undistributed surplus
virtually Is a surtax on corporte in
comes which now pay flat tax, altho
individual incomes are surtaxed. Re
duction of the rate to 10 per cent fol-
lowed the committees recent decision
to reliable the normal corporation tax.
raising Sl62,000.000 more revenue
from that source.
Partial Exemption.
From the proposed Is per cent rate
1t was estimated that s25, 900. 900 In
revenues would result. The 10 per
cent tax Will raise much less as in
addition to the 5 per cent reduction
the committee decided to exempt from
the 10 per cent tax surplus that is
actually invested and employed in
business or retained for employment
In the reasonable requirements OF the
business"
The new floor tax on sugar, coffee.
tea and cocoa is at the same rates as
are prescribed in the bill for con-
sumption taxes on these products. The
provision was added to tax large
stocks OF these commodities imported
In anticipation of proposed consump-
tion taxes. Some dealers are said 10
have IA years supply which would be
reached only by a floor tax. The
rates are: Sugar. u cent IA pound ;
coffee cents. tea cents, and cocoa 2
to 5 cents. Limited amounts in the
hands Of small dealers are to be
exempt.
Gore Amendment Loses.
Another new clause authorizes pay
ment OF income and war excess profits
taxes by uncertified checks or by the
new treasury short term certificates
Of Indebtedness.
A motion by Senator Gore to ex-
empt farmers from the new war ex-
cess profits tax on individuals in trade
or business was rejected by the com
mittee.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
HydrOplane Fall Fatal
to Cincinnati Aviator

NEW YORK. Aug. 2.-Charles
F'leischmann. son of julius l.. Flesch-
mann. former mayor of Cincinnati,
was instantly killed tonight when the
hydroplane in which he was flying
collapsed in Great South bay Harry
killed
FleiIhmann. who was n member OF
the First battalion. aviation corps.
had left the naval station at Bay
Shore, Long Island. for n ride with
Witz who owned the machine and
gave exhibition flights. They had risen
to a height of about one hundred feet
when the machine was seen to turn
over and f'leischmann was thrown
out. falling In shallow water. WITT.
strapped to his seat, went down with
the plane.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
Three Thousand Offer Selves
for New Battalion Formed
in Petrograd; Special Uni
forms Being Prepared.

PETROGRAD. Aug. 2.-As the re-
suit of the heroic conduct at the front
Of Miss Vera Butchmareffs female
battalion the movement for the Gre
aticn of great woman's army is pro-
crossing thruout Russia like wildfire.
Already Petrograd. Moscow and
Kiev have formed regular recruiting
bureaus and established barracks un-
der the ordinary system Of army ad-
ministration, subject under a newly
issued order by Minister OF War Ker-
ensky to the staffs OF the local mill
tary districts. The government has
Issued arms and complete equipment
to the women and has appointed male
commanders and instructors and is
planning a more suitable uniform for
the women fighters.
In Petrograd new battalion Is be-
Ing raised by the chairwoman OF the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03
Airplanes Drop Bombs
on German Submarine

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Aug. q
The destruction OF German subma-
rine by means OF bomb dropped
from battleplane after the U-boat
had disclosed its presence by launch
ing torpedo at a large passenger
ship. was described by passengers on
the vessel on arrival here today
The ship, according to some OF the
passengers. was escorted out OF port
by several battleplanes which worked
in relays from mother ship closely
following The appearance OF the
wake of a torpedo which swept by the
vessel at distance OF about forty
yards was the signal for a concerted
attack on the submarine by three OF
the fllers. The dropping of u bomb
was followed by an immense fountain
of water which the passengers said
was filled with pieces of wreckage.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-03


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