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VOLUME XV.NO. 301. TELEPHONE MAIN 40. NOME, ALASKA, TU ESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £6 CPN , ,
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COMMISSION REPAIRING
ALASKA NORTHERN
/♦fit. A. Mtvim.
SjMWd'fehft, b>ei. mureau
MiauaiM* w»Mnni are now re
fhtlal it* reed bed of me Aiaeka
.etUier* **« a large gang of meu u»
at war* ea too eeveral bridges along
£«• age. aoeut tweuty mile* north ul
The Mew working ou the big
.igetig »*ei —He thirty-four have
-TT~il-- then work and wiU be
■toted terwera te repair the old waati
•ar, aerU at mu* arty-two. Work 1»
u-tge iiregregii ny on the extension ol
one and about lorty xnllae of the
MW road bat# been oompleted.
Matt —a ter lei tor the road con
sfruetlon la oonetantly arriving and
great quantities are being piled up at
\erleua places along the Una The
iretainer Seward landed a yard en
giae and, a large quantity of bridge
waikera and a aupply of powder for
i he oiii Pi nil—tea
The atty oounoll last night pawed a
twenty-live yean franchise in favor of
th# Seward Light and Power Company
gianting that company the lighting
privilege* of the town.
Terrific storms off the southeastern
coast are reported by the steamers
pore and Wellesley which called here
today with the Anchorage mall The
captains of both steamers state that
the storms are the worBt seen In years
The Wellesly had a particularly rough
experience and was compelled to lay
to for some time. It is understood
here that the Admiral line may bu>
Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pmy's crack steamers. Governor and
President and place them on the
- • rtliern run for at least the summer
season. Details of the transaction are
ti"t forthcoming but It Is believed thnt
tl.e deal will be effected.
Everything will be fair at the Oc
tober fair, Saturday night.
SURVEY BUT CHARTS
KUSKOKWIM CHANHEL
A. P, A. Sdcvta*.
*#WARP. Oct. U.— Captain Uukens
at- tha United States survey steamer
Yukon, which returned from the Bri*
tet end ICuskokwlm bays sections at
tar eencludlng tha eeaaonal survey* in
i naaa waters, report# that he has
charted n deep water channel up the
tCuakokwim river as far as Bethels.
Tha channel outlined by Captain Lu
kan* will easily accommodate the ma
jority of the vessels that operate in
northern waters as the mean average
depth is ia exceee of seventeen feet.
MCHDRAGE BOOT
LEBGERS WILL
LOSE PROPERTY
A. I*. A. •afVVen.
MUVTARD Oct, 11.-—The Anchorage
let awnard lndiotdd by the Valdez
gra*d Jury on the ctiarga of selling
iifaor are aur# to lose their property
In the event of being convicted on
tha aUmrge. According to the evldonce
praaantad to the Jury the Illegal sale
og Hauof ha* been a marked feature
<»£ the ACttTlttaa of a number of citi
zen* a* tha new town and a largo
number of indictment* were returned
oft the showing mado by the public
pmaeoutor. It 1* reported here that
the tend department has ample evi
denoe to revoke the land titles of six
tf people under the provisions forfeit
in# the fight* ef those allowing gam
bit*# or liquor oft their promises.
BROAD PASS COUNTRY
DESERTED FOR WINTER
A. P. A. Servioe.
SEWARD, Oct. 11.—The Broad Pass'
country will be completely deserted
this winter, according to the state
ments of the last of the miners to ar
rive here on their way to the states.
The country is said to have witnessed
considerable development and some
further good values have been un
covered us a result of the increased
prospecting.
Some of the ores are high grade,
notably those from the Don S. Ray
system. A five hundred pound sam
ple shipped here during the fall dis
closes assay values of from two hun
dred to three hundred and sixty dol
lars to the ton.
The W. M. Springer system claim
owners are fully determined to hold
on to their property till tho railroad
is completed that far unless they se
cure an exceptionally good offer. All
ithe annual assessment work has been
completed and tho last of the owners
are due to arrive.
STEAMER SENATOR
LEAVES FOR NOME
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Oct. 12.—The Pacific
Coast Steamship Companys Senator
sailed for Nome this morning at nine
o'clock loaded down with mcrchan
cv'se and a few passengers for the
northern town. Tho Senator is on her
last voyage for this year.
PRESIDENT AND
BRIDE MOTOR SUNDAY
A. P. A. Servlww.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.—t Delayed
I in transmission.—The president and
I his fiancee, Mrs. Galt, motored to
1 Baltimore Sunday and had luncheon
■with Joseph R. Wilson.
Be Convinced
That the past is your guarantee
for the future'
We have satisfied you untill now
At any rate we have That advantage
Over the other fellow
That has never made good
Our prices are the lowest our service
Not equaled and our goods dependabl
Ipolets Stores
tmouttuxji AMD RETAIL UROCBB8 HHADOUAJITBRS FOB IMPORTED DELICACIES.
BARGE WASHINGTON
WRECKED OFF
HINGHENBF
A. P. A. Servioe.
MEATTEK, Oct. 12.—The steamor
Northwestern arrived this morning
bringing news of the wrecking of the
oarge Washington off Cape Hlnch
onbrook day before yesterday morning
during' a tierce storm which has been
sweeping over the north Pacific fop
the past few days.
At the time of the disaster the
Washington was In tow of the tug
boat Pioneer which was vainly trying
to bring her Into Prince William sound
but was unable to handle her in the
heavy gale The Washington was
loaded with over a million and a third
m t of heavy timbers for thu Copper
Hiver railroad snow sheds all of which
■ ■ *'' • t-°tal loss is according to
the stoi i f the Northwestern officer*
the lumber is scattered all over the
sound The dew of the vessel consist
ms of six men and ..ne stowaway
v. ■•t'e tale ri aboard the tug.
Pure, sweet delicious Brookfield but -
1 cr is churned fresh daily in light,
sr nitary, clean creameries.
A. P. A. Sefv'oe.
BELGRADE, Oct. 11.—Delayed In
transmission.)—The German forces
facing the capital have all but de
stroyed the city by a rain of shells
front their great guns which have
pound In an Incessant Are since the
launching of the Invasion of Serbian
i. rrltorv Over six thousand heav> !
shells were hurled Into the town and !
three*foii! the of the buildings are
i ompletelv ruined. The loss of life
among •.*.* tilizens was heavy as many
of the people refused to flee from the
appr iaening armies. Heavy fighting
is slut In pri gress.
OVER FORMOSA
A. P. A. Servioe.
HONGKONG, Oct. 11—A terrific
storm in sweeping over the Island of
Formosa and the Island has been visit
id with n fearful destruction, accord
ing to advices received here today.
The typhoon has leveled villages along
the sea shores and driven thousands
from their homes into tho interior. So
far ns Indicated tho loss of life has
not been great owing to ample warn
ing
BELIEVES SON ALIVE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Oct. 12.-—Rudyard Kip
ling la still unconvinced that his son
was among the victims of the Ger
man guns during tho commencement
of the great allied offensive of a fort
night ago. Kipling says that ho Is
by no means sure that the Kipling
mentioned In the official lists Is his
son. The great author Is malting
every attempt to learn the truth and
is being aided by the war office
A complete lint of school books.
Lomen Bro*.
S. S, PUEBLO
TAKES PLACE
OF MARIPOSA
A. P. A. Service.
SEWARD. Oct. 11 -Announcements
itrom Seattle today state that the
steamship City of Pueblo has been
chartered to lake the place of the
sunken steamer Mariposa. Tho Pacific
coast liner is scheduled to sail at 1?
today to Cordova via the outside pa
sage
S. S. DORA
OBTAINS RECORD
CARGO
f
A. P. A. Service.
SEWARD, Oct II The Mean, hip
Dora arrived from tho westward t la
with a cargo of furs, Ivory and whah
bone valued at. more than ono hun
dred and forty-five thousand dollars
This is a new record for shipments
this character. Tho larger part of tli
cargo comes from T’onla ka and tie
west*Tii islands, where tho trade!
have enjoyed an ttnusualy good season
MILITARY AVIATOR
FALLS TO DEATH
A. P. A. Service.
SAN DIAGO, Oct. 1J.—Lieutenant
\V. R. TaUifero of tho United States
aviation corps stationed at this place
was killed today when ho lost control
of his aeropiano while looping tho loop
over tho bay. Although falling from
a great height TaUifero was not kill
ed by tho fall but was drowned
through being held below water be
cause of being unable to escape from
the straps holding him in his seat.
Tito body was discovered amid the
flonting wreckage of tho plane.
Larger and hotter than ever, tho
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BOSTON LANDS
THIRD GAME
OF SERIES
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A. P. A. Service.
BOSTON, Mam , Oct. 11.—Boston.
Philadelphia 1, was the way the
ere hoard read at the conclusion of
■■ thin! game of the world series
i"day at the Braves park. The al
ien ’aeee was larger than ever and
fully t"i'ty Ih 'Usand people saw the
lied S'"! land their opponents lo the
l ine f i! to 1.
lie- feature "f the game was the
pitching "f Leonard who hurled a
wonderful game throughout. Alexan
der played good ball but was bump
ed hard by the Boston aggregation and
I'ould not stem to huld the Cost on
luggers off. Philadelphia drew first
iinot 1 in the third but superhuman
"ling by the Bed Sox outfield stup
'd the Braves rush and turned the
n favor of Boston. The Boston
• in scored their first run In th*
'"■dli and the second was pulled off
hi the last half of the ninth.
Batteries were Boston, Leonard and
i arrlgan Philadelphia. Alexander und
Burns. «
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BOSTON BALL
FANS SLEEP
ON GROUNDS
A. P. A. Servi.e
HOHTtiX i Hd 11.—Delayed in;'
transmiRHioi:. )- W ith the weather
ir and warm; the crowd began to ,
gather at tlie ball grounds Sundav t
rt,moon and dozens of the fane slept
,.n the grounds while waiting for the
■ ntng of the gates this morning The
uiei dam • promises to be greater than
Hint attending the opening games ut ;
1 hiladelphla.
SERBS ARE
RETREATING FROM
8EL0RAD
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Oct. 12 —Announcements
from N’lsh today slate that tho Serb
ian forces have boon compelled to
abandon the attempt to chock the
German tush on Belgrade owing to
the immensely superior forces of the
invading army and are now retreat
ing toward the mountains where they
will again make a stand under much
better conditions. Tho reports state
that the Germans have suffered heavy
losses
WOMEN VOTING IN
NORWAY TODAY
A. P. A. Service.
i TI R1SIA.N I A. Oi l 12—Women are
*i.t mi, ,n Norway for tho first time
I:,', the e.'cnslon being the general i
lections. '
LOCAL NEWS j
In ri.,i Mrs, Hornsey aro on their1
w , t - N me '"day and will probably)
i,. tntm it"v, morning. Tho doctor
‘-pended work in tho Council
ason and tho dredge
l i e ire I on their way to town.
_ I
t i intents in tho Douglas caso
u i, heard in tho district court yes
id . y afternon with reference to the
writ of 1. d as corpus secured by At
u rnev Hugh O’Neil. The court hold
agaln-i Douglas The main point of
lit cir.e lies in the auestlon of whether
i person can be held in Jail for fail
un h pay the costs of a court trial.
Attorney O'Neill will appeal the case
to the circuit court of appeals. It is
said.
—
The ptarmigan are now coming down
front the hills, according to the Eskimo
hunters, all of which .indicates "heap
plenty cold winter” or something of
that kind. The most apparent feature
of those native prognostications are
that they always soem to cling pretty
much to the same old formula and it
usually contains anything but a plear
?nt prospect. 1
ENGINEER SHOOTS
WIFE KILLS SELF
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Oct. 12.—Fred AloOar
■ y i locomotive engineer, shot and
aiigcroush wounded his wife and
then turned the gun upon himself with
fatal results, last night. McGarvey
ucl wife have been separated for soma
i me.
RUSSIANS S!WK
18 M0r>E
TRANSPORTS
A. p. A. Service.
PETROGRAD. Oct. 12.—Dispatches
• the Russian admiralty announce the
ru king of vhteen Turkish transports
and suiv’ ships off Anatolul. The
Turkish vessel were taken unaware*
' > the Russian toipedo t-quadron and
.■•link together with the greater por
;p< n of their crews
PRINCE FREDERICK
DIE8 FROM WOUNDS
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD. Del 12.—Prince
Frederick of Tluirn and Texts, who
was severely wounded In the great
i battles for the possesSion of Poland
Is dead Us a result of his Injuries, ac
cording to information arriving here
today. ^
MINISTER KILLS
RAILWAY OFFICIAL
A. P. A. Service.
NEW ORLEANS, < >ct. 12 Enter
ing his study this morning, the Ret
Byron Hulley, rector of St. George’s
Episcopal church shot and killed
Lansing Pearsal, special Investigator
of the Gould railways whom he found
there. The murder Is unexplained and
the minister states that he does not
know what the railroad man was do
ing in his study in the early hours of
morning
SMALL BOY KILLS BABY SISTER.
By A. P. A. Service.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 12—Arnold
anyone, aged eleven years, shot ana
killed his baby sister Mary, nged five,
today. The llttlo folks were engaged
In playing a “holdup" game at the
time of the shooting The deed was
accomplished with an old pistol whleh
had been kicking about the bouse for
months.
CANAL CLOSED TILL 1916.
A. P. A. Service.
PANAMA, Oct. 12.—The constantly
recurring underwater slides threaten
to put the canal out of commission
indefinitely . The bottom of the canal
in places has bulged up above the
surface of the water and there Is no
hope that the channel can be opened
or navigation beforo tlio first of the
year. The engineers state that ft new
channel will have to be opened, fully
ten million yards of material will have
to be removed before passage can h*
cleared. _ j