THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLNME XV. NO. 244- TELEJHONE MAIN 4d. NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 22, 1915. TELEJHONE MAIN 46. PRICE 25 CENTS
OVER 200 ENTOMBED
IN BURNING MINE
A. P. A. Service.
NUNEATON, England, Sept. 21.—
Two hundred and fifty coal miners are
entombed in a blazing mine at the
Exhall colliery and are seemingly
doomed tv certain death unless the fl re
can be speedily controlled. The mine is
apparently ablaze in every section ol
the upper workings and all efforts tc
quench the flames have so far failed
completely.
Scenes of the most heartrending
character are witnessed as the fam
ilies of the entombed men watch In
agony the efforts being made to res
ue their loved ones.
The origin of the lire is unknown ami
is thought to be the work of mine in
condiuries. The outbreak of the flame:
is reported to have been rreceded h\
a number of explosions in various parts
of the mine. Over two hundred of the
miners employed in the colliery suc
ceeded in escaping from the blazing
pit b> way of a long disused air shaft
Several others reached the surface
through an emergency airshaft but the
linger portion were caught where es
oape was impossible.
VICTORIA SAILED
LAST EVENING
n I* A. Service.
oiiA’i'TLK, Sepl. 22.—The sleamui
\ icloria of the Alaska Steamship Co.
sailed for Nome lasl evening with a
well tilled passeuger list and an un
usually heavy consignment of freight
The demand for freight space is uuus
oally great and an individual vesse
may be required to relieve the conges
lion. As was the case at the time ol
• • .Senator sailing the demand fot
freight space exceeded the carrying
capacity. The following is a parlia.
list of the passengers carried:
Mrs. C. Kondella, W. B. Kirk, A. W
Murray, Rev. John Harrison, J. Kir
1,tun; Helen Senecu, Mrs. J. C. Mc
titiire. Mrs. H. R. Ray, Mrs. Emma
1 :eckwith, Mrs. H. S. Riley.
BERMANS USE COSTLY
FABRICS TOO SAND BAGS
A. P. A. Service.
AMSTERDAM, Sept. VI.—Cloths ol
the costliest varieties. Including silk
and velvet are being utilized by the
Uermans for making sand bags for tiie
trenches in Delglum, according to a
newspaper correspondent of one of the
leading Dutch papers who is now at
Roule. The articles which is publish
ed In the Telegrnf states that the use
of cloths of this costly character is
■oeessary because the supply of jute
from which the heavy bags used in the
trench warfare are usually made, has
become completely exhausted.
WEALTHY LUMBER MAN DEAD.
A. P. A. Service.
LOS ANOELES. Sept. 22.—Nicholas
C. Healy, known as one of the wealth
iest lumber men of the northwest, died
in this city today. Healy was the con
troller of immense lumbering interests
in Washington and Oregon and is Bald
to have amassed a fortune of several
millions.
A. F. L. WANTS
CARRANZA
RECOGNIZED
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A. P. A. Servlww.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 22.—The Am
erican Federation of Labor has gone on
record as being inclined to the beliet
that President* Wilson and the Pan
American powers should recognize Car
ranza. This is declared to be one ot
he most feasible ways of bringing the
■icon disturbances to a definite and
early conclusion. The executive coun
cil yesterday authorized Gompers tc
draft a statement to the president In ltr
behalf strongly urging the executive
to grant recognition to the Carranza
government as an authoritative expres
lon of regard for the hest Ideals 01 I
the Mexican people for self government i
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GRAND JURY INDICTS
EASTLANHFFICIALS
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 22.—The federal
grand jury today returned indictments
against the principal officers of the
company owning the steamer Eastland
the ship’s officials and two of the gov
ernment marine inspectors for the lakes
district. Three others who are involved
In various way were also Indicted!
The charges run from conspiracy tc
criminal carelessness in connection with
the sinking of the big excursion steam
er with over a thousand lives. Among
the indicted men are President Arnold
and Vice President Pull of the owning
company; Walter K. Greenbaum, man
ager; the captain and chief engineer
nnd the two government Inspectors
connected with the inspection of ves
sels at this port. Tho three others are
connected with the company In various
i pacified.
A complete line of school >booke.
Lomen Bro*.
Now is the time for fruit jars. Get
them at Holt’s Cash 8tore.
50 KILLED ANO WOUNDED
IN SUBWAY EXPLOSION
A. P. A. Service.
NEW VORK, Sept. 22.—A dynamite
explosion In the Seventh avenue sub
way this morning killed and injured a
total of fifty seven persons. The ex
plosion was caused by the premature
discharge of a largo quantity of dyna
mite which were not removed previous
to the discharge of several blasts in
cident to the work of excavation. So
terrible was the force of the explosion
that the roof of the subway was blown
out for several hundred feet resulting
in a cave in which engulfed a surface
car which was passing at the time and
also numerous pedestrians walking on
the adjacent sidewalks.
The struggling mass of humanitj
were precipitated to the bottom of the
iping hole and the majority suffered
broken legs and arms. The roar of the
explosion was heard many miles awa\
■nd windows were shattered for severs
blocks around the scene of the expto
.sion. Many of the injured are women
and children.
REAL ESTATE
DEALER ARRESTED
FOR TRAIN ROBBERY
A. P. A. Service.
MOUNT VERNON, Wash., Sept. 22 j
- -John Brooks, a well known and re j
speeded real estate man of this city j
was arrested by detectives last night
and is now lodged In the local jai '
charged with train robberv. The crlrm !
l
for which Brooks has been arrested oc- I
curred over nineteen months ago on I
the Great Northern and three men were 1
shot to death by the robbers who held
up a crowded passenger train some
miles from town. Brooks Is not be
lieved to have had an active hand in
tlie robbery but the officers state tlial
they have almost conclusive evldenct
that he was Implicated. Brooks stout
ly maintains bis Innocence but the de
tectives assert that they have been on
his trail for over a year and are sat
isfied that he is one of the men wanted
F. R. Cowden’s house furnished in
cluding piano for rent this winter.
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ALL COUNTRIES HAVE
UNPRECEDENTED CROPS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—A cabli
announcement from the Internationa
Institute of Agriculture at Koine, Italy
received today states that reports re
ceived by the institute disclose that
the crops of all the principal agricul
tural countries are almost unprece
dented. All of the leading agricultural
nations will have big cereal crops and
evernl nations will probably break al
their previous records. Estimates ol
the wheat, corn, rye, oats, and barley
to be gathered during the present yeai
place the total crop at about thirteen
billion bushels.
ANTHOMY COMSTOCK DEAD.
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 22.—Anthony
Comstock, died today of pneumonia.
DUMBA RECALLED.
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-*-Austrlan
Minister Dumba today notified the state
department that his government has
instructed him to return because his
recall has been asked by the Ameri
can government. Dumba asked the de
partment to arrange for him a safe
•nnduct.
School Supplies. Soo our window.
Lomen Bros.
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EX-WIFE DEMANDS
BIG ALIMONY
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. till.—Airs. Elizabeth
\V. Shippen, of Chicago, the first of the
three wives of Joseph Shippen, a prom
inent attorney of this city, has ap
pealed to the courts to compel Shipper
to pungle up twenty-nine thousand ot
the back alimony totaling about thirtj
thousand dollars awarded her by the
courts of King and Cook counties. Mrs
Shippen alleges that her former spouse
has failed to contrlbtue but a few
hundred dollars of the alimony allowed
at the time of the divorce was granted
WARSHIPS RESCUE
5,000 ARMENIANS
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Sept. 22.—An admiralty bul
letin today says that nearly five thou
sand Armenian refugees have been
rescued from the pursuing Turks by
French warships along the Syrian coast
The commander of the French fleet ad
vises the ministry that the Armenians
have been picked up at various points
where they were being pursued by the
Moslems and in several cases the war
ships were compelld to open Are in
order to protect tho Christians from the
fanatics. The report states that the
majority of tho refugees have been
landed at Port Said.
AUTO BUILDER
FORD CONFERS
WITH DANIELS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Ford, the
famous builder of auto cars held a
long conference with Secretary of the
Navy Daniels today at tho latter’s re
quest.' The object of the meeting was
the discussion of motors concerning
which Ford is an acknowledged author
ity. It is intended to change the type
of motor at present used in tho con
struction of submarine engines and the
services of the great auto manufacturer
may be requisitioned In building the
now engines.
SUBMARINES WARNED TO
TAKE NO CHANCES
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 22.—It was officially
announced today that the commanders
of ell submarine vessels engaged in the
blockade of the English coasts have
been given strict orders by the naval
authorities to careful avoid any action
against passenger carrying vessels
w hich shall tend to Jeopardize the lives
of non-combatants. The naval com
manders have also been cautioned that
in case there is doubt as to the Inten
tions of a liner they are to at all times
take the safe course and permit the
vessel to escape rather than run the
risk of the slightest error.
BULGARIA UNQUESTIONABLY
PREPARING FOR A CONFLIG1
A. P. A. Service. ^
SOFIA, Sept. 22.- Bulgaria is un
questionably on the brink of war. No
official intimation of the fact is forth
coming front the government bat every
evidence indicates that military action
is contemplated. The military authori
ties took pre-emptory charge of the
railroads throughout the kingdom to
day and all ordinary traffic Is com
pleteh suspended. Troops are being
moved and heavy shipments of wltai I
are presumed to be military supplier 1
are being moved to various sections ol ;
the country close to the borders.
Every military movement is shrouded i
in secrecy. The people are waiting in
expectancy that a war declaration wil.
bo forthcoming within a few hours. The
press, however, remains absolutely si
lent on the subject of war, presumably
because of government orders. In jusi
what direction Bulgaria will strike i;
as yet uncertain hut the tirst move
will probably be against the Serbs whe
.re themselves preparing for attack
and are massing a considerable army
along the border according to tlie re
ports arriving from all sources.
School Text Books, 1915-16. Lomen
Bros.
BALKANS STIRRING IN
FEAR OF TEUTON ARMY
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 22.—The Balkans;
are stirring restlessly under the spui
of news that a big Teutonic* army is
preparing to fight its way through to
aid Turkey in guarding the Dardanelles
from the immense army of the allies.
The Balkans are all on the anxious
VILLA MOVES THE
ARMY T0_ATTACK
A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO. Cept. 22.—Villa is moving
all his available forces to the state of
Sonora with the evident intention of
attacking the Carranza army in that
vicinity, according to dispatches re
v ■. ed by the local junta this morning
It is believed that Villa intends to strike
the Carranza forces an unexpected j
blow in the hope that a victory will:
enable him to regain much of his lost
prestige and following which of late is
said to have fallen away greatly.
ARCHIBALD
CAUGHT WITH
THE GOODS
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Spt. 22.- As proof of the
complicity of the American correspond
ent James F. Arcibald with the rep-,
resentatives of the Austrian and Ger
man governments in their schemes for
crippling the sources of allied munition
supplies the secret service department
has made public several of the Aus
trian and German communications tak
en from Archibald when he was apt
prehended at Falmouth.
Thirty-four letters and papers were
found In the correspondent's possession
nearly all of which contained evidence
that he was acting with the represen
tatives of the Germanic governments
One from von Bemstorft, the German
ambassador at Washington reads: "1
have read with pleasuro that you wish
once more to return to Germany and
Austria after having promoted our in
terests out here In such a zealous and
successful manner.”
si at owing to the uncertainty as tc
what course the Germans will take anil
e reports today indicate that they are
all preparing to make an active defense
of their territory. It is also determined
important diplomatic negotiations
are now under way between the severa
governments. The reports declare that
i egotiations are astir and about to
bear fruit as they have not been sinci
he wars of two or three years ago.
All of the nations are mobilizing
their forces. The developments of thr
next few days will he watched with
interest.
RECGOMENDS LANG BE
SEVERELY CENSURED
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE. Sept. 22.—The committee
appointed by the city council to in
vestigate the charges of misconduct
against Chief of Police Lang, preferred
by a local newspaper, reported to the
mayor *oday atfer an invetigatlon ol
the most searching character. It was
the opinion of the commission, however
that there was not sufficient evidence
to warrant the dismissal of the chief
but it was recommended in the report
that he be severely censured for his
conduct which is declared to have been
unseemly in every degree.
CARRANZA MS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.—Carranza
has captured the city of Chihuahua and
is now sweeping northward in a move
ment of great dimensions, according tt.
information received by the state de
partment today. The information in
itos that Carranza is sweeping away
nil opposition and his armies are in
creasing rapidly. In official circles it
is believed that the final battle of the
long war will develop within a few
weeks. Reports from El Paso assert
that Villa is moving his army to mee!
ids rival in the state of Ponora and n
big battle in Imminent.