THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 3. ELEPHONE MAIN 4«. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1215 TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 28 CENTS
ALLEGED COMMERCE DESTROYER
IS PLACED UNDER ARREST
A. P. A. StNic*.
BAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 6.—A fed
eral warrant charging Baron George
Wilhelm von Brlncken, captain of cav
alry in the German army, with attempt
ing to destroy American commerce was
given to the United States marshal's
office today with orders to place that
worthy under arrest.
According to the statements of the
federal officers, this is not he first
time that an attempt has been made by
the department of justice to place the
Teuton officer under arrest as an el
fort along the same line was made Sat - i
urday night when officers went to his I
hotel with the Intention of taking him 1
Into custody.
Von Brlnck atoided arrest at that !
•line, howevei >> claiming immunity
.is a diplomatic i ache. Von Brlncl en
inserted, according to the federal au
thorities, that he was a military at- 1
taehe of the office of the consul .ten- i
era! here when Don Rathburn, special 1
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agent of the department of Juath . and j
\V. U Holohan, I’nlted Slates marshal j
called on him armed with a warrant
Washington was notified of the facts
with the result that the department
i turned immediate orders for the cap
tain's arrest. A similar warrant was
also issued for Crowley who is at pres
ent out on ball while awaiting appear
ance on tlie charge of conspiracy in
connection with the charges preferred
against Consul von Bapht.
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CHARGES CHICAGO LABOR
LEADERS WITH BIG GRAFT
r% • A. Sarvic*.
CHICAGO, Dec. 6.—Charging that
they are implicated in one of the
greatest grafts of the century, are
guilty of extortion and conspiracy and
that they have collected tribute from
trie employing classes in immense sums
:>..r years, Charles C. Case, assistant
district attorney will demand ball ag
gregating $10,530,000 for the release of
the fifty-four defendants named In the
indictments charging them with labor
-••raft.
Case declares that he will demand
; he sum of $190,000 for each of the in
dicted men. The prosecutor asserts
hut his office is in possession of ab
solute evidence of an overyhelmlng
•.Tuft among the labor leaders and that
here are 6,9-lfi counts against each of
: lie indicted men forty-seven of whom
ire officials of the building trades
minus. Case says that the amount of
tribute by the defendants covers more j
than a half million dollars, and it was
tiie regular practice to bring about
Imr troubles in building construction
in order to extort money from the
.liners and contractors
Reading for the winter. All mag«
zines while they last, 50o per dosen.
Lomen Broe.
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SHERIFF FOILS
TRAIN ROBBERS
A. P. A. 8*rvio*.
ITTTX.15 RW.IV. Dec. fl.--Sheriff K. t
K. Stanley of Malvern, Ark., was I
wounded in a spitclied battle between
law officers and a gang of bandits who
i id attempted to hold up a south
bound Iron Mountain passenger train
shortly after midnight.
The attempted holdup occurred al
most within sight of this place and
liad It not been for the presence of
the officers, who had received a warn
ing the contemplated robbery from ,
anonymous sources, the robbers would
probably have made a good haul as
the train was carrying many passen- ,
■ rs and a large uuantity (.i vuiuni.lv i
sihpments were contained in the bun - j
cage and express cars.
The robbers succeeded in stopping |
the train but were held at bay by the I
officers until the attempt was given up
and the holdups made their eseapc by
rapid (light. I'osses are now engaged
in scouring the country although it is
conceded that the gang have probably
taken to the mountains where their
capture will be extremely difficult. It
is believed that several of the robbers
were wounded in the battle owing to
the discovery of many blood spots along
the route taken in their retreat.
SAY WHITLOCK
WILL NOT RETURN
A. <*. A. Service.
LONDON, Dec. B.—Advices from
Kosendahl, Holland, today states that
Belgian newspapers which are under
the German censorship have received
orders to announce that Brand Whit
lock, the American representative in
Belgium who is said to have incurred
the displeasure of the German military
authorities because of his lnsistance in
j the matter of the distribution of food
supplies sent from the United States
| to the Belgian people, will not return
to Brussels. The telegram is taken to
Indicate that the German government
has formally demanded there call of |
the American or is about to do so.
CONGRESS CONVENED TODAY. ^
A. P. A. Sarvice.
WASHINGTON, Dee. ti.—Congress
convened at noon today and at once
settled down to business by commenc
ing the initial work in the naming of
the various committees. It is not ex
pected, however, that the active work
of legislation will be undertaken until
after the joint session at which the
president's message will be read.
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BILLION DOLLAR
EXPENDITURE
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—Estimates
for the most elaborate program of ex
penditures ever asked of congress In
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times of peace were submitted today !
\
at the opening session. The adminls- |
tration "program proposes a total outlay |
of $1,285,857,8113. This is $417,853,614 i
more than was appropriated last year, j
The greater portion of the huge outlay [
will in the event of receiving congres- ,
slona approval, be devoted to the in
crease of the national defenses.
FRAUD SUSPECT
BAILED OUT
A. P. A. Service.
OLYMPIA, Dec. 6.—Gillies, the state
otlice employe suspected of complicity
in the recent industrial Insurance
frauds, was released from Jail this
morning on bail being furnished in the
sum of five thousand dollars. Twelve
persons are on the bond.
CAN YOU BEAT IT?
Nobody can. Roof Garden. 18th.
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5 cans for $1.00
I Per case of 48 cans $8.50 Per Dozen $2.25
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GERMANY SUHt AT DEMAND
FOR RECALL OF BOY-tD
A. P. A. S*rvlc*.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6. The Inter
national affairs of the nation are
again causing President Wilson grave
concern awing to the attitude of the
German government over the Ameri
can demand for the recall of Captain
Boy-Ed. military attache of tlie Ger
man embassy and Consul General von
Papen.
Reports from Berlin yesterday and
■ liis morMng Indicate that the Ger
man government and people are deep
ly irritated over the request of Secre
tary Lansing for tlie withdrawal of the
German i-presentatlves and the press
of the country Is loudly denouncing the
attitude of tlie United States which
; it Is alleged is openly biased and pre
! judiced against Germany.
vustria is also reported to he deeplv
l i ved ov a the Hat charge made by j
tiie department of Justice that her con- !
suls are and have been plotting j
against American authority and at
tempting to destroy the war commerce
land munition plants of the country.
, What is suid to be another great
ource of worry to the president is the
i fact ttiat at tlie opening session of con
jures* today, the oppnents of the Brit- j
i ish sea poliev wil probably Initiate j
1 a campaign against the Brltsh acti- !
i s which may lead to serious frie
tl6ri with Knglanld and France
It is expected here that President
ilrwi will soon confer With the lead
ers and Influential members of both
•’ and senate and request that
there be no debate in either house
• aching upon the war. It Is generally
accepted that the senate will probably
be amenable to the president’s wishes
but it Is expected that the members of
the house will argue every phrase of
the war, regardless of any request
which way be forthcoming from the
White House.
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REPORTED U. S.
DEMAND REFUSED
A. P. A. Servioe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—According
tu a repor t in circulation her e this ul
i loon, Uerriuii) ictuses to recall Cap
tuin Boy-Ld and Consul von Papen un
less lire United States can show good
cause tor their withdrawal. From
whence the report emanates cannot he
learned as the officials of the state
department refuse to discuss the mat
ter in any form. Several high officials
< limit that such action by Germany is
not unlikely and it is generally accept
ed tliat should it so develop serious
friction is probable. Ambassador von
Bernstorff held a lengthy conference
with Secretary Lansing this afternoon
hut nothing can be learned as to its
tenor. Von I’upen arrived in the capital
Saturday and held a long conference
• > liirnstorff, later returning to
New V u.
MORE AMERICAN
SHIPS SUNK
A. P. A. Sarvic*
WASHINGTON, Dec. ti Announce
ments from the state department today
say that the reports of the American
minister at Athens partly confirm the
reported sinking of several American
ships by submarines in the waters of
the Mediterranean. Ambassador
Droppers has cabled that American
ships have unquestionably been attack
ed by either Austrian or German sub
marines anil there is every reason for
the belief that several have been sunk
as they are lung overdue since entering
th Mediterranean The ambassador is
investigating the matter.
ATTENTION! EAGLES'
Nomination and election of officers,
Tuesday night. All members requested
to be present.
E. W. CARLETON. W. P.
W. M. EDDY. Secretary.
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NEXT MOVE NOT ARMY
CORPS BUT MILLIONS
K. P. A. S^ryiM.
I'KPROURAD, Dec. 6.- The new Rum
sum army is gradually being whipped
;i;t«i condition hr taking the Held and
i .e larger portion of the new fighting
, m ee is already armed and equipped,
from infantry to artillery With this
wisi augumention of the present forces
i is generally expected that the invad
ing armies in the west will he swept
hsti-k to (hell own borders with dis
. itch through the sheer weight of tli ■
i opposing numbers. The plans for
handling tiie Immense force which will
b. hurled on the Germans before spring
have demanded an entire reorganization
of the entire army.
According to the statements >r high
nmy officers, the next forward move
■ nt of the Russian army will be In
umbers of millions, not arm' corps, as
the enlarged army will necessitate
nulling the troops in far greater di
isiotts than is customary
PEACE MAKERS
GET GREAT j
SEND OFF
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. The docks
were crowded with hundreds of cheer
ing people when the Ford peace ship
with a large list of prospective peace |
makers departed for Europe at 2:1B I
this afternoon. The, departing peace
[apostles were given a great send off.
Hands played, whistles screamed and
the air was tilled with shouts of thou
ands as the Scandinavian liner, Oscar
■II was hauled from her berth into the
| stream. Among those on the dock
i were some of the most prominent peace
[exponents in America. The party Is due
to arrive at Christiania about tile 14th.
According to statements made by mem
s of the party, it is intended to
make tlio Norwegian capital the head
carters for operations and all activi
ties will he conducted from thnt point.
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SEATTLE ELECTS
PORT COMMISSIONERS
1 A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Dec. Two conmiis
| sioners for the port of Seattle were
ideated at a special election held here
I today.
MINN. VICTIM
OF PLOTTERS
A. P. A. Servioa
ST. PAUL, Deo. 6.—Louis \V. Hill
says that information has been received
,<t ilie headquarters of the Great North
ern stating that the sudden return of
the Minnesota to San Francisco was
necessitated by injuries inflicted on
the machinery of the big liner by
members of the crew who had made a
determined effort to first take posses
sion of the vessel, then to damage
her so that she would lie unable
to continue the voyage to London.
Hill states that his information was
received from his brother who is a
secret service man at present in Seat
tle and in effect the message states
that at least one person is held in
I irons aboard the Minnesota charged
I with damaging her machinery to such
an extent as to necessitate the aban
donment of the trip to Kngland.
WILSON TO VISIT COLUMBUS
A. p A. Service
WASHINGTON. Dec. 4. -It is an
nounced today that President Wilson
i will leave for Columbus. Ohio, on the
yth inst. on invitation of the Chamber
of Commerce of that city. The presi
dent will be the guest of honor at a
i banquet given by the organization ai 1
i w ill deliver an address on nation il
topics.
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