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VOLUME XV. NO. 240. ' TELEPHONE Miifl 'B NOME, ALASKA, -RIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« PRICE 25 i
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STEFANSSON TO GONTINOE
EXPLORATIONS WEST OF
ST. PATRICKS LAND
TELLS TALE OF SERIOUS
LOAN OPPONENTS INVADE
WALL STREET
A. P. A. Service.
NEW i UltK, Sept. 17.—Dr. C. H. C
Leinewher, who is connected with tin
music division of the congressional li
brary at Washington arrived today •
ii in Russia by way of Archangel anoi
lls of serious mistreatment at thi j
1: iniis of the Russian police in thai i
place. Tlie doctor states that through- i
it liis sojourn in Russia he was con
■ nfly subjected to espionage owim
, "obably to his German name and ex
; it ion and tills suspicion finally lei
i his arrest on the ground that he wn
•\ spy.
llefore the doctor could communicatt
.vith tlie American representatives h<
was arrested on that charge and sub
jeeted to the roost inhumane treatment
by the police. Among other indignl
ties he was compelled to suffer were be
ing stripped to the skin and flung head
ong into a dismal prison cell which wa
king with vermin and contained flv«
‘iissian murderers n w liting sentence.
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Holt’s Cash Store.
A. P. A. Service.
NKW Yt iRK, Sept. 17.—Opponents ol
the proposed billion dollar loan ti
i ’rant e and Kngland carried their cam
paign into Wall street today and caus
' 1 considerable excitement because ol
i he fear that hostile demonstration;
would result. No trouble occurred
however, itnd the matter was soon for
gotten.
The loan opponents made no dem
nstratlon of any character beyond si
lently marching through the street
holding aloft flamboyant banners dls
playing their sentiment in fiery letters
The majority of the placards carriei
contained the inscription: "Wall Street?
Shame” In huge letters. The crowd
stopped for a brief period before tht
offices of Morgan & Co. afterward top
ping before other of the larger broker
age offices, one of the signs held alof.
by a number of men read: "The monet
trust is lending billions of American
money to bankrupt England, Franei
and Russia. After marching thorugh tin
financial section for nearly an hour the
crowd dispersed.
A. P. A. Service.
OTTAWA, Sept. 17.—Announcements
from Nome, Alaska, last night state
that the schooner Ruby of the Hud
son Ray Company had returned with
news of the long missing explorer, Vil
Jalmur Stefansson. According to the
story of Captain Cottle, master of the
Ruby Stefansson has arrived safely at
Ranks Lands and has suffered no mis
hap during his long Journey across the
Reaufort sen. Storker Storkenson and
Ole Anderson who accompanied the ex
plorer are also safe and well. Announce
ment has also been received that mes
sages from Stefansson are now on theii
way to the Canadian government via
Nome and they are now being anxiously
awaited by the- authorities.
OTTAWA RECEIVES MESSAGES
FROM STEFANSSON
OTAAWA, Sept. 17.—The Canadian
authorities are in receipt of messages
from Explorer Vilhjalmar Stefansson
in which are chronicled the discovery m
an extension of the continental shelf a< !
a point to the west of Banks land and
north of Beaufort sea. The message it i
dated August 31 and the explorer wires
that he will continue his explorations
uuring the coming year in an endeavoi
to ascertain the limits of the land pro
jections discovered on his recent jour
ney of exploration. The exact location
of the new discovery are not given but
indicated in the announcement that
tlio explorations conducted during tin
coming winter will extend to about wesl
kngitudfe 14& and latitunfe 32 degrees
north, it is presumed that the recem
discoveries are in that region.
SEATTLE WINS PENNANT.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 17. By defeating
the aggregation form Spokane today I
to 1 the Seattle team wain the pennant
of the Northwestern League. At thf
start of the season Seattle war far t'
rear hut forged slowly to the front
throughout the remainder of the season
SCHOONER EAGLE ARRIVES
FROM KOLYMA RIVER
.liter nearly a liVu muulhs bailie vvnn
neat y ice nows along liie Uieak norm
t-rn coast or Siberia in an endeavor lc
reacn uie open waters of Bering sea |
before tile approaching winter again i
locked them in its cold embrace, tin. j
i.aio schooner Bugle in charge of Capt
Wedding, tli* well known northern na
, igaior, arrived in the roadstead aftei .
spending a year in the region of the I
Kolyma river. Aboard the schooner in
addition to Captain Wedding were a
parly of scientists from the Smithson
ian institute who have been engaged
1.1 scientific research in the interest ol
. at institution, and who have secured
a large collection of the fossils, mam
mals and birds of that far away region
The party is composed of the follow
ing: Copley Armory, naturalist; Benna
Alexander, naturalist and Alexander
_ Sandmark, and Alfred Anderson, also i
naturalists, Mr. Harold Wyckol’f wa-1
the photographer and moving picture
expert of the party. The vessel has
been away on the voyage just conclud
ed for over one year, having left Nome
on August 26. 1914. During the inter
vening period the party have conduct
ed an extended investigation of the fos
sil bird and animal life along the Si
berian coast and in the valley of tin
Klyma river, and have secured muet
valuable material of a scientific nature
in addition to a large quantity of furs
obtained by trading. During last win
ter the party wintered at Nischno
kolyma, an import town and the prin
cipal settlement of that section of Si
eria. It was at this plane tnai Nat
uralist Johann Koran was frozen, at
reported by Captain Xaiuis Dane, bu.
according to the stories of tlie Eagle
party the injuries were in no degret
as serious as reported. Captain Wed
ding states that Koran although
crippled by the loss of pari
of four fingers Is not otherwise
incapacitated and remained to continue
his studies. The injuries are said to
have been the result of carelessness on
the part of Koren in failing to realize
the extreme cold prevailing at the time
The accident occurred during tho month
of January. As to the story of being
himself badly frozen, Captain Wedding
says that ho was not even frost bit
ten.
On leaving hero last summer tho par
ty conducted investigations along the
coast from East Cape westward unti
the mouth of the Kolyma was reached
Here the party went into winter quar
ters and spent th© remainder of the
open season in investigating the feat
tures of the river valley devoting much
study to the fossils of that region. Dur
ing the winter various rocontioisances
were made and much useful material
was gathered.
On tho approacli of spring, the range
of investigation was extended and con
tinued up to tho timo of departure ol
July 7. After leaving the river, much
ice was encountered and the vessel was
in frequent difficulties of a minor na
ture because of the encroaching floes
Navigation was difficult practically al
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CARRANZA SOLDIERS
ENGAGE U. S. TROOPS
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I’.fti iWNSVILLK, Sept. 17.—A short
hlit hotly contested engagement be
tween American cavalrymen and sol
hers belonging to the Carranza forcet
•' cuned on the outskirts of the city
■ms morning and resulted in the Mex
111s coining out decidedly second best
The battle lasted fifteen minutes and
noth sides tiled a considerable numbei
f rounds.
The soldiers report that they killer
one Mexican and hit five others all ol
whom were seen to fall. The engage
ment was opened by the Mexicans whi
opened fire across the river on the ap
proach of the patrol. The cavalry re
turned the fire at once and continuer:
bring until the Mexicans withdrew
There were twenty cavalrymen in thr
patrol. They sav that the Mexican:
were in two bodies numbering about
fifteen In all.
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GERMAN PAPERS INTIMATE THAT
MANIA TO AID ALLIES
A. P. A. Service.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 17.—Germai
newspapers are today printing articles
relative to the Balkan situation in
which it is plainly hinted that there it
every prospect that Roumania will ait
the allies in the event of taking any
part in the hostilities. The reports
however, do not indicate the reason fot
this supposed intention.
BRYAN TO
8E SENT ON
PEACE MISSION
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Plans tc
- ini Bryan on a mission of peace tc
ih" warring nations of Europe were
lli. subject of a conference between
-'ii and Dr. .William Forgo, who it
I. rcpresnting the editors of a con
> <U i able number of newspapers pub
lished in foreign languages throughout
i suitry. Forge said that Bryar
ain'ii him the impression during
their interview that If the trip were un
dn taken Bryan himself “Will, for the
II. \. el' the cause not only sacrifice his
time, but will also pay his own ex
penses.” •
Bfflffl EXPLOSION
CAUSES M SUNG
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—Secretary
Daniels announced today that all sub
marines of the F-4 type were unsafe
and will bo taken out of commission
at once. Tho determination is the re
sult of a series of prolonged investiga
tions by tho naval engineers aided by
tho results of the naval Investigation
of (lie causes leading to the sinking ot
tho F-4 at Honolulu. It was also re
vealed that in the view of the examin
ing board tho F-4 catastrophe was
brought about through an explosion ol
the batteries,
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NINETY KILLED IN
TRAIN WREGK
A. P. A. Service.
LAREDO, Tex., Sept. 17.—Ninet>
were killed in the wrecking of a mili
tary train in the vicinity of Saltillo
Mexico, last night according to tele
graphic advices reaching here today
The majority of the victims were sol
diers belonging to the Villa forces, li
is thought that the wreck is the result
of a plot but no details are given as
to who are the suspected parties.
EASTERN STATES
SUFFERING HEAT
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—The At
lantic states today are still suffering
from tho intense heat wave which ha
oppressed the eastern cities for the past
week. Hundreds are prostrated in the
cities along the Atlantic seaboard but
no deaths as a direct result of the
sweltering conditions have so far beet
recorded.
PRIZE COURT CONDEMNS
MILLIONS U. S. PRODUCTS
A. P. A, Service.
LONDON, Sept. 17.—The Rritial.
prize court today condemned the great
er part of the American products
forming the cargoes of four steamships
which have been seized by the nava
authorities during the past three weeks
The products carried by the vessels
valued at several million dollars, ar»
declared forfeitedf to the crown and al
goods are ordered seized for the uses
of the military authorities. The largei
portion of tho cargoes are meats which
were destined for Sweden and othet
non-belligerent states.
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MEXICO CITY, Sept. 17. Two hull
ilrt'd and forty have died of starvation
n lids city during the period from Au
,11st first to September tenth accord
ing to a compilation of mortality statis
ics published here today and there i
every indication that- unless relic)
i onion from some source before many
days tile list will be increased by man
uindreds.
Provisions are now at a premium
t ml the poor are in a terrible eondi- |
i
lion. Roots and barks are finding v \
re. dy sale among ltie i>oorer clnssei
le even tha well-to-do can find foot
11s with di.ficully According to a
i ill in‘lit made public yesterday then
h ue been less than one hundred font
! provisions arrived in the city sinei
■ middle el' August and the nuantitlei i
ire Incoming daily more scarce.
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•ry at reasonable price", on shor
notice.
■.tie way along the coast until blast Ca|»< j
was passed, liven beyond that poin
the way was frequently blocked by ic j
lelds, and the little crafts was nearlj
■ wo weeks in making tlie distance fron
ihe cape to Nome. The party caini
tiirough their experiences without mis
hap, however, and all wore well on nr
jiving here.
Tho Kagle will be taken out of tin I
water in a few days and will winter I
here. Captain Wedding states that lu
is not sure of ids own movements but
for the present will remain in Nomi j
and dispose of the furs obtained on th< [
voyage. The scientists will probably i
leave on the incoming boats,
DUMBA WILL
Gt BECALLtD FOG
CONSULTATION
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.—It \\ i [
announced at the state department t*>
day that the Vienna government wil
recall Minister Dumba to the Austria!
capital for consultation if not for in
[definite removal from Washington. In
timation to this effect was receiver
from American Ambassador Penfleld at
Vienna at the time he delivered th<
note from the T’nited States asking thni
Minister Dumba be recalled to Austria
A. P. A. Service.
OAKLAND, Sept. 17.-—Eleven hun
dred motormen employed on the locn
i ar lilies voted to go out on strike this
morning in an effort to enforce it closed
shop.
,’ROMINENT FAIRBANKS
MINER DIES
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. Hi. —George Cline, a
prominent miner of the Fairbanks dis
trict, died aboard the steamer Hum
boldt last night while en route to Seat
!■ l'he Humboldt arrived here this
: t'ternoon. Cline was engaged in min
i> the Fairbanks country for the
past fourtene years. Death was duo tc
an attack of asthma.
CAR CONDUCTOR
SS ASSAULTED
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SEATTLE, Sept. i7. I. W. Culver, n
street car > nductor was the victim o.
a mysterious assailant last night and
s now lying in th emergency hospital
in a critical condition. Culver was
found lying In the streets In the vlcin
liy of his lodgings early this morning
unconscious and with a badly fractured
skull. V broken and blood stained chit
lying beside the body indicated the
manner in which the injuries were in
dicted. The affair is a total mystery
and as Culver is still unconscious noth
ing can bo learned. It is the boliel
of the police that holdups are responsi
ble.
SANTA ANNA ARRIVES SAFELY,
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 17.—A eablo from St
Michaels, Azores, today announces safe
arrival of the steamer Santa Anna. The
Mediterranean liner is reported to have
suffered but little damage as a result
of tho firo occurring on board while
the vessel was in mid-Atlantic. The
liner will receive slight repairs before
proceeding to Mediterranean ports.
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