VOLUME XVI. NO. 315. TBLEPnONF MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN *«. PR|„E2* .FM -
LITTLE HOPE EXISTS OF FINDING FREEDING ALIVE
RUSSIANS
CAPTURE
TWO HILLS
International Now* Service.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 11.—It is offi
cially announced that the Russian
forces In the Carpathians have cap
tured two more mountain heights
from tho Germans. They also took
over seven hundred Austrians and
German prisoners along with some
munitions.
The Carpathians campaign is an
nounced as progressing favorably to
the Russians although progress is
made also because of snow.
FRENCH MUNITIONS PLANT
WRECKED BY EXPLOSION
International News Service.
PARIS, Dec. 11.—A munition plant
in the suburbs of the city was com
pletely wrecked early this morning
by an explosion, owing to the fact
that only a few operatives were at
work no more than 55 people lost
their lives.
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FREEDING VISITED HUT
AND BUILT SMALL FIRE
SMALL HOPE HE IS ALIVE
I
I The only new developments in the
starch for Conrad Freeding or his
body are that Hastings and partner
who have been following the missing
man's trail returned to Taylor last
j night and reported finding many
> traces. Hastings picked up the trail
I about four miles from thg springs
I and followed it to Reindeer creek and
| on to the mouth. At one place on
I the track skiis were found sticking
up in the snow as though cither aban
doned or left for a land mark. At
the mouth of Reindeer 13 a little hut
: with an old stove. In tlie hut were
I two skii sticks such as one uses wh le
1 walking on trails. These Hastings
thought were left there by Freeding.
In the stove were ashea from a re
1 cent fire. . There were signs also of
willow twigs having been broken by
hand. The willows in the stove wey,
i only partially burned up.
Hastings tells the Nugget that he is ^
positive that Freeding stopped there a
short time. From the hut Hastings
followed the track which led In a
westerly direction over a divide to
Spring creek and thence along ’his
for six or seven miles.
Here the trail was lost on the to.
from the overflow. Hastings was
then out of dog feed and nad to re
turn to Taylor to out9t. He says that
a blizzard has been in progress up
there off and on for three days, lb
and Gus UotK will start out again
tomorrow to go in the general diree
xion Freeding was headed for in the
hope of again picking up the trail,
lim Corrigan .and Pick Stepleton are
also going to start out to search
about Reindeer creek. Some of thi
uitfits will go down to the Shimareff
flats as far at least as the first Eskimo
tints.
It develops that the Eskimos who
came to Taylor a few days ago had
not come from the Shismareff flats
and no news from that direction has
yet been had.
While in the hut at the mouth of
Reindeer Freed ing melted some snow
in an old can apparently for drinking.
The fact that he letf his skii stick
' Ex-Senator Conrad Freeding now
supposed to have perished from
cold and hunger in the
Iiougarok.
may or may not refer to ids state or
j mind at that time.
■ It is pointfd out by people in Nome
who are acquainted around the Kou
1 garok that the men now engaged in
I the search arc good men who know
| the country. Attention is also called
to the fact that if Freeding was able
to travel as far in the westerly course
he was pursuing as American river
he would come to houses and dredges
where he could get plenty to eat and
could stay in comfort as long as ha
pleased.
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DEUTSCHLAND
ARRIVES
! SAFELY
i _
International News Service.
BERLIN, Dec. 11.—Intense gratiil
cation was expressed here over the
news of the return of the Deutsch
lund from America. She made the
trip in faster time than previously
; made with les3 discomfort to her crew.
| It is certain that the company
owning the Deutschland will not fall
to send out other ships of the same
general type in the near future.
I_
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GERMAN SUBMARINE
SINKS MANY SHIPS
l International News Servioe.
| LONDON, Dec. 11.—The admiralty
announces that the Danish steamship
Sigurd and the British steamships
Avrltson, Couch and Tanficld were
sunk by German submarines within
24 hours.
PIONERSI
i Special rehea'gal at the Igloo, to
night; aigr.t o'clock, sharp. “Hall Al
| Mka”
CARRANZISTAS REBEL
AGAINST OFFICERS IN
SERIOUS RIOTING
Pacific New* Service.
EL PASO, Dec. 11.— Dlsaptchos
from Chihuahua say that an insur
rection has taken place among the
Carranza troops in that city which
amounts to little short of a civil war.
The men have not received their pay
for a long time and are poorly cloth 1
and fed.
They are compelled to do a great
deal of work under domineering of
ficers and for the advancement of
men whose policies and plans they
know little of.
Rioting of a very serious nature
is in progress while Villa only thir
ty miles away Is tearing up railroads,
devasting the homes of those who do
not favor his cause, and inviting in
surrection on all sides.
HOME, Dee. 11.—Dispatcher from
Athens and Lurisso state that tnur>
more than one hundred thousand
Greek soldiers are being mobilized on
the plains of Thessaly. hTey are j
troops of Greek regulars many i t
whom are veterans of two wars and j
are intensely loyal to the royal house |
and equally bitter against the enten'i-.
allies.
From all indications it is the plan j
of King Constantine to throw the
forces of Gri'i-o into tin w.ti on tin
German side
l,i i.\ | n i;>, 11 , i > i hi l looks t•
of .ill Greek pot s by the lin'd flon
went Into offoct at eight o’clock on
the morning of December 9 and It is
now officially declared that the
blockade is t ffoctivo nothing being
allowed to enter or leave On
Calling cards printed at Nugent office
SUBMARINES
NOT GOOD
SEA BOATS
I* ternational News Service.
NORFOLK, Dec. 1,1.—The flotilla of
I'nitod States submarines which left
New York for a cruise to southern
waters encountered a terrific gale oft
Cape Hattaras.
All survived the hurricane but one
of them was compelled to put into
this port for repairs. One of its an
chors Is gono and the periscope
smashed. Nearly nil of the sub
marines sufferede some slight damage.
MERCHANTMAN
| TELLS ABOUT
GER. RAIDER
International News Servioe.
LONDON, Dec. 11.—The captain of
a British ship the name of which is
withheld reports that a mysterious
German raider is operating in north
Atlantic waters.
It is presumed that this is the Ger
man cruiser whtch eluded the British
patrol some days since and was
thought to be heading for the Cana
dian coast.
Leap Year danoe given by Rebekah
! Lodge No. 3, small Eagle Hall, De
' camber 15.
VERY LITTLE
ACTIVITY OH
WEST FRONT
International News Service.
PARIS, Deo. 11*—It is offeially
state that considerable .aerial activity
was manifested yesb rday over t!i
Somme sector. Four German aero
planes wore brought to earth
PARIS, D< e. 11.—ArtileiA dui is
around Verdun continue unabated ac
cording to the official communique
LONDON, Dec 11.—The official
bulletin says that quiet prevailed last
ngiht on British fronts.
GREECE MAY
BE AWAITING
THE CRISIS
International News Service.
LONDON, D<'c. 11 Vo cred-r.i i
given to reports via Switzerland to
the effect that Greece will remain
neutral during the remainder of 'he
^ war. It is believed that the sole
purpose of Greece is to delay action
until a future date when the Teuton
allies are expected to attack the S.\l
onlki front in great force. It is evi
dently now the purpose of Constan
tine to attack the allied force from
i tho rear at that time.