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VOLUME XVI.NO. 10. ELEPHONE MAIN 4ft. NOME, ALASKA. WEDNES JAY, DECEMBER 15, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« PRI„EZ8CFNli
ELECTRIC GUN IS THE
LATEST WAR ENGINE
A. P. A. Service.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16—A new
weapon which promises to bring about
a remarkable change In warfare Is be
ing perfected In a local arms manu
factory and will soon be in actual use
on the battlefields of Europe If the
plans of the inventor do not fail.
The new engine of destruction from
which so much la hoped is a radical
departure from all previous forms of
war armament in that it requires no
powder to discharge the projectile, the
entire operation of firing being accom
plished by the application of a new
electrical principle which not only
dispenses witti gunpowder but is far
more powerful In Its action than the
explosives customarily emplayed Pre
liminary tests of the new Invention In
dicate that there is about to occur
t change In war methods of the most
startling character, as the new weapon
will, displace practically all present
forms of heavy armament.
According to the inventor, the elec
trie gun will he almost noiseless, will
have practically the same range as
present day guns of the same caliber
and will project a huge shell without
the use of powder, thus doing away
h one of the principal Items of cost
i n wn rfare.
"COMING AND GOING."
Saturday night coming; all going.
EAST BURIED UNDER
AVALANCHE OF SNOW
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A. «*. A. S*rv«c«.
NEW YORK, Dec. 16. -As a result
ul a fierce blizzard which swept over
the North Atlantic states during the
past twenty-four hours the entire sec
tion is burled under an avalanche of
snow and traffic is practically sus
pended throughout the state. Dozens
of town* along the central portion of
New York are completely cut off from
all communication save through the
' medium of the wireless telegraph as
the storm played havoc with the land
lines In every direction.
Trains are tied up everywhere and
many of the best equipped lines have
been unable to continue traffic.
Reports from Poughkeepsie state
that twenty-five trains are tied up in
ihe vicinity of that city und hundreds
of passengers are Imprisoned. In ad
dition two persons are reported to
have been frozen to death and several
others are missing. The storm was
the worst of many years.
During its height city traffic was
entirely suspended for several hours
and It is only through heroic efforts
that Hie street cars were able to move
Hi is morning. New York seems to
have borne the brunt of the blizzard
but tile New' England states have also
been hard ' hit and a majority of the
seaboard railway lines are reported
crippled.
Home-made chocolate*, peanut can'
dies and hard good*. Ro»e Candy 8tore.
GERMANS FORMING
POLISH FRONTIER
r>. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, Dec. 15^—The Getr
mans are engaed in throwing up a
strong line of defenses along the east
Polish boundary from the Galician bor
der northward to Bielostok. Immense
fortifications are being constructed
along the line of the Bug river In evi
dent antlcipatioii of holding the Pol"
ish territory indefinitely. Reports of
the general staff state that the Ger
mans are employing thousand of pris
oners on this work
AL FLETCHER.
Will mi»» the Roof Garden.
TON OF GOLD EN
ROUTE TO COAST
A. P. A. Service.
SEWARD, Dec. 15.—A ton ot' gold
from the Idltnrod is on the way to the
coast and Is expected to arrive here
within the next few days. The big
shipment of precious metal is coming
over thetrall on four dog sleds in
charge of a number of drivers and
guards. The shipment is the last clean
up of the fall made after the close of
j navigation.
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WAR TAX EXTENSION ASKED
A. P. A. Scrvioe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—A resolu
tion tvas Introduced in the senate to
day extending the present tvar tax fot
one vcar, as it is generally recognized
I that the government cannot sustain
'itself m the ordinary revenues owing
I to the great shrinkage in import Itxta
' f JILL CANNED GUMS ARE NOT GLAMS
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1 At last we Have found what we have been looking for
I and we are now introducing a canned clam that is all olams.
I Each clam is thoroughly ®leansed and guaranteed pure and
■ clean. Open for inspection come and see for yourself.
SMILE CLAMS
I 5 cans for $1.00
I Per case of 48 cans $8.50 Per Dozen $2.25
Ipolets Stores
I WE ROAST COFFEE DAILY WE ROAST COFFEE DAILY
PURSUING GERMANS
INVADE GREECE
A. P. A. IwvIm.
GENEVA, Dec. 16—Reports from
1 Athens today say that the German
troops have Invaded Greeec In hot
! pursuit of the retiring allied force8
which are making an effort to reach
the coast and the protecting guns of
the entente war fleet gathered along
the coast.
The dispatches state that the Ger
mans entered Greece through ttie Var
) dar pass In an evident attempt to cut
the line of the allied retreat to Salon
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ka. The Bulgarians pursued the al
lies up to the very border of the Greek
territory but riinde no attempt to cross
ilie line as the German Bulgarian
compact provides that the former are
to operate only upon Serbians and Tur
kish soil. Should the Germans suc
ceed In their object of reaching Sal
onika before the allies the entire force
will probably he compelled to sur
render to escape annihilation
Who will win the Victrola?
PRUSSIAN LOSSES
TOTAL 2,244,248
i A. P. A. Servio*.
ROTTERDAM, Dei 15.—The l>i us
slan casualty lists as lately revised:
disclose that their losses in killed, 1
wounded and missing have now reach
ed the tremendous total of 2.244,2481
up to the first of December. These
| lists do not include the losses sus-1
! talned by the Bavarians, Wurteinburg
| isrns. Baxonlans or the Turkish cas- i
! iality lists. The Berlin government;
j maintains the greatest secrecy con
j cernlng the losses sustained by the
troops of those districts but they are
known to have been heavy suffers,
' particularly the Bavarians who have
I borne the brunt of much of the west-!
ern fighting.
Iasks twenty six
MILLIONS FOR
DEFENSES
A. P. A. Servio*.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.—The bill1
prepared by the war department for
the increase of the national defenses
asks congress to provide the sum of
twenty-six million dollars for coast de
fenses and fortifications.
The plans of the department provide
for the building of fortifications at
many points at present unprotected and
also contemplates a considerable
strengthening of the defense of many
harbors already fortified. The amount
asked is twenty millions more than
was appropriated last year. Mann, the
republican leader, today announced the
assignment of a number of republican
progressives to various committees,
including Albert Johnson, who has
boon named for a membership on the
committee on territories.
HUGE WAR SHIPMENTS
ENROUTE TO RUSSIA
A. •* A. Service.
SEATTLE, Dc . la,—A total or' thlr
ty-elght hundred freight cars loaded
with war supplies for Russia arc
present In the freight yards of tie 1
railroads leading into Seattle, wailln
transportatlon across the Pacific. Ahou
sixty per cent of the cars are load,
with cotton, which will probably i>
employed in the manufacture of < \
plosives hut there Is also a good si/.-I
trainload of knock down steel fre chi
ears fe use on the milium rail
a
roads and many ears containing arm
ored autos, guns and a variety of >.h r
war munitions, for the use of th, Cus
sion forces. The goods are consign 1
to Vladivostok.
FORD PARTY ARRIVED
IN BRITAIN TODAY
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Dec. 16. The Norwegian
liner Oscar II. hearing the Ford peace,
party, arrived at Kirkwall. England, to
day.
BRITAIN GIVES BIG
WAR PLANE ORDER
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 15.—Contracts foi I
fifteen million dollars worth of war
aeroplanes for the British government j
were placed In this city today
WIDOW OF CUSTER
MASSACRE VICTIM DEAD
A. P. A. Servloe.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 15.—Mrs. Porter,
the aged widow of Captain Davis Pot
ter, who was one of the victims of the
famous Custer massacre, died here in
day after a lingering Illness
Who will win the Victrola.'
The place to get your job printing at
1 right Prices and prompt delivery is
I at the Nugget offioe.
GOV’T INVESTIGATING
MINNESOTA AEEAIR
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec 15.—The
' rippled steamship Minnesota war
brought Into port by a small fleet of j
lugs ..islerdity afternoon and the gov
't miiom Is now conducting in Investl
.tl n of the causes leading lu the big
s“fl becoming disabled In mid ocean. I
so fir nothing has been disclosed as’
result of the federal Inquiry sa\e
that the boilers of the vessel are In
very bad condition and are apparently
worn out It Is now common, ing tu
la believed that the disabling of the
vessel was not due to outside Influ
ence at as litsi supposed, but is admit
tedly in bad shape. So far no one
lot vo but government official* been
allowed aboard the big steamei and
'be crew are still detained.
SAYS HERRON
DISGRUNTLED
A. P. A 6trv«c«.
ANCHORAGE, Dec. 16. That the
repudiation ol* VV'ickersham by Chas.
K. Herron some da\a ago is animated
■ > a purely personal motive and n*»t
• *y an> desire u> further the cause *»f
i he republican part> in Alaska, is the
declaration ul the i'ost toduy.
According lu the stul > told by the
i'ost, Herron tried to get VVickershain
■ knock tiie Alaska engineering coin*
uission ami failing in this later tried
to harm the delegate by making It ip
I" ir that VVickersharn was trying to
t hack into the republican party.
Vs a climax to his plot against the
delegate. Herron, before leaving for
Washington yesterdax. issued « formal
stMteincnt repudiating VVickeishatn.
The Host exposes all this today and
shows that it was not Herr n who re
pudiated Wickershaui. but that the lat
f«*r repudiated Herron by suportlng '.lie
• ointnission.
AUSTRIAN REPLY
EXPECTED TODAY
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. The Aus
trian reply to tin- American note rel
ative in the sinking of the liner An
cona is expected to be handed m
Cnlted States Minister Penfield at Vi
enna some time today. A dispatch to
litis effect was received from the am
bassador today. Since tlie reports that
Austria was deeply incensed at the[
American note have become public, the
answer of the Vienna government is
being awaited with great interest. In
administrative circles the probability
that Austria will make good her
threat to sever relations witli the l ul
led States, is considered remote.
SWEIDENK MAY BE FORGIVEN.
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.—According
to an announcement made by the
state department today there Is a pros
pect t Ha t Baron Sweidelnk, acting
Austrian envoy, may be forgiven for
his action in connection with the mu
nition restriction activities. The Baron
has explaned to the department that
in this . i.inn i tic n he was subordinate
in the departed Dumba and had no
option but to obey the orders of his
superior Sweidelnk has apparently
satisfied the department that he is not
wholly to blame and he may therefore
be allowed to remain In the country.
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GENERAL RUSKI
OPTOMISTIC
A. P. A. Servio*.
1‘ISTKOHAU, Dec. la, When told
that the Germans are employing thou
sands of war prisoners In digging
themselves in and in fortifying the
Mur river along a two hundred mile
i runt. General Kuskl, commander of
the .Northern Russian army, replied
We are not discouraged We have
.-■till greater forces in reserve, no good
days are coming when the Russian
army will again advance" This spirit
of optimism seems to pervade the en
tire military staff and it seems to he
a settled matter in the minds ot the
commanders that no great difficulty
will be found In driving the Invaders
back to their own frontier.
FRENCH WAR COSTS
THIRTY-ONE BILLION
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Dec. 15. — An announcement
from the office of the minister of
finance today states that the total ex
penses of the French government
since the beginning of the war period
up to the present total thirty-one bil
lion francs Tills Includes the co.- j
of conducting the entire expense f
government both civil and military
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