THE NOME JLY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI- NO. lai. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA MONDAY, APRIL 34, 1916 TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwEZBCENIV
BERNSTORFF TO PICK
OUT OFFICIAL DOCUMEi
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 24.—
It was announced today that the
official documents contained
among the Von Ingel papers
seized by the secret service will
be returned to Ambassador Bern
storfif.
The state department will, how
ever, ask the ambassador to dis
tinguish between those docu
ments supposed to be official and
these belonging to the private
correspondence of Von Ingel.
Lansing admitted after seeing
the papers that the government
will be forced to return the au
thenticated official documents to
gether will the copies and mem
oranda thereon.
The secretary said that theoffi- '
cial documents must be held in
violate as belonging to a friendly j
power, regardless of the incrim
inciting nature of the contents
Bernstorff will, therefore, be
asked to segregate the official
documents from the others, tt •
admitted that the ambassador
may undertake to claim all the
papers are official and, in such
*:.ven|, the governmnot will ; •
compelled to return the entire lot
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MORE TROOPS LEAVE
FOR MEXICO
liy A P. A. Service.
COLUMBUS, April 23.—A
large detachment of troops left
here yesterday afternoon, pre
sumably for Mexico. The de
tachment was composed entirely
of infantry. The destination of
the troops was not announced but
it is believed they are being sent
forward to strengthen the over
ly thin line of American commun
ication with the Pershing expedi
tionary forces.
The detachment is known to
have crossed the line some dis
tance to the east of Columbus af
terwai d disappearing in a south
easterly direction. Military head
quarters would make no state- j
ment regarding the movement. j
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, April 24.—Semi-of
ficial utterances today indicate
that the kaiser may meet the Wil
son demands relative to the sun-1
marine warfare- The return ofj
Chancellor Bcthmann-Hollaweg!
to the capital after, a conference
with the emperor at military
headquarters yesterday is con
strued to mean that a decision
BRITISH RECIPME
(PRES TRENCHES
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, April 24.—It is offi
cially admitted today that the
British troops have recovered
about one third of the six hun
dred yards of trenches which
has been readied as to the tenor
of the German reply.
Although there is considerable
anti-American sentiment express
ed It is noticeable that the portion ;
of the press which has been most
active in demanding that no con
cessions he given the United,
tiintes has now subsided and the I
inferences to the Wilson note art
remarkably pacific. j
were seized by the Germans Wed
nesday between \ pres and
Langemarck. Several attempts of
the British to take the remainder
of the captured positions were
repelled.
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SITOFCRIBE FOR THE HUOQBT
CARRANZISTS CAPTURE
VILLA’S LIEUTENANT
A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO, April 2v-;.—A dis
patch to the Carranza command
er at Juarez today states that
Pablo Lopez, one of Villa’s lieu
|.a.ia.|ts who is responsible for
the murder of seven Americans
at Santa Ysabel has been captur
ed by the forces of General Ga
vira. Lopez was also one of the
raiding party of Villaistas engag
ed in the attack on Columbus and
was shot through both legs fal
lowing the retreat of the raiders.
According to the report of Ga
vira, tne"». i > ,
ii- man was ton nil i
concealed in a cave with a num
ber of the Villa followers.
CARRANZA OFFICER
STOPS ATTACK ON U. S.
CONSULATE—DURANGO
By A P. A. Service.
EL PASO, April 24.—An in
dication of the growth of hostile;
sentiment against Americans in
Mexico is furnished by the report
received here today that a serious
attempt to attack the American
consulate at Durango Saturday
was frustrated by the timely ac
tion of a Carranzist officer in
holding a Mexican mob at bay at
the point of a revolver until the
arrival of Carranza troops. The
officer is said to have displayed
the greatest courage in opposing;
the mob single handed. The dis
patches declare that the Mexicans
are growing daily more hosti.z
toward Americans.
REPORTED AMERICANS
LEAVING GERMANY
A. P. A. Service
THE HAGUE, April 24.—
German reports received here ad
vise that many Americans are
closing their affairs and leaving
Germany owing to the threatened
break over the submarine war
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SEA COLLISION
' By A. P. A. Service.
■ SHANGHAI, April 24.—News
j of a great sea fatality reached
! h re today with ithe arrival ol
(the Chinese warship Haiyung
, having on board a small remnant
| of a total of twelve hundred Chi
I nose soldiers and sailors from
aboard transport 'hip Hsingyu
which vas sunk in a collision with
the tnu—cr some miles south of
t iiusan island \ esterday morning.
The accident occured in the midst
1 >- a thick fog which rendered
the work of saving the soldiers
'illicit. It: is estimated that
fully eleven hundred of the sol
diers and crew of the transport
perished.
GERMAN REPLY EXPECT
ED BY SATURDAY
A I’. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. April ->4.—
The German reply to the Ameri
can note is expected to reach
Washington not later than Satur
day next and possibly before. Of
ticial intimations received from
Berlin today indicate that the
Berlin foreign office is working
on the preliminary diaft of the
reply at present.
It is probable that Gerard will
»v in a position to forecast the
A \ cuts within the next 'forty
eight hours. The excitement
ffe disappeared and
there is now a general inclina
lion, based on the tone of Berlin
reports, that the differences will
A peacefully adjusted
The officials concede, however,
that they may be pacific but by
ii'i means in accord with the spir I
it of the American demands.
Should this be the case it
probable that the situation would!
become worse than ever as it is j
plainh indicated that the presi
dent is in no mood to trifle fur
ther.
GERMAN OFFICIALS CON
SIDERING WILSON NOTE
A P. A. Service
BERLIN. April -\y The Am
erican note is now in the hands
of Emperor William and his ad
\ ers and the contents are being
consul-red. Nothing has been
given out a- to the text of the
American communication. It is
rup.ned among officials that
theta is vary prospect of an am
icable adjustment of the difficul
ties. This is also indicated by
the tone of that portion of the
press which usually voices the
opinions of government. These
papes refer to the \\ i 1 soil note
in terms of great moderation in
addition to expressing the belief
that matters will be settled to the
satisfaction of both governments.
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PLAINLY INTIMATED TROOPS
WILL REMAIN IN _■
_
I
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April 24 —
ft was announced tftimorning
;hat President Wilson has ap
proved tile plans of Gen.’s Scott j
and Funs ton for a redisposition of ■
the American forces across the j
Mexican border.
Behind the announcement that |
the president has given his ap- J
proval of the plan devised hv thej
military leaders is the plain in
timation that the government has
determined to maintain the mili
tary statu quo beyond the border
line until «the Mexican govern
ment has demonstrated its abilityi
to either caoturc or crush Villa.
It is now generally accepted
that Villa i< not dead and
merely in hiding wait
ing a favorable opportun
ity to reappear. According to
the statements of several official
intimations have been received
\ ilia i" "till very much alive and
this, coupled with the inability of
the American officers to obtain
'onfirmation of the reported find
ing of the body of the bandit chief
is said to be behind the determin
i m of tin- adminstration to con
irme the search in Mexico.
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VILLA ALIVE IN
SAN ANTON TO, April —
Villa, far from being a corpse,
i> reported to be in the vicinity
of Parral. Reports reaching mili
tary headquarters this morning
declare that \ ilia has moved into
the mountainous region north
west of Parral and is in hiding,
with a small number of follow-j
ers. __
GERARD CABLES BERLIN
MAY MAKE CONCESSIONS
A. P. A Service.
WASHINGTON’. April 24.
Confidential dispatches from Am
bassador Gerard at Berlin today
indicate that Germany will make
certain concessions to the Amer
ican demands. This much infor
mation has been gathered by the
\merican representative hut lie
was unable to ascertain what
form the said concessions will
take.
BRITAIN REPLIES
TO COMMERCE
RESTRICTION PROTE '.T
V ASHINGTON, April 24.—
The reply of Great Britain to the
American note of protest relative
to the British restrictions of neu
tral commerce was delivered to
Secretan Lansing by Ambassa
dor Spring-Rice this afternoon.
No intimation as to the tenor of
the communication has been giv
en out.
chief is suffering from wounds
hut is far from being as seriously
wounded as was reported. His
wounds are said to be but slight
and he is able to move about.
This is the first information rela
ti\ t> to the bandit receivetfTn the
P ,st two weeks that is looked
upon b\ I'unston as being authen*
tic ___
SHIFTING OF TROOPS
NEARLY COMPLETE
A. P. A. Service.
]'I. PASO, April ->4-—An an
nouncement to the military head
quarters at Port Bliss this after
noon Mates that General Winston
has in a large measure completed
chi redisposition of the Amor
can forces in Mexico
TURK AERO’S ATTACK
BRITISH SUEZ CAMP
A. 1*. A. Service.
CO X ST A X T T X O P WE. Apr i!
»j. -The British military camps
along the Suez canal were attack
ed bv Turkish aeroplanes Satur
day afternoon, the war office an
non need today. A large number
of bombs were dropped from the
planes several of which appeared
to do considerable damage. The
aeroplane artillery fire of the Brit
ish was also returned by the ma
chine guns on the aero s. 1 he
areo’s returned to their Case un
damaged.__