THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XV. NO. 358. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. * „ NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £5 CENTS
CHARGES GERMAN ATTACHE
INTERESTED IN CONSPIRACY
A. P. A. 8«rvlc«.
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—In almost
tlie first words of his opening address
to the jury In the government’s case
against Benz charged with conspiracy
against the United States, Roger B.
Wood, assistant district attorney who
is in charge of the prosecutldh of the
case, charged that Captain Boyed, the
naval attache to the German embassy
at Washington, was fully aware of the
full extent of the conspiracy to secure '
forged passports and also of the plan
to allow the shipment of contraband
material to Germany before the Brit
ish council order closed off all ship
ments to German ports.
Wood stated that the government is
in the possession of ample evidence
that Floyed knew what was going on
and is known to have practically di
rected the chartering and loading of
several vessels. In addition it was
stated that the money sent by the
German government for the relief of
the crews of the German warships In
terned in United States ports was all
expended under the direction of Boyed.
“We expect to show," said Wood, “that
the passport conspiracy in which the
German naval attache was unquestion
ably interested extended from New York
and Philadelphia to New Orleans and
San Francisco.”
To get the news read the Nugget.
BELIEVED SMUGGLING
RING INVOLVED
1 FORGERIES
A. P. A. Service.
OLYMPIA. Nov. 24.—It may never
t o proved but there is every proba
bility that the smuggling organization
reported to United States Marshal
Uoj le and the secret service agents
at Seattle early last summer is identi
fied with the looting of the state treas
ury through the forgery of industrial
commission claims.
I It is also generally believed that the
sime ring Is responsible for the vice
j conditions in many of the larger sound
ties. The responsibility of the smug
t gllng gang in the vice conditions has
been under investigation for some days
| i id enough has been disclosed to show
[ hat a large percentage of the houses
i of 111-fame are under the control of an
* cgariization.
BOATS UNABLE TO
UNLOAD AT ANCHORAGE
A. ». A. Service-.
REWARD, Nov. 24.—The steamer
Kansas City arrived here this morning
with 1,600 tons of freight which
could not be unloaded at Anchorage on
account of the ice which has accumu
lated in the harbor. The vessel ex
perienced many difficulties in attempt
ing to place the freight on shore and
remained until the last possible mo
ment before finally giving up.
The vessel lost one anchor before
finally forcing her way out of the ice
locked harbor and also broke one of
l he circulating pumps which became
chocked with ice. The vessel will re
main here until information as to the
disposal of the remaining freight Is
Specialties
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and prices stand oompariaon.
8pecial Thanksgiving fresh roasted Coffee, Per pound 40c
t
Special Thankagiving mixed Nuts, 2 pounds.46o
8pscial Thanksgiving Raisins, Cluster per pound .26o
Celery, green peppers, Hubbard squash, fresh pumpkin, red and
green oabbage.
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Mince Meat, per pound 20c.
Candied fruits, fresh pears, grapes, apples and oranges, casabas
melons, apple cidar and cranberries.
Fruit cakes, per pound, 50c.
Salted almonds, plnenuts, filberts, pecans and brazils.
Fresh roasted and salted peanuts.
Let us suggest to you othsr things that ws have that you might
want for your dinner our eto k is complete.
Polet’s Stores
(received. In the meantime the broken1
j pump will be repaired.
| Reports from the west ward today ;
j state that the steamer Dora has had,
j the misfortune to break a high pres- j
j sure piston rod while off Seldovia and
j will have to return to Cordova for
> repairs.
FIRE DESTROYS
FAMOUS BON
MARGHE PARIS
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Nov .23.—The Bon Marche
department store, one of the most fa
mous establishments in Europe was
completely gutted by a great fire which
swept away the greater portion of the
immense stock today. The loss v/ill be
in excess of two million dollars.
FOURTH VICTIM.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 24.—George Rob
erts, jr„ the fourth victim of his
crazy father, George Roberts,, who
slaughtered nearly the entire family
isome weeks ago, died today in the city
hospital where he has lingered be
tween life and death ever since the
murderous attack which destroyed his
mother and two sisters and resulted
in the wounding of himself.
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MOTION PICTURE
VILLIAN KILLED
IN ACTION
A. P. A. Service.
SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 23.—Leslie
j Reed, a motion picturo actor employ -
j i'd at one of the local picture studios
1 was instantly killed today while act
ing the role of the villian in a moun
| lain drama being staged on a steep
mountain road near this city.
Reed was required to leap from a
I i unaway stage coach while the ve
hicle was tearing madly down the
mountain side. Reed went through
with his act according to the instruc
lions but when the time came for him
to arise after his daring leap he failed
to respond and investigation disclosed
that Tie had been killed by the fall.
Reed Was fast making a name in the
pictutfj world because of clever work
in fr-Ait of the camera, particularly
in western drama where his talents
showed at their best.
HUM PERFORMS
DARING FEAT
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 23.—One of the most
thrilling tales ever told of human dar
ing was brought to light today In the
war reports front the Turkish war zone
wherein It is stated that two British
aviators who had successfully attacked
the Turkish railway station at Ferijek
were returning to their own lines when
a shot from the Turkish guns brought
one of them down within a few hundred
yards of the Turkish lines. His com
panion seeing him In peril at once
swooped down in the wake of the fall
ing machine and rescued the winged
aviator almost under the noses of the
Turks who were rushing up from all
sides.
Amid a storm of small shot the
nervy flyer caught up his luckless com
panion and soared swiftly upward
without receiving a scratch and reach
'd the British lines in safety. The close
ness of the escape is indicated by the
statement that over three hundred holes
were found in the wings of the war
plane.
DYIAIITERS TLOT DESTRUCTION
. IN WASHINGTON
i ■
A. P. A Servioe.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.—An extra
bree of men are today engaged In
guarding the tunnel and viaduct ap
proaches to the union station in order,
it is said, to forestall the possible ac
ivitles of bomb plotters. A. M. Kep
pel, the general superintendent of the
Vashington Terminal Company, which
operates the union station, explained
his' afternoon that the action was
'rompted by rumors that dynamiters
have threatened to blow up the bridges
on one of the big trunk lines leading
into Washington. The name of the
threatened line was withheld by Kep
pel for the present. He Insists, how
•vit, that secret agents employed by
I lie road have discovered what ap
pears to be evidence substantiating
he rumors and precautions have there
fore been taken to guard against any
hmonstratlon.
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25c per bundle. Lomen Bros.
BERMANS PIERCING
HEART OE SERBIA
A. P. A. 8srvioa.
BERLIN, Nov. 24.—The German
forces In the Serbian zone are steadily
progressing to the south and the ad
vance columns have now reached
several miles south east of Pristina.
Heavy fighting has marked the ad
vance throughout as the Serbs ar«
fighting desperately as they retreat
to the southwest. Owing to the dec!
nuition of their military forces they
are no longer able to offer a decided
defensive and are conducting their op
eiations along the lines of guerilla
warfare. Since tile capture of Mitro
vitz the Germans have taken over eight
thousand Serbian prisoners in addition
to forty four cannon and twenty-two
machine guns.
BERLIN REJOICES
OVER ARRIVAL OF
FOOD SUPPLIES
m. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 24.—The moat sig
nificant evidence that the food re
sources of the German countries were
at a very much lower ebb than the
government was willing to admit is
ontained in dispatches from Amster
dam and Copenhagen today disclosing
hat there is great rejoicing through
ut the empire over the receipt of
uge shipments of grain and othef
ood supplies from the Bulgarian ter
rltory. The dispatches state that Ber
lin has given itself over to general
merry making because of the an
nouncement that ample supplies of
grain may now be expected. An of
icial report from Berlin states that
German agents have secured the en
ire surplus grain supply of Bulgaria
for the use of the Teutonic nations.
Large assortment of late records re
ceived on the Victoria. Lomen Bros.
SAN FRANCISCAN
RECEIVES FRENCH
CROSS FOR BRAVER?
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Nov. 24.—Chas. Sweeny of
Sa n Francisco, Cal., a lieutenant In
lie foreign legation, has been awarded
he cross of the Region of Honor for
xemplary bravery In action. In the,
illcial report of the commander of the
umy division of which the forelgi:
'.on forms a unit It Is stated that the
' nterican lad one of the moBt daring
(barges of the war at the Navarlne
farm during one of the opening en
gagements of the recent great" battle
in Champagne.
Reading for the winter. All maga
zine* while they la*t, 60o per dozen.
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KITCHENER PROPHECIES
END OF THE MR
A. P. A. Service.
l’ARIS, Nov. 24.—An Athens dispatch
oday quotes Kitchener as assuring
King Constantine that the end of tli
,var should be In sight by the open*
ing of the coming summed. Kltchene
stated to the Greek monarch that Eng
and will have four million men In the
leld by the opening of March while
Russia will have a new army of six
.million ready by the same time and
lermany will be decisively beaten by
i n overwhelming superiority of forces.
..nstantine was also assured that the
entente allies and laying up tremendous
stores of war munitions and there is
, o possibility of further shortages
either in guns or ammunition.
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GREAT TRADE DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION FORMED
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A. P. A. Service,
NEW YORK, Nov. 24.—The National
City Bank will shortly announce the
formation of a fifty million dollar cor*
poration with a capital of fifty mil
lion dollars the object of which fill be
he development of foreign trade rela
tions with the United States. With
the completion of the final arrange
ments the company will at once in
stitute a great campaign of advertis
ing and will make every effort to
bring the trade of the non-belligerent
nations to the United States. It Is
stated that especial efforts will be made
to secure control of the principal South
American states and the Orient. Some
of the leading financiers of the coun
try are the stockholders of the new
corporation.
The place to get your job printing at
ight Prices and prompt delivery ie
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HUNDRED DROWMIH
BRIDGE WISH OUT
—
A. P. A. Service.
ROME, Nov. 24.—Dispatches from
Catania lust night contain news of the
oss of one hundred lives in the wash
ing away of one of the bridges over the
Salso river at Llcata by the sudden
rising of the waters due to heavy
raina
THE LAST BOAT OF THE SEASON
IS GONE.
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