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VOLUME XVII. NO. 124. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1917 . TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRICE 25 CENT9
SHOCKING LY __ UR IVIEIVIPHIS. TENN
MERCHANT SUBMERSIBLE SHIPS
SOLVE SUBMARIHE PROBLEM!
International News Service.
PHILADELPHIA, May 22. Simon
Lake, foremost of American inven
tors in matters pertaining to marine
engineering and ship construction,
has found a perfect answer to the sub
marine menace in the nature of a
merchant non-rfmkable submarine of
great speed and of eight thousand
tons displacement.
The first boat of the pattern put
forward by Lake can be turned out
in four months after which three or
four can be turned out weekly. It
will use heavy oil as a fuel and the
engines will lie of the most compact
and powerful type.
These boats are to be built in sec
tions from a central yard and ship
ped to the assembling point where
they, can be put together in a few
days. The inventor states that they
are unsinkable.
This, invention is considered to be
a big' factor in the shipping of the
future and, under present conditions
existing with reference to the subma
rine activity, will prove the solution
of the problem.
The invention of Thomas Kdison is
still kept Secret from the nation. In j
the event of this not being the site- I
cess claimed, the submarine menace
will be eliminated by the construc
tion of boats of the design and type
put forward by this great naval archi
tect.
Simon bake lias been before the
j eyes of the American public as a
| marine inventor of note. In I s',17 tie
built the lirst sea going submarine.
He bas 'invented a submarine appnra
Ins for Hie locating and recovering of
sunken vessels as well as for pearl,
coral, and sponge fishing. He is the]
inventor of the heavy internal com
bustlon engine for murine purposes.
He has spent many years in Eng
land, Germany and Russia designing,
building' and acting in an advisory
capacity 'in the construction of sub
marine and torpedo boats. Lake is
the foremost authority on ship con
struction in the United States.
Sow that congress have appropri
ated so much money for the building
of ships it ts almost safe to say that
the Lake invention will occupy the
attention of the consulting lion id of
the navy.
The practleaIfility of Hie merchant
submarine lias been well and openly
demonstrated by the famous Deitfcli
lund which eventually fell into the
a- inl.s of the British.
Every home in Nome should have
the Nugget delivered to it—Subscribe
now and keep the household enlighten
HUNDRED BLOCKS DEDUCED
TO ASHES IN ATLANi A
International News Service.
ALA NT A, May L’2. The great con
flagration which started here yester
day has swept all before it, taking
in so far a stretch of twenty blocks
in length and five in width, and while
r.ow apparently under control, it needs
but slight unfavorable w'mds to whip
it again into a seething furnace.
This vast stretch of the principal
business section of the city has been
reduced to ashes, and last nigh! the
lire leaped to the best residential sec
tion chiefly Ponce de Leon avenue,
and in a very short space of time it
also was leveled to the ground.
The gas mains of the c'lty were
broken In several places, and added
to the, flames until this was shut of
entirely at the works, and the water I
mains gave the department consider
able. difficulty, owing to falling walls:
breaking off hydrants, these accidents]
occurring where engines were pump
ing form these hydrants.
The electric lighting system wo
paralyzed, and the out lying sections
of the o'lty were in total darkness ex
cept from the reflection of the flames.
The losses will run into the mil
ions and it is hard to estimate what 1
the total figure will reach. The var
ious hanks in the city, most of which
were located in the burned district,
are a mass of ruins, hut Die officials
claim tlial their Vaults w'lll with
stand the heat, and that the money
and valuables contained therein will
he found in perfect condition.
Depositors and box holders are
however pessimistic regarding this,
ami many claim that the heat was so
intense that all currency will be
found reduced to ashes, and valuable
papers destroyed.
Incendiarism is given as the cause
of this horror that has visited the city,
and the belief is based on the fact
that the lire started at three separate
points simultaneously.
When the main business of getting
tlic file under complete control is ac
complished llio authorities will take
up the inveSt'igation and if possible
ascertain who is responsible for this,
the most awful calamity that has ever
fallen to the lot of Atlanta.
We are using Moonlight water in the
Elite Bath House.
GERMAN AGENT GETS
YEAR AT SING SING
International News Service.
NBW YORK, Mny 22. After an ex
tended trial wh'ieh has dragged along
In the courts for the past twelve
months Frank Von Rintelen was sent
to Sing Sing for twelve months by
oilier of the Court yesterday:
Von Rintelen acting as a German
agent—was successful in stirring up
strife among the longshoremen and
dock laborers here In the early part
of Inst year. In this manner he de
layed the shipment of war munitions
fur which the .lilies were clamoring
at the time.
The tdial was most extensive ami
was carried to the higher courts. Von
llintelen was represented by some of
the ablest lawyers In ttie United
States and seemed to have no end of
money to spend in his_ endeavor to
keep out of prison.
The case excited considerable in
terest throughout the country and
many sympathised with the accused
man. ,
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BEAR LEAVES FOR
NOME TOMORROW
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, May 22.- The revenue
cutter; Bear arrived here yesterday
from San Francisco and will leave
for Nome tomorrow. It is not yet
known whether the Bear will carry
mall to t eh north, but it is ex
pected that sho will do the same as
lastyear, when several tons were con
veyed to Nome.
The crew of the Schooner Arctic
which was wrecked In Hooper bay last
fall are on board the revenue cutter
and will bp landed as ( lose at possible
to that point.
HAWAII RAISES SEVEN
MILLIONS IN ONE DAY
International News Service.
HONOLULU, May 22. The resi
dents of Hawaii subscribed seven
million dollars to the Liberty loon.
This amount was subscribed and
cabled within twenty four hours from
the time that the announcement ot
the loan was made.
This loan called for two billion dol
lars and is now all subscribed.
Advertise In The Nome Nugget
SUBMARINES SEEN
OFF MAINE COAST
international Nows Strvice.
PORTI.ANJ), Ale., Af 11 y 22. A great
deal of excitement was caused here
• his morning by the reports that have
been coming in lo the effect dial a
submarine lias been sighted off tin
coast of Maine,
The lirst report came from the coast
guard station sitin ed between Kenno
bunkporl and Maoris and they imme
diately got in touch with the navy
department at Washington over long
distance.
Nothing was known at that, quar
ter and they were referred to the
navy yard at Charlestown, Mass.,
here also they were informed that
there were no I'nlted States subma
rines in the neighbornood of Maine,
lailer in the day these roporis were
substantiated by five fishing boats
the crews of each claiming that they
had seen a submarine and as all of
these boats came to Port In ml from
the Soutlp it became evident that the
coast guards had made no mistake,
and that a foreign diver is actually
skirting the New Knglund coast line.
it is expected hero that the navy
branch at Charlestown will send out
destroyers lo round up this craft and
news of its capture or destruction is
anx'iously awaited by ship companies
at this port,
GOV’T TO REGULATE
COAL INDUSTRY
International News Service.
. WASHINGTON, May 22. Govern
ment regulation o£ the coal Industry
is the next move, if plans now on foot
are carried through to completion, and
from the stir that has been evident
for the past few days regarding this
matter it begins to look as though the
federal trade commission are to get
action.
This commission 'in its reports to
congress charges the coal producers
With exacting exhorhitant rates, and
produce evidence that conclusively
proves that these rates are completely
out of proportion with the demand and
conditions that exist at this time.
it is the purpose of the comm'isshm
to gain such legislation as will per
mil of the governinnol fixing the
prices mi this comiiitV^tv, together
with a heavy penally for all who over
charge in defiance of this law.
Now that the commissions report
lias been received it 'is expected that
action along these lines will quickly
follow, and If so there will be a per
ceptible reduction in coal prices from
those prevailing.
GOV’T INSURANCE BILL
GETS INCREASE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, >\Iay 22. An in
crease In fifty million is called for in
the administration bill for war risk
insurance, and this increase has al
ready been allowed by the senate, who
passed upon it today.
This measure authorizes the insur
ance of till lives of officers and crews
of American merchantmen, said Insur
ance d*|iaItnielil to be controlled by
tin- war bureau.
A great many of the men now en
gaged in this line of work are un
able to obtain insurance in any of the
existing companies and the measure
is gaining ils support chiefly owing to
this fact.
The rates under this government
plan will be considerably lower than
those charged by other companies, and
there will unquestionably be a great
volume of business pour in to this
branch as soon as it: can he established.
INI COMMERCE COMM.
INCREASE MEMBERS
m'frnational News Service.
W ASHINGTON, May 22. The sen
ate today passed the hill which al
lows for an Increase to nine in the
membership of the interstate com
merce commission from the present
number which is fivfie.
BRAZILIAN STEAMER SUNK.
1’AltIS, May 22. The Brizilian
.steamer Tljiinea was submarined off
the French coast today and sunk with
in a very few minutes from the time
it was struck by the torpedo.
The report states that the greater
part of the crew perished and the
balance were picked tip by a sailing
vessel, and are being taken to some
port in France.
The Tijunea was a steamer of twen
ty-three hundred tons, and was sailing
from Bio Janeiro to France.
Do you subscribe for your home
town paper or do you let the other
fellow pay for your reading.
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SHOCKING ATROCITIES
MARK LYNCHING
AT MEMPHIS
International News Service.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 22.—Chain
ed in a steel cage—erected over the
spot where ho assaulted and killed a
thirteen year old white gill Eh Par
sons, a negro, was burned to death
before ten thousa i,i pcoph w ho made
the ■ < notion one ot gre it rejoicing.
Th lutragc toi which this colored
111..U i aid the penalty was committed
two days ago. The condemned man
was staked out for twenty four hours
mi die ground where lie murdered his
victim. During this time a s'ecl cage
was built in which he was placed.
A public lynching was announced
and thousands assembled to witness
the sickening spectacle. Faggots were
piled around the victim and gasoline
was poured on them and on his body.
This was then set on tire and the
striking of the match was the cause
of the wildest enthusiasm. The car
nival spirit predominated and the oc
casion was the cause of an all day
eelebra lion.
nternational News Service.
MEM I’ll IS, Tenn., May 22. Pewit
Ford, another negro implicated in the.
outrage and murder of a thirteen year
old white g*u I was captured by the
moli shortly after ttie burning of Eli
Parsons this morning. His ears were
cut off and his fingers wrenched from
their sockets and a short while later
he was lynched.
The eily has gone crazed with this
iutrage. The racial feeling is more
pronounced now than it lias ever been
before. The situation is / most scii
oiis. All of the citizens are arming
themselves fearing riots.
After the lynching of Ford whom
Parsons implicated in his confession
as having also outraged the w hite girl,
the colored men called mass meetings
at which they expressed their indig
nation at tlie action of the whites.
One speaker urged all negroes to
resist conscription and in the pres
ence of hundreds of Ids colored broth
ers tore up an American flag saying
"We are through here boys. Pet's us
join Germany," this slogan was taken
up by the crowd.
The whites later resorted to a most
cruel measure to instil fear into the
heart of the colored man. They
chained a ten year old negro boy to a
log and saturating the body with oil
ami gasoline Set lire to it and drag
ged it along tfio streets as a lesson
to what would happen to all negroes
who would assault while women.
The authorities have called for as
sistance from other cities to suppress
the rioting which they think will tie
the outcome of the happenings of the
past twenty four hours.
GERMAN MUNITION BASE
I EXPLODES; ALLIED GAINS
International News Service.
BONBON, May 22. In a new joint
drive on the western front to the
southeast of Arras both the British
and French forces are pounding away
and making considerable headway.
[The Hindenherg line has been broken
a two places and the towns of Foun
tainles and Croiselles taken by the
British.
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I'AltlS, May 22. (Ieneral Neville
reports the capture of o e thousand
<lent ns in the O.iinhriit Lection as
vi II as several miles of tr.'ichcs. Be
v a'c i that the lighting w is of un
| usual severity and that he.vy losses
were inflicted on the enem. who ad
mixed in a night attack in massed
forma *.iou.
I.ON RON, Alaj It is officially
11 ported fiere that a big ammunition
■depot on the Arras and Cambra'i road
was destroyed by an explosion this
morning. This depot was used as a
reserve for a large isirtion of the
northwestern lino and its loss will
nean much to the Germans.
Tile cause of the explosion Is not
known.
We want every one to be a sub"
scriber to the Nugget—Do it NOW.
MONGOLIA’S AMMUNITION
TO STAND INVESTIGATION
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, May 22.—The Am
erican steamer Mongolia which re
lumed to an American port yesterday
with the bodies of the two Red Cross
nurses accidentally killed by a shell
while the crew were at target prac
tice, was conveying base hospital
number twelve to France.
Information to hand today discloses
the fact that one other Red Cross
nurse was injured by a shell bursting
in the breach of a gun and blowing
out the breach block.
In the official report of the occur
rence received here this morning it is
stated that the ammunition Is defec
tive and has been tampered with. The
gunners of the Mongolia state that
several of the rounds fired at the re
cent target practice were defective,
and, that there was soma thing radi
cally wrong with the ammunition.
The w. r department are investigat
ing the matter and have ordered the
removal of all the ammunition from
the transport to shore whore the mat
ter will )>e sifted down.
An investigating committee has been
appointed to look Into the matti r
which is considered scrims by the
war department. All of the ammuni
tion landed from the tru sport will
be examined and tried out It will
he easy t.. locate the trouble as the
various factory identification mar as
are on every projectile and cartridge.
Eggs $1.00 a dozen at Prossor'a
Harnett Shop. Phont Black 5.