THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 226. TELEPHONE MAIN M NAME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25
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SUBMARINES GAU6HT
INSTEEL NETS
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.—An officer of
the liner Adriatic, arriving from Liver
pool today declares that the German
submarine which sunk the Arabic was,
contrary to the reports given out b\
the admiralty, not sunk at all but was
captured in one of the great steel nets
lately employed by the British ns a
submarine defense.
The officer further asserts that the
crew of the German craft are prisoners
under lock and key in Britain. The
reason given by the officers for the
concealment of the fate of the subma
rine is the desire of the naval author
ities to keep the new operations secret
as long as possible in order to prevent
the Germans from devising means to
combat the novel offensive. The offi
cer added that the new' method has
been highly successful and the Ger
mans have lost fifty submarine vessels
within the past sixty days through the
medium of the nets.
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GREECE SIGNS AGREE
MENT WITH ALLIES
A. P. A. Service. take the strictest measures for the sup
PARIS, Sept. 2.—The French min- pression of all contraband trade
ister at Athens reports that Greece has through their territory.
siRned an aRreement with the entente -
powers by which the Greeks RRree to School Supplies. Lomen Bret.
U. S. TROOPS ON
THE TRAIL OF
MEXIGANBANDITS
A. P. A. Service.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 2.—United
States cavalry are today scouring the
country In every direction seeking the
whereabouts of a band of Mexican
raiders which set tire to the Durango
railroad trestle fourteen miles north of
Brownsville at midnight.
The Mexicans after firing the struc
ture retreated to the northeast com
mitting several depredations on the
way. The news was brought to the
city within a few hours and the troops
were immediately ordered out in pur
suit.
MISTY MILLION CATTLE
DESTROYED BY TICKS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—The fearful
inroads into the cattle herds of the
country caused by the cattle tick are
disclosed in a statement of the bureau
of animal surgery, showing that ninety
million head have been destroyed by
the insect posts since the establish
ment of a system of recording cattle
statistics by the government. The
bureau stateu that this loss represents
a total loss to the nation of nearly one
billion dollars.
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NEARLY HALF A
MILLION HORSES
SHIPPED EUROPE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Since the
beginning of the war period 425,000
head of horses have been shipped to the
European belligerents, according to
statements given out by the department
of commerce today.
The report states that the immense
shipments have resulted in a consider
able shortage in many sections and has
also raised prices to prohibitive pro
portions.
The demand for horse flesh is falling
off steadily, however, although It Is ex-'
pected to again strengthen with the
commencement of winter, because of
the increase of scouting operations by
the belligerent forces. The demand has
shown a steady decline since May and
has fallen far below tho shipments of
the first two months of the war.
STEEL COMPANY
RECEIVES IMMENSE ORDER
A. P, A. Service.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2.—The Crucible
Steel Company has received orders from
the allied powers for explosive shells
valued at ten million dollars. It Is
said that the order is the largest single
order for war munitions so far received
in the United States.
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DARDANELLES NEWS
PLEASES BRITISH
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 2.—The British pub
lic have been greatly cheered by the
version of the recent heavy fighting I
in the Dardanelles war »ine contained
in the official report of General Ian
Hamilton, commander of the allied
troops in the operations against the
Turks.
The British commander asserts that
the allied forces have been making
steady daily gains during the past three
weeks and have taken possession of
| a considerable extent of territory in
addition to indicting staggering losses
to the troops of the enemy.
The allied troops are now In posses
sion of the gera thighwc.ys running
parallel to the peninsula and have also
won the control of the heights over
looking the principal Turkish positions.
The report admits that the British have
also suffered heavily in the attacks on
the rock defended positions of the en
emy. Owing to the commanding posi
tions now held by the expeditionary
forces It Is believed that the conquest
of the peninsula is now assured.
LETTER HINTS
WEALTHY CHINA
MAN MURDERED
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2.—The po
lice of San Francisco are of the opin
ion that Ah King, the wealthy Seattle
Chinaman who is reported to have
taken his own life in Sacramento nighi
before last, was not a suicide but was
in reality the victim of a tong plot
whlcti has been awaiting fiuitation for
some months.
This belief is partly con tinned by
a letter written in Chinese lately fall
ing into the hands of the police officials
in which It is hinted that King would
lie killed by tong enemies about the
time of th# arrival of the first vessels
of the Alaska cannery fleet.
PLANS DEVOLOPING
FOR PRES. WILSON
RENOMINATION
A. P. A Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.—Plans for
the inauguration of the Wilson boom
for the renomination are now develop
ing and friends of the executive are
assembling their forces for the battle
at the coming convention.
Secretary Tumulty is handling affairs
for the president’s bdckers. Wilson
was extremely pleased at receiving the
endorsement of the democrats of the
tentli congressional district of Wiscon
sin and has sent a letter to the leaders
expressing his gratification.
TURKS LOST FOUR TRANSPORTS.
A. P. A. Ssrvice.
PARIS, Sept. 2.—Late dispatches
from the Dardanelles state that the
Turks have lost four army transports
in th0 western entrance to the sea of
Marmora today. No details are given
but the destruction of the Turkish
ships is believed to he due to subma
rine attacks.
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A. P, A. Service.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 2.—It is re
ported that the detachment of troops
of Company (', Third United States
cavalry which were sent In pursuit of
the band of Mexicans who fired the
railroad bridge north of the city last
night are engaged in a hot battle with
the Mexicans at a point about eleven
miles north of Brownsville.
Details of the encounter have not ar
rived. A sec-ond detachment of cavalry
was sent out immediately following the
receipt of information.
FULLERTON TO
COMMAND THE
RESERVE FLEET
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2— Rear Ad
miral Fullerton was today relieved of
tho position of director of the naval
academy and detailed to command the
Pacific reserve fleet with headquarters
at Puget sound.
FATALLY INJURED
IN JITNEY
ACCIDENT
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept, 2.—Mrs. M. Purcell,
a widow residing in this city was fatal
ly injured in a jitney accident last
night. The lady had decided to spend
the evening down town with friends
and on departing for her home called
a jitney In preference to riding on the
street cars. Mrs. Purcell was the sole
occupant of the car when it overturned
on tho wet pavement pinning the un
fortunate woman underneath tho heavy
body.
GIBBONS
DISCUSSES
PEACE
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, D. CC„ Sept. 2.—
Cardinal Gibbons visited tho president
this morning and was closeted with the
executive for over an hour discussing
the peace question. Following tho In
terview the cardinal announced that
he had received a message from the
pope relative to the subject and open
ly dccla.-ed that the object of his visit
was to enlist the aid of the president
in tho movement suggested by his holi
ness.
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GERMANS TAKE OUTER
FORTS OF GRODNO
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 2.—The war office an
nounces that the German forces have
taken the outer forts of the great Ku.s
sian .stronghold at Grodno and are fast j
closing In on the main defenses.
Heavy fighting is reported along tie |
entire eastern front. A fierce battle was'
continued through the night In the |
vicinity of Kovna and Lutsk with the)
Germans taking possession u£ i >
defenses of both positions. Ti.
man center is forging rapidly
southeast of Hrest Idtovst and
capture of the southern salient of •
Hussion line is viewed as a sii-onr,
(irobabillty.
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GERMANY WANTS UNITED
STATES FRIENDSHIP
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-Germany's
object in accepting the terms of the
United Staten In the submarine con
troversy was primarily to allow Ger
many to Join forces with the United
Staten in her efforts to establish the
freeom of the seas a^ul also to pro
mulgate an early peuee, this is the
text of an authoritative though unottl
.vial statement emanating from l
1 man embassy to the United Pi
| day.
The informant stated that ; it,
tlement of the principle at stake
tween the two governments was
secondary importance.
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WIFE ARRESTED AS
HUSBANDS SLAYER
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A. P. A. Service.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Sept. 8.—Sen
sational developments In the recent
killing of Dr. C. Franklin Mohr and the
wounding of his office assistant, Miss
Emily Burger by unknown parties,
came today with the arrest of Mrs.
Elizabeth MoMhr, the wife of the de
ceased physician whom the police de
clare to be the instigator of the mur
der.
The arrest came as the result of a
confession obtained from the three ne
grites who have been arrested on sus
picion of having some knowledge of the
crime. The police officials assert that
the blacks have owned up that ,ho.*
were paid the sum of five th< usf.nd
dollars by Mrs. Mohr, to slay tier hus
band and Miss Burger. The mop nd
1 niit their guilt and state that they m t it
i every efflort to kill the woman hut ot/.v
succeeded in wounding her.
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CHINESE VICE
PRES. RESIGNS
A. P. A. Service.
SHANOIIAI, Sept. 2.—Li Quen Hens
lifts resigned from his position of vice
president of the Chinese republic, ac
cording to an announcement given out
by President Yuan today. According
to popular belief the resignation of
Hens is the preliminary move toward
the re-establishment of the monarchy.
The public mind Is much inflamed
at the possiblity of the country beln :
again turned over to the Manehu rut
era and serious disturbances are three
ened. The late reports that Yuat
himself preparing to assume the
perial toga is adding a serious vi( \
the situation and a second period
internal warfare is sure to arise in t'
event that an attempt is made to re
vive the old order.
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SOCIETY GIRL
WALKS TO FAIR
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A. P. A. Ssrvice.
SEATTLE, Sept. 2.—En route to the
fair from Chicago, traveling every
inch of the long journey on foot in
Order to win a wager of one thousand
dollars, two Chicago girls, Miss Kuth
I'. Harnsley and Miss Maude Bride
son arrived in the city today foot sore
and weary from their long tramp but
still determined to continue despite the
fact that heir time is growing short.
The girls must arrive at their destina
tion by tho first of October in order to
win the wager.
EVELYN WILL
JIOT FIGHT
A. P. A. Servltoa.
MALONEY, N. Y„ Sept. 2.—Evelyn
Thaw announced today that she will
make no attempt to prevent Thaw ob
taining his release and will enter no
defense to the Philadelphia suit.
POPE SOGGESTS
ORGANIZED EFFORT
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2. White
House oltlclals stato that the message
received by Cardinal Gibb*d s from th ,
pope and laid before the pre.si' ent this
morning suggested that the neutral na
tions make an organized attempt to
bring peace to the nations ot Europe.
It is asserted that the president receiv
ed the message with gratification and
promised the cardinal (o do everything
possible to attain the end suggested
by his holiness.
ORZOCO’S BODY
ARRIVES IN EL PASO
EL PASO. Sept. -’.—Ail previous
doubts of the death of General Orzoco
were set at rest today by tIt arrival
of the dead body of the Mexican otft
cer this afternoon. An immense crowd
greeted the remains which were Iden
tified by a half dozen of his form, r
associates.
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