THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI- NO. SI. ELEPHONE MAIN 4*. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRI»E 26 CENTS
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GREAT BATTLE IN
CARNIC ALPS
A P. A. Service.
ROME, Jan. 10.—Reports from the
Italian held headquarters indicate that
the great battle commenced eome days
ago In the Carnlc Alps is still raging
with terrific violence.
Both Bides Fighting Desperately*
Both sides are fighting with the
utmost desperation In the mldat of
almost dally storms which, however,
seem to have but little effect on the
ardor of the warring armies.
Austrians uiving Ground.
The Italian attack is being pressed
with the utmost vigor and the Aus
trians are steadily giving ground and
hove been forced back a considerable
distance along all points of contact
The Alpine corps of the Italian foroee
are said to be especially distinguish
ing themselves by daring exploits con
ducted upon sklls.
Itslisn Artillery an 8leda.
The Italian artillery has been made
especially mobile and "effective l>y
mounting the guns on a type of autn
sled which permits of easy movement
despite the great quantities of snow.
Austrians Loss Hssvlly.
The reports stale that tn addition
to heavy losses In killed and wounded
the Austrians have lost many men
tlirough capture.
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SAYS BULGARIANS REAL
AS8A88INS OF FERDINAND;
A. P. A. Service.
BUCHAREST. Jan. 10.—M. Looalt.
■i noted Transylvanian leader and
magnate states that he hag positive
knowledge that the real authors of the
assassination of the Arch Duke Fer
dinand were not Serbians but Hun
garians. M. Local! asserts that the
Serbian plotters convicted for the
crime were really the victims of the
machinations of a group of Hungar
ians who had plotted the destruction.
of the Austrian heir months before
the visit which led to tale death.
Mail the Nt.qqef to •?«■<' f' -” '»
'••Ip advertise Nome
DRY SPELL CLAIMS
THREE VICTIMS
A. P. A. garviaa.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—The dry spell
has already claimed victims through
the death of three parties during the
past twenty-four hours sb a result ot
the present Inability to procure liquor.
The dead are Jack Malian, t Tarry
Brown and Edith M. Burnette, all three
of whom died from the effect* of drink
ing wod alcohol, in the absence of
their accustomed alcoholic beverage*.
Being unable to secure other liquor*
the trio decided to Indulge in a con
coction of wood .alcohol and water
with the result that they were found
in a dying condition this morning.
PORTION OF NEW
HAVEN DIRECTORS
ARE CLEARED
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK. Jan. 10.—Six of the
Indicted New Haven directors were
found not guilty by the trial Jury this
morning owing to a disagreement over
the amount of fine that should be
fixed by way of punishment for their
activities In connection with the plrati*
. al methods of the company. A* the
jury could not agree upon a fine they
decided to return a verdict of not
guilty. Among those cleared was Wo.
Rockefeller. , t
PHONOGRAPH VOICES
OWN PRAYER
A. P. A. 8«rvice.
ALMEDA, Col.. Jan. 8.—The laat
rlte9 over the body of the late Wm.
Scott, formerly a chaplain In the Uni
ted States navy held here today were
marked by the rendering of a prayer
which ho himself had spoken Into a
phonograph some days before hla
death.
Closing Out
REALIZING THAT WE ARE HANDLING TOO MANY BRANDS ®
OF MILK WE HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION TO CLOSE I
| OUT SOME OF THEM. FOR THI8 TIME WE WILL OFFER TO I
ANYBODY UNTIL THE STOCK IS EXHAUSTED AT THE FOL- .
LOWING PRICE8: I
Marigold Milk
Per Case * $3.50
Per Dozen - 1.00
I 3 Cans for - .25
Polet’s Stores
WE ROA8T COFFEE DAILY AND FRESH ROASTED PEANUTS
Harry Bloomfield pulled out for Sol
omon on a business trip today
Dr. and Mrs Klttlessc departed on
a trip to Solomon this morning.
Harold Bayne arrived In town this
evening from Davidson's Landing and
will remain In the city for some time.
A telephone announcement from
Council today says that Fred Aysi
and wife left there for Nome at 9:30
this morning.
Mr. ()u« Bolts, restored and reju
venated, departed from the hospital
Saturday. Mr. Bolts say>: that his rlb.4
are In good shape again and he Is feel
ing fine
A crew ot men are now engaged In
tearing d°wn the remains of the cable
tower which formerly reposed on the
caisson, and UM old familiar land
mark will soon be a missing quantity.
The radio station has received u*
lntmatlon us to the stats of the iJltku
Beuttle cable as yet. Dispatches are
arriving either by way of the Cana
dian lines or by the Marconi wireless
via Juneau.
The bowling match of the tournament
series postponed from Friday evening
will be pulled off. at the bowling alleys
tonight. The contesting teams will be
the Mlstlts and the Strikers who still
I lead the series
A1 Gavvn was out this morning with
his new fangled motor sled. Under
the present snow conditions the sled
worked to perfection. The contrlvanet
Is In the form of a motor cycle mount
ed between two sets of runners with
the rear wheel of the cycle employed
for propulsive purposed.
The Pioneers of Alaska and th<
indies branch of lhat organization will
hold n Joint Installation of officers at
the Igloo tonight. A social will follow
the installation ceremonies and h
wealth of good things In the line o(
kow kow and liquid refreshments have
been provided for the occasion by the
committee in charge and a royal good
time is promised the members attend
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The mull arrived yesterday evening
[but the consignment was almost en
I trely second class and not a great deu
| at that. From all appearances out
“reasonable" mall servtc* has slipped a
cog and we are apparently at the pres
ent time shy about a thousand pounds
of mall that we should have received
had the reasonableness of the present
year been equal to that the past twe
years. “How long. O Lord "
Mr. Taylor Payne proved to be the
holder of the winning ticket for the
carving set offered at the Monte Carle
booth at the Aksala carnival, the
number being 1003. Mr. Payne did nol
discover that he was the lucky party
until the time set by the committee
had all but expired. Tho holder of the
second number was In waiting hence
Mr. Payne was certainly In luck a<
finding his ticket in time.
James McKinney wag taken Inte
custody shortly before midnight Sat
urday by Officer Doughterty and lodg
ed In the city bastlle on a charge
of giving liquor to natives. At tht
same time Billy Solowok. a native, wat
I also rounded upon the charge of hav
ing liquor In hta possession. Billy 1
appears Is ths ohap to whom the
aforesaid McKinney donated the boose
The case will probably be turned ores
to tho federal government
That the motor sled built by A
Oawn la not slow when It comes tc
traveling was dlsolosed this mornlm
when the machine carrying ths fovea
tor amt Ollle Weaver, went over the
Fort Davit race course In the excel
lent time of twenty minute* and nine
teen seconds thus beating the time
made by Harry Riley** team la the
Boschen cup race one year ago. The
trail was made with the Intention of
breaking the record of the doge 1/ pos
sible.
The drawings for the merchandise
' nrlzes offer'd by the O P Ooggtn store,
were held Saturday night with the
following results Nine numbers were
drawn for each prize so that In the
event of the first numbers not appear
ing the prizes will be awarded to those
following. For the first prize the win
ning number was 2212 with the rest
in the following rotation: 826, 1970, 769.
2133. 1630, 581 and 686. For the sec
ond prize the following were drawn,
the first being the winning number:
3598. 1638, 932, 3767, 2274, 1869, *468,
222 and 8845.
Commissioner Frawiey's court was
filled to Its capacity Saturday afternoon
when the ten men arrested Wednesday
night were arfulgned on a charge of
gambling The trail resolved itself
largely Into a series of arguments
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as to the right of the defendants to a
Jury trial. The commissioner finally
decided to pot pone the trial until to
day. During the hearing Deputy Mar
tial.-: Holland and Miller testified to
the arrest of the accused, also as to
he searching of the building under a
warrant Issued by the commissioner
Cards, poker chips and other puraphen
alla were produced In evidence.
Tonight at Engle hall the first five
, episodes of .the great Ductile Dove
; serial will be repeated, the first reel
j will begin sharp at 7 o’clock so as
I to give those desiring to attend the
I Pioneer installation an opportunity to
I do so. The show lasting until 9:80
This film Is a splendid photoplay be
ing steady, shar., and clear, a master
, piece of photographic art, and the
many exciting and varied experience!
of ’’Ducille" In the hydroplane, tha
shipwreck and among the cannibals
and wild animals In the Jungle. Keep
one’s Interest from start to finish. The
usual price of admission. 25 cents, will
prevail.
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Mens Larsen came down from thu
j Kougarok yesterday and report*
j among other things that the weather
| has been very stormy and winds ol
I terrlllc violence have prevailed during
the past week. Hans states that ai
j times the wind was hurricane strengtl
, that trees In the vicinity of Hoi
| Springs were thrown to the ground. Sc
far as he could ascertain there war
no particular damage dono otherwise
He also reports that Geo. McLain is
still at the Springs engaged In hunting
and trapping Games Is not plentiful,
however, and George Is not having the
best luck In the world but Is enjoy
ing himself hugely Just tho same
| The Dream will bo dark tonight, and
all the week a grand galaxy of big
pictures featuring a splendid two pari
drama Tuesday night entitled “The
Fallen Angel," Wednesday an Thurs
I day the Million Dollar Mystery will be
i shown, 1C and 17 episodes. These are
ilio most startling of all the lnstall
I monts yet shown in the great serial.
| For tho first time In two weeks th«
loud clang of the school bell sound
ed over the city calling the youth ol
the land to resume the studios Inter
rupted by the holidays.
The recent mild weather put a stO(
to the work of slaughtering the rein
deer herd brought down from Kottebui
sound some time ago. A considerable
number of tho deer yet remain to bi
killed although tho work has beer
pressed with vigor since tho anlmali
arrived here.
Miss Reed will open soon a class ot
physical culture, for ladles only. Miss
Reed teaches the now “Ballet Technl
1 que,” taught at the University of Cali
1 fornla by Mad. Lo Gat of Paris. Thh
1 system combines gracefulness anc
beauty of motion with the beat prin
clples of tho Del Sarto system. A fee
of the modern dances will ali;o bi
shown for variety. As It la advan
tageous for all to begin together, thosi
desirous of entering the class wll
please telephone to Main 179 as sooi
ns possible.
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Order your catting oards fer the New
Tear at the Nugget office
DUTCH OFFICIALS SNUB
THE FORO PARTY
| A. P. A. S«> vice.
LONDON, Jau 10.—The attitude of
the Dutch officials toward the Ford
peace party was effectlvey illustrated
: las' nlglit when none of the Dutch
officials, invited to attend the Bret
meeting of the expedition at the Hague
. appeared.
No Officials Appear.
Shortly after their arrival the di
rectors of the peace expedition laeued
Invitations to the various ministers
and other officials Including the burgo
master of the city. The Invitations
were elaborately worded and Invited
the uillt luls to participate In the dellb
i.itlnns of the party. However. IU>
one appeared at the set hour aside from
the forty odd dmembers of the expedt
un who have so far arrived. After
uniting for some time the Fordltee
nunenced their labors.
tj. t-efi >ouj friend - outside
p il by i,a ms lb. Nudjel mailed
oi them for .T<» cents per month
GREAT FIRE FOLLOWS
RIOTS AT YOUNGSTOWN
A. P. A. Special Service.
Viil'NQSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. 8.—Kour
are dead and o\ er one hundred are
injured ns a result of a wild night of
terror In which pitched battle* were
fought in the street* and incendiary
tires burned up property vulued at over
one million doll&ra.
The trouble which Is an outgrowth
of the great steel strike here com
menced Friday night and endured un
til this morning at which time the
nutlonul guard appeared and restored
quiet. Arson, murder and looting con
tinued through the night despite the
effort* of the constabulary backed by
the citizens. Today, in addition to the
deud and Injured, over one hundred
of the rioters ate lodged In Jail await
lug trial for everything from araon
to murder. The town la a Uttie more
than a pile of smouldering ruin*
through which the guard* are patrol
ling in auuada owing to the hostile at
titude of the strikers who threaten to
lira In cross the river.
NOTICE
C.v'1 or riny Mam -*6 when you have
•>b printing to be dons. The Nugyet
irs the most complete stock for all
ccceeionr.
BRITISH BATTLESHIP
SUNK BY MINE
j k. ° A. Service.
LONDON. Jan. 10.—Tho admiralty!
announces the sinking' of the British
battleship King Edward through com
| ing Iti contact with a mine while on
: detached duty. The location of the
sinking has not been made public but
Is understood to be In eastern Medr
I terranean waters. According to the
I reports the Edward had separated
from the fleet and was proceeding to
its destination when struck. Tha en
til - crew are reported to have been
sa ved.
Last of Predreadnought Type.
1’iie King Edward was the laet or
the. type of battleships known as of
the pr< dreadnought class, was of 16.S50
tons displacement and carried a heavy
armament.
SECRETARY GARRISON OTTERS
FURTHER MILITARY PLANS
! A. P. A Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.—Secretary
j of Wur Garrison today laid before the
: house the completed plana of the mil
itary affairs commission which provide
for the creation of a mobile federal
force of one million men within a pe
riod of six years. The secretary also!
presented a plan of the commission
providing for the accumulation of re
serve of ammunition and equipment
for the use of the coast defense all to
cost six hundred million* of dollars
until the plans are fulfilled after which
they will cost two millions a year to
maintain.
To Bet the news road tho Nugget
-TELEGRAPH BREVITIES
I
wet-many Concede* Everything Luo'* |
talnia Caee.
A. P. A.. Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan 8.— Lansing
. announced today that the Oennan gov
I ernment has conceded all reports In
the Lusitania case and that unpleas
, ant episode may now be conslderd as
, finally settled.
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[ Says Germany Made Peaoe Overtures.j
LONDON, Jan. 8.—A cable from
: Toyko today says that Premier Okuma,
. is quoted as saying that Germany has
made definite peace overture* to Ja-j
pan and Ruesla asking for a separate J
peace. The cable declare# both offer*
were rejected
Russians Again Bomb*rd Veen*.
GENEVA. Jan. 8.—Report* from
Balkan sources state that th# Rue#1*n«
are against subjecting Varna to a
heavy bombardment.
Moran Beats Coffey.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Frank Moran
knocked out Jim Coffey In th# nine
teenth round of the twenty round en
gagement last night
Gelling Cards at the Nugget Otltce.