THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI- NO. 135. T«LF.P"ONE main 48 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY. MAY IO. 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRI„E 25 CENTS
LINER CYMRIC TORPEDOES)
WITHOUT WARNING
.V P. A. Service.
LONDON, May to—Four
members of the crew of the
White Star liner Cymric were in'
stantly killed by the explosion oi
the submarine torpedo which
ent the big steamer to the bot
onr, according to Captain F. E
ladnell, the commander of the
1 fated liner, who arrived here
aday.
Captain Badnell states the tor'
tedo struck through the engine
x>m and the resultant explosion
n addition to killing four mem
ers of engine crew, nearly
wrecked the interior, and also
blew all the skylights off.
The explosion came entirely
without warning, the captain j
says, and on one aboard the big
ship had the faintest notion that
a submarine was in the vicinity.
A close watch was maintained
during the latter stages of the
voyage but as the weather was
murky with frequent fog banks
obscuring the view, the subma~ i
rine was enabled to approach un
perceived. Tile fifth member of
the crew who lost his life was
the chief steward, who was
drowned while leaving the ship
i when she finally foundered.
0. S. WILL CALL
MORE TROOPS
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, May to.—
To all appearances the govern
ment ist thoroughly aroused to
the obvious danger of further
raids on the many scattered and
undefended towns along the
border and there are many indi
irationr. that the militia forces
1 ordered to the border yesterday
will be furthered strengthened
by sending the militia from
other states to assist in policing
the boundary. It is also report
ed in army circles that the entire
coast artillery numbering thii— ;
teen thousand men will be called j
as infantry _i
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A. P. A. Service.
LAREDO, Tex., May 10.—A
million rounds of rifle ammuni
tion which a party of Mexicans
attempted to smuggle across the
Rio Grande river into Mexico
last night was confiscated by the
military authorities. At the pres-,
ent time the shipment of military
supplies across the border is pro
hibited by the government
It is believed here that the am
munition was intended for the
HILL CONFI
WITH BE
use of bandits. The discovery of
the attempt to land the goods
across the river was made by the
merest accident by troops engag
ed in watching the border some
distance north of town. An ef
fort was made to capture the
smugglers but the escaped in
the darkness.
New laid eggs $1.25 per dozen
Prosser’s Harness shop- Phone,
Black 5.
ERRING
LGIAN KING
By A P. A. Service. i
NEW YORK, May 10—Lon (
don reports today state that
Samuel Hill has joined King Al
bert of Belgium adn is now con*
ferring with the homeless mon
arch with a view to commencing
the work of reorganizing
the financial system of Belgium.
It is known that King Albert
1ms already obtained the consent
of Hill to take charge of the
finances of the Belgian kingdom
is soon as the war is over. It has
begn reported at intervals that
they have been in regular com
munication during the past win
ter and numerous, bulky packages
have been received from the Bel
gian king at the railroad’s man's
home.
FT, LAWTON TROOPS
LEAVE TODAY
V !>■ A. Service.
SEATTLE, May to.—Orders
from the war department to the
commandant at Fort Lawton
to prepare to leave at once
for the border were received to
day and the troops are prepar
ing to entrain this afternoon. It
is indicated that practically all
the troops in the western depart
ment will be ordered o„ border
service.
LISTER NAMES NEW
INDUSTRIAL INSUR
ANCE COMMISSIONERS
By A I*. A. Service.
OLYMPIA. Wash., May io.
—Governor Lister today named
E. W. Olson of Walla Walla and
F. I. Gillis of Spokane as mem
bers of the stae industrial in
surance commission.
GERMAN AEROS
OESTROYED-BROGES
A. P. A. Service
AMSTERDAM, May io.—In
an air battle between British and
German aeros near Bruges to
day, two German machines were
destroyed. One of the German
airships is said to have been
struck by shells from the German
aero artillery.
ATTENTION ROYAL ARCH
MASONSt
Regular meeting of the Royal
Arch Masons will be held Thurs
day evening, May 11.
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NOTICE
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GERMANY ADMITS
SUSSEX SINKING
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l$y A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—
Ainbasador Gerard at Berlin
lias notified Secretary Lansing
that Germany is preparing to
send a new note to the United
States concerning the submarine
warfare. Gerard does not state
the exact nature of the new coni
munication but intimates that
Germany has admitted that the
attack on the Sussex was clue to
one of the LT boats and that the
commander of the submarine has
been punished and other repara
tion made. The arrival of the
note is awaited with much inter
est by the officials.
\ Berlin dispatch also an
nounces that fjerard has received
the acceptance note forwarded
bv Secretarv Lansing.
BRITISH DESTROYER
DAMPED IN
NAVAL ACTION
A. I*. A. Service
LONDON, May 10.—A Berlin
dispatch announces that a Brit
ish war vessel of the destroyer
class was badly damaged in an
engagement between British and
German torpedo craft off the Bel
gian coast.
According to the German
statement, the battle occurred
on Monday and resulted in the
British finally withdrawing after
the vessel mentioned had been
badly hit. So far the admiralty
has not mentioned that such an
engagement occurred and the
story is giving rise to much spec
illation The presence of Ger
man warships along the coast of
Belgium is causing a great deal
of criticism of the seeming in
effectiveness of the British block
ade.
The Family Paper is the Atom ■
•aily -Vrgget.
WILL NOT INTERVENE
DESPITE BORDER RAIDS
A P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 10.—
That there will be no interven
tion in Mexico was the unquali
tied statement of Secretary Lans
ing today. The secretary de
clared that the reports sent out
that the raid on Glenn Spring
would result in active interven
tion are a fabrication pure and
simple as the administration lias
no intention of intruding itself
in the affairs of Mexico further
than to assist the defacto govern
ment in rounding up the border
bandits.
TURKS REPORTED PRE
PARING TO INVADE EGYPT
A P. A. Service
ROME, May to-—Reports
reaching here from Turkish
* <mvcs indicate that the Turks
are preparing to inaugurate the
long promised drive against
Egypt, it is said that a great
army is being prepared and large
bodies of troops are being dis
patched to Palestine in readiness
for a great blow at the British
colonial forces engaged in guard
ing the canal.
CARRANZA AUTHORITIES
GUARDING AGAINST
BORDER UPRISING
A. P. A. Service.
LAREDO, Tex., May to.—
Rumors of a general Mexican
uprising along the border have
led the Mexican military author
ities to adopt precautionary
measures and a large number of
Carranza soldiers are patrolling
the Mexican side of the river.
Reports from Mexican Laredo
this afternoon say that there is
i every reason to believe that
I plans had been laid for a general
i upraising which was to start to
i day. The Mexican military of~
j ficials say that they were in pos
i sesion of information indicating
that such a movement was in
prospect more than a week ago.
The Family Paper la the Vome
dally Naorat
GERMAN NOTE
ACKNOWLEDGES RE
SPONSIBILITY. SUSSEX
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May io.
Germany’s new note acknowl
edging responsibility for the dc
-truction of the steamer Sussex,
promising full reparation and an
nouncing the punishment of the
submarine commander was re
ceived late today. The text of
lie note was at once made pub
ic and reveals that Germany,
while contending that the sub -
marine commander “acted in the
bona fide belief that he was fac
ing an enemy warship when he
torpedoed the Sussex,” never the
less says that he formed his judg
ment to hurriedly and did not
act in strict accordance with hi"
Ostructiotis, and "the imperial
government, therefore, frankly
admits that the assurances given
‘he United States were not ad
hered to in this instance.”
I he note expresses sincere re
gret for the deporable incident
and declares Germany’s readi
ness to pay an adequate indeinni
ty to injured American citizens.
It also says the German govern
ment disapproves of the conduct
of the commander who has been
ippropriately punished and
voices the hope that the United
‘'fates wil consider the case set
tied.
BEAR SAILS
NEXT SATURDAY
A Seattle dispatch received by
J the Nugget this afternoon states
! that the cutter Rear arrived from
j San Francisco today and will
! sail Saturday for Nome with
! “seventy mail.” Whether this
means seventy tons of mail or
not the Nugget does not know
but it hardly seems likely unless
the congestion that was so fore
iblv denied was true after all
The message further states that
the Rear will proceed to Unal
aska and thence to Nome leaving
here about July 25 for the Arctic