VOLUME XVII. NO. 21. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME. ALASKA. SATUt^ *Y, JANUARY 20, 1917. TELEPHONE MAIN 4R. PRIl,E 25 CENTS
FAIRBANKS MAN
ARRESTED CHARGE OF
RAPING NATIVE GIRL
Special to the Nugget.
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 19.—Another
white man has beer, arrested on n
charge of rape against the person
of a native girl under conditions sim
ilar to those which resulted in such
wholesale arrest3 late last winter.
The man who is thus charged and
arrested is C. S. Knutson. He is over
forty years of age, is married and
ha* a family.
The girl said to have been the
victim is Lilia Llnk3. The federal
i officials are Baid to have sufficient
evidence to prove the charge. The
offence of rape consists In the fact
that the Links girl although grown
to womanhood Is only fourteen years
of age which is under the age of con
sent according to the territorial sta
tutes.
The ca3e will be brought before thr
next grand jury.
New laid eggs at Prosser’s Harness
Shop. $1.00 per dozen. Phone Black
LEAK INVESTIGATION
TO BE HELD IN N. Y.~
AFTER THE BIG BUGS
li'Urnational New* So vice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20— A radical I
change in plane in the investigation
of the leak was announced this noon.
The next sittings of the house rules
committee to hear testimony as to
the leak will not take place at the j
capital as heretofore but will be held j
In New York at the customs house, j
The hearings there will begin on
Thursday next at ten o'clock in the
merning.
The committee decid ed to raa i
this change of plans after hearing
objections from the prominent flnan
cinl magnates who havo been sum
moned who declared that It was con
trary to all reason to expect them
to move their books to Washington
for examinatin which might lust for
weeks.
The chief work of investigation
will involve New York men, their of
fice employes, and their hooks so in
order to save time and get at the
desired facts the committee deemed
it best to hold hearings in New York.
A member of tho committee has
stated that they are "going after the
big bugs" regardless of the results.
DEWEY’S REMAINS
LAID AT REST IN
ARLINGTON CEMETARY
International Newa Service.
WASHINGTON, aJn. 20.—The re
main* c? the late Admiral Dewey were
tur'ed today at Arlington where are
Interred so many of America’s heroes.
The feneral services in the city j
weie slmole and impressive. Honor
ary pall bearers consisting of sixteen
ulatingulshed friends of the deceased
ucictr.ranided the coffin which was,
hurdled by sailors of the navy.
A long procession followed the
htaisc on the way to the cemetery,
over one thousand marines and blue
jackets acted as a body guard to the
departed hero
in the cortege were President and
Mrs. \\ iitcn, the members of the
cabinet, supreme bench, foreign Hp
iontuU, setta ore and representa '.ves
urj nundieds of afflcers of the pt.rv
and army.
THREE PERSONS BURNED
IN PORTLAND FIRE
Pacific News Service.
TORTLANND, Jan. 20.—Flro do
stioyed a rooming house here lust
u.ght with a loss of three lives. When
thr blaze begun all the occupants of
the house were In bed. They were
airused and most of them escaped to
tl.e street In their night clothes.
Such headway did the Are make
that three were penned In and were
burned though Aremon put forth great
efforts to save them.
Bubacribe for the Nome Nugget
$S.Q9 gee month.
RUSSIANS ARE PRESSING
HARD AGAINST GERMANS
It.ternational New* Service.
BERLIN Jan. 20,—The official bul
leln today admits that the Russ'ans
in Moldavia are making desperate at
tempts to break the German lines,
but declirpa that so far they have
been repulsed.
,o ....niiited that the Russians
have penetrated one German position
in the Carpathans by desperate hand
to hand fighting and through over
powering numbers.
Calling Card* at tha Nugget Office
JAPANESE LINER GERMAN PRIZE
NOW PRISON SHIP AT PERNAMBUCO—
YARROWDALE FITTED AS PRIVATEER
International New* Service.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. -0.—It now
n.nspires that the Japanese liner
Hudson Maru which put Into the port
of l'crnatnbuco, Brazil, three days
ago with two hundred and thirty
seven officers and men from ships
hat had been sunk by German raid
ers was manned by German officers
and men. Tho Hudson Maru was In
fact captured as a prize of war by the
Germans who put a working crew on
board and used her to convey the
prisoners of this and other ships tf
a neutral harbor for interment dur
tig the course of the war.
f
The Hudson Maru still lies at Pern
s' Tnco and Is used by her German
oflv<t;rs as a prison ship. The Japan
ese government has entered into nc
got'ations with the Brazilian author
ities for the release of the ship but
It is stated that the Brazilians main
tain the right of the Germans to in
tern the Hudson Maru as a prize of
war and is following tho precedent set
by the United States in such cases.
A controversy has arisen as to the
right of the German commander to
use his prize as a prison in neutral
waters and negotiations are still
pending.
It was learned from the prisoners
on board the Hudson Maru that the
Germans captured the fast British
ship Yarrowdale in the south Atlan
tic and fitted her out with guns as
a commerce destroyer. A crew of
Get man bluejackets was put aboard
and she went off on her marauding
adventures. No news from her has
slrco been received. She was well
supplied with coal and provisions
International News Service.
LONDON, Jan. 20.—The admiralty
has Issued on official statement that
the Yarrowdale has been taken to the
Delglan port of Zeebruggo.
RIO JANEIRO, ajn. 20.—A dispatch
from Pernambuco says that late In
formation has boon received that the
German raider Is accompanied by
three big submarines which act as
scouts. They also assist in prevent
ing the escape of vessels abou to be
sunk.
THIS IS FOR YOU
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and international and local new3 of
the day by subscribing for the Nome
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•HOUSE BURNED:
D, EIGHT INJURED
Pacifio News Service.
SEATTLE, Jan. 20.—The Grand
Opera House on Cherry street be
tween Second and Third avenues was
destroyed by Are last night shortly
after the close of the evening’s per
formance.
The fire was a difficult one for tht
department to handle owing to the
old fashioned construction of the
building. A second alarm was rung
for ad litional apparatus and flro
fighters as th big conflagration in
the heart of the commercial section
endangered a rich portion of the city.
Owing to efficient and dare-devil
efforts on the part of the fire de
partment the tire was confined to
the opera house which is a total loss.
During the struggle with the flames
Assistant Fire Chief Filtam was kill
ed and eight others were injured,
some of them seriously.
The ciiglna of the fire has not been
d flntely learned. It is believed to
have been due to a defect In the
heating plant. Suggestions have also
been made that it was of incendiary
oOgin.
The Grand Opera House has played
a diversity of roles In the history of
Seattle's amusement enterprises. It
was once the theater of John Oort,
atefrwards of national fame ns n the.a
triacl man. It has been used for pe'
foimances by famous actors and
acrt esses
Of late years it had fallen from the
grrdt of first class theater and was
put to use as a moving picture house
I some six years ago by Eugene L »vy
Hr had since converted the old play
house Into n popular vaudeville and
photoplay house and ns such It was
being used hot night previous to the
Are.
V'Sitinq Cards at ths Nusget Offlo*
MUNITION FACTORY
EXPLODES IN LONDON;
CAUSES BIG FIRE
International New* Service.
LONDON, Jan. 20.—A munition
plant in the suburbs of this city blew
up in the night with a great loss 01
life and property according to reports
first received.
Subsequent reports show that prob
ably not more than fifty people were
killed with possibly one hundred seri
ously injured.
Already thirty one bodies are
recovered from the ruins. The !n
Jured were rescued early and remov
ed to hospital.!.
Following the first explosion there
were a number of lesser ones which
set the shattered building on fire.
The tenement houses on two sidc9 of
the wrecked factory caught fire and
for three hours a conflagration raged
which burned over three full blocks
of dwellings before it was got under
cortrol.
ARMY AVIATORS
FOUND BY AIR-MEN
International News Service.
WELLON, Ariz., Jan. 20.—Lieut.
I Bobertson and Colonel Bishop who
| disappeared four days ago over the
1 desert and had not since been heard
frem since were discovered today on
the desert by army aviators who flew
in search of them. They are now
ubout two buadre* miles la the
I
r heart of the desert and hope to find
tin'.i way out when their rescuers
have made repairs on their machine
and they have recovered sufficiently
to r ifain take to the air. Commun
i. ■ i;<-n was established by means of
trt little radio outfit carried on the
h» my plane.
Robertson and Bishop wars found
e»i.; usied They were so weak they in their machine and say they are
His peered and they were blinded by { bringing the sufferers around nicely,
the sun and the heat. The rescuers When they will attempt a return
lrtj water, provisions, and medicines! flight wus not stated.
EXPECT DEUTGHLAND
WITHIN TWO DAYS
AT NEW LONDON
International News Service.
FRIDGEPORT, Conn.. Jan. 20 —
Tho German submersible merchant
ship Dutchland is expected to ar
rive at New Haven within forty
eight hours, according to a state
ment made by James McGowan, col
lector of customs who has Just finish
ed a conference with representatives
of the Eastern Forwarding Company.
Tho tug boat, company already have
boats on the w-atch for the under
water craft somewhere off the east
entrance to Long Island sound.
McGovern did not acknowledge that
! he hud any news of the two other
merchant submarines which were re
verted to have left Bremen ten days
before the Dcutchland. It is be
Moved that the German announce
nn nt of the sailing of these vessels
was Incorrect for the purpose of de
ceiving the British patrol.
FUNSTON PLANS RETURN
OF STATE TROOPS
Pacific New* Service.
SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 20.—General
Funstcm admitted today that he is
forming plans to send the militia reg
iments back to their home states.
This la accepted as confirmation of
the announcement from Washington
that Pershlngs colmn will be with
drawn from Mexico as the regulars
alone can take care of the border
under normal conditions.
PIONEERS ATTENTION.
All members (gloo No. 1, Pioneer*
of Alaska arc requested to assemble
at the Igoo at one o'clock tomorrow
(Sunday) to attend the funeral of
our late brother, Chris. Prechtel.
THORULF LEHMANN, President.
SONS OF THE NORTH SOCIAL.
There will bo a social dan(je at the
Sens of the North Saturday evening.
Everybody is welcome. Refreshments
will be served as usual and a general
good time is assured all those who
attend.