THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 209. T*LEPMONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRI„E £5 CENTS
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SUBMARINE CAUSES ANOTHER
SHOCKING SEA DISASTER
Pacific News Service.
LONDON, August 4.—Another great
sea disaster similar to the Lusitania
and Ancon sinkings has occurred in
the Mediterranean according to offi
cial advices received by the admiraltv
today.
As in the case of the Lusitania and
Ancona the fatality is due to sub
marine alack. The victim of the Teu
tons is this time the Italian liner
Leimbro, a large steamer plying in the
Modi terra neon trade.
According to the reports the details
i of tho disaster are fully as horrifying
as those at ending the submarining
of th Arteona.
Eighty to one hundred persons are
known to be missing as a result of
this latest sea horror and it is proba
ble thtit all are dead.
Two boat loads of the survivors
have been landed at Syracuse and
another at Malta. The survivors re
lates ^ale of women and children
drowned before their eyes as the big
steamer settled swiftly to her doom
while tales of men, women and chil
dm killed and wounded by the shell
lire poured into the steamer from the
guns aboard the submarine, lend an
added horror to the narrative. Ac
i
cording to the statements, the l„eim
Ipio was proceeding to Taranto when
overtaken by the submarine which at
flnce opened tire with deadly effect.
The diver maintained its deadly tire
until the steamer could lie brought to
a halt. The submarine then ordered
the remainder of the passengers and
crew to take to the boats and sank
tlie l.eimbro at once.
BRITISH OCCUPY
NEW GROUND
International News Service.
LONDON, August 4.—Although
there has been a decided lessening in
the volume of news reaching here
from tie wai zones during the past
twentj four hours they activities of
the allies are continuing with vigor
Fighting of the most desperate
character has taken place along the
western lines and the Itnssians con
tinue their overwhelming advances in
the ant. Deports from Sir Douglas
nigh this morning state that the Brit
ish troops have occupied much new
ground along the 1‘olzeres front, driv
ing the Germans hack upon their sec
ond lines over a wide section. South
of the Somme the French are still
horing their way to the outer de
fenses of I’eronne and are also cred
ited with advances at other points
hy the French war office. Along the
Russian front the fighting is terrific
withe the Russians drawing their lines
still tighter about Kovel. Bad wea
ther prevails along the northern sec -
tions of the Russian front hampering
military movements greatly hut the
Russians centime to forge slowly
ahead in spite of all obstacles.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
Got your JOB PRINTING
done by the Nugget office.
MORE BOMB ARRESTS
ARE IMMINENT
Pacific News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, August I. Dis
trict Attorney Flckert announced to
day that there will probably lie six
more arrests made in connection with
It ho preparedness day bomb explo
sion as a result of the admissions ob
tained from certain of the persons
already under arrest. The police con
tinue to reiterate the earlier asser
tion that they have the evidence to
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prove complicity on the part of every i
me of the suspects and express con- |
fldencc that convictions will lie se
cured in every case. Henry t'laussen,
one of tile victims of the deadly
lionih thrown liy the dynamiters, died
in the hospital today, making the i
ninth person to perish as a result of,
the explosion.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NUGGET
BELGIANS OCCUPY
AFRICAN TOWNS
International News Service.
HAVRE, August 4. Following hard
on the heels of the report to the Bel
gian war ministry detailing the sink
ing of the last Herman gunhoat on
Lake Tanganyika, comes and official
report today stating that the Belgian
forces have swept aside the feeble
Herman resistance in the western
sections of Herman East Africa .and
have occupied the important towns of
Kigotna and I jiji. Tile latter town
is the w< stern terminus of the Gor
man railroad crossing the territory
from the eastern coast. The posses
sion of the two places named places
the Belgians in a position to operate
with great effect and tlie reduction of
the last German positions in this reg
ion is now looked upon as certain.
GERMAN AND BELGIAN
GUNBOATS BATTLE
ON AFRICAN LAKE
HAVftH, August 3.—An official
statement from the headquarters of
the Belgian government today de
day declares that the German gunboat
Graf von Goetzen has been sunk by
the Ik l.aian gunboat N'etto on Lake
Tang, inika, last Africa. The Ger
man vessel has long been a thorn in
the side of the Belgians in their ef
forts to destroy the last German font
hold in Africa. The von Goetzen has
continued to operate in spite of evert
effort lo capture her and has proven
invaluable to the Germans in their
effort s to retain possession of the
western section of the German c'ast
Africa colony. The Belgian report
states that the German was sunk in
the battle with the Netta and the
entire crew lost.
German Add Two More to Submarine
List.
International News Service. ..
I.ONDDN, Angus! 4. Lloyd's an
nounced this afternoon that the sub
marining of the British steamer Bad
ger and the sailing' ship Ino brings
the total number of vessels subma
rined dining the past thirty six hours
up to eighteen.
Shackelton Men Bad Situation.
LONDON, August 4.—Harry Mc
Nash, of Shackelton expedition arriv
ed. Says party traveled seven hun
dred fifty miles through mountainous
seas to reach land and were compell
ed to jettison all extra supplies. Has
little hope of rescue of men on Ele
phant island.
Agricultural Bill Passed.
WASHINGTON, August 4.—The
house today passed the conference re
port on the agricultural bill appro
priation $29,948,000. The bill now
goes to the White House for approval.
Los Angeles Strike Ends.
LOS ANGEI.ES, August I.—The
dockmen and lumber workers returned
to work today after being out nine
weeks The agreement reached does
not i ffect the stevedores strike.
WEST INDIES PURCHASE
TREATY SIGNED
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, August 4.—A state
department announcement today says
that the treaty by means of which the
United States acquires the Danish
West Indies from the Danish govern
ment was signed in New York by
Secretary Lansing and Danish Minis
ter Brun today.
Nuff Sed
In Quality and Richness Cannot be Surpassed
Our present prices cannot remain
this low much longer.
A few cases bought now mean a few dollars
saved to buy coal with.
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NOW
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GERMANS AGAIN OUSTED
FROM FLEURY
International News Service.
PARIS, August 4. An official
statement today declares that the
French forces have again taken pos
session of the village of Fleury, thre*
miles from the cily of Verdun after a
hard battle with the Germans who
had retained a foothold in the north
side of the town following the as
sault which placed the French troops
in possession of the southerly and
westerly sections. The report says
that the last Hermans was driven from
the village yesterday afternoon. Tlu
Hermans at once commenced an m
tense bombardment and fierce assault;
were later inaugurated in an attempt
to regain the position.
French Hold Fleury Through Night.
International News Service.
PARIS, August 4. The carl\ morn
ing report of the war olfice declares
that the French forces have retained
possession of Fleury throughout tin
I night in the face of strong ('Sennan
(attacks all of which were repulsed.
The Hermans also launched heavv
j advances against the Thiaumont
works held hy tin* French hut in each
place the attacks failed comp-letch
BERLIN FLATLY DENIES
RECAPTURE OF FLEURY
International News Service.
BKItLIX. August I The war office
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lias issued a complete denial of the
allied reports of the capttire of Fleut>
The statement says that the Her
mans are still holding possession of a
large* part of the town and are firm
ly intrenched to resist all attacks that
may he made. The statement further
declares that the French attacks along
both the Somme and Verdun fronts
yesterday and today were severely re
pulsed.
SFBSrUIBF FOR Till: N TOO FT
PARALYSIS EPIDEMIC
STEADILY INCREASING
International News Service.
NKW YORK, August 4.—(n spite of;
every effort and every preen lit ion the!
paralysis epidemic is developing a
slow hut steady increase both in the J
number of cases and also in the vol
ume of mortality resulting from the j
dread disease.
One hundred and seven five new
cases are reported as developing due ;
ing the twenty four hours ending at j
noon today. The number of deaths j
occurring in the same period were
forty six an increase of nine over yes
terday. The doctors are completclx
at a loss to explain the remarkable
manifestations of the disease which
seems to progress in spite of every
thing that can he don*. The health
authorites art* keeping: the diseas*
confined to this locality, however, and
no cases have been reported from ad
jacent towns. It is feared that the
continual increase will become general
in the event of an increased develop
ment.
TEUTONS SUBMARINE 16
VESSELS ONE DAY
International News Service.
LONDON, August 4.—The wide ex
tent of the German submarine opera
tions is disclosed by the announce
ment from Lloyd’s today that the
sinking of tin' Italian steamship Ditto
de Messina off the western coast of
Italy this morning brings the list of
vessels submarined during the past
twenty four hours up to sixteen. The
larger portion of the vessels attacked
by the divers belonged to the fishing
fleet hut several ships of large ton
nage are also included. In response
to the steady increase in the German
submarine activities, the insurance
rates are rising steadily and ap
proaching Ihe high Witter mark. The
Teutons are maintaining the policy ol
warning the vessels attacked and uo
ships have been sunk without prev
ious intimation.
LINER MINNESOTA PURCHASED
FOR ATLANTIC TRADE
Pacific News Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 4.—The
giant Northern Pacific liner, Minne
sota, which some time ago furnished
something of a sensation by break
ing down in the Pacific under pecu
liar anil mysterious circumstances
while en route to Europe, will short
ly be placed in the Atlantic trade ac
cording to an announcement made
here today. C'has. Morse, through his
agents, has completed a deal with the
owners whereby the big liner passes
into the possession of eastern parties.