THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XVI. No. 279. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI^E 25 CEN
NEAR CANDLE
REBELS CLASH
WITH AMERICANS
SANTO DOMINGO
Pacific News Service.
SANTO DOMINGO, Oct. 25.—News
of a severe engagement between the
rebels under General Ramon Batlstn
and a strong body of American mar
ines in which the rebel leader and two
American officers were killed in ad
dition to a number of rebels and mar
ines, reached here today.
According to the reports, the en
gagement was precipitated by the
rebels who fired upon the Americans
while the later were seeking to arrest
Batista. A number of the Americans
fell at the first fire. Including two
officers. A running fight then ensued
in which a number of the rebels wen
killed and one American officer was j
badly wounded.
It is reported that General Batista
was shot down by the American com
mander after the latter had attempted
to capture the rebel chieftan single
handed. Full details of the engage
ment are not available at present but
it Is indicated that eight or ten Amer
icans were killed while the rebel
death list will approximate twenty or
more. The Americans took a few
prisoners but the larger portion of the
j rebel force escaped Into the jungle.
Hickory for basket sleds at Pros
ser’s Harness Shop. Black 5.
GOLD IMPORTS CLOSE
TO BILLION DOLLARS
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.—According to
mint officials the gold Importations
into the United States since the be
ginning of the war period now amouti
to the enormous total of eight hundred
cud fifty eight million dollars. Owln;,'
‘o the war situation cutting off a larg'
I-.rt'on of the commercial imports
from European countries, practically
all Jl’ this great quantity of gold is
in '.he United States at the present
11:. c. Customs reports indicate that
trie gold importations since the begin
ning of the war reach a greater total
than the combined importations dur
ing the decade preceding the com
mencement of the struggle.
The !’leioriel Itevlew edition of the
Nugget in magazine form to be pub
lished in October will be the greatest
issue over published In Nome.
Ethe trade
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in your behalf have been appreciated, this \ve cun easily see by the success obtained
i to thank you. And feeling much encouraged over the prospects, we have come to the
ugurate another up-to-date movement and have adopted conditions and have lowered
e it possible for you to buy your winter’s requirements as cheaply as can be done in
ore than any other, you should protect yourself against possible shortages, which with
g means "High Prices." And with this assurance meaning a saving to you of dollars,
hat you should not hesitate a moment in making up your order at the earliest possible
word relative to prices, servl •• and quality would not be amiss. We can safely say |
rganization, the knowledge of where to bus and our recognition as Jobbers of this oec
thnl we are buying our s‘‘-ck as low, il ’.ct lower than any other mer -i aat in Alas
:e and quality, we can with pride point to the past, the successful way in which we
nd the quality of goods that vo have sold to you, which should manifest the same con
avc in ourselves. By this wc do not wish to convey the idea that we are infallible; we
rents, and should an unforeseen error creep in, we arc at all times ready to make amends
satisfaction. The keeping of tho goods is the most essential factor to consider, there -
free of charge. In our sanitary roomy, steam-heated and well ventilated warehouses
roods bought from us.
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DNDITIONS AND PRICES may be obtained by calling at either of our two stores, or
too glad to send our representative to your home or office to explain conditions and sub
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W:—Otherwise the boats will soon return and depart and you will have overlooked a
Ity to procure your winter’s needs.
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International News Service.
Washington. D. C. Oct 26.—Advices
received by the state department from
Mexico today bring startling informa
tion thiit charges are being freely cir
culated in Mexico City and elsewhere
in the Mexican republic that Carranza
Is preparing to desert Mexico.
It is said to bo currently reported In
Mexico that the wife of the do facto
president and also the wife of Minister
of War Obregoon have already fled to
the United States under fictitious (
names and the President himself and
also the war minister are preparing to ,
I'ollow as soon as circumstances will 1
permit them to escape without detec*
U°n.
The reports declare Unit despite the
seeming placidity of tho Mexican sit- !
uation there is a manifest inclination
throughout the republic to rebel
against the do facto government. The
majority of the poorer classes of tho
country arc reported to havo little
hesitation in declaring that Carranza
has shown no inclination to make good
Ills promises relative to a distribution
' of tho land but, on the contrary, since
becoming firmly established as the
head of the government, he has more
than once betrayed evidences of a
strong desire to hand the land over to
whoever will pay the most.
Ho fur there is nothing tangible but
the state department is keeping a
wary eye on Mexico. As far as can
be learned there is no evidence to
support the assertion that the wives
of Carranza and his minister of war
have entered the United Htntes.
NAVY DEPs. WILL OPEN
BATTLESHIP BIDS TODAY
. . Washington, Oct. 20. Bids for the
construction of four battleships and
twenty torpedo destroyers will be
opened at the navy department today.
COAL SHORT IN ITALY
International News Service.
ROME, Oct. 25.—A statement from
the office of the minister of transpor
tation says that the shortage in coal
has caused a great suspension of rail
road activities, fully I wo thousand
daily trains having been taken off
their runs during recent months.
The coal situation is now decidedly
serious and the price of that fuel
commodity is far above anything ever
known before.
With the approach of winter it is
expected that there will be consider
able suffering among even the middle
classes, unless coal importations can
i e increased in some manner.
DEMOCRATS CLAIM HUGHES
TRUCKLING FOR IRISH VOTE
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25. Wlmt is .|c
claretl to be undeniable evidence that
. uali Hughes has a secret age.
iin n; witli tlie American liuicpotulunl's
Pone i ‘isce, an organization composed
almost intirelv 01 Irishmen, the pur
poses ol which lire underslood to be
hi iiirthi i the in teres is of Ireland in
ihe Tailed States and ultimately as
sist in obtaining Irish independence,
has been unearthed by the Democra
tic National Committee.
.Members of the committee allege
that there is every reason to believe
that Judge Hughes has in some man
ner pledged himself to this organiza
tion, which is alleged to have raised
the money for financing the recent
disastrous Irish rebellion.
Tho story of the committee is re
ceiving wide circulation and is being
made much of by the democratic
press. Many of tha papers are having
spasms over what it termed "tho
truckling tendencies of tho republican
nominee." Others are strongly de
nouncing Hughes for allowing himself
to be even remotely connected with an
organization the object of which is
to plot sedition against the govern
ment of a friendly state.
GERARD DINES WITH WILSON
International News Service.
SHADOW LAWN, Oct. 24.—Ambas
sador Gerard visited President Wil
son at his home this morning and
afterward lunched with the executive.
It is believed that Gerard is report
ing to the president on the strong sen
timent of the German people toward
a resumption of the ruthless submar
ine warfare.
Reports from German sources indi
cate that tho inclination to disregard
tho promises of the government to the
United States and feaume the submar
ine war without regard to neutrals is
daily growing stronger among the
German people and may ultimately
forco tho obviously reluctant govern
ment into giving in to the demand for
increased submarine operations,
I hsar a lot of talk about that
Harum, Sat night at Eagle Hall. I
wondsr if a fell°w could break into it.
I will try says Mika.
CLYDE KENYON
ACCIDENTLY KILLED
ON INMACHOK
Telephone reports from Candle state
that Clyde Kenyon, an old timer in
the district, is dead, having shot him
self while out hunting on the Inina
chuk river yesterday.
According to the reports reaching
Candle, Kenyon started out to hunt
but failed to return within a reason
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BIG TRANSPORT SUNK OFF
ROUMANIAN COAST ;
International News Service.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 24.—The
admiralty reports the sinking of a
three thousand ton transport off the
Roumanian coast last night. The
■a unsport was presumably a Russian
and was apparently sunk by coming
| ,nto contact with a mine.
| NEW AUSTRIAN
PREMIER APPOINTED
International News Service.
LONDON, Oct. 24.—Vienna dis
| patches transmitted by way of Copen
i hagen say that the Austrian emperor
has appointed Prince Von Hohenloe
Schlllingfuerst to the position of prime
i minister of the empire to succeed th
I former incumbent, Count Paul Stuer
ghk, who was assassinated a day or
] two ago.
Assassination of Premier Delays Open
ing Reichstag
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RERUN, Oct. 24.—Reports from
Vienna state that the assassination of
Premier Stuorghk has caused a post
ponement of the opening of the Aus
trian parliament.
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RUSSIA WILL RELEASE
SWEDISH SHIPS
International News Service.
l’AlUS, Oct. 25.—A Pctrograd re
i port today says that it is the intention
; ot the Russian government to release
■ a large number of Swedish sailing
j ships which have been captured at
1 various times during the war period
while presumably enroute to Oerman
i ports. A majority of the vessels were
, engaged in carrying supplies from
•Sweden to Germany when taken by
| Russian patrol vessels. Notwithstand
| ing the fact that many are subject to
| confiscation, Russia intends to release
I twenty one sailing ships during the
j present month.
i “SCOTTY" ALLAN DRIVING
“FRANCE'S CANINE ALLIES”
AT DREAM TONIGHt!
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one of tin best local Alms ever tak
: en in Nome, "France’s Canine Allies”
will be shown at the Dream tonight.
“Scotty” Allan one of our next repre
sentatives, is seen hitching up 110
dogs, and driving them to the dock,
through Nome. Scenes on shipboard
and landing "France's Canine Allies”
in Seattle is also shown. The photo
graphy Is great and cvcryono in the
picture is easily recognized. Besides
this a tine romance of the ranch and
railroad "The Love Route,” 4 parts is
also on the bill. This comedy rom- <
ancee produced by the Famous Play- j
ers Co. shows the construction of a j
railroad, through the ranch country. I
The story deals with an old rancher’s
objection to the line going thru his
land. Thrilling scenes and funny sit
uations follow in rapid Are order.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS
The Regular meeting of the Repub
lican Club will be held Thursday
evening at 9 o’clock in Burgh's Hall
Important.
By W. D’ARCY GRACE, Pres.
C. H. MILOT, Snc’y.
Get your JOlI PRINTING
4mrt by the Naggtft office.
ablo time. Search was made a ml re
sulted in the finding of the dead body
of the young man a mile or so above
the roadhouse. The gun with which
the death wounds were inflicted was
lying beside the body. Full details ■ >!
the unfortunate occurrence could not
be learned today but is is stated that
the shooting was apparently acciden
tal. So far as known, no arrange
ments have yet been made for the
disposal of the remains beyond that
the body will be brought to Candle,
The dead man was from Spokane,
whero it is said that he has a brother
who is engaged in the practice of law.
Kenyon himself was also studying
for the bar. For the past several
years ho has been in the employ m
Ivor Johnson and E. E. Fierce. Until
last year he has been in the habit of
spending his winters on the outside
but last winter he remained in the
Inmachuk section and was engaged
ici mining.
CLAIMED RUSSIANS LOST
NEARLY TWO MILLION
SINCE JUNE
International News Service.
RERUN, Oct. -5. The last publish
ed reports of the Russian casualties
disclose that, since June 1, the Slavs
have lost a total of one million, seven
hundred and ninety seven thousand,
six hundred and twent> two im-n, m
eluding eight live thousand, three
hundred and seventy one officers.
This is an average of more than
three hundred and fiftj thousand men
per month, a number unequalled dur
ing the war period.
BERLIN SUMMARIZES
AERIAL OPERATION
International News Service.
MERLIN, Oct. 25. An official sum
mary of aerial operations on th#
Somme front during the month of
October, issued today, states that two
hundred and nine aerial buttles w. i.
fought on this front up to October 22,
n greater number than has occurred
in any similar period on anj front
since the commencement of the war.
During the month German sea
planes made over live hundred raids
on all fronts and a total of e!»vcu
I led ir t hires were captured and are
now in tho possession of the Germans.
Ju addition, twenty two cnefny ma
i bines were downed.
Ft TROGRAD ADMITS RE
TREAT DOBRUDJA FRONT
Pacific News Service.
I'KTi :OG,: ' I h Oct. 25. A retreat ot
tne Russian and Roumanian forces on
the Dobrudju Donl is admitted in
tho otllcial statement of the war of
fice today. I ho report declares that
the entente forces retired in good
order arid will ’ake up positions in
localities he:t r fitted for meeting ihi
onslaught u, the Muckenzen for.
CANADIAN PACIFIC CONCEDES
DEMANDS TRAINMEN
Pacific Nows Service.
.UON'IT;'-'AL, ' i i. 25.- The threat
enel strike of the . « nductors and train
ixi(*n employed 01 the Canadian Pact.
Ho was averted today through tin
co.lipan. g' i practically all tho
concessions < manded by their men.
The men were to walk out toda>.
Snake river harbor improvement and
he necessity for same- pictures show
ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river- -Pictorial edition of
Nugget published In October.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUOQET OFFICE.