THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 265. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI-E 25 CEM
BRITISH AND FRENCH
SHIPS TO PURSUE
SUBMARINES
International News Service.
WASHHINGTON, Oct. 9.—From
French-and British embassy attaches
it has been learned that the fleet of
allied warships now off the New Eng
land coast in search of the German
submarines which on Sunday wrought
such havoc with shipping is to be in - i
creased Immediately.
British ships from Quebec are rush
ing to the scene with all possible speed
and a number of swift cruisers from
Bermuda are also on their way north, i
From various stations where they
have liven reached by wireless French
ships are also speeding to the scene
of operations. In another 21 hours
the number of British and French
ships on the main traveled lane will
reach a large total and it would ap
pear that the submarines are certain
to be sunk. So great is the allied
naval force soon to be in pursuit of
the U-boats that their only hope
seems to be to seek internment in an
American port.
GALBRAITH DOCK
IS DURNED
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—A big' fire on the
water front early this morning de
manded the services of two fire tugs
and nearly half of the fire department
when the Galbralth-Bacon dock bursi
into flames. Despite the efforts of the
fire fighters the warehouse was com
pletely gutted and its freight contents
ruined.
Several craft lying at the dock were
cast loose and escaped the flames
without injury. No cause for the Are
is assigned though it must have start
j ed near highly inflammable material
| as it hitd made great progress when
; discovered by the watchman.
The loss to building and freight is
estimated at one hunderd and twenty
thousand dollars.
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FR. TRANSPORT
SUNK BY SUB.
WITH BIG LOSS
i
| international News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 9.—-It has been official
ly announced that the French trans
port Gallia has been stink by n'Ger
man submarine.
She was crowded with troops bound
for the Salonika front and all were
saved except six hundred and thirty
eight. The number lost includes sol
diers and members of the crew.
PRESIDENT
IS WORRIED
International New* Sarvica.
LONG BRANCH, Oct. 9.—President
Wilson and officials of the state de
partment tire acknowledged to be much
worried by the submarine activities off
the New England coast. It seems
likely that this government's warn
! ings as regards the destruction- and
i jeopardy of American lives have been
| disregarded
The situation may become acute is
the feeling he®.
Wilson has issued a statement in
which he nays that this government
wilt holrt Germany strictly accounta
ble for its ucHiirence to the agreement
not to fire without warning.
IT HAS ARRIVED
%
DIRECT FROM GUINAN AND AMES ORCHARD
A WHOLE CAR OF FANCY JONATHAN APPLES
Hand picked, packed and shipped from orchard
to consumer thereby elimating Seattle commission
house profit.
Do not miss this opportunity to immediately
purchase your winter requirements,
| If you cannot take care of your own apples we
will store them for you free of charge.
PRICES VERY LOW IN SINGLE GASES, LESS
IN LARGER QUANTITIES.
SPECIAL TO MERCHANTS
Ipolets Stores
Coffees 3resfi Roasted DaiCy
GERMAN U-BOATS SINK
NINE VESSELS OFF
AMERICAN COAST
International News Service.
NNEPOKT, R. I., Oct. 9.—The arriv
al ol the German submarine lighting
ship, U-53 here on Saturday morning
was a source of great amazement but
there was little expectation that the
advent of this boat, remarkable as
was the feat of crossing the Atlantic,
was to announce the bringing of war
operations within sight of our coast.
The U-53 left this port at sunset on
Saturday in accordance with the regu
lations applying to warships of nations
at war and was soon lost in tfie-dark
ncs.H of night.
Eurly Sunday morning wireless dis
patches began to come in calling for
help for many people adrift in small
boats about ten miles off Block isl
and. Soon the news begun to arrive
that German submarines had been
dealing wholesale destruction ?o Brit
ish commerce.
Immediately all the fast United
States torpedo boat destroyers avail
able at this port and at Brooklyn
: navy yard were on their way to the
scene of destruction which lies in the
regular steamship path from Now
York to the Newfoundland banks. The
purpose of the destroyers was to pick
up the survivors which was done suc
cessfully so far as is known.
(tir-Stfliday night from returns al
ready M* 4t was known that no less
than nine ships had been sent to the
bottom during the day .and it also be
came certain that two if not three or
more of the German U boats had.tak
on part In the operations of the day .
In addition to the U-53 the t'-61
was recognized as well as. a third at
another place. How many submarine
the Germans now have off the Am
erican coast is entirely problematical
But as three of their under water I.
stroyers have been able to make tie
long Journey no reason is known why
a large flotilla of them may not bo
about to strike along our entire \t
hrntic seaboard.
The list of ships sunk on Sunday
are as follows: The British ship
Strathleen, with passengers
freight; the British freighter Wi st
Point; the British freighter Kiugsbu
the Dutch freighter Bloomersdijk; r
Norwegian steamship Christian Knud
sen; and four others whose name
as yet unknown.
The British passenger and freig
steamship Stephana returned to N w
York to escape destruction upon learn
ing by wireless that submarines
active near the coast
Prom statements of tiros, pick'd up
from small boats it is certain that
least three C boats must have talo-i.
part in the big raid.
The customary procedut- by
submarines was to order tie- - pi i!
of the doomed ship to low r ,v
boats and take all persons away I
every case this order- was
obeyed. Then the torpedo
which sent the ship to tie bottom
In the case of the Htrathleen the
procedure was varied by the Germans
I carding the ship after the small
l-oSts had left her and opening tie
si a l ucks after which she was fired on
in tin- usual way.
The nearest approach of the sub
marines in their destructive opera
tions to tin American const was ten
miles.
The American dcamship Kansan
was signalled by the U-53 and was
hoarded by German who when they
learned tie nationality of the ship al
low i t te i .ii proceed without moles
tstion. The Kansnn, however, did not
go in on her course before she an
-were t t'e distress calls of ships that
win- being mink and returned to pick
tip survivor;;.
'l ie appearance of the German boats
. : the coast has created intense cx
■ dr mi nt but as the Germans are
strictl> with their rights and are
scrupulously avoiding and infraction
of .international law no feeling of hos
tiiit\ toward* the Teutons is mani
fested. On tin' other hand great ad
miral ion is expressed for the courage
11.13d ingenuity of the Germans in sue
ressfiUly sending such craft on so long
a voyage.
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TELEGRAPHIC
BREVITIES
International News Service.
BOSTON, ,Oct. 9.—In n fourteen in
ning game here today Boston won by
the score of two to Brooklyn’s one.
NEWPORT, Oct, 9.—It is believed
from reports received that the Ger
man submarine fleet hovering oft the
Atlantic ports consists of six boats
with a large one of the Deutschland
type acting as a supply ship.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—All units of
the United States destroyer fleet have
been ordered hero at once.
SHADOWLAWN, Oct. 9.—German
Ambassador Bernstorff visited Presi
dent Willson today to assure him that
the Germans have kept their promises
and intend to.do so in all operations
off the' New England coast or else
where as regards giving a warning so
that passengers may leave a ship be
fore she is fired on,
NANTUCKET, Oct. 9.—Three huge
British cruisers arrived hero this
morning. They arc thought to be on
the lookout for German submarines.
■ NEWPORT, Oct. 9.—Ho far as
•known the crews of all the sunken
ships have been saved except the crew
of the Kingston who arc still missing.
NEW YORK, Oct. Survivors
of the Strathleen report that the Ger
mans boarded the vessel and opened
the sea cocks before firing on hor.- ;
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International News Seryi.ce.
WASHINGTON, Oct! !>. sum
mary of the report of Rear Admiral
Knight commandant of the naval hi i
tion at Newport has been made pub
lic.
The report states that I’nited
States destroyers have brought In
total of two hundred and thirty people
including passeugers and or.w of
some of the ship’s sunk on Hunda\
Among these are thirty-three women
and ten children from the Stephana
which u.is sunk while attempting to
return to New York harbor.
Tin admiral says in his report to the
nav\ department that all of the crews
are not yet accounted for and thn;
destroyers have looked so far in vain
for the crew of the Kingston.
Nothing has been seen today of
the submarines and they scorn to haw
vanished is suddenly as they came
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HARBOR
International Naw» Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—This poll is
as thoroughly blockaded today as re
gards the shipment of munitions as
though a state of war existed between
Europe and America. None but Am
erican ships coast wist; bound and
American ships with strictly non-con
band cargoes aboard aro leaving for
the present.
It is believed that the submarine
flotilla alms to out off the aided supply
of war munitions from this end rathci
than off the British and French coasts.
And until the number jind range of
operations of the under water boats
becomes more definitely known and
the Sea is cleared of them thfcl’o Will
ho no more* shipments of munitions.
The International Mercantile has
cancelled all sailings of its ships as
have, also the White Star, the Atlantic
Transport ,the Leylland, the Dominion,
and tin Red Star lines.
The value of the six ships sunk on
Sunday whose names are known ag
| are gates over four million dollars.
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