THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO- 18. ELEPHONE MAIN 4*. NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 24, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 44. PRI-E £6 CFN1 6
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RUSSIAN BATTLE FLEET
SINKS CRUISER BRESLAU
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Dec. LM.—Athens dis
patches today assert that the Turkish
cruiser Mldlvlll which was formerly
the Oerman warship Breslau, was sunk
In a big naval battle v 1th the Rus-'
sian Black sea Meet off the Bulgarian
seaport of Varna. The advices declare
that the cruiser Ooeben. now known
as the Sultan Selim was also seriously
damaged In the battle and was com
pelled to flee to the shelter of the
nearest Turkish port, arriving there in
an almost disabled condition. The
Turkish warships are reported to have
attempted to Interfere with the Rus
sian operation.'- at Varna but encoun
tered an unexpected concentration of
the Russian fleet.
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BRITAIN BUYS MILLION
POUNDS OF COPPER
A. P. A. 8«rvioa.
NEW YORK. Dec. 24. -The largest I
order for copper ever placed at one'
lime In the history of the United
States, and possibly In the history of
the world, was contracted for by
agents of the British government yes- |
terday. j
The deal Involves a total of on
million, one hundred and twenty thou- i
sand pounds of the metal and the prior
stipulated In the contracts Is twenty- .
one cents.
According to the terms made by the
British agents and the brokerage firms
by whom the deal was consumated. the
initial shipments to England will not i
commence until after the close of the
year and then only In accordance with)
orders received. The sellers will, how j
ever, he compelled to deliver the en j
tire five hundred and sixty tons at j
■ moment's notice if the British s<‘|
desire. I
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VIENNA IS
OPTIMISTIC
A. P. A. Service.
VIENXA. nco. a*.— l'ne conviction
In entertained in official circles that
the differences at present existing be
tween the United States and Austria
will be speedily and satisfactorily ad
justed. Tlie American note Is at pres
ent being considered by the cabinet
and the reply will not be long with
held, according to the belief of the of
ficials. The press has so far refrain
ed from more than casual comment on
the American communication
DREAM HOLIDAY PROGRAM.
The Dream theater presents a holi
day program tonight; "King’s Rene's
Daughter," in two parts, also a head
liner comedy drama "Peach Brandy."
This Is an up to date subject with a
strong heart Interest entitled “The Song
of the Shore” will complete the bill.
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These pictures are all calse A and
specially selected (or tonight’s show
Tomorrow night, Shakes pears'* Win*
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ter* Tale—a big three part feature
production; cm extravagant spectacle
with a cast of three hundred people
An appropriate Christmas offering.;
Dont* miss It
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The Nome postofflee will be closed
all day tomorow. the usual Sunday
hours will be observed on the following t
day.
BIG SEIM MERGHUT
JOINS BENEDICTS
A. P. A. Service.
PORTLAND, Ore.. Dec. 23.—M. K
Frederick, the senior partner in the
Arm of Frederick and Nelson, the big
Seattle department store, was quietly
married to Mrs. Fayswlck Detmering.
I of Dayton, Ore., this afternoon.
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KAISER III
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j BARIS, Dec. 24.—A Copenhagen dls
I patch today asserts that Kaiser YVil
J helm Is seriously 111 with cancer of
j The throat. The dispatch, which It Is
claimed Is founded on authentic In
formation. asserts that the ruler has
been suffering with the malady for
some time and has previously been op
erated on. Reports arriving here from
other sources also assert that the kais
er is a very sick man. It Is said that
some of the most eminent specialists
In the empire have been summoned to
bis bedside
SAILS FOR ROME
A. P. A. ServlM.
CHRISTANIA, Dei:. 24.—The Nor*
weglan liner Bergen Fiord, with Henry
Ford, the American peace missionary,
on board, suited from Bergen for New ;
York this morning. Shortly before his
departure from Bergen Ford stated
that he was too ill to continue with
the expedition which will continue un
der the auspices of the Women's In
ternational Peace Association and will
pursue the same plan fts outlined be
fore stinting for Kurope. Ford Is said!
to have arrived at the decision to re-1
turn to America lust night and at once
caught the train which arrived In Ber"
gen only a few minutes before the'
steamer sailed The newspapers thisj
morning say that Ford was sick and.
downcast and left Chrlstanla on the;
advice of his physicians.
PEACE RIOTS REPORTED
(IV GERMANY 1
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Deo. 23.—Continued re
ports are arriving by way of neutral
countries stating thut the food sltua-j
tlon In Oermany is fast becoming crl-'
tlcal and food riots have taken place
in several of tho larger cities of the
empire. The accounts state that food
riots have been; of frequent occur
rence in Berlin and the authorities;
have been compelled to use force to
stop the activities of the hunger mad
crowds which have attempted to storm :
the food markets While probably
founded in some degree of fact It If*
not believed that the alleged shortage
Is as severe as the reports Indicate
From all authentic accounts Oermany
is far from being in dire need of food
although there is probably a shortage
in many lines. The reports are re
ceived here with great skepticism ow
ing to their disagreement with well
authenticated knowledge
BERLIN DENIES
FOOD RIOT
REPORTS
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BERLIN, Dec. 24.—Tho government
has issued a complete denial of tho
reports distributed through neutral
channels alleging that food riots have
occurred at Berlin and Hamburg. The
officials declare the reports fabrica
tions pure and simple and designed for
the purpose of creating an undue
alarm concerning the food resources of
the empire. The authorities have as
sured tho people that there are ample
supplies of stapl/s to provide for every
individual In the empire until the
spring harvests.
BELLIGERENT SOCIALISTS
MOLO PEACE CONVENTION
AMSTERDAM, Dec. *4.—Prominent
socialists from all of the belligerent
countries with the exception of Italy
met here Wednesday for the purpose
of discussing stops toward an attempt
to secure peace.
If you want a fresh Oyoter Cock
tail go to tho Nevada.
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GOV’T PROBE REVEALS
FURTHER CONSPIRACIES
A. P. A, Service.
NEW TURK, Dec. 124.—Interest in
the Germanic conspirators was again
revived by i lie federal grand Jury
bringing in another bunch of indict
ments yesterday afternoon. The in
dictments returned yesterday were,
ngai.ist Emil Koenig, a private detec
tive Richard Leyndcker, a dealer in
curios and antiquities and a merchant
named Edward Justice, all of whom
are Germans.
l.eyndcker was Indicted on a charge
of conspiring to dynamite the Welland
canal uid Justice "as Indicted with
Koenig on charges of conspiring to
obtain military Information for thei
Uorman government.
Indictments were also returned!
against Koenig and l.eyndcker on a
charge of conspiring to set on food In
the United States a military enter
prise against the Dominion of Cana
da. From reports made by tiie secret |
service men it is stated that there are
• ven more Indictments in prospect as
the farther the government probe la
employed the greater become the evl
dem es of further plots. It Is estlmat
ed that the Oermanltes have ever
gone to the length of formulating
plans to destroy the national capita!
ns a warning to the nation to desist
from the munitions traffic
calling cards printed at Nugget clDce
GOV'T WANTS
DUTCH HARBOR
A. P. A. Sarvioa.
Washington, Dec. 24.—That the
government wants Hutch Hurbor as a
supply I,awe tor the coast and geodetic
survey is revealed in the annual report
of the department of commerce. Tht
report siait-s that the work of the de
partment in die Aleutians and along
the Alaska coast can be carried on
from that point with far greater fa
cillty than is possible from any other
situation along the Alaska shores.
SHERIFF HODGE
IS CANDIDATE
A. P. A. Hfvv oe.
ULM »f*ni >A lx •• ....
ui King county, announced that he is
n candidate ror governor- of the state
eaterduy and lias already started the
campaign which he hopes will land him
in the chair now occupied by Lister
Hodge declares, however, that the
present campaign is only the wind up
to a campaign commencing away back
in 1912 and he has had his eyo on the
governorship ever since that year. "I
started running for that office In 1912,"
he declared, "and I have been running
ever since."
FEDERATED CHURCH
This evening at 8 o’clock the Sun
day school will be entertaned by a
Christmas program, and Santa Clnu*
will appear to cheer the children. A
social hour will be enjoyed after tha
program. The public Is Invited.
A sacred Christmas concert will ha
given Sunday evening by a choir of
twenty voices. It will be a fine ex
pression of the Christmas jo>
11 a. m. Bible school and children's
service. Adult Bible class will study
“The Wise Men.”
T p. m Endeavors meeting
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Chickens. Independent Meat Market.
INFORMATION OF MARU
SINKING HARO TO OBTAIN
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—informa
tion concerning the submarine attack
on the Japanese liner Yusuka Maru is
found by the state department to be
very difficult to obtain. Dan.slng is
said to be very anxious to And out the
details of the affair on account of the
presence of Americans aboard the ill
fated vessel but so far has not been
able to learn anything beyond the first
meager reports.
Even the Japanese government tsj
totally in the dark as to facts and
Ambasador Chinda has so far been
unable to get the details for his own;
vovernlnent The Japanese represen
tative lias asked the good offices of
the state department In tils efforts to
iearn the truth of the matter.
-irnus ut ascertaining the nationality
| il the submarine making the attack
i attU also accurate Information tut tu
[whether or not the -Vlaru was warned.
Uespite tlie statements published
I to the effect that Japan will lake itn
; mediate action. It is stated on the an
thorlty of Chlnda that his government
knows nothing concerning the affair
and there is little reason for the be
lief that Japan will proceed in any
■ ither manner than through the regu
lar channels of diplomacj In the
case of the United States the affairs
has every prospect of still further
complicating the foreign situation ow
ing to the presence of the Americana
Ionising has the entire diplomatic
staff in the Mediterranean capitals
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GERMANS STILL
CONCENTRATING
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON', Dec. 23.—-The heavy con
centration ol’ German troops along the
Flanders front still continues, accord
ing to continental advices today. So
far the Germans have made no at
tempt to take the offensive. The ac
I tivities along the British front are
confined to artillery- dueling
'ZULU WAR HERO
DIES IN SEATTLE
A. P. A. So'vie#.
SEATTLE. Dec. 24.—Thomas J
Scones, a hero of the Zulu war In South
Africa died In this city today after a
j brief Illness. Scones served with great
distinction In the British expeditionary
forces at the time of the great upris
ing and was the recipient of several
medals and other marks of honor from
• rho British government. The funeral
j will take place under the auspices of
'the Elks of which the deceased was a
I prominent member,
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Calling Cards at the Nugget OtTloe.
VILLA EXPECTED
IN NEW ORLEANS
P. A. S*rvio«.
NKW (iKLKANS, Dec. 24.—Villa'*
wile, who is at present visiting In tills
eii> received a wire from him last
night stating Unit he will arrive in
New * u leans lids afternoon and ex
pects her t" spend Christmas with
him here.
SWEDEN HAVING
SEVERE WEATHER
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STOCKHOLM. Dec. 24.—The most
severe weather felt In Sw'eden for the
past hundred and fifty years has pre
vailed throughout the country during
the present season. Terrific galea,
heavy snows and Intense cold has
marked the winter so far and 1ms
caused much distress. Temperatures
as low ns slxty-two below sero have
been recorded at many places. Tran*
I portatlon throughout the country has
been greatly Impeded and navigation
Is more restricted to and from south
ern ports than for years.
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