THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 350. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £6 CENTS
MILLIONAIRE
CHICAGO YOUTH
SUICIDES
A. P. A. Ssrvica.
CHICAGO, Nov. 13.—Twenty one
years of age and the possessor of a for
tune of two million dollars, Warren
M. Peabody today decided that life was
not worth living and shuffled off this
mortal coll by taking a dose of cynide
of potassium. Young Peabody was the
son of the late Hiram B. Peabody the
millionaire real estate dealer of this
city who died 3. inething over two
months ago leavit e his son practically
all of his fortune. The young million •
lire left no explanation for his act * >
f ; as at present ■mown save through
.'ii, imations to his friends that life was
• < till old game.
BURNED FUSE
REVEALS CAUSE OF
STEAMER FIRE
A. P. A Service.
HALIFAX, Nov. IS—A fuse found
in the cargo of sugar contained in the
hold of the steamer Riolegas, which
put Into this port a week ago with a
Are raging In her hold, reveals the
cause «f the near disaster.
The Riolegas was en foute from
New York to London when the dls- j
covery that a Are had obtained n ;
strong hold on the sugar consignment i
was made and after a hard fight of
twenty hours the vessel was compell- |
ed to return to this port where the |
flames were extinguished, but with the ,
almost total loss of the cargo by the i
action of water. During the work of
clearing away the debris the discov
ery of a long section of burned fuse
was made disclosing that the fire wna
undoubtedly of incendiary origin.
SPENDS MILLIONS ON
PUNTEM6EMENI
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A. ° A. Service.
GARY, Nov. 13.—Directors of the
Illinois Steel Company announced to
day that they newly completed addi
tions to the plant and equipment ne
cesltated by the greatly Increased vol
ume of business have cost the com
pany over seven and one-half million
dollars. The enlargement of the plant,
while costly, has enabled the company
to handle double the business of prev
ious years.
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pNNllAL^Uj^^ DAY j
A ccording to our annual custom, on next
/k Saturday, November 13th we will
place on sale a large and varied as
I sortment of bulbs. First Come First Served.
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WHOLH8ALE AND RUT AIL GROCERS KHADVJUARTERS FOR IMPORTED DELICACIES
FORMER AUSTRIAN OFFICIAL
DISCLOSES INFORMATION
A. P. A. Service.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Nov. 12.—The
Providence Journal today says that
Dr. Joseph Goriear, who has been a
prominent official of the Austro-Hun
garian consular service for the past
fifteen years makes the startling state
ment that the United States is un
wittingly facing a menace that may
result In irreparable harm to the na
tion through the country being honey
ombed with German and Austrian
spies who are trying by every means
in their power to disrupt the nation
•id are spending money like water to
■ffect their purposes.
Dr. Goriear stated to the Journal, that
n as much as he is no longer connect
vith the Austrian government, hav
ing resigned last December, that he
can speak of the matter without be
trnying confidences and Is determined
that the American people shall know
avser with which they are con
fronted through the machinations of
he German and Austrian government,
i both of whom he declares have long
cast covetous eyes on the magnificent
wealth and resources of the United
States with the ultimate intention of
bringing about complications whereby
, t hey could profit.
Goricar declares in the Journal in
j lerview that the sp;es of the German
end Austiian governments are every
j where in the country and alleges that
(every Austro-Hungarian consulate in
the country is at present the center
f a hotbed of propaganda for the
destruction of munitions plants and
for the creation of strikes among the
' borers working in such factories and
t Iso for evry act of violence that Is
being committed here today, having
those objects in view. The former
usul further declares that Count
Von liornstorff and Consul General
Von Nuber have the entire spy system
under their direct control and every
German and Austrian spy in the coun
try is working under orders received
ireetly from one or the other of those
officials.
lie snys that the I'nited States is
not awake to the danger which threat
ens her from the activities of the Ger
! am and Austrian agents who, since
the beginning of the war, have spent
not less than I40.000.nnn in the coun
i their efforts to destroy life and
ri'perty. Goricar declares that the
activ.t y, 0f the two Germanic gov
. i. , n> Tts have not been confined solely
to the 'war period but have been a
trv'tteriif common knowledge to the
lending* representatives of the two
countries for an even greater period,
lie says that when he was represent
ing the Austrian government as con
sul in San Francisco every effort was
made by personal conference and
through written communications to
him from Commander Meximillian
Bursty, the naval attache of the Aus
trian embassy at Washington, to in
duce him to secure plans of all forti
fications and defenses in and around
in Francisco harbor and along the
ntire Pacific coast. He was also in
ducted especially to procure for his
overnment every possible detail of
operations, activities, machinery, con
nts and strength of the Bremerton
navy yards on Puget sound and de
'ares that because of his refusal to
tempt to secure the information de
rcd he was recalled to Berlin from
-bin Francisco.
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INCENDIARIES FIRE
BON MARCHE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11?.—A fire having
nil the appearances of being of Incen
diary origin started In the very heart
of the Bon Marche this morning and
for a time threatened the destruction
of the building. A scene of wild ex- !
cltement followed the discovery of the i
fire and many of the several hundred
employes fled from the building in a
panicky rush which resulted in several
receiving slight injuries. The fire
department worked vigorously, aided
by the automatic sprinkling system
with which the building Is provided
and the flames were Anally checked
before a considerable amount of dam
age was done. The sprinkling appara
tus is generally credited with saving
the big store from destruction.
VICTORIA ARRIVED
THIS MORNING
A. P. A. 8®rvio®.
SEATTLE. Nov. 13.—The steamship
Victoria of the Alaska Steamship Com
pany arrived from Nome and Bering
=:ea at nine-thirty this morning with
everybody In good health. The vessel
encountered fair weather during the
Treater part of the passage across the
Pacific.
Nam® Nugg®t K.00 per month.
A. P. A. S-rvice.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—That the ^
preparedness plans of the administra
tion will result In a considerable In
crease In taxation along certain lines
is indicated by the statements of sev
eral who are fully cognizant of the In
tentions of the administration. Au
thorltativ information obtained today
discloses that the plan which will be
submitted to congress by the admin
istration for the purpose of providing
for the inauguration of the president's
AUSTRIANS REJOICE IT
BETHLEHEM EIRE
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—The partial de- '
structlon of the Bethlehem steel plant
in the United States has caused great j
rejoicing in Austria where It Is openly
declared In many quarters that some
thing of that nature was expected long 1
ago suggesting that the recent de- j
structive fire may not have been an ^
accident as Indicated by the reports
sent out by the officials. One of the
leading organs of Vienna declares that
the destruction of millions of dollars
worth of guns Is an act of God In de
fenseofanlnnocent^people^^^^^
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preparedness plans also provides for
the wiping out of the present treasury
deficit which has been steadily increas
ing owing to the partial failure of the
special tax measures instiuted to meet
the emergencies created by the war.
The principal source of revenue, ac
cording to the general outline obtained
today, will be derived from an increase
of the income tax which, it is stated,
will be doubled and will also include
an aditional sum of ten millions to be
obtained by a reduction of the exemp
tion provisions of the law so that in
comes of over two thousand dollars
per year will be included. In this man
ner it is expected that a total of ninety
millions will be provided. A general
tux of three percent on freight receipts
will also be Imposed which will result
in approximately sixty millions addl
i-lonal while a tax of one or two per
cent on gasoline will yield a revenue
which it is estimated will total about
twenty millions. In addition the plan
embraces the retention of such of the
special war taxes already in force as
may be the least Irritating to the public.
From this source it is expected that
at least thirty millions will be raised.
According to the statements, It Is the
intention of the administration to tax
practically every thing which may be
included among the list of non-essen
tials until there revenue obtained Is
equally to the requirements.
AS DELIBERATE MURDER
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Nov. 13.—Mrs. Dr. Cecil R.
Oriel, the only American cabin passen
ger on the steamer Ancona, declares
that the attack on the Italian liner was
unwarranted and deliberately murder
ous as the submarine made little or no
attempt to give the passengers a
chance to escape and continued a heavy
bombardment of the sinking vessel
long after the buik of the passengers
had embarked in the ship’s boats.
Dr. Oriel gives a graphic descrip
tion of the attack and the attendant
incidents which included the death of
■or maid while the doctor and her at
tendant were engaged in a conversa
tion. Dr. Oriel herself had a narrow'
.scal e from death by the same missile
ind denounced the action of the sub
marine crew as deliberate and wilful
murder. “T heard the report of a can
non," says Dr. Oriel, “Then I looked
out of the port and saw the subma
rine several hundred yards distant.
It was equipped with two cannon,
fore and aft which were being tired
rapidly. Realizing that the vessel was
being attacked and that we would
probably he compelled to take to the
small boats, I went into my cabin to
cet my papers and additional clothing.
There I found my maid who was terror
stricken and begged and pleaded with
me to save her. I was engaged in
trying to calm her fears when our con
versation was Interrupted by a shell
which entered the vessel through a
port hole and killed my maid before
my eyes. I escaped from the explos
ion of the missile by the narrowest
margin and at once made my way to
the deck where the life boats were
being lowered. They were all complete
ly lllled on the side where I found
myself and when 1 sought to got Into
■one cf them, I was told that there was
no more room. I then crossed the deck
j and saw a launch afloat near the ship
which contained Chief Engineer Carrol
I.embertl and two doctors beside
others. I asked Eernberti to be al
lowed to enter the boat and he said,
"Come on.” Being well trained In
nmustics, I did not hesitate to guage
'the distance and jumped Into the
launch. During all this time the sub
manne Aid not cease to bombard the
Ancona, paying not the slightest at
tention to the women and children try
ing to get away.”
GOVERNMENT WILL INVES
TIGATE FACTORY FIRE8
*>. P. A. Service.
WA8HINTON, Nov. 13.—An an
nouncement from the department of
Justice today states that the govern
ment will institute a searching Inves
tigation of the recent bomb explosions
and munttkn plant fires throughout the
country.
To get the news read the Nugget.
MIKADO SENDS
THANKS FOR
GREFTINGS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13—President
Wilson today received a message from
,ie newly crowned emperor of Japan
hanking him for his cmgratulations
n his accession to the ancient throne
f the mikado’s. 1 Yoshito also took
ccasion to express the hope that the
good relations existing between Japan
nd the United State* may continue for
11 time.
BULGARIA GALLS
MORE: TROOPS
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 13.—Dispatches from
Sofia today state that the Bulgarian
government has called to the colors
all male subjects between the ages of
t venty and forty years and is fully
prepared to carry on the task to which
the nation has set itself. The mobili
zation order just issued includes all
males who have been hitherto exempt
from military service for various rea
son and It Is announced that these will
be at once placed in training as a
reserve force which will be employed
in the garrisoning of forts and in po
'icing the country.
SEATTLE-RENTON
RAILROAD IS
ORDERED SOLD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13.—After being in
volved in litigation for a period of
over three years, the Seattle and Ren
ton Southern railway will be sold un
der the hammer to satisfy the obliga
tions which have piled up against the
road since Its inauguration. Judge
Kaufmann issued an order to sell the
road and all additional property be
longing to the company yesterday af
ternoon to satllsfy debts of one million
x hundred thousand.
MINN. DEPARTS
FOR EUROPE
A. P. A Servioe.
SEATTLE, Nov. 13—To bo sold to
dvantage If possible and with the
omplete certainty of being transfor
m'd to another flag In the event that a
buyer is not found, the great Hill liner
Minnesota sailed from this port for
T'obably the last time yesterday after -
oon en route to London, England.
The big steamer carried a cargo of
ver twenty-three thousand tons ln
'uding a large quantity of coal for
the long voyage to the Panama canal
and across the Atlantic. The cargo
oonsisted principally of such commo
dities as are commanding high prices
■l t}ie other side of the pond, includ
ing wheat, Alaska salmon and lumber.
Vn immense crowd gathered to witness
the final departure of the huge vessel.
GRAND SUNDAY DINNER.
Give your wife a rest and take her
! to the Board of Trade Restaurant for
; a grand Sunday dinner. It will be
I -heaper, besides the rest will do her
good.
Large assortment of late records ro
oalved on the Victoria. Lomen Bros.