THE N< iME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 228. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALA8KA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 PRICE 25 •
BATTLE IS NOW RAGING ON MEXICAN FRONTIER
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GERMANS MAKE FURTHER
GAINS NEAR RIGA
A. P. A- Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 4.—The Germai
troops which are advancing on Riga
have made further consequent!!) gains
during the day. An official announce
ment this evening says that the ad
vancing columns have captured several
important positions northwest of the
city of Prederich stadt, which is on
the Dvina forty miles from the great
Russian seaport.
Heavy fighting is taking place at
practically every point of contract
j along the eastern lines with the Ger
| mans driving steadily forward. The
j weight of the German offensive is cen
tering along the upper Nleman where
the Russians have concentrated strong
forces to withstand Ihe eastward drive
which threatens to cut the line of re
treat.
The general staff reports disclose
that the Russians lost a heavy body of
troops following the taking of Grodno
The Germans also captured a large
number of cannon and much munitions.
DEPARTMENT EXPLAINS
NOME MAIL MATTERS
The following Is the full text of the
letter received by the chumber of com
merce relative to the recent telegram
of that body complaining to the post- j
office department concerning the in- i
adequate summer mail service. Per
usal of the document, which was kind
ly loaned to us by the committee, will
disclose where at lenst a portion of the
fault lies.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce,
Nome, Alaska.
Gentlemen: The receipt is acknowl
edged of your telegram of the 14th
instant, stating that the present mail
service for Nome is Inadequate and
requesting the provision of mail ser
vice by all vessels plying between Se
attle and Nome.
In reply you are informed that last
summer service was provided hetween
Seattle and Nome under contracts with
the Alaska Steamship Company, the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company and
the Pacific Cold Storage Company at
the rate of $400 a single trip each way,
the contracts limiting service to trips
by vessels leaving Seattle and by ves
sels leaving Nome not less than three
days from the next preceding dispatch
of mall form those places by a vessel
of any company contracting for ser
vice between Seattle and Nome, further,
to the vesel leaving after the expira
tion of three days from the last dis
patch, which, according to its usual
speed, would be the first vesel to reach
the other terminus of the route. Those
provisions of the contracts prevented
payment by the department for dupli
cate service when the different com
panies made trips by practically the
same schedule. The Alaska Steamship
Company and the Pacific Const Steam
ship Company performed the greater
part of the service last year, the Pa
cific Cold Storage Company having
performed onjy one and one-half round
trips and carried very little mail on
those trips.
In due time last spring the matter of
renewing contracts with the Alaska
Steamship Company and the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company for service
during thea ummer season of 1915 on
the same terms and at the samer ate ot
pay as provided by the contracts last
year, was taken up with those com
panies. The companies both refused
to enter into contract containing pro
vision that service should he limited
to vessels leaving Nome and to ves
sels leaving Seattle not less than three
days from the next preceding dispatch
of mail hy a vessel of any company
contracting for service between Seattle
and Nome and Insisted that they should
receive $800 a round trip for each ves
sel whether It carried mail or not. It
was found upon examination of the
schedules of the two companies that
there would he a large duplication of
service, ,n fact every trip scheduled for
the steamer Senator of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company from Se
attle to Nome has been practically du
plicated hy the steamer Victoria of the
Alaska Steamship Company from the
beginning of the season to the present
time. It was considered that the de
partment would not he warranted in
entering into contracts with the com
panies for service hy all vessels whe
ther they carried mail or not, as de
manded by the steamship companies,
when a large number of trips could
not he utilized for mail service on ac
count of such trips being duplicated
by vessels of another company.
After earnest endeavor was made to
have the companies enter into contracts
for service limited so as to prevent
payment for duplicate trips, similar to
the provisions of their contract last
year, the department accepted the
proposition of the Alaska Steamshif
Company, only, as that company op
erates the greater number of vessels
to carry the mail on all vessels of that
company which do not duplicate trips
of other vessels of the same company.
That appeared to he the only practica
ble arrangement in the circumstances
and it seems that fairly reasonable mail
service will be provided.
Very Respectfully,
JOSEPH STEWART,
Second Asst. Postmaster General.
TheC hristian Endeavor Society wil
hold a meeting at seven this evening
at the C. E. Hall. Miss Edna Cameron
will lead. The subject will be “Th«
Life and Works of Tolstoy.”
Don’t forget the big special sale at
Holt’s Cash SJore.
A complete line of school booke
Lomen Bro*.
THE PRINCE OF COFFEES
Sold in lib, 2 lb, 5 lb and 25 lb Cans
Ipolets Stores
WH OCHS ALE AND RBTAIL GROCERS. MBADQCARTERS FOR Il|D!ORTfCD DELICACIES.
BORDEN SAYS NO END TILL
VICTORYJONIPLETE
A. P. A. Sarvlw.
MONTREAL, Sept. 4.—Premier Bor
den, on his arrival from London this
morning stated that Kngland was thor
oughly aroused to the necessity of re
ducing Germany to a condition where
she can no longer menace the peace of
Europe with her world domination
ideas, and was making every prepara
tion to carry on the war to the hitler
end.
The allies are in thorough accord, the
premier declares and are working hand
In hand to place their offensive pow
ers in the best condition to overwhelm
the Germans when the maximum
strength is reached. Bordon says that
it Is apparent that there can be but
one Issue to the great struggle ns the
allies are determined to fight regardless
of tho costs and as they are financially
able to carry on the war for a longer
period than is possible for the Teutonic
nations, they are bound to win in the
end.
‘‘The war will neVer terminate." says
Borden, until the allies win a complete
victory.” The premier paid an elo
quent tribute to thr- Canadian troops
at the front declaring that they are
displaying the highest soldierly quali
ties and the most daring heroism.
Throughout the rerent campaign in
France the Canadians have covered
themselves with glory hy daring deeds
and members of the contingent have
received much well merited praise from
the British army staff.
SEATTLEITE
MURDERS
NEIGHBOR
A. P. A. Ssrvio*.
SE^ TTI<1.'< Sept. 4.—One ot the mst
"harking double killings of recent years
O'.cuji’cd in His ilty last night wlie.i
James Crocker, who resides In one of
the suburbs snot and killed Morri4 Co >,
a neighbor lor n reason at all anit I icn
1 vd himscif. According to the slot.'
t« hi by Mr*: Cr.- ker, th,e wife of the
imderer, tn the police following the
si ooting.
Crocker spent the afternoon down
town and returned in a highly intoxi
cated condition and in an exceedingly
ugly mood. Shortly after arriving
homo Crocker commenced abusing his
wife. The woman lied to the yard and
being, as she asserts, scared for her
life, called to Cole, who Is a near neigh
bor intending to ask for protection
Cole, all unsuspecting, approached the
Crocker domicile and was met near the
entrance by Crocker who on seeing Cole
immediately drew a revolver and open
ed Are. Cole fell at the first shot and
the murderer then proceeded to fire
several more shots into the body of
the fallen man.
Mrs. Crocker fled screamnig from the
scene pursued by wild Imprecations
from the murderer. Help was sum
moned by some of the neighbors who
heard the shooting hut on the arrival
of an officer Crocker was found shot
through the head on the threshold of
his home.
ORZOCO BURIED AT EL PASO.
A. P. A. Servioe.
EL PASO, Sept. 4.—'The body of
General Orsoeo was buried here yes
terday.
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PROMINENT SEATTLE
ATTORNEY DIES
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—I. R. Spilmsn. a
prominent attorney of this city died
of paralysis In a local hospital last
night.
DEPOSITORS SUE
WASHINGTON
ALASKA BANK
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Two suits .vere
filed against tlie Washington-Alasna
bank of Fairbanks in the superior court
today, tiie plaintiffs being creditors of
that institution who were caught in the
late financial troubles of that institu
tion.
The two suits involve a total of $3,
6S9.77 alleged to have been deposited
in the bank by Elizabeth Smart and W
A. Schienkle. The former asks the
restoration of the sum of SK65.25 while
Schienkle demands the return of $2.
S04.52. The latter also asks the court
to appoint a receiver for sureties held
In this state by the hank and also Its
parent company, the Fairbanks Bank
ing Company.
MRS. MOHR ADMITS
MARRIED LIEE IS
UNHAPPY FOR HER
A. P. A. Service.
PROVIDENCE, Sept. 4.—Although
stijl stoutly maintaining her innocence
of the crime of which she is accused,
Mrs. Franklin Mohr acknowledges that
her married life was far from being
pleasant. Tho woman- refuses to dis
cuss the case and admissions are
drawn from her by painstaking ques
tioning on the part of the police.
The negroeg have refused to retract
ttiei- previous statement in which they
declare that Mrs. Mohr had bribed them
to kill Dr. Mohr and his secretary, Miss
Emily Burger, promising them the Slim
of five thousand dollars for so doing.
In answer to questions asked by the
police officials last night Mrs. Afotu
stated that she had no desire to kill
the doctor, hut added that what she had
suffered at his hands during their mar
ried life would have caused some wo
men to kill him. It is the opinion of the
police that tho story of tho negroes is
true, in the essential facts at least, and
that Mrs. Mohr smarting under a sense
of injustice and piqued at her husband’s
open attentions to Miss Burger, plan
ned to do nway with both her rival anti
her husband.
DIPT. STORIS TO FILL 1
NEW MON
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Captain A. .1
Storis has been chosen by tho directors
of tho Paclflc-Ajaska Navigation Com
pany for tho newjy created position of
superintendent of that company, ac
cording to an announcement today.
Capt. Storis is one of the best known
of Pacific coast navigators.
School Bdoke. Lumen Bros.
Now ie the time for fruit jars. Got
them at Holt'e Cash Store.
PITCHED BATTLES OCCUR
ON MEXICAN BORDER
A. P. A. Service.
BROWNS VXL.L.K, Sept. 4.—Reports
arriving in the city since early morn
ing disclose that pitched battles of con
siderable violence have occurred be
tween rangers, troops and ranchers on
the one side and renegade bands ol
Mexicans, several of whom are alleged
ot be composed of Carranza soldiers.
The lighting has occurred over a
considerable length of border line, the
heaviest engagement occurring in the
vicinity of the San Benito l’ads when
nine bandits have been killed during
the past twenty-four hours.
Heavy lighting has also occurred in
the neighborhood of Old Hidalgo seven
Mexicans being killed at that point. The
battle commenced this afternoon with
,the tiring of shots across the Xtio
Grande by a party of what appeared to
be Carranza soldiers. A party of Texas
rangers were the objects of the Mexi
can attack and the firing continued for
several hours and resulted in the death
of geven of tfie Mexicans so fnr at
known. The battle was sttl being waged
at two o'clock this afternoon.
A number of Mexicans suposed to be
of the same party opened fire across
the river this morning some miles
above the point where the preseni
fighting is occurring, the object of at
tack being a number of ranchmen who
was working near the river. About the
same time an American aeroplane fly
ing over the cit\* at the end of a recon -
noltering trip along the lower border
was greeted by a fusillade of shots
from the Mexican side of the river
The same band later opened fire on
a squad of American troops who re
turned the fire after a short period of
watting during which the bandits kept
up a constant rain of shot. No one on
the American side of the river has been
klljed up to the time of receiving the
last reports but a number of the rang
ers at San Benito have been slight y
wounded.
DARING BANK ROBBERY
AT NORTH YAKIMA
A. P. A. Service.
NORTH YAKIMA, Sept. 4.—Masked
Pandits held up the state bank of Selah
shortly after the opening hour this
morning and after holding up the cash
ier. Rimer Dahlin, at the point of a
gun leisurely helped themselves to all
funds in sight. Having taken posses
sion of the cash contained in the vault
tlie robbers proceeded to lock the cash
ier inside and then made their escape
The loot of the bandits was small
due to the fact that a considerable
portion of the funds were locked in a
smaller safe within the vault and which
the robbers made no attempt to open
although they complained that the
amount secured, a trifle over thirteen
hundred dollars, was very small fc”
Such a job. The men were apparently
old hands and worked with seemir. ;
nonchalance. Vfter securing all th •
valuables they locked the cashier in the
vault and strolled leisurely down the
1 main street and out of town.
Trunks, suit cases, granitewarc,
^rockery, hardware at Holt’s.
CLAIMS U.S. SUBMARINES
LEAD THE WORLD
—
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 4.—The Herald
today prints a sensational story' claim
ing that American submarines have
crossed the Atlantic from the United
States and are now engaged in the
operations of the allies in the waters
of Europe.
The Herald claims that it has irrefuta
ble proof that the story is true. The
article says in part: "Operating under
their own poyver, without refueling or
revictualing and without the slightest
mishap, ten American submarines, de
signed by American naval architects
and built by American artisans have,
within the last few months, crossed
the Atlantic and are now doing yeomen
service for the allies cause in German
and Turkish waters. While the rest
of the world has been dreaming of th'*
day when trans-Atlantic submarines
will lie an accomplished fact. The
thing has been done by American
genius and American craftsmanship."
FIVE CHILDREN BURNED
IN SAN FRANCISCO EIRE
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4.—The
bodies of five children, four of which
are burned beyond recognition, were
recovered early this morning from the
ruins of the St. Francis Girl.s Directory,
v/hich was destroyed by fire a few
hours earlier. Katie O'Brien, one of the
victims was seriously burned but was
rescued alive by the firemen. The re
mainder of the occupants of the build
ing succeeded in making their escape
froir the burning building without dif
ficulty. Those who perished were
^sleeping on an upper floor and were
not aroused until too late to escape.
HU. GUARD ID
CHARGE RE STRIKE
A. P. A. Service.
ALBANY, Sept. 4. The serious sit
uation attending the strike at the St.
Georges paper mill at Deferiet ha9 re
sulted in Governor Whitman ordering
out the state militia to take charge.
The mill owners claim the strikers aid
committing many excesses and the big
paper plant Is in serious danger from
their activities. J
WILSON WILL
REMAIN IN
WASHINGTON!
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Freaident
Wilson lias given up his plans for re
turning to Cornish this year and con
siders that his vacation is now over.
During the remainder of the fall he
will remain in Washington to prepare
for the next session of congress.
It is stated that the president’s de
cision to remain at the post of duty is
occasioned largely by his desire to keep
in personal touch with the European
and Mexican situations. White tlouse
officials says that the executive Is much
relieved at the agreeable turn of af
fairs with Germany and professes the
belief that the difficulty has been com
pletely removed.
SEATTLE LEGAL WRITER DIES.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 4.—Benjamin L.
Shipman, a well known legal writer, is
dend of paralysis. Mr. Shipman was
among the best known of the writers
on legal topics in the northwest.
School Supplie*. See our window.
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