THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVII. NO. 254. TELEPnONB MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 25 ,117. TELEPHONE MAIN H. PRICE 25 CENTS
SEIZED GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN
SHIPS PLACED IN SERVICE
WASHINGTON—The Un'ited States
shipping hoard has announced that
the work of repairing and outfitting
the German and Austrian ships which
have been taken over or purchased
since tlie outbreak of the war, is mak
ing rapid progress.
The steamers Maria and Armenia
have been made ready for sea and
have been allotted to the French gov
ernment; (he Partonia and Nassovia
to the Hussion and the Clara Menning
and Pisa to the Italians.
The Ockenfels is reported prnctlcal
I ready for service but has not been
assigned. These vessels are assigned
to the governments mentioned on
what is nown as “trip time charters.”
In addition the following vessels
which were on the Pacific coast have
been given all necessary repairs and
have been chartered and are In use
ful service: Arnoldus Vlnning, 1,859
gross tons; Kurt, 3,109 tons; Stein
beck, 2,161 tons; Ilnlbek, 2,723 tons,
and the Ottawa, of 2,659 tons.
The Staatsekretar Krateke and the
Gov. Joechke, both steam vessels of
2,090 and 1,738 tons respectively, will
be repaired sufficiently at Honolulu,
to proceed to the west coast under
their own steam. The Elsass, which
was interned at Pago Pago has been
towed to Honolulu and will be repair
ed there.
Several others have been brought
to the Faciflc const and will be re
paired there. Progress in rehabili
tating the vessels has been rapid and
the end of the present month will see
a considerable tonnage placed in com
mission. In addition to the Ocken
felds, which registers 5,621 tons, a
total of eight vessels with a combined
tonnage of 49,389 gross tons are ex
pected to be in service by July 1. The
largest of these vessels Is the Tthatia,
a vessel of 6,600 gross tons.
Moonlight water at the City Bath
House.
BOMBIST CAUSE GREAT
EXPLOSION- HAVANNA
International Newt Service.
HAVANA, June 24.—A terrific ex
plosion wrecked the magazine of one
of the harbor fortress Saturday night
and also created considerable damage
id parts of the city exposed to the
full force of the shock which swept
across the waters of the bay with
ten'iflc violence.
Roildings in the city were rocked
its If in the clasp of an earthquake,
windows were smashed and numerous
cornices and building ornaments wore
torn front their fastening and crashed
to tho streets below.
So far as discovered but one person
was killed although numbers were
struck by falling debris and otherwise
injured.
' Vessels 'in the harbor were reeled
j by the shock but no one was serious- j
ly injured although boats were sent
j (lying from their davits and pu.'.s of
the superstructure of vessels were
smashed and ‘wisted.
Investigation of the causes of the
J explosion has failed to reveal how the
explosion originated but it is general
ly ascribed to bombists, whom the of
fleia1s assert could easily have ap
proached the magazine which was
loosely guarded.
Suggestions as to who might be
responsible range from possible prn
dermanites to rebellious citizens who
see to do damage by way of retaliat
ing for the complete suppression of
the recent uprisings by the govern
ment.
We are using Moonlight water in the
Cite Bath House.
P. A. DICKSON j
PASSES AWAY
The passing to the great beyond of
another old t'inier of this section Is
lecorded In a telegram received by
Mrs. 1\ A Dickson today stating that
Mr. Dickson departed this life on
board the steumer Umatilla Saturday
night, before the vessel reached Se
ll tie where Mr. Dickson was hoping
to receive medical relief for a re
cently contracted compla'int. The de
ceased resided in the Nome district
since the earliest day of the camp,
having arrived from the outside dur
ing 1899. During the greater part of
his residence he was engaged In fish
ing and was one of the first to export
fish from this section. Honest and
upright In all his dealings and pos
sessing n rare fund of human kind
ness, he gained the highest regard of
all who knew him and his death will
he deeply regretted by a large circle
of friends and acquaintances. He is
survived by a widow and two sons
who will receive the deepest sympathy
| of the community in their berenve
men)t. The funeral of Mr. Hickson
will take place at Fruttville, Cal., on
Saturday next under the auspices of
the Masonic fraternity of which he
was a member.
W« want every one to be a eub'
tcriber to the Nugget—Do it NOW.
NOME AUTHORESS
RECEIVES RARE HONOR
Mrs. Esther Birdsall Darling,
Nome’s gifted writer and poetess, is
the recipient of a most rnre honor at
the hands of the French government
through the bestowal upon her of the
famous war medal, the Croix do la
Guerre, of the first grade, ns a token
of appreciation of the services ren
dered In France by the "Nome war
dogs,” a large number of which were
from the Allan, Darling kennels. The
cross was received by Mrs. Darling
in the last mall and Is attracting wide
attention among the friends of the
authoress. The bestowal of the cross
upon any person who has not Wfon the
honor by military service Is most
unusual ns the emblem is the highest
reward for valor granted by the
French government and occupies the
same place In governmental rewards
as the Victoria cross of Great 111*1(010
and the Iron cross of Germany.
FOR RENT OR SALE.
Furnished house with bath ot 3
room cabin. Inquire at
MRS. J. WANGER.
Millinery, Second avenue, opposite
Courthouse.
ELECRIC STORM
SWEEPS SEATTLE
Pacific Ncwa Service.
SEATTLE, June 24.—Pnrkness, deep
and intense, hung over the city for
several hours last night as a result
of an electrical storm which raged
with such fury that street cars were
compelled to stop and telephone and
lighting service was completely dis
organised. Rain fell in sheets for a
time, but the amount of damage con
sumated was slight,
BILLIARD MATCH.
Messrs. Grigsby and Wells will play
an sight hundsrd point 14.2 ineh
balkline billiard match at the Board
of Trade billiard parlors Tuesday and
Wednesday evening at 8:30. Four
hundred points will bo played nightly.
Reserved seats $1.
Every home In Nome should have
the Nugget delivered to it—Subscribe
how and keep the household enlighten
ed— |2.00 per month by carrier.
WHO WAS
THE HERO ?
A number of I < ugarokers In •.bid
ing lames KeMiiuv, the well knt .1
dr-’dge man, arc temporarily mini him
in the city by the stormy weathei
which has made travel both difficult
and dangerous owing to the swoller
conditions of the streams. Joe SJlsco
vich, the well known antimony miner
is also waiting for calmer weather tc
proceed to his property near the hear
of Nome river. Report has It thni
Mr. Sliscovlch had a narrow escape
from drowning In Nome river while
attempting to reach the scene of hit
summer endeavors Saturday. The
aforesaid report says that Mr. SIIsco
vlch and two dogs were precipitated
Into the turbulent waters while cross
ing a bridge. All fortunately es
caped but friends of the miner as
sert that there Is serious doubt as tc
just who was the rescuing hero ol
the occasion. Mr. Sliscovlch Is said
to declare that he saved the dogs bul
close friends intimate that the hah
was all worn off from the vertebral
j appendage of one of the canines anc
oplno thnt there Is a serious doubt
somewhere. As to that Qulen Sabe
Mr .Sliscovlch refuses to either deny
or affirm the story,
ITALIAN ACTIVE—
CARSO PLATEAU
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international Newt Service.
ROMK, June 25.—Reports from the
Ralian battle front say that the Ital
ian forces arc pressing the Austrian'*
hard along the Carso plateau and arc
gradually rendering the rocky defense*
of the enemy untenable. The fighting
is mainly confined to artillery action*
of great violence although alight gain*
have been made by the Italian forces.
HUGE MILITARY FORCE TO
CONCENTRATE—
AMERICAN LAKE
Nugget Special Service.
TACOMA. June 24.—Final prepara
tions for the concentration of a huge
military force at American lake have
been completed and the government
has ordered eighty thousand troops tc
be assigned to that point.
Do you subscribe for your hom«
town papor or do you lot tho othei
fallow pay for your reading.
LOWER HOUSE PASSES
FOODJBONTROL BILL
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| Special International Service.
WASHINGTON, June 24—The food
I bill, which is looked upon by the ma
| jorlty df government officials as well
as the general body of United States
citizens*as the one hope of the coun
try in preventing extortionate prices
for food eommodities during the war
period, was pissed by the house of
representatives late Saturday even
ing.
The bill which includes a provis
ion affirming the appointment of
Herbert C. Hoover to the position of
food dictator of the country by Presi
dent Wilson was passed by the lower
house of congress without a tithe of
the opposition that was expected to
develop owing to the decidedly drastic
nature of the measure.
Considerable opposition was offered
by a number of representatives who
are known to be more or less intimate
ly associated with various big inter
ests but on the whole the opposition
was very slight.
The bill ns passed by the hou-> in
■ eludes the total ^>rohSbitlon of the
use of grains and food stuffs for the
manufacture of liquors, thereby cre
ating prohibition throughout the iani
during the war period in the event
that the measure is approved by the
senate.
All accessory products used in the
manufacture of liquors are also in
cluded in the prohibitory clause.
1 The most important item, however,
is the clause giving the president
complete control over the food situa
tion with power to fix prices and
commandeer the plants and factories
engaged in food production together
with all national resource? coming
under the designation of necessities
if it should become necessary.
Just what will be the fate of the
measure in the senate is difficult to
guess as it is expected that the Op
position will be more aggressive there
than in the lower house.
It is expected that the bill, either
as a whole or modified in some re
spects by action of the senate, will he
passed before the close of the month.
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U. S. ACOUIRES AVIATION
FIELD IN FRANCE
WASHINGTON June 5.—By mail—
The aircraft production board has an
nounced that three of the aviation
fields winch the war department has
planned are actually under construc
tion; that cadets are now ’in training
at the preliminary aviation schools
established in the six representative
engineering colleges and universities
chosen for the work; that training
planes will be ready for the av'iatio.i
fields when they are completed, and
that instruction of about 600 aviators
will begin not lrtter than July 20.
“Piano • and Great Britain have
made it plain again and again that
they < xpi ct aitc-aft and aviators to
be one of America’s greatest contribu
tions to success 'in. the war." Howard
E. Coffin, chairman of the board said
"The government can now say that
it as actually embarked on the task
of overcoming its present deficiency In
military aviation. We believe that
the outlook promises a quick devel
opinent of idle latent air resources of
America wh'ieh may be unprecedented
in the military history of the wor'i.
Oultiricpet. by Europe.
"America is responsible for the in
1 ventlon of both the ubmarine and the
| airplane. In the development of both
: she has allowed Kurope to outstrip
j her. It is for us to show that we
j can yet. surpass liolh our enemies and
! our allies 'in the development of the
development of the two great mo
chanlcal inventions for which we our
selves are responsible. We believe
that we are making progress In our
air program, and we intend to increase
rather than diminish speed as we go
forward."
The board announces that the gov
ernment has not only rushed Its
Plans for the completion of Us Amer
ican fields but that a site lias already
been seletced, contracts have been let,
and preparations for construction aro
under way for a duplicate of the Am
erican standard two-squadron field
aviators graduated from the American
fields. As the new airmen leave the
American fields at the end of their
four months' training they will fly
to ihe Ailantc coast and embark for
France. On French soil, under French
'instructors and with French machines
they will complete their preparation
for actual work at the front.'
NEWS NOTES.
Albert Matson, the Kougurok
freighter, letf for Shelton today with
a number of passengers and freight.
Late this afternoon the steamer!
now in port drew in shore following
a falling of the surf. With the pros
pect that the Latoucho may lie able to
get away some time during the night
the postolflee announces that, the mall
will close at 4:30 this afternoon.
Mrs. Shauglinessy Mrs. Will Renncy,
Ed Webb and lTilly Allison are re
ported on their way up the coast from
(Sdlomon. The party left the east
coast town about ton this morning in
a launch which will bring thorn
through tlte lagoon to Safety wtiere
they will he picked tip by a team sent
out for the purpose by W. J. Rowe.
Long distance reports from Candle
todpjy pto-te that the sum. of $3«0
was raised by .the citizens of the
northern town for the Red Cross
fund. The lad'tes are declared to have
been lndefatlguable in their efforts to
make a fine showing and that they
succeeded goes without saying in
view of the large amount of money
contributed by the few Inhabitants of
the Isolated town.
Ah the long distance lines are out
of commission no communlcatton with
Shelton can he had at present so
nothing further has been learned con
cerning the unfortunate accident of
Monday wherein Judge Thomas lost
his life. Further Information will
probably not be forthcoming until
freighter Matson returns a few days
Hence.
i For some as yet unascertained ret
j son the volume of telegraph matter
j received by the Nugget today was
exceedingly limited and we were com
pelled to fall back largely upon local
matter to All the columns of today's
Issue. As U is our effort to s.-rve
a comprehensive telegraphic ne»v*
service at all times It Is hoped that
our readers wtll grant us lnudulgenco
on thep resent occasion when our out
side correspondent has left us "up a
stump” so to speak.
The drawing for the one hundred
dollar gold brtok by the Hill Pharmacy
SEEKS CHAN6E IN
! ALASKA POSTAL RATES
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c Seattle Chamber of Commerce
has adopted and forwarded to the
| postal authorties at Washington a.
; rcsoution calling attention to the mun
] fest unfairness of the “zone" system
! as applied to pa real pest carriage in
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! Alaska. The resolution points out
that Alaska being within what Is
, known as the eighth zone, the parcel
, [lost charges between points within
i the territory are excessively high,
i Under the present regulations it costs
! as much to send a parcel oetween
i i1 " 11 '■■■ .. j 1 —-■■■ - ■■ ■
Anchorage and Mjianuska, a dis.anoc
of only thirty two miles, as it does
to send the same package from New
York or Chicago to Matanuska. The
resolution declares that this ctnd'ition
1s a curtailment *o local trttie and
tends to hinder development of Alas
ka communities, 'ihe departmert Is
asked to consider a graduated tone
rate for between points w. in tno
territory based on the graduated tone
rates, fixed by' distance as applies
within the United ^tatoR.
! will take place this evening at 7 p.
in. The contest has attracted con
siderable Interest owing to the un
usual nature of the awaiM, partlcu
arly among the incoming cheechao's
to whom a gold brick, even though
of such small dimensions. Is an object
if deep interest and attraction.
Ttie steamship Umatilla of the Ad
miral line arrived in Seattle today
| ind Is scheduled to sail on the re
! i urn Journey day after tomorrow. The
Victoria of the Alaska steamship line
will probably arrive at the l’uget
sound metropolis today or tomorrow,
! ifter making the trip via the inside
I eastern coast,
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S. S. SILVER WAVE,
Mail schooner Silver Wav* will
leave for Deering Candle and way
ports June 26. Freight will be re
, elved at the docks of Alaska I.iglit
: 'eage and Commercial Co. from prea'
; ent date.
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ATTENTION MOOSE
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. Moose meeting tonight at 8 p. m.
| All members requested to be present,
i Visiting members especially welcome.
NORVIN W. LEWIS,
Dictator.
J. P. JONES. Secy.
Calling Card* at the Nunuet Office
RED CROSS
FUND LARGE
The jitney dance given at Eagle hall
for the benefit of the Ited Cross fund
Saturday night drew a fair sized
crowd of dance enthusiasts to Indulge
in the “light fantastic." Tho attend
ance, however, was considerably less
than might havo been expected con
sense a reflection ion the patriotic
entertainment, but tlrts fact is In no
sense a reflection of tho patriotic
spirit of Nome’s citizens as they havo
contributed most generously to the
cause In other ways. Estimates of
the amount of money contributed up
to the present indicate that Nome
w'lll not be far from the lead in the
list of Alaskan towns offering funds
to the humane cause represented by
the Tied Cross society.
GAS SCHOONER EAGLE.
The gas schooner Eaglo will sail
for Toiler, York and all Kotzebue sound
porta June 2S. For freight and pas
senger rates apply to Alaska Lighter
age A Commercial Co., aoents.