THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 26. ELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, JAN MARY 3, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIvE£6 CEM8
SEATTLE SHIPPING
SHOWS GREAT GAINS
A. P. A. Ssrvice
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The total volume
of shipping through tlie port of Seattle
during the past year amounted to over
two hundred and sixty millions of dol
lars, according to the estimates made
t>y the port authorities. This is an
increase of one hundred million dol
hit's over last year and Is the biggest
gain in the history of the city.
WE CAN DO IT.
For first cl»®t work and prompt de
livery phono Main 151 and tho People's
8team Laundry will send and gat your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON. Prop
Calling Cards at the Nugget Ottice.,
MANY HUNDRED DROWNED
SEVERAL AMERICANS LOST
SITUATION 1$ SERIOUS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3,—Whilst en
route to Alexandria from Malta the
steamer Persia of the Peninsular und
Oriental line was sunk by a torpedo
tired by a submarine on the evening
of Christmas eve und over two hun
dred passengers were drowned amongst
| whom are several American s lnclud-|
ing N. McNeilly who was on his way
to Aden where he was appointed Am
erican consul.
ll is feared this will lead to serious
! complications between the duul alll
| ance and the United States especial
ly after the Ancona Incident unless
prompt disavowal and punishment of
, the officers who commanded the sub
, marine is meted out. Again the Per
i sia was sunk without warning of any
kind and although she was a British
ship carrying passengers from England
through the Mediterranean to the
Orient it is stated that it » as the only
possible way for Americans or other
neutral persons to travel as all ships
on that run were the property of Pel
ligerent nations.
It is not yet possible to get full de-1
toils of th- ueeurreni e or as to the
number of Americans who were lost
on th«* Per he There were several on
hoard when tile ship left Southampton,
however, im went ashore it Gi
braltar a 1 oe at Malta.
Some one hundred and fifty were
picked up in small boats belonging
to the Persia and they slate that the!
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greater number of t he passengers l
found a watery grave as the ship did 1
not stay long afloat after she was!
struck by the torpedo.
Considerable excitement is manifest
ed at Washington and the fullest de
tails of the occurrence are demanded
LONDON. Jan. 3, The liner Persia i
which was sunk by an Austrian sub
marine off the island of Crete with a I
loss of three hundred lives was otti
eially declared by the Austrians to be
carrying guns anti was consequently
sent to tile bottom.
FORD WILL
NOT RETURN
A. *». A. Service.
NEW YORK, Jan . 3—Ford will not
return to Europe. In an hour's con
ference with Bryan he stated he would
not return to Europe declaring he
could do more important work here
for present. Great interest is taken in
this statement of Ford’s and consid
erable comment on what work he can j
do in the United States to further j
the peace movement.
The press generally believe nothing'
can be done at this time owing to the
non-peace sentiment of the allies. The
sinking of the Persia has awakened
considerable adverse feeling umong
people In the United States. Many be
lieving no faith can be placed In rep
resentations of Austria or Clermany
and no help extended In aid of their
peace proposals.
Begin the New Year right by sub
scribing for the Nugget.
LINER GLENGLYE IS TORPEDOED
JAPANESE LINER IS TORPEDOED
—
j A. P. A. Sorvioe.
LONDON, Jan. 3.—Whilst on route
| from Yokohama to Genoa the Brlt
' Ish liner Glengyle was torpedoed and
sunk by a submarine in the Mediter
ranean today and over a hundred pas
sengers were lost among whom are
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said to be several Americans.
A great number of those on hoardl
were rescued from the water by a
steamer who was in the vicinity mil
who heard their flash for help.
Details of the destruction of tin
vessel are meager and the matter is
being taken lip by tile authorities ai j
Washington away. The situation i: I
serious and combined with the sinking
of the Persia makes the matter very!
grave
A. P. A- Service.
t.'AIRO, Egypt., Jan. 3.—Japanese
liner Kenkoko Maru from Munilla to
Boston was torpedoed in the Medi
terranean today Particulars of the
sinking of the Jupanes ship are not
yet to hand but it appears that a sub
marine campaign is being conducted
by the Austrian navy throughout the
eastern end of the Mediterranean
KAISER ILLNESS
CONFIRMED
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A. P. A. Servic«.
E'ARIS. Jun. 3. — l'resa dispatches re-j
celved here from Switzerland and Ital> 1
continue to afllrm the serious illness,
ol Emperor W illiam notwithstanding I
repeated denials made from Germany
to the contrary.
SERIOUS AUTO j
ACCIDENT
I
A. P. A. ServiiM.
SEATTLE, Jan. 3—Russet Martin,
aged eleven, was killed today while
coasting by Scott Ftenjamin’s automo
bile.
AKSALA CARNIVAL.
All those having hills against thej
Carnival are requested to send them:
in at once to the treasurer, Mr. J. V.
Sheldon at the Alaska bank
TWO EARTHQUAKES
SHAKE SEATTLE
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SEATTLE, Jun. 3.—Yesterday after
noon this city was visited by twc
distinct shocks of earthquake which
was also felt all along the coast
and many counties.
The seismic disturbance caused con
siderable alarm and consternation fol
lowing as it did the excitement at
tendant to the dry movement and it
was followed by one of the most vto
lent snowstorms ever seen In tho reg
ion of Puget sound. The happening'
was muchly discussed and one of the
prominent local preachers during his
sermon which was delivered during1
I
tho storm consoled his congregation j
by expounding at length on the seven I
plagues of Egypt.
TERRIBLE STORM IN
SAN FRANCISCO
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A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3.—The
I worst storm in tho history of this
| city since 1888 visited us yesterday
| and resulted In the destruction of sev -
' oral hundred thousand dollars worth of
property as well as many people be
ing injured through the collapse of
unprotected buildings.
The storm was general along the
whole Pacific coast and it is feared
that serious losses were occasioned in
shipping olroles as the wireless failed
to pick up some of the vessels which,
were known to ho within telegraphic
rad us.
Many thousands of people braved
the storm and went out to the beach
where they watched ttie heavy seas
demolish several of the small piers
near the Cliff house. The weather
bureau estrmates the velocity of tht
wind to bo seventy-five miles an hour.
Henry Chllson of Los Angeles who
was visiting in this city was killed
outright in th» storm
GERMANS MAKE
NIGHT ATTACK
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Jan. 3. —Herman troop*
made a determined night attack over
an extended front between Labasse
and Bethune last night the result of
which is not yet to hand
The attack, was conducted fuu a
large scale many hundreds of large
mines were exploded by the advancing
forces and considerable loss of life
re> u''e(L
PEACE DELEGATES TO
TO RUN GAUNTLtT
| A. P. A. Service
COPENHAGEN, Jan. 3.—The Ger
man government has granted the Ford
; peace expedition permission to travel
to the Hague through Germany by
special train which will he given rea
soiihhit protection and right of way
Tli > paity will leave here on Friday
next It is believed here that the
consideration given by the German
government to the peace emissaries
Is an indication that Germany desire*
an early but reasonable peace.
WILSON HUSHES
TO CAPITOL
A. P. A. Service.
i Washington, jun a. pri'esident
Wilson returned to the capital by ape
clal train this afternoon having aban
doneil his wedding lour to take per
sonal charge of the situation reiattve
to the sinking of the Persia and other
liners in the Mediterranean which re
I suited in the loss of many Americans
who were passengers on those steam
era.
Baron iiweitfenck, charge of the Aus
trian embassy here asked that Judg
ment he suspended until full parti
culars are learned. He has assured
Secretary of Stato Lansing that should
it he found that Austrians sunk the
I steamer Persia with the loss of the
i lives of any Americans full reparation
and satisfaction would be given by his
government.
Washington authorities consider the
situation to be that of the gravest
nature even more so than the sinking
of the Lusitania. General sentiment
'in the states is that sinking of non
; combatant belligerent vessels be stop
pod unless full provisions are made
Cor the safety of passengers and
crews.
The state department Instructed Am
liassador Penfleld at Vienna to for
ward all facts in connection with me
case.
j FIRST BI-WEEKLY MAIL ARRIVES
The lirst mail of the bi-weekly ser
vice arrived here this afternoon in
command of Mail Carrier Kric John
son. It consisted of 150 pounds ol
first class mail matter and about the
same amount of second class. The
mall was delayed through the heavy
trails
& lhappy flew Vear
Polet’s Stores
WE ROAST COFFEE OAILY