THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO 139. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY. MAY 15. 1916._ TELEPHONE MAIN 40._PWI-E 26 CENT*
MEXICAN BANDITS
TERRBRIZEJBORDER TBWNS
A. P. A. Service
EL PASO, May 14—The in
habitants of the numerous small
towns along the Arizona bordei
and in the Kio Grande valley arc
in a state of active terror as a
result of the activities of Mexican
bandits who arc making con
inual efforts to cross the border
at many points.
The attempted forays of the
Mexicans have now become so
numerous that the military au
thorities have ordered extra
guards established at many
points to protect the settlers
Reports arriving from many
sections indicate a great increase
in the bandit activities. No fur
ther raids have been perpetrated
against the border towns but
several ranches have been raided
and the cattle and live stock
driven off.
So far as known no one has
been killed. The situation has
now become so critical that
twelve companies of cavalry and
infantry have been dispatched!
from Nogales to establish a cios
ci guard at the more isolated
points on the border.
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GERMANS START
(FLANDEKb OFFENSIVE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, May 13.—The Ger
mans have suddenly switched
their attack from V erdun and
darted a heavy offensive against
the British in the region of Hul
iach and have captured five hun
dred yards of the British trenches
.11 the immediate vicinity of Ver
melle, according to official re
ports from the British field head
quarters today.
As usual terrific artillery fire
from the German guns preceded
the attack and compelled the
British to retire from their posi
tion along the edge of the stone
quarries which have long been
the principal object of contention
in this region
T* gat tha news raad tha Nugget.
ARMY BILL CONFERERS
FINALLY AGREE
A. P. A Service.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—
A regular army of two hundred
and six thousand which can in
time of war be increased to two
hundred and fifty-four thousand
was agreed upon today by thy
house and senate conferers. The
report of the committee will be
submitted to both branches of
congress for ratification some
time the coming week.
BOISE VIOLENTLY
SHAKEN BY EARTHQUAKE
A. P. A. Service.
BOISE CITY, May 14.—Boise
City and several of the surround
! ing towns were violently shaken
1 by an earthquake at 7:30 last
' night. The shocks were small
but numerous and in quick sue*
cession and jarred things up
considerably. Fortunately no one
was killed although several had
very narrow escapes from falling
material. Dishes were broken
in practically every house in
town and . numerous chimneys j
were also wrenched from their;
supports and wrecked. While |
the shakes endured practically
the whole town took to the
streets. Reports from Weiser
state that the quake has caused
an immense increase in the flow
of the big gas well at that point
and the gas has somehow caught
fire and the flames are shooting
to a great height and form a
magnificent spectacle.
Larger amd mart inf fating «he.
. ver. All about tba tarritary. »an. 1
one ta your ♦(Sonde Th# Nmm* Mb*
inn and Dredging SdWIaa.
THE REASONS WHY
I
Our cTresft Roasted Coffees
Clre gaining in popuCaritg are numerous
Because all other coffees
UPrilKl^aliy to this date;are overjsix
months old and all of the aroma which is a
a volatile substance has evaporated.
The coffee in its green state
JCAOTIllIie before roasting, we will be
! only to glad to give you a sample for you
| to take home. Give our coffees a test and
I you will not only save money but you will
have complete satisfaction.
Nome’s Favorite Blend 3 lbs. for $1.00
Polet’s Extra Blend 2 lbs. 85c
flSolcts Stores
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IMTAROD MAN SOU
BIDDER AERIAL SERVICE
A P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 13.—
(Delayed in transmission.)—The
postoffice department toda> an
nounced the result of the call for
bids«for an aeroplane mail ser
vice in Alaska. The only bid re
ceived by the department was
that of a resident Alaskan, Earl
L. Byers of Iditarod, who sub
mitted a proposal for a twice a
week service between Seward
and Iditarod.
This result uas entirely unex
pected by the government as it
wag generally believed that sev
eral of the makers of aeroplanes
and also private parties would
make proposals. The postoffice
officials are frankly disappointed.
Postmaster General Burleson
said today that the department
nad hoped that there would be a
reasonable number of bidders in
the field but attributes the failure
to the inability of the larger
aeroplane factories to keep up
,wfith the ('present war orders.1
Mr. Burleson stated that he be- i
lieves that as soon as the makers
will be in a position to construct
the class of machine required for
the Alaska service they will be
willing to entertain the depart
ment proposals. He also inti
mated that the department will
probably issue another call for
bids as soon as the factories in
dicate that they are in a position
to build the machines. From the
tone of the postmaster general's
remarks it is surmised that hi
has received assurances that a
call for bids will be received with
greater interest at a later period.
In the proposal submitted bv
l’.\crs the price fixed for a twice
a week service over route No.
687,015, from Seward to Iditarod,
a distance of 380 miles, is forty
nine thousand dollars a year and
he agrees to carry one thousand
pounds at each trip
Byers did not furnish the bond
required and asks for a reason
able time to make arrangement t
therefor. i he failure to submit
the stipulated bond would have
thd effect of disqualifying him
under ordinary circumstances. It
is indicated, however, that he
will be allowed a limited time to
furnish the bond. An official of
the department discussing the
proposal said that Byers will
probably be given time to secure
the proper bond because of guar
antees of his reliability furnished
by the Miners and Merchant
bank and the citizens of Iditarod
and he may be granted the con
tract
MORE IRISH
REBELS SHOT
DUBLIN, May 13.—James Con
nolly and John McDermott were
-hot at sunrise this morning fol -
lowing the usual military court
proceedings.
Both were shown to have been
leeply implicated in the rebellion
and also took an active hand in
tile rioting and battles with the
troops Premier Asquith spent
the day in conferring with the
military authorities in regard to
the situation and is expected to
remain in the capital for several
days. What action will be taken
by the government in relation to
the unauthorized execution of
Skeffington, the socialist editor
has not been learned. Asquith
is reported to have made the
statement that the offending offi
cer will be subjected to severe
punishment in the event of the
charge being proven.
JUNEAU DEMOCRATS FAVOR
NO PROGRAM CONVENTION
A. P- A Service.
JUNEAU, May 12.—(Delayed
in transmission.)—Almost com
plete returns from the primary
elections held here Wednesday
indicate that the first division
delegation to the democratic ter
ritroial convention will be. inde
pendent and will also stand op
posed to all factional control.
This inclination will probably
lead to a merry war in the con -
vention but it is seemingly cer
tain that Juneau and most of the
nearby precincts will stick for in
dep^ndenc^^n^^avo^^makm^
the convention an open confer
ence without a cut and dried pro
gram.
it is also believed that a large
majority of the delegates are not
m favor of retaining Cheney a
national committeeman over the
protests of the other divisions.
The independent advocates won
out in Juneau b\ a large ma
jority although Cheney and
Winn, the leaders of the opposi
tion, were both returned win
tiers.
< )t her leading democrats chos
en were Hellenthal, Troy, Casey,
Havighne, Sowerby, Mayor Ste
wart, Burton, Allen, Shattuck,
Britt, Lang, Cobb, son of the at
torney general, Marshall, Forest.
Conners and seventeen others.
1 lie vote throughout the district
was generally large. Three hun
dred and seventy one voted in
Juneau and the total, including
the nearby precincts was six
hundred. Ninety votes were cast
in Sitka
New laid eggs $1.25 per dozen
I Prosser’s Harness shop Phone,
Black 5.
DR. MUSTARD BRINGS INTERESTING
BUGET OE NEWS FROM HOT SPRINGS
Dr. Mustard and Thorulf Leh
mann returned from the Hot
Springs this morning, refreshed
and rejuvenated and with a
healthy coat of tan, after a two
weeks indulgence in the delights
of that resort.
Dr. Mustard reports that, al
though it is quite summery at
the springs, the country between
there and Nome has all the ap
pearance of December and the
party bad the somewhat unex
pected experience of encounter
ing a bad blizzard on the way
down. The doctor says that it
was the genuine article, drifting
snow and all. Af^er running
through the storm the rest of the
trip was fine and the trails in
excellent shape. Many cranes
were seen in the vicinity of the
springs and there were also a
i
goodly number of geese, but no
uucks. I be cranes were very
shy, however, and hard to ap
proach. The stay at the springs
was thoroughly enjoyed and the
water was all that could be de
sired. The doctor says that he
did some skiing and made the
trip from the springs to Mary’s
igloo, an accomplishment of
which he is quite proud. Quite
a number of persons visited the
springs while the Nome party
were there, among them Judge
Thomas who brought over a na
tive child from the Igloo which
needed medical attention. The
youngster was suffering from an
abcess of the leg and was given
the necessary relief.
The doctor also brings the sad
news of the death of Charlie
Hunnicut the three years old son
ui J.\. \\ . Hunnicut, the teacher
of the government school at the
Igloo. 1'he child succumbed to
an attack of cerebro spinal men
.ngitis about the ioth of the pres
ent month after several weeks of
illness Another son aged six is
also reported very sick W’ith
pneumonia complicated with
pleurisy. Two natives, a boy
and man, also died at the Igloo
during the past week from tuber
culosis. The doctor says that the
natives have all deserted the
Igloo for the spring hunting and
are scattering through the sur
rounding country where they are
having a great time catching
squirrels and other game. Pete
Yeager is engaged in making his
garden at present and will prob
ably have the usual assortment
of vegetables and green stuff.