BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER
INVENTOR OF “TANK”
Those familiar with the inside facts
of the construction of the British
"tanks,” which have proven to be such
a tremendous factor in the success
of the allied offensive on the Somme,
are of the opinion that the man re- j
I onsllilc for lheir adoption by the
government is ('oiumodoro Murray
Sueter, it. N.
Early in the war it was deemed
necessary by Ihe naval authorities to
establish an aeroplane base at Dun
kirk with auxiliary bases as far in
land as feasible. In eonection with
the construction and maintenance of
i lo se bases it was very evident that
some Sort of armored cars wore v«;ry
much needed as supports. 1
To develop such a machine was tho|
task which was assigned to Commo- i
ore Sueter, arid with characteristic
ingenu'ity he started out to invent
some sort of a war monster that would
cope with the situation.
Within a very short time after he
took command of the base, at Dun
kirk tire commodore had armored cars
in operation, but the armor plate used
in the lirst cars was too light lo with
stand the rifle and machine gun fire
of the Teutons and rendered them
absolutely useless against shell fire.
The commodore realized that he
must overcome the difficulty in some
way. so lie produced a heavier type
of car, wh'ich would withstand rifle
bullets at point blank range. He
then returned to i.ondon and began to
design a land battleship which would
withstand shells and bullets alike.
Winston Churchill, then first lord of
the admiralty, approved the plans,
but Sir Percy Scott was against any
such machine of war. At this junc
ture the peitrail system used on the
American farm tractors began to in
terest Cue commodore find ho g.ath
ere all available Information on tho
subject.
The result of the investigation con
vinced him that a battleship mounted
on pedrails would carry tn> en; rmous
armor plate and guns. The result
was the present "tank.”
Major Hetherington, chief of the
survey service of the Royal Naval Air
service, perfected what few details
were necessarv. and a 'tank' was
const ructed which when tested tore
down wire entanglements, jumped
dilCiies and pet. med nil manner of
mlic.it d of »h* ns*. ThV« convinced
.he war office and s large niimlu r of
t.'inl.y” wer» Urn consli 'ic'r'1 and
3. i *. the fr it.
Did it ever strike you Mr. Husband
that Mrs. Wifey is entitled to have the
Nugget in her household—Do it now.
NOTICE OF MARSHAL’S SALE.
I'111>Ii<• notice is hereby given, that
under anil by virtue of a writ of exo
eution 'issued out of the District Court
for Ihe District of Alaska Second Di
vision, in Cause No. 2544, upon a cer
tain judgment therein rendered, oil Ihe
HMh day of September, 1914, and en
tered in favor of William A. Gilmore,
plaintiff, and against the Golden Dawn
Min'ing Company, a corporation, de
fendant, amounting to the sum
of twenty two hundred lifty six
and 70-100 ($2250.70) dollars, with
costs and Interest at the rute of
eight (X per cent) per cent per annum,
I will on the 19th day of July, 1917,
tit twelve o'clock noon of said day,
al the front door of the United States
Court House, al Nome, Alaska, offer
for sale al public vendue and sell to
the highest-and best bidder for cash,
; il th’e right, title, and interest, which
the defendant compuii) had on the
I Ih da> August, 1914,, or at any time
since, in and to those certain min'ing
claims known as.
No. 4 Holyoke Creek, being situated,
adjoining the Bessie Mining Claim on
tlie third beach line; and the Craw
ford Fraction situated and adjoining
the west of said No. 4 Holyoke.
All the above property being locat
ed in the Cape Nome Recording Pre
cinct, District of Alaska, Second Di
vision.
Dated at Nome, Alaska, June 19,
1917.
E. R, JORDAN,
United States Marshal, Second Di
i ision, District of Alaska.
June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 17.
For first ciass work null prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the Peo
ple’s laundry will send and get vour
laundry. W. J. WILLIAMSON, Prop.
OF INTEREST TO
MINING MEN
The following communication from
tile United States assay office at Seat
tle will be of interest to the mining
men of this section:
. u the Mine Operators of Alaska:
There seems to be a misunderstand
ing on the part of the public as to
the functions and charges of the Uni
ted States assay office at Seattle. This
office is operated for the purchase of
gold dust and bullion, and for the
assaying of ores fur gold, silver, cop
per, lead, Iron, tin, zinc and tungsten
The charges of the United States
government for the purchase of gold j
dust and bull'ion are the same at Den
ver, New Orleans, l'h'iladelphla, Sao ^
Francisco ami Seattle.
The charges imposed at Seattle for
tile assaying of ores are $ L for a
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
The best guarantee you can have
for a successful issue of your clothes
is do patronize an old established {
house; a house that wants you to
coine hack and he their permanent j
patron.
Such a house is the Nome TuUor- j
ing Co., we make alterations.
We do cleaning, pressing and re
isi'irlng. We make suits to order.
We guarantee all work and our
prices are reasonable. We appreciate
your patronage.
NOME TAILORING CO.
Next door Segerstorm & Hagen
Jewelry Store. 1
combined, gold and silver asasy, and
$1 for each of tlio other metals men
tioned per sample.
Respectfully,
JOHN W. PHIMJPS,
Assayer In charge.
J; Relieves o A r A R R H of <
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[ The Best Footwear Ever Made 1
For You, Mr. Miner! ■
“Hipress”—the original White Rubber Boots and Shoes—repre
sents TTTe biggest advance the world has ever seen in the method of
making rubber footwear. By a wonderful new nrocess Goodrich auto
v tire rubber—the toughest, longest wearing rubber ever known—is
molded into One Solid Piece boots and shoes. Of course, Goodrich
—the Company that has supplied you with Everything that’s Best
in Rubber for nearly half a century—invented this great improve
ment. Goodrich alone makes boots this way.
The soles will far outwear hob-nailed leather soles—they actually wear
longer than steel. And every “Hipress” boot or shoe is just One Solid 1 iece
of rubber:—molded to fit your foot. Just think what that means, Mr. M>ner!
THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY, SEATTLE, WA8H.
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS1
12 .. .Standard Oil Co.
13 .Cats tens Cold Storage
14 .J. J. Season Co, office
15 .Headquarters Saloon
21.-.The Lobby
24 .Pioneers Igloo
25 .Catholic Church
31 .Polet’s residence
32 . Yorkey’e Cigar Store
41 .opp. Webb's Market
Engine House, Phone Main 97.
7 whistles water. 3 tire out
FOR SALE—CHEAP:
HYDRAULIC pTpE .
1 WHIM 16 H. P.
UPRIGHT BOILERS.
DRILL ROPE.
1 BOB SLED.
HOISTS.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
Subscribe Tor the Nome Nugget j
Classified Ads. j
All Claeaiflsd Ads Must bs Paid far
in Advanoe.
WANTED.
SALESMEN—Grocery salesman earn
$5 to $S a day with profitable re
peating side-line. Write Lesmork
Manufacturing Company, Pept. S., (
Richmond Hill, N. Y. City.
MINES AND MINING.
MINING PROPERTIES WANTED.
We have buyers for developed and
parly developed mining properties
consisting of Gold Silver, Copper,
Tungsten Manganese, Molybdenum,
Lead, ('innobar, Zinc, Iron and coal I
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mines.
M I'NSI)N-LACHAPELLE CO.
Mine Brokers.
301 Alaska Bldg. Seattle, Wash. 1
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NOME. ALASKA
Capital - • $100,000
Gold Dust Purchased
and Assayed
HYPRESS bopacs I
Since January first the prices on "Hypress" goods have been higher
"outside" than in Nome. Buy your needs for the summer.
NOW
ft When you buy rubber goods from us you know they have not
been in a cold storage warehouse. ?
P. A. PETERSON SHOE GO. |
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Why worry about Wash day ?
That’s Our Business
Absolute Satisfaction Guaranteed
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444 FRONT STREET Phone Main 53
THE DAWSON HOTEL
(Includes the LINCOLN, GREEN TREE and DAWSON)
The Workingman’s Home
BEST ACCOMODATIONS IN NOME.
ROOMS BY THE DAY, WEEK, MONTH 50 cents and up. '
BARNEY GIBNEY, Proprietor. Phons Black 72
NORTH POLE BAKERY
ANVIL BAKERY
BEGINNING MONDAY, JUNE 7TH, THE PRICE OF BREAD
ILL BE 10 CENTS PER LEAF OR THREE LOAVES FOR H
CENTS. THE SIZE ©F LOAVES HAVE BEEN INCREASED
WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OUR
PATRONS.
CHAS. CAVEY, Prop.
Fresh Unfrozen Beef
MONDAY
In fact everything In our Hnc will be on sale as soon us the
Victoria and Thomson arrive. All new stock.
PAflfK (OLD STORAGE COMPANY
White 17.
Start Now
Order the Nome Nugget
$2.00 per month
Last Killed
FRESH BEEF
of the season
Independent Meat Market
W. H. WEBB
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