THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 277 TELEPnONE MAIN « NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1916 TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE25CENl
POLITICS BEHIND KILLING
OF AUSTRIAN MINISTER
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International News Service.
LONDON, Oct. 22.—Additional ad
vices relative to the killing of the Aus
trian Prime Minister, Count Karl
Stucrghk, received from Vienna via
Berlin and Copenhagen today, state
that political reasons were behind the
shooting of the noted diplomat.
The dispatches say that Alder, the
newspaperman who did the shooting,
has confessed to the police that politi
cal reasons are behind the tragedy.
• According to the reports, there has
lately been considerable friction be
tween the imperial party and the
socialists, of which the organ edited
by Alder is one of the journalistic
mouthpieces. Alder himself is a soc
iallst of the most radical order and
has frequently been in open opposition
to the government during the war per
iod.
The shooting occurred while the pre
mier was partaking of luncheon in a
fashionable hotel, the assassin firing
three balls into the prime minister’s
body, any one of which would have
been sufficient to cause death. Stucr
ghk died almost instantly. The shoot
ing has created a remarkable sensation
throughout Austria and Germany al
though but few details are allowed to
reach the outside world.
Votv the Fiopubfienn Ticket Straight.
—Adv.
TEUTON ON NEW
OFFENBIVE-GALtGIA
International Newt Service.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 23.—A general
staff report this morning says that tti.•
Teuton forces have opened a new of
fensive on the northeastern frontier u>
Galicia and severe fighting is occurlng
along the. battle line near Brody with
the Austro-German forces striving
' desperately to pierce. the Russian
front. The Germans commenced their
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ittacks Sunday morning and contin
, tied to batter fiercely at the Russian
front throughout the day and night.
The Russian lines have proved Im
pregnable, however, and all attacks'
1 have failed of the desired result.
RIOTING AGAIN ATTENDS
ST REE V • AP STRIKE
International News Service.
NEW YORK. Oct. 23.—The refusal
j of the traction companies to accede to
I the modified proposals offered through
| the mediators has again revived the
I intense bitterness manifested by the
FRENCH MAKE FURTHER
6AINS ON SOMME
International News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 23.—General staff re
ports to the war office today say that,
following a general advance of the
British forces along the Albcrt-Bapau
me road, in the vicinity of BeSars,
yesterday,the French troops have made
additional gains in the drive on Ba
paunie from the south.
The French movement is now from
southwest toward the northeast with
the main force of the drive centering
between Beaulecourt and Sailly along
the Peronne Bapaume highway.
Intense lighting is now going on
along the entire Kranco-Uritlsh front
with the < -ermatis offering tremendous
resistance aided by strong defenses
erected both west and south of Ba
piiunie.
The forward movement of the French
is now cutting off all direct communi
cation between Bapaume and Peronne
and is threatening to surround the
former city on the south.
The Germans are reported engaging
in terrific counter attacks in it frantic
endeavor to regain the ground lost at
each successive movement of the
French and Britisii troops.
St aSt BlBE FOlt THE NUGGET.
strikers during the early stages of the
street car strike and riots have oc
curred in various parts of the city,
yesterday and today.
Two persons received severe injur
ies- as a result of an attack on a down
town car by strikers early this morn
ing and a number of arrests were made
by the police. The traction companies
refuse to give an inch to the men, the
officials stating that they arc able to
get along nicely without the strikers
and see no reason why they cannot
continue indefinitely. jl
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NEW8 NOTES.
The Ladles Aid Society of the Fed
erated church meets tomorrow at 2:30
p. m., the monthly social meeting'.
The \\V<\ T. I', will liolil a meeting
at the federated church at eight to
morrow evening.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce
will h..|.| the second of the bimonthly
meetings at .he Pioneer’s hull on
Wednesday evening.
rht schooner Silver Wave returned
from Sledge Island yesterday morning,
whither the vessel had betaken itself
to escape the blow of the past day or
is. , and preparations were immediate
ly commenced for placing the staunch
little motor ship in winter quarters on
the Sandspit.
(’has. K. Kimball the well known
dredge man, came up from Solomon
river overland on Saturday and reports
that the dredges are working along
nicely and unhampered by weather
conditions.
On the toboggan slide? Not a bit.
of it! What we need is transporta
tion. Get busy and send a copy of
the Nugget Mining Journal, Pictorial
edition, to some one who can help us
get it. All about the transportation
needs. Why we must have a harbor
and an improved mail service. Read}
for distribution tomorrow, Oct. 24.
The Eagle moving picture show will
film a mammoth program of re
peated numbers tonight, consisting of
nine reels of laughable comedy and
three photodrainas of more than
average merit. Tho feature of the
program will be the famous story by
Bret Harte entitled M'liss, in live
parts with Miss Barbara Tennant in
the leading role. Additional numbers
arc the comedies In and out of Society,
What Happened to Cutey, The Mum
my Cried for Help, and It Happened
On Friday, all of which are selected
laugh provokers of the first water. For
a Birthright, a strong drama in three
parts furnishes an excellent conclusion
for a varied and interesting program.
Telephone reports from Candle to
day state that three dog- teams left
Sunday for Nome bearing a portion
of the large number of people maroon
ed in the northern town owing to the
failure of the coastwise boats to make
another trip from Nome. The follow
ing persons are reported to have ac
companied the teams above mentioned:
D. A. Sundquist, Duncan McDonald, C).
A. Dundbcrg, T. Kronquist, W. House
man, Ivor Johnson, C. V, Kenyon.
Messrs. II. Dee, (’. Deo, Andy Shelf!in
and Ed. Halloran left for Nome this
morning with two teams and tomor
row R. S. Dimmick and Wrn. Mullins,
the moving picture man, will leave,
accompanied by a native. It is Mr.
Dimmick's intention to go only as far
us Davidson’s landing to procure some
additional film for the Candle movtnj.
picture house but he may come on to
the metropolis. H. Fries and wife are
also reported to have left the Inmn
chuk enrouto to Nome this morning.
The weather at Candle is apparently
little different front that prevailing at
Nome. The Nugget correspondent
states that there is no snow and the
rivers are wide open yet. Also their
Is no Ice on Kotzebue Sound as far
as known at Deerlng.
Just Launched
i mm full mm
SALE
Now in force and will continue until
the departure of the last boats.
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TERMS, CONDITIONS AND PRICES
Maybe obtained by calling at either of our two
stores or we will be only too glad to send our re
presentative to your home or office to explain |
conditions or submit prices.
DO IT NOW
Otherwise the boats will soon return and de
part and you have overlooked a splendid oppor
tunity to procure your winter needs.
Ipolets Stores
Coffees 3t*esft Roasted Daily
BERLIN CLAIMS CONSTANZA
TAKEN BY NIACKENZEN
International News Service.
BERLIN. Oct. 23.—The capture of
Constanza, the important Roumanian
sen port on the Black sea coast, by
the forces of the central powers under
General von Mackcnzen is announced
in mi official statement by the general
staff today.
Mackcnzen, after rolling up the
Russo-Rouinaniun left wing south of
Tuzln, twelve miles south of Con
stnnza, last Friday, followed up his
advantage with a speedy pursuit of
the retreating enemy forces, later forc
| ing them to again give battle within
sight of Constanza and resulting in
j the capture of that important sea port
> i\ terday.
Tlie capture of the Uuuuianian sr.i
pi rt by the Maekenzen forces gives
the Bermans and their allies control l
tlie entire province of Dobrtnija and
'opens the wit) for carrying tie \v.r
into tin' Heart of the Roumanian It;
rilor; The i . al reports stall !h'
the Russian I'crees have been com
pletely dim emitted and an practically
sorr-mmled, with their final capture
in vittble. The great vlctorj of Von
Maekenzen is l he most important sue
cess achieved in the Balkan section
since the conquest of Serviu and is
believed to forecast the capture of
Rouniania.
FRISCO STEAMER GOES ASHORE
r- xcihc News Service.
SAN KUANCIKCO. Oct. 21. Reports
Irom Ilolines reaching hero this morn
ing state that the San Francisco
steamer Daisy (ladsby has gone ashore
m a heavy log ten miles north of the
Golden Gate. The Gadsby was en
roiuc to l his port and in addition to a
cargo of merchandise, carried a crew
01 twenty men. The i'oint 1 .olios life
saving crew hate gone to tile scene of
lhe wreck.
tSVAl t Of DECEASED CALI
FORNIAN PAYS RECORD TAX
r'acitn. News Service.
SAN FUANCISCO, Oct. 21. Taxes
on ilie estate or Henry Miller of this
sialc total eight millions of dollars,
most of which was accumulated in the
cattle business. The tax which will
lie paid on the estate is the largest in
tin history oi ihe 1‘nited Stales.
STRONG SHOW AT DREAM
"Or. ttanieau” a six-part Fox feature
witl be presented at the bream tonight.
Seldom will one see ti east equal to
ille one in this strong production
Frederick Ferry in the title role is
assisted by the following big stars.
Jean Sotho.rn, Staurt Holmes, Dorothy
Mi rnnrd and George Alison. It is a
modei'ii society drama based on the
great play and novel by Georges Oli
net. The story deals with a great
physician and surgeon who is too
busy to take his wife to social func
tions. The wife finds one who amuses
her with the usual consequences. A
thrilling climax to this great produc
tion.
FRENCH AVIATORS
BOMBARD METZ
International News Service.
I’AUIS, Oct. 23.—Under cover of .1
light tog. a flotilla of French aer.i
I pianos yesterday delivered a dettruv
tive air attack on the German strong
hold, .Metz, according to information
published by the war oilier this morn
ing. Thu official statement say- -.that
the airmen drooped more than four
tons ot explosives on 1 he Teuton for
tress, destroying a number of blast
furnaces, a portion of the main rail
way station and also damaged a num
ber or the outlying foils. The full ex
tent of the damage could not be as
'curtained hut is known to have been
serious.
German aircraft which undertook to
engage the French aviators were put
to ienominous Might, several apparent
ly being seriously damaged. The raid
is described as the most effective that
has so far occurred.
AEROS BOMBARD ENGLISH TOWN
International News Service.
LONDON, Oct. 23. A hostile aero
plane last night dropped a number of
bombs ort Margate, the important
Knglish port near the mouth of tie
Thames. The alack resulted m little
damage aside from the injury of two
people who were str.e k by flying flag
i)«m 1> blown In tlv- i jrstlng bombs,
i’he plane was I naliy driven off by the
lio.m defense air fleet and disappear
ed over the North Sea.
CART. MILLER RETURNS
FROM BLONO ESKIMO LANO
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Capt. Earnest Miller, who returned
j to Teller from Herschel Island and
| the Comnation Gulf region on the
' whaler Herman and arrived in Nome
j on the Belinda Saturday night, brings
i an interesting budget of information
j concerning the far northern country
j also a large and valuable collection of
! quaint and primitive tools and wea
pons from the land of the blond Eski
mo discovered by Explorer Stefansson
several years ago in the Coronation
gulf legion. Capt. Miller has been
in the employ of tho Hudson Bay
Company, having gone to the north in
command of the schooner Ruby in
1915 with a large quantity of supplies
tor the trading station then to be
established along the northern shores.
Capt. Miller left Teller on July 10, 1915
; itid wintered the schooner at Kitti
gasuyt on the Mackenzie river delta,
about 150 miles cast of Herschel island.
On the following spring the vessel
cruised along the shores of Victoria
Band and later made Coronation Gulf
where a trading post was established
at the mouth of the Coppermine river,
it is in this locality that the so
called blond Eskimo were encountered
and v apt. Miller had ap excellent op
portunity to study that unique type of
i ijfine In his native haunts.
The captain is of the opinion that
they are not Eskimo, in the proper
sense as they have many of t In i>1 \
siognomical characteristics of tie
Scandanavian races and he lieliev s
that they are descendants of early
Scandanavian explorers. They are
a stalwart people of much lighter
complexion than the Eskimo and fr
quentlj have blue and gray eyes al
though their hair is uniformly . dark.
Included in the collection of curios an
many examples of native copper work,
copper tipped tools and weapons and
a great variety of implements of in
genious design. Capt. Miller also saw
and talked with Stefansson, whom In
states Is operating from Winter Har
! bor near Cape Kelleit on Hanks Hand,
using that point as the base of sup
plies for his operations on the new
land in the 13eaufort Sea, 'discovered
two years ago. He also saw l’cto
Uomard who is at the Hank’s laind
Station.
Capt. Miller intends to return to the
[ outside on the Umatilla.
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