WAR BOND SWINDLE DISCOVERED
WNSON SECURES WORLIWAITRIQ ON AMERICA
GIGANTIC LIBERTY ROND FORGERY
SCHEME UNEARTHED BY SECRET
SERVICE: HUNDREDS IMPLICATED
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
CHICAGO, Sept. 9—Secret service officials announced today the dis
covery of it gigantic swindling scheme involving the forgery of government
war bonds of the various Liberty Loan issues.
Although only the broader ramifications of the plot have so far been
tevcalod, the officials believe that hundreds of persons in all parts of the cotto
ny are involved in the .alleged forged bond swindle and that the transactions
have so fitr netted the swindlers a largo sum of money.
A considerable number of .arrests have already been made in con
nection with the plot and eight'of the number taken into custody have con
fessed to their participation. The confessions are said to have revealed that
the plot is practically nation wide and involves persons in all ranks of life.
The secret service officials have obtained the names of a large number of others
who are mixed in the scheme and more arrests arc coming within a short
According to the statements made by those who have owned up to
their connection with the scheme, the sjvindlers have used in several instances
elate and national senators, governors and bankers in tin- furtherance <>f their
plan to dispose of the forged bonds.
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO HOLD MINING CLAIM BLANKS
ON SALE AT NUGGET OFFICE.
PERSHING NEARLY , 1
BREAKS UP SHOW
Special' to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
NEW YORK, Sept. 9—General Pershing almost broke up the perform- ;
ance at the Hippodrome show when ho appeared in a box during the first |
act last night.
Pershing’s appearance at the theatre was the first occasion on which
lie lias shown himself to the public since bis triumphal arrival on board the
Leviathan yesterday. Scarcely a moment elapsed after Ills appearance in the
theatre box before the entire audience was on ilts feet cheering madly. Per
sons seated close to the box recognized the returning hero instantly and
the news that ho was in the house spread with amazing rapidity to all parts
of the theatre. Cheering arose from all parts of the house in such volume that
the strains of the orchestra and the voices of the actors were drowned in tlie
swelling c-horus of sound. The orchestra finally gave up the attempt to con
tinue the program and Joined in the din with tlie martial strains of The Star
Spangled Banner.
Realizing the futility of attempting to continue the performance until
the excitement had subsided, tlie actors joined in the cheering and helped to
swell the general tumult. Pershing bowed several ^times in acknowledgement
of the ovation. The storm of cheering lasted for nearly ten minutes, during
which period the performance was entirely susi»ended.
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First Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About June 1st
Last Summer Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome Direct About October 10th.
First Winter Mail Leaves Seattle for Nome About October 15th.
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RUMANIAN PEACE DELEGATION REFUSES SIGN AUSTRIAN TREATY.
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated P.-eas.
PARIS, Sept. 9—The Rumanian peace delegation luis flatly refused to
sign the Austrian peace treaty in the same manner as it refused to acknowledge
the treaty with Germany, according to an announcement today.
The Rumaniahs gave no reasons for their refusal to ratify the treaty
beyond stating that their action was in accordance with orders of the Bukar
est government.
TREATY EXTREMISTS
TRYING TO AGREE
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press
WASHINGTON. Sept. 9—The advocates of unamended ratification of
the peace treaty are plainly inclined to tin* view of Senator Simmons that
concessions must he made to the supporters of treaty reservations if accept
ance of the treaty is to bo hoped for within a reasonable time Following
senator Simmons' announcement yesterday that in- is convinced that the
treaty light will he prolonged to unreasonable length unless concessions are
made to the senators who are opposed to the treaty without reservations, a
number of unamended ratification advocates have expressed the view, that
some* sort of concessions regarding reservations are necessary it' a long delay in
the final ratification of peace is to ho avoided. In accordance with this view
a number of senators are endeavoring to get the extremists on both sides to
agree to mild reservation clauses which will not involve wide deviation from
the letter of the treaty in the interpretation of the American attitude toward
the treaty provisions. . . i .
Advocates of the compromise view express themselves as confident
that the two extremes can he brought together iti some form of agreement
regarding reservations which will not make changes in the treaty text neces
sary to the final ratification of peace.
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STRIKERS KILLED IN
BATTLEWITH POLICE
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
HAAl.MONI), Ind., Sept. 9—In a battle between former employees of
the Standard Steel Car Company and the police today, five of the strikers were
The battle arose through the attempt of a number of former employees
The police interfered and precipitated the battle, which lasted until the
strikers retired after an hour of fighting.
CLAIMED BIO OIL
COMPANIES SEEKING
INTERVENTION MEXICO
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9—Members of the Senate Foreign Relations
committee say the recent committee investigations of the Mexican situation
have revealed that an organized propaganda is going on in \mcrica aimed at
preventing armed invasion of Mexico by the Pulled Slates. The basis of
States are primarily responsible for the intermittent agitation for American
exploit the rich Mexican oil fields, from which they are at present barred
Free Nations organization is to some extent implicated in the anti-invasion
and England arc the chief advocates or armed intervention by the Failed
in addition, the propaganda is being furthered by other interests the
identity of which lias not been definitely ascertained.
WILSON ACCEPTS DINNER INVITATION AT SEATTLE.
Special to The Nugget by The Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Sept. 9—President Wilson lias accepted an invitation to a
public dinner at the Hippodrome following his arrival in Seattle Saturday.
The dinner will be held before the president delivers his treaty address
at the Arena and will probably be participated in by several hundred persons.
An invitation to attend the proposed dinnei was wired to the president at St.
for welcoming the president are in progress and the city is being decorated for
Secretary of the Navy Daniels is expected to arrive within a day or two
and will review the Pacific fleet In company with the president when it arrives
here Saturday. Reports from Portland announce tin* arrival <>f Secretary
Daniels at that point.
AMERICAN FISHING SCHOONER SUNK IN HECATE STRAIT.
Sp. ■ ul to the Nugget By the Associated Press.
PRINCE RUPERT. B. t\, Sept. 9—The American fishing schooner
Alameda was sunk Saturday in Hecate Strajt with fourteen thousand pounds
of freshly caught halibut aboard.
The crew of the schooner were returned hero today on a fishing vessel *
which picked them up following the sinking of the Alameda. The cause of