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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2. I&i6.
NO. 2088.
LINER DEUTSCHLAND ARRIVES
HAD VERY STORMY PASSACE
NEW LONDON, Nov. 1.—The U
liner Deutschland arrived today with
captain Koenig again in active com
mand and the same crew as made
the trip to Baltimore on the first
crossing of the Atlantic by an under
sea liner, except two new men.
Collector of the Port, M’Govern
of Bridgeport, received Captain
Koenig's manifest today. It is plan
ned to make a speedy discharging
of the liner whose cargo is valued
at one million dollars and consists
almost wholly of dyes, drugs and
medecines.
Take Back Nickel.
The Deutschland will take back
an equal bulk in nickel and rubber,
according to the statement made
this afternoon.
In addition to its cargo, the under
sea liner brought over diplomatic
mail for Bernstorff.
Chief Officer Frapoll says that
fierce storms nearly wrecked the
liner crossing the Atlantic and much
of the time the crew was helpless
from sea sickness which the confine
ment provoked.
They saw the British fleet shortly
after leaving port but they immedi
ately submerged and never were
once observed by enemy ships.
Submerged To Escape Storms.
In addition to sinking to escape
the British warships, said Frapoll,
they were compelled to submerge
during terrific storms to escape
shipwreck. The seas w*ere fearful
and until four days ago, they could
remain only for a few minutes
above water. Four days ago the
wind moderated and they experien
ced calmer weather. On the last
day of the storm, the Deutschland
came up and just as the crew were
going on deck a comber almost
foundered them in the trough of a
mighty sea. They were badly dam
aged at that time, too. They reached
the coast three mile limit at mid
night Tuesday, having crossed the
ocean since the storm abated at full
speed until they landed within the
limits of the port.
A Little Friction With U. S.
NEW LONDON, Nov. 1.—The Cap
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tain of the Deutschland says New
London is an ideal port for the sub
marine liners, being the easiest to
enter and leave of the United States
ports along the Atlantic. Some little
friction developed when the United
States demanded the dismantlement
of the wireless on board the liner in
order to preserve neutrality, and
this the Chief Officer Hinsch in the
absence of Koenig refused to do.
The U. S. will take steps to compel
obedience. It is announced that the
United States navy will enforce
neutrality when the German under
sea merchantman departs. It is de
clared no time will be lost getting
ready for sea.
Stove pipe at 25c. a joint at Crooks
next City Hall.
BORAH BECOMES SICK
CAMPAIGN CANCELLED
FONDULAG, Nov. 1.—Borah who
was picked to campaign this state
in favor of Hughes is seriously ill
and was obliged to cancel all his
speech schedules. Borah has up to
this been a powerful campaigner
and his inability to continue will be
felt by the republicans.
La Follette is mentioned as the
man likely to be chosen to wind up
the Hughes campaign here, but the
regulars dislike him so intensely
that this plan may wither.
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS.
All Republicans are invited to at
tend important meeting at Burgh’s
Hall, Thursday at 9 P. M... Speak
ing. Refreshments.
By W. D’ARCY CHACE, Pres.
C. H. MILOT, Sec’y.
GETTING ALARMED THE
REPUBLICANS FIGURING
NEW YORK, Oct. 31.—The re
publican leaders are getting alarmed
by the unmistakable deflection to
Wilson of the labor vote.
While little stock is taken in the
demand of Sam Gompers for work
ers to support Wilson, the republi
cans themselves admit that Wilson
will get a bigger labor vote than
did William Jennings Bryan.
It is however in the manufactur
ing and western farming districts
where the republican strength lies
and they still insist that they will
carry New York.
BETTING PRICE TAKES
SLUMP FAVOR WILSON
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—There is
no bonafide betting in favor of
Hughes. The odds are now ten to
seven against Hughes. One of the
largest commissioners in this city
offered large sums at 7 % to 10 on
Wilson but could get no takers. The
main betting is ten to nine against
Hughes with Wilson an increasing
favorite daily as election ap
proaches. Two ten thousand dollar
bets were placed upon Wilson at
the short odds of eight to ten
thousand. The odds have since in
creased to ten to six that Hughes
will carry New York. The general
straw ballot which shows Wilson a
warmer favorite than ever is res
ponsible for the eagerness of the
speculators to ring in a bunch ol
Wilson money.
The Hughes money is growing
scarce even on Wall St.
JOHNSON CITY, N. Y„ Nov. 1.—
President Wilson spoke briefly to
twelve thousand employees of the
Endicott-Johnson shoe factory.
Wilson spoke almost exclusively
upon the benefits to be derived from
a shorter work day and urged the
factory hands to make good use fo
the increased leisure which had jus'
been given them through the estab
lishment of the eight hour day. Wil
son hardly discussed the political is
sues and even but briefly referred to
the passage of the Adamson bill, as
a necessary reform in working con
ditions on railroads.
Vow In the time to Subscribe.
VERY CONFLICTING ARE
REPORTS RUMANIAN FIGHTING
BERLIN, Nov. 1.—The Teutons
captured the Rumanian positions
west of Predial and south of Kron
stadt.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.—It is officially
stated that von Falkenhayn is mak
ing big progress south of Rosen
thaurm pass in the Transylvania
mountains although he is being bit
terly resisted by the Rumanians un
der Avescu.
BERLIN, Nov. 1.—The Germans,
Bulgars and Turks are now resting
within striking distance of Hamsova.
The enemy is offering a particularly
stubborn opposition to any further
advance and are fighting with des
peration
ROME, Nov. 1.—A Bucharest re
port says that the Teutons were
compelled to retire in the region of
Kimpolung after the Rumanians ani
hilated eight, battalions of the
enemy, and one thousand prisoners
were taken. The latter are being
sent to Russia.
SALONIKI. Nov. 1.—General
Sarrail reports that the British en
tered the Bulgar lines on the
Struma front today capturing Ba
raklie and three hundred prisoners.
Sarrail says that the battle for the
possession of this place was one of
the most violent along the entire
Macedonian front in many days.
PARIS, Nov. 1.—The fighting is
growing serious along the Macedoni
an front this evening.
Anything In the line of Joh work
NO PLAYING POLTICS NOW
DECLARES SEC. LANSING
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
Secretary Lansing stated today that
the people of the United States could
be assured that there would be no
playing politics in the foreign policy
of the nation. The United States
NOTICE TO PUBLIC OF NOME.
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John Feyrer. Ladies and Gents suits
made to order. A large stock of
Fabrics and Fashions to select from.
Suits cleaned, pressed and altered.
All work guaranteed
to fit and meet with your approval,
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government would pursue an identi
cal and uniform policy until the sub
marine question was definitely sett
led. Moreover, declared Lansing,
the election campaign will not affect
or prevent in any way a speedy in
vestigation of the sinking of the Ma
rina. The Department will sift it to
the bottom, he said.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
Count von BernBtorff sent a wireless
to Germany today asking for full
particulars as to the sinking of the
Marina and Rowanmore. Bernstorff
also asked the German Admiralty
to bo specific on the question of
warning being given the crews of
both steamers.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
This evening Secretary Lansing said
that the State Department is await
ing confirmation of the report that
the Marina was armed. The govern
ment is said to be in receipt of in
formation from the United States
Consul at Queenstown that some of
the survivors say that the Marina
carried a four incher or six incher
astern.
Especial efforts will be made to
ascertain the correctness of this re
port as it may be used as a pretext
by the Germans for sinking the
horse transport.
RUSSIAN BIC PUSH
ON CITY LEMOERC
PETROGRAD, Nov. 1.—The Rus-,
sians in Galicia are now approach
ing Lemberg. The fighting is in
tense with Prince Leopold’s army
slowly backing under pressure near
the Austrian fortified city. The
Austrians have not been slow in re
pairing their forts around Lemberg
and the Russians, now within gun
range of the outer forts, feel their
vigorous artillery fire. The army
of Leopold is making desperate ef
forts to prevent the Russians cap
turing and wintering in the city.
► BERLIN, Nov. 1.—It is announced
in a Staats Zeitung bulletin that the
attacks of the Russians in the vi
cinity of Lemberg on the army of ,
Prince Leopold have all been re- j
pulsed with heavy losses. The Slavs j
are pouring reinforcements into this ■
this section. Leopold believes that |
it is intended to effect a diversion i
from the intense fighting in Ru- i
mania.
VIENNA, Nov. 1.—The Russian j
pressure is becoming intense in the
vicinity of Lemberg.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 1.—Prince
Lechitsky himself is directing opera
tions against Lemberg. The situa
tion is becoming acute and violent
fighting is now taking plac® along
the Galician front. The Russians
have taken two thousand prisoners
in the giant attack that they are
now carrying out along a wide front
with Lemberg the objective.
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POST OFFICE PREPARES
SEND TEOTON MAIL LINER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 1.—
It is announced that the Post Office
Department at Washington has prac
tically agreed to accept the proposal
of Count von Bernstorff that the
Deutschland carry mail to Germany
from the United States.
LOCAL ITEMS.
All the crew of the Ames-Guinan
dredge came in yesterday from Gla
cier, after a very succesful season’s
operation and with but one short in
terruption when owing to the depth
I of the pay to be taken out some re
adjustments were made in the
bucket line for that purpose. It
is understood that this dredge has
more than paid for itself during the
initial season’s operation.
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See Crooks next City Hall.
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Among the men who had music
in their soul who depart on the last
boats are Thomas Hanna, Ernest
Berggren, Chas Tapp, Carl Albert
son, Chas Spencer, George Barbour,
Sundquist and Prof. Bourett. A fare
well will be given by these artists in
a dance in the Eagle Hall which will
be given tenight. The dancing will
begin pronto at 9:30 and at nine
o’clock the evening’s entertainment
will commence by a motion picture
show Included in the evening’s en
joyment.
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Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., Next door to Segerstrom and
Hagen’s.
The announcement is made to
night that the Post Office Depart
ment is "preparing” to accept the
proposal.
Captain Koenig arrived here to
day to formally report his arrival to
Count Bernstorff and carrying a
packet of mail for the German em
bassy and some private firms.
Koenig informed the post office
department that he is planning his
departure for next week, but that
it was impossible to state the hour
when it would take place, within
half a day. He said that much
would depend upon the work of dis
charging and the date loading would
be completed.
It is feared in connection with the
mail dispatch that there may be
such a wholesale offering for Ger
man ports from relatives and friends
in the United States that the im
mense quantity would have to be
dispatched would seriously affect the
cargo space at the disposal of the
company. Koenig himself says that
“mail will come first”.
Today local Germans dined the
daring captain.
BREMEN SHIP MYTH [S
THE NEW YORK OPINION
NEW YORK, Nov. 1.—The arrival
of the Deutschland serves to direct
WARDA HOWARD AT DREAM
Tonight beautiful and talented
Warda Howard, an actress of rare
ability, assisted by famous Irving
B Walthall, will star in ‘The Raven”
6 parts at the Dream. Mr. Walthall
is the living image of Americas'
Greatest Poet, Poe, and he re-enacts
the latter’s tragic life in the most
Intensely fascinating photoplay of
the year. In this production Warda
Howard takes four different parts.
It is a masterpicture of rare inter
est and Walthall who starred in
‘‘The Birth of a Nation” will create
a favorable impression here. Shows
' start 7, 8.30 and 10 sharp.
again attention to the mysterious
Bremen, the phantom submarine
which has been very much in print
but apparently invisiable on the
ocean.
German writers insist that the
Bremen really existed, but that was
sunk owing to defective machinery.
The report of the dangers which the
Deutschland experienced give some
color to the sinking theory, but the
general belief is that the Bremen
was a myth circulated to mislead the
British patrol fleet from the move
ments of other under sea vessels.
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