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VOL. 11
NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1!M7.
NO. *J:SK5.
U.S. COMMANDEER
UNCLE SAM TAKES
VIC AND UMATILLA
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—Although
advance information was freely
given out by tho shipping board so
that ih" companies would not be
taken unawares, the whole water
front is in a state bordering upon
panic following the formal an
nouncemcir. that fourteen Seattle
steamers including nine messenger
boats with a total tonnage of 33775
will be commandeered on Monday
at noon.
Informed I5y Wire.
This information came by wire
from Washington D. C., to tho ship
owners of this city from the gov
ernment officials in Washington D.
C. and being signed by Chairman
Hurley of the Shipping Board in
the capital. This order includes
all of the steamers of tlie Pacific
Steamship Co. and the Alaska
Steamship company and includes
the steamers Umatilla and Victoria
now engaged on the run between
Nome and Seattle.
I)o Not Furnish Details.
Shipping men omplain that ex
act details are not furnished beyond
the statement as to tho command
coring, but it is expected that in
answer to urgent messages from
the companies these will he imme
diately forthcoming. It is not
known .as yet whether the govern
ment will lake these hoots of their
present runs substituting smaller
ships for them in the various routes
and there is considerable anxiety to
find out what is intended.
All Alaska Ships A fleeted.
Company agents state that ac
cording to the commandeering order
all of (he Alaska coastwise ships
arc affected, and this is so serious
a matter that they do net know
what will tie decided upon. It is
quite possible suggested one official
that the vessels may lie allowed to
remain cn their present runs while
the government will act as owner
to ihe extent of taking the per ce:it
age of the gross cargo earnings as
a war measure.
All Vessels To He Taken.
It seems to lie believed that all
the ships will be taken when they
arrive in port from their present
voyages or finish the trips for
which they have c°rgo on hoard to
be delivered lo northern consignees.
This would enable such a ship as
the Umatilla to sail tomorrow as
per schedule in spite of the com
mandeering order which goes in ef
fect from tomorrow at noon. Ad
vices from Alaska points indicate
considerable concern in shipping
circles equal to that noticeable
here.
Is A War Measure.
This is to last, during the war,
ac«ording to present understanding
and is in effect a war measure. It
may however result that as ships
are built and leave the ways for
cargo carrying purposes that the
present ships may bo gradually re
turned to their owners. The new
ships which are being built would
in this way considerably relieve
the situation.
LOST:-—One Siberian white dog
One husky, white wi ll black
spots on tlje back. Please report
t his office.
Just received a full line Rubber
Moots. Pars, Overshoes and Rubbers
for Men, Women and Children at
HOLTS.
BRITISH FRONT, Belgium, Oct.
14.—Every effort of the Germans
to force back the British advance
has boon defeated with terrific
slaughter thanks to the effect use
of the British light gun equipment
that has been found so effective in
recent operations.
Today the British resumed their
onward march from Paschendele
ridge, overcoming every German
opposition, notwithstanding the des
perate condition of the country
over which the forward movement
was conducted.
Southeast of Paschendele the
British forces along a six mile front
marched ahead gaining objective
after objective with the German
lines safely within their possession
at nightfall, for not less than halt
a mile at the lowest estimate of
the general advance.
In the last quarter mile the
British forces literally waded
through marshes and through
seas of nuid to solid ground upon
which they have taken up their
positions.
The immense work of providing
highways through this sea of mud
for troops supply trains is in the
hamls of the newly organized con
struction regiments and for which
thousands of tons or rubble and
macadam have been laden in con
veyances everywhere behind the
lines for immediate work.
The road now reaches up to the
top of Papchondele ridge and is
following up tlie advance this even
ing. This is a record in highway
building.
Two German
counters tonight
with a flood of star shells guiding
the gunnery of the. enemy were car
ried out with great determination,
hut wore heavily repulsed.
Today as Saturday and Friday
the weather has been wretch
edly inclement with showers
of more or less severity in
terrupting the mist that fell steadi
ly in the nteanwhie. The troops
are delighted to he partaking ot
this offensive instead of remaining
in the trenches under such condi
tions.
Hight thousand German prisoners
were taken during the weeks fight
ing while a five mile general ad
vance has been made from Zonne
beko at a minimum loss to the
British.
You'll see it first in the Worker.
OTED IN FRANCE
SEATTLE, Oct. 14.—According
to dispatches received here Kenneth
Marr who joined the Lafayette
Escadrille, as the French flying
corps made up of Americans is
known, has been promoted twice
recently and has been made full
TRIANGLE PROGRAM — DREAM
“The Last Act” a product of the
famous Triangle Studios will be
presented at the Dieam Theater
tonight. The leading role is en
acted by Bessie Barriscale, a local
favorite. The story is about the
stage, and is elaborate to the ex
treme. Miss Barriscale is sup
ported by the entire Triangle Star
Cast which guarantees high class
Acting.
lieutenant yesterday, according to
dispatches received here.
In addition Marr has duiing the
past week been mentioned specially
for gallantly in action during the
fighting last week and his promo
tion comes for a deed performed
just two weeks ago last Saturday.
He had gone up alone on scout
ing duty when he was attacked by
three German planes, one of them
a Gotha, giar.t, plane. Marr man
euvred for position and out fought
the German flyers sending the three
crashing to earth.
His promotion for this followed.
Marr lias already been decorated
with the military cross.
Kenneth Marr accompanied A
A. Allan from Nome when Lieuten
ant Haas of the French army
bought a considerable number of
Alaskan clogs from Nome.
He joined the Lafayette oscadrilia
after a short period operating an
ambulance for the American Red
Cross on the west front. has
mined for several years in the vi
cinity of Nome and is well known
there as well as here.
ATTENTION M l HONS.
There will be a Special Commu
nication of Anvil Lodge, Monday
evening, October 15, at Eight P. M.
R. \V. REED, Secretary.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
and repaired at the Nome Tailoring
Co., .next door to Segersfrom and
PETROGRAD, Oct. 14.-7110
Germans struck a stunning blow to
day when this morning the long
expected battle of the Baltic inau
gurated the drive upon this city
by sea. The weather was storm
ing with snow falling when the G-i
man dreadnauglits, battle cruisers,
submarines, destroyers, mine sweep
ers torpedo boats and other«craft
appeared in a gigantic armada in
tlie Gulf of Finland and prepared
for the naval drive upon Petrograd
German detachments were landed
on the coast cl’ the Gulf off Tags 1st
on the northern part of the Island
of Oessel and near the village of
S< rroon on the southern part of
Dago island
The Russian coast defenses put
up a storng fight against the blister
ering bombardment that was
thrown Irom the capital ships .'con
the forts in all directions. The
battle between the German ships,
land forces and the Russian de
fenses lasted but five hours when
the Russian guns were sib need.
Thereafter the German ships ad
vanced in the Gulf attacking every
apparently armed section aiong the
coast line.
The Russian ships have not £.p
pcared on the scene, and the Ger
mans are clearing the water of
every kind of craft as they proceed
against the Russian fortifications.
Mine sweepers precede the squadron
of ships, and those are protected
by the great guns of the grand
fleet following close behind the
sweepers
The intention of the Germ tin
fleet to proceed against this <ity is
not questioned but there is no un
easiness.
The protection of Petrograd is
believed to be beyond any danger
and that the German ships will bo
unable to force a passage within
striking distance of the great forts
of Kronstadt is felt to lie certain.
All tlie Russian battleship:
now gathering in tlie Gulf of Fin
land and will accept battle only
within the range of the fort guns
cf the Russiai o. so that the uneven
numbers of the fleet may be counter
balanced by this means.
There is no panic i:t this city, and
they tire taking it all as a matt, r
of course.
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.— Tombs
are said to have caus>l one of the
greatest grain elevators Ores ever
witnessed in the < ity of Brooklyn
today.
Eight hundred thous»n 1 1 uslinls
of grain went up in smoke in ihE
most disastrous tire.
The blaze occurred on the Brook
lyn water front and notwithstand
ing the determined work of the
firemen on land and on the water,
the flames were not controlled un
til the whole structure and its con
tents were destroyed.
Seventeen firemen ami (en em
ployees of the elevator company
were injured in the fire fighting and
of those injured about ten will
rarely die. Flying debris and blaz
ing embers with terrific and suffo
cating palls of amove made this!
blaze one of the most hazardous
ever fought in tlie city of Iirookl;.n
That this was a bombed tire, the
police declare, docs not admit of a
doubt Two distinct and ter rife
explosions were heard before tin
fire was noticed and the force o'
the detonation bbov in light*
throughout the city close by. The
force of those explosions was t it
a considerable distance.
While dust lias been known to
be a highly inflammable explosive,
the force 01 liio detonation indi
cates that it was from dynamite.
Dynamite experts say however Urn'
tlie expioision of that substance
'will not cause a fire and that
for that reason the fire must have
started from the dangerous dust;
explosions, quite common in elevat
ors with lights.
Gus Schaefer, the Bethel store
keeper and well known in Nome,
sends word to Ira Ranke of the
U. S. Mercantile Co., giving all par
ticulars of the Good News Bay
strike. The strike was made by. a
nativo who worked for a while lor
some men on Bear creek, last win
ter or fall. He is called crazy by
the other natives because he won't
catch and dry fish but is just crazy
to prospect for gold. He worked
a short time for the wnitemen but
VOTE OF THANKS.
At the meeting of the Kennel
Chrb yesterday a vote of thanks
was unanimously extended the out
going president Mrs. Darling.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
World Star Underwear, hose
stamped goods, Corsets, Notions,
Tnfatas and Mussaline.
In Grocery Hire: Sweet Potatoes,
Fruits, Preserves, home made.
Apples $2.75 to $3.50 per box.
Honey 25c. per Ihs. Sweet Pota
toes. Cellery 2 bunches 35c.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTREICH, Mgs.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
Bath Tubs lr Nome.
got tired and thy gave him a pick
and shovel and pan and started
him out prospecting. Later lie
came hack to Butch Smith and
showed him a l'evv colors. They did
no' pay«much attention to hint and
he again returned with a few
grains. Then they sat up and took
notice. Butch Smith and Frank j
Lott started rut with him and the
native showed him his discover;).
He had lost his pick and was using
an ice pick and a frying pan to pan
his dirt with. Smith says that the
pan was all covered with seal oil
and it was a wonder he saved any
gold. The gold however was there
from tlio gras:', roots down and pans
run from 15 cents to $2.50 a foot
of bed rock. They then staked the
ground. Charley Thorsen, Vernon!
Wilkins, Swan Everson, Lott and
Smith and the native who has dis
covery getting the first seven
claims. Seventeen were staked
when Schaefer was writing and pay
had been found on all of them, but
how rich he could not soy. The
creek is called Watermoune creek
from the native who staked it, that
being the aborigine’s name. It
flows into Good News River, about
thirty miles from where the river
flows into Good News Bay. Al
though placed some one hundred
and fifty miles from Bethel, Schaef
er who says it’s a genuine and a
very good strike, it will prove a
blotsing to the whole Kuskokwim
section and will bring lots of min
ers and prospectors there. Butch
Si:-it Ii avers that I lie whale country
tributary thereto is a good looking
country from a placer miner’s point
of view. There is however no tim
ber around except cottonv.u od, and
aider and willows. Hence lumber
will have to be imported there,
probably from the outside or from
the timbered sc.-lions of the upper
Kuskokwim. They will probably
start a town on Good News Bay or
on Good News Kiver and develop
ments are expected during the
winter.
Lot vii items.
A dinner is being given to Judge
Tucker this evening by The Cham
ber of Commerce in Nome in the
Eagle Lodge Hoorn at seven o’clock
this evening. It is in the nature of
a farewell to the Judge who is leav
ing on one of the last boats, his
successor Judge Holzlieiir.er arriv
ing on the Umatilla. The committee
requests that members participat
ing will be there on time.
On October IS, the Pioneer
Women’s Anniversary and Alaska
Day will be celebrated in the Igloo
with a dance, tickets for which are
50c. The dance is for the benefit
of the Up-Keep of a Bed for Alaska
Soldiers in Franco. The program
opens up at nine o’clock Thursday
evening, October 18 This is the
fifth anniversary of the Women’s
organization.
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