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VOL. 0.
NOM* AT.AHKA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1»U>
NO. 18-11.
EXPLOSION CAME UNEXPECTEDLY
Great Britain Is Making Ready For Conscription
SUBMARINE GAVE
PERSIA NO WARNING
ALEXANDRIA, January 4.—
Grant, a survivor from the steamer
Persia?, topodoed on Thursday
evening off Crete, reporting the sub
marining says that the steamer got
no warning. It was almost dusk,
and it is a doubtful matter if any
one saw the under sea boat. They
were Just finishing dinner when a
shout warned that a torpedo was
coming, and the explosion occurred
almost immediately afterwards.
Men and women hurried to the
deck and no time was lost in low
ering the boats, the steamer even
then beginning to settle.
This survivor thinks that more
than two hundred and fifty went
down with the ship and says that
a3 the last of the boats was only
jti®t leaded when the Persia went
down, !i>me of these loaded With
men, women and children must have
gone down, also in the suction that
followed. His boat only just escaped
being dragged down in the mael
strom.
The submarine came in sight of
•he boats, ar.d the officers waved
their hantir- to the wrecked p.ir
.-•engers, then climbed below and
submerged, it is impossible to de
scribe the sufferings of some of the
rescued. The survivors think that
at east eighty or ninety were killed
when the ship was blown up.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ Jan. ! —
The State Department announces
that Consul M Neilly is still missing
and unquestionably must have :;ono
down with the liner Persia. Net a
1,'int Is jr-vtr out as to the course
which the government will pursue
REBEKAHS ATTENTION.
Lodge convenes tonight at 7:30
sharp.
LIZZIE MIELKE, N. G.
BARBARA STII’EH, Secretary.
NOTICE ODDFELLOWS AND
rebekaAs.
i _
Joint Installation of Officers,
Wednesday, January 5th, at 8:45
P. M.
NOME ANTIMONY OBTAINS
GOOD PRICE SAN FRANCISCO
SAN .FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—Gus
Hed one of the partners In the
Nome antimony mine operated by
Hed and Strand and who arrived
here with a large consignment of
antimony from his mine which is
in the Seward Peninsula at the
head of Nome rivor, has disposed
of his ore.
The ore attracted considerable
attention and Hed had little trouble
disposing of it at good pr*ce which
if it can be maintained assures the
successful operation of the mine.
The ore was bought by a local
smelting firm which was prepared
to handle all of the same grade that
Hed could furnish.
! The ore is in considerable demand
mainly for shells, the use of anti
mony In shrapnel being practically
mandatory in all army supply con
tracts signed up with the European
belligerents. It is presumed that it
gives an increased frangibility to
the metallic coverings nd thus in
creases the area of effectiveness,
and the number of projectiles from
the exploding shell.
Gud Hed left yesterday for Chi
cago going by way of Los Angeles
While outside he intends to examine
the market demands for antimony
at first hand and endeavor to dis
cover if arrangements can be made
to ship principals the ore directly in
the middle west as well as on the
Pacific Coast. Ho will return to
Nome in the spring.
(The Hed-Strand mine is now
practically the only winter and su n
nier hard rock producer in the dis
trict and Martin Strand is in charge
this winter taking out a quantity
of ore. —Ed. Worker.)
CITY BATH HOUSE.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boil
ing Hot).
M. O. SOLBERG.
WIST THE NEWS RIGHT. RKA/>
THE WORKER.
FRANK MANTON REPORTS
CONDITIONS FAIRBANKS
Frank Manton, formerly of Nome
•writoa from Fairbanks to the Indus
trial Worker, letter being dated
November 29..
“We are having our first spell ot
cold weather. Today Is 38 below
Here one does not feel the cold so
keenly as over In the Nome coun
try. No winds and no snow U
shovol, it Is certainly a very agreo
able climate. Last summer was a
very moderate one as far as mining
was concerned, a rather late spring
and a very early froeze-up consider
ably shortening the season. Most
of the operations wore on a small
scale. Coldstream employed the
largest number of men particularly
at Wagners and Bleekers. On Pedro
creek several scraping outfits
worked: Atwood, Chas Luis and
Hanot. . The latter plant used a
patent scraper of their own design.
It runs on a carrier and cable simi
lar to the ordinary self dumper,
but instead of going down the shaft
aa does the latter, lands on the sur
face and is drawn backwards or to
tbe right or left as is desired. The
forward pull loads the scraper, 3-4
yard cap, and aa soon as this is
accomplished the carrier line is
pulled taut, the scraper lifted to
the boxes. This rigging is supposed
to posses many advantages over the
old style, particularly economy iu
operation, saving of lines and labor,
and more efficient—a mechanical
“Taylor".
On Twin creek the English com
pany The Fairbanks Geld Mining
Co. “Limited’’ performed a bur
lesque that afforded more fun for
the beholders than prpflts for the
bondholders.
On Vault was a little sniping. On
Dime some more, pnd at Olnes two
or three small outfits; at Chatanika
mining was fairly lively and here
the 8 hour day strikes occurred.
Two camps paid the scale the rest—
you know. Over on Ester creek,
contrary to expectations, the camp
was good. Ray and Short in parti
cular doing remarkably well. Cleary
creek is Struggling along and Fair
banks creeks did very wel). On the
upper end of this creek are some
quartz propositions and now this
creek boasts three quartz mills. Two
being built this summer—Hellig's—
live stamp and Gilmore also live
stamps. Crite’s and Feldermann’s»
on Moore, a pup of Fairbanks creek
ran two eight hour shifts all sum
mer and employed about fifteen
mon. The dredgo, an oldtlmer, n
Risdon machine 2 1-2 foot bucket,
1600 yards a day had a very suc
cessful season and the manager has
"gone back" to tell “George" all
about It. Geo Scribner, late of
Nome, Is wlnchman and next sea
son, I understand, will be dredge
master.
Lower down stream a few outfits
“tried to make good."
This winter everything is quiet, a
few prospectors and snipers here
and there. The Tolovana is the
big attraction and since the “heglra
Fairbanks and the adjoining coun
try I3 deserted.”
In the next issue Frank’s report
on the Tolovana which he visited
several times during the past sea
son, will be given.
NINE HILL’S DOGS
PARADE SEATTLE
-While the
SEATTLE / Jan. 3.
snow storm v^as on Soattleltga were
treated to an Alaska scene when
nine of E. Coko Hill’s racing dogs
were, driven: uj> Second Avenue with
bells jlngiihg and sled covered with
The . Bceni attracted the attontion
of the , outsiders who hare never
bofore outalde Movlevllle seen any
thing
dogtcain
SIMON QUITS THE
BRITISH CABINET
LONDON,, Jan. 4.—Simon who
has resolutely opposed conscription
has quit the cabinet. It was expect
ed that Runciman and M’Kenna
would also resign, but now it is re
ported that while Runciman may
later on quit, M’Kenna intends to
stay.
Lord Derby, the recruiting spe
cialist under Kitchener, says that
everything is ready for the immedi
ate enforcement of the conscription
act which Asquith will introduce
tomorrow.
He says that one million four
hundred thousand registered will be
at once commandeered. He states
that there is no question as to the
Asquith bill passing and he advises
those eligible to put their affairs in
order so that they can be ready
when drafted.
The government declines to con
sider the possibility of labor oppo
sition. Asquith himself says that
the bill is not aimed at the working
classes who have cheerfully made
themselves amendable to industrial
conscription and who have already
largely volunteered, but the great
mass of lower middlo classes which
have steadfastly refused to do any
thing “but read war bulletins .amt
drink beer”. ,
AT THE OLD STAND.
Now open for rmstness, The
MERCHANT’S CAFE, serving- as
usnnl the best meals In the (>eet
style in Nome.
DAN HAIjPIN. Prop.
ALLIES ARREST TEUTONS
REMAINING AT SALONIKA
SALONIKA, Jan. 4.—After giv
ing the Teuton subjects the option
of- moving away from the city and
j upon their failing to so remove
themselves from here, tho Allies un
der orders of the General ip com
mand arrested thousands of Austri
an, German and Bulgar subjects.
It is understood that the Teuton
governments will protest to Greece.
ATHENS, Jan. 4.—Complications
may follow the arrost of the Teu
tons by the Allies at Salonika. In
formal protests were made by the
Teuton representatives when first
advices to this effect wore received
and later it is expected remonstra
tions of a more forceful nature will
be entered by the Austrian, German
and Bulgar nations.
GENEVA, Jan. 4.—The Intention
of the Allies in concentrating such
an enormous force as is now gather
ing at Port Suez and Port Said and
along the canal is differently inter
preted in different capitals. Berlin
. papers conclude that the Allies anti
cipate that Greece, Rumania, But
j garia and the Central Powers will
he soon in actual alliauce and wilt
unite with the Turkish forces m
a drive against Egypt or against
India.
The explanation also offers a solu
tion of the gathering strength of
Russia and Britain In Persia as well
as tho Canal concentration which is
becoming very great.
Carpets Vacuum cleaned. Bee Beetle,
FORD DODGES RECEPTIONS
AND RETDRNS TO DUSINESS
DETROIT, Jan. 4.—“Attending
to business”, was Ford’s explanation
of his presence hero today as ho
dodged all newspaper reporters.
Ford also declined all receptions.
Henry Ford arrived hero today
from New York and Immediately
went straight to h!s home turning
aside all efforts to secure his inter
est upon the part of recoptlon com
mittees and reporters.
He later was at his auto plant.
ROTTERDAM, Jan. 4.—Some ad
vance trains conveying Forditas
are reported to have arrived at the
Hague today. They did not once
touch German soil, being out not s.
second from the trains conveying
them to the Netherlands.
They will, it 1b stated, in an Am
sterdam publication bo given an In
formal and strictly private reception
by Queen Wllhelmlna, but such a
reception will have no signiilcanco
whatever. The government will not
be Identified with the reception In
any way.
BERLIN, Jan. 4.—The presence
of the Fordite trains on German
soil affords Berlin papers an oppor
tunity to write apreclative articles
on the possibilities of peace and the
good intentions of the Fordltes.
The papers are exceedingly non
committal as to peace, signifying
that peace can only come when the
security of the Centrol Powers foy
the future will have been assured.
Anything in the line of Job work
at the Industrial Worker Office.
Satisfaction assured.
DRY STATES SAY
LESS POLICE WORK
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Only throe
arrests were made on Sunday night
for Intoxication. Tho usual average
has been sixty before the saloons
closed for good.
PORTLAND, Jan. 4.—For the
first time In the history of the city
not a single drynk was charged on
the blotter of the police station.
This Is said to be especially note
worthy as many had laid In huge
stocks of booze beforo the law won*
into effeet.
SEATTLE, Jan. 4.—Tho next mov®
is to compel magazines to delete all
liquor advertisements.
CHEAP DOG FEED.—Good cookta*
salmon for 4c. lb at Morphy’s.
Always in tho lead.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. BE AIT
THE WORKER.