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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1317.
NO.
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NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—A series
of outrages perpetrated upon wom
en and girls here has revived acute
recollections of the “Jack the Rip
per” days of revcral years ago, and
women of the Manhattan and
Bronx districts are tarrified. Five
girls all victims of New York’s new
herd were found in a serious con
dition today by the police, each
sufferer having been severely slash
ed with knife cuts in the face and
neck and acre s their breasts. It
is stated by officials and attend
ants at he emergency hospital that
all had fair chances of recovery
but that at least three of them
would be permanently disfigured.
The use of a knife as a weapon
of these assaults indicates, so the
police, contend that the disfigure
ment of feminine beauty is the mad
purpose of this monster which
might result as the vengeance for
experiences in his own life, or in
the present wartime might be due
to novae insane hatred of American
women. Acting upon the latter
theory and because of his suspicious
conduct the police arrested their
first suspect, an un-named Austrian
subject.
MOBS RIOT DRAZIL MAY
ANIHILATE GERMANS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 4.—
The lives of German citizens resid
ing here are in gravest danger here
today as a result of the first pub
lished news of the sinking of two
Brazilian steamships as they pass
ing through the war zone and were
sent down by German submarines.
Turbulent and uncontrollable mobs
are surging tl'rcugh and the peace
authorities have practically all ef
forts at control. The two leading
German office^ have been set on
fire and burned to the ground and
as this message is being forwarded
a great sea of people are watching
the conflagration as the magni
ficent German clubhouse is being
destroyed by flames set by the angry
mobs. Many German lives have al
ready been yielded up and it is
feared that there i-j no extreme to
which the rioters may not go, even
to the total massacre and anihila
tion of the German population. The
property of the rich German citizens
i3 everywhere being sacked by the
civilian population the military'-, al
though marching with fixed bayo
nets being unable to stop the on
rushing furies of the enraged peo
ple. The shouting, the pistol shots,
the detonation of many explosions,
and the swaying to and fro of verit
able walls of humanity make a bed
lam difficult to protray.
We are using Moonlight water in
the Elite Hath House.
WINTER SOCIAL SEASON
OPENS BRILLIANTLY
I
The reception dinner given last
evening at the Board of Trade
Rcasturant, with Dr. Heimlich a:
hast, marks the beginning of the
social season for the winter in
Nome.
Honorable William A. Hollz
neimer, the new Federal Judge for
this Division was informally the
honor guest, the occasion having
been arranged with a view to af
fording the citizens of Nome and
their wives rnd sweethearts ar.
opportunity of forming the
acquaintance cf the new judge and
to bid him welcome a.;; a citizen
end to make pleasant for him the
beginning of the long northern
night. Preparations for the even
wore inaugurated in the closing
days of the last week when Dr.
Hoimlish* and .others .realized the
desirability of such a course as a
moans cf makir.g the new judge
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acquainted. It was known that since
'.he Judge’j stay among us had be
gun he had been busy with the con
aidc-rr.tion of the various appoint
ments ho is to make and that the
parties so far held for him had been
merely a part of the ferment of po
litics, with all the ‘ins” and those
wl o seek to be “ins” in attend
ance.
The party at the Board of Trade
i3 thought to be merely number
tne of a schedule of similar enjoy
able occasions that again are to
characterize the social festivities of
the Nome social season.
A splendid dinner of elioise Nome
viands was provided by the caterer,
in courses.
MENU.
Martini Cocktail.
New York Count Oysters
Cresta Blanca Sauterne
Chicken Soup.
Combination Salad.
Green Olive?. Dill Pickles.
Ripe Olives.
Club House Steak.
French Peas. Shoestring Potatoes.
Sparkling Burgundy.
Bread Custard Pudding Brandy
Sauce.
Coffee Noir.
Roquefort Cheees and Crackers.
Creme De Mint.
Among the many guests attend
ing tlit brilliant occasion were:
Judge Holtzheimer, District At-j
torney vVlunO/, Mr. and Mrs. O. D. j
Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ayer, j
Mr. and Mrs. Bachelder, Mr. and
Mrs. M'Cloy, Mr. and Mrs. A1 Lo- j
men, Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, Mr. !
Dan Crowley, Miss Jean Crowley,
Mi s Helen Lomen, Mr. Jacobson,
Mr. Littlefield, Mr. and Mrs. O. M.
Powell, Dr. A. F. Heimlich.
GERMAN MANUFACTURED
GDDDS ALLOWED ENTER U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 4.—
Several million dollar; worth of
goods of Gorman and Austrian ma
nufacture are to be permitted to
enter the United States at cnce. It j
appears that American merchants
an*’, importers in this country prior
to the entry of the United Staves
into the world war had placed a
tremendous amount of business
with German manufacturers in
Hamburg and elsewhere for Bhip
mcnt to America so soon as the
war conditions made it possible.
With the entry of America into the
war igainst Germany the situation
became very much complicated and
for a time it was doubted if the
necessary arrangements could .be
made with the allied powers in
order to permit their delivery here.
The Department of State here
makers the announcement today that
the present favorable outcome is
the result of several months of diffi
cult negotions with the English gov
eminent whose own merchants and
manufacturers actively opposed the
move. German ships will of course
not be permitted to carry ihe mer
chandise but by the terms of ihe
agreement just concluded the
agents of the American importers
arc to bo permitted to take pos
session of their puchases at the
port of Rotterdam.
All anxiety regarding fhe fate of
the unfortunate coast wise boat
White Bear was removed late Satur
day evening upon the the receipt of
telegrams receiver from St. Michael
one to the Postmaster from Mr.
Keen and who read as follow::
Postmaster, Nome.
Heekla endp arty safe, boat in
ice twenty miles off shore from
Pitmatalik. ' KOEN.
Mr. Charles Rcc-jb received an
other over the signature of the Cap
tain and owner of the vessel, J. P.
Heekla, as follow:
"Got in storm off Solemn. Boat
in ice twenty mile out from Roman
off. Will be in St. Michaels with
mail in three days. Will wire you
when I arrive. J. P. Heekla.”
Details regarding the experiences
of the crew and passengers and the
manner in which they reached shore
are meagre, but it ii» learned by
natives that the entire party J
succeeded in miking their way to
the native village of Pitmatalik
three miles from Point Romanoff,
this information reaching St. Mi
chaels by native messenger Satur
day. It is presumed that the Bear
was driven by the storm which
Heckla’s telegram reports, into the
ice jam which held her fast, where
the party were forced to remain
until tl-e ice twenty mile; 'to the
shore at Romanoff had sufficiently
concealed to permit the party to
mush :o shore. Even with the ex
cellent good fortune of arriving
alive at the native village from
which the boy was dispatched to
St. Michaels, it is believed they
must have suffered great hardships
since it is doubted if they had suffi
cient fresh water and food.
Immediately upon being in
formed of the safety of the White
Bear party and their location this
paper interviewed Captain Ross of
the Coast Guards who had com
manded the Genevieve Relief Ex
petition forced to return empty
handed last week because of the
'gathering of the uuegotnrable ieo
,The eaptian at once expressed the
greatest 'Satisfaction at the Informa
tion and pointed out that the Relief
Expedition according to his log had
reached within ten miles of where
the White B.'ar is stuck, when he
was prevented from approaching
nearer by the very ice which even,
then was holding her. Th location,
of the vessel in the iee confirm?
the belief held by Captain Ross on
the departure from Nome as to the
probable whereabouts of the White
Bear.
Only conjecture can be inclluged
a,, to what may have happened to
the vessel itself and that portion
of her cargoes not brought ashore
by the party. If the ice freezes her
in tight and holds there are good
prospects of her sa'vag; intact,,
otherwise she may grind to pieces
and sink
HISTORIC BATTLE
BEGINS IN ITALY
LONDON, _ Nov. 4.—Thic city is
momentarily aquiver with excite
ment and suspense awaiting the few
news dispatches of the preliminary
battles taking place along the Tag
liamento river. 7 he bnl.etln boards
in front of the war offices and news
paper plants are watched by many
thousands of people, many persons
holding iheir positions for hours
reading the occasional fragmentary
items af news that are posted. Now
a bridge is destroyed and again a
river is cleared now a detachment j
or scouting party has having en-1
gaged a like group of the enemy
or is reported as having retired be
fore their fire. The whole world
appears agape with expectation
and waiting for the great storm to
break on the battle fronts in North
ern Italy where as is known now.
fully two million men who either
side are ready to spring at each in_
a death grapple that may last for
days. It is expected that the actual
start of the battle will overshadow
all other news of ;ie war and as
shown by the dispatches for several
days the results in the end may be
to end the war entirely. The Ger
mans have claimed two hundred
thousand Italian prisoners taken
since the beginning of their drive
around Isonza and it is known that
the Italians gave way from that
point to their present stubbornly at
every step of the way.
GREATEST AERIAL RATTLE
TAKES PLACE IN FRANCE
PARIS,, Nov. 4.—A great battle
in the air unprecedented even in
the annals of this war of great sur
prises took place today according j
to official statement put out by hej
war office today the terrific duel
beginning early in the day and con
tinuing over three hours. In flocK?
like flying wild geese when they
flock to the southward the fighters
of the air maneuvered for their re
spective advantages each seek thr
favorable air currents and roadways
in the sky before going at the com
bat in dead earnest. Particularly
was the fight exciting and specta
cular in the region of Malmaison
where three german machines were
down, their operators falling to
death. Three captive baloons do
ing scout duty wer set on fire and
sent blazing to the earth as they j
hurled downward. Many of the j
enemy s air planes are known to.
have been sent downward with
complete wreck and lost in most in
stances their operators perishin t
within their own line* as the
wrecked or injured machines
reached earth. Fifty German planes
are known to have met such a fate.
The war oilice expects still further
developments in the air plane ac
tivities and fight.
•■et us estimate on your Job Worts
WASHINGTON REPORTS
BIG NAVAL BATTLE
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 4.—
The State Department makes olli
cial announcement of dispatches
just received from Rome of the
most hopeful kind to the effect that
the Italian' forces under General
Cadorna in Northern Italy have
completely recovered and organized
themselves under highest military
skill for the superhuman battle 1m
mediately in prospect which nay
even now be in progress. The dis
patches say that while the situation
is held well In hand and doubt i
nowhere manifest as to the outcome
nevertheless much concern is ex
presed over the number of her sons
Italy must sacrifice to win the vic
tory. The French and English con
tingents have formed in line and all
is in readiness for the great con
flict.
Great interest is taken here in
the reports of a naval battle of con
siderable proportions in the Catte
gat betwene destroyers and a Ger
mai^ auxilliary cruiser aud patrol.
An official London statement says
that eleven German patrols and one
cruiser were sunk. Both American
anil English naval experts agree
that this is the first known instance
where war craft carrying four inch
guns have defeated enemy craft car
rying six inch guns and can be ac
counted for only on the theory of
superior markmanship and skill in.
maneuvering.