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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
THE LAST BOAT OF THE SEASON
 iS CONE.

But we still remain and will be pleased to meet our old friends and to make new ones.
 Give us a chance to prove to you that we do the best work in Noma We make alterations.
 We make and repair furs. We clean. prsss and repair both ladies and sentlemen's clothing. We guarantee all work and our prices are reasonable
 NOME TAILORING CO., Between Sergerstrom & Hagen and
 Zehners Jewelry stores.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
SILENT TRAGEDIES.

It Is only the lift of violence, the life of bygone days that Is perceived by nearly all our tragic writers, and truly one may say that anachronism dominates the stage, and that dram atic art dates back as many years as the art of sculpture. To the tragic author 1t Is only the violence of the anecdote that appeals. And he im-
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
ALASKA NOTES

fall in an easy manner. He had been out prospecting in the White noun tains and had noticed a number of horses which had found their way. to the creek where he was prospecting. When he returned to town he learned that the animals belonged to the gov ernment geological survey, and had been lost for some time. He went back and brought the horses in and received substantial reward
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

The Ruby Record reports that be- tween twenty five and thirty miners stampeded from that place to Crow creek, a short distance up the Yukon river, on the opposite bank. The ground Is reported wet" and the character of the find which started the stampede remains a mystery as 1t is believed no one has yet reached bedrock
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

low creek country, Is reported to have enjoyed prosperous seasons work. About seventy men were employed during the season. The work at the mine has been shut down but num- Der of the crew were kept on for sev- eral weeks getting things into shape for next spring.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

J. R. Mcdonald has purchased the holdings of Joseph Wilson on Canyon creek near Valdez and will develop the property. It Is reported to be splen didly located for hydraulic methods and prospecting has shown that the ground contains good pay. In one instance three pans yielded nine ooi- lars worth of gold.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

A number of the property owners in the Juneau suburb which 1t is pro- posed to annex Co the city are op- posed to ai nexat!on, believing that they can do r., +te, than become part ef the city. Parents are paying s7 per month i'r each pupil living out side the city attending the Juneau schools.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

The managers of number of Alas kan canneries where the Filipinos were employed during the past sum- mer declare that they are superior in every way to the Chinese or Japanese usually brought north. An associa- ton to be known as the Filipino Alas ka association has been organized In Seattle which will secure contracts for its members in the canneries In the north.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
FIRE ALARM SIGNALS

Now when the United Statss mails Ire unable to bring masaxinss and other readins matter, ts the most op. portuns time to keep postsd on what is happening throughout the world, by subscribing for the Nugget and have it delivered to your homo every evening.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

W. R. Faddis, who has been enga . ed in the general merchandise busi- ness at Mccarthy, has been appoint ed United States commissioner there as most of the business handled at the Chitina precinct came from Me- Carthy
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

The Matanuska Coal & Coke Co.,, Inc, Is the name of a new corpura ton which has filed incorporation pa pers with the territory treasurer at Juneau. The corporation Is capitalized at $25,000. and no stock will be sold. J. H. Sears, James Mccoy. and Roy Fondit compose the temporary board of directors
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
AT THE NEW EAGLE.

Old Lswis Hunter Rys and the Fa- nous Atherton Bourbon ~histys, Dis titled spring 1904. .1SoS, bought in bond and reduced to 90 per cent. by U, s, government by the bottle or gallon.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

The steamer Wilmington, which brought cargo of railroad material, including cars. boilers, etc, from the Panama canal for the government railroad at Anchorage. took cargo of Alaska marble from Tokeen to San Francisco.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

George Green, formerly a United States soldier at Fort Seward. has been arrested at Haines on a charge of burglary and has been lodged in jail at Juneau, He is charged with having forcibly entered the saloon of Tim Vogel, and tapping the till.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

The timber of Southeastern Alaska Is commanding more attention now than ever before in the history of the territory During the past summer many men have been making investi- gations of the water and timber re- sources of that district with a view of establishing sawmlls and wood pulp factories.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

F. w Small of Seward. claims the honor of being the first man to raise turkeys in Alaska. He has one hen turkey which has established rec ord by laying sixty -one eggs this sea son.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

R. w. Cowley, White Pass section hand, who was sent to take the place of one of the section men murdered by an Insane Austrian. died suddenly
 last Friday He complained of being a physician was being summoned. His case was diagnosed as heart disease.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

Angus Sutherland of Ruby, while working for the Yukon Gold Company on Greensboro creek, last fall suffered Il badly fractured leg as the result or a caye-in from a bank of muck which was only three feet high.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

Hot ohoooiats, beef tea, clam juice, ios cream and soda, water at the Ross Candy 6tors.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

Copper shipments through Cordova since last spring have averaged near ly s2,OO0,Ooo per month from the Jum- bo and Mother lode claims and the deposit of high grade ore seems in exhaustible
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21
(From our Exchanges.)

The Copper River & Northern rail road Is employing more men and has a bigger payroll at present than at any time during the past two years.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

Tom Blaylocq, a prospector of Fair banks, picked up an outfit there this
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-12-21

bedrock.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
Steamship Firm
Offers Ransom
Asked by Kidnapers

CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. Sept. 9.--The
first Mexican to testify that his vote was
bought outright appeared on the stand
today In the trial OF County Judge w. r.
Timon and forty others for alleged elcc-
tion frauds, The trial is in the United
States district court
The Mexican said ne had been told by
Ed Castleberry that he would give him q
to vote for the democratic ticket. The
Mexican said he took the money. al
though It was his intention TO vote that
ticket He also testified that August
UehlingeT, county clerk and one OF the
defendants, during the year previous had
given him $3.50 from a stack OF bills TO
pay his poll tax and that he never re-
turned the money.
This Mexican testified he was born IN
Mexico and had never declared his In
teEtion OF becoming an American citi-
zen. Later he said he did not know what
the democratic ticket meant. but had heei
voting this ticket since he came to Tea as,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
Eerlin Reports Victory in Argonne;
Paris Says Assault is Repulsed

BERLIN. Sept s.--(yia London.)-An
important victory in the Argonne was an
nounced today by the War office. French
positions over a front OF two kilometres
az miles) 300 to 800 yards deep werekAp-
turned.
PARIS. Sept s.-There was very vio-
lent fighting last night in. the Argonne
region. according to announcement
made this afternoon by the war officas
The Germans attacked the French lines
with great fenocity. but with zone ex-
ception these lines everywhere held fast.
The French took some prisoners.
The text Of the report reads:
I'm the Artois district there has been
fighting with hand grenades and rife
firing between the trenches in the sec
tors of Neuville and Roclincourt There
was also fairly spirited cannonading to
the south Of Arras and in the region OF
Roye.
In the region of Argonne, not far
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
JAPANESE WITH CHECKS
AND JEWELRY ARRESTED

GRINNEII. Ia. Sept. s.-(speciAi
TeleETam-)-A japanese calling himself
George shumata deposited certified
checks with three banks here yesterday
and drew against them He claims to be
accredited by his government TO Iowa
college for study. He bought expensive
jeweiry Of Bartling q Nuckolls. Bart
ling was suspicious and started an in
vestigation. which resulted In shumata
being arrested on suspicion. He bad over
81. 900 on his person. some watches and a
valuable diamond in the roof OF his
mouth. He is being held for investisa-
tion.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
One Dead, Two Hurt
From U. s. Navy Blast

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-one enlisted
man was killed and two injured in an
explosion today on the destroyer De
catur at the Cavite navy yard. Philippine
islands. according TO cabled reports 10
the Navy department.
Loid ]. Elkins. second class gunner's
mate. was killed. He was the son OF L.
]. Elkins OF Lilly. Ill.
The seriously injured were: Edward l.
Brashear. second class fireman, son OF
Beverley Brashear, Denver. Colo.
and C. De Los Santos OF San Francisco
Chief gunner's mate william u. Hay.
den was slightly injured.
The Navy department announced thai
the explosion occurred while the Decatui
was at anchor off the naval station and
that the cause had not yet been deter
mined.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
Young Elgan Started
February Fire Also

II was definitely asoertained yesterday
that Adolph Elgan, who has confessed to
setting seven fires I'm the two telephone
buildings at Council Bluffs on Thursday
and Friday nights Of last week. has also
admitted his responsibility for the serious
fire In the Scott street telephone building
on the night Of February last
This was done 90 adroitly that no sus-
picion was directed against him. A. that
fire he aided the firemen materially and
worked assiduously to help clean up the
muss afterwaTd.
Pure love Of excitement now seems 70
be the sole reason for the strange acts
OF the l5-year-old boy
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
DEMPSEY GOES
TO GET MAN WHO
SAYS SLEW GIRL
Police Captain Expects to Bring
Man Who Confesses to the
Murder of Ada Swanson
to Omaha.
UNDER ARREST IN ST, LOUIS
Police Telegraph to Chief Dunn
Asking Information About the
Mysterious Crime.
HE TRIES TO COMMIT SUICIDE

Police Captain Dempsey went to
st. Louis last night to investigate n
reported confession OF George Will
Jams, alias William Harmon, who is
under arrest there, that he killed
Miss Ada Swanson in the basement
OF the Joseph S. Sykes home, 202S
Spencer street, May 21, this year,
Captain Dempsey expected to bring
Williams to Omaha as the result of
an alleged confession which he is
said to have made to n man named
German in st. Louis. Williams Is
reported to have attempted to COM
init suicide by cutting his wrist after
arrest there.
Information of the arrest came to
Chief of Police Dunn in a telegram
from Chief of Police Young OF st.
Louis. Chief Dunn's reply requested
that the man be held.
The telegram from st. Louis was
as follows:
George Williams, alias William
Harmon, single. and laborer, living
at 27O9 North Twelfth street, con-
fined in one of our hospitals for OBJ
servation, has confessed to q man
named German that he had killed a
Swedish girl in Omaha by the name
of Ada Swanson with a hatchet.
Please advise us IL there has been
any such crime"
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
HOST OF OMAHANS
GO TO STATE FAIR
Nearly -Four Thousand from Metrop-
oils Pass Through Gates of
Lincoln Exposition.
STATES FACTORIES EXHIBITED
(From a Staff Correspondents

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Sept. Especial. -
This was Omaha day at the Nebraska
state fair and a large number OF
people from the metropolitan city OF
the state were in attendance. Esti-
mates as TO the number from Omaha
were placed all the way from 1000
to $500. The grounds and b/lld-
Ings were so full of people that few
more could be accommodated with
out crowding to an uncomfortable
extent.
Barney oldfield thrilled the crowd by
breaking the five-miie record on a half
mile dirt track made by Robert Burn
ham, who held the record at $40. Old
field set fast pace from the start and
made the five miles in 5:44.
De Lloyd Thompson looped the loop
close to the ground so that everybody
could see 1t from the back seats OF the
grandstand The grandstand was fully
occupied this afternoon. II being given
out that every seat was taken.
Auto Races Today.
Friday and Saturday win be devoted TO
the big automobile races Many OF the
best known riders in the country are here
and II Is expected that the races viii be
! thrilling affairs.
Friday will be De Lloyd Thompson's
last day here. giving his last ascension
at $50. when he will leave for Mime
apOlIs to engage in contests with Ar'
Smith.
Judges OF the several exhibits are NOV
ing along In the usual manner and some
OF them viii not be ready until Saturday
The better baby examinations closed thii
morning and II is expected that the names
OF the prize winners will be given oui
| tomorrow.
Flowing contests by the big tractol
companies drew good crowds today, many
different makes being on exhibition Ths
blowing u done on a wheat field ownet
by the fair association. east Of agrtcui
tural hall
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10

from Fontaine Aux-Charmes, very NO
lent fighting took place during last night.
The Germans renewed their attacks with
great feroclty, With the exception. how
ever, Of q section OF trench to the east
Of Layon de Binarville. our lines every-
where held fast. We took some pris-
oners and captured a machine gun.
"In the Lorraine district, In the forest
OF Parroy, there took place advance
post engagements In which the advan-
tage rested with us
"In the Vosges there has been fight
ing with hand grenades, on the heights
to the east of Metzeral.
About fifty shells were thrown down
yesterday by French aeroplanes on the
railroad station at Challerange.
During the night OF September SO
one Of our dirigible balloons bombarded
the railroad station and certain fac
tories at Nesle, in the department Of th'
Somme."
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
RUSSIANS WIN
NEAR TARNAPOL
PetrOgrad Reports the Capture Of
Eight Thousand Prisoners
East Of Lemberg.
GERMAN CENTER ADVANCING
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
LONDON, Sept. "a dispatch to
the Central News from Vienna says
II is officially announced that the
Austrian Landwehr cavalry entered
the fortress OF Dubno in the Lutsk-
Dubno-Rovno triangle of fortresses
Yesterday.
LONDON, Sept. s.--For the first
time in many weeks the Russians,
according to their own statements,
have inflicted a severe defeat on
their opponents. The battle OF Tues
day near Tarnopol. seventy miles east
Of Lemberg and near the Galician
frontier, while not conclusive, is re-
garded In England as indicating that
the Russians are reaching the stage
where they purpose striking back
after their long retreat.
The Teutonic forces engaged in
this battle included not only Aus
trian, but German, forces. The Rus
SLAMS maintain that 5000 prisoners
exclusive of the dead and wounded
measure the extent of their victory
and that II would have been more
pronounced but for their inferiority
in artillery.
The German center IL forging forward
slowly by virtue of sustained pressure
but in the north Field Marshal Won Hin
denburg il still unable TO force passage
Of the Dvina-
Grand Duke Nicholas. removed as com
mander-in-chief OF the Russian forces. Il
today on the way to his new headquarteri
I'm the Caucasus. Pending further devel
opments. the Russian and English presl
is unable to fathom Just what this trans
fer signifies II is suggested in som'
quarters that the shift may be forcrun
ner to an important Russian diversion OF
the Turkish frontier. in connection will
the Franco-British attempt TO force th'
DRrdaneiles.
BY means OF air raids. gunfire from tn
sea and artillery bombardments at manl
places ON the western front, the Frencl
and British continue to hammer German
positions without launching infantry at
tacks.
Russians Report Victory.
PBTRoGR&D. Sept. s.-Cvia London.l y
Near TArGenol the Russians have de
feated the third German division and IN
Forty-eighth reserve division. with a
Austrian brigade, capturing 5000 prisoner
and thirty guns. besides auick-firel
according to an official statement issue
tonight at the war office.
The communication foilowsi
"On the Riga-Dvinsk front the geners
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
WEALTHY WIDOW
SLAIN BY ROBBERS
Servant is Held in Connection with
Murder, of Mrs. Elizabeth
Nichols of New York.
JEWELS TORN FROM HER EARS

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-owney
Talas, a Russian Finn, for two and
one-half months a hall boy in the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols, the
aged widow who met death last night
at the hands of masked men, who
robbed her of gems valued at $10,-
600, was arrested today after he had
confessed, the police assert, to hav-
ing played part in the crime. He
was formally charged with murder
Detectives working on the case
asserted soon after reaching the
house that they believed the robber
probably had assistance from some
one on the premises. Accordingly
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
General Council
of Lutheran Church
Meets at Moline

MOLINE. H.. Sept s.-Four hundred
delegates were in attendance today at the
opening here of the biennial melting OF
the general council of the Lutheran
Church OF North America. The sessions
vii be held alternately in Moline and
Rock Island.
Dr. T. z. schmauk. president OF the
council. In his opening sermon today.
condemned the departure from Christian
teachings that has made the present
war In Europe possible. Even America,
he said. has abandoned the Sltrustio foI
the material.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
Berlin Note Reaches
State Department

WASHINGTON. Sept. s.-aermany's .. .
note on the sinking OF the Arabic was
received late today at the state depart
ment Officials will not consider II be-
fore tomorrow and arrangements for its
publication viii be made later.
The note as outlined In Berlin news
dispatches says the commander OF the
submarine believed the Arabic was about
10 ram him. II also expresses regret for
the loss OF any Americans and proposes
means Of reparation.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
PREPARE TO RUSH
THE DARDANELLES
Allies Said to Be Landing Large
Forces and Heavy Artillery for
General Attack.
MINE swEEPERs ARE READY

SOFIA, Bulgaria. Tuesday. Sept.
7.-(Via Berlin and wireless to
Tuckerton, N. j., Sept. 9)-Accord-
ing to information received from re-
liable sources, the allies are now con-
centrating large forces, including
heavy landing artillery. for a general
attack on the Darnanelles.
The presence of mine sweepers at
seddul Bahr, near the entfanoe to
the Straits, is regarded as foreshad-
owing increased activity, including q
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10

~~--@N
Just use q nttis nee want ad
~ you have any rooms - rent.
You'll surely gSt some big results
Tor the amount Of monsy spent
or if you are looking for rooms
Turn 90 the want I'd pages.
out o. the list % furnished rooms
Rind one 90 suit youx wages.
Tor nOopie are looking Tor rooms
And finding them every day.
And the method that they're using
II known a. the want I'D way.
ROOMS" were never greater than At
present, students are returning 20 their
schools and the majority OF fhe business
people wish to secure their winter quar-
tere at the earliest possible moment
Telephone Tyler 1000 now and PUT
your FURNISHED ROOM AD" In
THE OMAHA BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
Prisoners Make Good
Escape from Jail

MASON CITY, Ia, Sept s-(spec4al
Telegram )-Bloodhound have failed TO
secure a lead on orviile Snow. George
West. Arthur Hays. Don Seymour and
Nick Lads. who broke jail at Charles
City last night by saving out. Dogs fol-
lowed the scent 70 the Cedar river. Off
GERS think the prisoners escaped in a boat.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10
AUSTRIA WILL Be
ASKED TO RECALL
DUMBA AS ENVOY
Ambassador Penfield at Vienna
Ordered by Cable to Inform Dual
Monarch Minister No Longer
Acceptable.
LANSING ANNOUNCES ACTION
Secretary Lansing Cancels Paper
Used by Man Who Carried Mes
sage for DR.. Dumba.
OFFICIALS ARE MUCH ANNOYED

WASHINGTON. Sept. .. - Am
bassador Penfield, at Vienna. was
instructed by cable tonight to in
form the Hungarian govern
ment that DR.. Constantin Dumba no
longer is acceptable as an envoy to
the United States and to ask for his
recall.
Secretary Lansing formally an
nounced the action. 1t was the an
swer oof the American government
to DR.. Dumba's explanation OF his
intercepted letted to Vienna outlin-
ing plans for handicapping plants in
this country making war supplies for
tho allies.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10

GERMAN sEARCHLIGHT FOR AERIAL DEFENSE
IN ACTIoN-The lamp ITSELF usually fed with acetyene
gas is elevated movable frame and may be turned in
any direction In left foreground is officer with tele
graph operator his se observing enemy aeropane
from behind shield protection
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-10

"Pa" Sunday yesterday afternoon
wasn't quite up to his usual standard
of pep and punch. There were fully
$500 people in the tabernacle, the
largest weekday afternoon audience
he has had yet. He preached a good
sermon, but there was just little of
the ultimate ounce" lacking.
Forty-five hundred persons were
there, but a certain one was absent,
for Mrs. Sunday was out addressing
an audience of women at the Happy
Hollow club. II is very rare for Mrs.
Sunday to be away from the taber-
nacle meetings. BILLY" wants her
there. He says he can't preach with
out her. ma" is the power behind
the throne" the handspring and
fountain of "Billy's" ability, the
earthly inspiration Of his work.
The opening was made by q multi-mil-
lionaire. II xnu- please, r. p. Broadhead
of wIlkesbarre. Pa. who came all the
way to Omaha for the sole purpose of
visiting the Sundays, following his Gus
tom OF visiting them once at each place
where they are working.
Billy prefaced his sermon with few
pertinent remarks about religious col
lections.
Discusses the Collection.
There are 1000 people here at least"
ne said. '1f you went to a lO-cent movie
you'd pay 500. II you went to Ringing g
n a..
apiece, but since you're in church ex-
pect it'n average about cent and a
half"
"In the average church two-thirds of
the people don't give anything toward
expenses You don't ride on trains for
nothing or get groceries for nothing. and
just try TO belong to a lodge for nothing
and see what happens. But they throw
the doors OF the church open and so
many deadbeat their way that usually
the churches are behind in money mat
ters. / never could understand 1t. Why
It ought TO be a pleasure and privilege
to give"
BILLY" made these remarks after the
collection had been taken.
His theme was the Pentecostal revival
when 5000 were converted, and he dwell
upon the power of God, that made thii
wonderful revival possible and natural
He heaped scorn and disgust on the
chickering's and differences that rack 81
many churches Of today, and on tn,
laziness Of chuTch people in Gods work
you will make any sacrifice for you
business" he said. but when 1t comel
to the church you don't work. Tn,
spirit Of God isn't in you II you'd rathe
run away from prayer meeting and g
downtown to some leg show. Why. som
of you old ginks can't remember whel
you were In church. And IL there weren'
any more spirit In the women than Their
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