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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-15
SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1916

To all appearances the admin
istI atom ln.chuo, IL poeslOIe, to
bluu the Submarine MATTER
though ny senuing another note
couGliea IA iOIey ST. ain and Dredln
ing nunAanlry IN every sentence
but When Will proOdUIy De as al
together lutte dS those that nave
gone De1oie, IN the mater OF
ucunlte results. Germany Will
ploDauly promise Sonetnlng IN
Exactly the same way as sue has
zone UelOle ana VIII then con
tlnue on ner ca eer OF Kllung Oh
Americans While the admlnstra-
ton Is nugglng ltseit with aengnt
over Its diplomatic victory. 1t
is as plain as plkestan to the
aVe.age american that Germany
does not intend to keep her prom
ises with regard to respecting the
rights OF neutrals. She has been
gwen plenty OF opportunities to
show her good intentions in the
submarine matter but, beyond
tempo4aly Abatement or the
n,uch complained OF policy of
sinking everything on sight, she
has Ill no sense kept talln with
the United States. After waiting
until her good natured and pa
tient neighbor had time to cool
off a bit Germany has quietly
proceeded to knock off a few
more neutrals when no one was
looking, knowing full we'll that
her only punishment will be an
other one of the interminable Am
erican notes
What Germany needs is a little
forcible argument in the shape of
powder and shot but as we are
utterly incapable of dealing with
her in this way we must content
ourselves with clustering a bit
about the rights of humanity and
let it go at that while the Berlin
diplomats quietly laugh up their
sleeves at our softness in placing
dependence on the word of any
one in war time. Germany has
already told the world by means
of the scrap of paper incident
just what her attitude is with re-
spect to agreements that are no
longer agreeable with her desires,
so it is difficult to understand how
it is that the administration ex-
poets her to adhere to her prom
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THRIFTY HOUSEWIVES n!

Why pay the Baking Powde
%. 400 per cent profit? CSC say
d on every Id. of Baking Powde
means saving of 81 to $I4 in
ne year; is this worth while
We sell the recipe. for making
taking Powder for roc a Id. at
ZONE, equal to the best on thu
market that costs 4sc or more q
b. Receipts for making easfl.,
nd quickly. ST.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-15

Entered as second-class matter Feb
rs, 1907. at the postoftce al Nome.
Alaska, under the Act of Congress OF
March 1878.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-15

Mrs. M. B. Bond of POI Boze-
man avenue, Bozeman Mont,
writes to the postmaster seeking
he whereabouts of Frank Nelson
Davies, supposed to be in Nome.
Information will be gratefully re-
ceived.
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INFORMATION WANTED

Information wanted concerning
The present whereabouts Of John
Creighton Harrington. He is
wanted in the settlement of the
estate of his deceased mother. In
formation concerning his where
abouts will be gratefully appre-
ciated by T. H. Harrington, Rains
boro, O.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-04-15
COMPLETE RACE STORY.

A complete story of the All Alas
ka Sweepstakes Dog race, day by
day, with the score card will be
printed in Saturdays issue of the
Nome Daily Nugget. Extra cop
les will be on sale at this Office.
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Copy for regular Advertisements
rrust he in by 10 o'clock on the day Of
publication.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
IS YEAR old BOY
--latest Sufferer
FROM THE PLAGUE

Harry Pemberton, aged 10 years. Of
No 500 Madison street, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Albert A. Pemberton, is the
latest infantile paralysis sufferer.
Discovery Of this case Of the plague
here. increases the list TO six since
July. The Pemberton boy had been
i'll for some time and while he was
suspected OF having the disease. It
was not positively known until yes
terday. The home OF the Pembertons
was placed under quarantine last
night.
The condition OF the Pemberton
boy and that Of the Cirino child, at
No. lO7 East Front street we're re-
ported unchanged today.
Under orders of the local Board Of
Health, the Cirino barber shop at the
Lieberman Apartments in East Front
street. was closed yesterday after
noon. The father of the stricken
child conducted this place and as a
Measure TO prevent the disease from
being spread. the shop was closed.
II will be opened late this after
noon after the health authorities FUN
igate it, Although no cases Of the
disease were reported this morning
it was stated that a number Of local
physicians had several cases Of i'll
ness among children which we're be-
ing kept under observation.
Many persons are discussing what
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
ROBBED OF $40 While
sleeping OFF ONE DRINK.

Declaring that he took a drink OF
beer and then fell asleep and was
robbed Of $40 bill, James f. Cannon.
colored, in City Court this morning
described how he had been taken to
different rooms of the house at No.
11O6 French street and invited to
drink. He identified John Williams,
also colored. as the friend" who had
shown him around and finally taken
his money while he was asleep
Williams attempted to establish an
alibi but was unsuccessful. He was
placed under $500 bail for the Court
OF General Sessions.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
SUMMIT CAMP CLOSES
With walk AROUND
Campers March Through
Decorated Avenues With
Glowing Lanterns
.SERENADE IN HOURS
OF EARLY MORNING
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
BRANDYwINE SUMMIT CAMP,
Aug 24.--Ablaze with light and
aglow with hundreds OF candles and
lanterns strung from every porch
and along every avenue, Brandywine
Summit Camp came to a brilliant
close last night Never In the history
OF the camp has the closing night
been attended by such brilliance aud
beauty of decoration as featured last
nights celebration. Cottagers spared
themselves no trouble or detail to-
ward making the campgrounds ex-
ceptionally beautiful for the event.
Hundreds OF ilags waved from every
vantage point, hundreds of Japanese
lanterns swung from the porches OF the
cottages and in artistic designs across
the avenues. while hundreds Of light
ed candles. sparklers and torches
placed in the rockeries and fern beds
and in the middle Of tho avenues.
made a scene which for colorfulness
could not be eXcelled
The weather threatened all oven
ing. and at one time the rain fell,
which necessitated the taking down
Of oil the Japanese lanterns. For a
time Il was thought that part OF the
decorations would have 20 be eliuii-
mated However while the platform
meeting was in progress the rain
ceased and the men on each avenue
replaced all the lanterns and lighted
the candles in the rockeries and fern
beds.
Especially beautiful effects were
gained ST. Paul's avenue was per
haps the most elaborately decorated
IN the grove. Asbury being a close
second. In addition 10 the large mum
her Of Japanese lanterns and Lighted
candles. residents along ST. Pauli
avenue had added large red-shadeC
lanterns. which were suspended il
arches across the avenue, while tin,
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
ENEMY WARSHIPS
failed TO TRAP
DEUTSCHLAND
Captain Koenig Says Amer
ican Fishing SchoonerS
Aided the Allies Plan
SUBMERGED 10 MILES
ON The Return TRIP
BY CARL W. AcKeRMAN

bulltQ TIeSS NiaH correspondent.
BERLIN. Aug. 24.-The German
commerce submarine Deutschland
eluded at least eight English war
ships and a whole feet Of American
fishing schooners in the employ Of
the Allies, when she dashed out 10
sea from the Virginia capes on the
night Of August 2 it was learned here
today.
Great crowds greeted Captain Koe-
mig and his crew when the FIRST sub.
mersible to cross the Atlantic re.
turned to her home port az Bremen
last night.
Captain Koenig had no fear Of the
allied warship patrol when he steam.
ed southwark from Baltimore, but he
had not counted on the American
schooners hired TO help trap his yes,
sci. Passing out of the Capes, the
Deutschland encountered great
number of these schooners lying just
outside Chesapeake Bay The schoon
ers had dropped their nets. ostensibly
to fish. Their real purpose, Captain
Koenig said. was to make soundingg
for the Deutschland, aiming 70 sig
nal allied warships If the submarine
plunged through their nets.
Koenig telegraphed the Ocean Com
pany owners of his vessel. that the
American government observed cor
rect neutrality throughout IN,
Deutschland's stay. Both the British
and French warships respected Amer
ican rights and made no attempt {,
approach within the three mile zon,
in their efforts to trap the subma
rine. How many French warship
we're engaged in the patrol he di,
not know.
During the whole journey Of 4,20
miles, the Deutschland was submers
ed for only 10 miles. The weathe
was splendid at the beginning Of he
/ voyage but became stormy later. Tn
blow ceased as the Deutschland al
preached the English coast but som
: difficulty was experienced because
the heavy fog. The necessity for fee
ing her way slowly in the thick mist
Continued on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
CAPTAIN MOREY. CARRIZAL
HERO, At chester COLLEGE

Captain Lewis A. Morey Of the
Tenth United states Cavalry, a hero
Of the tight with Carranza troops at
Carrizal. Mexico has been appointed
military instructor at the Pennsyl-
yania Military College atrtShester, Il
IS supposed this detail is in recogri4
ion of his splendid record in Mexico.
rhe detail is generally for three
years. Captain Morey is instructed 10
.eport at once at the college TO take
ND his duties as professor Of military
science and technic.
CAPTAIN Morey is now at Columbus
New Mexico. He was an officer OF the
detachment of the Tenth Cavalry that
was ambushed by Carranza troops at
Carrizal Mexico, few months ago, IN
which many troopers and two officers
were killed by machine gun fire tina.
they never suspected was to be opened
on them.
Captain Morey was shot in the show'
der. and for four days he hid during the
DAYTIME on the desert and made his
wav bv night until he was found by
detail of Tenth Cavalrymen sent out as
a relief party. He has recovered from
his wound. He will succeed Lieutenant
Carl A. Baehr, of the Twenty second
Infantry, as instructor at the college.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
INSPECTOR WENT
round WHEN THE
WHEEL WOULDN' 7
And on the Way Stranger
Robbed Kruse Residence
of Money and Watches
Everything ALL RIGHT"
Thief SAID, But IT WASH

"You are paying too much for your
current remarked a man posing as an
electrical inspector to members OF the
family of A. f.. kruse. No. 22l2 Gilpin
avenue. yesterday, after he had made an
"nspection of the meter and tested the
electrical lights throughout the house
Members OF the family agreed with the
statement that they were paying too
much when they discovered that two
Watches Eve rings, a bracelet, reVol-
yer and 81 in money had disappeared
along with the inspector"
Even though he wore no badge, the
man went through all the motions of
being o regular electrical inspector. A
man representing himself as an inspec-
tor for the electric company visited a
house in that neighhorhood about two
weeks ago and he was declared TO be an
impostor by the Wilmington and Phila'
delphia Traction Company, and warm
ing was issued to consumers of electric
current 10 admit nobody to their
homes who could not show an inspector
badge
The inspector" first called at the
home Of Winthrop Woods. No. 22l4
Gilpin avenue. yesterday. but maid
became suspicious Of him and follow
ed him from room to room as he test
ed the lights and examined the meter
lie asked for monkey wrench, but
the girl did not leave him long
enough 10 give him an opportunity to
steal anything. The inspector" then
went to the Kruse home adjoining, and
CONTINUED on Page Two)
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
Sisters Threaten
HAIR PULLING IN
CITY court ROOM

What had every appearance Of be-
coming a hair pulling contest In city
Court this morning was narrowly
averted by court officials when Anna
W. Atkinson and Catherine Maston
started an argument as to which was
TO blame for the trouble that led them
TO court.
Anna was arraigned on a charge Of
assault and battery. She was alleged
to have struck her sister. Catherine.
yesterday in front OF her house. No.
lil5 Lombard street. As Anna sat in
chair near officer Jolly, she dis
played athletic proportions. Catherine.
on the witness stand. was frail and
slender as a young girl.
According 10 the story. Catherine
and Anna had sisterly alteration
about 2 o'clock yesterday. One word
led to another until Catherine pulled
Anna's hair. Anna responded with
an upper cut that stretched Gather
Inc on the pavement Catherine took
the count it was declared. and could
not be revived for at least three min
utes.
Honors appeared to Judge Church.
man to be even on the evidence and
the case was dismissed When tho
two women left the courtroom to-
gether a few minutes later, officer
Brown followed. Anna tainted on tbs
sidewalk and had TO be cared for be-
fore going home.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
workman IMPALED
BY TIMBER when
Wind FELLS HOUSE

Giuseppe Baffaele. of Pennsgrove.
died last night as a result Of being
impaled when chute building was
blown down at the Carney Point
plant of the DUPONT powder COM
pany Monday. Baffaele died in the
Delaware Hospital. and the body was
taken in charge by Deputy Coroner
Nichols, pending the arrival OF rela-
tives from Pennsgrove
Baffaele was employed in, erecting
a new chute at the plant when the
wind on Monday afternoon blew IL
down. He was caught in the debris.
When dug out scantling was found
through his abdomen, causing o
wound from which he suffered great
ly and from which there was no
chance for his recovery. He was
operated on on Tuesday.
This is the second death reported
from the storm in the vicinity of
Wilmington.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
GYPSY KING OF IS FLEES
HOSPITAL TO Die IN Open

Love of the open drove William
Wells. King" OF the three New
Jersey tribes of gypsies from the
General Hospital, at Paterson n. j.
a week ago, and yesterday he died.
aged s5. on his estate in Hawthorne.
king" Wells was born in England
in 1881, and began his rowing life in
New England. He gathered around
him a number Of kindred spirits and
bought forty-six acres of land on the
Goffle Read, in Hawthorne, where he
spent his winters. His widow, Queen"
Coachine; a son, prince" Henry, and
seven daughters survive him.
Wells had always expressed the
hope that he might die in his camp
surrounded by his forty followers.
When he was taken to the hospital
seriously in he feared that death
might overtake him there. and he
fed from the piece at night
Wells was a frequent visitor with
his band to Wilmington and vicinity.
Some members Of the band are in
tered in wilmington and Brandywine
Cemetery, where the gypsy tribe has
a burial plot.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
SAY BOY STOLE SIGN LUMBER.

Charged with stealing lumber that
went to form the 4s-foot sign owned
by d. Hayes Robelen, Of No. 81
Shipley street. which stood along the
Christiana below the Jackson G. Sharp
plant OF the American Car g. Foundry
Co.. a IA year old boy was arrested
yesterday. After being taken to the
Juvenile Court detention rooms the
boy was released on 800 bail for a
hearing az the next session of the
Juvenile Court September iS. The
police aver that the boy was caught
saving up the braces of the sign and
carting the wood away. The sign
was blown down by the wind on
Monday. The sign cost 1856.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
bulgarian GUNS
SPREAD RUIN IN
OLD Greek TOWN
French Cooperate in De-
Tense Of SereS; Balkan Drive
Checked Elsewhere
SERBS Yield LITTLE
GROUND TO The ENEMY
81 Tho United pse,-


LONDON. Aug 24.--The ancient
Greek city OF seres, 4S miles north
east OF salonika. is under attack by
a strong Bulgarian force, according
to Athens dispatches today.
The Greek garrison Is cooperating
with French forces IN defending the
city. French artillery Is replying
vigorously to heavy Bulgarian bonn.
hardment while the Greeks under
command Of Colonel Christophoulous
are throwing up entertainments. The
Sere sgarriosn Is being reinforced by
small Greek detachments which re-
tired upon the city after spirited
fighting with numerically superior
Bulgarian forces.
On practically every other sector
OF the Balkan front. the Bulgarian Of.
feDsive has been brought TO a stand.
still. The Serbs have yielded but lit.
tie ground on the left wing since their
first retirement. Anglo-French forces
arc consolidating and improving
their positions In the Doiran region
on the center.
Tho Bulgarian drive southwark
against Seres. a city OF $4,000 inhabi-
tants, has created new and more
critical situation At Athens If Sores
falls. the Bulgars will have practical
ly cut on all the Greek troops oper-
ating in eastern Macedonia. q terri
tory highly priced by the Bulgarians.
These Greek detachments. IN the
event Greece enters the war, could re
join the main Greek army only by a
march along the sea coast and across
narrow isthmus formed by Tachino
Lake and the sea.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
3 HOUR Day IN
SONEFORN MAY
BE Peace BASIS
Railroad Presidents Agree,
However, Against Increase
in Present Pay
MAY ARBITRATE THE
overtime QUESTION
By ROBT. J. BENDER,

United Press Sta Correspondent.
WASHINGTON. Aug 24.-The rail-
roads are yielding 10 President VIII
sons insistence on an eight-hour day.
Today found the railway presidents
and managers practically agreed that
there Is no other way TO meet tho
crisis. But they are struggling des-
perately with the problem OF provid-
ing an eight hour day that Is not such
an eight.hour day as the railroad
workers demand.
Judge W. L. Chambers Of the Fed
erai Board OF Mediation and Concilia
tion, conferred with President Wilson
for half an hour today and then LETT
TO confer with representatives of the
Brotherhoods. He would not discuss
in any way the purpose OF either
visit. The general belief is that the
eight-hour proposition as offered by
the ailroads was the subject dis
cussed.
The President understands he is 70
receive some definite word from the
railroad executives today. He has
not been informed whether II will bs
the final word on his own proposition
OF rhlut iNuuitI liNIorlbbu w iHriis
Effort Of the railway presidents was
concentrated today on the task of put.
ting the railroad brotherhoods on the
defensive. To this end they we're de.
claring generally their willingness 70
grant the elght.hour day while show.
ing that the concession for which
the brotherhoods are holding out goes
far beyond that. Several thousand
words OF press statements directed tc
Continued on Page Twelve.)
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
SCOUTS TO Be GUESTS
TONIGHT OF Mr.. MARVEL

Josiah Marvel. president Of the 10
cal council of the Boy Scouts Of
America, will have as his guests to
night the members Of the council
Leaving the headquarters Of ethe
council, No. $40 Market street at 4
O'Clock this afternoon. the members
Will be taken in automobiles TO Camp
Caesar Rodney. near Granogue, the
camp OF the boy scouts, and enter
tained at dinner az the camp.
Scout Master Garrick Mallery. Scout
Executive Charles Gurney and Deputy
Scout Executive Captain Wesley
King, with the members OF the coun-
Gil. will comprise the party.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
CONTRACTOR PLUNCES DOWN
Stairs IN WAGE WRANCLE

Excitement prevailed about the du-
Pont Building this morning when
Joseph jenkins, a local contractor,
and Matthew Cooper, rigger. en-
gagged in a fistio encounter at the top
of the second story stairs in the
building. Mr.. Jenkins fell down the
stairway and az first declared Cooper
had knocked him down. but after
Cooper had been arrested by Bernard
]. McVey, DUPONT Company guard,
MIR. Jenkins said he had not been as
ssulted Cooper had a charge OF
assault and battery placed against
him and viii be given a hearing in
City Court tomorrow morning.
According TO Mr.. Jenkins, the trou-
BILE started over Cooper claiming
wages for work done which he had
been paid for.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
DOC comes BACK. BITES
CHILD, owner FINED S.

James Mclaughlin when arrsigned
in City Court this morning on charges
Of harboring an unregistered dog
and allowing it to run at large, de-
clared he gave the dog away but that
4. always came back, and he kept it
in the house. at No. -203 Fifth avenue
II was declared the dog had bitten
a child OF Clarence Huntley, who
lived next door. Mclaughlin was
lectured on the need Of complying
with the law, and told that IL he did
not want the dog he should call the
dog catcher.
He was fined IS and costs on the
charge Of harbOring the unregistered
dog, and directed to comply with the
law. Sentence was suspended on the
other charge pending future compli-
ance with the law.
Evening journal., 1916-08-24
DEMOCRATS Hint At
CONVENTION Slate
Bayard for Senator, Clements
for Governor, Polk for
Congress is Rumor
HANDY CLAIMS HE'LL
LAND FOR SENATOR

Democrats are facing fight in
their State convention, which will be
held on September s. and as II ap-
proaches they realize that the contests
for some Of the places on the ticket
will be particularly keen. The prin-
cipal clashes will be over the nomina-
tion for Governor and United States
Senator The senatorial candidates
are Thomas r., Bayard, OF this city;
former Congressman l.. Irving Handy,
of Smyrna; Henry Ridgely. Of Dover,
and Andrew J. Lynch, Of GEORGETOWN.
Mr.. Handy has been building his
fences throughout Kent county and
rural New Castle. and today stated
that he expects 10 land the uomina-
ton. On the other hand the friends
Of Mr.. Bayard and Mr. Ridgely are
particularly busy. while Lynch's
friends are trying 10 line up Sussex
for him
There are intimstions that deal
may be centered into involving the
nomination OF candidates for Senator.
Governor and Congressman. While
Messrs. Bayard. Handy. Lynch and
Ridgely are in the field. there rs a re-
port that an eleventh-hour effort may
be made TO nominate former Judge
George Gray for Senator. despite his
statements that he Is not a candidate
and does not wish the nomination.
Kent county has a wealth of candi
dates for Governor. including James
ii. Hughes, Of Dover; b. A. Hazen,
Of Symrna; J. r. Clements. OF Clay
ton; Frank Bancroft, Of Camden,
and Wallace Reynolds. of FELTON,.
, The name of Dr. Charles NJ. Wharton,
State Senator, also is urged for the
gubernatorial nomination.
Albert r. Polk, OF Georgetown, IL
most prominently mentioned for the
gubernatorial nomination, and Deputy
Attorney General Armon D. Chayter
I Jr,. OF this city, and James NJ. Tun-
nell, of Georgetown, are mentioned
for attorney general.
Among some influential Wilmington
/ Democrats who generally are in
touch with affairs OF their party
there are intimations that the lilSely
nominees for the principal offices will
be Thomas r. Bayard for Senator
]. r. Clements OF Clayton. for Cover
nor, Albert r. Polk. OF Georgetown
I for Congress. and Armon d. Chaytei
ia, for attorney general Whethe
this slate can be put over remain
ITO be seen, but II Is disputed b
friends OF the other candidates 70
those offices.