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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27
NOME, ALASKA, JuNE 2I 1916.

After five years Of the so-ealled watch ful waiung the Mexican question has now resolved itself into matter of days. IL is probably bordering on the trite to say that they are days pregnant with tremendous possibilities for the fu- ture of both Mexico and the United States
 TO Mexico these days are perhaps the last hours of grace before wars relent- less turies again tear at the citadel oi ,,,.a,p,,,...... -4...a...Is-.-. '------s drenched in blood.
 To the United States they perhaps rep resent primarily the termination of what nay be justly termed the most disgrace 1ul period in American history-a period in which the honor of the nation has teen insulted and tramplcd upon, in which It's citizens have been reviled and murdered, Tn which it's pledges and ob- legations to men and nations have been ruthlessly disrcgarded, broken and for gotten. Also, they may mean the be- ginning of d period of strife and blood shrl. of countless dead, of ruined homes ana shattered lives, of mighty losses and tremendous wastes.
 To both nations they mayhap represent the uplifting of new horizon a new future, the beginning of d new chapter in the national history whose pages shall ond no man may guess.
 To both they may mean atonement-to thr one for things inflicted, to the other for things endured. They are Hateful days upon whose tlectng Dours and min utcs fate may be building strange and varied things
 Perhaps beyond that brief period of time which has been allotted to Mexico. in which she may consider that which has been and what shall be, lies the daWnng of the saddest period in the History of both nations
 Mexico will not be conquered in d day.
 If the signs do not fail blood will flow in torrents before Mexico. broken and humbled twill bend the knee to a victorious foe. The ghaslly hand of death will pluck the rushing life from countless bosoms of white and brown; sorrow will brood in many homes. both north and south, and anguish will wiring the hearts of millions before the yictor's flag shall wave in peace oyer a pacified Mexico.
 Both nations must suffer both must cry in agony. while the war drums roll and the cannon roar their dreadful notes.
 Both must learn d fearful bitterness before the last shot has sped the last war shout echoed into silence
 Great and powerful as We are we can not hope to avoid paying a ghastly price TOT the Vindication of our rights. Though we force Mexico to her knees We cannot escape sharing the suffering We inhict We may beguile ourselves with the thought that victory will be ours if those fateful hours bring war. Proba- bly We shall but, still, must We bear our share of woe. no less than Mexico.
 Victory may salve our wounded nation al pride, wipe out the insults and out rages to which we have been subjected as a nation but it cannot ease the sting of death, which will steal away our sons in the rush and crash of war, nor
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

The Seward Fish Association is the name of an organization which has been formed in Seward and for which officers are John Noon chairman, 0. c. Van Pelt Vice chairman. and Ward James, secretary and treasurer. Judge Van Pelt will go back to Washington soon and make an effort to secure a lease and make the other steps necessary After wards the association will be incorporat- ed and those who have subscribed to the tund before will receive promoters stock. II is hoped that success will be lttained to the extent of getting a cold storage plant in this city
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN

The best guarantee you can have Tor a successful issue of your clothes IS to patronize an old established house; a house that wants you to come back and be their permanent patron.
 Such house is the Nome Tailoring CO, we make alterations.
 We do cleaning, pressing and repslr- ing We make suits To order. We ap- precate your patronage.
 NOME TAILORING co, .etween Segerstrom X Hagen and Zeh-
 ner's Jewelry Stores
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

The Seward Gateway is authority for the statement that d full meal can be obtained in the new railroad town of Anchorage for 8 cents. Word has also been received from there that at least 60o people now residents Of Anchorage are preparing to move 10 Matanuska Junction, to be on the ground floor nj the next railroad town
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

lessen the longing of wounded hearts for those who shall not return. Though we are ten times victors We must pay a dreadful price TO- victory.
 That is the penalty. the cost of taking up the sword-victor and vanquished mus pay their tithe of suffering
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Madeline Gibson, d coored woman of Haines, was indicted by the grand jury at Juneau on the charge of having re- ceiNed stolen property II IS alleged that she received two cases of whiskey stolen from the saloon of Tim Vogel at Haincs.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Sam Barber Well known old timer in the Fairbanks country who was arrested saloon keeper, has been acquitted by jury in court evidence showing that he
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

the Isis, the crack ship of the survey on the Atlantic coast, with headquarters at Charleston, $. (. The raku will be in command of Captain E. E. Smith the coming summer
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

People lately out from Atin report that the Engineer mine. the property of one James Alexander, located between Culcross and Atlin, long known to be rich in gold bearing ore, is now looking before as the result of an amount of development work recently done on it.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Andrew B. Evans, a well known min ing man of the interior and Mrs. Kath- crime Ottman, of Durango, Colorado. were married recently in Seward. They met for the first time aboard the steamer Alameda. while cn route 10 Seward.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Adviccs from Seattle state that Alaska will have the biggest year in the fishing industry this year of any in her history. Nine thousand tons Of cannery machin- cry and jUO men for work in the canner- les will leave Seattle this spring
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

T. J. Smith an old time prospector in interior Alaska, was instantly killed re- gently by falling through a skylght in a building on which he was working in Tacoma Smith is said to have made several fortunes in Alaska and to have lost them trying 10 make more. He has a son living in Fairbanks
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Alfred H. Wood and <. Bales, of fairbanks. ound oy juries in the enm- ui.snncr $ C 1rt to r. sane, have been freed by Judge Bunnell on q writ Of habeas corpus. Testimony was brought forth to show that the men had become of sound mind again.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Dust pan, 10c; egg beaters Toe; 22-inch fire shovel, 10c; rat traps 1oc; 6-inch stove pipe dampers, loc; good pad lock, Toe this week only at Holt's.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

William Hale. formerly of Douglas, Alaska, and Deputy Mar hal at Juneau during the term of Judge l. $. Williams Us marshal under the Cleveland admin in Breckenridge, Missouri, recently.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

NOW IS THE TIME to have your spring job printing done-before the boats arrive, prompt service and reasonable prices at Nugget office.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

The Alaska Engineering Commission at Seward let a numeer of tie contracts lass week A. c de Sherbinin took ,ont' act for -000 J. D. Johnson for 25Oo Alex Ericilson and John Huse for 5000 and | w Smalley and II Hardness Cor 1000
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

James Mccoy and some others have almost completed a deal whereby they Bear creek which they will work by hydraulic methods. The names of all owners of the property have been secured except that of Charles E Heron, and the deal is regarded as virtually made.
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Chickens. 50c per pound egg. 15c pei dozen. George Prosser. phone Black ..
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

Capt Gilbert Rude, who for several years past has been in command of the Coast and Geodetic Survey boat Taku.
 in these waters, is now in command of
The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27
ALASKA
 NOTES

The Juneau grand jury has returned d rue bill against Nick Fairvela, charged with murder ill the first degree. Fair vclla is accused of shooting Mike Define tt Douglas on Dee 3l, resulting in the .t,lth ot the latter.
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The Nome daily nugget., 1916-06-27

TO Mexico. these days are perhaps the last hours of grace before wars relent- less turies again tear at the citadel oG
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
HESITATES, THEN QUITS
KAISER FOR UNCLE SAN
German Discards Hyphen After
Court Speaks.

Herman Hugo Petzold, a German
deHcatessen store owner at TIC Tenth
Avenue. learned from Justice Dele
hanty. in the Supreme Court, yester-
day. that an American citizen cannot
have a dual allegiance.
After receiving his first papers, PEI
zold enrolled at the German consulate
as a reservist. Yesterday he appeared
before Justice Delehanty TO obtlih his
final citizenship papers.
When the justice learned Of the
facts, he laid to Petzold' ado you
recognize that you cannot have n dual
allegiance when you become an Amer
lean citizen?"
justice Delehanty then addressed the
other prospective citizens. 81 want il
thoroughly understood" he said, that
no one can become an American citizen
and also hold allegiance TO any other
country. The President expects strict
neutrality and that all should remain
neutral. You cannot fight under two
flags"
Pet.old later explained that he
thought that until he received his final
papers he was subject to the military
laws of Germany. He assured the
court mis- allegiance would be only 10
the United States, If admitted TO cit
izenship. Petzold's prayer was granted.
lie renowned his allegiance TO the
Kaiser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
DANISH HOUSE
HOLDS UP TREATY
Wants General Elections
to Settle Question of
Islands Sale.

Copenhagen. Aug. 24.-The Lands
thing passed resolution this after
noon that if the sale of the Danish
West Indies cannot be postponed until
after the war the question shall be
settled by general elections. The res
olution was adopted by thirty-nine to
seven in committee. 1t will be sub
mitted formally to the Landsthing to-
morrow at an open meeting.
King Christian received the leaders
of the various parties to-day and
thanked them for their efforts to form
coalition cabinet, although he said he
regretted they had been unable to do
so.
Il is expected that the new consti-
tuition will go into effect when the gem
eral elections are ordered. As it will
be the first election held under it. it is
believed the preparations will take a
long time and that the election can
not be held before October.
Influential politicians OF various
parties say the result Of the elections
will be that the new Rigsdag will
ratify the sale.
Although the Lower House approved
the sale the action Of the Landsthing
in rejecting il was expected generally
in Denmark. This vote does not neces-
sarily mean the final defeat of the
project, as other questions Of a politi-
cal nature are involved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
May Drop Senate Action
on Sale This Session

Washington, Aug. 24.-While it is
the general view here that the action
of the Danish upper house in reject
ing the treaty for the sale of the DAN
ish West Indies postpones at least for
a time any need for further considera-
tion of the proposed treaty, Secretary
of State Lansing and Chairman Stone,
of the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee. will confer on the question to-
morrow morning.
Before receiving word of the defeat
OF the treaty, Mr.. Stone sent out a
call for a meeting OF mis- committee
for tomorrow, intending to lay before
it information regarding concessions
20 foreign corporations on the islands.
On Mr.. Lansing's opinion will de-
pend whether the treaty is pressed
any further or not. Mr. Lansing will
be asked IL there could be anything
accomplished il the United States Sem
ate should ratify the treaty, disregard
ing the action OF the Landsthing. Pos
sibly such action by this government,
it was pointed out to-day, might have
the effect OF making the Danes more
willing for the treaty to be ratified by
their government.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
Early Conference to Take
Up Demands Urged
on Company.
INCREASE OF WAGES
SOUGHT BY UNION
Antagonism Lacking in
observation-disclosures
Button Upheld.

An eight hour day for train hands Is
the outstanding feature Of the demands
of the union employees Of the Inter
borough, which were mailed to Theo-
dore P. Shonts, president Of the COM
pany, by William b. Fitzgerald, general
organizer Of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Street Railway Employees, yes
terday. He also asks that an early cor
ference be granted to take up the de-
mands, and that in the event OF failure
to agree they be referred TO arbitrs-
ton.
AS reported by the committee OF
which NJ J. Herlihy is chairman, the
demands of the men cover nine type
written pages. Recognition OF the right
to organize is asked, numerous changes
in working conditions and an increase
in wages for all classes OF employees.
The time in which motormen, guards
conductors and switchmen may COM
plete their eight-hour day Is limited
to ten hours.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said last night that
he Anticipated no trouble in obtaining
COHItTtuCt liOni ehO W."
consideration Of the demands Of the
men. 80,
81 do not believe drastic action will
be necessary" he said. "In fact, | am
inclined to think the companies are
only too glad to treat with the men
now that they are well organized.
THAT was clearly demonstrated this
afternoon when | called attention TO
the complaint of man on the
Twenty-third Street Line that an un-
der official had ordered him to take
the union button I've was wearing of.
Mr.. Hedley then and there called that
official up and warned him against
repeating the offence.
ave went over four of the clauses IN
our demands this afternoon, and to-
morrow we will take up others. There
was not the least bit Of antagonism
shown"
P.J. O'Brien and Edward McMorrow,
representing the men of the Third Ave
nue. system, took up their demands with
Mr.. Maher, general manager, yesterday.
This conference will be continued to-
day.
In Lyceum Hall tonight the Inter-
borough employees will meet to approve
the demands made upon the company
in their behalf. 1t will be an all-nlght
session
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

The scramble to make political cap
ital out of the railroad labor situation
now confronting the country Is on iuii
,ilt. II Is race on the one side 10
harness whatever prestige may De
gained by the Democratic party from
settling the greatest industrial war
that ever threatened the nation. Friends
of the Wilson Administration are pat
ting themselves on the back, feeling
assured that a peaceful adjustment OF
the controversy will bring with 1t hun
dreds of thousands of labor votes and
public appreciation of the fact that
national calamity has been averted.
On the other hand, determined
effort is already being planned by the
Republican campaign managers to point
out to the public some happenings be-
hind the scenes that they hope will
detract from the surface glory Of the
achievement. There are two angles TO
this endeavor, which are being shaped
by the Hughes leaders for campaign
purposes. The public will get the first
peek at these, probably, in the cam
paign that opens in Maine next week.
What Republicans Claim.
One Of these two phases, from a
Republican standpoint, is this: Presi-
dent Wilson's public statements on the
railroad controversy left no doubt OF
the fact that he had ospoused the
cause of the railway unions from the
moment they entered the White House
and presented their side Of the case.
Little apparent effort was made to
bring the unions around to an accept
ance of arbitration. The President
seemed convinced at once by the en-
ployes' determination not to allow their
demands to be arbitrated. He accept
ed that stand and bent his efforts
toward bringing the railroads to terms.
This espousal on the labor side neces-
STATED appeasing the roads in some dis
Greet way. 1 ne uciay oihNN WV
accepted the Wilson settlement plan
has been due to the fact that the Presi-
dent has found considerable difficulty
in accomplishing the appeasing. Inere-
upon hangs the first Republican argu-
ment. Is not the President attempting
TO square off his favors to the unions
by letting the roads understand that II
they come to terms on the proposed
plan some method will be found to pass
the burden Oft their shoulders and on
to the public?
The second phase of the politics OF
the situation is this:
Republican campaigners have been
engaged recently in careful STUDY
Mr.. Wilson's past performances. They
have found many interesting utterances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
GERMAN LETTER PLOT,
CHARGE AGAINST TWO
Accused of Secretly Shipping
Mail from United States.

In the arrest Of Fred Ufelman, land
ing agent of the Observation-Disclosures
Steamboat Company, and Hans edward
Thompson. a man employed at odd jobs
on the piers, United States customs
officials believe they have unearthed
channel OF secret communication by let
ter between this country and Germany.
The men are in the Tombs Their
arrest followed the seizure on Friday
of satchel filed with Jewels, which
customs men say was struggled in. In.
vestigation of the recent activities OF
Ufelman and Thompson led TO the
discovery of the secret mail route. The
men are held in $500 bonds each and
will be examined to-day before Federal
Commissioner Houghton.
Hugo Schmidt, representative here
for the Deutsche Bank, when examined
at the Custom House Tuesday by spe-
cial Deputy Surveyor George J. Smyth
and Edward Barnes, assistant solicitor
TO the Collector, admitted he had
availed himself of the services Of w
felman and Thompson in getting let
tiers to Germany by way OF Copenhagen.
Mr.. Schmidt said he paid Ufenan
500 for each pack delivered.
The carrying of letters by private
express over an established route a.
stated intervals is in violation OF the
Revised Statutes Of the United States
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25
Deutschland's Home Trip
Covered 4,200 Miles

London, Aug. 24.-The Deutschland
travelled 1920 miles on her homeward
voyage, says Reuter- dispatch from
Berlin. At the beginning the sea was
tempestuous, but later became more
calm. The Deutschland proved TO be
able to navigate the stormy seas with
out trouble. Her engines worked fault
lessly. No icebergs were passed on the
journey.
The American government, says the
dispatch, acted in a correct manner as a
neutral. vigorously enforcing .espect
for it's frontier from British and French
warships by the employment Of its own
men-o'-waT.
After British cruiser entered
Chesapeake Bay at night, even more
effective measures were taken 20 en-
force neutrality. No less than eight
British warships, i: is said. were on the
alert, surrounded by numerous small
American vessels which had been char
tered for tho purpose of placing nets
and obtaining information as to the
movements OF the Deutschland. Never
theiess, the submarine succeeded in
leaving undecided. A distance OF one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-25

would be no new proposition presented
to them.
Both in Fighting Mood.
Both sides to the controversy seemed
perfectly willing to go home and hght
tonight. All along the unions haNe
taken that stand, but 1t was not 30
noticeable on the part of the railroau
executives. For the last three days
however, nearly every one of the hfty-
odd executives IN Washington mas
taken his turn attacking the fresl-
dents plan and endeavoring 10 &C
quaint the public with the railroad slGe,
There is no mistakng the TACT that the
railroads, realizing that they los.
ground at the start, think now tha'
public sentiment is swinging their way
and that if they present a reasohapie
proposition, get It before the house III
the proper light and stand PAT on H.
come what may, they may have the
public behind them. a..
"AS far as | am able to form an esti-
mate of this matter at the moment"
said Walter B. Hines, chairman OF the
executiye committee of the Santa re,
tonight. ait seems to me That the
Presidents course in striking down
the principle of impartial hearing, IN
Tins rewarding an unreasonable ana
therefore illegal threat to stop inter
state commerce, in thus causing tins
matter TO be decided by the most pollt-
ical office in the country and at the
most political period, thereby forcing
an increased burden Of, say, S5O,OOO,OOo
a vear on railroad credit and transpor-
tttion instrumentalities for the beneht
Of n favored class of railroad labor,
frankly defiant of the public interest,
threatens a greater permanent INJURY
than that resulting from the mucn
talked of and undoubtedly grave injury
that results from conflicting regulation
by the forty-eight states.
s'Yet it seems to me that the press
has not understood this. To large
extent il has asquiesced, though with
out enthusiasm, in that which the Presl-
dent proposes. feel that as result
the public has failed to a large extent
10 sec the danger and the significance
of this extraordinary precedent
Along the same line L. +. Johnson,
president Of the Norfolk d Western
Railroad, said: THE conviction OF the
railroad presidents that their stand \
favor of arbitration in the present
controversy is sound, has been greatly
intensified to-day by the receipt OF hun
dreds of kilograms from all over the
country and from every class Of bust
ness and industry supporting their
position and demanding that the prin-
ciple involved be maintained. II has
been made plain as daylight that the
men are not agitating for eight hours
of work and no more. Their real pur-
pose is to secure higher pay"