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The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
FOR SALE.

the Bessie dredge working in about thirty days. and construction work is proceeding apace The dredge will start digging in ground which is about 55 feet to bed rock.
 Chas Wolfe is now located in the Shungnak. He reports that mo- thing new has come out of the Walker Lake country. but that no one in the upper kobuk is very much excited about it. He is min ing with Wick on some ground in the Shungn&k, the Big Spud coun- try.
 Pioneer I-,oD Hotel. Rooms $2 60 X $500 per week and up. 50 cents per night. Housekeeping Apart ments.
 On the last mail W. F. Hays re- ceiyed word of the death of his son, E. G. Gene Hays at the new Wilbur Wright aviation station. He enlisted early in April at Stock ton, Cal, in company L and was transferred to company H in the middle of June. The report says briefly. "He lost his balance while watching a rapidly revolving pro- pellor of a. airplane and toppled over on the propellor. He died in stantly He was in the auto bus mess before enlisting,
 Yesterday upon the closing ot the books. it was seen that one hundred ana aSty-eight persons had registered il the city office. Of this number one registered late Satur- day evening and only one was a German subject, an unnaturalized enemy alien The next step will be the registration board after the nun bers are drawn, sitting as Board of Exemption to consider all claims to exemption. The var ious candidates for army service will be subjected to medical ex animation, the examing doctor be- ing Dr. Chace. City Health Officer. It is presumed that the drawing will take place betore the close of navi- gation, although the officials are not posted on this matter at the present tine.
 For the best soc. Dinner in Nome go to the Board of Trade Lunch Counter.
 The storm yesterday which blew from the westward and seemed in clined towards evening to deyate towards the south, caused consid- erable apprehension along the front. It was a high wind and some of the national flags suffered from the gale The mosquito fleet took refuge behind Sledge Island from the blow and for a while the Skagway rode it out 10 drag west ward quite a bit in the course of the day. Nothing untoward was reported. The Fire Department team was commandeered to pull clear the planking extension an chored at the foot Of Lanes way ana one section of the planking was hauled high and dry but the other was not so easily handled and after few blanks had been pulled appart it was finally moored with rope to the rear of the heat ing plant. On the whole it was as strong a blow and heavy surf as Nome has seen this season so far.
 The District Attorney was direct ed by the Department to give publicity to a circular issued by the
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
No. 2747. SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.

In the District Court for the District
 of Alaska, Second Division, G. A. BISHOP. Plaintiff,
 v3.
 ALMA BISHOP. Defcndf nt.
 The President of the United StHtcs of America.
 To ALMA BISHOP, defendant above named,
 Gre ing:
 You are hereby summoned and required to appear and answer the complaint Of the plaintiff on file In the office of the Clerk of the above entitled court, in the City of Nome, in the District of Alaska, Second Division, within thirty (30) days from the service of this summons upon you, to-wit: thirty (30) days from the 9th day of October, 1917, or judgment for want thereof will be taken against you; And you are hereby notified that if you fail to answer said complaint the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded therein, towit: for a decree of the court dis solving the bonds of matrimony heretofore and now existing between plaintiff and defendant, upon the grounds of willful assertion.
 The date of the order for publi- cation of this summons is August 27th, 1917.
 The date of the first publication thereof is August 2Sth, 1917.
 The date of the last publication thereof is October 9th, 1917.
 WITNESS the Honorable J. R. Tucker, Judge of the District Court for the District of Alaska, Second Division. and the seal of said court affixed hereto at Nome. Alaska, this 27th day of August, 1917. (SEAL)
 G. A. ADAMS. Clerk of the District Court for the District of Alaska. Second Division.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

The Grand Jury meets on Sep tember ?4. The petit jury conyenes at the same time. This is some what unusual but the steamship cases, involving the responsibility for the death of Richard Fenlon ct al. last year have been set also for that date.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

For the best soc. Dinner in Nome go to the Board of Trade Lunch Counter.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Rooms soc. and up. Large Reading Room for guests. Mrs. Jno Monohan, Prop.

The native Sons Of the Golden west, now resident in Nome, are making arrangements for ban quet which will probably be held on Saturday next and 8 committee is now active making arrangements for it.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

> Anything in the Ure or Job work at the Industrial Worker Office. Satisfaction assured.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

Clerk of the District Court for the District of Alaska. Second Division.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
ALASKA NEWS ITEMS
 AND TOWN TOPICS

It is stated that the Juneau will bring in about two thousand tons of freight for Nome.
 Martin Ravenkilder dared the elements coming and going from Jess Creek to order supplies for his camp. He is busy sluicing away in full blast
 Take your Lunch and Dinner at the Board of Trade Lunch Counter, only soc.
 There was no meeting of the City Council last night, the city fathers pausing in their labors to celebrate Labor Day as territorial holiday and municipal festival.
 Owing to the large batch Of mail received, box holders are asked to clear their boxes in order to rid the local office of the conges- tion following the distribution and failure to clear the boxes.
 Grant Laiblin who arrived on Saturday from Dome creek in the Iron creek section reports fair season. He left again yesterday notwithstanding the hostile appear ance of the weather for his drive to the Iron creek mining ground.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

CARPENTERS AND JOINERS.
 Local, Union I7SS, Carpenters ana ss8ners of America, meets every Fri- Gay at Al Orland's shop Front s. Carpenters Headquarters. Feder- al Labor Hall. n& z ?. m.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
We are using Moonlight water II the Elite Bath House.

We are using Moonlight water in the Elite Bath House.
 
 Hills Pharmacy rejoiCes in the possession of young owl which was presented to the firm by a person who caught it down the coast near the road commission camp. Captivity is not relished by this bird of night and omen and Mir. M'Dougal was contemplating releasing it again.
 4 miner working on the subma- rine was slightly injured when an- other miner stepping out of the bucket tilted it over upon the ln- jured man, badly squeezing his leg. pr. Mustard and Judge Frawley took a team and went out to the mine but the injury was so slight that it was not thought necessary to bring the man to town for treat ment
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
FEDERAL LABOR UNION.

Meets every Monday at S:3O p. m. sn the r. U. U. Hall.
 B. H. ANDERSON, Pres.
 LENS OLSEN, Sec'y. Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

The District Attorney was direct ed by the Department to give publicity to circular issued by the Department of the Interior relative to the Oregon and California lands The circular says in part:
 "These lands are not yet open for entry and settlement There is no method or manner whereby any filing can be made that would give any preference right for the purchase or requirement of these lands or any right whatever that can be respected by this Depart ment Public notice will be given from time to time fixing and defining the terms upon which the lands are to be disposed of and c time of their disposition.
 "The attention or the depart ment has been called to the fact that there are already at work in the field locators who are claiming that through their services prefer ence rights can be secured by the payment of small fee. The De partment desires again at this time to warn the public that no such right can be obtained at this time, and that any money to such locators will undoubtedly be money thrown away.
 Anything in the Dre or Job work at the Industrial Worker Office. Satisfaction assured.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
WYE CAN DO TIT.

For first class work ana prOn st delivery ph me Main 1n1 and ths Peoples Steam Laundry SM c, Il and get your laundry.
 W. J. WILLIAMHOE Prog.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04

LOCAL 24O, l. U. M. M. N 5. w. she regular meeting Of the Noms sxtns Workers Union, Local NO. E4g. of the W. F. of M., is held avery Saturday evening at p, m. at Miners Hall. Office hours l p. m. go g D. m., 2 p. m. to 8 p. n.
 ANDREW BECA, President.
 JONH HOEM, Sec.-Treas.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-09-04
ORGANIZED LABOR.

sNVERN UNION MINE, HgTII, X SHELTER WORKERS. Headquarters 511 Denham Buldg.'
 Denver, Colorado. gHAs. MOVER. ERNEsT hlLLs' ;sz' President. sec.-IreA~
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
THRIFT STAMPS
NOW ON SALE.
OSCAR DANCY is FIRST BROWNS
VILE RESIDENT TO INVEST AND
BUYS SIS WORTH.

Have YOU cot the saving habit IL You
haven't ana want IA acquire il. try ont the
method that j. backed IN the government,
the Thrift Stamp habit. Thrift Stamps
may he had in Brownsville. They were
placed on sale Yesterday afternoon. along
with The "War Savings Certificates and
up tn this afternoon more than $40 worth
of the certificates had been sold.
The first purchaser Of a war savings
certificate III Brownsville was Oscar Dancy
Mr. Darcy invested III three ot the savings
certificates M SLIP each. and on January
L. 1923. he mav cash them in for - each,
interested being compounded quarterly at
four per cent. Also. ~ can cash them in
at any time during the five wears by simply
deducting the amount at interest -till due.
The Thrift Stamps which look some
thing like special delivery stamp. but
are green III color, costs p cents each.
They have glue on the reverse side. and
with the first purchase card H. supplied
The stamps may then be attached To- the
card until the card i filed with - worth,
when. with the addition of twelve cents,
the holder will be entitled tn war savings
certificate in exchange.
The war savings certificates are also
green III color. and about two inches by
one ANA half inches i'll size. They also
may wv posted WI u card. ana when one ha-
800 worth. -ay, one may buy Liberty
Bond and II goes on and on--that habit
II saving now being promoted hy the
government.
N was announced at the po-toiilce to-
dnN that business houses will hc appointed
agents for the sale of Thrift Stamps.
tie ldta hoin. to make II convenient for
ull persons wv buy. By this means the
government win raise two billion dollars
during 1918 fur war purposes. Both the
stamps and certificates may hc bought MI
during next wear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
MAY CANCEL THE
RY. FRANCHISE
CITY COMMISSION WILL HOLD MEET
ING AT 2 O'CLOCK SATURDAY.
RAILROAD is NOTIFIED.

The board of city commissioners 1T u
special meeting nj the city hall last night
had before il a resolution 10 cancel the
franchise Of the St. Louis. Brownsville a
Mexico Railroad on Tweft street. from
Lcvce street Ia the Rio Grandc Railway
depot Forfeiture VT the franchise ~ be-
ing sought bv the city IN view of the fact
that the railroad i not making use of this
stretch Of railroad track
The city secretary was instructed to
notify the railroad company that meet
inc will be held at o'clock Saturday aft
ernoon to consider the cancellation of the
franchise, and inviting the company to
have representative present
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Donna Enginee To
Join State Board

Charles ~ Clarke. well known canal and
irrigation engineer of the Valley. and
Donna irrigation district. ha~ been APP
pointed member NJ the state board WI en-
gincer~. Mr.. Clarke, who j. in Brownsville
today, said that hc cxpetc- to leave next
week for Austin 10 assume hi~ duties. The
board Will w entirely new. two other men
having recently been appointed hy Gov
emor Hobby.
Mr.. Clark In succeeded n, engineer for
the Donna district by Fred Warren. also
u well known canal engineer.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
A BRIDEGROOM
SHOT
BY ACCIDENT

Arthur Williams. 20 wears old, resident
ut san Bcnito. wa~ fatally wounded hy
the accidental discharge Vt y shotgun about
q O'Clock Thursday afternoon y short dis
tance east of San Bcnito while returning
from the coast The discharge entered the
Young mans left side. he wa taken Ia
San Bcnito whore first aid was given. and
then brought ~ Brownsville IN an army
ambulance. lie died NJ the base hospital
IT u % o'clock this morning.
The body was prepared for burial AT the
Morris undertaking parlor- today and was
10 be shipped to san Bcnito this afternoon
for burial there.
Williams was returning from near the
coast where he had been working with his
Father in the construction 1T club house.
lie was riding in nm automobile truck with
La Mr.. R0wor-. who had q loaded shotgun
ia the seat. The Gun WAS between the two
men. Williams, picked It up to remove il
IA the opposite side ~ the seat. and III
some WAY the load WA discharged III max
IN the change.
The victim of the accident had been mar
RED only five weeks. the ceremony having
been performed at Fort Forth his bride
being from Indiana. Besides his wife, he j.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07


WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. T.
With less than three hours of debate
the senate today passed resolution
declaring war on Austria Hungary, by
a vote of seventy-f0ur to nothing.
Senator la Toilette left during the
speech making and did not cast a
vote.
There is every indication that the
resolution will pass the house with
only one dissenting vote, Representa-
tive London. socialist After the house
acts the two resolutions will be recon-
ciled. or one substituted for the other.
Chairman Flood opened the debate
in the house by asking that The resou-
tiOn be passed unanimously. The
declaration. ne said, was essential to
the welfare ef-the allies and further
that Austria, In unrestricted and ruth
less submarine warfare had sunk
American ships and murdered Amer
lean citizens.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
YOUNG WOMAN is INJURED.

Miss Anna Bowers Of near Nilancuva.
was painfully injured on Elizabeth street
near the high schoul Thursday morning
when horse on which -hc was mounted
slipped on the wet pavement. The horse
tell partly upon Mis- Bowers. breaking the
licaments Of her ankle, di-locating her
knee cap and otherwise iniuring her. Int
not seriously. No bones were broken. She
was assisted bv Y. J.. CriXell and 2 soldier
who happened to be passing near. and nr.
w. y. Spohn was called. after which she
was taken IL her home ut Nillaneuva.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
AND
BAND|TSMAY
BE ENGAGED
NORTHWEST
MONTERREY

4 battle that may decide the fate of the
Diaz movement in Northeastern Mexico
was expected To be fought today between
n force of GOO federal> and force ot ban
dts numbering between 800 and 100 men,
about sixty-five mile, northeast OF Mon
terrey. in the vicinity of Cerralvo. Mex
Brownsville today. The fight was expect
ed to occur in the vicinity of deep canyon
with the opposing forces located probably
on either side of the cha~m.
The federals are under the command Of
General Manuel Dieguez. who recently was
sent into the northeast part of the country
by the Mexican war department To put a
stop tn the anti government activities. lie
was joined by Colonel Tirzo Gonzales. the
commander of the Matamoros district
who. with small force ~ men has Jcen
waging unremitting warfare on bandit
hands in the state of Tamaulipas for the
past several weeks.
The bandits are reported to be- under the
command of General Almaizon. Romulo
Cuellar and Lorenzo Lopez. the latter two
of Brownsville. Almaizon, who was
former Carranza sdherent, is only tweltv-
eight years old, and i said to be capable
His assistants, Cuellar and Lopez, are both
well known in Brownsville. having resided
here several years. Lopez Is the young
man who about year ago faced charges
in connection with the wreckine Of pas
senger train by Mexican bandits near
Brownsville in October. 1915. The charges
against him were dismissed During the
national guards stay in Brownsville last
year he drove a itnev.
Persons returning from Mexico confirm
reports of considerable bandit activity in
the states of Tamaulpss and Nuevo Leon
Among their recent activities was the hold
up of train between Iinares and Mon
terrey and the robbery of the pavmaSter of
$4,000 Mexican gold Another hold-np
occurred between Monterrey and Torreon
in which many of the passengers were
robbed of their clothes down 10 their nm
derwear The bandits are pursuing tao
ties different from those of former months
when they wrecked trains and then robbed
them. Now their activities are confined TO
hold-upS and robbery. allowing the pas
sengerS To escape with their lives
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Tonight's Affair to
Be At the Pavilion

Tonight's "Stick- Around he Posi- en-
tertainment AT Fort Brown will be held at
the new Pleasure Pavilion. and the band
will play from until 10 o'clock.
The, Friday night affairs will not he
abandoned. it was announced, but ii was
decided today that because of the novelty
OF the skating rink il would be held there
instead of at the airdome.
On next Tuesday night it i hoped to
have good boxing program at the post. \
fight which was 10 have been staged be
tween Kid Gleason and Camp Travis
boxer has been held up temporarily, but it
is still hoped that il will he arranged.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS

ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTHERN ITALY. Thur-day=Th biz
oPieration which the enemy j. attempting
IN the north j. a virtual repetition of the
turning movement he executed xix weeks
ago m the great offensive above Gorizia.
The Teuion attack on the Meleiie moi only
affects the lines IN that region hut ii the
enemy could pierce through and drive
Southward on tu the plateau il might place
him on the left hank If the Piavc The
line east of the A~iago i probably strong
~ today than before the retreemnt yes
terday. ~ it j. now n straight line For
merly i was like an inverted u, with the
Italians on the inside and the enemy out
side
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
ROUMAN|ANS
ALIGN WITH
PEACE PLAN

JASSY, ROumania, Dec It'll has been
decided that the Roumanan troops shall
associations themselves with the Russians
in the proposed armistce, though the Rou-
manians have rejected every attempt at
determination. says the official announce
ment today. HOstitieS are suspended to-
day on the entire front.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Runs Into Curb To
Avoid A Collision

\ soldier on motorcycle had narrow
escape at Twelfth and Elizabeth streets nj
> o'clock this afternoon when he ran hi
motorcycle int" the curhiue and almost
climbed an ornamental street light pole.
knocking the pole down. but causing no
damage "a the cycle or himself. lie said
H. was forced to run into the curbng "a
avoid collision with an automobile Ills
name was not obtained
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07

LONHON. Dee. The Germ wedge
driven into the salient before Cambra has
compelled the British 10 evacuate the cx-
posed points and they gave M to the Ger
mans several villages west of Camhrai n
well a. the Bourbon wood. The retirement
was carried ont 80 well that the Germans
continued to shell the empty positions for
several hours. unaware that the British
had evacuated them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Southwestern Summary

} The following IN summary M weather
conditions throughout the southwest ~
} dayhrrak this morning:
North Texas. generally cloudy. "a.
} Central Texas. generally cloudy. ~: El~t
} Texas. generally cuHdy ill Gulf tulSt
} generally cloudy. -: West Texas. g,m-r-
} ally clear. ~: Arkansas. generally clear.
, -: Louisiana. generally clear. ~: okla
} hona. generally cloudy. ~: Muskogrc.
light rain.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
COLD WAVE is PREDICTED.

A special weather forecast received at
The Western Union telegraph office this
afternoon predicted a cold wave in the
southern portion orr East Texas and fall
in tempe Ialure Of twenty 10 thirty degrees
tonight Freezing to the coast was pre-
dicted for Sunday morning.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
GRAND JURY ORDERED ExHUMING.

County Judge w. l.. Naic- calls attcn-
tion w thc fact that ~ was thc last grand
Jury. uot county utiircr-. who ordered the
body ur thc Bate N v. MrAllcn cyhumcd IN
October. The order of thc grand imy was
carried out bv Officers under the super
vision W.T. Sheriff W. r. Nann and Justice
nr thc Peace III. ". Kirk.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
MACEDONIA GARCIA WITHDRAWS

Macedonia Garcia announced this after
noon that w has Withdrawn from the race
for commissioner. and nv also stated that
the name of Benjamin kowul~ki had been
withdrawn. which eliminates the Peoples
Party candidates from the race and leaves
the field open to thc ticket headed w
Mayor Al Albert Browne
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
THE WEATHER FORECAST.

The following forecast for the lover
gulf coast and thu Lower rio Grandc
Valley iS issued hy tho United States
Ncathcr Bureau M New Orleans:
Moderate tn strong Suuthrrly winds
will prevail this afternoon and tonight.
~hiHfting tu northwest SATURDAY with
much colder wrHthrr SATURDAY
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
tliy Associated Press

PARIS. Dee. Two. German attempts
70 attack the French lines east Of the
Meu~e in the Nerdun region were made last
night. After q heavy bombardment they
were driven off by French fire. says to-
days statement.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Observation-Disclosures
For Declaration
OnGermanAlly
tRy Associated Iiress.)

tRy Associated IressD
WASHINGTON, D. c., DEC. 7-lEC-
lARATION OF WAR ON AUSTRIA
PASSED BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS
TODAY AFTER A BRIEF DEBATE.
ThE HOUSE ACCEPTED TnE SENATE
RESOLUTION.
THE PRESIDENTS SIGNATURE Is
NOW THE ONLY THING REQUIRED.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
COFFIN AND HOWE NOMINATED.

WASHINGTON. ID. C. Dee. 1.-+lIuward
Coffin Of Michigan was nominated hv
President Wilson to he chairman and Rich
ard Howe of New York member Of the
government aircraft board.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
Oil Worker Strike
Off: Have Agreement

HOUSTON. Texas, Dec. IA settle
ment of The oil workers strike affecting
1000 men in the Texas and Louisiana
fields was agreed upon This morning. The
agreement will he signed this afternoon.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07

survived hy his father and mother. Mr..
and Mr~ y. 4. Williams If San Benito. and
IN sister. Mrs IT, r. Belts of san Benito
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-12-07
First US. Airmen
At Front Wounded

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Dec I5-Ameri-
can army airmen fighting German planes
on the western front have suffered the
first casualty. Two men. a corporal and
private, are reported wounded.