Show STEAL SACKS Sl or Of DUST fROM U ii So nAIL fiS Rob ers jet et Rick Rich Loot from froni the fhe Ship Sk ments Coming Coining Out of Alaska overn- overn nent ment Inspectors Puzzled Over ig Thefts Third One This Month 1 Bandits along the Yukon river rivel in Alaska stole United Stat States mail sa sack k yesterday co containing n a sack sack-oj Q ack-Q gold dust worth It was the third thir l similar robbery this month The ThO express express express' c companies rec recently increased c the rates rates' for tr transporting gold dust from Alaska fields t to Seattie Seattie Seattle Seat Seat- tie tle and San Francisco Francesco and t the te e mining ning companies turned to the mail service i t Government nt inspectors are investigating the robbery of yesterday and they have hav reached the conclusion that thap an organized ga gang g of bandits is doing doig lo g the work tit SEATTLE AUG 22 THE THE BIGGEST BIGGEST BIGGEST BIG BIG- BIGI I GEST PLOT FOR POll ROBBING THE UNITED STATES MAILS EVER DISCOVERED DISCOVERED DISCOVERED DIS DIS- COVERED IS NOW IN OPERATION IN ALASKA ONLY YESTERDAY THE THEFT OF THE THIRD MAIL POUCH IN A MONTH WAS REPORTED AT SKAG SKAG- WAY IN THE TIlE POUCH WAS A ASACK ASACK ASACK SACK CONTAINING WORTH OF OP GOLD DUST CONSIGNED TO BANKS IN SEATTLE POSTOFFICE INSPECTORS WERE WORKING IN THE NORTH ON THE TWO OTHER ROBBERIES THIS MONTH WHEN THEY WERE NOTIFIED NOTIFIED NOTI NOTI- FIED PIED OF OP THIS LATEST THEFT NOW THEY HAVE TURNED TURNED- THEIR AIt foN vIt v It is if almost 1 certain tI that at the sacks were stolen while in in hO bouts boats ts on the Yu Yn k n river between Dawson and Seattle SeattIe Several men nen are arc finder l' l su suspicion of the tho fj Government rn ent Inspectors tors b but no o a arres arrests have been made m When Robberies Began Eyer Ever since th tb the gold shippers dust decided decided de- de de e. e to use the mails instead o patronizing the express express companies in in ih sending ending out gold dust dust- trouble has ex X isted The increased express tari tariffs s caused the change to to mail service ce The Tire gold old shipments by mail hav have haves been unguarded ngu and the robbers have haye havet made some l big ig hauls It Tt is is believed that the thefts have hare resulted fl d from flom S si- si B- B operations of bandits with well laid plans I It will necessitate the employment of ot guards by the Government I |