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VOLUME XV. NO. 243. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 45 PRICE 25 *
NORTHWEST HAS GREAT
GRAIN INCREASE
A. P. A Sarvioa.
PORTLAND, Sept. 21.—The PacifU
northwest will gather this year one oi
the greatest grain crops in the histor.v
of this section of the country. Present
indications point to an increase of ovei
seven million bushels as against last
definite figures are not obtainable but
year. Until the harvest is completed
it is estimated that this year’s crops wll.
total at least nineteen million, two hun
, tired thousand bushels as against a
[ total of one hundred and eleven mil
llion, four hundred thousand bushelf
• produced in 1914.
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SEATTLE MAN
FATALLY INJURED
IN FIST FIGHT
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SEATTLE, • Sept. 20.—Charles K
Smith and F. R. Allen, a teamster
engaged In a fist fight on the dtreel
this afternoon and the former is now ly
ing In Providence hospital fatally
wounded from a knife thrust lnfllctei
by Allen. The fight resulted from a
. quarrel over some trifling matter.
BRITISH INTERNE
BROTHER OF
VON BISSING
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 20.—Baron von BIs
i.ing, a half brother of General von Bia
sing, the German military governor ol
Belgium and a naturalized British sub
ject, has been interned by the British
authorities after fighting for his lib
erty for months. The announcement
that the authorities have at Inst suc
ceeded In their purpose of placing the
baron In a place where he can do nt
damage to the British cause is an
nounced in a message from Kingstor
stating that he has mysteriously disap
peared from his luxurious home,In thal
section and cannot be located.
Investigation discloses that the ab
duction was the work of detectives in
the government employ. The govern
ment has displayed the greatest activi
ty in its efforts to secure the deten
tion of the nobleman since the earliest
periods of the war.
MINI8TER CH008E8
MILITARY WORK
SEATTLE, Sept. 20.—Rev. Arthur P
Hhyde, captain In the United States
army, nt the close of the Sunday even
ing services in St. Clements church, an
nounced to his congregation that he
was about to resign his pastorage and
from being an active minister would
devote himself exclusively to military
work.
80UTH CAROLINA GOES DRY.
A. P. A. Service.
COLUMBIA, Sept. 20—South Caro
lina has voted to go on the dry list by
an overwhelming vote. The prohibi
tion measure will go into effect on Jan
uary 1.
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GERMANY
DISCLAIMS
RESPONSIBILITY
—
j A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.—That Germar
newspapers sent to the United States
recently had enclosed in the wrapping
pamphlets advising the readers to de
stroy American munition factories war
announced today on the authority ol
the government. The Berlin authori
ties, however ftotally d^.iv responsibili
ty and have issued an official disclaimet
alleging that the action was the work
of private individuals and is in no de
gree countenanced by the German gov
ernment. It is probable that the pam
phlets will be the subject of a mes
sage to the American authorities.
GERMANS CUIINI VICTORY:
OVER THE SERBS . |
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A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 20.—Announcement
was made today by the Berlin war office
if an attack by German forces against
the Serbian positions along the Danube
The reports declare that the Serbs wen
severely punished and were driven back
for several miles along the entire front
The announcement that German troops
are fighting with the Austrian in this
section comes as something of a sur
prise as it was not believed that the
Germans were operating south of thr
Bukowina section.
PIONEER LAWYER DIES, SEATTLE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 21.—.T, M. Wlet
ling, one of the pioneer lawyers of the
city, died at his home yesterday.
WILHELM! AND
DAUGHTER HAVE A
NARROW ESCAPE
A. P. A. Service.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 21—Queen Wil
lielminu and her nix year old daughter
Princess Juliana, narrowly escaped
death today when the auto in which
they were taking an airing crashed
head on into a second car which sud
denly appeared from a cross street
Both the queen and her daughter were
severely bruised.
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QMS BELIEVED COULD
DELAY WAR SUPPLIES
A. P. A. Service.
Washington, sept. 20.— According
to information received by the statf
department relative to the letters from
Dumba to the Vienna foreign minister
which have been translated, there It
ample evidence that the former minis
ter was actively engaged in working
up a plan to Restrict the exportation
and manufacture of war supplies. One
of the letters written by the mlnlstei
which have come Into the possession ol
government agents contains the follow
lng: "I am under the impression thai
l ould, if not ontlrely prevent the
production of war material In Bethle
ham and the middle west, at any rate
strongly disorganize It, and hold It ui
for months, which, according to a state
ment of the German military attache
is of great Importance and which am
ply outweighs the relatively small sac
rifles necessary to achieve that result.'
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BRITAIN WILL
DELAY ANSWER
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Britain
lias intimated to the American am
bassador at London that she cannot at
the present time deliver an answer U
the American demands concerning thr
withholding of German made goods
now in Holland, from American con
signees. This answer was received frotr
Gray in response to the request of thi
American representative for an explan
ation as to the reason for withholding
the goods from transit to the TTnltec
States.
ROIIIMI MOBILIZED
I6IIIIS1 MRU
A. P. A. ft*rv ice.
ROME, Sept. 20.—According to dis
patches arriving from Athens today
the Roumanian army haa been com
pletely mobilized since August 1. Thr
message declares that the attitude ol
Bulgaria has no Influence in the ac
tion of Roumanfa and the mobilization
of the military forces is solely as n1
protection against the constant en
croachments of the Austrians. It If
declared that Roumanla haa no Inten
tion of taking issue with any of thr
llnlkan states and in the event of as
suming belligerency her efforts will hr
directed solely against the Austrians.
BRYAN WILL
VISITWILSON
A. P. A. S«rvice.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—It was
announced today at the White House
that William Jennings Bryan will pay
a visit to the president tomorrow at
noon. The reason for the secretary’s
visit is not disclosed hut it is regarded
os significant in view of Bryan's plans
to go to Kurope on a peace mission.
MASS MEETING PRIMARIES. •
A. P. A. Service.
BOSTON. Sept. 21.—The governor
ship primaries are being held today
The progressives have one candidate
for governor but have not enough
names to fill the nominations for can
didates for other state offices.
BELLIGERENTS NOT
PLEASED WITH U. S.
_NEUTRALITY
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.—Lafe
Young, editor and proprietor of the Ret
Moines (Iowa) Capital, who Is <n th*
pity visiting the exposition, and whc
recently returned after serving as a
war eori cspondent on the two battle
fronts or Europe, asserts that the Am
erican neutrality does not please eithei
the allies or the Germans. Young de
clares that both sides are inclined t<
look upon the attitude of the Unitec
States as one that is guided solely b>
what is to be gained and she Is willing
to throw her tremendous resources t<
the side which is ready to pay the larg
est price.
VILLA TROOPS ARE
RETREATING TOWARD
THE BOUNDARY
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 21.—Brigadlei
General Pershing, commander of the
American military forces at El Paso
wired the war department today that
over five thousand Villa troops in Jaur
ez are falling back along the American
boundary and will probably be compell
ed to either fight their way clear ot
the approaching Carranzists or else
cross the border.
The Carranzists are apparently win
ning every engagement In Northern
Mexico and the power of Villa seems
completely broken.
The president and Acting Secretary
Breekenridge conferred over the dis
patch soon after its receipt but so fai
no announcement as to the intentions
of the government has been made.
TURKEY HAS A
LARGE ARMY
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A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 20.—That Turkey is
making every effort to increase the size
of her armies and has succeeded fairly
well Is indicated in an article publish
ed in the Berlin Tago Blatter today
in which Enver Pasha, the Turkish wat
minister is quoted as saying that Tur
key has now over two million men in
the field.
LOAN ARRANGEMENTS
NEARING COMPLETION
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 21—It is an
nounced today that arrangements for
the billion dollar loan are rapidly near
ing completion. It is practically de
cided that fully half of the great
loan will be taken up by several groups
of New York financiers.
BERLIN REPORTS TORPEDO
FLOTILLA SUNK
A. P. A. Servioe.
BERLIN, Sept. 21.—The Frankfort
Zeltung publishes a report from Us
Athens correspondents stating that a
largo British torpedo flotilla en route
from Egypt to the Dardanelles has beer
sunk by German submarines off the
west coast of Asia Minor.
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RAIDERS AGAIN
INVADE BROWNSVILIE
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BROWNSVILLE, Sept 20.—Mexiear
raiders again sped throught the su
burbs of Brownsville today and sent
volley after volley into the various
homes along the line of their charge
One Mexican girl was killed and twc
American girls were wounded as a result
of the foray. The section in which the
outrage occurred Is known as the “Mag
nollu suburb” and Is a thickly populat
ed district with many homes.
The raiders rode through the district
at tup speed firing right and left lntc
the open windows and doors. The band
is supposed to have crossed the rivet
from the Mexican side some distant'*
belowr the town. Earlier in the morn
ing Mexican bandits burned three ranch
houses between Brownsville and San
Benito. Troops later scoured the coun
try for traces of the balding party but
have not returned. This Is the sec
ond raid that has been attempted on
tiie outskirts of the city since the be
ginning of tpe on, .er t'istur t tree*
BY MASTERLY ACTION
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 21.—The latest re
ports from Vilna indicate that the
Russian army has escaped from tht
coils von Hindenberg had carefully
thrown around it by days of patient
effort and is now in no serious danget
The dispatches state that the Russians
affected their escape through a series
of swift cavalry ri'ds as brilliant as
those of Stewart and Sheridan In the
American war and stcceeded in forcing
the Germ.it s t< bvrriedly retreat at
many points along the surrounding
Hanks.
A screen of German horsemen swarm
ed about the flanks of the retreating
j Russians who are standing astride ol
I the main lines of communication and
i fighting like demons. The long thin
wedge of the Russian force is grad
ually drawing in on the center and it
is now considered that there is little
chance that the Germans will he able
to do more than cause considerable
i losses, it is the opinion of the Rus
sian military experts that the Germar
jctimmander has drawn his lines too fai
| and the encircling forces are too weak
to impede the heavier veterans of Gen
!eial Ruzsky.
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AUSTRIA AGAIN FLINGS
LEGIONS AT SERBIA
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BERLIN, Sept. 21.—Official reports |
from the Austrian and German head - !
quarters and also dispatches from the 1
Balkan capitals show that the long ex- 1
pected Austrian-German campaigt I
against Serbia has begun. The Austro- I
German artillery is now engaged it
bombarding tho Serbian positions on
ihe south front of the Danube rivet
frontier along a hundred mile front
between the mouth of the Drina anti
the Moravia rivers. According to th<
reports the fighting has been in prog
ress for tile past three days.
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“ARMED NEUTRALITY” REASON
FOR DOIGAR MOBILIZATION
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN. Sept. 21.—"It is reporter j
from the Balkans,” says an Over Sea? j
News Agency report, received in the j
capital today, "that the Serbian gov
ernment has dec'ared the Serbian-Bui -
garian frontier district a war zone. A
general mobilization of tlie Bulgarian
forces commences today and the troops
are being sent to the border as fast as
they are placed in condition.
The Bulgarian mobilization order
states that the military forces arc
being placed in a state of readiness tc
maintain, if necessary, an armed neu
trality." And official announcement oi
the same tenor lias been issued by the
government for publication, copies o*
which have been received in Bukharest
today. The Roumanian government ha*
also been notified that Bulgaria is pre
paring to maintain her neutralit>
against the Serbs at any cost.
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RUSSIANS CLAIMS
LARGEJAPTURES
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 21.—Seventy
thousand German prisoners of war have
been taken on the front south of Po
llesio during the last days of August
and the beginning according to the list
of registered prisoners officially pub
lished today.
BRITISH ENLISTMENTS
DON'T INCLUDE COLONIALS
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 21.—During the
course of an address to the houso o!
commons today Premier Asquith took
occasion to correct tho popular im
pression that the three million men en
listed Included the forces raised in the
various crown colonies. The premiet
stated that this was not the case and
the figures given out by Kitchener at
the opening of parliament were for en
listments in the United Kingdom, and.
were distinct from the enrollment frorr
the colonies.
Bill Haarfa, atatamanta, lattar haarfa
and envelopaa. Hav» than prlntad al
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APPEALS TO U. S.
STOP SLAUGHTER
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LONDON, Sept. 21.—Vicount Bryce
has issued an appeal to the Unitei
States to make such representations to
the Turkish government as will stoi
the slaughter of Christian Armenians
in eastern Asia-Minor. Bryce asserts
that several hundred thousand Armen
ians have been wantonly murdered by
the Turks during the war period
Others have been drowned through the
Turks forcing them into the sea In lot?
of several hundred while thousands
have perished from hardships and dis
ease while trying to flee to Russian
territory. Bryce declares that the sit
uation In Armenia Is appalling beyont.
all description.
TOTAL WAR EXPENSES.
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BERLIN. Sept. 21.—Imperial Treas
urer Carl Helferlch estimates that the
current war expenses of all of the prin
cipal belligerents are at the present
time In excess of seventy million a day
or nearly three millions of dollars pet
hour.
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