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VOLUME XV. NO. 161 TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 18. 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CEN"
GERMAN FORCES ADVANCING SOUTH OF REIMS
AUSTRIANS COMPEl ITALIANS MAKE RETREAT
GERMANS DESTROY
ATTACKING FORCE
NEAR LABASSE
BERLIN, June IK.—General Staff
announcements today slate that the
allied force which attempted to storm
the German positions north of La
Basse yesterday were destroyed a I
most to a man barely a dozen Items
able to return to their own lines after
tlte charge.
The impetus of the attack carried
the troops almost to tin* German
trenches where ihe> were mowed down
hy hundreds. The Germans have re
sumed the offensive near Arras and are
bringing heavy pressure to bear on the
ppnsing lines
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AUSTRIANS DROP BOMBS
ON FOGGIA WITH
DEADLY EFFECT
German Pr«»* Servios.
BERLIN, via Sayville, June 18. -
Austrian aviators dropped numerous
bombs on the Italian city of Koggia,
tile most important railroad center in
Southern Italy yesterday afternoon de
stroying the main railway station and
damaging many of the larger buildings
of the town. A terrific explosion fol
lowed the dropping of one of the air
missiles and it Is believed that the
bombs exploded in a magazine. An ap
proximation of the damage Includes
t lie destruction of over twentt build
ings including two large factories. Aus
trian aviators also raided several of
the smaller towns along the Italian
frontier.
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ITALIANS WITHIN
SIGHT OF TRIESTE
UNDINE, June 18.-—Reports from the
IsonZa today declare that the Italian
outposts are within sight of Trieste
and the attack on the city is hut a
matter of a few hours. The fighting
along the eastern line of the Italian
advance is developing into a series of
skirmishes with the Austrians contin
RUSSIANS LOSE 4,000
IN LEMBERG FIGHTING
German Press Service.
BERLIN, June 17.—The Germans
have decisively beaten the Russians at
Mariampole in Galicia taking over four
thousand prisoners. The German ad
vance on the Galician capital continue
successful and the enemy are dally los
ing ground.
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ually retreating. The advance along
the Adgle toward Trentinn 1b meeting
with severe opposition as tho Aus
trians have concentrated a large force
in that reglcn.
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THREE BRITISH
STEAMSHIPS TORPEDOED
German Press Service.
BERLIN, June IT.—Three British
I vessels have been added to the losses
of the British merchant fleet during
fhe past twenty-four hours.
Two steamships have fallen victims
of the submarines in the North sea
and one in the Bristol channel.
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GERMANS ADVANCE !
SOUTH REIMS
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German Press tervics.
BERLIN \ ia Sayvills. Juos IS.—
General staff reports stats that the
German forces operating along the Ar
gonne section have regained all last j
ground in that section and are now j
advancing south of Reims The French
opposition has been greatly weakened
at that point owing to the great num
bers of troops withdrawn to the aid
of tlie allies lines near Yyres. The
German advance is now directed to
ward the tenter of the French linos
ITALIANS
RETREATING
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j German Press Ssrvics.
BERLIN via Sayville. June IS.—
The Italian forces are now retreating
everywhere along the Austrian frontier
in the face of an overwhelming advance
of the Austrian and German armies
The Austrians are advancing strongl>
from Pont Ebba and are menacing the
Italian positions at Aldorghetto. The
Italian invasion of Gradiska has now
resolved itself into an attempt to hold
the positions already gained. The Ital
ians have been compelled to relinquish
ed Grado and the Austrians are oc
cupying that city.
GERMANS TAKE
MARIAMPOLE
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German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Say villa, .fuse 1*.—The
Austra-German offensive against Lem
berg continues successful despite the
heavy resistance of the enemy. The
German advance has made considera
ble headway and the Russians have
been compelled to retire from the town
of Mariampole after suffering losses
approximating four thousand in killed
and wounded. The German front is
rapidly pressing forward on the Galic
ian capital, the advance being marked
by heavy artillery action. The left
wing of the Russian army has been
thrust hack a long distance to the east
of the Truth and the advanee in that
section threatens to force the Russians
back on their own territory. General
staff reports state that the situation is
excellent
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VON BERNSTORFF DENIES
KNOWLEDGE OF MEYER
Washington, .lime in. Amban
Bador von Hernstorff today personally
informed acting secretar.i Lansing of
I he state department that neither him
self or any member of his official stuff
have any knowledge of t lie Dr. Alfred
Meyer who is said to have been secret -
l> buving iirms in this country. Bern
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storff states that the idea that the Ger i
man government should attempt such
deception as to send ;t representative
to this count r\ under the alleged • ir
cumstances is absurd.
The ambassador insists that Ger
many is under no necessity of send- 1
ing a special purchasing agent for the.
purpose, pointing to the fact that he
himself is not debarred from purchas
ing war munitions in the open market
for Germany it he so desires
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MILITARY PREPAREDNESS
FALSE PHILOSOPHY SAYS DRY AN
WASHINGTON, June IS—Asserting
ihut military preparedness provokes
lather than prevents war. hi van sub
mits a powerful argument against mil
itary preparation of any nature on the
part of the I’nited States in the sec
ond statement given out today relative
t< the forthcoming peace proposals
The former seeretarv denounces the
action of the militarists in seeking to
increase the national armament argu
ing from the premia© that the greet
upheaval in Burope is the result of the
false philosophy that might makes
right, which belief. Mr\an asserts, is
bred and fostered b\ the piling up of
immense armaments Hrvan also takes
occasion to praise the course of Presi
dent Wilson in the present interna
tional emergency, asserting that it is
due only to his wise and far seeing
policy that the nation is not alreadv at.
war The president's handling of the
difficult Herman matter is character
jzed as masterlv The statement has
further increased the speculation con
cerning *he real reason for Hryane
resignation
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SIX KILLED IN TERRIFIC
STORM IN CENTRAL STATES
KANSAS CITY, June IN Six per
sons are dead as the result of a ter
rifle storm which swept down on Cen
tral and Southern Iowa and districts
farther south Iasi night. The high
winds were accompanied b> heavy
rains which deluged the w hole district
embraced in tbe storm area and swell
ed ths streams in all directions to dan
genius depths. Hundreds of farms in
the lower sections were inundated by
the rapidly rising waters and much
property was destroyed The storm
lots abated eonsidcrahb toda\ hut
telegraph communication is almost
suspended and rail communication is
at a standstill owing to the washing
away of many miles of railroad tracks.
I The storm area embraces all of South
ern Iowa and southwestern states and
• livers inaetiiallv eight hundred square
miles of territory. The Missouri river
at this point is swelled to a rushinf
torrent There are grave fears that
others are dead in addition to those
reported The storm was of a vioiem e
seldom seen in this stale.
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CARRANZA CROWDING ON
TO MEXICAN CAPITAL
LEMBERG JEWS
MASSACRED
WHOLESALE
GALVESTON, .lime l,s General
Gonzales ai the head of a good sized
army is expected to occupy the City of
Mexico within a few hours, according
to advices received at Vera Cruz today
The Carranza army has captured the
important town of Texcocu situate
some fifteen miles from tlie capital and
is marching rapidly on the city. The
force of Zapatists lately occupying
Texcoco are said to he completely dis
organized ;ind are fleeing in every di
rection The retaking of the Mexican
capital will mark the fall of the last
Villa stronghold In the southern part
id Mexico.
AMERICAN KILLED
IN WAR AEROPLANE
PARIS. June 18.—Henry Beach Need
ham. an American writer, waa killed
in an aeroplane accident In the vicin
ity of Soiasons yesterday afternoon,
according to advices from the front to
day. William Warnford. the famous
British aviator, who recently won the
Victoria Cross for his daring exploit
in destroying a Herman Zeppelin by
ENGLAND PREPARING TO
INCREASE FOOD SUPPLIES
WASHINGTON, .Tune IS. Announce
ments from Great Britain indicate that
the British government is preparing to
take steps to increase the production
of foodstuffs in the Rritlsh Isles on the
assumption that the war may be pro
means of air bombs, also met his death
through the fall of the plane. The
I failure of the motor is supposed to be
the cause of the accident. Warnford
was one >f the best known of the Brit
ish aviators who volunteered to aid
Ithe allies at the outbreak of the war.
Needham was engaged in getting rna
jterinl for literary work.
longed beyond the harvest season of
1M16 The government is taking meas
ures to supply the inhabitants of the
farming districts with information re
lating to the increasing of food pro
ducts. Information lias been sought in
the Vnited States which will be of use
to the British farmers.
German Press Service.
lilORLIN. via Sayvllle, June Hi—
Refugees from Lemberg arriving at the
German field headquarters in upper
Galii i i report that tlie Russians oc
cupying Lemberg are engaged in mass
acreing the .Jewish civilians of that
place and hundreds have been slaugh
tered. The Jews are declared to he
absolutely terrified and are making
every effort to escape from the be
leagured city.
TURKS DAMAGE
ALLIED AEROPLANES
Gsrfnan Press Servics.
BERLIN, via suyvilte. June 1* —
Seven allied aeroplanes have been de
stroyed by the Turkish troops in the
vicinity of the Dardanelles during the
past week. The occupants of the ma
chines with two exceptions were either
killed or captured. Those which es
caped were enabled to reach the al
lied aero base at Sidul Rahr only with
the greatest difficulty.
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