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VOLUME XV. NO. 97. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
GERMANS DETERMINED THAT AUSTRIA CEDE
TERRITORY TO ETALY--BUT AUSTRIA SAYS NO
SAYS AUSTRIA MUST YIELD
TO THE DEMANDS OF ITALY
BliKN 10, 11 arch 3t».—Martin newe
pupcra declare that Cthuncnllur von
lietiununn Hollweg is inflexible in his
determination that Austria cede to
Italy tho territory demanded by that
nation ax the pin* of her future neu
trality.
It is declared that while Kroperor
Franz ojseph is equally determined
that no portion of the Austrian Empire
will be handed over to Italy, the Ger
man Chancellor will probably hate his
way, us Austria is hardly in a position
to brook the displeasure of Germany
at the present time.
The Berlin press claims that laekiny
the cooperation of Germany the Aus
Uiian government Is doomed to fall be
fore tiie onslaughts of the Russians,
whom it is declared are being held in
check only by the aid of the* cJerman
forces, now operating in conjunction
wllh the Austrian armies.
Both sides will have their innings
at the Mass Meeting. Wednesday eve
ntng in A. B. Hall.
DECLARES DRINK GREATEST FOE
ENGLAND HAS TO FIGHT
L.ONDON, March 30.—A liviuor pro
hibition, more drastic than that in
augurated in Russia, is facing the
l'nltcd Kingdom if the present Inten
tions of tiie authorities do not mis
carry. The ever-growing tendency to
the excessive use of alcoholic sthnu
is uts is declared to be causing the
government considerable uneasiness,
especially since the outbreak of the
ear, lit* consumption of alcoholic li
!<iuors has Increased to an alarming
degree.
The altitude of the government con
crnlng the situation was voiced yes
| terday by Chancellor Lloyd George in
replying to a deputation from the ship
building employers federation wbieli is
■actively urging prohibition on the bos
eminent The Chancellor is credited
with in* statement Ihui liritain i.
I lighting three mighty foes, (Jeimany,
Austria and drink and l»\ far the
greatest and most deadl\ <u these foes
is drink." The (’haneell"! declared that
the liiiuor curse was slowly straggling
the nation, and if allowed t*» grow
would result in the almost i oinplet*
I
mental and m<»t\i I ^1. ■gen* i a t ion "1 tie
Knglish people.
LEGISLATURE DISCUSSING
REVENUE MEASURES
.11'N’RAl.', March 3S—-The legislature
is at present deeply enB'rosaod In the
question of taxation and both branches
a. ■ devoting the day to a discussion of
the various revenue measures proposed.
A new mining bill designed to cover
quartz locations anti allowing a greater
latitude in locating and also moderat
ing several other features which are de
trimental to quartz dovelopmont, was
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introduced in the Senate > esterduj
The new bill was drafted by the Alas
kan Engineers Society of which Sec
retary Davidson is president Iteyond
the slight modifications mentioned the
bill differs in no essential degree from
that now in force.
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GOV’T CONFIRMS
WOONDING OF
VON KLUCK
HEREIN, March 30,-—'The wounding
of General von, Klucb, commander of
i be Second Division of the Germany
army, while on a tour of inspection in
Northeastern France, has been official,
ly confirmed by tho military buroau.
It is stated that at tho time of re
reiving tha injury the German general
was at one of the most advanced po
sitions of the German troops.
ATLANTIC FLEET WILL GO
THROUGH CANAL IN JUNE
WASHINGTON, March 30.— Secre
tary of the Navy Daniels has announc
ed that three divisions and possibly
the entire Atlantic fleet will go through
the Panama canal in June, enrouto to
the Pacific Coast. Tho program in
cludes the sending of the entire squad
ron to the Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition where they will re
main for some time. One division of
the fleet will later proceed to Tuget
Sound
The Nugget is beating Nome
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TURKS CLAIM ZEPPELINS
ATTACK BRITISH SHIPS
IN THE DARDANELLES
| CONSTANTINOPLE, .March au -An
.ofTIclal statement issued by the Turk-:
,lsh war minister says that "one of our
Zeppelins dropped bombs on the British
warships lying outside the Dardan
elles." The knowledge that Zeppelin
airships are in the possession of the
Turks is taken to indicate that the
Germans have succeeded in sending
their famous air crafts to the assis
tance of the Turkish forces defending
tile Dardanelles and P.osphnriis
PRANK MORAN WHIPS
BOMBARDIER W ELLS i
LONDON, March 20.—Frank Moran,
I the Pittsburgh tighter, decisively de
feated the English champion, Bom
bardler Wells, by knocking him out in
the tenth round, last evening, of what
was scheduled as a twenty round fight.
CHARGE8 AGAIN3T MUELLER
WILL BE DISMISSED
SEATTLE, March 30.—According to
etatomonts made by the District At
torney the charges of conspiracy re
cently preferred against Herr Mueller,
the German consul at this place, will
be dismissed. The statement is made
that Herr Mueller has withdrawn the
charges made against various officials
at the time of his arrest and tin- whole
matter will bo allowed to drop
V#U THE MOST AND VERY
UATMT WAR NEWS IN THE NOME
DATE* NT} MET,
NEWSY BULLETINS
Call Austrian Soldiers Cowards.
ROME. Man 11 n It is repotted len*
that (lie Germans are greatly enraged
over the anti-war sentiment which is
said tu lie developing in Austria and
llungtirv where tie people me gem i
ally disgusted with Germany's over
hearing and disrespectful attitude in
ward Emperor Enins', .losepli arid Ids
generals. The German press is open
ly calling the Emperor's soldiers cow
ards.
To Start Siege on Mexican Capital.
VERA CllCSt. Mareli ill' It is re
ported that the t'arran/.a fotves ire
marching within tliirtv miles or the
eastern side of Mexico city which in
dicates that another scigc of ilm ■ ap
ital is about to begin.
To Raise Money in U. S. for Germany.
NEW YORK, Mareli Hit. The tier
mania Trust Cu. is endeavoring to
float German war bonds by populm
subscription among German Americans
and their sympathizers throughout the
Enited States. The promoters of the
plan expect to raise a great manv mil
lions in this manner.
German Trenches Easy Targets for
British Airmen.
LONDON, March 30. The onl> acti
vity reported from the Champagne pro
vince today is confined to aerial bom
bardment of the German trenches.
These exposed positions make easy
targets for Ihr high flying British air
cruisers.
Turks Refuse to Give Out News.
SOFIA, March 3a The Turkish em
bassy reluctant for the past few days
suddenly refuses to divulge any fur
ther "flleitil reports concerning the
Dardanelles and Bosphorus situation
No News from Smyrna.
I .ONDON, March 30. The admiraltv
in response to inquiries regarding af
fairs at Smyrna admits that it ban
had no advices from the fleet in those
waters for forty-eight hours.
ONE HUNDRED AND FORTY
PERISH IN SINKING OF AQUILA
I
IJ l>< »N, March 3<>. It lias been
• set vtained that contrary to the re
I "i'H gi\ en out yesterday concerning
I t he sinking of tin* British steamei
; I-ale oa Atiuila, fully one hundred and
ji u t people including sixt>-five pas
• sentits perished when tin* vessel was
sent to the bottom by a < lei man sub
mar in*. According to the statements i
of the survivors the vessel was struck ■
with scarcely five minutes intervening!
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between the warning and the launch
ing of the torpedo, the brief period al
lowing no time for llte removal of tin*,
people to the small boats. The conduct
of the ciennuns is characterized as
brutal in the extreme.
The quartermaster of the sunken
vessel who was among those saved de
clares that after the Aqulla sunk and
scores of people were struggling in tin
water, the crew of the submarine, of
whom there were at lea.st twenty
standing on the deck, laughed heart
lessly at the struggles of the victim*
and even derided the efforts of several
who attempted t<» cling to the smooth
and rounded stdes of the German boat
Tile survivors characterize the Get -
inans a- the hrutes
Mass Meeting at the A. B Hall. If
not. why not?
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Gre. t Crowds Visit Frisco Exposition
Sa i Francisco, March 30. Many 1
foreign dignitaries, inc luding the1
i’himso, Japanese- and (Siamese rspre
aenti the* are visiting the Kxposltlorj
xiou ids Great crowd* throng the fall
mounds dally.
Police Find More Bombs.
M W YOltK, March 30 Polite rle
i• t« i ••* find moth**! l»omb in an p.tai
shb .-enement hut got then- too lat*
it*) at est the bomb-throwfiH. The cit\
will scoured for suspects
Trainloads of Beef Shipped to Canada.
C1I1(‘AG<», March 30. The local
stockyards an shipping many solid
tminloads of beef to Canada which will
he tranH-8hippe«i ;ll Montreal for the
allied army in Kuropc Ml surplus
tjuantitie.s of coined beef are being sold
as fast as the •■atinorios can turn out
the pVoduot
!
German Ambassador Calls on Com
maniler of Eitel Frederick.
I WASHINGTON. March 30 The!
I German ambassador makes a hurried!
I trip to Newport News and calls on the|
I commander of the Kitcl Frederick li I
| is believed that la1 is trying to persuade I
hint to interne the vessel.
Wants Frederick Sold to U. S. Interests'
XKW Yt (UK. March 30. The North
(!i-i m.in Lloyd S. S officials are non
communicative on the Kite] Frederick
incident hut gave out (lint the British
government has made an informal pro
posal that the vessel lie interned and
sold to r. S. interests, the money to
go to England, otherwise the vessel will
he destroyed the moment it leaves the
three tnile limit of the V S coast.
Kltchner Pleased With Recruiting.
I
LONDON, March 30. - Lord Kitchner
is reported to he much pleased with the|
I March recruiting records. Over hun
lilred thousand men have enlisted in the.
I navy and army from the British Islcsj
while thousands returned home from
the oversea colonies and joined home
regiments.
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Women Taking Place of Men; France.
PARIS, March 30 -All over rural
France women were this week substi
tuted for men in the mail service, as
tolls-gate keepers and railway crossing
watchers and various other positions
| held by males heretofore The expert*
! ment is being watched with great in
terest by scientific men who declare
I that it will determine many new useful
(situations for tlio weaker sex who must
| now take up the burden of supporting
I the warring nations when peace comes
lowing to great numbers of men who
I will be killed
Little Activity in France Today.
PARIS, March 30. -Government war
bulletins show very little activity
throughout France today. Smalt skir
mishes and desultory artillery duelling
near Arras and Reims are the only ac
|tivitles so far recorded.
FRENCH CREDIT WILL
BE FIFTY MILLIONS
XK\V YORK. March 30. Represen
tatives uf the leudiiiK Hankins inter
i
■ st.s atlirrn the reported efforts of sei
oral of the Hnropean nations to obtain
■ redit in the I'nited States and tin
statement is made that nesotiations be
t w •-•-ii Mursan and I'ninpanj and re
orcHi-ritatiw's of tin lYench Rovern
mi'iit for the establishment of a lifts
million dollat credit with tlm i'nited
Sintes have been virtunllj completed
Hankers declare that negotiations
for foreiRii credits aRKreRntiriR nearly
I wo hundred millions were under cun
sideration by the various moneyed in
tcrests at the present time and the
i urther «-<intintiation of the war would
proimbiv result in even greater de
ntands from KSurope. According to
members of the Bankers Association
all of the belligerent nations .ire seek
ing credit in America
Strictly fresh eggs $1 25 per dOi«n
at Prosser’s Harness Shop. Prone
Black 5.
SUBMARINE f-4 BEING
SLOWLY RESCUED
WASHINGTON. Alanli an Secre
tiir\ Daniels has been notified hy cable
from Honolulu that the naval authori
ties at the Hawaiian station as pro
.ding with the work of removing tho
Submarine I ' I 11 • •in hei resting plneo
on the ocean bed. The report to tho
department indicates that the sunken
vessel lias been lowed several hundred
feet during the past twenty-four hours
iml is being gradually worked into
! shallower waters Department officials
jstated last evening that there was not
| tb«* remotest possibility that any of the
Crew could have survived the long im
meraion.
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milk and frtih ica oraam and «od»
watar at tha Rosa Candy Itore
AMERICAN NOTE TO
BRITAIN TO BE SENT
WASHINGTON Man h :in. Presi
dent Wilson has announced that the
American note in reply to the nritish
note concerning the order in council
instituting the blockade of the German
Coast, will he forwarded to London
within tho next twenty-four hours. It
Is intimated that the American note is
vigorously worded and in an unreserv
ed reply mi the part of the British an
thorities will definitely settle many of
the most difficult and vexing question*
now existing.
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SEATTLE IS THREATENED
BY STREET CAR STRIKE
SBATTIjK. March 30.—Seattle is
again threatened l>> a strike, this time
the street railway employees being in
voiced. The trouble in growing out of
the alleged dismissal of a number of
union men for what is termed in
sufficient ieitsons. The local situation
is such that the tyins up of the street
railway system will work 8 serious
hardship on the people and further de
velopments of the strike possibility are
viewed with considerable apprehen
sion. j