THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 350. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALA8KA. TUESOAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRICE £5 CENTS
VILLA STOK
AUGOA PRIETA
A. P. A. 3ervice.
KOiTGLAS, Nov. 2—After waiting
through the night witli the hospital
* a-ired for the reception of the wound
til and the trenches and underground
dressing stations fully manned Gen
ii. 'V (Julies and Carranza with an
. if' of leu thousand men met the
first i nslaught of the Villa troops with
a hinrieane of shot and shell from the
tt i hold and forty machine guns plant
ed behind an extensive barbed wire
barricade with the result that the Vil
la attack fell to pieces immediately.
'1 be Villa forces commenced the of
fensive early this morning with a
heavy artillery bombardment which
. had but little effect on the defending
army owing to the excellently planned
syst?m of defenses thrown up by the
K 'arranzists.
After an interval of tiring tlie.VIlla
I forces reused and quiet again fell on
; t lie scene to be later broken by a see
■ nd attack which was also ineffective
in producing a Preach in the defenses.
No attempt was made to attack in
force. Early this morning a general
attack commenced which was preceded
by a heavy artilery tire, the Villalsts
evidently being under the impassion
’lial the night bombardments bad de
stroyed the enemies defense. The on
slaught of the Villa army oame sud
jdenly following n brief cpssation of the
jartillery fire and was met with a heavy
; tire from die Carranza guns.
i
General Calles displayed excellent
generalship, with holding the word to
(ire until practically all the outposts
of his army had reported Villa’s
forces advancing to the attack. As
the storm burst, Calles gave the word
and instantly dozens of three inch
i ifles and quick fircrs were pouring
their shells at Villa’s men while the
explosion of four mines outside of
the trenches also wrought great havoc
iu the lines of advancing troops. After
an hour’s fighting the Villa forces evi
dently came to the conclusion that
their task was hopeless and withdrew.
The Villa losses were heavy and the
j desert around the trenches was thick
ly strewed with the dead and wounded.
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VILLA REPULSED IN
4 DESPERATE ATTACKS
A. P. A. Service.
DOUGLAS. Nov. 2.—After four des
perate attacks against the Carranza
positions, before Augua Prieta, Villa
was compelled to retire witha con
sicYrnhle loss. General Calles reported
tins morning that the enemy are in
lull retreat to the south and are evi
demly greatly disheartened at their
attempt to storm the oonstituional
stronghold.
The losses to the defending garrison
are reported slight, the casuality list
containing no more than one hundred
and twenty names. Of this number
forty-five were killed. The Villa
losses were large and the dead and
wounded were scattered thickly around
tile barbed wire entanglements and
barricades surrounding the Mexican
town. tieneral Funston arrived here
I Ids morning and took personal com
mand of the American forces
You get the most and all the very
latest war news in the Nugget
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POSTMASTER
IN TROUBLE
A. P. A. Service.
I IIOENIX, Nov. 1.—Charged with
having carelessly allowed the destruc
ilon of several important papers bear
ing un the death of a former citizen
of this city. Postmaster C. E. Wood
is now tlie subject of an investigation.
'I he papers were of particular Import -
■ nee s furnishing evidence in a dis
puted will case in which the postmas
ter is reported interested. Wood
claims that the papers were accident
1 • -ignited while he was examining them
I y the light of a kerosene lamp.
FRESNO MAN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
A. P. A Service.
SEATTLE. Nov. 2.—A. J. Bolt, a
pn mtnent citizen of Fresno, Cal., at
tempted suicide In his apartments in
the Hotel Frye this morning by shoot
ing himself through the body. His
aim was had, however, and he will
recover.
SKIRMISHING
I
1 A. P. A. Service.
lX>rGL.AS, Nov. 1. Advices have
been received here stating that the
main body of the army of General Vil
la has reached a point of contact with
the Carranza forces engaged In the
I defense of Augaua Prieta and the first
i engagement of the Impending battle
has occurred. The dispatches state
[that the Carranza forces had prepared
I strong defensive positions on the out
skirts of the city before hand and on
the approach of the Villaistas opened
fire and then fell back on their en
trenchments. The meeting occurred
some time during the forenoon. The
last accounts state that desultory firing
is taking place but there are no signs
of a battle. The Villa forces are em
ploying the Interval In constructing
trnches and other defenses.
GERMANS ARE
THWARTED IN
COURLAND
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—-The PetrogTad
< ^respondent of the Times asserts that
the plans of the Germans in the Cour
1 d province have been completely
thwarted and the capture of Riga is
more remote than at any time during
the German campaign in the Baltic
provinces.
The correspondent affirmed that this
has been partly brought about by the
complete closing of the gulf of Riga
by the British submarines operating in
the Baltic aided by hundreds of Rus
sian mines planted across the en
trance. In this manner the harbor has
been made entirely inaccessible to ships
and the same operations have also shut
off several harbors along the Courland
coast.
TEUTONS CRUSH
SERB RESISTANCE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 2—The Serbian re
sistance In northern Serbia has been
completely crushed and the fall of Nish
is hourly expected, according to ad
vices reaching here from several
sources today. In southern Serbia the
allied troops are throwing back the
Bulgarians In an almost continuous
battle. Heavy fighting Is reported in
1 > ogress east of Strumnltza where the
allies are following the retreating Rul
gars.
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13 PERISH IN
TENEMENT FIRE
A. P. A. Service.
NSW YORK, Nov. 2.—Thirteen per
sons perished in a tenement fire which
broke out early this morning and re
quired the efforts of a dozen fire com
panies to subdue. The majority of the
] persons losing their lives in the con
flagration were Italians.
9 STATES HOLDING
ELECTIONS
I A. P. A. Service.
j NKW YORK, Nov. 2.—Nine states,
all located east of the Mississippi are
today holding elections on questions
varying from woman's suffrage and
| pi inhibition to the election of gover
nor'!' and legislators. In New York,
Massachusetts and Pennsylvania the
right of women to weild the ballot is
holding the boards.
WILL BE WEDDFD
IN DECEMBER
H. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—It was for- J
nially announced at the White House
last evening that tlie wedding of the
president wll take place near the close
of December at the home of the bride.
It is further stated that the ceremony
will be private and only the most in
timate friends and relatives will attend.
The exact date has not been determin
ed.
ARIZONA LABOR LAW
UNCONSTITUTIONAL
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2.—The United
States supreme court today handed
down a decision declaring the anti
alien labor law of the state of Ari
2nno to be unconstitutional. The con
clusion was reached without dissent
ing opinion.
Will HUD UIK
IS NOMIOUS BANDIT
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A. P. A. Service.
BAKER CITY, Nov. 1.—Claiming
tiiat he was a notorious bandit, Hugh
Whitney, a farm hand employed by C.
B. Adams bound his employer in a
chair and afterward robbed him of the
sum of one hundred and sixty dollars
and then fled leaving his victim bound
and helpless in the lonely farm house.
Whitney was later arrested in the
town of Ontario whither he had gone
following his attack on Adams.
FAMOUS ACTRESS
PASSES AWAY
A. P. A. 8srvico.
CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.—Blanche
Walsh, one of America’s most famous
stage favorites passed away in this
city last night following a short Ill
ness resulting from a recent opera
tion. 'i in attending physicians state
that death is directly the result of
appearing on the stage at Youngstown
too soon after the operation.
IDAHO SENATOR VISITS SEATTLE.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Nov. 2.—Senator Broady
of Idaho Is In the city en route to
visit the San Francisco exposition.
RUSSIAN TROOPS
! LANDING AT VARNA
—
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—A dispatch to
the Times from Balkan sources this
iromtrr says that the Russians have
silenced the land batteries at Varna
and other Black sea ports of Bulgaria
and a host of Slav troops are now
i< atm' into the country.
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DECLARES NAVY DETERMINING
FACTOR J WORLD WAR
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Nov. 2.—That the mighty
British navy will still be a determining
factor in the great world war and that
England is confident of utlimate vic
tory was declared by Premier Asquith
today in the house of commons where
he spoke for over an hour to galleries
packed to suffocation.
Asquith admitted that the financial I
position of the empire is serious and
1 -tated that the money drain was the
heaviest that the country has been
((impelled to stand for centuries. He
further hinted that the government
may soon seek a second great loan
from the United States.
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BRITISH TORPEDO
BOAT IS SUNK
A. P. A. Service.
CONDON, Nov. 2.—The admiralty
reports that one of t tie v essels of the
torpedo th-et was sunk this morning at
Gibraltar following a collision with un
other vessel of the fleet. The. crew
of the sunken vessel escaped before
the final plunge.
CROWN PRINCE REPORTED DEAD.
X. P. A. Service.
TURIN, Italy, Nov. 2.—Rome dis
patches today say that there is a per
sistent rumor coming from Swiss
sources that the German crown prince
^ has been either killed In the recent
I fighting along Ills battle lines in east
jern France or has died from some ill
ness. The dispatches assert emphati
cally that he is dead.
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ALASKA CLUBS
MUST PAT
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 2—Card
and social clubs in Alaska must pay
licenses the same as saloons In the
future as the United States circuit
court of appeals today denied the peti
tion for a rehearing in an action sought
. i relief from the imposition. The
i :n rt held that no error had been made
in the district court at the original
ti Ini of the case and the decision must
stand as rendered.
HUERTA SERIOUSLY ILL.
A. P. A. Service.
KL PASO, Nov. 2.—Former Mexi
can President Huerta is reported to be
seriously 111 in the milttary hospital
at Fort Bliss. The aged Mexican Is
said to be suffering with a slow fever
that is slowly eating away his strength.
CITY COUNCIL HAS
A BUSY MEETING
With the exception of Councilman
Lehmann, the city dads were all in
jtlieir accustomed places when Mayor
I Diamond illcd the meeting to order
at tile city hall last evening and much
important business carried over for the
I last couple of weeks finally came up
for consideration
| Following the reading and approval
'of the minutes of the last meeting.
'Clerk Grimm read a communication!
j from himself as clerk of the school
hoard requesting the granting of the
.sum of $1,250 for the uses and purposes '
'of the school. The request was later ^
granted on motion of Councilman
j Burgh.
I Deports of city officers disclosed that
{the clerk's hooks showed the sum of
j $(’.,052.95 cents to the credit of the city
jag a result of the now taxation. The
j report of the citv magistrate showed
that ft total of thirty-five arrests had
,1.0011 made during the month of Octo
ber and that fines and forfeitures had
teached the munificlent sum of $1,105
!fur that period.
The city attorney reported that he
had prepared a deed transferring the
famous Snake river bridge to the road
commission.
Judge Hobbes also gave the council
I some fatherly advice relative to
election matters and the tnxatlon Inws.
as amended by the late legislature. A
■ good sized array of bills were read by
qhe clerk and labor bills ordered paid
while the rest were referred to the
finance committee. It was moved and
seconded that the mayor sign the deed
passing title of the Snake river bridge
and it was so ordered.
On behalf of the street and light
committee, Councilman Ross stated
that the city had Installed a street
light at the east end of King’s way for
: he benefit of the citizens of that end
Hf town who were formerly compelled
to feel their way home.
•Councilman Bornen then suggested
that in as much as the city attorney
was not using the office supposed to be
provided for him In connection with
the stipulated salary of $50 per month,
it would not be amiss to grant the
official the sum which the city would
have to expend for suitable apartments
and therefore moved that the salary
jhe raised twenty-five dollars per
month Councilman Burgh Interposed
an objection, stating that the salaries
" ere already fixed by ordinance, and
jwas supported by the mayor. Councll
| man Lnmen called on the city attorney
* fur an expression of opinion hut that
official gracefully declined.
Councilman Blake suggested that It
n uld probably he a good thing for
tlie city to hire offices and the council
vould thus have an excellent place
to meet and discuss the many affairs
uf business. Tills proposition was also
•etoed by the mayor who couldn’t see
that the coftnell needed any place for
“star chamber" conferences. The dis
cussion ran pro nnd con for a while
hut nothing resulted nnd the council
finally adjourned on motion of Thomp
son.
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