• THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 183. TELEPHONE MAIN « NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT’
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COLONEL DLETHEN, VETERAN
SEATTLE EDITOR, IS DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 14.—Colonel Alden
Joseph Blethen, veteran editor and one
of the most widely known newspaper
men in the United States, died at his
home at 4:40 yesterday afternoon after
an illness extending over many weeks.
As publisher of the Seattle Times since
the year 1896 Colonel Blethen has been
a power in the newspaper world of the
northwest and from a comparatively
small beginning haH created one of the
great papers of the west. Col. Blethen
has been connected with the newspa-'
per business since 1884 having com
menced his journalistic career by tak
ing over the managertint of the Kan
sas City Journal. At a later period he
became a half owner and editor of the
Minneapolis Tribune and the Minnea
polis Journal. In 1888 he sold out his
interests in these papers, but in 1889
repurchased the Tribune which was
entirely destroyed by tire within a few
months of the time of purchase with
a loss to the owner of one hundred
thousand dollars. Nothing discour
aged by this fatality Col. Blethen in
1890 built a new Tribune building at a
cost of nearly one hundred thousand
dollars but owing to the great panic
of 1893-5 lost everything. In 1896 Col.
Blethen started the Seattle Times
himself assuming the editorship and
i continued to be th# guiding spirit of
| the publication up to the time of the
beginning of the sickness leading to
his death. Col. Blethen. like many
other successful newspaper men com
menced his career as a pedagogue and
at the time of his marriage in 1869
was lessee and principal of the Abbott
family school of Knox. Mo. He was
later admitted to the bar and practiced
law at Portland. Me from 1874 to 1880.
At the time of his death the editor
was sixty-nine years of age.
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SNRINERS DO HONOR TO
MEMORY OF 6LETHEN
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE. July 14.—Escorted by
fifty uniformed members of the Arab
Patrol, Imperial Potentate Frederick R.
Smith called for seventy-five selected
men from the Temple of Solomon con
clave this morning at the Moore thea
ter to do honor to the memory of Col.
Alden J. Blethen who was a noble of
the Order of the Nobles of the Mystic
Shrine. It is indicated that the Shrin
ers will make especial effort to do hon
or to the memory of the veteran editor
and the entire conclave will attend the
funeral in a body.
C h—peet in the long run—Nome
Garagn,
GERMANS CLAIM VICTORY
NEAR MUCHEZ
German Proas Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 14.—
Reports of the eGneral Staff give the
details of a big German victory near
Souchez yesterday and indicating that
the enemy have lost several important
positions and considerable territory.
The Germans have occupied the village
of Sarejo after a sharp engagement in
which the enemy were severely shelled
and compelled to fall back in rapid re
treat. The German troops are now
advancing toward Carenoy in pursuit
of the retiring forces. The offensive
in the Ypres region continues success
ful and the British have relinquished
several lines of trenches after being
severely bombarded. The British have
made desperate efforts to strike the
Germans a vital blow near Bailleul but
the attacks were repulsed with heavy
losses. Sanguinary fighting is in pro
gress southwest of Arras.
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BOTH SIDES DELAYING
ACTION IN POLAND
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, July 14.—Official reports
from Petrograd indicate that beyond
desultory skirmishing, there has been
but little activity along the Polioh
firing lines for nearly a week. The
Russian war office states that the Aus
tro-German offensive in both Galicia
and Poland has reuched its ultimate
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and is now hanging Arc while the Rus
sian, their center having fallen back
on the more advantageously situated
line along the heigth north of Kra
snila are awaiting the next move of
the Tutonic forces. The German lines
to the west of the capital have been
brought to a decisive halt and beyond
long drawn artillery bombardments are
conducting no military movements of
consequence. Activities along the Bug
are declared by the Russians to have
resulted In the Germans withdrawing
some distance' to the rear of their late
positions in evident fear that the Rus
sian might be enabled to surprise their
forces in the position occupied.
ANTI WAR RIOTS
PALERMO^ ITALY
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvilie, July 14.—
Reports from Palermo indicates that
the populace is greatly dissatisfied
with the failure of the attempt to in
vade the Austrian territory and many
anti war demonstrations have taken
place, all of which have been violently
quelled by the police. It is declared
that disappointment of the Italians is
fast leading to a serious state of of
fairs throughout the kingdom and the
people are daily growing more restless
over the costly attempt to whip ‘he
Austrians. During the Palermo riots
thousands paraded the streets crying
for peace and denouncing the govern
ment for permitting tile nation to enter
the conflict.
QIIIKE SHAKES
PISTOJA ITALY
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvilie, July 14.—
The city of Ptstoja, an important town
of south central Italy, lying some miles
northwest of Florence was severely
shaken by an earthquake last night
and many houses were left in ruins.
The principal shock lasted for forty
seconds and was of considerable vio
lence. Although there was consider
able destruction of property it appears
that no one was killed. According to
the reports, the ground continued to
tremble at intervals during the night
and the populace were driven by panic
to remain in the open.
To get the news read the Nugget
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SUBMARINE USES U. S.
VESSEL AS A SHIELD
A. P. A. Service.
LIVERPOOL, July 14.—The crew of
the American bark Normandy arriving
here today tell a remarkable tale of the
method employed hv the commander of
a German submarine to reach within
striking distance of an Intended victim
and by which It was enabled to semi
td the bottom an enemy ship. The
victim of the German boat was the
Russian steamship Lee La lister en
route to British ports. According to
the story told by the officers and crew
of the Normandy, the two vessels were
approaching each other when the peri
scope of a submarine appeared some
distance astern of the American ship
and within a short time overhauled the
American but continued to keep behind
until in close proximity to the Russian
vessel when the under water boat sud
denly disappeared and a few minutes
later the dull report of a torpedo hurl
ed against the side of the Russian ship
told the result of the German ruse. The
crew assert that the evident intention
of the German in following the Ameri
can ship was to conceal her own ap
proach until within shooting distance
of the Russian. After the firing of the
torpedo the German vessel disappeared
for a moment to the surface and then
sank from view. The shock of the tor
pedo tore an immense hole in the Rus
sian steamer and the vessel sank al
most immediately leaving what re
mained of her crew struggling in teh
water. Fifteen of the survivors were
picked up by, the American and landed
heretodav. Eleven of the crew of the
ill-fated vessel were drowned including
the three stewardesses.
GREAT CROWDS GREET
LIBERTY RELL AT SEATTLE
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE. July 14.—Probably not In
whole journey across the continent has
tlie famous liberty bell been given a
greiter ovation than on arrival in this
city at nine-thirty this morning. As
the train bearing the precious relic
drew into the King street station this
morning a crowd that blocked the
street in every direction was gathered
and extended for blocks along the high
ways leading to the station. A cordon
of the state militia was drawn u|)
around the building to keep back the
huge throng from the open space pro
vided for the governor and other of
ficials including practically all of the
city officials. The arrival of the bell
was heralded by the ringing of the old
university bell which has sounded its
notes from the University of Washing
ton for many years. Both the governor
and mayor addressed the crowd which
cheered the liberty bell to the echo. It
is estimated that fully fifty thousand
people have visited the famous relic
during the few hours that It has been
in the city, and throughout the day
great crowds continue to surround the
car on which the old bell has made the
long journey to the west
To get the news read the Nugget
CONTRABAND
RUNNER IS
TORPEDOED
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 14.—
The Russian steamer Michael, enroute
from Great Britain to Archangel was
overtaken and torpedoed in the North
Sea last night. The Russian vessel
was heavily loaded with contraband
and guns for the Russian army. The
crew of the steamship were enabled to
escape in small boats.
KRUPP GUN WORKS
HIKED H REDOS
A. P. A. Service.
TARIS, July 14.—Reports from the
aviation headquarters in the field state
that the French aeros have made a
flight over the German gun works at
Essen, Germany, dropping several
bombs with unknown results. The at
tacks of the Germans in the Arras
and Argonne regions have been com
pletely suspended and the French
forces are once more flinging them
selves against the positions of the
enemy, while the German counter at-]
tacks have failed. Desultory fighting is
reported from the Flanders front with
the British and Belgians making sharp
atacks. The Germans continue the
bombardment against the outer forts
at Reims but had thus far been unable
to gain a closo approach to the city.
The official communique given out this
afternoon states that British aeros
have raised havoc along the German
lines by means of liquid fire bombs sim
ilar to these employed by the enemy in
the Flanders section.
ITALIAN REPORTS PROGRESS.
A. P. A. Service.
ROM,®. July 14.—Reports from the
Austrian border given out by the war
office this afternoon state that the Ital"
ian advance is again making progress
east of Isonza. The Austrians are de
clared to have given away before the
fierce bombardment of the artillery and
have begun a retreat In the direction of
Trieste. The breaking of the deadlock
In this region will be quickly followed
up by the Italian commanders and an
attempt to reach the outer defenses of
Trieste will be pushed with all dis
patch. The Austrian activities along
the Adigle are resulting in great losses
and cannot be long continued.
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WILL UTILIZE GENIUS OF
EDISON FOR NAVY NEEDS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. July 14.—With a
view to utilizing the inventive genius
of the greatest inventor of all time.
Secretary Daniels announced today
that Thomas A. Ellison has been ap
pointed the head of the advisory board
of the bureau of invention and devel
opment to be created in the navy de
partment ns soon as the final prelim
inaries have been completed.
The advisory board of which the
great inventor will be the head will
be composed partly of civilians and
will also include all of the prominent
engineers of the navy department.
Daniels states that the inventive gen
ius of Edison will, in his opinion prove
a veritable mine to the navy and his
great inventive capacity will undoubt
edly result in a great increase In the
efficiency of this important branch of
the government defenses. Daniels
states that the final development of the
new department will result in tho Uni
ted States having as an advisory di
vision of the navy, one of the most
remarkable engineering adjuncts in
the world as the list of those to be ap
pointed includes many of the most
prcmlnent engineers in all classes of
mechanics in the United States.
REVOLUTIONARY PLOTS
DEVELOPING IN CHINA
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, July 14—State de
partment advices from the American
consul at Shanghai state that there are
many indications that the revolution
ists are again preparing for a resump
tion of activities and the government
has already ordered the arrest of a
number of those supposed to have in
formation of the plots of the revolu
tionary element.
The finding of many bombs in the
city of Canton lead to the discovery
of the movement. Several bundles of
seditious literature have also been
found in the home of one of the sup
posed leaders who however made his
escape before the discovery. From the.
information already obtained it is In
dicated that the revolution has many
adherents and the ramifications of the
plot run to all parts of the republic.
The Chinese authorities are openly
much perturbed at the situation and
are taking all possible measures to pre
vent an uprising. The new seditious
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movement Is said to have its incep
tion in the late developments growing
out of the acquiescence of the govern
ment to the demands of Japan.
ASHES OF COMPOSER
PLACED IN INVAIIDES
A. P. A. Service. ceremony and the service was attended
PARIS. July 14.—With impressive by the leading dignitaries of the re
coremonies, th© ashes of Capt. Claude public and a vast concourse of people.*
Ruget Dellste. composer of the famous
Marsellaise were removed from their WANTED. Work. Cooking In
former resting place and placed in a camp or waiting on table. Call
place of honor i« the Hotel Despatch Black 8.
des Invalldes. The removal of the —
ashes of the dead composer were made WANTED Work by the day or hour,
the occasion for a most Impressive Phone Red 28. ^