THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 171. T*LEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA WEDNESDAY JUNE 21. D1«i TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 26 CENTS
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MEXICANS MENACING PERSHING
GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY
LOSSES VERDUN FIGHTING
A. I*. A. Service.
PARIS, June 0.—The Germans an now
turning all the fury of their Verdun
11 [Ten Hive against Hill IL’l and terrific
drives are being made in an attempt
to capture that much coveted eminence
which dominates an important section of
llie Verdun lines.
Time and again within the past two
days the Germans have driven forward
with line after lino of troops only to b.
hurled back again after suffering ling'
1 sses in killed and wounded. The win
uffloc communique this evening says that (
the Germans made several efforts to \
reach the French defenses in tin* faee
«»f .1 withering artillery and machine gnu
I fire today but without success.
I The attacking troops wet. literally
i
i mowed down in heaps and retired with
the loss of more than half their numbers.
The war office accounts say that the
fighting is as intense as at any period
of the Verdun seine imli*aiiim tie great
I desire of the Mermans to obtain posse
sion of the hill.
Military experts now consider that
there is no possibility of the Germans
being able to take the French fortress
save at a cost that will seriously crip
ple their military forces and render tin
victory worthless.
NOTIG K
All articles left for repairs, tun called
for by July loth will be sold for charges
Going out of business.
K. li ZKHNKH.
MANY AMERICANS ARE
LEAVING VERA CRUZ
A. P. A. Service.
VKRA CRUZ, June 2i\—Many Ameri
can citizens arc arriving here from the
interior en route to the United States
Several American vessels have already
departed with a considerable number <•
people and others are reported on their
way to assist the refugees to escape.
The feeling of hostility against Anu i
ieans reported from the interior is not
aparent here and there is little expres
v r n of FIT ft.liny on 11>< part of t It• n.t
:'v< populace.
3RITISH PAUAI.I A MR NT
UP A.SSL MULLS
A. P. A Service.
LONDON, June Parliament reas
sembled today after a three weeks recess
Chickens, GOc per pound, eggs . ><• p r
dozen. George Prosser, photu Rlaek f>
DRY CONVENTION
JULY NINETEENTH
ST. i'AI l„ Juno 20.—The prohibition
■onvention will ho held in this city on
July 10, according to on announcement
given out today. j
Acmrding to members i»t' tie commit- :
M.. tin party has not definitely decided
on an\ candidate and the matter will
probably be left entirely to the conven
tion.
I outfit home, camp and dredge and
guarantee to save you money. Holt, 411
Front street. Telephone Main
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STRAWBERRIES
25c per Basket
jpolets Stores
^Coffees Jresft Roasted Daily
PERSHING COMMAND ON VERGE OF
HOSTILITIES WITH CARRANZISTS
/\ P. A Service.
COLl. MIU 'S, N .M June Ji Wireless
reports from the Pershing headuuurtei
In lower Chihauhuu this morning suit*
that the Carranza troops ami Pershing's
command are on the verge <>! hostilities.
Tin Mexicans ate displaying ev. i \ n.
tention of makftig good tie threat .a
General Trevino in tin event of tie*
Americans attempting !«• proceed farther
south unci have mounted artillery In |m>mi
lions which menace the Americans.
The report states that tie* Mexicans
have also gathered additional troops
i the vicinit> »»i the American < amp i t |
anticipation of a clash.
No trouble has developed so far hm |
as the Mexicans are displaying tie*
greatest hostility tie- American troops
are expecting some untoward action at
any time Pershing reports that tie
Mexicans have placed their guns in sueh
position as to practically bar the was
u> the south and airmen report the
heavy concentrations of troops are visi
blc among the hills a feu miles from
tie- positions occupied by the Americans
Vh# Family Paper is the \'-im
fially Nuacet
GERMANS RETREATING
ALONG STYR RIVER
a. r a. Sorvic*
LONDON*, .Junf J<» The Russians hav<
pi.iia- I • oniplOe victory in r* giant
struggl. f.-it;;!!,; lor the past few daws
aiop.s the Siyt Hvm According to i’.-t
iv»s;» I i ••(•i it :< todav the (it-rman resist
cm •• this point has hem completely
brok and . In Teuton forces are re
tr.- ititig towatn Kovel with the Russiitris
in Oust | it suit
I i• • • '!• iiimiis :i»«• reported offering con
tinuous resistance but are falling back
sieu* 'tv under the Weight of the Rus
sian offensive The reports indicate that
the superior numbers uf i h»* Russians
,irt\e . ...npK'ieiy ovei whelmed tin* oppos
I
I lug forces along the • ntir* line north of
• Tarnopol.
Vienna reports admit that tin Slavs
1 have made extensive gains along the en
| tire Galician front and ar« advancing it
I an alarming rati*. Heavy righting has
also occurred along the Polish frontier
held by Hlndenberg
Berlin reports state that the Russian ;
are being held in check while at th
same time making no effort to minimize
the seriousness of the Russian movemen
! in Ibis section.
I cut ........ ion pkimtimi.
ilonc by the Nugget omce.
U. S. INTENDS NO
HOSTILITIES
A l‘. A Service
\V AS 111 NUT* Jim* Jn \»lrnlnist r.i
(ion ofneials ar*- unanimous in declaring
that tin government will make *ver
attempt t*< prevent trouble in .M*\i«*»
short "i withdrawing the troops under
I Vrshinu.
- The leading officials profess to believe
that the Mexicans will not make an at
tempt to forcibly expel th* American
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forces and as long as they cuntinue t" j
refrain then* is nn likelihood of hostile j
ties arising
It is gcnerallx believed liere that tin *
action of Carranza in lKicking up lie ]
! declaration of Trevino relative tu th* I
j movements of the Pershing troops i'|
merely politic and done t«* prevent th
Mexicans from taking offense at the d**
facto government.
BIG HUNT FOR
SCHEELITE ON
The nunt for seheelilc is now fairlv
on and a large number of prospectors
are in tlic hills searching the still froz
en streams for signs of the mineral. Ac- ]
cording to reports most of tin ground 1
known to contain soheelite has been ,
open for location for some time and j
there will probubh considerable stak
ing According to some of the pros
pec tors there is a regular soheelite belt '
about twelve or fifteen miles north of j
the city of which the limits are practical 1
ly ascertained. The reports brought in
by arrivals on the first boats are not :
exact l\ favorable with n sped to market
ing the mineral, hut then* are reasons
to believe that the market is not so had
as it is represented. Prospectors aver
that the parties who have spread reports
that scheelite is not of sufficient value
to ship from Alaska are themselves look
ing to grab everything in the line of
seheelite ground that can be obtained.
Gents furnishings, rubber boots and
slickers, trunk and suit cases. I save
you big money and guarantee goods as
represented at olt's. til l-'ront street.
... g,,_ . ■ J" --- l-J'TaiSBS
MRS. FISHER RETURNS
FROM ANIAK
Mrs. Fisliei and daughter Ksther re- |
turned on the Senator from the Anlak
river, where they spent the past winter
with Mr. Fisher Mrs. Fisher and iter
daughter hud quite an experience in get
ting btiek to the city. The point at which
they pased tilt- winter is about ninety
miles tip the Aniak, which is a tribu
tary of the Kuskokwim. The country
thereabouts is nothing short of a wild
erness. peopled with but few whites.
The return journey was accomplished by
coming down the Aniak in a small boat,
ihence Journeying across the protage be
tween the Knskokwim and Yukon on
loot. On the Yukon they were enabled
to take one of the river boats tu St.
Miehaei and complete the journey under
mere favorable conditions.
Get your JOB PRINTING
done fey the Nugget office.
WICKERSIMM MAKES
CADET APPOINTMENTS
A. I* A Service.
Washington June 20. — Delegate
WU kersham today announced the ap
pointment of Kills 1 bibcock of Valdez
as a eadet at tin- I’nited States mih
';,rV academy at West Point. Sampson
McKinnon of Jnneati received the ap
point of scimshipman at Annapolis
SENATOR BRINGS
1 YUKON
msmm
The steamship Senator .»r the Pa.iiU
<’oast line returned from Si Michael and
way ports about midnight bringing fifteen
passengers afld a few head of live stock.
T he passengers were .til front Yukon
points, most of them arriving at St
Michael on the river steamer Susie ni
the lhtli. Among those included in tin*
passenger list were Ire !» Orton. J. F
Malpin and Mrs. Win Malonev wife i
tin- territorial mine inspectin' The Sena
tor sailed for the outside shortly after
.arrival.
MANY
TOURISTS
COMING
flroUuT Carroll of the Alaska Steam
ship 11 n«» reports chut tie* tourist travel
t** Alaska is so far greatei than
So gr* at is tiie numher of tourist en
mtc through the country by way of
the Yukon that the Victoria is nearlx
sold out for the next two out going trips
On the next and succeeding trips the Vi*
will return to Seattle by way of Cordo
va arid intermediate points but will not
go through the inside passage Instead
the vessel will proceed by the ocean rout*
after leaving Cordova
DEXTER OPERATORS
* FINISH SLUICING
Harney Coggins arrived in lovvn today
having completod spring sluicing opera
tions last night. Coggins says that the
process was slow anil difficult owing to
the general backwardness of the season
and all of the operators in that section
have had plenty of iroubles. Ohretu and
partners are reported nearing the end of
their labors and will probably be through
by tonight.
>H FEINTING AT NUGGET OFFICE