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VOLUME XV. NO. 207. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT"
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BRITISH RENEW OFFENSIVE
BOTH ENOS OF GALLIPOLI
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 11.—Admiralty re
ports state that heavy foiv. s of Dry
ish Inf uury were landed on the Cal
llpoli peninsula today and tlie offen
sive against the Turks w n he resum
ed on u still greater scale. In addi
tion tq heavy reinforcements landed
on the southern end uf the peninsula
to rssist the allied army operation in
lli-tl section, large bodies of troops
•' were landed at Karachali and near
Gatabepe on the eastern end of the
gulf of Sqros.
Information from official sources
leads to the belief that the allies now
have an army of sufficient size to act
effectively against the large army
thrown Into that section by the Turks.
The British forces in the south are re
ported to be making steady advances
and inflict ing huge losses on the
enemy.
The renewal of the offensive will be
aided by the war squadron which hits
been inactive of late while waiting for
the arrival of fresh troops.
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ALLIES WILL FORCE THE
DARDANELLES FIGHTING
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LONDON, Aug. 11.—Statements, giv
en out by high government officials
today indicate that the allies are pre
paring to force matters in the Gallipoli
peninsula in an endeavor to bring suc
cor to the Russians who are in desper
ate straits for ammunition for the uses
of the artillery. Thousands of troops
have been sent to the Turkish war
zone and additional transports are be
ing prepared for the transportation of
additional forces.
According to the statement of a cab
inet officer every energy will now be
bent to the task of opening a passage
to the Black sea as It is recognized
that the success of the Russians is
depending largely on the ability of the
allies to furnish them with adequate
supplies until shell time as they can
• provide the military needs from their
j own resources.
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CAPTAIN AND OFFICERS
OF EASTLAND ARE
INDICTED
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CHICAGO, Aug. 11.—The captain,
chief engineer and four officers of the
steamer Eastland have been indicted
f.y the grand Jurt on charges of man
slaughter in connection with the recent
sinking of that vessel. It is believed
that several officials of the owning
company are also liable to be called
upon to face a jury on charges of sev
eral natures.
The work of raising the sunken ves
sel is in progress but no attempt has
been made to recover any of the bodies
supposed to be lying under the super
structure. The big steamer is to be
pulled into an upright position before
an effort will be made to locate (he
additional victims.
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ZEPPELINS DROP BOMBS
ON THE RUSSIAN
HOSPITALTRAINS
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 11.—German
Zeppelins flying over Minsk province
this morning dropped bombs upon
Russian hospial trains proceeding to
the east from the firing lines along
the Polish front killing three wounded
soldiers and injurying a number of
others.
The Germans again committed the
same offense at a later period of the
day by attacking a train lond of
wounded proceeding out of Siediee in
Poland. A number of soldiers are re
ported to have been killed In this at
tack also. The Russian trains Were
flying the Russian red err ss flags at
the time of the attacks.
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PLANS TO SEND ENTIRE
ARMY TO TRE BORDER
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WASHINGTON, Ag. 11.—Civil ami
official Washington is agog wllh the
news emanating from the war depart
ment this morning that the department
is preparing to mobilize the entire
available forces of the regular army
on tile Mexican border and intimating
that the order might be expected to
day.
Nothing definite can be learned at
the present time as Seeertary of War
Garrison refuses to discuss the situa
tion in any way. It is definitely known,
however, that he has conferred with
the officials through whom such orders
would he issued. !Tnusual activities
around the war department this morn
ing have lent an added strength to the
rumors and that business of considera
ble moment is contemplated is notice
able to all visitors.
CARRANZA TROOPS CROSS
THE AMERICAN OOUNDARY
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.— General
Fred Funston reports to the war de
parement today that the Mexican raids
across the boundary are extending
westward from Brownsville for more
than hundred miles and the Rangers
and troops are in almost constant con
flict with the raiding bands. Funston
states that one band of Mexicans had
penetrated four miles into the Ameri
can territory before being eaded off
by the regulars.
The Mexicans are committing every
variety of depredation aside from ac
tual killing and have driven off many;
cattle. Reports have also reached the
capital that over a thousand Carranza
troops have crossed the herder from
the extreme western section of the
state of Tamapolis and are ranging
through the American territory to the
east of the border.
The reports assert that the troops
are from the command of General Na
varette. Other reports state that Mex
ican regulars are surrounding Browns
ville and others that the raiders have
scattered into bands to rally the Mex
icans in the state with the announced
purpose of beginning an uprising.
WASHINGTON ORDERS THE
ATLANTIC JET TO PREPARE
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SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—Washington
has Issued orders for the vessels of
the Atlantic fleet, now at Newport to
prepare to sail for 'Mexican waters at
any time. Later reports from the cap
ital assert that Daniels has given out
tlrnt he had ordered the battleships
New Hampshire, Louisiana and Con
necticut to proceed to southern waters
and would announce their destination
later.
The New Hampshire and the Louis
iana are now eighteen hours out from
Newport under sealed orders while the
Connecticut is at Hayti aiding the
American occupation.
TWENTY ARE KILLED IN
BROWNSVILLE FIGHTING
A. P. A. Servlw*.
imOWNSVJLLE, Auk. 11-Ten
more soldiers and civilians were killed
in the border fighting yesterday and
last night in various places along the
line. The total of dead is now twenty
the larger part being settlers.
GARRISON ADMITS
TRANSPORTS
READY
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. U.—Although
refusing to discuss the Mexican situa
tion of the probable movements of the
army. Secretary Garrison this after
noon admitted that four transports are
in readiness to sail to Mexico within a
few hours if the situation requires.
Three of the transports are at Gal
veston while the fourth is at New
York. No movements of troops have
been given publicity but it is believed
that secret orders have been sent out
to the several posts ordering the
troops to be held In readiness.
The reports coming from the border
are of the most serious nature and it
is intimated that almost continuous
conflicts between the regulars and the
Mexicans have been in progress since
early this morning.
WILSON WILL RETURN
TO CAPITAL FRIDAY
A. P, A. Service.
CORNISH, Aug. 11.-—It was an
nounced this afternoon that President
Wilson will return to Washington on
Friday in time for the cabinet meet
ing.
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BRITISH TAKE GROUND
FROM FOE NEAR HOOGE
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A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 11.—The refiorts of
General French contain information of
substantial gains made by the British
forces during- the past twenty-four
hours In the vicinity of Hooge. Prac
tically all of tlie ground lost in the
recent fighting has been regained and
the Germans have been compelled to
abandon a thousand yards of their
front after desperate fighting In which
the losses of both sides were heavy.
According to the report, the British
advanced in the face of a murderous
fire from the German machine guns
accompanied with a torrent of flaming
gases shot from the German trenches
The greater part of t he British gains
were made in the midst of the deadly
gases let loose by the enemy when
the attacking forces were within a few
rods of the German defenses. French
is reported to be massing his forces
for a determined attempt to break the
enemies lines.
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PRESIDENT CONFERS WITH
LANSING OVER MEXICO
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A. P. A. Service.
CORNISH. Aug. 11. President Wil
son was iri communication with Secre
tary Lansing over the Mexican situa
tion during the greater part of yester
day afternoon and it is believed has
endorsed the views of the Secretary In
respect to the policy to be adopted as
a result of the conference with the re
presentatives of the South American
countries. The request of Commander
McNamme to send a battleship squad
ron to Vera Cruz also formed a topic
of lengthy discussion and the executive
Is said to be Inclined to dispatch sev
etal additional ships from th® Atlantic
licet to the Mexican port.
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A. B. C. CONFERENCE IS
RESUMED AT NEW YORK
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NEW YORK, Aug'. 11.—It was an
nounced by Secretary Lansing that the
sessions of the ABC conference will
be resumed in this city today. The
South American diplomats arrived
from the capital last night and it is
understood that the plans for the res
toration of peace in Mexico will re
ceive Anal revision here. Lansing and
the president held a lengthy conference
yesterday and the executive is said
to have fully endorsed the plans work- '
cd out by the diplomats. Nothing con
cerning nature of the proposed policy
has been allowed to reach the public
although it is stated that the applica
tion will bring an early end to the pre
vailing conditions in the lower repub
lic.
Reports from Washington indicating
activity in the war department closely
following the announcement of the
formation of a new and definite policy
are causing considerable speculation.
The tone of the press comment indi
cates the view that a crisis in Mexican
affairs is expected early.
REPLIES TO THE
AUSTRIAN NOTE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Secretary
Lansing stated today that the reply of
the United * States to the Austrian
protest against the selling of arms and J
supplies to the allies has been prepar- I
ed and will be forwarded to Vienna at
once.
Tile American note insists that the
citizens of this couhtry have a perfect
right to sell such supplies to the enem
ies of Austria under the terms of all
international agreements and the Aus
trian government is informed that they
may equally avail themselves of the
same opportunity.
PROCLAIMS PROTECTION
TO WARSAW CITIZENS
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Aug. 11.—Prince Leopold
has issued a proclamation to the peo
ple of Warsaw notifying the citizens
that they will be protected in their
property rights and guaranteed free
dom from molestation in all rights of
citizenship.
The manifesto is the result of a wide
spread impression that the Gormans In
tended to eventually take possession
of all public utilities which belief was
carefully fostered by the Russians
during the period before the capture
by the German forces.
WARNS AMERICAN
AVIATORS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—Ambassa
dor Spring-Rice has formally notified
Secretary I.ansing that complaints
have been made by the Canadian au
thorities of American aviators flying
over the boundary line from the state
of Washington and hns warned him
that such practice Is unsafe at the
present time as the aviators are in
danger of receiving injury through
possible attacks rtf the Canadian mili
tary forces. The ambassador states
that the Canadians are unable to dis
tinguish between American and possi
ble hostile planes.
RITCHIE AND
SHUGRUE WILL
FIGHT IN OCT.
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 11.—Former
world champion lightweight Ritchie
has signed to meet Young Shugrue
in a ten-round boxing match at Madi
son Square Garden, New York, and the
evening of October 1. The boys will
fight for a side bet and a percentage of
the gate money.