THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 205. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT"
BORDER SITUATION DANGEROUS
CARRANZA EWELLS
FOREIGN HER
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. !).—The local i
representatives of the Carranza gov- '
eminent today announced the receipt
of information from Mexico City an- j
nouncing the expulsion of Senor Orte- j
ga, the minister of Guatemala, from:
the Mexican capital by General Car- |
ranza. The information states that the
Brazilian minister has also been com- |
polled to withdraw from Mexico and i
has been recalled by his government!
owing to the threats of expulsion ad- j
d; eased to the Brazilian govt rnment bv
the Mexican leader.
The departure of the Brazilian min- !
ister from Mexico leaves the United
States without an official representa
tive in the republic as the Brazilian!
representative was looking after the
official business of the United States,
ft is believed here that Carranza is
about to inaugurate the same condi
tions in regard to the representatives
of foreign governments as compelled
several members of the diplomatic
body to depart the city during the
previous period of Carranza’s occu
pancy of the capital.
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RUSSIAN ARMY IS NOW IN
DANGER OF COMPLETE
DESTRUCTION
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Reports of the
lighting in the Polish and Baltic war i
t zones received yesterday and today in
dicate that the Germans ae still main
I taining a terrific offensive against the
, retreating lines of the Russians and
are hourly threatening to overwhelm
the fleeting Slavs. It is now determ
ined that the invaders have, crossed
both the Bug and Vistula and are
closely following evey step of the Rus
sian rerent.
The disquieting reports are adding
to the fear that the delay in falling
back from Warsaw may prove utterly
* disastrous to the Russians through
leading to the complete destruction of
the Slav armies.
Petrograd while insisting that affairs
are well in hand is silerlt as to the
results of the recent fighting and be
yond an official report confirming the
crossing or the rivers east of Warsaw
by the Germans, nothing is known as
to the army movements. German re
ports are also unusually silent and be
yond the announcement of further ad
vances of the army of Buelow south
of Riga nothing has been given out
from Berlin today.
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PEACE TO ROSSIA
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—A Reuter news
telegram from I’etrograd today says
that the Bourse Gazette prints an
article stating that it has been learned
from an unimpeachable source that the
German emperor made an offer of
peace to the Russian government last
week. The message states that the
German offer was transmitted to the
Petrograd government through the
king of Denmark and offered the Rus
sians the choice of continuing the pres
ent losing fight to the bitter end or
retiring with the loss of the territory
now In the possession of the Germans.
It is also stated that the Russian
answer refused the German offer in its
entirety and the German government
was informed that Russia could not
consider peace terms of any descrip
tion at the present time.
FOUNDER OF MYSTIC
SHRINE DIES
A. P. A. Service.
ROCHESTER, Aug. 3.—George Fish
er, the founder of the Order of the
Mystic Shrine, is dead at his home in
this city.
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MEXICANS RAID
TEXASJANCH
A. P. A. Service.
ARLINGTON, Aug. 9—A raid of
Mexican bandits on the Norris ranch
near Brownsville, Saturday night re
sulted in a pitched battle which raged
for hours before the arrival of a com
pany of Texas Rangers put an end to
the fighting. According to the story
told by the men employed on the
ranch, with whom the Mexicans came
in conflict, the attack came almost
without warning the Mexicans open
ing fire from the fringe of trees grow
ing along the banks of a small stream
flowing through the ranch in close
proximity to the farm house.
The fourteen ranchers who w<
the premises at the time of the attack
were compelled to barricade them
selves in the ranch house where they
could hold their attackers at hay. Ful
ly thirty Mexicans were in the party
besieging the house, five of whom
were killed as a result of the action.
None of the whites were killed al
though several received wounds of a
dangerous nature and are in a serious
condition.
The Mexicans failed to cut the tele
phone lines connecting the ranch with
Brownsville and an alarm sent out by
the besieged resulted in the hasty
gathering of a company of rangers who
finally drove the Mexicans away. The
raid has given rise to the greatest in
dignation through out Cameron coun
ty and threats of reprisals are heard
in every quarter.
It is believed that serious trouble Is
likely to arise as a result of the Mex
ican depredations and the official.; are
considering calling out the federal
troops to hold the people In check.
Feeling is running high along the en
tire Texas border and it would require
but little to raise the temper of the
ranchers to fever pitch.
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CAMERON COUNTY UNDER
MARTIALJ.AW
A. P. A. Service.
BROWNSVILLE, Auk. 9.—Owing to
the intensity of feeling aroused by the
Mexican mid on the Norris ranch Sat
urday night, the authorities have plac
ed the county under martial law In or
der to better control the sitation. Keel
ing against the Mexicans is at fever
pLch and an outbreak of the ranchers
is hourly expected despite the efforts
of the military forces who are holding
a line alolig the entire boundary of the
county in order to prevent the Am
erieans from attempting a rapid into
Mexican territory.
The situation is in every way ex
tremely critical. Hundreds of rancher?
from the northern sections of the coun
ty have gathered near the line and
trouble of the most serious nature is
momentarily feared.
EASTLAND IS
BEING RAISED
FROM BOTTOM
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Aug. !).—The work of
raising the sunken passenger steamer
Eastland from its bed on the bottom
of the river was commenced today,
rhe big steamer will he righted before
the work of raising is commenced and
the task of discovering the bodies of
the remaining victims of the recent
disaster will be instituted at once. The
vessel is lying in some twenty feet of
water and the raising will present no
great difficulties according to the en
gineers in charge. It is believed that
there are at least one hundred bodies
lying beneath the hull and superstruc
ture of the vessel.
OKUMA WILL
RETAIN OFFICE
OFPREMIER
A. P. A. Service.
TOKYO, Aug. 9.—It was announced
today that Premier Okuma has decided
to retain the office of premier at the
special request of the emperor and will
assist at the rearrangement of the
cabinet. The decision of the aged
statesman is received with approval
from all classes as it is recognized
that he is easily' the strongest man
for that position.
WILL SAIL THIS EVENING.
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and way points at nine this evening,
according to an announcement given
out late this afternoon.
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WASHINGTON ORDERS
UNITED STATES TROOPS
TO BROWNSVILLE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Owing to
the threatening aspect of affairs along
the lower Mexican border, the govern
ment has issued orders for an increase
of troops at Brownsville. Reinforce
ments of a battalion of the Ninth in
fantry stationed at Laredo have been
oidered to proceed to Brownsville im
mediately.
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A. P. A. Servlw*.
WASHINGTON, Auk. 9.—Advices to
the navy department from Admiral
Caperton this afternoon state that the
American naval officials have assum
I
ed control of the customs house at
CFape Ilaptien and the work of takinK
aver the administration of civil af- |
Fairs in the city is now in prepress.
The Americans are now in complete
control of the capital and the work of
restoring order is rapidJy progressing
Reconnolsances of the country sur
rounding Cape ilaytlen reveal no sign
of the revolutionists who are thought
to have retreated to some place in the
interior having realized the futility of
attempting to dispute the American
possession of the city. The American
commander reports that Information of
heavy fighting is arriving from the
interior at intervals indicating that
the revolutionists are still aetlv.
HAYTIEN SITUATION
IS ENCOURAGING
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—Adminis
tration officials arc much encouraged
at the latest developments In the Hay
tlen situation, according to statements
given nut by members of the admin
istrative body today, ft is said that
Admiral Caperton reports that condi
tions are fast resuming the normal in
the capital and the people generally
are agreeable to the American occu
pancy.
Severe fighting continues In the in
terior and the government forces are
engaged In many pitched battles with
the revolutionists. Reports that the
American government was preparing
to take permanent possession of the
island, which had gained great cir
culation have been dissipated by the
announcement of Caperton that the
length of the American control was a
matter resting entirely with the citi
zens of the country as the American
troops would he withdrawn as soon as
a stable government was formed. Tto
conditions in Cape Haytlen are report
ed to he much the snme and the Am
erican scout boats continue to domin
ate the situation.
BORDEN VISITS THE
CANADIANS ON THE
WESTERN FRONT
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—Premier Borden
of Canada returned to the capital to
day after sp.nding a week in visiting
the Canadian troops guarding the
western line. The visit of the premier
was a great event in the lives of the
Canadians, the majority of whom are
holding the trenches along the Flan
ders section as the troops were given
a holiday from that service during the
days of the premier's visit.
Borden spent a portion of several
(lays in the advance trenches cheering
tho troops and his presence was the
signal for great demonstrations on the
part of both the British and Canadian
soldiers.
ISABELLA AUSTIN
WASHINGTON U. DIES
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLS, Aug. 9.—Isabella Mc
Hugh Austin, dean of the women fa
culty of the University of Washington
and one of America's formost women
educators, died last night as a result
Triplications following an opera
tion for appendicitis. Miss Austin has
been connected with the university
since .June, 1909.
BERLIN REPORTS
STEADY ADVANCE ON
mm WEST
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Aug. 9.—Steady advances
have followed the Geman operations
on both the eastern and western fronts
according to reports of the general
staff given out today. The advance of
tho Teutonic forces in the eastern zone
are resulting in continual gains of ter
ritory and the capture of thousands of
tho enemy’s troops who are left behind
in tho desperate hurry of the Russian
retreat. Tho German lines are now
east of the Vistula and steady ad
vances also continue in the Baltic sec
tion where' tho Slavs are continuing to
retreat whenever heavy pressure is
brought to hear against their lines.
Sanguinary fighting has taken place
along the Nlernan where von Buelow
is steadily pressing forward In the face
of tenacious resistance.
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TURKS LOSE A RIG
WARKSSEL
A. P. A. Service.
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 9.—It Is
officially announced that the Turkish
warship, Kheyned Dyn Bargarassa,
was sunk in the Marmora sea by an
allied submarine Saturday afternoon.
The Barbarassa was of ten thousand
tons burden and was formerly the Ger
man warship Kurfurst Prederich Wil
helm. It is stated that the larger por
tion of the crew were enabled to escape
before the vessel went to the bottom.
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