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VOLUME XVI. NO. 143. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, MAY 19, 19x6. TELEPHONE MAIN «. PRIwE 26 CENTS
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AUSTRIANS START GIANT
DRIVE ITALIAN FRONT
A, I*. A. Service
PARIS, May 19.—Reports from
both Switzerland and Italy state
that the Austrians have skirted a
great drive against the Italians
along the entire Alpine frontier
and on the Isonzo in Goritz.
Rome dispatches admit that the
Austrians are active everywhere
and are hurling legions of troops
against the Italian positions un
der cover of intense artillery fire.
The Austrians have been prepar
ing for a movement of this na
ture for weeks and are pressing
forward with terrific weight with
the intention of driving the Ital
ians back to their own borders
" Aviators report the arrival of
many new Austrian regiments
and hundreds of guns within the
past few days. The entire front
is reported to be a line of flame
today from the Tyrol to the Gulf
of Trieste with the Austrian
making slight advances are sev
eral points. Further details of
the fighting are not obtainable
but it is indicated that the Ital
ians are being hard pressed and
are rushing troops to the border
with all possible dispatch.
CARDONA CLAIMS CON
TROL OF SITUATION
ROME, May 19.—The Aus
trians have commenced a general
offensive extending along the
entire front and are hurling tor
rents ol shells and great bodies
of troops against the Italian lines’
Owing to the precautions taken
by the Italians to fortify for de
fense all important strategetic po
sitions during the Italian advance
bite Austrians are making but
little progress despite the tre
mendous weight of their attack.
General Cardona reported to the
war ministry this morning that
he has the situation well in hand
and the Austrian gains are negli
gible.
ADMIRALTY ANNOUNCES
DESTRUCTION OF
BRITISH MONITOR
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LONDON, May 19.—The Brit
ish monitor M 30 has been de
stroyed, according to an official
announcement form the admiral
ty today. No details are given.
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Suggestions
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Dunkley Celery for salad
3 can for $1.00
Reliance Canned Cabbage
5 cans for $1.00
S. & W. Carrots
5 cans for $1.00
Home put up Saurkraut
and Dill Pickles
per quart 15c
Goetjan Turnips
5 cans for $1.00
Okra per can
25 c
Whole Artichokes j
3 cans for $1.00
Hominy in Milk
8. & W. Brand
5 cans for $1.00
Evaporated Vegetable* such as mixed Vegetables, Cabbage
and carrots at this time of the year will be good substitutes
Smoked Columbia River Salmon Special—30c per lb.
Herring, Mackrel, Salmon bellies and Alaska Codfish
jpolets Stores
Coffees dFresfi Roasted Daifyj
GERMAN FOOD SHORTAGE
NEARMG FAMINE PROPORTIONS
A P. A. Service.
GENEVA, May 18.—insistent
denials from Berlin no longer
conceal the fact that the Ger
mans are desperately short of
food supplies and there is every
indication that the war bound na- .
tion is on the verge of famine.
Reports reaching here from a
dozen sources practically reiter
ate the admissions of several of
the German papers that the food
[situation, particularly in the
[cities, is fast becoming menacing
land even the most heroic of gov
ernmental efforts are unable to
cope with the ever growing
\ stringency.
The belief that Germany is fast
approaching a crisis in the matter
of feeding her people is further
confirmed by the fact that Ger
man soldiers along the Swiss
Alsatian frontier have lately been
asking the Swiss soldiers for food
stating that their rations have
been reduced to the most meager
proportions and the bulk of the
diet is vegetable foods. The
Germans say that they have not
| eaten meat for weeks. Owing to
| the shortage of grain, the quanti
[ ties of bread distributed to the
I troops ere of the most meage
proportions and consist of scarce
ly more than an ounce or two to
tlie man. Repeated reports are
also drifting across the frontier
telling of desperate efforts being
made by the German authorities
to meet the situation in the larg
er cities where the pcorer classes
are in u iible wa whl'- even
those in comfortable circum
stances are reduced to extremes
owing to the inability to purchase
foodstuffs even at famine prices.
WOOD WILL BE
CANDIDATE! AT
TWO CONVENIONS
A. P. A. Service
CHICAGO, May iy.—General
Leonard W-ood will be present at
both the republican and progres
sive national conventions as a
candidate for the presidential
nomination. All announcement
to this effect was given out today.
FORMER WASHINGON
COMMISSIONER INSANE
A. P. A. Service
SEATTLE, May 19.—Win. T.
Forrest, former state land com
missioner, was today adjudged
insane and ordered committed to
an asylum.
ASQUITH JOINS IRISH
PRIVY COUNCIL
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LONDON, May 18.—Premier
.-fequith was today sworn in as a
member of the Irish privy coun*
■1 at Dublin. The object of the
premier’s affiliation is to enable
him to act more effectively in
dealing with the present disturb
ed conditions.
FRENCH DESTROY
SCOUTING ZEPP
A. IJ. A. Service.
PARIS, May 19.—The destruc
tion of a German Zeppelin on the
western front is reported from
field headquarters this morning.
The airship, which was carrying
no lights, was struck by shells
from the French guns while tty~
ing over the allied lines The
machine wa observed to take fire
and commenced a rapid descent
behind the German lines. Before
it disappeared a great explosion
occurred and it is believed the
airship was totally destroyed.
BRYAN WILL NOT ALTER
NATE AT CONVENTION
A P. A. Service
LINCOLN, May 19.—William
Jennings Bryan announced today
that he will not attend the demo
cratic convention as an alternate.
ANOTHER OLD
TIMER GONE
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A. P. A. Service
SEATTLE, May 19.—G. Wil
son, a resident of Seattle for over
a half century died today.
SEATTLE LEGAL
LIGHT DEAD
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, May 18.—John
Kelleher, one of Seattle’s best
known attorneys, died today of
acute appendicitis.
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FOOD SHORTAGE DRIVES
SOLDIERS TO DESERTION
A. P- A Service.
BASEL, May 19.—Five Ger
man soldiers in full uniform
crossed the Swiss frontier last
night in order, as they assert, to
escape the intolerable food con
ditions prevailing in the German
military camps in Alsace. The
soldiers assert that the troops are
living on the most meager diet of
vegetable foods. The men were
fired upon as they attempted to
cross the frontier but managed to
reach Swiss territory without be
ing hit. They were promptly in
terned by the Swiss military au
thorities.
BERLIN ADMITS FOOD
SITUATION IS SERIOUS
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A. P. A Service.
BERLIN, May 19-—Relief for
I the food situation in the larger
cities of Germany is expected
soon through the organization of
a special department for the reg
ulation of food supplies.
Througl the manipulation of
i unscrupulous dealers the charges
! for food supplies in the larger
cities are prohibitive and there is
considerable suffering among the
I i orer classes.
This extend, only to the cities
Inhere the authorities have less
opportunity to control the situa
tion than is the case in the smal
ler communities. Through the
formation of a special food dis
tribution commission in each
town it is expected that the pres
ent situation will be overcome.
TURKS LOSING GROUND
CONTINUALLY IN ARMENIA
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A. 1*. A. Service.
LONDON, May 19.—The Rus
sian conquest of Armenia is prac j
ticallv complete and the Turkish
I resistence is broken and seeming
j lv helpless to check the daily ad
j vance of the Slavic hosts. Petro
grad dispatches announce that
j the progress of the Russians
1 westward is one continual tri
umph and the Turks are evacu
ating position after position with
I little resistence.
The Russians are vigorously
following up the capture of Me*
tikhan and Bashoni in western
Ezerum and the Turkish army is
retreating in disorder toward
Erzigan. In the south the Turks
are said to be fleeing in complete
disorder to Diarbcrker on the Ti
gris. The Turkish army corps,
weakened by the force of the
Russian drive, are declared to be
in great danger of being cut to
pieces.
ilTALY SEVERELY SHAKEN
1 , BY VIOLENT EARTHQUAKES
A. P. A. Service.
ROME. May 19.—That section
of Italy bordering along the tip
per Adriatic has been visited by
I a series of earthquakes of unusual
! violence during the past two days
anci while there has been no loss
of life so far recorded an immense
! amount of damage has been done
to property. The disturbances
1 ceytcr between Riniina and Ces~
ena and in this district many
buildings have been cracked and
in some instances rendered unin
habitable. Practically the entire
central section of Italy has been
shaken but the shocks seems to
have ended in the Venetian prov
inces.
The director of the Florence
j observatory predicts that there
will be arepetition of the shocks.
KAISER WANTS
LAWS OBSERVEO
A. P. A. Service.
! WASHINGTON, May 19.—
I The German government,
; through Ambassador Bernstorff,
: has instructed all German con~
J sills in the United States to ad
I monish German citizens living in
'this country who reside in their
! districts to scrupulously observe
the laws of the United States and
to commit no act against the
peace or welfare of tlie nation.
The inclination of the Berlin
government was announced to
Lansing at the state department
this morning. Bernstorff in an
interview stated that this action
was taken by his government in
an effort to end the espionage
conspiracy and the destruction of
munitions plants and foreign ship (
cargoes.