THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 145. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALA8KA, TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT#
SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA DECLARES FOB “WET’
3 AUSTRIAN SHIPS SUNK
2 SURRENDERED
AUSTRIAN FLEET SUFFERED
IN ADRIATIC SEA BATTLE
I'AiilK. May 25. The Austrian war
fleet has suffered a signal defeat at tin
hands of the Itnjians in a running
tight off the Northern Coast of Dama
tia losing five vessels two of which
were compelled to surrender to the
Italians. The Italian fleet under tin
command of the Poke P.Ahhrnzzi
chased the fleeing Austrians to tin
naval base at Pola. The three vessels
sunk by tin* Italians were nf the de
stroyer class. The captures Included
one small cruiser and a torpedo boat.
ITALIAN NAVAL EFFORTS WILL
BE CENTERED ON ADRIATIC
NAPLES, May 25. The naval sta
tion at Naples is the scene of immense
activities since the declaration of war
and hundreds of destroyers and sub
marines arc being prepared for a long
cruise, presumablv in the Adriatic It
is understood that the Italian Minister
of Marine has formulated plans where
by the Italian navy will co-operate or
possihlv relieve the Anglo-Kreiieb
ispuadron which has lately been greatly
| outnumbered and was unable n> do
more than maintain a blockade at the
entrance to the Adriatic The naval
operations of Italv will be confined
sidelv to the Adriatic.
AUSTRIAN WAR SHIP
REPORTED INJURED
BKRLKTTA. Italy. May 2a. Steam
ers arriving here from northern Adria-!
tie pulls report sighting a large Aus
trian war ship, apparent^ crippled,
sonu* miles off Gargano. The vessel is;
reported making slow progress to tlit* i
north, a heavv list indicating that she
has suffered severe injury. The war
ship is thought to he one of the fleet
attacked by the Italian navy with dis
astrous results.
REPORTED ITALIAN CONSUL
AT CONSTATINOPLE KILLED
Washington, \ia> «.v- Dispatches
to the Itaiian Km hussy convex the re
purl that the Italian consulate at Con
stantinople was attacked by a Turkish
mob last night resulting in the death
of the consul. The report is ns yet
unconfirmed.
ELECTIONS HELD IN JUNEAU, HAINES,
KETCHIKAN, PETERSBURG, WRANGELL
JUNEAI', May 25. The wet's polled
x total of 971 votes in the consent elec -
tion held here yesterday while the dry’s
gathered but little more than a third
of that number, the total credited to
their side being 334. In addition to
those registered 370 voters were sworn
in and while their vote has not been
counted yet it is estimated that fully
three hundred are wet. The wet's also
have 19S signed and witnessed letters
from voters who were not able to vote
on the question of giving consent to
the issuance of licenses. The total vote
oast was 631. The smallness of the dry
vote is attributed to the fact of the
wet’s being much more active than the
drvs.
HAINES GOES WET
BY BIG MAJORITY
HAINES. May 25, The Wets won
out in the license consent election yes
terday beating the drys by a vote of
496 to 209. The total registration was
905. Those not voting was 201
KETCHIKAN ELECTION
STILL UNDECIDED
KETCHIKAN. May 25, Hut slightly
more than half of the total number j
registered voted at tla* license election;
yesterda.N and as a consequence tin'
wets while* greatly in tin- majnrits in
the voting still require 4X additional
votes to secure the ne*eessar> majority,
(tut of the? total registration of Sx7 tin*
| wets received 39(1 ami the* drys 192.
299 failed to vote* and forty votes whic h
were sworn in are not yet counted.
Some of tin* votes needed by the* wets
will come* from those sworn in It is
believed that others will he* secured j
from tla* 299 not voting.
WETS NEED FIVE
VOTES IN PETERSBURG
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PP.TKUSP.rnc. May -The wets
ruial five mure votes to secure the
necessary majority as out of the total
registration of 1 s f. they received $6
votes ns against 50 for their opponents.
Tile wets will undoubted!} receive tiny
necessary number from those not vot-j
ing in addition to tlie live votes which
were sworn in a portion, if not all, of
which is known to he ini'lined to the
dry side.
WETS SHORT AT WRANGELL.
UTt.WOKI.fj, May 2a. The wets
must secure eleven more votes before
tbe consent election ran be decided in
their favor. Tbe total number register
ed were 277. Tbe wets polled I2S. tbe
drys 7s Seventy -one registered voters
failed to cast their ballots. It is gen
erally held that the wets will have no
difficulty in securing the balance
needed.
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serve the best meals and lunches in
Nome.
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MAIL ROBBERS MAKE LARGE /
HAUL ON MARIPOSA
SEATTLE. May 25.—A daring rob
bery on the steamer Mariposa while t
rnroute from Alaska to this city has f
just come to light through the state- 1
ment given out by the postal authori- 1
ties to the effect that eighteen hundred t
dollars is missing from the registered .
mail hrought down by that vessel. Al- 1
though the Mariposa arrived from the ;
north last Saturday the news has been i
kept a secret in the hope that some I
clew might be found leading to the at- <
rest of the guilty parties. The only '
fact as yet clearly determined is that t
the rifling of the registered mail sacks i
occurred while the mail was in tran
sit. The thieves apparently Jimmied
the door of the mail room and lolsureh
helped themselves to the contents of
the mail sacks. So far absolutely no
clue to the perpetrators has been dis
covered.
CHINA AND JAPAN
SETTLE DIFFERENCES
WASHINGTON, May 25.- Tokio dis
patches state that China and Japan
have adjusted tho late difficulties and
have exchanged treaties. j,
I
austro-german armies
CAPTURE 21,000 RUSSIANS
RKRt.IN. May 25. The Austro-Oer
man forces inaugurated a renewed of
fensive against the city of I’rzemysl
by the capture of twenty-one thousand
Russians in a sweeping flank movement
north of tlie city. The German and
Austrian tumies are now engaging the
Russian forces with a view to bringing
about a decisive battle which will de
cide the fate of upper Galicia. The
Russians continue on the offensive
along the lower San and in the vicinity
of Jaroslow. Fighting in the Rukowfna
section continues with the Issue as yet
undetermined.
MUELLER TRANSFERRED
TO ATLANTA, GEORGIE
SKATTI.lv May 25. Il is announced
that Mueller, the former German con
sul at this place has been transferred
to the consulate at Atlanta, Oa., while
Dr. Zapped, counsel at that point, will
succeed him in the Seattle consulate.
Mueller has remained in the east fol
lowing his arrest.
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ITALIANS CAPTURE 4
AUSTRIAN TOWNS
LONDON, May 25 Tile Italians
have stalled their invasion of the Aits
trian territorv from the northeaslerii
corner of the I’tidine province on a line
some fort> miles north of the Uulf of
Trieste and the .iihatio* has progressed
some distance in tin* Austrian provim-i
of t’arinthia. Koine dispatches indicate
that the initial offensive of the Italians
has been successful, the Austrians be
mg driven steadily back leaving tin*
towns of Deminas, Torso* Yergivano
and Daporitta in tin* hands of the in*
vaders. The present line of man h \%
bordering the western slopes of th*
•lullen Alps and is through territorj
where the Austrians apparontlv had
little expectation of attack The hulk
of the Austrian concentration is along
the valley of the Adgie and it is e\
pected th.it it will he from t his dii • < t ion
that the Austrians will launch their
first offensive, striking the Italian een
ter north <»£ Verona Dispatches from
the Italian military headquarters state
a general forward movement is in pro
gross from Brescia eastward. Italian
destroyers raided the Austrian town j
of Porto Busu on the north shore ofi
the Gulf id Trieste, doing considerable
damage and killin.; several people.
ITALY WILL INVADE DALMATIA I
IP PM 1C, May JiV It is reported that
the War- Minister has ordered one hun
tiled and lift> thousand troops rushed
into Albania from which direction on*
line *»f ih*' invasion of Dalmatia will
he begun. These troops will, it is un
derstood, co-operate with the Monte
negrin armies which are now dead
locked with tin* Austrians in tin* Dina
r i* Alps.
SWITZERLAND GUARDING
NEUTRALITY CLOSELY
i'ARlS, May J.V The Swiss authori
ties arc taking elaborate precaution#
iu maintain a strict neutrality during
tii* • ''iitinuarice of tin* Italian offensive
.igainst Austria and the entile Swiss
anny is now gathered on the border of
Italy and Austria preparing to resist
any attempt to encroach on Swiss ter
ritory Switzerland does not intend to
be drawn into the conflict by the acts
• •I either the allies or the Dual Alliance.
HOLLAND AND DENMARK
ALARMED AT SITUATION
AMSTERDAM. .May ... The Dutch
and Danish governments art* viewing
with alarm tin* entrance of Italy and
the preparations for war on the part
of the Balkan states fearing that de
spite their determination to keep at
peace with tin* warring nations, the
belligerents will not rest until aJl the
minor European countries are compel
led hi take sides.
ITALY WILL NOT CONCLUDE
A SEPARATE PEACE
UoME. May That Italy is Irre
vocably . onimitted to the war probably
until its termination is determined by
tin* announcement that the government
has given assurance to England. Frain «
and Russia and the Italian nation will
nut conclude a separate peace with
Austria . \cept with the consent of the
allies It is announced that the Italian
court will short I v he removed to
Florence.
GERMAN REPLY DELAYED
BY ITALIAN ACTION
RERUN. May U5. The Berlin For
eign «ifflce has announced that the
German reply to the American note
w ill not he r**.ul\ for delivery for sev -
eral days owing to the entrance of
Italy into the war having necessitated
the entire attention of the government
Strictly fresh eggs $1.00 per dozen
at Prosser’s Harness Shop. Phone
Black 5.
FLOUR 18 CHEAP
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To get the nows road the Nugyot.
GERMANS PENETRATE
ENGLISH LINES
L< >N1 M >N. Ma \ l'.'i i • • lighting
is in progress east of Ypres with the
Germans again advancing in the face t
of heavy resistance from the Itritisli
'Phe reports indicate that the Ger
mans have made considerable inroads(
into the Itritisli lines by the us- of
the deadly gas hombs employed it in- |
tervals in the earlier lighting in the
Inlanders section
Paris dispatches indicate that allied
offensive operations are in progress at
points south and east of Ucims and
Verdun.
< Hfieial advices from the I’astern
zone show that th* offensive movement
h\ the Austrians and (Icimans in <5ali
cia has all hut spent itself. The 'Pen
tons are reported to have received
hea\ v reinforcements and a renewal
• »f the offensive against lTzemysl is ex
piated to develop shortls Rome dis
patches indicate that hoth (terms n\
and Austria have placed their interest
at the Vatican in tin* hands of tin
Spanish Minister in Italy.
ALLIES MAKE PROGRESS
IN THE DARDANELLES
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ATHENS. May ti.'i. The allies
operating in the (Jallipnli war zone are
reported to he making steady gains
of territorv and are forcing the Turks
to remain solely on the defensive. The
entire western portion of tie peninsula
is now under allied control. Marine
operations are also in progress, the
point of attack being the Ktthl-Bnhr
line of forts on the eastern shore
King Constantine is reported much im
proved iintl is now out of danger
GREEKS AGAIN
GETTING RESTLESS
ATHENS, Max -JT, The reported in
vitation nf Rumania and Itulfmria for a
i onferenve, the liarpii.se of xx 11i«■ 11 is
ai-knoxx letted to lie ihe consideration of
the Russian offer of territorial conces
sion as a reward for help in ousting the
Turks from Ihe European eontinenj. is
nteallx n \ ivititr the war spirit nmenK
tile people and there is every prospect
that tile nation \xil| soon he attain wild
with the war fevet
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CART. LOUIS LANE RESCUES AND PERFORMS
OPERATION ON JAP SHIP WRECKED CREW
BY FRED WEiLER.
A Japanese schooner named Ihc
Rtafks Marti with a crew of eight men
left Kobe last June. 1H14. Shortly after
leaving that l»»'t the captain was taken
seriously ill and was totally incapaci
tated from navigating his vessel. The
first officer took charge and front that
time nothing but misfortune was en
countered. Whether this was due to
the incompetence of the llrst officer or
whether they were helpless in the fury
of the storms that continually pur
sued them will never he known, as the
little brown men a re non-communicative
They might have been seal proaching,
or perhaps helplessly driven hundreds,
if not thousands, of miles off their
course. In the following month of July
the captain who was never able to
leave his hunk or to give any orders
died and was buried at sea, and in the
following month of August the schoon-'
«*r was driven in the vicinitj of an
island unknown to them, hut which
afterwards proved to he the Si Law
rence. About the latter part of the
month of August, during a gale the
schooner was driven helplesslj upon
a reef on the south-east side of Xuni
vak Island. All made their way safely
to shore, on an unknown island, in an
unknown sea. < >n the shores they
huilt a rude hut out of drift wood and
wreckage and prepared themselves to
spend the winter.
The schooner Challenge enroiite from
Nome to I'nalaska passing the Island
perceived the light or beacon that these
shipwrecked men had placed out to
signal some passing vessel, hut the
challenge thinking that nothing un
usual was amiss did not Investigate
and kept upon their course. Had they
stopped much suffering would have
been spared these unfortunate men.
Hilling the winter the men deilided
111.<In exploring this island and divided
themselves into two separate groups
of four eaeli, taking different routes.
Puling tile search one man in one of
lie- groups was grogen to death; and
in both groups not a single Jnun
escaped without being frostbitten Eaeli
group finally landed in separate In
dian villages, where (he natives Hired
for them and nursed them to the tiest
of their ability.
Now. a strange story of their rescue
follows. Captain Louis Lane, of the
polar Hear, left t'nulaska May firit on
ids hunting expedition to the Arctic.
When off Cape Navarlne, Siberia, he
ran itito a gale that all hut wrecked
the Polar Hear Huge blocks of ice
were carried aboard the schooner,
which were carrying away parts of the
upper structure and tore awa> all the
hardwood sheeting on the port side
At this time the 2nd officer. Marry
Slate. ,,f the Polar Bear, died from tho
effects of an apoplectic stroke and was
hurled at sea. Captain Lane was rtnai
I successful in working his vessel out
ot this fury of ire into open water, thes
decided t<> head hack to t'nalaska for
repairs. Banning short of water tin
tint into N’univak Island for a fresh
supply, there running, across the ship
wrecked Japanese. The captain then
put his uid sourdough medical experi
ence to work and cut five Ungers off
of one Jap and one off another, then he
embarked the seven men and conveyed
them to t’nalaska where they all were
placed in the Marine hospital and are
receiving the necessary medical treat
ment and rapidly recovering from the
effects of one of the most harrowing
experiences ever allotted to those who
follow the sea.