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VOLUME XV. NO. 116. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESRA Y. APRI L 21, 1915. TELEPHON E M AIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
TO START WORK AT SHIP CREEK
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BRITISH PRESS
ASSAILS HOLLAND
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LONDON, April 21.—The lhitish
press is assailing Holland and the
Scandinavian nations for what is term
ed their failure to do their duty by
their friends, I tie allies. Many indi
cations point to a tendency on the part
of the British Foreign t dtice to per
suade tlie Scandinavians and Holland
to enter the war and make short work
of the Germans and thus bring world
peace this summer.
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INDIAN TROOPS BEING
RUSHED TO DARDANELLES
ATHENS, April 21.- Il is reported
that several army corps of lirilisli In
dian troops are being rushed into the
Dardanelles war zone where a great
land campaign is being open's] against
the Turkish defenses.
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WARSAW SAFE FROM
A GERMAN INVASION
PKTROt«l't A I >. April -1. The Rus
sians consider that Warsaw is as safe
is Paris from a German advance (treat
fortifications have been erected during
the winter and more than two million
troops are strongly entrenched in west
ern Poland.
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GOVERNMENT WILL START
LINE FROM SHIP CREEK
WASHINGTON. April 21 The Alas
ka Railroad Commission will start the
work of construction on the Alaska
road by building a line four miles in
length from Ship Creek near the en
trance to Knik and extending eastward
to the line of survey from Kern (’reek
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to the Nenana. according to a state
ment given out today b> Commissioner'
Riggs. This line, which will be built
pnmnrih to facilitate construction, will
tap the Alaska Northern when it is i
extended toward the Nenana. and will
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allow :i far greater freedom in the mat
ter of construction than is possible by.
;«n immediate extention of the present,
load. Riggs states that while the tlrst
unit of construction on the new line
will extend toward the interior from a
point on Ship Creek there will also he
great development below that point to
ward Seward. The aim of the Commis
sion, in locating the base of operations
at this point, as stated by Higgs, is de
termined by the fact that tin* work of
construction can thus progress north!
and south at the same time and will i
also allow of greater freedom in the
matter <»f handling supplies and ina
terial.
The opening of tin* Alaska coal
lields will be the principal object of tin*
administration during the coming sea
son. the <'nntmisHioner says, and be
sides tlie cxtention of the contemplated
branch lint' to Matanuska from a point;
near the head of the Knik Arm. the
Commission will also make a delinate
survey «*f what is at present considered
the ni«*st likely route to the llerlng
River Helds in order to open up tli.it
sect ion as spoedly as possible. The sur
vey will !>c tun from mile thirty-eight
on the line of the Copper River and
Northwestern and if feasible the work
of construction on the branch line will
commence at once and means will thus
he provided for getting this valuable
coal to the sea board hv the govern
metit line and the Copper River road to
deep water at Valdez from which puim
ii can be shipped to the states.
Referring to the recent reports that
the new road to the interior would not
according to the reports of the Kngin
eering commission extend beyond the
water sited of the Nenann. which report
is said to be causing the people of Fair
banks much concern. Riggs said lhai
the people of Fairbanks need have no
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fear that the government road would
not extend to that place. No definite
route haw been decided upon the Coin
missioner asserted, because there are
several routes that may be followed
from the Nenana t • Fairbanks. A defi
nite location for the line will be fixed
during the coming season however and
tiie Commission will continue its survey
with i view to submitting an additional
report to the I’resldeni so that the
route may he definitely fixed Surveys
of the possible routes to the Yukon will
also be made with the selection of a
route to some point on the Y'ttkon water
shed in view. Higgs stated that al
though surveys will he run it is not
expected that the government road will
he extended farther than Fairbanks, for
the present at least.
ITALIAN ARMY AND NAVY
PREPARED TO STRIKE
ROME, April 21. It is now delinitoly
understood that the government has
practically abandoned all hope of an
understanding with Austria and an
open rupture is hourly imminent and
despite the previous clamors for action
the nation is now waiting with hated
breath for the expected announcement
that war has come at last. Evidences
of the tense situation are to be seen
on every hand and that negotiations
are now at a standstill is freely admit
ted by those in authority. Reports from
the frontier indicate that the Austrians
tire also preparing for the worst and
great bodies of troops are massed along
the Italian frontier in readiness for
the expected blow. The concent ration
of the Italian forces on the northern
border has been completed and both
army and navy tire ready to strike at
a moments notice. The war minister
today announced that the government
has ordered all colonial troops to pre
pare for an immediate return to Italy
and transports are now enroute to the
African colonies, in official circles it is
generally felt that the crisis has arrived
anti the final determination of war ort
peace will depend on the developments!
of the next few hours.
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PEACE DEADLOCK IN
ITALY CONTINUES;
HOMK, April 21.—The peace dead
lock continues although those high in
official circles are plainly without faith
in a peaceful outcome of tho negotia
tions with Austria.
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SWISS ARMY MOBOLIZED
TO PRESERVE NEUTRALITY!
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BASIL, April 21.—The people of
Switzerland are greatly disturbed by
the prospect of hostilities between Italy
and the Dual Alliance with the atten
dant prospect of violations of the re
public’s neutrality by the warring
armies. The Swiss government is de
termined that Switzerland shall not be
compelled to suffer the fate of Bel
gium unless at an awful cost to the
violators of her neutrality. The entire
army has been mobolized and there are
now practically three hundred thou
sand men under arms and protected b>
strong defenses along the Austrian
Herman and Italian frontiers.
General Wille, eomander of the Swiss
army asserts that Switzerland will suf
for no breach of neutrality. The Swiss
commander says that in the event of
either of the contending forces entering
the Swiss territory, they will be re
pelled by force, the government having
decided to avoid all protests thus leav
ing the question of the preservation of
Swiss neutrality in the hands of the
military forces alone. The army will
remain mobolizcd during the danger
period.
ITALY WILL NOT VIOLATE
SWISS NEUTRALITY j
K< tAI.ro, April 21. The Italian gov
ernment sent a note to Switzerland as
serting that there is absolutely no pos
sibility of the Swiss territory being en
tered by Italian troops, no matter what
may bo the outcome of the present
Austrian crisis. The note is also said
to plainly intimate that Italy considers
than In tho event of allied disasters thu
Swiss people are expected to help
shoulder the burden of suppressing the
l’russian-Austrian military despotism!
which at present bids fair to survive
even the allied hosts.
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GERMANS LOST MANY MEN
IN SORTIE NEAR VERDUN
I'AItlS, April 21.—a desperate sortie
made by the French Algerian troops
near Verdun Monday night resulted in
heavy fighting around a German battery
of heavy Runs which only escaped cap
ture through Germans sacrificing an
enormous number of men before re
inforcements could bo brought up.
[SOLDIERS FROM SUEZ CANAL
BEING SENT TO DARDANELLES
l'ORT SAID, April 21.- The Suez
Canal zone is now completely cleared
of all hostile troops and nil available
British and French 'soldiers are being
embarked for the eastern Mediterran
ean to assist in crushing the Turks at
the Dardanelles.
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ASQUITH DENIES THE
JAPANESE ULTIMATUM
I.oXIxi.V April -’1 Premier Asquith
denies the existence of the reported
Japanese ultimatum which was said to
insist that England and Russia avoid
interferring with the Jupanese-Chinese
question under a threat of refusal to
go to the assistance of the allies in Eu
rope should the war go against them
this summer. The British Premier de
clared that the reports are absolutely
unfounded a ltd no declaration of such
nature had been issued.
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GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW
MINING MEASURE
I
.H'XE.Al’, \|ui| -I. The new mining
I bill introduced b> IU prosenlalive Get
ehel! was signed by Governor Strong
this morning and is now a part of the
laws of the territory.
After imieh discussion in both
brunches of the legislature the Eight
hour bill lias been reeomended to the
committee on Labor for revision with
instruct ions to increase the scope of
the measure by limiting the hours of
labor in all industries. The order will,
pr;u tioa.ll> necessitate the drafting oi
an entirely new hill in order to bring
all lines of industrv within the eight
hour provision.
The hill abolishing capital punish
ment in Alaska has also received the
sanction of both houses and will he
submitted to the Executive today.
The House is still wrangling over the
Senate amendments to the Driscoll
Election bill and have so far been un
able to agree upon the amended form.
Tho bill has passed the upper house
The tight for preferment over the ap
pointment of the Territorial Road Com
missioner has at length resulted in the
House endorsing Dan Jones of the
Second Division for appointment to
that office.
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BRITAIN WILL INSIST ON
OPEN DOOR IN CHINA
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BOX DON, April 21. The preservu
I tion of tin* common interests of all
I parties In insurance of the indepen
: deiu e and integrity of the Chinese and
also the strict support of the principle
of equal opportunities for all nations
in China, is declared by Sir Edward
Grey to bo the policy of Great Britain,
in a statement given out by the For
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eiRn Oltice this morning Sir Edward |
declares that the British government I
is irrevocably committed to the open !
door policy in China and will under no
circumstances recede from that atti
tude.
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HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE
USZOK PASS COSTLY
TO AUSTRO GERMANS
(SENKVA, April ill, Dispatches from
both German and Austrian sources in
rlicate that fighting of tho most des
perate character is in progress in the
vicinity of the Uszok Pass in which
the Austrians and Germans are suffer
ing- enormous losses through the furious
Russian attacks.
Rate advices indicate that the forces
of the Dual Alliance are far inferior to
the Russians and are saved from over
whelming defeat only because of the
superior strategy of the German com
rnanders whom it is indicated have
superseded the Austrian offlre-s
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