THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 188. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 45 PRICE 25 CENT*
KAISER SAYS NOW PREPARING GREAT COUP IN
WEST THAT WILL MAKE AU EUROPE TREMBLE
BERLIN CHRONICLES FALL
WINDAU AND TAKUM
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, July 20.—Attention is now
entirely centered on the gigantic op
erations going on in the eastern field
of war where fighting is in full swing
along practically every section of the
Russian line from the Baltic to the
Dneister. The war reports from every
source disclose that the Germans are
conducting an offensive of mammoth
proportions which seriously threaten
to overwhelm the Russians and' the
probable result is the theme of con
versation throughout the British Tsles.
The giant scale of the operations now
being conducted by the Germans indi
cates that they are preparing for the
long promised blow which is expected
to decide the fate of Kurope. That the
renewed German offensive In the Bal
tic Provinces is developing into a ser
ious menace to the great Russian sea
port of Riga Is disclosed by an offi
cial German report received this morn
ing which states: "The Germans have
occupied fioth Takum and Windau in
Courland and are gradually drawing
in on Riga.” The report also states
that a big battle is continuing with
unabated violence between the upper
and lower Vistula.
Military experts are of the opinion,
however, that the Russians are not in
serious danger and are vet capable of
dealing the Germans a terrific blow
despite- the recent reverses in Galicia
and South Poland. It is, nevertheless,
plainly indicated that the Germans are
displaying wonderful progress and
have achieved a number of signal suc
cesses at several points along the
mighty battle line. The fall of Windau
is generally looked upon as a serious
blow as the Germans are thus provid
ed with a base of operations against
Riga and the many important Russian
towns scattered through the Baltic
Provincea
WILSON TO DEMAND COMPLIANCE
WITH INTERNATIONL LAW
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, July 20.—President
Wilson returned to the capital Monday
morning and will spend the week in
conferring with Secretary Lansing
over the German situation. Immed
iately after the arrival of the execu
tive Lansing visited the White House
and remained for over four hours. It is
reported in official circles that the
President and Lansing discussed every
detail of the draft of the note which
will he returned to Berlin informing
that government of the Intentions of
the United Stages in the event that
there are further violations of the
American rights on the high sens. Th*
conclusions of the two officials are de
clared to be Identical as regards the
necessity of assuming a determined
stand and there is every Indication that
their answer to Germany will be of
the most decided and definite character
and will demand compliance with the
international law. Those close to the
President state that the executive is
determined to press the matter to a
final conclusion in tile next communi
cation to the German government and
will insist that further evasions of the
American representations will be look
ed upon as an offense.
MORAN TO RAISE
ANGORAGOATS
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 20.—Martin F. Mo
ran, representative of the Kobuk dis
trict of Seward peninsula has announc
ed his intention of entering business
of raising Angora goats In that section
of the far northern territory where he
makes his home. Moran states that
ho has made an exhaustive study of
the requirements for properly raising
this breed of animals and declares that
the conditions in the Kobuk section
are in every way suitable and If the
proper arrangements can be made with
the northern steamship lines, a herd
of Angoras will be sent to Nome dur
ing the present season. Moran says
that the animals will* be landed at
Nome and from that point will be
driven overland to the Kobuk river.
The northern representative asserts
that it Is his belief that conditions in
Alaska are in every way suitable to
the raising of the valuable Angoras
and, if the business is fostered, will ul
timately develop into a most valuable
addition to the industries of the ter
ritory. Moran expects to leave for Al
aska with the coming week and will, if
possible complete all arrangements for
shipping in the goats before his de
parture.
SENATOR ARRIVED YESTERDAY.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 20.—The steamship
Senator of the Pacific coast line fin
ished the long journey from the north
at 4 a. m. yesterday morning and re
ports a pleasant passage. The Sena
tor brought a number of passengers
and a small quantity of northern pro
ducts.
Kaiser Says he Has the
Russians Paralyzed for
Months. Say Rus
sians Evacuat
ing Warsaw
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, July 20—According to the
Petrograd correspondent of the Morn
ing Post the Kaiser is preparing to
deal a crushing tilow to the allies along
the Western front within a short time
and has already announced his inten
tion in a letter to his sister, the pre
sent Queen of Greece. The correspon
dent's dispatch states that the infor
mation concerning the letter is in every
way reliable and the statement relat
ing to the intentions of the German
ruler is contained in a parapraph which
reads: “I have paralyzed the Russians
so that they cannot recover for at least
six months and am now on the eve of
delivering a coup on the Western front
that will make all Europe tremble.”
That there is some measure of truth
contained in the reference to the Rus
sians, is indicated in the dispatches'
from both Berlin and Petrograd today,
both sources speaking of activities of
the most gigantic proportion now go
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ing on along the Eastern front nearly
all of which are favorable to the Ger
mans. It is even hinted that the Ger
man offensive against Warsaw is as
suming such proportions the Russians
will be compelled to abandon its de
fence in order to save the defending
army from annihilation. The Germans
are apparently drawing a great cordon
around the Polish capital which
threatens to isolate the Russian army
in that vicinity which seems unable to
offer any serious hindrance to the Ger
man advance. The belief thnt the
Russians will be compelled to give up
the city is heightened by the report of
the Budapest correspondent of the
Post, who states that rumors to the ef
fect that the Russian commanders have
j already received orders to gradually
evacuate Warsaw, are in circulation
jin the Hungarian capital.
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age.
LONDON WORRIED
OVER WARSAW
A. P. A. Service..
LONDON, July 20—That the British
still have confidence in the ability of
the Russians to hold the Kreat German
foray in Poland, is indicated by the at
titude of the press which almost with
out exception asserts that there is lit
tle reason to believe that the Germans
will'be able to take the city unless at
o cost so tremendous as to dwarf all
the previous sacrifices of troops dur
ing the war. Among the general pub
lic, however, the reports that the Rus
sians were preparing to evacuate the
icty have had a disquieting effect and
the most discussed question of the
day concerning the eastern campaign
is whether the evacuation of the city
means that the Russians are prepared
to give it over to the Germans.
WILSON OU INES
NEW NOTE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Jult 20.—President
Wilson laid the preliminary draft of
the new note to Germany, in response
to the German reply to the American
notes concerning the sinking of the
Lusitania, and the submarine warfare,
before the cabinet at the meeting this
afternoon. No announcement has so
far been made as to the nature of the
president's views and the statements
of officials seem to indicate that the
character of the note lias not been de
finitely determined.
ALASKA PRISONER
ESCAPES FROM
CUSTODY
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 20.—Frank Dupree,
a prisoner from Southeastern Alaska,
who was bound to McNeils Island to
begin a seven years sentence, escaped
jfrom the custody of Federal Marshal
I Fred Blach, of Juneau, yesterday
morning while being landed from the
Mariposa. Dupree slipped away from
his guard In the crowd and easily
eluded pursuit until he came across an
automobile into which he sprang and
made his escape.
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AND LOCOMOTIVES
FOR SIBERIAN R.R,
A. P. A. Service.
VUADIVOSTOCK, July 20.—Twenty
thousand American freight cars and
four hundred American locomotives
are due hero from the United States
within the next few weeks. The ex
pected rolling stock will compeletely
relieve the conjestlon at present exist
ing on the Trans-Siberian railway and
enable the transportation of hundreds
of tons of supplies at present here
awaiting transportation to the Russian
armies at the front.
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PETROGRAO ADMITS THE
CAPTURE OF TAKUM
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, July 20.—According
to an official statement issued by the
Russian general staff this morning, the|
German columns proceeding eastward
toward Riga have occupied the impor
tant city of Takum, thirty eight miles
west of Mitau and some distance from
the Gulf of Riga. According to the
dispatches the Germans have swept
aside all opposition and are advancing
at an exceedingly fast rate toward the
great sea port of Riga. It seems to be
the intention of the invaders to first
draw an army around the icity
as the Germans after occupying
'I ahum advanced southward against
Hofzumberg and Benen. Heavy col
umns of German infantry are reported
to be advancing eastward in Courland
province. The war office continues si
lent at this latest manifestation of the
German activities and beyond stating
the result of the operations of the
enemy gives no hint of what the Rus
sian forces are doing.
STEEL TRUST WILL
SUPPLY WAR MUNITIONS
A. P. A. Service.
SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa., July 20.
—The announcement given out today
states that the United States Steel
Corporation will enter into the busi
ness of supplying the belligerent na
tions of Europe with cannon and pro
jectiles The new activity of the great
steel corporation is by direction of
Chas. Schwab who has authorized the
manufacture of fifteen carloads of war
implements per day until further no
tiee. That the decision of Schwab is
the result of the efforts of the allied
governments is indicated by the fact
that over forty Russian, French and
British army officers recently made an
inspection of the great plants of the
steel company and departed expressing
great pleasure at the wonderful manu
facturing facilities.
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CRUISER
SUNK
A. P. A. Service.
VIENNA. >luly 20—Reports from
Palo received by the war office states
that the Austrian submarines attack
ed, torpedoed and sunk the Italian
cruiser Guiseppe Oarabaldl off Ragua
Sunday morning. The Italian vessel
foundered within fifteen minutes after
the discharge of the torpedo drowning
flfty-flve men.
GOMPBS IMG TO
SETTLE STRIKE
German Press Service.
WASHINGTON, July 20—Sam Gom
pets, head of the American Federation
cf Labor is now endeavoring to settle
the strike in the Remington Arms Co.
plant at Bridgeport and has begun the
initial movement to bring matters to a
conclusion today. Gompers states that
the strike has every appearance of
having been worked up by European
influences which are desirous of stop
ping the exportation of arms from the
Fnited States.
VICTORIA WILL
ARRIVET0NI6HT
A. P. A. Servics.
SEATTLE, July 20.—The excursion
steamship Victoria of the Alaska
Stenmship Company will arrive from
Nome sometime tonight. The Victoria
made the return Journey from the
northern port by way of the inside
passage and carries a large number of
passengers.
NOTICE.
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more telegraph news than any other
paper in Alaska and will continue to
do so. Send In your name and have
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otfloe. Do it now.
SKElWMm
IN UK BilH
A. P. A. Service.
SEATLE, July 20.—Lester Barclay,
aged twenty-one and his sweetheart.
Miss Anna Anderson, aged eighteen,
are missing and are believed to have
been drowned while rowing on Lake
Washington. The young couple are
known to have made the journey to the
lake Sunday afternoon with the in
tention of enjoying a boat ride and as
thcv have not returned it is believed
that they are dead.
BODIES OF SEATTLE
COUPLE ARE FOUND
SEATTLE, July.—Later.—Bodies of
Lester Barclay and his sweetheart Miss
Anna Anderson were found this after
noon within a short distance of the
spot where they were last seen on the
lake shore. The police assert that
there are indications that the young
couple may have suicided and also
that they are in possession of evidence
that the couple were seeretely married
last Saturday.
FRANK
MUCH
WORSE
A. P. A. Service.
MILEDOEVILLE. July 20.—Accord
ing to the physicians attending Leo
Frank, the injured man is much worse
today and Is in the grip of a high fever.
It is stated that his condition is in
every way dangerous.
KEPPLER STATES NOTHING
WILL END THE STRIKE
A. P. A. Service.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn., July 20 —
Keppler while discussing the efforts
of Gompers to settle the strike of the
machinists of the Remington Arms Co.
today, stated that neither Gompers or
the President of the TTnlted States can
stop the strike now. ns the men are
determined to make no concessions.
Th* strike is now fairly on and over a
thousand men went out this afternoon.