THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 167. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT
VICTORIOUS GERMANS FOLLOWING UP RUSSIANS
FIGHTING NEAR
MEXICO CITY
WASHINGTON, June 25.—According
to advices received by the state de
partment from the American consul at
Vera Cruz today, the Zapatlsts defend
ing Mexico City has engaged in sev
eral serious artillery duels with the
troops of Carranza much delaying his
advance on the capital. No details
were contained in the dispatches which
are the first indication that the ad
vance of Carranza would he resisted.
Judging from expressions of opinion
about the capital there Is very little
hope among the officials that the war
ring factions will be able to settle their
differences.
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CHINESE STUDYING
AMERICAN INDUSTRIES
SEATTLE. June 25.—Sixteen honor
ary commercial commissioners desig
nated by tlie Chinese government to
investigate tlie industries of the I'nited
States arrived in the city today. The
commission contemplate a tour of the
country which will embrace nearly
every state. The purpose is to develop
I lie latest Industries or the Chinese
republic along the lines of greatest
possibilities. It is understood that com
missioners are also visiting several of
Hie South American and other conn
tiles. After looking over the various
Seattle industries the commission will
go east
TURKS GAIN VICTORY
IN TRANS-CAUCASIA
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, June i5.—
Dispatches from Constantinople state
that although suffering tlie loss of hun
dreds the Turks have decisively beat
en the Russians in the vicinity of Olti
near the eastern border of Asia Minor.
The Russians are declared to lie in full
retreat with the Turkish forces in
swift pursuit.
Rumors from seemingly official
sources indicate mat the Italians at*
much disgruntled at the turn affairs
are taking in the lower Tyrol, anil are
contemplating tentative attempts to
bring about pence with Austria. The
severe reverses suffered along the Ison
7.0 are causing considerable apprehen
sion in the Italian capital and the press,
although restricted in expression, hints
plainly that peace Is desirable.
ALLIES MAKE STEADY
GAINS ON THE WEST
PARIS, June 24.—A summary of the
operations for the first half of the pres
ent week issued by the war office to
day discloses that the French forces
have been making steady and consist
ent gains along the center and right
during the entire period. At all points
from the Alsatian border to the vicin
ity of Arras the French have been
steadily pressing forward and many
miles of ground have been wrested
from the invaders. Tile allied gains
have assumed the greatest develop
ment in the region between the eity of
Rheims and the Argonne district. Along
this section of the tine the Germans
have been compelled to give up many
miles of trenches and have also suf
fered severe losses in men. The Ger
mans continue desultory attacks in tlie
I.abasse region.
Some fighting is also in progress
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GERMANS TORPEDO
3 BRITISH STEAMERS
Gorman Presi Servioe.
HEREIN, via Sayville, June 25.
German submarines have torpedoed
three British steamers during an in
terval "f twenty -four hours, two of
which received severe injuries while
the third was sunk. The Roxburgh, a
ten thousand ton cruiser was overtak
en by a submarine the torpedo inflict
ing damages to the rudder which ren
tiered the vessel helpless in steering a
direct course and also killing one man.
The steamer Belgrave was attacked
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[near Vetnbrokcshire twelve of the craw
I being kiled The Tunisia attacked near
I.owestoff was sunk. The crew were
saved. The loss entailed in the de
struction of the Armstrong gun works
during the recent Zeppelin raid has
lieen ascertained to tidal an enormous
sum while the full damage suffered in
the several cities attacked will reach
several millions.
Keep your car in good eenditien.—
Nome Garage.
THAW TO TESTIFY
AGAINST SELF
NKVV YORK. June The attor
ni". s for ‘.In1 state itnr.ouni ed at: : t
that Thaw himself will he called to the
stain! on lichalf of I he prosecution. The
trial continues to he of exceeding in-j
tereBt to the public and hundreds arc!
turned away at each sitting of the,
court. The principal effort of the state |
is at present directed to attempting to |
prove that Thaw was at no time since
his berth in a sound mental condition |
The state is making a most determined j
effort to cmtet tlie prisoner.
LOUIS LEVY COMING.
Hold your furs until my arrival in
Nome.
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
Special dinner served Sunday.
Meals at all hours.
Family dining room in connection.
Home made bread for sale.
MRS. GINNIV-AN, Prop. !
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nn.re telegraph news than any tuber ^
paper in Alaska and will continue to,
do so. Send in your name and have j
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office. Do it now.
along the British front with indiflVr*
out results. The most important stte
eess of tile allies is the capture "f the I
German positions at Grenald whit h j
lilaee the enemy at a great disailvtin- |
tage awing to the village commanding j
the entire German front.
Ft (t'.N’D- -Body's breast pin. set with
sixteen pearls. Owner can have same
hy identifying and paying for this a.it
_
Tlie list of arrivals on the Flyer this
morning was composed of the names
of Hilly Allison who is from (lie Casa
[soelioa, Mr. < tgelsby from Solomon and
| three others who are unnamed. The
flyer will leave in ihe morning
A. I’olef vs. Ira Rank is the title of
;T suit tiled in Hie district court this
'morning, ii is understood that an at
tachment was made on certain proper
ly owned h\ the defendant including
l lie schooner Arctic.
GERMAN FORCES
CROSS ONEISTER
R ERG IX June ^5.—Dispatches from
the front say that a further victory
for tlie Austro-German forces in Gall
eia was announced at the army head
quarters toilsy following the crossing
of the Dneister by von IJnslngen in
the face of a stubborn Russian resist
ance. Details are not as yet forthcom
intt toil It is Indicated that von f,in
Bingen's army has given battle to the
retreating Slavs at some point east ot
Hie river The combined armies In
northern fSallcin are concentrating on
the upper reaches of the Bug prepara
tory to an advance against the enemy
before Brody.
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AMERICAN TOURISTS
SPEND $100,000,000
WASHINGTON. June 25. According-1
to a statement of estimates of the
amount of money spent in Kurupe h
tiie American tourists yearly given out
l»> Secretarx Lane today, the great
army of sightseers who journey to the
Kuropean shores spend not lea* thaw
one hundred million doliara. Thta enor
mous sum l.une points out, will »«
spent in the I’nited States thia year
owing to the disturbed condition* on
the other aide of the pond.
VICTORIOUS TEUTONS PURSUING
SLAVS TO LAST GALICIAN STR0N6H0L0
German Press Service.
RERUN, via Snyvillr, June -5.—
'I'he vletoriuus Austrian ami German
armies are in swift pursuit of the
fleeing army of Russia whieh is fall
ing hack on their last Oalieiun strong
hold at Brody. The Slavs ate main
taining a strong defensive along the
east bank of the Dneister lull are lie
i iug pushed back slowly by the strong]
advance of General Linsingen vv ho is j
rapidly concentrating his forces after I
securing a passage across the river
The general staff is optimistic that the
Russians will he forced out of the
Galician territory before an extended
period of time. The German forces
'in France have started a strung ad
lame against Dunkirk under the pro
tection "I tlie heaviest guns, which ms
engaged in aliening Berguea. Hendo
chorte and Furnes aa a preliminary to
a general advance Hundreda have
keen killed and wounded in the bom
liardment.
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GERMANS WILL AGAIN
ATTACK WARSAW
Id i.N’Dt '.V, June —Aii Amsterdam
dispatch to the Central News agency
received last night stales that contrary
to the prevailing opinion that the Ger
mans would immediately halt tlie
troops released from the Galician front
following (lie fall of Idntherg, against
the allied lines in the west, the Ger
mans an* making every preparation to
renew tie attacks against Warsaw
(which have been temporarily discon
tinued owing to the sever© pressure
against the Austrians. It is declared
jthnt tlie bulk of tiie German troops
are already on the way to the Polish
■front English military critics are not
.inclined to credit the report believing
'that the recent losses in the French
territory will impel! tlie Germans to
attempt recover.' the lost ground and
stay the allied advance before proceed
ins to renew the Polish offensive It
Is generally believed that the Austrians
will also throw the hulk of their fight
inn forces to the west to prevent fur
ther encroachment® on the part of tha
Italians.
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BELVEDERE BRINGS INTERESTING
NEWS FROM SIBERIA
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Mr. Olaf Swenson, of Karluk rescue
fame, who is in charge of the present
trading expedition of the Belvedere
brings an interesting budget of infor
mation concerning the recent happen
ings on the Siberian coast from whence
the vessel arrived in the harbor yes
terday. The Belvedere sailed from
Seattle early in April and has cruised
along the west coast of Bering sea
from Vladivostok north as far as the
ice conditons would permit. Mr. Swen
son states that there is considerable
life and business actively manifested
on the farther shora and the numer
ous settlements northward to East
Cape are nil more or less in a thriving
condition.
The Belvedere had comparatively
nice weather throughout the voyage
with the exception of one terrific storm
which for a time seemed to threaten
the destruction of the ship. In fact so
severe was th trial that Swensen says
that lie would not have taken much
for the whole outfit. The storm finally
subsided and things were again righted
without considerable damage being
suffered. The fatnUty wherein four
members of the crew lost their lives
and Swensen himself escaper only
through what appears to have been a
stroke of luck occurred on Kronge cape
while the vessel was lying at anchor
and is substantially as related in the
Xngget at the linte of the arrival of
the Polar Bear some days ago,
Mr. Swanson stales that the place is
an exceedingly dangerous one and
numerous lives have been lost owing
to the peculiar currents mused by the
river which enters the sea at that
point. One man was drowned in the
some spot last year and but one out
of i boat's crew of nine survived the
overturning of their craft in the strong
currents and icy cold waters two years
ago. Mr. Swenson also relates a cur
ious story of the sea which occurred
at Cape Serge last year wherein seven
men of a whale boat crew were drown
ed through their boat being struck by
a whale which was being pursued. One
of the men who were saved, according
to Swenson, was once in Nome and was
at one time an employe of A. Witten
I.erg.
According to information received at
some point along the coast, the Rui
siun mail boat Kolyma which was
caught in the be off Cape North last
fall was in good circumstances with
the. exception of being short of coal
Four members of the crew had de
veloped scurvy but there had little
other distressing circumstances devel
oped. After being caught in the ice
the vessel drifted for some time before
landing in the present situation which
is comparatively good. The report
stated that the vessel would Irv to
make its way to the south if the ice
did not carry it off. Mr. Swenson was
informed that two relief ships have
been sent from Vladivostok to help
the Kolyma if possible. Several Rus
sian ships are also reported to be fast
in I lie Ice in the vicinity of the newlv
discovered islands off the northern
coast of Siberia. The vessels are part
of the survey of the newly found land
Nothing even remotely suggestive of
the fate of the Stafangson party w»s
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