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VOLUME XV. NO. 193. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALA8KA, MONDAY, JULY 26, 1914. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CEI
DEATH LIST GROWING ENORMOUS
TWENTY-FIVE HUNDRED
IN CHICAGO FATALITY
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, July 25.—The larger por
tion of the victims of the Eastland fa
tality were employees of the Western
Electric Co. who were bound for a
picnic at Michigan City. It is stated
that there is little possibility of ascer
taining with certainty the exact num
ber of persons aboard the vessel when
she turned turtle owing to the fact that
no record was kept of the number of
invitations given to attend the picnic
by the electric company employees by
whom the boat was chartered. It is
estimated, however, that there were at
least twenty-five hundred aboard the
vessel when she swung away from the
landing place on her fatal Journey.
The police assert that the officers of
the boat are guilty of gross carlessness
in permitting such an immense number
of people to board the vessel and the
accident is beyond doubt due to their
failure to take proper precautions.
GERMANS
BOMBARDING
CHALONS
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 25.—
“The. French and British attacks have
been repulsed at every point and the
Germans are engaged in shelling the
city of Chalons. The army of the
Crown Prince has also made some
slight advances along the left," is the
official summary of the operations
along the western front given out by
the war office today.
BECKER MAY
SECURE A
NEW TRIAL
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, July 25—That there is
still hope that the attorneys for Becker
will be able to secure a new trial for
their client, was ' disclosed today
through the announcement that Jus
tice Philbine of the Supreme court has
granted an order to show cause why
the condemned man shall not be
granted a new trial. It is stated that
the Becker attorneys have secured suf
ficient evidence to at least give the ex
policeman another chance for life. Ac
cording to the announcement the mat
ter will be argued Monday.
WEATHER REPORT.
July 25, 1915.
Temperature—Max. 50; ‘min. 46.
Barometer—30.35 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SW„ 4 miles per hour; aver
age 7 miles.
Precipitation—.24 inch water.
CAPTAIN AND MATE OF
EASTLAND ARRESTED
CHICAGO, July 26.—Captain Peder
son and Mate Seheulter, of the steamer
Eastland, who were arested by the po
lice yesterday afternoon, narrowly es
caped lynching by an angry mol) while
being taken to the station and it was
only with the greatest difficulty that1
the officers were able to save th# men
from injury. Fully five hundred men
gathered while the officers were taking
the men into custody, but before they
became particularly demonstrative, the
arrested men were placed In a taxi and
hurried to the police station. The
crowd followed and kept up a noisy
demonstration before the station until
dispersed by the officers.
DEATH LIST WILL NOW
REACH ONE THOUSAND
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OHIOAOO, July 26.—The full extent
of the terrible Rastland fatality is be
coming hourly more apparent as the
work of rescuing the bodies of the 'un
fortunate victims progresses. Oy to
midnight the number of dead uOclies
recovered from the partly submerged i
hull had reached the appalling total oft
eight hundred and nine, and accord
ing to the stories of the divers and
others engaged in the rescue work,
there are at least two hundred bodies
partly buried in the mud at the hot
tom of the river which are held by the
lofty superstructure and cannot be re
moved until the vessel can be shifted.
It Is also reported that there are a
number of bodies confined in portions
of the hull which are inaccessible to the
divers without the use of dynamite to
open a passage. The experts are still
unable to agree ns to the reason for
the fatality, although the larger num
ber Incline to the belief that the heavy
burden of humanity one the side
of the vessel closest to shore at the
time of departure is the most logical
explanation. The larger part of the
dead are still unidentified and the
morgues are daily crowded with thou
sands of weeping friends and relatives
and scopes of the most heart-rendering
description are of hourly occurrence,
as the mourners search the long rows
of dead seeking a sight of some loved
one who had departed on the excursion
with pleasant anticipations only to re
turn cold and lifeless.
The awful tragedy has filled Chicago
with mourning and from far and wide
mesages of condolence and sympathy
are pouring into the city. Hundreds of
| offers of relief for the families of the
1 dead have also been received. Sir
(Thomas Upton was one of the first to
respond to the call of human distress
and, upon learning of the extent of the
! disaster, Immediately cabled a thousand
dollars to assist in the relief work.
President Wilson wired a mesage to
the mayor expressing his profound
sympathy and has also ordered a com
' plete investigation of the disaster by
I the department of commerce. A lengthy
1 message of condolence has also been
received from the survivors of the fa
mous Slocum disaster In New York
many years ago. At the foot of Clark
street, thousands maintain a constant
vigil, among whom aro hundreds of re
latives who have not succeeded In lo
cating bodies of their loved ones
among the silent rows awaiting Iden
tification. The Intensity of the public
feeling is such that a guard is being
maintained at the homes of the offi
cials of the steamship company. A
vigorous prosecution will undoubtedly
result In answer to the popular clamor
for the punishing of those who are re
sponsible for the fatality, in the event
i that th« blame can he definitely fixed.
ITALIAN INVASION OF
LOWER TYROL CHECKED
German Press Service.
RERUN, via Sayville, July 26.—
The Italian invasion through the Adige
and Empebzzo valleys lias been effect
ually checked, according to the latest
Vienna dispatches, and the enemy have
been unable to make further advances
during tho past week. The Austrians
are strongly entrenched and are backed
by, heavy artillery in impregnable po
sitions so that the invading forces are
unable to advance save at an impossi
ble cost of life. At Brente the Aus
trians have been able to make some
advance and the enemy have been se
verely repulsed west of Gorizia. The
Austrian war fleet has subjected the
Tremiti islands, near the east coast to
a heavy bombardment inflicting con
siderable damage and have also shelled
the coast city of Ortona, destroying
many buildings.
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GREAT DECISIVE BATTLE OF
EASTERN ZONE THIS WEEK
German Pros* Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 26.—
General Staff reports state that the bad
roads are making the German progress
against Warsaw somewhat slow but the
advance continues without interrup
tion and the German lines are steadily
creeping closer on the city. Every
thing points toward the coming week
witnessing the great decisive battle
which will decide the fate of Warsaw.
Although offering a heavy resistance,
the Russians are being steadily pushed
back on both flanks and the battle lines
are now extending around Warsaw in
an immense horseshoe. From present
appearances the decisive battle will be
fought, not along the Bug as was for
merly Indicated, but farther to the
south and at a point some distance
east of the capital city. The contem
plations of the general staff are not in
dicated with certainty but the final j
fling nt the beleagured rity will probab
ly be made from the southeast.
Today, the Germans are engaged In
shelling the outer defenses of Warsaw
with long range guns on the east while
the great forts of Novo Georgievsk and
Ivangorad are being bombarded at
close range with siege guns..
German shells are falling almost >
within the confines of the latter town
and a number of the outer defenses {
have been rendered untenable. The
combined Austrian and German armies
operating in southeastern Poland are
now drawing close to the railroad line
running between Rubin and Cholm and
all transportation has been suspended.
The capture of the railway communi
cation at this point relieves the Rus
sians near Ivangorod of any possibility
of obtaining much needed supplies ex
cept by the lines running to the north. |
w'hich are also in Imminent danger
from obstruction through the constant
activities of the German aero fleet
which is attempting to cut the railroad
lines in the rear of Warsaw to prevent
I t lie retreat of the Warsaw army. The
| aviators are directing their efforts
| along the lines west of Brest Litovsk,
Iwhleh, If successful, will leave the Rus
'slan armies with no means of railroad
communication. The lines have been
! heavily damaged and communication
greatly interrupted. Late reports from
both the Polish and Baltic province war
zones state that the Germans continue
to take hunderds of prisoners and the
total will reach over one hundred
thousand. Part of the garrison of
Novo Oeorgievsk was captured last
night while attempting a sortie.
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Admission $1.00.
VICTORIA BRINGS NUMBER
OF GOVERNMENT TEACHERS
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 25.—1The Alaska
Steamship Company's liner Victoria
cleared for the north shortly after ten
Inst evening with a heavy cargo of
freight for Nome and St. Michael and
a large passenger list, many of whom
are tourists making the round trip. The
Nome section will also receive by the
Victoria an addition to the permanent
population In the shape of several gov
ernment teachers who will remain in 1
the north for varying periods. Arthur
E. Elde and wife of San Francisco will
take charge of the government Eskimo
school on the Little Diomede Island for
a period of three years while Mr. and
Mrs. J. V. Geary contemplate doing
missionary work at Sinrock. Miss
Hanna Anevik will also go to the same
place to teach in the government
school.
FINNS SEEK ANNEXATION TO
SWEDEN.
Germ in Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 26.—
Finnish agitators are seeking annexa
tion to Sweden and a number of the
more prominent Finnish leaders are In
Sweden Imploring the government to
annex that country and finance the na
tion against attack by the Russians.
The leaders of the annexation move
ment declare that tho Finns will rise
to the man If provided with arms in an
endeavor to throw off the yoke of Rus
sia.
TILLMAN ON WAY TO VISIT
• ALASKA.
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 25.—Senator Till
man, after spending a few hours in the
city Saturday morning, departed for
Vancouver from which point he will
sail on the Canadian line for a short
visit to Southeastern Alaska. The
Senator stated that he was looking for
ward to the visit to the great northern
territory with a great deal of pleasure,
but owing to the 1 ityiitert time he would
not be able to visit more than a few of
the coast towns.
JOHN ROSENE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 26.—John Rosene,
the well known Alaska mining operator
and former shipping magnate, was se
riously Injured in an auto accident Sun
day while returning from a visit to Mt.
Rainier. Miss Bertha Huestls, a Seat
tle school teacher, who accompanied
Rosene was also badly injured. The
sudden overturning of the car is given
as the cause of the accident.
MINISTER ARRESTED FOR BIGAMY
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 26.—Rev. Waldo B.
Marsh, who formerly occupied the pas
torate of St. Paul’s church in Tacoma
has been arrested on a charge of big
amy. Mrs. Margarette Davis has been
named ns his second wife.
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SAYS FRANCE WILL CONTINUE
TILL GERMANY CONQUERED
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 25. — “Althoug
France is one vast hospital tilled with |
tens of thousands of wounded and
crippled men from the battle lines and 1
suffering and distress are everywhere |
lapparent, she will nevertheless keep up |
Ithe struftprle to break, forever, the mili- j
j tar.v power of Germany," is the asser
tion of Emile Holavique, Inspector
General of Public Instruction in France
who arrived in the city Saturday. In
spector Holavique states that the peo
ple of the French republic are a unit
In the determination to continue the
war until Germany shall be brought to
her knees and placed in a position
where she can n#Vor more disturb the
peace of Europe. Throughout Prance
the people are filled with the determin
ation to carry on the war, regardless of
the suffering entailed, until Germany is
conquered or the last resource is ex
hausted, Holavique says. "There will
ibe no end," the Inspector declares, "un
jtil the allies have crushed to the earth
I l hat militaristic monster which has
brought this unutterable woe upon Eu
rope and its people. Peace talk at the
I present time is absurd. There can he
I but one end before peace can be re
[ stored and that will be the triumph of
the allies. There will never he peace
in Europe until Germany is forcibly re
turned to the separate state system of
a half century ago.”
GERMANY DOES NOT LIKE
THE AMERICAN NOTE
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN. July 26.—The third Amer-j
iean note relative to the submarine
warfare is being received most unfa
vorably by the press of Germany now
that the full extent of the American
representations have been published.
While the editorial comment of the
government organs Is conservative! j
toned the more radical press is loudly
denouncing what is formed tho evident
inclination of the United States to crip- j
pie the submarine warfare. The Tagc
Zeltung declares that acquiescence in
the American demand means nothing
less than that Germany will he com
pelled to practlceally cease the sub
I marine campaign against Britain and
which, it is declared, is something that
cannot be thought of under present cir
cumstances regardless of the conse
quences which may follow refusal.
\lrnost without exception the papers
denounce the attiude of the United
States ns an example of the influence
of Britain. Although nothing in the
I nature of an official comment has been
I forthcoming there Is every indication
that considerable time will be allowed
to elapse before the government will
make any attempt to answer the note.
This view7 is hinted at in more than
one of the papers which are known to
he close to the official life of Berlin.
BRITIAN REPLIES
TO CONSUL NOTE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. July 26.—The reply
of Great Britain to the American note
pl ot *sting against the enforcement of
the British order in council which im
poses Severn restrictions on the com
merce of neutrals was received today
and is now being considered by the
state department. The British reply
asserts that the orders in council are
quite within the requirements of inter
national law and in most courteous
language informs the United States
thnt the action of Great Britain is just
ified by several decisions of the United
States supreme court In rases arising
during the civil war.
S. S. LEELANAW SUBMARINED.
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, July 26.—The landing of
the crew of the American steamship
Leelanaw at Kirkwall, Scotland, this
morning is th© first intimation receiv
ed of the destruction of that vessel by
a submarine off the north Scottish
coast yesterday. The Leelanaw was en
route to Archangel, Russia, with a car
go of flax from Belfast. The vessel
has made one previous trip to the Rus
sian port, having left New York on
May first with a cargo of cotton for
Russian consignees. The entire crew of
the vessel were saved.
(Note)—The vesse 1 named in the
above dispatch was formerly in the
Nome trade, under charter to the Schu
hack & Hamilton company and was a
frequent visitor to our shores during
the earlier years of the camp.
TURKS INVADING TRIPOLI.
German Preee Service.
BERLIN, via Hnyville. July 26.—
Constantinople dispatches state that
Turkish troops under the leadership of
German officers have Invaded Tripoli
and have taken several important
towns. This will probably lead to an
lofficial break between Italy and Tur
key. Tile Turkish troops have also
b<W successful on the Oaillp y
sula f.nd the British have- *•
back.
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