THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 120. TELFP"0NE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY. APRIL 22. 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRIwE » CFN t 1
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PARIS, April 22.—The Ger-j
man artillery fire is gradually in-j
creasing in intensity along the J
Verdun front between Fort Vauxj
and the Meuse river, indicating)
another of the desperate attempts
to smash away to the centra 1
forts. The allied territory be-,
tween Vaux and Meuse is being
subjected to a rain of shells, ac
cording to the war office reports j
this afternoon.
The intention of the Germans
to rnaKc further efforts along this
front is also indicated by the
massing of large numbers of
troops behind the lines- The Ger
mans commenced a desultory
bombardment of the French lines
in the St. Mihiel region last night
but made no attempt to advance
heir infantry. Th.* French are
ffill holding the positions taken
below Deadman's Hill and have
made slight gains of territory
both above and below that posi
tion^
DECLARES WILSON’S
ATTITUDE ABSURD
A. P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, April 27.—The II -!
1 lois Statts-Zeitung takes ad
vantage of the opportunity afford
. 1 1>y President Wilson’s address
1 cfore the joint session to deliver
a hitter arraignment of the presi
dential attitvme toward the Eu
>pean controversy and also de
clares that his protest,vtToim of
humanity are the height of ah- '
surdity.
At the conclusion of a long ed
itorial the paper says: “We are
ot aware that President Wilson
ever received a mandate to rep
resent humanity and if he did he
ought to return his retainer for
he never at any time renre^ented
humanity, in spite of nis senti
mental protestations to the con
trary. His representation has so
only extended to the ammuni
tion makers.
AMBASSADOR PROTESTS
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A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April 21.—
Ambassaor Chinda today pr-.
sented Secretary Lansing with a
lengthy memorandum relative tc J
the immigration bill now before j
congress. The contents ol the.
communication have not been
given out but it i* authoritative
ly stated that Japan intends to
enter a vigorous protest against
t he provision of the pending bill,
which proposes to enact the so
called “gentlemen’s “agreement' !
restricting the immigration ol I
Japanese laborers.
Later in the day Laron Chinda 1
discussed the immigration bill j
with President Wilson for more
than an hour and is said to have
protested to the executive against
the obvious intention of the bill
to permit discrimination against
Japanese laborers.
NOTICE NORWEGIANS.
All Norwegians intjrested in
celebrating 17th of May are re
quested to meet at the Sons of
he North hall Sunday, April 23,
1 P- m.
.VILSON VISITS
NEW GRANDCHILD
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 22.—
President Wilson left for Philadel
phia last evening to see his new
grandchild, the baby girl which
arrived at the ^ayre home on
March 27. 'I'llis is the first op
portunity the president has had
to see the newcomer._
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our old milkman, Herman Hcoo from Ellensburg, Wash., last fall.
We did so for the purpose *o be able to offer something good in
the spring days when it wou S»e appreciated.
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Middles to per pound. . .12 1-2C
Whole to, per pound.. . . 8c
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and buy all that you will require for next summer. Our price is de- |
livered to you, Seattle price the amount of two cents per pound
freight should be added
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ORDERS WARSHIPS
EQUIPPED WITH
MINE SWEEPERS
A. P. A. Service.
SAN DIEGO, April 22.—Or
ders were received from the navy
department today providing for'
the immediate installation of
mine sweeping apparatus on the
warships at present in this port
It is understood that similar or
ders have been given to vessels
lying at all the Pacific naval sta
tions.
NAVY YARDS WORKING
ON RUSH ORDERS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 22.— j
Every navy yard, in the country
has received rush orders within
the past twenty four hours and
a general speeding up of all na
val preparations is under way.
Some of the yards are working on
a night and day schedule and the
work of repair and construction j
on all vessels is proceeding at Tull j
spee 1. I he sudden acceleration .
is explained as nothing more than
a measure of preparedness and is.
supposed to have no connection
with the international situation.
ILL. NOIS STATE CONVEN
TION ENDORSES WILSON
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By A P. A. Service.
SPRINGFEILD, 111., April 22.
—The state democratic conven
tion concluded its sessions today
and adjourned after endorsing
President Wilson for renomina-i
tion.
SENATE CONSIDERS
BRANDIES NOMINATION.
—
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, April 22.—
1 lie senate this afternoon took
up the Brandies nomination anu
the matter of appointment was!
liscussed for nearly two hours. |
No action was taken, however, I
1 nd further hearing was set forj
Monday,
ITALIANS EMPLOY DOGS
AS POWDER CARRIERS
A. P. A. Service
NEW YORK, April 22.—Ac
cording to well informed persons!
arriving here from Rome today,:
the Italians have met one of the!
greatest difficulties of military
operations in the mountainous
Tyrol country, the transporta
tion of pow’der and rifle ammuni
tion, by employing especially
trained dogs. The animals are
trained to carry considerable
loads and are able to reach sit
uations along the mountain fir
ing line entirely inaccessible to
horse or mule transportation. Ac
cording to the statements the
breed of dog employed is the
Hot:id and hundreds are being
trained at the military depots in
the northern provinces- i
GEN’L VON DER GOLTZ
SUCCUMBED TO FEVER
A. P. A. Service
CO N ST A NTI NO P L E, A pri 1
22.—Announcements oi the war
office today record the death of
Baron Kolmar von der Goltz,
German field marshal and com
mander in chief of the first Turk
ish field army. According to the
reports the general succumbed
to spotted fever contracted dur
ing the campaign against the
Russians in Armenia. Death oc
curred at the field headquarters
of the Turkish army
Von Der Goltz a Great Soldier
BERLIN, April 22.—Constan
tinople dispatches today state
that General Von Der Goltz, com
mander of the Turkish forces in
Asia succumbed to fever at the
Turkish army headquarters yes
terday. General Von Der Goltz
was regarded as one of Ger
many's greatest soldiers and has
been one of the great factors in
the development of the great mil
itary strength of the German em
pirc. In addition to teaching the
German army much of what it
has learned of the technique of
fighting, Yon Der Goltz was also
responsible for the development
of the present Turkish fighting
force. In addition to being a man
of great military ability he was
also the author of a number of
historical books which are stand
ards both in and out of Germany.
Ife was seventy two years of age.
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SCOTT AND FUNSTON
HOLD NIGHT CONFERENCE
A. P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO. April 22.—
■General Scott, chief of staff and
General Funston held an all night
conference over the Mexican sit
nation at the military headquar
ters here last night but nothing
was divulged as to the results. It
is indicated, however, that there
■nay be many new developments
:,t the military operations in Mex
isco.
Gommanders Renew Conference
This Afternoon.
SAN ANTONIO, April 22.—
Generals Scott and Funston re
levved their deliberations this af
ternoon icgarding the Mexican
-ituation.
REPORTED BRITISH
DESTROY MANY
SUBMARINES
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, April 22.
Repor s received ! v the stale de
partment indicate that the Brit
ish have developed still more cf
fetive means for the defense of
shipping against submarine at
tacks and have recently captured
or destroyed a large number of
submarines- It is though that
this may account for the sudden
decrease in the number of sub
marine attacks during the past
few days.
SEATTLE WOMAN RUN
DOWN BY AUTO
A. P. A. Service
SEATTLE, April 2.—Mrs.
Belle Underhill was run down
and fatally injured today by an
automobile driven by Robert
Gtcvenson, the fourteen year old
son of G. W. Stevenson of this
city. The youth was placed tin
der arrest and will be held pend
ing the outcome of the woman’?
injuries.
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BERNSTORFF MAY
BE ASKED TO GIVE
EXPLANATIONS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON April. 22.—
There is now every inoTcation
that Ambasasdor von Bernstorft
may be called upon to make ex
tensive explanations concerning
certain allegations contained i.i
rlie von Ingle papers seized b_\
the secret 'trvicc men from tin
othce of lire late secretary of von
I ’apt-n.
1 here is rise a decided proba
bility tha' unless the German am
bassador can explain away some
>f the statements contained in the
papers he may find himself the
-1 bject of recall subject of recall
proceeding similar to those insti
WORD DEFEATS
CALIFORNIA EIGHT
P. A Service.
OAKLAND, April 22.—Before
me of the largest crowds ever
rathered along the Oakland estu
ary. Stanford defeated the blue
■nd gold in the annual eight oared
ace this afternoon. California
fought bravely but could not pre
rail against the brawny crimson
.iants who walked away from
heir opponents inch by inch from
he crack of the gun. Stanford.
ie!d the lead throughout and flu
shed with a comfortable margin.
tuted against his former military
attache. Attorney General Gre
gory today sent a part of the pa
pers seized ?.t Von Ingle's office
to Secretary Lansing with the re
quest that he examine them to de
termine whether von Bernstorff
should be called upon to explain
ile1 allegations i iplicating him in
An violations of American neu
trality laws in which von Ingle
was apparently the active agent.
Gregory withheld the papers re
lating to the coal raiders onerai
ing in the Atlantic and Pacific
and the efforts of the German
spies and secret service agents in
Canada and Mexico.
ABSCONDER CLINE
ARRAIGNED
A. 1’. A. Service,
SE \TTLE, April 22.—Oliver
II. Cline was arraigned in the su
perior court today and was given
until May 2 to plead- It is prac
tically certain tint Cline will
plead guilty as he has confessed
*0 the pn> renting atto nev that
his peculations will aggregate one
hundred and twenty thousand
lollars. At the present time the
ex-caslfler is engaged in inlning
his former employes, the Pacific
Coast Steamship Coirmanv, to
traighten out the tangles in the
accounts. caused by his defalca
tions.
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o »hem for Wi oenta per month.