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VOLUME XV. NO. 235. TELEPHONE MAIN « NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEP i EMBER 13, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« PRICE 25 '
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BULGARIA MOBOLIZES FGRC
BERNSTORFF SAYS
BREAK MAKES THE
. WAR CERTAIN
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A. P. A. Ssrvios.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—"War with
America would follow in a few days
after the breaking oft of diplomatic
relations with Germany,” is the state
ment contained in the New York Even
ing Sun today following a lengthy in
terview with Ambassador Bernstorff.
who, it is stated, declared that such
result could not be looked upon as
other than ineitable in the fevent that
diplomatic intercourse between thf
United States and Germany was broken
off.
"If diplomatic relations were broken
off,’" the paper quotes Bernstorff as
saying, "German submarines would be
instructed to sink everything in sight
* and, of course this would mean wat
with America in a very few days." The
reason the American people underesti
mated this probability the ambassador
assigned to tile idea that America has
come to look upon things with Etritish
eyes. The ambassador did not hesi
tate to say that America alone was
withholding Germany in the matter oi
the submarine warfare and the releas
ing of all obligations inovlved in the
breaking of diplomatic relations would
relieve Germany of all restrictions
Bernstorff insisted, howeeer, that Ger
many was very anxious to retain the
friendship of the United Staes although
It was difficult for Americans to real
:Ze the fact.
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FRENCH AIR MEN
ACCIDENTLY
KILLED
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Sept. 13.—The war ministry
announces the death of two Frenel
aviators in Alcase through a most un
fortunate accident caused by the strik
ing of a barbed wire fence while a
landing was being made behind their
own lines. The machine being heavily
loaded with explosive bombs, was com
pletely wrecked by the explosion re
sulting from the shock of hitting the
wire w^ileh was evidently unobserved
by the airmen, and the bodies of the
occupants wore blown Into atoms.
FORMER RHODE ISLAND
GOVERNOR DIES
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—The announce
ment comes from Paris today that
former Governor Sprague died in Paris
last night. The demise of the former
executive recalls the unfortunate death
of his son, Wm. Sprague, jr., who sui
cided in a cheap Seattle lodging house
on October 7, 1890, by taking morphine.
SENATOR LEFT AT
NOON SATURDAY
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—After being de
layed all of Friday night and Saturday
morning owing to the great volume of
freight, the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's northern liner Senator final
ly departed at noon Saturday. The
Senator carries an exceptionally heavy
cargo In addition to a good sized pas
senger Hot.
WILSON TAKES UP
THE GERMAN
COMMUNICATION
A. P. A. 8ervice.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.—Informa
tion from the White House today says
that President Wilson is now engaged
in study the latest communication from
the Berlin government. The executive
is said to have had the communication
under consideration since Saturday. No
intimation Is so far forthcoming as to
the time which will be required to de
termine the future attitude of the gov
ernment.
TRADES UNION
CONGRESS REJECTS
PEACE PROPOSAL
A. P. A Service.
BRISTOL, Eng., Sept. 13—The Trades
Union congress, representing over three
million organized public workmen
throughout the British isles, rejected
by an overwhelming vote a resolution
introduced into the meeting Saturday
calling upon the parliamentary commit
tee of labor to formulate and also ad
vocate terms of peace that would be
satisfactory to the working closses of
the nation.
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BERNSTORFF DENIES
ANY CONNECTION
WITH ARCHIBALD
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A. P. A. Service.
NEW YOAK, Sept. 13.--German Am
bassador von Bernstorff denied today
that he has used or attempted to use
Archibald, the American messenger of
Minister Dumba, as a message bearei
to Germany. "In view of the repeated
assertions by several newspapers, that
1 sent messages to my government by
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Archibald,” said Bernstorff, "I wish h I
say that 1 never gave Mr. Archibald a
single paper or anything else. Neithei
have i made any attempt to use Archi
bald as a messenger in any other way
chiefly because l did not thing it safe
After a second's rctlecton Bernstorfl
added, ‘ And he certainly did not prove
safe.”
FORMER GOV.
SPRAGOE DIES
IN PARIS
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Sept. 13.—W. Sprague, form
er governor of Rhode Island and twice
representative of that state In the Uni
ted States senate, died in this city last
night.
dumb/Trefusedto
MAKE STATEMENT
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YOPK, Sept. 13.—Austrian
Minister Dumbas left New York foi
Lennox last night and will probably re
main there until he is ordered home
The Austrian represntative refused to
discuss the action taken by the presi
dent in demanding his recall. "I have
rothlng to say at present.” said Dum
bas. Perhaps I will make a statement
later from Lennox." Dumba appeared
worn and stoop shouldered and his
face was deeply lined showing that he
had been under a heavy strain. His
aspect was that of a man who is deep
ly worried. Before departing Dumba
spent the greater part of the previous
night in the company of the German
ambassador at the latter’s hotel.
I. W. W’S MAKE
SERIOUS THREATS
A. P. A. Ssrvlwp.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13.—Governor
Johnson in a formal statement given
to the public announced that the or
ganization known as the Industrial
Works of the World have threatened
to commit wholesale devastation on the
Industries of California and even worse
in the event that Richard Ford nnd
Herman Suhr, two members of their
organization who are serving life sen
tences for murder, are not pardoned by
a certain date. The governor’s state
ment relates that the day set has now
passed.
BULGARIA
CALLS
RESERVES
A. P. A. Service.
ROME, Sept. 13.—Advices from Sofia
today state that Bulgaria has issued
a call for all of her reserves to return
home immediately, and It has been de
termined that all Bulgarians have
been called to the colors throughout
all Europe. The orders received here
state that in or do; to avoid delays al
reservists will he given their traveling
expenses and transportation will be
given by all representatives of the Bul
garian government. This is taken tc
indicate th.il Bulgarin's immediate en
trance 'nto the war.
VILLA
REPORTED
KILLED
EL PASO, Sept. 13.—A report that
Villa ami General Rudolfo Fierro have
been killed while on a visit to the
ranch of General Thamosa Urbino near
Chihauhau was received here yester
day by the American officials from
sources which are said to be worthy
of consideration.
Rut little details are forthcoming but
it Is said that tho celebrated Mexican
leader met his death by assassinaton.
It is said that Fierro accompanied Villa
to the Urbinas ranch with a force of
four hundred men to obtain for Villas
government some of the loot obtained
by Urbinas during tho period of dis
turbance. It is reported that Urbinas
has amassed a fortune of nearly five
million dollars since tile beginning of
the Mexican trouble most of which was
obtained by questionable methods. It
was to obtain a share in this that Villa
ventured to visit the general’s ranch
where it is alleged he met his death.
HOLDS FORT
AGAINST POLICE
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 13.—George
I. Swanson, aged twenty-five, who is
wanted for complicity in a Los Angeles
bank robbery, barricaded himself in
his room in a cheap lodging house in
this city yesterday and for over six
hours put up a most spectacular fight
against sixty police and deputies who
were beselglng his fort. Swanson was
well supplied with ammunition and
continued his fight until tho last shot
but one was gone. lie then turned his
gun upon himself, and killed himself
rather than fall into tho hands of the
poliA On© policeman and a citizen
v/ho entured too near wero slightly
wounded.
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ARCHIBALD EXPLAINS
HIS POSITION
I
P. A. Service.
CHICAGO, Sept. 13.—The Chicago!
Herald today publishes a telegram from j
Archibald, who Is at persent in Rotter- ]
dam, in which the correspondent denies '
the stories of his alleged complicity In
tile plots of Austrian Minister Dumbas
md asserts that he knows nothing ot
tiie dealings of that worthy. The tele- 1
grnm is in response to one from the
Herald asking Archibald for an ex
planation of his connection with the
Austrian representative. In reply Arch
ibald says:
In response to your cable asking for
i statement regarding my connection j
with the Dumbas letter, I have this to
say: The letter from Ambassador
Dumbas to the Austrian minister o£
foreign aeairs was given to me at the
foot of the gang plank at the moment
of sailing by the secretary of Mr. Dum
hns who asked rne to deliver it. 1
thought at the time that the message
probably contained some suggestion to
the minister of the bureau as to grant
ing me some privileges at the front for
which i had asked. There was abso
lutely no secrecy or suggestion that the
letter was of any Importance and I had
no Idea whatever of its contents nor
did I know what the trouble was until
1 read it here in the papers."
CARRANZA SCORES
MARKED ADVANTAGE
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 13.— Careful
perusal of tlie Carranza reply to the
Pan-American peace appeal discloses
that the Mexican leader has scored a J
marked advantage by announcing his .
willingness to consider International
problems in connection with the af- '
fairs of Mexico and also by his declara
tion that he is prepared to submit
proofs that he is maintaining a de facte
government with all of the attribute;
necesasry to recognition.
Several American diplomats asserted
today that the Wilms of Carranza ns
to recog-niton should be seriously con
sidered by the government and if he
rtally controlled virtually the whole nt
Mexico as claimed. Lansing and Pan
American ■ eprescntatlves should ree>>; -
size him at once. One of the leading
i Ifleials of the state departm. nt today
slated that the Carranza message has
placed the Mexican situation In an en
tirely different light and there is ever.'
reason to believe that in the event of
proving his claims lie will be granti 1
full recognition. It is officially stated
that Secretary Lansing has expressed
himself in the same vein.
MONARCHICAL
PAPER PUT OUT
OF BUSINESS
A. P. A. Service.
SHANGHAI. Sept. 13.—A bomb ex
plosions occurred today iu the plant of
the Asiatic Dally News, a newspaper
published in the Chinese language
which appeared yesterday morning for
the first time. The paper was launched
for the purpose, of pushing the propa
ganda for a monarc hial form of gov
ernment for the republic.
The plant was severely damaged as
a result of the explosion and one mem
ber of the staff and two persons whc
were passing at the time of the explo
sion were killed. Five other per^pns
were also seriously injured.
CHILD MURDERER
HANGED IN GAL.
A. P. A. Service.
SACRAMENTO, . Sept. 13.—David
Fountain today paid the maximum
penalty far killing pretty little Mar
garet In filing, aged ten years in the
basement of the German Lutheran
church in this city some months ago.
Fountain displayed the most hardened
attitude ui> to the last min
utes of his existence and calm
ly trotted to the gallows upon which
lie died a few minutes later.
REPORTS
SYMPTOMS
WHILE DYING
A. P. A. Service.
DENVER, Sept. 13.—One of the most
remarkable cases of nerve every re
corded is being shown here by Dr. W
iV. Kennedy who is slowly dying as a
■esult of taking a dose of poison by
•nlstake. Dr. Kennedy Is fully aware
it his condition but is calmly studying
lis symptoms and reporting them to
the attendants at his bedside.
BRITISH VESSELS
FLY H. S. FUG
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Dr. C. B
Banks, of Memphis, Tenn.. who arriv
ed from London today contirms the re
port that the German submarine which
was sunk while engaged in shelling the
Britsh steamer Nicosian. The destruc
tion of the German vessel Dr. Banks
asserts was the work of a British patrol
vessel. The latter was flying the Am
erican flag at the time it approached
the scene of the attack on the Nicosian
but before opening tire on the German
vessel the American colors were haul
ed down and the British ensign sub
stituted at the masthead.
NEXIGANS AGAIN
ATTACK PATROLS
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 13.—Mexican
bandits again attacked the patrols
along the border last night at a point
about two miles up the Rio Grande
from this city. Skirmishing continued
for over an hour and resulted In the
wounding of two American troopers.
ZEPPELINS AGAIN
RAIDENGLAND
LONDON, Sept. 13.—The German
Zeppelin fleet again raided the eastern
coat of Great Britain last night but
.aside from some considerable damage
to several factories the raid was of lit
tle effect and no lives were lost.
CELEBRATED CANADIAN DIES.
MONTREAL, Sept. 1?.—Sir Wm. Van
Horne, one of Canada'., most celebrated
figures, died in the Royal Victoria hos
pital In this city !o«t evening after a
severe illness.
BRITISH DIPLOMAT DEAD.
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON. Sept. 13.—Sir Claude Mc
Donald, former British ambassador to
Japan, died this morning.