THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XV. NO. 214. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 19, 1915 TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT'
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MAKE FURTHER ADVANCES
TOWARD BREST LITOVSK
A.' P. A. Service.
REI1L1N, Aug. 19.—An official an
nouncement of the capture of two forts
composing a portion of the outer de
fenses of Novo Georgievsk and some
distance north of that powerful for
tress, was made this morning. The
Germans have been investing the posi
tions for sevearl days.
The general staff reports the cap
ture of one thousand prisoners and one
hundred and twenty-five cannon in the
fall of the forts. Further advances of
the Germans toward the Great Brest
Litovsk forts which constitute the de
fense of the western army base of the
Russian military forces are also re
corded.
Several of the outer defenses of the
great Russian bas* have already fallen
In the capture of Kovno and the Ger
mans are now advancing on the rail
road connecting the northern fort
resses with Brest T.itvosk. hv way of
t'ilna. The German advance farther
to the north is again making progress
to the eastward and Petrngrad itself
s now threatened. The success of the
Germans in capturing the railway run
ning southward to Brest Lltovsk places
the enemy at a great disadvantage
through greatly restricting all mili
tary operations north of this principal
huse and severing one of his main
lines of communication with the cap
ital.
Hindenherg is again pressing for
ward east of ttie Bug and heavy fight
ing Is reported from all sections of the
battle front.
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CROWN PRINCE SAYS MUST
FINISH BT DECEMBER
A. P. A. Service.
GENEVA, Aug. 19.— Partial confirm
ation of the belief that the Germans
are fast approaching a period When
they will be pushed to the limit to
maintain the war owing to the grow
ing scarcity of supplies is contained
in copies of an order issued by the
German crown prince to his troops
now engaged in an attempt to take
Verdun.
The prince unguardedly discloses
the necessity for a hasty conclusion
In a paragraph which says at the
end of an Impassioned appeal to his
soldiers to exert their best efforts in
the reduction of the French fortress:
"We must break through tile defenses
of <be enemy at Verdun and finish the
war by December.” Copies of the
prince’s order have been found on
captured soldiers taken during the
pact two days of fighting.
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ALASKA IS DUE FDR
GREAT DEVELOPMENT
A. P. A Service.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—During the
course of an interview on Alaska to
day, Isaac .Guggenheim expressed the
opinion that the northern territory was
due to witness a marvelous develop
ment within a short period of time.
[Guggenheim asserts that the building
of tlie railroad will result in great in
vestments of outside capital and the
open ng up of the territory on a scalo
little contemplated by the inhabitants
of the territory.
ALLIES WILL MAKE
COTTON CONTRABAND
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—“The al
lied governments have agreed in prin
ciple that cotton should bo placed on
the list of articles contraband of war.
The exact date when the announce
ment will be made is still under con
sideration as well as other details con
nected with the proclamation to be
published.”
This statement was authorized to
day by the Hritish embassy and fully
confirms the lately prevalent rumors
concerning the proposed action. The
decision Is being received with open
hostility in tho south and the papers
of the cotton states are delivering an
gry denunciations.
JAMES J. HILL
SELECTED FOR FAME
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A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 19.—James J. Hill
was today notified of his selection by
a special commission as the greatest
living citizen of the state of Minnesota
to l . present I he state In the hall of
fame at the San Francisco exposition.
PETROGRAD
ADMITS CAPTURE
OFJAILROAD
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 19.—It Is ad
mitted that the Germans have now
reached the main railway line running
to Bielostok and Brest Litovsk and
heavy and stubborn fighting is now in
progress In that section with alternat
ing successes.
South of Kovno the Germans are
making every attempt to force the
Russians from strong defensive posi
tions and are hurling furious assaults
over a twenty-five mile front. Heavy
fighting Is also continuing west of
Brest Lltovsk.
TRANSPORTATION HOLD
UP CHANGES LIBERTY
BELLjOUTE
A. P. A. Service.
PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 19.—Owing,
it is said, to the belief that some of
the southern railroads are demanding
excessive rates for the transportation
of the famous Liberty Bell on its re
turn journey to Philadelphia, the com
mittee have decided to revise the
homeward bounld schedule and the old
bell will be returned to its home by
an entirely different route from the
originally selected.
AUSTRIANS CELEBRATE
RULER’S BIRTHDAY
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Aug. 19.—The Germans
1 and Austrian residents of the city
commenced the celebration of the eigh
ty-fifth birthday of the aged Austrian
emperor Franz Joseph. Numerous fes
tivities will he held and a great ban
quet will be given tonight.
Large assortment of latest Viotor
Records and Victrolas received on
steamer La Touche. Lomen Bros.
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You and your friends are cordially invited to attend demonstration of
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Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
We have arranged to give our Patrons and
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You Will not be asked to buy
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WHOLESALE ANB RETAIL GROCERS. MEADQVARTBRS FOR IMPORTED DELICACIES.
NEARLY FOUR HUNDREO PERISH
IN THE GREAT TEXAS FLOOD
A. P. A. Service.
DALLAS, Auk. 19.—It is now defin
itely known that sliKhtlj less than
Vt o hundred persons have perished as
a result of the hurricane and flood
which swept over the southern sec
tion of the slate day before yesterday.
The estimates are based on the re
pairs from the various districts and
are approximately correct. Th* (treat
est loss of both life and property was j
in Galveston and about one-half of J
the entire death list is composed of
citizens from the city and environs.
The sea wall built since the prosit
flood of nineteen hundred alone saved
tile city from an even greater destruc
tion of life and property than occurred
in the former disaster.
The city, aceoridng of eye witnesses
is completely desolated and whole
blocks have been swept away in the
fury of the waxes sweeping in from the
sea. Although the safety of Galveston
may be attributed to the sea wall, that
mammoth structure is itself almost
destroyed and will have to tie practi
cally rebuilt.
DEATH LIST WILL
REACH FOUR HUNDRED
DALLAS, Tex., Aim. 19.- Late re
ports indicate that to‘al dead in the
Galveston flood will reach four hun
dred.
375 SAVED WHEN
ARABIC WAS TORPEDOED
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A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 19.—The White Stai i
liner was sunk off Fast net near the,
scene of the Lusitania disaster.
Late reports this evening say many
passengers and crew were lost, but 375
being saved.
STEAMER DUNSLEY TORPEDOED
WHILE PICKING UP SURVIVORS
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LIVERPOOL. Aug. 1(1—The British;
steamer Dunsley was torpedoed by a1
‘German submarine while picking up
survivors of the Arable, but did not
sink.
LINER ARABIC
IS TORPEDOED
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LONDON. Aug. 19.—Tt Is Reported
today that White Star liner Arabic
has been sunk near soma point on the
west coast of Ireland. Nothing au
thentic can be learned although the re
port contains much detail, asserting
that tho big vessel was torpedoed by
a German submarine and that the crew
'were saved.
ROOSEVELT JOINS
DEFENSE SOCIETY
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 19.—Col. Roose
velt has become a members of the ad
visory board of the American defense
'society, according to an announcement
today. As the name implies the ob
ject of the society is to promote meas
ures of national defense.
COLONEL MULHALL
SETTLES IN SEATTLE
A. P. A. ServW
SEATTLE. Aug. 19.—Colonel M.
Mulhall, the notorious lobbyist who
has achieved such an unenviable rep
utation for his connection with several
notorious affairs, has taken lip his res
idence in Seattle.
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FAMOUS WAR
VETERAN DIES
A. P. A, Service.
CHICAGO, Aug. 18.—General John
Charles Black, civil war veteran, jur
ist, former commissioner of pensions
and former commander of the Grand
Army of the Republic, died in the Pal
mer House today, aged seventy-six'
years. During tho civil war, General
Black achieved notable distinction and
rose rapidly from rank to rank, retir
ing with the rank of Brigadier general.
^During la tee- years he was several
times a candidate for congressional
honors and was a member of the fifty
third congress In 1893-5. At still later
periods he was United States pension
commissioner and United States attor
ney for the northern district of Illi
nois. In 1903 he was elected com
maner in chief of the O. A. R.
REPORTED THAT
500 BODIES WASHED
ASHORE GALVESTON
A. P. A. Service.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Aug. 18.--That
five hundred bodies from Galveston
have been washed ashore on the high
points near Houston was tlie rumor
carried over the first telegraph line*
reopened for communication this after
noon between Houston and S.an An
tonio. The report has not been con
firmed as communication with Gal
veston and Houston is still difficult
The stated report is said to have been l
made to the chief of the telegrnph ser-1
vice by a line man engaged in repair
ing the lines near Houston.
The reports arlrvlng from the dis
trict affected by the hurricane disclose
that the devastation is tremendous
and appalling. Amid the hundreds of
unverified reports in circulation are
rumors of a fearful loss of life in the
many settlements along the coast. No
attempt has been made to arrive at
the number known dead but there are
indications that the list will he exten
sive. As far as can be ascertained the
property destruction In Galveston
alone will total several millions and
dozens of smaller places have also
suffered heavily.
The damage to the ootton rrop Is
the heaviest hlow and hundreds of
larres of cotton have been destroyed by
I the furious blow.
SOUTHERN PROPERTY
LOSS ESTIMATED
AT 6? MILLIONS
A. P. A. Service.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. lf».—The re
ports arriving from the districts af
fected by the terrific storm of Tuesday
indicate a total loss throughout the
southern sections of the gulf states ap
palling in its immensity. Hardly a
town lying in close proximity to the
const hut suffered some damage and
in many sections the rising waters
swept far inland.
Conservative estimates of the total
property loss resulting from the temp
est places the aggregate at over six
t.v-two millions dollars, two-thirds of
which is composed of buildings de
stroyed and the remainder consisting
of the crops of growing cotton de
stroyed and a number of oil plants
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GALVESTON DAMAGE $10,000,000.
A. P. A. Service.
GALVESTON, Aug. 19.—Approxi
mations of the damage done in this
city by the hurricane places the total
at ten million dollars. Throughout the
city whole blocks have been swept
completely away by fire and flood and
desolation is everywhere. An estimate
of the number of dead is impossible
at present but it is believed will reach
at least one hundred.
CAPE HAYTIEN REBELS
ARE DEFIANT
A. P. A. Service.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Aug. 19.—Another
detachment of American marines have
been landed in the city from the war
ships owing to the refusal of the rebels
to disarm at the request of the Amer
ican naval authorities. The naval of
ficers have been negotiating with the
leaders of the several rebel bands in
the interior but with few exceptions
the rebellious natives are little in
clined to accede to their wishes and
express an open distrust of the Amer
ican motives.
Some of the rebellious districts open
ly defy the Americans and have ex
pressed a desire to fight rather than
submit to American authority.
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SENDS RELIEF
TO GALVESTON
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—In re
sponse to a flood of appeal for relief
for tho citizens of the ill-fated city of
Galveston, the war department today
ordered food, bedding and tents rushed
with all possible dispatch to the strick
en town front Port Leavenworth and
also Port Sill. t
According to an announcement given
out today the war department will or
der several officials to pinceed to Texaa
for the purpose of aiding in the work
of relief,
HEAVY FIGHTING
IN DARDANELLES
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON. Aug. 19.—More British
troops were landed on Soulva bay in
the Dardanelles section today, accord
ing to dispatches from General Hamil
ton. The general also reports that se
vere fighting is in progress with heavy
losses on both slde.s The allied fore .-s
are now driving rapidly in on fort
Kihlld-Bahr from the west and the
fall of that position Is loked upon as
opening the gateway to Constantinople.