THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 196. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALA8KA, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT'
RUSSIAN RETREAT
AT A STANDSTILL
Germ in Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, July 29.
War office bulletins admit that the
Russian retreat in the Baltic provinces
Is at a standstill and the enemy are
now delivering heavy counter attacks.
A Russian attack against I lie Germans
at Mltnu today was repulsed with eon-I
siderable losses. Buelow is now ad
vancing northeast from Shavli with the
intention of severing the railroad com
munication with Riga southeast of that
city. The Russians are also counter j
attacking along the Vistula and Htn- ;
denberg Is meeting with strong re
sistance east of the Narew. The enemy
is maintaining a strong defense along
tlie Vistula and the German advance in
this direction is suspended at present.
Failing to make headway against the I
Rusa'ian defenses north of tha Bug.
Ifindcnberg is now proceeding in an
easterly direction with heavy lighting
—
marking the advance.
Furious fighting is going on along.
the line of the Kholm-Lubin railroad
between the Bug and Vistula rivers
and the Germans have taken many
prisoners. Mackenzen has taken sev
eral villages near Kholm including
Bublescrow and Wycekow. Four thou
sand Russians were taken prisoners
at the former town, while three thou
sand four hundred troops, fifteen field
and thirteen machine guns were taken
it tilt' latter. The weight of the Rus
sian concentration is becoming daily
more manifest and the German ad
vance is being delayed. The fall of;
Warsaw is considered certain, however, j
ind the end of the present week will
probably find the city in the possession
if the Germans. Aviators report that 1
the populace are rapidly leaving the
city in anticipation of its capture,
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, July 29.—“The war has
now become a contest of endurance
and is very likely to continue for some
time,” was the statement of Premier
Asquith to the House of Commons yes
terday afternoon while the government
leader was making a general review of
the war situation in moving the ad
journment of Parliament until Sept.
14. Among other things, Asquith said I
that the British arms' had now reached
a histh state of development and was
adequately armed and equipped. "The
empire is in a position to carry on the
war indefinitely,” said the Premier,
“and every possible provision has been
made to enable 'the armv to emerge
with triumph.”
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GERMAN SECRET MAKES
AIR SHIPS INVISIBLE
A. P. A. Service.
AMSTERDAM, July 29.—The Colo,
gne Gazette published an article yes
terday stating that Germany possesses
the secret for making airships practi
cally invisible save when in close prox'
imity to the earth through the appli
cation of what is known as cellon, a
newly discovered preparation which
has been fully investigated and found
to meet the full requirements in the
matter of making airships invisible.
The article states that the informa
tion concerning this new discovery is
derived from sources of the greatest
authenticity and the government is
thoroughly satisfied that the discovery
will greatly Increase the usefulness of
the Zeppelin airships, the operation of
which have heen somewhat restricted
owing to the vast bulk making the
giant air craft an easy mark for hostile
artillery except when travelling at a
considerable height. It is stated that
air vessels covered with the new pre
paration are absolutely invisible at an
altitude of three thousand feet. It is
also asserted that all of the German
air machines will be covered with the
eellon.
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GERARD PRESENTS ORDUNA
NOTE.
A. P. A. Service.
BERIMIN', July 29.—The American
note of inquiry concerning the sinking
of the liner Orduna was presented to
the foreign office by Ambassador Ger
ard last evening.
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PETROGRAD SAYS THAT WARSAW
WILL HOLD OUT
A. P. A. Service.
i’ICTRt iGHAD, July 29.—An entirely
different lone is apparent In the gen
eral staff reports received in the capi
tal today and It is evident that the
military officials are convinced that the
most serious stage of the Poland and
Italtic situations is now passed. The!
reports from all sections of the battle
lines Indicate that the great German j
blow has lost its force and the invad
ers are being brought to a halt. The I
Russians are now on the offensive at
several points and are delivering heavy
counter attacks on the enemy and have
madd slight gains at many points along
the far reaching battle front. The
tRussians guarding the railway line
east of Khulin are dinging tenaciously
to their positions in spite of the fero
cious atacks of the German infantry
who are being sacrificed in hundreds
in savage assaults against the defend
ing lines. The situation is in every
way encouraging and that the Germans
will lie blocked in their intended cap
ture of Warsaw seems certain.
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BECKER S WIFE WILL
APPEAL TO GOVERNOR
A. P. A. Service.
ALBANY, July 29. It Is announced
that Mrs. Becker will go to Pough
I Pepsie tonight for the purpose < f
making i personal api eal to Governor
Whitman to spare her husband from
the death chair. As the time ap
proaches for the inflicting of the dea'h
p- nalty. the interest of the public is
becoming Mrong and the papers are
divollng considerable space to the ic
/c-opments of the case. So far there
■r little indication that Becker will be
able to escape although a strong effort
.
I is being made to have the governor
intervene. The fidelity and devotion
to her husband displayed by the wife
of tlie condemned man is causing a
grent deal of sympathetic expression
and her appeal to the executive will
be endorsed by a grent number of peo
ple throughout tlie state. It is stated
that tiie attorneys have one more card
to play before they will bow to the
laws decree but nothing concerning its
nature can be learned.
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WHITMAN WILL
NOT INTERFERE
A. P. A. Service.
BEACON, N. Y„ July 2ft.—Governor
Whitman announced this afternoon
that he did not expect to interfere on
behalf of Becker and the law would
probably he allowed to take Jts course
unless something unexp. .‘ted developed.
VON BETHMANN AND
GERARD CONFER
A. P. A. Service.
"BERLIN, July 29.—Chancellor von
Bethman-Hollweg held a conference
with American Ambassador Gerard
this morning following a conference of
the chancellor with the kaiser at the
imperial palace. It is understood that
the meeting of the diplomats concerned
the last American note. It is unoffi
cially stated that Germany will not
concede the right of the United States
to insist as to the freedom of the high
seas but will announce her willingness
to meet the American demands at
nearly every other point.
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SUBMARINES SINK
MORE VESSELS
—
' A. P. A. Service.
UiNOON, July 29.—Admiralty re
ports disclose that the late activities
of the German submairncs are in no
way lessoned today ns several more
British and neutral vessels have been
added to the list of fatalities during
the past twenty-four hours. The ma
jority of the victims were sunk off the
Suffolk coast. The reports do not dis
close whether lives were lost or not.
CARRANZA
CHRONICLES
VICTORY
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, July 29.—A dis
patch from General Carranza to hie
representatives in the capital chroni
cles the capture by his forces of the
city of Hachuaca. The local Junta 's
of the opinion that Carranza will be
able to speedily crush the oppositievs
of Ills opponents now that his army
has been reorganized nnd completely
equipped. So far there ate no indica
tions that the report that the United
States was preparing to take a decided
stand in regard to tho Mexican situa
tion is developing although the asser
tion is still made that something of a
decisive nature is contemplated.
GERMAN
SAILORS
FIRED
A. P, A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 29.—Tho chief of
ficer and several of tho other German
members of the crew of tho steamship
Minnesota were discharged from ser
vice shortly before the big liner sailed
for Vladivostok today. It is reported
that the vessel carries a largo supply
of war munitions for the use of the
Russian forces.
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ALLIES MAKE GAINS
ON GALLIPOLI PENINSULA
A. P. A. Service. |
ATHENS, July 29.—According to the
latest reports from the Gallipoli sec
tion, the allies are maintaining a
steady offensive and although the pro
gress of the invading forces is slow,
the Turks are helrig driven relentless
ly back to the east. It is indicated that
the allies are preparing for an exten
sive increase in the activities in that
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section as transports are arriving al
most daily with huge reinforcement^
Constantinople dispatches practically
admit the inability of the Turks to
bold their own in the face of the heav
ier anil better equipped until of their
opponents. A dispatch from Mitylene
states that the allied fleet is preparing
to resume the attacks against the sea
defenses.
ITALIANS LOSE BIG
BATTLE PLOCKEN PASS
German Preis Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle, July 2!).—
Vienna accounts of the great battle
which has been in progress at the
Plocken Pass in western Carinthia for
the past two days, state that the Ital
ians have utterly failed to overcome
the Austrian opposition and have re
treated after suffering the loss of fif
teen hundred men and seven machine
guns. Heavy artillery attacks are the
feature of the fighting south of Trient j
and the, positions of both sides are lit
tle changed. The Italians are conduct
ing a heavy offensive west of the Ison- i
?,a but are being held in check at all 1
points. The Italians are suffering
heavy losses in Tripoli through the
native rebellion which is steadily de
veloping to greater proportions. Re
bellious native armies are being stead
iIv reinforced hy the arrival of inte
rior tribesmen and the situation of the
Italians is precarious. It Is Indicated
that the Turks are lending every aid
to the rebels. Official estimates place
the total of the Italian losses at over
two thousand.
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FRENCH LOSE GROUND
IN LOWER ALSACE
German Preaa Service. ]
BERLIN, via Snyvillo, July 29.—
General stall' reports of the terrific
fighting in Upper Alsasc Indicate that
the French have lost considerable
ground along the entire front and the
Germans are in possession of many
miles of the enemy’s advanced en
trenchments. The towns of Llngekopf,
Schrattmannel and Barrenkopf have
been wrested from the enemy after a
terrific struggle in which the losses to
both sides were heavy. The continua
tion of the fighting in this vicinity is
marked hy heavy cannonading. The
German artillery is maintaining a
steady bombardment on Arras Furtnes
and Fast Dunkirk. Savage asaults of
the enemy near Verdun have been re
pulsed.
SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES
EXCITE THE BRITISH
Girman Presi Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle, July 29.—
The sinking of a number of Britisli
vessels belonging to tlie fishing fleet
yesterday is causing Intense excite
ment in Britain and tlie press is again
demanding that th. admiralty take
some action looking to the protection
>f the trawling fleet the activities of
which are almost entirely suspended
iwing to the German activities. Jlard
y a day passes hut that additions are
made to the long list of commercial
vessels destroyed by the submarines
and the steady drain is beginning to
cause grave apprehension through the
British Isles. The German marine ac
tivities for the past two days include
the destruction of five British and one
French vessel, the latter being a sub
I marine destroyed in the Dardanelles
while attempting to gain the see of
Marmora. The announcement that the
German reiclistag will open on August
19 was made today.
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ROOSEVELT DENOUNCES
PACIFICISTS
A. P. A. Service.
SAX DIRGO, July 29.—Theodore
Roosevelt was the chief attraction at
the Exposition yesterday afternoon and
spoke for over an hour to one of the
largest crowds so far gathered on
the fair grounds. Roosevelt again
scathingly denounced the pacificists
and asserted that the adoption of their
policies would prove the ruin of the
country. In vigorous language the
Colonel declared that he was in favor
of military preparation thereby placing
the country in a position to force peace
through ample preparation for war.
|"We do not want war.” he said, “but
in the event of this country becoming
involved both myself and my four sons
will be among .the first to go to the
country’s defense.”
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Meals at all hours.
Family dining room in connection.
Home made bread for sale.
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dance, Saturday night, at Eagle Hall.
Admission $1.00.
WEATHER REPORT.
Temperature—Max. i>2: min. 47.
Rarnmetcr—29.97 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—S., 8 miles per hour; average
10 miles.
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