THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 168. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENT
GERMANY WILLING TO MEDIATE
SAYS GERMAN AND RUSSIAN REPORTS AGREE
ENGLAND INSISTS AMERICA HAS
NO GROUNDS FOR COMPLAINT
WASHINGTON, ,lune 25.- In the ad
ditional memorandum transmitted to
tlie I’nited States relative to the order
in council protest of tlie* American got -
eminent Britain recites llie efforts oi
that country to minimize tlie incoti
venience caused to neutral traffic re
sulting from the order in council
against trade with Germany, Austria.
Turkey and their associates and insists
that the citizens of the I’nited Stales
have no Just cause for complaint
against the treatment accorded the
ships and mercrmnuise nr their country
while traversing British waters. Kng
lanci insists that it is necessary to
guard herself against any infringement
ut tlie order in council proclamation
and lieyond Lite brief delay oeeasioned
through tlu stoppage of ships hound
tu neutral ports American shipping lias
suffered but little ut tlie hands of tlie
Kiiglish. The British foreign office
makes no attempt to answer the prin
ciples asserted in the American note
protesting against the restrictions of
the several orders In cauncil and in
sisting on His rights of neutrals to
carry on legitimate commerce with
each other and also on tIre rights of
any nation m trade in non contraband
with civilians in belligerent countries.
The note is officially considered en
tirely unsatisfactory as the principal
contentions of the American note arc
entirely disregarded, the British evi-1
dently intending to avoid committing
themselves to a decided policy in re
gard to non combatant rights Secre
tar.v of Stat* (rinsing refused to com
ment on the note or the probable
courses of the government, mere!'
stating that the matter would receive
due consideration before a reply was
made.
The Nugget la giving Its subscribers
more telegraph news than any other
paper In Alaska and will continue to
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WILLING TO MEDIATE
SUBMARINE WARFARE
BERLIN. June i.'ti It Is said that the hut does not desire to jeopardize either
| preliminary draft of the German re the commerce or lives of neutrals it
ply to the second American note tela- is stated that Germany is willing to
live to the submarine warfare is com accept thep resident's suggestion of
pleted and will lie ready for delivery mediation between Germany and
i within a short time. It is said that Era nee in order to obtain a modiflia
the reply will lie of concilatory nature tion of the submarine warfare and
| and will plainly indicate the willing- , a Iso gives an indication lhat Germanv
ness of Germany to meet the I’nited 'might have been misinformed in regard
I State* half way in solving the matters to her contention that the Lusitania
of contention aw far as possible. was armed.
The note asserts that Germany is ... — ■
fighting for tiie freedom of I he seas1 To get ths nsw« rsad ths Nuggst.
FURTHER ALASKA TiMRER
RESERVES CREATED RY WILSON
WASHINGTON, June -5. Secretarj
Lano has announced a ruling of con
siderable importance in connection
with construction of the Alaska rail
road whereby an additional timber re
serves are created by the president for
the uses of the railroad commission in
the construction of the road. Secretary
Lane’s order states that the timber is
needed in the course of the work and
reserves a tract two hundred miles
long by from five to ten miles wide on
the public lands north of the Shugach
forest.
The newly created reserve will ex
tend from the head of Cooks inlel in
a general northerU direction, taking in
a wide atri|> along (he Susitna valley
to the month of the Yentna. The low
er end of the reserve will extend about
five miles along tlie northern shore of
Ix'nik arm from the mouth of the Su
sitna and an equal distance to the west
along the northern end of Cook inlet.
From thence the boundaries will run
north afld extending about five miles
on either side of th* igusttna through
I lie length of the valley and touching
on the north reserve at the mouth of
the Yentna. From that point the lines
will extend in an irregular course to
ihe vicinity of rtroad pans and will also
i mhraoe timber lands about flve miles
in width each side of the riglit of way
of the main line of the railroad along
the line of the right of way extending
to tlie M.itanuska coal fields
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FRENCH WOMEN
CRYING FOR PEACE
German Press Service.
RERUN, via Sayville, June -ti.—
Reports from the French capital state
that the public of France are growing
weary of the war and the enormous
sacrifice of life entailed and are al
ready clamoring for peace. It is also
said that there is much dissension in
the parliament and the members are
divided over the situation many of the
deputies being openly for peace.
Feeling is running high, according to
the report, and a recent stormy meet
ing of the chamber was followed by
turbulent riots In the streets of the
city. The women are declared to he
crying for peace at any price oven
Without honor. Hundreds are said to
have been arrested fur participation in
the peace riots.
Following strong German attacks
along the French front yesterday the
fighting has culminated in a severe
defeat of the French near Souchez.
Minor operations reported from various
A astro-Germanic sources include a
heavy artillery attack by the Austrians
against tlie Montenegrin positions in
Herzegovina where the Austrians have
resumed the offensive.
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HUNDREDS LOOSE LIVES
ON COLLAPSING PIER
PETROQRAD. June 26.—Dispatches
from Kazan, the capital of the Kazan
province east of Moscow, state that
over a hundred people lost their lives
yesterday through the collapse of a
river pier at a pleasure garden situat
ed along the Volga sums distance from
the city.
SMELTER MAGNATES
VISITING WEST
TACOMA, June 26.—William I.oog.
Edgar W. House and Richard Strauss,
the latter being the son-in-law of Dan
iel Guggenheim and all officials of the
American Smelting and Refining Com
pany, arrived in the city yesterday.
The mining magnates are on a tojr
of inspection of the various mine* affd
other properties belonging to tha cor
poration throughout the west It is
stated that one of the group may visit
Alaska during the summer.
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LONDON SAYS RUSSIAN AND
GERMAN ACCOUNTS AGREE
l.iiN'IhiX. June 2ti. German ofTh ial
accounts of the fighting along the
Dneister agree with those of the Rus
sians as to the desperateness of the
great struggle in which thev hate en
gaged'and which is still in progress in
tlie eastern portion of Galicia. While
detailing a continued series of suc
cesses at all points along the front, ttie
German version however admit* re
trogression at one point in stating that
superior counter attack* by the Rus
sians in the region of Tartinow hav<
caused a part of von Llnsengen's
troops to he withdrawn to the south
bank of the Dneister. The announce
j ment from llerlin that the next Ger
(man objective will be the capture of
i Warsaw is received with some spent
j i.itinn ast nits accuracy British mil
I itary ol.servers are of the opinion that
I t he t lemtans will attempt another
j great drive f‘»r the French coast before
| renewing the Warsaw campaign
Instructions in Driving.—Nomi Gar*
i ago.
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RUSSIAN REAR GUARU
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, Junt> :iB.—
Detail* of the fighting attending the
passage of the Austro-Gernian forces
across the Dneister indicate that the
Russians were literally blown from
their positions on the east bank before
giving wav sufficiently to allow the
I passage of the Teutonic troops. After
a terrific bombardment the cross inti
was effected In the vicinity of Itura
wana. ttnd a rapid maneuver of the
Austrians resulted in the capture of
the (treater part of the Russian rear
Rttard, nine thousand nun falliriR into
the hands of tile Teutons. With the
endinR of the ureal Galician eampuiRn
liie Germans will now devote their at
tentinn tn the east Poland section
Three army corps have already been
rushed to Join the German army along
the Bzttra and hasten the fall of War
saw which it is confidently expected
will he in German possession within a
short time
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THOUSANDS DROWN IN SINKING
OF BRITISH TRANSPORT
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, June 26.—
German submarines operating in the
Mediterraneon sunk aBritish transport
loaded with troops from the British
Indian provinces, in the vicinity of the
island of Cyprus yesterday afternoon.
The larger portion of the soldiers es
cm pert in safety but fully a thousand
were drowned because of the insuffi
ciency of boats. German torpedo boats
also captured a Russian steamer loaded
with Cardiff coal in the North sea near
Helgoland. The vessel was towed into
Suxhaven. The German submarines
are also operating In the North sea off
Kirkwall protecting neutral skips pass
ins through those waters. For the first
lime on record an aeroplane is credit
ed with the destruction of a subma
rine Ihrnush the sinking of a Russian
under water v essel bv a German aero
Iplun off Gothland yesterday.
SENATOR LEAVES
ON SECOND TRIP
SEATTLE, June 25.—The Pacific
Coast Steamship Co.'s steamer Senator
sailed for the second trip to the north
at ten o'clock this morning: with a
large consignment of freight and a
considerable number of passengers in
cluding the following cabin passengers:
Mrs. B. 51. McConnell, Eve Grohan, D.
Behla, Jack Thompson, E. S. Martin,
Charles Thompson, J. If. Tern, Clyde
Kenyon, A. F. Mackintosh, F. W. Kel
ley and wife, Paul E. Pierce, R. M.
Morrison, Joe Sails, Mrs. Carrie FI
rich, J. B. Ivory, and sixteen steerage
passengers. The following additional
passengers are hound for St. Michael.
Morris Ham. Martin O'Brien, Nicholas
Hopkins, Frank Storner and W. H. j
Nipps
VICTORIA WILL
SAIL TONIGHT
SEATTLE, dune 26—The following
additional passengers have been hook
ed for the Victoria which will sail to
night instead of this morning as prev
iously stated: A. V. Hedsave and wife.
E. fierce adn wife, Lottie Smith, Mrs.
Leon Richardson, Mrs. E. C. Darling,
Anna Kittlesen, Mrs. A. N. Kittlesen,
|Mme. Metson, Collie Friend, Elma
Walker, E. O. Peck, W. E. Curray, E.
Ev ans and wife. E. D. Fori eat and
wire. 11 Dee and wife. Frank Hall, X
X. Peterson, Miss Milner, Mrs. Coke.
.1 C. Rrown and wife, O. C. Kennedy.
Mrs. H. E. Dang. ,1. Keifer, J. E. Young,
Sam E. Rassen, aMrie Ambler, Wm.
Roy, Deo Fischer, D Peterson, W. S
Robertson. E. Pblegard, A. Marken, E
A. Fox and wife, Miss Arnold, Mrs
Stella Clark, A. P. Vandeitse, Charles
Herschberg. tl is probable that there
may be a considerable addition to the
list before the time of sailing as there
are many round trippers preparing to
make the voyage.
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