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VOIUM XV. NO. 55. Telephone Main 46. NOM*. Alaska nome. Alaska. February 9. 1915. Telephone Main 46 PRICE 25 CENT a
GERMANS RECAPTURE TRENCHES LOST M WEST
RUSSIANS MAKE GREAT ADVANCES IN THE EAST
GERMAN RAIDERS TO
BE HUNG AS PIRATES
LONDON, Feb. 9.-—The House of
Commons will tomorrow act on the
public demand that Great Britain shall
treat all German raiders on undefended
places as pirates and after a trial by
courtmartlal be publicly hung.
The recent ruids on the part of the
Get mans have so aroused the public of
Britain against the assallers of inno
t'enslve places that the proposed act
will undoubtedly be passed. The gen
eral sentiment is that the bombardment
of towns without adequate warning is
entirely unwarranted, and the public
clamor for the drastic punishment of
all such offenders hus become most in
sistent.
Strictly fresh eggs and poultry at j
Prossers Harness Shop. Phons Blok j j
DECLARES HOLY
WAR ON BRITIAN
. CONSTANTINM Keb. An
act of considerable concern to lCngland
was inaugurated today by the declara
tion of a Holy War against Hiitlan by
the Kingdom of Aflgnnistan thereby
endangering the safety of the British
Indian iwmsesslons. The borders ol
Afiganistan lie along the hill districts j
of India where the rebellious hill tribes!
have never become thoroughly recon -!
oiled to British rule and there is little
! doubt that the natives will combine'
with the people of Afiganistan in the
I threatened war.
NO ACTION IN
FLA6 INCIDENT POSSIBLE
WASHINGTON. Feb. ft. I‘resident
Wilson in nn interview today stated
that while the raising of the American
flag by the liner Lusitania was in it
way a subject for protest It was neither
possible nor advisable to lake any of
ficial action at the present time.
The President stated that in so far
as the particular case was concerned it
was not in any way intended us other
than a means of saving the lives of a
large number of non-combatants from
the possible attack of the Germans and
was primarily the result of new and
unexpected conditions.
BERLIN SAYS NEUTRAL
FLAGS NO DECEPTION.
SAYV1LLK, Feb. ft -Dispatches from
from Rerlin declare that the use by the
British of the (lags of the United States
or other neutral nations will in no way
deceive the German submarine officers
who are entirely familiar with the lines
of practically every vessel under the
control of the allies on the seas. It Is
stated that the submarine fleet is sup
plied with a large number of trained
men who are with the fleet for no other
purpose than to detect such subterfuges
and the allies must not expeet to es
cape by those means.
MERCHANTMEN WARNED
AGAINST SUBMARINES.
LONDON, Feb. D.—Owing to the per
sistent rumors of the planting of Ger
man sumbnrlne mines along the Eng
lish shores the admiralty today issued
an official warning to British merchant
men to beware of traveling along
routes that were unexpected by the
patrol vessels.
Mail the Nugget to your friends and
help advsrtiss Nome.
INSURGENTS FORCED TO
DEFENSE OF SHIP BILL
—
WASHINGTON. Feb. !>.—The ad
ministration leaders have succeeded in
forcing a considerable number of bolt
ing republicans and insurgent demo
crats bach to the defensive side of the
ship bill tight. The battle still con
tinues and the opposition is putting up
a most strenuous tight. Senator Jones
started to speak this morning after
previously stating that he was prepared
to continue until March fourth if nec
essary.
REPUBLICANS STILL HOLD OUT.
SEATTLE. Feb. ft.—Late Washing
ton dispatches state that the filibuster
ing methods of the republicans still
continues to prolong the session of the
Senate.
NOTICE TO MOOSE
All entrit* must be in on or before
3 o'clock, p. m.. Wednesday, Feb. 10, to
Honry Burgh. Number of dog* and
woight of burden. Committo*.
ENTIRE STATE LEGISLATURE
VACCINATED.
PHEONIX, Feb. t*.—IIpciiu.su of the
discovery that one of their members
was stricken with smallpox the entire
state legislature has submitted to vac
cination.
REDFIELD CONFERS WITH
‘COMMITTEE ON FISH QUESTION
WASHINGTON, Feb. ft—Secretary
Red Held today conferred with a com
mittee of Seattle and Ketchikan busi
ness men relative to the diverting of
the halibut trade to Prince Rupert. The
secretary promised to use his best ef
forts to the end that the valuable trade
might he restored to Puget Sound.
SHRINERS BALL
A. B. HALL
FRIDAY, FEB.12, 1915.
For fr«(h peanut andi**, »«U*d
peanuts and ealted almone go te the
| Roto Candy Stare
EASTERN ZONE
RUSSIANS CONTINUE TO SE
VICTORIOUS ALONG) 0ZURA.
1'ETRUORAD, l-'eb. !>.--DuUelins
p"«letf by the war ultice slate that the
forces of the Czar continue victorious
along the Uzura river and are steadily
driving the Germans back in the face
of a desperate resistance. The superior
numbers of tbe Czar's troops sue forc
ing the Dei uraics by sheer weight of
numbers and hate cutupelled them to
hurriedly retreat at several points. A
lenilie battle has been fought at a
point near the village of Kumony, the
Russians capturing several strong po
sitions and taking three hundred and
rifty prisoners. The situation In the
Carpathians has also much Improved
arid the Russian Carpathian armies
have been enabled to regain much of
the ground lost In the past week The
lighting of the past two days has re
sulted In the capture of three thousand
rive hundred prisoners and Fifteen ma
chine guns during n series of battles at
different points along the Carpathian
slopes. The Austro-Oerman armies
operating In Northern Galicia have
been more successful and have wrested
several important positions from the
Russians The situation Is declared to
be favoruble In every way
RUSSIAN ARMIES ARE
STEADILY MENACING THORN.
LONDON, fob. ».—Dispute lies re
ceived here indicate that the Russian
forces operating along the Prussian
border are sweeping slowly but steadily
towards Thorne The Russians are ad
vancing in considerable force and the
opposing Germans socm unable to re
sist effectively because of the Inferior
ity of numbers. Every Indication points
to a shifting of the heavier oiierations
to this region within a short time as
tho capture of Thorne will moan the
destruction of the principal supply base
of the German armies operating In
West Poland. It is also stated that the
Austrians in eas'. Galicia are making
desperate efforts to recapture Tarnow.
from which (hey were compelled to
move some days ago after a terrific
bombardment by the Russian mountain
batteries, and which means an immense
radvantage in the defense of Cracow
GERMANS MASSING NEAR
INSTERBERG TO STOP
RUSSIAN ADVANCE.
RERUN. Feb ft.—The Russian for
ces advancing on Koenlgsbcrg are
steadily moving forward but will soon
be forced to give battlo at Insterberg
where the German forces are concen
trating on the line of advance. The
German offensive In tho west is push
ing forward relentlessly in the Argonne
region and along the extreme right be
low Ypres. The lighting continues un
abated ot the latter point with slight
gains at many points In the region of
Lille. The Germans today regained the
ground lost yesterday in the Argonne
region.
GERMANS ASSUME
OFFENSIVE E. PRUSSIA.
RERUN. Fob. ft.—The Russian van
guard has approached within striking
distance of tho German concentration
In the region southeast of Koenigsberg
and adjacent to Insterberg and the
forces of the Empire have assumed e
vigorous offensive against the advanc
ing forces.
DOUMA HOLDS
WAR SESSION.
PETROORAD, Feb. ft.—In res pons
to the demands of tho war, tho Russlac
doutna Is holding a war session for the
purpose of aiding the efforts of the
government against her enemies
'
HIN-0EN8ERG TRYING
I TO SAVE KOENIGSBERG.
LONDON, Felt. ft.—In the midst of
] heavy hllxsurds, which arc making the
handling of troops almost Impossible
General yon lllndeuheig Is said to he
desperately struggling to stay Gie lilts
slan advance In Hast Prussia and so
save the city of Koentgsberg from fall
ing into the hands of the Slavs
Thousands of troops from I'pper Po
land have been rushed to the region -f ,
Inslerherc as the capture of tills im -
port-ant city by the Russians will have]
a most serious effect on the Polish - am- '
palgn which continues to drag oil with-]
out either side being able to dislodge]
the opposition Hlndonherg is said to]
have greatly weakened the forces he- l
fore Warsaw by the constant drafting
of troops for tlie battle grounds along
| Flyura and in Fast Prussia which in
part accounts for Ills failure to make
further advances against the Russians
jat that point
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i FIGHTING ON B/URA
IMPOSSIBLE TO DESCRIBE
PRTROOR AI). Felt ft The official
dispatches state that the recent fight
ing along the Ilzura was such that It
Is beyond the capalcty of ihc human
mind to adequately describe any save
the most prominent features The use
of heavy mass formations by both sides
made the slaughter of the machine
i guns Indescribable awful and the list
of fatalities on both sides will rnnch
enormous figures. The statement Is
made that the slaughter became such
that the commanding officers slmul
taneously ordered a withdrawal of their
troops. The lighting was later resumed
but was confined to a continuous scries
of clever maneuvers
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j POLAND VAST
1 FIELD OF DEAD
LONDON, Fell. ft.— Reports from the
Eastern war zone indicates that the
heavy battling of the pant week has
converted scores of square miles Into
a vast field of the dead and the sights
which will he revealed when the snows
have gone will he beyond description.
It is said that tens of thousands lie
unhurled beneath the concealing winter
snows and the problem of disposing of
them will give the Russian government
much concern
j VIENNA SAV8 SLAVS
BEATEN NEAR TARNOW
VIENNA, Feb ft—The Austrians
have administered a disastcrous defeat
to a heavy Russian column west of
Tarnow. The Slav army is said to have
advanced unsuspectingly through the
rear guard of the Austrians and were
not aware of their danger until they
found themselves suddenly facing hun
dreds of machine guns which literally
mowed them down by hundreds. The
Russians fought with the courage of
desperation but were overcome by the
ferocious rain of bullets front the Aus
trian guns and at length broke and
ran with the Austrians In swift pursuit.
The enemy are stated to have abon
doned almost their entire .equipment
Including several guns.
.TURKISH CRUISER BRESLAU
FIGHTS RU8SIAN DE9TROVERS.
PETROQHAD, Feb ft.—The Turkish
cruiser Breslau attempted to engage
two Russian torpedo destroyers close
to Datum but after a sharp running
fight whicli brought the combntants
within range of the fort guns the cruis
er was compelled to flee before the
fire of the forts.
HEIR TO AU9TRIAN THRONE
BORN IN VIENNA.
VIENNA. Feb. 9—Princess Zita, the
wift of Archduke Charles Francis heir
apparent to the Austrian throne today
gay* birth to a son
GREAT PACKING FIRMS
FINED S?5,000 EACH
ST. IjiI'IS, Keb 9 In answer t<* the
appeal of the great packing firms dome
business in this state the Supreme
Court of the state of Missouri t"da\
handed down a decision sustaining the
decision of the lower courts which ear
ties a fine of twenty live thousand <1*>1
hire against each of the firms found
Mi It \ "f violation <>f the anti-trust
l.iws The firms Involved are Armour
and < •» Swift and Co, The St. BouLv
dressed Beef mil Provision Co, and
Morris and Co.
Augustine and Kyer chtaoe'atee «nd
Butter crisp at the Rose Candy Store.
JAPAN TO DEPORT
TROUBLE MAKERS
TOKYO. Feb '' The Japanaes#
Cabinet, in an attempt l" still the oc
casional clamors of the jingo press and
at the same time establish a hettei
understanding of the .lapane.sse itti
tilde in the 1'lilted States, ifler a
bnghty discussion today decided that
in fiu* futur*- all foreigners found guilty
•f injecting discord into the relation*
existing between the ITnlted Staten and
.1 ipan .it* to he deported regardless of
station.
WESTERN ZONE
DENIES GERMANS
SUNK DREADNAUGHT.
L<iND«>N. l-vii ■ Tin- latch < ii
culftted reports of tin' sinking of a
dreadnaught off the coast of Ireland
falls of forHlcatlon.
LONDON EXCITED
OVER SUBMARINES.
LONDON, l'di '■< All London
agog with excitement over the report
that the Germans have secretly es
tablished a suhmarine ..r torpedo sta
tion of one of the Islands along the
Irish const It is declared that many
of the disaffected Irish districts would
willingly afford protection to the (ter
mans in order to inflict the British in
revenge of tilt' ancient grudge Till
government lias investigated but have
found no confirmation of the story
GERMANS LAUNCH
BIG SUBMARINES.
AMSTERDAM. Feb. a. -Berlin re
ports show thnt the people are rejoicing
over the demonstration of the fact that
Admiral von Tirpltz’s strategy lias
proven it possible that the allies block
ade of the Nortli Sea can be broken
by the fact that several submarines
have slipped through which ar> now in
Irish waters where they are seoretely
being supplied with nil, and are des
tined for n raid upon allied commerce
on the north Atlanta The Germans
are reported to have launched three
submarines whose size enables them
to cruise a radius of 2000 miles without
replenishing their fuel supply
KAISER WOULD
STIR UP IRISH.
GOl'EXHAOEN, Feb 0 It is re
ported here that one of the Kaiser's
plans consists in the landing of a few
thousand men in Ireland from monstei
submarines, fully armed anil eipdppet
in order to stir up and add the tlna
Hash to an uprising against Engjam
which the Germans consider is aiiott
due.
FLOUR IS CHEAP
Bread only 6c. North Polo Baker
end Anvil Bakery.
GENERAL WAR
VANGUARD CLA9HES
WITH AUSTRIANS
BKLUKADK, Kelt 9 The new A.U.H
irian offensive has met the advance
guard of the Servian forces operating
long the Danube and n sanguinary
battle is being fought at a point shout
Dxty miles up the river Ironclad mon
itors are assisting both sides
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THE MONTENEGRINS
FIGHT VICIOUSLY.
CKTTIN’JK. Kelt 9. Tile Montene
grins in Lower Bosnia are stubbornly
holding their positions in the face of
vastly superior numbers of Hungarian
troops who. however, hnve greatly In
ferior artillery and are able to do but
little long range lighting This udvant
ago greatly redounds to the beneht of
the Montenegrins who are able to make
the Hungarian advance on the defen
sive positions both costly nnd hazar
dous The Hungarians so far have
been unable to inflict any serious dam
ngt- to the Montenegrin armies
SERVIANS PREPARE
LAST DEFEN9E.
NISH. Keb l*. A Hash from Belgrade
slates that the Servians are faced by
an overwhelmingly superior force of
Austrians and are preparing their last
defense
VILLA DENIES CAPTURE
OF MONTEREY.
KL PASO, Keb. 9.—The recently
made claini to the capture of Monterey
by General Carranza is denied by Villa
who states that the city was never at
any time in the hands of Carranza nor
was it at any time seriously threatened
bv that leader.
NEW DANCING SCHOOL.
Miners Home Club Dancing Scbeet.
Tuesday and Friday evening at 8 p. m
1 Tangos. Hesitations, as well as all the
I older dances Mrs. Oliver and Mrs,
I Peterson, teachers.
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AT THE NEW EAOLE
Old Lewie Hunter Rye end the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiekeye. Ole
tilled spring 1904*1905, bought in bend
i tnd reduced to 90 per oenL by U. B.
government by the bottle or gellen.