THE NOME D ULY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 144. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME. ALASKA, MONDAY. MAY 24. 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
GERMANY
DECLARES
WAR ON
ITALIANS
UKUIJX. Ma\ 2 1 I'lumplh with
file announcement that Italy had is
sued a declaration * f war against the
Austrian Empire, the government re
taliates by issuing a declaration ot
war against Italy. Statements given
out h> the War Office indicate that
Oer many is fully prepared to aid I « i
ally and at least fift\ thousand troops
of the first line Including several I’.i
varlan regiments are now on then u ■
to the Austrian frontier. The an
nouncement of Italy’s entrance int *
the war has caused little excitement in
the capital and the officials c\pi* <
little fear hut that the Italians will l»e
held in check- from the outset.
RUSSIAN WARSHIP SUNK WITH
FOURTEEN HUNDRED MEN.
I'.KHUX. May 21. < ’onstantlnuple
dispatches received todav slate that
Russian man of war I 'anleleimou of
the Ftlack Sea fleet lias been sunk with
a loss of fourteen hundred li\< s. f’.c
yond the barest outline of the In-aw
blow to the* enom> no details arc
fiv*n.
JANE ADAMS WILL PRESENT
PEACE RESOLUTION TO VIENNA
I lEHLIN', May 24 .lam Adams, r. -
prcscntntlvc of the Women's Interna
tional oPace Congress, will arrive at
Vienna this evening. The celebrated
peace exponent will present The Hague
peace resolution to the Austrian gov -
ernment.
SCANDINAVIAN MONARCHS WILL
HOLD SECOND CONFERENCE.
. COPENHAGEN, May 24—It is re
ported that tho Scandinavian monarchs
have decided to hold another confer
ence as a result of Italy's admitted de
termination to cease her neutrality.
King Christian is said to have declared
that the allies will not cease until the
remainder of Europe is plunged into
the great world war and the Scandina
vians must unite and stand firmly for
neutrality and peace.
REPORTED BRITISH ABANDON
BOMBARDMENT OF SMYRNA
CONSTANTINOPLE, May 21 It is
reported that the Urltish have aban
doned the bombardment of Smyrna
after more than a month of ineffec
tual attack, which, while compelling all
but the soldiers to flee from the de
fenses ashore did not materially reduce
tho defensive strengtli of I lie Turkish
forts.
—V
FAMILIES OF AUSTRIAN AND
GERMAN DIPLOMATS DEPART
P.OME, May 24 -The families of both
the Austrian and German diplomats at
the Italian capital secretely departed
for their respective countries at mid
night last night only the Ambassadors
and their secretaries remaining Ital
ian secret service officials arc said to
have accompanied he diplomat’s fam
ilies to tho Austrian frontier.
f
May 2 1. Ital.x lias now taken
tin- final plunge into tin* maelstrom nf
war by issuing a formal deeiai ation nf
war against Austro Mum. in. elf.-tixe
tdtla.x and several sharp skirmishes
have already occurred along tin Aus
triau frniitier. tl is now <• 1 *•.-«i• 1 > ap
parent that the del; i \ or the past sex
eral daxs was occasioned so!el> I»\ th
desire of tlm government t«* has*
! everything in readiness fnr the final
moment. Throughout the hours 1**1
(lowing the signing of the Parliunn n
. tary aet granting to the .Minis! r\ full
i powers of government. I»\ the Kinv.
'even hour has witm*ssed a rush !•*
; bring tin- army ami na\ * up to the
I I d g h1' s t point of eft '’tiveness before
.blow should he struck final disposi
ition has been made of the arms re
( serves alreadx mobilized and Mans’
i portal ion throughout the Kingdom
!w*:s drv- teil entirely to the task of
I transporting troops id supplies in th*
border.
Kate yesterda\ afternoon th*- Min
ister of War issued the order which
will bring to the eolors the entire re
serve of tin Italian armv I’rompth
with tie* declaration of war the
Austrian Ambassador was handed bis
i passports and the Italian Ambassador
11 V ienna was recalled Altltongb tie
declaration of war is directed solel.v t"
the Austro-Hungarian Kmpire. tie
Turkish Ambassador and bis staff ar>
making reaclv to leave for Constant!
nople at the earliest possible moment
An annoiineemeiit given out earlv to
il av bv the Minister of War civ* - the
public assurance that the armv utd
nav v are fullx * ipiipped and in readi
m ss for overv omergenev • f war To
dav the streets of everx e i i v . I ||*I town,
tlirouchout (he Kingdom are tilled with
wildly ei111nisiast ii• crowds Imi llv
i heering the armv and nav v In lb
* ipitnl. .In* war «*titImsiastic pnpnlae.
arc parading the streets singing mar
Hal airs and tilling the air with wild!
cheers for the King and arm inter .
■
spersed with cries of "Down with \ v j
r asa* i
trial*’ •
I U-port s fi - mii lit- f i«• 111 i« i it.* t • it •
that tilt* Italian ml\.line anapl is al
reailv in cimtnri with tin* Austrians
viehiit\ *«f Ah on tin* upper Ailigie
ami ills** i-n i In- •• si.-i n I**.i *i• r ..f t In
1 ’inline 'listri»-t The war enthusiasm
has 1* arliC'il t" a I ; ■ III-'IhIm - h- ah'
Mini I ep- Ml f r. tin all I* I | I .. f | i ,
eoUlit r irulif a I •• that nu n 'l i- - * r
when- rnshirm i“ tin i • • r»111 i
i ions t • i enlist Wii hin - peri."I < *f H\.
horns .. three thortsam! a ppl i* a linn •
W'l. I'll '-.I 111 tie II pit a I -III! I ha
heeii del t •» 11 • iiftl tll.it th'l'- a tv at |< isl
t en i! - 11 ami tin ti w a i i i n • * . ». i • * t< -11• ,
i he mil l i r> fun i s
Tin- Italian arms- h i m*w >•< i
plaeeil !iml*r the supreme tiMiimiml . * ■
< !ellfl:il < ’a I 11* Ml i ' . < hi* I i*f lie- < I * • f 1 - -1 .
Staff with (h-leral ('an - I. a \ . *. *. i
"f mo n > . ars st amtitiL!. ; »'hi- f \ -h !
< 5 filer. i! • ' ih mu a lias I mi 11 11 ' : - lo*h I |
liea«li| Ha it I l s it Vei'Mia f. m ..lie i|.*i\s!
ami has s<» tlispne.l tin- aimy that i'
‘•all Met with tin- "palest ef|W| iv.-lies ■.
Tin- r intia-ut has withheld th*
• i * ■ • ■ • ■,11 >i >i,t t i hi- war fh*» t
wJii.-h is d t * * a smut* nniril
a 1**111-; i h<- \dria t i- n i .• . life in ;i|
l a • k tin \ ast | ia n j.. *rf s a I' *iui 11
• Kin ri '"as! \ * j.i t i. a hi nr*. ht*r
t utia y i - - tla- all - -i j I 1 11 t In • IIhiii;i|i
a nd \ a ' i i < 11 • ■ imi' lit Ik • |.|
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I ..mi! I k 1 ah h..-,-: h halia\ .-.I I .
I-* ii hi i n has | iii 14 • • i t-alia in .a) t J •
• i 1 - nr ■( a. ill , in |m . i da
Himaft iHi'Tiij- % a ), | |.i- , | , hi ,1 i ,|,
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AUSTRIA
CHECKED
BY THE
RUSSIANS
I 'I 'TK< m ; f; \ 11 M.-,x i The A us
tr.ans have heen • »iti |*e* 11«• * I |n assume
• • R usi in i he* fialiii.iii opera
ions and the Russians are exerxivher?
it i.e lost mound « 11 j» f | V by eoimte
■n.ii-Us w in. h lie HiPim ale unable in
l • • I. The IU: lit ini; alum; i he San i <
v til ii «-l \ fax ora Id** to l he Ru
in ^ I he fal t er nf I ie|ieru I M.ii-hensnii
•ein-ff 1 umpelh-d tit retire lit S.I *•
••in-*- \ • front in miexpei ted M ini
ill" "Hi* lit Th" flii liix ha\e been
• r* |x p mi.'dual and ha \ e Inst a larsfe
nil" t "f rin n Tin unx ernment is
' ii ill til.title trotips to the «Rili
m ft " ’ I n * I it is e\ peeled that the
th- i' iiv il will result in an even
‘1 ■ ■ *1 • ■ c :olx a niauo with a U'-neral n>
hexv i! of t he Russian offensive.
ROME, May 24. \n oflh-Ini announ
cement given nut l>\ Hie War Ministiy
announces that an extensive clash In
tween tlie Italian anil Austrian land
forces will probably not occur for sev
eral days as the Austrians on the hol
der, after a few skirmishes, have re
tired to Intrenched positions some dis
tance from the frontier ami are evi
dently intending to remain protected
against the llrst Italian rush. That
Austria is not wholly waiting for Italy
lo continence the attach is evidenced
In the announcement that Ancona and
several Adriatic coast towns have been
bombarded by the Austrian fleet. The
damage is not reported. In addition
the Austrians have been prompt in the
commencement of aerial attacks
against Italian cities and beside an at
tack on the government arsenal at
Venice, the aeroplane hangars at Jesi,
the Italian aero Imse, have suffered
slight damage through the dropping of
several bombs from an Austrian plane.
Several towns along the north const
are also reported bombarded. The
government has instituted a strict cen
sorship against news concerning the
movements of troops and nothing is
known concerning the operations along
the frontier. It is announced that King
Victor Emmanuel will o n the front
at an early date.
AUSTRO AEROS ATTACK
ARSENALS AT VENICE
VENICE, May 24. Venice has been
the first Italian city to suffer from the
declaration of war through being at
tacked by Austrian aeroplanes which
were, however, driven off with hut
slight damage. The object of the Aus
i trian attack was tic- Italian arsenals
anil several attempts were made to in
flict injury but without snoaess
DENOUNCES ITALY AS NEW
TREACHEROUS ENEMY
VIKXN'A, May iM. Kmperor I'taiiz
.1 oho|ill lias issued a proclamation < ail
ing on IJio people to meet tie new
menaee with which (lie nation is con
fronted through tile entrance of Italy
in the eonflii t in wliielt Austria is now
engaged. The aged ruler utters an
impassioned appeal to the Austro-11 tin
garian people In rally to the .support
of the Xalion which is fighting a hat
tie for existorieo surrounded hy hostile
foes. The proclamation censures tin
recreant Italians in unmeasured terms
for not nnly failing to support their
allies in tile great struggle, hut .also
for lending her weight to the enemy.
Italy is characterized as a “new treach
erous enemy.”
FLOUR IS CHEAP.
Bread only 5c. North Pole Bakery
and Anvil Bakery,
CORRESPONDENTS BARRED
FROM ITALIAN ARMY
Tl' UI N' ». Mis ' I Tli. i : ■ - i mm ip
has definitelx :iiiiM>iiiin>i1 tli.it m> |* - ■
rniTc*s|Min<h»nls will !.»• | »• ri 11 i 11 < < 1 !«•
join tin* Italian army i| tin- front. Tin
news is ,i silica- d isa ppm lit tin nt '•*
tin* r« 1*1 • . ehtalix » s nf t In- pi. s> from a'l
parts of tin* world who h>< 1 *n hop
ihg that tin* Italians w add l. l d"\xi.
tin* bars to tin* mxxspap»*r nn*n. Tin
< 'ahim ! nii'aiiH'* no nt tat. i ha i I h>
governm*. nt < annul prop, rh safeguard
nows a r* -pondmiLs and f* < Is » *an
polled t<» w ithhold p« i mis; i»m iuin
t In* arm\ at t he front.
ITALIANS OF VANCOUVER
TO GO TO THE FRONT
VAN't *1 »r \ 111: It. t\ AI i > . I Manx
Lallan of this oily me pivparing t.
leave at onee for the Arotlna roimtry
to fight against Austria.
To get the news read th« Nugget
TURKS INFLICT HEAVY
LOSS IN ALLIED FLEET
l’ARIS, May 21.- A Turkish sub
marine is reported to have inflicted
i severe damage on the allied fleet in
! vesting the Dardanelles, sinking two
j torpedo boats and also two transports
j one of wldeh was loaded with troops
enroute to join the armies now invad
jing the Gallipoli Peninsula. No state
meat ns to lie numln-r of troops lost
in the transports lias boon fortheoin
Ing. The suhinaririo attack is said to
have occurred in. the vicinity of the
island of Tenedos
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is iskitI'mI ih.it hi* will sh.t l «• lus ! n»! i -
"i •- with Mr I t;i I i'i mi * I! i *- s.i id th.it
. nit- iM'ii hln pins urn \\i- hi<nmht t*»
I >••;. r nn th, fillin' i In-1 Ii|« I i mi lnk
is i« pi >i t . | in m h . h.i ■ i in* • i! I !m ' i -
pinniiii • • I I nil* .il
t ii.it In w ill m*i rii • . pt i h* ii" f nf In
dim sci'rrta r\ in tin* new «naiitfon
I • *■ 111*• t f«*r wlii* li hi* had heen slated
\s.|Uit li .st.uecl today that
i '-ia lamland tin! lYanon will hrdri
! • S ihiimn I‘"i ll ffspniisihle foi the
lain Arnnnian massarres and h;io
am*“ d i" hold tin* ‘‘tinman tzo\ err*
unlit fn striit a ■ <'mint i ns at the .on
• i i• • 11 of ih*' war if not hnfoii* Aim
• in.in olviti-N t. • i •»* j \«• 11 h> i la* I’orei?*!)
•'Ml i* a.1 indi.il'' that thn outrag<~
'inst tin1 Arnnnian Christians vvoif
i ii —i *1 a r than at first rt*|»oited and h
i imlii t« d tint in unity insfainf.
II • irdiahi! a n t s of wind, towns Ini '
h*n assassinate!.
KING CONSTANTINE
MUCH WORSE
I ATIIKNS. ' I 1 '1 K tiii* I'niislau
| lilt.- is i ii'iu ii .| in a \ cry pi .-carious
-' 11 - it i i. i.. 11 -1 - 11 --in I Scritn are
I lioxx' rushing' In 111- I.. lisiilc with all
i pi .sail ilc dispatch
MT LASSEN CONTINUES
IN ERUPTION
; m:uii|\’t:. sin, ,:i ,\n i.. -on ..u,
tinues In - i 111■ t i..11 iii.t i-i throwing ",it
iinineiiHi volume i.f unnl nul Rollins
water. I’ho eruptions me rmt violent
j :iii<I there have lieeu lint few earth*
[nunke* - following the outhro.uk. Much
, ilaiu ie. hits been done to farms lying
| ill the i 1111 e| the helling mini si lea in S
ami seuie live slock lias been lost So,
i.ir no pi i ' on )i;ts 1ir*v‘n Injured.
Wll SON HOPES AMERICA
WILL BRING PEACE
WASHINGTON', Max 'I I 'resident
Wilson, speaking at the opening; of the
Pun-American (’entennlul i'oriferem •
today expressed the hope that Amor- j
lea might show the world the path to
peace.
TAUBE BOMBARDS PARIS.
I'APIS Alt .1 A normnn Tiiub*
•ii" ■!" I i In * *«* bombs on tho city this
morning hut no one was injured. The
flier was driven away by an attack
lo I Ven*■ h aeros.
DUTCH PATROL VESSEL
HAS NARROW ESCAPE
FROM BEING TORPEDOED
- *
lb 'TTKKDA.YI. May 21- The Dutch
• oast guard patrol vessel Sehcmn
tnarke nan ow l> escaped torpedoing io
i Herman submarine off the mouth of
the Scheldt Friday morning The
■ Herman vessel, creeping close imd*r
H over of i heavy fog, was preparing to
I launch her torpedo when the observer
caught sight of the Dutch colors at the
mast head and came alongside and of
I fered apologies for tho error
TRIES TO DESTROY
PORTUGUESE WAR SHIP
IdSI b »\. May 24. It is reported that
mutinous members of the crew of the
Portugese gunboat San Palo. lying
off Tavira, attempted to blow up the
warship but were unsuccessful, the
vessel suffering but slight damage.