ALLIES ADVANCE ON ALL FRONTS
THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI NO. Isu TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY. JULY 1»K TELEPHONE MAIN 48. PRI„E 25 CENTS
RUSSIANS CUT AUSTRIAN
RAILWAY COMMUNICATIONS
SOUTH OF LEMRERG
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jyflCTROGRAI). July r. The Russian
j.j/ ogress toward tin- renter of Galieia
'continues with little interruption despite
the vigorous offensive «»r the Austrian
forces which are now being reinfmr. <1
hv large bodies of Germans troops.
General staff reports today assort that
the armies operating along tie right bank
of the Dneister have oompletelv routed
nie enemy in a great battle oeeurrii -
Wednesday tiius enabling tie Russians
tn out tin* Pointyn-Krostnozo railway. tin*
principal line of communication for I lie
A ustm-t iorman fonts do fowling Loin
berg.
Tin* severonoe of the Austrian line of
1‘omrnumeat ion for tin* A nst ro-( iorman
forces defending Lemberg is a serious
blow to the Lemberg defenders and may;
by the determining cause of an early j
rod unfit >n of tin city by tin* Russians.;
The war olfioo reports that tho defeat
of tin* enemy at this point is complete'
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anil overwhelming. Northeast of Lem
berg the army under lirusiloff is making
stead.s advances accompanied by sever*
lighting.
Additional gains are also reported for
i In* army of General Let<*hitzk> operat
ing from the Kolomna base North of
Kovel the Germans are making heavy
counter attacks in the Haronoviehi region
in an endeavor to regain the territory
raptured in the recent Russian drive.
GREAT EARTHQUAKE
ROCKS SICILY
A. I*. A. Service.
LONDON. Jul\ •> It* |»..ri ii ii N'.ipl a
Inday Sim* that the t**\vn *»i Caltanis
Mi • l t;i, on ih** Island of Sicily has he?* n
practically destroyed h\ a gtv.it * : • r i L
quake Which l*teU**i tl* island la
night, doing immense damns..* in s*v*i'i
seed Ions.
Dozens of small t »wns ind villages w»
Involved in the quake and 11 tong It i
Iokb of lit** was not large it an\ point
aside* irmn <’altanissot t a, numerous build
ings ware wholly or partly ruined in
ilie many towns a'-aig the southern sec
tion of tin- island. At <’altanissetla.
..•i tv..* hundred |■* <*ple \\civ killed. A
large portion of the vic tims w* re buried
in tin three great stilpntir mines which
are operated in-^r the town and which
provide* tin- principal occupation of a
S; rgc :.umbe*r of tin- inhabitants. The* se
vere shaking «*t tin* earth caused’ lie*
mines in oh \ e in burying the* greater
number of the* men and wome n employ* d
ui the* underground workings.
k«±c>sk\ Ki/r ai;.\i\ 'in 1111: rom:
A. r \ Service.
OYSTKIl HAY. .Iul\ I < ' >l«>n I Roos.
volt, si ill weak from his roc*e*nt illness
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hut with his verbal powers unimpaired.
delivered the Independence day address
at the fourth of July celebration held
la today The colonel devoted a pi r
fion of his remarks to the present sit
nation with respect to Mexico and de
• hired that he preferred war to the
l»« ii. the failed Slates is at present
having with Mexico.
SIIAf Kr-i/PON AUKIVKS IN fllll.l
IM NT AS A UK NAS, fhili. Jul\ Sir
Karnest Shaekelton. with the remainder
of the party under his command, ar
rived here today en route to Knglaud
Tin- noted explorer declined to talk of
ins unfortunate effort in tin south p >lat
legions beyond stating that tin* misf-.r
tunes of his partv were something r >i
could not he guarded against.
^HB33 tt.’JMMttT.'r-; :’Xy« . ...Ri • »-ja»—- .*•*.,u»w«
MADE IN AM RICA
For years we prided ourselves with having a
complete stock of IMI’OUTKl) MACARONI.
The present difficulty in shipping led us to in
vestigate in our own country for goods to take
! the place of the imported.
THE RESULT
is that we have made unhingements to have man
ufactured for us a line of Paste' made from the highest
quality of Macaroni wheat, anel we recommend this pro
! duct te> he' fully as good if not better than the imported.
Our Window Display Tells the Tale
I Prices for this high grade paste are one-third
lower than for the imported.
Ipolets Stores
Coffees 9resft Roasted Daily
LATE WAR
BULLETINS
F. .. ..‘•‘Il IIAYK FKKAKK!)
LINK Sol I'll OF SQ.MM K’i
!
A IV A S**r\ i« i
KONQo.V July t', Having capturd 11 m •
Whole < 1< I limn s--und I ill < south of the
Somme troll! tin rivei in I’el low 11. * *
Fr«*m li .a\t resumed operations non i
id’ the river and have cleared tie hank
I mm (tenuous almost It* tie town of
(’leery. The French forces which have
established themselves <ii Sotirmont farm
I arc also tnr-atoning (’leery from that
directon. 'lie Hritish fonts mi- still
heavily engaged all along the Hritlsh
front from I lanlem-ourt to Qomnu-court.
Rl 'SSI A N CACTI KK MoKK TIul’To.VS
A f*. A Service
J’KTROiiKAh. July «• Tie Will oflie.
announced this afternoon that ten thou
sand Toil-fans were taken prisom i timing
the lighting of tie past forty .-igl u
tionrs along tie t.alieutn and Polish
fronts. Fivt thousand t»l this mimht i
wen* taken in the lighting along He
Qneister front yesterday.
< W RRA X/. \ rib >|*c ISAI.S
will m: a<*»T*:f"rfiD
\ IA S« r\ f•'«•
\\ ASHI N< ITh\ .1111> I. A 11 i i .. - .11
* net "nil L.iiising. President Wilson
.»•« *» * n» •* -41 I«•«1.1 > inai lie proposals «»!'
' ''It" . |< p|\ Will lie accepted.
. LK.XT III UUILANK
SWKKI’S til l.K RKGION
\ I * A Si r\ ice.
N I i W i'IILLAXS, .1111 \ '. A tropical
. it! . lie is sweeping aiong llie Florida.
I . i .\iaiiam.i e.iasis doing inmierise dam
i v .a e.tiding in ii polls arriving here
| h.d.,>.
LA i I;11 SKAT I'M';, Jills Millions
I dollars in damage has resulted from
eye I on s w hie 11 an* today sweeping tin*
gulf regani. according In I.Ui reports
| .1 e. i\ . ii 11. 1 ■ Nil loss Ilf life IS so fa I
known i oi u u 11111 iea t io u with lie distriet
• ItlOSl iea' 11S affeeleil IS p t . 11 * | j. a 11 N Hit
j Oft.
I FRKN* II < •AIHTIIKI *
Ti >TA L N I N K [ l l< H SAND
IN' SoMMK FI*; IIT1 Ni i
j A. I’ A. Service.
PARIS Julv 'l l ■ war oftie*
11onu< • ■<I ioiia\ that a total of nim* thou
sand ilermaiis wer. taken prisoners in
tie lour days of fighting along tin* Somme
river vailey.
I I: KI.I Y K KI: D WAR DA Nt 3 KR « >V Kit
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| a. P. A Service.
j \\ ASH I N* JT* *.\ . July ’. The assurances
of administration officials that the Mex
I a an ipieslioti is pi o iie.illv settled hv
| I he opening ei.-ated l»\ I 'at i.r/iia lor an
j ambiuhle si -I I lenient of the presen! dif
I fen-nres through He medium of Ids reply
j io ilu Wilson note are looked upon as
j certain indications that war has now
become a remote possibility and tie* capi
tal is already diverting its attention to
oiler things of |.*ss momentous note.
Although no intimation of the actual
contents of the I'arranm reply have been
given mil. the officials profess entire
confidence that mailers will he adjusted
to the satisfaction of both nations.
DILLON KKATS FLYNN
IN Kuril Kill NDS
A. P A Service.
N K\Y YORK. .Inly .'. Jack Dillon, the
clever Indianapolis welterweight, carried
Hu* lighting to heavyweight Jim Flvnn
and knocked him out in Hie fourth round
of their scheduled fifteen round contest
I hist night. Despile the fact that in* was
i many pounds lighter than the big Ital
ian. Dillon outfought his opponent from
j the tap of the gong and finally laid him
i low with a swift right to the jaw in
! tin* middle of the fourth session Dillon
! displayed remarkable speed throughout
* the contest and was in no danger of de
feat at any time.
Thw Family ui tha Nome
Dally KnffM
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GERMANY ADMITS
WESTERN REVERSES
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i HKKldN July Tin- yu« i »1 > *IT r
»
ports tdiltty admit tin |'t» u< ii and Pn
I imii claims of suic.sjics made by tl
a 11 i« d a i -a ties «m tin vvt st • it i front * I a
iny tin past week. ait In m mli n is d*
I « larcd that tin necotmts relating to th
I numliei' of prisoners taken durum i
I i . • :.: Imhi my an exnuyeiated
No effort is made to e*»n«eal tin s*-;
| tousness of the Western situation a i
I t luamh it is believed that the allies
[ will not In a III* to maintain tl • t • ft if
i offensive 111 e \ ha\. started It is pmn
I h.tv .tin ady b« * n expended and tin ssiv
• i.l'- assaults against i In* < o-rma-n posi
»
; t Intis although admittedly gaining tma-p
ground. an- ilnatly diminishing in
sf n ngth.
It is I x • i i • - v id the iiflfiisivi will soon
, tall i»\ its nwn weight and intensity.
, Th. h'-niiiitis liav»- withdrawn I'foni
many positions Pm an- lolly pt-pand t.*
• -| Ha II v t Ul-MMis attacks for
uonths withont danger of being • -one
pclPH *ii n lirnpiish more than si small
1 portimi of tin- crinpin n d territory.
'AM I’ll I NT KVMKYTi I INC NT’GOKT
BRITISH STILL PRESSING
TEUTONS ALONG SOMME
A- T A. Sfrviirr.
i AHIS. .1 ill' •- Dispatches from ;i
ISriiirii 11 * a * I * 111; t rt* rs in imrth* in I'ta «
t«nla> assi it that riulilints «»r tin rnus
UMTlf.. I• i is prnur.ssjng in tin* % i« i?
Its «'l I', i imn . tin iinpm tant rallvx .
[ . .• .i. i mi tin- Siniiiin' rivt r. ami a 1: >
h«txxc*ii Ami- ami tin- Smutm livnrs
lln «ltspa!< h*s sax t ha l tin I '■ t; t i >
i i.i i * 11» xv«*i I tlm atliick at Ti« sp.il at I
; i.- shovlx pmssiim tin- T* linns h. .
Tin* mix ana' in this tin cr thin is mlmittiMi
1\ slight n\x 111s4 p. tin- t' rrifm ariilim
hntriha nlim at tin- tnTtuans nr • arrvnm *
atnf alsn In nmnti i 111 uk hx ui .
mass, s nj tin < human r -• in'- xxi.n
lia v« i•• • 11 ilium inii» tin st s ■ mai. it
i‘Uort In sia\ 11»* l!i'iiisll pnjuT.ss
Tin- flirhlinu is d* ^ id. d as • nil
in I In i‘XI f* Mir Wit h I I- * !< pn a ; - .
ihn liuu itit«Mts< pctn.ds • •! .-mill. r\ i*
hiaiki-ii at 1111 • t'\als In. Uf. a! . * -.1
, c i.t Ilia f| in la nil \
,riln lll.HSnS to I Ji( I'l i tin Si
'arks an said !•» I» appalling Tin I In
i s 11 an ItnldiliM at . vm > jmmi at
small atlvanrcs rncc.nl.d . s a r s ill ••
i * •**«»! 1 alia. Us Tl." (jiiinaus inis* . >
pamnilv cma «>iit i atrd all a v.nlahl' r
si-rv. s in tins n u’inii and aiv hattlii. -
dc-spiral. lv to in.Id t It. ir a • • • • a, d
(let \ .Mir I< >11 /‘K* I N I I \. I
Arn f In the \ uuuet . ittiee.
FAMOUS BRESLAU SPRINGS
COUP ON RUSSIANS
\ 1\ \ Scrvlre. i
I'KTIt' .hiiv '• ’ll. t.ini'il. j
.UimoiuH's 11mla> a sijrj»! i>;ng .. sprat •
I * \ ili*' I«• 1111 • • r (I* i man < tms*i I: • -la
in sinking tw*» Uussian v*'ssds wiililn
-ight m|' tin- lia-sjan fmls at S*a * • j
ami a f l • r\\ iii'il I'St'Mpinu i • i s. a 111« . I
Tii- a.limi all \ r* |*Mi t s <!• la i • t ha • t hr
Hri slah. \\ Im h is u..w a, T. i hi a \ * .-s
ami ii! t; t * h * 11 tn th* l nrhish I:!. i. k -■
llt-M'i. npprna> h* .1 S*a<-!i\ !r, inu Hi* It
sian Mag ami hit raying «n h* i n irl
h*ing a liussian warship Tin*
was nut r< <-*ignismd until it ha.I t•»i;>• <I• l
It V' I ■ *
imjh liinu port .11 tin trim* < »no of
tin i!'St|. li ships V. i - ;i U m \ i • | 11 I : i • 11 !
t lit i is pi >11 111* * it hi I ; i s;,ihnu Vt.-s<l Th
: i * 11 * it i «*t lh< Turkish worship \\os so
n, til l tllf V I SSf I \t.l- I .1 I lit \ ll||*i
I* .oh 111 i < I • t<*| p. . I • . lid I ' t.olij In- - m
hum in I i»*r pursuit
''hi* ki ns, •"*■ p* r p*m'-i*I • :;i, . ■ |. i
•I'*'/' n IP'*.|: • 1*1.1- .1 pl|..Hi | III*
I'i’.o Family Ftptr is the* V*on
Faily Nugget.
U. S. MARINES CLASH
WITH DOMINICANS
A . IV A S« i \ • »
\\ ASIIINU I'oX. ,Iiny .1. - I ■ I
Admiral Uaperton today i - p u l another
engaRetr III Ini weep the ,\ in' i ' i i • -i
and Jtominiean rebels in .he vicinity ••
■SaiUantlo .VII jo.
i'! * oinmandi-r id tin- Ani« rie.ins r< -
p< »'' 11 m ! tic- cnmi main m result ed i
* I.* vi* a t h ot one marine ; nd tin wound
it»if ol • -*ld. < Mi the side of’ (he* r*»volu
'io.ns;-: tvventy se v< . Uominieans were
killed attd five were eaptured. The hum
her of rebels is given as in • \eess of
i m u hiimltv.l (till til l y wIum • Vin.•»
' I' . i M I'ulv.'S ll limit* I I . I *. Ill
-\tinlir,i I ' 'apart on I • -1>■ »i M s 1 hat i i ■ s
| Mhiliniiists an still inainht'iiiiiu .1 Ims
! til* at 1 it 1111 * ■ toward tli- An.* t’iaans and
j . x | #1 . -s*» S 1 la* hid ( hat t »a i ..Hill l v
Will lias »• to ha piM'llla m-ll 11 s pul, •» d ill
| nrdi 1 to |»r. nnt I him ia r out hr- ,1 Us In
,lh*- .*iii,'ayciiifii! iipiiiM.d tin 1. \ 1 • l < 11 i o 1 -
; isis aitampti-d in amlmsli th«* \m.n ms.
' ami (his 1 h. idmir d slat, s - si
j roustit-fd o«•<m 1 rraiH'i• wham s. 1 1 parts of
! Aim ritans p. ia iraia into Ilia n.iunirs
INKAN'IS DIN VC? IIOl'KI-V
KltoM PARALYSIS KPIDKMIP
A. P A. Service.
NKW VORK. J illy »i. Tin epidemic "f
infantile paralysis which has been sweep
ing the eity during toe past few days
continues to destroy the Imbies by tens
and twenties. Inspection of the reports
received by the health hoard during lIn*
period in which the strange manifesta
tion has continued discloses that the dis
ease is maintaining an average of one j
victim for each hour m tin* da \ So
fur 111* doctors are totally utmhli tt ar
i-ount t"r tin* strange inanin i m w ! i< U
the (list !>!• is displaying itself Tin ma
jority ot the victims are children h« long
ing to foreign residents of tf »*^t it\
w i: \ r111:i: nKi’OHT.
July Y Itdfi.
T«•mperature- Max . ti_. min . H
Haronietor .*10.19 inches
Weather- Partly cloudy.
W ind— W., 11 miles per hour.