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VOLUME XV. NO. 162. TELEPHONE MaIN 46 NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 19, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CEN"
MEXICANS TO RESIST LANDING OF II. S. FORCES
GERMANS CLOSING IN ON
OSSEWETZ AND WARSAW
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayville, June 19.
The German forces operating in north
ern Poland are again closing in on tin
forts along the northern frontier am
also on Warsaw. The main objec
tive of the Germans at present is tin
fortress at Ossowetz, which is tin
strongest of the Russian defenses am
is practically the key to Warsaw. The
fighting in the Galician section con
tinues with uniform success and the
advance is stead!l> progressing.
The Russians have evacuated .law
orow without offering a defense and
leaving behind an immense amount of
provisions and many wagons and cat
tle. The Russian papers are attacking
i tlie allies for their inactivity on the
■ western front declaring that the failure
"f the French and English to move
against the (Germans is responsible for
the recent reverses, through allowing
i lie (Germans to rush enormous armies
i" tite eastern front.
To get the news read the Nugget.
WILSON DISPLAYS MILD
INTEREST PEACE RESOLUTIONS
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WASHINGTON. June 19.- The con
stant attempts on the part of the peace
advocates to gain the attention of the
president is evidently getting on the
executive nerves as lie displayed but a
mild interest in the plans of the dele
gation from the National Women's
Trade I'nion League who called upon
him at the White House yesterday.
The women presented resolutions op
posing war and advocating an embargo
on war exports. The president listened
in silence to the remarks of the
spokesman for the party and dismissed
them with a few brief remarks on the
impossibility of the proposed course of
action. Several of I he women express
ed strong disapproval of the slight in
Merest manifested in iheir war panacea
June of them asserting that his answer
in t lie statement that the Women’s
[League wished to see the war ended
j was a meek: “Of course, we are all in
favor of peace.”
Experienced mechanics for your
j lutomobiles.— Noms Oarage.
POLICE BELIEVE
POWERS WAS MUR
SEATTLE, June 19.—The police have
taken Into custody James Carrol and
E. Hurley both of whom are suspected
of knowing something of the facts con
cerning the death of John J. Powers
whose dead body was found floating
in the bay yesterday. Both men are
known to have been in conversation
with the dead deputy marshal a short
time before he is supposed to have met
liis death. A medal worn by the dead
oftieer, who was at one time a record
l high jumper, was found in tin pockets
of the man Carrol at the time of his
! arrest. Carrol admits removing; the
j medal from the vest of tile deceased
claiming that Powers loaned ii to him
| for thi' purpose of making an impres
| sion. itoth men have shady reputa
tions and the police are convinced that
they are fully aware of events leading
to Powers’ death.
LANSING SAYS GERHARD
INCIDENT CLOSED
WASHINGTON. June lit. Although
no announcement as to the nature of
the findings in the Gerhard-Meyer in
vestigation has been forthcoming.
Lansing gave out the statement yes
terday afternoon, that in so far as the
state department was concerned the
incident is closed. This summary dis
posal of the matter has given rise to
considerable speculation as to the rea
sons for the government wishing to
drop the subject after starting an ex
tensive investigation. The evening
papers insist that there is more to lhe
matter titan the .administration cares
to disclose.
AT THE NEW EAGLE.
Old Lewis Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Atherton Bourbon whiskeys, Dis
tilled spring 1904-1905, bought in bond
and reduced to 90 per cent, by U. 8,
| government by the bottle »r gallon.
BRYAN WILL
ADDRESS PUBLIC
WASHINGTON. June 19.—Bryan
leaves for New York this evening to
deliver an address in Carnegie hall on
the new peace proposals which have
Just Been given to the public. Arrango'
meats have been made for an immense
attendance.
GERHARD WILL REPORT
CHANCELLOR BEFORE
GERIMR* REPLIES
BTCRL1N, June 19.—Announcement
was made at the foreign office today
that tiic German reply to the last Am
erican note concerning the submarine
warfare will not he prepared until Dr
Gerhard lias mad# a personal report to
Chancellor von Bet hmann-Holla weg
in addition to the report to the for
eign minister made at the time of his
arrival. It is stated that the chancel
lor is desirous of hearing personally
the exact sutement of the German am
bassador a* Washington before prepar
ing tlie German reply.
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WILL USE
ENTRIE FORCES
TO RESIST U. S.
NOGALES, .luJue IS.—In an authoi
ized statement issued today. Governor
Mayotorena of Sonora. Mexico, says
that lie will use the entire forces under
Ilia command if necessary to resist the
landing of American marines on the
Mexican coast to protect foreign set
tiers in the Yaqui valley Mayotorena
states that he will afford all the pro
tection to foreigners that msv he need
ed and is entirely able to control the
Indians who are now in a state of war
against the republic.
Mayotorena also asserts that the war
detachment of one thousand troops
sent to the Yaqut valley yesterday
were dispatched to that section prim
arily to protect the settlers who are
in danger from (he Indians but that
they had specific orders to resist any
landing "f the American military forces
should such he attempted
BERLIN REPORTS
UNUSUAL SUCCESSES
German Prei* Servile.
MERLIN. via Suvvllle. .Mine 1ft
Unusual success has attended the op
erations of the armies of the dual al
liance during the period of fighting of
tile past twenty-four hours and the
enemy have been compelled to suffer
severe reverses at nearly everv point
of contact. The most Important de
velopment of the period is the com
plete repulse of the allied armies on
the Gallipoli peninsula The Turkish
operations have resulted in the Invad
ers being driven hack to the extreme
western and where they are protected
from the Turkish attack by the guns
of the war fleet. The Turks have also
succeeded in seriously damaging sev -
eral of tile allied vessels. A British
transport en route from Alexandria
was blown up by a mine in the vicin
ity of Nimheors Island and the greater
portion of the troops were drowned
The land operations include the cap
ture of Tarnograde in Russian Poland
by the Austrians and also the bom
bardment of C’hotin in Bessarabia. The
Austrian trophies at Tarnograde in
clude many machine guns and a large
supply of ammunition in addition to
many prisoners.
| DRAUHTNAU6HT ARIZONA
’•'•LAUNCHED TODAY
i
NEW YORK, .1 line 19 The giant
battleship Arizona was launched at 'be
New York navy card at twelve today
with an immense number of people
gathered to witness the ceremonies at
tending the initial baptism of the new
addition to the American navy. The
entire official state of the city was on
hand and also the principal officials
of tile navy department.
Miss Ester Ross of Prescott, Ariz..
acted as sponsor for the giant of the
seas and the time honored bottle of
wine was broken over the how as the
big ship slid down t lie ways. The grape
juice baptism was partially adhered to
by an additional baptism with water
before the wine was used. Secretary
Daniels delivered the address and paid
an eloquent tribute to the navy in its
present state The secretary asserted
that the new addition to the navy was
the finest example of ship building that
tlie world had ever seen. Many of the
state officials of Arizona were in at
tendance.
FANO BOMBARDED
BY AIRMEN
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle, June 19.—
Austrian aviators shelled the Italian
city of Fano on the Adriatic coast
north of Ancona yesterday morning in
flicting great damage to the famous
Italian submarine Medusa of the Palo
naval base.
FOR SALE—Plano. Inquire at Nug
. get office.
SAYS RECEIVERSHIP
FATAL R. R. PURCHASE
WASHINGTON. June 19 Joseph I
! Cotton, who is acting as attorney for
Secretary Lane during the consider.!
tion of the Alaska railroad rase In tin
district supreme rourt asserts that th•
appointment of a receivership to take
c harge of the moneys paid o\to tin
• laimants of tile stork in the Alaska
Northern and the old Alaska Centra!
toads will he fatal to the governments
project ».f taking over the railway js It
may involve th»- administration in
complications which will tie up the
proposed rail wav to interior Alaska
indefinitely.
Keep your car in good condition.—*
Nome Garage.
ITALIANS OCCUPY
TWICE THE TERRITORY
OFFERED BY AUSTRIA
U»>MK. June 1M The Garinole Ilalia
points nut that at th« present time the
Italian troops are occupying more than
twice the territory offeretl by Austria
as an inducement for Italy to refrain
from entrance into the war. It is also
disclose;! that the Italians have taken I
by conquest the printer part of tin j
most fertile districts of the western
piovimtM pal th ulai Iv in the iaunz*
i i v «*i noctinn
NOTICE DEMOCRATS
A meeting of the Democratic Club
will be held in the SONS OF THE
NORTH HALL. Sunday. June 20th at
8:30 p. m.
AMERICAN REPLY TO
FRYE NOTE NEARING
A COMPLETION
WASHINGTON, .lutie IT -The an
nouncement wits given mil at the state
department this morning that the Am
erican tei>ly to the last German note
relative t. the sinking of the Five ha*
orueth ally been completed and will *>v
sent oh tlie way to Perl in within i
short t'tr.e It is stated that in a e!>
tion to insisting on the original do
n'.ui'l Ii j full payment of the apprtsi
value of the vessel, tho note will denv
the tinman euntention that American
ships can tie destroyed provided they
ale paid fur regardless of whether the\
jure carrying contraband or not The
government asserts the right of (Jer
j ninny to siege but not destroy carry -
| ing contraband of war.
SUGGESTS MEDIATION AS
SOLUTION WAR PROBLEM
WASHINGTON. June 1!'. Bryan,
has issued iiis third and concluding!
statement on the prevention and solu
tion of tlie war problem. The state- |
nient. which was given out last night. I
asserts that mediation offers the only I
solution of international difficulties
both as a way out of war and also as
a preventative of armed conflict. Bry- I
mi’s peace offering consist of ft propos
al to extend his former investigation
commission and peace treaty plan to
embrace all nations, asserting that this
offers tlo* only feasible solution of in
ternational disagreements.
Instructions in Driving.—Nome Gar
ag»
SENATOR KILLED
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
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SEATTLE, June 19, Former State
Spnntnr George E. Diekson of Spokane |
was Instantly killed in an auto acci I
dent near Redmond this morning'
through the overturning of the car in
which he was riding while rounding a
curve at a high rate of speed. The
car was an emergency machine which j
was hetng used in the relay auto race
from Chicago to Seattle and was run
ning at a terrific speed at the time of
the accident. Dickson was carrying
an official message from tho mayor of
Spokane to the mayor of Seattle. Johu
Gilmore, a prominent business man of
Spokane, who was also riding in the
ar received serious injuries. The
wrecking of the car is said to have
been caused by some defect in the
steering gear which failed to respond
to the touch of the driver. The body
if the victims will lie returned to Spo
kane.
Cheapest in the long run—Nome
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