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VOLUME XV. NO. 63. r . . M ■ , ' '
_ _telephone Mam 46._nom,, a.aska Thursday. February ib, ibis. Telephone Mam 46 PRICE a5 CENTS
RUSSIANS BEING DRIVEN RACK ON OWN FORTS
GERMAN FOOD CONDITIONS NEARING A CRISIS
BRITISH DISCLAIM INJURY
OF AMERICAN TRADE
WASHINGTON, l-’eh. .IS The reply i
of great Britain to the American note
denies that the naval acts of that,
country are In any way responsible fin j
the injury to the trade of (he f'nited !
Slates The British Insist that hi
seizure of the Wilhelinina should in no 1
way disturb the commerce of America |
as the vessel was proceeding to a |
heiilRerent port in defiance of the Brit 1
ish contraband announcement and the
result should in no way affect American
?t mmerce with neutral nations
The note NUKaested that the present
shortage of ships may hr- 111,- unih-ily
cause of the lessening of \nu-riian
tlade and also points out that t to- in
Jury to the cotton crop is due largely
to the indiscriminate sowing ol miner
hy Germany and for which that cnuntin
is alone responsible.
FOOD SHORTAGE
GETTING SERIOUS
COPENHAGEN, Feb. IS. According
to antheniic information from Berlin
the food shortage in Germany is not
only a fact but is rapidly assuming
porportions which make it the subject
of grave consideration by the govern
ment. From the information received
it ia apparent that the situation is fast
approaching a stage where extreme
measured are demanded. It Is said that
the government is proceeding wlti
plans to compel five millions of the
German people, who are not elegildo
for military service to leave for Nor
way. Sweden, Holland and Switzerland,
to remain there during the future con
tinuance of the war. thus conserving
ihe food supplies of the fatherland. The
government Is fast assuming control of
tho distribution ol’ food supplies of
every form and the most rigid con
servation is being practiced. The re
lief afforded by the quartering on neu
tral soil of many of those who are not
available for carrying on the various
activities of tlie empire will consider
ably lighten the present drain on the
countries resources. The government
will provide the temporary exiles with
ample funds lo meet their wants
FAMINE PROBABLE BEFORE
NEXT HARVEST.
LONDON, Feb. IS. Dispatches front
the continent indicate Hint the food
shortage in Germany is even greater
than lias been anticipated.
According to reliable information the
German government is fa si being
driven lo extreme measures in conser
ving the food supplies of the country.
The food resources are so strained that
it is anticipated that an actual state
of famine will exist long before the
next period nf harvest.
DOG RACER LOST.
Black and white brest. answers to
name ef Tango and known as one of the
Koeter dogs. Finder please leave at
Life Saving Station.
‘•Tannhauser,’ ’ Richard Wagner’s
famous opera. Eagle Hall Friday night.
Eskimo dance Friday night 8:30 p. m.,
WESTERN ZONE
FRENCH MAKE GERMANS
EVACUATE AT SEVERAL POINTS
P.ORliKAF.V Kelt. |x Dispatches
from the war zone indicate that the
Allied offensive following the cessation
of the German attacks has resulted in
the recapture of the trenches which
were tnken by the Germans some davs
ago near Yprcs. Various successes
are also reported from the vacinlty of
■ liheims and in the Argonno. the Allies
having made substantial gains it sev
eral points.
The sudden collapse of tilt- German
| offensive is occasioning much suprise.
! Terrific artillery dueling is said to con
tinue near Verdun hut the German tire
is said lo tie ineffective
WEST FRONT AWAKENS
WITH APPROACH OF SPRING.
NEW YORK, Kch IK Today's sum
mary of the lighting in the Western
war zone shows that the entire front is
awakening with the approach of milder
weather, the forces of the allies being
especially active. The gains of either
side, however, are negligible .although
much lighting lias progressed Mm h
artillery dueling has marked the acti
vities of (lie day
POLICE THREATEN
RESTRICTIONS FRISCO
CHINATOWN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fell is Follow
ing the recent disturbances the Chinese
are in a highly excited state and a re
newal of the hatcheimens activities is
hourly expected. The police have again
warned the Tongtnen that unless the
trouble ceases severe restrictions will
lie placed upon the local Chinatown
during the continuance of the exposi
tion
COMING
A four-act drama '‘Down in Dixie”
which promises to be one of the best.
Eagle hall. Feb. 27. 1915.
King Island style dancing, Friday |
night gymnasium, 8:30 p. m.
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VICTIM OF DEMENTED
SECTION HAND DIES
.SEATTLE, Fell. 18—Richard Patton
one of tho victims of Richard Imento
tho demented section hand who tired
u fusillade of shots at the employes of
ono of the North Pacific offices last
Tuesday, died last night in the city
hospital as tho result of the wounds
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inflicted by the revolver of the maniac.
The slayer, who was wounded by I ho
police continues to linger but is expect
ed to die soon Miss Vera I.ockhnrt
who was compelled to jump from a sec
ond story' window, receiving severe in
juries Is stated to be fast reovering. |
EASTERN ZONE
GERMANS PENETRATE FAR
IN RUSSIA.
I TITKt >GRA11, l-'eli |s Kii h r mil
desperate lighting has followed tho
Itmisiun retreat from cast Prussia and
the army has been in almost constant
contact with the forces of the German*
The bullentins issued i >y the VV.u
• Mice states that the Russians have
I been compelled to tall back on tin in.
'of forts stretching between Grodno and
the Vistula where the enemy will be
held The far reaching attempts of the
(Germans to out Hank the retreating
I Russians is given as the reason for the
(German progress into Russian terri
tory The Russians also admit that
they have been compelled to retreat
before the heavily reinforced Attstro
(lerman armies, after a desperately
fought battle for the possession of iho
I’szok pass, twelve miles west of
Csemowitz Minor survessos an- re
ported in the Tarnoyv region
ORITIAN PROTESTS PASSAGE
FOOD INTO AUSTRIA.
ROME, l-’eh IS The British goy ■
ernment has addressed a lade of protest
to the Italian government objecting to
the free passage of food stuffs from
Italy into the Trieste and Fiumc dis
tricts of Austria The government has
replied giving the assurance that all
such shipments are for the us,- ..fj
Italians who are residing in those see-J
lions
ALLIES PREPARE TO
BOMBARD ADRIATIC PORTS.
ROME, l-'eh. Ik. French rep-u-ts in
dicate that the allied fleet operating in
the Adriatic is making preparations to
resume the aggressive on a large scale.
The extended bombardment of the
upper Adriatic ports contemplated has
caused the Italian government to serve
notice to all descendants of Italians re
siding in the threatened towns t.» l.-sy .
as speedily as possible
RUSSIANS WILL PAROLE
ITALIAN PRISONERS.
ROME. Fell. Ik. The Russian goy
ernment has informed the Foreign of
flee that many thousand Dalmatians of
Italian parentage who were conscripted
Into the Austrian army are being held
l>y the Russians as prisoners of war
The czar’s government lias offered to
return them to Italy on parole if it is
agreeable to the Italian government, j
Tho offer states that the prisoner*!
will be sent to Italy through the Balkan
States.
After you have read this paper pass ^
it on to some one else that is also in
terested in Alaska. You will be doing j
them a favor as Noma Is destined to hn
one of the large cities of Alaska
Don't fail to see "Tannhauser," at
Eagle Hall, Friday night.
Tha Daily Nugget, $2.00 per month
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AUSTRIANS REJOICE AT
EXPULSION OF INVADERS
\IKNN.\ Kt*h. 1 s Vienna is ring
iiig with tin* te ws that tin* Austrians
tii* everywhere victorious and the cap
ital is ablaze with patriotic • xcitoment.
From every point along the Eastern
front fhe news of \ustrian successes
• outline* to pout into the capital and
' indication points to the speedy
expulsion of the Russian invaders.. Six
newl\ recruited regiments departed for
tlie front toda>. The troops before
! leaving passed beneath the balcony of
the Kuyal Palace and received the
blessing of the aged ISmperor, Franz
Joseph. The ruler assured the de
parting soldiers that he would he with
his troops along the battlf front »s soon
as the returning warmth of summer
u.Muii permit without th»* risk of suf
t* k undue exposure The sight of
the Kinperm tllleii the populace with
jo\ and th»- iged man was wildly
cheered.
Hot chocolate hot beef tea, malted
milk and fresh ice cream and soda
water at the Rose Candy Store.
ii* NEftAL WAH
CHANCELLOR SAYS ARTILLERY
WILL AMAZE WORLD
i '» >I ‘K.\ 11 AGIn \. lei. IT Messages
:t ‘»m iterlin stn* •• that ihe German
< ' ha U. el |m| ill ,i n*i e!it address to the
Iboehstag. iii Iterlin deelared that the
I German artillerj will confound the
W'Tld with th ■ 'ining *•!' spring h> the
|i »pidit.\ of it^- sweeping rush to victory
it is stated that the t'haneellnr as
serted that the great German gun
works are preparing dozens of siege
(guns *»f even greater caliber and have
several completed with a hole of sixty
centimeters before which nothing cat.
stand within a range of fifteen miles
MILITARY CRITIC SAYS GERMAN
ARTILLERY WILL WIN.
Gdl’JTNllAG13N. Feb IT A foreign
military critic latch returned from
Herlin stated that it was his unbiased
opinion that the Germans must win on
laud so 1 eI\ on a. count of their wonder
tul artillery which tin* other contending
nation cannot hope to equal in strength
within a period of at least ten years
He declares that the Germans have
hundreds of guns that, they have so far
had no opportunity to place in iction
owing i“ tin* difficulties of transporta
tion.
FOREIGNER PLANNED TO
SINK LAKE STEAMERS
t'HICAGi i I'Vli I- The Chicago
police have unearthed a plot of a fanat
ical foreigner who hail planned In sink
several big lake steamers which were
preparing I" fake . arcus In i'amnia in
the spring.
MORE HORSES AND MULES
SHIPPED TO ALLIES.
ST. LOl’IS. Kib is. Several solid
trninloads of horses anil mutes depart
ed today for Canadian points where
they will be transhipped to Europe for
use of the allied armies in Kroner mil
Helgiu m
AUTO SALES INCREASED
BY EUROPEAN WAR
NEW YliHK, Feb. is Tin1 . llieers of
the American Auto Association declare
that the heavy purchase of horses and
mules by European armies is resulting
in heavy increase In the use of autos
of all kinds. Many of the factories
have put on three shifts of eight hours
each In order to supply (lie demand for
their machines. It is predicted that
191* will be the banner year in the
manufacture and sale of autos.
GERMAN PRESS UPHOLDS
REPLY TO AMERICAN NOTE.
LONDON, Fell. IS A Reuter dis
patch to the. Times says that the Ger
man press is a unit in upholding tin
German reply to the American note
stating that the American contention
that search of supposed belligerent ves
■'••Is flying the flu*; <-f the United State*
j was not only impracticable, but im
I possible, as the English are equipping
the vessel* of the merchant marine
| wit h guns.
FRENCH LINER VICTIM
OF GERMAN SUBMARINE.
PARIS. I'eli is I Mspateh<*s from
; Harve state that the <}emmn subm trim
I' 1 *» torpedoed and sunk the French
I liner Ville d* Rifle off that port last
livening. The dispatch states that tin*
survivors have been Iamied -mR-Iv
otherwise gave no details
TRANS PACIFIC LINERS
AGAIN ON LOOKOUT.
1 V* H ’T< »RI A. I *. I 1 s. Aft*-! months '
of feeling safe fioin tli* prcsein** of
German cruisers in thoii path, tliej
' trails-Pacific liners from Panada nr** i
I again startled by the reported presence*
'of a mysterious Oermnn ship in mid
| ITu-iti.
GERMAN SUBMARINE AT LARGE
IN JAPANESE WATERS
NAGASAKI I'd. I1* A German sub
I marine which somehow escaped cup
i iurn at the Tsingtnu capitulation is
I rumored at large in Japanese waters
and is said to he aided by the Japanese.
! There is much fear lest the German
j boat will start destruction of Japanese
merchant men I
SPANISH ARMY OFFICERS
TO HELP THE ALLIES
M AI >KI IKeh IS. Many Spanish
j army officers are resigning that they
may go to France where it is under
(stood their services are being accepted I
'b light against the Germans
I
AVIATORS IN CONSTANT
TOUCH BY WIRELESS'
SAN I'lFG'i Fell. is Military i
j aviator Jones during four hour trial
(dight along the ocean front stopped
j and started his biplane four times
■without outside aid The observer who
iei ompanied the aviator in the fight
kept tin- officers of the aero corps con
•stantlv informed of his observations bv
means of wireless equipment
WILSON SAYS
EXTRA SESSION
NOT NECESSARY
KKATTI.k K'-ji I' A VVaaliing-toii
a -t i. i the President has
■ i ■< 111 ■ ■ ■ d Hint in extra session of
■nuress will nut he enlled Wilson
11 es that in as in Mill is the .alllna
I i n extra --‘ssii ii will hiivn lilt le ot her
lp-.se ll: li the . tisidenitlon Of the
ship Pm i 11:isi■ a mendtilent sueh action
a ll"l l|etessiir\.
\KM Yul.h l- eli lx Attorney -
i e-rieraI | arsons today announced that
the trial > i' Harry K Thaw, recently
xtri'Uled frntr New Hatrt|vshlre. has
been set for March first
FOREIGN BOTTOMS MAY
TRADE BETWEEN ALASKA
AND ATLANTIC.
\V AKU I\UT< iA Keh IN Hurlng
: i.. ..His. ..f tie- debate prior to the
pa- me i.f the intended ship purchase
hill it was innoimc.-.l that it was with
in the pi-ms f the ulmlnlstration that
fi le.cii h atoms purchased under the
hip hill may Had. dlre. t between the
Atlnnti. . ..ast and tin territory of
Alaska.
A B DANCE
MONDAY. FEB 22. 1915
TICKETS. $1.50
Eskimos formerly of King Island
will hold a big dance Friday night at
gymnasium, 8:30 p. m.
Strictly fresh eggs and poultry at
Prossers Harness Shop. Phona Black a
VILLA ON VICTORIOUS
MARCH TO CAPITAL
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Ill, l‘AS< i, I'Vli. Is Messages from
I'hlhuuhun say that ihe Villa forces are
• mploylng speedy armored motor ears
to head the vanguard of the army. The
motors have enabled the Villa troops to
inflict much damage on the retreating
Carranzas Is by means <>f the machine
guns carried. It is also reported that
the personal command of General Villa,
operating south of Guadalajara, has
dynamited i railroad bridge ou the tin*
(mm Mexico City while a troop train
ia i'.maillists was passing over, with
iln i suit that hundreds were killed
and th train entirely destroyed The
mureh of Villa is declared to he on*
continual series of victories.
Big Eskimo dance Friday night, gym
nasium. 8:30 p, m.