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VOLUME XV. NO. 150. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CEN~
SEATTLE AROUSED BY A TREMENDOUS SHOCK
PRES. TO DISPATCH SECOND NOTE TO GERMANY
DYNAMITE EXPLOSION IN
SEATTLE CAUSES HUNDRED
THOUSAND DAMAGE
SEATTLE, May 31.—An explosion of
dynamite aboard a scow moored to a
buoy in the harbor at two A. M. yes
terday shook the country for fifty miles
around and shattered plate glass win
dows in the business district valued
at nearly one-hundred thousand dol
lars. So terrific was the force of the
explosion that buildings rocked on their
foundations as if in tha throes of an
earthquake. The entire city was
aroused U> the tremendous noise and
shock and hundreds poured into the
streets scantily clad from ihe hotels
and lodging houses in fear that the city
was about to tie visited by a repetition
of the San Francisco disaster. The
dynamite, which was consigned to
GERMANY HAS YEARS
SUPPLY WAR MATERIAL
BERLIN, May 31.—Estimates of the
available war material made by the
Getieral Staff show’ that Germany has
ample war supplies on hand to last
during a second year of campaigning.
The supplies of copper are restricted
hut can be met by a varity of substi
tutes. Nitrates and tlit- various chemi
cals used in the manufacture of ex
plosives many of which have been pre
viously imported are imw being manu- I
factured and the supply on hand is
nearly sufficient to last during a *ec-j
mid winters campaign.
GERMANS TRY TO BOTTLE
RUSSIAN FLEET IN BALTIC
COPENHAGEN, May 31. -The Ger
mans are preparing for big naval
operations in the Baltic where it is be
lieved that the Russian fleet will short
ly assume the offensive. Russian light
cruisers are reported as having almost
daily skirmishes with German mini'
planters and torpedo boats off Finish
Gulf waters where the Germans are
making persistent efforts to Sow the
waters with mines so thickly that the
Russian Meet dare not attempt to
break through.
NOTICE.
Strictly fresh eggs $1.00 per dozen
at Prosser's Harness Shop, Phone
Black 5.
FRANCE REWARDS MANY
SOLDIERS FOR VALOR
PARIS, May 31—President Poincairo
has presented over a score of medals
of honor to French officers and soldiers
during the month of April for services
of distinction on the field of battle.
Eleven officers have also been admitted
to the Region of Honor. One soldier
recently decorated was rewarded for
his lira very in. savins a French ma
chine sun In the face of a dozen of the
enenn who had surrounded tlie ma
chine. Tile soldier returned with the
sun and nearly forty wounds
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NEW YORK. May SI.—Four ten
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Jim Flynn the Pueblo fireman and
James Coffey the Irish giant being the
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NOTICE.
Bid* will be received for erecting
the new smokestack at Eagle Hall, also
for painting the front of Eagle Hall
buildings. The bids to be in the hands
of the Secretary on or before !„ie 5th,
1915. For further information and
specifications inquire Secretary’s office.
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BORDER MEXICANS HOSTILE
TO AMERICANS
KL PASO. May 31.—Throughout
Northern Mexico and even across the
border in Texas, Arizona and New
Mexico an Increasing unfriendliness
toward Americans is becoming daily
more manifest and tlie governor has
ordered the Rangers to mobilize along
I the Texas border to keep peace.
Vladivostock. was unquestionably set
off |>y enemies of the Russian govern
ment.
GOOD EAT8.
Mrs. Ginnivan has epened ths Hsff
man House and is new prepared te
serve the best meals and lunches in
Nome.
ITALIAN TROOPS CONTINUE
INVASION OF TYROL,
GENEVA, May 31.—Tha Italian in
vasion of tha Auntrian Tyrol continues
with uninterrupted success The Ital
ian columns penetrating into the Aui
irian territory near the French line
arc making rapid progress to the north
and have taken possession of several
small towns along the frontier. The
advance of the Italians »t this point
is developing very little opposition
and tiie feeble resistance of tiie few
Austrian troops is being swept aside
with little effort.
Severe fighting continues near the
Largo del Gordo lake and although the
Italians have made slight advances it
is evident that they are fast approach
ing the center of the Austrian concen
tration and a big battle is imminent
RUSSIANS HOLDING THEIR OWN
ALONG ENTIRE BATTLE FRONT
LONDON, May 31—The linssiHti
situation is brightening Authentic
I dispatches from Petrograd given out
by the War Office today after careful
censorship show conclusively that the
Slav armies are holding their own from
the Baltic to the Southern Carpathians
despite the reports to the contrary.
Premier Asquith in a statement given
out this morning assures the people
that the Czar's soldiers are keeping all
that they have held since mid-winter
and are growing stronger every day.
GERMANY PREPARING TO
RENEW NAVAL ACTIVITIES
AMSTTROAM, May 31 —German re
ports state that thousand* of sailors
and marines who have been serving
ashore during the winter are prepar
ing to return to their ships at Kiel
and Cuxhaven indicating that Ger
mane- plans either to assume a naval
offensive or fears the allies are plan
ning i raid in their own water*.
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REPORTED THAT FISHER WILL
TAKE SUPREME COMMAND
LONDON, May 31—Admiral Fisher
is reported to he ready to leave at a
moments notice to take supreme com
mand of the allied naval operation* in
the North Sea. The frequent confer
ences of the Admiral with the Admi
rably officials is currently reported to
he the prelude to a wonderful naval
campaign against the Germans.
ARIEL BATTLE OVER
ITALIAN LAKES
VENICE. May 31.—Austrian aero’s
reoonnoltering over the lakes in north
ern Lombardy engaged in a »ky battle
with the Italian air acouts resulting in
the loss of two aeros by each side be
fore the enemy escaped.
NOTICE,
On arrival of flret fleet will have
hats, coats, suit*, dresses, skirts and
shirt waists.
Room making *al# »*w qn.
Drawing of hand •mbreidvred table
cloth will take place .Tune 9.
Ticket give* with #v*ry Ft 0* pur
chase
MRS. J. WAN OCR,
Second Avenue Opp. Ceurt Heute
OFFICIAL CIRCLES
DISTURBED AT
PROSPECTS
Washington, May 3i.—omciai
circles of Washington are much per
turbed by the new attitude of the
President towards both the German
and Mexican situations which are fast
growing so intolerable that the dignity
of the lTniled States demands immed
iate and drastic action be taken.
This > a good time to start right
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‘ tin 1 is going on.
GERMAN REPLY CAUSES
GREAT DISSAPOINTMENT
IN THE CAPITAL
WASHINGTON, May 31. -The Ger-,
man reply to the American note of
which full information has been re
ceived although tlie American Ambus
sador has not yet transmitted, the!
origional received late Saturday, to the
State Department, has produced a
feeling of profound dissapointment*
here as it was 1 ed th , 'intnany
would define her , ulnn w ' h irtainty
as to the attitude aard the i out tiler ce
of neutral nation Die i.i.ntl dis
satisfaction at th< la'.ere o. (.Vrmany
to reply in direct t •tin- :• it Ameri
can demands was ref n.| tf•* uifhnut
Rovernment circles gctr
GERMANY WITHOLDS HER
FINAL DECISION UNTIL
AMERICA REPLIES
BERLIN, May 31 Germany with-j
holds her final decision on the demands |
of the United States In connection with ;
tlie sinking of the Lusitania, accord- I
ing to the text of the repl\ published
today, and will hold the matter in
abeyance until Hie receipt of an an-j
swer from tlie United States to tlie
note which Germany has delivered to
Ambassador Gerard in reply to the
American note of May 1T, The German
note reiterates I lie former declaration
that Germany has tin intention of sub
marining or otherwise hindering neu
tral commerce or vessels belonging to
friendly nations and insists that Ger
many lias been guilty of no hostile acts
toward tlie United States either by
submarine or aerial attacks and has no
intention of jeopardizing tlie commerce
of America niot'e than is unavoidable.
The reply alleges that the Lusitania
Was armed and carried munitions of
war and that Germany was acting
within her rights granted by interna
tional law in attacking the vessel
wherever found. The reply asserts
that Germany was "Acting in justified
self defense in seeking with all means
of warfare at its disposition to protect
tlie lives of soldiers I>v destroying any
war munitions intended for tlie enemy.
INTIMATED WILSON WILL SEND
IMMEDIATE REPLY
WASHINGTON. Mux 31 It is con -
fldenthlllx reported that President Wil
son will order the dispatch ot a second
note to tin' Heflin government within
fiirt.v eight hours in which it will he
intimated that a prompt reply is ex
ported
NEW YORK PAPERS DECLARE
REPLY UNSATISFACTORY
NEW YORK. May 31 The editorial
comment of the leading New York pa
pesr today is generally modified in tone
although a general feeling of dissa
pointment that tlie note is not more
decisive is apparent. The reply Is
generally characterised as Going en
tirely dissapointing and unsatisfactory
Several papers have adopted an ex
tremely caustic tone when referring to
the long delax in returning the German
answer.
PAPERS DENOUNCE PRESIDENT’S
POLICY TOWARD GERMANY
NEW YORK. Max 3d -Several of
the leading papers have furiously do
nonmed the President's attitude to
ward the constant German delay in
replying to the requests of this govern -
ment for a definition of the German h'
litude toward neutral shipping and the
Merlin reports of delay after delay are
di dared to In- nothing but attempts
to offer further affronts to this nation
h is openly declared that Wilson
should cease the policy of watchful
waiting with German? and ai t at once
l.v sending nn ultimatum to the Kai
ser that he must respect American pro
perty or t a lie the consequences.
GERMAN ATTITUDE ASTONISHES
FOREIGN DIPLOMATS
WASHINGTON. May 31 Foreign
diplomats at the capital are giving
vent to extreme astonishment at the
ambiguous attitude of the Berlin gov
ernment toward the notes of president
Wilson in ' lew of the fact that there
ere hundreds of millions of dollar *
worth of German vessels interned in
American ports which the Fnited
States could seize if necessary to en
force the demands made on the German
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DIVERS FIND LARGE HOLE
IN SUBMARINE F-4
HOjNOTATI.r, Ai a'y 31—Divers
workinff on the sunken submarine P-4
which has been floated into shallow
water report the location of a hose
hole in the body of the sunken vessel,
and an attempt will be made to re
move the bodies of the victims before
further efforts are made to raise the
boat Naval experts are of the opinion
that the disaster was due to some fault
of the pumps which, failing to work
I permitted the vessel to sink to a dan
gerous depth with the result that the
Itremendous pressure crushed the hull
ROME CONTINUES
IN DARKNESS
ROME, May 31.—The city is seriously
ulormed by the persistant reports that
German Zeppelins are enroute across
the Alps to raid the Italian cities. The
government is doing Its best to allay
the fears of the populace by declaring
that Rome is too far from the German
bases to be in danger. The authorities
are never the less taking extreme care
that the city shall be In complete dark
ness after nightfall.
U. S. SHIPPERS PLAN NEW TO
SCANDINAVIAN COUNTRIES
XRW YoRK, May 31 The shippers
of this port are preparing I" route
their vessels to the Scandinavian
countries and also British ports by a
route that will take them far off the
routes usually employed and in this
manner decrease the possibility of dis
covery by the German submarines
WE CAN OO IT.
Far first class work and prompt de
livery phone Main 151 and the People’s
Steam Laundry will call and get your
laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON. Proa...
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DUTCH SHIPPERS
PROTEST TO
GOVERNMENT
AMSTERDAM, May 31 -Dutch
shipping interests have again appealed
to the government demanding that
Germany he compelled to cease the
molestation of Dutch coastwise traffic
It is declared that Germany has no
excuse for attacking Dutch vessels all
of which have the national colors
painted around the sides as a mark of
identification.
WEATHER REPORT.
Nome, Alaska. May 29, 1915.
Temperature—Max. 50. Min 30 ^
Barometer—29.93 inches.
Weather—Clear.
Wind—S. W. 4 miles per hour.
Nome. Alaska, May 30. 1915
Temperature—Max. 47. Min 34
Barometer—29,89 Inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—S. W. 3 miles per hour.
Precipitation- Water 08 inch.
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