THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XV. NO. 175 TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALA8KA, MONDAY. JULY 5, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CEN~
GERMANS STRIKING AT DUNKIRK
MORGAN ASSAILANT DECLARES
HIMSELF CORNELL PROFESSOR
A. P. A. Servica.
GLEN COVE, L. I., July 4 —The mar.
arrested for the murderous assault on
,1. f*. Morgan Saturday is still someth
ing of a mystery and the police are not
hy any means convinced of his identity
The officers declare that at the time
of his arrest he asserted that his name
was Holt and that he was formerly a
professor of languages at Cornell Uni
versity. Following the attack on the
financier the man was placed in the
Morgan auto and rushed to the jail at
Glen Cove. There he again declared
his name to be Holt, further adding
the title of "Christian Gentleman.” In
reply to the queries of the police as to
the reason for his attack, Holt loudly
declaimed: “I felt it my duty to per
suade Morgan to end the war. Morgan
started the war and could have stop
ped It if he wanted to. Morgan should
have heen killed long ago." When In
formed that the wounds of Ills victim
were dangerous and that he might
possibly not survive, the man merely
remarked: “I am willing to give mv
life for the service I have rendered to
humanity.”
That the attack or. Morgan was fully
premedlated w s further disclosed hy
the finding of a Oman satchel concealed
In a hedge on the Morgan proper) \
which was filled with dynamite and
which Holt readily asserted to he his
own At the < inclusion of the ques
tioning Justice Lyster of Ollen Pave
stated that he believed the man to he
unbalanced although he appeared
rational and answered all questions in
a decisive and 'learmInded manner.
It lias been ascertained that the fac
ulty list of <'oracll University contains
the name of : ^rank Holt who has
been instructor in Herman at the uni
versity since IS "2. It is also said that
he holds the de-ree of Bachelor of Arts
although there c nothing in the list h
indicate where nc received the degree
The officers a.""1 now endeavoring to
find some one to Identify the man.
Morgan appa"“ntlv did not consider
himself serious. ■* "rounded until some
limp after the man had been subdued
hy the servants and taken to Hlen
Cove. Following the announcement of
the shooting, the house was the target
for hundreds of telephone queries from
RUSSIA CONTINUE
RETREAT IN GALICIA
German Prese Service.
BERLIN, via SayvIIIe, July 5.—
Austrian dispatches state that severe
fighting continues in east Galicia with
the Russians continuing the retreat "to
the eastward although offering a stub
born resistance to the Austrian ad
vance. The Austrians are now gradual
ly enveloping the remnant of the Rus
sian armv yet on Galician soil and the
attack of the Austrian troops is con
centrated on Brody where the Russians
are preparing to make their final stand.
The Austrian advance south of Brody
is drawing close to Tarnapol and the
town of Rrezenzy has fallen before the
Austrian artillery. The Russian army
in tills section is in n state of complete
disorganization and the Austrians arc
daily capturing thousands of Russian
prisoners.
The Italians nave neen severely de
feated for the sscond time in the Mon
tenegro section and have been com
pelled to retreah across the border. The
Vienna war of flee concedes that the
Seri is have talen possession of Dur
azzo. The Italian war office is much
disturbed at I ha Serbian and Monten
egrin advance ato the Albanian terri
tory and have protested furiously to
the Serbian authorities.
RUSSIANS VICTORIOUS
IN BALTIC BATTLE
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A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, July 5.—The Rus
sian naval squadron in the Baltic gave
battle to five German cruisers and a
flotilla of torpedo boats off the east
coast of the^Jsland of Gothland July
second according to an announcement
iif the naval bureau today anil a terri
fic’ battle of suBie hours duration was
fought until th* Germans were forced
to retire. According to tlie reports,
one German cruiser was so badly in
jured that it was forced to run ashore
to avoid sinking and the remainder of
New York. Tile hist of these call*
were answered by Morgan hihiself who
when called told of the shooting in a
deprecatory tune adding that lie did
not think that it was anything to make
so much of a fuss over.
The attack on the banker lias created
a great sensation in New York and the
story uf the attack has been the big
feature of the day in the papers, ow
ing to the fact that tile wouldhe as
sassin is intimately conversant witli
German it is supposed that pro-Ger
man inclinations may lie at the root of
the attack on the banker. The state
ment made by a prominent New York
financier this afternoon that Morgan is
at present negotiating a deal with the
British government through a New
York banking syndicate for a war loan
of one hundred million dollars is
thought to bate some bearing on the
attempted murder, Holt having assert
ed that he knew of the existence of the
contemplated loan.
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the fleet were put to flight after suf
fering heavy damage. The Admiralty
statement indicates that the damage
suffered hy the Russian cruisers was
insignificant.
0RZ0C0 JUMPS
BUND AND
DISSAPEARS
A. P. A. Service.
I3L PASf>, July 5.—According to an
announcement given out hy the I’nited
States marshal today, Pascqual Orzoeo,
the Mexican officer, second only to
Huerta in the new revolutionary plot
against Carranza and Villa, has taken
leg Imil and disappeared under the very
eyes of the six men who have been
engaged in keeping him under surveil
anee since his arrest shortly after his
arrival in company with Huerta. The
manner in which Orzoeo eluded his
shadows is an absolute mystery and
absolutely no trace of him can be
found. It is believed that the wily
Mexican may have made his way over
the border, in which event his capture
is impossible. The marshal’s office has
scoured the country in the vieiaity of
El Paso in the hope of finding some
trace of the fugatlv# hut without suc
cess.
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GERMANS FLING COHORTS
AGAINST BRITISH LINES
German Press Service.
BERLIN, via Sayvllle, July r>. -
Tile German forces are again advanc
ing in the direction of Dunkirk with an
enormous number of troops and are
pressing heavily on the British lines in
the vicinity of Ypres The German at
tack is gradually swinging the British
lines to the Southwest and it is lie- I
lieved that a continuation of the pres
sure In this direction will force a pas-I
sage to the coast. British reports in
dicate that the English are making
heroic efforts to check the German ad
vance, fearing that the German occu
pancy of the coast will menace Dover.
Sanguinary engagements are reported
from the entire line fronting the Tpres
canal north to Nieuport The Gorman
forces are also gradually drawing in
on Verdun and the attacking lines
have been advanced considerably dm
ing the past two days both of which
have been marked by severe tighting
Paris dispatches admit that fhe fall of
Verdun is imminent. The French have
suffered severe defeats in the vicinity
of Feuer-de Paris and at Kaiselle and
the Germans have made considerable
i-ii.gress at both points
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Garage.
NAVAL OFFICIALS
SEEK RETIREMENT
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, .July 5. President
Wilson lias refused the application ul
twenty commanders and lieutenant
commanders of the navy who sought
to leave the active list under the new
law passed b.v the last Congress. In
denying the applications, the President
stated that the full complement of
naval officers was needed at present
The large number of applications is
said to he due to the fact that promo
tions are slow and the majority of of
ficers reaching the grade of com
mander have little hope of advance
ment and are therefore Inclined to re
tire from the active list and engage in
private pursuits.
BERUN ADMITS LOSS
OF ONE CRUISER
German Press Service.
RERUN, via Sayville, July 6.
The Admiralty announces the loss of
an auxiliary cruiser during a sea en
gagement fought with the Russian fleet
off the Island of Gothland The Ger
mans were opposed by greatly super
ior numbers and were compelled to
retire. Several of the Russian ships
were apparently badly injured by the
German tire and withdrew early in
the conflict. The War Office asserts
that the British reports of successes in
the Gallipoli war zone are positively
untrue.
GERMANS ADVANCING
0« ALEXANDRIA
Carman Pres* Service.
RERUN, via Sayville, July
The eGrman army in East Poland
is now advancing rapidly
in the direction of Ivangorod and are
forcing tlie Russian opposition relent
lessly aside. The outposts "f the army
are now east of Alexandras and tin
towns of Jublin and Kozienice ha\s
follen before the assaults of the Ger
mans. Severe lighting has followed the
advance from Lodz eastward toward
the Victula and the losses have been
heavy. The German forces have rap
tured many field and machine guns and
also large, supplies of war munitions
The German advance north of Warsaw
Is gradually drawing in on Novo Gorg
ievsk.
HUERTA WILL SPEND
FOURTH IN JAIL
A. P. A. Service.
EL PASO, July 5.—Owing to his in
ability to furnish tlie required bond.
Huerta will he forced to spend the
Fourth in the local bastile. The offi
cials have as yet been unable to lo
cate the missing Orzoeo who seems to
have vanished completely.
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TORPEDO FLEET ORDERED
TO ALASKA WATERS
A. P. A. Service.
WAriiHXtiToN, Jul> 5, -fcieeretarj
Hamels auuouiued toda> Unit the first
ill\isi<>n if tlir destroyer llotlll.i of tin
I'lleilie Meet has lie. n ordered to prn
eeed to Alaska waters in condui t the
summer maneuvers, heretofore routin
ed to tile waters off t lie California
eoast. It is stated tlirat one of tin*
ohjeets of the cruise is to r;i\e the
commanders of tin several ships eom
posina the torpedo fleet an opportunity
to familiarize themselves with th* con-1
dilions prevailing aloliK the Alaska
coasts. Ii is suiiirested Unit the order
is the result of a revival of ttie die
. Mission of the proposals tu establish
| a naval base at some point along the
| .southern t oast '1*lie opening uf the
Mutanusku coal fields and the con
struction of ihe Alaska railroad are
behind the discussion, relative to the
government availing itself of the re
markable harbors of strong strategetic
value at mun.v points along the Alaska
toast and Aleutian group. While the
department is giving hut slight con
sideration to the possibilities in this
diret lion at present, it is believed that
the matter will become of greater pro
ininance as the work of railroad con
struction progresses.
TRAIN WRECK AT RAINIER
KILLS ELEVEN PEOPLE
A. P. A. Service. j
TAC< iMA. .Inly Two are c 1 o:>• 1 and j
eleven injured through the destruction
of a fast .Milwaukee pasenger train
enroute to this oitv Saturday after
noon. Included in the list of dead
and injured are Louis Pranensill. gen
eral freight agent of the road and Win.
S. Baldwin, engineer of the train, both
of whom were instantl\ killed. The
disaster was caused by the burning
out of tile supports tinder i trestle
running over it shallow cut in the
neighborhood of Rainier, which so
weakened the structure that it was not
sutti. iently strong to hear the weight
of the heavy train Following the
hn aking through of the engine a num
ber of eurs were piled in an indes* l i
able confusion of twisted wood and
iron before tin* balance of the train
was halted. That the death list is not
greater is dm* to there being but few
passengers on the forward <ars.
ftelief trains were harried to the
scene at "iuv following n »-it»t of the
news of the disaster, and tie injured
were brought to this city and placed
In local hospitals Practically alj of
11* passengers received minor bruises.
SUBMARINE SINKS
TWO VESSELS
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON. July 4 The German sub
nrrinp activities continue vigorously
and three more vessels were added P
tin list late Saturda' both being at
lacked and sunk in the lower channel.
Tne vessels were the Belgian steam
ship Boduskrlat, sunk while en route
to France, and the British steamers
Richmond and Gadsebv The crews of
all the vessels were saved.
TWO KILLED IN BAD
MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, July 5.—Horace Merril
and his wife Grace arc dead as a result
of a motorcycle accident which occur
red in the outskirts of the city yester
day. wherein the machine on which
the Merrils were riding collided with
an auto stage while running at a high'
t
rate of speed Mr. and Mrs. Merrill
started out to enjoy Sunday in the
country end were howling along the
Lake Washington road when the stage
was encountered. Witnesses state that
on seeing the auto stage rounding a
curve a short distance ahead, Merrill,
who was driving seemed to become
confused with the result that the ma
chines collided with a fearful Impact.
HOLT SAYS
PLANS MISCARRY
A, P. A. Service.
lil.K.Y COVE, July Acording to
flu* story told by llolt to Police Com
missioner Artliui Woods m ilie <ell iu
in tlie .Minneola jail today, i> was not
Ins intenti'o" to kill .Morgan hut merely
to attempt to force Ilie magnate to
stop tlie ' spoliation of u tr munitions
to the allies. The wouldhe assassin
discussed Hie ease fi ■ i> and said that
his original plan was to hold Mrs Mor
gan amt tlie children as hostages under
the threat of killing them with dyna
mite unless Morgan used His influence
to stop the exportation id' arms and
monei to England Holt states that his
plans miscarried. According to the
only bulletin issued today Morgan
spent a uuiet night and Is showing
much improvement today. A bulletin
last night stated that the condition of
tlie patient was reassuring.
0. C. COX KILLED IN IOWA RACES
A. P. A. Service.
SlOt’X CITY. July 6. O. C. Cox,
one of the entrants in the Sioux City
sweepstakes races was instantly killed
Jthrough his machine turning turtle
while rounding a curve on the local
speedway.