THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 221. TELEPHONE MAIN 4C NOME, ALASKA, FRI DA Y, AUGU ST 27, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« PRICE 25 CEN~
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BERLIN SAYS U. S. SHALL
HAVE FULL SATISFACTION
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 Ambasa
tlor von Bernstorff today formally noti
fied the American government through
Secretary Lansing that the imperial
government had instructed him to say
that Germany will, give full satisfac
tion to the United States in the matter
of the sinking of the Arabic.
The ambassador added that he was
also to assure the American govern
ment that if it Is shown that the ves
sel was sunk without warning that Ger
many will make more than a formal
disavowal of intention.
It is felt in all quarters that the (Jar
mans are willing to go to considerable
length to avoid further friction with
the t'nited States. Nothing is known
as lo tlie intention, of the iieilin gov
ernment and there is much speculation
as to the form the i hu man communica
tion relative to the Arabic will take.
The officials are inclined to the be
lief that nothing further will develop in
connection with the submarine warfare
that will affect the relations of the two
eountri es.
Th« Daily Neqaet, 00 o«*r month.
UNITED STATES
LEADS WORLD IN
FOREIGN EXPORTS
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 27. It was an
nounced today by the department of
commerce that for the flirt time in his
tory the United States leads the world |
in the volume of its exports. According
to the figures published today hy the
bureau of foreign add domestic com
merce, the exports for the year ending;
June 30 were valued at the enormous
sum of $2,768,600,000 as compared to
$2,170,100,000 for the United Kingdom
the next largest exporter.
STEAMER PALM
GROVE IS SUNK
A. P. A Service.
LONDON, Aug. 27. An admiralty
announcement today states that the
Hritish steamer I’alm Grove, engaged
in the Mediterranean trade, has been
sunk by the German submarines near
St. Ueorges Channel. The crew of the
vessel are reported to have escaped.
MANY SUBMARINES
CAPTURED AND SUNK
A. P. A. Serve-..
I.ONDON, Aug. 27. Rail Sclbnrn.
tiic presient of the board "f agricul
ture. intimated today during the course
of mi Interview that a very large num
ber of German submarines hate re
cently hern sunk or captured by means
of new devices now being employed by
the British naval authorities for cora
hating the submarine warfare The earl
states that no announcement has heen
made as to the facts owing to the de
sires of the authorities to keep the
matter secret as long as possible.
SAYS INSTRUCTIONS
WILL BE OBEYED
A. P. A. Service.
PIjATTSHX'RG, Aug. 27.— General
Wood, is much chagrined at the crit
icism offered li> Secret ary of War Gar
rison for permitting Roosevelt to make
his highly inflammatory address at the
military training camp, lie declares
that Ilia secretary’s instructions will
be rigidly complied with in the future
WE MAY HAVE TO ABANDON
WASHINGTONIAN PBINCIPALS
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A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27.— In or
der to make war less possible we may
have to abarulon the principles laid
down by George Washington when he
warned his country to beware of en
tangling alliances at the time of his
retirement from' the presidency, ac
cording to former President Taft who
voiced that opinion during the sourse
of a discussion of our foreign relations
yesterday. Under the stress of mo
dern conditions, It is impossible to
maintain our isolation without running
a risk of coming to blows with foreign
powers. The probabilities can lie
greatly reduced says Taft through
entering into alliances with powerful
groups of states whose aim it will lie
to maintain peace through a powerful
combination of forces. To do tills,
however, we must depart from our
traditional course and enter into the
game of world politics.
II A cordial invitation is extended t^Hl
you to attend our
Libby Milk
Demonstration
Friday and Saturday between
hours of 2:30 and 5 p. m.
We are endeavoring to prove to you that this milk is superior to any other brand in the market. In
Coffee cannot be equaled. For whipping it is equal to fresh cream. In cooking is insuperable and for
Ice Cream once tried no other will bo used. A sample can will be given away free to all who attend.
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AUS1R0-GER1N FORCES ARE
PRESSING STEADILY FORWARD
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Aug. 27. Petrograd dis
Ilatches today Indicate that the Austro
(iermans Invaders have not only press
ed their opponents into Russia proper,
beyond the district of Russia proper
Poland, but have also penetrated well
beyond teh dsitrct of Russia proper
inhabited by Poles.
The Austrn-Oerma n advance has
now reached a stage in which the
troops of the Emperor Nicholas are
lighting for existence on the soil of
what is locallv called White Russia
The Germans are apparently success
ful at nearly every point along the
mighty battle line stretching from be
low Riga to near the Bukawlna border
and lihting of l he most terrific deacrip
tion is in progress at many points.
* The Russians are apparently unalile
to hold their opponents. The over
whelming sweep of the Teutonic forces
is again causing great disquietude in
the British Isles and it is feared that
the final overthrow of the Russian is
about complete. The Russians are I
maintaining unusual reticence and but j
few reports are tMowed to pass to the
outside world These, however, disclose
that (lie Germans are making stow hut
stead' advances at every point past of
the tine of forts along the western bor
der nearly alt of which are In German
hands.
Trunks. suit cases, graniteware.
crockery, hardware at Holt's.
WIFE AND DAUGHTERS OF
GEN. PERSHING PERISH IN
FLAMES OF DWELLING
A. P. A. Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 27. Pre- j
sutnably overcome by the smoke from
the burning dwelling while s'ceping and
unconscious of their danger, Mrs. John
J. Pershing, wife of Brigadier General!
John J. Pershing of the I'nlted States
army and her three daughters were
burned to death at five this morning
in a tire which destroyed the residence
at the Presodio occupied b> the gen
eral's family.
Warren Pershing, the only son of the
general, aged five years, was rescued
from the flames by the soldiers, sev
eral of whom fought their way Into
the burning dwelling and succeeded in
finding the child before being driven
out by the flames.
Although the guards are on constant j
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duly al the post, the fire had gained
great headway before being discovered
ami before help could reach the un
fortunate aceupants the greater portion
of the building was a mass of flames
and rescue was impossible. The vic
tims are: Mrs, Pershing, aged thirty
five; Helena, aged eight; Anna, aged
six, and Margaret, aged three. General
Pershing is at present in command of
tlie American troops serving on the
Mexican border. He lias been notified
of the awful fatality by wire. Mrs
Pershing was the daughter of Senator
Warren of Wyoming.
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and reduced to 90 par cent by U. 8.
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GIRL IS AWARDED
DAMAGES FOR
ASSAULT
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Aug. 2(1 A jury today
awarded damages in the sum of five
hundred dollars to thirteen year old
Clara Mihanowski for shock caused
by an attack on the part of naval Lien
tenant .1. S. Pullings, some months ago.
The girl was prostrated for some days
following the assault and her physician
asserts that she suffered severe mental
shock.
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RUSSIANS EVACUATE
THE FORTS AT OLITA
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Auk J7. It is officially
announced that the Russian fortress at
< tlite on tlie Nienian river south of
Kuvno has been evacuated and is now
being occupied by t lie Germans.
The German forces tire graduallj
drawing closer to the center of the new
Russian concentration to tlie east of
Vilna and what is considered will lie
tlie great decisive battle of the east
ern arena will shortly develop.
The German and Austrians are press
ing rapidly forward at all points along
the eastern Polish frontier and the
Hussians are being overwhelmed at
every point of contact although fight
ing with a savage and stubborn fero
city.
The armies fronting Riga are also
saiil to ne again in motion and bitter
fighting is developing along the Aa
when von Bueiow is throwing his
weight against the enmies defences.
ROOSEVELT MUCH
PERTURBED BY
CRITICISM
A. P. A. Sarvice.
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—Colonel
Roosevelt was much perturbed at the
criticism of Ills address at the business
men's military training camp at Platts -
burg and also fur the severe reprimand
delivered to General Wood by tlie sec
retary of war. Roosevelt asserts that |
he was not aware that the war office
officials would he inclined 10 make such
a serious matter of his address, which
he insists was simply a statement of
facts.
VICTORY ASSURED
SAYS VIENNA
A. P. A. Service.
VIENNA, Aug. 27.—The capital is
! wildly elated at the recent successes of
i t In - Austro-Germ in armies in Russia
and it is now felt on all sides that utli
mate victory is assured. The Teutonic
armies are rapidly driving the enemy
to the interior of their own territory
| and with the exception of a small sec
tion in the extreme southeast, the whole
| Polish territory is in the hands of the
IAustro-Oerman armies.
Kate dispatches to the war ministry
I state tlint heavy fighting Is in progress
! at many points along the Polish fmn
jtier with the German armies triumph
ing everywhere.
' Farther to the north the Germans are
making rapid headway in the face of
a heavs Russian offensive. The Ger
mans have taken many strong posi
tions and captured thousands of pris
oners.
HAYTIENS GIVEN MORE
TIME TG CONSIDER
A. P. A. Service.
NEW' T<>KK. Auk. 27.—Port au
Prince has been given more time to con
sider teh recent proposals of the Fni
to State* relative to the establishment
of an American protectorate over the
affairs of Haiti, according to reports
from the island today.
It is stated that the citizens of the
llaitlen capital have been given until
September 17 to decide about the pro
tectorate. It is now determined that
tlie T’nited States will take over even
portion of the government Including
the finances of the nation until the
termination of the compact.
16 KILLED AND INJURED
IN SANTE FE WRECK
A. P. A. Service.
PHOENIX, Aug. 27.—The south
bound passseger train of the Atchison
| Topeka and Santa Fe bound from
: Prescott to Phoenix was wrecked this
morning by plunging through a bridge
north of Palos and resulted in the kill
ing of four people and the Injun of
twelve Put few details of the acci
dent arc at h nil and the full nature
Jof the disaster has n< t been learned. It
| Is reported that the accident is due to
11he wcaking of llio bridge through the
'action of a cloudburst.
W. B. VAN VALIEN DISCOVERS LAKE OF OH.
Mr. W. B. VanValien, who h.is been
in charge of tin- government Hflnml and
reindeer herd at Wainwright »r tlie
past two years, is a recent rri -I in
the city on liis way to the big outside.
During, the past year Mr. \;in\ alien
has acted as the correspondent of the
Nugget in ills locality and tins paper
indebted to him for many interesting
items concerning the events transpir
ing in that far northern latitude in
cluding the interesting Information
concerning tlie suposed survivor of
the Stcfansson party seen by a group
of natives hunting on the ice in the vi
cinity of Try Cape during the month of
February. Speaking of the occuranc
to the Nugget representative yesterday
Mr. VanValien said that there was no
doubt that the person was a stranger to
the locality in which he was seen as
tile natives were diligent in seeking
information concerning the movements
of tlie natives both east and west of
the Cape and every conclusion points
to the man not being a member of any
of the native communities for many
miles along the northern coast. Or
seeing the lone man making his way' to
the westward, the natives at flrsl
thought he was an Eskimo who was
staying In their village but on return
ing home found that the man In ques
tion had not been away from the village
during their absence. The natives also
reported that the person seen on the
ice acted in a manner somewhat pecu
liar and the natives wore much sur
prised to receive no hail from the
stranger who was separated from the
former by a narrow strip of open water
On returning to the village and finding
that the man was evidently a stranger,
the natives at once returned to the
spot from which the lone wanderer had
last been seen but the ice floe had
drifted far away and nothing was vis
ible through the haze. Mr. VanValien
says that opinion is about equally di
vided in the north ns to whether Stef
.msson will appear again but owing to
lb, marvelous capacity for subsisting
Inn almost anything that can be eaten
many think that he will ultimately
shew 11 p somewhere. Mr. VanValien
slates that there Is no logical reason
why l - could not survive with the ex
cellent outfit with which he was equip
ped save in the event of his getting
i l l i ii the middle of the ice pack,
where there is ahsolutly no sign of
nitnal hfe of any description. As long
as lie could manage to keep to the edge
of the pack where seal, hear and other
game is to he found, VanValien is ol
the opinion that he could easily get
along for two years or more. Mr. Van
Valien cites instances of natives, fat
more poorly equipped than was the
hardy explorer, having been out on th»
lee pack for a year without harmfu
results. In addition It Is stated tha
Stefansson could get along in a eoun
try where a native would probabl\
perish. During the course .of the In
terview Mr. VanValien also referred lc
the native women and girl spoken oi
in his Wainrlght letter of April 13
stating that the bodies of both werf
found this spring not far from the
beach between Point Hope and Capr
Tdaburne. The woman and child had
not covered a considerable portion of
the long Journey to Point Hope after
I being turned out by tbe woman * hus
|band, Peter Keenuk, and had l>een evi
jdently soon overcome after leaving i.ls
i nurne. The bodies were found frozen
Istiff, that of the woman seated on a
log whiel the girl had crawled into a
small draw some distance away.
Speaking of his own experiences in
the north. Mr. Van Valien says that iif.
in that remote district has its compen
sations and he enjoyed the experience
greatly. Although white company was
not to he had short of Port Barorw.
sixty miles away, he and Mrs. Van
Valin, were always so busy with their
many duties that they had but little
time to ermcmber their isolation.
Among other interesting experiences
referred to are the finding of a lake of
oil some distance east of Wainwright
station and also of a fish, said to he
peculiar to the waters adjacent to the
inlet, which has an exceedingly sweet
taste and the odor of which is exactly
that of a cucumber. The fish Is said
to much resemble the white fish In ap
pearance but the classification Is un
known. Concerning the lake of oil. Mr
Van Valin states that It of extensive
proportions and the oil Is of n very
light color, much resemlling engine
oil. and burns with little smoke. Sev
eral photographs of the body of oil are
shown and display that It Is of exten
sive proportions. Mr. Van Valin has
located the lake and will probably make
some attempt to develope It on a re
munerative basis.
The Van Valins' will leave for the
outside on one of the next outgoing
vessels.