THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XV. NO. 237. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME. ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl PRICE 25
ROUMANIA PREPARES
TO DEFEND THE
AUSTRIAN BORDER
A. P. A. Service.
ATHENS, Sept. 14.—Dispatches from
the Roumanla capital today assert that
several regiments of cavalry have been
rushed to the western frontier because
of the presence of a heavy concentra
tion of Austrian troops along the Rou
manian border. The action of the Aus
trians in placing a large body of troops
in the section adjacent to the Rouman
ian territory Is viewed with considera
ble apprehension in Bucharest and It
' is feared that Austria is preparing fot
some hostile move.
CORRESPONDENT SAYS THAT
RUSSIAN RESISTANCE SERIOUS
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Sept. 14.—Leon Hardgelt
the war correspondent of the Tagf
Blatter, who Is now with the Austrian
forces along the Galician border, wired
to his paper this morning that the Rus
sian resistence on the Sereth is rapidly
assuming a most serious aspect and
Indicates that the commander of the
Slav forces has been ordered to hold
the remaining Russian positions along
the Galician war zone.
• The correspondent states that the in
vaders are fighting with fearful energy
and the slaughter is tremendous. The
Russians are also showing an inclina
tion to renew the offensive and severul
attacks of considerable magnitude have
been repulsed by the Austrians with
considerable effort.
School Supplies. Lomen Bros.
HUES MU I BILLION
DOLLAR LOU
A. P. A. Service.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.—Representa
tives of the allied governments are at
present seeking to make a loan of a
billion dollars for carrying on the great
struggle In Europe, tl is said in finan
cial circles that several of the larger
financial interests have been approach
ed with offers to pledge British and
French government bonds aggregating
that enormous sum in return for cash
and credit.
As an Inducement to American finan
ciers the foreign agents have offered to
guarantee that every dollar of the sum
advanced will be spent for American
cotton, meat, grain and war munitions.
Several groups of bankers are at pres
ent considering the proposals and It is
probable that a deal of some nature
will be effected.
BUL6ARS AND
ROUMANIANS CLASH
A. P. A. Service.
ATHENS, Sept. 14.—The Bulgarians
and Roumanians are apparently engag
ed in an extended struggle along the
Roumanian frontier. Dispatches re
ceived here today state that patrols of
both nations are engaged In a series
of clashes. ThA fighting is reported to be
continuing in the dispatches received
from Roumanian sources. The Rou
manians assert that the Bulgars were
the aggr. csors. The trouble is not
viewed as serious here as it is felt that
the two nations cannot afford to come
to blows at the present time. Feeling
is running very high, however, and may
jlead to serious consequences.
LONE ROBBER HOLDS
UP FIFTY LOGGERS
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A. P. A. Service.
BRATTICE, Sept. 14.—A lone bandit
held up the entire crew of a logging
camp at Independence In the Southern
part of the state this morning and suc
ceeded in getting away with everything
of any value in the camp. The rob
ber compelled one of the crew of fifty
men to collect the valuables from the
others while he held the outfit lined up
along a wall. The nervy scoundrel se
cured the sum of two hundred and
ninety dollars, all in cash, and escaped
into the woods. Rosses are now in pur
suit.
ram DECLARES
AO DEADLOCK BUSTS
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14.—“There
will never be a deadlock between Ger
many and the United States while I am
j alive.” This was the German ambassa
dor's statement relative to the present
TEUTONS ARE STILL
SUCCESSFUL SAVE
IN GALICIA
9
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Sept. 14.—Continental dis
patches today indicate that the Aus
tro-German armies on the eastern
front are still striving for deflate re
sults. and are making slight progress
except along the Galician frontier
where the Russians continue to report
further successes. The Russian re
sistence is also stiffening considerably
along the northern wing and the invad
ers are having considerable difficulty to
keep down the evident inclination ol
the Slavs to renew the offensive at sev
eral points.
The German claims that Hindenberg
and Buetow are making considerable
heudway along the Dvina in the Riga
advance is discredited ley the Russians
who ussert that ttie Germans have not
advanced a rod in this direction dur
ing the -pust week. The Russians as
sert that the czar's armies are hold
ing their lines with great tenacity In
the face of a determined offensive
which is of little effect. Heavy fight-'
ing is going on in the region below
Vilna with the Russians continuing
their retreat to the east. They are ap
parently fighting bitterly, however, and
tile German gains are bought at a
heavy cost.
AUSTRIANS START
RIOT; PORTLAND
A. P. A. Service.
PORTLAND, Sept. 14.—A bunch of
drink crazed Austrian* Btarted a riot
in the suburbs of Linntown last night
and for a time kept the police pretty
busy. Shots were fired on both sidet
with the result that Officer Lang was
shot and fatally wounded while one !
situation as he emerged from the of |
f ces of Secretary Lansing this mom -
ing. Bemstorff’s declaration was made I
when after his interview with the sec
retary, he was asked if the situation
was deadlocked.
10 AMERICANS
LICK 50 MEXICANS
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A. P. A. Service.
BROWNSVILLE, Sept. 14.—Private
Craft was killed and Sergeant James
Wallace and Trumpeter Harold Forney
were wounded In a battle between Uni
ted States troops and Mexican raiders
near here today. Ten soldiers sudden
ly found themselves pitted against forty
Mexicans who has slipped up from the
river unobserved. Several volleys were
exchanged after which the Americans
charged with fixed bayonets and the
Mexicans fled in disorder.
HILL TO ASSIST
A. P. A. Barvie*.
ST.‘PAUL, Sept. 14.—.James J. Hill
will arrive in New York today to par
ticipate in a financial deal whereby a
loan of five hundred million to one
billion dollars will be made to the
Europeon governments. It is said
among the close friends of Hill that
he will insist that the loans be made.
Austrian was also seriously hurt. It Is
wid that seventeen other Austrians
were also slightly injured. The battle
lasted for over a half hour.
Do not miss this opportunity to have
a good time at the Eagle dance. Thurs
day, September 16, 9 o’clock p. m. Ad
mission $1.00. Ladies free.
CITY COUNCIL GETS
BUSY AT LAST
With tile sole exception of Council
man Lumen, who is dallying with the
pleasure of the great outside, all of the
city dads were in their accustomed
places when the regular Monday night
meeting of the common council wras
called to order liy Mayor Diamond last
night. In addition to an increased at
tendance there was also an evident In
crease in generous spirits as the coun
cil with an ar of kindly henefcenee
and without a murmur of dissent,
granted the school board on increase in
the annual appropriation for the main
tainenco of the public school. This
generous spirit cost no less than $900
but they agreed without a murmur al
though the financial horizon is far from
bright just now. After the reading and
approval of the minutes, the clerk pre
sented a communication from Mrs. 1)
M. McConnell complaining of the con
dition of her house, which, the lady
averred, was rendered uninhabitable
because of tho seepage from one of the
W. J. Rowe stables. The lady request
ed tho council to grant her relief ol
some description. Following, the report
of the city treasurer was read, disclos
ing that there was the munificent sum
of $778,95 in the city strong box on
September 1.
After the reading of a number ot
bills, which cut a goodly holo in the
slim bank roll, the council took up the
consideration of the long delayed ordi
nance placing a tax on itinerent mer
chants and, with but little discussion it
was decided that tho common peddler
should bo assessed the sum of $20 per
annum for the privilege of doing busi
ness in tho community while the more
aristocratic profession of fur and ivory
merchant should, in keepng with the
greater Importance of that calling, pay
to the tune of $30 per. Tho ordinance
vacating that section of the townsite
necessary to the construction of the
proposed Snake river bridge was dis
posed of without comment, all voting
aye in response to the call of the clerk
The much discussed resolution calling
for the change In tho date of the an
nnl property assessment from Septem
ber first to November first, proposed
some weeks ago by Councilman Ross
was then taken up but was at once
objected to by Councilman Lehmann
Tho matter was settled by Judge
Hobbes suggesting that in as much as
the assessment had already been levied
there wasn’t much to discuss as the
i
resolution could not affect the taxation
of the present year. The council was
plainly relieved at this information and
a motion to table tlie resolution went
through in a hurry.
A communication from the school
board which has been held in abeyance
for some time was brought up and the
request for three hundred dollars, con
tained therein, was granted.
The lighting contract presented by
the power company and containing the
bid for street light for the coming year
was considered but it was the opinion
that tho matter had best be looked intc
by the street and finance committees
before further action was taken. II
was so ordered. The schedule of the
company consisted of the following
prices; Fifty lamps, at 12 1-2 cents per
night; sixty lamps, 12 cents; 75 lamps
11 cents. The period in which light
was to be furnished was ten hours and
tin' period of the contract to he the
same as in previous years. Tlie price
designated for replacing worn out lamps
was fixed at $1.50 per lamp.
Mr. Tom Albrecht complained to the
council that a sewer in the vicinity of
his place of residence was out of order
nnd was causing him considerable both
er This, together was the complaint
of Mrs. McConnell was passed over to
tho police for action.
The city clerk then addressed the
council in Hie capacity of a member
of the school hoard and after stating
that tl. school could not be efficiently
run with 1 lie sum previously allotted
by the council asked that an additional
$900 be granted for school purposes.
Mr. Grimm staled that the school could
not well get along with the present
number of teachers and tho course
could not lie held to tho standard of
former years save through a greater
allowance. There was an increase in
the attendance as compared to last
year and there were also several other
features of the present year that could
not be met. Mr. Grimm finally stated
that the school could not bo run up to
the standard without the addition of
one teacher. This seemed to clinch
the argument with the council for Mr
Burgh arose and With kindly air moved
that the request of the school trustee
be granted. The motion was Imme
diately seconded and it was so ordered
Mr. Thompson then assumed his time
honored function of moving for ad
journment and tho meeting closed.
ASSERTS TEUTON LGSSES
OVER ONE MILLION
A. P. A. Service.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 14.—The German
und Austriun armies Imudm" Russia
hate lust 485,U00 mei durng the past
two months alone, ic - • ng to an of
li< Ial report given out by the war min
istty today. The figures are largely
compiled from the statements of Ger
man and Austrian prisoners taken at
intervals during the lust Polish and
W‘Pi Russian cumpalgn and are con
stdered in every way reliable.
The Teuton losses were known to have
been tremendous but that they should
reach such appalling totals was not
considered probable. The prisoners
some of whom are officers, assert that
whole regimen's were annihilated dur
ing the terrific fighting at Warsaw and
Ivangorod while the losses along the
flag and N’iemaii rivers have been ter
rific.
The capture of every Russian position
alnig the Polish border is declared tc
hate cost a fearful toll of lives as have
als i lie great gains of to"fory east
'■f W arsaw 'I i, difflcult'os under which
the Teuii r.s . re advann mt 1* said tc
Vic without parallel in military history
Within the past three wtcks. the offi
cial smteincni asserts, ,v r than 700.
O'lf i tisouers hpve fallen into 'he hands
of the Russian*
NERVY ROBBERS
HOLD UP
SEAHLE HOTEL
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 14.—Several mask
ed rubbers held up the clerk of the
Standard hotel located on the cornet
of First aentie and l’lne street early I
this morning and after robbing the till I
of a small sum of money and several i
articles of jewelry belonging to some |
of the guests, escaped apparently with
out being seen by a policeman who was
put ruling his beat less than a half block
-
from the scene. The robbers subjected
the clerk, who is an old man of seventy
years, to a severe handling In an en
deavor to force him into opening the
small safe in the office.
LINER MINNESOTA
WILL BE SOLD
ABROAD
4. P. A. Service.
SEATTLE, Sept 14.—Officials of tb,.
fill lines have announced that the ian,
trans-Pacific liner Minnesota will b>
withdrawn from the Oriental run nex,
month and will leave for Europe witli
a capacity cargo of w heat and lumbe'
for London and Paris According to the
same authority the big liner will prob
ably be sold abroad, probably to the
Rritish government.
ATTEMPTS TO
BLACKMAIL
SEATTLE PACKER
A. P. A. Service.
SEATTI.E, Sept. 14. It is reported
that persistent attempts to blackmail
Charles H. Frye , the millionaire meat
packer of this city have been made by
a man whose name the authorites re
fuse to divulge at present. It is said
that the officers know who the party
is but owing to certain difficulties he
cannot be apprehended at the present
time. It lias been known for some
time, however, that Frye has been
guarded day and night for a period of a
month and watchers arc on constant
duty at both his residence and business
office.
Frye is reported to have received a
number of threatening letters demand
ing a huge sunt of money. Several ot
the missives have also contained
threats to kill in case the demands of
the sender were not complied with.
SANTA ANNA SAFE
A. P. A. Servlwa.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.- [.ate wireless
reports from the French steamer Santa
Anna, reported to lie on fire at sea nine
hundred and six miles southeast of Hal
ifax last night, assort, that the vessel
is now safe and is proceeding undei
her own steam to the Azores. Accord
ing to the reports the fire was in no
degree serious and was soon controlled
by the crew. According to the master
Captain Havy the fire was the result
of an incendiary bomb which had beer
placed in the hold of the vessel some
lime before sailing. Tbo fire was dis
covered early because of the slight
noise made by the explosion. Prompt
action confined the (lames to the hold
In which they originated.
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A complete line of school books,
Lomen Bro*.
Bill heads, statements, letter Heeds
and envelopes. Have them printed at
y>« Nugget office.
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