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VOLUME XV. NO. 126. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY. MAY 3. 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
j_ HEADING FOR ENGLAND
AUSTRI
LONDON, May 3.—The German air
craft are again active blit have so far
been unable to indict tin.' damage on
English soil. A (Liman Tuuhe .11
tempted to drop bombs on Dover ui
an early hour today but was driven
away before accomplishing its pur
pose. A large fleet of Zeppelins is re
ported to have been sighted over the
north coast of the Netherlands The
tleet is reported to have been In oh u
for the English coast.
TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES
SUNK BY BRITISH PATROL
VESSELS IN NORTH SEA
LONDON, -Min 3 Two unindenli
tied German torpedo bouts wen- til,
by the British patrol vessels in the
. North Sea today according tu ini-.i
I ination given out by tin* Admiralty
!'The absence f d i i a a u i-hm: mak
or ntmiiifi's which have lately b. eh
obliterated by tie- (ormans mak'“
I ideiititication diHirult but it lm> l»* • u
(positively determin'd that in* yrsj.k
| were of different osii'in than thos
"f the allies.
SUBMARINES CLAIM
MANY VICTIMS
la >\ i »< >N, Ma> a \ list .»r
easualtiea greater then any s.» ui
• orded in an e'pial period "f time
Were recorded during the past twenty
ft nr hours and indb ite g neral r<
newal of the tiermari submarine a- t i
yities on an even more extruded scab.
PKTROURAI >. Mu\ - The Russian
Marine Bureau lias given out the in
formation that the Russian Baltic na
val stations are preparing for an open
naval offensive against the German
Meet and ports adjacent to the Baltic
const. It is intimated that the full
strength of the torpedo llotilla which
has been greatly alignment'll durin:
the winter, will shortly begin a series
of raids against the German patrol
t I'llist'is. It is indicut' <1 Hint active
measures will also lie taken III stop
I lie eniistaiit stream nf Swedish , sup
ply ships reported in he the piliuigitl
means wherein' the Germans repien
tisli their food supplies. This sur
reptitious mmnet'ei will lie ritiidl>
siippressisl.
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RUSSIANS PREPARE FOR
AN EXTENDED CAMPAIGN
BERLIN, May The war bulletins
issued late Saturday contain the tirst
news nf the week from the lower \ i“
tula and assert that the Russians ate
massing heavy bodies of troops b
tween the city of Warsaw and the
army of von Hindenburg. The Rus
sian movement is declared to be ex
tensive and will eventually lead to tie
mightest series of battles in the history
of war. Both sides are preparing for
a campaign of the greatest magnitude
anil one which has never before been
approached in volume of operation.-.
ItKRM.V May 3.— The Headquarters
St iR' asserts that Von Hlndonburg has
begun a slew hut determined advance
in the Hast Prussian section with the
intention of driving the Slavs com
pletely from German soil even at the
sacrifice of further advances against
Warsaw. It is asserted that should
the plan Im successful it will remove
the last probability of Russian in -
vasion of the district on an extended
scale owing to the impassable nature
of the country during the summer
season.
RUSSIA DENIES JAP
GUNNERS CAPTURED
PKTROGRAD, May 2.- The War I
Olllee has issued a positive denial ol
the recent German report emnniutln?
ftont lterlin and claiming the capture'
i f Japanese artillery and also Japan
ese gunners in recent minor battles on
the lower Vistula. The government
declares that Russia has purchased
war material from all possible sources,
both friendly and neutral, im hiding
Japan, but claims tliat none but Rus
sians are tltrhtlnK the battles in Ro
land and Hast Prussia. 'll" Rerlin
reports are characterised as fabrica
tions pure and simple.
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In addition to tie- sinking of a Swedish
>i'uim*r reported from lamnaik. a
i'Tc lifli X esSel, the Hlllopi* houilf'l 1“
Ih’est with h cM.ii .nrgo, two |;riti>h
st.atmrs, the Fulgent and Hermit ,md
t he Americ an tank steamer Hulflighi
tie reporti-iI to ha\e lalh-n \ietims to
he Herman umh-t water flee t.
P he American stc-aniei* which was
•i -do.il off 111'- Sc illy Islands is the
oe i \ \ t | whic h fa iled t o sink 1 min
f - elleets ot f li* torpedo Idas! and
I' HI.lined afloat until Ili ac lic-d. IT-w
' i ill i«*s iic- i epojl ed a mole. the
i. w s of i he Severn I ships.
W KSIIINTJTOX, Max The Slat.*
Fc'O ir> tnetit has hern adx isc-d of the
sinking of the Ameriean tank sfe.inter
•lull* Light hy a Herman submarine in
Mie xi<inity of the Seillx Islands and
u immediate investigation of the if
lair has been ordered ft is expected
that President Wilson will himself as
sume* personal elinrgc of the investi
gation. So far the* administration h.ia
i f« mie .I from making any public
statement.
CANADIANS HEAVY LOSERS
IN FLANDERS FIGHTING
< iTTAW A. Max :5, Th** Canadian
i c»nt ingc'iii are reported to have suffer*
• cl sevn -lx in the* terrible lighting of
I he last Week ill til** Planch TS section.
Tim Canadians xvho had hut lately
he c ri transferred to the western front
were* com polled to hear the brunt nf
the fighting along the* rotifer of the
Knglish front north of P.ixsrhonte
nearly six thousand of t heir number.
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FUNSTON ON
TOUR OF BORDER
I
I'.L PASn, Mav K'lnral Punston
< "iHiii i mlci of the American fort es is
here «m a tour of the border whir It it
is said will extend from the Half coast
; to lower California.
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ALRO BATTLE A
MILL IN AIR
PARIS, Mas A Aerial engagements
in the Champagne distrh ! \esterda\
i resulted in tin* rapture or dest lint ion
of se\ t it hcrniaii Tauhes all of which
v,op* f..reed to descend, their < rows
(-••iii • cither killed or* captured. S» \
• ■ral riel engagements wen* fought
l"*t\\ t« n Herman and Krench and Lug
lish a- i "s at a height of over one mile
.Two alin-d aeroplanes are reported
disabl. d.
| GERMANY SECRETELV APPEALS
TO HEBREW BANKERS.
X K\V YORK. May _V It is under
sto-ul that Germany. through her P
S Ymbassador, has srcretelv appealed
i* i in* h ading Jewish bankers of the
K t to refrain from extending loans
t • the allies which include Russia, who
is declared to be tin* arch enemy of all
tl Jewish people. Hebrew financiers
eautioned to avoid aiding file
country which permitted tin* outrages
p i petrated at Kishneiv by the minions
• l' l lie Russia n a nine racy.
SWEDISH STEAMER TORPEDOED
fopKMlAdKX. Mn > M The
[Swedish steamer Kllida laden with
lumber is reported torpedoed in the
North sen. No details of tin* disaster
ihave been received.
CONSIDERING CHINESE
REFUSAL OE DEMANDS
RISKIN', May The refusal of the
Chill! -e Republic In arced, In the
full dcma lids Ilf the Tokyo g" ern
lliellt is expected tn create a crisis ill
the relations of the two nations but
the government has so far given no
Intimation as to the policy to he pur
sued in tho event of Japan assuming
a belligerent attitude. It is under
stood that the Chinese Council has
refused to consider more than live of
I the twenty-two Japanese demands.
Ti'KV'1. Mil) .'i Tile Japanese
cnliinct is silting in extraordinary
session considering (lie refusal id'
«'11in;i to accede to tHo Japanese de
mands. The in Hon of China in ad
dition to being entirely unexpected
has precipitated a crisis which is
viewed with the liveliest apprehension.
It is felt that the question is fast ap
! proaching the stage where extreme
I c omplications are threatened.
ASSERT GERMANY
WILL STRIKE HEAVILY
SAYYILL.E, T.. 1., May 2.—Dis
patches emanating fr »i i’.eliin assert
that Chancellor Yon Bethmann-IIol
laweg iii a recent address to the Ber
lin Council, declared that when the
German plans for the present summer
is more mature an offensive campaign
on tho most tremendous scale will he
inaugurated and also asserted that no
opposition tho allies can offer will be
able to withstand tho onslaught of
tho German forces backed up by tm
men sc artillery forces which will liter
ally plow a way to the French capital
and the French coast.
Tho Chancellor declared that noth
ing save an equal number of efficiently
manned artillery corps will be able to
stay the German offensive and it was
impossible that the allies could bring
up sufficient resources of this nature
in time to save them from the disaster
which Germany will visit on her foes
before the coming of another winter.
RUSSIAN CARPATHIAN
ADVANCE HALTED
BY THE AUSTRIANS
RUSSIAN CARPATHIAN ADVANCE
HALTED BY AUSTRIANS.
YIKXNA, Max The splendid
Austrian defense of the Parpathian
i passes has completely halted the ad
j \ anoe of the Russians according L*
I advices received by the War Minister
| \ esterdny. It is asserted that tie
• heavy reinforcements rushed from the
| central (CarpstIlians xxill sfax further
I ad\ ane«• s in that direction for months
lleaxx fighting is reported to he in
progress in the vicinitx of tin* l /.ok
Pass with the <m inx being held lirmlx
in check.
AUSTRIANS CUT THEIR WAV
THROUGH RUSSIAN CENTER
HURLIN', M m > 3. ’Ih* General
Staff reports that six days of sati
-uihai > fighting has resulted in the
Austin German forces piening the
entire Russian front in Western GhIi
•in. Terrific fighting is reported to h*
still in progress with the enemy in a
|n e« a i i< .us posit ion.
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TURKS FIGHT HEROICALLY
AT GALLIPOLI
S' MIA. Mi _* I ».ii«I.»11 • ll<-s i • port
indicate that the* Turks .uv desperateh
opposing the allied armies opciatiny
in th'- 'iallopoli district and an- mak
inff the most heroic efforts to repel tie
invaders and arc sacrificing their h .-s
with reckless ahamion Reports re
reived late today state that the Turks
I l iiiih Ih-.I » >.*ries of attacks mi th,?
* u- tin te ar the western edge of 111
I •' iiiiisiil t despite ;t terrific tire from
the fi. iH It and ISnjsdish war ships l>
i rig m the t*uljf of Sun is. The Turks
are delated to have displayed tie*
II lost desperate valor and suffered
enormous losses.
VATICAN INFLUENCE
HOLDING ITALY BACK
T •( -* • 4
ItOAl !•:, April _ A slight suhsidem*
in the war fe\s r is I■ ♦ *ui»»ni11 u t«» appear
and the Prcnt elamors for l he en
trant* of 11 a I % into ih» m « il oonfliet
have almost entirely disapp*-ared es
peciall\ in tin* south' in and western
district- The Italian press asserts
«. *
that tic abatement nf tlte war ineli
natlen of the nation is large!} the
result of He influence of the Vatican
which is also credited with preventing
the government fi an warring with the
neighboring nation which is also t'u
t holic.
MONTENEGRO AND SERBIA
PLAN JOINT INVASION
I GKTTlN.IK. Mit\ U The Ahmteii
.(•Ki'n military loaders hnvn concluded
final arrangements with the Serbian
General Staff whereby a new invasion
of llosnia and Herzegovina will soon
login on an enlarged scale and which
i: is believed will lie successful owing
to the Austrian forces in those dis
trills being mui'li weakened In the
removal of large bodies of troops to
the Italian frontier The joint inva
sion is expected to begin immediateb
after the preparations are completed.
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FRANCE MAY FLOAT
GIGANTIC LOAN
I’.\IUS, Ma> 2. It is unofficial!)
stated that the t'hamber of Deputies
Is planning to float a monster war
loan which it is stated will approach
a half billion dollars. A quarter of the
gigantic loan it is expected will be
floated in tho t'nited States through
.American bankers who have already
j In . n approached, ’['lie entire sum will
; lie used, according to the same re
ports. in carrying out the extensive
summer campaign for which Joffre and
french have already prepared plans.
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