THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. iso. TELEPnONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JULY 1, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 45. PRII..E 25 CEN TS
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TO AMERICAN STATEMENTS
A. t'. A. Service.
MEXICO CITY, July 1.—The foreign of
fice today forwarded u note of reply to
the recent communication of Secretary
u‘v using. The communication is not in
^u* nature of a final answer to tin*
'jflju.-Tican note but sets torth the posi
#nee^n of Mexico and also reiterates the
-^earlier declaration of the de facto gov
i eminent that the United States lias no
right to maintain its armed forces on
Mexican soil. The memorandum also r -
peatedly denies the correctness of many
of tlie statements contained in the com
munication from Washington.
WASHINGTON BELIEVES CARRANZA
SPARRING FOR TIME.
WASHINGTON, July 1. The reply from
the Carranza government Is being await
ed with great interest since the an
nouncement from special agent Regers
that Mexico takes exception to the state
ments relative to the American occupa
tion contained in the state department
note. Administration otlicials are inclined
to think that Carranza is simply spar
ring for time and will prolong the ne
gotiations, which now appear about to
develop, as long as possible.
PETR06RAD CONFIRMS
CAPTURE OF KOLOMEA
A. F. A. Service.
LONDON, June 30.—Petrograd advices
reaching here today confirm the reports
of the capture of the city of Kolome-i
by the Russian forces in lower Galicia.
The Russian war office has not as y< ■
issued an official statement but tin* fall
of the city is well authenticated from
several sources. The rapture of the* city
is of considerable importance owing t«»
its position as a base for operations
against tin- Galician cities farther to tie 4
north.
The Russians arc* making stench ad
vances »n the Tarnopol section and also
along the Rug river where heavy ligln
ing Ims been in progress for the past
week. lierlin reports say that hard
fighting is now in progress along the
Vlltui-1 Htnaberg line with the Germans
conducting a heavy offensive.
IN AMERICA
For years we prided ourselves with having a j
complete stock of IMPORTED MACARONI,
j The presont difficulty in shipping led us to in
vestigate in our own country for goods to take
il the place of the imported.
THE RESULT
is that we have made arrangements to have man
ufactured for us a line of Paste made from the highest
quality of Macaroni wheat, and we recommend this pro- '
! duct to he fully as good if not better than the imported. I
Our Window Display Tells the Tale
j | Prices for this high grade paste tire one-third
lower than for the imported.
Ipolcts Stores
Coffees SFresfi Roasted Daily
BRITISH CONDUCTING HUGE
OFFENSIVE; MAKE EXTENSIVE GAINS
A I*. A. Service.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS. France,
July 1.—A tremendous British offensive
was launched along the battle front run
ning from the Somme river to a point
same distance north of Arras and has
resulted in the capture of miles of tier
man first line trenches and main pris
oners on a front of nearly twenty miles.
The intensity of the British artillery
fir** of the past few days has resulted
m the Germans being compelled to abun
•. .11 their trenches and their capture was
• •fleeted with but slight losses to the at
'aeking forces.
A general forward movement is now in
iw'gnss along tie whole British front
with Ho* fighting gradually extending
below the Somme and northward to
ward Lill** The British have adopted the
|\lo or artillery lire known as the
• ia tain oi tire and so effectively em
ployed by the French army and has
.o iijcvod notable success as indicated b\
tin- capture of large numbers of the
• rman troops who were cut off from alt
• sc.tp. by the rain of death falling across;
i la* line or retreat, hollowing the cap
ture of the German positions, the arti 1 -
w t v actions were resumed and the guns
are again preparing the way for further
aavances
hONDON. July 1. The announcement
of the great British gains along the west
ern front is the occasion of a great
celebration extending throughout the
British Isles. Reports from the front
declares that nearly twenty miles of (hu -
man front has been captured
it l SSI AN AND a ERM A N
FLEETS IN BALTIC BATTLEj
A. P. A. Service.
STOCKHOLM, July 1.—Another battle j
has occurred between the German and
Kussian war fleets off the Landsort isl
ands in the Baltic. The engagement last
ed for some time and is known to have
involved a considerable number of ships
Nothing is known, however, as to the
outcome.
W1LSON GOES SPEECHM A K1 N( 1
WASHINGTON. July I.—President Wil
son departed from Washington this af
ternoon en route to New York where he
will deliver an address before the New
York Press Club. I’p to three this af
ternoon the much anticipated reply from
the Carranza government had not been
received. Secretary Baker stated today
that the forwarding of troops to tie
border continues and another day or two
must elapse before the Inst of the
guardsmen arc landed on the line,
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RUSSIANS CAPTURE OVER
HALF MILLION MEN
A. r. A. Service.
I’KTK< >< I K A 1». .July I The \s at of!U
announces toda> that a total of six
hundred thousand i’eutons have been
captured during tlie gnat offensive along
the eastern front. Of the total num
ber taken two liundreri and fifty thou
sand are Germans.
The statement further adds that the
major portion of this immense number
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w#*r«* taken in lie* month of Jam- The
Russian successm this direction is at !
inhuted to tin* new method of artillery
attack which prevents the escape oi
large bodies of men through cutting off
their escape to the rear by a zone oi
int«us«* Him* lioin quick firing guns work
ing in concert Practically all of th*
troops taken during the past month were j
captured in this manner.
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ALK1‘J<JKI> I SOM 1* CUN -
SI'IRATOR A< ’Ql.' ITTRI *
XKW York. June • t'aptain Tuuseh
ei. one of tlie men arrested for allege*)
connection with the famous conspiracy
to blow up the Welland canal, was ac
quitted today by a jury. Although it
was shown that Tunsolier was intimately
associated with men who have prev
iously been cotivitecd of conspiracy
against the neutrality of the United
States th* evidence connecting him with
the canal conspiracy was considered in
complete by the jury who returned a
Verdict mi acquittal.
WILSON STILL
• ’HA M 1'ION LVti IIV M A NIT V
\. IV A. Service.
■
I’lll I.ADLLIMII.A. Jun»* JO, Spoakin f
in the open m the shadow of Independ
'•nee hull President Wilson declared Unit |
in fighting lot America first" and in the;
vindication .at whatever cost, of the
principles of liberty, justice and human
-
ity. he was "a challenger to all com-;
j
• is The president made no referenc*
’«* the Mexican trouble beyond a brief
statement and confined his talk large!
to the attitude of the United States t«.-(
ward the world. j
BIG FIRE IN
SEATTLE
A 1* A Service
HKATTLK. July 1 - The Pacific Coast
Steamship Company'** pier 11. occupied
an a munition supply depot by the army
iiuartermaster's department and also for
government ship purposes was burned
last nignl and thousands of shells, cart
ridges, projectiles and powder was set off
creating consternation along the water
front In addition to setting fire to the
Alaska cable ship Burnside# and shat
tering hundreds of windows for a long
distance in every direction One person
was killed though many uad marvelous
escapes from the bullets which flew in
every direction after the blaze was full)
under way. The single fatality was due
to a flying shot which struck an un
known ooy three blocks away, killing
him instantly The cableship which was
lying side on to the burning pier watt
towed out into Hie stream where the
flames were . xtingulshed Owing to the
danger oi approaching the fire because
oi the living bullets the lire depart
ment was unable to effectively combat
the (tames which spread to several ad
joining buildings. Much of the ammuti
tion consumed was intended for Alaska
The origin of the fire is unknown.
WICK SPRINGS SENSATION
RELATIVE TRANSPORTATION
COMPANIES
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. .1 tin* :l<V- Charges that
the Mi * r'e.ui Smelting and Refining
Company o.vned and controlled l*\ the
<. 'yee'iio : i< practicaly dominates all
Alaska railroad and steamship lines and
Other Alaskan interests, was filed with
the interstate commerce commission this
morning 1 »> Alaska Delegate Wiekersham.
Included among the companies which
Wickersham says are controlled by the
American Smelting and Refining Company
are tin* Alaska Steamship Company. Pa
•Hi. Coast Steamship Company. North
ern Navigation Company and the Paci
n'- and Arctic Railwav and Navigation
t ’ompuny.
Wickersham deol&rcs tliat tin* cumpanv
is in complete control of the transporta
tion hn.sipe.sH of the northern territory
and calls upon the commission for on
investigation alleging that the people of
Alaska are being held up by tHe com
bination. He also brings additional
• barges of combination and discrimina
tion and asks for a complete invest!
gallon of the entire transportation busi
ness ot the territory and lines running
to and from Alaska. Included among
the charges are declarations that the
railroads are in many cases the owners
and controllers of mining property. The
charges have created immense discus
sion and have been taken up by the
commission and a general service of
summons to appear before the commis
sion have been ordered.
SUBSCRIBE FOR THE NCOURT
WICKERSHAM CHARGES TO
BE THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATED
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON. July 1.—The railway
carriers throughout ihe northwest which
are engaged in serving Alaska were to
day named as respondents in a general
investigation by the interstate commerce
of charges of combination and discrim
ination made by James Wiekersham. con
gressional delegate from Alaska yester
day. Summons have been Issued to prac
tically all the railway lines doing business
. th the northern territory.
It is the intention of the commerce
commission to look into the freight and
passenger rates both inside the territory
mid to arfd from the Pacific coast and
other points. The committee will abto
seek to ascertain whether tlie Alaska
railroads own or operate mints in Al
aska as has been charged by Wicker
sham The charge made by the Al
i-l « delegate have created a great stir
. , shipping circles, especially the one
iii-.•tilling the transportation business to
and Horn the northern country to be
completely dominated by the American
SmcPlng and Refining Company.
Chickens, 50c per pound, eggs 75c per
doeen George Prosser, phone Black 5.
SEATTLE MAN ARRESTEIi
FOR MIRIiERINO A I'NTS
A. T. \. Service.
SEATTLE, July 1—Howard S. kin®, a
nephew of Mrs. <'orrtne Wheeler and her
sister. Kate It Swift, who were mur
dered nearly two months ago. was ar
rested today and formally charged with
the murder ol his aunts. The police
claim that they have found sufficient
evidence to prove that King murdered
ins relatives after being caught in an
attempt to steal a large sum of money
which the two elderly women were
known to keep in their home
Ml'NSKi BEYS NEW YORK SEN
a P. A. Service.
NEW YORK. July I.—Frank A Mun
sey head of the great Philadelphia pub
lishing house, has purchased the New
York Sun.
Get your JOB PRINTING
dpne by the Nugget office.