THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. X44. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 20, 1916 TELEPHONE MAIN 4S. PNU.B » CENT*
BELIEVED GERMANS WILL
ABANDON VERDUN OFFENSIVE
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, May 19,—Military
tritics are now of the opinion
that the Germans are thoroughly
convinced of the impossibility of
taking Verdun by frontal attack
and will abandon their efforts >n
this direction within a short pe
riod.
Aside from a heavy bombard
ment of the French positions in
the Douamont section during the
early days of the week the Ger
mans have practically ceased ac
tivities except for the characteris
tic morning and evening bom
bardment which is conducted
with, more or less regularity at
all important points. The Ger
mans still continue activities in
the Avocourt section and num
erous attempts to recapture
Deadmans’ hill have been made
but without success.
The fighting is purely local,
however, and there is seemingly
i
no disposition to carry on a gen
eral offensive. The Germans are
also commencing to inaugurate
small offensives at other points,
none of which have direct bear
ing on the. Verdun situation, and
it is believed that this in an in
dication that the Teutons are
probing for some weaker point to i
which they may devote attention' !
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ITALIAN OUEEN NEARLY
HIT BY AIR BOMBS
A. P. A. Service.
ROME, May 20.—A sensation
was created throughout Italy to
day by the announcement that
the royal train bearing Queen
Elena from the battle front was
attacked yesterday by Austrian
aeroplanes and escaped destruc
tin by an extremely narrow mar
gin.
The queen, who has been visit—
ing the king at his headquarters
near the battle front, was return
ing to the capital* when two i
Austrian aeroplanes swooped
down and attempted to
drop bombs upon the train
and several of the missiles missed
by only a few feet. So close did
the aviators come to their mark
that the shock of the explosions
i was distinctly felt by those
aboard the train.
The escape of the royal matron
is looked upon as almost miracu
lous.
GERMAN STR VICTIM
OF RUSSIAN OIVER
A. P- A Service.
LONDON, May 19.—Petro
grad dispatches report thesinking
of the German steamship Olga
Biantana by a Russian subma
rine in Baltic waters.
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EFFORTS TO FORCE
SWEDES TO WAR FAIL
A. P. A. Service
STOCKHOLM, Maq 19.—
Government officials are now of
the opinion that the Swedish
crisis has passed and there is no
longer danger that the nation will
become involved in the war. A
leading government official dis
cussing the situation says that
every activity or attempt, having
as its object the forcing of a sit
natin -which could plunge the
:ir:• ion into war, has failed ccjm*
p«ft« lv and Sweden
from the prospect
involved than at any time during
the continuance of the European
Struggle.
The determination of the gov
ernment to remain neutral has
been completely sustained by the
body of the Swedish people who
were almost unanimous in in
sisting that the country renfain
at peace at all hazards.
Enormous pressure has admit
tedly been brought to bear and
numerous attempts have been
i made to bring about complica
| tions which would compel the
government to a change of atti
tude but all have failed of success.
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BERNSTORFF THINKS M
BOMBINGS WILL
NOW CEASE
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A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—
In the opinion of Count Bern
storff the action of Germany in
instructing its consuls in the Uni"
ted States to admonish German
citizens to a scrupulous observ
ance of American laws will have
the affect of causing a decided
abatement of the repeated efforts
to destroy munitions and other
plants engaged in the manufac
ture of supplies for the entente
belligerents.
Bernstorff admitted that a
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large portion of the bomb actvi- !
ties occurring during recent I
months were probably the wrk 1
of misguided persons of Gernan '
and Austrian nationality butde |
dared that they were not jin-'
spired or sanctioned by the der
man government and it is the tin *
cere wish of Germany that her
citizens should be free of all fus-]
picion of being associated vith '
such activities. *
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POPE IS AFTER
SUBMARINE WAR
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, May 19.—Sir Ed
ward Grey announced in the
house of commons today that the
government has been informed
by thv> Hritish minlister at the
Vatican, Sir Henry Howard, that
the pope is seeking to induce
Germany to abandon the sub
merged warfare altogether
The Vatican, has already for"
warded a request to the Berlin
government asking that the Ger
man people abandon a method of
warfare which so needlessly jeo
pardizes the lives and property of
non combatants.
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ATLANTIC FLEET
WILL BE REORGANIZED
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 19.—
Secretary Daniels will shortly an
nounce a complete reorganization
of the Atlantic fleet. It is un
derstood that there will be a gen
eral shake up all along the line
and the official roster of the fleet
may witness many changes.
It is known that Admira Mayo,
who is now in command of the
first division will be placed in
supreme command of the fleet,
succeeding Admiral Fletcher who
is now commander in chief. The
Arkansas will also be designated
as the flagship of the fleet.
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N. Y. POLICE CAUGHT
WIRE TAPPING
A. P. A. Service
NEW YORK, May 19.—Testi
mony given by several witnesses
before the legislative investigat
ing committee today disclosed
that the police have been tapping
telephone wires connected with
the Morgan offices in an endeav
or to get evidence in connection
with big war munitions deals.
HAFFER GETS
FOUR MONTHS
A P. A. Service.
TACOMA, May 19.—Judge
Cardy today sentenced Haffer to
jail for four months for libelling
General Washington whom he
charged with several varieties of
misconduct.
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GERMANY BUSY
APOLOGIZING
A 1*. A. Service
BERNE, May 19—The Ger
men government, through its
representative at the Swiss capi
tal, today tendered an expression
of regrets over the killing of two
Svviss citizens in the submarine
attack on the steamer Sussex
WILSON TO GIVE
PEACE TALK
A. P. A. Service
WASHINGTON, May 19
It was announced this morning
President Wilson has accepted an
invitation to deliver an address
before the league to enforce peace
during the coming week.
IH GUARDS
MIL D. S. SOLDIER
A. P. A. Service.
ED PASO, May 20.—Great ex
citement was caused in city to
day by the announcement that
Mexican customs guards at Juarez
shot and killed a United States
soldier who had crossed the inter
national boundary line a short
distance above the city. The mat
ter is to be made the subject of
an official investigation by the
military- officials.
BIG BOOZE SEIZURE
GERARD, ALA.
A. I*. A. Service.
MONTGOMERY, May 19.
Three hundred thousand dollars'
worth of whisky, beer and gin
were seized by representatives of
the attorney general’s office as a
result of raids on the 30 saloons
in Girard yesterday.
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