THE NOME NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 206. TELEPmONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALA8KA. TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 25 CENTS
COLLAPSE OF ENTIRE
AUSTRIAN DEFENSE
IS IMMINENT
Pacific News Service.
LONDON, August 1.—General Count
Von Bothmer, contmunder of the Aus
trian forces south of Lemberg, has
been completely enveloped through a
sudden and remarkable flunking
movement of General Lecbitski and
the collapse of the entire Austro-Ge''
ntnn defense in the Galicia and Vol
hynia sections in practically certain.
News to this effect has reached here
from both Borne and Petrograd today.
The statements declare that P._>th
mer’s armies are broken and all but
cut to pieces and are being rolled up
by the Lech it ski forces in a way
which threat tens ahc annihilation or
capture of the entire force.
Details of the remarkable movc
j mi nt made by the Russian command -
| er are not given. The German situa
tion in this section is now desperate
1 in the extreme. With the southern
armies rendered practically helpless,
the prospects are extremely favorable
for the shattering of the entire Teu
| ton eastern defense line. The Rus
I sians are now tolling rapidly to the
t west at neatly evi ry iioint. Wit less
dispatches from Rome denture that in •
formation frirn Balkan sources shows
tkat the Germans are preparing to
I evacuate their lines for miles along
the southern front. Food, munitions
and heavy guns are being removed
from Kovel, Vladimira, Volhynika and
at all important points on the Vol
hynian front.
North of the Iso*ad sector the lius
sians are ‘did (hiving forward with
i
intense force tnu U n a »rg the
1 tenure of the German defenses from
; Itiga to Poland.
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SAYS ALLIES TO BLAME
FOR CONTINUING WAR
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Pacific News Service.
LONDON, August 1.—An Amster
dam paper prints today the text of i)
letter written by the German kaiser
to Chancellor Bethman-Hollweg in
which the German ruler declares that
the future continuance of the war is
dependent entirely on the allies.
The letter, which is reprinted front
the Berlin papers, intimates the be
lief of ttie kaiser that Germany will
stand absolved before the world of
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any desire to perpetuate the Moody
slaughter that is going on on the
European battlefields. The kaiser
says that the war continues only be
cause the battle cry of the enemy is
the destination of (lermany.
“The desire for the open sunshine
of peace is stirring human hearts,"
he declares, “hut the allies will not
permit it." In conclusion he predicts
heavy fighting ahead and declares
that ^(lermany will meet the issue
with the game strong courage that
lias been hers in the past.
GERMANS HOLD MEETINGS
TO DISCUSS WAR SITUATION
Pacific News Service.
BIORIJN, August 1. A series of
public meetings are being belli
throughout Germany today under tie
auspices of the national committee
for the purpose of publicly discuss
ing the war situation and t lie various
goals of war now confronting the na
tion, The meeting held in Berlin dis
closes that tiie peace sentiment is
very slight, the majority of people
favoring the continuance of (lie war
until the enemy shall have become
thoroughly convinced that Germany
cannot be beaten. Reports from
other German centers Indicate that
the same sentiment prevails practical
ly throughout tlio empire.
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GERM N UDDENLY
SHIFT EFFORTS SOUTH
OF SOMME
Pacific News Service.
PARIS, August 1 Tin firemans
have suddenly shifted their attack
from the Picardy front to points
south and east of the Somme, accord
ing to the announcements of the war
office today.
This morning the Teutons com
mi need a heavy bombardment of the
French positions along the l ight hanks
I of the Meuse with the apparent inten
tion of again renewing their attack
in this direction. Several attempts
to drive forward into the French front
south of the Somme were also at
tempted hut were without result. Ill
addition to the bombardment going
on near Verdun, artillery attacks ar
also in progress at other points, in
dicating an effort to relieve the weight
of the Somme drive of the allies by
I causing the removal of troops to
cover the new points of attack.
Germans Fortifying St. Quentm.
IA >Xp( >.\r, August I. deports from
Amsterdam today declare that the
Hermans are hurriedly fortifying the
city of St. Quentin, eighteen miles
cast of Pennine, in evident anticipa
tion of iiltimatelv having to fall back
on that position as a result of the
Somme drive. The same reports also
assert that information arriving from
the Herman military bases in Belgium
indicates that preparations are now
| being made for a great movement
i along the eastern extension of the
[ French battle front. The message
says that the new effort will be di
i reetiil toward the Verdun sector and
1 a terrific effort to take that strong
j hold is now imminent. Along (he Horn
, n ie front the (lermans have sus
pended practically all efforts and are
i holding their lines. Since the con
I elusion of the great battle yesterday
ihey have not attempted a counter
attar in ibis sector hut are reported
Hirioush bombarding at other points.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
PARALYSIS WORSE
THAN EVER
Pacific Nows Service.
NEW' VOItK, August 1. louring tli*
twenty four hours ending at ten tin.
morning, tli* paralysis epidemic I
developed in increased virulence.
Nearlv double the usual minilx t oi
deaths have occurred ami there is
also a derided increase in the number
of eases i* ported.
The Hies of the city health depart
| men! disclose that a total of fifty
| seven deaths have occurred within
the period stated and the number of
new eases developing is one hundred
and fifty nine. It is now generally
accepted by the officials that flu in
tense heat of the past few days has
i great deal to do with the increased
death list as the major portion of tie
I deaths occur (11111118: the warmest pc
rind of the day.
Owing in tlu excellent effects ob
tained by the adrenalin treatment re
ecnll.v tried, the health olheials are
sanguine that the drug will result in
the final eradication of the disease.
Tile first ease of paralysis cured I »\
the new treatment has been reported.
This \v,s the ease of a three year old
boy who was treated with the new
treatment and who was discharged
from th hospital today completeh
cure I. I’h'sicians who have exam
me *1 tin boy do eh ire that in* is in :
perfectly healthy slate and shows
no trace of being either crippled or
!• formed 115 a result of the disease.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
WILSON IN HIS
ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Pacific News Service.
NKW YOltK, August 1. In his |
speech accepting tin* republican presi- 1
tlential nomination •Hughes attacks
tin* WMson administration and inert i
lessly days tla methods of the ad
ministration in tla- handling of Ha
lo reign situation both in Kit rope and
Mexico.
Hughes spares no words in au>
way and lays bare every foaturt of
the administrative faults and follies.
lie declares that tla president has
failed in Kurope and Mexico and the
only result of his attempts at diplo
macy is a deep seated feeling of un
certainty in the minds of the Anar
ican people.
Tla* Wilson efforts have incited a
deep distrust of his methods of hand
ling foreign affairs, he says, and la*
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has f;iilt'ci completely in tho case of
Mexico. In (he opinion of Hughes,
I lie president Should hove found lit
tle dillicultyl in handling Mexico,
lie declares that Hie only danger tho
I'niled Stales confronted during the
war period was the danger that lay
in Ihe weak course of the administra
tion in all matters of foreign policy.
Hughes said that the administration
had hern lamentably weak in every
thing.
He also alleges that Wilson lias
shown a most careless disregard for
proper standards in his appointments
to Ihe diplomatic service and asserts
that the country was never poorer
served in the matter of diplomats.
Hughes goes on record as being in
favor of nderiunto preparedness and
lie also favors woman's suffrage.
A| ■ ■■ a linniir U "f lln P<’,-sons »m<lor arrest. The of
lll AIM M NrT elan III” is
IWIWwl»»» I I conclusive every way and show
| (hat the men. .ill of whom are labor
1 CTTCPQ flROl/C leaders, ^onspinvl In f^lnw up the
LL I I LllO I DU V : parade in almosl the exact manlier of
the actual occurrence.
film T Discussing (he ease today, (he dis
kllll I | triot attorney stated that, he expects
convictions in five eases. So far no
_ details of ilu- evidence have escaped
the law officers. Several of the sus
pects arrested have linen released af
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irr examinations which disclosed that
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, if at all.
apartments of Mooney, one of the
men arrested in connection with the •
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PILOT BOARDS DEUTSCHLAND
PREPARES FOR DEPARTURE
Pacific News Service.
llAl/riMOIti:. August 1.—Owen
i'nli-ntim, the pilot who brought the
I i ii i 111:111 submarine Deutschland into
port was taken aboard the Vessel to
day and it is believed that she will
; dip away for the other side of the
Vtluutic sometime during the night.
The tug Timmins has also been en
gaged lo take the vessel down Chesa
peake bay. The Timmins will con
tinue with the submarine until she
| is ready to start on her long voyage
| and will relay the sailing dale when
I 1 he diver is dually on her way.
Nothing has been heard of the tnis
j sing Ihomen.
1 NATIONAL STORAGE
PRESIDENT ARRESTED
FOR MANSLAUGHTER
Pacific News Service.
NEW YORK, August 1. The great
| lire resulting from the explosion of
1 inmunition on Black Tom island
continues today in spite of the efforts
of a great force of tire fighters. It
now develops that the number of per
sons killed on the island by the tre
mendous explosions is not as great as
at first believed. Although a few
persons are still missing, only three
are definitely known to bo dead while
1 total of fifty were injured. K. I..
McKenzie, president of the National
) Dock and Storage Company, was ar
rested today on a warrant charging
In in with manslaughter in connection
wilh the munitions explosions
i FORTY DROWNED IN
STEAMER SINKING
Pacific Niws Service.
SANTIAGO, August 1.—Forty per
sons were drowned when the Chil
ian steamer Ecuador capsized a short
distance outside of this port yester
day. News of the disaster reached
here today with the arrival of sev
eral of the survivors who were picked
up by a passing vessel. According to
the story told by the survivors, the
steamer turned over in a heavy gale
which swept this coast.
ZEPPS AGAIN
RAID BRITAIN
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Pacific News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 1.—A Zeppelin fleet
again descended on Britain last night
raiding the counties of Lincoln, Kent,
Norfolk Suffolk, l'am bridge, ICssex
and Huntington. The Germans drop
ped bombs on many towns within
the area visited and considerable
damage is known to have been done
despite the withholding of all olll
cial details. One of the machines was
nearly wrecked by tire from the Brit
llsh air guns after having been picked
up by the searchlights. Monday a
Zeppelin flying over the east coast
was attacked by an aeroplane which
fired two trays of ammunition at the
Zeppelin before a break in the ma
chinery of the plane compelled it to
descend.