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VOLUME XV. NO. 148. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1915. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRICE 25 CENTS
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS 3 TURK WARSHIPS
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN ENGLAND KILLS 300
GERMAN ADVICES ADMIT BIG RUSSI AN VICTORY
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION OF MINE
PLANTER KILLS HUNDREDS
3HKRRNKSS, May 28 An explosion
aboard the Canadian steamer Princess
Irene while the vessel was lying along
side a mine planter in the harbor to
day resulted in the blowing up of both
vessels by an explosion which shook
the entire city and broke windows
miles away. Closely following ihe tirsl
explosion on the Princess Irene a hurst
of Maine shot up from the mine laying
vessel and was followed by a column
of dense black smoke which for a time
covered t lie sacne.
The shock of ihe tremendous ex
plosion was followed by a rain of
debris, fragments of which were nfter
ward picked up fifteen miles away. In
addition to the destruction of the ex
ploding steamers, nothing remains of
all boats which were lying near, nearly
a dozen cruft of varying tonnage being
utterly destroyed by the terrific shock
The number of lives 'lost may never
be known, bul an estimate ol the pas
sengers aboard l he Irene and I he t rews
of the other vessels plat es tin* probable
death list at three hundred or more.
Kxtensive damage was done to manv
buildings along the water front anti
several people were killed nearly a
i fourth of a mile a wa v from the scene,
• •i the explosion, through being struck]
j b \ fragments from the d<sirov«*d ves
sels. **
The origin of the lirst explosion,
which was communicated to the mine
layer and caused the bursting of tin*
large store of mines with which tin ]
vessel was leaded, is utterlv unknown
but there are several indications which
seeminglv confirm tin- popular belief
that German spies were <pu k to take
advantage of the e.is\ access to the
passenger vessel, to cause up explosion
<»f her boilers. That the mine planter
blew up is attributed solely t«> the
shock of the explosion aboard the
Princess Irene The latter vessel was
owned by the Canadian Pacific railway
and hef >re being commandered by the
government was engaged in tin- pas
•ngcr service between Seattle. Vic
oria an I Vancouver.
The terrible accident has cut a
gloom over tin city which is spreading
t » all parts of the Kingdom and tin*
authorities arc deluged with telegrams
from anxious friends and relatives of
those who were aboard the Irene.
RFLIFVE DISASTER WORK
OF GERMAN SPIES
SI I Ki ll;XICSS. Max L‘s Investigation
discloses that between three and four
undi' il people* lost their live- as a re
(suit of the expulsion of the p.iss-mger
I steamer iTincess Irene ami a mine
planter, in the harbor toda \ Added
facts se«an to further confirm tin
belief that the disaster was jhe work
• ■ f (human spies The proper! > damage
:n destroyed vessels and other damages
to buildings along the harbor front has
not been computed but will reach far
into the thousands 'The bodies of a
number of victims, badly mutilated)
have been recovered but the majority
wen* blown to bits The sh". k of the
explosion was so terrific that buildings
rocked as in an eurlln|tinke and man'
people were knocked down hutidl'ds of
nds from the scene.
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. GERMANS SUFFER HEAVY
DEFEAT AT SIENIAWA
BERLIN, May 28.- The War office
admits a heavy defeat in the Sun le
gion in the vicinity of Sieniawa, fol
lowing a, sweeping flank movement hy
the Russians. Tlte Austro-German
forces are drawing in their lines to
ward Jaroslaw preparatory to holding
the enemy at that point. The recent
engagement was of the most severe
order, the Hussions fighting with sav
age ordor. Many prisoners and cannon
were captured by tile enemy.
PETROGRAD ASSERTS
GERMANS WHIPPED
I’HTRi IGRA1), Jlaj -v Tile Austro
derman forces have hern decisively
beaten on the lower San and (he effort
to surround Przemysl from the north
has been completely ( becked It is
now believed that the forward move
metu of tin eneim has been enmph*tel\
i lu*i ked. The Russian forces captumd
a large number nf prisoners ami a
number nf guns The defeat is nf tin
must decided order and the Austin
Mermans have been forced t*» retire
The Russian armies invading Asia
Miner have now advanced tn lTrimiah,
the scene nf t lie mcent wholesale mas
sucres nf Armenians and are preparing
tn use that place as a base from which
to continue the offensive against the
Turkish territory.
PLANS FOR ALASKA PURCHASE
CELEORATION DEVELOPING
1 SEATTLE, May 28.—The movement
to celebrate the Alaska purchase,
started on the suggestion of Congress
man Kahn of California Hint the date
of purchase be made an annual holi
day, has already developed to the point
where plans can be definitely arrang
ed. At the present time matters are
iri the hands of the Alaska Bureau of
the Chamber of Commerce which is
making every effort, (o shape matters
so that a hig celebration in 1917 is
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assured. .Mr. McPherson of the Al
aska llureau states that the plans al
ready developed embrace a great ad
vertising campaign throughout the east
in order to bring people to Seattle,
where ever} effort will be made to
show them attention and generous
treatment, and then send them on to
Alaska where it will be arranged that
Jail towns shall hold celebrations on
tin' arrival of the visitors,
i The excursion will be conducted
iiilong lints similar to the grand tour
of Alaska inaugurated |>y tilt' Cham
ber of Commerce in 1913. McPherson
believes that thousands of people will
go north as all railroad anil steamship
companies will make special rates.
Seattle’s part will be confined simp
ly to the business of getting people to
make the trip.
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MANY VESSELS TORPEDOED
SEVERAL DAMAGED BY MINES
BRITISH SUBMARINE SINKS
THREE TURK WARSHIPS
LONDON, May Reports received
by the Admiralty indicate that the
British submarine operating in the Sea
of Marmora is meeting with success in
the attack on Turkish shipping, the
latest success reported being the sink
ing of three Turkish warships near
Constantinople. A transport and sev
» eral commerce carirers have also been
destroyed during the past several days.
TURKS ARE IN DESPERATE
SITUATION ON GALLIPOLI
SOFIA, May 2X All Turkish frontier
guards have been withdrawn indicat
ing that there is desperate need for
troops at other points. It is believed
that the soldiers have been hastened
to the Gallipoli section owing to the
prospect that the allies will he able
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to break through the defenses near
Xezulrn thereby isolating the penin
sula and enabling the allies to march
on Constantinople.
BATTLESHIP MAJESTIC
SUNK IN DARDANELLES
LONDON, May 28. The British bat
tleship Majestic has been torpedoed
and sunk in the Dardanelles attack.
Continued on page four.
Itti.Mlv Max 28 The Italian forces
nil vain ing toward Trieste have pro
gressed as far as Grodo, occupying
tliat city iftri forcing the garrison to
stirrotnler Tin- resistance at tins point
is the most severe that the Italian in
vading force has encountered as the
city was well protected, Italian col
umns are ..-cupying the Austrian
lerrltorv north of the Turin boundary
near the franco Austrian frontier
Late dispatch- s from the war -/.one
state that the Austrians aiv offering
hear v resistance along the Trentino
front and a terrific artillery battle is
raging along the Adgie valleys. Ttal
ian aeroplanes -re also teported to
have made a successful raid on the
Trieste-Xabresin - railroad destroying
a number of bridges and otherwise
damaging the line
ITALIAN MONARCH IN COMMAND
OF WAR FORCES
ROME Mav 28. 1 'losel v following
his arrival at the front. King Victor
Emmanuel assumed personal command
of the mllitarv forces of the kingdom
under the constitutional ruling desig
nating tin- ruler as tin- head of the
army and navy during intervals of war
It is stated that the King is sitaring
the -lireetion of the army with General
Cardona, chief of the military staff.
ITALIANS BESIEGE MONFALCONE
GENEVA, May 28.- The Italian ad
vance ltits crossed the Isonsto river and
is now actively investing Monfalenne
Despite the proximity of the Italians
the Austrian* wounded are being
brought to the city, large numbers of
wounded siddiet’s arriving hourly.
The Austrians are said to he of ;
fering but little resistance to the!
Italian advance, retiring after brief -
engagments.
DANCE SATURDAY NIGHT
The Skookum Club will give a social
dance at Sons of North Hall Saturday
night May 29, at 9:30 p. m. J
THE BEAR ARRIVES
WITH THE U. S. MAIL
\t two a M this morning the Coast
Ctiard steamer Hear, Captain Cot hran
its genial master. carry ing the
eagerlv awaited mail, came to anchor
in the roadstead after a strenuous
twenty-four struggle with the ice does
cumbering the bosom of Hehring Sea.
Thioughtout tie* afternoon, according
to the evening report, the vessel
“dodged and bent and turned about"
and after ti mg all points of the com
pass to find a passage, announced at
6 I*. M. that she was “in the middle of
an ice field" and couldn’t let us know
when she would In* in Nothing fur
I tfu r was aboard till the trailing smoke
plume from her funnel appeared on the
horizon at midnight For some reason
no mail, of which there is about 25,000
pounds, was not landed until the
morning whs well advanced. « *wing
to the large <|iiantit> it required many
trips of the ship's launch to land the
consignment on the «dgc of the shore
iee. about a half mile out. From the
edge of the ire to shore the maiJ
• outrartors, John J Sesnon Co. have
employed Marry MloomfU-ld arid lle/t
Alri'artlr with a dog team to bring
tin* mail ashore
U. S. COAST GUARD STEAMER BEAR. CAPTAIN COCHRAN IN COM
MAND. BRING MAIL THROUGH ICE LOCKED BERING SEA TO NOME
KING GEORGE HAS
FIRST MEETING WITH
THE NEW CABINET
I.hNOiiN, May 2S.- King Charge
held his lirst conference with the new
Cabinet from which Winston Churchill
and ,1 number of lesser members have
been eliminated. The new Cabinet is
representative of all political parties
although the majority are Liberals
The balance, with a few exceptions, are
Cnionists. The Ministry as a whole
is designated t" tile press as entilelv
:n i epiable, lie' majority insisting that
tile persottell of the Cabinet not being
sn much a matter of moment as is the
neeessily for unanimity during the pro
sent period of stress Halfour as First
Lord is aeeepted as a wise substitute
for I'hurehill for whose departure none
of tin- papers express regret.
GERMANS TAKE ;
TRENCHES WITH
GAS BOMBS
AMSTERDAM. .\Ia> 2S Qprman
reports stale that the 1'orees operating
in tlie Flanders district have Captured
many sections of (lie allied trenches
through the medium yf gas hombs,
which stupify the defenders allowing
the German infantry to advance their
own lines and capture many prisoners
The German Grown Prince is said to lie
in active charge of operations.
The Nugget Is giving iis subscribers
more telegraph news than any other
paper In Alaska and will continue to
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POPE SORROWS
AT STRIFE
U'l.MH, Mm 28. The Pope today
expressed his great sorrow that Italy
was compelled to enter the mightv con
Iflirt which threatens to devastate all
Europe. The pontiff states that he
cannot endorse the action of the gov
ernment as war Is an abhorrance.
MONTENEGRINS REJOICE AT
EXPECTED DALMATION INVASION
< ’ETTIXJ K, May 28. The people of
Montenegro a to greatly elated at the
prospect that the Italians will Invade
Dalmatia as it is generally considered
that the Montenegrin forces will there
by he enabled to resume the offensive
in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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