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VOLUME XVI. NO. 199. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY, JULY 24, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRICE 25 CENTS
BRITISH VICTORS BIG SEA
BATTLE OFF HOLLAND COAST
Pacific News Service.
LONDON, July 22.—The admiralty
announced today that a second great
sea battle has been fought in the
North Sea between the British and
(lerman war fleets with it large num
ber of vessels of both sides partici
pating in the action. The engage
ment occurred Saturday afternoon
itntl resulted in a complete victory for
the British fleet. The statement says
that the British fleet patrolling the
I west coast of Holland encountered a
i large squadron of the German war
ships off the Sehouwon hank while
I making its way toward the north.
The German fleet consisted princi
pally of small craft but there were
also several light cruisers. No battle
ships were seen.
The British force consisted of the
regular light cruiser and torpedo
I mat patrol fleet and no heavy ships
were engaged on the British side. The
_
British opened the battle at lonj
range and a running tight ensued. I
is not known if any of the Oertnat
ships were badly damaged throng!
several are known to have been hit
There were no losses on the Britisl
fide so far as has been indicated. Tin
buttle endured until the Germans as
taped by running into the conceal
meat of a heavy fog bank off the Bid
gien coast.
JAMES WHITCOMB
RILEY DEAD
Pacific News Service.
INDIANA POUS, July 21. James
Whitcomli Itiley, one of (he best be
-loved of American poets and writers
died yesterday sit his home in this
city, aged sixty-three years. With
the passing of Itiley goes one of the
^ most unique figures in American lit
erature. He was horn in Greenfield,
Ind., In 1853. Ilis contributions to
newspapers and magazines first at
tracted public attention as early as
1875. Ilis writings soon become so
popular that he devoted himself en
tirely to literature and many of the
Iie.st known compositions in American
literature have since come from his
pen.
He was also very successful as a
public reader of his own works. His
poems are characterized by both hu
mor and pathos and by their deep
sympathy with the simplest phases of
life. Probably no American writer
ever retained such a wide sympathy
ind affection among his readers.
Today his body lies in slate at the
capital and thousands have passed the
bier on which reclines the remains
of one of whom it was said that
'•everybody loved Jim Itiley."
GREAT FIRES RAGE
ON MOUNT TAMALPIAS
Pacific Nows Service.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 22.—Re
ports from Sansilito today state that
great forest lire is raging along the
slopes of Ml. Tnmalpias anil is grad
ually spreading in all directions undoi
the impulse of a heavy wind. Tin
forestry department is rushing hun
dreds of men to the scene to. prevent
the conflagration spreading beyond
control.
i KAISER WILL PERSONALLY
DIRECT OPERATIONS
^ ON EAST FRONT
Pacific Nows Service.
REIIL.1N, July 24.—It is officially
announced that Emperor Wilhelm
will probably remain with the general
| staff along the eastern front for some
lime and may personally direct tin
operations along that front as chief
of staff. The announcement states
that the kaiser is at present confer
ring with ffindepberg over the con
templated offensive against liiga.
ANNUM EMENT
Extract of Letter just received regarding
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BERLIN CLAIMS FLEET
UNDAMAGED
Pacific News Service.
BERLIN, July 24.—An announce
ment ff.im the admiralty today states
that the German torpedo Meet which
was engaged in raiding operations
along the coast of England lias re
turned to its base in safety. While
en route home the torpedo boats en
countered a few British vessels hut
received no injuries.
SENATE COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDS CON
FIRMATION OF CLARK
Pacific News Service.
WASHINGTON, July 24.—The sen
ate committee today recommended
the continuation of ('lark to till the
supreme court vacney created by the
resignation of Hughes.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
IMPORTANT CITY
ERZIGAN; ASIA
I
Pacific News Service.
I’ETItOGItA P, July t!4. The rup
ture of the important Turkish city
| of Erzigan, situated along the head
waters of the western Euphrates near
the Turkish-Armenians frontier is re
ported to the grand headquarters by
(band Puke Nicholas today.
Erzigan has been the objective of
the latest drive of Puke Nicholas al
though no hint its to the point for
which the Russians were heading was
contained in the earlier reports of the
i advance in this section. Owing to the
absence of reference to operations in
this locality, it was generally believ
ed that weather conditons were delay
ing the .advance but it now develops
that the Russians have been making
steady progress and have covered a
; wide stretch of territory in a com
paratively short space of time. The
capture of Erzigan is of particular
I importance in that it opens the way
. to a wide section of country to the
'southwest of Trebizond.
HEAVY FIGHTING
PROCEEDS ALONG
SOMME FRONT
I
Pacific News Service.
LONP< >N, July 24.—Fighting as
bitter as any that has gone before is
proceeding along the Somme river
front according to reports from the
w i.» n.. .. ...
day.
Along the section of the derman
line fronting Pozhrs the Hritish have
made distinct advances over a con
siderable width of the front and are
also pressing the Hermans hard along
other portions of the line. The Her
mans arc now bringing up additional
hoops from the Verdun sector and
iln lighting in that section has now
fallen away to artillery actions main
tained over all portions of the front,
evidently to prevent the French from
hiking advantage of the weakened
lines to attempt an advance.
The Herman war olfiee today ad
mits that the Hritish are making ad
vances in the* Somme region despite
the earlier denials. South of the Som
me the French are also gradually bor
ing their way through the German
front in an effort to straighten their
| lines which now fall away from the
fart In rest point of the Hritish ad
i
vsinee in a wide are. With the bring
ing up of the lines, the general ad
vance will be resumed. Proof that
the Bermans are being heavily press
ed on all sides is contained in their
drawn from other sections to support
i he Somme line.
Berlin Admits Gains at Poziers.
I licit 1.1N. July 24. The war office
announces today that the efforts of
the British to penetrate the Berman
lines along the Somme front have
failed except in the region immediate
ly adjacent to Poizers. In this sec
tor the* British have forced their wa>
ihrough the outer lines but are being
h**td firmly in cheek along the second
! defense lines.
n e official statement also admits
I that the extreme weight of the Brit
ish movement has compelled the with
drawal of a few regiments from tin
Wrdun front to assist in repelling i
the attacks along this front. South
of the Somme river tin* French are
making ineffectual attempts tu ad
vance their lines at several points but
all attacks have been repelled.
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AUSTRIA DRAWING
LAST RESERVES
_
Pacific News Service.
MILAN, July 24.—A dispatch from
| Switzerland today states that Aus
' ti ia has closed her border along the
! Swiss frontier, indicating that events
! of considerable importance are about
to transpire within the Austrian do
main. From other sources it is learn
ed that the Vienna government today
issued a general levy en masse indl
| eating that the government is now
calling to the colors its last reserves
to resist the great Russian invasion
sweeping through Galacla and the
lower Carpathians.
It has been ascertained that fron
■ tic efforts are being made to stem
the tide of Slav invasion which is
I now threatening to sweep aside all
i opposition and is threatening the
Hungarian capital and even Vienna
( itself.
Over one hundred thousand reserve
troops have been sent to the Galicia
section during the past few days. The
maximum number that can be put
into the field is four hundred thou
sand.
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ASQUITH ASKS FOR TWO
BILLION WAR CREDIT
Pacific News Service.
LONDON, July 4.—Premier Asquith
after it short summary of the war
situation in parliament today, during
which he pointed out the general les
sening in the costs of conducting the
war due to the establishment of mu
nitions and other manufactories of
war material thus reducing the cost
ly importation by a large amount,
moved that the sum of two billion,
two hundred and fifty millions be pro
vide for the continuance of the war.
In his closing remarks the premier
announced that the addition of this
sum will bring the total of the British
war credits up to fourteen billion, one
hundred and sixty millions.
MORE REWARD
OFFERED FOR BOMBIST
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24— Addi
tional sums offered for the capture
of the unknown miscreant who threw
the homh which killed nnd injured
over fifty people during the prepnred
nes parade Saturday, have now
brought the total reward offered up
to eight thousand dollars.
It is announced by the police de
partment that a special bureau of
the police has been orgnnied to hunt
for the murderer, Ben Lamborn,
brother of one of the men who was
killed has demanded that the coroner
call Emma Goldman, Sprockets and
Free intent Older who presided over
the preparedness demonstration.
TURKS DRIVING
FOR SUEZ
Pacific News Service.
-t iNSTANTINl)PEE, July 24. An
nl'.kiul aiinoun ••■mei,! ,,, the wnr office
stall H that tin latest Turkish drive
.’or Hie Suez (anal is making steady
progress and the llritish and French
ilefi mi ng forces east of the canal
licv • been ern.lingly defeated in a
heavy battle fought near the border
of Sinai peninsula.
.nftTuf-n p r n ii 111
DIVER SOON STARTS
Pacific News Service.
i!Klil.I \, July 24. An announie
iin nl of the company owning and op
•rating the trans-A t l.unl ui submarine
boats announced today that a third
Herman diver will leave for the I'ni
ted States within a few days.
0 The failure of the Itrenien to arrive
iti schedule is occasioning some un
easiness here. It is hoped, however,
that the vessel has merely encoun
tered some delay, nltil Will 111! ilila li I v
irrivc safely.
CLAIM GERMANS LOSE 50,000
IN TWO WEEKS FIGHTING
Pacific News Service.
PHTROHUAD, July 21. It is the
claim of Russian war correspondents
that the Hermans have been heavy
sufferers during the period of the
great Russian offensive. It is esti
mated by them that the losses in
killed during the last two weeks of
fighting will exceed fifty two thousand
men. The Hermans have fought with
great stuhhornness and have clung to
some of their positions until almost
the entire defending force were killed
or wounded.
DEUTSCHLAND STILL
IN HARBOR
Pacific News Service.
NOR FORK, July 24.—The Herman
submarine Deutschland is still in tin
harbor and no announcement as to the
vessel's stilling has so far been made.
Just what is holding Captain Koenig
from taking his departure is not
clear. It is believed mat he is some
what afraid to venture out while
calm weather prevails owing to the
presence of several four funnelled war
ships off the capes which are undoubt
edly waitng for the submarine
or her sister ship the Bremen.
Deutschland Apparently Ready to
Depart.
BAETIMORE, July 24.—The sub
marine Deutschland loaded her tanks
with fresh water today and this is be
lieved to indicate that the vessel in
tends to slip away during the night.
The view is further confirmed by the
sealing of the wireless apparatus
aboard the diver by the customs of
ficers this morning.
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