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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA MONDAY, JULY 24, IHUi.
NO. 2012.
MANY KILLED AND INJURED FRISCO
CITY THRILLS WITH HORROR
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AS BOMBIST VICTIMS FALL
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—
This city was the scene of a horr
ible outrage on Saturday after.roon
vi hen the huge parade ot lift?
•housand persons favoring prepared
ness vas interrupted Just as it com
menced by a bomb explosion in
which sever, were killed, man •• more
fatally injured and dying, and over
forty injured more or less serious
ly.
TIME UOMIi EXPLORES.
A suit case containing a time
bomb was placed opposite a two
story building at the corner ot
Stewart and Market street. It was
noticed by several, but little atten
tion was paid to it, some of the
onlookers even joking about the
position in which it stood. It was
apparently new.
Just as the first ranks of the
California regiment turned the cor
ner the bomb exploded scattering
bullets and slugs in all directions,
■destroying the line of march and
killing seven of the onlookers in
stantly as well as fatally wounding
many of the paraders. Over forty
were injured and as many more
knocked down by the force of the
explosion.
PANIC PREVAILS.
Instantly the street was in a pa
nic stricken condition, the parade
1 ranks breaking up and hundreds
j rushing to assist the wounded. Po
lice came with ambulances ana
autos from all directions and imme
diate attendance was on hand for
the sufferers. The police had quite
a lot of trouble preventing the over
zealous crowd pressing in upon ‘.he
doctors and helpers getting the
wounded away to the hospitals arc
the dead to the morgue, hut
everyone was anxious to assist and
the feeling of horror and indigna
tion is quite general. The dead and
' wounded were placed along the side
walk while arrangements were com
pleted for their transportation.
SOME ARE IDENTIFIED.
The known dead who were im
mediately identified are William
[Turnbull, H. Winter and C. Lawler.
| The known injured, some fatally,
are A. B. Powell, H. K. Nelson ot
Oakland, John M’Dermott, Grey
Grammal,, Henry Deltrlch, C. B.
Monroe, George Kennedy, Peari
Seaman, Mrs. Eleanore Kennedy,
Richard Van Loo, Mrs.' Kinsley Van
Loo, Horward Knapp, William
Knapp, Captain Vaughan, Clara
Bryden, Younger Bryden, F. Good
dy, Thomas Anderson, Emil Moran.
The rest so far have been uniden
tified and some of the injured are
unable to talk, some of them being
mutilated in a horrible manner by
the slugs. A most regrettable fea
ture of the outrage being that so
many woman and children suffered.
PAPERS FULLY WARNED.
The newspapers received letters
yesterday foretelling that something
awful would happen. One note said
“Our protest having been in vain
we are going to use direct action
on July 22 which will echo round
the world and show that militarism
cannot be thrpst upon the American
people.”
Anonymous letters were scattered
around before hand and gave w lim
ing of the bombing that was plan
ned.
The Examiner, anticipating the
outrage had kept a photographer,
reporter and an artist seated in an
automobile before the Hearst build
ing In anticipation of some occur
ence and for the purpose of fully
covering any story that might arise
for the paper.
That this general knowledge was
not made public beforehand is the
subject of almost universal com
ment of an unfriendly nature. i
BRITISH m CONTINUOUS
V. '-*5, & ..
SMASH ALONG
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LONDON, July 23.—The British
Field Headquarters reports pro
gress and gains in the Somme fignt
ing.
Tfle Allied offensive is making
an effort to bring up the more
backward sections of the ’inns
from the Somme north to Arras.
The sharp bend at Delville is today
•the tcene of the heaviest fighting.
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PARIS', July, 23.—The fighting
Is uupo.tant at every battle* sector
except Verdun where the Germans
are maintaining a desultory bomb
ardment and cnly occasional
French attacks interrupt the lull
that is proceeding mere.
Everything Indicates however that
tee offensive *111 be resumed in
Verdun by the Germans at an early
hour.
BERLIN, July 23.—While the
Allies are on the offensive practical;
ly throughout the entire western
front they . are unable to make a
uniform thrust against the Ger
man positions and in consequence
their efforts are being dissipated
in huge losses for very small gains.
Activity by the Allies is reported
from several sectors by the Head
quarters Staff today including Oise,
Argonne, Champagne, Verdun ana
Lorraine as well as along the
Somme front.
Russians are discerned carrying
on a vigorous offensive from
Champagne to the Argonne.
In spite of this the Allies gains
were really unimportant.
DEFEAT EFFORT REDUCE
AMOUNT SHIPS DUILT
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 21.—
The Senate amendment to cut down
the number of ships called for in
the naval bill was after considerable
debate defeated by a large vote.
It is admitted by even the sup
porters of the reduction of con
structipn that the majority of the
Senators favor a larger building
program.
It is not impossible that a joker
may be inserted leaving such an in
crease discretionary with the admi
nistration.
SKAltCHING FOK BOMl$lST.
•
Tlie police are seeking for the
responsible assassins, but admit that
they have nothing to guide them
beyond the anonymous notes ana
tlie recovery of some of the slugs
with which the bomb was filled.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—It
is reported that the police have ap
prehended the assassin responsible
for the bombist outrage on Satur
day. No details are furnished.
The city is still thrilled with hor
ror and indignation at the occur
ence and the explosion has left a
deep impression upon the people.
Tlie people and papers are demand
ing an exemplary punishment for
any guilty one who may be con
victed.
WESTERN FEDERATION OF
MINERS ELECTS OFFICERS
CHEAT FALLS, July 23.—The bi
annual convention of the Western
.Federation of Miners is in session
here and transacted a considerable
amount of business.
The election of oflieers was ap
proved and a canavs of the refer-'
endum showed that Charles Moyer
received 4,510, Geo Powell 2,984,
for President, Moyer thus winning
out what was considerable of a
fight.
The other officers elected were
J. B. Hanker, Vice President,
Ernest Mills, Secretary-Treasurer,
and W. Burns, W. Davidson, Alfred
Bordesen and Guy Miller the execu
tive board.
There is thus seen to be con
siderable change in the staff at
headouarters of the organization
RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
RESIGNS HIS POSITION
PKTROGRAD, July 23.—Sazanofl',
tln> Kiissian Foreign Minister has
resigned and Premier Stunner lias
taken over the oiliee in the mean
while.
BKRLIN, July 23.—Unfeigned
satisfaction is expressed in the
newspapers over the resignation ot
Sazonoff, the militarist Foreign Ml
nister who lias always been so bit
terly anti-German. The control of
the Ministry by Stunner who is
declared to be pro-German is re
garded with undoubted satisfaction.
Stunner is a court party intriguer
and reflects the Germanist senti
ments of the Tzarina to whom ho
owes his appointment.
RUSSIANS PENETRATE RIGA
LINES; LINSINGEN DEFEATED
PETROGRAD, July 23.—The Rus
sians penetrated the first line of
Hindenberg's trenches near Riga at
several points, holding all the posi
tions gained.
General Kuropatkin ordered a gen
eral attack after a day’s intense
bombardment and although suffer
ing severe losses in the attack,
they carried the lines forward tak
ing many prisoners.
Llnslngen south of Dubno has
been compelled to retreat and has
retired beyond Berestechk, west of
the Styr river leaving behind twelve
thousand prisoners.
PETKOGRAD, July 23.—The Rus
sians are now advancing along the
Black Sea coast in Asia Minor, in
flicting severe repulses upon every
effort of the Turks to hold them
back. This flanking movement is
disconcerting to the plans of Mack
ensen who is commanding the
Turks.
VIENNA, July 23.—A large force
of troops has been concentrated
south of the Carpathians to take
care of any Russian effort to in
vade Hungary.
The army in that section is being
constantly increased.
BERLIN, July 23.—Minor Rus
sian successes are admitted to have
taken place in Volhynia where Lin
singen is retiring upon his defenses
originally held.
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PERSHING SAYS VILLA
HAS LARGE FOLLOWING
COLUMBUS, July 23.—Dispatches
from Pershing state that General
Villa has a powerful following, in
dicating that doubt is held as to
the reported defeat by Carranzist
troops of the bandit leader.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
The acceptance by Carranza of a
joint commisison of Mexico and the
United States to settle the difficul
ties , between the two countries
seems now certain.
MEXICO CITY, July 23.—Aguisr
in Gomez and ten followers have
been captured in Zacbetas and
executed. Gomez was one of the
leading Villa chiefs.
EL PASO, July 23.—General
Ernstine Garcia has taken the blood
oath to hunt down Villa because
the bandit chief arrested and is re
ported to have executed Garcia’s
only son.
CHIHUAHUA, July 23.—General
Villa super-mounted is now fleeing
and trying desperately to breajv
through the cordon of regular
troops that is being thrown around
to effect his capture.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
The Senate has eliminated several
millions from the army bill that
were inserted as an appropriation
when war with Mexico was consid
ered certain.
Tue cut was strongly opposed by
several senators.
REJECT MEDIATION.
SEATTLE, July 23.—The long
shoremen at a mass meeting decid
ed to reject all offers at mediation.
Other locals along the coast are
expected to take similar action.
The District Excutive predicts that
San Francisco will refuse to unload
unfair boats again precipitating
the strike there. „