25 Jul 1916
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1916
Page
1
Sir Roger Casement will die by hanging on August 3 in London, according to the Daily Mail. Friends press for royal clemency, but odds of reprieve seem slim as treasonous acts are cited.
The Pacific Coast Steamship Company liner Umatilla carried a mixed group of passengers en route to Nome. Names include Wm H Mead Mrs Alexander Gray Phil Holland Jas Jarmuth W Sullivan Miss Grant Mrs M A Woodford J Walsh M Langhorne Ashland Mrs Max League H P Huntchison Willard McClinton Sergeant C Neflein Allan James Waldo and two steerage travelers.
Pacific News Service reports a major Russian push along the Dvina front forcing German troops under von Hindenberg to retreat. TheGerman lines were pierced in three places and many troops were captured as Kuropatkin prepares for a second advance.
Pacific News Service reports that since July 1 the western allies have seized more than 26,000 German soldiers in heavy west front fighting. The official tally notes 1,226 prisoners in a single day, underscoring strong daily captures amid harsh combat and large German losses.
Berlin reports both sides gained on east and west fronts in the last 24 hours. British attack on Pozi is said broken with no further advances expected. Russian efforts on Hin denberg spent, now pressing Von Limburgsen front with some ground gained. Paris notes vigorous Allied offensive south of the Somme with French forces pushing back Teutons and capturing strongpoints and houses as German counterattacks fail.
London reports that German forces are steadily deploying additional troops from Verdun to the Somme front. British and French headquarters note east to west troop movements behind German lines signaling a potential breakthrough. A French offensive along Verdun is anticipated due to German line weakening.
Paris reports a strong French squadron bombarded German railway stations and piers in the morning. The raid caused damage but the squadron returned safely without loss.
The Mexican government awaits the reply of the Wilson administration to a proposal to settle differences through a mixed commission. The foreign office statement said the American reply is momentarily expected.
A Democratic Club meeting is set for Thursday evening July 27 at 8 20 to elect officers for the coming year and to receive the campaign report from President Phil Ernst.
Nationwide search underway to identify the bomber blamed for a deadly parade blast. Authorities track a suspect named Dynamite Bin. A broad broadcast description spreads to police across many cities while anarchists Tiny merionth Goldman and Alexander Berg-Hoo are monitored.
An explosion in a water works tunnel last night killed many workers and left about twenty one bodies recovered. Several others were injured or missing as debris from the excavation caved in. Officials attributed the blast to gas buildup and structural collapse in the tunnel works.
Allied warships patrol off Savannah Harbor watching for arrival of submarine liner B men. Four ships hover beyond the three mile limit, maintaining constant coastal patrol and communicating with other vessels via wireless.
Baltimore dispatch reports no word from the overdue German submarine Bremen and notes the Deutschland has not departed, possibly due to the Bremen commander awaiting contact with its master. Public belief grows that the Bremen has encountered a mishap.
COPENHAGEN July 25 Gi von Linsingen has borne the brunt of the Russian Volhynian drive since the great offensive began. The Petrograd office estimates his losses at about 55 000 men, with a large portion captured, and his forces reduced by heavy casualties and retreats. The report notes he has frequently been forced to withdraw from sections with more than half of his troops killed or wounded.
Petrograd reports from Armenian theaters say Erzingan remains uncaptured as Russian forces near ten miles away press the Turkish Armenian defenses. Turkish resistance weakens under pressure as Russian advances north of Lake Van accelerate, threatening the stronghold’s fall.
Rome reports the Italian forces have gained at several points in Tyrol after a 24 hour attack. Mount Tryrmane capitulated, with strong advances at Mont Chiesi and Monte Campignettia. Austrian resistance collapsed in lower valleys as Italians pressed north and south, inflicting heavy losses and regaining ground despite desperate foe ferocity.
London July 25 Premier Asquith held a long conference with King George at Buckingham Palace over the Irish situation. No details were given beyond the talk on the home rule amending bill exempting the insurgent Ulster counties. The amendment has been approved by Redmond and Carson.
Reports from East Moriches indicate a large vessel believed to be the British steamer Iverman ashore near Long Island after a fierce coastal storm. Identification is uncertain as weather hinders confirmation of the ship’s name and origin.
The report says the sun is in a precarious position and in imminent danger of being battered by waves. As of now, no lives are known to be lost.
New York July 25 After months of bitter wrangling over points at issue the cloakmakers strike is ended and the strikers are returning to work The end of the long labor war was reached after a meeting of the arbitration commission convened to confer over differences between strikers and employers Employers conceded a large part of the demand while both sides made concessions in the interest of peace
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