27 Mar 1915
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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1915
Page
1
Government plans a purchase that would extend Alaska Northern R A to Nulato along the Yukon River. Reports indicate military activity, with a Russian Army unit landing near the Bosphorus in related regional developments.
News from London and Paris reports German and Allied offensives across Europe with advances in East Prussia and near the Dardanelles. Constantinople evacuations prompt projections of Ottoman faltering as Allied fleets press the Straits. Swiss and Italian frontier notes signal broader war involvement and guard increases.
Reports from Washington and Seattle outline Attorney General McReynolds allowing the President to purchase Alaska railroads. Officials estimate the Alaska Northern valuation at 1.15 million dollars and plan a rapid transfer with summer construction to begin. A purchasing agency will handle supplies, with rolling stock and locomotives designated for Alaska use.
Rome reports indicate both official and private circles expect Italy to join the European war soon. Preparations by the government are visible as Prin Buelow’s potential departure signals alignment with the Allies and Austria faces Turkish-like pressure. Troop movements increase as the army stands ready for action.
Paris reports that nearly all forts on the western Dardanelles have been destroyed by Allied attacks. Kilid Bahr remains severely damaged but still standing. The forts offered only a brief reply to shelling today.
London dispatches report German forces rushing to back Austro Hungarian lines as Russian troops advance on Cracow and Vienna reacts with alarm. Rumors say the northern Russian wing moves swiftly toward Krakow while Romanian reports add tension across the Carpathians.
President Wilson tells the Methodist Episcopal Church in the South that demagogues push to undo reforms and urge rash action. He says many light protestors aspire to rock the nation’s boat, while calm, rational Americans will determine the country’s fate amid crisis. Berlin reports four Allied air attacks kill soldiers at Metz fortresses.
Langhorne, former military attaché to the American Embassy in Levin, denies authorship of dispatches from Berlin to the War Department. He claims no knowledge of the matter and asserts he was withdrawn after representation by the eHlin government.
Reports from Honolulu say Submarine F-4 is being raised from the sea with hope a trapped crew may be rescued. Rescue ships continue salvage operations and expect the craft to reach the surface this afternoon as officials pursue all possible measures.
March 27 Jacob Kretes heimer, senior member of Kretelsheimer Bros, Seattle, and head of the oldest wholesale liquor firm in the city, died last night. The firm is described as the oldest of its kind in Seattle.
Senator Elihu Root assails New York state administration in New York City speech. He calls the coming constitutional convention a remedy and brands the state government as antiquated and poorly run, likening it to a derailed railroad in need of overhaul.
Ellensburg reports a twenty foot wall of water from Lake Keechelis dam break flows down Kikawa river flooding areas west of Cle Elum. Towns are cut off, refugees arrive as communication remains down, caused by melting snow.
German mono planes attacked Calais and Dunkirk this morning. Six bombs fell on Dunkirk and one on Calais with no damage reported.
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