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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
HEAVY FIGHTING IN THE Uszok PASS COSTLY
 TO AUSTEo- GERMANS


 GENEVA, April Dispatches from both German and Austrian sources in dicate that fighting of the most des perate character is in progress in the vicinity of the Uszok Pass in which the Austrians and Germans are suffer ing enormous losses through the furious Russian attacks.
 Late advices indicate that the forces of the Dual Alliance are far inferior to the Russians and are saved from over whelming defeat only because of the superior strategy of the German com manders whom it is indicated have the Austrian officers.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

LONDON, April 21.-The preserva ton of the common interests of all parties by insurance of the indepen- dence and integrity of the Chinese and also the strict support of the principle of equal opportunities for all nations in China, is declared by Sir Edward Grey 10 be the policy of Great Britain, in a statement given out by the For
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
INDIAN TROOPS BEING
 RUSHED TO DARDANELLES

ATHENS, April Pit is reported that several army corps of British In dian troops are being rushed into the Dardanelles war zone where d great land campaign is being opened against the Turkish defenses
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
AS0U|TH DENIES THE
 JAPANESE uLT|MATuM

LONDON, April 2l-Premier Asquith denies the existence of the reported Japanese ultimatum which was said to insist that England and Russia avoid interfering with the Japanese Chinese question under a threat of refusal to go to the assistance of the allies in Flu
 rope should the war go against them
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
SOLDIERS FROM SUEz CANAL
 BEING SENT TO DARDANEILEs

PORT SAID, April 21.-The Suez Canal zone is now completely cleared of all hostile troops and all available British and French Soldiers are being embarked for the eastern Mediterran- can to assist in crushing the Turks at the Dardanelles.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
,TAlY.AUSTRIAN NEGOTIATIONS AT STANDSTIlL
BRITISH PRESS
 ASSA|LS HOLLAND

LONDON, April 21.-The British press is assailing Holland and the Scandinavian nations for what is term ed their failure to do their duty by their friends, the allies Many indi- cations point to a tendency on the part of the British Foreign Office to per
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
WARSAW SAFE FROM
 A GERMAN INVASION

PETROGRAD, April 21-The Rus sians consider that Warsaw is as safe as Paris from d German advance Great Qualifications have been erected during the winter and more than two million troops are strongly entrenched in west crn Poland.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
ARE YOU MARRIED?

The social given to the bachelor members of the Eagles and their lady friends by the married Eagles and their wives will be held Saturday, April 24th. There will be card games, danc- ing, an entertainment and a banquet There will be something doing every minute, so don't miss being there.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
GERMANS LOST MANY MEN
 IN soRTiE NEAR vERoUN

PARIS, April 21.--A desperate sortie made by the French Algerian troops near Verdun Monday night resulted in heavy fighting around a German hatter,, of heavy guns which only escaped cap ture through Germans sacrificing an enormous number of men before re- Inducements could be brought up.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

suade the Scandinavians and Holland to enter the war and make short work of the Germans and thus bring world peace this summer.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

Do you road the Daily Nugget and keep abreast of the doinss of the out side world? Subscribe now. $2.00 per month delivered every night before 0 o'clock.
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IF YOUR WIFE IS OUTSIDE

Then we will be easy on you. But be sure and come to the Eagle social given to the bachelor members and their lady friends by the married members of the order.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
IF YOU ARE A BACHELOR

Member of the F. O. F. don't fail to be present Saturday night and see what the married men and their wives have in store for you and yours.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
PEACE DEADLOCK IN
 ITALY CONTINUES

ROME, April 21.-The peace dead lock continues although those high in official circles are plainly without faith in a peaceful outcome of the negotia- tions with Austria.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

and the final determination of war or peace will depend on the developments of the next few hours
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
ITALY WILL NOT VIOLATE
 SWISS NEUTRALITY

ROME, April 21-rhe Italian gov ernment sent a note to Switzerland as- serting that there is absolutely no pos
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
BRITAIN WILL INSIST ON
 OPEN DOOR IN CHINA

eign Office this morning. Sir Edward declares that the British government is irrevocably committed to the open door policy in China and will under no circumstances recede from that att- tude.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

Greatest wild animal picture ever shown in Nome. Dream Tuesday and "Wednesday.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21
GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW
 MINING MEASURE

The bill has passed the upper house. The fight for preferment over the ap . pointment of the Territorial Road Com . missioner has at length resulted in the House endorsing Dan Jones of the Second Division for appointment to that office.
 The Nugget is boosting Nome
 Advertise in it
 Subscribe for it Mail 1t to friend sutside.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

No funnier comedy ever filmed. Wild animals at large. Dream, tonight
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

Don't miss it. The big Menaeeris breaks loose. Great excitement at the Dream, tonight.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

this summer. The British Premier de clared that the reports are absolutely unfounded ard no declaration of such nature had been issued.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

100 TONS OF FLOUR. 5reas only 60. Nsrth esss baksry and Anvil Bakery.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

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The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

There Is good education in live pa per. Subscribe for the NUoSET
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

Strictly fresh eggs SIPS per dsxsn at Prosser's Harness Shop. Prone Black 5.
The Nome daily nugget., 1915-04-21

To get the news read the Nugget.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20

told them what sfe had accomplished
all alone? Her exntation was of short
duration. She heard the whine Of the
door on its hinges. The men were re-
turning. Why!
They were returning because they
had discovered a woman's shoeprint
outside. II pointed toward the cave,
freshly, and there was none coming
away. To reenter the chest would be
foolhardy. Il would be the first place
the men would look. She glanced
about desperately. She saw but one
chance, the well. And even while the
door was swinging inward, letting the
brilliant sunshine enter, she sum-
moned up the courage and let herself
down into the well, which proved to
be nothing more nor less than an IN
~derground river!
The men came In with a rush. They
upset boxes, looked into the chest, and
the man who was evidently in COM
mand gazed down the well, shaking
his head. Their search was thorough,
but they found no one. And at length
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
KITCHEN HINTS
DISPOSITION OF INGREDIENTS IN
THE PANTRY.
Flour Must Be Sifted Several Times to
Secure the Best Results--Use Of
Bread crumbs-Tfn Cake
Boxes.

Fiour.-F1our should always be stiff
liohtness of bread or cake. When
sou milk is to be employed with the
flour, cream of tartar or baking pow
der Is omitted and only soda used.
Tea biscuits, made with soda and sour
milk, arc delicious southern delicacies.
A quarter of a ~teaspoonful of soda is
sufficient for a quart of -four.
Bread Crumbs.-Crumbs that are to
be kept for any time should be put in
glass Jars. lars with the tight screw
tops used for preserves are excellent
for the purpose. The crumbs will
keep better if the bread is first dried
in the stove, then grated and bottled
when entirely cold. All scalloped
dishes include crumbs in the mixture
and a dry dust of them on top With
the addition of the crumbs, and prop
er seasoning. an fragments of fresh
meat, fish and poultry may be used
up.
Salt and Pepper-Table salt should
be fine-in fact, almost as smooth as
powder. Black pepper has more taste
and pungency If ground freshly In a
little pepper mill at the time of using.
Heating the Bread Knife-When
you are cutting new bread for the Ia
BILE did you ever try putting the knife
in hot water? Try 1t some time and
see II you don't find it cuts much
easier.
Tin Bread and Cake soxes.-Always
keep cake and bread in tin boxes. as
wooden boxes, unless well seasoned.
are apt to give them a disagreeable
taste, and wrapping them in brown
paper should De avoided for the same
reason.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
Pork Chops and Spaghetti.

Fry pork chops brown with three
sliced onions and a tiny Glove of gar
lie, peeled and sliced. Then pour a
can of tomatoes over the meat; sea
son well with pepper and salt and a
little paprika, and add a chopped
green pepper. Cook slowly for an
hour. Meanwhile boil a package OF
spaghetti in plenty Of sailed water.
ieaving it whole if possible Cook till
tender, then drain and rinse with cold
water, and again with boiling water.
Place the pork chops on a large plat
ter and strain the gravy, which should
have cooked till rather thick, over
them, and border with spaghetti. Over
the latter sprinkle grated cheese rath-
er tnickiy and pass 2 dish of the same
for those who like a more decided
cheese flavor. Mushrooms, either the
fresh or dried, may be cooked with
the spaghetti and 1t will improve the
dish greatly.
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French Toast With MarmaIade.

A fancy toast reminds one of what
Is sometimes called French toast"
Plain white bread is cut in rather
generous slices. brushed lightly with a
mixture Of egg and milk, not enough
being used to moisten more than the
actual surface of the bread. The di-
heat Of toasting quickly dries
this, and when the bread so treated is
carefully Drowned It is difficult to
guess wherein lies the secret of this
particular brand of toast. With a
spoonful of jam or marmalade this
makes IN ideal novelty for the after.
noon tea table.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20

And Jim's boat ran foui some rUcks
and into the water he went. He had
not attracted Braine's attention. for.
~tunately. He began to swim toward
the drifting Launch.
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loopyraSat 1914. b. Harold KaeGrathI

They had been one from the house
less than an hour when q man ran
up the steps of the veranda and rang
the bell. Jones being busy at the rear
of the house, the maid came to the
door.
rs Miss Hargreave in?" Tho stran.
ger asked.
mo-" abruptly. The door began to
close ever so slowly.
do you know where / can nnd
herr"
The maid eyed him with covert keen.
ness then, remembering that the re-
porter was with Florence, said: "I
believe she Is at the Rose Garden this
afternoon"
That is In town."
yes"
Thanks" The man turned abruptly
and ran down the steps.
The maid ran back to Jones.
why didn't you call me-" he de-
handed impatiently.
There wasn't time"
did you tell him where she was?"
Yes. But I shouldn't have told him
II Mr.. Norton had not been with Miss
Florence"
Jones ran to the front, dashed out.
eyed the hack OF the man Fastening
down the street, smiled, and returned
to his work, or. rather, to the maid.
He took her by the shoulder, whirled
her about, and shot a look into her
eyes that quailed her.
Always call me hereafter, no mat
ter what I'm doing. That man has
never laid eyes on Florence and has
no idea what she looks like. Why did
you drug my coffee the night Of that
ball?"
She stepped back.
And how much did they pay you
for letting that doctor send Florence
to Atlantic City! know everything.
Hereafter, walk straight. IL you play
another trick I'll kill you with these
two hands. And listen and tell this
20 your confederates: | always know
every move they make; that Is why no
n is missing from this house. There
IL a traitor. Let them find him II they
can. VIII you walk straight. or will
you leave?"
Il will walk straight" she fal.
tered. The money was too big g
temptation
did they give II to your"
yes. And more to stay here. But
this is the first bit OF dishonest work
I ever did"
We'll, remember what | have said.
Another misstep and I'll make an end
to you. Don't think Tn trying to
a you. You've witnessed enough
to know that it's life and death In
this house. Now run along"
At the Garden Jim and Florence
sauntered among the crowd. not hav.
ing any particular objective point In
view.
SSH" whispered Jim.
What Is IT,"
Olga Perigoff Is yonder In a box
Very we'll; let us go and sit with
her. Is she alone?
Apparently. But don't you think
we'd better 60 elsewhere"
my dear young man." said Flor.
ence with mock holiness. Olga Peri.
goff has written me down as a sim.
pie young fool, and that is why. sooner
or later. I'm going to put the shoe
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
XIX.
a Blank street, OF Paper.

I blank street, or Sapef.
: Fiorence wal O fortnight In recov'
hring from the shock OF her expert
once at the masked ball of the Prin'
cess Parlova, who. by the way. disap'
pearea from new York shortly after
khe SIRE, ne doubt because of her fear
pf the Black Hundred. The fire did
not destroy the house. but most OF
the furnishings were SO thoroughly
hrenched by water that they were
practically ruined. Her coming and
going were a nine days wonder. and
khen the public found something else
10 talk about.
Norton was a constant visitor at the
Hargreave place. There was to him a
new interest In that mysterious house,
with It's hidden panels. its false floors,
Its secret tunnels; but he treated
Jones upon the same basis as hitherto.
One thing, however. He felt q sense
bf security In regard to Florence such
IA he had not felt before. SO. between
assignments, he ran out to Riverdale
and did what ne could to amuse his
lsweetheart,. Lte- they taek short
rides IN the runabout. and at length
she became as lively as she had ever
been.
But often she would catch Norton
bsecding.
What makes yav trcwH like THAR"
Was I frowningf" i~nnocently
pnough.
II find you this way a dozen times
- IN afternoon. What is the matteri
Are they after you again?"
~Heavens. no! I'm only a vague is-
sac. They win not bother me SO lens
ks do not bother them. 1t has
bdwindled into . game of truce"
do you think sol" eying him curl
pusly.
why. yes
whats the use Of trying to fool
NE. Jimf n they haven't beer after
you. you ara sensing q presage of evil.
I'm not . child any longer. Haven't
been through enough to make me .
woman? Sometimes feel very Old
ITO me you are the most charming
: all this Vide world. No. you're not
child any longer. You ara Q woman,
brave and PATIENT: and | know that
DouId trust you with any secret / have
81 own. But sometimes = person may
have . secret which IL not his and
which he hasnt any right to dis
nlooo."
she became silent for awhile. Il
A ~ A
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
Strawberry Mousse.

Pick and wash two quarts OF straw
berries or use the preserved fruit. Put
through a sieve with a potato masher.
Dissolve one-half box gelatin in a cup
full cold water. Strain through a
cheesecloth and add two cupfuls Of
sugar. Stir well owe strawberry mix
ture. Whip a pint Of "a until stir.
Add juice of one-fourth lemon, mix
with strawberries. Put in a form and
stand on ice for two hours. Turn out
on platter and serve with whipped
cream and powdered sugar.
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Muf6ns

Scald a cupful of corn meal with one
n o~ne-quarter cupfuls of hot milk
and let 1t stand for five minutes. Then
add a cupful Of boiled rice and one
cupful OF flour. into which you have
stirred two teaspoonfuls Of baking
powder. a t~easpoonful OF salt and one
quarter cupful Of sugar. Stir in the
yolks of two eggs beaten well. a table
spoonful OF melted butter, and lastly
the whipped whites of the eggs. Bake
20 minutes in hot creased gem pans.
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Where have they hidden that
money!"
II don't know"
well, well; I've given you your
chance. You'll have to try your luck
with the water again"
Florence, weak as she was, set hAT
lips.
You don't ask for mercy" he SID
banteringly.
II should be wasting my breath %
ask for mercy from such a monster AZ
you are" she answered quickly.
THAT damned Hargreavs nervss'
he snarled.
He rolled up his sleeves and stepped
toward her. She braced herself but
did not turn her eyes from his. SUD
denly, from nowhere at all, ans a
pair of hands. One clutched the gun
vale and the other laid hold Of Braine.
A quick pull followed, and Braine be-
gan to topple. But even as he fell
he managed to fling himself atop his
assaiiant, and It vas only when the
struggle began In the water that he
recognized the reporter. All the devil
in him came TO the surface and he
fought with the fierceness OF a tiger
to kill, kill, kill. In nearly every in
stance this meddling reporter had
checkmated him. This time one or the
other of them should stay In the
water.
Norton recognized that he had a
large order before him to disable
Braine. The recognition between
them was now frank and absolute;
there could never again be any diplo-
matte s~idestepping.
You're a dead man, Norton!"
painted Braine, as he reached for tho
reporters throat.
Norton said nothing, but struck the
hand aside. For a moment they both
went under. They came UP sputter'
ing, each trying for a hold. 1t was a
terribly e%nervating struggle.
Florence could do nothing. The
boat in which she sat continued to
drift away from the fighting men.
Once she tried to reach Braine with
the pole he had been using. but failed.
From the shore came another boat.
For awhile she could not tell whether
1t contained friends or enemies. II
was terrible to be forced to wait, alb
solutely helpless. When she heard the
newcomers call en~couragingly to
Braine she know then that the brave
fight Of her sweetheart was going to
come to naught. She knew a little
about motors. She threw on the
power and headed straight toward the
rowboat. The men shouted at her,
but she did not alter her course. The
rowboat had its sides crushed In and
the men went piling into the water.
Jim" she cried.
Norton suddenly 1ung off Braine and
began to swim madly for the motor
boat, which Florence had brought
about. Even then 1t was only by the
managed to catch the gunwale. The
rest OF It was simple. When they
finally reached a haven, Florence, odd
ly enough, thought Of the horse she
had left tethered nine miles from the
stables. She laughed Historically.
Il guess he won't die. We can send
someone out for him. Now, for heav.
ems sake, how did you get into this?
Where were you? What have You
been up to-" with tender b~rusqueness.
Il wanted to do a little detective
work OF my own" she faltered.
1T looks as II you had done Il.
You infant! win you never learn to
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
pana., sian.

The National Affiliated Safety organ
izations. New Ycrk and Chicago, rave
designed a metal floor type dangsr
sign which includes three signals. The
hrst Is q red plate with the word dan
ger and An arrow pointing upward to
give warning 90 e-s-hcss danger. al
the second signal the arrow Ia covered
by q red plate. II there Is no danger
the two sections Of the sign. which are
hinged at the top, are folded face to
face. thus displaying blank surfaces.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
Smothered Mutton.

Cut in small pieces as much raw,
lean mutton as desired. Slice seven
small potatoes thin. peel four large
onions. In a baking dish put a layer
Of mutton, sprinkle with onion, salt,
pepper and dots OF butter. Butter
may be omitted.) Cut bread in dice.
dry in oven and use for next layer.
or use only potatoes. Fill the dish
with layers. making the top one of
bread. II is nice to use bread only
for the top. Onion extract may be
substituted for the vegetable. Turn
over all one and one-half cupfuls OF
hot water. Bake slowly
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20
creamed Fish.

Flake Any fish that may have been
left from a previous dinner with \
fork; v with cream sauce and
serve. The sauce may have az q foun-
cation any Of the drawn butter sauce
that may have been left over from tho
same meal. Add milk and thicken to
desired consistency.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1915-05-20

Afloat.
keep outside this muddle? It's q
mans work"
Florence. thoroughly weakened by
her long immersion in the water, be-
gan to weep silently.
You poor child. I'm a bruts!" And
he comforted hex.
Later that day. at home, she re-
membered the blank paper.
II stole this from one of the man
In the cave. He said this blank p
per would probably save father"
Jim took 1t. Him! Invisible ink,
and it's had a fire washing"
But maybe II N waterproof"
Maybe II Is. Anyhow. Miss Sher-
lock, we'll show II to Jones and see
what he says
GRO BE coNTINUED)
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Found Herself In q Large, Musty Cave.
they began to reason hat perhaps .
woman had got as far as the door and
then turned away, walking on the
turf.
Meantime Florence was borne along
by the swift current of the river, which
gained in swiftness every moment.
From time 70 time she bumped along
the rocky walls, but she chung 10 life
valiantly. In ten minutes she vas
swept to the other side of the hill, in
to the rapids; but the blue sky vas
overhead, she was out In the familiar
world again. On. on she was carried.
Even though she was half dead. she
could hear the roar OF a falls some
where in advance.
Braine thought he really had a clue
to the treasure. and with his usual
prompiness ne set about 10 learn II Il
was worth anything. He procured .
launch and began to prowl about, u.s.
ing a pole as a feeler. All the while
he was being closely watched by Nor
ton. who had concluded to hang onto
Braine's trail till he found something
worthy of note. Braine was disguised.
but this time Jim was not to be fooled,
But what was he looking for, wondered
the reporter? Braine continued to
pole along, sometimes pausing to look
over the gunwale down into the wa
ter. In raising his head after the last
investigation he discerned something
struggling in the water, about three
hundred yards away. The current
leisurely brought the object into full
view. 1t was a young woman with
Just power enough to keep herself
afloat. The golden head reused some
thing in him stronger than curiosity.
1t might be!
Braine proceeded to nov the launch
in the direction of the girl. 1t was
this movement that turned the report
er's gaze. He. too. now saw the WON
an In the water and wondered how
reached the girl and pulled her into
the launch Jim saw her face plainly.
He few from his vantage point,
found a skif. and started after Brains.
by the Lord Harry" murmured
the rogue. We'll. they can talk of
mamma from heaven. but this Is what
| call luck. Florence Hargreave, out
of nowhere, into my arms! The god
OF luck has cast another horseshoe
and It's mine"
He had a flask in his pocket, and
he forced some of the biting spirits
down the girls throat. She opened
her eyes.
We'll, my beauty?"
Florence eyed him wildly. not quite
understanding where he had come
from.
Il don't know how you got here"
he said: "and I don't care. But here
we are together at last. Where is
your father?"
al don't know" dazedly.
Better think quickly" he warned.
II want lucid answer to my ques-
lions. or back you go into the water.
I'm about at the end Of my rope. I've
been beaten o many times. my girl.
to have any particular love for you.
Now. where 10 your father?"
II don't know: l have eve .
him."
: Drntno laughed.
And Jim's boat ran afoui some Ncks
and into the water he went. He had
not attracted Braine's attention. for
tunately. He began to swim towar1
the drifting lAuaeh.