THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 215. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl ' NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 11,1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«, PRI..E 26 CENTS
BERLIN ADMITS RETREAT; GALICIA
CAPTURE STtNISLMI OfflCUUY ANNOUNCED
SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND
FALL GORIZIA BATTLE
International News Service.
IKIMK, Aug. 11.—An eth_ 1 sta o
i!iu:t .v(lay estimates tS s rum.'er (j
Austrians i.tlk.l and won a dut. g
the Italian conquest of Gorizia at
fully seventy five thousand.
The. statement says that during the
twenty four days of intense fighting
preceding the capture of the city on
Wednesday, the Italians literally
Mowed up regiment after regiment in
the terrific bombardments maintained
day and night which finally destroyed
the Austrians defenses leading to the
! passage of the Isonza. Line after line
I of tin' Austrian trenches and works
were reduced l>y the big guns and the
dead found in the positions when
taken by the Italians run into many
thousands.
Over twenty thousand Austrians
were taken in the course of the battle
preceding and attending the fall of the
great Austrian fortress. The Ital
ians are now in a position to easily
dominate the lower sections of Grad
iski and the fall of Trieste is looked
upon as inevitable.
inir FORBIDS TRADING
WITH ENEMY SUBJECTS
International News Service.
ItOMK, Aug. 11.—A royal decree is
sued today over the signature of the
king forbids Italians to trade with
subjects of enemy nations under all
conditions. It is generally understood
that the decree is aimed at Germany
anil Is in the nature of a reprisal for |
liie reported ill treatment of Italians
residing under German sovereignty.
The royal pronouncement forbids Ital
ians to carry on trade or make pur
chases of any character from the citi
zens of nations with whom Italy is
a l wn r.
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FRENCH SURPRISE
TEUTONS AT HILL 204
International News Service.
I’A ISIS, Auk 11.—Further progress
of the French forces along the western
seclions of the battle front with im
portant gains at several points, in
cluding the capture of the German
positions on Hill 204, is reported in
the official statement of the war office
today.
The attack on Hill 204 was a sur
prise conducted under cover of dark
ness and was entirely successful, the
Germans being forced to evacuate at
the point of the bayonet. French at
titcks along the section immediately
south of the Sonitne were also suc
cessful and resulted in the capture of
several enemy positions. Attempts of
tlie Germans to advance their lines
along the Thiamount sector were re
pulsed and the fighting at that point
has now become an intense artillery
iiction.
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WILSON WILL SPEAK
ACROSS CONTINENT
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.—A state
ment from the White House today
intimates that President Wilson has
virtually decided to make a speaking
tour in the interest of his candidacy
which will take him across the con
tinent.
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BERLIN ADMITS
RETREAT OF AUSTRO
GERMANS IN GALICIA
International News Service.
BERLIN, Aug. 11. A war office re
port this afternoon admits a retreat
of the Aust ro-German forces in Ga
licia.
CAPTURE STANISLAU
OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED
International News Service.
PEtROGRAD, Aug. 11. The cap
ture of the Galician city of Slanislau
was officially announced by the war
office this evening. The city is evi
dently in the hands of the Russians
but tile war office is still silent ns to
whether the great, fortress has fallen
or not.
BAVARIANS LOSE HEAVILY
IN SOMME FIGHTING
International News Service.
GENEVA, Aug. It.— Authentic in
formation from German sources dis
closes that the famous Bavarian regi
ments have suffered severely in the
hard fighting along the Somme dur
ing the month of July. An unofficial
statement days that the Bavarians
lost a total of fourteen thousand kill
ed, sixty seven thousand wounded and
four missing during the month.
MORE STEAMERS SUBMARINED.
I'iternational News Service.
LONDON, Aug. II. The torpedoing
of the Italian ste me, Selnstano 4 ,<
'•’ivnen steamers Am. ‘.te, Maria a4. I
Henrielsia, and the British steamer
Robert was announced at Lloyd's this
morn ng.
TREVINO EXECUTES PARTICI
PANTS IN FT. HANCOCK BATTLE j
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EL PASO, Aug. 11. Dispatches from
Chihuahua today state that three
bandits shot at that place today by
order of General Trevino were mem
bers of the bandit gang which battled
with the American troops in the vi
cinity of Fort Hancock.
UNI IALLY REPORTED
ST LAU CAPTURED
Internationa'. News Service.
PETROGUAD, Aug It.—An uncon
firmed report reaching the capital this
afternoon says that Stanislau, the
greatest fortress in southern Galicia
and also one of the most important
railroad centers, is now in the hands
of the Russians. Although possibly
true the report is not credited in offic
ial circles owing to an official dis
patch received this morning stating
that the Russian forces were two miles
away from the city. A great battle
was reported raging with the Russians
conducting a terrific bombardment
which was steadily reducing the out
lying defenses.
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BRITISH STILL PRESS
FORWARD SOMME FRONT
International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 11.—The British
forces continue their advance along
the Somme front. Advances are slow
hut the work of reducing the German
resistance is being carried forward
systematically and the gains are
steady, is the gist of the official re
ports from British field headquarters
today.
The statement says that the Ger
mans have been again forced hack
from I’ozieres after numerous ineffec
tual attempts to advance their lines.
t After the usual bombardment, the
I British have captured a short line of
trenches along the Baseantlme Be
Petit line. German counter attacks
at several points have been repulsed
w.ih heavy losses from machine gun
fire Fighting is continuous along the
Ypres front with the Germans making
occasional efforts to throw forward
their lines.
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REPORTED ALLIES
LAUNCHED BALKAN
OFFENSIVE
International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 11.—According to a|
Control News dispatch received from
(hook sources, the allies have launch
ed the long expected Balkan offensive |
and are attacking the Bulgarians over j
a wide front along the Vardar valley j
on the Serbian frontier.
The dispatch declares that a great
battle is raging from the western!
heights overlooking the Vardar to a ^
point east of Dorain, which city has
already been wrested from the Bill- j
gut-inns. The allied forces are also
declared to have tit ken the hill over
looking the valley on the east known
us hill J27. The capture of Dorian
provides the allies with an excellent
Hiih-bnse through which to conduct
operations through the lower Vurdar.
No official reports concerning the re
ported offensive have beetl received
hut the story is generally credited ow
ing to earlier intimations that the
allied forces at Salonika were showing
signs of extraordinary activity.
RUSSIANS CAPTURE
21,09019 1 DOES
International News Service.
I’ETKOGRAI), Aug. 11.—An official
statement front the war office today
slates that the Russoian forces have
captured a total of twenty seven thou
sand Austrian and Gorman soldiers in
I he lighting along the eastern front
since the fourth day of August.
Tis enormous loss of men in pris
oners alone indicates the overwhelm- J
ing strength of the Russian advance.
From three to live thousand men fell
into the hands of the Russians with
each day's lighting while accosional
sudden forays resulted in captures
running well toward ttie tens of thou
sands.
Most of the men captured during
the past week were taken during the
intense fighting attending the Russian
advance along the Stokhod and Sereth
rivers. I-ate reports from the field
headquarters in southern Galicia in
dicate that the forces investing Stan
islao are steadily drawing in on the
city and its capture is only a matter
of hours as the Austrians are totally
unable to stop the weighty Russian
assaults.
REPORTED DEAL ON FOR ALL
SURPLUS COPPER IN U. S.
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—It is cur
rently reported In Wall street today
that negotiations are under way look
ing to the purchase by foreign con
sumers of the entire exportable sur
plus of copper now in the United
Stales. The reports are from sources
considered reliable and have caused
a sensation in copper trading circles,
The parties seeking the copper are not
named but are unquestionably repre
sentatives of the allied powers. Should
the deal be consumated the allies will
have thousands of tons of copper un
<lcr their control in the United States.
Hugh orders for future deliveries have
already been placed, some of them
calling fin’ delivery in 1917.
PARALYISIS DEATH LIST
SHOWS DECREASE
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11. A decided
decrease in the paralysis death list for
the past twenty four hours combined
with a lessening in the number of
eases reported during the same period,
is leading Ihe health authorities to
believe that the measures now being
taken to prevent anti cure the epi
demic are at last becoming effective.
Hut one hundred and sixty five new
eases have developed during the period
stated and the death list lias fallen
to thirty one.
PARALYSIS FORCES POSTPONE
MENT OF SCHOOL OPENINGS
NEW YORK, Aug. 11.—An an
nouncement from the board of educa
tion today states that the fall open
ing of the schools will lie postponed
until the first of October on account
of the infantile paralysis epidemic.
The decision of the hoard was arrived
at after a conference with Ihe health
authorities. officials of the educa
tional department intimate that un
less there Is a decided abatement in
the disease by the end of October the
schools will probably not be opend
until November. Over ten thousand
citizens belonging to Ihe home de
fense league are at present engaged
in ihe fight to overcome the epidemic
under the direction of Dr. Wm. Ruck
er and a host of federal health officers.
BERLIN SAYS SOMME
ATTACKS ALL REPULSED
International News Service.
BERLIN. Aug. 11.—The report of
the general staff today asserts that
the combined attneks of the allies
forces along the Somme front last
night were all repulsed with consid*
c table losses.
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