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VOLUME XVI. NO. 297. TELEPHONE MAIN 40 NOME. ALA8KA. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 PRUE 25 CENTS
RUSSIAN OUTLOOK
SHOWS FAMINE AND
ARMY DEFEATS
b ternational News Service.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 15.—The food
situation in Russia is decidedly seri
ous owing to short crops last summer
which was due to bad weather and a
shortage of laborers. Shipments of
supplies to allied nations has been dis
continued on account of the home
shortage.
The budget committee has recom
mended to the Duma that the govern
ment assume complete control of all
supplies and fix prices for their 3ale.
PETROGRAD, Nov. 15.—Official an
nouncement is made that the Servians
arc making good headway in Mace
donia but no -urther successes in the
east are claimed.
The Teutons are conceded to have
made gains In northern Roumania, and
it is al3o stated that the impetus of
the central forces in that region is
increasing. The Russo-Roumanians
have been defeated ut several points.
SOFIA, Nov. 1G.—Official news is
| to the effect that the French have
sent troops to Albania where they are
j now co-operating with the Italian
i forces on that front.
NOTICE.
There will be a business meeting of
the Miners’ Home Club at 8 p m. at
their hall Thursday evening,
WEATHER REPORT.
Nevember 14, 191G.
Temperature—Max., 20; min. 4
Barometer—29.65G inches.
Weather—Partly cloudy.
Wind—Calm.
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BRITISH NOW FACE
POWERFUL DEFENCES
IN SOMME REGION
International News Service.
LONDON, Nov. 15.—The British
drive after winning control of the
Scrrc region by an advance of two
miles along a live mile front has been
stopped by a strong German defense.
General Haig’s forces now face pow
erful fortifications a short distance
west of Miramont. The Germans are 1
very well fortified and have been re- ;
Inforced heavily.
LONDON. Nov. 15.—Canadian troops
again distinguished themselves when
yesterday they captured a thousand
yards of enemy trenches in a new
drive.
Official reports praise the bravery
1 and dash of the Canadians who swept
on resistlessly in the face of a with
ering machine gun Are.
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I PARIS, Nov. i >. rh ' Germans us d
blinding liquid bomba in fierce coun
* ter attacks on the French positions
south ot the Somme.
Fighting was of th ■ fii rcest discrip
i tion ai ^ all new and old positions
j are ret; inod accoridng to the official
common que.
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I PARIS Nov. 13.—The official coni
j munique j today sums up the fighting
: on the i est front for the past three
I days as being entirely successful from
the viewpoint of the allies.
In addition to the great victory of
the British in the Serre region and
the capture of Beaumont and Hamel
there have been many small gains in
different sectors and the pressure
continues unabated.
1,0 N DON, Nov 13. All official
dispatch from the Somme headquar
ters announces the capture by hand to
hand fighting of B aucourt which Is
about one mile south east of Beau
mont.
The Germans have retired to a
strongly fortified line between Beau
court and Miramont against which
the British are advancing.
TELEGRAPHIC
BREVITIES
International News Service.
I WASINGTON, Nov. 15—Secretary
! of the Navy Daniels has directed that
I Captain Edward Bc.n'h, whocomraand
I ed the U. S. Crui3er .Memphis when
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she was wrecked last summer by be
I
i Ing blown ashore on the beach at
j San Domingo, shall be tried by court
I martial. lie will be charged with neg
, ligence in the preformance of duty.
^ EL PASO, Nov. 15—Villa is reported
to be concentrating his forces at Santa
Ysabel in preparation to attack Chi
hauhau city.
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| It is officially denied that General
Treviuo who commands the Carranza
forces in Chihauhau is getting ready !
to evacuate the capital.
EVANSVILLE, Nov. 15—In a head
on collision between two trains fifty .
miles cast of this place three were
killed and many Injured early this
morning. Wrecking crews have pro
ceeded to the scene of the accident
with doctors and nurses.
TWIN FALLS IDAHO, Nov. 16
Lynn Lovecach aged eleven years is
on trial here for the murder of Thomas
Hamili who taught the school attended
by the boy. His brother Harold is
1 charged with being an accessory.
The boys did not like their teacher
and conceived the idea of shootisg
him on his way from the school house.
They laid In wait and the elder fired
the fatal shot. The trial Is exciting
intense interest.
COLUMBIA, si. C. Nov. 15.—The
| governor has ordered out three con
panles of the state militia to check
j the riots at the Equinox cotton mills
j ir. the suburbs of the city.
Rioting had advanced to the stage
where the wrecking of one of the
mills was nearly accomplished by
dynamite
TEUTONIC ALLIES
WIN BATTLES AND
TAKE PRISONERS
International News Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 15.—New succcescs
for the Teuton allies are announced
in the official statement from general
staff headquarters.
In Galicia the Russian defensive
i
, positions were penetrated in the
i Naryavok river valley and the enemy
forced to retire.
At another point in that region Ger
mans captured the strongly held Rou
manian works at the point of the
bayonet. Desperate fighting occurred
there.
Five hundred prisoners both Rus
| sians and Roumanians were taken and
^ now ground occupied.
SOFIA, Nov. 15.—Bulgarian troops
are now well within Roumanla on the
west bank of the Danube opposite
j Cernadova according to the official
bulletin given out by the war office.
The Russo-Roumanian army is be
ing driven back along the line of the
j Bucharest railroad. Strong resist -
j a nee is offered to the Bulgarian, Ger
I man and Turkish advance which
I nevertheless is pressing si adilv on.
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BERLIN, Nov. 15.—The British
■aerodrome at Zepal near Dunkirk and
many munition factories in that neigh
borhoot I have bon bombarded by
G iman air men and considerable
damage done according to the official
statement.
RKKLIN, Nov, 15.—Russian troops
invading Transylvania and co-operat
ing with the Roumanians in that reg
ion have been decisively repulsed It
is officially announced. Austro-Hun
garian and German forces opposed the
Ru. a.m . tv.irua and now prepared to
i'i si. i any further Russian offensive.
BERLIN Nov. 13.—The official
statement says that the fighting on
tie Somme sector which resulted In
tl e capture of the village of Beau
court by the British was of unprece
dented fierceness.
MERLIN. Nos I :i. Announcement
is in de officially of the successful
bombardment of Bucharest by Austrian
nl German lit craft. Much damage
was done.
Official news is to the effect that an
dditiun.il eig-hti n hundred prisoners
not betuii annoimctd have been taken
in the Roumanian theater of the war.
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PRESIDENT TO OMIT
INAUBURAL BALL
international News Service.
ST. 1..ULTS. Is'ifv. 15—The largely
attended meeting of the Methodist
ministers Union unanimously voted to
ask President Wilson to refuse to au
thorize the customary inaugural ball.
The ministers urge In .support of
their request that the ball is a func
tion not approved of by a large ele
ment of the people of the country:
that wine and liquors are customarily
used at this function while the public
sentiment is growing stronger daily
,guiii3t the usi of intoxicants; that
it is unseemly that this country
should officially sanction such revelry
nh n tin people of Europe are bowed
down in grief; and that the rich dis
play of costumes and Jewels at this
function does not set an example of
frugality to the people.
The ministers urge that the social
ambitions of Mrs. Wilson should not
I'" allow d to weigh against the strong
reasons which should Influence the
' President not to give the ball.
GERMAN LOSS j
WAS CHIEFLY
TORPEDO BOATS
International Newt Service.
PEROGRAD. Nov. 15—An official j
announcement says that the majority j
of German war vessels sunk by the
Russians in the recent naval engage
ment off the Gulf of Finland were tor
pedo boats of the most advanced type.
In spite of the remarkable speed of
these boats which is thirty six knots
an hour the gunners on the Russian
cruisers were able *o ,i't them with
deadly effect
Russian' to podo boat distroyers
played an important part in the bat
tle "rd picked up in. st of • German
survivots whi w.ro made nrl’oners.
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DEFYING
TRUST LAW
International Newa Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16—Tile Federal
j court proceeding's against the Corn
, Products Refining Company lias been
] concluded and the company has been
adjudged guilty of defying tha anti*
trust law.
Federal Judge Hand in a written
■ opinion has ordered the company to
tile a plan of dissolution for the courts
approval within one hundred and
twenty days unless an appeal is taken
to the supremo court of the United
States.
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