THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XVI. NO. 227. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1916. TELEPHONE VAIN 46. PRIl»E 26 CENTS
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International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 25. A wide exten
sion of tin* French activities during
ihe past twenty four hours indicates
that they are commencing a new drive
against the Germans.
According to the official reports of
the- French war oilier, tin- French haw*
extended their offensive more than
twenty miles south of tin* Somme and |
at* i| luging the Giiman positions]
with a hurricane «>f shyll over this :
i. I> < xtended front.
• ai;» nsc lighting tin French
and Ih itish troops have taken full pos- 1
: aaion oi Maurepas. The official.
. . * muit of the Ihitish staff assorts,
!.. t the last of the Teuton soldiers
. . n driven from the town yesterday ,
' tin French and Ihitish forces are!
j . .. . , . : 1 • IP" on the eastern side.
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Berlin Admits Loss of Maurepas.
International News Service.
HHULIN. Aug. 25. The official state
ment of war operations admits that
tin* town of Maurepas, situated just
north of the Somme river, is now in
the possession of the French and Ihit
ish after a terrific bombardment by
Hu* allies artillery.
Aside from the capture of the re
maining Gorman positions on tin east
ern outskirts of Maurepas, the allies
have made no further progress along
this front. Heavy attacks of both the
French ami Hritish along other sec
tions of the Somme line have been
repulsed with heavy losses.
German Attempts Capture Maurepas
Fail.
International News Service.
I'AIMS, A ng. 25. The war office
statement Ibis afternoon declares that
ttie i l'fmls of the Germans to recap
lure Maurepas today have failed. Fol
lowing lhe dispossession of the last of
I tie German troops yesterday, the pne
niy commenced a series of hill'd lunges
igainst the defending lines but achiev -
ed no success and the town is still
in the hands of (he Franco-Hritish
troops.
The Germans .also attempted the
I'ee.'ipt lire of Flelll'V on lie Verdun front
last nighl and again today but again
failed to gain a foothold in (he de
fending positions. Fighting still pro
ceeds along both fronts with the
French carrying the Somme offensive
In si ill greater proportions
GOING OUT!
Indian motor cycle and side ear,
complete outfit, also sled runners, all
cheap. Storm, Klectrie Light Plant.
spp.si itiiiK nni tiik NTGra-rr.
ZEPPS AGAIN
DESCEND ON
LONDON
' International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 25. For the fourth
time. Zeppelins again visited London
this morning shortly before the break
o£ day
Ah m the case of the earlier visits,
tla Herman airships did not penetrate
to the heart of the city and the dam
age committed was confined to the
outskirts. Owing to a dense canopy
of haze the Teutons were able to op
erate almost unseen anil their bomb
dropping operations covered a wide
area. A total of eight were killed and
twenty more suffered injuries from
which a number will probably die. An
official statement this afternoon ad
mits that tin property damage was
extensivi and included the partial de
struction of the city power station.
The destruction of the station ap
peared to lie one of the principal ob
jects of tiie visitation as the bulk of
I the bombs were dropped in close prox
I unity to l he plant.
Airships Also Raid British Coast
T owns.
International News Service.
LONDON. Aug. 25 An official
statement admits that in addition to
the visit of Herman airships on the
capital this morning, attacks were
Stores
FRESH
STRAWBERRIES
RASPBERRIES
LOGANBERRIES
BLACKBERRIES
jpolcts Stores
Coffees 9resfi Roasted Daity
WAR DEPARTMENT ORDERS
RESURVEY OF SNAKE
RIVER HARBOR
Engineers Arrive on 5. S. Northwestern
to Make Further Examinations.
Through tin efforts of the Nome
Chnmhet 'it CotiltlK'l ( • . the war lie- i
partin' nt lias m i«• i • •* I n sm v< \ of
tli^» possiliilit lee of constructing
channel .inti hasin at the mouth of
S lfoke rivet sullieiently large to ae
e.-*nniodati the vessels of the eeast
Wise heel. 111.| engineers -ire now here
o undertake tie wot k of devising
an eeonomh il s\ stem of bringing
about sueh improvement. Without
advan* • note, or intimation of am
eharaetei. that .'Hell work was eon
tempi t*d b\ the department, Mr. K.
\j. (’at p< uti l , an engineer of the war
department, has arrived in the eity,
accompanied h\ two assistants and
will at on. * * eoin metiee a general sur
| \e\ of tie- possihilities of effecting this
in11*■ 11 needid improvement.
I no-i-vicwt d i»> a Nugget represen
i.i'im today, Mr. Carpenter, stated
ih ii la intends to go over the situa
i mil upon a more extensive scale than
was tie cast last veai. in an effort to
d< v i . some way by which the harhor
n !><• limit at i cost not too excessive.
\s intimated in the letter received
•Mine time igo from the office of the
engineering corps, the cost, as out*
lined in t Hi plans and reports of
’a plain Krnherk, was viewed by the
department as out of all proportion
• » tin commercial value of the im
prove in. nt 'The statement of the chief
engineer intimated, however, that the
department recognized the need of
mil improvement and would he will
ing to allow a rehearing of the case
it application was made through the
'proper channels. Following the re
ceipt of this information, the Cham
ber of Commerce at once took the
mat tei up with Delegate Wiekersham,
ho m turn made personal applica
n to the chief engineer of the de
partment.
Th. result of the various efforts in
iliis direction is apparent »n the tin
vpeeted appearance of Mr. Carpenter
| who has been directed to thoroughly
I invrstigab the possibilities of con
structing t harbor at a moderate cost
long lines that will fulfill the im
perative need for protecting the coast
wise commercial fleet.
made* on several towns along the • ast
aim southeastern masts of Kngland by
railing airships. The latter attacks
occurred short lx before the Hermans
j appeared over London ami the two
'raids wen app.-m-ntl.x conducted bx
I th« saim ||<«i. \eeording to the re
I ports the Hermans dmpp. d thirls
I bombs at x n ious points, doing eon
j sicb rable damage to property in addi
tion to injuring more than a score of
i people, nine of whom will die.
TEUTON OFFENSIVE
KOVEL FAILS
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International News Service.
I’KTLl M iL A I >. \ug _'.Y Attempts of
the A ust ro-C ierillll ll fences to take the
jed'lensix** at Kovel have tailed accord
ing to the edlie ia I re pen ts from tin fh'ld
1 staff today.
| The statement says that tin* (leu -
I mans atte*mpte*el se*xe*ral elrives but
! We re* elriven hack to the sin lieu of tln*ir
I de b uses by the llussian artillerx.
Fire curtains directed be-hind tin ad
I valu ing lines resulte d in tin- capture*
j of se-veral bodies of I mops during their
| retirement.
| Fighting along tin- Stokhnd proeee-ds
xvith the operations greatly hampered
by rainy weather xvhieh has converted
the sxvainp.x lands into a vast morass.
Artillery fighting is in progress along
the' upper Dnoister xvith the Slavs
again resuming tlu- offensive* at all
I points.
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I ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
BULGARS ADVANCING IN
GREEK TERRITORY
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International News Service.
SALONIKA. A tig. 25. The Bulgar
ian forces advancing north of the
Vistrit/.a have now penetrated as far
is Bjoumava and have wrested that
town from the (’.reek garrison. The
action of tin Bulgarians is causing
intense indignation among the <«reeks
and the public is becoming clamorous
1 for the government to take active
measures against furthei advances
along this line.
(Considerable hostile feeling has also
| been raised b\ tin* announcement that
I the Ibdgai ians. after entering I‘rose
lilk, seized the (Sreek stores uiul looted
them of all valuables. It is also
stated that the jlbilgars committed
numerous outrages on the persons of
tin* c.nek eitiizens.
RUSSIANS CONCENTRATING
ON ROUMANIAN FRONTIER
International News Service.
RliNI><>\. \ttg. 2a. According lo
.1 dispatch from Budapest today, the
Russians an emu ontrating in groat
force along the Roumanian frontier
and along the hanks of the Russian
I >a ntlhe.
In the opinion of the Hungarians
this means that the entente allies are
either* preparing to join forces with
the Roumanians in an attack in the
Balkans or pre intending to force
their way across Roumar.ia territory.
Here il is Relieved that the entente
powers have decided to take no
chances on Itournania throwing her
w. ight to the side of the Teutons by
assisting tin Bulgarians and the Rus
sians are concentrating to Invade the
count l\\ in the event of a hostile move.
Snake river harbor improvement and
the neci ssit) for same pictures show -
ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river I’lctorial edition of
Nugget published in October.
Albert Matson will leave Tuesday
morning for the fishing camp on Pil
grim river. Will leave every Tuesday
and Friday for the camp. Information
' can be secured at Streeton s office.
DANISH PARLIAMENT REJECTS
SALE DANISH ISLANDS
International News Service.
LONDON. Aug. 24. According to
lleuter dispatches from Copenhagen
today the efforts of the t'nited States
to purchase the Danish West Indies
have failed through the rejection of
I the purchase treaty by the Danish
I Landsthung.
| The reports declare Jhat the Land
sthung rejected the sale of the isl
ands by a majority of thirty two votes.
Karlier reports from Denmark indicat
ed that the proposed sale was gen
erally unpopular with the people, most
of whom were dissatisfied with the!
price offered.
Washington Surprised at Refusal.
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 25.—The re
fusal of the Danish Landsthung to
ratify the treaty negotiated some time
ago for the purchase of the Danish
West Indies, has occasioned no little
surprise in official circles ns it was
generally believed that Denmurk was
anxious u iho sale. Chairman
Stone of th senate forei«,' ' relations
eommitte • sailed today that he had
anticipat'd no difficulties, "S the pro
posals had emanated from Denmark
and it was further known that the
people of the islands W'ere eager for
the United States to assume owner
ship.
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