THE NOME DALLY NUGGET
ALLIES ASSUME
TERRIFIC OFFENSIVE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, Kept. 27.—The British
faorees assumed the offensive in north
ern 'France Saturday afternoon and
captured five fniles of the German
trenches at the first assault according
to the reports of Field Marsha
French. The heaviest fighting occur
red south of the Labasse canal and east
of Verdun. So furious was the ad
vance that the troops in places pene
trated the German positions for a dis
tance of over four thousand yards and
Inflicted fearful punishment on the de
fending army. French’s report state;
that the fighting Is by far the heavies'
thnt has yet occurred on the western
front not excepting the German drives
for the coast during the earlier pe
riods of the war.
The allied troops have also captured
many thousand prisoners and many ot
the artillery pieces of the invaders. The
plan of a concerted attack against both
ends of the long battle line has been
far more successful than anticipated \
and has caused the German defense tc
crumple up at both points. The losses
suffered by the Germans nre the great
est of any period of the war. The bat
tie is by no means ended and flerc<
fighting is still In progress at many
places. A French war office report
says that the allies are now fully
equipped to overcome the fire and gas
bomb defense of the Germans and theh
use was entirely Ineffectual to stay the
allied charge.
PARIS HAS GONE
MAD WITH JOY
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Sept. 27.—Paris is today on<
vast camp of war mad, cheering thou
sands of rejoicing humanity celebrating
the notable successes achieved by the
French and British along the entire
western lines from the sea to Verdun
Great crowds are marching through the
principal streets and thoroughfares
singing the Marseilles, while in the
theaters cheer after cheer arises every
time the performances pauses. The
managment of several of the leading
play houses finally stopped the per
formance at regular periods to give the
people a chance to do their cheering
without Interrupting the performance
Evory where is the wildest enthusiasm
and cheers for the British and French
armies. That the war office reports ol
extensive captures of prisoners Is not
exaggerated is disclosed by the arrlva
of train loads of German soldiers at thi
several concentration camps near th<
capital. Today’s official communique
announces further successes and the
news has served to make the nation
beside itself with joy.
GERMANS LOSE SEVENTY
THOUSAND IN TWO DAYS
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON. Sept. 27.—Advices today
from the western front where the al
lies have launched one of the greatest
offensives of the war place the Oermai
losses in killed and wounded at fifty
thousand. This together with a tota
of twenty thousand prisoners taken
makes the total German losses In the
two days of fighting seventy thousand
men.
ROAR OF BATTLE
HEARD IN HOLLAND
ROTTERDAM, Sept. 27.—Along the
whole front In Flanders and beyond
heavy fighting is in progress .and the
roar of cannon can be heard ceaseless
ly rolling well inside of the Zeelant
frontier. Endless processions of Ger
man wounded are pouring in the towns
and villages of Belgium and in Bruges
Ghent. Roullers and scores of smallet
places every hospital Is full and
schools and convents are being trans
ferred Into hospitals to care for th<
immense number of wounded that arr
pouring In every hour. The scenes are
appalling along the roads close to thf
towns and thousands of wounded arf
lying h.v the roadsides waiting for help
to continue their fearful journey. What
ever may be the final Issue of events
it is clearly disclosed that the Ger
mans have suffered a fearful blow and
are already extremely hard pressed
Even the news from their own side
indicates this while on the Belgian and
Dutch frontiers persistent reports are
circulated that the French and British
are making tremendous succssses and
are steadily pushing forward over the
whole northern lino. Others reports
from behind the German lines state
that the movements of the military
forces indicate a retreat but one how
ever that is not general. The German
losses are already mounting to enor
mous figures from the prolonged and
BERLIN ADMITS
WESTERN DEFEATS
BERLIN, Sept. 27.—The repulse ol
n German army' division near Loos
northwest of Lens with a considerable
list of casualties loss of war material
Is admitted in the official German com
munique made public today. The eva
cuation of the advanced German posi
tions north of T’erthes and between
Verdun and the Argonne forests is aisc
admitted by the war office.
concentrated allied urtillery tire and
every available man In Belgium Is be
ing dung into the defending lines.
Troops arriving from other polnU
are being rushed Into the tiring line in
droves before they have had even an
hour’s rest, in so far vain endeavors U
stop the great onslaughts of the allies
bo pressing is the German need fot
troops that the elderly Landstrum
guards on the frontier stations havi
been withdrawn for active duty on tht
front.
WARSHIPS HELPING ALLIES
A. P. A Service.
LONDON, Sept. 27.—While the licit -
ish and French armies are taking sev
eral large nibbles out of the German
I lines between Verdun and the Belgian
coast, capturing trenches along a front
of twenty miles, the British war fleet
and the French and Belgian batteries
ate bombarding the German positions
all along the Belgian coast from be
tween Zeegrugge and Nleqport, and are
creating a terrible destruction of life
nnd property. Reports arriving from
the Dutch coasts state that all of th<
coast bases have been nearly torn t<
pieces by the rain of projectiles hurled
Into them from the allied war craft
AUSTRIA WILL
RECALL DUMBA
| A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Austria
has formally notified Ambassador Pen
field that Minister Dumba will be re
called In accordance with the request
of the United States.
BULGARIA
DISCLAIMS WAR
LIKE INTENTIONS
A. P. A. 8ervice.
LONDON,Sept. 27.—The belief that
Bulgaria was about to fling her weight
into the scale with the Teutonic allies
was dissipated today with the receipt
of an official announcement from the
Bulgarian capital stating in categori
cal fashion the reason for the mobiliza
tion of the Bulgarian forces and claim
ing that the calling out of the army was
ir. the national interest alone and the
Bulgarian government has not the
slightest intention of assuming hostili
ties. The announcement has been
communicated to all the European pow
ers.
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U. S. WILL
HELP TO SAVE
ARMENIANS
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.—Concerted
notion wna begun today to save thr
remaining seven hundred and fifty
thousand Armenians from being mas
sacred by the Turks, according to a
state department announcement. Th<
Gnlted States will be aided by all ol
the leading nations in the efTort to bring
nil possible pressure on the porte ti
top the awful slaughter going on at
Intervals In the Armenian territory. It
is declared that unless there is a stop
to the massacre the Armenians will In
Asia Minor he exterminated.
VON PAPEN WILL
LEAVE FOR MEXICO
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HAN FKANC1HCMO. Hept. 27.—it
was announced Iasi night that Caplalh
Franz ion Fapen, tiny military attache
ol the German embassy al Washington
wiio is in bad Willi the govenment ovei
his connection with the activities ol
Minister Cuinba, will leave for Mexico
on Tuesday in company with Frincf
von Hatzefeldls. Von Fapeuo lias been
visiting tiie fair during the past threi
days and is under the constant surveil
lence of agents of the secret service. It
is thought that tlie desire to escapi
lroni espionage is the animating causi
of the decision to shake the dust of the
•Gnited States from his military booted
heels.
8 SHOT IN STREET
ARGUMENT
A. P. A. Service.
AKRON, O., Sept. 27.—Eight persons
were shot as a result of a street argu
ment which occurred here today. The
row whicli resulted in two men pullins
their guns and letting loose right ant
left whs tile aftermath of a polltiea
discussion which waxed warm. Th<
victims are mostly bystanders who wer<
listening to the arguments.
ARTILLERY ACTIONS
WESTERN LINES
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, Sept. 27.—There is no cessa
tion of tho long continued artillery ac
tivities attending tho buttling along
tlic western front according to an an
nouncement given out by the French
war office this afternoon. Reports arc
current that the fighting now going or
1' the start of a renewed offensive by
the .-lilies along tho whole French battle
line. Censored dispatches received by
private individuals indicato that heavy
Infantry actions aro also taking place
at sevorfU points.
POPE WILL
REBUILD WAR
ruined mm
A. P. A. Service.
ROME, Sept. 27.—In a letter address
ed to the archbishop of Paris today the
Pope states that he has decided to re
construct tho many churches in the
northern section of France which have
been destroyed by tho warring armies
The pontiff says that the reconstruc
tion of the famous edifices are a duty
owed to humanity.
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ALLIES CAPTURE MILES
OE 6ERMAN FRONT
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A. P. A. Service.
PAKIS, Sept. 27.—Following the al
most continuous artillery bombard
ment of the past few days the French
and British forces are now swinging
forward In a gigantic offensive move
ment which extends along an unbroken
front from the t'ampngne district to the
sea above Nieuport. according to official
war office reports this afternoon.
Fighting has been continuous since
Sunday morning, the report says, and
the allied troops have not only struck
the Invaders a furious blow but have
also taken over twenty thousand un
wounded prisoners and captured miles
of the enemies territory. Practically all
of the prisoners were taken within a
. period of forty eight hours. Twelve
thousand Germans fell into the hands
of the allies during the terrific fighting
proceeding in the Champagne district
where the great battle has centered
At this point the Germans have been
swept completely off their feet and
hrve been forced to give up over fif
teen miles of front lu places the allied
advance has carried them two and a
half miles Into the German territor
The German front was forced an av
i rage distance of one mile along the
entire front. The announcement states
that heavy fighting is still in progress
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LOAN COMMISSION
AGREES ON TERMS
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NEW YORK, Sept, 21. The foreign
loan commissioners have finally agreed
on terms in the matter of half of thr
huge loan sought by France and Great
Britain and it was announced toda\
that at least a half billion dollars would
he advanced the foreign borrowers. It U
stated that the terms are to be a halt
billion loan on joint French and Brit
ish notes the rate In interest to be
five and one-half per cent. It Is als.
agreed that the notes are to be taken
at a little less than par value. It is now
understood that there will be no fur
ther hitch in the arrangements and th*
remainder of the huge loan asked wil
probably be arranged within a few days
Four members of the commission left
for Chicago today for the purpose ot
conferring with western bankers.
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WISCONSIN FIRM WILL |
BUILD SURVEY VESSEL
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.—Secretary
Redfield announced today that the con
tract for constructing the new coast I
geodetic survey vessel to he employed
In surveying and charting the danger
ous waters of Alaska. Bering sea, and
the coasts of Washington, Oregon and
California, has been awarded to the
Manitowac Shipbuilding and Dry Dock
Company of Manitowac, Wis. The new
vessel is to be constructed of steel and
will cost completed $189,000. The de
parement has already decided that the
name of the new vessel will be the
Surveyor.
(GOVERNMENT AFTER
LEGAL SCHEMERS
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SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 27.—Frank
lyn Bull, Norman B. Cook and W. A
Nicholson, attorneys of this city, were
arrested today under blank indictments
returned by the federal grand Jury
charging that they. In company with
fifteen California and Oregon attorneys
and land agents, are using the United
Slates malls to forward their schemes
to defraud unsophestlcated investors
The men are all connected with various
land schemes of a doubtful nature.
PROMINENT ABERDEEN
WOMAN IS KILLED
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ABERDEEN, Sept. 27.—Mrs. Brum
baugh, wife of Ira Baumbaugh, a prom
inent business man of this city was
instantly killed last night through the
overturning of an auto in which she
was driving.
HOFFMAN HOUSE.
Special dinner served Sunday.
Meals at all hours.
Family dining room in oonr.ection.
Homo made broad for sale.
MRS. GINNIVAN, Prop.
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ALASKA S. S. CO.
BUYS NEW BOATS
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SEATTLE, Sept. 27.—It was an
nounced today that the vessel purchas
ed by tlie Alaska Steamship Compans
for service in the Alaska trade are both
great lake steel freighters of the most
modern type. The vessels are the Bur
lington and the Bennington and were
purchased from the New York Centra
railroad by whom they have been em
lo.ved In the lake service for a numhei
of years. Officials of the company say
that they will be among the finest ves
sels engaged in the Pacific coast trade
The officers and crews are now on theii
way east and will bring the vessels tc
the Pacific as soon as possible.
CHAMPION RIFLE SHOE
KILLED IK BAITLE
A. P. A. Service. •
LONDON, Sept. 27.—Late casualitj
lists published by the war office beai
the name of Lieut. A. N. Hommundsen
the champion rifle shot of the British
army who was killed in the line of dut\
on the Flemish battle fields. Hom
mundsen was one of the world’s most
noted shots with the rifle, and hai
frequently competed in Internationa
rifle matches. He was a Scotchman
and was born and raised in Edinburgh
CLAIMS BRITISH
WARSHIP SUNK
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BERLIN, Sept. 27.—A British war
ship has been sunk off the Belgian
coast according to official information
received by the admiralty today. The
name or class of the vessel has not
been ascertained.
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