THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
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VOLUME XVI. NO. 274. TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME. ALASKA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI..E 25 CEM -
PARLIAMENT REFUSES TO
DISCUSS IRISH SITUATION
International News Service.
LONDON, Oct. 19.—By u majority
of one hundred and ninety seven, par
liament decided today that it was un
desirable at present to discuss the
Irish controversy owing to the war
situation.
The vote was precipitated by a res
olution offered by John Redmond, the
nationalist leader, to the effect that
the system of government now being
maintained in Ireland is inconsistent
with the principle for which England
and her allies are at present lighting
in Europe.
The deft effort of the noted Irish
man to precipitate a debate on the
Irish question was frustrated, how
ever, by the prompt action of John
Raulinson, of Cambridge university,
in offering an amendment.
The Raulinson proposal was to the
effect that it was undesirable at the
present time to discuss matters con
nected with the domestic policies of
the nation.
To the evident disgruntlenient of
the Irish supporters, the amendment
was carried by a vote of three hundred
and three to one hundred and eighty
six. The leaders of the Irish party
declare that something must lie done
in the case of Ireland, in spite of the
evident reluctance of parliament to
consider the situation at'the present
time,
Speaking of the conditions in Ire
land, Redmond declared that the Irish
are growing uneasy and are losing
all spirit and interest in the war owing
to the government attitude toward
themselves. Redmond asserted that the
government can hope for little re
sponse front the Irish for further re
cruitH for the army unless it adopts
n radical change of attitude and may
even precipitate a very serious situa
tion in the event of an attempt to ex
tend the conscription act to Ireland.
Following the refusal, of parliament
to discuss Irish matters. Asquith ad
mitted during the course of a short
id dress that England 'has not done
her best for Ireland but expressed the
hope that action will be taken
later to relieve the present unwelcome
condit ions.
Irish Disgruntled Over Parliamentary
Action.
IH'MI.IN. Oct. 19. The refusal of
parliame/it to discuss the Irish situa
tion is the subject of semi-caustic
comment on the part of the leading
Journals and has also awakened con
siderable resentment among the peo
ple, the majority of whom have long
viewed with suspicion, the obvious re
luctance to face the Irish issue square
ly.
AVIATORS BOMBARD
AUSTRIAN POSITIONS
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international News Service.
ROME, Oct. 18.—The Austro-Hun
garian works at Rovingno and I’unta
Salvores in Rower Istrla were bom
barded by a sky fleet composed o
Italian and French hydroplanes this
morning. Considerable damage was
done and several military depots fired.
CUNARD LINER ALUANIA
SUNK-ENGUSH CHANNEL
ntetnational i\>ws Service.
NEW YORK, Oct. 19.—Cable dia
patchdh from Falmouth, England, to
day announce the sinking of the big
Cunard liner Aluania in the English
channel at an early hour this morning.
According to the reports, the Aluan
ia remained afloat for some time, per
mitting the escape of the five first
class and fifty eight second class pas
sengers aboard, together with a ma
jority of the crew.
AH the passengers, among which
were ten Americans, were safely land
ed at Falmouth after the sinking hut
only a small portion of the crew of
crew of two hundred and fifty eight
men have put in appearance and it is
feared that they havo been lost.
The exact cause of the sinking has
not been ascertained but indications
point to the big steamer having struck
a mine. Some of the survivors, how
ever. assert the opinion that the liner
was the victim of an unwarned suit
marine attack. The divergence of opin
ion will probably lead to tut investiga
tion to determine the exact cause of
destruction. The Aluania was en route
front New York to Falmouth with a
miscellaneous cargo among which was
a quantity of war supplies. Should
it develop that the steamer was sub
marined, the sinking will lead danger
ously near to a rupture with eGrmany
oiwng to the failure to warn the pas
sengers.
Mine Cause of Aluania Destruction.
FALMOUTHf Oct. 19.—An admiralty
statement based upon the reports of
the officers of the Cunard liner Al
uania. and the testimony of compe
tent witneses among the passengers
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conditions or submit prices.
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j asserts that the sinking of the big
i passenger steamer was undoubtedly
due to the vessel striking a mine.
BERLIN CONCEDES Al LIED GAINS
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l International News Service.
; BEltLtN, Oct. 19 The official state
ment of the general staff admits what
is term >d "unimportant gains" on the
Somme by the French forces. The
! French cd\ ,tices are indicated as hav
ing occurred at Sallly. Snillesel, and
11'.'ir Ii "maisonette.
STORM WORKS HAVOC
ON ALABAMA COAST
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Internationa, News Service.
MEMPHIS. <)rt. 19. According to
a telegram received by local railroad
officials from Mobile last night, the
great storm which swept the Alabama
and Florida coast yesterday created
terrific destruction ,ii various points
in the Mobile hay section in addition
to blotting out a number of lives. The
telegram asserts that nearly a dozen
persons arc known to have perished,
seven of whom were killed within the
first hour after the hurricane reached
its maximum.
Houses were blown down at many
points, a number of boat landings were
destroyed and an unidentified schooner
was wrecked in the bay, two mem
bers of the crew being lost in the
boiling breakers tossed up ^y ihe
terrific gale
Ttie wires are down in all direc
tions around Mobile and the more
remote sections of the district are
completely isolated so little is known
concerning the actual amount of dam
age.
Slight Earthquake Accompauies Hur
ricane.
ATLANTA, Out, 19. .Menget' re
ports reaching here from the Alabama
storm district state that a slight
I earthquake accompanied th<- terrific
j storm which swept down upon the
' coast yesterday morning,
j The majority of wires are down and
very little is known as to the full ex
tent of the damage wrought hy the
great hurricane.
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! RICH MINER ESCAPES
MURDER PENALTY
Pacific News Service.
WALLACE, Idaho, Oct. 17. The
jury in the case of the United States
vs. Herman Rossi, charged with the
murder of Gade Dalqulst. whom t lie
former claimed had interfered in his
domestic affairs, returned a verdict
j of not guilty last night after a trial
| lasting many days.
Much of the evidence adduced by the
I prosecution was bordering on the. sen
| national and the trial has attracted
^ considerable attention throughout the
: state, .
Rossi, who is a rich miner offered
the plea of temporary insanity to the
charge of murdering Dalqulst, claim
ing that, the latter had interfered in
j ids domestic affairs.
•CIVILIZATION" TONIGHT.
The world's greatest spectacular pro
i (tui tion "Civilization" 12 parts, pro
| , timed by lnce, will be presented at
the Dream theater tonight. Released
in July, this year, it Is still playing
to packed houses. "Civilization" is
an allegorical story of a war that
laughed at the world's Haunting boast
of a higher progress. It Hoes not con
cern itself as to which side is in the
-right or wrong but deals with those
ranks which are paying the grim pen
alty, the' ranks of humanity. If the
awful trail of battle stetches vividly
through the scenes of the narrative, it
is in the hope that a shocked and ap
palled world may henceforth devote
itself more earnestly in the cause of
peace. It is dedicated to the world's
most pitied—the mothers of the dead.
Only one hIiow eneh night starting at
8:1 fl sharp.
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Snake river harbor improvement and
he necessity for same—pictures show
ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river—Pictorial edition of
Nugget published in October.
CRUISER SINKS SUBMARINE
OFF AMERICAN COAST
international News Set vice.
NOHPOLK. Oct. 19.—Wireless re
ports reaching here at seven this
morning from the British steamship
North Pacific, en route to New York
from Liverpool, declare that a Ger
man submarine was sunk at an early
hour off Nantucket Light by one of
the British patrol cruisers engaged in
guarding the trans-Atlantic commerce
lilies against the depredating divers.
Tile number of the German vessel'was
not given but it is believed to be the
l ’-53 which put into New York some
days ago.
According to the wireless story oi
the North Pacific, the German boat
was evidently waiting for that vessel
I and was only frustrated in its design
of sinking the big linn b\ the pi* -
'ence of the warship, which the Hern n
commander ov■erlooknfin his < ;ern
to run down his intended vietini.
Vessels arriving it Xorth Atlantic
ports during the past several days
have reported that nothing was seen
of the 1' boats and it was general!',
believed that they had withdrawn. Th
belief is dissipated, however. b\ the
report of the Xorth Pacific, which
discloses that the (Sennans an • v:
dentl.v contemplating further ... r i \
off the American coast.
Vote the Republican Ticket Strnirj
—Adv.
GREECE YIELDS TO
FURTHER DEMANDS
International News Service.
I,UNDOS. Oct. 19.—Deports .
Alins Kti iy state that all Oreeoi is
seeming! with unrest and then is
much r. ami. to believe that inipo 'ant
developments are to lie expected within
a vi t v short time.
Despite every effort of the pro-tier
rattn element, the government con
tinues lo lose ground white the revolu
U in i'.I spirit is steadily developing
.1' i every prospect that the Constan
tine government will ultimately he
foneil t,i enter the war or abdicate.
The reports declare that the Athens
government, in what is apparently a
desperate effort to appease the allies,
has agreed lo further concessions do
mantled by the entent military author
ities.
The dispatches states that the ih
util nils take the form of a request that
Officer* of the allied forces ho giant-.I
authority over the Creek military
policy.
In the efforts to placate the allies
tin- cabinet has agreed to accept tie
demand. To further pi-en-nl trouhli
arising between the government and
tti allies, the cabinet has also issued
il manifesto prohibiting anti-ally
demonstrations. The all suit IS laru
ly :i precaution against attacks on the
allied forces arriving in the capital
I yesterday.
12,000 BAYONNE STRIKERS
QUIT STRUGGLE
International Hews Service.
BAYONNE, Oct. 19.- The great
strike of the Standard Oil employes
is practically over today.
Following a meeting last night at
which the refusal of the company to
accede to the demands of the union
men was thoroughly discussed, a large
majority of the striking employes re
solved to return to work and' twelve
thousand men appeared at the en
trance to the company plants this
morning and returned to their labors.
A large number of more radical ele
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ment are still holding out hut tin
backbone of tile big strike is nn»>t
effectively broken.
The extreme violence displayed I»\ i
portion of the strikers during the last
days of the struggle is aeeepted
responsible for the defection in tie
ranks leading to the return of the men
today in spite of the refusal of r I *«
company to accede to the union dc
run nds.
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LATE NEWS BULLETIN.
t-acific New, jervioe.
1‘AltlS, < >rt. lit. According to re
ports from tin allied headquarters at
Salonika todaj. the Bulgarians have
launched a homy attack against the
French and British forces in the Lake
Dorian region.
The effort of the Bulgarians is evi
dently intended to lighten the intense
pressure that is being exerted by the
allied forces on their left Hank. The
fighting is reported in cover a wide
section of tlie Dorian front and is
marked by intense artillery Hie from
both sides.
Keports'from the commander of the
Serbian forces in the Monastic region,
announce slight gains for the Serbs
in the region east of the city.
TEUTON ALLIANCE ASKS GOOD
OFFICES OF WASHINGTON
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Oct .18.—The state
department has received a formal re
quest from lhe central powers nnd
their allies that the American legation
at Athens bo permitted to assume
charge of the affairs of Austria. Bul
garia iinil Turkey in the event of
Greece entering the war on the side
of the entente.
Secretary Iatnsing lias announced
th.at the desired permission has been
grunted In the case of Augiria.
As the central pmvefH themselves
took tile initiative in the negotiate ,
I for American represen la > ion, it i
Idicnlcd that Germany .and Wist
I have practically abandoned hope Hi,
Greece will centime lo retain lei
non belligerent status and will somi
he joined lo their enemies.
DELUGE HAMPERS
SOMME OPERATIONS
/aternational News Service.
LONDON, Oct. I a. Reports r.. a
British Held headquarters today say
that, aside from extensive artillery a.
lions, there is practically no move
ment of tile military forces along tie
British front north of the Somme o\v
ing lo a veritable deluge ot rain whivh
has descended over the battle fro.ni
for the past twelve hours, iloodina
trenches and turning the whol. an
of operations into n muddy and al
most impassable swamp. Attempts of
the Germans lo counter attack in tie
early hours of last night were smoth
ered by gunfire and the enemy forced
to retire. South of the Somme, the
French forces ate reported conduct
ing an intense b.-mL ' Ament of the
enemy positions in preparations for i
further advance i,i the direction of
Pe tonne,
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