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VOLUME XVI. N0.278. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI„E26CEN1
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International News Service.
LONDON, Oct. 24.—An official
statement from British field head
quarters today says that more than
two thousand Germans have been
taken prisoners in the intense fight
ing along the Somme front during the
past three days.
More than liftecn hundred Teutons
were taken by the British in the vic
inity of Ba.paume since, the com
mencement of the direct drive upon
that place, while an additional one
thousand were made prisoners in the
terrific battling at the Schwabcn re
doubt near the Thiepval-Grande
eourt road.
Fighting continues in the Somme
area without intermission with both
sides struggling desperately for su
premacy. Mighty artillery actions
are again In progress over the whole
front today and the long bowed battle
front is a vertible line of flame from
the vicinity of Beaucourt to a point
several miles below the Somme. Af
ternoon reports Indicate that the Brit
ish are preparing for a second mam
moth drive which it is expected will
place them in possession of Bapaume.
The British guns are reported shell
ing tho earthworks thrown up by the
Germans near the outskirts of tho
l own.
The lfil.i edition of tho Nugget Min
ing and Dredging Journal is now com
I !. ted and ready for distribution.
SERBS Sim DRUMS
PARIS, Oct.24.—The Serbians tiglu
>ng along the Macedonian front art
Continuing their drive on Monasti
and aro steadily forcing the Bulgai
, Ians to give ground south of the cit>.
The report of the allied commander
at Salonika today says that the Seri -
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i inns have captured a long line of the
| Bulgarian trenches during the past
j twenty four hours and are making
i steady progress toward tlielr goal.
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Hickory for basket sleds at Pros
| aer’s Harness Shop. Black 5.
Sunk river harbor improvement and
, he neccssilN for same pictures sltow
! ing wrecks of schooners and barges at
mouth of river Pictorial edition of
Nugget published in October.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
FREIGHTER BRINGS
DETAILS OF D.
BOAT SINKING
International News Service.
BOSTON, Oct. 24..The German
■submarine 1-53 was sunk by the Bri
tish patrol boat Stanley, according to
an unofficial report reaching here
‘from Canada today with the arrival
o£ the British freighter Hocelagn,
from Cape Breton. Captain Tubor,
commander of the freighter states
that the general details of the des
truction of the U boat are well
known in Canada although nothing
in the nature of an official statement
pertaining thereto has been forth
coming either from the Canadian or
British officials.
Capt. Tubor says that the destruc
tion of the German diver was really
the result of an accident as the sub
! marine was rammed by the patrol
j vessel without the lattor being aware
j lhat the German boat was in thn
! vicinity. In other words, the Captain
j states, the ramming was purely ac
j l idental and was evidently due to
j some miscalculation on the part ot
| the submarine commander while at
i tempting to approach the British
I warship unseen*. In the contact be
! t ween the light diver and the heavier
! ship, the conning tower of the Ger
man boat was damaged so that the i
vessel could not submerge and she
was sunk at leisure by gunfire. Capl.
Tubor says hi' has no knowledge of
the fate of the crew but believes they
wore taken prisoners and are now on
their way to England.
MANY AIR BATTLES
OCCUR ON SOMME
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International News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 24.—Reports from the
Somme front declare that the number
of aerial battles occurring over that
sector is greater than at any time
during the war period. Aerial flights
between the opposing aircraft have
been of almost hourly occurranee
during the past twenty four hours.
The official statement says that 20
air battles have occurred during the
stated period and three of the German
machines have been downed by the
allied aviators.
: Berlin Reports Destruction of Many
Allied Planes.
\ International News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 24.—Reporting the
| heaviest loss of allied war aeroplanes
that has occurred in any single day
^ since the war began, the official
I statement of the general staff this
afternoon claims that the Germans
have downed no less than eleven of
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i the enemy airships within the past
j twenty four hours.
-Many of the damaged planes fell
! within the German lines. The air
fighting is declared to be the most
extensive yet occurring on any front,
and dozens of battles have occurred
today and yesterday.
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NEWS NOTES
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Eddie Parker and M. V Foss, re
I turned from the Kougnrok section
yesterday In company with Pete Yea
ger.
George Jones, who has been conlln
od to tho Holy Cross Hospital for
some days with an attack of pleurisy,
is reported to be recovering rapidly
and will bo about again in two or
three days.
Mi
Telegraphic reports reaching Nome
this morning state that tho Victoria
departed for Nomo on the last voyage
of the season this morning. The dis
patches contained no details as to tho
number of pasengers or the amount
of cargo carried. Reports were also
received that the Umatilla will leave
either this evening or some time to
night. According to this information
tho Victoria should arrive not later
than tfov. 1 and the Umatilla by Nov.
second.
The case of Bridget O’Connell ver
sus W. J. Rowe is occupying tho at
tention of the district court today.
The case involves a claim for damages
alleged to have been done to property
belonging to the plaintiff owing to
defective drainage permitting water
from tho Rowo stables to flow down
pn plaintiff's houso which is situated
close to the barns. A special venire
of twenty odd Jurors was exhausted
before n trial jury was secured at
eleven thirty this morning.
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tunity to procure your winter needs.
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VILLA AND GARRANZISTS
BATTLE NEAR FRESNO
Pacific News Service.
JAUREZ, October 23.—An olflciitl
statement from Chihuahua to the
commandant of the military forces in
this city today, says that severe fight
ing is taking place at the town of
Fresno, near Chihuahua, between the
forces of the Carranza government
and an army of Villaistas.
The report states positively that
Villa, himself, is lending the insurgent
forces.
Trevino Badly Defeated Prepares to
Evacuate Chihuahua.
I Pacific Nows Service.
SAN ANTONIO. Oct.24.—Following
a terrific defeat at the hands of Villa
nt Fresno, fifteen miles from Chihua
hua, General Trevino, commander of
the Carranza forces in northern Mex
ARTILLERY FEATURES
TODAY’S FIGHTING ON
FRENCH FRONT
International News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 24.—A war office state
, inent this afternoon snys that mill
l tary activities along the French front
j in the Somme sector are confined to
intonatvo artillery actions, with both
! sides keeping up a furious fire from
tight and heavy guns.
BUCHAREST RAIDED
BY AIRGBAFT
International News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 24.—The Vienna war
I office reports that Bucharest, the cap
I ital of Koumanin, was again bombard
| ed by Teuton aviators yesterday and
j much valuable property destroyed.
VON FALKENHAYNE STORMING
AT GATES TO ROUMANIA
International New* Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 24.—Predial pass,
I tho principal gateway to Roumanla
i from the northwest has been captured
j by the Teuton forces under General
cent of the Teuton forces uPuP—..
j Von Falkenha.vnc and an early des
| cent of the Teutons into Roumanian
territory is expected to transfer the
war from Transylvania into Rouman
ian territory.
An official statement from the Vien
na war office today declares that
Roumanians have suffered a terrific
defeat and, in addition to losing sev
enty five officers captured olso suf
fered tho loss of seven thousand men
who were cut off from tho main body
by the lightening like strokes of the
German commander.
BERLIN CLAIMS SUCCESSFUL
AERO ATTACK ON
BRITISH FLEET
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! International News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 2S.—Tho admiralty
claims that a squadron of German sea
planes successfully attacked the Brit
ish sea forces engaged in blockading
off the Flanders coast at an early
hour Sunday morning. The statement
declares that a number of the allied
ships were struck by the air bombs
of the German flyers and were severe
ly damaged.
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Tho Pictorial Review edition of the
Nugget In magazine form to be pub
lished in October win bo the greatest
’ issue ever published in Nome.
. ico is preparing to evacuate Chihua
hua, according to advices received
| here today by the American military
authorities. The Mexican commas -
idant at Jaurez has also received in
formation to the effect that Trevino
has been badly worsted by ait inferior
force led by the wily Villa and has
been compelled to retire from the
held alter suffering heavy losses.
ALLIES DENY GERMAN CLAIMS
DOBRUDJA SUCCESSES
international News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 23. An official state
ment issued today on reliable infor
mation from Balkan sources is in
direct contradiction of the Berlin and
Vienna claims of extensive gains on
the Dolirudja front.
The German claims that a nuinbei
of valuable positions, including sev
eral towns, have been taken an Hath
contradicted, the statement declaring
that no gains of consequences have
been made by the Teutons in this sec
! lion up to Sunday night.
I The statement further asserts tliai
not only have the Germans failed to
make any gains of importance but
have been compelled to relinquish
number of positions in the face of
overwhelming attacks by the Rus
so-Roumanian forces.
i WESTERN FUEL OFFICIALS
MUST SERVE TERMS
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j International News Service.
' WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. The ap
i peal of the officials of the Western
j. KAicl Company who wore convicted of
■ iiaking fradulent entries regarding the
weig'.i a imported coal, thereby de
frauding the government duty fees
amounting to several million dollars,
has been denied by the supreme court
to which the case was carried follow
ing a conviction in the lower courts.
The denial of the appeal means that
the convicted officials of whom there
are eight will have to serve the prison
sentences imposed by tbe trial court.
SLIGHT QUAKE
VISITS LOS ANGELES
Pacific News Service.
LOS ANGELES, Ocl. 23. A slight
earthquake today rattled windows
upd caused a sharp scurrying among
the nervous folk but did no damage
worth mention. The shock was barely
perceptible in the higher sections of
tho city.
BELIEVED LARGE NUMBER
DROWNED IN ERIE STORM
International News Service.
TOLEDO, Oct. 23.- The steamer \\
B. Matthews arrived in port this morn
ing bearing the dead bodies of three
of I be crew of the freight steamer
Merida which was lost in the big
storm that swept over Lake Erie Fri
| day night. Nothing can be learned re
; lativo to tho remainder of the crew of
twenty flvo men and it is generally be
lieved that they have perished.
MARGUERITE SNOW IN
COMEDY AT DREAM
Tonight Nome's favorite Marguer
ite Snow of Million { .Mystery fame
will star in a 5 part Metro Comedy
Miss Snow is associated by tho noted
| Juvenile actor George I.c Giicre, who
takes the part of a husband with
peculiar ideas about divorce—in fact
he is “nutty” about tho subject and
gets into several laughable situations.
It is a sparkling satirical comedy, hut
about divorces it does not pretend to
give any moral whatever. Besides
this stellar attraction a scenic called
"Siege of Antwerp” or War Special
will be on the bill, it is purely
scenic and does not show any actual
fighting. It is an excellent program
and beautiful "Marguerite" is at her
best.