GREAT BATTLE RAGING-BELGIUM
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VOLUME XVII. NO. 291. Tll>EPnONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1917 TELEPHONE MAIN 4S. PRIuE 25 CENTS
RUSS SWEEPING STEAMY ONWARD IN GALICIA
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GERMANS START GREAT DRIVE
AGAINST BRITISH ON YSER RIVER FRONT
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Terrific Battle Rages as Germans Endeavor to turn
British flank. Roar of Guns Distinctly Audible
in London. Germans Penetrate
British Positions.
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By Associated Press.
LONDON, July 11.—For tlie third
time t he Germans i.ro making a ti r
rlfic effort to break through the llrit
- isli and Belgian lines along the Yser
front and are hurling endless [dies
of men against I he entente defenses.
A terrific battle is raging along flic*
fester front from a point in the vi
cinity of Ypres, ncO"» of the previous
attempts of the Germans to break
through to Calais and Dunkirk, lo the
sea coast south of Os tend.
Reports from the British army
headquarters sny that the battle has
been raging with terrific violence
throughout the day after a tremend
ous bombardment of the British and
Belgian lines which endured for more
than twenty four hours.
Statements of the ofltcial press bu
reau say that the fighting is of un
precedented violence, indicif log hn in
tention on the part of the Germans
to break through to the sea at all
I hazards.
The war office admits that the* Gor
mans have succeeded in breaking into
: the British positions. The official
statement says that tlie Gortivir.s have
penetrated the defense lines to a depth
of six hundred yards- on ) frc;.t of
fourteen hundred yards. In the first
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fury of the rush the i Teutons suc
ceeded in forcing tin) British hack
from (ho right hank of the Yser at a.
point close to the sea and have main
tained their place in spile of ell ef
forts at dislodgement.
The terrific bombardment inau
gurated by the Germans yesterday is
reported to have levelled the sand
dunes for several jjiiles along the
front close 1o the sea coast and ron
ored the British defenses almost use
less. The sector near the*sea coast
is now isolated from the rest of the
British line by the destruction of the
bridges over the Yser by the German
artillery.
Indicated Gutmans Driving for Dun
kirk.
UNDATED. Deports of the great
< Sermon drive on the Yser from in
dicate a possible determined attempt
to bend back the British lift flank
along the Belgian coast and to reach
the French city of Dunkirk, which
lies seventeen miles distant from the
point where the British line touches
the sea. ^
Th<^ present great attack is tile first
serious attempt of the Germans to
break through the British front ia
Belgium since the early months of the
war.
The two previous attempts t.j smu'.h
a way to the const along this, front
resulted In the German.* being se
verely defeated vvitli huge losses of
n ei attending ea?h effort.
3elgian Bat*'a Heard in '-radon.
LONDON, July 11.—The great bat
tle between the British and German
foiucs along tlie Belgian coast was
heard In l.nmhni througliont the In
yesteiilaj Versons living in tlie i|Ule
tei parts of the city distini'tli hi aril '
the rumbling roar of tin gte guns
and at times tin' roar was an ldde at
points near the heart of the city,
The guns could again lie easily dis
tinguished this morning with the re
sumption of the great battle today,
the roar being accompanied by a
curious phenomena ill the shapu of
slight earth tremors much resembling
light ourtli(|Uake shocks.
Berlin Claims 1,200 Prisoners.
RERUN. July II. An official state
ment relative to the fighting on the
Belgian front states (hat the Hermans
have penetrated the British lines for
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extensive gams.
The German marine corps is report
ed to have taken twelve hundred and
forty prisoners in the fighting alonp
the Yser yesterday.
HALICZ FALLS BEFORE GIANT
SMASH OF RUSSIAN ARMIES
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By Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, July 11.—Halloa, the
important railway center of central
Galicia and the strntegetjc key to
Rem her g, capital of thp province of
the same name, is now in the hands
of the republican forces, according to
thfe official statement of the Petrograd
war office today.
The capture of the city was accom
plished in a terrific attack of the Rus
sian forces who swept down on the
city from three sides following a de
luge of artillery fire which all but
f
obliterated the Austrian defenses.
The official report announces the
capture of thousansd of prisoners in
the taking of the city together with
thirty guns of largo caliber and large
stores of military supplies.
So floret* was the Russian onslaught
that the Teuton forces were forced"1
into a hasty retirement toward the
Rotnle river evacuating a largo section
of territory to the west <>f Holies: In
their withdrawal.
The Russians are in steady pur
suit of the fleeing Austrians and are
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reported pressing their rear guard
heavily
Russ Capture Ten Thousand in Two
Days Fighting.
RETROGRAD, July 11.—An official
announcement of the war office today
says that the Russian forces captured
over ten thousand prisoners during
the two days fighting extending from
Sunday to Tuesday, together with
eighty field guns and many machine
guns. The Russian successes con
tinue throughout the entire eastern
and cenftal Galician section.
Since the fall of Halicz before the
great Russian smash, the republican
forces have advanced far to the west
ward of the city and are reported in
close proximity to the town of Doi
, v" '
ina. The Russian front in this section
now extends along a line running
from a point near the town of Poise*,
through the village of LesluvUn to
K rosmacz.
Reports of the continued victorious
advance of the republican troops are
causing the wildest elation and public
enthusiasm i^' f* •ver pitch through
out the western provinces.
Russ Press Retreating Teutons With
Vigor.
PKTROOR^D July 11. An official
war office statement announces the
capture of more than two thousand
prisoners from the Austrian rear
guard at the fall of Halicz.
Late reports from the headquarters
of the Russian commander assert that
the republican forces have advanced
westward to the Lot n to river in wes
tern Galicia and have forced a pas
sage in the face of determined opp.
Isition. The advance outposts of the
] I Missions occupy (tie left bank of the
river. The left wing of the Russian
uriny continues to make steady prog-1
less southwest of Halicst and pressing
forward toward the Rogorrichan
Solotvina front.
The war office statement pays a
glowing tribute to the military genius
of General Korniloff, hero of tho Gal
ieuin campaign and high commander
of the Russian forces in Galicia.
His marvelous conduct of the cam
paign is the subject of an eloquent
eulogy by the war office officials and
he is rapidly becoming a popular idol
of the masses.
This remarkable military genius
was born in a log cabin in western
Siberia forty six years ago and rose
to high command through sheer mili
tary talent. His father was a poor
Cossack in the army of the late gov
ernment.
BERLIN WILL
RATION COAL
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By Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 12—Owing to tho
gieat demand for coni f u mnnutac
turing purposes the Berlin government
ha* commenced the rationing of coal
flor heating .purposes in apartment
houses.
Coal yards have been determined on
as the only feasible method of regu
lating the winter supply of coal to
such establishments. Under the card
system apartment houses will be al
lowed one quarter ton for each room,
If heated by means of stoves, while
steam heated apartments wtll be nl
lowe da supply of eoal equal to one
half of the amount allowe^ last year.
LIBERTY BONDS DROP
ON EXCHANGE
By Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 12—Owing to re
ports that the government will call
for further liberty loans during the
coming autumn and spring, liberty
bonds are showing a tend -noy to fall
on the local exchanges.
Puling the past week liberty bonds
have been quoted at ninety nine and
forty nine fiftieths.
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HOOVER URGES LOW
CANNED GOODS PRICES
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, July 12.—-Herbert
(*. Hoover, head of the government
food hoard today issued a circular
to the canners of the country urging
them to keep the prices for canned
goods as low as posable in order that
| an Increase in home canning may not
seriously affect their sales this year.
| Hoover admonishes the canners that
an effort to maintain high price# will
surely result in a vast increase in
j the homes of the nation, with a con
I sequent Inevitable decrease in the de
mand for factory canned commodities
which 1b likely to create serious em
barrassment to the canners In the
| disposal of this year’s products.
BRITISH AIRMEN CREATE
CONSTERNATION IN
TURK CAPITAL
By Associated Press.
> LONDON, July 12. British airmen
attacked the Turkish war fleet off the
Bosphorus and also droop. 1 hcmhs cn
the capital itself with disastrous re
sults to the ihuilding: in which is
housed the Turkish war office.
The British flyers also succeeded in
dropping' a bomb on the Turkish
cru'iser Sultan Selim formerly the
German cruiser Goeben, near the en
trance to the Bosphorus.
i uncial reports of the attack assert i
i luit the British ail tl< t Inppttl i
niiniher of homhs on the Yurkish war
I vessels anchored off Con.fi untinople
hut beyond damaging the Gocben
failed to hit other units of tho flo-t.
Ttia appearance of tl.e British fly
ers created great consterration ia the
City, the Turkish inhabitants flying
in wild panic through the streetB af
ter the first bombs wore dropped.
The damage to the war office build
ing is reported extensive. Tho vari
ous units of the air licet returned to
their base without damage.
Elite Baths open niyht and day,
Billy Anderson proprietor.
REPUBLICAN FORCES
ENTER PEKIN
By Associated Presf.
WASHINGTON, .Inly II. Reports
from the American embassy at IV
kin announce that I he Republican
forces have entered the Chinese capi
al and the final abdication of the
hoy emperor and the arrest of General
Chang Hsun, the chief sponsor and
leader of the movement to restore the
imperial government, arc immont.
The entry of the republican troops
was attended with some fighting and
resulted In the Willing of a large num
ber of the imperialist forces on the
outskirts of the city. The city is quiet
today. General Chung is still hold
ing on to the Forbidden city but com
pletely surrounded by the republican
forces and is expected to surrender
without lighting. The victors of the
republicans is complete and there is
'little prospect that the attempt to un
icat the hoy emperor will he revived.
The republican government is pro
losing to banish the former emperor
from China.
PRUSSIAN GOVT 10
ASK EQUAL SUFFRAGE
By Associated Press.
BERLIN, July 11.—That the report
of the kaiser that political reforms
must wait until the close of the war.
made to Prussia following I he com
mencement of the equal .suffrage agi~>
tation some time .ago, will not he
accepted by the Prussian government
-t indicated by the announcement in
the Voerwarts today that the govern
ment of Prussia has decided to in
troduce a bill into the diet provid
ug for the establishment of equal and
universal suffrage during fhe coming
autumn without wailing for the close
of the war.
The paper declares that the Prus
sian government has decided fully
that suffrage reforms must he insti
tuted ns speedily as possible and will
i nake every possible endeavor to se
cure them before winter.
The general discontent with the
present suffrage laws In Prussia Is
dally becoming of a more serious na
ture In spite of the efforts of the
kaiser to secure a postponement of
political reforms at this time.
Moonlight water at tha City Bath
Houaa.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR RE
SIGNS BUT NOT ACCEPTED
By Associated Press.
UlOUNK, July 12. The Berlin
Voache Zeitung says that Chancellor
Bethmann-Hollwog has resigned as
the directing head of the German min
istry but the kaiser lias not decided
whether lie will accept the resignation
or not The journal asserts that the
action of the chancellor Is animated
solely hi the hostility manifested to
ward himself ow'ing to his attitude
on the franchise quest ion.
KAISER DISTURBED AT
PRUSSIAN ATTITUDE
By Associated Press.
AMSTERDAM, July 12 Hi-miotli
rial dispatches from Berlin today in
dieate that the attitude of the I’m
shin government with respect to the
electoral reforms is causing tho
kaiser considerable uneasiness.
The reports assert that the emperor
had an intej-yiew with Bethmann
llollweg iisterday and received a spe
cial report from the chancellor re
specting the political sitautton in
Prussia.
The impmtance attached to the iki
lltical outlook is Indicated hy the
crown prince making tho journey from
ttie French front on a special train
,to attend the town council over
which the kaiser is said to have per
sonally presided,
RUSSIANS CAPTURE AUSTRIAN
ARMY HEADQUARTERS
By Associated Press.
PKTROGRAD, July 12. The war
office ■ announces (tie capture by the
Russian forces of the city of Kalusz,
headquarters of tin; Austrian army In
Galicia after a sanguinary battle In
which the Russian troops took a large
number of prisoners.
The capture of Kalusz indicates
the rapid advance of tho Russians
since ttie fall of Hal'icz ; s the former
town is located nearly twenty miles to
the west of tho railroad center. The
town is of no particular strategic im
portance.
The war office statement says that
the advance of the Russians in tho
section west of llallcz continue with
out Interruption although the enemy
is fighting desperately over every
foot of the line of Ids retreat. The
Russ'ian guns are irreslstable however,
an<l are sweeping aside ail opposition.
DEMOCRATS ATTENTION!
There will he u (meeting of the
Nome Democratic Club at the Burgh
Hall on Friday night,, July 12 at 8:20
p. m. Important business.
PHTH MlIRrHY,
Vice President.