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VOLUME XVI. NO. 233. TELEPHONE MAIN 40 ______—-—-—----: - -
HOUSE PASSES EIGHT HOUR BILL
R. R. ATTORNEYS SAY LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL
RUSSIANS AGAIN MAKE
BIG HAUL OF TEUTONS
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International News Service.
l'ICTROGRAD, Sept. 1. The capture
of fifteen thousand seven hundred and
ninety Austro-German soldiers in the
fighting along the Volhynian and Ga
lician fronts was officially announced
by the war office today.
The statement declares that the en
tire number of troops were captured
on Thursday in the course of the day’s
lighting.
This statement, more than any other
relative to the Russian operations
shows the overwhelming overthrow of
the German offensive along the Stok
hod, as the majority of the prisoners
were taken after the German offensive
had fallen before the vigorous Russian
counter aggressive. Heavy fighting is
proceeding along the entire Stokhod
front with the Teuton forces gradually
yielding to the overwhelming sweep of
the Slavic armies.
The Russian army under Hitchitzky
lias now penetrated through the Car
pathians in the region west of Jahlon
; iiea and now control the pass leading
! into the most fertile section of eastern
i Hungary.
The war ofTlce also reports the cap
j Hire of several important stralegelical
! positions in the Dneister region Ity the.
forces of General Teheiz.
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WILSON SIGNS
CHILD LABOR BILL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—President
Wilson today affixed Ids signature to
the much opposed child labor law,
(hereby placing (hat measure upon the
FUNERAL NOTICE.
The funeral of the late Sam Zol
choff will take place from the under
taking parlors, Steadman avenue, at .t
p. m„ Saturday afternoon. Friends
are invited to attend.
DEFINED—A relying, or being reliant; confidence, trust, dependance.
Your attention is called to our window display of RELIANCE grocer
ies, with the charge to bear in mind that the trado name these goods
bear as RELIANCE, forceably means just what tiiat term implies as
above defined. ^ M
Certain standards are held and must be maintained by all reputable
high grade manufacturers,, but this fact alone does not satisfy the
manufacturers of RELIANCE PRODUCTS. They alone, far overstep
ping that standard, by a higher percentage of perfection than that
standard maintained by other h jh grade brands.
This brapd has been the standard of highgrade goods on Seward penin
sula, and still remains the highest grade ever introduced, gaining for
itself such high and worthy praise that only a product of this quality
is justly entitled.
OTHER BRANDS HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT RELIANCE BRAND
GOES ON FOREVER. •
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ROUMANIANS ADVANCING;
RAPIDILY THROUGH
TRANSYLVANIA
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International News Service.
PARIS, Sept. 1.—Official reports of
the Bucharest war office today declare
hat the Roumanian forces have ad
vanced through the lower sections of
Transylvania to a point twenty miles
beyond the <>U Valley railroad and
now holding most important positions
along the most important mid Tran
slyvanian river, the Maros, which tra
verses the Transylvanian territory
from east to west.
The reports declare that so far the
Austrian resistance has been slight
and easily overcome. The line of the
Roumanian advance is through the ^
heart of the Siehenburgen district, and
I has resulted in the capture of many
populous towns and villages.
The official statement also admits
,he passage of numerous. Russian
jtrooms through the Roumanian terrl
j ba y along. Bn signaled routes ln_
si:in army concentrated along the Res
sarahian frontier for months past, will
evidently lie poured into Rulgnria io
an overwhelming torrent which is ex
pected to result in a speedy conquest
of that territory and the op< tiing of the
way for a direct Russian march on
Constantinople.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE._
REPORTS DECLARE CONSTANTINE
HAS AODICATED AND FLED
Internat**^' s,Tt. I. Despite repeat
ed denia.ls front Athens today, the
I report tli.it King t'onstantine oftireece
has abdicated Ids throne and fled to
I-orissa, is believed in high official cir
cles.
The reports reaching here last night
declared that Constantine had turned
the government over to Premier Zai
tnais and fled incognito to his country
estate at J,arissa with a number of his
closest adherents. The statement was
for Ijarlsso during the Into afternoon,
after extended conferences with the
French and British ministers.
So far neither of the reports can tie
confirmed. Il is officially reported,
however, that the king was in confer- !
once with the entente representatives
at the royal residence in Athens yes
terday morning, hut nothing definite
can lie learned relative to subsei|uent
developments.
II is believed here that in the event
- * 4x....a. tntlAr having abandoned
Ids throne4, the ceintrol <»f the country,
pe nding the4 conclusion of the4 war, will
be taken by Knglanel, Krancre anil Rus
sia, through the appointment of a gov
ernmental commission with Venize
los, til.- former prime4 minister as the
el i noting head.
The* Pictorial Review edition of the
Nugget in magazine form to be pub
lished in October will be the4 greatest
issue evei published in Nome.
REPUBLICANS PREPARING
TO OPPOSE WILSON BILL
.international News Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. t. Tile first
open indication of opposition to the
Wilson strike settlement plans devel
opede today wln n the ii puiila'an lead
ers in conference appointed .1 commit
tee to draft a substitute for the Wil
son bill the linal details of which
have been worked out by Senator
Newlands, chairman of the senate in
terstate commerce commission and
Judge Chambers.
The committee which will have
charge of Ihe work of framing the
opposition measure consists of Sena
tors Cummins, of Iowa; lirandegrec
uf Connecticut: Weeks, of Massachu
setts; Sterling, of South Dakota; Nel
son of Minnesota and Borah, of Idaho.
It is announced that the committee
will begin work immediately so that
Ihe proposed measure, can receive im
mediate consideration.
The proposed substitute is reported
to be in no degree a party measure
but is animated and will lie supported
by Ihose who are not in agreement
with the Wilson hill. No efforts have
been made so far to hind any of Ihe
other republicans to support the sub
stitute bill and it is apparently the in
tention to leave them free to oppose
or support the Wilson measure as they
wish.
Senate Commerce Committee Approves
Wilson Bill.
Internationa. News Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—Senator
Newlands, and other members of the
senate Interstate commerce commit
tee announced Ibis morning that the
committee will deliver a favorable re
port on the Wilson enforced mediation
hill.
Senator Newlands, who was inter
ested in the final drafting of the meas
ure, stated that lie believed that the
i hill will moot i'V«*r\ <\igern \ of the
present* situation nntl is confident that
j it will he approved hy the senate, re
gardless of the opposition of tin re
^ publicans who arc lined up in favor of
j tlie opposition measure.
International News Service.
House Passes Eight Hour Bill.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1. The house
| passed tin- eight hour hill late this
I afternoon.
'rin- measure received practicall\ no
opposit ion.
The passage of the lull hy tin sen
ate before tomorrow evening is now
certain as the body has decided to re
main in continuous session until the
FRENCH ATTACK
WITH GRENADES;
FLEURY FRONT
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International News Service.
I’AltlS, Sept. 1.—Hand grenade at
tacks carried on under cover of dark
ness were the marked features of the
war activities along the Verdun front,
according to the official statement of
the general staff this morning.
French homli throwing parties are
reported to have worked havoc on the
defenders of the German trenches
along the Floury sectors and also on
the German lines near the Avocourt
woods.
The French attacks also resulted in
the capture of a number of prisoners
who were taken bodily from the ad
vanced trenches near Fleury, The
(iermnns arc reported to have carried
on a heavy artillery bombardment
along the Somme front during the
night but have so far not attempted
an infantry advance.
WE CAN' no IT.
For rtrst class work amt prompt deliv
ery phone Main 151 and the People's
Laundry will send and get your laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON Prop.
hill is brought to vote.
Despite the certain opposition <*f *
portion of the republican members the
passage of the hil lis considered sure.
Internet onal News Service.
C. and M. Conductors Vote Against
Stri ke.
rHKWtlO, Sept. 1 The conductors
of the (’Ideago and Milwaukee rail
road Voted toda\ against the proposed
strike of tin- railroad brotherhoods. The
attitiuh of the general run of railroad
employes of this section is again ! tin
proposed strike.
NOTICE.
All Oddfellows, Itehekahs and their
friends who wish to attend the first
Oddfellows outing and barbecue at
Nome river, please register at IVdet’s
store, not Infer than Saturday noon.
September 2. POMMITTRK.
Tin I'ictnrial edition of the Nugget
will cover every form of mining and
depict by means of illustrations every
thing of interest on Seward peninsula.
GERMANS PENETRATE BRITISH
LINES GY TERRIFIC LUNGES
international News Service.
BONBON’, Sept. B—Five powerful1
German attacks against the British
front between Seivenchy and High
wood have resulted in the Teutons
penetrating the advanced British
trenches along the sector.
An official report from the British
commander this morning declares that
the Germans lunged at the British
lines with terrific force along a front
of three thousand yards and succeeded
in gaining a foothold in the British
defenses after hard fighting in which
the menu lost heavily from machine
gun fire.
The Genuan attacks were made dur
ing the night and were presaged hy
i lie usual heavy artillery fire which
continued with inereasing intensity
(hiring yesterday and a portion of the
night.
Aside from this effort the Germans
have displayed no infantry activities
uf consequence during the past three
days along the British front. The
British commander reports that the
German effort was one of ttie costliest
so far sustained along the Somme
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