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VOLUMUE XVI. NO. 311. TBLEPr,ONF MAIN 4fl NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1016. TELEPHONE MAIN u> PRI ~E £5 CENTS
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BRITAIN TODAY SEIZES
COAL MINES OF WALES
TO INSURE OPERATIOI
International Nows Service.
LONDON, Nov. 30.—The Board of
Trade announces that on December 1
the government will assume full con
trol of all coal mines in South Wales.
This will be done under the Good
of the Realm act which confers the
power of confiscation for the benefit
of the empire.
Thi3 action has been found neces
sary because of the attitude of the
coal miners of South Wales not only
as regards the wages paid them for
digging out the coal but also be
cause they are threatening to quit
work entirely in order to compel
Great Britain to withdraw from the
war.
As Great Britain is furnishing con'
to both Frnnce and Italy in great
quantities and requires more than a
normal supply because of the opera
tions of the fleet and munitions Diants
a stoppage of the coal output would
Imperil the empire.
A majority of the miners of South
Wales are socialists of the direct
action type and their recent peace
meetings resulting in riots and their
frequently discussed iplan to cause
England to propose terms of peace
make it necessary for the govern
mcnt to tako over and operate the
mine.
Troops have already been sent to
Wales and a strong force will bo
kept there to assure that the govern
ment plana will be carried out.
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GREEKS AN DENGUSH RE
PORTED FIGHTING IN ATHENS
Special Telegraphic Serv:ce.
LONDON, Dec. 1.—Heavily censor
ed dispatches to the press are taken
to indicate that clashes have taken
place between British and Orcek
troops in the city of Athens. Enough
color was left in the dispatches by
the cen.sors to almost prove that the
gravest difficulty has arisen between
the allies and the Greek army.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.—It is semi-oft!
cirlly stated that the Greek army la
now fighting English troops in the
streets of Atiien3.
LONDON, Dec. L—The admiralty
nnnou ices th..t a German submarine
hat raided the Prixham fishing flee
Three British trawelcrs were sunk.
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Internationa! News Service.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—It is officially
stated that the great Russian drive
in the /Carpathians has completely
broken down in front of the stubborn
Austro-German resistance.
The official bull tin declares that
this drive was the supreme effort <m
the part of Russia to save Roumanin.
It was undertak n a! r. from «
one hundred and eighty miles in
length and the attempt neeecsi* s*> d
the bringing up in great haste hun
dreds of thousands of partially tn'n
e ! Russian soldiers.
PRPTROG1: A7>, he. 1.—Although
the great drive on the part of Rus
i against Austro-German forces In
ti e Carpathian; has n -id; i in
local race. • i s it is admitt J In the
official coRimuni<|UC tod y that it fail
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International News Service.
BERLIN, Die. 1. A semi-official
dispatch says that two large Russian
transports were sunk in the Gulf of
Finland ycstenl; y. They wor" 1 1
cd with traps which were Ik,up
talten from Helsingfors, Finland. t.. ■
Reval. No loss than eight thousand
soldiers arc /believed to have p r
ished.
It Is stated that the ships wort
proceeding southward in a thick snow
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not followed. The ships ran into a
field oC mines sown by Kussia. < •
• hip struck a mine which caused !t
to sink in a few moments an-! 1 •"
other was blown up shortly efirr
while EtttGiiijJtiii.r to rt-jcue men li
the storm-tossed, icy Waters.
The trops had boon ordered to the*
Volhynia front.
O'l in its n al object which was to
ut the enemy to rout and thus com
, I him to su: p. nd operations In
lb unt.ani i for a lime at least.
I’AUIS, Dec. 1.—-It is officially stat
• d that trim; of four nations now
urruv.n J the Umnans and Bulgars
■•oolheast : nd northwest of Monnstir.
mb, Uu; i'd, Italians and Ser
bi: ns : : ii U in the great opora
i.i.iid now progressing so favorably
: e . ed that ti ii or
ut :m of th enemy is imminent
- BONBON, i. 1. U is officially
nnvunc d that there tv id considera
ble aet.iv.ly t’. v. at front last
n : t ' ui it .. -■ •••> iflned to nrt'l
. i, line! ; .1 tr n li fighting which
I - ill ed ,11 lie, e!.:i:""<’ ef positions,
USS DOLLY YANCI
AT DREAM TONIGHT
“The C 11 of tlie Dane a four act
if is n photoplay which stars
f: ’i -n of i '' moils Yanci
. , .i ii. i.own tonight. Tt
wide! ws s bud*.
!!y to hiii: tii talents of the
, i ■ I Mi's Yanei, the vivacious
n I ol; ui r little • oubrette. A
: i g . • supports the star and the
n ii fids 'i( ' mention from first
•o i. i. Sunday night there will ho
c 1 preerant v. ith Mary rick
nid and 1 h:.i!<'S Cliaplin.
ITALIANS FLY FLAGS
OF PEACE
I nterrational News Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 30.—Dispatches 15
that hundreds of white fl.i ;'3 are fly
in? over the homes of Italians In the
caotured city of Crajova. The Ital
ians are indicating their peaceful at
titude toward the Germans by this
method as well ns by verbal protc ' -
tions that they will bo as content 1
under German rule as they have h • t
under the sway of the Roumanian '.
In a total of about fifty thousand
inhabitants, three hundred of whom
are millionaires, there are about fif
teen hundred Italians who have been
prosperous in this city of their adop
tion.
AMSTERDAM, Nov. *0.—Dispatches
from Berlin mate that the kaiser'
knelt in prayer at tin bier of tha late i
Emperor Francis Joseph for over ’'.11
hour last evening. Ho was unable to
remain for the funeral and left Vien
na last night. It is believed that he ;
may bo bou.nl for Roumanin for the ■
purpose of entering the city of Ru- j
oharest soon afor its capture which j
is expected in a day or two.
VIENNA, Nov. 3'j.— Th< king and
crown prince of Bulgaria have ar
rived to attend til. fun- ral of the late
• mperor.
They r acla d here yesterday after
noon and had n brief meeting with
the kaiser who congratulated them
n the fighting qualities of the Bul
garian army.
Pulling.rnrds printed at Nugget efflea.
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International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.—Ambas
sador Gerard, whose departure for
Berlin was deferred a few days ago
just as he' was about to 3tep aboard
the boat at New York by urgent de
| mands that he veturn at onco to
Washington, had a final conference
with President Wilson yesterday af
ternoon. It Is stated that no writ
ten communicatlonc were given birr,
though he has received instructions
of greatest importance.
While no official nows has boon
given out regarding the sudden re
turn of Gerttrd to Washington for
further conferences with the president
and Secretary Lansing is generally
understood to have been duo to a sud
den halt in the peace movement
which had been started by the neu
tral nations and to serious phases of
our relations with the central pow
ers over the sinking of ships without
warning and the destruction of ships
flying the American flag.
It is believed that the recent con
fession of violation of the subma
rine pledge by Germany and offer to
all possible reparation was due
io the fact, that Gerard’s sailing
was delayed by the president.
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