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VOLUME XVI. NO. 225. TELEPMONE MAIN 48 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4S. PRIuE 25 CENTS
NEWLANDS BELIEVES STRIKE
LEGISLATION NECESSARY
International News Service,
WASHINGTON', Aug. 23.—Follow
ing a conference with President Wil
son over the railroad situation this
morning, Senator Nnwlands volun
teered a statement to the newspaper
men that legislation of some charact
er is needed to prevent the recur
rence a like crisis in the future.
Newlands declnred that he was firm
ly convinced that legislation of some
character designed to force adjustment
iif difficulties through the medium of
arldtratlve methods is needed and
son)c wdll prolialdy tic passed in order
In handle a similar crisis should one
develop in the future.
Senator Newlands and Representa
tive Adamson, chairman of the house
and senate interstate commerce com
mittees met tlie president at the While
lloase this morning and were closeted
together for some time discussing the
strike prospects. Newlands assured
the president that he did not believe
that strike legislation was needed at
tin present time as It Is probable that
tin situation ran he mot in other
ways.
The committee of eight railroad
presidents reported yesterday after
noon that they were unable to reach
an agreement but would continue then
meet ings.
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WILSON CONTINUES HOSTILITY
TO LITERARY TEST
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International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Aug*. 23.—Despite
the efforts of the republicans to force*
consideration of the immigration, there
is every reason to doubt that the
measure will receive consideration at
the present session owin^ to the* at
titude of President Wilson, who has
again reiterated his statement that he
cannot approve of the lull as long as
tin* literacy test is contained. Those
close to the president assert that he
wil! again veto the measure that lie
event of it lining brought before him
without the objectionable literacy pro
vision being eliminated.
Although great pressure has been
brought to bear to have the revenue
bill carried over, owing to the proba
bility that its consideration tit the
present time will delay the close of
the session, a vote on the question of
side tracking the bill yesterday result-!
oil in the measure being held for ini-|
mediate consideration. The vote was
thirl.' two to twnt.v three in favor of
consideration.
RAILROAD COMMITTEE
REACHES AGREEMENT
International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.—It was
announced this afternoon that the
committee of eight appointed by the'
railroad presidents have reached an i
understanding over the eight hour J
question and will discuss their findings]
with the transportation heads this af
ternoon. It is saiil that some of the
larger financial Interests behind the
railroads are now commencing to gi t
into the game and tile debating the
advisihility of accepting the Wilson
plan.
The stumtding block is still the
(dght hour day for ten hours pay.
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BRITISH DRIVE RESULTS
CAPTURE THIEPVAL RIDGE
International News Service.
BRITISH KUO NT, Aug. 23. The
captun nf one of the high ridges over- j
looking Thiepval yesterday afternoon j
is the prominent featuer of the Brit
ish activities along the Somme front.
The position was heavily defended
and was taken l*y the British after!
an artilery [»oml>ardinent of terrific j
intensity. The curtain of fire poured
hy the British guns hack of the Get
man lines effectually prevented the |
German reserves from coming to the
rescue of their hard pressed comrade
and was easily the heaviest that has
occurred along this line since the com
mencement of tile allied push on June
first.
Some of tiie German trenches which
were seized intact were Guilt two
years ago and have successfully re
sisted all earlier efforts to take them,
over two thousand yards of the first
line and supporting trenches were
raptured by the British together with
.1 large number of prisoners. Some
of tin ruptured *men were formerly on
the Verdun front and these declare
that the fury of the British fire di
rected along their supporting lines
eclipsed even the tremendous bom
bardments on the Verdun front.
Germans Fiercely Attack Thiepval
Positions.
International News Service.
LONDON. Aug. 23. An official re
port from British field headquarters
announces the repulse of two Herman
counter attacks against the- newly
captured positions held by the British
along the Thiepval ridge.
Tlie reports says that the Teutons
dm < led two furious diives against the
British line but were halted before
they could gain a foothold in their
'former works. The war office state
ment declares the new positions of
the greatest strategetic-al importance
owing to their command of a wide
area.
Berlin Ignores Capture Thiepval Ridge.
International News Service.
r.KItIJN, Aug. 23. The official
statement of the General Staff toda\
declares that the British, in spite of
iheir terrific efforts to drive forward
it Thiepval, have so far failed to en
circle the town.
The reported capture of the Thiep
val ridge hy tin* British yesterday is
completely ignored in the communica
tion which asserts that the Germans
are conducting a heavy offensive in
this region.
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ITALIANS CLAIM
IMPORTANT GAINS
International News Service.
ItOMM, ^\ug. 22#. I ((‘port s to tin
• ar ollhi* from tin Italian Held head
quarters today announce tin capture
of several strong Austrian positions j
along ttie western slopes of Monte To
fu inn md tin adjaeent ridges.
The eapturc of this position further
increases the scope* of Italian opera
tions in the advance toward Trieste.
\ number of prisoners were captured.
Although still conducting a deter
mined resistance, the Austrian defense
is gradualh weakening and extended
advances along the Gradiska front are
expected at an early date.
U. S. TROOPS WILL WITHDRAW
UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. A state
department announcement Indus as
sells that the American delegates to
the border cotifcreneewhich it is hop
eel, will settle the Mexican difficulties,
Imve been instructed to announce to
tlie Carranza representatives tiiat the
i American troops will be withdrawn
from Mexican soil immedialely, pro
vided that protier provisions are made
by the Mexican government to protect
the American border from armed in
cursions of Mexicans.
The conditions to be presented are I
three in number. The first provides j
Chat Carranza must maintain a border |
force of twenty thousand men on his'
side of the border, they to co-operate
with twenty thousand American sol
diers who will patrol the American
side.
The alternative proposition is to
create a neutral zone on the Mexican
1 side of the boundary where American
troops will operate. Also Carranza
must sign an agreement guaranteeing
as far as possible protection to Ainer
iicnn property adjacent to the border
line.
HOUSE ELIMINATES OBJECTION
ABLE FEATURE ARMY BILL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—The sen
ate today passed Ihe army apropria
tion hill without the articles of war
appended and has asked the senate
to reincorporate the measure without
the exemption for retired officers
clause which caused Ihe president to
veto the lull after the earlier passagu
ATTENTION REPUBLICANS.
A meeting of the Republican Club
will be held in Burgh Hall on Thurs
day at nine o’clock p, m.
By W. IVARCY CHAC’B, I’res.
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SLAVS ADVANCING ALONG
HUNGARIAN FRONTIER
International News Service.
I’KTI'tOtlltA If, Aug. 2tt. The cap
ture ol' two heights along the Hun
garian frontier north and south of
fovolln mountain by the Russians, is
recorded in the grand headquarters
statement today.
The Russians are again advancing
steadily in the western section of
t'.alieia, the Bothnicr offensive having
fallen away in the face of tin- heavy
counter offensive of the Retehitzky
forces.
The Russian advance also eon
tinoos along the Stokhod with 111**
Teutons offering strong resistance.
Heavy lighting is also in progress
aoitg the line of the of the Lemberg
I',roily railroad where the Austrians
have concent rated strong forces to
oppose further Hussion progress to
•. ani the tialieian stronghold.
Seva re weather is seriously hinder
army operations along the Dvina
allhough seven fighting continues in
that region.
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GERMANS PENETRATE FRENCH
FINES SOMME FRONT
International News Service.
I* \KIS, Aug. 23. The official report
of the war olfice today admits that
the (lermans have penetrated tin
French lines at several points along
the Somme front after a furious offen
sive.
The report says that the Teutons
succeeded in gaining a foothold in the
French defenses near Fsties and also
penetrated the French lines southward
of tiie Somme.
Furious fighting continues in the
section he low (luillemont where both
ill.- French mill Ihitish are engaged
in .in nt t fill fit in advance their lines
ali.ng III*1 Comities mail.
l''lghUng still proceeds along the
Verdun sector with no important
movements recorded during the past
thirty hours.
Ail- scouts report a general realign
ment of troops going on behind the
(ieiiiiall lilies, indicating contemplated
changes in the line of attack.
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GERMANY ADMITS
BRITISH GAINS ON SOMME
International News Service.
HEUIJN, Aug'. 22.—The general
.staff report this morning admits the
capture of the projecting angle posi
tion by the British along the Thiepval
1’ozieres front after hard fighting yes
terday.
The German offensive both north
and south of the Somme continues
today, lioth the French and British
activities in this section are confined
to a narrow front where the German
positions are slightly weaker than at
other points. Along all other sec
tions the enemy Is being held in de
cisive check.
BERUN ISSUES COMPARATIVE
STATEMENT OF NAVAL LOSSES
International News Service.
BE It LIN. Aug. 23.—An official ad
miralty check of the total naval losses
sustained by the British, French and
Germans from the commencement of
the war to August 1, discloses that the
allied losses are three times as great
as those of Germany. The losses of
the fhitlsh and French total seventy
two vessels with ti total displacement
of 196,050 tons <%idle the German losses
for the same period are twenty five
warships with a total displacement of
62.663 tons. The statement includes
only those ships which are definitely
stiown to have been sunk.
MEXICAN COMMISSION TO
MEET IN SEPTEMBER
International Nows Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23.— Secre
tary I .a using and Senor Arredondo,
the Mexican representative, have de
cided that the Americnn-Mexican
commission will meet during the first
week in September somewhere on the
New Kngland coast. The American
I members of the commission will bo
Franklin K. I-ane of the interior de
partment, Judge George Gray, of
Wilmington, and Dr. John Mott, of
' New York. Mott is the secretary of
the International Young Men's Chris
tian Association.
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