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VOLUME XVI. NO. 213. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 26 CENTS
ITALIANS CAPTURE CITY GOBIZIA
BERUW ADMITS WITHDRAWALS IN 6AUCU
GERMANS REPULSED!
IN YPRES AITAGK
International News Service.
LONDON, August 9.—Reports from
British headquarters say that the Ger
man attacks along the Vpres salient
have been repulsed with heavy losses
after hard tighting. The official
statement also claims that the Brit
ish forces have again advanced along
the Poizeres front after blowing the
German trenches to powder. The
lighting is proceeding along the en
tire front with savage fury.
TURKS CLAIM RECAPTURE
OF BITL1S AND MUSH
International News Service.
CONSTANTINOPLE, August 9.—
Bitlis and Mush, Hvo of the most im
portant towns in the upper Tigris
section of Asia Minor, were recap
tured by the Turkish forces Monday,
according to an official statement of
the war office today. The report says
that tin; Russian forces have heen
severely defeated in a series of en
gagements by the heavily reinforced
Turkish army and are retreating in
a disorganized condition.
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AMERICAN SUBMARINE AGENT
ACCEPTS BREMEN REPORT
AS PROBABLY TRUE
Internationt* News Service.
BALTIMORE, August 9.—Hilken.
ilie head of i he Eastern Forwarding
firm which acts as agent of the Ger
man submarine liners stated last
night that in has heard nothing con
cerning the r 'port of the sinking of
the Bremen beyond the Berne dis
patch. lie admitted, however, that
if the report was published in the
Tagcldatt it i ; probably true.
U. S. ; nd Mexico Agree.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.—A com
plete ugreoim nt has been reached with
Mexico over the question of commis
sion arbitral on according to state
ments from the state department. It
is stated that Secretary Bane and Jus
tice Brandies have been selected to
represent the United States on the
board. The name of the third mem
ber has not been made public up to
tin' present time.
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THUHWONT CHANGED
6 TIMES IH120 HOUR!
International News Service.
I’A BIS, August 9.—Thiiiumont is
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again in the hands of the Germans to
da\ sacs tin utllciul statement of the I
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war otllee. The French forces have J
abandoned the position after sustain
ing a bombardment of unparalleled
intensity followed by terrific attacks
of tiie German infantry.
The report says that the position
has been the most bitterly contested
of an\ over which the contending
armies have fought during the war
period. Thiaumont has changed hands
six times in the past one hundred and
twenty hours.
GERMAN MINE LAYER
COMES TO GRIEF
International News Service.
AM ST FI! GAM, August 9. -A Ger
man mine layer engaged in laying
mines in tin- Baltic off the port of
Windau was blown up yesterday j
through coming in contact with a. i
dealing mine according to reports |
reaching here from German sources. ,
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ITALIANS ACHIEVE GREATEST
VICTORY OF THE WAR
CITY OF GORIZIA FALLS AFTER YEAR OF
CONTINUOUS FIGHTING
International News Service.
ItOMK. August 9. Today I’om* is
dolt roust with > / t.ic innouii -
ed captur • -•! the t • i * \ ol (ha./ii, * m»
of the most . a • it t »\\ ns • >? west
ern Austria. Announcement of the
capture of the city by the Italian
forces was made by the war office
early this morning following a state
ment last night that the Italians had
succeeded in forcing the strongest
defensive position held by the Aus
trians on the Isonza front and which
has he« i held against the Italian ef
forts to capture it for more than a
year.
I The official statement says that fol
lowing the capture of the Austrian
defensive positions on the Isonza, the
Italians carried the city in a great
rush which swept the Austrian de
fenders off their feet and placed the
Italians in possession without great
difficulty. Ten thousand Austrian
troops, forming the. larger portion of
the defending army, were taken pris
oners hy tin Italians in addition to
huge quantities of war supplies and
j guns.
The ca.pl tin of Ooriziu is the great
est victor.! attained hy the Italians
i sinei the declaration of war against
RUSSIANS HAVE CAPTURED
337,000 TROOPS
International News Service.
I'KTIM IGI1A l>, \iignst 11. Iteporls
^i.1111 the Itussinn head*iunrteis on
ihe southwestern front today show
that the army of flea. Brnsiloff has
ngiiin taken the initiative froin the |
(Ilium tin and Austrians and is press-;
inf!' rapidly onward toward Bamberg.
Fighting of indescribable ferocity I
Is now taking place along the entire |
Galician line with Ihe Austrian and
Germans falling hack at several points.
The fighting along the Bereth has now
been determined in favor of the Botch -
it sky forces.
The Austrian opposition Is now
broken in the sections south of the
Ihieister a ml their army is withdraw
ing to tin north. \n official check of
the number of troops captured since
the eommencement of the present of
fensive shows that the Russian forms
ha vi- taken three generals, seven
thousand officers and three hundred
and thirty thousand soldiers. In ad
dition a total of five hundred and four
guns have been captured together
with ovei twelve hundred machine
guns.
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ZEPPELINS AGAIN DESCEND
BRITAIN
International News Service.
LONDON, August 9.—Zeppelins
lignin niiule n sudden descent on the '
i
British isles today, visiting both the .
oast coast of Kngland and the south
eastern sections of Scotland, and kill
ing and wounding nearly a score of
people.
Both attacks of the hostile airships
occurred at an early hour this morn
ing. Three women and one child
were killed by raiding airships which
were crossing the east coast shortly
,iti< i midnight.
The Zeppelins were evidently en
route to the Scottish coast as a raid
was later reported to have occurred
iu (he southeastern section of Scot
land. The reports reaching here fol
lowing the latter attack state that
fourteen people were injured by the
bombs dropped by the Germans. Pull
details of the raids are being with
held and the extent of the property
damage is not known outside of the
war office.
BERLIN ADMITS WITHDRAWALS
SOUTH OF DNEISTER RIVER
International News Service.
BERLIN, August 9.—Tito general
staff reports this morning admit with
drawals of the Austro-Oerman forces
south of the Dneister river In the face
of a strengthened Russian offensive
in that section.
The statement says that the town
of I’oronne near the western battle
line has been fired by shells from
the French guns and is burning
fiercely. Acording to the statement
there is every prospect that the city
will be completely destroyed. The
great cathedral and other important
buildings are on fire. Numerous
paintings by the old Italian and Flem
ish masters are reported to have been
consumed l>y the flumes before they
could lie removed. yon,t. ,,f (he paint
ings were of priceless value.
FLAMES OBLITERATE PERONNE.
International New* Service.
PERONNE, France, August 9.—
Flames started by shells from the
French batteries a few miles outside
of the city are threatening the com
plete destruction of the town. The
famous Peronne cathedral is burning
and a large portion of the town Is
already consumed. Included among
the losses will be some of the finest
paintings in Europe from the hands
of Italian and Flemish masters. The
fire has continued unchecked in spite
of every effort to quench the flames.
I Austria. Tie Italian forces are now
I in a position to strike at Trieste, the
great Austrian seaport and most im
portant town on the Adriatic.
Italians Captured Eight Thousand
Prisoners Sunday and Monday.
International News Service.
ll«>MK. August it. An official state
ment of th* war office last night says
that the fon « s of General Cardona
captured eight thousand Austrians in
the intense lighting preceding the
capture of Corizia. The report as
serts that the number stated were
taken during tile fighting Sunday and
Molid,i> In ..ddition to the prisoners
the Italians also captured eleven guns
and a bundl'd machine guns.
NORTHWESTERN SAILS
SUNDAY FOR NOME
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE. Aug. '.). The steamer
.Northwestera ,of the Alaska Steam
ship Company, is scheduled to sail
l'oi Npnie Sunday morning with a
thousand tons of freight and food
stuffs.
FRENCH WAR MINISTER
REPORTED RESIGNED
International News Service.
LONDON, \ ugiist !• A semi-offi
cial report from the French capital
ihis afternoon says that Minister of
War Fallals lias resigned from tile
French ealiinet. No further details
have been obtained.
TURKS CLAIM OCCUPA
TION OF EL-RIBITH
International News Service.
CONSTANTINOPLE. August 9. V
war oilier announcement states that
the Turkish forces have occupied the
town of Fl-ltihith on the Kaiie
\butelle line in the Sinai section
aflor heavy fighting.
FIFTY MINERS ENTOMBED
IN PENNSYLVANIA MINE
International News Service.
WII.KESI’.AItliE. August 9. A
Cavein in the mine of the Pennsyl
vania Coal Company today shattered
a portion of the workings and en
tombed over fifty miners who were
working in the lower levels. The cave
in cut off all possible chanec of es
cape and hurried efforts are being
made to release the Imprisoned men.
So far as known no one has been
killed.
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINE
SCENE OF DISASTER
Pacific News Service.
FEI1NIE, H. C„ August 9.—An ex
plosion in mine 3 at Michael today
blew out the upper levels and left a
large number of miners entombed be
hind the great barrier of debris from
the caving drifts and tunnels. All
available hands are now being em
ployed in an attempt to rescue IT#
imprisoned men.
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