THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 235. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME. ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI-E 25 CFn ->
RAILROAD STRIKE
ALLIES AMIN SURGE FORWARD ON WEST FRONT
BRITISH SMASH
GERMAN LINE FOR
IMPORTANT GAIN
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 4. British troops,
acting in conjunction with Iho French
forces north of the Somme, broke the
German line on a three thousand yard
front for a depth of eight hundred
yards in a smashing drive commenc
ing at dawn yesterday, according to
reports vom field headquarters.
The official statement from the Brit
iisli commander says:
“The German positions on a front
of three thousand yards and eight
hundred yards deep between the Ancre
and Somme rivers were smashed by
Die British at dawn today after the
usual aritllery preparations.
Might hundred prisoners were taken
by the British forces.”
'he statement further asserts that
Ilie French and British forces captur
ed Floycs and several adjacent villages
together with a large number of guns
and many prisoners in a swift drive
which cut ol'f a large section of the
Hoops defending Ihe German positions.
The movement was the most impor
tant occurring in some time and
weakens the tenure of the German line
in a marked degree.
MEXICAN-AMERICAN NEGOTIA
TORS HOLD FIRST MEETING
Internationa! News Service.
MOW YORK, Sept. ■!.—The first I
meeting of the arbitration committees
of the I nited States and Mexico, who
will dispose of the present differences,
took place at the Hotel Rltz today.
No actual business was transacted
by the committeoes, the meeting be
ing in the nature of a preliminary to
the more serious ones that will be held
at Portsmouth, N. H., which are ex
pected to finally adjust the situation
to one more agreeable to the two gov
ernments.
RUSSIANS CROSSED
BENIKOVA RIVER AFTER
DEFEATING TEUTONS
International News Service.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 4.—noports
from the Russian field headquarters
today declare that the Russian troops
have crossed the Benikovo river after
inflicting a crushing defeat to the
Teuton forces in a three day battle
which resulted in the Germans and
Austrians being compelled to with
draw precipitately after sustaining
very heavy losses.
In addition to forcing the passage
of the river, the Russians also suc
ceeded in capturing three thousand
men and eighty officers.
The official statement also an
nounces that verified statements dis
elose that nineteen thousand four hun
dred and five prisoners have boon tak
en by the armies under General Rru
siloff in fighting going on between
August 31 and September 3.
The Russians are pressing westward
at all points both north and south of
Kovel while (lie Galician advance is
throwing htiges waves of Slav troops
along the Carpathians and toward the
Hungarian border.
The Pictorial Review edition of the
Nugget in magazine form to lie pub
lished in October will lie the greatest
issue ever published in Nome.
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FRENCH DEAL GERMANS
HARD BLOW ON SOMME
International News Service.
PARIS. Sept. I. One of the hardest 1
blows that lias yet been struck by the
French and Rritish along the Snmtii'
river front was inflicted by the allied
fighters yesterday and resulted in the j
capture of tin- town and forest of
Cloves together with two thousand
prisoners and many guns.
Tho oll'ieial statement of the war
office declares that the Column front
was broken into by a smashing blow
delivered at dawn after extensive ar
tillery preparation and when the as
sault was over French and Rritish
lines had swept through the forest
of ('loves, embracing that town and
also several adjacent villages in nddi
Jion to cutting off more than two
thirds of an entire regiment of the
encm\ troops together with I heir ar
tillery and a large number of machine
guns.
The* fighting was especially heavy
in the ('loves forest whole da Her
man concent ration Was heaviest and it
Was here that the greatst numbr of
prisoners Were captured. At the same
time the Itnlish forces iu*shed for
ward along the northern extensions
«»r t In ii line making material gains,
a ml taking a large number of prison
ers. The results of the attacks are the
severe shattering of the German line
»h f* nding Perronne together with the
(apttire of (’loves and the surround
ing villages and the adjacent wooded
section and also twelve large cannon
ami fifty machine guns, in addition to
the prisoners. The victory is the most
important of tie past thirty days, and
seriously affects the German hold on
this section of the Ialle-Peronne line
st’P.srumi: pm? tup npggpt
REPORTED CONSTANTINE
HAS CHANGED HIS MIND
international News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 4. A dispatch to
the Times from its Athens corre
spondent today declares that Uonstan
tine has reconsidered his determina
tion to enter the war as a result of
the entry of Roumania anil is now
determined to stay neutral.
The correspondent states that tin
ruler is having notice of his change
of policy published unofficially, evi
dently intending' to try and restore
order to the country before making an
official announcement.
REVOLUTION REPORTED
RAGING IN CRETE
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 4. Unconfirmed re
ports from I’iraens today declare that
a revolution has broken out in t'ri ti
mid is raging with fury in cm ry sec
tion of the island. Tile report stales
that allied warships are hurrying to
tile sri ne With troops to t|tie!l the dis
tiirha tier's which have resulted in a
veritable reign of terror.
Nothing authentic has yet been
lea rned.
MEXICAN BANDITS
WRECK TRAIN NEAR SAN
LOUIS KILLING MANY
International News Service.
NK\Y YORK, Kept. 4. The Chihua- j
him correspondent of the New York '
American wires his paper that forty
five persons were killed and a number
of others wounded in a train wreck
caused by bandits in the vicinity of
Kan Louis on Thursday.
Twenty-five of the persons killed
were constitutionalist soldiers and the
remainder civilians. According to Hie
reports reaching Chihuahua, the ban
dits afterward attempted to roll the
occupants but were driven away by
the remaining passengers.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
EiCAPtO BOiVIB PLOTTER
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international r-iews Service.
<'(i|;l .NTH, Miss.. Sept. ip Itobert
I-'.i\. Die (iermunt arms nfliei r who t s
eapeii front the Atlanta penitentiary,
to which he was sentenced following
his (conviction in New York on a
charge of being implicated in the sen
sational plot to blow up allied am
munitions ships and supplies, was rap
tured here this morning ami will lie
returned to I he federal prison to com
plete his term.
I'ay was taken into custody by the
local law officers who were enabled
to indentify their man by the descrip
tions and photographs sent out by the
government immediately after his es
cape.
The police are positive of the iden
tit.\ of the arrested party although
th* prisoner refuses to make any ad
missions.
Ho arrived here Saturday and was
at one** gathered in by the officers.
BILL SIGNED
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iU rnationa* News Service.
WASHINGTON. Sept. I, Tilt ■ \
peeled siriki el i lie raili'iiMil work
ers has been completely obviated by
the signing of (lie Adamson bill by
I'resident Wilson yesterday.
According to the Statements Ilf Gar
retson and other representatives of
the railroad brotherhoods the strike
has been railed off completely and .
there will be no further efforts in that
direction save in the event of the rail
roads making good their boast to have
the law carried to the supreme court
and declared unconstitutional.
Garret son declared that it was quite
possible that the railroads could
achieve this result as they have suc
ceeding in securing their wishes in
various other cases, but unless they
do so there will be no strike. Garret
son added that ho did not believe that
‘ i la v\ was against «• itllOl' tile latter
or spirit of the constitution hut what
■ supreme court would think about
it was another matter.
Tin Adamson hill was signed hy the
president in his private car in the
union station and immediately there
after the heads of the brotherhood s
Mashed the signal calling off. the strike
to every section of tin* country. The
railroad heads are preparing to hold
a meeting to discuss the situation. The
meeting will probably he held at Old
en go.
JUST RECEIVED.
A full line of fall Hats on S. S. Uma*
tdla. Marked at selling out prices.
MRS. J. WANGER.
Second Ave. opp. Courthouse.
LONDON RAIDED BY
MONSTER ZEPPELIN FLEET
Internationav News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 3.—For the sixth
time since August 1, Herman aircraft
descended on England late Saturday
night, visiting a number of the more
important towns and also lite capital.
According to the statements pub
lished by the admiralty, the raid was
the greatest Zeppelin attack that has
so far occurred, the attacking air
fleet consisting of no less than thirteen
Vessels.
Only three of the great airships wore
able to approach London, however,
and tho amount of damage inflicted on
the capital was not considerable. One
of (ho Ihroo visitors was shot down
by the air guns find the new killed
while the other two were driven off
before they were able to do extensive
damage.
The remainder of the great air fleet
confined their attacks to the larger
towns along the eastern coast though
several important towns in (tie im
mediate vicinity of London were dam
aked by the bombs of the visitors. As
tlie casualty report has not been fully
completed, the government has so fat
made no statement its to the number of
casualties. It is known, however, that
a large number of people were killed
or injured and the property damage
is estimated as greater than occured
during any previous raid. Most of
the damage occurred in the outlying
suburbs of London where the visitors
dropped many bombs.
REPUBLICAN RALLY.
A. B. HalL, Wednesday night. Sep
tember Btt* at R:30 p. m. Gallery re
served for Ladies and escorts. Num
erous speakers. Music by Nome Brass
Band. Everybody cordially invited to
attend.