VOLUME XVI. NO. 284_TELEPHONE MAIN «_NOME. ALASKA r JESDAV, OC OOkR 31, 1916 TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI.E25CEN1
BERLIN CLAIMS GAINS
SOMME FIGHTING
International Newt Service.
BERLIN. Oct. SI.—The official
statement of the general staff today
claims that Intense fighting during
the night along the Somme front re
sulted favorably . to the Germans.
German counter attacks at several
, points resulted in. district gains for
- the German forces and the remainder
of the French positions on the Alais
onctte farm were taken in ti furious
dash of the German troops.
The report says that over five hun
dred prisoners were taken in the
Somme fighting yesterday.
Three distinct efforts of the iirtt
ish to advance their lines in the Sars
region were repulsed with heavy
losses during the night.
FRENCH AND SERBS MAKES
FURTHER ADVANCES
IN MACEDONIA
International News Service.
PARIS, Oct. 31.—Reports from tin
allied military headquarters in Mace
donia today assert that the French
forces operating on that front hqv.
occupied Singiri after a hard battle
with the 'Bulgarians in which thf
latter were severely defeated and
forced to abandon an extensive area
. of trench defenses.
The French lines were moved for
ward nearly a mile east and west of
the town. On the Monastir front th
Serbians continue to make steady In
roads into the territory held by th •
Bulgarians and are gradually draw -
ing their lines close to the southern
outskirts of Monastir.
The Servian advances are achieve d
at a minimum cost In men owing
! the marvelous work of the Servian
artillerists. I
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BERLIN PAPERS CONDEMN
ACTION OF NORWAY
International News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 31.—Charges are
freely made In all the leading Jour
nals today that Norway is displaying
a (manifest unneutrallty In barring
submarines from Norgewlan waters. |
Several papers profess to see Brit
ish Influences In the action taken b>
the Norwegian government.
Public opinion is not overly critical
of the Norwegian attitude but there
is a manifest feeling that relations !
with the Norwegians may become
-severely strained. Some of the press
criticism is distinctly hostile in tone.
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Job Printing- Reasonable rates as
sii red.
ROUMANIANS WIN BIG
BATTLE: TRANSYLVANIA
International Newt Service.
PARIS, Oct. 31.—An official state
ment of the Bucharest war office to
day announces an important success
of the Roumanian forces operating
in southern Transylvania.
In a great counter offensive against
the forces of Von Kalkenhayne, the
Roumanians completely routed the
right wing of the Teuton army, cap
luring a large number of guns and
prisoners and forcing the enemj lo
fall back over a wide front to escape
immense damage.
The Roumanians captured two bat
teries of Howitzer cannon, six field
guns and a total of thirty machine
guns.
In addition over five thousand pris
oners were taken, including more than
a dozen officers.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
RUSSO - ROUMANIAN
FORCES OPEN NEW
OFFENSIVE—DOBRUDJA
International News Service.
ZURICH, Oct. 31.—Dispatches from
Uuchurest today assert that the forces
of Russian and Roumanla operating
in the Dobrudja section have now
been increased to over three hundred
thousand and have started a new
offensive against the army of Von
dackenzen.
Fighting of the most terrific char
acter is now going on in that region,
according to the reports.
NORWAY BARS
GERMAN SUBMARINES
International News Service.
COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30.—'The pro
test of the Norwegian government
over the German submarine uiuuk j
on Norwegian shipping was forward
ed to Berlin today. Press reports
received here say that the trend ui
the communication indicates that
there is no more than a slight ehauci
of Norway entering tin war. although
the Norwegian government firmly in
sists that unless the German sub
marine activities against Norwegian
shipping are suspended, Norway will
in tuiure bar all German submarines
from entering Norwegian waters. As
the German vessels have been ac
customed to entering Norwegian wa
ters in the conduct of their opera
tions, action of this character tends
to cripple 'their activities.
BRITISH SUFFER
HUVILf-OCT.
International News Service.
LONDON, Oct, 31,—The official ■ us
ual ty list issued by tip- vm office i
today discloses that the British foris !
have sullerede heavily in the intensi ,
fighting that has marked the coursi 1
of tlie great western offensive luring :
the moil lit ending today.
The total number of casualties in
dicated in the statement amount to
one hundred and eight thousand, two
hundred fifty seven, of which four
thousand seven hundred eighty four
were officers.
The detailed list of casualties
among the officers shows that one
thousand four hundred and eighty
seven officers were killed, two thou
sand eight hundred and fifty eight
were wounded and four hundred
thirty nine are missing.
The casualties among the troops
total one hundred and three thousand,
four hundred thirty seven, divided as
follow's: Killed, 21,372 wounded 78,
828: missing 8,273.
DEPARTMENT APPROVES ROAD
COMMISSION ESTIMATES
Pacific News Service.
JUNEAU, Oct. 31.—Colonel Rich
ardson, head of the Alaska road com
mission, who is visiting in the city
at present, received a telegram from
Adjutant General McCain, of the
war department, today wherein the
latter states that Secretary of War
Baker has approved tho estimates
submitted by tho road commission
for road work during the coming
year and has also approved the Gas
tincau channel bridge project which
provides for the construction of a
bridge across tho channel from Ju
neau to Treadwell.
The total amount of the estimate
for road and bridge construction in
the territory exceeds that of last
year by a considerable amount.
The road commission estimates will
now go Into tho book of estimates of
the war department which the secre
tary of war will recommend for ap
propriations from congress. The ap
proval of the estimates indicates a
great Interest on tho part of the ad
ministration In road work in Alaska i
and also its confidence in tho road
commission. Colonel Richardson will
leave* for Washington D. C. next
w*«k.
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HINDENBERG PROFESSES PLEASURE
HI ROUWANIAH ENTRANCE
international News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 31.—For t lie first
time since the commencement of tin
war, Field Marshal Count Von Hin
denberg consented to discuss the is
sues of the campaign with a news
paperman. •
Among other things the famous
leader declared that he welcomed the
entrance of Koumanin as their ud
' id had done more than all else to
■''.iU the deadlock that has existed
o' er the greater part of the eastern
;,,n smee last November. The en ■
itrance of the Roumanians, he de
clares, has resulted in an entire
hangi in tin eastern situation. Tie
failure of the Roumanians in Ti ,n-;..
nia and their retirement uit.-i .. .
if ring heavy defeat at the hand .1
the Austro-Germai. force.
brought the Germans out of the Ion.;
eontinued trench warfare nd per
ni'ttcd them to operate on a scale
impossible where the fighting his In
come *>n artillery contest for In
trenched positions. Fighting in the
open, the Germans, he declares, can
easily overcome the forces of tin
enemy and will speedilj bring mat
ters to a decisive conclusion. The
day of reckoning is coming soon, tin
general declares.
BERNSTORFF DECLARES
SINKING NOT
INTENTIONAL
International News Service.
U vshivutom
\'lin Bernstorff declared to press rep
resentatives that there Is no inten
tion on the part of the German gov
ernment to violate its agreements with
thi United States with respect to th.
submarine war.
The ambassador says that Germany
will violate her pledges to this coun
try in no respect, save and except in
the event of having first stated her
intention to do so. He states, however,
that this Is highly Improbable as the
government has no desire to resume
the submarine war in the face of
neutral opposition.
Respecting the unwarned sinking
of the Marian, Von Bernstorff says
that lie is convinced there has been
some mistake as all German subma
rine commanders have been given
explicit instructions to attack no ves
sel unwarned, regardless of provoca
tion.
Officials Confident over Marina Inci
dent,
WASINGTON, Oct. 31.—Nothing
in the nature of an official statement
relative to the Marina sinking has so
:'ar been given out but the officials
appear to be confident that the pres
ent threatening outlook will lie clear
ed up when the full facts concerning
the- alleged unwarned_attack yn_U.'
; Reports from Shadow U«'ii 1...1
say that officials who arc dose to
I’residem Wilson assert that the ex
' eeutive is confident that investigation
will clear 1 lie matter up to the entire
sn Hsfnel ion of tie- ndminist ration.
More Survivors Appear.
LUNDON. Oct. II Fifty uni mol
survivors of the steamship Marian
have landed on tin Irish coast, ae
Wording to information reaching the
American embassy from Consul Gen
. oral Frost loduy
Consul Frost reports that the ar
rival of these additional survivors
j reduces the total number at present
missing to thirteen. He also reports
that there were not less than thirty
six Americans aboard the steamer at
the time of the xplosion but he ha
not been able to determine the ex. d
number with certainty. He is con
j vlneed, however, that there were not
! less than the stated number of Am
11 rlcans on board.
Reports received by the admiralty
J today state that the Marina remained
afloat scarcely ten minutes after tie
[ explosion which sent her to Hit bo>
tom.
ALLIES LEADERS TO DIRECT
ROUMANIAN ARMIES
International News Service.
BERLIN, Oct. 31.—Dlsaptches pub
lished In Berlin newspapers today
leclare that tin- repeated defeats sus
tained by thu Roumanian military
forces has had the effect of creating
great dissatisfaction among the en
tente powers over ttie manifest lack
A ability displayed by the Rouman
ian generals and has llnally resulted
in the entire Roumania forces being
placed under the leadership of French
end Russian officers who will direct
their movements and attempt to check
the victorious advances of the cen
tral powers.
ROUMANIAN PAPERS ADMIT
DECISIVE DEFEAT IN DOBRUDJA
International News Service.
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 31.—News dis
patches received here from Rouman
ian sources today assort that the
lowspapers of Bucharest arc loudly
amentlng the recent tremendous de
feats suffered by the Roumanians
vnd Russians in Dobrudja and admit
hat the Roumanians and their allies
lave been decisively beaten by the
Dermans and Bulgarians.
Several of the papers also indulge
n scathing criticism of the absence
pf effective knowledge of military
tactics displayed by the Roumania
generals In the campaign In Transvl
canta and elsewhere.
STRIKING MESSENCERS RIOT
International News Service.
NEW YORK, uet 31.--Not tu b<
outdone by their elders in the mop
deliberate business of striking, tie
messenger boys who walked out yes
■ terday have developed t tendency t >
make trouble euual to that displayed
by the carmen and others whose dif
ferences with thc-lr employ■ r haw
led to displays of violence.
Three separate and distinct not*
occurred today In which the strik
ing messengers were the priocipi
figures and tin- police had i good
sized Job handling the crowds of en
raged urchins who attacked several
of the down town messengers st« -
' tions.
1 A number of the boys were arrest
ed and lodged in Jail on a charge of
rioting The A. D. T. officials assert
that they have no intention of con
ceding the demands of the messen
gers.
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