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VOLUME XVI. NO 222. TELEPMONE MAIN 40 NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 19, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRUE 25 CENT9
R. R. SITUATION S
FRENCH REPULSE
POWERFUL ATTACKS
AT AVOCOURT
International News Service.
PARIS,Aug 19. The Germans again
diverted their attacks along the Verdun
sector yesterday afternoon, evidently
in the hope of taking the French by
surprise. This time the German ef
forts were directed against the Avo
court positions and two powerful at
tempts were made to penetrate the
French lines after a sudden and ter
rific sharpnel cannonade.
The artillery assaults lasted but a
short time and was followed by two
Weighty infantry attacks in close suc
cession, each directed at a different
point, on the French line. The Ger
man columns advanced in a determin
ed rush but were met by machine gun
and rifle fire which tore great holes in
the advancing ranks and finally sent
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the remainder of the shattered cohorts
! reeling back to their own defenses
without setting a foot on the French
trench ramparts. The fighting was
^ short, sharp and furious and the losses
to the attacking forces very heavy.
The Germans made no further at
tempts to close in in this direction.
; Sharp fighting also occurred along
the Fleury-Douumont front, with the
French carrying the burden of the of
fensive. Small French gains are re
ported ill this much fought over region.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
BRITISH STEAMER SUBMARINED.
Pacific News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 19.—A Lloyd’s an
nouncement says that the British
steamer Swedish Prince, a cargo ves
sel of three thousand seven hundred
tons capacity, has heen sunk by a sub
marine. The British trawler, Prince
was also the victim of a diver. The
crews of both vessels are reported
saved.
SENATE PASSES FEDERAL
WORKMEN'S COMPENSA
TION ACT.
Pacific News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.—'The fed
eral compensation act, designed to
provide compensation for federal em
ploye's who may be injured while in
the discharge of their duties, passed
the senate today by it good majority.
GERMANS AGAIN LOSE
International News Service.
BONBON, Aug. 19. -Further gains
of the British forces along the Thiep
\ al-Ovillcrs front are. announced in
tile otllcial statement of the British
commander today.
The report declares that the British
forces have advanced a half miilc be
tween (Billers and Thiepval and are
now in possession of the higher ground
overlooking I tie Thlepval-l’ozieres
road.
The British advance followed the
great liomlia rdment commencing Fri
day morning and continuing until late
yesterday afternoon. 'Strong German
counter attacks against the new posi
tions were repulsed and the British are
now securely intrenched. Heavy light
ing occurred along the greater part of
the British front from the (lommecourt
sector southward to the Somme with
both sides alternating in defense and
attack.
International News Service.
HKUBIX, Aug.l'J. The otllcial state
ment of the war olliee admits further
British gains along the Somme front
after desperate fighting in which the
British suffered severe losses.
Albert Matson will leave Tuesday
morning for the fishing camp on Pil
grim river. Will leave every Tuesday
and Friday for the camp. Information
can be secured at Streeton’s office.
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JUST ARRIVED
HOT SPRINGS
HEAD LETTUCE
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jpolcts Stores
Coffees 3resfi Roasted Daity
R. B. PRESIDENTS AGREE TO
WILSON PLAN BDT ASK TRIAL
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.international News Service*
WASHINGTON, \ug'. I!». AfHr tlr
lihcrnting ov i lie proposal of pn si
<tent W ilson looking to a settlement of j
• the railroad dillieiilt.v last night, tin |
: railwn> presidents entered into a eon- ■
, ferenci with tin chief executive at j
j eleven-twenty-live this morning. It is j
i understood that the Wilson proposals
were again thoroughly discussed and
the enim situation carefully gone
over. The results of the meeting were
disclosed I >\ till president himself at
the conclusion of tin- confiu nc* in ..
statement issued to the public declur
in# that the railway heads have agreed
in his plan for settling the differences
governing the eight hour day hut
asked that the brotherhoods grant a
trial of the president's plan so that
the> can demonstrate by experience
whether or not it is practicable*. The
matter is thus placet! up to the em
ployees again.
t’lose|\ following the announcement
of Wilson, the brotherhood heads went
into session with the conference com
mittee and are expected to return all
answer b> evening. The willingness
of the railway heads to accept the
IRELAND CLOSED TO I
ALL BDT BRITISH
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International News Service.
liON'Ix »\, Aug. ID. 'I’ht' government
today issued a forma! statement to the
world announcing the intention of I
i closing Ireland to all Init P.rilish sub- |
jeets. In iddition the government re- j
serves tin right to exclude from Ire
land all l.ritish subjects who have’
been aw \ Iron Ireland since March)
1916 except that they have not crossed I
overseas.
The pronotim ' ment is made under
tin ivfensc of tin Uealm act which
allows the government to take im
mense powers in the mattci of pfo
hihiting the* entrance of all object ion -
alde persons during time of war.
It is gene i a 11 \ recognized that the
action is designed to prevent the re
turn to Ireland of many political mal
contents who might desire to take ad
vantage of the present disturbed con
ditions to create further seditions
among the people of Ireland. It is de
termined that the new rule will be
rigidly enforced against all persons,
regardless of station or affiliations. It
is the expressed belief of government
officials that the discontent of the Irish
is due more to the constant agitation
of mm resident Irishmen than to any
natural dissatisfaction of the people
with the liritish government.
(la your J() 1 i PRINTING
done 1>\ the Nugget office.
RUSSIANS AGAIN PRESS
FORWARD ON STOKHOD
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International News Service.
PKTI'OOUAD, Atjg. 111. A fin tin i j
advant • of tin* ICiissian forces along |
the Stnkhod and the rapt nr* of main '
j German positions in the Lake Kovel
region are reported in the morning
Imllet in of the war oHiee.
The statement s ins that tie Hussions
have forced the Germans hack over a
wide section of front and captured a
number of small towns in the region'
above Kovel while along the Stokhod
the Teutons have been badly worsted
in a series of buttles which forced
ihem from several important positions
and broke the deadlock which has
existed m this section for several days.
The report says that the Hussions
are still advancing on the Stokhod
front. In the Halieian section, the
Hothinet forces are continuing the
heavj offensive along the Dneister
front Imt are again losing ground in
the region around Stanislao where
the Slav troops have compelled them
to retire over a wide front hj' a sud
den Hanking attack. The general staff
declares that the Austrian offensive is
already showing signs of weakness
and the cessation of the offensive is
expected at any time.
SEATTLE STRIKERS CHARGED
WITH INCENDIARISM
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, Aug. 18. The arrest of
one of the striking longshoremen by
| the police today while the man was
jin the act of throwing phosphorus on
j Pier 2 of the Alaska Steamship Com
| puny, has led to the charge that the
union men, having failed to secure
their demands from the steamship
owners, are now preparing to enter
upon a campaign of destruction.
it now develops that phosphorus has
been found liberally distributed on two
I previous occassions where fires devel
oped on the docks.
| The police assert that phosphorus
| was the cause of an incipient fire on
, pier 1 Wednesday and phosphorus was
' also discovered on the planking close
by the ten foot hole blown in the 1‘aci
| tie Coast Company's pier by a bomb
several days ago.
The police assert lhat they are fully
convinced that the longshoremen have
decided on a reign of terror along the
water front in order to bring the ship
owners to terms and predict a series
of dock fires unless a settlement is
soon reached.
TERRIFIC BALE SWEEPS
S. W. TEXAS COAST
Internationa* f*ie*vs Service.
TlAT.i.AS, Tex., Aug 19.—The com
plete destruction of T.loyd's recreation
pier at Houston and heavy damage at
Corpus Christ! as a result of the one
president's proposal is causing i gen
eral feeling of relief to spread to all
classes as it was generally believed
that they would support the managers
even to the extent of allowing the men
to walk out.
R. R. Heads Peeved at Publicity.
Pacific News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19. It is re
ported that the action of President
Wilson in making public the facts at
tending the conference this morning
has greatly peeved the visiting rail
road presidents*, indicating that the
sincerity of their intentions is not be
yond question. It is said that the
railroaders have now entered the ob
jection that their agreement to the
president's plan was tentative and de
pendant on the agreement of the sev
eral railroad heads who were not pre
sent at the conferences.
President Wilson is evidently bent
on pressing matters to a final conclu
sion as it was announced at the W hite
House, shortly after news of the new'
attitude* of the railroad heads was
noised around, that the absent railway
president s' will be asked to come to
Washington immediately.
hundred and twenty mile gale which
swept, over the south and southwestern
coast yesterday and last night are con
tained in meager reports from the af
feeted district today.
As the wires are down in all direc
tions hut little can be learned as to
tie actual damage although it is al
ready determined that the loss will
run well into six figures. So far as
known no lives have been lost although
the reports suggest that shipping has
been hard hit by the storm.
Lloyd’s Pier was one of the noted
waterfront structures of the country
and was several thousand feet long.
The storm is now heading across the*
southwestern sections toward the
army camps along the border but no
communication is possible owing to
the destruction of the wires to Kagle
I ’ass.
10 DROWNED IN
SINKING COASTER
International News Service.
HOPSON, Tex., Aug. 19. Ten per
sons were drowned in tin* sinking of
the coast wise vessel Pilot Hoy in the
vicinity of Point Arran can last night.
The Pilot Boy was on the way to
(lalveston at tin* time of the fatality,
which was due to the vessel being
caught in the great gale which swept
over the southwestern coast during
the past twenty four hours. The re
ports reaching this city relative to the
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great storm indicate that extensive
damage has hem sustained in several
sections. Aside from those perishing
in the Pilot lioy, no lives are so far
known to he lost.
Property Damage will Reach Mdlions.
International News Service.
GALVESTON, Aug. 19.—The hurri
cane which drove down upon the west
ern Texas coast yesterday continued
throughout the night and is showing
'little sign of abating today. Torrent
ial rains have fallen at intervals and
the floods along the coast are in
creased by torrents of water pouring
down the swollen streams along the
coast area.
Property damage running into the
millions has resulted though the loss
of life is not great as far as known.
The waters of the Gulf have been piled
up to a mountainous height and are
pouring over large areas of the low
lying const land in a wide spread tor
rent of destruction. Communication
save with one or two coast points is
cut off and little can he learned as to
the extent of the catastrophe,
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