THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI, NO. 212. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl NOME, ALA8KA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 25 CENTS
NEW YORK CAR STRIKE IS ENDED
RUSSIANS CAPTURE THOUSANDS ON SEREIN
CAR STRIKE SETTLED
LATE YESTERDAY
International News Service.
NEW YORK, August 8.—The big;
strike of the street car men was called
I
off late yesterday and today all sur
face lines 'have resumed operation
and (hinges are again normal. The
settlement was reached through a
plan proposed by Mayor Mitchell and
submitted to a conference of the
street railway directors and the car
men. The terms of the agreement
permit of all matters being submitted
to arbitration. i
While the company's fail to rec
ognize the union ponding the final
settlement. 11»ey have conceded the
right of the larmcn to organize. This
concession on the part of the com
panies is largely responsible for the
willingness i the strikers to come to
an agreomen . The questions of the
eight hour d. y and the wage increase
demanded will be taken up by repre
sentatives o. the traction company's
and the carni n on the last day of the
present month.
SHELLS COST TEN
MILLIONJMHLT
Internationa'. News Service.
LONDON, August X.—In an official
statement today Minister of Muni
lions Lloyd-George announced that
the shells fired by the British forces
in the intense fighting along the Som
me front have cost the government
an average of ten million dollars daily.
Since the i pening day of the great
drive, Jnl.\ I, the shells employed in
ilie iromendi.uH hombardments con
stantly ueem ring along this front
have cost tli huge total of fifty mil
lions of dollars.
NOTICE.
The annual election of olfleers of
ilie Notin' Si .aid Peninsula Chamber
of Common ' will be bold next Wed
nesday even ig, August 9th, 191(1, at
the Pioneer Hall, 8:S0 p. m. All
members are requested to be present.
President.
A. POT.RT,
BRITISH MAKE MORE
BAINS SOMME FRONT
International News Service.
LONDON, August 8.—Official re
ports from tho headquarters of the
British forces in France today state
that further advances have been made
by the Knglish in the Trones wood
section. After a period of hard light
ing tin British have gained control of
the junction of several roads with the
Albert-Btipatitne highway which have
been held with great tenacity by the
(let-mans.
The British forces have also gained
a number of trenches east of the
Trones woods. Strong counter at
tacks of thi Germans at several
! points have been repulsed with large
[ losses. The fighting in this sector
| is reported again growing in violence
j and displaying a tendency to spread
farther to the north. The Germans j
are again display ing activity along J
tin YpreK-'.'omines front. Heavy ar
j tillery'-’iieliuMs are maintained on this
I sector.
CONFERES FINALLY
AGREE ON ARMY BILL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, August 7.—After
much heated wrangling over the ap
propriation provisions of the army
bill, the deadlock over the differences
in the size of the appropriation has
finally boon broken. It was announced
this afternoon that the conference
committees have finally reached an
agreement as to the amount of money
to be appropriated. It Is also an
nounced that the navy bill conferes
have reached a tentative agreement
relative to tin navy personnel. The |
building program will lie taken lip this1
afternoon.
SWEDISH SIR.
i
International News Service.
LONDON, August S. Lloyds an-1
iiouncrd today that the Swedish steam
er Vera, rn routo from Sweden, has
heen sunk hy sul.marine attack near
the Dogger Hank. Owing to clear
weathei prevailing for the past twen
ty four hours there has heen a decided
falling off in tin numhei of vessels
attacked hy tin- (human divers.
HUGHES
REACHES
SEATTLE
I
Pacific News Service.
SKATTI.K, August X After speak- j
ing at Detroit anil other points en j
route, Judge Hughes arived here to
day and will deliver an address this
evening. The speech of Hughes at
Detroit is being widely commented on
liv the press owing to the obvious
Intention of the republican candidate
to refrain from an accurate expres
sion of sentiment relative to the larg
er issues of the campaign.
The Chicago papers characterized
his Detroit address as nothing more
than a reiteration of his reply to the
notification of the convention. It is
declared that Hughes did not say one
thing in Shis Detroit speech which
was not contained in the acceptance
communication. The failure of the
Judge to mala known his attitude is
visibly worrying some of his most
staunch supporters.
NO AMERICANS ABOARD
LETIMBRO
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, August 8.—Acting
Secretary «,f State Polk announced
today that the state department will
take no action in the matter of the
sinking of the Italian liner Lcttmbro
in the Adriatic by a Teuton subma
rine, as there were no Americans
aboard the vessel. Polk stated that
the findings of the investigation order
ed by the department closes the cases [
gs far as America is concerned.
In Quality and Richness Cannot be Surpassed
Our present prices cannot remain
this low much longer.
A few cases bought now mean a few dollars
saved to buy coal with.
BUY YOUR WINTER REQUIREMENTS
NOW
jpolets Stores
Coffees efresft Roasted 0ai(y
TOTAL GERMAN LOSSES
NEARLY THREE MILLION
International News Service.
<;i;\i:\ \. \ugust s. Copies «»f the
II\ *• hundred and seventeenth Herman
rasua!it\ list recently issued by the
I'erlin government were received here
toda \ and show that the total nuin
■ i killed, wounded and missing dur
ing the war period on the Herman
;d» ire two million nine hundred
and sixty four thousand two hundred
and forty-one. Although it has prev
—_r ■ r.i
ioils 1 \ In en i he policy of the Bei lin
government lo issue the casualty re
ports in such shape that no accurate
estimate of the totals could he ob
tained.
The present list, however, is looked
upon as a i.iir approximation of the
actual numlii is exclusive of those sus
tained I»\ si vi-ral German regiments
he losses of which have never been
published.
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BERLIN ADMITS
WITHDRAWALS
IN GALICIA
International News Service.
IlKItLIN, August 8.—The with
drawal of the Austro-Gernmn forces
in certain parts of Galicia is admitted
by tin- general staff in the official re
ports today. No explanations arc
given. The statement says that hand 1
to hand fighting of the most savage
character is going on along the lines
fronting and in the vicinity of Lem
berg.
The* Uussians are admittedly con
cent rating ill possible weight along
this sector in an effort to crush the
(lernian opposition. Along the Polish
border, the Hussions are being held
in cheek ;it .11 points. The war office
also eluonich s the failure of numer
ous attempts of the British to ad
vanci tin ii lint's at points along the
Somme front.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
RUSSIANS CLAIM STEADY
ADVANCE EAST FRONT
International News Service.
I’HTIvt •< il!.\ l>, August X.- The grout
kussian offensive along the eastern
I'rutil is making steady progress to
ward the west and wide advances are
reported by the war ministry. The
efforts of the Teutons to hold the Uns
sians in cheeked along the lino of the
Lemberg advance have failed com
pletely and the troops of the czar
are pressing eagerly forward with the
fall of the tialician stronghold now
certain.
The oflicial statement declares that
over tin thousand men have been
taken prisoners b> the Russians since
Saturday in i lie advance along the
Sereth river. Heavy fighting is pro
eedillg norllleast of Kovel With the
Cermnns making terrific resistant
efforts.
The war oilier states that the (la
lieian lighting is of the most savage
i liarneler imaginalde with the Aus
trians holding to their position until
almost anihiliftted. The capture of
groups of the enemy who refuse to
retreat is constant and hundreds are
added to tie lists of prisoners taken
daily.
BERLIN TA6BLATT
SAYS BREMEN
SUNK
International News Service.
BRUNK, August 8.—The Berlin
Tageblatt, one of the most reliable
of the newspapers published in the
German capital prints a story today
to the effect that the submarine Bre
men, which sailed ostensibly for New
York some time ago, has been sunk
by accident. A dispatch received here |
from Berlin says that the Tageblatt
claims to have received authentic in
formation to this effect,
HUNDRED THOUSAND
MEN FAVOR STRIKE
International News Service.
NRW YORK, August 8.—The heads
of the railroad brotherhoods meet the
employers today and on the results of
the conference will probably depend
l he future action of the trainmen.
Ileprosentativos of the brotherhoods
declared today that they will continue
to insist in their demand for an eight
hour day to the last. The practically
unanimous vote of one hundred thou
sand men favors a strike in order to
force the demand for a shorter day.
Enginemen Almost Solid for Strike.
International News Service.
NEW VOHK, August 8.—The vote
taken In' the railroad employes on the
strike question shows that ninety
eight per cent of the firemen and en
gineers favor the strike out of the
three hundred and ten thousand and
eighty seven votes cast.
The announcement of the general
unanimity of the enginemen on the
strike question has not served tig
cheer the railroad managers as it
was generally believed that the engine
crews were decidedly more loyal to
the companies than the employes in
other departments.
WEATHER REPORT.
August 7. 1916.
Temperature—Max.. 51; min., 16.
Barometer 29.980 inches.
Weather—Partly' cloudy.
Wind—SK., 5 miles per hour.
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