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VOLUME XVII. NO. 248 TELEPHONE MAIN 4« NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1917 TELEPHONE MAIN 44 PRICE 25 CENTS
GERMANS FAN. IN THREE CHAMPAGNE ATTACKS
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FRENCH REPULSE THREE
ATTACKS; CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT
international News Service.
I’AIJIS, June 19.—Throe teri'ifiy at
tacks of the Germans against the
French positions in the Champagne
•section last night were repulsed with
heavy casualties to the attacking
forces according to the official state
ment of the war office this morning.
The German efforts were directed
along the San Qnentin-l’arroy sector
✓ anil were preceded by the usual in
tense artillery flrci
The Teuton legions were (lung at
three separate points along the
French front and wave after wave of
infantry was sent hurling against the
French line but without gaining
ground at any one of the throe objec
tives.
The first attack, which occurred
just notrh of San Quentin, was broken
down by the French artillery and the
succeeding assaults were stopped by
machine gun and rifle tire.
( At no point were the Germans able
to gain a foothold in the French
trenches although several times the
lighting became almost a hand to
hand combat.
The remainder of the French front
is reported to have been quiet.
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NEW MOVEMENT-MACEDONIA
international News Service.
LONDON, June 19.—Reports from
Athens published in the Times today
announce the taking over of the rail
wa line in Thessaly by the allied
troops. This railway line runs from
Piraeus on the Gulf of Athens to
Kile si ina on the Gulf of Salonika and
'is lie most important railway artery
in Greece.
It is genera’ly believed here that
the taking over of the road means
iliut the entente is making prepara
tions for a great flanking movement
on the Macedonian front through
Thessaly and Albania.
A movement of this character, it
is pointed out by military experts,
would if successfully executed cause
a complete change In the battle Vines
in Macedonia and seriously jeopardize
the German-Bulgarian hold on wes*
etn Serbia.
j An official statement of the press
bureau asserts that fighting of an in
tensive nature is going on along the
Struma but on material change of
position is recorded .
Reports from the front intricate that
the British troops are slowly winning
back the ground taken from them by
the Bulgarians in the recent fighting.
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REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT
GAINS GREAT IMPETUS--SPAIN
International News Service.
l,ONT>ON, June 19.—Dispatches
from Madrid today indicate beyond a
doubt that Spain is treinbl'ing on the
verge of a complete overthrow of the
present government anil the substitu
tion of a republic.
The republican movement is de
clared to be gaining strength by leaps
and bounds with thousands answer
ing the call of the reform party headed
by Senor Alvarez.
The dispatches say that republican
propaganda is now openly preached
by the adherents of the party and
the government Is making little or
> effort to suppress the activities of
the republican agents which are now
scattered throughout the country.
It is further stated that the efforts
of the government are clearly of a
perfunctory order and the opposition
of Alfonso toward a republican gov
ernment is not of a decided order.
The king appears inwardly passive
toward the idea and it is generally
believed that he will abdicate ’in the
event of increased pressure being
brought to bear.
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Shop. Phone Black 5.
KENNICOTT MINERS STRIKE
DEMAND INCREASED WAGES
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Pacific News Service.
t'OItVODA, June IS.—Demanding a
substantial increase In the present
wage and declaring that they will
refuse till offers of arbitration, two
hundred men employed in the Konnl
eott copper mine a few miles from this
city went on strike today and there
is every prospect that the big month
ly onlput of copper will be greatly
reduced; if not Stopped till together,
unless .in early settlement s reach
ed. The output of tire mine has av
eraged close to two million dollars in
value per month for a long period.
The demand of the men is based on
I lie present high price of copper, the
loaders of the striking miners 'insist
ing that the cbmpany can easily stand
the raise demanded.
The men say that they are quite
willing to meet the company hnlf way,
however, and are making their claim
for an increase dependant on the
market price of tlie -metal. fn the
I event of tho market declining they f
assert they are willing to stand a!
reduction Intt feel that at the present
prices the company 'is Quite aide to
stand the wage proposed.
Officials of tho company declare
that the strike is.due to the agitation
of Germans who seek to tie up the
output of the big mine in order to
hinder if possible the government war
preparations. New York officials of
the company issued a public statement!
yesterday charging that the strike wns|
fomented by Germans and declaring(
they were in possession of undeniable
evidence of German- influence.
The men themselves declare that’
German influence has nothing to do j
with their demand and they are mere-'
ly asking what Is believed to be a
fair and Just wage.
Company Demands Official Action.
NEW VOItIC, June 19.—The home
office of the Kennicott Topper To, j
today instructed Its Alaska officials j
ho present evidence that Germans are
behind the strike at the Kennicott
mine to the representatives of the
federal government in AJaskn. Hie
■:il offices of the company assert
lhat the strike Is nothing more than
an effort on the part of interested
rtles to lower the copper output of
the nation in the hope of hindering
the ammunition output and other na
tional war preparations.
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Ceurtheuee.
WILSON DEMANDS EARLY
PASSAGE FOOD DILL
International Newt Service.
WASHINGTON, June 18.—President
Wilson told congress today through
n letter transmitted to Senator Bor
land that the legislative body must
pass the food emergency bill before
July first, if the nation ts rto be saved
front the food speculators. The eXe-,
cutlve declares that only through an
early passage of the bill can the food
price manpulutors be controlled and
continued delays will not only tnfllct
serious injury on the people but will
also make the matter of ultimate con
trol of the food situation one of great
er difficulty than at present.
The president strongly urges upon
Senator Borland the necessity for
lending all his personal assistance to
ward the early passage of the meas
ure now before both branches of
congress.
The administration supporters are
preparing to make the greatest fight
of years to secure the passage of the
II as passed by committee but proph-1
cies are freely made that the measure
will fa'll In its present form. For
weeks the eapltol has been besieged
by represi r it fives of the interests
which will be affected by the bill and
a tremendous fight Is In prospect.
OFFICERS RESERVE
Following it iHTSonal appeal to tin:
aril a I ant general of the army, by Dele
gate Charles Sttlzer, twenty citizens
of Alaska will be allowed to join the
second officers reserve corps training
crimp at San Francisco and try for
commissions in the regular army.
• Delegate Snlzer today wired the
Wi pers of the territory to th'is effect:
f llow irrg is the message:
Washington, D. C. .June 19.
Nugget, Nome:
Alaska Is nlloto twenty candidates
at (tie second officers reserve corps
training camp by the ndjuatant geti
crnl following a personal appeal.
lie camp opens at the Fresldo, San
Francisco, California, on August 27.
\m trying to arrange that applicants
for admission wMI he passed upon at
army posts in Alaska, thus saving
an unnecessary trip to the states. Will
notify you later about this. Applica
tions blanks are being sent by mail
to I'nited States commissioners in
your towns. Also to commanding of
fleers at all Alaskan army posts. Ap
plicants for comm'issions to .receive
one hundred dollars per month while
in (raining, also tranesportation and
other expenses.
CHAS. A. SULZEIt,
Delegate from Alaska.
AT THE DREAM TONIGHT.
Tonight "Inspiration” the five part
romance of Audrey Munson, world fa
mous model will be repeated at the
Dream. It proved a big drawing num
ber last night and was quite a revel
| ntlon to those not familiar with “Art.”
The story is 'interesting and the mak
| ing of a statue from a "living model'*
' was quite educational.
ALFONSO WILLING TO
ESTABLISH REPUBLIC
International New* Service.
NEW YORK, June 19.—The New
York American today prints a letter
purported to come from an official
high in the affairs of the Spanish
government wherein the writer as
serts that King Alfonso has declared
himself willing to establish a repub-j
ie In Spain should it lie the manifest
.vlsti of the people.
Tin* letter states that the king lias
leknowleilgeil the isiwer of the grnw
ng movement for a repahl'ie and has
iIso his recognition of the ills
content prevailing throughout the
kingdgom and will undoubtedly abdi
cate in the event of the reform move
ment becoming much greater.
Alfonso is noted for liberal views
<*n the subject of government and has
frequently stated that he believed the
first duty of rulers was In serve too
people.
The writer of the letter declares that
the attitude of the king practically
'insures a complete victory by the re
form party unless some unexpected
development occurs.
GERMAN CASUALTIES
FOUR AND HALF MILLIONS
international News Service.
LONDON, June 19.—The German'
asualtirs up to June first total more
hnn half of the entire German army
(•cording to official estimates based
on the German casualty list heretofore
published.
Owing to the absence of lists relati
ng to losses In the Bavarian and
Wurtemherg regiments none of which
have been published, the statisticians
stimate that the Teuton losses, in
haling killed, wounded and prisoners
ince the commencement of the war
idtal four million, three hundred fif
v six thousand, seven hundred and
sixty.
As the total military strength of
Germany is estimated at about seven
m'lllion men, the number placed out
of action during the struggle Is con
siderably more than half of the entire
fighting forces.
During the spring allied offensive
the Germans lost heavily In the ter
rific counter, assaults launched against
the British and French in fruitless
endeavors to regain captured ground.
No fists of May casualties hare yet
appeared but estimates place the
number of German casualties for May
and June as approximately three hun
dred and fifty thousand.
Moonlight water at tho City Bath
House.
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HOOVER ASKS
PASSAGE FOOD BILL
WASHINGTON, June 19.—Herbert
'. Hoover, nominated !>y President
Vilson as the prospective food dlcta
or of tho country during the war,
ppeared before the senate today and
ffered a strong appeal for the pas
age of the food bill now before con
gress.
Hoover stated that the experiences
of the European nations during the
war had demonstrated the necessity
or government control of food com
modities to prevent speculation and
extortion, and insisted that the Unt
ied States must ultimately follow In
their footseps.
In no other way, he declared, could
the people be protected save by thb
government taking complete control
of all food production and distribu
tion.
With the great problem of feeding
not only ourselves but also a large
portion of our allies It was Impera
tive, he said that the whole business
should lie centered under one head.
In his rmarks before the senate
Hoover stated that the margin be
tween the producer and consumer
should be reduced through a system
of executive under a central admin
istration, each to study means of
shortening the speculative chain that
handles a particular commodity thus
eliminating excess profits.
In this manner actual ci mmandeer
^l)g of food commodities could pos
sibly he avoided, lie said, and In no
other way.
Hoover was listened to with great
attention by the aolons and created a
profound impression.