THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 216. TELEPHONE MAIN 48 NOME. ALASKA, SATURDAY. AUGUST 12. 1816. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIUE 26 CENTS
R. R. SITUATION VERY CRITICAL
R. R. EMPLOYEES REJECT
ALL MEDIATION OFFERS
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International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. It’.- Following
a complete rejection of the new pro
posals of the railroad managers by
the representatives of tin1 brother
hoods this morning, it is now general
ly considered ilia I a strike is inevita
ble. The railroad brotherhoods have
rejected the offer of arbitration pro
posed as a last resort and insist that
every demand made upon the railroads
must be met or a walkout will have to
take place.
The attitude of the railroad mali
ngers is reported to lie such that even
tile federal mediators are almost hope
less that a settlement will lie reached.
Judge Knapp, chairman of the federal
board, told the representatives of the
railroad brotherhoods this morning
that the attitude of the railroad man
agers practical l> precludes all hope
of mediation. The statement was
made after he had submitted the out
line of the new proposals for initia
tion made by the employers. The pro
posals were rejected by the hrothoV
hoods with tlie statement "No media
tion. We will tight to a linisli before
we will concede to such terms." In
all quarters it is feared that there is
no hope that a settlement will lie
reached. The mediation board is now
preparing to play what is considered
its last card by calling in Wilson to
argil the ease. If Wilson cannot
bring the employers to make conces
sions a strike will surely follow unless
something entirely unexpected occurs.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 12. An an
nouncement was made by Secretary
Frank Morrison, of the American
Federation of Gabor today, that the
Kcd< ration is solidly behind the bro
therhoods in their efforts to scour-. the
eight hour day.
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT INVES
TIGATING WHEAT RAISE
International News Service.
CHICAGO,, Aug. 12. It became
known today that the federal govern
ment has been conducting a quiet in
vestigation of the wheat situation for
the past four weeks, though nothing
has so far developed showing that the
rise is due to other than natural con
ditions.
BRITISH STEAMER SUBMARINED.
International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 12.—An admiralty
announcement says that the British
steamer Antelope has been submarin
ed.
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TURKS CLAIM
1 RUSSIANS ON
THE RUN
International News Service.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Aug. 12.—Ac
cording to tin- official war office state
ment today the Russians in the lower
Ezerum region arc falling hack north
of llitlis and Mush with the Turks
pursuing the badly defeated armies
and indicting heavy blows. The Turk
ish victory before Mush lias complete
ly shattered the Russian offensive in
this section and the armies are draw
ing rapidly hack on their base at Kz
erum to escape beipg cut off from
the northern lines.
COLORADO WOMEN’S
PARTY FAVOR HUGHESi
International News Service.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Aug. 12.
Delegates of the Women’s party meet- j
ing here have gone on record ns
against Wilson and favoring Hughes
lice use of the latter’s endorsement of
the s -tTrage movement.
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LETCHITZKY STRIKING MIGHTY
BLOWS IN CENTRAL GALICIA
Defeated Austrians are Retreating Before
Furious Smashes Following the
Fall of Stanislau.
International News Service.
PETHOGItA \ \ug. 12. The defeat
of the Austrian forces in Cmtral Ga
licia is complete anil overwhelming.
Announcements of the war office to
day declare that the Austrian forces
are retreating with great precipitation
before the Itussian advance along the
while lower line while General Eetch
ilzhy is following them up striking
smashing blows.
The Itussian commander has follow
ed up tin capture of Stanislao yester
day by taking the railroad between
Monasterzyska and Vyosmka, east of
Stanislao, and also the entire stretch I
of ground between Horodenka and
Milota on the lupa river.
The Itussian victory in this section i
is complete and overwhelming and the
Austriaijs are becoming so disorgan
ized that but little effective insistence
eon be offered. At fvery point of con
tact the Bothmer army is being dealt
furious blows itntl is suffering heavy
losses in killed, wounded and prison
ers, even in retreat. Intense .fighting
proceeds along the Brody and Kovel
fronts with the Austro-German forces
offering a stubborn resistance, aided
by the mightiest arrays of great guns
ever employed along the eastern lines.
ADMIT CAPTURE OF
GALICIAN STRONGHOLD
International News Service.
VIENNA, August lL’. An official
statement of the war ministry this
morning announces that the city of
Stanislau. (lalicia. has been evacuat
ed I»\ the Austrian forces and is now
m the hands of tin* Russians under
(Sonera 1 Lctchitsky. The evacuation
of the Austrian town took place yes
terda\ in the face of an overwhelming
Russian advance from two sides, lat
tie attempt was made to defend tin*
i own aftei the fall of the fortress
owing to a desire to avoid the com
plete destruction which would neces
sarily attend a seige. The Austrian
forces are now retreating to positions
of great strength to tin- north and
west.
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GERMANS ATTACKING
FIERCELY; POIZERS
LONDON, Aug. 1- Deports from
Hiitish he;nl<|ii;iiters in Km nee say
lli.it the Jhitish an holding their
ground in tin- Koiz<ns section in tin
face of furious (Jiinian attacks which
are thrust forward without intermis
sion along the atlvallro portions of the
liritish line. The Tcuitons an striving
i dosperatelj to regain some of the lost
ground along this front and are driv
ing madly forward after periods of
intense artillery lire. Herman attacks
i have been repulsed at various points
from the* Lille region southward to
the Somme with the enem> nowhere
i gaining a foothold in the liritish ter
ritory.
GERMANS STILL
SMASHING AT
VERDUN
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I nternational News Service.
BEltLIN, Aug. 12.—A complete foil- I
ure of many German attempts to dent
the French linos in the Verdun region
is recorded In the official statement
of the French war office today. Heavy
German atacks against thenewlyac
iHided French positions in the Homme
woods conducted during' the night and
early this morning were heavily re
pulsed as were also the attacks against
the Fleury positions. The Germans
are also slamming at the French lines
below tho Somme with no better suc
cess. French counter attacks at sev
eral points yesterday resulted in slight
gains in the Homme woods and along
the Meuse.
SUBMARINE SINKS
JAP STEAMER
International News Service.
LONDON. Aug. 12—News of the
sinking of the Japanese steamer Tem
nie Miiru by a submarine was received
at Lloyd's today.
It has also been announced lhat the
fifty one German ships seized by the
Portugese government some time ago
and which brought a declaration of
war from Germany, have been turned
over to the British government.
GORIZIA BECOMES
STRONGHOLD FOR
TRIESTE ATTACK
Internationa-* News Service.
linMK, Aug. 1 Following the cap
ture of (Iorizia, the forces of (letter 11
('onlona are now pressing rapidly on
toward Trieste anti the investment of
that important seaport is \p vt 'd
hourly.
Dispute? is from the Italian I
quarters n*day declare the U ilian
ft id m to e within twenty miles
t'* « with the Austrians m*wi»'
falling hack before tie rush of tin
Italians.
The* capture of (Iorizia has provided
ail excellent base foi the Italian op* ra
tion against Trieste and is now the
In adpuartei s of the Goritz armies,
i 'wing to its pec uliar locution there is
small prospect that the- Austrians will
In able to retake the position except
after extended fighting and all future
Italian operations in western Austria
will prohahh he directed from that
point.
Ih ports reaching here from Trieste
state that a general exodus of the
Austrian population is commencing
owing to tli« proximity of the Italian
armies which are drawing in on the
city from tin* direction of i'otnen and
Vest! Scherhina.
BERLIN REPORTS CLAIM
BRITISH REPULSED;
OVILLIERS
International News Service.
BERLIN, Aug. 12.—The general staff
reports that the great effort of the
British to advance their lines along the
Ovilliers front have been completely
halted after the enemy forces had been
severely repulsed. The lighting along
the Somme is proceeding with great
violence with the Germans conducting
a heavy offensive at several points.
The statement admits that the
Blench forces have penetrated the
Germen lines in the Hernmc woods on
Ih« Verdun sector after hard fighting.
The French are reported to he
bombarding heavily along the larger
portion of the Floury front in evident
anticipation of another effort to ad
vance. The official statement contains
no reference to the eastern front be
yond the hare statement that the Aus
tro-German forces are holding their
lines along the Kovel front.
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AEROPLANES RAID DOVER.
International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. 12.—Two raiding
aeroplanes dropped four bombs on
Dover this morning but did no damage.
The airships were driven off by the
aerial defense fleet.
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HOTEL COLLAPSES KILLS FIVE.
International News Service.
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 12.—The col
lapse of the Capitol hotel in this city
today killed five persons and wound
ed others.
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