THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 244. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 4«. PRIi,E25CENI
GERMANS FIGRT SAVAGELY
NORTH OF SOMME
International News Service.
PARIS, Sept. 14.—Intense and bitter
lighting continues in progress north
of the Somme where the Germans are
making heavy counter attacks to re
gain possessoin of the ground over
looking the Rapnume road captured
by the French forces yesterday.
The war office reports that heavy
German attacks against the French
positions on Hill 70 have been repulsed
and various efforts to cause a with
drawal of the French lines near Bouch- I
uvesnes have also bee* frustrated.
Military experts declare that the
Herman possession of Feronne cannot
be maintained in the face of the im
mense pressure the French can now
bring to bear against the city from the
north.
The last French advance also great
l> weakens the Hernum hold on Com
bles and the early capture of that po
sition is predicted.
The war office statement declares
that the; Herman losses in the attacks
on Hill 70 were exceedingly heavy.
Vote the Republican Ticket Straight.
—Adv.
ITUS DEFEATED
BT BULGARIANS
' j
International News Service.
SOFIA, Sept. 14.—In their first bat
tle with the Bulgarians, the Italian,
forces, which landed at Salonika short- [
l.v after the Italian declaration of war !
against Germany, met a severe defeat I
along the Salonika front today. The!
reports declare that the Italians were
dealt a staggering blow following their
attempt to push forward their lines
along the edge of the Belasitso pla
teau. The Italians efforts to rush the
Bulgarian positions were met with a
withering artillery fire folowed by hand
to hand fighting in which the enemy
suffered huge losses and was finally
compelled to retire on his original po
sitions.
Reports from the Dobrudja front
state that the Bulgarians have suc
cessfully withstood all efforts of the
Russians and Roumanians to recap
ture the ground lost during the earlier
days of lighting in that section.
The captured towns of Silistria and
Tnrtukai have been the scene of san
guinary efforts of the Roumanians but
are firmly held by the Bulgarian
forces.
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HEAVY FIGHTING
IN TRANSYLVANIA
International News Service.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 14.—A state
ment of the general staff today asserts
that heavy and continuous fighting is
going on along the Maros valley front
in Transylvania where the Rouman
ians are holding recently captured po
sitions in the face of tremendous ef
forts of the Austro-German forces to
dispossess them.
The principal efforts of the Teutons
are directed to the recapture of Sepsi
szent-gorgy and the Roumanian posi
tions north of Hermanstadt.
POINTDEXTER BEATS
HUMPHRIES IN
WASHINGTON PRIMARIES
Pacific News Service.
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—Senator Poin
dexter carried off the republican hon
ors in the state primaries yesterday,
defeating his opponent by seven thou
■sand majority. Former Governor
McBride proved the victor in the con
test with Roland Hartley for the gov
norship on the republican ticket. Bal
laine, who was running on a “save
Alaska from the Gugg’s” ticket was
defeated for congressional honors by
J. F. Miller.
The Pictorial Review edition of the
Nugget in magazine form to be pub
lished in October will be the greatest
issue ever published in Nome.
I
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BULGARS CAPTURE ENTIRE
i DIVISION! GREEK ARMY
International News Service.
SALONIKA, Sept. 14. An otiicial
| statement from tin- entente military
' headquarters today says that the Bul
1 garian fortes have taken forcible pos
I session of tie Koval forts and mili
tary deposits at Kaval and have also
1 made prisoners of the entire Fifth
division of the Greek army stationed at
I thiit place. Tin Greeks apparently
made little effort to prevent the Bul
garians frtim taking possession of the
forts and their occupation of the mili
tary defenses is complete.
In addition to capturing great stores
of military supplies, ihe Bulgarians
and their Turkish allies also captured
a large number of Held and machine
guns. As the city itself is under tlie
protection of the guns of allied war
ships the Bulgarians have so far made
no a (tempi to lake possession.
Turks and Bulgars Reported Massa
creing Inhabitants Kavala.
International News Service.
ATHENS, Sept. 14. Unofficial re
ports reaching here relative to the sit
nation at Kavala this afternoon de
ckin' that the Turks and Bulgarians
are niassaereing the inhabitants and
the city is an inferno of .atrocity and
sla lighter.
Th< forts and also the fortified
heights overlooking the town are de
clared to have surrendered to the Bul
garians, permitting them to turn the
guns upon the city. After subject
ing tile town to a severe shelling the
Turks are reported to have entered
and commenced an indiscriminate
slaughter of (he inhabitants.
French and British warships are
reported shelling the town from Kava
la bay.
Troops to Protect American Tabacco
Interests; Kavala.
SALONIKA, Sept. If. Late reports
from Kavala state that a number of
people have been killed during the
course of severe rioting participated
in b.v the Greek and Bulgarian ele
ment, between which there is at all
times considerable ill feeling. Greeks
troops are reported In charge of the
sit nut ion backed by the allied warships
in the harbor which are engaged in
shelling the forts beyond the city or -
| copied by the Turks and Bulgarians.
(Strong guards are being rushed from
| here to protect the property and
| buildings of the American Tobacco
Company which is valued set several
millions. The more recent reports
j entirely discredit the unofficial tlis
! patches stating that the town has beep
' captured by the Bulgarians. Although
the forts are ill the hands of the J tit I -
! Killians they have made no effort to
| approach the town owing doubtless to
the presence of the large fleet of en
tente warships.
Republicans should remember that
the number of Delegates to go to the
next Territorial Convention is based
upon the vote cast for Attorney-Gen
eral.
Do you want Fifty or Ten?—Adv.
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Sliced.
GERMANS CLAIM GREAT
VICTORY-CARPATHIANS
Internationa! News Service.
BMItl.lN, Sept. II. Today Beilin is
ringing' with the news of an over
whelming defeat of the Russians in
the Carpathians by the Austro-Oer
innn forces under Prince Karl of Ba
varia after a twenty hour battle.
According to the official statement
of the Vienna war office, the Teuton
forces met the powerful Russian on
slaughts with magnificent valor and
after desperate lighting forced the
Slavs to retire upon their original po
sitions after sustaining enormous
losses.
The war office admits that the tier
man losses were also severe. It is con
tended, however, that the casualties
on the German side were trifling as
compared to those of the enemy.
The Russian advance in this section
has ixin dealt a terriflc blow and no
I'm ini movement is expected until
.md.;em: ! reserves are brought from
other sections of the line.
The official reports are profuse in
praise of the valor of the Teuton
troops who are declared to have won
victory in the face of an ovorwhelm
fDree and under the most difficult
conditions.
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CAPTURE OF PERRONE
CONSIDEREU IMMINENT
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 14. The scverenee
of 'the northern communications of
Peronne by the advance of the French
lines beyond the Peronne-Bapaume
highway yesterday has rendered
ie German situation in that section
extremely critical and the early fall
of that important military center is
considered certain l*> occur within a
short period.
The certain capture of Peronne by
the French is also forecasted in pri
vate dispatches from within the city
itself made public today in Amster
dam. According to the statements
contained, the Germans have made
all preparations for an evacuation of
the city in the event of the situation j
becoming more strained.
The substantial advances made by
the French troops Tuesday and Wed
nesday include the heights and village
t of Bouch-avesnes and completely sever
| the German communications along tint
I Bapaume road over which are car
I tied the larger portion of the German
supplies for the defense of Peronne.
Internationa-. News Service.
l’ETROGRAD, Sept. 14.—Although
forced to give up Silistria in the face
of the overwhelming artillery attacks
of the German-Bulgarian forces, the
Russians are still holding their ground
I along the Danube, in the Dobrudja
section, according to the official report
today.
The enemy forces arc reported mak
ing severe but Ineffectual attempts to
cross the Danube both east and west
of Silistria with the intention of cap
turing the railroad lines running along
the liver, the possession of which will
enable an advance on the Roumanian
capital.
Various attempts to cross the Dan
ube in the vicinity of Turtukai have
also been frustrated.
I SERBS GAINS GREfcT SUCCESS
OVER BULGARIANS
Internationa,' News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 14.—The Serbian
legation announced today the receipt
of official advices declaring that the
Serbian forces have captured the en
tire first lino of Rulgnrian defenses
in Greece after a great battle lasting
for three days.
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done by the Nugget office.
BRITISH ADVANCE
SOUTH THIEPVAL
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. II. According to
official reports from lirilish flokl hoiid
i|Unrterx tin' British forces have made
slight advances in the Thiepval
Poiseres sector during tin past tw'en
ty four hours lint otherwise there is
no change in the general situation.
Heavy artiilery notions are in progress
along the greater portion of the British
front preparatory to a eontitiuanci of
the forward movement.
International News Service.
BOMK, Sept. It. Ivor the seventh
time since the beginning of the war
Austrian aeroplanes descended on Ve
nice last evening.
Itoports received here1 state that the
airmen dropped a largo number of
bombs on the city seriously damaging
a number of buildings and injuring
several people. The Austrian attack
was directed largely against the rail
road stations and supply depots though
but little damage was done to the more
important points.
MARY PICKFORD AT DREAM.
One of the best Bickford photo
drama features produced by the Para
mount Pont puny, "Mistress Nell,' will
be presented at the Dream theater to
night. As Nell tlwyn, a popular Lon
don actress, Miss Piekfonl has a rare
opportunity to be at her best. The
story deals with the attempt, of the
.
h'rencli government, through a Siren
Baroness, to wrest Kngland from tho
king. Nell tlwyn, who is the king's
“favorite," by her wits is able to sax<
her lover his kingdom and also to ex
pose the plot. The acting, photography
and scenery are of the best. This two
dollar show will be shown in Nome it
the popular admission of 25 cents.