THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 150. TELEPHONE MAIN 44 NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, MAY 37, 1916- TELEPHONE MAIN 44. PRI„E 28 CENTS
GERMANS CAPTURE CUMIERES
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GERMANS CLAIM
CAPTURE OF
CUMIERES VILLA6E
<V. 1*. A. Service.
BERLIN, May 25.—The -cap
ture of the village of Cumieres
ny the Hungarian troops engag
ed with the German forces in the
reduction dtf Verdun was an-1
i.ounced by the war office today, j
Cumieres is located on the
west bank of the Muese and lies
a short distance east of Dead* I
man’s hill and has a most im'l
portant bearing o0 the future op-'
orations in that section. This
position combined with the pos
session of Deadman’s hill, from,
which the French were compell
RUSSIANS CLAIM FUR
THER ADVANCES IN EAST!
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, May 25.—Retro-,
grad reports today chronicle fur-!
tlier advances of the Russian
forces in the region south of
Bitlis. Several towns of import
ance have been captured with lit
tle effort as the Turks are oper
ating with little vigor
*S$.„ J&SStoJ y?e
now directing their advance to
ed to retire, gives the German
forces an opportunity to bear
effectively against the western
defenses of Verdun
The fall of that position is now
looked upon as certain to occur
within a short period. The of
ficial report says that Cumieres
was taken by the Hungarian
troops in a hand to hand engage
ment in which three hundred
prisoners, including eight offi
cers, were taken by the Germans.
Heifvy fighting is in progress
along the entire northern section
of Verdun salient.
ward the important city of Mos
ul, the capture of which will ren
der the lower sections of Meso
potamia untenable for the Turk
ish army now disputing the ad
vance of the British forces under
General Gorringe.
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FRENCH AGAIN DRIVEN
FROM FORT DOUAMONT
A. P. A. Service.
PARIS, May J5.—After with
! standing numerous attacks coitr
I billed with an artiillery fire of
: savage intensity throughout the j
day, the French werc at length
compelled to retire from Fort j
Douamont before a furious
charge of the Bavarians. Ttye
Germans have reoccupied the
ruined fortress while the French
are holding the immediate ap
proach to the position.
This announcement was made
officially in the communications
issued by the French war office
tonight. The statement further
says that the valor of the Bavar
ians. who affected the recapture
after several furious attacks, was
magnificent- Time and again the
veteran fighters swept up the
slopes surrounding the fortifica
tions only to be rolled back again
by the withering fire from the
French guns.
After short intervals during
which the German artillery pour
ed a terrific fire into the fort, the
II; varians would again come on
in short rushes which finally
landed them on the French
works in spite of a fearful deci
ination of their numbers.
Owing to the intense bombard
ment the fort is Iitle more than
a mass of ruins and is of little
value for defense. The French
troops are solidly entrenched in
the positions occupied before the
Germans were driven out of
Douamont yesterday and are in
little danger of being dislodged
t persent.
GREY DECLARES ALLIES
CANNOT THINK OF PEACE
A. P. A. Service
LONDON, May 25.—Closely
following the statement of Pre
mier Briand that peace cannot lx*
considered until the allies tri
u|mph comes now Sir Edward
Grey who declares that the allies
cannot possibly think of peace
at the present time.
was made in the house of com
nions by way of reply to the
peace advocates of whom there
arc not a few in the parliament
ary body. After reviewing the
situation Gray asserted that the
position of the allies is still un
changed and that hostilities have
not yet reached the stage where
FIBIRKS JOINS UI
FOR ROIMIOR
A. 1*. A. Service.
CHICAGO, May 25.—Nation
al Committeeman Ames Good
rich, republican nominee for gov
J ernor of Indiana, formally
launched the candidacy of Chas
Warren Fairbanks tor the nom
ination of the republican con
vention. The majority of the
ca^lidates are now conducting
the campaign from headquarters
in this city.
VIRGINIA CITY
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VIRGINIA CITY, May 2$.—
After hard work on the part of
the mine employes the fire in the
Yellow Jacket mine is now un
der control and the flames which
have raged with extreme vio
lence for the past two days are
slowly dying down. In addition
to the four mine workers killer!
by the poisonous smoke fumes,.
eleven others are in a precarious I
condition from various causes.
IMPORTANT MOVEMENTS
IN COURLAND PROVINCES
A. P- A Service.
LONDON, May 25.—Impor
tant military movements are tak
ing place in the Courland section
in anticipation of the early re
newal of the gigantic struggle
for the possession of Riga, ac
cording to official Petrograd re
ports today Engagements of
short duration but exceptional
severity are also reported taking
place at intervals although the
soil and weather conditions pre
vent operations on an extended
scale. Both sides are making ex
tensive preparations for an ac
tive campaign which is expected
to commerce early in June.
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GERMAN SUCCESSES BOUGHT
» FRIGHTFUL PRICE
A. P. A. Service.
LONDON, May 25.—Small
but important successes have
been achieved by the Germans
during the three days of terrific
fighting in the Verdun region.
Official reports received by the
the Germans 'anf^fcaff4tfi^f~o rf
offensive of. .the most savage
character and with the evident
intention of capturing the great
fortress regardless of cost.
Troops arc literally sacrificed]
bv thousands in the desperate,
effort to reach much coveted]
positions and each step forward
is accompanied by enormous
losses
Eye-witness say that the dead
and wounded lie so thick that the
charging Germans are frequently
compelled to tread upon the
bodies of the slain in order to
o1"ffre ‘aft'fllery WeTs -aid to ex
need even that of the great Sep
tember drive of the allies when
practically everything in the line
of fire was obliiterated by the
hurricane of shot and shell.
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AUSTRIANS CLAIM
FURTHER SUCCESSES
A. P. A. Service.
VIENNA, May 25.—Further
Austrian successes in the Tren
titio district are recorded in the
official report of the general staff.
Heavy concentration of artillery
fire against the Italian positions
along the Adige valley has com
polled the enemy to abandon'
their defenses over a wide front.
The positions are now occupied
by the Austrians who are again
bombarding to clear the way for
"further advances. Heavy fight
ing is reported in progress near
Cortino with the Italians offer
ing a determined resistence to
the Austrian advance.
BORDER SITUATION
REPORTED QUIET
A. P. A. Service.
WASHINGTON, May 25.—
Reports from the military au
thorities along the border indi
cate that the air of active hostili
ty manifested by the Mexicans
during the early days of the Am
erican occupancy of Mexican
soil is apparently dying out. Lit
tie ill feeling is being manifested
by Mexicans where they are in
contact with the troops and it i<
believed that they are commenc
ing to realize the actual inten
tions of the Americans. No dis
turbances of any nature have
been reported for several days.
CARRANZA TO AID
MEXICAN FARMERS
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A. 1’. A. Service
MEXICO CITY, May 25.—
The Mexican government is
making preparations to lend as
sistance to the agriculturists
through the establishment of
bureaus for the distribution of
seeds and to assist in other ways
the development of the agricul
tural resources of the republic.
The first bureau will b^ estab
lished at Torreon where the long
continued civil war has caused
an almost complete desolation
to fall on an extensive agricul
tural district. Similar institu
tions will be established in all
agricultural sections and it is be
lieved will result in an imediate
development. •