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VOLUME XVI. NO. 221. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. FRIDAY, AUGUST 18, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRI^E 25 CENTS
RAIUOflD OUTLOOK IMPROVING
WILSON CONFERS WITH
R. R. HEADS TODAY
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug 18.—President
Wilson lliis morning sent word to the
members of the cabinet that no meet
ing would be held today owing to his
appointment with the presidents and
managers of the railroads, tlie last of
whom are due to arrive this morning.
At six forty this morning the chair
men and representatives of the rail
road brotherhoods went into executive
session at tlie Bijou theatre to discuss
and vote on the president’s plan to
avoid a strike as proposed by him
yesterday. It is generally believed
that acceptance on their part is cer
tain.
The railroad managers will confer
with the president immediately after
the arrival of those who are still ex
pected.
Employees Accept Wilson Proposals
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 18.—After an
executive session lasting for the great
er part of the morning, tlie brother
hood representatives have accepted
tlie proposals made by President Wil
son to avert a general railroad strike.
An announcement to this effect was
giiven out shortly after noon.
Following the arrival of the last of
tlie railroad heads, the president sub
mitted the same proposition to them.
The conference lasted for some little
time and the railroad bosses then
retired to their hotels to think the
matter over. Following the conference
President Wilson sent word to the
newspapermen that he was hopeful
that the negotiations are new arriv
ing at the stage where good results
may be expected and a peaceful settle
ment concluded.
HOUSE ADOPTS
CHILD LABOR
REPORT
International News Service.
WASHINGTON,Aug. 18. The house
adopted the conference report on the
child labor hill this afternoon without
taking a record vote.
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CROWN PRINCE FREDERICH
WOUNDED
International News Service.
PARIS, Aug'. 18.—A dispatch from!
Zurich, Switzerland, today, assorts J
that frown Prince Frederick, com-j
inundcr of the German forces engaged
in the great Verdun offensive and heir '
to the German throne, is lving in the ^
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German field hospital hack of the Ver
dun lines, badly wounded as the result i
of being struck by fragments of a
shell.
The telegram says that flying
splinters struck the prince in the head
and leg inflicting severe lacerations
which at.i\ destroy his activities for
some time to come.
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OEUTSCHLAND
ARRIVES AT
BREMEN
International News Service.
GKNEVA, Aug. 18.—According to
a private dispatch from Germany, re
ceived by the Zuricher Zeitung, the
j submarine liner Deutschland arrived
at Bremen yesterday after safely
crossing the Atlantic from the United
States. The telegram asserts that the
news of the arrival has not been made I
public for some reason but that the
vessel is unquestionably tied up at
the government docks at Bremen.
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BERLIN REPORTS
REPULSE RUSSIAN
ATTACKS
International News Service.
RERIjIN. Aug. IS. An afternoon re
port to the war office announces the
complete repulse of strong Russian
attacks along the northern branch of
the I'rip't ami also in the Kovel re
gion when the Slavs are conducting a
heavy offensive against the (Sermon
positions ninth of the town.
The Ru sians are now unable to ad
vance a st« p along Lju* German front
and it is hiliivcd will soon he hurled
hack by tie llindenberg force.s.
The gemaal staff is extremely opti
mistic <-ver the situation It iw ad
mitted, however, that the Galician
situation is not so favorable in spite
of the great offensive launched by
General Rothmcr. The Russians are
concentrated in great force in this sec
tion and are well provided with trans
porntion facilities enabling them to
bring great pressure to bear on the
Austrian lines.
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PORTUGAL WILL SOON
ENTER WAD
Internationa'. News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug IS. A Lisbon
dispatch arriving by way of Madrid
announces the intention of Portugal to
enter the war within the near future
on the side of the entente allies.
The Madrid report declares that a
statement to this effect has been pub
licly made by Major Norton Mattos,
the Portugese minister of war. Mat
toh is said to have .declared that Por
tugal is making every preparation to
throw her weight to the side of (ho
entente powers as soon as army pre
parations, now under way, arc con
cluded. Coming from such a source,
the report is given wide credence here.
The statement is further sustained by
the announcement sometime ago that
Portugal had turned over to Britain
the German and Austrian ships, seized
at Lisbon and other Portugese ports.
Germany has already issued a declara
tion of war against Portugal because
of her action in seizing the interned
ships of the central powers.
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WEATHER REPORT.
Temperature—Max., 54: min. 4S.
Barometer—29.62. 7 inches.
Weather—Cloudy.
Wind—SK., 14 miles an hour.
Precipitation—.32 inches.
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GERMANS AGAIN GIVE
GROUND SOMME FRONT
International News Service.
BBKLIN. Aug 18. The w•> r office
announcement this morning admits
further withdrawals of the Herman
forces along t i Somme front.
The Hermans have retired from their
positions southwest of .Martinpuich
and have also lost some ground along
| the Homme.
The statement declares, however,
that the efforts of the British to ad
vance their lines north of Poziers
have failed. The British made several
attacks during the night along this
front hut made no headway, the as
sails being heavily repulsed at every
point.
| I nofficial reports from the Balkan
war zone declare that the German
and Bulgarian forces made signal ad
vances during the course of hard
fighting yesterday and captured the
town of Kiorina, Greece, which has
been the base of the allied forces in
ihat region.
Violent fighting is going on around
Verdun where the Germans are con
ducting a strong offensive at Several
points. /
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BRITISH PREPARING WAY
FOR FURTHER ADVANCES
International News Service.
LONDON, Aug. IX. Morning re
ports from British headiiuartors today
say that tin artillery actions along
the Somme front are gradually in
creasing in violence, presaging an
other effort of the British to advance
ITIftr lines.
The artillery fire is particularly in
tense north of the I’ozieres positions
and heavy firing is also going on along
the Anere.
During the course of heavy lighting
along Bit’ I'oizers-B.azentin road last
night, thi' British forced a retirement
of the derm,ms over a short front.
The British are also showing a dis
position to extend the fighting t<* the
dommoeotirl sector, the scene of some
of the heaviest fighting along the
Somme front shortly after the com
mencement of the offensive, and a
| sieao> nnmnnrfimom is being carried
! on along that section of the line.
South of the Somme the French ar
tillery is also Inlay driving the Teutons
from their positions east of Buscourt.
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ANCONA SHAKEN
BY MANY
QUAKES
International News Service.
linllK, Aug. IS. Reports from An
cona today indicate that the seismic
i disturliances, which lately resulted in
much destruction and the death and
injury of a considerable number of
people, continue to terrorize the dis
trict in and around Ancona and points
along the Adriatic north and south.
Bulletins received this morning de
clare that twenty live earthquakes oc -
curred at Ancona within the past 24
hours.
All were of trivial intensity and no
further damage was done although the
continuous succession of shakes are
driving the inhabitants of Ancona and
the surrounding territory into a state
of frantic terror.
During the stated period the ground
was trembling almost continuously
with light vibrations passing from the
shore line to the higher elevations
west of the affected district. Expert
investigators report that numerous
geological faults have appeared along
the coast line and predict further dis
location of the const area.
PARALYSIS SHOWS
LITTLE CHANGE
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I International News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—With the ex
ception, of a slight increase in the
^ number of eases reported,the paralysis
( epidemic situation shows little change,
i The disease is apparently not inereas
I ing, nor does it show any decided ten
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dency to yield to the various restric
live measures adopted by the health
authorities.
A total of one hundred and twentv
tlve new eases were reported up to
noon today and tin* number of deaths
occurring in the pi Scaling 24 hours
was X2. The death list is exactly the
same as for the preceding period with
an increase of four in the number of
cases reported.
WILSON VETOES ARMY
APPROPRIATION BILL
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IS. President
Wilson hits vetoed the army appropri
ation toll owr which congress hud
such a vast deal of bother some time
hack primarily been list of the provi
sion contained therein imposing cer
tain. obligations on retired army ofli
cers under the provisions of the arti
cles of war.
The president hits returned thn
measure to the house of representa
tives with a message stating that re
tired officers are not subject to the
articles of war. The bill also fails to
| meet the president’s approval in other
I particulars.
CATHOLICS GATHERING
LOR CONVENTION
International News Service.
NEW YOltK, Aug. 18.—Catholics
are gathering here from all parts of
the I'nited States to attend the fif
teenth annual convention of the Am
erican Catholic societies. Over four
teen thousand delegates to the conven
tion have arrived nere during the p t
few da vs. The convention will be I he
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largest that has ever been held.
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