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VOLUME XVI. NO. 303. TELEPnONt MAIN 46 NOME, ALASKA. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 25 CEN I fc
AUSTRO-GERMANS SEIZE
CRAJOVA AND SWEEP ON
TOWARDS BUCHAREST
International Newt Service.
BERLIN, Nov. 22.—It is officially
stated that Crajova yielded to Ger
man arms yesterday and the great
Austro-Gennun wave of Invasion
■swept on through Roumanla to the
eastward towards the capital.
The general stuff report describes
ilie Teutonic advance as a crushing
onslaught. General Falkenhayne is
stated to he driving against Bucharest
on a front that is constantly widen
ing.
He Is following the railroad to
Karaka and ftasjori and aso the line
to Slatina. So disorganized i3 the
Roumanian army that no serious re
sistence is given today but strong
Ru3so-Roumnnlan forces are known
to be preparing a defence on the east
bank of the river Alt.
V -
j SOL.ONIKA, Nov. 22.—Crajova has
alien into the hands of the Austro
Germans who are now pressing on
J .ith all sped toward Bucharest. It
I is plain that Gnerul Falkenhayne U
j bending all his energy to reach the
I Roumanian capital If possible before
| :he arrival of nearly a million Rus
sians which are being sent by the
Black sea as fast as transports can
ciu ry them.
LONDON, Nov. |22.—Adispatch lror.
P» trograd states that Russia Is send
ing a huge army to Roumania to aid
in repelling the Austro-German forces
from that country.
PARIS, Nov. 22.—A dispatch from
Romo says that Von Falkonhuync’s
| advance guard is now about forty
mic3 beyond Crajova on the road to
Bucharest. The Russlo-Roumantans1
are preparing for a strong defensive,
according to the dispatch, in an at
tempt to delay the German advance
until re-inforcements come from Rus
sia.
MESSAGE IS
FINISHED
! International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.—President
Wilson has practically completed his
message to the next session of con
gress. Parts of it have already gone
to the government printing office and
the rest will be ready as soon as the
president has discussed certain details
of policy with his cabinet.
Ambassador Bernstorff called on
-Secretary Lansing today in connection
with the German note which asserts
that the German submarine policy
I has followed the lines agreed upon
with America. It is understood that
the matters at issue between the two
nations are practically settled.
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EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
OF AUSTRIA MEETS DEATH
International News Service.
LONDON. Nov. J_\ \ dr patch
from Vienna slates that Francis
Joseph 1. imp rur i f Ai.. i
j[ Hungary, died last night.
The cause ol' his d ath was inflam
mation of tlic light lung do to i
catarrhal affection
According to the d ; patch Arch
luke Charles Francis was proclaim
d emperor of Austria and king
Hungary today. No date ha Inen s t
for the* coronation of lamp' nr t’ii. i ,
Francis
The late cmpi-r. r wr in his eigh
ty seventh > ar . t the tim** of hi
death. He r<
years which is the long st in r*-corded
history except fur tin 11 .iditiup . 1
ninety’ tone
was shim I to hat c occ upied the
Egypt.,.;. .1 ;nc.
The reign of Francis Joseph is
spoken of as the saddc t reign In his
tory.
The new emperor Cli -les Francis
is the son of Archduke Otto, who died
.in 13UB, and is twenty nine years
■ Id having b ell bain in 188*. Hi
im. tried Princess Zita of Parma in
1911. He has two sens and 11 daugh
ter.
Preparations for a state* funeral
. re I nig made which will bo most
imposing. The U ii emperor vans :
liard worker . nd i . 1 a. strong hold
on Uio effections of ids people in spite
of tie fact that in* was a martinet
with the* army, a stickler for rigoi .*
observance of court ceremonies nn
an unbending aristocrat.
Tb life of France! Joseph 1 w. s
saddened I many tragedies. His
Queen Hlizabeth, whom he married
n 1851, was kill il t>y an anarchist in
Geneva, 1898.
uik of his sons Archduke Uudoif,
then heir apparent, committed suicide
in 1SS9.
Tlie emperor's eldest brother was
Archduke Ferdinand and became
Mnximilllan, emperor of Mexico from
ISO4 to 1SG7. H was ahot at Quere
tnrio, Mexico.
On the death of Uudulph in 1S39
the right of succession passed to
the emperor’s second brother, the
Archduke Charles Louis, who died in
lXUti. liis sun Archduke Francis Fer
dinand, heir presumtive to the throne,
and his wife, Countess Sophia Chatek.
were both ahot and killed in Bosnia.
1314, by an assassin
In addition to the above sudden
deaths there have been other tragedies
among the eighty or ninety arch
dukes and archduchesses who have the
Ilapsburg blood in their veins.
Besides these misfortunes, the old
emperor was from time to time sad
dened by the fearful, scandals in which
some of the archduchesses were in
volved. Many of the archdukes, too,
were guilty of drugging the royal
name in the mud.
Let the Nugget di your letter writ
ing by sending the Weekly Nugget to
your friends on the outside—-5Uc rat
SLOWLY OFF COAST
OF NEW ENGLAND
International News Service.
NEWPORT, Nov. 22. \ .
from Block Island roceivod thi [nam
ing says that the German suluner
flibo merchant ship hou: chland w.m
sighted at daybreak, site was con
voyed by a tug and saluted with her
ago before the tug left her.
The Deutschland left New London
yesterday afternoon and proceeded
down the sound escorted by a tug.
They kept close to the Connecticut
shore as they slowly steamed sia
ward.
When night fell the lights of the
tug were all that could be seen nnd
it was supposed that the German boat
had submerged.
The news from Block Island shows
that she ia not going at full speed
but no noW3 of any disability has been i
received so it is surmised that Captain '
Kcenig is following a:i unexpected
plan. No warships were in sight.
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RAIN INTERFERES
WITH OPERATIONS 1
ON WEST FRONT
International Newt Service.
PARIS, Nov. 22.--Intprmittent
fighting has taken place during the
past twenty four hours along the
front from the Anro river to Ver
dun. At the latter place heavy artil
lery duels still continue.e
Tho weather has been rainy for
three days and he water filled trench
es and muddy roads have delayed op
erations greatly.
French troops made a first trench
gain near Clery and took three hunt
drod prisoners.
LONDON, Nov. 22.—A dispatch
from Salonika states that tho Bulgars
are being forced northward from Mon
astir by the allied forces and that
minor guins are reported against the
Austro-Germans In Albania where
strong pressure Is being brought to
compel them to retire from that
country.
LONDON, Nov. 22.—Tho drive
against Bapaum is humpere d by
heavy downfalls of rain but somo ad
vances have been made on the high
ground to the northward of the An
cle i iver. The stream is barely swol
len by the recent rains and movements
are made difficult in the valley.
To the south of Grandecourt a
British charge resulted In the capture
of five hundred yards of German
tre.nches.
LABOR LEADERS
SELF-SEEKING
PAPER SAYS
International News Service.
NEW YORK, Nov. 22.—The Wall
Street Financial News says that in
dications now point to a trial of
strength between labor and capita!
tiio result of which no one can fore
tell. That labor is encouraged b> its
recent efforts to force higher wages
is nut true. Tie facts aa interpreted
by tiiis paper are that the union lead
ers have not achieved many suc
cesses for their members in recent
months although many increases in
wages have been freely given by em
ployers or have been given at the re
uuest of their men. The leaders of
labor have had little to do with these
im ruses and are now planning a num
be>' of inove3 the object of which of
which is to maintain their hold on
their members.
The urticla Jioclares that results
of these ambitious plans of leaders
will he to destroy prosperity and de
prive hundreds of thousands of work
ers of their means of livelihood.
Capital is now organized both in
railway and Industrial circles to t -
sist any dictation by self-socking labor
leaders.
EIGHT-HOUR DAY TO WIN YET
International News Service.
BALTIMORE. Nov. 22.—Grand
Chief Stone of tile Locomotive Engl
neers says that the brotherhoods
have not lost the battle for an eight
hour day yet and that they are not
go tig to lose.
What course the brotherhood3 will
take he refused to discuss at this ime.
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