THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 255. TELEPHONE MAIN 46 NOME, ALA8KA. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27. 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PRIwE 25 CENT'
ALLIES VICTORIOUS ON SOMME
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL STRIKE
RE6INS IN NEW YORK
International News Service.
NEW YORK, September 27. The
threatened general industrial strike in
syii'.t i thy with the striking ear men
•■eg n today. Only about one hun
dred and twenty five thousand union j
members responded to the call, latter j
in the day about twentj five thousand I
more walked out.
■ spite of the fact that less than a
iiuarter of those promising to w»ek
out ha\e as et done so. the situation
threans dire results.
. I 'ternafionnl Ladies garment
workers numbering 150,000 and the
United Hebrew trades, 200,000 strong
who voted to rescind their former vote
and declined to strike following Gov.
Whitman's announced plan to call a
special session of the legislature to
deal with the situation will again re
consider and will vote tomorrow as to
whether or not the\ will join the
strike.
This change of front follows the de
cision of Governor Whitman not to
summon the legislature at present,
ltdit-f was evident in the ranks of the
union leaders when the Governor's in
tention became known.
Now that the strike has begun the
leaders claim lhat practically all union
labor in the city excepting the Big
Six Typographical and a few minor
unions whose members will stand by
their long time contracts will join the
movement.
XKW YORK, September 27.—A
highly explosive dynamite bomb was
discovered on a surface car track this
afternoon just in time to prevent ;m
explosion. Strikers are believed to
have placed it there.
ELECTION :ARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
THIEPVAL NOW
ONLY ASH HEAP
International- News Service.
PARTS, Sept. 27.—All that now re
mains of Thiepval is an ash heap, ac
cording to an official communique.
That village fell before the British last
night following the capture of C’om
bles. The Hohenzollern fortifications
near Thiepval were also taken in the
mightiest drive of the whole war on
■such a small sector. This strategic
position has long: retarded the British
i advance.
AMB’R GERARD
ON VACATION
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, September 27th.
Secretary of State Lansing made an- i
nouncement today that the department (
has authorized Ambassador Gerard to
leave Berlin and to return to the I n
ited States on a vacation.
The British government has given
permission to Gerard to pass through
the strict blockade without being sub .
jected to search either as to hisjier
son or his belongings.
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Fresh consignment just arrived
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Extract from a letter recently received
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entire Northwest? '
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jecting all inferior grades? ' i ^
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Do you know that this pasteurization process absoltuely destroys ALL DISEASE GERMS that may
be in the cream, leaving it pure and wholesome?
Do you know that VERY FEW creameries in the State of Washington use this pasteurization
method, simply on account of the extra expense entailed?
Do you know that WE are the ONLY creamery in Kittitas county using this pasteurization process,
‘ ail assertions to the contrary notwithstanding.
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DECISIVE ALLIED GAINS
COMBLES CAPTURED
Internationa. News Service.
GONDOX, September Jt>. (Delayed)
The Allies have occupied Combles ac
cording to an official statement. That
city has long been the objective of the
allied operations.
Not only has Combles fallen but the
Germans have been driven a mile to
the eastward. The engagement was
general along the entire Somme front,
the greatest pressure being exerted
along the line from Conreelelie to liar
leux.
Important gains were made on a six
mile front. Guendecourt, and Hunch -
avesnes have been captured h.\ the
allies whose line now extends in the
torn, of a s; mi-cire!e from " ii'epval
to H.irleiix.
This great advance has opened the
way for a French and British on
slaught on Bapauine and i’eronne. No
delay is occurring and the allies are
following lip their advantage by un
relenting pressure on the entire Ger
man lines.
PARIS. Sept. 26. (Delayed) The
French paved th« way for tie- success
ful attack on Fombles last night by n
veritable hail of shells from large
guns and shrapnel hie followed by a
scries of powerful assaults. The
French charges uuiekly resulted in the
occupation of tin- outskirts of the city
and I he enemy were soon forced to
retire. The retreating Germans fight
ing desperately were driven back more
thaij one mile, tho village of Frezi
court falling into French hands.
LONDON. Sept. 26. (Delayed) The
Times speaks of the decisive allied
gains on the Somme front with the
greatest approbation. It says that
P.ritish and French superiority is at
last becoming apparent and that it will
become more so as the days pass.
(tenoral Haig is praised, and is deHar
od to be the man England has been
long in need of. The French art* highly
commended for their self-saerifice and
wonderful military prowess
HEEIUjIN, Sept. Jti (l)f layed The
official statement admits serious (Jei
man losses on the Somme front.
(SiiciidiM ourt and Boucha vesm- ai* in
the enemy's possession and the <!«:
man forces have been compelled to re
treat along a six mile front in the f. < -
of overwhelming numbers.
It is eoneded that the onward push
of the enemy throat* ns B i t tme a nd
I *eronne.
Claim is made, however, that the
losses to French and British are out
of proportion to the gains made. N<•
estimate of casualties is given
ZEPPELINS IN
SECOND RAID
i
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 26. (Delayed)
General French, commander-in-chief
of thi' home forces, announces that
seven Zeppelins participated in the
| Monday night raid on the east and
I northwest counties. They dropped
| bombs which killed fifty seven and in
I
I jtired over one hundred people.
’ The airships were unable to reach
the great industrial centers because of
j the effetiveness of our high-angle
| guns.
Because this raid followed so close
ly on the Sunday night attack on
London i.t is supposed to have been
made by the same fleet which proba
bly drew off over the North sea after
the (lest attack and returned under
cover of darkness Monday night to de
stroy the industrial centers in the
northeast, counties.
FRENCH SEIZE
BULGAR TOWN
International News Service.
LONDON, Sept. 27.—The Bulgurs
have been forced to evacuate lvur
aska on the Struma front, according
to an official statement.
A heavy bombardment by the t'renuh
rendered the enemy position untena
ble and it yielded to an Infantry
charge.
BERLIN CLAIMS
RAIDS’ SUCCESS
International News Service.
I1EKLIN, September 27.—An official
statement declares that the two Zepp
elin raids on Sunday and Monday
nights over London and the northeast
counties /were a distinct success.
Much damage was done by the enorm
ous quantities of bombs which were
dropped. The seven ships particlpat- ,
ing in Monday’s raid returned safely. |
Everybody in Nome is Interested in
the movement for good roads and long
roads leading from Nome to the places
with which tliis center should be con
nected. This subject will be covered
fully in the Nugget's Pictorial Mining
Edition which will issue from the press
next month. Get in your orders early
and send copies where they will do the
most good.
SIX THOUSAND GERMANS
1 CAPTURED ON SOMME
International News Service.
i LONDON. Sept. 27. Five thousand
| Oc rman prisoners were captured dur
i ing tin* recent successful allied ad
j vance on the Somme front at Comhlcs
i according to official figures,
j One thousand wore taken near Thie
: pval and at Hohenzollern. a strategic
I position la-twecn Ttiepval and Com -
I «•« 1 lettwhich was captured during the*
: lighting and whose militar> value is
I greater than that of Thiepval itself.
The* total number of Dorman prison
ers taken in 48 hours were six thous
md and today they all reached the
British concentration stations in the
j rear of the Somme lines.
Dorman prisoners tell stories of lack
of food and terrible privations during
th« fearful bombardment to which they
have been suhjet te<l and say tli.it
they are glad to he made prisoners.
I'AIMS, Sept. 1*7. News of the
triumphant allied advance on tin
Somme was received hero with calm
ness for it was not um \pe< ted is the
enormous superiorit\ of tie Ailed
forces was well known. The tales of
suffering in the tinman trenches »■«•
reives no sympathy because the l iern h
soldiers are also suffering
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LANSING ANNOYED BY
LIES ABOUT MEXICO
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 27. Secret
service agents of the state depart
ment have reported on the Mexican
situation directly contrary to the ac
counts sent to the war department by
(ieneral Bell.
The state department agents say
that Villa personally did not conduct
the recent raid on Chihuahua City
Secretary Lansing declares that his
men have informed him that the raid
era did not obtain stoics and amrnun
it ion in that raid and that there war
no defections from tin* C’arranzista
ranks to the Villa forces.
The conflicts between the report
emanating from army men and those
from secret service agents is very an
noying to the state department as is
also the mass of misinformation in th<
pi ess purporting to be semi-official.
SALE OF P. C. COMPANY
TO BE DECIDED TODAY
International News Service.
SAN FUANCISCO, Sept. 26.—(De
layed.)-—The directors of the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company will meet
tomorrow to vote on the proposal to
sell the line to the Pacific Alaska
Steamship Company, commonly known
as the Admiral line. The offer made
by the Pacific Alaska is said to be
$10,000,000.
Under the terms of the proposed
transfer President Alexander will be
the head of the amalgamated com
panies. He will thus become the
steamship king of the Pacific coast.
His company has already taken over
the fast ships Harvard and Yale and
•
the addition of the I’. C. Co.'s ships
will make the Admiral the strongest
In number of ships on either coast.
I’resident Alexander is due to reaeh
Seattle tonight. The final meetings
which are expected to close the deal
will lake place in that city will also.
It is understood, he the location of the
head offices of the new company.
This information has been derived
from the same authentic sources which
furnished the news of the transfer of
the Harvard and Vale and the first
information of the present lug deal.
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