DAILY NUGGET
VOLUME XVI. NO. 210. TELEPHONE MAIN 4fl NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, AUGUST 5, 1916. TELEPHONE MAIN 46. PALE 25 CENTS
GREAT NEW YORK STREET CAR
STRIKE COMMENCED TODAY
International News Service.
NEW YORK, August 5. The great
street car strike started tills morning
at six o’clock and is now In full
swing. The cars are at a standstill
through the larger part of the city
and traffic is generally at a stand
still. One of the biggest surprises
developing was the walk out of seven
thousand men employed on the Sec
ond avenue lines all of whom were
believed by the company to be loyal.
Up to a late hour last night officers
of the company expressed the be
lief that their men. would remain
loyal and ♦their surprise when the
men walked out this morning was in
tense. The traction companies already
have a few strikebreakers nt work
and the lines are gradually resuming
operation on a limited scale. Other
strike breakers tiro reported to lie on
the way and the traction officials ox
peel to have service under way again
within forty eight hours.
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LATER—
Strikers Bombard Cars with Bad
Eggs.
NEW YOltK, August 5. I’p to noon '
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today thorn won* few disturbances at - |
tending the street car strike despite <
the operation of numerous cars with j
strike breakers. There has been no
i
rioting at any point. Tho only decided
demonstration of any kind so far oc
curring was the bombarding of cars
manned by strike breakers at the
Manhattan, Queens and Williamsburg
bridges over East river by strikers
armed with baskets of rotten eggs.
Every car crossing the bridge was
subjected to a rain of these missiles
which compelled some of the occu
pants to evacuate the car at the first
opportunity. The authorities are pre
pa ting for trouble which is expected
to develop with the advent of more
strike breakers, and a close watch is
being kept on all movements of the
unionnien.
BLOODY BATTLE RAGING
AL0N6 SERETH RIVER
International Nows Service.
I'ETUOORAn, August 5.—A bloody
battle is raging along the headwaters
of the Sereth river in western Ruko
wina today according to official re
ports to tiie I’etrograd war office. At
tiiis point the Russians are forcing
the full weight of their offensive
against the army of Bothmer with
prospects of completing the movement
begun some days ago which threatens
tile envelopment of the larger part of
Ids forces.
The official statement says that
With the exception of one point the
Russians are making progress at i
every section of the front. Heavv
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(ierman attacks in the region of Bally
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and along I ho CzeritnOE river, have
resulted favorably for the Teutons.
Here a small body of the Russians
forces have been driven back a short
distance, but at every other point
Russian successes are claimed.
The lighting along the Kovel front
has now declined to an intensive artil
lery engagement participated in by
both sides. The Germans have massed
every available battery along this
front and arc offering desperate re
sistance to further advances. The
Russian movement to the south is
making steady progress, however, and
is expected to break down the defense
and force the evacuation of the city.
! TURKS COMMENCE
ATTACK ON BRITISH
International News Service.
LONDON, August 5.—Dispatches
from Cairo today say that the Turks
are today conducting an attack on the
British forces at Elm-ruman, cast of
i *ort Said.
An official statement relative to the
new development this afternoon states
that a force of Turks estimated at
fourteen thousand are attacking the
British forces defending the canal and
a tierce battle is raging which is so
far undecided. j The British troops
are well equipped to handle the sit
uation and no fears are felt as to
the outcome.
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BRITISH AGAIN SMASH
GERMAN LINE ON SOMME
International News Service.
LONDON, August 5. After a terri
fic smash, the British have broken
through the second main line of the
German defenses along the Somme
front, according to an official an
nouncement from British field head
quatrers.
The statement declares that he
Germans were forced to give up their
positions over ■ mile of front after
heavy artillery bombardment which
destroyed the greater part of their
trenches and compelled them to fall
back on their rear lines after suffer
ing severely. Signal gains tire also
credited to the British forces north
of i’oizeres, where the Knglish infan
try tushed the Germans back over a
(wo thousand yard front. Terrific
hand to hand fighting followed the at
tack with both sides suffering seven
losses. The British gains in the l’oiz
i res section is of considers Me im
portance owing to the movement hav
ing given them the control of the
highway running from Albert to Bap
aume which forms a most effective
starting point for future operations
in ibis section.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
SAVAGE GERMAN
ATTACKS ON VERDGN
REPULSED
International News Service.
I’AIlls, A tig'. 5. The Germans are
again driving at Ihc Verdun defenses
with the greatest ferocity and tire evi
dently determined to capture the great
French stronghold at till costs.
The official communique of the waf
office this morning states that some
of the fiercest fighting of the war has
occurred along this front within the
past twenty four hours with the Ger
mans striving in desperate fury to
retake the Thiaumont works and the
village of Floury.
During the night the Germans at
tacked several times, throwing pow
erful forces forward in savage charges
lime and again. F.very attempt was
a complete failure, however, and the
Teutons were subjected to severe pun
ishment from ihe massed machine
guns. The Gormans are apparently
devoting all their offensive energies to
this (section kgain us ihe German
aelivities at other points are slight
and mainly devoted to bolding on
against Ihe French assaults.
Berlin Reports Somme Battle Una
bated.
DFItl.IN Vuglist 5. General staff
reports today contain no mention of
the rcporti'd penetration of the Ger
man second line by the British troops.]
The official statement says that the
battles along the Somme river front
continues unabated but declare that
the Germans are holding on with great j
tenacity in the face of an intense!
Franco -1 ir it ish offensive.
The statement declares that the
Russian movement in the east is show
ing every sign of being at a complete
standstill with no important advances
made at any point during the past
twenty four hours.
LLOYDS ANNOUNCES SINKING
OF RUSSIAN STEAMER
International News Service.
LONDON, August 5. The sinking
of the Russian steamer Kugena at
some unnamed point in the North
Sett was announced at Lloyd’s today.
Nothing is definitely known ns to
whether the sinking was due to a
mine or submarine attack. The re
post says tlistt il was probably a sub
marine. In addition to the Russian
ship .a number of trnwelers have also
I eer. r. ported as sunk by torpedoes.
WANTS GOVERNMENT TO
ESTABLISH RAILROAD
International News Service.
WASHINGTON, August 5.—Sena
tor Norris of Nebraska has introduc
ed a bill into the senate providing
for Ihe government Construction or
purchase of si national system of rail
roads In Ihe event of a general rail
road strike developing. The hill p>ro
yliles thiil the government shall es
tablish a full and complete system
of railroad lines reaching to the most
important sections. The measure pro
poses tin issuance of bonds to cover
the cost of financing.
ARMY APPROPRIATION
BILL GOES TO HOUSE
International News Service.
WASHINGTON. August 5.—The
army appropriation bill, embracing
appropriations of one hundred and
sixty seven million dollars for the
reorganized army plans, is now in the
hands of the house committee and
will be presented to the house for rat*
| fieation.
GREAT ZEPP FLEET
ATTACKS FINNISH FORT
International News Service.
STOCKHOLM, August 5.- A great .
fleet of Herman Zeppelins attacked
the Itussinn fort tit Sveaborg near
the entrance to Helsingfors harbor j
.a evident effort to reach the Itussian
war fleet for which it is the prinei
pal station.
The dispatch received here states
hat the Zeppelin fleet consisted of
ten of the huge Herman flyers. The
airships inside every effort to drop
bombs upon tin* fortress and in sec
era I instances succeeded but without
loin*? but little damage. The Rus
sian aero guns opened Are on the
leet and Anally drove the airships
i \\ a.\ after one of their number had
been badly damaged l»y the Russian
i ns.
The report intimates hat ffort of
t he Hermans was undoubted l\ an at
tempt to reach the Russian war fleet
lefemlmg I’eirograd which has its
base at Helsingfors. Svehorg fortress
ies near the entrance to Helsingfors
arbors and forms the principal d<
use of that town from sea attack.
VIENNA CLAIMS
SUCCESSES ON
BOTH FRONTS
International News Service.
\ IKN’N'A. August f». Successes fot
the Austrian forces against both the
Russians ami Italians are claimed m
the official statement of the war of
.ice this morning.
The report also declares that the
Kussian advance oh Kovel is now
leeisively checked and the Slavs are
lighting hard to retain their positions
in the face of a terrific Austro-Ger
man drive which threatens to sweep
them back along the whole front, both
north and south of that stronghold.
Along tin* Tyrol frontier, tin* Aus
trian troops have made signal ad
vances into the enemy territor\ at
several points, not.il.lv along* the <Jar
I illine pi ate.HI whrl ■ lie It ! I • t * \V« I*
compelled to evacuate a wide area hv
ne Austrian artillery. The liussi.iii
in i vi in ^h* cent ral i nd southern
sections of < Jalieia is declared to have
heel) brought to a halt h\ (h-neial
Bot Inner with the assistance of i*
inforeements.
Bothiiiei has fully relics ed himself
from tin’ precarious* situation in
which lie was lately caught and is
now conducting a vigorous oftVnsm
with great success.
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VICTORIA SAILS WITH
LARGE LIST PASSENGERS
Pacific News Service.
SKATTLP, August t. The Nome
liner Victoria sailed for Hering sea
this afternoon at four with a full
cargo of freight and a total of fifty
passengers. The vessel was not hin
lered in securing its cargo for the
return journey and got away on
schedule time.
The following is the complete list
if those who have secured passage
to Nome:
Miss Coffin, \V. C. Pox, Andrew
I. Stone, C. (i. Lentz, fl. S. Itose, Mor
gan Cowlin, .1. S. Tuthill, L. S. Shoot,
Walter P. Miller, Muir Douglas, \V.
II. Wright, I'm nl< II Capp, John
M» a is, Mrs. Ih'llt . I u 1 • • • n, \\ iIih N.
Johnson. Malcolm Miles’, Mr. ami
Mis. .1. II. Miles, Mis. E Kammeric!>,
Miss St olio, .1. Curtis, (h-orge Jamtm ,
Mrs. W. II. Inman, E. E. Smith. (\ E
Wingate, A. E. Itogue. Martin Sir..ml,
OlitY Bawd on, Mrs. (\ K. Bawtlen,
Ernest I tester. Emerson Eoclei y.
It. Calane, S. (iiiggcnheim, \l i ami
Mrs. E. Serariai, one Oriental, on
steerage, ami twelve pas. ngins fm Si.
Michael.
ELECTION CARDS PRINTED
AT NUGGET OFFICE.
PARALYSIS STILL
SERIOUS MENAGE
International News Service.
NEW YORK, August 5.- Although
ihere hits been a slight falling off in
both the number of deaths and new
uses reported during the past twen
ty foul hours, the threat of a further
spread of the disease is not consid
red abated in the least degree. The
' record today Is forty one deaths and a
total of one hundred and sixty eight
new case reported. This is a decrease
of five deaths as compared to the rec
ord of the previous day and a lessen
ing of seven in the number of cases
reported.
ITALIAN SUBMARINE SINKS
AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT
International News Service.
ItOMK. August 5. \ report of the
marine ministry today states that an
Italian submarine has torpedoed and
sunk an Austrian torpedo destroyer
in the Adriatic. The Austrian vessel
went to the bottom with its entire
crew.
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