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SAYS BRITISH GOVT. BELIEVES WAR
WILL LAST UNTIL YEAR ALTER NEXT
SUNDAY'S WAR NEWS
THREATEN CONSTANTINOPLE R. R.
LONDON. Sept. 3. — The continued advance of the
Roumanians in the heart of Austrian territory threatens
the railroad from Belgrade to Constantinople by driving
the Austrians hack from positions where they could ie
inforce the troops ready to detond that road, lhe com
•Inunications of the Teutons tor two hundred and foitv
miles south to the Greek frontier are menaced at the same
time. The Roumanians are now preparing to cross the
Danube for the invasion of northwest Bulgaria and north
east Serbia.
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ENGLAND RAIDED AGAIN
LONDON. Sept. 3. — A squadron of Zeppelins last
night raided the east coast of England but one dropped.
The casualties are not reported.
REPULSE GERMANS
LONDON. Sept. 3. — The British repulsed the Ger
mans last night at Delville wood. The enemy attacked in
force and tiis losses were heavy.
GERMANS TAKE TRENCHES
PARIS. Sept. 3.—The Germans have retaken trenches
at Estrees which we took from them in the big drive.
RUSSIANS ADVANCING
PETROGRAD. Sept. 3—The Russians are advancing
towards Lemberg and also towards the Hungarian fron
tier. The enemy has attempted counter attacks but all
have been repulsed.
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RUSSIANS DEFEATED
BERLIN. Sept. 3.—Counter attacks by our troops and
those of our Austrian allies have driven back the Rus
sians in disorder southwest ot Lutsk.
MONDAY'S WAR NEWS
THIRTEEN ZEPPELINS
LONDON, Sept. 4.—The Zeppelin raid made on the
east coast of England Saturday night was the most formi
dable attack by air made since the beginning of the war.
Thirteen Zeppelins took part and all reached the eastern
coast counties but only three reached the outskirts of Lon
don. One of the three was shot down and the other two
were driven off by anti-air craft guns and aeroplanes.
The number of casualties and the damage to property had
not been reported at this time but a statement was issued
this afternoon which said that “considering the great
number of bombs dropped and the large number of air
ships taking part in the raid the loss of life and property
damage were not heavy.”
LATER ACCOUNT OF RAID
LONDON, Sept. 4.—In the Zeppelin shot down during
the raid the charred bodies of eighteen German air sailors
crashed to the earth. They are the first Germans to meet
death in action on English soil. The falling of the air
monster was watched by thousands of people who stood in
the streets and on the house tops of London.
SAYS ALL SHIPS SAFE
BERLIN', Sept. .4—An official statement about the air
raid on England says that all the airships returned to
their German bases safe and sound.
GREECE SI RE TO FIGHT
BERLIN. Sept. 4.—The entry of Greece into the war
on the side of the Allies is looked for by the German pub
lic within four weeks. The German people feel that
Greece is being forced into the struggle by the British and
French and cannot avoid it. The Zaimis cabinet is expect
ed to declare against the Central powers as soon as the
Greek army can again be mobilized. This mobilization, it
is estimated, will take about four weeks betore the Greeks
are ready to light at their full strength.
VICTORIA CROSS FOR AIRMAN
LONDON, Sept. 5.—King George today awarded the
Victoria Cross to Lieutenant Robinson who brought down
the Zeppelin during the raid on London last Saturday.
WELSH BEATS WHITE
MLBANE ALSO WINS
CLEVELAND, Sopt. 4.—Kilbane
knocked out George Chaney in the
third round today. The loser never
hail a chance.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 4.—
Welsh was given the decision after
twenty rounds today over White. The
decision caused a near riot. Hundreds
threw cushions at the referee, Hilly
Roche, who was spirited away in an
automobile.
During the contest the bleachers
collapsed and a hundred people were
injured, some seriously.
KILLED HIS BRIDE
TO KEEP HER PURE
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.—J. Maurice
Pettit confessed today that he killed
his bride of a month here last Thurs
day “to keep her pure and spiritual.”
CHINESE AND JAPS
AGAIN IN A CLASH
TOKIO, Sept. 5.—Another clash be
tween Chinese and Japanese troops is
officially reported from Chaoyangpo,
Mongolia. The Japanese government
has already dispatched reinforcements
to the scene. It is claimed that the
Chinese first attacked the Japanese
while the latter were advancing to
mediate between the Chinese amt the
Mongolians.
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U. S. SENATE ACCEPTS
THE DANISH TREATY
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—The
United States will accept the Danish
West Indies purchase treaty, it can be
said today. The senate foreign re
lations committee has voted unani
mously to report the treaty favorably
this afternoon. A favorable senate
vote is expected on the bill before the
close of tomorrow’s session.
WHAT BIG DRIVE ACCOMPLISHED
PARIS, Sept. 5.—The Germans last night made sever
al unsuccessful attempts to recapture ground lost to the
French on both sides of the Somme in the allied drive of
last Saturday. Several bitter fights took place last night
but in oil cuoco the enemy who diivnn hack with very se
vere losses. It is officially announced that since the be
ginning of the allied super-offensive on July 1 the F rencli
and British have captured twenty-nine villages which the
Germans had organized to the highest defensive degree.
In that time also the allies have taken forty-one thousand
prisoners, one hundred and fifty cannon and several hun
dred machine guns. .
WAR FAR FROM ENDED
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept. 5.—Advices from Rome
state that the British government has informed the Italian
-prime minister of the belief that the war will last at least
another eighteen months. This belief is supposed to have
come from the experience gained in the allied super-of
fensive which has been proceeding for the past two
months.
GERMAN POSITIONS CAPTURED
LONDON- Sept. 4.—German positions on a front of
three thousand yards were captured to a depth of half a
mile last night in the fighting north of the Somme, Gener
al Haig reported today.
BULGARS INVADE ROUMANIA
SOFIA, Bulgaria, Sept. 5—Bulgarian-German forces
have pushed forward ten miles into Roumanian territory
to the northeast of Bulgaria in Dobrudja, it is officially
announced. This is the province taken from Bulgaria by
Roumania when this country was crippled after her two
previous wars. General fighting along the Danube be
tween the Roumanian and Bulgarian armies is expected
soon.
HINDENBURG IN WEST
PARIS, Sept. 5.—Field Marshal von Hindenburg has
arrived from the Russian front on the western front for
the first time since the war began and his journey is said
to be for the purpose of urging the commanders to a more
stubborn defense along the Somme. The Echo de Paris
makes this statement today on the best of authority.
RUSSIANS MEET BULGARS
PETROGRAD' Sept. 5. — The Russian troops which
crossed through Roumania from Russia have been in ac
tion for the past two days with the Bulgarians and for the
I first time since the beginning of the war. The clash of
he two forces is officially announced but the result is not
stated. The engagements are probably only between ad
vance guards and not important.
RUSSIANS IN ROUMANIA
ROME, Sept. 5. — Advices received today state that
large Russian forces have landed at a Roumanian‘port to
reinforce the Roumanian army,, particularly against the
Bulgarians in the south while the Roumanians are attack
ing the Austrians iu the north. . _ . _
NEW EIGHT HOUR LAW WILL BE
TESTED BY THER. R. BOSSES
I*. I. Again Roasts
John E. Ballaine
SEATTLE, Sept. 3.—The Post-In
telligencer again this morning roasts
John E. Ballaine and champions Dele
gate NVickersham. It says that "the
scheming townsite promoter Ballaine
purposes by an iniquitous campaign
to attempt to falsify his way into
congress.”
(Note: Without taking the side of
John Ballaine at all, at all, it looks
rather strange to see the Post-Intel
ligencer “championing” our own Hon
orable James, for the friends of Mr.
Wickersham were always trying to
prove the P.-I. belonged body and soul
to the (luggenheims. Politics make
strange bedfellows, surely enough, but
how did this happen, Mr. Delegate?)
EARL WOOLLEY MEETS
SEVERE EXPERIENCE
J. Earl Woolley, the new United
States commissioner, met with an ac
cident while hunting last Sunday that
has resulted in placing him in the
hospital with a severely injured leg
and that came near being much more
serious. While on a side hill south
west of the city a great boulder slip
ped down and struck him on the leg.
The pain was ven? servere and Mr.
Woolley took two hours to crawl down
the muntainside to the beach near
Naval Point where after three hours
waiting and as he was about to make
ready to spend the night the Madsen
boys came along with a boat, foitun
ately, and rowed him to tin*city. Dr.'
Sloan found this morning that the
bone was not broken but that he is
sulTering from inflammation of the
Periostom which is the covering of the
bone.
. SOUTHERN PACIFIC COMES
Carl Taylor, traveling freight and
passenger agent of the Southern
Pacific railroad, is now in Seward
looking over the field. It is his first
time in this territory and the visit is
an indication of the growing import
ance of Seward in the eyes of the big
transportation companies.
CARRANZA CANDIDATES
WIN MEXICO ELECTIONS
LAREDO, Texas, Sept. 3.—The
municipal elections for mayors and
aldermen in the cities of Northern
Mexico today resulted in the selection
of Carranza candidates in every In
stance. This is shown by the returns
received from Nuevo Laredo.
STRIKE THREATENING
IN NEW YORK CIXY
NEW YORK, Sept. 5.—The police
have been ordered to hold themselves
in readiness for strike duty in case »
strike is declared on the subway and
elevated lines as a result of today's
conference between the men and the
employers.
YOU CAN HAVE YOUR
EXHIBITS SENT FOR
The committee in charge of the ex
hibits at the Civic Fair desires it to
be stated that anyone who wishes to
make an exhibit at the Fair this week
,and who cannot get T^ieir exhibit to the
hall should notify Mrs. Hill and the
club will have the exhibit carried to
the building.
FARRAGUT LEAVES
SEATTLE, Sept. 3.—The Farragut
sailed Saturday but had no first class
passengers for Seward.
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CALLED OFF IN CODE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 3.—“Will meet you at eight.”
This was one of the many cryptic messages the railroad
i brotherhood chiefs flashed through the country last night
| to rescind the strike order to the brotherhoods. The mes
sages were sent at eight o’clock on Saturday night as
promised and all the union representatives declare them
j selves satisfied. The President signed the eight hour bill
at 7:30 this morning. Why the heads of the brotherhoods
used the secret methods of calling ofl the strike is not ex
plained. . „ .. . .. .,
BOSSES WILL TEST LAW
""^CHICAGO, Sept. 3.—The railroad officials announce
that no precipitate legal action will be taken to have the
eight hour law declared invalid. The Adamson bill will
first be investigated. Ripley expressed regret that Con
gress acted so hastily but he says the bill will surely be
tested to prove whether it is constitutional.
HAPPY DAY SAYS WILSON
LONG BRANCH, Sept. 3.—“This is the climax of a
very happy day,” said President Wilson when asked for
the expression of an opinion after signing the eight hour
law.
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WILL SIGN AGAIN
WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—The eight hour law was
signed by the President in a private car at the Union Sta
tion. As his signature was affixed to the bill on a Sunday
and as this fact might be used to try to defeat the law the
President will sign it again on his return to Washington
next Tuesday.
TO FIGHT ALLIED BOYCOTT
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5.—By an amendment to the
•evenue bill adopted today by the senate the President is
empowered to use such part of the army or navy as he
deems advisable to prevent any interference on the part
of the European belligerents with American firms or ship
pers. This amendment has caused something of a sensa
tion here as it is supposed to aim directly at taking action
against the boycott of American firms by Great Britain
and her allies. The mention of the army and navy is ac
cepted as indicating nothing else than that this nation will
use force if necessary to protect its merchants from injury
by their being placed on the blacklist.
U. S. TRANSPORTS TAKE MAIL
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 5. — United States trans
ports henceforth will take American mail to Manila, China
and other Pacific ports and will also take first class mail
for Germans residing in those places in order to put an
end to the British censorship of mails on the ordinary
steamers. This step has been ordered from Washington
and it means that as the ships carrying the mails will be
United States government vessels interference with them
would be serious.
NEW OFFICERS FOR
THE SUNDAY SCHOOD
At a meeting of the Sunday school
board on Sunday night H. H. Hildreth
was elected superintendent. The as
sistant superintendent will be the new
pastor who comes in the place (*f Rev. j
C. T. Cook. Robert Romig is secre-!
tary-treasurer, Mrs. Romig is organ-1
ist and Mrs. Brownell is superintend
ent of the cradle roll. The librarian is ;
Paul Diener. The total attendance at
the school for the past year was 2,
606 and the average was 56 and two
tenths.
RADIO STATION TO BE
AT HEAD OF THE BAY
It is stated on the very best author
ity that Lieutenant Maddox after an
investigation of the most thorough
nature has decided that the head of
the bay is the only location for a radio
station. It may also be said that a
very powerful station will be erected
here, probably.
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NATE WHITE FINDS
VERY BIG NUGGET
Nate White has recently picked up
a nugget on his ground that measur
ed two inches long, half an inch thick
and one inch wide. It is worth $57.60.
THREE MEN KILLED
ON NORTHWESTERN
When the Northwestern, on the trrp
which brought her here Sunday, was
leaving Nome three men were killed
trying to board her. One of the men
was Dick Fenlon, a well known old
timer who mined in the Nome district
for years. The names of the other
two are not known. People were be
ing raised from the lighter on some
sort of a platform to the ship by
means of a crane or derrick when
some sort of a lurch took place that
precipitated them to the lighter below.
Fenlon was killed instantly and an
other died soon afterwards. The third
died after the vessel had pulled away.
Just before the accident Louis Lane,
the man who first met Steffanson
after the latter was supposed lost, fell
overboard from the lighter when the
ship against which he was leaning
moved away a little. He had to dive
under the lighter to keep from being
crushed but he came out all right. As
he .was shaking himself on the deck of
the lighter the three men fell on it
from above to their death.
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DORA COMING
The Dora left Unalaska yesterday
coming this way.