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NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1016.
NO. 2976,
MOOSE AND CAMEL
TO PULL TOGETHER
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.—The most in
teresting and in a way sensational
anouncement made in political circ
les is that the Progressives and the
Prohibitionists have agreed to
coalesce for the conquest of political
power. The Publicity department
makes the announcement that the
preliminary organization of the new
party is now being undertaken and
they are likely to hold the balance
of power in the coming election.
Regular politicians on every side
ridicule this attempt which is de
scribed as an effort to re-invigorate
two moribund parties for which
there is no justifying reason of ex
istence.
On the other hand the shrewder
leaders realize that the coalescence
of the two parties is likely in many
sections to result in a powerful de
fection from either party which an
tagonizes the progressive or prohi
bitionist principles.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—M’Oormick
makes a bold bid for the progressive
vote in the Headquarters weekly
bulletin. He declares that the pro
gressives all know that Hughes is
now, always was and always will be
a rock ribbed stand patter of the j
stand pats. As far as being a re
gular is concerned in the sense that
Taft is regular, Penrose, Cannon,
Depew, Root are regular, neiu of
these reactionists have anything
on Hughes. Roosevelt knows this
veil, says M’Cornick.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
BIG ATTACKS MADE
ON SOUTH BOLGARS
LONDON, Oct. 6.—The heaviest
fighting yet seen on the Macedon
ian fields is now taking place, the.
Allies compelling the Bulgars to
withdraw at all points. The Rus
sians and French are now vigorous
ly advancing along the Serbo-Greek
border southwest of Monastic. The
Servian troops have driven far noit'i
and have sided the Bulgars out ot
Monastir. This great flanking drive
was conceived personally by the Ser
vian commander and he received
the congratulations of General Sar
rail upon its success today.
Along the Struma, the British
drove forward six miles capturing
all the Bulgar positions and taking
many prisoners. The Greek troops,
many of whom were watching the
fighting, were requested to with
draw from the front today and they
did so.
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—Reliable Danish
figures fix the Russian losses for
two years fighting at six million
men.
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—The Russians
used their artillery indiscriminately
against friend and foe to force for
ward their lines, and in conse
quence there are mountains of dead
as a result of this barbaric fire in
the fields where engagements took
place in the Konstanza campaign.
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—The Russians
and Bulgars are now in bitter
battle in southern Dobrudscha. The
slaughter is ferocious.
MEXICAN BORDER PATROL
PROPOSAL IS REJECTED
ATLANTIC CITY, Oct. 6.—It is
admitted that the Mexican border
patrol proposals were rejected by
the American commissioners be
cause of the fact that such involved
.the immediate withdrawal of the
American troops.
The American commissioners laid
down this ruling: Inasmuch as the
Villa bandits raided American soil
thereby causing a great loss of life,
only the presence of American
troops within Mexico had caused a
cessation of such acts of outlawry.
As long as Villa remained uncaught
by the Mexican government, the
protection of American citizens re
quired that an alert and watchful
force of Americans be maintained
in order to prevent any possibility
of Villa again raiding and killing
Americans. Until Villa was cap
tured it was useless to suggest that
the American troops be withdrawn.
This was the American attitude
from the first.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6.—
The War Department announces
that there are one hundred and for
ty thousand militia on the border at
the present time and how long they
would remain there was an indefin
ite question.
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—The pre
sence of the huge force of militia
on the Mexican border is taken to
show that the administration has
not very much confidence in an
amicable adjustment of the rela
tions between the two countries in
the immediate future.
Let u eeUmate on roar Job Work
REPORT GRAND DUKE
COMMANDS UNCONFIRMED
LONDON, Oct. 6.—The Stockholm
report that the Grand Duke Nicolas
has been transferred fyom Asia
Minor to the Dobrudja battle front
is not confirmed by Petrograd, but
it is not denied and may be true.
Berlin reports indicate that the re
port is believed to be true.
According to the Stockholm story
AT THE EAGLE SHOWS.
The Eagle shows have arranged
a dandy program for ton.ight, the
topliner featuring Marie Walcamp
in the Lost Ledge. A clever political
drama entitled The Bribe shows
Mary Fuller to great advantage
while two excellent comedies pro
vide the laughs. These are “Press
ing His Suit’ and “Dude Raffles’-.
On Sunday night Vivian Martin
stars in the title role of Little Miss
Brown. It is a very clever comedy
and shows Miss Martin at her best
before the camera of the World
Film Corporation whose name Is
well known for gilt edged work.
Nicolas is now in complete control
of the Russians and Rumanians in
the battle lines north of Bulgaria.
BUCHAREST, Oct. 6.—The Ru
manian war office denies absolutely
the Sofia reports of their anijiilation
crossing the Danube.
The War Office declares that the
Rumanian invasion accomplished its
objective even though it retired and
safely re-crossed the Danube. The
project involved in the attack upon
Bulgaria was to compel the with
drawal of the Bulgars and Teutons
from their proximity to the Con
stanza railroad. The Teuton lead
ers fell for the bait of an apparent
NOT SHORT.
PETROGRAD, Oct. 6.—The Rus
sian Minister of Supplies declares
that thanks to the arrangements al
ready made the munition supplies
continue amftle for all the require
ments of both Rumania and Russia
on every front.
ly easy victim in the Rumanian in
vading army, and hastened to with
draw. They were followed south
wards by the Russians and the Ru
manians and now have to re-gain
practically all the ground that they
withdrew from. The Rumanian in
vading army sustained small losses,
re-crossing the Danube in safety.
PARIS, Oct. 6.—The public is
more or less puzzled over the con
flicting reports sent out by the Ru
manians and the Bulgars.
WILL INVESTIGATE
REASON FOR ORDERS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 6.—Because four
firemen lost their lives when order
ed into a building blazing beyond
hope of saving, in order to hunt fqi
the bodies of missing priests when
VON TIRPITZ AND
FACTION ARE ACTIVE
BERLIN, Oct. 6.—Admiral von
Tirpitz and his factionists are now
agitating a renewal of the blockade
with submarines sinking all v.-ssels
trying to make certain English har
bors.
The government is resisting this
plan.
In the von Tirpitz organs which
are practically a unit with the
Navy League, the plan is to cut off
the English food supply by sinking
everything in sight attempting to
enter Great Britain.
Leading officials reply to this with
impatience, declaring that the
scheme is strongly suggestive of in
sanity. It would, if the Germans
attempted to carry it out, invite the
enmity of the entire neutral
world.
The government deplores the agi
tatioir at the present time as it is
calculated to convey the idea that
the Germans are in such dire straits
that they have to resort to desperate
means to defeat their enemies. The
officials assert that the enemies of
the Teutons can be defeated upon
the field of battle and at sea as well
as on land, and there is no reason
why the victorious nation should re
sort to the desperation only re
sorted to by the defeated.
The Von Tirpitz factionists insist
that only in this way can England
be humbled and brought to her
knees.
ONLY TEDDY ANXIOUS TO
MARCH BERLIN VIA MEXICO
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 6.—Vice Pre
sident Tom Marshal spoke to the
Milwakuee citizens today and suit
ably adjusted his arguments to the
requirements o£ a hyphenated audi
ence.
The large sprinkling of Germans
present induced Marshal to pay the
Teutons high compliments from
every point of view and he depre
cated the notion that the Wilson
government ever had hostile designs
upon Germany. Marshal said “it
was only Teddy and his little band
of fire eaters who wanted to march
to Berlin via Mexico.”
NEW YORK, Oct. G.—The demo
cratic national committee announces
that after a complete summary by
the party leaders of every section
of the Empire State, they are now
satisfied that Wilson will carry New
York.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6.—
Hughes men are confident said Wil
cox in his weekly dope sheet as to
the political situation. Wilson men
are making extravagant claims
trying to keep up the heart of their
followers when they know the big
industrial vote of all the population
centers will be against them. Wil
son’s pre-arranged receptions are
belittled by the republicans as too
stagey to impress. The solid vote
is with Hughes, protection and pre
paredness, says the republican cam
paign leader.
liet r" estimate on /oar Job Worlr
POST SAYS STORY OF
PEACE POSITIVE TRUTH
NEW YORK, Oct. 6.—The Even
ing Post in a front page story large
ly emblazoned with startling capi
tals announces that Gerard would
arrive in the United States on Tues
day next and would bear with him
the plea of the Kaiser for peace.
The Post guarantees that the in
formation so obtained and published
is absolutely trustworthy, and can
be implicitly credited!
The Kaiser will not state any spe
CHAPLIN AT DKEAM SUNDAY.
Tonight Marshall Neilan a Broad
way favorite stars in “The Country
Boy” a five part Paramount Fea
ture. The tale deals with a coun
try boy going to New York, where
he “falls” for a swell chorus girl.
Sunday Charles Chaplin will be the
main attraction in one of his great
comedies “Caught in the Rain”. Be
sides this a Late Pathe News and
drama will be on Sunday’s Bill.
Sho^ starts Sunday at 6:30 sharp.
MARINE BULLETIN.
Nome Radio, Oct. 6, 1916.
Alaska with barge down Nenana
5th.
Hazelhurst up Hot Springs day
light.
Sarah down Nulato 2nd.
Schwatka down Nenana for barge.
Seattle up Circle 5th.
Sussie up Circle 3rd.
Tanana with 2 barges up Tolo- !
vana 5th.
Yukon at Gibbon leaves for White
Horse today.
No reports from Dawson.
the Christian Brothers college took
fire, the city has ordered an investi
gation. The papers contend that no
person in his senses would have
given the order and the firemen
cific terms, but will through Gerard
make a plea for the induction ot
peace to war-torn Europe through
the good offices of President Wil
son.
The Post further says that the
Kaiser will impress upon Wilson
the fact that he is not pleading for
peace because Germany as a de
feated nation, but as a nation vic
torious on land and sea, which is
stricken with grief at the collosal
tragedy of the war and the despe
rate loss of life and property and
the mountain of human suffering,
misery and deprivation that it en
tails.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. G.—
It has been impossible to obtain any
statement from the higher officials
of the State Departmnet relative to
Gerard's mission. Subordinate offi
cers reiterate that it is merely a va
cation trip upon the part of Gerard
and one to which he has long been
entitled by reason of his heavy work
in Germany.
CARRIGANS TEAM IS
PRACTICING ITS SIGNALS
BOSTON, Oct. 6.—The Bostonians
are busy continuing their signals
practice, the rest of the work being
confined to limbering up for the big
battle tomorrow. Lannin after the
signals practice today told reporters
that he felt safe in predicting the
largest attendance at he game in
the ristory of baseball. The specu
lators are being carefully watched
so that all foul play be avoided.
All kinds of wild rumors in this
direction are now in circulation. The
reason why the attendance is ex
pected to be tremendous is on ac
count of the half holiday law and
the fact that times are prosperous.
EIGHT HOUR PERSONEL
MEETS GENERAL APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 6.—
Even railroad company officials ad
mit that the president could not
have appointed a more satisfactory
commission than that which he
named under the railroad eight hour
law. It is pointed out that Colonel
Goethals has had more experience
with the operation of the eight hour
day and had more employees work
ing that time limit under him than
any other man in the country. It
is understood that the pay and
hours on the lines radiating from
Chicago to the Middle West will
were foolish to obey it from a mis
taken sense of duty.
form the first subejct of the com
mission investigation.
CITY BATH HOTJ8E(.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll
ing Hot).
M. O. SOLBERG.
WHEN IN TOWN
Drop Into the
MERCHANTS CAFE.
The Home of Good Eats.
GET THE NEW8 RIGHT. READ