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VOL. 8.
NOME, ALASKA, SA'ITUDAV, AVtil'ST 5,
NO. 202;l.
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Hindenberg is Made
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BERLIN, Aug. 4.—Field Marshal
"Von Hindenberg was made com
mander in chief of all the forces in
the east by special orders of the
Teuton general war staffs today.
Von Hindenberg will take supreme
conunand over all operations from
Riga to the Carpathians and Aus
trian as well as German forces will
be under his chieftaincy. The move
is very popular.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.— The situation
on the East front shows very little
change. The Russians are still car
rying on a terrific bombardment
north and south of Kovel while try
ing to batter down the strong Ger
man defenses.
The only really serious position
and against which the Russians are
concentrating for a tremendous ef
fort to capture, are the encircled
forces of von Bothmer whose posi
tion is precarious.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 4.—Heavy ar
tillery bombardments are now being
conducted by the Russians prepara
tory to continuing in their drive. At
every section the artillery is busy
while the regiments are being re
organized for another attack. The
German appointment of Hindenberg
as chief of the forces m the east is
taken to indicate that they consider
the situation desperate.
Now Is the time to Subscribe.
SENATE TABLED RESOLUTION
FOR STRIKE MEDIATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 4.—
The railroad brotherhoods won an
important point in the Senate today
when the committee tabled the re
solution arranging for mediation
before the Interstate Commerce
Commission as the railroad compa
nies have ever since they refused
the brotherhood demands been in
sisting upon, liberally advertising
the demand in the press throughout
the country with systematic publi
city.
Mediation Commissioner Hanger
left today for New York to attend
the Joint Conference with a view
of having the trouble adjusted.
Wilson is now conferring with
Chambers. The later is hopeful that
the strike will not be necessary and
and that a peaceful settlement can
be effected. It is not improbable
that a Senatorial hearing may be
given on the subject of the dispute.
New York railroad managers as
sert that they do not want a strike;
they say that they realize its conse
quence more keenly than do the
brotherhoods, but that it must come
rather than the companies will con
cede the imperious demands of the
brotherhoods. Railroad unionists
declare that whatever the conse
quence may be. The companies are
playing the sympathetic stunt to
secure the support of the public
and one would imagine that they
were deeply wronged by the very
suggestion of an eight hour day.
AFTERNOON SESSION IS
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TO POLITICS
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 4.—
Political slush wasted the time of
the afternoon session of Congress
'with imbecile • speeches in both
house and Senate receiving atten
tion with "leave to extend" given.
Chairman Simmons of the Senate
Finance Committee said that they
would probably eliminate the cop
per tax.
The conferees of the Army Bill
are deadlocked over the revision of
the articles of war.
In the house Humphrey in a
purely political speech ridiculed the
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At the Congregations^ Church
Sunday the following services will
he held. Rev. John Parsons, pastor.
11 A. M. Bible School and
children’s service.
Adult Bible class will study,
■‘The Greatest Thing in the World”.
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
8 P. M. Worship and Sermon by
At this service Mrs. Cornelia
Templeton Hatcher will give an ill
ustrated lecture on temperance.
Special music will bo given by the
choir.
The public is more than welcome
to all the service* of the church.
proposed movie campaign of the
administration to popularize its po
licies. Senator Hardwieke did the
same thing after the Child Labor
Bill formally passed. He cited
Columbus and Very Cruz as four
reel productions and suggested that
he would like to see the drama
“We are too Proud to Fight”.
Hardwieke the fire eater joined in
derision of the movie campaign but
unaffectedly admitted that the child
labor bill got his goat. He attacked
its constitutionality because the
constitution debarred jurisdiction
over anything of the kind except
in the matter of Interstate Com
merce wherein they had power to
pass such laws. Slush of this kind
took up a lot of time.
FIRST VESSEL PASSES
THROUGH THE CANAL
SEATTLE, Aug. 4.—The first ves
sel to pass through the completed
government canal connecting Puget
Sound with Lake Union was the
steam tug Swinomish owned by the
United States Engineers.
The big locks in Ballard on this
canal are second only to Panama,
and are capable of handling the
battleships. The canal unites the
fresh water harbor of Seattle,
hitherto landlocked and not access
ible with salt water In Salmon Bay.
It Is expected that the opening of
the canal will lead to the construe
tion of docks along Lake Union and
Washington Lake.
HAl»K C<>MM ANDKR.
CALEXICO, August 4. — Col.
Inglise, of the Washington State mi
litia, has been made commanding
officer here over three thuosand
men.
GET t;ie news right, hear
THE WORKER.
Anything In the line of Job work
Lansing Signs Treaty
With Danish Minister
WASHINGTON, D; C., Aug. 4.—
Secretary Lansing ami Danish Mi
nister Hrun signed the treaty ced
ing the Danish West Indies to the
United States, in New York today.
There were no formalities and the
public knew of the incident only
1 from the official announcement.
Washington, n. c., Aug. 4.—
The Carranza reply to the American
note on the subject of Mexican ar
bitration has been delivered to the
j Acting Secretary of State. The
nolo states that the Commissioners,
are instructed to preferably discuss
points previously mentioned in!
former notes apparently rejecting
any broadening powers being con-1
ferred upon the Mexican conferees.
Polk is non-eommital as to whether
or not tile reply is considered satis
factory.
It is intimated that it may lead to |
further “conversations” on the sub
ject.
WASHINGTON, 0. ('.. Aug. 4.
Congressional business still wails
upon the political situation, aud the
congestion due to the tendency of
members to get campaign speeches
in the record is delaying all busi
ness more or less.
The majority party will leave no
stone unturned to pass the shipping
hill and the child labor bill. The
latter is almost certain to pass, but
the fate of the former to say the
least is doubtful. Alaska business
is badly held up.
LONDON REPORTS THE
CELERRATiON OF WAR
L<iNDON, Aug. 4.—This country
is (( lay in the various cities of tlie
Unit'd Kingdom celebrating the an
niversary of the war.
Speeches arc being delivered by
mam prominent men throughout
the towns most of the speakers hav
ing been at the front on active ser
vice. They are pledging the coun
try to fight to a finish and there is
at the war celebration a general re
newal of what the Mail calls "the
ideals called forth by the war". The
country is even from a commercial,
point of vic'w unusually prosperous.
Most trade lines never were more
active and all are making money.
The immense sums spent by the
government is finding its place in
the national circulation and all
trade shows unusually active condi
tions. The percentage of unem
ployed is the lowest in the history
of the country.
LONDON, Aug. 4.—Enemy aero
planes bombed the Suez Canal to
day, but did no damage to the
water way. The bombs all foil short
of the canal proper. The aviators
made an effort to raid Port Said,
but were driven off by the British
airmen.
LONDON, August 4.—The country
is still discussing the Casement exe
cution, only one paper commits it
self to the somewhat bloodthirsty
view that "hanging was too good
for him”, practically all agree that
a reprief would just as well have
satisfied the needs of the case.
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INTERNED CREWS MAKE
LINER’S DASH
NORFOLK, Aug. 4.—The interned
crews of the Kron Prinz Eitel
Frederich, and the Kron Prinz
Wilhelm held a great celebration
on board the former ship to cele
brate the successful dash to sea of
the Deutschland.
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AMSTERDAM, Aug. 4.—The
British are now collecting many
trawlers and destroyers to await
MARINE BULLETIN.
Nome Radio, Aug. 4, 1916.
Susie at Gibbon.
Delta down Nulato 1st.
Davis at St. Michaels.
Reliance up Koyukuk river 3rd.
Yukon down Nenana 7 a. in.
Julia B. up Melozi 3rd.
lanana with barge up Tolovuna
5 p. ra. 3rd.
Sibella up Melozi 2 a. in.
Sarah up Melozi 2 a. m
• i i .ucii down Selkirk 4tu.
White Horse up Isaacs 1. a. m.
Casca up Ogilvie 8 a. m.
Seik :• k leaves White Horse to
night.
.j.aska down Circle 3r1.
the arrival of the Deutschland at
the English channel.
BERLIN, Aug. 4.—Two British
ships with a total tonnage of seven
thousand were sunk today by subma
rines. One Italian ship of 2200 tons
was also sent to the bottom by a
U boat.
LONDON, Aug. 4.—Hundreds per
ished when the Italian mail steam
er Letimbro was mined in the Me
diterranean. There seems no doubt
that the ill fated boat met Its doom
striking a floating mine.
ROM 10, Aug. 4.—It is officially
admitted by the Minister of Marine
that two Italian submarines are
missing for the past three weeks
and that hope of their returning
safely has been abandoned. The
Office publishes a list of the crews
as among those missing. It is
feared that the submarines encount
ered mines which the Teuton ships
have been sowing freely throughout
the Mediterranean.
STEAMER MINNESOTA
SOLD TO MORSE
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.—
Charles W. Morse, millionaire anil
ex-convict has purchased the Great
Northern liner Minnesota. The
price is not announced. Morse is
the banker who was sentenced in
connection with his many frauds
but who later was released by a
merciful Tat't because he was about
to (lie. He is not (lead yet by a
long shot and in fact never was in
better physical or financial health.
He is reputed to have made an
enormous amount of money by
speculations in war contracts.