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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA. THURSDAY, AUGUST 1«, 1!)!7.
NO.
PEACE TALK CROWS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—
Today’s peace situation shows no
new development, with the entire
exception ot the obvious intention
to leave the matter in the adminis
tration’s hands.
The Vatican proposals have not
yet arrived yet it is officially stated
when they do arrive they will he
carefully considered.
Senator Lewis who is ill intro
duced a resolution to make Congress
keep its hands off these peace ne
gotiations. Senator Sherman who
is also il! introduced a resolution
dictating that peace resolutions be
considered on iy along certr-in lines
and net interfering with the origin
al plans of America entering the
war.
Soutii American diplomats at tlie
capital inquired of the State Depart
ment what action tiie United States
would take on the propoals but
they received no satisfactory an
swer..
The Untied States will exchange
views with the lCr.t- ,ite and a!! will
in all likelihood devise a satisfacto
ory answer before any d- mite
move is made.
Absoutely no action or state
ment leads one to believe that the
United States will allow the peace
move to interfere with the war
preparation hut at the same time
it is impossible whether now the
situation is considered hopeful or
not.
AMERICAN TRAINING CAMP,
Franco, August 15.—It is given
out that the United States troops
now training for action on the firing
line and having passed through a
period of intensive exercises in hand
grenade work etc., required in mo
dern trnech fighting and attack,
will be reviewed by Geenral Siebert
shortly.
After the review, it is stated, all
American troops being subjected to
this inspeeton, the men will leave
shortly following for that part of
the French front where operations
are contemplated.
..NEW YORK, Aug. 15.—What is
practically information that the Am
erican troops would soon leave
their training camp for the front
France, is contained in advices cab
led to newspapers today.
This makes it positively certain
that many additional troops have
since landed in France and been
added to the first expeditionary force
that arrived there. Different esti
mates are given as to the men in
France, but it appears to be realized
by all, that these must be a very
large number in order that they
could take their place on the front
line, even thought it be not a very
extensive portion which will fall to
their share.
Some consider it likely that the
Americans will be located between
the French and British.
U BOAT TOOK ALL
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—
Secretary Josephus Daniels of the
of the Navy Department officially
confirms the cabled report that Cap
tain Oliver and five members of the
American gun crew of the Amer
ican tanker Campana were taken
prisoner on board the submarine
which sank the tanker on August 5.
The tanker was light at the time
of sinking as already reported, re
turning in ballast to the United
States <vhen the U boat torpedoed
the steamer.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 15.—
“DUSTIN'Y”—DREAM.
When Metro Co. produced “De
stiny" with Emily Stevens in the
stellar role, they did not dream it
would create the sensation it did.
Tonight the Dream Theater takes
tho pleasure in presenting tills
master allegorical play. Staged with
a careless disregard for expense,
and with garish scenes in abundance
this story of a woman’s downfall
will create an impression in Nome
long remembered. Her son’s experi
ence when he goes forth to “see
life” shows a strong moral. The
climax is a terrific and soul render
ing finale to a great play.
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HOLT’S.
T* relieve the anxiety of relatives
of the gunners made captive by a
German submarine, which sank the
Campana on August 5, the State De
partment, it is now stated is trying
to locate the whereabouts of the
men, and how they are being treat
ed. It is believed that they are pri
soners of war.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—
The State Department will find out
exactly how American prisoners are
being treated who are taken by the
Germans and as there are large
numbers held by the United States
of German prisoners ol' war, any at
tempt to deal harshly with Americans
will be promptly followed by strict
military reprisals. The government
will see that this special part of
international law is lived up to by
the Germans.
OFFICIAL REPORT THAT
GERMANS DRAFT AMERICANS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—
An official report has been received
by the State Department announcing
that the Americans in Germany are
being pressed into service.
This announcement is exciting
considerable feeling, it being stated
that the Americans are being con
scripted for strictly military service
at that.
The State Department following
up this information has immediate
ly instituted a special inquiry
through the Spanish Embassy and
if the report is confirmed definite
action of what nature is not stated,
will be taken.
This confirms unofficial reports
that the submarines were trying to
make use of African gunners
taken by them.
LONDON. Aug. 15.—This city
was en fete today when American
troops just landed marched through
the street en route to entrain for
France and the front.
The streets were lined by thou
sands who gave the American sold
iers a magnificent ovation and a
godspeed that they will long re
member.
The inarch through the city was
one long continued and deafening
ovation from the cheering masses.
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be greatly appreciated.
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FIGHT ALTHOUGH THE
LONI)(>X. Aug. 15. :) spite the
h. - weather, the activity «>i‘ the!
B ish, French and Belgian i routs I
ii been increased against ;!: (. r-j
n: n positions, indicating : >■■■ niiig
ri ii'wcd activity.
•O.VBOX, Aug. 15.—It is re
pi;t'd tiiat the British are now'
making the most powerful thrusts
which they have delivered as yet
in the Lens sector.
.-nr Douglas Haig announced this;
evening that all the objectives :
the German 1:r~' li: have
tied by .-torm.
LONDON', Ant. II.—In tic
or' very Iieavy counter attach--,
the latest report from Franc
British troops have held all
clay’s gains.
BERLIN, Aug. 15.—Whin- .h.
British made gains today, they
ered in their offensive very severe
losses ia turn.
Their grent. st activity was in
She Letts sector.
PARIS, Auk. 15.—The i'rei:i it
turtle important gains this afternoon,
southeast of St. Quentin. They at
tacked in force anti are retaining
ail that they captured.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—Large
nnrabors of Hermans vere <a;>iur< .
in today's fighting in the Letts
sector.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 15.—
Jt has been i itimated to the State
Derartment that Germany and Aus
tria will accept the peace terms con
tained in the proposal placed before
all belligerents by Pope Benedict.
This would place the burden of
rejection, if rejected, upon the Un
ited States and the Entente.
This information, it is announced
lias reached the officials.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 15.—
By specific direction of {’resident
Wilson all administration and other
government officials are t'orbiden to
discuss for publication the Pope’s
peace proposals.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 15.—
All the papers are discussing the
peace terms propounded by Pope
Benedict. In the face of the fact
that these proposals practically re
store the status quo ante helium,
and inasmuch as President Wilson
has himself in speeches denounced
such a compromise, the non-official
view is that the proposals are hard
ly considered satisfactory.
There is quite a well informed
current of opinion that the peace
proposals were inspired by Germany
and through Austria emanated from,
the Vatican.
It is pointed out that these are the
first specific proposals which the
belligerents nations have been asked
to consider.
LONDON, Aug. 15.—With the
capture of Hill 70, in the Lens sali
ent, the British are still pushing on
over a front of three thousand
yards and capturing every objective,
now overlooking the city of Lens,
the great German base the capture
of which is imminent.
Haig’s full dispatch this evening
pays a compliment to the lorees
engaged in the attack, declaring
that the Canadian troops in the gal
hint storming of Hill 70, took a
“conspicuously brilliant part”.
The entire intervening space be
tween the final German lines out
side the city on the North are in
British hands this evening, four
thousand two hundred and forty
three unwounded Germans have
been captured and the British are
still pushing on.
The weather was execrable. Heavy
rains pelting the faces of the men
as they stormed the positions with
irresistable dash. In spite of the
rain storms and the mud the British
line, says Haig has never wavered.
No direct attack has been made
upon the city, the lines slowly con
stricting around the great coal city
now held by the Germans. The
lighting is proceeding tonight with
undiminished fury.
INJUNCTION IS HELD
ILLEGAL AFTER STRIKE
SPRINGFIELD, 111., Aug. 14.—
The Illionis state supreme court has
reversed Judge Frederick Smith of
the Cook county circuit court, who
seutenced Jan Michalek, a strikng
malleable iron worker, to 10 days
in jail and to pay a fine of $100
for violating an injunction. He was
found guilty of causing the publi
cation of a strike notice and call
for a meeting of strikers in a Polish
newspaper in Chicago.
While Michalek will not go to jail
the fact remains that the strike
was broken by the injunction, and
the supreme court has dodged the
request of the Chicago Federation
of Labor, Michalek’s defender, that
it pass upon the right of a free
press. The court ovades this re
quest, and makes no comment on
the principle involve!, although it
does not hold that Michalak did not
violate the injunction and Judge
Smith's decision is reversed because
•the liberty of the citizen cannot be
taken away upon a pretext so slim
as this ”
The supreme court's decision is
summed up as follows by Victor
Olander, secretary of ihe Illinois
State Federation of Labor:
"In passing upon his injunction,
Judge Smith did not rightly con
strue *ie meaning of his own lang
uage, and, therefore, the charge
against the defendant was not well
founded.”
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