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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1916
NO. 2057.
HUMPHREYS IS
KING PRAISES ZAIMIS
BADLY BEATEN
MINISTRY FOR WORK
Poindexter Puts It
All Over Humphreys
SEATTLE, Sept. 13.—There is
disappointment in the stand-pat
ranks and generally speaking in this
city on account of the results of the
elections in yesterday’s primaries.
Former Governor M‘Bride the re
publican nominee defeated Roland
Hartley who was second choice. In
the Senatorship race Senator Poin
dexter has over seven thousand
plurality over Humphreys. Humph
reys was extremely confident and
had at his back the largest interests
in the city; railroads, shipping, real
estate, press and traction interests
lined up solidly for him but a land
slide in eastern Washington parti
cularly in Spokane, Walla Walla,
Colville and other strong centers
spelled defeat for Humphreys by
the immense vote that Poindexter
secured. Humphreys was strong
only in south and western Washing
ington but even outside this city, j
he was no match for Poindexter who
secured a strong scattering vote.
John F. Miller was first in the con
gressional race with Ballaine second
Lister the democrat was overwhelm
ingly nominated on that ticket for
the same position over George
Turner the former democratic Sen
ator. The returns this evening are
practically complete and Humphreys
can regard himself as out of the
running. He was opposed by orga
nized labor.
Now Ir the time to Subscribe.
ITALIANS WIN NOTABLE
VICTORY NORTH FRONT
ROME, Sept. 13.—The War office
announces today a notable victory
by the Italians, the culmination ot
a week’s intensive fighting in that
region, in the capture of the Canen
anzes Pass which cuts off the Aus
trian communications, and the tak
ing of five thousand Austrian pri
soners, much cannon, machine guns
and army supplies. The Austrians
made a desperate resistance at this
point. After the Italians took the
summit, belated Austrian reinforce
ments arrived on the scene, but
they were ineffective in their count
er attacks.
GENEVA, September 13.—The
Germans are said to have increased
their force in Trieste,- expecting
that the Italians who are gaining
in their Istrian campaign will make
a determined land atack upon this
port and naval base. German guns
and gunners have been recently ad
ded to the powerful German force
that reinforced the Austrian garri
son some time ago. The Teutons
are attaching much importance to
the Italian successes and regard the
Goritza gains of the Italian generals
as much more important than any
thing that took place on the Somme
or in Galicia.
The Italians are now making fast
headway in a difficult region.
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RUSSIANS HOLD RIDGES
IN CARPATHIAN HILLS
PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.— The
Grand Headquarters Staff announces
that the Slavs are holding all the
positions which they toot in the
Carpathians, notwithstanding the
heavy Teuton counter attacks The
fighting in Galicia is proceeding
with redoubled violence on the
Dneister where the Russians are
slowly boring their way thro lgh the
wall of Austrians that is confront
ing them.
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aeroplanes began an active ru.cg
noltering and raiding expedition
over Riga today. They dropped a
number of bombs but departed when
Russian airmen engaged some ot
the Teuton machines.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 13.—A terri
fic artillery duel is now proceeding
in the territory about ten or fifteen
miles west of the Stockhod. Both
sides are using high explosives.
Sept. 13.—The Rus
BERLIN,
sians have been repulsed every
where all along the Austrian front
and are now trying to save them
selves by digging in. The Russian
losses are enormous.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.—It is known
here that the government of Ru
mania is bitterly disappointed at
the showing which Its armies are
making along the several points
against the Teutons and the Bul
garians.
UNOCCUPIED ARK IS
BYNAMITED ESTUARY
ALAMEDA, Sept. 13.—An unoc
cupied ark in the Oakland estuary
was today dynamited and windows
here were broken for blocks. There
is no-possible way of explaining the
explosion, so the police say that it
was the probable headquarters of
the direct actionists.
The explosion has many elements
of mystery, but the police theory Is
only one more improbable than an
other. It is pointed out as occur
ring timely enough for the Billings
trial which is developing all the
earmarks of a huge police frame
up, according to Robert Minor, the
former World cartoonist and war
correspondent.
French Continue Thrust
Against German Front
PARIS, Sept. 13.—The French
continue their thrusts in the Somme
region with increasing success. Thev
captured Bouchavennes, east of the
Baupaume, and Peronne road.- The
assauit also took in six hundred
yards east of Payonne cutting oft
Combles to the southwards leaving
the tfity in a very dangerous posi
tion by reason of its isolation and
threatening the safety of forty
thousand men who have their re
tirement jeopardized. General Focb
is arranging a northern blow, the
British re-taking Ginchy.
BERLIN, Sept. 13. —The General
Staff admits the capture by the
French of Bouchavennes. Heavy
fighting now prevails at CoraMe3
where the Allies are striving hard
to oust the Germans from this very
important railroad center. The
French attacks upon the German
lines at Thiaumont and Souville in
the Verdun front have been unsur*
cessful, only a very slight gain
marking a strong attack, accompa
nied by very great losses.
LONDON, Sept. 13.—The weste a
situation saw the French exceeding
ly active today while the maul Ger
man concentration was made Ira
front of the quiescent British li’cs,
evidently expecting an attack. This
evening the British artillery opened
up a murderous fire with great guns
and high explosives.
Vote the Republican Ticket
Straight.—Adv.
FIERCE FIGHTING IS
PROCEEDING IN BALKANS
PARIS, Sept. 13.—Athens dis
patches announce that the joint ad
vance of the French and Servians
resulted in the capture fo Sorowits.
PARIS, Sept. 13.—Great gains
have been made by the Allies in the
vicinity of Ostrovia Lake, the Bul
gars retiring into- Servia before the
French and Servian attack. Gen
eral Sarrail reports the British ad
vance across the Struma is still
continuing with the Bulgars retir
ing, fighting is steady and constant.
BERLIN, Sept. 13.—The Germans
are already fighting the Rumanians
in the Transylvania front near Her
manstadt where the Rumanians are
in control of the city which they
took shortly after war was declared.
The Germans and Austrians are
making headway against the Ru
manians in this section.
BUCHAREST, Sept. 13.—Owing
to the severe fighting which has
taken place in southern Bulgaria
and the strong assaults in that sec
tion, the Bulgars are being with
drawn from the Dobrudscha front
and lining up to defend the border
while several divisions have been
railroaded to the Strumnitza.
Rocking chairs at $t to $7.50 at
Crooks next Fire Department.
BROOKLYN POLICE HAVE
USUAL BOMB STORY
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—The
strike situation is not changed for
the better with the strikers growing
more and more aggressive. The po
lice have now under investigation
the char&e of a dynamite plot to
blow up the interborough system.
An Interborough strike-breaking
track walkdr claims to have found
1 a bomb. The unionists claim that
this is the same old plant that time
and time again is resorted to by em
, , iiiifc it 'll ill I ——
LOCAL ITEMS.
L. M. Peterson was taken to the
Holy Cross Hospital from Little
creek yesterday morning suffering
from injuries sustained on the claim
where he is employed by the Pio
neer Mining Co. As far as could
be learned Peterson was relieving
the pipeman at lunch time mid
night, and attending to the nozzle.
When crossing over, his slicker
caught in the pipe and something
struck him knocking him uncon
scious. He sustained severe bruises,
but it is expected that he will be
out in a few days. Dr. Mustard is
attending him.
ployers when at their wit’s end to
cope with the strike. Striking car
men were appealed to by Mayor
Mitchel to stop the strike and ac
cept arbitration. They answered
that they did so once, only to fiind
that the company began discharging
the unionists and all who had taken
part in the strike proceedings. For
this reason they refuse point blank
to submit to arbitration.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13.—Traction
traffic is completely demolished. Not
only are insufficient trains compared
to that of normal times running,
but so many accidents and reports
of attacks are in circulation that
the people fear to ride in the trains.
Automobiles are doing an enorm
ous business. The new busses are
running on schedule and making
the strike much less severely felt
than had it not been for these ma
chines. They greatly relieve the con
gested situation and traffic moves
along slowly.
Stoves, Phonographs, Beds, etc.,
at Crooks, next Fire Department.
FOREST FIRES RASE
SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS
SAN JOSE Cal., Sept. 13.—Terr
ible forest fires are slowly destroy
ing millions of dollars worth of lum
ber on the east slopes of the Santa
Cruz- mountains. The fires are being
fought by hundreds of fighters, but
the scorching dry weather makes
this difficult and dangerous. At
night the skies are illumined for
miles with the red glare of the ti
tanic conflagration. Reports indi
cate that the forest flres are doing
greater damage to lumber than any
which in recent years attacked this
vicinity. The flres are gaining
headway.