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NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 7, 1»16.
NO. 2024.
Germans Gaining Again
In Eastern Fighting
BERLIN, Aug. 5.—The Russians
have been forced to retire from
their Sereth positions and are now
^concentrating at Meidzygory. Six
hundred Russians have been forced
to surrender at Rudka.
BERLIN, Aug. 6.—The Russians
have been repulsed northwest of
Sealoste midway between Brody and
Tarnopol and are unable to ad
vance along the Sarny-Kovel rail
road.
BERLIN.N Aug. 6.—Von Hinden
berg has very successfully checked
the hordes of Russians crossing the
Dvina.
BERLIN, Aug. 6.—The German
General Staff corrects the wrongful
impression their Thursday bulletin
gave rise to, in announcing the
appointment of Hindenberg as
supreme Chief in the East. It is
today stated officially that von Hin
denberg and Archduke Karl, the
Austrian heir apparent will divide
the eastern command.
The General Staff announces also
the arrival of von Mackenzen from
the Turkish front In Asia to join
Hindenberg in his new eastern of
fensive in which the veteran leader
has been engaged planning for fully
four months. When this drive be
gins it is promised the emptiness ot
the Russian successes will be ob
served and understood.
The Petrograd reports which con
flict* with today’s bulletins are de
nied by the Staff.
FIVE-SIXTH RAILROAD
STRIKE VOTE TALLIED
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—Five sixths
ot the railroad vote is now counted
and favors the strike in the ratio
of ninety-nine to one. The strike
favor shown is admittedly astound
ing the railroad officials.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 6.—
Wilson is apparently inactive, to the
disgust of the companies, in the
face of the favorable, strike vote
now being counted and gives no in
dication of an intention to take any
summary action.
Chambers, Knapp and Hangar,
mediation commissioners appointed
by the President through the De
partment of Labor, are going to
New York on Tuesday next to tend
er their services in the situation.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—The most
vendmous attacks are now being
made upon Wilson by the railroad
companies’ papers on President Wil
son. His policy in the face of what
th.ese publicity agents term an ap
proaching national calamity, is de
scribed as outrageous.
His “watchful waiting” is de
scribed as a “criminal indifference’’,
and if the entire industrial fabric Is
paralyzed by the greatest railroad
strike ever called Wilson will be
held responsible. The articles re
cite the present era of unprecedent
ed industrial activity and ask if it
is to be destroyed by a railroad
strike. The president is apparent
ly expected to take summary action.
Now la the time to Subscribe.
FRENCH COMMUNIQUE IS
1IEPORT VERDUN FIGHTING
PARIS, August 6.—This evening’s
official communique shows that the
“Verdun section was the scene ot
terrific fighting with the French
folding out strong at every point.
The Germans made furious efforts,
it reports, in desperate counter at
tacks to recapture Thiaumont, but
all their efforts were in vain. Their
losse were very heavy. Again and
again they charged with massed
formations against the French posi
tions, but the French repulsed every !
charge, the enemy abandoning the
furious attack towards nightfall.
The ground is black with dead and
EAST EXCURSIONISTS.
FAIRBANKS, Aug. 5.—One hund
red excursionists sailed this morn
ing for St. Michaels to connect with
the Umatilla for the Outside.
They had expected to connect
•with the Victoria but have been in
formed that the Umatilla will take
them instead. These are the last
of the excursionists making the
round trip. It is reported that the
outgoing boat will call at Cordova
only and not at the other sduthern
coastal cities of Alaska as had been
reported.
All are enthusiastic over the
trip.
:he air noisy with the cries ot
bounded before the covetted Thiau
nont positions which hace now been
:he object of three days most in
;ensive fighting.
PARIS, Aug. 6.—The evening
communique says that the Somme
s quiet the British and French
>oth retaining all their gains.
BERLIN, Aug. 6.—The night
bulletin is flashed from the Head
quarters Staff tonight that the Brit
ish were repulsed today in all their
renewed attacks from Ovilliers to
Forneaux and that their losses were
heavy. A lull now follows the ter
rific fighting of Friday, Saturday
and Saturday night in the Somme
region.
It is believed the offensive is now
definitely checked by the Germans.
DID NOT NEED
ANY CONFESSION
— ■ • -. *
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.—As-1
sistant district attorney Brennan
stated today that they were not de
pending upon any confession from
any of the arrested persons in con
nection with the bomb plot on pre
paredness day.
An Informer made the conviction
of those connected with the bomb
plot, said Brennan, positively cer
tain, and their guilt is shown be
yond even the shadow of doubt. He
asserted that a confession from any
one of them is not needed and a
confession will not save any of those
arrested from paying the penalty of
the crime.
DONT LIKE IT.
COPENHAGEN, Aug. 5.—Ci posi
tion papers are criticizing freely
the government for its sale of the
Danish West Indies to the United
States.
GET THE NEWS RIGHT. READ
THE WORKER.
British and French
Make Gains On West
LONDON, Aug. 5.—Two terrific
battles are being fought in north
ern France tonight, Saturday, says
a War Office bulletin from the Brit
ish Field Headquarters in France.
The battle sectors are at Verdun
and the province of Picardy.
Throughout the day on both
fields the Allies held the mastery in
a powerful two days offensive, the
British pushing back the German
lines from a third to two miles
northwest of Pozieres.
/ fter three days terrific fighting
the French northeast of Verdun
not only halted the new German
offensive but held all the ground
gained by their counter stroke.
They claim they hold the strong
positions in the Thiaumont works,
the greatest part of the Village ot
Fleury and important strategic posi
tions west of Thiaumont and Fleury
as well as in Alsace which were in
the hands of the Germans before
the battle which began with a Ger
man violent offensive.
LONDON, Aug. 6.—This morning
the War Office announces that the
British gained six hundred yards ot
the German line north ot Pozieres
despite heavy artillery attacks of
the enemy and are holding them
safely. Enemy aeroplanes were dis
persed by the Allied aeroplanes and
the range lost later in the day hy a
counter artillery attack hy the Brit
ish. The British are now taking up
vast batteries of artillery of largo
and small caliber to drive further
ahead in the new German positions.
RAMOND ROBBINS CLIMBS
ON HUGHE’S BAND WAGON
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.—Last night
in ;■ n address connected with the
Mai hew Hale progressive confer
ence, Raymond Robbins who pre
side at the Chicago convention ot
the party sounded the funeral ob
sequies of his party and then with
a nourish of trumpets lost no time
climbing on board the Hughes band
wanon.
In addition he attacked Wilson
and the democrats and so made
himself solid with the boss ma
chinery into which he formerly* ha'l
slung a hammer.
Said reformer Raymond in part
Democracy witli the Wilson plan ol
rederalizing and paying the militia
Is operating upon the construction
of a huge militia machine which it
relies upon to work overtime on
its behalf. The militia policy ot
the democrats is a menace to tree
state government and is the most
threatening step has ever been
taken towards building up a party
autocracy in the country.
I’rogressivism, went on Roghins,
is manifestly (lead. The part' lias
outlived its usefulness. It has ac
complished its purpose in reform
ing the republican party and there
is no further reason for Its exist
ence. For this reason lie said t'iaf.
the wise progressives were joining
to the support of Hughes whom
Raymond eulogized in an elaborate
speech. Robbins forgot all about
Barnes, Penrose, Cannon et al.
LABOR COUNCIL FRISCO
WARS ON BREN SHOP
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 6.—The
San Francisco Labor Council la now
organizing to fight the Chamber ot
Commerce open shop policy.
The members are planning for a
general strike should any attempt
be made to force this through.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. G.—The
situation here is growing critical,
following the adoption of the open
shop policy of the Chamber of Com
merce. The plants of members ot
the body are being subjected to
scrutiny and a general strike In all
of these is being seriously consider
ed.
As the members of the San Fran
HAVE A FLIGHT.
SEATTLE, Aug. 5.—Yesterday
Aviator Ed Hubbard took Mrs.
Francis Guy and her daughter
Gloria and Mrs. Betty Umbrecht of
Victoria B. C., over Lake Washing
ton In a spectacular flight.
ELECTRICAL STORM.
FARGO, N. D. Aug. 5.—Yester
day an electrical storm of terrilic
violence swept the Dakotas and Min
nesota. The crops were badly
damaged in many places.
cisco bodies comprise some of
the largest shipping and manufac
turing interests in the city and most
of these are unionized, it is easy to
see that the plans of the Labor
Council to counter attack the open
shop policy will, at least for a time
have a disastrous result upon the
business, domestic and foreign, of
the city.
SEATTLE, Aug. 6.—There is no
sign of a settlement of the long
shore strike and local labor leaders
say that they have no very great
confidence in any adjustment fol
lowing the San Francisco confer
ence. Instead it is expected that tho
trouble will grow rather than de
crease.
TRACTION STRIKE IS
ASSUMING RIG SIZE
NEW YORK, Aug. 6.—There ia
now a blockade of the rapid transit
system throughout the city of
Greater New York with the subway,
surface and elevated employees all
out on strike.
The police are vigilant to prevent
any serious disturbances, but owing
to the number of men out their
places cannot be filled.
So far the situation is covered by
the jitney busses, many which have
been hard put to it to make a liv
ing, now making a bountiful harv
est. These companies and individual
owners are running systematically
trying to relieve the situation, but
the inability to handle the crowds
is confessed.
It is expected that the locomotive
engineers employed will also walk
out, and this will tie up the ete
vated which has been able to run
long strings of cars with railroad
engines.
The Mayor says ho is confident a
settlement will follow.
CANNOT LIVE.
OMAHA, Aug. .6.—Attending
physicians say that John M. Thurs
ton cannot survive through the
night. *