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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST lit, Hint.
NO. 20;S5.
THIRTY-ONE PRESIDENTS TELL
WILSON NO EIGHT HOURS
WASHINGTON, D. S., Aug. IS.—
President Wilson listened patiently
today to President Holden of the
Burlington line when as acting
spokesman for thirty-one presidents
Tie told Wilson that the eight hour
day was an impracticable proposi
tion and could not be granted, thus
supporting the managers and
turning down the Wilson plan
flatly.
President Wilson asked the rail
road men to take another day to
consider but Holden intimated that
they did not think that they could
ever agree to the plans proposed.
The radroad brotherhood men
secretly balloting among their com
mittee accepted Wilson's settlement
plan.
It is understood today that Wall
Street favors a fight to a finish, con
fident that the railroads will win
out. The Wall Street Journal inti
mates that it can best be disposed
of this way, and that the people can
stand an increase in rates if the em
ployees win their strike.
Upon the responsibility of Presi
dent Wilson, Bryan wired the rail
road brotherhoods to accept a year's
truce with the railroads, so that the
political situation might not hamp
er their settlement.
This truce plan has so far not
been accepted and it is known that
the railroad men are unenthusiastic
about it.
The situation looks bad today and
can end only in a back down of one
or other of the contending parties.
The more important financial writ
ers in the New York evening papers,
possibly running a bluff in the in
terest of the railroads, urge a finish
fight as the best solution. It will
disturb trade, is the argument, but
ending in a victory for the man
agers, leave them masters of the
transportation situation which con
stant demands upon the part of the
brotherhoods have taken from them.
On the other hand any attempt
to surrender to the railroads would
be followed by the automatic strike
of the railroad men, say the best in
formed as to sentiment of the broth
erhoods.
Now is the time to Subscribe.
RUSSIANS AGAIN MOVE
OVER THE CARPATHIANS
PETROGRAD, Aug. 18.—After
“being held two days by Pflanderz'
counters off the Bisistritza riervs
General Lichitsky drove his lines
forward once again capturing Lysiec
and Stary, towns of some strategic
importance southwest of Stanislau.
The Russians have now also a
series of heights in the Carpathian
hills from Arzeluzi which are me
nacing Hungary.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 18.— The
Germans opened up an intensive ar
tillery fire along the Dvinsk front,
but a Russian counter bombardment
gained the advantage and silenced
the enemy guns.
Airmen report that the Germans
| have been bringing up every man
that ran be spared from the Polish
cities to the front in the hope of
checking the Russian advance or
1 possibly for the purpose of inaugu
rating an offensive. The reserves
along the Dvinsk front are unusu
ally large.
BERLIN', Aug. 18.-—The eastern
situation is still marked by despe
rate fighting at practicaly all ports
except the Dvina front where only
artillery duels mark the battle line.
In Galicia, von Bothmer's offen
sive still continues with the weight
of resistance increasing and the
WILSON VETOES ARMY
BILL; CAUSES SENSATION
WASHINGTON, D. C„ An?. : 8.—
The Wilson veto of the army bill
is the cause of a tremendous poli
tico-military sensation !bo like of
■which has not been seen in years.
The reason for the exercise of the
veto was on account or the amend
ment to the articles of war which
exempted retired officer; from court
martial. This will necessitate the
preparing of a new bill and may
delay the adjournment.
Hay, the father of the amendment
says that he will re-submit the bill
to the House immediately, elimi
nating the objectionable articles of
war.
Now for the cause of the sensa
tion. It is intimated semi-officially
that a prominent retired army offi
cer had planned to puolicly attack
the United States army and to
make political some of the issues
which he intended to bring up.
Chairman Hay admits that when the
amendment to the articles of war
were shown to him for approval, the
harmless clause passed him, wholly
without knowing that a joker was
being inserted for the purpose of
clearing the way for the most sen
sational political attack upon the
service ever made by a soldier in the
United States.
Wilson’s prompt veto came unex
pectedly and created general sur
prise, although many knew around
the capitol that it would be vetoed
and the reason why such action
would be taken.
Let an estimate on your Jem Work
BRITISH PAPER ATTACKS
METHODS OF GOVERNMENT
LONDON, Aug. 18.—The Man
chester Guardian, one of the most
Influential Journals in England, in
a reveiw of recent occurrences in
connection with the war, editorially
warns the British government that
they are antagonizing the United
States and losing all standing with
America. The crass folly of the
government’s Irish policy is only
equalled by the ridiculous black
list and the methods of the censor.
The Guardian - asserts that in all
the methods criticized there is not
even one redeeming vestige of com
mon sense, much less real courage.
The Guardian bitterly resents these
three policies and says in scathing
language that because a few of the
prominent members of the govern
ment have their actions dictated un
der a nightmare of fear, unreason
ing or unreasonable, it is high
.time that wiser counsels and more
courageous minds took control of
the situation.
The Guardian says that even ig
norance would be preferable to the
official cowardice manifested In
these wretched panic stricken poll
cies that are daily undoing the best
efforts of the friends of the Allies
in the United States.
The Guardian at least seems to
have published its editorial quite
J
regardless of the censor’s displeas
ure. But it is probably too power
ful an organ of midland liberalism
to be made the victim of the cen
sor’s anger.
BLOODY BATTLE LEAVES
FRENCH CONTROL FLEORY
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PARIS, Aug. 18.—One of the
fiercest of the many fierce engage
ments in the Verdun Bector saw this
evening the French in control of
every section of Fleury village with
an inferno of shells still shattering
the colums of German- making ef
fort to penetrate the curtain of fire
and re-gain this covetted possession.
The morning woke quiet and un
eventful along practically the entire
Verdun front with an occasionnal
flash of bursting shells marking the
objective which later In the day waa
to occasion such severity of action.
About nine o'clock the desultory
cannonading was suddenly broken
by a continuous hail of shrapnel
curtaining off the German reserves
from Fleury.
In the midst of this fire the
French advanced to the attack and
although they sustained heavy los
ses and were twice driven back,
they finally captured the village
entire.
The persistent curtaining with
shrapnel of the German reserve lines
Russians constantly reinforced.
The Russians are held back north
and south of Kovel and at the Vol
hynlan lines the situation is prac
tically deadlocked, the Russians be
ing uuable to advance.
GROWN PRINCE WOUNDED
RY SHELL AT VERDUN
PARIS, Aug. 18.—The evening
communique says that the Crown
prince was wounded on the leg and
head at Verdun by the bursting of a
shell and was removed from the
front.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18.—Brokers
report that the new English loan
has already a surplus of subscribers.
This declaration is regarded with
considerable astonishment and is
openly scoffed at as impossible by
the pro-German press.
The German-Amerlcan organiza
tions have been fighting the loan
aiul their papers refute to accept
the brokers’ statements.
These reports are alleged to be
merely decoys for the purpose of
getting in more demands for sub
scriptions.
LISBON, Aug. 18.—Major Mattos.
the Minister of War, today an
nounced that Portugal will soon
Bnter the war to aid the Allies.
Mattos did not outline any plans
is to the future, nor make any
statement would indicate the nature
which the Portuguese support will
lake, but it is practically under
stood here for some time that
should Portugal enter the war, it
would he in the colonial Helds and
not op the western front.
It is asserted that there are many
Portuguese troops from Mozambique
now serving with the Allies against
the Germans in their remaining
Jolouy of East Africa.
ITALIAN CITY WIPED
OUT BY EARTHQUAKE
ROME, Aug. 18.—The earth- ]
quakes which devastated Rimini two i
days ago and which stirred Ancona
at the same time, doing considerable i
property damage, again re-appeared (
In Ancona yesterday and practically ]
destroyed the city.
Ancona is now a city of ruins. ]
How many are dead will not bo (
known until the work of searching i
the debris is completed. But one !
:
prevented an effective use of their
machine guns and practically pre
vented any assistance being render- I
sd the first lines in the possension
pf Fleury. I
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BERLIN, Aug. 18.—The Germans
idmit that the French, sustain):.g c
Incalculable losses, recovered pus
tension of the village of Fleury. i
This makes the fifth time that title 1
village has changed hands .nnce the
battle of Verdun began t
BOND ISSUE WILL
BE MADE; BORDER
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug is.—
Many majority members of the
Finance Committee have recom
mended to Congress a bond issu. of
one hundred and thirty-five million
dollars to meet the extraordinary
expenses of the Mexican situation.
These expenses were unexpected.
Treasury department committee
democrats advise that this bond is
sue be floated in addition to the pre
paredness issue and additonal re
venue bills.
The finance Committee also
states that in connection with the
latter a further appropriation of
eighty-six million dollars will be
necessary after December SI, this
year.
LARGE SUBMARINE
WAS SIGHTED CREW
BOSTON, Aug. IS.—The Warren
Liner Sachem reports that the crew
saw off the Grand Banks a large
submarine not submerged and ilint
(his was probably the Deutschland.
The Sachem arrived tonight fr on
Liverpool.
GENEVA, Aug. 18.—The Deutsch
land has arrived at firemen accord
ing to an unofficial dispatch to a
newspaper here from Berlin. The
arrival is not officially announced
for obvious reasons.
UNIONIST LONGSHOREMAN
ARRESTED IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Aug. 18.—James
Murphy, a union longshoreman, was
arrested tonight by patrolman Colby
who says that he saw Murphy throw
a bottle of phosphorus through a
window of Pier 2, the terminal of j
the Alaska Steamship Co. Murphy
ran as lie threw the bottle says
Colhv. and offered a battle with a
revolver.
Murphy denies the whole state
ment as a put-up job.
The strike situation continues
hree unchanged.
hundred thousand are homeless and
quite destitute.
Italian reserves are being dis
dispatched to the scene to prestrve
order and to administer aid where
possible.
The results of the disaster are ap
palling. All buildings are practi
cally affected. Some fine churches
are razed to the ground. The only
FEDERATED CHURCH.
At the Congregational Church
Sunday the following services wi!i
be held. Rev. John Parsons, pastor.
11 A. M. Bible School and
children-s service. R. B. Julian,
superintendent.
Adult Bible class will study,
“The Riot at Ephesus.”
Classes for all ages are provided,
and special music.
7 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
Miss Crowley, president.
8 P. M. Worship and Sermon by
Dr. John Parsons. Subject:
“Is the World Growing Better?-'
A new Song book will be used.
Special music will bo given by the
choir.
Annual picnic Tuesday, 9 a. m.,
managed by the Ladies’ Aid Society,
if weather is favorable.
The public is more than welcome
to all the services of the church.
houses which did not suffer are
small one story cottages which
however are damaged slightly.
The taller tenement buildings
collapsed upon one another ana
blocked the narrow alleys between
them with stone and lime and other
debris. Some of these alleys are said
to have been packed by the popula
tion trying to escape when they
were caught like rats in a trap and
that the death list will be enormous.
The city experienced thirty suc
cessive heavy shocks and seismolog
ists declare that this is a record
never before heard of.
The peculiar feature of the dis
turbances was that practically each
of the shocks differed from the pre
ceding one, the earth waves taking
different directions. This is also
the reason of the terrific devastation
that the earthquakes caused.
AVI Mi MAKE TRIP.
Captain Wagner with his launch
Standard is leaving for Hot Springs
and Mary’s Igloo on Monday from
Nome with freight and passengers.
CITY BATH HOUSE.
Moonlight Spring Water. (Boll*
Ing Hot).
M. O. SOLBERG,