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VOL. •.
NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1016.
NO. 2054.
STRIKES
French Regain Much
Lost Ground A t Verdun
PARIS, Sept. 10.—The French
lave initiated a dashing offensive
in the Verdun sector, taking a series
of trenches at Douamont. The great
gains in the Douamont section,
which cost such heavy fighting last
April, have occasioned great rejoic
ing throughout the capital.
PARIS, Sept. 10.—The French
have captured eight thousand Ger
mans since Friday in the Verdun
sector alone. The fighting is there
very heavy with the French advanc
ing. The German artillery fire is
greatly diminishing and they are on
a defensive throughout the entire
region.
The Germans are however dog
gedly holding positions against the
French.
The French troops are preparing
to battle for the possession of Forts
Douamont and Vaux.
The French artillery today began
an intensive and very violent bomb
ardment of all these German posi
tions preparatory to advancing to
the assault.
THE HAGUE, Sept. 10.—The
marvellous success of the French
troops in the Verdun region gives
color to the Russian report that the
Germans moved several divisions
from the Verdun sector to assist
the Bulgar troops. Only in this
way can the French advance upon
the Douamont trenches be ex
plained.
CRITICS SAY BIG PUSH
SOON STARTING SALONIKi
LONDON, Sept. 10.— The mili
tary critics, taking cognizance ol
the fighting which is just beginning
on the Bulgar frontier say that the
Salonika push if. just beginning and
the Bulgars will soon feel its heav
iest force. The co-operation of the
Greeks, notwithstanding the enorm
ous Teuton influence, is practically
assured. The French, Britten and
Servian troops are all engaged in
preliminary fighting with the Bul
gars and General Sarrail reports
gains for all of them.
Military critics declare that the
Salonika drive will be tho beginning
of the end for Germany.
PARIS, Sept. 10.'—General Sar
rail reports that the Servians have
captured the cities of Katrantza
and Ostrobo near the Yenidje late.
The fighting in the vicinity of the
lake was the scene of terrible
carnage of Bulgarians, the heavy
artillery fire of the Servians forcing
the Bulgars to retreat and as they
did so, the army got mired in a
slough where they formed ?.n easy
target for the Servians. The en
tire baggage train, guns and muni
tion wagons were captured by the
Servians, who at the close of the
Balkan war with Turkey also
fought the Bulgars and severely
defeated their former allies in an al
most identical spot, with the same
Servian commander in charge.
LONDON, Sept. 10.—The Turks
are powerless to assist the Buigars
says General Sarrall. Nothing could
give a clearer notion of the effect
of the victories of the Grand Duke
Nicolas in Asiatic Turkey and the
signal reduction of the Turkish
fighting force and munition re
sources than its helplessness in the
present crisis.
The Times military critic appears
to be satisfied that the most im
portant battles of the war are now
soon to be fought in the Balkans.
He says that the Balkans began the
war and in the Balkans the decisive
blows will be given.
Now is tbe time to Subscribe.
ADJOURNMENT IS
FOLLOWED RY PROPHECIES
WASHINGTON, C. C., Sept. 10.—
Following the adjournment, the po
litical features of the day's news
now are given over to conjectures
on the forthcoming election.
Both sides profess complete and
sweeping confidence in a complete
and sweeping victory for their candi
dates. It is reckoned that the house
will be republican lyr the republi
cans and democratic by the demo
crats.
Where the supposedly neutral
press associations dabble in conjec
ture, they come -put openly and say
that either Hughes or Wilson has a
good chance, one as good as the
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other. However republicans admit
that Wilson has scored lately by the
peaceful adjustment of the Mexican
crisis and by the settlement of the
railroad trouble. Hughes is his own
biggest knocker in the estimation
of even some of his admirers who
are without question disappointed
at his showing. The democrats are
probably right that in trying to
please everyone, the marked charac
teristic of his wearisome acceptance
address and carried out throughout
his whole tour, Hughes is pleasing
nobody very well.
He will get a large republican
vote. That is certain, but whether
ho will secure sufficient former pro
gressives to defeat Wilson is dubi
ous.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM
WIN MAINE ELECTION
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 10.—
A whirlwind finish is marking the
close of the campaign in Maine,
with both sides bending all their
energies to the work of getting in
the first blood by carrying the state
at the general election tomorrow.
Three hundred speeches and as
many speakers of national pjroml
nece have been uttered within the
past twenty-four hours. Both sides
claim to be confident. Democrats
are claiming a democratic plurality
of three thousand, the republicans
declare that their plurality will not
be less than fifteen thousand.
Hughes butted in at the last minute
but his reception was not startling.
The betting is even, bnt the both
sides insist that victory will be
Great Strike May
Tie Up New York City
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NEW YORK, Sept. 10.—The great
strike of the traction men may re
sult in a complete tie-up of all com
mercial activities in this city. This
was foreseen yesterday evening
when evidences were observed which
seemed to indicate that a sympa
thetic strike involving three quart
ers of a million workers might arise
in order to save the street car men
the right to organize. It is known
that only Gompers can prevent the
consummation of this event and it
is declared that he is likely to di
rect a strike.
Two thousand tide water boatmer
refused to unload coal for the trac
tion companies on Saturday even
ing.
Manager Hadley insists that the
majority of the traction employees
repudiate the union or lose theii
jobs.
Fearing an enormous walk oui
which would completely demoralize
all traffic in New York, on the
docks, warehouses, streets and rail
roads, President Withridge na-_ i
former Secretary of War Garrisor
as arbitrator of the traction matter
't’he boatmen say that they have
nothing to arbitrate as they will not
handle the traction coal. Withridge
insists that the non-union policy is
necessary to the traction companies.
A scab motorman named Giannini
was shot today and his condition,
is critical. Transportation workers,
say the gunmen -will have to cut out
their rough stuff or they will clear
the gangsters out of New York city
1 in spite of all the po'.i 'e. The
unionists will hold a conference oit
Monday next.
RUMANIANS HURL BACK
BULGARS ACROSS LINE
BUCHAREST, Sept. 10.—The ter
rific battle in the southeastern sec
tion of Rumania, in the Dobrudscha
province ended with the Bulgars
retiring after their flanks had been
crumpled by a series of sledge ham
mer drives by the Rumanians on the
right and the Russians on the left.
The Bulgar center faced Bazardijk
which they had gained in their first
dash across the frontier, but they
had to retire before their whole
lines became enveloped in the great
attack.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 10.-The
Russo-Rumanian armies have cap
tured six towns in Transylvania and
are now sweeping southward from
Orosava beginning the invasion ot
Servia. The reason for the sudden
southward sweep is to intercept the
railroad communication with Bul
garia. The Germans are supplying
the Bulgars with their heaviest guns
to fight the Rumanians, but so far
they are ammunitionless for their
Krupps.
The new drive, unless the unfore
seen happens will be towards the
Morava Valley railroad where the
trains are working over time haul
i ing immense munition supplies,
from Germany and Austria to Bul
garia. The Bulgars fear that this
will be intercepted and they are de*
termined to get in as much as poss
ible before that time. As Germany
and Austria have been supplying
both Bulgaria and Turkey with guns
and munitions, because of both
.hese countries being unable to ade
quately supply themselves, the situ
ation will be serious should tho
allied forces cut these communica
tions.
Anything in the line or Job work
HAIG REPORTS FURTHER
BRITISH GAINS SOMME
LONDON, Sept. 10.—The British
Field Headquarters announces that
on Saturday evening Zinchy was
captured by the British forces after
the first infantry assault and is still
held. CombleB is under fire from
three sides, and Haig reports that
its downfall is imminent.
The British advanced their posi
tions six hundred yards northeast of
Pozieres, continually advancing and
fighting.
LONDON, Sept. 10.—General
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Haig reports that all the German
massed attacks driven against the
newly captured lines in an effort
to re-take them from the British
ended in failure, with the attacking
force sustaining heavy losses.
BERLIN, Sept. 10.—The general
staff admits the British gains near
Combles, and the advance on the po
sitions Northeast of Pozieres. Ger
man attacks re-gained some of the
ground lost in the afternoon.
The official reports indicate that
the British losses were heavy, and
their gains wholy disproportionate
to those. Several of the first lines
of attacking troops were wiped out
before they reached the German po
sitions where they also found a fir
midable resistance awaiting them.
FORD VISITS SEATTLE
AND RETURNING HOME
SEATTLE, Sept. 10.—This city
is preparing to make over Henry
Ford who with his wife is returning
via this city from California where
is his winter home to Detroit. Ford
will remain in Detroit to arrange
with his attorneys the libel suit
yhich he Has instituted against the
Chicago Tribune. Jitney and Ford
operators are preparing to welcome
the man that makes the cheap
autos and Seattleites are wondering
if they could not unload a little
real estate as the makings of an
auto plant in the west for the auto
king.
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