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VOL. ».
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER t, 1910.
NO. 2040.
RAILROAD SITUATION MORE REASSURING NOW
Senate Hearings Are
Beg un On New Law
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
The Brotherhood officials. Garret
son being spokesman agreed today
to call off the strike if Adamson’s
eight hour bill passes. Adamson
immediately introduced the meas
ures.
The Senate leaders agree to dis
cuss the bill at ten o’clock to
morrow.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
The Senate hearing on the railroad
strike bill began today. Newlands
said that of course all are aware,
speaking to the senators and the
railroad men, that arbitration is not
compulsory and other means of
settlement had to be devised..
President Garettson of the
Brotherhood of Railroad Conductors
in an impassioned speech - says that
the railroads refused to concede a
single point, -while the men sacri
ficed the right of over time pay for
the sake of peace. The members ot
the brotherhoods looked with dis
like upon this delay, because they
realized it jeopardized the strength
of their concerted action. They re
garded with no favor at all the Wil
son program, but they would waive
their own sentiment in the matter
and cancel the strike orders if the
eight hour bill passed.
Congressman Kitchln, the majority
leader in the House, stated that
he believed that the eight hour day
would pass, but it would be fought
hard in the Senate. The adminis
tration officials believe that it will
pass and be a law before Saturday
night.
So far the brotherhood officials
have withdrawn no strike orders al
though every effort has been made
to get them to postpone action. They
say that if they postpone action
Congress may also delay their de
liberations on the matter.
WILSON REPORTED LOSES
VOTES BY ACTIVITIES
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aiyf. 31.—
President Wilson, it is claimed, is
losing votes by reason of the fact
that he has taken such an unpopular
stand in advocating arbitration of
the over time and eight hour ques
tion. Wilson says that he finds every
thing today satisfactory with dis
tinct progress being made, and
everything looking like a peaceful
settlement.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 31.—
Congress today got busy and is de
voting its entire time to the railroad
program, an eight hour bill being
introduced today.
President Wilson is urging haste.
He also reiterated his plea for a
delay of the strike when speaking
to the brotherhood men.
WASHINGTON, D. C,, Aug. 31.—
Optimism is increasing with the
possibility of an eight hour day for
ten hours pay being given !mme
diate passage.
The Senate hearings on the bill
ended this afternoon and the com
mittee is making its report which
will be favorable after much wrang
ling, to the Senate.
Newlands says that the law per
mits Wilson to operate the railroads
as a war measure and public neces
city, with power to court martial
unwilling operatives. The law was
passed in 1862, under the stress of
civil war prospects.
BULGARS ARE CROSHiNGLY
DEFEATED BY THE ALLIES
LONDON, Aug. 31.—The first
really Bevere defeat of the Bulgar
ians took place In Macedonia today
-when the Servians and the Allies
captured fifteen thousand men in a
battle near Doiran, the Bulgars
withdrawing in haste towards night
fall. The Allies are continuing
their advance.
SALONIKA Aug. 31.—The strict
est censorship is being established
by the Greek government at all
ports. Today they were warned by
the Entente powers that all dis
patches of fighting upon the part of
the Allies must first be submitted
to the Allied scrutiny, until such
time as the latter are assured of
Greek friendly neutrality.
PARIS, Aug. 31.—The Servians
have again reached their own soil
assisted by reglmetns of France and
Great Britain.
From the present indications they
Are not going to follow the Struma
valley as anticipated to Sofia, but
will move along the railroad route
up through Servia while attacking
the Bulgars on the southern' border
also. The Bulgarians are now fall
ing back upon Strumnitza and in
no very good order. They are still
holding the Kavala railroad line
despite the efforts of the Greeks to
dislodge them.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 31.—Spies
report that the Bulgars are moving
their Allied prisoners from Bulga
ria to Austria today. Trains have
been moving slowly northward with
the prisoners.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
BUILDING NEW SHIPS
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—The Alaska
Steamship Co. makes the announce
ment today that It will build at once
four palatial liners for the tourist
traffic to and from Alaska. The
company will also buy four freight
ers at a cost of three million dollars.
This is said to be the most im
portant shipping mevoment in the
history of the port and Seattle Is
preparing for a period of great
prosperity. Some of the new boats
are to be constructed in Seattle
yards according to present under
standing.
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Greece in State
Chaos; Premier Quits
ATHENS , Aug. 31.—This city
and state is now in a state of chaos.
Premier Zaimas whom the king ap
pointed upon the recommendation
of Skoloudis to succeed the lalter as
Prime Minister, resigned his port
folio last night.
It was reported that the King was
fleeing, and has taken refuge at
Larissa with German uhlans guard
ing his person.
A declaration of war against Bul
garia is anticipated. It is stated
that King Constantine has received
the French Minister at Larissa.
SALONIKI, Aug. 31.—The situa
tion in Greece is so confused that
army officers admit that they do not
know what will happen.
Civil officials conversed in secret
code with the King at Larissa,
where he has established himselr.
He also met the Entente ministers
there. It is announced that a suc
cessor to Zaimas will be appointed
tonight, but so far there is no indi
cation who will receive the danger
ous honor.
LONDON, Aug. 31.—All demobb
lization orders have been suspended
and leave of absence countermand
ed to all army officers in Greece.
BERLIN, Aug. 31.—Nothing but
appreciation is held here for the
fine efforts of King Constantine to
maintain the dignified neutrality of
his nation in spite fo the pressure
which is brought to bear upon him.
HINDENBERG TO BE
MABE CHIEF STAFF
ROTTERDAM, Aug. 13.—Von
Himlenberg is to succeed von Fal
kenliayne as Chief of Staff, says the
Courant today.
This report is conveyed to this
paper by mail from Berlin.
The reason for the appointment
of von Hindenberg is sought in the
lack of definite success in the Ver
dun campaign.
According to this story the vete
ran leader of the East strongly op
posed the Verdun campaign which
von Falkenhayne as chief of staff
originated.
The plans were submitted to the
Kaiser in the presence of most of
the leading generals east and west
as early as last December. The
Kaiser is said to have hesitated, but
later upon von Falkenhayne urging
its vital necessity to success on the
west, warmly approved the plan.
The plan was favored by a strong
majority of the generals, but von
Hindenberg bitterly opposed it. He
foretold that the losses would bo
collosal and that next August (this
was in December) would still see
them struggling round the hills of
the Meuse valley. He urged a count
er plan of councentration on tlio
east with a view of crushing the
Russian re-organization. Von Hin
denberg warned the council that
the Russian army was being welt
organized. He was practically a
unit in opposition, finally, to the
Verdun drive.
SLAVS BEGAN PASSAGE
ARMIES THRU RUMANIA
BUCHAREST, Aug. 31.—Powerful
Slavic forces that for eight months
have been gathering from all parts
of the empire in Bessarabia, began
today their passage through Ruma
nia upon Bulgaria.
BERLIN, Aug. 31.—It is held
here that the Slavs which have be
gun to move through P.uniania are
really en route to the Hungaran
and not the Bulgar border, as
Bucharest reports.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 31.—The first
engagement between Rumania and
Bulgaria today is reported by the
General War Staff. The Danube
was successfully crossed and the
city of Rustchuck occupied by the
Rumanians after ten hours fighting.
One thousand prisoners and great
stores were captured.
A direct railroad runs from Rust
chuk to,Varna on the Black sea and
It is of vital importance to Bulga
ria. '
PETROGRAD, Aug. 31.—It is
announced that the Russian troops
trains began moving south through
Rumania today through Galatz, fol
lowing the Danube valley roads ac
cording to an agreement • with Ru
mania.
VIENNA, Aug. 31.—The complete
conquest of Bulgaria is apparently
the hoped for result of Rumania-s
alliance witht the Allies. All today a
movements tend to cpnfirm thia
view.
WICK LEAVES SATURDAY
OPENS HIS CAMPAI6N
SEATTLE, Aug. 31.—Delegate
Wickersham will leave here on Sa
turday and will open his campaign
at Ketchikan from which place he
will go to Juneau and Anchorage
via Seward. He will then return
to Cordova taking in Valdez and
will proceed to Chitina leaving there
for the Interior.
Owing to the season being so far
advanced he does not expect to
reach Nome this season.
Wickersham has 'been receiving
reports from his supporters in Al
aska and is taking a pleasant view
of his prospects and appears to be
as usual quite confident of the out*
come.
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