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NOME, AI1A8KA, Till IMUY SKPTK.MUK II -27. 1017
HAIG PUSHES DRIVE
MILES FORWARD WEST
LONDON'. S' ;■ t. 2«».—Again the
awkward habit ot' Field Marshal ,
Haig of mixing hi.s points of attack
is responsible for the ■- ptur. of al
most a mill and huh general ad
vance along lftany -:i: of front!
to the east of Ypr britisn
leader pushing his e«..ipaig.. to.
wipe c d the German sukraariw
bases in He giun..
The !i; i' Ish >I, -rated !•>
bombarding the l; igian i o. at.
This morning the artillery ac
tivities along tit • entire British
lints were continued. \ lull i •
curreu in the Flanders se tor '.vnile
the guns in the vicinity of i-ens
and to tin soutli thundered with an
unequalled intensity. Tee Germans
evidt nt.iy e.vjj,.<ted tiiat ill ' infantry
attacks .vere to lie tin.d • in the
latt. r section, but a sudden out
break cast of Ypres with an in
line.' barug.i tire marked the signal
for attack tie re. The assault
was conducted along a wide front
with unvarying success, the German
advanced positions all being occu
pied.
Xo German
counters were do
livcred in an effort to re-take the
lost positions up to nightfall.
LONDON, Sept. 26.—The re
sumption of the advance on tin |
Belgian front was th< mark' l chat-j
acteristc in today’s fighting. The
British made good progress all
along tin line. The acme of int■|
sity was in the vicinity of the rise |
east of Xonuehrke, a very difficult
hut important ri<lg< which was!
eaptured.
You'll see it iirst in the Worker.
BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 26.—
The war fever is manifest in tnU
city. Great parades and demon
strations acclaiming the break with
^Germany as passed by the Argen
tine parliament filled the streets to
overflowing today. The demonstra
tions while overflowing with cn
thusiasm were quite orderly and no
attacks were made upon the person
or the property of Germans resi
dent here.
The president, whose official ap
proval is necessary to authorize tie
break, so far has given no sign of
ins intentions.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 2 3.—
The State Department announces
that hundreds of code messages
signed by Count Luxburg and for
warded by the Swedish Minister
at Buenos Aires, were intercepted
by the United States and turned
over to the Argentina government,
codified as received with the ac
companying translations. All of
these messages were directed iron
the Swedish Minister in the Argen
tina republic to Stockholm for fu-;
ture forwarding in due course to j
Germany.
These messages were all of them j
of a highly unneutral character j
and indicated the length to which J
the German intriguers were willing j
to go to break up conditions in Ar
gent ilia. These messages made a;
break inevitable in any event.
They were before the parliament!
j
in all its deliberations.
SIX KILLED; FIFTEEN ARE
INJUREEB IN AIR RAID
LONDON, Sept. 26.—The official
report of Tuesday”s air raid by
Zeppelins and aeroplanes'- from
German bases shows that six were
killed and fifteen injuied.
The damage is reported to be
“trifling”.
LONDON, Sepl. 2 6.—The British
casualty list for last week totalled
at 23,000 killed, wounded and miss
ing. This is a gain over the pre
ceding week when the list reached
a total of 27,000.
The British government is now
the only belligerent which makes
“VAMIMRK” n.AY—DREAM.
Tonight one of the most startling
and sensational plays, ever present
ed at the Dream, will be shown,
when Theda Bara, the world’s most
famous “Vampire” stars in her
greatest success, “Destruction”.
Theda as Ferdinande, wickedness
incarnate, whose glance breeds
madness and her touch destruction,
plays a role that will make the pa
trons shiver in their seats. The ac
tion is hair-raising in its breathless
intensity. Climax upon climax it
speeds to a terrific and spectacular
finish. It is Bara's greatest success
and as a r.he-devil we acknowledge
her as the world’s greatest. Re
member a $2.00 show for 25c.
public weekly casualty lists.
Strong arguments have been pre
sented in the papers against con
tinuing this policy which is said
to favor the enem'es.
Germany has long since aban
doned making public its losses.
LONDON’, Sept. 26.—Once again
the metropolitan papers comment
upon the air ra’ds and Intimate
I that the defenses are inadequate
(and that there has been too much
J succees attended the most recent
raids of the Germans. It is not
enough that the airmen from hos
tile natons be driven off, it is ar
gued that none of them should
escape.
Proper air protection measures
l could be easily devised with a de
| finite program whereby it could be
' made certain death to attack Great
I Britain by air it is claimed.
SOLDIER BOYS RUN
AMOK PUGET SOUND
SEATTLE, Sept. 26.—Four sold
iers stationed at Fort Lawton where
j they were being held as prisoners
j made their escape last night in
some manner evading the vigilance
of the guard.
They stopped an automobile in
which was a lone Chauffeur. They
immediately held the. man up and
made him drive them fifteen miles
along the highway, when they rob
bed the driver of thirty dollars.
After proceeding another short
distance, the escaped prisoners came
to the conclusion that they hacl pro
ceeded far enough in this vehicle
and they then took the driver from
the auto and tied him to a trie
where he was found this morning.
The auto was discovered some
distance away stalled fn the brush
with the gas tank empty and the
soldiers leaving no trace behind.
The sheriff has organized a posse
of deputies to run down the escaped
prisoners from Fort Lawton.
The auto driver says that they
are well armed, that they have rif.es
;:.\oT st. lou13. Sent. a;
This city is in danger of being
\vi;.cil out of i-xislone;.
A fire starting in the stoekynrds
has got beyond control and is sv% i <m>
ing the Hty. destroying everything, j
Hundreds are dead; thousands
are homeless and the value of tin
pro, . rty destroyed is set at matt;,
millions.
That morning a fire began i:i the
stock yards wl'er. a stove i"t
branding was being warmed tit'
Little attrition was paid to it un .'I
it began to assume dimension:- at
indie uted danger.
A strong wind 'nlowi.ig ir a :
orable direction l'or tiie llano s :>
sweep against inflammable strm
tur<-s soon had a v Melv flam inn
ar a which was :\<\.edingly ui
cult to ronihat by tic firemen.
Aituiv u■ re ept , .y i); burr.i, .•
buildings and they undoubted!.:
perished. tin rsnilxr being aw
up in the hundred;:, but impos'd'
to estiuiui' •.•vet. appt't.'Jdn.a.-.
i ii i; time.
.r bom r*idem os. 1c
tlOUSl'S, I'aclOI! - kill V- 1'
hotels. saloons, arc all Ivit g
by the (l',a(!!y llamas that art
quite beyond control autl to
'.vhich areas are being dynamit
pie vent Its further spread.
-lit is being kept up with
of linnlly besting the ecnllngr
i> at
■1. i: ■'
oilses,
swept
now
11 a!; t.
It'd to
Tie-1
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You'll a I it light in the Worker,
THE HAGUE, Sept. 26.—The
Reichstag meeting today was ex
pected to provide the occasion for
war utterances upon the part ot
Chancellor Micbaelis.
The meeting was to he held this
t veiling and it is indicated in Ger
man dispatches that the Chancellor
will make a full re port of the war
situation and the prospects for peace
or otherwise.
LONDON. Sept. 26.—The Chroi
it 1c publishes a statement toils;'
from its Rome correspondent, at
ways intimate with Vatican affair!.,
wherein it is declared that a mo
mentous clause in the reply of the
German nation to the Pope's Peace
Proposal has been omitted in most
of the published reports for sonic
unaccountable reason.
Foreign Secretary Kitchelmann
in the note to the Vatican says that ;
Germany will bear a share of the
damage done to Belgium provide:! I
rliat Belgium will provide proper
guarantees that it will cease to he
a menace to Germany. While this
may mean a good deal or may mean
nothing, depending entirely upon
what Germany would consider pro
per ‘'guarantees", the retention of
Antwerp for instance as previously
hinted, it is taken that it will af
ford a basis t'cr a continuance of the
peace negotiations of the l’ope. ac
cording to the Chronicle’s corre
spondent.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 20.-- j
Many Congressmen report having
received threats of death because
they have been active in pushing
needed war legislation.
The statement to this effect is
given upon authority that seems
most reliable.
A sweeping investigation lias
been started in connection with the
statements and these investigations
will also survey the matter of the
alleged shall fund of Bernstorff in
relation to members of both houses
of Congress.
and automatics and wear upon
their person a regular arsenal o|
ammunition. That they will be
tough customers to handle is cer
tain and the sheriff and poe >e ex
pect a big battle against the des
peradoes.
Nothing is known of the reason
for their imprisonment in Fort Law
ton.
Full line of Matresses, Pillows,
Beds, Bedding, Blankets, Tents,
Tarpaulins war bags at HOLTS.
WASHINGTON', I). C„ Sept. 20.—
Congress is likely to wind up Us
business in a general probe of con
ditions affecting tlie conduct of Us
members and intimidating influences
that some interests Lave brought
io bear affecting the war policy ot
the members.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20.—Tlu
Public Safety Commission, corre
sponding to the Loyalty leaguers in a
variety of sections is the latest ta
join in the lute and cry against Sen
ator Lafollette. The commission
is petitioning Congress to remove
Lafollette “for seditious utter
ances”
WASHINGTON, 1). C., Sept. :M.—.
The Japanese mission has practi
cally completed its work. Viscount
Iishii today visited President Wil
son to bid him farewell. The mis
sion leader stated that tile bonds
ol' friendship between the two pow
ers had been greatly strengthened
--*-a-r
WILL MW HUGE
FLEET END NEXT YEAR
WASHINGTON', P C., Sept. 2G.— |
A conception of the gigantic build- j
ing plans of the Unite d States gov-!
eminent can be received from the j
announcement made today that by I
the end of next year America will j
have merchant marine aggregating
fourteen thousand six hundred
EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT.
Kuliarh, crabapples, i teaches,
pears, tomatoes, plums, cucumbers.
Uotatoes, first class. We have now
coffee, . Hour, sugar, crisco, meat,
dried fruits, raisins.
NOME GHOCKEY CO.
A. F. OESTREICH, Mgs.
ships. Nor is that all the shipyards
will after a few more months in a
variety of sections be turning oat
ships at the rate of one a day, largo
steel standardized vessels, from not
less than seven yards. The only
possible delay to this schedule will
be the failure of the railroads or
the steel company to deliver tha
material.
Pioneer Igloo Hotel. Koonis $2.00
& $;:.(»(i per week and tip. 50 cents
per night. Housekeeping Apart
ments.
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