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VOL. 9.
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1»18.
NO. 2052.
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CONFEREES ELIDE OBJECTIONABLE FEATURES
Henry Ford Wants A
Million Dollars Damages
DETROIT Sept. 7.—Henry Ford
today sent his attorney to Chicago
to file a suit against the Chicago
Tribune which charged him with be
ing an anarchist for failing to main
tain the positions open for his em
ployees who joined the state militia
for border duty.
CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—Today through
his attorneys Henry Ford filed a
suit for one million damages
against the Chicago Tribune which
editorially according to the com
plaint dubbed him an anarchist, an
ignorant, stupid and misguided fool,
because he refused to keep open po
sitions for employees who left for
duty in the Michigan state militia
on the Mexican border.
Ford denied the report that was
thus circulated, but the Tribune
failed to publish the denial, but in
stead bitterly denounced the jitney
king. Ford’s complaint however
does not cite the fact of his denial,
but takes exception to, and asks
damages for the libellous article
published by the Tribune.
DETROIT, Sept. 7.—The filing of
the libel suit is again the subject
of editorial comment in Detroit pa
pers on the Ford attitude towards
militia employees. It is claimed
that the report was circulated to
damage Ford in the business. The
papers point out that the Michigan
copper mines which posted notices
that any employees who left with
the militia would be able to con
sider their places permanently va
cated, have never once been criti
cized while Ford was subjected to
vicious and libellous comment
founded upon a falsehood.
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PARIS REPORTS GREAT
GAINS VERDUN SECTOR
PARIS, Sept. 7.—The evening
communique reports a great French
gain in the Verdun sector where a
sudden and unexpected French of
fensive swept the German forces off
their feet and yielded a mile of Ger
man trenches to the attacking in
fantry. The trenches gained have
been the base of many German at
tacks on the advanced French Fleu
ry positions.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—That German
. troops retired from a wide line of
trenches northeast of Fleury is ad
mitted this evening.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—Terrific rains
again deluged the battlefields on the
Somme making it difficult to ope
rate troops to advantage on the of
fensive.
With no British assaults to re
cord, they were however successful
in withstanding repeated, desperate
and weighty German efforts to re
gain the positions taken near
Guillemont.
PARIS, Sept. 7.—Germans began
a heavy bombardment of the posi
tions gained at Glery, but the in
fantry attacks that followed were all
repulsed.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—A heavy elec
trical storm prevails on the Somme
where several German attacks in
tropical showers were forced to de
sist on account of the muddy fields.
The British artillery began another
intensive bombardment this evening
which however is being responded to
with vigor by the Germans.
PREMIER TIRZA READS
RIOT ACT TO DEPUTIES
LONDON, Sept. 7.—Premier
Tirza told the deputies in the Hun
garian diet today that if hostile de-,
monstrations occurred any more in
the house he would promptly end
the session.
He told the astonished pacificists
that he carried the Emperor’s de
cree proroguing the Diet any time
that necessity for such action arose.
Tirza told the recalcitrant deputies,
that if they made the transaction of
government business impossible in
BITTER CAMPAIGN.
SEATTLE, Sept. 7.—Papers here
foretell that the delegate cam
paign in Alaska this fall is to be an
exceedingly bitter one among the
factions.
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in parliament, that business would
be carried on without the assistance
of the body, upon the summary rule
of the emperor and their king.
The Premier Spoke for a hour to
the bewildered and defied delegates
who succumbed to the threats that
parliament would be suspentlel and
the rest of the session was orderly.
Outside in the streets, however, the
hostile demonstrations were re
newed and the Count in the evening
session told the hostile deputies
that any sij'h denfmstrations inside
or outside parliament would cause
a suspension of the Diet.
PARIS, Sept. 7.—It is claimed
that the Bulgar and German reports
of the fall of Tarkutai are purpose
ly circulated to moderate the panic
ln^ Hungarian cities over the situa
tion. The Temps however admits
the truth of the German report.
Trades union congress
RESOLUTES IN PROTEST
BIRMINGHAM, England, Sept. 6.
—The British Trades Union Con
gress is now in session.
It is quite remarkable the change
that has come over it in two years.
Protests against the war were not
heard at all and but little complaint
registered against the conscription
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Representing two million union
ists they passed resolutions restrict
ing and preventing the importation
of cheap miners. Labor is entitled
to protection they claim. The men
threaten to strike if the importation
continues. The delegates from
every union are well represented.
Rumanians Claim That
German Reports False
BUCHAREST, Sept. 7.—The Ger
man report that the fortress of Tur
tukai on the Danube has fallen Is
emphatically contradicted by the
Minister of War. Germans and Bul
garians have made great efforts to
capture the position which would
render a crossing of the Danube
more easy to the mouth of its tri
butary, the Dimnovitza river, and
hence with this capital the natural
objective. Several army corps of
Germans with big guns, in conjunc
| tion with masses of Bulgarians
have been unable to gain the posi
tion.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—The General
Staff reports serious Rumanian re
verses when German and Bulgarian
troops struck Rumania in a vital
spot in the capture of the fortress
of Turkutai.
Twenty thousand Rumanian troops
surrendered to the Central Powers
today. The news is a cause of great
rejoicing here and a speedy extinc
tion of Rumania is predicted.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—Notwithstand
ing Bucharest denials, it is insisted
that Turkutai has fallen.
LONDON, Sept. 7..—Conflicting
reports are arriving from Rumania,
as to the fighting there. German
reports indicate that Turkutai has
fallen. If so this is a great Ger
man triumph as Turkutai is the
main Danubian fortress in the
southern defenses of Bucharest.
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RUSSIANS ARE BURNING
GALICIAN CITY HALICZ
LONDON, Sept. 7.—The Russian
activity in Galicia is today concen
trated on the northward advance
upon Lemberg from the Carpathi
ans. Petrograd reports show that
the Russians control the Halicz-Semi
kovitze railways and that they are
now bombarding Halicz which is
strongly defended.
As usual the Rusisans have pas
sed beyond the city which is enve
loped in order to cut off the retreat
of that section of the Archduke's
forces which are centered in the
city.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 7.—The Rus
sian bombardment • of Halicz has
that town now in flames. Shells are
dropping in the doomed city from
all directions. There is great hopes
of enveloping and cutting off the
powerful force of Teutons now
holding out in this city important
railroad center in the Lemberg
advance.
BERLIN, Sept. 7.—It is practical
[y admitted that the city of Lem
berg may have to be abandoned by
the Teutons as the Russians are
moving steadily their lines ahead
in their general advance upon the
position from the north and front
the south. It is however pointed
Dut that Lemberg has ceased to be
Df any strategic importance except
to an army threatening a Russian
invasion. To the Slavs the position
is practically worthless.
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CONSTANTINE RECEIVES
OFFICERS’ CONGRATULATIONS
ATHENS Sept. 7.—King Constan
tine today received the congratula
tions of two hundred officers for re
fusing to join in the revolt against
the constitutional government which
was initiated by a number of Ger
man agents led by Baron von
Schenk. The officers assured Con
stantine of their steadfast loyalty
and readiness to follow wherever
he led and against any of his ene
mies domestic and foreign. Con
stantine replied feelingly to his men,
declared he never doubted their
loyalty, but expressed fears for the
PEACE TALK STIRS NEUTRAL
THE HAGUE, Sept. 7.—It is hint
ed that government circles have re
ceived intimations from two warring
powers that peace proposals would
be received more than half way. No
names are given.
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future of the country on account of
the intrigues and ambitions of un
scrupulous politicians. This scar
cely veiled allusion to Venizelos
and his party, now the dominant
power in Greece, has outraged the
sentiment of a large number of
Greeks.
PARIS, Sept. 7.—The papers
comment extensively on the situa
tion in Greece and with little show
of optimism. That the Greeks are
playing for time is the contention
now in Entente capitals an'i the
situation is not a bit clearer than
before the Allies’ demands were
conceded to in full.
The necessity for quick action is
making this delay all the more ex
asperating to the Allies, as the en
tire Balkan campaign is likely to
fizzle out lest a change of policy al
lows the Greek to support the Cen
tral Powers and attack the Allied
forces in the rear.
WILSON LEAVES FOR
HIS SOMMER HOME
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 7.—
President Wilson after signing the
Shipping Bill today anounced that
he would leave tomorrow for
Shadowlawn for a brief rest. He
will however address the suffragetes
at their convention in Atlantic City
tomorrow, Friday.
Wilson and Hughes who are both
suffragists, were bc^h endorsed as
worthy candidates by the conven
tion which almost split up over tho
issue. It was claimed that Hughes
as a supporter of the suffragist
amendment to the national consti
tution should receive the endorse
ment. Wilson thinks each state
should dispose of the matter.
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