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NOME, ALASKA, THUSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1016.
NO. 2104,
ALLIES GLOAT OVER CAPTURE
LABOR AND CAPITAL PREPARING
A. F. OF L IS DECLARING WAR ON INJUNCTIONS
FALL OF MONASTIR
LOOKS GOOD ALLIES
LONDON, Nov. 20.—Monastir fell
because the Central Powers <puld
spare no troops to defend it against
the Allies and its abandonment hat
become imperative.
Experts featuring Germany’s in
ability to send a rescuing force to
Monastir foresee the Allies further
advance upon Prilep, using*Mona
stir as a base. Thence they "will ne
gotiate or outflank the Bulgars east
of Cerna, opening up the frontier
passes to the Saloniki forces.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20.—While
the Germans depreciate the import
ance of the fall of Monastir, it is
evident however that the tremend
ous fighting along the several lines
has been too much for the Central
Powers and they have been unable
to maintain in every place the sup
ply of men needed to cope with the
general allied activities. In this
way Stockholm, Geneva, Madrid, and
The Hague views coincide with that
emanating from the Entente capi
tals on the matter.
Petrograd dispatches clearly in
dicate that the campaign is to con
tinue from the Cerna with a big
drive into Servia flanking the Bui
gars most dangerously. One view is
expressed which doubts the ability
of the Allies to supply men enough
for these collosal tactics. Greece
sentiment is now turning towards
the Allies once again.
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GREAT BATTLE OPENS
ALONG SOMME FRONT
PARIS, Nov. 20.—The Somm»
front is alive with a desperate
struggle today precipitated by a de
termined effort of the Germans with
heavy counter attacks to drive back
the forces of the Allies from prac
tically all their most important posi
tions. Their advance began in a
drizzzling rain which obscured their
movements as well as impeded their
attack. It was some time before a
general artillery fire from the Allies
guns got within range of the ad
vancing Teutons and this was later
followed by a prompt counter at
tack back of Miraumont and south
east of Combles.
The fighting is only just begin
ning.
LONDON, Nov. 20.—The fighting
on the western front is of a despe
rate and bloody nature. The Ger
mans are making every effort to
withstand the terrific counter lunge
that is being aimed at their front.
It is possible that the engagement
may reach larger proportions than
uiy yet developing on the west
front.
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—Fierce attacks
ind counter attacks mark the fail
ure of the Allies to advance their
lines on the Somme sector. Their
losses will be collosal. The Germans
have repelled all attacks.
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UMATILLA LOST MAN
WHO LEAPED OVERBOARD
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—The Uma
tilla which arrived here this morn
ing at an early hour, shortly after
the Victoria had docked, reports a
somewhat uneventful trip writh a
general run of stormy weather. The
captain reports that a man named
Sigurd Jacobsen, a Nome musher,
jumped overboard and was drowned,
November 14.
The Umatilla was then entering
Unimak Pass, the weather was
rough and dark. The man climbed
the railing and waving his hands
above his head leaped over inte the
surging waters.
It was impossible to rescue him
although the steamer was hove to,
I'RGEI) THAT CONGRESS
PERMIT SAVINGS LOANS.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.—A reso
lution found favor with the conven
tion of the American Federation of
Labor today, urging Congress to le
gislate permission to the National
Postal Savings Banks to make loans
to municipalities properly secured,
in order that the city administra
tions might build model homes for
citizens.
In this way the tenancy of sluniB
could be provided with better quar
ters and landlords who fail to do
anything but draw their rents from
insanitary warrens would have to
.improve things in competition.
and a search made for him before
the boat resumed its trip.. Friends
of the deceased who were on board
say that domestic troubles drove the
man to his watery suicide.
An inquiry among many in Nome
failed to ascertain any person whose
name is known to be Sigurd Jacob
sen. There are several Jacobsons
and one man who is well known
here, a carpenter by trade named
S. S. Jacobsen left on the last Uma
tilla. Before he left he complained
of being unwell and to one merchant
disclosed considerable state of men
tal perturbation. It is possible that
this is the man who jumped over
board.
ALASKA MINER IS
MULCTED OF DAMAGES
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—A Seattle
jury didn’t do a thing to’ a Fair
banks miner named Peter Malone
who betrayed his housekeeper Mar
garet Strand after he had promised
to marry her.
Miss Strand sued Malone, for
breach of promise and was today
awarded twenty thousand dollars
worth of compensation to help to
comfort hfer in her anguish and to
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balance the loss of her trusted lover.
The fact that Malone put up a
poor defense and admitted that his
relations with his housekeeper had
been affectionate and close before
he married another to whom his
fickle heart bowed down in defeat,
assisted the plaintiff in getting the
jury to order him to jar loose.
INCREASE FORCE.
Jensen and Son on the Second
Beach below Fort Davis will begin
operations for the winter today, em
ploying a crew of men to hoist the
pay blocked out.
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BOTH SIDES GIRD
LOINS FOR FRAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 20 —
Apparently both sides in the great
eight hour struggle are girding
their loins for the fray, and that it
will not be confined to the railroads,
now seems a positive certainty. That
neither side is prepared unequivo
cally to accept a legislative decision
on the question is now also abund
antly evident.
Today the first skirmish against
congressional action was begun
when the ra'ilroads stated that they
were unprepared to offer testimony
on their side and would prefer the
first week in December; they seated
their committees had determined
upon this. Each desired to examine
the details of the last joint congress
ional inquiry. The Four Brother
hood leaders after the railroads had
given this respectful snub to the
commission conferred with Wilson.
The five Federation brotherhoods
planned co-ordinate action for the
eight hour day. The efforts in the
eight hour fight are however
secret.
What the upshot of the brother
hood conference was with Wilson
is not given out. It is freely ar
gued in the press however that the
conference may have a not unimport
ant bearing upon the administrative,
legislative delegation program.
The situation is described as
ominous with both sides openly pre
I paring for a struggle.
GERMANS DECLARE LOSS
MONSTIR IS UNIMPORTANT
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The General
Staff says that the Monastir success
of the Allies is unimportant.
The important Tageblatt says that
Sarrails task to effect a junction
with the Russo Rumanian forces in
Dobrudja has failed owing to the
inability of the Allies to break the
Bulgar pressure on the east flank.
This shows that the plans have
peen abandoned.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.—Both sides
in the European war have begun
almost immediately to exaggerate or
belittle the important fall of Mona
stir. Both sides have been filling
the papers with dispatches showing
that the fall will be just as antici
pated by either one or the other.
ATHENS, Nov. 20.—The fall ol
Monastir before the victorious Serbs
is creating a most profound impres
sion here. It marks the return ol
the fighting into Servian territory
and the beginning of the overcom
ing of the earlier conquest of that
nation. It is pointed out that the si
tuation with Monastir in the hands
of the Allies is changed over-night
almost wholly in their favor. More
and more men must be sent by Bul
garia to ward off the Allied aggres
sion. This is considered to be an im
possibility.
The papers significantly intimate
that Greece may ultimately hold the
balance of power in the Balkans.
FEDERATION ADOPTS AN
IMPORTANT RESOLUTION
BALTIMORE, Nov. 20.—The Am
erican Federation of Labor is being
slowly worked out of its old rut of
conservatism by the deadly onset
that is now being made against it
in a variety of sections where orga
nizers and members are battling for
existence.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted which decided to treat as
a usurpation any injunction against
labor organizations, regardless of
the judicial consequences, which
treats labor as property or classifies
it as such
The debatq upon this resolution
which finally was carried without
any dissent gave rise to some exceed
ingly strong speches in support ot
the resolution. The members said
that it was high time to take some
steps to question the wholesale
usurpation of executive and legisla
tive functions by the courts in the
interests of Capital during labor
troubles.
State federations were urged to
make injunction abolition a political
issue in all campaigns.
The result of this resolution is
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likely to be far-reaching if its mean
ing is carried out in the fullness ot
the letter and spirit. This may be
doubted by some, but the majority
are determined to see the matter
through.
AMERICAN STEAMER IS
STRANDED NEAR DOVER
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The American
steamer Siberia, bound for Cher
bourg with wheat from the United
States, wirelesses that it is stranded
east of Dover.
LONDON,, Nov. 20.—The Siberia
was torpedoed but is beached in
safety. The cargo will he snvcd,
The Siberia was formerly the pro
perty of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co., having been sold shortly before
the great war broke out. No de
tails are received as to the damages
inflicted on the boat.
NATIONS BEGIN WATCT
FEDERATION PROCEEDINGS
NEW YORK, Nox. 20.—The na
tion is beginning to observe tbe con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor. It is admitted that this
organization usually tbe most con
servative in its policies is this year
embarking on a very radical policy.
Tbe metropolitan papers following
the proceedings admit that the radi
cals within the organization hav«
apparently got control and they are
dragging the more conservative of
fice holders with them lest the latter
lose their official heads in the wave
of radicalism that is engulfing the
organization. High prices and hard
struggle to make ends meet while
the companies are earning enorm
ous profits are blamed for the con
dition now commented upon.