WAR REACHES ACME OF FURY
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VOL. 11.
NOME, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, IfMT.
NO. 2330.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—The great
war has seldom teen productive of
such a general offensive as is now
prevailing, and all by the Entente
powers against their enemies.
Three terrific offensives are
marked today on as many fronts,
all in full swing.
From the North Sea to the
Swiss Alps the British, Belgians,
Portuguese and French are hurling
against the Germans one of the
mightiest attacks in history.
The British are still advancing
from their Ypres base in West
Flanders and the gains are counted
in miles, four villages falling to
them in today’s continuous fighting.
The Belgians are conducting a
bitter offensive right to the sea
from the end of the British lines
and moved two miles nearer to
Ostend.
The French are driving fast in
their great Verdun battle with no
stop to an almost continuous ad
vance east and west of the Meuse.
On the Italian front from the
Tolmien sector to the Adriatic tiie
new drive of the Italians is n arked
by successive victories.
Even in Rumania the Carmans
suffered a reverse when the Russo
Rumanians not only halted yester
day's advance by the Teutons out
have re-gained all that have been
lost.
On the Galician sector the Teuton
offensive has been brought to a
standstill by sheer brilliancy of the
defensive tactics of Kharkiioff who
appears to be as able a man as his
predecessor Brusiloit.
In not one sector could the Ger
mans claim an even break in the
day's lighting.
Anything in (lie line of job work
ROME, Aug. 21.—The fighting
against the Austrians roughly may
be said to be taking place front the
Idria river to the Adriatic Sea, with
the Austrians in die retreat in many
sections.
Prom Tolmein, where the fighting
is quite intense to the Italian sines
beyond (Jorz the heaviest lighting
has been taking place.
General Cac'arna who is .limiting
the Italian operations in his reports
gives great credit to the Italian
airmen for their brilliant success
which after the splendid artillery
work is responsible for the gains
of the past few days.
The Italians have taken within
the rust eighty hours 10,240 prison
er'; 2-!:’. of whieh are Austro-Hun
garian officers, many of whom were
stunned by the deadly cannonading
in the fearful battle.
The fighting was violent in the
extreme. The Austro-Hungarian
, forces are retiring, and the offensive
i is being continued all along the
line.
BERLIN, Aug. 21.—The Entente
forces are waging a general offen
sive Avar against the Central Powers
at this time. They are sustaining
great losses o;' life and although
they have made slight gains on the
•■vest and south, they will not com
pensate themselves for the sacri
fice by any tangible result against
the wall of iron they have to face.
It is reliably expected that the
offensive will collapse everywhere
within 24 hours.
The Italians especially are bring
ing into action every available re
source in a vain effort to destru.
the Austrian opposition.
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STRIKE SITUATION IS
TROUBLING AUTHORITIES
SEATTLE, Aug. 21.—The strike
situation in the woods and construc
tion work is so serious that the
government may take a hand in the
MARY MIKES WINTER—DREAM.
Tonight pretty little Mary Miles
Winter will star in one of her big
hits, “Barbara Fritchie” a 5 part
Metro Wonderplay. The scenes were
all taken in the South and thousand
of soldiers and horses were used in
this remarkable Civil War Drama.
Many of the scenes, especially the
slave Quarters, with their buck- and
"wing dances are amusing. Miss
Winter is running Mary Pickford a
close call for popularity, and has ex
treme youth on her side as she is
only “Sweet Sixteen.”.
SLAUGHTER SAKE.
We will close out our entire ilry
goods line of Dresses, Underwear,
Hosiery, notions. A few boy’s wool
Suit and Pants. Y’arns at prices just
to cover cost. Our object to make
room for groceries coming in on
the Umatilla. We still sell vege
tables.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTKEICH, Mgs.
matter. Much railroad and bridge
work has been stopped, the lumber
industry is at a standstill and the
farmers are also feeling the stopp
age of work in many cases.
There is considerable feeling on
the part of employers against the
men who quit work, but the latter
show no disposition to return.
One serious phase of it is that
many of the workers not only went
on strike but quit that section of
the country also.
This is especially the case in
many of the lumber woods.
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invite you to see these samples
whether you buy or not. If you
wish to take advantage of this offer
order before the 31st. of August, in
order to have order arrive on last
boat.
We also make alterations, and
wo do cleaning, pressing and repair
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Yours to please.
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Next door to Segerstrom ft Hagen
The authorities have taken steps
to stop all itinerant workers from
beating their way on trains This
remedy has not proved very effica
cious in the past when tried, and
it was allowed to lapse as a failure.
In some eases it is proposed to
make wholesale arrests for vagran
cy, but as this caused the original
trouble in many small towns the be
lief is that this will- not do either.
The question is so hard to solve
that the only thing that remains is
to release the men who have been
imprisoned and to grant increases
in wages all along the line.
RESUMES WOliK.
The Anderson dredge resumed
work yesterday after laying off a
day or so for some readjustments
cf machinery.
NOTICE OF LEAVING.
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I intend to leave eooh for the Out
side. All accounts against me will
be paid promptly upon presenta
tion. Similar promptness upon the
part of those indebted to me will
be greatly appreciated.
DR. MUSTARD.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 12.—This
morning cabled advices from Ber
lin stated that after the meeting
of tBe Reischtag main committee
yesterday evening there was every
in< cation that the Chancellor would
int mate his willingness to accept
tin peace proposals of Pope Bene
dict.
The Reischtag feels that in thus
ao< pling these proposals the onus
of a continuance of the war will he
thrown upon the Entente nations.
< OPEN'HAGEN, Aug. 21.-- While
dir :■ nt is unquestionably rife in
Germany it is believed that tin
Pope’s peace proposals will com-,
as a timely aid to the government
in this way that it will place the
people in the position of having a
government willing to make pi ace
but facing enemies which refuse t
listen to any terms.
This is likely to solidify sent:: . : i
in favor of the war party, as the
latter can complain and insist that
even if the German people were pr.
pared to make peace, the enema .
of the Fatherland will not hear .
anything short of pracitcally ur,con
ditional surrender.
This is actually boir.;; rti.iod i:i
the war party’s papers at the pre
sent time and it is insisted that all
Germans must resist to the end the
effort to conquer them.
AMSTERDAM, Aug. 21.— Tie
German papers coming, out in very
much censored shape all indicate
that the desire for peace is intense
among the German people. Titos*
too who come out of German) re
in : almost all classes openly, pray
ing “that this horrible war will soon
end”.
AN AMERICAN PORT, Aug. 21.
An American steamer arriving
here today brings startling news
which is regarded ill many quarters
as incredible.
The captain states that while one
i undred and thirty-five miles off,
! hey sighted a Tara. • liner painted
the color of gold and which was fir
ing at U. S. boats while zig zaggim;
around.
The steamer did not stop to in
vestigate, naturally enough and
came on from the danger
All kinds of theories
considered to account for '
impossible story told ‘by
■ -g steamer. One ver-d
that tiie steamer -was r<
gold color in the sunlight
have been a German will
i broke through the biociia
Another version Is th n
tain got his facts mixed
| the steamer in quos Ion "
t t re : n or alii, d boat wi.:
zone.
s re being
;iie almost
the arriv
-.1 has it
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ll re; litiy
i ill" eap
: ml tha1
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li was (ir
ing nt a German U boat was at
tacking it. Tin. latter version is nor.
so impossible of credence as the
former one.
Tin authorities do not believe
that there are any hostile boats so
close to American shores, either
escaped raiders or under sea boats
and lb .t what was probably seen
a iit.er l radioing with its guns ar.<7
steering it may be prepared to
steer when it gets within the danger
itone.
ROME, Aug. 21.—The Italian air
men in great numbers in the Italian i
fighting in the Tollmen sector prov
ed their ability in the great infantry j
attacks which carried everything
before them.
The airmen led the infantry, hov
ering low and flying fast pouring
a flood of machine gun fire upon
the Austrians whose trenches were
no shelter against the airmen.
The airmen doubled back and
while the Italians were making the
attack they skilfully directed their
[ machine gun fire on the enemy in
i their entrenched positions raking
I them from behind while the Italians
| pressed ahead, completely demoral
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:.:g the Austrians.
General Cadorna admits that this
new tactic is responsible lor the
very largo proportion of prisoners
surrendering.
LONDON, Aug. 21.—Nothing but
admiration is expressed for the
wonderful Italian offensiv, and the
daring airmen who flying low raked
tlie Austrians in their m i Ik s. It
is point,d out tlmt this was first
pursued hy the British airmen in
the Somme campaign, and with like
gratifying results. It is a danger
ous work when the enemy is pre
pared tor these aviators and be
comes later on ot doubtful value.
The Austrians evidently were
taken by surprise as w re the tier
mans at first.
HKD rnnss miktiv;;.
The following has been landed In
for publication.
There will be a regular meeting |
of the Red Cross at K. K. Club
House, Thursday afternoon, at twoj
oVloc'k. It is iioped that every
woman will make a special effort
to give a part or the whole of that
afternoon to the work that is being
done for the benefit of our men at
the front. Sink politics and per
sonalities in Patriotism. Do not lei
Pink Tea Feuds, or an objection to
the w#y the President brushes Ills
hair, or handles Mexico, blind you
to the fact that "somewhere in
France” our boys need our aid. And
remember if you do not approve of
the war, the quickest way to end
it is to do your share, however,
small, to bring victory to the Coun
try that is either yours by right of
birth or adoption—a Country that
IN' I'UOM OSISOKNK.
Elwood l’earson who with John
son is mining on Osborne creek was
in town yesterday after supplies.
They have now lots of water al
though it was August li before they
did get all they wanted and are
working full blast.
is entitled to your undivided loyalty
and your strongest support. And if
your only chance lies along the lines
of contributing your time and your
sympathetic efforts toward helping
those whose part is more active and
more dangerous at least show your
disposition to do what you can to
make their sacrifice one that is not
in vain. ... ■ . ..
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