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VOL. I.
NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2(1,
NO. 2041.
GREAT BEAR IS A TOTAL LOSS
ALL ON BOARD SAFELY LAND ON MATHEW ISLAND
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PINNACLE ROCK SCENE OF
GREAT BEAR'S DESTRUCTION
The Great Bear is a total wreck.
.All the passengers and crew on
board are safe after subsisting for
fifteen days on Mathew Island
were rescued by the Coast Guard
steamer M’Culloch. The M’Culloch
is now en rpute to Nome with the
shipwrecked party and will arrive
here on Sunday. The place where
the Great Bear was shipwrecked is
Pinnacle island, so-called by Cap
tain Cook and is a volcanic islet
south of South Mathew Island ris
ing to the height of 930 feet. It is
very bleak and desolate. Captain
Lane with the Great Bear went to
St. Mathew Island with the inten
tion of investigating the report of a
shipwreck in that quarter and of
whch he had been advised when on
his way north. Notice to this effect
was given to St. Paul Island which
was in turn radiographed to Nome
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by the St. Paul naval radio station.
Shortly after midnight on Thurs
day, August 10, the Great Bear was
caught in the great storm that was
then raging and instead of affording
assistance to a shipwrecked crew,
was wrecked on Pinnacle Rock her
self.
The Great Bear was taking a
party of wealthy eastern men in
cluding Borden of New York on a
hunting trip to the Arctic and Cap
tain Lane had intended to proceed
in the direction of Banks Land. The
first suspicion that something was
wrong was held when the Great
Bear became overdue but the infor
mation that the motorship was in
the vicinity of Mathew Island with
the intention of investigating the al
leged wreck of another vessel some
what allayed all fears. Since then
nothing has been known about the
boat although it was known that
a revenue cutter was trying to get
in touch with Lane’s boat. Last
night the Nome radio station made
heroic efforts to get in touch wth
the Great Bear and about nine
o’clock received the following bul
letin:
"Captain L. L. Lane with Borden
and others aboard the Great Bear
were totally wrecked on Pinnacle
Rock at 12.50 A. M. Thursday, Aug.
10th, Vessel is a total loss and en
tire party was safely landed on Si.
Mathews Island where they lived_l'or
fifteen days until'picked up C. G. C.
M’Culloch whose captain is render
ing every assistance. The M’Culloch
with party will arrive In Nome Sun
day, Aug. 27th.””
How the M’Culloch came to the
rescue is a matter that has not been
explained but its visit to the island
WILSON CALLS RAILROADERS
TO A JOINT CONFERENCE
tt.UHINGTON, 1>. O , Aug. 25.
The railroad situation is not mak
in f any progress, but as peace nugo
tiations are not goiug backward, tlie
optimists are extracting hope from
the situation.
Today President Wilson sum
moned employers and employees to
the White House to conffer this
morning upon changes in the terms
of settlement planned.
Before going to the conference,
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both sides seemed to take it tor
granted that the end of the strugg
le was in sight and that there would
be no strike.
The situation after the conference
,is not changed. It is admitted by
the men and the railroad presi
dents that there is much yet to be
settled but that peace is not im
probablo upon the outline laid down
by Wilson and approved by the men
and the presidents, although both
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sides differ yet upon some essential
details.
The greatest danger. Garretson
said at noon, was the possibility
that by protracting these negotia
tions, the rank and file of the em
ployees may become impatient and
demand action. All the committee
men of the brotherhoods deplore
any further delay in any settlement
that may be decided upon.
ASKS WHAT SHI IS
B01NG BORDER TROOPS
ATHENS, Aug. 25.—The Bulgar
ian government has asked Rumania
for an explanation of that nation’s
concentration of force along the
Bulgarian border. The note is pur
posely pacific and points out that
the interrogation is meant in a
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friendly spirit because of the severi
ty of the Entente attacks upon the
southern Bulgaria defenses.
The reply ,of the Rumanian gov
ernment is said to be also couched
in peaceful termB but has not been
made public.
It is presumed that the response
has been such as to avert suspicloh
from the Rumanian government's
intentions.
VIENNA, Aug. 25.—The Russian
Bessarabian concentration is in
creasing in size and is evidently be
ing made aB formidable as possible
with a view of intimidating the Ru
manians.
SOFIA, Aug. 28.—The Bulgarian
government notwithstanding the
alarmist reports originating in en
emy capitals is not questioning the
continuance of friendly relations
with Rumania.
Rumania’s neutrality says a high
foreign office official is beyond any
question, and there is no disposition
upon the part of its government to
enter the war. y
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and get your laundry.
W. J. WILLIAMSON Prop
Let as enmeoo on your Jon Wort
was little short of providential. St.
Mathew Island has cabins construct
ed by former trappers, the last
Nomeite to spend a winter there be
ing Arvid Franzen. Some splendid
specimens of agate cover the shores
p.i an otherwise bleak tundra cover
ed islet.
WILL CONTINUE TO
GET TREATY RATIFIED
WASHINGTON, I). C„ Aug. 25.—
Chairman Stone said to reporters
today that the efforts to have the
West Indies treaty of purchase rati
fied would continue despite the ac
tion of the Landsthing in Den
mark.
Stone said that the State Depart
ment had information which indi
cated that the final rejection by the
Danish people of the sale would be
unlikely.
Outside purely government circles
this view does not obtain. Many
well informed men insist that tho
Danish Landsthing merely acted as
public opinion forced it to act and
that any ratification of the sale be
fore peace occurs in Europe will ho
very improbable.
Why Congressional and adminis
trative opinion should be different,
unless in the possession of import
ant advices to the contrary is not
very clear.
GERMANS STRIVING RETAKE
POSITIONS ARE REPULSED
PARIS, Aug. 25.—With the Ger
mans offering a desperate resistance
to the forward movement of the Al
lies the latter still continue to move
ahead. The Anglo-French lines to
day advanced along a two mile front
completely occupying Maurepas to
the important railroad center at
C'ombles. At the latter place which
is the center of what had been the
German auxiliary railroad center for
the trenches before the Somme ^
drive began, the Germans made a
desperate resistance having placed
there the very flower of the German
troops including the Fifth Bavarian
Division said to be tlie best Bavarian
fighting division at the front, and
the First division of the Prussian
Guards under Prince Eitel.
With these around Combles the
Germans made heavy counter at
tacks in an effort to regain the cap
tured positions, but they were finally
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forced to desist after successive los
ses on a large scale.
PARIS, Aug. 25.—Tho German
troops renewed their efforts to again
take possession of Floury, but all
their attacks were unsuccessful.
Owing to a change of wind the at
tempt of the Germans to use poison
ous gas ended disastrously for them
on the Fleury front and they had to
cease fighting.
DESPERATE FIGHTING IS
TAKING PLACE BALKANS
ATHENS ,Aug. 25.—Desperate
fighting Is compelling the Bulgars to
withdraw from Doiran. The terrific
artillery fire to which their lines
have been subjected compelled a
withdrawal before the allied infant
ry attacks owing to the shelled po
MARKSE BULLETIN.
Nome Radio, Aug 25, 1916.
Alaska down Birches 7 a. m.
Benchley at Gibbon.
Casca up Hootalinqua 12:05 a. m.
Davis down Nulato 3:30 a. m.
Dawson up Selkirk 1:15 a. m.
Delta at Ruby.
Jacobs up Nenana 1 a. m.
Julia B. down Kotlik 23rd.
Minneapolis at Nenana.
NasutUn at White Horse.
Reliance down Hoiy Cross 23rd.
Sarah returned St. Michaels last
report.
Schwatka up Ruby 24.
Selkirk at Dawson.
Shushanna down Chena 7:45 a.m.
Slbilla up Kokrines 4 a. m.
Sussie up Kotlik 21.
Tanana up Gibbon for Fairbanks
24th.
Vidette up the Stewart river. !
White Hourse down Selkirk day
Iigit.
Yukon at Dawson.
sitions being no longer tenable. The
Allies are following up the Bulgar
withdrawal and are advancing in
the direction of Strumnitza.
PETROGRAD, Aug. 25.—The Ga
lician situation is marked now by
a great offensive upon the part of
the Russians west of Stanislau
where they are reaching northwards
in the direction of Lemberg. The
fighting beyond the Lipa continues
to be a rear guard action with the
withdrawing Teutons.
Von Bothmer is again on the de
fensive.
The German offensive northeast
of Kovel has collapsed.
SALONICI, Aug. 25.—The fierce
fighting, which is marking the Bul
gar resistance, diminished today
with the still further withdrawal
of the Bulgarian forces which are
retiring upon Serres. The Allies see
in this an attempt to concentrate
for a later flanking attack as the
drive proceeds.
TURKS REPULSE SLAVS
ON NORTHERN SECTOR
CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24.—
The Sublime Porte announces that
God continues to look with favor
upon the arms of Islam and that
once again they inflicted a heavy
defeat upon the Russians In the
northern sectorffrom which they
cannot recover.
The Minister of War says that
the Turks are now further organiz
ing for a determined offensive on
the northern sector and in addition
will spare men for both Bulgaria
ami Galicia. The Turkish army
never was in bette# shape than at
present.
coppjJk hales.
NEW YOKK. Aug. 25.—Great
Britain is now trying to arrange for
the complete purchase of practically
all the surplus copper output of Am
erican mines over and above that
needed for home consumption. The
demand Is said to be Insatiable.