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VOL. ».
NOME, ALASKA, 1 KII1AY, JULY 14, 1010.
NO. 2001.
Employers Willing To
Concede Closed Shop
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.—It
Is generally believed now that a
temporary agreement is probable in
the longshore strike leading up di
rectly to a permanent settlement.
The mediators have finally suc
ceeded in arranging another imme
diate conference between the em
ployers and the longshoremen.
The longshoremen are willing
to return to work under the ten
tative agreement in force before
June 1 when the strike was called.
The employers have intimated
their willingness to concede th(
closed shop and all they require Is a
board whereby difficulties may be
adjusted between them and the
men. The entire outlook today tool)
on a more favorable aspect.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 13.—
Traffic along the docks is interrupt
ed in a very serious manner. Out
notes congestion everywhere excep'
at those places where the demauls
of the workers have been concede!
Scabs have been impossible to ge1
in the required numbers, and this
is leported to be responsible for
ihe employers being willing to
make ‘erms.
SKATTLE, July 13.—The ma‘n
trouble here is more dependent upon
San Francisco than upon the local
shipping companies, the men here
being willing to return to work
when the San Francisco conference
arranges a tenative agreemnt. The
men expect the strike to be over in
less than a week.
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EASTERN HEAT WAVE
CAUSES MANY DEATHS
NEW YORK, July 13.—The wide
spread heat wave which now extends
from the middle west to the east is
claiming no end of victims. Infant
mortality already quadrupled by rea
son of baby paralysis, has owing
to the heat almost Increased as
much again since the wave started.
However exclusive of the infant
deaths, there have been eighty adult
deaths recorded here in two days
from heat apoplexy.
DETROIT, July 13.—Ten died
here today of heat apoplexy ana
the hospitals are filled. Auto work3
have had to shorten the work day
during the hottest period while eler
tric cooling equipment is being in
stalled.
PHILADELPHIA, July 13.—With
hospitals full, the police report pick
ing up seven dead or dying from
sun stroke in the streets of this
city. The suffering among the poor
er classes is terrible.
BOSTON, July 5.—Five deaths
are recorded from heat here today:
nearly all of these ere from th<
working classes. Many employee*
of factories and stores were taker
in a serious condition to the hospi
tal. The heat record of fifteen years
was reached here today.
ROCHESTER, Juy 13.—Two dieO
here today of heat apoplexy.
CHICAGO, July 13.—A lireezc
from the lakes is tempering tin
temperature here today. Still greatei
heat is forecasted by the weathei
bureau.
LABOR’S DIVIDENDS ARE
WRITTEN IN RED FIGURES
WHEELING, West Va., July 13.—
A score of the miners rescued from
the entombment in the Benwood
collieries will die. They were sc
badly asphyxiated they cannot rally
BUFFALO, July 13.—Lightning
struck the Somet Solway’s plan
near here. This was followed bj
a subsequent explosion which par
tlally wrecked the factory killinf
six and seriously Injuring ovei
twenty.
BROOKLYN, July 13.—The am
monia tank in a meat market ex
ploded here killing five employees
LOUISVILLE, July 13.—A head
on collision on the L & N railroad
resulted in the death of four train
men.
NEWARK, July 13.—The collapse
of some overhead machinery in a ma
chine shop working under war con
tracts, here, resulted in the injury
of two and the death also of two
men working underneath.
BUFFALO, July 13.—It is sai(
that several of these injured by th
explosion In the Somet Solway'
plant will die.
NEW YORK, July 15.—Five m >
working on the task of setting up
storage tank on top of a factor
building near 80th street were kill
ed when the supports collapsed am
tank and men fell eight stories V
the side walk. All were dead whei
help reached the scene.
Let ns estimate on your Job Wort
H. S. CAVALRY DISPATCHED
AFTER ARIZONA RAIDERS
COLUMBUS, July 13.—The repoit
of a raid on the San Simon valley,
Arizona, by Mexican bandits re
sulted in the commander dispatch
ing a strong force of United States
cavalry to that section. They will
under orders cross the line if the
pursuit of the bandit raiders carries
them in that direction. It is be
lieved that these raiders are Villa
tlsts.
SAN ANTONIO, July 13.—It is
WHEN IN TOWN
‘ Drop Into the
MERCHANTS CAFE.
The Home of Good Eata.
stated here that seven hundred men
of the Ojinaga garrison under Colo
nel Rojas are ready to join Villa
should an opportunity come their
way.
SAN ANTONIO, July 13.—There
is no indication that Pershing's so
journ in the states of Mexico will
be shortened as was given out in
some of the press dispatches yester
day.
All the shortening of the lines are
merely for the purpose expressly of
acquiring greater control of the im
mediate situation occupied by the
expedition.
EL PASO, July 13.—The result
of the fighting below Parral accord
ing to dispatches from Chihuahua
seems to have been favorable to the
Carranzists. The Villatists revolt is
now admitted to be badly broken
and the chances of war with Mex
ico getting very slim.
HAS Hid I’lUMIRAM.
TOKIO, July 12.—Japan has now
through its Navy Department made
an important announcement of its
ship building program.
This is a si* year program cost
ing one billion, two hundred and
five million dollars and including ar
annual construction of four super
dreadnaugl}ts. This marks the in
tention of Japan to remain at thf
forefront of the naval nations oi
the world for some time to come ai
any rate.
i«t ns estimate on /oar Job Wort
Verdun Eclipses Somme
In Western War Interest
LONDON, July 13.—The German
offensive broke down this morning,
the British again re-eapturng the
Nametz woods. However the des
perate situation at Verdun is now
eclipsing the vigorous campaign
above and below the Somme. The
Verdun attack eclipses in fact any
' thing that has so far been recorded
in this war The Germans are how
ever confining the operations today
to an artillery bombardment.
PARIS, July 13.—The British
:oanter attacks stemmed the tor
•ent of German attacks in the re
don north of the Somme. This
svening a heavy bombardment is be
ng ordered.
LONDON, July 13.—Reports are
:urrent to the effect that the Ger
mans are now determined to take
Verdun. The western lines are to
t>e held by a tenacious trench de
fensive while the Teutons pour in
against the French Verdun defen
sive. The recent set back in the east
is reported to have set the Balkan
nations of Rumania and Greece
wobbling in their neutrality and
ready to embark in an alliance
against the Central l’owers. Ru
mania is especially uncertain and
the capture of Verdun is required
to restore confidence In the certain
ty of the German ultimate victory.
The lighting on the Somme today
with British re-taking the position?
lost yesterday, merely goes to indi
cate they will hold the new lines.
ALLIES ADMIT VERDUN
SUBJECT FIERCE FERE
1'ARIS, July 13.—The German
bombardment along the Verdun
! front is becoming terrific. The Ger
mans are delivering a concentrated
fire that is unequalled in the his
tory of the war. The attack is ter
rible in the extreme. The main ob
jectives are the fortresses at Sou
ville and the Chenois and Laufee
woods.
LONDON, July 13.—Official
French communiques delivered to
niglit assert that at no time since
the battle of Verdun began,, Febru- J
ary 18, has anything been attained
which reached the violence and in
tensity of the day's bombardment
before Verdun.
It is declared to he indescribable j
Mills have been demolished; woods j
wiped off the map, little homesteads <
and very small villages of four or
live business houses and dwellings
entirely destroyed. The defenses of i
tlie French along a considerable dis- ’
ance rendered untenable.
Here is it feared that these re
ports are opening the way for a
more serious announcement.
BERLIN, July 12.—The vigor of
lie German attack at Verdun is
lisconifltttng the French who are
•vacuating tho outer ring of the last
iire of the defenses. The French
,Var Office has not the hardihood to
dniit the serious situation in
illicit the French find themselves.
FOREIGN TUBE REACHES
TO PRODIGIOUS FIGURES
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WASHINGTON, D. C., July 13.—
The report for the fiscal year by
1 the United States Treasury Depart
2 ^ ment is sensational when it deals
3 with the figures reached in the for
I eign trade.
^The foreign trade export figures
i for the fiscal year reach the
i astounding total of $6,525,000,000
1 j These figures can hardly be grasped
- by the average lay mind.
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MARINE BULLETIN.
Nome Radio, July 13, 1916.
Delta up Hot Springs 1 a. m.
Susie at St. Mike.
' Schwatka up Kotlik 2 a. m. 12th
Alaska at Dawson.
Tanana at Gibbon, leaves for Fair
banks 10 a. m.
Jacobs at Richardson.
Davis at St. Mikes.
1 Benchley at Birches.
| Hazel hurst and Kelly at Gibbon.
Sarah at Gibbon leaves for St.
Mikes today.
Yukon at Gibbon at Gibbon, leaves
for Fairbanks 2 p. m.
s Sibella at Louden.
’ White Horse and Dawson at
White Horse.
Nasutlin up Dawson 8 p. m. 12.
Selkirk up Dawson 3 p. m. 12th.
Lmatilla leaves St. Mikes at noon
for Nome.
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ANOTHER BIG SALE.
New Goods arrived on the steam
- er Umatilla. Suits $5.00 to $10.00,
1 Skirts $2.50, $4.00 and $5.00, Shirt
n Waist and Middy $1.00, $1,50 and
•- $2.00. House dresses, $1.00 and
- $1.50, Children Coats, $2.00 and
a $5.00. Silk Dresses $2.50 and
f $8.00. Last lot in. Absolutely new
t Goods. My motto: Quick Sales,
small profit.
A. F. OE8TREICH.
k Front St., opp. Peterson’s Shoe Store
The Senate and House are doing
their level best to get busy and ca
ry on effective politics at the :jauc
time. With pork distributed this
is no easy matter but they are rag
chewing right nobly.
The Senate passed the House Agri
cultural Bill carrying an appropria
tion of $24,000,000.
The House is now considering
what has already been described by
conservationists as the most monu
mental grab in history: the watei
power Bile leasing bill—a southern
measure in the Interest of the New
England Stone-Webster corporation.
The House has also before it an
up-lift measure called the Corrupt
Practices Act, which most effectively
locks the stable after the horse is
stolen.
The Bureau of Labor reports that
the costs of living are rising stead
ily and only slumped for a short
time after war with Europe was de
clared.
RUSSIANS ROUND AWAY
ON THE EASTERN LINES
PETROGRAD, July 13—The Rus
sians are everywhere on the offen
sive. They succeeded in crossing
the Stockhod river near Kolki and
the Germans are now retreating.
South of Jacobstat the Russians
have driven their wedge further
into the German lines.
The situation in Galicia Is also
showing up well for the Slavs. They j
are moving the strongest Austrian j
AGREE TO SPEED-UP.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 12.—
With the campaign approaching
nearer and nearer and business to
be done away behind, the Senata
democrats and republicans have
agreed to speed the work of legis
lation.
This may mean that work on the
shipping bill will teceive accelerated
attention although it is to be
f strenuously fought by both republl
1 cans and democrats again.
Party lines will be strictly drawn
and any failure to line up will force
the hand of the unwilling democrats
supporting the shipping interests.
force again back upon their own
linen and lifting prisoners by the re
gimental unit.
ENTOMBED MINERS RESCUED.
WHEELING, West Va., July 12 —
Contrary to the general notion that
prevailed yesterday and thanks to
the most heroic work of the rescue
party, all the men entombed In the
mines of the Hickman Coal and
Coke Company at Benwood have
been rescued from their living
grave.
The rescuers worked tirelessly
in relays and cleared a tunnel ot
much debris, while an improvised
ventilation equipment furnished
compressed air for the dangerous
stopes.
FOR CHARTER OR HIRE:—Ear
ties desiring to hire the Standard
or charter same for siiecial tripe
to close-by camps or to the Land
ing, can obtain terms from Chaa
Wagner, at the Snake river Boat
House.