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Hughes Makes First
Talk Labor Matters
DETROIT, Aug. 7.—Judge Hughes
made his first political speech in
an impromtu address before the
city’s manufacturers who employ,
it is estimated, one hundred thou
sand men.
The speech followed that of J.
M. Eaton who made a plea for in
dustrial peace and fair play on the
part of the National Welfare Asso
ciation, he represented.
Hughes said that the United
States is a democracy and will not
countenance this alleged strife be
tween Labor and Capital. The
worker was, it is true, an economic
unit, but just the same a human be
ing entitled to every industrial con
sideration. That, Hughes declared,
is real Americanism, good business
enterprise and common sense. In
dustrial expansion he intimated ne
cessitates the brotherhood of the
nations’ manhood co-operating not
as laborers and capitalists but as
fellow citizens. Turning to Baton
he declared "That is what I stand
for: because you are stabilizing
society through serving society’s
welfare I congratulate you”.
Afterwards Hughes spoke to the
Suffragettes and reiterated his
former statement as to his stand,
declaring an early favorable settle
ment of the suffrage question was
both necessary and desirable.
OFFICIALS OPTIMISTIC OVER
RAILROAD STRIKE SITUATION
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 7.—
The Administration officials were
very optimistic when they learned
that the Brotherhood of Switchmen
accepted arbitration of their diffi
culties with the companies. This
however is a matter of small rela
tive significance, the four brother
hoods which act conjointly in the
eight hour demand being the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi
neers, the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen and Enginemen,
the Brotherhood of Railroad
Conductors and the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen. The
switchmen have had already con
siderable friction with both the lat
ter brotherhoods and even the pre
sent trouble is not likely to cement
the two any more closely. The
switchmen persist in charging that
the railroads have made both train
men and conductors perform their
work and have thrown many of
their members out of jobs.
NEW YORK, Aug. 7.—Mediation
Commissioner Hangar announces
who in the railroad conference
among the employees of the rail
roads agreed to arbitrate. The
announcement is not received very
well by the brotherhoods. The rail
road companies while acting as if
transported with satisfaction over
MICHIGAN CROWD GREET
THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE
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DETROIT, Aug. 7.—Judge Hughes?
arrived here today and vast crowds
warmly greeted his arrival as he
left en route to Hotel Pontchart
rain.
On the train Wilcox, campaign
manager of the republican candi
date, made the announcement to
the press that a tentative assign
ment had been made of Loeb, Corte
lyov and Hilles as an advisary
board with A. T. Hurt as probable
Vice Chairman of the Chicago Head
quarters of the campaign coicnii
Me.
Hughes evidently war greatly
pleased by the flattering reception
-which was extended him.
DETROIT, Aug. 7.—This is frank
ly an anti-militarist town and one
o' the papers warns Judge Hughes
that the reception extended to him
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today cannot be wisely misconstrued
into believing that tbey are in
favor of any sort of militarism. Be
cause they think that Hughes policy
will be less bellicose than that of
Wilson, and militarism will be less
insistently followed as part of the
national policy, they are incltued to
support him.
Hughes is still an unknown quan
tity as far as his general policies
are concerned and he has admirably
succeeded in gaining support from
the extremists of both the pacificist
and the militarist factions. That
he will have to take sides before tte
campaign is over is self evident.
8. 8. HIliVKK WAVE.
The Schooner Silver Wave will
sail at One o’clock today for
Kotzebue Sound und all way points.
GERMANS REGAIN POSITIONS
TAKEN NEAR POZIERES
BERLIN, ' Aug. 7.—The Head
quarters Staff officially announces
that the positions around Pozieres
which the British captured on Sat
urday have been regained by the
Germans, with the British now
bombarding the captured places in
an effort to make them untenable.
The news is received here with tre
mendous satisfaction.
PARIS, Aug. 7.—The Germans
have been finally and completely re
pulsed in their efforts to regain a
vantage position near Thiaumont
and the losses are enormous.
The Thiaumont positions are re
garded here as one of the most
vital holdings in the entire Verdun
sector and nave been fought around
for three months with varying for
tunes in the campaign. The fact
that these have all been wrestled
from the Germans is therefore a
source of great delight to the
French.
BERLIN, Aug. 7.—The fighting
In the west says the Headquarters
staff this afternoon 1b becoming
furious In the extreme with the
British making a desperate effort
Russians Batter Down
Teutons Strong Stand
PETROGRAD, Aug. 7.—Stemmed
for two days in their Lemberg ad
vance the Russian troops broke
down the Teuton barriers of oppo
sition, battering their way through
the serried ranks of thousands of
entrenched troops, with artillery
prepared assaults and driving for
ward many miles in their advance
upon Lemberg. They captured more
than ten thousand troops in today’s
fighting and have hacked to pieces
thi agreement of the switchmen to
arbitrate are under no delusions
about it and frankly admit there is
no sign of a peaceful settlement of
tin general eight hour demands.
the stubborn resistance the German
reinforced Austrians have been of
fering. All the fortified positions
south of Brody have fallen, and
entire regiments enveloped and
made captive. This is one of the
most signal victories of the war.
Fierce bayonetting continues be
yond the Sereth where the Teuton
efforts to entrench have been made
defective through terrific rains
which made the battlefields a
swamp and the trenches full of
water.
The fighting is marked in this re
gion by a bloody ferocity which is
increased by the terrible hand to
hand encounters of indescribable
violence.
The Russian weight has broken
down the opposition beyond tno
Sereth and the tremendous advance
still continues on Brussiloff’s north
wing.
BERLIN, Aug. 7.—Russian gains
south of Brody and beyond the
Sereth are admitted.
COAST CARD REPORTS
SEEING SURMARINE
PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 7.—
Coast guard men report sighting a
large submarine oft' this coast to
day.
While they were unable to tell it!
nationality on account of its very
large size they think it belongs to
the same company as tin; Deutsch
land and may be the over due
Bremen.
NEW YORK, Auk. 7.—It is re
ported here, from what, source can
not, he traced .that, the Bremen has
visited a Brazilian port, secretly
taken a load of coffee and returned
to Germany. The matter was kept
quiet until the Bremen sailed.
BRITISH WAR OFFICE
REPORTS VICTORY SUEZ
LONDON, Aug. 7.—The War
Office is making public details of
the battle of Romani on Saturday
when the Turkish forces were
crushingly defeated by the British
by the unusual cleverness of the
British commander.
The British cavalry’s clever rear
guard action in the battle drew the
Turkish forces onward until they
were enveloped in the hills by the
carefully concealed British troops.
The British captured a brigade of
five thousand Turks and anihilated
a fourth of the Turkish troops en
gaged in the fighting. The remain
der of the forces retired towards
the desert and Suez is now clear of
to advance.
The Germans are subjecting the
Ypres positions to another intense
j bombardment preparatory to spring
ing their long planned Calais drive.
The situation is now favorable
to an advance.
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CAIRO, Aug. 7.—An official bulle
tin announces that in the entire
Sinai Peninsula there is not a single
Turkish soldier remaining and they
have withdrawn in disorder to the
desert where the Egyptian camel
corps and the powerful Australian
cavalry brigades are hacking them
as they take flight.
The collapse of this carefully
planned campaign is received with
the utmost satisfaction.
LONDON, Aug. 7.-—The British
loss in the Battle of Romani on the
Sinai Peninsula is the smallest on
record, considering the advantages
gained.
MAYBE WOMAN
ELECTED TO CONGRESS
TOPEKA, Kans. Aug. 7.—Dr.
Evan Harding won out at the de
mocratic primary for the senatorial
nomination and is the first woman
ever nominated for Congress.
The suffragists are keenly delight
ed at the victory and Dr. Harding
is receiving telegrams or congratu
lations from all over the United
AT THE DREAM.
Tonight the Dream will present
a varied program. In the Clutches
of the Gang a 2 part drama of a
New York tough bunch. A late
Pathe News, and Mabel Normand In
a roaring comedy “Hello Mabel”.
Besides these Charles Chaplin’s fam
ous comedy “The Bank 2 parts,
will be repeated by many requests.
8. 8. ARCTIC.
The Steamer Arctic will sail for
Kotzebue and ull way points at 1 P.
P. today.
States.
Her election however is a much
more doubtful matter and the re
publicans are conceded to be ex
ceptionally strongly organized
throughout the state. No reason is
given for Harding’s victory.
THREE AEROPLANES TAKEN.
PARIS, Aug. 7.—In the Verdun
fighting today three German aero
planes and two baloons were taken.
NOTICE.
The Annual Election of Ottlcera
of the Nome-Seward Peninsula
Chamber of Commerce will be held
next Wednesday Evening, Acgust
9th, 1916, at the Pioneer Hall, at
8:30 P. M. All Members are re
quested to be present.
A. POLET, President.
Aug. 3 5 8
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