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VOL. II.
NOME}, ALASKA. SATURDAY, OCTOBER J:{, lillT.
IDGE NO
HELD BY BRITISH
LONDON, Oct. 12 —The second
great drive oi the British against
the Germans in four days was
launched on the West Flanders
front at dawn this morning In an
assault on the enemys lines over a
front of six miles.
All of the objectives were fairly
gained after the first assault. Heavy
lighting centered again around the
Houthulst forest which had been
not wholly cleared by the French
yesterday.
LONDON, Oct. 1 J. -iTaig reports
tonight that tlie British have swept
forward in a big victory northeast
of Ypres, capt iring bv concuest the
famous Paschendele ridge known
as the Key to Flanders.
This victory places the British in
a most formidable position and is
or even greater military importance
than the capture of the Messines
ridge. The ridge gives a compete
slope down to the plains of the Bel
gian fields and on to the sea.
The Breaking «f the 'Jerman grip
upon the Belgian coast line looms
considerably nearer today as result
of this smashing defeat of tin
German lines.
LONDON, Oct 12.—The British
today captured seversl thousand
prisoners advene**) as much as a
mile as a general rule along a sii
mile front and gained th* fortifi-d
positions of the Germans on the
Paschendele ridge.
This general summary ot this
great battle is issued hy the war
office tonight.
You'll get it right in the Worker.
GEORGE SAYS WILL
STAND BY FRANCE
LONDON, Oct. 12.—Peace war
brought no nearer by a speech that
was delivered by Lloyd George to
day. In that utterance he declared
that Great Britain would stand bj
France in the fight tor the recovery
of Alsace and Lorraine the pro
vinces seized by Germany after the
Franco-Prussian war.
This statement is heartily ap
proved by the press throughout the
nation.
BERLIN, Oct. 12.—It would be
impossible to describe the bitter
ness manifested by the evening pa
pers in this city in the comment
upon the latest remarks of Lloyil
George on the Assace-Lorraine
question.
German papers do not regard
the German ownership of this ter
ritory as even debateable. They
declare that Germany will hold on
to that territory as long as German
hands can grasp a gun in defense
of the Fatherland’s integrity.
PARIS, Oct. 12.—French papers
spend their energies on elaborate
eulogies of Lloyd George in his de
claration that Great Britain would
stand by Franco lor the recovery
of tlie lost provinces of Lorraine
and Alsace.
Here is an ally worth lighting
with, contends the Petit Journal,
j A slogan for victory is the Journal
I des Debats view of it. The Gaulois
I views the bitter response of the
German papers to the George as
sertion as significant of defeat for
the Germans and their sense ol
a growing loss of power and pre
stige from th ’ bloody fighting in
| Flanders.
—
Now Is tne *!me to Nnbscrihn.
NATIONWIDE PLOT IS
SUBJECT OF PROBE
NEW YORK, Oct. 12.—The ar
Teat of Samuel Livengoocl is now
being followed by a government
investigation.
The authorities admit that evid
ence recovered in these investiga
tions indicate a nationwide plot
upon the part cf the conspirators
to poison American aviators.
Livengood is a man of mystery. He
■was arrested at the aero school at
Princeton, and his past is so far a
sealed book. The secret service
men are now looking up l'is iden
tity. The poison that was recov
ered was found in the trunk of the
arrested man as it lay in his rooms.
Other arrests in connection with
this conspiracy are expected to
follow.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.—To
day Federal agents began to ex
amine the official German and Aus
trian documents ceized from the
COMEDY NIGHT—DREAM
CHADIANS’ BEST SUNDAY.
Tonight William Collier one of
American's well known comedians
stars in "Better Late Than Never"
a Triangle comedy. Besides this
A St. John the Swede Comedian
will be seen in a riot of fun In
"The Mconshiners” also a Triangle
comedy. Sunday Charles Chaplin
will appear in his greatest success
“The Rink”. This is absolutely the
funniest Chaplin yet seen in Home,
and it is a scream. A late Patiio
News and another comedy with Joe
Jackson the Tramp Comedian will
also be on Sunday’s program.
NOTICE.
The Chumber of Commerce will
tender a farewell to Judge Tucker
on Monday evening next the 1.1th
inst. All citizens who wish to par
ticipate please notify the Secretary
before Saturday noon.
FRANK C. DEAN.
Secretary.
Dutch ship Oranje.
The agents believe that they will
discover conclusive evidence in
those documents that will reveal
the fact that the Kaiser was plott
ing in China to keep that nation
neutral.
The documents come from con
sular and diplomatic Teuton repre
Sil.YKH WAVE ARRIVES.
Last evening about nine o’clock
the Silver Wave arrived with mail
and passengers from St. Michaels
and way points. The following
came with the boat from St. Mike's
Mrs. J. M’Dowell, S. A. Wendt,
Frank Johns, Mrs. Blank and Katie
Hunter, the two latter natives
Frcm Golovin arrived Mrs. 1’.
A. Dickson and to- s, Eric Johnson,
H. S. Chester, J. H. Young, J.
Carlstrom, Nick Hendrickson, and
C. A. Stevens.
Captain Hammer reports talking
with Antone Nicolas relative to the
drowning of Bill S-breeder. It ap
pears that the night was dark and
they were rour.ding Cape Darny
coming into Golovin. Nicolas was
steering and he noticed Schi'oedcr
going up the port side to the bow
and looking back to see if the port
light was burning. Then he must
have crossed to starboard and Nic
olas shortly heard a shout and
saw that he fell overboard. They
had a sail set and before the boat
could he hove to they had gone some
distance not much however. They
rowed back to where Schroder was
in the water and were within six
feet cf him when he weni. undev
for the last time.
One passenger was taken sick at
Go'ovin, Mrs. M’Do well nrd was
taken up to the hotel here in a con
veyance. It was not serious hero
i hut she was very ill at Golovin.
Chester’s boat the Rupert ia
coming to Nome and is now en
gaged in unloading freight r-t Bluff
The Silver Wave sails today for
Teller, York and Wales.
sentatives in Pekin and ,vere se
cretly placed upon the Oratije, but
Entente spies reported the fact of
their being placed to their govern
ments. The Oranje was boarded
and these documents seized by gov
ernment ships and taken here for
special exa mination.
LOCAL ITEMS.
On the Arctic yesterday the E
W. Carlcton Hardware Co. made
one of the biggest shipments of
mining machinery of the season.
This order goes to Hoogendoorn
and Larson at Deering. It consist
ed of the requisite machinery and
cable for installing a steam scraper
oil the ground which this firm is to
operate next season. In addition
they supplied a large tonnage of
goods to Winfield and the Teller
School Board, all to be shipped up
to its destination on the U. S. Mer
cantile Co’s schooner Arctic, sailing
last evening for Kotzebue Sound
and way points.
Even if their cohorts were not gleam
ing in purple and gold, the city
police swooped down upon Yorkey’s
Thursday night like a wolf on the
fold. They annexed John Ole, Joe
Armstrong, A1 Lcden and Aver Pete
charging all with the offense of
gambling. Officers Haughy and
Neilley conducted the evening raid.
Bail money to the amount of $100
was placed against John Ole while
the rest of the defendants had to
pony up fifty bucks to gain their
freedom. The case was set for ten
o’clock yesterday morning, hut be
cause of the non-appearance of the
arrested ones their bail money was
forfeited to the city. The. names
of the men do not sound familiar.
The Nome School Board is at
present distraught with care over
the fact that the city is bankrupt
and facing a shortage of money so
that salaries are delinquent. Not
withstanding the fact that quite an
FIGHT MUCH NIGHTS
WSHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 12.—
The American troops in France are
reported to be in fine shape. Pre
parations for night figbtiug on a
degree never before attempted in
this war, by the American troops is
now proceeding by the war de
partment. This wiil be one of the
moEt remarkable developments in
the entry of the United States
troops into action.
FIELD HEADQUARTERS, U. 9.
A., ii! Fiance, 0<t. 12.— The United
Strtes troops are now getting ready
to man the big gur.s ihat will gup
port their lines when placed on the
battle front in that position which
they are expected to hold.
The American gunners : re now
learning the methods of handling
heavy Fiench artillery and a course
in special aerial observation i3 soon
to be inaugurated.
It is not known what particulai
spet will fall to the lot of the Am
erican troops to hold, but it is like
ly that will bo somewh'lr» in the
vicinity of St. Quentin or south
from there.
PARIS, Oct. 12.—The evening
communique after referring to the
cashing British victory in the con
quest of the hitherto regarded c.s
impregnable Paschendele ridge*
goes on to state that artillery duels
raged along almost the entire
French front and that several Ger
man raids were repulsed.
You'll see it first in the Worker.
WILL HAVE TO FIGHT
WITH FULL STRENGTH
TOKIO, Oct. 12.— Officials ex
press (ho belief in an official state
ment Riven the newspapers to da 5
that the Japanese people must ex
p< 11 that a demand will be made
by the Allies upon Japan for tin.
mobilization of the full army aid
navy strength.
it is taken for srranted here
that this means the active partici
pation in the war in armies and
ships of war, as indeed is intimated
in the official declaration.
Newspaper comment asks in one
paper what would he the re.utlt 1'
combined navies of Japan. Italy
France, Great Britain, the I'nii.,
States made a determined onslaught
upon the German coast line.
PSTRGGRAD, Oct. 12.—Attempt:
upon the jiart of the. German s > \
ier.~ to fraternize with the Rii^aiaw
on the Dvinsk front •wire sternly
dealt with. Germans with white
riags attempting to enter the Rus
sian lines were fired upon and
driven hack.
The papers commend this action.
| declaring that former experience
has shown the revoutionary scia
| iers of Russia what to expect from
i the un.ifc.rmed lackeys of the
Kaiser.
LONDON’, Oct. 12. The r pulso
of the efforts of the German m’nt
iers to fraternize with the Russian*
is making a profound irapr •ssiou in
Germany.
Anything In tiie line of job work
PLANS ARE FINNALY
APPROVED TAKE SHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 12 -
Plans today, it was announced, had
i finally been officially approved for
! taking over all American vessels of
two thousand five hundred tons or
' over. This will affect all shipping
| without any discrimination, al
though all will not be conscripted
at the same time nor without due
notice.
It is further intimated that vess
els as low as thousand five hundred
ions will yet be taken over.
expensive establishment is main
tained by the city fathers, there is
| over sixteen hundred dollars due
I since last spring to the School
Board and a month's salary is now
due to the teachers with no money
in sight to pay them. The fact that
no steps have been taken to raise
this money so far is a reflection
upon the council whose duty it is
to see that it is paid. Why it,
should not receive prompt attention
cannot be explained with any good
reason. Here they have brought
leachers in to educate the children
in the Public Schools, front distant
points where they have no knowl
edge of the status of Nome's finan
cial condition or the ability of the
civic financiers to make ends meet
—do they think that teachers can
live on snow balls?
• • • •
AT SONS OF THU NORTH HALL.
Thero will be Social Dance at
the Sons of the North Hall, Satur
day, October 13, at 9 P. M. Every
body invited. A good time guaran
teed. COMMITTEE.
SPECIAL THIS WEEK.
World Star Underwear, hose
stumped goods. Corsets, Notions.
Tafatas and Miissaline.
In Grocery line: Sweet Potatoes,
Fruits, Preserves, home made.
Apples Si-."A to $;!„■>(> |ier box.
Honey 85c. per lbs. Sweet Pota
toes. Cellery 8 hunches ,‘{5c.
NOME GROCERY CO.
A. F. OESTREICH, Mgs.
WASHINGTON, D. (\, O t. 1;\
Admiral Mayo commander of t lit
Atlantic fleet it is announced, to
gether with his star! lias arrived
front England at an Atlantic port.
Mayo went to attend a conferenci
of the Allied naval lead-rs which
was held “somewhere in European
waters”.
No details are given out and the
Admiral will not talk for publica
tion.
LONDON, Oct. 12.— Four Swedish
steamers in port here have beer
(JOT THE MOON KY.
The dance of the Uebekahs on
their anniversary netted the sum
of $‘15 which was turned over to
the lted Cross by the organization.
ATTENTION MASONS.
There will lie a Special Coirnnu
nicut ion of Anvil Lodge, Monday
evening, October 15, at Eight P. M.
R. \V. .1. REED, Secretary.
mil,I) BRIDGES.
Bob Ledgerwood returned yester
day from the Kougarok where he
ha'. been engaged in erecting
bridges for the Territorial Road
Commission. He completed the
erection of bridges over the Shel
ton slough, across the Kougarok
river at Dahl creek and acoss the
same river at Coarse Gold.
FROM DATE TO CLOSE OF
NAVIGATION
all goods sacrificed legardless of
cost. We n.ean this—come and
see for yourselves. For cash only
during this sale.
DARLING A- DEAN COMPANY.
Subscribe now for Die Worker
and keep Posted.
v
requisitioned by the British gov
ernment.
The crews have boon laid o\t
when the steamers were taken overt
and will be well taken care of by
the government. The agents will,
it is possible, make a strong pro
test against tilts requisitioning, hut
the government is prepared to com
pensate in full for the stearue-p
taken for use in the war.
it is believed therefore that the
protest will be forma! merely
LOST:—One Siberian white ^og.
Ono husky, white with black
spots on the hack. I’leas • report
this office.
• • *
scuscribk I'oit loan.
The eight signal corps mm and
one civilian messenger of the lo'-at
telegraph force yesterday sub
scribed $1150 for the Second Liber
ty loan.
LK.IVK IOK NOKTIl
The following were among tlio
passengers who left on the Antic
last night for the Northerly ports:
(’ht s Lee. Ole Antonson, D. L.
MacDonald, L. Larson, L A. Sund
quist. Andy Nordlund, Oscar Swan
son. Henry Jarl, Jack Beltz, John
Freeland, Smith M’Guinnoss, Carl
Larson, A1 Thomas, Nick Varcus,
O. A. Lundberg.
ItOWLIXG ALLKY RKOPKXS.
The Howling Alley next door to.
tlie Bugle saloon is now open for
business. Kverybody cordially in
vited to come and enjoy themselves.
Clothing cleaned, pressed, altered
ami repaired at tlie Nome Tailoring
(’<>., . next door to Segersfroin and
Hagen’s.
Just received a full line HublH'r
Boots, Ptics, Overshoes and Rubbers
for Men, Women and Children at
HOLTS.
(jet uf estimate on /our Job Work.