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NOME, ALASKA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1916.
NO. 2053.
CANADA ACCUSED OF LOBBYING
Stirs
Last Hours of Congress
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—
Senator Reed on the floor of the
Senate when the Revenue bill was
returned from the Conference Com
mittee precipitated a sensation in a
sensational spech. He declared that
is was high time England and Eng
lish diplomacy were brought to book.
The senator was discussing the Fish
eries amendment elimination, and
he charged that Majority Leader
Kitchin of the House silently equip
ped Gardiner’s and Rainey’s opposl- (
tion to the halibut amendment, and
that it was due to a disgraceful
Canadian lobby.
The Curtis resolution was un
animously adopted asking the Sen
ate Lobby Committee to investigate
tho charges made by Senator
Chamberlain that Jos Hoik and
other higher Canadiaji officials lob
bied against the halibut amend
ment. Chamberlain declared that
the rejection was a most humilitat
ing and disgraceful surrender of the
United States to Canadian interests
and to Canadian Commerce.
Overman, the Chairman of the
Lobby. Committee has gone home
and an investigation is probable
after the election. The Senate pas
sed the bill creating the Mount
M’Kiuley National Park in Alaska,
with an acreage of two thousand.
GREAT BATTLE RAGES
HUNDRED MILE FRONT
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—Practi
cally all of southeast Rumania is be
ing made the scene of a tremendous
battle, along one hundred miles,
■where the Russians and Bulgars are
clashing in Dobruja. The fighting
is fierce in the extreme. The Bul
gars have been bringing up troops
for several days in order to stem
the flood of Russians moving down
through the province. The Bulgars
have also been strengthened by a
considerable force of Germans which
have been moved there from Servia
and Austria.
LONDON, Sept. 8.—The Bucha
rest reports that the Rumanians
have occupied Ostrova, the gateway
into Hungary, have so far been un
confirmed. They are not denied
however by either Budapesth or
Vienna dispatches which admit
gains for the Rumanians in that
section.
ATHENS, September 8.—The Al
lies again resumed the bombard
ment of the Bulgar front. The si
tuation in Greece is still more or
less chaotic and it is not likely any
heavy offensive will be undertaken
by General Sarrail until Greece is
ready to move. The sentiment for
war against Bulgaria is so over
whelming that it is now being tak
en up by the army staff which
hitherto has been regarded as
inclined to follow the pro-German
lead.
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POLITICIANS MAKE A
GREAT MANY CLAIMS
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—
President Wilson today signed the
Revenue Bill and then left for his
summer home.
• The politicians are making a
great many claims, but all are un
animous that there will be no
landslide.
Neither candidate will it is
claimed have very much on the
other whether republican or demo
crat is elected.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—
It is announced that Senator James
Hamilton Lewis will leave imme
diately for the Pacific Coast dupli
cating the route taken by Candidate
Hughes, Lewis being selected to
campaign for Wilson. It is stated
here that Lewis is Wilson’s perso
nal choice. s
PORTLAND, Maine, Sept. 8.—
Charles E. HjagheB started on a
three day campaign of this state.
He will make an efTort to poll
strongly in Maine an^ believes t'aht
he will carry the state.
NEW YORK, Sept. 8.—Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt has agreed to
make several speeches championing
Hughes. The democrats are pre
paring literature from former
Roosevelt speeches to distribute al
all his meetings.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 8.—
It is announced that Wilson will
stand for no scheduled campaign.
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CONGRESS ADJOURNED AT
TEN O’CLOCK YESTERDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—
Concluding its business With much
oratorical glory, spread eagle
speeches being in order and plenti
ful, Congress adjourned today at
ten o’clock in the forenoon, after
putting back the clock to allpw a
number of speech makers get in
their fine patriotic orations before
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the time scheduled for adjourn
ment.
Wilson declared that Congress has
done good work and made legisla
tive history, this being his remark
as he signed the revenue bill.
With a Post Office surplus, an
ever increasing revenue frflm the
income tax (and the call for publi
city has greatly increased the in
come from that source) there will be
no deficit, 'says the Secretary of the
Treasury or if there is, it will be
very small.
The total Congressional appropri
ations made by this session have
never been surpassed in any coun
try and are greater than the expen
ses of some of the smaller .belliger
ent nations, being no less than two
billion dollars.
The great increase in spending is
due to the enlarged naval and mili
tary program essentially. There
was no real work today. Spread
' Eagle speeches of a political trend
only marked the closing hours anc
the adjournment was seldom more
welcome to the politicians.
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German Summary Week
Optimistic And Hopeful
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The week end
summary by the General Staff of
the situation in the various war
zones is confident and even jubilant
in tone. Since the Allies began
their drive on all war zones they
lost in killed, wounded and missing
according to the official estimate one
million men.
Since first the Grand Rush com
mem ed the Allies gained only one
noterble victory and that was the
capture of Goritz by the Italian
troops. The small insertion in the
German lines on the Somme is de
scribed as shallow and negligible.
Oil the other hand all Greece is
menaced by the Bulgarians; the cap
ture of Turgatru at which all Ger
many rejoices, leads directly to the
heart of the new enemy of the Cen
tral Powers, Rumania, and the si
tuation never was more satisfactory
from a strictly military standpoint
on every field.
The Allies cannot bring any ser
ious pressure to dent the Teuton
fronts east and west; inconsequent
ial retirements have been marked
at some points, but in not a single
theater of the war have the Allies
made and serious showing which
would justify the determined confi
dence of the German Empire in an
ultimate glorious victory, being
challenged.
RUSSIANS STRIKE RLOW
FROM ACROSS DVINA
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PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—General
Russky, now in charge of the
Dvinsk forces, suddenly drove a
great reserve army across the Dvina
river this morning and captured the
German positions in a tremendous
and .^unprepared attack. The Rus
sians did not attempt to clear the
way with the usual artillery bomb
ardment, but took advantage of
an extremely foggy morning to drive
right into the German lines.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—The Rus
sians across the Duna have held all
the captured positions which they
gained from the Germans notwith
standing the determined series' ot
attacks driven against them all
day by the enemy.
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The fighting
in the eastern theater took on a
new feature this morning with a
heavy lunge by the Russians at the
Duya lines of the Germans. They
made some slight gains in this sec
tion but their losses were gigantic.
[ PETROGRAD, Sept. 8.—Fierce
fighting is now taking place close
to Halicz on the northeast where
the Austrians are trying to keep a
line open for themselves from the
city which is now made desolate
with fire. The Austrians have
brought up some reinforcements to
stiffen their resistance to the Rus
sian legions.
The battle is continuing into the
night. It is likely tha,t if the Aus
trian troops are pushed back, Lem
berg will also be evacuated.
BRITISH BEGIN VIOLENT
BOMBARDMENT ON SOMME
BERLIN, Sept. 8.—The General
Staff announces that the British be
gan another violent bombardment
of the German positions north of
the Somme.
The bombardment is of the same
intense nature that marked the be
ginning of the drive. Airmen report
that the British are bringing up
vast reserves of men and munitions
back of the line, so further heavy
fighting may be looked forward to
on the Somme front.
LONDON, Sept. 8.—Beyond some
artillery activity, bad weather pre
vented any serious military opera
tions on the Somme front, according
to Sir Douglas Haig’s report from
the Field Headquarters. The de
scription of the front now is a “sea
of mud".
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PARIS, Sept. 8.—Massed German
attacks from Vermandovillers to
Chaulnes were all repulsed, melt
ing under the/vigorous shower of
French shrapnel and machine gun
fire. French military experts say
that by the system of defense after
gains are made on the Somme, no
possible chance exists for the Ger
mans to recover lost ground. The
chance of re-gaining ground once
captured is .one in a hundred.
The losses of the Germans were
tremendous in their assaults upon
the French positions today.
MEXICAN COMMISION
CONSIDERS FINANCE
NEW LONDON, Conn. Sept. 8.—
The Mexican Commission today re
sumed its consideration of the bord
er troubles, with Secretary Lane
presiding. The session is generally
bi-lingual, English and Spainish be
ing spoken.
It is believed that the Mexicans
today asked for the withdrawal of
Pershing and his forces from Mex
ico.
The session was behind closed
doors, but Lane told reporters that
the subjects of discussion were the
border situation and the re-estab
lishment of peace. The vital part
of all the discussion will be reached
it is generally felt, when the sub
ject of the withdrawal of American
troops from Mexico is considered.
It is felt here that for political
reasons the administration may seek
to maintain the troops in Mexico un
til after November seventh.
QUITE A TIME AT
SMFFBA6ISTS CONVENTION
ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 8.—Mrs.
Raymond Robbins’ resolution urg
ing the convention running suffra
gist and independent candidates, as
well as the resolution of the radi
cals favoring the Susan B. Anthony
amendment to the constitution were
voted down, having previously been
rejected by a majority of the resolu
tions and platform committee.
The Susan B. Anthony amend
ment is one for the Federal Consti
tution and provides nation-wide
suffrage by such amendment. It
reads as follows: “The right of citi
zens to vote shall not be denied or
abridged by the United States or
by any State on account of sex”.
LOTS OF LABOR LAWS.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 8.—
Democrats claim that more and
more needed labor laws have been
passed by the democrats this session
that in ten years congressional con
trol by the republicans.
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