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NOME, ALASKA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 10 Hi.
NO. 2010.
BLOODY BATTLE FOR POSITION ON WEST FRONT
Germans Line Front
With Resisting Forces
"LONDON, July 31.—From early
morning until this evening the
Germans have been striving franti
cally to resist the British onslaught
from their magnificent base of
Pozieres. Along a five mile front,
the bloodiest fighting on the west
took place with the men fighting
under a blazing sun which added
to the terrors of the battle.
The ferocity on both sides was
intense and the Germans maintained
their lines for the greater portion
of the forenoon when they ultimate
ly began to yield before the despe
rate attacks of the troops under
Haig.
AMSTERDAM, July 31.—There
is a note of deep concern in all the
Berlin dispatches today over the
war situation on both fronts. The
strength of the British is develop
ing seriously and is wedging a
splitting drive into the very heart
of the German lines which must it
persisted in compel a retreat on the
south of the Somme.
The gravity of the situation is
candidly admitted in the General
staff's announcements, although
the danger is claimed to be a*
great for the British from a flank
ing counter offensive of the Ger
mans.
The losses reported today by
both sides are enormous, and men
fought in the trenches until cut to
pieces.
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THE WOKKER.
HAIG REPORTS TROOPS
MAKING STILL ADVANCES
LONDON, July 31.—General
Haig reports that the British troops
have made important advances de
spite the stern resistance of the
Germans north of Bazentin. He also
adds that the advance is quickening
and the German opposition is weak
ening. The heat is intense.
PARIS, July 31.—The French cap
tured positions today along a four
mile front and are still advancing.
The most important fighting In
several weeks on the Verdun sec
tion took place when the Germans
made violent attacks upon the Hera
moncourt woods where they were
badly repulsed. The German losses
were heavy.
The fighting in the British front
is growing in severity. The Ger
mans are using thetr reserves to
ptiffen t'.nir front which is giving
way before the persistent smashes
of Douglas Hi ig.
The Germans are apparently de
termined to regain the positions
lost at Pozieres which is considered
the key to ihoir positions on each
side ot it noith and south several
miles.
MERLIN, iuly 31.—The British
offensive is violent and they are
fighting with considerable ferocity.
The gains made by them are only
accomplished after terrific sacrifice
of life.
LONDON, July 31.—Aviators suc
cessfully routed the Zeppelins on
the east coast today.
RAILROAD OFFICIALS ARE
ARRESTED POLICE CHIEF
NEW YORK, July 31.—President
McKenzie of the National Storage
Co. was arrested by Chief Bileaski
today. The Department of Justice
nays that he is the cause of incen
diarism. Dickman and Davison
tiave been released on bail ol
*6000.
Prosecutor Hudspeth says that
the railroad transporting explosives
was a flagrant violation of the sta
tutes.
An investigation is probable.
The loss is now appraised as fol
lows: 86 cars of munitions and gen
eral freight, quarter million dollars
worth of plate glass in New York
city, three million dollars worth of
raw sugar, four million dollars
worth of tobacco and about seven
millions general commodities.
Two unknown watchmen are said
to have been killed when guarding
marine bulletin.
Nome Radio, July 31, 1916.
Susie, Jacobs, Benchley and Kelly
at Gibbon.
Delta down Birches 5 a. m.
Davis down Nulato 29.
Reliance at Fairbanks, sails Gib
bon 10 a. m.
Yukon on Bar Mouth Tanana.
Julia B up Kotlik 27th.
Sarah up Kotlik 26th.
Tanana sails from Fairbanks for
Gibbon 2 p. m.'
Slbella down Nulato 29th.
Dawson due White Horse.
White Horse down Hootalinqua.
Casca at White Horse.
Alaska at Dawson.
Yidetta up Stewart river.
stores against thieves. Sixty people
are in New York hospitals from in
juries from broken glass.
Black Tom island is located or
the end of a peninsula jutting three
miles out from Communipaw anti
slightly south of Jersey City.
It is now stated that the origins:
cause of the Are was from a barg«
I lying alongside the warehouses.
MEXICAN BANDITS KILL
TROOPER AND OFFICIAL
EL PASO, July 31.—Private
Toney of the Eighth Cavalry and
Robert Wood inspector of customs,
were killed in a brush with five
Mexican bandits near the fort to
day.
The men were horse thieves it is
suspected, and when they were cal
led upon to halt for examination
they replied with a fatal volley. The
bandits have made their escape and
detachments of cavalry are search
ing for them.
EL PASO, July 31.—Two Amer
leans killed and one wounded and
two Mexican outlaws wer<
killed near Fort Hancock fol
lowing the chase. Lieut. Telford oi
troop F Eighth cavalry surrounded
six Mexicans in an adobe hut. Th<
Mexicans opened fire and the Am
ericans returned it. Telford callet
•upon the Carranzists across thi
river for aid, the Mexican regular!
crossed the river but in the mean
time four bandits made theii
escape.
THREE THOUSAND COPS
ARE TO KEEP ORDEB
NEW YORK, July 30.—Three
thousand police have been ordered
on reserve in order to quell rioting
in connection with t£e street car
strike which is now spreading to
all parts of the city.
The traction meu are doing every
thing to prevent the strike spread
ing to the subway lines, but unless
they obtain a court Injunction th!
will hardly be avoided.
Vhoe is no effort being made t
(settle the strike by either side.
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Frisco Arrests Prove
Some Are Innocent
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.—The
bottom fell out of the efforts of the
authorities to connect up the radi
cal element of the city with the
bomb explosion on the preparedness
parade. Today a woman identified
Billings and showed that Mrs.
Mooney, one of the arrested suspects,
had actually walked with her in the
preparedness parade.
The facts were established beyond
any question and the entire theory
of the authorities has apparently
fallen flat.
In addition Antone Fedone, the
anarchist waiter, and Thomas Ryan
the union laborite were released as
impossible to be held owing to no
thing being known against them ex
cept the general police suspicion.
It is estimated that the othei
men will be also released, although
four of the party arrested are stil
being held.
The elaborate theories which hat
been developed by the newspapers
following the arrests and the sen
sational convictions they had work
ed out as to the guilt of the arrestee
suspects are now proven to hav<
been newspaper stories merely
more or less sensational and te
suit the whims of the moment.
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SAN FRANCISCO. July 31.—Pro
secutor Fickert declares tonight
that the belief that all the arrested
parties are innocent is quite
groundless. Those who were
shown to be free of connection have
been released. The papers seized
by the police, he emphatically said,
prove the guilt of some now held.
He declined to give further particu
lars. The inquest will be held to
morrow.
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FETROGRAD, July 31.—Another
day of constant victories is re
ported from almost the entire east
ern front, with the Russians smash
ilia the German war machine to
pieces west of the Rustle battle
grounds and while holding lJrody,
the vanguard in Galicia is pressing
on to Lemberg
The Austro-German forces on the
Carberki and Seret rivers wers
rolled up like ribbons when trying
to contend the crossing against the
on-coming Russians (he powerful
J artillery work of the Russians
again proving its supremacy.
The exceedingly mobile but power
ful caliber guns drove the enemy
in several bad positions.
RF.TROGRAD, July 31.—The ef
forts of von Hindenberg to relieve
the situation on the east were today
doomed again to severe disappoint
ment when Knropatkin after a des
perate shower of shrapnel drovt
forward his lines against the Ger
mans.
BERLIN. July 31.—The fighting
today on the east is severe. The
Teutons are ready to evacuate con
siderable ground and are not maK
ing any serious effort, to prevent
the Russians hurling their own
forces to destruction against tlio
iron clad defenses which are pre
pared for them.
BERLIN SAYS SPIES IN
COUNTRY REVEALING PLANS
COPENHAGEN, July 31.-r-The
German government is convinced
that the entente alliance has ef
fected ihe up-building of a spy
system through neutral residents in
Germany and will allow none to ar
rive and those now there will be
subjected to considerable surveill
ance. The apparent knowledge
possessed by the Allies of the Ger
man plans leave no doubt as to the
establishment o’ some secret con
nection with some of the best laid
plans of the War Staff.
LONDON, July 31.—The Hague
reports that the liner Konigen
Wilhelmina encountered a mine and
sank. The passengers were rescued
by the North Hinder Lightship.
LONDON, July 31.—The despe
rate nature of the fighting in the
west is realized in the large list of
casualties reported. The gains of
AT THE DREAM.
“Captatin Alvarez” a 6 part Vita
graph feature caused the S. R. O.
I sign last night at the Dream
| The same picture will be repeated
tonight. Wainright a young Amer
ican representative of invested in
j terests becomes Capt. Alvarez a sol
dier of fortune. He plays a double
) role with such daring he keeps his
real identity. His dare deviltry
and bravery in the face or certain
t death win victory for the revolu
tionists, whose cause he expouses.
Edith Storey as Bonita "the girl”
,J makes this a topnotche.
the British are extensive, but ex
perts ware against too much confid
ence in an early decision. The
Power of the German army is no v
being opposed to the British force)
and thousands who have been taken
prisoners since Saturday are from
the best regiments of the Kaiser.
It is held by the military critics
that the capture of Pozleres if held
is the key to the entire Bapaume
plateau.
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AUSTRIANS PLANE THREE
ITALIAN CITIES; FATALITIES
ROME, July 30.—The Austrians i
aeroplaned Barimoladi, Bari, Otran- '
to and Molfetto. Two were killed
at Bari and twenty at Molfetto.
BERLIN, July 30.—A German
auxiliary cruiser captured the 1
British steamer Eskimo after an,
sngagement near Arendal, a Nor
wegian seaport.
BERGEN, July 30.—Nothing la
mown of the reported German eap
,ure of the British steamer Eskimo,
rhe only information received is
hat from Berlin.
COPPER IS KINS
OF ALASKA OUTPUT
SEATTLE, July 31.—The Depart
ment of Commerce shows that cop
per Is now Alaska’s greatest export
for 1915 and 1916. It is a total
for the fiscal year of $26,000,000.
Gold $16,000,000, salmon $18,000,
000. The commerce for this fiscal
year amounts to a little over fifty
million dollars, being double that
of the year 1912. The copper in
crease is phenomenal and practically
all comes from the Kennicott mine,
although smaller mines at different
sections are also good producers.
It is said that the Kennicott mine
ore is the highest grade and most
cheaply mined ore in the world.
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