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NOME, ALASKA, MONDAY, AUGUST 28, 1 !)!<;.
NO. 204a.
WICK ON WAY NORTH CONDUCT HIS CAMPAIGN
Presidents Get Panicky
_Account Wilson Policy
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Aug. 27.—
The leaders of the brotherhoods are
tired of the negotiations. Today
at the Bijou theater they told the
delegates that they were tired of
being kidded and that the railway
presidents were side stepping. The
addresses of the leaders showed
clearly that they were annoyed and
disappointed at the turn things were
taking.
President Lee wound up his re
marks by announcing that strike
orders would be distributed on Mon
day unless the railway pre-idents
were ready to yield.
While the brotherhood men were
getting annoyed the railway presi
dents were getting panicky as it
became known that Wilson person
ally went to the capital and confer
red for an hour with Kern and
Newlands with a view of urging
congressional recognition of the
eight hour day as a basic regula
tion in railroad operation. The pre
sidents hurriedly adjourned their
stalling-off conference upon this be
coming known, and announced that
the sub-committee was ready to con
fer with Wilson. Lane and New
lands with the latter’s secretary
conferred with Wilson in the even
ing and as Lane left with the rail
way presidents it was announced
that they would hold a meeting on
Monday at ten o’clock. Some im
mediate action is required to avert
a strike.
ALLIES STEADILY DRIVING
ALONG SOMME FRONT
LONDON, Aug. 27.—The eighth
•week of the Somme fighting sees
the Allies steadily driving forward
although progress is slow since the
-capture of Thiepval is essential to
the advance of the British left.
The Germans made several in
effectual attempts to capture the
positions lost to the British and
especially north of Delville and Ma
netz, where they subjected the lines
to an intensive bombardment.
The British artillery is directing
all its force to the Thiepval posi
tions.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—Prefacing a
very violent offensive with an inten
sive bombardment of the British
lines at Bethune north of Arras to
Ypres, the Germans made heroic
efforts to capture the British posi
tions in an all day’s attack on Satur
day, finally being repulsed with very
heavy losses. The artillery Is again
making an unsuccessful attempt
upon these positions today.
LONDON, Aug. —The British air
craft successfully raided behind the
enemy’s lines yesterday dropping
five ton of bombs. They destroyed
one German plane and lost two in
the raid. They exploded bombs over
a railroad bridge which destroyed
the river crossing.
WICKERSHAM ARRIVES AT
SEATTLE ROUTE ALASKA
SEATTLE, Aug. 27.—Delegate
Wickersham arrived last night from
Washington D. C., and is on his waj
north to attend to his campaigning
in person. -He says that the admi
nistration has been viciously un
reasonable in all matters of legisla
tion appertaining to Alaska. They
have forgotten all about the Alaska
fishing industry and the prayers of
Alaskans in every matter of import
ence.
Wickersham says that the repub
licans nominated him by petition,
and he is acceding to their request
GERMAN LOSSES LARGE.
LONDON, Aug. 25.—The British
Field headquarters report this even
ing says that the German losses
»re enormous today in sheir efforts
to regain the captured positions
from the Allies when they met with
such a withering machine gun and
rifle fire that the ground was dark
with the dead.
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and the request of Alaskans of all
parties to run again.
He belittles his opponents; says
the opposition to his candidacy is
nothing new although this year the
corporations are a little more active
because of his doing, his duty to
wards Alaskans in Congress.
Wickersham has hopes of cam
paigning throughout the entire ter
rltory although he may be unable to
reach Nome. His Itinerary will take
him to Juneau and the southwest
towns including Anchorage. The
Alameda sails this evening closing
the excursion season and Wicker
sham may return with it.
The Victoria is scheduled to leave
here on Wednesday for Nome and
St. Michaels.
Fiercest Fighting Was
.In Carpathian Hills
PETROGRAD, Aug. 27.—Tho
fiercest fighting of the war at the
present time is in the Carpathians
and at the Caucasus. The village ot
Eislau has been captured in the
former.
In Galicia the Teutons are on a
general defensive with von Bothmer
trying to ward off the encircling
movement of Sakharoff’s armies.
In the Asiatic Turkey front, the
Grand Duke is continuing his drive
to the Anagora railroad terminal,
the Turkish opposition lessening
and many prisoners being taken.
PETKOGRAD, Aug. 27.—Except
for artillery work on the Stockhod
about ten miles west of the river
banks, the situation in Volhynia s
relatively quiet today. The north
ern sector is also quiet.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—The fighting
is lessening in every front according
to official reports today. It was the
quietest Sunday In the east anil
west Since last May. Artillery
bombardments marked the most of
the activities with the exception ot
severe Russian attacks in the Car
pathians and the German efforts to
inaugurate a drive from Ypres
The situation is however refer
red to as very reassuring by the of
ficials.
Berlin says the Allied drives are
played out.
RUMANIA DALLIES WITH
OFFERS CENTRAL POWERS
LONDON, Aug. 27.—British gov
ernment advices from Bucharest
show that King Ferdinand confer
red privately with the Kaiser’s em
bassy yesterday, and simultaneously
it was announced that Rumania
would increase its war credit by
forty millions.
It is admitted that it is not im
possible that Humana's neutrality
has been secured for another period
by some monetary concesison.
SOFIA, Aug. 27.—It is officially
announced that driving the Greeks
dear of the territory, the Bulgars
have seized forty mites of the
Aegean littoral practically menacing
the eastern front of the Kntente
forties in the Balkans.
LONDON, Aug. 27.—After severe
fighting with the Bulgars the French
captured Fort Starila, the garrison
beng anihilated in the terrific fight
ing.
ATHENS, Aug. 27.—The Greek
government is still finding excuses
lor Bulgaria’s hostile action to tho
Greek garrisons in the Kavala re
gion and it is officially stated that
the troops had orders to retiro
“without fighting but disobeyed,
probably while under foreign influ
ence”. The Greek populace are very
indignant. A strong military force
is being held here to preserve
against outbreak.
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NO OPTIMISM PREVAILED
RAILROAD CIRCLES SATURDAY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27 —
There was no optimism in railroad
circles on Saturday when the rail
road brotherhoods showed that the
railway presidents were not acting
in good faith. President Lee of the
Brotherhood of railroad trainmen
showed a copy of the Northern Pa
cific order encouraging telegraphers
HUGHES STRONG ON
CAPITAL-LABOR STUNT
DENVER, Col. Aug. 27.--Thou
sands welcomed Hughes when he
arrived here today on his back track
political trip from San Francisco.
Hughes said that business faced a
new era through the co-operation
and efficiency of labor and captal.
He said that labor and capital were
our two hands and we must use both
intelligently to make America the
first nation in the world.
As usual one hart little trouble]
discerning that Hughes does not
think a v.hole lot of Wilson and he
rapped the admin'btrutinn with
heavy hands onqe or twin". i!is [<v
litical speech making however is
as a curiosity wearing off. and they
are now treating his remarks with
a mild kind of levity.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27.—
After a conference with President
Wilson and Vice-President Marshal,
the announcement is made that for
mal notificaton of Wilson’s nomina
tion for re-election on the democrat
ic ticket will be made on September
14 at Indianapolis. Governor Glynn
who keynoted at the St. Louis con
vention will also be the spokesman
on this occasion. This will be the
opening gun of the democratic
to secure telegrams protesting
against the President’s eight hour
plan and practically compelling
some of these to be dispatched as
voluntary expressions of opinion.
Wilson postponed his cabinet
meeting to talk to the brotherhood
presidents but his conference with
them is a sealed book.
In the afternoon he went into
consultation with Holden, Lovett
^nd Willard of the company presi
dents sub-committee.
The brotherhood
men are not
hopeful and declare that there Is
every sign that the companies are
stalling them and do not intend to
make any concession.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 27._
The situation last night was very
serious, and the arrival of Sunday
does not make it better.
There is no let-up upon the part
of President Wilson in his efforts to
effect a settlement although he has
an up-hill job on hand.
BRITISH MARINE OFFICER
SAYS BREMEN CAPTUREB
NEW YORK, Aug. 27.—A British
marine officer arriving on the steam
er Beatrice says that the Bremen
was caught in a steel net in Dover
Channel on August 2. He stated
that two ot the crew were asphyxl
campaign and will be a big one, says
the committtee.
ated and thirty-three were captured
His yarn is not confirmed and
British officials laughed at the story
when told about it. The Bremen
has not been taken as far as they
know.
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