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VOLUME XII.
NOME, ALASKA. SATURDAY, SBU'TEMBER, 28, l»18
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NEW YORK,—President Wiison in
his address in this city opening the
Fourth Liberty Loan drive said that
America must stand" opposed to any
special and selfish economic combi
nation within the League of nations
that will enforce peace and resolute
ly oppose the employment of any form
of economic boycott except as an ex
ercise of the power of that league to
force peace in the nature of an eco
nomic penalty by excluding from the
world markets for purposes of dis
cipline and control.
Wilson said that we are all agreed
that there can be no peace by bar
gain or compromise with the Teutons
because we have dealt with them al
ready and seen them deal with other
governments.
They have convinced us, said the
President, that they are without honor
and do not intend justice and just
dealings.
The Germans themselves must be
aware that we cannot accept the word
of those who forced this war upon us.
PARIS,—Commenting upon the
speech of President Wilson the press
of this city declares that it is a cojn
plete and perfect answer to the Bul
garian offer of an armistice.
REPLY SENT FROM
allies to bulgars
WASHINGTON,— The reply of the
Allies to the Bulgarian request for
peace contains definite terms which
will compel Bulgaria to show its hand
as to whether feigning or not. The
Allies are willing to concede terms to
Bulgaria if really sincere in her de
termination to quit, leaving the
status of the nation to the Allies and j
furnishing proper guarantees protect
ing the Allied armies from a Teuton
trick.
There is a general belief that the
Bulgars if really anxious for peace
may easily come to terms.
AMSTERDAM.—It is stated in Ger
man press circles that Germany has
no hand in the Bulgar advances to
wards peace with the Allies and has
protested this action. Contrary to
the expectations this serves to make
people suspicious of a German trick
and real responsibility for what is
merely a ruse to gain time.
LONDON.—Operations continue in
Bulgaria and in Serbia against the
Bulgars and Teutons and the Allied
commanders refuse to grant any ar
mistice until it is definitely ascertain
ed that Bulgaria is sincere and not
makng a peace feint to gain time.
LONDON,—It is reported that von
Hertling has resigned but that the
Kaiser has not yet accepted the reslg
nation. He was being made the butt
of a series of attacks from a variety
af sources.
LONDON,—The Daily News states
that it is understood that England
has lepiied to the Bulgarian peace
proposal saying that there will be
no suspension of military operations
and no peace with Bulgaria until that
nation breaks with the Teutons and
evaluates all occupied territory.
COPENHAGEN,—There is no
doubt that the Bulgarian peace pro
posal to the Allies has created con
sternation in Berlin. Its effect upon
the public is most depressing and
;loom that cannot be dispelled is man
ifest in the German capital. For this
reason It is certain there is no collu
sion between Malinkoff's peace pro
posal and the plans of the German
General Staff.
AMSTERDAM,—The Bulgarian
parliament has formally ratified the
action taken by the government in
asking for an armistice with the En
tente forces.
LONDON,—In the House of Com
mons this afternoon, shortly after the
House went into session for the day,
The Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Lord Cecil rose to make an announce
ment of importance.
The excitement was intense and the
words of the Secretary were listened
to with absolute stillness as he stated
that Bulgaria had asked an armistice
with a view of bringing about peace
between the Allies and Bulgaria.
“Only the unconditional surrender
of the Bulgarian army will be ac
cepted by the Allies” declared Cecil.
For a sensible period of, time the
House maintained the same stillness
after Cecil concluded his most im
portant announcement but almost at
once it was broken by enthusiastic
cheering.
PARIS,—General Despery, the Al
lied Commander in the Balkans, it is
officially announced refused Bulgarian
proposals to suspend operations until
peace was signed between the Allies
and Bulgaria. He stated however that
he w'ould receive properly accredited
and qualified Bulgarian envoys who
are now on their way to the Allied
headquarters.
The announcement has occasioned
tremendous excitement in the capital
and the progress of the Allies in the
Balkan fighting is now known to hav
been even more energetic and signifi
cant than was at first fully realized.
In many quarters the proposal of
Bulgaria is regarded hopefully as the
“beginning of the end.”
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ALLENBY BAGGED TWO
OF SULTAN’S ARMIES
WASHINGTON,—The State De
artment is officially informed that
General Allenby has anihilated two
Turkish armies west of the Jordan
by one of the most striking blows de
livered since the war began. The
last line of escape has been cut off
for any of the remaining troops and
all will be bagged by the British com
mander’s force.
Fifty thousand prisoners were tak
en up to Friday morning but close to
seventy five thousand will fall to the
capture of the British.
The destruction of this, the flower
of the Ottoman army is regarded as a
disaster to the Turkish arms that is
simply irreparable. The rapid over
running of Turkey in Asia is foretold
in consequence of the extraordinary
victory of General Allenby.
LONDON,—Congratulations are
literally pouring in from all quarters
on General Allenby and his dauntless
colonial forces which have succeeded
In smashing so completely the Turkish
army in Palestine.
The Turks have lately received
enormous reinforcements and many
hundred guns to carry on an effective
.campaign with a view of stemming
the British advance. Apparently
the British leader had full knowledge
of this and struck before the Turks
had time to organize themselves
either for proper offense or defense.
A tremendous barage bfoke the
quiet of the Holy Land when the
British broke forward to attack and
the Turks fled.
I The British leader had however
moved forward a powerful force upon
the both sides of the Turkish line
and attacked simultaneously. The con
fusion that resulted when the center
broke, caused the flanks to break in
also, and the Turks surrendered in
large numbers while the British forces
moved forward to cut off the escape
on the Jordan.
The movement was successful and
executed without a flaw in the mili
tary operations of the troops under
his command.
LABOR’S DIVIDENDS
PAID IN EXPLOSION
RENTON,—A terrific explosion
and one which was felt for miles
around occurred in one of the deepest
Franklin mines last night. The mine
was badly wrecked. It is believed
that forty miners have lost their :
lives in the explosion. Most of the
miners leave families behind. Many
negroes were employed in these mines.
They are owned by the Pacific Steam
ship Co which has large coal proper
ties there and at Black Diamond.
MUST STAY AWAY
WASHINGTON,—Naturalized Ger
m|an women may not reside within
half a mile of a military camp in the
United States without a special permit
was an order issued by the Depart
ment of Justice.
FRENCH START NEW
DRIVE WITH SUCCESS
PARIS,—The French started a
fresh attack on the Champagne front
capturing Somme-Py. Another victor
ious blow was struck north of the
Aisne river where two villages were
i captured and the important heights
! north of Fontaine and Dormois were
taken by the French.
LONDON,—The British and Bel
gians began a new drive on the Flan
ders front Saturday morning advanc
ing three miles, the Germans retiring
after the first resistance. Severe
i fighting is going on here as the Ger
mans have brot up reinforcements to
stop the drive. Important develop
ments may be speedilj*'looked for in
this section.
PARIS,—The Americans attacked!
[ the enemy between Cambrai and St
Quentin this morning, Saturday, at
j dawn . They captured the outer de
fences of the Gillemont form where
the main Grman outposts were placed
and captured a3 wcTl three hundred
prisoners.
LOXDOX,—General Haig reports
that ten thousand prisoners were tak
en in the Cambrai drive on Friday
and that there were also considerable
connon fell to the atacking British
troops.
LOXDOX,—On the west front Gen
eral Byng’s troops started a new drive
on the Cambrai sector driving forward
despite the German resistance to with
in three miles of the city of Cambrai
and at noon having taken all the ob
jectives of the attack, together with
six thousand German prisoners. The
drive was carried out with extraordi
nary momentum, carrying the entire
line ahead in its movement. Tanks
supported by infantry broke the Ger
man line without any artillery pre
paration a mode of attack which
Byng has now made famous and which
is so intimately connected with his
operations and thosp under his com
mand. • '• u '• ■'
The operations were conducted be
tween Sanchy Lestree and Gouceau
court the line forming a sharp wedge
whose apex lies a little more inclined
to the latter point than half way be
tween the two.
LONDON,—The attack on Cambrat
today was an entirely new drive and
is not apparently collected with the
fighting around St Quentin which still
continues. In the latter sector the
big artillery has been pouring a de
luge of high explosives practically all
day upon the German lines. The finer
weather which prevails today may ac
count for the sudden activity on the
Cambrai sector.
The British are now consolidating
their gains, but with every indication
of continuing the forward movement.
The Germans are fighting stubborn
ly but all counters driven against the
new positions were successfully re
pulsed.
LONDON,—The Belgians captured
Houthulst forest Saturday morning
sending back an immense number of
German prisoners. All the guns were
taken.
SERBS SIGHT THEIR WAY TO
OUT-FLANK BULBAR FORCES
LONDON,—Advancing forty miles
northeast of Ishtib, the Siberians are
now pursuing the Bulgars towards
Tsarevoselo.
The Serbs are striking across the
Bregainitza valley and are raking up
the Bulgar stragglers by the hun
dreds. Guns and supplies are being
taken by tlfe wholesale.
The advance of the Serbs who ar*
reinforced with French troops, re
veals the strategy in the general plans
of General Despary. Tsarevoselo is
about 7 5 miles from Sofia and but
thirty-live miles from the main feed
line to the Bulgar front north of
Doiran.
A further advance of the Allied
forces in this section will compel the
evacuation of more southerly sections
of Bulgaria in order to avoid the
heavy flanking movement, which the
Serbs are now threatening.
It is very important in view of the
striking repetition to be seen in these
tactics of those pursued by Greece and
Serbia when attacking Bulgaria at the
close «of the Turkish war.
The Bulgarians seem to realize that
a similar disaster awaits them and are
hastening into their own territory.
The loss of Ishtib opens the way to
this dangerous flank attack that the
Allies have not been slow to avail
themselves of as seen in the extra
ordinary celerity of the Serb advance.
FRANCO-AMERICANS IN
VICTORIOUS DRIVE
PARIS,—The great offensive which
began on the Champagne front ex
tended to the Argonne front at dawn
this morning, Friday, when fighting
] wtest of the Meuse resulted in a ter
rific slaughter of German troops stub
bornly holding out against the Allied
artillery.
The Franco-American troops lunged
forward on the Meuse front and swept
forward several miles.
PAjRIS,^—The Americans on the
Argonne front today captured sixteen
thousand prisoners.
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LONDON,—The fighting in the
Arganne it is believed is merely the
prelude to another wholesale attack
upon the German lines on the west
front. The artillery activity which is
so marked a feature of today’s devel
opments is believed to Indicate that
wholesale movements may be safely
anticipation unless weather conditions
make the realization of these plans
impossible.
The Germans are apparently pre
paring desperately to meet an uncer
tain situation and have great trains
of rolling stock wiating behind the
lines to move troops where the great
est weakness is discernible in a gen
eral attack. The utmost confidence
is evident now on all sides and the
city of Paris, according to telegraphic
reports is now buoyant with the hope
fulness that forms a contrast to the
grim but pessimistic determination
which marked earlier stages of the
war this year.
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Adv.
ALASKA FIRST OVER
TOP WITH FOLL QUOTA
ALASKA FRIST AOF.
The Territory of Alaska is the first f
among the States and Territories of |
the United States to go over the top
in subscriptions to the Fourth Liberty
Loan. At the opening of business this
morning the Alaska Packers Associa
tion subscribed for the entire Alaska
quota of $1,369,400. This subscrip
tion was made by wire thru the var
I ious banks in the territory so that
I each division and each town received
i a sufficient subscription to cover its
entire quota. The amount subscribed
thru the Nome banks was $188,500,
divided as follows; thru the Miners
and Merchants Bank, $125,800, thru
the Alaska Banking and Safe Deposit
Co $62,700. 1
A great effort is to be made to
double this quota thrqout the Terri
tory and it is believed that with de
termined work success will crown this
attempt. Already work has been be
gun looking to this objective and the
big drive for the Fourth Liberty Loan
is now on.
The following committee has been
appointed to assist this drive, accord
ing to a statement handed the press
and all are requested to be present at
the City Hall at g:30 Sunday after
noon when a general plan of cam
paign will be arranged.
J J Cole, J V Sheldon, H Jacobson,
Judge Holzheimer, Dan’l A Jones, A
B Miller, Paul Kjegstad, Louis Steven
son, David Runyon, Ollle Weaver,
Th Lehmann, O D Cochran, W C Mc
Guire, Walter Shields, W. J. Rowe,
Chas Thornton, Ralph Lomen, Henry
Burgh, Ira D Orton, Jas Frawley, G
J Lomen, Ed Young, II S Thompson,
Dr Neuman, Otto Olson, Wm Pearson,
Russ Downing, Con Kelly, James
Swartzell, A1 Braten, Wm Webb, Lieut
Kollock. R S Dimmick, Candle; Wal
lace Porter, Dime; Chas J Keon, St
Michael; Thos Shaughnessy, Solomon;
Nate Coombs, Council; W P Worces
ter, Taylor; Harry Chester Cheenik;
Chas Traeger, Unalakleet; Harry
Riley, Teller; A V Cordovado, Deer
ing; Sam Magids, Kotzebue.
It is stated that the local lodge of
Odd Fellows have taken $3,500 worth
of the 4th Liberty Loan.