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NOME, ALASKA. TUESDAY, OCTOBEK, 22,
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GREAT NAVAL STROKE
BY THE AMERICANS
LONDON,—The American navy
completed one of the master strokes,
of the war when it captured by bot
tling up German submarines in ihe
North Sea, the number taken in the
trap not being officially announced.
1 he means whereby this great coup
was accomplished was by laying a
barage of mines from the coast of
Scotland to tbe three mile limit ojf
the coast of Norway, the subs be
ing caught between the line of mines
and escape denied them.
The mines were set at different
elevations and represented enormous
work, the completion of the network
of mines taking in almost a year’s
steady work in construction and lay
ing.
• The mines numbered thousands
and all were charged with T. N. T.,
every U boat endeavoring to make its
waythru the dangerous line having
met with destruction.
The plan adopted had been sug
gested earlier in the war but its mag
nitude had deterred those who other
wise approved the plan as likely to be
successful from officially favoring the
work.
This will reduce the area of opera
tion for the divers to within narrow
margin and close to the German coast.
Those divers which are still at
large will have to endeavor to reach
an Austrian base or suffer capture
or destuction returning to Germany,
Keep Posted, Head the WORKER.
GERMANS ARE GETTING
TRIMMED, BELGIUM
PARIS,—The German debacle in
Belgium continues. Rear guard ac
tions are resulting in the collapse of
the defensive and the British, Bel
gians and French are pushing for
ward just as fast as men, munitions
and supplies can be moved forward |
from basses that are also being ad
vanced.
The ruined villages in a great meas
ure depopulated but such as remain
are welcoming the Allies with great
emotion.
The British troops entered Tournai,
the great city on the direct main line
between Lille and Brussels. The city
turned out to meet the entering forces
of General Plumer, muddy, war stain
ed but happy as they marched into
the town which the Germans after
heavy fighting in the outskirts had
deserted. People in Tournai say that
as far back as three weeks ago the
Germans had begun moving their ef
fects from Brussels which they will
also be ready to evacuate the forces
from.
The British have crossed the
Scheldt river fifteen miles southwest
of Ghent pushing forward their lines
in the direction of Brussels'. The!
Geiman forces further east must with-'
draw or be snapped up in the jaws
of the trap that is ready to spring
upon them.
German prisoners taken are gener
ally exhausted, discouraged and glad
to be captured. Many however are
truculent and full o5 fight. 1
The Germans have begun to with
draw forces from Antwerp which will
soon be within striking distance of
the Allied Troops.
Refugees who have managed io
reach the British outposts report that
the Germans have had immense con
centrations of stores and troops there
but all are being steadily taken away.
FRENCH BEGIN A
NEW OFFENSIVE
PARIS,—The French began an
other offensive on the Serre front and
making good progress. At noon Tues
day they had reached the Vervins
La Fere railroad capturing many pris
oners.
The fighting is developing heavy
German resistance, the latter using
their heavier artillery freely, indicat
ing the intention of making a stand
in this sector. The gains are how
over compelling the Germans to with
draw their guns.
LONDON,—Driving forwards in the
Scheldt Lys divide, the French have
made big progress in a new advance
on the Flanders front and are now
close to Ghent.
LONDON,—The fighting which is
proceeding on the west front shows
no signs of diminishing in vigor. The
drive varies in intensity on different
sectors from day to day, but the
heaviest this afternoon was on the
Serre front where the French gains
are notable. This afternoon the
French took up a heavy offensive on
the Flanders front, rooting up a stub
lorn resistance that marked the Ger
nan possession of hills lying between
:he Lys and Scheldt while the Brit
sh to the south also advanced sever
il miles.
The Belgian troops have now pos
session of the coast line where they
lave at once assumed the govern
nent of the practically deserted and
erribly devastated towns. The popu
ation in many instances had been re
moved by the fleeing Germans and j
ire supposed to be somewhere in Ger-j
nany.
LONDON DOES NOT TRUST
THE GERMAN STATEMENT)
LONDON,—The papers Tuesday
Morning do not regard with favor
the German reply to Wilson. It is
termed “incohorent,” "impudent,"
"unacceptable.” The greatest fault
is the apparent inability of the Ger
man diplomats to state in plain lang
uage what they will agree to without
further circumloction and the intro
duction of a lot of extraneous matter
wholly out of place in such replies.
While the terma that Germany is
disposed to accept are expressed in
uncertain and ambiguous language,
much the larger part is devoted to an
attempt to refute charges of atrocities
by its troops or by the U boats at sea.
The metropolitan papers fail to see
that peace is brought any nearer by
this communication.
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VA8HNGTON,—Officials declare
that there v/111 be no delay in replying
to the German note and that the re
ply, we may rest aassured, will be
satisfactory to the American people.
It is stated that President Wilson is
j in constant touch with the Allied gov
ernments and nothing will be
said or done which will not be accept
able to all the associates in this war.
The tendency to regard these pour
parlers as peace negotiations in all
but the name is far from approved,
as up to date, there is nothing which
tends to show that Germany takes
an attitude which would meet with I
the approval of the Allies or America.)
Germany’s failure to refer to the
! eastern question, the most vital of all
the points to be decided, is regarded
| as evidence of bad faith by a number
I of papers. It is considered certain
I that the entire attitude of Germany
; as a nation participating in a drawn
' battle will have to be abandoned be
! fore' any peace will be brot about.
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REPLY TOMORROW
WASHINGTON,—President Wil
son’sreply will not be forthcoming,
it is stated until tomorrow.
PARIS,—How much of the alleged
change in German sentiment is cam
ouflage and propaganda and how
much is founded upon actual fact,
is the puzzling question in Pari3 at
present.
It is pointed out that German du
plicity, fraud and insincerity has gone
to such length during the war, that
now every report as to an inclination
towards peace and a willingness to
submit encounters open suspicion and
doubt in every Allied and even in
neutral countries.
That the present peace efforts are
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the drive of another propaganda is
openly declared in the papers.
HARIS,—The departure of Turkey
from the war is likely to be hastened
by tile fact that the French and Serbs
have now reached the Danube river
at Vidin, cutting off all communica
tions between Austria and Constan
tinople. This leaves the Turk to sim
m# in his pwn gravy and to cease
on^ of the most powerful agitations
against his quitting the war under an
unconditional surrender. The French
are now able to control a large section
of the Danube river.
LONDON,—The French and Serbs
are rapidly approaching the Herzo
govinia frontier and driving the Aus
trians back before them in a helter
skelter rout.
The Austrians are abandoning
everything in a hurry to reach their
own territory while Serbia is prac
tically restored to its own peaple.
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COPENHAGEN,— Revolutionary
riots are stirring the Bulgarian cap
ital, the radicals getting control.
Three thousand were killed in dread
ful fighting that stained the streets
with blood. Mutinous soldiers and
people joined against the government,
of the new king. The situation is
far from settled and loyalist troops
have been rushed to restore order.
The evidences on everyside betray
the long siege of war to which the
Balkan nation has been subjected to.
The advance of the Allies thru
Serbia is one of the most remarkable
in all the war.
ALLIES AWAIT REPLY
BUT ARE SKEPTICAL
LONDON,—While the Allied forces
in the field continue unrelenting in
the victorious pace of the fighting
all along the western front, the dip
lomats are receiving tha information
i't^u Germany accepts terms as laid
down by President Wilson, according
to a dispatch sent out by the German
government wireless. While await
ing the oiKcial text no official cogni
zance whatever is taken of what easily
might be "propaganda.”
What is believed to be the official
text of the reply agrees to leave the
terms of an armistice to the military
leaders; says that Germany has giv
en her troops instructions to spare
property and denies again that pur
posely were any life boats destroyed
or passengers killed.
The note declares that it comes I
from a government “free from arbi-;
tary control and irresponsible influ
ences and is supported by the over-(
whelming majority of the German
people.”
The note further avers that the con
stitution is being amended so that I
the consent of the people will be re
quired on the subject of peace or war
and that the commanders have re
ceived orders to stop torpeoding any
passenger ships.
Once again the Kaiser ia not men
tioned in the text of the message, ac
cording to such dispatches as have
been received. |
There is still somewhat, well defin
ed suspicion attaching to the note and
until it is known under what con
ditions, by whom and with what con
stituted authority the message is sent
out, opinions are rather generally re
served.
WASHINGTON,—An answer was
expected to the Wilson note from
Germany Monday evening.. State De
partment officials refuse even to con
sider much less comment on .tha
cabled reports as to the text of tha
German reply.
It is believed that conditions in
Germany are much more serious than
censored reports have at any time
been allowed to indicate.
GERMAN LINE NOW
STIFFENS ITS BACK
LONDON,—The line of German de
fense is stiffening somewhat but the
Allied advance continues unchecked
by this increased opposition.
The British are now within a half
mile of Valenciennes and the Germans
are pocketted between Valenciennes
and Tournai in Belguim.
The Allies advanced a mile against
heavy resistance between the Lys and
SAY HANG 'EM
AMSTERDAM,—The German pa
pers appear to be suffering from cen-,
sorship no longer. At any rate their
criticisms of the former policies of the
German government are scathing
bitter and very inflammatory.
Altho they do not name the Kaiser
in the indictment, they are demand
ing the gallows for those rulers who
caused the war.
Many of these articles are highly
sensational. It is taken to indicate
that the demand for peace, is more
overpowering than ever.
While it is impossible to state ac
curately what is occurring withim
Germany, there is a general belief
that revolutionary sentiment is get
ting beyond control.
The present government’s policy
appears to be one of compromise and
its hold upon its positions must be
measured by the ability to adjust it
Belf to rapidly changing popuiar sen
timent.
The whereabouts of the Kaiser is
unknown, altho this may be due to the
fact Jhat it is not desired to make
public the present location of the
emperor.
Keep Posted, Read the WORKER,
Scheldt rivers while the Germans ap
parently endeavor to give their main
forces time to extricate themselves
from awkward positions.
The British have captured Lasen
tinelle and still are pounding the Ger
man lines heavily.
Advices from the front show that
the Germans abandoned practically
all the coast defense guns that they
had mounted in Belgium and these the
Allies are able to use owing to the
quantity of ammunition captured.
At several places the retirement of
the Germans has been marked by
great haste and as if they left every
thing behind.
On the Verdun front, especially
northwest of Verdun, the Germans
are interposing a very stubborn er
sistance to the Americans who are
however proceeding steadily ahead. It
is expected tha^ another few days
will mark the collapse of this resist
ance and a big development is ex
pected. The Germans have placed
here the very flower of their troops,
apparently being determined to pre
vent the Americans reaching the Ger
man territory.
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