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THE NOME DAILY NUGGET
* VOLUME XVIII. No. 76. TELEPnONE MAIN «• NOME, ALASKA. MONDAY. OCTOBER, 29, 1917. _ TELEPHONE MAIN 49. PRICE £5 CENTS
tUSTRO-CEBMtNS CAPTURE 2 IT All AW CITIES
TEUTONS GAIN MIGHTY
VICTORY OVER ITALIANS
8y Associated Pres*.
, LONDON, Oct. i!t.—Sweeping down
ward through the mountain passes
along the Italian boundary into the
plains of I'Ytuli. the combined Austro*
Gorman armies have captured the
Italian cities of C'ivladale and Gcor
gias and are sweeping steadily onward
toward the Italian military base at
I'ndine, capturing thousands of Ital
ian prisoners and guns in their vic
torious progress, according to the ofii
cial report sent out by Rcrlin today.
Tiie (Jerman General Staff reports
that the entire Italian line along tiie
Isivnza is now threatened with annihil
ation and tiie fall of Gorizia, which
the I ihans gained only after two
years f the most dosperatp fighting,
is soil isly menacing tiie Italian forces
hold ip the Carso line running1 south
ward io tiie Adriatic.
In their victorious rush, the Ger
mans have captured more than one
hundred thousand prisoners and have
also taken a total of seven hundred
guns.
The Teuton victory is apparently
complete and overwhelming. To
further add to the seriousness of the
situation tiie Teutons have now reach
ed a point where they may strike with
ease at a half dozen or more import
ant points in northeastern Italy.
Judging from the reports reaching
here the Italians insistence is com
pletely hrokon. and the Oadorna for
ces are retiring steadily before the
overwhelming weight of the Austro
German advance, although lighting
desperately to stem the Ude of defeat,
in the opinion of military critics, the
defeat of the Italians is due to the
same causes as precipitated the great
reverse sustained in the Tmntino sec
tion during the first year of the llal
iun entrance into the war, namely the
failure to fortify the territory captur
ed hi the recent great advance along
the Halnsizza plateau, before attempt
ing further advances. It is pointejl
out that the Italians pressed steadily
onward east of Halnsizza in pursuit of
the retiring Austrians following tin*
capture of Monte San Garbiello and
apparently neglected to take the pro
per precautions against a return of
fensive, with the result that the pre
sent Austro-German advance caught
them entirely unprepared to sustain a
weighty offensive.
Tlio unexpected debacle is causing
the most serious concern in military
circles owing to the fear that the
Teutons will completely shatter the
j Italian insistence, thereby releasing
j the greater part of the Austrian forces
'for service on the western lines.
LABOR CONSCRIPTION AN
IMMINENT PROSPECT
By Associated Press.
■ WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.—Unless
(he present labor shortage in the var
ious ’industries engaged in the govern
ment war preparations is relieved im
mediately the officials say it will be
absolutely necessary for the govern
ment to consider drastic methods of
conscripting workmen to prevent the
development of a most serious situa
tion. •
The need for workmen is especially
apparent in the shipyards engaged on
government construction and the first
move toward the impressment of labor
would be directed toward supply
ing the help necessary to carry the
shipping program to completion. Ow- I
ing to the long continued strikes, the!
ship building program is far beh'md
ttie contemplated schedule and will
l>c seriously delayed no matter what
measures may be taken.
WILL LICENSE
FOOD CANNERIES
By Associated Pres*.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.—National
Food Admlnlstatlon Is preparing to
put special regulations to prevent
speculation in canned goods in operu
t'.on on September 1st, according to an
announcement given out by Hood Ad
ministrator Hooover today.
In order to accomplish the desired
object in the most effective manner
it is the intention to strike at ' the
speculative evil directly through the
producers by placing all food canner
'ies under a license and also to impose
a prohibition which will prevent them
from making future wiles of canned
corn, salmon, sardines, tomatoes and
peas before the first of next February.
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Tlie Imminent necessity of speeding
up ship construction was especially
emphasized at a conference between
the Atlantic coast shipbuilders and
the officers of the emergency fleet cor
poration held here Saturday when it
was shown that the delays in con
struction are due almost entirely to
the shortage of labor. A conference
Ls being held today between the navy
officials and the officials of the labor
organizations most directly involved
in the ship construction activities of
the government.
Leave your orders for winter po
tatoes now.
..Noma Grocery Co.
A. F. Oestrich Mgr.
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RUSS FLEET
GUARDING BALTIC
By Associated Press.
HELHINGFOOHFS, Finland, Oct. 29
—I’p to the present time the Germans
have made no attempt to invade the
Gulf of i .aland and the Hussion fleet,
which Is maintaining a. vigilant guard
near the entrance, has not encountered
any of tlie enemy forces.
It is the general belief here that
Ilclsingforfs is not menaced by ttic
German activities in the Baltic and
no measures for the evacuation of the
city have boon ..iken up to the pres
ent.
OUTSIDE LOOKING IN
You can keep posted Outeids lookinf
in by having ths Waakly Nuggst ssni
to your outsids addrass this wintsr.
Italians Claim Teuton Advance Being
Checked.
ROMM, Oct. 29.—Reports reaching
the War Office from the commander of
the Italian forces in Northern Italy
this afternoon announce that the Ital
ians are checking the AusIro-tJerman
advance in the northern plain country.
Tile Teutons have been completely
halted at several -points. All avail
able reserves have been rushed to the
Outline section to stem the tide of the.
enemy advance. The reports Indicate
that lighting of the most desperate,
anti sanguinary character is in pro
gress at nearly every point along the
Carso front with the Teutons making
desperate efforts to break down the
Italian defense before th,, force of the
drive in Northern Italy is spent.
French Cabinet Considering Italian
Assistance.
I'AKIS, Oct. 27.—The great reverse
sustained by the Italians on the Ison
za front Is causing a degree nf un
! easiness well indicated by the an
nouncement that the Cabinet met last
; night to consider plans to aid the
- Italians In stenting the tide of Teuton
) invasion of Northern Italy.
Britain to Aid Italy.
LONDON. Oet. 29.—-Steps have al
ready l>cen taken toward rendering
the fullest assistance to the Italians in
the present serious emergency, accord
I ing to an official statement issued this
j evening by the Cabinet.
UNITED STATES CUSTOMS SERVICE
DISTRICT OF ALASKA
Port of Nome, October 27lh, 1917.
0
Statement of Commercial Business for the Navigation season of 1917.
Ocean Vessels arrived, Coastwise. 44
Net Tonnage. 70,864
Ocean Vessels departing, Coastwise. 44
Net Tonnage. 70.765
Arrivals from Foreign Ports. 16
Net Tonnage. 4.562
Departures for Foreign Ports. 11
Net Tonnage. 2,720
FREIGHT RECEIVED FROM U. S. PORTS:
General Merchandise, Tons. 11.481 A
Coal, Domestic, Tons. 5,794
Lumber, Feel, B. M. 783,618
Live Stock, Head. 16
FREIGHT SHIPPED TO U. S. PORTS:
| uencrai aiercnandise, i ons, (including tne following). l.&as
Placer Tin, Tons.. .. .. 124
Graphite. Ore, Tons. 50
Galena Ore, Tons. «
Salmon, canned, Lhs. 222,144
Salmon, salted, libs. 117.400
Herring, salted. Lbs. 210,800
Live Stock, Horses, Head. 4
GOLD DUST AND BULLION SHIPPED;
Thru Custom House 150,194.72 Oz..value.$2,358,550.02
Thru Post Office, 109.50 Oz value. 1.944.25
Totals, 190,115.22 Oz..value. . ,,$2 3.12,050.62
MERCHANDISE RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN;
Value of Free Imports. $149,265.00
Value of Dutiable Imports. 4,299.00
Value of American Goods Exported and Returned. 3.469.00
Foreign Coal. Tons. 2,171
PASSENGER MOVEMENTS;
Arrived from F, S. Ports at Nome. 787
Arrived from U. S. Ports Via Nome for St Michael. 490
Departed for IT, S. Ports from Nome.. 1,343
Departed for U. S. Ports 5 la Nome from St Michael. 840
R. W. J. REED
Deputy Collector.
Note—For lack of transportation between Nome and York, Alaska, during
the past fall, there is sixty (60) Tons of Placer Tin at York which cannot
be Included In this report.
U. S. WILL GO TO THE
ASSISTANCE OF ITALIANS
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By Associated Press.
' WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.- In an of
ficial review of the operations of last
week. Secretary Maker indicates that
1 important developments jii tiie great
; war are impending and further Inti
mated that the I'nited States is pre
i (raring to h nd military assistance- to
I the*' Italians to save them from a
, mushing defeat at tiie hands of the
Teutons.
Keferring to tiie Italian situation.
the Secfeta l\ said. 'Italy is passing
through a most dltlieult and seiious
moment. The \nstrians an* pressing
their advance with imposing farces
and can lie cheeked onlj through I he
most heroic endeavors.” After a mo
ments reflection l>e added: "We ale
coming to tile aid of the Italians and
will do everything possible to extri
cate them from the gre.ii dillii■ u11> in
which they have been placed." .lust
what form the expected assistance
will take is not disclosed licit it is he
lieved that the govei nment plans to
semi .l large nuiiihi i of the troops at
the 1'iomh training eamps to Italy.
With referenee to the reports that
Vim riean troops are on (lie firing lines
in Kranep, I’aker slateil that tin- men
have Iteen plai oil in the front line to
complete their training ami wdl not
lie sent into net ion until the entire
fore- is^ trained and ready to take
over a seel ion of tile I. lie.
BUTTE EXPERIENCES
BAD BLIZZARD
By Arsisociat.d Press.
lit'TTK, Oct. 29.—Itutte and the
■surrounding sections of Montana have
bean caught in the grip of a protracted j
blizzard which has already depositted
more titan fifteen inches of snow over
the country in addition to blotting’ out
the life of one person.
For the post several days the wind
has been blowing at hurricane speed
and the. snow is piled in great heaps
and drifts along all of the thorough
fares. With the increase in the gale
[ the thermometer commenced a steady
I decline and stood at seven degrees he
low zwii this morning.
Reports reaching here from the
Mluclcfont valley this morning an- ;
noutice that Adolore Lafride, a res!- \
dent of tin Mlaekfoot district. was ■
frozen to death Satuida\ while on a I
hunting expedition in the lowei \ .1- !
ley.
—
CARD OF THANKS.
The undersigned w is to extend Mu'
heartfelt thanks ‘o the odd Fellow s. |
Itehekahs, Masons and friends for theii |
kindly help and sympathy dut'ing our I
recent hreavenient Signed:
John Leach
Kied Leach.
GREENE HURLS ViCE
CHARGE AT SEATTLE
By Associated Press.
HBATTl-E, Oct. 29 In a public
statement issued today. Mayor Gill de
clines to answer tile vice charges
made by General Greene, ('onim.tinler
of the American forces at the Anioi'i
onn hike cantonments, in width the
General declared that Seattle is the
center of a vice syndicate which is !
using more than twentj three hundred
women. General Greene deela 11 s that
the vice ring is causing tin- militarx
officials constant and sm'ions trouble
through its constant efforts to prey on I
the troops in training, through the act- :
lvities of the women.
In his statement of the situation yes- j
PREACHER GIVEN
HORSEWHIPPING
y Afscciated Press.
CINCINNATI, Oct. 2!t- Herbert
Bigelow, the head nf the so-called
People’s Church, with headqiiardecs in (
this city, was kidnapped last night j
by n crowd of white robed men who |
transported him across the Ohio river]
to a point near Florence Kentucky j
and there subjected him to a severe
application of the hlueksnake because
of certain utterances made by him in
the course of a sermon yesterday
morning.
Bigelow is said to have cried for the
repose of the soul of the Kaiser and
the proud men surrounding him during
the course of ids sermon together
with other remarks of like character.
The men who gave him Ihe lashing
announced that the punishment was
given In the “name of the sufferers
of Belgium." Bigelow was spirited
onlay, (loneral (in olio declared that
inlcss the evil is nutshell he will ab
solutely prohibit the troops from \isil
ng Seattle. Tito statement has Pat
iralyy created considerable eoneern
miotig' tlie Seattle husincs to n who
lave been reaping a I ieii harvest as a
result of the soldier trade. In de
fending' an earlier charge that Seattle
s a tint lied of commercialized vice,
Mayor- (till recently said that Seattle
is no worse than other largo American
,ities Init at the same time promised
to clean the city up.
Moonlight water at tne City Bath
House.
away just before attending a socialist
meeting at which lie was scheduled
to speak. After giving him a sound
hiding, his captors dispersed. ltige
iow was found this morning near
Florence in a serious condition.
DECLARES PROPOSED
GONNGIL UNTIMELY
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29—The Kxe
outive Council of the American Fed
eration of Gabon has declined to par
ticipate in tiie international conference
of Workmen Socialists suggested by
tlic executives of the Russian Work
men's and Soldier's delegates Coun
cil held in l'etrograd recently.
' Federation officials announced to
day that it was general opinion
that the proposed conference was un
timely at present and stated that an
answer to that effect has been returned
to the Russian invitation.
BELIEVED LOAN
REACHED ESTIMATE
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, < ».-l 2'J Tin Trens
iii \ I >epai tnient announced today that
Hie figures showing the Jdberty IjOait
totals will not I"' published before
November tirst owing to Hu inability
of the federal Iteserve Hanks to ren
der man ill.in hi npi>ro\in'i:tto state
ment of tile subset ipt ions reeeived be
foi that dale. Tin ollieinls assort
|!i,- belief that tile intensified euill
fKiign eondili'led by mor. titan two
million w’okers during the Iasi few
d;i\ s of the loan e;iinpaign resulted
ill the full flee billion dollars being
silbserihed.
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