Austrian Defense Breaks Western Front Climax Report
London reports from the western front describe an intensive battle across France and the Austrian zone with desperate fighting. Italian fronts near Telme, Lens region near coal city, Verdun area, and Ypres see massive artillery, counterattacks, and heavy losses as both sides push toward decisive victory before winter.
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Associated Press
London
Europe
Mail Toay
Batte
Telme
Trieste
Lens
Wilson urges exemption for married men from draft
Washington August 25 President Wilson backs exempting married men from military service where possible without lowering conscript quotas. He asks the War Department to avoid drafting heads of families and to take single men when feasible, a stance seen as conflicting with army officers and Congress on exemptions. The report notes ongoing legal debates over authority to grant exemptions.
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Associated Pre
Washington
Dent Wilson
Baker
War Department
Washington Wilson
Congress
Murderer of former Nomeite escapes pen in Alaska
Joseph Campbell, serving a life term for the Nelson brothers murders on the Kuskokwim, fled the federal penitentiary by crawling through a sewer pipe with a companion. The Nelsons, once prominent Nome figures tied to Hoffmann’s saloon, disappeared after moving to the Norton Bay area and returning, with their remains later found upstream. Campbell remains at large as authorities pursue him.
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Leavenwonk
Joseph Campbell
Alaska
Nelson Brothers
Kuskokwim
Campbell
Nome
Hoffman
Norton Hay
Kuskokwim River
Russia Granted Extra Hundred Million Credit
The Treasury announced an additional one hundred million dollars credit guarantee to the Russian government. No cash transfer occurred. funds will be spent in the United States on war and other supplies. Russia's total borrowings climb to two hundred seventy five million dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Treasury Department Today
Russia
United States
Harrold Lockwood
May Allison
Metro
Uncle Sam
Harrold
New York
Tarrold
Pathe
Mail Leaves Sunday for Tiler and Moonlight
A brief notice states mail departs Sunday at nine a.m. for tasks involving a tiler and Moonlight at the City Bath House, with events slated for the morrow.
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Mall
Tiler
Way Pornia
Bath House
Verdun Gains Reported as 8100 German Prisoners Taken
Paris reports a Verdun offensive summary showing eight thousand one hundred German prisoners captured in a brief period. French forces also seized cannon and war supplies, noting Germans were unable to move several large calibre guns in time.
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Associated Press
Paris
Verdun
Butte Labor Troubles Hit Mines and Smelter
Labor unrest sweeps Butte as Anaconda Copper Co closes its mines and a smelter strike halts operations. The international union calls a district wide walkout affecting remaining mines and mills, threatening production in the area.
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Ise
Ang
Ft Hutte
Anaconda Copper Co
Anagonda Sielen
Housang
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Employes
Hase
Thy
Striks
Marine Bulletin Business From Nome Nugget Notice
Marine bulletin items list vessel movements and river conditions across Alaska towns including Susie at St Michael Davis at Gibbon Jacobs up Chena and Tanana reports. Names Dawson Whitehorse Carmarks Lebarge Stewart river Canadian in Whitehorse Nasutlin and Selkirk appear with times and ports, subscription promo for Nome Nugget.
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Susie
St. Michael
Davis
Gibbon
Jacobs
Chena
Sarah
Holy Cross
Washburn
Dikeman
Schwatka
Kotlik
Reliance
Nulato Louise
Julia B
Hley Cross
Alada
Fort Yukon
Yukon
Dawson
Seattle
Hot Springs
Tanana
Fairbanks
Selkirk
Lebarge
Carmarks
Csaca
Whitehorse
Nasutlin
Stewart River
Italians Break Through Austrian Lines At Several Points
Italian forces on the Dsonza front reportedly breached Austrian defenses at multiple points and advanced, driving retreating troops for miles along the center. The offensive, aided by robust artillery and determined infantry, pushed toward objective lines as Austrian resistance held in some sectors.
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Associated Press
Rome
Trabhans
Dsongza
Minis
Montesane
French Score New Victory On Verdun Front
Associated Press report notes a French victory on the Verdun front with German positions driven back after combat last night near the line of advance. The dispatch credits steady gains and improved tactics by French forces aided by Allied support as the battle intensifies. Commencing Monday July 23, the Board of Trade lunch counter will serve the best 50c dinner in Nome.
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Associated Press
Monilay
Board of Trade
Nome
Fiery Struggle at Lens Continues
Aggressive fighting around Lens persists with reports of British efforts near the city edge and heavy resistance delaying breakthroughs. Antiaircraft and artillery actions extend to Ypres as German units try to blunt Allied gains amid dense shelling.
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Lens
Associated Press
London
Brit Press
Ta Pisinece
Lenk
Troops Move Negro Rioters From Houston to New Mexico
The segregated battalion involved in Thursday night rioting that left thirteen dead and many wounded was ordered to Columbus New Mexico. Authorities charged thirty four with murder while others await action. The departure reduced local tension as troops were unarmed and escorted to the train amid onlookers.
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Columbus
N. M
Croker
Early Klondiker Dead in Seattle
A 73 year old Yukon Alaska resident and member of the first Klondike party from Seattle died after a brief illness. He spent eighteen years in Alaska and the Yukon before his demise, with notices inviting readers to subscribe to the Nome Nugget.
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Associated Press
Seattie
Aug
John M. Iesatte
Klondike
Alaska
Yukon Territory
Government burking program outlines funding plan
The government outlines a building program to fund twelve hundred and seventy alilpe with of cunaldnette Neg of eight molitin fois. The statement, presented today, details an appropriation for ship construction and lists the purpose of the Poquest for additional funds. Ling Howard offered no other comment beyond the issued outline.
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AW Vsittington
Estingiesa
Uillian Delat
Ling Howrd
Bishop Kens of Idaho Dead After Illness
The Most Rev Alphonse J Kens, bishop of Boise Idaho and head of the Roman Catholic diocese, died in Portland after an illness lasting more than three weeks. He had served as Boise’s senior church leader and guided the diocese.
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Portland
Ove
Ang
Alphonse J. Kens
Taha Dloc Ose
Boise
Ihiho
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