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Newspaper
The Nome Daily Nugget
Location
Nome, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1917
Page
1
Italian forces repelled Austrian counterattacks on the Isonzo front north of Gorizia and advanced, taking prisoners and war booty. South of Gorizia the Italian push is slowed by terrain but progress toward Trieste continues. The Russian offensive collapse allows Austrian redeployments along the eastern front.
German efforts to regain ground near Verdun were repulsed during night fighting. Official dispatch reports heavy losses for attacking troops and French counterattacks that left several enemy soldiers prisoners. Further fighting along the Mench front and Manders area continued with reduced activity and sporadic duels.
The Japanese mission headed by Viscount Kikujiro Ishii arrived in Washington and was received by the Senate with honors. Delegates discuss future US Japan cooperation and Far East politics while expressing mutual goodwill amid wartime alliance efforts.
Paris August 30 officials say in Verlun operations the artillerymen outnumbered infantry in the front line. They hail a new warfare method using heavy gas shells and shrapnel to drive German gunners from their positions, allowing a French advance with reduced resistance.
Dispatches from Brussels report the arrival of Chanelor Michael at the former Belgian capital. The German premier aims to gather firsthand information on regular conditions in Belgium during the visit to Brussels.
Washington August 40 The food administration panel governing fair pricing for the 1917 wheat crop faces wrangling over a fair setting price. It receives many communications advocating prices above the congressional minimum but pays them little heed. Expectations say the final price will not be far below current market levels.
Unconfirmed reports from England state Earl Grey former general of Canada has died after a period of ill health. The news is not unexpected given his long battle with illness.
Reports to the war office say two Russian regiments on the Tloumantan front deserted their trenches while repulsed by Voutens troops. One unit dispersed by artillery fire and the other retreated, prompting steps to restore loyal posts as a battle rages amid Austro German drives. A July 23 note advertises Nome’s 50 cent dinner at the Board of Trade lunch counter.
Washington Aug 30 The Senate Finance Committee approved amendments to the revenue bill raising the war profits tax to thirty three percent from twenty six percent. The rider movement aims for greater tax on war profits despite opposition. The change could boost revenue from about five hundred sixty million to over one billion dollars, with total tax reaching around one and a third billion.
Reports across the nation show farmers delaying wheat sales while awaiting a price settlement by the food administration. Wheat shipments are down as producers store grain locally, with Alaska facing a winter wheat shortage due to severe conditions and reliance on fixed supplies.
Trans Atlantic steamer reports encountering a vast field of adrift mines one mile off the Norwegian coast. Officers say the mines were torn from moorings by storms or tides and could not be destroyed at sea. Government vessels are being sent to neutralize the danger. Reports also mention mines off the Arctic Ocean north coast of Norway.
London papers respond warmly to the Wilson reply, praising the tone and clarity of the note. Editorials emphasize measured diplomacy and a hopeful path forward in international relations.
Dispatches report Russian authorities stopping the assembly of the Finnish parliament and deploying measures to prevent a transfer of control. Government vows extreme actions as tensions rise amid an independence declaration era.
Washington dispatch reports Alaska shows higher gold output with earnings over 1.69 million dollars last year. The Maske district yielded 101? in value, while the forecast for the year ahead remains uncertain.
An admiralty statement from London reports the American schooner Lars C Anderson sunk by a submarine near port. The German crew ordered the sailors into lifeboats before the vessel went down as the submersible crew escaped.
Berlin reports an unprecedented concentration of artillery in Verdun and along the Lens front yesterday afternoon, with fighting described as more violent than any prior period. The statement notes record numbers of guns in action on the Verdun sector.
A report notes silver reached a new record price as investors rally amid market volatility. Analysts cite rising industrial demand and limited supply as key factors driving the surge.
Escorted by cheers, a New York crowd bids farewell to soldiers bound for the South Carolina training camp. The scene along Liberty Street drew an enormous turnout, described as the greatest metropolitan demonstration in memory for departing troops.
Olga Petrova stars in The Scarlet Woman in six acts with critics praising her. The plot centers on a woman sacrificing for her husband’s freedom, facing social exile, then a swift sequence of events as a new love emerges. Performances listed at 7, 8, 9, and 10 with Filipino orchestra if weather allows. Moonlight water at City Bath House.
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