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The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-24

The most brilliant page m French world. It is the battlefield of Yer dun. In this one battle of Nerdun, coeded the losses of the union armies in our whole civil war. The battle of Verdun, involving as much fighting as all our civil war, had hundreds of Thcrmopylaes, hundreds of Gettys- burgs. but each infinitely more ter rible than the world had ever seen before. Most battles last one or two
 Iys. This battle has lasted 356 days and is not yet ended. In cer- tain exposed places death was al- most inevitable, but the French youth, regiment after regiment, went onward to hold them till death. No surrender, no retreat. It was their mad bravery and divine courage that held Verdun. It was the greatest test nation ever endured, and the youth of France never faltered there, but has gone on day after day. week after week. month after month, facing d ,,th, mutilation and torture in thehr most terrible form.
 In other days heroism was matter of hours, sharp thrilling, unexpected. Most men can face death for a brief space, but the youth who saved France knew beforehand what was to come, and lived and moved days. weeks and months, meeting death in it's most mysterious and terrible forms. He was at Verdun" will be the ultimate badge of courage for generations to come.
 For generations to come the youth of all countries wlll visit Verdun and see the land made holy by tho blood and anguish of hundreds of thou sands of young men, who revealed qualities and endurance passing all
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-24
Germans Dividing Belgian.

THE HAGUE, Netherlands-Th Germans are steadily carrying out their scheme of dividing Belgium in two parts, comprising the Wal loon or French speaking and the Flemish provinces respectively. The past month has seen the splitting up
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-24

John c. Rodine. Peter Ringscth. Leland J. Garden. Louis A. Swing. Leonard D. Lewis. Geo. c. Johnson. Erik II. Erik5On. Ivan Lepri. Carl Johnson. Rudolph l.. Ekloff. Melville c. Jolliffe. Jack Narrasovitch. Karl Nordlund Arne Sandvick. Paul Bradshaw. Edward T. Wcstcrhaver John F.. Olson. Ernest Balslger. Donatus Frazier. Milo Sladovich. John r. Heikkila. Michael Ountu. Vim. r. Murnan. Clifford NJ. Allyn. Pictro Demiatel. John Sodcrholm. Warren F. Welsh. IIideichi Takagi. Geo. Embro. Christian l.. Jensen. Patrick Sheridan. August II. Bockmann Peter Kasovla. Sigfrid r. De Rome. Emil Hill. Austin Gurlcy. Nick Okasoff.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-24
MONIES ROLL
 OF HONOR

The following is the list of army draft eligibles enrolled at the office of the city clerk up to the present time. The list will be added to from day to day as the registration pro gresses:
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-08-24
Earl Mo1.nj. John J. Mitchell.

Earl Moi.ni. John J. Mitchell. Ralph Lomen. Arnold l.. Liehes. Geo. II. Reed. Louis Swanson. Chas. II. Lescher. Faxon c. Lewis. Jack Kristen. Frank w. Lilly. Edwin R. Nelson. Minor <. McLain. Henry J. Weber. Fred A. Haering. Ole Wirum. Max NJ. Rouse. Victor F.. XackerSun.
 Andrew Peterson. Harold J. Lyle. George Geamalis. Antonio Geamalis. John Nicholas. William Thornton Fred J O'Rourke. Chas. Orchm. Lauri Aspili. Alfred ]. Lomcn. Wm. Connauton, Chas Ramp NorVin w. Lewis. TrHgVc kjelshc"g, James Began Norman Rattrey. Fred k. Bourbon. John 1T. Scott. Peter R. Bloomquist. Jens Thompson. Maurice Pascoff. Jos. G. McDougall. Frank s. Polet. Edwin HoVen. Jas. A. Doyle. Chester P. Doyle. Leroy F. Wells. Evand Berg. Ralph J. Miher. Chas. l.. Calkin. Jesse J. White. Lyle A. Nevin. Alvin c. Dilg. Thomas Watson. lvar Lystrup. Martin Nelson. Frederick J. Katzer. James Franks. Martin Anderson. Albert w. Murray. Irving M. Reed. Eskel Jamson Alex E. Berg. Bernard Ferry. Ole l.. Hoel. Wm Bloom. David II Johnson. Hjalmer I. Jacobson. Chas. l.. Sciarini. Edward D. Webb. Christian Aaberg. Finn Resvold. Albert Lokke. James r. Ross. Wm. w. Bailey. Olaf A. Hallstrom. Owe M. Evedahl. John Anderson. Wm A. Thomas. Mike Hatzoff. Conrad M. Wold.
 Carl A. Berg. John F. Carlson. John V. Began. Ivan Ban.
 lIolger Heen. Waldyslaw Wicizecz. Spiro Allevich. Vaceilis Makeras. Harold r. Allan. Frederick J. w. Wise. Louis M. Tevovnak. Wm. c. Dill. Leonldas GrannopoUlos Axel IT. Anderson,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
SUGAR WILL VANISH
BY END OF THE WEEK
Sweet Tooths Here Face First
Of Wars Hardships.

There will be no sugar in the grocer
ies OF New York by the end OF this week,
It was predicted yesterday by persons
In close touch with the trade, Tho
greater city will have to worry along
December, when every one will feel like
going on a regular sweet tooth debauch
Every day some one discovers a new
place where II pinchcs. The addicts OF
the soda water habit awoke with Jerk
yesterday when they were reminded that
the foundation OF soft drinks almost
without exception is simple syrup, which
In turn is made from the purest sugar
Having Knocked the demon rum In the
solar plexus. old man Mars now seems
to be bent on making the soda water
any--but not for so long.
Reports from Vermont indicated that
the maple sugar business Is due for a
boom. The crop OF course was boiled
last spring. but there are some stocks OIL
hand and they are advancing swiftly In
price Louisiana, Texas and parts OF
Mississippi In large quantities and most
Of tho Southern States in some degree
will he boiling ribbon cane for syrup
within week or no.
Ribbon cane natures quicker than the
sort which the rctine<s grow on the big
plantations II Is not a profita BILE crop
for tho sugar maker, bat II yields n de-
licious syrup. II In understood an effort
is to be made to find a market for this
product In New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
ALLIES PREPARE
HUGE AIR FLEET
L. S. Will Furnish 22.5OO Ma
chimes by Next Summer for
Bombing Germany.
Special Despdf-h 10 THE SrN


WASHINGTON. Oct. Military Of
nc'a's in Washington are prophesytng
that aerial warfare will take on propor-
tions by next July which will make the
imaginative fiction OF II. q. Wells and
other writer's appear tame in COMPARE
son with the actual happenings. The
nyers will not go out alone or by twos
and thrces or even by the dozens then.
II is predicted, but will be marshalled
i"r their tfips OF destruction by the hum
dreds and perhaps by the thousands
Persons In touch with the advance Of
military strategy abroad say that the
aviation programmes are taking on an
Importance Which actually are over
shadowing almost ALI else Teuton raids
over London, II is said, are arous,ng
the people to demand for retalatory
raids which will not he satisfied with
anything less than a whole hearted and
Unrestricted campaign against Ger
many.
The British authorities. according to
Information reaching here. have awak-
ened to the immense effectiveness Of the
airplane and are anticipating the de-
mands or the people by embarking on
an airplane construction programme
which would have been characterized as
preposterons. IL not impossible not more
than a year ago.
France Ia Joining in the campaign. but
II Is on the United States that the Allie.
are counting for most substantial aid in
turning out airplanes In quantity. Amer
lean experts early having adopted the
idea that quantity production In the
present circumstances would count more
EFFECTIVELY in winning the war than
striving toward perfection of quality at
the sacrifice of numbers.
Americas aviation programme, so far
az it is embodied in the 100000, 900 ap-
preparation granted by tho first session
of the Sixty-ffth Congress. will be com
pletcd by July or early in August.
This means that 22,50o airplancs and
the 10000 motors with which to equip
them and to serve as spares will have
been manufactured. II is probable that
shortly after Congress reconvenes an
indication will he given the public Of
the extent OF the programme which Ia
TO follow the present one
So far as the capacity OF the airplane
plants is concerrQb II is said that by
July there will be Mlbstantlally no limit
to their output except that which IL I'm
posed by the size of the appropriations
granted by Congress
For the next month Liberty motors
will be turned out In limited numbers.
In December 200 or 400 may he manu-
factured, but after this tho rate OF man
ufacture rapidly will speed UP until a
capacity Of 1000 or 5000 a month IL
reached. After this the ability OF Amer
lean factories to turn out the motors
will depend entirely on the money avail
able.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
"MILLION A MINUTE"
That To Expectation In Closing
Days of Drive Here.

New York city is forcing her financial
machinery into high speed to make a
dashing nnish Of the Liberty Loan cam
paign. Guy Emerson. director OF pub
licity for the Loan Committee, said yes
terday that during the hve banking
hours of the last day or two of the
fight the city would take bonds at the
rate OF 100000 a minute.
Important men In the financial world
Joined labor leaders yesterday in lay
ing the groundwork for the final week.
The State Superintendent of Banks
added his efforts with a circular letter
to all savings banks asking them TO as
sist in the assimilation OF the bonds.
I'VE have already raised a ercat
sum-" said Mr., Emerson. Tho Treas
ury Department allotted to this district
a minimum of $500. 200. 900. The com
mittee has set for itself a mark Of
$500. 100000, We hope to reach this
mark by October 81 Subscriptions will
probably como In the greatest volume in
the last few days.
ut seems quite within the bounds Of
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
CERMANY,S BREAD SUPPLY
MAY NOT OUTLAST YEAR
secret Debate in Prussian Diet Shows Situation Is
Worse Than the Government Admits and
Socialists Threaten Exposure.

COPENHAGEN. Oct 21.-A strongly
censored official report Of the discussion
ot the food condition by the budget COM
mittee Of the Prussian Diet. the session
OF which was held behind closed doors.
shows that. except for tho potato crop,
which promises to be satisfactory, the
food situation is by no means as rosy
as the Government has been trying to
paint 1t.
The grain situation is such that only
hope, not certainty, could be expressed
that the bread supply would last the
entire year. and in any case the present
bread ration can be maintained only by
the Use OF surrogates, further affecting
the quality Of the bread. for which flour
now is milled to - per cent. Of the
grain. Conditions have not permitted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
MORE THAN 285 LOST
IN GERMAN SEA RAID
Entire CreWs of TWo British
Warships Among Victims.

LONDON, Oct. 21.-At least 2s5 lives
were lost when the two German raiders
In the North Sea last Wednesday sank
five Norwegian. one Danish and THREE
Swedish vessels on the Shetland Islands,
together with two British destroyers
which were conveying them. All the
officers and men on the destroyers. 1875
In all. were among those lost The total
number Of dead may be much larger.
The AItenposfen Of Christiania has
definitely ascertained that sixteen Nor
wegians. seventeen Swedes and eighty
seven Englishmen were killed. The en-
tire crew Of one steamship. consisting Of
eleven men. were killed. except the
captain.
Twenty men from the Wistur were
saved. hut OF the crew OF the Wikander
only the captain and the third oftcer
were rescued; the remaining seventeen
are believed TO have been killed. OF this
numbs three were women.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
FOE HIT BY AIR,
LAND AND SEA
Shifting Bombardment Gives
No Indication of Where
Haig Will Strike.

LONDON, Oct. 21.-The shifting artil-
lery bomba rdment on the western front
rising to the maximum first here and
then there. seems to have set the Ger
mans all along the front guessing as ia
the next point Of attack. To increase
their confusion. the British added a
naval bombardment Of Ostend. the Ger
man submarine base on the North Sea,
and an aerial raid on Bruges. where the
British flyers dropped large quantities
OF bombs on the docks. The Engel air
dr ONE also was bombed.
The night report from Berlin says
Northeast OF Soissons there was Q
nnost intense firing duel" The day state
ment notes that from "Vauxaillon as far
as Brave "a front Of nine miles) the ar
tillery duel increased at midday to the
greatest violence. II continued during
the night undiminished. swelling many
times to drumhre. Up to the present
large attacks have not followed" The
German report says several houses in
Ostend were damaged.
German forces last night attacked the
French positions west Of Mont Cornillet.
In the Rheims area; on both banks Of
the River Meuse. in tho verdun region,
and in the sector Of La Chapeiette.
Paris reports all the assaults were re-
pulsed the French capturing a number
of Germans.
The communication issued by the
French War Office tonight reads:
According to latest reports the
enemy's surprise attack northwest OF
Rezonvaux, announced in the COM
munication Of this morning was in the
nature OF strong attack After a
violent engagement our troops drove
back the enemy. retaining possession
of their positions.
In the evening OF October 20 German
nrplanes dropped about sixty bombs
in the neighborhood OF Dunkirk There
were no casualties among the civilian
population.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
FAMINE THREATENS MoLDAvIA
French Minister 70 Il Rumanin Tells
. Of German Menace.

LONDON. Oct. c1.-Col. de ST. Aulaire.
French Minister to Rumania, has ar
rived in Odessa. according to an Odessa
despatch to Reuters. Ltd, which gives
the following account of his address to
the French colony there:
Germany 10 convinced that King Fer
dinand and the legally constituted Ru-
manian Government would oppose any
proposal for a sepa rate peace and has
attempted a desperate effort to expel
the Rumanian army from Moldavia with
the object Of establishing at Bucharest
new Government which would agree
to separate peace. But the Rumanian
army Is vigorously resisting the attacks
of the enemy, thus protecting Bessara-
bia. and as result atrocities are being
committed In Rumanian territory"
The Minister said the army and the
civilian population OF Moldavia were
threatened with famine and he appealed
to the democracy OF Russia to organize
speedy and regular 1elief.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
Buy That Seat To-day
For Big Fund Benefit

| AS long as Homer's Catalogue
OF Ships but far more lively
is the list of splendid and gener-
Gus volunteers who will do their
wonderful best to lift to epochal
size the benefit entertainment for
me Sun Tobacco Fund at the
hippodrome next Sunday night.
Not all the story is divulged in
tne column devoted to the Smoke
Fund, but little more is added
and curiosity is only to be fully
satisfied by buying a ticket and
going to the big show.
That Concert of the Year" is
tne way the show is designated
already IN the Rialto. and it will
60 down in history as the benefit
that drew the biggest crowd and
gave the crowd the most of the
pest for their money. Do not de-
lay, but if you can't choose your
seat to-day get it tomorrow.
a programme Of brilliant mill
'ary and athletic contests is ar
ranged for Wednesday night at
the Carnival to be held for the
oeneht of the Fund. The Rotary
Siub vii, devote the talk part of
Its Thursday luncheon to a his
tory OF the Fund and swell il by
Donation. New names on the
roll OF honored hostcsses who are
making smoke fund teas a social
feature of the new season.
Sundays contribution boxes in
the United and Schultz stores
were stuffed with coupons and
ce1tihcates, But the good work
need not wait for Sunday; some
men smoke through the week.
Remember where to put the cou-
pons.
Warning! The Sun Tobacco
rund has no connection with any
other fund, organization or pub.
licafion' 1t employs no agents or
solicitors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
BULGARS LOSE
HOPEIN KAISER
Increasing Signs that Balkan
Monarchy Wearies Of
Bargain in War.
Special Dcspdfch to TIE SrN.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 21.-Signs that
Bulgaria Is becoming lukewarm in its
allegiance to Germany and is steadily
assuming more recipient attitude
toward suggestions from the Entente are
becoming more pronounced, according
to Entente diplomats. Incidents which
have occurred here and abroad within
the last forty eight hours give added inn
portance to reports of Bulgarian dissat-
fsfaction with her position AS ally Of the
German Kaiser
One incident which may serve as a
straw to show how the wind is blowing
resulted from talk to-day which THE
Sun correspondent had with Stephan
Panaretoff. the Bulgarian Minister. The
fact that he vas willing to comment at
all may be significant The absolute
silence which the Bulgarian Legation
has up to the present maintained shows
how necessary has been the policy Of
caution, for any statement favora BILE to
Germany would have aroused resent
ment here and any statement favorable
In the slightest degree to America would
have aroused resentment in Germany.
But to-day Mr.. Pansretoff's attitude
seemed changed. When asked II re-
ports were true that he had stated that
Americans and Bulgarians never would
face each other in the present war he
said:
II cannot see how there will he any
possibility of fighting between Amer
leans and Bulgarians," at the same time
making 1t clear that he had no objec-
tions to having this statement appear in
print.
"As you know. Mr.. Minister there are
interesting reports concerning Bull
garia's attitude at the present time. Can
NOlI add SOmafhin0 IN
said"
Not at present" he replied Il have
been cut OF from Sofia, as you know"
The possible Importance OF this incl
dent may be that it comedies with re-
ports that the Bulgarian Minister at
Stockholm and Ira Nelson Morris, the
American Minister there, recently held
a long conference at the American Lega-
tion. Coincident with this news come
persistent reports that the Bulgarian
leaders were growing moro and moro
distrustful of German war aims and
more and more suspicious concerning
the German kaiser's willingness to
throw Bulgarian aspirations over
board" when the time finally comes to
talk Of peace.
The Bulgarian Government entered
tho war because neutrality became in
tolerable under existing conditions and
II was necessary to go in with one
group or the other. The Kaiser outbid
the Entente for Bulgaria's assistance at
a time when German military hopes
looked most promising. Crafty German
diplomacy won at Sofia by means Of
extravaRant promises but the question
has now arisen in the minds of Bull
garian statesmen as to whether these
promises are To be the proverbal SCRAPS
OF paper The whole trend of events,
1t Is said. indicates that they are
Bulgars arc in the war for Bulgaria
and not for Germany. and It would be
more to their advantage to win with
the Entente and the United States than
go down to defeat with Germany
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
ONLY ONE ZEPP
OF 8 UNHURT
Besides the + Brought Down
by French 3 Were Badly
Damaged.

PARIS, Oct, 2l.--The failure Of th'
Zeppelin raid on London Friday nigh
was the greatest aerial disaster which
has been suffered by any belllgercnt il
more than three years OF the war. a.
: the eight great aircraft. each costing
about 100000 and carrying crew OF
twenty-five to thirty men. which fed
across France in a blind effort to reach
shelter. four were destroyed and only
one escaped serious damage. An ofiicia
says:
The first Zeppelin was brought down
by artillery at ST. Clement.
The second was forced by an avia-
tor TO land near Bourbonne-les-Ba -Baine
The third was forced down at La
ragne, near Sistcron. The crew OF
four officers and fifteen men were
taken prisoner after they had burned
the arship.
The fourth Zeppelin was brought
down in the same region bout y. NJ
The NTH and sixth airshps were
reported passing ABOVE Gap and we're
out ofControl.
The seventh landed at Montigny-le-
Roi, debarked its wounded occupants.
threw out ballast and then departed.
1T was chased by av!ators in the di-
rection of Besancon and later was
sknalled together with the eighth
Zeppelin. as passing over Pontailler.
in Cote dor. making for Switzerland,
The Zeppelin which was brought down
at ST. Clement, near the eastern frontier
Of France and 400 miles from London
was first seen at SEQ o'clock IN the
morning travelling with two other air
ships against a wind blowing ten or
eleven miles an hour. An anti-aircraf'
post fred "A volley and the Zeppelin rose
with a bound, second volley pierced
the envelope and the airship. bursting
into flames. took a vertical position and
crashed down at 6 AS a. NJ
Five mangled corpses were found
around the wreckaee, The bodies of the
other members OF the crew remain buried
in the smoking mass. No bombs we're
heard to explode.
About 2 30 p. NJ, the Zeppelin L-%9
was forced by chaser planes to land near
Bourbonne- -les-Bains intact. A naval
lieutenant and his second officer and a
crew OF twenty-seven men were made
prisoners
Somewhat later a third Zeppelin, the
L-5O. landed near Damamartin, not far
and fourteen mon, including two slightly
wounded. debarked. The crew detached
one car and destroyed IT. The airship
thus lightened. then departed with four
men aboard. One Of the prisoners said
this Zeppelin had left OldenburK on the
North Sea at o'clock Friday after
noon bound for London. II lost itself In
fog and being unable to reach Its OBJ
jective started to return.
The Zeppelin brought down at Rour-
bonne- -Balns, about nifty miles south
of Neufchateau, was compelled to land
by five battle planes OF an esQuadrille
All the battle planes came down at the
same time and rushed the crew OF the
Zeppelin. prevented tho destruction OF
the airship and made all the members Of
the crew prisoner. This dirigible Is alb
solutely intact.
Tho Zeppelin brought down at Sis
teron. In the lower Alps, was burned
by It's crew. all Of whom were taken
prisoner and escorted to IAragne. The
one shot down at at, Clement, In the
Department Of Meurthe-et- -Mosclle, met
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-10-22
SWITZERLAND TO STOP TRAINS
Lack of Fuel Brings hack stage
Coach Days.

GENEVA. Oct. 21.--Stage coaches again
may be seen running between towns in
Switzerland Owing to the ever de-
creasing amount OF coal arriving from
Germany the Swiss Government has
been forced to suppress half the number
Of passenger trains in Switzerland be-
ginning tomorrow. while those trains In
service will not be heated.
The Geneva Tribune learns that the
entire suspension of passenger service Ia
being seriously discussed. and IL IL pos
sibIe the Government will only permit
the transport OF merchandise. Many
resident Americans and wealthy Swiss
are leaving their villas for hotels. while
nearly half the population Of Switser-
land is being aided by the Government.
which is selling food at cost price.