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NOME, ALASKA. Tl KSIIAV, II LV 24, 1017.
KERENSKY TO FRONT
GREAT GERMAN ATTACK WEST
JURY STILL OUT MOONEY CASE
LATE ADVICES SAY
ORDER IS RESTORED
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
Direct official cables exchanged be
tween Washington and Petrograd
and given out this evening for pub
lication admit that Kerensky is new
in control of the situation in Petro
grad.
The dispatches further tell how
the morale of the Russian regiments
was broken by the German aviators
dropping innumerable posters in
Russian, telling them that the gov
ernment had failed, that everything
was chacs in Petrograd and that the
regiments were deserting for home
in great numbers.
The Russian tegiments are now
occupying their original trenches in
the greater portion of Galicia, some
of them refusing to stay at the front
any longer when disorders reigned
at the capital.
PETROGRAD, July 23.—Order
having been restored here and the
Council of Soldiers and Workmen's
delegates a unit behind the Keren
sky ministry, with hundreds of the
reactionists who caused the up
rising jailed, the announcement is
made that the Minister of War, Ke
rensky and the man of the hour in
Russia, has already departed for the
front to take command in chief of
the armies and to punish the reg'1
ments which mutinied.
Before leaving Kerensky spoke to
tlie Council of Soldiers and Work
men and said that regiments which
would not "light the Kaiser’s slaves’
were unworthy of being citizens ot
a free republic and they would be
given their choice of leaving Rus
sia or taking a more serious punish
ment. “If they will not fight with
us, they must fight against us”, Ke
rensky declared.
I. W. W. WIRES WILSON
TO TAKE ACTION
SEATTLE, July 23.—The indus
trialists put one over the Post In
telligencer whose editorial pages
have for some time been strongly
advocating anything and everything
which would destroy the progress
of the I. W. W. The recent lumber
and saw mill strike which has prac
tically tied up the entire industry In
the Sound and Gray’s Harbor coun
try has driven the powerful lumber
interests to desperation over a situa
tion that is beyond their control ad
mittedly.
The Post Intelligencer which has
been excited to* a degree ol appre
hension by reason of the general in
dustrial conditions, published an
article wherein it was urged that
‘‘the I. W. W. be quelled with rifles
and bayonets’’. This open appeal
to violence, astonishing as its ap
pearance was, caused the committee
of the I. W. W. to wire to the Pre
sident urging that “he use his ef
forts to have, these constant incite
ments to riot discontinued to the
end that mob rule be vacated and
that it be wholly eliminated in this
hour of national calamity”.
No answer has been heard from
the President so far.
The industrialists charge that
the press and other interested have
repeatedly urged violent attacks
upon the industrialists, but that
today’s editorial in the Post Intelli
gencer was the first where the in
ti-rests were driven into the open
and threw off the law and ordet
mask undei which they had beer
concealing their riotous efforts am
intentions.
The difference between the teh gran
•o Wilson by the I W. W. and tin
editorial in P.-I. is strongly con
trusted in favor of the former.
GETTING FOOD BILL
LICKED INTO SHAPE
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 23.—
The food bill is now being got into
its final shape by the committee.
To clear up the absolute differences
between the House and the Senate
bills will take time and progress
may be slow owing to the radical
views which both maintain in anta
gonism.
Today President Wilson as com
mander in chief of the army and
navy established a five mile dry zone
around all military camps.
This is to eliminate the dens and
dives that have caused ro much
trouble in the past as a protection
to the soldiers in training them
selves. It does not however apply
to towns or cities, but as the law
already provides for the sale to no
soldier or sailor of intoxicating li
quor while in uniform, the rule will
noi. be so badly needed.
Under the interpretation of the
prohibition clause of the draft act,
all uniformed employees in any
branch of the government service
on sea or land are included in the
scope of the law.
The next rush effort will be made
to dispose of the revenue bill. If
this can be agreed upon before
August fifteenth or so when ad
journment was scheduled to take
place, they will be going some legis
latively. The reactionary amend
ments of the senate are sure to pro
voke intense oppostion in the House
BIG SHOW l)l!l:AM TONIGHT
Funny George Probert, Pathe's
comedian is featured in the Gold
booster Comedy-Komance at the
Dream tonight. The story deals
with a strong labor problem that
is skillfully handled to satisfy all
by “The Spender” a fast young mail
from Broadway, Scenes of both the
factory and the high-life of New
York are portrayed in a realise! r
manner.
and this cannot help but delay the
bill. The liquor interests men say
that they will filibuster to the end
if the dry clause of the house is not
eliminated.
WE CAN no IT.
For Orst class work ana pron y»
delivery ph me Main lrtl and tbs
People’s Steam I .sundry will oli
and get your laundry.
W. J. WfliUAMHOP Prop
GERMANS TRY TO
I’AIilS, July 2:5.—Today tli • oii'i
. i;,l communitiuo describes at length
tli'.’ most desperate and repeated < f
,.rts w 1 icli the Germans have made
l upt 11 the west front since their at
tacks last year upon Verdun, where
in a torce of troops was used in
massed attacks such as has not
been utilized for almost ten months.
The night and most of the preced
ing day was foggy and under this
heavy elcak the Germans had
brought up immense levies of men
to start an attack upon the Chemin
des Dames sector where so many
bloody struggles have taken i■ i:i<■«.
i'liis morning the fog was lighti i
and about ten o'cloek it was lifted
altogether while the German guns
were pouring a terrific fire upon
tlnse positions of the French. Be
fore noon the German infantry at
tacks began and were carried out
consecutively time after time not
withstanding the repulse of the as
saults and with total disregard to
the losses of the men.
The communique insists that the
German casualties must have been
I terrible and the last attack were
made over .1 h Id "literally 1 ■;• \• • cl
with dead and wounded"
The rohrmunique concludes with
the admission that the French lost
a small portion of their first line to
the attacking forces but that 1I10
lighting is continuing and with the
superior positions held by the
French, the Germans themselves
find that they cannot make these
trenches evacuated by the French
tenable for the German infantry.
The communique insists that the at
tack was the heaviest and most viol
ent since Verdun.
SEATTLE CAR STRIKE
IS UNCHANGED
SEATTLE, July 23.—The street
car strike is unchanged and there
were no disorders. The company
made no effort to operate a car
since Sunday’s afternoon attempt
which ended so disastrously. Both
sides profess confidence in the final
outcome.
The strikers have from the first
agreed to mediate their differences
with the company hut the company
says there is nothing to arbitrate,
that they will run their own bus
iness to suit themselves.
Furthermore it is announced that
as the first three trainloads of strike
breakers will arrive tonight, the
company will be in a position to
start a prompt service tomorrow.
The rest of organized labor in
this city is practically united. They
declare that if the strikers lose they
will not ride on any of the compa
ny's casr and will provide special
conveyances for the transportation
of labor within the city. Plans to
this end have already been arranged
in the preliminary. As it is, all
unions declare that they will walk
out it the gunmen or the striker t
breakers attempt to use any viol
ence.
The situation is thus marking
time. The gunmen who will arrive
tonight will practically have the
welfare of the Seattle industries in
their hands and any bloodshed will
be the signal for an immediate in
dustrial strike of gigantic dimen
sions. The near-panic still continues
and rather increases.
FiCKERT HAS ANCHOR
MAN ON JURY
SAN FRANCISCO, July 23.—The
ease of Rena Mooney went to the
jury at one o’clock this afternoon.
Msr. Mooney was taken to the prison
cell this morning. Up to a late
hour tonight no verdict has been
rendered.
Judge Seawell gave instructions
finally to the jury and the defense
says that on the whole they were
fair.
One vote of the jury it is known
was taken before lunch but its re
sult was not announced.
At four o’clock angry voices
could be heard arguing in the jury
room and some of them weie so
extremely loud that almost every
word could be heard and a bailiff
told them to speak more quietly.
These angry voices indicate that a
serious split has taken place and
one voice was heard calling other
jurors anarchists.
it is safe to say there is an
anchor man on the jury for the
prosecution.
It is generally believed from
these facts that the jury will *be
unable to agree and certainly it is
now generally held that a verdict
of guilty will not be returned. The
shouting in the jury room and the
interchange of amenities between
the jurors indicate this, according
to the belief of both press and pub
lic.
The jury was still out tonight
and as far as could be ascertained
there was no likelihood oi an agree
ment.
The whole city is worked up over
the trial.
LOCAL ITEMS.
Fred Fischer and partner who
have taken over the Shovel creek
dredge have had considerable repair
work to do on this digger. They
expect to be ready to start up how
ever on about the fifth of the coin
ing month.
FOR SALE CHEAP.
Two 4 IL P. Eoilers.
One 12 H. P. Boiler.
One 10 H. P. Boiler.
Two 0 H. P. Boiler.
DARLING & DEAN CO.
CITY BATH HOUSE
has the largest
and only 0 feet
Bath Tubs in Nome.