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VOL. •.
NOME, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1918.
NO. 2010.
Lafollette Shoots It
Into The Preparationists
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20.—
Senator Robert Lafollette today
shot it into the Navy League when
he attached with unwonted severity
the Naval Bill. He upbraided Da
niels and the Democratic Admini
stration tor giving way to the
noise makers who were so loud in
the protestations of patriotism but
whose eyes were merely on treasury
loot.
He declared that the administra
tion’s construction plan fits in with
certain imperialistic schemes of well
known munitionist and financial in
terests; he asserted that these peo
ple had succeeded in establishing
governments upon bayonets in
Haiti, in Nicaragua and in San Do
mingo against every principle ot
government and politics upon which
this country was founded.
Lafollette took a fall out of the
preparedness parades, declaring
that they were no criterion but were
cleverly foisted upon the people by
the same interests and the people
in turn were made to understand I
that they were spontaneous. La
follette adduced proof to show that
in many cases employer had forced
employees into these parades,
either by threats of discharge or
by open wage reduction intimida
tion.
The senator from Wisconsin at
tacked the jingoists with consider
able vehemence while ihe onslaught
was received in silence by the pre
parationist. solons.
fi«t hn estfmare on your -loo Wort
BERLIN SAYS HARD
FIGHTING AGAIN EAST
BERLIN, July 20.—Hard fighting
is resumed on the East with the
Russians and Teutons now battling
at a dozen different points with
general violence. The situation iu
Volhynia, thanks to von Linsingen's
sledge hammer blows at the Rus
sian lines, is greatly improved and
they have broken through the
Slavs front in many places, secur
ing a strong advance. An eveniiig
dispatch from Linsingen says that
Kovel Is no longer In danger an.t
the chief operations today are a
flanking movement southwest of
Lutsk with the Russians bending
before the heavy German assaults.
On the lower Lipa a combined
army of Austrians and Germans is
stemming successfully the Russian
Lemberg advance and the Slavs
have been subjecting the Teuton
1 positions to a severe bombardment
but with the lines for all that In
tact.
PETROGRAD, July 20.—^Yester
day a Zeppelin was brought down
j near Riga by the Russian aero guns.
I This is the second dirigible brought
I to earth within two weeks. All the
crew were dead when the wreckage
was reached by the Russians. Tho
Russians shells. caused an explosion
as the dirigible was falling to
earth.
FRISCO STRIKERS VOTE
RETURN WORK YESTERDAY
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20.—The
-water front strikers today voted to
return to work and they have in
many instances done so.' They are
conceded the closed shop and the
same scale pro tem as when they
resumed work before. There wilt
daring the pending conferences be
no recruiting of strike breakers.
Between the two towns, Seattle and
San Francisco, considerable tele
graphing is now taking place as a
result of the failure of the north
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CITY BATH HOUSt
MooaMgbt Spring Water.- (Boil
B Hot).
I
west ports to join with the Frisco
voting. It is reported also that
much friction has arisen in unionist
ranks over the different points of
view.
SEATTLE. July 20.—Mayor Gill
upon the suggestion of Mediator
White has assented to attempt to
settle the water front strike, al
though he can hardly J>e described
as very optimistic on the score and
doubts his ability to adjust the
situation.
Briefly stated all the companies
have got some strike breakers, but
these have to be supplemented by
the office force in every dock and
even then all boats owned by com
panies lighting the unions are bad y
delayed by the strike.
For this reason although the out
look for peace is not very bright,
it is not at all impossible or for
that matter improbable.
MANY AMERICANS ARE
RETURNING TO MEXICO
LAREDO, July 19.—Many Amer
icans are showing their confidence
in the future that peace will not be
disturbed by a war with Mexico, in
entering again Mexican territory to
resume their former vocations
there. Federal authorities while
ajso confident that peace will be
preserved between the two republics
are not en'couraging the return of
refugees to Mexico.
EL PASO, July 19.—Everything
is being done to prevent a prema
ture return of Americans to Mexico
as it is quite possible any incident
might, bq the occasion of interevn
tion.
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Tremendous Battling
Is Reported East
I
TKTROGRAD, July 20.—The peo
ple are afforded fuller details of
actual operations today concerning
the fighting from Riga to the Car
pathians than have been given out
by the Grand Headquarters in many
days.
In the first place the Russians are
hammering von Hindenberg hard
south of Riga resulting in the with
drawal of the Germans over a line
:ahotit eight miles in width and
1 south about twenty in one isolated
j section, yt'hile south of Jacobstat
the Germans have also withdrawn
under heavy attacks.
In Hungary General Lechitsky is
in charge of the invading force and
is taking the great new army
through the Jablonltza and Klrl
baba passes. In order to prevent
any possibility of a flanking Inter
ference, gigantic cavalry drjvcs arc
pressing the rear of General Pfland
erz hard between Kimpolung and
Knty on th4 Citernosnez river where
the retreating Austrians have
thrown up works to delay the ad
vance attacks of the Russians.
The Russians arc now bombard’
ing the positions still holding out
on the Lower Lipa, Brustloff arriv
ing today from Volhynta to tul.u
charge of the 'operations there.
In Volhynia, the Germany ura
making desperate efforts to prevent
the capture of Kovel with the von
Linsingen command strengthened
by the addition of sever'd army
corps.
Anything in the line of Job work
ALLIES RE-ASSIME OFFENSIVE
ON THE SOMME POSITIONS
LONDON, July 20.—The British
Headquarters sends a bulletin to
the War Office announcing that
they re-assumed the offensive in
the Somme today slightly extend
ing their lines southward at the
suggestion of the Generalissimo to
relieve a French concentration
leading towards' the Champagne
lines. In this offensive the British
captured Longueville and the Dei
ville woods with fierce fighting fol
lowing the bitter German resistance
Both sides fought with the utmost
ferocity.
AMSTERDAM, July 20.—News
paper men who were within obser
vation distance of the Somme fight
ing say that the attacks and counf
er »'t*a<V.s of the British and Ger
mans are being conducted with a
bitterness unrivalled in war both
sides manifesting a savage hatred
which is shown in a multitude of
ways and which results in almost
incredible loans »o both sides.
I’ARIS, July 20.—It is expected
that the Germans will renew their
attacks upon Verdun, the lull for
the past few days being evidently
brought about by the Somme fight
ing while additional reserves are
placed at the front.
PAIUS, July 20.—The French
south of the Somme and the Rus
sians in Champagne are driving
ahead in another offensive. The
fighting is continuous.
The fact that the attacks at Ypres
and further north lack weight is
commented on.
[«t us estimate on your Job Work
ITALIANS AGAIN ADVANCE
AGAINST POSINA AUSTRIANS
ROME, July 20.—The War Office
announces that the Italian troops
are again advancing in the Poslna
Valley. The Austrians are resist
ing the advance, but are unable to
make any strong counter attack.
LONDON, July 20.—By order of
Parliament an investigation will be
made of the Mesopotamia and Galli
poli campaigns which are said by
some members supporting the
probe to have been disgraceful.
Australia has been particularly
insistent upon a Gallipoli investi
gation because of the enormous
sacrifice of troops there. It is ad
mitted that most of the troops sac
rificed vere colonial either from
Australia, New Zealand, or New
Foundland.
On the other hand the Indian Of
fice which authorized the Mesopota
mia campaign is opposed to an in
vestigation of the fighting there,
and its' manner of conduct which
culminated in the defeat and sur
render of Townsend.
BALTIMORE, July 20.—Tha
Deutschland is now preparing for
its dash ' but Captain Koenig de
clines to'state when he will actually j
sail. In point of fact everything is
cleared nbw for his departure.
Koenig admits that he is not afraid
of the cruisers but the
system of nets which the
have been laying for his
The ,nets are dangerous he
ly admits.
British
cruisers
capture.
willing
BEVERIDGE WILL STUMP
COUNTRY FOR HUGHES
NEW YORK, July 20.—Albert
Beveridge the former insurgent re
publican is free to admit that he
will stump the country for Hughes.
Beveridge says that the majority
of the progressives, he honestly be
lieves, will line up with the republi
can candidate who is a fine man.
He said that he had no objection
to taking the same platform as
Taft. The republicans are now ar
ranging to place republican ana
progressive leaders on the same
tour in favor of Hughes so that
the people will be convinced that
there is an actual union of the two
parties and that the “wounds are
healed”. They, think this ought bo
a drawing card for votes.
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